A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing.
Of the existing major religions today, Hinduism is the only religion where the sacred feminine occupies a central place in prayer and worship. Sacred Feminine au Shaktism is one of the three major Hindu denominations of worship along with Vishnu and Shiva.
The primacy of a monotheistic au near-monotheistic "Great Goddess" is advocated kwa some modern matriarchists as a female version of,...
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