Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Oki-Tsu-Hiko-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | God of kitchens. One of the offspring of O-Toshi-No-Kami, the god of harvests. The consort of Oki-Tsu-Hime-No-Kami and responsible for the caldron in which water is boiled.... |
God name "Olodumare" | Yoruba | The sky Father and creator of the universe. Occasionally androgynous or female, he is a god of peace, purity and harmony. Yoruba |
"Ophion" | Greek | A Titan, was married to Eurynome, with whom he shared the supremacy previous to the reign of Cronos and Rhea; but being conquered by the latter, he and Eurynome were thrown into Oceåñuś or Tartarus. Greek |
Angel name "Opiel" | Aramaic | An angel whose name can be found written on Aramaic love charms. |
Goddess name "Ops" | Greco - Roman | Goddess of harvests. Honored in an annual festival on August 25. She is also concerned with regulating the proper growth of seeds. A sanctuary is dedicated to her in the Regia in Rome.... |
Angel name "Oranir" | Nazorean | One of the nine angels in charge of the Summer Equinox. Early Nazorean |
"Ossipaga" | Roman | Ossipanga, Ossilago, a Roman divinity, who was prayed to, to harden and strengthen the bones of infants. |
Goddess name "Pachamama" | Inca | A dragoness fertility goddess who presided over planting and harvesting. She caused earthquakes. After conquest by Catholic Spain her image was replaced by the Virgin Mary. Inca |
God name "Pan" | Greek | The great god of flocks and shepherds among the Greeks; his name is probably connected with the verb pasco, so that his name and character are perfectly in accordance with each other. Greek |
"Panthera" | East | A hypothetical beast which lived in the East. Reynard affirmed that he had sent her majesty the queen a comb made of panthera bone, "more lustrous than the Rainbow, more odoriferous than any perfume, a charm against every ill, and a universal panacea." France |
Demon name "Parasurama (Rama-with-the-ax)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. The sixth avatara of Vis'nu (see also RAMA) in which form he saved the world from an army of tyrannical warriors. According to legend, Rama, the son of a wise man, became a skilled bowman and in gratitude he went to the Himalaya where he stayed, devoting himself to SIVA. His consort is DHARANI. Though without his bow, Rama acted as a champion of the gods in a war against the demons and was rewarded with an ax. In another legend, Vis'nu took the form of Parasurama to rid the world of despotic rulers. This avatara appears in human form, with two arms and with an ax in the right hand. Other attributes: arrow, bow, knife, skin and sword. Also Parasuramavatara.... |
Goddess name "Parna-Savari (dressed in leaves)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Goddess. An emanation of AKSOBHYA and BODHISATTVA or buddha-designate. Also one of a group of DHARANIS (deifications of literature). She is particularly recognized in the northwest of India. Her vehicle is GANESA surmounting obstacles. Color: yellow or green. Attributes: arrow, ax, bow, flower, noose, peaçõçk feather, skin and staff. She is depicted as having three eyes and three heads.... |
Goddess name "Patadharini (bearing a cloth)" | Buddhist | Goddess of påśśage. She watches over curtains and doorways. Color: blue. Attribute: a curtain.... |
Goddess name "Patadharni" | Buddhist | A goddess of påśśage that watches over curtains & doorways in line |
God name "Pekko" | Finnish | God responsible for the duration and harvest in the barley, used to make beer. In christianity you may find him with the name of St. Peter Finnish |
God name "Pellervo (or Sampsa Pellervoinen)" | Finland | The god of harvest. |
God name "Pellon Pekko" | Finnish | A god responsible for the duration & harvest in the barley, used to make beer. Under Christianity you may find him with the name of St. Peter |
God name "Pellon Pekko" | Pre - Christian Finnish | vegetation god. The deity responsible for the germination and harvesting of barley used to make beer. The first brewing is dedicated to Pellon Pekko. He may have largely become syncretized with St. Peter under Christian influence.See also PEKKO.... |