Goddess Trivia... come play!

[loopy]

Started the new thread from the Name That Goddess thread... two questions have been asked. First was "Egyptian Protectress of cats" and the answer was Bast. Cydira got it right, and her question is,

Celtic Goddess of the Sun

So come and play! :D :D :D <-----poor abused smily

[Amethyst Rose]

This is the one patheon that I really don't know enough about.... however, if I was to hazard a guess I would say Brigid, seeing as how she's "the bright one".

[Armitage]

I'm going to say Aine, though the book I have says she's Irish.

[loopy]

According to the page I found, neither of those answers is correct. Hopefully cydira will swing by and let us know if either were who she was talking about. :)

[Yvonne Belisle]

Dagda?

[loopy]

Not Dagda, either, from what I can tell. I sent a PM to cydira--hopefully when she gets on she's stop by here. :) In the meantime, keep guessing! :) Educatedly guessing. :)

[Amethyst Rose]

All right.... this is driving me nuts, so I did some research....

This is what I found:

Adsullata: A Goddess of hot springs who came to Brittany from Celtic Gaul. She is the origin of the Anglo-Celtic sun Goddess Sul.

Aimend: A minor Celtic sun Goddess who was said to be the daughter of the king of the region known as Corco Loidhe.

Greine: Sun goddess; goddess of herbalism. Greine, House of the Sun, is a master herbalist. She is also a crone goddess who awakens the fertility of the earth every Spring. Her priestesses dwelt in 'griannon', sun houses. Also called Daughter of the Sun, Tear of the Sun, and Greine of the Bright Cheeks, she devolved into the fairy queen of Leinster, Ireland. Cnoc Greine, in Leinster, is her sacred hill. Some say that Greine alternates with Aine, ruling the waxing year while Aine rules the waning year.

Mor: Dark Goddess of death and rebirth; sea goddess; Sun goddess. Mor, Queen of the Island of Woman, is associated with Corco Duibne, Ireland. Her symbol is a throne. Invoke Mor while the sun is setting, for sea spells, rebirth, and solar magic.

Sulis - Also known as Sul or Sol (Norse). Ancient Celtic Sun Goddess, worshipped especially on hilltops overlooking springs. The Springs at Bath were originally known as Aquae Sulis (Waters of the Sun).

I could probably go on and on with this..... there are too many sun goddess to list :)
I think we should all get a cookie for at least coming up with one of them, if not necessarily the one she was thinking of. :D

[loopy]

Amethyst Rose--I know, there are so many to choose from. And you SOO get cookies and lemonade for every guess. :D The one I was thinking of was

Etain
In Celtic mythology, Etain (Shining-One) was the triple goddess of the sun, water, horses, fragrance, beauty, music and the
transmigration of souls.

I just realized I'm allowed to guess too cause I don't know the answer. :D

Now gimme my cookie! ;) :D

[loopy]

Here's a new one until we hear from cydira. :D

This Greek Goddess was called "the sender-forth-of-gifts" and "All-giver" and was thought to be a manifestation of the earth Goddess Rhea.

[Amethyst Rose]

This is really a great idea! :D It gives me a chance to stretch my brain muscles.
Although I feel like I'm the only one playing, for some reason.... come on people! Show us how smart you are! :D

[Amethyst Rose]

I'm stuck on this one.... not of my research is panning out. I'll try again tomorrow when my brain is more awake.

[Tigerwallah]

Demeter was one of the two Earth Goddesses associated with Rhea. Dememeter was the one, however, who is most associated with the bounty of the harvest and the bringing forth the gifts of the Earth.

Gaea is the other I'm thinking of.

[Amethyst Rose]

Yeah....that could be it :)

I came up with them too, but in all the research I did, no one mentioned anything about giving, etc. But it really does make perfect sense....

Have a cookie Tigerwallah :)

[loopy]

Demeter's not my Goddess. :) Hey, how should we do this? Keep going until someone gets it right, or just give the answer after a few guesses?

