Goddess Gallery, Page 3
Isis. In ancient Egypt, she was once widely worshipped as the Great
Mother. Later, she became goddess of life and rebirth. Isis is often depicted with wings or
wearing a headdress bearing the throne. Here her headdress comprises cow horns and a solar
disk.
The clown goddess Ame-no-uzume, or simply Uzume, who earned her place in Japanese mythology by making the deities laugh with her lusty antics. The sun goddess
Amaterasu, who was resigned to her cave, heard the laughter and stepped outside, returning light to
the world.
Green Tara, worshipped by Buddhists throughout Tibet, Mongolia and Nepal, is
associated with skillful means and compassion. She is often depicted as seated on a lotus throne with her right
leg hanging down, wearing the ornaments of a bodhisattva (a being of light) and holding a closed blue
lotus.
India's Gayatri Devi, mother of devotion. Ageless and
immortal, she personifies the creative principle and goddess of knowledge. Gayatri Devi bestows upon
the faithful Hindu peace of mind, increased ability to concentrate and
spiritual knowledge.
Among the ancient Sumerians, the goddess Inanna reigned supreme as
Queen of the Cosmos. The Sumerians, who inhabited the region that later became Babylonia
(now part of southern Iraq), are credited for numerous technological, legal and cultural
advancements, and are believed to have invented the earliest known system of writing,
known as cuneiform.
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