| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Devananda (delight of the gods)" | Jain / India | Goddess. The mother of Mahavira.... |
"Deverra" | Roman | One of the three symbolic beings, Pilumnus, Intercidona, and Deverra, whose influence was sought by the Romans at the birth of a child, as a protection for the mother against the vexations of Sylvåñuś. Roman |
| Deity name "Devi" | Hindu | The consort of Siva and daughter of Himavat, the Himalaya mountains. As the female energy of Siva she considered either as a beneficent or as a malignant deity. Hindu |
"Devil's Arrows" | Britain | Three Druid stones near Boroughbridge. Britain |
| Monster name "Devonshire" | Britain | A corruption of Debon's-share. This Debon was one of the heroes who came with Brute from Troy. One of the giants that he slew in the south coasts of England was Coulin, whom he chased to a vast pit eight leagues across. The monster trying to leap this pit, fell backwards, and lost his life in the chasm. When Brutus allotted out the island, this portion became Debon's-share. Britain |
| God name "Dewden aka Dedun" | Nubian | A Nubian god worshipped since at least 2400BC. There is much uncertainty about his original nature, especially since he was depicted as a lion, but the earliest known information indicates that he had become a god of incense. |
| Goddess name "Dewy" | Canaan | Goddess Rain. Canaan |
| God name "Dhanvantari (traveling through an arc)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Sun god. In later tradition a minor incarnation or avatara of the god VISNU, also closely åśśociated with Medicine. In Vedic mythology Dhanvantari carried the ambrosia created from the primeval ocean of milk. He brought medical science to mankind. Only as the religion evolved did he become identified as an avatara. As KANTATMAN (PRADYUMNA), he is thought to be Kama reincarnated after his death at the hands of SIVA. Various other epithets and existences are attributed to this deity. Offerings are due to him at dusk in the northeastern quarter. He is the guardian deity of hospitals which are usually in the vicinity of a sanctuary of Visnu. Attributes: two bowls containing ambrosia. Also Kantatman.... |
| Goddess name "Dhrti" | Jain | Minor goddess who apparently just hangs around Jain |
| Goddess name "Dhrti (firmness)" | Jain / India | Goddess. A minor deity with no significant role or attributes.... |
| Goddess name "Diang" | Shilluk / Sudan | cow goddess. Living along the west bank of the Nile, the Shilluk perceive Diang as the consort of the first human, Omara, sent by the creator god. Her son is Okwa, who married the crocodile goddess NYAKAYA. Thus the three main elements of Shilluk life are contained in their religious beginningsmen (sky), cows (earth) and crocodiles (water).... |
"Digambara" | Jain | clothed with the directions of space; sky-clad That is, wears nothing other than space; naked. Jain |
| God name "Dikkumara" | Jain / India | A god åśśociated with Rain & thunder |
| God name "Dikkumara" | Jain / India | God. One of the groups under the general title of BHAVANAVASI (dwelling in places). They have youthful appearance and are åśśociated with Rain and thunder.... |
| Deity name "Diviriks" | Lithuania | deity of the Rainbow. Lithuania |
| God name "Docetes" | Christian | An early Christian sect, which maintained that Jesus Christ was only God, and that His visible form was merely a phantom; that the crucifixion and resurrection were illusions. Most of the followers were burnt by the Catholic Church. |
| Goddess name "Doda aka Dodola" | Serbia | Goddess of Rain Serbia |
| Goddess name "Doda/ Dodola" | Serbia | A goddess of Rain |
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