Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Archetypes Greek Goddesses Aglaia - one of the three Graces Aletheia - the personification of Truth Amphitrite - goddess of the Sea Aphrodite - the goddess of love (Venus) ​ Artemis - the goddess of Hunt (Diana) ​ ​ ​ Athena - the goddess of Wisdom (Minerva) ​ Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 1 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Aura - a Titaness, the personification of the morning breeze. The Roman counterpart had the same name, Aura. Bia - the personification of force and violence Britomartis - a Cretan goddess who used to hunt with Artemis. Some say she invented the fishing nets. Brizo - a goddess who protected the sailor Calliope - muse of the epic poetry ​ Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 2 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Callirrhoe - the name of several characters, one of the is an Oceanid, the others are daughters of several river-gods Callisto - one of the nymphs of Artemis, who was transformed into a bear Calypso - a nymph who held Odysseus on the island of Ogygia, because she wanted to make him her immortal husband Chione - a goddess of the snow, but also the name of others characters who had a connection with snow Chloris - the nymph of spring and flowers Clio - one of the muses Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 3 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Clymene - the name of several Oceanids and of one Nereid Creusa - a Naiad Cybele - the goddess of Nature Demeter - the goddess of the earth and agriculture (Ceres) ​ Dia - a nymph or just another name for Hebe or Hera Dike - the personification of Justice Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 4 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Dione - a Titaness, in one version she is said to be Aphrodite's mother Dryope - a Pleiad Eirene (Pax) - the goddess of Peace ​ Eos - the goddess of Dawn (Aurora) ​ Eris - the goddess of Discord Eurynome - a Titaness of the pasturelands and water-meadows Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 5 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana There are no greek goddesses names starting with an F, because the Greeks would use "ph" for rendering the sound (well, in fact, they had a special letter, which is transliterated as "ph" Gaia - mother Earth ​ Galene - the goddess of the calm seas, one of the daughters of Nereus and Doris Graeae - three sea spirits, represented as old women who shared one eye and one teeth between them Hamadryads - dryad nymphs who preside over different types of trees. Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 6 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Harmonia - goddess of Harmony and concord. She had a beautiful necklace that brought bad luck to all those who possessed it. Hecate/Hekate (Trivia) - goddess of magic, witch craft and crossroads. She helped Demeter look for her daughter and then she remained with Persephone as her companion. Hemera - goddess of the daylight and of the sun. ​ Hera - (Juno)- the goddess of marriage and women, Zeus' wife... and a very jealous ​ one! Hebe (Juventas) - the goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera ​ Herse/Ersa - goddess of the morning dew that nourished plants, a daughter of Zeus and Selene. Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 7 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Hesperides - nymphs of the evening and of the sunset light, who tended a garden in the west, where the golden apple-trees and other treasures of the gods were kept. Hestia (Vesta) - the goddess of the hearth and architecture ​ Horae/Horai - goddesses of the seasons and of the natural portions of time, and, as such, they represent the right moment (in agriculture) and the right order. Hyades - nymphs who cried so much when there brother Hyas died, that they perished. Zeus transformed them into stars - the Hyades constellation. They are thought to bring rain. Hybris (Petulantia) - the personification or a spirit of insolence, pride and outrageous behaviour. Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 8 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Hygieia - the goddess of good health and cleanliness, associated mostly with the prevention of sickness - those ancient Greeks really knew a lot! Ida - A nymph who took care of baby Zeus. Ino - A queen of Thebes who was turned into a sea divinity after her death (I really don't understand why, as she did a lot of evil things during her life). Io - a nymph loved by Zeus, who turned her into a cow in order to protect her from Hera's jealousy. Iris - goddess of the rainbow Keres - female spirits of the violent death, daughters of Nyx. Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 9 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Lachesis - one of the three Fates, the one who measured the length of the thread which represented a person's life Lethe - as a goddess, the personification of oblivion Leto - Titaness of motherhood Metis - Titaness of wisdom and cunning, the first of Zeus' wives Mnemosyne - Titaness of the memory and remembrance Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 10 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Muses - the goddesses of music, song and dance, who inspired the artistic creation Naiades - nymphs of the fresh waters Nemesis - the goddess of vengeance Nephele - a cloud nymph Nike (Victoria) - the winged personification of the Victory ​ Nyx (Nox) - the goddess of the night, a primordial deity ​ Oceanids - the 3,000 daugthers of Oceanus and Thetys, who were nymphs of the fresh waters Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 11 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Oreads - nymphs of the mountains and valleys, associated with Artemis Orthosie - one of the Horae, a goddess of prosperity Panacea - goddess of Healing Pandia - goddess of the full moon, daughter of Selene Periboea - a Naiad, mother of Penelope Persephone - the goddess of the Underworld (Proserpina) Phoebe - Titaness of the intellect and prophecy There was no letter Q in the Greek alphabet, so there are no Greek goddesses names that start with a Q Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 12 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Rhea - Titaness of motherhood and fertility, mother of Zeus Selene (Luna) - the goddess of the moon ​ Styx - the goddess of the underworld river with the same name, on which oaths ​ were sworn Thalassa - a primordial goddess of the sea and the personification of the Mediterranean Sea Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 13 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana Theia - Titaness of sight and of the shining light of the sky Thetis - a Nereid, the mother of the Greek hero Achilles. Themis - Titaness of the divine law and order Thetys - a Titaness, mother of the rivers, springs and streams Sources: http://sandrabusby.hubpages.com/hub/Archetypes-Defined-and-Explained bridgetlyonsyoga.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archetype Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 14 Archetypes Defined and Explained; Mythology and Asana http://www.greek-gods-and-goddesses.com/greek-goddesses.html Copyright © 2019 Lisa Ware | Yoga4Love.com 15 .