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The month of May was named after the Greek
goddess Maia Majestas the goddess of spring and is the Irish
incarnation of the Celtic Queen Medb. May is also the month, for
celebrating the first of summer, under the first element of fire
coming from the word taine of Beltaine. In the backwoods, the
full moon that falls into the month is referred as the Flower
Moon. This is also the month of widespread celebrations of
fertility and procreation with the Incarnation and Blessings
from the Mother Goddess.
Don
(Welsh) is the Mother goddess, similar to the Danu, the mother
of the Tuatha de Danann. Don was the daughter of Mathonwy, and
sister of Math. She married Beli, the god of death. She is the
mother of Amathon, Aranrhod, Gilvaethwy, Govannon, Gwydyon and
Nudd. Her children represent the tribal deities of darkness.
Sun
(Inuit/Eskimo) is a maiden goddess that carries the torch and
always being chased through the sky by her brother Aningan, the
moon. Jupiter is the mother of the Sun and very dangerous
towards magician’s intentions.
Eingana
(Australian) is the Mother of all creation, the birth mother,
the maker of all water, land, and animals. This huge snake
goddess will appear in the Dreamtime to create more life. Her
attachment is to all life, so when she lets go, that life stops.
If she herself should die, everything would cease to exist.
The Celtic tree calendar for the mid month of
May starts with the Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha). Hawthorn is
a small tree no larger than a shrub and is popular in England as
a hedge. The name origins came from the Anglo-Saxons “haegthorn”
meaning hedge thorn. Hawthorn has a light, hard apple like wood
also it provides the hottest fires for kindling. The leaves and
blossoms are used for teas to aid anxiety, appetite loss and
poor circulation. Also, it can be used for the treatment of
asthma, arthritis and rheumatism. The Romans and Greeks used the
hawthorn as symbolic growth for hope and marriage. The Hawthorn
has magical associations with Peace, Prosperity, Protection,
Restraint and Fertility.
 
Finnish legends of Kalevala with stories of their Gods and
Goddesses tells about, Ilmatar, the Virgin daughter of Air, came
down from the sky into the sea. The East Winds made her pregnant
with the hero Vainamoinen. The Goddess floated upon the waters
searching for seven countries but unable to locate solid ground
to be able to give birth. She prayed to the God Ukko, the
highest of the gods, to help her. Ukko sent a teal to build a
nest on her knee. When the teal’s egg broke, the Earth, Sky,
Sun, Moon, and clouds were formed and from them the creative
powers of Ilmatar were unleashed. However she continued to carry
the child within her for thirty summers. After the birth of
Vainamoniem into the cosmic ocean, he was unable to reach land
for thirty one years to begin his life.
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