Deities associated with The Moon

CHRISTIAN GODS (via Crowley)

God the Holy Ghost (as Incubus)

GREEK DEITIES

ARTEMIS. Her epithets: Light. Great Lady of Lakes. Roamer of the Winds. Sustenance of the Life of the Wilds. The Most Bountiful. The Chaste One. The Virgin Huntress. She of the Silver Bow. Sender forth of Arrows of Light. She Who Binds. The Chastizer. Savior. Afflicter. Healer. Strength of the Young Hale. The Sower.

Her attributes: The Silver Bow. The Quiver. The short robe. The Chariot drawn by hinds. Hounds of the chase. Stag. Boar. Bear.

Other Images of Artemis can be found here. These images of the Greek Gods came from this excellent site.

MANY IMAGES OF ARTEMIS

SELENE. Her epithets: Queen of Night. Brightness of Night. The Manifest One. She who shines for all. The Moon. Opener of the Gate. She who calls forth. The Reward of Dreams. She who commands the rhythmic tides.

Her attributes: The Crescent (upon her brow), or Silver Horns. The Silver Veil. The Silver Chariot. The Cradle. The Hare.

HECATE. Her Epithets: Ruler of Night. Favored of Zeus. Granter of Heart's Desire. Mighty in Heaven, Earth and Ocean. Mother of Enchantment. The Far-reaching power. She who can turn back the currents. She of the Triple countenance. Guardian of the Three Ways. She of Aforetime. The Dark One. The Many-jeweled One.

Her attributes: The spinning Wheel and the Distaff. Flaming Torches. Voluminous, trailing draperies. Brass sandals. The column at the crossroads. The Alder tree.

Attendants: Eumenides. Empusae (Succubae) Baying hounds. The Dead.

ROMAN DEITIES

DIANA. Her epithets: Queen of all that lives. Diana of the Grove. Diana of the Mountains. Lady of Enchantments. Lady of the Dance. Guardian of Travelers. Guardian of Maidens. Guardian of the Wilds.

Her character: Diana is Goddess of the world of nature, of fertility and birth for all earthly beings. As Goddess of the Moon, she is the resplendent and mighty deity whose powers encompass every aspect of life. Her magical aid is invoked in all contingencies: nonetheless, as one of the great measurers of life and time, she has her own strict requirements of right dealing. She is champion of all helpless or innocent beings: she protects the traveler by night from beasts of prey, but severely avenges the wanton shooting of a stag. Young maidens are in her special care. Yet time and season are all. Diana it is-particularly in her older worship--who calls forth those of riper growth to rapturous song and dance which the moonlight inspires, in forest or on mountain, to rites of sacred orgy. But the month moves on, and behold! the Virgin of the Silver Bow is with us once more.

Her attributes: Silver Bow. Arrows. The robe girt up for running. Hair knotted up above the brow. Garlands of flowers. Offerings of first-fruits. Stag. Hound. Ox.

ETRUSCAN DEITY

TIVS. The Shining One. Natural power of the moon in relation to animal and vegetable life. Later, the character is that of Diana.

Ancient Etruscan Religion in Perspective

BABYLONIAN DEITIES AND SUMERIAN

SIN (ZU-EN or EN-ZU, NANNAR). His epithets: Lord of Wisdom. Brother of the Earth. Father of the Sun. Father of the Gods. Lord of the Diadem. Calf of the Skies. The Secret-Hearted Mysterious One.

His character: Sometimes called by the name Nannar, but more often by his title Sin or Zu-En, "Lord of Wisdom" the deity of the Moon is an old man with a beard blue as lapis lazuli, who usually wears an elaborate turban. Early in the lunar month he rides forth, wearing his turban, in the silver boat of the crescent. Alternatively, the silver crescent is at that time his crown, and he bears the title "Calf of the Skies" on account of its small horns. In either case, he later exchanges his headgear-turban or crescent horns-for the white-fire diadem of the Full Moon. He is called "Secret-hearted" and "mysterious" chiefly on account of the enigma of the Moon's phases. He is called the father of Shamash because the lunar calendar is an older institution than is the solar. We can concur, too, in his being titled Father of the Gods; for it is in the astral domain, which the Moon governs, that the Gods are clothed in the forms by which we know them. Besides being a measurer of time, Sin is one of the divine dealers of justice: by night it is his bright radiance which deters, or detects, evil doers, and the shadowy blue web of his beard can entrap them. He is counselor to Gods and humankind, bestowing chiefly an inner perception of the interpretations of astrology.

