Goddess and God of the day

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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Sun May 29, 2016 9:47 pm

5/29/2016

Tenenet
Goddess of beer.

Tenenet (Zenenet, Tjenenyet) is a Goddess of childbirth and beer.
She was invoked as the protector of the uterus for pregnant women.
She was depicted wearing a cow uterus on her head. She is also associated with beer and beer making,
which is made using bread and barley fermented in jars.

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Pantheon: Egyptian
Consort: Montu
Offerings: Beer
Symbols: Sun Disk, Cow uterus

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Anti
Hawk god of Upper Egypt.

Anti (Anty) is a hawk-headed God in Upper Egypt and is closely linked with the 12th and 18th Nomes.
In The Contendings of Horus and Seth Anti is charged with preventing Isis from being ferried to the Island.
She, however tricks him, disguised as an old woman, Anti is punished by having his toes (or claws) cut off,
meaning he can no longer perch on the henu boat. Over time he was considered the god of ferrymen
and was depicted as a falcon standing in a boat.

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Pantheon: Egyptian
Animals: Falcon
Colours: Silver
Symbols: Falcon, Boat
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Mon May 30, 2016 2:58 pm

5/30/2016

Danu
Goddess of Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magick, and Wisdom.

Danu (Dana) is a Goddess of Rivers, Water, Wells, Prosperity, Magick, and Wisdom.
She is the mother goddess of the Tuatha D�anann. She is the equivalent to the Welsh Don, the mother Goddess.
She is sometimes both a god and goddess, and thought of as an all-encompassing Divine Source.�
She is associated with fertility, abundance, cultivation and the nurturing of the land.

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Pantheon: Irish
Abode: Rivers
Animals: Mares, Snakes, Salmon, Seagulls
Colours: Blue, White, Silver, Green
Crystal: Amber, Gold, Hag Stones, River Stones
Direction: North, West
Element: Water, Earth
Incense: Amber
Offerings: Apple, Blossom, Moon, Keys, Cauldron Of Water
Planet: Moon, Venus
Plant/Tree: Rowan, Apple, Hawthorn
Symbols: Holy Stones, Horses, Rivers, Sea, Bodies Of Water, Wind, Earth, Moon, Crown, Cauldron Of Water
Tarot Card: The Empress
Time: Imbolc, Lammas

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Auahituroa
God of comets, and the origin of fire.

Auahituroa ("long standing smoke") is the God of comets, and the origin of fire.
He is the son of Tama-nui-te-ra, the Sun god, who told Auahituroa to bring fire to mankind.
Auahituroa comes down to earth in the form of a comet, and marries Mahuika,
and together they had five children, named for the five fingers on the human hand.

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Pantheon: Maori
Abode: Sky, Comets
Consort: Mahuika
Element: Fire
Symbols: Comets, Fire, Hands
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Tue May 31, 2016 4:55 pm

5/31/2016

Coyolxauhqui
Goddess of moon.

Coyolxauhqui ("Face painted with Bells") is a goddess of moon and daughter of Coatlicue and Mixcoatl.
She led her brothers and sisters in an attack on their mother, Coatlicue, because Coatlicue had become pregnant.
She was killed by Huitzilopochtli who cut off her limbs, then tossed her head into the sky where it became the moon.

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Pantheon: Aztec
Abode: Moon
Planet: Moon
Symbols: Bells, Moon, Skulls

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Rod
Initial original god�progenitor of deities

Rod was the initial original god—progenitor of deities,
the creator of all life and of existence itself.
Rod and Ro�anica ("a woman about to give birth") were the Mother Goddess and her divine Son.
Rod was also seen as a spirit, demon, or a sort of supernatural being.

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Pantheon: Slavic
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:48 pm

6/2/2016

Cyhiraeth
Goddess of Streams

Cyhiraeth is a Goddess of Streams, she is associated with the Rive Tywi in eastern Dyfed.
She is a ghostly spirit whose disembodied moaning sounds before a person's death.
The cyhyraeth is said to be heard before a shipwreck, accompanied by a corpse-light.
She is the wife of Afagddu.

