CABEIRI - Greek

See Kabeiroi.

CALLIOPE - (Kalliope) - Greek

Greek muse of epic or heroic poetry, and chief of the nine Muses. Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. In various accounts she was the mother of Orpheus and Linus by Apollo or Oeagrus, and of Hymen and Ialemus by Apollo. It was she who, on behalf of Zeus, judged the dispute between Aphrodite and Persephone over Adonis.

CALLISTO - ('Most Beautiful') Greek

Moon Goddess, to whom the she-bear was sacred in Arcadia. Envisaged as the axle on which everything turns, and thus connected with the Ursa Major constellation. Linked with Artemis, often called Artemis Callisto.

CALYPSO - (Kalypso) - Greek

Greek immortal nymph. Queen of the island of Ogygia, she kept Odysseus there for seven years and bore him two sons.

CARMAN - Irish.

Wexford Goddess, whence Gaelic name of Wexford, Loch Garman (Loch gCarman).

CARPO - (Karpo) - Greek

In some versions, one of the Greek Horae (qv), or Seasons. The Athenians recognized only two Horae: Carpo and Thallo. Carpo was associated with autumn and the harvest of fruit.

CER

See Ker.

CERNUNNOS - (Also Known as Cerneus, Cernowain, Herne, Hu'Gadarn, Kerunnos, The Horned One) - Celtic

Celtic God of Nature. Known to all Celts as the "Horned God ". God of nature, virility, fertility, animals, sex, reincarnation and shamanism. Known to the Druids as Hu Gadarn. God of the Underworld and Astral Planes. The Consort of the Great Goddess. Direction: North or North-West

CERRIDWEN - Welsh

Welsh Goddess of Nature, associated with the Sacred Cauldron of Wisdom that allowed Taliesin to become enlightened. When she discovered that Gwion had tasted of her cauldron, she chased him through a variety of mutaual shape changes until at last she caught and consummed him as a grain of wheat. This caused her to give birth to Taliesin. Direction: West or South

CETHLION - Celtic

A Goddess of the formations who're called "Crooked Teeth." Ask her to help you in divination.

CHAOS - Greek

Greek personification of the primordial void. In Hesiod, Chaos was first in the order of existence, followed by Earth and Eros (Desire). Chaos then generated Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night). Chaos either generated, or was identical with, Tartarus, the Greek Underworld. It was much later that the Roman writer Ovid gave the concept of Chaos its modern meaning of an unordered and formless primordial mass from which the Cosmos was formed.

CHARIS - (Aglaia, Aegle) - Greek

Minor Greek Goddess. Consort of Hephaistos. As Aglaia, she was also one of the Gratiae (Graces), although the identification is uncertain.

CHARITES - (Roman Gratiae) -Greek

Greek name for the Graces. Their numbers varied, although a basic trinity is commonly recognized: Aglaia (splendour), Euphrosine (cheerfulness or festivity), and Thaleia (rejoicing or blossom). The Romans knew them under the collective name of the Gratiae (qv). They were the attendants of Aphrodite or Venus, and personified grace and beauty.

CHARON - Greek

In Greek mythology, the ferryman who transports the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the underworld. A coin (obolus) was traditionally placed in the mouth of the deceased to pay Charon's fare. Son of Erebus and Nyx. He was depicted as an old and dishevelled man. Not strictly speaking a god, he can best be described as a demon of death. He later became the demon of death Charun in Etruscan religion and the angel of death Charos or Charontas in modern Greek folklore who rides a black death searching for the newly dead.

CHEIRON - (Chiron) - Greek

Originally a Thessalian god of healing, he survived in Greek mythology as a wise centaur. Son of Kronos and Philyra. He was the teacher of many heroes including Achilles, and also taught Asklepios the art of healing. Herakles accidentally wounded him with a poison arrow and, although immortal, he renounced his immortality in favour of Prometheus. He became the constellation Sagittarius.

CHIRON - Greek

See Cheiron.

CLIONA OF THE FAIR HAIR - Irish.

South Munster Goddess of great beauty, daughter of Gebann the Druid, of the Tuatha De Danaan. Connected with the O'Keefe family.

CHLORIS - (Meliboea) - Greek

Greek goddess of flowers. Her Roman equivalent was the goddess Flora.

CHRONOS - Greek

See Kronos.

CLIO - (Cleio, Klio) - Greek

Greek Muse of historical and heroic poetry. Daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Mother of Hyacinth by Pierus, king of Macedonia. Often depicted with a trumpet and the clepsydra (water clock). She could also be depicted with a writing implement, as she was credited with introducing the Phoenician alphabet into Greece. Other attributes included a wreath of laurel and a parchment scroll.

