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  Concordia (Goddess) - LoveToKnow 1911
CONCORDIA, a Roman goddess, the personification of peace and goodwill.
Several temples in her honour were erected at Rome, the most ancient being one on the Capitol, dedicated to her by Camillus (367 B.C.), subsequently restored by Livia, the wife of Augustus, and consecrated by Tiberius (A.D. Other temples were frequently built to commemorate the restoration of civil harmony.
Concordia was represented as a matron holding in her right hand a patera or an olive branch, and in her left a cornu copiae or a sceptre.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Concordia_(Goddess)   (134 words)

  
 Celtic
Abundantia - A Roman goddess of fertility and the personification of abundance.
As a Goddess Trinity, she was called Macha when she worked magick with the blood of the slain; Badb, when she appeared in the form of giantess on the eve of war to warn soldiers of their fates; and Neman, when she appeared as a shapeshifting crone.
She is the Greek counterpart to the Roman goddess Fortuna, and in Homer's Hymn to Demeter, she is described as a Nereid (a sea-nymph of the Mediterranean waters.) According to historic records, sacrifices were carried out by Emperor Julian in the years A.D. 361 and 362 in honour of he goddess Tyche.
www.angelfire.com /realm/ilianafaery/goddessindex.html   (4065 words)

  
 Concordia (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Concordia, standing with a patera and two cornucopiae, on the reverse of this coin of Aquilia Severa.
In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of agreement, understanding, and marital harmony.
In art, Concordia was depicted sitting, wearing a long cloak and holding onto a patera (sacrificial bowl) and a cornucopia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Concordia_(Roman_goddess)   (137 words)

  
 Feast Days
The Vestalia, the festival of Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth.
The Optalia, the festival of Ops, the Roman goddess of harvest.
The festival of Angerona, the Roman goddess of secrecy.
www.mc.maricopa.edu /dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/ancient_religion/pages/feast_days.html   (1226 words)

  
 liber paganum, part C
Caesia (Roman) "The Light-Eyed," a byname of Minerva.
Castor (Roman) Protector of sailors, one of the Dioscuri: Twin brother of Pollux by Leda.
Cupra (Etruscan) Was adopted by the Romans as Iuno.
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 Roman Mythology Clipart ETC
Cupid Generally represented as a beatiful boy with wings, carrying a bow and quiver arrows, and is often spoken as blind or being blindfolded.
She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of Apollo, and the goddess of hunting and chastity.
Minerva A statue of Minerva, with a serpent depicted at the goddesses' feet.
etc.usf.edu /clipart/galleries/Arts/roman_mythology.htm   (710 words)

  
 Harmonia (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Harmonia is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord.
She is recognized as the equivalent of the Discordian goddess Aneris by the Mythics of Harmonia and by Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht.
Finally, Harmonia is rationalized as closely allied to Aphrodite Pandemos, the love that unites all people, the personification of order and civic unity, corresponding to the Roman Concordia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harmonia_(Greek_goddess)   (337 words)

  
 Behind the Name: Roman Mythology Names
Juturna was the Roman goddess of fountains and springs.
Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery.
Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death.
www.behindthename.com /nmc/rom-myth.php   (304 words)

  
 NOVA ROMA ::: RELIGIO ROMANA ::: Gods and Goddesses
The pious spirit of the Romans consists of a constant wish to bring the favour of the divine upon him, the family and the state.
Ceres was the Goddess of the plebeians: the Ædiles Plebis cared for her temple and had their official residences in it, and were responsible for the games at the Cerealia, her original festival on April 12-19.
For this reason, he is the most Roman of the Gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving.
www.novaroma.org /religio_romana/deities.html   (2489 words)

  
 Of Gods and Goddesses
Cotytto the Thracian goddess of immodesty and debauchery.
Vesta (ves'tuh) the Roman goddess of the hearth: identified with the Greek goddess Hestia.
Persephone (puhr sef'uh nee) an ancient Greek goddess of springtime, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Hades to be queen of the underworld.
www.integ.com /OasysManual/misc/gods.htm   (2390 words)

  
 Who are the Happy Gods?
In Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl was the goddess of maize and fertility.
The Mother Goddess (later to become in Gnostic tradition the Holy Spirit Chokmah or Sophia in the form of the dove) was once revered and worshipped as one deity who ran the world.
Concordia is pictured seated, wearing a long, flowing robe and holding a sacrificial bowl in her left hand and a cornucopia in her right.
happy-gods.com /happy-gods.html   (2116 words)

