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  Cerridwen - Goddess of the Moon and Femininity
Cerridwen is one of the Old Ones, one of the great megalithic pre-Christian Goddesses of the Celtic World.
Gwion changed into a hare, and Cerridwen chased him as a greyhound; he changed into a fish, and Cerridwen pursued him as an otter; he became a bird, and she flew after him as a hawk; finally, he changed into a grain of corn, and Cerridwen, triumphant, changed into a hen, and ate him.
Cerridwen's cauldron is an ancient feminine symbol of renewal, rebirth, transformation and inexhaustible plenty.
www.cs.rochester.edu /~schubert/290/cerridwen.html   (615 words)

  
  Cerridwen
Cerridwen's cauldron is an ancient feminine symbol of renewal, rebirth, transformation and inexhaustible plenty 8.
Cerridwen was the teacher, and Gwion the student, and it is the job of a teacher to challenge the student, when the student is ready.
Cerridwen forced him to use the knowledge he acquired, as they ran, together, and, in the end, she devoured him, to bestow upon him a new and greater identity, that of the legendary poet, Taliesin.
www.orderwhitemoon.org /goddess/Cerridwen.html   (1255 words)

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