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Names of goddesses and daughters of gods and goddesses from various mythologies.

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  1. HJØRDIS: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Hjördis, meaning "sword goddess." 
  2. IDOTHEA: Latin form of Greek Eidothea, meaning "knowing goddess." In mythology, this is the name of a sea nymph, the daughter of Proteus.
  3. IÐUNNR: Old Norse name composed of the elements "again" and unna "to love," hence "again to love." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of spring.

  4. ILITHYIA: Latin form of Greek Eileithyia, meaning "relieve." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of childbirth. Her Roman name is Lucina.

  5. ILMATAR: Finnish unisex name, derived from the word ilma, meaning "air." In mythology, this is the name of an androgynous virgin deity of the air. 

  6. INANNA: Sumerian name, possibly meaning "lady of Heaven." In Babylonian mythology, this is the name the daughter of Ea and sister of Nanshe; she is a goddess of the sky, earth, love, fertility and war.

  7. INDIRA (इन्दिरा): Hindi myth name borne by Lakshmi, wife of Vishnu, meaning "beauty."

  8. IRENE: Latin form of Greek Eirênê, meaning "peace." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of peace. 

  9. IRIS (Ίρις): Greek name meaning "rainbow." In mythology, this is the name of a rainbow goddess. In use by the English as a feminine name, and by the Jews as a unisex name.

  10. ISHTAR: Assyrian name said to be Semitic in origin and which may share the same underlying stem as masculine Assur, meaning "the leading one" or "the chief." In Babylonian mythology, this is the name of the most prominent female deity. 

  11. ISIS (Ίσις): Greek form of Coptic Esi, meaning "(female) of the throne," which is usually translated "Queen of the throne." This name is a corruption of her true name which is unknown because Egyptian hieroglyphs left out most of the vowels.

  12. IUTURNA: Roman myth name of a goddess of fountains, springs and wells, derived from Latin iuvare, meaning "to help."

  13. IXCHEL: Nahuatl name of a Mayan goddess of the earth, moon, and medicine, meaning "rainbow lady."

  14. IZANAMI (イザナミ): Japanese myth name of the wife of Izanagi, meaning "female who invites."

  15. JUNO: Roman Latin name meaning "vital force." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Jupiter and mother of Mars

  16. JUVENTAS: Roman Latin name meaning "youth." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of youth.

  17. KALI (काली): Hindi myth name of the wife of Shiva, meaning "the black one" and "devourer of time." Compare with another form of Kali.
  18. KALLIGENEIA (Καλλιγένεια): Greek name composed of the elements kallos "beauty" and genes "born," hence "beauty-born." In mythology, this is the name of the nymph nurse of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone.

  19. KALLIOPE (Καλλιόπη): Greek name composed of the elements kallos "beauty" and ops "voice," hence "beautiful voice." In mythology, this is the the name of the muse of epic poetry.
  20. KALLISTÊ (Καλλίστη): Greek name derived from the word kallistos, 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. The Latin forms are Calliste and Callista.
  21. KALLISTO (Καλλιστώ): Greek name derived from the word kallistos, meaning "most beautiful." In mythology, this is the name of the daughter of Lycaon, king of Arcadia. The Latin form is Callisto.
  22. KARME (Κάρμη): Greek name meaning "to shear." In mythology, this is the name of a harvest goddess.
  23. KERES (Κῆρες): Greek myth name of female "death-spirits," daughters of Nyx, who are the sources of evil. Ker is the singular form and the name of a goddess of violent death.

  24. KETO (Κητώ): Greek name meaning "sea monster." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of sharks, whales, and other dangers of the sea.

  25. KHARIS (Χάρις): Greek name meaning "charm, grace, kindness." In mythology, this is the singular form of plural Kharites (Charites), a name for the goddesses of charm.

