| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Yasi" | Bolivia | The great chief was named Yasi (Moon), and he had a child. One day, a Jaguar was playing rough with the child, and bit it too hard on the head. The young child died, and when Yasi heard of his child's death, he wanted some answers. Yasi wanted to know who murdered his precious child, but none of the animals would tell. Yasi became so angry that he stretched the necks ofthe howler monkeys, put spines on the backs of porcupines, twisted the feet of the ant eaters, and threw the tortoise down so hard, that it could no longer walk fast. Bolivia |
| Spirit name "Yazatas" | Zoroastrian | Connectors of the heavenly and earthly areas. They catch the light of the Sun and send it down to earth. They are needed by men for cleansing, help with the ridding of evil spirits and to forgo the tortures of the Zoroastrian hell. Zoroastrian |
| God name "Yehl" | Tlingit | God who transformed himself into a pebble, now into a blade of gråśś, and, being thus swallowed by women, was reborn. Tlingit |
"Yeng-Wang-Yeh" | China | Greatest of the Lords of death he judges all souls newly arrived to the land of the dead and decides whether to send them to a special court for punishment or put them back on the Wheel of Transmigration. China |
"Yezd" | Persia | Chief residence of the Fire-worshippers. They have kept the sacred fire alight above 3,000 years, without suffering it to go out for a second. The sacred fire is on the mountain Ater Quedah (Mansion of the Fire), and he is deemed unfortunate who dies away from the mountain. Persia |
"Yoni" | Sanskrit | The Sanskrit word for "Divine Påśśage". The Ayurveda, or Science of Life, described yoni as a part of the female anatomy. Here the term was meant as a designation of respect for women who gave birth, thus contributing to the continuation of the community. |
"Youanni" | Karaiben | The main soul of humans, resides in the head. Karaiben |
| God name "Ysum" | Japan | God of the dead, receptor of the souls of the dead, who cleanses the souls he receives in fire and hands them on to Amida. Japan |
| Spirit name "Yukasar" | Nazorean | Source of Radiance. The name means: "The spirit of success". Son of Ptahil who answered Kusta. Early Nazorean |
| Spirit name "Yulgen" | Central Asia | According to the belief of the Altaians, the good spirits,aru neme, are all subjects of the good god Yulgen, and the bad spirits, kara neme, of the evil god Erlik. Yulgen is so kind and generous that he never does harm to men. Sacrifices are offered to him by all, but no one fears him. Every bridegroom must sacrifice to him a horse of a light colour after his marriage. |
"Zabian" | Chaldees / Persians | A worshipper of the Sun, moon, and stars. The Chaldees and ancient Persians were Zabians. |
| God name "Zalmoxis" | Greek | A legendary social and religious reformer, regarded as the only true god by the Thracian Dacians. According to Herodotus (IV), the Getae, who believed in the immortality of the soul, looked upon death merely as going to Zalmoxis, as they knew the way to become immortals. Greek |
| Goddess name "Zonget" | Siberia | A Mansi nature goddess. Siberia |
| Angel name "Zophiel" | s | An angelic scout of "swiftest wing." The word means "God's spy." (Milton: Paradise Lost) |
"Zosteria" | Locris | A surname of Athena among the Epicnemidian Locrians. Locris |
| Goddess name "Zywie" | Poland | Goddess of health and healing. She is åśśociated as the spirit of the dead worshipped by the Lusatians, and is also the goddess of regeneration and rebirth. Poland |
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