S2 Ep34: Meditation: Connecting to the Goddess Phoebe

S2 Ep34: Meditation: Connecting to the Goddess Phoebe

In this episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we journey into the luminous presence of the Titan goddess Phoebe,  the radiant grandmother of Apollo and Artemis, keeper of prophetic wisdom, sacred intuition, and the shining intellect of the soul. Long before the rise of the Olympians, Phoebe was connected to the oracular current of Delphi and the quiet, timeless wisdom that emerges through stillness, dreams, and inner vision.  This episode guides you through a gentle meditation and sacred journey designed to help you attune to Phoebe’s presence and connect to her yourself!  Find a quiet place to sit and open your mind!

S2 Ep33: The Forgotten Oracle Goddess: Phoebe of Delphi

Before Apollo became the celebrated god of prophecy, music, and divine revelation, Delphi belonged to older powers. Beneath the polished marble myths of Olympus lived an ancient chthonic tradition tied to Gaia, serpent wisdom, ecstatic trance, and the mysterious Titan goddess Phoebe. In this episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we journey into the forgotten mythology of Phoebe,  the radiant Titaness associated with prophecy, illumination, and the sacred oracle of Delphi. Drawing from Hesiod, Aeschylus, Apollodorus, Hyginus, and other ancient sources, we explore the mythic transition from the primordial gods to the Olympian order and what may have been lost when Apollo claimed the oracle after slaying Python. Who was Phoebe before history faded her into the background of Greek mythology? Was Delphi once rooted in a more earth-centered and chthonic spiritual tradition? Why did ancient writers preserve conflicting stories about Apollo’s rise to prophetic power? And what does Phoebe represent for modern seekers drawn toward intuition, mystery, dreamwork, liminality, and the deeper layers of consciousness? At the threshold between radiance and mystery stands Phoebe: the forgotten oracle goddess whose voice may still echo beneath the stones of Delphi. References Ancient Sources  Aeschylus.  Eumenides (Lines 6, 323). In Oresteia. Apollodorus. Bibliotheca (1.8–1.9). Diodorus Siculus. Library of History (5.66.1–5.67.1). Hesiod. Theogony (Lines 132, 404). Hyginus. Fabulae (Preface). Online Sources  Greek Gods & Goddesses. (n.d.). Phoebe. https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/phoebe/ [https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/goddesses/phoebe/]Greek Legends and Myths. (n.d.). Phoebe. https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/phoebe.html [https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/phoebe.html]Greek Mythology.com [http://Mythology.com]. (n.d.). Phoebe. https://www.greekmythology.com/Titans/Phoebe/phoebe.html [https://www.greekmythology.com/Titans/Phoebe/phoebe.html]Mythopedia. (n.d.). Phoebe. https://mythopedia.com/topics/phoebe/ [https://mythopedia.com/topics/phoebe/]The History Junkie. (n.d.). Phoebe: Greek goddess and Titan. https://thehistoryjunkie.com/phoebe-greek-goddess-and-titan/ [https://thehistoryjunkie.com/phoebe-greek-goddess-and-titan/]Theoi Greek Mythology. (n.d.). PHOIBE (Phoebe) – Titan goddess of prophecy. https://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisPhoibe.html [https://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisPhoibe.html]Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Phoebe (mythology). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_(mythology) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_(mythology)]World History Edu. (n.d.). Phoebe: First-generation Titaness in Greek mythology. https://worldhistoryedu.com/phoebe-first-generation-titaness-in-greek-mythology/ [https://worldhistoryedu.com/phoebe-first-generation-titaness-in-greek-mythology/]

S2 Ep32: Mesopotamian Goddess Kusu: The Purifier of the Gods and the Sacred Art of Cleansing the World

In this episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we explore the mysterious Mesopotamian goddess Kusu, a powerful yet little-known deity of purification and ritual cleansing.Through a haunting opening story and deep historical exploration, we enter the religious world of ancient Mesopotamia, where illness, misfortune, and spiritual imbalance were believed to disrupt the harmony between humans and the divine. Kusu, known as the “chief exorcist” of the great god Enlil, presided over sacred purification rites that restored order to both heaven and earth. We examine her role in temple rituals, her place among the divine court of Enlil, her connection to other purification deities, and the profound meaning of exorcism in ancient Mesopotamian culture. Drawing from cuneiform texts, incantations, and ritual traditions, this episode reveals how purification shaped the spiritual worldview of one of humanity’s earliest civilizations. Kusu reminds us that cleansing is not merely physical. It is cosmic, psychological, and deeply sacred. References Lambert, W. G. (2013). Babylonian creation myths. Eisenbrauns. Peterson, J. (2019). Studies on Mesopotamian incantations and ritual texts. Black, J., & Green, A. (1992). Gods, demons and symbols of ancient Mesopotamia. University of Texas Press. The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL). University of Oxford. Dalley, S. (2000). Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the flood, Gilgamesh and others. Oxford University Press.

