Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Timatekore (nothing more)" | Polynesian / Hervey Islands | Primordial being. The male principle which, with TIMAITI-NGAVA RINGAVARI, engendered the earth mother PAPATUANUKU.... |
Goddess name "Toyo Uke" | Japan | Goddess of war Japan |
Goddess name "Toyo Uke Bime" | Japan | Goddess of foodstuffs Japan / Shinto |
Goddess name "Toyo-Uke-Bime" | Shinto / Japan | Goddess of foodstuffs. An ambiguous deity often identified with Inari, she is said in the Kojiki to be a daughter of WakuMusubi-No-Kami and a great granddaughter of IZANAGI and IZANAMI. Her main sanctuary is the Geku in Ise, whither she was allegedly removed from Tamba after the emperor had received a dream-message from the Sun goddess AMATERASU in AD 478.... |
Goddess name "Toyota Mahime" | Japan | Goddess of the sea Japan |
God name "Tsuki-Yomi" | Japan | A god of the moon |
God name "Tsuki-Yomi" | Shinto / Japan | moon god. Engendered from the right eye of IZANAGI immediately after AMATERASU was engendered from the left. There is very little reference to him in the sacred texts and his is a highly aesthetic form of worship. Allegedly he slew the food KAMI Uke-Mochi. He is depicted riding a horse and a number of sanctuaries are addressed to his cult, including the two TsukiYomi-No-Miya shrines in the Ise Jingu temple. He also enjoys an ancient sanctuary on the island of Iki. Also Tsuki-Yomi-Otoko.... |
Deity name "Tsukiyomi" | Japan | deity, of uncertain gender, of the moon. Japan |
God name "Tumatauenga" | Polynesian / including Maori | God of war. One of the children of the prime parents RANGINUI and PAPATUANUKU, he proposed the slaughter of his parents when it was decided to separate them as sky and earth. He was subsequently given charge over mankind (tangata), which he imbued with his lust for the warfare and violence that was a characteristic part of Maori culture. Also Kumatauenga (Hawaiian).... |
God name "Tumu-nui" | Tahitan | A major god in the Tahitan creation myth and he and his wife Paparaharaha were responsible for creating the pillars that hold up the sky. |
God name "Tunek" | Inuit | God of seal hunters. A fearsome being of huge stature (13 feet tall) who lives on the ice fields and is capable of running very fast. He also sits in his kaiak in the fog and catches seal in huge traps.... |
Goddess name "Tureshmat" | Japan | Creator goddess who created Hokkaido Island. Japan |
Deity name "Ugayafukiaezu" | Japan | A Japanese deity (kami) and the father of Japan's mythical first emperor, Emperor Jimmu. |
Goddess name "Uke Mochi" | Japan | Goddess of food, she prepared a feast by facing the ocean and spitting out a fish, then she faced the Forest and bountiful game spewed out of her mouth, finally turning to a rice paddy she coughed up a bowl of rice. Japan |
Deities name "Umashi-Ashi-Kabi-Hiko-Ji-No-Kami (pleasant reed shoot prince elder deity)" | Shinto / Japan | Creator being. The fourth of the deities to be listed in the Kojiki sacred text. He was engendered from the reeds floating on the pri mordial waters and is perceived as a remote and vague figure who hides himself from mankind.... |
"Umashii-Ashi -Kabi-Hiko-Ji-No-Kami" | Japan / Shinto | A creator being formed from the reeds floating on the primordial waters |
God name "Upakesini" | Buddhist | Minor god. An attendant of ARAPACANA.... |
Goddess name "Upapattivasita (control of fitness)" | Buddhist | Minor goddess. One of a group of VASITAS personifying the disciplines of spiritual regeneration. Color: mixed. Attribute: a creeper.... |