Goddess

mortal Helen in her interaction with the highly praised goddess Aphrodite. As well as the second point of emphasis, regarding the human like qualities to which the goddesses exhibit. While there is much more to both the result and action to which these characters encounter, I think these two points of emphasis are significant to the outcome to which the…

referred to is the Aztecs, and this was my first time I read about my ancestors’ theory on their creation. According to the suggested website, the Aztecs believed that their Goddess, Coatlique, was impregnated by an obsidian knife and gave birth to the goddess of the moon and a group of male offspring which became the stars. Their goddess also gave birth to the fiery god of war which later destroyed his brothers and sister. According to the Aztecs, the world was made out of a catastrophe because…

Hemera brought Zeus to see nyx and they talked about a plan to make Hemera the day and Nyx the night. Zeus had many droughts about the plan. He was not sure what would happen if the two goddess crossed paths. So he made the both of them promise to go at the same pace. He wanted both halfs of the world to get the same day night cycle. He created 2 pairs of shoes that would go exactly the same pace and they can stop them to make some days…

more importantly, Vaishnavites develop human relations with the God to show their devotion. Unlike in Shaivism and Vaishnavism, Shaktas show more their devotion by performing rituals, pujas, poetries, and sacrifices. They show immense love for the Goddess to be perceived as their Mother. This expresses that each tradition performs different methods to show their devotion, yet in Shaivism, most devotees see Shiva as more as God than through a human relationship. Moreover, the way to show their…

Cerridwen Keeper of the Cauldron, Goddess of the Moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art, prophecy, fertility and science. Cerridwen's name is derived from the Celtic word "cerru", meaning cauldron. Cerridwen herself and the cauldron are a lot a like in the respect that they both symbolize the transformation powers of magic, rebirth, creative inspiration and wisdom. So because of this Cerridwen is known as the Patron Goddess of wizards and witches. Cerridwen is a shape-shifting, lunar deity…

Athena is believed to be the goddess of war and wisdom. Concerning war, Athena is strategic unlike her counterpart, Ares, who is violent and fierce. Athena was the daughter of Zeus and is Metis. Metis was swallowed by Zeus while she was pregnant because he thought she was going to give birth to a boy and would overthrow him in the future. Metis being the mother of wisdom, Zeus thought he could also gain more wisdom by swallowing them. Athena grew up in Zeus's stomach. One day Zeus had a…

barely catching any fish which is a bad sign for her village. She now has to set sail to find the demigod, Maui. Maui is going to help Moana return the heart of Te Fiti to save her people. The Te Feti is the heart of a goddess that was stolen from Maui and with that heart, the goddess has the power to create life. Without the heart, she is a demon of fire and magma. After returning the heart with the help of Maui, Moana then goes back to her village where the vegetation is better and she…

Vestal virgins were women priestesses to the goddess of Hearth, Vesta, in Ancient Rome. They represented the daughters of the royal house, who tended the state cult of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. These six women where choses between the ages of 6 and 10 by the chief of priest, pontifex maximus. They had to be freeborn of freedom, have both parents alive, and free from physical and mental defects. The six virgins served for 30 years, during which they had to remain virgins. These six women…

different from the rest of his people. He was capable of many things and he knew many secret things as well. It was stated that Gilgamesh did not have anyone who supported him; he was alone until the gods lamented and a goddess created Enkidu to be a friend for Gilgamesh. The goddess “dipped her hands in water and pinched off clay, she let it fall in the wilderness, and noble Enkidu was created” (Gilgamesh, p. 19). It was quite easy for Enkidu to conclude that Gilgamesh was gifted with a special…

The work of art that I have selected is the Eye of Horus. The Eye of Horus is an amulet that was discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamen. “It depicts the Eye of Horus flanked by the cobra goddess representing Lower Egypt and the vulture goddess representing Upper Egypt. The Egyptians used the eye as a funerary amulet for protection against evil and to guide their rebirth in the underworld” (Alchin). This amulet is made of gold and glass. Formal qualities of art include visual elements and visual…