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was born) and wife Maya, taking the alias
Gautama, and wandering the country side pre-
tending to be a poor monk although he was
born a prince. After his following became large
enough to present a clear threat to the Hindu
religion, he was declared the ninth avatar (in-
carnation) of Vishnu to appease his followers.
Note: Not to be confused with Budha or “Bud-
dha, Dankinis.”Incense Recipe
2 part Gum Arabic
1 part Acacia flowers
1 part Bay leaf
A few raisinsBudha—Male—Near East
Father: Soma
Mother: Tara
Beloved Hindu god whose birth was the
result of rape. See Tara for an account. Note:
Not to be confused with “Buddha, The” or
“Buddha, Dankinis.”Buddha, Dankinis—Female—Central Asia
Dankinis Buddha is the Tibetan goddess
associated with Center, enlightenment, and
understanding. See also Vajra, Ratna, Padma,
and Karma.
Note: See separate listings for “Buddha,
The” and BuddhaBur—Male—Northern Europe
Son: Bor
Scandinavian grandfather of OdinButo—Female—Africa
(Also known as Edjo, Udjo, Wadjet, Wadjit)
Animal Association: Mouse, Snake (cobra),
Vulture
‘Papyrus colored’—Egyptian snake goddess.
Her symbol, the cobra, is found on the crown
of many Egyptian kings as a talisman of pro-
tection. Her name refers to the color of natu-
ral papyrus as the color of the female cobra.Cadmus—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Agenor
Mother: Telephassa
‘From the East’—Greek god responsible for
inventing/channeling the Greek alphabet.
Founder of the city of Thebes.Cailleach—Female—Central Europe
(Also known as Cailleach Beara, Scotia)
Animal associations: Adder, Crane, Owl
Plant association: Wheat
Scottish All Mother who by some account
was also the creator of the world. Her story
gives us the custom of the corn doll. Originally
made from local grains crops (called corn) to
represent the goddess herself, with the intro-
duction of the New World discovery of maize
(also called corn) the tradition expanded to
include dolls made from cornhusks. This was a
doll made by the community farmer who fin-
ished the last harvest first. He then passed the
doll on to the next farmer to complete harvest
as he showed up with his kith and kin to assist
in that farmer’s harvest. The practice was re-
peated until all of the kith and kin of all of the
farmers arrived at the last to finish. His was
given the doll, his work was the easiest because
everyone else helped, and thus in fair exchange
for their help he was responsible for taking care
of the doll (and the poor/elderly that needed
food) over the Winter. If he should be unable
or his resources depleted early, he would re-
turn the doll and responsibility to the previous
farmer who had given him the doll; if that
farmer’s stores failed, it would again pass to
the farmer before him. This was a form of work
equity socialism where he who works the hard-
est (the ones who finished first and helped all
others) is the last to bear the burden of social
support because he was the one to offer the
most at the harvest. This lore is key to under-
standing the modern Wiccan approach to the
subject of socialism. Yes, we are a community
based religion. Yes, we feel that members of
our tribe/community should be supported by
the whole. However, safeguards must be in place
to insure that the lazy do not leech off of those
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