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Demeter and Persephone
There are already articles on Demeter and Persephone , but I haven't told the whole story, which I will complete here. The myth explained the origi...
By Jimmy Joe
Gaea and her Daughters
In Greek mythology, Gaea and her daughters – Rhea , Themis and Dione – were the earliest earth and mother goddesses. These goddesses played decisiv...
By Jimmy Joe
Britomartis (Dictynna)
Britomartis was a Cretan goddess of nature and hunting. Her name Britomartis means "Sweet Maiden". Britomartis was the daughter of Zeus and Carme, ...
By Jimmy Joe
Snake Goddess
In 1903, the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans discovered figurines of women in what was possibly a temple within the palace of Knossos (Cnossus), in ...
By Jimmy Joe
Atana Potnia
A-TA-NA PO-TI-NI-JA or Atana Potnia was the name listed on the Linear B tablets found in Knossos, Crete. Her name doesn't appear anywhere on the ta...
By Jimmy Joe
Mistress of Animals (Potnia theron)
Potnia theron or "Mistress of Animals" is the figure found more commonly in Minoan and Mycnenaean art than any other Potnia. She was also known as ...
By Jimmy Joe
The Mistress (Potnia)
PO-TI-NI-JA or Potnia seems more of a title than a name. Potnia means either "Mistress" or "Lady". Potnia was a mother goddess or goddess of nature...
By Jimmy Joe
Cyprus
Cyprus was a large island at the easternmost end of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Cilcia, Asia Minor, and west of Syria. Cyprus was one of the pr...
By Jimmy Joe
Cythera
Cythera is the large island south of the Peloponnesus, and the easternmost island in the group of islands known as the Ionian Islands. Cythera is a...
By Jimmy Joe
Zacynthus
Zacynthus was an island in the Ionian Sea, south of the islands of Cephallenia and Ithaca, and off the western coast of the region of Elis. I could...
By Jimmy Joe
Leucas
Leucas was an island in the Ionian Sea, north of Cephallenia and Ithaca. I couldn't find any trace of mythological tales connected to Leucas.
By Timeless Myths
Cephallenia
Cephallenia was a large island in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Acarnania. It was named after Cephalus, son of Deïon, king of Phocis, and Diomed...