Hekate

Hekate, also known as Hecate, held a prominent place in Greek mythology as the goddess associated with various mystical and supernatural realms. Her domain encompassed magic, witchcraft, the night, the moon, spirits, and the mystical art of necromancy. Born as the sole offspring of the Titanes Pe...

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Hekate

Tykhe

Tykhe (Tyche) held the divine domain over fortune, serendipity, providence, and destiny. She often received reverence in a more benevolent aspect, known as Eutykhia (Eutychia), the goddess of auspicious fate, luck, triumph, and affluence.

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Tykhe

Themis

Themis held the exalted position of a Titan goddess, overseeing divine law and harmonious order, which encompassed the time-honored principles of conduct initially ordained by the gods. She also served as a prophetic deity, presiding over the most ancient oracles, including Delphoi (Delphi). In t...

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Themis

Leto

Leto among the illustrious Titanides, stood as the cherished consort of Zeus, and as the mother to the divine twins, Apollon and Artemis. She held the divine mantle of motherhood and, alongside her offspring, she shielded and nurtured the young. Her name and symbols indicated her role as a guardi...

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Leto

Nike

Nike (Nicé), the winged deity, epitomized victory in its multifaceted forms, whether attained through warfare or peaceful rivalry. At the onset of the Titan War, when Zeus was marshaling allies, Styx introduced her four offspring—Nike (Victory), Zelos (Rivalry), Kratos (Cratus Streng...

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Nike

Iris

Iris reigned as the divine custodian of the rainbow and served as the celestial messenger of the Olympian deities. She was frequently hailed as the loyal attendant and personal envoy of Hera. Inextricably linked to the realms of sea and sky, her lineage revealed Thaumas, "the wondrous," as her fa...

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Iris

Horae

The Horai (Horae) held dominion over the changing seasons and the inherent divisions of time within the natural world. They oversaw the cyclical movements of the celestial constellations, which defined the passage of the year, while their three sibling goddesses, the Moirae (Moirae), wove the int...

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Horae

Hebe

Hebe embodied the essence of youth and took on the role of the divine cupbearer, presenting ambrosia during the celestial banquets of the gods. She also held the honored position as the matron deity of young brides and dutifully attended to the goddess Aphrodite.

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Hebe

Hestia

Hestia was the virgin goddess of the hearth (both private and municipal) and the home. As the goddess of the family hearth she also presided over the cooking of bread and the preparation of the family meal. Hestia was also the goddess of the sacrificial flame and received a share of every sacrifi...

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Hestia

Hera

Hera war eine der wichtigsten Göttinnen im antiken Griechenland. Sie war die Göttin der Ehe und der Familie, aber auch der Gerechtigkeit und des Rechts. Sie war die Ehefrau und Schwester des Zeus und wurde als Königin der Götter verehrt. Hera wurde in den meisten griechischen ...

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Hera

Héra est la déesse grecque de la féminité, du mariage et de la famille. Elle est la fille de Cronos et Rhea et l'épouse de Zeus. Elle est souvent représentée avec un diadème et une couronne de laurier. Elle est associée à la lu...

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Snake Goddess

Knossos'taki Minos sarayının kalıntılarındaki en ilgi çekici arkeolojik buluntulardan biri, geleneksel olarak "Yılan Tanrıçası" olarak tanımlanan yukarıdaki figürdü. Minos kültürü MÖ 2. binyılın ortalarında gelişti. Başta Girit adası olmak üzere Eg...

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Bat

A slab, disk, or board of plaster, fired clay, asbestos, or other slightly porous material used to dry a wet clay body by absorbing moisture from it, as a support in shaping an object from the clay, or as a detachable wheel head. [batt]

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Astarte

Astarte adı, kuzeybatı Semitik bölgelerinde bilinen bir tanrıça adıdır. Mezopotamya’daki tanrıça Ishtar ile köken ve özellikleri birebir özdeştir. Başka çevirilerde ise Bronz Çağı’ndaki Demir Çağı zamanında (MÖ 1200 sonraları) Asherah adında vücut bulduğu da söylenir. Astarte, verimlilik, cinsel...

