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  J. A. Coleman
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  Printed in Singapore
  For Geoffrey, friend and mentor
  Thanks to George Davidson for his exhaustive work on the
  Chinese entries
  Thanks also to Immanion Press for permission to reproduce
  material from Charlemagne – Man and Myth
  By the same author:
  Beginner’s Guide to Cryptic Crosswords
  Cassell Cluefinder - Dictionary of Crossword Clues
  Collin’s Crossword Dictionary
  Complete Guide to Cryptic Crosswords
  Cryptic Crossword Cluefinder
  Wordmaster - A Reverse Dictionary
  Charlemagne – Man and Myth
  Mythilarity
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  CONTENTS
  Introduction ....................................................
  7
  A 
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  11
  B
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  119
  C
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  180
  D
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  265
  E
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  313
  F
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  354
  G
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  392
  H
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  447
  I
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  507
  J
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  538
  K
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  551
  L
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  599
  M
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  646
  N
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  729
  O
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  766
  P
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  797
  Q
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  856
  R
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  861
  S
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  894
  T
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  978
  U
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  V
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  W
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  X
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  Y
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  1112
  Z
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  INTRODUCTION
  W
  hat is a myth? The Greeks knew and, as usual, had a word for it;
  the word mythos which means word, story, talk, etc. So, for that
  matter, did the tribes of North America – for the Chinook
  ik!anam; for the Kwakiutl nayam; for the Thompson tribe spektakl; for the
  Tsimshian adaox, while in Alaska it was adaork.  And so, of course, did many
  other cultures – and they had not only the word but the stories to go with it.
  To most of them it was a story passed orally from one person to another,
  from generation to generation, telling of some hero, some god, some
  formulation of an abstract idea such as creation. Some of these became
  written records and so survived for us to know them and such is their power
  that, despite the disappearance of the cultures that gave rise to them, modern
  literature abounds with allusions and direct references to these marvellous
  tales, many of which are still endlessly retold – as they are in this book.
  Although they probably represent the most well-known body of
  mythological material, myths did not start with the Greeks. Many of the
  myths included here predate the Greeks by many centuries and there can be
  little doubt that men have constructed accounts to answer such questions as
  ‘What causes thunder?’ or ‘Where did we come from?’ ever since they were
  capable of thought. This implies that myths go back not centuries but
  millions of years but, since those early people could think and formulate the
  questions to which they had no real answers but could not write either the
  questions or the answers, we have no way of knowing what myths they
  constructed. One thing, however, is abundantly clear from the records that
  are available to us; the urge – the need even – to create myths seems to be
  inherent in all cultures. Although it can be argued that each culture took over
  and elaborated the stories of earlier cultures (as the Romans did, taking over
  virtually the whole of the Greek pantheon and their myths), it is just as valid
  to suggest that the many similarities between the major myths have no such
  connections since they appear in cultures so widely separated by both
  distance and time that no contact between them seems possible. Stories of
  creation, of floods, of the mating of gods with mortals, of heroes who
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  brought fire – these and many others crop up in the myths of numerous
  cultures throughout recorded time. 
  One can regard these ancient tales as simple tales of derring-do – the work of
  a bygone Archer, Forsyth or Shute – or one can attribute to them the deeper
  significance that almost certainly prompted their creation. Some maintain
  that the similarities between many of the basic myths postulate a common
  origin, others that these similarities prove only that similar questions, similar
  phenomena, evoke similar answers in each culture. This book brings
  together under such headings as creation, first humans, flood, etc many of
  these similar stories but the significance of the similarities and the
  interpretation of individual myths is left to those whose interests lie in those
  fields and to the reader who is free to add his own interpretation – or none.
  Scholars divide stories of the imagination into categories such as myth,
  legend, fairy-tales, folklore, marchen and so on but, given that the stories
  relate to postulated entities such as gods, real characters such as
  Charlemagne, completely imaginary characters such as Ali Baba and
  characters such as King Arthur who live in that shadowland between fact and
  fiction, it is hard to see how one can slot all of them neatly into classes. Add
  to this the fact that huge swathes of what passes in the study of the world’s
  faiths as religion appear again in world mythologies and it is wise, in my view,
  to take a much more relaxed view of what constitutes mythology. As a result,
  this book contains entries that purists might well reject as being outside the
  realms of true myth but it seems to me that, if a demon such as Ravana in
  Hindu myth or the oni of Japanese stories are eligible for inclusion, there is
  no good reason to exclude the whole host of demons which inhabit the
  grimoires and demonologies of the western world. 
  Another feature of this book is that it attempts to encompass as wide a
  coverage of the world’s mythologies as is reasonably possible within one set
  of covers. If it opens a wider field to those whose reading has previously been
  confined to the well-known mythologies of the Greeks, the Romans and the
  Norsemen, it will have served the purpose for which it was conceived.
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  It is a common feature of language that meanings and spellings change
  over time and distance and it is, therefore, no surprise to find that the
  names of many of the gods and heroes occur in many forms. Marduk, for
  example, is said to have 50 names, Ra 75, Allah 99 (or 400), Odin over 200
  and Shiva over 1000. I have included all the different versions I have
  encountered, cross-referenced as appropriate. These alternative names and
  spellings appear in square brackets after the headword and the entries here
  also include some favourite epithets and attributes together with
  equivalents in other cultures. In the case of Chinese entries, there are often
  significant differences in spelling depending on which of the several
  transcription systems is used (Wade-Giles and Pinyin are the most
  frequently used). In this book, all Chinese entries are Wade-Giles. The
  majority of the entries also carry a label in italics giving an indication of
  origins. These labels are not intended to indicate nationalties so much as
  the mythology in which they are featured. Priam for example, though a
  Trojan, has a Greek label since he appears in the stories of Greek
  mythology and Lancelot, although French, appears with a British label
  since he is a hero of the Arthurian saga.
  Indexing in this book is based on word order rather than on a strict letter-
  by-letter order. Some languages have unfamiliar letter groups that cause
  problems in this field. Many Tibetan entries begin with such combinations
  as dMu, sMan, bDud and so on and some African words begin with uG.
  One normally finds the Tibetan words indexed under the second (capital)
  letter but the African words under the first (lower case) letter. Since the
  normal English practice is to index by initial letter, not sound – we don’t
  index phonetic under ‘f’ nor psalm under ‘s’ – the word, however pronounced,
  is indexed here under the first letter, whether capital or lower case.
  J. A. Coleman
  Penkridge, July 2007
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  A1
  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity
  referred to as god A: perhaps the
  god of death, Ah Puch
  This deity is depicted with exposed
  spine and skull-like features, wearing 
  a snail on his head and a pair of cross-
  bones.
  A2
  Mesopotamian
  [Aa.Ai]
  the Sumerian moon-god
  A-a
  (see Aa1)
  A Cholla mo Rùn
  Scottish
  a musical legend that credits the
  Scottish bagpipes with the power 
  of speech
  A-Mertat
  (see Ameretat)
  A-mi-t’o-fo
  Buddhist
  [Amito (Fo).A Mi To Fo.O-mi-t’ o-
  fo.Omit’o-fo.Omitofo.O Mi To
  Fo:=Japanese Amida]
  the Chinese name for Amitabha
  (see also Pu T’ai Ho-shang)
  A-mong
  Burmese
  a progenitor of the Karens
  A-mong and Lan Yein descended from
  heaven bearing the magic drum given
  to them by Sey-ya and founded the
  tribe.
  A-Murdad
  (see Ameretat)
  A-shih-to
  Chinese
  [A-tzu-ta]
  the Chinese version of Asita 
  (see also Mi-lo-fo)
  A-tzu-ta
  (see A-shih-to)
  Aa1
  Mesopotamian
  [A-a.Ai.Aya:=Sumerian Serida]
  a Babylonian sun-goddess wife 
  of Samas
  mother of Giru, Kittu, Mesharu 
  and Nusku
  AA2
  Mesopotamian
  a Chaldaean god of life 
  A’a3
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian god
  Aa4
  (see A2)
  Aa5
  (see Ea)
  Aac
  Central American
  a turtle: a Mayan prince
  son of Kan
  brother of Cay, Coh, Moo and Niete
  He wanted to marry Moo but she
  rejected him in favour of his brother
  Coh. Their argument turned into war
  and Aac killed his brother, renewing
  his suit for Moo. Rejected for a second
  time, Aac made war on Moo who, when
  her forces were defeated, escaped and
  left the country.
  Aager
  Norse
  lover of Else
  He is said to have spoken to Else from
  his coffin, asking her to smile.
  Aah
  (see Ah)
  Aah-te-Huti
  (see Ah)
  Aalardin
  British
  a knight
  husband of Guigenor
  He was a magician who provided a
  magic gold boss for Guimer when she
  lost one breast in removing the serpent
  that was wrapped round the arm of her
  husband, Caradoc.
  Aalu
  Egyptian
  [Aaru]
  the paradise of Osiris, far to the 
  West
  To reach this land, the soul had to pass
  through many gates (versions of the
  story differ between fifteen or twenty-
  one) each guarded by demons.
  Aamon
  (see Amon2)
  Aani
  Egyptian
  an ape-headed god
  Aapep
  (see Apep)
  aart
  Egyptian
  a symbol of Ra
  When washed in a sacred lake, it
  became the crocodile god, Sebek.
  Aaru
  (see Aalu)
  Aarvak
  (see Arvakur)
  A’as
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian god of wisdom
  keeper of the tablets of destiny
  Ab1
  Egyptian
  the symbolic heart, as distinguished
  from the corporeal heart Hati,
  judged at death
  Ab2
  Mesopotamian
  the Sumerian lord of wisdom
  father of Abzu
  Ab3
  (see Sahar1)
  Ab Kin Xox
  Central American
  [Ppiz Hiu Tec]
  a Mayan god of poetry
  A
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  Aba
  Abe no Miushi
  Aba
  North American
  the supreme god of the Choctaws
  Abaanaui
  South American
  a culture hero of the Guaraye tribe 
  brother of Zaguaguaya
  ababil
  (see camel bird)
  Ababinili
  North American
  [Great Holy Fire Above. Loak-Ishto-
  hoolla-Aba. Sitting Above]
  the supreme god of the Chickasaw
  tribe
  He is a sun-god, god of fire, regarded
  as the creator of all living things.
  Abac
  Irish
  [Abhac]
  the Irish version of the Addanc
  Abaddon
  a demon of evil, the angel of the 
  abyss
  Abaeus
  (see Apollo)
  Abailard
  (see Abelard)
  Abakan Khan
  Siberian
  a rain-god
  Abadin
  Phoenician
  [Mighty Father]
  a supreme deity
  Abaeus
  (see Apollo)
  Abaia
  Pacific Islands
  a magic fish
  Abaia became angry when a woman
  fished in the lake where he lived and
  caused a deluge.
  Abaios
  (see Apollo)
  Aban
  Irish
  [Abban mocu Corbmait] 
  son of Cormac and Milla
  When he expressed a wish to become a
  priest, his parents put him in chains,
  which miraculously fell off. As a boy,
  he restored to life a calf that had been
  killed by a wolf. When his uncle,
  Inbhar, took ship to Rome without
  him he walked on the waves to catch
  the ship. He is said to have lit a 
  lamp merely by breathing on it,
  restored to life a newly dead queen 
  and vanquished many monsters. He
  established several churches and
  monasteries where wolves protected
  the flocks.
  Abandinus 
  British
  a Roman-Celtic god
  Abang Salamat
  Pacific Islands
  a retainer of Anggun Nan Tungga
  Abans
  Persian
  a spirit that inhabits iron ore mines
  Abantubomlambo
  African
  river spirits in the Transkei
  They take devotees under the surface
  of the water for many days and teach
  them the arts of the medicine man.
  Abaris
  Greek
  a Hyperborean sage
  a priest of Apollo
  He was the owner of a magic golden
  arrow on which he rode as Apollo’s
  messenger.
  Abarta
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Abarthach
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Abas1
  Greek
  king of Argolis
  husband of Aglaia
  son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra 
  father of Acrisius, Idomene 
  and Proetus
  He had a shield that subdued any
  enemy who saw it.
  Abas2
  Greek
  son of Celeus and Metaneira
  He was changed to a lizard by
  Demeter, who was acting as wet nurse
  to his newly born brother, when he
  made a foolish jest about her own 
  son, Iacchus.
  Abas3
  Greek
  son of Melampus, some say
  father of Coeranus and Lysimache
  Abasdarhon
  a demon
  Abassi
  African
  [‘god’]
  creator-god and sky-god of the Efik
  husband of Atai
  He reluctantly allowed his two
  children to descend to earth but
  imposed conditions that they neither
  mated nor engaged in agriculture,
  returning to heaven for their meals.
  Inevitably, the pair mated and soon the
  earth was fully populated. Abassi
  endowed these people with the gift of
  argument and instituted death, so that,
  since then, men have quarrelled and
  killed each other.
  Abassylar
  Siberian
  a demon that is said to devour the
  souls of the dead
  Abaster
  Greek
  one of Pluto’s horses
  Abasum
  (see Abosum)
  Abasy
  Siberian
  a group of spirits of the Yakut
  underworld
  The Abasy are ruled by Arson-Duolai.
  Abatos1
  Egyptian
  paradise: a sacred island in the 
  Nile
  Abatos2
  Greek
  one of Pluto’s horses
  abatawa
  African
  [abativa]
  a fairy
  These beings are envisaged as being so
  small that they can walk under grass.
  They are said to sleep in anthills and 
  to shoot poisoned arrows at their
  enemies.
  abativa
  (see abatawa)
  abawinae
  North American
  in the lore of the Tubatulabal tribe, 
  a ghost
  This entity is the soul of a dead person,
  which appears in the form of a human
  being.
  abayifo
  African
  experts in witchcraft
  Abban
  (see Aban)
  Abbot of Unreason  
  (see King of Unreason)
  Abcan
  Irish
  a harper of the Danaans
  Abd-el-Rahman
  European
  [Abdalrahman]
  a leader of the Saracen invasion of
  France
  He was killed at the Battle of Tours 
  in 732.
  Abdallah the Fisherman
  Persian
  a character in The Arabian Nights
  He visited Abdallah the Merman
  under the sea and killed a sea-monster
  merely by shouting at it.
  Abdalrahman
  (see Abd-el-Rahman)
  Abdeel
  (see Abdiel)
  Abderus
  Greek
  an armour-bearer for Heracles 
  He helped Heracles on his eighth
  Labour but was eaten by the mares of
  Diomedes.
  Abdiel
  [Abdeel]
  a demon: one of the seraphim in
  Milton’s Paradise Lost
  Abdullah
  Arab
  a man who saw the fabulous city 
  of Iram
  Abduxuel
  a moon demon
  Abe Antak
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian creator-god
  Abe Mango
  South American
  daughter of Page Abe
  She came down from the home of 
  the gods to teach the Turkano
  American Indians the arts of weaving, 
  pottery, etc.
  Abe no Miushi
  Japanese
  a noble
  He was one of the suitors for the hand
  of Kaguya and undertook to get for
  her a robe made from the fur of a
  flameproof rat. He bought a robe from
  a merchant and gave it to Kaguya who
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  Abelim
  Abokas
  threw it on the fire and, when it
  proved not to be flameproof, she
  rejected his suit.
  Abelim
  Canaanite
  a city of the moon
  Abelleus
  (see Arbellus)
  Abellio
  Celtic
  a Gallic god
  Abeona
  Roman
  [Adeona]
  a goddess of children and revellers
  Aberewa
  African
  a primordial woman in the lore of 
  the Akan
  When she pounded maize in her
  mortar, the pestle bumped the sky,
  annoying the god Nyame who soon
  moved 
  further 
  away. 
  Aberewa
  collected many mortars and piled
  them one on top of another, trying to
  reach Nyame. The pole was too short
  and when she persuaded a child to
  remove a mortar from the bottom of
  the pile so that she could put it on top,
  the whole edifice collapsed.
  (see also Abuk)
  Aberffraw
  Welsh
  the home of the kings of Gwynedd
  on Anglesey where Branwen 
  was married
  Abgal1
  Arabian
  a god of the desert
  Abgal2
  Mesopotamian
  spirits attending the major gods
  These spirits were said to live in Abzu.
  Abhac
  (see Abac)
  Abhainn Dea
  (see Avon Dia)
  Abhapisacha 
  Hindu
  a name of Rahu as ‘demon in the sky’
  Abharthach
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Adhasvara
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor deities, a type
  of Gana
  Abhayakara
  Buddhist
  a patriarch in Bengal
  He is said miraculously to have
  brought into being a huge serpent,
  which so terrified an evil king that he
  released all his prisoners.
  abhicara
  (see maya4)
  Abhidhamma Pitaka
  (see Abhidharma-Pitaka)
  Abhidharma Pitaka
  Buddhist
  [Abhidamma-Pitaka]
  a collection of writings on the 
  subject of dharma: part of the
  Tripitaka
  Abhidharmakosa
  Buddhist
  a collection of texts translated by
  Hsüan Tsang and used by the Kosa
  sect of Chinese Buddhists
  Abhijit
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  daughter of Daksa
  wife of Candra
  Abhijnanasakuntala
  Indian
  a Sanskrit story of Shakuntala 
  and Dushyanta
  Abhijnaraja
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist physician-god
  He is depicted with long ear lobes.
  Abhimani
  Hindu
  a name for Agni as ‘the proud one’
  Abhimanyu
  Hindu
  [Saubhadra]
  son of Arjuna by Subhadra
  husband of Uttara
  father of Parikshit
  He fought in the battle with the
  Kauravas and killed Lakshmana but
  was himself killed later in the conflict.
  Abhimukhi
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of 12 bhumis
  She is depicted holding a staff and a book.
  Abhinava Gupta
  (see Gupta)
  Abhirati1
  Buddhist
  the Eastern paradise
  Abhirati2
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  wife of Panchika
  mother of Priyamkara
  She was said to have borne some 
  500 children. She is depicted with a
  pomegranate and accompanied by 
  a mongoose.
  abhisheka
  Hindu
  a form of initiation or baptism used 
  in Tantrism
  abhyasin
  Hindu
  [yogin.sadhaka: fem=abhyasini]
  a male practitioner of Tantrism
  abhyasini
  Hindu
  [male=abhyasin]
  a female practitioner of Tantrism
  abhiyoga
  Jain
  minor gods
  Abiasa
  East Indian
  [(Kresna) Dwipayana.Raden Abiasa]
  the Javanese equivalent of Vyasa 
  son of Palasara and Durgandini
  He slept with Ambika and Ambahini
  (Ambilika) to become the ancestor of the
  Koravas (Kauravas) and the Pandavas.
  Abibaal
  Phoenician
  a god of Byblos
  Abies
  British
  brother of the Irish king, Cildadan
  He was killed by Amadis and when his
  brother sought to avenge his death,
  the Irish forces were routed by the
  British led by Amadis.
  Abigor
  [Eligor]
  a demon said to foretell the future 
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as a soldier on
  horseback, armed with a lance.
  abiku
  African
  in Dahomey, the spirit born with each
  child, which tries to take the child to
  its forest home
  To prevent a child from being taken,
  some parents put them in chains while
  others disfigure the child’s face so that
  the spirit will reject or fail to recognise
  the child. These spirits are said not to
  like bells so some parents fix bells to a
  child harbouring an abiku or rub
  pepper into cuts in the child’s skin,
  hoping the pain will drive the spirit
  away. In some accounts these demons
  eat children.
  Abila
  (see Abyla)
  Abilii
  (see shaitan)
  Abimiliki
  Egyptian
  [Milkilu:=Canaanite Athar]
  a god of irrigation
  Abira
  South American
  a creator-god in Colombia
  Abjaja
  (see Brahma.Vishnu)
  Abjar
  (see Abjer)
  Abjayoni
  (see Brahma.Vishnu)
  Abjer
  Arabian
  [Abjar]
  the marvellous horse of Antar
  Abla
  Arabian
  a princess
  wife of Antar
  Ablach
  Irish
  [=Welsh Ynys Avallach]
  an Irish name for Avalon
  (see also Emain Ablach)
  Ablamor
  British
  [Ablamor of the Marsh]
  a knight
  When Gaheris and Gawain killed his
  white deer, he killed two of their
  hounds. In the fight that ensued,
  Ablamor’s wife threw herself between
  Ablamor and Gawain and was killed.
  Abmerira
  (see Akhthoes)
  Abnoba
  Celtic
  [=Roman Diana]
  a German goddess of the hunt, trees
  and rivers
  Abode of Truth
  (see Satya-Loka)
  Abog
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the hunt in the Philippines
  Abokas
  Pacific Islands
  the home of the dead in the New Hebrides
  (see also Banoi)
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  Abominable Snowman
  Acamas2
  Abominable Snowman
  Tibetan
  [kang-mi.ladni.meti.mi-go.mirka.
  shukpa.sogpu.temu.yeti:fem=ladni]
  a mythical monster of the Himalayas
  The monster is said to resemble a
  human being covered with long hair
  and with feet pointing to the rear. 
  Above Old Man (see Gudatrigakwitl)
  Abommubuwafre
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘he who consoles’
  Abonsam
  African
  an evil spirit
  This spirit could be driven off by
  making a great noise.
  Abora
  Canary Islands
  a supreme god of Palma
  Aborigines
  Roman
  a tribe said to have originated in
  Greece who founded Rome
  Abosom
  (see Abosum)
  Abosum
  African
  [Abasum.Abosom]
  the gods of the Ashanti
  Abou
  (see Abu)
  Abou Hassan
  Persian
  a rich merchant
  In the Arabian Nights story The Sleeper
  Awakened, 
  he 
  was 
  mysteriously
  transported to the bed of the caliph
  and was then treated as if he were 
  the caliph.
  Abracas
  (see Abraxas)
  Abraxas1
  [Abracas.Abraxis]
  a demon
  He is depicted with the head of a cock
  wearing a crown, serpents for legs and
  holding a shield and a whip.
  Abraxas2
  Greek
  [Abracas.Abraxis]
  one of the horses of Aurora
  Abraxas stones
  gems engraved and used as talismans
  Abraxis
  (see Abraxas)
  Abred
  (see Annwfn)
  Abrinael
  a moon demon
  Abrulges
  a demon
  aBruguma
  (see Brugma)
  Absolute
  Buddhist
  a name or attribute of Buddha
  transcendental reality
  Absu
  (see Abzu)
  Absusu
  (see Abtagigi)
  Abtagigi
  Mesopotamian
  [Absusu]
  a Sumerian harlot goddess
  Absyrtus
  (see Apsyrtus)
  Abtu
  Egyptian
  a fish, one of a pair with Anet,
  swimming in front of Ra’s boat to
  give warning of any danger
  Abu
  Mesopotamian
  [Abou]
  a god of vegetation
  In some accounts he was said to have
  been born from the head of Enki. In
  others, he was one of the eight deities
  born to Ninhursaga to heal the eight
  afflictions of Enki after he had eaten
  eight plants produced by Uttu.
  Abuba
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian being helping Marduk in
  his struggle with Tiamat
  Abuda
  Buddhist
  in Japan, the 8 cold hells 
  (see also To-Kwatsu)
  abuddha
  (see apratibuddha)
  Abuk
  African
  a primaeval woman of the Dinka
  consort of Garang
  She and her husband originally lived in
  a small pot on one grain of corn per
  day, but they grew bigger when the pot
  was opened. She annoyed the god
  Deng when she struck the sky with her
  pestle as she was grinding corn and he
  made the work harder than ever.
  (see also Aberewa)
  Abundant Pearl Prince (see Otohime)
  Abundantia
  Roman
  [=German Abundia:=Norse Fulla]
  a fertility-goddess, goddess of plenty
  Abundia
  German
  [Dame Habonde:=Norse Fulla:=Roman
  Abundantia]
  the goddess of plenty
  Abydos
  Egyptian
  the source of the spring of youth
  This site was said to be in the entrance
  to the underworld.
  Abyla
  Greek
  [Abila.Ape’s Hill.Jebel M(o)usa]
  one of the Pillars of Hercules: the cliff
  opposite the Rock of Gibraltar, now
  Mount Hache  
  (see also Calpe)
  Abyrga
  Mongolian
  a sea-monster
  This monster lives in a lake full of milk
  near the foot of the world-tree and is
  attacked by the bird Garide, which
  lives in the top of the tree.
  Abyss
  (see Abzu.hell)
  Abzu
  Mesopotamian
  [Absu.Abyss.Apason.Apsu.Rishtu.Zigarun:
  =Babylonian Apsu-Rushtu:=Egyptian
  Nun]
  an underground cavern of sweet water
  a Sumerian god of these waters
  offspring of Sige
  son of Ab, some say
  consort of Tiamat
  father of An, some say
  father of all the gods
  The mixing of these waters with the
  salt water, Tiamat, produced the early
  gods Lahmu and Lahamu. When
  Mummu, the mist over the waters,
  plotted with Tiamat and Abzu to
  overthrow theirdescendants, Abzu was
  either put into a long, deep sleep or
  killed by these gods.
  Some accounts distinguish between
  Abzu and Apsu, calling the former the
  primaeval void, the source of the
  waters and the home of Ab, using Apsu
  for the sweet waters themselves.
  (see also Apason)
  Ac Yanto
  Central American
  a Mayan god of the white races,
  brother of Hachacyum
  Acacallis
  Greek
  daughter of Minos and Pasiphae
  mother of Amphithemis 
  mother of Miletus by Apollo, some say
  acacila
  (see achacila)
  Acacitli
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland, Aztlan
  Academus
  Greek
  a Greek youth
  It was he who told Castor and
  Polydeuces where to find their sister,
  Helen, who had been abducted 
  by Theseus.
  Acadine
  Roman
  a magic fountain in Sicily
  Acaill
  Celtic
  a sacred book
  Acala1
  Buddhist
  [Acara]
  a minor goddess
  one of the 12 bhumis
  Acala2
  Buddhist
  [Acara.Trailokya-vijaya:=Japanese Fudo-
  myoo. Gozanze-myoo]
  a tutelary god
  lord of the 3 worlds
  one of the Krodhadevatas
  He is responsible for guarding the
  north-east quarter.
  He is depicted with four faces and
  eight arms, one foot on Parvati’s bosom,
  the other on Maheshvara’s head.
  Acala-Vajrapani
  (see Vajrapani)
  Acallam na Sonorec
  (see Colloquy of the Old Men)
  Acamas1
  Greek
  a Cyclops
  Acamas2
  Greek
  son of Theseus and Phaedra
  brother of Demophon
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  Acamas3
  Acetes1
  husband of Phyllis, some say
  father of Munychus by Laodice
  He and his brother were with the
  Greeks at Troy and Acamas fell in 
  love with Laodice, one of Priam’s
  daughters, on whom he fathered
  Munychus. They were both members
  of the party inside the Wooden Horse
  and, when the city fell to the Greeks,
  freed Aethra who had raised the infant
  Munychus. He (or in some versions his
  brother) married Phyllis but left her
  saying he would return. She presented
  him with a box that he was enjoined
  not to open. He did open it and
  whatever was in it so frightened him
  that he galloped off on his horse, dying
  when he fell off and on to his sword.
  (see also Demophon2)
  Acamas3
  Greek
  son of Antenor and Theano
  He was the leader of the Dardanians
  fighting alongside the Trojans against
  the invading Greeks.
  Acan1
  Mesopotamian
  [Great Serpent]
  a Chaldaean deity, a wine god, 
  some say
  Acan2
  South American
  a Mayan god of wine
  Acantum
  Central American
  a name for any one of the 4 Bacabs
  Acanum
  (see Ah Cancum)
  Acarnan
  Greek
  son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe
  brother of Amphoterus
  He and his brother are said to have
  grown to manhood in one day to
  avenge the murder of their father,
  killed by Phegeus and his sons.
  Acara
  (see Acala)
  Acarya-Vajrapani
  (see Vajrapani)
  Acastus
  Greek
  king of Iolcus
  son of Pelias and Anaxibia
  husband of Hippolyta or Astydamia
  father of Laodamia
  He was one of the Argonauts and also
  took part in the hunt for the huge
  Calydonian boar. After the return of
  the Argo to Iolcus, Medea induced
  the daughters of Pelias to kill him.
  For this crime, Acastus, the new king,
  banished Medea and Jason. His wife
  Hippolyta accused Peleus, who had
  come to his court to be purified, of
  rape. Acastas abandoned his guest,
  unarmed, on Mount Pelion, hoping
  that the wild animals would kill him.
  Peleus was saved by Chiron and
  attacked Iolcus with a band of former
  Argonauts, killing Hippolyta and,
  some say, Acastus.
  Acatl1
  Central American
  the thirteenth of the 20 days in the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising east, and the arrow, the
  day was governed by Tezcatlipoca.
  Acatl2
  (see Omacatl)
  acatlaxqui
  Mexican
  a fertility dance of the Otomi tribe
  In this ceremony a snake is held over
  the head of a young girl known as 
  the Maringuilla.
  Acavisr
  Roman
  [Achvistr]
  an Etruscan deity, one of the Lasae
  Acca Larentia
  Roman
  [Acca Larentina.Fa(b)ula.Larentia]
  an Estruscan mother goddess
  She was said by some to be the mother
  of the Lares, the Arval Brothers and
  Hercules. In some accounts she was a
  prostitute who was won by Hercules in
  a game of dice and who later married
  Tarutius. Others say she was the wife
  of the shepherd Faustulus and adopted
  Romulus and Remus.
  Acca Larentina
  (see Acca Larentia)
  Accasbel
  Irish
  one of Partholan’s men
  He is said to have built the first inn in
  Ireland.
  Acchupta
  Jain
  a goddess of knowledge and learning
  one of 16 vidyadevi
  accidental god
  Baltic
  the first object seen by a Lapp when
  he emerges from his tent in the
  morning is worshipped as a god
  Accius Naevius
  Roman
  an augur
  He is said to have cut through a
  whetstone with a razor.
  Acclas
  South American
  [Chosen Woman]
  Inca devotees serving the god Inti 
  as priestesses
  Accolan of Gaul
  British
  [Accolon]
  a treacherous knight
  lover of Morgan le Fay
  When the king executed one of
  Morgan’s lovers, she stole the sword
  Excalibur and gave it Accolan,
  another lover.
  Accolan was hunting with King
  Arthur and Urien, Morgan’s husband,
  when a ship on a lake came in to the
  shore. They boarded it and were
  bewitched by Morgan. Urien was
  transported back to his home, but
  Arthur, duped by Morgan, fought
  Accolan who was expected to kill the
  king. Morgan then planned to kill
  Urien, marry Accolan and rule as
  queen at his side. Instead, although he
  sustained severe wounds, Arthur, with
  the help of the magic of the Lady of
  the Lake, recovered Excalibur and
  killed Accolan.
  (see also Damas)
  Accolon
  (see Accolan)
  Acein
  Irish
  [Ocean]
  the black horse of the Dagda
  In some accounts, Acein was a poor
  specimen of a cow. When the Dagda
  was displaced by Angus Og he was
  employed by Bres to dig ditches and
  build a castle. All he asked in payment
  was this cow, which Bres was quite
  happy to part with. When the Dagda
  led his prize away, the rest of Bres’
  herd followed.
  Aceldema
  Hebrew
  the field of blood, or the potter’s field
  Acelin
  European
  a Norseman
  When he led a rebellion against King
  Louis, Guillaume of Orange came to
  the aid of the king and suppressed
  the rebels.
