The images of women goddesses can be found in almost all ancient beliefs, in our time called pagan. Moreover, upon careful study, many similarities are found among the goddesses who are part of the pantheons of peoples located at great distances from each other. Often, such characters perform absolutely identical functions, but differ only in names and origin. It is worth noting that not always the female gods can boast of a meek disposition and favor towards mere mortals.
In the most ancient cults, rooted in the formation of human society, as such, there are often female deities who require bloody sacrifices, often human. Today, despite the widespread hypocritical proclamation of the ideals of humanism, such rituals have not disappeared anywhere, but only acquired completely different, much more perverse and large-scale forms. They are held by no means "dedicated" and not to the glory of any beautiful, but cruel goddesses, but by people who have, in general, unlimited possibilities for realizing their sick fantasies. Modern, blood-stained from head to toe, priests are the rulers of countries and peoples, devoid of morality and conscience, pouring rivers of human blood in the name of their own invented, through and through, false ideals, while their only goal is power,and the desire to preserve it at any cost serves as a guide to any action. However, this is a topic for a separate conversation; in this article, we will focus on the goddesses of Germanic-Scandinavian mythology, called Idiz or Dis.
The Old Scandinavian (more precisely, Old Norse) word "disir" (in Russian transcription - "disa") means "mistress". In some Germanic dialects there is the word "idisi", apparently of Saxon origin and also meaning something like "mistress" or "mistress". Initially, disami were called mythical female characters who have a supernatural nature or divine origin. In the "Elder Edda", the most ancient and reliable source of information about the beliefs of the ancient Scandinavians, "Valkyries" warriors are called disas, as well as norns, wise soothsayers of the fate of not only people, but also gods.
There is a version that some goddesses from the Ases clan also belong to the Disam, in particular, those who patronize fertility and help women during childbirth. At the same time, idizas are not always perceived as friendly entities; sometimes they are referred to as warlike otherworldly characters with no sympathy for mortals. In the oldest legends that have come down to us, you can find a mention of the festival in honor of idiz, held twice a year, at the end of autumn and during the spring equinox. This festival was called ” disablod ” and, quite possibly, was accompanied by sacrifices aimed at gaining the protection of higher powers. Unfortunately, no information has survived about how these rituals were carried out and who took part in them. Nevertheless,Traditionally, disas are often referred to as characters that are quite loyal to the human race, such as the goddess of youth and spring Idunn or Sin, the patroness and protector of human dwellings.
Certain parallels can be drawn between the Scandinavian Diss and Roman matrons, as well as, in part, Slavic women in labor. Despite some differences, these mythical creatures have much in common, which once again confirms the idea expressed at the beginning of the article. In later times, noble women, daughters and wives of famous leaders, as well as those of the fair sex who took part in battles and distinguished by courage and indomitability in battle.