Ariadne Tree the moon and the stars

the moon and the stars

6 1/2" x 4 1/2" Ganges clay plaque

Growing up in and around the New Jersey Pine Barrens

This statue is perfect to grace any altar to portray knowledge of and respect for the wheel of the year

Ariadne Tree the moon and the starsGoddess of Ecstatic Trance. Her priestesses bare breasted practiced ritual snake handling ecstatic dancing and prophetic trance. Priestess queens ruled Crete the last culture in recorded history to support equality. Ariadne "The High Fruitful One," brings Rebirth. This lunar fertility goddess was known for her athletic prowess. Serpents, symbols of rebirth, were ritually handled by her priestesses, whose bare breasted costumes suggest the sacred role