Geography/Culture: Tibet: Buddhist.
Linguistic Note: this must be the Hindu form of Her Tibetian name. Since from other sources I have learned that vajra means 'thunder-bolt' and therefore figuratively signifies 'strength', and 'diamond', I assume varahi means 'sow'.
Description: Goddess of wisdom through initiation; She Who drives away evil spirits {rage, depression, boredom}; She Who bewitches women and men; She Who is incarnate in mortal women by the sign of a pig's face on the nape of the neck; Protectress of Her worshippers.
To Whom Sacred: sow; gold; lapis-lazuli; bowl; necklace of heads; vajra (thunderbolt weapon, symbol of energy, etc).

Titles/Variants, etc:
• She is also called a Dakini, Sky-Walker.
• Under this name, Vajravarahi, Strength-of-the-Sow, Marici, Ray-of-Dawn, (below), is incarnate in the Mother superior Abbesses of the convent of Semding.
• She is also called Prajna, Wisdom, of Sambara, Who is linked with Prajnaparamita, Wisdom-of-the-Yonder-Shore.
• The last part of Her name: Varahi, {Sow}, is the name of one of the Saptamatrkas, Seven-Divine-Mothers.

Geography/Culture: Tibet: Buddhist.
Description: She Who is Radiant with Light; She Who protects against sickness.
To Whom Sacred: ear of corn; lotus throne; pigs; cart; the number 6 (six pigs draw the cart which carries Her lotus throne).
Iconography: She has three faces and eight arms. In Her upper left hand She holds an ear of corn.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• This is the name by which Tantric Buddhist Marici, Ray-of-Dawn, is known in Tibet.

Geography/Culture: Hindustani: Tantric Buddhist.
Iconography: She is habitually represented with three heads, the centre face, peaceful in aspect has the third-eye, the right-hand face is red and grimacing, the left is a sow's head.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• In Tibet She is known as hOd-zer-can-ma, ----, above.
• Italian Marica, ----, (She is linked with Circe), is a very similar name, could their etymologies be related?
• Transliteration variant: Marichi.
• Transliteration variant, Maritchi.
• The Chinese Goddess Tou-Mu, Mother-of-the-Pole-Star, developed from Tantric Buddhist Marici, Ray-of-Dawn.
• This ia a name by which Vajravarahi, Strength-of-the-Sow, (above), is also known.