Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
---|---|---|
God name "Duha Deo" | Hindu | Minor god the bridegroom Hindu |
God name "Dulha Deo" | Hindu | Minor god of the bridegroom. Attribute: an ax hanging from a tree.... |
Goddess name "Durga" | Hindu | Goddess of fire and a vengeful warrior Hindu / Puranic |
God name "Dyaus Pitar" | Hindu / India / Vedic | Creator god. Hindu / India / Vedic |
God name "Ebisu" | Shinto / Japan | God of luck. The most popular of seven gods of fortune recognized in Shintoism and frequently linked with the god DAIKOKU. He is depicted as a fat, smiling and bearded fisherman holding a fishing rod in one hand and a sea bream in the other. The name does not appear in the clåśśical sacred texts Nibongi and Kojiki, but Ebisu is known to have been worshiped in ancient times among fishermen. From about the sixteenth century his character changed and he became a deity åśśociated with profit. Thus he is a patron of commerce and his picture hangs in most establishments. He is perhaps syncretized with the gods HIRUKO and KOTO-SHIRO-NUSHI. He may also be identified with Fudo, the god of knowledge. He does not join the rest of the Shinto pantheon in the great October festival at Izumo because he is deaf. His festival is celebrated concurrently in his own temple.... |
God name "Egata" | Basque | A God who warns of approaching fire and windstorms. Basque |
Goddess name "Eir" | Scandinavia | A goddess of mercy & teaching |
Goddess name "Eithne" | Ireland | Old goddess who lived off nothing but the milk of a sacred Indian cow and was protected by a spirit who chased away all would-be suitors. Ireland |
God name "Ek Chuah" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of merchants. Also the deity responsible for the cacao crop. (The cacao bean was traditionally the standard currency throughout Mesoamerica.) Probably of Putun origin, he is typically depicted painted black, except for a red area around the lips and chin. He has a distinctive downwardly projecting lower lip, horseshoe shapes around each eye and a highly elongated nose. He may also bear a scorpion's tail. Other attributes include a carrying strap in his headdress and sometimes a pack on his back. Also God M.... |
God name "Ekadasaruda" | Hindu | Collective name for the group of gods (11) they are forms of the god Rudra Hindu |
God name "Ekadasarudra" | Hindu | Collective name for a group of gods. The eleven forms of the god RUDRA, each typically represented with sixteen arms. Common attributes include ax, moon disc and tiger skin.... |
Goddess name "Ekineba" | Africa | Goddess of teaching Africa |
Goddess name "Elihino" | Cherokee | Goddess of the earth Cherokee |
Deities name "Elim" | Judaic | Collective term for gods. Found in the Vetus Testamentum and distinguishing the lower order of gods from the great deities, ELOHIM.... |
Goddess name "Ellaman" | Dravidian | Goddess of påśśage, an astral deity Hindu / Dravidian / Tamil |
Goddess name "Ellaman (lady of the boundary)" | Hindu - Dravidian / Tamil / southern India | Goddess of påśśage. A goddess guarding boundaries of villages and fields. One of the NAVASAKTI or astral deities. Also Ellaiyamman.... |
Deities name "Elohim" | Judaic | Collective term for gods. Found in the Vetus Testamentum and distinguishing the higher order of great gods from the minor deities, ELIM. Also applied to the Israelite god YHWH.... |
God name "Emeli Hin" | Tuareg / central Sudan | Creator god. A generic title meaning my lord.... |