  26. KHLOE (Χλόη): Variant spelling of Greek Chloē, meaning "green shoot." In mythology, this is a surname of the goddess Demeter
  27. KHLORIS (Χλωρίς): Greek name, meaning "green buds." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of flowers and vegetation.
  28. KHTHONIA (Χθόνια): Feminine form of Greek Khthonios, meaning "of the earth (especially the inner earth, i.e. underworld)." In mythology, this is an epithet of Hekate or Persephone.
  29. KIRKE (Κίρκη): Greek name 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. 
  30. KLEIO (Κλειώ): Greek name derived from the word kleos, meaning "glory." In mythology, this is the name of a muse of poetry and history.
  31. KLOTHO (Κλωθώ): Greek name meaning "spinner." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Fates (Moirae).
  32. KORE (Κόρη): Greek name meaning "maiden." In mythology, this is a title belonging to Persephone, a goddess of the underworld.
  33. KUNTI (कुंती): Hindi myth name of the mother of Karna, meaning "to call, to invoke, to pray."
  34. KYBELE (Κυβηλη): Greek myth name of a Phrygian goddess of fertility, traditionally rendered "she of the hair."
  35. LACHESIS: Latin form of Greek Lakhesis, meaning "apportioner; disposer of lots." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Fates (Moirae).
  36. LAIMA: Lithuanian name meaning "luck." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of fortune.
  37. LAKHESIS (Λάχεσις): Greek name meaning "apportioner; disposer of lots." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Fates (Moirae).
  38. LAKSHMI (लक्ष्मी): Hindi name derived from the Sanskrit word laksya, meaning "aim, goal, mark." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Vishnu, goddess of fortune and wisdom.

  39. LAVERNA: Latin name, possibly meaning "spring-like; to be verdant." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of illegally-obtained money. She is the patroness of charlatans, con men and thieves.

  40. LEMPI: Finnish myth name of the mother of Lemminkäinen, meaning "love."

  41. LÊTÔ (Λητώ): Greek name meaning "the hidden one." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
  42. LETO: Latin form of Greek Lêtô, meaning "the hidden one." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
  43. LEUCOTHEA: Latin form of Greek Leucothea, meaning "white goddess." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess who assisted sailors in distress.
  44. LEUKOTHEA (Λευκοθέα): Greek name composed of the elements leukos "white" and thea "goddess," hence "white goddess." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess who assisted sailors in distress.
  45. LIBITINA: Roman myth name of a goddess of corpses, funerals, and the dead. Her name was synonymous with the word "death." 
  46. LUCINA: Latin name derived from the word lucus, meaning "grove." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of childbirth. She is equated with Latin Ilithyia (Greek Eileithyia), meaning "to relieve." An asteroid was named after her. 
  47. LUNA: Roman myth name of a moon goddess, meaning "moon." Compare with another form of Luna.
  48. MAIA (Μαία): Greek name meaning "nursing mother." In mythology, this is the name of the eldest of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes by Zeus

  49. MANISHA (मनीषा): Hindi name meaning "wisdom." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the mind.

  50. MARAMA: Polynesian myth name of a moon goddess, meaning "moon."

  51. MAY: English name sometimes given to baby girls born in the month of May which was named after the Greek goddess Maia, meaning "nursing mother." Compare with another form of May.
  52. MAYA (माया): Hindi myth name of the mother of Siddhartha, meaning "illusion." Compare with another form of Maya.
  53. MEGAERA: Latin form of Greek Megaira, meaning "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named two others: Alecto "unceasing" and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
  54. MEGAIRA (Μέγαιρα): Greek name meaning "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named two others: Alecto "unceasing" and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
  55. MELETÊ (Μελέτη): Greek name meaning "practice." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three original Muses, before their number was increased to nine. 
  56. MELETE: Latin form of Greek Meletê, meaning "practice." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three original Muses, before their number was increased to nine. 
  57. MELPOMENÊ (Μελπομένη): Greek name meaning "choir." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of tragedy.
  58. MELPOMENE: Latin form of Greek Melpomenê, meaning "choir." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of tragedy.
  59. MIELIKKI: Finnish name derived from the word mieli which can have many meanings ("desire, feeling, heart, mind, mood, pleasure"), but its central meaning is "mind." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of forests and healing, whose symbol is the unicorn. 

  60. MINERVA: Roman name, possibly derived from Latin mens, meaning "intellect." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of wisdom and war. Equated with Greek Athene.