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Astarte

Astarte was a goddess honored in the Eastern Mediterranean area, before being renamed by the Greeks. Variants of the name “Astarte” can be found in the Phoenician, Hebrew, Egyptian and Etruscan languages.  A deity of fertility and sexuality, Astarte eventually evolved into the Greek Aphrodite th...

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Isis

Important Egyptian goddess, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. She was anthropoid in form and goddess of the Moon. She was a powerful magician and also venerated as the ideal mother. She became the symbolic mother of the Egyptian king, who was himself regarded as a human manifestation of Horus. ...

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Isis

Inanna

A Sumerian deity, the goddess of love and war, storehouse and rain. She was the daughter of Nanna/Sin, sister of Enmerkar, and associated with Warka. She is equivalent to the Akkadian Ishtar. She is sometimes the daughter of the sky god An, sometimes his wife; in other myths she is the daughter o...

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Inanna

Serket

Scorpion-goddess who guarded the royal coffin and canopic chest with Isis, Nephthys, and Neith.

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Serket

Taweret

Goddess of ancient Egypt, household deity and protectress of fertility and childbirth, associated also with the nursing of infants. She was depicted as having the head of a hippopotamus standing upright, the tail of a crocodile, and the claws of a lion. Taurt was connected in particular with the ...

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Taweret

Tefnut

Egyptian goddess associated with moisture or damp air. She was one of first gods created by Atum along with brother/husband Shu. Her children were Geb (earth god) and Nut (sky goddess). Shu and Tefnut were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis.

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Tefnut

Mut

In Egyptian religion, a sky goddess and great divine mother. Mut may have originated either in the Nile River delta or in Middle Egypt. During the 18th dynasty (1539-1292 BC), she became the companion of the god Amon at Thebes, forming the Theban triad with him and Khons, who was said to be Mut's...

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Mut

Astarte

The goddess of the ancient Near East that was the chief deity of many important sites and the fertility goddess of the Phoenicians and the Canaanites. She is sometimes equated with Egyptian Isis, Babylonian Ishtar, Carthaginian Tanit, and Greek Aphrodite, Cybele, and Hera. She originated in Syria...

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Astarte

Ishtar

In Mesopotamian religion, the goddess of war, love, and procreation. She was the Akkadian counterpart of the West Semitic goddess Astarte. Her husband was Tammuz. Part of her cult worship probably included temple prostitution, and her cult center, Erech, was filled with courtesans and harlots. Sh...

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Ishtar

Maat

The ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and order, whose symbol was the ostrich feather. She represented order, balance, correct attitudes and thinking, morality and justice. It was the feather of Maat against which the heart of the deceased was weighed. The power of Maat was said to regulate the s...

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Maat

Bat

A goddess of the seventh Upper Egyptian nome, usually represented by a cow's head with curling horns. The earliest depiction may have been the pair of heads at the top of the Narmer palette (c 3100 BC).

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Bat

Tanit

Chief goddess of Carthage, equivalent of Astarte, who was a mother goddess, represented mainly by fertility symbols. She was probably the consort of Baal Hammon (or Amon), the chief god of Carthage. Children, probably firstborn, were sacrificed to Tanit. Evidence of the practice has been found, w...

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Tanit

Seshat

Goddess of writing and measurement, usually woman in panther-skin dress and headdress with seven-pointed star and a bow. She shared the responsibility of writing with Thoth.

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Seshat

Nut

In Egyptian religion, a goddess of the sky, vault of the heavens, often depicted as a woman arched over the earth god Geb. On five special days preceding the New Year, Nut gave birth successively to the deities Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis, and Nephthys. These gods, with the exception of Horus, were...

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Nut