  Acerbas                       (see Acherbas)
  Acephali
  Greek
  a headless race said to live in Lybia
  Some say that these beings had their
  face on their chest.
  Aceroba
  a demon
  Aceso
  Greek
  [Acesius]
  in some accounts a son of 
  Asclepius
  (see also Telesphorus)
  Acesius
  (see Aceso)
  Acestes
  Greek
  [Aegestes.Akestes]
  a king of Sicily
  son of Crinisus and Egesta
  Acestes was the son of a Trojan
  noblewoman, Egesta, who went to
  Sicily to escape a monster ravaging
  Troy. He became king of Sicily, fought
  on the side of the Trojans in the war
  against the Greeks and later welcomed
  Aeneas on his journey to Italy.
  He, or a Sicilian archer of the same
  name, is said to have shot an arrow so
  fast that it ignited.
  Acetes1
  Greek
  [Acoetes]
  a sailor
  He was the pilot of the ship on which
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  Acetes2
  Achilles
  Dionysus was imprisoned by the crew
  and he refused to be a party to the
  proposal to sell the god as a slave in
  Egypt.
  Acetes2
  (see Aetes)
  Ach-chazu
  Mesopotamian
  [Ahhazu]
  a Semitic monster causing death 
  and disease
  Acglavael
  European
  the Dutch name for Agloval
  achacila1
  South American
  [acacila.achachila]
  in the lore of the Aymara, spirits
  controlling the weather
  They are said to live underground and
  sometimes appear as old men.
  achacila2
  South American
  [acacila.achachila]
  a sacred object among the Aymara
  achachila
  (see achacila)
  Achaea
  Greek
  [Achaia]
  a priestess of Gaia
  Achaeus
  Greek
  son of Xuthus and Creusa
  brother of Ion 
  Some say that he was the son of
  Poseidon, others that he and Ion were
  the natural sons of Xuthus and Creusa.
  Achaemenes
  Greek
  a patriarch
  He was reputed to have been
  abandoned as a child and rescued by 
  an eagle.
  Achaemenides
  Greek
  a seaman with Odysseus
  He had been left behind in Sicily when
  Odysseus sailed without him and he
  spent his time trying to avoid the
  Cyclopes on the island. He was able to
  warn Aeneas and his men when they
  called there in time for them to escape
  when the Cyclopes came running to the
  attack; he went with Aeneas to Italy.
  Achaia
  (see Achaea)
  Achaiva
  Greek
  a name of Demeter as ‘spinner’
  Achala
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Mi-gyo-ba]
  a Buddhist god
  Achaman
  Canary Islands
  the supreme god of Tenerife
  Acharon
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Acharya
  (see Drona)
  Achates
  Greek
  armourer and faithful friend of Aeneas
  He is said to have killed Protesilaus,
  the first Greek to land when they
  invaded Troy. He accompanied
  Aeneas on his wanderings after the
  fall of Troy.
  Acheflour
  British
  in some accounts, a sister of King
  Arthur and mother of Percival
  wife of Bliocadrans
  She reared Percival, after the death of
  his father, in the solitude of the Waste
  Forest, hoping to keep him from
  knightly pursuits.
  When she believed that Percival had
  been killed, the thought drove her
  mad. Percival found her living in the
  woods and took her home.
  Acheleids
  Greek
  nymphs of the River Achelous
  Achelous
  Greek
  [Akelos.Akheloos]
  a river-god
  son of Oceanus and Gaea or of Helius
  and Tethys
  father of Callirhoe, Castalia and 
  the Sirens
  He was able to assume the shape of a
  serpent or bull or a bull-headed man.
  He fought Heracles for the hand of
  Deianeira and was defeated, losing one
  of his horns in the struggle. He
  replaced it with a horn of the goat
  which had suckled the infant Zeus.
  Achemedai
  (see Asmodeus)
  Achemon
  (see Acmon)
  Acherbas
  Greek
  [Acerbas]
  uncle and husband of Dido, in 
  some accounts
  (see also Sychaeus)
  Acheri
  North American
  the ghost of an American Indian girl
  This spirit is said to come by night
  bringing illness to children. The sound
  of her voice portends death.
  Acheron1
  Greek
  [Akheron]
  one of the rivers of Hades
  son of Demeter with no father
  He was condemned to the underworld
  by Zeus for helping the Titans in their
  struggle against the gods and was
  turned into a river. This was the River
  of Woe over which Charon ferried the
  souls of the dead, provided that they
  had the required fare of one obol. The
  word 
  sometimes 
  refers 
  to 
  the
  underworld itself.
  Acheron2
  (see Achren1)
  Acherontian Books (see Twelve Books)
  Acherusa
  Greek
  [Acherusia]
  the site of one of the entrances to 
  the underworld
  Heracles used this entrance when he
  captured Cerberus and dragged him
  from Hades as his twelfth labour.
  Acherusia
  (see Acherusa)
  Achikar
  Mesopotamian
  a counsellor to Sennacherib, king 
  of Assyria
  He went into hiding to escape the
  punishment of execution for a crime
  he did not commit and reappeared in
  time to help the king by building a
  castle in the air to win a wager with the
  pharaoh of Egypt.
  Achilleis
  Roman
  an unfinished poem by Statius about
  the life of Achilles
  Achilles
  Greek
  [Aeacides.Akhilleus.Liguron.Pelides]
  son of Peleus and Thetis
  husband of Polyxena, some say
  father of Pyrrhus by Deidamia
  At his birth, Thetis dipped him in the
  river Styx to make him invulnerable,
  holding him by one ankle. This part of
  his body did not go in to the water and
  consequently remained unprotected.
  Another version says that Thetis
  held the child by his ankle over the fire
  but Peleus snatched him from her in
  time to save him from being
  completely consumed.
  Like many famous Greeks he was a
  pupil of the wise Centaur Chiron and
  of Phoenix.
  Thetis sent him to the court of
  Lycomedes where, dressed as a girl, he
  hoped to escape service with the army
  at Troy. Odysseus, in the guise of a
  pedlar, saw through the disguise when
  Achilles chose weapons rather than
  trinkets from the wares on offer and
  persuaded the younger man to join the
  expedition to rescue Helen from 
  the Trojans. 
  En route to Troy, the Greeks came
  ashore at Mysia and were repelled by
  the inhabitants. In the fighting
  Achilles wounded Telephus but later
  cured him with rust from the spear
  that had caused the wound.
  He fought at Troy, leading his band
  of Myrmidons but fell out with
  Agamemnon over a girl, Briseis,
  awarded to him as a prize and refused
  to fight any more.
  When the Greeks were on the verge
  of defeat, his best friend, Patroclus,
  put on Achilles’ armour and led a
  renewed attack but was killed in single
  combat with Hector, who took over
  the armour.
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  Achilles of Lombardy
  Acrasia1
  Spurred into action by the death of
  his friend, Achilles donned new
  armour made for him by Hephaestus
  and led the Greeks in a fresh assault on
  the Trojan forces.
  He met and killed Hector and
  defiled his body by dragging it round
  the city walls behind his chariot and
  when Memnon intervened with his
  army on the side of the Trojans,
  Achilles met him also in single
  combat and killed him, driving the
  defenders right back to the gates of
  the city. He also killed Penthesilea,
  the Amazon queen who was fighting
  on the side of the Trojans, and when
  Thersites mocked him for mourning
  her death he killed him too. In the
  fighting near the gate, Achilles was
  struck by an arrow fired from the walls
  by Paris which, striking his ankle, the
  only vulnerable part of his body, killed
  him. 
  In some accounts he fathered a son,
  Caistus, on Penthesilea.
  Another account says that Polyxena,
  given to him as a prize, persuaded
  Achilles to divulge the secret of his
  vulnerability and she passed on the
  knowledge to her brother, Paris, who
  stabbed Achilles in the heel at his
  wedding to Polyxena.
  It is said that he married either
  Helen or Medea in Hades.
  Achilles of Lombardy
  European
  a soldier in Godfrey’s army at the siege
  of Jerusalem
  brother of Palamedes and Sforza
  Achilles of the North
  (see Roland)
  Achilles of the West
  (see Roland)
  Achilles’ spear
  Greek
  magic spear said to have the power to
  heal wounds
  Achimi
  African
  bull-god of the Kabyle 
  He was the son of Itherther and
  Thamautz who drove off his father,
  mating with his mother and sister.
  Achiyalabopa
  North American
  [Achiyalatopa]
  a monster in the lore of the Zuni
  This beast was envisaged as having
  feathers made of sharp flints.
  Achiyalatopa
  (see Achiyalabopa)
  Achlahayr
  a demon
  Achmon
  (see Acmon)
  Achor
  Greek
  [God of the Flies]
  a god of the Cyreneans guarding
  against insect pests
  Achren1
  Welsh
  [Acheron.Echren]
  a name for Annwfn, the Welsh
  Otherworld
  Achren2
  Welsh
  a woman fighting on the side of
  Amaethon at the Battle of Godeu
  In some accounts, the conflict is called
  the Battle of Achren for this reason.
  Achtan
  Irish
  daughter of Olc Acha
  mother of Cormac mac Airt
  Art slept with her when he stayed
  overnight at her father’s house on his
  way to battle with Lugaid mac Con.
  He left his ring, robe and sword with
  her in trust for their son.
  When their baby was due she set
  out for the house of Fiachna Casn,
  where he was to be fostered, but the
  baby arrived en route. While she slept,
  the child was taken by a wolf which
  suckled the boy. The child was rescued
  by a trapper, called Luighne, and
  returned to his mother who put him in
  to fosterage with Fiachna Casn.
  In some versions her name is given
  as Etain.
  (see also Eachtach)
  Achtland
  Irish
  daughter of Daol Dearmaid
  wife of Connla
  Her three brothers had been carried
  off by the warrior Eochaid Glas.
  When Cuchulainn came to her island
  in search of the boys, she led him to
  where they were being held and he
  killed Eochaid, freeing his captives.
  Achvistr
  (see Acavisr)
  Achyuta
  Hindu
  a name of Vishnu as ‘unfallen’
  Acis
  Greek
  [Akis]
  a shepherd-prince of Sicily
  son of Pan and Simaethis
  He was loved by Galatea but was killed
  by the Cyclops Polyphemus, who
  wanted Galatea himself. Galatea
  turned the blood from his corpse in to
  a stream, the river Acis.
  Acllacuna
  South American
  [Selected Ones]
  young girls taken from their parents
  and prepared as sacrificial victims to
  the Inca gods
  Acmon1
  Greek
  [Ach(e)mon]
  son of Oceanus and Thea
  twin of Basalus
  He and Basalus were known as the
  Cercopes, deceitful gnomes who could
  assume many shapes. He and his
  brother stole some weapons from
  Hercules, who later captured them
  both and carried them over his
  shoulder, tied head-down to his huge
  club. They are said to have been
  changed into monkeys by Zeus.
  Acmon2
  Greek
  [Ach(e)mon]
  one of the Dactyls, in some accounts
  Acmon3
  Greek
  [Ach(e)mon]
  a Greek warrior
  He was one of those who went to Italy
  with Diomedes and was changed into a
  bird by Aphrodite.
  Acna
  Central American
  a Mayan moon-goddess
  Acoetes
  (see Acetes)
  Acolmiztli
  Central American
  an Aztec god of the underworld 
  an aspect of Mictlantecuhtli
  Acolnahuacatl
  Central American
  [Acolnaucatl]
  an Aztec god of the underworld
  an aspect of Mictlantecuhtli
  Acolnaucatl
  (see Acolnahuacatl)
  acon
  West Indian
  a rattle used in voodoo ceremonies
  aconite
  Greek
  [monkshood.wolfbane]
  a poisonous plant 
  The plant sprang from the foam
  dripping from the mouth of the dog
  Cerberus when Hercules seized it and
  carried it off from Hades.
  Aconteus
  Greek
  a friend of Perseus
  During the fight that ensued when
  Agenor (or Phineus) and his followers
  interrupted the wedding of Perseus
  and 
  Andromeda, 
  Aconteus 
  was
  inadvertently turned to stone when
  Perseus displayed the head of Medusa
  to petrify the intruders.
  Acontius
  Greek
  [Akontios]
  husband of Cydippe
  He declared his love for Cydippe by
  writing a declaration on an apple (or a
  quince) that he dropped as he passed her.
  Aconzentli
  Central American
  the tree of life, in Mexico
  Acoran
  Canary Islands
  a supreme god in Gran Canaria
  Acrasia1
  British
  an enchantress in The Faerie Queene
  She lived in the Bower of Bliss and
  changed her lovers into monsters,
  keeping them in prison. Sir Guyon
  rescued them all and sent Acrasia as a
  captive to the Queene of Faerie.
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  Acrasia2
  Adamnan
  Acrasia2
  Greek
  intemperance personified
  Acrates
  British
  incontinence personified in The
  Faerie Queene
  Acrea
  (see Rhea)
  Acrisius1
  Greek
  king of Argos
  son of Abas and Aglaia
  twin brother of Proetus
  husband of Aganippe
  father of Danae
  He and his brother quarrelled over the
  kingdom when their father died and he
  expelled Proetus. When Proetus
  returned with an army they agreed to
  share, Proetus taking Tiryns.
  Warned that he would be killed by a
  son his daughter would bear, Acrisius
  shut Danae in a cell made of bronze.
  This did not solve the problem: Zeus
  came to her as a shower of gold and
  she became the mother of Perseus. He
  cast Danae and her baby adrift in a
  cask but they survived and Perseus did
  eventually kill Acrisius when his discus
  accidentally struck his grandfather.
  In some accounts his wife is referred
  to as Eurydice.
  Acrisius2
  (see Arcisius)
  Acron
  Roman
  a king 
  He led the first attack on Rome in an
  effort to recover the Sabine women
  taken captive by Romulus.
  acrostic
  a word puzzle
  The first letter of each line of a verse
  can make a new word. It also referred
  to the prophecies of the Sibyl of
  Cumae which, written on loose leaves,
  had to be put into the correct order.
  acsumama
  South American
  an Inca spirit controlling the growth 
  of potatoes
  Actaeon1
  Greek
  [Aktaion]
  son of Aristaeus and Autonoe
  pupil of Chiron
  A hunter who was changed into a stag
  by Artemis who caught him watching
  her as she bathed. In another version,
  he approached the goddess when he
  was wearing the skin of a stag, or she
  threw a goat-skin over him. He was
  torn to pieces by his own hounds.
  Other versions say that he suffered
  this fate for boasting that he was a
  greater hunter than Artemis herself or
  because he was a competitor of Zeus
  for the love of Semele.
  Actaeon2
  Greek
  [Aktaion]
  one of the horses drawing the chariot
  of Helios
  Actaeus
  Greek
  a king of Athens, in some accounts
  father of Aglaurus
  Acteror
  a demon
  Actian Games
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Apollo
  Actis
  Greek
  one of 7 sons of Helius by Rhode 
  He became an astronomer and was
  banished to Egypt when he killed one
  of his brothers. He founded the city of
  Heliopolis and the Colossus of Rhodes
  was built to honour his memory.
  Actl
  Central American
  a god of tattooing
  Actor1
  Greek
  a king 
  father of Antigone, Eurydamus 
  and Eurytion
  Peleus came to his court to be purified
  of the murder of Phocus and married
  the king’s daughter Antigone. He gave
  part of his kingdom to Peleus as a
  wedding present.
  Actor2
  Greek
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Deion and Diomede
  brother of Aenetus, Asteropeia,
  Cephalus and Phylacus
  father of Icheles, Irus and Menoetius
  Actor3
  Greek
  brother of Augeas
  husband of Molione
  father of Eurytus and Cteatus
  Actor4
  Greek
  a Theban warrior who fought with
  Parthenopaeus at the Borrhaean Gate
  Acu
  Mesopotamian
  [Agu:=Babylonian Nanna.Sin]
  an Akkadian moon-god
  Acuecueyotl
  South American
  waves personified
  an aspect of Chalchiutlicue
  Acvins
  (see Aswins)
  Acyata
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva or Vishnu
  ada
  a magic word uttered to avert bad luck
  adab
  Pacific Islands
  one of the Five Virtues – civilisation
  Adachigahara
  Japanese
  a female demon that kills and 
  eats children
  Adad
  Mesopotamian
  [Adda(d).Addu.Dadda.Dadu.Isher.Marduk.
  Ramman.Rimmon:=Assyrian
  Mer:=Canaanite Baal.
  Baal Had(d)ad.Kurgal:=Semitic
  Idurmer:=Sumerian
  Enlil.Ishkur:=Syrian Hadad]
  a Babylonian storm-god, a form 
  of Marduk
  son of Anu
  son of El, some say
  husband of Salas
  husband of Anat, in some accounts
  In some early accounts Adad was
  created from Chaos. After usurping
  the power of his father, Prince Sea, he
  challenged Mot who invited him to the
  underworld. There he ate the food of
  the dead and died. He was rescued by
  Anat who dragged Mot out of the
  underworld and chopped him up, so
  restoring Adad to life.
  He is depicted as wearing a horned
  headdress 
  and 
  wearing 
  a 
  robe
  decorated with stars, etc. He may also
  be shown holding thunderbolts.
  Adad-Ea
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Charon]
  the ferryman in the 
  Babylonian underworld
  Adaheli
  South American
  the sun personified
  Some Carib peoples say that, in the
  beginning, Adaheli descended from
  the sky and mated with the cayman to
  produce the first tribes.
  Adalinda
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Adam1
  British
  in some accounts, a son of Joseph
  of Arimathea
  Adam2
  Pacific Islands
  a deity in the Philippines
  son of Kadaklan and Agemem
  brother of Balujen
  Adam of China
  (see Fu-hsi1)
  Adama
  African
  husband of Hawa
  He fathered forty children but hid
  twenty of them from god. When god
  discovered these children he kept
  them for himself, building a wall
  between them and their parents.
  Adamantine Sow
  Buddhist
  a name for Vajravarahi
  Adamas
  (see Hades)
  Adamastor
  African
  a hideous spirit of the Cape of Good Hope
  Adamnain
  (see Adamnan)
  Adamnan
  Irish
  [Adamnain.Adhamhnan.Eunam]
  an abbot on Iona
  biographer of St Columba
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  Adam’s Bridge
  Adi
  He was said to have secured the release
  of sixty prisoners held by the Saxons
  by performing a miracle that held the
  sea back to allow his ship to land.
  In another story, monks looking
  through the keyhole of his cell saw the
  baby Jesus sitting on the abbot’s knee.
  Adam’s Bridge
  Hindu
  [Nala’s Bridge.Rama-setu.Rama’s
  Bridge.Setu-Bandha]
  a bridge built by Rama or 
  Sugriva (Ovala) 
  The construction of this bridge from
  India to Ceylon allowed Rama to
  attack the fortress of Ravana, who had
  captured Rama’s wife Sita. It was
  originally made of floating stones but
  the gods later fixed them in position to
  make a permanent causeway.
  Adam’s Footprint
  (see Adam’s Peak)
  Adam’s Jewel
  a magic stone said to light the way to
  the underworld
  Adam’s Peak
  [Sumanakuta.Sumanala]
  a mountain in Ceylon with a
  depression shaped like a 
  large footprint
  The Buddhists regard it as the site of
  the sacred footprint of the Buddha,
  while the Hindus regard the footprint
  as that of Shiva and say that the
  mountain itself is the home of
  Sumana. In Christian tradition, the
  footprint is that of St Thomas.
  adaox
  North American
  [=Chinook ikanam:=Kwakiutl nuyam:
  =Thompson spetake]
  a myth or tale of the early days of the
  world in the lore of the Tshimshian
  Adapa
  Mesopotamian
  the first man in the lore of 
  the Akkadians
  one of the Apkallu
  son and priest of Ea
  He is credited with the invention of
  speech. He broke the wings of Shutu,
  the south wind, when it buffeted him.
  When he was summoned to heaven to
  explain why the wind no longer blew
  he refused the food and drink that was
  offered to him by An, not realising that
  it would have made him immortal.
  In some accounts, there are two
  separate beings called Adapa – the
  deity, son of Ea, and the wise man, one
  of the Apkallu, but the story of the visit
  to the heavens seems to be common 
  to both.
  Adar1
  Mesopotamian
  [Adram(m)elech.Adrameleck]
  a Babylonian sun-god to whom
  children were sacrificed
  Adar2
  (see Atar.Ninib)
  Adarno
  Pacific Islands
  in the Philippines, a magical bird that
  could cure illness
  Adaro
  Pacific Islands
  a spirit of the sea
  These beings are envisaged as half
  man, half fish, riding on waterspouts
  and rainbows.
  In the Solomon Islands they are said
  to shoot men with flying fish.
  In some versions, the soul has two
  parts – the aunga (good) which dies
  and the adaro (bad) which remains as 
  a ghost.
  adat
  Indonesian
  traditional rites and practices
  Adawulcanak
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of the North-
  West, a servant of Nascakiyetl
  (see also Tliewatuwadjigican)
  Adda
  (see Adad)
  Adda-Nari
  Hindu
  [=Egyptian Isis]
  a goddess of religion and truth
  Addad
  (see Adad)
  Addanc
  Welsh
  [Addanc of the Lake.Afanc.Avanc:
  =Irish Ab(h)ac]
  a dwarf or monster living in a lake
  He killed the sons of the King of
  Suffering each day. He lived in a cave
  and hid behind a pillar, killing all who
  entered with his poisoned spear.
  Peredur, protected by a magic stone
  given to him in some accounts by the
  Empress of Constantinople, saw where
  he was hidden, killed him and cut off
  his head.
  In an alternative story, he was the
  cause of the Flood and was killed when
  he was dragged from his underwater
  lair by Hu Gardarn’s oxen after being
  lulled to sleep on the bosom of a
  maiden.
  Addanz
  British
  one of the ancestors of Percival
  Addaon
  Welsh
  son of Taliesin
  In the dream of Rhonabwy, he was the
  leader of the black and white troop.
  He was killed by Llongod.
  Addephagia
  Roman
  a goddess of good cheer
  adder bead
  (see adderstone)
  adder gem
  (see adderstone)
  adderstone
  [adder bead.adder gem.druid stone.
  serpent stone]
  a prehistoric bead once thought to be
  associated with the adder or to cure
  the bite of an adder
  (see also gloine nathair)
  Addu
  (see Adad.Marduk)
  adeborsteine
  German
  [stork stones]
  rocky places where, it is said, birds
  such as storks found the babies they
  brought to mothers in childbirth
  Adekagagwaa
  North American
  an Iroquois god of summer
  Adeluf1
  British
  a king of Britain before the time of
  King Arthur
  Adeluf2
  British
  in some accounts, a son of King Arthur
  Adeona
  (see Abeona)
  Adeyn y Corph
  Welsh
  a fabulous bird said to foretell death
  Adha
  (see Al adha)
  Adham-Algal
  Mesopotamian
  purgatory, where the wicked 
  undergo torture
  Adhamain
  Irish
  a king
  husband of Flidhais
  father of Nia Seaghamain
  Adhamhnan
  (see Adamnan)
  Adharma
  Hindu
  son of Brahma
  the personification of Brahma 
  as destroyer
  Adhidharma
  (see Adidharma)
  Adhimukticarya
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of the 12 bhumis
  Adhimuktivasita
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of the 12 bhumis
  Adhnuall
  Irish
  a hound of Finn
  After a battle he ran three times round
  Ireland and then returned to the scene
  of the battle where he let out three
  howls and died on the spot where the
  Fianna dead were buried.
  Adhoksaja
  (see Vishnu)
  Adhrapuisacha
  (see Rahu)
  Adhur
  (see Atar1)
  Adhvaryu
  Hindu
  a priest officiating at a 
  Brahmin sacrifice
  Adhyatman
  Hindu
  the supreme spirit; soul of the universe
  (see also Adi-Daivata)
  Adi
  Hindu
  a demon
  This demon, which appears as a snake
  or a bird, is said by some to be an
  incarnation of Vishnu.
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  Adi-Buddha
  Adon1
  Adi-Buddha
  Indian
  [Adibuddha.Vajradhara:=Tibetan
  Vajrabhairava.Vajrasattva]
  the primaeval source of the 5, 6 or 8
  Dhyanibuddhas
  He is regarded as the original Buddha of
  which all later Buddhas are emanations.
  In some accounts Manjushri is
  referred to as the Adi-Buddha.
  Adi-Daivata
  Hindu
  a supreme spirit; lord of the gods
  (see also Adhyatman)
  Adi-Mailagu
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian sky-goddess
  It is said that she came to earth, taking
  the form of a rat, living in a tree, but
  she could also appear as an old crone
  or a beautiful maiden.
  Adicia
  British
  wife of Soldan
  In Spenser’s Faerie Queene she was
  turned into a tigress.
  Adibuddha
  (see Adi-Buddha)
  Adidharma
  Tibetan
  [Adhidharma]
  a primaeval Buddhist goddess
  adidharma
  Buddhist
  [adhidharma]
  sacred writings on metaphysics
  Adikia
  Greek
  the ugly goddess of injustice
  Adim
  Egyptian
  an ancient king
  son of Budasheer
  Budasheer died but his spirit still lived
  on in an underground palace and so
  Adim was able to go to him for advice.
  Adimurti
  Hindu
  [Paramapathanatha.Vaikunthanatha]
  an aspect of Vishnu seated in the coils
  of the world-serpent
  Adinatha
  Hindu
  [Primal Lord]
  a teacher in the Kaula or Natha sect
  He is identified as Shiva.
  Adipati
  (see Yama2)
  Adiri1
  East Indian
  the Papuan land of the dead
  Originally the cheerless home of Adiri
  and his daughter Dirivo. When Dirivo
  married Sido, the first man to die,
  Adiri became a more cheerful place.
  Adiri2
  East Indian
  father of Dirovo
  Adisechen
  (see Ananta1)
  Adisesa
  (see Ananta1)
  Aditi
  Hindu
  [Deva-matri.Devaki.‘free’. ‘infinity’]
  daughter of Brahma or Daksha
  wife of Kashyapa
  mother of Vishnu and the Adityas
  In some stories Daksha is her son, in
  others her father; some say she was the
  consort of Vishnu, others that she was
  his mother in his fifth incarnation, as a
  dwarf. In some versions she is depicted
  as a cow and, in early myths, was
  identified with Diti.
  (see also Diti)
  Aditingga
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian volcano-god
  Aditya
  Hindu
  a child of Aditi
  (see also Adityas)
  Aditya-Bandhu
  (see Buddha)
  Aditya-Raja
  (see Athityarat)
  Adityas
  Hindu
  [Celestial Deities]
  a group of early gods, sons of Aditi or
  of Dyaus and Prithivi 
  Variously given as a triad (Aryaman,
  Mitra and Varuna) or a group of six
  (with Anisa, Bhaga and Daksha) or
  eight. In later years the number was
  increased to twelve (guardians of the
  months of the year) by adding Dhatri,
  Indra, Ravi, Savitri, Surya and Yama.
  Some lists include Aditya, Marttanda,
  Varuna, Vishnu and Vivasvat.
  (see also Daityas)
  Adivaraha
  (see Varaha2)
  Adja
  West Indian
  [Adja Bosu.Adjassou Li(n)guetor. 
  Adjassou Miro.Aguasu]
  a Haitian spirit
  This being, a loa, is inclined to drown
  those who upset him.
  Adja Bosu
  (see Adja)
  Adjassou Liguetor 
  (see Adja)
  Adjassou Linguetor 
  (see Adja)
  Adjassou Miro
  (see Adja)
  Adjuchas
  a rock demon
  Adlet
  Inuit
  [Erqiglit]
  the Dog People 
  These beings are said to be the
  descendants of a red dog and an Inuit
  woman. Five of her ten offspring were
  dogs who became the ancestors of the
  white races; the other five were mon-
  sters who gave birth to even greater
  monsters, the Adlet.
  Adliparmio
  Inuit
  a spirit that has passed from Adlivum
  to Adliparmiut and is no longer
  harmful to human beings
  Adliparmiut
  Inuit
  the lower level of Adlivum
  Those permitted to penetrate to this
  level enjoy the privilege of being
  allowed to carry on hunting but must
  endure great extremes of weather in so
  doing.
  Adlivun
  Inuit
  home of the wicked dead
  This underworld is ruled by Sedna and
  her father Anguta. Murderers are kept
  forever in this grim place but others
  can progress to the lower level,
  Adliparmiut. Those who stay in
  Adlivum, the tupilag, sometimes return
  as spirits carrying illness and disease.
  Admeta
  (see Admete)
  Admete
  Greek
  [Admeta]
  daughter of Eurystheus
  As his ninth Labour, Heracles was
  required to get the girdle of Hippolyta
  as a gift for Admete.
  Admetus
  Greek
  king of Pherae
  son of Pheres and Peridymene
  brother of Lycurgus
  husband of Alcestis
  father of Eumelus, Hippasus 
  and Perimele
  He was one of the Argonauts and took
  part in the hunt for the Calydonian
  Boar.
  When Apollo killed the Cyclops,
  Zeus ordered him to serve as a slave to
  Admetus for one year. With the help
  of Apollo he won the hand of Alcestis
  by driving a chariot drawn by a boar and
  a lion. He forgot to make a sacrifice to
  Artemis when he got married and the
  goddess filled his bed with snakes.
  Artemis promised that he should
  escape death if one of his family offered
  to die in his place. Alcestis poisoned
  herself to save him but was rescued
  from Tartarus either by Hercules, who
  wrestled with Thanatos, or by the
  mercy of Persephone.
  Adna
  Irish
  a warrior of the Red Branch
  a chief poet
  father of Neide
  Adnachiel
  [Advachiel]
  the ruling spirit of the constellation
  Sagittarius
  (see also Saritiel)
  Adno-artina
  Australian
  an ancestral lizard
  He fought and killed the ancestral dog
  Marindi during the Dreamtime.
  Ado
  African
  the supreme god of the Lugbara
  Adolf, Bishop
  (see Bishop Adolf)
  Adon1
  Mesopotamian
  [Adim.‘lord’]
  a Canaanite fertility-god
  brother, son or husband of Astarte
  He later appeared as the Greek Adonis.
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  Adon2
  Adrika
  Adon2
  (see Aten)
  Adoni-Bezek
  Mesopotamian
  a Canaanite tyrant
  He had the habit of cutting off the
  thumbs and big toes of defeated
  enemies. He was given the same
  treatment when he was defeated by
  others.
  Adonia
  Greek
  an eight-day festival in honour of
  Adonis, held in July
  Adonides
  a demon said to take possession of humans
  Adonis1
  Greek
  [Adon.Syrian God:=Babylonian
  Tammuz:=Etruscan
  Atunis:=Phrygian Attis]
  god of rebirth, vegetation, etc.
  son of Myrrha by her own father, 
  King Cinyras
  son of Phoenix and Alphesiboea,
  some say
  The king’s wife upset Aphrodite by
  saying that Myrrha (Smyrna in some
  stories) was more beautiful than the
  goddess, 
  who 
  thereupon 
  caused
  Myrrha to fall in love with her own
  father who slept with her when he was
  drunk. Her father is variously referred
  to as Belus, Cinyras or Theias. The
  result of this union was Adonis who
  was saved from Cinyras’ sword by
  Aphrodite who put him in a box and
  handed him over to Persephone to be
  reared. Some say that Myrrha was
  changed into a myrtle tree and that the
  baby was delivered from the trunk of
  the tree when it was split open by the
  tusk of a charging boar.
