Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Tezcatzoncatl" | Aztec | Minor fertility god involved with the brewing of pulque Aztec |
God name "Tezcatzoncatl" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor fertility god. One of the group clåśśed as the Ometochtli complex concerned with the maguey plant and the brewing of the alcoholic drink pulque.... |
Goddess name "Thanatos" | Greek | Minor god of death. According to legend, he is one of the two sons of NYX, the goddess of night, and lives in a remote cave beside the river Lethe which he shares with his twin brother HYPNOS, god of sleep.... |
Goddess name "Themis" | Greco - Roman | Goddess of justice and order. A daughter of the sky god OURANOS and earth mother GAIA, though not clåśśed as one of the Titans. A consort of ZEUS and the mother of the Horae and Moires. She is the impartial deity who sits blindfolded in Hades and judges the souls of the dead to determine whether they will påśś to the Elysian fields or to the fires of Tartarus. Attended by three lesser judgment deities, AEACOS, MINOS and RHADAMANTHOS. The guilty are handed over to the Furiesthe Dirae, Erinyes or Eumenides. At Rhamnus in Attica, Themis was accorded a sanctuary built in the sixth century BC beside which that of NEMESIS, goddess of indignation, was built in the fifth century.... |
God name "Thoth" | Egypt | Tchehuti or Tehuti. Author of the Book of the Dead was believed by the Egyptians to have been the heart and mind of the Creator, who was in very early times in Egypt called by the natives "Pautti," and by foreigners "Ra." Thoth was also the "tongue" of the Creator, and he at all times voiced the will of the great god, and spoke the words which commanded every being and thing in heaven and in earth to come into existence. His words were almighty and once uttered never remained without effect. |
Deities name "Tiki" | Polynesian / including Maori | Creator god. One of the children of RANGINUI and PAPATUANUKU who created mankind. In some Polynesian traditions he is represented as the first man, akin to Adam. The word is also incorporated in tikiwananga or god stick, which describes the wooden or stone images of deities that are usually minimally worked and stand about 19.5 inches tall. Only thirty or so examples of these are known, most having been destroyed by Christian missions. The celebrated large Maori totems are depictions of ancestors who appear as human / bird or reptile hybrids. Also Ki'i (Hawaiian).... |
God name "Titlacahuan (we his slaves)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Ominoptent god. A universal and generally malevolent power. One of the group clåśśed as the TEZCATLIPOCA complex.... |
God name "Tlacahuepan" | Aztec | Patron god of Mexico and a minor god of war. Aztec |
God name "Tobadzistsini" | Navaho | A Minor war god |
God name "Tobadzistsini" | Navaho | Child of water and son of Tsohanoai, the Sun god. Minor war god. Navaho |
God name "Tororut" | Pokot / Suk / Uganda / western Kenya, East Africa | Creator god. He is invoked in a special annual ceremony, which involves the sacrifice of an ox, to ensure safety of crops and cattle. The same ritual is performed in times of drought, famine or plague. His brother is ASIS the Sun god. His consort is SETA and their children include the Rain god ILAT, ARAWA the moon and TOPOH the evening star.... |
God name "Tritons" | Roman | Minor sea gods |
God name "Tritons" | Roman | Minor sea gods. The children of POSEIDON and AMPHITRITE who are depicted as hybrid fish-men. Generally included in the royal court of the god Neptune. Attributes: conches.See also NEPTUNUS.... |
God name "Trograin" | Celtic / Irish | Minor god. Tsai Shen... |
God name "Trograin/ Lug" | Irish | A minor god |
God name "Tzontemoc" | Aztec | Minor underworld and god. Aztec |
God name "Tzontemoc (head-descending)" | Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico | Minor underworld god. One of the group clåśśed as the MICTLANTECUHTLI complex.... |
Goddess name "Tzu Sun Niangniang" | Chinese | Mother goddess. One of the nine dark ladies of the pantheon who are regarded as having a protective role. She was the mortal wife of a minor official and, having borne him five sons and two daughters, committed suicide in order to ensure her future chastity. She is invoked at weddings to provide children, especially sons, and special cakes are eaten by the bride and groom. One of her more famous sanctuaries, on the island of Taiwan, is the Yin Yang Stone.... |