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Diana
Diana was the goddess of childbirth, the fertility goddess, the goddess of the moon as well as the patron goddess of wild beasts in Roman mythology. However, she is best known as the goddess of the hunt, with her sacred animal being the deer...
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Nanshe
Nanshe (also known as Nanse, Nazi) is the Sumerian goddess of social justice and divination, whose popularity eventually transcended her original boundaries of southern Mesopotamia toward all points throughout the region in the 3rd millennium...
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Neolithic Clay Altar Figurine of a Mother Goddess
Neolithic clay altar figurine of a mother goddess from Tumba Madzari, North Macedonia, the second half of the 6th millennium BCE. Archaeological Museum of the Republic of Macedonia, Skopje. Tumba Madzari (lit. hill of the tomb...
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Terracotta Bust of an Underworld Goddess from Pella
Terracotta bust of an underworld goddess from Pella, mid-4th century BCE. Archaeological Museum of Pella, North Macedonia. The ancient city of Pella, the second capital of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia, was the birthplace...
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Female Goddess, Gundestrup Cauldron
A panel from the Gundestrup Cauldron showing a female goddess with a wheel on either side of her. The figure may be Medb, a major Celtic goddess of territory, fertility and rulership. The figure is surrounded by exotic creatures which seem...
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The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides
The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides, oil on canvas by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1806. In ancient Greek mythology, the Garden of the Hesperides was situated on the slopes of Mount...
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Terracotta Bust of a Macedonian Goddess or Princess from Pella
Terracotta bust of a Macedonian goddess or princess from Pella, found in the Agora, dating from the 4th century BCE. Archaeological Museum of Pella. In stark contrast to the limited view of women offered in ancient writings...
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Seated Mesopotamian Goddess
Mesopotamian female deity wearing a horned headdress and sitting on a chair or a throne, probably goddess Ishtar or goddess Bau. The lunar symbol of the moon god Sin appears at the upper part, flanking the headdress. Elaborate dress and braided...
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Hittite Basalt Stela Showing Goddess Kubaba
The upper part is a freestanding basalt monument depicting the goddess Kubaba, consort of the storm god Teshub, and one of the most important deities at Carchemish. She holds a mirror and pomegranate, symbols of magic and fertility. Neo-Hittite...
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The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva
A painting credited to Payag, a Mughal artist. The Hindu goddess Bhairavi, female counterpart to Shiva, is shown in demonic form. Beneath the goddess is a corpse. Bhairavi wears a skirt of human skulls and carries symbols of destruction...