  When Aphrodite wanted him back,
  Persephone refused to hand him over
  and Zeus had to intervene to settle the
  argument. Calliope adjudicated and
  she decreed that Adonis should spend
  half of each year with the two women
  who loved him or, in some versions,
  four months with each of the women
  and the rest of the year by himself.
  Some say that he was married to
  Aphrodite and they had two children.
  He was killed by Ares, in the form of
  a boar, when he was out hunting with
  Aphrodite. The crimson flower of the
  anemone grew where his blood stained
  the earth. Alternatively, his blood
  became red roses and Aphrodite’s tears
  became anemones.
  After his death, Aphrodite pleaded
  successfully with Zeus to allow Adonis
  to spend half the year with her and half
  in the underworld.
  He is sometimes depicted with a lyre.
  Adonis2
  Phoenician
  a god of Byblos
  Adonis flower
  Greek
  the rose, the anemone or the
  pheasant’s-eye
  It was said that the rose was originally
  a white flower that became stained
  with the blood of Aphrodite who was
  scratched by a thorn when she went to
  help the dying Adonis.
  The anemone is said to have sprung
  either from the blood of Adonis or
  from the tears of Aphrodite. The
  pheasant’s-eye, like the anemone,
  sprang from Adonis’ blood.
  adoratrix
  Egyptian
  a chief priestess of Amon-Ra
  Adragain
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Like many other knights, in later life
  he became a hermit.
  Adramelech
  (see Adrammelech)
  Adrameleck1
  a demon
  In black magic, one of the Ministers,
  the High Chancellor.
  Adrameleck2
  (see Adrammelech)
  Adrammelech1
  Mesopotamian
  [Adramelech.Adrameleck.Sardon]
  a demon derived from the god Adar
  He was said to appear as a man, a
  mule, a peacock or a combination of all
  three.
  (see also
  Anamelech.Andramelech)
  Adrammelech2
  (see Adar)
  Adranus
  Greek
  a fire demon in Mount Etna
  Adraste
  (see Andrasta)
  Adrastea1
  Greek
  [Adrast(e)ia]
  a Cretan nymph
  daughter of Melisseus
  sister of Ida and Melissa
  She and her sisters nursed the infant
  Zeus when he was hidden on Crete to
  prevent his father Cronus from
  swallowing him.
  Adrastea2
  Greek
  [Adrast(e)ia]
  one of the 2 primordial deities present
  at the beginning of 
  the world 
  a name for Nemesis as a goddess 
  of justice
  In some accounts, she was the mother
  of the Dactyls.
  (see also Chronos)
  Adrastea3
  Greek
  [Adrast(e)ia]
  a name for Rhea as goddess of justice
  Adrasteia
  (see Adrastea)
  Adrastia
  (see Adrastea)
  Adrastine
  Greek
  [Aegialeia]
  a name for Aegialeia as 
  daughter (or grand-daughter) 
  of Adrastus
  Adrastos
  (see Adrastus2)
  Adrastus1
  European
  an Indian prince
  He fought on the side of the Saracens
  and was killed by Rinaldo.
  Adrastus2
  Greek
  [Adrastos]
  king of Argos
  one of the Seven against Thebes
  son of Talaus and Lysimache
  brother of Eriphyle and Hippomene
  husband of Amphithea
  father of Aegialeus, Aegialia, Argia,
  Cyanippus and Deipyla
  He received Polyneices and Tydaeus at
  his court and they married his
  daughters, Argia and Deipyla. He led
  an army to restore Polyneices to the
  throne of Thebes but the attempt
  (Seven against Thebes) failed. He later
  led the sons of the Seven, the Epigoni,
  in a successful attack on the city. When
  his son Aegialeus (one of the Epigoni)
  was killed at Thebes, he died of grief.
  Others say that he and his son
  immolated themselves.
  Adrastus3
  Greek
  [Adrastos]
  son of Gordius
  He was purified by Croesus after
  killing his own brother but killed Atys,
  son of Croesus, in a hunting accident.
  He killed himself in grief.
  Adrastus4
  Greek
  [Adrastos]
  father of Eurydice
  Adrastus5
  Greek
  [Adrastos]
  son of Merops
  brother of Amphius
  His father did not want him to fight at
  Troy but Adrastus ignored his advice
  and was killed there by Diomedes.
  Adrastus6
  Greek
  [Adrastos]
  son of Polyneices and Argia, 
  some say
  brother of Thersander and Timeas
  Adriel
  a moon demon
  Adrija
  Hindu
  a name of Parvati as ‘mountain 
  born’
  (see also Girija2)
  Adrika
  Hindu
  a nymph in the form of a mermaid
  mother of Satyavati
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  Adrisyanta
  Aedh10
  Adrisyanta
  Hindu
  wife of Kalmashapada
  mother of Parashara
  Adro
  African
  an aspect of Adroa as bad
  He is depicted as half-bodied with one
  leg, arm, etc and is said to live mainly
  in rivers.
  Adroa
  African
  [Adro]
  creator-god and sky-god of 
  the Lugbara
  Adroanzi
  African
  the children of Adro
  They have the habit of following
  humans and killing those who look
  back at them. Other accounts describe
  them as having the form of water-
  snakes, which drown and eat humans.
  Adsullata
  Celtic
  a Continental river-goddess
  Adu Ogyinae
  African
  the leader of the first group 
  of humans
  The Ashanti say that these people
  came up out of the earth and Adu
  Ogyinae was killed when a tree fell 
  on him.
  Advachiel
  (see Adnachiel)
  Adventures of Nera
  (see Eachtra Nerai)
  Adventures of the Sons
  Irish
  of Mugmedon, The
  the story of the exploits of Niall and
  his brothers
  This story, found in both the Book of
  Ballymote and the Yellow Book of Lecan,
  tells the story of Niall’s encounter with
  the Loathly Lady.
  Niall and his four stepbrothers were
  out hunting and needed water for
  cooking their supper. Fergus went to a
  nearby well and found it guarded by an
  extremely ugly woman who demanded
  a kiss as the price of the water. Fergus
  and all the others except Niall refused
  the offer. Niall not only kissed her but
  slept with her and she turned back into
  the beautiful woman she really was –
  Flaitheas, the embodiment of Irish
  sovereignty. She decreed that Niall
  and his descendants should be the
  kings of Ireland forever.
  Adventurous Bed
  British
  [Perilous Bed]
  a bed in Castle Carbonek
  In some accounts, Galahad slept here
  and was wounded by a fiery lance,
  while others say that this was where
  Lancelot spent an uncomfortable
  night.
  (see also Lit Merveile)
  Adversary, The1
  a name for the Devil, Satan
  Adversary, The2
  Persian
  a name for Ahriman
  adykh
  Siberian
  [=Buddhist seterty]
  an animal dedicated to a deity or 
  to an ongon
  Animals as varied as horses and fish,
  and even birds, can be used in this way,
  being purified with the smoke of
  burning juniper and decorated with
  coloured ribbons. Once so dedicated,
  the animal is never again ridden or put
  to work.
  Adyok
  (see Ajok)
  Ae
  North American
  the first woman in the lore of the
  Californian American Indian tribes
  wife of Ejoni
  She and her husband were made from
  soil by Nocuma and they mated to
  produce descendants who became the
  tribes of California.
  Aeacides1
  Greek
  descendants of Aeacus
  Aeacides2
  (see Achilles)
  Aeacos
  (see Aeacus)
  Aeacus
  Greek
  [Aeacos.Aiakos]
  king of Aegina
  son of Zeus by Aegina or Europa
  husband of Endeis
  father of Telamon and Peleus
  In some accounts, he fathered Phocus
  on the Nereid, Psamathe, who was
  killed by Peleus and Telamon.
  Hera, jealous as usual of her
  husband’s affairs with others, avenged
  herself on Aegina by sending a plague
  which decimated the population of the
  island kingdom. Aeacus prayed to Zeus
  who re-populated the island by
  producing the Myrmidons from a
  colony of ants.
  He helped Apollo and Poseidon
  build the walls of Troy.
  After his death he was made one of
  the three judges in the underworld.
  Aeaea1
  Greek
  the island of Circe
  Aeaea2
  Greek
  a name for Circe taken from the 
  island on which she lived
  Aeb
  (see Aobh)
  Aebh
  (see Aobh)
  Aed
  (see Aedh)
  Aed Slane
  (see Aedh Slaine)
  Aeda
  (see Aedh)
  Aedan
  (see Aodan)
  Aedd
  (see Aedh)
  Aedh1
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a dwarf poet
  He entertained at the court of Fergus
  mac Leda and once visited Iubdan,
  king of the Faylinn, who later went to
  the king’s court with his wife Bebo.
  Aedh2
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  the real name of Goll mac Morna
  Aedh3
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  son of Lir by his first wife, Aobh
  (see Children of Lir)
  Aedh4
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a name for the Dagda as an
  underworld god
  Aedh5
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a king of Oriel
  Aedh6
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  son of Bodb Dearg
  Aedh7
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  son of Mochaen
  brother of Conn and Corca
  He, his father and his two brothers
  were killed by the sons of Turenn
  when the latter attacked Mochaen’s
  hill and raised a shout to satisfy part of
  the penalty imposed on them for the
  murder of Cian.
  Aedh8
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a giant
  He killed the giantess Bebhionn who
  had been forced to become betrothed to
  him but finally refused to marry him.
  She had appealed to Finn for help and
  the Fianna pursued Aedh when he fled,
  but the murderer escaped in a ship.
  Aedh9
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a poet at the court of Conor 
  mac Nessa
  He had an affair with Mughain, the
  king’s wife, and was condemned to
  death by drowning. By reciting verses,
  he caused each lake he was taken to to
  dry up except the lake near the house
  of Laoghaire Buadhach. Laoghaire
  saved him by killing the men charged
  with drowning the poet.
  Aedh10
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a prince of Leinster
  He spent three years in a sidhe,
  ensnared by the daughter of Bodb
  Dearg. He finally escaped and,
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  Aedh11
  Aegeus
  meeting St Patrick, was converted 
  to Christianity.
  Aedh11
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a son of Art, in some accounts
  Aedh12
  Welsh
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  father of Prydein
  Aedh13
  (see Maodhog)
  Aedh Abrat
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  father of Angus mac Aedh, 
  Fand and Liban
  Aedh Allan
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Fergal mac Maolduin by a nun
  brother of Niall Frasach
  His mother had a secret affair with
  Fergal and when his son was born she
  gave him to women to be drowned.
  They kept him and some years later
  Aedh was reunited with his mother.
  Other accounts say that his mother was
  Brighe.
  He was killed in battle with his
  relative Domhnall.
  Aedh Baclamh
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a tax collector
  He was killed by Aedh Guaire while
  collecting taxes for the high king,
  Diarmaid 
  mac 
  Cearbhaill, 
  who
  demanded 
  Guaire’s 
  head. 
  The
  intervention of Ruadan, who had
  hidden him in a monastery, saved
  Guaire’s life.
  Aedh Beag
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  son of Finn mac Cool
  He and his father went to the rescue of
  the party of the Fianna trapped in a
  house by Eochaid Beag Dearg.
  Aedh Beannan
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d) Beannain.Aod(h). Hugh]
  father of Mor Mumhan
  Aedh Caomh
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a son of the Dagda, in some accounts
  He was killed by Corrchend when he
  tried to seduce the latter’s wife.
  Aedh Dubh
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  son of Feargna
  He helped St Caillin to establish a
  monastery and, in compensation, the
  saint changed him from an ugly man
  to a handsome one and gave him the
  kingdom of Aedh’s father, who had
  been swallowed by the earth for
  opposing Caillin.
  In another story, he was the son of
  Suibhne, king of Dalraida.
  It was prophesied that he would
  cause the death of his foster father, the
  high-king Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill,
  and this prophecy was fulfilled when
  he ran the king through with his 
  spear as he tried to escape from a
  burning building.
  He was said to have been killed in a
  fight at sea.
  Aedh Eangach
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a king of Ireland
  The coming of Aedh, a great leader,
  was prophesied by St Bearchan.
  Aedh Fionn
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a sub-king in Ulster
  He persuaded the blind poet, Dallan,
  to get a famous shield from another
  sub-king, Aedh mac Duach. When the
  king refused to hand it over, Dallan
  satirised him.
  Aedh Guaire
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a noble of Connaught
  He killed the tax collector Aedh
  Baclamh, and was hidden by Ruadan
  in a monastery. The high-king,
  Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill, demanded
  his head and took him to Tara for
  execution. After much argument with
  the clerics, Diarmaid relented and
  Aedh was pardoned.
  Aedh mac Ainmhireach
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Ainmire
  father of Cumascach
  When his son was killed by the
  Leinstermen for sleeping with the wife
  of their king, Brandubh, he attacked
  the province with a large army. He had
  a cowl that kept him safe in battle, but
  he lost it and was killed when he
  fought with Brandubh in an attempt to
  collect 
  the 
  annual 
  tribute, 
  the
  borhama. In some stories he was killed
  by Brandubh, in others by Ron Cerr,
  one of Brandubh’s men. In some
  accounts, the battle was lost as a result
  of the prayers of St Maodhog.
  Aedh mac Duach
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a sub-king in Ulster
  Another 
  sub-king, 
  Aedh 
  Fionn,
  persuaded the blind poet, Dallan, to
  get a marvellous shield owned by
  Aedh. When the king refused to hand
  it over, he was satirised by the poet.
  Aedh mac Ruadh
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Red Hugh]
  king of Ireland
  father of Macha
  He ruled alternately with his brothers,
  Kimbay and Dithorba, or, in some
  versions, they were due to rule
  alternately on his death.
  In some accounts, Macha was the
  sister of Dithorba and Kimbay.
  Aedh Ruadh
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed(d).Aod(h).Hugh]
  a king of Ireland
  He ruled as a tyrant and was defeated
  by the forces of nature. When bathing
  in the sea one day, to escape the
  burning heat of the sun, a storm blew
  up and he was drowned.
  Aedh Slaine
  Irish
  [Aeda.Aed Slane.Aedd.Aod(h). Hugh]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill
  husband of Maireann and Mughain
  He was said to have cried out while
  still in his mother’s womb, foretelling
  the death of Suibhne.
  As a man, he killed his cousin,
  Suibhne mac Colmain, and was
  himself 
  killed 
  by 
  Suibhne’s 
  son, Conall.
  Aedon1
  Greek
  [‘singer’]
  daughter of Pandareus and Hermothoe
  sister of Cleotheia and Merope
  wife of Zethus
  mother of Itylus and Neis
  She tried to kill the eldest son of
  Niobe, her sister-in-law, but killed her
  own son Itylus by mistake. Zeus
  changed her into a nightingale. In
  some accounts, Thebe takes the place
  of Aedon.
  Aedon2
  (see Aodan.Maodhog)
  Aeetes 
  (see Aetes)
  Aega
  Greek
  the human form of Amalthea
  In some accounts she is identified 
  with Libya.
  Aegaeon
  (see Briaraeus)
  Aegealea
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aegealia
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aegeon
  (see Briaraeus)
  Aegeria
  (see Egeria)
  Aegestes
  (see Acestes)
  Aegeus
  Greek
  [Aigeus]
  king of Athens
  son of Pandion and Pylia
  son of Scyrius, some say
  brother of Lycus, Nisus and Pallas
  father of Theseus by Aethra
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  Aegiale
  Aegle1
  His father had been driven from the
  throne of Athens by the sons of
  Metion, but Aegeus, with the help of
  his brothers, regained the kingdom.
  He seduced, or some say married,
  Aethra of Troezen and went off to
  Athens, where he expelled Lycus,
  leaving his sword and sandals hidden
  behind a huge rock to be reclaimed
  by any son of their union. That son
  was Theseus and, in some stories, it
  was Poseidon who fathered the child
  which was accepted by Aegeus as 
  his own.
  He had no children by his first wife,
  Melite, nor his second, Chalciope the
  daughter of Rhexanor, but his third
  wife, Medea, produced a son called
  Medus. He recognised Theseus as his
  son just in time to prevent Medea from
  poisoning him at a banquet.
  On his return from Crete after
  killing the Minotaur, Theseus forgot
  to hoist the white sail that would signal
  success and his father, thinking him
  dead, died when he fell from 
  the Acropolis.
  Aegiale
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aegialea
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aegialeia
  Greek
  [Adrastine.Aegealea.Aegeal(e)ia. 
  Aegi(a)le.Aegialea.Aegialia]
  daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea
  sister of Aegialeus, Argia, Cyanippus
  and Deipyla
  wife of Diomedes
  She was unfaithful to Diomedes
  when he was fighting with the Greeks
  at Troy, and had an affair with
  Cometes. The lovers planned to kill
  Diomedes so he left her and went 
  to Italy.
  Aegialeus1
  Celtic
  a king of Gaul
  Aegialeus2
  Greek
  [Aigialeus]
  one of the Epigoni
  son of Adrastus and Amphithea
  brother of Aegialeia, Argia, Cyanippus
  and Deipyla
  When he was killed at Thebes his
  father died of grief.
  Aegialeus3
  Greek
  [Aigialeus]
  son of Inachus and Melia
  brother of Phoroneus and Io
  Aegialia
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aegidius
  British
  a 5th C Roman ruler in Gaul
  He was said to have known King
  Arthur personally.
  Aegile1
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Hesperides
  daughter of Panopus
  Aegile2
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aegimius
  Greek
  king of the Dorians
  son of Dorus
  father of Dymas and Pamphylus
  Heracles helped him to drive out 
  the Lapiths and, in return, Aegimius
  granted asylum to all the hero’s
  descendants.
  Aegina
  Greek
  [Aigina]
  a nymph
  daughter of Asopus and Metope
  wife of Actor
  mother of Menoetius
  mother of Aeacus by Zeus
  She was abducted by Zeus and taken 
  to an island, Oenone, later known 
  as Aegina. Sisyphus observed the
  abduction and told Asopus. When
  her father pursued them, Zeus hurled
  one of his thunderbolts at him and he
  gave up the chase. Sisyphus was
  punished by Zeus who condemned
  him to Hades.
  Aegipan
  Greek
  a monster, part goat, part fish
  son of Amalthea
  Some stories say that he was the son of
  Zeus by Aex, others that he was a
  foster-brother of Zeus.
  He (or Cadmus or Pan) helped
  Hermes to retrieve the sinews of Zeus,
  which had been cut out by Typhon.
  Zeus put him in the heavens as
  Capricorn so that he escaped the
  vengeance of Typhon.
  Aegir
  Norse
  [Eagir.Egther.Gymer.Gymir.Hler.Ogir:
  =Anglo-Saxon Eager]
  god of the deep seas
  son of Ymir
  brother of Kari and Loki
  brother and husband of Ran
  father of Gymir, Mimir and 
  the 9 Wave-Maidens
  He was one of an early trinity of gods
  with Kari and Loki and he wrecked
  ships and dragged them down to the
  ocean depths. His servants were Elde
  and Funfeng. At the feast he gave for
  the other gods, Loki turned up
  univited and killed Funfeng.
  (see also Gymir)
  aegis1
  Greek
  [egis]
  the breastplate or shield of Zeus,
  carried by Athena
  It was originally said to be a breastplate
  made by Hephaestus and was later
  depicted as a goatskin with the Medusa
  mask in the centre.
  Aegis2
  (see Helmet of Invisibility2)
  Aegisdrekka
  Norse
  [Carousal of Aegir.Lokasenna. 
  Taunting of Loki]
  a poem in the Elder Edda
  This tells the story of a feast arranged
  by Aegir for the gods at which Loki
  killed Funfeng. It also suggests that
  Loki killed Balder.
  Aegisthus
  Greek
  [Aigisthus]
  son of Thyestes and Pelopia
  father of Aletes by Clytemnestra
  Thyestes raped his own daughter
  Pelopia, and the product of this union
  was the boy Aegisthus. Pelopia
  abandoned the boy on a mountain
  where he was found by shepherds and
  suckled by a goat. She later married
  Atreus, the brother of Thyestes, who
  recovered Aegisthus and raised him,
  not realising he was the son of his own
  brother. When the boy was seven,
  Atreus told him to kill Thyestes whom
  he had imprisoned but Thyestes
  recognised his son and reversed the
  situation by ordering Aegisthus to kill
  Atreus. This was done and Thyestes
  took over the throne of Mycenae,
  which he held before being banished
  by Atreus.
  He further avenged himself by
  seducing Clytemnestra who had
  become the wife of Atreus’ son,
  Agamemnon. Together they killed
  Agamemnon when he returned from
  Troy, with Cassandra and the twins she
  had borne to Agamemnon. With
  Clytemnestra, he ruled Mycenae for
  seven years and they had three
  children, Aletes, Erigone and Helen.
  Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and
  Clytemnestra, avenged his father’s
  death by killing not only Aegisthus but
  also Cytemnestra and the girl Helen.
  Aegla
  Greek
  in some accounts, a name for Coronis
  Aegle1
  Greek
  [Aigle]
  one of the Heliades
  daughter of Helius and Clymene
  sister of Phaeton
  She and her sisters, Lampetia and
  Phaetusa, were turned into poplar (or
  pine) trees as they grieved at the death
  of their brother Phaeton.
  In some accounts she is called Phoebe.
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  Aegle2
  Aeneid
  Aegle2
  Greek
  [Aigle]
  a nymph said to be one of the 
  7 Hesperides
  Aeglun
  a demon of lightning
  Aegyptus
  Greek
  [Aigyptos.Egyptus]
  ruler of Arabia and Egypt
  son of Belus and Archinoe or of
  Agenor and Telephassa
  twin brother of Danaus
  He was the father of fifty sons,
  including Chaetus, who wed the fifty
  daughters of his brother Danaus. All
  the sons, with the exception of
  Lynceus, were murdered by their
  wives on their wedding night.
  Aeife
  (see Aoife)
  Aelens
  (see Aeleus)
  Aeleus
  British
  [Aelens]
  a king of Iceland
  father of Escol
  He submitted to the sovereignty of King
  Arthur and gave him his son in service.
  Aelf-Ric 
  (see Alberich.Andvari)
  Aelfrich 
  (see Alberich.Andvari)
  Aelis
  (see Elissent)
  Aelle
  British
  [Bretwalda]
  a Saxon king
  father of Cissa, Cymen and Wlencing
  In some accounts he was the leader of
  the Saxon forces defeated by King
  Arthur at Mount Badon.
  Aello1
  Greek
  [‘squall’]
  one of the Harpies
  Aello2
  Greek
  one of Actaeon’s dogs
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Aello, tore him to pieces.
  Aellopus
  (see Harpies)
  aeluranthropy
  (see ailuranthropy)
  Aemilia
  Roman
  a vestal virgin
  Aemilia Pudentilla
  Roman
  [Pudentialla]
  wife of Apuleius
  Apuleius was charged with having
  acquired this rich widow as his wife by
  the use of magic but was acquitted.
  Aeneas
  Greek
  [Aeneus.Aineius.Indiges]
  a Trojan hero
  son of Anchises and Aphrodite
  husband of Creusa
  father of Ascanius
  He was said to have been raised by the
  nymphs of Mount Ida and, in some
  accounts, was regarded as an ancestor
  of King Arthur.
  At the siege of Troy he was
  wounded by Diomedes, but Apollo
  carried him off to safety at Pergamos
  where his wounds were treated by
  Artemis. When the city fell, his
  mother Aphrodite ensured his safety
  and he was able to escape with his
  father Anchises and his young son
  Ascanius but not his wife, who became
  separated from the others and died.
  Another version says that he
  betrayed Troy to the Greeks and was
  rewarded by being given safe conduct
  when the city fell; another version that
  he was captured by Neoptolemus.
  After many adventures (see Aeneid)
  he settled in Italy and married Lavinia,
  daughter of the king of the Latins, so
  founding the Roman race. In some
  accounts, he had a daughter, Rhome,
  who murdered Latinus and bore
  Romulus and Remus.
  On his death, in a later battle with
  the Rutilians, he became one of the
  gods with the title Indiges. 
  (see also Aeneid)
  Aeneas Silvius
  Roman
  king of Alba Longa
  a descendant of Aeneas
  Aeneid
  Roman
  Virgil’s account (in 12 volumes) of the
  adventures of Aeneas after the fall
  of Troy
  Aeneas sailed from Troy looking for a
  new place to settle and dreamed that
  he should go to Hesperia (the land to
  the west, Italy) and find a home on the
  west coast. His ship was driven off
  course by the Harpies. When they
  next made land in Epirus they found
  that the rulers were Helenus the
  Trojan 
  seer 
  and 
  Andromache,
  formerly the wife of Hector who had
  been killed at Troy. Helenus advised
  him to look for a white sow with thirty
  piglets. Other accounts say that
  Aeneas was given this advice, some
  time after he arrived in Italy, by the
  god of the River Tiber.
  Their next stop was in Sicily where
  only the warning given them by a
  starving sailor, Achaemenides, who
  had been left behind when Odysseus
  and his crew escaped from the cave of
  Polyphemus, saved Aeneas and his
  crew from the clutches of the Cyclopes
  who still inhabited that part of the
  island. Anchises, his old father, died
  soon afterwards.
  A storm contrived by the gods blew
  the ship to the north coast of Africa
  where they were feted by Dido, Queen
  of Carthage, who fell in love with
  Aeneas. He knew that his destiny lay in
  Italy and eventually forced himself and
  his crew to give up their life of luxury
  and set sail once more, heading north.
  Dido was distraught at the loss and
  killed herself.
  Arriving in Italy, Aeneas was advised
  by the Sybyl of Cumae to arm himself
  with a golden bough and seek advice
  from his father in the underworld who
  was able to tell him of the problems
  that lay ahead.
  The inhabitants of the area where
  they finally landed were the Latins,
  under 
  King 
  Latinus, 
  and 
  the
  Rutulians, under King Turnus. When
  Ascanius, 
  the 
  son 
  of 
  Aeneas,
  inadvertently 
  killed 
  a 
  highly
  acclaimed pet stag, the Latins were
  greatly angered. Latinus had been
  told that his daughter, Lavinia, would
  marry a stranger from another
  country and he accepted Aeneas in
  that role, but Turnus married Lavinia
  and was only too ready to help the
  Latins against the Trojans when they
  went to war.
  Aeneas, on the advice of the river
  god of the Tiber, consulted Evander,
  king of an impoverished state, who
  told him to seek help from the
  Etruscans who had been oppressed
  by the tyrant Mezentius who was
  now fighting with the Rutulians
  against the Trojans. They readily
  provided an army which, after much
  fighting, defeated the Latins and
  Rutulians. Aeneas was wounded by
  an arrow and when the physician
  Iapis could not heal him, Aphrodite
  intervened with a magic herb and he
  was soon back in action. Evander’s
  son Pallas was killed in the battle by
  Turnus. The warrior queen Camilla
  also died. Aeneas himself killed
  Turnus in single combat and also
  Lausus and Mezentius.
  On one occasion, Cybele intervened
  to prevent Turnus from setting fire to
  the Trojan ships, which turned into
  swans and swam away.
  The white sow and her litter,
  referred to in the prophecy of Helenus,
  were found on the site of what was later
  to be the city of Alba Longa.
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  Aenete
  Aesacus
  Aenete
  Greek
  wife of Aeneus
  mother of Cyzicus
  Aenetus
  Greek
  son of Deion and Dimede
  brother of Actor, Asteriopeia, Cephalus
  and Phylacus
  Aeneus1
  Greek
  [Aenus]
  king of the Doliones
  husband of Aenete
  father of Cyzicus
  Aeneus2
  (see Aeneas)
  Aengaba
  Irish
  in some accounts, a Danaan fighting
  at the first Battle of Moytura
  Aenghus
  (see Angus)
  Aengus
  (see Angus)
  Aenus
  (see Aeneus)
  Aeolides
  Greek
  a name for Sisyphus as a son of Aeolus
  Aeolos
  (see Aeolus)
  Aeolus1
  Greek
  [Aeolos.Aiolos.Eolus]
  god of the winds
  Said by some to be the mortal
  Hippotades or his son. He lived on the
  floating island of Aeolia with his wife
  Eos (some say she was Cyane) who
  bore him six sons and six daughters.
  His sons, controllers of the various
  winds, are given in some lists as Aquilo
  (west), Boreas (north), Corus (north-
  east), Eurus (east), Notus (south-west)
  and Zephyr (south).
  (see also Aeolus3.winds)
  Aeolus2
  Greek
  [Aeolos.Aiolos.Eolus]
  king of Thessaly
  son of Hellen and Orseis
  brother of Dorus and Xuthus
  husband of Enarete
  father of Alcyone, Athamas, Calyce,
  Canace, Cleobule, Cretheus, Deion,
  Macar(eus), Magnes, Pereires,
  Perimede,  Peisidice, Salmoneus 
  and Sisyphus 
  father of Melanippe by Euippe
  He is regarded as the founder of the
  Aeolian branch of the Greek people.
  Aeolus3
  Greek
  [Aeolos.Aiolos.Eolus]
  son of Poseidon by Melanippe
  brother of Boeotus
  He and his brother Boeotus were
  abandoned, suckled by cows and
  sheltered by shepherds who gave
  them to Theano. When she had two
  sons of her own, by her husband
  Metapontus, she incited them to kill
  the 
  foundlings 
  but 
  Poseidon
  intervened and killed Theano’s sons. 
  The brothers returned to the
  shepherds and Poseidon told them
  that their real mother, who had been
  blinded by her father Aeolus when
  they were born, had been imprisoned
  by her father. They killed their
  grandfather and freed Melanippe, who
  married Metapontus after Theano
  killed herself.
  In some accounts, Arne takes the
  place of Melanippe and Aeolus
  becomes the God of Winds on the
  floating island of Lipara.
  (see also Aeolus1.Arne)
  aeon1
  [eon]
  the power emanating from a deity in
  the creation of a universe: an 
  eternal being
  aeon2
  an age of the  universe
  In some accounts, there have been
  365 such ages though others say
  only thirty.
  Aeon3
  an eternal being or god
  an age personified
  Aeon4
  (see Zurvan)
  Aeonus Kamui (see Pon Okikurvini)
  Aepytus1
  Greek
  king of Arcadia
  son of Cresphontes and Merope
  father of Hippotheus
  He and his mother killed Polyphontes,
  who had usurped his father’s throne
  and he took over as king of Messenia.
  In some accounts he is a sun-god.
  Aepytus2
  Greek
  son of Elatus and Laodice
  brother of Cyllen, Pereus 
  and Stymphalus
  He raised Evadne, daughter of
  Poseidon and Pitane. She gave birth to
  Iamus, fathered by Apollo, and he too
  was raised by Aepytus.
  Aequitas
  Roman
  the god of equity
  Aer1
  Phoenician
  [Air.Ner]
  a primaeval creator-deity: the spiritual
  force of the universe
  He appears in various creation legends
  as the son of Omichle and Pothos who
  fathered Otos on his sister Aura; the
  consort of Chaos with whom he
  produced Kolpia and Pothos; or as
  consort of Ether with whom he
  produced Oulomus.
  Some accounts say that he was the
  offspring of Uranus.
