In the modern zodiac a goat symbolizes the astrological sign of Capricorn. In older traditions, however, and still sometimes today, the goat is a special variety of creature– a sea goat, half goat and half fish. The earliest known origin of depicting Capricorn as a sea goat occurred around 1,000 B.C.E. in Babylonia, the cauldron… Continue reading Mythic Monday: The Old Sea Goat
Category: Mythic Monday
Mythology and folklore.
Mythic Monday: Skadi, Winter Goddess
Skadi is the Norse goddess of winter and the hunt. Daughter of frost giants, some scholars maintain that Scandinavia is named after her. Skadi married the summer god Njord after choosing him from a lineup of gods. The kicker was that she had to select her future husband by looking only at the feet of… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Skadi, Winter Goddess
Mythic Monday: Do You Burn Your Yule Log?
Yule is a sacred winter festival honored and celebrated by ancient Germanic peoples, including Nordic cultures and the Anglo-Saxons. It is the time of year when the day is short and the night is at its longest. Feast and song prevailed as family and friends huddled together at their hearths or caroused around an open… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Do You Burn Your Yule Log?
Halloween Birthday John Keats
Happy Halloween Birthday to John Keats! For your enjoyment here are a few lines from his poem Lamia. A lamia is part woman, part serpent, and in homage to Keats (not to mention the creatures are cool) one appears in my paranormal dark fantasy romance, Mind Your Goddess – Wytchfae 3, coming out in December from Secret… Continue reading Halloween Birthday John Keats
Hump Day Hook: Obsidia
Obsidia lived and died 11,000 years ago. Her spirit lives on. Welcome to the 13th Hump Day Hook of 2013. In this blog hop, each author posts one paragraph from a book or WIP. Find a list of splendid HDH authors here. Everyone would love a comment and for their post to be liked and tweeted. Using the hashtag #HDH, please… Continue reading Hump Day Hook: Obsidia
Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins
The festival of Hocktide falls on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The name is thought to be derived either from the medieval meaning “high day” or the meaning “to bind.” Both are fitting, since Hocktide celebrates an auspicious occasion for the Saxons in 1002 A.C.E.– the day King Ethelred the Unready seized and devastated the Danes. Of course the marauding Danes… Continue reading Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins