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Nemesis

salsa88 — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:39:00 MDT

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Nemesis was the goddess of divine indignation and retribution who punished excessive pride evil deeds undeserved happiness or good fortune and the absence of moderation She was the personification of the resentment aroused in both gods and mortals by those who committed crimes with impunity or who enjoyed undeserved luck n nTrue to her name which variously may be translated as 'she who distributes or deals out' 'due enactment' or 'divine vengeance' Nemesis was a feared and revered goddess With a discriminating eye she directed human affairs in such a way as to nmaintain equilibrium on earth Happiness and unhappiness were measured out by her with firm care being taken that happiness was not too frequent or too excessive If this happened Nemesis could bring about abrupt and catastrophic losses and suffering n nAs one who kept extravagant favors by Tyche (Luck Fortune) in check Nemesis was regarded as an avenging or punishing divinity Tyche was often irresponsible in handing out Luck and Fortune indiscriminately heaping gifts from her horn of plenty or depriving others of what they had n nBut woe be to the individual favored by Tyche who failed to give proper dues to the gods became too full of himself and boasted of his abundant riches or refused to improve the lot of his fellow humans by sharing his luck Indignant Nemesis would step in and snap the fool back to reality in short order humiliating him and causing his downfall n nAlong with Dike and Themis wise goddesses of Justice Nemesis was one of the assistants of Zeus the king of the Olympian gods who was regarded as the founder of law and order Her home was at Attic Rhamnus site of a magnificent sanctuary dedicated to the feared goddess of divine vengeance n nAbout sixty stades from Marathon as you go along the road by the sea to Oropus stands Rhamnus The dwelling houses are on the coast but a little way inland is a sanctuary of Nemesis the most implacable deity to men of violence It is thought that the wrath of this goddess fell also upon the foreigners who landed at Marathon For thinking in their pride that nothing stood in the way of their taking Athens they were bringing a piece of Parian marble to make a trophy convinced that their task was already finished n nOf this marble Pheidias made a statue of Nemesis and on the head of the goddess is a crown with deer and small images of Victory In her left hand she holds an apple branch in her right hand a cup on which are wrought Aethiopians As to the Aethiopians I could hazard no guess myself nor could I accept the statement of those who are convinced that the Aethiopians have been carved upon the cup because of the river Ocean For the Aethiopians they say dwell near it and Ocean is the father of Nemesis n nBeautiful Nemesis initially was portrayed without wings but in later descriptions she appeared as a winged goddess In her left hand she held an apple-branch rein lash sword or balance Her symbols and attributes were like those of Tyche: a wheel and a nship's rudder n nHer parents were said to be either Nyx (Night) alone without a father or the Titans Oceanus and Tethys: n nAlso deadly Nyx bare Nemesis to afflict mortal men n-Hesiod Theogony 223 n nAlexandros the Great was hunting on Mount Pagos near Smyrna and that after the hunt was over he came to a sanctuary of the Nemeseis and found there a spring and a plane-tree in front of the sanctuary growing over the water While he slept under the plane-tree it is said that the Nemeses appeared and bade him found a city there and remove into it the Smyranians from the old city So they migrated of their own free will nand believe in two Nemeses instead of one saying their mother is Nyx while the Athenians say that the father of the goddess in Rhamnos is Okeanos -Pausanias Description of Greece 753 n nNemesis was also known as Adrasteia which means 'inescapable' or 'Tracing Goddess' You could say that NemesisAdrasteia was the ancient Greeks' conscience nfor the goddess of retribution personified moral reverence for the natural order of things and provided a deterrence to wrongful action n nShe was also called Rhamnusia or Rhamnusis in honor of her sanctuary in Rhamnos n nNobody wanted to be hounded by Nemesis and even to this day her name means: n n1A source of harm or ruin: Uncritical trust is my nemesis n2Retributive justice in its execution or outcome: To follow the proposed course of action nis to invite nemesis n3An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome n4One that inflicts retribution or vengeance n nThus you'll often read or hear quotes such as: n nThis is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps watch in the universe and lets no offense go unchastised --Emerson n nA famous example of the retribution of Nemesis is the story of Narcissus This man was the beautiful son of the River Cephissus and the nymph Liriope He was so handsome that all women who beheld him at once fell in love with him The vain Narcissus however only had eyes for himself (you could say he suffered from I strain) and rebuffed all admirers n nOne such admirer was the nymph Echo who saw Narcissus and at once fell in love with him But the beautiful youth couldn't be bothered with the smitten one who slowly pined away leaving just the echo of her voice n nNemesis saw this and condemned the vain Narcissus to spend the rest of his days admiring his own reflection in the waters of a pool Eventually Narcissus died and was transformed into the flower that bears his name n nNemesis is considered by some to be the mother of Helen and the twins called the Dioscuri It's said that Zeus once fell in love with Nemesis (she had quite a bit of Aphrodite's beauty and some said she was just as gorgeous) and relentlessly pursued nher on land and sea Leery of his intentions Nemesis avoided Zeus by constantly changing forms finally transforming into a goose Not to be outdone Zeus in turn took the form of a swan and from the egg she laid came Helen the ultimate cause of the famous Trojan War n nBut some say that Helen was a daughter of Nemesis and Zeus for that she flying from the arms of Zeus changed herself into a goose but Zeus in his turn took the likeness of a swan and so enjoyed her and as the fruit of their loves she laid an egg and a certain shepherd found it in the groves and brought and gave it to Leda and she put it in a chest and kept it and when Helen was hatched in due time Leda brought her up as her own ndaughter n nHarry Thurston Peck in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) tells us that Nemesis was: n nA post-Homeric personification of the moral indignation felt at all derangements of the natural equilibrium of things whether by extraordinarily good fortune or by the arrogance usually attendant thereon According to Hesiod (Theog 223) she is the daughter of Night (Nyx) and with Aidos the goddess of Modesty left the earth on the advent of the Iron Age A legend makes her to have been by Zeus the mother of Helen and the Dioscuri As goddess of due proportion she hates every transgression of the bounds of moderation and restores the proper and normal order of things As in doing this she punishes wanton boastfulness she is a divinity of chastisement and vengeance n nShe enjoyed special honor in the Attic district of Rhamnus (where she was believed to be the daughter of Oceanus) and is often called the Rhamnusian goddess Her statue there (of which fragments were found in 1890) was said to have been executed by Phidias out of a block of Parian marble which the Persians had brought with them in presumptuous confidence to Marathon to erect a trophy of victory there She was also called Adrasteia that name appropriate only to the Phrygian Rhea-Cybel being interpreted as a Greek word with the meaning She whom none can escape She was also worshipped at Rome especially by victorious generals and was represented as a meditative thoughtful maiden with the attributes of proportion and control (a measuring-rod a bridle and a yoke) of punishment (a sword and scourge) and of swiftness (wings a wheel and a chariot drawn by griffins)

Poseidon

salsa88 — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:32:00 MDT

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Poseidon was the ruler of the sea a powerful god in Greek mythology who was often called the Earth-shaker His father was the Titan Cronus who at the time was ruler of the Universe and his mother was Rhea Cronus was a paranoid ruler because it had been prophesized that one of his own sons would dethrone him just as Cronus had done to his father UranusThus Cronus would swallow the children whom Rhea bore him He figured that it was the safest way to ensure that none of his offspring overthrew himOne by one the children were swallowed by Cronus: first Hestia then Demeter Hera Hades and Poseidon (Some mythographers claim that Rhea tricked Cronus by presenting a foal instead of the baby Poseidon for consumption but most agree that Poseidon had been swallowed like the rest of his siblings)Needless to say this constant swallowing of her children enraged Rhea She bore her third son Zeus in the middle of the night and gave him for safekeeping to Gaea (Mother Earth) She fooled Cronus into believing he had swallowed his new son by substituting a rock wrapped in baby blanketsWhen Zeus grew up and with the help of Gaea and his mother Rhea he slipped Cronus a potion that made the Titan disgorge the swallowed children Being gods they were unharmed albeit a tad dazed and confused With Zeus serving as their leader Poseidon Hades Hestia Demeter and Hera waged war against the Titans for supremacy of the UniverseAssisted by the Cyclops (they gave Zeus his thunderbolts Poseidon his trident and Hades his helmet of invisibility) and the Hecatoncheires (the Hundred-handed-ones) the siblings fought a terrible war that lasted ten years In the end they were victorious banishing their vanquished foes to the deepest depths of the Underworld called Tartarus This dark and woeful place is as far beneath the earth as heaven is above the earth Around Tartarus runs a fence of bronze with gates of bronze which Poseidon fixed in such as way as to offer no escape and there the Titans were forever confinedAfter Zeus with his brothers and sisters defeated the Titans anddethroned Cronus the three brothers drew lots out of a helmet todetermine which one of the three realms each would rule Zeus won the heavens and thus became the supreme ruler Hades got the Underworld and Poseidon got the sea The Earth remained common to all threePoseidon was very powerful second only to Zeus himself Equal to Zeus in dignity though not in power he was reputed to be a surly and quarrelsome figurePoseidon at once got busy constructing a magnificent palace beneath the sea off Aegae in Euboea Splendid white chariot horses with brazen hooves and golden manes lived in the palace's spacious stables and an awesome golden chariot was always ready to transport the sea god about At the approach of Poseidon's chariot storms and foul weather would cease and sea monsters would rise from the depths playfully frisking around it like friendly dolphinsAs wonderful as his underwater palace was Poseidon still spent much of his time participating in the festivities in Olympus with the other godsPoseidons wife was Amphitrite granddaughter of the titan Oceanus At first Poseidon courted Thetis the Nereid because she was beautiful and was already accustomed to the sea-depths But when the respected Titan Themis prophesized that any son born to Thetis would be greater than his father wisely he backed off and looked elsewhere for a wifeNext he approached Amphitrite another Nereid who wanted nothing to do with Poseidon For whatever reason she was turned-off by the god of the sea and fled to the Atlas Mountains in order to escape his advancesNot to be denied Poseidon sent messengers all over the earth to look for her Eventually after much wandering a man named Delphinus located Amphitrite and was so convincing in pleading Poseidon's case and his love for her that at last she yielded and agreed to the marriage Delphinus himself organized the entire wedding and a splendid party it wasThe union of Poseidon and Amphitrite produced three children: Triton Rhode and Benthesicyme But like his brother Zeus Poseidon wasn't a very faithful husband and engaged in numerous affairs with goddesses nymphs and even mortalsUnderstandably jealous Amphitrite punished many of her husband's lovers just like Hera did to her husband Zeus' women She was particularly upset with Poseidon's infatuation with Scylla gorgeous daughter of Phorcys and was determined to punish her indiscretion Amphitrite threw magical herbs into Scylla's bathing pool and when the woman took her bath at once she transformed into a barking monster with six heads and twelve feetPoseidon was never fully satisfied with his share of the world and once even conspired with other Olympians to dethrone Zeus But his plot was discovered and in punishment Zeus exiled him to earth There he was to build the walls of Troy for king Laomedon He was helped by Apollo who was also banished from Olympus at that timeThe two Olympian gods assumed the likeness of men and undertook to fortify Troy for wages Apollo was able to move the heaviest of stones with just the sound of his lyre But when they had fortified it and the task was completed the foolish king Laomedon would not pay their wages Therefore Apollo sent a pestilence and Poseidon sent a Sea-monster which snatched away the people of the plainThe oracles foretold deliverance from these calamities if Laomedon would expose the maiden Hesione to be devoured by Poseidon's Sea-monster Not knowing what else to do the king followed the oracles' advice and fastened her to the rocks near the sea but at the last moment the greatest Greek hero Heracles (Hercules) saved her and she married TelamonGetting stiffed for his wages was also the chief reason why Poseidon was on the Greek side during the Trojan WarMany more Sea-monsters were unleashed by Poseidon to exactvengeance: Poseidon sent a Sea-monster against the Teucriansbecause Hierax a righteous man was devoted to Demeter and would not honor Poseidon When Queen Cassiopeia boasted of being better than the Nereids the water nymphs became angry and asked Poseidon to intervene The wrathful god sent a flood and yet another Sea-monster to invade the land Andromeda was exposed as a prey to this monster only to be rescued by the hero Perseus Poseidon also sent a bull from the sea and the horses of Hippolytus were startled entangling their master in the reins dragging him to a horrible deathAnother time Poseidon competed with the great Athena - goddess of wisdom war and the crafts - over who would gain patronage of the famous city state called Athens Poseidon struck the side of the Acropolis and a fountain spurted forth its water much to the amazement of the people However the water was salty which proved no use to the populace Athena presented the people with the first olive tree which was used for food oil and provided wood to burn in the winter The gods and goddesses had assembled to pass judgment with the males voting for the god of the sea and the females choosing Athena's olive tree Since the women outnumbered the men by one Athena's gift was judged to be the most useful and Athena was awarded the city which forever after carried her name - Athens Known for his anger and not being the best of sports Poseidonproceeded to sent huge waves to flood the area in a mean-spiritedparting gesture To appease Poseidon's wrath the women of Athens were deprived of their vote and the men forbidden to bear their mothers names In the shrine of Erechtheus there remained preserved a long time an olive tree and a pool of salt water which had been set there by Poseidon and Athena as tokens when they contended for the city Another dispute arose between Poseidon and Athena over the city of Troezen but Zeus nipped it in the bud by declaring that it was to be shared equally between the two an arrangement loathed by both parties Quarrelsome Poseidon thus engaged in disputes with: Zeus over the island of Aegina Dionysus over the island of Naxos Helios the sun god over the area of Corinth (Poseidon was upset because he received the Isthmus of Corinth only while Helios got the prestigious Acropolis of Corinth) Hera wife of Zeus got into it with Poseidon over Argolis and that one got real ugly with accusations flying all over the place and Poseidon claiming that the Olympians were biased against him Poseidon's argument with Hera was referred for arbitration to a panel of three River-gods who made a decision in favor of Hera Outraged Poseidon vowed revenge on them Zeus had forbidden him to bring on floods as he had done in Athens so the sea god did the exact opposite -- He dried up the streams of his three judges (Inachus Cephissus and Asterion) and they never again flowed in the summer But Poseidon could be compassionate Anymone was a Danaid (nymph of nature) who was greatly distressed by these droughts and taking pity on her Poseidon caused the Argive river of Lerna to perpetually flow bringing Anymone much-needed relief Poseidon liked to boast that he created the first horse and it wasaccepted that he instituted horse-racing He even claimed to haveconstructed the first horse bridle although Athena begs to differ on thatthe two rarely got along at first even though eventually they reconciled and worked on some common causes Like Zeus it took many years for Poseidon to mature and not always act belligerently Although Poseidon is adored for giving men the first horse his primary importance was as Lord of the Sea At his command winds rose and the most violent of storms began but when he drove in his golden chariot over the water the storms subsided and tranquil peace followed his wheels Ancient sailors and warriors would pray and offer tributes to the great Poseidon prior to undertaking a sea journey In turn Poseidon could be cruel and hostile to those who displeased him such as the hero of the Trojan War Odysseus who suffered great tribulations at the hands of Poseidon while embarked on his Odyssey back home Both the bull and the horse are associated with Poseidon but the bull is associated with many other gods as well so the horse can be considered his animalHe was always depicted carrying or using his distinguishing weapon the trident a three-pronged spear which he used to shatter and shake anything he pleased much like his brother Zeus used his thunderbolts That's why he was commonly referred to as the Earth Shaker The trident his symbol was the gift of the Cyclopes who had fought with the Olympians versus the TitansHe was always accompanied by his son Triton who was half man half fish Triton would blow on his seashell to announce Poseidon's arrival

