| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Maat" | Egypt | Minor goddess of cosmic order. Epitomizing the harmonious laws of the cosmic order. She is recognized from the middle of the third millennium, and probably earlier, closely åśśociated with the creator deities and particularly the Sun god. In later times she was described as the daughter of Re. Her only known sanctuary is in the complex of Karnak at Thebes. Maat is depicted either in human form wearing an ostrich plume on her head or by an ostrich feather alone. The rulers of Egypt believed that they governed under her aegis and frequently had themselves described as beloved of Maat. Maat was also integral to the success of a soul påśśing through the Hall of the Two Truths, where the heart was weighed, to reach Paradise.... |
| God name "Mabon (son)" | Celtic / Welsh | God of youth. The son of an earthly mother, MODRON. According to legend he was abducted when three days old. Also a god of hunters and fishermen. He is known particularly from northwestern Britain and his cult extends along the region of Hadrian's Wall. Known from many Romano-Celtic inscriptions and syncretized with the Romano-Greek god APOLLO.... |
| God name "Mabon ap Modron" | Celtic | Divine son, the son of Modron "divine mother"). Synonymous with the Ancient British god, Maponos. He was a hunter god who was stolen from his mother three days after his birth. He then lived in Annwn until he was rescued by Culhwch. Because of his time in Annwn, Mabon stayed a young adult forever. Celtic |
| God name "Mac Da Tho" | Irish | God of the otherworld. Irish |
| Goddess name "Macha" | Celtic / Irish | Fertility goddess. One of the aspects of the MORRIGAN (a trio of warrior goddesses with strong sexual connotations), she appears as the consort of Nemed and of Crunnchu. She is also a warrior goddess who influences the outcome of battle by magical devices. She can change shape from girl to hag and is generally dressed in red. She is depicted with red hair. She appears thus to the Irish hero, Cu Chulainn, before the Battle of Moytura when she suddenly changes herself into a crow, the harbinger of death. heads of slaughtered soldiers were fixed on the so-called Pole of Macha, and the ancient religious center of Emain Macha in Ulster is named after her.See also Banbha, ERIU and Fodla.... |
| Goddess name "Macha[s]" | Irish | One of the aspects of the triple Morrigu, also a goddess of fertility, festival &, sports & war |
| God name "Macuilcozcacuauhtli" | Aztec | Macuilcozcacuauhtli (five vulture) - one of the Ahuiateteo, the gods of excess. Aztec |
| God name "Macuilcuetzpalin" | Aztec | Macuilcuetzpalin (five lizard) - one of the Ahuiateteo the, gods of excess. Aztec |
| God name "Macuilmalinalli" | Aztec | Macuilmalinalli (five gråśś) - one of the Ahuiateteo, the gods of excess. Aztec |
| God name "Macuiltochtli" | Aztec | Macuiltochtli (five rabbit) - one of the Ahuiateteo, the gods of excess. Aztec |
| God name "Macuilxochitl" | Aztec | Macuilxochitl (five flower) - the god of games and gambling, and chief of the Ahuiateteo, the gods of excess. Aztec |
| Goddess name "Madalait" | Australia | Creator goddess and the sister-in-law of Wala, a Sun goddess. Australia |
| God name "Madari" | Qanat | A fertility god and he who enriches in the mother's womb. Qanat |
| Goddess name "Maeve" | Ireland | Mother goddess who is the apotheosis of the land Ireland |
| Goddess name "Maeye" | Celtic / Irish | Mother goddess. The mythical queen of Connaught. According to tradition her consort is Ailill and she represents the Sovereignty of Ireland at Connaught. She is thus the apotheosis of the land which is sacred.... |
| Goddess name "Mafdet" | Egypt | Minor goddess. She acts as a guardian against snakes and scorpions. She is depicted in the form of a panther, often with the instrument of an executioner.... |
| Goddess name "Magna Mater" | Roman | The queen of heaven, Mother of All the Gods, Great Mother of the gods, Creatrix of the Universe, etc. Mother goddess from the beginning of time and exists in almost every ancient mythology. She is the earth or bears the planet and beings out of herself. |
| God name "Magni" | German | This is a god of the future who has not yet arrived & a son of Thor |