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Vesta: Devoted Guardian of the Sacred Flame
I.“The chaos of the ancients; the Zoroastrian sacred fire, …; the Hermes-fire; …the lightning of Cybele; the burning torch of Apollo; the flame on the altar of Pan; the inextinguishable fire in the temple on the Acropolis, and in that … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, archetypes, earth, flame, goddess, Greek mythology, hearth, Hestia, priestess, Roman mythology, sacred fire, symbolism, symbols, Vesta, Vestal virgin
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Juno: the Source of the Soul’s Procreation
Erte, “Hera” Before Her reign was overthrown as the Achaean tribes took over Greece Hera (Roman Juno) was the supreme mother goddess, a benevolent cow-eyed triple goddess of the earth and the sky, the creator of the Milky Way, which … Continue reading
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Tagged archetypes, astrology, goddess, Greek mythology, Hera, Juno, Jupiter, matriarchy, myth, patriarchy, Power, powerlessness, psychology, Roman mythology, Zeus
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