Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Ninsusinak" | Elamite | National god of the Elamite Empire and consort of the mother goddess Pinikir. Ninsusinak was god of oaths and judge of the dead. |
Goddess name "Nintu" | Sumeria | Ninhursag, the earth and mother-goddess, one of the seven great deities of Sumer. She is principally a fertility goddesses. Sumeria |
Goddess name "Nintu" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Mother goddess. According to legend she pinched off fourteen pieces of primordial clay which she formed into womb deities, seven on the left and seven on the right with a brick between them, who produced the first seven pairs of human embryos. She is closely identified with the goddess Ninhursaga a and may have become Belet Ili (mistress of the gods) when, at Enki's suggestion, the gods slew one among themselves and used his blood and flesh, mixed with clay, to create mankind.... |
God name "Nintura" | Akkadia | God of thunderstorms and the plow Babylon / Mesopotamia / Akkadia / Sumeria |
God name "Ninurta" | Babylon | God of Agriculture, Rain, fertility, war, thunderstorms, wells, canals and floods. Babylon |
Goddess name "Nirmali" | Nuristan | Goddess of fertility and childbirth. Nuristan |
Goddess name "Nirriti" | Buddhist | Goddess of misery, misfortune, disease and death and the embodiment of all sins. Appeared at the time of the churning of the ocean before the goddess of fortune. Buddhist |
Goddess name "Nirrti (destruction)" | Hindu / Vedic / Puranic | (1) Destructive goddess of darkness. Known chiefly from the Rg-veda, Nirrti has a generally malignant aspect and is åśśociated with pain, misfortune and death. She is believed to live in the south (the land of the dead). She is dark-skinned, wears dark dress and receives the dark husks of sacrifice. She is feared by many Hindus, whose offerings are frequent and repeated. In later Hinduism, Nirrti changes sex and becomes a dikpala god of terrifying appearance, guarding the southwestern quarter; he has various consorts including Davi, Kalika and Krsnangi. He stands upon a lion, a man or a corpse. Attributes: javelin, shield, staff, sword and teeth.(2) God. Buddhist. A dikpala or guardian. Color: blue. Stands upon a corpse. Attributes: shield and sword.... |
Goddess name "Nissaba" | Sumeria | Nisaba or Nidaba, goddess of fertility, in particular of the date palm and the reed. In Assyrian times, she came to be regarded as the goddess of writing, learning and astrology. Sumeria |
Goddess name "Nit" | Egypt | Goddess of weaving, war, hunting and the Red Crown, creator deity, mother of Ra. Egypt |
God name "Nixies" | Teutonic | The counterpart of the Greek water nymphs, and by the river-gods of the Rhine. Teutonic |
God name "Njord" | Norse | A god of fertility, war, sea and windsþ |
God name "Njord" | Norse | A van, vanagod. He was husband of Skade, and father of Frey and Freyja. He dwells in Noatun. Norse |
God name "Njord" | Norse | One of the Vanir and the god of wind, fertile land along the seacoast, as well as seamanship, sailing and fishing. Norse |
God name "Njord" | Scandinavia | A god of fishing, prosperity & ships |
God name "Nkuando" | Zaire | The god of death and hunters. Zaire |
Goddess name "Noctiluca" | Spanish | Goddess of the moon, fertility, life, death and hunting. Spanish |
God name "Nohochacyum" | Mayan | Our True Lord a creator god of the Lacandon. |