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Title: Eostre's symbols have become the symbols of Easte


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Spirits of Spring
Eostre
By Anthony Dorian Destiny
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Eostre
  • Anglo-Saxon Goddess
  • Of Springtime and the Dawn
  • She represents re-birth
  • of life and nature after
  • the harsh winter months
  • Symbols used to
  • Represent The Rebirth
  • Easter Egg
  • Easter Rabbit
  • Eostre is also called Eastre

3
Eostre
  • Her Powers
  • Restoring Youth
  • Changing her shape

4
  • Myth
  • Goddess of Spring,
  • Was late in bringing the end of winter.
  • When she did return, she saw a small bird on the
    ground,
  • With her wings frozen, she was now unable to fly.
    Feeling guilty, Eostre changed the bird into a
    hare, giving it the gift of speed to quickly
    escape its enemies.
  • Eostre also gave the hare the power to lay eggs
    in colors of the rainbow but only once a year.

Eostre
5
Eostre
  • Eostre in Today
  • Eostres symbols have become the symbols of
    Easter Rabbits/hares and eggs.
  • Another spelling of Eostres name is Eastre the
    name of Easter is derived from this.

6
Work Cited
  • Easter Traditions and Legends. Parental
    Playground Newsletter. 15 Jan. 2009.
    http//newsletter.parentalplayground.com/?p131.
  • Eostre. economicexpert.com. 15 Jan. 2009.
    http//www.economicexpert.com/a/Eostre.htm.
  • Eostre. englishheathenism.homestead.com. 15
    Jan. 2009. http//englishheathenism.homestead.com
    /eostre.html.
  • Kutsen, Martin J. Cultural Vision. Happy
    Eastre! Happy Eastre.com. 15 Jan. 2009.
    http//culturalvision.net/html/happy-eastre.html.

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Works Cited (continued)
  • Origins of Easter. ottawa.humanists.net. 15
    Jan. 2009. http//ottawahumanists.net/Origins_file
    s/Easter.htm.
  • Wodening, Swain. Eostre. Englantheod. 15 Jan.
    2009. http//www.englatheod.org/eostre.htm.
  • Images
  • Eostre. www.earthwitchery.com. 12 Jan. 2009.
    //http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//ww
    w.earthwitchery.com/ostara.jpgimgrefurlhttp//ww
    w.earthwitchery.com/eostre.htmlusg__7sl6g9wbX3PW
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    images3Fq3Deostre26um3D126hl3Den26safe3Dac
    tive26sa3DN
  • Goddess and Angels. www.ancientartifactstoday.co
    m. 22 Jan. 2009.
  • http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//an
    cientartifactstoday.com/library/aa-eostre1.jpgimg
    refurlhttp//ancientartifactstoday.com/goddesses_
    and_angels.htmlusg__yY88aHBARlQaXaJ3kulfPlno5hI
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  • The name Eostre. www.randygregory.org. 22 Jan.
    2009.
  • http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www
    .randygregory.org/images/82.jpgimgrefurlhttp//w
    ww.randygregory.org/traditions/ostara-easterusg_
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  • The Goddess Ostara. www.mickiemuellerart.com.
    22 Jan. 2009.
  • http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www
    .mickiemuellerart.com/goddessostaraweb.jpgimgrefu
    rlhttp//www.mickiemuellerart.com/goddess_ostara.
    htmusg__kFvjD0KcmFjk1DIXET1ov1EqIuAh646w504
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  • Paulina Stuckey-Cassidy Song for Ostara.
    www.amerisound.com. 22 Jan. 2009.http//www.paulin
    a.ws/archive/eostre.jpg
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