One of the saints venerated today is a woman from the first century who is invoked by mothers who are unable to nurse their children. She shares her name with a child bride from the middle of the second century who was buried in her wedding dress with the doll that would have been offered to Venus had the ceremony taken place (Wikipedia entry in Italian) (related blog post).
For whatever reason(s), these surface in tandem to this week's episode on Coursera (Emory's Dr. Jacob L. Wright) and introduction to the work of scholar and archaeologist Erin Darby (Ph.D. Duke) who wrote her dissertation (2011) on figurines from Judah which are unique for their specific characteristics, from a specific time frame, found in a particular locale, and whose pronounced breasts (seemingly) have compelled a bounty of theories. She speaks about the urge to interpret in an interview where she served as guest lecturer a couple of years ago (link) (also below).
Super blue blood lunar eclipse today nine minutes after sunrise:
- Sun diameter exact Moon 11° 37' Leo
- Moon aporroia (ἀπόρροια) Ceres 11° 35' Rx Leo
Twelve minutes later exact:
- Hesperia Venus under the beams conjunct Hour-Marker
- Mercury ingress Aquarius
Twelve hours later 19:02 CST:
- Amalthea (113) returns to natal Amalthea exact
- Amalthea returns in fourth place square to Hour-Marker of moment