The Gods
The God has been revered for eons. He is not the stern all-powerful deity of Christianity and Judaism, nor is He simply a consort of the Goddess. They are equal- one.
We see the God in the Sun as it shines brilliantly overhead during the day. The rising and setting in endless cycles which govern our lives. Without the sun we would not exist. Therefore the God is revered as a source of life. The God is also seen as tender of wild animals. As the Horned God. Sometimes he is seen wearing horns on His head. This is to symbolize his connection with these beasts. In earlier times hunting was ruled by the God while domestication of animals was goddess oriented.
The God's domains; forests untouched by human hands, burning deserts, and towering mountains.
Stars, since they are distant suns, are also seen to be under His domain.
The yearly cycle of greening, maturation, and harvest have been long associated with the sun; hence the solar fesitvals of Europe which are still observed in Wicca.
The God can be seen in the fully ripened harvest, intoxicating wine pressed from grapes, golden grain waving in a lone field, shimmering apples hanging on verdant boughs on Ocotober afternoons.
With the Goddess the God celebrates and rules sex. It is a part of nature and accepted as such. Since it brings pleasure, shifts our awareness away from the everyday world, and perpetuates our species, it is thought to be sacred.
Symbols of the God to worship; sword, horns, spear, candle, gold, brass, diamond, the sickle, arrow, magical wand, trident, knife, and others.
Creatures Sacred to Him; bull, dog, fish, stag, dragon, wolf, boar, eagle, falcon, shark, lizard, and many others.
List of Gods
Adonis: Greek; consort of Aphrodite. Also another name for "Lord." In Phoenician his counterpart is Astarte. A vegetation God. Roman counterpart is Venus.
Anubis: Egyptian; guardian of Isis. Jackal-headed God of Protection. Call on him to protect both home and person.
Apollo: Greek and Roman; twin brother of Artemis. God of the Sun, Light, and the Arts.
Apsu: Babylonian; his mate is Tiamat.
Cernunnos: Celtic; Horned God and consort of the Lady. Also Kernunnos.
Eros: Greek; God of Romance and Passionate Love.
Horus: Egyptian; Head of a Falcon and body of a man. God of the all-seeing eye and healing.
Hymen: Greek; God of Marriage and Commitment. His counterpart is Dionysus.
Lucifer: Italian; Soulmate and Brother of Diana. Father of Aradia. God of the Sun and Light.
Mithra: Persian; Sun God and bringer of Light. A soldier's God..
Odin: Scandanavian; counterpart of Freya. This is the God who hung on the Tree of Yggdrasil to obtain second sight. His familiars are the Raven and the Wolf. In his youth he is depicted as a terrible God, in his old age as a God of Wisdom and psychic sight.
Osiris: Egyptian; counterpart of Isis. Over-all God form including vegetation and after-life.
Pan: Greek; God of Nature and the Woods, Laughter and Passion. Also music and personal abandon.
Poseidon: Greek; God of the Sea. His familiars are dolphins and horses.
Ptah: Egyptian; Expert craftsman and designer. God of creative enterprise with the hands.
Shiva: Hindu; consort of Kali. God of the universal cycle of birth-death-rebirth. Shiva can be both kind and terrible.
Thor: Scandanavian; God of Sky and Thunder. A kindly God of the common people, including farmers and sailors.
Thoth: Egyptian; God of Reincarnation. Also a Moon God and favorable to science and wisdom.
This is by no means a complete listing of all the Gods. More will come with time.
Information taken from :
Wicca A Guide for the Solitaty Practitioner by Scott Cunningham
To Ride a Silver Broomstick by Silver RavenWolf
page created by Arian Sidhe
