| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Benthesicyme" | Greek | An Ethiopian sea nymph, a goddess of the waves and a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the wife of king Enalos. She raised Eumolpus, son of Chione and Poseidon. (Apollodorus iii) Her husband Enalos: of the sea, may have been Triton, the god of lake Tritonis in Greek |
| Goddess name "Bera Pennu" | Northern Indian | vegetation goddess. Worshiped by the Khonds in Bengal. She was the recipient of human sacrifice to ensure good harvest, particularly of the spice turmeric, and as a protection against disease and infirmity. The sacrificial victim or meriab was youthful, often kept for years as a holy person before death and was always either the offspring of a previous sacrificial victim, or purchased from impoverished families for the purpose. He or she was generally strangled, sometimes in the fork of a tree, after days of festivities. In other instances the victim was cut up alive.... |
| Goddess name "Bhadra (auspicious)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess. Attendant of SIVA. Generally seated. Attributes: blue lotus, fruit, rosary and trident.... |
| Goddess name "Bibi the Child-Strangler" | Bibi | Sometimes affectionately known as "Aunty Bibi," is a Romany witch-goddess. Bibi is an old crone who either wears torn black garments or is entirely naked. Like the Romanian goddess Dschuma, Bibi is disease incarnate, particularly cholera. She is referred to as "the child-strangler" because it is believed that disease often effects children, who are young and weak. |
| Goddess name "Bisam" | India | Goddess of health and diseases. India |
| Goddess name "Bombay Kamayan" | Hindu / northern India | Local disease goddess. Particularly worshiped at Gaya.... |
| Goddess name "Branwen" | Ireland / Welsh / Manx | Venus of the Northern Seas and a goddess of love. Ireland / Welsh / Manx |
| Goddess name "Branwen/ Branwyn" | Irish / Manx / Wales | The Venus of the Northern Seas & a goddess of love |
| Goddess name "Brigantia" | Celtic | Goddess of the seasons, doctors smiths, poets, and women in childbirth Pan-Celtic |
| Goddess name "Brigantia/ Bridget/ Brigit" | Pan-Celtic | The goddess of the seasons, doctors smiths, poets, & women in childbirth |
| Goddess name "Buddhi (perception)" | Hindu / Puranic | (1) Minor goddess. Sometimes identified as consort of the MAHA-GANAPATI form of the elephant god GANESA, depicted seated on his knee.(2) Minor goddess. Jain.... |
| Goddess name "Calounger" | Brazil | death goddess and / or Goddess of the sea Brazil |
| Goddess name "Cethlion" | Ireland | Goddess of the sea and the Formorians. Was called "crooked teeth. Ireland |
| Goddess name "Christalline" | Haiti | evil goddess of the sea Haiti |
| Goddess name "Cinei" | Chukchi / Siberia | A sea goddess |
| Goddess name "Cinei-new" | Siberia / Chukchee | A sea goddess and wife of Peruten, god of the sea. Siberia / Chukchee |
| Goddess name "Cliodna" | Ireland / Scotland | Sea and Otherworld Goddess who usually took the form of a sea bird and therefore symbolized the Celtic afterlife. Ireland / Scotland |
| Goddess name "Coti" | Africa | Goddess of the oceans, of sea-life and of deep mysteries. Africa |
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