| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Phoenix" | Arabia | Said to live a certain number of years, when it makes in Arabia a nest of spices, sings a melodious dirge, flaps his wings to set fire to the pile, burns itself to ashes, and comes forth with new life, to repeat the former one. |
| God name "Polybotes" | Greek | One of the giants who fought against the gods. The sea-god pursued him to the island of Cos, and, tearing away part of the island, throw it on him and buried him beneath the måśś. Greek |
"Pope" | Greek | A priest who knocked on the head the ox offered in sacrifice, and cut it up, a very small part being burnt, and all the rest distributed to those concerned in the sacrifice. Wine was poured between the horns, but the priest first sipped it, and all those who åśśisted him. After the beast had been stunned it was stabbed, and the blood was caught in a vessel used for the purpose, for the shedding of blood was indispensable in every sacrifice. It was the duty of the pope to see that the victim to be sacrificed was without spot or blemish, and to ascertain that it had never been yoked to the plough. The head was crowned with a fillet, and the horns gift. Apparently the Roman soldiers of Pontius Pilate made a mockery imitation of these Roman and Greek sacrifices. |
| God name "Poxiom" | Mayan / Tzeltal Indian, Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of disease. Apparently perceived as a star in the sky or a ball of fire. He may also be depicted as a fertility god shelling maize or as a fisherman, doctor, musician or hunter. An image of the god was discovered in the Christian church in Oxchuc, and the Indians were forced to revoke and spit on the icon before it was publicly burnt.... |
| Ghost name "Puttam" | Hindu | A malicious imp or ghost who haunts the places where bodies are burned. Hindu |
| Deity name "Qoluncotun" | Nativ American | Creator deity of the Sinkaietk who, angered by the ingratitude of their ancestors, hurled a star at the earth, which burst into flames. Southern Okanagon |
| Goddess name "Quinoa-Mama" | PreColumbian Indian / Peru | Minor goddess of the quinoa crop. Models of the deity were made from the leaves of the plant and kept for a year before being burned in a ritual to ensure a good quinine harvest.... |
| God name "Raja Guru" | Batak | Who, with his hounds Sordaudau and Auto Portburu, catches souls for the other gods. Batak |
| God name "Ryujin" | Shinto / Japan | dragon god. A deity controlling thunder and Rain and probably the most significant of the group of weather gods known as the RAIJIN. He is of Chinese origin and more Buddhist than Shinto. He does not appear in the sacred Shinto texts Kojiki or Nibongi, but enjoys shrines in many Shinto sanctuaries and is worshiped by farmers, particularly in times of drought. He lives in the sea, lakes and large ponds from which he ascends in mists and winds. He generates dark Rain clouds which then burst. His main festival takes place in June.... |
| Goddess name "Semele (earth)" | Greco - Roman but probably of Thracian or Phrygian origin | Mother goddess. According to legend she was the mortal daughter of Cadmos and became the mother of the god DIONYSOS (BACCHUS) after a brief liaison with ZEUS (JUPITER), also in mortal guise. Semele was burned to death on Olympus, unable to withstand the presence of Zeus in godly form, but was subsequently deified by him.... |
| Angel name "Seraphim" | Hebrew | An order of angels distinguished for fervent zeal and religious ardour. The word means "to burn." Isaiah |
| Goddess name "Sipe Gialmo" | Burma | An ancient Goddess of Burma. Usually depicted having three eyes. |
| God name "Tibertus" | Roman | The god of the river Anio, a tributary of the Tiber. He is not to be confused with Tiberinus, the legendary founder of Tibur. Roman |
| Goddess name "Triduana" | Scotland | Goddess of Edinburgh Scotland |
| God name "Triglav" | Slavic / Baltic | God of war. The head of the pantheon in Stettin and also mentioned in åśśociation with Brandenburg, he is described in chronicles as bearing three heads.... |
"Typhoeus" | Greek | A giant with a hundred heads, fearful eyes, and a most terrible voice. He was the father of the Harpies. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt, and he lies buried under Mount Etna. Greek |
| Goddess name "Ucuetis" | Celtic | A Celtic god who, along with his consort Bergusia, was venerated at Alesia in Burgundy. The Divine couple are named on inscriptions of the Romano-Celtic period, and an image of a Divine couple has been found on the same site, the male figure bearing a hammer, the female appearing as a goddess of prosperity. |
| God name "Umusemyi" | Burundi | A creator god of the Barundi. Burundi |
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