The Goddess Ostara in Mythology

Hey dear community, first of all I would like to welcome you all to my contribution and hope you had a day that was full of positive experiences! In my new post, I would like to talk a little about mythology and hope you can expand your knowledge a little.

You can see here some pictures of plants and matching to this topic I like to go into a little more detail about the Germanic goddess of spring Ostara and in order to better express her person I have also created one picture with the help of AI. In Germanic mythology, Ostara is also associated with the beginning of spring or vegetation and it must be mentioned that it is a relatively controversial goddess and there are different interpretations of her origin. Ostara is also associated with the beginning of the morning as well as the dawn and associated with the sun and in other traditions she is also linked to the moon and in rural areas, she was also associated with agriculture and there were interpretation that offerings to her could lead to a better harvest. With the rising sun, she can also be described as a bringer of light and there are assumptions that she is also associated with the East, the direction in which the sun rises and the origin of the name is often controversial and there are various legends about it and to this day there are facts that leave many questions unanswered about the origin. To honor her, a huge cult has emerged and some festivities are celebrated at the beginning of spring and the spring festival of the Celts is also called Ostara and is celebrated on March 21st and the focus is on the resurrection of nature and worship has also extended to other cultures. Ostara can also often found in art and numerous different types of artists have focused on depicting her and she appears in numerous literary works and also the Brothers Grimm wrote about the origin of Ostara.

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Thanks a lot for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new about mythology! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens and created the other with AI!