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The pagan goddess behind the holiday of ‘Easter’

by on April 4, 2021

Happy Easter/Ēostre!

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Source: The pagan goddess behind the holiday of ‘Easter’

… “Ēostre is variously depicted by scholars as a fertility goddess and a goddess of dawn and light. The dawn connection could explain a linguistic link between Ēostre and the word ‘east.'” …

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