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The Trimurti are the most prominent deities of contemporary Hinduism. This consists of Brahma - the Creator, Vishnu - the Preserver, and Shiva - the Destroyer. Their feminine counterparts are Saraswati - the wife of Brahma, Lakshmi - the wife of Vishnu, and Parvati (or Durga) - the wife of Shiva. Statue of Brahma.
Lajjā Gaurī is a lotus -headed Hindu goddess associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as Lajja ("modesty"). She is sometimes shown in a birthing posture, but without outward signs of pregnancy. [1] 6th century Lajja Gauri relief from Madhya Pradesh.
Aditi (Sanskrit: अदिति, lit. 'boundless' or 'limitless' [a] or 'innocence' [2]) is an important Vedic goddess in Hinduism. She is the personification of the sprawling, infinite and vast cosmos. She is the goddess of motherhood, consciousness, unconsciousness, the past, the future, and fertility. [4] She is the mother of the celestial ...
As Bhawani and goddess of fertility and birthing, she is the symbolic equivalent of Ephesian Diana. [114] In Crete, Rhea is the mythological figure, goddess of the mountains, paralleling Parvati; while in some mythologies from islands of Greece, the terrifying goddess mirroring Parvati is Diktynna (also called Britomartis ). [ 115 ]
Hooded Spirits, hooded deities associated with health and fertility. Ianuaria, goddess associated with healing. Iovantucarus, Gaulish healer-god and protector of youth associated with Lenus Mars. Lenus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Ares. Lugh, god of arts, crafts, healing and the Sun.
Bahuchara Mata. Bahuchara Mata (Hindi: बहुचरा माता, romanized: Bahucharā Mātā; Gujarati: બહુચર માતા, romanized: Bahuchara Mātā) is a Hindu goddess of chastity and fertility in her maiden aspect, of the incarnation of the Hinglaj. The goddess grants favours, especially to male children, and cures ...
Bastet, cat goddess sometimes associated with fertility. Hathor, goddess of music, beauty, love, sexuality and fertility. Heqet, frog-goddess of fertility. Heryshaf, god of creation and fertility. Isis, goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility. Knum, Creator of the human body, source of the Nile, associated with fertility/ creation of life.
Shashthi. Shashthi or Shashti (Sanskrit: षष्ठी, Bengali: ষষ্ঠী, Ṣaṣṭhī, literally "sixth") is a Hindu goddess, venerated in Nepal and India as the benefactor and protector of children. She is also the deity of vegetation and reproduction and is believed to bestow children and assist during childbirth. She is often ...