Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Hero name "Alalcomeneis" | Greek | A surname of Athena, derived from the hero Alalcomenes, signifies "powerful defender". |
"Alcinous" | Greek | A son of Nausithous, and grandson of Poseidon. His name is celebrated in the story of the Argonauts, and still more in that of the wanderings of Odysseus. |
"Alisanos" | Celtic / France | A personification of "alder-tree Forestation. Celtic / France |
"Alkuntam" | Coola | Alkuntam of the Bella Coola, might be Thunder related. Coola |
Goddess name "Allatu(m)" | Western Semitic | Chthonic underworld goddess. Modeled on the Mesopotamian goddess ERESKIGAL and possibly also equating with ARSAY in Canaanite mythology. Recognized by the Carthaginians as Allatu.... |
Goddess name "Allatu[m]" | W Semitic | An underworld goddess |
Goddess name "Allatum" | Iranian | underworld goddess Iranian |
Goddess name "Alpanu" | Etruscan | An underworld goddess |
Goddess name "Alpanu" | Etruscan | Chthonic underworld goddess. Depicted wearing jewels, a loose cloak and sandals but otherwise naked. Also arguably a goddess of sexual love.... |
Goddess name "Alpanu aka Alpan" | Etruscan | Goddess of love and one of the Lasas, and a ruler of the underworld. Possibly equated with the Greek goddess Persephone. In art, she was usually depicted as a nude or semi-nude winged maiden. Etruscan |
God name "Am-Heh" | Egypt | underworld god and minor deity who lives in a lake of fire. Egypt |
God name "Am-Heh" | Egypt | Chthonic underworld god. A minor deity said to inhabit a lake of fire. The so-called devourer of the millions. Depicted with the head of a hound.... |
Goddess name "Ama" | Siberia | Goddess of the dark and of the underworld. Siberia |
Deities name "Ama-no-Koyane-no-mikoto" | Japan / Shinto | Is a kami, a male deity of the Japanese religion of Shinto. He is one of the deities of Kasuga Shrine, Nara, Japan and is considered to be an ancestor of the Fujiwara family. Japan / Shinto |
God name "Amaethon" | Celtic / Welsh | God of Agriculture. A son of DON and brother of GWYDION, he is known from a limited number of Welsh texts and was engaged in a mythical battle against the ARAWN. Associated with ploughing and husbandry. The modern Welsh name for a farmer is amaetbwr.... |
Goddess name "Amaltheia" | Crete | The nurse of the infant Zeus after his birth in Crete. The ancients themselves appear to have been as uncertain about the etymology of the name as about the real nature of Amaltheia. Hesychius derives it from the verb to nourish or to enrich, others from firm or hard; and others again from to signify the Divine goat, or the tender goddess. The common derivation is from to milk or suck. |
"Amathes" | Greek | A son of Heracles, from whom the town of Amathus in Cyprus was believed to have derived its name. |
"Amathusia" | Greek | A surname of Aphrodite, which is derived from the town of Amathus in Cyprus. |