different religions and communities in India have a different way to celebrate the festival but the festival is primarily dedicated to goddess Durga (symbol of power) who is worshipped in nine forms during the nine days of Navratri. The festivities last for nine long days and people indulge in prayers & dancing and singing among other things to appease the goddess Durga. Navratri in India The Navratri celebrations in India also vary from state to state. Each state has something unique of its
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Does the ancient Greek’s ideation of the goddess Athena compare to modern day portrayals of her? First‚ how did the ancient Greeks imagine Athena? And now‚ how does that compare to her portrayals now? Does she compare extremely alike or does she differ tremendously? To begin‚ in ancient Greek’s times‚ Pallas Athena embodies the Greek goddess of wisdom‚ crafts‚ and war. The name Pallas translates to mean “girl.” Her other epithets‚ Parthenos‚ Ergane‚ Promachos‚ and Nike‚ translates to “virgin‚”
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lunar fortnight and ending on the day of full moon. Dasain is also popularly referred to as Bada Dasain‚ Dashera‚ Vijaya Dashami etc. Throughout the country the goddess Durga in all her manifestations is worshiped with innumerable pujas‚ abundant offerings and thousands of animal sacrifices for the ritual of holy bathing‚ drenching the goddess for days in blood. This festival is also known for its emphasis on the family gatherings‚ as well as on a renewal of community ties.[2] People return from all
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She was called the daughter of Zeus; but the Greeks believed that she had sprung full grown from his head‚ wearing her helmet and armor. She was more warlike than the other goddesses‚ and was almost always successful in her battles. Athena was the goddess of wisdom and learning. The owl was her favorite bird‚ because of its wise and solemn look‚ and it is often represented with Athena in the images which the Greeks made of her. While Artemis loved most thel woods and mountains‚ Athena like the cities
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children of Hephaestus‚ and repaired by Leo. Hera is the wife of Zeus‚ goddess of marriage and queen of the gods. Roman form: Juno. Aeolus is the Greek god of the winds Roman form: Aeolus. Apollo is the Greek god of sun‚ prophecy‚ music‚ and healing; son of Zeus and twin of Artemis Roman form: Apollo. Ares is the Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera‚ and half- brother of Athena Roman form: Mars. Artemis is the Greek goddess of hunt and moon; the daughter of Zeus and twin of Apollo Roman form: Diana
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were The Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet and Monumental Figure. The Sakhmet statue is from the New Kingdom era‚ 18th Dynasty. Dated all the way back to ca. 1390-1352 B.C. in Egypt. It is made out of granodiorite. There are two identical at the museum in New York. The Monumental Figure is from the 9th century. It was found in Mexico‚ it is from the Mayan culture. The statue is classified as a stone-sculpture. You can find the Monumental figure in gallery 358 and the Goddess Sakhmet you can find in
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Aphrodite was the Olympian goddess of love beauty ‚ pleasure and desire. She’s the daughter of Zeus and Dione ‚ the mother goddess worshipped at the oracles of duodena. Theirs also myths that she was arose from the sea on a giant scallop‚ after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Also said that she was born near the island of Cythera. Apart from her natural beauty she had a magical grille that compelled everyone to desire her.After her birth‚ Zeus was afraid that
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Females in classical mythology appear to have been somewhat neglected except for such obvious headliners such as‚ Medea‚ Phaedra‚ Alcestis‚ Dido‚ Clytemnestra‚ Helen and a few select who captivated the creative imagination of ancient storytellers. Goddesses‚ of course‚ have always acquired attention because of their part in religious history and‚ in due course‚ in works of art and architecture based on their devotion. Specifically‚ a disproportionate amount of monsters were devised by the ancients
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STORY LINE I. CREATION OF THE EARTH - (5 minutes) (Video Presentation – From dark to the creation of the Earth) In the beginning there was only chaos. Then out of the void appeared Erebus‚ the unknowable place where death dwells‚ and Night. All else was empty‚ silent‚ endless‚ darkness. Then somehow Love was born bringing a start of order. From Love came Light and Day. Once there was Light and Day‚ Gaea‚ the Earth appeared. Then Erebus slept with Night‚ who gave birth to Ether‚ the heavenly
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leader of the Twelve. He was the god of the sky‚ weather‚ kings‚ fate‚ law and order. APHRODITE is the great Olympian goddess of beauty‚ love‚ pleasure and and procreation. ATHENA is a goddess of wisdom and crafts‚ war and strategy‚ and inventions in science‚ industry‚ art‚ and agriculture. She is best known as the olive-giving patron of her namesake Athens. ARTEMIS is a goddess of the hunt‚
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