Mtg. Helicon is a mountain in Greece that is sacred to the Muses. On it are two springs that are the source of creative inspiration, one of which was made by Pegasus. Poseidon is sometimes called "the Lord of Helicon."
here is a Wikipedia article about Helicon.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Divine and Shining Horses
All links here are from Theoi.com. Demetria will send another post about a different sky-horse.
These are supportive texts regarding the myths and legends of the Hellenes about divine horses, many of them white and 'shining'. Some pertain to Poseidon, the horse god of the Hellenes, Greeks, and possibly Anatolia and the Levant. These texts should help to create a more fully formed idea of the importance and symbolism of white horses in divine or magical contexts:
Immortal Horses of the Gods:
"NOTES ON BOOK 3 OF THE LIBRARY OF APOLLODORUS BY J. G. FRAZER":
204. The usual tradition seems to have been that Idas and Lynceus, the sons of Aphareus, were engaged to be married to the daughters of Leucippus, who were their cousins, since Aphareus and Leucippus were brothers (see above, Apollod. 3.10.3). They invited to their wedding Castor and Pollux, who were cousins both to the bridegrooms and the brides, since Tyndareus, the human father of Castor and Pollux (see above, Apollod. 3.10.7), was a brother of Aphareus and Leucippus (see above, Apollod. 3.10.3). But at the wedding Castor and Pollux carried off the brides, and being pursued by the bridegrooms, Idas and Lynceus, they turned on their pursuers. In the fight which ensued, Castor and Lynceus were slain, and Idas was killed by Zeus with a thunderbolt. See Theocritus xxii.137ff.; Scholiast on Hom. Il. iii.243; Scholiast on Pind. N.Chiliades ii.686ff.; Hyginus, Fab. 80; Ovid, Fasti v.699ff.; Scriptores rerum mythicarum Latini, ed. Bode, i. p. 27 (First Vatican Mythographer 77). According to Apollodorus, however, the fight between the cousins was occasioned by a quarrel arising over the division of some cattle which they had lifted from Arcadia in a joint raid. This seems to have been the version of the story which Pindar followed; for in his description of the fatal affray between the cousins (Pind. N. 10.60(112)ff.) he speaks only of anger about cattle as the motive that led Idas to attack Castor. The rape of the daughters of Leucippus by Castor and Pollux was a favourite subject in art. See Paus. 1.18.1; Paus. 3.17.3; Paus. 3.18.11; Paus. 4.31.9. The names of the damsels, as we learn from Apollodorus, were Phoebe and Hilaira. Compare Stephanus Byzantius, s.v. Aphidna; Prop. i.2.15ff.; Hyginus, Fab. 80. At Sparta they had a sanctuary, in which young maidens officiated as priestesses and were called Leucippides after the goddesses. See Paus. 3.16.1. From an obscure gloss of Hesychius, s.v. pôlia, we may perhaps infer that these maiden priestesses, like the goddesses, were two in number, and that they were called “the colts of the Leucippides.” Further, since the name of Leucippus, the legendary father of the goddesses, means simply “White Horse,” it is tempting to suppose that the Leucippides, like their priestesses, were spoken of and perhaps conceived as white horses. More than that, Castor and Pollux, who carried off these white-horse maidens, if we may call them so, were not only constantly associated with horses, but were themselves called White Horses (leukopôloi) by Pind. P. 1.66(126) and “White Colts of Zeus” by Euripides in a fragment of his lost play the Antiope. See S. Wide, Lakonische Kulte (Leipsig, 1893), pp. 331ff.; A. B. Cook, Zeus, i.442. These coincidences can hardly be accidental. They point to the worship of a pair of brother deities conceived as white horses, and married to a pair of sister deities conceived as white mares, who were served by a pair of maiden priestesses called White Colts, assisted apparently by a boy priest or priests; for a Laconian inscription describes a certain youthful Marcus Aurelius Zeuxippus as “priest of the Leucippides and neatherd (? bouagor) of the Tyndarids,” that is, of Castor and Pollux. See P. Cauer, Delectus Inscriptionum Graecarum propter dialectum memorabilium, p. 17, No. 36; H. Collitz und F. Bechtel, Sammlung der griechischen DialektInschriften, iii.2, pp. 40ff., No. 4499. " 10.60(112); Tzetzes, Scholiast on Lycophron 546; Tzetzes,
Leucippides
White Horse Maidens, daughters of Leukippos
Helios Treasures
this includes his heavenly white horses...
Okeanides
nymphs and goddesses who were daughters of Okeanos and Tethys. Many have horse related names. The Titanic goddesses are said to probably be cloud goddesses, thus they are in the realm of sky roaming Pegasos. One of thenymphs is Hippo, "horse". Theoi.com's page says of her: "HIPPO The Okeanis Nymphe "horse" was the Naias of a stream or Aura of breezes - both winds and waters were often likened to horses."
