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What are the names of fire goddess in the mythology of different nations?
Maya, Aztec, Mexican, Native American, Ancient Middle East, Africa, Japan, Korea, China etc.
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Fire is such a huge thing in mythology; it has many attributes and many different gods and goddesses preside over the many different attributes. Women are many times the goddesses of domestic fire or an idea of fire rather than the wild fire. There are many women who watch over fire in one way or another, more than I had originally thought. Many times one belief system has the same things watched over by more than one figure, especially something as important as fire. I have tried to put them in order of basic regions.
These are only some of the ones I have found.
Pele in Hawaii is a kind of fire goddess obviously, technically goddess of the volcano.
Goga of Oceannic/Papua myths was a fire goddess, but a selfish one who wanted to keep her fire.
Mahu-ike of the Maori is a god/dess who keeps the fires burning in the underworld.
Hestia is the Greek goddess among other things of the hearth fire.
Vesta is responsible for many of the same things as Hestia in Roman myths.
Chantico in Aztec mythology is the goddess of hearth fires and volcanoes.
Coatlicue, mother of the gods in Aztec mythology however, is also called the goddess of fire and earth.
Gabija is the Lithuanian goddess of hearths and fires, her fire is watched over reverently.
Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, earth, fire and fertility in Gaulish folklore.
Belisama is the goddess of light and fire, the forge and crafts in Gaulish/Celtic myths.
Brighid or Brigit of Celtic myths is usually the lady of fire: fire of the hearth, the forge and of inspiration.
Tsetse-Bumba of the Bushoong of the Congo brings fire down to us now and again to replenish our stores, and she sets fire to some things too.
Ot is the Mongolian Queen of fire and goddess of marriage.
Wadjet in Egypt is sometimes called "the lady of flame".
KANANESKI-ANAYEHI of Cherokee legend was a spider fire goddess who brought fire up from the underworld.
Yolkai Estasan is the Navajo earth goddess and creator of fire.
Dhumorna is the goddess consort of Yama and a personification of the sacred flame in Hindu legend.
These are only some of the ones I have found.
Pele in Hawaii is a kind of fire goddess obviously, technically goddess of the volcano.
Goga of Oceannic/Papua myths was a fire goddess, but a selfish one who wanted to keep her fire.
Mahu-ike of the Maori is a god/dess who keeps the fires burning in the underworld.
Hestia is the Greek goddess among other things of the hearth fire.
Vesta is responsible for many of the same things as Hestia in Roman myths.
Chantico in Aztec mythology is the goddess of hearth fires and volcanoes.
Coatlicue, mother of the gods in Aztec mythology however, is also called the goddess of fire and earth.
Gabija is the Lithuanian goddess of hearths and fires, her fire is watched over reverently.
Nantosuelta is the goddess of nature, earth, fire and fertility in Gaulish folklore.
Belisama is the goddess of light and fire, the forge and crafts in Gaulish/Celtic myths.
Brighid or Brigit of Celtic myths is usually the lady of fire: fire of the hearth, the forge and of inspiration.
Tsetse-Bumba of the Bushoong of the Congo brings fire down to us now and again to replenish our stores, and she sets fire to some things too.
Ot is the Mongolian Queen of fire and goddess of marriage.
Wadjet in Egypt is sometimes called "the lady of flame".
KANANESKI-ANAYEHI of Cherokee legend was a spider fire goddess who brought fire up from the underworld.
Yolkai Estasan is the Navajo earth goddess and creator of fire.
Dhumorna is the goddess consort of Yama and a personification of the sacred flame in Hindu legend.
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