African Goddesses
Aje - A Nigerian goddess of wealth.  She appears in a creation myth along with Oduduwa.

Akonadi - A Ghanaian oracular goddess worshipped by West Africans.  She is also associated with justice and the protection of women.

Ala - An Ibo of Nigeria goddess of fertility who also rules the Underworld and the souls of the dead are said to rest in her womb.  Her symbol is the crescent moon and depicted as a seated woman holding a small child in her arms.  She is the daguther of Chuku.

Arawa - East African moon goddess.  Arawa was the daughter of Tororut and Seta (a fertility goddess).  Goddess of the Suk and Pokot in Kenya and Uganda.

Asase Ya - An Ashanti earth-goddess.

Ashiakle - A wealth goddes of the Gan of Ghana.

Atete - A Kafa Ethiopian fertility goddess who was invoked during ancient fertility rituals called the Astar you Mariam.

Ayabba - The Fon hearth goddess.

Bera Pennu - A Khond vegetation goddess who was once the recipient of human sacrifice.

Buk - A Nuer river goddess.

Lisa - a chameleon deity of Benin who's husband is Mawu.  She is part of the dual creator god of the Fon of Dahomey Mawu-Lisa.  She is associated with the moon, night, motherhood, gentleness, forgiveness, joy, rest, and fertility. 

Moomb - A Kikuyu creator goddess.

Mujaji - A rain goddess in South Africa of the Lovedu who is said to live in the Drakensberg Moutains.  She brings the rains to the land if she is happy, and destructive storms if she angry.  In the past sacrifices of cattle or young femal virgins were made to her.

Muso Koroni - A West African goddess of fertility who is worshipped in Mali.  Depeicted as a woman with many breasts she is the mother of all things who takes the form of a black panther each month and uses her claws to make women menstruate.

Nana - African earth goddess, the mother of Omolu.

Nana Buluku - The primordial creator goddess of the Fon Nation of Benin (Dahomey).

Nana Buruku - The first grandmother to all the divinities and first human woman in Yoruba mythology.  The Cosmic Twins were born through Great Nana's womb.  The twins were Mawu and Lisa who then had the Cosmic Egg and Cosmic Seed that germinated the Egg.  The Egg formed about the centre of teh Ashe, the realm of Ikode Orun, and from the egg hatched the Great Irunmole.  She is the womb of the Olodumare.

Nzambi - The great goddess of teh Bakongo people of the Congo. 

Oduduwa - Yoruba earth goddess and creator deity. 

Olokun - African goddess, occasionally a god, of the sea.  Depicted with mudfish legs, lizards in both hands, and a coral dress.

Oshun - Yoruban goddess of love, beauty, diplomacy, and sexuality.  Oshun is a wife of Chango and the keeper of the water and patroness of the Oshun river.  She is the protectress of the abdonminal area and the teacher of pleasure and mirth.  Powerful spells can be worked through her and she is associated with money, health, joy, beauty, and love.

Osun - A triad of ancient mother in Yourba myth.  The other two goddess in the triad are Oya and Yemaja.  The power of sensuality and love and sometimes depeicted as an old wise woman sad at the loss of her beauty.  However, usually she is shown as tell, light-brown-skinned, witht he sensuatliy of a beautiful young woman.  She is patroness of the bloodstream and rivers and wears seven brass bracelets and a mirror at her belt to admire herself.  She is accompained by the primping peacock and a cricket.  She also carriers river water in her pot.  Powerful spells are worked through her. 

Oya - The Yoruba goddess of the Niger river who represetnts material passion and power in the Triad of the Ancient Mothers.  She was the warrior goddess of the wind and resperesnts and winds of change.  She is also the Yoruba goddess of teh marketplace and creates changes in fortune.  She is the main wife of Shango, the lord of fertilty and thunder.  Her power is associated with tornadoes, lightning, death, and cemestaries.  She is stately, tall, and fierce in batle.  She is the orisa of creative power and action.

Qandisa - A female demon of Morocco. 

Yemaja - The Yoruba river and lake goddess and one of the Triad of Ancient Mothers.  She is the daughter of the Odudua, sister and wife of Aganju, and mother to Orunjan (god of the midday sun) and the mother of many gods and life giving water.  She create new springs even as she slept, they gushed out each time she turned over.  See Below for more information!

Yemonja -  Goddess who gave birth to many of the gods.  Because of her many births she is depicted with enormous breasts and she is the daughter of the sea.  Also, she gave birth to all the waters of the world.  In Haitien voodoo beliefes Yemonja is called Agwe.