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Cerridwen nature goddess whose magical cauldron was misused. [Celtic Myth.: Parrinder, 58] See : Fertility How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The archaeologist, Clare, seems to be a manifestation of the mythological witch Ceridwen, and her counterpart and rival, the bard Taliesin, appears as a crazy/wise wanderer, Vetch. My prime concern is the book's conflating of spiritual traditions, as in this concluding statement "All of these threads radiate from a female center that is often identified with the Goddess as symbol, using one of her many names and aspects--Thought Woman, Mother in Heaven, the Black Mother, or Ceridwen, the Celtic Goddess" (153). |
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