| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Wagyl" | Australia | A snakelike creature who created the waterways in and around the south-west of Western Australia |
| Goddess name "Walutahanga" | Melanesia | The eight-fold snake goddess who was born to a human mother. Melanesia |
| God name "Wollunqua" | Australia | A snake-god of Rain and fertility. Australian Aboriginal |
| Supreme god name "Wonajo" | Melanesia | The supreme god and the leader of the mythological snake people. Rossel Island, Melanesia |
| Monster name "Yacu-mama" | Indian | Mother of waters. A fabulous sea-snake, fifty paces long and twelve yards in girth, said to lurk in the lagunes of South America, and in the river Amazon. This monster draws into its mouth whatever påśśes within a hundred yards of it, and for this reason an Indian will never venture to enter an unknown lagune till he has blown his horn, which the yacu-mama never fails to answer if it is within hearing. By this means the danger apprehended is avoided. South America |
| God name "Yamandaga" | Kalmuck | One of the senior gods. Depicted with six hands, holding a scepter, a pair of ropes, two drinking vessels and an animal skin. Coloured blue with red palms and soles, he has snakes coiled around ankles and wrists and another forming a necklace; another necklace is made up of human heads. His crown is made of flowers and skulls. Kalmuck |
| Goddess name "Yurlunggur" | Australia | A Rainbow snake goddess, who oversaw the maturing and initiation of boys into manhood. She was a fertility goddess, åśśociated with rebirth and the weather. She is also known as Kalseru. Arnhem Land, Australia |
| Spirit name "Zuzeca The Snake" | Lakota | An animistic spirit who is the father of lies patron of hidden things and a keeper of concealed knowledge. Lakota |
Table of Gods
Your guide to the World gods, spirits,
demons and legendary monsters
1996 - 2024 Copyright © Godfinder.org
