| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Bhumi Devata" | India | A vegetation goddess |
| Goddess name "Bhumi Devata" | Indian | vegetation goddess. Worshiped by many primitive tribes.... |
| Goddess name "Bhumidevi (the earth goddess)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic / southern India | Fertility goddess. The second wife of VIS NU (or KRSNA). Her son is Naraka. Bhumidevi is often depicted standing on the left (occasionally right) hand of the VARAHA avatara of Vis nu. In the north she is known as PUSTI. She is often depicted sitting on a lotus throne with bared breasts. Attributes: blue lotus, lotus, lute, pomegranate, pot with herbs, pot with vegetables and water jar. Also Bhu, Bhudevi, BHUMI, MAHI, PRTHIVI, VASUDHARA and Zami-Mata.... |
| God name "Bhumiya (guardian of fields)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic / northern India | Fertility god. Guardian deity of fields, worshiped as a rough stone icon. In later times a form of VIS NU.... |
| Ghost name "Bhut" | India | A type of evil spirit. It is especially the evil ghost of a man who has died due to execution, accident, or suicide. People protect themselves by lying on the ground, because the bhutas never rest on earth. In the Bhagvad Gita, Krishna the Avatar declares that the humans who worship bhutas become bhutas themselves. India |
| Demon name "Bi-har" | Buddhist / Tibet | A Guardian deity that protects against demons |
| Demon name "Bi-har" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Guardian deity. One of the guardian maharajas protecting against demons. Attended by a lion. Color: white. Attributes: arrow, bow, knife, staff, sword and trident. Three-eyed.... |
| Demon name "Bir" | India | A very malignant village demon. India |
| God name "Birdu" | Babylon / Akkadia | Minor underworld god. Babylon / Akkadia |
| God name "Birdu" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Minor chthonic underworld god. Consort of MANUNGAL and syncretized with NERGAL.... |
| Goddess name "Birrahgnooloo" | Australian aboriginal | Creator goddess. She is recognized by several aboriginal clans as the chief consort of BAIAME, the creator god. Revered as the all-mother of humankind and creator of living things on earth, her role largely parallels that of Baiame. Traditions suggest that during the Dreamtime she planted vegetation as she moved through the primordial world, fashioning creatures from clay and breathing spirit into human beings. Her eldest son is DARAMULUM or Gayandi, regarded as an intermediary between Baiame and humankind.... |
"Bisal Mariamna" | India | Shakti of Sunlight in Mysore. Symbolized by a bråśś pot full of water called the Kunna-Kannadi or 'eye mirror'. India |
| Goddess name "Bisam" | India | Goddess of health and diseases. India |
"Blemys" | Indian | Along with Orontes, and Oruandes, was a chief of the Deriades who fought against Dionysus in the Indian war. |
| Goddess name "Bod" | Indian | The divinity invoked by Indian women who desire fecundity. Children born after an invocation to Bod must be redeemed, or else serve in the temple of the goddess. Indian |
"Bodhisattva (one whose essence is perfect knowledge)" | Buddhist / northern India, Tibet, China / Japan | Generic title for a buddha-designate. Any one of the earlier stages of a future buddha. Depicted wearing regal dress and trappings, including a crown. The most significant include AVALOKITESVARA, MAITREYA and MANJUSRI.... |
"Bolay or Boley" | Indian | The giant which conquered heaven, earth, and the inferno. Indian |
| Goddess name "Boldogåśśzony" | Pre - Christian Hungarian | Tutelary goddess. The guardian deity of women and children, she became syncretized with the Virgin Mary after Christianization.... |
Table of Gods
Your guide to the World gods, spirits,
demons and legendary monsters
1996 - 2024 Copyright © Godfinder.org
