| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Cally Berry" | Ireland | Maiden goddess who, whilst her husband grew old and grey, she remained young and beautiful. Ireland |
| Goddess name "Calounger" | Brazil | death goddess and / or Goddess of the sea Brazil |
"Ch'ih Sung" | China | Lord of the Rain. China |
"Ch'ih Sung tzu" | China | Lord of the Rain |
| God name "Ch'ing Lung" | China | God of the lungs. China |
| God name "Ch'ung Ling yu" | China | God of the nose. China |
| God name "Chang Hs'iien" | Chinese | Guardian god of children. According to tradition he was the mortal king of Szechuan killed by the founder of the Sung dynasty. His wife was captured and forced to become a concubine in the imperial palace. She was discovered by the emperor kneeling before a picture of her deceased husband which she identified as a local deity, the immortal Chang who gives children. This triggered the cult which began locally in Szechuan circa AD 100. Chang Hs'ien is depicted holding a bow made of mulberry wood and either aiming an arrow at the star Tien Kou, the socalled celestial dog which threatens the earth, or aiming the empty bow at a rat (see ERH LANG).... |
| God name "Cheng San Kung" | China | God of fishing China |
| God name "Chi Sung Tzu" | China | Rain god. China |
| God name "Chi Sung Tzu" | Chinese | Rain god. Chibirias... |
| Goddess name "Chicomecohuati" | Aztec / post Mesoamerican | Maize goddess. [Mexico]. Her festival was held in September when a young girl was sacrificed having taken on the role of the deity for a period of time during the celebrations. She was decapitated on a heap of maize fruits and her blood was collected in a large bowl before being poured over a wooden figurine of the goddess. Finally the victim's skin was flayed off and worn by a dancing priest.See also XILONEN.... |
| God name "Chu Jung" | Chinese | God of fire. Also the heavenly executioner.... |
| God name "Chu jung" | China | God of fire and the celestial executioner China |
| God name "Chung K'uei" | China | God of the afterlife who belongs to the Ministry of exorcism China / Taoist |
| Demon name "Chung K'uei" | Taoist / Chinese | God of the afterlife. He belongs to the heavenly ministry of exorcism and, though not the most senior (he is subservient to CHANG TAO LING), is probably the most popular within the category. He was originally a mortal working as a physician in the eighth century AD. He is depicted with a fearsome face, said to be so terrible that it can drive away any demonic spirit who dares to oppose him. He is engaged in combat using a sword and a fan on which is written a magical formula to ward off evil. Symbolic peaches are suspended from his hat and a bat circles his head representing happiness.... |
| God name "Chung Liu" | China | God of eaves China |
| God name "Chung kuei" | China | protector of those who travel and god of examinations China |
| Monster name "Cipactli" | Aztec | A vicious primeval sea monster, part crocodile and part fish. Always hungry, every joint on her body was adorned with an extra mouth. Aztec |
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