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A common Greek triple goddess is the combination of Persephone as the Maiden, pure and a representation of new beginnings; Demeter as the Mother, wellspring of life, giving and compassionate; and Hecate as the Crone, wise, knowing, a culmination of a lifetime of experience. However, the "crone" goddess associated with Persephone and Demeter in the Eleusinian Mysteries is Baubo, a goddess of coarse and obscene jest rather than wisdom. These goddesses, when grouped together, may also represent the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. |
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