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Hymen, god of marriage, weddings, and the bridal hymn. Pothos, god of sexual longing, yearning, and desire. Hedone, goddess of pleasure. Helios, the sun, who played a role in love-magic; according to Pindar, lovesick men would pray to him. Pan, god of the wild, shepherds, flocks, rustic music, and fertility of the wild/flocks. Is portrayed as ...
The noun goddess is a secondary formation, combining the Germanic god with the Latinate -ess suffix. It first appeared in Middle English, from about 1350. [3] The English word follows the linguistic precedent of a number of languages—including Egyptian, Classical Greek, and several Semitic languages—that add a feminine ending to the language's word for god.
Rigvedic deities are deities mentioned in the sacred texts of Rigveda, the principal text of the historical Vedic religion of the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE).. There are 1,028 hymns (sūkta) in the Rigveda.
The Erotes are a group of winged gods in Classical mythology. They are associated with love and sexual desire, and form part of Aphrodite's retinue. The individual Erotes are sometimes linked to particular aspects of love, and are often associated with same-sex desire. [6] Sometimes the Erotes are regarded as manifestations of a singular god, Eros.
Haashchʼéé Baʼáádí (Hastsébaádi, Qastcebaad, Yebaad) (Female Divinity) Haashchʼéé Oołtʼohí (Hastséoltoi, Hastyeoltoi, Shooting God) Hakʼaz Asdzą́ą́ (Cold Woman) Náhookǫs Baʼáádí (Whirling Woman) Na'ashjé'ii Asdzáá (Spider Grandmother) Są́ (Old Age Woman) Tséghádiʼnídíinii Atʼééd (Rock Crystal Girl) Gwich ...
Inanna [a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power.Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar [b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯).
In a Christian context, agape means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [3] Agape is also used to refer to a love feast. [4] The christian priest and philosopher Thomas Aquinas describe agape as "to will the good of another". [5] Eros (ἔρως, érōs) means "love, mostly of the sexual ...
Both male gods and female gods are found in Hinduism. But many Shaktism and other sects describes the main ultimate God is as feminine energy (The Mother Goddess 'Shakti' ; shakti translates to, 𝘭𝘪𝘵.Power and strength) and relates it with a mother being the most important and ultimate God and all the creation is through her.