Mythic Monday: Water Bearer

Aquarius By Unknown author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Aquarius By Unknown author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Aquarius is the water bearer or cup bearer. It is symbolized by a man holding a vase of overflowing water. In ancient Babylonia 2000 B.C.E. it was the god Ea holding the vase, and the image was associated with regularly occurring destructive floods. In ancient Egypt it was associated with the annual flooding of the Nile, which signaled the beginning of spring and maintained the blessings of abundance. In Greek mythology Aquarius is often related to the story of Deucalion, son of Prometheus, who built a sturdy chest for him and his wife Pyrrha to survive a great flood. The myth parallels the story of Noah and the Sumerian Gilgamesh

In astrology the graphic symbol for Aquarius is water. It is an air sign denoting the flow of ideas. Those born under the sign are known for being unique thinkers, mentally agile, sometimes brilliant and sometimes erratic. They have the ability to tune into the universal mind and think outside the box. Here is an artistic rendering of the Aquarian glyph by Swedish writer and astrologer Stefan Stenuud.

 

By Flossie Benton Rogers

Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.

11 comments

  1. Thank you for your kindness in linking my blog post about Aquarius to your blog. I AM honored.

    Wishing you Powerful, Transformative Change, Robert Alvarez, the Psychic Witch.

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          1. I AM honored to have you as my newest blog follower.

            I must admit, when a published author follows my blog, I always feel as though I AM doing something really right.

            And, of course, when Holly Troy of Sacred Folly reblogs my posts, too.

            I AM happy that you are enjoying my blog. The “Goddesses of the Week” Series began eleven months ago, and it shall conclude within the next few weeks. But you can catch up by entering “Nancy Blair” in the search bar. The series began with Tara, the Hindu/Tibetan/Buddhist/Nepalese Goddess of Creation and Nurturance, among many other things.

          3. Really? One of my dearest friends has Epona as his Soul’s Creatrix (as one of my blog followers says) or as I say, Celestial Mother.

            So many Goddesses, so little time! Ha, Ha!!

            Thank you for such another wonderful comment.

  2. Thanks for the pingback, Flossie. I admit that I’ve never really followed astrology so I was shocked when I learned Aquarius (which is my birth sign) was actually an air sign and not a water sign as I’d always thought. What an eye-opener that was!

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