Goddess Names

Irish Goddess who represented the spark of life. Her festival was celebrated on Midsummer’s eve. Later she was remembered in Christian times as the fairy queen

An Alaskan solar Goddess who once lived on earth as a beautiful woman. She fled into the sky after her brother raped her.

The Lion Goddess of sunset, among her many roles she symbolized the fertilizing rays of the sun.

Sámi Goddess of Lapland, she was celebrated at the summer solstice for providing the light the plants needed to grow. These in turn fed the reindeer that were vital source of food, clothing and tools for the people.

is the goddess of spinning.

The cannibal Aboriginal Goddess who provided light for the world by cooking her victims over a giant flame. She was chased away but the world was then plunged into darkness, so Bila was captured and tethered to the earth.

the god of poetry and eloquence. He was married to the goddess Iduna who dwelt in the underworld.

Aboriginal Goddesses from Arhemland. These daughters of the sun gave birth to all the plants and animals. Their magical power objects were stolen from them by their brothers.

the goddess of myth and oral history and the inspiration of poets. From her came those who work the land.

the goddess of healing, and considered the best doctor. She taught her art to women who were the only physicians in ancient Scandinavia.

the goddess of love, fertility, war, and wealth. Originally one of the Vanir. She was the daughter of Njord, and the sister of Frey. She lived in Folkvang and each day chose half of the slain warriors to split with Odin.

the goddess of marriage. She is the wife of Odin, and lives at Fensalir. She wove the clouds. Some believe Frigga and Freya to be one in the same.

a prophetic virgin goddess and a member of the Aesir and Vanir. All women who die virgins go to her hall. She was also a fertility goddess. In one myth, Gylfi, king of Sweden, tells Gefjon, who was disguised as a beggar, that she could have as much of Sw

the giant goddess of light. She is the most beautiful of all creatures.

Ika ("lady of the fish")

a form of the goddess Frigg charged with protecting those men who Frigg wants kept safe.

a form of the goddess Frigg, who was attended by wood nymphs.

the earth goddess and the mother of Thor and Frigg.

Hana Sakuya

the goddess concerned with sparking passionate love. She had permission from Odin and Frigga to do so even for those who were forbidden to marry.

was one of the Aesir (the principal gods), but the cause of dissension among the gods, and the slayer of Balder. He became a member of the Aesir when Odin made Loki his blood brother. His children are the Midgard serpent Jormungander, which girdles the E

The Greek Goddess is said to derive from an earlier Anatolian deity. This theory is supported by images of her with a lion that symbolized the power of the sun.

the moon goddess. She is the wife of Balder and mother of Forseti. She died of heartache after Balder's death and was burned with him on his funeral boat.

the three goddesses of fate : the goddess of the past (Urd), the goddess of the present (Verdandi), and the goddess of the future (Skuld).

Welsh sun Goddess, her name means “golden wheel.”

A Sri Lankan solar deity who represents the heat of the sun's rays.

the daughter of Odin. She was the goddess of poetry.

Lithuanian, golden haired Goddess. She rode across the sky in a chariot pulled by two white horses with golden manes, battling with the powers of darkness.

A Lion headed Goddess of Egypt, she represented the destructive qualities of the suns rays causing drought and famine.

Phoenician Goddess whose name meant “torch or light of the Gods". In addition to being a solar Goddess she was also able to travel through the realms of the dead.

the goddess of crops and fertility, married to Thor.

the goddess concerned with causing men and women to think of love. It was her duty to stop fights between married couples.

a mountain giantess. A goddess on skis. The snow

a wise and gentle goddess who knew the value of self

Slavic sun Goddess

Nordic Goddess of the Sun, also known as Sol, her chariot was pulled across the sky by two horses

a goddess invoked by defendents at a trial. She was an attendant of Frigga, guarding the door of Frigga's palace.

Cherokee Goddess of the Sun, her name meant "apportioner", as she was responsible for dividing time into units. Her warmth was captured for man by Grandmother Spiderwoman's web.

the goddess who punishes those who do not keep their marriage vows.

the goddess of marriage and contracts from whom nothing could be hidden because she was so wise.

Aboriginal Goddess who traveled across the sky with her daughter, Bar. One day Walo realized that the reason the earth was parched was due to their combined heat, she then sent her daughter back to the east so that the earth could become fertile and bloo

Another Aboriginal sun deity who lit a bark torch and carried the flame through the sky from east to west. At the western sea, she dipped it in the water, then used the embers to guide her under the earth to reach her starting point again.

Ancient Hittite sun Goddess. She is also known as Arinna.

Ekwa  Hungarian Goddess, like many other ancient European solar Goddesses she is linked with horses as she rode through the air on her three steeds.