'Tennis Goddesses', as revealed by
searches in www.pantheon.org's database:


For Lindsay Davenport's first name, the results were:
"Sorry, I didn't find any documents that matched your search for 'Lindsay'"

For Martina Hingis' first name, the results were:
"Sorry, I didn't find any documents that matched your search for 'Martina'"

For Steffi Graf's first name, the results were:
"Sorry, I didn't find any documents that matched your search for 'Steffi'"
   [-nor any variant, such as Stephanie, Stef... or even Stefan.]

For Monica Seles' first name, the results were:
"Sorry, I didn't find any documents that matched your search for 'Monica'"


For Venus Williams' first name (needless to say!), the results were:
Encyclopedia Mythica - Article: Venus
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/v/venus.html
         ...and also Chasca, Suadela, Erycina, Appiades, Appias, Lucifer,
   Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli, Murcia, Helene...

For Mary Pierce's first name, the results were [NOT intended to offend Catholics or other Christians! and read as follows]:
Encyclopedia Mythica - Article: Mary
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/m/mary.html
         ...and also Mary Magdalene, Aido Quedo, Anne, Durandal,
Gabriel, Jesus Christ, Bernadette, Guan-yin...

For Jana Novotna's first name, the results were:
Encyclopedia Mythica - Article: Jana http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/j/jana.html
[ - the entry simply indicates 'the wife of Janus' in Roman mythology.]


- See also http://www.eliki.com/realms/kat/goddess.html if that's not enough to convince.
-Quotes:
   "'The cook,' said Martin apologetically, interrupting...'is called Jesus.'
   'Dear fellow,' I said, 'you're in luck. With Pious and Jesus with us we can't go wrong.'"
   ......The whole thing appeared to be getting so religious one would have thought it was the Pope who was arriving instead of the D.C." [i.e. District Commissioner.]
[ p. 98, 'A Question of Promotion', Fillets of Plaice* by Gerald Durrell. ]

[ * No, it's not a cookbook. Much better! ]


"Ganz eigen ist's mit mythologischer Frau..."

[J.W. von Goethe, from Faust, Part II, 7428.]
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