Most Obscure In Mythology

[Kallistea_Rose]

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?  

[Lenimph]

I already knew about Hermaphroditus, mainly becuase I focus alot of my research on Aphrodite.
Anyway I came across a miniscule God the other day when reading Aristophanes. I don't remember what his name was ... when I find it again I'll put it up. sweatdrop  

[Akherontis]

I could list a hundred obscure gods, and I'm not exaggerating. Most deities in greek mythology did not have any of their own myths, or their myths have long since been lost forever.

I wil add Momos, the god of Blame, Mockery and Criticism. Because of his eloquency, he was permitted to dwell in the heavens with the Olympians. However, he insulted every one of them with his caustic tongue, most of all Zeus. The only one he could find no fault with was Aphrodite. Naturally, the Olympians cast him out of Olympos and he returned to dwell with his siblings in the Underworld.  

[Groucho and Karl]

Wow. Im suprised hades didnt get fed up with him, or anyone else at that point!  

[Kenamarin_Shukai]

Xo-Rose_Toranaga-oX

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?

well...are you saying he was born like that? cuz i heard a myth where he was a guy and he was hunting one day and some nymph fell in love with him and asked to be a part of him forever and thats how hermaphroditus became what he was...but if he was born like that then i never heard of that version till now..  

[Lightwater2520]

Kenamarin_Shukai

Xo-Rose_Toranaga-oX

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?

well...are you saying he was born like that? cuz i heard a myth where he was a guy and he was hunting one day and some nymph fell in love with him and asked to be a part of him forever and thats how hermaphroditus became what he was...but if he was born like that then i never heard of that version till now..

Actually, Hermaphroditus was born male. The story goes that the Naiad Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus upon first sight. Hermaphroditus, however knew nothing of passion and shook off her advances. Pretending to leave, Salmacis hid in some nearby bushes. She watched Hermaphroditus as he rested by her pool. When he dove in, Salmacis yelled, "He's mine!" and went in after him. She grabbed hold of his body and prayed to the gods that they would never part. The gods granted the wish and the two beings became one being, nether male nor female. Thus was born the first hermaphrodite.  

[Kenamarin_Shukai]

Lightwater2520

Kenamarin_Shukai

Xo-Rose_Toranaga-oX

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?

well...are you saying he was born like that? cuz i heard a myth where he was a guy and he was hunting one day and some nymph fell in love with him and asked to be a part of him forever and thats how hermaphroditus became what he was...but if he was born like that then i never heard of that version till now..

Actually, Hermaphroditus was born male. The story goes that the Naiad Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus upon first sight. Hermaphroditus, however knew nothing of passion and shook off her advances. Pretending to leave, Salmacis hid in some nearby bushes. She watched Hermaphroditus as he rested by her pool. When he dove in, Salmacis yelled, "He's mine!" and went in after him. She grabbed hold of his body and prayed to the gods that they would never part. The gods granted the wish and the two beings became one being, nether male nor female. Thus was born the first hermaphrodite.

thats what i meant  

[Lightwater2520]

Kenamarin_Shukai

Lightwater2520

Kenamarin_Shukai

Xo-Rose_Toranaga-oX

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?

well...are you saying he was born like that? cuz i heard a myth where he was a guy and he was hunting one day and some nymph fell in love with him and asked to be a part of him forever and thats how hermaphroditus became what he was...but if he was born like that then i never heard of that version till now..

Actually, Hermaphroditus was born male. The story goes that the Naiad Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus upon first sight. Hermaphroditus, however knew nothing of passion and shook off her advances. Pretending to leave, Salmacis hid in some nearby bushes. She watched Hermaphroditus as he rested by her pool. When he dove in, Salmacis yelled, "He's mine!" and went in after him. She grabbed hold of his body and prayed to the gods that they would never part. The gods granted the wish and the two beings became one being, nether male nor female. Thus was born the first hermaphrodite.

thats what i meant

I'm glad someone agrees with me.  

[Kenamarin_Shukai]

Lightwater2520

Kenamarin_Shukai

Lightwater2520

Kenamarin_Shukai

Xo-Rose_Toranaga-oX

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?

well...are you saying he was born like that? cuz i heard a myth where he was a guy and he was hunting one day and some nymph fell in love with him and asked to be a part of him forever and thats how hermaphroditus became what he was...but if he was born like that then i never heard of that version till now..

Actually, Hermaphroditus was born male. The story goes that the Naiad Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus upon first sight. Hermaphroditus, however knew nothing of passion and shook off her advances. Pretending to leave, Salmacis hid in some nearby bushes. She watched Hermaphroditus as he rested by her pool. When he dove in, Salmacis yelled, "He's mine!" and went in after him. She grabbed hold of his body and prayed to the gods that they would never part. The gods granted the wish and the two beings became one being, nether male nor female. Thus was born the first hermaphrodite.

thats what i meant

I'm glad someone agrees with me.

Thank you.  

[Lightwater2520]

Kenamarin_Shukai

Lightwater2520

Kenamarin_Shukai

Lightwater2520

Kenamarin_Shukai

Xo-Rose_Toranaga-oX

I was reading my mythology book today and read about a god I had never heard about called Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite when she seduced him. Like the name may suggest Hermaphroditus had both parts *cough cough* down there redface . I thought it was way obscure and hadn't even heard of him til today but it does make sense looking at the names mixed together.

So does anyone know of any other really obscure or not well known gods/godesses?

well...are you saying he was born like that? cuz i heard a myth where he was a guy and he was hunting one day and some nymph fell in love with him and asked to be a part of him forever and thats how hermaphroditus became what he was...but if he was born like that then i never heard of that version till now..

Actually, Hermaphroditus was born male. The story goes that the Naiad Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus upon first sight. Hermaphroditus, however knew nothing of passion and shook off her advances. Pretending to leave, Salmacis hid in some nearby bushes. She watched Hermaphroditus as he rested by her pool. When he dove in, Salmacis yelled, "He's mine!" and went in after him. She grabbed hold of his body and prayed to the gods that they would never part. The gods granted the wish and the two beings became one being, nether male nor female. Thus was born the first hermaphrodite.

thats what i meant

I'm glad someone agrees with me.

Thank you.

Your welcome. By the way, I've been having trouble locating myths about Hecate.  

[GreenInkling]

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Your welcome. By the way, I've been having trouble locating myths about Hecate.

I know Hecate is mentioned in the Theogony. She also figures in one of the Hades and Persephone myths. I want to say it's Virgil's version, but I'm not sure. It's more likely Hesiod's, since he had a special devotion to Hecate.  

[Lightwater2520]

Thanks for the info.  

[Aeronn]

Can I divert this thread a little and ask if people have come across odd alternative names for gods and goddesses?
I recently was reading a Chaucer thing where he calls Aphrodite "Cypride" and "Cytherea," and I know it's on her wiki but I'd never seen her actually referenced that way before.

He also calls Artemis...*goes and checks*...Lycina? As the goddess of childbirth, I think? Which I didn't think made a whole lot of sense.

But then he also says Saturn where I swear it's a Zeus equivalent rather than a Kronos... confused
But the poetry for that was so pretty I forgive 'im.  

[Dionysus or Bacchus]

I've never been clear on Erebus/ Erebos. Is he shadow or darkness or what? Then I read about how he surrounds the underworld and I got really confused sweatdrop  

[Kenamarin_Shukai]

idea I guess Erebos is just the embodiment or personification of darkness. idea
idea So saying "Erebos surrounds the seas of the world." is saying, "Darkness surrounds the seas of the world." idea

Other than that, I got nothing. sweatdrop