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The Goddess Names & Correspondences


The Goddess Names & Correspondences

here is a small list of Goddess's and correspondences, If I have missed any please let me know and I shall update

The Goddess Names & Correspondences

Animals/Hunting

Anat (hunting; Canaanite)Arachne (spiders; Greek)Arduinna (hunting; Romano-Celtic)Artemis (hunting; Greek)Aspalis (hunting; Western Semitic)Atalanta (hunting; Greek)Diana (hunting; Roman)Epona (horses; Celtic)Hastseoltoi (hunting; Navajo)Janguli (snakes; Buddhist)Kebechet (snakes; Egyptian)Neith (hunting; Egyptian)Pakhet (hunting; Egyptian)Rhiannon (horses; Celtic)

Art/Inspiration/Dancing/Music/Poetry

Ame-No-Uzume (dancing; Shinto-Japanese)Athena (inspiration; Greek)Brigid (poetry; Celtic)Ceridwen (inspiration; Celtic)Harmonia (music; Greco-Roman)Hi'aika (dancing; Hawaiian)Iambe (poetry; Greek)Laka (dancing; Polynesian)Minerva (arts and crafts; Roman)Mnemosyne (mother of Muses; Greek)Muraja (music; Buddhist)Muses (inspiration; Greek)Rhiannon (inspiration; Celtic)Sarasvati (the arts; Hindu)

Childbirth/Midwifery

Anukis (Egyptian)Artemis (Greek)Aveta (Romano-Celtic)Belet-Ili (Mesopotamian)Brigid (Celtic)Decima (Roman)Diana (Roman)Eileithyia (Greek)Heket (Egyptian)Hera (Greek)Hesat (Egyptian)Isara (Mesopotamian)Nammu (Mesopotamian)Renenutet (Egyptian)Sasuratum (Western Semitic)Taweret (Egyptian)Teteoinnan-Toci (Aztec)Thalna (Etruscan)Xochiquetzal (Aztec)Zarpanitum (Mesopotamian)

Creatrix

Antu (Mesopotamian)Birrahgnooloo (Australian Aboriginal)Cihuacoatl-Quilaztli (Aztec)Danu (Celtic)E Alom (Mayan)Gunabibi (Australian Aboriginal)Ishtar (Egyptian)Iusaas (Egyptian)Izanami-No-Kami (Shinto-Japanese)Mawu (West African)Nammu (Mesopotamian)Neith (Egyptian)Nu Kua (Chinese)Nut (Egyptian)White Buffalo Calf Woman (Native American)Yhi (Australian)

Crones/Wise Women

Baba Yaga (Slavic)Black Annis (Celtic)Cailleach (Celtic)Greine (Celtic)Hecate (Greek)Hel (Norse/Germanic)Oya (Nigerian)Pax (Roman)Sedna (Inuit)Skuld (Norse/Germanic)Takotsi (Mesoamerican)Toci (Aztec)

Destruction/Vengeance/Wrath

Badb (Celtic)Bast (Egyptian)Belili (Mesopotamian)Durga (Hindu)Erinys (Greek)Hina (Polynesian)Indrani (Hindu)Itzpapalotl (Mesoamerican)Kali Ma (Hindu)Morrigan (Celtic)Nemesis (Greco-Roman)Nephthys (Egyptian)Nirrti (Hindu)Pele (Hawaiian)Sekhmet (Egyptian)

Earth Mothers

Aeracura (Celtic)Arianrhod (Celtic)Bhumidevi (Hindu)Changing Woman (Native American)Chibirias (Mayan)Cybele (Anatolian)Danu (Celtic)Demeter (Greek)Devi (Hindu)Gaia (Greek)Green Tara (Hindu)Hu-Tu (Chinese)Inanna (Sumerian)Iord (Nordic)Kali (Hindu)Mari (Basque)Mokos (Slavic)Ninhursag (Mesopotamian)Paca-Mama (Inca)Parvati (Hindu)Rhea (Cretan/Greek)Sita (Hindu)Tellus (Roman)Terra Mater (Roman)Tlazolteotl (Mesoamerican)Touia Fatuna (Polynesian)