  
 Roman Gods and Goddesses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Annona: Roman goddess of the cycle of the year, the harvest, commerce, and good crops.
Ops: Roman goddess of the harvest, fertility, abundance, growth, and prosperity.
Vesta: Roman goddess of the household, the hearth, and domestic matters.
home.nc.rr.com /bsteam/roman_gods_and_goddesses.htm   (216 words)

  
 Phoenician Religion -- Pagan
The son, Baal or Melqart, symbolized the annual cycle of vegetation and was associated with the female deity Astarte in her role as the maternal goddess.
Thereafter, a gathering of Roman citizens was established and strengthened in their midst, while families of diverse origins still continued sporadically to arrive from the eastern Mediterranean.
The palace at Mari, on the Euphrates in eastern Syria, housed a statue of a goddess holding a vase from which she dispensed flowing ("living") water; the water was channeled through the statue to the vase.
www.phoenicia.org /pagan.html   (12504 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Paul
After the conversion of the Roman proconsul, Saul, suddenly become Paul, is invariably mentioned before Barnabas by St. Luke and manifestly assumes the leadership of the mission which Barnabas has hitherto directed.
It was then that John Mark, cousin of Barnabas, dismayed perhaps by the daring projects of the Apostle, abandoned the expedition and returned to Jerusalem, while Paul and Barnabas laboured alone among the rough mountains of Pisidia, which were infested by brigands and crossed by frightful precipices.
To Moses He gave His Law, the observation of which should be a means of salvation (Romans 7:10; 10:5), and which, even when violated, as it was in reality, was no less a guide leading to Christ (Galatians 3:24) and an instrument of mercy in the hands of God.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11567b.htm   (10733 words)

  
 Roman Gods A-D
Goddess of summer; usually portrayed nude and adorned with garlands of corn.
She was worshipped by the Vestals as the goddess of chastity and fertility.
(Roman) A goddess of prophecy and midwifery; she also brought the art of writing to her land.
members.tripod.com /~onespiritx/gods37.htm   (741 words)

  
 February
Tacita, Roman Goddess of silence and the halting of unfriendly speech and hostile tongues.
Roman observance when the manes, or spirits of the dead were abroad in the world.
Roman festival of the goddess of peace and harmony, the feast of good will, a day on which all disputes are to be resolved.
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 To define the word
The Carmentalia, festival of Carmenta, the Roman goddess of childbirth.
The festival of Bona Dea, the Roman goddess of the earth.
The Divalia or Angeronalia, festival of Angerona, the Roman goddess of secrecy.
homepages.tesco.net /~tony.singleton/gods/feast.htm   (1271 words)

  
 The Temple of Concordia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Concordia was the Roman goddess who represented the resolution of conflicts within Roman society.
Her oldest temple was built near the Forum in 367 BCE after a truce in the conflict of orders and a festival was held in her honor in July.
The temple was rebuilt by Opimius after the Gracchan controversy and rededicated as the Concordia Augusta in 10 CE by Tiberius.
abacus.bates.edu /~mimber/Rciv/concordia.htm   (73 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Concordia (Roman Goddess)
In Roman mythology, Concordia was the goddess of agreement and understanding.
In art, Concordia was depicted sitting, wearing a long cloak and holding onto a sacrificial bowl and a cornucopia.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Concordia_(Roman_Goddess)   (140 words)

  
 Concordia (mythology) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Concordia (mythology), Roman goddess, the personification of peace and harmony.
Concordia (city, Argentina), city in northeastern Argentina, in the province of Entre Ríos, on the west bank of the Uruguay River.
Mythology, the body of myths of a particular culture, and the study and interpretation of such myths.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Concordia_(mythology).html   (110 words)

  
 A list of gods
Ain [goddess] Justice Ireland One of two sister said to be responsible for the high status of women in ancient Ireland established in "Brehon Laws", which spelled out a women's property rights and freedom.
Albina [goddess] Creator of Life; Moon and Night Britain Almha [Almu] [goddess] Ireland Not much is known of Almha, other than she was a diety of the Tuatha.
Neith: Goddess of the North of Egypt, protector of the king.
members.iinet.net.au /~barry.og/cindex/gods.html   (3021 words)

