Thread: Goddess//God for today

Britomartis
Virgin Goddess of the Hunt
Britomartis ("sweet maiden", "sweet virgin") was the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting and nets.
She is also known as Diktynna ("Lady of the Nets") in Crete and as Aphaea ("without light") in Aegina.
According to myths, whilst being persued by Minos, who had attempted to seduce, she threw herself
in the sea to escape and was caught in the fishing nets.
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Pantheon: Minoan
Abode: Mountains, Sea
Animals: Dogs, Snakes
Element: Water
Symbols: Nets, Axes, Dogs
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Enki
God of the Sea and River.
Enki ("Lord of the Earth") (Akkadian Ea) was a Sumerian god of the sub-terranean fresh water ocean (abuzu)
and associated with wisdom, magic, incantations and the arts and crafts of civilisation.
He was seen as a provider of fresh water, a creator god and the determiner of fates and destinies.
He helps mankind escape the flood sent by the other gods to destroy them. His sacred number was 40.
He was often depicted with two streams of water emanating from his shoulders, representing the Tigris and Euphrates.
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Pantheon: Sumerian
Animals: Fish
Consort: Damgalnuna
Element: Water
Offerings: Fish, Water
Planet: Mercury
Symbols: Capricorn, Goat-Fish, Water, Horned Crown

3-19-2016
Ninlil
Goddess of the air, and the South Wind
Ninlil ("lady of the open field" or "Lady of the Air") is the wife on Enlil, she is often called "mother" or
"merciful mother" and may be a form of Mother Goddess. As a benevolent and merciful goddess she intercedes with Enlil on behalf of mortals. She is the mother of the moon god, Sin and daughter of Haia, god of the store and Ninshebargunu, the goddess of agriculture.
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Pantheon: Sumerian
Consort: Enlil
Crystal: Carnelian
Element: Air
Offerings: Barley, Grain
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Hodr
Blind god of darkness and winter.
Hodr (Hod, Hoder, or Hodur) was the blind Norse God who was tricked by Loki into killing his brother Baldor with an arrow made from Mistletoe. He is the son of Odin and Frigg and was killed in an act of revenge by his brother Vali.
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Pantheon: Norse
Plant/Tree: Mistletoe
Symbols: Bow

3-22nd 2016
Mylitta
Moon Goddess of love, beauty, fertility and childbirth
Mullissu is the wife of the Assyrian god Ashur.
In royal inscriptions the king is presented as the son of the goddess Mullissu.
She was also seen as an aspect of Istar, the goddess of love.
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Pantheon: Babylonian
Animals: Cow
Consort: Ashur
Plant/Tree: Date Palm
Symbols: Sun Disks, Cow
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Lieaibolmmai
God of the hunt, the god of adult men.
Lieaibolmmai or Leibolmai was the deity for hunting in Sami shamanism.
He was the ruler of the wild animals in the forests, and the hunters made sacrifices in his honour
to obtain good hunting. He lives in Alder trees and appears to humans in the form of a bear.
During the bear festival, hunters sprinkled their faces with a mixture of alder bark and water to honor him.
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Pantheon: Sami
Abode: Forests
Animals: Bear
Colours: Brown, Red
Plant/Tree: Alder

3-23-16
Cloacina
Goddess who presided over the system of sewers in Rome

Cloacina was the goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima and was originally came from Etruscan mythology.
She was worshipped as an aspect of Venus at the Shrine of Venus Cloacina.
She was also worshipped as the goddess of purity and the goddess of filth.
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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Rivers, Sewers
Element: Water
Offerings: Incense
Plant/Tree: Myrtle
Symbols: Incense Burner
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Radegast
God of hospitality, fertility, and crops

Radegast, (“Dear guest”) was the god of hospitality.
Mt. Radhost is traditionally associated with the worship of Radegast.
He is also the god of war, night, fire and the evening sky.
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Pantheon: Slavic
Abode: Mountain
Colours: Black
Element: Earth
Symbols: Mountains, Cornucopia

