Goddess Code

 Create code of goddess as determining if rewriting is feminist - make spectrum

Eg, a rewriting of myth claiming to feminist might be 20% Athena and 80% Artemis

Goddess		Epithet	CODE for Fem Lit Analysis
Athene	Goddess of wisdom and defensive warfare, loves owls, patron goddess of Athens, Mother goddess of Athens, born from Zeus’ head. Athena was associated in ancient Greek thought with the wily intelligence needed for weaving everything from cloth to military stratagems and crafty plans	gray-eyed, bright-eyed the bright-eyed Strife walking Pallas Fearsome town defender Nobel and shrewd With a heart of iron Revered Courageous City-saving virgin	Powerful women - supports patriarchal system -  but not for other women - helps men - strategiser and weaver
Aphrodite	Virgin - Mother -Crone trilogy - April is named for her, goddess of love	Laughter-loving smiling goddess , garland loving Gold-festooned Fun-loving Gold crowned Lovely Giver of luscious gifts to mortals	Love, love trouble, drama
Hera	Mother of the gods, queen of Olympian gods, trinity of virgin, mother, crone	ox-eyed lady Cow eyed lady ox-eyed queen white-armed Gold-throned child of Rhea Supremely beautiful	Powerful for self within patriarchal system, - not for other women - extreme archetypal wife and mother - power through husband
Artemis	Mother of creatures, led the nocturnal hunt,	shooter of arrows Arrow-pouring Arrow-pourer Hardly plain or stunted But towering and & a wonder in her beauty The arrow-raining girl Long-range arrow pourer Gold-weaponed Shouting hunter Shy Virgin Shooter of stags	Separtist With other women - ignores men - hunter - athletic - physical competition - intimidating - uncontrolled by patriarchy
Eris	Goddess of strife, troublemaker		No aim - just hacking the system - vindictive - personality disorder - damaged and damaging
Themis	Represents order
Gaia	Mother earth	Mother of all things	Supermum - nurturing - feminist or passive - acted upon?  Separation of earth & sky - investigate
Demeter	Mother, triangle symbol, virgin, mother, crone, temple at Eleusis	Fair-haired Lovely garlanded Shining haired Yellow haired Modest dark robed Shining robed Bright haired	Flights to rescue daughter - shuts shit down as ransom Power of maternal love
Persephone	Queen of the underworld. Daughter of Demeter & Zeus. Married to Hades.	daughter of Zeus, dread, august, trim ankled exquisite	Vulnerability - victim/survivor - accepts fate She is all our daughters
Hours Horae	The Horae or Hours were the goddesses of the seasons in Greek mythology. They were also considered to be the goddesses of order and justice, as well as the wardens at the gates of Mount Olympus. They were the daughters of either Zeus and Aphrodite, or Zeus and Themis.	In their golden headdresses
Eos	Personification of the Dawn, sister of Helios, the sun god, and Selene, the moon goddess.		Kidnaps men - Tithanos,
Mnemosyne	Goddess of memory		Yes - mother of the muses - direct the devices for remembering and telling stories - creation of culture - universal memory - never forget!!!!
Selene		With her bright hair Joy, rich-haired White-armed Noble bright
Hecate	Helps Demeter find Persephone		Supports goddess sisters, nurturing - turned into goddess of witches - liminal, crossroads,
Harmonia	Goddess of harmony and concord		Is the text cohesive - do the component parts contribute to the meaning of the whole?
Nemesis	goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris
Hestia	goddess of the hearth, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, and one of the 12 Olympian deities. When the gods Apollo and Poseidon became suitors for her hand she swore to remain a maiden forever, whereupon Zeus, the king of the gods, bestowed upon her the honour of presiding over all sacrifices.		Hearth - nurturing, home, provider, comfort, fire, essential for life
Rhea	the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus, Gaia's son	Shining veiled	Castration story - her mum is Gaia
Iris	According to Hesiod's Theogony, Iris is the daughter of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra and the sister of the Harpies: Arke and Ocypete.[3] During the Titanomachy, Iris was the messenger of the Olympian gods while her sister Arke betrayed the Olympians and became the messenger of the gods' enemy, the Titans. She is the goddess of the rainbow. She also serves nectar to the goddesses and gods to drink. Zephyrus, who is the god of the west wind, is her consort. Together they had a son named Pothos,[4] or alternatively they were the parents of Eros,[5] the god of love, according to sixth century BC Greek lyric poet Alcaeus, though Eros is usually said to be the son of Ares and Aphrodite. According to the Dionysiaca of Nonnus, Iris' brother is Hydaspes.[6] She is also known as one of the goddesses of the sea and the sky. Iris links the gods to humanity. She travels with the speed of wind from one end of the world to the other[7] and into the depths of the sea and the underworld.	Gold winged Swift-wind footed	Goes everywhere swiftly - spontaneous, brings joy, epitimises unrestrained nature of women, makes rainbows