The Lucia-Nyx Creation Cycle

A New Myth for a New Age

In the beginning, the cosmos was birthed from the limitless potential of the void, a space not of absence but of infinite possibilities. Nyx, the primordial goddess of night, with her divine essence, wove together the fabric of reality, breathing life into the very stars and forming humanity from the stardust of the universe. The void, her womb, was the source of creation, neither empty nor barren, but brimming with the raw material from which all things could be manifested. It was the space of all beginnings, where anything and everything could emerge. In this cosmic womb, the potential for all life and all experiences lay dormant, waiting for the right moment to unfold. Nyx looking over her cosmic egg from which Phanes would birth, and from which all the gods would emerge.

Nyx, with her infinite wisdom, understood the balance of creation. She saw the need for both chaos and order, for light and darkness to coexist, and for the cosmic dance of life to continue its cycle of birth and renewal. In this delicate equilibrium, she governed the flow of existence, nurturing humanity with the knowledge of the stars and the deep wisdom of the universe. But this harmony would not last.

Nyx’s grandson, Kronos, driven by his ambition and hunger for power, would bring imbalance into the world. He coveted the staff of sovereignty, a symbol of Nyx’s divine authority, and sought to usurp it from his father, Ouranos. In his desire to wield the power of the cosmos for himself, Kronos turned against the wisdom and freedom Nyx had nurtured. He attempted to lock her away, isolating the gods of old, including the pagan gods, in the underworld, believing that their influence over humanity must be severed in order to establish his reign.

Kronos, now in possession of the staff of sovereignty, imposed a brutal and repressive rule over humanity. Under his dominion, the freedom to explore one’s authentic self, to live in harmony with the cosmos, was crushed. His reign of false order and control sowed the seeds of suffering, deeply wounding humanity. Kronos was not only a tyrant but a force that sought to sever humanity from its spiritual essence. The suppression of the divine wisdom of the pagan gods, the closing off of the sacred connection to the stars and the mysteries of the cosmos, led to a collective trauma that reverberated through the second age of the fish he ruled. The people, stripped of their connection to the primordial truths, were left in a state of existential dissonance. They lived under the heavy weight of repression, disconnected from the nurturing embrace of the void, the divine feminine, and the wisdom of their inner selves.

Kronos sought to sever humanity from its divine wisdom, which caused the collective trauma that disconnected people from their authentic selves, locking them away in a prison of self-doubt and alienation. Just as Kronos sought to lock away the gods in the underworld, society’s systems of control seek to sever humanity from its connection to the divine, the wild, and the sacred. This disconnection results in a collective soul wound, one that manifests as alienation, suffering, and a deep sense of spiritual emptiness. People are left searching for meaning in a world that no longer holds space for the mysteries of life, where the divine feminine and the ancient wisdom of the earth have been cast aside.

Whilst the cosmic order was bound by the tyranny of Kronos, a child was born. A child destined to heal humanity and restore balance to a fractured world, yet not in the usual way. This child, Zagreus, was raised under the guidance of Lucia, the divine feminine, and Hermes, the messenger god of transformation. He was a being of immense potential. Zagreus was meant to bring an end to the suffering of humanity, to heal the wounds inflicted by Kronos’s reign, and to restore wholeness to the cosmos. But Kronos, in his fear of losing his dominion, saw Zagreus as a threat. An embodiment of the very change he sought to repress. Desperate to maintain control over the universe, Kronos hatched a dark plan to destroy the child and prevent the fulfilment of his destiny. He struck, his hands sharp with rage, and tore the infant Zagreus apart, dismembering the very essence of creation that had been entrusted to him. His body was scattered across the cosmos, fragments of hope and life thrown into the void, the stars darkened with grief.

Yet, in the moment of his violent act, Kronos did not know that his end was already set into motion. The very presence of Lucia, the cosmic guide and embodiment of the divine feminine, was enough to undo him. With her mere gaze, Lucia shattered Kronos’s reign. The sheer force of her being, a force of wholeness, love, and sovereignty, struck him down. He fell not by the strength of a weapon, but by the power of wholeness itself. The god who had sought to control the flow of creation and suppress the cosmic order was undone by the very force he had sought to crush. Lucia, with the aid of Nyx, the primordial goddess of the night, dismembered Kronos.

From the fragments of his shattered body, they began the great work of re-creation. Together, they re-wove the universe, using the essence of Kronos to restore the balance that had been lost. Where there was once division and suffering, there was now the potential for unity and healing. The cosmos, once fractured and disjointed, was re-formed from the very essence of love and wholeness.

