Greek Goddesses
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silvererienaBored as I am, I decided to fiddle with some dollmakers and create some Greek Goddesses.
Athena is the Goddess of wisdom, warfar, handicrafts and reason. She is the sister of Ares, and the daughter of Zeus. She sprung from Zeus' head in full body armor. She is the wisest of the Gods. Her symbols are the aegis, owl and olive tree.
Demeter is the Goddess of fertility, grain and harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the sister of Zeus. Her symbols are the scepter, torch and corn.
Gaia is the Goddess of the Earth or Mother Earth. She is the mother of the Titans.
Hera is the Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth. She is Zeus' wife and sister. She appears with peacock feathers often. Her symbols are the scepter, diadem and peacock.
Aphrodite is the Goddess of love, lust and beauty. She is the wife of Hephaestus. Ares is her lover. Eros is her son. She is known as the most beautiful of the Greek goddesses. Her symbols are the scepter, myrtle and dove.
Artemis is the Goddess of hunt and wild things, and the moon. She is associated with the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is a virgin goddess. Her symbols are the bow, dogs and deer.
Hestia is the Goddess of the hearth and home, focal point of every household. She is the daughter of Rhea and Cronus. She gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame for Dionysus. Her symbol is the hearth.
Hemera is the Goddess of daylight and the sun. She is the daughter of Erebus and Nyx. She is the wife of Aether. Thalassa is her daughter.
Nyx is the Goddess of the night. She is the wife of Eberus. Her children are Aether and Hemera.
Eris is the Goddess of strife and discord. She initiated the Trojan war after she was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Incensed, she threw a golden apple on the table with written on it, "To the most beautiful". Athena, Demeter and Aphrodite fought over it, and the young prince Paris was chosen to decide who was the most beautiful. He gave the apple to Aphrodite, and therefore doomed his city to the war that ensued.
Amphitrite is a sea-goddess. She is the daughter of Nereus and Doris and the wife of Poseidon. The pincers of a crab are sometimes shown attached to her temples.
Persephone is the Goddess Queen of the underworld. She is the daughter of Demeter and was abducted by Hades, and became his wife.
Calliope is the Muse of epic poetry. Her name means 'beautiful voice'. She is the mother of the poet Orpheus by the King of Thrace. Her symbol is a writing tablet.
Clio is the Muse of history, and inventor of historical and heroic poetry. Her name means 'proclaimer'. From a union with King Pierus she bore a son, Hyacinthus, who was killed by his lover Apollo. She brought the Phoenician alphabet to Greece. Her symbol is the scroll.
Erato is the muse of lyric poetry about love and eroticism as well as mimicry. Her name means 'desired' or 'lovely'. She is often shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses. Her symbol is the lyre.
Euterpe is the Muse of lyric poetry and music. Her name means 'rejoicing well' or 'pleasure giver'. She is also known as the cheerful muse. Her symbol is the double flute.
Polyhymnia is the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence. Her name means 'many songs'. She is depicted as very serious and pensive, dressed in long robes and a long cloak, often resting against a pillar. She brings fame to writers whose works have won immortal fame.
Melpomene is the Muse of Tragedy. Her name means 'songstress'. She is often shown wearing the cothurnes (ie: boots traditionally worn by tragic actors), and she usually carries or wears a tragedy mask. Sometimes she also carries a knife or club.
Terpsichore is the Muse of dancing and choral singing. Her names means 'rejoicing in the dance' or 'whirling'. She is the one dancing around with a lyre in her hand. She bore the Sirens with the River God Achelous.
Thalia is the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry. Her name means 'festive' or 'flourishing'. She spends her time in meadows, forests and rural places. Her symbols are the comedy mask and the shepherd's crook.
Urania is the Muse of astronomy and astrology. Her name means 'mountain queen'. She is the mother of Linus, whose father was Amphimarus, a son of Poseidon. She is often pictured carrying a globe in one hand and a pair of compasses in the other.
