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Sacred
Candle Colours
The
following list contains the names, descriptions and sacred candle colors
of most of the Goddesses and Gods worshipped by the various Wiccan
traditions as well as many of the ancient nature deities honored by
different Pagan cultures throughout history
AAH
One of the sacred Moon-Gods of ancient Egypt. His sacred candle color is
silver.
AMON
Egyptian god of life, reproduction and agriculture; represented as a man
with a ram's head. His sacred candle color is green.
ANU
Celtic Mother-Goddess, Dawn-Mother and Goddess of death and the dead.
Her sacred candle colors are white and black.
ANUBIS
Egyptian god of death who appears in the form of a dog or as a man with
the head of a jackal. In Egyptian mythology, he was the son of Nephthys,
and at times he rivaled the great god Osiris in importance. His sacred
candle color is black.
AODH
Celtic Fire-Goddess. Her sacred candle color is red.
BAST
Egyptian Fertility-Goddess and daughter of Isis, also known as the lady
of Light. She bestows health and symbolizes sexual passion. In ancient
times, she was worshipped in the form of a cat. Later, she was envisaged
as a woman with the head of a cat. Bast is one of the most popular
ancient Egyptian Goddesses in modern day Witchcraft and sex-magick
cults. Her sacred candle colors are red, green and white.
BRIGIT
Celtic and Neo-Pagan goddess of fire, wisdom, poetry and sacred wells,
and also a deity associated with prophecy, divination and healing. Her
sacred candle colors are red and white.
CE-AEHD
Celtic goddess of nature. Her sacred candle color is green.
CERNUNNOS
Celtic horned nature-god of wild animals, hunting and fertility,
"Lord of All Living Creatures", and consort of the Great
Mother. He is depicted as having the head of a bull, torso of a man and
the tail of a fish. As a Neo-Pagan god, he is worshipped mainly by
Wiccans of the Gardnerian tradition. His sacred candle colors is dark
green.
CERRIDWEN
Celtic and Neo-Pagan goddess of mountains, fertility and inspiration.
Her sacred candle color is green.
EPONA
Celtic Mare-Goddess whose sacred candle color is white.
ERESHKIGAL
Sumerian Horned-Goddess and Queen of the underworld. She is identified
with the Greek Lunar-Goddess Hecate, and depicted as having the body of
a fish with serpent-like scales and the ears of a sheep. Her sacred
candle color is black.
HATHOR
Egyptian goddess of beauty and the heavens, and patroness of fecundity,
infants and music. She is often depicted as a woman with a cow's head,
wearing the head-dress of two plumes and a solar disc decorated with
stars symbolizing Her role as a sky-Goddess. Her sacred candle color is
blue.
INANNA
Sumerian goddess of both love and war, who is identified with the
Babylonian goddess Ishtar. Her sacred candle color is red.
ISIS
Ancient Egyptian Mother-Goddess of fertility and Neo-Pagan goddess of
magick and enchantment. She was the sister and consort of the Sun-God
Osiris and was at times identified with the goddess Hathor. Isis is the
symbol of divine motherhood and she was regarded in Her mysteries as the
single form of all gods and goddesses. Her sacred candle color is green.
LUGH
Early Celtic Sun-God worshipped by the ancient Druids as the bountiful
giver of harvest. The Pagan Sabbat festival of Lughnasadh (meaning
"Commemoration of Lugh") was originated by the druids to pay
homepage to the Sun-God. His sacred candle colors are yellow, gold and
bronze.
MAAT
Egyptian goddess of truth, justice and the order of the universe, whose
symbol was a feather. Her sacred candle color is white.
MIN
Egyptian god of fertility and protector of travelers. His sacred candle
colors are green and white.
MORRIGAN
Celtic War-Goddess of death and destruction and the mother of all Irish
gods. She is said to appear in the form of a raven before and during
battles. She is also known as the "Spectre Queen" and
"great queen morgan". As a goddess trinity, she was called
Macha when she worked magick with the blood of the slain; Babd when she
appeared in the form of a giantess on the eve of war to warn soldiers of
their fates, and Neman when she appeared as a shape-shifting crone. Her
sacred candle colors are scarlet and black.
MUT
Egyptian goddess of fertility. Her sacred candle color is green.
NUT (also Nuit)
Egyptian Sky-Goddess and mother of Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys. Her
sacred candle color is royal blue.
OSIRIS
Ancient Egyptian god of vegetation and fertility, whose annual death and
rebirth personified the self-renewing vitality and fertility of nature.
He was also a ruler of the dead and both the brother and consort of the
goddess Isis. According to Egyptian mythology, Osiris was drowned and
torn into 14 pieces by his jealous brother Set, but then restored to
life through the magickal powers of Isis. His sacred candle colors are
green and black.
PTAH
God of ancient Egypt, who was believed to be the creator of the universe
and the patron of architects, sculptors and craftsmen. He was the
consort of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet and his cult was centered in
Memphis, Egypt where both he and his wife were worshipped. His sacred
candle color is white.
RA
Egyptian Sun-God; identified as a god of birth and rebirth. He was
worshipped at Heliopolis and was the main deity in the Ennead. His
sacred candle color is gold.
RHIANNON
Celtic/Welsh Mother-Goddess, originally called Rigatona (great queen)
and identified with the gaulish mare-goddess Epona as she is pictured
riding astride a pale-white horse carrying a magickal bag of abundance.
Her sacred candle color is white.
SEKHMET
War-Goddess of ancient Egypt and consort of the god Ptah. She is
depicted as a woman with the head of a lion and is the Egyptian
counterpart of the Hindu goddess Shakti. Her sacred candle color is
crimson.
SET
(also Seth)
Egyptian god of darkness and the personification of evil. He is the
Egyptian counterpart of the Greek god Typhon. His sacred candle color is
black
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