Albina (mythology)
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Albina or The White Goddess[1] is a goddess (possibly Etruscan) associated with the dawn and the founding of Great Britain.
"The White Goddess"[]
Robert Graves' essay "The White Goddess" describes Albina as of one of fifty sisters (see Danaïdes) who named Albion.[2] It is thought that the original name for Great Britain, Albion, was inspired by the White Cliffs of Dover, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright".[citation needed]
"Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition"[]
Albina is mentioned in Charles Godfrey Leland's 1892 collection of folklore "Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition". According to Leland, Albina was an Etruscan goddess of light and ill-fated lovers. The accounts of Albina were obtained by word of mouth from local and often illiterate peasants, some of whom were considered witches or "Strega".[3] Possibly a combination of other deities such as Alpanu and Aurora, Albina is described as a beautiful flying woman (or fairy) and associated with light. The Albina referenced by Leland is likely only loosely related to the figure described in The White Goddess.
References[]
- Leland, Charles Godfrey. Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition. p. 124.
- Graves, Robert. The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth. pp. 67–8.
- de Wavrin, John. A Collection of the Chronicles and ancient Histories of Great Britain, now called England,. p. 29.
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