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1 day ago · The copper -clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty.
Jul 5, 2024 · The following are 9 of the most famous gods and goddesses of wealth from both Eastern and Western cultures. Before proceeding, it’s important to highlight that many do not purely represent financial well-being. More often than not, gaining the favor of these deities is also regarded as having fulfilled divine expectations of a “good life.”
1 day ago · This Marian apparition is one of the most popular in the Church, and the image itself can be seen even in secular spaces in North and South America. Millions of people visit her Basilica in Mexico yearly, making it the most visited Marian shrine in the world.
1 day ago · Athena was the patron goddess of heroic endeavor; she was believed to have aided the heroes Perseus, Heracles, Bellerophon, and Jason. Along with Aphrodite and Hera, Athena was one of the three goddesses whose feud resulted in the beginning of the Trojan War.
Jul 7, 2024 · Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec God of War and the Sun, and the patron deity of the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan. For modern generations, the “Hummingbird of the South” is probably one of the scariest Mesoamerican gods as well.
3 days ago · Hecate [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [4] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied. She is variously associated with crossroads, night, light, magic, protection from witchcraft, drugs, the Moon, graves, and ghosts.
Jun 29, 2024 · Diana, in Roman religion, goddess of wild animals and the hunt, identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. Her name is akin to the Latin words dium (“sky”) and dius (“daylight”). Like her Greek counterpart, she was also a goddess of domestic animals.