Calypso is a sea nymph. She is the daughter of the Titan Atlas and Thetys. She imprisoned the fabled Greek hero Odysseus and wanted to make him her immortal husband. Zeus ordered his release and she could not disobey him. Calypso bore Odysseus two children, Nausithous and Nausinous.
Adrasteia is a nymph who was charged by Rhea to nurse the infant Zeus, in secret, to protect him from his father Cronus in the Dictaean cave. She gave him a beautiful globe to play with and fed him milk from the goat Amalthea.
Daphne is a tree nymph either the daughte of Peneus and Creusa in Thessaly, or of the river Ladon in Arcadia. She was pursued by Apollo and prayed to the river god Peneus or Gaia for help, and was transformed into a laurel tree.
Arethusa is a sea nymph and daughter of Nereus. She bathed in a clear stream, not knowing it was the river god Alpheus. He fell in love during their encounter, but she fled, wanting to remain chaste to serve Artemis. She began to perspire profusely from fear and turned into a stream, traveling under the earth to the island of Ortygia.
Echo is a mountain nymph who distracted Hera with entertaining stories while Zeus ravaged the other mountain nymphs. When Hera found out, she cursed Echo to never speak, except by repeating the words of others. Echo later fell in love with Narcissus, a beautiful youth who spurned her advances and fell in love with his own reflection.
Cleochareia is a river nymph. She was married to King Lelex of Lachonia and her father was the river god Eurotas. She is the ancestress of the Spartan royal family.
Medusa is a gorgon, a female monster. She had snakes for hair and the sight of her face turned men to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus.
The Fates wove the destinies of mankind and were even feared by the gods. They were three; Clotho who spun the threads of life on a spindle, Lachesis who measured the thread of life allotted to each person, and Atropos who cut the thread of life as someone dies.
Arachne was a great mortal weaver who wove a tapestry depicting the lustful infidelities of the gods. It offended them, and Arachne's tapestry was destroyed and she was transformed into a spider.
Athena is the Goddess of wisdom, warfar, handicrafts and reason. She is the sister of Ares, and the daughter of Zeus. She sprung from Zeus' head in full body armor. She is the wisest of the Gods. Her symbols are the aegis, owl and olive tree. Demeter is the Goddess of fertility, grain and harvest. She is the daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the sister of Zeus. Her symbols are the scepter, torch and corn. Gaia is the Goddess of the Earth or Mother Earth. She is the mother of the Titans. Hera is the Goddess of marriage, women and childbirth. She is Zeus' wife and sister. She appears with peacock feathers often. Her symbols are the scepter, diadem and peacock. Aphrodite is the Goddess of love, lust and beauty. She is the wife of Hephaestus. Ares is her lover. Eros is her son. She is known as the most beautiful of the Greek goddesses. Her symbols are the scepter, myrtle and dove. Artemis is the Goddess of hunt and wild things, and the moon. She is associated with the moon. Apollo is her twin brother. Artemis is a virgin goddess. Her symbols are the bow, dogs and deer. Hestia is the Goddess of the hearth and home, focal point of every household. She is the daughter of Rhea and Cronus. She gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians to tend to the sacred flame for Dionysus. Her symbol is the hearth. Hemera is the Goddess of daylight and the sun. She is the daughter of Erebus and Nyx. She is the wife of Aether. Thalassa is her daughter. Nyx is the Goddess of the night. She is the wife of Eberus. Her children are Aether and Hemera. Eris is the Goddess of strife and discord. She initiated the Trojan war after she was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Incensed, she threw a golden apple on the table with written on it, "To the most beautiful". Athena, Demeter and Aphrodite fought over it, and the young prince Paris was chosen to decide who was the most beautiful. He gave the apple to Aphrodite, and therefore doomed his city to the war that ensued. Amphitrite is a sea-goddess. She is the daughter of Nereus and Doris and the wife of Poseidon. The pincers of a crab are sometimes shown attached