FORTUNA was the Latin (and perhaps also the Sabine) goddess of the incalculable element in life. Her name is derived from the Latin word fors ("luck"). Cults dedicated to various manifestations of Fortuna existed throughout...

In Roman mythology, Fortuna (equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) goddess of fortune, was the personification of luck, hopefully of good luck, but she could be represented veiled and blind, as modern depictions of Justice are seen, and came to...

Do not be so naïve as to miss the back of her head, for like Proteus-who can slip a hold with a dozen dance- swift changes of shape: fish, beast, fire, river- without forewarning, you won't stand a chance of...

John Butler An American Master Joyce Theater April 10 through 15 (closed) O Fortuna! With Carmina Burana, it's out of the cloister and into the fire BY DEBORAH JOWITT People either fall in love with Carl Orff's Carmina...

Pop Phenom Mika Takes Manhattan in Candy-Coated Showcase 01/23/2007   Last night I had the opportunity to attend a special showcase by Mika, the London-based, Lebanese pop star whose catchy single "Grace Kelly" just hit #1 on the UK charts, and whose emergence in the...

She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of "Dancing With the Stars." After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was eliminated Tuesday from the ABC dance-off.The game show host and former beauty...