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.
Sections

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 Proto-European Cosmogonic Battle Theme

2 Comments | August 28, 2007 at 12:37 pm by mahud

In deos Shadow’s latest podcast The Celtic Creation Story, Brendan Myers explains why he believes that the battle between the Fomorians and Tuatha De Danann at the The Second Battle of Mag Tuired, was originally a Celtic creation myth.
I’d like to expand upon this idea with a theory of my own concerning the duel roles […]