| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
"Recaråñuś aka Garåñuś" | Roman | , a fabulous Italian shepherd of gigantic bodily strength and courage. The fact of his being a gigantic shepherd who recovered stolen oxen from him, led the Romans to consider him as identical with the Greek Heracles. Roman |
"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 |
| Goddess name "Renenutet" | Egypt | Snake goddess. Also possessing fertility connotations, she guarded the pharaoh in the form of a cobra. There is some evidence that she enjoyed a cult in the Faiyum, the highly fertile region of the Nile valley. She is depicted either in human form or as a hooded cobra, in which case she bears close åśśociation with the goddess WADJET who is embodied in the uraeus. Her gaze has the power to conquer enemies. In her capacity as a fertility goddess she suckles infant rulers and provides good crops and harvests, linked in this capacity to OSIRIS and the more ancient grain god NEPER. She is also a magical power residing in the linen robe of the pharaoh and in the linen bandages with which he is swathed in death. At Edfu Renenutet takes the title lady of the robes. In the Greco-Roman period, she became adopted by the Greeks as the goddess Hermouthis and was syncretized with ISIS.... |
| God name "Resheph" | Canaan | God of plague. Canaan |
| God name "Resheph/ Mikal/ Mekal" | Phoenicia | The god of plague & of the underworld |
| God name "Reshephi" | Phoenicia | God of plague and the underworld. Phoenicia |
"Rharias" | Greek | A surname of Demeter, which she derived from the Rharian plain in the neighbourhood of Eleusis, the principal seat of her worship. Greek |
| Goddess name "Rhea" | Greek | Primordial goddess. The daughter of OURANOS and GAIA, she is the consort of KRONOS and mother of ZEUS and other gods of Olympus, known only from the Theogony (Hesiod) and Iliad (Homer). She is also recognized in Roman literature under the same name. Also Rheie.... |
| Goddess name "Rhiannon" | Celtic / Irish | Chthonic horse goddess. The daughter of Hefaidd Hen and consort of PWYLL, she rides upon a white mare and is åśśociated with the underworld and with fertility. May be virtually synonymous with the Romano-Celtic goddess Rigantona whose name means great queen. Authors suggest she is modeled on the goddess MODRON and she partly equates with EPONA.... |
"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 |
| King name "Rhoeteia" | Greek | A daughter of the Thracian king Sithon and Achiroe, a daughter of Neilos. She was a sister of Pallene, and the Trojan promontory of Rhoeteium was believed to have derived its name from her. Greek |
| 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 "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 (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.... |
"Roskva" | Norse | The name of the maiden follower of Thor. She symbolizes the ripe fields of harvest. Norse |
| Goddess name "Rosmerta (great provider)" | Roman / Celtic / British / Gallic | Fertility goddess. Consort to the god Mercury. Probably locally worshiped and often depicted carrying a basket of fruit, purse or cornucopia. She and Mercury frequently appear together. In addition to her purse, she may bear a twin-headed ax or, alternatively, she may carry Mercury's caduceus (snake-entwined wand).See also MERCURIUS.... |
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