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Ganesha - Hindu elephant-headed God of wisdom, the remover of obstacles. Symbolizes good fortune and prosperity.

Ganga - Water Hindu Goddess of the Ganges River. She flows from the sky to the Underworld, carrying with her those who have died, washing away their sins.

Geb - "Earth" The Egyptian God of the earth and he was the husband of sky.

Gefn (Gefjun, Gefjon) - Norse Vanir Goddess of gift-giving, the All-Giver. She is associated with sowing of fields, crop and human fertility, celebrated with wagon rituals and plough rites at the New Year. As an aspect of fate, she is called in oath taking. Goddess of unmarried women, also one of the maidens in Frigga's palace. To her were entrusted all those who died unwedded, who she received and made happy for ever. She did not remain a virgin herself, but married the giant Skjold, by whom she had four sons. She became the ancestress of the royal Danish Skioldungs.

Gerd (Gerdh) - Norse Frost giantess who married Freyr. The beautiful Gerd is Gymir and Aurboda's daughter and Beli's sister. She is known for her shining beauty. When she raises her arms everything shines. Her name means "Fence."

Gore - "Grief" Slavic Goddess of grief and woe.

Graces - Agalaia (Splendor), Euphrosyne (Festivity), and Thailia (Rejoicing), was the assurance of peace and happiness. They wove the material for Aphrodite's robe (The Iliad, 5.338). They also tended to Aphrodite when she returned to Cyprus, humiliated after she had been caught in the trap her husband, Hephaestus, had set to catch her and Ares in the embrace of love (The Odyssey, 8.300). The Graces bathed her, anointed her with ambrosial oil and dressed her in delightful clothing so that she might resume her loving duties. Homer used teh beauty of the Graces ironically to depict the horror of war when he describes a dead Trojan soldiers hair as being 'lovely as the Graces' before it was splattered with blood and mingled dirt. (The lliad, 17.51) Correspond to the Roman Goddesses, the Charities.

Gullveig (Gollveig, Heid) - A Norse member of the Vanir who came to live with the Aesir. She was a handmaiden to Freya and taught her seidr. The Goddess considered her to be an abomination who did not deserve to live. Three times she was thron into the fire in Odin's hall and emerged whole and shining. The attempts to kill her sparked the war between the Aesir and Vanir. Because they could not kill her, the Gods banished her to Ironwood, where she is magically bound until Ragnarok. Her name means "Gold Might" or "Gold Thirst." Also called "Golden Branch, Gleaming One." Gullveig may be the giantess AgnriBoda, who bore Loki the monsters Hel, Fenrir and the Midgard Serpant.

Gwydion - Welsh warrior and magician God. By his sister Arianrhod he fathered Lleu and Dylan.

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