Persephone
Greek goddess of agriculture and death
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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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
Ninḫursaĝ
Sumerian mother goddess and one of the oldest and most important in the Mesopotamian pantheon
Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis were monsters from Greek mythology thought to inhabit the Straits of Messina, the narrow sea between Sicily and the Italian mainland.
Scylla
Scylla and Charybdis were monsters from Greek mythology thought to inhabit the Straits of Messina, the narrow sea between Sicily and the Italian mainland.
Athena
Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and crafts