| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Liosalfar" | Scandinavian | The light Alfs who dwell in the city Alf-heim. They are whiter than the Sun. Scandinavian |
| God name "Lir" | Ireland | God of the ocean. Ireland |
"Lir" | Ireland | Father of Fionmala. On the death of Fingula, the mother of his daughter, he married the wicked Aoife, who, through spite, transformed the children of Lir into swans, doomed to float on the water till they heard the first måśś-bell ring. Ireland |
| God name "Lir" | Celtic / Irish | God. The father of the sea god MANANNAN, the consort of Aobh and later of her sister Aoife. He had four children by Aobh: AED, Conn, Fiachra and Fionnuala. Out of jealousy Aoife turned the four into swans and set father and children against one another.... |
| Angel name "Liris" | Hebrew | A proud but lovely daughter of the race of man, beloved by Rubi, first of the angel host. Her påśśion was the love of knowledge, and she was captivated by all her lover told her of heaven and the works of God. At last she requested Rubi to appear before her in all his glory, and as she fell into his embrace was burnt to ashes by the rays which issued from him. Hebrew |
| God name "Lisa" | Fon / others / Benin, West Africa | Creator god. Probably the equivalent of LESA in parts of East Africa. The supreme deity, whose more or less monotheistic role may have been influenced by the spread of Islam and Christianity.... |
| God name "Lisa Fon" | Africa | God of the Sun Africa |
"Litae" | Greek | A personification of the prayers offered up in repentance. They are described as the daughters of Zeus, and as following closely behind crime, and endeavouring to make amends for what has been done but whoever disdains to receive them, has himself to atone for the crime that has been committed. Greek |
| God name "Litavis" | Breton | God of the forge. Breton |
| God name "Little-Endians" | Swift | The two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu waged a destructive war against each other, exhausted their treasures, and decimated their subjects on their different views of interpreting this vital direction contained in the 54th chapter of the Blun-decral: "All true believers break their eggs at the convenient end." The godfather of Calin Deffar Plane, the reigning emperor of Lilliput, happened to cut his finger while breaking his egg at the big end, and very royally published a decree commanding all his liege and faithful subjects, on pains and penalties of great severity, to break their eggs in future at the small end. The orthodox Blefuscudians deemed it their duty to resent this innovation, and declared a war of extermination against the heretical Lilliputians. Swift |
"Lityerses" | Greek | Lived in Phrygia, engaged in rural pursuits, and hospitably received all strangers that påśśed his house, but he then compelled them to åśśist him in the harvest, and whenever they allowed themselves to be surpåśśed by him in their work, he cut off their heads in the evening, and concealed their bodies in the sheaves, accompanying his deed with songs. Heracles, however, slew him, and threw his body into the Maeander. Greek |
| Deities name "Liu Pei" | Taoist / Chinese | God. The third member of a trio of deities with KUAN TI and CHANG FEI. He is the embodiment of the imperial ideal and he carries the seal of heaven's authority. He is con sidered to be humane and moderate. In art he usually takes a central position between Chang Fei on his left and Kuan Ti on his right.... |
"Lizard Islands" | Torquemada | Fabulous islands where damsels outcast from the rest of the world are received. Torquemada |
"Llevelys" | Brittany | The ruler of Brittany who got the dragon drunk on Meade. Brittany |
| Spirit name "Llew Llaw Gyffes" | Welsh | His mother would not name him; cursed him never to marry; and that he could only be killed a certain, secret way. The Celts equated the name with a spirit essence and true being. Llew turned into an eagle and flew away. Welsh |
| Spirit name "Llorna" | Spain | this female spirit Lehrer's people to their, normally, drowning in bogs, swamps, etc. |
| God name "Llyr" | Welsh | God of the sea and water Ireland / Welsh |
| God name "Llyr/ Lear Lir" | Irish / Wales | A god of the sea & water |
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