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Aphrodite

Aphrodite is the goddess of sex, beauty and bliss. Her Latin name is Venus. Thus she is patron of what, to modern eyes, might seem a collection of opposites: betrothal and prostitution, marriage and adultery, love and passion. Aphrodite especially he

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1 Reply · Reply by Ruby Lee Oct 1, 2022
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Athena

Athena, whose Latin name is Minerva, is the goddess for disputes and justice, warfare and wisdom. If you are having a dispute you can go to Athena's Wood to settle the matter. It is across the lane from the domain of Eirene, beyond the second well. A

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1 Reply · Reply by Ruby Lee Sep 14, 2022
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Artemis

Artemis (Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of wild things. Her Latin name is Diana. At La Ville she presides over the wildest part of the forest. Her land is bounded by that of Demeter to the south, Eirene to the west and Aphrodite to the north. Entering her d

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1 Reply · Reply by Ruby Lee Sep 14, 2022
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Demeter

Demeter (Δημήτηρ, Δαμάτηρ) is the earth mother. She is the goddess of cultivation, food and harvest. One of her minor roles is as the goddess of poppies and some years there are many poppies in her domain at La Ville. 

Demeter's domain at La Ville au

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Eirene

Eirene, (Εἰρήνη) also spelt Irene, is the goddess of peace. She presides over the land immediately in front (on the west side) of the house, including the old and new gardens, the east meadow and, beyond the trees to the north, the Champ de la Ville

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Goddesses at La Ville au Roi

The thirty acres or so of land at La Ville au Roi is divided into segments dedicated to specific goddesses.

By walking the land one can pass from the domain of one goddess to another. By spending time in one of other domain one can meditate upon and

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Hera

Hera (Ἥρα) married her bother Zeus and thus became the queen of the Olympian gods and goddesses. She is a jealous wife. Zeus is always having secret affairs and Hera is trying to thwart him and drive away her rivals. She is thus the goddess of marria

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