Nephthys: The Egyptian Goddess Who Stood at the Head of Every Coffin
On an Egyptian coffin, the goddess painted at your feet is Isis. The goddess painted at your head is her…
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Maat: Egyptian Goddess of Truth and Cosmic Order
Picture a scale. On one pan sits your heart, with everything you did in your life packed inside it. On…
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Cybele: The Phrygian Great Mother Goddess
In the spring of 204 BC, with Hannibal still loose in Italy, the Roman Senate sent a warship to Asia…
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Saraswati: Hindu Goddess of Knowledge and Music
A child sits in a parent’s lap with a plate of raw rice in front of them. An older hand…
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Lakshmi: Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity
Every Diwali, Hindu households across the world do something oddly precise: they leave the door open, light a trail of…
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Durga: Hindu Warrior Goddess and Slayer of the Buffalo Demon
The gods had been beaten, thrown out of heaven, and sent home. So they got angry, all of them at…
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Hathor: Egyptian Goddess of Love, Joy, and Music
The gods once saved the human race with seven thousand jars of beer. The goddess they were saving it from…
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Cailleach: Triple Goddess of Wisdom, Transformation and Life
In the ancient mythology of the Celtic people, a captivating figure known as Cailleach reigns as the mysterious and powerful…
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Radha: Hindu Goddess of Love and Devotion
A flute starts up somewhere in the dark forest, and every woman in the village sets down whatever she’s holding….
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Parvati: Hindu Goddess of Love, Marriage, and Motherhood
She stood between four fires in the summer heat and in freezing water through the winter rains. She gave up…
