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Why wasnt Stephanie Beacham featured in the original The Colbys promos?
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<blockquote data-quote="Piggyrella Sanderson" data-source="post: 220496" data-attributes="member: 82"><p><strong>Antheia</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" target="_blank">Ancient Greek</a>: Ἀνθεία) was one of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charites" target="_blank">Charites</a>, or Graces, of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology" target="_blank">Greek mythology</a> and was <strong>the goddess of flowers and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath_(attire)" target="_blank">flowery wreaths</a></strong>. She was depicted in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_of_ancient_Greece" target="_blank">Athenian vase painting</a> as one of the attendants of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite" target="_blank">Aphrodite</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[1]</a></p><p></p><p>Her name Antheia is derived from the Ancient Greek word <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%84%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek" target="_blank">ἄνθος</a> means "flower" or "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom" target="_blank">blossom</a>". Her symbols are gold colored items. She was known to the Romans as Anthea. Her center of worship was on the island of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete" target="_blank">Crete</a>. The name Antheia was also given to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera" target="_blank">Hera</a> and connected to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae" target="_blank">Horae</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> under which she had a temple at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos" target="_blank">Argos</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> It was also an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet" target="_blank">epithet</a> of Aphrodite at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos" target="_blank">Knossos</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-4" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-5" target="_blank">[5]</a> She was the goddess of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetation_deity" target="_blank">vegetation</a>, gardens, blossoms, especially worshipped in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(season)" target="_blank">spring</a> and near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland" target="_blank">lowlands</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh" target="_blank">marshlands</a>, favorable to the growth of vegetation. She was also the goddess of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love" target="_blank">human love</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-6" target="_blank">[6]</a></p><p></p><p>Well, Anthea should have had more things in common with Krystle because was the goddess of flowers...They would have been good friends...About human love, no wonder they changed the name for "Francesca"...the "French Woman" (la p*tain, you know...).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Piggyrella Sanderson, post: 220496, member: 82"] [B]Antheia[/B] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language']Ancient Greek[/URL]: Ἀνθεία) was one of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charites']Charites[/URL], or Graces, of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology']Greek mythology[/URL] and was [B]the goddess of flowers and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath_(attire)']flowery wreaths[/URL][/B]. She was depicted in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_of_ancient_Greece']Athenian vase painting[/URL] as one of the attendants of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite']Aphrodite[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] Her name Antheia is derived from the Ancient Greek word [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%84%CE%BD%CE%B8%CE%BF%CF%82#Ancient_Greek']ἄνθος[/URL] means "flower" or "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom']blossom[/URL]". Her symbols are gold colored items. She was known to the Romans as Anthea. Her center of worship was on the island of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete']Crete[/URL]. The name Antheia was also given to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera']Hera[/URL] and connected to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horae']Horae[/URL],[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] under which she had a temple at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos']Argos[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] It was also an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet']epithet[/URL] of Aphrodite at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos']Knossos[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] She was the goddess of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetation_deity']vegetation[/URL], gardens, blossoms, especially worshipped in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(season)']spring[/URL] and near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowland']lowlands[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh']marshlands[/URL], favorable to the growth of vegetation. She was also the goddess of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love']human love[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheia#cite_note-6'][6][/URL] Well, Anthea should have had more things in common with Krystle because was the goddess of flowers...They would have been good friends...About human love, no wonder they changed the name for "Francesca"...the "French Woman" (la p*tain, you know...). [/QUOTE]
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