| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Deities name "Junrojin" | Shinto / Japan | God of luck. One of seven deities in Shintoism concerned with fortune. He is depicted as a Chinese hermit and is sometimes confused with the god FUKUROKUJU. A small figure with a large head, he carries a staff to which is attached a little Book. By tradition the Book contains information about the lifespan of each mortal person. He is accompanied by a black deer, said to have been made thus by old age.... |
"Juok" | Africa / Egypt | Juok of the Shilluks. Juok molded all men of earth while he wandered the earth creating the rest of the world. White men were created from white sand which Juok found in the land of the white. Red or brown men were created out of the mud of the Nile in Egypt. Black men were created from black earth found in the land of the Shilluck. According to this creation story, man was given all necessary parts to function. Each part had a reason for being. For example, Juok gave man arms in order for man to work. Africa |
"Juok and" | Bunzi | The creator of all men |
| Planet name "Jupiter" | Roman | Jupiter is, properly speaking, a derivation of Jove and pater (Latin for father) The name of the god was also adopted as the name of the planet Jupiter, and was the original namesake of the weekday that would come to be known in English as Thursday (the etymological root can be seen in French jeudi, from Jovis Dies). The Indo-European deity who also evolved into the Germanic Tiwaz (after whom Tuesday was named), the Greek Zeus, and Dyaus Pita of the Vedic religion. Jove is a vocative form of the name, evolved from Dyeus. Roman |
| God name "Jupka" | N American | Creator god and teacher of the people. The Yahi, California |
| Goddess name "Juras Mate/ Jurasmat" | Latvia | A goddess of the sea |
| Goddess name "Jurasmat" | Latvia | Goddess of the sea and of healing who fell in love with a mortal called Kastysis. Latvia |
| Goddess name "Jurate" | Baltic | A goddess of the ocean |
| Goddess name "Jurate and Kastytis" | Lithuanian | Heroes of a Lithuanian legend. The queen of the amber palace Jurate may be considered a manifestation of the goddess of Sea. |
| God name "Jurojin" | Japan | God of longevity and luck Japan |
| God name "Jurupari" | Brazil | A god limited to worship by men, generally limited to isolated tribes in Brazil |
| Goddess name "Juterna/ Juturna" | Roman | A goddess of healing & springs invoked during drought |
| God name "Juti Mara Edutzi" | Bolivia | The Sun god of the Araona. Bolivia |
| Nymph name "Juturna" | Roman | Juterna, the nymph of a well in Latium, famous for its excellent healing qualities. She is said to have been beloved by Jupiter, who rewarded her with immortality and the rule over the waters. Arnobius calls her the wife of Jåñuś and mother of Fontus, but in the Aeneid she appears as the affectionate sister of Turnus. Roman |
"Juventas" | Roman | The personification of youth. Roman. |
| God name "Jvaraharisvara (lord of fever)" | Hindu | Plague god. Associated with malaria, particularly in Bengal.... |
| God name "Jvartaharisvara" | Hindu | A plague god åśśociated with malaria |
| Goddess name "Jvvritas" | Roman | Goddess of youth. Modeled on the Greek goddess HEBE.... |
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