Goddess

Goddess

A Goddess is a female deity. In some cultures Goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, Goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing. They can be figureheads of religions and can be accessed in modern times by religious statues.

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Famous quotes containing the word goddess:

    “Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?”
    —Propertius Sextus (c. 50–16 B.C.)

    “Men who care passionately for women attach themselves at least as much to the temple and to the accessories of the cult as to their goddess herself.”
    —Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987)