CLOTA - Scottish.

Goddess of the River Clyde.

CLOTHO - (Klotho) - Greek

"The spinner". One of the three Greek Fates (Moirae) along with Atropos and Lachesis. Daughter of Zeus and Themis. She presided over birth and drew the thread of life from her distaff.

CORONIS - Greek

Greek nymph, mother of Asklepios by Apollo.

COTYS - (Cotytto) - Greek

Thracian goddess whose worship was marked by orgiastic rites. She was later accepted into Greece, notably at Corinth and Athens. She was represented either as a huntress goddess similar to Artemis or a mother goddess along the lines of Cybele.

COURETES - Greek

See Kouretes.

CRATOS - Greek

See Kratos.

CRED OR CREIDE - Celtic

A Faerie Queen Goddess associated with Dana's mountains, the Paps of Anu. She promiced not to sleep until she found a man who could create for her the most magnificent poem ever written. Coll, a Fianna Warrior, finally wrote the poem. She was impressed and married him making a home together in the Otherworld. She can aid in love magic, teching us about searching for the perfect mate, keeping secrets, amd can aid in making spirit contact from her otherworld home. Yew, Rose Oil, and the color pink correspond with her.

CRONOS - Greek

See Kronos.

CUPID - Roman (AKA Eros-Greek)

Son of Venus. God of Love and Attraction.

CYBELE - Greek.

Originally Phrygian, finally merged with Rhea. Goddess of Caverns, of the Earth in its primitive state; worshipped on mountains. Ruled over wild beasts. Also a Bee Goddess.

CYRENE - (Kyrene) - Greek

A Thessalian nymph carried off by Apollo to the north African region which was named Cyrenaica after her.

DAGDHA - Celtic

The All Father, Eochaid Ollathair ( Father of All), Ruadh Rofessa (The Red One, Lord of Occult Knowledge), Dagdha (the Good God) Many talented and powerful, Master of the harp and possessor of a dread double ended club. The Chief of the Tuatha de Dannan. Direction: All but usually North or West.

DAEMON - Greek

See Daimon.

DAIMON - (Daemon) - Greek

Greek collective name for beings intermediate between gods and humans. Beginning with Hesiod the term designated the spirits of dead heroes. These spirits were later interpreted by the Christians as devils. The term also signified the spirit determining a person's fate (akin to the Roman term genius).

DAKTYLOI - Greek

Greek demonic beings who were associated with the working of metal.

DAMARA - British

Feritility goddess, associated with the month of May.

DANA or DANU - (DAWN-na)(DAY-na) - Celtic

She was the Great first mother Goddess or Ireland, who waslater renamed or reclaimed as Brigid. She is The Mother aspect of the Tripple Goddess. She is the soverign, singular great mother who birthed all things into being. Dana's powerful presence can aid you in achieving anything you desire. She is espically strong in her aspect of motherhood, fire, fertility, manifestation magic, healing children, inspiration of the self, soverignty, and other creative endevors. She corresponds with the Tarot card The Empress, amber, blood, and holey stones. Mother of the Gods and Patroness of wizards, rivers, water, wells, prosperity and plenty, Magick and wisdom. Direction: All but usually East or South.

DAPHNE - Greek

Greek goddess personifying the laurel tree. She is said to be the daughter of a river god, either Ladon or Peneius. Legend has it that she was changed into a laurel to avoid the sexual advances of the god Apollo, to whom the laurel thus became sacred.

DEIMOS - Greek

"Panic" or "Fear". Minor Greek god of war. Son of Ares and Aphrodite. His siblings were Anteros, Enyo, Eros, Harmonia, Phobos and Terror (Pallor). Deimos and Phobos accompanied Ares in battle.

DEINO - Greek

One of the Greek Graiae, guardians of the Gorgons. Daughter of Phorkys and Ceto, she was the sister of Enyo and Pephredo. The three Graiae collectively had one eye and one tooth which they shared among themselves.

DEMETER - Greek

Greek mother and corn (grain) goddess associated with the earth, vegetation and agriculture. She is also a goddess of death, as exemplified by the story of Persephone. Daughter of Kronos and Rhea. Sister of Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades and Hestia. Mother of Persephone by Zeus, and of Plutos by Iasion. Demeter is particularly prominent in the Greek legend of the abduction of her daughter Persephone (Kore) by the underworld god Hades. Distraught at her loss, Demeter neglected her duties as a vegetation deity while she searched for her daughter. Fearing catastrophe, the gods intervened, and Hades agreed that Persephone would be returned provided that she had tasted nothing while in the underworld. However, Persephone had tasted a pomegranate. As a result, she was released only on condition that she should spend three months of each year in the underworld with Hades, the rest in the world of the living. The three months spent in Hades are believed to coincide with the three dry summer months in Greece. This legend formed the basis of an important Greek fertility cult, known as the Eleusinian Mysteries after the famous cult centre at Eleusis. Demeter was also honoured in the feast of the Thesmophoria, a fertility rite from which men were excluded and whose rites were a carefully guarded secret. She was depicted as a matronly figure, often riding a chariot or seated upon a throne. Her attributes included ears of corn (grain) and a basket filled with flowers, grain and fruit. The pig and the snake were sacred to her.

