Clytie

Greek

She was once a Greek nymph and is the spirit of the sunflower or heliotrope. She slept with the Sun and transformed into a flower. She still worshippfully follows His every move.

Ececheira

Greek

This Goddess was the personification of armistis or truce. She appears outside the shrine of Zeus in Olympia as all hostilities were forbidden during the Olympics.

Eleos

Greek

She was the Goddess of mercy. She had one alter in the center of Athens.

Gaia

Greek

Gaia existed before time. She was the deep-breasted one, the Earth. Time was one of her children. Before Creation She existed to and of Herself alone.

Desiring of love She created a son Uranus. Who as the Heavens mated with Gaia and released Her creative forces. She then began to produce many creatures both marvelous and monstrous. Gaia the primeval Mother had to keep these new children hidden form Uranus' jealousy and destructiveness.

Soon Gaia's womb grew to heavy to bear. It was then that she created grey adamant, a new element. From this she fashioned a jagged tooth sickle. She gave it to her son Cronos who took the weapon and hid.

Drawing a dark sky blanket Uranus came to mate with his Mother/lover. He was surprised by his brother/son Cronos who hacked off his genitals. Blood from the mutilated sky God fell onto Gaia and impregnated Her.

The Erinyes and the Giants and the Ash tree nymphs sprang up. As well as the Meliae, who are the ancestors of humanity.

The Greeks taught this creation story to their children, even long after the Olympians came into being. Gaia was always the primeval prophet, it was to her that the Greeks swore their deepest oaths of loyalty, as they recognized her ancient Sovereignty.

Irene

Greek

She was the Goddess of peace. She was worshipped with bloodLESS sacrifices in Athens. She is sometimes also known as Horace.

Maia

Greek and Roman

In Greece She was a grandmother, midwife. or wise one. She was a Goddess of the night sky and the oldest of the pleiadies. She survived in name only as most of Her myth is lost.

The Romans identified Her as a fire Goddess. She ruled warmth and growth. Her festival was held on the first day of May. May is named for her.

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