| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Spirit name "Davas" | Persia | Malevolent spirits. Persia |
| Spirit name "Davas/ Daevas/ Devas/ Devs" | Persia | Rather malevolent spirits |
| Goddess name "Dhanistha" | Hindu / Puranic | Minor goddess of misfortune to and malevolent astral deity. Hindu / Puranic |
| Goddess name "Dhanistha (very rich)" | Hindu / Puranic | Minor goddess of misfortune. A malevolent NAKSATRA or astral deity; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA). Also SRAVISTHA.... |
| Demon name "Elel Puelche" | Argentina | Malevolent demonic being. Argentina |
| God name "Erkilek" | Inuit | Malevolent hunting god. Inuit |
| God name "Feng Po" | Chinese | sky god. Described as the Count of the wind, which he releases from a sack, he has strong links with the sea. He was originally regarded as malevolent and the antagonist of the god Shen Yi. Feng Po may be depicted in human form as an old man with a white beard, or in the guise of a dragon with the head of a bird or a deer. Also Fei Lian; Fei Lien; Feng Bo.... |
| God name "Gaunab" | Khoi / Hottentot / Namibia, southern Africa | Malevolent god of darkness. The chief adversaryof the creator god TSUNIGOAB. He was engaged in a primordial struggle for supremacy during which Tsunigoab was wounded but eventually triumphed, consigning Gaunab to the so-called black heaven.... |
| God name "Gaunab Kohl" | Hottentot / Namibia / S Africa | A malevolent God of darkness as well as the god of of of the black heaven |
| Spirit name "Gytrash" | Britain | A malevolent spirit that appears as a large dog or horse, and leads people astray. Britain |
| God name "Hastehogan" | Navaho / USA | Chief house god. Also a god of farming identified with the west and the sky at Sunset. Regarded as a benevolent deity who aids mankind and cures disease. Believed to live in a cave system near San Juan. He also has a malevolent aspect in which he can cast evil spells. His priest wears a blue mask, at the bottom of which is a horizontal yellow band representing evening light, with eight vertical black strokes representing Rain. It is decorated with eagle and owl feathers.... |
| God name "Hastseyalti (talking elder)" | Navaho / USA | Chief of gods. Not regarded as a creator deity, but god of the dawn and the eastern sky. Also guardian of animals in the hunt and, possibly, of corn. Regarded as a benevolent deity who aids mankind and cures disease. He also has a malevolent aspect in which he can cast evil spells. His priest invokes him in a ceremonial dance wearing a white mask with a symbol consisting of a corn stalk with two ears. At the bottom is a horizontal yellow band representing evening light, with eight vertical black strokes representing Rain. Also Yebitsai.... |
| God name "Iku-Turso" | Finland | A malevolent sea monster and a god of war. Finland |
| God name "Inguma" | Basque | The god of dreams. He was regarded as a malevolent force who entered houses at night and plagued the residents with nightmares. Basque |
| Goddess name "Kostroma" | Russian | Benevolent and malevolent fertility goddess; like the Greeks' Persephone, she is a dying and reborn daughter. Russian |
| Goddess name "Krttika(s)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess(es) of fortune. Strongly malevolent NAKSATRA(S) con sisting of the six stars in the Pleiades constellation who become nurses of the god SKANDA. (In Hindu mythology there are only six Pleiades, not the seven recognized in modern astronomy.)... |
| Goddess name "Krttika[s]" | Hindu | Minor malevolent goddess / es Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
| Spirit name "Kul" | Eskimo | A water spirit who may be malevolent but generally helps with fishing. As a show of gratitude, it is customary to offer him some of the fish caughts at the beginning of the season. Eskimo |
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