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Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: 0° to 360°
| Tools | Name |
CLAT |
CLON |
DIAM |
AS |
Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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-44.8 | 273.1 | 375.0 | 5 | Roman goddess of travelers. | |
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68.9 | 318.2 | 830.0 | 5 | Mayan goddess of birth. | |
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-9.0 | 308.5 | 250.0 | 5 | Lithuanian goddess of love. | |
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11.0 | 14.1 | 525.0 | 5 | Hindu fertility goddess. Name changed from Anala Corona. | |
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38.9 | 54.7 | 190.0 | 5 | Scythian goddess of earth. | |
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-22.0 | 291.0 | 250.0 | 5 | Efik (Ghana) wife of sky god Abassi. | |
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9.5 | 308.9 | 1,000.0 | 5 | Dawn goddess from Marquesas Islands. | |
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52.2 | 267.6 | 152.0 | 5 | Pawnee (N. America) wife of Great Spirit Tirawa. | |
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-78.5 | 227.0 | 170.0 | 5 | Ossetian, daughther of sun god Khur. | |
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-60.0 | 248.0 | 100.0 | 5 | Mohawk/Iroquois fertility goddess. | |
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65.5 | 279.0 | 600.0 | 5 | Urartu goddess, worshipped at Musasir. | |
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34.0 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 5 | Irish dawn goddess. | |
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45.8 | 354.9 | 36.0 | 5 | Woyo (Zaire) rainbow goddess. | |
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-45.4 | 294.6 | 180.0 | 5 | Greek flower goddess. | |
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-38.0 | 246.0 | 450.0 | 5 | Aleutian volcano goddess. | |
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-31.5 | 332.5 | 200.0 | 5 | Aztec crocodile-like monster-goddess from which the earth was created. | |
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53.0 | 150.9 | 100.0 | 5 | Aztec earth goddess. Changed from Ciuacoatl Corona. | |
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34.8 | 276.8 | 80.0 | 5 | Inca lake goddess. | |
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44.1 | 233.1 | 62.0 | 6 | Thracian goddess, mother of gods, similar to Cybele. Name changed to Cotis Tholus. | |
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58.5 | 334.0 | 808.0 | 5 | Celtic mother of gods. | |
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0.5 | 34.0 | 120.0 | 5 | Haida (NW Coast) volcano goddess. | |
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-59.0 | 134.0 | 110.0 | 5 | Lithuanian underwater queen. | |
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45.1 | 329.1 | 26.0 | 5 | Teutonic goddess of spring. | |
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-68.0 | 8.0 | 300.0 | 5 | Haitian voodoo goddess of love. | |
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7.0 | 158.0 | 300.0 | 5 | Celtic goddess of healing and pleasure. | |
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-43.5 | 309.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Malagasy (Madagascar) water goddess. | |
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74.1 | 333.8 | 579.0 | 5 | Norse, mother of Odin. | |
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35.9 | 236.4 | 79.0 | 6 | Chechen and Ingush (Caucasus) goddess, wife of thunder god Sela. Name changed to Furki Tholus. | |
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-20.2 | 102.2 | 75.0 | 5 | Indian mountain goddess. | |
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21.9 | 359.1 | 276.0 | 5 | Babylonian earth mother, creative force. | |
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-47.5 | 58.5 | 210.0 | 5 | Buryatian fishing deity. | |
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-21.4 | 238.7 | 200.0 | 5 | Irish goddess of happiness and smiles. | |
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53.1 | 198.3 | 57.0 | 5 | Icelandic goddess of vanity. | |
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-38.7 | 324.7 | 333.0 | 5 | Egyptian sky goddess. | |
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-46.5 | 214.5 | 250.0 | 5 | Norse goddess. | |
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-13.5 | 315.5 | 90.0 | 5 | Greek goddess of childbirth. | |
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-34.6 | 328.5 | 339.0 | 5 | Babylonian earth mother worshipped at Kish. | |
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14.6 | 16.0 | 525.0 | 5 | Assyro-Babylonian goddess of cedar-tree mountains. | |
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9.0 | 171.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Yakutian/Saha goddess of cows. | |
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15.7 | 242.2 | 80.0 | 5 | Mayan goddess of death. | |
