| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Dhanvantari (traveling through an arc)" | Hindu / Vedic, Epic / Puranic | Sun god. In later tradition a minor incarnation or avatara of the god VISNU, also closely åśśociated with Medicine. In Vedic mythology Dhanvantari carried the ambrosia created from the primeval ocean of milk. He brought medical science to mankind. Only as the religion evolved did he become identified as an avatara. As KANTATMAN (PRADYUMNA), he is thought to be Kama reincarnated after his death at the hands of SIVA. Various other epithets and existences are attributed to this deity. Offerings are due to him at dusk in the northeastern quarter. He is the guardian deity of hospitals which are usually in the vicinity of a sanctuary of Visnu. Attributes: two bowls containing ambrosia. Also Kantatman.... |
| Deities name "Dharmapala" | Buddhist / particularly Lamaist / Tibet | Collective name for a group of eight tutelary deities. They wear royal apparel but are of terrible appearance and are considered to be the guardians of the law. General attributes: ax, cup, knife and snake.... |
| God name "Dhrtarastra (his empire is firm)" | Buddhist | Minor god. One of the dikpalas or guardians of the easterly direction. Color: white. Attribute: lute.... |
| God name "Dhvajosnisa" | Buddhist | God, apparently Guardian deity Buddhist |
| Deities name "Dhvajosnisa" | Buddhist | God. An USNISA deity apparently connected with the guardian deities or dikpalas in the southwestern quarter. Color: reddish-blue. Attributes: banner with jewel.... |
| Goddess name "Diana" | Roman | moon goddess. Living in the Forests, she is a huntress and protector of animals, also the guardian of virginity. Generally modeled on the Greek goddess ARTEMIS, she had a sanctuary on the Aventine Hill in Rome and, under Roman rule, took over the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.... |
| Angel name "Dis plural Disir" | Norse | Attendant spirit or guardian angel. Any female mythic being may be called Dis. Norse |
| Goddess name "Disir" | Germanic | Collective name for guardian goddesses norse / germanic |
| Goddess name "Disir" | Nordic / Icelandic / / Germanic | Collective name for guardian goddesses. They were the subject of a sacrificial ritual in autumn and have strong fertility connotations as vegetation and fertility deities. They are identified in the Sigr drifumal (Poetic Edda) and include the Valkyries and Norns of Germanic mythology.... |
| God name "Dogumrik" | Afghanistan | Local warrior and guardian god. Afghanistan |
| God name "Dogumrik" | Kafir / Afghanistan | Local guardian and warrior god. Known from the village of Shtiwe in the southeastern Hindukush, Dogumrik is the herdsman to the daughters of the god IMRA and possibly a localized equivalent of the god MON.... |
| Angel name "Dubdiel" | Jewish | An angel who acted as a guardian over the seventy nations. Jewish |
| Hero name "Dwarf Alberich" | Scandinavian | Is the guardian of the famous "hoard" won by Siegfried from the Nibelungs. The dwarf is twice vanquished by the hero, who gets possession of his Tarn-kappe (cloak of invisibility). Nibelungen Lied |
| Deity name "Dylan" | British / Welsh | Guardian deity of the mouth of the River Conway. British / Welsh |
| Deity name "Dylan" | Wales / Britain | A guardian deity of the mouth of the River Conway |
| God name "Ebisu" | Japan | God of fishermen, good luck, and workingmen, as well as the guardian of the health of small children. Japan |
| Spirit name "Ehlose" | Zulu | The guardian spirit which may take many forms, and warns of approaching dangers. Zulu |
| Goddess name "Enekpe" | Africa | Goddess of the family and guardian of destiny Africa |
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