| 单词 | goddess |
| 例句 | As pharaoh, Cleopatra had a strong personal and historical connection to the Egyptian gods and goddesses. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z If that was so, had she asked the goddess to help us herself? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “If I remember right, a goddess did this?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But the goddess of misery was now fixated on Percy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was like some other force had control of the water besides Iris the messenger goddess. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The Trojan War would have ended in an honorable peace, leaving both sides unconquered, if it had not been for her hatred of a Trojan who had judged another goddess lovelier than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Greek name for Death. Now may I continue without interruptions? The goddess said, ‘The blood of Pylos is strong in this child from his mother’s side. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “And revenge is everything to me,” the goddess snarled. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Miss Sarah nodded, and I imagined the two goddesses beating their wings in time as they shot toward the tear in the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z At this the grey-eyed goddess Athena left him and left that comely land, going over sea to Marathon, to the wide roadways of Athens and her retreat in the stronghold of Erekhtheus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Black and green mold had begun to cover one side of her face—no doubt the reason this statue had been relegated here—but the goddess didn’t seem to mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Little remains of the Heraion on the Aegean isle of Samos, one of the wonders of the ancient world, a great temple dedicated to Hera, who began her career as goddess of the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s the goddess of luck. Whatever happens on her feast day can affect the entire rest of the year. She can grant the camp good luck... or really bad luck.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They suffered the rebukes of their circle and in midnight whispers characterized their offspring as the union of an African goddess and a pale mortal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But a kindly goddess was at hand, Ino of the slim ankles, who had once been a Theban princess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I somehow didn’t picture him with a family at all. Funny, no? What did I think? Maybe I just imagined he was born fully formed, like that goddess from the head of Zeus.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The goddess and I stood outside its entrance while Mo prepared a cooking fire a few feet away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The horned goddess gestured for them to follow her into a clearing several yards away from the hut and the yumboes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Their faces paled with dread before Athena, and swords dropped from their hands unnerved, to lie strewing the ground, at the great voice of the goddess. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Those chronicles describe how the sun goddess Amaterasu, born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi, sent her grandson Ninigi to earth on the Japanese island of Kyushu to wed an earthly deity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z April told everyone to wait just inside the fence while she tiptoed forward and lit the cone of incense on the altar of Set and the two candles that stood before the goddess Isis. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If the goddess of victory is running rampant, torn between Greek and Roman, she might make it impossible to bring the two camps together.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Clamp it to his heart and wait for the goddess to thrust her fiery hand through its planes and burn away his afflictions. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Percy thought about his time with the wolf goddess. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “You summon the goddess with a spray gun?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Of course all the goddesses wanted it, but in the end the choice was narrowed down to three: Aphrodite, Hera and Pallas Athena. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Another time he saw a white-robed woman—maybe a nymph or a goddess—holding a wicked-looking knife, slipping between ruined columns in a public park. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z No goddess was there, but a marvelous object lay in front of him, a bridle all of gold, such as never had been seen before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess’s face was only six inches from hers. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t like the idea of tromping through fields full of ruins under a blazing sun, shoving his way through hordes of sweaty tourists while searching for a split-personality victory goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Athena Parthenos had been protecting the demigods, holding back the wrath of the earth, but even Athena’s might could only last so long against a primordial goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But my favorite patriotic song was “En mi viejo San Juan,” in which a poet says good-bye to Old San Juan and calls Puerto Rico a “sea goddess, queen of the coconut groves.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I also plan to give extra credit for those of you who dress as the gods and goddesses we’ve been studying,” she tells us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “You think you can defeat me—a goddess?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The feast day of Venus was, of course, especially honored in Cyprus, the island which first received the goddess after she rose from the foam. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "I suppose it makes sense that the goddesses of war and death would be sisters," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z There are a lot more classical gods and goddesses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She definitely tried not to think about the Boreads and the snow goddess who were following her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nevertheless in the end the goddess killed him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She bade Demeter be seated and herself offered her honey-sweet wine, but the goddess would not taste it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z What came after a goddess—a real goddess in the flesh—looked you in the eye? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The queen had not known that the eunuchs had a goddess of their own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The goddess stepped forward, her dark eyes glittering in the torchlight. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ever since she’d used it to stab the snow goddess Khione, the visions in the blade had become colder and harsher, like images etched in ice. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The earth goddess’s dreams were so powerful, they cast shadows across the cave walls—ghastly shifting images of Nazi armies raging across Europe, Japanese planes destroying American cities. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The Aesir were warlike gods of battle and conquest; the Vanir were softer, brother and sister gods and goddesses who made the soils fertile and the plants grow, but none the less powerful for that. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I averted my eyes as the goddess turned into her true divine form and disappeared in a blaze of fight. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Sarai suspected that her mother, the goddess of despair, would not have approved. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Not one but two powerful goddesses aided her, yet the kill was for Reyna to complete. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Neither goddess would yield, and finally Zeus himself had to judge between them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is the goddess Kali,” Mrs. Dixit explained brightly, shifting the dowel slightly in order to straighten the image. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Will they let you be a moon goddess again?” the dreamer inquired. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The goddesses stayed home for shame; but these munificences ranged there in the doorway, and irrepressible among them all arose the laughter of the happy gods. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was my name,” the goddess said dreamily. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t have any drachmas for an offering, and apparently the goddess Iris wasn’t interested in nuts and bolts. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Maybe you shouldn't have given the biggest plate of fruit to Kali, goddess of destruction. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Many gods and goddesses are named in Norse mythology. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The goddess of magic made a disgusted hiss. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He’d met a lot of goddesses, but the girl glaring down at him from the edge of the crater actually looked like a goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At this the grey-eyed goddess Athena smiled, and gave him a caress, her looks being changed now, so she seemed a woman, tall and beautiful and no doubt skilled at weaving splendid things. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess met his gaze directly, eyes piercing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was very sleek, exactly the sort of phone the daughter of a goddess would have. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z If there were such a goddess in a book of olden tales, she would be the villain, tormenting the innocent from her high castle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z With gushing admiration, they photograph indigenous clothes, pay money to watch traditional dances, marvel over everything about Quichua celebrations, crafts, folktales, rituals, gods and goddesses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Reyna had once dealt with a statue of the goddess Diana like that. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess turned her full attention to Jason. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood for thousands of years, was saying back to her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Luke gathered up Annabeth’s listless body and carried her away from the goddess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Carelessly and at ease they sat down to the rich feast spread for them, not knowing that the goddess and the much-enduring Odysseus were preparing a ghastly banquet for them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her story is the only one in which the good goddess, Ceres, appears cruel and vindictive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always been—existing from before time—like a goddess in perpetual perfection. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The goddess gave her an unmistakably wry look. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The words echoed in his head, and a vision of the goddess was imprinted in his mind: blood pooling in her eye sockets and dripping down to catch in her lush mouth. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “But she was like, the goddess of flowers!’ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The blade touched Khione’s chest, and the goddess exploded in a miniature blizzard. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Not the part about Sammy—that was still too painful to say out loud—but she told them about Gaea’s offer of a fake life, and the goddess’ claim that she’d captured her brother Nico. