Here is a challenge (My Second) I have wanted to do myself but there is alot to it and it is very diverse. I call it the " Goddess Challenge" go to Encyclopedia Mythica: http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/ Browse the mythology of your choice find a Goddess with a good decriptions and render it with poser etc. Post and all is ok. Make sure to include ethnic background, geography, and all parts of the description. Work-in the areas of life/world that she influences. :-). I am going to try this one myself soon. But I have the Song challange first :-)

Does this have to be a goddess from "real" mythology, or would a deity from some fictional world (say the Earthdawn game from FASA, or any of TSR, Inc.'s fictional worlds) be fair game? Those often have more detailed, definitive descriptions... :-)

Since we are talking about "Mythology" and it being fiction for the most part. I can't see why this fiction is better the another fiction :-)... go for it Post the descriptions however :-)

Well, Callisto, the Psycho Goddess of Revenge, is probably not what you are looking for however, I will produce an image complying with your requirements. Consider my entry a wasteful interuption to your challenge (Callisto would have wanted it that way).

Count me in. I will go with Sakhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war and vengeance.

Oh I like this one , Blessed Be. Hawkfyr

“The fact that no one understands you…Doesn’t make you an artist.”

Merry Meet Hawkfyr

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“The fact that no one understands you…Doesn’t make you an artist.”

This sounds like fun! I think I'll try this too. (Of course, mine'll take a while. I'm still stumbling through Gecko's challenge.) Rosh

I think I'll give this one a try as well. Already have two other things on my plate but this is too good to pass up. I am going to attempt to do Anath, the Chief West Semitic goddess of love and war. Locke

Oh, I like this one, too. I'll join in, if this is an open challenge. Can't decide between Brigid and Nemetona... Merry Meet, rob3d and Hawkfyr

uh...duh, just reread the post title..."Open Challenge", just got so excited when I saw the word "Goddess", the rest of it didn't penetrate my wee brain.

do a poser figure of a goddess.. your choice :-)

this sounds like a lot of fun!! I think I'm going for, Blodeuwedd (celtic) a beautiful woman created out of flowers, non-human without a soul..... the rest of the story comes with the picture..... can't wait to see the results!!! B*B Tanja

oh, I think I read the challenge a little too fast (I'll blame it on my poor english). Does it have to be a goddess or is it ok if it's a charachter well known in the myth? Tanja

I was looking for a goddess or female character in mythology. Something that has a good history or background so if it meets that go for it !

Love your idea, Tanja, can't wait to see it...

Hi Wynter, I can't wait to see it either =) working on the flowers right now.... gee I don't know how much time this one will take.... but it's fun! I haven't been working with poser in a while cause I couldn't enjoy myself anymore... all the fun was gone. But this, this is something else, haven't had so much fun for ages!! (sorry for my bad english) Who are Brigid and Nemetona? Tanja

Brigid: (Irish, Scottish) also Brid, Bidget, Bride and Brighid. Her name comes from brigh, meaning "power". The great mother goddess of Ireland. Brigid represents the heavenly mother, fertility, and creative inspiration. She has also been worshipped as a warrioress and protectress, a healer, a guardian of children, a slayer of serpents, and a Goddess of fire and the sun. Other sources say she was the Goddess of agriculture, animal husbandry, medicine, crafting, music and poety. Nemetona: She is the guardian deity of all sacred places such as circles or magickal groves. Yesterday I was looking at a chapter (dictionary of Celtic goddesses and Heroines), in a book I have, and also got some interesting ideas. So I'm not sure which one I'll do. Deciding tonight though, as I want to get a start on it tomorrow. Glad to hear you're having fun, and in my opinion your english is perfectly fine. Happy Posing!

Is there an end date for posting responses to the challenge ?

oh, how droll...

No TIO, Were pretty flexable with time limits here. Hawkfyr

“The fact that no one understands you…Doesn’t make you an artist.”

not as far as i am concerned.. The goddesses are immortal so shall be the challange man will strive forever to capture the essence of all that they are.. poetic huh! :-)