The+Virgin

Diana the Greek Goddess of the hunt.

Virgin Mary

A virgin is someone who is pure, independent, uncorrupted, and goes without sin. They live their lives for other people, and aren’t necessarily asexual. They are highly looked up to because they always make the right choices in any situation. They are calm, caring, understanding individuals in very crazy situations. They follow all directions to a tee and sacrifice for their Gods and families. They are pure beings from the beginning of life till the day they die; they take vows at their Temples.

The Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ was one of the purest virgins to ever exist in Christianity. According to the Testament she was the daughter of St. Joachim and St. Anne, married to Joseph, and gave birth to Jesus Christ. Mary pledged a vow of virginity in the Temple. She became pregnant for Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. She was placed on earth to protect and care for all children. Mary was also believed to prepare you for your visit with God because we aren’t fit to just walk in. The Virgin Mary was known to be very compassionate and holy because she completely fulfilled all of God’s wishes. In her life she was a mother, a servant, and she lived free of any type of sin.

In Roman art Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, was always praised for her beauty, grace, strength, and hunting skills. She will usually appear as a huntress with a bow and arrow in hand. She served as both a earth and virgin goddess. She was the daughter of Jupiter and Latona, Apollo was her twin. Diana just like the Virgin Mary is worshipped in Temple. People looked to Diana for a sense of imagination and creativity. She protected what needed protecting and as for nothing in return. She was known and respected for her modesty. Sandra Dee from the movie Grease and Cinderella from the Disney movies are two modern day forms of virgin archetypes. Being a virgin archetype has more to its surface then just being based on sexual activity, it just a sense of being pure and good. Both girls come across very innocent in their roles. They help others and never cross over into making bad choices. They think rationally and use their heads. Sandra Dee is starting at a new high school and begins to hang out with the “IN CROWD” who drinks and smokes, she turns away from it even though she is very tempted. Cinderella grows up with an evil stepmother who tries to control her every movement and gets away with it for awhile because Cinderella believes in helping others and having a kind heart. She always did as she was told and never spoke back. Sandra Dee and Cinderella are the extreme role models for little girls looking to be good caring people.

I believe people hold the role of Virgin archetypes so high because life is not pure and good. It is hard in today’s society for anyone to easily make the right choices when there are so many temptations to make the wrong one. Everyone is led down a different path but for the most part things will deal with are the same expirences. To be pure takes a lot of will power and that is why it is very hard to find in today’s world. If more people modeled themselves after figures like Sandra Dee, Cinderella, the Virgin Mary, and Diana Goddess of the Hunt the world would be more peaceful, calm, understanding, and generous. ==