Wendilyn Emrys

Pacifica Graduate Institute · Mythological Studies

The symbology by which the deities of ancient Egypt were, and are known, has persisted for æons. Something about them speaks to us to this day. This persistence of symbology seems to address something essential in their deity-forms which remains vivid and of value. Looking at the Pre-Dynastic and Early Dynastic forms of the Goddesses and Gods of Eg...

An examination of an hydria (1837,0609.54) in the British Museum Collection and a reevaluation of the mythic and archetypal associations between Athena and Dionysos.

An examination of the Archetypal connections and history of the Nigerian Goddess Osun.

Updated Curriculum Vitae of Wendilyn Emrys, M.A. as of September 2019

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An examination of possible physically induced changes in conciousness which may occur during the Sama dance of Sufi Islam, and other possible vectors for physically induced changes in conciousness in Sufi prayer practices and Sufi building design.

In Goethe’s Faust there are several female characters that move and instill meaning into the mythic narrative. There is the simple but good Gretchen/Margaret ‘The Seduced’; the sublime Helena ‘The Trophy’; and lastly the Virgin Mary ’The Savior’, who comes in to save Faust’s soul at the very end. Dichotomous concepts of the Feminine, of women being...

Is the Hebrew and later Jewish figure of Lilith a syncretization of the figures of Lillake, Lilītu, Ardat Lilî, Bilulu, and Lamashtu? The following is an examination of the possible descent and devolution of a Goddess into a malignant Demon and back again.

An examination of the origins of the myth of Athena/Minerva and Arachne. Is the myth as we know it, an ancient myth, or a narrative creation of Ovid?