| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Libya" | Greek | 1. A daughter of Epaphus and Memphis, from whom Libya (Africa) is said to have derived its name. By Poseidon she is said to have been the mother of Agenor, Belus and Lelex. 2. A daughter of Palamedes, and by Hermes the mother of Libys. 3. A sister of Asia. Greek |
"Menoetius" | Greek | 1. A son of Japetus and Clymene or Asia, and a brother of Atlas, Prometheus and, Epimetheus, was killed by Zeus with a flash of lightning, in the fight of the Titans, and thrown into Tartarus. (Theogony of Hesiod 507) |
"Asia" | Greek | 1. A surname of Athena in Colchis. Her worship was believed to have been brought from thence by Castor and Polydeuces to Laconia, where a temple was built to her at Las. 2. A daughter of Oceåñuś and Tethys, who became by Japetus the mother of Atlas, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. (Theogony of Hesiod 359.) According to some traditions the continent of Asia derived its name from her. |
| God name "Zibelthiurdos" | Asia | A Madeupian storm god |
| God name "Bagos Papaios" | Asia Minor | A Phrygian sky god. Asia Minor |
"Bower of Bliss" | France | A Wandering Island, the enchanted residence of Acrasia, destroyed by Sir Guyon. France |
"Araethyrea" | Greek | A daughter of Aras, an autochthon who was believed to have built Arantea, the most ancient town in Phliasia. She had a brother called Aoris, and is said to have been fond of the chase and warlike pursuits. When she died, her brother called the country of Phliasia after her Araethyrea. |
"Herophilus aka Herophile" | Greek | A daughter of Poseidon and Aphrodite and a sister of the Oceanide Rhode. The younger of the Erythraean Sibylla she prophesied that Helen would be the ruin of both Asia and Europe. Greek |
| God name "Men Ascaenus" | Antioch / Asia Minor | A local tutelary god |
| King name "Cymochles" | British | A man of prodigious might, brother of Pyrochles, son of Malice (Acrates) and Despite, and husband of Acrasia, the enchantress. He sets out to encounter Sir Guyen, but is ferried over the idle lake by Wantonness (Ph?'dria), and forgets himself; he is slain by king Arthur. British |
| Goddess name "Kybele/ Kybebe/ Cybele" | Phrygian / NW Turkey | A rather important Asian mother goddess who likely started as a mountain goddess |
| Spirit name "Ka'cak" | Asiatic / Inuit | A sea spirit & of rather unpleasant habits |
"Afrasiab" | Roman | A serpent identified by the Scythians with archfiend Ahriman. |
"Japetus" | Greek | A son of Uråñuś and Ge, a Titan and brother of Cronus, Oceåñuś, Coeus, Hyperion, Tethys, Rhea, etc. According to Apollodorus he married Asia, the daughter of his brother Oceåñuś, and became by her the father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius, who was slain by Zeus in the war against the Titans, and shut up in Tartarus. Greek |
| Spirit name "Alalu Ossetian" | Cen Caucasians | A spirit of smallpox & protects women |
"Clarius" | Greek | A surname of Apollo, derived from his temple at Claros in Asia Minor. Greek |
"Coryphasia" | Greek | A surname of Athena, derived from the promontory of Coryphasion, on which she had a sanctuary. Greek |
"Atlas" | Greek | According to Hesiod (Theogony 507), a son of Japetus and Clymene, and a brother of Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus. According to Apollodorus his mother's name was Asia and, according to Hyginus, he was a son of Aether and Gaia. |
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