Minyades
one is named Leukippe & her sacrificed son was Hippasus (male horse)
These are supportive texts regarding the myths and legends of the Hellenes about divine horses, many of them white and 'shining'. Some pertain to Poseidon, the horse god of the Hellenes, Greeks, and possibly Anatolia and the Levant. These texts should help to create a more fully formed idea of the importance and symbolism of white horses in divine or magical contexts:
Immortal Horses of the Gods:
"NOTES ON BOOK 3 OF THE LIBRARY OF APOLLODORUS BY J. G. FRAZER":
204. The usual tradition seems to have been that Idas and Lynceus, the sons of Aphareus, were engaged to be married to the daughters of Leucippus, who were their cousins, since Aphareus and Leucippus were brothers (see above, Apollod. 3.10.3). They invited to their wedding Castor and Pollux, who were cousins both to the bridegrooms and the brides, since Tyndareus, the human father of Castor and Pollux (see above, Apollod. 3.10.7), was a brother of Aphareus and Leucippus (see above, Apollod. 3.10.3). But at the wedding Castor and Pollux carried off the brides, and being pursued by the bridegrooms, Idas and Lynceus, they turned on their pursuers. In the fight which ensued, Castor and Lynceus were slain, and Idas was killed by Zeus with a thunderbolt. See Theocritus xxii.137ff.; Scholiast on Hom. Il. iii.243; Scholiast on Pind. N.Chiliades ii.686ff.; Hyginus, Fab. 80; Ovid, Fasti v.699ff.; Scriptores rerum mythicarum Latini, ed. Bode, i. p. 27 (First Vatican Mythographer 77). According to Apollodorus, however, the fight between the cousins was occasioned by a quarrel arising over the division of some cattle which they had lifted from Arcadia in a joint raid. This seems to have been the version of the story which Pindar followed; for in his description of the fatal affray between the cousins (Pind. N. 10.60(112)ff.) he speaks only of anger about cattle as the motive that led Idas to attack Castor. The rape of the daughters of Leucippus by Castor and Pollux was a favourite subject in art. See Paus. 1.18.1; Paus. 3.17.3; Paus. 3.18.11; Paus. 4.31.9. The names of the damsels, as we learn from Apollodorus, were Phoebe and Hilaira. Compare Stephanus Byzantius, s.v. Aphidna; Prop. i.2.15ff.; Hyginus, Fab. 80. At Sparta they had a sanctuary, in which young maidens officiated as priestesses and were called Leucippides after the goddesses. See Paus. 3.16.1. From an obscure gloss of Hesychius, s.v. pôlia, we may perhaps infer that these maiden priestesses, like the goddesses, were two in number, and that they were called “the colts of the Leucippides.” Further, since the name of Leucippus, the legendary father of the goddesses, means simply “White Horse,” it is tempting to suppose that the Leucippides, like their priestesses, were spoken of and perhaps conceived as white horses. More than that, Castor and Pollux, who carried off these white-horse maidens, if we may call them so, were not only constantly associated with horses, but were themselves called White Horses (leukopôloi) by Pind. P. 1.66(126) and “White Colts of Zeus” by Euripides in a fragment of his lost play the Antiope. See S. Wide, Lakonische Kulte (Leipsig, 1893), pp. 331ff.; A. B. Cook, Zeus, i.442. These coincidences can hardly be accidental. They point to the worship of a pair of brother deities conceived as white horses, and married to a pair of sister deities conceived as white mares, who were served by a pair of maiden priestesses called White Colts, assisted apparently by a boy priest or priests; for a Laconian inscription describes a certain youthful Marcus Aurelius Zeuxippus as “priest of the Leucippides and neatherd (? bouagor) of the Tyndarids,” that is, of Castor and Pollux. See P. Cauer, Delectus Inscriptionum Graecarum propter dialectum memorabilium, p. 17, No. 36; H. Collitz und F. Bechtel, Sammlung der griechischen DialektInschriften, iii.2, pp. 40ff., No. 4499. " 10.60(112); Tzetzes, Scholiast on Lycophron 546; Tzetzes,
King Leukippos
Leucippides
White Horse Maidens, daughters of Leukippos
Helios Treasures
this includes his heavenly white horses...
Okeanides
nymphs and goddesses who were daughters of Okeanos and Tethys. Many have horse related names. The Titanic goddesses are said to probably be cloud goddesses, thus they are in the realm of sky roaming Pegasos. One of thenymphs is Hippo, "horse". Theoi.com's page says of her: "HIPPO The Okeanis Nymphe "horse" was the Naias of a stream or Aura of breezes - both winds and waters were often likened to horses."
Minyades
one is named Leukippe & her sacrificed son was Hippasus (male horse)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Muses, Mountains, and Family of Poseidon
The mountain of the Muses, Helicon, is also sacred to Helios, sun god, later subsumed into Apollo, a hunter and protector god of oaths/truth, honor, and revenge as well as other attributes (the lyre or kithara was played by Apollo and Artemis). Apollon became a sunlight god as well as companion of the Muses. He replaced Helios at his mountain, home of the Muses.
The Muses
Mnemosyne, one of the Elder Mousai
As you scroll down the Muses page, you will see a menu on the left that lists many pages of Muse related information. ["Index of Muses Pages"]
Mnemosyne is their mother and Helios is their cousin. Helios is cousin to Leto, mother of Apollo, too.
A helicon is also a spiral tuba! Helicoidal is a spiral form - Helios 'circles' the Earth, but there is movement from north to south and back again, thus the connection of Helios to a spiral form as well as a circle. Heliogram is communication via flashing sunlight off of mirrors. Heliotherapy is using sunlight to heal.
