Continuing with Mabon, today I wanted to write about Polevik, a Slavic field spirit that appears at midday and or midnight to punish those slacking off of their agricultural work. Polevik has green hair and dresses in all black a white, he guides people astray if they're not working and nay trample them with his…
Today I wanted to write about Leabharcham, a minor goddess[?] in Irish polytheism. Leabharcham was tasked with raising Deirdre after it was prophesied that she would bring ruin to Ulster. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leabharcham?wprov=sfla1
Ostara is almost here and I'm so excited, but before the day is here I want to talk about the goddess associated with the festival, Eōster a Germanic goddess of spring, fertility, the East, and dawn. Eōster's original myths have been lost after being synchronized with Freyja as well as Venus. She is likely one…
I recently got the 'Wisdom of the house of night' oracle cards ( review here ) and they made me want to talk about Nyx the Hellenic primordial goddess of the night. Nyx is a daughter of Chaos and sometimes also Tartarus. She is the wife of Erebus and the mother to many primordials of…
With Valentine's day happening recently I wanted to write about some love deities over the next few days, starting with Vesna a Slavic goddess of spring, fertility, and love. Vesna lives atop the mountains determining the fate of crops and animals only coming down in the month of February. If someone were to run into…
Today for spooky season I wanted to write about Banshee, an Irish spirit that heralds death. A Banshee is a fae that appears to a family before the death of a member of that family. She'll usually appear as a short older woman, though some accounts describe her as taking the form of a dead…
Today I wanted to write about Rati, a Hindu goddess of love, desire, lust, passion, and pleasure. She's a daughter of Daksha and the consort of Kamadeva. She is also the mother of Harsha and Yashas. She is know for shooting love arrows, in one story she along with Kamadeva make Shiva fall for Parvati.…
Today I wanted to write about Our Lady of Laus, a French Marian apparition appearing in Saint-Étienne-le-Laus between 1664 and 1718. Benoîte Rencurel was a shepherdess born in 1647 who was first visited by an apparition of Saint Maurice telling her to move to a different area to avoid local guards taking her sheep. When…
Today I wanted to write about Naberius, a Goetic demon who gives skill in art and restores dignity. He is a marquis of Hell with 19 legions of demons under him. He has been compared to Cerberus as they're both multi headed dogs. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naberius?wprov=sfla1
Today I felt like writing about Rhiannon, a brythonic/welsh goddess associated with horses. She first married the mortal prince Pwyll who fathered her son Pryderi. After Pwyll's death she married Manawydan. Within the Mabinogion she appears in gold and silk riding a white horse at a slow trout however as Pwyll trys to catch up…
Today I wanted to write about Paimon, a King/Duke of Hell with associations to West, earth, water, wind, secrets, revealing treasure, divination, and necromancy. Paimon is directly below Lucifer in the hierarchy of demons. Paimon controls 200 legions of demons. One sign of possession by Paimon is a harsh voice and speaking in unknown languages.…
As it starts to become the holiday season I wanted to write about Perchta (also called Berchta or Bertha) a Germanic Alpine snow goddess with association to weaving, who is still recognized by some Alpine towns around Christmas and the Epiphany. Perchta is often thought to be a shapeshifter, she can appear as a beautiful…
Today I wanted to write about the Drangue, a Balkan semi-divine hero who can control thunderstorms, and meteorites. Drangue is in a constant cycle of reincarnation, with a new one being born to fight against Kulshedra. When a Drangue is born they have wings and a caul. The Drangue is not always human as sheep…
With the full moon tonight I wanted to write about Sinthgunt, a continental Germanic moon goddess. Sinthgunt is the sister of Sunna, she's only mentioned in one source, The Merseburg charms, where she works alongside her sister to heal a horse. Some scholars have broken down her name and suggested that she may be a…
Today I wanted to write about Eitri, a Heathen dwarf known for crafting mjölnir. Eitri and his brother Brokkr are sons of Ivaldi. Alongside mjölnir Eitri and Brokkr also created Skídbladnir and Gullinbursti for Freyr, Gungnir and Draupnir for Odin, and Sif's hair. When they were creating mjölnir Loki, in the form of a fly,…
I haven't written about any scythian deities yet and wanted to write about Artimpasa, an androgynous fertility deity also associated with war and royalty. Scythian myths were not written down so they were lost over time. The main deity they were synchronized with is Aphrodite; they were also synchronized with Ishtar, Astarte, Cybele, pre hellenised…
Today I wanted to write about Futodama (Ame-no-Futodama-no-Mikoto), the patron Kami of the Inbe clan. After Amaterasu-Ōmikami left the cave, ending the darkness, Futodama used hemp ropes to prevent her from re-entering the cave. Futodama is worshipped at the Awa Shrine in the Daijingū neighborhood of the city of Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His…
With yesterday being Larentalia I wanted to write about the Lares, a group of minor deities in Roman religion that protect the house and family. The first of the Lares were children of Mania and Mercury. Sometimes the Lares were also described as ancestors or previous inhabitants of that home. They were treated more as…
Today for Pride Month I wanted to write about Iphis, a Hellenic hero mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Iphis is a child of Ligdus and Telethusa. They couple could not afford to pay a dowry if they had a daughter, so Ligdus planned on killing their child if they were a girl. Telethusa was visited in…
Today I wanted to write about Raziel, an Abrahamic Angel known as the keeper of secrets who is the arch angel of Beri'ah. He is seated next to Yahweh and write all of the secrets discussed. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raziel?wprov=sfla1
