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Laverna Roman Goddess of illegally-obtained money, the patroness
of charlatans, con men and thieves. Sometimes seen as a Goddess
of underworld
Lachesis Greek Goddess of lot-casting. One of the three
Greek Fates. She was able to control the destiny of humans.
Laghusyamala Hindu (Puranic) Goddess, whose name means
lightly dark one. Her attributes are lute and a wine class.
Laima Latvian Goddess of fate, and fortune. Also guardian
of women at childbirth and with new born. Her name means luck.
Laka Polynesian (Hawaiian) Goddess of dancing.
Laksmi Hindu (Indian) Goddess fortune and wisdom. Also consort
of Vishnu, the creator God, who she is always faithful to.
Lamaria Svan (Caucasus) tutelary Goddess. Also heart Goddess
and protector of cows.
Larunda Sabine chthonic Goddess. Early Italic earth mother.
Lasya Buddhist-Lamaist (Tibet) mother Goddess, whose name
means dancing girl. She is usually associated with color white and
her attribute is a mirror.
Lauka Mate Latvian Goddess of agriculture.
Laverna Italic chthonic underworld Goddess.
Lelwani Hittle and Hurrian chthonic underworld Goddess,
associated with charnel houses.
Leto Greek mother Goddess. She is guardian graves, and
often protected Artemis (virgin Goddess of animals and hunting)
and her twin-brother Apollo (God of hunting and healing) from her
stepmother Hera (Queen of Gods and wife of Zeus, the King of the
Gods). She was the mother of Apollo and Artemis.
Leukothea Greco-Roman sea Goddess, who looks like a mermaid.
Before becoming a Goddess she was mortal woman named Ino, who drowned
her self and her son.
Lha-Mo Buddhist-Lamais (Tibet) Goddess.
Libera Italic chthonic Goddess, whose father was Liber
(fertility God) and mother Ceres (mother Goddess).
Libertas Roman Goddess of freedom and liberty.
Libitina Roman chthonic Goddess of death, corpses and funerals.
Lilith Mesopotamian (Sumerian) Goddess of desolation. In
Christian mythology she said to be first wife of Adam, who escaped
from Eden to the desert and became the mother of all demons.
Liluri Western Semitic (Syrian) mountain Goddess. Her sacred
animal is bull.
Locana Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess, whose name means the
eye. She is usually associated with colors white and blue, and her
attributes are cup and lotus.
Lomo Ngbandi (Zaire, central Africa) Goddess of peace,
who invokes sunrise everyday with seven other deities.
Lucina Roman Goddess of birth, who brings child into the
light.
Luna Roman moon Goddess.
Lunang Kafir (Afghanistan-Hindukush) river Goddess, who
also rules over the water mills.
Luonnotar Finnish Goddess, who created world.
Ma Cappadocian (Anatolia, Turkey) fertility and vegetation
Goddess. Priestesses became prostitutes to honor her. Later she
was also seen as warrior Goddess.
Maat Egyptian Goddess of cosmic order.
Macha Celtic (Irish) fertility Goddess, who have red hair.
One aspect of Morrigan.
Maeve Celtic (Irish) mother Goddess.
Mafdet Egyptian Goddess, who guards against snakes and
scorpions.
Magha Hindu (Epic and Puranic) Goddess of fortune.
Mahacinatar Buddhist (Mahayana) and Lamaist (Tibet) Goddess,
whose attributes are arrow, ax, blue lotus, cup, knife and skull.
Mahakali Jain (Indian) Goddess of learning.
Mahamanasika Jain (Indian) Goddess of learning, whose name
means great-minded.
Mahamataras Group of Hindu Goddesses
Mahamayuri Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess, whose name means
great daughter of the peacock.
Mahapratisara Buddhist guardian Goddess, whose name means
great protector.
Mahapratyangina Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess. Her name means
great Goddess whose speech is directed westwards.
Maharksa Group of Buddhist guardian Goddesses. Name means
the great protectors
Maharatri Hindu (Epic and Puranic) Goddess, whose name
means the great night.
Mahasahaspramardani Buddhist Goddess. She is usually associated
with color white, and her attributes are noose, prayer wheel and
sword, and her name means the thousand fold destroyer.
