Virtually no information exists about these powerful Goddesses, the Heliades, so the Olympian Foundation is pleased and proud to present our experience of them to you. They are a group of Goddesses, though we cannot say for certain how many they are in number. Their name - Heliades - as with the male Gods Heliads - is linked with the God of the Sun: Helios. 

"We are the mighty Heliades. Thank you for welcoming us. Thank you for paying homage to us. As we are not known by mortals we do not expect it; but it is pleasant to be remembered."

The Heliades appear remarkably similar, with short curly hair and bronzed skin; though each has different coloured eyes - from dark brown to cornflower blue. Generally they only reveal their faces, two at most, though another, if not others appear as misty presences behind them. 

On first encounter with the Heliades they set a test for our team-members:

"One of you is to fetch the golden urn from the altar."
    One of our team-members stepped into their light and recounted the following experience:
    '...Suddenly in the light a wide pathway opened up and there were  bushes on either side and a long way ahead I could see a large wide stone altar with something on. I started down the path and after a few steps flames leapt out of bushes and I had to dodge the flames. Then further on were two big animals, like tigers but not so and they leapt out and blocked my way, snarling and biting the air. I pushed myself into the bushes to pass them and carried on. Then there was a shower of stones, some hit and hurt me but I tried to dodge them; then lightning bolts struck the path all around me and I had to dodge these; but I reached the altar were there stood the golden urn, about 18 inches tall, plain, with no decoration.
    I took it from the altar, then realised I'd have to go back through it all again; but I did so and returned to where I had started. Then the voice:
    "Put it on the ground. You now will come into a dimension you know nothing about."
    '...Next I was gently pulled and found myself in a strange place. The sky was a beautiful emerald green, the ground looked like brown soil and there were trees around, not tall but between 4 and 7 metres high; but their leaves were pink. Some had tiny leaves, others huge, but every tree's leaves were pink; though they had brown trunks.
    There was no grass nor flowers as such but there were flowering bushes, and although the flowers were the same spiral shape their colours were different, even on the same bush. There seemed no perfume to them, however. 

The atmosphere felt warm without being hot and I noticed a gentle breeze. It was a very strange landscape, not flat but no great hills or mountains; nor did I see any animal life. It all appeared so beautiful and colourful and I wandered around for a while, feeling lost and strange. I could hear the sound of waves crashing on the shore though I did not see it, I presumed there was ocean nearby.
    Then I heard a voice: "This is the dimension where we choose to be most of the time.

We now have temples in many countries. In some we have been able to make contact with mortals who are aware. Some have only sensed our presence, a few have heard our voice; yet as the days pass by we will be heard and perhaps seen by others. Those who had no faith at all are seeking and many now are accepting there are Gods and Goddesses after all. Some have taken the trouble to find out about us, learning our names; even us who are not well-known.
    In one country where we have taken a temple, what you mortals would call a small hall. It is there that a new faith, although Christian, is practised. Our presence was strongly felt by at least fourteen mortals. They told their minister who gave them a long discourse upon evil spirits invading this hall and had these mortals go before him to retake their vows of accepting Jesus into their hearts. There was much singing and clapping hands. We the Heliades are angry. This minister will suffer.

Many mortals who do wrong things, some quite evil, are involved in accidents. When a plane crashes there are some whose fate it is to meet such a death. The innocent among them do not suffer. They are looked after when they come into our realms.
    We shall leave you to spend your day usefully, happily and with some leisure. Life must not be all work; but enjoy the work you do. We give you our blessings."

Festival of the Heliades: 3rd June