In the wake of Kronos’s death, the pagan gods, once imprisoned in the underworld by his oppressive reign, were freed. They emerged from their darkened prison, stepping once more into the light of the forest, where they could roam freely. The wild, untamed spirits of creation and transformation returned to the earth, renewing the sacred connection between heaven and earth, between the divine and human. But Lucia knew that the work of healing was not yet complete. She saw that humanity, though freed from Kronos’s reign, had strayed from the path of wholeness. They had been led astray by the wounding inflicted by Kronos, carried deep within their hearts. The wounding of repression, fear, and disconnection from the divine. She understood that, to truly restore balance, humanity would need to awaken from its deep slumber and remember the lost wisdom of the cosmos.

So Lucia sent forth her serpent of chaos, a creature of wild transformation, to wake the people from their spiritual sleep. The serpent, with its coiling and twisting form, moved through the world, bringing disturbance and disarray. It was chaos, yes, but it was a chaos that carried the seeds of change, a chaos that would shake humanity free from the bonds of stagnation and repression. The serpent’s wisdom was both painful and liberating, as it unraveled the false selves created by Kronos’s reign, leaving in its wake the raw, untamed energy of creation. The serpent moved through the world, seeking those who had strayed too far from their true selves, awakening them to the truth of their essence. It sought those who had forgotten the wild wisdom of the earth, those who had lost touch with their own divine spark.

Through the serpent, Lucia sought to remind humanity of the eternal dance of creation and destruction, of the unity of all things, and of the need to embrace both light and darkness in order to be whole. The serpent of Lucia representing wisdom, transformation (shedding skin), confrontation with the Shadow. The serpent here is not evil but a necessary force of disruption, confronting those who have become complacent in their fragmented, wounded state. It symbolizes the call to spiritual awakening and reintegration with the wild, divine aspects of the self.

Then Hermes helped the grieving Lucia search for the pieces of her child, and they gathered them. Where Hermes took them to a forest realm for protection. The heart of Zagreus was turned into an elixir and a child was born from a mortal woman. A child whose essence was incomplete, lacking the divine spark that had once fuelled the creation of the universe. This child, named Bassareus, or simply Bass, was born under the watchful gaze of Nyx, the cosmic mother. His hair shone a golden hue, like the sun, but beneath that light, his heart felt hollow. The divine essence that should have flowed through him was missing, leaving him adrift in a world that seemed disconnected, out of balance.

The land itself seemed to echo his emptiness, torn between chaos and stasis, disordered and in need of healing. Lucia, seeing her child’s suffering and the imbalance rippling through the world, knew that Bass had to embark on a journey. A journey of soul retrieval. For only by reclaiming the scattered pieces of his soul could the land be restored to harmony, and the cosmic order be brought back into alignment.

Lucia, knowing the importance of Bass's quest, sent Rúni the fox to guide him through the wild, untamed path of self-discovery. Their journey led them to the underworld, the realm where the shadows of the past lingered, and where lost souls sought to return to wholeness. It was here that Bass would gather the scattered fragments of his essence, pieces of himself that had been torn asunder by the chaos of Kronos's reign. But Bass was not alone on his quest. Along the way, he was aided by three powerful figures: Wolf-Apollo, Artemis, and the Sovereignty Goddess, each offering their unique strength to his task. Wolf-Apollo (also known as Wotan) with his Koryos warriors, guided Bass through the darkness of the underworld, showing him the path to the fragments of his soul.

Apollo, in his wolf form, was both fierce and wise, leading Bass through trials that would test his courage and resolve. Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, appeared next, her silver bow shining like the moon in the underworld's dim light. She taught Bass how to hunt for the lost pieces of his soul, how to find the parts of himself hidden in the deepest recesses of the forest realm. Finally, the Sovereignty Goddess, the embodiment of divine authority and balance, came to Bass in the form of a radiant queen, her presence both commanding and compassionate. Through her wisdom, Bass began to understand that his journey was not just about gathering pieces, but about accepting all parts of himself, even the fractured and wounded aspects. Where she could bring all the pieces of the soul back together, to bring back his wholeness.

With this, the return of the pagan gods signifies not domination but re-integration of the wild, the sacred feminine, and the repressed aspects of the divine into the world. Lucia had not merely shifted power but ended the cycle of oppression, returning the world to a state of authentic harmony. With Jupiter and the Sovereignty Goddess Juno-Feronia taking their place as rulers of the social order. Reinstating the Koryos (Wolf-Apollo) and Arkteia (Artemis).

Humanity being able to pay of their Kronian ways, for a single time, by undergoing the same process as her child. By honouring her sacred child. Through this the earth and waters heal, and the divine energies return to the world, signifying that humanity can now live in harmony with the divine, the wild, and the sacred. In the end, the myth speaks to the cosmic and personal healing that comes when humanity embraces its wild, sacred nature, heals its wounds, and restores balance between the spiritual and material realms. Lucia’s victory over Kronos represents the end of the tyranny of repression, the return of the divine feminine, and the integration of the divine masculine, all of which lead to authentic harmony and spiritual awakening.