| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "NA CHA (here is a loud cry)" | Taoist / Chinese | Guardian god. A somewhat ambiguous god who is generally regarded as benevolent, but whose traditions hint at a more destructive aspect. He was born a god of human parents, the reincarnation of an older deity, Ling Chu-Tzu, the intelligent pearl. According to tradition, his father was Li Ching, who threatened to kill his mother because she claimed she was made pregnant by the mystical actions of a Taoist priest who told her she was to bear the child of a unicorn. Na Cha is said to have fought in the Shang-Chou war on the side of the Chou dynasty circa 1027 BC. His chief adversary was the sea dragon king. Ultimately he became involved with the goddess Shih-Chi Niang Niang, accidentally killed her attendant and, in remorse, committed suicide.... |
| Goddess name "Niangniang" | China | One of the Sacred Goddess of the heavenly Sages. A legend says Emperor Kangxi dedicated a temple to these female immortals in honour of good deeds they performed on his behalf. China |
| Goddess name "P'an Niang" | China | A goddess of vaccination |
| Goddess name "San Chou Niang Niang" | China | Mother goddess who was first deified during the Sung dynasty China |
| Goddess name "Sao Ching Niang Niang" | Chinese | Mother goddess. One of the nine dark ladies of the pantheon who adopt a protective role. She removes Rain clouds when they threaten to flood crops.... |
| Goddess name "Sao ch'ing Niang Niang" | China | Goddess of brooms and fair weather China |
| God name "Ssu ma Hsiang ju" | China | God of wine merchants China |
| Supreme god name "Tanik" | Phoenician / Pontic / Carthaginian | moon goddess. Known largely from inscriptions at various sites along the North African coast and linked with the goddess ASTARTE. Her symbol is a triangular device with horizontal bars supporting a moon disc. Both deities are described as ladies of the sanctuary. Tanit was the supreme goddess at Carthage, known as the face of BAAL, until usurped by the Roman goddess JUNO; she survived under the name CAELESTIS. The goddess CERES was also worshiped in the TANIT temple at Carthage. Also Tenit.... |
| God name "Tobadzistsini (child of the water)" | Navaho / USA | war god. Considered younger and inferior to NAYENEZGANI, the chief war god of the Navaho. His mother conceived him through the magical power of a waterfall. His priest wears similar attire to that of Nayenezgani, but the mask is painted with red ocher except for a triangular black area bordered with white. It also has a fringe of yellow or red wool.... |
| Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niang Niang" | China | Goddess of childbirth. China |
| Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niangniang" | China | The mother goddess that has a protective role, She had been the wife of a mortal |
| Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niangniang" | Chinese | Mother goddess. One of the nine dark ladies of the pantheon who are regarded as having a protective role. She was the mortal wife of a minor official and, having borne him five sons and two daughters, committed suicide in order to ensure her future chastity. She is invoked at weddings to provide children, especially sons, and special cakes are eaten by the bride and groom. One of her more famous sanctuaries, on the island of Taiwan, is the Yin Yang Stone.... |
| Goddess name "Wang Mu Niang" | China | Goddess of female energy, very fond of peaches. China |
| Goddess name "Wang Mu Niang Niang" | China | A goddess of female energy |
| God name "Weng Shiang" | Taoist / Chinese | God of literature. His name tablet hangs on the wall in many Chinese houses.... |
| Goddess name "Yen Kuang Niang Niang" | Chinese | Mother goddess. One of a group of nine dark ladies who have a protective function. She cures the eye disease ophthalmia.... |
| Goddess name "Yingxi Niang" | China | Goddess of happiness China |
| God name "Yu Ch'iang" | China | God of the ocean wind China |
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