A Wiccan Bible - Exploring the Mysteries of the Craft from Birth to Summerland

Liber ab Clementia (Book of Humanity)^381

Oil Recipe

9 drops Frankincense essential oil

6 drops Peppermint essential oil

6 drops Cypress essential oil

1/2 ounce Olive oil

Pollux—Male—Mediterranean

Father: Zeus

Mother: Leda

See Leda for the story of his conception.

With his twin brother Castor, he was called the

Disocuri.

Polyhymnia—Female—Mediterranean

‘Many songs’—Greek muse of song, dance,

and mimicry. She is often shown with a finger

to her lips as if in deep thought. See also

Muses, The.

Pomona—Female—Mediterranean

Plant association: Apple

Roman goddess and patron of the orchard,

especially apple orchards.

Pooka, The—Male—Central Europe

Animal association: Black Horse

Celtic/Pre-celtic spirit who curses all crops

not harvested by Samhain. Probably the ori-

gin of Puck (Robin Goodfellow) in

Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s

Dream.

Porrima—Female—Mediterranean

Roman goddess of divination and proph-

ecy. With her sisters Postvorta and Carmenta

she is seen as a Triple Goddess.

Portunes—Male—Mediterranean

(Also known as Portunus, Portunis, Portuno)

Roman god of keys, entrances, and domes-

tic animals (especially guardian animals/watch-

dogs). As sea trade often involved the secure

storage of crops in ports, he became a god of

harbors. He is honored by some with the wear-

ing of an old fashioned key or key-like charm.

Poseidon—Male—Mediterranean

Father: Cronos

Mother: Rhea

Wife: Amphitrite

Lover: Gaia, Leucippe, Telephassa

Animal associations: Horse, Cattle (bull), Dol-

phin, Fish, Whale, Shark and all creatures of

the sea

Plant associations: Ash, Bladderwrack, Cedar,

Fig, Lotus*, Myrrh, Olive, Pine, Seaweed (all),

Water Lily

* May have been connected to Lotus due to

the folk name use of the term Water Lily.

Greek god and ruler of the ocean who lived

there with his wife. He forms a sacred triad

with his brothers Zeus (land/upper world) and

Hades (Underworld).

Incense Recipe

1 part Cedar powder

1 part Myrrh (sweet myrrh is best)

A pinch of sea salt

Enough Poseidon or Myrrh essential oil to

bind

Oil Recipe

9 drops Cedar wood essential oil

6 drops Myrrh essential oil

1/2 ounce olive oil

Postvorta—Female—Mediterranean

Roman goddess of history and of seeing the

past for what it is rather than for how one

wishes to picture it. With her sisters Carmenta

and Porrima she is seen as a Triple Goddess.

Prajapati—Male—Near East

Animal association: Tortoise

Hindu god and patron of parents.

Protogonos—Male—Mediterranean

Phoenician god and father to the first of

humanity. His name means ‘first born,’ his

wife’s name means ‘life,’ his children are the

combination of the two, giving us ‘first born

life.’

z WB Chap 17.p65 381 7/11/2003, 6:05 PM