Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Montu" | Egypt | Local god of war. Worshiped in and around the district of Thebes in Upper Egypt. He is known from circa 2000 BC and possibly earlier, but came to special prominence overseeing the aggressive posture of Theban kings from the XI to XVIII Dynasty (2133-1320 BC). Montu is depicted in human form but with a falcon's head surmounted by twin plumes, a Sun disc and the uraeus (cobra). At some stage, probably as Month (Greek), he became identified with a sacred bull, Buchis.... |
"Monychus" | Greek | A centaur who is mentioned by Ovid (Metamorphoses xii) Greek |
Goddess name "Moombi" | Kikuyu | Creator goddess Kikuyu |
"Moon-drop" | Roman | In Latin, virus lunare, a vaporous drop supposed to be shed by the moon on certain herbs and other objects, when influenced by incantations. Roman |
Nymph name "Mopsus" | Greek | 1. A son of Ampyx or Ampycus by the nymph Chloris and, because he was a seer, he is also called a son of Apollo by Himantis. |
Goddess name "Mor" | Ireland | Goddess of the Sun and dam of the kings of Munster Ireland |
Goddess name "Mor" | Celtic / Irish | Sun goddess. The progenitrix of the royal lineage of the kings of Munster.... |
"Morgane" | s | A fay to whose charge Zephyr committed young Påśśelyon and his cousin Bennucq. Påśśelyon fell in love with Morgane's daughter, and the adventures of these young lovers are related in the romance of Pereeforest. |
Spirit name "Morganes" | Celtic | These are female water spirit |
"Morgante" | France | A ferocious giant, converted by Orlando to Christianity. After performing the most wonderful feats, he died at last from the bite of a crab. France |
Goddess name "Morgay" | British | Harvest goddess British / Scotland |
Angel name "Moriel, Ruhiel, Ben Nez and Rujiel" | Greek | angels of the wind. |
"Mories" | Polynesian | Places of worship and sacrifice, could never be entered by women. Polynesian |
"Morius" | Greek | That is, the protector of the sacred olive trees, occurs as a surname of Zeus. Greek |
"Mormo" | Greek | A female spectre, with which the Greeks used to frighten little children. Mormo was one of the same clåśś of bugbears as Empusa and Lamia. |
"Mormolyce or Mormolyceion" | Greek | The same phantom or bugbear as Mormo, and also used for the same purpose. Greek |
Angel name "Mormon" | Hebrew / Christian | The last of a pretended line of Hebrew prophets, and the pretended author of The Book of Mormon, or Golden Bible, written on golden plates. This work was in reality written by the Rev. Solomon Spalding, but was claimed by Joseph Smith as a direct revelation to him by the angel Mornion. |
Goddess name "Morongo" | Zimbabwe | Goddess of the evening star, gave birth to the animals of creation and then went on to create humans. Zimbabwe |