| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Chang Sien" | Chinese | A divinity worshipped by women desirous of offspring. Chinese |
| God name "Chang Tao Ling" | Taoist / Chan | God of the afterlife and head of the heavenly Ministry of exorcism. Taoist / Chan |
| Spirit name "Chang Tao Ling" | Taoist / Chinese | God of the afterlife. The head of the heavenly Ministry of Exorcism, and allegedly the first head of the Taoist church. By tradition he vanquished the five poisonous ani malsthe centipede, scorpion, snake, spider and toadplacing their venom in a flask in which he concocted the elixir of life. Having drunk the contents at the age of 123, he ascended to heaven. He is depicted riding upon a tiger and brandishing a sword. Before the communist takeover of China, the gods of exorcism lived in a sanctuary on the dragon Tiger mountain in Kiangsi province. Exorcised spirits were trapped in jars which were stored in the cellars.... |
| Goddess name "Chang Xi" | China | Goddess of the moon. China |
| Goddess name "Chang Yong" | China | Goddess of justice. China |
"Changeling" | Greek | A child, usually stupid and ugly, supposed to have been left by fairies in exchange for one taken. Sometimes, it is an old fairy or the båśtåřd children of water-nixies and human beings whom they have dragged under the sea. Hartland, Science of Fairy Tales |
| Goddess name "Changing Woman" | Cherokee | Goddess of the moon. Cherokee |
| God name "Chango" | Africa | A warrior god that Defense morals against enemies that want the land, wealth & women |
| Goddess name "Chantico" | Aztec | She is the goddess of hearth fires & volcanoes. |
| Goddess name "Chantico (in the house)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Hearth goddess. A household guardian deity personi fied by hearth fires. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the XIUHTECUHTLI complex.... |
| God name "Chibchaçúɱ" | Chibcha | God of farmers and merchants. Chibcha |
| God name "Chicoahui Itzcuintli-Chantico" | Aztec | God of lapidaries. Aztec |
| God name "Chiconahui Itzcuintii-Chantico" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of lapidiaries. Chikara... |
| 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.... |
| Nymph name "Clytie" | Greek | A water-nymph, in love with Apollo. Meeting with no return, she was changed into a Sunflower, which, traditionally, still turns to the Sun, following him through his daily course. Greek |
| Deities name "Co(co)chimetl (soporific)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor god of merchants and commerce. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the YACATECUHTLI complex.... |
"Cock of Heaven" | Crow | Mahomet found in the first heaven a çõçk of such enormous size that its crest touched the second heaven. The crowing of this celestial bird arouses every living creature from sleep except man. The Moslem doctors say that Allah lends a willing ear to him who reads the Koran, to him who prays for pardon, and to the çõçk whose chant is Divine melody. When this çõçk ceases to crow, the day of judgment will be at hand. |
| Nymph name "Cyane" | Greek | A Sicilian nymph and playmate of Proserpina, who was changed through grief at the loss of Proserpina into a well. Greek |
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