Maha-Sarasvati Hindu (Puranic) Goddess, whose attributes
are book, hook, lute and rosary and Buddhist Goddess, who is usually
associated with color white and whose attributes are garland of
pearls and white lotus.
Mahasitavati Buddhist guardian Goddess, whose name means
great cold one. She is usually associated with colors red, yellow
and green, and her some of her attributes are arrow, ax, banner,
book, bow, sword, and trident.
Mahasri-Tars Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess. Her name means
of great beauty and she is usually associated with color green.
Mahavidya Group of Buddhist Goddesses, who have great knowledge.
Mahayasa Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess, whose name means
most glorious.
Mahesvari Hindu (Epic and Puranic) mother Goddess. Some
of her attributes are ax, arrow and trident.
Mahi Hindu (Vedic) Goddess of sacrifice.
Mahisasuramardini Form of Hindu (Puranic) Goddess Devi.
She have twelve arm that holds weapons, and she is riding a lion.
Mahodadhi Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess, whose name means
the great ocean.
Maia Greco-Roman earth Goddess. Her name is said to be
origin of the name of month May.
Mala Buddhist-Lamais (Tibet) mother Goddess, whose name
means garland.
Malhal Mata Hindu (Epic and Puranic) mother Goddess. She
is known as bringer of diseases.
Mama Qoca Inca (South America, Peru etc.) Goddess of the
ocean, whose name means mother sea.
Mamaki Buddhist Goddess, whose name means greedy.
Mam-Kiya Inca (South America, Peru etc.) Goddess of the
moon, whose name means mother moon.
Mami Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian) mother
Goddess. She was involved in creation on mankind.
Mamity Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian)
Goddess of oaths and treaties.
Mab Celtic Goddess, who is a midwife of the fairies. She
gave people dreams.
Mader-Akka Lapps Goddess, whois a female part of primordial
couple that created everything.
Mahamaya Mother of Buddha, who died shortly after having
him.
Makosh Slovenian Goddess of water and fertility.
Matrona Celtic Goddess.
Mati-Syra-Zemlya Russian earth Goddess, who controls over
forces of nature, and makes evil powers stay away. She was also
Goddess of justice and prophecy.
Mamlambo Zulu (Natal, South Africa) river Goddess, who controls
all the rivers in Natal. Also protector of beer-makers.
Masana Hindu snake Goddess.
Manasi Jain (Indian) Goddess of learning. Her name means
spiritual.
Manat Arabian Goddess, whose name means fate.
Manavi Jain (Indian) Goddess of learning.
Manawat Western Semitic (Nabataean) Goddess of destiny.
Mangala Form of Hindu Goddess Parvati.
Marama Polynesian (Maori) Goddess of moon.
Mari Basque (Pyrenean region) supreme mother Goddess. She
is Goddess both sky and earth. Also Dravian (Tamil, southern Indian)
mother Goddess. Her name means both killing and queen.
Mari Mai Hindu Goddess of plague, whose name means mother
death.
Marici Buddhist (Mahayana) astral Goddess. Her name means
shining.
Mariyamman Dravian (Tamil, southern Indian) Goddess of plague,
whose name means mother of smallpox.
Mata Hindu primeval mother Goddess, whose name means great
mother.
Matara Hindu mother Goddess.
Mater Matula Italic sky Goddess. She is also concerned with
childbirth and mariners.
Matlalcueye Aztec (classical Mesoamerican, Mexico) fertility
Goddess. She is also associated with water, and her name means her
skirt is blue.
Matres Romano-Celtic triad of mother Goddesses. They were
worshipped to protect against disease and famine. Sometimes in art
they are shown both as young and old, as they represent different
ages of womanhood.
Mawu Fon (Benin, West Africa) moon Goddess. She is a sister
of sun God Lisa, and is also associated with fertility and motherhood.
Maya(devi) Buddhist mother Goddess.
Mayahuel Aztec (classical Mesoamerican, Mexico) fertility
Goddess.
Mayajalakrama-Kurukulla Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess, whose
name means one who proceeds in the net of illusion.
Ma-zu Chinese Goddess of sea and guardian of fisherman.
