| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Britomartis" | Greek | Appears to have originally been a Cretan divinity of hunters and fishermen. Her name is usually derived from sweet or blessing, and a maiden, so that the name would mean, the sweet or blessing maiden. Greek |
"Buto" | Egypt | An Egyptian divinity, whom the Greeks identified with their Leto, and who was worshipped principally in the town of Buto, which derived its name from her. Festivals were celebrated there in her honour, and there she had also an oracle which was in high esteem among the Egyptians. Egypt |
"Cabeiri" | Greek | Mystic divinities who occur in various parts of the ancient world. The obscurity that hangs over them, and the contradictions respecting them in the accounts of the ancients themselves, have opened a wide field for speculation to modern writers on mythology, each of whom has been tempted to propound a theory of his own. Greek |
"Caca" | Greek | A sister of Cacus, who, according to some accounts, betrayed the place where the cattle were concealed which Cacus had stolen from Hercules or Recaråñuś. She was rewarded for it with Divine honours, which she was to enjoy for ever. Greek |
| Nymph name "Camenae" | Roman | Aka Casmenae, Carmenae Carmentis, prophetic nymphs. Two of the Camenae were Antevorta and Postvorta. The third was Carmenta or Carmentis, a prophetic and healing divinity. Roman |
| Deities name "Centzon-Totochtin" | Aztec | four-hundred rabbits were a group of deities who met for frequent parties; they are Divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Aztec |
"Cephissus" | Greek | The divinity of the river Cephissus, is described as a son of Pontus and Thalåśśa, and the father of Diogeneia and Narcissus, who is therefore called Cephisius. Greek |
"Chang Sien" | Chinese | A divinity worshipped by women desirous of offspring. Chinese |
| Monster name "Chimaera" | Greek | A fire-breathing monster, which, according to the Homeric poems, was of Divine origin. Greek |
"Chinta-mani aka Divya-ratna" | Hindu | The wish-gem a jewel, said to have belonged to Brahma, which has the power to grant all desires. It is who himself is called by this name. |
| God name "Chrysaor" | Greek | 1. A son of Poseidon and Medusa, and consequently a brother of Pegasus. When Perseus cut off the head of Medusa, Chrysaor and Pegasus sprang forth from it. Chrysaor became by Callirrhoe the father of the three-headed Geryones and Echidna. ( Theogony of Hesiod 280) 2. The god with the golden sword or arms. In this sense it is used as a surname or attribute of several divinities, such as Apollo, Artemis and Demeter. We find Chrysaoreus as a surname of Zeus with the same meaning, under which he had a temple in Caria, which was a national sanctuary, and the place of meeting for the national åśśembly of the Carians. Greek |
| Goddess name "Chthonia" | Greek | May mean the subterraneous, or the goddess of the earth, that is, the protectress of the fields, whence it is used as a surname of infernal divinities, such as Hecate, Nyx and Melinoe, but especially of Demeter. Greek |
"Clementia" | Roman | A personification of Clemency, was worshipped as a divinity at Rome, especially in the time of the emperors. Roman |
"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. |
"Coinchend" | Celtic | A semi-divine warrioress whose home was in the Otherworld. Celtic |
"Cotys" | Phrygian | A Thracian divinity, whose festival resembled that of the Phrygian Cybele, and was celebrated on hills with riotous proceedings. |
"Daeira" | Greek | the knowing, a divinity connected with the Eleusinian mysteries. A daughter of Oceåñuś, and became by Hermes the mother of Eleusis but others called her a sister of Styx. Greek |
"Dahak" | Persia | The Satan of Persia. According to Persian mythology, the ages of the world are divided into periods of 1,000 years. When the cycle of "chiliasms" (1,000-year periods) is complete, the reign of Ormuzd will begin, and men will be all good and all happy; but this event will be preceded by the loosing of Dahak, who will break his chain and fall upon the world, and bring on man the most dreadful calamities. Two prophets will appear to cheer the oppressed, and announce the advent of Ormuzd. |
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