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Gods/Goddesses/Demigods * Frigga - Norse goddess of married love. (DM.98) * Hathor - Egyptian goddess of beauty, love, and marriage. Attended at childbirth. (DM.117) * Hestia - Greek goddess of the hearth, peace and family. Child of Cronus and Rhea. She is a virgin. of all the Olympians, she is the most peaceful and mild. (Roman equiv. = Vesta) (DM.127) * Hymen - Greek god of marriage (DM.133) * Juno - Roman goddess of marriage, home and childbirth. Consort of Jupiter. (DM.149) Associated with Hera (greek), Lares and Penates (roman household gods) (DM.154) * Lares - a roman household god. watched over the home, and food was offered at every meal. Lar - chief - the spirit and founder of the family. (DM.154) * Lucina - roman goddess of Childbirth. (DM.162) * Penates - a roman household god watched over the home, and food was offered at every meal. Penates - 'those who live in the cupboard' - more personifications of qualities that protect and foster the welfare of the family.(DM.154) * Vesta - Roman goddess of the hearth. worshipped in every house. an eternal flame was placed in a special building to be tended by 6 vestal virgins, who would serve for a minimum of 5 years. (DM.268) Creatures/Beings/People * Penates - 'those who live in the cupboard' (see Penates under gods) (DM.154) Symbols and Objects *Dome - The word 'dome' stems from the latin 'domus' = house (also house of god). ~ Domed churches and domed pagan temples (WDS.5) *Horseshoe - symbol for luck if hung outside the threshhold (WDS.9) (originated from?) *Rectangle - (Euclid's) - used for temples and homes. For the Navaho, it is a female form, associated with the house. (WDS.23) |