For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the connection between the Irish War Goddess the Morrighan and Norse Valkyries. The Morrighan is a Goddess of war, death, rebirth, prophecy, and even a Faery Queen. Valkyries were handmaidens of Odin, and responsible for helping collect the souls of warriors who…
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Great & Mighty Aphrodite Poem
For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about the power and might of Aphrodite. Great & Mighty Aphrodite by Maranda Wabik Being of beauty Being of grace Being of love Being of sexuality Goddess borne of foam Goddess of the sea Goddess of fiery passion Goddess of watery compassion Goddess with a…
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For today’s post, I have decided to share a poem about the connection between Persephone and Blodeuwedd. Persephone & Blodeuwedd by Maranda Wabik Dual nature One dark One light Spring Goddess Queen of Death Wife of Hades She is Persephone! Another Goddess Of duality One dark One light Flower maiden Hunting owl Wife of Llew…
Read MoreAphrodite and Hermes
For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at a lesser-known affair in Greek myth. Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, and Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, had an affair. This is largely overshadowed by Aphrodite’s more famous love matches with God of war Ares and human Adonis. I have…
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For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at the Celtic concept of the Lord of Winter and Lord of Summer. There is a tradition of a representative of Summer and a representative of Winter fighting over a Flower Bride. This happens throughout several Celtic tales, but for this post, I…
Read MoreMegara, Hercule’s Sassy Bride
For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to discuss Megara, wife of Hercules. In particular, I will be looking at her Disney version! The Disney film Hercules takes a variation on the traditional Greco-Roman myths. In order to make the myths palatable for younger viewers, they had to make the…
Read MoreThe Aphrodite and Persephone Archetypes
For today’s post, I have chosen to go over the Aphrodite and Persephone archetypes as they can be active in a woman’s personality. This is rooted in the work of Jean Shinoda Bolen in her book Goddesses in Everywoman. She elaborated on this work by writing Gods in Every Man and Goddesses in…
Read MoreThe Blodeuwedd Persephone Connection
For today’s post, I would like to take a look at the way in which two Goddesses are connected. Blodeuwedd is a Welsh Celtic Goddess of flowers and owls. Persephone is a Greek Goddess of the Spring and the Underworld. I have written about each of them in the past, and today…
Read MoreVenus or Aphrodite, By Any Name Goddess of Love
For Femme Fatale Friday for this Love Week 2022 I have chosen to write about the most iconic Goddess of Love! Aphrodite is her name in Greece, and in Rome, she was called Venus. She is the embodiment of love, lust, and sexuality! Her relationships are many in the myths. She is…
Read MoreHades and Persephone
For today’s post I will be writing about the story of Hades and Persphone. The focus will be on the two as the most functional and truly loving marriage in Greek mythology! Hades and Persephone even factor into other love stories within Greek myths. The story of the marriage of Hades and Persephone…
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White Rose of Avalon 