Our Living Dearest Mother Earth

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Pink Floyd quotDark Side of the Moonquot Harvest Records 11163 - 1973 Vinyl LP w Poster and Post Cards

foxmusic — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:00 MDT

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By condensing the sonic explorations of Meddle to actual songs and adding a lush immaculate production to their trippiest instrumental sections Pink Floyd inadvertently designed their commercial breakthrough with Dark Side of the Moon The primary revelation of Dark Side of the Moon is what a little focus does for the band Roger Waters wrote a series of songs about mundane everyday details which aren't that impressive by themselves but when given the sonic backdrop of Floyd's slow atmospheric soundscapes and carefully placed sound effects they achieve an emotional resonance But what gives the album true power is the subtly textured music which evolves from ponderous neo-psychedelic art rock to jazz fusion and blues-rock before turning back to psychedelia It's dense with detail but leisurely paced creating its own dark haunting world Pink Floyd may have better albums than Dark Side of the Moon but no other record defines them quite as well as this onenPink Floyd is the premier space rock band Since the mid-'60s their music relentlessly tinkered with electronics and all manner of special effects to push pop formats to their outer limits At the same time they wrestled with lyrical themes and concepts of such massive scale that their music has taken on almost classical operatic quality in both sound and words Despite their astral image the group was brought down to earth in the 1980s by decidedly mundane power struggles over leadership and ultimately ownership of the band's very name After that time they were little more than a dinosaur act capable of filling stadiums and topping the charts but offering little more than a spectacular recreation of their most successful formulas Their latter-day staleness cannot disguise the fact that for the first decade or so of their existence they were one of the most innovative groups around in concert and (especially) in the studionnWhile Pink Floyd are mostly known for their grandiose concept albums of the 1970s they started as a very different sort of psychedelic band Soon after they first began playing together in the mid-'60s they fell firmly under the leadership of lead guitarist Syd Barrett the gifted genius who would write and sing most of their early material The Cambridge native shared the stage with Roger Waters (bass) Rick Wright (keyboards) and Nick Mason (drums) The name Pink Floyd seemingly so far-out was actually derived from the first names of two ancient bluesmen (Pink Anderson and Floyd Council) And at first Pink Floyd were much more conventional than the act into which they would evolve concentrating on the rock and RampB material that were so common to the repertoires of mid-'60s British bandsnnPink Floyd quickly began to experiment however stretching out songs with wild instrumental freak-out passages incorporating feedback electronic screeches and unusual eerie sounds created by loud amplification reverb and such tricks as sliding ball bearings up and down guitar strings In 1966 they began to pick up a following in the London underground on-stage they began to incorporate light shows to add to the psychedelic effect Most importantly Syd Barrett began to compose pop-psychedelic gems that combined unusual psychedelic arrangements (particularly in the haunting guitar and celestial organ licks) with catchy melodies and incisive lyrics that viewed the world with a sense of poetic childlike wondernnThe group landed a recording contract with EMI in early 1967 and made the Top 20 with a brilliant debut single Arnold Layne a sympathetic comic vignette about a transvestite The follow-up the kaleidoscopic See Emily Play made the Top Ten The debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn also released in 1967 may have been the greatest British psychedelic album other than Sgt Pepper's Dominated almost wholly by Barrett's songs the album was a charming fun house of driving mysterious rockers (Lucifer Sam) odd character sketches (The Gnome) childhood flashbacks (Bike Matilda Mother) and freakier pieces with lengthy instrumental passages (Astronomy Domine Interstellar Overdrive Pow R Toch) that mapped out their fascination with space travel The record was not only like no other at the time it was like no other that Pink Floyd would make colored as it was by a vision that was far more humorous pop-friendly and lighthearted than those of their subsequent epicsnnThe reason Pink Floyd never made a similar album was that Piper was the only one to be recorded under Barrett's leadership Around mid-1967 the prodigy began showing increasingly alarming signs of mental instability Barrett would go catatonic on-stage playing music that had little to do with the material or not playing at all An American tour had to be cut short when he was barely able to function at all let alone play the pop star game Dependent upon Barrett for most of their vision and material the rest of the group was nevertheless finding him impossible to work with live or in the studionnAround the beginning of 1968 guitarist Dave Gilmour a friend of the band who was also from Cambridge was brought in as a fifth member The idea was that Gilmour would enable the Floyd to continue as a live outfit Barrett would still be able to write and contribute to the records That couldn't work either and within a few months Barrett was out of the group Pink Floyd's management looking at the wreckage of a band that was now without its lead guitarist lead singer and primary songwriter decided to abandon the group and manage Barrett as a solo actnnSuch calamities would have proven insurmountable for 99 out of 100 bands in similar predicaments Incredibly Pink Floyd would regroup and not only maintain their popularity but eventually become even more successful It was early in the game yet after all the first album had made the British Top Ten but the group was still virtually unknown in America where the loss of Syd Barrett meant nothing to the media Gilmour was an excellent guitarist and the band proved capable of writing enough original material to generate further ambitious albums Waters eventually emerging as the dominant composer The 1968 follow-up to Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets made the British Top Ten using Barrett's vision as an obvious blueprint but taking a more formal somber and quasi-classical tone especially in the long instrumental parts Barrett for his part would go on to make a couple of interesting solo records before his mental problems instigated a retreat into oblivionnnOver the next four years Pink Floyd would continue to polish their brand of experimental rock which married psychedelia with ever-grander arrangements on a Wagnerian operatic scale Hidden underneath the pulsing reverberant organs and guitars and insistently restated themes were subtle blues and pop influences that kept the material accessible to a wide audience Abandoning the singles market they concentrated on album-length works and built a huge following in the progressive rock underground with constant touring in both Europe and North America While LPs like Ummagumma (divided into live recordings and experimental outings by each member of the band) Atom Heart Mother (a collaboration with composer Ron Geesin) and More (a film soundtrack) were erratic each contained some extremely effective musicnnBy the early '70s Syd Barrett was a fading or nonexistent memory for most of Pink Floyd's fans although the group one could argue never did match the brilliance of that somewhat anomalous 1967 debut Meddle (1971) sharpened the band's sprawling epics into something more accessible and polished the science fiction ambience that the group had been exploring ever since 1968 Nothing however prepared Pink Floyd or their audience for the massive mainstream success of their 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon which made their brand of cosmic rock even more approachable with state-of-the-art production more focused songwriting an army of well-time stereophonic sound effects and touches of saxophone and soulful female backup vocalsnnDark Side of the Moon finally broke Pink Floyd as superstars in the United States where it made number one More astonishingly it made them one of the biggest-selling acts of all time Dark Side of the Moon spent an incomprehensible 741 weeks on the Billboard album chart Additionally the primarily instrumental textures of the songs helped make Dark Side of the Moon easily translatable on an international level and the record became (and still is) one of the most popular rock albums worldwidennIt was also an extremely hard act to follow although the follow-up Wish You Were Here (1975) also made number one highlighted by a tribute of sorts to the long-departed Barrett Shine On You Crazy Diamond Dark Side of the Moon had been dominated by lyrical themes of insecurity fear and the cold sterility of modern life Wish You Were Here and Animals (1977) developed these morose themes even more explicitly By this time Waters was taking a firm hand over Pink Floyd's lyrical and musical vision which was consolidated by The Wall (1979)nnThe bleak overambitious double concept album concerned itself with the material and emotional walls modern humans build around themselves for survival The Wall was a huge success (even by Pink Floyd's standards) in part because the music was losing some of its heavy-duty electronic textures in favor of more approachable pop elements Although Pink Floyd had rarely even released singles since the late '60s one of the tracks Another Brick in the Wall became a transatlantic number one The band had been launching increasingly elaborate stage shows throughout the '70s but the touring production of The Wall featuring a construction of an actual wall during the band's performance was the most excessive yetnnIn the 1980s the group began to unravel Each of the four had done some side and solo projects in the past more troublingly Waters was asserting control of the band's musical and lyrical identity That wouldn't have been such a problem had The Final Cut (1983) been such an unimpressive effort with little of the electronic innovation so typical of their previous work Shortly afterward the band split up -- for a while In 1986 Waters was suing Gilmour and Mason to dissolve the group's partnership (Wright had lost full membership status entirely) Waters lost leaving a Roger-less Pink Floyd to get a Top Five album with Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987 In an irony that was nothing less than cosmic about 20 years after Pink Floyd shed their original leader to resume their career with great commercial success they would do the same again to his successor Waters released ambitious solo albums to nothing more than moderate sales and attention while he watched his former colleagues (with Wright back in tow) rescale the chartsnnPink Floyd still had a huge fan base but there's little that's noteworthy about their post-Waters output They knew their formula could execute it on a grand scale and could count on millions of customers -- many of them unborn when Dark Side of the Moon came out and unaware that Syd Barrett was ever a member -- to buy their records and see their sporadic tours The Division Bell their first studio album in seven years topped the charts in 1994 without making any impact on the current rock scene except in a marketing sense Ditto for the live Pulse album recorded during a typically elaborately staged 1994 tour which included a concert version of The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety Waters' solo career sputtered along highlighted by a solo recreation of The Wall performed at the site of the former Berlin Wall in 1990 and released as an album Syd Barrett continued to be completely removed from the public eye except as a sort of archetype for the fallen genius

Hera

MercuriusTJ — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:42:00 MDT

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Hera the Greek goddess called the Queen of Heaven was a powerful queen in her own right long before her marriage to Zeus the mighty king of the Olympian gods The goddess Hera ruled over the heavens and the earth responsible for every aspect of existence including the seasons and the weather Honoring her great capacity to nurture the world her very name translates as the Great Lady Our word galaxy comes from the Greek word gala meaning mother's milk legend has it that the Milky Way was formed from the milk spurting from the breasts of the Greek goddess Hera Queen of Heaven Where drops fell to earth fields of lilies sprung forth She was also worshipped as the Roman goddess Juno and the month of June (which is the most popular month for weddings) is named in her honor It is partly on account of Hera's great beauty and particularly her beautiful large eyes that she is linked to her sacred animal the cow and also the peacock with its iridescent feathers having eyes The cow symbolizes the goddess Hera's nurturing watchfulness over her subjects while the peacock symbolizes her luxury beauty and immortality In ancient times Hera was revered as being the only one the Greek goddesses who accompanied a woman through every step of her life The goddess Hera blessed and protected a woman's marriage bringing her fertility protecting her children and helping her find financial security Hera was in short a complete woman overseeing both private and public affairs But it was Hera's uncommon beauty that attracted the attention of her future husband the lusty Zeus who tricked Hera into taking him to her breast by changing himself into a small frightened and wounded bird that elicited her pity Once cradled in Hera's bosom Zeus changed back into his manly form and tried to take her but she resisted his advances putting him off until he promised to marry her The delay only increased his desire for Hera and once married they had the longest honeymoon on record lasting over 300 years nfortunately the goddess Hera's life was not to remain so enviable Once the honeymoon was over Zeus reverted to his earlier playboy lifestyle married or not compulsively seducing or raping whichever of the Greek goddesses or mortal women caught his wandering eye His amorous exploits left the regal goddess Hera feeling betrayed and humiliated on numerous occasions To make matters even worse Zeus often showed more favor towards the offspring of his illicit liaisons than he did to the children Hera bore him In Greek mythology Hera although wounded remained faithful and steadfast in her loyalty to Zeus electing instead to vent her fury on the other women rather than Zeus himself even though it was usually Zeus who had deceived seduced or raped the innocent women This wasn't always Hera's reaction however On one occasion she decided to give Zeus a taste of his own medicine by conceiving and delivering a child by herself proving that she really didn't need him anyway It didn't work out quite as she'd hoped She gave birth as the sole parent to Hephaestus (God of the Forge) who was born with a deformity that made him lame Zeus was not impressed and Hera rejected her son sending him away from Mount Olympus to grow up among the mortals At other times in reaction to his continuing infidelities the goddess Hera simply withdrew from Zeus and the other Olympian gods and goddesses and wandered around the earth often in darkness always eventually ending up back at the home where she'd spend her happy youth In spite of how he had mistreated her Zeus did love Hera and more than that felt as if part of himself was missing when she was not there for him Once panicked that Hera didn't seem to be in any hurry to return this time he invited her to a mock marriage ceremony that he'd arranged to a princess near her home She couldn't help but be amused to discover him making his vows not to a princess but a statue Hera's laughter broke the ice and she forgave him and returned to Mount Olympus to resume her role as wife and queen It is unfortunate that it is not the goddess Hera's nurturing or her steadfastness in the face of adversity that are remembered today but mostly the stories of her jealousy and vindictiveness Some historians argue that the goddess Hera was unjustly portrayed in the famous stories of Homer probably because he was himself victimized by a mean and shrewish wife More than any of the other Greek goddesses the goddess Hera reminds us that there is both light and dark within each of us and that joy and pain are inextricably linked in life The Greek goddess Hera represents the fullness of life and affirms that we can use our own wisdom in the pursuit of any goal we choose

Pink Floyd quotA Saucer Full of Secretsquot Tower Records 5131 - Striped Label - 1968 Progressive Rock Vinyl LP

foxmusic — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:00 MDT

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A transitional album on which the band moved from Syd Barrett's relatively concise and vivid songs to spacy ethereal material with lengthy instrumental passages Barrett's influence is still felt (he actually did manage to contribute one track the jovial Jugband Blues) and much of the material retains a gentle fairy-tale ambience Remember a Day and See Saw are highlights on Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Let There Be More Light and the lengthy instrumental title track the band begin to map out the dark and repetitive pulses that would characterize their next few recordsnnPink Floyd is the premier space rock band Since the mid-'60s their music relentlessly tinkered with electronics and all manner of special effects to push pop formats to their outer limits At the same time they wrestled with lyrical themes and concepts of such massive scale that their music has taken on almost classical operatic quality in both sound and words Despite their astral image the group was brought down to earth in the 1980s by decidedly mundane power struggles over leadership and ultimately ownership of the band's very name After that time they were little more than a dinosaur act capable of filling stadiums and topping the charts but offering little more than a spectacular recreation of their most successful formulas Their latter-day staleness cannot disguise the fact that for the first decade or so of their existence they were one of the most innovative groups around in concert and (especially) in the studionnWhile Pink Floyd are mostly known for their grandiose concept albums of the 1970s they started as a very different sort of psychedelic band Soon after they first began playing together in the mid-'60s they fell firmly under the leadership of lead guitarist Syd Barrett the gifted genius who would write and sing most of their early material The Cambridge native shared the stage with Roger Waters (bass) Rick Wright (keyboards) and Nick Mason (drums) The name Pink Floyd seemingly so far-out was actually derived from the first names of two ancient bluesmen (Pink Anderson and Floyd Council) And at first Pink Floyd were much more conventional than the act into which they would evolve concentrating on the rock and RampB material that were so common to the repertoires of mid-'60s British bandsnnPink Floyd quickly began to experiment however stretching out songs with wild instrumental freak-out passages incorporating feedback electronic screeches and unusual eerie sounds created by loud amplification reverb and such tricks as sliding ball bearings up and down guitar strings In 1966 they began to pick up a following in the London underground on-stage they began to incorporate light shows to add to the psychedelic effect Most importantly Syd Barrett began to compose pop-psychedelic gems that combined unusual psychedelic arrangements (particularly in the haunting guitar and celestial organ licks) with catchy melodies and incisive lyrics that viewed the world with a sense of poetic childlike wondernnThe group landed a recording contract with EMI in early 1967 and made the Top 20 with a brilliant debut single Arnold Layne a sympathetic comic vignette about a transvestite The follow-up the kaleidoscopic See Emily Play made the Top Ten The debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn also released in 1967 may have been the greatest British psychedelic album other than Sgt Pepper's Dominated almost wholly by Barrett's songs the album was a charming fun house of driving mysterious rockers (Lucifer Sam) odd character sketches (The Gnome) childhood flashbacks (Bike Matilda Mother) and freakier pieces with lengthy instrumental passages (Astronomy Domine Interstellar Overdrive Pow R Toch) that mapped out their fascination with space travel The record was not only like no other at the time it was like no other that Pink Floyd would make colored as it was by a vision that was far more humorous pop-friendly and lighthearted than those of their subsequent epicsnnThe reason Pink Floyd never made a similar album was that Piper was the only one to be recorded under Barrett's leadership Around mid-1967 the prodigy began showing increasingly alarming signs of mental instability Barrett would go catatonic on-stage playing music that had little to do with the material or not playing at all An American tour had to be cut short when he was barely able to function at all let alone play the pop star game Dependent upon Barrett for most of their vision and material the rest of the group was nevertheless finding him impossible to work with live or in the studionnAround the beginning of 1968 guitarist Dave Gilmour a friend of the band who was also from Cambridge was brought in as a fifth member The idea was that Gilmour would enable the Floyd to continue as a live outfit Barrett would still be able to write and contribute to the records That couldn't work either and within a few months Barrett was out of the group Pink Floyd's management looking at the wreckage of a band that was now without its lead guitarist lead singer and primary songwriter decided to abandon the group and manage Barrett as a solo actnnSuch calamities would have proven insurmountable for 99 out of 100 bands in similar predicaments Incredibly Pink Floyd would regroup and not only maintain their popularity but eventually become even more successful It was early in the game yet after all the first album had made the British Top Ten but the group was still virtually unknown in America where the loss of Syd Barrett meant nothing to the media Gilmour was an excellent guitarist and the band proved capable of writing enough original material to generate further ambitious albums Waters eventually emerging as the dominant composer The 1968 follow-up to Piper at the Gates of Dawn A Saucerful of Secrets made the British Top Ten using Barrett's vision as an obvious blueprint but taking a more formal somber and quasi-classical tone especially in the long instrumental parts Barrett for his part would go on to make a couple of interesting solo records before his mental problems instigated a retreat into oblivionnnOver the next four years Pink Floyd would continue to polish their brand of experimental rock which married psychedelia with ever-grander arrangements on a Wagnerian operatic scale Hidden underneath the pulsing reverberant organs and guitars and insistently restated themes were subtle blues and pop influences that kept the material accessible to a wide audience Abandoning the singles market they concentrated on album-length works and built a huge following in the progressive rock underground with constant touring in both Europe and North America While LPs like Ummagumma (divided into live recordings and experimental outings by each member of the band) Atom Heart Mother (a collaboration with composer Ron Geesin) and More (a film soundtrack) were erratic each contained some extremely effective musicnnBy the early '70s Syd Barrett was a fading or nonexistent memory for most of Pink Floyd's fans although the group one could argue never did match the brilliance of that somewhat anomalous 1967 debut Meddle (1971) sharpened the band's sprawling epics into something more accessible and polished the science fiction ambience that the group had been exploring ever since 1968 Nothing however prepared Pink Floyd or their audience for the massive mainstream success of their 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon which made their brand of cosmic rock even more approachable with state-of-the-art production more focused songwriting an army of well-time stereophonic sound effects and touches of saxophone and soulful female backup vocalsnnDark Side of the Moon finally broke Pink Floyd as superstars in the United States where it made number one More astonishingly it made them one of the biggest-selling acts of all time Dark Side of the Moon spent an incomprehensible 741 weeks on the Billboard album chart Additionally the primarily instrumental textures of the songs helped make Dark Side of the Moon easily translatable on an international level and the record became (and still is) one of the most popular rock albums worldwidennIt was also an extremely hard act to follow although the follow-up Wish You Were Here (1975) also made number one highlighted by a tribute of sorts to the long-departed Barrett Shine On You Crazy Diamond Dark Side of the Moon had been dominated by lyrical themes of insecurity fear and the cold sterility of modern life Wish You Were Here and Animals (1977) developed these morose themes even more explicitly By this time Waters was taking a firm hand over Pink Floyd's lyrical and musical vision which was consolidated by The Wall (1979)nnThe bleak overambitious double concept album concerned itself with the material and emotional walls modern humans build around themselves for survival The Wall was a huge success (even by Pink Floyd's standards) in part because the music was losing some of its heavy-duty electronic textures in favor of more approachable pop elements Although Pink Floyd had rarely even released singles since the late '60s one of the tracks Another Brick in the Wall became a transatlantic number one The band had been launching increasingly elaborate stage shows throughout the '70s but the touring production of The Wall featuring a construction of an actual wall during the band's performance was the most excessive yetnnIn the 1980s the group began to unravel Each of the four had done some side and solo projects in the past more troublingly Waters was asserting control of the band's musical and lyrical identity That wouldn't have been such a problem had The Final Cut (1983) been such an unimpressive effort with little of the electronic innovation so typical of their previous work Shortly afterward the band split up -- for a while In 1986 Waters was suing Gilmour and Mason to dissolve the group's partnership (Wright had lost full membership status entirely) Waters lost leaving a Roger-less Pink Floyd to get a Top Five album with Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987 In an irony that was nothing less than cosmic about 20 years after Pink Floyd shed their original leader to resume their career with great commercial success they would do the same again to his successor Waters released ambitious solo albums to nothing more than moderate sales and attention while he watched his former colleagues (with Wright back in tow) rescale the chartsnnPink Floyd still had a huge fan base but there's little that's noteworthy about their post-Waters output They knew their formula could execute it on a grand scale and could count on millions of customers -- many of them unborn when Dark Side of the Moon came out and unaware that Syd Barrett was ever a member -- to buy their records and see their sporadic tours The Division Bell their first studio album in seven years topped the charts in 1994 without making any impact on the current rock scene except in a marketing sense Ditto for the live Pulse album recorded during a typically elaborately staged 1994 tour which included a concert version of The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety Waters' solo career sputtered along highlighted by a solo recreation of The Wall performed at the site of the former Berlin Wall in 1990 and released as an album Syd Barrett continued to be completely removed from the public eye except as a sort of archetype for the fallen genius

Mathis Gothart Grunewald - Crucifixion (1515)

rameyamoore — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:31:00 MDT

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the Christ rose before him formidable on a rude cross of barky wood the arm an untrimmed branch bending like a bow under the weight of the bodynnThis branch seemed about to spring back and mercifully hurl afar from our cruel sinful world the suffering flesh held to earth by the enormous spike piercing the feet Dislocated almost ripped out of their sockets the arms of the Christ seemed trammelled by the knotty cords of the straining muscles The laboured tendons of the armpits seemed ready to snap The fingers wide apart were contorted in an arrested gesture in which were supplication and reproach but also benediction The trembling thighs were greasy with sweat The ribs were like staves or like the bars of a cage the flesh swollen blue mottled with flea-bites specked as with pin-pricks by spines broken off from the rods of the scourging and now festering beneath the skin where they had penetratednnPurulence was at hand The fluvial wound in the side dripped thickly inundating the thigh with blood that was like congealing mulberry juice Milky pus which yet was somewhat reddish something like the colour of grey Moselle oozed from the chest and ran down over the abdomen and the loin cloth The knees had been forced together and the rotulae touched but the lower legs were held wide apart though the feet were placed one on top of the other Thesenn13nnbeginning to putrefy were turning green beneath a river of blood Spongy and blistered they were horrible the flesh tumefied swollen over the head of the spike and the grip-ping toes with the horny blue nails contradicted the imploring gesture of the hands turning that benediction into a curse and as the hands pointed heavenward so the feet seemed to cling to earth to that ochre around ferruginous like the purple soil of ThuringiannAbove this' eruptive cadaver the head tumultuous enormous encircled by a disordered crown of thorns hung down lifeless One lacklustre eye half opened as a shudder of terror or of sorrow traversed the expiring figure The face was furrowed the brow seamed the cheeks blanched all the drooping features wept while the mouth unnerved its under jaw racked by tetanic contractions laughed atrociouslynnThe torture had been terrific and the agony had frightened the mocking executioners into flightnnAgainst a dark blue night-sky the cross seemed to bow down almost to touch the ground with its 'tip while two figures one on each side kept watch over the Christ One was the Virgin wearing a hood the colour of mucous blood over a robe of wan blue Her face was pale and swollen with weeping and she stood rigid as one who buries his fingernails deep into his palms and sobs The other figure was that of Saint John like a gipsy or sunburnt Swabian peasant very tall his beard matted and tangled his robe of a scarlet stuff cut in wide strips like slabs of bark His mantle was a chamois yellow the lining caught up at the sleeves showed a feverish yellow as of unripe lemons Spent with weeping but possessed of more endurance than Mary who was yet erect but broken and exhausted he had joined his hands and in an access of outraged loyalty had drawn himself up before the corpse which he contemplated with his red and smoky eyes while he choked back the cry which threatened to rend his quivering throatnnAh this coarse tear-compelling Calvary was at the oppositenn14nnpole from those debonair Golgothas adopted by the Church ever since the Renaissance This lockjaw Christ was not the Christ of the rich the Adonis of Galilee the exquisite dandy the handsome youth with the curly brown tresses divided beard and insipid doll-like features whom the faithful have adored for four centuries This was the Christ of Justin Basil Cyril Tertullian the Christ of the apastolic church the vulgar Christ ugly with the assump-tion of the whole burden of our sins and clothed through humility in the most abject of formsnnIt was the Christ of the poor the Christ incarnate in the image of the most miserable of us He came to save the Christ of the afflicted of the beggar of all those on whose indigence and helplessness the greed of their brother battens the human Christ frail of flesh abandoned by the Father until such time as no further torture was possible the Christ with no recourse but His Mother to Whom - then powerless to aid Him - He had like every man in torment cried out with an infant's crynnIn an unsparing humility doubtless He had willed to suffer the Passion with all the suffering permitted to the human senses and obeying an incomprehensible ordination He in the time of the scourging and of the blows and of the insults spat in His face had put off divinity nor had He resumed it when after these preliminary mockeries He entered upon the unspeakable torment of the unceasing agony Thus dying like a thief like a dog basely vilely physically He had sunk himself to the deepest depth of fallen humanity and had not spared Himself the last ignominy of putrefaction

