"Documents goddesses and mythological heroines from cultures around the world, covering Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including the pantheons of the world's religious traditions."--

ContentsIntroductionNote on Spelling and PronunciationAfricaIntroductionAfrican PantheonEgyptian PantheonAfrican Diaspora PantheonEastern MediterraneanIntroductionEastern Mediterranean PantheonChristian and Jewish PantheonAsia and OceaniaChina and KoreaIntroductionChinese, Mongol, and Taiwanese PantheonKorean PantheonCircumpolar NorthIntroductionCircumpolar North PantheonIndiaIntroductionHindu and Buddhist Pantheon of India, Nepal, and TibetSoutheast Asia and IndonesiaSoutheast Asian and Indonesian PantheonJapanIntroductionJapanese and Ainu PantheonThe Pacific Islands and AustraliaIntroductionPacific Islands PantheonAustralian PantheonEuropeThe BalticIntroductionBaltic PantheonThe Celtic WorldIntroductionContinental Celtic and Breton PantheonIrish and Scottish PantheonBritish and Manx PantheonWelsh, Cornish, and Arthurian PantheonFinno-Ugric CulturesIntroductionFinno-Ugric PantheonGreeceIntroductionGreek PantheonRomeIntroductionRoman and Italic PantheonEtruscan PantheonScandinaviaIntroductionScandinavian PantheonSoutheastern EuropeIntroductionSoutheastern European PantheonSlavic PeoplesIntroductionSlavic PantheonThe AmericasNorth AmericaIntroductionNorth American PantheonMesoamericaIntroductionMesoamerican PantheonSouth America and the CaribbeanIntroductionSouth American and Caribbean PantheonBibliographyIndexAbout the Author