S2 Ep31: The Titaness Theia: The Radiant Mother of Light

Before the Olympian gods ruled the heavens, before Apollo carried the sun across the sky or Selene guided the moon through the night, there was a Titaness whose very being was made of brilliance. Theia was the goddess of shining light, divine sight, and the luminous power within precious things. She was the mother of the sun, moon, and dawn, and through her, the cosmos learned how to glow. In this episode, we explore the ancient Titan goddess Theia, her role in Greek cosmology, her connection to perception and divine radiance, and why her myth still speaks to our relationship with light, value, and inner illumination. References Apollodorus. The Library. 1st century BCE or later. Atsma, Aaron J. “Theia.” Theoi Project, 2017, www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisTheia.html [http://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisTheia.html]. Accessed 8 June 2019. Bane, Theresa. “Theia.” Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland & Company, 2016, p. 147. Burkert, Walter. Greek Religion. Harvard University Press, 1985. Catullus. Ode 66. Diodorus Siculus. Bibliotheca Historica (Library of History). Book 5. Translated by C. H. Oldfather. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1935.  Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Penguin Books, 1955. Hesiod. Theogony 371–74. Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymn 31.1–7. Translated by H. G. Evelyn-White. Hyginus. Fabulae. Kirk, G. S., Raven, J. E., and Schofield, M. The Presocratic Philosophers. Cambridge University Press, 1983. Parada, Carlos, and Maicar Förlag. “Titanomachy.” Greek Mythology Link, 1997, www.maicar.com/GML/Titanomachy.html [http://www.maicar.com/GML/Titanomachy.html]. Accessed 8 June 2019. Pindar. Isthmian Ode 5.1–10. Translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. Rutherford, I. (2012). “Theoria.” In The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, edited by R. S. Bagnall et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah17449 [https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah17449] Suda. “Cercopes.” “The Goddess Theia in Greek Mythology.” Greek Legends and Myths, www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/theia.html [http://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/theia.html]. . “The Titans.” Greek-gods.org [http://Greek-gods.org], 2018, www.greek-gods.org/titans.php [http://www.greek-gods.org/titans.php]. Accessed 1 January 2026. “Thea.” GreekMythology.com [http://GreekMythology.com], 2019, www.greekmythology.com/Titans/Thea/thea.html [http://www.greekmythology.com/Titans/Thea/thea.html]. Accessed 8 June 2019. “Theia (Thia, Thea, Euryphaessa).” Greek-gods.org [http://Greek-gods.org], 2018, www.greek-gods.org/titans/theia.php [http://www.greek-gods.org/titans/theia.php]. Accessed 8 April 2026. Theoi Project. “Theia.” Published online 2000–2017. Accessed May 2, 2026. https://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisTheia.html [https://www.theoi.com/Titan/TitanisTheia.html] Zimmermann, Sylvia, and Werner Lütkenhaus. “Theia.” In Brill’s New Pauly. Edited by Hubert Cancik et al. Published online 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1207340 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1207340] Classical Mentions Greek Sources: Hesiod: Theogony (7th century BCE) – first literary reference to Theia * Homeric Hymns: Hymn 31 refers to Theia as Euryphaessa * Pindar: Isthmian Ode 5 (c. 478 BCE) Roman Sources: * Catullus: Ode 66 (possible allusion)

S2 Ep30: When the Gods Were Broken: Why Early Christians Destroyed Goddess Statues

In the late Roman world, temples were closed, statues shattered, and the gods declared demons. But why were sacred images feared so intensely that their eyes were gouged out, their heads severed, and crosses carved into their foreheads? In this episode of The Goddess Divine Podcast, we explore the ancient power of divine statues, why pagans believed the presence of a goddess could dwell within them, and why early Christians believed these images had to be mutilated to neutralize their spiritual force. Through history, theology, and sacred symbolism, we uncover what these statues meant to ancient worshippers and why their destruction marked one of the most dramatic religious transformations in the ancient world. References Theodosian Code, late 4th century AD  Pliny the Elder, Natural History Simon Connor, studies on the Sekhmet statues of Amenhotep III Guillaume Deprez, research on ancient religious statuary Symmachus, Relatio 3 (Plea for the Altar of Victory) Riddick, Deanna, The Divine Feminine's Path to Seership, 2024, Independent Publishing.