Poseidon, god of the sea Zeus, god of the heavens However, the children of Rhea did not have an easy beginning in the world. Cronus knew of a prophecy warning him that he would be overthrown by his sons, just like he defeated his own father. He became obsessed with the idea. To esc...
Description: He’s portrayed as a monster with a snake body. Instead of one, he had three heads: a man, a lion, and a bull. He’s sometimes confused with Cronos, the god of time. But the “time” for Aion is associated with eternity, not linear time. Alastor Origin: Greek Meanin...
Phaethon was the god of wandering star (aster planetos) Dios, the planet Jupiter. According to some Phaethon was a star-born son of Eos (the Dawn) who was carried off by the goddess Aphrodite. Others say he was a son of Helius who was struck down by Zeus
She was really an earth goddess, but managed to become associated with the city-life. As society changes, so does theology. Psyche There's not a lot that I don't know about this chick. She was the Goddess of the Soul. She was the wife of Eros (God of Love, son of Aphrodite) ...
Roman Name Saturnus, Saturn Translation Time (khronos) Cronus and the Omphalos stone, Athenian red-figure pelike C5th B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art KRONOS (Cronus) was the King of the Titanes and the god of time, in particular time when viewed as a destructive, all-devouring force....
He was considered a chthonic deity—associated with the earth and underground as opposed to the sky or sea. The Greeks considered him somewhat pitiless andhe was not well-loved;unsurprising for the god of death! He was also often referred to euphemistically, with names like "Clymenus" (the...
In Greek mythology,Circe was a goddess of magic, although she was sometimes depicted as a nymph(minor nature god), witch, or sorceress. In any case, she was associated with magic. A goddess who knew a lot about potions and herbs, and sometimes used this knowledge against her enemies and...
Ophion, a serpent-like god, was associated with his wisdom and the heavens. Eurynome was the daughter of the sea-god Oceanus. During the early days, they reigned as the rulers of Mount Olympus and were considered a threat to the Titan couple’s power. Cronus and Rhea thus confronted thes...
Greek legend associated Taurus with the legend of Zeus and Europa, in which the god Zeus, up to his tricks yet again, disguised himself as a beautiful white bull, coaxed the princess Europa into climbing on his back, then swam away with her to Crete, and made her one of his mistresses...
Faunus Discordia Charities Saturn Furies Zeus Zeus (Jupiter) overthrew his Father Cronus to become the supreme ruler of the gods. He was the lord of the sky, the rain god and the cloud gatherer. His weapon was a thunderbolt which he hurled at those who displeased him. He was married to...