Winged goddess

Isis is the goddess of the sea and sky, and was the personification of the rainbow, she is also a messenger carrying divine messages to the mortals, just like Hermes. Iris contains a double meaning, being connected both with iris, "the rainbow," and eiris, "messenger." She also had an additional duty of carrying water from the River Styx whenever the gods had to take a solemn oath. The water would render unconscious for one year any god or goddess who lied for a long time. One story that Iris appears

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. She is identified with the planet Venus. She was described as a beautiful woman she was often accompanied by the winged gosling Eros. Her parents were Zeus and Dione. She was known to become angry and cast revenge. To begin with, she was born by the white foam by the severed genitals of Uranus his son Cronus threw them into the sea. When she was born, she went from the foam which put together the surface of the water. She

Although Medusa is one of the most well known mythological figures from Ancient Greece, she is almost exclusively recognized as a monster, and not a goddess. She is known for her hair made of snakes and her ability to turn individuals to stone with her stare. However, she is a goddess of birth, death, and regeneration (Dexter 25). Medusa was typically depicted as a snake and bird hybrid. She is well known for her ferocity, but is also a healer. Myths of Medusa are a mix of Neolithic European, Semitic

Nemesis The goddess that I have been assigned to is Nemesis. Nemesis is the goddess of vengeance and revenge to any human or creature that would obligate to disobey one of the gods, or those who had an abundance of good fortune. She was said to be a beautiful goddess that had massive wings and travelled by a chariot tugged by griffins. Her name comes of a greek word which means "to give what is due", which relates with Nemesis and her purpose as a goddess. In Rome she was worshiped as Invidia

Cupid, they think of Valentine’s Day, a naked baby, and arrows; however, there is more to the mischievous god than a sappy holiday. Derived from the Latin word of cupido, meaning desire, he is the ancient Roman god of love and the son of Venus, the goddess of love. According to talesofbelief.com, “he was the constant companion of Venus and, armed with bow and arrows, he shot the darts of desire into the hearts of both gods and men”. Cupid was said to have two types of arrows: the golden arrow which

Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of An Hour,” emotionally illustrates the hour in which a young woman with a heart condition finds out her husband has been killed in a mining accident. In the beginning, she grieves over the loss of her husband, but she soon becomes relieved and joyous when she realizes that she is now free. However, her husband returns after having been far from the mines for the day and her heart problems return and she dies. Kate Chopin was an early feminist author and was

In her book “The Goddess and the Nation: Mapping Mother India”, Sumathi Ramaswamy takes a glance into the time when Mother India / Bharat Mata emerged on the land of India, and talks about her significance, portrayal and mapping. The main purpose of this work by Sumathi Ramaswamy is to understand how Mother India / Bharat Mata came into being, what was her importance among the people, how she was related geographically to the map of India, her mapping throughout India and her depiction as a symbol

For due to the goddess, routinely unmarried women, including those from the chief families in the country, befell being ordered to prostitute themselves in the temple at least once during their lifetime. Herodotus’ describes this ancient practice that exploited women sexually

Women have been treated and portrayed similarly throughout history-- Made to be housewives and handmaidens to men of all ages and expected to be the “perfect woman”, a standard image created by--shocker--men. In fifth-century Greece, the “perfect” woman was expected to obey her husbands at all times. The “perfect” English Renaissance women was meant to be seen, not heard. The “perfect” woman of the eighteen hundreds was given novels to read. Novels that held lighter topics than the newspapers of

must fufill the line of the prophecy “To storm or fire the world must fall”. The main characters of the book are ‘The Seven’. The seven are: Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love. Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths. Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom. Frank Zhang, son of Mars, god of war -Ares roman aspect-. Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto, god of the Underworld, dead and riches –Hades roman aspect-. Jason Grace, son of Jupiter