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Pantheon: Celtic
Abode: Rivers, Seas
Consort: Afagddu
Element: Air

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Cacus
God of fire.

Cacus was a fire-breathing giant, a God of fire and the son of Vulcan.
Cacus lived in a cave in the Aventine Hill. He was killed by Hercules.

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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Caves
Element: Fire
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:07 pm

6/3/2016

Dea Tacita
Goddess of the dead

Dea Tacita ("the silent goddess") was a goddess of the dead.
She was later equated with the earth goddess Larunda.
Dea Tacita was worshipped at Larentalia on December 23.
Goddesses Mutae Tacitae were invoked to destroy a hated person and these
silent goddesses are the personification of terror of obscurity.

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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Underworld
Element: Earth
Time: December 23

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Cinteotl
God of the maize.

Cinteotl (Centeotl, Centeocihuatl) is the God of the maize.
Centeotl is the son of the earth goddess, Tlazolteotl and solar deity Piltzintecuhtli,
the planet Mercury. He is usually portrayed as a young man with yellow skin.
In the sacred calendar, Centeotl is the Lord of the Day for days with number
seven and he is the fourth Lord of the Night.

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Pantheon: Aztec
Abode: Fields
Colours: Yellow
Offerings: Corn
Symbols: Maize
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

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6/4/2016

Jabbmeaaakka
Goddess of death and queen of the underworld and the kingdom of death.

Jabbmeaaakka (Yambe-Akka or Jabme-akka) is the Goddess of death and queen of the underworld
and the kingdom of death. Her name means 'The Old Woman of the Dead'. The spirits of babies
are soothed and comforted by her.

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Pantheon: Sami
Abode: Underworld

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Vidar
Son of Odin and the god of silence and vengeance.

Vidar ("wide ruler") (Vidarr) is the Son of Odin and the god of silence and vengeance.
He is foretold to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.

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Pantheon: Norse
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

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6/5/2016

Nascio
Personification of the act of birth.

Nascio ("birth") is a Goddess who was the personification of the act of birth and one of many goddesses of birth,
and a protector of infants. She is assisted by Lucina, the goddess of childbirth who
safeguarded the lives of women in labour. She is assocaited with the Greek Goddess of
childbirth, Eileithyia. She had a sanctuary in Ardea.
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Pantheon: Roman

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Atja

God of thunder.

Atja (Horagalles) is the God of the sky, thunder and lightning, the rainbow, weather, oceans,
and lakes and rules over human life, health and wellbeing. He is depicted as a wooden figure
with a nail in the head, and with a hammer.

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Pantheon: Sami
Consort: Ravdna
Element: Air
Symbols: Nails, Thunder, Bow, Rainbow
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Mon Jun 06, 2016 12:32 pm

6/6/2016

Bast
Goddess of Cats, Lower Egypt, the sun and the moon.

Bast or Bastet is the Goddess of Cats, Lower Egypt, the sun and the moon.
She is a daughter of Ra, originally a local deity of Bubastis, she became a national divinity.
She was originally a sun goddess, but after contact with the Greeks, she changed to a moon goddess,
probably due to the Greeks associating her with Artemis. To those who were in her favor,
she gave great blessings, but her wrath was legendary and she was sometimes listed as one of Ra's
avenging deities who punish the sinful and the enemies of Egypt.

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Pantheon: Egyptian
Animals: Cats
Musical Instrument: Sistrum
Symbols: Cat, Lioness, Sistrum, Ankh, Papyrus Wand

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Tenjin
God of scholarship.

Tenjin ("sky god") is the Shinto kami of scholarship, the deification of a scholar and poet.
Tenjin was first seen as a god of natural disasters, worshipped to placate him and avoid his curses.
He is also strongly associated with passing exams,
parents pray for success at his shrine before important exams.
He has many shrines dedicated to him called Tenman-gu.

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Pantheon: Japanese
Animals: Bull
Offerings: Poetry
Plant/Tree: Chinese Plum Tree
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:34 pm

6/7/2016

Idun
Goddess of the spring and eternal youth.

Idun or Idunn ("ever young") is the Goddess of the spring, eternal youth
and the keeper of the golden apples and granter of eternal youthfulness.

