Category: Greek Mythology
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Aeon – The Personification of the Zodiac
Aion or Aeon the Hellenistic deity associated with time. The orb or circle encompassing the universe; and the zodiac structure. The “time” depicted by Aion is unbounded. In contrast to Chronos, who is as empirical time divided into past, present, and future. A god of the ages, associated with ancient mystery religions concerned with the…
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Aether – The primordial God in Greek Mythology
Aether known from Greek myth and legend as one of the primordial deities. One of the old gods. The personification of the upper sky. Aether embodies the pure upper air that the gods breathe. Like Tartarus and Erebus, the god Aether may have had shrines in ancient Greece, but he had no temples and is…
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The Unknown God or the 13th god
The Unknown 13th God or Agnostos Theos. A dark Ancient Mystery to say the least. Norden proposed that in addition to the twelve main gods and the innumerable lesser deities, ancient Greeks worshipped a deity they called “Agnostos Theos.” That is “Unknown God”, which Norden called “un-Greek”. A very mysterious figure. In Athens, there was…