Triple Goddess
The Triple Goddess is popularized by Robert Graves and subsequently in some forms of neopaganism. In Wicca, the crone symbolizes the Dark Goddess, the dark side of the Moon, the end of a cycle; together with the Mother (Light Goddess) and the Maiden (Day Goddess), she represents part of the circle of life.
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When
- First attested
- 1900 CE
- Attested period
- 1900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Popularized in the 20th century by Robert Graves and Marija Gimbutas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Crone, Mother, Maiden, Ana, Nimue, Maris, Kore, Hera Pais, Hera Teleia, Hera Khera, Moira, Ilythia, Callone, Ngame, Parcae, Norns, Matrones, Ursitoare, Hecate, Persephone, Moirai
- consort of
- Horned God
- manifested by
- Artemis (Diana), Hekate, Selene
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“the third aspect of the Triple Goddess popularized by Robert Graves and subsequently in some forms of neopaganism. In Wicca, the crone symbolizes the Dark Goddess, the dark side of the Moon, the end of a cycle; together with the Mother (Light Goddess) and the Maiden (Day Goddess”
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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', who in turn drew on the work of 19th and 20th century scholars”
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