Geography/Culture: Sparta: Laconia and Arcadia.
Linguistic Note: Greek orthography, omicron-rho-theta-iota-alpha, (orthia). It has been speculated that the word refers to an 'erect' wooden idol (which had a phallic significance); other meanings are derived from Orthios as applied to Asclepius.
Description: Winged goddess of the moon, {perhaps} women, {perhaps} healing, birth, nature and its fertility; She Who causes and cures leprosy.
To Whom Sacred: willow; pear; the Tree of Life; bird (species unknown); eagle; snake; hare; boar, mechanical golden-boar; lion; horse (on which She is represented riding astride or sidesaddle); wreathe; human-sacrifice; the flogging of boys at Her altar (their blood and semen used to fertilise fields); the stone antipathes.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Adopted sur-title for Artemis, High-Source-of-Water.
• The title of Her priestess was Helene, Bright-Moon.
• Leprea, Scabby, (another name for Alphito, White-Goddess, and with Whom Leprea is linked)), also causes and cures leprosy.
• The antipathes stone is also sacred to Leucippe, White-Mare, another Goddess associated with leprosy.
• Also called: Lygodesma, Bound-with-Withies., below.
• Marpessa, Snatcher. too, causes and cures leprosy.
• Transliteration variant: Orthea.
• Perhaps a variant: Ortheis, below
• She was identified by the Spartans with Potnia-Theron, Mistress-of-Animals, below.

Geography/Culture: Greek.
Linguistic Note: Greek orthography alpha-gamma-rho-omicron-tau-epsilong-rho-alpha, (agrotera), 'the huntress'.
Description: Goddess of {virgin-territory}, woods and mountains; Matron of wild nature and animals.
To Whom Sacred: lion; hind; boar; goat-sacrifice (five-hundred goats were offered to Her every year by the Athenians).

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water.
• She would seem to be a form of Potnia-Theron, Mistress-of-Animals, below.

Geography/Culture: Greek.
Linguistic Note: Apparently Her name is related to Greek laphyra, 'spoils'.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• A surname of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, in Her aspect of the wild aninmals' Goddess. At the festivals of Artemis-Laphria all kinds of animals, both wild and tame (as well as fruits), were thrown together on a huge wood fire.

Geography/Culture: Greek: Sparta.
Linguistic Note: from lygos, vitex agnus castus, a willow-like tree, withy.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• Adopted sur-title of Artemis, High-source-of-Water.
• Probable variant: Lygos.
• Alternate name for Orthia, Upright, above.

Geography/Culture: Greek.
Description: Nymph Goddess.
Male Associates: consort Hellen, Bright. Sons: Aeolus, ----, Dorus, ----, and Xuthus, ----.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• The name of Her consort is a masculinization of Helene, Bright-Moon.
• Variant: Orseis.
• Perhaps a variant of Orthia, above.

Geography/Culture: Assyrian, Boeotian.
Linguistic Note: Latin equivalent Potens ferrarum. Potnia is a poetic title of honour, used chiefly in addressing Goddesses or ladies.
Description: Goddess of the earth, sea and sky; Lady of the lake; Protectress of wild animal life.
To Whom Sacred: fish; snake; duck; lion; bull; goat; swastika (thunder-cross).

Titles/Variants, etc:
• She would seem to be related to Agrotera, Roaming-the-Wilds, above.
• Title of Aphrodite, Froth-of-Replication.
• A title of Artemis, High-Source-of-Water, referring to an early {un-named?} form of Her.
• Circe, Circling-One, bears resemblance to Her.
• A title of Cybele, She-with-the-Axe.
• She would seem to be related to Laphria, The-Forager, above.
• The Spartans identified Her with Orthia, Upright, above.