God Poseidon  

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POSEIDON (Roman name Neptune) was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain. Poseidon was brother to Zeus and Hades. These three gods divided up creation. Zeus was ruler of the sky, Hades had dominion of the Underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt.

Although there were various rivers personified as gods, these would have been technically under Poseidon's sway. Similarly, Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, wasn't really considered on a par with Poseidon, who was known to drive his chariot through the waves in unquestioned dominance. Poseidon had married Nereus's daughter, the sea-nymph Amphitrite.

In dividing heaven, the watery realm and the subterranean land of the dead, the Olympians agreed that the earth itself would be ruled jointly, with Zeus as king. This led to a number of territorial disputes among the gods. Poseidon vied with Athena to be patron deity of Athens. The god demonstrated his power and benevolence by striking the Acropolis with his three-pronged spear, which caused a spring of salt water to emerge.

Athena, however, planted an olive tree, which was seen as a more useful favor. Her paramount importance to the Athenians is seen in her magnificent temple, the Parthenon, which still crowns the Acropolis. The people of Athens were careful, all the same, to honor Poseidon as well (as soon as his anger calmed down and he withdrew the flood of seawater with which he ravaged the land after his loss in the contest with Athena).

Poseidon was father of the hero Theseus, although the mortal Aegeus also claimed this distinction. Theseus was happy to have two fathers, enjoying the lineage of each when it suited him. Thus he became king of Athens by virtue of being Aegeus's son, but availed himself of Poseidon's parentage in facing a challenge handed him by King Minos of Crete. This monarch threw his signet ring into the depths of the sea and dared Theseus to retrieve it. The hero dove beneath the waves and not only found the ring but was given a crown by Poseidon's wife, Amphitrite.

Poseidon was not so well-disposed toward another famous hero. Because Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus, who was Poseidon's son, the god not only delayed the hero's homeward return from the Trojan War but caused him to face enormous perils. At one point he whipped up the sea with his trident and caused a storm so severe that Odysseus was shipwrecked.

Poseidon similarly cursed the wife of King Minos. Minos had proved his divine right to rule Crete by calling on Poseidon to send a bull from the sea, which the king promised to sacrifice. Poseidon sent the bull, but Minos liked it too much to sacrifice it. So Poseidon asked Aphrodite, the goddess of love, to make Minos's queen, Pasiphae, fall in love with the bull. The result was the monstrous Minotaur, half-man, half-bull.

As god of horses, Poseidon often adopted the shape of a steed. It is not certain that he was in this form when he wooed Medusa. But when Perseus later killed the Gorgon, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from her severed neck.

Poseidon sometimes granted the shape-shifting power to others. And he ceded to the request of the maiden Caenis that she be transformed into the invulnerable, male warrior Caeneus.

Further reading (free e-books):

Francesca De Grandis - Goddess Initiation
Ross Arthur - English Old Norse Dictionary

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Goddess Bachue  

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ACCORDING TO COLUMBIAN MYTHOLOGY, THE GREAT DRAGON GODDESS "BACHUE" (SHE OF THE LARGE BREASTS) WAS THE GODDESS OF FERTILITY, WATER, AND AGRICULTURE. SHE RULED OVER THE SPRINGS, RIVERS, AND OTHER SOURCES OF WATER. SHE WAS THE GODDESS OF LOVE, FERTILITY, AND HARMONY AND THE PRIMORDIAL MOTHER OF THE HUMAN RACE; SHE ALSO HAD CHARGE OF THE FIELDS AND THEIR PRODUCE AND WAS LOOKED UPON AS THEIR PROTECTOR.

LONG AGO "BACHUE", IN THE FORM OF A HUMAN, EMERGED AS IF BY MAGIC FROM A SACRED LAKE OF "GUATAVITA" CARRYING IN HER ARMS A CHILD THREE YEARS OLD; THESE WERE THE ANCESTORS OF THE HUMAN RACE. AND WHEN THE LAD REACHED PUBERTY, SHE MATED WITH HIM; THE TWO PRODUCED MANY CHILDREN. SHE WAS SO PROLIFIC THAT MOST OF HER PREGNANCIES RESULTED IN MULTIPLE BIRTHS. THE COUPLE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD, POPULATING THE EARTH, AND WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED, THEY RETURNED TO THE MOUNTAIN LAKE. AFTER ORDERING THE PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THE LAWS, THEY DISAPPEARED INTO ITS WATERS IN THE FORMS OF GREAT SERPENTS WHERE THEY STILL DWELL TODAY.

THE CHIBCHAS VENERATED "BACHUE", AND STATUES OF GOLD AND WOOD ARE STILL TO BE SEEN REPRESENTING HER AND THE BOY AT VARIOUS AGES. SMALL AS WAS THE VALUE OF THESE OFFERINGS INDIVIDUALLY, IT IS MOST CERTAIN THAT OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS, VAST QUANTITIES OF PRECIOUS METALS HAVE ACCUMULATED IN THIS LAKE. SHE WAS SO HIGHLY VENERATED THAT ON A CERTAIN FEAST DAY THE LEADERS OF THE TRIBES WENT TO THE LAGOON OF GUATAVITA ANOINTED ALL OVER WITH OIL AND STREAKED WITH GOLD DUST.

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Goddess Of Fire Statue  

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Standing 8 " tall and 3" in diameter, this statue presents an enchanting portrayal of the Goddess of Elemental fire. Standing serenely inside the fire, with her eyes closed and hands upraised, she is clad only in the flames that dance up her body and garb her as though a flowing gown, untouched by the heat of the fire and unwavering in its embrace. With fire blossoming from her hands like twin torches, she holds her fingers up as though in a gesture of blessing, presenting the elegant and consuming nature of fire in its full glory. Made out of hand-painted cold cast resin and accented at the base with a ring of clear, multi-faceted gems, this statue would find a welcome home upon any altar or in any home.

Elemental Goddess of Fire Statue Specifications:


Measures 8" tall x 3" in diameter

Made from cold cast resin

Hand painted


Perkunas  

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Perkunas was the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. In both Lithuanian and Latvian mythology, he is documented as the god of thunder, rain, mountains, oak trees and the sky.

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