Fate/Destiny

Ananke (Greek)Atropos (Greek)Freya (Norse)Laima (Latvian)Manawat (Western Semitic)Nortia (Etruscan)

Fertility

Abundantia (Roman)Ahurani (Persian)Ama-Arhus (Mesopotamian)Amaunet (Egyptian)Anaitis (Persian)Anat (Canaanite)Andarta (Celtic)Asase Yaa (West African)Ashtoreth (Philistine)Astarte (Western Semitic)Athirat (Western Semitic)Baba (Mesopotamian)Bast (Egyptian)Brigid (Celtic)Demeter (Greek)Diana (Roman)Disani (Afghan-Hindukush)Estsanatlehi (Navajo)Frigga (Norse/Germanic)Inanna (Sumerian)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Morrigan (Celtic)Ostara (Anglo-Saxon)Quades (Western Semitic)

Good/Nurturing Mothers

Aditi (Hindu)Ammavaru (Hindu)Anu (Celtic)Artemis (Greek)Asherah (Canaanite)Atargatis (Assyrian/Semitic)Aya (Mesopotamian)Bhrkuti-Tara (Buddhist)Brahmani (Hindu)Ceres (Roman)Coatlicue (Aztec)Cybele (Anatolian)Demeter (Greek)Devaki (Hindu)Danu (Celtic)Frigga (Norse/Germanic)Gaia (Greek)Hathor (Egyptian)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Isis (Egyptian)Kundalini (Aztec)Kybele (Phrygian)Magna Mater (Roman)Mata (Hindu)Meter (Greek)Mut (Egyptian)Ninhursaga (Mesopotamian)Nut (Egyptian)Parvati (Hindu)White Buffalo Calf Woman (Native American)

Guardians/Protectors

Ankalamman (against demons; Hindu)Anna Perenna (against famine; Roman)Artemis (the vulnerable; Greek)Bast (household; Egyptian)Bes (women in labor; Egyptian)Brigid (protects all who call; Celtic)Diana (animals, virginity; Roman)Green Tara (against physical and spiritual danger; Hindu)Hecate (household, travelers, newborns; Greek)Kuan Yin (against danger; Taoist)Maharaksa (group of five guardian goddesses; Buddhist)Mazu/Ma Tsu (seafaring; Chinese)Securita (stability of empire; Roman)Sekhmet (against disease; Egyptian)Volumna (infants; Roman)White Tara (life, peace; Hindu)Wosret (protected Horus; Egyptian)

Healing/Health

Athena (Greek)Bast (Egyptian)Brigid (Celtic)Gula (Mesopotamian)Hygieia (Greek)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Isis (Egyptian)Ixchel (Mayan)Kamrusepa (Hittite)Kuan Yin (Taoist)Meditrina (Roman)Psyche (Greek)Salus (Roman)Sequana (Romano-Celtic)Sirona (Romano-Celtic)Sulis (Romano-Celtic)Thatmanitu (Western Semitic)Tozi (Aztec)Zapotlantenan (Aztec)

Humour/Fun/Pleasure

Bast (Egyptian)Baubo (Greek)Iambe (Greek)Uzume (Shinto-Japanese)

Justice

Athena (Greek)Chang Yong (Chinese)Dharma (Hindu)Dike (Greek)Hathor (Egyptian)Maat (Egyptian)Minerva (Roman)Nanse (Mesopotamian)Nemesis (Greco-Roman)Nzambi (African)Themis (Greco-Roman)

Magick

Ceridwen (Celtic)Frigga (Norse/Germanic)Hecate (Greek)Isis (Egyptian)

Maidens

Anath (Canaanite)Blodeuwedd (Celtic)Brigid (Celtic)Caer (Celtic)Concordia (Roman)Gerd (Nordic)Kore (Greek)Persephone (Greek)Urdu (Nordic)