3-25-16
Nerio
Ancient war goddess and valor.
Nerio was an ancient war goddess and the personification of valor.
She was identified with Bellona and sometimes Minerva.
In old myths and practices Nerio is said to be the wife of Mars.
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Pantheon: Roman
Colours: Red
Consort: Mars
Planet: Mars
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Abonsam
Spirit of Accidents and Disease
Abonsam is a malevolant spirit said to cause accidents and disease.
A ritual to drive the spirit into the sea begins with four weeks of silence,
followed by removing all the furniture and beating the interiors with sticks
and loud noises to drive him out.
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Pantheon: African
Abode: Forests, Houses
Time: October

3-26th-16

Heqet
Goddess of childbirth and fertility

She a Frog Goddess, which are symbols of life and fertility.
Heqet was usually depicted as a frog, or a woman with a frog’s head.
She is associated with the flooding of the Nile, the germination of corn and childbirth.
Midwives were often called the Servants of Heqet and women in childbirth often wore amulets depicting Heqet.
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Pantheon: Egyptian
Animals: Frogs
Consort: Khnum
Element: Water
Offerings: Corn
Plant/Tree: Lotus
Symbols: Frog, Lotus
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Apu
God or spirit of mountains.

Apu was a god or spirit of mountains and the important mountains all had their own Apu,
and some of them receive sacrifices to bring out certain aspects of their being.
These spirits live in both the middle and upper worlds, and can intercede for humanity.
The apu also served as protectors, watching over their surrounding lands and protecting the people,
livestock and crops.
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Pantheon: Inca
Abode: Mountains, Rocks
Element: Air
Offerings: Corn Beer (Chicha), Coca Leaves
Plant/Tree: Coca

3-27-2016
Hemera
Goddess of the Day
Hemera was the personification of day and one of the Greek primordial deities.
She is the goddess of the daytime. Each morning, Hemera dispelled the night,
bringing the shining light of heaven to the earth.
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Pantheon: Greek
Colours: White
Consort: Aether
Element: Air
Symbols: Light
Time: Daytime
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Shed
Protective and Saviour deity
Shed was a protective and Savior god who became popular during the New Kingdom.
He is usually depicted as a child or a youth wearing a sidelock, fighting against dangerous animals.
He was invoked as protector against snake bites and scorpion stings.
He was popular with ordinary Egyptians being called upon to save them from illness, misfortune or danger.
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Pantheon: Egyptian
Abode: Desert, Rivers
Animals: Scorpion, Serpents, Lion
Symbols: Chariot, Sidelock, Snakes

Persephone
Goddess of the Underworld
Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
She is queen of the underworld and a goddess of vegetation,
she was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter in the Eleusinian Mysteries.
The myth of her abduction by Hades represents her function as the personification
of vegetation which shoots forth in spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest.
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Pantheon: Greek
Abode: Underworld, Fields
Consort: Hades
Element: Earth
Offerings: Seeds, Grain, Flowers, Pomegranate
Plant/Tree: Mint
Symbols: Pomegranate
Time: Spring

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Consus
Chthonic god protecting grain storage.
Consus was the protector of grains and storage bins, which were stored in underground vaults.
He was represented by a grain seed. The was an altar to Consus located near the Cricus Maximus.
His festivals were the Consualia, on August 21 and December 15.
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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Undergound
Animals: Horses, Mules
Element: Earth
Offerings: Garlands, Flowers, Corn Seed
Planet: Mars
Symbols: Corn Seed

3-29-16
Zaria
The Goddess Of Beauty
Associated with the morning, Zaria was known to her worshippers as "the heavenly bride."
She was greeted at dawn as "the brightest maiden, pure, sublime, honorable."
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Pantheon: Slavic
Animals: Horses
Planet: Venus
Plant/Tree: World Tree
Time: Morning, Dawn
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Napkiraly
God of the Sun
Meaning "King of the Sun". He rides his silver-haired horse
from East to West every day, seeing everything below him.
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Pantheon: Hungarian
Abode: Sky
Animals: Horse
Direction: East to West
Planet: Sun
Time: Daylight