Monday, January 01, 2007


GODDESSES

Cyhiraeth(celtic)-Goddess of the celtic streams. She later entered folklore, became a devine spirit as a spectre haunting woodlands streams. She was known to fortell death and futures.








Gwaten(Buddhist)- Japanese Buddist lunar Goddess, one of twelve Buddist deities called the Jiu No O, adopted from Hindu mythology. Gwaten is used from the Hindu God Soma, and is portrayed as a woman holding in her right hand, a disk symbollizing the Moon.






Pachamama(Inca)-Incas of ancient Peru believed that Pachamama personified the Earth and its greatness. Incas ruled Peru from 1450 until 1532, when Spaniards conquered their territories. Pachamama and her husband Inti, the Sun god, were viewed as generous Gods. Incas used to offer llamas( a deer) and other animals as sacrifices to the Earth goddess. Pachamama continues to be worshipped today in Peru.

Tlazolteotl also Tlaculteutl(Aztec) - Aztec Sex Goddess who may have had lunar associations. Tlazolteotl name means “Lady of Dirt”, produced lust and then forgave those who lusted. She especially favoured strange affairs. She had four aspects, which have been interpreted in modern times as representing four phases of the moon.

Cerridwen(Welsh) - Welsh goddess of death and rebirth, the moon, inspiration, poetry, prophecy. She is the "White Sow", the revered Crone Goddess into whose kingdom we must enter to be reborn. She was compared to reencarnation.

Aruru(Mesopotamian) - The Great, the Potter, she taught women to form clay dolls and smear them with menstrual blood as a conception charm. Made mankind out of clay and made it breathe and live with her blood of life. Viewed as the creator, producer of life. She controlled when one must die and enter the kingdom of the after life. She was formed by the blood of a sacraficed virgin given up by the gods. Will return to condem the selfish and wicked.







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