Heliozoa are microscopic single celled aquatic animals. They have spherical shells with fine radiating 'spikes' or needles. Their name is derived from "Helio-" 'sun, solar', and "zooion", 'animal'. This is a good illustration of how spirals are connected to Helios with his circular seeming orbit that is really a spiral because of the Earth's motion around the Sun.
The Hippocrene Spring or Fountain is opened by the white horse of the Sun, who flies high in the sky. (Other "Greek" gods also from Anatolia include Medusa, Pegasus, Artemis, Leto, Rhea/Kybele, Zeus, aspects of Hera, Aphrodite, etc., etc.)
It is also known that the lunar connection is 'seen' via the crescent hooves, white like the moon. Some are not white though, like these Pegasos Aithiopikos:
The hippocampus is important in consciousness and magickal or meditative work. It has a connection to the Muses, and thus to Pegasus, the most famous of Poseidon's animal children.
Poseidon is the god of the horse in Hellenic myth. Horses came with migrants, invaders, and colonists from Asia, and were also brought by ship to islands. Thus Poseidon is a 'father' of horses, bringing them to different peoples and lands.
Poseidon is the "husband of Da", or Don, goddess of the Earth. She evolves into Da-Mater, a younger child-bearing age version of Dea Mater, Mother of the Gods. She is an aspect of her Mother, Rhea, even as Kore is an aspect of Demeter. A different theory is that his name means "Lord of the Waters".
here is the Poseidon page on Theoi.com.
Demeter is also a mare goddess. Poseidon raped her in horse form, and she became Demeter Erinys "Furious", and gave birth to the goddess Despoina, "She Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken".
Despoina is the embodiment of innocence and violation, peace and rage, giver of gifts and shuns the impious and wicked. She is likely a prototype of Persephone,and her shrines were in Arcadia. Her brother is the horse Arion.
Pegasus has a brother, Khrysaor.
Their mother is Medusa, boar toothed and bristled, snake haired, and winged. She/they are likely an aspect of Athene, also winged and associated with snakes and aggressive, war-like behavior.. This is from the Gorgon page:
Medusa is Queen, Potnia. Potnos or Pos-eidon is Lord.
Gorgons are considered storm-bringers, winds, etc. and exhibit powers similar to Poseidon.
Pegasos is the beauty and warmth of the spring, the rain that makes the earth flourish and the warm breeze that encourages things to grow. He carries thunderbolts and lightning for his uncle Zeus.
Athene had Poseidon as a consort in ancient times and a suitor in her 'virgin' times. Athene had a son, Erichthonios, half serpent, half man, by Hephaestus (Ptah). If she were a pure maiden, she would not have intercourse. A virgin is a free woman, unmarried and unbound by marital "propriety" or the laws of men. Unmarried does not mean infertile or chaste. Virgin means no man rules her. Her similarities to Anat may be instructive to more ancient ways of perceiving or depicting this goddess. Anat is also a "pure maiden", a back-handed way to address the headstrong goddess.
The Libyans believed that Poseidon was the father of Athene and that Tritonis was her mother. (Lake Tritonis - also part of her connection with Neith or Egypt.) Her Greek mother, Metis, is probably a Greek version of Ma'at in her Wisdom aspect.
The serpent haired Lamia is also a daughter of Poseidon and Tritonis. Lamia is similar to Medusa in form and parentage.
Khrysaor is also a title of Zeus, Apollo, Artemis, and Demeter. Khrysaor has a half-brother in the skies named Orion, son of Poseidon.
Khrysaor is associated with the constellation of the winged boar, now called Ursa Major. Demeter Khrysaoros (golden blade) accepted pig sacrifices to ensure a fruitful planting of the newly harvested grain.
Poseidon also accepted boar or pig sacrifices.
Arion has a sister, Despoina. Despoina is also a title of Demeter, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Hekate.
She is horse headed on a human body. She is accompanied by a serpent (mother symbol) and a dolphin (father symbol).
Bellerophon is possibly a son of Poseidon also.
Here is a link to pages of Greek Constellations.
Click HERE for a good article that explains more about the Anatolian-Greek mythic, cultural, and
linguistic connections.
The energies of Pegasus are as much about the hidden Poseidon-Neptune-water-freedom-victory energy,
Poseidon Consort of the Mother as fertile, generous, abundant enlivener, and Medusa as Queen, the hidden or repressed Mother aspect of the warrior goddess who is transformed into an apotropaic demon that repels evil, remaining a decorative element on city walls and fulfilling a function as a protective aspect of the City Goddess. Protector, Helper, Liberator, Giver of the Waters of Truth and Beauty, Bringer of Rain in Spring, Inspiration, and Lightning.
The Muses
Mnemosyne, one of the Elder Mousai
As you scroll down the Muses page, you will see a menu on the left that lists many pages of Muse related information. ["Index of Muses Pages"]
Mnemosyne is their mother and Helios is their cousin. Helios is cousin to Leto, mother of Apollo, too.
A helicon is also a spiral tuba! Helicoidal is a spiral form - Helios 'circles' the Earth, but there is movement from north to south and back again, thus the connection of Helios to a spiral form as well as a circle. Heliogram is communication via flashing sunlight off of mirrors. Heliotherapy is using sunlight to heal.
