Ostara (1884) by Johannes Gehrts. The goddess flies through the heavens surrounded by Roman-inspired putti, beams of light, and animals. Germanic people look up at the goddess from the realm below. Ēostre (Proto-Germanic: * Austrō (n)) is a West Germanic spring goddess.

Dec 9, 2022 · Eostre, also called Ostara or Eastre, is a Germanic goddess associated with spring and the dawn. She is particularly known in Anglo-Saxon and Old High German traditions and is believed to be the namesake for the Christian holiday of Easter.

Mar 18, 2022 · Depending on which historians you read, we have differing accounts as to which culture this goddess (and the origin of the Easter bunny and eggs originated). We’ll first dive into the facts we...

Mar 13, 2024 · Easter gets its name from the goddess Eostre, also known as Eastre and Ostara. Eostre is a fertility goddess. Her annual arrival in spring is heralded by the flowering of trees and plants and the arrival of babies, both animal and human.

Ostara, or Eostre or Eastre, is the Germanic Goddess of spring and dawn. She is only mentioned once in scholarly writings of the period - Bede the monk states that during Eostremonath (the old Anglo-Saxon names for April), the pagan Anglo-Saxons help festivals in her honor.

The Saxon goddess Eástre, or Ostara, goddess of spring, whose name has survived in the English word Easter, is also identical with Frigga, for she too is considered goddess of the earth, or rather of Nature’s resurrection after the long death of winter.

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Feb 11, 2024 · Goddess Eostre, also known as Ostara, is a deity associated with the spring equinox and the rebirth of nature in Germanic and Anglo-Saxon pagan traditions. She symbolizes fertility, renewal, and the awakening of life after winter.

Mar 31, 2025 · Johnny Scott discovers more about this ancient spring festival, the origins of Eostre and what Easter really means. Coloured eggs and bunnies are symbols that pre-date Christianity.

Mar 31, 2021 · According to several accounts from writers including Jacob Grimm, Ēostre or Ostara was a divine figure in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. This figure was the personification of the rising sun and was the goddess of fertility.