This page is dedicated to the Universal Goddess, who is known by many names, and has many forms in the ancient world. The most ancient concept, found in the Vaisnava scriptures, states that the original Goddess is Sri Radha. Other forms of the goddess, including the Mother form, the Empress form, the Priestess form and countless varieties of the youthful maiden form, are all emanations of Radha, displaying Her countless features and powers.
The first galleries below exhibit Her form found in the ancient west. The next display her forms in the far east, while the last gallery displays her original forms found in the most ancient Vedic tradition.
The Goddess of the Ancients in Western Art
Goddess Isis with Lotus
Goddess Isis on Lotus
Goddess Isis with Lotuses
Divine Couple Isis and Osiris
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Goddess Isis
Divine Couple Isis and Osiris
Girl with Lotus – Crete
Girl picking Saffron – Crete
Girl with Mala – Crete
Maidens – Crete
Maidens with Offerings – Crete
Queens Palace – Crete
Astrea, the virgin goddess of Innocence and purity
Astrea, the virgin goddess of Innocence and purity
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Virgo, the virgin goddess of Innocence and purity
Virgo, the virgin goddess of Innocence and purity
Virgo, the virgin goddess of Innocence and purity
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Louis Janmot Le Poeme de l’ame Rayons de soleil Rays of the Sun oil on canvas 113 x 145 Signed and at lower left Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon inv. 1968-169 Dansez, dansez, troupe rieuse, Avant que de ses rudes mains La douleur ne touche et ne creuse Vos fronts aujourd’hui si sereins
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The Goddess of the Ancients in Western Sculpture
Working Title/Artist: Nepthysis, Horus, and Isis Department: Egyptian Art Culture/Period/Location: HB/TOA Date Code: Working Date: ca. 688-525 B.C. mma digital photo #DP109380
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GREECE – CIRCA 2002: Kore 674, ca 500 BC, Paros marble statue from the archaic age, from the Acropolis in Athens (Greece). Detail. Greek Civilization, 6th Century BC. Athens, Moussío (Acropolis Museum, Archaeological Museum) (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)
LAR romano de bronce, en el Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España, en Madrid. Procedente de Lora del Río (Provincia de Sevilla, Andalucía, España). Realizado en la primera mitad del siglo I d.C. Altura: 22,5 cm; profundidad: 9 cm; anchura máxima: 16 cm. —– Roman bronze LAR, at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, in Madrid. From Lora del Río (Province of Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain). Made in the first half of the 1st century CE. Height: 22.5 cm; depth: 9 cm; maximum width: 16 cm.
Antalya’daki Perge Antik Kenti’nde son 3 yılda gerçekleştirilen kazılarda Roma imparatoru Caracalla ile Selene, Nemesis, Tykhe ve at heykelinin de yer aldığı, benzersiz sayılabilecek 13 heykel bulundu. Kader Tanrıçası Tykhe heykeli. (Sinan Özmüş – Anadolu Ajansı)
The Goddess of the Ancients in Far-East Art
Red & Gold style
The Goddess of the Ancients in Indian Art
The Goddess of the Ancients in Indian Sculpture
Sarasvati – Bali
Parvati-Siva
Rajastani Radha
Ankor Goddess
Sita-Ram – Bali wood carving
Bogashakti
Brahmani
Gopi with fan, Patna
Laxmi/Hariti – Gandhara
Durga on buffalo
Gangadevi – Ellora Caves
Gangadevi
Goddess from Gandhara
Gandhara Laxmi/Fortuna/Hariti
Pratyangira, Tamil Nadu
Sindhu (Indus) Goddess
Gopi with parrot
Gopi with parrot
Meenakshi
Hariti from Indonesia
Radharani
Sindhu (Indus) Goddess
Mother Earth – Indonesia
Mother Earth – Indonesia
Sindhu (Mohenjo) girl
Kali – Karnataka
Kali – Shiva
Keerthika
Kuan-Yin (Laxmi)
Indo-Greek Lakmsi-Narayana
Ivory Laxmi found in Pompei
Sarasvati
Laxmi/Fortuna – Gandhara
Laxmi
Radharani
Sindhu (Indus) Goddess
Sindhu (Mohenjo) girl
Laxmi – Gandhara
Nagini
Radharani – Odisha
Radharani – Odisha
Yashoda – Odisha
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Radha-Giridhari
ancient Radha in bronze
Radha-Krishna