#nature theoi
Theoi Summary - Dionysos
Διονυσος (dee-OH-nee-sohs) - Dionysos AKA Dionysus
God of wine, chaos, reincarnation, rebirth, pleasure, madness, mental illness, fertility, the grape harvest, androgyny, and the transgender/nonbinary
Ouranic Olympian with Chthonic aspects
Symbols: Thyrsus, grapevine, ivy, chalice, pine cone, wine
Animals: Goat, panther, leopard, bull, serpent, tiger
Colors: Red, green, black, purple
Plants/Herbs: Grapevine, ivy, bindweed, white pine
Stones/Crystals: Amethyst, purple crystals
Retinue: Maenads, Satyrs
Relations: Ariadne (wife), Zeus (father), Semele (mother), Persephone (sometimes mother), Priapos (son), Methe (daughter), Thysa (daughter), Telete (daughter), Iakkhos (son), Pasithea (daughter), Kharites (sometimes daughters), half sibling to all children of Zeus
Identified with: Liber (Roman), Bacchus (Roman), Osiris (Kemetic), Haides (Hellenic), Iakkhos (Hellenic)
Festivals: Rural Dionysia (10th Pos.), City Dionysia (10-17th Ela.), Anthesteria (11-13th Ant.), Dionysian Mysteries (??), Eleusinian Mysteries (14-23rd Boe.)
Epithets: Maenoles (Mad), Nyctelius (Of the Night), Lampterus (Of the Torches), Hestius (Of the Feast), Androgynos (Androgynous), Auxites (Giver of Increase), Staphylites (Of the Grape), Theoenus (God of Wine), Oenops (Wine-Dark), Dimetor (Twice-Born), Anthion (Of the Flowers), Kissios (Of the Ivy), Eleuthereus (Liberator), Lysios (Of Release), Soterius (Savior from Madness)
Theoi Summary - Artemis
Αρτεμις (AHR-te-mees) - Artemis
Goddess of the Moon, hunt, wilderness, animals, childbirth, chastity, vegetation, children, protector of the vulnerable, young women, and those entering womanhood
Ouranic Olympian
Symbols: Bow and arrows, moon, hunting knives, antlers, white disk, Animals: Deer, hunting dog, bear, wild boar, owl, wild animals as a whole
Colors: Silver, white, green, blue, teal, red
Plants/Herbs: Almond, amaranth, mugwort, wormwood, cannabis
Stones/Crystals: Silver, moonstone, quartz, diamond
Retinue: the Hunters of Artemis, Amnisiades, Okeanids, Nymphai
Relations: Leto (mother), Zeus (father), Apollo (twin brother), half sister to all children of Zeus
Identified with: Diana (Roman), Selene (Hellenic), Bastet (Kemetic), Sekhmet (Kemetic)
Festivals: Elaphebolia (6th Ela.), Kharisteria (6th Boe.), Mounichia (6 or 16th Mun.), Thargelia (6-7th Thar.), celebrated on the 6th of every month
Epithets: Agrotera (Of the Hunt), Phoebe (Bright), Pheraea (Of the Beasts), Elaphaea (Of the Deer), Limnaea (Of the Lake), Lycaea (Of the Wolves), Leucophryne (Of the White-Bird), Paedotrophus (Nurse of Children), Philomeirax (Friend of Young Girls), Orsilochia (Helper of Childbirth), Phosphorus (Light-Bringer), Soteira (Savior), Ariste (Best), Eucleia (Of Good Repute), Calliste (Beautiful), Protothronia (Of the First Throne)
Theoi Summary - Demeter
Δημητηρ (thee-MEE-teer) - Demeter
Goddess of the cycle of life, agriculture, bread, and grain
Ouranic Olympian with Chthonic aspects
Symbols: Sheaf of grain, cornucopia, scythe, lotus staff, torch, bread, serpent-drawn chariot
Animals: Serpent, gecko, red mullet, pig, turtle dove, dragon-serpent
Colors: Black, green
Plants/Herbs: Wheat, grain, barley, poppy, mint
Stones/Crystals: Garnet, topaz, citrine, almandine, pyrope
Retinue: Hekate, Persephone, Eleusian demigods, Iacchus, Ploutos
Relations: Kronos (father), Rhea (mother), Zeus (brother), Haides (brother), Poseidon (brother), Hestia (sister), Hera (sister), Persephone (daughter), Despoine (daughter)
Identified with: Ceres (Roman), Cybele (Anatolian), Isis (Kemetic)
Festivals: Thesmophoria (11-13th Pya.), Eleusinian Mysteries (14-23rd Boe.), Haloa (26 Pos.)
