Cardea- The goddess of thresholds

[sweetnpetite]

The goddess of thresholds and especially door-pivots (cardo "door-pivot"). Just as Carna she is also a goddess of health. Cardea is the protectress of little children against the attacks of vampire-witches. She obtained the office from Janus in exchange for her personal favors.

Ovid says of Cardea, apparently quoting a religious formula: 'Her power is to open what is shut; to shut what is open.'

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/roman/articles.html

OK- I'm just weird enough to think this is interesting.

 

[sweetnpetite]

Abundantia
A minor Roman goddess of abundance, prosperity and good fortune. Her attribute is a cornucopia ("horn of plenty") with which she distributes grain and money. After the Roman occupation of France, she remained in French folklore as Lady Hobunde.
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Why is the goddess of abundance a minor goddess? She should be right at the top of the pantheon.

 

[sweetnpetite]

I love the sound of 'goddess of threshholds' like something is just begining. It's so dramatic. It's like 'step right through and everything will be different than it was before'

On the other hand, I hate it when people linger in the doorway, taking to long to come in or go out.

 

[cantdog]

Maybe we can give her a figure to accompany her. Some little Badger curling itself around her ankles. He'll bite your heels if you hesitate at the doorway. Commitmentus or something, the badger of Shit or Get Off the Pot.

 

[oggbashan]

The doorkeeper didn't stop these

Ancient Graffiti on the walls of Pompeii


Suspirium puellarum Celadus thraex.
Celadus the Thracier makes the girls moan!
(C.I.L. IV, 4397; in the barracks of the gladiators)

Puteolanis felicia, omnibus Nucerinis felicia et uncum Pompeianis Petecusanis.
Happiness to the people of Pozzuoli! Prosperity to all from Nuceria!
The meathook for the Pompeians and those of Pithecusa!

Luci Istacidi, at quem non ceno, barbarus ille mihi est.
Someone at whose table I do not dine, Lucius Istacidius, is a barbarian to me.

Arphocras hic cum Drauca bene futuit denario.
Here Harpocras has had a good fuck with Drauca for a denarius.
(C.I.L. IV, 2193; in the brothel)

Lucius pinxit.
Lucius painted this.

Virgula Tertio suo: indecens es.
Virgula to her Tertius: you are one horny lad!

Lucrum gaudium.
Profit is happiness!

Miximus in lecto. Fateor, peccavimus, hospes.
Si dices: Quare? Nulla fuit matella.

We have pissed in our beds. Host, I admit that we shouldn't have done this.
If you ask: Why? There was no potty.

Oppi, emboliari, fur, furuncule.
Oppius, clown, thief, petty crook!

Marci Iuni insula sum.
I am the flat of Marcus Iunius.

Cacator cave malum, aut si contempseris, habeas Iovem iratum.
Watch it, you that shits in this place! May you have Jove's anger if you ignore this.

Pituita me tenet.
I've caught a cold.

Myrtis bene felas.
Myrtis, you do great blow jobs.

Pecunia non olet.
Money doesn't stink

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© Zdravko Batzarov

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Oh, great! Niw I have a new addiction!

 

[sweetnpetite]

Oh, great! Niw I have a new addiction!

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