female deities
Mythological holy women
Female deities are goddesses—divine beings conceived as feminine in religions and mythologies.
The term appears in academic and comparative religion contexts when discussing figures across traditions: Female deities in Greek mythology include Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite.
Unlike "goddess," which works for any single figure, "female deities" tends toward the collective or categorical.
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- KaliFierce goddess of endings
- DurgaHindu goddess of victory
- GaiaPrimordial earth deity
divinity · Aphrodite · Isis · Saraswati · Lakshmi · Amaterasu · Brigid · crone · Diana · fertility · fertility cult · sacred feminine · priestess · worship · pantheon · mother · devotion · maiden
- Legendary WomenPenelope, Cassandra, Clytemnestra, Andromeda, Atalanta
- Vietnamese Religionancestor veneration, pagodas, spirit mediums, folk religion, pagoda
- Classical Sculpturebusts, marble busts, bronze busts, marble sculptures, bronze statues
- Ancient WomenSappho, Cleopatra, Aspasia, Helen of Troy, Nefertiti
sacred vs profane
female deitiesdemonesses
Wicked female spirits
she-devils · hags · witches · succubi · harpies