Susan,

The easiest answer is "yes."

Look back over the thread, we've sort of covered it, when talking about deities - goes, etc.

The Goddess is feminine energy or the female form or deity or something like that. For some, she has many names (as in the goddesses of mythologies you know such as Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Celtic, Norse, etc.)

Typically, in the Pagan religion of Wicca, there are two "generic" deities that are called upon during ritual - the Goddess and the God. These represent receptive and projective energy - sort of the ac (alternating current) of the Universe. The energy represented by the Goddess and God are felt to course through all living things as well as non-living things. and one cannot do magic without tapping into it.

Many Wiccans call on the Goddess and God and many other use particular gods for particular purposes. Some even have their own special gods that they call upon during all rituals. A good friend of mine considers herself a daughter of the Norse goddess Frigg, for example.

Hope that helps.