| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Ellaman (lady of the boundary)" | Hindu - Dravidian / Tamil / southern India | Goddess of påśśage. A goddess guarding boundaries of villages and fields. One of the NAVASAKTI or astral deities. Also Ellaiyamman.... |
| Monster name "Empusa" | Greek | A monstrous spectre, which was believed to devour human beings. It could åśśume different forms, and was sent out by Hecate to frighten travellers. It was believed usually to appear with one leg of bråśś and the other of an åśś. Whenever a traveller addressed the monster with insulting words, it used to flee and utter a shrill sound. The Lamiae and Mormolyceia, who åśśumed the fonm of handsome women for the purpose of attracting young men, and then sucked their blood like vampyrs and ate their flesh, were reckoned among the Empusae. Greek |
| God name "Enipeus" | Greek | A river-god in Thessaly, who was beloved by Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus. Poseidon, who was in love with her, åśśumed the appearance of Enipeus, and thus visited her, and she became by him the mother of twins, Pelias and Neleus. Greek |
| Goddess name "Eos" | Greek | In Latin Aurora, the goddess of the morning red, who brings up the light of day from the east. She was a daughter of Hyperion and Theia or Euryphåśśa, and a sister of Helios and Selene. Greek |
| King name "Erh Lang (master)" | Chinese | Tutelary deity. Associated with a celestial dog, Erh Lang was once honored with a sanctuary in Beijing (Peking). According to tradition he and the dog saved the city from flooding. His attributes include a bow which he is depicted drawing, and arrows. The dog may be replaced by a rat, in which case the arrows are not included. The rat is a sign of impending wealth and therefore the drawing of an empty bow at the rat is a sign which invokes wealth of children.... |
| God name "Eshu" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Itinerant god. An ancient deity regarded as the attendant and messenger of the creator god OLODUMARE. He påśśes among mortal people åśśessing character and meting out punishment. Devotees are identified by necklaces of black or brown beads.... |
| God name "Esu" | Edo / Benin / Nigeria, West Africa | God of påśśage. A fearsome deity who stands at the gates of the home of the gods holding a set of keys. He is known for his trickery.... |
| God name "Esu Edo" | Benin / Yoruba | A god of påśśage that stands at the gates of home of the gods |
| God name "Esus" | Celtic / Continental / European | God of war. Mentioned by the Roman writer Lucan but otherwise virtually unknown. He may have originated as a tree god. One carving [Trier] identifies Esus felling a tree with birds in the branches (see also INANA). Elsewhere he is åśśociated with three cranes and a bull.... |
| King name "Europa" | Greek | The daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, or Telephåśśa, Her famous brother was Cadmus. She was a beautiful girl who caught the eye of Zeus one day while on the spéñïś at Sidon (Tyre). He transformed himself into a snow-white bull with crescent horns among the herds of Agenor and lay down at her feet as she gathered flowers in the meadows with her attendants. Greek |
| Demon name "Eurydamas" | Greek | 1. A son of Irus and demon&;aring;śśa, was one of the Argonauts. Apollonius Rhodius calls him a son of Ctimenus. 2. One of the suitors of Penelope, who was killed by Odysseus. Greek |
| Demon name "Eurytion" | Greek | A son of Irus and demon&;aring;śśa, and a grandson of Actor, is mentioned among the Argonauts. (Argonautica) According to others he was a son of Actor, and he is also called Eurytus. (Apollodorus i) When Peleus was expelled from his dominions, he fled to Eurytion and married his daughter Antigone but in shooting at the Calydonian boar, Peleus inadvertently killed his father-in-law, (Apollodorus iii) |
"Faids" | Britain | The second clåśś of Druids. Britain |
| God name "Faraguvol" | Puerto Rico / Haiti | Votive god. The deified trunk of a tree which is carried to a tribal chief and presented. The being represented, clåśśed as a ZEMI, is considered to wander about and can escape from a closed bag or sack.... |
| God name "Fates" | Greek | Properly signifies "a share," and as a personification "the deity who åśśigns to every man his fate or his share," or the Fates. Homer usually speaks of only one Moira, and only once mentions the Motpai in the plural. In his poems Moira is fate personified, which, at the birth of man, spins out the thread of his future life, follows his steps, and directs the consequences of his actions according to the counsel of the gods. Homer thus, when he personifies Fate, conceives her as spinning, an act by which also the power of other gods over the life of man is expressed. Greek |
"Fideal" | Scotland | A sprite of water who haunts lonely pools and hides herself in the gråśśes by the water. Scotland |
| King name "Finvarra" | Ireland | Is the High king of the Daoine Sidhe in Irish folklore. In some legends, he is also the king of the Dead. Finvarra is a benevolent figure who ensures good harvests, strong horses, and great riches to those who will åśśist him. Ireland |
"Fracåśśus" | Greek | Father of Ferrgas, the giant, and son of Morgante. |
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