Marriage/Love

Aphrodite (Greek)Frigga (Norse/Germanic)Hathor (Egypt)Hera (Greek)Ishara (Mesopotamian)Juno (Roman)Parvati (Hindu)Venus (Roman)

Mermaids/Underwater

Atargatis (Assyrian/Semitic)Aycayia (Caribbean)Derketo (Greek)Liban (Celtic)Lorelei (Germanic)Mami Wata (African)Melusine (French)Nereids (Greek)Ningyo (Japanese)Nix (Germanic)Oceanids (Greek)Ondine/Undine (French)Sirens (Greek)

Moon

Arawa (East African)Arianrhod (Celtic)Artemis (Greek)Caelestis (Carthaginian)Ceridwen (Celtic)Diana (Roman)Gleti (West African)Hecate (Greek)Hina (Polynesian)Ix Chel (Mayan)Juno (Roman)Kaumudi (Hindu)Luna (Roman)Mama-Kilya (Inca)Marama (Polynesian)Nikkal (Western Semitic)Phoebe (Greek)Rhiannon (Celtic)Selene (Greek)Tanit (Phoenician)OraclesAstarte (Western Semitic)Freya (Norse/Germanic)Morrigan (Celtic)White Buffalo Calf Woman (Native American)PassageAdeona (children; Roman)Alemona (unborn children; Roman)Hecate (crossroads; Greek)Patadharini (doorways, curtains; Buddhist)Suleviae (crossroads; Romano-Celtic)

Rebirth/Renewal/Spring

Hera (Greek)Inanna (Sumerian)Isis (Egyptian)Juno (Roman)Ostara (Anglo-Saxon)Persephone (Greek)Prosperina (Roman)

Sexual Love/Beauty

Alpanu (Etruscan)Anat (Canaanite)Aphrodite (Greek)Astarte (Canaanite)Freya (Norse/Germanic)Hathor (Egyptian)Huitaca (Columbian)Inanna (Sumerian)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Lillith (Hebrew)Oshun (Nigerian)Radha (Hindu)Rati (Hindu)Turan (Etruscan)Venus (Roman)Xochiquetzal (Aztec)

Sky/Stars/Heaven

Arundhati (Hindu)Astlik (Armenian)Coyolxauhqui (Aztec)Eos (Indo-European)Hathor (Egyptian)Hera (Greek)Inanna (Sumerian)Inmar (Finno-Ugric)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Juno (Roman)Lilith (Sumerian)Marici (Buddhist)Mater Matuta (Italic)Mawu (West African)Naksatras (Hindu)Nut (Egyptian)Oya (Nigerian)Sophia (Gnostic)Sothis (Egyptian)Tara (Hindu)

Subconscious/Dreams

Astarte (Canannite)Inanna (Sumerian)Maat (Egyptian)Nanshe (Mesopotamian)Nephthys (Egyptian)Persephone (Greek)Psyche (Greek)

Sun/Light

Aine (Celtic)Amaterasu (Shinto-Japanese)Athena (Greek)Bast (Egyptian)Dipa (Buddhist)Hathor (Egyptian)Hine-Ata-Uira (Polynesian)Kaumudi (Hindu)Narisah (Manichaean)Ningal (Mesopotamian)Ostara (Anglo-Saxon)Saule (Latvian)Sophia (Gnostic)Sul (Celtic)Surya (Hindu)Taditkara (Buddhist)Tate Velika Vimali (Mesoamerican)Tefnut (Egyptian)Thesan (Etruscan)Waka-Hiru-Me (Shinto-Japanese)Wuriupranili (Australian Aboriginal)

Triple Goddesses

Brigid (Celtic)Carmentes (Roman)Changing Woman (Native American)Diana Triformis (Celtic)Fortunae—Concordia/Salus/Pax (Roman)Hecate (Greek)Helice (Greek)Inanna/Ereshkigal (Sumerian)Kali (Hindu)Moirai (Greek)Morrigan (Celtic)Norns—Urdu/Verdandi/Skuld (Norse)Persephone/Demeter/Hecate (Greek)The Three Zoryas (Russian)

