Fire Goddesses (& Fire Gods) and other Fire Mythology
What fire dancing website would be complete without some information about the mythology behind fire goddesses and gods? Throughout our history fire has played many roles from sacred to profane, from life bringer to death dealer...
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Pele, Hawaiian Goddess of Fire
"She-Who-Shapes-The-Sacred-Land", or the Goddess of a Thousand Names, Pele was a passionate fire goddess who commanded both fear and respect. Pele is both a destructive and creative force.
- Goddess Wisdom, Pele Goddess of Passion
- Pele @ Wikipedia
Hestia Fire Goddess (Greek) or Vesta (Roman)
Vesta is the goddess of the sacred fires of the hearth, the heart of spiritual and emotional stability in your home. Her cult goes back to the 7th century BC.
- Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth
- Sacred fire of Vesta @ Wikipedia
Brigid/Brigit/Brighid, Goddess of Fire (Celtic)
Some of Brigid's titles include 'Fire of Inspiration', 'Fire of the Hearth' and 'Fire of the Forge'. Brigid is a complex and contradictory fire goddess, a patroness of a range of practical and inspired wisdom.
- Brighid's Fire
- Brigid : The Survival of a Goddess
- Brigid @ Wikipedia
Ho-Masubi/Kagu-Tsuchi (Japanese) Fire God
“Although destructive by his very nature, and feared by mortals, the fire god is not evil and does what he can for mankind, providing them with light, warmth, a means of cooking, and the heat for forging weapons and tools. If the people affront him by neglecting his worship, however, he has been known to burn cities to the ground.”
- The Japanese Pantheon @ Planewalker
- Kagutsuchi @ Pantheon.org
- Ho-Masubi @ Wikipedia (small entry)
Agni (Hindu) God of Fire
The stories and myths surrounding Agni are fascinating and contradictory. Fire God Agni is worshipped in three forms; fire on earth, lightning and the sun.
- Siamese Dream, God of Fire
- God Realized
- Agni @ Wikipedia
Hephaestos Fire God (Greek) or Vulcan (Roman/Italian)
Hephaestus (also Hêphaistos or Hephaestos) is the god of fire and the forge, and the patron god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, and sculptors. He was known as Vulcan in the Roman pantheon.
- Hephaistos @ The Oi
- Hephaestus @ Mythical Folk
- Vulcan @ Mythical Folk
- Hephaestus @ Wikipedia
- Vulcan @ Wikipedia
Mythology's MythingLinks or GodChecker are also excellent starting points if you're interested in mythology in general.
Hephaestus would want you to make your own fire toys but Zeus would approve of buying hand-crafted fire toys. *(*
