Tag: Norse Mythology

Blog #Interview featuring #Wytchfae #Runes

As fall gets off to a colorful start in the month of October, I am having some “fall back” fun by featuring my first published book, Wytchfae Runes. To start the celebration, Katherine Eddinger Smits interviews me today on her blog. The focus of the interview is SETTING, something so important in paranormal romance. Did… Continue reading Blog #Interview featuring #Wytchfae #Runes

Mythic Monday: 13 Little Known Nature Deities

13 LITTLE KNOWN NATURE DEITIES The ancients were closer to nature than we. Nightime was dark, seriously dark, untempered by street lamps, store lights, and the steady hum of our modern need for twilight. Only the communal fire offered safety from the terrors looming outside the common grounds. Unlike we, who tend to consider humans… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 13 Little Known Nature Deities

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: Rune of the Day Berkana by Flossie Benton Rogers

Today on Mythic Monday we start a new feature called Rune of the Day. Divination has always fascinated me, not so much to see what the future brings, but to get insight into the possibilities and fertility of the moment. Runes are one of my favorite methods. Runes constitute an ancient Germanic alphabet in use… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day Berkana by Flossie Benton Rogers

Mythic Monday: 6 Surprising Truths about Thor’s Hammer by Flossie Benton Rogers

In the long ago Viking Age, Thor became the most revered of the Norse gods, even greater than his father, Odin. Whereas Odin came across as remote and kingly, Thor acted as a friend to peasants as well as to wealthy landowners. He was the god of justice and the common people. He served as… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 6 Surprising Truths about Thor’s Hammer by Flossie Benton Rogers

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