Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Bat" | Egypt / Upper | cow goddess of fertility. She was probably well known in the Old kingdom (circa 2700 BC onward). Associated principally with Upper Egypt, for a while she may have rivaled Hathor in Lower Egypt but by the time of the New kingdom (sixteenth century BC) her influence had waned. She may be represented on the Narmer Palette (Cairo Museum) which com memorates the unification of the two kingdoms. Bat is only rarely found in large sculptures and paintings, but is often the subject of Egyptian period jewelry, including amulets and ritual sistrum rattles. Depicted as a cow or anthropo morphically with bovine ears and horns. Also Bata.... |
Angel name "Batqol" | Christian | A female angel whose name means "heavenly voice." and her voice was heard by Cain asking "Where is thy brother, Abel?" after Cain murdered his brother. |
"Beelsamin" | Romn | Lord of heaven. Phoenician equivalent to Zeus |
God name "Beg-Tse (concealed coat of mail)" | Buddhist / Lamaist / Tibet | God of war. One of a group of eight DHARMAPALA with terrible appearance and royal attire. Stands with one foot on a horse and one on a man. Color: red. Attrib utes: banner, fire, skin and sword. May appear with three eyes. Also Cam srin.... |
God name "Belenus" | Celtic | God charged with the welfare of sheep and cattle, he also was God of the Sun and healer in some regions and åśśociated with Beltane Pan-Celtic |
"Bendith y Mamau" | Wales | Carmarthenshire name for fairies, means "Mother's Blessing". Phrase is used as a prayer to protect from evil. Wales |
Demon name "Beru" | Brazil | The butterfly demon who appears at the female puberty rites |
Goddess name "Bharani (bearing)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Minor goddess of misfortune. A malevolent NAKSATRA, daughter of DAKSA and wife of CANDRA (SOMA). Also Apabharanis.... |
King name "Bhrkuti-Tara" | Buddhist / Tibet | The Nepalese queen of Tibet's first great religious king, songtsen Gambo and credited with the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet and China. In the Lamaeist Tradition, Bhrkuti-Tara is incarnate in all good women. Buddhist / Tibet |
Goddess name "Bhrkuti-Tara (she who frowns)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Mother goddess. In Lamaism particularly, a cruel form of TARA, the mother of the BUDDHA. The so-called yellow Tara. An emanation of AMITABHA. Also identified as a female BODHISATTVA or buddha-designate. Color: yellow. Attribute: image of Amitabha, lotus, rosary, staff, trident and water jar. Threeeyed. Also JANGULI and VAJRATARA.... |
Goddess name "Bhutamata" | Hindu | A terrible and malevolent goddess, a form of Devi. Hindu |
God name "Bidhata Purusha" | Hindu | A god of fate and the Hindu equivalent of the Fates and the Norns. He writes the child's future life on its forehead, on the sixth day after its birth. |
Goddess name "Bidhgoe" | Celtic | Female of Illusion, Goddess of love and of sexuality Celtic |
Spirit name "Bilwis" | Teutonic | A maleficent spirit who was active on Walpurgis night and wrought havoc to the crops. Teutonic |
Demon name "Blue Goblin" | Carnarvonshire | A malevolent demon in Carnarvonshire. |
Goddess name "Branwen/ Branwyn" | Irish / Manx / Wales | The Venus of the Northern Seas & a goddess of love |
Goddess name "Brizo" | Greek | A prophetic goddess of the island of Delos, who sent dreams and revealed their meaning to man. Her name is connected to falling asleep. Greek |
Goddess name "Buddhaalocana" | Buddhist | Goddess and female Buddha Buddhist / Shingon |