Greek and Roman

There are a lot of Greek and Roman themed toys out there. Greek and Roman history and mythology is an essential part of our own history and the myths, legends and stories are the legacy they left us modern pagans. Many movies, books, comics and every other form of media entertainment uses the old gods and heroes and toys come with those. Just look and you will find them.

I will also say that the modern world really seems to hate Hades and there are no good toys out there of him. He deserves more respect than that. He is the god of the afterlife, the ruler of the underworld. I guess they keep confusing him with the Devil, which is exactly what they did in the Percy Jackson movie, which I totally hated. The book did not display him that way, arrogant, dark and moody, but not as some firey devil.

I did not like Disneys Hercules movie that much, they messed up his story too much for my liking, but, they did make some toys that you can use. I would not use Hades though, as they made here into a thug and gave him flame hair, where the hell in all the old paintings and stories is he depicted with flaming hair. Another allusion to the devil, which he is not!

Hermes, they really did not do a good job on him, but it is good enough for a child

Zeus, I actually did not think they portrayed him all that bad in the movie, as a devoted and doting father, the only complaint I have is that they made him a bit simple minded, which Zeus is not!

Some toy blocks for children, in the form of Greek temple architecture

Greek hoplite warrior action figure,

notice the Gorgon face on the shield, used in the old days to ward away evil

Greek infantry soldiers, rather like the old Green American soldier toys my parents used to get for me when I was a kid found here:
http://www.hobbybunker.com/details.cfm?ID=3027

A miniture of Ares, I guess used for RPGs. Here are some more:
http://www.frpgames.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=42824

Zeus toy from that horrid movie, The Lightning Thief, trust me, don't waste your money on that movie, use it to buy the book, it is sooooo much better than that insult of a movie.

Posiedon, from Safari toys (look them up on Amazon)

The next 3 figurines I found on Amazon and got for my son. He put Zeus and Poseidon on his private altar.

Ares toy from D.C. comics,

he often comes into conflict with Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl

Hercules toy from Marvel Comics,

instead of a club, he carries a mace and does not hace his lionskin cape

Hercules toy, though he is missing his beard

Athena doll

Persephone Doll

Demeter Doll

Athena Barbie
Barbie has even gotten in on the Greek and Roman theme
Alexander the Great, said to be the son of Zeus and Amon. Here he is as one of the History Action Figures

The Saint Seiya Japanese anime has the Greco-Roman gods and people who claim their powers

Wyvern

Hades

Hypnos


Athena, in the story she is the actual Athena, masquerading as a human

Greek goddess costume for young girls

Roman soldier costume for boys

Roman Gladiator costume, though made for boys,

since there were women gladiators too, you could let your daughter wear this as well.

Roman centurion helmet

Egyptian toys

I have always had a fascination with Egypt. I think most people do. It is one of the oldest and best preserved pagan lands, and is like the holy land for many pagans. It has such a rich pantheon of gods and goddesses that many pagans can't help but bring into their lives. Which my son and I have.

I think Egyptian toys are some of the easiest to find. Many are made as historical toys, but can be used for your spiritual and religious teachings as well. Companies like Papo, Safari and Playmobil make some descent Egyptian toys. Educational toy and kit companies make some Egyptian toys, like the Archaeology kit, where you dig in the "sand" to find Egyptian items. Many of those Egyptian items are actually charms that can be used, like the udjet (eye of Horus) or the djed (pillar/spine of osiris.)

Some Egyptian god toy figurines

Egyptian god toy figurines from Safari, of which I got several for my son

Thoth

Horus

Bast

Amon

Hippo charm found in many museum stores, this one is plush for children, it is actually Tuaret, the goddess of childbirth

You can find several plush Egyptian gods for younger children, or even yourself.

Horus, found him at:

http://www.dungeontrader.com/store/item-detail.cfm?ID=TYVHB022&storeid=1

Anubis, just search his name at Amazon.com

Bast

Sobek

If you can't find what you want, you can always make your own, or commission somebody else to do it. Egyptian gods are usually easier, because of their Animal features, which can be taken from some other stuffed animal. If you can't make one or have the money to comission one, remember you can just use a stuffed animal the represents them. The ones below are from:

http://www.stuffemal.com/cgi-bin/store/0/Our_Handmade_Plush_Dolls.html

Thoth

Shu

Set

Sekhmet

Khnum

Hathor

(though I would not have used the black and white cow for her)

Bast

(she is usually portrayed as a black cat headed goddess, but they gave her a more panthera look here, I wonder if they confused her for her sister, Sekhmet.)

Horus

(don't know why they gave him leopard skin)

Anubis

Plush mummy from Universal Studios,

they are a part of religious life for Egyptians

If you are a pagan, then you know the importance dressing the part can be, here are some costumes, mostly based on romantic ideas of Cleopatra, but still useful nonetheless. You can also find some boys pharoah costumes, but I did not like any of the ones I saw, too cheesy looking, so you might want to make your own.

head piece

head piece and costume (immediatly below this) found at:

http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/cleopatra/productinfo/24198/?utm_source=AMZ&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=products&id=AMZ

Another cleopatra costume

Mummy costume

Cleopatra, the last Pharoah of Egypt, can be found as a doll

Egpytian toys can even be found in non-conventional toy mediums,

here are 2 personalized toys, painted to be a sacred cat and the pharoahs dog.

Block sets are great for young children. Here is one used to make a pyramid from:

http://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/haba/pyramid_set.cfm?source=amazon_pa

though it is pricey, it is just to give you an idea where to look

There are many wood craft kits out there for older children. My son made stuff like this when we had homeschool.

Pharoahs chariot from Papo

Playmobil sets for young children

Magnamorph action figures for older kids

Egyptian kits are easy to find from educational stores and museums

Egyptian board game from Sababa