| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Apuat" | Egypt | Aka Upuat. Pictured as Anubis is except he is white or gray instead of black. He guides souls to their place of rest after their hearts are weighed against the feather. Egypt |
| God name "Ataokoloinona" | Madagascar | (What-A-Strange-Thing} son of Ndriananahary, the creator god, who was sent to earth to look in to everything and to advise on the possibility of creating living beings. He never appeared again. Madagascar |
"Atlas" | Greek | According to Hesiod (Theogony 507), a son of Japetus and Clymene, and a brother of Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. According to Apollodorus his mother's name was Asia and, according to Hyginus, he was a son of Aether and Gaia. |
| God name "Ayiyanayaka" | Ceylon | God of fields and woodland who protects against plague. Northern part of the island of Ceylon. |
| God name "Ayiyanayaka" | Singhalese / Sri Lanka | Plague god. A deity of fields and woodlands who is still revered as a guardian of crops and a protector against plague.... |
"Azeus" | Greek | A son of Clymenus of Orchomenos, father of Actor and grandfather of Astyoche. He went with his brothers against Thebes, to take vengeance for the murder of his father, who had been slain by the Thebans at a festival of the Onchestian Poseidon. Greek |
| God name "BELENUS" | Celtic, European, Irish | Pastoral deity concerned with light, solar worship and healing. Considered to be one of the oldest of the Celtic gods thus far recognized. Celebrated long into the Christian era in the festival of Beltine or Cetsbamain, set on May 1, the start of the warm season. The rites involved lighting huge bonfires and driving cattle between them as a protection against disease. It marked the season when cattle were liberated after Winter to graze the open pastures.... |
"Bagaios" | Asia Minor | The Phrygian equivalent of Zeus. Asia Minor |
| Deities name "Balam (jaguar)" | Mayan / Yucatec, Mesoamerican / Mexico | Guardian deities. Poorly defined spirits who protect individuals in daily life. Four balam stand at the cardinal points around a village to guard against dangerous animals. They also protect the four sides of a milpa (smallholding) against thieves.... |
| Goddess name "Balarama (strength of Rama)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. May have originated in Vedic times as an agricultural fertility deity. He is the son of VASUDEVA and DEVAKI, though born from the womb of ROHINI. Jointly with KRSNA (his brother), he is identified as the eighth avatara (incarnation) of Vis'nu, or, with RAMA, as the seventh. Legend describes how Vis'nu impregnated the belly of the goddess Devaki with two hairs, one black, one white. To ensure their safety against a demon king, they were transferred before birth to Rohini. Krsna grew to be dark-skinned, and Balarama light. The latter enjoys similar characteristics to Krsna but fails to attract the same popularity. He is usually depicted on the right side of Krsna, rarely standing alone. The consort of Balarama is REVATI and his sons are Nisatha and Ulmuka. Epithets included Ananda (joy). In Jainism he is known as Baladeva. Attributes: arrow, club, drinking cup, fan palm, honey pot, lotus, pestle, pitcher, plough, prayer wheel, shield and sword.... |
| Angel name "Beder" | Koran | A valley famous for the victory gained by Mahomet, in which he was åśśisted by 3,000 angels, led by Gabriel, mounted on his horse Haizum. Koran |
| Goddess name "Bera Pennu" | Northern Indian | vegetation goddess. Worshiped by the Khonds in Bengal. She was the recipient of human sacrifice to ensure good harvest, particularly of the spice turmeric, and as a protection against disease and infirmity. The sacrificial victim or meriab was youthful, often kept for years as a holy person before death and was always either the offspring of a previous sacrificial victim, or purchased from impoverished families for the purpose. He or she was generally strangled, sometimes in the fork of a tree, after days of festivities. In other instances the victim was cut up alive.... |
| Demon name "Bi-har" | Buddhist / Tibet | A Guardian deity that protects against demons |
| Demon name "Bi-har" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Guardian deity. One of the guardian maharajas protecting against demons. Attended by a lion. Color: white. Attributes: arrow, bow, knife, staff, sword and trident. Three-eyed.... |
"Biasd na Srogaig" | Celtic | A mythical animal that had one horn on its forehead and dwelt in lochs. Celtic. Isle of skye |
"Blemys" | Indian | Along with Orontes, and Oruandes, was a chief of the Deriades who fought against Dionysus in the Indian war. |
| God name "Boreas" | Greek / also Roman | God of the north wind. He controlled the storm which destroyed the Persian fleet sailing against Athens. Identified with Winter frosts. According to the Theogony (Hesiod), he is the son of EOS and Astraeos and is of Thracian origin: . . . when Thracian Boreas huddles the thick clouds.... |
| Ghost name "Brahmadaityas" | Hindu | Benign ghosts of Brahmin priests with four faces and four hands. They guard their master against Shiva the destroyer. |
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