We all know Hector, Prince of Troy, for at least two key actions: 1) Like a good older brother, Hector took up for Paris when the unthinking rapscallion became besotted with Menelaus’ wife, Helen of Sparta, and stowed her away in the Trojan ship heading back to Troy. 2) As the Prince of Troy and… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 9 Things You Need to Know About the Warrior Hector
Category: Mythic Monday
Mythology and folklore.
Mythic Monday: Taurus Goddess Hathor by Flossie Benton Rogers
As the Wheel of the Year spins and day continues to increase in length, we energize with outdoor cookouts and trips to the beach. In Florida the family swimming pool is finally warm enough to fully become submerged in during weekends romps. The expanding focus on home life and togetherness is suggestive of sun in… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Taurus Goddess Hathor by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Norse Winter Goddess Skadi by Flossie Benton Rogers
You can imagine how forces of nature such as winter, snow, and ice played major roles in the tales that sprang up around the ancient hallowed deities of the far north. Living in sunny Florida all my life, such a contrasting climate always gave me pleasurable chills and a feeling of kinship with the gods… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Norse Winter Goddess Skadi by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Demoness Dreams Release Day!
Drum roll: I’m pleased to announce that today is Release Day for Demoness Dreams – Wytchfae 6! When Secret Cravings published Wytchfae Runes in December 2012, who could have foreseen the sixth book in the paranormal dark fantasy romance series coming out two and a half years later? In one way I am thrilled and… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Demoness Dreams Release Day!
Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Perth by Flossie Benton Rogers
Divination is a way to focus on what matters. It allows us to gain insight into the ripe possibilities of the moment. After all, this moment plants the seeds for the next, until all our moments are strung out before and behind us, much like an endless row of shining pearls. Divination is best used… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Perth by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Aries Goddess Sekhmet
As the Wheel of the Year turns and daylight continues to increases in length, we enjoy the slowly warming temperatures and bursting colors indicative of sun in Aries. The essence of this configuration involves energy, enterprise, action, movement, willfulness, fiery desires, strength, and courage. I honor the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet as 2015 patron goddess of… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Aries Goddess Sekhmet
Mythic Monday: 3 Prophecies the Mayans Didn’t Know About
Trojan prophetess Cassandra foretold the Trojan War and the inevitable destruction of the great city of Troy at the hands of the Greek invaders, led by Agamemnon, Odysseus, Menelaus, and others. Unfortunately, Apollo had cursed Cassandra to the end result that no one ever believed her visions of the future. Neither Cassandra’s kinfolk, the reigning… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 3 Prophecies the Mayans Didn’t Know About
Mythic Monday: Farewell, Mariner
“The Sun came up upon the left, Out of the sea came he! And he shone bright, and on the right Went down into the sea.” From The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Ahoy, Brother Mine, Rest Well. 5/26/1939 – 4/2/2015 Cheers & Happy Reading, Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic
Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Teiwaz by Flossie Benton Rogers
Divination is not so much to see what the future brings, but to get insight into the possibilities of the moment. Runes are one of my favorite methods. Runes constitute an ancient Germanic alphabet in use starting in the 1st century AD. They were valuable to the Scandinavians, Anglo-Saxons, and other Germanic peoples, for writing… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Teiwaz by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Pisces Goddess Amphitrite
As the Wheel of the Year continues to wind, and days lengthen toward spring in late February and in March, we entered the realm of sun in Pisces. The essence of this station involves imagination, dreams, illusion, and connection with the great maternal spirit and source of the soul. I honor the Greek goddess Amphitrite… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Pisces Goddess Amphitrite