MeNaiset mag

eilenmoon — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:59:00 MDT

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Care stopped the medication cycle n nRelationship crisis and burn out drove Jonna Nygren to take care of herself with medication and liquor People close to her found the lonely rock wife and took her to rehab 'Then I realized it isn't a shame to ask for help' n nJONNA NYGREN broken up with Ville Valo nI returned stronger from the rehab n nIn the world of society columns Jonna Nygren 27 should have been a lucky girl There Jonna lives as a rock wife for the lead singer Ville Valo 30 of the most successful Finnish band Him She spinned around in celebrity-model events and got her own show to host at Moon-tv Sub-tv and latest MTV n nThe couple got engaged last summer in Provinssirock and instead of rings they got tattoos on their fingers and bought a house from Helsinki's most expensive neighborhood The fans cried for the taken Ville and Jonna got suggestions for an interview with the idea of 'Finland's most hated normal person' She declined for that story but in an other revealed that the couple were thinking of names for future children Ville praised the power of relationship and told that his lady was hoping for a winter wedding n nAt the change of the year mud was thrown over the dream headlines Jonna threw a fit in a bar and screamed holes in her mans ear Ville thought to be a gentleman shook the peace of the high class building made noise and threatened the neighbor The rocker ended up in jail n nIn the beginning of March there were news of the couples shock break up A few column weeks later Jonna ended up in an hospital Jonna says she has heard dozens of reasons and versions of why and in what care she ended up in Now shes feeling good enough to tell what was really going on behind the tabloids n n-The most ridiculous comment came from a half acquaintance According to that I was partying so wildly after the break up that I ended up in rehab Right last months have been absolutely hilarious my life continuous May day Things really aren't the way everybody thinks they are Jonna corrects nWell how are they then n nGoing asleep and waking up with medication n nIn the beginning of May the tabloids were screaming 'Break up from Ville drove to a vicious circle- nJONNA WENT TO REHAB nIn reality burn out and its self medication drove Jonna to rehab Jonna counts that her problems started about half a year ago When Ville was touring with Him Jonna lived alone in the couples' apartment and killed time with working Too much n nReal life really wasn't just living as a rock wife Jonna has worked in restaurant business her whole working life and in addition to that has done modeling jobs and TV-hosting The shifts at the favorite restaurants of Helsinki could stretch out to 3 am and waking up for the days hosting job was at 5am She started feeling overtired and irritated Even though the fatigue weighted heavy sleep didn't come n n-I was always tense weepy and depressed Was so damn tired but just had to go on I was constantly taking more work although I wasn't feeling good n nJonna started medicating her insomnia and bad feelings n n-When I got home in the evenings I drank red wine so I could relax Sleep on the other hand didn't come without tranquilizers or sleeping pills That lead to that I in the morning had to stuff my face full with caffeine tablets because the usual coffee wakening didn't help anymore she tells n nOver-tiredness stress and pressure of the relationship got deeper and worse It was a full job for Jonna to get out of her house and take care of the agreed shifts but still she couldn't recognize the condition she was getting into n n-In that treadwheel I didn't even notice the symptoms of depression I felt violent anxiety and often felt like crying but didn't stop to think what was wrong with me n nThe final stop came in the middle of March when Jonna withdrew to her home n n-I was drinking by myself and was physically so dead tired that I couldn't even drag myself to the bathroom or the toilet Everything felt so overwhelming My friends came to visit and found me in the apartment in a confused state of mind I hadn't showered for a week I didn't have strenght for anything n nThe friends stayed for the night to support Jonna and contacted her mother The psychiatric-mother who works with youngsters who have drug problems understood immediately that now care was needed not scolding n n-Only after the others came for help I realized that this is what I needed I felt enormously relieved It felt like a rock had been lifted from me when I was found and I got to say that I needed help n nMother guided to rehab n nAlthough the ultimate reason for Jonnas sickness were depression and over-tiredness firstly the drug dependence that had formed in the near months had to be taken care of Jonna was guided to the Aurora hospital in Helsinki but that didn't feel like the right place not in her or the doctors opinion With mothers advice she went to Pellas which is specialized for rehabitation n n-In the connection you talk about drug rehab Though I wasn't doing drugs my medication dependency needed the same kind of treatment n nJonna praises Pellas' 11-person rehabitation center A home-like atmosphere and an intimate spirit dominated the little unit n n-The other recoveries were amazing personalities I don't remember laughing so much in ages We nwere able to laugh at ourselves and our restlessness That helped the recovery On the other hand you realized it isn't a shame to ask for help There are others alike n nOnly in the rehab Jonna realized in what a bad shape she had been in nShe portrays herself as a performer who tries to please everybody from friend to employer n n-I like to take care of others That way you forget your own troubles A nurse in Pallas reminded me that now I was resting myself There I realized that I don't have to be a superwoman and assiduously assure that I can handle everything Its ok to say that I'm completely dead tired n nPallas concentrates on resting discussing eating well and exercising Jonna had lost weight and was in a fragile condition so rehab and insomnia were tough for the body too n n-I did handiwork when I got an allowance for knitting needles They were forbidden in the house rules but luckily the nurses saw that knitting is an effective way for me to calm down n nJonna was in Pellas for a month During that time she was only in contact with her mother The rest of the world had to wait n n-When the month came to close the thought of leaving was frightening I had gotten used to having support near My other life had been on pause for the whole treatment and I was nervous on what kind of pressures I would encounter in the outer world n nAfter the rehab Jonna started therapy At first she had a threshold with talking to a complete stranger When the beginning reservedness was gotten over with the care-relationship became encouraging Therapy concentrates on taking care of the depression and finding out where it all started A therapist doesn't give you advice but helps you think and understand n n-I have learned enormously about myself and realized how things are connected to each other and how our experiences affect us This has been an interesting journey in myself and it probably would suit everybody even if they weren't going through a dramatic stop like this n nVille calls daily n nThe relationship was ended over the phone- VILLE DUMPED JONNA The engaged couples break was in the tabloids in the beginning of March It was told that Ville left Jonna with a text message Jonna doesn't talk about Ville and herself as we anymore Instead of a break up she would rather call it a break She doesn't want to chew over the reasons of the break here n n-We were both drunk then one in Athens one in Finland We were having a war with text messages racingly sending each other mean bitchy messages It was a blunder episode of two drunkards where one was trying to focus on its job the other on keeping its head together Intoxication is the right state when going through these kinds of things sneers Jonna n nThe relationship that has laster for three years is on penalty until Ville gets back to Finland from his American tour when the couple gets to talk face to face The rumors of a complete break up are rubbish n n-We talk together on the phone daily Ville always calls when hes going to sleep and again when he has woken up We talk about this and that How are you eating porridge what are you doing watching a movie n nJonna reminds that every relationship has problems that are not supposed to be straightened out over the phone You have to talk these things through face to face n n-Even though it's hard to believe things have a habit of straightening out I have my idea on how things are gonna continue and where I'll in the end settle up in but thats between us n nFor now Jonna lives with her mother in Hyvink The ex-couples home in Kaivopuisto is on sale and Ville has gotten a new house from Munkkiniemi n nJonna admits that a traveling job caused pressure in the relationship but that staying apart also had its charm Both got time for their selves and the moments shared together are even more appreciated Jonna toured around with Him in few occasions for the longest she was with them on the American tour Jonna was also going to go to Australia and Japan but her sickness ruined the plans n n-Only on the road I realized what a hard job the guys are doing In the morning you wake up to do interviews then you transfer to where the gig is taking place In the night you move to the next target where the routines are repeated Glamour is far from it and everyone who manages tour life deserves respect n nIt also takes guts for them who stay at home n n-Maybe even more than for the one who leaves Jonna remarks n nThe one on the road has its traveling routines and can focus tightly on working but frustration and longing lurks to the one waiting at home n n-But I don't blame the job for what happened between us When I got into the relationship Ville was already a successful rockstar and I did know where I got myself into n nTo the brake up fuss Jonna takes a humorous stand n n-Luckily after it came the break up of the Kirvesniemis Jonna laughs dryly All respect to their relationship but from my point of view it was a relief that the public got something else to talk about n nThe seething gypsy blood n nJonna threw a fit EARDRUM RIPPED In the end of last year Jonna screamed herself to the tabloids after a night that went too wild They were playing spin the bottle with a group of friends until Jonna lost her nerve and screamed so that the eardrum of Ville who was sitting next to her ripped If the hole had been any bigger Ville would have ended up on an operation table and Villes American tour would have been canceled n n-I was told that for a eardrum to rip you need a 140 desibel shout It seems I have a voice that carries far Greetings to the boys of Nightwish here it goes Jonna smiles tamely n nShe believes that one day this will be laughed about although now its shameful n n-Never in my life have I been so sorry about anything or to anybody then I am about that stunt n nJonna describes herself to be a mood person who cries as easily as laughs Emotions are not held back n n-I let everything come out in the moment I feel like it My friends are used to it and let me rage for a while because they know I'll get back to normal soon I guess it's my seething gypsy blood says Jonna motioning to her gypsy grandfather n nIt was probably the gypsy blood in her when she at the age of 8 told her mother she was moving out of Finland when she grows up Her friends would become hairdressers nurses and truck drivers she would be a traveler At the age of 17 she left to Helsinki for a few days holiday and forgot herself in her friends house for a month and later moved there entirely A few years later she ended up in New York just as spontaniously: a one month holiday expanded to three years nJonnas and Ville Valos roads crossed for the first time in 2003 when Jonna was visiting Finland She was slowly planning on returning to Finland but when the love flamed the plans speeded up n nJonna says she wasn't the least bit interested in standing in publicity next to Ville and didn't let it change her life She had gotten her own share of publicity with her jobs on Moon-TV Sub-TV and now on MTV To gossiping Jonna has an uncaring attitude n n-Half acquitances call and tell things on our behalf So what That doesn't feel like anything There are always lurkers and I don't view them as my friends We had a habit of sending SMS on who found the most 'bomb' headline n nWhat doesn't piss you off anymore strengthens n nTHE SICK LEAVE CONINUES STILL told the tabloids but Jonna is on the better half of the recovery Therapy continues regularly and Jonna has slowly returned to restaurant jobs When MTVs Headbangers ball returns from the summer brake Jonna will continue to host it n nRight after the rehab Jonna felt like the normal life wouldn't work She wasn't able to sleep and couldn't find a good rhythm n n-The next phase was what doesn't kill pisses you off With the support of others I could carry on even if it was strength taking Then came the best phase of recovery: What doesn't piss you off anymore strengthens I could look back and notice that jes- I went through quite a mess but came through as a much stronger human I understand myself others and the society better n nJonna used to think that exhaustion was a sign of weakness Close relations and doctors have praised her to be brave she did confess she needed help and even told the public about her hell n n-Going to rehab was the best opinion for me at that moment I wasn't the first definitely not the last and asking for help is nothing to be ashamed of n nJonna is thankful for the support her friends gave her She hadn't realized how many people she had who cared about her n n-Though then there are those who think I was in rehab because I was crazy n nJonna admits that she couldn't have survived without the help of her mother Mom knew that instead of condemnation understanding was needed It would have been easy to turn your back on your drunkard and take a condemnated attitude n n-My mother was an absolutely fabulous help and the tough experience has brought us together Lets see when I bear to leave from her There we lay next to my mom my little sister and I Right now it's the safest place on earth

mother earth

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Matt and his girls

Ember_Fangs — Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:47:00 MST

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I told you you'd see more of Matt n nSo I was saying Matt and Jess had a lot of children well these four are just his daughters The two missing are his son's n nThe little girl in Matt's arms is still a baby so she's in a nappy that's Isabella she's the youngest of their children and she has a very special power The little girl asleep on his knee with the purplish hair is Abigail she's the next oldest though she acts like a baby Then the next oldest is Tallulah Tallulah is the red head at the back her hair is red because of an accident she had when she was little she came into power to early and it happened to be Fire Bending her hair turned bright red from the power surge She has a twin Luke who has similar hair though his is green his main power being Earth Then sitting at the bottom is Evie she's the eldest of the daughters and the most like her mother and the second eldest out of the lot She'd definitely Matt's favourite even though he wouldn't admit it Evie and Matt have a lot of fights but they both love each other n nBase credit goes to: DuchessGeorgiana

Two of a Kind

ewa_izabela — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:01:00 MDT

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Two of a Kindnby Nora RobertsnnFrom the incomparable master of romance Nora Roberts come two timeless tales of summer love available for the first time in over a decade in one collectible volumennImpulsennFor once in her life Rebecca Malone decided to follow her impulses jettison the familiar and head to Greece she was determined to have an adventure So when a sexy stranger began to romance her she couldn't resist playing the sophisticated well-traveled woman a powerful engaging man like him might desire Falling in love with Stephen Nickodemus was absolutely not part of her plan How on earth was she going to explain to the man she'd given her heart to that she was not the woman he'd believed her to be And then convince him she still was the woman he lovednnThe Best MistakennShe'd been a model on the fast track to the stars when she'd gotten pregnant Now Zoe Fleming was a hardworking single mother looking for a tenant to help her share the cost of running her household What she got was J Cooper McKinnon both a curmudgeon and a charmer a man who befriended her young son and bewitched Zoe from the start She had less than no time for a man Zoe just needed the money Either this was a recipe for total disasteror the best mistake she'd ever madenn1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts is a word artist painting her story and characters with vitality and verve according to the Los Angeles Daily News She has published over 140 novels and her work has been optioned and made into films excerpted in Good Housekeeping and has been translated into over twenty-five different languages and published all over the worldnnIn addition to her amazing success in mainstream Nora has a large and loyal series romance audience which took her to their hearts in 1981 with her very first book a Silhouette Romance novelnnWith over 250 million copies of her books in print worldwide and a total of 101 New York Times bestsellers as of 2003 twenty-nine of them reaching 1 Nora Roberts is truly a publishing phenomenon

Lucas (Super Smash Brors Brawl) CREDIT PLANET RENDERS

gameroomproductions — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:01:00 MDT

