Although white altar candles alone can usually be used to invoke the
female Deities, using a special candle of the appropriate sacred colour
when invoking a particular goddess will bring much better results.
female Deities, using a special candle of the appropriate sacred colour
when invoking a particular goddess will bring much better results.
The following alphabetical list contains the names, description and
sacred candle colour of most of the Goddesses worshiped by the various
Craft traditions as well as many of the ancient Deities honoured by
different Pagan cultures throughout history.
Aditi: Hindu Sku-Goddess. Her sacred candle colour is blue.
Amaterasu-O-Mi-Kami:
Japanese Sun Goddess. Her sacred candle colours
are yellow and gold.
are yellow and gold.
Anaitis:
Persian fertility-goddess. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Anu:
Celtic Mother-Goddess, Dawn Mother, and Goddess of death and the
dead. Her sacred candle colours are white and black.
dead. Her sacred candle colours are white and black.
Aodh:
Celtic Fire-Goddess. Her sacred candle colour is red.
Aphrodite:
Greek Goddess of love and beauty and one of the twelve
great Olympians. She is also knows as Cytherea, and is identified with
the Roman Love-Goddess Venus. Her sacred candle colours are red and
pink.
great Olympians. She is also knows as Cytherea, and is identified with
the Roman Love-Goddess Venus. Her sacred candle colours are red and
pink.
Arrianrhod:
Welsh Mother Goddess and Neo-Pagan Goddess of fertility.
Her sacred candle colours are green and white.
Her sacred candle colours are green and white.
Artemis:
Greek Goddess of the Moon, hunting, and wild beasts. As a
lunar Goddess, she has been an influential archetype for Witches and
worshipers of the contemporary Goddess cult. She is the equivalent of
the Roman Moon-goddess Diana . Artemis is identified with Hecate and
Selene in Greek mythology. Her sacred candle colour is white.
lunar Goddess, she has been an influential archetype for Witches and
worshipers of the contemporary Goddess cult. She is the equivalent of
the Roman Moon-goddess Diana . Artemis is identified with Hecate and
Selene in Greek mythology. Her sacred candle colour is white.
Asherali:
Phonician Goddess of love and fertility. Her sacred candle
colours are green and white.
colours are green and white.
Astarte:
Greek Goddess of innocence and purity and daughter of Themis.
The Goddess of justice. It is said that after leaving earth, she was
placed among the stars where she became the constellation Virgo the
Virgin. Her sacred candle colour is white.
The Goddess of justice. It is said that after leaving earth, she was
placed among the stars where she became the constellation Virgo the
Virgin. Her sacred candle colour is white.
Athena:
Greek Goddess of wisdom and the arts and one of the twelve
Olympians. He is identified with the Roman Goddess Minerva and her
sacred candle colours are purple and white.
Olympians. He is identified with the Roman Goddess Minerva and her
sacred candle colours are purple and white.
Bast:
Egyptian Fertility Goddess and daughter of Isis. Also known as
the Lady of Light. She bestows health and symbolizes sexual passion.
In ancient times, she was worshiped in the form of a cat. Later, she
was envisaged as a woman with the head of a Cat. Bast is one of the
most popular ancient Egyptian Goddesses in modern day Witchcraft and
sex magick cults. Her sacred candle colours are red, green and white.
the Lady of Light. She bestows health and symbolizes sexual passion.
In ancient times, she was worshiped in the form of a cat. Later, she
was envisaged as a woman with the head of a Cat. Bast is one of the
most popular ancient Egyptian Goddesses in modern day Witchcraft and
sex magick cults. Her sacred candle colours are red, green and white.
Benten:
Japanese Buddhist love Goddess. She is also the Goddess of
femininity, music, literature and the sea. Her sacred candle colour is
pink.
femininity, music, literature and the sea. Her sacred candle colour is
pink.
Brigit:
Celtic and Neo-Pagan goddess of fire, wisdom, poetry and
sacred wells and also a deity associated with prophecy, divination and
healing. Her sacred candle colours are red and white.
sacred wells and also a deity associated with prophecy, divination and
healing. Her sacred candle colours are red and white.
Ce-Aehd: Celtic Goddess of Nature. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Ceara:
Ancient Pagan goddess of Nature and feminine equivalent to the
God Cearas. Her sacred candle colour is green.
God Cearas. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Centeotle:
Mexican fertility goddess. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Ceres:
Roman Goddess of Harvest and fertility of the Earth and mother
of Proserpina. In Greek Mythology, she is Demeter the Goddess of
Agriculture and mother of Persephone. Her sacred candle colours are
green, orange, brown and yellow.
of Proserpina. In Greek Mythology, she is Demeter the Goddess of
Agriculture and mother of Persephone. Her sacred candle colours are
green, orange, brown and yellow.
