| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Sulman[u]" | Mesopotamia / Babylon / Akkadia / W Semitic | A chthonic war & fertility god |
| God name "Sulman[u] Mesopotamia" | Semitic | Chthonic war and fertility god Semitic |
| Goddess name "Sulmanitu" | Western Semitic | Fertility goddess. Concerned with love and war; also has underworld connections. Recognized chiefly at Sidon, but included in the Ugaritic pantheon. Thought by some authors to be the immediate derivation of the biblical Shulamite woman (Vetus Testamentum song of Solomon 6:13).... |
| Goddess name "Sulsaga" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Astral goddess. Sul-utula... |
| God name "Sumiyoshi-No-Kami" | Japan / Shinto | Generic name of the sea gods who are guardians of seafarers. Japan / Shinto |
| Deities name "Sumiyoshi-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | Sea gods. A general name for guardian deities of seafarers, including fishermen, they include the three MUNAKATA-NO-KAMI. They are the focus of special worship by the Jingu-Kogo sect, whom they escorted to Korea. They are also patrons of poets and have a purifying role. The main sanctuary is the Sumiyoshi Taisha at Osaka.... |
| God name "Sumugan" | Mesopotamia | God of the River plains Mesopotamia / Sumeria |
| God name "Sumugan" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | God of the river plains. In creation mythology he is given charge by the god ENKI over the flat alluvial lands of southern Mesopotamia.... |
| Goddess name "Susano-Wo ascends with her to heaven but is thrown out after trying to enter her house and committing various excesses. Amaterasu refuses to be sullied and obstinately hides herself away in a cave. It requires the combined diplomacy and craft of many other deities to persuade her to come out. The lure is the perfect divine mirror in which she sees her reflection. The birth of the two deities is considered to mark the transition between cosmic and material genesis." | Sometimes her shrines are placed adjacent to those of Susano - Wo | The Ise Naiku sanctuary is visited by about five million devotees each year and Amaterasu takes pride of place in every family shrine. She is also the tutelary goddess of the emperor. Hers tends to be a monotheistic cult in which all other deities take a subservient place. Though powerful she does not always succeed and is often subject to attack. She has been arguably identified with the god VAIROCANA in Buddhist religion.... |
| God name "Susdinak" | Elamite | Local god, the god of Susa. Elamite |
| God name "Susdinak Elamite" | Iran | A local god, the god of Susa |
| God name "Susinak" | Elamite / Iran | Local god. The patron deity of Susa.... |
| God name "Ta ab" | Pre - Islamic southern Arabian | moon god. He also has an oracular function.... |
| God name "Ta'lab" | Arabia | The moon god in pre-Islamic southern Arabia. |
| God name "Ta'lab" | Arabia | God of the moon in pre-Islamic southern Arabia. His oracle was consulted for advice. |
| God name "Ta-No-Kami" | Japan | Generic name of several gods and harvest. Japan |
| God name "Ta-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | Agricultural deity. A generic name for several gods of crops and harvests. May also be identified as a mountain KAMI.... |
| God name "Taka-Okami-No-Kami" | Japan | God of the Rains in the mountains Japan / Shinto |
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