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Goddess Names
Names of goddesses and daughters of
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- ACĔNATH
(אָסְנַת):
Hebrew name of Egyptian origin, meaning "belonging to the goddess Neith." In the bible, this is the name of Joseph's
Egyptian wife.
- ADITI
(अदिती): Hindi name meaning "boundless" or
"free, secure." In mythology, this is the name
of a mother goddess.
- ADRASTEIA
(Ἀδράστεια): Feminine form of Greek Adrastos,
meaning "inescapable" or
"not running away." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a nymph who
cared for the infant Zeus, and also an
epithet belonging to the goddess Nemesis.
- ADRASTIA:
Latin form of Greek Adrasteia, meaning
"inescapable" or "not running away." In mythology, this is the name of a nymph who
cared for the infant Zeus, and also an
epithet belonging to the goddess Nemesis.
- AEGLE:
Latin form of Greek Aigle, meaning "radiance, splendor." In mythology, this is the
name of several characters, including a goddess of good health.
- AERON: Welsh
unisex form of Celtic Agrona,
the name a goddess of war and death who was portrayed as a
masculine figure in Welsh mythology, meaning
"carnage, slaughter."
- AERONWEN:
Welsh name popularly translated aeron "berries" and gwen
"white," yielding "white berries," but the first element
is more likely to have come from the name of a Celtic goddess of war, Aeron,
meaning "carnage, slaughter," hence "white
slaughter."
- AGRONA:
Celtic myth name of a goddess of strife and war, derived from proto-Celtic *agronā, meaning
"carnage, slaughter."
- AIGLE
(Αίγλη):
Greek name meaning "radiance, splendor." In mythology, this is the
name of several characters, including a goddess of good health.
- ÁINE
(pron. awnya): Irish name derived from the proto-Celtic element *aidnā, meaning
"radiance." In mythology, this is the name of a queen of the
fairies. She may have originally been a goddess of light.
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ALALA
(Ἀλαλά): Greek name meaning
"war-like." In mythology, this is the name of the sister of Ares
and
personification of the war cry. Compare with another form of Alala.
- ALCIPPE:
Latin form of Greek Alkippe, meaning "mighty
mare." In Greek mythology, this was the name of a daughter of Ares.
- ALECTO:
Latin form of Greek Alekto, meaning
"unceasing." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides). Virgil named
two others: Megaera "grudge," and
Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
- ALEKTO
(Ἀληκτώ):
Greek name meaning "unceasing." In Greek mythology, this is
the name of one of the Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides). Virgil named two
others: Megaera "grudge," and
Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
- ALKIPPE
(Αλκιππη): Greek
name meaning "mighty mare." In mythology, this was the name of a daughter of
Ares.
- AMARDAD:
Persian form of Avestan Ameretat, meaning
"immortality." In Zoroastrian mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
immortality.
- AMATERASU
(天照): Japanese
name composed of the elements ama "heaven, sky" and terasu
"to shine," hence "shining over heaven." In mythology,
this is the name of a sun goddess who rules the heavens.
- AMERETAT:
Avestan name meaning "immortality." In Zoroastrian mythology, this
is the name of a goddess of immortality.
- AMPHITRITE
(Αμφιτρίτη): Greek name composed of the elements amphi
"around, of both kinds, on both sides," and
the Triton
"sea," hence "around the sea" or
"on both sides of the sea." In mythology, this
is the name of a sea goddess, who became the
consort of Poseidon.
It is also the name of an asteroid.
- ANAHITA
(آناهیتا): Persian name meaning
"immaculate." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of fertility and
water. It is also the Persian name for the planet Venus.
ANAT
(עַנָת): Semitic
(Ugaritic) name of a
goddess of war, the sister and lover of the great storm god Ba'al,
meaning "water spring." She is said to have been a
consumer of blood and flesh.
- ANATU:
Variant spelling of Semitic (Ugaritic) Anat, meaning
"water spring." In mythology, this is the
name of a goddess of war, the sister
and lover of the great storm god Ba'al.
She is said to have been a consumer of blood and flesh.
- ANDRASTE:
Celtic myth name of a Briton goddess of victory, meaning
"invincible."
- ANGERONA:
Roman myth name of a goddess who relieved men from pain and sorrow.
