| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Carmilhan" | Baltic | The phantom ship on which the Kobold of the Baltic sits when he appears to doomed vessels. |
| Goddess name "Cathubodua" | Celtic / Continental / European | war goddess. Known only from inscriptions and probably comparable with the Irish Celtic Badb Catha.See also MORRIGAN.... |
| Goddess name "Cauri" | Buddhist / Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess of terrifying appearance. One of a group of eight GAURI goddesses. Color: yellow. Attribute: noose.... |
"Cer" | Greek | The personified necessity of death The påśśages in the Homeric poems in which death appears as a real personification are not very numerous and in most cases the word may be taken as a common noun. Greek |
| Spirit name "Chagrin aka Cagrino" | European | An evil spirit in the form of a yellow hedgehog. European |
| God name "Chamer" | Mayan / Chorti, Mesoamerican / eastern Guatemala | God of death. Appears as a skeleton dressed in white. His consort is Xtabai. Attributes include a scythe with a bone blade, probably copied from the traditions of Christian immigrants.... |
| God name "Chang Fei" | Chinese | God of war. The counterpart of the god KUAN TI and often linked iconographically with him and the god LIU PEI, Chang Fei rules over the dark half of the yearautumn and Winter. Like the seasons he represents he is characterized by drunkenness and wildness. According to tradition he was wounded by his subordinates while in a drunken stupor. He is depicted with a black face, a bushy beard and wild staring eyes giving him a ferocious appearance.... |
| God name "Chos-Skyon (protector)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Tutelary guardian deity. One of a group of gods of fearsome appearance who wear royal apparel. Rides a white elephant. Color: blue. Attributes: knife and noose.... |
| Demon name "Chung K'uei" | Taoist / Chinese | God of the afterlife. He belongs to the heavenly ministry of exorcism and, though not the most senior (he is subservient to CHANG TAO LING), is probably the most popular within the category. He was originally a mortal working as a physician in the eighth century AD. He is depicted with a fearsome face, said to be so terrible that it can drive away any demonic spirit who dares to oppose him. He is engaged in combat using a sword and a fan on which is written a magical formula to ward off evil. Symbolic peaches are suspended from his hat and a bat circles his head representing happiness.... |
| Goddess name "Citrasena (having a bright spear)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Goddess. The SAKTI of BUDDHAKAPALA.... |
"Cluricaune" | Irish | An elf of evil disposition who usually appears as a wrinkled old man, and has knowledge of hidden treasures. Irish |
| God name "Cocijo" | Zapotec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Rain god. Known to have been worshiped by the Monte Alban culture of Zapotec-speaking peoples in the Valley of Oaxaca.... |
| Goddess name "Concordia" | Roman | The personification of concord. Goddess of harmony, peace and justice. Roman |
"Conisalus" | Greek | A daemon, who together with Orthanes and Tychon appeared in the train of Priapus. Greek |
"Cordelia" | European | A legendary queen of the Britons. |
| Goddess name "Corra" | Scotland | Goddess of prophecy and who regularly appeared in the form of a crane. Scotland |
"Curitis" | Sabine | A surname of Juno, which is usually derived from the Sabine word curis, a lance or spear. |
| God name "DARARIA" | Hindu / India | Jjustice. The god of law who originates as a creator god and one of the sons of Brahma, but almost certainly derives from the dharmas or archetypal patterns of society identified in the Rg Veda. According to tradition he is the consort of thirteen daughters of DAKSA and the father of Yudhisthra. Also regarded as a minor avatara of VISNU, appearing as a bull standing for the redemption of souls.... |
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