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These goddesses represent what a mother is seen as.
-ability to birth
-nourishing their children
-protecting
-caring
-growth

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In this art piece you can see the baby in the womb of Haumea representing life. Image (Hawaiian Affairs)

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-Hawaiian mythology
Haumea is the goddess of fertility and childbirth. She had the ability to birth children "springing forth from various parts of the body"(Russell). She is also mentioned in Hawaiian myths for teaching women to give birth. She holds the trait of life that is seen in the Great goddess archetype.

"Haumea-Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wahine Well-being." Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 2018, http://www.hawaiihealthmatters.org/content/sites/hawaii/OHA-Womens-Health-Report-Book-1.pdf

Russell, Randy. “Haumea - Hawaiian Goddess.” Haumea - Hawaiian Goddess - Windows to the Universe, 2008, https://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/planets/dwarf_planets/haumea.html&edu=high.

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Death goddess are typically queens of the underworld. They are also associated with darkness and seers. There are also some common traits seen in these goddesses.
-caring for death
-resurrection
-seasons/ life cycle
-decay

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Osiris god of the underworld and his wife is Isis helps protects the dead. Image(Britannica)

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-Egyptian mythology
Is the goddess of fertility but is mostly known for death. In Egyptian mythology helped retore souls and helped protect the deceased. In the Great Goddess the trait found commonly in death goddess is caring nature towards the souls of the dead "she offers assistance to the dead King"(Britannica).

Tyldesley, Joyce. "Isis". Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 May. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Isis-Egyptian-goddess. Accessed 10 July 2022.

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Persephone eating pomegranate binds her to the underworld. Leading to her living in both places for different time places. Image (Nguyen)

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-Greek mythology
She is the goddess of the underworld ruling with Hades. She was first just the spring goddess bring life to the world, but she was taken "flowering land was ice-bound and lifeless because Persephone had disappeared."(Hamilton 55). She is the bringer of death and life.

Hamilton, Edith. “The Two Great Gods of Earth.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, Grand Central Pub., New York, NY, NY, 2011, p. 55.

Ngyugen, Marie-Lan." Persephone & Hades." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Mar. 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/persephone/

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Regeneration goddesses are usually associated with sexuality but other trait commonly found in there goddesses.
-Lover dies
-inspiring creativity
-beauty
-maiden

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This image shows the fishermen leaving the underwater palace to go home. Image (Linka).

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-Japanese mythology
Oto-hime is the princess of the undersea falls in love with fisherman and they were happy. Although the fisherman grew sad because he missed his family and Oto-hime allowed him to go home. There was a catch to him going home and it was to take box with him, but to never open the box. When he opened the box all the years he lived caught up and he died. A common trait found in regenerative goddess is their human lover dying "mortal men and that just does not seem to work out"( Muller).

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Linka. " Fisherman leaving Oto-hime." Linka Learns Things, 24 Dec. 2017, Okami Series: Otohime and Urashima – Linka Learns Things (wordpress.com)

Muller, Stan, director. Crash Course: Great Goddess. YouTube, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpM-pfh-WWo&amp;t=346s. Accessed 2022.

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The goddess of love is born and can be seen as the center of everyone's attention. Image(Ancient Origins)

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Greek mythology
Aphrodite is the goddess of sexual love and beauty. Most common trait found in regenerative goddess is is sexuality. Aphrodite embraces her beauty and passion to love so easily "above all, seductive-an immortal version of femme fatale"(Leeming 105).

Leeming, David A. “The Pantheons .” World of Myth, Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 105.

“Aphrodite: The True Origins of the Greek Goddess of Love, Sex, and Beauty.” Ancient Origins, Ancient Origins, 2 Apr. 2019, https://www.ancient-origins.net/news/aphrodite-true-origins-greek-goddess-love-sex-and-beauty-002170.

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This a stone sculpture of Coatlicue. Image(Britannica)

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-in Aztec mythology
Aztec goddess symbol of both creator and destroyer. She has features of a serpent and each part of her body symbolizes the way life and death hold hands. The main trait we are going to focus on " her breasts are flabby( she nourished many)"(Britannica). In order for the living to survive nourishment is needed.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. "Coatlicue". Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Oct. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Coatlicue. Accessed 9 July 2022.

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Frigg holding her dead son after everything she did to prevent the death of her son. Image(Frolich)

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-Norse
Frigg is the Norse goddess of marriage and fertility. She is a mother and powerful goddess. The trait represented in this goddess is motherhood and protectiveness. She does everything she can to save her son Baldr “Frigg exacted an oath…that they would not harm Baldr”(Leeming 119).

Leeming, David A. World of Myth, Oxford University Press, 1992, pp. 119.

Frolich, Lorenz. "Frigg grips her dead son, Baldr." Wikipedia, 185, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigg

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Izanami serving queen of the underworld and dead. Image (Kobayashi).

