| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Laughing Buddha" | China | Popular Buddhist deity; god of happiness and wealth. China |
| Goddess name "Lauka Mate" | Pre - Christian Latvian | Goddess of Agriculture. Worshiped in the fields at ploughing time.... |
| God name "Laukika-Devatas" | Hindu | Generic name for gods known from local folklore Hindu |
| Deities name "Laukika-Devatas" | Hindu | Generic name for a group of deities. Gods known from local folklore as distinct from those of the Vedic texts.... |
| God name "Lei Gong" | China | God of thunder. China |
| God name "Lei Kung" | China | A god of thunder |
| Deities name "Lei Kung" | Taoist / Chinese | God of thunder. He heads the deities of the pantheon who are responsible for storm, wind and Rain and is usually accompanied by YU SHIH, the god of Rain. He appears in anthropomorphic form from about the beginning of the Christian era, depicted as a strong, youthful figure holding hammer and chisel. In drama his movements are punctuated by rumblings on strings and drums. Circa AD 1000 he becomes depicted as a bird-like being with a monkey face. The transition was probably influenced by the popularity of the Hindu god GARUDA.... |
| God name "Lei Tsu" | China | God of innkeepers China |
| Goddess name "Lei-zi" | China | Goddess of thunder who also originated silk worm breeding. China |
| Goddess name "Leukothea" | Greco - Roman | Sea goddess. Popular around the coasts of the Mediterranean with fishing communities. A mermaid who was originally Ino, a mortal daughter of Kadmos. She was wet nurse to DIONYSOS (BACCHUS), but became mad and threw herself in the sea with her son Melikertes. In another version of the story she was escaping the wrath of Athamas, king of Thebes. The gods elevated her to the status of goddess and her son became the god PALAEMON.... |
| Goddess name "Lha-Mo (the goddess)" | Buddhist - Lamaist / Tibet | Goddess. Coming from the old Bon pantheon and equating with the Hindu goddess SRIDEVI.... |
| God name "Li Lao chun" | China | God of farriers and of leather workers China |
| God name "Linga" | Hindu | Symbol representing a god. The phallic form of SIVA.... |
| God name "Liu Meng" | China | Agriculture god China |
| God name "Liu Pei" | China | God of basket makers China |
| Deities name "Liu Pei" | Taoist / Chinese | God. The third member of a trio of deities with KUAN TI and CHANG FEI. He is the embodiment of the imperial ideal and he carries the seal of heaven's authority. He is con sidered to be humane and moderate. In art he usually takes a central position between Chang Fei on his left and Kuan Ti on his right.... |
| Goddess name "Lo Shen" | China | Goddess of rivers China |
| God name "Lo Tsu Ta Hsien" | China | God of barbers and beggars China |
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