Goddesses

Love/sexuality

Venus - (Roman) Goddess of love, beauty, desire, sexuality, fertility, prosperity, truth seeking, and victory. In Greek mythology she was known as Aphrodite. Venus-Aphrodite was born of sea-foam, which represented the watery, fluid, yielding aspect of the female personality. Venus was the mother of Cupid, the god of love.

Suadela - (Roman) Goddess of persuasion, seduction and romance.

Protectors/ Avengers

Artemis - (Greek) Goddess of the hunt and moon, protector of women and children

Diana - (Roman) Goddess of the hunt and moon

Luna - (Roman) Goddess of the Moon

Selene - (Greek) Goddess of the Moon

Cerridwen - (Irish) Goddess of the moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art and science.

Macha - (Irish) Goddess of the Wild; battles against injustice to woman and children

Wisdom & War

Athena - (Greek) Goddess of wisdom, poetry, art and war strategy

Minerva - (Roman) Goddess of wisdom, commerce, poetry and strategic warfare

Sulis - (Celtic) Goddess of Wisdom and Decisions; also associated with the Sun; Law and Sight

Nike - Goddess of victory

mother/ supreme goddess

life/death; The Underworld

Persephone - (Greek) Goddess of the Vegetation and Queen of the Dead, Daughter of Demeter

Proserpina - (Roman) Queen of the Dead and Goddess of the Grain, Daughter of Demeter

Kore - (Roman) Daughter of Demeter,

Hathor - (Egyptian) Goddess, Mother/Consort of sun god Ra and sky god Horus; mother of the pharaohs

Isis - (Egyptian) Goddess of the Afterlife, Divine Mother of the Pharaoh

Hecate - (Greek) Goddess of magic, crossroads and the moon, witchcraft and the dead

Sheela Na Gig - (Celtic) Hag/Crone/Mermaid, often depicted holding open her vulva as gateway to life and death - found above doorways on cathedrals and castles all over Europe

Morai - Three Fates

Clotho - spins the thread of life;

Lachesis - measures the thread of life, and determines destiny

Atropos - chooses how a person dies and ends their life by cutting their thread

Rhiannon - (Welsh) Celtic Goddesses of fertility, the moon, night and death. The name "Rhiannon" means “night queen.”

Ereshkigal - (Mesopotamian) Goddess of the Underworld

The first myth featuring Ereshkigal is described in the ancient Sumerian epic poem of "Inanna's Descent to the Underworld." In the poem, the goddess Inanna descends into the Underworld, apparently seeking to extend her powers there. Ereshkigal is described as being Inanna's older sister. When Neti, the gatekeeper of the Underworld, informs Ereshkigal that Inanna is at the gates of the Underworld, demanding to be let in, Ereshkigal responds by ordering Neti to bolt the seven gates of the Underworld and to open each gate separately, but only after Inanna has removed one article of clothing. Inanna proceeds through each gate, removing one article of clothing at each gate. Finally, once she has gone through all seven gates she finds herself naked and powerless because she lost one of her magic items to a nymph, standing before the throne of Ereshkigal. The seven judges of the Underworld judge Inanna and declare her to be guilty. Inanna is struck dead and her dead corpse is hung on a hook in the Underworld for everyone to see. Inanna's minister, Ninshubur, however, pleads with Enki and Enki agrees to rescue Inanna from the Underworld. Enki sends two sexless beings down to the Underworld to revive Inanna with the food and water of life. The sexless beings escort Inanna up from the Underworld, but a horde of angry demons follow Inanna back up from the Underworld, demanding to take someone else down to the Underworld as Inanna's replacement. When Inanna discovers that her husband, Dumuzid, has not mourned her death, she becomes ireful towards him and orders the demons to take Dumuzid as her replacement. — Wikipedia

snakes; healing; mystery; magic; witchcraft

Hygieia - (Greek) Goddess of health and sanitation

Hecate - (Greek) Goddess of magic, crossroads and the moon, witchcraft and the dead

Circe - (Greek) Goddess of magic

Ceto - primordial sea monster Goddess

Angita - (Marsi) Goddess associated with snake charmers

Cerridwen - (Irish) Keeper of the cauldron, goddess of the moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art and science.

Morrigan - (Irish) Crow goddess associated with war and death. She is queen of phantoms, demons, shape-shifters and witches.

Nyx - Goddess of the night

Nature

Ariadne - (Minoan) Goddess of Vegetation

Hathor - (Egyptian) Goddess, Mother/Consort of sun god Ra and sky god Horus; mother of the pharaohs; Creator of the world

Persephone - (Greek) Goddess of the Vegetation and Queen of the Dead

Proserpina - (Roman) Queen of the Dead and Goddess of the Grain

Flora - (Roman) Goddess of Flowers and Spring

Cybele - Goddess of caverns, mountains, nature and wild animals

Salacia - Goddess of Salt Water

Styx - Goddess of the river Styx

Pleiades (Greek)

Maia - Goddess of the fields (one of the seven Pleiades)

Sterope

Taygete

Home

Hestia - (Greek) Goddess of the hearth, home and family

Vesta - (Roman) Virgin Goddess of Family, home and hearth

Justice

Metis - (Greek) Goddess of Wisdom

Ma’at - (Egyptian) Goddess of truth and justice

Themis - (Greek) Goddess of law and divine order

The Three Graces - Triple Goddesses of retribution and vengeance

Nemesis - Goddess of retribution and vengeance

Pheme - Goddess of fame and scandal

Mania - (Greek) Goddess of insanity, madness and the dead

Libera - (Roman) Goddess of Wine

Tyche - Goddess of prosperity and fortune

Valkyries

The Arts

Cerridwen - (Irish) Keeper of the cauldron, goddess of the moon, magic, agriculture, poetry, music, art and science.

Muses - (Greek) Goddesses of the Arts, secondary goddesses

Calliope - muse of epic poetry; wisest of all the muses

Clio - muse of history

Melpomene - muse of singing and tragedy

Erato - muse of love and erotic poetry

Polyhymnia - muse of sacred poetry, hymn, dance, pantomime and eloquence

Terpsichore - muse of dance and chorus

Thalia - muse of comedy

Urania - muse of astronomy and astrology

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