goddess
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The largest sportswear brand on the planet, named after the ancient Greek goddess of victory, has been losing of late.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its three plexiglass vaults hold ghostly symbols of procreation: an irradiated vortex, the fertility goddess Hera, a DNA spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
It was very sleek, exactly the sort of phone the daughter of a goddess would have.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
He played queens, courtesans, goddesses and brothel madams with a studied grace.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
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
Go the Capitol rotunda and look up at the dome, where Constantino Brumidi’s fresco The Apotheosis of Washington, painted during the Civil War, shows Washington in heaven, flanked by goddesses.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2026
The mythological subject harks back to academic traditions; the three goddesses are as solid as any of Peter Paul Rubens’s ample women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
I unpack Didu's suitcase of Hindu gods and goddesses and decide to display them near our grandfather's portrait, which just received a fresh string of chrysanthemums.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Vocabulary lists containing goddess
World Religions
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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The Stone Age - Middle School and High School
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