The mysteries of life and love and the supernatural have often been explained in story, myth, and legend and through the charcters who've flourished from them. Many of these ancient myths were once religion. They were the explanations for the journey of life and its power and effect on humanity. Love, being both an internal and external force in nature, was portrayed through numorous love gods and goddesses throughout history and changing cultures. Focusing in on love and beauty, here are my top picks of mythological love goddesses in the history of love~
1. Aphrodite~ The Greek mythological goddess of love and beauty awarded the apple of discord by theTrojan Paris as the most beautiful of all. She had many of affairs with many men but was married to the ugliest of the gods Hephaestus.
2. Venus~ Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty originally the Italic goddess of vegetation. Venus is the daughter of Jupiter and mother of Cupid. She has been closely associated to Aphrodite and has followed similar patterns as with her marriage to Vulcan and affairs such as that with Mars.
3. Freya~ The Vanir Norse goddess called upon to help in matters of love and was the goddess of magic, love and divination. She was loved by many men, dwarfs, and giants.
4. Isis~The Egyptian goddess of magic, fertility and motherhood. She was the daughter of the earth god and the sky goddess. She was sister and wife to Osirus and mother of Horus.
5. Branwyn~ The Celtic goddess of love, sexuality and the sea. She is known as the Venus of the Northern Sea and one of the three matriachs of Britain. In the Mabinogion she was the wife and the central figure wed to the Irish King Mathowch.
6. Inanna~ The oldest of the Mesopotamian love goddesses.Although she is represented as a virgin, she is known as the goddess of sexual love, procreation and fertility.
7. Hathor~ The African Egyptian goddess of love, music, motherhood, and joy from the predynastic times. Hathor is commonly depicted with two horns as the cow goddess.
As the goddesses of myth and legend remain our historical foremothers of love, and live on in the hearts of us today, make sure to take the time to celebrate your inner living love goddess!
By Jennifer H. McGee
Monday, February 14, 2011
Venus and Aphrodite~
Top Two Love Goddesses~
~Venus and Aphrodite~
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