BADB (pronounced BIBE) is the Irish Goddess of war. Along with her sisters Macha and Anu, she forms the triple Goddess known as the Morrigan. All three could take the form of crows or ravens, and would fly over battlefields, choosing who would die and who would live. They would then take the souls of the deceased in their black wings, flying them off to the Otherworld. Badb would sometimes take part in the battles herself, usually in the form of a wolf. She had the power to cause confusion in the opposing soldiers and courage in those on her own side.
Badb, Macha, and Anu are the daughters of Ernmas, an Irish mother Goddess, and Delbaeth, High King of Ireland. They are also the sisters of another triplicity of Goddesses: Banba, Eriu, and Fodla, Goddesses of Irish sovereignty. Where the latter three Goddesses embodied the sovereignty of Ireland, the former three protected it, through war but also through life. Badb is said to have a cauldron similar to that of Cymidei Cymeinfoll, in that it can provide life to those who have died. Legend says that Badb will cause the end of the world some day when she lets the cauldron boil over and flood the world.
Badb's name has been translated as either "crow" or "boiling," both of which fit her mythology. Variations of her name include BADHBH, BAVE, BAOBH, BADHBH CHAOINTE ("weeping raven"), and BADB CATHA ("battle crow"), and she was known in Gaul as CATHUBODUA, CATHUBODVA, CATUBODUA, or CAUTH BODVA.
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THE GREEK EARTH GODDESS" GAIA "WAS A PRIMAL AND ELEMENTAL FIGURE, THE SOURCE OF ALMOST ALL LIFE, MORTAL AND IMMORTAL. SHE BELONGED TO THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF CREATION. SHE IS THE PRIMORDIAL MOTHER OF THE GODS, AND ALL OF CREATION SPRANG FROM HER UNION WITH THE SKY. MORE THAN ANY OTHER GODDESS, "GAIA "IS IDENTIFIED AS THE DIVINE AND ANIMATE "EARTH MOTHER. " HER NURTURING MOTHER LOVE REQUIRES NO FAITH SIMPLY BE AWARE AND APPRECIATIVE OF HER WONDROUS MANIFESTATION IN EVERYTHING WE SEE AROUND US.
AT HER FAMED SHRINE IN DELPHI," GAIA" WAS HONORED BY PRIESTESSES WHO THREW SACRED HERBS INTO A CAULDRON, USING THE FRAGRANT SMOKE TO INVOKE THE GODDESSES' ETERNAL WISDOM. LATER, THE SUN GOD "APOLLO" WAS WORSHIPED AT DELPHI. "ORPHEUS", THE FAMED MUSICIAN SON OF "APOLLO," WAS CREDITED WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL HYMN IN PRAISE OF "GAIA:"
Gaia, Mother of all, the oldest one, the foundation,
I shall sing to Earth.
She feeds everyone in the world.
Whoever you are, whether you walk upon her sacred ground,
or move through the paths of the sea,you who fly,
she it is who nourishes you from her treasure store.
Queen of Earth,through you
beautiful children, beautiful harvests come.
You give life and you take life away.
Blessed are those you honour.
Their fields thicken with bright corn,
the cattle grow heavy in the pasture,
their house brims over with good things.
The men are masters of their city,
the laws are just,
the women are fair,
happiness and fortune richly follow them.
Their sons delight in the ecstasy of youth,
their daughters play,
they dance in the grass,
skipping in and out,
they dance in the grass over soft flowers.
It was you who honoured them,
generous goddess, sacred spirit.
Gaia, farewell, mother of the gods,
bride of starry heaven.
For my song, life allow me,
a life my heart loves.
And now and in another song
I will remember you.
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Medaurus or Medauros was a protective deity worhiped by Illyrians in the town of Rhizon at the Gulf of Kotor. He was mentioned in a dedication at Lambaesis in Africa by a Roman senator and native of Risinium. He appears to be identical to the Thracian horseman, riding on horseback and carrying a lance.
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KURUKULLA is the Tibetan Goddess of magic and enchantment. Tibetan Buddhism recognizes four types of magic: white magic or Shantika-karma (to calm and heal); black magic or Raudra-karma (to destroy evil and obstructions); yellow magic or Paushtika-karma (to increase wealth, merit, and knowledge); and red magic or Vashya-karma (to bring others under one's power). It is this last that Kurukulla rules. She can be called upon to subdue and bewitch humans and demons, for purposes both spiritual and mundane. She is invoked by rejected lovers, those embarking on business ventures, and politicians.
Kurukulla is usually depicted as a beautiful sixteen year old girl, because sixteen is a number that signifies perfection. She has red skin, three eyes, and four arms. She holds a bow and arrow covered with flowers, symbolizing her ability to ensnare lovers. She dances upon the body of a dead man, showing the power she wields. Her name means "she who is the cause of knowledge" and is also seen as KURUKULLE. Her usual form is also known as UDDIYANA KURUKULLA, "the Kurukulla who comes from Uddiyana"; her association with the red form of the Goddess Tara gives her the name TARODBHAVA KURUKULLA, "the Kurukulla who arises from Tara"; ASHTABHUJA KURUKULLA is a form with eight arms; and there is also a two-armed form known as SHUKLA KURUKULLA.
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