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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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