Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Achiroe" | Greek | According to Apollodorus ii Anchinoe, which is perhaps a mistake for Anchiroe, was a daughter of Nilus, and the wife of Belus, by whom she became the mother of Aegyptus and Danaus. |
"Alichino" | Roman | Wing-drooped. A devil, in The Inferno of Dante. |
"Cycnus" | Greek | A son of Apollo by Thyria or Hyria, the daughter of Amphinomus. He was a handsome hunter, living in the district between Pleuron and Calydon, and although beloved by many, repulsed all his lovers. Greek |
"Danaus" | Greek | A son of Belus and Anchinoe, and a grandson of Poseidon and Libya. He was brother of Aegyptus, and father of fifty daughters, and the mythical ancestor of the Danai. (Apollodorus. ii.) Greek |
Spirit name "Eithinoha" | Haudenosaunee | A female spirit åśśociated with fertility. Haudenosaunee |
Goddess name "Elihino" | Cherokee | Goddess of the earth Cherokee |
Spirit name "Gunnodoyak" | A youthful heroic deity who was once mortal | Iroquois (North American Indian). He was empowered by the spirit of thunder, Hino, to conquer the Great water Snake, enemy of humankind. The serpent devoured Gunnodoyak but was then slain by Hino, who cut open the snake, recovered the body of Gunnodoyak and returned him to his rightful place in heaven.... |
Spirit name "Heno/ Hinu/ Hino" | Iroquois | The sky god & the spirit of thunder |
God name "Hino" | Iroquois | God of the sky Iroquois |
Goddess name "Hinokagutsuchi" | Japan | Fire god whose birth killed the goddess Izanami Japan / Shinto |
Hero name "Ikanam" | Chinook | A kind being who touched up the coyote's crude essays with a sharp stone, opening the eyes of men, and giving their hands and feet the powers of movement. He also acted as a "culture-hero," introducing the first arts. The Chinook, Oregon / Washington |
Goddess name "Quootis Hooi" | Chinook | Creator goddess who hatched mankind from thunderbird eggs. Chinook |
Deities name "Taka-Mi-Musubi-No-Kami (high august producing wondrous deity)" | Shinto / Japan | Primordial creator being. The second of the deities listed in the sacred Kojiki text. He appeared in the Takama-No-Hara (plain of high heaven) after AME-NO-MINAKA-NUSHINO-KAMI. A remote and vaguely defined being, he was-born alone in the cosmos and hides himself from mankind.... |
Spirit name "Wah Kah Nee" | Chinook | A sacred being, able to walk unprotected, even barefoot, through the Winter and to communicate with its spirits, asking for the return of the Sunshine to warm her people. Chinook |