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The information on the four mythic cycles below is taken from CovenCraft by Amber K (p. 150). My own training organized these cycles under the individual Sabbats and I found Amber K's organization much less confusing.
The Oak King, representing rebirth, rules the warm half of the year and at Litha his crown is taken by the Holly King, the God in His aspect as Lord of Death, who rules until Yule, when the Oak King returns. This seems to be the Druid myth. A variant has the Holly Boy struggling with the Ivy Girl, represented as the last sheaf of grain from the harvest, tied up with twining ivy.
Another cycle has the Goddess ruling the warm season ( Beltaine to Samhain) and the God ruling the cold season.
The infant Sun God is born at Yule, grows to manhood by Beltaine, reaches the height of his power at Litha and pours his energy into the crops, becoming a willing sacrifice at Lughnassad. The Goddess is his mother at Yule, his lover at Beltaineand the crone by Lughnassad.
The Goddess is born at Yule,, becomes a young woman by Beltaine, grows into the bountiful Earth Mother by Mabon and then the wise crone at Samhain.
Near Mabon the Eleusinian mysteries are recreated by HOME in California.
Mabon : Persephone (Kore) the Flower Maid is kidnapped by Hades, Lord of the Underworld to reign as His Queen for 6 months.
Samhain: Hades and Persephone reign as Underworld Loyalty during the dark half of the year and hold court at Samhain, offering counsel in matters dealing with personal Underworld issues.
Ostara: Persephone returns from her six months in the Underground to be reborn as Kore, the Flower Maiden.
Ostara: Mother Earth (Gaia) bears two sets of Holy Twins: The Green Man (Florus) and Maiden (Flora / Kore) and the horned Red Man (Faunus / Pan) and Maiden (Fauna). The symbolism is of birthing / planting.
Beltaine: The Sacred Marriage of the Red Man (Robin / Fauna) and Green Maid (Marion / Flora) is celebrated in the Maypole dance. The symbolism is of life / sex.
Litha : Celebrates Gaia, the Earth Mother and who nourishes us with her bounty. The symbolism is of abundance.
Lughnassad: The Green Man and the Red Man vie for dominance. The symbolism is of competition / male energy.
Mabon: The Green Man (Florus) is ritually sacrificed for the good of the land and descends into the underworld. The symbolism is of dying / harvesting.
Samhain: The Red Maid seeks Her lost love, the Green Man, who descended into the Underworld at Mabon and now reigns their as King. The symbolism is of death / ancestors.
Yule,: Commemorates the birth of the Sun God, Sol. The symbology is renewal.
Oimelc (Imbolc): The Goddess reigns and two Priestesses take the parts of the Green and Red Maids. The twins await in the womb, ready to be born. The symbology is creativity / female energy.
