| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Rigisamus or Rigonmetis" | Celtic | God of war åśśimilated with the Mars. Celtic |
| God name "Rimer" | Roman | Chief god of Damascus; so called from the word rime, a "pomegranate," because he held a pomegranate in his right hand. The people bore a pomegranate in their coat armour. The Romans called this god Jupiter Cåśśius, from Mount Cåśśius, near Damascus. |
| Goddess name "Ritona" | Roman / Celtic | Goddess of river fords. Known from inscriptions and åśśociated with the Treveri tribe.... |
| Deity name "Roma" | Roman | 1 A deity personifying the Roman state, or an personification in art of the city of Rome |
"Romulus and Remus" | Roman | Romulus, which is only a lengthened form of Romus, is simply the Roman people represented as an individual, and must be placed in the same category as Aeolus, Dorus, and Ion, the reputed ancestors of the Aeolians, Dorians, and lonians, owing to the universal practice of antiquity to represent nations as springing from eponymous ancestors. Roman |
| God name "Rongo" | Maori | God of cultivated plants. Rongo, with his brothers Tu, Tane, Tawhirimatea, Tangaroa, and Haumia-tiketike, separated the primordial parents Rangi and Papa to allow daylight into the world. Maori |
| God name "Rongomai" | Polynesian / Maori | Whale god. He is the son of TANGAROA, the creator deity responsible for the oceans and the fish, and the father of KAHUKURA, the deity responsible for the appearance of the Rainbow. He is also regarded as the ancestor of several Maori clans. Various traditions are åśśociated with Rongomai. In some regions of New Zealand he is also regarded as a god of war and is thought to have discovered the magic arts during a visit to the underworld, including the power of kaiwhatu, a preventative charm against witchcraft. Rongomai is sometimes mistakenly identified with RONGOMATANE, or Rongo, though the latter is generally considered a distinct personality. As the god responsible for the well-being of whales Rongomai may take the form of a whale, a guise in which he once challenged MARU, a more widely recognized New Zealand war god. Separate mythology places him in the heavens in the form of a comet.... |
| Goddess name "Rongomatane" | Polynesian / including Maori | God of Agriculture. He is the father of cultivated food and the special gardener of the kumara or sweet potato which is a vital crop in Polynesia. In New Zealand the first sweet potatoes are offered to Rongomatane. In the traditions of the Hervey Islands, Rongo is one of the five sons of the moon god, Vatea, and the mother goddess, Papa.... |
| Goddess name "Rozanica" | Slavic | Glistening goddess who predicts the fate of the new-born. Slavic |
| Goddess name "Rudrani" | Hindu | Goddess. An epithet of DURGA, impersonated by a young pre-menstrual girl in the Durga festivals.... |
| Goddess name "Rumina" | Roman | Minor goddess. Associated with breastfeeding.... |
| God name "Rundas" | Hittite | God of fortune who is åśśociated with hunting. Hittite |
| God name "Rundas" | Hittite / Hurrian | God of fortune. Also åśśociated with hunting, he is symbolized by a double eagle carrying prey in its talons.... |
| Nymph name "Rusalki" | Slavic / Russia | They were water nymphs & not nice |
| Goddess name "Rusalky" | Slavic | Multiple goddess of spring and plant growth. A water-sprite who lives in streams. Slavic |
"Rustam" | Greek | The Deev-bend and Persian Hercules, famous for his victory over the white dragon named Asdeev. He was the son of Zal, prince of Sedjistan. The exploits attributed to him must have been the aggregate of exploits performed by numerous persons of the same name. His combat for two days with Prince Isfendiar is a favourite subject with the Persian poets. |
| God name "Ryuhwa" | Korean | Daughter of the god of waters, who hatched the archer god, Čú𝔪ong. Korean |
| God name "Ryujin" | Shinto / Japan | dragon god. A deity controlling thunder and Rain and probably the most significant of the group of weather gods known as the RAIJIN. He is of Chinese origin and more Buddhist than Shinto. He does not appear in the sacred Shinto texts Kojiki or Nibongi, but enjoys shrines in many Shinto sanctuaries and is worshiped by farmers, particularly in times of drought. He lives in the sea, lakes and large ponds from which he ascends in mists and winds. He generates dark Rain clouds which then burst. His main festival takes place in June.... |
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