All About Eostre - The Pagan Goddess of Dawn

About this episode

The episode explores the history and mythology of Eostre, the ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess of dawn and spring.

The episode explores the history and mythology of Eostre, an ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess associated with the dawn, spring, and rebirth. Although historical records are scarce, the primary evidence for her existence stems from the writings of the 8th-century monk Bede, who linked her name to the month of April and the eventual naming of Easter. Modern research supports her legitimacy through linguistic roots that connect her to other Indo-European dawn deities and archaeological finds like the Austriahenae matronae inscriptions. The sources further examine how 19th-century scholars like Jacob Grimm reconstructed her as a pan-Germanic figure named Ostara. Today, her legacy survives through secular holiday symbols like hares and eggs, as well as her prominent role in contemporary pagan traditions. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". George Santayana

People in this episode

Host: Adidas Wilson

Topics covered

• Eostre
• Anglo-Saxon mythology
• pagan traditions
• spring
• rebirth
• Easter

Keywords

• Eostre
• Anglo-Saxon
• goddess
• mythology
• Easter
• pagan
• Jacob Grimm
• Bede

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