A Collection of Goddesses
The Faces of the Goddess

The Goddess makes Herself know in many forms, in many names, in every culture. Here you will find a (brief) treasury of goddesses from all over the world. The first goddess is "defined", the next listed for the letter are ones you should look up to add to your own collection.

Artemis : Greek virgin goddess of the moon and huntress
Aradia, Amaterasu, Anat, Arachne, Athena
Bast : Egyptian cat goddess
Baubo, Benten, Branwen, Blodeuwedd, Bride
Cerridwen : Celtic goddess of the cauldron
Callisto, Cassiopeia, Ceres, Coatlicue, Cunda
Demeter : Greek mother/creator goddess, mother of Persephone
Danu, Dakini, Diana, Devana, Diti
Epona : Northern horse goddess
Eris, Electra, Eos, Erzulie, Etain
Freya : Norse goddess of love
Fortuna, Furies, Flora, Feronia, Flidias
Gaia : Earth Mother goddess
Godiva, Gorgons, Grainne, Gwenhwyfar, Ganga
Hecate : Threefold goddess of the underworld, wisdom, and magick
Hel, Hathor, Harmonia, Heket, Horae
Isis : Egyptian goddess, wife of Osiris, She of rebirth and many names
Inanna, Ishtar, Iris, Isolte, Inari
Juno : Supreme Roman goddess, partnered with Jupiter
Jocasta, Jambaviti, Juturna, Jord, Jarah
Kali : Hindu destroyer-mother goddess, "the black mother"
Kadi, Kara, Khados, Knowee, Kore
Laume : Slavic fertility goddess
Lakshmi, Lamia, Latis, Lilith, Luonnotar
Mokosh : Russian earth mother, "moist earth"
Macha, Ma'at, Maya, Medusa, Melusine
Nimue : British/Welsh goddess figure of Avalon, priestess, sorceress
Nammu, Nanna, Neith, Nemesis, Norns
Ophelia : Literary goddess (go read Hamlet!)
Oshun, Oya, Ostara, Olywn, Ops
Pandora : Greco-Roman Goddess who opened that infamous
box...leaving hope
Parvati, Perchta, Phoebe, Pleiades, Psyche
Queen of Elphame : Scottish Witch goddess
Rhiannon : Welsh fertility and underworld goddess, white horse
Rainbow Snake, Rait, Rhea, Renenet, Ran
Saule : Slavic sun goddess, weaving, magick
Sabitu, Sati, Scathach, Sheila-na-gig, Sekhmet
Tiamat : Babylon creation/primordial serpent-mother
Tefnut, Theia, Trisala, Tara, Tebunah
Ursala : Welsh goddess of sorrows
Urvasi, Ulupi, Uttu, Uadjet, Ushas
Vesta : Roman goddess of fire
Valkyries, Vach, Venus, Ved'ma, Vinata
Wyrd Sisters : three deities of Fate and magick
Xmucane : South American creator goddess
Yhi : Australian sun goddess
Zorya : Slavic warrior goddess

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