Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Sukunahikona" | Japan | Dwarf deity who åśśisted in building the world and formulating protections against disease and wild animals. A god of healing, brewing sake and hot springs. Japan |
God name "Topoh" | Pokot / Suk / Uganda | This astral god is the god of the evening star |
God name "Topoh" | Pokot / Suk / Uganda / western Kenya, East Africa | Astral god. The son of the creator god TORORUT and his consort SETA, he is god of the evening star.... |
God name "Tornarssuk" | Inuit | A god of the underworld and head of the protective gods known as the tornat. Inuit |
Deities name "Tornarssuk (big tornak or shaman)" | Inuit | Supreme being. The master of the tornat, the group of controlling deities. He is essentially benevolent and can be communicated with through the individual tornak of a shaman. His home is in the underworld in the land of souls. He is described as being of vague appearance, possibly in the guise of a huge bear, though in Greenland Inuit tradition he lives in the sea, appearing as a large fat seal with long tentacles (i.e. possibly a cuttlefish). He devours the souls of those he can capture. With the introduction of Christianity he was syncretized with the devil.... |
God name "Tornat" | Inuit | Tornat are a group of protective gods, led by Tornarsuk. Inuit |
God name "Tororut" | Pokot / Suk / Uganda | He is the creator god |
God name "Tororut" | Pokot / Suk / Uganda / western Kenya, East Africa | Creator god. He is invoked in a special annual ceremony, which involves the sacrifice of an ox, to ensure safety of crops and cattle. The same ritual is performed in times of drought, famine or plague. His brother is ASIS the Sun god. His consort is SETA and their children include the Rain god ILAT, ARAWA the moon and TOPOH the evening star.... |
God name "Tsuki-Yomi" | Japan | A god of the moon |
God name "Tsuki-Yomi" | Shinto / Japan | moon god. Engendered from the right eye of IZANAGI immediately after AMATERASU was engendered from the left. There is very little reference to him in the sacred texts and his is a highly aesthetic form of worship. Allegedly he slew the food KAMI Uke-Mochi. He is depicted riding a horse and a number of sanctuaries are addressed to his cult, including the two TsukiYomi-No-Miya shrines in the Ise Jingu temple. He also enjoys an ancient sanctuary on the island of Iki. Also Tsuki-Yomi-Otoko.... |
Deity name "Tsukiyomi" | Japan | deity, of uncertain gender, of the moon. Japan |