| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Witch Hazel" | Europe | A shrub supposed to be efficacious in discovering witches. A forked twig of the hazel was made into a divining-rod for the purpose. Europe |
| Demon name "Witches' Sabbath" | European | The muster at night time of witches and demons to concoct mischief. The witch first anointed her feet and shoulders with the fat of a murdered babe, then mounting a broom-stick, distaff, or rake, made her exit by the chimney, and rode through the air to the place of rendezvous. The åśśembled witches feasted together, and concluded with a dance, in which they all turned their backs to each other. |
| Goddess name "Xatel Ekwa" | Hungary | Goddess of war and the Sun. She who rode through the air on three horses. Hungary |
| Goddess name "Xilonen" | Aztec | A goddess of food and produce, especially maize and, by extension, a goddess of fertility. Aztec |
"Yurugu" | Nigeria | One of the male twins in the Cosmic Egg. He was desperate to reproduce and broke the egg in search of a mate. His search was unsuccessful so he used pieces of the yolk he to create the earth and proceeded to mate with it. Nigeria |
| God name "Zalmoxis" | Greek | A legendary social and religious reformer, regarded as the only true god by the Thracian Dacians. According to Herodotus (IV), the Getae, who believed in the immortality of the soul, looked upon death merely as going to Zalmoxis, as they knew the way to become immortals. Greek |
| God name "Zalmoxis" | Thracian | sky god. Known from the writings of Herodotus. According to tradition he lived for some time on earth and then became ruler of the underworld. His makeup may have been influenced by the Osirian cult in Egypt.... |
"Zig" | Arabis | A prodigious çõçk, which stands with its feet on the earth and touches heaven with its head. When its wings are spread it darkens the Sun, and causes a total eclipse. This çõçk crows before the Lord, and delighteth Him. Babylonish Talmud |
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