| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Hermes" | Greek | A son of Zeus and Maia, the daughter of Atlas, was born in a cave of Mount Cyllene or in Olympus. In the first hours after his birth, he escaped from his cradle, went to Pieiria, and carried off some of the oxen of Apollo. The herald and messenger of the gods, of his travelling from place to place and the concluder of treaties and the promoter of social intercourse and of commerce among men. Regarded as the maintainer of peace, and as the god of roads, who protected travellers, and punished those who refused to åśśist travellers who had mistaken their way. Greek |
| Goddess name "Hestia" | Greek | The goddess of the hearth, or rather the fire burning on the hearth, was regarded as one of the twelve great gods, and accordingly as a daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Greek |
"Heva" | Polynesia | The legendary "first woman" who, together with Ad-ima, arrived at the Indian subcontinent after the Great Flood destroyed a former age of civilized greatness. Polynesia |
| Deities name "Hi-Hiya-Hi" | Shinto / Japan | Sun god. One of a number of minor Sun deities, engendered from the blood of the god KAGU-TSUCHI and worshiped in the mountain sanctuary of the fire KAMIS, Kono-Jinja. In Japan certain older people still worship the Sun. They go outside at Sunrise, face east and bow, clapping their hands.... |
| Goddess name "Hi-No-Kagu-Tsuchi" | Japan | Fire god whose birth caused the death of the primordial goddess Izanami Japan / Shinto |
| Goddess name "Hi-No-Kagu-Tsuchi" | Shinto / Japan | Fire god. The deity whose birth caused the death by burning of the primordial goddess IZANAMI after which the eight thunders sprang from her corpse.... |
"Himerus" | Greek | The personification of longing love, is first mentioned by Hesiod, where he and Eros appear as the companions of Aphrodite. He is sometimes seen in works of art representing erotic circles and in the temple of Aphrodite at Megara, he was represented by Scopas, together with Eros and Pothus. Greek |
| Goddess name "Hinokagutsuchi" | Japan | Fire god whose birth killed the goddess Izanami Japan / Shinto |
| Spirit name "Hisagitaimisi" | Creek | 'The One Who Sits Above'. The Great spirit who manifested himself in bush fires. Creek Indians |
| God name "Ho Masubi" | Japan | God of fire Japan |
| God name "Ho-Musubi-No-Kami" | Japan | Fire god Japan / Shinto |
| God name "Ho-Musubi-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | Fire god. One of a number of fire KAMIS who are honored in special Hi-Matsuri festivals. The sacred fire can only be generated by a board and stick and is regarded as a powerful purifier in Shintoism. The most celebrated temple of the fire kamis is on Mount Atago near Kyoto; worshipers are drawn to it from all over Japan to obtain charms as protection against fire.... |
| God name "Ho-No-Kagu-Tsuchi-No-Kami" | Shinto / Japan | Fire god. One of a number of fire KAMIS who are honored in special Hi-Matsuri festivals. The sacred fire can only be generated by a board and stick and is regarded as a powerful purifier in Shintoism. The most celebrated temple of the fire kamis is on Mount Atago near Kyoto to which worshipers are drawn from all over Japan to obtain charms as protection against fire.... |
| God name "Hoder" | Norse | One of the three creating gods. With Odin and Loder H?ner creates Ask and Embla, the first human pair. Norse |
| God name "Hoenu" | Scandinavia | God of silence. He, along with his brother Lodur, created Ask and Embla, the first humans. Scandinavia |
| Goddess name "Huchi" | Japan | Goddess of fire and of volcanic eruptions. The name Fuji is believed to be derived from "Huchi" or "Fuchi", the words for the Aino Goddess of Fire. Japan |
| God name "Huehueteotl" | Aztec | Old god. A central Mexican / Aztec deity åśśociated with fire |
| God name "Huehueteotl" | Aztec | An ancient god of the hearth, the fire of life. Associated with the pole star and the north, and serves as a skybearer. Aztec |
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