  (see also Aura3)
  Aer2
  Welsh
  father of Eidoel
  Aeracura
  (see Aericura)
  aeriae potestates
  aerial powers, the sixth order 
  of demons, ruled by Merizim
  (see also Aerials)
  Aerials
  demons of the air who can materialise
  These beings are said to cause storms
  at sea. 
  (see also aeriae potestates)
  Aericura
  Celtic
  [Aeracura]
  an underworld god
  In some accounts, Aeracura is an
  earth goddess.
  aerimancy
  (see aeromancy)
  Aero
  (see Merope)
  aerolite
  a meteorite: a sacred stone
  These stones are regarded by some as
  having healing properties.
  aeromancy
  [aerimancy]
  divination from 
  atmospheric phenomena
  Aerope
  Greek
  daughter of Catreus
  second wife of Atreus
  mother of Agamemnon, Anabixia,
  Menelaus and, some say, Pleisthenes
  She was sold by her father as a slave
  and bought by Atreus who married
  her. She fell in love with Thyestes, her
  husband’s brother, and handed to him
  the stuffed lamb that was taken as
  proof of the owner to succeed to the
  throne of Mycenae. Atreus killed her
  for this treachery.
  In some accounts, she was first
  married to Pleisthenese; in others, he
  was her son.
  Aerth
  (see Nerthus)
  Aerytheia
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the 7 Hesperides
  aes sidhe
  Irish
  [aos sidhe.daoine beaga.daoine sidhe. oes
  sidhe:=English shee folk]
  people of the hills: fairies
  This name applied to the Danaans
  after their defeat by the Milesians.
  Aesa
  Greek
  one of the Moirae – fate
  Aesacus
  Greek
  a prophet
  son of Priam and Alexirrhoe
  He interpreted Hecuba’s doom-laden
  dreams as meaning that her baby,
  Paris, would cause the death of his
  family and the downfall of Troy.
  He fell in love with Hespera who
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  Aesar
  Aeturnus
  died from a snake bite when running
  away from him. In remorse he tried to
  drown himself and was changed by
  Tethys into a diver bird.
  Aesar
  Irish
  [Dia.Logh]
  a supreme god
  consort of Eire
  Aeschere
  Danish
  a counsellor of Hrothgar
  He was seized by Grendel on the night
  when Beowulf pulled off one of the
  monster’s arms, but Grendel escaped
  carrying Aeschere, whose headless
  body was found next morning.
  Aeschylus
  Greek
  [Aiskhulos]
  (525–456 BC)
  a dramatist and poet
  He wrote some ninety plays of which
  seven survive. These are the trilogy
  Agamemnon, Choephorae (The Libation
  Bearers) and Eumenides known as
  Oresteia, together with Prometheus
  Bound, Seven Against Thebes, The
  Persians and The Suppliant Women.
  He was said to have been killed when
  an eagle dropped a tortoise on his head.
  Aesculapius
  Roman
  [Esculapius]
  the Roman version of Asclepius
  Aeshma
  Persian
  [Aeshma Daeva.Aesma.Khasm:
  =Hebrew Asmodeus]
  a demon of violence opposing Sraosha
  or Vohu Manah
  Aesir
  Norse
  [Asir.Elder Gods:sing=As(a).Ass]
  the 12 early sky-deities of the Norse
  pantheon
  They were originally at war with the
  later gods, the Vanir, but made peace
  with them and exchanged hostages.
  Some versions say that they came later
  than the Vanir.
  At one time or another any of the
  following might have been regarded as
  one of the Aesir: Balder, Baugi, Bragi,
  Forseti, Frey, Frigga, Heimdall,
  Hermod, Hoder, Hoenir, Iduna, Ing,
  Loki, Mimir, Nanna, Odin, Sif, Thor,
  Tyr, Uller, Vali, Ve and Vidar.
  Aesma
  (see Aeshma)
  Aeson
  Greek
  [Aison]
  king of Iolcus
  son of Cretheus and Tyro
  husband of Alcimede
  father of Jason and Promachus
  He was in dispute with his half
  brother, Pelias, over the throne of
  Iolcus and, to avoid being killed by
  him, committed suicide by drinking
  bull’s blood.
  In another story, Pelias imprisoned
  him and took over the throne. He was
  an old man when Jason returned with
  the Golden Fleece but the sorceress
  Medea restored his youth and vigour.
  Aesus
  (see Esus)
  Aeternitas
  Roman
  eternity personified
  This being is depicted as the
  ouroboros or the phoenix.
  Aetes
  Greek
  [Acetes.Aeetes.Aietes]
  king of Colchis
  son of Helius and Perseis
  brother of Circe, Pasiphae and Perses
  husband of Asterodea and later Idyia
  father of Chalciope by Asterodea
  father of Apsyrtus and Medea by Idyia
  When Phrixus was forced to flee from
  Iolcus to escape death on the altar he
  was carried off on a golden-fleeced
  ram. He was finally given shelter by
  King Aetes and, when Phrixus
  sacrified the ram to the gods, he gave
  the golden fleece to the king who hung
  it on a tree guarded by a dragon. He
  was still ruling in Colchis when Jason
  came to demand the golden fleece be
  returned to Iolcus.
  In some accounts he killed Phrixus.
  He was deposed by his brother, Perses,
  but later restored to the throne by
  Medea.
  Aethalia
  (see Thalia)
  Aethalides
  Greek
  a herald for the Argonauts
  Aether1
  Greek
  [Aither.Light]
  the god of light
  son of Erebus and Nyx
  In some accounts, he is the father 
  of Uranus.
  Aether2
  (see Zeus)
  Aethiope
  Greek
  one of the poems in the epic cycle by
  Actinus, relating the events following
  the Trojan War
  Aethiopians
  (see Ethiopians)
  Aethlem
  Welsh
  a hound
  This animal, one of a pair with Aned,
  was one of the things that Ysbaddaden
  required Culhwch to get in the hunt
  for Twrch Trwyth. It followed the boar
  when it was driven into the sea off
  Cornwall by King Arthur’s men.
  Aethlius
  Greek
  father of Endymion by Calyce
  Aethnici
  (see Aethnicus)
  Aethnicus
  [plur=Aethnici]
  a fire demon
  These demons are envisaged in a form
  like a salamander.
  Aethon1
  Greek
  one of the horses of Helius
  Aethon2
  (see Erysichthon)
  Aethra1
  Greek
  [A(i)thra]
  a princess of Troezen
  daughter of Pittheus
  mother of Theseus
  She was seduced by Aegeus or, some
  say, by Poseidon who fathered
  Theseus on her, but Aegeus accepted
  the boy as his own son. In other
  stories, she was married to Aegeus.
  In some versions she looked after the
  young Helen when she was abducted
  by Theseus. When Helen’s brothers,
  Castor and Polydeuces, rescued their
  sister, they took Aethra as a slave and
  she went to Troy with Helen. There
  she raised Munychus, the illegitimate
  son of Acamas and Laodice. She was
  freed by Acamas and Demophon when
  the city fell to the Greeks.
  Aethra2
  Greek
  [A(i)thra]
  a nymph, one of the Oceanides
  daughter of Oceanus and Doris
  mother of the Hyades, Pleiades and,
  some say, the Hesperides by Atlas
  (see also Pleione)
  Aethusa
  Greek
  daughter of Poseidon by Alcyone
  mother of Hyperenor and Hyrieus 
  by Apollo
  aetites
  (see eagle stones)
  Aetneans
  elementals, fire spirits, in some accounts
  Aetius
  Greek
  a king of Troezen
  Aetolus
  Greek
  [Aitolos]
  a king of Elis
  son of Endymion
  brother of Epeius and Palon
  husband of Pronoe
  father of Calydon and Pleuron
  He accidentally killed Apis in a
  chariot race and was banished from
  Elis. He fought for and won a new
  kingdom, Aetolia.
  Aeton
  Greek
  one of the horses of Pluto
  Aeturnus
  Welsh
  son of Paternus
  father of Cunedda
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  Aex
  afterbirth
  Aex
  Greek
  a nymph
  In some accounts she is the mother of
  Aegipan by Zeus.
  Af
  (see Auf)
  Af-Ra
  (see Auf)
  Afa
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan storm-god
  Afagddu
  (see Avagddu)
  Afallach
  (see Avalloc1)
  Afallon
  (see Ynys Avallach)
  Afanc
  (see Addanc)
  Affan
  (see Annwfn)
  Affwys
  (see Annwfn)
  Afgaddu
  (see Avagddu)
  Afgod
  a false god; an effigy
  Afi1
  European
  a storm god in the Caucasus
  Afi2
  Norse
  husband of Amma
  Afifi
  African
  a mythical tribe of pygmies
  afiriti
  (see afrit)
  Afiti
  African
  wizards
  These people are said to hypnotise
  their victims, take them into the forest
  and kill them. They feed on the bodies
  of the dead, which animals such as the
  hyena and jackal dig up for them.
  Afollonau
  Welsh
  a poem by Taliesin, a Welsh poet
  Afrasiyab
  Persian
  [Frangrasyan.Frasiyav]
  a demon of draught
  brother of Keresavazdah
  He took over Persia after driving out
  the demon Zainigav, but was himself
  defeated by Rustem, Kay Khusraw or
  Uzava Tumaspana. He is said to have
  killed the young Siyawush when the
  latter fled from his father’s court.
  afreet
  (see afrit)
  African
  (see Tehenut)
  African Sisters
  (see Hesperides)
  Africus
  Roman
  [=Greek Lips]
  a wind from the south-west quarter
  Afrikete
  African
  a sea goddess of the Fon
  daughter of Agbe and Naete
  She was regarded as a trickster and 
  a gossip.
  afrit1
  Arabian
  [afreet.efreet.efrit.ifrit:=Swahili afiriti.
  ifiriti:female=afrita]
  an evil demon
  a type of jinnee
  These beings sometimes take human
  form and may even marry mortals.
  They are said to live in the ground
  from whence they may appear as
  clouds of smoke. They can appear in
  different sizes varying from giant size
  to miniature beings small enough to
  enter a bottle. They are said to be
  enormously strong, capable of lifting
  and flying off with a complete city,
  flying at lightning speed on their bat-
  like wings.
  afrit2
  Egyptian
  a spirit of the desert
  This spirit was manifest in the
  whirlwind and could be called up 
  by Set.
  afrita
  (see afrit1)
  afriti
  African
  [afiriti.ifiriti:=Arab afrit]
  an evil demon
  (see also afrit)
  Aftab
  Persian
  [=Babylonian Samas]
  a sun deity
  Aftabul Ardi
  Malay
  a sea king
  father of Muhtabul Bahri
  afterbirth
  the placenta, in some cultures, is
  regarded as having mystic powers,
  ruling the life of the person
  concerned or acting as guardian or
  twin; should it be eaten by an
  animal, the child will grow up with
  the characteristics of that beast
  African
  The Baganda are among those
  who regard the afterbirth as the
  twin of the child. They put the
  afterbirth in a pot which is then
  buried under a tree. Here it
  becomes a spirit, which enters the
  tree. If the tree is damaged or if
  someone outside the tribe should
  eat the fruit of that tree, the spirit
  leaves, whereupon the twin is
  forced to follow and will die.
  In the case of a king, the so-
  called twin is housed in a specially
  built small temple where it is
  guarded by an official known as
  the kimbugwe. Part of his duties
  is to expose the placenta to the
  light of the moon once in each
  month and, after anointing it with
  melted butter, return it to its
  resting place.
  Australian
  Some of the Aboriginal tribes
  believe that part of the soul, known
  as the choi-i, is to be found in the
  placenta, which is buried in a spot
  marked by a small mound of twigs.
  This enables the fertility spirit,
  Anjea, to locate the afterbirth which
  she can use, they say, to make
  another baby.
  Chinese
  The Chinese had a practice, like
  that of the Hebrews, of making
  medicines from the afterbirth.
  East Indian
  (1) In Java the afterbirth is cast
  adrift in a small boat decorated
  with fruit, flowers, etc. to be eaten
  by the crocodiles who, it is said, are
  the products of afterbirths or are
  ancestors of the tribes.
  (2) In Sumatra, some tribes say that
  the afterbirth holds a tutelary 
  spirit that will guide the person
  concerned during his or her
  lifetime. Others say that one such
  guardian exists in the afterbirth
  while a second exists in the
  embryo. Some bury the afterbirth
  under the house, others keep it
  after preserving it in salt.
  Finno-Ugric
  In countries occupied by various
  branches of the Finno-Ugric
  peoples, the placenta is hung on the
  branch of a tree in the forest and
  sacrifices are offered to it in
  recognition 
  of 
  its 
  role 
  in
  nourishing the child.
  Hebrew
  An 
  ancient 
  custom 
  involved
  burning the placenta and mixing
  the ashes with flowers or milk as an
  antidote to disease or a charm to
  protect the user from witchcraft.
  New Zealand
  The Maoris plant a tree when a
  baby is born and bury the placenta
  under it so that both the child and
  the tree will develop together.
  North American
  (1) The Hupa tribe place the
  afterbirth in a tree that has been
  split open to receive it and then
  bind the split; if the tree thrives, so
  will the child, and vice versa.
  (2) 
  The 
  Kwakiutl 
  treat 
  the
  afterbirth differently according to
  the sex of the child. That of a boy is
  put out to be eaten by the ravens in
  the belief that this will endow the
  child with the power to read the
  future; that of a girl is buried on 
  the shore to ensure that she will
  become expert at digging up clams,
  a useful accomplishment in the
  coastal area of British Columbia.
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  Aftermath
  Agasthenes1
  (3) Other tribes, including the
  Cherokee, Creek and Pawnee, say
  that a real living twin can emerge
  from the afterbirth.
  Siberian
  The Yukaghi people tie the
  afterbirth inside a reindeer skin
  together with miniature hunting
  weapons for a boy and sewing
  implements for a girl so that they
  will acquire the skills appropriate
  to their sex.
  South American
  The Aymara bury the afterbirth
  alongside tools for a boy and
  cooking utensils for a girl. In some
  cases the afterbirth is burned so
  that the ashes can be used to 
  make medicines. 
  Aftermath
  (see Golden Bough)
  afterworld
  (see underworld)
  Agacella
  a monster in the form of a tiger-like
  animal with horns and hoofs
  Aga-azag
  (see Tutu1)
  Agadah
  (see Haggada)
  Agadzagodza
  African
  in Nigerian lore, the worm that
  brought a message from the 
  god Hyel
  Agag
  Canaanite
  a sacred king
  Agaku
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘love’, etc
  Agaliarept
  a demon of hell
  Agallamh na Seanorach
  (see Colloquy of the Old Men)
  Agamede
  Greek
  a sorceress
  daughter of Augeas
  sister of Agasthenes and Phyleus
  Agamedes
  Greek
  son of Erginus
  step-brother of Trophonius
  father of Cercyon, some say
  He and his brother built a temple to
  Apollo and, after six days of merry-
  making, died in their sleep.
  In another account, they built a
  treasury for the king, Hyrieus, leaving a
  secret access so that they could steal the
  contents. The king set a trap which
  caught Agamedes and Trophonius cut
  off his brother’s head so that he could
  not betray their secret.
  A similar story is told of King
  Rhampsinitus.
  Agamemnon1
  Greek
  [King of Men]
  king of Mycenae (or Argos) 
  son of Atreus and Aerope
  brother of Anabixia and Menelaus
  husband of Clytemnestra
  father of Chrysothemis, Electra,
  Iphigenia and Orestes by
  Clytemnestra, twins by Cassandra
  and at least one other illegitimate
  son, Halesus
  As an infant he was saved with his
  brother Menelaus when Aegisthus
  killed his father Atreus and fled to
  Sparta. Later, helped by Tyndareus
  the king of Sparta, he regained his
  father’s throne.
  He killed Tantalus, king of Pisa,
  and married his widow Clytemnestra.
  When 
  the 
  Greek 
  forces 
  were
  assembled at Aulis ready to invade
  Troy to recover the beautiful Helen,
  adverse winds kept them shore
  bound. To propitiate the gods,
  Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter
  Iphigenia, so ensuring favourable
  winds for the voyage.
  In the fighting at Troy he was given
  the girl Chryseis as a prize and refused
  to release her when her father came to
  plead for her. The father was a priest
  of Apollo and the god intervened in
  the dispute, bringing much sickness to
  the Greek forces. To avoid further
  trouble, Agamemnon released the girl
  but, in compensation, demanded the
  girl Briseis, who had been given to
  Achilles whereupon Achilles swore
  vengeance and refused to fight 
  any more.
  When Troy fell, Agamemnon
  returned to Mycenae with Cassandra
  who had borne him twin boys to find
  that his wife, Clytemnestra, had taken
  Aegisthus as a lover while he was away.
  These two plotted Agamemnon’s
  death and killed him with Cassandra
  and her two children.
  Agamemnon2
  Greek
  the first play in the trilogy Oresteia
  by Aeschylus
  Agamma
  African
  the Fon messenger of the gods
  Aganippe1
  Greek
  the original name of Pegasus
  Aganippe2
  Greek
  [Aonian Fount]
  a fountain on Mount Helicon 
  This fountain, sacred to the Muses,
  sprang up where the hoof of Pegasus
  struck the earth. 
  (see also Hippocrene)
  Aganippe3
  Greek
  a nymph of the fountain on 
  Mount Helicon 
  daughter of Permessus
  Aganippe4
  Greek
  wife of Acrisius
  mother of Danae
  Aganippides
  (see Muses)
  Aganju
  African
  a god of the Yoruba
  son of Oduduwa
  brother and consort of Yemoja
  father of Ogun, Oko, Olokun, Orunjan,
  Shango, Shankpanna and others
  Agaone
  (see Damballah Wedo)
  Agaou Tonné (see Damballah Wedo)
  Agaou Wedo
  (see Damballah Wedo)
  Agape
  British
  a fairy in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene
  mother of Diamond, Priamond 
  and Triamond
  Agapenor
  Greek
  king of Nemea or Tegea 
  father of Laodice
  He led the Arcadian forces at Troy.
  When Arsinoe was abandoned by
  Alcmaeon she was sent (or sold) to
  Agapenor as a slave.
  Agares
  [Agaros.Agaures]
  a demon, duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to have taught languages
  and is depicted as a human riding 
  a crocodile.
  agaric
  a mushroom-type fungus
  The poisonous fungus, fly agaric, is
  regarded by the Koryaks of Siberia as
  being inhabited by the wapaq. Anyone
  eating it will find himself thereafter
  instructed by the wapaq, who may
  even tell him to die.
  Another variety, highly inflammable,
  was used in Celtic rituals such as
  lighting the fires at Beltane.
  Agaros
  (see Agares)
  Agarou
  (see Damballah Wedo)
  Agartha
  Hindu
  the underground realm of the King of
  the World
  Agas
  Persian
  a demon causing illness
  Agas Xenas Xena
  North American
  in the lore of the Chinook, the deity of
  the evening star
  Agassou
  African
  a panther god of the Fon
  Agasthenes1
  Greek
  king of Elis
  son of Augeas
  brother of Agamede and Phyleus
  father of Polyxenus
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  Agasthenes2
  Agent of Water
  Heracles cleansed the filthy stables of
  Augeas who then reneged on his
  promise to give Heracles a tenth of his
  herds. When Heracles later returned
  to exact vengeance, some say that he
  installed Agasthenes on the throne of
  Elis; others say that his brother,
  Phyleus, was made king.
  Agasthenes2
  Greek
  a suitor for the hand of Helen
  Agasti
  (see Agastya)
  Agastya
  Hindu
  [Agasti.Kalasi-sutra:=Tamil Akattiyar]
  a sage, one of the writers of the Vedas
  son of both Mithra (or Surya) 
  and Varuna
  husband of Lopamudra
  He is regarded as the ruler of the star
  Canopus, and was born from semen of
  the two gods, produced as they
  watched Urvashi dancing.
  He once drank all the water in the
  seas to expose the demons, the
  Dityas, who were conspiring against
  the gods.
  His other famous feat was to stop
  the growth of the mountain Vindya
  which, in trying to become higher
  than Mount Meru, threatened to block
  out the light of the sun. The sage
  merely asked Vindya to pause in its
  growth until he came back – which he
  never did.
  agate
  a semi-precious stone, a variety 
  of chalcedony
  This stone is said to have special
  properties in many cultures.
  Some say that it can relieve thirst
  and cure a snake bite or fever, while
  others say that it is capable of turning
  a sword against its bearer.
  Some Arabs use it as a charm or
  amulet and, in Hebrew lore, it is said
  to prevent the wearer from falling over
  or off his horse.
  Agathe Tyche
  (see Tyche)
  Agathion
  a demon or witch’s familiar 
  that may live in metal rings or 
  in bottles
  Agathodaemon (see Agathos Daimon)
  Agathos Daimon
  Greek
  [Agathodaemon:=Egyptian S(h)ay]
  a god of good fortune
  husband of Tyche
  He is depicted as a snake or a shepherd.
  Agathyrsus
  Greek
  son of Heracles
  brother of Gelonus and Scythes
  On his way back to Greece after
  seizing Geryon’s cattle, Heracles had
  his horses stolen by a snake-tailed
  woman (Echidna, some say) who
  returned his horses only after he had
  made love to her. She bore him three
  sons.
  Agaue
  (see Agave)
  Agaures
  (see Agares)
  agati
  Hindu
  rebirth
  Agave1
  Greek
  [Agaue]
  daughter of Cadmus and 
  Harmonia
  sister of Autonoe, Ino, Semele
  wife of Echion and Lycotherses
  mother of Pentheus by Echion
  She joined the revels of Dionysus and,
  inflamed to madness, led the Maenads
  in pulling her own son, Pentheus, to
  pieces. After this, she fled to Illyria
  and married the king, Lycotherses,
  who she later murdered. Some say
  that she gave the throne to Cadmus.
  agave2
  Mexican
  a shrub: the tree of life
  Agbe
  African
  [=West Indian Agwe]
  a sea god of the Fon
  a thunder god, some say
  offspring of Mawu-Lisa or Sogbo, 
  twin brother of Naete
  father of Afrikete, some say
  Agbon
  African
  the palm tree
  In the lore of the Yoruba, this was the
  first living thing to be created by
  Olorun.
  Agdistes
  British
  a god in The Faerie Queene
  ruler of the Bower of Bliss
  Agdistis
  Phrygian
  a hermaphrodite deity
  offspring of Papas or of Cybele raped
  by Zeus
  In some versions, Agdistis is Cybele
  who interrupted the wedding of Attis,
  with whom he/she was in love, causing
  the bride to die of self-inflicted wounds
  and Attis to castrate himself.
  In other versions, Agdistis is the
  father of Attis. The god Dionysus
  made him drunk and tied his genitals
  to a tree so that when he jumped up he
  castrated himself. An almond tree
  grew from the spot where his blood
  fell on the earth. When Nana,
  daughter of Sangarios, picked some of
  the fruit and dropped it in her lap she
  found herself pregnant and her baby
  was Attis.
  (see also Cybele)
  Age1
  African
  a desert god of the Fon, god 
  of animals
  son of Mawu-Lisa
  Age2
  Italian
  an icon in the form of a woman in a
  multi-coloured robe, arms held aloft
  holding the sun and the moon
  Age3
  West Indian
  [Lomi Ago]
  a Haitian spirit
  Ageb
  Egyptian
  a deity of the abyss or of the waters
  covering the earth
  Agelasta
  Greek
  [Anaclethra]
  a stone
  Tired from searching for Core, her
  lost daughter, Demeter rested on this
  stone.
  Agelaus1
  Greek
  son of Heracles by Omphale
  Agelaus2
  Greek
  a shepherd who raised the 
  infant Paris
  Agelaus3
  Greek
  one of the unwanted suitors 
  of Penelope
  He was killed by Odysseus when the
  latter returned from his wanderings.
  Agemem
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Kadaklan
  mother of Adam and Baluyen
  Agenor1
  Greek
  [Chnas]
  king of Phoenicia
  son of Poseidon by Libya
  twin brother of Belus
  brother of Iasius, Lelex and Pelasgus
  husband of Telephassa
  father of Cadmus, Cilix, Europa,
  Phineus, Phoenix and Thasus
  father of Aegyptus and Danaus, 
  some say
  He sent his sons to search for Europa
  when she was abducted by Zeus.
  He later invaded Greece and
  became king of Argos.
  Agenor2
  a Trojan
  son of Antenor and Theano
  He challenged Achilles at Troy and
  was saved by Apollo but was later
  killed by Neoptolemus.
  Agenor3
  Greek
  king of Pleuron
  father of Thestius by Epicaste, 
  some say
  Agent of Earth
  (see Ti-kuan)
  Agent of Heaven
  (see T’ien-kuan)
  Agent of Water
  (see Shui-kuan)
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  ages
  Aglaopheme
  ages 
  periods distinguished by major
  changes in lifestyle, environment, etc
  Many cultures regard time as being
  divided into distinct ages:
  Aztec
  (1) Age of Conistal
  (2) Age of Coneuztuque
  (3) Red Age
  (4) Age of Black Hair
  During the Age of Coniztal, man
  lived on maize. The end of this
  period came in the form of a flood.
  The next age, known also as the
  Golden Age, saw man living on the
  fruits of the forest. This age ended
  with violent wind storms and men
  were changed into trees. The third
  (Red) age, when men lived on the
  fruit of the tree of life, ended in
  fire. The final period, the Age of
  Black Hair, was characterised by
  great wickedness, earthquakes and
  famine, resulting in the destruction
  of many people. It is said that
  Tezcatlipoca will usher in the next
  age, which will bring eternal light.
  (see also sun1)
  Babylonian
  The Babylonians refer to four ages;
  at the end of each, humans were
  destroyed respectively by flood, wild
  animals, famine and pestilence.
  Greek
  (1) gold
  (2) silver
  (3) bronze
  (4) iron
  In the Golden Age men lived in the
  Garden of Eden, free from care and
  provided with all they needed
  without working for it. This led to
  the Silver Age when men had
  become licentious and, refusing to
  worship the gods, were destroyed
  by them. The subsquent Bronze
  Age was a period of internal
  warfare leading to the Iron Age
  when the rule of law had broken
  down and all was anarchy.
  Some accounts postulate a
  Heroic Age between the Bronze and
  Iron Ages in which survivors
  attempted to return to their
  previous state of grace but failed.
  Hindu
  (1) white (silver) (Krita)
  (2) red (bronze) (Treta)
  (3) yellow (gold) (Dvapara)
  (4) black (iron) (Kali)
  (see also yuga)
  Norse
  (1) Axe Age
  (2) Sword Age
  (3) Wind Age
  (4) Wolf Age
  North American
  (1) The Navaho refer to four ages:
  the first was when their progenitors
  ascended from the underworld; the
  next was the age of heroes, when
  the world was set in order and light
  appeared; then came the age of the
  gods who destroyed all the mon-
  sters, while the fourth age saw the
  growth of the Navaho nation.
  (2) The Tualati people of Oregon
  also tell of four ages; at the end of
  each, humans were respectively
  turned into stars, stones and fish or
  just disappeared.
  Roman
  (1) gold
  (2) silver
  (3) copper
  (4) iron
  No evil existed in the Golden Age,
  ruled by Saturn; during the Silver
  Age, ruled by Jupiter, agriculture
  started and evil first appeared;
  under Mars, in the Copper Age, war
  came into the world; Pluto ruled
  the Iron Age, which was charac-
  terised by man’s decadence.
  ages of man
  periods in the life of the individual
  Central American
  The Maya envisaged the ages of
  man as twenty in parallel with the
  twenty days of creation and their
  twenty-day month.
  (1) Imix, start of life’s journey
  (2) Ik, spirit given to the embryo
  (3) Akbal, birth 
  (4) Kan, realization of evil
  (5) Chicchan, collection of life’s
  experiences
  (6) Cimi, death
  (7) Man-Ik, entry to the afterlife
  (8) Lamat, descent to the nether
  regions
  (9) Muluc, judgement
  (10) Oc, conversion to base matter
  (11) Cheun, burning
  (12) Eb, start of ascent
  (13) Ben, continuation of ascent
  (14) Ix, absolution of sins
  (15) Men, perfection achieved
  (16) Cib, enlightenment achieved
  (17) C’haban, removal of all traces
  of burning
  (18) Edznab, confirmation of perfection
  (19) Cauac, divine nature achieved
  (20) Ahau, entry to heaven
  Hindu
  The ideal life of the Brahmin
  involves four stages (ashrama).
  (1) brahmacarya, the stage of a
  student studying under a guru.
  (2) garhasthya, the period of
  married life during which one
  raises a family.
  (3) vanaprasthya, when one retreats
  to the forest as a hermit, leaving the
  eldest son in charge of the family.
  (4) sannyasa, the stage of detach-
  ment from the pains and pleasures
  of this world, when the Brahmin
  becomes a mendicant teacher until,
  finally, he is absorbed into the
  divine spirit.
  Agga
  Mesopotamian
  king of Kish
  He challenged Gilgamesh to fight and
  was defeated.
  Aghora
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva as ‘the horrible one’
  one of the 5 aspects of Shiva known
  as the Pancabrahma
  Aghori Panthi
  Hindu
  an extreme saddhu
  Agiel
  Hebrew
  one of the Seven Intelligences
  ruler of the planet Saturn
  Agilma
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘creativity’
  Agilolphus
  European
  bishop of Cologne
  He undertook the building of Cologne
  cathedral in Germany, where Rinaldo
  worked as a labourer until he was
  killed by jealous workmates.
  Agimon
  one of the cardinal demons, in 
  some accounts
  Agla
  a magic word used to drive the 
  Devil away
  Aglaia1
  Greek
  daughter of Zeus and Eurynome
  wife of Hephaestus, some say
  one of the 3 Graces – splendour
  In some accounts, she is referred to as
  Charis or Pasithea.
  (see also Charis)
  Aglaia2
  Greek
  wife of Abas, king of Argolis
  mother of twins, Acrisius and Proetus,
  and of Idomene
  Aglaonice
  Greek
  a sorceress
  She claimed to have the power to draw
  the moon from the sky.
  Aglaopheme
  (see Aglaophone)
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  Aglaophone
  Agni-Durga
  Aglaophone
  Greek
  [Aglaopheme]
  one of the Sirens
  Aglaophotis
  a demon
  Aglas
  a demon
  Aglauros
  (see Aglaurus)
  Aglaurus1
  Greek
  [Aglauros.Agraulus(t)]
  daughter of Actaeus
  wife of Cecrops
  mother of Aglaurus, Herse and Pandrosus
  Aglaurus2
  Greek
  [Aglauros.Agraulus(t)]
  daughter of Cecrops
  sister of Herse and Pandrosus
  mother of Alcippe by Ares
  When Hermes bribed her to allow
  him to have his way with Herse she
  took the money but did nothing.
  Hermes turned her to stone.
  She and her sisters raised the infant
  Erichthonius and they were so
  shocked at the sight of the child that
  they threw themselves to their death
  from the Acropolis.
  Aglaus
  Greek
  son of Thyestes
  brother of Callileon and Orchomenus
  He was killed with his brothers by
  their uncle, Atreus, who cut them up,
  boiled them and served them to their
  own father.
