| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Hexchuchan" | Mayan / Itza, Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of war. One of several to whom the resin copal was burned before starting a battle. He may have been a tribal ancestor.... |
| Goddess name "Hi'aika" | Hawaiian | Goddess. The daughter of HAUMEA and younger sister of PELE, the volcano goddess, Hi'aika is the mistress of the dance and especially of the hula. Separate traditions identify her with LAKA, the god of the hula and the son of KANE, the god of light; and with a goddess, Na Wahine, the daughter of the primordial creator principle KEAWE. The hula was designed to give a formalized structure to the enactment of myths and among the favorite topics is the romance between Pele and the hero Lohiau. According to mythology Hi'aika was entrusted with a mission to find Lohiau on Pele's behalf and to bring him back to her, a mission that subsequently enflamed the jealousy of Pele over her sister's developing relationship with Lohiau, and brought about his death in Pele's fiery lava.... |
| God name "Hi'lina" | Haida Indian / Queen Charlotte Island, Canada | Tribal god. The personification of the thunderbird known to many Indian tribes. The noise of the thunder is caused by the beating of its wings, and when it opens its eyes there is lightning. The thunder clouds are its cloak.... |
| Goddess name "Hila" | Eskimo | God / goddess of the atmosphere and of the cold weather, storms, and drifts. Caribou Eskimo, Canada. |
| Goddess name "Hina" | Polynesian / Tahiti | moon goddess. In local traditions the daughter of the god TANGAROA and creatrix of the moon, which she governs. She lives in one of its dark spots representing groves of trees which she brought from earth in a canoe and planted. She is also represented as the consort of Tangaroa. Hina probably evolved in Tahiti from the Polynesian underworld goddess HINE-NUITE-PO. Also SINA (Samoa); Ina (Hervey Islands).... |
| Goddess name "Hina-Uri" | Polynesian | moon goddess. Also known as HINA, Ina or SINA, she is the sister of MAUI and the consort of Irewaru. Tradition has it that she can manifest herself in two forms according to the lunar phases. Her role is åśśociated with fertility and her cult may have been imported from Asia, since SIN is the name of a western Asiatic moon god also closely åśśociated with fertility rites.... |
| Goddess name "Hiribi" | Canaan | Goddess of summer. Canaan |
| 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 "Hoenir" | Scandinavia | An Aesir god and the brother of Odin and Ludor. Together they slew Ymir, the great giant of the beginning. They created the earth from his flesh, the sea and fresh water from his blood, the mountains from his bones; then mankind from two trees, man from the ash and woman from the elm. Hoenir gave them their senses and understanding, intelligence and motion. The two lesser brothers are sometimes considered aspects of Odin, eventually disappearing, Hoenir as hostage to the Vanir at the end of the war with the Aesir. Scandinavia |
| 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 "Huehuecoyotl (old coyote)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor god of sexual lust. One of the group clåśśed as the XIUHTECUHTLI complex.... |
| God name "Huehuecoyotl-Coyotlinahual (coyote his disguise)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor god of feather workers. One of the group clåśśed as the XIUHTECUHTLI complex.... |
| God name "Huehueteotl" | Aztec | Old god. A central Mexican / Aztec deity åśśociated with fire |
| God name "Huehuetotl (old god)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | God of fire. Associated with paternalism and one of the group clåśśed as the XIUHTECUHTLI complex.... |
| God name "Huisiniamui" | Peru | A god of the Sun and sky. He invented vegetation, but was also fond of headhunting and cannibalism. Peru |
| Goddess name "Huixtocihuatl (lady of Huixtorin)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Goddess of salt-makers. One of the group clåśśed as the TLALOC complex, generally involved with Rain, Agriculture and fertility.... |
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