[Emy]

Perhaps you could give us one more clue?

:)


Blessings

[loopy]

Sure. :)

Originally this Goddess held a honey vase from which she poured blessings.

[Tigerwallah]

Thanks for the cookie, Amethyst Rose.

The only Greek Goddess, I know of, to have held a honey pot and bestow gifts is Aphrodite. I had a statue of her with the pot, and she bestowed the gift of fruit at a wedding, Helen of Troy's I think. Then there were her numerous blessings of marraige. Best guess.

[loopy]

Here's another clue: As society changed, this Goddess was represented as a darker figure who spilled ills instead of honey.

[Tigerwallah]

Cybele? If this is incorrect, is this goddess an Olympian, Titan, Ancient (pre-Titan) or Lesser goddess?

[loopy]

Not Cybele. Pandora. :) This is what my book says: "Originally Pandora was a Goddess who held a honey vase, not a box, from which she poured blessings, not ills. Goddesses of old were known to hold vessels which were womb-like, from which life-enhancing forms would flow. In ancient texts Pandora was called "the sender-forth-of-gifts", the "All-giver" and was thought to be a manifestation of the earth goddess Rhea. As Greek society changed, Pandora was depicted as an Eve figure who brought all evils into the world."

Someone else post the next. :D

[Tigerwallah]

Wow, I passed over Pandora because the description I had did not say what was in the jar. Cool! :)

[Emy]

Aaaaah Pandora, didn't think of her at all to be honest! :)

[Tigerwallah]

Ok, I have one. Who is the Greek goddess of dirty jokes and ribald humor?

[yemayasdaughter]

FONT] I am not sure if I am correct, but my guess would be Baubo... the nursemaid of Demeter, who would make her laugh, by lifting up her skirt and showing her nakedness... :confused:

[loopy]

There's a Goddess of dirty jokes? Hee!

[Aryanna]

Grigantia?
Grian?

[Tigerwallah]

Originally posted by yemayasdaughter
FONT] I am not sure if I am correct, but my guess would be Baubo... the nursemaid of Demeter, who would make her laugh, by lifting up her skirt and showing her nakedness... :confused:

CORRECT!!!!

[Tigerwallah]

When Persephone was taken by Hades, Baubo tried to cheer up Demeter by telling her ribald jokes. This did not work. Finally, she lifted her skirt and exposed herself to Demeter. This caused Demeter to burst out laughing, thus lightening her mood.

[Emy]

oki I got an easy one...

Greek goddess considered to be very very wise...

[Amethyst Rose]

Metis?

[Tigerwallah]

Athena is the goddess of wisdom

[Amethyst Rose]

Yes, but.... Metis is Athena's mother, and her name *means* wisdom. Zeus swallowed Metis so he could have her wisdom, and Athena was later born out of his head -- wearing a full suit of armor and carrying weapons, no less.

[loopy]

Sounds like it could be either one, since when Metis died, Athena became the wisest of the Goddesses, as had been foreseen to Zeus.

[Amethyst Rose]

Exactly what I was thining.... It's a tie! :)

[loopy]

Originally posted by Amethyst Rose
Exactly what I was thining.... It's a tie! :)

Cookies for all! :D :D

[Tigerwallah]

I never heard of Metis.

[loopy]

from www.pantheon.org :

Pronunciation
{mee'-tis}

Etymology
"Wisdom"

The Greek personification of wisdom and its goddess. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Metis is regarded as the first wife of Zeus, whom he swallowed when he discovered that she was pregnant, fearing she might give birth to a son mightier than he. Subsequently, the goddess Athena sprang fully armed from his head. It was also Metis who delivered the remedy that made Cronus disgorge the children he had swallowed.

[Tigerwallah]

Thanks!!!

