Hmmmm. I would guess there isn’t one, given that lacemaking developed in Europe in the late 15th century, long after people only believed in the one God. Lacemakers did have patron saints, of course - Saint Catherine and Saint Andrew, depending on where the lacemaker lived, and probably other saints in other areas. But they would only be saints, not goddesses.
If we don’t already have one, then I would suggest we could choose one if we wanted to. My vote would go to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Not only is lace beautiful, but Google assures me that the root word Aphros means foam (what kind of foam I will not specify as this is a family list) Adele West Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada) > On Dec 5, 2020, at 2:19 PM, M. Osgood <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve just been asked who the Goddess of Lace is. Never having heard of her, > I thought I’d go to the experts. > > Is there a Goddess of Fishnets? Or Knots? or Weaving? > > Do we start with Greeks or Romans? Or Egyptians? Or Celtic or Norse? > > Martha > in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
