Creatrix Goddesses
Creatrix or Creatress is a name for any female deity who is believed to
have given birth to the cosmos, to other gods or goddesses, or to
humankind. Many Wiccans and Pagans believe in a Mother Goddess.
The Venus of Willendorf, a limestone figurine �?discovered near
Willendorf, Austria in 1908 �?is probably one of the best known
prehistoric Mother Goddess images. The large breasted, large-stomached
Mother figure is believed to have beem created around 24,000 and 22,000
BCE.
Additionally, the Egyptian Goddess, Neith, purportedly "emerged from the
primeval ocean to create The World." It was Neith who gave birth to the
Egyptian god, Ra. Neith �?like the Canaanite Anat, and later the
Christian Virgin Mary �?nbsp; was a Virgin Goddess, that is, a
mysterious, divine conception without outside impregnation.
From circa 3000 BCE to 400 AD, the Egyptian Goddess, Nut, was worshipped
as a Creator Goddess. Nut, also known as Nuit, is believed to be the
mother of the deities Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys. Nut is sometimes
portrayed as a human figure and sometimes as a celestial cow, stretching
across the heavens. According to Egyptian legend, the sound of thunder
is Nut's laughter, and the darkness of night falls with the 'solar boat'
sails into her mouth. It passes through her body and sails out of her
vulva at dawn.
The Nigergerian Creatrix Goddess is Oduduwas. She is worshipoped by both
the Nigerian Yoruba tribe and by Brazilian Voodouns. Oduduwas and her
husband, the sky-god, Obatala, were created by the supreme god Olurun.
The legend may be the basis for the Adam and Eve myth; as like Adam and
Eve who were cast of Eden, Oduduwas and Obatala were cast out of Ife,
because Oduduwas was interested in procreation.
The Babylonian Cereatrix Goddess, Tiamat, was a primordial sea goddess,
who with her mate Apsu begat the original chaotic world. Later, the
storm-god, Marduk, fought and slew Tiamet and divided her body to form
sky and earth. Thus, as the Earth, she remained the Great Mother Womb.
The Japanese (Shinto) Creatrix was the Goddess Izanami-No-Kami; with her
husband, Izanagi, gave birth to the islands of Japan. They were the
first beings to come to earth and also created many of the Shinto gods.
Izanami-No-Kami died giving birth to the fire-god, Kago Zuchi. Izangagi
descended to the Underworld to try to save her, but failed.
Other examples of Creatrix Goddesses include Nammu, a Mesopotamian
Creatrix who was said to have made the human race out of molded clay (a
concept later attributed to the god of Christianity)<WBR>; the Aztec Creator
Goddess, who was a toad-like deity called Tlaltecuhtli; and the Mayan
Creatrix who was called Ix Zacal Nok; and the Amazonian Mother Goddess,
Astataei �?all of whom are said to have "given birth" to The World.
The Welsh Goddess, Arianrhod a character in the story collection, The
Mabinogi, also is a creation goddess. She is ruler of Cael Sidi, a
magical realm in the north. Arianrhod, whose name means, "silver wheel,"
was worshipped as priestess of the moon, ruler of the tides. The moon is
the archetypal female symbol, representing the mother goddess connecting
womb, death, rebirth and creation. In the Welsh lore, the constellation,
Corona Borealis is name Caer Arianrhod �?Arianrhod's castle. The Celts
counted time not by day, but by nights, and made their calendars, such
as the famous Coligny calendar) not by the sun, but by the moon.
Additionally, Aataentsic, is the Iroquois creation goddess, married a
powerful sorcerer when she was a young maiden. As soon as her husband
realised her magic was stronger than his own, he dared Aataentsic to
dive through a hole in the sky to get rid of her. Seeing a beautiful
world below, Aataentsic raised her arms above her head and dove
gracefully through the whole, landing atop a great turtle, pushing soil
next to its shell. A great island began to take shape, which the
Iroquois call Turtle Island. Turtle Island is also called Earth. |
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