The Goddess Known by Many Names
Goddess Name | Triple Aspect | Geographical Origin | Symbols and Titles |
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Aphrodite | Mother | Greece | Goddess of Love and Beauty, Most Beautiful, born from the Sea |
Ariadne | Mother | Crete | Silver Thread, the Deep Sea, Guide of Souls through the Labyrinth |
Artemis | Maiden | Greece | Moon Goddess, Virgin Goddess of the Hunt |
Astarte | Mother | Greece | The Star, Goddess of Fertility and Love |
Athena | Maiden | Greece | The White Owl, the Shield. Born from Her father’s head |
Bast | Maiden | Egypt | Feline Goddess, Goddess of Beauty and Dance |
Brigid | Mother | Ireland | Goddess of the Forge, Smithcraft, Healing, and Poetry |
Cerridwen | Crone | Wales | The Cauldron, Goddess of Mysteries, Creation, and Inspiration |
Demeter | Mother | Greece | Grain, the Fruitful Earth, Mother to Persephone |
Diana | Maiden | Rome | The Moon, Bow and Arrow, Mother of Aradia |
Hathor | Maiden | Egypt | Crescent Moon, Cow Goddess |
Hecate | Crone | Greece | The Cave, the cauldron, Wise Woman, Crone of Wisdom |
Inanna | Mother | Sumer | Queen of Heaven, Goddess of Descent and Resurrection |
Ishtar | Mother | Babylon | River of Life, Lady of Victory, King Maker |
Isis | Mother | Egypt | Solar Disc, Crescent Moon, Throne, Mother of All Beings |
Kali | Crone | India | Destroyer of Illusions, Wearer of Skulls, Dances Upon the Burning Ground |
Kwan Yin | Mother | China | Lotus, Goddess of Peace, Love, Compassion, and Mercy |
Rhiannon | Maiden | Celtic | Goddess of Death and Rebirth, the Great Queen, Horse Goddess, with three birds She releases the living from life and resurrects the dead |
Sekhmet | Mother | Egypt | Lionheaded Goddess of Strength, Warrior Goddess |
Tara | Mother | India, Tibet | Mother of All Activities, Goddess of Twenty-One Aspects |