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Category Archives: Isis
Black is Beautiful: A Black Madonna gallery
Who are they? The Black Madonnas are ostensibly medieval images of the Christian Mother of God, often with her child, the incarnate God Jesus, in which she is depicted as black. Mary is so typically presented throughout medieval Europe as … Continue reading
Virgin of Guadalupe, Spain
Since writing my previous post on Mary in the Americas, it has come to my attention that yet another possible source for Our Lady of Guadalupe (besides religious vision and Aztec mythology) is a Black Madonna in the town of … Continue reading
Posted in Artemis/Diana, goddess, Isis, Mary, Queen of Heaven
Tagged artemis, catholic mythology, earth goddesses, isis, mary, mary as goddess, queen of heaven
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Is the Moon female?
It is popular in modern times, especially in neopagan circles, to think of the moon as representing a goddess. But what did the ancients think? Was the moon female to them? In classical Greece and Rome, the answer to that … Continue reading
Posted in Artemis/Diana, Egyptian, goddess, Greek/Roman Goddesses, Inanna, Isis, Mary, moon goddesses, Queen of Heaven, sky goddesses, Sumerian/Babylonian
Tagged ancient views of the feminine, artemis, babylonian mythology, catholic mythology, dianna, egyptian mythology, greco-roman goddesses, inanna, ishtar, isis, mary, mary as goddess, moon goddesses, moon gods, myths of the feminine, myths of the masculine, nanna, queen of heaven, sky goddesses, sky gods, sumerian mythology, thoth
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The many names of Isis
Google the name Queen of Heaven today and most of the sites you will find relate to Mary, the Mother of God in the Catholic faith. Just a click away are sites for churches, schools and other organizations named for … Continue reading
Mother of Earth and Sky
Many people believe the ubiquitous feminine, often pregnant figurines found throughout Paleolithic and Neolithic sites in ancient Europe and the Middle East represented Mother Earth, out of which are born the plants and animals and people which are her children, … Continue reading
Posted in Egyptian, Inanna, Isis, Mary, nammu/tiamat, Nut, Queen of Heaven, Sumerian/Babylonian
Tagged ancient views of the feminine, babylonian mythology, earth goddesses, egyptian mythology, greco-roman goddesses, inanna, ishtar, isis, mary as goddess, myths of the feminine, myths of the masculine, nammu, nut, primordial sea, queen of heaven, sky goddesses, sky gods, sumerian mythology, tiamat
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