Lakshmi, The Hindu Lakshmi

When Zeus and Leto fell in love, he got Leto pregnant with twins. When Leto got pregnant, Zeus was with Hera at the time. Hera found out about Leto being pregnant with Zeus’s kids and she got angry with Leto and she cursed her. Hera gave her the curse to where Leto could not give birth to any island connected to the ground or the sea floor. Zeus found out that Hera cursed Leto, so he made an island arise from the sea floor so that she can give birth to the twins. After Zeus made an island arise from the floor, Delos, Leto found a place on the island and started to give birth to the twins. Hera found out about Zeus making an island arise from the sea floor, she went out looking for Leto, since she could not find her she kidnapped the Goddess of childbirth, Eileithyia. Since the Goddess of childbirth was kidnapped, Leto had a long and painful childbirth. Artemis was the first to be born and then a few days later Apollo was born. Every single God and Goddess was there to witness the birth

Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, childbirth, empire, and kings. Her parents are god and goddess Cronus and Rhea. Hera has five other siblings: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, and Demeter. When Hera was born her siblings were swallowed by her father Cronus. She is the sister and wife of Zeus, who is the main god. The Greeks thought it was okay for the gods to marry their sisters or brothers. Hera herself has five children; Ares, who is the god of war, Hephaistos the god of metalworking, Hebe, goddess of youth and brides, Eileithyia, goddess of childbirth, and Eris, the goddess of strife. Hera was born with great beauty. She is a brunette with big blue eyes. Her powers are immortality, the ability not to get hurt, super strength and she can bless and curse marriages. She was also able to protect women from death during childbirth. One of her weakness is jealousy, she is very jealous

The Snake Goddess, a voluptuous, divine figure with bare breasts, and snakes in both hands, is one of the most well known female deity’s and faïence figurines in Minoan culture (Patron). The actual representation of the Snake Goddess is unknown; however, a majority of perceptions would all agree that the Snake Goddess is an important female deity in Minoan civilization. By analyzing the importance of symbolism, the role of women in Minoan civilization and The Snake Goddesses role in Minoan culture, it will become evident that The Snake Goddess plays a significant role in Minoan art, religion and society (Witcombe).

Earlier this month, we were very excited to have the opportunity to meet with Sonia Galaviz when she visited our main office. As a 5th grade teacher at Garfield Elementary School here in Boise, Idaho, she’s been steadily making a name for herself in the education world. In 2009, she was named Idaho Woman of the Year by the Idaho Business Review, and in 2011 she was one of five educators nationally chosen to receive Teaching Tolerance’s award of Excellence in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, and this year, Galaviz’s devotion to her students has once again been recognized.

• Eithinoha – daughter of Iagentci or better known as the goddess who fell from the sky

An alternative version of this myth, includes Poseidon. Here Medusa was a beautiful maiden, envy of every women and desired by every man around, her hair was the loveliest. She was a priestess of Athena. Medusa "it's said, was violated in Minerva's shine by Ocean's lord. Jove's daughter turned away and covered with her shield her virgin's eyes and then for fitting punishment transformed The Gorgon's lovely hair to loathsome snakes. Minerva still, to strike her foes with dread, upon her breastplate wears the snakes she made"(Ovid, page 98). It is not entirely clear if she was violated or if she consented. Either way, she was punished for committing a crime because Athena is a virgin goddess, so all her priestesses have to remain virgin too.

Artemis was the Greek god of virginity, childbirth, wild and tame animals, and the wilderness. Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto, she had a twin brother Apollo. Although they were twins she is nothing like her brother for his poetry and musical talents. When Artemis and Apollo where with each other they only brought on disease and death, even though Artemis is the protector of women. She was born a day later than her brother Apollo on the island of Ortygia (where Hera had chased her mother to). Artemis helped her mother through the birth of Apollo. She then became the protector of childbirth. It is said that she is one of the most respected ancient Greek goddesses.

H: “What is wrong with that? As a brother, he has my best interest at heart”!

“Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice, but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places”(Elder Dallin H. Oaks). Sonia, while a prostitute, has a strong faith in Christ. In fact, she has such a strong belief that others are drawn towards her like they are Christ. In Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevsky uses Sonia’s character to show the suffering of humanity, the need to repent, and compassion for the sinner; all of which personifies Christ.

Amulius decided to assure that no descendants of Numitor could challenge him, so he forced Rhea Silvia, the daughter of Numitor, to become a vestal virgin. Vestal virgins tend to a sacred flame that symbolized the

Once upon a time, a long time ago, a goddess named Aphrodite had a child with another god, Hades. The child’s name was Treasura. Once the baby was born, the Olympian god, Zeus, spread the word about the new child all of Mt. Olympus. The gods and goddesses showered the child with gold coins and other gifts that were valuable in Mt. Olympus. She was the most overindulged child to ever live on Mt. Olympus. She was also the most beautiful child to ever live, which made her even more praised. Some even asserted that she was more beautiful than her mother. Zeus, the god of all gods, granted her the gift of eternal wealth, so Treasura was a bit spoiled from the start.

This book is written through the eyes of Lakshmi showing her inner thinking/thoughts. The readers often see the reasoning behind what she says and what

She incarnated as Padma When Vishnu incarnated upon earth as Vamana, as Dharani when he incarnated as Parasurama, as Sita when he incarnated as Rama and as Rukmini when he incarnated as Krishna.

She was the daughter of King Subala, ruler of a vast area west of the river Sindhu (now called the Indus) extending to Kabul, Afghanistan. The main city was Gandhar (modern Kandahar). Grandsire Bhisma sent a proposal seeking her hand in marriage for Dhritarashtra. Subala knew that Dhritarashtra was blind, but thinking that an alliance with the powerful Kuru clan would be in the larger interest, agreed to the proposal. Gandhari accepted her father’s decision as a dutiful daughter. She wanted to experience blindness and share it with her husband. Showing great strength of mind and in a spirit of personal sacrifice, she voluntarily forewent her sense of sight after marriage by tying a scarf over both her eyes. Gandhari was a votary of Lord Siva. Pleased with her devotion, he granted her a boon that she would be the mother of a hundred sons. Gandhari had been jealous of her sister-in-law. Kunti, who had given birth to two sons. The boon caused her to conceive, but strangely, the pregnancy lasted two years. Out of frustration, she struck her abdomen with an iron rod and surprisingly delivered a congealed mass. Sage Vyasa called for one hundred and one clay jars, carefully divided the flesh into the jars, filled them with ghee, and had them closed. In time, the jars broke, and Gandhari became the mother of one hundred sons and one daughter. The boys grew up and had their training in the martial arts under

Durga Besa Yantra is of Shri Durga Ambe Maa. This Durga Besa Yantra is touted to be one of the most well-known as well as effective yantra. It is also commonly said, ‘jiska pass beesa, uska kya karega jagdisha’. This can be translated as, one who has the power of durga beesa yantra cannot be harmed even by the gods themselves. The yantra can either be placed at your workplace or your personalised space, in fact if you want you can even carry the powerful yantra along with you 24*7.