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A chaos deity is a deity or more often a figure or spirit in mythology associated with or being a personification of primordial chaos. The following is a list of ...
Eirene or Irene (/ aɪ ˈ r iː n iː /; Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη, Ëirene, [eːrɛ́ːnɛː], lit. "Peace"), [1] more commonly known in English as Peace, is one of the Horae, the personification and goddess of peace in Greek mythology and ancient religion.
Pages in category "Peace goddesses" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Astraea; Athena; C.
The top Storm Goddess; the Lady of the Winds who also deals out earthquakes and other such disasters of nature. Juracán: The zemi or deity of chaos and disorder believed to control the weather, particularly hurricanes. Guatauva: The god of thunder and lightning who is also responsible for rallying the other storm gods. Coatrisquie
Maat was the goddess of harmony, justice, and truth represented as a young woman. [8] Sometimes she is depicted with wings on each arm or as a woman with an ostrich feather on her head. [ 9 ] The meaning of this emblem is uncertain, although the god Shu , who in some myths is Maat's brother, also wears it. [ 10 ]
Oxomoco, goddess of astrology and calendars associated with nighttime. Cihuātēteōh , the spirits of women who died in childbirth. Cihuateteo were likened to the spirits of male warriors who died in violent conflict, because childbirth was conceptually equivalent to the battles of Aztec culture.
Goddess of fertility, motherhood and the mountain wilds. She is the sister and consort of Cronus, and mother of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia. Tethys: Τηθύς (Tēthýs) Goddess of fresh-water, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains, and clouds. Theia: Θεία (Theía)
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BCE) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...