She was also a protectress of Rome and keeper of its sacred name
which could not be pronounced lest it be revealed to enemies. In
art, she has been depicted with a bandage over her mouth and a
finger pressed to her lips, demanding silence. Her festival is
called Divalia or Angeronalia and is celebrated on December 21st.
Her name was derived from Latin angere, meaning "to
throttle, to strangle," i.e. "to silence."
- ANTHEIA
(Άνθεια):
Greek name meaning "flower." In mythology,
this is the name of a goddess of
flowers, gardens, love, marshes, and swamps. She was
worshiped on Crete.
- ANTIOPE
(Ἀντιόπη): Greek name
probably composed of anti "against, counter" and
ops "eyes, face," hence "counter-faced," or "turned eyes."
In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Ares
and Hippolyte (a
queen of the Amazons) who was kidnapped and married by Theseus, making her the first Amazon ever to marry.
- AOIDE
(Αοιδή): Greek name
meaning "to sing." In mythology, this is the name of the one of the three original Muses
before their number was increased to nine. It is also the name of a moon of Jupiter.
- APHRODITE
(Άφροδίτη):
Greek name composed of the elements afros "foam"
and dity "dive; rise," hence "risen from the foam."
In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of love and mother of Eros.
- ARTEMIS
(Ἄρτεμις): Greek
name derived from the word artémes (αρτέμης), meaning "safe and
sound." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Zeus
and Leto and twin sister to Apollo.
- ARUNDHATI
(अरुंधती): Hindi name meaning "unrestrained." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the night, the
sky, and the stars. She was the wife of the sage Vasistha, and is
identified with the morning star.
- ÁSDÍS:
Icelandic name composed of the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dis "goddess,"
hence "god-goddess."
- ÅSDIS: Older form of Norwegian
Asdis, meaning "god-goddess."
- ASDIS:
Norwegian form of Icelandic Ásdís,
meaning "god-goddess."
- ASENATH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Acĕnath, meaning "belonging to the goddess
Neith." In the bible, this is the name of Joseph's
Egyptian wife.
- ASHERAH
(אֲשֵׁרָה):
Hebrew name meaning "groves (for idol
worship)" or "blessed, fortunate." In
the bible, this is the Hebrew name for the
Babylonian-Canaanite goddess Astarte.
It is also the name for her images and sacred trees or
poles used for worshiping her.
ASHTAROTH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ashtarowth,
meaning "star." In the bible, this is the
name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite
religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is
also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan
given to Manasseh.
ASHTAROWTH
(עַשְׁתְּרוֹת):
Hebrew name,
meaning "star." In the bible, this is the
name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite
religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is
also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan
given to Manasseh.
ASHTORETH
(עַשְׁתּׄרֶת): Hebrew name meaning "star." In the bible, this
is the name of the principal female deity of the Semitic
nations, worshiped in war and fertility. Equated with
Assyrian Ishtar
and Greek Astarte.
ASNAT
(אָסְנַת):
Variant spelling of Hebrew Asenath,
meaning "belonging to the goddess Neith." In
the bible, this is the name of Joseph's
Egyptian wife.
ASTAROTH:
Variant spelling of English Ashtaroth,
meaning "star." In the bible, this is the
name applied to false goddesses in the Canaanite
religion, usually related to a fertility cult. It is
also the name of a city in Bashan east of the Jordan
given to Manasseh.
ASTARTE
(Ἀστάρτη):
Greek name meaning "star." In mythology, this is the name
name of a goddess of fertility and war.
ASTRAEA:
Latin form of Greek Astraia,
meaning "starry one." In mythology, this is
the name of a goddess of justice.
ASTRAIA:
Greek name meaning "starry one." In mythology,
this is the name of a goddess of justice.
ATHENA:
Latin form of Greek Athene, of
unknown etymology, fancifully rendered "mind of
God" by Plato.
In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of wisdom.
Her Roman name is Minerva
("intellect").
ATHENE
(Ἀθήνη): Greek myth name of the goddess of wisdom. Plato fancifully derived her name from
a-theo-noa,
meaning "mind of God," but the true meaning is
unknown. Her Roman name is Minerva
("intellect").
ATHIRAT:
Ugaritic name
meaning "she who treads on the sea." In
Semitic mythology, this is the name of a mother goddess.
