Modern Diana of Ephesus God No demure and bashful Aphrodite

No demure and bashful Aphrodite rising from the foam

[copyright Mickie Mueller

Her priestesses bare-breasted practiced ritual snake handling ecstatic dancing and prophetic trance

author of Weave the Liminal

Modern Diana of Ephesus God No demure and bashful AphroditeModern Diana of Ephesus Modern re imaging of the classic Diana of the Beasts from Ephesus. The goddess's halo, circlet and pendant depict her connection to the moon and its cycles. Her gown is adorned with animals of the forests and fields to represent her role as lady of the beasts. Represented are deer or stags, dogs or wolves, and bears, She stands on a base decorated with intertwined knotwork, a reminder of the repeating cycles of life. Halo is