Finally reaching the Nornir, they are given the confusing revelation that there is no true prophecy, and that whatever the Nornir predict is not set in stone: they taunt that Baldur suffered a senseless death because of how Freya raised him, rather than because of fate. Upon learning that ...
Orphic Hymn 18 to Pluton (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) : "O mighty Daimon [Haides], whose decision dread, the future fate determines of the dead, with Demeter's girl [Persephone]." Ovid, Metamorphoses 2. 260 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. ...
"Seize up your armour [Akhilleus], O child of Aeacus . . . and with the favour of Mars [Ares] rout and overwhelm their ranks." Ovid, Heroides 7. 160 ff : "[On Aeneas and the Trojan refugees :] May those rise above fate whom savage Mars [Ares] has saved saving from out your ...
Heimdall is introduced in God of War Ragnarök as its tertiary antagonist, playing a crucial role in the storyline as the Herald of Ragnarök, and his fate destined to face his archnemesis, Loki. His cleverness is matched only by his utter loyalty and his desire to prove himself to the...
destiny future or fate of an individual or thing Titan one of a family of giants who ruled the earth until overthrown by the Greek gods of Olympus * See Names and Places at the end of this volume for further information. Major Greek and Roman Deities Olympian Gods and Goddesses Gre...
In Greek mythology, Dionysus is the Greek god of wine. Dionysian consumption of wine brings a person to spiritual and physical ecstasy. Dionysus is known as a dying-and-rising god (resurrection). He also acts as the divine communicant between the living and the dead, and is known as a go...
Zeus, the king of the gods in Greek mythology, is famously wicked. He lies and cheats, especially when it comes to tricking women into infidelity.
Temple of Poseidon Birth, Family, and Children Poseidon was the second son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea; Hades was the first born. Like his brothers and sisters, Poseidon was eaten by Cronus after his birth, with only Zeus avoiding the same fate through his mother's trickery. When Zeus...
Zeus, the father of gods and men, ruler heavens and the skies, was the king of the gods, the sky, law, order, destiny and fate, and kingship in Ancient Greek Mythology. Zeus is often characterized as regal and is known as Jupiter in the Roman pantheon; his emblems include thunderbolt...
Moros is the essence of impending doom personified. A deity immortalized in the annals of Greek mythology, he represented inevitablefatethat spelled disaster or death—a destiny no mortal or god could circumvent. Symbolically coded as "the impending fall," his name envelops layers beyond a simplis...