| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Harihara" | India | Twin divinity composed of Visnu and Siva. India |
| God name "Harisu" | New Guinea | The benevolent and invisible great god who is the source of all good. New Guinea |
"Hayagriva" | Hindu | Incarnation of Vishnu Hindu / Puranic / Epic |
"Hayagriva" | Hindu / Puranic / Epic | The most important incarnation of Vishnu |
| Demon name "Hayagriva (horse neck)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | (1) The most significant minor incarnation of the god VIS'NU. He probably originated as a horse god and later became an avatara åśśociated with wisdom and knowledge. At the behest of BRAHMA, Hayagriva rescued the Vedas, stolen by two demons, from the bottom of the primeval ocean. Depicted in human form with the head of a horse and, according to the texts, eight hands. Attributes: Book (Veda), horse's mane and rosary. Also the attributes of Vis'nu. Also Hayasirsa, Vadavavaktra.(2) Patron god of horses. Buddhist-Lamaist [Tibet]. One of a group of DHARMAPALA with terrible appearance and royal attire, he is considered to be an emanation of AKSOBHYA or AMITABHA. His SAKTI is MARICI. Color: red. Attributes: horse heads, staff and trident, but also arrow, ax, banner, bow, club, flames, flower, image of Aksobhya or Amitabha on the crown, lotus, noose, prayer wheel, skin, snakes, sword and trident. Three-eyed.... |
"Hekenjuk" | Eskimo | My people call the Sun Hekenjuk. We believe she is the sister of the moon, Taktik. They share the same house but visit the sky at different times. There is always one coming when one is going away. The Ihalmiut Eskimo |
| King name "Hel Keplein" | German | A mantle of invisibility belonging to the dwarf-king Laurin. German |
| Monster name "Hesione" | Greek | A daughter of Laomedon, and consequently a sister of Priam. When Troy was visited by a plague and a monster oh account of Laomedon's breach of promise, Laomedon, in order to get rid of these calamities, chained Hesione to a rock, in accordance with the command of an oracle, where she was to be devoured by wild beasts. Greek |
| God name "Hevajira" | Buddhist / Mahayana | God. A BODHISATTVA (buddha-designate) and an emanation of AKSOBHYA. The Tantric form of HERUKA and the Buddhist equivalent of the Hindu god Siva Nataraja. His SAKTI is NAIRAMATA or VAJRAVARAHI and he may appear dominating the four MARAS (the Hindu gods BRAHMA, VISNU, SIVA and INDRA). Color: blue. Attributes: bell, bow, hook, image of Aksobhya on crown, jewel, lotus, prayer wheel, wine glåśś. He holds a skull in each hand and an åśśortment of other weapons. Threeor eightheaded, from two to sixteen arms and two or four legs; three-eyed.... |
| God name "Hrsikesa" | Hindu | God, a minor avatar of Visnu Hindu |
| God name "Hrsikesa (lord of the senses)" | Hindu | God. Minor avatara of VIS NU. His SAKTI is HARSA.... |
| King name "Hutsipamamau'u Ocean Woman" | Chemehuevis | The Great Mother, the creator of all things who created the earth from her flaking skin. Chemehuevis |
"Hyndla" | Norse | A vala visited by Freyja, who comes to her to learn the genealogy of her favorite, Ottar. Norse |
| Ghost name "Ihoiho" | Tahiti | The ghosts of the dead, which were supposed often to visit the living, especially relatives, and to inflict illness or death. Tahiti |
| God name "Ina" | Polynesia | A lunar deity daughter of Kui or Vaitere, who kept an eel in a jar, but it soon grew into the eel-god, Tuna, who tried to rape her. The people of Upolo rescued her and sentenced him to death. At his request, she buried his head in the sand and from it grew the first coconut. Ina is married to Marama, the god of the night. She lives in the sky during the daytime when her husband is not visible. Polynesia |
| Spirit name "Ina'hitelan" | Koryak / Siberia | A guardian spirit that supervises the skies |
| Spirit name "Ina'hitelan" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | Guardian spirit. The father of cloud man YA'HALAN, he is perceived as a supervisor of the skies and reindeer are sacrificed to him.... |
"Inahitelan" | Siberia | The supreme being whose name maens "Supervisor." Siberia |
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