to her temples. Persephone is the Goddess Queen of the underworld. She is the daughter of Demeter and was abducted by Hades, and became his wife. Calliope is the Muse of epic poetry. Her name means 'beautiful voice'. She is the mother of the poet Orpheus by the King of Thrace. Her symbol is a writing tablet. Clio is the Muse of history, and inventor of historical and heroic poetry. Her name means 'proclaimer'. From a union with King Pierus she bore a son, Hyacinthus, who was killed by his lover Apollo. She brought the Phoenician alphabet to Greece. Her symbol is the scroll. Erato is the muse of lyric poetry about love and eroticism as well as mimicry. Her name means 'desired' or 'lovely'. She is often shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses. Her symbol is the lyre. Euterpe is the Muse of lyric poetry and music. Her name means 'rejoicing well' or 'pleasure giver'. She is also known as the cheerful muse. Her symbol is the double flute. Polyhymnia is the Muse of sacred poetry, sacred hymn and eloquence. Her name means 'many songs'. She is depicted as very serious and pensive, dressed in long robes and a long cloak, often resting against a pillar. She brings fame to writers whose works have won immortal fame. Melpomene is the Muse of Tragedy. Her name means 'songstress'. She is often shown wearing the cothurnes (ie: boots traditionally worn by tragic actors), and she usually carries or wears a tragedy mask. Sometimes she also carries a knife or club. Terpsichore is the Muse of dancing and choral singing. Her names means 'rejoicing in the dance' or 'whirling'. She is the one dancing around with a lyre in her hand. She bore the Sirens with the River God Achelous. Thalia is the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry. Her name means 'festive' or 'flourishing'. She spends her time in meadows, forests and rural places. Her symbols are the comedy mask and the shepherd's crook. Urania is the Muse of astronomy and astrology. Her name means 'mountain queen'. She is the mother of Linus, whose father was Amphimarus, a son of Poseidon. She is often pictured carrying a globe in one hand and a pair of compasses in the other. Calypso is a sea nymph. She is the daughter of the Titan Atlas and Thetys. She imprisoned the fabled Greek hero Odysseus and wanted to make him her immortal husband. Zeus ordered his release and she could not disobey him. Calypso bore Odysseus two children, Nausithous and Nausinous. Adrasteia is a nymph who was charged by Rhea to nurse the infant Zeus, in secret, to protect him from his father Cronus in the Dictaean cave. She gave him a beautiful globe to play with and fed him milk from the goat Amalthea. Daphne is a tree nymph either the daughte of Peneus and Creusa in Thessaly, or of the river Ladon in Arcadia. She was pursued by Apollo and prayed to the river god Peneus or Gaia for help, and was transformed into a laurel tree. Arethusa is a sea nymph and daughter of Nereus. She bathed in a clear stream, not knowing it was the river god Alpheus. He fell in love during their encounter, but she fled, wanting to remain chaste to serve Artemis. She began to perspire profusely from fear and turned into a stream, traveling under the earth to the island of Ortygia. Echo is a mountain nymph who distracted Hera with entertaining stories while Zeus ravaged the other mountain nymphs. When Hera found out, she cursed Echo to never speak, except by repeating the words of others. Echo later fell in love with Narcissus, a beautiful youth who spurned her advances and fell in love with his own reflection. Cleochareia is a river nymph. She was married to King Lelex of Lachonia and her father was the river god Eurotas. She is the ancestress of the Spartan royal family. Medusa is a gorgon, a female monster. She had snakes for hair and the sight of her face turned men to stone. She was beheaded by the hero Perseus. The Fates wove the destinies of mankind and were even feared by the gods. They were three; Clotho who spun the threads of life on a spindle, Lachesis who measured the thread of life allotted to each person, and Atropos who cut the thread of life as someone dies. Arachne was a great mortal weaver who wove a tapestry depicting the lustful infidelities of the gods. It offended them, and Arachne's tapestry was destroyed and she was transformed into a spider.
