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was kidnapped), the son of the King of Troy,
who had earlier wanted Helen’s hand. Out-
raged at the abduction, Menelaus called on the
very men who had lusted after his wife but
sworn the oath of King Tyndareus, to retrieve
his wife from Paris. Their soldiers were rallied
and the Trojan war began. With the fall of
Troy, Helen returned to Menelaus. He did so
love her that even if it was betrayal that caused
her to leave, he welcomed her and treated her
so well that she stayed with him ever more.
After her mortal death, she even went to his
side and remains there in the Greek afterworld
in Elysium.Helios—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Helius)
Father: Hyperion
Mother: Theia
Wife: Clymene, Perse
Plant associations: Cinnamon, Frankincense,
Heliotrope, Sunflower
Greek Sun God who is most often depicted
as an attractive young man with a golden halo
or sun disk about his head.Incense Recipe
2 parts Frankincense
1 part Cinnamon
A few unsalted sunflower seeds
Enough Helios or Frankincense essential oil
to bindOil Recipe
12 drops Frankincense essential oil
6 drops Cinnamon essential oil
1/4 ounce sunflower oilHemera—Female—Mediterranean
Father: Erebus
Mother: Nyx
‘Day’—Greek goddess of day. Being born
of Darkness (Erebus) and Night (Nyx), she is
one of the many foundations on which the
Wiccan principle of ‘Darkness before Light’ is
based.Henwen—Female—Central Europe
Animal association: Boar
British fertility goddess who is depicted as
a pregnant boar or sow. She brought abun-
dance and diversity to England with her many
litters. Sometimes associated with Cerridwen.Hephaestus—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Hephaistos)
Wife: Aphrodite
Lover: Gaia
After Aphrodite was born, Zeus was con-
cerned that there would be great battles over
her hand. So he choose his trusted metal
worker Hephaestus to take her hand. So much
did Hephaestus adore Aphrodite, that he dedi-
cated much of his greatly skilled work towards
making her the finest jewelry and gifts. Adore
is the important word here. You see,
Hephaestus was greatly skilled, but he was
nonetheless a working man. He felt he was
blessed by Aphrodite because he never
thought he could have a wife so beautiful. His
story might have gone differently if he had
wished instead for a lover that was compatible
as well. One of those gifts was a girdle made
from the finest woven gold. Unfortunately for
his heart, the girdle made Aphrodite even
more irresistible. With so many new suitors,
Aphrodite quickly tired of her hard-working
and skillful man and became content to run
around with the ‘bad boys’ of the time. The
message here seems to be that love is fickle.
His story warns that relationships in the order
of marriage will not last long if they are not
based on matters other then the superficial.Hera—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Bopis)
Father: Cronus
Mother: Rhea
Husband: Zeus
Animal associations: Cattle, Crow, Dove,
Goose, Hawk, Peacock, Sheep (ram), Snake
Plant associations: Apple, Myrrh, Orris, Pome-
granate, Willowz WB Chap 17.p65 335 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM