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keep the tribe/community going because they
are already taxed by their own heart and work
ethic. They have already given, and asking
more of them might well cause them not to
offer that which they already do.
Cain—Male—Central Europe
A name sometimes cited as the father of
Lugh by Eithne. In those references his father
is Dianchecht. However, the name is more
commonly cited as the first son of Adam and
Eve. In that story, Cain made an offering of
grain to the Christian God. God rejected Cain’s
offering because he demanded the blood of
death in exchange for blessings. This is the
most likely reference found in Aradia: Gospel
of Witches as the section in which his name is
used is discussing a feast of grain.
Calliope—Female—Mediterranean
‘Beautiful voice’—Greek muse of epic po-
etry. See also Muses, The.
Callisto—Female—Mediterranean
Lover: Zeus
Animal association: Bear
Plant association: Willow
‘Fairest’—Greek nymph sometimes said to
be a moon goddess. The title of moon goddess
came about through a connection made to
Artemis, whom Callisto very much adored.
Knowing that Callisto had taken a vow of chas-
tity and knowing how much she adored
Artemis, one day Zeus took on the form of
Artemis and found the young Callisto in the
woods where she, thinking he was Artemis, let
down her guard for just a moment. In that
moment Zeus attacked and raped her.
Calypso—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Kalypso)
Father: Atlas
Mother: Aethra or Pleione
‘Hidden’—Greek nymph who so loved
Odysseus that even though he wanted to leave
her island and return home, she refused and
kept him prisoner, by some accounts for seven
years.
Camazotz—Male—Central America
(Also known as Camazotx)
Animal association: Bat
Mayan bat god who was defeated in the
struggles between the gods.
Carmenta—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Carmentis)
Lover: Hermes
Roman goddess of childbirth and divination.
Capys—Male—Mediterranean
The Trojan founder of Capua and father
of Anchises.
Cardea—Female—Mediterranean
Plant associations: Arbutus, Hawthorn, and
Beans (especially black beans)
Roman goddess and protector of the home
and patron of children. She is said to protect
children from baneful magick.
Carlin—Female—Central Europe
Celtic spirit who leads baneful spirits in
Samhain mischief.
Carman—Female—Central Europe
(Also known as Carme)
Holiday : August 1st
Irish Witch/sorceress who bore the Irish
Triple God of evil as her three sons: Dian, Dub,
and Dother. She and her sons fought against
the people of Danu. Carman lost and is now
identified as an evil Witch who used all man-
ner of negative magick and curses. However,
it is important to remember that while the story
might be true, history is told from the view-
point of the winner.
Carmenta—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Carmentis)
Roman goddess of childbirth, writing, and
the present. She invented the Roman alpha-
bet and instructed (with her sister Porrima) on
its use in divination and (with her sister
Postvorta) the recording of the past. With her
sisters Porrima and Postvorta, she is seen as a
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