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The goddess Mara The goddess of winter, the air, forgiveness, mercy and compassion
Physical Attributes: Mara is typically depicted as a beautiful young woman with "hair the shade of deepest fire". Thus she is mostly shown with red hair and an expression of sympathy on her face.
The most famous tale of her compassion is the myth of Mara and Äsdir in the ‘tower of silence’. It is when she seens him suffering that her heart stirs and mercy and compassion are born into the world through her. As the goddess of the air, she summons the clouds to spell out the lines: "“And throughout all eternity, / I forgive you, you forgive me”(In Aren this reads: “Av hielt alle evighaiten / Ich tilgi du , du tilgist mich. “)
Today, she is the most popular of the Norse Gods. The 19th century author, Isaac Rosenheim explained her appeal, noting that "Mara is the mercy we all need, the compassion that makes the world beautiful. Aurora may have been the goddess of sexuality and love, but it is my belief that Mara was the embodiment of true love. Unflinching, unconditional kindness and sincerity - the kind which has characterized the Aren since the beginning of time to the present day.
Physical Attributes: Mara is typically depicted as a beautiful young woman with "hair the shade of deepest fire". Thus she is mostly shown with red hair and an expression of sympathy on her face.
The most famous tale of her compassion is the myth of Mara and Äsdir in the ‘tower of silence’. It is when she seens him suffering that her heart stirs and mercy and compassion are born into the world through her. As the goddess of the air, she summons the clouds to spell out the lines: "“And throughout all eternity, / I forgive you, you forgive me”(In Aren this reads: “Av hielt alle evighaiten / Ich tilgi du , du tilgist mich. “)
Today, she is the most popular of the Norse Gods. The 19th century author, Isaac Rosenheim explained her appeal, noting that "Mara is the mercy we all need, the compassion that makes the world beautiful. Aurora may have been the goddess of sexuality and love, but it is my belief that Mara was the embodiment of true love. Unflinching, unconditional kindness and sincerity - the kind which has characterized the Aren since the beginning of time to the present day.
by MsMorphine September 11, 2010