"AMPHITRITE "IS THE PRE-HELLENIC GODDESS QUEEN OF THE SEA; HER NAME MEANS 'ALL ENCIRCLING' WHICH IS THE SEA THAT SURROUNDS THE EARTH. SHE HAS CALLED 'THE EMBRACER THAT IS THE SEA'. WHEN SHE IS CALM AND WALKS ABOUT, THE WATERS ARE CALM; BUT, WHEN SHE IS ANGRY, THE SEAS BECOME ANGRY. SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIFTY DAUGHTERS OF PROTEUS AND DORIS, KNOWN AS THE NEREIDS (SEA NYMPHS) WHO WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BRIGHT HAPPY NATURES AND THE ABILITY TO FORETELL THE FUTURE. AMPHITRITE IS USUALLY DEPICTED AS RIDING IN A CHARIOT WHICH IS BEING PULLED BY CREATURES OF THE SEA. SHE IS ADORNED AS A QUEEN; HER WAVING HAIR IS COVERED WITH A NET AND SOMETIMES, WE FIND THE PINCERS OF A LOBSTER ATTACHED TO HER TEMPLES.
AMPHITRITE SPENT MOST OF THE TIME SINGING AND DANCING WITH HER SISTERS...UNTIL ONE DAY WHEN POSEIDON, THE GOD OF THE SEA, SAW HER AND FELL IN LOVE; HE WANTED HER TO BE HIS BRIDE....BUT AMPHITRITE HAD VOWED TO LIVE A LIFE OF VIRGINITY; SHE FLED ON A TIDAL WAVE AND HID FROM HIM IN THE DEPTHS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. KNOWING HOW MUCH SHE LOVED THE DOLPHINS, POSEIDON SENT ONE IN SEARCH OF HIS FUTURE BRIDE; THE DOLPHIN LOCATED HER AND BROUGHT HER BACK TO POSEIDON, AND THE PAIR WERE MARRIED. THEIR SON IS THE FISH MAN, TRITON.
NOW THEIRS WAS NOT A HAPPY MARRIAGE. POSEIDON LIKED TO SLEEP AROUND, AND AMPHITRITE'S ANGER CAUSED MANY STORMS AT SEA...STORMS THAT COULD ONLY BE CALMED BY THE THREATS OF POSEIDON'S TRIDENT OR THE CALMING WORDS OF HER FATHER IN THE FORM OF THE WARM WEST WINDS.
TODAY IS WORLD OCEAN'S DAY. LET US PRAY FOR OUR GREAT MOTHER, THE GREAT QUEEN.
CAST LIGHT UPON THE DARKENED EARTH,SAVE THOSE LOST IN DESPAIR. "O MIGHTY OCEAN, GUIDE US AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH"THE DARKEST PIT OF THE NIGHT."AND MAY TIME, EVER FLEETING, FORGIVE US,"WE. WHO HAVE FORSAKEN OUR SONG"AND BURIED OUR FUTURE."FIND US, O MIGHTY OCEAN, AND FORGIVE US."--UNKNOWN--"
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ALA is the Ibo Goddess of the earth. The Ibo people of Nigeria call her the mother of all things, but she is both the fertile earth and the empty field after the harvest. She is present at the beginning of the cycle of life, making children grow in their mother's womb, and she is there at the end of the cycle, to receive the souls of the dead into her own womb. Ala also gives laws to the people, emphasizing the importance of honesty and respect. Temples to Ala called mbari are built in the center of villages, and contain a mud statue of Ala which is then painted in bright colors. These statues usually show Ala with a long torso and long thick neck, which are considered to be signs of beauty among the Ibo. She is joined by other deities and animals. Ala is also known as ALE, ALLA, and ANE.
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Asherah is the oldest of the Canaanite Goddesses; She is also known as Mother Goddess, the Giver of Life. She has always been associated with trees, and many of Her pictures characterize Her as being the "Tree of Life. "Her images have been discovered in temples, on hilltops, and in the sacred groves. She is often represented by carved or plain peices of wood. Her figurines alwayshave full breasts and many show Her with Her hands cupped beneath them... which is suggestive of nurture and plenty.
She is mentioned many times in the Old Testament, and we find Her named in the Book of Joshua as one of the "false gods" against whom the Hebrews waged war upon their invasion of Canaan, their promised land. Here, the Hebrews discovered a fertile land albeit with a thriving Goddess religion, so they set out to destroy it. However, this destruction was not always successful, and many aspects of Asherah's cult were instituted elsewhere...even into the Temple of Jerusalem. Many subsequent kings tried alternately to destroy Her and then to restore Her for many hundreds of years but Her legacy lived on...and when the people of Judah were exiled into Egypt, Jeremiah laid blame on the false idol. It was then that the people then spoke back and stated that it was wneh they stopped giving offerings to the Goddess that their troubles actually began.