  Agli-bel
  (see Aglibol)
  Agli-bol
  (see Aglibol)
  Aglibol
  Arabian
  [Agli-bel.Agli-bol]
  a Syrian moon-god
  brother of Malakbel
  Aglookik
  Inuit
  the spirit of the hunt
  He is said to live beneath the ice and
  to direct the hunter in his search 
  for game.
  Agloval
  British
  [Aglovale:=Dutch Acglavael]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Pellimore
  brother of Percival
  father of Moriaen
  In later years, Moriaen went in search
  of his father and, with the help of
  Gawain and Lancelot, found him.
  They then retired to Moraine and
  Agloval married the princess whom he
  had deserted when Moriaen was born.
  In a Dutch story, Acglavael seduced
  a 
  Moorish 
  princess, 
  fathering
  Moriaen, though others say that
  Percival was the father.
  Aglovale
  (see Agloval)
  Agnan
  (see Agnen)
  Agnar1
  Norse
  son of King Hrauding
  brother of Geirrod
  foster son of Frigga
  He and his brother were cast ashore
  on an island and were given shelter
  by Odin who was living there
  disguised as an old man. When they
  finally returned home, Geirrod
  abandoned his brother to the sea in
  their small boat.
  Later, Geirrod succeeded to the
  throne, and when Odin visited his
  court in disguise to test his hospitality,
  he had the god tied to a stake between
  two fires. During the eight days of this
  ordeal Odin received no food or drink
  except a draught of ale brought to him
  by Agnar. When Odin revealed
  himself as a god, Geirrod tripped over
  and impaled himself on his sword and
  Agnar was elevated to the throne by
  the grateful Odin.
  Agnar2
  Norse
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Thora
  brother of Erik
  Agnayi
  Hindu
  wife of Agni, some say 
  (see also Agneyi.Svaha)
  Agnen
  South American
  [Agnan]
  a demon
  He caught fish to feed to the dead 
  in the underworld, and when one 
  of the twin brothers Ariconte and
  Tamendenare stole some of his bait, he
  killed one of them, who was then
  restored to life by his brother. 
  Agnes
  (see Black Annis)
  Agness
  (see Black Annis)
  Agneya
  Hindu
  a name for Karttikeya as ‘son of Agni’
  (see also Subrahmanya)
  agneyastra
  Hindu
  a fire-weapon
  This devastating weapon was given by
  Aurva to Sagara who used it to kill all
  the enemies who had forced his father
  Sachi into exile.
  Agneyi
  Hindu
  daughter of Agni
  sister of Agnivesha
  wife of Angiras
  mother of Agni, Utathya and
  Vrihaspati, some say
  (see also Agnayi)
  Agni1
  Hindu
  [Abhimani.Agni Yavis(h)ta.Agnis.
  Asani.Bhava. Garuda.Grihaspati.
  Ishana.Jatavedas.Lord of the House.
  Mahadeva.Narasamsa.Pashupati. Pavaka
  Pramanthi.Pramati.Rudra.
  Sarva.Surya.Tanunapat.Trita.Ugra.
  Vaicnavara]
  the god of fire
  one of the 8 Vasus, some say
  son of Kasyapa and Aditi or of Dyaus
  and Prithivi
  son of Urvashi, some say
  brother of Mara
  husband of Ambi or Agnayi
  father of Agneyi
  father of Subrahmanya by Svaha 
  In some accounts his father was
  Brhaspati; others say he was born of
  the lotus or was kindled from wood by
  Brighu. Some say that he ate his
  parents (the two pieces of wood) when
  he was born. His voracious appetite
  led him, on one occasion when he was
  exhausted, to consume the Khandava
  forest. He is said to appear when two
  pieces of wood are rubbed together.
  He is one of the eight Dikpalas, the
  guardian of the south-eastern quarter
  of the world with his elephant,
  Pundarika, and rides either on a goat
  or in a chariot drawn by parrots or 
  red horses.
  Some versions have it that his huge
  appetite was not something that he
  was born with but was inflicted on him
  by a curse by Brighu when Agni told a
  demon that Brighu was the one who
  had stolen the demon’s wife, Puloma.
  Some regard the reference to his huge
  appetite as a metaphor for Agni’s fire-
  raising propensities.
  In some accounts he is revered as
  Trita (lightning) and Surya (sun); the
  three forms are referred to as
  Tryambaka. Another version says that he
  was given eight names at birth – Asani,
  Bhava, Ishana, Mahadeva, Pashupati,
  Rudra, Sarva and Ugra. In the morning
  he is Mitra; in the evening, Varuna; as
  the light of the sky he is Indra; as he
  crosses the sky he is Savindra.
  He is depicted as having two or
  three heads, seven tongues and 
  four hands (or seven arms) and
  sometimes with a goat’s head, carrying
  a flaming spear.
  (see also Grahapati)
  Agni2
  Norse
  a king of Sweden
  husband of Skialf
  His wife killed him with her necklace.
  Agni-Durga
  Hindu
  a name of Durga as ‘eight-armed’
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  Agni-Yavishta
  Agrican
  Agni-Yavishta
  (see Agni1)
  Agnidatta
  Buddhist
  a heretic
  When Agnidatta turned himself into a
  many-headed 
  serpent, 
  Shariputra
  turned himself into a garuda and
  defeated him.
  Agnihotra
  Hindu
  a sacrifice to the god Agni performed
  by a Brahmin sect
  Agnihotri
  Hindu
  a Brahmin sect who sacrifice to the
  fire-god Agni
  Agnikumara
  Jain
  a young storm-god 
  one of the ten Bhavanavasi
  Agnimukha
  Hindu
  a fiery demon in hell
  Agnis
  (see Agni1)
  Agnivesha
  Hindu
  son of Agni
  brother of Agneya and Agneyi
  He passed on a store of medical
  knowledge to the scholar Charaka.
  Agnoman1
  Irish
  [Agnomen]
  a Scythian
  son of Sera
  brother of Partholan and Starn
  father of Nemed
  Agnoman2
  Irish
  [Agnomen]
  father of Crundchu
  Agnomen
  (see Agnoman)
  agnostos theos
  Greek
  unknown gods
  agnothetai
  Greek
  minor officials responsible for the
  supervision of sacred games
  Agohya
  (see Pushan)
  Agomme Tonnère
  (see Ogoun Tonnère)
  agones
  Greek
  festivals, originally religious, at which
  games were held
  These festivals, held in honour of
  various gods, included the major
  games such as the Isthmian, Nemean,
  Olympic and Pythian.
  Agoneus
  Greek
  a name for Hermes as patron of athletics
  Agoni
  (see Ogon)
  Agonium
  Roman
  one of 4 festivals 
  One, held on 9 January, was in honour
  of Janus; one on 17 March honoured
  Mars; one on 21 May was for Veiovis
  and the last, on 11 December, was for
  the seven hills of Rome.
  Agor
  a demon
  Agoraios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as god of oratory
  Agoraria
  Greek
  a name for Athena as the goddess 
  of assemblies
  agorero
  (see mohane)
  Agorius
  Greek
  a co-king of Elis ruling with Exylus
  Agothyathik
  African
  a Dinka tribesman
  He was one of those who followed Aiwel
  on his journey to a better land and defeated
  him when he killed many of the tribe.
  Agoué
  (see Agwé)
  Agra
  a demon
  Agrais
  British
  a prince of Scotland
  son of Languines
  cousin of Amadis
  He helped Amadis and his brothers to
  restore Briolania to the throne of Firm
  Island by overthrowing the tyrant who
  had usurped it. He was one of the
  hundred knights fighting for Lisuarte
  against a hundred knights of the Irish
  king, Cildadan.
  Agraivain
  (see Agravain)
  Agrama
  Roman
  a festival for women at which the
  effigy of a male was destroyed
  Agramant
  European
  king of Africa
  brother of Galaciella
  His father had been killed in battle
  with Charlemagne and he planned an
  invasion of France to exact revenge.
  The king of the Garamantes, on his
  death bed, advised that the venture
  would succeed only with the help of
  the knight, Rogero, and he could be
  freed from the clutches of his foster
  father, the magician Atlantes, only
  with the magic ring of Angelica. 
  During his battles in France, he
  heard that his capital, Biserta, was
  besieged by Abyssinians led by
  Astolpho and he withdrew his forces.
  On the return voyage he met Gradasso,
  who had left France earlier to return to
  his own country and he offered to help
  Agramant. The two of them, with
  Sobrino, challenged Florismart, Oliver
  and Roland to fight to settle their
  differences. Agramant was killed in 
  this fight. 
  (see also Angulandus)
  Agrapard
  European
  the caliph of Arabia
  He ordered the killing of the Sultan
  Gaudisso whose store of treasure 
  he coveted.
  Agras
  Baltic
  a god of twins in Finland; a turnip-god
  Agrasandhari
  Hindu
  a book of judgement: the register of
  an individual’s deeds
  This book, which records all one’s life
  on earth, is kept by Chitragupta, the
  registrar of the dead, in the realm 
  of Yama.
  Agraulos
  Greek
  a name for Athena as a goddess 
  of agriculture
  Agraulus
  (see Aglaurus)
  Agraulust
  (see Aglaurus)
  Agravadain
  British
  a cuckold
  His wife had an affair with King Ban
  and bore him a son, Ector de Maris.
  Agravain
  British
  [Agr(a)ivain.Agrawain]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Lot and Morgause
  brother of Gaheris, Gareth, Gawain
  and Mordred
  husband of Laurel
  He and Mordred set out to prove that
  Lancelot and Guinevere were having
  an affair and, when King Arthur was
  away from Camelot, they caught the
  lovers in bed together. In the ensuing
  fight Lancelot wounded Mordred and
  killed not only Agravain but all the
  other knights who had helped.
  Other sources say that he was killed
  by 
  Lancelot 
  when 
  he 
  rescued
  Guinevere from the stake.
  Agrawain
  (see Agravain)
  Agre
  Greek
  one of Actaeon’s dogs
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  the hunter watching her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag.
  His hounds, including Agre, tore
  him to pieces.
  Agreskovi
  (see Areskovi)
  Agrestes
  British
  an early ruler of Camelot
  He was driven mad by God for
  persecuting Christians.
  Agrestizia
  British
  [Dindrane]
  the name given to Percival’s sister in
  the Italian story of the Round Table,
  Tavola Ritonda
  Agrianome
  Greek
  daughter of Poseidon
  wife of Hodoedocus
  mother of Oileus
  Agrican
  European
  king of Tartary
  father of Mandricardo
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  Agricola
  Ah Kin
  He was a suitor for the hand of Angelica
  and his forces besieged the city of
  Albracca but, when they finally took the
  city, Angelica locked herself in a tower.
  She escaped with the aid of her magic
  ring and released Roland and the other
  knights imprisoned in the Castle of
  Oblivion. They routed Agrican’s army
  and the Tartar king was killed by Roland
  after a tremendous fight. He converted
  to Christianity on his death bed.
  Agricola
  British
  a 5th C king of Dyfed
  Some say that he commanded some of
  King Arthur’s forces. (see also Agrisant)
  Agriodus
  Greek
  one of Actaeon’s dogs
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Agriodus, tore him to pieces.
  Agrionia
  Greek
  [Anthesterion]
  a spring festival in honour of Dionysus
  Agrios
  (see Agrius)
  Agrippa
  a book of spells
  Agrippina1
  Roman
  wife of Germanicus
  mother of Agrippina, Caligula and Drusilla
  Agrippina2
  Roman
  daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina
  sister of Caligula and Drusilla
  mother of Nero
  Agrippine Sibyl
  Roman
  a mediaeval prophetess
  Agrisant
  British
  a king of Dyfed
  Some say that he was the commander
  of part of King Arthur’s forces.
  (see also Agricola)
  Agriskoue
  (see Areskoui)
  Agrius1
  Greek
  [Agrios.‘untamable’]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed by the Fates during the
  battle with the gods.
  Agrius2
  Greek
  [Agrios]
  one of the Cyclopes
  He was killed by Heracles during his
  pursuit of the Erymanthian boar. 
  Agrius3
  Greek
  [Agrios]
  a Centaur
  Agrius4
  Greek
  [Agrios]
  son of Odysseus and Circe
  brother of Latinus and Telegonus
  father of Thersites
  Agrius5
  Greek
  [Agrios]
  son of Portheus and Euryte
  brother of Alcathous, Melas and Oeneus
  When Meleager, his brother’s son,
  died, Agrius usurped the throne of
  Calydon. Diomedes, grandson of
  Oeneus, drove him out and killed his
  sons, and Agrius committed suicide.
  Agrivain
  (see Agravain)
  Agrona
  Celtic
  a goddess of slaughter
  Some accounts equate her with Morrigan.
  Agrotera
  Greek
  a name for Artemis as protectress of
  the young
  Agroteras Thusia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Artemis
  celebrating victory over the Persians
  at Marathon
  Agu
  (see Acu)
  Aguasu
  (see Adja)
  Agué
  (see Agwé)
  Agué Woyo
  (see Agwé)
  Agueius
  Greek
  [Agyieus]
  a name of Apollo as guardian of doors,
  open spaces, etc.
  Agu’gux
  the creator-god of the Aleut
  Aguisant
  British
  son of Karadan by a sister of 
  King Arthur
  Agulandus
  European
  [Agulant.Aigiolandus.Aigiolant]
  an African king
  father of Jutmundus
  In some accounts it was he who led the
  Moorish invasion of Spain.
  Agulant
  (see Agulandus)
  Agunua
  Pacific Islands
  a serpent creator-god of the 
  Solomon Islands
  chief of the figona
  He created a woman and they mated to
  produce a daughter. When the woman
  grew old she disappeared, returning 
  after she had changed her skin. Her
  daughter then rejected her, so she re-
  sumed her old skin. As a result, humans
  can no longer renew their youth by
  sloughing their skins and growing a
  new one, as snakes do.(see also Koevasi)
  Agusaya
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess, as an aspect 
  of Ishtar
  Agung
  (see Rangsang)
  Aguysans
  British
  [Berrant le Apres.King with A Hundred
  Knights.Maleginis]
  husband of Riccarda
  He was one of the eleven sub-kings
  and barons defeated by King Arthur at
  the Battle of Bedgrayne.
  Agwani
  Hindu
  a goddess of healing
  one of the 6 sisters of Shitala 
  (see Shitala)
  Agwatana
  African
  a supreme god in Nigeria: the sun
  Agwé
  West Indian
  [Agoue Oyo.Agué (Woyo).Agwé
  Woyo:=Fon Agbe]
  a Haitian sea-god imported from Africa
  one of 3 husbands of Erzulie
  consort of La Sirene
  father of Agweta and Agweto
  Agwé Woyo
  (see Agwé)
  Agweta
  West Indian
  daughter of Agwé
  sister of Agweto
  Agweto
  West Indian
  son of Agwé
  brother of Agweto 
  Agyieus
  (see Aguieus)
  Ah
  Egyptian
  [Aah(-te-Huti)]
  a moon-god
  son of Apet
  He was later assimilated into Khons.
  Ah Bolom Tzacab 
  (see Ah Bolon Dz’acab)
  Ah Bolon Dz’acab
  Central American
  [Ah Bolom Tzacab]
  a Mayan fertility-god
  Some identify him as the leaf-nosed
  deity, God K.
  Ah Cancum
  Central American
  [Acanum]
  Mayan god of hunting
  Ah Chun Caan
  Central American
  [Ah Cun Cun]
  a war-god, god of the city of Merida
  Ah Chuy Kak
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god and fire-god
  Ah Cun Cun
  Central American
  a serpent charmer: a war-god
  Ah Ciliz
  Central American
  the Mayan god of eclipses
  He was thought to swallow the sun
  when it disappeared during an eclipse.
  Ah Cuxtal
  Central American
  the Mayan god of birth
  Ah holpopoh
  Central American
  a low social caste in Mayan society
  Ah Hoya
  Central American
  a name for Chac as ‘urinator’
  Ah Hulneb
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Ah Kin
  Central American
  [Ah Kinchil.Alcan Chob.Chi Chac
  Chob.Kinich Ahau.Kinich Kakmo]
  a Mayan sun-god
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  Ah Kin Xoc
  Ahkustal
  He was carried back every night
  through the underworld by Sucunyum
  ready to start his journey through the
  sky the following day. He was regarded
  as the source of cures for illness.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Quetzalcoatl or Itzamna.
  He is depicted as having a third eye,
  square in shape, and teeth filed into
  the shape of the letter T.
  Ah Kin Xoc
  Central American
  [Ah Kin Xocbiltun.P’izlimtec]
  the Mayan god of poetry
  He is sometimes depicted as a
  humming-bird.
  Ah Kin Xocbiltun
  (see Ah Kin Xoc)
  Ah Kinchil
  (see Ah Kin)
  Ah Kiuic
  (see Ek Chuah)
  Ah Kumix Uinicob
  Central American
  Mayan water-gods
  These small deities assume the duties
  of their larger counterparts, Ah Patnar
  Uinicob, when there is less work to do
  in the dry part of the year.
  Ah Mun
  Central American
  a Mayan maize-god
  Ah Muzencab
  Central American
  Mayan bee-gods
  Ah Patnar Uinicob
  Central American
  Mayan water-gods
  These four deities are depicted as
  giants pouring water from jars to
  nourish the earth. They cause rain by
  beating the clouds with axes made of
  stone. In the dry season, their duties
  are taken over by their small
  counterparts, Ad Kumix Uinicob.
  Ah Peku
  Central American
  a Mayan thunder-god
  Ah Puch
  Central American
  [Ah Puchah.Ahpuch.Cizin.Cumhau.
  Eopuco.Hunhau. Yum Cimil: =Aztec
  Mictlantecuhtl]
  the Mayan god of death: chief demon
  He is depicted as a decaying corpse or
  as a skeleton wearing bells. In some
  accounts, he is equated with Cizin.
  (see also Mictlantecuhtli)
  Ah Puchah
  (see Ah Puch)
  Ah Tabai
  Central American
  a Mayan god of the hunt
  Ah Tzenul
  Central American
  a name for Chac as ‘food giver’
  Ah Uincir Dz’acab
  Central American
  [Ah Uincir Kopot]
  the Mayan androgynous god 
  of healing
  Ah Uincir Kopot
  (see Ah Uincir Dz’acab)
  Ah Uuc Ticab
  Central American
  a Mayan fertility-god
  Aha1
  Egyptian
  a demon sometimes identified 
  with Bes
  Aha2
  Siberian
  a river-god of the Yakut
  Ahaharnaz
  Persian
  one of the wives of Azhi Dahak
  Thraetona fathered three sons, Eraj,
  Salm and Tur, on Aranvaz and
  Ahaharnaz.
  Ahalcana
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  Ahalpuh
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  Ahalya
  Hindu
  [‘night’]
  the first woman 
  wife of the sage Gotama
  She was seduced by the god Indra and
  Gotama cursed Indra with the loss of
  his testes. Ahalya was forced to lay in
  ashes for centuries, living only on air,
  until she was rescued by Rama.
  Ahans
  (see Aswins)
  Aharaigichi
  (see Queevet)
  Aharyu
  Hindu
  a Vedic solar hero who fought and
  overcame the moon goddess Brisaya
  Ahat1
  Egyptian
  [Ahet.Ahit.Ehat.Ehet]
  a cosmic cow that acted as nurse to
  the sun-god
  Ahat2
  (see Aqhat.Kokui)
  Ahat3
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland, Aztlan
  Ahau1
  Central American
  the last of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the arrival in heaven
  (see also Ten Ahau)
  Ahau2
  Central American
  the beginning of time, in Mayan lore
  Ahau3
  Central American
  the Mayan moon-god, god of the night
  Ahau Chamahez
  Central American
  a Mayan god of medicine
  (see Cit Bolon Tum)
  Ahau Kin
  Central American
  [Jaguar God.Lord of the Sun Face]
  a Mayan sun-god
  After sunset he became lord of the
  underworld, the Jaguar god.
  Ahavaniya
  Hindu
  one of the 3 forms of sacred fire
  (see sacred fire)
  Ahayuta achi
  North American
  [War Brothers.War Twins]
  twin war-gods of the Zuni
  sons of the Sun by Dripping Water
  In some versions these twins are
  regarded as mischievous boys forever
  disobeying their grandmother, Spider
  Woman, and getting into scrapes
  from which they always emerge
  triumphant. As culture heroes, they
  are credited with building mountains,
  digging canyons and introducing
  irrigation.
  Ahes
  European
  [Dahut]
  daughter of Gradlon
  a name for Morgan le Fay in Brittany,
  in some accounts
  She is said to have caused the city of Ys
  to be inundated by the sea. She stole
  the keys of the sluice gates from her
  father and gave them to her lover, who
  opened the gates and let the sea-water
  in. She and her father tried to escape
  on his horse but she fell off and was
  drowned. The king escaped but his
  daughter still haunts the sea, luring
  sailors to their death.
  Ahet
  (see Ahat1)
  Ahhazu
  (see Ach-chazu)
  Ahi1
  Egyptian
  [Ahu:=Greek Eos]
  a goddess of the dawn
  daughter of Pa-hra
  Ahi2
  Hindu
  [Ahu.Dragon of the Waters.Vitra.Vr(i)tra]
  a serpent causing drought
  son of Danu
  one of the Asuras
  This demon stole the cloud cattle and
  Indra (or Trita) split it asunder with a
  thunderbolt, 
  so 
  releasing 
  the
  primaeval waters which the serpent
  had swallowed. In some accounts he
  was killed by Sarasvati.
  (see also Namuci.Vritra)
  Ahi Budhnya
  Hindu
  a cosmic serpent born in the 
  primordial waters
  Ahifatumoana
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian sea-demon
  Ahijnana Sakuntala
  Hindu
  an epic poem by Kalidasa, the story 
  of Sakuntala
  Ahimsa
  Hindu
  the doctrine that all life is sacred
  In pursuit of this ideal, true believers
  will kill nothing, not even the most
  insignificant gnat. Ascetic Jains even
  sweep the earth in front of them as
  they walk to avoid stepping on an
  insect.
  Ahit
  (see Ahat1)
  Ahkinshok
  Central American
  a Mayan spirit of the day
  Ahkustal
  Central American
  a Mayan goddess of childbirth
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  Ahl al-trab
  Ai Apaec
  Ahl al-trab
  Arabian
  destructive beings said to live under
  the sands of the desert
  It is said that these beings will drink
  dry the springs that the desert
  traveller needs for survival or trip up
  him or his camel as they pass. Some
  tribes say that these beings take the
  form of the columns of sand that
  appear in desert sandstorms.
  Ahimakon
  North American
  a demon of the woods on 
  Vancouver Island
  Ahladini-Sadini
  (see Parvati)
  Ahmakiq
  Central American
  a Mayan guardian-god of crops
  Ahmed
  Arabian
  a prince in The Arabian Nights
  He owned a tent, given to him by
  Paribanou, which could house a whole
  army but which could be folded so as
  to fit into a pocket. He also owned an
  apple that could cure illness.
  Ahmes-Nefertari
  Egyptian
  a goddess of Thebes
  mother of Amenophis
  Ahmucencab
  Central American
  a Mayan deity representing
  primordial darkness
  Ahnfrau
  German
  the spirit of a noblewoman that
  warns her descendants of
  approaching death
  Ahoeitu
  Pacific Islands
  king of Tonga
  son of Eitumatupua and Ilaheva
  His jealous brothers tore him to pieces
  and ate him, but their father made
  them regurgitate the pieces which he
  then made whole again.
  Ahola
  (see Kachina)
  Ahone
  North America
  supreme god of the tribes of Virginia
  Ahpuch
  (see Ah Puch)
  Ahriman
  Persian
  [Adversary.Angra
  Mainya.A(h)rimanes.Arch-demon.
  Dregvant.Prince of Darkness.Prince of
  Lies. The Evil One: =Greek Areimanos.
  Arimanes:=Roman Arimanius]
  the Zoroastrian evil principle
  god of darkness
  In some accounts he and Ahura Mazda
  are the twin sons of Zurvan.
  He was envisaged as a black toad
  and was constantly in opposition to
  Ahura Mazda, creating ashes where
  Ahura Mazda had made fire, poison
  where Ahura Mazda had created a
  cure, and so on. 
  He is said to have sunk a shaft to the
  centre of the earth and there created 
  a hell.
  This diety killed the primaeval ox
  and introduced disease and all the
  other ills of mankind and, in some
  stories, sent a flood. He incorporates
  Angra Mainya and will be defeated at
  the final battle and confined eternally
  to hell.
  (see also Angra Mainya.Tash)
  Ahrimanes
  (see Ahriman)
  Ahsonnutli
  North American
  [Turquoise Man]
  supreme god of the Navaho
  consort of the Turquoise Woman
  He is regarded as a hermaphrodite
  deity who placed men at the four
  corners of the earth to support the
  heavens. 
  (see also Turquoise Man)
  Ahti1
  Baltic
  [Ahto]
  in Finnish lore, an ancient god of 
  the waters
  consort of Vellamo
  This primordial ocean preceded
  creation but mated with Ilmatur, when
  she fell from the heavens, to produce
  countless creatures.
  Ahti2
  (see Lemminkainen)
  Ahto
  (see Ahti.Lemminkainen)
  Ahu
  (see Ahi)
  Ahuacan
  Central American
  the priestly caste of the Maya
  Ahuehuetl
  Central American
  the Aztec tree of life
  When the earth was destroyed by
  flood, a man and a woman survived, to
  repopulate the earth, by climbing 
  this tree.
  ahuitzotl
  Central American
  [ahuizotle]
  an Aztec water monster
  This monster is said to be half dog,
  half monkey, with an extra hand on the
  end of its tail. It was said to pull people
  into the water with this hand, killing
  them and eating only their eyes, nails
  and teeth.
  ahuizotle
  (see ahuizotl)
  Ahulane
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god depicted as 
  an archer
  Ahura
  (see Asura)
  Ahura Mazda
  Persian
  [Ahura Mazdah.Armaiti.Auramazda.
  Aurharmazd. Harvatat.Hor(o)mazd.
  Hormazu. Kshathra. ‘Living
  God’.Mazda.Mazdah
  Ahura.O(h)rmazd.O(h)rmuzd.Spenta
  Mainya.Sraosha.Vohu Manah.Wise
  Lord:=Armenian Aramazd:=Assyrian
  Assara Mazas:=Georgian Armaz:=Greek
  Oromasdes.Zeus:=Hindu Rudra.Varuna]
  god of light and creator-god
  the Zoroastrian good principle
  father of Atar, Dena, Haoma, Mithra
  and Zoroaster
  In some accounts he and Ahriman are
  the twin sons of Zurvan.
  He created a bull which, when it
  escaped from its cave, was found and
  killed by Mithras, the blood spots
  forming living beings where they
  touched the earth. He sent his son
  Atar to chain the dragon Azhi Dahaka
  to a mountain to stop his persecution
  of mankind.
  He is depicted as a venerable,
  bearded figure, usually inside a circle,
  holding a ring and with one hand held
  up in blessing. Sometimes he is shown
  enveloped in flames and wearing a
  mantle of the sky.
  Ahurani
  Persian
  a Zoroastrian water-goddess, goddess
  of fertility, health and prosperity
  Ahuza
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic demon said to carry people
  off by night
  Ahy
  (see Ihy)
  Ai1
  Baltic
  [Aijatar.Aijo:=Finnish Ajata:=Lithuanian
  Aitvaras]
  in Estonia, an evil female 
  spirit
  She is said to be either the mother or
  daughter of the Devil. In other
  accounts, Ai is said to be a thunder god.
  Ai2
  Irish
  [Aoi mac Ollamain]
  a Danaan poet
  It was prophesied by a druid that Ai
  would have wonderful powers, so the
  king, Fiachna mac Dealbaith, tried to
  have the child killed. His father,
  Ollamain, managed to save him to live
  and fulfil the prophecy.
  He, 
  together 
  with 
  Bechuille
  Cridhinbheal and Lugh Laebach,
  defeated the sons of Carman and took
  their mother prisoner.
  Ai3
  Norse
  husband of Edda
  Ai4
  Norse
  a dwarf
  one of the Lovar
  Ai Apaec
  South American
  [Aiapaec]
  the supreme god of the Mochica 
  tribe
  He is depicted as a feline form with
  large fangs or as an old man with
  whiskers. He may sometimes be shown
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  ai-hua
  Ailill Alom
  accompanied by a dog or a lizard.
  ai-hua
  Chinese
  a dragon said to delight in 
  killing 
  Ai Kanaka
  Pacific Islands
  a mortal who married a goddess
  He married the moon-goddess, Lona,
  who took him to her own realm, the
  White Kingdom. In some accounts his
  wife was known as Mahina and in this
  version they had two sons, Hema 
  and Puna.
  Ai-Tojon
  (see Ajy-Tangara)
  Ai Tupuai
  Pacific Islands
  [‘head-eater’]
  a goddess of Tahiti
  daughter of Oro
  sister of Hoa-Tapu, Maha-Fatu Rau
  and Toi-Mata
  She and her sisters accompanied their
  father in battle.
  Aiakos
  (see Aeacus)
  Aiapaec
  (see Ai Apaec)
  Aias
  (see Ajax)
  Aiauh
  (see Chalchihuitlicue)
  Aibell
  (see Aiobheall)
  Aichleach
  Irish
  son of Uigreann
  He is one of the five sons of
  Uigreann who killed Finn after Finn
  killed their father. In one version he
  killed Finn when the Fianna staged a
  rebellion.
  Aida
  (see Gro Mama)
  Aida-Wédo
  West Indian
  wife of Damballo Wedo
  (see also Ayida)
  Aide
  Irish
  a woman drowned by Dubh when 
  she had an affair with Dubh’s
  husband, Enna
  In some accounts both Aide and Dubh
  were wives of Enna.
  Aided Chlainne Lir
  Irish
  the story of the Children of Lir
  Aided Chlainne Tuirenn
  Irish
  the story of the Sons of Turenn
  Aideen
  (see Aidin)
  Aides 
  Greek
  [‘unseen’]
  the original name of Hades
  Aidin
  Irish
  [Aiden]
  wife of Oscar
  When her husband was killed in the
  Battle of Gabhra, she died of grief.
  Aidne
  Irish
  a Milesian
  He is said to have created fire by
  rubbing his hands together.
  Aido Hwedo (see Dan Ayido Hwedo)
  Aido Wedo
  West Indian
  [Dan Ayido Hwedo]
  the name for Aido Hwedo in Haiti
  Aidoneus
  Roman
  a name for Hades
  Aidos
  Greek
  reverence or modesty personified
  Aiel
  an angel, ruler of the sign Aries
  Aietes
  (see Aetes)
  Aifa
  Irish
  [(Princess) Aoife]
  a warrior maid
  daughter of Ard-Greimne
  sister of Skatha
  mother of Connla by Cuchulainn
  She was defeated in single combat by
  Cuchulainn during his training under
  Skatha. He carried her off to Skatha’s
  camp, forcing the two to make peace,
  and she became his lover.
  Alternative versions say that it 
  was Uathach, daughter of Skatha, 
  who became Cuchulainn’s mistress.
  Whichever it was, she became the
  mother of Cuchulainn’s son, Connla,
  on whom she laid a geis to tell nobody
  his name. In some versions, Aifa was
  Skatha’s daughter.
  Aigamuchab`
  (see Aigamuxa)
  Aigamuxa
  African
  [Aigimuxo:sing=Aigamuchab.Aigamuxab]]
  man-eating monsters of the Hottentot
  They are said to have eyes in their
  insteps or in the back of their feet and
  can pull human beings to pieces with
  their long fangs.
