| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Demi-Gods" | Greek | The "half-gods", is used to describe mythological figures or heroes such as Hercules, Achilles, Castor and Pollux, etc. Sons of mortals and gods or goddesses, they raised themselves to the standard of gods by their acts of bravery. |
| Goddess name "Demophon" | Greek | The youngest son of Celeus and Metaneira, who was entrusted to the care of Demeter. He grew up under her without any human food, being fed by the goddess with her own milk, and ambrosia. During the night she used to place him in fire to secure to him eternal youth ; but once she was observed by Metaneira, who disturbed, the goddess by her cries, and the child Demophon was consumed by the flames. Greek |
"Deosil" | s | Clockwise. The term used to refer to the direction of a witch's dance or Circle-casting. |
| Goddess name "Despina" | Greek | Or Despoena, the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter after they mated disguised as horses. Despoena, the ruling goddess or the mistress, occurs as a surname of several divinities, such as Aphrodite, Demeter and Persephone. Greek |
| God name "Devata" | Hindu | The gods in general or, as most frequently used, the whole body of inferior gods. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Deverra" | Roman | Minor goddess of birth. A guardian of newborn children. Symbolized by a broom used to sweep away evil influences.... |
| Monster name "Devonshire" | Britain | A corruption of Debon's-share. This Debon was one of the heroes who came with Brute from Troy. One of the giants that he slew in the south coasts of England was Coulin, whom he chased to a vast pit eight leagues across. The monster trying to leap this pit, fell backwards, and lost his life in the chasm. When Brutus allotted out the island, this portion became Debon's-share. Britain |
| Goddess name "Dharani (earth)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) Goddess. Consort of PARASURAMA and an avatara of the goddess LAKSMI.(2) Collective name for a group of deities. Buddhist. Twelve personifications of a particular kind of short mystical religious text used as a charm. Also dharini.... |
| King name "Dion" | Greek | A king in Laconia whose daughters were metamorphosed into rocks. Greek |
| Goddess name "Djanggawuls" | Aus | The goddesses of fertility that messed up & created humanity & of vegetation |
"Drupadi" | Javanese | A warrior and expert archer, wife of Yudistira. She often joins in battle dressed as a male warrior. Javanese |
| God name "Dua" | Egypt | Lion headed god of the future and protector of the stomach of the deceased. Egypt |
| Ghost name "Duppies" | Jamaican | The ghosts of deceased people. An Obeah man will summon a Duppy and plant it in a home to curse the occupants. A sample of the victim's clothing, hair or especially menstrual fluid may be obtained so that a Duppy may rape a female victim while she sleeps and make her ill. Jamaican |
| Deities name "Dyser" | Scandinavian | The deities who conduct the souls of the deceased to the palace of Odin. Scandinavian |
| King name "Echo" | Greek | An Oreade, who when Zeus was playing with the nymphs, used to keep Hera at a distance by incessantly talking to her. In this manner Hera was not able to detect her faithless husband, and the nymphs had time to escape. Greek |
"Ecstatici" | Greek | A clåśś of Diviners among the ancient Greeks, who used to lie in trances, and when they came to themselves gave strange accounts of what they had seen while they were "out of the body." |
| King name "Edusa aka Edulica" | Cuba | A Roman divinity, who was worshipped as the protectress of children, and was believed to bless their food, just as Potina and Cuba blessed their drinking and their sleep. |
| Nymph name "Egeria" | Greek | The nymph who instructed Numa in his wise legislation. Numa used to meet her in a grove near Aricia. Greek |
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