Zywie: Polish healer goddess
In Slavic mythology, Zywie is the bringer of death and the giver of life.
She brings healing and regeneration to the sick, as well as
spiritual rebirth to those who are in need.
The cuckoo bird is her totem.
She brings healing and regeneration to the sick, as well as
spiritual rebirth to those who are in need.
The cuckoo bird is her totem.
She is the lusty hag, the Dark Crone goddess, and the
embodiment of life's and death's feminine secrets.
Sheela Na Gig maintains the cycle of life, death, and
rebirth by holding the joy and passion of existence in her hands, as well as
the anguish and terror of death.
She is the guardian of the heavenly bodies and the divider
between primal chaos and order.
Every day, she utilizes her resurrection and rebirth
abilities to give birth to the sun.
Nut is represented as a lady dressed in stars, poised on
tiptoe and stretching her body to embrace the earth.
She is the mother of Isis.
The four cardinal directions are said to be represented by
her hands and feet.
She is the Lady of the Temple, the Queen of the Underworld,
and the defender of souls.
She has enormous magical power, which, while being based in
evil, she uses to provide the departed the glory of rebirth.
She was brought to Greece as one of the Gorgons and
transformed into a demon.
She was originally a symbol of life and death, a force that
destroys in order to create.
Medusa is the goddess of balance in nature, guarding the
entrances to the earth, heaven, and the underworld.
The snake is her totem animal, since it signifies the
never-ending cycle of death and rebirth.
Snakes are intertwined in Medusa's hair and coiled around
her torso, whispering secrets into her ears.
This liquid makes the souls forget their prior existence,
purifying them spiritually in preparation for reincarnation.
She is the keeper of the past, purifying the mind and soul
in order to forgive earlier misdeeds.
She controls the hills, cliffs, and caverns.
She is the patroness of hula dancers and the inventor of
dance.
Hi'iaka resurrects her sweetheart each time Pele kills him,
unwilling to sacrifice him or the love they share.
Hi'iaka was created from Haumea's cosmic egg, which was kept
warm in Pele's bosom.
She is celebrated with dancing and singing as a joyous
goddess.
In Odin's hall, she was burnt at the stake three times, and
each time she walked away unhurt.
Any golden item may be used to symbolize her.
Aurora is the Roman goddess of dawn.