 Eurynome
is the Great Goddess, Mother, Creatrix, Ruler ~ called the Goddess of
All Things. She was born
out of Chaos, and immediately She set about separating the water from
the sky. She began a beautiful and sensuous dance of creation across the
water. She danced faster and faster until a great wind grew behind her.
Eurynome caught this wind in Her hands and created a great snake. She
named him Ophion.
Ophion watched Eurynome
dance across the waves and was filled with lust. He coiled his body
around the Goddess and made love to her as she danced.
Transforming
Herself as a Dove, the Goddess
birthed the Universal
Egg. As the Egg burst open,
the earth spilled forth, and all the plants and animals were born.
Eurynome
was pleased with Her creations, but when she saw Ophion strutting about,
boasting that it was he who was responsible for this marvelous creation,
Eurynome, banished him from the heavens!
Eurynome
also created the Seven Planetary Powers. Theia and Hyperion were given the Sun and the power of illumination; Phoebe
and Atlas were given the Moon and the power of enchantment; Dione and
Crius were given the planet Mars and the power of growth; Metis and
Coeus were given the planet Mercury and the power of wisdom; Themis and
Eurymedon were given the planet Jupiter and the power of law; Tethys and
Oceanus were given the planet Venus and the power of love; and Rhea and
Cronus were given the planet Saturn with the power of peace.
Eurynome, "wide
wandering," refers to her as the moon traveling across the sky.
She was called "exalted dove," or, Iahu-'Anat by the
Sumerians.
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