The Mythologist

Often this sister is referred to as the gray eyed goddess, she was recognized by certain greeks or hero as having eyes that were either green, blue or gray.  Her counsel to the Olympians was valuable, especially during times or war.  Known also as a warrior goddess, her strategic cunning was the best by far and she was the most resourceful of all the gods and goddesses. She was the patron of the city of Athens and taught them art, literature, strategy and weaving.  Her tree was the Olive tree, the bird an owl and her metal was palladium.   Athena was Zues' favorite child being sprung full grown in full battle armor from the head of Zeus.  The only child ever allowed to wield the thunderbolt and wear the aegis.  Often praised for her compassion and generosity she assisted Oddyseeus, Hercules, and Perseus in the pursuits and convinced other gods to be generous and fair with the heros. Her festival would be known as the Roman Quinquatras, which I will allow the reader to research

nvocation of Dionysus (from Orphic hymns) [ edit ] "I call upon loud-roaring and revelling Dionysus, primeval, double-natured, thrice-born, Bacchic lord, wild, ineffable, secretive, two-horned and two-shaped. Ivy-covered, bull-faced, warlike, howling, pure, You take raw flesh, you have feasts, wrapt in foliage, decked with grape clusters. Resourceful Eubouleus, immortal god sired by Zeus When he mated with Persephone in unspeakable union. Hearken to my voice, O blessed one, and with your fair-girdled nymphs breathe on me in a spirit of perfect agape". "In intoxication, physical or spiritual, the initiate recovers an intensity of feeling which prudence had destroyed; he finds the world full of delight and beauty, and his imagination is suddenly :liberated from the prison of everyday preoccupations. The Bacchic ritual produced what was called 'enthusiasm', which means etymologically having the god enter the worshipper, who believed :that he became one with the g