Živa, the ancient goddess of water, fruitfulness and love. . the Slovakian goddess Živa (Siwa, and recorded variously as Sivve, Shiwa, Sieba, Syeba, and Dsiva. ), was above all the goddess of water. In the consciousness of people she represented the concept of life & fertility, personified by water. She was their first “goddess”, even before mother Earth, who rules when the spread of agriculture follows.
