A reference to an old winter Goddess, Holda, who this author says peers through in the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Actually, here’s a better more complete version of that which delves a bit more deeply into Teutonic mythology.
I’m also looking into the avenue of the things like the Wild Hunt as a possible correlation:
- In many legends, the forest is equated with the underworld and possibly the subconscious. In Norse mythology, one region of the underworld is known as Ydalir, valley of the yews. The Wild Hunt ride through the trackless woodland; they are the restless souls of the dead who travel the spirit paths in winter. They are derived from many sources, and occur in stories all over Europe and in India. In the Welsh Marches they are led by Wild Edric, a Saxon lord who gave up resisting the Normans too soon; in other parts of Britain they are led by Herne the Hunter; in Greece they are led by Hecate, goddess of witchcraft; in Scandinavia by Odin, lord of the dead; in India the Maruts are led by Rudra, god of the storm. The Wild Hunt may be related to the legend of Pwyll, Lord of Annwn (the Welsh underworld) who is accompanied by white faery hounds with one red ear.
Another semi-related thing about the idea of the crossroads that I want to come back and look at.
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