118 résultats pour "goddess"
- Aphrodite Aphrodite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of love and beauty and the counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus.
- Luna (Moon) Roman An ancient Italian goddess of the Moon, probably of a lesser rank than the great Roman goddesses, such as Minerva and Juno.
- Egeria (Aegeria) Roman A goddess of springs, perhaps originally a goddess of the Babine people; also considered a deity that protected pregnant women and helped them bring their babies safely into the world.
- Dictynna (Lady of the Nets) Greek An ancient Cretan goddess, perhaps the goddess of Mount Dicte, which was later known as the birthplace of the Greek god Zeus.
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Hercules (mythology)
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Pollaiuolo's Hercules et Antaeus
In a wrestling match, Hercules triumphed over the mighty giant Antaeus, who received his strength from his mother, the
Earth goddess Gaia.
Pollaiuolo’s Hercules and the HydraAmong his 12 labors, the mythological hero Hercules had to kill the nine-headed Hydra. Each time Hercules cut off onehead, two more grew in its place. Hercules solved the problem by, as soon as he cut off one head, burning with a torchthe spot where it had been to stop its regrowth. Hercules and the Hydra (about 1460, Uffizi, Florence, Italy) was paintedby Italian artist Antonio Pollaiuolo. Hercules is shown wearing the skin of the Nemean lion, which he had kil...
- Minerva Roman A Goddess of Etruscan or perhaps Sabine origins.
- Libitina Roman Ancient goddess who presided over funerals.
- Athena Athena, one of the most important goddesses in Greek mythology.
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- Tell us (Terra Mater) Roman A goddess of fecundity, or the ability to produce young.
- Stata Mater (Statua Mater; Statis Mater) Roman A goddess called upon to help protect against fire.
- Isis (mythology) Isis (mythology), in Egyptian mythology, goddess of fertility and motherhood.
- Lucina Roman An ancient Italian goddess of light and childbirth.
- Laverna Roman A goddess of the Underworld of ancient Italian origins.
- Styx, River Greek The principle river, or system of rivers, in Hades, the Greek Underworld (1); named for the goddess who carried the same name, Styx.
- Poseidon Greek Sea god and one of the Olympian gods; son of Cronus and Rhea; brother of Zeus, Hades, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia; husband The Roman goddess Pomona displays her fruits of plenty in the painting by French artist Nicholas Fouche (1653-1733).
- Pomona Roman The young, beautiful Roman goddess of fruit trees and fruit.
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- Ops (Opis: Abundance) Roman Goddess of plenty, of the harvest, and of wealth.
- Diana (Bright) Roman An ancient Roman, perhaps Etruscan, goddess of the Moon.
- Libera Roman An ancient goddess of fertility, especially of grape vines; wife or sister of Liber.
- Lara (Lala; Larunda; The talker) Roman Originally, a Sabine goddess who presided over houses.
- Eris (Discord) Greek The spirit or goddess of strife; the sister of Ares, Eris accompanied him into battle and helped to cause quarrels and lawlessness.
- Justitia (Iustitia; Justice) Roman The goddess of justice; some say a mere personification of the legal concept of fairness.
- Juno (Iuno) Roman An old goddess among the Roman people who became one of the principal deities of ancient Rome.
- Fornax (Furnace) Roman A goddess of baking, who oversaw the ovens used for baking so that they did not become too hot and burn the roasting corn or bread.
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Roma Roman A legendary figure who came to be
worshiped as a goddess, Roma was the personification
of the city of Rome.
became Rome. The first hill people settled appears to have been the Capitoline Hill. Archaeologists have discovered some of the oldest temples to the supreme Roman god, Jupiter, on this hill. According to legend, it was on this hill that Romulus founded his city. The next hill that settlers developed was the nearby Palatine, 1,250 yards to the southeast of the Capitoline Hill. Legend says that Evander, a leader from the Arcadia region of ancient Greece, settled this hill even before Romulus was...
- Eileithya (Ilithya) Greek Goddess of childbirth.
- Mors (Death) Roman The goddess or personification of death.
- Pallas Athene Greek One of the many names of the goddess Athene.
- Febris (Fever) Roman The goddess of fevers.
- Selene (Moon) Greek An ancient moon goddess.
- Victoria (Victory) Roman An ancient goddess of agriculture.
- Hygeia (Hygieia; Health) Greek Goddess of physical and mental health.
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- Salacia (The salty one) Roman A goddess of the sea, usually associated with the sea god Neptune, likely his wife.
- Sal us Roman The goddess of health and preservation, also of success and good fortune.
- Necessitas Roman A goddess of destiny or fate, of that which is necessary; or perhaps merely the personification of necessity.
- Lua (Lua Mater) Roman An old goddess who was called upon in war to destroy the enemy's weapons.
