river goddess
Stream's divine spirit
A river goddess is a divine female spirit or deity associated with a particular river, worshipped or acknowledged as its guardian, source, or personification.
Many cultures have river goddesses—Ganga for the Ganges, Oshun for the Ọ̀ṣun River in Nigeria.
The term appears in mythology, folklore, and fantasy literature: The villagers left offerings to the river goddess at dawn.
- sacred watersReligiously venerated bodies of liquid
- offeringsThings presented or given
- waterClear essential liquid
- naiadFreshwater spirit of myth
- SaraswatiHindu goddess of wisdom
lotus flower · nixie · fertility · divine feminine · undine · purity · prayers · transformation · Isis · purification rituals · ritual bath · temple worship · mermaid · water spirit · flowing hair · pilgrimages · festivals · temple
- GoddessesDemeter, Gaia, Aphrodite, Isis, Freyja
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism
- GangesGanges, Ganges Delta, Varanasi, Benares, tributaries
- temple sculpturestone carving, relief carving, temple guardian, apsara, lingam
- Loy Krathongfloating lanterns, full moon, November, banana leaf, lotus flowers
- OrishasLegba, thunder god, sky gods
element/realm
river goddessfire goddess
Divine embodiment of flames
fire god · earth goddess · sun goddess · volcano goddess · sky god