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Bellona (IPA: [bɛlˈloːna]) was an ancient Roman goddess of war. Her main attribute is the military helmet worn on her head; she often holds a sword, spear, or shield, and brandishes a torch or whip as she rides into battle in a four-horse chariot. She had many temples throughout the Roman Empire. [1]
The Swedish heroine Blenda advises the women of Värend to fight off the Danish army in a painting by August Malström (1860). The female warrior samurai Hangaku Gozen in a woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (c. 1885). The peasant Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) led the French army to important victories in the Hundred Years' War. The only direct ...
In Greek mythology, Enyo (/ ɪ ˈ n aɪ oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐνυώ, romanized: Enȳṓ) is a war-goddess, frequently associated with the war-god Ares. The Romans identified her with Bellona. [1] Enyo is also the name of one of the Graeae, one of three grey-haired sisters who share an eye and a tooth.
Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. [1] In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. [2] The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Iranian goddess Anahita.
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Nerio (or Neriene) [1] was an ancient war goddess and the personification of valor. She was the partner of Mars in ancient cult practices, and was sometimes identified with the goddess Bellona, and occasionally with the goddess Minerva. Spoils taken from enemies were sometimes dedicated to Nerio by the Romans.