| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
"Dannebrog or Danebrog" | Denmark | The old flag of Denmark. The tradition is that Waldemar II. of Denmark saw in the heavens a fiery cross which betokened his victory over the Esthonians (1219). |
"Delias" | Greek | The sacred vessel made by Theseus and sent annually from Athens to Delos. This annual festival lasted 30 days, during which no Athenian could be put to death, and as Socrates was condemned during this period his death was deferred till the return of the sacred vessel. The ship had been so often repaired that not a stick of the original vessel remained at the time, yet was it the identical ship. So the body changes from infancy to old age, and though no single particle remains constant, yet the man 6 feet high is identical with his infant body a span long. Greek |
| Supreme god name "Dievas aka Dievs" | Latvia | The supreme god in the pre-Christian religion of Lithuanians, where Dievas was understood to be the supreme being of the world. Latvia |
"Dryas" | Greek | A son of Ares, and brother of Tereus, was one of the Calydonian hunters. He was murdered by his own brother, who had received an oracle, that his son Itys should fall by the hand of a relative. Greek |
| God name "Duberdicus" | Lusitanian | God of fountains and water. Lusitanian |
| God name "Dumu-zi" | Babylonian | Child of life. A god of the Sun. Babylonian |
| Deity name "Dumu-zi-zuab" | Babylonian | A local deity. Nebo, under this name, is described as a son of the deep. Babylonian |
| Deity name "Dun-shagga" | Babylonian | A local deity. Babylonian |
| God name "Dur" | Kassite / Iran | Chthonic underworld god. Equates with the Babylonian-Akkadian god NERGAL.... |
"Dysaules" | Greek | The father of Triptolemus and Eubuleus, and a brother of Celeus. He was expelled from Eleusis by Ion, and had come to Phlius, where he introduced the Eleusinian mysteries. Greek |
| Goddess name "Eabani" | Armenian | The companion of Gilgamesh, the first primaeval man who was turning his rugged face towards civilization through the love of a woman. He takes part in the wanderings of Gilgamesh, and fights with him against Ishtar and the heavenly bull sent by Anu to avenge the insulted goddess. Apparently wounded in this struggle Eabani dies. Armenian Mythology |
| Hero name "Echetlaeus" | Greek | A mysterious being who during the battle of Marathon appeared among the Greeks a man, who resembled a rustic, and slew many of the barbarians with his plough. After the battle, when he was searched for, he was not to be found anywhere, and when the Athenians consulted the oracle, they were commanded to worship the hero Echetlaeus. Greek |
| God name "Eimesarra" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Chthonic god of the law. According to texts he controls the me's or Divine rules.... |
| Demon name "Ekimmu" | Babylonian | demons that infest the graves. Babylonian |
| God name "Ellel" | Hittite / Hurrian | Creator god. Derived from the Babylonian-Akkadian god ELLIL.... |
| God name "Ellil" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | Creator god. See also ENLIL.... |
"Elousinian Mysteries" | Greek | Bacchus, Persophone and Demeter. |
| God name "Enbilulu" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | River god. In creation mythology he is placed in charge of the sacred rivers Tigris and Euphrates by the god ENKI. He is also god of canals, irrigation and farming. In Babylonian times he becomes the son of EA and is syncretized with ADAD.... |
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The Legend of Nian Monster
Chinese people held the first New Year Festival more than 3,000 years ago. Farmers gave thanks for the harvest and prayed. They asked the gods for good crops in the coming year.
But there is a story behind all the celebration, below is the legend of how the Chinese New Year celebration began.
Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a monster called "Nian" ("year") that would come out to eat people and animals on the eve of every New Year. To avoid the monster's attack, people would flee to the depth of the mountains and call this day "Nian Guan" (meaning "the Pass of Nian"). On one New Year's Eve, there came an old beggar in Peach Blossom Village, where an old lady gave him some food and asked him to hide himself in the mountain to avoid the monster Nian. The old man promised that he could drive the monster away as long as he was put up for the night at the old lady's home. Being unable to persuade the old man into hiding in the mountain, the old lady went alone. In the middle of the night, the monster Nian dashed into the village. He trembled and cried when he saw the red paper on the door of the old lady's house, which was brightly lit. Just as the monster reached the entrance, there came blasting sounds that prevented him from moving any further. At that time, the old man, wearing a red robe, opened the door and the monster was scared away.
The following year, the villagers were ready for it. They set off firecrackers, lit all their lamps and decorated their houses in red, they paste red paper on the doors, wear red clothing, hang up red lanterns. They made loud music, play the gong and drums and they dance and burn the fireworks whenever Nian was about to arrive, to scared away the beast.This is how these customs came into being.
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