| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Caligorant" | Egyptian | An Egyptian giant and cannibal who used to entrap strangers with a hidden net. This net was made by Vulcan to catch Mars and Venus, Mercury stole it for the purpose of catching Chloris, and left it in the temple of Anubis; Caligorant stole it thence. At length Astolpho blew his magic horn, and the giant ran affrighted into his own net, which dragged him to the ground. Whereupon Astolpho made the giant his captive, and despoiled him of his net. |
"Calydon" | Greek | A son of Aetolus and Pronoe, married to Aeolia, by whom he became the father of Epicaste and Protogeneia. He was regarded as the founder of the Aetolian town of Calydon. Greek |
| God name "Cama" | Indian | The God of love and marriage. Indian |
| Goddess name "Canda (violent)" | Hindu / Epic / Puranic | Terrible goddess. A distinct form of DURGA and one of a group of nine NAVADURGAS (nine durgas). Canda, with Munda, was also one of the demons killed by a form of Durga known as CAMUNDA (contraction of the two demonic names). She is depicted with a large number of attributes. Also a form of MAHISASURAMARDINI.... |
| God name "Cariociecus" | Romano - Iberian | war god. Syncretized with the god MARS.... |
"Carme" | Greek | A daughter of Eubulus, who became by Zeus the mother of Britomartis. Antoninus Liberalis describes her as a grand-daughter of Agenor, and daughter of Phoenix Greek |
| God name "Chaitanya" | Hindu / Puranic | Mendicant god. A deified mortal who became one of the many incarnations of the god VIS NU. Born at Nadiya in AD 1484, he died at Puri in 1527. Chaitanya was a sickly child who, according to legend, was left to his fate, hanging in a tree to die, but was revived by the gods and thus became deified. He was married twice before adopting a strict ascetic existence at the age of twenty-four, from which time he traveled extensively, eventually settling in the holy city of Benares. He is remembered as a great social reformer. His main sanctuary at Nadiya includes a small statue of KRSNA to whom he devoted himself.... |
| God name "Chamer" | Mayan | A god of death, particularly popular in Guatemala. He was married to Ixtab. Mayan |
| God name "Choimha" | Arab | beautiful water, she was a woman created by the gods specifically to marry B'alam Agab. |
| Goddess name "Cinxia" | Roman | A minor goddess of marriage[ She worries over the attire of the bride] |
| Goddess name "Cinxia" | Roman | Minor goddess of marriage. Concerned with the proper dress of the bride.... |
"Cleopatra" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Idas and Marpessa, and wife of Meleager, is said to have hanged herself after her husband's death, or to have died of grief. Her real name was Alcyone. 2. A Danaid, who was betrothed to Etelces or Agenor. There are two other mythical personages of this name in Apollodorus iii. Greek |
"Clytemnestra" | Greek | A daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, and sister of Castor, Timandra, and Philonoe, and half-sister of Polydeuces and Helena. She was married to Agamemnon. Greek |
| God name "Consentes Dii" | Etruscan | The twelve Etruscan gods, who formed the council of Jupiter and included Juno, Minerva, Summåñuś, Vulcan, Saturn, and Mars. Etruscan |
| King name "Cranaus" | Greek | An autochthon and king of Attica, who reigned at the time of the flood of Deucalion. He was married to Pedias, by whom he became the father of Cranae, Cranaechme, and Atthis, from the last of whom Attica was believed to have derived its name. Greek |
"Cretheus" | Greek | A son of Aeolus and Enarete, was married to Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus, by whom he became the father of Aeson, Pheres, Amythaon, and Hippolyte. He is called the founder of the town of lolcus. Greek |
| King name "Creusa" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Oceåñuś and Ge. She was a Naid, and became by Peneius the mother of Hypseus, king of the Lapithae, and of Stilbe. 2. A daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea, was married to Xuthus, by whom she became the mother of Achaeus and Ion. Greek |
"Cronus" | Greek | A son of Uråñuś and Ge, and the youngest among the Titans. He was married to Rhea, by whom he became the father of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Cheiron is also called a son of Cronus. Greek |
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