Treasures in the Archives – The Mythic Bear
This amazing sculpture comes from Campbell’s Historical Atlas of World Mythology: Mythologies of the Great Hunt of the Celtic bear-goddess Artio. This statue shows the goddess feeding a she-bear and interestingly enough there is a slit in the box pedestal wherein coin offerings could
Read MoreMyth 101 – Taliesin, twcie born and the shining brow
Taliesin, meaning “shining brow”, was a Welsh poet in the 6th century and a legendary character of magic and knowledge, one of the twice born. He is also known as Taliesin Ben Beirdd -Taliesin, Chief of Bards. According to the legend, Taliesin began life as Gwion Bach who
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