Mbonbe Nkundo (Zaire, central Africa) mother Goddess.
Madeine Latvian woodland Goddess. Her name means of the
tree.
Medha Buddhist (Mahayana) Goddess, whose name means wisdom.
Meditrina Roman Goddess of healing.
Mehet-Weret Egyptian cow Goddess, who is associated with
creation.
Mellonia Roman Goddess of bees.
Mena Hindu Goddess of mountains.
Meretseger Egyptian chthonic Goddess, also associated with
underworld.
Meter Greek mother Goddess. Seen as the great mother of
all the Gods.
Metsaka Huichol native American (Mesoamerican, Mexico)
Goddess of moon, who was also known as grandmother moon.
Medb Celtic Goddess.
Medea Greek Goddess, who is very skilled in magic and protector
of witches.
Medusa Leader of the three Greek monsters, the Gorgons.
She turns everybody who looks at her to stone.
Megara First wife of Greek hero and half-god Heracles, who
killed their children in a fit of madness, that were caused by Goddess
Hera.
Meshkent Egyptian Goddess of childbirth and funeral rituals.
Metis Greek Goddess of wisdom, who is one of the Titans
and first wife of Zeus.
Mhalsa Hindu Goddess.
Micapetlacoli Aztec (classical Mesoamerican, Mexico) chthonic
underworld Goddess.
Mielikki Finnish Goddess of forests and healing, whose symbol
is the unicorn. The name was derived from the finish word mieli
which means mind.
Minaksi Hindu Goddess of fishes. Her name means fish eyed.
Minera Roman Goddess of war. She is guardian of Rome, and
also Goddess wisdom, arts and crafts and peace.
Mizu-Ha-No-Me Shinto (Japan) Goddess of water.
Mmemosyne Greek Goddess of memory. Nine Muses of Helicon
are her daughters.
Modron Celtic (Welsh) mother Goddess, whose name means great
mother.
Mokos Slavonic European Goddess of fertility and water.
Also Goddess of midwifery.
Moneta Roman Goddess of prosperity.
Mor Celtic (Irish) goddess of the sun.
Morrigan Celtic (Irish) Goddess of war, fertility and vegetation,
who has many aspects, both generative and destructive. Sometimes
she is also seen as the Goddess of horses.
Morana Slavic Goddess of death and winter, her name meaning
death.
Morta Roman Goddess of death. She is one of the trio of
Goddesses of fate, the Parceas, with Decima and Nona, Goddesses
of birth.
Moombi Kikuyu (Kenya, Africa) mother Goddess.
Morgan Le Fay Celtic Goddess, who is a queen of the mystic
land of Avalon and a great enchantress. She took King Arthur, her
brother, there after last battle to heal.
Mrgasiras Hindu (Epic and Puranic) Goddess fortune, whose
name means head of a gazelle.
Mujaji Lovedu (South Africa) Goddess of rain. Human sacrifices
were also given to her to bring rain.
Mula Hindu (Epic and Puranic) Goddess.
Mulindwa Bunyoro (Uganda, East Africa) Goddess, who protects
tribal chiefs and their families.
Mulliltu Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) Goddess.
Muraja Buddhist Goddess of music, whose attribute is a
tambourine.
Muso Koroni Bambara (Mali, West Africa) Chthonic fertility
Goddess. She is mother to all living thighs and did teach humans
farming. She gives girls their menstruation, and wants that both
sexes are being circumcised in their youth.
Mut Egyptian patron Goddess of Thebes. She is seen as the
divine mother of Theban kings.
Mudungkala Australian aboriginal mother Goddess.
Myesyats Slavonic Goddess of the moon, and consort of Dazhbog,
God of the sun. Stars are their children.
Mattalamman Dravian (Tamil, southern India) Goddess of plague,
especially smallpox. Her name means pearl-mother.
Mylitta Greek Goddess.
Myrrha Western Semitic (Phoenician) fertility Goddess.
Sources:
Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of gods 2002
Michael Senior, Who´s who in mythology 1985
Elizabeth Hallan, Mytologian Jumalat (Gods and Goddesses, 96)
1997
Nigel Pennick, the Pagan book of days 1992
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