What do goddesses wear on their head

These special headpieces were also associated with Greek gods and goddesses. Beginning in BC, these wreaths were awarded to athletes during the Olympics. That came to be thanks to Greek mythology. Apollo, the Olympian God and son of Zeus, was in love with a nymph named Daphne. She turned into a Bay Laurel tree, a fragrant plant, just as Apollo approached her. Apollo was torn over the loss of Daphne and to remember her, he made the laurel the symbol of poets.

Apollo also cut off a branch to wear as a wreath, declaring the plant sacred, a symbol of his unrequited love. Country: Egypt Size: Mut is viewed as a woman wearing the united crowns of the North and the South. In her hands she holds the papyrus sceptre and the emblem of life. Some think of Mut having the heads of a man, a woman, a vulture and a lioness. Mut is a goddesses who was self-created. Statuette of Hathor , Unknown, ca. E Country: Memphis, Egypt Size: 19x3.

The horned cow-goddess of love,happiness, dance and music and a protector of women. She is thought of as a cow, a woman with the head of a cow, or as a woman who wears cow-horns. It was said that when a child was born seven Hathors came to the bedside to announce their fate. The seven Hathors knew the future and moment of death for every Egyptian. The birth of Athena was a favorite topic of Greek vase painters. Boston The birth of Athena. The goddess leaps, wearing armor, from the head of her father, Zeus.

Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is the culmination of all that is strength and power. She is loving without being devoted. She is the ultimate mother—the mother of all power—without being reduced to the role of a mother. She is, simply, wilderness itself. Like Kali—whatever the human gaze may choose to see in it. We welcome your comments at ideas. By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy.

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