WITTEKIND - SYNOPSIS - GERMANIC ORIGINS
https://georgepohl.typepad.com/gernanic_teutonic_origins/2015/04/-wittekind-synopsis.html

The piece below is titled, How to avoid the plague- 1630

Päivätär ('Dayess'), daughter of the Sun, is a Sun Goddess or luonnotar ('naturess'; a bit like a Greek nymph). Together with Kuutar ('Mooness') she owns the silver of the Sun and the gold of the Moon. From these they spin gold and silver yarn and weave clothes.

They are mentioned in the Kalevala: "I heard Kuutar weaving" and "give, Kuutar, of thine gold, Päivätär, of thine silver". The Maidens of Pohjola ('Northland') were particularly interested in their precious clothes and jewelry.

Art: detail of R. W. Ekman's painting Väinämöisen soitto (1866) depicting Päivätär and Kuutar sitting on a rainbow, holding weaving implements.

The Germanic Goddess Ostara (Old English: Ēostre; Old High German: *Ôstara) is attested by Bede as the Goddess honoured by Germanic peoples in Ēosturmōnaþ (OHG: Ôstarmânoth), corresponding to the month of April. Her feature as a dawn Goddess, or a deity of rebirth, is confirmed by the traceable Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ews- (lit. "to shine"), which begets the Proto-Goddess *haéusōs ("Goddess of Dawn"). The association with the Spring Equinox is clear, as it represents the rebirth of the sun and the cyclical nature of reality assumed by the Indo-Europeans.

And our folk remember her in our spring traditions of Easter eggs and bunnies and in the fairytale of Sleeping Beauty! I am currently writing extensively about it, more to come on this!

1/2 There is a lot of chaos sweeping across our lands lately with this coronavirus situation. It makes me think of the moment where Frodo arrives at the Last Homely House just in the nick of time for Elrond to heal him with elvish magic. And while not accurate to the books, I do appreciate that in the films Arwen and Tauriel both use similar healing powers also. This harkens backs to our ancient healers who worked with herbs, plants, and the natural world around us. In an animistic culture, plants were seen to have spirits who could aid in fighting off the nasty spirit of illness tormenting someone. The Greek word for sorcery/witchcraft is "pharmakeia" which is where the word pharmacy comes from. Herbal tea, elderberry, honey, and even drinks such as whiskey are good homeopathic remedies for fighting off common sicknesses. There's a reason we call alcohol "spirits" after all.

(disclaimer: This is NOT medical advice, please consult a professional HP).