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List of Gods : "Brown" - 18 records

Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼

"Brown Man Of The Muirs"
Scotland Brown Man Of The Muirs, the protector of wild animals. Scotland

"Brownie"
Scotland A domestic fairy; the servants friend if well treated. Scotland
Spirit name
"Brownies"
Scotland house spirits of Scotland doing the housework, guiding cows back to the farmyard and ushering their hens back to their roosts.

"Bwca"
Welsh The Welsh version of the Brownie with slightly nastier tempers and have tantrums if their work is criticized. They despise tattletales and people with long noses.

"Cauld Lad"
Britain The Brownie of Hilton Hall. Britain

"Dobby's Walk"
Ireland The goblin's haunt or beat. Dobby is an archaic word for a goblin or brownie.

"Elyll"
Welsh A hairy, clumsy creature, the same as a brownie. Welsh
God name
"Eshu"
Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa Itinerant god. An ancient deity regarded as the attendant and messenger of the creator god OLODUMARE. He påśśes among mortal people åśśessing character and meting out punishment. Devotees are identified by necklaces of black or brown beads....

"Eurybates"
Greek The herald of Odysseus, who followed his master to Troy. He is humorously described as hump-backed, of a brown complexion, and witn curly hair; but he was honoured by his master, since he was kind and obedient. Greek
God name
"Hari (yellowish brown)"
Hindu / Epic / Puranic Minor incarnation of the god V IS'NU. Popularized by modern religious movements, Hari is one of the sons of the god DHARMA who sprang from the heart of BRAHMA. He is most closely linked with KRSNA, but he and Krsna also parallel Dharma's other sons, NARA and NARAYANA. Hari can be a more generic epithet applied to several Hindu gods....

"Juok"
Africa / Egypt Juok of the Shilluks. Juok molded all men of earth while he wandered the earth creating the rest of the world. White men were created from white sand which Juok found in the land of the white. Red or brown men were created out of the mud of the Nile in Egypt. Black men were created from black earth found in the land of the Shilluck. According to this creation story, man was given all necessary parts to function. Each part had a reason for being. For example, Juok gave man arms in order for man to work. Africa

"Killmoulis"
Celtic An ugly Brownie, with an enormous nose and no mouth, who haunts mills. He is characterized by To eat he presumably stuffs the food up his nose. Although they often help the miller, they are fond of practical jokes. Celtic
King name
"Kulika"
Hindu One of the eight serpent kings, described as of a dusky brown colour and having a half-moon on his head. Hindu

"Lethean Dew"
Greek Dreamy forgetfulness; a brown study. Lethe is the river of forgetfulness. Sometimes incorrectly called Lethean. Greek

"Nis or Nisse"
Scandinavian A Kobold or Brownie. A Scandinavian fairy friendly to farmhouses.

"Nix"
German Kind busy-body. Little creatures not unlike the Scotish brownie and German kobold. They wear a red cap, and are ever ready to lend a helping hand to the industrious and thrifty. "Another tribe of water-fairies are the Nixes, who frequently åśśume the appearance of beautiful maidens."- T. F. T. Dyer: Folk-lore of plants
Spirit name
"Phynnodderee"
German Phynnodderee [the Hairy-one]. A Manx spirit, similar to the Scotch "brownie," and German "kobold." He is said to be an outlawed fairy, and the offence was this: He absented himself without leave from Fairy-court on the great levee-day of the Harvest-moon, being in the glen of Rushen, dancing with a pretty Manx maid whom he was courting.

"Unwabu"
Zulu A chameleon who was sent to humanity to grant them immortality. Unwabu was too slow, leading to the current mortality of humanity. The chameleon's color changes from green to brown because it is mourning Unwabu's sloth. Zulu