The Slavic goddess associated with the earth and women’s work is Mokosh. Also spelled Makosh, she is one of the best-known female figures connected with the old East Slavic religious tradition.
Mokosh is named in medieval anti-pagan sermons and in the account of the pantheon associated with Vladimir of Kyiv, but those sources provide little narrative detail. Much of her familiar profile—links with earth, fertility, women, spinning, weaving, and household labor—comes from later folklore, comparative study, and scholarly reconstruction rather than from a surviving myth cycle.
That evidence makes the subject more nuanced than many modern summaries suggest. Some researchers connect Mokosh with moisture, fertility, fate, or Mother Earth; others have questioned particular reconstructions, including proposed links with the Christian Paraskeva Friday. Nevertheless, “goddess of earth and women’s labor” is the standard quiz answer. She should not be confused with Marzanna, commonly associated with winter and death, or Lada, whose supposed ancient role is debated.