[loopy]

No problem. :)

[Emy]

The one I thought of was Metis, she was considered the wisest of them all :)

[Tigerwallah]

Ok, I have one: Who is the Semitic goddess associated with Ishtar, who first appears as a queen in one of the two versions of the story of Isis and Osirs?

[Merrie]

is it Agasaya? Maybe?

[loopy]

Agasaya is my vote as well. Although I haven't been able to find anything about a queen (aside from Isis) in any Isis and Osiris myths yet. :)

[Tigerwallah]

Hint: She is mentioned in the Old Testament and her name was forbidden by the Jews.

[Revelation]

My vote is for Ashtoreth.

[Tigerwallah]

No, but you're very warm.

[loopy]

Asherah?

[Tigerwallah]

It is Astarte. Astoreth is thought to be a combination of Astarte and Asherah. So, you were both red hot. In one version to the Isis and Osiris myth, the tree that Seth hides osiris in becomes a column for the palace of Queen Astarte. Isis goes to ask the queen for the column, and becomes the nurse maid of Astarte's baby.

[loopy]

Ooh, I SAW an article that listed Astarte as a combination and was gonna guess that, too. :D I very much love this. I'm learning a bunch. :D

Anyone wanna throw another question out there? :)

[Merrie]

okay, Ive got one! She was considered the triple goddess of witchcraft and sorcery. She is at crossroads and is associated with the howling of dogs. She personifies the darkness and terror of night. If you look at her Roman name instead of just her greek, she may be a sort of patron to this thread (hint hint...) Shouldnt be too hard...

[Revelation]

Hecate.

I never distinguished between Ashtoreth/Astarte/Ashera. My bible actually says Ashtoreth. Heh.

[Merrie]

Aack. Hecate (aka Trivia to the Romans.) It was way too easy, huh?

[loopy]

Merrie-- it was fine. :)

Here's one: The Japanese Goddess of the Plains. :)

[Amethyst Rose]

This is just a brief interuption to say that I have a good goddess for the next one. :)
I'll get back to you on the answer for the above one, when I have more time for research....

[Merrie]

Thanks loopy, you're a dear. :)
I think it's Kayanuhime-no-kami.
( internet research is a wonderful thing :D )

[loopy]

:: puts finger on nose :: Ding ding ding! :D (And yeah, gotta love the net. :D ) Amethyst Rose, you're up. :D

[Amethyst Rose]

Woo hoo! Okay....

She is a Japanese goddess who is "guardian of the 'Peaches of Immortality'."

[Armitage]

I'm going to take a wild and probably wrong guess and say Amaterasu-no-kami, and then ask where people found the Japanese deity infos. :D

[Amethyst Rose]

I'm sorry!! I made a big mistake!

My goddess is Chinese! I must have had a brain burp, from the last goddess being Japanese.

Maybe that'll make it easier on everyone... :)

[Tigerwallah]

Got this from the Encyclopedia Mythica

[Amethyst Rose]

Ding! ding! ding!

Here, have a cookie... :D

[Tigerwallah]

Thanks. Ok, I have one. What animal was the symbol of the first Egyptian goddess?

[loopy]

Guess: snake?

[Tigerwallah]

You get a Cookie!!! Yup, it was Nut, the serpent goddess.

[loopy]

Yippee! ::happily chows down cookie::

Next: Odin's daughter, Goddess of poetry

[Emerald Sky]

Hmmm... Odin has a *son* who is god of poetry... Bragi. ???

[Emy]

Oh I know this one! :)
It is Saga, she was Odins daughter, and the goddess of poetry, she is aslo known as a goddess of history since she was known to have great knowledge of history...

Being from Sweden has its advantages :)

Blessings

[loopy]

Emy gets a cookie!! Ding ding ding! :D :D

[Kaylara]

Ok... Here's one...

Who is the Eskimo God of Joy?

Kaylara

[Tigerwallah]

Would it be Klondike, the god of Eskimo Pies? They alway bring me joy. :D

[Mairwen]

LMAO! That's a good one!

