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Her and myth
Her central myth served as the context for the secret rites of regeneration at Eleusis, which promised immortality to initiates.
Her mythological birthplace was the Sparta of the Age of Heroes, which features prominently in the canon of Greek myth: in later ancient Greek memory, the Mycenaean Bronze Age became the age of the Greek heroes.
Her equivalent in ancient Roman religion and myth is Luna, Latin for " moon ".
Her father put her in charge of the labyrinth where sacrifices were made as part of reparations ( either to Poseidon or to Athena, depending on the version of the myth ); however, she would later help Theseus in overcoming the Minotaur and saving the would-be sacrificial victims.
Her full sisters could be Herse and Nemea ( also called daughters of Zeus and Selene in some sources ), but it is highly possible that Herse, Pandia and Nemea are the same goddess using different names, each one deriving from a different myth about the same goddess.
Her face is formed by two facing serpents ( after her head was cut off and the blood spurt forth from her neck in the form of two gigantic serpents ), referring to the myth that she was sacrificed during the beginning of the present creation.
Following the departure of their record producer Paul A. Rothchild ( who, contrary to popular myth, loved " Riders on the Storm " but dismissed the group's differing style on " Love Her Madly " as " cocktail music ") around November 1970.
The abundance of the Arum Lily ( Zantedeschia aethiopica ) in the area and the marketing by the developers contributed to the myth about the Gosnell company, being so successful that the Gosnells railway station was constructed on the Armadale line in 1903 .< ref >, 1867 the arrival of perfumes Direct from John Gosnells & Co., Perfumers to Her Majesty ( Queen Victoria ), was noted in the business section of the New Zealand newspaper North Otago Times
Her discussion of the myth of Poros, Penia, and Eros in Plato ’ s Symposium especially reveals the concept ’ s untranslatability.
Her interests include collecting Asian ball-jointed dolls, Sasha dolls, myth, and East European music.
Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering " skin suffocation " led to an urban myth that Eaton had died during filming.
Her criticism is reported to employ close analysis, knowledge of Greek poetics, myth, metaphor, tone and rhyme ; she is said to read with aural acuity, generosity and no polemic ; her precision " does not obscure but builds the big picture ", addressing the general reader but with " utmost attention to the page ".
Her determinedly neo-romantic poetry explores sacred myth, legend, history-in-landscape, and human feeling — and their connections to the ' inner landscapes ' of the imaginative mind.
Her essays on myth, folklore, magical literature and art have been widely published in newsstand magazines, academic journals, art books, and anthologies.
Her name means " renowned goddess of desire ," and she resides at the present rebuilt Kamakhya temple replacing the lost manifest now in the form of a stone yoni ( female generative organ ) symbolic of the goddess in 1645 C. The temple is primary amongst the 51 Shakti Peethas related to the myth of Sati, and remains one of the most important Shakta temples and Hindu pilgrimage sites in the world.
Her name means new moon, alluding to myth of the rabbit of the moon.

Her and gave
Her optimism gave me heart.
Her name was Sabella, and the strip of seaweed around her neck was an emerald necklace the King gave her as a token of his undying love.
Her household later on gave her a modest tomb in Misenum.
Her friend Rick McKay said that " she just kind of drifted off quietly as if she was going to sleep ... she just kind of gave out.
Her opponents gave her the sobriquet " Bloody Mary ".
Her father gave her advice, saying that she was too young to be married.
Her testament of June 6, 1939 states, " I beg the Lord to take my life and my death … for all concerns of the sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary and the holy church, especially for the preservation of our holy order, in particular the Carmelite monasteries of Cologne and Echt, as atonement for the unbelief of the Jewish People and that the Lord will be received by his own people and his kingdom shall come in glory, for the salvation of Germany and the peace of the world, at last for my loved ones, living or dead, and for all God gave to me: that none of them shall go astray.
Her father, a rabbi, opposed the Zionist movement and sent Rosa to a Christian high school for girls in Homel, which gave her a broad general education.
Her father's accession gave rise to further conflict over the fate of Schleswig-Holstein.
" Her foundation went into various underdeveloped villages and gave away brand new clothes to needy children and their families in June 2004.
Charles also gave Charlotte the title " Duchess of Albany " in the peerage of Scotland and the style " Her Royal Highness ", but these honours did not give Charlotte any right of succession to the throne.
Her appearance opposite Robert De Niro in the 1977 musical drama film, New York, New York however, gave Minnelli her best known signature song.
Her first novel, Bonheur d ' occasion ( 1945 ), gave a starkly realistic portrait of the lives of people in Saint-Henri, a working-class neighbourhood of Montreal.
Her refusal to give interviews gave rise to press reporters ' expressions, " pulling a Garbo " or " going Garbo ".
Her sisters gave her the nickname " The Governess " and sent her as their group representative when they wanted their parents to grant a favor.
Her nursing skills were called upon at the end of June 1918 when she gave an injection of morphine to Dr. Eugene Botkin to ease his kidney pain.
Her family called her Stasia, a common Polish diminutive of her Christian name, which later gave birth to the American version of her name, Stella.
Her father was a cattle baron and orange farmer, and her mother was a well-known opera singer who gave up the stage to marry and raise a family.
Her regency lasted until 437, and for the duration Theodosius II gave her his full support.
Her father gave her a dowry of 500, 000 crowns and many beautiful jewels.
Her husband Brad Darling gave conference presentations about a Satanic conspiracy of great antiquity which he believed now permeated American communities.
Her sister " gave her away " at her marriage to him.
Her oracle was in the renowned temple in Per-Wadjet that was dedicated to her worship and gave the city its name.
Her husband, the earl, received a pen and a watch as well as a silk rug from the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, who also gave the countess a silver and pearl cup.

