Padilla, Maria de ALSO KNOWN AS: Maria Padilla ORIGIN: Spain During her lifetime, many considered Maria de Padilla (circa 1334–1363), secret wife of Pedro I, King of Castile and Leon (30 August
Herodias the witch-goddess leads the Wild Hunt. Popularly venerated during Europe’s witch-hunt era, Herodias the goddess may or may not derive from the historical Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great and wife of King Herod Antipas of Judea. Herod Antipas
Car is a great goddess of life, death, and the sun. She is a primordial cave mother, akin to Kybele or Echidna, who emerges from her cave daily to drive the chariot
Dirt Woman stalks people’s dreams. She is primeval. She probably does not speak although she may make sounds. She probably means no harm, but she is so primordial that her presence can
Fates (1) Fates is a general term for goddesses who control destiny. Technically, it refers to the Moirae, the Greek goddesses of fate. However, similar goddesses exist elsewhere, and the name has
Mami Waters : The Queen Who Lives in the Waters; Mother of the Waters; The More Than Beautiful Woman; The Crocodile Woman; The Laughing Water Goddess Mami Waters—a complex, volatile spirit—brings joy,
Jezibaba literally means “Granny Witch.” This witch goddess seems to be Baba Yaga’s Czech sister. Like Baba Yaga, Jezibaba lives in a little hut in the forest but hers is on the
The Mothers The Mothers are goddesses of birth, fertility, prosperity, abundance, death, and rebirth. Relatively little is now known about them. What knowledge exists is based on interpretation of archaeological evidence. However,
Lady Tung ORIGIN: Giarai The Giarai are an ethnic minority living in Vietnam and Cambodia, much beloved by anthropologists for their elaborate funeral traditions. Lady Tung is the Giarai weaving goddess of
Lady of the Beasts A sacred image, documented as far back as the Neolithic era, depicts a woman surrounded by animals. This is often a stylized image: the animals tend to be
Artemis of Ephesus ALSO KNOWN AS: Many Breasted Artemis or Many Breasted Diana During the Hellenistic period, when Greek was the lingua franca of much of the ancient world, the deity worshipped
Dabaiba In the mythology of the Indians of the Isthmus of Panama, a rain goddess and mother of the creator god. Dabaiba was worshipped near a river of the same name. Human
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