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mother because the word corn is also a gen-
eral reference to grain.Corn Mother—See Corn Goddess
Coronis—Female—Mediterranean
Lover: Apollo
‘Raven’—Wife to Apollo who, while preg-
nant with Asclepius, informed her husband
that she was unfaithful. He killed her for her
infidelity and set her on a funeral pyre. Before
her body was completely consumed, he re-
moved his son Asclepius and restored him to
life. By some accounts, he also restored her to
life, but not before the fire turned her white
feathers black, thus explaining why the raven
has black feathers. Although Asclepius is cited
as son of Apollo, it is not clear if this story is
an act of adoption or if it was Apollo’s natural
son. In another story, she was the hostage of
Neptune who was changed into either a raven
or a crow by Athena in order to escape.Cotys—Female—Mediterranean
(Also known as Cottyto)
Greek and Sicilian fertility goddess who
was celebrated with orgies. Her name is one
potential source of the word coitus, which de-
notes sexual union. Her followers’ orgies be-
came so debauched that even she became
disgusted with them.Cronos—Male—Mediterranean
(Also known as Cronus, Kronos)
Father: Uranus
Mother: Gaia
Wife: Ashtart, Dione
Lover: Philya, Rhea
Animal associations: Crow, Donkey, Raven
Plant association: Beech
‘Crow’—Greek god who is sometimes seen
as the father of the Greek pantheon. One
glance at associations and it is easy to see why
one would make that observation. Not only did
he father three of the major male figures in
the Greek pantheon by his lover Rhea, he mar-
ried both Ashtart and Dione (each one of his
sisters).Cihuatcoatl—Female—Central America
Animal association: Snake (serpent)
Aztec goddess of childbirth who was known
as ‘Serpent Woman’. Mother of Mixcoatl. Pa-
tron of pregnant women, especially at birth.Coyote—Male—North America
Animal association: Coyote
Native American god form shared by many
tribes. Like Loki, Coyote is the trickster.Crom Cruaich—Male—Central Europe
Holiday: Lughnasadh
Irish god associated with Lughnasadh and
the last Sunday in July, known as Domhnach
Chrom Dudh (loosely, ‘Chrom’s Sunday’).Cuchulain—Male—Central Europe
(Also known as Cuchulainn, Cu Chulainn,
Setanta)
Father: Sualtam, Lugh (adopted)
Wife: Emer
Irish culture hero, whose most often cited
father, Lugh, speaks to us of kith turning into
kin. His natural father is the mortal by the
name of Sualtam, but Lugh adopted him.Culhwch—Male—Central Europe
Father: Kilydd
Mother: Goleuddydd
Wife: Olwyn
Welsh culture hero who can be seen to
have connections to the Wiccan reenactment
of the Oak and Holy King story. Culhwch de-
sired the hand of Olwyn in marriage. Her fa-
ther, Ysbadadden, knew that should Culhwch
take his daughter in marriage, he would him-
self die.Cupid—Male—Mediterranean
Father: Mercury
Mother: Venus
Plant associations: Bay, Cypress, Juniper, Ol-
ive, Rose (especially red), Sugar, Violet (es-
pecially white)
Note: Some state Cupid was the son of Venus
and Mars.z WB Chap 17.p65 309 7/11/2003, 6:04 PM