The Magnificent Sea

Cordelia, the celtic meaing of my name is "of the sea". The Welsh version of my name is Creddylad. She was the daughter of the sea God Llyr. The mythology tells tales of her lovers Gwyn and Gwyrthur fighting over her each Samhain and Beltaine. She is also Goddess of the summer flowers. It is believed that the origin of the Holly King and the Oak King, who dual at Yule and Midsummer, came from the story of Cordelia and her lovers. This story of Cordelia going against her father's wishes to marry the man of her choice gave inspiration to Shakespeare's offering "King Lear".

Children of Llyr, Children of the Sea

Cordelia by Wendy Andrew. My dear friend Hermione gave me a print of this.

Manannan by Thali Took

Manannan mac Lir, the Irish God of the Sea, fertility and weather. The son of Llyr, he is often depicted riding a chariot across the waves. Husband to Fand, he was the foster father of many gods, including Lugh. His Welsh counterpart is Manawyddan.

The daughter of a sailor, I inherited my dad's love of the sea.

I dedicate this page to my daddy,

with love and gratitude for all he taught me,

for the unconditional love he gave me and my mom,

and for all the joyful memories he left behind.

"Chuck" 1930 ~ 2000

Requiem

Robert Louis Stevenson

Under the wide and starry sky,

Dig the grave and let me lie.

Glad did I live and gladly die,

And I laid me down with a will.

This be the verse you grave for me:

Here he lies where he longed to be;

Home is the sailor, home from the sea,

And the hunter home from the hill

My Lindsey, gazing at the moon and waves.

VA Beach Dec.2006

ODE

Arthur O'Shaughnessy

We are the music-makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams.
World-losers and world-forsakers,
Upon whom the pale moon gleams;
Yet we are the movers and shakers,
Of the world forever, it seems.
~
With wonderful deathless ditties
We build up the world's great cities,
And out of a fabulous story
We fashion an empire's glory:
One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
And three with a new song's measure
Can trample an empire down.
~
We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of the earth,
Built Nineveh with our sighing,
And Babel itself with our mirth;
And o'erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new world's worth;
For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth.

I Must Go Down to the Sea

- John Masefield

I must go down to the seas again,

To the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship

And a star to steer her by,

And the wheel's kick and the wind's song

And the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face

And a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again,

For the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call

That may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day

With the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume,

And the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again,

To the vagrant gypsy life,

To the gull's way and the whale's way

Where the wind's like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn

From a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream

When the long trick's over.

What element goddess are you? (with pics)

Goddess of Water - calm, serene, wise. Even though you are calm, you always will be ready for storm. You are romantic, not very social, nice to others, but if they provoke you, they won't survive cunami waves coming from you. Your kingdom is ocean, you live in de luxe palace of corals and shells.Colours - blue, green, wite.
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Where Did Your Soul Originate?

You come from the Ocean. You've always been drawn to the sea, the sound of the waves, the crystal blue water, near the sea is where you belong.
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The Raven's Nest

Walking the path of the Ancient Ones

I Must Go Down to the Sea