5/2/2023 0 Comments Female horae namesShe was the mother by Zeus of the Fates and Seasons.ĪNKHIALE (Anchiale) The younger Titanis-goddess of the warmth of fire. THEMIS The elder Titanis-goddess of natural order, divine law and tradition, and the oracles of the earth. She was the mother of Sun, Moon and Dawn. ![]() THEIA The elder Titanis-goddess of sight and the precious value of gold, silver and gemstones. ![]() She was the mother of the Rivers and Springs. TETHYS The elder Titanis-goddess of nursing and the underground sources of fresh-water. She rescued her infant son Zeus from the maw of Kronos (Cronus) who had devoured her other five children. RHEIA (Rhea) The Queen of the Titanes (Titans) and goddess of female fertility and the wild mountains. She was the grandmother of the god Apollon. PHOIBE (Phoebe) The elder Titanis-goddess of intellect and the Oracle of Delphoi (Delphi). She was the mother by Zeus of the nine Mousai (Muses). MNEMOSYNE The elder Titanis-goddess of goddess of memory, words and language. ![]() LIST OF TITANESSES LIST OF ELDER TITANESSESĭIONE The Titanis-goddess of the Oracle of Dodona. The heavenly Titanides included the likes of Leto a goddess of light, Asteria the starry night, Selene the moon, and Eos the dawn. The earth-goddesses included Klymene (Clymene), the chthonian goddess of renown, Eurynome goddess of earth's rich meadowlands, and chthonian Styx the oath-protector. These younger Titanes were a combination of heavenly and earthly goddesses. Many of the daughters of the Titanides were also themselves titled Titanides. When Zeus led his allies into the Titanomakhia (War of the Titans), the Titanides either remained neutral or were passive supporters of the Olympian gods, and unlike their brothers were never cast into the Tartarean pit. The marriage of the Titan sons of Heaven and Titanis (Titaness) daughters of Earth produced a huge family of gods which represented the power of heaven over earth. Many of them were oracular in nature:-Themis was honoured at the oracles of Delphoi (Delphi), Dodona and Ikhnai (Ichnae), and named after themistes "oracular pronouncements" or "decrees from the gods" Phoibe was the goddess of the Delphic shrine, whose named was associated with the Greek word phoibazô "to prophecise" Theia was the goddess of the oracle at Ikhnai (Ichnae), her name being derived from the word theiazô "divine inspiration" or "prophecy" Dione was the goddess of the oracle at Dodona, named "the female Zeus" and Mnemosyne "Memory" presided over the oracle of Trophonios at Lebadeia. The Titanides also represented various human and animal qualities: Tethys was the nursing mother Rhea female fertility Themis natural order and custom (implying instinct in animals) Phoibe intelligence, the mind Theia sight and Mnemosyne memory, learning. The Titanides represented different aspects of their mother Gaia the Earth: Tethys was the nourishing waters of subterranean springs and the nurse of all life Rheia was nature's fertile mother, and lady of the wilds Themis was earth's natural order, and prophetic voice Phoibe (Phoebe) was earth's oracular midpoint (Delphi) Theia was sight, the all-seeing and all-knowing earth Mnemosyne was memory, the preservation of earthly history. ![]() They were the female counterparts of the Titanes-the primal gods of time, divinities of both Heaven and the Tartarean pit, the cosmic inverse of heaven. THE TITANIDES (Titanesses) were the six (or seven) earth-goddess daughters of Heaven (Ouranos, Uranus) and Earth (Gaia, Gaea). Titan Goddesses, Titanesses Titaness Rhea, Athenian red-figure vase fragment, Museum of Fine Arts Boston
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