The Goddess Asherah reminds us ot the strength and rootedness that can never be destroyed nor taken away from us. We can reflect on Her sacred groves, and the energy of the Earth will allow us to grow upwards and outwards. If we find ourselves feeling unsteady, rootless, or unsure of where to place ourselves, we can be inspired by the solid earth that is Asherahs' and by Her "Tree of Life."
"SIT OR STAND WITH YOUR BODY EXTENDED AND ERECT. BREATHE DEEPLY AND WITH A RHYTHM. FEEL YOUR SPINE BEGIN TO STRAIGHTEN...NOW, IMAGINE THAT YOUR SPINE IS THE TRUNK OF A TREE....FEEL YOURSELF AS TALL AND STRONG....FEEL YOUR FEET CHANGE INTO ROOTS...STRONG, HEALTHY AND DEEP....BRANCHES FROM THE TOP OF YOUR TREE NOW BEGIN TO SWEEP DOWNWARDS, AS A WEEPING WILLOW MIGHT, TO TOUCH THE GROUND BELOW. YOU WILL FEEL THE ENERGY OF THE EARTH PULSING AROUND YOUR ROOTS....PULL THAT ENERGY TOWARD YOU....FEEL THE POWER WHICH IS NOW MOVING INTO YOU...EACH BREATH YOU TAKE DRAWS THE POWER FURTHER UP, INTO YOUR SPINE, THE TRUNK OF YOUR TREE...THE POWER OF THE EARTH RISES UP TO THE CROWN...FEEL THE ENERGY AS IT MOVES FROM THE CROWN OF THE TREE DOWN THE BRANCHES, TO RETURN TO THE EARTH. "
"TAKE A DEEP BREATH. FEEL THE ENERGY TRAVEL BACK INTO THE GROUND...NOW, RELAX."
"BLESSED BE ASHERAH!"
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In Greek mythology, Persephone (also called Kore) was the Queen of the Underworld, the kore (or young maiden), and a daughter of Demeter and Zeus. In the Olympian version, she also becomes the consort of Hades when he becomes the deity that governs the underworld.
The figure of Persephone is very well-known today. Her story has great emotional power: an innocent maiden, a mother's grief over her abduction, and great joy after her daughter is returned. It is also cited frequently as a paradigm of myths that explain natural processes, with the descent and return of the goddess bringing about the change of seasons.
In Greek art, Persephone is invariably portrayed robed. She may be carrying a sheaf of grain and smiling demurely with the "Archaic smile" of the Kore of Antenor. Her Roman equivalent is Proserpina.
APPEARANCE: Persephone appears as a beautiful young maiden, just on the edge of womanhood.
SYMBOL OR ATTRIBUTE: The pomegranate. The narcissus, which Hades planted in a meadow to entice her to pluck it; pulling on the flower opened up the Underworld and Hades sprang out, carrying her off.
STRENGTHS: Loving and lovely.
WEAKNESSES: Beauty so ravishing it attracts Hades' unwanted attention.
SPOUSE: Hades, with whom she must stay part of each year because she ate a few pomegranate seeds in the Underworld.
SOME MAJOR TEMPLE SITES: The spooky Nekromanteion, still visitable today.
BASIC STORY: Hades springs out of the earth and captures Persephone, dragging her off to be his queen in the Underworld; her dad Zeus told him it was okay to take her as his bride, and Hades took him a bit literally. Hades was also her own uncle, which didn't make this exactly a myth of good family mental health. Her distraught mother Demeter searches for her and stops all foods from growing until she is returned. Even Zeus has to give in and help work out a deal - one myth says Persephone stays one-third of the year with Hades, one-third of the year serving as a handmaiden to Zeus, and one-third with her mother Demeter-... an interesting ancient balancing of family, spouse, and career. The better-known tale equally divides her time just between hanging out with Mom and then ruling the underworld with Hades.
INTERESTING FACT: Persephone is also sometimes known just as Kore, or the Maiden. She was sometimes called "the maiden of the beautiful ankles". While most sources indicate Persephone was not happy to be "married" by Hades, others assert that she ate the pomegranate seed (or seeds) deliberately, as a way of breaking free from Mom, and that she was actually content with the final arrangement.
Sources: Wikipedia, About.com
Art by Corina Chirila
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