Srecha is the Serbian Goddess of fate and spinning. She spins the thread of life, as an assistant to the great Goddess Makosh. Her role is the same as the Slavic Goddess Dolya, bringing luck to those Makosh smiles upon, except that she was also responsible for protecting the flocks and fields of farmers. Her name is also seen as Sreca, Sretja, and Sretya.

Lada is the Slavic Goddess of spring, love, and beauty. She was worshipped throughout Russia, Poland, and other areas of Eastern Europe. She is usually depicted as a young woman with long blonde hair. She carries wild roses, and is also known as the "Lady of the Flowers". As Goddess of spring, Lada is associated with love and fertility in both humans and animals. She is said to return from the underworld every year at the Vernal Equinox, bringing the spring with her.

Ragana is the Latvian Goddess of magic. She can see the future and control magic in all its forms. With the coming of Christianity, she was downgraded to the status of witch, which is the meaning of her name.

Gabija (pronounced GA-bee-jah) is the Lithuanian Goddess of fire and the hearth. As Gabjauja, she was also Goddess of corn and other grains. When a follower laid out a fire or a meal, they would give an offering to Gabija as well---water for a fire, and beer for a meal. Gabija's fire protected the home from thieves and demons, and could only be put out with pure water. With the advent of Christianity, Gabija was identified with St. Agnes. Her name is also seen as Gabieta or Gabeta.

My 100th post! I'm having a hard time finding pictures for some of them, especially for some of the more obscure Goddesses, so don't be surprised if you see a generic picture turn up one day. Sure, I could just do all the popular ones that have statues and old paintings of them, but that would be boring. You can read about Aphrodite just about anywhere, but where else are you going to be able to learn about Boldogasszony? Boldogasszony is the Hungarian Goddess of motherhood and birth. She watches over her children and assists with birth. With the coming of Christianity, she was replaced by the Virgin Mary, but one of Hungary's most famous churches, Sarlos Boldogasszony (Visitation of Our Lady), still bears her name. Boldogasszony means "happy mistress", and she is also known as Nagyasszony (big mistress) or Kisasszony (little mistress).

Kupala (pronounced koo-PAH-lah) is the Slavic Goddess of water, herbs, and magic. Her festival takes place on the day of the summer solstice. Her worshippers bathed themselves in rivers and springs on this day to purify themselves. They also brought offerings of flowers, which they set adrift on the rivers. Another means of purification was jumping through bonfires built in Kupala's name. Her name means "to bathe" and was also sometimes seen as Kupalo. With the advent of Christianity, her festival was assimilated with another that purified through bathing, that of John the Baptist, known to the Slavs as Ivan Kupala.

Jurate (pronounced YOU-rah-the) is the Lithuanian Goddess of the sea. She lived in a beautiful castle made of amber at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. One day, she learned that a fisherman, Kastytis, was catching her fish and taking them out of the sea. She went to his boat, prepared to yell at him, but he was so handsome that she fell in love with him. Jurate went every day to see her young fisherman, until Perkunas, the God of Thunder, found out about her relationship with a mortal. In a jealous rage, he sent a thunderbolt to shatter Jurate's castle, and had Kastytis chained to a rock at the bottom of the sea, where he drowned. To this day, when there is thunder over the Baltic Sea, you can still hear Kastytis' cries, and find pieces of Jurate's broken amber castle along the shore.  Her name is also seen as Jurata and Jurasmat.

Dolya (pronounced DOLE-yah) is the Slavic Goddess of luck. She is said to live behind the stove in the family home. When she is happy, she appears as a beautiful young maiden and bestows good luck on all the inhabitants of the house. When she is unhappy, she appears as Nedolya, a withered old woman, and brings bad luck to all who live in the house. Dolya and Nedolya are also associated with the great mother Goddess Makosh---they assist her in spinning the threads of life.

Another quick one today! Amari De is the Gypsy Goddess of motherhood and nature. She is the divine mother who bestows beauty, fertility, health, and wealth on her followers. Amari De is often shown with her face lit up---it was said that she was so holy, that she shone with the light of the divine. She is also known as De Delevski.

Some of my choices may not be viewed as Goddesses by some, but since this is my site, I get to say who is a Goddess and who isn't.  And besides, www.femalemythologicalfigureaday.com was already taken. Baba Yaga is a Slavic Witch Goddess, the wild woman in her crone aspect. She lives on the edge of a forest in a hut that stands on chicken legs. She can fly at great speeds in a giant mortar, using the pestle to steer and sweeping away her tracks with a broom. Baba Yaga is usually portrayed as an ugly old woman with a big nose and long teeth, but her role is often more guiding than threatening. Her name shows this duality---"Baba" means "grandmother", but "Jaga" is likely derived from the Polish word "jedza", which means "nasty". Those who come to her of their own free will and with good intentions have nothing to fear. Those who cross her end up decorating her fence, made of the bones of her victims with their skulls along the top. Baba Yaga is known throughout Eastern Europe by various names including Baba Jaga, Jezibaba, Jaga Baba, Baba Roga, Baba Jedza, Baba Yaga Kostianaya Noga ("bone-legs"), and Jaginavna.