Konohana no sakuya-bime (Japanese) Konohana no sakuya-bime, or simply as Sakuya-hime, is a goddess that appears in Japanese mythology. Konohana no sakuyabime means a woman as beautiful as flowers blossoming on a tree. She was a daughter of Oyamatsumi, and Iwanaga-hime was her older sister. Oyamatsumi was the chieftain in the area they lived in. In the mythology…
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A2Z 2026 Jiang Yuan
Jiang Yuan (Chinese) Jiang Yuan at Her Temple Jiang Yuan (Chinese: 姜嫄) is an important figure in Chinese mythology and history. She is recorded as having lived during ancient Chinese history. Jiang Yuan was the mother of Houji (aka Qi) who is a culture hero and revered as the god of millet and, by extension, agriculture. Jiang Yuan’s personal name was not recorded….
A2Z 2026 Inanna
Inanna (Sumerian) Inanna began her journey in the Sumerian city of Uruk, one of the oldest cities in Mesopotamia, sometime around 4000 BCE. Her original name, “Inanna,” is thought to come from the Sumerian phrase nin-an-ak, which roughly means “Lady of Heaven.” Later, as the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians took cultural center stage, she became widely known as Ishtar. Scholars believe Inanna…
A2Z 2026 Hastseoltoi
Hastseoltoi (Navajo) “Navajo Deer Hunt” by Narciso Abeyta Diné (Navajo), 1918-1998 at Philbrook emuseum Hastseoltoi is a significant figure in Navajo mythology, known as the goddess of hunting and wilderness. She is often associated with the natural world and is believed to have the power to provide hunters with success in their endeavors. In Navajo culture, hunting is…
A2Z 2026 — Gleti
Gleti (Dahomey) Dahomey Royalty Gleti (pronounced gley-tee) is Moon Goddess in Dahomey mythology and serves as mother to all stars. Her name means “moon-moon.” She is revered within the Fon culture, primarily found in Benin, Togo, and southwestern Nigeria. Gleti is one of the three primary rain deities of Zaire; she passed on her duties…
A2Z 2026 Freya
Freya (Norse) Freya (Old Norse Freyja, “Lady”) is one of the preeminent goddesses in Norse mythology. She’s a member of the Vanir tribe of deities but became an honorary member of the Aesir gods after the Aesir-Vanir War. Her father is Njörðr/Njord. Her mother is unknown, but could be Nerthus. Freyr is her brother. With her husband Odin/Óðr, she is the mother of two…
A2Z 2026 Eos
EOS (Greek) Eos is the enchanting Titan goddess of the dawn in Greek mythology, renowned for her role in opening the gates of heaven each morning to herald the arrival of her brother, Helios, the sun. Daughter of the Titans Hyperion (The God of Light) and Theia (The Goddess of Sight,) and sister to Helios…
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