The Goddess Laksmi

Some people think the peacock is her sacred animal because of her beautiful large eyes and the animals large feathers that have “eyes” on them. She has two symbols; the pomegranate and the Lotus Staff. The pomegranate symbolizes fertility and the Lotus Staff represents child birth.

She is described as the goddess in harvest, sanctity of marriage and the cycle of life and death. Particularly, the various grains and the fertility of fruits of the earth. Her emblem is the poppy, which is a bright red flower that grows midst of the barley. Also her symbols are the Cornucopia, poppy, wheat, torch, and bread. Her symbols are the Cornucopia, poppy, wheat, torch, and bread.

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).

As one of the more popular female saints within the bhakti tradition, Mirabai’s songs still influence Hindu devotional practices today as an insight to realization outside of classic Sanskrit tradition (Fisher 105). Her songs in the vernacular attracted many common people, who were able to understand her realizations and share her love for the Lord Krishna (Fisher and Bailey 80). Her sainthood was also representative of an upheaval of the classic Sanskrit tradition, where brahman men were in control (Fisher and Baily 81). The bhakti tradition allowed anyone, no matter the class or gender, to become a saint (Fisher and Baily 81). Through the spiritual path of bhakti yoga, Mirabai was able to become a saint and influence Krishna devotees.

The Egyptian goddess Isis is one of the most imperative goddesses of ancient Egypt, and she stays one of the most famous goddesses of this era. Isis is most renowned for her character as dedicated wife and mother (Cashford & Baring, 1993). In the Osiris myth we can perceive the reckoning following this outline of thinking.

Kali is a different form of the Mother Goddess, Durga. She is depicted as appalling and ferocious with dark skin and long, untamed hair along with her long tongue protruding out of her mouth. In two of her four arms, she carries a bloody sword and the head of the demon Raktabija. Kali is the goddess of destruction and change.

Although some Wiccans focus on particular gods from particular world mythologies, Wiccans may worship many gods and goddesses by many different names. Most worship some form of the Great Goddess and Her consort, The Horned God. Such duo-theistic forces are often conceived as embodying complementary polarities, not in opposition. In some traditions worship of the Goddess is emphasized, although in others the Goddess and God are seen as complementary co-equals.

She, a symbol for hope, beacon for light,  She was born from a drastic destruction,                  Yet her transparent skin glows so bright,                                                    She was created pure, without corruption, She gifted the Earth with new beginnings, She inspires the creation of legends and myths, Stories of little men who grant you winnings, Pots filled with treasure to every goldsmith, For many, she represents joy and freedom, Her likeness is depicted on flags and pins, To confirm that love is always welcome, To display that happiness always wins, She is a creation, loving, and rare, A beauty that to nothing could compare.

In each hand of, “The Snake Goddess,” she is holding snakes, which represents the renewal of life. The article, Snake Goddesses, Fake Goddesses by President Kenneth D.S. Lapatin, talks about how the two snakes that the figurine is holding symbolizes the renewal of life. Some people believe that the two snakes didn’t represent rebirth, but instead represented death. Many people believed this because of the fact that some

One of the Egyptian’s deities was the goddess Bastet, sometimes referred to as Bast. She was represented in art as either a cat or a woman with a cat’s head, as seen in Fig. 1-3. Alleyn Diesel (2008) suggests that cats were associated with the sun because of their habit of sleeping in warm, sunny spaces and considers this the origin of Bastet’s status as the daughter of the sun god Ra (80). She also notes that Bastet, like many other cat goddesses from around the world, was very strongly associated with birth and fertility. (82) While she was not as regal as Isis, Osiris, and Horus, Bastet’s domain touched the lives of every member of Egyptian Society. Because of this, it comes as no surprise that statues of cats are very prevalent in Egyptian

Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. Her mother gave birth to her on the island of Ortygia and after she was born she immediately helped her mom give birth to her twin brother and with that“...becoming the protector of childbirth and labour.” (Megas, 1997-2017)

The body of the woman has mane and the hair fall over accentuated breast feature on the body. The mane is o presenting both a feel of nobility and fright on the face of a lioness, which has a skull of bone and stylized whiskers on the face . The head is raised in a form of adoration with the solar disk and cobra emphasizing the cosmic aspects of the divinity of the goddess . The face is modeled with high precision on which the eyes are small and eyelids that have been painted as it were a collar or the robe’s edge. The statue is in a seated position on a block with the fingers that have been shaped significantly with a focus on the distinctive feature of anatomy that the artist sought to add with much delicacy, resting on her legs. The goddess’s legs have inscriptions that are added to the surface of the throne. She stands as a towering figure with soft feline features that invoke power and fear especially with the nature of her eyes in the statue. Her elegance calls attention to her presenting a valid reason why she was both feared and

The gods and goddesses of ancient greece were a big part of their history. Zeus was the reason why they had the olympics. The olympics are all around the world now. There are many gods and goddesses that have shaped events and objects we used today.

My chosen topic is the Greek Olympian goddess Athena. Athena was depicted as a tall and slim woman that has blueish-green eyes. She wore a suit of armor and golden helmet. Her symbols were the spear, the distaff, and the aegis. The aegis was a shield made of goatskin. Athena’s tree was the olive tree and her sacred minimal was the owl. She was also the symbol of wisdom. She was the goddess of crafts and the domestic arts and she also was the goddess of war. She was first the great goddess in the form of a bird. Later on she became known as the goddess of wisdom. Athena had no children, she was a virgin goddess.

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