Frady, Jacob - Leia Organa as Goddess/Temptress in Return of the Jedi

Princess. Sister. Daughter. Rebel leader. Leia Organa is many things in the Star Wars universe. However, her most important roles are those of the Goddess and the Temptress. In Return of the Jedi, Leia once again steps into her Goddess shoes.

Hope they smell better than her bounty hunter boots.

When Luke figures out that she's his sister, he's understandably dumbfounded. However, this news comes with the added bonus of allowing Luke to finally realize the true nature of their relationship. He can now accept the powerful, all-encompassing love he has for his sister, a love that is equivalent to the unconditional love that a fortunate infant may experience with his mother.

As a result, Luke experiences a loss of the sense of duality he felt with Leia and realizes that they are both a small part of something much larger than either of them: the Force.

Leia plays the Temptress more than once in Return of the Jedi. Once actively and once passively.

She is tempting...

First, she implores Luke to flee Darth Vader, because his conspicuous Force presence can lead Vader to sniff out their location. She doesn't know that Luke must confront his father before his training can be completed, and so she tries to lead him astray (albeit without malicious intent).

Pictured: Malicious Intent.

In her second incarnation as Temptress, Leia is not even present. When Luke and Vader face each other in battle as the Emperor looks on with glee, Vader is able to ferret out Leia's existence and true identity from Luke's thoughts. When Vader reveals to Luke that he now knows about Leia, Luke loses his composure and gives in to his anger, making him more vulnerable to the siren song of the Dark side of the Force. So, because of Leia, Luke nearly fails his final trial on the path to becoming a Jedi. Thankfully, Luke proved true to the Jedi way, and, with his father's help, was finally able to stop the dark reign of the Emperor for good.