| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Fu-Hsing" | China | God of happiness and bat. In charge of destiny, fate, love, happiness, and success. China |
| Goddess name "Fulla" | Germanic | Minor goddess. Identified in the second Merseburg Charm as an attendant of the goddess FRIGG and possibly her sister.... |
| Angel name "Gabriel" | Hebrew / Christian | The angel of death to the favoured people of God, the prince of fire and thunder, and the only angel that can speak Syriac and Chaldee. The Mahometans call him the chief of the four favoured angels, and the spirit of truth. In medi?val romance he is the second of the seven spirits that stand before the throne of God, and, as God's messenger, carries to heaven the prayers of men. Hebrew / Christian |
| Angel name "Gabuthelon" | Apocrypha | One of the angels, as revealed to Esdras, who will govern at the end of the world. The others are: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Aker, Arphugitonos, Beburos and Zebuleon. Apocrypha |
| God name "Gad" | Punic | A god of unknown qualities, but likely concerned with chance & / or fortune |
| Goddess name "Gad" | Western Semitic / Punic / Carthaginian | God of uncertain status. Probably concerned with chance or fortune and known from Palmyrene inscriptions, and from the Vetus Testamentum in place names such as Baal-Gad and Midal-Gad. Popular across a wide area of Syrio-Palestine and Anatolia in preBiblical times. Thought to have been syncretized ultimately with the Greek goddess TYCHE.... |
| Angel name "Gadriel" | Hebrew / Christian | An angel of the 5th heaven in charge of wars. He also accompanies prayers to the 6th heaven. |
| Goddess name "Gaea/ Gaia/ Ge" | Greek | The earth goddess & first born of chaos |
"Gallicen?" | Gallic | The nine virgin priestesses of the Gallic oracle. By their charms they could raise the wind and waves, turn themselves into any animal form they liked, cure wounds and diseases, and predict future events. |
"Galligantus" | Greek | A giant who lived with Hocus-Pocus in an enchanted castle. By his magic he changed men and women into dumb animals, amongst which was a duke's daughter, changed into a roe. Jack the Giant Killer, arrayed in his cap, which rendered him invisible, went to the castle and read the inscription: "Whoever can this trumpet blow, will cause the giant's overthrow." He seized the trumpet, blew a loud blast, the castle fell down, Jack slew the giant, and was married soon after to the duke's daughter. Fairy tale |
| Goddess name "Gaomei" | China | Ancient goddess and first mother was called Kao Mi in the Ching Dynasty and was changed into a male divinity during the Japanese occupation. China |
| God name "Gardua" | Hindu | Archaic Sun god Hindu / Vedic |
| Demon name "Garuda (the devourer)" | Hindu / Vedic | Archaic Sun god and Divine vehicle. Originally depicted as a solar deity, Garuda evolved into a bird-like human hybrid who became the deified mount of VIS'NU. Also a chief adversary of nagas (snake-like demons), which he devours. In early depictions Garuda has a parrot's beak. Said to have been born from an egg, the son of Vinata and KASYAPA. Epithets include Amrtaharana, Garutman, Tarksya. Attributes: conch, club, lotus and nectar, but may also bear the attributes of Vis'nu.(2) Mount or vahana of VAJRAPANI. Buddhist. Attributes: flower, horse-head, noose, skin and staff. Three-eyed and three-headed.... |
| Goddess name "Gefn" | German | German Mother goddess in charge of Spring, Sun, Winter, Fertility, Foresight, Growth, health, love, Magic and Protection. |
| Angel name "Genii" | Indian | The Persian and Indian genii had a corporeal form, which they could change at pleasure. They were not guardian or attendant spirits, but fallen angels, dwelling in Ginnistan, under the dominion of Eblis. They were naturally hostile to man, though compelled sometimes to serve them as slaves. |
| King name "Genii of Fire" | Occultism | There are three genii of fire: Anael, king of astral light; Michael, king of the Sun; and Sammael, king of volcanoes. Occultism |
| Goddess name "Gestin-Ana" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Chthonic goddess. The sister of DUMUZI and consort of Ningisida. The so-called heavenly grape-vine, this minor goddess is involved in the account of Dumuzi trying to escape from his fate at the hands of INANA and ERESKIGAL. In her house he is changed into a gazelle before being caught and finally transported to the underworld.... |
"Ginnunga-ga" | Norse | The great yawning gap, the premundane abyss, the chaos or formless void, in which dwelt the supreme powers before the creation. In the eleventh century the sea between Greenland and Vinland (America) was called Ginnunga-gap. Norse |
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