By Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha Cicero
The paranormal pantheons of the area have enriched humanity via internal conversation with the Divine Self and during the heroic, swish stories of the gods and goddesses. This quantity explores the magickal pantheons of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, in addition to the traditional Hebrew, Celtic and Norse pantheons. evaluate the devotional and magical practices of pagans in historical and smooth instances.
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To settle the mat ter, Zeus decided that Persephone would live with her husband in the underworld for one-third of the year. During this time, Demeter grieves for her daughter and revokes her gifts from the earth in win ter, when the world is cold and unproductive. When Persephone returns in the spring, the earth resumes its warmth along with its mantle of flowers and fertile crops. Persephone is often portrayed as a maiden crowned and enthroned. She sometimes carries an ear of corn or a pomegranate.
Shu was the god of air. " Shu is the atmosphere that blankets the earth. Equivalent to the Greek Atlas, Shu was the one who supported the sky. The creation of Shu made possible a space between the heavens and the earth, into which the sun could shine. Because the sunlight immediately followed the creation of Shu, he is sometimes identified with light. Acting upon orders from Re, Shu slipped between Geb and Nut, separating earth from sky. He is always represented in human form, usually wearing an ostrich feather on his head.
Her companions included the child-god Eros and the three Graces, whose presence gladdened the hearts of humanity. Although she was the wife of the deformed god Hephaestus, her lovers were many (the war god Ares among them). Aphrodite is usually portrayed as a voluptuous woman partially draped with a robe or nude. Her symbols include the dove and the swan. Hermes was the son and the messenger of Zeus. It was his duty to bring the dictates of the gods to earth. Primarily a god of travelers, Hermes 40 THE MAGICAL PANTHEONS guided those who were journeying.
