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Search phrase: goddess

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 41 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.166A guide, a goddess, and a sovereign,A guide, a Goddesse, and a Soueraigne,
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.107Fortune, she said, was no goddess, that had put suchFortune shee said was no goddesse, that had put such
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.ii.2.2Titled goddess,Titled Goddesse,
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.71Amen. Dear goddess, hear that prayer of the people!Amen, deere Goddesse, heare that prayer of the people.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.vi.17In th' habiliments of the goddess IsisIn th'abiliments of the Goddesse Isis
Antony and CleopatraAC III.x.4.2Gods and goddesses,Gods, & Goddesses,
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.51to reason of such goddesses and hath sent this naturalto reason of such goddesses, hath sent this Naturall
CoriolanusCor I.v.20.2Now the fair goddess Fortune,Now the faire Goddesse Fortune,
CymbelineCym III.ii.8More goddess-like than wife-like, such assaultsMore Goddesse-like, then Wife-like; such Assaults
CymbelineCym IV.ii.169.2O thou goddess,Oh thou Goddesse,
CymbelineCym IV.ii.295But, soft! No bedfellow! O gods and goddesses!But soft; no Bedfellow? Oh Gods, and Goddesses!
Henry VH5 III.vi.27That goddess blind,that Goddesse blind,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.55Betwixt a goddess and a mighty king.Betwixt a goddesse, and a mighty king:
King LearKL I.ii.1Thou, Nature, art my goddess; to thy lawThou Nature art my Goddesse, to thy Law
King LearKL I.iv.272Hear, Nature, hear! Dear goddess, hear!Heare Nature, heare deere Goddesse, heare:
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.63Thou being a goddess – I forswore not thee.Thou being a Goddesse, I forswore not thee.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.73A green goose a goddess. Pure, pure idolatry.A greene Goose, a Coddesse, pure pure Idolatry.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.36I were the fairest goddess on the ground.I were the fairest goddesse on the ground.
Measure for MeasureMM I.i.38But, like a thrifty goddess, she determinesBut like a thrifty goddesse, she determines
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.137O Helena, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine – O Helen, goddesse, nimph, perfect, diuine,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.226To call me goddess, nymph, divine and rare,To call me goddesse, nimph, diuine, and rare,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iii.12Pardon, goddess of the night,Pardon goddesse of the night,
PericlesPer Chorus.V.4As goddess-like to her admired lays.As Goddesse-like to her admired layes.
PericlesPer V.i.249Celestial Dian, goddess argentine,Celestiall Dian, Goddesse Argentine,
PericlesPer V.iii.6A maid-child called Marina, who, O goddess,a Mayd child calld Marina whom, O Goddesse
The TempestTem I.ii.422.2Most sure, the goddessMost sure the Goddesse
The TempestTem V.i.187Is she the goddess that hath severed us,Is she the goddesse that hath seuer'd vs,
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.22This goddess, this Semiramis, this nymph,This Goddesse, this Semerimis, this Queene,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.29Patience herself, what goddess e'er she be,Patience her selfe, what Goddesse ere she be,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.237daughter a goddess, he should take his choice. Odaughter a Goddesse, hee should take his choice. O
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.188.1By heaven, she is a goddess.By heaven shee is a Goddesse.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.189.1She is a goddess, Arcite.She is a Goddesse Arcite.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.218As she is heavenly and a blessed goddess.As she is heavenly, and a blessed Goddes;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.71Which if the goddess of it grant, she givesWhich if the goddesse of it grant, she gives
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.74Your personal hazard; to the goddess VenusYour personall hazard; to the goddesse Venus
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.126Truer than I. O then, most soft sweet goddess,Truer then I. O then most soft sweet goddesse
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.136.1And bow before the goddess.And bow before the goddesse:
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.103And thou, good goddess Nature, which hast made itAnd thou good Goddesse Nature, which hast made it
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.10Most goddess-like pranked up. But that our feastsMost Goddesse-like prank'd vp: But that our Feasts
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.210over as they were gods or goddesses; you would think aouer, as they were Gods, or Goddesses: you would thinke a
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.130And your fair princess – goddess! O! Alas,And your faire Princesse (Goddesse) oh: alas,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.3.6 Thou being a goddess, I forswore not thee: Thou being a Goddesse, I forswore not thee:
SonnetsSonn.111.2 The guilty goddess of my harmful deeds, The guiltie goddesse of my harmfull deeds,
SonnetsSonn.130.11 I grant I never saw a goddess go; I graunt I neuer saw a goddesse goe,
Venus and AdonisVen.28 Earth's sovereign salve to do a goddess good. Earths soueraigne salue, to do a goddesse good,