Heliozoa are microscopic single celled aquatic animals. They have spherical shells with fine radiating 'spikes' or needles. Their name is derived from "Helio-" 'sun, solar', and "zooion", 'animal'. This is a good illustration of how spirals are connected to Helios with his circular seeming orbit that is really a spiral because of the Earth's motion around the Sun.
The Hippocrene Spring or Fountain is opened by the white horse of the Sun, who flies high in the sky. (Other "Greek" gods also from Anatolia include Medusa, Pegasus, Artemis, Leto, Rhea/Kybele, Zeus, aspects of Hera, Aphrodite, etc., etc.)
It is also known that the lunar connection is 'seen' via the crescent hooves, white like the moon. Some are not white though, like these Pegasos Aithiopikos:
The hippocampus is important in consciousness and magickal or meditative work. It has a connection to the Muses, and thus to Pegasus, the most famous of Poseidon's animal children.
Poseidon is the god of the horse in Hellenic myth. Horses came with migrants, invaders, and colonists from Asia, and were also brought by ship to islands. Thus Poseidon is a 'father' of horses, bringing them to different peoples and lands.
Poseidon is the "husband of Da", or Don, goddess of the Earth. She evolves into Da-Mater, a younger child-bearing age version of Dea Mater, Mother of the Gods. She is an aspect of her Mother, Rhea, even as Kore is an aspect of Demeter. A different theory is that his name means "Lord of the Waters".
here is the Poseidon page on Theoi.com.
Demeter is also a mare goddess. Poseidon raped her in horse form, and she became Demeter Erinys "Furious", and gave birth to the goddess Despoina, "She Whose Name Cannot Be Spoken".
Despoina is the embodiment of innocence and violation, peace and rage, giver of gifts and shuns the impious and wicked. She is likely a prototype of Persephone,and her shrines were in Arcadia. Her brother is the horse Arion.
Pegasus has a brother, Khrysaor.
Their mother is Medusa, boar toothed and bristled, snake haired, and winged. She/they are likely an aspect of Athene, also winged and associated with snakes and aggressive, war-like behavior.. This is from the Gorgon page:
Greek Name | Transliteration | Latin Spelling | Translation |
| Medousa Medoush | Medousa Medousê | Medusa Medusa | Guardian, Queen (medeôn) |
| Eurualh | Euryalê | Euryale | Wide-Stepping (euryalê) * |
| Sqennw Sqeinw | Sthennô Stheinô | Sthenno | Strong (sthenos) |
Medusa is Queen, Potnia. Potnos or Pos-eidon is Lord.
Gorgons are considered storm-bringers, winds, etc. and exhibit powers similar to Poseidon.
Pegasos is the beauty and warmth of the spring, the rain that makes the earth flourish and the warm breeze that encourages things to grow. He carries thunderbolts and lightning for his uncle Zeus.
Athene had Poseidon as a consort in ancient times and a suitor in her 'virgin' times. Athene had a son, Erichthonios, half serpent, half man, by Hephaestus (Ptah). If she were a pure maiden, she would not have intercourse. A virgin is a free woman, unmarried and unbound by marital "propriety" or the laws of men. Unmarried does not mean infertile or chaste. Virgin means no man rules her. Her similarities to Anat may be instructive to more ancient ways of perceiving or depicting this goddess. Anat is also a "pure maiden", a back-handed way to address the headstrong goddess.
The Libyans believed that Poseidon was the father of Athene and that Tritonis was her mother. (Lake Tritonis - also part of her connection with Neith or Egypt.) Her Greek mother, Metis, is probably a Greek version of Ma'at in her Wisdom aspect.
The serpent haired Lamia is also a daughter of Poseidon and Tritonis. Lamia is similar to Medusa in form and parentage.
Khrysaor is also a title of Zeus, Apollo, Artemis, and Demeter. Khrysaor has a half-brother in the skies named Orion, son of Poseidon.
Khrysaor is associated with the constellation of the winged boar, now called Ursa Major. Demeter Khrysaoros (golden blade) accepted pig sacrifices to ensure a fruitful planting of the newly harvested grain.
Poseidon also accepted boar or pig sacrifices.
Arion has a sister, Despoina. Despoina is also a title of Demeter, Persephone, Aphrodite, and Hekate.
She is horse headed on a human body. She is accompanied by a serpent (mother symbol) and a dolphin (father symbol).
Bellerophon is possibly a son of Poseidon also.
Here is a link to pages of Greek Constellations.
Click HERE for a good article that explains more about the Anatolian-Greek mythic, cultural, and
linguistic connections.
The energies of Pegasus are as much about the hidden Poseidon-Neptune-water-freedom-victory energy,
Poseidon Consort of the Mother as fertile, generous, abundant enlivener, and Medusa as Queen, the hidden or repressed Mother aspect of the warrior goddess who is transformed into an apotropaic demon that repels evil, remaining a decorative element on city walls and fulfilling a function as a protective aspect of the City Goddess. Protector, Helper, Liberator, Giver of the Waters of Truth and Beauty, Bringer of Rain in Spring, Inspiration, and Lightning.
