Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Nebo" | Western Semitic | God of writing and wisdom. Known from Syrio-Palestinian inscriptions and equating to the Akkadian NABU. Mentioned in the Vetus Testamentum.... |
God name "Nediyon" | Early Dravidian / Tamil / southern India | Creator god. Equates with a syncretization of VISNU and KRSNA. The name implies a deity of tall stature. Sangam texts describe him wearing a golden robe. Attributes: conch, prayer wheel and lotus. Also Neduvel.... |
God name "Nehebu-Kau" | Egypt | Minor snake god. Known from circa 1500 BC. Essentially a chthonic deity he is, according to tradition, the son of the god GEB. Allegedly having eaten seven cobras, NehebuKau offers protection against snake bite and scorpion sting. He is also one of the guardians of the Egyptian king in the afterlife.... |
Goddess name "Nemetona" | British | Guardian goddess of all sacred places, especially groves Roman / British |
God name "Neoldian" | Discworld | The Blacksmith of the Gods. He forged the Golden Falchion and engraved it with the words "For the Strongest - Lagunculae Leydianae Non Accedunt" (Batteries Not Included). He also repaired Leonard of Quirm's 'Kite', enabling it to return safely back to Ankh-Morpork. Discworld |
Spirit name "Nereides" | Greco - Roman | Animistic spirits of the sea. Female personalities, the best known of whom is AMPHITRITE, åśśigned the guardianship of the oceans by the great gods and invoked by seafarers. Also attendants of the god POSEIDON.... |
God name "Nesu" | Fon / Benin, West Africa | Tutelary god of royalty. The guardian of the tribal chiefs, his shrine, the Nese-we, is located close by royal palaces.... |
God name "Neti" | Babylon / Akkadian | A chthonic underworld god |
Goddess name "Neti" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Chthonic underworld god. Chief gatekeeper of the netherworld. The servant of the goddess ERES KIGAL. Neti features prominently in the epic legend of Inanas Descent into the underworld when he opens the seven gates of the realm and admits the goddess, removing one emblem of her power at the threshold of each gate.... |
God name "Ni" | Chimu Indian / pre - Columbian South America / coastal areas of Peru | Sea god. A significant deity in the pantheon, revered by fishermen. Often linked with SI, the moon god.... |
Goddess name "Nicevenn" | Roman | A Scottish Witch Goddess from the Middle Ages who rides through the night with her followers on Samhain. Her name can be translated as "Divine" or "Brilliant." She is equated with the Roman goddess Diana. |
God name "Niladanda" | Buddhist | Guardian god of the southwestern quarter. Buddhist |
God name "Niladanda" | Buddhist | God. A dikpala or guardian deity of the southwestern quarter. Color: blue. Attributes: jewel, lotus, staff, sword and trident.... |
Goddess name "Nin'insinna" | Mesopotamia / Sumeria / Babylon / Akkadian | A fertility goddess |
God name "Nin-Ildu" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | God of carpenters. Minor tutelary deity.... |
Goddess name "Nin-Imma" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Fertility goddess. Deification of the female sex organs, fathered by Enki with Ninkurra.... |
God name "Ninegal (strong-armed lord)" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian Akkadian | God of smiths. A minor patron deity.... |
Goddess name "Ningal (great queen)" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Reed goddess. Ningal is the daughter of ENKI and NINGIKUGA and the consort of the moon god NANNA by whom she bore UTU... |