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...world during Alexander's conquests. Socrates was born c. 469/470 BCE to the sculptor Sophronicus and the mid-wife Phaenarete. He studied music, gymnastics, and grammar in his youth (the common subjects of study for a young Greek) and followed his father's profession as a sculptor. Tradition holds that he was an exceptional artist, and his statue of the Graces, on the road...

...world as much as its creator. Lakshmi may look more beautiful than Durga, but people approach her for help with finances more than fertility. Her beauty has more to do with purity than sexuality. But there is even more to her than this. Although she is a Goddess of wealth and prosperity, she has four hands to point to dharma, kama, artha and moksha. If you are unfamiliar...