HERMES was the Olympian god of herds and flocks, travelers and hospitality, roads and trade, thievery and cunning, heralds and diplomacy, language and writing, athletic contests and gymnasiums, astronomy and astrology. He was the herald and personal messenger of Zeus, King of the Gods, and also the guide of the dead who led souls down into […]
Persephone was born to Zeus and harvest-goddess, Demeter, and became the queen of the Underworld. Zeus, however, did not care for Persephone, and left them both. Demeter would then raise Persephone alone As soon as Persephone matured, she gained many suitors. She, however, remained a maiden. One morning, she was out picking flowers when Hades burst through the Earth, riding
Zelos (Ζηλος) is the daimon or God of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Zelos and his siblings (Nike, Bia, and Kratos) are the winged enforcers of Zeus. Zelos may have been the same as Agon, the daimon of contest, that was worshiped at the site of the Olympic Games. Zelos is also sometimes identified with Phthonos, the spirit of
Nike, was the goddess of victory and daughter of Pallas and Styx. While she accompanies Athena into battles, she is well known for driving Zeus’ chariot for him during battle. Nike and her three other siblings, were the four Winged Enforcers of Zeus. Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings, one of the most famous being the Winged Victory of Samothrace. Most
KRATOS (Cratus) was the god or personified spirit (daimon) of strength, might, power and sovereign rule. He and his three siblings, Nike (Victory), Bia (Force) and Zelos (Rivalry)–were the winged enforcers of the gopd Zeus, angel-like beings who stood in attendance of the heavenly throne. Kratos is also the deity who imprisoned Prometheus with chains. The Aeschylus in the tragedy of Prometheus bound presents
BIA was the goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of force, power, might, bodily strength and compulsion. She, her sister Nike (Victory), and brothers Kratos (Cratus, Strength) and Zelos (Rivalry), were the winged enforcers of Zeus who stood in attendance by his throne.
HORKOS (Horcus)/Oath was the personified spirit (daimon) of oaths who punished perjurers. He was a punitive companion of the goddess Dike (Justice).
straus was a Titan of astronomy and astrology. The son of Crius and Eurybia, his siblings were Pallas and Perses. He was the husband of his cousin Eos and, by her, father of the Anemoi (the wind gods – Boreas, Zephyrus, Notus and Eurus) and the Astra Planeta. He participated in the Titanomachy and was imprisoned in Tartarus for this. He is sometimes considered to have taught mankind astrology. He also considered to be a deity
Pallas was a Titan god in Greek mythology, son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia. He had two brothers, Astraeus and Perses, and he was married to Styx, with whom he had a number of children; Zelus, Nike, Kratos, Bia, Scylla, Fontes and Lacus. He was the Titan of warcraft. During the Titanomachy, Pallas was killed by the goddess Athena. He was the Titan of warcraft and the Greek campaign season of late spring and
Perses was a Titan god in Greek mythology, son of the Titans Crius and Eurybia. He represented destruction and peace. He was married to the Titan goddess Asteria, with whom he had one daughter, Hecate
