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| King name "Ajax" | Greek | A great Greek warrior, son of Telamon, king of Salamis, by Periboea or Eriboea and a grandson of Aeacus. |
| King name "Cychreus or Cenchereus" | Greek | A son of Poseidon and Salamis, became king of the island of Salamis, which was called after him Cychreia, and which he delivered from a dragon. Greek |
| Supreme god name "Dagan (2)" | Western Semitic / Canaanite / Phoenician | Grain and fertility god. The father of BAAL in Ugaritic creation epics. A major sanctuary was built in his honor at Mari [Syria] and he was recognized in parts of Mesopotamia where he acquired the consort Salas. Worshiped mainly at Gaza and Asdod, but also the supreme god of the Philistines. Known in biblical references as Dagon (Judges 16.23). Mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Maccabees. The cult is thought to have continued until circa 150 BC. Israelite misinterpretation of the Ugaritic root Dagan led to the åśśumption that he was a fish god, therefore attributes include a fish tail.... |
| Spirit name "Kutkhu" | Kemchadal / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirit. The counterpart of the Koryak QUIKINN.A'QU, he fashioned the created world into its present form and is the majordomo of the creator god. His consort is Ilkxum and his sister is Xutlizic. His children include SI'MSKALIN, TI'ZIL-KUTKHU and SI'DIUKU. In mythology he is depicted as a salacious character. Also Kutq; Kutkinnaqu.... |
| God name "Lu Hsing" | China | God of employees, justice and salaries and another of the three gods who were known as Fu Shou Lu. China |
| Demon name "Magic Rings" | Italy | This superstition arose from the belief that magicians had the power of imprisoning demons in rings. The power was supposed to prevail in Asia, and subsequently in Salamanca, Toledo, and Italy. |
| Goddess name "Mhsala" | Hindu | Minor goddess considered to be a form of Parvati Hindu |
| Nymph name "Oenopion" | Greek | A son of Dionysus and husband of the nymph Helice, by whom he became the father of Thalus, Euanthes, Melaa, Salagus, Athamas, and Merope, Aerope or Haero. Some writers call Oenopion a son of Rhadamanthys by Ariadne, and a brother of Staphylus and Servius also calls him the father of Orion. Greek |
"Ogoa" | Greek | The Carian name of Zeus at Mysala, in whose temple a sea-wave was seen from time to time. |
| Goddess name "Sala" | Akkadia | wife of the weather god Adad and a goddess of war. Akkadia |
| God name "Sala" | Babylonian | The female consort of the Sun-god of Eridu. Babylonian |
| Goddess name "Sala" | Hittite | lady of the mountain who became a goddess of fertility and Agriculture. Hittite |
| Goddess name "Sala" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | war goddess. A consort of ADAD, she carries a doubleheaded mace-scimitar embellished with lion heads.... |
"Salacia" | Greek | The female divinity of the sea among the Romans, and the wife of Neptune. |
"Salagrama" | Hindu | A stone credited with possessing magical properties and worn in parts of India as an amulet. Hindu |
| God name "Salagrama" | Hindu / late | Aniconic form of the god VIS'NU. A fossil ammonite shell embodying the god and forming a part of daily ritual in many Vaisnava households as well as appearing in monasteries.... |
| Spirit name "Salamander" | Greek | The nature spirits of fire, the fire elementals. The Greek salamandra was believed to have power over fire. |
"Salamis" | Greek | A daughter of Asopis, and by Poseidon the mother of Cenchreus or Cychreus. Greek |
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