DanFF Attributes: Goddess of death and transformation, queen of the underworld Symbols: Horses, lions and death itself Place: Mesopotamia Inside a palace of Lapis Lazuli lies a large black-haired nude woman who draws the dead to herself. This is the Goddess Ereshkigal, Queen of Irkalla or Attalu, the underworld in Sumerian and Babylonian Mythologies. Sometimes she …
The Goddess Bast or Goddess Bastet is considered to be a conterpart of the Lion Goddess Sekhmet in some legends. In other, they are twin sisters. Bast is a Cat Goddess, dauguthter of the Sun God Ra. The Goddess Bast is related to the ancient Egyptians’ devotion to their domestic cats. The felines kept the rodent population low, …
Attributes: Goddess of the sun, life, fertility, warmth and health Symbols: Amber, apple, crown, daisy or sunflower, rosette Place: Lithuania, eastern Poland and the Baltic Sea The Goddess Saule is the Lithuanian Goddess of the Sun, responsible for the well-being and regeneration of the life cycle on Earth. It is said that it accompanies the …
Goddess Hathor is one of the most important Goddesses in Egypt. Her worship extends for more than 3000 years. She is usually depicted as a Cow and she is related to the destiny and to the pleasures of the flesh. Due to the greatness of her worship (both territorial and temporal), it is common to …
Goddess Uzume (Ame-no-Uzume) is a Shinto Goddess who overflows with joy and is also considered the Goddess of Dance. It is said that Uzume was the one who created the Kagura dance style that continues to be danced in Japan to this day. Uzume is also considered the goddess of entertainment in general, and the …
Attributes: Goddess of gardens, orchards, and fruits Symbols: Pruning knife, fruit in general (especially the apple) Place: Rome Honored every year when autumn came, the Goddess Pomona was responsible for the transformation of flowers into fruits in ancient Rome. Typically she is represented as a young woman with fruit and a pruning knife in her …
Hel or Hela is considered a Goddess of Death and she is the eldest daughter of the giant Angrboda and the Trickster God, Loki. Sister of Fenrir and Jörmungandr (the serpent who holds the world), she is seen by many people as a divinity indifferent to the concerns of the living and of the dead. …
Attributes: Goddess of the Moon, courage, power and fertility Symbols: Moon, pearl, rabbit Place: China Unlike many Goddesses and Gods who personify elements of nature, Ch’ang-O (or Chang’e) does not personify the Moon. She has it as an abode and because of this she is sometimes called the Moon Woman. This story from the Chinese …
Attributes: Protection, death, rebirth, wisdom, mysticism, magic Symbols: Stars, carriages, horses Place: Russia Slavic mythology tells that three Goddesses (sometimes only two) protect the universe against the final judgment. They are The Zorya (or Zarya, Zvezda or Zwezda), also known as Auroras. The three Goddesses serve the Sun God Dažbog, their father. The Zorya of …
The Goddess Morrigan is a Celtic Goddess of many names. She is the Goddess of Battles and Goddess of Life Cycle. She is sometimes called Morrigu, Morrighan or even Morgaine. It is even believed that she is Morgana Le Fay, from the myth of King Arthur, but no historian was capable of proving it. The Goddess Morrigan is associated with destiny, being …