Other Gods and Goddesses

ByLyssa 19 Dec 218 Apr 24

I do not claim to be any expert at any tradition or history, but I am offering this information, as I have found it. Feel free to comment or contribute, if this coincides with your area of interest or practice.

Celtic | Norse | Egyptian | Sumerian

Celtic

Rhiannon – Enchantments, fertility, the Underworld	Manawydden – A shape shifting sea god
Morrigan – Goddess of War and Death	Maeve – physical sexuality, fertility, revenge and war
Math Mathonwy – God of sorcery, magick, enchantment	Lugh – Sun God
Llyr – God of sea and water	Kai – A fire and smithing god.
Grianne – Sun Goddess	Goibniu – “Great Smith”
Flidias – Woodlands and wild things	Fand and Liban – health and earthly pleasures
Epona/Mare – horse goddess and dreams	Dylan – God of the Sea

Norse

Odin – All father of Gods	Freya – Mother Goddess, triple aspect
Thor – storms, thunder and lightening	Balder – “the shining God” innocence
Tyr – God of War	Bragi – God of poetry and elegance
Ullr – God of the chase, runner and bowman	Heimdall – Guardian of entrance to Underworld
Loki – God of Mischief	Vili
Hodur	Ve
Forseti	Vithar

Egyptian

Anubis – Watches over the dead (embalming)	Hathor – Goddess of love, dance and alcohol
Bast	Horus – sky God
Osiris – God of the nether world	Sekmet
Isis – motherhood, healing, magic	Ra – Sun God

Sumerian

Nammu – Gave birth to Heavan and Earth	Ninhursag – Mother Earth, Fertility
An – God of Heavens	Enki – Water and Wisdom
Ki – Goddess of Earth	Inanna – Love and War
Enlil – Air and Storms, Supreme Ruler	Ereshkigal – Darkness, Gloom and Death
Utu -Sun God, Justice

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The Ordains

ByLyssa 18 Feb 226 Apr 24

Those of the Wicca follow an intricate set of laws in their personal and group practice. Collectively, these laws are called The Ordains. The Ordains fall into three basic categories: spiritual laws, practical laws, and coven laws. The spiritual laws can be seen as a code of ethics or morals giving the Crafter a guideline…