A-Z Gods and Goddesses & Plant Associations: A Reference Guide

Our ancestors believed the trees, rivers, mountains, stones and animals had souls. These nature spirits were eventually deified and came to be the gods and goddesses as we know them today. For those who need a reference to gods and goddesses and their magical plant associations, here’s our A-Z list. The deities are not categorized by culture or origin. Knowing the magical plants associated with your deities will help you learn, as well as give ideas of appropriate offerings. If your god or goddess isn’t included, please leave a comment.

Goddesses and Magical Plant Associations

Aphrodite – apples, linden tree, myrtle tree, pomegranate, poppies, prickly lettuce, roses, star of bethlehem
Artemis – artemisia (mugwort, southernwood, tarragon, wormwood), bay laurel, cedar, chase tree, fir, myrtle, oak, walnut, wild fig, willow
Astarte – alder, arabic gum, cypress, juniper, myrtle, pine
Athena – cinnamon, citrus, cedar, cypress, dragon’s blood, geranium, hellebore, oak, olive, patchouli
Arianrhod – ivy
Baba Yaga – black sunflowers, medicinal herbs, poppies, rye, tobacco
Bast (Bastet) – catnip, myrrh, frankincense
Berchta – birch, evergreens, flax, wild berries, straw
Blodeuwedd – broom, meadowsweet, and oak
Brighid – blackberries, oak, rushes, clover
Cerridwen – corn
Circe – Alder, juniper, mandrake, nightshade
Demeter – barley, chaste tree, fig, oak, mint, poppies, pomegranate, pennyroyal, wheat
Diana – apple, grain, oak
Freya – apples, barley, flowers
Hathor – blue lotus
Hecate – asphodel, black poplar, date palm, garlic, henna, lavender, mandrake, medicinal herbs (various), pomegranate
Hel – beech, elder, elm, ivy, juniper, mullein, willow, yew
Hera – chaste tree
Hestia – Angel’s trumpet (Datura), California poppy, chaste tree, goldenrod, hollyhock, purple coneflower, and yarrow
Holda – flax
Iris – iris
Isis – flowers, myrrh, sycamore fig, vervain
Kali – red hibiscus, red rhododendron, poinsettia
Kuan Yin – lotus, oolong tea leaves, orange, pomegranate, willow
Ma’at – papyrus
Medea – aconite, hemlock, nightshade
Morgan Le Fay – apple, blackthorn, herbs, lily of the valley, oak, willow
The Morrigan – blackthorn, Belladonna, Juniper berries, Nightshade, Dragon’s blood, Mugwart, Yew
Nerthus – beech, blackthorn, elder, elm, ivy, juniper, mullein, thistle, willow, yew
Oya – anise, aspen, cinnamon, carnation, calamus, clove, dragon’s blood, dittany of crete, hibiscus, lemon, myrrh, nutmeg, oak moss, star anise, sandalwood, tangerine
Persephone – asphodel, crocus, iris, larkspur, lily, pomegranate
Rhiannon – bayberry, cedar, daffodils, forsythia, leeks, pansies, pine, rosemary and sage
White Buffalo Woman – tobacco

Gods and Magic Plant Associations

Aries – ash
Baron Samedi – Tobacco, Sugar Cane
Buddha – rice, lotus
Cernunnos – oak, ivy, grain
Dagda – grains, oats
Dionysus – bindweed, elm, fennel, fig, fir, grapes, ivy, walnut
Elegba – Bitter melon
Hades – asphodel, elm
Hermes – crocus
Jesus – aspen, cedar, grapes, oak, olive, palm
Jupiter – acorn, agrimony, almond, aloe, aspen, beech, cassia, carnation, cedar, cypress, daisy, fig, gorse, hyssop, leek, mullein, oak, olive, orange, palm, pine, sage, vervain, violate
Krishna – acacia, bay, frankincense, vine
Loki – beech, blackthorn, elder, elm, ivy, juniper, mullein, thistle, willow, yew
Mabon – apple, berries, grains
Manannan Mac Lir – aquatic plants, seaweed
Mars – bay laurel, dogwood, fig, oak
Odin – amanita muscaria, elecampane, juniper, monkshood, Wotan’s Herb
Osiris – acacia, benzoin, cedar, clove, dittany of crete, grains, ivy, orris, palm date, tamarisk, vine, willow
Pan – grapes, pine, reeds
Poseidon – aquatic plants, kelp, seaweeds, wild celery
Ra – acacia, bay, cinnamon, frankincense, heliotrope, myrrh, olive, sunflower, vine
Set – myrrh, patchouli, thistle
Thor – acorns, avens, dragon’s blood, juniper, oak, oak moss, pine, thistle
Thoth – bamboo, papyrus
Tyr – blackthorn, juniper, oak, thistle, vervain
Zeus – ash, crocus, wild celery

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