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THE DARK GODDESS
"Most lovely one"; "the Distant One";
Thracian goddess of the Moon, the
dark hours and the Underworld; The
Crone; Queen of the world of spirits;
goddess of witchcraft; snake goddess;
Great Mother; Great Goddess of
Nature; Lady of the Wild Hunt. Daughter
of Tartaros and Night, two
Titans; other versions says of Perses
and Asteria, or of
Zeus and Hera.
Another goddess of the Amazons, her
chariot was pulled by
dragons.
She could change forms
or ages
and rejuvenate or kill.
She was
the third Moon aspect as the Hag
(Dark
Moon) or the Crone (revered as
the carrier of Wisdom).
An ally of Zeus;
accompanied by a pack of
hounds.
Her symbols were a key and the cauldron.
The women who
worshipped her stained
their palms and
soles with henna.
Her festivals
were held at night by torchlight.
Every
year on the island of Aegina
in
the Saronic Gulf,
a mysterious festival
was held in her honor.
A
huntress goddess who knew her way
in the
realm of spirits;
all secret
powers of Nature at her command;
control
over birth and death.
She was
patroness of priestesses;
goddess of
witches, the waning Moon,
dark
magick, prophecy, charms and spells,
vengenance, averting evil,
enchantments,
riches, victory, wisdom,
transformation,
reincarnation,
incantations, dogs, purification,
prosperity, victory, wealth, magickal
charms,
destructive storms, revenge,
change, renewal, and regeneration.
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