Athena Starwoman
Athena Starwoman (17 July 1945 – 16 December 2004), also known internationally as Miss Starwoman.[1][2]
Athena Starwoman | |
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Born | 17 July 1945 Prahran, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 16 December 2004 (aged 59) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Other names | Miss Starwoman, Athena Demartina |
Occupations |
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Spouse | Dr John Dermartini (married;1995-2004) |
She was known as a media astrologer, as well as for her magazine columns and books, her radio and television appearance's and had a phone and online astrology business
Born in Prahran, Victoria, to a housewife mother and father who was an engineer, her grandmother had been a physic and mystic. After studying astrology in Los Angeles in the 1970s, she returned to Australia and wrote for The Daily Telegraph newspaper from 1978 and 1988, and also had a regular column in Woman's Day magazine
During her final years, she divided her time between a luxury apartment at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast in Queensland and a US$3,000,000 apartment on the cruise liner The World, which she purchased after selling an apartment in New York's Trump Tower.[3] She was married to self help guru Dr. John Demartini. Starwoman died on 16 December 2004 from breast cancer.[4]
Publications (selected)
Title | Year Published |
Star Struck | 1980 |
Glamazons (with Deborah Gray | 2003 |
How To Turn Your Ex-Boyfriend Into A Toad | 1996 |
Zodiac: Your Guide for the New Millinneum | |
Soulmates and the Zodiac | 2003 |
References
- "Athena's $3m sea change was written in the stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2002. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Astrologer loses fight with cancer". Tweed Daily News.
- "Astrology tycoon a mystery woman". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 2004.
- "Astrologer loses fight with cancer". Daily Mercury.
- "Books by Athena Starwoman". Goodreads.
Further reading
- Lockman, Darcy (14 May 2000). "A NIGHT OUT WITH: Athena Starwoman and Her Nieces; Triple Conjunction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Athena: a Heavenly Body at Home Among the Stars". The Age. 14 May 2000. p. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- "The supernatural doesn't end on Halloween". CNN. 2 November 1996. Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2020.