Triad

A **Triad**, a **Trio** or a **Trinity**, is a concept very present in the mythologies of the world that refers to three entities that exist as a single deity, with the three being together the greatest power in the entire universe.

## Overview

The concept of a Trinity governing Creation is omnipresent in various world religions, such as the Trimurti with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, or the Holy Trinity with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In Gnosticism the main trinity is the Silent Unknown Parent, The Ineffable Mother and the self-generated Son, Father, Mother and Son.

## Description

The prevalence of three individuals in a group is most likely not supernatural in concept, and moreso psychological on the part of humans. Any group that has five, seven, or anything above three gets condensed down to three of the most important individuals. For example, when Lucifer fell from Heaven and the group of five Archangels dropped to four (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel) people were insistent that Michael, Gabriel and Raphael were a triad of their own. The only reason they aren't is because the three angels considered Uriel just as important as them, and so they stayed four.

## Notable Triads

### Pre-existential

* Prime Triad: God, Khaos, and Azathoth
* Demonic Triad: Ayin, the Darkness, and Therion
* The Cycle: Death, Life, and Father Time
* Extra Biblical: Barbelo, Ouroboros, and Vitriol

### Abrahamic

* Holy Trinity: Jehovah, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
* Gnostic Trinity: Bythos, Barbelo and the Autogenes
* Maternal Trinity: Virgin Mary (Mother), Eve (Wife) and Beatrice (Bride)
* Primordial Beast Triad: Livyatan, Behemoth and Caelum
* Anti-Trinity: Satan, Sin, and Death
* Profane Trinity: Satan, Trihexa and Divus
* Unholy Trinity: The Dragon, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet
* Evil Trinity: Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Astaroth/Satan
* Lucifuge's Triad: Bael, Agares and Marbas
* Agaliarept's Triad: Buer, Gusion and Botis
* Fleurety's Triad: Bathin, Purson and Eligos
* Sargatanas's Triad: Morax, Leraje, and Valefor
* Sophias Sons: Yaldabaoth, Satanael, and Abraxas

### Greek

* The Big Three: Zeus, Hades and Poseidon
* Greek Olympic Triad: Zeus, Athena, and Apollo
* Delican Chief Triad: Leto, Artemis, and Apollo
* Eleusinian Mystery Triad: Demeter, Persephone, and Triptolemus (or Hecate)
* Moirai: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
* Erinyes: Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone

### Roman

* Capitoline Triad: Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva
* Aventine Triad: Ceres, Liber, and Proserpina
* Parcae: Nona, Decuma, and Morta

### Egyptian

* Osirian/Abydos Triad: Osiris, Isis, and Horus
* Thebian Triad: Amun, Mut, and Khonsu
* Memphite Triad: Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertem
* Elephantine Triad: Khnum, Satet, and Anuket

### Mesopotamian

* Principal Triad: Anu, Enlil and Enki
* Star Triad: Suen, Ishtar, Shamash
* Babylonian Bel Triad: Marduk, Ellil and Dumuzid

### Norse

* Primordial Aesir Triad: Odin, Vili, and Vé
* Aesir-Vanir Triad: Odin, Thor, and Freyr
* Tacitus Triad: Wodan, Donar and Tyr
* Norns: Urd, Verdandi and Skuld
* Loki's children: Jormungandr, Fenrir, and Hel

### Hinduism

* Trimurti: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
* Tridevi: Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati
* Trimudevi: Brahman, Ātman and Shakti

### Finnish

* Kalevala Hero Triad: Wainamoinen, Ilmarinen, and Lemminkäinen

### Prussian-Baltic

* Romuva Triad: Perkunas, Potrimpo, and Peckols

### Other Cultures

* Three wise monkeys: Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru
* Meccan Triad: Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat

### Lovecraftian

* Deep One Triad: Cthulhu, Dagon, and Mother Hydra

### Other

* Vanguard Triad: Chronos, Calur and Yog-Sothoth
* The Monads: Monad, Bythos and The One

## Trivia

* Although the Holy Trinity is the best-known Triad in the Bible, it is not the only one. Satan also has his Unholy Trinity, with Trihexa and Divus.