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Pantheon: Norse
Colours: Gold
Consort: Bragi
Offerings: Apples
Symbols: Apples

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Cernunnos
God of Fertility, Life, Animals, Wealth, and the Underworld.

Cernunnos is the Horned God of Fertility, Life, Animals, Wealth, and the Underworld.
He is often depicted as a horned deity, sitting cross-legged with animals and holding or wearing torcs.
He is a god of nature or fertility, he is the "Lord of the Animals" or the "Lord of Wild Things".

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Pantheon: Celtic
Abode: Underworld, Wildwood
Animals: Stag, Ram-horned Serpent, Bulls, Dogs, Rats
Colours: Green, Gold, Silver
Consort: Maiden Goddess Of Beltane
Crystal: Peridot, Amber, Jet, Rock Crystal
Day: Sunday, Wednesday
Direction: North
Element: Earth
Incense: Rosemary, Pine, Sandalwood, Cinnamon, Musk
Musical Instrument: Pipes
Offerings: Acorns, Oak Leaves, Mistletoe, Fruit, Grain
Planet: Mercury
Plant/Tree: Ivy, Oak, Mistletoe, Juniper, Valerian
Symbols: Horns, Torcs
Time: Midnight
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6/8/2016

Hera
Goddess of Marriage and Birth

Hera is the Great Queen of Mount Olympus and the Goddess of Marriage and Birth and women. Her Roman equivalent was Juno. She also had a jealous and vengeful nature, particularly against Zeus's lovers and offspring, but also against mortals who crossed her. Hera was also worshipped as a virgin, and sometimes in triple form as Hera the Girl, the Adult Woman, and the Separated. She had a chariot pulled by peacocks. Hera presides over the right arrangements of marriage.

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Pantheon: Greek
Abode: Mount Olympus
Animals: Cow, Lions, Peacock, Cuckoo
Consort: Zeus
Symbols: Pomegranate, Opium Poppy, Peacock Feather, Diadem

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Balder
Fairest of the Gods

Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is the Fairest of the Gods. His wife is Nanna and their son is Forseti. His ship, Hringhorni, was said to be the greatest ever built. His hall was called Breidablik, ".. and there is not in heaven a fairer dwelling." He was killed by a spear of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Hodr, who had been tricked by Loki. The Mistletoe was the only thing on earth that had not sworn to hurt Baldr.

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Pantheon: Norse
Abode: Breidablik
Consort: Nanna
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Postby Madame Marigold » Thu Jun 09, 2016 1:45 pm

6/9/2016

Lada
Goddess of harmony, merriment, youth, love and beauty.

Lada (Lado) is the Goddess of harmony, merriment, youth, love and beauty. The word Lado appears in many wedding and folk songs, especially those sung during summer festivals. She is often portrayed as a goddess who is born and dies yearly.

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Pantheon: Slavic
Animals: Larks
Offerings: Songs, Honey
Time: Summer Solstice

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Quetzalcoatl
God of wisdom, life, and knowledge.

Quetzalcoatl("feathered serpent") is the God of wisdom, life, knowledge, morning star, fertility, patron of the winds and the light, the lord of the West. Quetzalcoatl was related to gods of the wind, of Venus, of the dawn, of merchants and of arts, crafts and knowledge. He was also the patron god of the Aztec priesthood, of learning and knowledge. He is usually depicted as a serpent or feathered serpent.

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Pantheon: Aztec
Abode: Sky
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:29 pm

6/10/2016

Unut
Snake Goddess

Unut ("The Swift One") (Wenut, Wenet) was a snake goodess from the 15th Nome of Upper Egypt and was worshipped with Thoth. In later periods she was depicted with a woman's body and a hare's head.

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Pantheon: Egyptian
Animals: Snakes, Hares
Consort: Wenenu

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Viracocha
God of everything.

Viracocha (Wiracocha) is the Creator God of everything, he is the substance from which all things are created. he created the universe, sun, moon, and stars, time and civilization. He was worshipped as god of the sun and of storms. He was represented as wearing the sun for a crown, with thunderbolts in his hands, and tears descending from his eyes as rain. According to mythology Viracocha rose from Lake Titicaca during the time of darkness to bring forth light. He is depicted a tall man, with short hair, dressed like a priest or an astronomer with tunic and a bonnet with four pointed corners.