Cerridwen:
Celtic and neo-pagan Goddess of mountains, fertility and
inspiration. Her sacred candle colour is green.
inspiration. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Chloris:
Greek Goddess of flowers, and equivalent of the Roman
Flower-Goddess Flora. Her sacred candle colours are white and all
floral colours.
Flower-Goddess Flora. Her sacred candle colours are white and all
floral colours.
Cybele:
Phrygian Goddess of nature and fertility.
Demeter
Greek Goddess of fertility, husbandry and harvest, mother of
Persephone, and an important Deity in the mysteries of the Eleusis.
She is identified with the Roman Goddess Ceres and her sacred candle
colors are green and orange.
Persephone, and an important Deity in the mysteries of the Eleusis.
She is identified with the Roman Goddess Ceres and her sacred candle
colors are green and orange.
Dew:
Greek fertility goddess. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Diana:
Roman and neo-pagan moon goddess, mother goddess and virgin
huntress of the moon. She is identified with the Greek Lunar Goddess
Artemis and is worshiped mainly by Witches of the Dianic tradition.
Her sacred candle colours are silver and white.
huntress of the moon. She is identified with the Greek Lunar Goddess
Artemis and is worshiped mainly by Witches of the Dianic tradition.
Her sacred candle colours are silver and white.
Durga (also Durva):
Hindu goddess and the God Shiva is her consort who
was worshiped throughout India. But especially in Bengal. Durga is
depicted as a ferocious ten-armed dragon-slayer, but it is said she is
loving and gentle to those who worship her. Her sacred candle colour is
red.
was worshiped throughout India. But especially in Bengal. Durga is
depicted as a ferocious ten-armed dragon-slayer, but it is said she is
loving and gentle to those who worship her. Her sacred candle colour is
red.
Eostre:
Saxon and neo-pagan Goddess of fertility and springtime whom
the holiday of Easter is named after. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Epona: Celtic mare goddess who sacred candle colour is white.
the holiday of Easter is named after. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Epona: Celtic mare goddess who sacred candle colour is white.
Ereshkigal:
Sumerian horned-goddess and Queen of the Underworld. She
is identified with the Greek-lunar Goddess Hecate and is depicted as
having the body of a fish with serpent-like scales and the ears of a
sheep. Her sacred candle is black.
is identified with the Greek-lunar Goddess Hecate and is depicted as
having the body of a fish with serpent-like scales and the ears of a
sheep. Her sacred candle is black.
Esmeralda:
South American Goddess of love. Her sacred candle colour is
emerald green.
emerald green.
Flora:
Roman Goddess of flowers and all that flourishes. She is the
equivalent of the Greek flower Goddess Chloris and her sacred candle
colours are with and all floral colours.
equivalent of the Greek flower Goddess Chloris and her sacred candle
colours are with and all floral colours.
Fortuna:
Roman Goddess of happiness, good fortune and chance who
possesses the power to bestow upon mortals either wealth or poverty.
She is identified with the Greek Goddess Tyche, and her sacred candle
Freya (also Freyja):
Scandinavian Goddess of fertility, love and
beauty who sacred symbols and familiars were cats. She was also Queen
of the Underworld and the sister and consort of the God Frey. As a
neo-pagan Goddess, she is worshiped mainly by Wiccans of the Saxon
tradition. Her sacred candle colours are green, red and black.
Frigga:
Scandinavian Mother Goddess and consort of the God Odin. She
is also the patroness of marriage an fecundity and is represented in
myth riding in a chariot drawn by sacred rams. Her sacred candle colour
is white.
Frija:
Pagan-Germanic earth mother and consort of the God Tiwaz. The
day of the week sacred to her is Friday. Her sacred candle colour is
brown.
Hathor:
Egyptian Goddess of beauty and the heavens and patroness of
fecundity, infants and music. She is often depicted as a woman with a
Cow's head, wearing the head-dress of two plumes and a solar disc
decorated with stars symbolizing her role as a Sky Goddess. Her sacred
candle colour is blue.
Hecate:
Greek Moon Goddess, neo-pagan Goddess of fertility and Moon
magick, Queen of the Underworld and protectress of all Witches. She is
also known as both the Goddess of Darkness and Death. She is the Queen
of Ghosts and Crossroads. She is Hecate the maiden, Hecate the Mother
and Hecate the Crone but in later years, She became most familiarized
as the Crone. She is also known as Trivia, Goddess of the Crossroads
and Antea bestower of nocturnal vision. Hecate's sacred candle colours
are black and silver.
