goddess

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"[484] Discussing the attributes and symbols of this mother goddess, Professor Burrows says: "As the serpent, coming from the crevices of the earth, shows the possession of the tree or pillar from the underworld, so the dove, with which this goddess is also associated, shows its possession from the world of the sky".

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  1. noun A female being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and worshiped by a people.
  2. noun A female being believed to be the source of life and being and worshiped as the principal deity in various religions. Used with the.
  3. noun An image of a female supernatural being; an idol.
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  • "Your goddess is a corporate logo, you idiot, dreamed up in some advertising company boardroom." —  Aeon Five
  • Flora is not only a goddess but also a Latin word that means "flower." —  OUPblog
  • While the idols of the goddess were a huge attraction, so was the craftsmanship of the numerous marquees under which they were housed. —  India eNews
  • From the most ancient times, this goddess was the measurer of time. —  Buridan's Ass
  • I believe the goddess is already mutely present in our biological mothers, and much of the volcano sequence is about trying to find her there, and failing, because the time is not yet ripe. —  PoetryFoundation.org
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nyx · chthonic · luna · iris · valkyries · valkyrie · tuatha dé danann · pleiades · morrigan · muse · triple goddess

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  1. from Middle English goddesse, goddes; from god + -ess, feminine termination (cf. F. déesse). The Anglo-Saxon word is gyden (= Dutch godin = Old High German gutin, gutinna, Middle High German gütinne, gotinne, götinne, G. göttin = Danish gudinde = Swedish gudinna), from god + feminine termination -en.
 

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