19 articles on "goddess"

Athena,Minerva,Sulis The Many Aspects

Although She is only One, She appears as many forms or goddesses. Each goddess emphasizes an attribute of the one Divine Mother. This is an easy concept to understand when we consider our own earthly mothers. She is the mother of the hearth when she ...

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Sheela-na-gig

Goddess of the early Irish and British Celts, and Mother of all Life.Sheela-na-gig displays her vulva to symbolise Birth, the Originsof Life, the Gateway to the Womb of the Goddess, from whom allcome, and to whom all return. She is inspired by the nu...

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Diwali - The Festival of Lights

Diwali is celebrated all over India and elsewhere in the world where Indians gather together. Traditionally known by its Sanskrit name Deepavali, it actually means "a row of lights". Although predominantly a Hindu festival, it is observed by Sikhs an...

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The Goddess Ala -

Earth Mother Goddess of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria.Creator of the living and Queen of the dead. Provider of communal loyalty and Lawgiver of society. Ala is the Ibo (Nigeria) goddess of the earth. She is the daughterof the High God and is considered to...

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The Goddess Iduna

Idunn, Idun and.The goddess who keeps the apples of youth, by which the gods stay ever-young. Loki arranged for the etin Thjazi to abduct her, but then was forced to get her back, a deed which ended in Thjazi's death. Apples are one of the oldes...

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ERZULIE

Erzulie is the Haitian Goddess of Love whose roots go back to West Africa. She can bring one love, pleasure, understaning of emotion, healing from all that has hurt women, especially through the dance. She is a very generous Goddess, but she takes ma...

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Hecate is the Greek goddess of the crossroads

Hecate is the Greek goddess of the crossroads. Properly pronounce her name is "E-CA-TA" or "e-CO-ta, the H is silent. She stands at the crossroads of your life and protects you from taking the wrong road. She is also the guardian of new borns, the ho...

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The Goddess Nut

Nut the Mother Goddess Of Us AllHer name is pronunced 'Noot'. 'Nuit' means 'night.' Nut was originally a mother-goddess who had many children. The hieroglyph for her name, which she is often seen wearing on her head is a...

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The Celtic Goddess Arianrhod

Arianrhod('Silver Wheel') Major Welsh Goddess. A star goddess. Her palace was called Caer Arianrhod (Aurora Borealis), Goddess of time and karma. Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess in Wales. Goddess of beauty, the Moon, fertility and reinc...

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