Fernande's image morphed from that of a classical goddess to an Earth Mother after Picasso's exposure to prehistoric Iberian sculpture.

Ancient and honoured Grecian name, some sort of classical goddess, I believe.

She is wearing one of those draped dresses that classical Greek goddesses favor - a few white folds caressing the bosom and beyond.

They were attired as classical goddesses and danced in the masque; the Queen, curiously, did not take the obvious role of Juno, queen of the gods, but rather Pallas Athena.

Both European and American art collectors decorated their parlors with statues of animals, classical goddesses, and romantic figures.

The origin of the name is debated, it was reserved as a title for classical goddesses as in the use "alma mater".

When this happens, the Oyarsa of this world, a type of Angel like being who seems feminine like the classical goddess, tells Ransom that this will be the start of a new age.

A winged victory is a female winged figure representing a classical goddess of victory (Nike, Victoria, Bellona), or, especially if in a pair, a general personification of victory.

"The action pivots round the woman, who is posed at the center like a classical goddess," Ms. Allen writes.