| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Mariana" | Belem | A goddess of healing & protector of sailors |
| Goddess name "Mariana" | Belem | Goddess of healing and protector of sailors Belem |
"Marpessa" | Greek | A daughter of Evenus and Alcippe. She was the wife of Idas and became by him the mother of Cleopatra, or Alcyone, wife of Meleager. Their daughter was called Alcyone because Marpessa was once carried off by Apollo, and lamented over the separation from her beloved husband, as Alcyon had once wept about Ceyx. Greek |
| God name "Mathonwy" | Welsh | A benevolent ruler of the underworld akin to Beli, or perhaps that god himself under another title, for the name Math. Welsh |
| God name "Meizabac (black powder maker)" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | weather god. He sprinkles black dye on the clouds, which causes them to generate Rain. Believed to live on the edge of a lake. Also a fever god and a keeper of good souls. Also Metzabac.... |
"Mellonia" | Roman | A Roman divinity, who was believed to protect the honey, but is otherwise unknown. |
"Merrow" | Irish | A mermaid, believed by Irish fishermen to forebode a coming storm. There are male merrows, but no word to designate them. |
"Metabus" | Greek | A son of Sisyphus, from whom the town of Metapontum, in Southern Italy, was believed to have derived its name. Greek |
| Goddess name "Meter" | The essence of the great mother of all gods, equating most closely to GAIA | Mother goddess, Greek. Known throughout the Greek Empire and generally the object of devotion by individuals rather than large cult followings. Also known as Meter oriae (mother of the mountain). Her popularity is thought to have spread from northern Ionia. Herodotus mentions a festival of Meter in Kyzikos. Probably derived originally from the western Asiatic great mother (see KYBELE).... |
| Deities name "Metztli" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor moon god. One of the group of deities belonging to the TEZCATLIPOCA complex.... |
| Deities name "Mexitli (maguey-hare)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor god of war. One of the group of deities belonging to the HUITZILPOCHTLI complex.... |
| Goddess name "Micapetlacoli (dead mat chest)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor chthonic underworld goddess. One of the group of deities belonging to the MICTLANTECUHTLI complex.... |
| Angel name "Michael" | Hebrew / Christian | Prince of the celestial armies, commanded by God to drive the rebel angels out of heaven. Gabriel was next to him in command. Hebrew / Christian |
| King name "Midas" | Greek | A son of Gordius by Cybele, a wealthy but effeminate king of Phrygia, a pupil of Orpheus, and a promoter of the worship of Dionysus. His wealth is alluded to in a story connected with his childhood, for it is said that while yet a child, ants carried grains of wheat into his mouth to indicate that one day he should be the richest of all mortals. Greek |
| God name "Mikal" | Western Semitic / Phoenician | Local god. The cult was followed strongly on Cyprus. Some authorities believe he was invoked as a plague god.... |
"Mildendo" | s | The metropolis of Lilliput, the wall of which was two feet and a half in height, and at least eleven inches thick. The city was an exact square, and two main streets divided it into four quarters. The emperor's palace, called Belfaborac, was in the centre of the city. Gulliver's Travels |
"Mimas2" | Italy | A giant who is said to have been killed by Ares, or by Zeus with a flash of lightning. The island of Prochyte, near Sicily, was believed to rest upon his body. |
| Goddess name "Modron (another)" | Celtic / Welsh | Mother goddess. The mother of MABON, whom she subsequently loses. Her cult is closely linked with that of Mabon and she may originally have been one of the aspects of the goddess(es) MORRIGAN. In Christian times some authors believe that she became St. Madrun.... |
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