Artemis
Divine Huntress
Divine Huntress
Alani:
"Hunting dogs," Greek name for the Scythian tribes who worshipped Artemis as the Divine Huntress. The name Alan still carried the original Greek meaning of a hunting dog when it became popular among the Scots during the Middle Ages. Artemis was often called the Great Bitch, and her hunting priestesses were the "sacred bitches" who chased, killed, and consumed boar-gods and stag-gods like Phorcis or Actaeon. Thus, to Christians, "son of a bitch" meant a devil worshipper-that is, a pagan devotee of the Goddess.
No comments:
Post a Comment