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- ║ She was the Goddess of Byblos. │ Astarte ║
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- ║ Among her other names were Astroarche, Attar-Samayin │ ║
- ║ and Ishtar. │ Astarte ║
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- ║ The Israelites burned incense, offered wine and baked│ ║
- ║ cakes in her honor. │ Astarte ║
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- ║ She had a great shrine at Aphaca. │ Astarte ║
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- ║ King Solomon built a sanctuary in her honor in │ ║
- ║ Jerusalem. │ Astarte ║
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- ║ Her priestesses were famous for their skill in │ ║
- ║ astrology. │ Astarte ║
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- ║ She was earlier known as a Goddess in the country of │ ║
- ║ Libya. │ Athene ║
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- ║ According to Greek legends, she was born from the │ ║
- ║ forehead of Zeus. │ Athene ║
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- ║ She was the patron of architects, sculptors, spinners│ ║
- ║ and weavers. │ Athene ║
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- ║ The element of brimstone was associated with her. │ Athene ║
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- ║ The name of her major temple means "virgin-house." │ Athene ║
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- ║ She was renowned for her wisdom, which was often │ ║
- ║ represented in the form of an owl sitting upon her │ ║
- ║ shoulder. │ Athene ║
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- ║ To the Egyptians, she was known as Hathor. │ Isis ║
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- ║ Another title for her is Giver of Life. │ Isis ║
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- ║ Another title for her is The One Who Is All. │ Isis ║
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- ║ She gave birth to the sun and granted immortality to │ ║
- ║ rulers. │ Isis ║
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- ║ The yearly flood of the Nile was caused by the tears │ ║
- ║ she cried. │ Isis ║
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- ║ Her priests and servants were knowns as Pastophori. │ Isis ║
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- ║ The Romans knew her by the name Aphrodite. │ Venus ║
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- ║ Mirrors are considered her sacred objects. │ Venus ║
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- ║ The Morning Star and Evening Star are named for her. │ Venus ║
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- ║ Questions │ Goddess ║
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- ║ Her sacred day is Friday on which day her followers │ ║
- ║ would eat fish. │ Venus ║
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- ║ Her sacred element is copper. │ Venus ║
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- ║ One of her most important shrines was on the island │ ║
- ║ of Cyprus. │ Venus ║
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- ║ She was known to the Romans as Hestia. │ Vesta ║
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- ║ In the ancient language of Sanscrit, her name means │ ║
- ║ "shining." │ Vesta ║
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- ║ She is the Guardian of Innermost Things. │ Vesta ║
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- ║ Her sacred fire was tended by six women who took vows│ ║
- ║ of chastity for thirty years. │ Vesta ║
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- ║ Her hearth fire is thought to be the center of the │ ║
- ║ earth. │ Vesta ║
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- ║ She is the guardian of home and hearth. │ Vesta ║
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- ║ To the Romans she was known as Mother of the Harvest.│ Ceres ║
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- ║ In Greek, her name was Kore or Demeter. │ Ceres ║
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- ║ She was a guardian of grains and the field. │ Ceres ║
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- ║ Her major festival was celebrated on April 19th. │ Ceres ║
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- ║ She was renowned as The Lawgiver and her priestesses │ ║
- ║ helped to found the legal system of Rome. │ Ceres ║
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- ║ Her sacred women were titled Matronae and ruled Rome │ ║
- ║ for hundreds of years. │ Ceres ║
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- ║ Questions │ Answer ║
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- ║ What is Aphrodite's sacred number? │ six ║
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- ║ In the kingdom of flora, what represents fertility │ ║
- ║ and is sacred to Aphrodite? │ apple ║
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- ║ In the kingdom of fauna, what represents fertility │ ║
- ║ and is sacred to Aphrodite? │ dove ║
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- ║ To what people was the Goddess well known as │ ║
- ║ Aphrodite? │ greek ║
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- ║ Whom did Aphrodite love that was killed by a boar? │ Adonis ║
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- ║ Who fell in love with Adonis and refused to release │ ║
- ║ him from the Underworld? │ Persephone ║
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- ║ Who ended the dispute between Aphrodite and │ ║
- ║ Persephone over Adonis? │ Zeus ║
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- ║ Who transformed into a boar and killed Adonis? │ Ares ║
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- ║ Where did Pygmalion live? │ Cyprus ║
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- ║ Whom did Pygmalion worship? │ Aphrodite ║
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- ║ Whose company did Pygmalion disdain? │ women ║
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- ║ Of what was the statue made that Pygmalion carved? │ ivory ║
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- ║ What did Aphrodite give to the statue to reward │ ║
- ║ Pygmalion? │ life ║
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- ║ What is the name of the King who was father to │ ║
- ║ Hippolytus? │ Theseus ║
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- ║ Upon what did Hippolytus ride to go to the hunt? │ chariot ║
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- ║ Who did Aphrodite make to fall in love with │ ║
- ║ Hippolytus after he scorned the Goddess? │ Phaidra ? ║
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- ║ Upon whom did Theseus call for vengeance upon │ ║
- ║ Hippolytus? │ Poseidon ║
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- ║ Who was dragged to death behind his chariot? │ Hippolytus ║
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