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- Moirae (Fates) - Mythopedia
The Moirae continue to make appearances in modern pop culture, where they are most commonly known as the “Fates ” In literature, the Moirae have featured in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (2005–2009), Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel series The Sandman (1989–), and Stephen King’s novel Insomnia (1994)
- Themis - Mythopedia
Themis was a Greek Titan most famous for embodying the concept of justice Unlike the other Titans, she sided with the Olympians in their celestial war with her brethren Today, her image survives as “Lady Justice,” wearing a chiton (a kind of tunic) and holding a set of balanced scales
- Greek Underworld Gods - Mythopedia
In addition to Hades, the Underworld housed several other deities, both revered and dreaded by the ancients These included Hades’ queen, Persephone; Charon, the ferryman of the dead; the Erinyes, who mercilessly punished sinners; and the Moirae, who ensured that every mortal lived out his life according to his fate
- Horae – Mythopedia
The Horae, daughters of Zeus and Themis, were goddesses associated with the seasons and with ordered cycles of time According to the poet Hesiod, there were three Horae: Dike (“Justice”), Eunomia (“Good Order”), and Eirene (“Peace”)
- Meleager - Mythopedia
In what eventually became the best-known version of the myth, the Moirae visited Meleager’s mother, Althaea, soon after Meleager was born They pointed to a log that was burning in the fireplace and warned that Meleager would only live until that log had been burned away by the fire
- Greek Gods - Mythopedia
The Greek gods ruled over every aspect of Hellenic existence—from war to love, from childbirth to the afterlife Commonly depicted in human form, they were capricious deities who demanded worship and sacrifice to stave off misfortune and ruin
- Hecate – Mythopedia
Hecate, daughter of Asteria and Perses, was a powerful but mysterious goddess usually associated with magic, witchcraft, and the Underworld Though often an object of dread, Hecate was sometimes seen as a kind goddess and a protector of justice
- Erebus - Mythopedia
According to Hesiod, Nyx went on to have many more children on her own, without the help of her consort Erebus (among them the grim personifications Nemesis, Thanatos, and the Moirae) According to other sources, however, Erebus was the father of these children as well (see above)
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