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Pantheon: Inca
Symbols: Sun, Thunderbolts, Tears, Rain and light.
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Sat Jun 11, 2016 3:10 pm

6/11/2016

Mama Quilla
Goodess of marriage, festival and the moon.

Mama Quilla (Mama Killa, Mama Kilya), is the third power and goddess of the moon. She was the goddess of marriage and the menstrual cycle, and considered a defender of women. Mama Quilla was known as "Mother Moon", and was goddess of the moon and responsible for calculating the passage of time and the calendar. Mama Quilla had her own temple in Cuzco, served by priestesses dedicated to her.

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Pantheon: Inca
Colours: Silver
Planet: Moon

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Sin
Moon God

Sin ("lord of wisdom") (Nanna) is the God of the Moon and was regarded as the head of the pantheon. Sin had a beard made of lapis lazuli and rode on a winged bull. His symbols are the Bull, the crescent and the tripod. He is represented as an old man with a flowing beard and the crescent symbol. His chief sanctuary at Ur was named E-gish-shir-gal ("house of the great light").

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Pantheon: Sumerian
Animals: Bulls
Consort: Ningal
Crystal: Lapis Lazuli
Planet: Moon
Symbols: Bull, Crescent, Tripod
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:22 pm

6/12/2016

Papatuanuku
Primordial earth mother

Papatuanuku (Papa) is the Primordial earth mother, who with Rangi, lie locked together in a tight embrace. They have many children, all of whom are forced to live in the cramped darkness between them. Tane, god of forests and birds, forces his parents apart, where Rongo and Tangaroa had failed.

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Pantheon: Maori
Abode: Earth
Consort: Rangi

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Dagur
The personification of day.

Dagur ("Day") (Dagr) is the personification of day, he drives the day chariot across the sky. He is the son of the god Dellingr and is associated with the bright-maned horse Skinfaxi, who "draws day to mankind".

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Pantheon: Norse
Abode: Sky
Animals: Horses
Time: Daytime
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

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6/13/2016

Mariamman
Goddess of Rain

Mariamman or Mari ("Mother Mari") is a Goddess of Rain. Festivities for her occur during the late summer and early autumn. She is said to bring the rains and cure diseases. She is usually pictured as a beautiful young woman with a red-hued face, wearing a red dress. She is invoked for familial welfare such as fertility, healthy progeny or a good spouse.

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Pantheon: Hindu
Animals: Lions
Colours: Red
Consort: Shive
Element: Water
Offerings: Rice, Lights, Milk, Eggs
Plant/Tree: Limes, Red Flowers
Symbols: Rain, Trident

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Perun
The highest god of the pantheon.

Perun is the highest god of the pantheon and god of thunder and lightning. His other attributes were fire, mountains, the oak, iris, eagle, firmament, horses and carts, weapons, and war. He was first associated with weapons made of stone and later with those of metal. Perun is described as a man with a copper beard. He rides in a chariot pulled by a goat buck and carries a mighty axe, or sometimes a hammer.

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Pantheon: Slavic
Animals: Eagle, Horses
Plant/Tree: Oak Tree
Symbols: Axe, Lightning, Thunder, Weapons, Axes
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Tue Jun 14, 2016 4:08 pm

June 14th 2016

Kyan-Yin
Goddess of fecundity and healing.

Kyan-Yin

Kyan-Yin ("Observing the Sounds of the World") (Guanyin) is the Goddess of fecundity and healing. Buddhists believe that after, they are placed by Guanyin in the heart of a lotus, and then sent to the western pure land of Sukhavati. She is depicted in a white robe and necklaces, with a jar containing pure water, and a willow branch. Guanyin is often depicted as meditating.

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Pantheon: Chinese
Animals: Dragon, Parrot
Offerings: Water
Plant/Tree: Willow
Symbols: Lotus

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Mani
God of the moon

Mani ("Moon") is the God of the moon and brother of the sun goddess Sol. Máni "guides the path of the moon and controls its waxing and waning." Máni is followed through the heavens by the brother and sister children Hjúki and Bil.

