#einalic theoi
Theoi Summary - Athena
Αθηνη (ah-thee-nee) - Athene AKA Athena, Pallas
Goddess of wisdom, strategy, defense, weaving, pottery, handicrafts, war, and good counsel
Ouranic Olympian with Einalic aspects
Symbols: Spear, Aegis, crested helm, a shield, Gorgoneion, flute
Animals: Little owl, snake
Colors: Gold, yellow, green, bronze, white
Plants/Herbs: Olive tree
Stones/Crystals: Quartz, marble, bronze, gold
Retinue: Nike
Relations: Zeus (father), Metis (mother), Erikhthonios (adopted son), half sister to all children of Zeus
Identified with: Minerva (Roman), Menrva (Estuscan), Neith (Kemetic), Sulis (Celtic), Nike (Hellenic)
Festivals: Panathenaia (23-30th Hek. every 4 years), Lesser Panathenaia (23-30th Hek.), Kallynteria (24 Thar.), Khalkeia (29 Pya.), Synoikia (15-16 Hek.), honored on the 3rd of every month
Epithets: Nike (Victory), Areia (Of War), Salpinx (War-Trumpet), Leïtis (Distributor of War Spoils), Sthenias (Strong), Hippia (Of the Horses), Polemodocus (War-Sustaining), Chalinitis (Bridler), Eryma (Defender), Soteira (Saviour), Alalcomeneis (Protectress), Hephaisteia (Of Hephaistos), Poliatis (Keeper of the City), Ergane (Worker), Paeonia (Healer), Hygeia (Of Good Health), Alea (Refuge), Ambulia (Counsellor), Pronoea (Foresight), Oxyderces (Sharp-Sighted), Coryphasia (Of the Head), Parthenos (Virgin), Coria (Maiden), Xenia (Of Hospitality), Apaturia (Deceiver)
Theoi Summary - Poseidon
Ποσειδων (poh-see-thOHN) - Poseidon
God-king of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought, and horses
Ouranic, Chthonic and Einalic Olympian
Symbols: Trident, seashell, boulder, wreath of celery
Animals: Bull, horse, dolphin, hippocamp, marine life
Colors: Blue, green, black
Plants/Herbs: Pine, celery
Stones/Crystals: Pearl, sea glass
Retinue: Triton, Nereids, Okeanids, Naiads, Potomai, all ocean deities and spirits
Relations: Kronos (father), Rhea (mother), Amphirite (wife), Halia (consort), Medousa (consort), Zeus (brother), Hestia (sister), Haides (brother), Demeter (sister), Hera (sister), Triton (son), Rhode (daughter), Pegasos (son), Athena (sometimes daughter), Areion (son), Polyphemos (son), Khrysomallos (son), Orion (sometimes son), Despoine (daughter), Kymopoleia (daughter), Proseous Daemones (sons)
Identified with: Neptune (Roman)
Festivals: Poseidea (8 Pos.), Haloa (26 Pos.), Aeginetarum Feriae (~winter solstice), honored on the 8th of every month
Epithets: Basileus (King), Pelagaeus (Of the Sea), Prosclystius (Who Dashes Against), Asphalius (Secures Safe Voyage), Epoptes (Overseer), Ennosigaeus (Shaker of the Earth), Hippius (Of the Horses), Hippocurius (Horse Tender), Phytalmius (Plant Nurturer), Patrus (Father), Laoites (Of the People), Gaeochus (Holder of the Earth)
Theoi Summary - Aphrodite
Αφροδιτη (ah-frroh-thEE-tee) - Aphrodite
Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, procreation, fertility, and prostitutes
Ouranic & Einalic Olympian
Symbols: Conch shell, hearts, jewelry, girdle, palace, dove or Triton-drawn chariot, mirror
Animals: Dove, goose, seabird, swan, fish, shellfish, cockle, hare, pig
Colors: Pink, white, gold, red
Plants/Herbs: Rose, myrtle, apple, pomegranate, lettuce, anemone
Stones/Crystals: Rose quartz, moonstone, pearl
Retinue: Eros, Pothos, Himeros, Antheia, Eileithyia, Harmonia, Hebe, Horai, Naiades, Nereids
Relations: Ouranos’s genitals (father), Hephaistos (husband), Ares (consort), Adonis (surrogate son/consort), Erotes (sons), Iakkhos (son), Phobos (son), Deimos (son), Hermaphroditos (child), Harmonia (daughter), Priapos (son)
Identified with: Venus (Roman), Hera (Hellenic), Ishtar (Mesopotamian), Astarte (Phoenician), Hathor (Kemetic), Isis (Kemetic)
Festivals: Aphrodisia (4th Hek.), Hybristica (??), Arrhephoria (4 Skir.), honored on the 4th of every month
Epithets: Ourania (Heavenly), Pandemos (Common to All), Machanitis (Deviser), Epistrophia (She Who Turns to), Apostrophia (Averter), Praxis (Action), Symmachia (Ally in Love), Apaturus (Deceptive), Nymphia (Bridal), Migontis (Union), Doritis (Bountiful), Hera (Of Hera/Marriage), Morpho (Shapely), Pontia (Of the Sea), Kallipygos (Wonderful Buttocks), Areia (Of Ares/War)
