Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Belit Seri" | Babylon | Goddess of justice and fairness. She kept the records of human activities. Babylon |
Goddess name "Belit-Ili" | Babylon / Akkadia | Mother goddess, the mother of Enlil. Babylon / Akkadia |
God name "Bella Pennu" | Indian / Khond | Sun god. A local deity in the Orissa province synonymous with BOORA PENNU.... |
Goddess name "Bellona" | Greek | The goddess of war among the Romans. It is very probable that originally Bellona was a Sabine divinity whose worship was carried to Rome by the Sabine settlers. Greek |
Goddess name "Bellona" | Roman | Goddess of war and mother goddess Roman the goddess of war among the Romans. It is very probable that originally Bellona was a Sabine divinity whose worship was carried to Rome by the Sabine settlers. She is frequently mentioned by the Roman poets as the companion of Mars, or even as his sister or his wife. Virgil describes her as armed with a bloody scourge. (The Aeneid Book VIII) |
Goddess name "Bellona" | Roman | Mother goddess and goddess of war. She becomes syncretized with the Cappadocian mother goddess MA. The first known temple dedicated to Ma-Bellona by the Romans is dated to 296 BC. Bellona was attended by Asiatic priests who performed frenzied dances and gashed themselves with swords, offering the blood on the goddess's altars. Because of its violent nature, Rome refused officially to recognize the cult until the third century AD.... |
God name "Belobog" | Belun / Slavic | God of light, Sun, happiness, luck, and order. Belun / Slavic |
God name "Belogob" | Slavic | God of the living. A wise old man with a long beard dressed in white, Belobog appears only during the day. Slavic |
Goddess name "Beltiya" | Babylon / Akkadia | Sublime and elevated, incomparable among the goddesses. Babylon / Akkadia |
Goddess name "Beltiya (my lady)" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Generic title of goddess. ZARPANITUM (SARPANITUM), the consort of the Babylonian god MARDUK, is often addressed as Beltiya.... |
Angel name "Bene Elohim" | Hebrew | angels who belong to the choir of thrones having the duty of forever singing the ineffable praise of God. Hebrew |
Goddess name "Benten-San" | Shinto / Japan | Goddess of luck. One of seven deities clåśśed as gods of fortune and the only goddess in the group. A popular deity with many sanctuaries dedicated to her, she is a patron of music and holds a biwa instrument in her hand. Snakes, believed to stand for jealousy, are often coiled around her statues. Because of this, married couples are reluctant to visit her shrines together. Her priesthood is both Shinto and Buddhist and she is closely linked with the goddess SARASVATI.... |
Goddess name "Bibi the Child-Strangler" | Bibi | Sometimes affectionately known as "Aunty Bibi," is a Romany witch-goddess. Bibi is an old crone who either wears torn black garments or is entirely naked. Like the Romanian goddess Dschuma, Bibi is disease incarnate, particularly cholera. She is referred to as "the child-strangler" because it is believed that disease often effects children, who are young and weak. |
God name "Borvo/ Bromo/ Bormåñuś/ Gramnnos/ Belenos/ Toutiorix" | Britain / Gaul | The god of hot springs who replaced his mother Sirona |
Goddess name "Brahmahii" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Mother goddess. A SAKTI who in later Hinduism became one of the group of eight ASTAMATARAS or mothers. In another grouping one of nine NAVASAKTIS or mothers. She is attended by a goose and wears a yellow robe. Attributes: Book, label, rosary, trident and water jar. Also Brahmi.... |
God name "Bubilas" | Lithuania | A household god of bees. Later hypothetical reconstructions say that people sacrificed honey for Bubilas. People believed that doing so would make bees swarm better. Bubilas is the husband of Austeja. Lithuania |
God name "Bubilas" | Lithuanian | A household god of bees. Later hypothetical reconstructions say that people sacrificed honey for Bubilas. People believed that doing so would make bees swarm better. Bubilas is the husband of Austeja. Lithuanian |
God name "Bugid Y Aiba" | Puerto Rico / Haiti | God of war. Clåśśed as one of the ZEMIS. The local Indians have believed that the deity can give them strength. When they smoke in a ritual ceremony in honor of the god, their arms increase in size. He will also restore failed eyesight.... |