| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Valkyrie" | Norse | Valkyrie [The chooser of the slain]. A troop of goddesses, handmaidens of Odin. They serve in Valhal, and are sent on Odin's errands. Norse |
| Goddess name "Valli" | Hindu | Goddess. The second consort of SKANDA, usually depicted standing to his right. In its original context the word Valli may mean earth.... |
| God name "Valtam" | Nordic / Icelandic | God. According to the Poetic Edda (Balder's Dreams) Valtam is the father of OTHIN.... |
| God name "Vamana" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Incarnation of the god VISNU. The fifth avatara of Vis'nu which appears as a dwarf, symbolizing the puny state of mankind in the cosmos. According to legend, the god took the guise in order to trick BALI, a greatgrandson of Hiranyakashipu (see NARASINHA), whose prestige had begun to overshadow that of INDRA. To restore a proper balance Vamana requested from Bali a plot of land three paces wide on which to meditate. Vis'nu returned to his proper stature and claimed heaven and earth in two steps. He declined to take the third which would have also claimed the underworld, but instead gave its rule to Bali. The dwarfish form bears two arms. Attributes: umbrella and waterpot.... |
| Goddess name "Vana-Durga" | Hindu / Puranic | Aspect of DURGA. A form of the goddess invoked by woodsmen and Foresters. She often wears an elephant skin, is eight-armed and carries an åśśortment of weapons.... |
| God name "Vanir" | Nordic / Icelandic | A major group of Norse gods the concerned with peace, prosperity & the fertility of the land |
| Goddess name "Varahi" | Hindu | The new-moon and the illumination aspects of the mother-goddess. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Varahi" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism becomes one of a group of MATARAS regarded as of evil intent. Also one of a group of eight ASTAMATARAS. In another grouping, one of nine NAVASAKTIS who, in southern India, rank higher than the SAPTAMATARAS. She sits upon a boar, buffalo or elephant. Attributes: boar's head, bow, club, cup, knife, noose, plough, sword and trident.... |
| Goddess name "Varahmukhi (having a boars head)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant of MARICI. Attributes: arrow, bow, flower and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Varalden-olmai" | Lapland | queen and mother of the gods, a goddess of virgins and wedding rituals. Lapland |
| Goddess name "Varali" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Minor goddess. An attendant on MARICI. Color: white. Attributes: flower, needle, noose and staff.... |
| Goddess name "Vari-Ma-Te-Takere (the very beginning)" | Polynesian / Hervey Islands | Mother goddess. The creator being who lives at the very bottom of the world coconut, sitting in a cramped space with her knees and chin touching. She lives in Te-Enua-Te-Ki (mute land) in eternal silence and is the mother of six children, all deities, three of which she plucked from her right side and three from her left.See also AVATEA, TINIRAU, TANGO, TUMUTEANAOA, RAKA and TU-METUA.... |
| God name "Varuna" | Hindu | A thousand-eyed god who sees all that happens in the world. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Varuni" | Hindu | Originally the waters of origin, she became the goddess of golden liquor, wine and intoxication. Hindu |
| Goddess name "Vasanta" | India | Goddess of spring, learning, music, poetry and disco. North India |
| Goddess name "Vasantadevi" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess of spring. Particularly known from Tibet, where she appears in the retinue of SRIDEVI. Her animal is a mule. Attributes: cup and sword.... |
| Deities name "Vasu(s) (excellent)" | Hindu / Vedic | Generic title for a group of gods. Eight deities attendant on the Vedic weather god INDRA, comprising day, dawn, fire, moon, pole star, Sun, water and wind. Generally carrying a rosary and with a SAKTI.... |
| God name "Vasudeva" | Hindu | God. The princely father of KRSNA and BALARAMA. Consorts include DEVAKI, ROHINI, etc.... |
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