Jason's hera ride to stardom

The Oracle's Warning Jason did not think twice. Taking the crone on his back, he set off into the current. And halfway across he began to stagger under her unexpected weight. For the old woman was none other than Hera in disguise. Some say that she revealed herself to Jason on the far shore; others claim that he never learned of the divine service he'd performed. Jason had lost a sandal in the swift-moving stream, and this would prove significant. For an oracle had warned King Pelias, "Beware a stranger who wears but a single sandal." When Jason arrived in Iolcus, he asserted his claim to the throne. But his uncle Pelias had no intention of giving it up, particularly to a one-shoed stranger. from : http://www.goddess-guide.com/crone.html Crone Goddesses The Crone Goddess or dark mother is the last aspect of the Triple Goddess, together with the Mother and the Maiden she represents part of the circle of life. In today's society where we worship youth and beauty, this aspect of the Goddess is the most frightening and misunderstood of the three, as she represents our destruction, decay and death. Traditional societies however view death as part of a cycle. Here, as in nature, the death of Winter is followed by the promise of rebirth in the Spring. In her positive aspect she is often depicted as a Grandmother, a wise woman, or a midwife. Her own child baring days are past; she is the wisdom keeper, seer and healer, whose knowledge is sought out to guide others during life's hardships and transitions. Unfortunately in the Middle Ages the Crone Goddess became the Wicked Witch and Hag Archetype of our fairytales. Her knowledge and wisdom was persecuted by the Church's fear. Her colour is black and she is associated with the waning or new moon, Autumn and Winter. Below I have begun to put together an A-Z list of Crone Goddesses. In the list you will find many Goddesses from around the world who are associated with wisdom, magic, old age, The above list of crones should include hera, though she looked old she was a fruitful as always.death, the underworld. Working With the Crone Goddess from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crone The Crone Goddesses are wonderful to call upon to help you deal with the menopause, change or to help face your own mortality. She can help you remember the cycles of life if you are experiencing a loss. Invoke these Goddesses to help you face your deepest fears as despite there often fierce ways and appearance they offer great wisdom to those prepared to look upon their faces. The Crones encourage us to be wild and free, they show us the strength and courage within us all. The crone is a stock character in folklore and fairy tale, an old woman. In some stories, she is disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obstructing. The Crone is also an archetypal figure, a Wise Woman. She is marginalized by her exclusion from the reproductive cycle,[1] and her proximity to death places her in contact with occult wisdom. As a character type, the crone shares characteristics with the hag. The word "crone" is a less common synonym for "old woman," and is more likely to appear in reference to traditional narratives than in contemporary everyday usage.[2] The word became further specialized as the third aspect of the Triple Goddess popularized by Robert Graves and subsequently in some forms of neopaganism, particularly Wicca in which she symbolizes the Dark Goddess, the dark of the moon, the end of a cycle. In New Age and Feminist spiritual circles, a "Croning" is a ritual rite of passage into an era of wisdom, freedom, and personal power. A-Z List of Crone Goddesses Ala (Nigerian) : The spirits of the dead find peace in her womb. Ama No Uzumi (Japanese) : A Shinto ancestral Goddess of longevity, protection and psychic abilities. Asase Yaa (West African) : She represents the womb of the earth from whom we are all birthed and will return to at our death. Annis (Celtic) : A frightening old woman, keeper of wisdom and old ways. Badb: (Irish) A shape shifting warrior Goddess who symbolizes the cycles of life and death, wisdom and inspiration. Baubo (Greek) : A bawdy Goddess who uses female sexuality and laughter to raise a smile from Demeter, Baba Yaga (Russian) : In Slavic mythology she is the wild old woman; the witch; and mistress of magic. Ceridwen (Celtic) : The Keeper of the Cauldron. Cailleach Bear (Celtic): The hag and destroyer Goddess who ruled over disease, death, wisdom, seasonal rites and weather magic. Elli (Nordic) : Goddess of old age, she defeated Thor. Grandmother Spiderwoman (Native American) : An old wise woman who gave man the sun and fire. Ereshkigal (Sumerian): Goddess of the Underworld Estsanatlehi (Native American) : Goddess of life, death and immortality. Hekate (Greek) : Goddess of the underworld and magic. Hella (Nordic) : Ruler of Helheim, the land of the dead. Inari (Japanese) : She guides and protects the spirits of the dead. Kali (Indian) : Goddess of destruction and rebirth. Kalma (Finnish) : Underworld Goddess of death and decay. Lara (Roman): Mother of the dead Libitina (Roman): Goddess of funerals and pyres. Lilith (Hebrew) : Adams first wife and guardian of women's mysteries. Macha (Irish): The wild woman who battles against injustice to woman and children. Mórrígan (Celtic): Crow Goddess who understands the nature of death. Mother Holle (German): The Wise Queen of Winter Nicneven (Celtic): Goddess of Magic and winter. Nephthys (Egyptian): A funerary Goddess associated with death, magic and reincarnation. Sedna (Inuit): Mistress of life and death XochiQuetzal (Mexican): Goddess of the cycles of life celebrated on the Day Of the Dead. If you are interested in the Maiden Aspect of the Triple Goddess follow the link to Goddesses for children and teenagers For the Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess go to the Fertility Goddesses section where you will find information on Goddesses associated with pregnancy and childbirth. thus jason our hero encounters a crone, the passage over the river is a rite of passage representing the death and transition of Jason into a new Er or spring, the spriing of a new life. In this tale unlike the crine in snow white,, the golden apple is not simply called poisonous. The transition of youth or the new moon into the begging moon rising of herodom is washed by teh waters he must carry the past wisdom over, she relies on him to be farried acriss the river sol, It is abaptism of s sort. some say that Jeson did not know he had helped Hera though some say he had, although the animal sent by goddess represented by hera in such myths, the snakes to Eraclis so he would have one in each hand as many earth gods are portrayed. a Honey bee that stung teh someone, a thsitsu fly that stung Jason, Rasch a feet of health by proving one fit at such an age. Bee stings like tsitsu flies have been known to, under the old system and mortal form, to be dangerous enough to kill infants under a few months, esp as these lads had been stungin the first month or so of the first month of life. In the middle of the stream Jaason wabled a bit but endoured, safely releasing the crone or hag on the other side of the river, in truth he figured out it was hera friom what she said and did but this was soon after as the goddess let hiom shine. Symbolically he carries her on his back as tpart of the transition, the snadal je loses in the water is symbolic of some of the footing of the past decaying away as he sets forth on the other side on his way to becoming a hero and God. An omen was given to his uncle by an oracle waring his to beware of the one sandal stranger he would one day meet. This reinforces the destiny Recall the Hera trolly marks the beginning of a change in epoch for both the hero, the ancient hellenists and teh world. When Jason reached his fathers kingdom and spoke with his uncle, he found his uncle was reluctant to give Jason the kingdom, he outright refused though Jason demanded it based on rite and justice. The uncle is part of the sandal that will be washed away by the torrents of change and streams of transition. The waters that clean and purify, that cause winds change bapstises the new and wash away the old and the corruption of that past day leading to a new epoch of improvement and renewed fervor with justice being established again00 the rightful time for true justice as apposed to the corruption of the past that led to the necessity of change. please note the idea of the one sandal was referred to by me in the story of Theseus. In fact , many people have memory of it being equated to Theseus based on the sandals being one of teh authority symbols of Theseus father. see earlier part of blog. the authority attributed to theseus' sandals is indicative to the authirity represented by jasons sandals. In fact the two are connected. in the tales we have been given Theseus kept both sandals and jason lost one as he made a transition past the foreshadowing of the events of his herohood and bbegan his ascent as a hero and God. Both heros started a new epoch. Jasons is marked by hera the crone as its begining. Crone comes from cronos or crom, it means daughter of same. It can also mean one as divine one and the idea of a divine obe is why cronos chose to use teh term for his divine title, well in someplaces he is known as cronos, st lubedit. Zues is st justibn the good. Jera st luthea amd Rhea st jula. All the dieties appear in all pantheons, or are at least refereed to on mass as angles and the like, the bigger religy always include them all, including Santa Satan. Vrone can be pronounced crine as in fair just one and crinos means to judge ( judge one) till next week.