I need to know the names of moon goddesses from different cultures. Any information and sites would be helpful.
2006-10-30 08:19:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I have listed a site that has always been of great help. This should be a pretty detailed list, of the deities, and their consorts and where they are from. Hope it helps.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/godsmyth/qt/MoonDeities.htm
2006-10-30 09:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by raven_moon_macleod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artemis - Greek
Moon Goddess
Artemis and Selene, just like Apollo and Helius, came to be associated so that Artemis became the goddess of the moon.
Coyolxauhqui
Aztec
Moon Goddess
Coyolxauhqui means "Golden Bells." Coyolxauhqui is the sister of the Sun god, Huitzilopochtli
Diana
Roman
Moon Goddess
Heng-O
Chinese
Moon Goddess
Heng-O was the mother of the 12 moons and 10 suns.
Ix Chel
Maya
Moon Goddess
Lady Rainbow was a Maya old woman moon goddess.
Khons
Egyptian
Moon God
Amen's consort was Mut.
Mawu
African
Moon Goddess
Also spelled Maou. Female
Selene
Greek
Luna in Latin.
Moon Goddess
Actually, moon Titan (Titaness) daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Thea. Selene is the sister of the sun god Helios
Sin/Nanna
Sumerian
Moon god.Soma
Hindu
Moon God
A moon god in India.Tsuki-Yomi
Japanese
Moon God
A Shinto moon god.Yarikh
Ugarit
Moon God
Yarikh or Yarih was the lover of Nikkal -- a Sumerian sun goddess.
2006-10-30 08:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by crystalc419 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Run searches on
Diana
Hecate
Luna
2006-10-30 08:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by Brian M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selene is the Greek goddess of the full moon. She represents fertility and motherhood.
2006-10-30 08:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by Baby Eats World 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ojibway natives call the moon Nookimus, meaning Grandmother.
2006-10-30 08:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Selene, greek and/or roman
2006-10-30 08:27:39 · answer #6 · answered by Poseidon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.morbidoutlook.com/lifestyle/spirituality/2000_09_moongoddess.html
http://www.motherstuff.com/greenmother/moon_goddesses.htm
These should help.
2006-10-30 08:28:05 · answer #7 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DIANA.
I AM
2006-10-30 08:24:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