War God's Horse Song
You will find this and other poems at the CarryPoem Blog.
Pascale’s Story: ‘The War God’s Horse Song’
The War God’s Horse SongPascale Petit is a French/Welsh poet living in the UK. She teaches creative writing in the galleries at Tate Modern
I am the Turquoise Woman’s son
On top of Belted Mountain beautiful horses
slim like a weasel
My horse has a hoof like a striped agate
his fetlock is like fine eagle plume
his legs are like quick lightning
My horse’s body is like an eagle-feathered arrow
My horse has a tail like a trailing black cloud
The Holy Wind blows through his mane
his mane is made of rainbows
My horse’s ears are made of round corn
My horse’s eyes are made of stars
My horse’s head is made of mixed waters
(from the holy waters)
(he never knows thirst)
My horse’s teeth are made of white shell
The long rainbow is in his mouth for a bridle
and with it I guide him
When my horse neighs
different-coloured horses follow
When my horse neighs
different-coloured sheep follow
I am wealthy because of him
Before me peaceful
Behind me peaceful
Under me peaceful
Over me peaceful
Peaceful voice when he neighs
I am everlasting and peaceful
I stand for my horse
Horses and Horse Goddesses
submitted by Demetria:
More symbolic horse links:
Bato
horse headed Kannon (male Kwan Yin) - white horse 'crown' or cap
More on Japanese horses, divine and mundane -
Photo - Wooden Horse Gods - Pakistan
"Horse Tattoos
what do they mean? Horse Tattoo Designs and Symbols -
Horse Tattoo meanings" . Beautiful art and photos, good horse lore and history.
Quotations about Horses
Horse - Buddhism, Hinduism, Indo-European Paganism
Linguistics can be key in identifying functions, attributes, and culture about many things. These links explore the horse and its attendant words or phrases. If the linguistic charts make one dizzy, skip them and read the discussion parts about the connections between cultures and words, the evolution of meaning and maybe even horse evolution in human society, from food to mount to draft animal. These are all from Language Log.
The linguistic history of horses, gods, & wheeled vehicles
history of horse and wheel
More on Indo European wheels & horses
Google Books has excerpts for "Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations".
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Horse Goddesses:
We have quite a bit of information about Demeter available. Much is easily
accessed at Theoi.com. There are other female deities who are equine related.
One of the best pages I have seen about Epona, Celtic/Gallic horse goddess:
Rhiannon/Rigantona
Macha
Vadavamucha
Cambodian horse god/goddess, Harappan to Hindu,
solar eclipse, plus star lore @ Draco, Agastya-Canopus, & More!
Frig
only a tiny bit here
Fortuna Equestris
Anthat, Diana, Etain,
and a few others are in this 'Dictionary of Ancient Deities' at Google Books - (use the 'search' box with the words horse, donkey, ass, or equine - alone or with god, goddess, or deity.),
The Horse of Anat-Astarte
her special beast, even as the lion is - excerpt from "Gods, Goddesses, and Images of God in Ancient Israel"
Hera Hippia and Poseidon Hippios shrine
there are a number of horse references with Hera you will find when you type 'horse' into the search box on the left.
More symbolic horse links:
Bato
horse headed Kannon (male Kwan Yin) - white horse 'crown' or cap
More on Japanese horses, divine and mundane -
Photo - Wooden Horse Gods - Pakistan
"Horse Tattoos
what do they mean? Horse Tattoo Designs and Symbols -
Horse Tattoo meanings" . Beautiful art and photos, good horse lore and history.
Quotations about Horses
Horse - Buddhism, Hinduism, Indo-European Paganism
Linguistics can be key in identifying functions, attributes, and culture about many things. These links explore the horse and its attendant words or phrases. If the linguistic charts make one dizzy, skip them and read the discussion parts about the connections between cultures and words, the evolution of meaning and maybe even horse evolution in human society, from food to mount to draft animal. These are all from Language Log.
The linguistic history of horses, gods, & wheeled vehicles
history of horse and wheel
More on Indo European wheels & horses
Google Books has excerpts for "Horse: How the Horse Has Shaped Civilizations".
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Horse Goddesses:
We have quite a bit of information about Demeter available. Much is easily
accessed at Theoi.com. There are other female deities who are equine related.
One of the best pages I have seen about Epona, Celtic/Gallic horse goddess:
Rhiannon/Rigantona
Macha
Vadavamucha
Cambodian horse god/goddess, Harappan to Hindu,
solar eclipse, plus star lore @ Draco, Agastya-Canopus, & More!
Frig
only a tiny bit here
Fortuna Equestris
Anthat, Diana, Etain,
and a few others are in this 'Dictionary of Ancient Deities' at Google Books - (use the 'search' box with the words horse, donkey, ass, or equine - alone or with god, goddess, or deity.),
The Horse of Anat-Astarte
her special beast, even as the lion is - excerpt from "Gods, Goddesses, and Images of God in Ancient Israel"
Hera Hippia and Poseidon Hippios shrine
there are a number of horse references with Hera you will find when you type 'horse' into the search box on the left.
Horse gods, horse lore, horseflesh taboo
Here are some other equine associated lore to add to your divine equine knowledge.; from Demetria:
Pegasus - Rich's Pegopedia
this site is all about winged horses - excellent reference tool. Pegopedia is the best name for this collection!
