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In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet, was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing for Upper Egypt, when the kingdom of Egypt was divided. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to the Egyptians. She is also known as the “lady of slaughter” because in her aspect as the “eye of Ra” she stained the battlefields red with the blood of humans. It was said that her breath formed the desert.

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❝ But Athena, eyes bright, taking Ares in hand, called the violent god away with: “Ares, Ares, destroyer of men, reeking blood, stormer of ramparts, why not let these mortals fight it out for themselves? Let Zeus give glory to either side he chooses. We’ll stay clear and escape the Father’s rage.” ❞ ― Homer, The Iliad

hindu goddess of fertility, love, and beauty

→ soteria was the personified spirit of safety, and deliverance and preservation from harm. her male counterpart was soter.

→ aporia was the personified spirit of want, difficulty, and powerlessness. she was a companion of penia and counterpart of amekhania. her opposite number was poros.

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In Scandinavian folklore, the Skogsra (“Lady of the Forest”) is a seductive forest creature. The Skogsra is a stunningly beautiful, sometimes naked woman with long hair; though from behind she is hollow like an old tree trunk, and has an animal’s tail.

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Aganju is an African deity of volcanoes and deserts.

In the Zulu religion, Mbaba Mwana Waresa is a fertility goddess that rules over rainbows, agriculture, harvests, rain, and beer and has power over water and earth. Not only did She teach Her people how to sow and reap, She also taught them the art of making beer, making Her one of the more revered goddesses of the Zulu.

A trickster god, Ekwensu was cunning and frequently called upon for mercantile situations. He was also considered the God of War for the more violent aspects to him, associated with chaos and change.

I - Impundulu; a thunderbird in the folklore of the tribes of South Africa including the Pondo, the Zulu and the Xhosa.

Giver and taker of life, She Who Responds, mother of wealth, protector of the poor

Hare Ke (West African) Goddess of the sweet waters fed by the spring rains that brought fertility back to the land