Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Spirit name "Kwoith" | Nuer / Sudan | Creator god. The Nuer people have been affected by the expansion of Islam, and probably by Christianity, and recognize a supreme deity, or spiritual being, responsible for all creation. One of his epithets is Tutgar, meaning strong and without limit.... |
Goddess name "Kyanwa" | Nigeria | Goddess of hunting. Nigeria |
Goddess name "Kybele" | Phrygian | Phrygian mother of the gods; an Asiatic goddess åśśociated with Rhea |
Goddess name "Kybele/ Kybebe/ Cybele" | Phrygian / NW Turkey | A rather important Asian mother goddess who likely started as a mountain goddess |
Goddess name "Kypala" | Slavic | Goddess of long life. Slavic |
God name "Kyumbe" | Zaramo / Tanzania, East Africa | Creator god. Tradition has it that the earth and sky may have been present before this being emerged. He is, however, perceived as having engendered all living things on earth. He first created animals' bodies without tails. When they had their legs fitted, Kyumbe added tails as an afterthought.... |
Goddess name "L'etsa'aplelana" | Bella Coola / PNW Canada | The goddess who initiates the shamans |
God name "LENUS" | Celtic / Continental / European | God of healing. A god of healing worshiped by the Celtic tribe of Treveri but later adopted by the Romans. The Trier sanctuary was a place of pilgrimage where large numbers of offerings were deposited, and carvings suggest that child patients were often present. Lenus's sanctuaries were usually åśśociated with springs and some, if not all, had an abaton or room for recuperation.... |
Goddess name "LIbitina" | Roman | Chthonic goddess of death. Associated with funerals and interment.... |
Goddess name "Lachesis" | Pre - Homeric Greek | Goddess of lot-casting. According to Hesiod one of the daughters of ZEUS and THEMIS. One of an ancient trio of MOIRAI with KLOTHO and ATROPOS, she sustains the thread of life and is depicted carrying a scroll.... |
God name "Lactåñuś" | Roman | Minor god of Agriculture. Said to make the crops yield milk or thrive.... |
God name "Lactåñuś/ Lactans" | Roman | A minor god of Agriculture |
Goddess name "Lactura" | Greek | A grain goddess |
Goddess name "Lada" | Slavic | Goddess of happiness and love. Slavic |
Goddess name "Laghusyamala (lightly dark colored)" | Hindu / Puranic | Minor goddess. Attributes: lute and wine glåśś.... |
Goddess name "Lahamu" | Babylonian | In the Babylonian story of creation, Lahama is the daughter of the primordial goddess Tiamat. She guards the gate to the sea; the sea is her dominion. She holds an overflowing vase; she contains, bestows the waters of life. The Seven Tablets of Creation |
God name "Lahar" | Sumeria | Cattle-god sent by Enlil and Enki from heaven to earth in order to make abundant its cattle. He is the brother of Ashnan. Lahar, along with his sister, were created in the creation chamber of the gods so the Annunnaki might have food and clothes. Sumeria |
Goddess name "Lahar" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | God of cattle. According to legend, he was sent to earth by the gods ENLIL and ENKI, to work in conjunction with the grain goddess AS'NAN. In iconography he usually has ears of corn sprouting from his shoulders. He may also carry a bow and club and is often depicted with a ram at his feet.... |