  61. MNEME: Latin form of Greek Mnêmê, meaning "memory." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three original Muses.
  62. MNÊMÊ (Μνήμη): Greek name meaning "memory." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three original Muses. 
  63. MNEMOSYNE: Latin form of Greek Mnêmosynê, meaning "memory." In mythology, this is the name of the personification of memory, a Titaness and daughter of Gaia and Uranus
  64. MNÊMOSYNÊ (Μνημοσύνη): Greek name meaning "memory." In mythology, this is the name of the personification of memory, a Titaness and daughter of Gaia and Uranus
  65. MOKOSH (Мокошь): Slavic name derived from the word mok, meaning "wet." In mythology, this is the name of an earth goddess known as Moist Mother Earth. She is connected with shearing and weaving, and she spins the web of life and death.

  66. MORANA: Slavic name meaning "death." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of death and winter.

  67. MÓRRÍGHAN: Irish myth name of a goddess of death and war, derived from Mhór Rioghain, meaning "great queen."

  68. NANNA: Old Norse name derived from the word nenna, meaning "daring." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Baldr. Compare with another form of Nanna.
  69. NANSHE: Sumerian name meaning "enclosure of fish." In Babylonian mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the watery deep, the daughter of Ea and sister of Inanna.

  70. NANTOSUELTA: Gaulish name meaning "valley-sun." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of a goddess of water and fertility.

  71. NEBT-HET: Original Egyptian form of Greek Nephthys, the myth name of the mother of the funerary god Anubis, a goddess of death having a fiery breath, meaning "lady of the enclosure (temple)." 

  72. NEITH: Egyptian name meaning either "water" or "weaver." In mythology, this is the name of a mother goddess, the personification of the waters of life.

  73. NEMESIS (Νέμεσις): Greek name meaning "retribution; righteous anger." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of justice and vengeance.

  74. NEPHELÊ (Νεφέλη): Greek name meaning "cloud." In mythology, this is the name a goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs.
  75. NEPHELE: Latin form of Greek Nephelê, meaning "cloud." In mythology, this is the name a goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs.
  76. NEPHTHYS (Νέφθυς): Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het, a goddess of death having a fiery breath, meaning "lady of the enclosure (temple)." She was the mother of the funerary deity Anubis.
  77. NERÞUZ: Teutonic myth name of a goddess of fertility, derived from the root *ner, meaning "strong, vigorous." It is a feminine form of Old Norse Njörðr.
  78. NIAMH: Irish Gaelic myth name of the daughter of a sea god, meaning "beauty, brightness." 
  79. NICÉ: Latin form of Greek Nikê, meaning "victory." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of victory.
  80. NIKÊ (Νίκη): Greek name meaning "victory." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of victory.

  81. NÜYING (女英): Chinese myth name of the twin sister of Ehuang, meaning "girl flower." Both sisters were river goddesses and consorts of the mystical ruler Shun.

  82. NYX (Νύξ): Greek name meaning "night." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of night.

  83. OPS: Roman Latin name meaning "plenty." In mythology, this is the name of an earth goddess, the wife of Saturn. Identified with Greek Rhea.

  84. OURANIA (Ουρανία): Greek myth name of a muse of astronomy, derived from the word ouranios, meaning "heavenly."

  85. PALLAS (Παλλάς): Greek unisex name derived from the word pallô, meaning "to brandish a weapon." In mythology, this is the name of many characters in Greek mythology: a son of Evander; a giant son of Uranus and Gaia; a Titan son of Crius and Eurybia; the father of the 50 Pallantids; a daughter of Triton; and it is an epithet of Athena

  86. PAPA: Maori myth name of the mother of the gods, meaning "earth."

  87. PARVATI (पार्वती): Hindi myth name of a wife of Shiva, meaning "she of the mountains."

  88. PAX: Roman myth name of a goddess of peace, derived from the Latin word pax, meaning "peace." Her Greek name is Eirênê.

  89. PELE: Hawaiian myth name of the goddess of dance, fire, lightning, violence, and volcanoes, meaning "lava." She is said to sometimes appear to people, resembling either a beautiful young woman or a frail old woman. Signs of her presence are fine golden strands of volcanic glass said to be her hair, or droplets of lava said to be her tears.

  90. PERSEPHONE (Περσεφόνη): Greek name probably composed of the elements persô "person; human being" and phonos "murderer, slayer," hence "person-slayer." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the underworld, a daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Her Roman name is Proserpina.

