Fate, Love, and Ecstasy – Wisdom from the Lesser-Known Goddesses of the Greeks –

“Whether you are reading Greek mythology for psychological insights or studying the classics in college, there are a number of goddesses who have been almost entirely overlooked. They are who John Sanford calls the lesser-known goddesses. However, there is nothing lesser about them. They personify the deeper elements that exist across all life, nature, and spiritual reality. Our current culture often neglects their qualities but would be wise to increase its understanding of them.

Many books, including the bestseller Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Bolen, illustrate well-known goddesses who are the main characters in their stories. But behind the scenes and often running their personalities are the lesser-known goddesses from the ancient matriarchal era of Greek culture. To bring forward their spiritual meaning, Sanford has pieced together information from various Greek stories, plays, and poems. In so doing, this unique book reacquaints us with:
Peitho – Goddess of gentle persuasion who wins love bij consent rather than force
The Three Charities – Goddesses of beauty, good cheer, and abundance who inspire both charm and grace
Aidos – Goddess of modesty, self-respect, and shame whose sensitivities heighten the joy of love
Ananke – Goddess of necessity who brings the realization of what must be done
Themis – Goddess of right order who shows the rule of lines, limits, and boundaries
Ate – Goddess of folly, ruin, and sin who disregards all morals and consequences
The Three Fates – Goddesses of the unchangeable and fateful events whose irrationalities shape each person’s life.
The Three Erinyes – Goddesses off fury who unleash the unceasing, relentless, and envious anger of femine justice
Dionysus – God and goddess of ecstasy who vitalizes life through divine energy and creative inspiration”