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Selene
"The Radiant", "The Well Dressed Queen". Greek moon goddess and teacher to the
magicians and sorcerers or sorceresses. She was a beautiful woman with long wings
and a halo of gold. Daughter of Hyperion and Theia, sister of Helios and Eos. She
symbolizes the moon. Also known as Phoebe.
Serapis
Ptolemaic god of the afterlife and fertility, devised by the Greeks from Osiris and
Apis. Physician and helper of worshippers in distress. Symbolizes health/healing and
fertility.
Thetis
Greek goddess who had an affair with Zeus. However, Zeus learned that Thetis' son
would be more powerful than his father, so he married her off to Peleus. They had a
son named Achilles. Thetis attempted to make him immortal by dipping him in the
river Styx, but because she held him by the heel, his heel remained his weakness.
Thus the allusion to "Achilles' Heel".
Zephyrus
Greek-Roman god of the west winds, the most pleasant and favored of the winds.
Symbolizes the element air. Also known as Zephyrs, Zephyr.
Zeus
Chief god of the Greek pantheon. He is the god of skies, lightening, thunder, and
storms. He also takes on other forms:
Zeus Chronos: Fertility, earth
Zeus Sote: Father and savior of man
Zeus Xenios: Protector of politeness and hospitality
Zeus Herkios: Protector of house and home
Zeus Kleisos: Protector of property
Zeus Gamelios: God of marriage contracts. (Greek root "gam" means "marriage", as in
"polygamy".)