Lakshmi, Bounty and Cultural Deification: A Review of Treasures of Lakshmi – The Goddess who Gives by Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal
Indian mythology and cultural constructiveness have always seen Lakshmi as the goddess who gives, Lakshmi as the goddess of bounty and fortune. If we scrutinize the cross-cultural segments of Greek, Roman, and Indian mythology, we find that in the treatment of Lakshmi and Aphrodite, the themes of be...
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Supriyo Chakraborty, Penprints Publication
2024-12-01
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| Summary: | Indian mythology and cultural constructiveness have always seen Lakshmi as the goddess who gives, Lakshmi as the goddess of bounty and fortune. If we scrutinize the cross-cultural segments of Greek, Roman, and Indian mythology, we find that in the treatment of Lakshmi and Aphrodite, the themes of beauty, fertility, and abundance, are highlighted. Whereas Lakshmi is said to have emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean (the Samudra Manthan), Aphrodite was born from sea foam. Even Lakshmi, Tyche (Greek) and Fortuna (Roman) share the common themes of prosperity and material opulence. It is true how the interactions between Indian and Greco-Roman civilizations created the connections between Lakshmi and the Greek goddesses. Additionally, the Yavana (Greek) influence in the entire matrix of Indian art and iconography, particularly in the field of Gandhara art, has contributed to visual motifs while depicting the deities. |
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| ISSN: | 2582-0400 |