Anthropology

I study mythology, but I don't worship the ancient gods. However, last year, while looking for a female symbol of strength while fighting cancer, again, I came across Freyja and her cats. My two year old cats, long haired tabby cats, look almost exactly like the her cats in popular depictions. While I admire the Hindu goddess Durga, who rides a tiger, I can admit that it was Frejya and her cat chariot that almost tipped me into outright worship. Only a divinity could control cats! So I have a Frejya with cats t-shirt, a gold necklace (to mimic her magically wrought necklace), amber earrings (to mimic her golden tears shed for her wandering spouse), and a pendant featuring her with her chariot. My cancer is gone now, but my admiration for Freyja remains.