| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Bayard" | France | A horse of incredible swiftness, belonging to the four sons of Aymon. If only one of the sons mounted, the horse was of the ordinary size; but if all four mounted, his body became elongated to the requisite length. The name is used for any valuable or wonderful horse, and means a "high-bay". France |
| Goddess name "Bele Alua" | Ghana | Tree goddess. Ghana |
"Cloacina / Cluacina" | Greek | a surname of Venus, under which she is mentioned at Rome in very early times. |
| God name "Fidi Mukullu" | Bena Lulua / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Creator god. He provides mankind with food, tools and weapons. The Sun and moon were engendered from his cheeks.... |
| God name "Fidi Mukullu Bena Lulua" | Zaire | A creator god |
"Hainuwele" | Indonesia | 'The Coconut Girl' who, when she "answered the call of nature"; excreted valuable items. She was killed and buried by villagers but her boyfriend exhumed the corpse and cut it into pieces which he then re-buried around the village. These pieces grew into the various tuberous plants, giving origin to the principle foods the people of Indonesia have enjoyed ever since. Seram, New Guinea |
"Lua" | Roman | Also called Lua mater or Lua Saturni, one of the early Italian divinities, whose worship was forgotten in later times. Roman |
| Goddess name "Luamerava" | Africa | Goddess of sexual desire. Africa |
| Goddess name "Luandinha" | Brazil | Goddess of water pictured as a snake. Brazil |
| Goddess name "Luaths Lurgann" | Celtic | warrior goddess. Celtic |
| Goddess name "Luaths Lurgann" | Ireland | Goddess of midwives. Ireland |
| Goddess name "Luaths Lurgann" | Ireland | Luaths Lurgann "the speedy-footed one" warrior Goddess who was known the fastest runner in Ireland. |
| Goddess name "Luaths Lurgann" | Irish | A goddess of midwives |
"Pandora's Box" | Greek | A present which seems valuable, but which is in reality a curse; as when Midas was permitted, according to his request, to turn whatever he touched into gold, and found his very food became gold, and therefore uneatable. Prometheus made an image and stole fire from heaven to endow it with life. In revenge, Jupiter told Vulcan to make a female statue, and gave her a box which she was to present to the man who married her. Prometheus distrusted Jove and his gifts, but Epimetheus, his brother, married the beautiful Pandora, and received the box. Immediately the bridegroom opened the box all the evils that flesh is heir to flew forth, and have ever since continued to afflict the world. The last thing that flew from the box was Hope. Greek |
| Goddess name "Rhadamanthos" | Greco - Roman | Minor chthonic underworld god. One of three judges attending the goddess of justice THEMIS evaluating the souls of the dead entering Hades.... |
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