Encyclopedia of Goddesses: patroness

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Goddess Parvati Or Uma

Parvati, also Uma: Goddess of Femininity in Hinduism.

Parvati is the Maiden element of the Triple Goddess, constituting the triad with Durga and Kali Ma.

She embodies the beauty of femininity.

Parvati is a skilled and patient seductress who uses her beauty, charm, and intellect to manipulate Shiva into teaching her the mysteries of the universe.

Artists, dancers, and poets are all patronized by her.

Parvati is frequently shown as a lovely young lady clad in green, and her name signifies "She Who Is of the Mountains."

For more refer to my list Of Hindu, Buddhist, And Jain (South Asian) Goddesses From India, Nepal, And Tibet.

~Kiran Atma

Goddess Oshun

Yoruba goddess of pleasure, Oshun.

Oshun's worship traveled from West Africa to the New World, where Santerian traditions commemorate her.

She is in charge of all bodies of water as well as all sensuous activities.

Oshun, the patroness of ladies and Witches, is hedonistic in nature, participating in any action that promotes joy and pleasure.

She considers jewelry, fragrances, dance, and seashells to be sacrosanct.

Oshun is shown as a dark-skinned lady with wide hips in most depictions.

Oba and Oya make a triad with her.

~Kiran Atma

Goddess Meskhenet, Or Mesenet, Or Meskhent

Meskhenet, sometimes Mesenet, Meskhent: Egyptian birth goddess.

Meskhenet, the patroness of healers and midwives, is the goddess of birth and children.

She utilizes her prophesy talents to divine an infant's fate and protects the kid until he or she reaches maturity.

Meskhenet continues to serve as a guardian in the afterlife, assisting with the soul's transition and rebirth into the underworld.

A woman's head sits on a birthing block, which Egyptian women used to sit on while giving birth.

~Kiran Atma

Goddess Hel

Hel is the Norse goddess of the underworld.

In her underworld realm of Helheim, Hel rules the souls of the wicked and those who die of disease or old age.

She is the black hag who straddles the threshold between life and death, blurring the barrier between realms.

Odin is given his twin ravens of prophecy and knowledge by Hel.

Hel, the patroness of Nordic shamans, is represented as half-alive and half-dead, with decaying flesh on her lower body and a living woman's face and torso.

Goddess Hekit, Or Heqet, Or Hepat

Hekit (also Heqet, Hepat) is the Egyptian goddess of midwives.

Hekit is shown as either a frog on a lotus or a lady with a frog's head.

She is the goddess of life and fertility, as well as the goddess of the latter stages of birth, inhaling life into the body of the newborn.

Her amulet is worn by women in childbirth to protect them from agony and death, and she is patroness of midwives and nurses.

Goddess Hathor

Hathor is the Egyptian goddess of love and music.

Hathor is the goddess of beauty, riches, and the arts, and she is the personification of success and plenty.

She controls all elements of gender and femininity and is the patroness of dancers and musicians.

Hathor is a happy and joyful goddess who bestows pleasure and joy on her devotees.

She is most often worshipped with fragrant fragrances, songs, and dance routines.

She is represented as a lovely lady with cow-like ears and a sistrum in her hand.

Two mirrors and myrrh are her typical gifts.

Goddess Frigga

Mother goddess of the Norse people.

Frigga is the goddess of marriage and domestic order, as well as the arts of the home.

She is the patroness of matronesses and protects women and children.

Frigga is a seer who sees into all realms of reality and has the abilities of divination and prophesy; yet, she keeps her knowledge to herself.

She is the gods' ruler as Odin's wife.

~Kiran Atma

References And Further Reading

Stuff, W.A.S., Sokkvabekkr and Saga: Beneath the Waves.

Koefoed, L.B., 2000. Mythological narratives. California State University, Long Beach.

Langley, A.L., 1948. Mistletoe Meanings. The Phi Delta Kappan, 30(4), pp.99-100.

Rudolph, R., 2012. The dragonflies of the Germanic goddess Frigga. Odonatologica, 41(3), pp.251-266.

Rumpf, M., Hellenberg, A. and Tucker, E., 1977. The legends of Bertha in Switzerland. Journal of the Folklore Institute, 14(3), pp.181-195.

Fennell, J.H., 1841. CHRISTMAS, AND ITS DECORATIVE PLANTS. The Mirror monthly magazine, (1091), pp.405-408.

Owen, T.C., Aksnes, K., Beebe, R., Blue, J., Brahic, A., Burba, G.A., Smith, B.A. and Tejfel, V.G., 2006. Titan: Nomenclature system and the very first names for one more world. Lunar Planet. Sci, 37, pp.1082-1083.