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The identity of the Mothers [CD spoilers]
hamlet:
--- Quote from: Hopefire on November 28, 2012, 01:16:31 AM ---The Mothers are the Crones.
The Queens are the Mothers.
The Ladies are the Maidens.
Maiden, Mother and Crone is one of the oldest mythical tropes out there, and sees countless expressions in real world religion and in fiction.
(On a side note, my favorite expression of the three is with Eve in Sandman - she's all three personally.)
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Actually . . .
The concept of the maiden/mother/crone triune goddess thing is only about 100 years old, based on since discredited research by Robert Graves.
Tripple goddesses in history have been, historically speaking, all the same age. The three norns, the three fates, etc., they're all old crones, not one of each of the three.
The Three Faces of Eve might be a more profitable avenue of exploration, instead.
mtimms:
Perhaps a third fate, the one that measures, resides on earth rather than faerie.
Cryostasis:
All this talk of three's, and mention in all the DF books of the "power of three", seems totally relevant, but everyone seems to be missing a point.
Aside from Winter and Summer, there IS a third faerie court that has been mentioned and featured numerously. the Erlking. So then, does the Erlking's court have a child/parent position?
lilylis:
--- Quote from: Cryostasis on December 01, 2012, 02:48:01 AM ---All this talk of three's, and mention in all the DF books of the "power of three", seems totally relevant, but everyone seems to be missing a point.
Aside from Winter and Summer, there IS a third faerie court that has been mentioned and featured numerously. the Erlking. So then, does the Erlking's court have a child/parent position?
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not just a third Faerie court rather other powerful courts and beings from the Wylde Fae. The Erlkonig is but one of those. And Kris Kringle another...although he turns out to be even more that that....he seems to just play at being Fae.
Dust Bunny:
--- Quote from: lilylis on December 01, 2012, 03:00:51 AM ---And Kris Kringle another...although he turns out to be even more that that....he seems to just play at being Fae.
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It's one of those winter vacation package deals. ;)
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