In [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]] '''Fauna''' was the mother goddess of earth, rural life, fields, cattle and wild creatures. She was a protectr
A Roman earth-mother and fertility goddess, usually referred to as the '''Bona Dea'''.
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...(Mother of the Milk), Veļu Māte (mother of the souls/spirits), Zemes Māte (Mother of the Earth) and other “mothers”.
...a takes the body of the person while Dievs take the soul. She is also the goddess of land. In the western and some parts of Latvia, Māra is linked with Laim
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'''Dānu''', a Hindu primordial goddess, is the mother of the [[Danava]]s.
Dānu is called the mother of [[Vrtra]], the demonic serpent slain by Indra in RV 1.32. In later Hindu
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[[Image:Brigit.jpg|thumb|155px|right|Brigit as a Triple Goddess.]]
Brigit is considered a classic Celtic [[Triple Goddess]].
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...a [[Roman mythology|Roman]] goddess who presided over burials. She was the mother or leader of the [[Manes]]. Black puppies were offered to her in sacrifice
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...(also known as '''Ixcuiname''') was an earth, sex, childbirth and a mother goddess. She was referred to as "the eater of filth" because she visited people at
...her every year. The victim was killed, then his skin was used to cover the Goddess-shaped statue.
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In Roman and Etruscan mythology, '''Mania''' (or '''Manea''') was the goddess of the dead.
Mania, along with [[Mantus]], ruled the underworld. She was said to be the mother of ghosts, the undead, and other spirits of the night, as well as the [[Lar
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...he life of the two divine brothers at the altar of 'Mahamaya' ( the Mother Goddess). Eventually, Hanuman saved their life by killing Ahiravan and his army.
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...f the two war goddesses, the other, [[Bast (goddess)|Bast]], being the war goddess of Lower Egypt. Consequently it was Sekhmet who was seen as the ''Avenger o
...ch occasions, people danced and played music to soothe the wildness of the goddess, and drank great quantities of beer. For a time, a myth developed around th
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In Albanian mythology, '''Prende''' was a goddess of love.
...Albania, Prende was acknowledged by the Catholic Church as Saint Anne, the mother of Virgin Mary.
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...Hindu text part of the ""Markandeya Purana"" describing the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon [[Mahishasura]].
...ic sadhana since ancient times. It is the most common epithet used for the Goddess. In ''Devi Mahatmya'', Chandi, Chandika, Ambika and Durga have been used sy
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'''Narakasura''' or '''Naraka''' is the asura son of the earth goddess Bhudevi (Bhumi) and Lord Vishnu in his [[Varaha]] (boar) avatar (incarnatio
...foretold that he would be destroyed by a later incarnation of Vishnu. His mother, the earth, sought the boon from Vishnu that her son should have a long lif
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...she is frequently called ''Maa Durga'' and is sometimes referred to as the mother of '''[[Ganesh]]''', '''[[Lakshmi]]''', and '''[[Saraswati]]''', though in
...' of the ''Markandeya Purana'', the form of Durga was created as a warrior goddess to fight the [[demon]] Mahishasura. Through intense prayers to [[Brahma]]
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...der rolls. She could be seen as the female side of nature, maaemonen, the "mother earth" whom Ukko ferilizes.
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...like Zemes māte of [[Latvian mythology]], she is also viewed as the mother goddess and one of the chief Lithuanian gods. Žemyna is the epitome of fertile ear
...sings, and greetings. The bones and other leftovers will be offered to the goddess by burning or burying.
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...of [[Athena]]. So, Athena was actually the daughter of wisdom. She was the goddess of wisdom and deep thought.
[[Metis]] was also the mother of [[Porus]].
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In Greek mythology, '''Amalthea''' (in Greek, "tender goddess") is the most often mentioned among foster-mothers of [[Zeus]].
...ll of his children immediately after birth. the mother goddess Rhea, Zeus' mother and Cronus' sister and wife, deceived Cronus by giving him a stone wrapped
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...onian mythology '''scorpion men''' were the children of Tiamat, the dragon mother of the universe. They were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu.
They were first created by the mother goddess Tiamat in order to wage war against the younger gods for the betrayal of he
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...rsonified as the skylight, identified as the wife of Vahagn and became the goddess of love, beauty, water sources and springs.
...the creator of heaven and earth) and Anahit (the moon, the Great Lady and Mother Deity). During the Hellenistic period, Astghik was coupled with the Greek A
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# [[Amphitrite]] - Usually counted as a nereide Goddess of the Sea
# [[Clymene]] - Mother of [[Prometheus]]
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