AURORA:
Latin name meaning "dawn." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
morning. Equated with Greek Eos.
AZENETH
(אָסְנַת):
Variant form of Hebrew Acĕnath, meaning "belonging to the goddess
Neith."
BAST:
Egyptian name meaning "female of the ointment jar." In mythology,
this is the name of a cat-headed goddess. Originally, she was a sun goddess depicted as a
lion
who defended the pharaoh and, consequently, the chief god, earning her the
titles "Lady of flame" and "Eye of Ra." Later, the
Greeks changed her to a moon goddess. Because of the meaning of her name,
she also became known as a goddess of perfumes.
BELLONA:
Roman name derived from the Latin word bellum ("to fight"),
hence "warlike." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of war. The English word belligerent
("war-bearing") was derived from the same root. Bellona predates both
Mars and Ares and may have been the Romans' first war deity. In art she is
usually depicted wearing a helmet and carrying a weapon. She is equated with
Greek Enyo.
BERGDIS:
Old Norse name composed of the elements bjarga "to rescue" and
dís
"goddess, woman," hence "rescue-goddess."
BHARAT
(भरत): Hindi name meaning "India," from Bharat Mata ("mother
India"). In mythology she was the personification of India, and
more recently considered a goddess of fertility. She is usually depicted
wearing a saree and holding a flag.
BORGHILDR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements bjorg
"help, salvation" and hildr "battle, fight,"
hence "helpful battle maid." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of the evening mist
who slays the sun every night.
BRIGANTIA: Name of the tutelary
goddess of the Brigantes (British Celts) from which the mythic Irish
Bríghid, daughter of
Dagda, is probably an offshoot.
BRÍGHID:
Irish name derived from Gaelic brígh, meaning
"force, strength." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of a goddess, the daughter of
Dagda, one of the Tuatha Dé
Danann. She is also known by the Gaulish name Brigindos, meaning
"exalted one."
BRYNHILDR:
Old Norse legend name from the Nibelungenlied, of a queen of the
Valkyries, composed of the elements brynja "armor, coat of mail" and hildr
"battle, fight" hence "armored warrior woman."
- CÆLESTIS: Latin
unisex name meaning "heavenly." In Roman
mythology, this is an epithet belonging to the god Jupiter
(Jupiter Cælestis) and the goddess Diana
(Diana
Cælestis).
- CALLIGENIA:
Latin form of Greek Kalligeneia,
meaning "beauty-born." In mythology, this is the name of the nymph
nurse of the goddess Demeter and
her daughter Persephone.
- CALLIOPE:
Latin form of Greek Kalliope,
meaning "beautiful voice." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of epic
poetry.
- CALLISTA:
Latin form of Greek Kallistê,
meaning "most beautiful." In mythology, this is the name of a
Haliad nymph, the daughter of the sea god Triton.
This is also a surname belonging to Artemis.
- CALLISTE:
Latin form of Greek Kallistê,
meaning "most beautiful." In mythology, this is the name of a
Haliad nymph, the daughter of the sea god Triton.
This is also a surname belonging to Artemis.
- CALLISTO: Latin form of Greek
Kallisto,
meaning "most beautiful." In Greek mythology, this is the name of the daughter of
Lycaon, king of Arcadia. Compare
with masculine Callisto.
- CANDRA:
Indonesian name from a love story about princess Candra Kirana of
Kediri.
Candra was the
incarnation of Dewi Ratih, goddess of love, and her name means
"glowing like the moon."
- CARDEA:
Latin name meaning "door-pivot." In Roman mythology, this is the
name of a goddess of health, door hinges,
handles, and thresholds.
- CARME: Latin form of Greek Karme,
meaning "to shear." In mythology, this is the
name of a harvest goddess. Compare with another form of Carme.
- CARNA:
Roman name meaning "horn." In mythology, this is the name of a
goddess of flesh, and the name of a
nymph loved by the god Janus.
- CÉIBHFHIONN:
Irish Gaelic name meaning "fair locks." In mythology, this is the
name of a water goddess of inspiration,
intelligence, knowledge and creativity.
- CERES:
Roman name derived
from the Proto-Indo-European root ker, meaning
"to grow." In mythology, this is the name of a
goddess of agriculture.
