| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Vetustas" | Roman | The Roman personification of antiquity, long duration, great age ancient times, antiquity. |
| Goddess name "Vina" | Buddhist | Goddess of music. The personification of a lute. Color: yellow. Attribute: a lute.... |
| God name "Vindhya" | Hindu | mountain god. Personification of the hills forming the northern edge of the Deccan area of central India.... |
"Virmalised" | Estonian | The personification of the Polar Lights. Estonian |
| King name "Virtus" | Roman | The Roman personification of manly valour. She was represented with a short tunic, her right breast uncovered, a helmet on her head, a spear in her left hand, a sword in the right, and standing with her right foot on a helmet. There was a golden statue of her at Rome, which Alaricus, king of the Goths, melted down. Roman |
"Vis" | Greek | The Roman personification of strength, force, vigor, power, energy. Similar to the Greek Bia in regards to hostile strength, force and violence personified. |
"Volupia" | Roman | The personification of sensual pleasure among the Romans. She is also called Voluptas. |
"Wagadu" | Africa | Mother of the Fulbe nation and the personification of physical prowess and hunting. Africa |
"Whaitiri" | Maori | A personification of thunder, and the grandmother of Tawhaki and Karihi, who married a mortal chief. She invented the toilet, showed humans how to use it, and returned to the sky, where she still lives. Maori |
| 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.... |
"Wintersmith" | Discworld | The personification of Winter. At his core he is the elemental personification of ice. Originally just a shape in the snow, with two violet eyes, he later formed a "snowman" out of all the elements that make a human body. He creates snowflakes and icebergs, and also the patterns of ice on windows. Discworld |
| Spirit name "Wu'squus" | Chukchee / eastern Siberia | spirit of darkness. The personification of the night and the sibling of NA'CHITNA'IRGIN, the spirit of the left-hand dawn.... |
"Xiuhtecuhtli" | Aztec | The personification of life after death, warmth in the cold, light in darkness and food during famine. He was usually depicted with a red or yellow face and a censer on his head. His wife was Chalchiuhtlicue. Aztec |
| Spirit name "Ya'china'ut (moon woman)" | Koryak / southeastern Siberia | moon spirit. The personification of the moon.... |
"Zelus" | Greek | The personification of zeal or strife, a son of Pallas and Styx, and a brother of Nice. Greek |
"Zvonimir" | Croatian | A personification of peace. Croatian |
"Zygmunt" | Polish | The personification of victory. Polish |
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