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Celtic
Annwn kingdom of the Dead
Badb Catha battle raven, death
Belenus god of sheep and cattle
Branab Llyr god of the sea, sailors
Brigit goddess of the seasons
Cerunnos god of prosperity
Cessair first queen of Ireland
Cu Chulain god of heat and light
Dagda god/master of life and death
Dana mistress of the Tuatha De Danaan (Fairies)
Deae Matres tirad goddesses who rule fertility/creativity
Dwyn god of love
Epona goddess of horses
Gobannon god of blacksmiths
Gyndion god of civilization
Roman
Andurta warrior goddess
Belatu-Caddros god of distruction
Belesama goddess of the forge
Bellona goddess of war
Bona Dea goddess of furtility
Ceres goddess of grain
Consus one of the earth gods
Diancecht god who restores life to the dead
Faunus god of the fields
Februus god of purification in underworld
Flora goddess of flowers
Fortuna goddess of women
Indian
Aditi mother of the Gods
Agni god of lightening, fire and the sun
Atma the divine spark in mortals
Bali a demon who rules over three worlds
Bhut an evil spirit
Brahma the creator and the absolute
Candra god of the Moon
Dyaush the first supreme God
Garuda the godbird who carries Vishnu
Hiranyaksha a demon who held the earth prisoner beneath a flood
Jagannath lord of the world
Kali goddess of distruction
Kama god of desire
Kottavei goddess of war
Kubera god of wealth
Kumari virgin goddess
Lakshmi goddess of beauty
Naga a nonviolent race of serpents who are benevolent toward humans
Narayana the soul of the universe
Prajapati supreme god
Prithivi god of earth
Pushan god of growth
Rama-Chandra god of moral virtue
Soma the moon god
Supay god of air
Surya god of proper action
Takshaka king of the Naga serpents
Vaisravana god of wealth
Varuna god of the sea
Vayu god of the wind
Gaul
Abello god of apple trees
Abnoba goddess of the black forest
Arduinna goddess who rules the Ardennes
Belatu-Cadros god of destruction of enemies
Borvo god of healing and hot springs
Buxenus god of boxtrees
Icaunus the spirit of Yonne
Luxuvious consort of Bricta, god of the waters of Luxeuil
Rhiannon mare goddess, great queen
Segomo god of war, victory
Sirona goddess of astronomy
Tetates god of war
Arabian
Afreet unclean spirits
Al Borek the winged white mare who bore Mohammed from earth to seventh heaven
Nesr vulture god
From "A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Gods"
by Anne E. Baumgartner
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Egyptian
Amunet goddess of mystery
Apis sacred bull of Osiris
Atum first born of the gods
Bast goddess of life
Bes dwarf god of music
Buto god who guards Lower Egypt
Chonsu god of the Moon
Geb god of the Earth
Hathor Goddess of love, joy
Hu force of creative will
Greek
Aphrodite goddess of Sex
Apollo god of light/sun/healing
Astraea goddess of justice
Ate goddess of discord and mischief
Aurora mother of the winds
Bacchus god of wine
Calliope muse of poetry
Cassandra gift of prophecy
Chaos the void, before creation
Charon ferries dead across river Acheron
Chiron one of the Oceanids
Chloirs goddess of shade
Comus god of revelry
Demeter nature goddess
Derceto goddess of fertility
Dike goddess of justice
Elysium heaven
Eris goddess of strife and discord
Galatea sea nymph
Hades god of the netherworld
Hecate goddess of the night
Hephaestus god of volcanoes
Hermes god of trade
Hipolyte queen of the Amazons
Hymenaeus god of marriage
Mayan
Alom god of the sky
Cabaguil heart of the sky
Camaxtli god of fate
Caprakan god of earthquakes and mountains
Chac Mol god of thunder
Gukumatz god of the sky
Hunahpu god of the sun and creator of magic
Tlaltecuhhtli god of the dawn
Tzakol god of the sky
Ajbit, Ajyzak, Alom, Cabaguil, Gukumatz, Hunahpu-Gutch, Hunahpu Utiu, Ixmucane, Qaholom some of the group of thirteen gods who created mankind, proving, once again, nothing good ever comes out of a committee.
Italian Strega
Anteros god of passion
Astrera goddess of justice
Carmen/Carmina goddess of casting spells and of enchantments
Comus god of revelry, festing and drinking
Corvus messenger of the gods
Copia goddess of wealth and plenty
Diana the triad goddess of all witches
Dianus nature god of fertility horned god of the woods consort of Diana
Fana goddess of the earth, forests and fertility
Faunus nature god of the forest
Februus god of purification
Fortuna goddess of fortune
Jana goddess of the moon
Janus god of the sun
Lupercus god of agriculture, wolf god
Nox goddess of the night
Pertunda goddess of sexual love and pleasure
Tagni most ancient name of god of witchcraft
Tana the star goddess
Tanus the star god, consort to Tana
Terminus god of boundaries and fields
Umbria goddess of the shadows and hidden things
Uni the most ancient name for the goddess of witchcraft
Vesta goddess of the hearth and fire
Virbius god of outcasts |
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Listen now
to the words of the Great Goddess,
who in ancient times was called
Artemis, Astarte, Diana,
Innana, Isis, Ishtar, Aphrodite,
Cerridwen, Hecate, Lillith,
Kwan Yin, Freyja
and many other names.
Whenever you have need of anything,
and better it be when the Moon is full,
then shall you assemble
in some secret place
and adore the Spirit of Me,
who am Queen of all Witches.
There shall you assemble,
you who wish to learn all sorcery,
yet have not won its deepest secrets:
to those will I teach things
that are as yet unknown.
You shall sing, dance, feast,
make music and love, all in my praise.
For mine is the ecstasy of the Spirit,
and mine also is the Joy on Earth,
for my law is love unto all beings.
Keep pure your highest ideal:
strive ever towards it,
let none stop you or turn you aside:
for mine is the secret door
which opens the Land of Youth,
and mine is the Cup of the Wine of Life
and the Cauldron of Cerridwen,
which is the Holy Grail of Immortality.
I am the gracious Goddess
who gives the gift of joy
unto the hearts of all.
Upon Earth, I give the knowledge
of the Spirit Eternal
and beyond death,
I give peace and freedom and reunion
with those who have gone before.
I demand no sacrifice,
for behold:
I am Mother of all living,
and my love is poured out upon the Earth.
Doreen Vailente
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CELEBRATION
OF THE GODDESS
We give birth to relationships,
to works of art, to hope, to peace,
to children and to each other.
Allow the rhythms of Nature to whisper to you.
Feel the waxing and waning of the Moon,
the changing of the leaves, the brewing of a storm,
the flame of love.
Accept the emotions these rhythms bring and dance with them.
Oh Great Mother
Teach me the wisdom of laughter
and the blessings of tears.
Teach me to love without exception and to trust my intuition.
Teach me to feed my soul.
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