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  • Horse Goddesses & Sovereignty

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post, I will be discussing Horse Goddesses as Sovereignty figures.   In particular, I will focus on Rhiannon, Epona, and Aine.  Each of these Celtic Horse Goddesses holds ties to a specific Celtic land.   Rhiannon is a Welsh…

  • Sleipnir, Odin’s 8-Legged Steed

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing my third post in a small four-part series on the children of Loki.   As they all tend to be seen as monstrous, I thought this was an ideal mini-series for October!   This post is about Sleipnir, Odin’s…

  • Celtic Water Horses: Kelpies and Each Uisge

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing some of the folklore of Water Horses from Celtic folklore!   Water Horses are a fascinating type of dangerous Water Faery Animal.   Celtic Water Horses are known for living near running water, including rivers, streams, and…