| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Aksayajnana-Karmanda" | Buddhist | 1 of the 12 Dharnis & the deification of literature |
"Aksayajnana-Karmanda (undecaying knowledge of Karma)" | Buddhist | Deification of literature. One of a group of twelve DHARANIS. Color: red. Attributes: basket with jewels, and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Al Lat" | Arabic | A goddess of fertility, procreation & the earth |
| Goddess name "Ala" | Ibo / eastern Nigeria, West Africa | Chthonic fertility goddess. A popular deity who is also goddess of the underworld linked with a cult of the dead (which rest in her womb). Her temple is the Mbari which contains a cult statue depicting the goddess seated with a child in her arms and adorned with the crescent moon. She is flanked by attendant deities. She enjoys a profusion of local shrines which are well supplied with votive offerings. Serious crimes including murder are considered to be offenses against her. An annual yam festival is celebrated in her honor. Also Ale, Ana, ANI.... |
"Alacomenia" | Greek | One of the daughters of Ogyges, who as well as her two sisters, Thelxionoea and Aulis, were regarded as supernatural beings, who watched over oaths and saw that they were not taken rashly or thoughtlessly. Greek |
| Goddess name "Alaghom Naom" | Mayan | Alaghom Naom goddess of wisdom, consciousness, education and the intellect. Also known as Alaghom Naom Tzentel and the Mother of Mind. Mayan |
| God name "Alalu" | Hittite / Hurrian | Primordial god. The archetypal deity who precedes AN(U) in the formation of the cosmos. He was identified by the Greeks as HYPSISTOS (the highest).... |
| Deities name "Alatangana" | Africa | With Sa, one of two creator deities he created land from swamp and placed vegetation on earth. He then eloped with the Sa's daughter and fathered seven boys and seven girls. Kono - Eastern Guinea, West Africa |
| Deities name "Alatangana" | Kono / eastern Guinea, West Africa | Creator god. One of two creator deities; the other is SA. ALATANGANA created land from swamp and placed vegetation on earth. VAJRAPANI and a large number of minor names.See also AMITABHA, AMOGHASIDDHI, RATNASAMBHAVA and VAIROCANA.... |
"Albadara" | Arab | A bone which the Arabs say defies destruction, and which; at the resurrection, will be the germ of the new body. The Jews called it Luz and the "Os sacrum" refers probably to the same superstition. |
| God name "Albion" | Britain | Son of a forgotten Sea God who may have been part of a lost creation myth. Was once said to rule the Celtic world. His name became the poetic name for Britain. |
"Albion the Giant" | Britain | Fourth son of Neptune, sixth son of Osiris, and brother of Hercules, his mother being Amphitrita. Albion the Giant was put by his father in possession of the isle of Britain, where he speedily subdued the Samotheans, the first inhabitants. His brother Bergion ruled over Ireland and the Orkneys. Another of his brothers was Lestrigo, who subjected Italy. |
| Demon name "Alcmaeon" | Greek | A son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and brother of Amphilochus, Eurydice, and demon&;aring;śśa. (Apollodorus iii) His mother was induced by the necklace of Harmonia, which she received from Polyneices, to persuade her husband Amphiaraus to take part in the expedition against Thebes. |
"Alcyoneus or Alcion" | Argonautica | Jupiter sent Hercules against him for stealing some of the Sun's oxen. But Hercules could not do anything, for immediately the giant touched the earth he received fresh strength. At length Pallas carried him beyond the moon. His seven daughters were metamorphosed into halcyons. Argonautica |
"Aldebaran" | Arabian | The Sun in Arabian mythology. In astronomy, the star called the Bull's eye in the constellation Taurus. |
| God name "Aleyin" | Phonecian | major God of springs and Rainy-season vegetation. 'He who rides the clouds' often has with him seven companions and eight wild boars. Phonecian |
"Algebar" | Arabic | The giant Orion is so called by the Arabs. |
"Alisanos" | Celtic / France | A personification of "alder-tree Forestation. Celtic / France |
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