| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Meng Po" | China | Goddess of justice China |
| Goddess name "Meng-Po-Niang" | China | Goddess who stands at the Ninth Chinese Hell. Her magic potion was administered to each soul, so that they would forget their past lives. China |
| Goddess name "Minona" | Fon | Goddess of teaching Fon |
| Goddess name "NA CHA (here is a loud cry)" | Taoist / Chinese | Guardian god. A somewhat ambiguous god who is generally regarded as benevolent, but whose traditions hint at a more destructive aspect. He was born a god of human parents, the reincarnation of an older deity, Ling Chu-Tzu, the intelligent pearl. According to tradition, his father was Li Ching, who threatened to kill his mother because she claimed she was made pregnant by the mystical actions of a Taoist priest who told her she was to bear the child of a unicorn. Na Cha is said to have fought in the Shang-Chou war on the side of the Chou dynasty circa 1027 BC. His chief adversary was the sea dragon king. Ultimately he became involved with the goddess Shih-Chi Niang Niang, accidentally killed her attendant and, in remorse, committed suicide.... |
| Goddess name "Nephthys [Greek]" | Egypt | Funerary goddess. Nephthys is the younger sister of ISIS, OSIRIS and SETH, who are the offspring of the chthonic god GEB and the sky goddess NUT in the Ennead genealogy of Egyptian deities defined by the priests of Heliopolis. Nephthys is depicted in human form wearing a crown in the style of the hieroglyphic for a mansion, the translation of her Egyptian name. She can also take the form of a hawk watching over the funeral bier of Osiris. According to legend Nephthys liaised briefly with Osiris and bore the mortuary god ANUBIS. She is said to guide the dead Egyptian ruler through the dark underworld and to weep for him. Also Neb-hut (Egyptian).... |
| Goddess name "Niangniang" | China | One of the Sacred Goddess of the heavenly Sages. A legend says Emperor Kangxi dedicated a temple to these female immortals in honour of good deeds they performed on his behalf. China |
| Goddess name "Niu She" | China | Goddess of literacy. China |
| Goddess name "Nok" | China | An ancient fertility goddess. China |
| Goddess name "Nu Kua" | China | Primordial goddess and inventor of the flute China |
| Goddess name "Nu Kua" | Chinese | Creator goddess. A primordial deity who may be androgynous and who engendered mankind out of lumps of yellow clay. The invention of the flute is also attributed to her. Also NuGua.... |
| Goddess name "Nu Wa" | China | Goddess of those who arrange marriages China |
| Goddess name "Nu gua" | China | God / goddess China |
| Goddess name "P'an Chin Lien" | China | The goddess of brothels and prostitution who enjoyed drunken orgies. China |
| Goddess name "P'an Niang" | China | A goddess of vaccination |
| Goddess name "Pa" | China | Goddess of droughts. China |
| Goddess name "Pang Che" | China | Goddess of justice. China |
| Goddess name "Pi Hsia Yuan Chin" | China | Goddess of birth and midwives who brings health and good fortune to the newborn baby. China |
| Goddess name "Prajnapti (teaching)" | Jain / India | Goddess of learning. One of sixteen VIDYADEVI headed by the goddess SARASVATI.... |
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