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This is a list of goddesses, deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African mythology (sub-Saharan) ... Ragana (mythology) [lt; lv] Ragutiene Pati;
Pages in category "Women in Greek mythology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 295 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Female legendary characters (4 C, 1 P) B. Women in the Bible (4 C, 7 P) C. ... Pages in category "Women in mythology" The following 38 pages are in this category, out ...
Greek name English name Description The Twelve Titans Κοῖος (Koîos) Coeus: God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Κρεῖος (Kreîos) Crius: The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of constellations. Κρόνος ...
Callisto (mythology) Carissa (name) Cassandra (name) Chara (given name) Charikleia; Chloe; Christa (given name) Christina (given name) Christine (name) Cleo (name)
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Valkyries in Norse mythology are female divine shieldmaidens, who serve Odin. The name means choosers of the slain . Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa are two goddesses, described as sisters, that appear at the Battle of Hjörungavágr to assist the fleet of Haakon Sigurdsson against the Jomvikings .
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.