Hades:
Hades is the Greek God of the underworld and death. He
is a brother of Zeus, but did not live on Mount Olympos.
Hapi:
Hapi is the Egyptian personification of the river Nile. He is shown with a crown of water plants, such as the lotus or the papyrus.
Harpokrates:
Harpokrates is the child portrayal of the Egyptian God
Horus.
Hathor:
Hathor is the cow-eared Goddess of joy and love in Egypt. Her mate is Horus
Hecate
Hecate, (aka Hekate) is the original representation
of the holy trinity. The Christian tradition demonized
her as the queen of witches; and created an evil image
of her to obscure her importance to the agrarian
societies of medieval Europe as a source of healing
magic. She is the crone aspect of the moon. Invoke Hecate for wisdom, healing, and women's mysteries.
Heimdall:
Heimdall, (aka Heimdallr (Old Norse), Heimdal,
Gullintani ("gold tooth"), Rígr (Rig) (Edda; meaning "ruler"), Heimdallr (Old Norse)) is the
Scandinavian God of light, the guardian of the rainbow
bridge; and was born at the end of the world to nine
mothers (daughters of the giant, Geirrendour ). His hall is Himinbjorg, "the Cliffs of Heaven", and his horse is Gulltop. Heimdall's magickal horn is the Gjallarhorn (Gjall). Heimdall has acute hearing and is said to be able to even hear grass growing. It is Heimdall who will kill Loki at Ragnarok; but he himself will die of his wounds.As Rig, Heimdall created the three races of mankind. Heimdall is invoked for protection and teaching.
Hel:
Hel is the Scandinavian Goddess who ruled the realm of
the dead in the north. (Eljudnir is her hall in Helheim, where she distributes those dead who were wicked or died of sickness or old age.) Her parents are Loki and his mistress the giantess Angrboda.
Hera:
Hera is the Greek Goddess of marriage and all phases of
a woman's life. She is both sister and wife to Zeus.
Hermes:
Hermes is the Greek God of commerce and the herald and
messenger to the Greek Gods. He often escorted the dead to the underworld. He is principally a god of boundaries, hence his designation as God of travelers (who cross boundaries), thieves (who transgress boundaries) and psychopomp. Erect phallus statues called "herms" guarded the boundaries of the ancient Greek's home, and piles of rocks called "hermes" delineated land boundaries.Hermes is an androgynous trickster God, often housed in the same body as Aphrodite. Hermes can be compared to the Roman Mercury, as well as to the Teutonic Gods, Teutatis and Woden.
Hestia:
Hestia, (aka Vesta) is a Greek Mother Goddess, her name
means "Hearth". She is also the Goddess of Household
Harmony. Invoke Hestia for abundance in the home, conception and general well-being. Hestia's consort is Pales; an ass-god, and a symbol of fertility throughout the ancient world.
Hödr:
Hödr, (Höd, Hödhr, Hother, Hoder) was the Scandinavian
God of darkness and winter, and the blind twin brother of Baldur. Loki guided his hand in throwing the mistilteinn dart, which killed Baldur. Hod was killed by his half-brother Vali; whom who was born for revenge. Saxo Grammaticus wrote of Baldr as a warrior who contested with Hödhr to win Nanna. Warned by several walkyrige, Hödhr gets a magick sword to kill Baldr, as well as an arm-ring to bring him wealth. He meets up with several forest-maidens (the walkyrige)
and convinces them to let him to taste the magical food they are preparing for Baldr. This food was the source of Baldr's strength. Now being of equal strength as Baldr, he defeated and mortally wounded him. In Saxo's story, Baldr has a dream where the
Goddess Proserpine promises her love to him. Odhinn uses magic and trickery to get a son by Rindr, to get revenge on Hödhr. This son was called Bous, and he killed Hödhr, even though he was but one night old.Legend states that Hödr will be reborn after Ragnarok.
Horus:
Horus is the Egyptian God whom is identified with the
ruler of Egypt. His parents are Osiris and Isis and his sacred animal is the falcon.
