(^340) A Wiccan Bible
Father: Asklepios
Animal association: Snake
Greek goddess of health, healing, and the
maintaining of that health with hygiene. So in-
separable is this goddess from the concept that
good personal hygiene is essential to health
that the word itself, hygiene, is based on her
name. Her symbols has survived today in the
symbol of medicine. There we still see her sa-
cred snake and the rod of her father,
Asklepios.
Hymen—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Hymenaeus)
Father: Dionysus
Mother: Aphrodite
Plant association: Hawthorn, Juniper, Olive,
Vine (grape)
Greek god who blessed marriages and the
receptions that follow. Keep in mind who his
parents are prior to calling on him for assistance.
He is also patron of celebrating anniversaries
and is most applicably called on when one wants
an anniversary to rekindle a lustful spark. Pa-
tron of marriages and celebrations of marriage.
Incense Recipe
3 parts Sandalwood (yellow/white) powder
2 parts Hawthorn berries
2 parts juniper berries
1 part raisins
1 part Gum Arabic
Enough Hymen oil or red wine to bind
Oil Recipe
9 drops Juniper essential oil
1 teaspoon tincture of Hawthorn berries
1 pinch sugar (dissolve first into the tincture
of Hawthorn berries)
1/2 ounce grape seed oil
1/2 ounce olive oil
Hyperion—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Uranus
Mother: Gaia
Lover: Theia
‘He who goes before the sun’—Greek god
whose children are Helios (the son), Selene
(the moon), and Eos (the dawn). As father of
the son, his name is support for the Wiccan
principle that darkness comes before light.
Hypnos—Male—Mediterranean
Plant Association: Poppy (especially white)
Greek personification and god of sleep
from whom we receive the word hypnosis. En-
sures a restful sleep and sends his son
Morpheus to bring the sleeper dreams. Also
responsible for peaceful transition into death,
for he could also send his son Thanatos. Pa-
tron of euthanasia and dreams.
Iah—See Aah
Iasion—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Iasius)
Greek god who is associated with fertility
rites at Spring Equinox and Bealtaine. The as-
sociation is probably made from records that
Iasion and Demeter were involved in such fer-
tility rites. Patron of fertility and male sexual
virility.
Ibey—Male/Female—African/Caribbean/
South America
In Santeria, they are called The Jimaguas/
Ibey/Omo-Melli
In Voodoo, they are called The Marrasa
In Africa, they are called the Ibeji (twins)
Saint and Catholic associations (in pairs): St.
Cosme and St.Damian, St. Crispin and St.
Crispinian, St. Justa and St. Rufina
Holiday: Feast of Saint Cosme and Saint
Damian on September 27
‘The twins’ (loosely)—The twins, named
Taebo (male) and Kainde (female), are seen
as messengers of the gods and good omens.
Wood statues are given as presents to bring
good luck to a home (especially at weddings).
Although they are both male, the modern tra-
dition of placing a statue of the groom and
bride atop a wedding cake may come from the
African tradition of giving Ibeji statues to a
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