Poseidon
this is interesting ... I think it is from a Slavic writer -
Hengist & Horsa:
History - biography of Hengist
History & Folklore of Hengist & Horsa
For Fun - Speculation that Hengist is related to the name Genghis and Aengus -
Loki, mother of Sleipnir
Odin, Woden - "Horse in Magic & Myth", Google Books
picture of Odin on Sleipnir
How Odin became Santa Claus - 8 legged horse becomes 8 reindeer!-
Serious Odin article
Woden - dream oracles, Valkyries, horses
Wodan - excellent!!!
Wodan -another good article - Germanic - Saxon
Ashvin Twins -Surya is here also
Ashvini,
horse-headed female symbol of Hindu astrology's first Nakshatra (Lunar mansion), and Shatabhishak, fourth from end of the list:
Dioscuri
The sons of Zeus - (They are also cousins of Pegasus and Arion.)
Dioscuri
A Theosophical take on the Gemini twins
Dioscuri, Castores, Kabiri:
Photo of coin - Apollo obverse, Dioscuri watering their horses on reverse.
Centaurs
Centaurs
Centaurs
Chiron
Chiron -centaurs, asteroids, exoplanets
Svantovit
Svantovit
Surya
Vishnu - Kalki
Horse headed Vishnu
Horse King, Horse Avatar
the Vedic Horse
St. George & other Christian saint patrons of horses - scroll down!
Ride horses through fire
Christian festival in Spain -
Mabon, Mapon
Rudiobus
Eochu Ollathair, the Dagda
the 8 pronged war club carried on a wheel contains
a similar element to Odin's horse Sleipnir having 8 legs & Santa's 8 reindeer.
Eochaid
ASB - "horse"
(note similarity to Indian "Ashv_") - Encyclopedia Iranica - Persian,
Parthian, Iranian, Scythian/Sarmatian, Achaemenid, Sasanian, Median, military,
the Avestas (Zoroastrian), Islamic, polo, sports, hunting, etc.
Horse Worship
Vedic Horse Worship
Indian & Chinese Horse Myths
Mythical Horses
Some Asian Horse Lore
History of the Icelandic Horse
Northern European horse lore
Sleipner, from the Ultimate Horse Site - theory @ 8 legs too! -
"The Magic of the Horseshoe with other folk-lore notes"
this is a Sacred Text site with a scan of a book from 1898. It covers diverse information about horsey superstitions or magic, and also addresses the role of the smith god and his relationship with horses.
Very Worthwhile!
The Asvamedha Ritual - Indo-European Horse Sacrifice of Ancient India
White Horse Mythology - many links!
Another horse riding goddess form, Magog
Medusa by astrologer Demetra George - this is an excellent article on
serpent & goddesses Medusa and Athena, including Pegasus references.
A great photo of a Gorgon symbol, and a Slavic take on Medusa & sisters ...
1/4 down the page, clear color photo of Medusa holding her children -
Gorgons - pictures
Amazons & Horses
Sex & Gender in the Equine in Literature
sections on the equine as representing human sexuality, the heroes horse, and the woman's inner equine.
Bronze Age Goddesses in Wagon or Boat - English is not their native tongue!
Egyptian jewelry - Bes w/ horse led by attendant - you have to enlarge it
to see them, but they are there! There is also a photo of Wisdom Goddess Sophia
in a horse-drawn chariot.
Tiger Lilies and related folklore, including some about horse deities in the Ancient Near East.
Prehistoric Rock Art of Kazakhstan - horses in fig. 2 - (Terekty Aulie)
Pegasus - Rich's Pegopedia
this site is all about winged horses - excellent reference tool. Pegopedia is the best name for this collection!
Poseidon
this is interesting ... I think it is from a Slavic writer -
Hengist & Horsa:
History - biography of Hengist
History & Folklore of Hengist & Horsa
For Fun - Speculation that Hengist is related to the name Genghis and Aengus -
Loki, mother of Sleipnir
Odin, Woden - "Horse in Magic & Myth", Google Books
picture of Odin on Sleipnir
How Odin became Santa Claus - 8 legged horse becomes 8 reindeer!-
Serious Odin article
Woden - dream oracles, Valkyries, horses
Wodan - excellent!!!
Wodan -another good article - Germanic - Saxon
Ashvin Twins -Surya is here also
Ashvini,
horse-headed female symbol of Hindu astrology's first Nakshatra (Lunar mansion), and Shatabhishak, fourth from end of the list:
Dioscuri
The sons of Zeus - (They are also cousins of Pegasus and Arion.)
Dioscuri
A Theosophical take on the Gemini twins
Dioscuri, Castores, Kabiri:
Photo of coin - Apollo obverse, Dioscuri watering their horses on reverse.
Centaurs
Centaurs
Centaurs
Chiron
Chiron -centaurs, asteroids, exoplanets
Svantovit
Svantovit
Surya
Vishnu - Kalki
Horse headed Vishnu
Horse King, Horse Avatar
the Vedic Horse
St. George & other Christian saint patrons of horses - scroll down!
