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The traditional Berber religion is the sum of ancient and native set of beliefs and deities adhered to by the Berbers.Originally, the Berbers seem to have believed in worship of the sun and moon, animism and in the afterlife, but interactions with the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans influenced religious practice and merged traditional faiths with new ones.
Pages in category "Berber goddesses" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chaxiraxi; T. Tanit; Tinjis
Tinjis (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵏⵊⴰ, romanized: Tinja) (also called Tinga, and also spelled as Tingis) was a Libyan queen as the wife of King Antaeus in Berber and Greek mythology, [1] and some kind of a female deity.
Tanit or Tinnit (Punic: 𐤕𐤍𐤕 Tīnnīt [3]) was a chief deity of Ancient Carthage; she derives from a local Berber deity and the consort of Baal Hammon. [a] [5] [6] As Ammon is a local Libyan deity, [7] so is Tannit, who represents the matriarchal aspect of Numidian society, [2] whom the Egyptians identify as Neith and the Greeks identify as Athena.
Berber goddesses (2 C, 3 P) Berber gods (1 C, 1 P) G. Guanche deities (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Berber deities" This category contains only the following page.
9 Berber mythology. 10 Buddhism. Toggle Buddhism subsection. 10.1 Mahayana. ... This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender.
Chaxiraxi was one of the principal goddesses of the Guanche pantheon. She was associated with the star Canopus . As natives of the Canary Islands are believed to have originally been pre-civilization Berbers , it is conjectured that Chaxiraxi may have been adapted from the Punic -Berber goddess Tanit , and given a different name and set of ...
Sulis, British goddess whose name is related to the common Proto-Indo-European word for "Sun" and thus cognate with Helios, Sól, Sol, and Surya and who retains solar imagery, as well as a domain over healing and thermal springs. Probably the de facto solar deity of the Celts.