Underworld/Death

Allatu (Western Semitic)Alpanu (Etruscan)Ammut (Egyptian)Arsay (Western Semitic)Ataecina (Romano-Iberian)Belet-Seri (Mesopotamian)Ereshkigal (Sumerian)Hakea (Polynesian)Hel (Norse/Germanic)Hina (Hawaiian)Hine-Nui-Te-Po (Polynesian)Libitina (Roman)Nephthys (Egyptian)Persephone (Greek)Prosperina (Roman)Rhiannon (Celtic)Sedna (Inuit)Sulis (Romano-Celtic)Velu Mate (Latvian)

Vegetation/Forests/Agriculture

Abnoba (forests; Romano-Celtic)Anna Kuari (Indian)Aranyani (Hindu)Arduinna (forests; Romano-Celtic)Ariadne (Greek)Ashnan (Mesopotamian)Ashratum (Western Semitic)Bhumi Devata (Indian)Centeocihuatl (maize; Aztec)Ceres (Roman)Demeter (Greek)Flora (flowers; Roman)Frigga (Norse/Germanic)Gefjon (agriculture; Norse/Germanic)Kore/Persephone (corn; Greek)Kundalini (Aztec)Morrigan (Celtic)Pomona (Roman)Saraddevi (Buddhist)Sif (corn; Nordic)Three Sisters—Corn Woman, Squash Woman,and Bean Woman (Native American)

War

Anat (Canaanite)Andrasta (Romano-Celtic)Astarte (Western Semitic)Athena (Greek)Badb (Celtic)Bellona (Roman)Boadicea (British)Durga (Hindu)Freya (Norse/Germanic)Inanna (Sumerian)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Korravai (Dravidian)Minerva (Roman)Morrigan (Celtic)Nike (Greek)Oya (Nigerian)Sekhmet (Egyptian)

Water/Rivers/Sea

Abnoba (rivers; Romano-Celtic)Ame-No-Mi-Kumari-No-Kami (heavenly water divider; Shinto-Japanese)Amphitrite (sea; Greek)Anaulikutsai'x (rivers; Native American)Arnemetia (water; Romano-Celtic)Boann (rivers; Celtic)Buk (rivers; Sudanese)Chalchiuhtlicue (water; Aztec)Coventina (water; Roman)Djila'qons (sea; Native American)Doris (sea; Greek)Eurynome (sea; Greek)Ganga (rivers; Hindu)Harpina (rivers; Greek)Immap Ukua (sea; Inuit)Leukothea (sea; Greco-Roman)Mama Qoca (sea; Inca)Manannan (sea; Celtic)Mazu (sea; Taoist)Mizu-Ha-No-Me (Shinto-Japanese)Sedna (deep sea; Inuit)Thetis (rivers, sea; Greek)Tin Hau (water; Taoist)Yemaya (sea; Nigerian)

Wealth/Fortune/Luck

Abundantia (Roman)Aje (West African)Anuradha (Hindu)Ashiakle (West African)Benten-San (Shinto-Japanese)Ekajata (Buddhist)Fortuna (Roman)Laksmi (Hindu)Rhiannon (Celtic)Tyche (Greco-Roman)Woman Who Fell to Earth (Native American)

Wisdom

Asherah (Canaanite)Athena (Greek)Cailleach (Celtic)Ceridwen (Celtic)Hecate (Greek)Ishtar (Mesopotamian)Isis (Egyptian)Kuan Yin (Taoist)Lilith (Sumerian)Metis (Greek)Minerva (Roman)Nissaba (Mesopotamian)Sarasvati (Hindu)Shekinah (Hebrew)Sophia (Gnostic)Tara (Hindu)Vajrayogini (Buddhist)

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