Goddess Glossary - The Goddess - The White Goddess

Goddess Glossary

The Goddess Glossary is a list of Goddesses from around the world, covering some well known and no so widely known Goddesses.

This is not a complete list, but a good reference to some of the lesser known Goddesses, including British Goddesses.

Britannia

Britannia, Goddess personifying Britain, first struck on british coins by the Romans.

Ceres

Roman; Goddess of the Harvest, proctectress of all the fruits of the earth. Corn Goddess from Campania, assimulated to the Greek Demeter. Also known as Ceres Legifera 'the lawgiver', it is said that her priestesses were the founders of the Roman legal system.

Cerridwen

CARIDWEN / CERIDWEN Welsh Goddess. Goddess of nature. Death, fertility, regeneration, inspiration, magick, astrology, herbs, science, poetry, spells, knowledge.

Cotytto

A Greek, Thracian, Corinthian and also Sicilian fertility Goddess, worshipped with licentious rites. (See also Demeter and Cybele)

Creiddylad

CREUDYLAD / CORDELLIA Welsh Goddess. Connected with Beltane, often called the May Queen. Goddess of summer flowers, love.

Crone, The

Known in all Celtic regions. One aspect of the Triple Goddess. She represents old age or death, winter, the end of all things, the waning moon, post-menstrual phases of women's lives. All destruction that precedes regeneration through her cauldron of rebirth.

Cybele

Great Mother

Goddess of fertility, caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature, and wild animals. The celebration of the death and return of Attis, processions of joyful worshipers danced through the streets and then attended ceremonies at Cybele's temple.

Damara

Damara, British fertilty Goddess associated with the month of May.

Danu

Irish Mother Goddess, whose immortal people were called the Tuatha Dé Danann, (folk of the God, whose mother is Danu - Robert Graves - The White Goddess pg 45.) (See also Dana, Anu, Dôn, Danae.) Mother of the Gods, Great Mother, Moon Goddess. Patroness of wizards, rivers, water, wells, prosperity and plenty, magick wisdom.

Diana

Roman; Moon Goddess and Goddess of the Hunt. Diana is many faceted. She is a seductress (as she enchanted her brother Lucifer to beget Afadia in the form of a cat) as well as a mother figure for Witches.

Druantia

All Celtic regions. Mother of the tree calendar. Fertility, passion, sexual activities, trees, protection, knowledge, creativity.

Dryads

Greek; feminine spirits of the trees.

Elaine

Welsh Goddess. Maiden aspect of the Goddess.

Epona

Britain, Gaul. Goddess of fertility, maternity, protectress of horses, horse breeding, prosperity, dogs, healing springs, crops.

Erce

Erce is the old english name for Mother Earth.

Eriu

(Err-i-oo) / ERIN Irish Goddess. One of three queens of the Tuatha Da Danann.

Flidais

Irish Goddess of forests, woodlands and wild things.

Flora

Roman; Goddess of the Spring and Birth. For beautiful flowers, babies, and all bounties of Mother Earth.

Fortuna

Roman; Goddess of Fate, good and bad. Known as Fortuna Primigenia, 'first mother' or 'first born'.

Freya

Scandinavian; Moon Goddess and wife/lover of Odin. Also commander of the Valkyries.