(and I'll fomcl if that's right)

[Tigerwallah]

Mythica let me down. I only know that this was an important god and that he was a Good Being.

[loopy]

Ataksak?

[Mairwen]

I have no idea ~ but if I think I'm right, alaska to find out!8O 8O

[loopy]

Originally posted by Mairwen
I have no idea ~ but if I think I'm right, alaska to find out!8O 8O

:: simaltaneously goes into hysterics and groans :: :D

[Kaylara]

You're Correct Loopy!

:) :) :)
You get a cookie!

Kaylara

[Tigerwallah]

Which Greek goddess throws a golden apple to cause wars and discord?

[Merrie]

I think Eris had the golden apple, and she was pretty big on discord, right?
Do I get a cookie? *Makes puppy eyes*

[widukind]

I wouldn't know at all... haevn't had time to read up on all of the Gods and Goddesses yet, not to mention Inuit Gods...

Brightest Blessings!

Widukind

[Tigerwallah]

Originally posted by Merrie
I think Eris had the golden apple, and she was pretty big on discord, right?
Do I get a cookie? *Makes puppy eyes*

You get a Cookie!!!! Bonus Question - Who did Eris follow around?

[Tigerwallah]

Originally posted by widukind
I wouldn't know at all... haevn't had time to read up on all of the Gods and Goddesses yet, not to mention Inuit Gods...

Brightest Blessings!

Widukind

This is a great learning tool. You can find a lot of answers to these quesions at the Encyclopedia Mythica site. http://www.pantheon.org/mythica

Join the fun. It's a great way to learn about the goddesses and gods.

[Merrie]

Ooh! Cookies! Thanky. :)
Um...Apollo? Just a guess.

[Tigerwallah]

Aries - god of war. They were a perfect match.

[Merrie]

Ares? So close and yet so far...


Here's a tougher one--THREE cookies for the one who gets it.
A phrygian fertility goddess, Worshipped as the mother of all the other gods. Her priests castrated themselves as part of her rites...ouch.

[Mairwen]

CYBELE!

[Merrie]

Bingo! Er..I mean..Cybele!
You got it right off the bat, Mairwen! Three cookies just for you!

[Mairwen]

*blush* For a while, she was one of my gods of rapport ~ at that time, because of her, I went by MariCybele. :D

[loopy]

Egyptian baboon God. :)

[Tigerwallah]

If it's Hapi, I'll be Happy!

[loopy]

Nope, sorry...but still be happy! :)

[Tigerwallah]

Hez-Ur?

[loopy]

Yup! Cookies all around! :D

[Merrie]

A minor Greek goddess personifying the healing power of herbs.
Anybody want to have a go? I't's not too hard.
:D

[widukind]

Thanks for the link! I'll have a look-see.

Brightest Blessings!

Widukind

[widukind]

Iaso?

Daughter of Asclepius?

BB,

widukind

[Merrie]

Originally posted by widukind
Iaso?

Daughter of Asclepius?

BB,

widukind


Sorry, hon. Not the one I was thinking, really good answer though. The name of the goddess i chose means "Cure all"
and it's not an uncommon term.

[loopy]

Panacea??

[Tigerwallah]

While we're waiting for Merrie, I have one. Who is the Egyptian god of childbirth. He looks rather demonic, but in actuality is a very benign deity. You would think that that would be a goddess, but it isn't.

[Merrie]

Yay, loopy! Many cookies for you. :)

Tigerwallah, That's a hard one! Ive got Heket, But she's a goddess. I'm stumped--I cna't wait till someone gets it, I'm curious now.

[Tigerwallah]

He's the only Egyptian deity whose image is not depicted in profile.

[Merrie]

Bes?

[Mairwen]

When the answer to this question pops up, let's close this thread and start another one, k? And why don't some of you start threads about those Gods and Goddesses you're digging up? :D

[Tigerwallah]

Originally posted by Merrie
Bes?

You get a Cookie!!!!!