Flora, the delightful Goddess of Flowers, was welcomed by the Ancient Romans in April and early May. It’s a little early yet but, in the North of the World, her presence is drawing very close. Seguir leyendo »

This is the day of Bride
the Queen will come from the mound…… Seguir leyendo »

Nart Sagas from the Caucasus: Myths and Legends from the Circassians, Abazas, Abkhaz, and Ubykhs
An introduction to many of the cultures of the Caucasus Mountains and the coastlands of the Black Sea. Seguir leyendo »

In the islands of the great Pacific Ocean, the Polynesian people saw the Moon as their Creator Goddess, Hina. Seguir leyendo »

Mut was the Mother Goddess, her very name means mother and Mut was perhaps believed to be a sort of grandmother figure, as Isis was the mother figure for the world. Perhaps. Seguir leyendo »

Homage to You, the Cow of Gold,
The Beautiful, with numerous colours,
The Only One in the sky,
Naville, Edouard, The XIth Dynasty Temple at Deir El-Baharil Seguir leyendo »

A well known story tells of a plague of frogs which overran Egypt (epidemiological reconstruction of the 10 plagues of Egypt) but the Egyptians knew the significance of the frog before that. She was Heket, with her life-giving powers, manifested on earth in frog form. Seguir leyendo »

She is the protector of cats, women and children. The ancient Egyptians celebrated her feastday on October 31 with convivial merry making, music, dancing in the streets and drinking with friends - the sort of holiday that you and I would recognise instantly. Seguir leyendo »