| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Anu/ Anus" | Babylon | The head of the gods, he had an army of stars to destroy evildoers |
| Goddess name "Anukis" | Egypt | Birth goddess and of the cataracts of the lower Nile. Egypt |
| Goddess name "Anunit" | Chaldea | A goddess of the morning star |
| Goddess name "Anunit aka Anunitu" | Chaldea | The Assyrian and Babylonian counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the cognate northwest Semitic goddess Astarte. Anunit, Astarte and Atarsamain are alternative names for Ishtar. Chaldea |
| God name "Apedemak" | Sudanese / Meroe | war god. An Egyptianized deity, his main sanctuary was contained in a vast religious complex and center of pilgrimage at Musawwarat-es-Sufra, north of the sixth Nile cataract. Sacred animals include cattle and the African elephant. Depicted with the head of a lion and a human body, holding a scepter embellished with a seated lion at the tip.... |
"Araua" | Brazil | Mother to the stars and the moon. Brazil |
| God name "Areimanios" | Greek | Chthonic underworld god. Probably derived from the Persian deity AHRIMAN. Plutarch identifies him as the embodiment of HADES.... |
| Goddess name "Arianrhod" | Wales | Keeper of the circling Silver Wheel of Stars, a symbol of time and karma. Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess. Honoured at the Full moon. Wales |
| God name "Arjuna (silvery)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Heroic god. Arjuna appears in the Mahabharata epic. One of the princely sons of the mythical Pandu family, his father is INDRA. He generally appears with the warrior god BHIMA. Allegedly responsible for requesting VIS'NU to take his VISVARUPA form but also identified as a minor incarnation or avatara of Vis'nu. Attributes: usually depicted bearing a bow received from AGNI the fire god, but may also appear carrying a sword and shield. Also NARA.... |
| Goddess name "Armkis [Greek]" | Egypt / Upper | Birth goddess. Minor deity with cult centers in lower Nubia and at Elephantine. She is variously the daughter of RE, and of KHNUM and SATIS. Anukis lives in the cataracts of the Lower Nile. Her portrait appears in the Temple of Rameses II at Beit-et-Wali where she suckles the pharaoh, suggesting that she is connected with birth and midwifery, but she also demonstrates a malignant aspect as a strangler (see HATHOR). Her sacred animal is the gazelle. Depicted anthropomorphically wearing a turban (modius) with ostrich feathers. Also Anuket (Egyptian).... |
| God name "Arsu" | Arabic | The Palmyran god of the evening star and usually portrayed as riding a camel with his twin brother Azizos. Arabic |
| God name "Arsu" | Pre - Islamic northern Arabian | Astraltutelary god. Locally worshiped at Palmyra where he personifies the evening star, in company with his brother AZIZOS who is the morning star. He equates with Ruda elsewhere in northern Arabia. Associated in Palmyra with horses or camels.... |
| Goddess name "Arundhati" | Hindu / Puranic | Goddess of the sky, stars and night time. Hindu / Puranic |
| Goddess name "Arundhati (faithfulness)" | Hindu / Puranic | Astral goddess. Personification of the morning star and the wife of all risis or inspired sons of BRAHMA though particularly åśśociated with Vasistha. Attributes: begging bowls.... |
| Goddess name "Arya-Tara" | Buddhist | The Noble Liberator Goddess Buddhist |
| Goddess name "Arya-Tara (the honorable Tara)" | Buddhist | Goddess. The SAKTI of AMOGHASIDDHI. Her name is often abbreviated to TARA and she originates from the TAM bija or seed. Color: green. Attributes: green lotus and staff. Also VASYA-TARA.... |
| Goddess name "Ashirat" | Akkadia | Goddess of the Evening star. Akkadia |
| Goddess name "Ashtaroth" | Phoenicia | A moon & fertility goddess |
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