Circle of Cerridwen and Pantheacon

[Shan]

Feb 25, 2016 7:29:12 GMT 8 kdkorz10211 said:

There's also Aphrodite Urania, a form of Aphrodite which grew a beard to attract a man-loving man (I forget who) and who was a patron of male homosexual love. Baphomet is an interesting character – lord of filth and the profane typically depicted with breasts, penis, and vulva (though sometimes with other combinations) who very strongly defies any attempts at categorization. Yes, Odin practiced seidr, the magic of women and sometimes gender variant (known then as ergi) men.

I've seen the first one, a noted singer but I can't think of their name offhand.

[Taka]

Feb 25, 2016 7:29:12 GMT 8 kdkorz10211 said:

There's also Yes, Odin practiced seidr, the magic of women and sometimes gender variant (known then as ergi) men.

but those were looked down upon, and it was perfectly ok to feel disgusted by their feminine traits.
while female virgins would have access to the most important male arenas, like the battlefield and the smithy. in japan too, it seems that only virgin girls could enter the smithy, something to do with the ruling goddess being extremely jealous.

[FaerieKim]

And of course Hermaphroditus, who was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, until the water nymph Salmacis fell in love with him and prayed to be united to him forever - after which they were merged together and Hermaphroditus became half male and half female.