Hera:
Greek Goddess of death and rebirth, earth Goddess, and consort
of the God Zeus. Her sacred candle colours are black and dark brown.
Hestia:
Greek Hearth Goddess. Her sacred candle colour is red.
Inanna: Sumerian Goddess of both love and war, who is identified with
the Babylonian Goddeess Ishtar. Her sacred candle colour is red.
Ishtar:
Asyrian, Babylonian and neo-pagan Goddess of love, fertility
and war, who personifies the planet Venus. She was a mother goddess
and the consort of Tammuz, the God of Grain an Bread who died each
winter and was reborn the following spring. As a triple goddess, she
represents birth, death and rebirth. In her aspect as mother, she is
the giver of life. In her aspect as Warrior maiden, she is the bringer
of death. In her aspect as Crone, she brings rebirth and resurrection.
The crescent of the new moon rising is ne of her sacred symbols and
she is depicted as a woman with bird-like facial features and braided
hair, wearing a bull's horns and jewelled necklaces, bracelets and
anklets. She is associated with the Sumerian goddess Inanna and the
Phoenician Goddess Astarte. Her sacred candle colours are red and green.
Isis:
Ancient Egyptian Mother Goddess of fertility and neo-pagan
Goddess of magick and enchantment. She was the sister and consort of
the sun-God Osiris, and was at times identified with the Goddess
Hathor. Isis is the symbol of divine motherhood and she was regarded
in her mysteries as the single form of all Gods and Goddesses. She is
often called the Goddess of Ten Thousand Names and in Hellespont (now
Dardanelles) She was known as Mystis, the lady of the Mysteries. Her
sacred candle colour is green.
Kali:
Hindu death Goddess, personifying the dark and terrifying forces
of nature. She is depicted as a fanged, dark-skinned warrior-like
woman wearing a necklace of human skulls around her neck. Her sacred
candle colour is black.
Kuan Yin:
Chinese Goddess of fertility, childbirth and compassion. She
hears the cries of the world and just uttering her name, She appears.
Her sacred colours are green and white.
Kupala:
Slavic Goddess of life, sex and vitality. She is worshiped on
midsummer's day, and her sacred candle colour is red.
Lucina:
Roman Goddess of the Moon who is also associated with
childbirth. Her sacred candle colours are silver and white.
Luna:
Roman and neo-pagan Moon Goddess whose name is Latin for Moon.
She is identified with Selene and Artemis and her sacred candle colours
are white and silver.
Maat:
Egyptian Goddess of truth, justice and the order of the
universe. Her symbol was a feather. Her sacred candle colour is white.
Morrigan:
Celtic War Goddess of Death and destruction and the Mother
of all Irish Gods. She is said to appear in the form of a Raven (a
bird of ill-omen in the Celtic tradition) before and during battles.
She is also known as the "spectre queen" and "Great Queen Morgan." As
a Goddess trinity, she was called Macha when she worked magick with
the blood of the slain, Badb when she appeared in the form of a
giantess on the eve of war t warn soldiers of their fates, and Neman
when she appeared as a shape-shifting crone. Her sacred candle colours
are scarlet and black.
Mut:
Egyptian Goddess of fertility. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Mylitta: Babylonian Goddess of fertility. Her sacred candle colour is
green.
Nemesis:
Greek Goddess of anger and vengeance and mythological
daughter of Erebus and Nyx. Her sacred candle colour is red.
Ninhursag: Mesopotamian earth Goddess. Her sacred candle colour is dark
brown.
Nut (also Nuit):
Egyptian Sky Goddess and Mother of Osiris, Isis, Set
and Mephthys. Her sacred candle colour is royal blue.
Parvati:
Hindu Goddess of mountains and consort of the god Shiva. She
is known as the ruler of Elves and nature spirits. The daughter of the
Himalayas and the personification of cosmic energy. Her sacred candle
colours are white and brown.
possesses the power to bestow upon mortals either wealth or poverty.
She is identified with the Greek Goddess Tyche, and her sacred candle
Freya (also Freyja):
Scandinavian Goddess of fertility, love and
beauty who sacred symbols and familiars were cats. She was also Queen
of the Underworld and the sister and consort of the God Frey. As a
neo-pagan Goddess, she is worshiped mainly by Wiccans of the Saxon
tradition. Her sacred candle colours are green, red and black.
Frigga:
is also the patroness of marriage an fecundity and is represented in
myth riding in a chariot drawn by sacred rams. Her sacred candle colour
is white.