  
 Concordia
She was worshipped in many temples, but the oldest was on the Forum Romanum and dates back to 367 BCE and was built by Camilus.
The temple also served as a meeting-place for the Roman senate.
Concordia is portrayed sitting, wearing a long cloak and holding a sacrificial bowl in her left hand and a cornucopia in her right.
www.pantheon.org /articles/c/concordia.html   (90 words)

  
 Aradias~Attic~Dieties
Goddess of Aeaea ('Wailing'), a sepulchral island in the North Adriatic.
In Homer's Odyssey, 'the beautiful Circe, a formidable goddess, though her voice is like a woman's,' turns Odysseus's crew into swine, but with Hermes's help he wards off her magic and himself remains a man. Then he goes 'with the goddess to her beautiful bed'.
She has four or sixteen arms, and 'nothing is absent from her arsenal; but for the worshipper who knows how to look, her first pair of hands is in the position of teaching, another in that of charity' and so on.
groups.msn.com /AradiasAtticDieties/goddessesoftheworldptx.msnw   (1494 words)

  
 TYPE 4
Hera is a Greek goddess, the daughter of Cronus and Rhea.
Roman goddess of fire and of the hearth.
Roman goddess Victoria, are the deities of triumph.
harlcazz.bravepages.com /library/Paganism/DAYS.htm   (4882 words)

  
 Searching Entries for peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
She was startled and spellbound by her own reflection long enough for the gods to drag her from the cave, and so the world was light again and there was much rejoicing.
The opposite of Discordia, the Roman goddess of strife.
Roman goddess of the home and motherhood/women, wife of Jupiter.
www.spiritonline.com /gods/searchquote_v2.pl?ID=1&string=peace   (727 words)

  
 Beth Owl's Daughter
Her origins can be traced to the Goddesses associated with death and abundance, like Hecate, whose roles were so important at this time of year.
Frigg is the patron goddess of the home and of the mysteries of the married woman.
In the ancient Greek and Roman calendars, this is the feast day of Apollo, god of the Sun, and also of light, intellect, classical beauty, prophecy and the lyre.
www.well.com /~zenrose/tarot/January-2006.html   (1095 words)

  
 Roman Empire - Related Items - MSN Encarta
Roman Empire - Related Items - MSN Encarta
, Roman goddess, the personification of peace and harmony.
Several temples were built in honor of Concordia in Rome, Italy.
encarta.msn.com /related_1741502785_32.3.5/Concordia_(mythology).html   (44 words)

  
 Easy Greek and Roman Gods. quiz -- free game
In Roman myth the messenger of the gods was Mercury and in later Greek myth it was the god Hermes but before him there was another.
The Roman goddess of eternal youth was Iuventos what was she known as to the Greeks?
To the Romans Proserpina was the goddess of the Underworld but the Greeks had another who was brought to the Underworld against her will.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=61098   (311 words)

  
 Goddess Baby Names - Goddess Names
Cloris, Concordia, Cybele, Dea, Deva, Devi, Fauna, Fortune, Freya and Hebe are uncommon Goddess baby names.
Greek mythology: Demeter was the goddess of corn and harvest, and mother of Persephone...
In Roman mythology, the goddess of nature and animals, who was famous for her chastity.
www.thinkbabynames.com /search/0/goddess/2   (257 words)

  
 Pegan Days
This is the half-month for the goddess of birch trees, for rebirth.
Today is also the festival for the birth of the Roman goddess Minerva, the patroness of medicine, weaving, sewing, painting, teaching, dyeing, spinning and wisdom.
Today is the Roman festival of Janus and Concordia, patrons of beginnings, doors and passages and of peace and harmony respectively.
www.ffni.com /~doc/pagandays/march.html   (482 words)

  
 Concordia (Roman goddess)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Template:Roman myth (abstract) In Roman mythology Concordia was the goddess of agreement and Her oldest temple was on the Forum Romanum.
In art Concordia was depicted sitting wearing long cloak and holding onto a sacrificial and a cornucopia.
Sometimes she is shown standing between members of the Royal House shaking hands.
www.freeglossary.com /Concordia_(Roman_goddess)   (373 words)

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