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Just as Leo finished his modifications, a big storm goddess came along and smacked the grommets right out of his ship. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When they’d learned that Gaea the evil earth goddess had put a bounty on their heads, Leo had wanted to know for how much. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess shook her spear, the tip rubber-banding into two points. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “But now you’ll be chained and transported to Gaea’s minions. They are quite eager to spill your blood and wake the goddess.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He doubted the revenge goddess ever gave advice out of the goodness of her heart. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The crewmen gathered, sent there by the goddess. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lady Artemis does not discriminate by birth. All who honor the goddess may join. Half-bloods, nymphs, mortals—” “Which are you, then?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He still wasn’t sure he’d paid his debt to that goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "I'm the goddess of war—I have them all. But did Belet teach you how to fight?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “My brother is many things,” said the goddess. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If cleanliness is next to godliness, then whenever we had company my mother became a goddess. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But there was one realm which was handed over to the solid rule of a goddess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Towering over him in a golden chariot, with a spear aimed at his heart, was the goddess Nike. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lazlo and the goddess, still astride their creatures, were transported right to the center of the Pavilion of Thought. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the goddess with grey eyes had other business: disguised as Telemakhos, she roamed the town taking each likely man aside and telling him: “Meet us at nightfall at the ship!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess turned and entered the dim cave, exploring it for crannies, while Odysseus carried up all the gold, the fire-hard bronze, and well-made clothing the Phaiakians gave him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo didn’t want to stick around long enough to find out what the goddess meant by agitated. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "And Ishtar was literally a goddess, so forgive me if I'm not impressed." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was lined with lifelike tapestries depicting gods and goddesses, soldiers and hunters, ladies and a unicorn. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Yambe-Akka was the goddess who came to a witch when she was about to die. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This goddess was literally saying two different things at once. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest, Psyche, excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the forty-foot-tall goddess gazed serenely over the River Acheron, her gold dress like molten metal in the sun. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Jason did his best to keep the goddess between them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then the goddess pulled a vial from behind the counter and sprayed some honeysuckle-smelling oil around Percy’s face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There were plates of scones, cookies, and muffins, fresh butter and jam—all of which, Annabeth figured, were incredibly fattening; unless, of course, you were the immortal goddess of love. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The goddess Athena cleared her throat and sat forward. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z No one among the Norse goddesses is comparable to Athena, and only two are really notable. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess met her gaze in earnest before taking Koffi's hand and squeezing gently. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They reminded Kyle of a Greek god and goddess straight out of the Percy Jackson books. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z If Annabeth’s mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn’t Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Arielle pointed at the full-bodied curves of the goddesses and rolled her eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Every head swiveled in the direction of the voice that had spoken, a voice Ekon wished to every god and goddess he hadn’t heard. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Nico felt as if he was standing on the goddess’s throat - as if the entire length of Long Island resonated with her vocal cords. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Camenae began as useful and practical goddesses who cared for springs and wells and cured disease and foretold the future. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top of her list: Percy controlling a tide of poison and suffocating the goddess Akhlys. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Opposite the altar of the wicked god stood the birdbath throne of the goddess of goodness. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And so the dreamer and the goddess went shopping for a moon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The girl from his dreams wasn’t a figment, and she wasn’t the goddess of despair, and she wasn’t dead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His mind, where the goddess of despair dangled moons from a charm bracelet and “didn’t seem terrible.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “It took control of you. The goddess sent me to give you a little bit of help to make you expel it.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The winds encased the goddess, keeping her solid, but it was all Jason could do to contain her blasts of sand and soil. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess’s voice still wriggled around in his head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Past the slips to the terrible gowns, the headdresses and fans and pots of her mother’s face paint and all the macabre accoutrements of the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The goddess raised the laurel wreath in one hand and her spear in the other. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘I’m cool with fighting the occasional goddess, but isn’t Nike one of the good ones? I mean, personally, I like victory. I can’t get enough of it.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "My mother is Ishtar, the goddess of love and war." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When he saw the goddess’s torches blazing, the giant seemed to recover his wits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He clung to the victory goddess like he used to cling to his pillow when he had nightmares as a kid. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He looked like he was going to throw up all over the goddess’s feng shui. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z While the winged goddesses both murmured greetings to me, the raft pilot gave me a brief smile that I hesitantly returned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And Alice is a person too—a woman, not a goddess—and I’m taking her to the concert tomorrow night. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z This was their best shot at stirring the goddess into action. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘A child of the love goddess lectures me about war. What do you know of the makhai?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Of course, Persephone would be above in the world of light with her mother, the goddess of agriculture, Demeter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But it turned out the sci-fi Hela was inspired by the ancient Norse goddess of death, who lives trapped in a land between hell and the living. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The goddess shifted uncomfortably, as if her chariot were heating up under her feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess took her in when Florence's parents were killed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The great goddess Nemesis, which means righteous anger, undertook to bring this about. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The calm sweet voice of the goddess broke in on their anguish. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately Frank had a pretty good idea of what the goddess meant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And when Sarai saw herself in the mirror again before sending out her moths, she thought that she looked more like a wild forest spirit than the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And my cousin the goddess enfolds me completely in a hug, making me feel like a doll again. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was the goddess married women turned to for help. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishtar shines with the joy of battle, and she remembers what it is to be a goddess, to hold mortal fates in her hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I thought with all my heart: O goddess, accept my offering. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The goddess slid down from her throne and turned to human size, a young auburn-haired girl, perfectly at ease in the midst of the giant Olympians. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z ‘I am touched by your concern,’ said the goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The goddess guided us to your almanac in Bologna,” Frank said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She still didn’t understand why it had been a good idea to take the goddess captive. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess made a wide loop...to the top of Italy, then east to the sea, then down along the western coast of Greece. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You surprised me,” the goddess said, straining under her burden. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He didn’t see why such a creepy goddess would suddenly decide to be helpful. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “How little you know, my young goddess,” the man in the shadows said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Animated frescoes arrange and rearrange into different celestial scenes: the gods and goddesses, an everlasting rose, the kings and queens of old, the islands of Orléans, the heavens. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She’d been treated like a freak, dragged away from her home in New Orleans to this cold wilderness, and worked like a slave by a merciless evil goddess. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He would keep his promise to the storm goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Betrayal is a friend I have known a long time, a two-faced goddess looking forward and back with a clear, earnest suspicion of good fortune. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was never a beauty,” she said, touching her face, “but now I would not trade with the goddess Nuwa.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The goddess looked between them and spoke again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z No way would a goddess be worried about Frank, especially when there was somebody like Percy Jackson to worry about. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One of the Homeric Hymns, calling her “Beautiful, golden goddess,” says of her:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the goddesses, some say Demeter, some Thetis, inadvertently had eaten of the loathsome dish and when the boy’s limbs were reassembled one shoulder was wanting. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "But you're a goddess," I said, not knowing what to do. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘I know stuff. That statue over there is Hygeia, the daughter of Asclepius. She’s the goddess of good health. That’s where we get the word hygiene.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When the Greeks sacked the city she was in Athena’s temple clinging to her image, under the goddess’s protection. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Stheno called down gleefully, “Clever boy! Found a goddess to carry, did you?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I unpack Didu's suitcase of Hindu gods and goddesses and decide to display them near our grandfather's portrait, which just received a fresh string of chrysanthemums. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Koffi knew all their names and realms, but it was still strange to see the great goddess’s likeness before her, so large, so grand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Well, she was no moon goddess,” she said. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It seemed to be enough for the goddess. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z On the ladies’ side of the throne room, a dark-haired goddess in green robes sat next to Hera on a throne woven of apple-tree branches. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Something the goddess had just said repeated in his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She was a sort of cat goddess, and there was a famous statue of her as a cat, with cruel mysterious eyes and earrings in her ears. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha! You could barely fight me with a goddess on your side. And, alas . . . that goddess is preoccupied at the moment. There will be no help for you now.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The goddess folded her hands before speaking again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was like a forgotten hermitage — the cave hidden beneath the growth, the strange fertility goddess statue of Our Ladybird with her tattered Miss Miss sash in place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I wonder how he omitted the only other safe generality—goddesses with cold feet. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Each one is like a shrine, lit up from within, its goddess on display, hand on hip or leg thrust out, the faces beige and inaccessible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Boethius, the late Roman who had written the Consolatione while unjustly imprisoned by the emperor, had said that a blind goddess spins us on a wheel, that our luck comes in cycles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t shocked by the idea that gods and goddesses existed, only that a person could actually get to know them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He remembered how the goddess Nemesis had appeared as his Aunt Rosa, the person Leo most resented and wanted revenge on. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Polybotes tried to stab him, but Jason hid behind the goddess’s dress. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess of luck, Lakshmi, rode an owl. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am a goddess of the Aesir,” she told him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z This is what I know: In fourth grade, we learned about the Greek goddess Athena and how she was sprung—full-grown—from the forehead of Zeus. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that I was looking at the goddess Athena. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The goddess bent her head in assent, and the girls, filling their shining pitchers with water, hurried home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I pledge myself to the goddess Artemis. I turn my back on the company of men . . .” Afterward, Thalia did something that surprised me almost as much as the pledge. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She thought back to a conversation she’d had with the goddess Aphrodite two years ago in Charleston . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘The demigod ship sails around the Peloponnese. Already they have destroyed the ghosts at Ithaca and captured the goddess Nike in Olympia!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “It is not so simple,” the goddess said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She knelt before the goddess and began the words I remembered from Bianca’s oath, what seemed like so long ago. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “That was a short-term emergency, and it was ordered by the goddess. I will not go across country and fight many dangers in the company of a boy.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Horrible reception. Every night, I swear, I could kick that rainbow goddess....” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I do not argue with goddesses, but perhaps this one did not see the future clearly. Whatever the case, she said, ‘He will go to camp and restore your reputation there. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I’d always thought she was statuesque goddess height, at least five ten, but she was more like five five. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Around the goddess, flowers bloomed in the dust—dark purple, orange, and red blossoms that smelled sickly sweet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess was angered; she seized the boy and cast him on the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "Nergal is here," said the goddess of war. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘Now about our ship -’ ‘Still in one piece,’ said the goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess studied me, which made me uncomfortable. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The goddess’s face was serene and kindly...and it looked like Athena. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "What part about her being the goddess of love and war don't you get?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Every day she prays to the earth goddess for plentiful vegetables, the river god for plentiful fish, the wind god to bring rain, and the sun god to bring life. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What exactly do you mean, that goddess? And what’s so scandalous about—” “Right!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In some the goddess was alive, in others dead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Dipper, the constellation called also the Great Bear, does not set below the horizon because a goddess once was angry at it and decreed that it should never sink into the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He spun her a long tale about who he was and why he had come, with not a word of truth in it, at the end of which the goddess smiled and patted him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On the walls hung portraits of dukes and kings and strange goddesses cavorting with goat-legged men. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A silvery wisp of smoke exhaled from Zoe’s lips and was caught in the hand of the goddess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They seem to watch my approach with an immemorial regard, as stoic as the goddess said to dwell among them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Rich people pretending to be gods and goddesses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Low she sang in her beguiling voice, while on her loom she wove ambrosial fabric sheer and bright, by that craft known to the goddesses of heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess laughed as if Hazel were a cute puppy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The goddess flicked her hand again, and the cat disappeared. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was only himself and the goddess with her piercing gaze and nectar scent and...gravity. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The mortal conflict would rage for decades until all civilization was swept away, and the earth goddess awakened fully. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Named after the Greek goddess who traveled the heavens with the speed of wind. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z If he’d destroyed his priceless artifact to make a flaming thirty-second helicopter, he was going to track down that stupid snow goddess Khione and smack her with a monkey wrench. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess’s claws raked across his chest and stung like boiling water. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Out of the trees wild people stepped forth, gods and goddesses of the wood; with them came Fauns and Satyrs and Dwarfs. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Not even the radiant goddess could make him faithless. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot answer his accusations, Hazel,” said the goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was one of the three maiden goddesses of Olympus:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Festus to check! Earth goddesses to punch in the face! What are we waiting for? Leo’s back!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He knew all about the wolf goddess and her pack. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But here tonight, in the candlelight of a nice place with white tablecloths and heavy china, she looks like a goddess across the table from me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to keep reminding myself of what Ishtar really was: a goddess of violence. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z For a terrible moment, she could understand how even a goddess, even an eternal maiden like Artemis, might fall for Orion’s honeyed words. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hera and Poseidon were having an intense discussion with another goddess in green and gold robes - perhaps Demeter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The oldest goddess of all. She’s in a deep sleep most of the time, but she hates the gods and their children.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z About twenty feet behind the goddess, the ice sphere began to crack and hiss. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Demeter, goddess of the harvest wealth, was still more the divine sorrowing mother who saw her daughter die each year. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At the sight they forgot the goddess and turned in pursuit of the beautiful creature. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z While Hermod was in the underworld, Odin had had a son to replace Balder; this son, named Vali, was the son of Odin and the goddess Rind. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z So this is Adam’s idea: Brooke Vega, the indie-music goddess and lead singer of Bikini. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Arachne scuttled down the statue until she was perched atop the goddess’s shield. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Well, I can’t take credit for all your troubles,” the goddess said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the stories of both goddesses, Demeter and Persephone, the idea of sorrow was foremost. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As the goddess ended, Dawn came stitched in gold. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chinese did not admire a bent back; goddesses and warriors stood straight. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was always trying to be noticed by a distracted goddess, and to be worthy of her love. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘That’s high- quality Celestial bronze netting, and I’m a son of Hephaestus. He’s kind of an expert on catching goddesses in nets.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z What would happen if the goddess took away the curse? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Besides, I think the goddess of water looks better without that ridiculous tiara. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Tall goddess among women, she lifted out one robe of state so royal, adorned and brilliant with embroidery, deep in the chest it shimmered like a star. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess’s ruined mouth split into a grin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess had intentionally kept him hidden, but why? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Is that good, is it, goddess?” he asks, gasping. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The earth goddess Gaea had killed his mother in a workshop fire when Leo was eight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "One day, with wisdom and age, you'll see that I've done what was necessary for the survival of the art form. For the goddess. For all of us." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The only clothes they had or would ever have—like the only life they had or would ever have—was what the citadel provided, and the citadel provided the garments of dead goddesses. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z With searing heat, crushing pressures, noxious gases and everything suffused in an eerie, reddish glow, Venus seems less the goddess of love than the incarnation of hell. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "I am the goddess of love. How can I not?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But in their grief and at the hour of death, men could turn for compassion to the goddess who sorrowed and the goddess who died. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Crossing the yard, he passed out through the gate in the stockade to face the goddess. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z To worship and request help from Durga, the most important goddess, you lie down and face a three- cornered fire pot. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He fell asleep, and in his nightmare, the rumble of thunder became the laughter of the earth goddess Gaea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Behind Hedge, the sea goddess began to move. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Isn’t the goddess of agriculture Ceres—” “Evil name!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As Kirke spoke, Dawn mounted her golden throne, and on the first rays Kirke left me, taking her way like a great goddess up the island. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the curse of dreaming: One woke to pallid reality, with neither wings on one’s shoulders nor goddess in one’s arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Korako, goddess of secrets, had been the one to see to it, and to administer other tests to determine the more elusive godspawn abilities. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Leo was on his own as the goddess Nike disentangled herself from the wreckage and rose to face him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "What? Has love gone from the world? Are there no more heartthrobs left? No screen goddesses to adore or cheerleaders to pine for?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, dressed as Isis, wore the jeweled gown of the goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Of course, the rest of the crew hadn’t been down in the stables with Leo, talking with the victory goddess Nike over the past three days... Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The goddess of love would not make a special trip to tell thee that. Be careful, Percy. Aphrodite has led many heroes astray.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The goddess pulled the reins and turned her chariot in his direction. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I mean, will there be a whole crew of Amazonian handball goddesses there, celebrating victory with you? Or did you win it by your lonesome?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group hug. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The goddess Nike twirled a laurel wreath on her finger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She lifted him in her soft arms, but Diomedes, knowing she was a coward goddess, not one of those who like Athena are masters where warriors fight, leaped toward her and wounded her hand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As the baby-blue scooter zipped through the streets of Rome, the goddess Rhea Silvia gave Annabeth a running commentary on how the city had changed over the centuries. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even if they could make the jump, the goddess of night and her most fearsome children stood in their way. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Each god and goddess was about fifteen feet tall, and I’m telling you, if you’ve ever had a dozen all-powerful super-huge beings turn their eyes on you at once .. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The couple participated in sacred ceremonies, dressing and acting as the new Dionysus and Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was the face of the goddess Minerva, who now appeared to be crying. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z One by one that night Loki insulted the gods and the goddesses. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But he was not always a joy-god, nor was Demeter always the happy goddess of the summertime. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she was gone, and I was left alone with the twelve- year-old goddess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The goddess fished something from the pocket of her shirt—an old-fashioned subway token—and pressed it into Annabeth’s hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once, she and I were clad as Venus, goddess of love, and her son Cupid, and we reclined in a bower. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Venus could not object to a goddess for her daughter-in-law; the alliance had become eminently suitable. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She persuaded the avenging goddesses also to accept it, and with this new law of mercy established they themselves were changed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “What makes you think Mamá knows anything about Tonantzin coming to save us? Because, I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what the heck was going on when the goddess showed up.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "Still, it must be cool having a goddess for a foster mom." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “So this is what it was all about, a new constellation—new life in the universe,” I whispered, overwhelmed by the magic my sisters and I had helped the goddess create. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was a commotion at the doorway, and when the gods and goddesses turned to find out what was happening, they saw that Loki had returned. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The goddess disappeared, or maybe Jason’s eyesight simply failed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Juno saved you for a reason,” the goddess said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I looked back, wondering if I should have thanked the goddess before we ran. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Thalia seemed reluctant to look up, but something made her, and she held the goddess’s eyes. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z These Guardians were immortal and worthy of worship, but they were often considered separate from the main league of gods and goddesses. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And that was the true miracle that night, the first of June—the month, as Magister Reese could have told her, named for Juno, the Roman goddess of the moon, of women, and of childbirth. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they found out, they took you away, so she kept a secret from the goddess of secrets, and stayed in the nursery as long as she could. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Sherpas, however, had a different diagnosis: they believed that one of the climbers on Fischer’s team had angered Everest—Sagarmatha, goddess of the sky—and the deity had taken her revenge on Ngawang. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Aru always liked lying down in the panorama theater where it was cold and dark and silent, watching the stories of the gods and goddesses rotate around her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She is a goddess, a queen, and he is just a miserable puddle of remorse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Uh, Demeter,” he said, “the plant goddess. She—she didn’t like Hades because...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The girl was like a sister to him, but, if he needed help beating up a gang of thugs or subduing a victory goddess, Piper was not the first person he’d turn to. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She wanted to see the original Tiber River, where Lupa the wolf goddess saved Romulus and Remus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z What goddesses have joined, let no one cast asunder. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Gods and goddesses could not be bothered with hearing prayers from mortals; that was why Father Olufemi held shukrani services to receive and relay prayers on the people’s behalf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “If there’s a goddess inside, maybe she can help us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With one expert strike, he broke the goddess’s handcuffs. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z If that sounds like I felt a little sorry for the goddess of death, I did. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He’d seen paintings of fat, naked goddesses from Rome in his art classes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The stars are bright tonight, a thousand sparkling jewels sewn into a dress only fit for a goddess. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Gods and goddesses may occasionally help, but they don’t mess around with affairs that affect only humans. To them, mortal lives are but a speck of dust on the eyelash.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Pain flared in his lower back - so sharp and cold he thought Khione the snow goddess had touched him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Percy told her about the last three days—the gorgons who wouldn’t die, the old lady who turned out to be a goddess, and finally meeting Hazel and Frank at the tunnel in the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A trench appeared in the goddess’s path, causing her horses to balk. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “You stand at the crossroads, Hazel Levesque. And I am the goddess of crossroads.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They were the face of Nature herself, the obscene goddess revealed naked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A swirling human figure erupted from the sand—Leo’s least favorite goddess, the Mistress of Mud, the Princess of Potty Sludge, Gaea herself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As I pondered this, the silhouette of the goddess began to change. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The corners of the goddess’s mouth tugged into a small smile. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Antaeus’s mother was Gaia the earth mother, the most ancient goddess of all. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Marcus thought of his sweat falling on the face of the goddess. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Well, perhaps you could,” the goddess said, “if you lived that long, which you won’t.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess had warned him of a great price for her help—as great as losing an eye. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You stood up to a goddess all by yourself. You did the right...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He had met a goddess who’d gotten a major crush on him and wanted him to stay, but eventually she let him go. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Frank remembered Iris, the rainbow goddess, who’d been dabbling in Buddhism and Taoism. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And Eril-Fane, savior of Weep, three years’ plaything of the goddess of despair? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Then what spews from your cauldron?” the youthful goddess questioned. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He remembered all the times the earth goddess Gaea had appeared to him in the ground—her sleeping face made of dust or sand or dirt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “No. You wouldn’t. She was the goddess of secrets, and her best kept secret was herself. No one ever knew what her gift even was.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He was somewhere very close to sleep when a voice spoke in his head, a pretty, feminine voice that sounded as if it came from a fairy goddess trapped in his skull. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Leo remembered his conversation with Nemesis the revenge goddess at the Great Salt Lake. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Surely, Father,’ the goddess continued, ‘we should attend to our more pressing problems, as you pointed out.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “There are six of them, one to represent each of our gods and goddesses. They have been anointed by this temple, and shall not be harmed.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She asked herself, “Would a goddess command such things? Would she take pleasure in sacrificial murder? I do not believe it,” she told herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite’s cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone’s heart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Please, she thought, wondering if her mom, the goddess of love, could hear her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "You really don't. My mother was an immortal goddess. You cannot compare her life to your brother's. No offense." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Before the goddess disappeared, she pointed at the fire and said, ‘He will be the strongest of your clan, and the greatest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She grew until she was a shining, seven-foot-tall goddess in a blue dress, with a cloak that looked like goat’s skin over her shoulders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And while she slept the goddess endowed her with immortal grace to hold the eyes of the Akhaians. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess was ten times more beautiful than that. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Lazlo stared at the goddess with the painted black mask, and imagined, interposed over her crudely drawn features, the very fine ones he’d seen last night. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Leo didn’t like the sound of that, but the goddess climbed on her motorcycle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t need a random crazy goddess reinforcing the idea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The evil goddess of Discord, Eris, was naturally not popular in Olympus, and when the gods gave a banquet they were apt to leave her out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well... any goddess who throws a Ding Dong at a giant can’t be all bad. Let’s go.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Nike tried to put a golden laurel wreath on Hecate’s head, but the goddess of magic swatted it away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Traveling with her warrior by her side, Cleopatra conjured up an image of the goddess that left a lasting impression on her subjects. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She had no desire to look more like the goddess of despair than she already did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Even the weather seemed to bend to the goddess’s will. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I probably shouldn't have, but I asked, "Are you sure? I understand you two didn't get along very well...even though you're the goddess of love. It doesn't make sense." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Ah, there you are, Percy,” the goddess said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Neither did he see a colossal earth goddess laying waste to the world. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He gasped out, “I was innocent. Artemis, you? My goddess, your huntsman is dying.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the feet of each god or goddess was an animal meant to represent them—a heron, a crocodile, a jackal, a serpent, a dove, and a hippo. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Behind the goddess, on a polished oalc display stand, was her huge silver bow, carved to resemble gazelle horns. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The waving goddess stood outlined by the smoking metal wing as if she were a model in a showroom of plane wreckage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Worn out at last, Arethusa called to her goddess, and not in vain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He might have killed the goddess in the end, but he wasn’t free of her, and he never would be. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All the women voted for the goddess, and all the men for the god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I just said, “Yeah, I'm an African goddess.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t see why,” the goddess said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Wearing traditional Roman dress, Octavian went to the Temple of Bellona, the ancient goddess of war. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Chiron, Jason’s mentor at Camp Half-Blood, had assumed that meant that the giants would try to rouse the earth goddess at the original Mount Olympus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "Collecting orphans? Does that lift an ounce of guilt? You have been among mortals too long. Gods should not suffer guilt. You are the goddess of war. Celebrate!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The goddess lashed her whip—a thin streak of stars like diamond barbs—and the horses reared back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z You couldn't just go around announcing that your mom was Athena, the goddess who invented the loom; Most people would lock you in a rubber room. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In Asgard goddesses were not as important as they were in Olympus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “When Nuwa, the great goddess with the fish tail, sacrificed herself to save the sky, the earth, and the seas, she left behind three things. Do you remember what they are, Storyteller’s granddaughter?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The goddess Hecate danced in her wake, setting fire to their enemies with two blazing torches. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Before him stood the goddess Juno, glowing with the radiance of molten silver. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “My lord, Actaeon trespassed in gazing at the goddess. Being turned into a stag and devoured by his own dogs was a fitting punishment,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z What if he said something wrong, somehow offended the goddess? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In the blue jeans, she didn’t look much like a goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “But the Pandavas were like demigods. They could use divine weapons and stuff. So that makes me half a goddess, right?” asked Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘The guy in the U.S. Navy uniform ... he’s my great-great-uncle from World War Two, the first Latino submarine commander. You get the idea. A lot of warriors. Bellona was our patron goddess for generations.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Leo counted silently to three, then tossed the sphere at the goddess’s feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "The goddess of passion would be a more accurate term, and what generates more passion than love and war?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z For who could see the passage of a goddess unless she wished his mortal eyes aware? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It may well be believed that the goddess would not put up with this treatment. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As he fell Paris begged to be carried to Oenone, the nymph he had lived with on Mount Ida before the three goddesses came to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he was the lover of the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Hugo awoke and saw his wife standing over him like a goddess with a fiery ball in her hand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy sidestepped and backed away, leading the goddess farther from Annabeth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If I’d had to hear one more poem that started with, There once was a goddess from Sparta—” “I’ve got it!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In our book, the goddess of crops and the earth had a sad mouth and flowers around her, just like the girl in the locket. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘So . Hazel sounded a little nervous. ‘We have one tied-up goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Now this goddess was saying that she had made all that happen. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “He cannot take this path,” the goddess called back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘The goddess . . . she fell in love with my father, Julian. He was a soldier in Iraq. He was -’ Reyna’s voice broke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “One daughter of a war goddess to another, I respect your boldness. But if you leave now, you doom your camp to destruction.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “A child of Athena, Minerva’s Greek form. Scandalous! You Greeks have no sense of decency. We Romans know the proper place for that goddess.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The goddess thrust her spear at the giant, then brandished her shield with the fearsome bronzed visage of Medusa. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He identifies them for me with a pointed finger: Lakshmi; Shakti, the mother goddess, in the form of Parvati; and Krishna, this time as a playful baby crawling on all fours. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “My mother was a sea goddess. Yes, I know him. Unfortunately, he is never very hard to find. Just follow the smell.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Every god and goddess was there except Freya, who declined to leave her house. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The door under the little portico was unlocked, and they ran inside to find themselves in a bare circular room with several statues of goddesses in niches around the wall. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess was already shuffling into the gloom. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Are you sure your mom is a war goddess?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She also came to him as a goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “See what they have done, making a Roman of me. They wish me to be their goddess? Then let them taste their own evil. Kill them, child.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But what did he have that a storm goddess would want? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “This is a willow,” she said, running her hand along a thick, tall tree trunk, “the goddess tree. The bark has been used to heal for many, many years. It’s sometimes called ‘nature’s aspirin.’” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The goddess took her double torches from their stands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I never thought of that. You know, there’s a goddess with six arms in Maialen myth. Think of her.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She stayed there, pumping on his chest and whatnot, a fierce kinda goddess in the half-light. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When the boy was grown and out hunting, the goddess brought Callisto before him, intending to have him shoot his mother, in ignorance, of course. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our goddess needs us. The Hunters must leave immediately.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There they found sanctuary in the shadow of "Sagarmathaji, " "mother goddess of the earth. " Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In a glass case right in front of him was a row of Chinese goddesses, carved in ivory. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess looked up, her face almost as grief-stricken as Thalia’s. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “How could you not,” the youthful goddess asked in her childlike voice. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘You’re going to keep the goddess of victory in the stable?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “But, yes, Percy Jackson. Poseidon was my father. Medusa was my mother. After Medusa was changed into a monster by that so-called goddess of wisdom...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If what this goddess was saying was true, it meant she’d been watching them struggle through this jungle for a while. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, one day favours me bountifully, Oxford is fifth on the list of cities I would like to visit before I pass on, after Mecca, Varanasi, Jerusalem and Paris. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Though it could be argued that she is, herself, her own brand of goddess. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Adina looked from one tan, blond southern goddess to the other. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Also, Leo kept thinking about his meeting with the revenge goddess Nemesis at the Great Salt Lake. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I was buried, crushed, under the soul of the goddess. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Only three things. First, I would like the beautiful goddess Freya’s hand in marriage.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He threw a golden drachma into the rainbows created by the mist and yelled, “O goddess, accept my offering!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She took her way to a painted bedchamber where a young girl lay fast asleep—so fine in mould and feature that she seemed a goddess— the daughter of Alkinoos, Nausikaa. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked into the goddess’s eyes, and some kind of understanding passed between them. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Its light cascaded upon the earth like the divine glory of a goddess, and the world was silent again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This girl was very slender, and Lazlo hardly expected the goddess of despair to have kind eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the other hand, her mom was the goddess of knowledge, and knowledge was the most powerful weapon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I will send her. Your lovely cool goddess. English goddess. My God what would a man do with a woman like that except worship her? What else is an Englishwoman good for?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He let go and dumped the goddess in the river. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She knew very little about the Roman goddess. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The goddess Nemesis had promised him help, and he’d gotten it: the code to activate the Archimedes sphere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You said your mom is the goddess of balance,” I reminded him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her features were clear-cut enough to justify the poems written to her in London and even here in Boston, comparing her to a classic goddess. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "It must be weird having a goddess as a mom." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Not for nothing was Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, regarded by the ancients as the “mother of the muses.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The goddess stared at him with her wet milky eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Especially not after Jupe gobbled my naked body up with her eyes the way a starved sex goddess would. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z There is considerable overlap: a naked goddess wreathed in flowers, with a couple of dogs standing by; biblical people with or without clothes, plus or minus animals, trees, and ships. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He took off one of his shoes, peeled off his sock and stuffed it in the goddess’s mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Frank stood very still, sizing up the goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Across the room, Jason soared into the air and lopped the goddess’s head off. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When she finally cracked one eye open, she found the goddess was staring at her, visibly perplexed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “And Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, right?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We don’t want to do anything that might make the goddess, um, more unstable.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But I was hoping—I was praying to Buddha, the goddess of mercy, and the full moon—to make that candle go out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered their meeting with the revenge goddess Nemesis. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He knelt next to Artemis and tried to touch her face, but the goddess bit at him, almost taking off his fingers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was said that the goddess of the Ganges River rode one through the water. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The goddess Nike tumbled out, free from her golden net. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the morning they told Celeus what had happened and he called the people together and revealed to them the command of the goddess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess looked at Annabeth and her expression changed to concern and outrage. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At last in pity the goddess laid him in a room and left him, shutting the door. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She had russet hair and a slender neck, and wore a robe that had belonged to the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You heard the prophecy. Five shall go west to the goddess in chains. We can get five hunters and go.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She looks like an angel or a goddess out of some kind of mythology story. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “The shield of Hercules. He painted me on its surface, so his enemies would see me in their final moments—the goddess of misery.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If only I had had as many arms as the goddess Durga—two to hold the gaffs, four to grasp the fish and two to wield the hatchets. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I remember the story now. Nemesis was the goddess who cursed you, because you broke so many hearts. Your punishment was to fall in love with your own reflection.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She was Zeus’s sister, and like Athena and Artemis a virgin goddess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes eats, eats, eats, like a Hindu goddess with eight arms, eats, eats, eats, as if famine were imminent. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "My older sister, the goddess of death. She and Nergal rule Kurnugi, the netherworld." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She looked at the black dog, which was affectionately nuzzling the goddess’s hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She looked like an Aztec goddess, but her face was that of a Mexican girl, the face of our many friends and cousins, a teenager, like us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When Hazel’s sight returned, the storm, the goddess, and her minions were gone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess was real, and she was alive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He heard car crashes at least once a week, but this sound was worse - Celestial bronze crumpling, wood splintering, stallions screaming and a goddess wailing in two distinct voices, both of them very surprised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I am the goddess of the Mist,” Hecate explained. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In doing so, they copied the lives of the gods and goddesses they worshipped. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z "I'm the daughter of a goddess, you know." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I’d seen her once before in the winter, but now in the summer she looked like a totally different goddess. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I figured an animal rights activist would’ve had a heart attack looking at all those rare skins, but maybe since Artemis was the goddess of the hunt, she could replenish whatever she shot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He was amazed at himself, going on like this, and to the goddess of despair, no less. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In return they were expected to protect that goddesses' sanctuary from outsiders. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As for you, Leo Valdez -’ The goddess turned those cold silver eyes on him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z So Bellerophon went to the holy place and when he was lying deep in slumber beside the altar he seemed to see the goddess standing before him with some golden thing in her hand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with the goddess’s help he could not save his wife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "But how can you be the goddess of love, too? That doesn't make sense." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But as he looked at the six of them - three couples, all focused on each other - he thought about the warning from Nemesis, the revenge goddess: You will notfind a place among your brethren. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z To be lying in bed, waiting for a goddess to pay him a call... Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the walls beneath the jungle vines, thousands of beautiful apsara goddesses with big round breasts wearing only short wraparound skirts smile at visitors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is traditionally considered the 125th direct descendant of the legendary first emperor, Jimmu, the great-great-great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She longed to see a most beautiful statue of the goddess of Argos, made by the great sculptor Polyclitus the Elder, who was said to be as great as his younger contemporary, Phidias. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My audience with the goddess of love was over. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But four dead demons were nothing compared to one dead goddess. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In her outstretched hand, Athena held a statue of Nike, the winged victory goddess—a statue that looked tiny from here, but was probably as tall as a real person. