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Hathor the Egyptian Goddess of Love, Beauty and Pleasure
Hathor was not only a powerful goddess but also one of the most popular in ancient Egypt and it’s not surprising since she was the goddess of love, fertility, beauty, pleasure, music, dancing, and was also the protector of women and women’s...
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The Roman Goddess Vesta and her Vestal Virgins
The goddess Vesta was the Roman goddess of the home, the hearth, fire, domestic life, and the patroness of bakers. She is identified with the Greek goddess Hestia, although Hestia was less so in the spotlight in ancient Greece than Vesta...
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The Greek Goddess Hera, Queen of the Olympian Gods
Hera was the Greek goddess of family and marriage and the protectress of women in childbirth in Greek mythology. She represented the ideal woman, even though she had a vengeful and jealous nature against the lovers of her husband (and brother...
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The Greek Goddess Demeter and the Eleusinian Mysteries
Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture, bread, and grain is one of the oldest deities in the ancient Greek pantheon, and not only that, she was an incredibly important one as the goddess that guaranteed the fertility of the earth. With...
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Hestia the Greek Goddess of the Hearth and Home
Hestia is the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth and home, and of hospitality so her responsibilities included presiding over the preparation of family meals, baking bread, and entertaining guests. As the goddess of the family hearth and...
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Bastet the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Cats
Bastet is the ancient Egyptian goddess of the home and domesticity, women's secrets, fertility, childbirth, and cats. Although probably best known in the modern day as the goddess of cats, especially since she was often depicted in cat form...
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Athena the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War and the Crafts
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, strategy, the crafts and weaving, and the defence of towns. She was a resourceful goddess, a favourite of her father Zeus, and often provided good counsel to other gods (including Zeus, the kings...
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, desire, and all aspects of sexuality. She could entice both gods and men into illicit affairs with her beauty and whispered sweet nothings. Aphrodite was born near Cyprus from the severed...
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Hecate the Goddess of Witchcraft and Magic in Greek Mythology
Hecate is the goddess associated with magic, witchcraft, the moon, doorways, the night, necromancy, and ghosts in Greek mythology. She is the goddess of boundaries, the guardian of crossroads and the protector of athletes, warriors, horsemen...
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Persephone-Kore the Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld
Persephone-Kore was an agricultural deity as the goddess of spring, vegetation, and of grain, but she was also the Queen of the underworld and wife of Hades and, to the Romans, she was known as Proserpina. She was the daughter of Zeus, king...