The True Sovereign Holds Scepter and Orb

The operative word here is AND. The true sovereign holds scepter AND orb.

These words come from another ritual by Lady Olivia pertaining to Sovereignty,
Realm of the Planet Jupiter: The Sword in the Stone

Thetis

Thetis is neglected somewhat here.

She was powerful enough to help Zeus, fight Giants, etc. Her son Achilles was a sort of god-son to Hera, too.

Thetis, Tethys (nurse of Hera), Tiamat, Amphitrite, Neith, Thalassa (sea personified),
and maybe a couple of others.

Thetis means "Creator" or "Creatrix" - a clue to Her long forgotten role as a mighty goddess.

Hera: Mother Teleia

Here is most of an article from a book called Virgin, Mother, Crone, by Donna Wilshire, ©1993.

The chapter is called Mother Consciousness: Hera as mature woman is Mother Teleia.

It is a good articl, which links Hera, Juno, Uni, and Tanit as Queens and mothers.

Juno: Goddess of Sacred Bonds

There are good photos on this page featuring Juno, Protective Roman Goddess.

Juno from the Roman Myth Index.

An interesting component mentioned in many of the research materials about Juno is that she is the goddess of binding... and knots are part of her magical works. "Bride" is related to "bridle" or binding, even as it is related to "bread" and "bridge", depending on the etymology one follows. Juno is goddess of Bonds and the "tie that binds", whether matrimonial, maternal, familial, etc.
She is a goddess of the Sacred Oath, and all female individual souls.

Juno Art

These Juno Images are by artist Laurel Smith, whose work will be on display during the Goddess Festival at Life Force Arts Center. Here is a slideshow of the Juno Gallery.

Laurel also does Mystical Light Portraits.

Laurel will introduce us to her art and the inspiration behind it at the Goddess Festival Talking Circle.

About Soul Mates

in this liturgy, we explore, through Hera, various relationships: marriage between Hera and Zeus; the resonance between Hera and Thetis; the mythology of Hera, her son Hephaistos, and The Throne; and the sacred marriage portrayed in Arcanum XIV, Temperance.

The Llewellyn Journal carries a good article to helo us work through these complexities , Soul Mates: the Light and Dark Of It.

The Power of Thetis

Thetis is the queen in the mystery play this year, while Juno/Hera is thepresident.

There is much available material on Juno/Hera/Uni et al.,but this book, The Power of Thetis, is one of the few in literary history/criticism that addresses the sea goddess Thetis. It is used in universities across the world, and is accessible to everyone - even if you don't read Greek or Latin, it is all laid out for you.

Thetis was a powerful adviser to the gods, especially Zeus.

More Good Resources for Study of Hera

This has illustrations, photos, and a couple of papers to read.

http://webpage. pace.edu/ nreagin/F2005WS2 67/AmyChing/ Stepmother. html

Theoi.com is great for all Greek religio-mythic research.
http://www.theoi. com/Olympios/ Hera.html

A student-friendly site:
http://students. ou.edu/G/ Lindsay.J. Grimm-1/intro. html

Not much new or different, but a good group to check out online:
http://www.neokoroi .org/gods. htm

Look for the Etruscan Uni - pictures and text available.
Also note that the etruscan script is very much like what the magic & witch books call "Theban alphabet".
http://www.mysterio usetruscans. com/

This site explores Etruscan/Greek myth commonalities, and has illistrations that include the Etruscan Thetis:
http://www.maravot. com/Translation_ ShortScripts_ c.html

A site for Thetis!
http://www.mlahanas .de/Greeks/ Mythology/ Thetis.html

Iliad site:
http://www.uark. edu/campus- resources/ achilles/ iliad/iliad. html

Calendar - origin of June?
http://www.wordinfo .info/words/ index/info/ view_unit/ 3193/?letter= a&page=1& spage=1&s= past

A wonderful site loaded with images from rthe Classical world.
Scroll down the list 0 it is worth it!
http://www.vroma. org/images/ mcmanus_images/ index10.html

This ceramic head has a few chips missing but retains nice portraiture. Note the crown/diadem with flowers:
http://www.vroma. org/images/ mcmanus_images/ juno_scasato. jpg

Juno Moneta, patroness of money, finance, teh mint, etc.:
http://www.britishm useum.org/ explore/highligh ts/highlight_ objects/cm/ s/silver_ denarius_ showing_juno_ m.aspx

Photos of coins with Juno on them - some obverse, others reverse.
http://www.aeqvitas .com/photo. php?freeform= sid

This is the last item for today, tying in to the full moon on wednesday, which is also the last lunar eclipse of the year:

"FEASTS AND RITUALS FOR HERA

In honor of the three phases of Hera, the ancient residents of Greece celebrated the Heraea, a competitive festival that dates to earlier times than the Olympics. Every four years - and later, on the full moon of August, every year - women came to a field near Hera's town of Argos for the 160 yard races. They ran bare-breasted and with hair unbound, in three age groups to honor the goddess' s three stages. There were three winners, each receiving identical olive crowns and a share in the cow sacrificed at the festival. Each winner had the right to leave a statuette of herself in Hera's shrine.

Hera's other great festival was her annual. Her worshipers bathed her image, renewing her youth and preparing her again for the seasonal cycle of vegetative maturation and death. Carrying the goddess's statue to the water to cleanse the winter from her marked how they, like the earth, would forever be reborn. Unfortunately, the date for his ritual has been lost, although it would make symbolic sense if the renewal celebration were held in spring. As goddess of women, Hera could be appropriately invoked today on International Women's Day, March 8th. " excerpt from:
http://www.orderwhi temoon.org/ goddess/Hera. html

There's plenty here to use for research and better comprehension of some of the many facets this powerful goddess exhibits.

Be well and Buona notte,
Demetria

More Juno in Shakespeare

Honor, riches, marriage blessinig,
Long continuance, and increasing,
Hourly joys be still upon you!
Juno sings her blessings on you.

--The Tempest, IV, i

Juno in Shakespeare

Wedding is great Juno's crown,
O blessed bond of board and bed!
'Tis Hymen peoples every town;
High wedlock then be honored.
Honor, high honor, and renown,
To Hymen, god of every town!

--As You Like It, V, iv