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The Earth Goddess

Photography Historical posted on Jun 30, 2008
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Located in the Vatican museums, this is a version of the famous many-breasted statue of Artemis from Ephesus. The goddess came to be called the Ephesian Artemis. Later, the Romans associated their mother goddess Diana with the goddess Artemis. Her original temple at Ephesus in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) was so large and well-renowned that it was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In her central role as mother goddess, Artemis (a.k.a. Diana) addressed concerns of women such as protection against one's enemies, the healing of grave illnesses, guarding the dead, granting boons and bestowing the gift of prophecy. Given these areas of influence, it is easy to see why she signified the unknown, the unconscious and mysterious, the magical and intuitive qualities that women in particular are considered to have, a quality she shares with other goddesses such as Astarte, Luna, Hecate, Kali and particularly today's Black Madonnas. Historians agree that the Ephesian Artemis also includes aspects of Ishtar, Isis, Cybele and Inanna. For this reason, she is considered a comprehensive figure of the divine feminine who was variously called "Queen of Heaven", "Magna Mater" (Great Mother), Mother of the Animals, and Lady of the Wild Beasts. Her many pomegranate-like breasts stand for Mother Nature herself, fruitful and providing for all living things. The early Christians particularly detested the Pagan worship of this Goddess, and considered her cult a rival. Paul even tried to lead an uprising against the Temple of Ephesus, converting as many of the worshippers as he could. In typical co-optive Christian fashion, the Virgin Mary assumed many of Diana's traits, including the idea of Diana being a Virgin Goddess and her pose with outstretched palms which is so typical of many Mary statues. Eventually, the stones of Diana's Temple were torn down by Christians and used for churches and other buildings.

Comments (8)


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SapUS59

12:29PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

fantastic capture of this beauty !!

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flora-crassella

12:30PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

...die Kirche hatte es immer schon mit der "Fruchtbarkeit" ! Wunderbare Aufnahme dieser Statue!!!

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debz

1:01PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

Fantastic capture! Super work!

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Optiramma

1:02PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

fantastic photo of this amazing sculpture...the hands are as amazing as the breasts. History is such a twisted, tangled, constant reworking of both truths and lies

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durleybeachbum

3:30PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

Marvellous Pic of a magical object!

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babuci

5:43PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

Fantastic capture.

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RobyHermida

5:49PM | Mon, 30 June 2008

fantastic ............. ROBY

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cmolsen2002

12:39AM | Tue, 08 July 2008

Wonderful capture and a fascinating narrative. Many thanks!


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