| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph name "Cytus" | Greek | A son of Zeus by the Rhodian nymph Himalia. Brother to Cronius, and Spartaeus. |
| King name "Dactyls" | Greek | The Dactyls of mount Ida in Phrygia, fabulous beings to whom the discovery of iron and the art of working it by means of fire was ascribed. Their name Dactyls, that is, Fingers, is accounted for in various ways; by their number being five or ten, or by the fact of their serving Rhea just as the fingers serve the hand, or by the story of their having lived at the foot of mount Ida. Greek |
| Supreme god name "Dagan (2)" | Western Semitic / Canaanite / Phoenician | Grain and fertility god. The father of BAAL in Ugaritic creation epics. A major sanctuary was built in his honor at Mari [Syria] and he was recognized in parts of Mesopotamia where he acquired the consort Salas. Worshiped mainly at Gaza and Asdod, but also the supreme god of the Philistines. Known in biblical references as Dagon (Judges 16.23). Mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Maccabees. The cult is thought to have continued until circa 150 BC. Israelite misinterpretation of the Ugaritic root Dagan led to the åśśumption that he was a fish god, therefore attributes include a fish tail.... |
| God name "Dagda" | Ireland | God of the earth, death, rebirth and long life. He was famous as a warrior, harpist and he liked his porridge. Ireland |
| King name "Dagonet" | Britain | In the romance La Mort d' Arthure he is called the fool of king Arthur, and was knighted by the king himself. Britain |
| Goddess name "Dahud-Ahes aka Dahut" | Britain | Goddess of earthly pleasure. Britain |
| God name "Daikoku" | Japan | God of wealth and happiness and one of the Seven Gods of Fortune. The god invoked specially by the artisans of Japan. He sits on a ball of rice, holding a hammer in his hand, with which he beats a sack; and every time he does so the sack becomes full of silver, rice, cloth, and other useful articles. Japan |
"Dainn aka Daain" | Norse | A hart that gnaws the branches of Ygdrasil. Norse |
| Demon name "Daktyloi" | Greek | These are the demonic beings discovered the art of working in metal |
| Deity name "Dalai-Lama" | Tibet | Chief of the two Tartar priests and a sort of incarnate deity. The other lama is called the "Tesho-lama." Tibet |
| Goddess name "Damkina" | Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria | earth mother goddess and consort of Ea. Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria |
"Daphnaea and Daphnaeus" | Greek | Surnames of Artemis and Apollo respectively, derived from a laurel, which was sacred to Apollo. In the case of Artemis it is uncertain why she bore that surname, and it was perhaps merely an allusion to her statue being made of laurel-wood. Greek |
| Goddess name "Deae Matres" | Britain | The mother goddesses, a triune of earth goddesses |
"Deimas" | Greek | A son of Dardåñuś and Chryse and brother of Idaeus, who when his family and a part of the Arcadian population emigrated, remained behind in Arcadia. Greek |
| Goddess name "Dekla" | Latvia | One of a trinity of fate goddesses that included her sisters Karta and Laima. Latvia |
"Delias" | Greek | The sacred vessel made by Theseus and sent annually from Athens to Delos. This annual festival lasted 30 days, during which no Athenian could be put to death, and as Socrates was condemned during this period his death was deferred till the return of the sacred vessel. The ship had been so often repaired that not a stick of the original vessel remained at the time, yet was it the identical ship. So the body changes from infancy to old age, and though no single particle remains constant, yet the man 6 feet high is identical with his infant body a span long. Greek |
"Demeter" | Greek | One of the great divinities of the Greeks. The name Demeter is supposed by some to be the same as mother earth, while others consider Deo, which is synonymous with Demeter and as derived from the Cretan word barley, so that Demeter would be the mother or giver of barley or of food generally. Greek |
"Demurge" | Gnostic | artisan or "craftsman" the Creator or Maker of the world. Gnostic |
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