Ancient Astronomical & Mythological Anchors

Hecate is often represented in her triple aspect as maiden, mother and crone. As maiden she is often seen as simply Kore or as Persephone but this isnt entirely accurate because Hecate is her own self- she is not other goddesses. Hecate is a goddess of travel, boundaries, crossroads, keys and so on. As the Wiki Page says: "Hecate was associated with borders, city walls, doorways, crossroads and, by extension, with realms outside or beyond the world of the living. She appears to have been particularly associated with being 'between' and hence is frequently characterized as a "liminal" goddess. "Hecate mediated between regimes—Olympian and Titan—but also between mortal and divine spheres."[81] This liminal role is reflected in a number of her cult titles: Apotropaia (that turns away/protect...

Princess Astrophel. There is a fair chance that Princess Astrophel refers to Vega. The stellar weaver princess of east asian mythology, that loves Atair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cowherd_and_the_Weaver_Girl If the other stars are spiraling and Vega isn't, that would probably make Vega a Pole star. The last time Vega was the north pole star, was around 12000 BC or about 15000 years ago(ED time). The period around 12000 BC was dramatic, both in a scientific and mythological sense. At the end of the ice age the sea levels changed, climate fluctuated and animals like mammoth and saber tooth tiger went extinct. Some evidence may also point to large comet impacts, in the period. In mythology the fall of Atlantis, the original story of the great flood and the traditional Maya cata...