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51.2 | 120.8 | 36.0 | 5 | Hebrew goddess of dawn. | |
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9.4 | 29.2 | 325.0 | 5 | Hindu goddess, mother of death. | |
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-69.0 | 126.0 | 120.0 | 5 | Khanty (Ob River Ugra) sun goddess. | |
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35.5 | 212.0 | 400.0 | 5 | Hopi earth goddess - "Spider Woman". | |
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19.5 | 268.0 | 350.0 | 5 | Senufu (Mali, Cote d’Ivoire) goddess of wild birds. | |
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-54.9 | 58.0 | 250.0 | 5 | Nuristan (NE Afghanistan) vegetation goddess. | |
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-33.9 | 86.0 | 220.0 | 5 | Australian mother earth goddess. Changed from Kunapipi Corona. | |
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48.7 | 103.0 | 59.0 | 5 | Etan (Tibet) goddess of wealth. | |
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14.0 | 162.0 | 225.0 | 5 | Assyro-Babylonian goddess of domestic animals. | |
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79.9 | 262.0 | 220.0 | 5 | Hawaiian uncultivated area goddess. |
| Tools | Name |
CLAT |
CLON |
DIAM |
AS |
Origin |
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2.8 | 172.7 | 260.0 | 5 | Sumerian goddess who inflicted children with diseases. | |
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-68.5 | 91.0 | 400.0 | 5 | Semang (Malay Peninsula) creator goddess. | |
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-59.5 | 56.0 | 150.0 | 5 | Multnomah and Klikitat (NW Coast) volcano goddess, embodied in Mt. St. Helens. | |
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-12.0 | 251.0 | 500.0 | 6 | Creek (SE USA) Giant Turtle deity. Changed to Ludjatako Corona. | |
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0.5 | 194.6 | 395.0 | 5 | Ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice. | |
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65.2 | 3.3 | 797.0 | 5 | James C.; British physicist (1831-1879). | |
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-15.1 | 215.2 | 460.0 | 5 | Ngombe (Zaire) ancestor goddess. | |
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62.8 | 119.3 | 311.0 | 5 | Greek nymph. | |
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9.5 | 209.0 | 300.0 | 5 | Wintun (California) goddess. | |
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43.0 | 237.3 | 79.0 | 6 | Roman goddess, personification of the human mind. Name changed to Mentha Tholus. | |
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-38.1 | 270.3 | 450.0 | 5 | Snake goddess of the Theban necropolis. | |
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-27.8 | 280.5 | 450.0 | 5 | Finnish forest goddess. | |
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52.5 | 159.4 | 48.0 | 5 | Lithuanian goddess of love. | |
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57.7 | 255.0 | 270.0 | 5 | East Slavic main goddess. | |
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10.6 | 174.5 | 175.0 | 5 | Mbundu (Angola) ancestor deity. | |
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55.5 | 358.3 | 54.0 | 5 | Roman goddess of silence. | |
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14.0 | 205.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Navajo Mother Earth. | |
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2.0 | 83.0 | 900.0 | 5 | Cherokee stone-clad female monster. | |
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22.5 | 240.0 | 350.0 | 5 | Egyptian winged serpent goddess. | |
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-43.0 | 257.5 | 200.0 | 5 | Lao world creator goddess. | |
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-33.0 | 317.5 | 350.0 | 5 | Egyptian goddess of barren lands. | |
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45.0 | 185.0 | 150.0 | 5 | Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons. | |
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25.7 | 197.5 | 110.0 | 5 | Mesopotamian goddess of health and healing. | |
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20.0 | 189.0 | 486.0 | 5 | Algonquin (N. America) earth mother. | |
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30.0 | 48.5 | 875.0 | 5 | Greek goddess of night. | |
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-2.0 | 194.5 | 500.0 | 5 | Hopi salt-woman deity, predicts seasons. | |
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4.5 | 201.0 | 507.0 | 5 | Persian goddess honored by the Koreishies. | |
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-64.5 | 114.5 | 300.0 | 5 | Yakima/Klickitat (NW Coast) mountain goddess. | |
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24.5 | 264.0 | 600.0 | 5 | Hopi butterfly maiden ('kachina'). | |
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2.8 | 45.4 | 200.0 | 5 | Lakota (Sioux) White Buffalo Woman. | |
