individual to take control of their thoughts. People were given the gift of thought by the goddess Saraswati‚ she is the goddess of music‚ art‚ knowledge‚ wisdom and learning. She gave her people the ability to learn and gain knowledge‚ it’s up to them to use it. In Hindu she a very important goddess‚ she represents knowledge and humility by the way she is presented. To begin‚ Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge‚ music‚ arts‚ wisdom‚ and learning. She is
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worship of the Goddess Kamakhya. The shrine of the Goddess Kamakhya is situated about three miles from present town of Guwahati and about fifty miles from the range of hills. The Kamakhya temple is situated on the Nilachala Hill. The shrine is a place of culmination of Saktism‚ Tantricism‚ Saivism‚ Tantric Buddism and Vaisnavism. Through the ages Kamakhya has remained the most celebrated centre of the Sakti cult in Assam. Instead of an image or iconic representation of the goddess‚ prayer is offered
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EILEITHYIA The Goddess (or Goddesses) of Childbirth were daughters of Zeus and Hera. EIRENE The Goddess of Peace‚ one of the three Horai‚ was a daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Themis. ERIS The Goddess of Strife and Warfare was‚ according to some‚ a daughter of Zeus and Hera (most‚ however‚ say she was a daughter of Nyx). ERSA The Goddess of the Dew was a daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Selene. EUNOMIA The Goddess of Good Governance‚ one of the three Horai‚ was
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Mythology is the myths and stories of a culture. Most of the stories told were about the Gods and Goddess. There were different Gods and Goddesses for each part of everyday life. Throughout history there were many different cultures with many different beliefs. The religious difference between them weren’t so different such as in Greek‚ Roman‚ and Mayan. The Greek myths come from Greek stories. Greek mythology doesn’t have a text that is unique because it was told not written. The stories started
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THE ROMAN RELIGION As the Roman Empire grew‚ it came across several different religions. “As the empire expanded across the Balkans‚ Asia Minor and into Egypt‚ Roman religion absorbed many of the gods and cults of conquered nations‚ but the primary influence would always remain Greece” (Wasson‚ Donald). After the Romans conquered Greece‚ they adapted the gods the Greeks were worshipping. Most‚ if not all‚ of the Greek deities were renamed and given slightly different characteristics. Not only were
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Over the years‚ Wicca has spread and become popular all over the world. It is a neopagan religion and is a part of the New Religious Movement. It was founded by Gerald Gardner‚ and its followers‚ known as either Wiccans or witches‚ believe in a god/goddess pair‚and the powers of nature and magic. It is often broken down into three forms or schools of Wicca; Gardnerian‚ Alexanderian and Farrarian Wicca. Occasionally crystals or other mystical objects may be used by Wiccans to receive magic. Wiccans cast
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in total there were more Olympian Gods in Greek Mythology. However‚ there were never more than twelve at one time. The four alternative gods were Hestia‚ Hades‚ Dionysus and Demeter‚ depending on the location. APHRODITE Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of Love‚ Beauty and Eternal Youth Birth of Aphrodite Aphrodite was created from the foam of the crystal waters of Paphos in the fragrant island of Cyprus‚ when the Titan Cronos slew his father‚ the major Titan Ouranos‚ and threw then his genitals
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(Diana) The daughter of Leto and Zeus‚ and the twin sister of Apollo. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness‚ the hunt and wild animals‚ and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities). She was often depicted with the crescent of the moon above her forehead and was sometimes identified with Selene(goddess of the moon). Artemis was one of the Olympians and a virgin goddess. Her main vocation was to roam mountain forests and uncultivated land with hernymphs in
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impression that the gods "play" with and manipulate mortals and each other. One goddess who exemplifies this is the great goddess Athena. This daughter of Zeus impacted everyone that she came across. The character Athena is "splashed" over Greek works. However‚ there are specific pieces of Greek literature that tell a great deal about this fiery goddess. This is not a passive goddess. This is an active‚ involved goddess who‚ in both the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ assumes divine leadership and challenges
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Iris and not the part of my eye‚ the goddess of the rainbow. Yes‚ the beautiful striped wavelength of different color light you see after it’s rains.However‚ Iris wasn’t just the rainbow goddess; she was also the messenger of the Olympian gods and the personal assistant to Hear‚ ( I’m the assistant for the basketball coach) the wife and one of the three sisters of Zeus(I have the three sisters as well). This is why she was usually portrayed standing beside Zeus and Hera‚ sometimes serving nectar
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