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	What's in a Name? The "Sophia" in "Sophia's Knowledge" expresses the ideas of wisdom as well as clear, practical reasoning. Central to "Sophia's Knowledge" philosophy is the realization that facts and figures are useless without judicious selection and logical organization. Meaning "wisdom" in Greek, Sophia's history goes back ancient times. Some consider Sophia to be a counter part to Ishtar and Astarte, the ancient mother goddesses of the Middle East. Sophia is a presence in the Old Testament where Solomon sees her as the female personification of wisdom. She later played are role in Christian Gnosticism and became associated with the Holy Ghost. Western Christianity tradition honors Sophia as the mother of Faith, Hope and Charity, three virgin martyrs of Hadrian's reign (r. 117-138). Sophia herself passed praying at her daughters' grave just three days later. To the Greek Orthodox Church, she is Saint Sophia, a virgin martyr. One of the masterpieces of Byzantine architecture, Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom), is named for her. When Islam replaced Christianity as the dominate religion of Istanbul, the cathedral was transformed into mosque and renamed Aya Sofya Camisi, retaining its connection to the concept of wisdom. "Sophia's Knowledge" perfectly reflects our mission of providing both information and the organization necessary to make it usable. Or as Anonymous has said: Without wisdom, knowledge is just a collection of data. Since 1935, Hagia Sophia has been a museum and many of the Orthodox mosaics have been restored. Sources: Ali Uzay Peker. Hagia Sophia. Middle East Technical University. http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwissch/ozgurey/istanbul/ayasofya.htm. Accessed 10/15/2006. Focus Multimedia. Hagia Sophia. http://www.focusmm.com/civilization/hagia/welcome.htm . (2005). Accessed 10/15/2006. Guiley, Rosemary Ellen, The Encyclopedia of Saints. NY: Checkmate Books (2001) pp. 308-9. Proctor, Charlene M., PhD. Let Your Goddess Grow!: 7 Spiritual Lessons on Female Power and Positive Thinking. Canada: Goddess Network Press (2005). Pp 242-3. Virtue, Doreen, Ph.D. Goddesses & Angels: Awakening Your Inner High-Priestess and 'Sorce-eress' Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc (2005) Waldherr, Kris. The Book of goddesses: A Celebration of the Divine Feminine. NY: Harry n. Abrams, inc. (2006). P 80.