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"Linga" | Hindu | A symbol of Divine generative energy, especially a phallus or phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva. Hindu |
God name "Linga" | Hindu | Symbol representing a god. The phallic form of SIVA.... |
"Lir" | Ireland | Father of Fionmala. On the death of Fingula, the mother of his daughter, he married the wicked Aoife, who, through spite, transformed the children of Lir into swans, doomed to float on the water till they heard the first måśś-bell ring. Ireland |
"Litae" | Greek | A personification of the prayers offered up in repentance. They are described as the daughters of Zeus, and as following closely behind crime, and endeavouring to make amends for what has been done but whoever disdains to receive them, has himself to atone for the crime that has been committed. Greek |
God name "Little-Endians" | Swift | The two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu waged a destructive war against each other, exhausted their treasures, and decimated their subjects on their different views of interpreting this vital direction contained in the 54th chapter of the Blun-decral: "All true believers break their eggs at the convenient end." The godfather of Calin Deffar Plane, the reigning emperor of Lilliput, happened to cut his finger while breaking his egg at the big end, and very royally published a decree commanding all his liege and faithful subjects, on pains and penalties of great severity, to break their eggs in future at the small end. The orthodox Blefuscudians deemed it their duty to resent this innovation, and declared a war of extermination against the heretical Lilliputians. Swift |
"Lityerses" | Greek | Lived in Phrygia, engaged in rural pursuits, and hospitably received all strangers that påśśed his house, but he then compelled them to åśśist him in the harvest, and whenever they allowed themselves to be surpåśśed by him in their work, he cut off their heads in the evening, and concealed their bodies in the sheaves, accompanying his deed with songs. Heracles, however, slew him, and threw his body into the Maeander. Greek |
Spirit name "Llew Llaw Gyffes" | Welsh | His mother would not name him; cursed him never to marry; and that he could only be killed a certain, secret way. The Celts equated the name with a spirit essence and true being. Llew turned into an eagle and flew away. Welsh |
Spirit name "Llorna" | Spain | this female spirit Lehrer's people to their, normally, drowning in bogs, swamps, etc. |
Spirit name "Loa" | Africa | spirit beings who were imported by Africa slaves Haiti / Puerto Rico |
Spirit name "Loa" | Puerto Rico / Haiti | spirit beings. The gods of the voodoo cult who were originally imported by slaves from West Africa. An amount of Christian influence is present in their makeup.... |
God name "Loba" | Duala / Cameroon, West Africa | Sun god. Local people pray to this deity after Sunset to ensure that he will appear again the following morning.... |
King name "Locrin" | Britain | Or Locrine. Father of Sabrina, and eldest son of the mythical Brutus, king of ancient Britain. On the death of his father he became king of Loegria. |
King name "Locrus" | Greek | 1. A son of Physcius and grandson of Amphictyon, became by Cabya the father of Locrus, the mythical ancestor of the Ozolian Locrians. According to some the wife of the former Locrus was called Cambyse or Protogeneia. 2. A son of Zeus and Maera, the daughter of the Argive king Proetus arid Antaia. Greek |
Deities name "Lodur" | Germanic | Creator god. Mentioned in påśśing in the creation mythology as being one of a trio of deities, with Odin and HOENIR, who engendered mankind.See also OTHIN.... |
God name "Logos" | Christian | Word coming from the mind of their god Christian / Gnostic |
God name "Logos" | Gnosticn Christian | The word coming from the mind of their god |
Deities name "Logos" | Greek | Primordial spirit of reason. A concept pro moted by the Stoics, who perceived Logos as the mind of JUPITER, but more generally recognized as the Divine essence from which all deities arise. Philo of Alexandria apportioned human charac teristics to Logos. The Gnostic Christian, Valenti nus, identified Logos as the word coming from the mind of the father. The Christian father Clement of Alexandria claimed it to be the first principle of the universe, while Origen perceived it as the prin ciple embodied in the flesh by Jesus Christ.... |
Goddess name "Lohasur Devi" | India | Goddess of the forging of iron India |