Category Archives: Myths and Folktales

Hathor is an ancient Egyptian goddess considered the primeval goddess from whom all others were derived. She is usually depicted as a woman with the head of a cow, ears of a cow, or simply in cow form.

Mesopotamian Queen of the Dead, who rules the underworld

Egyptian goddess of protection associated with the scorpion

Egyptian goddess of truth, justice, harmony, and balance

Early Persian goddess of health and well-being

Sumerian goddess of healing and patroness of doctors, healing arts, and medical practices

Greek goddess of health and namesake of “hygiene”

Persian goddess of of fertility and matrimony who also personified reward or fortune.

Mayan goddess of fertility and motherhood

Egyptian goddess of the home, domesticity, women’s secrets, cats, fertility, and childbirth. She protected the home from evil spirits and disease, especially diseases associated with women and children.