The Quest for the Nine Maidens (Quest for)

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The Quest for the Nine Maidens (Quest for)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780946487660
  • DDC分類 299.16

Full Description

King Arthur went to Avalon with Morgan and her eight sisters. In this book McHardy traces similar groups of nine maidens throughout the ancient Celtic and Germanic worlds and far beyond. In Pictland, Wales, Ireland, Scandinavia, Gaul and Iberia the nine Maidens were known in mythology and as practising priestesses. As far away as Kenya the Kikuyu people claim descent from nine sisters, while a cave painting in Catalonia shows nine dancing maidens from almost 15,000 years ago. Weather-workers, shape-shifters, diviners and healers - the Nine Maidens are linked to the Old Religion over much of our planet.

Contents

Dragonslayer; saints and goddesses; the nine maidens in Welsh tradition; sisters of Avalon; druidesses of Sena; sagas and sea spirits; muses and Maenads; the first nine?; magic use of nine.