tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post9208829027805937701..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: The Equinox & the EggAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-14680536664155055682009-03-21T17:25:00.000-07:002009-03-21T17:25:00.000-07:00Hi Reya:The estrogen connection is really interest...Hi Reya:<BR/><BR/>The estrogen connection is really interesting. <BR/><BR/>Diana & Artemis were Latin & Greek names for pretty much the same figure (of course there's all sorts of evidence that the European goddesses weren't conceived of as really separate entities, but as aspects). But the same myths pertain to Diana & Artemis (e.g., Acteon, & kinship with Apollo).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by; I'm glad you had a chance to read this one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-87712200089994684822009-03-21T17:08:00.000-07:002009-03-21T17:08:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, equinox is all about eggs. Easter comes f...Oh yeah, equinox is all about eggs. Easter comes from the same word root as estrogen. <BR/><BR/>That statue with all the breasts is, I believe, Diana. At least that's why my book says. She is goddess of the moon of course, which is associated in some cultures with rabbits which might be why for some reason we associate rabbits and eggs at Easter. <BR/><BR/>Well, maybe.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-7007441939360977102009-03-21T14:28:00.000-07:002009-03-21T14:28:00.000-07:00Hi Kat:Eberle is very involved with this subject r...Hi Kat:<BR/><BR/>Eberle is very involved with this subject right now, & I've always had a passion for mythology, so this was a fun post to write.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-29188557088925604982009-03-21T14:27:00.000-07:002009-03-21T14:27:00.000-07:00I wish my dad were alive to read this. We always ...I wish my dad were alive to read this. We always did Easter Egg rolls and now I can actually link that ritual to the Christian celebration of Easter as opposed to the "bunny" version.<BR/>Very interesting post.<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-38458646745582438962009-03-21T11:47:00.000-07:002009-03-21T11:47:00.000-07:00Peter: Thanks for the info-- I'm looking forward t...Peter: Thanks for the info-- I'm looking forward to looking thru your sites.<BR/><BR/>Cheryl: I hadn't heard of the red egg symbol either-- at least that I recall-- until Eberle told me about it a while back. Georgia can be quite beautiful, tho. Savannah always seemed like a magical city to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-30769028911252972682009-03-21T06:29:00.000-07:002009-03-21T06:29:00.000-07:00John, what a great post. I had never heard of the ...John, what a great post. I had never heard of the red egg in Mary Magdalene's hand. I have always found it interesting how many pagan rituals were incorporated into the Christian story. I find it interesting that we use the rabbit and eggs at Easter, but what better symbols of rebirth & spring could we find. Thanks for the informative post.<BR/>Oh, I lived in Georgia until 1975 when I moved to Texas - I don't think I've looked back even once!Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-19513758442917333732009-03-20T19:27:00.000-07:002009-03-20T19:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by Chris & Randy! Glad yo...Thanks for stopping by Chris & Randy! Glad you enjoyed it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-29648199889505696682009-03-20T18:55:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:55:00.000-07:00This is a pretty amazing bit of info. I did not kn...This is a pretty amazing bit of info. I did not know it was the equinox. Which says a lot about my disconexion. I was, however, just today imagining going somewhere dark to see the stars again. Maybe my intuition knew.<BR/> Thanks for the writingRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00943349465380315031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-43911302368421600352009-03-20T18:13:00.000-07:002009-03-20T18:13:00.000-07:00welcome back, John. Love the sense of your renewe...welcome back, John. Love the sense of your renewed energy (birth) too! Frohliche Frohling!Chris Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383490294861071725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-61189844158012505562009-03-20T16:34:00.000-07:002009-03-20T16:34:00.000-07:00Hi Sandra:Great question. From what I understand,...Hi Sandra:<BR/><BR/>Great question. From what I understand, the Hare (more than the rabbit) was associated with the goddess Eostre by the historian, the venerable Bede. Apparently the custom of candied Easter eggs is of German &/or Amish origin. The conflation of the rabbit & the egg is explained in a couple of different ways-- of course, both are fertility symbols, but also there's some speculation that hares often would raise their young near the nests of plovers & lapwings, & somehow this made people connect the hares with the nests. FWIW, the British poet & mythographer Robert Graves connected the lapwing with goddess worship.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-7634377755865955042009-03-20T14:55:00.000-07:002009-03-20T14:55:00.000-07:00Lovely post, John, especially this: "the struggle...Lovely post, John, especially this: "the struggle of the chick was an emergence from another form of itself".<BR/><BR/>p.s. Do you have any idea how an egg-laying rabbit made its way into our mythology?Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.com