Frija:
Pagan-Germanic earth mother and consort of the God Tiwaz. The
day of the week sacred to her is Friday. Her sacred candle colour is
brown.
Hathor:
fecundity, infants and music. She is often depicted as a woman with a
Cow's head, wearing the head-dress of two plumes and a solar disc
decorated with stars symbolizing her role as a Sky Goddess. Her sacred
candle colour is blue.
Hecate:
Greek Moon Goddess, neo-pagan Goddess of fertility and Moon
magick, Queen of the Underworld and protectress of all Witches. She is
also known as both the Goddess of Darkness and Death. She is the Queen
of Ghosts and Crossroads. She is Hecate the maiden, Hecate the Mother
and Hecate the Crone but in later years, She became most familiarized
as the Crone. She is also known as Trivia, Goddess of the Crossroads
and Antea bestower of nocturnal vision. Hecate's sacred candle colours
are black and silver.
Hera:
Greek Goddess of death and rebirth, earth Goddess, and consort
of the God Zeus. Her sacred candle colours are black and dark brown.
Hestia:
Inanna: Sumerian Goddess of both love and war, who is identified with
the Babylonian Goddeess Ishtar. Her sacred candle colour is red.
Ishtar:
Asyrian, Babylonian and neo-pagan Goddess of love, fertility
and war, who personifies the planet Venus. She was a mother goddess
and the consort of Tammuz, the God of Grain an Bread who died each
winter and was reborn the following spring. As a triple goddess, she
represents birth, death and rebirth. In her aspect as mother, she is
the giver of life. In her aspect as Warrior maiden, she is the bringer
of death. In her aspect as Crone, she brings rebirth and resurrection.
The crescent of the new moon rising is ne of her sacred symbols and
she is depicted as a woman with bird-like facial features and braided
hair, wearing a bull's horns and jewelled necklaces, bracelets and
anklets. She is associated with the Sumerian goddess Inanna and the
Phoenician Goddess Astarte. Her sacred candle colours are red and green.
Isis:
Ancient Egyptian Mother Goddess of fertility and neo-pagan
Goddess of magick and enchantment. She was the sister and consort of
the sun-God Osiris, and was at times identified with the Goddess
Hathor. Isis is the symbol of divine motherhood and she was regarded
in her mysteries as the single form of all Gods and Goddesses. She is
often called the Goddess of Ten Thousand Names and in Hellespont (now
Dardanelles) She was known as Mystis, the lady of the Mysteries. Her
sacred candle colour is green.
Kali:
Hindu death Goddess, personifying the dark and terrifying forces
of nature. She is depicted as a fanged, dark-skinned warrior-like
woman wearing a necklace of human skulls around her neck. Her sacred
candle colour is black.
Kuan Yin:
Chinese Goddess of fertility, childbirth and compassion. She
hears the cries of the world and just uttering her name, She appears.
Her sacred colours are green and white.
Kupala:
midsummer's day, and her sacred candle colour is red.
Lucina:
Roman Goddess of the Moon who is also associated with
childbirth. Her sacred candle colours are silver and white.
Luna:
Roman and neo-pagan Moon Goddess whose name is Latin for Moon.
She is identified with Selene and Artemis and her sacred candle colours
are white and silver.
Maat:
Egyptian Goddess of truth, justice and the order of the
universe. Her symbol was a feather. Her sacred candle colour is white.
Morrigan:
Celtic War Goddess of Death and destruction and the Mother
of all Irish Gods. She is said to appear in the form of a Raven (a
bird of ill-omen in the Celtic tradition) before and during battles.
She is also known as the "spectre queen" and "Great Queen Morgan." As
a Goddess trinity, she was called Macha when she worked magick with
the blood of the slain, Badb when she appeared in the form of a
giantess on the eve of war t warn soldiers of their fates, and Neman
when she appeared as a shape-shifting crone. Her sacred candle colours
are scarlet and black.
Mut:
Egyptian Goddess of fertility. Her sacred candle colour is green.
Mylitta: Babylonian Goddess of fertility. Her sacred candle colour is
green.
Nemesis:
Greek Goddess of anger and vengeance and mythological
daughter of Erebus and Nyx. Her sacred candle colour is red.
Ninhursag: Mesopotamian earth Goddess. Her sacred candle colour is dark
brown.
Nut (also Nuit):
Egyptian Sky Goddess and Mother of Osiris, Isis, Set
and Mephthys. Her sacred candle colour is royal blue.
Parvati:
is known as the ruler of Elves and nature spirits. The daughter of the
Himalayas and the personification of cosmic energy. Her sacred candle
colours are white and brown.
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