Epona
Celtic goddess connected to horses
Category Archives: Myths and Folktales
Women have been depicted as goddesses, creatures, biblical figures, legends and folk tale heroines throughout history – many based in a grain of truth.
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Neith
One of the oldest deities of ancient Egypt who was worshipped early in the Pre-Dynastic Period (c. 6000 – 3150 BCE)
Aslaug
Legendary Viking shieldmaiden
Skaði
Norse giant who becomes a goddess associated with winter, mountains, skiing and hunting
Angrboða
Norse mother of monsters
Hel
Norse ruler of the underworld, land of the dead
Ceres
Ceres is the goddess of agriculture and the harvest in Roman mythology.
Juno
Juno was the Roman goddess who protected the nation as a whole but also kept special watch over all aspects of women’s lives.
Nephthys
One of the earliest goddesses of Egypt
Qebhet
Benevolent goddess of ancient Egypt, the personification of cool, refreshing water as she brings drink to the souls of the dead in the afterlife Hall of Truth.