| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Argante" | British | Silver One goddess queen of Avalon who is known for her healing powers. British |
| Hero name "Arjuna" | Hindu / Vedic | One of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. His name means 'bright', 'shining', or 'silver'. Hindu / Vedic |
| Goddess name "Arnamentia" | British | Goddess of spring waters. British |
| Goddess name "Arnemetia" | Roman / British | A water goddess known from inscriptions |
| Goddess name "Arnemetia" | Roman / Celtic / British | water goddess. A deity known only from inscriptions.... |
| God name "Asurkumara" | Bhavanpati | Asurkumara along with Parmagati Amb and Ambrish, youthful gods åśśociated with Rain and thunder. Bhavanpati |
| Supreme god name "Atea" | Polynesian | Supreme god. The father of the gods depicted as a hybrid, his body divided vertically, the left half being fishy and the right half of human form. In the tradition of the Hervey Islands, he is the firstborn son of the primordial mother VARI-MA-TE-TAKERE. After a short existence low down in the world coconut living immediately above his mother, he moved to the opening of the upper world. He is largely comparable to TANE, the god of light. Also AVATEA, Vatea, Wakea.... |
"Avalokitesvara" | Buddhist | The Buddhist epitome of mercy and compåśśion. When Avalokitesvara attained to supreme consciousness, he chose not to påśś into nirvana, but vowed to stay behind as the succor of the afflicted. He was filled with compåśśion, karuna, for the sufferings of the living, which he sought to bring to enlightenment. He was represented as a handsome young man holding a lotus flower in his hand who wore a picture of Amithaba in his hair. His female consort was Tara, also known as Pandaravasini, 'clad in white'. |
| God name "Averruncus" | Roman | The god of aversion. He is said to help in avoiding calamity, while also bringing forth good fortune. In other references, Averruncus is known as the god of childbirth. Roman |
| Spirit name "Ayi'-Uru'n Toyo'n (lord bright creator)" | Yakut / central Siberia | Creator spirit. See also URU'N AJY TOYO'N.... |
| Goddess name "Azer Ava" | Russian | Ancient Russian goddess, the name Azer-Ava translates into "forest mother" or "the friendly tree goddess". Azer-Ava lives in trees and welcomes those who venture out to pick berries and mushrooms. She is known as a goddess of fruitfulness who brings Rain and corn, and oaths are taken in her name. |
| Goddess name "BRIGIT (exalted one)" | Celtic / Continental / European / Irish | Fertility goddess. A major Celtic pastoral deity, described as a wise woman, the daughter of the DAGDA, Brigit became Christianized as St. Brigit of Kildare, who lived from AD 450-523 and founded the first female Christian community in Ireland. She was originally celebrated on February 1 in the festival of Imbolc.... |
"Bab" | Arabia | The founder and prophet of Babism. He was a merchant from Shiraz, who at the age of twenty-five claimed to be the promised Qa'im (or Mihdi). After his declaration he took the title of Bab meaning "Gate". six years later he was shot by a firing squad in Tabriz. |
| Goddess name "Ban Chuideachaidh Moire" | Ireland | Old Goddess who appears in modern Irish legends as the midwife who åśśisted the Christian Virgin Mary with her birth, and was also a title applied to St. Bridget. A once forgotten goddess of childbirth. Ireland |
| Demon name "Bat horin" | Jewish | A demon which brings diseases of the eye to one who does not wash his hands after meals. Jewish folklore |
| Goddess name "Bebhinn" | Britain | A goddess of the underworld and daughter of its ruler and a breathtakingly beautiful giantess with long golden hair. Britain |
| Angel name "Beder" | Koran | A valley famous for the victory gained by Mahomet, in which he was åśśisted by 3,000 angels, led by Gabriel, mounted on his horse Haizum. Koran |
| Deity name "Belatu-Cadros aka Belatucadros" | Britain | Belatucadrus, "fair shining one" or "fair slayer", a deity worshipped in northern Britain, particularly in Čú𝔪berland and Westmorland. He may be related to Belenus and Cernunnos, equated with Mars. |
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