Dec 16, 2022
Sun Deity Meeting, who are the members?
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Sun Deity Meeting, who are the members?
Many of our most well known solar deities - Apollo, Ra - are male. This week we shine a light on the often overlooked goddesses of the sun.
In the western world, the sun is quite often depicted as masculine, accompanied by the feminine moon, often the sun god’s sister or wife. One of the most famous of these gods is Apollo, known for his unlucky love affairs, his archery skill, and his musical ability. But while the sun may often be seen as male, this is not always the case, and there are many goddesses around the world known for their connection to the sun.
Áine
An Irish Goddess or fairy, Áine is said to have many attributes including love, fertility and summer. One of these attributes is the sun. She is said to make her home in Cnoc Áine, or Knockainy a hill located near a village of the same name in the Irish county of Limerick. She is said to show herself on this hill at midsummer and will sometimes take on the form of a red mare who is too swift to ever be caught.
Many of the legends surrounding Áine involve her laying with mortal men and conceiving children – sometimes willingly and sometimes unwillingly. Her son Eogan was said to be the result of her rape by the human king Ailill, in retaliation for which Áine is said to have bitten off the king’s ear. This is said to have lost him his kingdom as an old law of the time stated that a king must be unblemished, which Ailill no longer was.
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Though the sky was filled with clouds and the air coming through his window brought goosebumps to his bare arms, all he was aware of was the warmth against his face and the light cast by Her as she stepped out of his home. Their business for the day was done, but the essence of her glow would stay with him until the sun fell down below the horizon again.
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Honoring the Sun Goddess, a Gaelic Prayer for the Solstice.
In the Celtic tradition, the Sun is female, a divine light and life bringer, so the Summer Solstice honors this season as a time of great fruitful goddess energy, but also a time of great power. In Celtic times summer solstice fires would be lit on beacon hills and high places to honor the sun and ward away evil, as this is a time when the veil between the worlds is said to be thin, encouraging interchange between the world and the spirit realm.
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Final doodle I’m posting from being back in training at work. Don’t really have a name for her. Just a general sun and moon goddess.
I hope it's not too late, but here anon(s). I think my friends are pretty cute too :3 veronique50