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Legendary High Queen Macha Mong Ruad
Macha is a goddess of ancient Ireland, associated with war, horses, sovereignty. Her name appears a lot in Irish mythology, legend and historical tradition. They are all believed to derive from the same deity. This is just one in a number of legendary stories. Around 400-500 B.C. Áed Rúad, son of Badarn, Díthorba, son of Deman, and Cimbáeth, son of Fintan, three grandsons of Airgetmar, were High Kings of Ireland who ruled in rotation, seven years at a time. They each ruled for three seven-year stints. Áed died at the end of his third rotation, by drowning in a waterfall which was named Eas Ruaid, “the red’s waterfall”. At her…
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Ananke
Ananke (uh-nan-kee) (Greek: “force, constraint, necessity”), is a personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. Roman counterpart is Necessitas (“necessity”). She was born from Gaia (Earth), Hydros (Water) and Chronos (Time). She is often depicted as holding a spindle and is one of the Primordial Deities, she marks the beginning of the cosmos. She was seen as the most powerful dictator of all fate and circumstance which meant that mortals, as well as the Gods, respected her and paid homage. Considered as the mother of the Fates, she is the only one besides Zeus, to have control over their decisions. Adela Related posts: No related posts.
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The Thunderbird
They are usually depicted as giant bird-like beings with colossal wings and sharp claws. They are so big they could pick up a killer whale. They were known to Native Americans for their legendary strength and power. They govern the weather and their voice is thunder and lightening flashes from their eyes. The legend of Wakinyan Tanka, the Great Thunderbird describes these beings as good spirits, guardians of truth and protectors of men and where sacred and highly regarded by the Lakota people. Different tribes had several other stories depicting the giant bird. Some tribes view the Thunderbird as an omen of war. When thunder rattle the heavens, it’s a…
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Myth of the founding of Rome
Rome. The Eternal City. But how eternal is it? It was an ancient city in ancient times. There are conflicting myths as to how Rome was founded and these grew as Rome grew in size and power. Let’s take a look at these myths and see if we can get to the bottom of where these are from and if there is any truth to them. The most common myth is that of Romulus and Remus. These were twin brothers born to Rhea Silvia in the Italian town of Alba Longa, just south of the site of Rome. Rhea Silvia was the daughter of the king of Alba Longa, Numitor.…
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Arachne
I have a fear of spiders which is known as Arachnophobia. The term has its roots in Greek myth. Arachne means spider in Greek. This is the tale of why you should just keep somethings to yourself even if you are that good at it. A weaver named Arachne felt that her skill at weaving was better than anybody’s including the gods. But if there is one thing you don’t do, it’s don’t boast you’re better than a god. This of course angered the Goddess Athena, she appeared to Arachne disguised as an old woman and asked her to respect the gods and goddesses, but Arachne just laughed, and said…
