Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Baal Samin" | Phoenicia / Canaan | Baal Samin[Lord of heaven], Head of the pantheon. Phoenicia / Canaan |
God name "Baalshamin" | Semitic | God of the sky. Semitic |
Deities name "Bacabs" | Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Attendant gods. Four deities identified with points of the compåśś and colors, thus Hobnil (red) resides in the east, Can Tzicnal (white) in the north, Zac Cimi (black) in the west and Hozanek (yellow) in the south. They are also identified as the Toliloch (opossum actors) in the Codex Dresden, where each carries the image of the ruling god for the incoming year on his back. Hobnil is also a patron deity of beekeepers.... |
God name "Bacchus" | Greek | The youthful, beautiful, but effeminate god of wine. He is also called both by Greeks and Romans Dionysus. |
"Bagaios" | Asia Minor | The Phrygian equivalent of Zeus. Asia Minor |
God name "Bagos Papaios" | Asia Minor | A Phrygian sky god. Asia Minor |
Goddess name "Ban" | Babylonian | The consort of Ningirsu and one of the most prominent goddesses in the Babylonian pantheon. |
Goddess name "Baptes" | Greek | Priests of the goddess Cotytto, whose midnight orgies were so obscene that they disgusted even Cotytto, the goddess of obscenity. They received their name from the Greek verb bapto, to wash, because they bathed themselves in the most effeminate manner. Greek |
God name "Barsamin" | Armenia | weather and sky god. Armenia |
God name "Barsamin" | Pre Christian Armenian | weather or sky god. Probably derived from the Semitic god BAAL S AMIN.... |
"Beelsamin" | Romn | Lord of heaven. Phoenician equivalent to Zeus |
Nymph name "Begoe" | Etruscan | An Etruscan nymph, who was believed to have written the Ars fulguritarum, the art of purifying places which had been struck by lightning. This religious Book was kept at Rome in the temple of Apollo together with the Sibylline Books and the Carmina of the Marcii. |
God name "Bel" | Babylonian | Signifying "lord" or "master", is a title rather than a genuine name, applied to various gods in Babylonian religion. The feminine form is Belit 'Lady, Mistress'. Bel is represented in Greek and Latin by Belos and Belus respectively. Linguistically Bel is an East Semitic form cognate with Northwest Semitic Baal with the same meaning. |
Goddess name "Belet-Seri" | Akkadia | Goddess of the underworld, who kept track of the dead coming through Babylon / Akkadia |
Goddess name "Belet-Seri/ Belitsari" | Babylon / Akkadia | The underworld goddess that kept track of the dead coming through |
Goddess name "Belisama" | Gaul | Goddess connected with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light. Identified with Minerva / Athena and has been compared with Brigid. Gaul |
Goddess name "Bhadra (auspicious)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess. Attendant of SIVA. Generally seated. Attributes: blue lotus, fruit, rosary and trident.... |
Goddess name "Bhaga (the dispenser of fortune)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic | Minor Sun god. In Vedic times, the incarnation of women's good fortune in marriage. One of six ADITYAS, sons of the goddess ADITI. Consort: SIDDHI. Attributes: two lotuses, prayer wheel and trident.... |