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Goddesses & Sacred Women of the World II

                  Xīwángmu or The Queen Mother of the West,
        an ancient goddess in Chinese religion, also worshipped in neighbouring Asian countries.
She is considered dispenser of prosperity, longevity, and eternal bliss.
 Yemaya (Yemanjá, Iemanjá) is the Yorùbá Goddess of the living Ocean, considered the Mother of All. She is one of the most revered Orishas, or   deities in the Yorùbá spiritual order that originated in Africa and is today prominent among Afro-descendants throughout the Americas, especially  
in Brazil.

Green Tara is one of the most beloved figures in Tibetan Buddhism. As a bodhisattva, she helps people pass beyond the troubles of earthly existence and move toward enlightenment. She also protects people from numerous worldly dangers. 

Arianrhod or the Welsh Lady of the Silver Wheel which descends upon the sea, and that is taken to be the moon. The goddess of cycles and thus she is involved in anything that turns the wheel — birth, death, the womb.
                          Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian islands.
Madame White Snake,
from one of the most famous & most popular Chinese legends or folk tales.
Amaterasu,
the Shinto sun goddess & the goddess of the universe and a major Japanese deity.
The name Amaterasu is derived from Amateru and means "shining in heaven". The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-ōmikami, is "the great august kami (deity) who shines in the heaven". According to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki chronicles, the Emperors of Japan are considered to be direct descendants of Amaterasu.
Yamatohime-no-mikoto,
Japanese princess, daughter of the Emperor Suinin  who is said to have established Ise Shrine, where the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami is enshrined.
White buffalo Calf Woman,
sacred woman of supernatural origin, central to the Lakota religion as the primary cultural prophet (she brought them the "Seven Sacred Rites") and considered sacred to many of the Plain nations. She is often linked to creation, medicine and bringers of sacred messages from the ancestors.

Joan of Arc,
nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", a heroine of France and the Saint of the Roman Catholic Church.



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