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Female deities from around the world
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Yemọja
Nigeria Yemọja is a Yoruba water orisha of the oceans and rivers, particularly Nigeria’s Ogun River. Maternal and protective, Yemọja cares for her children, bringing comfort and cleansing their sorrows […]
Nafanua
Nafanua was an ancient Samoan war goddess and ali’i, or chief. Her peaceful conduct of politics influenced the modern used of the fono communal meeting place for the fa’amatai system of decentralised government.
Tiamat
In the religion of ancient Babylon, Tiamat was a primordial goddess of the salt sea, who mated with Abzû, the god of fresh water, to produce younger gods.
Danu
Danu, a Hindu primordial goddess, is mentioned in the Rigveda as the mother of the Danavas demonic race.
Abuk
Abuk is the first woman in the myths of the Dinka people of South Sudan and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia, who also call her Buk or Acol.
Ammit
Known as the “devourer of the dead”, Ammit was a demoness and goddess in ancient Egyptian religion.
Amunet
Amunet is a primordial goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, whose worship was centred in Thebes through the last dynasty, the Ptolemaic Kingdom, in 30 BC.
Bendis
Bendis was a Thracian goddess whom the Athenians identified with Artemis.