Goddess myths. .
. intriguing stories
full of struggles,
emotions, heartache,
and endurance. Think
of any of these
legendary ladies and
stories of
adventure, passion,
and revenge come to
mind. In antiquity
the goddess myths
played much the same
role that soap
operas do in our
times.
Filled with action, power plays, love affairs, success and the agony of defeat, the goddess myths do much more than simply entertain -- they once instructed and shaped the world around them, teaching what is normal, acceptable, and likely to be rewarded (or punished).
Celebrity status was automatically thrust upon a goddess.
Stories featuring quiet, docile goddesses were as popular as those starring a voluptuous, seductive one. Goddess myths didn't always have happy endings either, tragedies as well as comedies were frequent fare.
Above all else, both then and now, the goddess myths shed light upon human nature and the struggle to be whole in body, mind, and soul. |
