Aši
Persian goddess of of fertility and matrimony who also personified reward or fortune.
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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Xquiq
Mayan goddess of fertility and motherhood
Bastet
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.
Little Red Riding Hood
Classic folk tale about a little girl and a wolf
Persephone
Greek goddess of agriculture and death
Penelope
In Greek mythology, Penelope is the wife of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and the mother of Telemachus. She is best known for her unwavering loyalty and fidelity to her husband during his 20-year-long absence and her clever plan to elude the many suitors who sought to win her hand during Odysseus’s absence.
Nanshe
Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium BCE.
Seshat
Egyptian goddess of the written word
The Miller’s Daughter (Rumpelstiltskin)
German folk tale
Nike
Greek goddess of victory