Some well-known miscellaneous gods and goddesses from assorted pantheons.
Aradia
From: Italy (most likely Tuscany).
Queen of the Witches, daughter of Diana and Lucifer. She came to Earth to teach Witchcraft and can be called upon to protect any Witch.
Astarte
From: The Middle East.
Goddess of love and war. Often portrayed naked, wearing a necklace and carrying a spear. Her animals are the lion, the dove and the horse.
Freya
From: Norse lore.
Also spelt Freyja. Beautiful goddess of love, fertility and battle, who drives a chariot drawn by lion-size cats or rides a boar (Hildisvín the Battle-Swine). Sister of Frey, mother of Hnoss (the Norse word for 'jewel') and daughter of Niord.
Ishtar
From: Ancient Mesopotamia (and surrounding area).
Goddess of the Moon, sex, battle and creation. Her symbol is an eight pointed star and she is depicted sometimes in a chariot drawn by lions.
Lilith
From: Ancient Sumeria.
Goddess of the night and of storms. In Middle Ages legend, she was Adam's first wife. She is now associated with female wisdom, passion, courage and power.
Loki
From: Norse lore.
God of mischief. He is Odin's antagonist, and plays tricks on many of the other Norse Gods and Goddesses. He is not a malevolent God, and is seen as a friend to mortal humans.
Odin
From: Norse lore.
The chief Norse God - he is God of wisdom, prophecy, magic and battle. He hung from the Tree of Yggdrasil for 9 days and 9 nights to obtain second sight, and also invented the Runes. He also sacrificed his left eye at Mimir's Well to gain the wisdom of the past, present and future. His animals are the wolf (he has 2, named Geri and Freki), the raven (he also has 2 of these, called Huginn and Muninn - 'Thought' and 'Memory') and the horse. He resides in Valhalla (Old Norse: 'hall of the slain'), in Asgard.
Thor
From: Norse lore.
God of thunder and the sky. He is a common person's God and the son of Odin. He has red hair and a beard, and wears iron gloves and a belt that doubles his strength so he can use his huge war-hammer (named Mjolnir). In Norse mythology, the use of Mjolnir causes thunderclaps. Thor rides in a chariot drawn by 2 goats (Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr).
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