Glossary

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Actaeon[pron: ak'tayon] cuckold; hunter who saw Artemis (goddess of chastity) bathing naked; she changed him into a stag, who was killed by his own hounds
Adonis[pron: a'dohnis] handsome young man loved by Aphrodite (Greek goddess of sexual love) or (in Roman mythology) Venus
Astraea[pron: 'astria] daughter of Zeus and Themis; Greek goddess of justice
Ate[pron: 'ahtee] Greek goddess of discord and vengeance
Athene[pron: a'theena] Greek goddess of wisdom and learning, protector of Athens; also known as Athena, Pallas Athena, or Pallas
Aurora[pron: aw'rawra] Roman goddess of the dawn
Bellona[pron: bel'ohna] Roman goddess of war
Ceres[pron: 'seereez] Roman goddess of crops and fruit
CynthiaRoman goddess of the moon; one of the identities of Diana
CythereaRoman goddess of beauty and love
DianaRoman goddess associated with the Moon, chastity, and hunting
Dictynna[pron: dik'tina] one of the titles of the Roman goddess of the Moon
dii deaeque[Latin] all you gods and goddesses
Fatestrio of goddesses who control human destiny: Atropos (‘the inflexible’) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by Lachesis (‘the distributor’) and Clotho (‘the spinner’)
FloraRoman goddess of flowers, who appears with the spring
FortuneRoman goddess, shown as a woman at a spinning-wheel, or controlling a rudder, and as blind
Furiesthree goddesses, spirits of vengeance, depicted as carrying torches and covered with snakes
Hecat, Hecate[pron: 'hekat, 'hekatee] Greek goddess of the underworld; associated with magic, ghosts, witchcraft
IrisGreek goddess of the rainbow; messenger of the gods, especially of Zeus and Hera
Isis[pron: 'iysis] Egyptian goddess of the moon, fertility, and magic
JunoRoman supreme goddess, wife of Jupiter, associated with the Moon, childbirth, marriage, and female identity
Lucina[lu'seena] Roman goddess of childbirth
Lunaone of the titles of the Roman goddess of the Moon
MinervaRoman goddess of wisdom, the arts, and trades
Museone of the nine goddesses in Greek mythology, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who gave artistic inspiration; also called the Helicons, as they lived on Mt Helicon
NemesisGreek goddess of vengeance, especially retribution for human folly, pride, or excessive good fortune
Paphos[pron: 'pafos] Cyprus; favourite abode of Venus, goddess of love
Parca['pron: 'pahrka] originally a Roman birth-goddess, later identified with the Parcae, goddesses who decide the destiny of humans
Phoebeone of the titles of the Roman goddess of the Moon
Proserpine, Proserpinadaughter of the corn-goddess Ceres; Hades, king of the Underworld, abducted her and made her his queen
TellusRoman goddess of the earth
Three Gracesdaughters of Zeus and Hera; Greek goddesses of grace and beauty
VenusRoman goddess of beauty and love
VirgoVirgin [sixth sign of the zodiac, associated with Astraea, goddess of justice]