- CETO:
Latin form of Greek Keto, meaning
"sea-monster." In mythology, this
is the name of a goddess of sharks, whales, and other dangers of the
sea.
- CHALCHIUHTICUE:
Aztec Nahuatl myth name of a goddess of water and
rivers, the wife of Tlaloc,
meaning "jade skirt."
- CHARIS:
Latin form of Greek Kharis,
meaning
"charm, grace, kindness." In
mythology, this is the singular form of plural Kharites
(Charites), a name for the goddesses of charm.
- CHLOĒ
(Χλόη):
Greek
name meaning "green shoot." In mythology, this is a surname of the goddess
Demeter. In the New
Testament bible, this name is mentioned by Paul in 1
Corinthians 1:11. Also spelled Khloe.
- CHLOE: Latin
form of Greek Chloē, meaning "green shoot." In mythology, this is
a surname of
the goddess Demeter. In the New Testament
bible, this name is mentioned by Paul in 1
Corinthians 1:11.
CHLORIS:
Latin form of Greek Khloris,
meaning "green buds." In mythology, this is
the name of a goddess of flowers and vegetation.
CIRCE:
Latin form of Greek Kirke,
meaning "hoop-round." In
mythology, this is the goddess pharmakeia (witch
or sorceress) who lived on the island of Aiaia and changed Odysseus's men into hogs.
CLIO:
Latin form of Greek Kleio,
meaning "fame, glory." In mythology, this is
the name of the muse of poetry and history.
CLOTHO:
Latin form of Greek Klotho,
meaning "spinner." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
three Fates (Moirae).
CONCORDIA:
Latin name meaning
"harmony; peace; with (one) heart." In
mythology, this is the name of a goddess of peace. Her Greek
name is Harmonia.
CORA:
Latin form of Greek Kore, meaning "maiden." In mythology, this is a name borne by
Persephone,
a goddess of the underworld.
COVENTINA:
Romano-British name,
possibly meaning "memory of snow." In
mythology, this is the name of a goddess of springs and
wells.
CROBH DEARG:
Celtic name meaning "red claws." In mythology,
this is the name of a goddess of harvest. She is also known by the names Lasair
and Lassar, meaning "flame," Fhina,
meaning "wine," and Lasairiona, meaning
"flaming wine."
CYBELE:
Latin form of Greek Kybele,
traditionally rendered "she of
the hair." In mythology, this is the name of a Phrygian goddess of
fertility.
DEA:
From the Latin word for "goddess."
DECIMA:
Latin name meaning "tenth." In Roman
mythology, the Decima are equated with the Greek Moirae.
DELIA
(Δήλια):
Greek name meaning "of Delos." In mythology,
this is a name borne by Artemis,
referring to her place of birth.
DELPHINIA
(Δελφίνια): Feminine form of Greek
Delphinios,
meaning "of Delphi" or "of the Dolphins." In mythology, this
is the surname of Artemis.
DEMETER
(Δημήτηρ): Greek myth name of a goddess of
agriculture, derived from Doric Da-mater, meaning
"earth mother." Compare with masculine Demeter.
DESPOINE
(Δεσποίνη): Greek name
meaning "mistress." In mythology, this is the
name of a daughter of Poseidon
and Demeter.
DEVI
(देवी): Hindi name derived from Sanskrit devi meaning
"goddess."
DEVIKA
(দেবিকা): Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements devi "goddess" and ka
"little," hence "little goddess."
DIANA:
Latin name
meaning "divine, heavenly." In Roman
mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the moon and
hunting.
DIONA:
Variant spelling of Latin Dione, meaning "the
goddess."
DIÔNÊ
(Διώνη): Greek name
meaning "the goddess." In mythology, this is
the name of the Titan mother of Aphrodite. It is a feminine form of
Zeus.
DIONA:
Variant spelling of Latin Dione, meaning "the
goddess."
DIONE: Latin form of
Greek Diônê, meaning "the goddess." In
mythology, this is the name of the Titan mother of Aphrodite. Compare
with another form of Dione.
DISCORDIA:
Latin translation of Greek Eris,
meaning "strife." In mythology, this is the
name of a war-goddess.
