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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Amaterasu: Sun Goddess & Ruler of Heaven and Earth
The greatest goddess in Japanese myth once got so hurt that she quit. She walked into a cave, rolled a…
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10 Moon Goddesses in World Mythology
Moon goddesses are an eclectic group within world religions; with each individual goddess having varied amounts of stage time within…
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Tyche: Greek Goddess of Fortune and Chance
Around 300 BC a king founded a city on the Orontes River and ordered a statue before the walls were…
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Gefion: Norse Goddess of the Plow
A king in Sweden once promised a stranger as much land as she could plow in a day and a…
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Selene: Greek Goddess of the Moon
The moon, to the Greeks, is a woman with a job. Each dusk she climbs out of the ocean, puts…
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Ran: Norse Goddess of the Sea and the Drowned
Somewhere under the North Atlantic there is a hall, and every sailor who ever slipped beneath the waves is sitting…
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Áine: Goddess of the Sun, Moon, and Love
Áine, the Goddess of the Sun, the Moon, and Love. She is the radiant embodiment of the sun’s warmth and…
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Gaia: Goddess of the Earth
Gaia, often revered as the primal Earth goddess in Greek mythology, holds a significant place in the pantheon of ancient…
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Beiwe: The Sami Goddess of the Sun
For the Sami, the sun has to be nursed back to health every winter. Through the darkest weeks of the…
