| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Tlazolteotl" | Aztec | Tlaelquani, Tlazolteotli, the goddess of purification from filth, disease or excess. Aztec |
| Goddess name "Triduana" | Scotland | Goddess of Edinburgh Scotland |
| God name "Tuan MacCarell" | Ireland | A God of animals and woodlands. Ireland |
| God name "Tumatauenga" | Polynesian / including Maori | God of war. One of the children of the prime parents RANGINUI and PAPATUANUKU, he proposed the slaughter of his parents when it was decided to separate them as sky and earth. He was subsequently given charge over mankind (tangata), which he imbued with his lust for the warfare and violence that was a characteristic part of Maori culture. Also Kumatauenga (Hawaiian).... |
"Ualare" | New Guinea | The name for ancestors, ualare is that by which all sacred objects are designated. Certain animals are ualare, and as these were never injured or eaten. The Elema, Papuan Gulf, New Guinea |
| Supreme god name "Uanari" | Venezuela | Supreme god and creator who is constantly vying with the malevolent Kahu. Venezuela |
| God name "Vaizgantas" | Lithuanian | A god of flax. Lithuanian |
"Vakarine" | Lithuanian | The evening Venus, who makes the bed for the Sun. Lithuanian |
| Spirit name "Vejopatis" | Lithuanian | The spirit of wind. He is the father of the winds, usually described as a wrathful, inexorable, evil spirit with a beard, wings and two faces. Lithuanian and Prussian |
| Spirit name "Vele" | Lithuanian | spirits of dead human beings. Lithuanian |
| Goddess name "Veliuona" | Lithuanian | A goddess of death. Lithuanian |
"Velnias" | Lithuanian | The devil or evil personified. Lithuanian |
| Demon name "War Hsuan" | China | God of wild beasts, prison, robbers, enemies and demons of all kinds. China |
| Deities name "Whiro" | Polynesian / Maori | God of death. Regarded as an errant son of the creator deities, RANGINUI and PAPATUANUKU, Whiro stands as the chief antagonist of TANEMAHUTA, the creator god of light. He is, therefore, the personification of darkness and evil. During the time of creation from chaos, Whiro is said to have fought an epic battle against Tanemahuta in the newly formed heavens. He was vanquished and forced to descend into the underworld where he became ruler over the dead and chief among the lesser underworld deities who are responsible for various forms of disease and sickness. In the temporal world the lizard, a symbol of death, embodies him, and various creatures of the night, including the owl and the bat, are earthly representatives from his kingdom, as are such malignant insect pests as the mosquito. This deity is not to be confused with the legendary human voyager and adventurer of the same name whose traditions have, in the past, often been muddled with those of the god.... |
| God name "Wong Taisin (the great immortal Wong)" | Chinese | God. Probably an incarnation or avatara of the god HUANG TI (the yellow emperor), he is considered benevolent. Closely åśśociated with a district in Kowloon which is named after him. His cult arrived in Hong Kong in 1915 from Kwangtung in the form of a painting brought by a man and his son. It was installed in a small temple in Wanchai. In 1921 a larger sanctuary was built, from public funds, facing the sea and backed by Lion Rock.... |
| King name "Wu Guan" | Chinese | king of the fourth hell. Chinese |
| God name "Wu-tai Yuan-shuai" | China | God of musicians. China |
| Goddess name "Yanguang Pusa" | China | Goddess of healing and eyes China |
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