Psychopompos - a new mythology

Appendix

Olympians & Gods of Psychopompos - a new mythology

  • ZEUS, King of Olympus and the Sky, God of Thunder,

  • his siblings:

    • HERA, his sister-wife, Queen of Olympus, the Goddess of Marriage,

    • their children:

      • ARES, an Olympian, the God of War,

      • HERMES, an Olympian, Messenger God of Olympus, betrothed in secret to the mortal ICARUS,

        • HERMES-PSYCHOPOMPOS, an aspect of HERMES, the Psychopomp of Greece,

    • HERA’s son, born from striking Olympus seven times in rage:

      • HEPHAESTUS, an Olympian, God of Fire and the Forge,

    • DEMETER, an Olympian, the Goddess of the Harvest and Grain, Patron of Gaia,

    • her daughters with ZEUS:

      • DIONYSUS, an Olympian, the Goddess of Wine, Drunken Revelry and Ritual Madness,

      • PERSEPHONE, the Goddess of Flowers and Renewal, engaged to EURYDICE, a dryad,

    • POSEIDON, an Olympian, King of the Sea, God of Storms,

      • his son with AMPHRITITE:

        • TRITON, the Sea Prince,

    • HADES, God of the Underworld and King of the Dead, cheated out of the sky by ZEUS,

    • HESTIA, former Goddess of the Hearth, who was forgotten by the Greeks,

  • ZEUS’ daughter, born fully formed from his forehead:

    • ATHENA, an Olympian, the Goddess of War, Wisdom and Art,

  • ZEUS’ children with LETO, the Hidden Goddess of Oblivion:

    • ARTEMIS, the Moon, Goddess of the Wild the Hunt,

    • APOLLO, the Sun, the God of Light, Truth and Prophecy,

      • his daughter with the dryad, DAPHNE:

        • EURYDICE, a laurel nymph, engaged to PERSEPHONE,

  • APHRODITE, shape-shifting Goddexx of Love,

    • APHRODITE-NEMESIS, an aspect of APHRODITE, the one who gives what is due,

    • their children with ARES:

      • EROS, the God of Queer Love and Love Given, married to the mortal made god, PSYCHE, the Soul of Humanity, the Goddess of Reciprocated Love,

      • HARMONIA, the Goddess of Harmony and Concord, who holds ERIS, the Goddess of Strife and Discord within her,

    • their son with HERMES:

      • PAN, a satyr, the God of the Wild,

  • THE MUSES, birthed in a nine day orgy by APHRODITE, ARTEMIS, DIONYSUS and PAN:

    • CALLIOPE, Chief Muse and the Muse of Eloquence and Poetry,

    • CLIO, the Muse of History,

    • ERATO, the Muse of Erotic Verse,

    • EUTERPE, the Muse of Music,

    • MELPOMENE, the Muse of Tragedy,

    • POLYHYMNIA, the Muse of Hymn,

    • TERPSICHORE, the Muse of Dance,

    • THALIA, the Muse of Comedy,

    • URANIA, the Muse of Astronomy.

Chthonians of Psychopompos - a new mythology

  • NYX, the Beginning, so-called Goddess of Night,

    • their children:

      • THANATOS, the Idol of Death, twin brother of HYPNOS,

        • THANATOS-KERES, an aspect of THANATOS, Idol of Violent Death,

        • THANATOS-MAKARIA, an aspect of THANATOS, Idol of Blessed Death,

      • HYPNOS, the Idol of Sleep, twin brother of THANATOS,

      • CHARON, Ferryman of the River Styx.

      • THE MOIRAI, so-called SISTERS OF FATE:

        • CLOTHO, THE SPINNER, the maiden who spins the thread of life,

        • LAKHESIS, THE APPORTIONER, the lady who measures the thread of life,

        • ATROPOS, THE INEVITABLE, the crone who cuts the thread of life,

  • CHORUS, masked servants of NYX,

  • The Rivers of the Underworld:

    • AKHERON, the river of misery and woe,

    • MNEMOSYNE, the hidden river of memory,

    • LETHE, the river of forgetfulness,

    • PYRIPHLEGETHON, the river of fire,

    • KOKYTOS, the river of wailing,

    • STYX, the river of hatred and oaths.

Mortals & Other Characters of Psychopompos - a new mythology

  • ALECTRYON, a war hero and leader of the Sacred Band of Thebes, the Champion and mortal lover of ARES,

  • AMPHION OF THEBES, a mortal who was gifted music and song by the MUSES, lover of HERMES,

  • APOLLONIUS OF RHODES, an inspired poet,

  • ARAKHNE, a skilled weaver who defies ATHENA,

  • BAUCIS and PHILEMON, an elderly couple who receive mysterious visitors,

  • DAEDALUS, a famed Athenian architect, designer of the Labyrinth of Minos,

    • his son:

      • ICARUS, a mortal secretly betrothed to HERMES,

  • EKHO, an Oread of Mt. Cithaeron, mother of PAN’s children,

  • GANYMEDE, a young mortal shepherd brought to Olympus by ZEUS to be his consort,

  • IASION, an agricultural hero, the Champion and lover of DEMETER,

  • KING CADMUS OF THEBES, the hero king of Thebes, husband of HARMONIA,

  • MARSYAS, a satyr, friend of PAN,

  • MEDEA, THE WITCH OF COLCHIS, a powerful witch, wed to the great hero JASON OF THE ARGONAUTS,

    • their children:

      • ALCIMENES and TISANDER, twin boys,

    • her HANDMAIDEN,

  • MEDUSA, one of the Gorgons, whose gaze turns men to stone,

  • NARKISSOS, a beautiful mortal who refuses APHRODITE,

    • his lover, AMENIAS, who died by suicide,

  • ORPHEUS, a musician and lyric poet, favorite of both APOLLO and DIONYSUS,

  • PROMETHEUS, a Titan, who created humanity from clay and gave them fire.

  • PYTHIA, THE ORACLE OF DELPHI, an oracle in service to GAIA, who is stolen by APOLLO,

  • QUEEN NIOBE OF TANTALUS, the proud queen of Tantalus.