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Rina Kotone

SarahHatake — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:47:00 MST

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This is my DRAWING Do NOT use it as a base So after more then one and a half year I edited Sarah's (older) twin sister Yeah they are so like twins XD I know that they are totally different but it doesn't matters 'cause it sometimes happened that twins are not alike Rina got her looks from her grandmother (Kasai's mother) So yes she is a medical ninja xD Rina is earth element ninja but she rarely uses that kind of jutsu 'cause she is mostly in the hospital She is working all the time Rina was always interested i medical ninjutsu but as she passed Chunin exams she spent more time studying medical ninjutsu and soon she becomes one of the bests She is very kind person She is realist and very intelligent person (not like Shikamaru but still intelligent) She is a bit workaholic Rina enjoys in helping people so most of the time she work as a doctor or she works in a department for cures but sometimes works as a diagnostician About her relationships: Her best friend is Kozuke Hitachi (Sushi's RPC) She is close to both of their sisters but she is maybe a little bit closer to Sarah tho she is always sick so Rina needs to heal her and stuff xD She is also in a good relationship with her father Yeah in Shippuden she is just an ordinary doctor while in New Generation she becomes the Medical Chief So that would be it I think XD Sorry for a long description xD Hope you like it xD

Mother Earth

essieang — Mon, 3 Aug 2009 19:59:00 MDT

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IN MeMory of James FMatthews ll

RevJFMatthews — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:54:00 MDT

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Born Sept121979on his daddy's BDWhat a Gift to have to Giveand He was so beautifulhe became my Hearthe was everything to meSee I sought the Lord for so many years to bring forward a childa maleand God answered my prayand told me I would have two sonand I was to give them backto Him we didthe moment they enter in to this life and had a Birth- daysent down to this worldto me cause I couldn't have any children I was so blessedWe're so blessedfull of joy and hope that He would use them bothand we planted the Word of God and the watering and increase came by GodBut our ways and thoughts were not the way it wentednot at allEverything we wanted for himhe didn't want for his selfhe was a man after God's on Heart and knew that No man could take his lifeor do anything to him excepted the Lord allowedyes he knewJames's spirit was so beautifulhe could see spirits at a very young ageHe answered the Lord's callbut you see James had much love for the people of God wheather they were minors- or majorssinners or back sliddersall he wanted them to do is know this Jesus that he knewAnd he knew this same Jesus so well he had a vision two-years before his earthly deathdown to the last markwhen he being already dead when i got to the car right behind him as he was taking his friend homeand the shotd rung outas three shots were firedBut his faith in God he knew that we as his parents was Not going to call it overuntil untiland we prayed as his body was coldand the holy spirit prayedand as we prayed we saided we speak Life Not Deathfor death couldn't not hold him down death had no stingand as we were praying the God and Lord of All creator of AllBlew the Breath of Life back in to Jamesand he became a living soulso much of God happen that nightso muchI saw the hand of God and I saw Jesusin the mist of All that was happeningHe was right therewith His child as we wereAnd for forty-five minutesJames was before Godand as the seconds went awayat 11:10 July 172005I his mother saw Jesus hand reach down for him and i Know one day with the Lord is like a thousands years with the Lordand i could see they were havind fellow shipand james saw the Glory of the Lord and he saw the promise landhe looked over intothe landand I had already talked to him about the fork in the roadAnd at that time you don't worryabout nothing on earthbecause them it's you and GodAlmightytalk to Him for already you know the truthTRUTH' This is a conversation we had a long time agofor some reasonI knew all along he stay was shortin my soul i knew that is why i(we) never stop praying for him or his brother todaynowI asked God youcalled both of usand It would appear that our sons wants tobe worldlythis is not what preacherschildren are suppose to act like that's is what Church people thinkand how cna you ministeral to others went yours are like nothing unto the lordand your walkAll was saided was Purpose and destiny to get you in postionfor my work In My BodyIf you hadn't walked his walk with him you could NOT reach the ones he started a work inAll things Work togetherfor good to them that love the lord and called according to His purposeI will get the Glory out of everylife that Is mines said the LORD OF HOST tp mePreach THe WordFear Not for I'am with thee Always even till the end of timeso our son's walk into gangsdrugs and other works of the fleshonly helped him to talk about this Jesus that they needed in their lives for Jesussaid I've come to heal the sick for one that is not sick has no need for meJames is in our futureand in his dreamvisionhe had gotten shotby a gang memberthat didn't not know that ALL Gangs had called It as OVERyes and he went up some strairs and the door open and he fell on his knees crying and cryingand Jesus came over and picked him up and He saided I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU MY SON and started to pray to the Father by saiding Fatheras i was saiding in the seconds left on earth he lived in the hospial for those minutesto seconds and at 11:15 he left up out of the emgergroom as the Lord drew him closer and closer to him going up in to His Glory as the only begottten Son can do with his child in His hand floating upmy child had a smile that like ALL IS WELLmamaAll Is Well I heard you talking to meI knew the Truththat you and dadsaid to meI heard youmama''' I'am In A Better Place you don't have to worryIt ALL Is TRUTHThe Glory Of the Coming of the Lord So we shall go where ever He say goand go in Jesus' name by the Holy Spirit For we Are Crucified with Christnevertheless I Liveyet not IbutChrist livethin meand the life I live in the flesh Ilive by Faith OF THE Son Of GodPraise the Lord AtALL Time I miss you Jamesand we Love you don't want ever leave love and your four children know that they will see him again seeds are being planting alreadyamen ages 8765 to God Glory and HonorThank you Lord for the time with our son and to any other peson that had walked this path or any path and just need to know God Is Still Godand He loves youThanks for twenty-five years with (Boobie)in our lives what is horrible If he wasn't prepared and If you are not or no one has told you about JesusJust confess your are a sining we all have been) come into my life and save meturn my life over to youcome into me save me from helland be Lord in my lifeI believe you Jesus the Christ Is the Son of God the only begotten son and you died for mefor me and was made sin for me because I was sinfor give meand save meand I'll serve you all the days of my life thank you Lordand thank you for the holy ghost that is now on the inside of meto help me on my path you are savedfind a Bible teaching church to go toand stay with Godand remembereverybody hasn't matured in the Body of Christ yet stay forced on Jesusnow follow Him and test the spirit if they are of ChristThe Kingdom Of God Is A HandMy son or my DaughterBe Blessed In your new Life Born Again Love youwe love you God hates sinand the devil is mad now so he will be coming to make you out of a liebut you have the holyspirit in you for the battle is the lordnever give up Trust In God He cannot Fail you nor leave you falling in love with Jesus Is the best you can ever ever do the best

mother earth shoppers

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Mother Earth

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Love The Earth

Mother Earth

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Message from Mother Earth - May 07 2012

Mother Earth

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The greatest science in the world on heaven and on earth is love -Mother Theresa

Princess Mazal 2

Luanna255 — Sat, 9 May 2009 14:25:00 MDT

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Princess Mazal is another character from The Faerie's Child She is Miriam's first cousin the daughter of Queen Malka's younger sister Princess Makhshefa She was raised as royalty and for the first seventeen years of her life she was third in line for the throne (after Makhshefa as the faeries of Karka Kasum or Kasumis were unaware of Miriam's existance) She is royal through and through very dignified and self-controlled She was given an excellent education and has memorized the entire Kasumi history She can also dance and sing and writes music speeches essays and poetry impeccably She can also play every type of instrument In addition she keeps well aware of the world around her and has an excellent head for politics and knows everything about protocol tradition and Kasumi culture She is also trained in every martial art including knife-throwing (she has never missed) The knife she is wearing in her belt is enchanted when she throws it it is immediately replaced with a new one meaning that she can never be disarmed and also that she never has to go running after it to retrieve it A natural leader as well as something of a Popular Princess Queen Bee type Mazal can be condescending vain spoiled snobbish and selfish as well as ambitious and rather power-hungry She also has a terrible temper and can be bitingly sarcastic but her main flaw is her misguided loyalty to her mother Makhshefa who is truly evil Out of this loyalty Mazal often helps her mother with plans and actions that she really disapproves of or ought to (she has been rather corrupted by Makhshefa) such as political murders In spite of this Mazal is essentially a good person and has incredible courage as well as loyalty to those few who earn her loyalty She has high standards both for herself and others a strong sense of duty and incredible inner strength She is a huge celebrity in Karka Kasum (as would be expected) and most Kasumi girls of all ages want to be her Although in Kasumi years Mazal was born hundreds of years after Miriam (Makhshefa had her late in life even by faerie standards - and an average faerie life-span is anywhere between 230 to 500 years) time moves more slowly on Earth therefore when Miriam arrived in Karka Kasum at the age of twelve Mazal was already seventeen and the five-year age difference remained Mazal is exactly five feet tall (tall by faerie standards) but wouldn't appear short even to a human because of her perfect poise and posture (more evidence of her royal training) She has shoulder-length straight shiny golden-blonde hair with an almost choppy layered look golden-cream skin which (like that of all faeries) always glows as if hit by direct sunlight (no matter where she is) high cheekbones a high forehead a narrow aristocratic nose dark lips emerald green eyes set at a tilt pointed ears and emerald-green wings like giant butterfly wings She is considered extremely beautiful even by faerie standards and is always elegantly and fashionably dressed (such as here in an emerald-green gown of the medieval-ish style popular in Karka Kasum with a wreath of emerald-green leaves - which will never wilt - around her head) She is also extremely graceful (even by faerie standards) and moves with a combination of strength and grace Mazal also can fly and do magic (all faeries have wings and can fly but only the nobility can do magic) Her magic is characterized by emerald-green light or emerald-green fire which she can do various things with (hit people set things on fire kill people make a shield out of it grab things with it make a hole in something) She can also conjure and see the future which are unusual gifts As in everything else she was given an excellent education in magic and knows almost everything about it She is one of the most powerful faeries in Karka Kasum Like that of all faeries her magic does not work if she is touching iron or even enclosed in it The crystal she is wearing around her neck is a star-stone a piece of a fallen star (in Karka Kasum stars are made of a diamond-like stone that glows as if it has a flame inside) All faerie nobility wear star-stone pendants because star-stone allows them to more easily focus and control their power The diamond-shaped star-stone pendant is emerald-green because it has obsorbed her magic but the links of the chain are also made of star-stone (in its regular diamond-light color) A faerie noble's magic wings and eyes are always the same color and like most Mazal has adopted that color (emerald-green) as her signature color meaning that all of her dresses and belongings her room etc are that color I am fairly pleased with this drawing of Mazal but I think she looks more sensitive and less intelligent and strong than I meant the character to be I also don't like the wings so much they are kind of the wrong color and I mean them to be solid not patterned Despite many obvious differences I somewhat modelled Mazal on Queen Elizabeth I especially when she was a Princess

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Zeus

salsa88 — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:38:00 MDT

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Zeus the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea he was the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and of the Pantheon of gods who resided there Being the supreme ruler he upheld law justice and morals and this made him the spiritual leader of both gods and men Zeus was a celestial god and originally worshiped as a weather god by the Greek tribes These people came southward from the Balkans circa 2100 BCE He has always been associated as being a weather god as his main attribute is the thunderbolt he controlled thunder lightning and rain Theocritus wrote circa 265 BCE: sometimes Zeus is clear sometimes he rains He is also known to have caused thunderstorms n nIn Homer's epic poem the Iliad he sent thunderstorms against his enemies The name Zeus is related to the Greek word dios meaning bright His other attributes as well as lightning were the scepter the eagle and his aegis (this was the goat-skin of Amaltheia) n nBefore the abolition of monarchies Zeus was protector of the king and his family Once the age of Greek kings faded into democracy he became chief judge and peacemaker but most importantly civic god He brought peace in place of violence Hesiod (circa 700 BCE) describes Zeus as the lord of justice Zeus was also known as Kosmetas (orderer) Soter (savior) Polieos (overseer of the polis -city) and also Eleutherios (guarantor of political freedoms) His duties in this role were to maintain the laws protect suppliants to summon festivals and to give prophecies (his oldest and most famous oracle was at Dodona in Epirus -northwestern Greece) As the supreme deity Zeus oversaw the conduct of civilized life But the father of gods and men as Homer calls him has many mythological tales n nHis most famous was told by Hesiod in his Theogony of how Zeus usurped the kingdom of the immortals from his father This mythological tale of Zeus' struggle against the Titans (Titanomachy) had been caused by Cronus after he had been warned that one of his children would depose him Cronus knowing the consequences as he had overthrown his father Uranus To prevent this from happening Cronus swallowed his newborn children Hestia Demeter Hera Hades and Poseidon but his wife Rhea (who was also his sister) and Gaia her mother wrapped a stone in swaddling clothes in place of the infant Zeus Cronus thinking it was the newborn baby swallowed the stone Meanwhile Rhea had her baby taken to Crete and there in a cave on Mount Dicte the divine goat Amaltheia suckled and raised the infant Zeus n nWhen Zeus had grown into a young man he returned to his fathers domain and with the help of Gaia compelled Cronus to regurgitate the five children he had previously swallowed (in some versions Zeus received help from Metis who gave Cronus an emetic potion which made him vomit up Zeus' brothers and sisters) However Zeus led the revolt against his father and the dynasty of the Titans defeated and then banished them Once Zeus had control he and his brothers divided the universe between them: Zeus gaining the heavens Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld Zeus had to defend his heavenly kingdom The three separate assaults were from the offspring of Gaia: they were the Gigantes Typhon (Zeus fought them with his thunder-bolt and aegis) and the twin brothers who were called the Aloadae The latter tried to gain access to the heavens by stacking Mount Ossa on top of Mount Olympus and Mount Pelion on top of Mount Ossa but the twins still failed in their attempt to overthrow Zeus As he did with the Titans Zeus banished them all to Tartarus which is the lowest region on earth lower than the underworld n nAccording to legend Metis the goddess of prudence was the first love of Zeus At first she tried in vain to escape his advances but in the end succumbed to his endeavor and from their union Athena was conceived Gaia warned Zeus that Metis would bear a daughter whose son would overthrow him On hearing this Zeus swallowed Metis the reason for this was to continue to carry the child through to the birth himself Hera (his wife and sister) was outraged and very jealous of her husband's affair also of his ability to give birth without female participation To spite Zeus she gave birth to Hephaestus parthenogenetically (without being fertilized) and it was Hephaestus who when the time came split open the head of Zeus from which Athena emerged fully armed n nZeus had many offspring his wife Hera bore him Ares Hephaestus Hebe and Eileithyia but Zeus had numerous liaisons with both goddesses and mortals He either raped them or used devious means to seduce the unsuspecting maidens His union with Leto (meaning the hidden one) brought forth the twins Apollo and Artemis Once again Hera showed her jealousy by forcing Leto to roam the earth in search of a place to give birth as Hera had stopped her from gaining shelter on terra-firma or at sea The only place she could go was to the isle of Delos in the middle of the Aegean the reason being that Delos was as legend states a floating island One legend says that Aphrodite was the daughter of Zeus and Dione n nBesides deities he also fathered many mortals In some of his human liaisons Zeus used devious disguises When he seduced the Spartan queen Leda he transformed himself into a beautiful swan and from the egg which Leda produced two sets of twins were born: Castor and Polydeuces and Clytemnestra and Helen of Troy He visited princess Danae as a shower of gold and from this union the hero Perseus was born He abducted the Phoenician princess Europa disguised as a bull then carried her on his back to the island of Crete where she bore three sons: Minos Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon Zeus also took as a lover the Trojan prince Ganymede He was abducted by an eagle sent by Zeus (some legends believe it was Zeus disguised as an eagle) The prince was taken to Mount Olympus where he became Zeus' cup-bearer Zeus also used his charm and unprecedented power to seduce those he wanted so when Zeus promised Semele that he would reveal himself in all his splendor in order to seduce her the union produced Dionysus but she was destroyed when Zeus appeared as thunder and lightening Themis the goddess of justice bore the three Horae goddesses of the seasons to Zeus and also the three Moirae known as the Fates When Zeus had an affair with Mnemosyne he coupled with her for nine consecutive nights which produced nine daughters who became known as the Muses They entertained their father and the other gods as a celestial choir on Mount Olympus They became deities of intellectual pursuits Also the three Charites or Graces were born from Zeus and Eurynome From all his children Zeus gave man all he needed to live life in an ordered and moral way n nZeus had many Temples and festivals in his honor the most famous of his sanctuaries being Olympia the magnificent Temple of Zeus which held the gold and ivory statue of the enthroned Zeus sculpted by Phidias and hailed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Also the Olympic Games were held in his honor The Nemean Games which were held every two years were to honor Zeus There were numerous festivals throughout Greece: in Athens they celebrated the marriage of Zeus and Hera with the Theogamia (or Gamelia) The celebrations were many: in all Zeus had more than 150 epithets each one being celebrated in his honor