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- Japanese mythology
The goddess Izanami is seen as the goddess of creation and death. She gave birth to fire and dies goes into the underworld. Izanami dying and becoming goddess of death and decay is seen along with the trait of guiding the underworld. This is one of many common traits in death goddess "great goddesses control the cycles of growth, decay and rebirth"(Muller). She becomes the underworld since she can never leave it.

Muller, Stan, director. Crash Course: Great Goddess. YouTube, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpM-pfh-WWo&amp;t=346s. Accessed 2022

Kobayashi, Eitaku. "Searching the Seas with the Tenkei" Parabola, 27 May. 2018,  https://parabola.org/2018/05/27/izanagi-and-izanami-a-japanese-myth-retold-by-paul-jordan-smith/

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Here in this image we Have Katara listening to her friend Toph about how she feels about her appearance. Image ("Avatar: The Last Airbender" 2:14)

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- Water bender
Katara is a character from Avatar: The Last Airbender that shows characteristics of compassion, caring, power. The main characteristic that we will be focusing on is her caring nature. She always listens to her friends and brother in their good and bad times "I don't worry about appearances...that's what I really admire about you Toph"("Avatar: The Last Airbender" 2:14). In scene Toph tells Katara about not caring how she looks because she is blind. Katara understands that Toph faces many challenges being blind that's why she's ways ready to hear her out.
"Avatar: The Last Airbender.” created by Michael DiMartino et al. , season 2, episode 14, Nickelodeon, 2005.

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The High Lady of the Night holding her dead mate. Image(Maire)

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- High Lady of the Night Court
resurrects her mate who is High Lord of the Night Court. She uses some of her power "I held out my palm. Willing that spark of life appear"(Mass 669). There was also help from the other High Lords and her mate Rhysand was resurrected.

Maas, Sarah J. “Chapter 77.” A Court of Wings and Ruin, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2020, p. 669.

Marie, Tina. "Because his chest... it was not moving." Instagram, 15 Jul. 2021, nstagram.com/p/CQJ5vzapoaP/utm_medium=share_sheet&epik=dj0yJnU9d1ZrS2lEdkw4NmZZNVFMSWZzN00zX3A2Y1RpQS1wLXMmcD0wJm49QzhOcFRkSmxGMWhkWVlyT3BSOW96ZyZ0PUFBQUFBR0xLYmU4

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In this image you can see Saraswati playing multiple instruments. Image(Varma)

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-Hindu  mythology
Goddess of creativity, music, art and wisdom. She inspires humans to be passionate and creativity a trait found commonly in regeneration goddesses. This inspiration gave her a festival " her own festival, notably the Saraswati Puja, held on the first day of spring"( Cartwright).

Cartwright, Mark. “Saraswati.” World History Encyclopedia, 6 July 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/Sarasvati/.

Varma, Raja Ravi." Sarawati." World History Encyclopedia, 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/Sarasvati/.

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The skull that hangs on her belt symbolizes decay. What dies goes back to Caotlicue. Image(Britannica) 

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This great Aztec sea creature creator and destroyer. She is earth goddess consumes what she gave life to. Each feature of the sculpture contains a meaning "a skull (she feeds on corpses, as the earth consumes all that dies)" (Britannica).

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia. "Huitzilopochtli". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Aug. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Huitzilopochtli. Accessed 10 July 2022.

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Yue becomes the moon spirit after sacrificing herself. Image ("Avatar Last Airbender" 1:20)

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The princess of the Northern Water tribe
The maiden that sacrificed herself to save her people. Her action reminded her people to never give up on hope. She gave back and became the moon spirit leaving her love ones behind "its my duty"("Avatar Last Airbender" 1:20). Most maidens have the purpose to save their people and be selfless.

“Avatar: The Last Airbender.” created by Michael DiMartino et al. , season 1, episode 20, Nickelodeon, 2005.

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Amaterasu bring the sun and being worshipped. Image (Wright). 

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-Japanese mythology
Amaterasu is the goddess of sun and the right heir to creation. She provides the light needed for every living thing to  survive and grow. Great goddesses hold this ability of life through many methods and Amaterasu is " illuminates all things, but provides nourishment to all living creatures and marks the orderly movement of day into night"(Wright).
-Link:
Wright, Gregory. “Amaterasu.” Mythopedia, Mythopedia, 19 Nov. 2021, https://mythopedia.com/topics/amaterasu.

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Her you can see Hathor with cow horns. (Alzuphar)

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-Egyptian mythology
Hathor is an ancient goddess of sky, love, beauty, dancing and pleasure. She is mostly known to be the protector of women, but men also worship her. The amount of followers showed how powerful she was in Egyptian mythology. Some things that were associated with her are cosmetics " goddess of beauty, she was the patron of cosmetics"( (Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum).
-link:
Alzuphar, Adolf. “Depiction of Hathor.” World Music Central , 2016, https://worldmusiccentral.org/2016/04/21/hathor-ancient-egypts-goddess-of-music/. Accessed 2022.

“Hathor.” Explore Deities of Ancient Egypt, https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-hathor#:~:text=In%20her%20role%20as%20goddess,palettes%20to%20her%20were%20common.