| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Cunnembeille" | Australia | wife of Biame. She lives in the heavens with him and his other wife, Birrahgnooloo. Australia |
| God name "Cupid" | Greek | Eros, Amor, the god of love, viewed as a chubby little boy, armed with bow and arrows, and often with eyes bandaged. Greek |
"Cupido" | Greece | Like Amor and Voluptas, a modification of the Greek Eros, whose worship was carried to Rome from Greece. |
| Goddess name "Cupra" | Etruscans | A form of the Great Goddess equated to Juno and one of the Nine Great Gods who had the ability to throw thunderbolts. Etruscans |
"Cura" | Roman | The personification of Care. Roman |
"Curitis" | Sabine | A surname of Juno, which is usually derived from the Sabine word curis, a lance or spear. |
| Spirit name "Cururipur" | S American | spirit of the jungle that brings destruction to tortoise hunters. South American |
| Goddess name "Cutzi" | Americas | Goddess of the moon. Americas |
"Cwn y Wybr" | Welsh | Dogs that haunt the air. Welsh |
| Hero name "Cyamites" | Greek | The hero of beans, a mysterious being, who had a small sanctuary on the road from Athens to Eleusis. Greek |
| Nymph name "Cyane" | Greek | A Sicilian nymph and playmate of Proserpina, who was changed through grief at the loss of Proserpina into a well. Greek |
"Cyanippus a" | Greek | Cyanippus a son of Aegialeus and prince of Argos. Apollodorus calls him a brother of Aegialeus and a son of Adrastus. Greek |
"Cyathus" | Greek | The youthful cup-bearer of Oeneus, was killed by Heracles on account of a fault committed in the discharge of his duty. Greek |
| Goddess name "Cybele" | Phrygian | A deification of the earth Mother. Like Gaia (the "Earth") or her Minoan equivalent Rhea, Cybele embodies the fertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature, wild animals, especially lions and bees. Phrygian |
| Goddess name "Cybele" | Romanized name | Mother goddess. See also KYBELE.... |
| King name "Cychreus or Cenchereus" | Greek | A son of Poseidon and Salamis, became king of the island of Salamis, which was called after him Cychreia, and which he delivered from a dragon. Greek |
| Cyclop name "Cyclopes" | Greek | Cyclopes According to the ancient cosmogonies, the Cyclopes were the sons of Uråñuś and Ge; they belonged to the Titans, and were three in number, whose names were Arges, Steropes, and Brontes, and each of them had only one eye on his forehead. Together with the other Titans, they were cast by their father into Tartarus, but, instigated by their mother, they åśśisted Cronus in usurping the government. |
"Cycnus" | Greek | A son of Apollo by Thyria or Hyria, the daughter of Amphinomus. He was a handsome hunter, living in the district between Pleuron and Calydon, and although beloved by many, repulsed all his lovers. Greek |