Greek goddess
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- noun
- Literature
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diosa griega
- Discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Olbers, this object was named for Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.
Examples
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In ancient mythology, Hera is known as the Greek goddess of marriage and family.
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She was the Greek goddess of magic.
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Hestia was a Greek goddess.
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If so, we ought to set up shrines to Ate, the Greek goddess of illusion.
Academic text (1995) -
Gaia, the Greek goddess of the earth, has re-emerged in popular consciousness, thanks to scientist and author James Lovelock.
Fiction book (1994) -
The ancient Greek goddess Gaia, who has been reclaimed by many people as a symbol of the earth, is also embraced by Buddhist environmentalists, men and women alike.
Academic text (1994) -
Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, often aided heroes in their quests.
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The statue in the park represents Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt.
Synonyms
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A Greek goddess who is queen of the gods, wife of Zeus, and protector of marriage and family
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A goddess from Greek myth linked to the Moon and Artemis
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A woman that people worship because she has great magical power
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9.9
A Greek goddess who is the earth and mother of the Titans
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8.0
A goddess of hunting, wild places, and the moon who protects animals and young women
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8.2
A Greek goddess of love and beauty in ancient stories
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A Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war who protects Athens
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A mother goddess in ancient Greek stories, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus
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A goddess in ancient Greek stories who inspires people to create art or learn
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A Greek goddess who is the Earth and mother of the Titans
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A Greek goddess of farming, birth, and marriage
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A Greek goddess who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis and is called Latona in Roman myth
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The Greek earth goddess who is mother of Cronus and the Titans
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A giant goddess from Greek myths who is a daughter of Uranus and Gaea
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A god or goddess from ancient Greece who people worship
A Greek goddess of wisdom and war who protects the city of Athens
A Greek goddess of health and healing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'Greek goddess' is fully compositional: an adjective 'Greek' (pertaining to Greece) modifies 'goddess' (a female deity), so the meaning of a female deity associated with Greek culture is directly derivable from the parts. This formation is cross-linguistically common and follows a basic adjective+noun pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.
Etymology
Greek goddess comes from old stories in Greece where people imagined powerful women as gods living on Mount Olympus. Greek points to the place and goddess is the female form of 'god', so the phrase means 'a female god' from ancient Greek myth.