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Indian Goddesses - V, W, X, Y & Z
Vach
("speech") The Hindu goddess of speech and eloquence, and the
mother of the Vedas. Later she was identified with Sarasvati.
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Waghai
Devi
A tiger goddess.
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Yami
In the Vedic tradition, Yami is the mother of mankind. She is the daughter
of the sun-god Surya and together with her twin brother Yama they form
the first human pair. In Hinduism she is the mother goddess and daughter
of Vivasvan. In Tibet, she is the goddess of death who rules of the female
spirits of Naraka.
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Yaparamma
A Goddess of commerce.
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Yogini
In Hindu mythology, one of the eight female demons created by and attendant
upon Durgha. Sometimes the yoginis are forms of that goddess, capable
of being multiplied to as many as ten million.
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Yoni
The origin or primal source of all being. It is represented by a triangle
with its apex pointing downward, signifying female sexual organs, particularly
the vulva, which in turn symbolizes the mystery of the cosmos. This symbol,
by itself of conjoined with the ling, is venerated by the Shaktas (the
worshippers of Shakti). Yoni can be literally translated as "womb,
origin, source."
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Zumiang
Nui
Tribal Creator goddess of the Dhammai. She is the Mother of the earth
and the sky. "At first there was neither earth nor sky, Shuzanghu
and his wife Zumiang-Nui lived alone...In due time Zumiang-Nui gave birth
to a baby-girl, Subbu-Khai-Thung, who is the Earth and to a baby-boy,
Jongsuli-Young-Jongbu, who is the Sky. " (in Elwin 1958, p. 13)
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