From: LadyGarnetMoon
Lucina is the Italian goddess of childbirth. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~* Arianrhod Invocation O Arianrhod of the Silver Wheel, By all the many names
men give to thee- We, all thy hidden children, humbly kneel Thy truth to hear, thy countenance to see. Here in the Circle, cast upon the Earth Yet open to the stars - unseen, yet real- Within our hearts give understanding birth, Our wounds of loss
and loneliness to heal.
Isis Unveiled, and Isis Veiled, thou art; The Earth below our feet, the Moon on high. 3In thee, these two shall never be apart- The magic of the Earth, and of the sky Welsh celestial mother goddess. She is called a goddess of childbirth, the moon, fertility, and fate. Her name is popularly translated as 'Silver Wheel'. This is interpretted as dentifying her with the Cosmic Goddess, as the rotating stars or Milky Way is thought to be her wheel. This imagery is reflected in the Norse Cosmic Goddess Frigga, whose bejeweled spinning wheel is also equated to the rotating stars.
In Arthurian legend, meanwhile, she is Argante, the queen of Avalon where she healed Arthur's wounds. Her role as ruler of this Otherworldly domain may have might suggest that the ancient Gauls named Argantoratis in honor of the protective refuge they perceived her Otherworld to be. Arianrhod's identity as both a Healer Goddess and Otherworld Queen may also be found with cognates in Irish counterparts. The latter role may both be reflected in the Irish goddesses Airmed, a healing goddess, and the latter with the Otherworld goddess Airitech.
Short Information Arianrhod:
Welsh Moon Mother and Goddess of fertility.
Attributes:
Silver Wheel, Zodiac, Silver, wheels, nets
Representation:
Stars of the Corona Borealis. Full Moon.
Relations:
Daughter of the Mother-Goddess Don and sister of Gwydion. Mother of Dylan and Lleu Llaw Gyffes.
Offerings:
Silver Coins, wheat, candles green and white
