Names: Aphrodite (Greek), Venus (Roman), Inanna (Sumerian), Ishtar (Akkadian), Astarte (West Semitic) Asteroids: Aphrodite (#1388), Venus (planet), Innanen (#3497), Ishtar (#7088), Astarte (#672) Mythology: Goddess of fertility, sexuality, love, beauty, …
Names: Ceres (Roman), Demeter (Greek) Asteroids: Ceres (#1), Demeter (#1108) Mythology: Goddess of the harvest, agriculture, the seasons, fertility, and motherhood. Mother of the goddess of spring and queen of …
Names: Juno (Roman), Hera (Greek) Asteroids: Juno (#3), Hera (#103) Mythology: Goddess of women, marriage, family, and childbirth. Patroness and protectress of married women. Queen of the gods and wife …
Names: Hestia (Greek), Vesta (Roman) Asteroids: Hestia (#46), Vesta (#4) Mythology: Greco-Roman virgin goddess of the hearth, home, family, and domestic life and tranquility. Keeper of the sacred fire. Light …
Names: Persephone (Greek), Proserpina (Roman) Asteroids: Persephone (#399), Proserpina (#26) Mythology: Greco-Roman goddess of springtime and vegetation, and daughter of Demeter (Ceres). Abducted by Hades (Pluto) and becomes the queen …
Names: Athena (Greek), Pallas Athena (Greek), Minerva (Roman) Asteroids: Pallas Athena (#2), Athena (#881), Minerva (#93) Mythology: Goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, good counsel, and handicraft. Born from Zeus’ head. …
