Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Ahriman" | Zoroastrian / Farsi Per sian | Chthonic god of darkness. The antagonist of AHURA MAZDA, god of light, and his attendant, MITHRA. The name is a modern derivation of the original Avestan title ANGRU MAINYU. Ahriman is said to have tried to persuade his attendant animals, including the scor pion, ant and snake, to drink the blood of the bull slain by Mithra in the primeval legend of dualistic conflict (see Mithra); if he had succeeded he would have prevented life from forming on earth. In another legend he tried to thwart Ahura Mazda by sending a flood to destroy the world. Also recog nized in Roman Mithraism. Rituals included ani mal sacrifice. Also ARIMANIUS (Roman).... |
Goddess name "Ala Ibo" | Nigeria | Goddess of the earth in its dual aspect of fertility and death. Nigeria |
Goddess name "Bodua" | Celtic | Goddess of war Celtic |
God name "Bor" | Nordic / Icelandic | Archetypal god. In the creation account, according to Snorri, a living creature called Ymir was formed in the misty void of Ginnungagap. Ymir was nourished by the milk of the cow Audhumla, who licked salty ice blocks and released a second individual called BURI. He had a son called Bor. Bor, in turn, engendered the AESIR gods OTHIN, VILI and VE. Also Borr.See also Othin.... |
Goddess name "Cathubodua" | Pan-Celtic | A war goddess |
Goddess name "Cathubodua" | Celtic / Continental / European | war goddess. Known only from inscriptions and probably comparable with the Irish Celtic Badb Catha.See also MORRIGAN.... |
God name "Debata Toba-Batak" | Sumatra | Word used to denote an individual god / Divine power. Sumatra |
Goddess name "Djanggau / Djunkgao" | Australian | Djanggau with Her sister Djunkgao, are dual fertility goddess who brought forth all life in the beginning. Australian |
God name "Dua" | Egypt | Lion headed god of the future and protector of the stomach of the deceased. Egypt |
God name "Duamutef aka Tuamutef" | Egypt | Was one of the Four sons of Horus and a funerary god who protected the stomach and small intestines of mummified corpses. Egypt |
Goddess name "Duan Luteh" | Ireland | Goddess of the moon Ireland |
God name "Gardua" | Hindu | Archaic Sun god Hindu / Vedic |
Supreme god name "Gawang" | Assam / Burma | The omniscient supreme god who represents the unity of the universe from the duality of the sky and earth. Assam / Burma |
Goddess name "Hina" | Hawaii | A moon goddess and the mother of Maui, whom she once asked to slow down the Sun so days would last longer. A dual goddess, portrayed with two heads symbolizing day and night. She was a guardian of the underworld and patron of artisans and craftsmen. Hawaii |
God name "Ismud" | Mesopotamia | Dual-faced messenger god. Mesopotamia |
Spirit name "Istadevata" | Hindu | (1) Generic title of a personal god. The name given to a deity chosen by an individual for special worship in return for protection and spiritual guidance. Also the name given to a household icon.(2) Tutelary god. Buddhist, particularly in Tibet. The personal deity of one preparing for Tantric initiation.... |
God name "Loba" | Duala / Cameroon, West Africa | Sun god. Local people pray to this deity after Sunset to ensure that he will appear again the following morning.... |
God name "Loba Duala" | Africa | God of the Sun Africa / Cameroon |