Mnevis

I wanted to talk about at least one cow related deity before the twelve day festival of Lunar New Year was over, Mnevis is a Kemetic deity of the sun and prophecy. Mnevis is the son of Hesat and the father of Apis who was mothered by Hathor or Bat. Over time Mnevis became synchronized

Týr

Last week on Woden’s day I talk about Woden (Odin) this week for Týr’s day I want to talk about the Norse god of war, the sky, and government himself. Týr is usually said to be the child of Odin and an unnamed woman although he is also said to be the son of Hymir.

Lupa

For the last day of Lupercalia I wanted to talk about Lupa, the wolf goddess associated with the festival. Lupa is a Roman goddess of motherhood and fertility most well known for rasing Romulus and Remus. Her parents are unknown, she is not know to have a spouse. She adopted two abandoned demigod children which

Eros

Happy valentines day, if you celebrate. One of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday is the Roman god Cupid who is called Eros in Hellenic paganism. Eros is a god of love, sexual desire, friendship, liberty, and is a patron deity of same gender love. In many myths Eros is a child of Chaos,

Wepwawet

With lupercalia just around the corner there’s no better time to talk about Wepwawet a wolf-headed kemetic deity of war, death, necromancy, and a protector of Ra during his nightly journey. Wepwawet is a son of Set and Nephthys. He stands at the prow if Ra’s solar boat holding a bow and mace ready to

Fenrir

Lupercalia is coming really soon and I wanted to talk about some wolves from different pagan paths before the festival begins. Today I specifically wanted to talk about Fenrir a divine wolf from Norse legend. Finrir is a son of Loki and Angrbođa, he is the brother of Hel and Jörmungandr. His children Sköll will

Odin

It’s Wednesday my dudes, or should I say Woden’s day. Woden more commonly called Odin/Ođinn/Odhinn today is one of the most important gods in the Norse/Germanic/Anglo-Saxon/heathen pantheon. Odin is a god of wisdom, healing, death, the afterlife, royalty, war, magic, poetry, the runes, and more. Odin is the son of Borr and Bestla, he is

Hermes

During Mercury’s retrograde I thought it was a good time to talk about Mercury or Hermes as he is known in Hellenic paganism. Hermes is a god of travelers, merchants, sports, messages, wealth, luck, shepherds, thieves, fertility, boundaries, messagers, dreams, and guiding people to the afterlife, he is also part of a trinity of patron

Sobek

Today I felt like talking about the kemetic god Sobek. He is an crocodile headed god of military power, fertility, and protector of humans from the danger of the Nile. He is sometimes a solar deity as Sobek-Re who as a falcon head and crocodile body. He is also a healing deities in some myths

Februus

I wanted to make sure I talked about the Roman & Etruscan god Februus before his month was over. Februus is a god of purification as well as the underworld. During the Roman empire he eventually synchronized with Pluto causing his own myths to be lost. He has the month of February named after him.

Brigid

Happy Imbolc to those of you who celebrate it. There’s no deity more fitting for today then Brigid a celtic goddess of fire, the hearth, spring, domestic animals, healing, fertility, poetry, and blacksmiths among other things. Brigid is the daughter of The Dagda and an unidentified poet. She is the wife of Bres. She is

Eris

I really felt like talking about Eris, the Hellenic primordial goddess of discourse, strife, disagreements, and arguments. Eris is a daughter of Nyx, she is usually said to be fatherless but is sometimes the daughter of Erebus. She is the mother of many minor spirits such as the Phonoi and the Amphilogiai. The entire conflict

Nyx

I recently got the ‘Wisdom of the house of night’ oracle cards ( review here ) and they made me want to talk about Nyx the Hellenic primordial goddess of the night. Nyx is a daughter of Chaos and sometimes also Tartarus. She is the wife of Erebus and the mother to many primordials of

Phoebe

Another deity I frequently work with is Phoebe. She’s a Hellenic titaness of prophecy and the moon. Phoebe is one of the first twelve titans and a child of Gaia and Ouranos. Phoebe is the mother of Asteria and Leto, she’s the grandmother of Artemis, Apollo, and Hecate. Much like the other titanesses she didn’t

Ganymedes

Ganymede is a Hellenic god of male homosexuality. He is also the constellation Aquarius and the cup bearer of Zeus. Ganymede was said to be the most beautiful of mortal men and Zeus took him to Olympus to be his lover. He was also a lover of Eros. In Rome his name was Catamitus. He

Dionysus

One of my favorite queer gods is Dionysus. Dionysus is bigender and bisexual. They are the Hellenic deity of grapes, wine, intoxication, theater, and genderqueer people, amongst other things. He was born three times once to Zeus and Persephone. Zeus had an affair with the mortal woman Semele, who became pregnant with Dionysus. Hera became

Hecate

One of the deities I work with the most is Hecate.  She’s a Hellenic goddess of magic, witchcraft, necromancy, ghosts, crossroads, doorways, the undead, the moon, light and darkness, the night, seasonal transitions, trivial knowledge, poisonous flowers, medical herbs, dogs, polecats, and other things. She’s usually said to be the daughter of Asteria and Perses

Janus

January wouldn’t be complete without talking about the name origin, Janus the Roman god of doorways, coin-flips, and gates. He is a primordial deity with no parents and is the husband of Venilia. He’s the father of Canens, Tiberinus, and, Fontus. Some scholars have linked Janus with the old Italian god Culsans while others have