Though some people consider goddesses long-gone symbols of an ancient civilization, they're worshipped and revered by many people in the present day. Likewise, I might study Athena as the patron of art in ancient Greece because I'm a religious historian, but a Greek goddess worshipper might have an entirely different relationship with a very real Athena who's a strong, divine feminine in life today. Sometimes Anglo-Americans feel drawn to goddesses because they don't have access to the goddess tradition in their own culture, Jenks says. Or, some people find a goddess connection as they explore their ethnic roots. Though goddesses often date historically from an early time, it's not uncommon for a modern person to be attracted to what Brigit stands for in the Celtic tradition.
Most cultures have goddesses in their pantheon.
Here are a few of the better known goddesses. The Hindu goddess of good fortune and material wealth ensures human well-being and prosperity and luck. She wears a necklace of skulls, brandishes a sword, and wears the corpses of infants as earrings. She is the bringer of death and the giver of ultimate truth. According to myth, Isis, the faithful wife of Osiris, diligently searched for his body after he was murdered, returned him to Egypt and impregnated herself with his dead body.