Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Verethragna Persia" | Iran | The god of victory, he is perceived to be present in the wind |
God name "Verevctor" | Roman | A minor god of plowing who was åśśociated with the sacrifices to Tellus & Ceres |
Goddess name "Veritas" | Roman | The goddess of truth and a daughter of Saturn. Roman |
"Veronica" | Christian | It is said that a maiden handed her handkerchief to Jesus on His way to Calvary. He wiped the sweat from his brow, returned the handkerchief to the owner, and went on. The handkerchief was found to bear a perfect likeness of the Saviour, and was called Vera-Iconica (true likeness), and the maiden was ever after called St. Veronica. One of these handkerchiefs is preserved at St. Peter's church in Rome, and another in Milan cathedral. Christian |
Goddess name "Verplaca" | Roman | Goddess of family harmony. Roman |
Goddess name "Verticordia" | Roman | Changer of the Heart, an attribute of Venus, the goddess who turns the hearts of men. Roman |
God name "Vertumnus" | Roman | A minor god of orchards & gardens, likely of of Etruscan origin his festival is beingVertumnalia on August 13th |
God name "Vertumnus" | Roman | Is said to have been an Etruscan divinity whose worship was introduced at Rome by an ancient Vulsinian colony. The name signifies "the god who changes or metamorphoses himself." For this reason the Romans connected Vertumnus with all occurrences to which the verb verto applies, such as the change of seasons, purchase and sale, the return of rivers to their proper beds,etc. But in reality the god was connected only with the transformation of plants, and their progress from being in blossom to that of bearing fruit. Roman |
Goddess name "Vertumnus" | Roman | Minor god of gardens and orchards. Of Etruscan origin, he is the consort of the goddess POMONA. Usually represented with garden implements and offered fruit and flowers. He was celebrated annually in the Vertumnalia festival on August 13.... |
God name "Vervactor" | Roman | Minor god of ploughing. Associated with sacrifices to TELLUS and CERES.... |
Goddess name "Vesna" | Slavic | Goddess of the spring. Slavic |
Goddess name "Vesta" | Roman | Was the goddess of the hearth, and therefore inseparably connected with the Penates, for Aeneas was believed to have brought the eternal fire of Vesta from Troy, along with the images of the Penates. The praetors, consuls, and dictators, before entering upon their official functions, sacrificed not only to the Penates, but also to Vesta at Lavinium. (The Aeneid by Virgil. Book II) |
Goddess name "Vestal Virgin" | Greek | A nun, a religieuse, properly a maiden dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta. The duty of these virgins was to keep the fire of the temple always burning, both day and night. They were required to be of spotless chastity. Greek |
"Vestre" | Norse | The dwarf presiding over the west region. Norse |
Goddess name "Vetali" | Buddhist | Goddess of terrifying appearance and the destroyer of Mara. Buddhist |
Goddess name "Vetali" | BuddhistLamaist / Tibet | Goddess of terrifying appearance. One of a group of gauri. Color: red. Attribute: a chain.... |
Spirit name "Veteema" | Estonian | The water Mother, a spirit believed to rule the waters and their bounty. Estonian |
"Vetustas" | Roman | The Roman personification of antiquity, long duration, great age ancient times, antiquity. |