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A decay goddess has also been proposed on the basis of the Vedic Nirṛti and the Roman Lūa Mater. Her names derive from the verbal roots "decay, rot", and they are both associated with the decomposition of human bodies. [203] Michael Estell has reconstructed a mythical craftsman named *H₃r̥bʰew based on the Greek Orpheus and the Vedic Ribhus.
Ra, fire god of the sun, light, warmth, and growth; Sekhmet, protective lioness goddess of war, along with some elements of disease and curing of disease. Sometimes referenced in relation to the sun and its power, so possibly had to do with upkeep of the sun at times and fire; Wadjet, the protective serpent goddess who sends fire to burn her ...
[citation needed] Animals were thought to be totemistic symbols for specific gods, like the sheep being associated with fire, cows with water, horses with wind, and camels with earth. [95] Other deities include: [96] Umay ("placenta, afterbirth") is the goddess of children and babies' souls. [97] She is the daughter of Tengri. Öd Tengri is the ...
Name Name meaning Attested consorts and sexual partners Attested children Attestations Baduhenna (Latinized Germanic) Badu-, may be cognate to Proto-Germanic *badwa-meaning "battle." The second portion of the name -henna may be related to -henae, which appears commonly in the names of matrons. [1] None attested: None attested: Tacitus's Annals ...
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Etruscan goddess identified with Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus. She appears in the expression, Turan ati, "Mother Turan", equivalent to Venus Genetrix. [52] Her name is a noun meaning "the act of giving" in Etruscan, based on the verb stem Tur-'to give.' Turmś, Turms: Etruscan god identified with Greek Hermes and Roman Mercurius.
Sometimes the name's fire meaning is obvious: Take Blaze for a boy, which conjures up bonfire images, or Ember for a girl, referring to the glowing bits left behind when the fire is over.
The Proto-Indo-European reconstructed goddess of the dawn is *H₂éwsōs.Her name was reconstructed using a comparative method on the basis of the names of Indo-European goddesses of the dawn, e.g. Greek Eos, Roman Aurora, or Vedic Ushas; similarly, on the basis of the common features of the goddesses of the dawn, the features of the Proto-Indo-European goddess were also reconstructed.