Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Oculata" | Roman | , a sacred Vestal Virgin who was buried alive after being deflowered. Roman |
"Oxylus" | Greek | 1. A son of Ares and Protogeneia. |
King name "Oebalus" | Greek | 1. A son of Cynortes, and husband of Gorgophone, by whom he became the father of Tyndareus, Peirene, and Arene, was king of Sparta. According to others he was a son of Perieres and a grandson of Cynortas, and was married to the nymph Bateia, by whom he had several children (Apollodorus iii). The patronymic Oebalides is not only applied to his descendants, but to the Spartans generally, and hence it occurs as an epithet or surname of Hyacinthus, Castor, Pollux and Helena. 2. A son of Telon by a nymph of the stream Sebethus, near Naples. Telon, originally a king of the Teleboans, had come from the island of Taphos to Capreae, in Italy and Oebalus settled in Campania. (The Aeneid Book VII) Greek |
"Orchomenus" | Greek | 1. A son of Lycaon, and the reputed founder of the Arcadian towns of Orchomenus and Methydrium. (Apollodorus iii) |
"Opheltes" | Greek | 1. A son of Lycurgus, who was killed by a snake at Nemea, as his nurse Hypsipyle had left him alone. Greek |
"Oreithyia" | Greek | 1. One of the Nereides. |
King name "Oeneus" | Greek | 1. One of the sons of Aegyptus. 2. A son of Pandion, and one of the eponymic heroes at Athens. 3. A son of Portheus, brother of Agrius and Melas, and husband of Althaea, by whom he became the father of Tydeus and Meleager, and was thus the grandfather of Diomedes. He was king of Pleuron and Calydon in Aetolia. Greek |
Nymph name "Orea" | Greek | A Hamadryad nymph of the Oak tree. Greek |
God name "Om" | India | A Sanscrit word, somewhat similar to Amen. When the gods are asked to rejoice in a sacrifice, the god Savitri cries out Om (Be it so). When Pravahan is asked if his father has instructed him, he answers Om (Verily). Brahmins begin and end their lessons on the Veda with the word Om, for "unless Om precedes his lecture, it will be like water on a rock, which cannot be gathered up; and unless it concludes the lecture, it will bring forth no fruit." |
"Ophion" | Greek | A Titan, was married to Eurynome, with whom he shared the supremacy previous to the reign of Cronos and Rhea; but being conquered by the latter, he and Eurynome were thrown into Oceåñuś or Tartarus. Greek |
"Ogmios" | Gaul | A bald old man with a bow and club leading an apparently happy band of men with chains attached to their ears from his tongue. Gaul |
"Omniel" | Nazorean | A being of light concerned with the Golden Rule. Early Nazorean |
God name "Osande Ovimbundu" | Angola | A benevolent god that is a guardian deity |
God name "Osandobua Edo" | Benin | A benign creator god that controls prosperity, health & happiness |
Demon name "Oap" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |
Demon name "Ona" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |
Demon name "Onh" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |
Demon name "Onp" | Enochian | A cacodemon. Enochian |