a guiding light

a guiding light/spirit

someone who influences a person or group and shows them how to do something successfully She was the founder of the company, and for forty years its guiding light.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chloris	-	Greek Mythology
Donka	-	Bulgarian
Sif	SEEF (Norse Mythology)	Norse Mythology, Danish, Icelandic
Ricardo	ree-KAHR-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Rosangela	ro-zahn-JE-lah	Italian
Elva (2)	-	Danish, Icelandic