Goddess

She was wife of Jupiter and mother of Mars and Vulcan. She was considered the patron goddess of the Roma and was worshiped in unison with her husband, Jupiter, on the Capitol. She is considered the goddess of marriage and motherhood, her symbols consist of the peacock, cow and wedding ring. The peacock is one symbol because of an ancient myth in which Hera turns the hundred eyes of Argus into…

Bast and Sekhmet Bast was a goddess in Ancient Egypt. She was worshipped as part of the Ancient Egyptian religion. She was a major goddess. She was the patron goddess of cats, protection against contagious diseases and evil spirits, love, and family. She is also closely linked with Sekhmet and they are sometimes considered to be two sides of the same coin, so to speak. Sekhmet was also a major goddess. She was the goddess of fire, war, vengeance and medicine, and she was often depicted as a…

In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare alludes to Aurora the Greek Goddess to enhance the imagery of light and dark and depict moods. In scene I, act i, lines 143-144, Romeo laments, "Should in the farthest East begin to draw, the shady curtains from Aurora's bed..." Romeo speaks of Aurora, the Greek Goddess of the dawn, and blocking out her light with bed curtains. Shakespeare includes Romeo's reference to display that since Rosaline doesn't love Romeo back, Romeo wants to…

recognized this statuette as Aphrodite because she is naked and she is wrapping herself in a cloth. The statuette is missing its head and arm, but I knew it was Aphrodite because of its nudity. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure. Her other attributes are seashells, doves, mirrors, Cupid, swans, jewelry, and apples. One myth about that shows the power Aphrodite is Pygmalion. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, he tells the story of how Aphrodite is infuriated with the women of Cyprus…

restore honor to their names and they used the family to teach the one who disrespected them to show respect to a god/goddess. But on the other hand, the human perceptions of these gods were far different from each other. First off, the motivation for both gods is very similar, they both wanted to make sure they were well respected among the mortals and that the…

Pallas Athena was a Greek goddess who was born fully grown with full armor from the head of Zeus. She was Zeus’ favorite child and he trusted her with an aegis that held the head of Medusa and his devastating weapon: the thunderbolt. Athena has a temple dedicated to her in Athens called the Parthenon. She was described as “gray-eyed” and because of her chasteness, Athena was called “Maiden Parthenos”. Athena was known to be the protector of civilized life, goddess of the city, handicrafts and…

Semele, and while claiming her status as wife and sister of the Olympian powerfully asserts her own desire to destroy Semele” (566). Prauscello claims that Juno acted upon her Virgilian goddess rights. The actions she took were not at all because of revenge, it was to protect her dignity. Juno is an ancient Roman goddess and looked after women in Rome. Juno is mythological upon her anti-Trojan feelings. She is looked up and worshipped by Rome. It was a duty of being a Queen for her to act in…

came to be. These Gods and Goddesses help teach about nature, humans, and mortal flaws. Out of all the Greek mythological figures, the one that stands out to me the most is The Greek Goddess, Demeter. Demeter 's name means “Earth Mother”. She can also be known as the “triple Goddess”. Demeter is known as the goddess of mother earth, vegetation, agriculture, fertility and grain. In this day she is pictured as an older figure who also has a motherly look to her. She is, more often than none,…

center stage in the poem. The women captured during the war were considered rewards. Other women of true birthrights were found to be valuable. They were worth more. Then there were Goddess whose help sometimes just made things worse. Helen is considered the most beautiful women in the world. As beautiful as a Goddess. She is married to a man she doesn’t love. She ends up with Paris, the prince of Trojan. Helen did not follow the matrimonial standards of that time. During this time, women…

Worshipped for being the patron and protector of seafarers, Mazu is a Chinese sea goddess who is popular in the religions of Taoism and Chinese Buddhism. Before her deification, she was a young woman called Lin Mo Niang, a real historical figure dating from 960 A.D to 988 A.D. In addition, Mazu has also made many appearances in Chinese legends and myths. Many people, of whom a large amount are fishermen, in coastal areas situated in south-eastern China and Taiwan islands, are known to worship…