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Description: Based on The Fool design from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. The Fool is usually interpreted as the protagonist of a story, and the Major Arcana is the path the Fool takes through the great mysteries of life and the main human archetypes. This path is known traditionally in cartomancy as the "Fool's Journey", and is frequently used to introduce the meaning of Major Arcana cards to beginners.
Description: Hermes is a god of transitions and boundaries. He is quick and cunning, and moves freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine, as emissary and messenger of the gods, intercessor between mortals and the divine, and conductor of souls into the afterlife. He is protector and patron of travelers, herdsmen, thieves, orators and wit, literature and poets, athletics and sports, invention and trade. In some myths he is a trickster, and outwits other gods for his own satisfaction or the sake of humankind. Hermes is identified with the Roman god, Mercury.
Description: Athena was the Greek Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and crafts. Minerva is her Roman counterpart. She was was a companion to many of the great heroes in Greek legend. She was also the patroness and protector of Athens. A perpetual virgin, she never married. The owl was her symbol, featured in this design with the Greek word for wisdom.
Description: In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a bird that is reborn through the ashes of the phoenix who came before it. The bird would die in flames after living a centuries long life. The phoenix was also an early Christian symbol, hence the use of the tongue of flame (the Holy Spirit) in this design. Original illustration in red by J. W. Mollett, 1883.
Description: Much like her Greek counterpart in Artemis, Diana was the Roman Goddess of wild animals, the hunt, young girls, and childbirth. Unlike Artemis, however, Diana was also a moon Goddess, connected with Luna in the same vein as her brother, Apollo, and his later connection to the sun. This is a classical rendition of 'Diana the Huntress', originally sculpted by Guillaume Coustou (1716-1777).
Description: Hermes is a god of transitions and boundaries. He is quick and cunning, and moves freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine, as emissary and messenger of the gods, intercessor between mortals and the divine, and conductor of souls into the afterlife. He is protector and patron of travelers, herdsmen, thieves, orators and wit, literature and poets, athletics and sports, invention and trade. In some myths he is a trickster, and outwits other gods for his own satisfaction or the sake of humankind. Hermes is identified with the Roman god, Mercury.
Description: From Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun: "A character from the game Girls Princess, introduced by Mikoshiba to Nozaki. Tomoda is a supportive character to the protagonist of the game, going as far as to give his youth to the protagonist to assist him. Due to Tomoda's youth being dedicated to the protagonist of Girls Princess, Nozaki and Mikoshiba became dedicated to write a manga to give Tomoda happiness."
Description: Apollo is one of the most difficult to define Gods in the Roman and Greek pantheon. Apollo has been variously recognized as a God of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the goddess, Artemis. Apollo was an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. edicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son, Asclepius. Apollo was also sometimes associated with Helios, God of the Sun. One of his many symbols was the raven. They are said to be a symbol of good luck, and were the god's messengers in the mortal world.
Description: Apollo is one of the most difficult to define Gods in the Roman and Greek pantheon. Apollo has been variously recognized as a God of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the goddess, Artemis. Apollo was an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. edicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son, Asclepius. Apollo was also sometimes associated with Helios, God of the Sun. One of his many symbols was the raven. They are said to be a symbol of good luck, and were the god's messengers in the mortal world.
Description: Athena was the Greek Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and crafts. Minerva is her Roman counterpart. She was was a companion to many of the great heroes in Greek legend. She was also the patroness and protector of Athens. A perpetual virgin, she never married. In the design, she’s encircled by the Stoic virtues.
Description: Athena was the Greek Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and crafts. Minerva is her Roman counterpart. She was was a companion to many of the great heroes in Greek legend. She was also the patroness and protector of Athens. A perpetual virgin, she never married.
Description: Marcus Aurelius was Roman Emperor during the second century. He was a philosopher king, considered one of the most important Stoic thinkers. His private writing were recorded in a collection called the Meditations. (Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Book VI, Trans. George Long.)
Description: Much like her Greek counterpart in Artemis, Diana was the Roman Goddess of wild animals, the hunt, young girls, and childbirth. Unlike Artemis, however, Diana was also a moon Goddess. The crescent moon and stag were her symbols. Some Wiccan traditions associate the moon with the Goddess and the stag with Her Consort, the Horned God.
Description: Much like her Greek counterpart in Artemis, Diana was the Roman Goddess of wild animals, the hunt, young girls, and childbirth. Unlike Artemis, however, Diana was also a moon Goddess, connected with Luna in the same vein as her brother, Apollo, and his later connection to the sun. This is a classical rendition of 'Diana the Huntress', originally sculpted by Guillaume Coustou (1716-1777).
Description: Athena was the Greek Goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, strategic warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, and crafts. Minerva is her Roman counterpart. She was was a companion to many of the great heroes in Greek legend. She was also the patroness and protector of Athens. A perpetual virgin, she never married. The owl was her symbol.
Description: Hermes is a god of transitions and boundaries. He is quick and cunning, and moves freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine, as emissary and messenger of the gods, intercessor between mortals and the divine, and conductor of souls into the afterlife. He is protector and patron of travelers, herdsmen, thieves, orators and wit, literature and poets, athletics and sports, invention and trade. In some myths he is a trickster, and outwits other gods for his own satisfaction or the sake of humankind. Hermes is identified with the Roman god, Mercury. The image used here is pulled from a 19th century illustration and edited (Manual of Mythology, by Alexander S. Murray; Revised Edition, Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1895).
Description: Epictetus was a disabled Greek philosopher who lived from 55 to 135 C.E. He was born a slave in present day Turkey and lived in Rome. He studied philosophy under Musonius Rufus. He eventually gained his freedom and became an influential teacher of philosophy in his own right. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil, Arrian.
Description: BE QUIET, TIFFANY. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE YELLED AT A GIRL LIKE THIS. WHEN MY MOTHER YELLS LIKE THIS IT’S BECAUSE SHE LOVES ME. I WAS ROOTING FOR YOU, WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU. HOW DARE YOU? LEARN SOMETHING FROM THIS. WHEN YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT, YOU LAY THERE AND YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF, ‘CAUSE NOBODY’S GONNA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU. YOU ROLLIN’ YOUR EYES AND YOU ACTING LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE. YOU’VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE, YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THE HELL I COME FROM, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’VE BEEN THROUGH. BUT I’M NOT A VICTIM, I GROW FROM IT, AND I LEARN. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF.
Description: Demeter was the great Olympian Goddess of agriculture, grain, and bread. She also presided over the foremost of the Mystery Cults in the Ancient World, which promised its followers the path to a blessed afterlife. Demeter was depicted as a mother, often crowned and holding sheafs of wheat and/or a torch. She was known as Ceres to the Romans.