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She remembered the way Terminus had called Athena that goddess, as if she were scandalous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sun had finally appeared over the jungle’s treetops, and with it so had the jungle’s goddess. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “How did you—” “I know these things. Being the messenger goddess... well, I do learn a lot, hearing all the communications from the gods and so on.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She tried to veer aside, but the goddess grabbed Annabeth’s wrist and pulled her hard, sending her sprawling. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The psycho goddess told him it was good training for being a hero, and maybe she’d been right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each god and goddess made a suggestion, and each suggestion was shot down by Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The dryads hastened to Ceres to tell her what had happened, and the goddess, deeply offended, told them she would punish the criminal in a way never known before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to question you,” he said to the goddess slowly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She is only a child—Captain Smith says she is about ten years old—but in my mind she has become like a goddess. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z If this lady was a goddess, she must’ve been the goddess of smelly, heavy, useless hippies. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked at Khione’s smug expression and she realized the goddess was hoping for that. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The coyotes nuzzled along the slopes and, torn with sorrow-joy, raised their heads and shouted their feeling, half keen, half laughter, at their goddess moon. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A goddess of the earth who fell in love with a god of the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I tell him that if I cross a stream of glass-clear hibiscus, I can make myself a goddess. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z How was it possible, he wondered, that he had dreamed the slain goddess before he had any way of knowing what she looked like? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to get into the details of Athena’s children—how they were born straight from the mind of the goddess, just as Athena herself had sprung from the head of Zeus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Arion took me on a complete loop around the perimeter. A lot of tourists, but no crazy goddess.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He sent his thoughts into the ground beneath him and hoped the goddess was listening. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The smith now gloved each horn in a pure foil beaten out of the gold that Nestor gave him— a glory and delight for the goddess’ eves— while Ekhephron and Stratios held the horns. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you call me goddess? Will you pray to me? Will you worship me with your body?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z ‘Better. I... I have to admit, when I was choking on that poison, I kept thinking about Akhlys, the misery goddess in Tartarus. I almost destroyed her with poison.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She envisions an angry goddess stalking the halls, sending curses through the galleries like poison clouds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But when the river dried up, and the prince plucked it out, the goddess became enraged. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Could she trust this dark goddess, who’d given her mother the magic that ruined her life? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “How would you kidnap an immortal goddess? Is that even possible?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The goddess resealed the cookie and tossed it in her basket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "All this talk about gods and goddesses—it's hard to take in. Y'know, I was brought up as a Muslim, to believe in the Shahada." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Holly Deblin's got a sort of Indian goddess dance, swaying but sort of flicking her hands. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Annabeth could imagine being an Ancient Greek, walking into the Parthenon and seeing this massive goddess with her shield, spear, and python, her free hand holding out Nike, the winged spirit of victory. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Tell him too,” she said, “never to pluck flowers, and to think every bush may be a goddess in disguise.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Me and Agent, we were into ancient gods and goddesses, you know, because people want them as tats. Abeona was a Roman goddess. Did you know that?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was no surprise that Sarai had become the Muse of Nightmares, a vengeful goddess to haunt their dreams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Akane has a sun goddess to remind her to be strong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He followed her out of the room, around the corner, and up a flight of stairs to a landing with a statue of a naked woman, some Greek goddess, in the corner. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The thing was . . . fighting a goddess on her home court wouldn’t be easy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She tried to say something, to thank the goddess, but her voice wouldn’t work. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Forgive me for asking,” he was saying to her, “but why despair? Of all things to be goddess of.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She told him that the two men he had sent her for the goddess were not pure. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo knew the name already: goddess of oblivion, mistress of forgetting. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The goddess of despair was dead and he was dreaming. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The storm goddess looked rather bored, idly spinning her metal disc. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each morning I took Ancient Greek from Annabeth, and we talked about the gods and goddesses in the present tense, which was kind of weird. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Almost everything she had seen that had anything to do with the gods and goddesses was lavish and beautiful. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘I am the goddess of success in battle! Roman generals worshipped me! Augustus himself erected my altar in the Senate House!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was a god or goddess for every human concern. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The winged goddesses spiraled above, preparing for another sweeping attack, and Brer kicked high into the air, trying to close off the hole the monster had made in the Thicket’s wall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This was a goddess beyond anything they had ever faced. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He felt as if layers of his life were being seared away - his months at Camp Half-Blood, his years at Camp Jupiter, his training with Lupa the wolf goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In a small inscription preserved from the final months of Cleopatra’s life, her subjects humbly, proudly, and affectionately called her the mother of kings, queen of kings, and kind young goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z So she set forth to find the goddess who was looking everywhere for her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Thalia and Grover came up and huddled around me, anxious to hear what had happened in my audience with the goddess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Before sleep each night, the frog prayed to the four winds, to the great fish, to the sun above, and to the goddess moon that when it woke, it would be a princess. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Of the three virgin goddesses she was the chief and was called the Maiden, Parthenos, and her temple the Parthenon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She ended with a cry, and the goddess heard her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Telemakhos gazed and said: “May Zeus, the lord of Hera, make it so! In far-off Ithaka, all my life, I shall invoke you as a goddess, lady.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat on a throne surrounded by gardenias, her face serene as a goddess’s. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z August said honey was the ambrosia of the gods and the shampoo of the goddesses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had started to explain Hera’s plan for bringing the camps together to battle Gaea and the giants, but the goddess stamped her walking stick against the marble floor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I didn’t walk halfway across Tartarus to be told what’s impossible by some minor goddess.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘In the ancient times, Orion joined the Hunters. He was Lady Artemis’s best friend. He had no rivals at the bow - except for the goddess herself, and perhaps her brother, Apollo.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘You guys have to find Nike and figure out how to subdue her . . . whatever Juno meant by that. I still don’t understand how you defeat a goddess who controls victory. Seems impossible.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Loki clambered down from her lap and staggered away, both hands clutching between his legs as he went, glaring in an aggrieved fashion at all the gods and goddesses, who only laughed the louder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “What must I do to help my goddess?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Follow the Mark of Athena,” the goddess said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Before the goddess could pounce, Percy advanced, yelling and waving his sword. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Dear Piper McLean. You would manipulate my weak-willed brothers with your charms, like a true daughter of the love goddess. Such a skillful liar.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Annabeth dove straight between the goddess’s legs and somersaulted to her feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If Leo were a magic horse, he wouldn’t have wanted to live in a stall with an oversized goddess of wisdom staring at him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As the flood of venom rolled toward the goddess, the fumes began to make her cough. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nothing other than muttering in front of those goddesses. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Flowers, candles, beads, pretty stones, blown-glass figurines of birds and deer, in fact, anything beautiful, seemed to suit the lovely goddess. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was natural, too, that the divine power which brought forth the grain should be thought of as a goddess, not a god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited until the goddess left them again before looking at Ekon, the smallest smirk touching her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z ‘You kidding? So many preservatives in these things, I’ll live forever. But, hey, about this victory goddess being popular and great - Don’t you guys remember what her kids are like at Camp Half-Blood?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She yelled and raised her dagger, charging the goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Together they ruled over the rest of the Greek gods and goddesses. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Venus was determined to show Psyche what it meant to draw down the displeasure of a goddess. