| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Angel name "Rcanb" | Enochian | A minor angel. Enochian |
| God name "Redeemer" | Jewish | Often applied by Christians to Jesus Christ as the Son of God who sacrificed himself as a propitiation of the sin his Father invented. Prometheus, Dionysus and others can also be called redeemers. The serpent Agathodaimon is another name for the cosmic redeemer; Lucifer the Light-bringer and illuminator, could be clåśśed as our inner redeemer, as was the mystic serpent who withstood the Jewish God in Eden. |
"Rephaim" | Hebrew | The sons of Raphah, a Canaanite race of giants. Hebrew |
| God name "Resep[A]Mukal" | Canaan / Phonecia | A war & plague god that originated in Syria |
| God name "Resheph" | Canaan | God of plague. Canaan |
| God name "Resep (A) Mukal" | Western Semitic / Canaanite / Phoenician / , originating in Syria | war and plague god. Introduced into Egypt by the XVIII Dynasty during the sixteenth century BC and rapidly achieved some prominence. His wife is Itum and he was also known as Res ep-Amukal and Res epSulman. Res ep is probably modeled on the Mesopotamian NERGAL. He is depicted as a youthful, warlike god, often with a gazelle's head springing from his forehead, and with a spear in his right hand. In Egyptian iconography he is depicted wearing the crown of Upper Egypt surmounted in front by the head of a gazelle. He has links with the Theban war god MONTU and was thought of as a guardian deity in battle by many Egyptian pharaohs; he is said to have shot firebrands with a bow and arrow. He also exerted a benign influence against disease. The influence of Res ep extended to Cyprus during the preHellenic period and at the time of Hellenization he was allied to and perhaps syncretized with APOLLO. Also Ras ap, Res ef.... |
| Goddess name "Revati" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A benevolent NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
"Rimfaxi [Frost-mane]" | Scandinavian | The horse of night, the foam of whose bit causes dew. Scandinavian |
"Rimthursar" | Scandinavian | Brother of Y'mer. They were called the "Evil Ones." Scandinavian |
| Goddess name "Rohini (red)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) Minor goddess of fortune. A benevolent NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA). She is the mother of BUDHA.(2) Goddess of learning. Jain. One of sixteen VIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI.... |
| Goddess name "Ruamoko" | Polynesian / Maori | God of volcanoes and earthquakes. According to tradition, Ruamoko is the youngest son of RANGINUI and PAPATUANUXU and is possessed by a formidable temper. When his older siblings set about separating the prime parents from their eternal lovemaking in order to allow light into the space between sky and earth, he was enraged and his boisterous tantrum became revealed in the violence of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Ruamoko is of less importance than PELE, the chief volcano goddess of Polynesia, who is revered mainly in Hawaii.... |
| Goddess name "Rudracandra" | Hindu | Distinct form of the goddess Durga. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Rudracandra" | Hindu | Distinct form of the goddess DURGA. One of a group of nine NAVADURGAS, known as the nine durgas.... |
"Ryme" | Scandinavian | The Frost giant, the enemy of the elves and fairies. At the end of the world this giant is to be the pilot of the ship Naglefare. Scandinavian |
| 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 "Saga" | Scandinavia | A goddess of knowledge & waterfalls |
| Spirit name "Samantabhadra (all-good)" | Buddhist | God. A form of VAIROCANA and a dhyanibodhisattva (spiritual meditation buddha). He sits on a throne carried by a white elephant. Color: blue, green or white. Attributes: bell, cup, jewel, lotus with prayer wheel or sword. In Tibet he is also known as Kun-tu-bzan-po.See also BO HSIAN.... |
| God name "Sapas" | Canaan | God of the Sun Canaan |
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