| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Nymph name "Cnossia" | Greek | A nymph of the Cretan town of Cnossus who was the mother of Xenodamus by Menelaus |
"Cretheus" | Greek | A son of Aeolus and Enarete, was married to Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus, by whom he became the father of Aeson, Pheres, Amythaon, and Hippolyte. He is called the founder of the town of lolcus. Greek |
| Goddess name "Cythereia" | Greek | Or Cythera, Cytherias, different forms of a surname of Aphrodite, derived from the town of Cythera in Crete, or from the island of Cythera, where the goddess was said to have first landed, and where she had a celebrated temple. Greek |
"Daemones" | Greek | family of elementals who inhabit fields, Forests, mountains, oceans, streams, lakes, valleys, desert, some towns and they are immortal Greek |
"Derrhiatis" | Sparta | A surname of Artemis, which she derived from the town of Derrhion on the road from Sparta to Arcadia. |
"Dyrrhachius" | Greek | A son of Poseidon and Melissa, from whom the town of Dyrrachium derived its name. Greek |
"Dysponteus aka Dyspontius" | Greek | A son of Oenomaus or Pelops, believed to be the founder of the town of Dyspontium, in Pisatis. Greek |
| God name "Elagabal (lord of the mountain)" | Syrian | Local tutelary god. Probably originating as a mountain deity with strong solar links. His sacred animal is the eagle. His cult was based on the town of Emesa [Homs], where he was worshiped in the form of a dome-shaped, black stone obelisk. His name became Hellenized as Heliogabalos.... |
| Goddess name "Enyo" | Greek | The goddess of war, who delights in bloodshed and the destruction of towns, and accompanies Mars in battles. Greek |
| God name "Ephesus" | Greek | A son of the river-god Caystrus, who was said, conjointly with Cresus, to have built the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, and to have called the town after himself. Greek |
| King name "Eurytus" | Greek | A son of Melaneus and Stratonice was king of Oechalia, probably the Thessalian town of this name. He was a skilful archer and married to Antioche, by whom he became the father of lole, Iphitus, Molion or Deion, Clytius, and Toxeus. Greek |
| God name "Glanis" | France | A Gaulish god åśśociated with a healing spring at the town of Glanum in the Alpilles mountains of Provence in southern France. |
"Golgus" | Greek | A son of Adonis and Aphrodite, from whom the town of Golgi, in Cyprus, was believed to have derived its name. Greek |
| Goddess name "Gramadevata" | India | Generic term for a local tutelary deity. Such deities are identified as not being served by Brahman priests. Most are goddesses e.g. CAMUNDA, DURGA and KALI. Generally they are invoked in small villages where they guard boundaries and fields and are represented by a painted stone, but they are also to be found in larger towns and cities.... |
| God name "Gujo" | Pakistan | A god who had a town named after him in Sindh, Pakistan. |
"Haliartus" | Greek | A son of Thersander, and grandson of Sisyphus, founded the town of Haliartus in Boeotia. He is further said to have been adopted with Coronus by Athamas |
"Halmus" | Greek | A son of Sisyphus, and father of Chryse and Chrysogeneia. He was regarded as the founder of the Boeotian town of Halmones. Greek |
"Harpina" | Greek | A daughter of Asopus, from whom the town of Harpina or Harpinna in Elis was believed to have derived its name. She became by Ares the mother of Oenomaus. Greek |
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