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"Aion and Protogonos" | Phonecian | The first mortal men. Phonecian |
God name "Himerus or Phanes" | Greek | A mystic divinity in the system of the Orphics, is also called Eros, Ericapaeus, Himerus Metis, and Protogonus. He is said to have sprung from the mystic mundane egg, and to have been the father of all gods, and the creator of men. Phanes means "Manifestor" or "Revealer," and is related to the Greek words "light" and "to shine forth." Greek |
Goddess name "Hotogov Mailgan" | Siberia | Goddess of heaven at night Siberia / Buriat |
Goddess name "Mawu" | Fon / Benin, West Africa | (1) moon goddess. The sister of the Sun god LISA. She is also considered to bestow fertility and motherhood and is generally benevolent in nature.(2) sky god. Ewe [Togo, West Africa]. Among the tribe neighboring the Fon. Mawu is perceived as male and a creator deity. He favors the color white and is also benevolent and generous in nature.... |
Deities name "Ngu u" | Ewe / Togo, West Africa | Generic title of guardian deities. The name means, approximately, the fates.... |
"Ngunuwo" | Ewe / Togo | The fates |
"Ngunuwo Ewe" | Togo | Fates. Togo. |
God name "Phanes" | Greek | A mystic divinity in the system of the Orphics, is also called Eros, Ericapaeus, Himerus Metis, and Protogonus. He is said to have sprung from the mystic mundane egg, and to have been the father of all gods, and the creator of men. Phanes means "Manifestor" or "Revealer," and is related to the Greek words "light" and "to shine forth." Phanes, or the personification of longing love, is first mentioned by Hesiod (Theogony 201), where he and Eros appear as the companions of Aphrodite. Greek |
"Pontus" | Greek | Or Pontos, the Protogonoi and personification of the sea, is described in the ancient cosmogony as a son of Gaea, and as the father of Nereus, Thamnas, Phorcys, Ceto, and Eurybia, by his own mother. Hyginus calls him a son of Aether and Gaea, and also åśśigns to him somewhat different descendants. Greek |
God name "So" | Ewe / Hua / Togo | and weather god |
Deities name "So" | Ewe / Hua / Togo / southeastern Ghana, West Africa | weather god. An emanation of the combined personae of the deities SOGBLEN and SODZA.... |
God name "So Ewe" | Togo | And weather god Togo |
God name "Sodza" | Togo | God of the sky, prayed to weekly to send Rain. Hua, Togo |
God name "Sodza" | Ewe / Togo, West Africa | sky god. Propitiated with yams and the sacrifice of a white sheep in an annual festival and his priests pray to him weekly to send Rain. The priests wear white robes.... |
God name "Sogblen" | Togo | Messenger god who carries the priests prayers to Sodza and brings back promises of good crops. Togo |
God name "Sogblen" | Ewe / Hua / Togo / southeastern Ghana, West Africa | Messenger god. Considered to relay the prayers of devotees to the great gods and to return with blessings or punishment. Generally benevolent, bringing the boon of fertile crops and children. He is propitiated with the sacrifice of a white sheep in an annual festival.... |
Demon name "Svyatogor" | Slavic | A hero who fought the demon nightingale, a bird-headed human whose weapons were hurricanes. Slavic |
God name "Unumbote" | Bassari / Togo, West Africa | Creator god. Engendered all living things on earth.... |
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