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The Well Maidens and the Waters of Wisdom in Celtic Myth

The Well Maidens and the Waters of Wisdom in Celtic Myth

I am very interested in the holy elixirs and ritual beverages that appear throughout myth and religious traditions around the world and that were believed to carry transformative qualities.

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Dec 04, 2022
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Maiden at the Well (Lilian Greuze). Photogravures by Léopold-Émile Reutlinger, early 1900s.

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