Godesses of war

[Weaza_cfc]

Does any ancient culture have a female godess of war, and if so what is her name? Thanks!

[Wraith]

The Greek goddess Athena (A-theen-uh), later called Minerva by the Romans, was the goddess of wisdom, battle, and certain crafts, and was the protector of the concept of cities.

Andraste
(Britain) Andraste is a warrior goddess, the goddess of victory.

Badb
One of the three war goddesses known collectively as the Morrigan. She was depicted in the form of a bird with a crimson (bloody) mouth.

Dana (Danu)
(Celtic) The goddess from whom Tuatha D� Danann (The People of Dana) were descended. She was the daughter of the god Dagda (the Good), and had three sons, who had only one son between them, Ecne (Knowledge). She was another of the three war goddesses known collectively as the Morrigan.


Macha
(Irish) The third of the three war goddesses known as the Morrigan. Macha feeds on the heads of slain enemies.

 

[Wraith]

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[Wraith]

Try again.

http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/gods.htm

 

[Weaza_cfc]

Great link Wraith, thanks!

[Wraith]

Your welcome.

[Saint Nick]

In ancient Norse Mythology, Freyja (means Lady) in her role of Valfreyja is a battle goddess: one of the names of her hall is Folkvangr ("Army-Plain"), and there "Freyja rules the choices of seats in the hall: she chooses half the slain every day, and ��inn has half". It is not sure whether by "choosing the slain", the Gr�mnism�l speaker meant this in the usual sense (as when used for the walkurjas, Wodan, and Hella) of choosing who among the living warriors shall be slain in that battle, or whether it means that the Frowe gets her choice of those among the fallen who she wants for her hall. In either case, she is certainly a goddess of death and specifically the battle-dead: the men she wants are clearly the best of heroes.

St. Nick