Cybele (sib-uh-lee) also known as Kybele (kih-buh-lee), Kubaba, Agdistis, and Magna Mater (Great Mother) was the Phrygian goddess of nature, wilderness, fertility, sexuality, and protection.  Her worship travelled from Phrygia (a kingdom within Anatolia, which sits in present day Turkey) to mainland Greece, and eventually to Rome, where she became very popular.  In fact, theRead more

Anat is a complex goddess of strength, aggression, will, and love.  She is the warrior maiden honoured as the protector of the Ugaritic people.  Some of her common epithets include: Strength of Life, Anat the Destroyer, Mistress of Kingship, Mistress of Dominion, and Mistress of the High Heavens.  She is sometimes referred to as “wanton”Read more

ETYMOLOGYMesopotamian / SumerianNormalized forms:          Nammu, NammaOther Written forms: Nammu  Lammu  Namma  Na-am-na-am-mi  Na-am-ma  Na-na-ma-ke Her name is written with the pictograph for the primeval sea, subterranean (cosmic) waters (Engur) Native explanation based on the pictograph Engur is “the totality of the secrets of the gods” During different periods, Engur has been explained as “heaven”Read more

Arianrhod, celestial goddess of magic, reincarnation, time, and fate, is a major deity in the Welsh pantheon, and is often described as the most powerful child of Dôn (Mother Goddess equivalent to the Irish Danu).  Her name translates as “silver wheel” which is variously interpreted as a reference to the moon, the wheel of time,Read more

As a primordial goddess, Neith (pronounced either ‘nayth’ or ‘neeth’) is one of the oldest deities of ancient Egypt.  Also known as Net, Neit, and Nit, Neith is referred to as the mother of gods, the grandmother of gods, and simply as the “great goddess”.  Commonly shown with her symbol overhead (an odd symbol withRead more

Second only to Frigg in the Norse pantheon, Saga is a goddess of recorded knowledge and storytelling.   She is often depicted holding a cup and/or jug, and sharing a drink with Odin, the All Father.  The drink is said to both inspire and immortalize.  To truly appreciate the power and energy of Saga, we mustRead more

Known variously as Brid, Brighid, Brigit, Brigantia, Brigdu, (and many other forms), this Irish goddess was one of the most revered deities of the ancient Celtic people.  Her tenacity and popularity enabled her to maintain power and status, even through Christianization … eventually becoming St. Brigid of Kildare, the patron saint of Ireland.  Brigid’s storyRead more

Pandora (“All-Gift” or “All-Gifted”), the bringer of misery and evil, the Greek Eve, the first woman…and one of the best examples of how the Divine Feminine has been maligned and degraded in patriarchal culture. Pandora’s best known story is how she opened her jar (commonly described as a box) and let loose disease, suffering, misery,Read more

The Cailleach (“kye-luhkh”) is one of the oldest deities in Ireland and Scotland, perhaps even the oldest.  Though often described as Celtic, Cailleach does not actually appear in any written myths of Ireland or Scotland, and does not appear in Wales at all.  She is a Gaelic Goddess whose origins may have been with theRead more