Durga - Hindu Warrior Goddess

Durga was the first manifestation of Hindu goddess-energy. Although produced by the gods, the goddess was stronger than any of them, or all of them together, and she was fiercely eager to fight.

Recognizing her power, the gods handed their weapons to Durga. She mounted a lion (or a tiger) to ride toward the antigods' chief, the demon Mahisa. That magical being, terrified of this new apparition, used his powers to assume one fearsome form after another. Still the goddess advanced, until finally, as the demon assumed the form of a buffalo, Durga slaughtered him. The demon nonetheless tried to escape through the dying beast's mouth, but Durga caught him by the hair and butchered him, thereby freeing the earth for the gods to inhabit.

Durga is an incarnation of Devi or the Mother Goddess, a unified symbol of all divine forces. For Shaivas Durga is the wife of Shiva. For Vaishnavas and Shaktas Durga is another form of Uma or Parvati.

Yamanya - African Life-giving Goddess

YEMANYA is the feminine principle in the universe. She is the mother of all. She rules over gestation, pregnancy, fertility, abundance and life. She rules over the top life-giving layers of the ocean and is the female aspect of the ORISA OLOKUN.

Guan Yin - Goddess of Mercy

The highly respected Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is also known as "Goddess of Mercy" or "Guan Yin" in Chinese. Guan Yin is the favorite goddess among the people of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Within people's hearts, she will always be the symbol of kindness and peace and the savior of those in trouble.

Other names: Kwan Yin, Kwannon, Kuan Yin, Gwan Yin, Quan Yin, Qwan Yin

Aja-Goddess of Africian Herbs

Lady of Forest Herbs - This forest Goddess is honored by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. She teaches Her faithful the use of medicinal herbs found in the African forests.

Sekhmet

Sekhmet is represented in hieroglyphics as a beautifully shaped woman with the head of a female lion. She is closely aligned with Bast, the cat Goddess, and together these two Goddesses watch over the west and east.

Devotions to Sekhmet included twice daily worship at any of the 700 statues which were erected in her honor, offerings made of meat and milk, and jars of wine left at the feet of her statues to placate her vengeful spirit.

Nut - Goddess of the Sky

Nut (alternatively spelled Newet, and Neuth), was the goddess of the sky. Her name is translated to mean Night and she is considered one of the oldest deities among the Egyptian pantheon with her origins being found on the creation story of Heliopolis.

Artemis - Goddess of the Hunt and Moon

Artemis is known as the goddess of the night, the huntress, the goddess of fruitfulness, the goddess of childbirth, Lady of the Beasts, the woodland goddess, the bull goddess, the personification of the moon, and the eternal virgin.

Gaia - Earth Goddess

Gaia or Ge was the ancient Greek earth goddess. As mother of the gods, she was prima creatrix.

Aphrodite - Goddess of Love

I have just finished my next Goddess pic. Here is Aphrodite - the Goddess of Love.

Enjoy.

Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth

Lakshmi, She is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. Wealth includes nobler values of life, power of mind and intellect, moral, and ethical qualities which constitutes the spiritual wealth.