Demeter’s treasure was her daughter Persephone. When Hades whisked Persephone away to his dim, underworld abode, Demeter’s stark grief created the earth’s first winter.
Ana (also called Anu and Danu) is the most ancient Celtic goddess. She gave birth to the Tuatha De Danaan, and her tears continue to bring life to the world. The Danube River is named after her.
Golden winged Isis is not only the mother of the hawk headed god Horus but of all the Egyptian pharaohs. She birthed royal dynastic Egypt and regained her eminence in Hellenistic times.
As goddess of the sky, Nut, the mother of Isis, engendered the air we breathe and the mechanical wizardry of the earth’s place in the cosmos.
Primordial goddess Gaia is the personification of earth. Before time began, she stretched out her body to form our home planet. Without her, none of us could exist.
Wed to Odin, Nordic goddess Frigga serves as the Allmother. Her tears are depicted by the milky white tears of mistletoe, and she lends her name to the most awesome day of the week—Friday.
Rhea renounced the orders of her husband Chronos to save her children from his fearful wrath. She ushered her babies to safety and foiled his plan to eat them by substituting stones.
Amalthea served as the wet nurse to baby Zeus during his dangerous seclusion from his rampaging father Chronos. Sometimes a mother figure is as vital to a child as a biological mother.
Thetis, mother of the great warrior Achilles, dipped her son into a magical pool to ensure his immortality. Tragically, she overlooked his heel.
Sumerian goddess Nammu gave birth to heaven and earth, An and Ki. Although An and Ki may seem to be huge impersonal concepts, how would humans otherwise flourish?
Pawnee sun goddess Shakuru wed moon god Pah and created the first human. It’s interesting to note that in most cultures the sun is male, not female. How refreshing that in Pawnee and Japanese mythology, the sun is represented by a female. Let’s explore this more in a future mythical post!
Arabian goddess Allat was the revered mother of Hubal, god of divination with arrows and husband of the goddess of fate. The direction in which the arrows pointed provided an answer to the supplicant’s question.
Aethra was a temple priestess who gave birth to Theseus, the greatest warrior prior to Hercules. It was her feminine teachings of reverence to the great mother goddess that enabled him to temper his warlike tendencies with mindfulness and cunning.
Cheers & Happy Reading!
Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic with Paranormal Fantasy Romance
What a cool post, especially right after Mother’s Day. Fascinating reading, indeed!
Thank you, Mae! I guess mothers are on our mind right now.
Wow! Really enjoyed it..looking forward to more from you 🙂
Thank you, Aarti! I followed you on facebook. My author page there is named flossiebentonrogersauthor.
I thought it interesting that Pawnee is also a Native American tribe. I wonder if there is a connection? Great information.
Yes, it is the same Pawnee.