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Eostre
Eostre, or Ostara, is the northern European goddess of Spring and Dawn. She wears an amulet at her neck bearing the image of her totem Rabbit, that most fertile and prolific of animals. In her hands she holds the pysanky eggs, another potent symbol of rebirth.
The name of the Christian holiday Easter derives from her name. The church still dates Easter Sunday, the celebration of resurrection and new life, according to the old pagan, lunar calendar: the first Sun-Day after the first full moon after Spring Equinox.
Eostre Print 8x8 $20.00
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Original: Pen & Ink
This portrait was done in 1990, and first
appeared in The Beltane Papers’ Octava.
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