- Furies (Furiae) Greek and Roman The Roman common name, now used almost exclusively, for a group of Greek goddesses of vengence.
- Libertas Roman The personification of liberty, considered by some a goddess who protected the freedom and liberty of Roman citizens, even from despots and dictators, and who granted liberty to freed slaves.
- Theia (Radiant) Greek A first-generation Titan goddess of sight and the shining light of the blue sky; daughter of Gaia and Uranus; mother, with Hyperion, of the gods who brought light to humans: Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon), and Eos (Dawn).
- Mephitis (Mefitis) Roman A goddess who protected the people of Rome and surrounding cities in Italy from the dangerous fumes of sulphur that spewed from the many volcanoes and the gaseous vents surrounding them.
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- Enyo (1) Greek A goddess of war, specifically known for sacking cities and towns of the enemy; daughter of Zeus and Hera; depicted as the sister, daughter, or mother of the war god Ares, often included as a companion of Ares when he went into battle.
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Greek Mythology.
world in search of her; as a result, fertility left the earth. Zeus commanded Hades to release Persephone, but Hades had cunningly given her a pomegranate seed toeat. Having consumed food from the underworld, Persephone was obliged to return below the earth for part of each year. Her return from the underworld each yearmeant the revival of nature and the beginning of spring. This myth was told especially in connection with the Eleusinian Mysteries, sacred rituals observed in the Greektown of Ele...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Meleager and Atalanta - anthology.
Althea, when the deed was done, laid violent hands upon herself. The sisters of Meleager mourned their brother with uncontrollable grief; till Diana, pitying thesorrows of the house that once had aroused her anger, turned them into birds. Atalanta The innocent cause of so much sorrow was a maiden whose face you might truly say was boyish for a girl, yet too girlish for a boy. Her fortune had been told, and itwas to this effect: 'Atalanta, do not marry; marriage will be your ruin.' Terrified...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Proserpine - anthology.
the furrow, the seed failed to come up; there was too much sun, there was too much rain; the birds stole the seeds—thistles and brambles were the only growth.Seeing this, the fountain Arethusa interceded for the land. 'Goddess,' said she, 'blame not the land; it opened unwillingly to yield a passage to your daughter. I can tellyou of her fate, for I have seen her. This is not my native country; I came hither from Elis. I was a woodland nymph, and delighted in the chase. They praised mybeauty, bu...
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From Bulfinch's Mythology: Minerva (Athena) - anthology.
Spenser tells the story of Arachne in his 'Muiopotmos,' adhering very closely to his master Ovid, but improving upon him in the conclusion of the story. The twostanzas which follow tell what was done after the goddess had depicted her creation of the olive tree: 'Amongst these leaves she made a Butterfly, With excellent device and wondrous slight,Fluttering among the olives wantonly,That seemed to live, so like it was in sight;The velvet nap which on his wings doth lie,The silken down with whic...
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Greek Art and Architecture - USA History.
The struggle between these two city-states and their allies ultimately led to the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), which Sparta won. Despite this conflict, the 5th century, often called the Classical period, is usually considered the culmination of Greek art, architecture, and drama, with its highest achievements being the Temple ofZeus at Olympia, the Parthenon in Athens, and the plays of Athenian dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. The 4th century, or Late Classical p...
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State Gods - Mythology.
appreciated their help and desired more help as they continued their conquests. The goddess Victoria, who may also have been called by the name Vica Pota, represented victory over the enemy. In commerce as well as in patriotism and warfare, Romans had special gods that they called upon for help. This aspect of their public lives was influenced by their principle gods and gods of specific tasks. Mercury oversaw merchants, and Minerva was the patroness of craftsmen and manufacturers. The goddess F...
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Boucher's Diana resting after her Bath, not a mythological painting !!!
size. Mythological paintings were often painted on large canvases to symbolize the divinity and importance of the immortals depicted. The Rococo Movement is characterized by small canvases that were made to fit on wooden panels of smaller apartments, and “Diana Resting After Her Bath”, which measures 57 × 73 cm (22.4 × 28.7 in), would thus refer more to the characteristic of a genre painting than a mythological one. Furthermore, Diana is more sensual than a huntress, as she is nude....
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Egyptian Mythology
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Egyptian Mythology, specifically, the religion of ancient Egypt.
PtahThe Egyptian god Ptah was, among other things, patron of the arts and of artisans. He was worshipped at Memphis, theancient capital of Egypt. This statue of the deity dates from the 18th dynasty and is in the Egyptian Museum of Turin,Italy.Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis In addition to those already named, the important divinities included the gods Amon, Thoth, Ptah, Khnemu, and Hapi, and the goddesses Hathor, Mut, Neit, andSekhmet. Their importance increased with the political ascendancy of the lo...
- Eos (Dawn) Greek The goddess of dawn.