Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Bagaios" | Asia Minor | The Phrygian equivalent of Zeus. Asia Minor |
God name "Bagos Papaios" | Asia Minor | A Phrygian sky god. Asia Minor |
God name "Batara Guru" | Indonesia | Has full authority from Sang Hyang Wenang, the power holder of all gods, to direct other gods to perform their duties, as well as to govern all kinds of life in the universe included life and fate of human beings. Indonesia |
Goddess name "Bechoil" | Ireland | Goddess of Melancholia. She was noted for her low levels of enthusiasm and low levels of eagerness for any activity. Ireland |
Goddess name "Beda" | Germanic | Goddess who, along with the Alaisiagae sisters and Fimmilena and Mars Thingsus was popular among the Tubantes. |
Spirit name "Belas" | Indonesian | Indonesian tree spirits who should be asked to move before chopping a tree down |
"Belesis or Belesys" | Assyrian | The noblest of the Chaidaean priests at Babylon, who, according to the account of Ctesias, is said, in conjunction with Arbaces, the Mede, to have overthrown the old Assyrian empire. Beiesis afterwards received the satrapy of Babylon from Arbaces. |
Goddess name "Bellona" | Roman | Mother goddess and goddess of war. She becomes syncretized with the Cappadocian mother goddess MA. The first known temple dedicated to Ma-Bellona by the Romans is dated to 296 BC. Bellona was attended by Asiatic priests who performed frenzied dances and gashed themselves with swords, offering the blood on the goddess's altars. Because of its violent nature, Rome refused officially to recognize the cult until the third century AD.... |
Goddess name "Bendis" | Thracian | Mother goddess. Hellenized and linked stylistically with ARTEMIS as a huntress. Appeared in Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Attributes: boots, torch and pointed cap.... |
God name "Bo Hsian" | China / Taoist | God. China / Taoist |
God name "Bo Hsian" | Taoist / Chinese | God. The Taoist counterpart of the Buddhist deity SAMANTABHADRA. Usually depicted upon a white elephant. He is considered to be a god of wisdom.... |
God name "Bonchor" | Tunisia | God thought to be the creator deity Tunisia |
God name "Bonchor" | Pre - Islamic Berber / Tunisia | Tutelary god. Probably recognized as a creator deity.... |
God name "Boreas" | Greek / also Roman | God of the north wind. He controlled the storm which destroyed the Persian fleet sailing against Athens. Identified with Winter frosts. According to the Theogony (Hesiod), he is the son of EOS and Astraeos and is of Thracian origin: . . . when Thracian Boreas huddles the thick clouds.... |
"Bower of Bliss" | France | A Wandering Island, the enchanted residence of Acrasia, destroyed by Sir Guyon. France |
Goddess name "Bulan" | Indonesia | Goddess of the moon Indonesia / Malaysia |
Demon name "Buta" | Indonesian | An evil demon with hooked teeth. Indonesian |
Demon name "Buyasta" | Persian | An ancient Persian demon of laziness who tries to prevent people from working. He is one of the Daevas. |