Ruling and guiding. Inanna, Mesopotamian goddess of love and war
Athena, goddess of wisdom and guardian of Greece
Mami Wata, African water spirit and bringer of riches
Nut, ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky
Juno, mother goddess of Rome and protector of women
Ezili Dant, Haiti's Vodou goddess of vengeance and motherhood
Rhiannon, Welsh queen of horses and courage
Xiwangmu, China's Tao goddess of life, death, creation, and destruction
Baba Yaga, villain and protector, the wicked witch of Russian folklore
Durga, Hindu goddess of supreme power, protection, and strength
New life. Venus, Roman goddess of love, beauty, and victory
Chalchiuhtlique, Aztec goddess of fresh water
Brigid, Celtic goddess of the elements, healing, and poetry
Pattini, Sri Lankan goddess of purity and fighter against injustice
Ariadne, Cretan goddess of labyrinths and mazes
Asase Yaa, West African goddess of the Earth
Gaia, Greek Earth mother of all life
Eve, first woman made by God
Mawu, West African creator of the sun, the moon, and life
Mokosh, mother of the Earth, Slavic goddess of spinning and fate
War and death. Lilith, Jewish demon and monster of the night
Sekhmet, Egyptian lioness and bringer of destruction
Diana, Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and wild animals
Freyja, Norse goddess of love, war, and magic
Izanami, Japanese goddess of death and new life
Anat, Middle Eastern goddess of war and peace
Hel, Norse guardian of the underworld
Rangda, Bali's queen of demons and widow-witch
Medusa, snake-haired demon with deadly eyes
Kali, Hindu goddess of time, creation, and destruction
Love and wisdom. Mary, highest among women in Christianity and Islam
Guanyin, Buddhist goddess of kindness and mercy
Isis, ancient Egyptian mother and magician, wisest of women
Hecate, ancient Greek goddess of protection and the spirit world
Sarasvati, Hindu goddess of learning and the arts
Tara, Buddhist mother of compassion and wisdom
Chang'e, Chinese goddess of the moon
Pte San Win, sacred prophet of the Lakota
Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of wealth and fortune
Popa Medaw, Burmese flower-eating ogress
Animals and nature. Sedna, Inuit mother of the sea and all its creatures
Itzpapalotl, Aztec skeleton warrior and butterfly goddess
Badb Catha, Irish war goddess and battle crow
- Oshun, river spirit of the Yoruba people
Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, fire, and lava
Spider Mother, Native American creator of cures and good advice
Tiamat, Babylonian sea dragon and goddess of salt water
Amaterasu, Japanese sun goddess and mother of emperors
Papatuanuku, Maori, Earth goddess
Mazu, Chinese goddess of the sea