[TritteTouff]

Okay, I believe I now have a handle on the situation. The Wood Wife/Moss Maiden is Mother Earth. She is the source of life and all things creative. Naturally, she is stalked by Death. Wherever there is a concept of Mother Nature it could hardly be failed to notice it is natural to Die. To be Born is to Die.

"The language of mysticism is frequently expressed in terms of a sacred quest a spiritual journey to retrieve a treasure from a giant, monster, or even death itself. often there is imagery associated with a descent - a descent into the unconscious." Over and over in several different myths the Goddess has a confrontation with Death, and Death tries to keep her. [Persephone/The Descent of the Goddess] She always refuses him, saying "I love you not." In the end she comes up with a compromise and says to him "Enter into me and so be reborn."

Here's the Taoist version:

"The Dark Lord came unto her. He stood outside the boundary of the circle which barred his way and begged her to let him in. [Sound Familiar???] But the Goddess feared him for he was large and powerful his strength much greater than hers He would rape and hurt her and seek to subject her to his will... She feared him and she would not permit him to enter in. Then he entreated "I seem large and threatening only because you ignore me." He sought only to be with her and to love and protect her he was her strength and she had need of him even as he had need of her love. Then the Dark Lord knelt down before her and wept. His weakness melter the cold heart of the Goddess of the Heavens... She knew pity and love and she let him in and they were joined as one... The core of her being expanded and flowed into the four corners of the universe and she gave birth to planets and stars. The white goddess became the mother of all living and it was love that had made her so. The love of another who suffered for her." Now I see why he was asking "Let me in." All the dead must find a womb that they can be reborn through. But I am still not understanding why he won't show me his face or tell me his name.

This quote is offered:
The Goddess alone is barren. And the God alone is forlorn. It is only when the male and female are united that the Goddess is impregnated and creation can spring forth. I guess there's my answer.

But - I am still not covinced 100% it is the Death aspect of the God I am dealing with. Suppose this is a crafty impersonator? I can't trust this entity, who so far, has done not else but terrorize and steal my unborn- I assume so I will have to go retrieve them. If he loves me, he's sure got a funny way of showing it.