Gnostic Glossary: Greek Pantheon

Eros (ἔρως)  Amongst the most ancient traditions in the Greek mysteries, Eros was known as Phanes, a progenitor deity.

Eros literally means “love.” It can also mean “life force.” At that time, Eros represented the creative power of divinity.

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Eve, Heve — the same as Hebe, the Greek Goddess of youth and bride of the Olympic Heracles — is the Yoni, the divine chalice, the eternal Feminine.

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(Hecate, Hekate – Greek Ἑκατη) Virgin goddess of the Greek mysteries, one of the symbolic aspects of the Divine Mother.

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(Hephaestus Greek – Ἡφαιστος) The Greek symbol of the sexual force, the equivalent of the Hindu Shiva or Christian Holy Spirit. He was represented as a creative and powerful craftsman who worked in the depths of Earth at a fiery forge. He was known by the Romans as Vulcan. [See Vulcan].

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