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Goddess Nemesis, Goddess of divine retribution

She often appears as a winged goddess. Statues show her holding an apple-branch, rein, lash sword, or balance. Other attributes are a wheel and a ship’s rudder for fate. She was one of the few goddesses shown carrying a sword, a steering wheel or whip, all of which were usually masculine in influence. The sword was double-edged, highlighting the darkness and light, harm and good within her symbolism. She is sometimes pictured as riding in a chariot drawn by Griffins, these animals were very solar in nature, again reflecting the masculine and symbolising the integration of dark and light.

http://www.ancientsculpturegallery.com/sitebuilder/images/1-0034-Nemesis-from-Perge-12-246x600.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/G/_/d/2/239px-Statue_Nemesis_Louvre_Ma4873.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/380194219_8eff431ed4.jpg?v=0
 
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SlaveNano said:
Goddess Nemesis, Goddess of divine retribution

She often appears as a winged goddess. Statues show her holding an apple-branch, rein, lash sword, or balance. Other attributes are a wheel and a ship’s rudder for fate. She was one of the few goddesses shown carrying a sword, a steering wheel or whip, all of which were usually masculine in influence. The sword was double-edged, highlighting the darkness and light, harm and good within her symbolism. She is sometimes pictured as riding in a chariot drawn by Griffins, these animals were very solar in nature, again reflecting the masculine and symbolising the integration of dark and light.

http://www.ancientsculpturegallery.com/sitebuilder/images/1-0034-Nemesis-from-Perge-12-246x600.jpg

http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/G/_/d/2/239px-Statue_Nemesis_Louvre_Ma4873.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/380194219_8eff431ed4.jpg?v=0
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i love the sculptures. Thank you for the background information. :rose:
 
The Celtic triskele

http://ezinearticles.com/?A-Celtic-Symbol-Called-the-Triskele&id=1421418 said:
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In the pagan realm the triskele is connected to the mother goddess. It is an invocation of the three material substance domains of earth, sky and water. Perhaps it also had a secondary meaning dealing with reincarnation since it is a continuous line possibly depicting the never ending cycle of life. It is obvious that the number three had some special meaning to the first users of the symbol.

The most common form of the triskele Celtic symbol was found on a tomb from the Neolithic period, at Newgrange, near the town of Drogheda. The Neolithic period signaled the rise of stone tools, organized villages with crop growing and the presence of crafts such as weaving and pottery. This period occurred about 3200 BC at Newgrange where the Celtic symbol was found, and occurred at different times in other parts of the world. Scholars and old stories from the Newgrange area tell how the symbol may stand for the pregnancy cycle, as related to the sun. Legend says that Christianity in Ireland started there. Perhaps the tri-spiral symbol and the ideals of Christianity can be compared. The Newgrange tomb specifically was built to allow sun to shine into it during seasonal solstice periods. The sun was important to the ancient cultures. Since the sun forms somewhat of a clockwise spiral form Eat to West every three months and there are 9 months in the average pregnancy, the Triskele shows three spirals tightly interlaced as in a comforting womb. The Triskele spirals appear to be in a clockwise fashion as well.
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Depending on the source and spiritual or cultural reference, the triskele can also be representative of the goddess, as stated above, but more specifically the moon goddess. It is typically thought amoung certain groups that the phases of the moon are follow the same physical and spiritual life cycle of the human - birth, death, rebirth. It is also thought that because of that life cycle there is a mirror or echo of the female energy and therefore following the three major life phases of a female - the maiden, the mother, and the crone.

Incidentally, the preparation for the birth of a baby is broken down into three's also - three months per trimester and three trimesters per gestation period.

It was and is very much a representation of female energy for me.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae115/inna_chy/religion/myceltictriskele001.jpg
^That's my triskele, though it admittedly needs fixed.
 
chy_girl said:
Depending on the source and spiritual or cultural reference, the triskele can also be representative of the goddess, as stated above, but more specifically the moon goddess. It is typically thought amoung certain groups that the phases of the moon are follow the same physical and spiritual life cycle of the human - birth, death, rebirth. It is also thought that because of that life cycle there is a mirror or echo of the female energy and therefore following the three major life phases of a female - the maiden, the mother, and the crone.

Incidentally, the preparation for the birth of a baby is broken down into three's also - three months per trimester and three trimesters per gestation period.

It was and is very much a representation of female energy for me.
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae115/inna_chy/religion/myceltictriskele001.jpg
^That's my triskele, though it admittedly needs fixed.
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Very cool, chy. Beautiful tattoo.

But please tell me there's not a song that inspired it. For the love of God. Please.

SlaveNano said:
Story with Mistress portrayed as Egyptian Priestess/Goddess with lots of ritual/devotional overtones

http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=384928
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Damn, that is well-written. Thanks for posting it in this thread.
 
DeepGreenEyes said:
Very cool, chy. Beautiful tattoo.

But please tell me there's not a song that inspired it. For the love of God. Please.
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ROFL.
No... no song this time. The triskele was a way of honoring the goddess in my personal trinity. It was on my right hand because that's the dominant hand that I use when I do energy work. Ironically, it took about 45 minutes between 'Hey! I want another tat!' and 'OH! That's the one and I want it right here!' - and that included the time it took for me to drive home from campus.

There's another symbol for the god that I'd like to get on the left wrist when the triskele gets fixed, but I've misplaced the name, the printed symbol, and bookmarked link. :confused:
 
This series of stories have a lot of religious content and are set in temples or churches. They require a bit of explanation. The premise is that Mistress sets me a mission. She will set a task that needs completing, which usually involves the rescue of a Goddess, and will lay out the setting, provide tools that can be used to complete the task and some of the challenges that must be faced. It is up to me to solve how I complete the mission and how I fill out the story.

This leads to strange stories that may not be to everybody's taste but which are great fun to write. The feel I try to create for them is as a Fetish adventure story - a kind of BDSM Indiana Jones, though they are posted in the Erotic Horror category which I thought was best for them and where I thought people might be more tolerant of their more bizarre content.

http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=393837

http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=394453

http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=437664
 
Hymns to Nemesis

I am writing an essay for my Mistress, who has assumed the name of Nemesis, Goddess of fate and retribution, on The Goddess Nemesis in mythology, archaeology and art, which is why I have ready access to some of this stuff.

This is a 'Hymn to Nemesis' by the Greek lyric poet Mesomedes of Crete from the 2nd century. As the link explains, this is quite rare in that the musical notation survives for this as well. Regrettably I have never been able to get the link to the audio file to work on my pc.

http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/Muse.htm

This you tube link has the lyric set to music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNLs21QouWY

This is my own Hymn to Goddess Nemesis, inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead

http://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=425660
 
Does my Catholic schoolgirl fetish count? I went to a religious high school ...
 
Aquila1 said:
C is for Catherine of Alexandria.

Condemned to death on the 'breaking wheel' by the Emperor Maximinus, she was eventually tortured and beheaded after the wheel broke when she laid a hand on it.

Mattia Preti (1613 - 1699), Martirio di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria[/I
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Damn...I'm enjoying this. I like learning new stuff. :)


And a nice photo from chy_girl, too...
 
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