“A woman has her Juno, just as a man has his Genius; they are names for the sacred power, the divine spark we each of us have in us. My Juno can't "get into" me, it is already my deepest self. The poet was speaking of Juno as if it were a person, a woman, with likes and dislikes: a jealous woman. The world is sacred, of course, it is full of gods, numina, great powers and presences. We give some of them names--Mars of the fields and the war, Vesta the fire, Ceres the grain, Mother Tellus the earth, the Penates of the storehouse. The rivers, the springs. And in the storm cloud and the light is the great power called the father god. But they aren't people. They don't love and hate, they aren't for or against. They accept the worship due them, which augments their power, through which we live.”
Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin
Book:Lavinia
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Lavinia
This novel offers a contemporary retelling of the character Lavinia, a figure from Virgil's epic, exploring her experiences and the world she inhabited during the fall of Troy. The story delves into Lavinia's personal journey, her relationships, and the historical events surrounding her life. more
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