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Lovely Theme Tarot for Greco-Roman Myth Fans, May 21, 2002
This review is from: Olympus Tarot (Cards)
I have had great pleasure looking at the Olympus Tarot. Golden-brown borders frame each scene in the sunny colors of Greek terracotta vases. The titles delicately notes the number and name of the card (The Fool, Ten of Batons, etc.) on top. The bottom titles name the character in French, Spanish, German and Italian. Each scene is illustrated with smooth pen and watercolor washes of an excellent graphic novel or an expensive magazine. The backs are deep blue with a white etched illustration on the top and reversed on the
bottom. Fourteen pages of the LWB are blue print on white.
The assignment of the majors are creative. Other decks with Greco-Roman themes have books. (Pythagorean Tarot by John Ops: A Renaissance Tarot by Brian Williams; Mythic Tarot by Juliet
Sharman Burke and Liz Green and the Tarot Mitilogical
by Amerigo Folchi.) Olympus does not.
The major assignments of the Olympus tarot is as
follows:
0. Fool - Pan
1. Magician - Zeus
2. High Priestess - Hera
3. Empress - Aphrodite
4. Emperor - Ares
5. Heirophant - Chronos
6. Lovers - Eros
7. Chariot - Hermes
8. Justice - Athena
9. Hermit - Posidon
10. Wheel - Moires (Fates)
11. Strength - Hephaestus (Vulcan)
12. The Hanged Man - Dionysus
13. Death - Hades and Persphone
14. Temperance - Demeter
15. Devil - Hecate
16. Tower - Hestia
17. Stars - Hebe
18. Moon - Artemis
19. Sun - Apollo
20. Judgement - Phobos, Delmos and Harmonia (from Ares
and Artemis)
21. The World - Uranus (Starry sky)
You do need the LWB to explain the majors. The LWB has names, a brief paragraph and suggested keywords. Zeus for the
magician is described well, but other assignments need fleshing out for someone like myself. Lo Scarabeo said the books by Robert Graves was the resource for this tarot.
This tarot is ideal for starting research and creative thought. Also a comparative tarot for any of the other above Greco-Roman decks. You may find that your favorite tarot also includes some Greco-Roman themes.
The minors are also very different in assignment, similar to the Avalon Tarot. Chalices or Cups are places, suggestive of spirit and soul, the aspect of water. Pentacles are objects, possessions, earth. Wands are Creatures, instinct, animalistic aspects, passions and strengths and fire. Swords are Heroes, with logic, intelligence, human mind, air.
For collectors of mythic themes, here's a lovely deck to add in your collection of Greco-Roman themes.
For those who are beginners or Rider-Waite-Smith fans of tarot, I would recommend reading reviews. Lo Scarabeo offers
the Universal Tarot by R. DeAngelis and Tarots of the
Renaissance (Rebirth) by Giorgio Trevisan that has a
beautiful European feel and scenic majors and minors
that work with RWS assignments. If you are into
learning about Greco-Roman themes, my suggestions in
the third paragraph also might assist your desire and
enjoyments.
Happy readings.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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A GREAT GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY TAROT CARD DECK, October 10, 2002
This review is from: Olympus Tarot (Cards)
A GREAT GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY TAROT CARD DECK however some of the cards they have messed up the mythological stories of. For example. the five of pentacles, according to the min-booklet i got, says the three women are nymphs. and they really aren't nymphs. they are gorgons (medusa's sisters) that perseus stole the eye-ball of in exchange for information for finding the north nymphs which had those three treasures that you will see on the card, and the north nymphs gave to perseus. And another card that i definately know the creators of this deck messed up on is the seven of pentacles. according to the mini-booklet it is athena's shield. and that apollo was the one who "stoned" the army with medusa's head when it was by fact perseus. But Only these two cards, to my knowledge, they have messed up on. But on the upside. THIS TAROT DECK HAS BEAUTIFUL IMAGERY UPON THE CARDS AND EACH CARD IS EITHER A GOD/GODDESS OR A PLACE OR HEROIC/ROMANTIC STORY....FOR EXAMPLE ORPHEUS! IF YOU ARE A LOVER OF GREEK/ROMAN MYTHOLOGY THIS IS BY FAR, AND DEFINATELY THE TAROT DECK FOR YOU. I ALSO RECCOMMEND THAT YOU PICK UP A BOOK OF GREEK/ROMAN MYTHOLOGY SO YOU CAN READ THE STORIES THAT ARE WITH EACH CARD MORE IN DEPTH.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading Perhaps, but still a great deck., February 15, 2004
This review is from: Olympus Tarot (Cards)
Yes, there are tons of little mythology quirks about this deck, but Greek Mythology isn't always consistent anyway. My one big obstacle to using this deck is the use of Hecate as The Devil. While I understand that her Cthonic aspects suit her for the role, I'm still very uncomfortable with using a very misunderstood goddess on such a very misunderstood card. It doesn't exactly lend itself to use by people who aren't thoroughly knowledgeable about the Tarot and about this specific goddess. That being said, it's still a fantastic deck for people interested in the Greek Pantheon. I don't use it to read, but my collection wouldn't be complete without it and I still often use the cards in Tarot spells.
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