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 […]

The Island of the New Moon Passage

2 Comments | May 21, 2007 at 5:31 pm by mahud

The secular philosopher Wang Chung (27 BC - 97 AD) quotes a myth concerning a mountain called Tu Shuo, situated in the eastern ocean, from a lost version of the Shan Hai Jing, ‘classic of mountains and oceans’ (4th-3rd century B.C).
Overshadowing the island mountain grew a huge peach tree, its branches extending for three […]

Yu the great

2 Comments | January 22, 2007 at 5:58 pm by mahud

According to Chinese belief, Yu the great was the founder of the Xia Dynasty (ca 2000 - 1500 BC), who tirelessly worked to save the land of nine regions from catastrophic floods. Originally it was his father Gun, who was appointed for the task by Yao, during whose reign the floodwaters had forced the people […]

In the footsteps of re-creation

0 Comments | January 17, 2007 at 12:21 am by mahud

In Ge Hong’s (ca 280 - 340/360 AD) Baopuzi (master embracing simplicity) Neipian (Inner Chapters), the Pace of Yu (Yubu) is described in detail as a sequence of three movements comprising of nine steps (3X3), and is a ritual dance performed by daoist masters.
“the Pace of Yu (Yubu) is described in detail as a […]