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Awehai is the Iroquois Goddess of the Sky and the Earth. Before there were people on the earth, Awehai lived with her husband in the sky. Her husband thought that she had her sights on another man, and in a jealous rage, pulled up the tree at the center of the sky. This left a giant hole, and he threw Awehai to earth. She grabbed seeds and animals as she fell, and brought them with her. As she neared the waters below, birds flew up to catch her and help her to land safely on the back of a gia...
Eir ("mercy") is a Norse Goddess of Healing. She knew the secret powers of herbs, with which she could even resurrect the dead. Patroness of shadow workers, called on against sickness or injury. She gives both physical and psychic means of healing; shamanic healing, especially, falls into her realm. Eir is a companion of the goddess Frigga.
Seiðkona's Hearth - ~Norse Superstitions~ The goddess Rán, one of the deities who ruled the domain of the sea, would catch any who fell overboard with her net. The Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar Edda describes how she receives those drowned at sea. She would lure men into the water and sink a ship with her daughters, the waves. As a result, many Norsemen would carry gold with them on a voyage, to appease Rán in the unfortunate event they drowned. This superstition was carried through right up to the present day; it is believed placing a gold coin under the mast will bring good luck. (Image, "Rán's Embrace" by Elisabeth Alba) | Facebook
Ran is the Norse Goddess of Storms, and the wife of the Sea God Aegir. She rules over the realm of the dead which is situated on the bottom of the ocean. She sinks ships and collects drowned sailors in her nets and takes them to her hall where she tenderly ministers them (drowned persons neither go to Valhalla nor to Helheim). With Aegir she is the mother of nine daughters (the billows), who wore white robes and veils
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Cocamama is the Incan Goddess of the Coca Plant. She is one of the daughters of Pachamama, the Earth Mother. She was originally a Goddess of Joy and Happiness, and she had many lovers. One of her lovers became jealous of the others and cut Cocamama in half. From her body, the first coca plants grew. Men were only allowed to chew the leaves after they had satisfied their women, in honor of Cocamama. Her name, which means “mother of the coca plant,” is also seen as Mamacoca or Cocomama.
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In Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl "Seven snakes", was the Aztec Goddess of Maize during the Middle Culture period. She is sometimes called "Goddess of Nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of corn. Every September a young girl representing Chicomecoatl was sacrificed. The priests decapitated the girl, collected her blood and poured it over a figurine of the goddess. The corpse was then flayed and the skin was worn by a priest.