Goddess

Once a longtime ago, there lived Demeter, Goddess of harvest. One day, she was in her field harvesting some wheat to give to Zeus as a gift for trying to save her beloved daughter, Persephone, from Hades. As she was harvesting the wheat, she was crying because her daughter, Persephone, had to spend another seven months with Hades. One of her tears happened to fall into the soil and something strange happened; everything was quiet. The leaves on the trees stopped rattling; everything was still.…

Athena, goddess of wisdom, was one of the only three Goddesses who would remain a virgin goddess, never marrying, nor falling to prey to love or the spells of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Romance is never featured in Athena’s mythology, and one could she say she’s the archetypal business woman. Now the way it all started for Athena, the manner in which she was born, was truly amazing. Zeus once laid with the woman Metis. However there was a prophecy that any child born from Metis would surpass…

Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire, and beauty. She had natural beauty also, magical girdle that made everyone desire her. According to one she was the daughter of zeus and dione(goddess of worshipped at the oracles of dodona). The other account says she emerged from the sea on a giant scallop. She neglected those who did not pray to her and protected those who respected her. During the trojan war, aphrodite was declared the most beautiful godess by a trojan prince. she also saved paris…

I chose to write about Greek Gods and Goddess. There are plants, constellations and some months that are named after the Gods. Most Greeks lived their lives to please the Gods. They believed the weather and even good or bad things happened because of the Gods. They believed the Gods came down from Mt. Olympus to help the good and to punished the bad. Zeus is the King of Mt. Olympus. He is the God of Justice. He is the God that made thunder and throws lightning bolts. Zeus had many children and…

polytheism religion was one of the belief systems of early days of mankind. The picture of the Snake Goddess on page 175, represents this views of polytheistic society in the era of 1600 BCE. She is holding 2 snakes in its hands and showing male and female representation. This image tells us the multiple perspectives the believers have on its Deities. The era is hunter and gatherer, the Goddess was first portrayed as fertility and life and death-giver, but as the humans progressed inland…

heard of these respectable names. These famous symbols being the Goddess or God of their respectful emotion or achievement (and others). But there is one Goddess who was not as notable as the others were. This Goddess had many great achievements just as any Greek God has, was respected for their kind nature, and helped any person who was drastically in need but had fallen from the top to rock bottom due to a controversy This Goddess was named Laticus. Laticus was the sister of Athena. Instead…

Athena is one of the many Greek Goddess's. She is the goddess of wisdom, war, patriotism, good citizenship, skill Athena is known most specifically for her strategic skill in warfare. Athena is the Protector of Athens. She taught cooking, sewing and weaving to the women and agriculture and metallurgy to the men. She had many siblings, but about 5 times as many half-siblings. These half-siblings were a result of Zeus' many affairs with his Her various names are: Anemotis ("protector of the…

Pele is well known as a volcano goddess living in the crater of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii, and for most people that's about it. So here is some background on her. There are a number of variations in the legends that tell of how Pele first came to the Hawaiian Islands. She was chased from her homeland by her angry sister, Namakaokahai, an ocean goddess. rth shore she dug again but only found water and journeyed inland to the very ancient peak now called "Puu ka Pele". Still having no…

Demeter is a Greek goddess that is most widely known as the goddess of crops, but she is also the goddess of marriage, childbirth, and vegetation(grain especially). She is the mother of Persephone. Her parents are Cronus and Rhea. She is the sister of Zeus, Hera, Hades, Hestia, and Poseidon. Demeter is also known by her Roman name, Ceres. Demeter was in charge of growing the crops for everyone. Her myth is to explain the seasons and the pattern of crop growth. There are several different…

Greece was known for numerous things from their architecture, to their paintings, and all the way to poetry. The people of Greece worshipped hundreds of Gods and Goddesses from Athena, the Goddess of War, to Poseidon, the God of the sea... One famous figure who was worshipped by mortals was Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. With beauty like no other she stole the hearts of men and Gods. Her voice was like honey and no man could resist her. But Aphrodite, along with all the other Gods and…