Myths and Legends of the World

Popular Gods and Goddesses of Love from around the world Inanna was the oldest of the love goddess of the Mesopotamian region. She was a Sumerian goddess of love and war. Although she is regarded as a virgin, Inanna is a goddess responsible for sexual love, procreation, and fertility. Hathor (Het-Heru) , meaning "House of Horus the Elder", was a goddess of many things, from the celestial to the alcoholic!  Hathor is one of the most beloved of Egypt's goddesses, a benevolent, understanding and stunningly beautiful figure responsible for all artistic endeavor and happiness in the world. Hathor brings happiness, romance and an appreciation for musical arts into our lives. Hathor was worshipped by both men and women in ancient Egypt. She presides over festivals whose sole purpose is to bring joy to the participants. Devotees of the Goddess were mostly dancers, musicians, and artisans. Dance and music were the sacred arts of Hathor and Hathor was thought to be th...

What is love? Since ancient times, the aspects of this multi-faceted emotion have been expressed through the many love gods and goddesses throughout the world. Today, the major world religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) think in terms of 'one god', but in ancient times many gods and goddesses featured in religions of all cultures. Even the Roman Catholic Church still has a pantheon of saints, each responsible for a particular area of life. This is a remnant of the belief that the different deities and their powers were a reflection of mortal life and its aspects upon a higher scale. The mythical lives of the gods and goddess dealt with mortal issues upon an immortal playing field; love, marriage, death, fertility, war, loss, argument, jealousy and so on, and so humanity learned about itself by observing the ways of the gods. The diversity of love deities is a prime example of the mortal need to understand that there are different ways of caring; they demonst...

I have been researching gods ( specifically  male gods) that are Patron of Homosexual and/or are bisexual  Egypt Seth: God of the Desert, Chaos, Confusion, Storms, Wind, and Foreign Lands. He had been with Horus, God of Pharaoh and the Sky. He also fuck the local oasis gods and his harem of goddesses and minor gods. Seth is shown as red haired and white skin. Greeks (Easiest to find) Dionysus: God of  Viticulture  and Drama. He is also Patron of effeminacy, hermaphrodites, transvestites and cross-dressing. Eros: Messenger of Love. God of Erotic Love Ganymede: God of Homosexual Love and Zeus’s cupbearer and lover. Heracles: God of Strength and Gatekeeper of the Olympus. He gives strength to youths Bisexual feeling Zeus: King of the Gods. He has a young prince (Ganymede) a god and his lover. Poseidon: Lord of the Sea. He is the first god to have a male lover, Pelops. Apollo:  God of Sunlight, Archery an...

Happy Valentine's Day. I honor the God of Love himself, Eros. Eros or Cupid to the Romans is a God of love. He is the assistant of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. Eros is the personification of universal passion and love in all its many facets, from spiritual to sexual to romantic to the love between friends and brothers in arms. He is also the God of homosexual love and was a God much worshiped by Greek soldiers. Many Greek armies sacrificed to him before conflict, as love between warriors helped to ensure success in battle. Eros also represents freedom and harmony and is a protector of man’s liberties and free will. He is a creative power and a God of fertility. He also presides over beauty, sexual intercourse, passion and healing. The word “erotic” comes from his name. Eros is commonly seen in Greek Lore, much debated is the birth and parentage of Eros. Quite possibly, there were two Gods named Eros. The first, being one of the oldest of the Greek Gods and the ...