Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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King name "Diomedes" | Greek | A son of Tydeus and Deipyle, the husband of Aegialeia, and the successor of Adrastus in the kingdom of Argos, though he was descended from an Aetolian family. Greek |
King name "Dion" | Greek | A king in Laconia whose daughters were metamorphosed into rocks. Greek |
"Dione" | Greek | A female Titan, a daughter of Oceåñuś and Tethys, and, according to others, of Uråñuś and Ge, or of Aether and Ge. She was beloved by Zeus, by whom she became the mother of Aphrodite. Greek |
God name "Dionysia" | Greek | Festivals celebrated in various parts of Greece in honour of Dionysus. We have to consider under this head several festivals of the same deity, although some of them bore different names, for here, as in other cases, the name of the festival was sometimes derived from that of the god, sometimes from the place where it was celebrated, and sometimes from some particular cirçúɱstance connected with its celebration. Greek |
"Dionysius" | Greek | These mysterious rites were, at first, imparted to a few, but afterwards communicated to great numbers, both men and women Greek |
God name "Dionysus" | Greek | The youthful, beautiful, but effeminate god of wine. He is also called both by Greeks and Romans Bacchus, that is, the noisy or riotous god, which was originally a mere epithet or surname of Dionysus, but does not occur till after the time of Herodotus. Greek |
Hero name "Dioscuri" | Greek | Sons of Zeus, the well-known heroes, Castor and Pollux, or Polydeuces Greek |
God name "Dioskouroi" | Greek | Twin gods see Castor & Pollux |
God name "Dioskouroi" | Greek | Twin gods. See also POLYDETKES.... |
"Dioxippe" | Greek | wife of Aegyptus |
Goddess name "Dipa" | Buddhist | Goddess of light Buddhist / Tibet |
Goddess name "Dipa (personification of the oil lamp)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess of light. Considered to be among the group of ASTAMATARAS (mothers). Color: blue or red. Attribute: a lamp.... |
Goddess name "Dipa Tara" | Buddhist | Minor goddess Buddhist / Mahayana |
Goddess name "Dipa Tara (lamp Tara)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. Color: yellow. Attribute: a torch.... |
"Dipamkara" | Buddhist | Proceeded the Buddha in east Asia Buddhist |
Deity name "Dipankara" | Buddhas | deity who is one of the minor group of Buddhas Buddhist / Tibet |
Deity name "Dipankara (light causer)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | deity. One of a minor group of buddhas. Color: yellow. Attributes: none in particular.... |
Goddess name "Dipti" | Hindu | Minor goddess Hindu / Puranic |