ANANKE - Greek Primordial Goddess of Necessity & Compulsion

• Eidolon (εἴδωλον): A ghostly phantom or illusory double in Greek mythology, reflecting an unreal or idealized image of a person or thing.


• Daemon (δαίμων): A divine or spiritual being in Greek philosophy, acting as a guiding force or moral conscience between gods and humans.

two or more deities might be contained within a larger deity—somewhat like the Wiccan God and Goddess with their varying archetypal aspects. One significant example is the war and protection goddess Bast, who was eventually paired with another somewhat similar goddess, Wadjet, to become Wadjet-Bast.

HE ORIGINAL technical meaning and the etymological origin of the Greek δαίμων (daimon) is lost in the darkness of ancient history. Our understanding of the word, ‘a lowly spiritual being of a preponderantly dangerous and evil character’17 is strongly influenced by the works of Plato and Xenocrates, which were composed between 396 – 313 BCE. The mea

Likewise, the “Great Mother” could be said to contain various goddesses, such as the Greek Gaia or the Egyptian Isis.

Isis’ name translates to “throne” in the ancient Egyptian language, and she is often represented as a woman with a throne headdress, which symbolizes her enormous power and status. She traditionally holds the ankh symbol in one hand, which represents eternal life.