DIVINA:
English name based on the vocabulary word divine, meaning
"goddess-like" or "from heaven."
DÔN:
Welsh name of unknown meaning. In mythology, this is the
name of a mother goddess, the consort of Beli
Mawr.
DORIS
(Δωρίς): Greek name meaning "bounty" and
"unmixed, pure." In mythology, this is the
name of a goddess of the sea, consort of
Nereus and mother of the Nereids (sea nymphs).
DURGA
(दुर्गा): Hindi myth name borne by the goddess
Devi, derived from the Sanskrit word durga,
meaning "fort" or "protected place,"
hence "unapproachable." She is usually depicted riding a lion
or tiger, and having twelve hands, each holding a weapon
and assuming a mudra (symbolic hand gesture).
EHUANG
(娥皇): Chinese myth name of the twin sister of
Nüying,
meaning "beauty August." Both sisters were
river goddesses and consorts of the mystical ruler Shun.
EIDOTHEA
(Ειδοθεα): Greek name meaning
"knowing goddess." In mythology, this is the name of a sea
nymph, the daughter of Proteus.
EILEITHYIA
(Εἰλείθυια): Greek name derived from the word
eleluthyia,
meaning "relieve." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
childbirth. Her Latin name is Lucina.
EIR:
Old Norse name derived from the
word eir, meaning "help,
mercy." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of healing and
medicine.
EIRÊNÊ
(Εἰρήνη): Greek name meaning "peace."
In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of peace. Her Latin name is Pax.
ENYO
(Ενυώ): Greek counterpart of Roman
Latin Bellona,
meaning "warlike." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of war known as the "waster of cities,"
depicted as being covered in blood and carrying weapons. She was a companion
of Ares and is sometimes said to be his sister or mother.
EOS
(Ἠώς): Greek name
meaning "dawn." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of
dawn. Equated with Latin Aurora.
EPONA:
Celtic name composed of the
Gaulish elements epos "horse" and epa
"mare," hence "horse-mare." In mythology, this is
the name of a goddess of horses and fertility.
ERATO
(Ερατώ): Greek name derived from the word arastos,
meaning "lovely." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of
poetry.
ERESHKIGAL:
Mesopotamian name meaning "great lady earth." In mythology,
this is the name of a goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead.
ERIS
(Έρις): Greek
name meaning "strife." In mythology, this is the name of a
war-goddess, the sister of Ares. Her Roman name is
Discordia.
ÉRIU:
Irish name meaning
"peace." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of peace and patroness of
Ireland.
EUPHEME:
Anglicized form of Greek Euphêmê, meaning "Well I speak." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of good omen,
praise, and shouts of triumph.
EUPHÊMÊ
(Εύφημη):
Greek name composed of the elements eu
"good, well" and phemi "I speak," hence
"Well I speak." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of good omen,
praise, and shouts of triumph.
EUPRAXIA
(Ευπραξία):
Greek name composed of the elements eu "good," and praxis
"action, exercise, practice," hence "good conduct." In
mythology, this is the name of a goddess or spirit of good conduct.
EURYBIA
(Ευρυβία): Greek
name meaning "wide force." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the seas, and wife of the Titan
Krios.
EURYNOME:
Greek name meaning "far-ruling." In Orphic mythology, this was the
name of the goddess-queen of the world before Rhea and
Cronus
cast her and her husband Ophion into
Tartarus.
EUTERPE
(Ευτέρπη): Greek name meaning "delight." In mythology, this is the
name of one of the Muses fathered by Zeus,
known as the "giver of pleasure."
EYDÍS:
Old Norse name composed of the
elements ey "island" and dis "goddess,"
hence "island goddess."
FAUNA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Faunus, meaning
"to favor." This is an alternate name for several mythological
characters including Marica, Ops, and
Terra.
FELICITAS:
Roman myth name of a goddess of good luck, derived from the Latin word felicitas,
meaning "fortune; good
luck."
FHINA:
Celtic name meaning "wine." In mythology,
this is another name belonging to the goddess Crobh
Dearg.
FLORA: Roman Latin name meaning "flower." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of flowers and
spring. Compare with another form of Flora.
FREYJA:
Old Norse name derived from the
ancient element freyja (Old High German frouwa), meaning
"lady,
mistress." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of beauty and
love.