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Pantheon: Norse
Planet: Moon
Symbols: Moon
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6/15/2016

Diana
Goddess of Fertility, Hunting, and the Moon

Diana ("heavenly, divine") (Diana Nemorensis - Diana Of The Wood) is the Goddess of Fertility, Hunting, the Moon, childbirth and the wild woodlands and associated with the constellation of Ursa Major. She is also associated with fire festivals, her title Vesta, indicates a perpetual holy fire in her sanctuary. Her annual festival, held on August 13th, where she is invoked to protect the harvest from autumn storms, is the middle of summer, when the sun is at its hottest. Diana is often depicted holding a torch, a symbolic reminder of the fiery nature of the Goddess.

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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Oak groves
Animals: Dog, Deer
Day: Monday, Friday
Plant/Tree: Oak Tree
Time: Festival of Diana - February 12th, August 13th, Nov 22nd, November

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Sterquilinus
God of fertilizer.

Sterquilinus (Stercutus or Sterculius) is a God of fertiliser and fertilisation of farmland. He was assocaited with supervising the manuring of the fields.

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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Fields
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:27 pm

6/17/2016

Mictecacihuatl
Goddess of the Underworld.

Mictecacihuatl (Lady of the Dead) is Queen of Mictlan (the Underorld) and Goddess of the Underworld, ruling over the afterlife with Mictlantecuhtli, her husband. Her role is to keep watch over the bones of the dead. She presided over the ancient festivals of the dead.

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Pantheon: Aztec
Abode: Underworld
Consort: Mictlantecuhtli
Symbols: Skull

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6/17/2016

Mictecacihuatl
Goddess of the Underworld.

Mictecacihuatl (Lady of the Dead) is Queen of Mictlan (the Underorld) and Goddess of the Underworld, ruling over the afterlife with Mictlantecuhtli, her husband. Her role is to keep watch over the bones of the dead. She presided over the ancient festivals of the dead.

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Pantheon: Aztec
Abode: Underworld
Consort: Mictlantecuhtli
Symbols: Skull

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God of health and medicine.

Aesculapius

Aesculapius is the God of health, healing and medicine. He represents the healing aspect of the medical arts, his daughters are also associated with healing, recovery and medicine. He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine today. There is a Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus in north-eastern Peloponnese.

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Pantheon: Roman
Consort: Epione
Symbols: Rod, Ser
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Fri Jun 17, 2016 2:30 pm

6/17/2016

Mictecacihuatl
Goddess of the Underworld.

Mictecacihuatl (Lady of the Dead) is Queen of Mictlan (the Underorld) and Goddess of the Underworld, ruling over the afterlife with Mictlantecuhtli, her husband. Her role is to keep watch over the bones of the dead. She presided over the ancient festivals of the dead.

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Pantheon: Aztec
Abode: Underworld
Consort: Mictlantecuhtli
Symbols: Skull

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Aesculapius
God of health and medicine.

Aesculapius

Aesculapius is the God of health, healing and medicine. He represents the healing aspect of the medical arts, his daughters are also associated with healing, recovery and medicine. He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine today. There is a Temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus in north-eastern Peloponnese.

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Pantheon: Roman
Consort: Epione
Symbols: Rod, Serpents
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Postby Madame Marigold » Sun Jun 19, 2016 2:48 pm

6/19/2016

Ops
Goddess of Fertility

Ops or Opis ("plenty") is a Goddess of Fertility and earth goddess. She is depicted seated, holding a scepter or a corn spike. Her festivals were the Opalia on 19 August and Opiconsivia on 25 August. She is also associated with ploughing and sowing and with the working and tilling of the land. Opis is also the goddess of riches, abundance, and prosperity.

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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Earth
Consort: Saturn, Consus
Element: Earth
Symbols: Corn, Scepter

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Tangaroa
God of the Sea

Tangaroa (Takaroa) is the god of the sea, father of all fish and a son of Ranginui and Papatuanuku. When he and his brothers separated their parents, he was attacked by Tawhirimatea, the god of storms, and forced to hide in the sea.