Ride horses through fire
Christian festival in Spain -
Mabon, Mapon
Rudiobus
Eochu Ollathair, the Dagda
the 8 pronged war club carried on a wheel contains
a similar element to Odin's horse Sleipnir having 8 legs & Santa's 8 reindeer.
Eochaid
ASB - "horse"
(note similarity to Indian "Ashv_") - Encyclopedia Iranica - Persian,
Parthian, Iranian, Scythian/Sarmatian, Achaemenid, Sasanian, Median, military,
the Avestas (Zoroastrian), Islamic, polo, sports, hunting, etc.
Horse Worship
Vedic Horse Worship
Indian & Chinese Horse Myths
Mythical Horses
Some Asian Horse Lore
History of the Icelandic Horse
Northern European horse lore
Sleipner, from the Ultimate Horse Site - theory @ 8 legs too! -
"The Magic of the Horseshoe with other folk-lore notes"
this is a Sacred Text site with a scan of a book from 1898. It covers diverse information about horsey superstitions or magic, and also addresses the role of the smith god and his relationship with horses.
Very Worthwhile!
The Asvamedha Ritual - Indo-European Horse Sacrifice of Ancient India
White Horse Mythology - many links!
Another horse riding goddess form, Magog
Medusa by astrologer Demetra George - this is an excellent article on
serpent & goddesses Medusa and Athena, including Pegasus references.
A great photo of a Gorgon symbol, and a Slavic take on Medusa & sisters ...
1/4 down the page, clear color photo of Medusa holding her children -
Gorgons - pictures
Amazons & Horses
Sex & Gender in the Equine in Literature
sections on the equine as representing human sexuality, the heroes horse, and the woman's inner equine.
Bronze Age Goddesses in Wagon or Boat - English is not their native tongue!
Egyptian jewelry - Bes w/ horse led by attendant - you have to enlarge it
to see them, but they are there! There is also a photo of Wisdom Goddess Sophia
in a horse-drawn chariot.
Tiger Lilies and related folklore, including some about horse deities in the Ancient Near East.
Prehistoric Rock Art of Kazakhstan - horses in fig. 2 - (Terekty Aulie)
Divine Horse and Horse God materials
thanks to Demetria for suggesting these books and articles:
Poseidon is a horse deity many of us are most familiar with . This article is titled,
"Poseidon the Horse God and the Early Indo-Europeans". (Google Docs)
Magnificent Horses Bring the Chi of Wealth, Courage, & Power
Thracian - Dacian inscriptions for horsemen -about 3/4 of the way down the page.
The Language of the Thracians" -
Macedonian (Thracian) - more on the mezana or horseman of Thrace,
now part of Macedonia and Bulgaria. Look about halfway down the page.
It explores many linguistic connections, including between Albanian and Basque words
for horse. The Basque are the last remaining native Europeans who do NOT speak
an Indo-European language. It also relates to the Iliad and the Odyssey, bringing us back to the world that knew of Poseidon, the name Mezana (a local Zeus horse god),
the ancient goddess Mezana, Mantas, Mantra, Mentes, Mendes, etc.
who was a city patron goddess and a nursing donkey mother.
Norse - Medieval horse cult - Frey, Sleipnir, Valhalla, Christianity, burials, etc.
origins of the divine horse-twins & solar chariots in Indo-European mythology.
There's plenty more in Google Books and Docs. Just type in the horse name
or deity of your choice, and see how it goes.
Poseidon is a horse deity many of us are most familiar with . This article is titled,
"Poseidon the Horse God and the Early Indo-Europeans". (Google Docs)
Magnificent Horses Bring the Chi of Wealth, Courage, & Power
Thracian - Dacian inscriptions for horsemen -about 3/4 of the way down the page.
The Language of the Thracians" -
Macedonian (Thracian) - more on the mezana or horseman of Thrace,
now part of Macedonia and Bulgaria. Look about halfway down the page.
It explores many linguistic connections, including between Albanian and Basque words
for horse. The Basque are the last remaining native Europeans who do NOT speak
an Indo-European language. It also relates to the Iliad and the Odyssey, bringing us back to the world that knew of Poseidon, the name Mezana (a local Zeus horse god),
the ancient goddess Mezana, Mantas, Mantra, Mentes, Mendes, etc.
who was a city patron goddess and a nursing donkey mother.
Norse - Medieval horse cult - Frey, Sleipnir, Valhalla, Christianity, burials, etc.
"They sang for horses: the impact of the horse on Navajo & Apache folklore":
"Eat not this flesh: food avoidances from prehistory to the present" - prohibition and taboo re: eating horses - Excerpt Chapter - "Horseflesh"-
The Sumerians and the Gemini Twins - Sumerian and astronomical interpretations asorigins of the divine horse-twins & solar chariots in Indo-European mythology.
There's plenty more in Google Books and Docs. Just type in the horse name
or deity of your choice, and see how it goes.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Poseidon
Poseidon is the "husband of Da", or Don, goddess of the Earth. She evolves into Da-Mater, a younger child-bearing age version of Dea Mater, Mother of the Gods. She is an aspect of her Mother, Rhea, even as Kore is an aspect of Demeter. A different theory is that his name means "Lord of the Waters".
View the Poseidon page on Theoi.com.
