Urania
THE JESSAMINE ISLE
2010
by Eric Whollem
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Aphrodite Urania: the Crone Aspect of the Triple Goddess
Urania is the name given to the third aspect of Aphrodite,
the Crone. Aphrodite Urania was anciently concieved as a
Goddess of universal love and beneficence. As the Crone she
exemplified wisdom. The bird of the Crone is the swan.
The three aspects of Aphrodite were the Virgin, the Matron,
and the Crone. Pandemos was the virgin; Marina the Matron;
and Urania the Crone. The three aspects of Aphrodite represent
the Triple Goddess concept. The three colors of the Triple Goddess
are white, red, and black.
The bird of Pandemos was the dove. The bird of Marina was the
swallow.
URANIA AND URANOS
Ura was an ancient name for Urania. The Greeks designated the
primordial male God as Uranos. Uranos represented the Ether,
or cosmic space; basically he was the sky God. His mate was Gaia,
the Earth Goddess.
Ura is said by some commentators to have been the original name
of the Sphinx, which as an androgynous being, was male/female.
Much of the Greek mysteries came out of Egypt as well as Sumeria.
In one account of the birth of Aphrodite, she is said to have been
born of the mutilated form of Uranos, who manifested as the sea
foam. Another mythic account of the birth of Aphrodite sees her
born of a sea shell. A third account, from the Neareast, has her
born of duck's eggs on the rivers of Mesopotamia. And she is
said also to have been born of Zeus and Dione in yet another
classical account from Greek mythology.
THE HORAE AND THE MORAE
As the three Horae, Aphrodite was known as Tyche, Dike, and
Nemesis. As the Morae (or three Fates) she was designated as
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
Urania
THE JESSAMINE ISLE
2010
by Eric Whollem
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST
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Faux Postage Stamps From the Jessamine Isle
by Eric Whollem
2010
Urania
THE JESSAMINE ISLE
2010
by Eric Whollem
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST
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This stamp shows Aphrodite in her Crone aspect; as Aphrodite
Urania, the Goddess was anciently worshipped as a Goddess
of Universal Love.
Urania
THE JESSAMINE ISLE
2010
by Eric Whollem
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST
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This stamps shows Aphrodite as Pandemos, the Virgin.
As the Virgin she was conceived of as the White Goddess.
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