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Pantheon: Maori
Abode: Oceans, Seas
Element: Water
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Postby Madame Marigold » Mon Jun 20, 2016 1:01 pm

6/20/2016

Fides
Goddess of Trust

Fides is the Goddess of Trust, good faith and honesty. She is depicted as a young woman crowned with an olive branch, a cup, turtle, or a military ensign in her hand. She wears a white veil as a symbol of purity. Also symbolised by a heart in an open hand or two right hands clasped. Her Greek equivalent is Pistis.

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Pantheon: Roman
Colours: White
Offerings: Flowers, Wine, Incense
Symbols: Hands, Olive Branch, Cup

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Daramulum
Sky god and protector of shamans.

Daramulum (�one legged�) is a Sky god and protector of shamans, and he looks after the weather. He is a son of Baiame and his emu-wife Birrahgnooloo. He is often depicted in semi-profile, with one arm, an emu-back, and a club foot. He has the ability to shapeshift.

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Pantheon: Australian
Abode: Trees, Sky
Animals: Emu
Symbols: Bullroarer
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Wed Jun 22, 2016 2:45 pm

6/22/2016

Libera
Goddess of Fertility

Libera ("The Free One") is a Goddess of Fertility. She is the female counterpart of Liber, god of wine and male fertility. She is part of a triad of deities, with Ceres and Liber, and had a temple on the Aventine Hill.

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Pantheon: Roman
Consort: Liber

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Helios
God of the Sun

Helios ("Sun") is the God of the Sun who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day. He was depicted as a handsome god crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun. He was later identified with Apollo, god of light.

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Pantheon: Greek
Abode: Sun
Animals: Cattle
Colours: Red
Consort: Perse, Clymene
Planet: Sun
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

Postby Madame Marigold » Thu Jun 23, 2016 1:48 pm

6/23/2016

Vacuna
Goddess of rest after harvest.

Vacuna is a Goddess of rest after harvest. People offered sacrifices when the labours of the field were over. She is also a goodess of lakes and water and is associated with the cult of Vesta.

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Pantheon: Roman
Abode: Sacred Woods
Element: Eart

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Babi
Baboon god associated with death and virility.

Babi (Baba) ("Bull of the baboons") is a baboon god associated with death and virility. He was viewed as devouring the souls of the unrighteous after they had been weighed against Ma'at.

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Pantheon: Egyptian
Abode: Underworld
Animals: Baboon
Symbols: Baboon, Phallus
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

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Callisto
Moon Goddess

Callisto ("most beautiful") is a Moon Goddess and a nymph of Artemis. She was transformed into a bear and set among the stars as the constellations Ursa Major. She gave birth to a son called Arcas.

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Pantheon: Greek
Abode: Ursa Major
Animals: Bears

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Yum Kaax
God of the wild vegetation.

Yum Kaax ('lord of the forest') is the God of the wild vegetation and guardian of its animals. He protects fields from the wild animals and nature.. He is invoked by farmers who present him with offerings from their fields. He is depicted as a young god with an ear of corn growing out of his head.

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Pantheon: Mayan
Abode: Forests
Element: Earth
Offerings: Fruits, Grains
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Re: Goddess and God of the day

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Imentet
Goddess of the necropolis west of the Nile.

Imentet (Amentet, Ament) is the Goddess of the necropolis west of the Nile. She is depicted wearing the symbol for west on her head. She welcomed the deceased to the afterlife. She is also assocaited with fertility and rebirth. She was believed to live in a tree at the edge of the desert.

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Pantheon: Egyptian
Abode: Tree, Necropolis
Animals: Hawk
Direction: West
Symbols: West, Scepter, Ankh, Ostrich Feather

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Makeatutara
Guardian of the underworld

Makeatutara is the guardian of the underworld. He is the father of Maui and is wife is Taranga. While performing a dedication ritual over Maui, he missed a god in the incantation, which meant that Maui was fated to die and thus humankind is mortal.

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Pantheon: Maori
Abode: Underworld
Consort: Taranga
Element: Earth
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