| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Dahak" | Persia | The Satan of Persia. According to Persian mythology, the ages of the world are divided into periods of 1,000 years. When the cycle of "chiliasms" (1,000-year periods) is complete, the reign of Ormuzd will begin, and men will be all good and all happy; but this event will be preceded by the loosing of Dahak, who will break his chain and fall upon the world, and bring on man the most dreadful calamities. Two prophets will appear to cheer the oppressed, and announce the advent of Ormuzd. |
| Spirit name "Davas" | Persia | Malevolent spirits. Persia |
| Spirit name "Davas/ Daevas/ Devas/ Devs" | Persia | Rather malevolent spirits |
| Goddess name "Dena" | Persia | Goddess the daughter of Ahura Mazda. Persia |
| Goddess name "Dena" | Persian / Iran | Goddess. The daughter of the god of light AHURA MAZDA.... |
| Spirit name "Devas aka daeva" | Hindu | A type of celestial being that appears in both Persian mythology and Hinduism. Named after a Sanskrit word meaning "god," the deva emerged in Hindu teachings as a spiritual being, serving the supreme beings. |
| Demon name "Dives aka Divs" | Arab | Deevs. demons of Persian mythology. According to the Koran, they are ferocious and gigantic spirits under the sovereignty of Eblis. |
"Erinnyes" | Greek | Erinnyes, Eumenides or Erinys (the Romans called them the Furies) were female personifications of vengeance. When a formulaic oath in the Iliad invokes "those who beneath the earth punish whoever has sworn a false oath" - "the Erinyes are simply an embodiment of the act of self-cursing contained in the oath" Greek |
"Fulvius Stellus" | Greek | Had an aversion to women and entertained himself with a mare, by which he had a very handsome daughter, that he called Epona |
"Gartiae" | Greek | Roman version of the Greek graces Roman |
| Angel name "Genii" | Indian | The Persian and Indian genii had a corporeal form, which they could change at pleasure. They were not guardian or attendant spirits, but fallen angels, dwelling in Ginnistan, under the dominion of Eblis. They were naturally hostile to man, though compelled sometimes to serve them as slaves. |
| God name "Geus Tasan" | Persian / Iran | Cattle god. The creator of cattle. Sometimes considered to be an aspect of AHURA MAZDA.... |
| God name "Geus Urvan" | Persian / Iran | Cattle god. The guardian of cattle who appears in the guise of a cow.... |
| Demon name "Ghoul" | Persian | A demon that feeds on the dead. Persian |
"Graces" | Roman | Roman version of the Greek Charities. Roman |
"Graces/ Gratiae" | Roman | These are the Roman version of the Greek Charities |
"Guebres" | Persia | Fire worshippers. Persia |
| God name "HERYSAF (he who is upon his lake)" | Egypt | Primeval deity åśśociated both with Osiris and Re. Herysaf is a ram god said to have emerged from the primeval ocean, possibly recreated in the form of a sacred lake at Hnes, the capital of Lower Egypt for a time at the beginning of the third millennium (during the First Intermediate Period). The god is depicted with a human torso and the head of a ram wearing the atef crown of Lower Egypt. Herysaf began as a local deity but took on national importance as the soul (ba) of RE, and of OSIRIS. Herysaf's sanctuary was enlarged by Rameses II and the god is said to have protected the life of the last Egyptian pharaoh when the Persian and later Macedonian dominations began. He eventually became syncretized with HERAKLES in Greco-Roman culture and Hnes became known as Herakleopolis ... |
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