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-43.7 | 321.5 | 130.0 | 5 | Malagasy (Madagascar) sacred trees deity. | |
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76.0 | 236.2 | 138.0 | 5 | Egyptian goddess of springtime and youth. | |
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32.4 | 282.2 | 217.0 | 5 | Greek Titaness. | |
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2.5 | 301.5 | 250.0 | 5 | Haida (NW Coast) Bear Mother deity. | |
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35.0 | 219.5 | 500.0 | 5 | Hopi maiden of blue corn ('kachina'). | |
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13.6 | 291.0 | 200.0 | 5 | Bulgarian winged water deity. | |
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8.5 | 188.3 | 217.0 | 5 | Phoenician commerce, travel, and messenger goddess. | |
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75.7 | 354.5 | 200.0 | 5 | Hindu river goddess revered as a great fertilizing and purifying mother. | |
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44.5 | 240.5 | 285.0 | 5 | Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and battle. | |
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-43.0 | 28.0 | 275.0 | 5 | Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity. | |
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26.3 | 33.2 | 62.0 | 6 | Egyptian goddess of writing. | |
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39.4 | 208.0 | 90.0 | 5 | Canaanite (Phoenicia) storm goddess. | |
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-42.3 | 297.3 | 105.0 | 5 | Babylonian goddess of wine and wisdom. | |
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22.0 | 352.4 | 200.0 | 5 | Teutonic goddess; Thor's wife. | |
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64.0 | 4.0 | 40.0 | 5 | Norse mountain goddess. | |
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9.3 | 348.5 | 105.0 | 5 | Bella Coola earth mother. Name changed from Somagalags Corona. | |
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-16.5 | 255.0 | 400.0 | 5 | Iranian mother goddess. | |
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-11.0 | 355.4 | 175.0 | 5 | Navajo (USA) goddess. | |
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-38.6 | 304.0 | 182.0 | 5 | Ancient Egyptian goddess of dew or rain. | |
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29.0 | 44.3 | 301.0 | 5 | Quiche Mayan creator goddess. |
| Tools | Name |
CLAT |
CLON |
DIAM |
AS |
Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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74.5 | 231.0 | 40.0 | 5 | Greek goddess of vegetation flowering (Spring Hora). | |
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22.7 | 281.0 | 226.0 | 5 | Greek Titaness. | |
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-12.9 | 232.0 | 80.0 | 5 | Tibetan goddess of intelligence and creativity. | |
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-27.2 | 272.9 | 310.0 | 5 | Chinese goddess of silkworms. | |
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13.3 | 314.6 | 750.0 | 5 | Samoan goddess of creation. | |
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10.3 | 274.7 | 520.0 | 5 | Finnish wood goddess. | |
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-42.5 | 41.5 | 200.0 | 5 | Palaun (Mon-Khmer of Burma/Myanmar) ancestor deity. | |
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40.5 | 117.0 | 200.0 | 5 | Kivai (New Guinea) ancestor deity, old woman who "ever existed." | |
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-12.0 | 261.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Keresan Pueblo ancestor goddess. | |
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-24.3 | 324.6 | 413.0 | 5 | Indian goddess of dawn. | |
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16.0 | 69.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Pawnee Mother Corn deity. | |
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1.2 | 316.2 | 1,000.0 | 5 | Scandinavian love goddess. | |
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32.7 | 238.8 | 320.0 | 5 | Ancient Italian sea goddess. | |
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-6.3 | 299.4 | 180.0 | 5 | Belorussian deity of home. | |
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26.3 | 207.7 | 60.0 | 5 | Polynesian lizard goddess. | |
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14.0 | 247.2 | 150.0 | 5 | Anglo-Saxon weaving goddess. | |
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3.5 | 270.0 | 80.0 | 5 | Aztec goddess of flowers. | |
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39.7 | 194.2 | 110.0 | 5 | Quiche (Guatemala) goddess of weather and rain. | |
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17.0 | 194.0 | 600.0 | 5 | Navajo myth female deity. | |
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-18.0 | 285.0 | 500.0 | 5 | Hopi prickly pear cactus maiden. | |
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18.0 | 163.5 | 220.0 | 5 | Assyro-Babylonian goddess. |