Great Goddess
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Koffi knew all their names and realms, but it was still strange to see the great goddess’s likeness before her, so large, so grand.
From Literature
The great goddess Nemesis, which means righteous anger, undertook to bring this about.
From Literature
“When Nuwa, the great goddess with the fish tail, sacrificed herself to save the sky, the earth, and the seas, she left behind three things. Do you remember what they are, Storyteller’s granddaughter?”
From Literature
Some basic facts regarding the 18 examples of Mary Beth Edelson’s “Great Goddess Cut-Outs” that currently line the walls of David Lewis’s gallery in her new show, “Shape Shifter”: They were made in 1974-75 with acrylic and plywood in her studio in New York.
From New York Times
Later, in the third century B.C., small clay female figures were buried in northern India, probably to thank the Great Goddess for the earth’s fertility.
From New York Times
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