Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Huang Ti" | China | God of architecture and Astral god, some myths relate that Huang-ti manufactured and used "miraculous tripods" which were made in the "likeness of the Great Infinite," Tao, the concealed engine of the Universe. He also invented the compåśś. China |
"Huang-di" | China | Mythical yellow emperor. China |
"Huma" | China | A fabulous Oriental bird which never alights, but is always on the wing. It is said that every head which it overshadows will wear a crown. |
God name "Hung Sing" | China | Guardian god of of fishing boats and their crews China |
God name "Huo Pu" | China | God of fire China |
"Iemaparu" | Pueblo / Kachina? | corn mother |
God name "Jen An" | China | God of robbers China |
Goddess name "Jia Shi" | China | Goddess and stellar deity China |
Goddess name "Jian Lao" | Buddhist | Goddess of the earth and permanence Buddhist / China |
God name "Jih Kuan T'ai Yang." | China | A Sun god. China |
Spirit name "Kachina" | Pueblo Indians | Ancestor spirits and the souls of virtuous dead people. Pueblo Indians |
God name "Kao Kuo-Jiu" | China | Immortal being, Tutelary god of actors China / Taoist |
God name "Keng Li Ssu" | China | God robbers. China |
God name "Keng Yen cheng" | China | Another god of robbers and thieves. China |
God name "King Wan" | China | God of chance. China |
God name "Ko Hsien Weng" | China | God of jugglers. China |
Goddess name "Kongde" | China | Goddess of justice China |
Goddess name "Ksitigarbha (womb of the earth)" | Buddhist / Mahayana | Goddess. Known exten sively from northern India to China and Japan. One of the group of female BODHISATTVAS or buddha designates. Color: yellow or green. Attrib utes: Book, bowl, jewel, staff and water jar. In China she is recognized as an underworld deity, Di zang. In Japan she becomes a guardian deity of påśśage, Jizo.... |