Epithets: Chthonia (Of the Earth), Chloe (First Shoots), Epogmia (Of the Furrows), Anesidora (She Who Sends Forth Gifts), Plutodotira (Giver of Wealth), Carpophorus (Bearer of Fruit), Thermasia (Warmth), Megala Thea (Great Goddess), Megala Mater (Great Mother), Thesmophorus (Bringer of Law), Thesmia (Of the Laws), Prostasia (Patron), Panachaea (Of All Greeks), Horaphorus (Bringer of Seasons), Polyphorbus (Bountiful), Hagne (Holy), Cyanopeplus (Cloaked), Deo (Of the Earth), Lusia (Purifying), Erinys (Fury)
Theoi Summary - Melisseus
Μελισσευς (meh-lee-see-us) - Melisseus
God of honey and beekeeping
Ouranic Nomioic demigod & daimon, Kourete, and/or Korybante
Symbols: Bees, honeycomb, beehives, honey-sap
Animals: Honey bees
Colors: Orange, yellow, gold
Plants/Herbs: Bee-friendly plants
Stones/Crystals: Citrine, bumble bee jasper
Retinue: N/A
Relations: Gaia (mother), Ouranos (sometimes father), Amalthea (consort/wife), Adrasteia (daughter), Ida (daughter)
Identified with: Melissa/Melissae/Meliae (Hellenic), Aristaios (Hellenic)
Festivals: N/A
Epithets: N/A
Theoi Summary - Melissa
Μέλισσα (meh-lee-sah) - Melissa AKA Melissae, Meliae
Goddess(es) of honey, bees, beekeeping, and sometimes honeydew, ash trees, & honey-sap
Ouranic Nomioic Nymph(s), sometimes Oreades
Symbols: Bees, honeycomb, beehives
Animals: Honey bees
Colors: Orange, yellow, gold
Plants/Herbs: Honeydew, ash tree, bee-friendly plants
Stones/Crystals: Citrine, bumble bee jasper
Retinue: N/A
Relations: Gaia (mother), blood of Ouranos (sometimes father), Amalthea (sometimes mother or sister), Melisseus (sometimes father)
Identified with: Melisseus (Hellenic), Adrasteia/Ida (Hellenic), Hekaterides (Hellenic), Kabeirides (Hellenic), Thriae (Hellenic)
Festivals: N/A
Epithets: N/A
Theoi Summary - Apollon
Απολλων (ah-POH-lohn) - Apollon AKA Apollo, Phoebus
God of light, truth, prophecy, music, poetry, archery, healing, plague/disease, the sun, youth, young men, and those entering manhood
Ouranic Olympian
Symbols: Bow, arrows, lyre, laurel wreath, sun
Animals: Raven, crow, swan, dolphin, hawk, mouse, python
Colors: Yellow, gold, orange, white
Plants/Herbs: Laurel, bay laurel, cypress, hyacinth, anise, palm, citrus
Stones/Crystals: Citrine, clear quartz, sunstone, tiger’s eye, yellow calcite, chrysocolla, amber
Retinue: The Nine Muses
Relations: Leto (mother), Zeus (father), Artemis (twin sister), Asklepios (son), Aristaios (son), Orpheus (son), Korybantes (sons), half brother to all children of Zeus
Identified with: Helios (Hellenic), Apollo (Roman), Sol (Roman)
Festivals: Boedromia (7th Boe.), Delia (7th Thar.), Delphinia (7th Mun.), Metageitnia (?? Met.), Pyanepsia (7th Pyan.), Thargelia (6-7th Thar.), celebrated on the 7th of every month, Noumenia (1st of every month)
Epithets: Phoebus (Apollon as Sun God), Thearius (Of the Oracle), Proupsius (Foreseeing), Hecatus (Shooter from Afar), Agraeus (Of the Hunt), Musagetes (Leader of Muses), Paeon (Healer), Akesios (Of Healing), Alexicacus (Averter of Harm), Boedromius (Rescuer), Lykios (Of the Wolves), Smintheus (Of the Mice), Parnopius (Of the Locusts), Argyeus (Of the Streets), Prostaterius (Standing Before the Entrance)