mother earth

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The StarLightGals (aka SLG)

starfoxchick308 — Sat, 2 Jun 2012 11:33:00 MDT

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Well this is my team of ruffians i will add a bio for each of them Star Alexander: is 15 years of age and has a kind yet serious personality Crush: Rick Her mother was Neuge (pronounced: Nay-Yeuge) Alexander and her father was Otto Alexander Her father poisoned her mother after Star was born and sold Star to the Child Mutation Enhancement Facility for a total of 50000 She was brutally abused and tested on for all of her childhood and was even cloned To this day she remains with her team Her favorite foods are Steak and Cheesecake her likes are: music art piano STEAAAAK XD Skateboarding videogames and sports Dislikes: her twin-sister Nebulae braggers rude people and losing Abilities: Psychic abilities Telekinesis force-fields eyes change color according to mood flying and reading minds Katrina: is 14 years of age and loves animals that are fluffy and cute Crush: no one yet She was orphaned at birth and was adopted by the SLG also she looks up to Star and thinks of her as her big sister she hates abuse violence between star and nebulae and animal cruelty Abilities: water ice and flying Tania: is 15 years of age and has quite a mouth on her Crush: Damien (football player at her school yet is unknowingly her greatest nemesis on the ShadowBoys' or the SB team)she has a big swearing problem and really doesn't take the time to try and hold it back She likes make-up and clothes and is the most popular girl in school abilities: flying air and earth Nebulae: 15 years old and is star's clone or twin Crush: No one yet She brags a lot and doesn't seem to care what her sister says No one knows about her past but all they know is that her and star are twins she likes violent things and she secretly likes animals and flowers (roses mostly) She is tough and usually gets them into trouble with her mouth Abilities: Shadow fire telepathy flying and also harming people by causing the enemy's worst nightmares to become real

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cihuacoatl earth goddess mother of the gods (aztec)

Ares

MercuriusTJ — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:19:00 MDT

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Ares is the great Olympian God of War Battlelust Civil Order and Manly Courage Ares who became the Greek god of war had a miserable childhood The only son of the mighty Zeus ruler of the Olympians and his wife Hera Ares was disliked by his father from the moment he was born and was barely tolerated from then on Perhaps Zeus just couldn't warm up to the little guy because he hadn't had a part in Ares' conception or his birth Hera with the help of a magical herb had managed to get herself pregnant with the help of Zeus or any man a process called parthenogenesis (Note: Most myths name Ares as the son who was born as a result of this immaculate conception but in some versions the son was Hephaestus)Hera had done this to even the score with her husband for having given birth to Dionysus by himself A short version of that story: Semele one of Zeus' many lovers lay dying while pregnant with Zeus' son Dionysus With the help of Hermes Zeus removed the unborn child and implanted him under the skin of his thigh where he remained until he was ready to be born For whatever reason Zeus failed to bond with his infant son Ares Zeus was not even particularly concerned when the young boy went missing a few years later and didn't expend much effort looking for the poor lad As it turns out the young Ares had been abducted by two playmates the giant Aloadai twins who had caught him and locked him in a bronze jar Ares stayed captive in the bronze jar almost losing his mind in captivity until the stepmother of the unruly twins figured out what had happened and told Zeus' assistant Hermes who was able to release Ares from the jarAfter this incident Hera decided that Ares' might be better off living somewhere else and arranged for him to live with Priapus one of the minor deities Priapus trained the young Ares in the art of dancing and later in the martial artsEven though he was well-trained and served as the god of war Ares wasn't a great fighter and lost many of his battles especially those involving his half-sister and arch-enemy Athena who was the goddess of wisdom as well as the goddess of war (not to mention being Daddy's favorite) Ares represented war conducted up close and personal hand to hand combat and the frenzy of battle and bloodlust Athena and Zeus superbly rational favored war at a distance strategic planning playing according to the rules of the game cold and calculating by comparison Ares style was instinctual passionate and primitivenot destined to make him appear heroic in the eyes of a culture that valued reason and moderation There were other reasons as well: The Greek god Ares the god least favored by the citizens of Greece and by his parents (Zeus and his wife Hera) was seen by the ancient Greeks as a mercenary warrior filled with a bloodlust that could not be appeased and a fickle god as well one who would fight for either side just to have a chance to vent his rage Ares' unpopularity was probably inevitable given that the Greeks of that time were mostly involved in petty wars amongst themselves wars where allegiances were unclear and shifted frequently Any god of war would have found it very difficult to please everyone in that situationIt's easy to see why Ares' other incarnation as Mars the Roman God of War fared much better -- the Roman viewpoint was no doubt influenced by the fact that Rome was usually at war with foreign powers so that a god of war could be someone that could be worshipped and viewed as heroic one always battling for a just cause (ie their side) During the Trojan War Ares fought on the side of the Trojans against the Greeks as a show of support for his lover Aphrodite who had set the war in motion This did not win him any points with the other Olympians who except for Apollo supported the Greeks He charged at Athena who was taunting him about it and she calmly reached down and picked up a rock and smashed him over the head with it stopping his advanceAthena also convinced one of the Greek warriors to wound Ares in the side during the battle and Ares bellowed so loudly in pain and rage that the earth shook He complained to Zeus about Athena's humiliating him on the battlefield and Zeus dismissively called him a whine who enjoyed nothing but brawling Ares rarely went out of his way to come to the aid of his fellow Olympians But once bored with the endless petty wars of the Greeks he decided to rescue Hades who was being held captive by King Sisyphus Ares came to his assistance threatening to decapitate Sisyphus if he didnt release him and turn himself in as Hades prisoner Trembling with fear Sisyphus surrendered to HadesAres may not have matched the Olympian ideal of rationality and moderation but he was not without his followers Unfortunately they were mostly a band of malevolent minor deities and mortals including several of his sons most of whom ended with unhappy fates Ares usually rode into battle accompanied by his two sons Phobos (Fear) and Daiemos (Panic) Although the Greek god Ares was heavily criticized for reacting emotionally rather than rationally and for not always following the rules he was quick to jump to the defense of those with whom he felt a kinship including his large brood of offspring Unfortunately his feelings often propelled him into battles that he could not winWhen one of his sons was killed during the Trojan War Ares leapt onto the battlefield defying Zeus' orders that the gods and goddesses not take part in the battleAnd Ares felt strongly about his daughters as well When his daughter Alcippe was raped by one of Poseidon's sons Ares promptly killed him This lead to the first murder trial in recorded history The trial was held on a hill in Athens that was subsequently named the Aeropagus (Ares' Hill) Ares was acquitted of the crimeSometimes Ares' loyalties led him astray One of his sons Cycnus was a thief who fell upon travelers murdering them for their bones which he was using to construct a gruesome temple to his father Cycnus picked the wrong victim when he tried to assault Heracles (Hercules) As they fought Areas rushed to fight on his son's side but they were no march for Heracles who killed Cycnus and wounded AresLittle is written about Ares in his aspect as Lord of the Dance but much can be inferred Just as in many tribal cultures warriors drum and dance before doing battle the passion and intensity of the ecstatic dance the sheer physicality of it is closely associated with the masculine energy the forceful and aggressive impulse that can bring courage in its wake And no one every doubted that Ares had courageBut what of his loves Ares never married although he had over twenty lovers who bore him children And apparently his love affairs weren't overnighters but were long lasting relationships because many of them bore him several children Being deceptive or even indirect could not be listed among his shortcomings Unlike the other Greek gods Ares did not rely on trickery abduction or rape to establish his love affairs Ares is best known for his long-term love affair with the goddess Aphrodite the goddess of romance and beauty His lengthy love affair with Aphrodite led to the birth of four children--their daughter Harmonia (Harmony) later became the mother of the Amazons a tribe of fearsome warrior women The tabloids were probably invented for the sole purpose of keeping up with the latest gossip about what the couple were up to Be sure to read the story of Hephaestus for an account of how Aphrodite's husband managed to catch them in the act and haul them into court for the Trial of the Century which ended in their acquittal of course So important was Aphrodite to Ares that when she fell in love with the beautiful Adonis (who was some say effeminate Ares' polar opposite) Ares' was overcome with such jealousy that he turned himself into a wild boar (in some accounts it was a bear) and killed his rival -- the only time he was known to battle disguised in another form The union of Ares and Aphrodite the original macho-man and the ultra-feminine sex kitten seemed unlikely to survive for long but it certainly did Ares contributed the passionate intensity and Aphrodite taught him to accept and enjoy the vulnerable unprotected parts of himself the loving and tender feelings he otherwise would never have displayed

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My Midna from Avatar

UchihaMidna — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:53:00 MDT

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She was imprisioned in the fire nation n she was specially born an air and fire bender She was taken in from the Fire Lord after he saw her supernateral powers The fire nation did millions on tests injecting water bender and earth benders' blood causing her to often get sick Once complete Midna became a fire water earth and air bender Fire lord trains her to be a weapon in order to catch the avatar he also wishes for her and zuko to marry because he believes she is a wrong willed child Just like Zuko the fire nation took her mother away from her and her father now lives with the fire lord as his top general

seven african powers

garmiran — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:13:00 MDT

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I PAPA LEGBA: n nAlso Eleggua Elegua The trickster the opener of the way and the guardian of the crossroads both physical and spiritual Comparable to Hermes or Mercury in the European tradition Legba makes the impossible possible He lifts us beyond the limitation we impose upon ourselves in daily life He is identified with portrayals of St Peter and St Nicholas His favorite offering is candy and tobacco and coconuts You have to ask him to carry your words to the other Orisha: he is the first one asked n n n n nII OBATALA: n nAlso Obatalia From the same root-word as the word Obeah The Mother-Father responsible for the creation of our physical bodies Literally chief of the white cloth the integration of ALL colors into one as found in White Light Shields for example Obatala's help is sought in ethical dilemmas and the problems of self-discipline He is generally identified with the crucified Christ Obatala is androgynous and sometimes depicted very old sometimes quite young Obatala taught the people how to do Ifa the table divination system He is gentle a sky-god but corresponds to Damballah the primordial serpent as well Notice the heavy ring of integrated opposites in his being such as mother-father androgynous young-old dark-light good-evil right-wrong --- paralleling such deep religious themes as the concept of Sunyata for example n n n n nIII YEMAYA: n nAlso Yemalia Yemalla Literally mother of fishes She rules birth and the surface of the oceans and works closely with Olokun who rules the depths She works through dreams and intuition Her waves wash away all sorrow Her compassion nurtures her children through any spiritual or emotional crisis Her love sustains life She is identified with Mary Star of the Sea n n n n nIV OSHUN: n nAlso Ochum The Goddess of love and abundance The power of desire is hers and she often uses s this power to transform She is beauty laughter and generosity The erotic is her sacrament She is often compared to Aphrodite and is identified with the portrayal of Our Lady of Caridad Oshun likes to heal hurt with love and plants seeds of change in people n n n n nV OYA: n nA revolution in constant progress Oya brings sudden change She is a whirlwind an amazon a huntress and a wild buffalo Lightning and rainbows are signs of her presence She also rules communication between the living and the dead Think of Hecate or Artemis She is identified mostly with Saint Catherine The Spanish name for Saint Catherine is Santa Catalina Interestingly enough 'la Catalina' who is cited as having similar powers and attributes as OYA was the name of the infamous sorceress that bedeviled both Don Juan Matus and Carlos Castaneda n n n n nVI CHANGO: n nAlso Shango Chango is a king and his name is synonymous with justice He lived in historical times and ruled as the fourth Alafin (or chieftain) of Oyo a city in modern-day Nigeria He is a knight in shining armor He uses lightning and thunder to enhance the fertility of the earth and of his followers Myths concerning his death (or rather the fact that it did not occur) link him to the European figure of the Hanged God He is identified with representations of Saint Barbara n n n n nVII OGOUN: n nAlso Ogum God of iron and machines Ogoun is a smith a soldier and a politician In modern times he has come to be known as the patron of truck drivers He is the spirit of the frontier cutting paths through the wilderness with his ever-present machete Although Ogoun clears the way for civilization he often prefers to dwell alone in the wilderness He is identified with Saint Anthony

