| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Laodameia" | Greek | A daughter of Acastus, and wife of Protesilaus. As the latter, shortly after his marriage, joined the Greeks in their expedition against Troy, and was the first that was killed there, Laodameia sued for the favour of the gods to be allowed to converse with him only for three hours. The request was granted: Hermes led Protesilaus back to the upper world, and when Protesilaus died a second time, Laodameia died with him. Greek |
"Leucippus" | Greek | 1. A son of Oenomaus. 2. A son of Perieres and Gorgophone, and brother of Aphareus. He was the father of Arsinoe, Phoebe, and Hilaeira, and prince of the Messenians. He is mentioned among the Calydonian hunters, and the Boeotian town of Leuctra is said to have derived its name from him. Greek |
| Goddess name "Liber" | Italic | Chthonic fertility god. Originally åśśociated with husbandry and crops but then åśśimilated with DIONYSOS. The consort of CERES and father of the goddess LIBERA. His festival, the Liberalia, was on March 17 when young men celebrated the arrival of manhood.... |
| King name "Lud" | Celtic / British | London; so called from Lud, a mythical king of Britain. Ludgate is, by a similar tradition, said to be the gate where Lud was buried. Celtic / British |
| God name "Lugeilan" | Caroline Is | God of knowledge, strange but knowledge Caroline Is. |
| God name "Lugeilan/ Luk" | Caroline Is | He is a god of knowledge, strange but knowledge |
| Demon name "Mahr" | Germanic | demonic being similar to an Alp germanic / Slavic |
| God name "Makila" | Californoa | The thunder god who gave the people knowledge and taught them hunting and fishing and the arts. With Kuksu, the creators. The northern Pomo, California |
| God name "Mammon" | Syriac | The god of this world. Mammon was the Syrian god of wealth, similar to Plutus of Greek and Roman mythology. Syriac |
| Goddess name "Mandulis [Greek]" | Nubian | Sun god. Mandulis was chiefly revered in a Greco-Roman cult. His most important sanctuary was at Kalabsha, close to the Aswan High Dam, and now relocated. A sanctuary was also constructed on the Greek island of Philae where he seems to have enjoyed an åśśociation with the goddess ISIS. Also Merwel (Egyptian).... |
| Spirit name "Manitu" | Algonquin Indian / USA | Creator god. A vaguely defined being who controls all things and imparts knowledge to the tribe. He may be identified as the great spirit in the sky. Probably similar to MANITO.... |
| God name "Manmatha" | Dravidian / Tamil | Form of the god of carnal love. A local southern Indian form of Kama with similar attributes and genealogy, named in Sangam literature.... |
| God name "Maponos" | Celtic / Continental / European / British | Tribal deity. A youthful god worshiped by the Brigantes tribe in Britain and probably åśśimilated with APOLLO in the Romano-Celtic period.... |
| Spirit name "Miti" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | Maternal spirit. The consort of QUIKINNA'QU. According to tradition her father is twilight man, Gi'thililan, who deserted her when she was very young. She is regarded as the mother of the Koryak people, whose immediate sons and daughters are EME'MQUT, NA'NQA-KA'LE, YINE'ANE'UT and Cana'ina'ut.... |
| God name "Mkulumncandi" | Swaziland | Creator god known as the great first one. Swaziland |
| God name "Mkulumncandi" | Swazi / Swaziland, South Africa | Creator god. There is no worship of this deity, though he is known as the great first one.... |
| God name "Mkulumncandi Swazi" | Swaziland | The creator god known as the great first one |
| God name "Mlentengamunye (one leg)" | Swazi / Swaziland, South Africa | Messenger god. The intermediary between mankind and the creator god MKULUMNCANDI.... |
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