Literary notes about goddess (AI summary)
Literary works employ "goddess" in a versatile manner, often using the term to signify not only divine feminine power but also to embody abstract forces such as fortune, fate, and the natural world. In one narrative, for instance, the erratic and elusive nature of fate is personified as a fickle deity [1]. Other texts evoke goddesses as embodiments of natural elements or societal virtues—for example, the moon goddess in ancient lore [2] and the allegorical deity of friendship [3]. Meanwhile, classical epics cast goddesses as both nurturing protectors and formidable figures whose interventions steer the destiny of heroes and nations [4] [5]. Even in dramatic works, the goddess figure emerges as a symbol of transcendent beauty and authority, underscoring her multifaceted representation and enduring cultural resonance.
- Nothing is easier than to influence a sick man, especially if he be in search of fortune, and knows not where to look for the fickle goddess.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - Sĕlēnē, or the Moon, goddess worshipped by the Albani, ii. 234 .
— from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo - [Pg 152] HYMNS TO FRIENDSHIP ( Two Fragments ) 1 Goddess Friendship, deign to hear the song That we sing in friendship's honour!
— from Ecce Homo by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - TO DEMETER (3 lines) (ll. 1-2) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess, of her and of her daughter lovely Persephone.
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod - " Thus spoke Minerva daughter of Jove, and Telemachus lost no time in doing as the goddess told him.
— from The Odyssey by Homer