Tartarus

Giants of a Hundred Hands, Fifty heads, and One Eye

The Hecatoncheires and Cyclopes are extraordinary gigantic beings. They were born from the union of Gaia and Ouranos. Gaia is the Earth goddess, and Ouranus was a Sky deity this means that these giants and their Titan siblings were born from the Union of Heaven and Earth. However, Uranus saw their births as mistakes. InContinue reading “Giants of a Hundred Hands, Fifty heads, and One Eye”

The Realm of the Dead, the Great Pit of Greek Lore, The Stormy Pit of Tataros, the Deepest Realm of Greek Mythology, Tartarus is an entity in itself and its name has been used synonymous with Hades and the Underworld. This is the Greek Hell, or rather, the inspiration for what Hell becomes. This placeContinue reading “Tartarus”

Who were the Primordials Gods of Greek Mythology?

Nyx Erebus Eros Tartarus Gaia Depending on the Greek tradition you read, this may change. The Orphic tradition for example has the story of the dancing swan goddess Eurynome and the snake coiling around the Orphic Egg where everything emerges from. Some traditions have Oceanus, the child of Gaia, one of the titans, as the consort of Gaia and therefore the fatherContinue reading “Who were the Primordials Gods of Greek Mythology?”

Chaos

The First God of Greek Mythology While Greek Mythology has a variety of traditions and origin stories, there does seem to be one underlying factor. The true origin of Greek mythological theatre is Chaos. Be it Orphic traditions, the Elysium mysteries, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, or Hesiod’s Theogony Chaos was thereContinue reading “Chaos”

Persephone, Queen of the Underworld

Also known as Proserpina for the Romans, Persephone is usually talked about when people speak of Demeter or Hades. Persephone is the goddess of spring, vegetation, and of youth and light, and births that occur during this time.