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Tag Archives: egyptian mythology
Star of the Sea
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, the most beautiful of all the goddesses of Greece has an unusual origin. She was born out of the penis of the sky when it fell into the sea. The penis in question belonged to Ouranos, … Continue reading
Posted in Aphrodite/Venus, Asherah, Canaanite mythology, Goddess in the Bible, Greek/Roman Goddesses, Hathor, Hindu goddesses, Inanna, Ishtar, Mary, nammu/tiamat, Nut, Queen of Heaven, sea goddess, sky goddesses, Sumerian/Babylonian
Tagged ancient hebrew religion, ancient views of the feminine, aphrodite/venus, asherah, astarte, babylonian mythology, canaanite mythology, catholic mythology, egyptian mythology, el, goddess in the bible, greco-roman goddesses, hindu mythology, inanna, ishtar, lakshmi, mary, mary as goddess, myths of the feminine, nammu, nut, primordial sea, queen of heaven, sky goddesses, sky gods, tiamat, water goddesses, yahweh
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Asherah, Part III: The Lion Lady
The lion rider: These days a naked lady holding a snake and riding a lion is not the first image which comes to mind when the word “holy” is spoken. However, that is exactly the title of the goddess at … Continue reading
Posted in Anat, Asherah, Canaanite mythology, Egyptian, goddess, Goddess in the Bible, Greek/Roman Goddesses, Hathor, Hittite mythology, Inanna, Ishtar, lion goddesses, Queen of Heaven, sea goddess, Sekhmet, sky goddesses, Sumerian/Babylonian, sun goddesses
Tagged anat, ancient hebrew religion, ancient views of the feminine, asherah, astarte, babylonian mythology, canaanite mythology, cybele, earth goddesses, egyptian mythology, freya, goddess in the bible, greco-roman goddesses, inanna, ishtar, mary, mary as goddess, mistress of beasts, mother of the gods, mountain mothe, myths of the feminine, names of the goddess, primordial sea, qadesh, queen of heaven, sky goddesses, snake goddess, sumerian mythology, sun goddesses, turkey, war goddesses, water goddesses
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Is the Sun male? Part 2: The lion, the warrioress, and the sun.
Venus engages in a complicated dance with the Earth which creates a 584 day cycle of relationship as the two planets journey in orbit around the Sun. In one half of this cycle, she is the Evening Star, shining her … Continue reading
Posted in Anat, Canaanite mythology, Egyptian, goddess, Hittite mythology, Ishtar, lion goddesses, Queen of Heaven, Sekhmet, sky goddesses, Sumerian/Babylonian, sun goddesses
Tagged anat, ancient views of the feminine, babylonian mythology, bast, canaanite mythology, egyptian mythology, hathor, hittite mythology, ishtar, myths of the feminine, queen of heaven, sekhmet, shapash, sky goddesses, sun goddesses, turkey, war goddesses
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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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Mirror, mirror: Reflections on Medusa
When Athena looks in the mirror, does she see Medusa? When Perseus cuts off the head of the Gorgon Medusa, he does so with the aid of a mirror shield given to him by Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. Later, he … Continue reading
Posted in Athena, Egyptian, goddess, Greek/Roman Goddesses, Serpent and the Goddess, sun goddesses
Tagged ancient views of the feminine, athena, cybele, egyptian mythology, greco-roman goddesses, medusa, myths of the feminine, perseus, primordial sea, sky goddesses, sky gods, snake goddess, sun goddesses, tiamat, water goddesses
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Nut: A mother, watching over us from the heavens
Pinning down the correct theology of any member of the Egyptian pantheon can be difficult to do. The Goddesses of ancient Egypt — Hathor, Nut, Isis — trade headdresses of cow’s horns and sun discs, swallow and give birth to … Continue reading
Posted in Egyptian, goddess, Nut, Queen of Heaven, sky goddesses
Tagged ancient views of the feminine, egyptian mythology, geb, nut, queen of heaven, shu, sky goddesses
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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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