  91. PHOEBE: Latin form of Greek Phoibe, meaning "shining one." In mythology, this is the name of a Titan goddess of bright intellect.
  92. PHOIBE (Φοίβη): Greek name meaning "shining one." In mythology, this is the name of a Titan goddess of bright intellect.
  93. PODARGE (Ποδαργη): Greek unisex name meaning "fleet-foot." In mythology, this is the name of several characters: 1) one of the Harpies who was the mother of Balius and Xanthus; 2) another name for the rainbow goddess Iris; and 3) it was Priam's birth name; he changed it after buying his life from Herakles.
  94. POLYMNIA (Πολύμνια): Greek name composed of the elements polys "much" and hymnos "hymn, song," hence "very musical" or "many hymns." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of dance and sacred hymns. 
  95. POMONA: Roman name derived from Latin pomus, meaning "fruit tree." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of fruit trees.
  96. PROSERPINA: Roman form of Greek Persephone ("person-slayer"), derived from Latin proserpere, meaning "to emerge." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Ceres and Jupiter
  97. RAJANI (रजनी): Hindi name meaning "night." In mythology, this is another name of the goddess Kali.
  98. RHEA (Ῥέα): Greek name meaning "ease, flow." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus.
  99. RHIANNON: Welsh name probably derived from the Old Celtic title Rigantona, meaning "great queen." In mythology, this is the name of a horse goddess equated with Celtic Epona. She was the daughter of Hefeydd and mother of Pryderi.
  100. SABRINA: Latin form of Severn, the name of a river in England where a Celtic goddess dwelt. The Old Welsh form of Severn is Habren. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly from Hebrew Sabra, the name for a native-born Israeli, meaning "thorny cactus." 

  101. SÁGA: Old Norse name derived from the word sága, meaning "the seeing one." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the Aesir, and possibly another name for Frigg.

