| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Diang" | Sudan | cow goddess and the wife of the first human, Omara, sent by the creator god. Her son is Okwa, who married the crocodile goddess Nyakaya. Shilluk, Sudan |
| Goddess name "Diang" | Shilluk / Sudan | cow goddess. Living along the west bank of the Nile, the Shilluk perceive Diang as the consort of the first human, Omara, sent by the creator god. Her son is Okwa, who married the crocodile goddess NYAKAYA. Thus the three main elements of Shilluk life are contained in their religious beginningsmen (sky), cows (earth) and crocodiles (water).... |
| Goddess name "Digambara (naked)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess. The SAKTI of Yogambara. Attribute: a bowl. NOTE: Digambara is also an epithet of the goddess KALI in Hindu religion.... |
| Goddess name "Dipa (personification of the oil lamp)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess of light. Considered to be among the group of ASTAMATARAS (mothers). Color: blue or red. Attribute: a lamp.... |
| Goddess name "Dipa Tara" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
| Goddess name "Dipa Tara (lamp Tara)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. Color: yellow. Attribute: a torch.... |
| Goddess name "Dombi" | Buddhist | Goddess of terrifying appearance. One of a group of GAURI. Color: red or blue. Attribute: a banner.... |
| Goddess name "Duillae" | RomanoIberian | Fertility and vegetation goddesses. Comparable with the MATRES in Gaul.... |
| Goddess name "Ekajata (she who has but one chignon)" | Buddhist / Varjayana | Goddess of good fortune. She offers happiness and removes personal obstacles. Occasionally found attending the goddess Khadirayani-Tara. She is an emanation of AKSOBHYA and a form of TARA. She may have one or twelve heads. Color: blue. Attributes: arrow, ax, bell, blue lotus, Book, bow, conch, cup, hook, image of AMITABHA on the crown, knife, noose, skull, staff, sword and tiger skin. Three-eyed.... |
| Goddess name "Elara" | Greek | A daughter of Orchomenus or Minyas, who became by Zeus the mother of the giant Tityus and Zeus, from fear of Hera, concealed her under the earth. (Apollodorus i. Argonautica) This was where she gave birth to Tityas, who some traditions state to be the son of Elara and Gaia, the earth goddess. Greek |
| 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 "Eschetewuaraha" | Chamacoco | The goddess of Rain |
| Goddess name "Eshara" | Chaldea | Goddess of productive fields and a war goddess who represented the armed defense of land and property. Chaldea |
| Goddess name "Ganda Tara" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
| Goddess name "Gandha (odor)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess. In Lamaism one of the group of MATARAS (mothers). Color: green. Attribute: conch with sandalwood resin.... |
| Goddess name "Gandha Tara (fragrance-Tara)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. Color: red. Attribute: conch with sandalwood resin.... |
| Goddess name "Gandhari (of Ghandhara)" | Jain / India | Goddess of learning. One of sixteen SASANADEVATAS headed by the goddess SARASVATI. May also be a VIDYADEVI.... |
| Goddess name "Gauri (whitish brilliant)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic | (1) Goddess. Consort of the god VARUNA, said to have been created at the churning of the ocean of milk. An epithet of PARVATI as a goddess of the corn. Also a SAKTI of Mahesvara, a minor aspect of S IVA. Her attendant animal is a lion or a wolf. Attributes: fish, Forest garland, image of GANESA, lotus, mirror, rosary, trident and water jar. Three-eyed. Also Varuni.(2) Goddess. Buddhist. One of eight GAURIS of terrible appearance. Attributes: head and noose.(3) Messenger goddess. Jain [India]. A SASANADEVATA. Also one of sixteen VIDYADEVIS or goddesses of learning headed by SARASVATI. Color: white. Attribute: a hook.... |
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