| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Lada" | Slavic | Goddess of happiness and love. Slavic |
| God name "Lalaia'il" | Bella Coola Indian / British Columbia, Canada | God of shamans. The deity who initiates into the shamanistic circle. He lives in the Forest and carries a wooden wand bound with cedar bark which he waves, creating a singing noise. He also frequents woodland lakes and ponds. When a woman meets him she is said to menstruate, while a man develops a nose bleed. Also Kle-klati-e'il.... |
| God name "Lendix-Tcux" | Chilcotin Indian / British Columbia, Canada | Tutelary god. The so-called transformer known by different names among many Indian tribes. He is a wanderer who can change shape from human to animal and who educates the human race. He often appears in the guise of a raven, or as a dog, and has three sons.... |
| God name "Lendix-Teux Chilcotin" | BC Canada | Tutelary god who educates the human race BC Canada |
| Demon name "Lilith" | Jewish | Rather startling young lady started out as adam's first wife and became a demoness Jewish |
"Lilith or Lilis" | Christian | The Talmudists say that Adam had a wife before Eve, whose name was Lilis. Refusing to submit to Adam, she left Paradise for a region of the air. She still haunts the night as a spectre, and is especially hostile to new-born infants. Some superstitious Jews still put in the chamber occupied by their wife four coins, with labels on which the names of Adam and Eve are inscribed, with the words, "Avaunt thee, Lilith!" Rabbinical mythology |
"Lizard Islands" | Torquemada | Fabulous islands where damsels outcast from the rest of the world are received. Torquemada |
| God name "Lud/ Nudd/ Nuada" | Britain | This god is London's namesake |
| Goddess name "Madalait" | Australia | Creator goddess and the sister-in-law of Wala, a Sun goddess. Australia |
| God name "Madari" | Qanat | A fertility god and he who enriches in the mother's womb. Qanat |
"Mahadara" | Borneo | The supreme being and creator of all things. The Ot-danoms, Borneo and Indonesia |
| God name "Mahadeya (mighty god)" | Hindu / Puranic | God. An important epithet of SIVA with three heads (two male, one female) signifying the three aspectsAghora (right), Saumya (center) and Sakti (left). Attributes: ax, bell, hook, mirror, noose, staff, sword, tree and trident. Also identified as a manifestation of Siva and one of the EKADASARUDRAS (eleven forms of RUDRA). In northern India among tribes including the Gonds, the expression Mahadeo (great god) is directed toward Siva as the supreme deity.... |
"Manabozo/ Nena bu shu Menonemi" | US / Canada | A redeemer & a trickster who a rabbit on earth under a bowl |
| God name "Manidhara (holding a gem)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor god. An attendant of SADAKSARI. Attributes: jewel and lotus.... |
| Deities name "Manito" | Ojibwa / Canada | Creator being. One of a number of very powerful beings all identified by the same title. These deities include the four winds, the thunderbirds, the underwater manitos and the heroic god NANABOZHO. They are the ultimate source of existence and are essential to the continuance of life. It is necessary for mankind to maintain close communication with them.... |
| Demon name "Mazikeen or Shedeem" | Arabian | A species of beings in Jewish mythology exactly resembling the Arabian Jinn or genii, and said to be the agents of magic and enchantment. When Adam fell, says the Talmud, he was excommunicated for 130 years, during which time he begat demons and spectres; for, it is written, "Adam lived 130 years and (i.e. before he) begat children in his own image". Genesis v |
| God name "Meghanada (cloud roar)" | Hindu | Minor god. A son of Ravana who once briefly bested INDRA and became known as the Indra-conqueror.... |
| Book name "Melissa" | s | The prophetess who lived in Merlin's cave. Bradamant gave her the enchanted ring to take to Rogero; so, åśśuming the form of Atlantes, she went to Alcina's island, and not only delivered Rogero, but disenchanted all the forms metamorphosed in the island. In Book xix. she åśśumes the form of Rodomont, and persuades Agramant to break the league which was to settle the contest by single combat. A general battle ensues. Orlando Furioso |
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