Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Deities of love, desire, lust and sex

Deities by association (gods or goddesses of love, desire, lust and sex)

ÁineIrishÁine is a goddess of love, growth, and cattle, also perhaps associated with the sun.
Aizen Myō-ōJapaneseHe is portrayed as a red-skinned, frowning man, his appearance representing suppressed lust and passion.
AlbinaEtruscanShe is the protector of Ill-fated lovers.
Ani-lboAfricana goddess of birth, death, happiness and love
AnterosGreekAnteros is the personification of unrequited love and punisher of those who scorn love. He is the brother of Eros.
Aphrodite (아프로디테)GreekAphrodite was born from the sea foam near Paphos, she is the mother of both Eros and Anteros.
AstrildNorseThe name Astrild is old Norse for Love-Fire.
BranwynCeltica goddess of love, sexuality and the sea
CliodhnaIrishCliodha is also known as the Queen of the Munster Fairies.
Cupid (쿠피드)RomanCupid is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Eros.
Eros (에로스)GreekEros was the god responsible for lust, love, and sex; he was also worshipped as a fertility deity. His name is the root of words such as erotic.
Freyja (프레이야)NorseShe was a goddess of love, war, fertility, beauty, magic, prophecies and attraction; Freya correspondingly became one of the most popular goddesses.
FreyrNorseWorshipped as a phallic fertility god, Freyr "bestows peace and pleasure on mortals".
HathorAfricana goddess of love and joy
HimerusGreekHimeros was the personification of lust and sexual desire.
HuehuecoyotlAztec Huehuecoyotl literally means old, old coyote.
InannaSumeriana goddess of love and war
AstrildNorseThe name Astrild is old Norse for Love-Fire.
Mami WataAfricanMami Wata is often pictured as a mermaid, half-human and either half-fish or half-reptile.
KamadevaIndian (Hindu)Kāmadeva is represented as a young and handsome winged man who wields a bow and arrows.
MildaLithuanianGoddess of love.
PeithoGreekPeitho ("persuasion") was the personification of persuasion and seduction.
PrendeAlbanianWhen Albania became Christianized in the early Middle Ages, Prende became venerated as a minor saint.
QeteshEgyptianQetesh was known as the goddess of sex but was almost never associated with fertility.
TuranEtruscanTuran was the goddess of love and vitality. Pigeons and black swans were sacred to her.
Venus (베누스)Roman Venus is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
XochipilliAztecThe name Xochipilli means Flower Prince.


Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deities_by_association

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