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The Horus of the night deities – Twelve goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads Neb-t tehen and Neb-t heru, god and goddess of the first hour of night, Apis or Hep (in reference) and Sarit-neb-s, god and goddess of the second hour of night, M'k-neb-set, goddess of the third hour of night, Aa-t-shefit or ...
This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African mythology (sub-Saharan) Afro-Asiatic. Ethiopian. Dhat-Badan;
Aphrodite, goddess of beauty, love, pleasure, sexuality and procreation. Aphaea, local goddess associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle; Artemis, goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, the Moon, chastity and childbirth; Demeter, goddess of the harvest, agriculture, fertility and sacred law
A love deity or lust deity is a deity in mythology associated with romance, sex, love, lust, or sexuality. Love deities are common in mythology and are found in many polytheistic religions. Female sex goddesses are often associated with beauty and other traditionally feminine attributes.
Chimalma, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. Xochitlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death, and rebirth. Ītzpāpālōtl, death and sacrifice goddess, ruler of the Tzitzimimeh. Toci, goddess of healing. Toci has also been under the name of "Teteoinnan". Temazcalteci, goddess of maternity associated with Toci.
The goddess is also regarded to be the power that resides within all poetry and writing. She is the consort of the creator deity, Brahma. She is represented as a graceful figure, donning white, and traditionally depicted with the veena ( vīṇā ), rosary ( akṣamālā ), water-pot ( kamaṇḍalu ) and book ( pustaka ).
Carna, goddess who presided over the heart and other organs; Endovelicus, god of public health and safety; Febris, goddess who embodied and protected people from fever and malaria; Feronia, goddess of wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance; Valetudo, Roman name for the Greek goddess Hygieia, goddess of health, cleanliness, and hygiene
The noun goddess is a secondary formation, combining the Germanic god with the Latinate -ess suffix. It first appeared in Middle English, from about 1350. [3] The English word follows the linguistic precedent of a number of languages—including Egyptian, Classical Greek, and several Semitic languages—that add a feminine ending to the language's word for god.