  Aige
  Irish
  daughter of Broccaid mac Brice
  She was turned into a fawn by a jealous
  druidess and killed by a hunting party
  of King Meilge’s men.
  Aigealeia
  (see Aegialeia)
  Aigeus
  (see Aegeus)
  Aigialeus
  (see Aegialeus)
  Aigimuxo
  (see Aigamuxa)
  Aigina
  (see Aegina)
  Aigiolandus
  (see Agulandus)
  Aigiolant
  (see Agulandus)
  Aigisthus
  (see Aegisthus)
  Aiglaer
  Greek
  the name given to the infant Asclepius,
  who had been abandoned, when he
  was found by the shepherd Aresthanas
  Aigle
  (see Aegle)
  Aigyptos
  (see Aegyptus)
  Aijatar
  (see Ai1)
  Aijo
  (see Ai1)
  Ai’kren
  North American
  [Duck Hawk]
  a guardian spirit of the Karok tribe
  He is said to live on top of Sugarloaf
  Mountain. When he found two
  maidens weeping at the loss of their
  lovers he reunited them for a year, at
  the end of which the girls had to
  return to their tribe, but not before
  they had been given the secret of
  reviving the dead by rubbing salmon
  flesh on their lips.
  Ailanos
  (see Linus)
  Ailanthus
  Chinese
  the tree of life
  Ailbe1
  Irish
  [Ailbhe]
  daughter of Cormac mac Airt 
  and Eithne
  When she answered a set of riddles
  posed by Finn mac Cool, he fell in love
  with her and she lived with him for
  some time.
  In other accounts she was taken off
  by Manannan but later returned to 
  her family.
  Ailbe2
  Irish
  [Ailbhe]
  son of Ollchu
  He was exposed as a baby but
  suckled by a she-wolf and reared by
  British slaves.
  Ailbe3
  (see Ossar)
  Ailbhe
  (see Ailbe)
  Ailell
  (see Ailill)
  Ailgheasach
  (see Aithirne)
  Ailill1
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  a king of Ulster
  father of Etain Echraide
  Ailill2
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  son of Eochaid Muigl and Mongfhinn
  brother of Brian, Fergus and Fiachna
  step brother of Niall Noigiallach
  Ailill Agach
  Irish
  [Ailell Ochair Agha]
  father of Maeldun
  He raped a nun, fathering Maeldun.
  He was killed by invaders from Leix. 
  Ailill Aine
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  king of Leinster
  son of Laoghaire
  father of Labraid
  When he and his father visited his
  father’s brother, Covac, who was
  feigning illness, they were both killed.
  Labraid was forced by Covac to eat
  part of his father’s and his grand-
  father’s hearts, as a result of which the
  boy lost the power of speech and was
  thereafter known as Maon.
  Ailill Alom
  (see Ailill Olom)
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  Ailill Anghuba
  Aindri
  Ailill Anghuba
  Irish
  [Ailill Angl(h)onnach]
  brother of Eochaid Airemh
  He nearly died from longing for Etain,
  his brother’s wife.
  Ailill Anglhonnach (see Ailill Anghuba)
  Ailill Anglonnach (see Ailill Anghuba)
  Ailill Aulom
  (see Ailill Olom)
  Ailill Dubh-dedach
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  He was immune to harm from
  weapons but was killed by Art who
  found his one weak spot.
  Ailill Fionn
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  a sub-king
  husband of Fliodhas
  His wife fell in love with Fergus mac
  Roth and they planned the death of
  Ailill. Fergus attacked his rival’s castle,
  killed Ailill and took Fliodhas as his
  own wife.
  In other accounts Ailill is referred to
  as Donal Dualbhui and Fliodhas
  becomes Muinchinn, but others say
  that Donal was Ailill’s father.
  Ailill Flann Beag
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  a leader of the Munster Fianna
  When his wife eloped with Fothadh
  Canainne, Ailill pursued them and in
  the ensuing battle Fothadh was killed.
  Ailill Ionbhanna
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  a king of Connaught
  brother of Eoghan Beal
  In some accounts, he succeeded to the
  throne when his brother died instead
  of Eoghan’s eldest son, Ceallach.
  Others say that it was Guaire who took
  the throne.
  Ailill mac Dunlaing
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  a king of Leinster
  The 
  saint 
  Feichin 
  caused 
  an
  earthquake which made the shackles
  fall from the prisoners held in Ailill’s
  castle. It also killed Ailill, but he was
  restored to life by Feichin.
  Ailill mac Mata 
  Irish
  [Ailell mac Matach]
  king of Connaught
  brother of Find File, some say
  husband of Maev
  father of Findbhair, the Maini 
  and Orlam
  When his wife wanted the Brown Bull
  of Cooley to add to her large herds he
  led an army into Ulster to seize it.
  He was killed by Conall Cearnach
  to avenge the death of Fergus mac
  Roth or at the behest of Maev who was
  jealous of her husband’s affair with
  another woman.
  Ailill mac Matach (see Ailill mac Mata)
  Ailill Molt
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  son of Diathi
  He tried to collect the boramha
  tribute from the Leinstermen but
  was defeated.
  Ailill Ochair Agha
  (see Ailill Agach)
  Ailill of Aran
  Irish
  [Ailell]
  father of Alva, Aobh and Aoife
  He offered all three of his daughters,
  who were fostered with Bodb Dearg,
  as wives to Lir. Some say that these
  girls were the daughters of Bodb
  himself.
  Ailill Olom
  Irish
  [Ailell Aulom.Ailill Olom.Moshaulom.
  Oilill]
  a king of Munster
  husband of Saba
  son, or some say, father of Eoghan Mor
  brother of Lugaid Lagha
  He was said to have raped the goddess
  Aine who pulled off his ears in revenge
  or, in some accounts, killed him.
  He defeated Lugaid mac Con but
  was himself defeated when Lugaid
  returned from Scotland with a large
  army, won the Battle of Mucramha and
  took the throne.
  In using his poisoned spear to
  straighten a tooth, the tooth itself
  became infected with the poison and
  he passed the infection on to Lugaid
  by kissing him when his former foe
  came to renew an earlier friendship.
  Ailinn
  (see Aillinn)
  Aille
  Irish
  wife of Meargach
  When her husband was killed in battle
  by Oscar she persuaded her druid, Fer
  Gruadh, to capture Finn, Oscar’s
  grandfather. When Finn was released
  Oscar killed the druid and Aille
  comitted suicide.
  Aillean
  (see Ailleann.Aillen)
  Ailleann
  Irish
  [Aillean]
  a woman of the Otherworld
  daughter of Daire by Rathlean
  She was said to have appeared from
  time to time as a deer. Some say that
  she married King Arthur when she
  took him and his men to the
  Otherworld.
  Aillen1
  Irish
  [Aillean]
  son of Midhna
  a creature from the Otherworld
  Every year he emerged from his cave
  and, putting the garrison to sleep with
  his music, burned down the king’s
  palace at Tara with his fiery breath.
  Finn killed him and cut off his head.
  In some accounts Amergin, not
  Finn, is the hero of the story.
  Aillen2
  Irish
  [Aillean]
  son of Eoghabal, in some accounts
  brother of Aine
  He fell in love with Uchdealb and she
  was given to him by her husband,
  Manannan, in return for Aillen’s sister
  Aine.
  Aillinn
  Irish
  [Ailinn]
  a princess of Leinster
  She fell in love with Baile, son of the
  king of Ulster, traditional enemies of
  Leinster. They arranged to meet but
  when Baile arrived at the meeting-
  place a stranger told him that Aillinn
  was dead, whereupon Baile died of
  grief. The same stranger then told
  Aillinn that her lover was dead and
  she died broken-hearted. Their story
  was carved into branches of the yew
  tree and apple tree that grew on their
  graves and their branches, when
  placed together, became inseparable.
  Ailo
  (see Alu2)
  ailuranthropy
  [aeluranthropy]
  the ability to turn oneself into a cat
  Ailuros
  (see Bast)
  Aimend
  Irish
  a sun-goddess
  Aimon Kondi
  South American
  [Aim(o)un.Aiomoun Kondi.Makanaima]
  a creator-god of the Arawak tribe
  father of Sigu
  He is said to have set the world on fire
  and followed that with a flood.
  Aimoun
  (see Aimon Kondi)
  Aimun
  (see Aimon Kondi)
  Ain
  Irish
  [Aion.Ayin.Molc.Mollac.Molloch.Mulac.
  Oin.On(n)]
  a fire-god and god of magic
  husband of Ea-Anu
  Ain Shams
  Egyptian
  a well
  It was said that the sun was born in this
  well and renewed itself by bathing in
  it.
  Aindri
  Hindu
  a name of Indrani as a goddess 
  of jealousy
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  Aine1
  Airlanga
  Aine1
  Irish
  [Aine Chliar]
  a sun-goddess, goddess of love 
  and fertility
  daughter of Eoghabal or Manannan
  wife of Echdae or Manannan, some say
  mother of Owel
  In some stories she is equated with
  Morrigan, the goddess of war; in
  others she is the moon-goddess of
  Munster who was raped by Ailill Olom
  who, some say, she killed. Some say
  that she was killed by Ailill who drove
  a spear through her chest when she
  pulled his ears off.
  Some accounts equate her with Ana,
  the beneficent version of Danu, while
  in some stories she is a fairy queen in
  Limerick. She was sometimes seen in
  the form of a mermaid, bathing in a
  lake, while in other versions she
  became a banshee living in a palace
  inside a hill where she wove sunbeams
  into cloth of gold.
  In some accounts, she fell in love
  with Manannan and her brother gave
  her to the sea god in exchange for
  Manannan’s wife, Uchdealb.
  In a much later story, Maurice stole
  her cloak while she was bathing in a
  lake and seduced her, fathering a son,
  Gearoid Iarla. She was said to have
  been killed by Ailill who drove his
  spear through her chest.
  Aine2
  Irish
  a Scottish princess
  Aine3
  Irish
  daughter of Culann
  sister of Milucra
  Both sisters wanted Finn mac Cool as
  a husband and were jealous of each
  other. When Milucra turned Finn into
  an old man, his followers dug into
  Culann’s fairy mound and Aine gave
  Finn a drink that restored his youth
  but left his hair permanently grey.
  Another version says that Aine
  would not marry a grey-haired man so
  Milucra changed herself into a hind
  and let Finn chase her. She led him
  into a lake, which she herself had
  created, which turned his hair grey.
  Aine then rejected him but he, in turn,
  rejected Milucra.
  Aine4
  (see Dana2)
  Aine Chliar
  (see Aine1)
  Aineius
  (see Aeneas)
  Ainemoinen
  (see Vainamoinen)
  Ainge
  Irish
  daughter of the Dagda
  It is said that the forests of Ireland
  were created from a bundle of twigs
  that she had collected and that were
  stolen by Gaible who scattered them
  on the wind.
  Aini
  [Aym.Haborim.Haborym]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted with three heads: one of
  a man, one of a cat and one of a snake,
  and he rides a snake.
  Ainikki
  Baltic
  sister-in-law of Kylli, in Finnish lore
  It was she who told Lemminkainen
  that his wife, Kylli, had broken her
  promise not to attend local dances.
  Ainlé
  Irish
  [Ainnlé]
  one of the 12 champions of the 
  Red Branch
  son of Usna and Elva
  brother of Ardan and Naisi
  He was killed by Eoghan mac
  Durthacht at the behest of Conor mac
  Nessa when he arrived back at Macha
  after escorting Deidre and Naisi back
  from Scotland under safe conduct.
  Ainnlé
  (see Ainlé)
  Ainmhire
  (see Ainmire)
  Ainmire
  Irish
  [Ainmhire]
  a high-king of Ireland
  father of Aedh mac Ainmhireach
  Aino
  Baltic
  a Finnish heroine
  sister of Joukahainen
  She was wooed by Vainamoinen but
  jumped into the sea rather than
  marry him.
  Ainu-rak-kux
  (see Okikurumi)
  Aio
  North American
  a Hopi sorcerer who can communicate
  with the gods
  Aiolos
  (see Aeolus)
  Aiomoum Kondi (see Aimon Kondi)
  Aion1
  Greek
  time personified
  This being is depicted as a lion-headed
  human entwined with snakes.
  Aion2
  Phoenician
  daughter of Kolpia and Baau
  sister of Protogonos
  She mated with her brother Protogonos
  to produce Genos and Genea.
  Aion3
  Phoenician
  a god of time in some accounts
  Aion4
  (see Ain)
  Aiora
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Antigone held
  at the time of the grape harvest
  Air1
  (see Aer1)
  air2
  some cultures believe that air 
  contains an evil spirit which can
  cause illness and death if inhaled
  Air Spirit
  (see Sila)
  Airabata
  (see Airavata)
  Airavana
  (see Airavata)
  Airavata
  Hindu
  [Airabata.Airavana]
  the white elephant of Indra
  This animal was the eleventh thing to
  be created at the Churning of the
  Ocean. Some say that it was created
  from shavings from the sun (see
  Vishvakarma), others that it was
  created by Brahma. This animal is
  sometimes depicted with three heads
  or four tusks.
  (see also elephant2)
  airbedruad
  Irish
  an impenetrable magic hedge
  It was said that druids could conjure up
  such a hedge round opposing armies.
  Aireach
  Irish
  son of Milesius and Seang
  He was one of those drowned during
  the Milesian invasion of Ireland.
  Airem
  (see Eremon)
  Aireskovy
  (see Areskoui)
  Aireskovy Sutanditenr (see Areskoui)
  Airgedlamh
  Irish
  [Airgetlamh.Argetlam]
  a name of Nuada referring to his 
  silver hand
  Airgetlamh
  (see Airgedlamh)
  Airgtheach
  Irish
  [The White House]
  an island paradise
  This was one of the many islands
  visited by Bran in the course of his
  famous voyage.
  airi
  Hindu
  a mountain spirit, the ghost of a 
  dead hunter
  It is said that a human who catches
  sight of one of these spirits may die
  but, if he survives the shock, the spirit
  may lead him to hidden treasure.
  Their saliva is said to be poisonous to
  humans.
  Airiu
  Irish
  daughter of Eochaid mac Maireadha
  sister of Li Ban
  She, with the rest of her family except
  Li Ban, was drowned when Lough
  Neagh flooded their home.
  Airlanga
  East Indian
  [Erlanga]
  a king who was regarded as the prince
  Arjuna in the Javanese version of 
  the Mahabharata
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  Airmed
  Ajamila
  Airmed
  (see Airmid)
  Airmeith
  (see Airmid)
  Airmid
  Irish
  [Airmed.Airmeith]
  daughter of Dian Cecht
  sister of Miach
  Airnealach
  Irish
  brother of Eoghan and Tadhg mac Cein
  He and his brother Eoghan and
  Tadhg’s wife Li Ban were carried off
  by Camthann, king of Fresen. Tadhg
  brought a force to conquer Fresen,
  killing Camthann and rescuing his
  family.
  Airsekui
  (see Areskoui)
  Airsekui Sutanditenr
  North American
  a name for Areskoui in times of peril
  Airy Horse
  (see Vayuarvat)
  Airya
  (see Eraj)
  Airyaman
  Persian
  [Irman]
  a god of friendship and healing
  Airyano Vaejo
  Persian
  a happy land: a paradise or Eden
  Ais
  (see Hades)
  Aiskhulos
  (see Aeschylus)
  Aisklepios
  (see Asclepius)
  Aislinge meic Conglinne
  Irish
  [Vision of Mac Conglinne]
  the story of Anera mac Conglinne and
  the tricking of the Hunger-beast
  Aislinge Oenguso
  Irish
  [Dream of Angus]
  the story of Angus Og and his quest
  for Caer Ibormeith
  Aisneach, Hill of (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Aison
  (see Aeson)
  Aisoyimstan
  North American
  a god of the American Indian tribes 
  in Montana
  He is said to be the bringer of frost 
  and snow.
  Aitheachda
  Irish
  a sub-king
  He tried to kill Maelodran who had
  married his daughter but she was killed
  instead. To avenge her death he had
  Maelodran blinded with hot ashes.
  Aither
  (see Aether)
  Aitherne
  (see Aithirne)
  Aithirne
  Irish
  [Ailgheasach.Am(h)nach.Athairne.Aitherne.
  Dibheach]
  a poet and satirist
  son of Fer Chedne
  He spoke verse, while still in the womb,
  breaking open all the barrels at a feast.
  As a man he was noted for his
  meanness and he took the remaining
  eye of Eochaid mac Luchta as a gift
  and refused food to starving warriors.
  On another occasion, he demanded
  the wife of Mesgora mac Da Tho and
  when this request was refused he
  persuaded Conor mac Nessa to make
  war on Leinster, a war in which Mac
  Da Tho was killed
  He was killed when his house was
  fired by Ulstermen angered by his
  treatment of Luaine which had caused
  her death.
  Aithra
  (see Aethra)
  Aithuia
  Greek
  a name for Athena in the form of a
  diving bird
  Aitolos
  (see Aetolus)
  Aitu
  Pacific Islands
  [Maui]
  a group of Polynesian demigods
  Aitvaras
  Baltic
  [=Estonian Ai:=Finnish Ajata]
  a Lithuanian house spirit
  This spirit was variously described as a
  cockerel or as a flying dragon with the
  head of a snake and a fiery tail. Such a
  bird can be obtained in exchange for
  giving one’s soul to the Devil or it can
  be reared from an egg laid by a seven-
  year-old cockerel. Fed on omelettes,
  the bird can increase its owner’s wealth
  by stealing food and money.
  (see also pukys)
  Aius Locutius
  Roman
  a personification of the voice said to
  have warned the Romans of the
  coming of the Gauls
  Aiwass
  a spirit said to have dictated a book 
  of magic
  Aiwel
  African
  [(Aiwel) Longar]
  an ancestral hero of the Dinka
  His mother impregnated herself
  with the waters of the Nile when her
  husband died, so producing Aiwel
  who was born with a full set of teeth.
  When his mother died as a result of
  betraying a secret, Aiwel returned to
  the river, emerging when he reached
  maturity, bringing with him a multi-
  coloured ox, Longar. His people
  laughed when he promised to lead
  them to a better land where there
  was no death so he set off alone and
  killed those who tried to follow him
  across a river. Agothyathik avoided
  his spear and defeated him. Aiwel
  then issued spears to the survivors,
  founding 
  the 
  Spear 
  Masters,
  hereditary priests. His alternative
  name is taken from his ox.
  (see also Longar)
  Aiyanar
  Indian
  a Tamil god
  consort of Puranai
  aiza
  African
  a guardian spirit in Dahomey
  These beings protect various groups:
  the ax’aiza protects the local market-
  place; the sib aiza, the family group;
  the to’aiza the local area; and the
  xwe’aiza, the village compound.
  The establishment of an aiza
  involved the sacrifice of humans, the
  number varying according to the type
  of aiza.
  Aizen-myoo
  Japanese
  [Aizen Myo-o.(Raga) Vidyaraja]
  a Shinto (later Buddhist) god, the
  personification of love
  He is depicted seated, with two, four
  or six arms and sometimes two heads.
  He often wears a lion’s mask 
  on his head and carries a five-
  pointed thunderbolt.
  Aja1
  Hindu
  a name of Parvati as ‘female goat’
  Aja2
  Hindu
  [‘unborn’]
  son of Dilipa
  husband of Indumati
  father of Dasha-ratha
  A Gandharva who had been cursed by
  a holy man was turned into an
  elephant but was released from this
  curse when Aja killed the elephant.
  The god gave Aja some magic arrows,
  which always hit the target, and with
  these Aja won an archery contest for
  the hand of Indumati.
  Aja Ekpada
  Hindu
  a god of lightning
  Ajagava
  Hindu
  the bow of Shiva
  Aja’ib al-Makhluqat
  Persian
  [Wonders of Creation]
  the story of the various wonders of
  the world then existing
  Ajala
  African
  in the lore of the Yoruba, a man
  who works in heaven making faces
  from clay
  Ajalamo
  African
  a Yoruba god of unborn children
  Ajalpal
  Thai
  [Ajalpala]
  a king
  son of Anomatan and Manikesara
  father of Dasha-ratha
  (see also Aja2)
  Ajalpala
  (see Ajapal)
  Ajamila
  Hindu
  a Brahmin
  father of Narayama
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  Ajarijoan
  Akaiyan
  Among the many sins he committed
  was that of living with a woman of the
  shudra caste. Dying, he called on his
  son to save him, with the result that
  Vishnu, who has Narayama as one of
  his many names, told Yama to let
  Ajamila live.
  Ajarijoan
  Japanese
  a priest
  He was turned into a demon for the sin
  of loving a maiden. In later years he
  was restored and spent the rest of his
  life in prayer, continuing to utter
  prayers even after his death.
  Ajata
  Baltic
  [Ajatar.Ajattara:=Estonian Ai:=Lithuanian
  Aitvara]
  a malevolent female wood spirit 
  in Finland
  These beings are said to suckle snakes
  and to cause illness.
  Ajatar
  (see Ajata)
  Ajatasatru
  Buddhist
  a king
  son of Bimbisara and Vaidehi
  He and Devadatta got the elephant
  Nalagiri drunk and turned it loose,
  hoping that it would kill the Buddha as
  it rampaged through the streets.
  Ajattara
  (see Ajata)
  Ajax1
  Greek
  [Aias.Ajax Telamonius.Ajax the Greater.
  ‘earthman’]
  a warrior hero
  king of Salamis
  son of Telamon and Periboea
  half brother of Teucer
  father of Eurysaces by Tecmessa
  In some accounts his mother was
  Hesione, in others Telamon’s second
  wife, Periboea.
  During the Trojan war, he
  attacked Teuthrania, killed the king,
  Teuthras, and seized his daughter
  Tecmessa. He also killed Glaucus 
  in battle.
  When Achilles was killed at Troy
  the chieftains had to decide whether
  Ajax or Odysseus should have the
  wonderful arms made for Achilles by
  Hephaestus. When the choice fell on
  Odysseus, Ajax decided to kill both
  Agamemnon and Menelaus since
  they had, he thought, swayed the
  decision against him, but Athena
  intervened to strike him with
  temporary madness, causing him to
  kill the Greek flocks, thinking they
  were soldiers. When he came to his
  senses and realised what he had done
  he killed himself with his own sword,
  one given to him by Hector when
  they fought an inconclusive duel. It
  was said that the hyacinth sprang up
  where his blood stained the ground
  (see also Hyacinthus).
  In other versions Odysseus killed
  Ajax or Paris killed him with an arrow
  or the Trojans captured him and
  buried him alive.
  Ajax2
  Greek
  [Aias.Ajax Oileus.Ajax the Less.
  ‘earthman’]
  son of Oileus
  brother of Medon
  At the fall of Troy he raped
  Cassandra who had taken refuge in
  the temple of Athena. For this
  sacrilege the gods caused a storm to
  disperse the homeward-bound Greek
  fleet and he was drowned. Others say
  he was killed by a thunderbolt hurled
  by Poseidon when Ajax boasted 
  that he would escape the sea despite
  the gods.
  Ajax3
  Greek
  a play by Sophocles
  Ajax Oileus
  (see Ajax2)
  Ajax Telamonius
  (see Ajax1)
  Ajax the Greater
  (see Ajax1)
  Ajax the Less
  (see Ajax2)
  Ajaya
  Buddhist
  [‘invincible’]
  a minor goddess
  Aje1
  African
  [=Roman Moneta]
  a Yoruba goddess of wealth
  She is said to appear in the form of 
  a hen.
  aje2
  African
  Yoruba sorcerers who can leave their
  bodies at night and become birds 
  of prey
  Aji Saka
  East Indian
  a Javanese scholar
  He is said to have given the islanders
  the art of writing.
  Aji-shi-ki
  (see Aji-Shika-Taka-Hiko-Ne)
  Aji-Shiki-Taka-Hiko-Ne
  Japanese
  [Aji-shi-ki.Ajisukitakahikone]
  a Shinto rain-god or thunder-god
  son or father of Takitsuhiko
  As a child he made so much noise
  that he was placed in a boat which
  sails for ever round the islands 
  of Japan.
  Ajisukitakahikone
  (see Aji-Shiki-Taka-Hiko-Ne)
  Ajita
  Buddhist
  in some accounts, another name 
  for Asita
  Ajok
  African
  [Adyok.Naijok]
  the supreme god of the Lotuko
  He created the human race but the
  baby born to the first couple died. To
  please the mother, Ajok restored it to
  life but the father killed both the baby
  and his wife because he had not been
  consulted in the matter. Since then,
  humans have been mortal rather 
  than immortal.
  Ajokit
  African
  [Ajy-Khoton.Ijaksit.Kubai(-Khotun)]
  in the lore of Uganda, the spirit of a
  sick person that talks to the
  medicine man
  Ajy-Khoton
  (see Ajysyt)
  Ajy-Tangara
  Siberian
  [Ai-Tojon]
  a creator-god of the Yakuts
  He is envisaged as an eagle, which
  perches on the world tree.
  Ajysit
  (see Ajysyt)
  Ajysyt
  Siberian
  the mother goddess of the Yakuts
  She brings the soul from heaven at the
  birth of a baby and records each one in
  the Golden Book of Fate.
  Aka-Kanet
  (see Akakanet)
  Aka Manah
  (see Akah Manah)
  aka-oni
  Japanese
  demons of the underworld with 
  red bodies
  Akaf
  African
  king of Kordofan
  brother of Sali
  The custom was that each king was
  killed at a time decreed by the priests,
  who read the stars. Akaf proposed to
  take the story teller, Far-li-mas, and
  his own sister Sali with him when his
  time came. She induced Far-li-mas to
  recite such marvellous stories that the
  priests forgot the stars and no date was
  ever fixed for the king’s death.
  Akah Manah
  Persian
  [Aka Manah]
  a demon of evil thought opposing
  Vohu Manah
  Akaiyan
  North American
  an Algonquian youth
  brother of Nopatsis
  The evil wife of Nopatsis accused
  Akaiyan 
  of 
  rape 
  and 
  Nopatsis
  abandoned him on an island when they
  were 
  hunting 
  together. 
  Akaiyan
  survived with the help of the beavers.
  When Nopatsis came to the island the
  following year expecting to see his
  brother’s bones, Akaiyan jumped on to
  the raft and left Nopatsis stranded.
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  Akajata
  Akongo
  Next year, Akaiyan found his brother’s
  bones when he went back to the island
  to visit the beavers.
  He taught his people the art of
  medicine, which he had learned from
  the beavers.
  Akajata
  (see Ekajata)
  Akakanet
  South American
  [Aka-Kanet.Algue]
  a vegetation deity of the
  Araucanian tribe
  This deity, who lives in the Pleiades, is
  said to provide flowers and fruit for the
  use of the tribe. In some accounts he is
  the benevolent aspect of an evil spirit
  Guecubu, while others say they are
  brothers.
  akalo
  Pacific Islands
  a benevolent spirit of the Solomon Islands
  Every person who dies becomes an
  akalo; if the person concerned was a
  chief, a priest or a warrior he would
  become a li’oa. Such spirits can be
  caught and kept in the container used
  to store relics of the dead.
  (see also li’oa)
  Akambou
  West Indian
  a Caribbean beneficent spirit, one of a
  pair with Yris
  Akandoji
  Japanese
  a demon killed by Momotaro
  Akano Jewel
  Japanese
  a god of famine
  Akar Akeru
  (see Aker)
  Akarana
  (see Zurvan)
  akasa
  (see akasha)
  Akasagarbha
  Tibetan
  [Akasha.Khagarbha:=Japanese Kokuzo]
  a Buddhist sky-god
  the twelfth bodhisattva
  akasha1
  Buddhist
  [akasa]
  the spiritual essence of space:
  primordial matter
  Akasha2
  (see Akasagarbha)
  Akashic records
  Buddhist
  [Book of Life]
  the cosmic record in which every
  action of the individual is recorded
  Akasi tatwa
  Hindu
  essence of ether, one of the 5 forms 
  of Parabrahma
  Akatauire
  Pacific Islands
  a co-king of Mangaia Island
  brother of Rangi
  husband of Ruange
  Akattiyar
  Hindu
  the Tamil version of Agastya
  Akawi-ko
  Japanese
  a faithful woman
  The emperor Yu-Riyaku fell in love
  with this humble girl and told her to
  marry no-one until he sent for her.
  After eighty years she reminded him
  of his promise, but by then she was
  too old and ugly and he sent her away.
  Akbal1
  Central American
  in Mayan lore, the third of the 20 ages
  of man - birth 
  (see also Thirteen Akbal)
  Akbal2
  (see Huecomitl)
  Ake
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian water-deity
  Together with Oakeu, Ake was
  responsible for the deluge in which he
  caused the waters to rise while Oakeu
  caused the rain to fall. Rongo inter-
  vened to put a stop to their activities
  and the flood subsided.
  Akelos
  (see Achelous)
  Aken
  (see Aker)
  Akephalos
  Greek
  a headless demon
  These beings are the ghosts of those
  beheaded for criminal offences.
  Aker
  Egyptian
  [Akar Akeru.Aken]
  a god of the underworld
  He guards the gate into the underworld
  and ensures the safe passage of the boat
  carrying the sun-god back through the
  underworld, Aker’s body, each night. It
  is said he annulled the cause of death
  for each person as they passed.
  He is depicted in the form of a pair
  of heads facing in opposite directions.
  In other accounts he is regarded as
  an earth-god and is depicted as a lion
  or a two-headed sphinx.
  Akerbelt
  European
  a god of animals
  He is depicted as a black goat.
  Akercock
  a demon attendant on Belphegor
  Akestes
  (see Acestes)
  Akethor
  (see Thor)
  akh
  Egyptian
  one of the 5 elements said to 
  comprise the complete individual
  This is the form that the dead assume
  in the underworld.
  Akheloos
  (see Achelous)
  Akheron
  (see Acheron)
  Akhi
  North American
  the Objiway name for Mother Earth
  Akhilleus
  (see Achilles)
  Akhtar
  Persian
  the 12 constellations of the Zodiac
  These are envisaged as the leaders of
  Ahura Mazda’s army.
  Akhthoes
  Egyptian
  [Abmerira.Kheti]
  a legendary king
  He was said to have gone mad and was
  eaten by crocodiles.
  Akhtya
  Persian
  the chief of the Yatis, the Zoroastrian
  sorcerers
  In some accounts a demon who was
  killed when he failed to answer three
  riddles posed by Yoishta.
  Aki-Yama
  Japanese
  a mountain-god representing autumn
  brother of Haru-Yama
  When he failed to give his brother a
  wedding gift, his mother placed a curse
  on him and he withered away.
  Akibeel
  one of the 7 Ischin who taught man
  the meaning of signs
  Akieros
  (see Axierus)
  Akiko
  Japanese
  a maiden betrothed to Takahama
  She died just before she was to be
  married to Takahama and in the form
  of a white butterfly visited him when
  after years of tending her grave, he 
  lay dying.
