| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Nintur" | Babylon | Goddess of the womb Babylon |
| God name "Nintura" | Akkadia | God of thunderstorms and the plow Babylon / Mesopotamia / Akkadia / Sumeria |
| Goddess name "Nirmali" | Kafir / Afghanistan | Birth goddess. Goddess of the childbirth but usually separated from the rest of the village. She is invoked by women during labor or menstruation. Her sacred animal is the ram. There is an argument that she is, in fact, a manifestation of the goddess Disani rather than a distinct deity. Also Shuwe.... |
| 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 "Nirriti" | Hindu / Vedic | One of the Guardians of the directions, representing the southwest. She was originally a goddess of death, connected with Devi, who later became the male Guardian. The gender shift also involved a union with Nirrta, the masculine aspect of the female Nirrti. Hindu / Vedic |
| 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 |
| Goddess name "Niu" | Taiwanese | Goddess who Presides over the Birth of Mortals. Taiwanese |
| God name "Nixies" | Teutonic | The counterpart of the Greek water nymphs, and by the river-gods of the Rhine. Teutonic |
| God name "Njirana" | Africa | A god, father of Julana, who was alive during the Dreamtime. |
| 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 "Nkuando" | Zaire | The god of death and hunters. Zaire |
| Goddess name "No Il Ja Dae" | Japan | No Il Ja Dae, Goddess of the toilet. What type of ritual offering does one give to the goddess of the toilet? Japan |
| 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. |
| God name "Nom -No-Su une" | Shinto / Japan | God of Sumo wrestlers. Accord ing to tradition in the Nihongi text he came to prominence during the reign of the emperor Suinin Tenno when he matched and worsted a strong man, Kuyahaya, in a wrestling contest. He killed the latter by aiming a kick at his ribs.... |
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