  102. SALACIA: Roman myth name of a goddess of salt water, meaning "salt."

  103. SARANYU: Hindu myth name of the wife of Surya, a goddess of clouds and dawn.
  104. SARASWATI (सरस्वती): Hindi myth name of a river goddess, composed of the elements saras "lake, water" and vati "owning," hence "lake-owner."
  105. SATI (सती): Hindi name meaning "truthful." In mythology, this is an epithet belonging to the goddess Durga.
  106. SAULE: Lithuanian myth name of a sun goddess, meaning "sun."
  107. SAVITRI (सावित्री): Hindi myth name of the daughter of the sun god Savitr. Her name is the feminine form of her father's name, meaning "sunray." 
  108. SCYLLA: Latin form of Greek Skylla, meaning "tear and rend." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess resembling a mermaid but having numerous ravenous canine foreparts.
  109. SELENE (Σελήνη): Greek myth name of a moon goddess, meaning "moon."
  110. SHIVALI (शिवाली): Hindi myth name borne by the goddess Parvati, meaning "beloved of Shiva."
  111. SKYLLA (Σκύλλα): Greek name meaning "tear and rend." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess resembling a mermaid but having numerous ravenous canine foreparts.
  112. SIBYL (Σίβύλ): Short form of Greek Sibylla, meaning "prophetess." The sibyls are first mentioned by Heraclitus in the 5th century BC. "The Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the god," originally one of the chthonic earth-goddesses.
  113. SIGRÚN: Old Norse name composed of the Germanic elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret," hence "victory-secret." In mythology, this is the name of a Valkyrie.
  114. SIV: Old Norse name derived from the word sif, meaning "bride, wife." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Thor.
  115. SKULD: Old Norse name meaning "debt; future; that which ought to be." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Norns, a goddess of destiny. The other two are Urðr ("fate; that which happened") and Verðandi ("present").
  116. SPES: Latin name meaning "hope." In Roman mythology, this is the name of "the last goddess," so-called because hope is the last resource available to men. She is equated with Greek Elpis.
  117. SRI (श्री): Hindi myth name borne by Lakshmi, meaning "beauty, light."
  118. TANIT: Phoenician myth name of a goddess of love, the moon and the stars, possibly meaning "serpent lady. In Egyptian her name means "land of Neith."
  119. TERPSICHORE: Latin form of Greek Terpsikhore, meaning "enjoying the dance." In mythology, this is the name of a muse of dance.
  120. TERPSIKHORE (Τερψιχόρη): Greek myth name of a muse of dance, meaning "enjoying the dance."
  121. TERRA: Roman equivalent of Latin Gæa (Greek Gaia), meaning "earth." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of earth. Compare with another form of Terra.
  122. TETHYS (Τηθύς): Greek name meaning "grandmother; nurse." In mythology, this is the name of a Titaness and sea goddess, the daughter of Uranus and Gæa.
  123. THALASSA (θάλασσα): Greek name meaning "sea." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Æther and Hemera. She was a feminine personification of the Mediterranean Sea.
  124. THALEIA (Θάλεια): Greek name derived from the word thallein, meaning "blooming, flourishing." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
  125. THALIA: Latin form of Greek Thaleia, meaning "blooming, flourishing." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry.
  126. THEMIS (Θέμις): Greek name meaning "law." In mythology, this is the name of the Titan mother of the three original Fates.
  127. TIAMAT: Babylonian name composed of the Sumerian elements ti "life," and ama "mother," hence "mother of life." In mythology, this is the name of a primeval sea dragon goddess, the embodiment of Chaos, and mother of the first gods.
  128. TISIPHONE (Τισιφόνη): Greek name composed of the elements tisis "retribution" and phone "murder," hence "murder-retribution." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Erinyes, messengers of ill-omen. Virgil named two others: Megaera "grudge," and Alecto "unceasing."
  129. TUULIKKI: Finnish myth name of a forest goddess, composed of the word tuuli "wind" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little wind." 
  130. URÐR: Old Norse name meaning "fate; that which happened." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Norns, a goddess of destiny. The other two are Skuld ("future") and Verðandi ("present").
  131. VALDÍS: Old Norse name composed of the elements valr "the dead, the slain" and dís "goddess, woman," hence "goddess of the slain in battle."
  132. VALDIS: Swedish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Valdís, meaning "goddess of the slain in battle."
  133. VALLI (Tamil: வள்ளி): Hindi myth name of the wife of Murugan, meaning "a creeping or winding plant."
  134. VASANTA (वसन्ता): Feminine form of Hindi Vasant, meaning "spring." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of spring.
  135. VELLAMO: Finnish name derived from the word velloa, meaning "to surge, to swell." In mythology, this is the name of a cold-hearted goddess of the sea who dwelled in an underwater palace called Ahtola with her husband Ahto.
  136. VENUS: Roman myth name of a goddess of love, meaning "love." Her Greek name is Aphrodite. This is also the name of the second planet in our solar system.
  137. VERÐANDI: Old Norse name meaning "present; that which is happening; in the making." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Norns, a goddess of destiny. The other two are Skuld ("future") and Urðr ("fate; that which happened"). 
  138. VESNA (Serbian: Весна): Slavic myth name of a goddess of spring, meaning "messenger." In use by the Croatians, Latvians, and Serbians.
  139. VESTA: Latin form of Greek Hestia, meaning "altar, hearth, fireside." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of the hearth. 

  140. VICTORIA: Latin name of uncertain derivation; it is either a feminine form of Victorius "conqueror," or from the vocabulary word victoria, "victory." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of victory. 

  141. VIDYA (विद्या): Hindi myth name borne by Saraswati, meaning "knowledge.

  142. VIGDÍS: Old Norse name composed of the elements vig "war" and dís "goddess," hence "war goddess."
  143. VIGDIS: Scandinavian form of Old Norse Vigdís, meaning "war goddess."
  144. VIJAYA (विजया): Hindi unisex name meaning "victory." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Krishna, and another name for the goddess Durga.
  145. WALDIS: Norwegian form of Old Norse Valdís, meaning "goddess of the slain in battle."
  146. WELLAMO: Variant spelling of Finnish Vellamo, meaning "to surge, to swell." In mythology, this is the name of a cold-hearted goddess of the sea who dwelled in an underwater palace called Ahtola with her husband Ahto.
  147. XOCHIQUETZAL: Nahuatl myth name of the twin sister of Xochipilli, meaning "flower feather." 
  148. ZARAMAMA: Quechua myth name of the Inca goddess of grain, meaning "grain mother."
  149. ZARIA: Slavic name meaning "morning star" or "sunrise." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of morning.
  150. ZŁOTA: Polish name meaning "golden." In mythology, Złota Baba ("golden woman") is the name of a goddess of oracles who grants visions in gold." 

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