~ Goddesses ~
and the ~Illuminations~ they inspire

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INNANA ~ Sumerian Goddess ~ Queen of the Land ~ "Oh my Queen, Queen of the Universe, the Queen who encompasses the Universe, may the king enjoy long days at your holy lap."

ISHTAR ~ Great Goddess of Babylon ~ Queen of Heavan ~ ~ Mother of Harlots ~ She was the compassionate prostitute whom men communed with divine through the sexual rites of Her priestesses. It is the story of Her descent into the underworld to retrieve her lost love that the Dance of the Seven Veils depicts.

CERES ~ The Great Goddess of Rome ~ Lawgiver ~ ~ Mother of Earth & Crops ~ She is the diety honored at Cerealia, where in the middle of June, farmers circle round their corn crops with burning torches in honor of her powers of fertility.

SYBIL ~ Mother of Gods ~ Cavedweller ~ Prophetess ~ Her oracular spirit spoke through a succession of priestesses at the sacred cave of Cumea. At this famous entrance to the underworld, her priestesses conducted necromantic interviews with dead.

ISIS ~ Oldest of the Old ~ Egyptian Creatrix ~ ~ Giver of Life ~ She was the foundation that the throne of the Pharaohs sat upon while she protected them with her winged arms. She birthed the first Egyptians and controlled the annual flooding of the life giving waters of the Nile.

VENUS ~ The Great Goddess of Rome ~ ~ Mother of the Venetians ~ ~ Lady of the Animals ~ "Let me go in the act of coming to Venus, in more senses than one let my last dying be done." Her temples were dedicated to instruction in sexual techniques under the tutelage of her harlot-priestesses.