ORACLE OF DIONE AND ZEUS

 

Oracle of Dione and Zeus

At Dodona in Epirus

Apollo’s temple at Didyma

On the coast of Asia Minor,

Or at Corinth and Bassae

In the Peloponnese,

And Delos and Aegina

In the Aegean Sea

THE PYTHIA

 

The Pythia, oracle

Of Greek antiquity,

Oracular high Priestess

To Apollo at Delphi

THE SIBYLLINE ORACLES

 

The Sibylline Oracles,

Oracular utterances scribed

In Greek hexameters

Ascribed to the Sibyls,

Prophetesses who uttered

The divine revelations

In a state of frenzy

THE ORACLES OF ANTIQUITY

 

The Oracles of antiquity,

Were portals to the Olympians

So, the Gods could speak

Directly to those in their dominions

ORACLES

 

Inspired by the Gods

In Classical Antiquity,

Oracles gave wise counsel

Prophetic predictions

Or precognition of the future

As they performed their Oracular

Form of divination

In temples to the Gods

SCYLLA

 

Scylla of Greek myth

Great monster of the sea

Terror of the seas

A fearful monster

The scourge of sailors

Believed in later times,

Scylla was thought

To be a rock in the

Straits of Messina

PHOEBE GODDESS OF THE MOON

 

Phoebe Goddess of the moon                                                      

Radiant, bright, prophetic

Titan goddess Phoebe

With an oracular intellect

Reigned unchallenged at Delphi

And Gold-Crowned was epithet

GREEK GODDESS ARTEMIS

 

Greek Goddess Artemis

The virgin Goddess

Of the hunt and the moon

Daughter of Zeus and Leto

Twin sister of Phoebus

ROMAN GODDESS DIANA

 

Roman Goddess Diana

The virgin Goddess

Of the hunt and the moon

Daughter of Zeus and Leto

Twin sister of Apollo

GREEK SUN GOD APOLLO

 

Sun God Apollo

Greek God of light

God of prophesy

Poetry, music and healing

Son of Zeus and Leto

Twin brother of Artemis     

SUN GOD PHOEBUS

 

Sun God Phoebus

Greek God of light

God of prophesy

Poetry, music, and healing

Son of Zeus and Leto

Twin brother of Artemis     

NEMESIS

 

Nemesis, Greek goddess

Of divine retribution

And deliverer of vengeance

Against acts of hubris

EIDOTHEA

 

Sea-nymph Eidothea,

Gifted with prophecy

Daughter of Proteus

The shape-shifting sea God

ACHERON

 

Acheron, the river of pain,

One of the five rivers of hades

Where Charon the ferryman

Plied his morbid trade

POLYHYMNIA

 

Versatile Polyhymnia

Muse of singing

Muse of mime

And of sacred dancing

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – URANIA (MUSE OF ASTRONOMY)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The ninth and final was,

The divine Urania,

Heavenly muse,

Was the muse of astrology

A globe in her hand

Dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars

Urania was reader of the stars

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – THALIA (MUSE OF COMEDY)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The eighth was,

The divine Thalia,

Flourishing, in bloom,

Was the muse of comedy and idyllic poetry

A comic mask in her hand

The praises of Thalia, rustic goddess

And in her songs flourish through time

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – TERPSICHORE (MUSE OF DANCING)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The seventh was,

The divine Terpsichore,

Delight of dancing,

Muse of choral songs and dance

A lyre in her hand

Accompanies the dancers

Terpsichore muse of dance

Mother of the sirens

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – POLYHYMNIA (MUSE OF HYMNS)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The sixth was,

The divine Polyhymnia,

The one of many hymns,

Was the Muse of sacred poetry and sacred hymns

Of eloquence and pantomime

In her long cloak and classical pose

Polyhymnia was a serious, pensive and meditative muse

THE NINE MUSES OF THE ARTS – MELPOMÈNE (MUSE OF TRAGEDY)

 

The nine muses

Daughters of Zeus

Inspiring of mortals

And nurturers of the arts

The fifth was,

The divine Melpomène,

The one that is melodious,

Was firstly the muse of singing

To celebrate with dance and song

Then she became the muse of tragedy

And hid behind a tragic mask

A knife or club in her hand

Creator of beautiful lyrical phrases

Melpomène muse of Horace