In Hinduism, Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति; from Sanskrit shak, "to be able"), also spelled as Sakthi, meaning "power" or "empowerment" is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe.
Chandi
Chandi (Sanskrit: Caṇḍī) or Chandika (Caṇḍīka) is a Hindu goddess.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu (天照), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神/天照大御神/天照皇大神) or Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion.
Ceres (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion, Ceres (/ˈsɪəriːz/; Latin: Cerēs [ˈkɛreːs]) was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Demeter (/dᵻˈmiːtər/; Attic: Δημήτηρ Dēmḗtēr; Doric: Δαμάτηρ Dāmā́tēr) is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
Guanyin
Guanyin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists.
Kali
Kālī (/ˈkɑːli/; Sanskrit: काली), also known as Kālikā (Sanskrit: कालिका), is a Hindu goddess.
Mariamman
Māri (Tamil: மாரி), also known as Mariamman (Tamil: மாரியம்மன்) and Mariaai (Marathi: मरी आई), both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma (Tamil: மாரியம்மா), or simply Amman or Aatha (Tamil: அம்மன், "mother") is the South Indian Hindu goddess of rain.
Matres and Matronae
The Matres (Latin "mothers") and Matronae (Latin "matrons") were female deities venerated in Northwestern Europe from the first to the fifth century.
Pachamama
Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes.
Yemoja
Yemoja is a spirit from the Yoruba religion.
Asherah
Asherah (/ˈæʃərə/; Ugaritic: ???????????????? : 'ṯrt; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה), in Semitic mythology, is a mother goddess who appears in a number of ancient sources.
Angalaamman
Angālamma/Ankālamma is a name given to the Tamil and Telugu village deity, Angāla/Ankāla Parameshwari.
Matrikas
Matrikas (Matrika singular, Sanskrit: mātṝkā, मातृका "mother"), also called Matara (Sanskrit: mātaraḥ plural, मातरः) and Matri (mātṛ, मातृ singular), is a group of Hindu goddesses who are always depicted together.
Babalon
Babalon /ˈbæbælən/ (also known as the Scarlet Woman, Great Mother or Mother of Abominations) is a goddess found in the mystical system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with English author and occultist Aleister Crowley's writing of The Book of the Law, her name being later given in other works.
Kamakshi
The goddess Kamakshee is a form of Tripura Sundari or Parvati or the universal mother goddess.
Beten
The three Beten (or Bethen, Beden) are a German group of three saints.
Shitala
One story says Goddess Durga has incarnated as little Katyayani, the daughter of sage Katyayan to destroy all arrogant evil demonic forces of the world, in her real form as Durga, she killed many demons that were sent by Kaalkeya.
Varahi
Varahi (Sanskrit: वाराही, Vārāhī) is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven or eight mother goddesses in the Hindu religion.
Kamakhya
Kamakhya (Assamese: কামাখ্যা দেৱী,Bengali: কামাখ্যা দেবী) is an important Hindu Tantric goddess of desire who evolved in the Himalayan hills.
Maisamma
Maisamma (Telugu: మైసమ్మ), also known as Mesai (Marathi: मेसाई) and spelt also Mesko (Marathi: मेस्को), Amma in Tulugu or Aai in Marathi (Telugu: అమ్మMarathi: आई, "mother") is the South Indian Hindu folk goddess.
In Hinduism, Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति; from Sanskrit shak, "to be able"), also spelled as Sakthi, meaning "power" or "empowerment" is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe.
Chandi
Chandi (Sanskrit: Caṇḍī) or Chandika (Caṇḍīka) is a Hindu goddess.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu (天照), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神/天照大御神/天照皇大神) or Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is a part of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of the Shinto religion.
Ceres (mythology)
In ancient Roman religion, Ceres (/ˈsɪəriːz/; Latin: Cerēs [ˈkɛreːs]) was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.
Demeter
In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, Demeter (/dᵻˈmiːtər/; Attic: Δημήτηρ Dēmḗtēr; Doric: Δαμάτηρ Dāmā́tēr) is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over grains and the fertility of the earth.
Guanyin
Guanyin is an East Asian bodhisattva associated with compassion as venerated by Mahayana Buddhists.
Kali
Kālī (/ˈkɑːli/; Sanskrit: काली), also known as Kālikā (Sanskrit: कालिका), is a Hindu goddess.
Mariamman
Māri (Tamil: மாரி), also known as Mariamman (Tamil: மாரியம்மன்) and Mariaai (Marathi: मरी आई), both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma (Tamil: மாரியம்மா), or simply Amman or Aatha (Tamil: அம்மன், "mother") is the South Indian Hindu goddess of rain.
Matres and Matronae
The Matres (Latin "mothers") and Matronae (Latin "matrons") were female deities venerated in Northwestern Europe from the first to the fifth century.
Pachamama
Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes.
Yemoja
Yemoja is a spirit from the Yoruba religion.
Asherah
Asherah (/ˈæʃərə/; Ugaritic: ???????????????? : 'ṯrt; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה), in Semitic mythology, is a mother goddess who appears in a number of ancient sources.
Angalaamman
Angālamma/Ankālamma is a name given to the Tamil and Telugu village deity, Angāla/Ankāla Parameshwari.
Matrikas
Matrikas (Matrika singular, Sanskrit: mātṝkā, मातृका "mother"), also called Matara (Sanskrit: mātaraḥ plural, मातरः) and Matri (mātṛ, मातृ singular), is a group of Hindu goddesses who are always depicted together.
Babalon
Babalon /ˈbæbælən/ (also known as the Scarlet Woman, Great Mother or Mother of Abominations) is a goddess found in the mystical system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with English author and occultist Aleister Crowley's writing of The Book of the Law, her name being later given in other works.
Kamakshi
The goddess Kamakshee is a form of Tripura Sundari or Parvati or the universal mother goddess.
Beten
The three Beten (or Bethen, Beden) are a German group of three saints.
Shitala
One story says Goddess Durga has incarnated as little Katyayani, the daughter of sage Katyayan to destroy all arrogant evil demonic forces of the world, in her real form as Durga, she killed many demons that were sent by Kaalkeya.
Varahi
Varahi (Sanskrit: वाराही, Vārāhī) is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven or eight mother goddesses in the Hindu religion.
Kamakhya
Kamakhya (Assamese: কামাখ্যা দেৱী,Bengali: কামাখ্যা দেবী) is an important Hindu Tantric goddess of desire who evolved in the Himalayan hills.
Maisamma
Maisamma (Telugu: మైసమ్మ), also known as Mesai (Marathi: मेसाई) and spelt also Mesko (Marathi: मेस्को), Amma in Tulugu or Aai in Marathi (Telugu: అమ్మMarathi: आई, "mother") is the South Indian Hindu folk goddess.
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