The Book of Goddesses and HeroinesA collection of 1,000 stories featuring mythological and legendary female figures of all races and eras. |
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... Amaterasu Benten Ainu , Japanese , and Korean Kishimogin Sayo - Hime Kono - Hana - Sakuya- Tatsuta - Hime Hieda - no - Are Fuji Inari Izanami Jingo Ningyo Oto - Hime Rafu - Sen Hime Naru - Kami Turesh Toyo - Tama - Hime Uke - Mochi Yaya ...
... Amaterasu Benten Ainu , Japanese , and Korean Kishimogin Sayo - Hime Kono - Hana - Sakuya- Tatsuta - Hime Hieda - no - Are Fuji Inari Izanami Jingo Ningyo Oto - Hime Rafu - Sen Hime Naru - Kami Turesh Toyo - Tama - Hime Uke - Mochi Yaya ...
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... Amaterasu , Amaterasu - Omi - Kami Of all the religions currently practiced by significant numbers of people , the only one whose chief divinity is female is Japanese Shinto , based on the worship of the sun - goddess Amaterasu ...
... Amaterasu , Amaterasu - Omi - Kami Of all the religions currently practiced by significant numbers of people , the only one whose chief divinity is female is Japanese Shinto , based on the worship of the sun - goddess Amaterasu ...
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... Amaterasu grabbed Susano - o's sword and broke it with her teeth , spitting out three pieces which , striking the ground , became god- desses . Susano - o asked Amaterasu for some of her jewels ; she gave him five ; he cracked them open ...
... Amaterasu grabbed Susano - o's sword and broke it with her teeth , spitting out three pieces which , striking the ground , became god- desses . Susano - o asked Amaterasu for some of her jewels ; she gave him five ; he cracked them open ...
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Akycha Al-Lat Amaterasu Amazons ancient animals Aphrodite Arianrhod Artemis Asherah Ataensic Atargatis Athene beautiful became Boann brother called Celtic Coventina Cybele dance daughter dead death deities Demeter demon divinity Dumuzi earth mother earth-goddess Eileithyia Enki Erinyes fairy famous father fell female festival Freya Frigg gave birth Gestinanna Glispa goddess gods golden Grainne Greece Greek Greek goddess grew heaven Hebrew Hera Heracles hero heroine Hina honored human husband Inanna Ireland Irish Ishtar Isis island killed king Lady land later legend says Lilith lived lover Maenads magical maiden male married mate moon moon-goddess mortal mother-goddess mountains myth mythology name means night Ninhursag nymph originally patriarchal Pele Persephone pre-Hellenic priestesses queen religion rituals river Roman goddess ruled ruler sacred Scandinavian scholars sister snake sometimes spirit story Sumerian sun-goddess symbol told took tree tribes underworld virgin warrior wife woman women worshiped young Zeus