Ancient Calendar Gods & Goddesses

Each month features a different archetypal god or goddess representing the energy and themes of that time. January: Janus, the god of beginnings and endings, looking forward to the new year. February: Cupid, the god of love and desire, representing the romance of Valentine's Day. March: Mars, the god of war and aggression, symbolizing the start of the battle season. April: Apollo, the god of music, poetry, and prophecy, representing the blooming of spring. May: Maia, the goddess of growth and fertility, representing the abundance of the spring season. June: Hera, the queen of the gods and goddess of marriage, representing the weddings of the summer. July: Jupiter, the king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, representing the power of the summer storms. August: Persephone, the goddess of the underworld and the harvest, representing the end of the growing season and the beginning of the harvest. September: Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare, representing the back-to-school energy. October: Samhain, the ancient god of the dead, representing the season of Halloween. November: Odin, the god of wisdom and battle, representing the journey of the soul and the start of the dark half of the year. December: Saturn, the god of agriculture and time, representing the end of the year and the harvest of our efforts.