Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"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. |
Deity name "Aradia" | Italy / Etruscan | A Lunar deity |
"Aricina" | Greek | A surname of Artemis, derived from the town of Aricia in Latium, where she was worshipped. A tradition of that place related that Hippolytus, after being restored to life by Asclepius, came to Italy, ruled over Aricia, and dedicated a grove to Artemis. Greek |
King name "Charybdis and Scylla" | Greek | The names of two rocks between Italy and Sicily, and only a short distance from one another. In the midst of the one of these rocks which was nearest to Italy, there dwelt, according to Homer, Scylla, a daughter of Crataeis, a fearful monster, barking like a dog, with twelve feet, six long necks and mouths, each of which contained three rows of sharp teeth. Greek |
"Dardåñuś" | Greek | A son of Zeus and Electra, the daughter of Atlas. He was the brother of Jasus, Jasius, Jason, or Jasion, Aetion and Harmonia, and his native place in the various traditions is Arcadia, Crete, Troas, or Italy. Dardåñuś is the mythical ancestor of the Trojans, and through them of the Romans. It is necessary to distinguish between the earlier Greek legends and the later ones which we meet with in the poetry of Italy. Greek |
"Faula" | Greek | Was, according to some, a concubine of Heracles in Italy while, according to others, she was the wife or sister of Faunus. Latinus, who is called a son of Heracles by a concubine, was probably considered to be the son of Faula whereas the common tradition describes him as a son of Faunus. Faula was identified by some of the ancients with the Greek Aphrodite. Greek |
Goddess name "Fortuna" | Roman | The goddess of chance or good luck, was worshipped both in Greece and Italy, and more particularly at Rome, where she was considered as the steady goddess of good luck, success, and every kind of prosperity. Roman |
"Garåñuś" | Italy | A shepherd of gigantic bodily strength, who is said to have come from Greece into Italy in the reign of Evander, and slew Cacus. Aurelius Victor calls him Recaråñuś, but both writers agree in identifying him with the Greek Heracles. Italy |
King name "Italus" | Italy | An ancient king of the Pelasgians, Siculians, or Oenotrians, from whom Italy was believed to have derived its name. |
Goddess name "Kam,enae/ Camenae" | Italy | Goddesses unbowed of springs & wells with a shrine in Rome where of the of vestal virgins got their water |
Goddess name "Kamenae" | Italy | Goddesses unbowed of springs and wells with a shrine in Rome where of the of vestal virgins got their water Italy |
Goddess name "Kotys" | Thrace | A goddess whose worship spread throughout Greece & Italy |
Goddess name "Laverna" | Italy | Chthonic underworld goddess. Italy |
God name "Liber" | Italy | Chthonic god of fertility with a festival, the Liberalia, on March 17th Italy |
Goddess name "Libera" | Italy | Goddess of spring Italy |
Demon name "Magic Rings" | Italy | This superstition arose from the belief that magicians had the power of imprisoning demons in rings. The power was supposed to prevail in Asia, and subsequently in Salamanca, Toledo, and Italy. |
Goddess name "Mater Matula" | Italy | A sky goddess |
"Metabus" | Greek | A son of Sisyphus, from whom the town of Metapontum, in Southern Italy, was believed to have derived its name. Greek |