Ratih is the Balinese Goddess of the moon. The Balinese have a myth which explains lunar eclipses featuring Ratih. It is said that the demon Kala Rau had stolen a drink of the elixir of immortality, called Tirtha Amertha. Ratih told this to the great God Wisnu, who threw a magic discus at the demon and cut off his head. Since Kala Rau had just begun to swallow the elixir, his head was immortal but the rest of his body died. Trying to exact revenge, Kala Rau chases Ratih across the sky. He occasionally catches and swallows her, causing a lunar eclipse, but because he is just a head with no body he can not hold her for long.

Paoro (pronounced POW-ro) is the Maori Goddess of echoes. When Arohirohi, the Goddess of mirages, formed the first woman, Marikoriko, from the heat of the sun against a cliff, she asked Paoro to give her a voice.

Lijakwe is the Marshallese Goddess of beauty. Her beauty is so stunning that she hides herself away from mortal eyes, living alone at the edge of a lagoon. Every evening, she bathes in the lagoon, and her beauty is reflected into the sky in the colors of the sunset.

Ba Ngu is the Indonesian Goddess of dolphins. Also called Lady Dolphin, she rescues shipwrecked sailors. The Indonesians are very respectful of Ba Ngu, and treat all dolphins as they would treat the Goddess herself. Whenever a dolphin is found dead at sea or on the shore, a burial ceremony is held to honor Ba Ngu.

Hina-lau-limu-kala is the Hawaiian Goddess of seaweed. She is one of the many forms of the Great Goddess Hina, and her name means “Hina of the kala seaweed.” She lived in the sea with her husband, Kane-piliko’a (Kane of the coral beds). Limu kala seaweed was a key ingredient in a ceremony used to purify fishermen before they set out to sea. They would ask Hina-lau-limu-kala to watch over them and guarantee their safe return.

Matariki is the Maori Goddess of the Pleiades, a group of seven stars that have mythological associations all over the world. To the Maori, the Pleiades are Matariki and her six daughters:
Tupu-a-Nuku, Tupu-a-Rangi, Wai-Tii, Wai-Ta, Wai-puna-Rangi, and Uru-Rangi. Matariki means “small eyes,” and the appearance of the Goddess and her daughters in the sky signals the beginning of the new year.

Laka is the Hawaiian Goddess of the hula and also of vegetation. She is the daughter of Pele‘s sister Hi’iaka-i-kapua-’ena’ena, and is married to Lono, God of fertility and peace. Hula dancers often make offerings to Laka before their dance. She is usually depicted wearing something yellow, with flowers in her hair and dancing.

Waitiri is the Maori Goddess of thunder. She is also rather bloodthirsty and this is what attracted her to her husband. One day, she heard of a mortal man named Kaitangata, which means maneater. Thinking he would be her perfect mate, she slaughtered one of her servants and offered the heart and liver to Kaitangata. He was horrified, but somehow they ended up married anyway.

Waitiri taught her husband to put barbs on the end of his fishing hooks, and he became the most successful fisherman in the village. Waitiri, however, was soon tired of a constant diet of fish, and one day while her husband was out fishing, she captured and killed two of his relatives and then proceeded to feast on them, leaving nothing but the bones. When Kaitangata returned and found this out, he scolded and insulted her. Waitiri left him and floated back up to the heavens like a cloud.

Waitiri’s name means “thunder” or “thundering water”, and is also seen as Whaitiri.

Hina-puku’ai is the Hawaiian Goddess of food plants. She is one of the many forms of the Great Goddess Hina, and her name means “Hina gathering vegetable food.” Hina-puku’ai had a special gourd in which she kept food. One day, she was lured away from her home by a local chief, and she spilled all the food out of her gourd. The food flew up to the sky and became the moon and the stars. Hawaiians believe that the ‘elepaio bird is one of the forms of Hina-puku’ai. This bird is very important in canoe building—it only lands on trees that are filled with insects and would therefore not make good canoes.

Eingana is the Australian Aboriginal Goddess of creation. She is the mother of all things, the primordial snake Goddess. When Eingana’s creations grew inside her, she swelled up to an enormous size. Since she had no vagina, she had no way to give birth to them, until the God Barraiya opened a hole near her anus with his spear.

Eingana is also a Goddess of death. She holds the thread of life of each of her creations, and when she lets go of it, the life ends.