Bellona: Roman Goddess of War
A priest stands beside a squat stone pillar at the edge of Rome, a spear in his hand. Somewhere across…
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Uksahkka: The Sami Door-Woman and Guardian of the Threshold
Picture a Sami tent in winter. The fire burns in the center, the family sleeps along both sides, and a…
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Yemaja: The Goddess of the Seas
Yemaja is the goddess who turned a river into an ocean. She began as the guardian of a single river…
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Eos: Greek Goddess of the Dawn
A winged woman slips from a mortal’s bed before first light and climbs into her chariot. Homer opens whole days…
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Sulis: Goddess of Healing Waters
The goddess Sulis creates a special legacy from the sacred springs of Bath, England, to modern domains like gaming, fashion,…
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Nantosuelta: Gaulish Goddess of Home and Nature
She carries a house on a stick. On a carved stone from Sarrebourg, in the hills of eastern France, a…
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Cliodhna: Irish Goddess of Love, Beauty, and the Sea
The tide at Glandore has a woman’s name. Twice a day it comes up the harbor in County Cork, and…
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Boann: Irish Goddess of the River Boyne
There was one well in Ireland nobody was allowed to look at. Boann walked up to it and circled it…
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Hel: The Norse Goddess Who Rules the Ordinary Dead
Most Norse gods want you to die well. Odin takes half the battle-slain to Valhalla, Freya takes the other half…
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Sarahkka: The Sami Goddess of Childbirth and the Hearth
Pitch a Sámi tent and the first thing you set is the fire. The poles go up around the hearthstones,…
