Did you know that the concept of “Soulmates” can be traced all the way back to Greek Mythology?
In our modern world, we are taught that everyone has a soulmate, or “another half”, as they say, but actually the first to talk about this idea was the Greek philosopher Plato and his playwright Aristophane, who both introduced the soulmate Greek mythology.
The idea of “Soulmates” has probably been mentioned in most of the world’s biggest philosophies or religions, as even the Bible talks about “Adam and Eve”, and about the importance and sacrality of marriage – the union between one man and one woman, which is the main structure upon which society as it we know it is built.
The concept of romantic soulmates is widely explored through movies, books, and poetry and it’s widely embedded in our consciousness.
Most people spend their lives trying to find “the one”, “their better half”, and prioritize finding a romantic partner above everything else.
Even modern New Age Spirituality talks about the importance of finding your Soulmate or Twin Flame (which could, in fact, be a different name for the Greek mythology soulmate).
Greek mythology, even though it’s one of the oldest mythologies on planet Earth, has always taught us valuable lessons about life and about ourselves.
When it comes to soulmates and romantic relationships, Greek mythology is a true source of wisdom and guidance.
Thus, by understanding what Greek Mythology teaches us about soulmates, we can understand a lot about us as human beings, our emotional and spiritual needs in relationships, and the reasons why we relate to romantic relationships the way we do.
Soulmates in Greek Mythology
The first philosopher to talk about soulmates in Greek mythology was Plato. In his philosophical text “the Symposium”, Plato uses the voice of the comic playwright Aristophanes to describe the “first humans” and how Zeus’s revenge upon them has created what we call today “Soulmates”.
According to Plato, in Ancient Times, there were three types of humans on the planet – men, women, and “androgynous”.
Men were the children of the sun and had two male genital organs. They were filled with solar, powerful, impulsive energy.
Women, daughters of the Earth, had the same soft, delicate, and nurturing energy as their mother, and two female genital organs.
The third category, the “Androgynous”, were children of the Moon, because they were formed by the Union of the Sun and Earth – and had both male and female genitalia.
The Androgynous were beings who literally consisted of a man and a woman merged together – they had two faces (one male, one female), four legs, four arms, and both types of genitalia.
They were merged at their rears and looked a little bit like siamese brothers, except that they had more limbs and two heads glued to one another.
Interesting picture, isn’t it?
Apparently, that is not all, because these Androgynous were extremely powerful beings, who had supernatural powers so amazing that at some point, they refused to worship the Gods and started defying them.
The Androgynous could fight the Gods, could provide for themselves, and were able to do literally everything that they wanted to.
Thus, one day they decided they don’t need Gods and started a war to eliminate them, as now, they wanted to be Gods themselves.
I mean, why worship a God and listen to what it tells you to do, when you have all the God’s powers yourself, right?
Needless to say that this defying attitude made Zeus – the highest of all Gods – very angry, and he decided to teach the powerful Androgynous humans a lesson.
This leads us to the story of the Origin of Soulmates.
When “Human” becomes “Humans”
To teach the powerful Androgynous Human a lesson, Zeus casts a lightning bolt that cuts all of them in half.
They are no longer powerful beings with both male and female qualities, but now they are weak, miserable, and suffering, chaotically looking for their “other half, because their body, mind, and soul are in terrible pain without it.
Also, the cruel Zeus leaves their genitalia at the back so that they cannot enjoy the pleasure of making love, and their whole body is full of wounds.
Zeus was so angry that he even threatened to cut the Androgynous in half again, leaving them with only one leg and one arm, having to “hop to get anywhere”.
Thus, the almighty complete Human who could do anything he desired and had the power to defy the Gods, becomes two “humans” now, who have completely lost their power, happiness, and direction.
The Humans were in severe pain, and some of them started wandering on Earth in desperate search of their soulmate, copulating with the Earth and producing Insect- like children or allowing…
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