| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Jagaubis" | Pre - Christian Lithuanian | Fire god. Largely eclipsed by GABIJA.... |
| God name "Jambhala (devouring)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. An emanation of AKSOBHYA, RATNASAMBHAVA or Vajrasattva, or a collective emanation of the five DHYANIBUDDHAS, he is the equal of the Hindu god KUBERA. His SAKTI is VASUDHARA and he may stand upon a man or a conch. Color: blue or white. Attributes: arrow, bow, cup, hook, Ichneumon fly, image of Aksobhya in the hair, jewel, noose, other jewels, staff, sword and trident. Threeheaded, each head representing one of the three named Dhyanibuddhas.... |
| Goddess name "Janguli (knowledge of poisons)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Snake goddess. Prevents and cures snake bite. An emanation of AKSOBHYA. Also one of a group of DHARANIS (deification of Buddhist texts). Accompanied by a snake or other unidentified creature. Color: green, white or yellow. Attributes: arrow, blue lotus, bow, image of Aksobhya on crown, lute, peaçõçk feather, snake, staff, sword and trident. Oneor three-headed.... |
| God name "Janis" | Latvia | Summer Solstice deity and a fertility god. Latvia |
| God name "Jasy Jaterei" | Guarani | God of the siesta. Guarani |
| God name "Javine" | Lithuanian | A household god who protects grain in barns. Lithuanian |
| Goddess name "Jaya-Vijaya" | Hindu | Twin goddess, possibly forms of Durga Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| God name "Jayanta" | Hindu | God who is one of the 11 forms of the god Rudra Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| God name "Jayanta (victorious)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic | God. One of the sons of INDRA, and one of the eleven EKADASARUDRAS or forms of the god RUDRA. Attributes: arrow, ax, bow, club, cup, drum, hammer, hook, prayer wheel, rosary, spear, trident and waterjar.... |
| God name "Jok" | African | Creator god. A generic term employed by a large number of tribes. Generally the jok is represented by a totem and also has an animal name. The Acholi in Uganda perceive jok to live in caves to which they deliver food and drink offerings. For the Shilluk in Sudan, Jwok created mankind from river clay.... |
| Goddess name "Jord" | Icelandic / Germanic | An earth goddess mentioned in the Edda by Snorri |
| Goddess name "Junda" | Lithuanian | A goddess of war. Known merely from its name. Lithuanian |
| Deities name "Junrojin" | Shinto / Japan | God of luck. One of seven deities in Shintoism concerned with fortune. He is depicted as a Chinese hermit and is sometimes confused with the god FUKUROKUJU. A small figure with a large head, he carries a staff to which is attached a little Book. By tradition the Book contains information about the lifespan of each mortal person. He is accompanied by a black deer, said to have been made thus by old age.... |
| Planet name "Jupiter" | Roman | Jupiter is, properly speaking, a derivation of Jove and pater (Latin for father) The name of the god was also adopted as the name of the planet Jupiter, and was the original namesake of the weekday that would come to be known in English as Thursday (the etymological root can be seen in French jeudi, from Jovis Dies). The Indo-European deity who also evolved into the Germanic Tiwaz (after whom Tuesday was named), the Greek Zeus, and Dyaus Pita of the Vedic religion. Jove is a vocative form of the name, evolved from Dyeus. Roman |
| Goddess name "Jurate and Kastytis" | Lithuanian | Heroes of a Lithuanian legend. The queen of the amber palace Jurate may be considered a manifestation of the goddess of Sea. |
| Goddess name "Jyrstha" | Hindu / Puranic / earlier | Goddess of misfortune. The elder sister of the goddess LAKSMI, Jyestha personifies poverty and is depicted with a large belly and long nose. In earlier Hinduism she was worshiped particularly in southern India. Also a NAKSATRA of evil influence; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA). Her animal is an åśś. Attributes: arrow, banner with crow, cup, blue lotus, hair-ornament and staff.... |
| Demon name "Kacchapesvara (lord of the tortoise)" | Hindu / Puranic | God. An epithet of S IVA. In certain artworks, particularly those inscribed on linga stones, VIS NU, in his aspect of KURMA(VATARA), the tortoise, is depicted worshiping S iva. These illustrations were designed by Saivites as part of a propaganda exercise to demonstrate the superiority of S iva over Vis nu.... |
| God name "Kadavul" | India | An ancient Tamil word for God meaning, "He who is both immanent and transcendent." India |
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