Greyhorn Pagans

  Nehalennia (Celtic: "she of the sea"): ancient goddess, venerated in the Roman age at the mouth of the river Scheldt.  All of them can be dated to the second and early third centuries CE. Most pieces show a young female figure, sitting on a throne in an apse between two columns, holding a basket of apples on her lap. Nearly always, there is a wolf dog at her side. In some cases, the fruit basket is replaced by something that looks like loaves of bread; in other cases, we can see the woman standing next to a ship or a prow. Several inscriptions inform us that the votive altar was placed to show gratitude for a safe passage across the North Sea, and we may assume that other altars were dedicated for the same reason. (Of course, this does not mean that all pieces were erected after a safe passage.) An example of a typical inscription: To the goddess Nehalennia, on account of goods duly kept safe, Marcus Secundinius Silvanus, trader in pottery with Britain, fulfilled his vow ...

  In Dutch Folklore, Uller is known as the Ice King and is married   to Skadi . Together they have six ice maiden daughters who are courted by the spirit of fire. However, the heat of Vuur , the Fire Spirit causes the daughters to melt together into one " Regen " they married and had a child Stoom , the Spirit of Steam. Stoom was destructive causing earthquakes and explosions, yet he always pleaded for men to use his gift properly and harness him to wheels and ships. When his job was done to let him leave to have more fun, and so it was. Stoom was harnessed for trains, ships, and more. Becoming one of the first means with which mankind pushed forward, you could say he is even the star of the genre known as " Steampunk ".