The energies of Pegasus are as much about the hidden Poseidon-Neptune-water-freedom-victory energy,
Poseidon Consort of the Mother as fertile, generous, abundant enlivener, and Medusa as Queen, the hidden or repressed Mother aspect of the warrior goddess who is transformed into an apotropaic demon that repels evil,
remaining a decorative element on city walls and fulfilling a function as a protective aspect of the City Goddess.
Protector, Helper, Liberator, Giver of the Waters of Truth and Beauty, Bringer of Rain in Spring, Inspiration, and Lightning.
--Demetria
View the Poseidon page on Theoi.com.
The energies of Pegasus are as much about the hidden Poseidon-Neptune-water-freedom-victory energy,
Poseidon Consort of the Mother as fertile, generous, abundant enlivener, and Medusa as Queen, the hidden or repressed Mother aspect of the warrior goddess who is transformed into an apotropaic demon that repels evil,
remaining a decorative element on city walls and fulfilling a function as a protective aspect of the City Goddess.
Protector, Helper, Liberator, Giver of the Waters of Truth and Beauty, Bringer of Rain in Spring, Inspiration, and Lightning.
--Demetria
Friday, February 4, 2011
Pegasus
Pegasus is the son of Medusa and Poseidon. His name means "fountain horse." He is the creator of inspirational springs, and is friend of The Muses.
Below are some articles about Pegasus:
Historical Pegasus
Pegasus, Memory, the Brain, and the Muses
Wikipedia Article With Pedigree of Pegasus
Below are some articles about Pegasus:
Historical Pegasus
Pegasus, Memory, the Brain, and the Muses
Wikipedia Article With Pedigree of Pegasus
Plato
Some of Plato's Dialogs, Timeaus and Critias, include something about Atlantis, and were used as sources for this liturgy.
Here is the text of Timaeus with an article about it. and also a Wikipedia article about it.
Here is the text of Critias , an article about it, and a Wikipedia article about Critias.
Timaeus provides a brief introduction to Atlantis, while Critias includes a more detailed description. These are the only historical written records about Atlantis.
Here is the text of Timaeus with an article about it. and also a Wikipedia article about it.
Here is the text of Critias , an article about it, and a Wikipedia article about Critias.
Timaeus provides a brief introduction to Atlantis, while Critias includes a more detailed description. These are the only historical written records about Atlantis.
Cleito
Cleito, a mortal woman, was the daughter of Evenor and Leukippe, who dwelt on the central mountain of the island of Atlantis.
With Poseidon, Cleito gave birth to five pairs of twin boys who became the rulers of Atlantis. Their names were: Atlas and Eumelus (or Gadeirus); Ampheres, and Evaemon; Mneseus, and Autokhthon (Autochthon); Elasippus, and Mestor; and, finally, Azaes and Diaprepes.
Cleito's descendants were the rulers of Atlantis and the surrounding seas for untold generations.
Cleito and Atlantis are mentioned in the Kritias by Plato.
Stewart, Michael. "People, Places & Things: Cleito", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
With Poseidon, Cleito gave birth to five pairs of twin boys who became the rulers of Atlantis. Their names were: Atlas and Eumelus (or Gadeirus); Ampheres, and Evaemon; Mneseus, and Autokhthon (Autochthon); Elasippus, and Mestor; and, finally, Azaes and Diaprepes.
Cleito's descendants were the rulers of Atlantis and the surrounding seas for untold generations.
Cleito and Atlantis are mentioned in the Kritias by Plato.
Stewart, Michael. "People, Places & Things: Cleito", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
Atlantis
Plato says Atlantis lay outside the Pillars of Hercules.
here are some articles about Atlantis:
Wikipedia article
here are some articles about Atlantis:
Wikipedia article
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Ray One
The Winged Pegasus corresponds to Ray One of the FOI glyph.
There is an esoteric system of Rays that have come down to us from the Vedas, about which Alice Bailey and others have written. Below are some links to some articles about the Seven Rays. The Winged Pegasus expresses the First Ray, which represents Will or Power. .
The Seven Rays
The Seven Rays 2
Wikipedia article about the Seven Rays
The Seven Rays
The Seven Rays 2
Wikipedia article about the Seven Rays
Psyche: Magical Journeys of the Goddess
the Psyche series of liturgies has an interesting structure. Its two parts are dedicated to The Spiral of Tiamat and The Rays of Ishtar. The earth and the stars.
The glyph of the Fellowship of Isis depicts an eight pointed star with a spiraling dragon coiling around it. In part one, this spiral progresses from the earth...to the moon...to the sun...to the galaxy. Part two takes us beyond the galaxy to Sirius, brightest star in our sky, and mystical gateway to the seven levels of consciousness that arer represented by the jewels (or rays) of Ishtar.
Seven constellations correspond to these jewels. Pegasus is one of them.
The glyph of the Fellowship of Isis depicts an eight pointed star with a spiraling dragon coiling around it. In part one, this spiral progresses from the earth...to the moon...to the sun...to the galaxy. Part two takes us beyond the galaxy to Sirius, brightest star in our sky, and mystical gateway to the seven levels of consciousness that arer represented by the jewels (or rays) of Ishtar.
Seven constellations correspond to these jewels. Pegasus is one of them.
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