Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Vodu" | Fon / Benin, West Africa | Collective name for gods. The origin of the term voodoo in the Caribbean region.... |
God name "Volturnus" | Sabine | A river god of the waters, probably derived from a local Sabine regional cult. |
God name "Xevioso" | Dahomey | A god of thunder in the So region. He is the twin brother of Gun, and is one of the children of Mawu and Lisa. Dahomey |
King name "Yama" | Hindu | Son of the Sun, king of justice and the prince of the Patriarchen. As a judge of the underworld he sorts the souls of the dead and sends them to Swerga (the first sky), or Narak (the region of the queues). He owns a mirror of fire and golden scales, which show him the deeds of all men and weigh the souls of the dead. Hindu |
"Yeti" | Nepal | The Yeti is an alleged ape-like animal said to inhabit the Himalaya region of Nepal and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. |