| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Notus" | Roman | God of the southwest winds. Derived from a Greek model. Also Auster.... |
"Ocellatae" | Greek | Sisters and vestal virgins, to whom the emperor, Domitian, gave the choice of the mode of their death, when they were proved to have been unfaithful to their vow of chastity. Greek |
| God name "Orcus" | Roman | Chthonic underworld god. Modeled on the Greek god HADES.... |
| God name "Pluto" | Roman | God of the underworld. Derived from the Greek model of HADES, he abducted the daughter of CERES, PROSERPINA, to reign as his queen. The three-headed dog Cerberus was set to guard the gate of Hades and through the kingdom flowed the two rivers of death, the Cocytus and the Acheron which could be crossed only by the ferryman Charon. According to Roman tradition, the entrance to the underworld was at Avernus in Rome where the Christian church of St. Maria del Inferno was built.See also HADES.... |
| God name "Polydeukes" | Greek | horse god. One of the Dioskouroi twins; the other is Kastor. According to tradition, they are together åśśociated with a Spartan cult whence they originated. The pair probably derive from the Indo-European model of the ASVINS in Vedic mythology. Kastor is mortal while Polydeukes is immortal. Thus, during battle, Kastor is mortally wounded but, even in death, the two brothers remain inseparable. They rescue individuals from distress and danger, particularly at sea, and are thought to be embodied in the electrical discharges known as St. Elmo's Fire. Also Castor and POLLUX (Roman).... |
| Goddess name "Proserpina" | Roman but derived from a Greek model | Goddess of death. Abducted by the underworld god PLUTO to reign as his queen (see PERSEPHONE).... |
"Pudicitia" | Roman | The personification of modesty and chastity. Roman |
| Goddess name "Purvaphaguuni" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A moderately disposed NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
| Goddess name "Purvasadha" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of fortune. A moderately disposed NAKSATRA; daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA).... |
| Goddess name "Quinoa-Mama" | PreColumbian Indian / Peru | Minor goddess of the quinoa crop. Models of the deity were made from the leaves of the plant and kept for a year before being burned in a ritual to ensure a good quinine harvest.... |
| God name "Resep (A) Mukal" | Western Semitic / Canaanite / Phoenician / , originating in Syria | war and plague god. Introduced into Egypt by the XVIII Dynasty during the sixteenth century BC and rapidly achieved some prominence. His wife is Itum and he was also known as Res ep-Amukal and Res epSulman. Res ep is probably modeled on the Mesopotamian NERGAL. He is depicted as a youthful, warlike god, often with a gazelle's head springing from his forehead, and with a spear in his right hand. In Egyptian iconography he is depicted wearing the crown of Upper Egypt surmounted in front by the head of a gazelle. He has links with the Theban war god MONTU and was thought of as a guardian deity in battle by many Egyptian pharaohs; he is said to have shot firebrands with a bow and arrow. He also exerted a benign influence against disease. The influence of Res ep extended to Cyprus during the preHellenic period and at the time of Hellenization he was allied to and perhaps syncretized with APOLLO. Also Ras ap, Res ef.... |
| Goddess name "Rhiannon" | Celtic / Irish | Chthonic horse goddess. The daughter of Hefaidd Hen and consort of PWYLL, she rides upon a white mare and is åśśociated with the underworld and with fertility. May be virtually synonymous with the Romano-Celtic goddess Rigantona whose name means great queen. Authors suggest she is modeled on the goddess MODRON and she partly equates with EPONA.... |
| Goddess name "SantoshI Mata" | Modern Hindu | Mother goddess. She first appeared in northern India in 1960 and has since developed a sizeable cult following. She is invoked to åśśist in gaining personal advancement and prosperity.... |
| God name "Sapas" | Western Semitic / Canaanite | Sun god. Modeled on the Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) god SAMAS.... |
| Goddess name "Sequana" | Roman / Celtic / Gallic | River goddess. The tutelary goddess of the Sequanae tribe. A pre-Roman sanctuary northwest of Dijon near the source of the Seine has yielded more than 200 wooden votive statuettes and models of limbs, heads and body organs, attesting to Sequana's importance as a goddess of healing. During the Roman occupation the site of Fontes Sequanae was sacred to her and was again considered to have healing and remedial properties. A bronze statuette of a goddess was found wearing a diadem, with arms spread and standing in a boat. The prow is in the shape of a duck, her sacred animal, with a cake in its mouth. Also found were models of dogs, an animal specifically åśśociated with healing through its affinity with the Greco-Roman physician deity AESCULAPIUS.... |
| God name "Sin" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | moon god. Derived from the older Sumerian model of NANNA. His consort is NIKKAL (NINGAL). He is symbolized by the new moon and perceived as a bull whose horns are the crescent of the moon. Cult centers are identified at Ur, Harran and Neirab. Also Suen (archaic).... |
| Goddess name "Sophrosyne" | Greek | Goddess of temperance and moderation. Greek |
| Goddess name "Sors" | Roman | God of luck. Derived from the Greek model of TYCHE, he is less prominent in the pantheon than the goddess FORTUNA.... |
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