Mighty Goddess

Sally Pomme Clayton is a pioneering storyteller and writer who has been creating performances, books and plays for more than 40 years, and has played a pivotal role in the storytelling revival. Her groundbreaking shows focus on powerful female protagonists, such as 'The Frog Princess Punked', a hybrid performance with girl punk band and live projection. She is author of 15 children's books and this is her first book for adults. www.sallypommeclayton.com Sophie Herxheimer is a poet and artist. Her collection Velkom to Inklandt (Short Books, 2017) was an Observer Poetry Book of the Month and a Sunday Times Book of the Year. Her book 60 Lovers to Make and Do (Henningham Family Press, 2019), was a TLS Book of the Year. She has held many residencies, and teaches at The Royal Drawing School and The Poetry School. She has illustrated six collections of fairy tale and mythology, the majority in collaboration with Sally Pomme Clayton.

• TitleCopyrightContentsJourney of the GoddessCreator Maiden of the Air, Mother of the Water – FinlandGrandmother Spider – Hopi, Southwestern United States of AmericaSun Woman – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Northern Territory, AustraliaNut, Sky Goddess – EgyptGarden Goddess – Dinka, SudanSedna, Goddess of the Sea – Inuit, ArcticSaule Shining One – Lithuania/LatviaPrimal Mother of the Deep – MesopotamiaSaraswati, Creator of Creation – India Virgin Vesta Virgin Flame – RomanArianrhod – WalesChanging Woman – Navajo, Southwestern United States of AmericaBeing Bears for Artemis – GreeceFair Maid of February – IrelandIdunn’s Apples – ScandinaviaMorning Star, Evening Star – Lithuania/LatviaGoddess of the Hunt – RomanMaiden, Mother of All – Christian Warrior Battle of Day and Night – SumeriaPele, Volcano Goddess – HawaiiMistress of Magic, Speaker of Spells – EgyptAnahita – IranDurga Demon-Slayer – IndiaPallas Athena – GreeceAmaterasu Sun Goddess – JapanSekhmet Lioness – EgyptLilith, Goddess of Night – Hebrew Lover Aphrodite, Foam Born – GreeceSisters in Love and Death – MesopotamiaThe Net of Venus – RomanFreyja, Goddess of Sex – ScandinaviaChang’e, Lady of the Moon – ChinaAphrodite and Anchises – GreeceIsis and Osiris – EgyptErzulie Freda – Vodou, HaitiVenus and Adonis – Roman Mother Pachamama – Inca, AndesCybele, Magna Mater – RomanOshun, Sweet Water – Yoruba, NigeriaGreen Tara – TibetDemeter and Persephone – GreeceQueen Mother of the West – ChinaThe Seven Scorpions of Isis – EgyptLakshmi, Mother of Prosperity – India Crone Asase Yaa, Old Woman Earth – Ashanti, GhanaBaba Marta – BulgariaGreat Lady of the Night – Māori, New ZealandFortuna – RomanCihuacóatl, Snake Woman – Aztec, MexicoCailleach – IrelandElli, Old Age – ScandinaviaHekate, Goddess of the Three Ways – Greece BibliographyAcknowledgementsThanks