Goddesses

Connected Sites: 39

Definition
Sites with close links to a "Goddess"

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Connected Sites

  • Acropolis
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.27
    490
    14
    Parthenon built to worship Athena
  • Macao
    Macao
    China
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.07
    230
    12
    Ama Temple for Goddess of the Sea
  • Cilento and Vallo di Diano
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.39
    169
    5
    Paestum: Temple of Hera and Temple of Athena
  • Olympia
    Olympia
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.60
    215
    9
    Heraion for Hera is the place where the torch of Olympic flame is lit
  • Ping Yao
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.47
    94
    8
    Goddress of Mercy Hall at Shuaglin Temple, Pingyao
  • Wachau Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.37
    235
    12
    Venus of Willendorf
  • Baalbek
    Baalbek
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.99
    102
    5
    Temple of Venus
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.98
    311
    12
    Portovenere - Venus' Port
  • Delos
    Delos
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.44
    107
    4
    Birthplace of Artemis, Greeks godess "of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity." (wiki) The remains of a sanctuary to her remain at the island.
  • Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.15
    9
    2
    Nanda Devi National Park is named after Nanda Goddess, a manifestation of Goddess Parvati
  • Champaner-Pavagadh
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.84
    40
    3
    "The traditional Hindu explanation for the (Pavagardh) hill is that it was formed from the toe of the goddess Sati, a previous incarnation of Kali. Sati, the faithful consort of Shiva, was angry when her father slighted her husband, and in protest, killed herself. To prevent the mourning Shiva from going mad with grief, Vishnu cut up Sati's body, the parts of which fell to earth."
  • Xanthos-Letoon
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.68
    83
    7
    Sanctuary to Leto
  • Babylon
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    3
    Ishtar Gate: dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar
  • Ashur
    Ashur
    Iraq
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.86
    18
    2
    centre for worship of the goddess Ishtar
  • Himā Cultural area
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.33
    22
    3
    he culture underwriting the rock art production still continues today. This is amply evident, for example through the continuing veneration of the fertility goddess Alia, which is a prominent feature in the Ḥimā rock art (nom file p12)
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    59
    4
    "Tianhou Temple (...) is the oldest and most important existing temple for worship of the sea goddess Tianhou (or Goddess Mazu)." (AB Ev)
  • Kathmandu Valley
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.81
    162
    10
    Kumari the "Living Goddess"
  • Aphrodisias
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.63
    102
    4
    Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. (wiki)
  • Okinoshima Island
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.34
    45
    5
    3 Goddesses of Munakata
  • Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
    "Mumbai derives from the name of the locally worshiped goddess at the time: Mumba." (AB ev)
  • Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.67
    318
    12
    Niederwalddenkmal at Ruedesheim
  • Teotihuacan
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.29
    263
    8
    Great Goddess of Teotihuaca
  • Statue of Liberty
    Statue of Liberty
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.30
    516
    19
    Libertas, Goddess of Freedom
  • Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
    Inscribed: 1992
    2.34
    58
    4
    The Heraion was a sanctuary for Hera
  • Paphos
    Paphos
    Cyprus
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.27
    220
    9
    Aphrodite: Aphrodite's Sanctuary & Aphrodite's Sacred City are part of the WHS
  • Osun-Osogbo
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.53
    11
    10
    Goddess of fertility Osun
  • Nubian Monuments
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.21
    205
    12
    Philae sanctuary for Isis
  • Mount Wutai
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.56
    45
    4
    Mount Wutai's Jinge Temple housing 32 armed goddess of mercy
  • Mount Taishan
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    71
    7
    Azure Cloud Temple is dedicated to the daughter of the God of Mount Tai, the goddess Laomu.
  • Mexico City and Xochimilco
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.84
    275
    8
    Sculptures of Chalchiuhtlicue, the water goddess, at Templo Mayor
  • Kandy
    Kandy
    Sri Lanka
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.99
    191
    5
    Devale (shrine) of Goddess Pattini
  • Itsukushima Shrine
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.56
    210
    11
    For Shinto goddesses of the sea
  • Butrint
    Butrint
    Albania
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.30
    156
    9
    Goddess of Butrint
  • Assisi
    Assisi
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.76
    250
    8
    Temple of Minerva (AB Ev) (Nomination file, p. 41) – "The attribution to the goddess Minerva derives from the finding of a female statue".
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.94
    276
    12
    Sanctuary of Athena Acropolis - also Temple of Athena Nike
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.38
    257
    11
    Temple Precinct of Mut at Karnak
    See www.touregypt.net
  • Melaka and George Town
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.00
    244
    8
    Kuan Yin Teng, or Temple of the Goddess of Mercy, is one of the most important temples in Georgetown, Penang
  • Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.21
    14
    3
    The name of the park is originated from the Manas River, which is named after the serpent goddess Manasa. (Wiki)
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    23
    4
    Eanna, the temple of the Goddess Inanna at Uruk