| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Deities name "Whiro" | Polynesian / Maori | God of death. Regarded as an errant son of the creator deities, RANGINUI and PAPATUANUKU, Whiro stands as the chief antagonist of TANEMAHUTA, the creator god of light. He is, therefore, the personification of darkness and evil. During the time of creation from chaos, Whiro is said to have fought an epic battle against Tanemahuta in the newly formed heavens. He was vanquished and forced to descend into the underworld where he became ruler over the dead and chief among the lesser underworld deities who are responsible for various forms of disease and sickness. In the temporal world the lizard, a symbol of death, embodies him, and various creatures of the night, including the owl and the bat, are earthly representatives from his kingdom, as are such malignant insect pests as the mosquito. This deity is not to be confused with the legendary human voyager and adventurer of the same name whose traditions have, in the past, often been muddled with those of the god.... |
| God name "Willow Pattern" | s | The tradition. The mandarin had an only daughter named Li-chi, who fell in love with Chang, a young man who lived in the island home represented at the top of the pattern, and who had been her father's secretary. The father overheard them one day making vows of love under the orange-tree, and sternly forbade the unequal match; but the lovers contrived to elope, lay concealed for a while in the gardener's cottage, and thence made their escape in a boat to the island home of the young lover. The enraged mandarin pursued them with a whip, and would have beaten them to death had not the gods rewarded their fidelity by changing them both into turtle-doves. The picture is called the willow pattern not only because it is a tale of disastrous love, but because the elopement occurred "when the willow begins to shed its leaves." |
| Demon name "Witches' Sabbath" | European | The muster at night time of witches and demons to concoct mischief. The witch first anointed her feet and shoulders with the fat of a murdered babe, then mounting a broom-stick, distaff, or rake, made her exit by the chimney, and rode through the air to the place of rendezvous. The åśśembled witches feasted together, and concluded with a dance, in which they all turned their backs to each other. |
| God name "Wong Taisin (the great immortal Wong)" | Chinese | God. Probably an incarnation or avatara of the god HUANG TI (the yellow emperor), he is considered benevolent. Closely åśśociated with a district in Kowloon which is named after him. His cult arrived in Hong Kong in 1915 from Kwangtung in the form of a painting brought by a man and his son. It was installed in a small temple in Wanchai. In 1921 a larger sanctuary was built, from public funds, facing the sea and backed by Lion Rock.... |
| King name "Wu Guan" | Chinese | king of the fourth hell. Chinese |
| Spirit name "Wu'squus" | Chukchee / eastern Siberia | spirit of darkness. The personification of the night and the sibling of NA'CHITNA'IRGIN, the spirit of the left-hand dawn.... |
| God name "Wu-tai Yuan-shuai" | China | God of musicians. China |
| Demon name "Xai" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |
"Xanthos" | Greek | Achilles' wonderful horse. Being chid by his master for leaving Patroclos on the field of battle, the horse turned his head reproachfully, and told Achilles that he also would soon be numbered with the dead, not from any fault of his horse, but by the decree of inexorable destiny. Iliad, xix. |
| Demon name "Xcz" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |
| Demon name "Xdz" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |
| God name "Xevioso" | Dahomey | A god of thunder in the So region. He is the twin brother of Gun, and is one of the children of Mawu and Lisa. Dahomey |
| Angel name "Xgazd" | Enochian | A minor angel. Enochian |
| Angel name "Xgzd" | Enochian | A minor angel. Enochian |
| Goddess name "Xi He" | Chinese | Goddess of Light and Mother of the Ten Suns. Chinese |
| Goddess name "Xi Shi" | Chinese | Beautiful Goddess of Face Creams, Cosmetics and Perfumes. Chinese |
| Goddess name "Xi-Wang-mu" | Chinese | Goddess of immortality. Chinese |
| Spirit name "Xian" | Chinese | A spiritually immortal, transcendent and super-human celestial being. Chinese |
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