Mother Nature

Madam_Valkyrie — Sat, 9 Jun 2012 17:43:00 MDT

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mother-earth

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River Halfling Paladin dedicated to A'Thea the Earth Mother

E_Mercurius — Sat, 9 May 2009 14:41:00 MDT

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MOTHER EARTH GODDESS

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Animation Grass Effect

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Mother Goddess - Earth

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Demeter

MercuriusTJ — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:55:00 MDT

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Demeter is the great Olympian Goddess of Agriculture Grain and Bread the prime sustenance of mankind She also presided over the foremost of the Mystery Cults which promised its intiates the path to a blessed afterlife Demeter is depicted as a mature woman often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and and a torch nIn Greek mythology Demeter was the most generous of the great Olympian goddesses The Greek goddess Demeter was an ancient goddess beloved for her service to mankind in giving them the gift of the harvest the reward for cultivation of the soil n nAlso known as the Roman goddess Ceres Demeter was the goddess of the harvest and was credited with teaching humans how to grow preserve and prepare grain Demeter was thought to be responsible for the fertility of the land n nShe was the only one of the Greek goddesses who was involved on a day-to-day basis in the lives of the common folk While others occasionally dabbled in human affairs when it suited their personal interests or came to the aid of special mortals they favored the goddess Demeter was truly the nurturer of mankind n nDemeter also was the only one of the Greek goddesses who could truly empathize with the human experience of suffering and grief having experienced it fully herself nThe goddess Demeter is best known for her fierce defense of her daughter Persephone who was also known as the child Kore (or Cora) Persephone's father was Zeus the mighty ruler of the Olympians The goddess Demeter had been one of his early consorts long before his marriage to Hera n n Persephone was an obedient cheerful girl who had a happy childhood playing with her cousins Artemis and Athena Reaching adolescence she was carefree and spirited often dancing playfully and picking wildflowers in the meadow near her home n nPersephone's youthful beauty drew the attention of Hades the god of the underworld and he could not help falling in love with her One day as Persephone reached over to pick a flower the earth opened and the arm of Hades reached up from the underworld n nAnd so Hades abducted her dragging her back to his kingdom n nHearing Persephone's screams the goddess Demeter rushes to the meadow but cannot find Persephone Carrying a torch Demeter traveled the world day and night never eating or resting searching futilely for her daughter nPoseidon god of the sea noticed the goddess Demeter as she traveled and pursued her with amorous intent Then Demeter tried to fool him by changing herself into a mare and hiding herself in the middle of a herd of horses but he was not fooled Poseidon saw through Demeter's disguise turned himself into a stallion and took her at his will n nWhen Demeter continued her journey in search of her daughter she met an old and poor man who was gathering firewood who invited her to return to his home to eat supper with his family and to rest on her journey When she told him that she was searching for her daughter he wished her success and told her that he understood her suffering since his son lay dying at home Demeter goddess of compasion changed her mind and went with the kindly man stopping only once to gather some poppies by the path Entering his humble home Demeter went straight away to the boy's bedside and kissed the boy lovingly on the cheek Immediately the pallor left his face and his breathing eased as Demeter's love had restored the son to full health nAlthough it was the custom of the Greek goddesses and gods to become very vindictive toward anyone who failed to honor them in a dignified fashion Demeter was such a kind goddess that she seldom utilized this privilege One of the few times was when she stopped on her travels to quench her thirst by drinking from a spring and heard a man named Ascaelabus laughing at the sound of her gulping the fresh water Embarrassed and angry at the man for being so rude Demeter turned him into a lizard n n Resuming her search she soon encountered Hecate goddess of the crossroads who advised her to speak with Helio goddess of the sun reasoning that since she had been riding her chariot (the sun) through the sky that day she had surely seen what had happened to Persephone Helio told the goddess Demeter what she had seen and that Persephone was now ensconced as Hades' wife and Queen of the Underworld She also gave her the shocking news that Zeus himself had sanctioned the marriage giving Hades permission to abduct Persephone nUnderstandably the goddess Demeter felt betrayed Renouncing her divine duties that included bringing fertility to the land Demeter left Mount Olympus swearing that the earth would remain barren until her daughter was returned to her She took refuge in the city of Eleusis Disguised as an old woman the goddess Demeter was met the city rulers two young daughters at the well and they liking her immensely invited her to return to their home to meet their mother There she met their mother who was cuddling her infant son This must have stirred Demeter's longing for her abducted daughter horribly Demeter became profoundly depressed almost catatonic eyes gazing off into the distance and unwilling or unable to even speak n n Everyone tried to all that they knew to cheer their guest but it was to no avail Eventually one of the household servants a middle-aged maid named Baubo came and sat in front of Demeter and started talking mostly making humorous comments (most likely of the male-bashing sort) some of them quite risque Encouraged when she saw the beginnings of a smile forming on Demeter's grief stricken face Baubo hiked up her skirt and mooned the goddess Demeter responded with a deep belly laugh that brought her out of the deep depression Her good nature now restored Demeter was soon hired to work as a nursemaid to the infant son of the city's ruler nCaring for him lovingly feeding him on the nectar and ambrosia of the gods Demeter grew very attached to the young Demophoon and decided to make him immortal But just as Demeter was holding his feet over the fire (the ritual which would transform him into an Olympian god Demophoon's mother entered the room n nMistakenly believing that Demeter was about to burn her son she began to scream The goddess Demeter then dropped her disguise revealing the beautiful goddess that she truly was and berated the mother for her stupidity in stopping the ritual that would have given her son immortality n nIn addition Demeter demanded that a temple be built in her honor This was done and the goddess Demeter remained there sitting alone in the darkness once again depressed and grieving for her lost daughter n nAll this time with the goddess Demeter refusing to function the land grew barren and the harvests ceased the earth saw a winter that did not end Zeus finally opens his eyes to what was happening and sent messengers to apologize and coax the goddess Demeter to return n nDemeter however remained adamant that she would not return until Persephone was rescued Finally Zeus gave in and sent Hermes to command Hades to release Persephone nPersephone upon hearing the news rejoiced for she had missed her mother sorely As she was leaving Hades offered her a pomegranate to eat Persephone had refused all food while she had been in the underworld and was surely hungry n nAlthough she undoubtedly knew that those who ate anything in the underworld were not allowed to return to the earth Persephone accepted Hades' gift eating only the seeds Hermes borrowed Hades chariot and stallions and flew Persephone home to her mother as Zeus had ordered n nDemeter was not pleased that Persephone had eaten the pomegranate seeds and would have to return to the underworld for four months during each year but was otherwise overjoyed to be reunited with her daughter n nHappily Demeter resumed her divine duties and restored the fertility of the earth Each year the goddess Demeter longs for her absent daughter and withdraws her favors from the earth for a period we know as winter but Persephone returns each spring to end her desolation nOnce Persephone was safely returned albeit for only a third of a year the Greek goddess Demeter decided to reside in her temple in Eleusis where she had enjoyed the welcome and support of her friends during her long search for Persephone n n There she developed the Eleusian mysteries a series of profound religious ceremonies that taught her initiates how to live joyfully and how to die without fear nThe story of Greek goddess Demeter illustrates the tremendous capacity of a woman to love and nurture within her own family and the world at large n nIt also reminds us to stand firm for what is good and right even in the face of adversity when powerful forces are aligned against us T n nhe goddess Demeter's message also reminds us of the seasons of a woman's life that even though there are times of great sorrow there is also great joy to be found

bumi aku cinta padamu

vanikingkongkeren — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:26:00 MDT

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hetalia pangaea mother earth lithuania

cele-chann — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:53:00 MST

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Mother Earth Ascending

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mother earth

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Save Our Planet

no1nonna — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:10:00 MDT

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Recycle

Mother and Earth

hboyer — Sun, 10 May 2009 12:29:00 MDT

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within temptation mother earth

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mother earth

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save mother earth

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Breath of Gaia

Peacefulrain09 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:51:00 MST

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Gaia the Greek Goddess is Mother Earth the bringer of life and beauty Where Gaia breathes she brings new life to a sleeping earth Renewal springs forth along Gaia's every path Josephine

Rika Full Body

Kanna-Uchiha — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:58:00 MDT

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In the age of 10-13 his outfit is the same in age 10-13 Name:Rika Senju Birthdate:- Gender:Male Age:12-13 Height:1515cm-1539cm Weight:420kg-429kg Blood type:A-B Affiliation:Konohagakure Team:Team Miroku Clan:Senju clan Ninja rank:Chunin Ninja reaitration:- Academy grad age:10 Family:(Father)(mother)Suki Senju(sister) Nature type:water and Earth Favorite Food:Sushi Dorayaki Hobby:Reading Personality:Caring high thinking skills funny Note:- more about Rika in Deviantart soon

save the earth

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save the earth :)

Earth mother Goddess

jobstran — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:22:00 MDT

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Earth Mother

sharyliw — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:41:00 MDT

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GAIA MOTHER

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Mother Earth

tAbY_VaMPy — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:11:00 MST

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skiathos

thomas_summer — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:44:00 MDT

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save mother earth

yellapink — Sat, 9 May 2009 20:48:00 MDT

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Some Words of Confession

jona-li — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:14:00 MST

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personal confession for you to pick it

mother Nature

jess_039 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:02:00 MDT

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Mother Earth Goddess

Mishka_05 — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:34:00 MDT

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Environment Conservation

Wierdo111111 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:15:00 MST

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Mother Earth Is Crying

gioiamusic — Sat, 9 May 2009 20:33:00 MDT

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Mother earth

Franta11 — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:00 MDT

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Iris the Earth Mother

TagForcePart1 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:03:00 MST

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Fermenters

hoppress — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:50:00 MDT

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Mother Earth

RMav714 — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:12:00 MDT

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Rose amp Strawberry Quartz

dreamweaverbanners — Sat, 9 May 2009 11:20:00 MDT

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Chakras - Heart Chakra nTypical colours - strawberry pink n nStrawberry Quartz is a variety of Quartz n nIn addition to the generic healing properties of Quartz Strawberry Quartz stimulates the heart energy centre filling ones total person with the feeling of love and with the euphoria of the true loving environment n n n n n nChakras - Heart Chakra nZodiac - Taurus Libra nPlanet Venus nElement Earth nTypical colours - rose pink n nRose Quartz is a 5th Anniversary gemstone n nRose Quartz is a rose pink variety of Quartz n nRose Quartz is the stone of universal love It restores trust and harmony in relationships encouraging unconditional love Rose Quartz purifies and opens the heart at all levels to promote love self-love friendship deep inner healing and feelings of peace Calming and reassuring it helps to comfort in times of grief Rose Quartz dispels negativity and protects against environmental pollution replacing it with loving vibes It encourages self-forgiveness and acceptance invoking self-trust and self-worth n nRose Quartz strengthens and balances the physical heart and circulatory system and releases impurities from body fluids It hastens recovery reduces high blood pressure aids chest and lung problems heals the kidneys and adrenals and alleviates vertigo Rose Quartz has the power to increase fertility and to protect both mother and unborn fetus from miscarriage

isn't she cute -

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well yes she's an earth bender but her mother is a very powerful firebender

