*Thousand-Named Goddess*
“There is no art in turning a goddess into a witch, a virgin into a whore, but the opposite operation, to give dignity to what has been scorned, to make the degraded desirable, that calls for art or for character.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Elara, a mortal princess unfortunate enough to attract Zeus' attention.
Zeus fell in love with Elara, a mortal princess, and hid her from his wife Hera's jealous rage by placing her deep beneath the Earth. This was where she gave birth to Tityos, a giant. Elara died in labour because of the enormous size of her baby.
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Vanth is a chthonic (underworld) Goddess in Etruscan mythology, shown in a variety of forms of funerary art, such as in tomb paintings and on sarcophagi. Vanth is depicted as a young, vibrant female chthonic figure, often winged, sometimes in the company of the God Charun. She is a a benevolent Psychopompos, a divine being who assists with the journey of the deceased to the underworld.
Tlazolteotl (pronounced tla-sol-TAY-otl) is the Aztec Goddess of the earth and sex. She has four aspects, corresponding to the four phases of the moon. As the waxing moon, she is the young and carefree Maiden, the lover of Quetzalcoatl. As the full moon, she is the Mother of all. As the waning moon, she is the Great Priestess who cleanses the soul and destroys sin. As the new moon, she is the old Crone, Goddess of witches and witchcraft. Tlazolteotl was also called “the eater of filth“, from
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