Ariadne: Lady of the Labyrinth and Double Axe

0 Comments | December 30, 2009 at 11:41 am by mahud

Ariadne: Lady of the Labyrinth and Double Axe

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The Love Goddess and the Shawshank Redemption

0 Comments | December 23, 2009 at 11:28 am by mahud

The Shawshank Redemption (based on a story by Stephen King) has always been a favourite movie of mine. I’ve watched it multiple times, but it was only after watching it this past week that I recognized that the obvious theme of freedom and rebirth is explicitly linked with the Goddess.
For a synopsis of the […]

Goddesses: Iconography and Mythology

9 Comments | August 23, 2008 at 4:54 am by mahud

A small selection of articles on various goddesses I’ve posted over the past couple of years, including Medusa/Athene from Greek mythology, Chinnamasta from Hindu Mythology, The Egyptian myth of Isis and the hidden name of Ra (which includes parallels to the myth of Lilith and The Golden Ass by Apuleius), The myth of Inanna’s underworld […]

The Great Mother from Asia Minor to Rome

10 Comments | April 2, 2008 at 6:52 am by mahud

My contribution for the Mythology Synchroblog on the theme of Motherhood. For more posts see below.
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The Anatolian Mother
Cybele in Greece
Magna Mater in Rome
Magna Mater’s Spring Festival (15th and 27th March)
The Taurobolium in the Magna Mater Cult

The Anatolian Mother
Both the Greek and Roman worship of the Great Mother derives from Anatolia/Asia Minor (Turkey). Her name appears […]