Her and rise
Her house stood on a rise of ground, and before she got into her car she looked at the houses below.
* September 18 – Great Comet of 1882: Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape, David Gill, reported watching the comet rise a few minutes before the Sun and described it as " The nucleus was then undoubtedly single, and certainly rather under than over 4 ″ in diameter ; in fact, as I have described it, it resembled very much a star of the 1st magnitude seen by daylight.
Her prediction began to come true when bread prices started to rise due to the severe 1788 – 1789 winter.
Her performance is generally credited as one factor in the fledgling show's subsequent rise in the Nielsen ratings to a hit rivaling Dallas.
For example, in Love ( 1927 ) a title card reads, " I like to be alone "; in The Single Standard ( 1929 ) her character says, " I am walking alone because I want to be alone "; in Susan Lenox ( Her Fall and Rise ) ( 1931 ) she says to a suitor, " This time I rise ... and fall ... alone "; in Inspiration ( 1931 ) she tells a fickle lover, " I just want to be alone for a little while "; in Mata Hari ( 1931 ) she says to her new amour, " I never look ahead.
Her tenure is credited with seeing The Post rise in national stature through effective investigative reporting, most notably to ensure that The New York Times did not surpass its Washington reporting of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandal.
Her career was on the rise, yet she left the stage a star in 1909, to marry Denver businessman Frank W. Frueauff and start a family.
Her rise to power can be attributed to more than her affiliation with La Prensa, and in part was the result of the lack of international support for the Sandinista regime, the tiring of the masses of civil war, the symbol she meant to the people, and her strong campaign focus on being the opposition rather than trying to convince people to accept a political program.
Her rumored relationship with a Sidi adviser, Jamal-ud-Din Yaqut, as he continued to rise in rank, forced her nobles to revolt against her.
Her rise in popularity has prefigured that of many Indigenous artists from central, northern and western Australia, such as Kngwarreye's niece Kathleen Petyarre, Minnie Pwerle, Dorothy Napangardi, Jeannie Petyarre ( Pitjara ) and dozens of others, all of whose works have become highly sought-after.
Her style of play is characterized by taking the ball early and on the rise, powerful ground-strokes, and an aggressive mindset on the return of service.
Her oldest version of her name is probably Ethliu or Ethniu, giving rise to the modern Irish name Eithne.
Her life in England in the 1920s gave rise to Bring the Monkey ( 1933 ), a spoof ( but with dark undertones ) on the English country house mystery novel.
Her biggest success was winning the British Open in 1991, and until the rise of Cassie Campion she was England's number 1 player.
Her various appearances on television and radio have played an important role in her political rise at national and local levels.
Her name came from the phrase Puea ahau i te ao, which means I shall rise to the surface of the world ; however, she was known to her family as Te Kirihaehae.
Her titles through marriage chart the Boleyn family's rise to power.
Her meteoric rise up the Justice Department's " greasy pole " saw her hotly tipped to become chief judge in due course, but she denied any real ambitions in this direction.
Her rivalry with Faustina, fanned by the press, eventually became scandalous when, in a performance of Bononcini's Astianatte ( 6 June 1727 ), attended by princess Caroline, " Hissing on one Side, and Clapping on the other " gave rise to " Catcalls, and other great indecencies ".
Her music attempts to rise above violence with hearts, the target of shootings, as opposed to bullets, offering meaningful social ties, giving a fairy tale like quality to the increasing complexity of her work.
Her plans with Buzz are crushed by Howard who claims her for himself, telling her " We both know what you want and you know I'm the one who can get it for you " – Eve needs Howard's influence as a producer as well as his silence concerning her devious rise to stardom.
Her results at this tournament caused her ranking to rise to World No. 9.

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