Holy Europe is Aki Cederberg's second book and follows on from his acclaimed Journeys in the Kali Yuga. Departing from India, Aki takes up the journey where he left off in his first book and returns to European soil to seek out the sacred. Over … [Read more]
Seven Against Thebes
The story of the Seven Against Thebes and the subsequent saga of their sons is the bridge that links the earlier, rougher generation of heroes, with the later one in the Iliad and Odyssey. The Age of Heroes was really divided into three … [Read more]
Herakles and Kyknos
Herakles and Kyknos - Apollo’s Wrath The mythical battle between Herakles and Kyknos pits the forces of Apollonian light against those of Dionysian chaos A popular theme in Attic black figure and early red figure vase-painting is the battle … [Read more]
Ares and Athena
Ares and Athena: Chaos and Order While Ares and Athena are opposite sides of the same coin in many ways, they are almost always fundamentally opposed to one another in the Greek tradition. The story of Ares and Athena begins with the birth of … [Read more]
Kheiron – Apollo’s Centaur
The Noble Centaur Kheiron In my books Undying Glory and Age of Heroes I talk of the centaurs as being chthonic creatures. There are two who stand above the rest: Pholos and Kheiron. While Pholos is noble, he is still earthly and mortal, while … [Read more]
The Delphic Maxims
Delphic Maxims - Lessons for the Solar Seeker An ancient visitor to the holy sanctuary of Apollon at Delphoi was greeted by the 147 Delphic Maxims. These lessons were given to men by Apollon, who spoke through his oracle, the … [Read more]