March 1, 2008 at 1:56 am by mahud
Before the creation of the Navajo people (dine), Holy People (diyin dine’e), journeyed toward the present upper world through a series of horizontally layered underground worlds. These underground worlds were the epitome of chaos, the result of the diyin dine’e living in a state of disharmony with the surrounding world. Despite these conditions diyin dine’e […]
February 23, 2008 at 8:09 am by mahud
Thanks to Cat Chapin-Bishop for adding the Mythology Synchroblog to the Metapagan Widget. She has also asked if I could extend the deadline, giving Metapagan readers the opportunity to join in. So for anyone else who would like to get in on the Synchroblogging action, the deadline is now 1st March, and the theme is […]
February 10, 2008 at 12:33 pm by mahud
Update: The theme for the Syncroblog is Landscapes. Thanks to everyone participating. If you would like to join in, add a link to your post in the comments below. Due date is around 22 February (Next Friday). The Deadline has been extended to 1st March.
I’ve had this on my mind for a few weeks now, […]
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 […]
May 1, 2008 at 7:15 am by mahud
This post is one of many in the third Mythology Synchroblog (View the list of other bloggers below)
…the primordial image of Mother Earth…is found throughout the world in countless forms and variants. It is the Terra Mater or Tellus Mater so familiar to Mediterranean religions, who gives birth to all beings.
…In some religions Mother Earth […]