Excellent Sumerian Religion FAQ

HINDU DEITIES

VARUNA. His epithets:The Thousand-eyed. Sovereign King. The Almighty. The Wise One. Stablisher of the foundations The White Man. Guardian of the pledged Word. Guardian of Right Order. Lawgiver of Heaven and the Deeps. Seer of Thoughts. The Omnipresent One. All-seeing by Night. Ruler of the Night Sky. Ruler of the Air. Ruler of the World of Waters. Pursuer of the Lawless. King of the Dead.

His attributes: The Lasso. The Makara. (the dragon of the deeps upon which he rides). The Moon.


SHIVA (as the Great Ascetic). His epithets: The Beneficent One. The Great God. Principle of Dissolution. Blue Throat. The Three-eyed God. The White One. Supreme Ruler. The Divine Will. Leader of Ascetics. Lord of the Lawless. He in whose Hair flows the Ganges. Moon-crowned Madman. Divine Ecstasy. The Space-clad. Destroyer of Illusion. He who Fascinates. He who Draws Forth. The Great Transformer. The profusely Generous. The Wild One. Passionate Coldness. Inexorable Lord of the Dark Forces.

His attributes: The Ascetic's Hair-knot. The Crescent Moon (upon his hair). The Third Eye. The Blue-stained Throat. The Serpent Necklet. The Double Drum. The Trident. The Deer (springing from his hand). The White Bull Nandi (as his attendant or as his mount). The Fire Tongs of the mendicant.

UMA. Her epithets: The Generous One. Daughter of Himavat. The Devoted Ascetic. Mother of Silence. The Brilliant One. Singlehearted. Votary of God. Mirror of Contemplation. Power of Shiva.

Her character: Uma-parvati, the maiden daughter of the mighty Himalayas loses her heart to the divine ascetic Shiva who, entirely unheeding her existence with fanatical austerities broods like the moonlight itself among the eternal snows. In no sense can she be his counterpart, save in taking on an existence as harsh as his own. At last having become completely transformed to the nature of her deity, she ceases to pursue him and sits alone in contemplation on the heights. Then Shiva comes to find her and their union crowns their inner unity.

See Frater M. M. E. A.'s excellent article on Jyotish, East Indian Astrology.

EGYPTIAN DEITIES

KHONSU (KOHNSU NEFER-HOTEP). His epithets: The Swift Mover. Beautiful in his Fullness. He who stirs the womb. Fountain of Fertility.The Dweller In Peace. Establisher of Times. Lord of Vital Fruition. Dispeller of Evil. The Great Exorcist. The Great Healer. The Wonder-Worker. Countenance of Light. Royal Child. Virile Bull. The Ancient Prince of Gladness. The Very Mighty. Restorer of Truth.

His image: The God is enthroned, and like Ptah he is enswathed. Characteristically, he wears a skull-cap adorned with the Uraeus and the single hair-tress of a prince of Egypt. He holds the Ouas (the Scepter of Peaceful Authority) centrally before Him; upon the rod of the Ouas are displayed the Ankh and the Tet. In addition to the Ouas he bears the Crook and Flail. As a standing figure he appears wearing the kilt and headdress of the Old Kingdom, the headdress being surmounted by the Lunar Disk and Crescent. In other of his aspects he appears Hawk-headed; or double Hawk-headed, winged, and standing upon two crocodiles.


TA-URT (TAUERET). Her epithets: The Great One. Mother of the Sun. Mistress of the Gods. Consort of Sutekh. She who moves Destiny. Guardian of Women. Powerful Helper in childbirth. The Propitious One. She who abhors the Powers of Darkness. Bringer of Magical Protection. Generous bringer of Good Fortune. Powerful Guardian of the Land. Banisher of Robbers. Slayer of Crocodiles. Kindly Guardian of Souls.

Her image: The Goddess manifests in the form of a Hippopotamus, standing upright and having hanging breasts. Characteristically, her left hand is placed upon the Sa-symbol (a folded and bound roll of papyrus denoting Magical Protection) and in that hand she may also bear the Ankh, which thus rests upon the Sa. Her right hand may also rest upon a Sa-symbol or may be extended holding an unopened bud of papyrus. Her Old Kingdom headdress, the back of which has an ornamental continuation reaching to the ground behind her is surmounted by Horns and Disk, or by Plumes, Horns and Disk.


A site regarding Egyptian magick

CELTIC DIETIES

ARIANRHOD(Wales). The goddess of the moon. A magician goddess, who like Artemis lived in orgiastic maidenhood surrounded entirely by women, although it is also said she lived a wanton life, mating with mermen. She was the most powerful of the children of the mother goddess Don. Her palace is the Corona Borealis.

MANI is the actual name of the deified moon.


ORPHIC HYMNS

[The Moon] [Hecate] [Diana]

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