THEOGONY
(not by Hesiod)
Chaos: Firmament
Aion: Eternity- has come to mean the stars
Gaia: Mother Earth
Ouranos: Father Sky
Erebos: Uncle Darkness
Aether: Aunt Light
Chronos: Brother Time
Thoth: Sister Magic
Thalassa: Sister Deep Sea
Pontus: Brother Shallow Sea
Ourea: Sister Mountain
Nesoi: Cousin Islands- has come to mean mysterious island
Selene: Moon
Chthon: Underworld
Lethe: infernal river in Chthon
Tartarus: Chthonic Abyss
Styx: the river into Chthon
Olympians
Zeus became King of the Gods and ruled from Olympus, which was taken from the Titans. Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Jupiter
Hera: goddess of Marriage and Women
Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Juno
Poseidon: god of Sea, Storms, Earthquake, Horses
Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Neptune
Demeter: goddess of Harvest, Agricuture, Fertility and Sacred Law
Confined to Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Ceres
Athena: goddess of Civilization
Her mantle is very broad including such things as wisdom, handicrft, heroism, courage, war, strategy, industry and cities. Once she realized defeat was inevitable, she backed away and changed herself to become the Roman goddess, Minerva.
Apollo: god of Healing and Oracles
Hidden within Chthon
Artemis: goddess of the Hunt, Nature, and Chastity
At the defeat by the Roman usurpers, she slipped away and returned as the Roman goddess Diana. Less known is her joining Hecate as one of the Sisters of the Moon
Ares: god of War, Bloodlust, Courage
Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Mars
Hephaestus: god of Smiths, Masons, Sculptors, and Fire
Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Vulcan
Aphrodite: goddess of Love, Beauty, and Passion
Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Venus
Hermes: god of Heralds, Travellers, Thieves, Speed
At the defeat by the Romans, Hermes escaped and made himself winged sandals to go with his winged helmet and joined the usurpers as Mercury. Lives on Olympus
Hestia: goddess of the Hearth, Home Family, and the State
When she was defeated, she was turned into a donkey they named Vesta but still had her powers and made one of them. She lives in Olympus.
Dionysus: god of Wines, Festivities, Madness, and Theatre
He, too, escaped when the usurpers won and slipped in amonst them as the more rebellious Bacchus. Lives on Olympus
Hades: god of the Dead and Riches
Returned to Chthun after the Roman usurpers took over
Primordians
Erikepaios: god of Procreation and Uncreation
God of extreme duality with two forms. Confined in Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Phanes
Confined to Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Dies
Achlys: goddess of Sorrow
She shed's the mist upon the eyes of the dying. Hidden within Chthon.
He was torn in two (Dreams and Nightmares) by the Roman usurper, Somnus
Goddess so powerful no other divine dares challenge her. A cult to her still exists in secret within Megara in West Attica, Greece
Confined to Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Cupid
Ananke: goddess of Inevitability
She joined the Roman usurpers as Necessitas, the Roman goddess of compulsion and necessity. She resides in Olympus
Drives mortals to their deadly fates and will grant others the ability to foresee their death. Hidden within Chthon
No Roman dared to usurp his mantle. With the rise of Christianity, he became one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse
Nemesis: goddess of Retribution
No Roman challenged her, instead, the usurpers invited her into their pantheon. She resides in Olympus
Eris: goddess of Strife and Discord
Eris became enamoured with Ares and changed her name to Enyo, becoming the Sister of War to the War God. She was confined to Krakatoa by the Roman usurper, Bellona
For one
obolus, Charon will ferry someone from the land of the living to Chthon. These are usually the dead. Those who cannot pay, must haunt the mortal banks of Styx for one hundred years before Charon will take them. Lives in Chthon
Hecate: goddess of the Craft
She is the goddess of witchcraft and ley lines. Too supreme in her magic, no Roman tried to challenge her. She lives within the natural wonders of the world.
Moirai: goddess sisters of Fate
To amuse themselves, they also presented themsleves ase the three Muses. Clotho was Melete and inspired thought and meditation. Lachesis was Aoede and inspired voice and song. Atropos was Mneme and inspired memory.After the victory of the Romans, they became recluses only occasionally appearing where they were known as the nameless Parcae. Before the Roman gods fell to Christianity, they moved on to the Norse and became the Norns, with the names Uror, Veroandi, and Skuld. They even managed to spread into the Celts as the Matronae. In Lithuania and the Baltics, they became known as the Laimia. Even in the near east, the Hurrians saw them as the Hutena. In 1320, Dante wrote of them in his Divine Comedy. Shakespeare, in 1606, wrote them into Macbeth.
Roman Usurpers
Phanes: god of Procreation
Defeated Erikepaios and confined them in Krakatoa. Resisdes on Olympus
Defeated Hemera and confined her in Krakatoa. Resides on Mount Olympus.
Defeated Eros and confined him in Krakatoa. After the rise of Christianity, Cupid was declared the Demon of Fornication. He rose above that and became the Christian symbol of Love
To take the mantle, he tore Hypnos in two (Dreams and Nightmares) and hid them away. Resides in Mount Olympus.
She is also the goddess of Destruction, Conquest, and Bloodlust. Defeated Eris and confined her in Krakatoa. Resides in Olympus
Confined Zeus in Krakatoa and took over Olympus to become King of the Roman gods. Resides in Olympus
Juno: goddess of Marriage and Childbirth
Confined Hera in Krakatoa and became Queen of the Roman gods. Resides in Olympus
Confined Poseidon in Krakatoa. Resides deep in Atlantis.
Ceres: goddess of Harvest, Agriculture, and Motherhood
Confined Demeter in Krakatoa to take up her mantle. Resides in Olympus.
Ops: goddess of Earth and Fertility
Found the Mantle of Rhea that was lost when she was bound into Tartarus and took the power. Resisdes on Olympus
Luna: goddess of the Moon
She stole the hidden mantle of Moonlight Selene no longer needed and had put away when she ascended to the Moon. Luna later joined Hecate and Artemis-now-Diana as one of the Sisters of the Moon
Defeated and confined Ares in Krakatoa to take up his mantle. Lives in Olympus
Vulcan: god of Fire and Forge
Defeated Hephaestus and confined him in Krakatoa. Lives in Krakatoa.
Venus: goddess of Passion, Prosperity, and Victory
Defeated Aphrodite and confined her in Krakatoa. Lives in Olympus.
Titans
Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians.
Coeus: god of Rational Thought
Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians
Her most impressive feat was endowing gold, silver, and gems with brilliance and intrinsic value, creating a major means of controlling mortals through greed. Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians
Rhea: goddess of Motherhood
Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians
Creator of the Anemoi (winds): Boreas the North Wind, Zephyrus the West Wind, Notus the South Wind, and Eurus the East Wind. Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians.
Helios Hyperion: god of the Sun
His name literally means Sun-God on High, marking him as the leader of the Titans. Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians.
Themis: goddess of Divine Law
Her power is customs, traditions, and the will of the gods. Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians.
Mnemosyne: goddess of Memory
Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians.
Iapetus: god of Bloodlines
Bound into Tartarus by the Olympians
Phoebe: goddess of Prophecy
Creator of the Oracle of Delphi at Pytho. The Olympian, Apollo, took over Pytho and the Oracle after Phoebe was bound into Tartarus.
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