| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Namtar (fate)" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Messenger god(dess). A go-between and either minister or maid-servant of the underworld goddess ERES KIGAL, who brings death to mankind at the appropriate time.... |
| Demon name "Namtaru" | Mesopotamia | A hellish deity, god of death, and the messenger of An, Ereshkigal, and Nergal, considered responsible for diseases and pests. It was said that he commanded sixty diseases in the form of demons that could penetrate different parts of the human body. Mesopotamia |
| God name "Nan chi Hsien wang" | China | Nan chi Hsien wang, "Old Man of the South Pole". God of longevity. China |
| God name "Nan chi Hsien weng" | China | The god of longevity |
| God name "Nan-Sgrub" | Buddhist | God, a form of Yama Buddhist / Tibet |
| God name "Nan-Sgrub (the black one)" | Buddhist / Tibet | God. Possibly a counterpart of the Hindu god KALA. In Lamaism he is a form of YAMA. He stands upon a man. Color: dark blue. Attributes: cup and knife.... |
| Goddess name "Nana" | Anglo-Saxon | Nanna. A pan-cultural cognomen. "Her place as queen of heaven goes back to remote antiquity. She is Venus and appears as Ashtarte (or Easter in the Anglo-Saxon), Nana and Anunitu. She is goddess of fertility and worshipped everywhere. She is daughter of Sin and also of Anu. She is also åśśociated with Sirius. She is goddess of sex and appropriates the attributes of Ninlil and Damkina and as daughter of Sin and from her descent to Hades she is represented by temple prostitution. The lion, normally the symbol of Shamash is åśśociated with her as is the dove. In this sequence, she becomes then åśśociated with Tammuz or Dumuzi, as the bringer of new life in the spring cults." The Golden Calf |
| Goddess name "Nana" | Armenia | Mother goddess. Armenia |
| Goddess name "Nana" | Babylon | Yet another goddess of spring. Babylon |
| Nymph name "Nana" | Greek | A nymph of Sangarius, a river located in present-day Turkey. She became pregnant when an almond from an almond tree fell on her lap. The almond tree had sprung where Agdistis, a mythical being connected with the Phrygian worship of Attes, was slain. Agdistis was a son of Cybele, the Mother of all things. Nana abandoned the baby, who was adopted by his grandmother, Cybele. The baby, Attis, grew up to become Cybele's servant and lover. Greek |
| Goddess name "Nana" | Yoruba | One of the names of the creator god / goddess. Yoruba |
| Goddess name "Nana" | Pre - Christian Armenian | Mother goddess. Her cult became widespread and she may be equated with the Phrygian goddess KYBELE.... |
| Supreme god name "Nana Buluku Fon" | Africa | Supreme god Africa |
| Goddess name "Nana Buruku" | Cuba | Goddess of earth and water Cuba |
| God name "Nanabohozo" | Ojibwa / USA / Canada | A god that influences the success or failure of hunters |
| God name "Nanabohozo Ojibwa" | N America | God who influences the success or failure of hunters Canada / USA |
| God name "Nanabozho" | Ojibwa / Canada | Heroic god. A god of hunters who directly influences the success or failure which determines whether individuals survive or perish. His brothers are the four winds which exert changes in the seasons and weather. Nanabozho gained control over them to ensure good hunting and fishing for the Ojibwa tribe.... |
| Spirit name "Nanabush" | Algonquin | Creator and good spirit Algonquin |
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