Aveta was the goddess of childbirth. She was also the patron goddess of midwifery. At Toulon-sur-Allier (France), clay figurines are the main source of information on Aveta. She was depicted with infants suckling her breast.
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Andarta was the Gallic goddess of fertility. Andarta was the patron goddess of the Vocantii tribe. She should not be confused with the British goddess of war, Andrasta .
Goddess of childbirth. Eileithyia was the daughter of Zeus and Hera. Eileithyia was the sister of Ares and Hebe , and possibly of Eris . Eileithyia was the patroness of midwives. Eileithyia played her parts under the shadow of her mother (Hera). W...
Goddess of childbirth. Thalna was associated with the sky god, Tin . She was always depicted as a young woman.
Brigid: The Exalted One Brigid, goddess of fertility, spring, and wells, was a Celtic deity of pagan Ireland . She was a prominent member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, meaning “the folk of the goddess Danu,” which is the pantheon of Irish deities. Not ...
Sky goddess or sun goddess. Ainé was also seen as the Irish goddess of human love and the goddess of fertility of animals and agriculture. Ainé (Aine) was the daughter of Eógabal and the sister of Fer Í. In some other texts, she was the daughter o...
A mother goddess. Danu or Ana was the mother of the race of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Danu was a goddess of fertility and the earth. Some believed that Danu and Ana were separate entities, even though both are mother goddesses. Danu was a widely worsh...
Danu: Mysteries of the Mother Goddess Danu, goddess of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the original mother goddess in Celtic mythology. The very name Tuatha Dé Danann means “Children of Danu,” and it is believed that she was the beginning of the existen...
Matres was a triad of mother goddesses, worshipped through much of Continental Europe, especially around the Rhine regions. There were numerous images and figurines of the mother goddesses, such as carrying or suckling children. They were also see...
The Roman goddess of the fountains and childbirth. Her worship was established during the reign of Numa Pompilius , the second king of Rome. The oak trees were sacred to Egeria.
Brigit (Brigid) was the goddess of healing and fertility as well as the goddess of craft, especially of metalworking. Brigit was probably also the goddess of fire and poetry. She was the warrior goddess as well as the patron goddess of craftsmen. ...