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The Goddess The Goddess is the universal mother. She is the source of fertility, endless wisdom an loving caressess. As the Wicca know Her, She is often of three aspects: the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone, symbolized in the waxing, full, and waning of the Moon. The Maiden signifies youth, the excitement of the chase, and the newness of life and magick. The Mother stands for nurturing, caring, fertility; she is a woman in the prime of her life and at the peak of her power. She protects her own and will ensure that justice is done, and done well. The Crone is a being of age-old Wisdom. She is shrewd and counsels well. She cares for the Maiden and the Mother as well as the off-spring thereof. She is logical and can be terrible in her vengeance. She stands at the door to the dimension of death. The Wicca revere Her as the giver of fertility, love, and abundance, though they acknowledge Her darker side as well. We see Her in the Moon, the soundless, ever-moving sea, and in the green growth of the first spring. She is the embodiment of fertility and love. The Goddess has been known as the Queen of Heaven, Mother of the Gods that Made the Gods, the Divine Source, the Universal Matrix, the Great Mother, and by many other titles. The Goddess has been depicted as a huntress running with Her hounds; a celestial deity striding across the sky with stardust falling from Her heels; the eternal Mother heavy with child; the weaver of our lives and deaths, a Crone walking by waning moonlight seeking out the weak and forlorn, and as many other beings. But no matter how we envison Her, She is omipresent, changeless, eternal. List of Goddesses Aine: Celtic; Goddess of love and fertility, later known as an Irish Faerie Queen. Ammit: Egyptian; Death Goddess who wears the head of a crocodile, the body of a lion, and the hips and legs of a hippo. She waits to devour those who have been evil in life. She is also known as the Mistress of the West, where the underworld is said to lie. Apet: Hippopotamus Goddess of conception and birth. She can be both beautiful and terrible, and her talismans aid with pregnancy and protect against illnesses. Aphrodite: Greek; Goddess of passionate, sexual love. Originally a Mediterranean Goddess, born from the sea, whom the Greeks absorbed into their religion. She came to be known as a Love Goddess, representing both carnal and heavenly love. Some think she is sexless, neither male nor female. Burning myrrh and frankincense summons Aphrodite to her worshipers. In Greek mythology, she was born of the sea and dressed upon her birth by the Seasons before being presented to Zeus, who promptly married her to the least lovely but most creative of the Gods, Hephaestos. She possessed an embroidered girdle which could inspire love, and her favorite plants were the rose and myrtle. Her son, Eros, inspired desire with his arrows, and as his companion she birthed Anteros as well, who was to avenge slighted love. Aphrodite will assist you in pulling loving energy toward yourself. Aradia: Italian; Queen of the Witches, daughter of Diana. Aradia is an extremely powerful entity and a protectress of Witches in general. Arianrhod: Welsh; Goddess of the stars and reincarnation. Call on Arianrhod to help with past life memories and difficulties as well as for contacting the Star People. Artemis: Greek; Goddess of the Moon Astarte: Greek; Fertility Goddess. Whether you wish to bear children or have a magnificent garden, Astarte will assist in your desire. Athena: Greek; Warrior Goddess and Protectress. Goddess of wisdom and war, the offspring of Zeus and Metis. In an attempt to prevent a prophecy from coming true, Zeus swallowed the pregnant Metis. When it came time for Athena to be born, Hephaistos split open Zeus' head, and Athena sprang out fully formed, and fully armed. She held domain over intellectual activities. She taught men how to make and use tools and the science of numbers, and women how to spin and weave. She preached compassion, and taught mortals how to use strategy in times of war. Her sacred bird is the owl, and her plant is the olive. Bast: Egyptian; Goddess of Protection and Cats. Bast is great for vehicle travel as well as walking down a dark alley. Call on her essence in the form of a giant panther to see you through to your desitination. Bellona: Roman; A Goddess of war. Boann: Celtic; Boann is a Goddess of bounty and fertility, whose totme is the saacred white cow. She was the wife of Nechtan, a water deity. The father of her son Angus was Dagda. To hide their union from Nechtan, Boann and the Dagda caused the sun to stand still for nine moths, so that Angus was conceived and born on the same day. Brigid (Brigid, Bridget, Brighid, Brigindo): Celtic; Warrior Goddess and Protectress. Brigid is also a Triple Goddess. She is the daughter of The Dagda, the deity of the Tuatha de Danaan, one of the most ancient people of Northern Europe. Brigid is wife of Bres, king of the Gods and Ireland. Her festival is that of the Imbolc, observed on February 1. So well loved is Brigid, that she was made into a Christian saint when the Celts turned to Christianity. She is strong and wise. Call on her to help protect your children in a tough situation. Ceres: Roman; Goddess of the Harvest. Cerridwen: Welsh; Moon and Harvest Goddess, also associated with the Dark Mother aspect of the Crone. Danu: Celtic; Danu is considered to be the mother of The Dagda, god of the Tuatha de Danaan. She most likely existed in an earlier form as Anu, Universal Mother. Demeter: Greek; Earth Mother archetype. Barley