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Artemis
Greek mythology. Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth. Twin sister of Apollo.
Hera
Greek mythology. Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Wife of Zeus.
Pele
Hawaiian mythology. Goddess of volcanoes and fire, and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Known for her fiery temper as well.
Persephone
Greek mythology. Queen of the Underworld. Goddess of spring growth and daughter of Demeter.
Hestia
Greek mythology. Goddess of the hearth, home, and domesticity. One of the original Olympians.
Demeter
Greek mythology. Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, and fertility of the earth. Mother of Persephone.
Quan Yin
Buddhist mythology. Goddess of mercy and compassion. Considered to be the female Bodhisattva of compassion in East Asian Buddhism.
Kālī
Hindu mythology. Goddess of time, doomsday, and death, or the black goddess (the feminine form of Sanskrit kala, 'time-doomsday-death' or 'black').
Hathor
Egyptian mythology. Goddess of the sky, dance, love, beauty, joy, motherhood, foreign lands, and mining. Wife of Horus or Ra.
Sekhmet
Egyptian mythology. Warrior goddess and goddess of healing. Depicted with lioness head, symbolizing her fierce nature.
Athena
Greek mythology. Goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts. Patron of the city of Athens.
Aphrodite
Greek mythology. Goddess of love, beauty, and desire. Born from the sea foam.
Isis
Egyptian mythology. Goddess of magic, marriage, healing, and protection. Wife of Osiris.
Freya
Norse mythology. Goddess of love, fertility, war, and wealth. Member of the Vanir tribe.
Amaterasu
Japanese mythology. Sun goddess and one of the principal Shinto deities. Symbol of the Japanese imperial family.
Brigid
Celtic mythology. Goddess of fire, poetry, healing, childbirth, and unity. Associated with perpetual, sacred flames.
Ixchel
Maya mythology. Goddess of fertility, medicine, and the moon. Associated with weaving.
Saraswati
Hindu mythology. Goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning.
Frigg
Norse mythology. Goddess of marriage, motherhood, and the household. Wife of Odin.
Benzaiten
Japanese mythology. Goddess of everything that flows: water, time, words, speech, eloquence, music and by extension knowledge.
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