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the misery of serving the gods’ “purpose,” it was her fate to watch her husband love the goddess of despair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The goddess waved her hand, and everything faded. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Again, his eyes were drawn to the gods and goddesses, arranged in birth order. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In the flickering light it was difficult to make out the old statue propped against the wall, but she still recognized its likeness: Badwa, goddess of the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It made no difference to Hera how reluctant any of them were or how innocent; the goddess treated them all alike. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at Hestia, but the goddess’s face was expressionless. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Hazel had a bad feeling that the goddess was telling the truth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Koffi felt a distinct pluck of sadness in his absence, but when the goddess cleared her throat, she refocused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The goddess condemned her never to use her tongue again except to repeat what was said to her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This creature, this evil goddess, had ruined their lives. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Hera from first to last is a goddess on a very low level of humanity. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground rippled as the grass became folds of silk—the dress of a massive goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Along the river the tormented cry of a lonely goddess filled the valley. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “But is cooperation possible? What if Juno’s plan is flawed? Even goddesses can make mistakes.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Athena Parthenos gleamed in the early light, and Reyna thought how beautiful the goddess would look on the hill above the Greek camp. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She wondered what the goddess had told Reyna a year ago, and why it had changed the way Reyna treated Jason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She had been serving the goddess thus for many years when a Greek galley put in at the inhospitable shore, not under stern necessity, storm-driven, but voluntarily. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Or worse: Octavian was actively in league with the earth goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Greek mythology is largely made up of stories about gods and goddesses, but it must not be read as a kind of Greek Bible, an account of the Greek religion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fine goddess, Athena. A shame she pledged never to marry. All right, half-blood. I can tell you what you want to know. But there is a price. I need a favor done.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The knowledge that we had the power to upset that goddess made us look at each other conspiratorially and smile. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The numina montanum were sons of Gaea, Hazel’s least favorite goddess. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nuwa, the goddess who instead of legs had a tail like a fish, heard the cries from earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Well, then,’ Jason said, ‘it might take a while. But you’ll be first on the list, Kymopoleia . . . the storm goddess who beheaded a giant and saved our quest.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It featured a spectacular temple dedicated to Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His amazement can be imagined when there appeared before him the wondrous forms of the three great goddesses. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth had had nothing but trouble from that overbearing goddess, and she’d never forgive Hera for taking Percy away, even if it was for a noble cause. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately the goddess sent another blessing, too—a gentle rain of gluten-free R.O.F.L. cupcake simulations, which Percy figured would either make cleaning up harder, or rebuilding easier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘They proved it on television! Besides, I’m an immortal goddess. You can’t destroy me!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Housed in a shrine, the statue implied that Cleopatra was a goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z There was a flash of silver, and the goddess was gone. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “She casts aside even her own daughter. The goddess would never allow my tapestries to be shown in the palaces of the gods. She was always jealous of me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Besides, Hazel had insisted on taking the wheel to guide them through the secret pass that the magic goddess had told her about. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I told her that at my house we had many shells, that they told the future and were the special favorites of Yemaya, goddess of the seas. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If there were etiquette guidelines for hosting goddesses in one’s dreams, he had never found that book at the Great Library. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Lazlo couldn't fathom it, that a goddess would be willing to give up her magic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z ‘You are so weary,’ Piper told the goddess, her voice radiating kindness and sympathy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lucina was sometimes regarded as a Roman Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth, but usually the name is used as an epithet of both Juno and Diana. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will be the very goddess of humility, I am sure. But can you pay the price?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You wanted that? But you’re wise. You understand warfare better than any—” “Once!” the goddess said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She would open her box and allow the god or goddess to eat a single apple. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “The vehicles of the gods and goddesses have gone missing.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Your Greek goddess is powerless here,” said the pope. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mounted on her white palfrey, Cersei towered high above him, a goddess in green. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “This is the goddess’s gift to you,” she said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The goddess Aphrodite floated around them on a small white cloud, strewing rose petals in the giantess’s eyes and calling encouragement to Piper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then, too, she would have advised against my marriage to Lelia, the lengthy Anglican goddess, who’d measure me ceaselessly while I slept, continually appraise our vast differences, count up the ways. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The cause of this long-lasting fame was a war told of in one of the world’s greatest poems, the Iliad, and the cause of the war went back to a dispute between three jealous goddesses. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One from a painting of a dead goddess, the other from a dream: both blue, with red-brown hair and a band of black paint across their eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They followed the goddess’s dusty footprints through the poison flowers, deeper into the fog. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If the nuns were scared of my mom, Hazel wondered, what would they make of this goddess? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After Nuwa, the goddess with the fish tail, mended the sky, there were still many problems. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z ‘Together, a goddess and a demigod can kill a giant.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess clutched the side of her head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He thought upon what I had told him; and in return, he has told me this tale, a tale of the Venus of my mother’s people, their Aphrodite, the goddess Oshun. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The snow goddess stepped lightly around Jason, examining him as if he were sidewalk art. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The goddess’s two horses nipped at each other, as if getting into the spirit. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis, the partner of the god-king Osiris, who the Egyptians believed had ruled as pharaoh on Earth. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s ties to Isis linked her to the goddess’s power over motherhood and love. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to contradict a goddess—it seemed like an exceptionally bad idea at every angle—but in this, he couldn’t think of another possibility. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The goddess sent this dream to Odysseus’ house to quiet Penelope and end her grieving. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She is “the goddess with three forms,” Selene in the sky, Artemis on earth, Hecate in the lower world and in the world above when it is wrapped in darkness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Fortuna, blind, heedless goddess, I am strapped to your wheel,” Ignatius belched. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Say this,” Zoe told her, “‘I pledge myself to the goddess Artemis.’ The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I had never seen a goddess in pain before, but the weight of the sky was clearly too much for Artemis. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Dating a girl whose mom was the goddess of love ... well, Jason was always afraid he’d do something unromantic and Piper’s mom would frown down from Mount Olympus and change him into a feral hog. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They dressed him in the finest clothes, the kind a highborn goddess would wear to her wedding. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Frank stood at the far end of the stadium, shooting flaming arrows at Nike’s chariot as the goddess bellowed insults and tried to find a path to him across the shifting network of trenches. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess was touched by those prayers for one who had long been dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The goddess said you would bring our family full circle.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He held a goddess in his mind as one might cup a butterfly in one's hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It is no exaggeration to say that after and because of Beethoven music approached the status of a religion, complete with gods and goddesses for worshipping, a state of affairs that persists to this day. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z According to the goddess, in older times darajas had begun their formal training with the splendor around age ten, and spent an additional decade learning its nuances under the tutelage of several masters. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All this, the goddess purred, because your mother was greedy and cursed you with the gift of finding riches. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The story of a prince who could not be killed, a priest who warned of a goddess’s wrath, a French prelate who believed he’d bought the same stone centuries later. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Into the smoky air under the roof the goddess merely darted to perch on a blackened beam— no figure to be seen now but a swallow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess went forthwith to the hut where the maiden lived and challenged her to a contest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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