Crone
deity Wicca single tradition · 2
In Wicca, the crone symbolizes the Dark Goddess, the dark side of the Moon, the end of a cycle. The archetype of the Handsome Warlock, good or bad, may change a Crone or Hag to normal looks, if so desired.
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When
- First attested
- 1944 CE
- Attested period
- 1944 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Aspect of the Triple Goddess as described by Robert Graves.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mother, Maiden, Nimue, Maris, Kore, Hera Pais, Hera Teleia, Hera Khera, Moira, Ilythia, Callone, Ngame, Horned God, Persephone
- aspect of
- Triple Goddess
- has aspect
- Ana
- syncretized with
- Hecate
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“As a noun, crone entered the English language around the year 1390, deriving from the Anglo-French word carogne (an insult), itself deriving from the Old North French charogne, caroigne, meaning a disagreeable woman (literally meaning "carrion").”
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“Ronald Hutton argues that the concept of the triple moon goddess as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, each facet corresponding to a phase of the moon, is a modern creation of Graves'”
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