Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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King name "Creiddylad" | Welsh | Originally betrothed to Gwythr ap Greidawl, she is abducted by Gwyn ap Nudd, causing the two rivals to go to war over her. In the early Arthurian tale Culhwch and Olwen, king Arthur settles the feud by arranging for the two to battle every May Day until Doomsday. Welsh |
Goddess name "Crobh Dearg" | Ireland | the red claw. Goddess of war. Ireland |
Goddess name "Crobh Dearg/ Crove Dairg" | Irish | A war goddess |
God name "Cu Chulain" | Celtic | God of warriors and chivalry. Celtic |
Goddess name "Cymidei / Cymeinfoll" | Wales | A war goddess |
Goddess name "Cymidei Cymeinfoll" | Welsh | Cymidei Cymeinfoll (big belly of battle), was a goddess of the Mabinogi. Cymidei gave birth to one fully-formed and armed warrior every six weeks. Welsh |
God name "Dagda" | Ireland | God of the earth, death, rebirth and long life. He was famous as a warrior, harpist and he liked his porridge. Ireland |
God name "Daho" | Pyrenean | A deity that may be a god of war |
God name "Dazhbog" | Slavic | God of the sky, wealth and war. Slavic |
God name "Dazhbog/ Dabog/ Dazbog" | Slavic | A god of the sky, wealth & war |
God name "Degei" | Fiji | God of the Kauvadra hills who interrogates the souls of the dead and punishes the souls of lazy people while rewarding those of hard working people. Fiji |
Goddess name "Dendritis" | Greek | The goddess of the tree, occurs as a surname of Helen at Rhodes, and the following story is related to account for it. After the death of Menelaus, Helen was driven from her home by two natural sons of her husband. She fled to Rhodes, and sought the protection of her friend Polyxo, the widow of Tlepolemus. But Polyxo bore Helen a grudge, since her own husband Tlepolemus had fallen a victim in the Trojan war. Accordingly, once while Helen was bathing, Polyxo sent out her servants in the disguise of the Erinnyes, with the command to hang Helen on a tree. |
Demon name "Devas" | India | Some gods at perpetual war with the demons |
Demon name "Devas" | India | Some gods at perpetual war with the demons. India |
Goddess name "Devi" | Hindu | A twelve armed warrior goddess |
Goddess name "Devi" | Hindu | Twelve armed warrior goddess. Hindu |
Monster name "Devonshire" | Britain | A corruption of Debon's-share. This Debon was one of the heroes who came with Brute from Troy. One of the giants that he slew in the south coasts of England was Coulin, whom he chased to a vast pit eight leagues across. The monster trying to leap this pit, fell backwards, and lost his life in the chasm. When Brutus allotted out the island, this portion became Debon's-share. Britain |
Goddess name "Dia Griene" | Scotland | Goddess of war Scotland |