  Akis
  (see Acis)
  Akitu
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian festival in honour of
  Marduk or Nanna, held at New Year
  Akka
  (see Rauni)
  Akki1
  Mesopotamian
  a water demon
  Akki2
  Mesopotamian
  a man who found the infant Sargon
  and reared him
  Akkruva
  Baltic
  [Avfruvva.Havfru:=Danish Havfrue]
  a fish-goddess in Finland
  Ako
  Japanese
  husband of Aya, in some accounts
  Other versions say that Aya married the
  second (unnamed) son of the Lord Ako.
  Ako Mana
  (see Akoman)
  Akoman
  Persian
  [Ako Mana]
  an evil spirit that takes possession 
  of liars
  Akonadi
  African
  a West African goddess of justice 
  guardian of women
  akonda
  African
  a charm worn by the Fon
  This armlet, made of raffia and ram’s
  hair, is said to give the wearer strength
  in work or battle. It is one of the many
  charms known as gbo.
  Akongo
  African
  a creator-god of the Ngombe people
  He found the people whom he had
  created to be so noisy that he left them
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  akpou
  Alaisiagae
  and went to live in the sky. Others say
  that at first they all lived in the sky, but
  Akongo sent the humans to earth to be
  rid of them.
  akpou
  African
  a charm carried by travellers 
  in Dahomey
  This charm, another of the many gbo,
  takes the form of a metal rod with a
  small cup at one end and a skirt
  concealing a special leaf at the other.
  The cup can be filled with strong spirit
  to excite the charm into action. If a
  traveller points the akpou at a ghost,
  he will not be harmed by it.
  Akontios
  (see Acontius)
  akra1
  African
  [kla.kra]
  the soul in the lore of the Ashanti
  akra2
  (see simurgh)
  Akrabh
  Hebrew
  [=Akkadian Girtab]
  the constellation Scorpio
  Akras
  (see Egres)
  Akria
  (see Athena)
  Akrura
  Hindu
  a messenger of Kansa
  He was sent to invite Balarama and
  Krishna to a feast. He warned them
  that Kansa was planning to kill them
  but they still accepted the invitation.
  Aksak
  South American
  a Chaco creator deity in the form of 
  a beetle
  This being created the first humans.
  Aksayajnana-Karmanda
  Buddhist
  one of 12 dharanis: literature
  Akshobhya
  Buddhist
  [Aksobhya.Buddhakapala.Candarosana.
  Heruka.Hevajira.ahacinatara.
  Mahapratyangira.Manjushri.Nairamata.
  Rakta-Yamari.Theimperturbable.
  Ucchusma.Vajracarcika.Vajradaka.
  Vajraheruka.Vajrasana.Vasudhara.
  Vighnamtaka.Yamantaka:=Hindu
  Vishnu:=Japanese Ashuku:=Tibetan
  Samvara]
  one of 5 Dhyanibuddhas, the second
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, in
  some accounts
  consort of Locana or Mamaki
  father of Vajrapani
  He lives in Abhirati and is usually
  depicted with two elephants.
  Aksobhya
  (see Akshobhya)
  Aktaion
  (see Actaeon)
  Aktaios
  (see Zeus)
  Aktunowihio
  North American
  a Cheyenne earth spirit
  Aku-Thor
  Norse
  [Oku-Thor]
  a name for Thor as a charioteer and
  thunder-god
  akua1
  Pacific Islands
  the gods of Hawaii, as opposed to the
  demi-gods, knpua
  Akua2
  Pacific Islands
  [Ke Akua:=Polynesian Atua]
  a creator-god of Hawaii
  Akuj
  (see Apap)
  akuko
  African
  sacred leaves in Dahomey
  These leaves are used in the charms
  (nguneme) used to protect property.
  akula1
  Hindu
  [female=kula]
  in Tantric lore, divine power: the male
  aspect of the Absolute
  Akula2
  (see Shiva)
  Akuma
  Japanese
  [ma.toori-akuma]
  an evil spirit
  Envisaged as a terrifying flying
  monster with fiery head and eyes,
  carrying a sword.
  Akupara
  Hindu
  [Akupera]
  the tortoise that supports the earth
  Akupera
  (see Akupara)
  Akwan
  Persian
  an evil demon
  He once found Rustem asleep and
  threw him into the sea.
  Akycha
  Inuit
  an Inuit sun-god
  Al1
  Afghan
  a monster
  This version of the Persian Al takes
  the form of a young woman with long
  nails and teeth and with feet pointing
  to the rear. It is said that she feeds on
  the bodies of the dead.
  Al2
  Persian
  [=Babylonian Alu]
  a monster, half human, half animal
  This monster is said to have fiery eyes
  and a single tusk. It causes birth
  problems, blinds unborn children and
  steals babies.
  Al Ait
  Phoenician
  a fire-god
  Ak Akbar
  Arabian
  [Al Dubh]
  the Arab name for the Great 
  Bear constellation
  Al Babadur
  Arabian
  a name for the constellation Orion as
  ‘the strong’
  Al Fanik
  (see Aldebaran)
  Al Hamal
  Arabian
  [Al Kabah al-Alif:=Chinese Pai Yang]
  a later name for the constellation Aries
  Al Iskandar
  Arabian
  [Eskandar.Iskander.Iskender]
  the Arab name for Alexander the Great
  (see also Zul-Qarnain)
  Al jann
  Arabian
  a name for Eblis as ‘father of the jinn’
  Al Kabah al-Alif
  Arabian
  [Al Hamal:=Chinese Pai Yang]
  an early name for the 
  constellation Aries
  Al Kassab
  Arabian
  a devil: a demon of lies: Satan 
  (see Xezbeth)
  Al Muhdij
  (see Aldebaran)
  Al Mundzir
  Arabian
  son of Hilal
  father of Jabir and Jubayr
  Al Shuja
  Arabian
  a name for the constellation Orion as
  ‘the snake’
  Ala1
  African
  [Ale.Ana.Ani]
  earth-goddess and fertility-goddess of
  the Ibo
  goddess of the underworld
  wife or daughter of Chuku
  Ala2
  Mesopotamian
  one of a type of bisexual demon
  Alaaye
  African
  a name of Olodumare as ‘he who lives’
  Alacita
  South American
  [Alasita]
  an annual festival in honour 
  of Ekkekko
  Alad
  (see Nergal)
  Alad Udug Lama
  Mesopotamian
  Babylonian guardian spirits, 
  later demons
  Aladdin
  Arabian
  the owner of a magic lamp in The
  Arabian Nights
  son of Mustafa
  He could conjure up a jinnee that
  would obey his orders merely by
  rubbing the lamp. With its help he
  won the hand of a beautiful princess,
  Badr al-Budur. He later killed the
  magician who tried to take the 
  lamp from him. On the death of his
  father-in-law, he became emperor 
  of China.
  Alaghom Naom (see Alaghom Naum)
  Alaghom Naum
  Central American
  [Alaghom Naom.Iztat Ix.Mother of Mind]
  a Mayan mother-goddess 
  wife of Patol
  Alain le Gros
  (see Alan)
  Alaisiagae
  Celtic
  4 minor goddesses of the 
  Roman period
  Originally Germanic deities, these
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  Alajeru
  Albasta
  beings were associated with war and
  their names are given as Baudihillie,
  Bede, Finnilene and Friagabi.
  Alajeru
  African
  wife of Oroko
  mother of Ifa
  Alaka
  Hindu
  a mythological kingdom in the
  Himalayas, ruled by Kubera
  alake
  African
  a dead king
  His successor is given his predecessor’s
  head and is required to eat some part
  of the corpse such as the tongue.
  Alako
  Norwegian
  the god of the gypsies
  He was known as Dundia, son of the
  supreme god, and was sent to earth to
  instruct the gypsies in the secret lore.
  Afterwards he returned to his home in
  the heavens and was known as Alako.
  Alalcomeneus
  Greek
  [Alalkomeneus.Cithaeron]
  the first man to emerge from the
  primordial waters
  founder of the Great Daedala
  Alalkomeneus
  (see Alalcomeneus)
  Alallu
  Mesopotamian
  a fabulous bird in the Babylonian 
  story of Gilgamesh
  Alalu
  Mesopotamian
  [Alalus]
  a Hurrian god, the king of heaven
  He was overthrown by Anu and sent to
  the underworld.
  Alalus
  (see Alalu)
  Alan1
  British
  [Alain le Gros.Aleyn]
  son of Hebron and Enygeus
  brother of Joshua
  In some accounts he was the son of
  Pellimore and father of Percival. He
  took over as keeper of the Holy Grail
  after Josephus.
  In other accounts he is the Fisher
  King.
  alan2
  Pacific Islands
  benevolent spirits of the Philippines
  These beings are said to be half
  human, half bird, and live in the forest
  where they hang from the branches
  like bats. Some say that their toes are
  at the back of their feet and their
  fingers point to the rear. Some regard
  them as wind demons.
  Alandine
  European
  king of Jerusalem at the time of its
  capture by the forces led by 
  Godfrey
  Alane
  European
  sister of Bertrane and Guillaume
  Alannus
  Roman
  [Alaenis.Alaunus:=Roman Mercury]
  a Celtic messenger god in Gaul 
  Alard
  (see Alardo)
  Alardi
  Russian
  in Ossetian lore, a spirit that causes
  smallpox
  Alardine
  British
  a king
  He challenged Gawain, who was on a
  quest to catch the white stag that had
  run into the hall during King Arthur’s
  wedding feast, and was killed.
  Alardo
  European
  [Aalarth.Alard]
  son of Aymon and Beatrice
  brother of Bradamante, Guichard,
  Ricardo, Ricciardetto and Rinaldo
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  Charlot who, in a fit of passion, struck
  him on the head with a chess-board
  when Alardo won the game.
  (see also Baldwin3.Bertelai)
  Alaron
  British
  wife of Bladud
  Alasita
  (see Alacita)
  Alasnam
  Arabian
  owner of 8 precious statues in The
  Arabian Nights
  He filled a ninth empty pedestal with
  his wife, the most beautiful woman in
  the land. He also owned a magic mirror
  that could tell him whether a maiden
  was faithful.
  Alastor1
  a demon acting as executioner in 
  hell
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Raim and is the Commissioner for
  Public Works in black magic.
  Alastor2
  Greek
  an evil house spirit: an avenging
  demon
  Alastor3
  Greek
  [‘avenger’]
  son of Neleus
  brother of Nestor
  husband of Harpalyce
  The personification of familial feuds,
  he married Harpalyce but her father
  Clymenor, who wanted her for his
  own gratification, seized her as she was
  leaving with him. Alastor was killed by
  Heracles when he attacked Pylus.
  Alastor4
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as ‘avenger’
  Alastor5
  Greek
  a Lycian killed by Odysseus
  Alatanagana
  African
  [Alatanga]
  creator-god of the Kono
  He and Sa created land and vegetation.
  He ran off with Sa’s daughter and they
  produced seven boys and seven girls,
  but because he failed to produce the
  traditional bride-price, death came
  into the world.
  Alatanga
  (see Alatanagana)
  Alateivia
  German
  a minor deity
  Alatuir
  Slav
  a magic stone or a stone that 
  stood near to Christ’s cross
  Originally a boulder at the source of a
  healing river; later a marker for a cross-
  roads.
  Alaunus
  (see Alannus)
  alautun
  Central American
  in the Mayan time scale, a period of
  about a million years
  Alb
  (see Alp)
  Alba
  Celtic
  [Alba(i)n.Albania.Albany.Albu]
  an early name for Scotland
  Albadanzor
  Irish
  an Irish chieftain
  He was one of 100 warriors fighting
  for King Cildadan against 100 knights
  of the British king, Lisuarte.
  Alban1
  British
  an early giant
  Alban2
  (see Alba)
  Alban Kings
  Roman
  mythical kings said to rule before
  Romulus and Remus
  Albain
  (see Alba)
  Albanact1
  British
  [Albanactus]
  king of Scotland
  son of Brutus
  brother of Camber and Locrin
  On the death of his father, Albanact
  and his two brothers shared the
  kingdom. He was killed in battle when
  the German king, Humbert, invaded
  Britain.
  Albanact2
  British
  a captain of the guard in the opera
  King Arthur, probably based on
  Albanact, king of Scotland
  Albanactus
  (see Albanact1)
  Albania
  (see Alba)
  Albanio
  British
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  Albany
  (see Alba)
  Albasta
  Siberian
  a Tartar spirit
  This being is sometime envisaged as
  male, killing people by suffocation,
  sometimes as female with pendulous
  breasts and long nails.
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  Albeborael quahayona
  Alcathous2
  Albeborael quahayona
  West Indian
  the name taken by Guagugiana 
  when he met Guabonito
  Alberich1
  German
  [Aelf-Ric.Aelfrich.Alferich.Alfrik.Alpris.
  Elberic:=European Oberon:=Norse
  Andvari]
  a king of the dwarfs
  brother of Mime
  In one story he was the father of
  Ortnit and gave him a magical suit of
  armour and the sword Rosen. He
  helped Ortnit when he laid siege to the
  fortress of Muntabure.
  In the Wagnerian version, he stole
  the Rhinegold from the Rhine
  daughters and his brother, Mime,
  made from it the Helmet of Invisibility
  and the Ring of Power.
  In some accounts he was the father
  of Hagen by Krimhild.
  (see also Andvari)
  Alberich2
  (see Elbegast1)
  Albert le Grand
  a book of magic used in the New
  World, originally of European 
  origin               (see also P’ti’ Albert)
  Alberto
  Pacific Islands
  a hero in the Philippines
  He owned a hat that made him
  invisible and used it to approach and
  kill three monsters with, successively,
  seven, ten and twelve heads, all of
  which he cut off.
  Albhere
  German
  [Alphere]
  a king of Aquitane
  father of Walther von Wasgenstein
  When the advancing hordes of Attila
  threatened his kingdom, Albhere
  decided to surrender without a fight,
  paying a tribute of gold and handing
  over his young son, Walther, as a
  hostage.
  Albia
  British
  the eldest of the 50 daughters of the
  king of Syria
  All the sisters, who were married on
  the same day and murdered their
  husbands on the wedding night, were
  cast adrift in a ship which, it is said,
  brought them to Britain, giving rise to
  the name Albion.
  Albina1
  British
  [Albine.White (Sow) Goddess]
  a princess
  She is said to have landed in the
  uninhabited Britain with her three
  sisters or, some say, fifty women who
  mated with demons and produced a
  race of giants.
  Albina2
  (see Alphito)
  Albine
  (see Albina1)
  albino
  in some accounts, those born without
  skin pigment are the children of
  fairies by mortal women
  Albion1
  Greek
  king of the Giants
  ruler of Britain
  son of Poseidon
  He led an assault on the gods,
  climbing a pile of stones that reached
  to the sky. Heracles came to the aid of
  the gods, killing many of the giants. In
  one story Albion, who survived,
  planned to kill Heracles and waited in
  ambush in the Pyrenees. Heracles
  came on him from the rear and killed
  him before going on to seize Geryon’s
  cattle.
  In another version he and his
  brothers went to Gaul and fought
  against Heracles. When they tried to
  steal some of Geryon’s cattle that
  Heracles had brought back from his
  tenth Labour, all the giants were
  killed.
  Albion2
  Celtic
  an old name for Britain
  Albiorix
  Celtic
  a name for Teutates as ‘king of 
  the world’
  albogaleus
  Roman
  the lower part of the headdress of the
  flamen Dialus
  This was said to be made from the
  skins of those sacrificed to Jupiter.
  Alboin
  German
  a king of the Lombards
  son of Audoin
  husband of Rosamund
  When Alboin went to war with the
  Gepidae, their king, Thurisind, was
  killed and Alboin forcibly married
  the king’s daughter, Rosamund. The
  skulls of the dead were made into
  drinking vessels and when Alboin
  tried to force Rosamund to drink
  from her father’s skull she refused
  and persuaded the giant Perideus to
  kill Alboin.
  Albors
  (see Mount Alburz)
  albotritch
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Albracca
  European
  the capital city of Galafron, king 
  of Cathay
  Albu
  (see Alba)
  Albunea1
  Roman
  an Italian water nymph
  She had the gift of prophecy and some
  of her pronouncements were recorded
  in the Sibylline Books.
  Albunea2
  (see Diana3)
  Alburz
  (see Mount Alburz)
  Alcaeus1
  Greek
  grandfather of Heracles
  son of Perseus and Andromeda
  brother of Electryon, Mestor 
  and Sthenelus
  husband of Astydamia
  father of Amphitryon and Anaxo
  Alcaeus2
  Greek
  son of Heracles by Malis
  brother of Cleodacus
  Alcaeus3
  Greek
  son of Androgeus
  brother of Sthelenus
  He and his brother served as slaves to
  Heracles, on his ninth Labour, to atone
  for the murder of two of Heracles’
  crew.
  Heracles made them rulers of
  Thasos.
  Alcaeus4
  (see Heracles)
  Alcaides
  (see Alcaids)
  Alcaids
  Greek
  [Alcaides]
  the sons of Heracles by Megara
  Alcan Chob
  (see Ah Kin)
  Alcardo
  British
  [Lantris]
  a squire
  brother of Isolde
  He was a friend of Tristram who was
  killed in an attempt to rescue Isolde
  fom the hands of King Mark. He is
  called Lantris in some accounts.
  Alcathae
  Greek
  [Alkathoia]
  a festival in honour of Alcathous
  Alcathous1
  Greek
  [Alkathoos]
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  brother of Atreus, Chrysippus 
  and Thyestes
  father of Automedusa, Ischepolis 
  and Periboea
  In some stories it was Alcathous, not
  Heracles, who killed the Cithaeronian
  Lion and was rewarded with the hand
  of Euachine, daughter of the king of
  Megara. He later succeeded to the
  throne.
  When Callepolis told Alcathous
  that his son Ischepolis had been killed
  in the hunt for the Calydonian boar,
  Alcathous struck him with a piece of
  firewood and killed him.
  Alcathous2
  Greek
  [Alkathoos]
  son of Portheus and Euryte
  brother of Agrius, Melas and Oeneus
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  Alce1
  Alcmene
  In some accounts he was killed by his
  nephew Tydeus.
  Alce1
  Greek
  a deity, night personified
  Alce2
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon the
  hunter watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Alce, tore him to pieces.
  Alceste
  (see Alcestis)
  Alcestis1
  Greek
  [Alceste.Alkestis]
  daughter of Pelias and Anaxibia
  wife of Admetus
  mother of Eumelus, Hippasus 
  and Perimele
  She refused to take any part when her
  two sisters, Evadne and Amphinome,
  killed and dismembered their father
  when they were bewitched by Medea.
  Admetus won her hand when, with
  the help of Apollo, he drove a chariot
  to which were yoked a boar and a lion.
  She poisoned herself to save her
  husband’s life and was rescued from
  Hades by Heracles, who wrestled with
  Death himself and made him give her
  up. Another version says she was saved
  by the mercy of Persephone.
  Alcestis2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides telling of 
  her sacrifice to save her 
  husband Admetus
  Alchard
  Irish
  a king of the Otherworld
  father of Gilla Dacar
  alchemy
  [Hermetic art.Hermetic philosophy]
  pseudo-science directed towards the
  transmutation of base metals to
  gold, and other unlikely aims such as
  finding the elixir of life
  Alchendic
  British
  a giant
  king of Sarras
  He fought the Crusaders but later
  converted to Christianity.
  alchera
  Australian
  [alcheringa.Bamum.altjiranga.(Eternal)
  Dreamtime. The Dreaming.tjukui]
  The period when the ancestors of the
  Aborigines rose out of the ground to
  shape the earth and make mankind by
  singing. When they had finished their
  work they returned to their sleep
  under the earth. 
  Alchera is the term generally in use
  in central Australia; further north in
  Arnhem Land the tribes refer to this
  period as Bamum and to their
  ancestors of that period as Wongar; to
  the West and South, the usual name
  for the Dreamtime is tjukui.
  alcheringa
  (see alchera)
  Alchochoder
  a planet said to control the length of a
  person’s life
  Alcides
  (see Heracles)
  Alcimede
  Greek
  [Alcumede.Polymede.Polymele]
  daughter of Phylacus and Clymene,
  some say
  wife of Aeson
  mother of Jason and Promachus
  When Pelias dethroned her husband
  and took over the throne of Iolcus, she
  killed herself rather than be slain by
  Pelias.
  In some accounts, she is referred to
  as Polymede or Polymele.
  Alcimenes
  Greek
  son of Jason and Medea
  Alcimus
  Greek
  father of Mentor
  Alcina
  European
  [Fata Alcina] 
  a sea nymph, a sorceress
  sister of Morgana and Logestilla
  She and her sister, Morgana, had
  deprived their other sister, Logestilla,
  of most of her kingdom.
  She took mortals as lovers and then
  changed them into objects such as
  rocks, trees, etc. She treated Astolpho
  in this manner and turned him into a
  myrtle tree. When Rogero found
  Astolpho in this predicament he set out
  to find Alcina and destroy her power.
  She trapped Rogero but Melissa
  arrived on the scene in the shape of
  Atlantes and caused Rogero to see how
  he had been ensnared. He broke the
  bonds and left, riding the horse
  Rabican, while Melissa freed Astolpho
  and the others who had been held in
  thrall by the enchantress.
  (see also Arcile)
  Alcinoe
  Greek
  daughter of Sthelenus and Nicippe
  sister of Eurystheus and Medusa
  Alcinous
  Greek
  [Alkinoos]
  king of the Phaeacians
  son of Nauthisus
  brother of Rhexenor
  husband of Arete
  father of Nausicaa
  When Odysseus was cast ashore on
  his island, Alcinous provided him
  with a ship for the last stage of his
  journey home.
  Alcion
  (see Alcyoneus)
  Alcippe
  Greek
  daughter of Ares by Aglaurus
  wife of Evenus
  mother of Marpessa 
  When she was raped by Halirrhothius,
  her father killed him. In some accounts
  she is also the mother of Daedalus.
  Alcis
  German
  twin sky-gods in East Germany
  Alcithoe
  Greek
  daughter of Minyas
  sister of Arcippe and Leucippe
  With her sisters Arcippe and Leucippe
  she tore apart and ate Leucippe’s
  young son Hippasus in a fit of madness
  induced by Dionysus who was upset
  when they refused to join his revels.
  Hermes changed all three sisters into
  bats (or birds).
  Alcmaeon
  Greek
  [Alcmeon.Alkmaeon.Alkmaion]
  son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle
  one of the Epigoni
  brother of Amphilochus
  husband of Arsinoe and later Callirhoe
  father of Arcanan and Amphoterus 
  by Callirhoe
  His mother, bribed by Polyneices with
  the gift of Harmonia’s fabulous neck-
  lace, persuaded his father to join the
  Seven against Thebes, and Amphiaraus
  ordered his two sons to kill her if he
  failed to return. He fought with the
  victorious Epigoni at Thebes only
  because he was persuaded by his
  mother who had again been bribed,
  this time by Thersander who gave her
  Harmonia’s wedding veil.
  He killed his own mother and was
  driven mad by the Furies. He was
  purified by King Phegeus and married
  Arsinoe, or Alphesiboea, the king’s
  daughter, abandoning her when still
  pursued by the Furies. He married
  Calirrhoe but was killed by Phegeus
  and his sons when they discovered 
  his treachery.
  In some accounts he married Manto
  and they had two children.
  Alcmene
  Greek
  [A lc(u)mena.Alkmene]
  daughter of Electryon and Anaxo
  wife of Amphitryon
  mother of Heracles by Zeus
  mother of Iphicles by Amphitryon
  She was seduced by Zeus in the guise
  of her husband who was away fighting
  the Teleboans and Taphians who had
  killed Alcmene’s eight brothers. When
  Heracles was born she abandoned him
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  Alcmeon
  Aleion Baal
  in a field, fearing the jealous Hera. On
  the death of Amphitryon, she married
  Rhadamanthus; in some accounts this
  marriage took place in Tartarus after
  her death, when she was carried to the
  Elysian Fields by Hermes on the
  instructions of Zeus.
  Alcmeon
  (see Alcmaeon)
  Alcmon
  Roman
  a minor god
  father of Lara
  Alcon
  Greek
  father of Phalerus
  Alcon was a famous archer and a
  companion of the young Heracles. He
  was said to have shot the snake that
  had seized his child without harm to
  the infant.
  Alcuin
  European
  (734–804)
  an Englishman, adviser to Charlemagne
  He protested against the practice of
  wearing relics of saints as a form of
  protection. As one of Charlemagne’s
  Pleaid, he used the name Horace.
  Alcumede
  (see Alcimede)
  Alcumena
  (see Alcmene)
  Alcyoone1
  Greek
  [Alkione.Alkuone.Halcyone]
  daughter of Aeolus
  wife of Ceyx
  She was distraught when her husband
  was shipwrecked and drowned in a
  storm at sea. Morpheus visited her in
  her sleep and convinced her that Ceyx
  was dead, whereupon she determined
  to kill herself by jumping from the
  headland. There she saw the lifeless
  body of her husband floating in
  towards the shore and plunged into
  the sea to join him. Both were changed
  into kingfishers.
  The seven days of calm (the Alcyon
  or Halcyon days) that are said to occur
  each year are when she is hatching her
  young in a floating nest.
  Another 
  story 
  says 
  that, 
  for
  disrespect to the gods, Zeus turned
  Alcyone into a kingfisher and Ceyx
  into a gannet. 
  Alcyone2
  Greek
  [Alkione.Alkuone.Halcyone]
  daughter of Atlas by Pleione 
  leader of the Pleaides
  mother of Aethusa by Poseidon
  Alcyone3
  (see Cleopatra)
  Alcyoneus
  Greek
  [Alcion. ‘brayer’]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was one of the leaders of the revolt
  of the giants against the gods. He was
  killed by Heracles during this battle or
  when he attacked Heracles during his
  tenth Labour in an attempt to steal
  the cattle that Heracles had taken
  from Geryon. He threw a rock at
  Heracles, which rebounded and killed
  him.
  Aldabella
  European
  wife of Roland in Orlando Furioso 
  (see Aude)
  Aldan
  British
  the mother of Merlin, in 
  Welsh accounts
  Aldebaran
  North American
  [Broad Star]
  a reddish star in the 
  constellation Taurus
  In other cultures this star is known as
  Bull’s Eye or Eye of the Bull while the
  Arabs refer to it as Al Fanik (stallion
  camel) or Al Muhdij (female camel).
  alder
  a deciduous tree growing in
  temperate climates which appears
  in the mythologies of 
  many cultures:
  Greek
  In some accounts, alder is the tree
  of resurrection.
  Irish
  Represented in the ancient tree
  alphabet by F, this tree was held in
  such reverence that those who
  felled it were put to death.
  Norse
  The first woman, Embla, is
  generally held to have been made
  from an elm tree but others say it
  was an alder.
  North America
  In Newfoundland it is said that the
  buds of the alder (from the bark 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  natives 
  made
  medicines) act as homes for
  breeding mosquitoes.
  Welsh
  In the story of the Battle of the
  Trees, it is said that Gwydion was
  able to recognise Bran from the
  fact that he carried a bunch of 
  alder twigs.
  Alderley Edge
  British
  a site in Cheshire where King Arthur
  and his knights are said to be sleeping
  Other suggested sites are at Cadbury,
  Craig-y-Dinas, Mount Etna, Ogof
  Lanciau Eryri, Ogo’r Dinas, Richmond
  Castle and Sewingshields.
  Aldhelm
  author of Book of Monsters
  Aldinach
  a demon causing storms 
  and earthquakes
  Aldonza
  (see Dulcinea)
  Aldrian
  German
  son of Hagen
  He lured Etzel into a cave where the
  treasure of the Nibelungs was stored
  and locked him in, leaving him to
  starve to death.
  Aldroen
  British
  [Aldroenus.Audrien]
  king of Brittany
  brother of Constantinus
  He sent his brother to Britain with an
  army to drive off the many invaders
  and take over the country.
  Aldroenus
  (see Aldroen)
  Ale1
  Norse
  a divine fluid
  Ale2
  (see Ala1)
  Ale of Goibhniu
  Irish
  a drink which conferred immortality
  on those who drank it
  Alea
  Greek
  a name for Athena as ‘goddess of light
  and warmth’
  alecpong
  South American
  ancestral stones worshipped in Peru
  Alecto
  Greek
  [Allecto. ‘relentless’]
  one of the 3 Furies
  Alector
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  son of Anaxagoras
  father of Iphis
  Alectorian stone
  Greek
  a magic stone said to be found in the
  stomach of a cockerel
  alectromancy
  (see alectryomancy)
  alectryomancy
  [alectromancy]
  divination from the actions of a
  cockerel eating grain placed beside
  letters written round a circle
  Alectryon
  Greek
  an attendant on Ares
  He was guarding the door when Ares
  was in bed with Aphrodite, but fell
  asleep so that they were discovered and
  trapped in a net by Hephaestus. Ares
  turned him into a cockerel, doomed
  always to wake at dawn.
  Aleine
  British
  in some accounts, niece of Gawain
  Aleian Plain
  Greek
  a plain in the sky where Bellerophon
  roamed and eventually died
  Aleion Baal
  Mesopotamian
  god of storms and spring
  son of Baal
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  alekoki
  Alfasem
  He was in conflict with Mot and in
  some stories was the victor, in others
  the loser. In one version his sister
  Anthat asked the underworld gods to
  restore her brother to life and, when
  they refused, cut his body in half with
  a sickle.
  alekoki
  Pacific Islands
  women’s dance in Hawaii, in honour of
  the gods
  Alemandine
  Celtic
  a queen
  When Floriant rid her kingdom of a
  beast 
  that 
  had 
  devastated 
  the
  countryside, she offered to marry him
  but he, loving Florete, delined 
  the offer.
  Alemmanus
  British
  son of Histion
  In some accounts he is regarded as the
  ancestor of the Germans.
  Alemona
  Roman
  a goddess of childbirth and passage
  Aleph-tau
  eternity: beginning and end; author of
  the universe
  Aleria
  Egyptian
  an Amazon
  wife of Guido the Wild
  She was one of the ten wives whom
  Guido was forced to marry when he
  was captured by the Amazons. When
  he escaped, he took only Aleria with
  him.
  Aletes1
  Greek
  son of Hippotas
  He was told by the oracle at Dodona
  that he would acquire the throne of
  Corinth if he were given a lump of
  earth. In the guise of a beggar, he
  asked for bread at a festival and was
  given earth. He later took the throne
  of Corinth.
  Aletes2
  Greek
  son of Aegithus and Clytemnestra
  He was said to have become king of
  Mycenae but was killed by Orestes.
  Alethai
  Phoenician
  devotees of the fire-god, Al Ait
  Aletis
  Greek
  a name for Erigone, daughter of
  Icarius, as ‘wanderer’
  aleuromancy
  divination from burning flour or from
  messages concealed in balls of dough
  Aleuromantes
  (see Apollo)
  Aleus1
  Greek
  a god of night
  (see also Aleus2)
  Aleus2
  Greek
  king of Tegea
  husband of Neara
  father of Amphidamus, Auge, Cepheus
  and Lycurgus
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Aleus, god of night.
  Alexander1
  British
  an emperor of Byzantium
  husband of Tantalis
  father of Alexander and Alis
  Alexander2
  British
  a prince of Byzantium
  son of Alexander and Tantalis
  husband of Soredamor
  father of Cligés
  Alexander3
  European
  husband of Belisent
  father of Orson and Valentine
  Alexander4
  Greek
  [Alexander the Great.Son of Ammon.