Thesaurus

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beauty, goddesses ofThree Graces
goddessActaeon
goddessAstraea
goddessAte
goddessAthene
goddessAurora
goddessBellona
goddessCeres
goddessCynthia
goddessCytherea
goddessDiana
goddessDictynna
goddessFlora
goddessFortune
goddessHecat, Hecate
goddessIris
goddessIsis
goddessJuno
goddessLucina
goddessLuna
goddessMinerva
goddessNemesis
goddessParca
goddessPhoebe
goddessTellus
goddessVenus
goddessVirgo
goddessesFates
goddessesFuries
grace, goddesses ofThree Graces

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos...of the zodiac associated with astraea goddess of justice ...
Classical mythology...eities are listed separately gods and goddesses for mythological locations world ...
...aeon hunter who encountered artemis goddess of chastity while she was bathing and ...
...ome young man loved by aphrodite greek goddess of sexual love (in roman mythology by ...
...s back to crete jupiter in gods and goddesses fates mnd v i 277 o fa...
...me / cut thread and thrum a trio of goddesses who control human destiny atropos (&...
...76 approach ye furies fell three goddesses alecto &lsquo never-ceasing&rsquo ...
...n to seduce her jupiter in gods and goddesses lichas ac iv xii 45 le...
...fatal web originally a roman birth-goddess later trebled and identified with the...
...ntified with the moerae or parcae the goddesses who decide the destiny of humans ...
Gods and goddesses...r daughter of zeus and themis greek goddess of justice ate ma ii i 234 ...
...a ii i 234 the infernal ate greek goddess of discord and vengeance athen...
...iii v 94 pallas inspire me greek goddess of wisdom and learning protectress of ...
...80 aurora&rsquo s harbinger roman goddess of the dawn bacchanals ac i...
...i i 75 the helmeted bellona roman goddess of war boreas tc i iii 38 ...
...lady thy rich leas / of wheat roman goddess of crops and fruit cupid ay...
...hame obscures her silver shine roman goddess of the moon one of the identities of d...
... look one of the titles of the roman goddess of beauty and love diana dian...
...the shade minions of the moon roman goddess associated with the moon chastity and...
... moon one of the titles of the roman goddess of the moon dis tem iv i 89...
...peering in april&rsquo s front roman goddess of flowers who appears with the spring...
...usewife fortune from her wheel roman goddess often represented as a woman at a spin...
...ce daughters of zeus and hera greek goddesses of grace and beauty hecat h...
...s / pale hecat' s offerings greek goddess of the underworld associated with magi...
...newly dropped down from heaven greek goddess of the rainbow messenger of the gods ...
... sweet isis i beseech thee egyptian goddess of the moon fertility and magic wife...
...ids of juno' s eyes roman supreme goddess wife of jupiter associated with the m...
...ucina took me in my throes roman goddess of childbirth luna lll iv i...
... moon one of the titles of the roman goddess of the moon diana above mars ...
...ing straight-pight minerva roman goddess of wisdom the arts and trades ...
...uses mourning for the death the nine goddesses in greek mythology the daughters of ...
... angry nemesis the happy helm greek goddess of vengeance especially retribution fo...
... moon one of the titles of the roman goddess of the moon diana above phoebu...
...t pick flowers with proserpine roman goddess of the underworld hades abducted her w...
...lus of her weed [i e flowers] roman goddess of the earth titan ven 177 ...
... venus tnk v i 74 to the goddess venus / commend we our proceeding ro...
...us / commend we our proceeding roman goddess of beauty and love  adonis ...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...93 cyprus favourite abode of venus goddess of love parthian ac i ii 10...
French... the world and my very dear and divine goddess h5 v ii 216    sage demoiselle...
...sse (n f ) h5 v ii 215   goddess demoiselle(s) (n f ) h5 v ...
Latin...omnes (tnk iii v 157) all you gods and goddesses diluculo surgere (tn ii iii 2) to r...
... (n f ) tnk iii v 157 dea and goddesses deo (n m ) lll v i 27 ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GODBASICgoddess n, goddess-like adj
LIKE [similar]RELIGIONgoddess-like adj

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