mother , Goddess of the cornfield, mistress of planting and harvesting, the Lady of growing things. With Zeus, she gave birth to Persephone. Poseidon created the horse in his efforts to woo this goddess, and gave birth to his child, a nymph named Despoena. Also called the Moon Goddess. Excellent Goddess where birthing or small children are involved. Diana: Roman; Moon Goddess and Goddess of the Hunt. Diana is many faceted. She is a seductress (as she enchanted her brother Lucifer to beget Aradia in the form of a cat) as well as a mother figure for Witches. Dryads: Greek; feminine spirit of the trees. Flora: Roman; Goddess of Spring and Birth. For beautiful flowers, babies, and all bounties of Earth Mother. Fortuna: Roman; Goddess of Fate. Freya: Scaninavian; Moon Goddess and wife/lover of Odin. Also commander of the Valkries. Gaia: Greek; Goddess of the Earth, who with the God Uranos produced the Greek pantheon. Hathor: Egyptian; Protectress of Women in Business. A sky Goddess usually shown with the head of a cow and a sun disk resting between her two horns. She is the protector of Gods and Kings, and brings fertitility, prosperity, and love. A Hathor's Mirror is very important for the Witch. Hathor was cunning as well as beautiful. Hecate: Greek; Moon Goddess as in Crone or Dark Mother. She helped Demeter in her search for her daughter Persephone (making of the three a Maiden, Mother, Crone trio). She thrives during the dark moon and haunts crossroads, and controls the dead and ghosts. Hequet: Egyptian; Ancient mother goddess who, in the form of a frog, created all beings out of the primordial waters. Hera: Greek; Goddess of Marriage. Wife of Zeus, she gave birth to Ares, Hephaistos, Hebe, and Eileithyia, and held Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, as her attendant. The name "Juno" also referred to the spirit personal to every Roman woman, the one that had given them life and form, and that acted as her protector. If handfasting or some type of commitment is the issue, Hera is the Goddess to seek. Just remember that she has a vindictive side. Hestia: Greek; Goddess of Home and Hearth. Building a house, remodeling, or apartment hunting. Safety in the home and the family unit. Inanna: Sumerian; Godess representation of the Mother. Isis: Egyptian; Her name translates as "throne". She is the goddess from whom came all things, and who has great insight into life and death. Represents the Complete Goddess or the Triple Goddess connotation in one being. Kali: Hindu; Creative/Destructive Goddess. Protectress of abused women. Kali-Ma should be called if a woman is in fear of physical danger. Her power is truly awesome. Kefa: Egyptian; The cosmos revolves around her, for she gave birth to time. Maat: Egyptian; Goddess of Justice and Divine Order. She carries the scepter and the ankh, and wears an ostrich feather on her head. Maat is the ture balance of any situation. She plays no favorites and will dispense justice to all parties involved. Be sure your own slate is clean in the situation before you call her. Mert: Egyptian; She is the personification of the eighth hour of the night. She is the boat that carries the spirits of the dead to the underworld. Morgan: Celtic; Goddess of Water and Magick. Morgan was said to be married to Merlin. It was from him she learned her magick. She was also doubled with The Lady of the Lake. Muses: Greek; Goddesses of Inspiration who vary in number depending upo the pantheon used. Neith: Egyptian; Her symbols are the bow and arrow, and the shuttle. She seems to absorb many aspects from other goddesses, and specializes in weaving, war, hunting, and healing. Nekhebt: Egyptian; A creator deity of Upper Egypt. She is known for suckling royal children, and hovering over the pharoh in battle. She and her sister, Uazit(of Lower Egypt) are worshipped together as Nebit. Nephtys: Egyptian; Goddess of Surprises, Sisters, and Midwives. Norns: Celtic; the three sisters of the Wyrd. Responsible for weaving fate -- past, present, and future. Persephone: Greek; Goddess of the Underworld as well as Harvest. Daughter of Demeter. Sekhmut or Sekhmet: Egyptian; Goddess of strenght who is embodied in the fire and the blasting heat of the sun. She wages war against evil. Selene: Greek; Goddess of the Moon and Solutions. Appeal to Selene to bring a logical answer to any problem. Seshat: Egyptian; Stellar and lunar goddess who oversees the written word and is the keeper of architectural knowledge. Uazit: Egyptian; The Cobra Goddess of Lower Egypt is associated with childbirth. She and her sister Nekhebt(of Upper Egypt) are worhipped together as Nebit. Valkyries: Scandanavian; women warriors who carried the sould of men slain in battle to heaven. Venus: Roman; Goddes of Love and Romance. Vesta: Roman; Goddess of Fire This list is by no means a complete list of all goddesses. There are many more and this is just a small scattering of them. I will add more with time. Stones of the Goddess Aphrodite: salt Ceres: emerald Coatlicue: jade Cybele: jet Diana: amethyst, moonstone, pearl Freya: pearl The Great Mother: amber, coral, geodes, holed stones Hathor: turquoise Isis: coral, emerald, lapis lazuli, moonstone, pearl Kwan Yin: jade Lakshmi: pearl Maat: jade Mara: beryl, aquamarine Nuit: lapis lazuli Pele: lava, obsidian, peridot, olivine, pumice Selene: moonstone, selenite Tiamat: beryl Venus: emerald, lapis lazulie, pearl
Information taken from: Wicca A Guide For the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham To Ride a Silver Broomstick by Silver Ravenwolf page created by Arian Sidhe 
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