| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Ceridwen" | Celtic / Welsh | Goddess of inspiration. Depicted as the hag-aspect of the mother goddess, she is the consort of TEGID FOEL. Her children are Creirwy (daughter) and Afagddu (son). She allegedly prepares the caldron of knowledge.... |
| Goddess name "Chakwaina Okya" | Zuni | Goddess of childbirth Zuni |
| Goddess name "Chiuacoztl" | Nahu | Goddess of childbirth. Nahu |
| Goddess name "Demophon" | Greek | The youngest son of Celeus and Metaneira, who was entrusted to the care of Demeter. He grew up under her without any human food, being fed by the goddess with her own milk, and ambrosia. During the night she used to place him in fire to secure to him eternal youth ; but once she was observed by Metaneira, who disturbed, the goddess by her cries, and the child Demophon was consumed by the flames. Greek |
| Goddess name "Devaki (divine)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. Daughter of Devaka and consort of the mythical king VASUDEVA, Devaki bore eight sons, including KRSNA and BALARAMA. Her brother Kamsa believed that the eighth child would kill him and he slaughtered the first six sons. In order to save the remaining two, VISNU implanted the seed of his avataras in Devaki's womb (in the form of hairs from his head), before transferring Balarama to the womb of the goddess ROHINI and Krsna to Yasoda, the wife of a cowherd, Nanda.... |
| Goddess name "Deverra" | Roman | Minor goddess of birth. A guardian of newborn children. Symbolized by a broom used to sweep away evil influences.... |
| Goddess name "Diana" | Greek / Roman | A goddess of childbirth, chastity, virginity, fertility, hunting, the moon & the sky |
| Goddess name "Diti" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Goddess. The daughter of DAKSA, a consort of ADITI (in the Rg Veda) or KASYAPA and the mother of a race of demons. Attributes: blue lotus, child and fruit.See also Aditi.... |
| Goddess name "Doris" | Greek | Sea goddess. Daughter of OKEANOS and TETHYS and consort of NEREUS. In Hesiod's Theogony her children include AMPHITRITE and THETIS among many minor figures.... |
| Goddess name "Egeria" | Roman | Goddess of childbirth of midwives, fountains and justice. Roman |
| Goddess name "Ekastaka" | India | Goddess of healthy children India |
| Goddess name "Eleithyia" | Greek | A goddess of childbirth & midwives |
| Goddess name "Elpis" | Greek | The personification of hope, perhaps a child of Nyx and mother of Pheme, the goddess of rumour. Greek |
| Goddess name "Emanjah" | Trinidad | Goddess of rivers and teacher of children. Trinidad |
| Goddess name "Eos" | Hellenized Indo - European | sky goddess. The spirit of the dawn. She is the daughter of HYPERION and THEA, and the sister of HELIOS (sun) and SELENE (moon). The consort of AEOLOS, the storm god son of POSEIDON, she bore six children who represent the various winds. Hesiod accounts her as the consort of Astraeos. In separate tradition she is the mother of Memnon who was slain at Troy, and her tears are the morning dew. See also AURORA.... |
| Goddess name "Epet" | Egypt | Goddess of healing, childbirth, children Egypt |
| Goddess name "Ermutu" | Egypt | Goddess of childbirth and midwives. Egypt |
| Goddess name "Ethausva" | Etruscan | An Etruscan Goddess of Childbirth and Midwifery. |
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