| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Hyperippa" | Greek | wife of Hippocoristes. |
"Hypermnestra" | Greek | wife of *Lynceus (saved by his wife). |
"Hypermnestra" | Greek | A daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis, and the wife of Oicles, by whom she became the mother of Amphiaraus. Her tomb was shown at Argos. One of the daughters of Danaus was likewise called Hypermnestra. Greek |
| Goddess name "Iambe" | Greek | Daughter of Pan and Echo, and a slave of Metaneira, the wife of Hippothoon. Others call her a slave of Celeus. The extravagant hilarity displayed at the festivals of Demeter in Attica was traced to her for it is said that when Demeter, in her wanderings in search of her daughter, arrived in Attica, Iambe cheered the mournful goddess by her jokes. Greek |
"Iapis or Iapyx" | Greek | Was a son of Iasus, and a favourite of Apollo, who wanted to confer upon him the gift of prophecy and the lyre, but Iapis, wishing to prolong the life of his father, preferred the more tranquil art of healing to all the others. He also cured Aeneas of the wound he had received in the war against La- tinus. Greek |
| Spirit name "Iatiku and Nautsiti" | Acoma | Sisters who, when giving life to the snakes and fishes, accidentally created the evil spirit. Acoma. Native American |
| God name "Idun or Idunn" | Norse | Daughter of the dwarf Svald, and wife of Bragi. She kept in a box the golden apples which the gods tasted as often as they wished to renew their youth. Loki on one occasion stole the box and hid it in a wood; but the gods compelled him to restore it. Norse |
| God name "Ifa" | Yoruba / western Nigeria, West Africa | God of wisdom. An oracular deity who, according to tradition, lives in a sanctuary in the holy city of Ile Ife but who is called on by the tutelary god, OLDUMARE, for advice. He is the father of eight children, all of whom became paramount chiefs.... |
| Spirit name "Iguanchi" | Peru | The benevolent and friendly chief spirit who directs all the important acts in the life of the Jivaro. Peru |
| Goddess name "Ih P'eu" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Chthonic fertility god. The deity concerned with the growth of plants, and consort of the bean goddess IX KANAN. He is also god of family life, property and other wealth. The couple are invoked as a single personality with the sacrificeof turkeys and chickens at sowing time. Ih Fen may be represented sowing maize seed.... |
| God name "Ika ere" | Polynesian | Fish god. The son of Punga and grandson of TANGAROA, the sea and creator god, he is revered in various regions of Polynesia as the progenitor of all life in the sea, especially fish. His brother is Tu-Te-Wanawana, the deity responsible for the well-being of lizards, snakes and other reptiles. When fierce storms arose at the time of creation under the control of TAWHIRIMATEA, the god of winds, mythology records that Tu-Te-Wanawana went inland to escape the devastation while Ikatere took to the safety of the sea. The incident became known as the schism of Tawhirimatea and has resulted in an eternal conflict between TANE(MAHUTA) the Forest god and Tangaroa, the sea god.... |
| Goddess name "Inanna" | Sumeria | A goddess of heaven, light, long life, the moon, & war |
| Spirit name "Inuat" | Inuit | These are the spirit beings that reside with all living creatures & maintain the lamp of life |
"Ion" | Greek | The fabulous ancestor of the Ionians, a son of Apollo by Creusa, the daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. |
| Goddess name "Iord" | Nordic / Icelandic | earth goddess. In Viking tradition lord embodies the abstract sacredness of the earth. Said to be the mother of THOR and in some legends, the wife of OTHIN.See also FJORGYN.... |
| Supreme god name "Ipalnemohuani" | Aztec | 'he by whom the people live'. The supreme god and the giver of Life. Aztec |
| Demon name "Ipet" | Egypt | She was originally the demon-wife of Apep, the original god of evil. Egypt |
| Goddess name "Ipet/ Ipi" | Egypt | She started life as a hippopotamus goddess |
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