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Goddess name "Sif" | Norse | The wife of Thor and mother of Uller. The word denotes affinity. Sif, the golden-haired goddess, wife of Thor, betokens mother earth with her bright green gråśś. She was the goddess of the sanctity of the family and wedlock, and hence her name. Norse |
Goddess name "Sif" | Nordic / Icelandic / / Germanic | corn goddess. The consort of THOR. She is mentioned in the Eddaic Lay of Lokasenna and in the Lay of Har barth. According to Snorri Sturluson she was originally a prophetess called Sibyl. She possesses great beauty and has long golden hair. Her sons are ULL and Loridi. According to tradition, LOKI cut off Sif's hair in mischief, but when confronted and threatened by Thor, he had the dwarfs make her a magical hairpiece of pure gold which, when it touched her head, became a living part of her and grew.... |
Goddess name "Sina" | Samoa | Goddess of the moon. Samoa |
Goddess name "Sindhu" | Hindu / Vedic | River goddess. Identified only in the Rg Veda and of unknown source.... |
Goddess name "Sinivali" | Hindu / Vedic | Minor goddess of prosperity. Associated specifically with the boon of children. The mistress of the nuclear family. She is depicted as a matronly lady.... |
Goddess name "Siofn" | Nordic / Icelandic | Goddess. Listed by Snorri (Prose Edda) as one of the AESIR goddesses.... |
Goddess name "Sionnan" | Ireland | Goddess of the River Shannon Ireland |
Goddess name "Sipe Gialmo" | Tibet | Mother goddess, the queen of the world Tibet / Bon |
Goddess name "Sipe Gialmo" | Bon / pre - Lamaist / Tibet | Mother goddess. The so-called queen of the world. Her animal is a mule. Attributes: banner, bowl, parasol, swastika, sword and trident. Three-eyed.... |
Goddess name "Sipylene" | Anatolia / Symnra | Mother goddess worshiped in the Metroon sanctuary. Anatolia / Symnra |
Goddess name "Sipylene" | Smyrna / Anatolia / west coast of Turkey | Mother goddess. The localized name of the great mother, worshiped in the Metroon sanctuary.... |
Goddess name "Sirara" | Akkadia | Goddess of the Persian Gulf. In creation mythology she is given charge over the waters of the Gulf by the god Enki Akkadia |
Goddess name "Sirara" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Goddess of the Persian Gulf. In creation mythology she is given charge over the waters of the Gulf by the god ENKI.... |
Goddess name "Sirona" | Celtic / Roman | A local goddess of healing from the Moselle basin of Germany |
Goddess name "Sirona" | European / Celtic | A sky Goddess and a deity of the Sun. European / Celtic |
Goddess name "Sirona" | Roman / Celtic / Gallic | Local goddess of healing. Known from limited inscriptions in which she is usually åśśociated with the god GRANNUS or with the Celtic APOLLO. A sculpture from Hochscheid in the Moselle basin in Germany describes her with a snake round her wrist reaching toward a bowl of three eggs in her left hand. She may also have a small lapdog. Some authors suggest she has sky åśśociations.See also DIVONA and ONUAVA.... |
Goddess name "Sitala(mata) (possibly meaning mother cold')" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. One of seven SAKTIS who in later Hinduism became regarded as of evil intent, inflicting sickness. Particularly known from Bengal where she may be identified with the goddess KALI. Usually standing naked upon a lotus or riding an åśś. Alternatively symbolized by a stone on which a face is painted. Attribute: waterjar.... |
Goddess name "Sitala[mata]" | Hindu | Mother goddess of healing Hindu / Puranic / Epic |