| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit name "Kwoith" | Nuer / Sudan | Creator god. The Nuer people have been affected by the expansion of Islam, and probably by Christianity, and recognize a supreme deity, or spiritual being, responsible for all creation. One of his epithets is Tutgar, meaning strong and without limit.... |
| God name "Lesa" | southeastern African | Creator god. The name by which the supreme deity is known across a wide area of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Equating to LISA in regions of West Africa. Also regarded as a Rain god. Probably strongly influenced by Islam and, to a lesser extent, by Christianity. Also Leza.... |
| God name "Lianja" | Nkundo / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | God. He became the subject of an epic known as Nsongo and Lianja and is regarded today less as a god than a heroic figure, probably under the influence of Christianity.... |
| God name "Lisa" | Fon / others / Benin, West Africa | Creator god. Probably the equivalent of LESA in parts of East Africa. The supreme deity, whose more or less monotheistic role may have been influenced by the spread of Islam and Christianity.... |
| God name "Mithra" | Persia | A god of war & light that had all the trappings of Christianity from 400BCE-200CE |
| God name "Modimo" | Tswana / Botswana, South Africa | Universal god. A monotheistic deity possibly, though not with certainty, influenced by Christianity. Not specifically a creator god, since the universe and MODIMO have always been. Perceived as the river of existence which flows endlessly through space and time. He rules the light and dark opposites in the universe, as well as the proper order of life on earth.... |
"Morgante" | France | A ferocious giant, converted by Orlando to Christianity. After performing the most wonderful feats, he died at last from the bite of a crab. France |
| God name "Mungu" | Swahili / East Africa | Creator god. The name applied to the notion of a single god in the heavens, influenced by the spread of Christianity. Also Mulungu.... |
| God name "Ngai" | Kikuyu / Masai / East Africa | Creator god. The name given to a single god in the heavens, influenced by the spread of Christianity. He is also perceived as, and may have evolved from, a weather god whose presence is symbolized by lightning.... |
| God name "Pekko" | Finnish | God responsible for the duration and harvest in the barley, used to make beer. In christianity you may find him with the name of St. Peter Finnish |
| God name "Pellon Pekko" | Finnish | A god responsible for the duration & harvest in the barley, used to make beer. Under Christianity you may find him with the name of St. Peter |
| Goddess name "Prende" | Pre - Christian Albanian | Goddess of love. The consort of the thunder god Perendi who became absorbed into Christianity as a saint.... |
| Goddess name "Sulis" | Roman / Celtic | She was called Brigantia by the Britons; and later Saint Brighid (after Christianity). She is also a deity concerned with knowledge and prophecy. The tutelary Goddess of the thermal waters at Bath, England, she is closely linked with the Roman Goddess Minerva. Roman / Celtic |
| Deities name "Tornarssuk (big tornak or shaman)" | Inuit | Supreme being. The master of the tornat, the group of controlling deities. He is essentially benevolent and can be communicated with through the individual tornak of a shaman. His home is in the underworld in the land of souls. He is described as being of vague appearance, possibly in the guise of a huge bear, though in Greenland Inuit tradition he lives in the sea, appearing as a large fat seal with long tentacles (i.e. possibly a cuttlefish). He devours the souls of those he can capture. With the introduction of Christianity he was syncretized with the devil.... |
| God name "Triglav" | Slavic | A god or complex of gods similar in nature to the Trinity in Christianity or Trimurti in Hinduism. Slavic |
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