Flar's Freyja
March 24th, 2003, 11:20 AM
How strange and wonderful that today is her feast day. This knowledge comforts me.
March 24
Feast day of Britannia (or Prytania)
She is the goddess of Britain, or Albion, whose image is seen on many old British coins. She is a version of Hekate, Queen of the Night.
“As Prytania, Invincible Queen of the Dead, Hekate became a wardress and conveyor of souls through the underworld. As Goddess of Magic and enchantments, she sent prophetic or demonic dreams to humankind. Her presence was felt at tombs and scenes of murders where she presided over purifications and expiations. Like her namesake Kali, in India, Hekate, as a funerary priestess, conducted her rites in charnel or burial grounds, assisting in liberating the souls of the newly dead.”
Wilson's Almanac (http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com)
March 24
Feast day of Britannia (or Prytania)
She is the goddess of Britain, or Albion, whose image is seen on many old British coins. She is a version of Hekate, Queen of the Night.
“As Prytania, Invincible Queen of the Dead, Hekate became a wardress and conveyor of souls through the underworld. As Goddess of Magic and enchantments, she sent prophetic or demonic dreams to humankind. Her presence was felt at tombs and scenes of murders where she presided over purifications and expiations. Like her namesake Kali, in India, Hekate, as a funerary priestess, conducted her rites in charnel or burial grounds, assisting in liberating the souls of the newly dead.”
Wilson's Almanac (http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com)