Goddess

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A Goddess is like a god, only female -- and every bit as likely (or unlikely) to exist. Goddesses were among the deities worshiped by most ancient polytheistic religions, probably because of the association between women and childbirth (i.e., "givers of life").

Goddess worship is also a feature of many neo-pagan religions. The Hindu religion is particularly well supplied with goddesses. There was once also a widespread belief among many neo-pagans that a matriarchal, pan-European goddess-cult existed either prior to the rise of Christianity or prior to the arrival of the Indo-European peoples, and that knowledge of this religion has been systematically suppressed by various patriarchal entities down through history (notably the Vatican). One of the prime cleavages (no pun intended) within neo-paganism today is over adherence to this belief. Evidence in support of this claim is approximately as abundant as evidence for the existence of the Goddess Herself.

"I'd rather be a cyborg than a goddess"--Donna Haraway

[edit] A few well known Goddesses

  • Agrona
    Celtic goddess associated with war
  • Amaterasu-ōmikami
    Sun goddess and primary goddess of the Shinto religion. Related to the emperor of Japan.
  • Aphrodite
    Greek Goddess of love, lust, and beauty
  • Artemis
    Greek Goddess of forests and hills
  • Athena
    Greek Goddess of heroic endeavour, victory and wisdom, Minerva to the Romans
  • Bastet
    Egyptian cat-goddess, usually portrayed as a woman with the head and tail of a lioness. Popular today among furry fandom
  • Brigid
    Celtic goddess (with two sisters of the same name!)
  • Calypso
    Greek Sea goddess and daughter of the Titan, Atlas
  • Cybele
    Phrygian Earth mother
  • Deva
    Celtic river goddess
  • Frigga (Frigg) 
    Norse Goddess, wife of Odin.
  • Gaia
    A whole earth goddess associated with the early Greeks
  • Hera
    Greek goddess of marriage; wife and sister to Zeus, Juno to the Romans
  • Kali
    Hindu goddess of death and destruction
  • María Lionza
    Venezuelan cult goddess. Goddess of nature, love, peace, and harmony - mixture of Catholic African and indigenous beliefs.
  • Mórrígan
    Celtic goddess of war
  • Nike
    Greek Goddess of victory (not footwear)
  • Selene
    Greek Goddess of the night
  • Venus
    Roman Goddess of love


[edit] Contemporary Goddesses

  • Any goat of the lady persuasion
    sacred to devout RatWikians
  • Helena Bonham-Carter
    underground meme
  • Randi Rhodes
    The "goddess of radio", according to Sam Seder
  • Uma Thurman
    Goddess of big, sexy feet...rauwwwrrrrr!
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