Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

lunar goddess marked by crescent and stars

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A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family, within the sub-family Goddess Images with Attendants, Animals, Hunt, or Moon. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ARCADIAN ARTEMIS. / EPHESIAN ARTEMIS. / BRAURONIAN ARTEMIS. / SELENE-ARTEMIS.; lines 3073-3081 confidence: high

    In this character she is represented with a glittering crescent on her forehead, a star-bespangled veil reaching to her feet, and a long robe completely enveloping her.

    The goddess in her lunar character is represented with a forehead crescent and a veil bespangled with stars.

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