TRIVIA, deriving from "tri-via" (crossroads), was one of the names of the Triple Goddess. Which goddess below is NOT considered a triple goddess?
a. Celtic Brigid
b. Greek Hecate
c. Slavic Morana
d. Norse Nornir
The answer is C, Slavic Morana!
Morana, the Slavic goddess of nature and death, is the sister and wife of the Slavic fertility and vegetation god, Jarilo. Jarilo is associated with the Moon and Morana is considered a daughter of the Sun. Hecate is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witches, ghosts, and crossroads; the name Trivia may first have been applied to her. Brigid ("exalted one") was the daughter of the Dagda and one of the Tuatha Dé Danann; she had two sisters, also named Brigid, and is considered a classic Celtic Triple Goddess. The Nornir (also Norns) are a kind of dísir, numerous female beings who rule the fates of the various races of Norse mythology.
a. Celtic Brigid
b. Greek Hecate
c. Slavic Morana
d. Norse Nornir
The answer is C, Slavic Morana!
Morana, the Slavic goddess of nature and death, is the sister and wife of the Slavic fertility and vegetation god, Jarilo. Jarilo is associated with the Moon and Morana is considered a daughter of the Sun. Hecate is a chthonic Greco-Roman goddess associated with magic, witches, ghosts, and crossroads; the name Trivia may first have been applied to her. Brigid ("exalted one") was the daughter of the Dagda and one of the Tuatha Dé Danann; she had two sisters, also named Brigid, and is considered a classic Celtic Triple Goddess. The Nornir (also Norns) are a kind of dísir, numerous female beings who rule the fates of the various races of Norse mythology.
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