FRIGG:
Icelandic name derived from Old Norse fría, meaning "to
love." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of earth, the
queen of the Aesir and wife of Odin.
FUAMNACH:
Irish name meaning "jealous." In mythology, this is the name of
the first wife of Midir, lord of the
underworld. She is a witch
goddess who turns Midir's second wife, the heroine Étaín,
into a pool of
water, then a worm, and finally a beautiful butterfly.
GABIJA:
Lithuanian name possibly related to
proto-Mongolian *gabi-, meaning "careful, diligent,
skilled." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of fire.
GÆA:
Latin form of Greek Gaia, meaning "earth."
In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of earth, the wife of Uranus
and mother of the Titans. Her
Roman name is Terra.
GAIA
(Γα�α): Greek name meaning "earth."
In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of earth, the wife of Uranus
and mother of the Titans. Her Roman
name is Terra.
GALÊNÊ (Γαλήνη):
Greek name meaning "calm seas." In mythology, this is the name of
a sea nymph and goddess of calm seas.
GALENE:
Latin form of Greek Galênê, meaning "calm seas."
In Greek mythology, this is the name
of a sea nymph and goddess of calm seas.
GAURI
(गौरी): Hindi name
meaning "white." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Shiva,
a goddess of longevity and marital felicity.
GE
(Γῆ): Modern form of Greek
Gaia, meaning "earth." In
mythology, this is the name of the goddess of earth, the wife of Uranus
and mother of the Titans.
HABREN:
Old Welsh form of Severn, the name of a river in England where a
Celtic goddess dwelt, possibly meaning "thorny cactus." See Sabrina,
the Latin form.
HAFREN:
Modern form of Welsh Habren, a form of Severn, the name of a river in England where a
Celtic goddess dwelt, possibly meaning "thorny cactus." See Sabrina,
the Latin form.
HARMONIA
(Αρμονία): Greek name meaning "concord, harmony." In mythology, this
is the name of the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. Her Latin name is
Concordia.
HAURVATAT:
Persian name of a goddess of health and water, meaning "health,
perfection."
HÊBÊ
(Ἥβη): Greek
name derived from the word hebos, meaning "young." In
mythology, this is the name of a goddess of youth.
HEBE: Latin form of Greek
Hêbê, meaning
"young." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of youth.
HECATE:
Latin form of Greek Hekate, meaning "worker from far
off." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
witchcraft, demons, graves, and the underworld.
HEKATE
(Εκάτη): Variant spelling of Greek
Hekabe, meaning "worker
from far off." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
witchcraft, demons, graves, and the underworld.
HEMERA
(Ημέρα): Greek
name meaning "day." In mythology, this is the name of a primeval goddess of day,
the daughter of Erebos
and Nyx, and sister-wife of Æther.
HEQET:
Egyptian name of a frog-headed goddess of fertility, meaning
"frog."
HÊRÂ
(Ήρα): Greek
myth name of the wife of Zeus. Of
unknown meaning. Her
name is not Greek or Indo-European. She may have originally been a deity of the Minoan pantheon or of some other unidentifiable
pre-Greek people. Her Roman name is Juno,
meaning "vital force."
HERA:
Latin form of Greek Hêrâ. In mythology, this is the name of the wife of
Zeus.
Of unknown meaning. She may originally have been a female deity of the Minoan pantheon or of some other unidentifiable
pre-Greek people. Her Roman name is Juno,
meaning "vital force."
HESTIA
(Ἑστία): Greek name meaning "altar,
hearth, fireside." In mythology, this is the
name of a goddess of the hearth. Her Roman name is Vesta.
HET-HERU:
Egyptian name composed of the elements hwt "house" and Hr
"Horus," hence "house of Horus."
In mythology, this is the name of a cow-headed goddess of love.
HIPPOLYTA:
Latin form of Greek Hippolyte, meaning
"horse-freer." In mythology, this is a name of the daughter of Ares.
HIPPOLYTE
(Ἱππολύτη): Feminine form of Greek
Hippolytos,
meaning "horse-freer." In Greek mythology, this is a name of the daughter of
Ares.
HJÖRDIS:
Old Norse name composed of the elements hjörr "sword" and dis
"goddess," hence "sword goddess."
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