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  • Hades and Persephone & Eros and Psyche: Death and the Maiden & Beauty and the Beast ~An In-Depth Comparison~

    For day five of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to focus on the connection between the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone and the myth of Eros and Psyche.   Just as Eros and Psyche is one of the origins to Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone is the one of…

  • The Connection Between Death and the Maiden & Beauty and the Beast

    For day four of Beauty & the Beast Week, I have decided to discuss the connection between Beauty and the Beast tales and the Death and the Maiden motif.   Regular readers of my blog will know that I have long adored the artistic and literary motif known as Death and the Maiden.   This…

  • Death and the Maiden in Edgar Allan Poe’s Works

    For day five of Gothic Romance Week, I have decided to take a look at the Death and the Maiden motif as used in Poe.   I did a video that spoke to this principal a few weeks ago.   In this post, I will be going a bit deeper into why Victorians were so…

  • Freelance Writing

    For this bonus post, I would like to announce that I have been freelance writing on Fiverr for the last month!    I am available to write blog posts and articles up to 5000 words.   The general time frame for delivery of my orders is within two days.  My available days for taking new…

  • 100 Followers!

    I just wanted to do a bonus post today to say thank you to all of my readers and followers. Today I surpassed 100 total followers, which was my goal in my first year writing here at White Rose of Avalon! Thank you everyone, and please do not hesitate to contact me with anything you’d…

  • Wedding

    Hello readers! I just wanted to let everyone know that I will not be posting for the next few days. I am getting married on Saturday May 15! I will be back with more posts soon! I appreciate all of my readers! With love, White Rose of Avalon, AKA Maranda

  • Introduction Post

    Welcome to White Rose of Avalon.     This blog is designed to focus on legends and folklore, as well as history.    There are many instances of history and legend overlapping and intertwining.    With each post I intend to create a conversation of how important tales impact life and our universal unconscious (as…