| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Tutu" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | God. The tutelary god of Borsippa, near Babylon, during the reign of Hammurabi in the old Babylonian period, but later superseded by NABU.... |
| Goddess name "Ua-Tldak" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | vegetation goddess. The deity responsible for pastures and poplar trees.... |
| Goddess name "Uks Akka" | Swedish | Goddess of midwives who looks after newborn babies. Swedish |
| Spirit name "Ukur" | Babylon | underworld spirit of earth and water. Babylon |
| God name "Ukur" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Chthonic underworld god. Uma... |
| God name "Ukur/ Kus" | Mesopotamia / Babylon / Akkadian | A chthonic underworld god |
| God name "Volturnus" | Sabine | A river god of the waters, probably derived from a local Sabine regional cult. |
| God name "Vyasa" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Minor incarnation of the god VISNU. Vyasa is said to be the author of the Vedas, the Mababbarata epic and the Puranas. He ranks with Hyagriva and SARASVATI as a lord of knowledge and wisdom, and is responsible for dividing the Tree of Knowlege into parts. In the texts he is depicted as darkskinned and accompanied by four students, Sumanta, Paila, Vaisampayana and Jaimini. He may be bearded. Also Vedavyasa.... |
| God name "Wa" | Ntomba / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Sun god. Probably originating as a god of hunters who protects and controls the animals in the Forest. He has a son, Mokele.... |
| God name "Wer" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | storm god. A minor deity linked with ADAD and AMURRU. His attendant is the fierce guardian of the pine Forest, Huwawa, the focus of one of the Gilgames epic sagas. Cult centers include Afis, south of Aleppo.... |
| 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.... |
| Spirit name "Xhindi" | Albanian | Put scissors and broomsticks under your baby's mattress to keep these invisible spirits away. Albanian |
| Deities name "Yamari (enemy of Yama)" | Buddhist / Vajrayana | God. Probably influenced by the Hindu deities SIVA and YAMA. His vehicle is a buffalo, his color red and his attributes a club, a cup, a noose and a staff.... |
"Yohak" | Thalaba | The giant guardian of the caves of Babylon. Thalaba |
| God name "Zababa" | Akkadian | An Akkadian war god. He was also adopted by the Hittites, who brought his worship to Anatolia. |
| God name "Zababa" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | God of war. The tutelary god of the city of Kis,, whose sanctuary is the E-meteursag. Also Zamama.... |
| God name "Zakar" | Babylonian | God of dreams as messages from the gods. Babylonian |
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