Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Demon name "Alcmaeon" | Greek | A son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle, and brother of Amphilochus, Eurydice, and demonåśśa. (Apollodorus iii) His mother was induced by the necklace of Harmonia, which she received from Polyneices, to persuade her husband Amphiaraus to take part in the expedition against Thebes. |
King name "Alcmene" | Greek | A daughter of Electryon, king of Messene, by Anaxo, the daughter of Alcaeus. According to other accounts her mother was called Lysidice or Eurydice. |
"Alcyoneus or Alcion" | Argonautica | Jupiter sent Hercules against him for stealing some of the Sun's oxen. But Hercules could not do anything, for immediately the giant touched the earth he received fresh strength. At length Pallas carried him beyond the moon. His seven daughters were metamorphosed into halcyons. Argonautica |
"Aldebaran" | Arabian | The Sun in Arabian mythology. In astronomy, the star called the Bull's eye in the constellation Taurus. |
"Alecto" | Greek | One of the Furies, whose head was covered with snakes. Greek |
Goddess name "Alecto of Eumenides" | Greek | A goddess of justice |
"Alectorian Stone" | Greek | A stone said to be of talismanic power, found in the stomach of c⌕cks. Those who possess it are strong, brave, and wealthy. Milo of Crotona owed his strength to this talisman. As a philtre it has the power of preventing thirst or of åśśuaging it. Greek |
Goddess name "Alectrona" | Greek | An early goddess |
Goddess name "Alemona" | Roman | A goddess of fetuses |
Goddess name "Alemona" | Roman | Goddess of påśśage. Concerned with the health of the unborn child.... |
God name "Alephus" | Greek | Minor river god. Greek |
"Aleria" | Egypt | One of the Amazons, and the best beloved of the ten wives of Guido the Savage. |
God name "Aleyin" | Phonecian | major God of springs and Rainy-season vegetation. 'He who rides the clouds' often has with him seven companions and eight wild boars. Phonecian |
Goddess name "Alfhild" | Norse | Goddess of wrestling norse |
Supreme god name "Alfodr or Alfadir" | Norse | Alfodr or Alfadir [Father of all]. The name of Odin as the supreme god. Norse |
God name "Alfr" | Norse | An elf, fairy; a clåśś of beings like the dwarfs, between gods and men. They were of two kinds: elves of light (Ljosalfar) and elves of darkness (Dokkalfar). The abode of the elves is Alfheimr, fairy-land, and their king is the god Frey. Norse |
Spirit name "Alfs" | Norse | Male ancestral spirits. Norse |
"Algebar" | Arabic | The giant Orion is so called by the Arabs. |