Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Nethu s" | Etruscan | God of fresh water. Identified with wells and springs and depicted as a naked bearded figure. He is probably to be equated with the Roman god NEPTUNUS.... |
Goddess name "Nikkal" | Western Semitic / Syrian | moon goddess. The consort of the moon god Jarih and probably evolved from the Mesopotamian pantheon.... |
Goddess name "Nin Me En" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Goddess. Probably equating to NINMENA.... |
God name "Nin Ur" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | God. Probably synonymous with NINURTA.... |
Deity name "Ningilin" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Obscure deity. His symbol is probably the mongoose. Also Ninkilim.... |
Goddess name "Niniiniinna" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Fertility goddess. A daughter of An and Uras and probably an alternative name for Istar. She is the consort of the god Pabilsag and is mentioned in respect of a sanctuary built by warad Sin during the Isin dynasty. Texts describe her going to present Enlil with gifts in Nippur. Other inscriptions suggest she was the mother of the god Damu (Dumuzi).... |
Goddess name "Ninmah" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Mother goddess. Probably an early syncretization with Ninhursaga a. Identified in creation texts acting as midwife while the mother goddess Nammu makes different kinds of human individuals from lumps of clay at a feast given by Enki to celebrate the creation of humankind. Also regarded as the mother of the goddess Uttu by Enki.See also Ninhursagaa.... |
Goddess name "Ninmrna (lady of the crown)" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Mother goddess. Probably became syncretized with Ninhursagaa.... |
"Nodotus" | Roman | A divinity presiding over the knots in the stem of plants producing grain but it seems more probable that originally it was only a surname of Saturnus. Roman |
Goddess name "Nortia" | Etruscan | Goddess of fate. She enjoyed an important sanctuary at Volsini, where her presence was symbolized by a large nail. In a New Year rite, the nail was hammered into a block of wood, probably derived from an old fertility ritual symbolizing the impregnation of life into the new year. She has been identified with the Greek goddess TYCHE.... |
God name "O-lwa-Dai-Myojin" | Shinto / Buddhist / Japan | God of stoneworkers. Probably more a Buddhist deity, but also revered in Shintoism.... |
Goddess name "Oba" | Africa | Goddess of the river Oba. Africa |
Goddess name "Oba" | Puerto Rico | Goddess of water. Puerto Rico |
Goddess name "Oba" | Yoruba | A goddess & protector of prostitutes |
God name "Oba" | Yoruba | God of thunder and lightning. Yoruba |
"Obambou" | Africa | The devil of the Camma tribes of Africa. It is exorcised by noise like bees in flight. |
"Obarator" | Roman | One of twelve celestial patrons responsible for overseeing the operations of Agriculture. Roman |
God name "Obarator" | Roman | God of Agriculture. Specifically responsible for overseeing the top-dressing of crops.... |