Sublime

goddess Sadhbh, who appeared in three guises: as maid, nymph and hag.

Who she truly was, she kept secret, a stone she had swallowed, those talents and traits she had inherited from the nameless women who had come before her.

There are actually several variations of her name, including Brigit, Bride, and Brigh (pronounced “Bree”), but all are usually translated as “exalted one.”

woman who acts as the dissipater of energy. Hag stems from the Greek hagia, which means holy one. As crone or hag, a woman becomes holy and wise when she no longer sheds the luna-wise blood. .

she is usually depicted as a young beautiful hunter with her bow and arrow, often surrounded by wild animals.

Her name has been given several possible meanings. “Hecate” is said to be a feminine form of “Hekatos,” which was a rarely used name for Apollo. It is also said to mean “most shining one,” which would correlate with portrayals of her wearing a starry headdress and holding a torch.

the goddesses were equally the agents of all transformations.

How could her body be a woman’s body, if it didn’t house a woman? Zhu wasn’t the grown-up version of that girl with the nothing fate.