Apollo

salsa88 — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:37:00 MDT

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The son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis Apollo was the god of music (principally the lyre and he directed the choir of the Muses) and also of prophecy colonization medicine archery (but not for war or hunting) poetry dance intellectual inquiry and the carer of herds and flocks He was also a god of light known as Phoebus (radiant or beaming and he was sometimes identified with Helios the sun god) He was also the god of plague and was worshiped as Smintheus (from sminthos rat) and as Parnopius (from parnops grasshopper) and was known as the destroyer of rats and locust and according to Homer's Iliad Apollo shot arrows of plague into the Greek camp Apollo being the god of religious healing would give those guilty of murder and other immoral deeds a ritual purification Sacred to Apollo are the swan (one legend says that Apollo flew on the back of a swan to the land of the Hyperboreans he would spend the winter months among them) the wolf and the dolphin His attributes are the bow and arrows on his head a laurel crown and the cithara (or lyre) and plectrum But his most famous attribute is the tripod the symbol of his prophetic powers n nWhen the goddesss Hera the wife of Zeus (it was he who had coupled with Leto) found out about Leto's pregnancy she was outraged with jealousy Seeking revenge Hera forced Leto to roam the earth in search of a place to give birth n nSince Hera had forbidden Leto to stay anywhere on earth either on terra-ferma or an island at sea the only place to seek shelter was Delos being in the center of the Aegean and also difficult to reach as there were strong under-currents because it was said to be a floating island Because it was a floating island it was not considered either of Hera's prohibitions and so Leto was able to give birth to the divine twins Apollo and Artemis (before Leto gave birth to Apollo the island was encircled by a flock of swans this is why the swan was sacred to him) As a gesture of thanks Delos was secured to the sea-bed by four columns to give it stability and from then on it became one of the most important sanctuaries to Apollo (A variation of Apollo's birth was that the jealous Hera had incarcerated Ilithyia the goddess of childbirth but the other gods intervened forcing Hera to release Ilithyia which allowed Leto to give birth ) n nApollo's first achievement was to rid Pytho (Delphi) of the serpent (or dragon) Python This monstrous beast protected the sanctuary of Pytho from its lair beside the Castalian Spring There it stood guard while the Sibyl gave out her prophecies as she inhaled the trance inducing vapors from an open chasm Apollo killed Python with his bow and arrows (Homer wrote he killed the fearsome dragon Python piercing it with his darts) Apollo not only took charge of the oracle but rid the neighboring countryside of widespread destruction as Python had destroyed crops sacked villages and polluted streams and springs n nHowever to make amends for killing Python as the fearsome beast was the son of Gaia Apollo had to serve king Admetus for nine years (in some versions eight) as a cowherd This he did and when he returned to Pytho he came in the guise of a dolphin bringing with him priests from Crete (Apollo's cult title Delphinios meaning dolphin or porpoise is probably how Delphi was so named) After killing Python and taking possession of the oracle the god of light (Phobus) became known as Pythian Apollo He dedicated a bronze tripod to the sanctuary and bestowed divine powers on one of the priestesses and she became known as the Pythia It was she who inhaled the hallucinating vapors from the fissure in the temple floor while she sat on a tripod chewing laurel leaves After she mumbled her answer a male priest would translate it for the supplicant n nDelphi became the most important oracle center of Apollo there were several including Clarus and Branchidae n nApollo as with Zeus his father had many love affairs with goddesses and mortals Apollo's infatuation for the nymph Daphne which had been invoked by the young god of love Eros because Apollo had mocked him saying his archery skills were pathetic and Apollo's singing had also irritated him n nDaphne was the beautiful daughter of the river god Ladon and she was constantly pursued by Apollo To escape from Apollo's insistent behavior she fled to the mountains but the persistent Apollo followed her Annoyed by this she asked the river god Peneus for help which he did As soon as Apollo approached Daphne he tried to embrace her but when he stretched out his arms she transformed into a laurel tree Apollo distraught by what had happened made the laurel his sacred tree Apollo also loved Cyrene she was another nymph and she bore Apollo a son: Aristaeus a demi-god who became a protector of cattle and fruit trees and a deity of hunting husbandry and bee-keeping He taught men dairy skills and the use of nets and traps in hunting n nThe most famous mortal loves of Apollo was Hecuba she was the wife of Priam the king of Troy She bore him Troilius Foretold by an oracle as long as Troilius reached the age of twenty Troy could not be defeated But the hero Achilles ambushed and killed him when the young prince and his sister Polyxena secretly visited a spring Apollo also fell in love with Cassandra the sister of Troilius and daughter of Hecuba and Priam He seduced Cassandra on the promise that he would teach her the art of prophecy but having learnt the prophetic art she rejected him Apollo being angry of her rejection punished her by declaring her prophecies never to be accepted or believed n nAsclepius the god of healing was also Apollo's offspring after his union with Coronis who was daughter of Phlegyas king of the Lapiths While she was pregnant by Apollo Coronis fell in love with Ischys son of Elatus but a crow informed Apollo of the affair Apollo sent his twin sister Artemis to kill Coronis and Artemis carried out he brothers wishes While her body was burning on the funeral pyre Apollo removed the unborn child and took him to Chiron who raised the child Asclepius n nApollo also as did his father Zeus fall in love with one of his own gender Hyacinthus a Spartan prince He was very handsome and athletic which inflamed the passions of Apollo One day while Apollo and Hyacinthus were practicing throwing the discus Zephyrus the god of the west wind who was also attracted to the young prince and jealous of Apollo's amorous affection towards the boy made the discus veer off course by blowing an ill wind The discus which Apollo had thrown hit Hyacinthus smashing his skull Apollo rushed to him but he was dead The god was overcome with grief but to immortalize the love he had for the beautiful youth he had a flower grow were his blood had stained the earth Apollo also loved the young boy Cyparissus a descendant of Heracles The impassioned Apollo gave Cyparissus a sacred deer as a love token The young deer became tame and was the constant companion of the boy until a tragic accident occurred n nAs the young deer lay sleeping in the shade of the undergrowth Cyparissus threw his javelin which by chance hit and killed the deer Grief-stricken by what had happened Cyparissus wanted to die He asked Apollo to let his tears fall for all eternity With apprehension Apollo transformed the boy into a tree the cypress which became the symbol of sorrow as the sap on its trunk forms droplets like tears n nApollo could also be ruthless when he was angered The mortal Niobe boasted to Apollo's mother Leto that she had fourteen children (in some versions six or seven) which must make her more superior than Leto who had only bore two Apollo greatly angered by this slew her sons and Artemis killed Niobe's daughters Niobe wept so much that she turned into a pillar of stone Apollo was infuriated when the satyr Marsyas challenged Apollo to music contest After winning the competition Apollo had Marsyas flayed alive for being so presumptuous as to challenge a god n nApollo was worshiped throughout the Greek world at Delphi every four years they held the Pythian Games in his honor He had many epithets including Pythian Apollo (his name at Delphi) Apollo Apotropaeus (Apollo who averts evil) and Apollo Nymphegetes (Apollo who looks after the Nymphs) As the god of shepherds he also had the cult titles Lukeios (from lykos wolf) protecting the flocks from wolfs and Nomius (of pastures belonging to shepherds) Being the god of colonists Apollo influenced his priests at Delphi to give divine guidance as to where the expedition should proceed This was during the height of the colonizing era circa 750-550 BCE Apollo's title was Archigetes (leader of colonists) n nAccording to one legend it was Apollo who helped either Cretan or Arcadian colonists found the city of Troy n nIn art Apollo is at most times depicted as a handsome young man clean shaven and carrying either a lyre or his bow and arrows There are many sculptures of Apollo and one of the most famous is the central figure from the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia showing Apollo declaring victory in favor of the Lapiths in their struggle against the Centaurs

New Age Retro Hippy

Fandangox — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:22:00 MDT

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An old favorite As usual Battle Sprite by tamekichi

Solid Snake

Fandangox — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:56:00 MDT

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Solid Snake with Mother 3 styled sprites Smoking Animation Cardboard animation and a bunch of different battle sprites

Mother Nature and the Four Seasons

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I am Mother Earth

jenbaumgartner — Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:17:00 MDT

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Overcoming a broken love

KissingKilla3701 — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:43:00 MDT

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bearpaw47 — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:36:00 MDT

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mother earth for mothers day

Mother Earth

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Science and Nature

IsadoraRocksGoth — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:55:00 MDT

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Melaina

merud34 — Sun, 9 May 2010 20:36:00 MDT

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Melaina (The Black One) is the under-earth or chthonic aspect of the Greek Great Goddess said to bring nightmares Different goddesses are called by Her name n nAphrodite Melaenis represents a dark aspect of the goddess of love as Underworld deity though some say She is called Black because love-making often takes place at night n nThe Underworld goddess Melinoe was considered the daughter of Persephone (Kore) and Hades Queen and King of the Underworld She was called Chthonia Of the Lower World a name also applied to Demeter She was said to be half dark and half light (like Hel) from Her dark father Hades and Her mother who represented light She walked the earth after dark bringing fear and night terrors As Persephone is considered to be a form of Demeter as Death Goddess so Melinoe should probably be seen as another Underworld aspect of the Greek Great Goddess n nMelaina is also the epithet of Demeter Herself as an Underworld goddess and in this respect is called Chthonia A cave on Mount Elaius near the Attican town of Phigalia was sacred to Her In Her long search for Her abducted daughter Kore Demeter turned Herself into a mare to escape the attentions of Poseidon But Poseidon found Her and as a stallion He raped Her She then gave birth to a daughter called Despoena the Mistress after which She wore black and shut Herself in the cave n nHer statue in the cave near Phigalia showed Her as a seated woman with a horse's head snakes and monsters growing from Her hair In one hand She held a dolphin in the other a dove In this form She was called Mare-Headed Demeter n nThis card in a reading indicates supressed anger or fears Nightmares may haunt you and if so they should be taken as a warning or heads-up indicating some buried issues need attention n nAlternate names: Melaena Melaenis Melinoe

Mother Earth

Alfa_Lubis — Fri, 5 Jun 2009 03:50:00 MDT

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mother earth

alladoshis — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:31:00 MST

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Water Spring

tAbY_VaMPy — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:11:00 MST

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Sparks Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth - 2

sparksmael — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:03:00 MST

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Sparks Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth - 2

ECO friendly background

onyx2096 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:01:00 MDT

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love mother earth

Chippewa Shield Jerry III

MysticLady6364 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:51:00 MST

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he Shield resembles a turtle shell design each symbol is sacred to the Chippewa I drew this working on a friend's son Birthday chart he had sent me a photo of the young man and he is half Chippewa he reminded me of a young warrior brave so I added the arrowhead n nTurtle-Represents mother Earth we stand upon sustaining us with constancy and generosity n nCrane- Spokesperson of the clans Crane is unique and infrequent when crane speaks all listen Represents eloquence of leadership and direction n nEagle- Received from Kitche Manitou strong wings keen sight and proud bearing symbolizing courage and pre knowledge n nRabbit- Represents Wanabozho a messenger of Kitche Manitou gift of knowledge n nDeer - Received the gift of grace from Kitche Manitou symbolizes Love n nBear- Received gift of courage and strength Represents all medicine powers of creation Bear passes knowledge through dreams and visions n nMountain Ash Tree - Medicine value strength duralbity and strong character this tree is able to survive in places others cant n nRainbow - Bridge to the spirit world and colors of the Universe n VioletHigh Spiritual attainment n IndigoBridge between the finite and infinite n BlueDivinity relax and sooth n GreenBalance n YellowEnergy n OrangeWisdom n Red Passion n nBEADS AND SHIELD COLORS nYellow - Path of life path of the warrior Eastern Direction nBlack - Western Direction nWhite - Spiritual Northern Direction nAqua-Green - Plant life and growing nBlue - Sky and Water n nArrowhead - Material readiness a man resolved to Challenge himself and prepared to fall in the fight dexterity and nimbleness of wit n nFeather - healing powers

Mother Earth Jah

Chrystle_01 — Sat, 9 May 2009 22:52:00 MDT

Mother Earth Jah - mother20earth20card.jpg

mother goose amp grim earth day cartoon

gofastgrl94 — Sat, 9 May 2009 19:25:00 MDT

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Mother Earth

sharon_wt74 — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:31:00 MDT

Mother Earth - single4.jpg

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kristieboyd_bucket — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:34:00 MDT

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mother earth

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prince_ryanbonn — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:10:00 MDT

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Let Us Save Mother Earth

XL Tube - Mother Earth - 16

MaineRatRescue — Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:56:00 MDT

XL Tube - Mother Earth - 16 - P5309432.jpg

Earth Mother

jessie_george1 — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:15:00 MDT

Earth Mother - earth_mother.jpg

mother earth

jackie16232 — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:09:00 MDT

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12 keoshi's mother greeting her as she's cooking breakfast (when keoshi and her siblings were young) (she's so pretty) (read story)

XOkeoshikamargeXO — Thu, 9 Sep 2010 20:13:00 MDT

12 keoshi's mother greeting her as she's cooking breakfast (when keoshi and her siblings were young) (she's so pretty) (read story) - keoshismomryokowithwords.png

Good morning Keoshi young Keoshi Kamarge looked up at her smiling mother who stood at the stove holding a pair of chopsticks There was a frying egg smell Mommy was cooking breakfast The 6 year-old rubbed her eyelids yawning I'm hungry Keoshi remarked Kamoki her little brother yawned loudly as he toddled from his room Hungry the 4 year-old expressed shrilly Next came the youngest child 2 and a 12 year-old Kyoko Kyoko babbled in toddler language Their mother smiled again though her face was tired Alright Keoshi Kamoki what would you like she asked I want cereal Keoshi responded climbing up onto a chair around the table Me too Kamoki agreed hoisting himself up onto another seat Kyoko pulled on their mother's apron whining I'll get you some food too Kyoko the mother assured picking up the baby and setting her in a highchair The siblings' mother set out some sliced vegetables on Kyoko's tray and then supplied the other children with their food Footsteps creaked upon the floor and Ryoko Kamarge turned to see her husband Fusashi immerge from the hallway The man trudged into the kitchen his face dull and unsmiling and jade colored eyes far away from his home and the earth Ryoko put on her most gentle kindest face for him as she greeted him Hello Honey Howare you feeling today their children halted staring intently at their father all except Kyoko who played with her food Fusashi fixed in icy stare at Ryoko as he sunk down into one of the last seats despair and sour unbelief both in his expression His reply in human words was clear You ask me if I'm okay now With all that's happened His wife pressed her lips Oh that had been a horrible thing to ask of course he would be feeling terrible hopeless How could she expect him to feel different It had only been one year since Risashi died Her brother-in-law her husband's twin brother had been killed last year They had all been crushed and devastated

Mother Earth

tcpoprok — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:30:00 MDT

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Earth Moon View from space

Mother Earth

TequillaMoon — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:29:00 MDT

Mother Earth - mother-earth.jpg

(2)Tawheed Al-Uluhiyah The Oneness of The Worship of

suger67 — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:00 MDT

(2)Tawheed Al-Uluhiyah The Oneness of The Worship of - Untitled-1.jpg

(2) Tawheed Al-Uluhiyah(Divine Worship)The Oneness of The Worship of-Tawheed Al-Uluhiyah means devoting all acts of worship both inward and outward in word and deed to Allah Alone and not worshipping anything or anyone other than Allah no matter who he isAnd your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him al-Isra 17:23Worship Allaah and join none with Him (in worship) al-Nisa 4:36Tawhid Al-Uloohiyyah That is to single out Allah the Mighty and Sublime in worship such that you do not be a slave to other than Allah You do not worship an Angel or a Prophet a Wali (a pious servant) a Shaykh mother or father You do not worship except Allah alone and single out Allah the Mighty and Sublime alone by deifying Him and worship That it is why it is referred to as the Tawhid of Al-Uluhiyyah (divinity) and it is also called the Tawhid of Al-'Ibadah (worship) So in reference to Allah it is Tawhid Al-Uluhiyyah and in reference to the slave it is Tawhid Al-Ibadah Al-Aqidah Al-Wasitiyyah page 32

save mother earth

bloomyjoy — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:30:00 MDT

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nunu

nunu_swi — Thu, 3 Sep 2009 01:11:00 MDT

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