| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Rati" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Goddess of sexual desire. A daughter of DAKSA (in some texts SIVA) and the consort of the god KAMADEVA. One of twelve SAKTIS åśśociated with the god VISINU in his various incarnations. Attribute: a sword.... |
| God name "Ratnapani (with a jewel in the hand)" | Buddhist | God. A form of RATNASAMBHAVA and also a dhyanibodhisattva or meditation BUDDHA. Color: yellow or green. Attributes: a jewel and the moon disc.... |
| Goddess name "Ratnolka (jewel meteor)" | Buddhist | Goddess of light and deification of literature. One of a group of DHARANIS. Color: yellow. Attribute: jeweled staff.... |
| Goddess name "Raudri" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. One of a group of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS. She may also equate with the terrifying aspect of PARVATI as DURGA or KALI.... |
"Reliquiae" | Sanskrit | The astral shells or spooks of human beings and animals which are left in the lower strata after death. Similar to bhuta. Sanskrit |
"Rephaim" | Hebrew | The sons of Raphah, a Canaanite race of giants. Hebrew |
| God name "Resep (A) Mukal" | Western Semitic / Canaanite / Phoenician / , originating in Syria | war and plague god. Introduced into Egypt by the XVIII Dynasty during the sixteenth century BC and rapidly achieved some prominence. His wife is Itum and he was also known as Res ep-Amukal and Res epSulman. Res ep is probably modeled on the Mesopotamian NERGAL. He is depicted as a youthful, warlike god, often with a gazelle's head springing from his forehead, and with a spear in his right hand. In Egyptian iconography he is depicted wearing the crown of Upper Egypt surmounted in front by the head of a gazelle. He has links with the Theban war god MONTU and was thought of as a guardian deity in battle by many Egyptian pharaohs; he is said to have shot firebrands with a bow and arrow. He also exerted a benign influence against disease. The influence of Res ep extended to Cyprus during the preHellenic period and at the time of Hellenization he was allied to and perhaps syncretized with APOLLO. Also Ras ap, Res ef.... |
| Goddess name "Revati" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A benevolent NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
| Nymph name "Rhanis" | s | One of Diana's nymphs. |
"Rhode" | Greek | The oldest of the Oceanides and a daughter of Tethys and Oceåñuś. Later, she was thought of as a daughter of Poseidon and Halia, or Poseidon and Amphitrite. Greek |
"Rhoeo" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Staphylus and Chrysothemis, was beloved by Apollo. When her father discovered that she was with child, he put her in a chest, and exposed her to the waves of the sea. The chest floated to the coast of Euboea (or Delos), where Rhoeo gave birth to Anius. Subsequently she was married to Zarex |
| Goddess name "Riddhi (prosperity)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Goddess. One of the consorts of GANESA, but otherwise very close in appearance to LAKSMI. She carries Laksmi's attributes when standing alone.... |
| Goddess name "Riddi" | Hindu | Goddess Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Goddess name "Rind" | Northern Germanic / Nordic / Icelandic | Chthonic goddess. She is mentioned as a consort of OTHIN and mother of VALI. Also Rinda; Rindr.... |
| Goddess name "Rohini" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | A minor goddess of fortune |
| Goddess name "Rohini (red)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) Minor goddess of fortune. A benevolent NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA). She is the mother of BUDHA.(2) Goddess of learning. Jain. One of sixteen VIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI.... |
| Goddess name "Rozanica" | Slavic | Glistening goddess who predicts the fate of the new-born. Slavic |
| God name "Rsabha (the bull)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | God. An unusual avatara of VIS'NU. Said to be similar to the Jain deity Rsabhanatha and therefore may represent an attempt to meld the two religions by absorbing Jainism locally.... |
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