Sunday, March 15, 2009

Juno

The goddess to whom The Throne of Destiny is dedicated is the Roman Goddess Juno. Her Greek equivalent is the goddess Hera.

Juno / Hera is the Queen of the Olympian gods.

The Symbol of the Throne

The hieroglyph for the name of Aset / Isis is the Throne

In thie picture of Isis at the right, you will see it atop her head.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

The Throne

What is the significance of the Throne of Destiny?

After Athene's birth from the head of Zeus, Hera was furious and gave birth without Zeus to the fatherless Hephaistos.

Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 20. 3 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :"One of the Greek legends is that Hephaistos, when he was born, was thrown down by Hera. In revenge he sent as a gift a golden chair with invisible fetters. When Hera sat down she was held fast, and Hephaistos refused to listen to any other of the gods save Dionysos--in him he reposed the fullest trust--and after making him drunk Dionysos brought him to heaven."

Pausanias, Description of Greece 3. 18. 16 :"[Amongst the scenes depicted on the throne of Apollon at Amyklai near Sparta :] There are also represented . . . the fabled binding of Hera by Hephaistos."