goddess
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When Odysseus’ men encounter Circe in Homer’s poem, the goddess drugs them and turns them into pigs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The future of the imperial household -- mythically descended from the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu -- depends currently on Prince Hisahito, the 19-year-old nephew of Emperor Naruhito, 66.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Among the most extraordinary examples is the "Amaterasu particle," which was detected by the Telescope Array in Utah in 2021 and named for the sun goddess in Japanese mythology.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
In her latest album, “The Boutique,” Zinadelphia is a funky jazz, indie-pop goddess.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
What came after a goddess—a real goddess in the flesh—looked you in the eye?
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
But not all of the artist’s works have a gourmet bent — she also creates celestial goddesses and nature-inspired divas, and made a series devoted to the Major Arcana of tarot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
We can all practice speaking to persuade, not degrade, listening with an open heart and a curious mind, and remembering that we are not gods or goddesses.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2026
“They are treated as gods and goddesses and put on pedestals for searching for and ‘representing’ truth and knowledge and recognizing and being proud of who they are and where they come from.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
It treats its female protagonists like full human beings instead of objects, or girlbossed-beyond-personhood goddesses, or a pile of tropes that AI would compile.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2025
Celia can make out snatches of Shakespearean sonnets and fragments of hymns to Greek goddesses as the poetry fills the tent.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing goddess
World Religions
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Middle School
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