DESPOINA - (Despoena) - Greek

"Mistress". An honorific title among the Greeks, notably applied to the goddess of the underworld in Arcadia. We know of no other name for this Arcadian goddess, perhaps attesting to the secrecy of her rites. She was later identified with Persephone.

DEVANA - Slavonic.

(Devana to Czechs, Diiwica to Serbians of Lusatia, Dziewona to Poles) goddess of the hunt. Young, beautiful, she rode a swift horse through the forests of the Elbe and the Carpathians, with a pack of hounds. Name for DIANA.

DIANA - Roman

Roman equivalent of the Greek Moon and Nature Goddess Artemis, and rapidly acquired all her characteristics. Like Artemis, classically regarded as virgin but originally a Sacrificial-Mating Goddess. Originally from Latium, a goddess of light, mountains and woods, and probably first a pre-Indo-European Sun goddess. One of her sanctuaries was at Lake Nemi, where her priest was an escaped slave, who had to kill his predecessor in single combat to take the office - and then hold it against would-be successors.

DICTYNNA - Greek

See Britomartis.

DIKE - Greek

One of the Greek Horae (Seasons). Also a goddess of justice. Daughter of Zeus and Themis. Her sisters were the other Horae: Eirene and Eunomia.

DIONE - Phoenician/Greek.

Also known as Baltis. A Nature or Earth Goddess, overlapping with Diana and Danae. Daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Married her brother Cronus, who gave her the city of Byblos.

DIONYSUS - (Dionysos, Dionysius, Roman Bacchus) - Greek

Greek god of wine and intoxication. Son of Zeus and Semele (although Demeter is sometimes given as his mother). His consort was Ariadne. His cult is believed to have originated in either Thrace, Phrygia or perhaps Lydia. Hera, out of jealousy, is said to have tricked Semele into asking Zeus to reveal his divinity to her. When Zeus complied, his divine majesty was too great for Semele, who was destroyed by his thunderbolts. Zeus retrieved Dionysus from his lover's dead body and sewed him up in his thigh until he reached full term. As a result, Dionysus was known as Dithyrambos (twice born). Zeus then sent the infant to be raised by Semele's sister Ino and her husband Athamas at Orchomenus. Hera discovered the child's hiding place, and drove Ino and Athamas mad. However, Hermes spirited the infant away to be raised by the nymphs on the legendary mountain of Nysa. Dionysos was educated in the art of agriculture by Aristaeus. He was credited with having the introduction of the vine and the art of making wine. In some legends he was said to have descended to the underworld to bring back his mother Semele, and this presumably led to his role in Orphism, which equated him with Zagreus. His worship was characterized by orgiastic and often violent rites. His female worshippers, known as Bacchants or Maenads, ran and danced through the woods in a drunken frenzy bearing torches and thyrsus staves (made of vine leaves and ivy). The frenzy was believed to give them occult powers as well as superhuman strength, with which they were said to tear sacrificial animals to pieces. Dionysos' epithets included Bromios (thunderer), Lyaios (deliverer [from cares]), as well as Taurokeros (bull-horned) and Tauroprosopos (bull-faced) in reference to his incarnation as a bull at his feasts. Among his festivals were the Greater and Lesser Dionysia, the Anthesteria, the Agrionia and the Katagogia at Athens. Phallic symbolism was particularly prominent at the Dionysia, indicating that Dionysos was there being worshipped as a fertility god.

DISCORDIA - Roman

Goddess of Discord and Strife, who preceeded the chariot of Mars. Greek equivalent Eris.

DORIS - Greek

Greek sea-goddess. Daughter of Okeanos and Tethys (see also Okeanides). Mother of the Nereids by her consort Nereus.

DREAMS - Greek

See Oneiroi.

DRYADS - (Dryades, Hamadryads) - Greek

Greek woodland nymphs. Each dryad was associated with a particular tree and died when that tree died.

DUBH LACHA - (Doov LAH-kah) - Celtic

An early Irish Goddess of the sea of whom little is known.

 

 

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