Benzaiten: Goddess of Love and Luck
In the rich tapestry of Japanese mythology, there is the Japanese goddess Benzaiten. As goddess of all that moves and…
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Venus Figurines
Paleontologists have uncovered Venus figurines dating back to the Paleolithic era between 40,000 and 10,000 BCE (Encyclopedia of Stone Age…
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Brigid: Triple Goddess of Healing, Poetry, and Smithing
Meet the goddess who refused to be retired. When Christianity swept through Ireland, most of the old gods faded into…
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Ceres: Roman Goddess of Grain and the Harvest
You have eaten her name. Every box of cereal on the shelf still carries it. Ceres: the Roman goddess of…
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Ceridwen: Welsh Goddess of the Cauldron and Inspiration
A boy is stirring a cauldron that has been boiling for a year, and three drops splash onto his thumb….
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Izanami: The Goddess Who Made Japan and Became Death
Izanami made an entire country by stirring the ocean with a spear. She died giving birth to fire. Then she…
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Bastet: The Egyptian Cat Goddess of Home, Joy, and Protection
When a cat died in an ancient Egyptian house, everyone who lived there shaved off their eyebrows. They wept for…
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Ame-no-Uzume: Japanese Goddess of Dawn and Dance
The sun had shut herself in a cave, and eight million gods stood outside it in the dark, arguing. They…
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Oshun: The Goddess Of Love, Fertility, And Abundance
Oshun is the goddess who proved that sweetness is a kind of power. When the other gods couldn’t populate the…
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Minerva: Roman Goddess of Wisdom, Craft, and War
Rome’s high priest once walked into a burning temple for her. He came out blind, carrying a small wooden statue…