  Two-horned:=Arab Al-Iskandar.
  Eskandar.Iskander.Iskender:
  =Malay Iskandar:=Swahili Sikandari]
  a 3rd C Macedonian general
  son of Philip and Olympias
  Although, 
  like 
  Charlemagne,
  Alexander was a real life character,
  many mythological tales are told
  about him. Some say that his father
  was a snake, others that it was the god
  Zeus Ammon. Alexander himself
  claimed Hercules as an ancestor.
  Another story says that the exiled
  Egyptian magician-king, Nictanebus,
  in the guise of Zeus Ammon, seduced
  Olympias, fathering Alexander.
  He cut the Gordian knot that
  nobody had been able to unfasten and
  is said to have ridden under the Sahara
  looking for the Well of Life. He was
  said to have had aspirations to be
  regarded as a god.
  Some say that he could make
  himself small and ride on an eagle or
  on two smaller birds which he guided
  by holding in front of them a piece of
  liver impaled on a spear. In this way, he
  was able to explore the heavens.
  Others maintain that he explored the
  heavens in a machine drawn by
  griffins. He is also said to have
  explored the depths of the oceans in a
  glass bell.
  In one story, his cook, Khadir,
  achieved immortality by drinking the
  water from a pool (The Well of Life).
  Alexander was angry when he was
  prevented from doing the same when
  the well disappeared and he tried,
  unsuccessfully, to kill Khadir. He finally
  threw the cook into the sea, weighted
  with stones, but to no avail – Khadir
  became a sea-god, still immortal.
  In some accounts, Alexander is
  described as an ancestor of King
  Arthur arising out of an affair with
  Sebille.
  Alexander5
  (see Crop-eared Dog)
  Alexander6
  (see Paris2)
  Alexander of Abonuteichos
  (see Alexander the Paphlagonian)
  Alexander the Great (see Alexander4)
  Alexander the Paphlagonian
  Greek
  [Alexander of Abonuteichos]
  a charlatan
  He set up an oracle using a snake
  called Glycon that, he claimed, was a
  reincarnation of Asclepius, and used it
  to deceive the gullible.
  Alexandra
  Greek
  the name under which Cassandra was
  worshipped in some places
  Alexandros
  (see Paris2)
  Alexandrus
  (see Paris)
  Alexanor
  Greek
  a physician
  son of Machaon and Anticleia
  brother of Gorgasus and Nicomachus
  Alexiares
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Hebe
  Alexirrhoe
  Greek
  mother of Aesacus by Priam
  Alexis1
  European
  a lover of Angela
  When Angela was abducted by the
  giant Angoulaffre, Alexis appealed for
  help to Huon who killed the giant,
  took his magic ring and rescued
  Angela.
  Alexis2
  Greek
  a beautiful youth loved by Corydon
  Alexius
  (see Alis)
  Aleyan
  (see Aleyn)
  Aleyn1
  Canaanite
  [Aleyan.Al(y)iyn]
  a name of Baal as ‘mighty’
  Aleyn2
  (see Alan)
  Alf
  (see Elf4.Elves)
  Alf-blot
  Norse
  a sacrifice to the elves
  Alfader
  Norse
  [Alfadir.Alfadur.Alfodr.All-father.All-seer]
  a name of Odin as ‘father of 
  the gods’
  Alfadir
  (see Alfader)
  Alfadur
  (see Alfader)
  Alfana
  European
  a horse of Gradasso
  Alfar
  (see Elves)
  Alfasein
  British
  [Alfasem.Kadafes]
  the name taken by Kalafes when he
  became a Christian
  Alfasem
  (see Alfasein)
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  Alfatin
  Alif 1
  Alfatin
  African
  a Moorish culture hero
  He is said to ride a green horse and live
  in a cave. He is expected to emerge to
  save his people in their hour of need.
  alferez
  South American
  an organiser of religious rites 
  and festivals
  This post is occupied for one year,
  usually by a wealthy man who carries a
  small flag as his symbol of office.
  Alferich
  (see Alberich.Andvari)
  Alfheim
  Norse
  [Alfheimr.Elfhame.Elfheim.Liosalfheim.
  Ljosalfaheim.Nibelheim]
  the home of the good elves
  This domain is said to be poised
  between heaven and earth. It is also
  regarded as the home of Frey.
  (see also Liosalfheim.Svartalfheim)
  Alfheimr
  (see Alfheim)
  Alfild
  first wife of Sigurd Ring
  mother of Ragnar Lodbrok
  She wove a magic shirt for Ragnar to
  keep him safe in battle.
  Alfodr
  (see Alfader)
  Alfonso
  Spanish
  son of Ferdinand
  brother of Elvira, Garcia, Sancho 
  and Urraca
  On his father’s death he was given the
  city of Leon. When his brother Garcia
  seized Zamora, which had been left to
  their sister Urraca, he helped Garcia in
  the battle that ensued when Sancho
  sent an army under El Cid to help
  Urraca. He was captured in the battle
  but survived. 
  He joined a monastery but later
  went off to join forces with the Moors
  under Alimaymon at Toledo.
  When his brother Sancho was killed
  during the siege of Zamora, he was
  made king and, angry at being forced
  to state on oath that he was not
  involved in the death of Sancho at the
  hand of Dolfos, he dismissed El Cid
  from his service.
  He later recalled El Cid and
  restored him to favour when he had a
  number of successes in fighting the
  Moors. Later they quarrelled again
  and El Cid left the siege of Toledo,
  which Alfonso was attempting to
  capture, and attacked Castile, but,
  when the Moors broke out of Toledo,
  Alfonso hastily recalled El Cid who
  soon captured the city for him.
  Alfr
  Norse
  a dwarf, one of the Lovar
  Alfreiker
  (see Andvari)
  Alfrigg
  (see Alfrik)
  Alfrigga
  (see Alfrik)
  Alfrik
  Norse
  [Alfrigg(a)]
  a dwarf
  He was one of the four dwarfs with
  whom Freya slept to get possession of
  the necklace Brisingamen, which they
  had made.
  In the Thidrekssaga he owned the
  sword Naglring until it was taken from
  him by Thidrek (see Alberish.Andvari)
  Alfrigga
  (see Alfrigg)
  Alfsol
  Norse
  a princess
  The aged Sigurd Ring fell in love with
  her but her parents refused to sanction
  the marriage. When Sigurd tried to
  take her by force, her father poisoned
  her. The grief-stricken Sigurd killed
  himslf and died on her funeral pyre
  with his beloved.
  Algarsife
  British
  son of Cambuscan and Elfeta
  brother of Canace and Cambalo
  Algea
  Greek
  [Algia]
  pain personified
  a descendant of Eris, goddess 
  of mischief
  Algia
  (see Algea)
  Algol
  [Demon (Star):=Arab Demon’s Head. Ras
  al Ghul:=Hebrew Demon’s Head. Rosh
  ha Satan.Satan’s Head]
  a bright star in the constellation
  Perseus
  This star is regarded as the head of the
  Gorgon, Medusa, suspended from the
  belt of Perseus, her slayer.
  Algon
  North American
  a Chippewa hunter
  He found a fairy ring on the prairie
  and watched as twelve star maidens
  descended from the sky in a basket and
  danced round the ring. He tried
  several times to catch the youngest star
  maiden, without success, and finally
  turned himself into a mouse. When
  she tried to kill him, he returned to his
  normal form and carried her off. They
  married and had one son. Some years
  later she made another wicker basket
  and, taking the child with her,
  ascended to her home in the sky.
  When the boy was grown up he
  asked to see his father so they came
  back to earth in the basket. Algon
  returned to the skies with them, taking
  parts of all the animals and birds with
  him. The star people each took one of
  the fragments and became the animal
  or bird whose part they had chosen.
  Algon, 
  his 
  wife 
  and 
  son 
  all 
  became falcons.
  Algue
  (see Akakanet)
  Alhoniel
  a moon demon
  Ali1
  Malay
  [Sheik Ali]
  a king
  He was said to have three regiments of
  fighting animals – elephants, horses
  and lions.
  Ali2
  (see Vali2)
  Ali Baba
  Arabian
  the hero of a story in The 
  Arabian Nights
  brother of Cassim Baba
  He discovered the password (Sesame
  or Simsim) to the robbers’ cave and
  stole 
  their 
  treasure. 
  His 
  slave,
  Morgiana, killed the robbers when
  they hid in large jars by pouring
  boiling oil over them and later killed
  their leader. As a reward Ali gave her
  her freedom and allowed her to marry
  his son or nephew.
  Alibadiri
  (see Ahl Al-Badr)
  Alice
  European
  duchess of Bordeaux
  wife of Sevinus
  mother of Girard and Huon
  Alice la Beale Pellerin
  British
  [(Alice the) Beautiful Pilgrim]
  daughter of Ansirus
  wife of Alisander
  mother of Bellengerus
  It was said that she always wore a veil
  covering her face.
  She rescued Alisander when he was
  held captive by Morgan le Fay.
  Alice Marr
  North American
  a phantom ship
  This vessel enters the harbour at
  Gloucester, 
  Massachusetts, 
  but
  disappears when halfway across.
  Alice the Beautiful Pilgrim 
  (see Alice la Beale Pellerin)
  Alichino
  European
  [Hellkin]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Aliduke
  British
  [Alyduke]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  Alif1
  Arabian
  a title of the supreme spirit
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  Alif 2
  All-wise
  Alif2
  European
  [Olif]
  daughter of Pepin, some say
  wife of Hugon
  mother of Londres
  When Alif was seduced by the courtier
  Milon, Hugon locked her in a dungeon
  full of snakes and toads where she
  stayed for seven years until rescued by
  her son, Londres. Her brother Charles
  (Charlemagne) restored her to her
  proper position and had Milon
  incarcerateed in the same dungeon.
  When Hugon died, Alif entered a
  monastery.
  (see Bertha1)
  Alifanfaron
  Spanish
  a giant in the story of Don Quixote
  Alifatima
  British
  a king of Spain
  He was killed while fighting on the
  side of Lucius against King Arthur
  Aliha1
  Arabian
  [=Babylonian Samas]
  an ancient sun-goddess
  Alilah
  Arabian
  the supreme spirit
  consort of Alilat
  Alilat
  Arabian
  [Al.Alilta.Allat.Halitta.Lat:=Greek
  Aphrodite]
  a mother-goddess
  consort of Alilah
  mother of Dasur
  In some accounts she is identified
  with Atarsamain. She was worshipped
  by the Nabataeans in the form of a
  four-sided stone idol.
  (see also Ilat.Rusa)
  Alilta
  (see Alilat)
  alimagba
  African
  a charm used in Dahomey
  This Fon charm, a small carved figure,
  is carried on the belt to ensure safety
  when travelling based on the theory
  that two are safer than one. To make
  the charm effective it must be
  sprinkled with the blood of a cockerel.
  Alimaymom
  Spanish
  a leader of the Moors at Toledo
  father of Yahia
  When he died, the city, which was
  besieged by Alfonso, passed into the
  hands of his son, Yahia.
  Alimiel
  an astral spirit of fruitfulness
  alipes
  Greek
  the winged sandals of Hermes
  Aliquipiso
  North American
  a heroine of the Oneida
  Her tribe had been overwhelmed by
  the Mingoes and the remnants were
  hiding on a mountain. Aliquipiso,
  pretending to help the Mingoes, led
  them to the foot of a cliff and signalled
  to her people, who then rained down
  boulders which killed many of the
  enemy. She herself died in the ambush.
  Alis
  British
  [Alexius]
  an emperor of Constantinople
  son of Alexander and Tantalis
  brother of Alexander
  husband of Fenice
  His nephew, Clygés, fell in love with
  Fenice and went off to King Arthur’s
  court to avoid conflict with his uncle.
  When Alis died, Fenice married
  Clygés.
  Alisander
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Baldwin and Anglides
  husband of Alice la Beale Pellerin
  father of Bellengerus
  He set out to avenge the murder of his
  father by his own brother, Mark, king
  of Cornwall.
  Alice rescued him from the prison
  in which he had been incarcerated by
  Morgan le Fay and became his wife.
  Alisanos
  Celtic
  [Alisanus.Alisonus]
  an earth-god and god of stones in Gaul
  Alisanus
  (see Alisanos)
  Alisonus
  (see Alisanos)
  Aliste
  European
  daughter of Margiste
  wife of Pepin I
  mother of Andri and Remfré 
  Her mother was the nurse of Bertha,
  daughter of the king of Hungary, who
  was sent to France to marry the
  Frankish King Pepin I. Margiste
  contrived to subsitute Aliste for Bertha
  and she became queen, producing two
  sons. When the deception was later
  exposed, Margiste was burnt at the
  stake. The fate of Aliste is not
  recorded.
  Aliyn
  (see Aleyn)
  aljan
  African
  [plur=aljannu]
  a Hausa name for a jinnee
  Aljosa Popovic
  Russian
  a hero based on a real person
  The legends surrounding Aljosa credit
  him with slaying the dragon hero
  Tugarin. He tried to force into
  marriage the bride of Drobrynja who
  had left her in order to seek out and
  slay a dragon and was away for over
  seven years, but he returned in the
  nick of time to thwart Aljosa’s plans.
  Alk-unta’m
  North American
  a sun-god of the Bella Coola tribe
  son of Nunuso’mikeqone’im
  Alka1
  Baltic
  sacred lands dedicated to the gods, 
  in Lithuanian lore
  Alka2
  (see Alklha)
  alkahest
  a mythical universal solvent
  Alkathoia
  (see Alcathae)
  Alkathoos
  (see Alcathous)
  Alkestis
  (see Alcestis)
  Alkinoos
  (see Alcinous)
  Alkione
  (see Alcyone)
  Alklha
  Siberian
  [Alka.Arakho]
  a monster
  It is said that it is this monster in the
  sky that swallows the sun and moon at
  eclipses.
  Alkmaeon
  (see Alcmaeon)
  Alkmaion
  (see Alcmaeon)
  Alkmene
  (see Alcmene)
  Alkuntam
  North American
  a creator-goddess of the Bella 
  Coola tribe
  She assisted Senx at the creation of
  living things. In some accounts,
  Alkuntam was male. His or her mother
  was said to be a mosquito which, by
  inserting its long snout into a person’s
  ear, could suck out the brains.
  Alkuone
  (see Alcyone)
  All-Container
  (see Awonawilona)
  All-Covering Father Sky 
  (see Apoyan Tachi)
  All-father1
  [All-seer]
  a name given to supreme gods such as
  Odin and Zeus: the pre-existing,
  uncreated ruler of all things
  (see also Alfader)
  All-father2
  North American
  the sky
  All-father3
  (see Eochaid Ollathair)
  All Gods’ Day
  Chinese
  the eighth day of the New 
  Year festival
  All-Gracious
  (see P’u Hsien)
  All-mother
  (see Gaea)
  All-seer
  (see All-father)
  All-spirit
  (see Maheo)
  All-wise
  Norse
  a dwarf
  All-wise had been promised the hand
  of Freya but, when he arrived to claim
  her, Odin, who had been away from
  Asgard when the promise was made,
  saved Freya from this union. He said
  that he needed to test the dwarf’s claim
  to great knowledge and kept him up all
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  Alladhan
  night answering questions about the
  gods and creation. He kept the
  questions going until the sun came up
  and its rays turned the dwarf into
  stone. A similar story is told of the
  dwarf (Alvis), Thor and his daughter
  Thrud.
  (see also Alvis)
  Alladhan
  Irish
  [Fear Caille]
  a madman
  He met the Irish madman Suibhne
  Geilt when the latter came to Britain
  and was with him for some time, but
  finally killed himself by drowning.
  Allala bird
  Mesopotamian
  a bird loved by Ishtar who broke his
  wings and abandoned him
  Allantide
  British
  a Cornish name for the festival 
  of Samhain
  Allat1
  Mesopotamian
  [=Carthaginian Allatu:=Egyptian
  Sakhmet]
  a Babylonian goddess of the
  underworld
  (see also Sa’dan)
  Allat2
  (see Alilat.Anat.Bethel)
  Allatou
  (see Allatu)
  Allatu
  Carthaginian
  [Allatou:=Babylonian Allat:=Sumerian
  Ereshkigal: =Semitic Allatum]
  a goddess of the underworld
  wife of Nergal
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Asherah.
  Allatum
  Semitic
  [=Carthaginian Allatu:=Sumerian
  Ereshkigal]
  a goddess of the underworld
  Allecto
  (see Alecto)
  alligator
  a reptile found in China, the
  southern part of the US and
  elsewhere
  (1) In Bolivia the Guarani envisage
  an underworld ferryman, akin to
  the Greek Charon, in the form of
  an alligator.
  (2) In Central America some tribes
  revere a deity depicted with the
  body of a man and the head of an
  alligator.
  (3) Some Indonesian tribes tell how
  the trickster mousedeer induced
  the alligator to line up his family
  nose to tail and used them as a
  bridge to cross a swamp.
  (4) A Japanese story has a monkey
  in place of the mousedeer of the
  Indonesian story.
  (5) One North American story tells
  how Rabbit lured the alligator into
  a field and then set fire to the grass;
  this accounts for the beast’s scaly
  skin. The story of walking on the
  backs of alligators to cross a swamp
  appears again in the southern
  states and, in this case, the last
  alligator in the line bit off Rabbit’s
  tail. The alligator’s dented nose is
  said to be the result of a blow when
  he was playing a ball game with the
  birds.
  (6) In the Pacific Islands, the teeth
  of the alligator are worn as a charm
  to protect the wearer from illness
  and witches.
  Alliterative Morte Arthure
  British
  a 15th C poem of over 4,000 lines
  about the life and death of 
  King Arthur
  Allocer
  [Allo(i)en.Alocer]
  a demon, a duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Alloen
  (see Allocer)
  Alloien
  (see Allocer)
  Alloit
  Irish
  a sea-god
  In some accounts he is regarded as the
  father of Manannan.
  allotheism
  the worship of strange gods
  Allulu
  Mesopotamian
  a birdman whose wing was broken by
  Ishtar whom he loved
  Allvaldi
  Norse
  a Giant
  father of Thiassi
  Alma1
  British
  mistress of the House of Temperance
  in The Faerie Queene
  Alma2
  soul personified
  Almaqah
  Arabian
  a sky-god of the Saba tribe
  Almaris
  European
  a Saracen king
  He was the leader of the Saracen
  forces at Roncesvalles.
  Almenhenob
  Central American
  a Mayan caste
  To qualify as a member of this caste
  one needed to know the sacred
  language, Zuyua.
  Almhu
  (see Almu)
  almond
  a small tree of temperate climates
  producing hard-shelled nuts
  (1) In the Bible, Aaron’s rod was
  made of almond wood.
  (2) In the German story of
  Tannhauser, the hero’s staff, which
  blooms when stuck into the earth,
  was made of almond wood.
  (3) 
  The 
  Greek 
  story 
  of
  Demophoon and Phyllis has the
  girl turning into an almond tree
  when she despairs of ever seeing
  her lover again.
  Almontes
  European
  [Eaumont]
  a Saracen warrior
  He was killed by Roland who then took
  his sword, Urindana.
  (see Jutmundus)
  Almu
  Irish
  [Almhu (of the White Walls)]
  the home of Finn mac Cool
  Almus
  Greek
  [Halmus]
  son of Sisyphus and Merope
  brother of Glaucus, Orytion 
  and Thersander
  Alnaschar
  Persian
  brother of the barber in The 
  Arabian Nights
  He frustrated all his ambitions to
  become rich when he kicked over the
  basket of glassware that he had bought
  to sell at a profit.
  Aloadae
  Greek
  [Aoadai.Aloeidae.Aloidae.Aloidai]
  the twin giants Ephialtes and Otus
  sons of Aloeus by Iphimedea or Canace
  Their nominal father was Aloeus but
  they were really sons of Poseidon.
  Aloadai
  (see Aloadae)
  Alo’alo
  Pacific Islands
  [‘fanner’]
  a weather-god in Tonga
  Alocer
  (see Allocer)
  Aloeidae
  (see Aloadae)
  Aloeos
  (see Aloeus)
  Aloeus
  Greek
  [Aloeos]
  one of the Earthborn 
  Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  husband of Iphimedia and Eriboea
  He was the nominal father of the twin
  giants Otus and Ephialtes whose real
  father was Poseidon.
  Aloidae
  (see Aloadae)
  Aloidai
  (see Aloadae)
  Alois
  British
  a king of Northgales
  He waged war against Amorolodo, the
  king of Ireland but they made peace
  when Isolde and Guinevere intervened.
  alomancy
  [halomancy]
  divination using salt thrown on 
  the fire
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  Alon
  Althamenes
  Alon
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a young relative of King Arthur
  Alope
  Greek
  daughter of Cercyon
  mother of Hippothous by Poseidon
  When she gave birth to Hippothous,
  she abandoned the infant who was
  found by shepherds. They took him to
  her father who killed her and then
  abandoned the child again. It was
  found by the same shepherds who kept
  the boy and reared him.
  Aloros
  Greek
  the Greek version of Alulim
  Alory
  European
  a standard bearer in 
  Charlemagne’s army
  He proved to be a coward in his first
  battle so Ogier took the oriflamme
  from him and carried it back into the
  fray.
  Alose
  African
  [=Ashanti Obosum:=Dahomey
  Vodun:=Yoruban Orisha]
  a god: a group of minor deities of 
  the Ibo
  Alounis
  (see Alannus)
  Alouqua
  a female demon or succubus
  Aloya
  Pacific Islands
  a girl loved by the giant Arogo
  Alp
  Norse
  [Alb]
  a demon of the night, half god, 
  half dwarf
  Alpan
  Italian
  [Alp(a)nu]
  an Etruscan god or goddess of 
  the underworld
  Alpanu
  (see Alpan)
  Alph
  Greek
  a sacred river
  alphabetical gods
  South American
  unidentified gods of the Maya
  The Spaniards destroyed many of 
  the records of the Maya, making
  identification of some deities difficult
  or impossible These have been given
  labels, A to I and K to P.
  Alphaeus
  (see Alpheus2)
  Alphariza
  an astral spirit of fruitfulness
  Alphee
  (see Alpheus2)
  Alpheius
  (see Alpheus2)
  Alphere
  (see Albhere)
  Alphesiboea
  Greek
  [Arsinoe]
  daughter of Phegeus
  In some stories she was the mother of
  Adonis by Phoenix, in others she was
  Arsinoe, the first wife of Alcmaeon.
  (see also Arsinoe)
  Alpheto
  (see Ariadne)
  Alpheus1
  European
  a physician and astrologer in
  Charlemagne’s camp
  He was killed in his sleep by Cloridan
  who penetrated the Frankish camp by
  night, intent on revenge for the death
  of his leader, Dardinel.
  Alpheus2
  Greek
  [Alphaeus.Alphee.Alpheius]
  a river-god of Arcadia
  son of Oceanus and Thetis
  When he attempted to seduce
  Arethusa who was bathing in the river,
  she ran off and Artemis turned her into
  a spring or fountain to save her from
  his clutches.
  Alphin
  a dove spirit
  Alphito
  Greek
  [Albina.White (Sow) Goddess]
  the goddess of barley
  She disguised herself as a bird or an
  animal to destroy children. In one
  account, as Albina, she arrived in
  Britain at the head of a group of fifty
  women who had killed their husbands,
  for which crime they had been
  banished.
  Alphyn
  a monster with knotted tail
  Alpiel
  Hebrew
  a guardian of fruit trees
  Alpnu
  (see Alpan)
  Alpris
  (see Alberich.Andvari)
  Alquife
  a famous enchanter
  Alraun
  the root of the mandrake: a good luck
  charm is made from it
  Alraun2
  (see Alrune3)
  Alrida
  (see Odin)
  Alrinach
  a demon causing shipwrecks,
  sometimes seen in the form of an 
  old woman
  Alruna-wife
  (see Alrune-wife)
  alrune1
  a demon: a succubus
  alrune2
  a magic doll that could foretell the
  future and warn of danger
  Alrune3
  German
  [Alraun]
  a household-god
  This being was said to be about twelve
  inches tall and was housed in a
  cupboard. Milk and biscuits were
  provided to sustain the Alrune.
  Alrune-wife
  German
  [Alruna-wife]
  a household-goddess
  Alseides
  Greek
  tree-nymphs
  Alsuid
  (see Alsvid)
  Alsvid
  Norse
  [Alsuid.Alsvidur.Alswid.Alsvinn]
  a horse drawing the chariot of the
  moon-god
  (see also Arvakur)
  Alsvidur
  (see Alsvid)
  Alsvin
  (see Alsvid)
  Alswid
  (see Alsvid)
  Altair
  (see Ch’ien Niu)
  Altaripa
  European
  a castle where Rinaldo was saved from
  a monster by the help of Angelica
  Altcanals
  Central American
  an Aztec god
  This deity, envisaged as blue with
  yellow hair and purple face, is the male
  version of Chalchiutlicue.
  Altecler
  (see Hauteclair)
  alter ego
  second self: spirit double
  Altes
  Greek
  king of Leleges
  father of Laothea
  Althaea1
  Greek
  [Althea.Althaia]
  a name of Eurynome as ‘she who
  causes growth’
  Althaea2
  Greek
  [Althea.Althaia]
  daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis
  sister of Plexippus and Toxeus
  wife of Oeneus 
  mother of Deianeira, Gorge,
  Melanippus, Meleager and Tydeus
  Her daughter Deianeira (later to be
  the wife of Heracles) was said to be the
  daughter of Dionysus, and Meleager
  was said to be the son of Ares. When
  Meleager was born, the Fates decreed
  that he would die when a piece of
  wood they threw on the fire was
  completely burnt away. Althaea doused
  the flames and hid the brand, but when
  Meleager killed her brothers after a
  quarrel arising out of the hunt for the
  Calydonian boar, she threw it back on
  the fire and as it burnt away Meleager
  died. She hanged herself in remorse.
  Some of her daughters were
  changed into guinea fowl by Artemis.
  In some accounts she was the
  mother of Atabyrius.
  Althaemenes
  (see Althamenes)
  Althaia
  (see Althaea)
  Althamenes
  Greek
  [Althaemenes]
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  Althea
  Ama-no-Hashidate
  son of Catreus
  brother of Aerope, Apemosyne 
  and Clymene
  Hoping to frustrate an oracle that
  decreed that Catreus would be killed
  by his own child, Althamenes went
  from Crete to Rhodes with his sister,
  Apemosyne. 
  When 
  she 
  became
  pregnant as a result of rape by
  Hermes, he kicked her to death. When
  Catreus came to Rhodes to offer his
  son the throne of Crete, Althamenes
  mistook his father’s ship for a pirate
  vessel and killed his own father.
  Althea
  (see Althaea)
  Althjofr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Altis
  Greek
  the sacred precinct of Zeus at Olympia
  Altjira
  Australian
  [Altjirra]
  creator-god and sky-god of 
  the Aborigines
  He was one of the ancestral deities of
  the Dreamtime, but when the others
  returned to their underground sleep
  he ascended into the highest heaven.
  He is depicted as having the feet of 
  an emu.
  altjiranga
  (see alchera)
  Altjirra
  (see Altjira)
  alto misayoc
  South American
  high-ranking sorcerers of the 
  Quechua
  Altor
  Roman
  [‘feeder’]
  an ancient god
  Altus
  Irish
  a Roman
  In some accounts it was he, not
  Cathbad, who brought the news of
  Christ’s death to Conor mac Nessa.
  Altvaras
  Baltic
  a flying snake
  Alu1
  Mesopotamian
  a storm-god
  a Babylonian demon who killed people
  by crushing them
  Alu2
  (see Galla)
  Aluberi
  South American
  a remote supreme god of the Arawak
  American Indians
  Aluelap
  Pacific Islands
  the omniscient son of a sky-god
  grandson of Ligoupup
  Alukah
  Canaanite
  [Aluqa]
  a blood-sucking monster
  She seduces men who, exhausted from
  intercourse and loss of blood, kill
  themselves.
  Alulim
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Aloros:=Persian Al]
  a Sumerian deity: the first man
  He is said to have descended from
  heaven and ruled on earth for 28,000
  (or 67,200) years.
  Aluluei
  Pacific Islands
  a god of navigation
  When his brothers killed him, his
  father brought him back to life The
  stars are regarded as his many
  thousand eyes.
  alum
  a transparent mineral, sulphate 
  of aluminium
  (1) In Egypt this mineral is
  regarded as protecting from the
  evil eye. A lump of alum placed in
  the fire will, it is said, take on the
  shape of one’s enemy provided that
  verses from the Koran are recited
  as the alum is heated. When it has
  cooled the alum is ground to a
  powder that is mixed with food and
  fed to the dogs.
  (2) In the southern states of North
  America it is said that a lump of
  alum held in the mouth protects
  against witchcraft.
  Alun Dyfed
  Welsh
  a Welsh huntsman
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  the help of this famous huntsman in
  the quest to capture Twrch Trwyth.
  Aluqa
  (see Alukah)
  Alutanga Nuku
  Pacific Islands
  a chieftain for whom the hero Atonga
  built a magical canoe
  Alv
  (see Alf4)
  Alva1
  Irish
  [Arbha]
  daughter of Ailill of Aran
  sister of Aobh and Aoife
  foster daughter of Bodb Dearg
  daughter of Bodb Dearg, in some accounts
  Alva2
  (see Maahiset)
  Alv-myror
  (see Maahiset)
  Alvarez
  British
  [Alvrez]
  a king of Ireland
  father of Kamelin and Miroet
  Alvasta
  (see Ovda)
  Alvis
  Norse
  [Alviss]
  a dwarf
  When he tried for the hand of
  Thrud, Thor, her father, kept him
  answering questions until the sun
  rose. The daylight turned the dwarf,
  accustomed only to the darkness of
  his underground home, into stone.
  Alvis-Mal
  Norse
  [Lay of Alvis]
  a poem in the Elder Edda telling the
  story of Alvis and his quest for the
  hand of Thrud
  Alviss
  (see Alvis)
  Alvit
  Norse
  [Hervor]
  a swan maiden
  wife of Volund
  mother of Heime
  With her sisters Olrun and Svanhvit
  she flew to earth to bathe. They left
  their wings on the shore where they
  were seized by the brothers Egil,
  Slagfinn and Volund who kept the
  maidens as their wives for nine years
  before they recovered their wings and
  flew off. Her husband, the smith
  Volund, after being captured and
  enslaved by Nidud, made a pair of
  wings with which he flew to Alfheim
  where he was re-united with Alvit.
  In some accounts she is referred to
  as Angeburga or Hervor.
  Alvor
  Norse
  a race of small people: the hog folk: a
  form of elf
  These people are said to dance in the
  fields at night.
  (see also Elves)
  Alvrez
  (see Alvarez)
  Alyattes
  Greek
  a king of Lydia
  father of Croesus
  Alyduke
  (see Aliduke)
  Alyiyn
  (see Aleyn)
  Alyne
  (see Elaine6)
  Alyssus
  Greek
  a fountain in Arcadia said to 
  cure madness
  Am-Duat
  (see Book of Am Duat)
  Am-Heh
  Egyptian
  a dog-headed god of the underworld
  ama1
  Japanese
  [ame]
  heaven
  Ama2
  Mesopotamian
  [Ma]
  a Sumerian virgin mother-goddess
  Ama3
  (see Amma4.Eire)
  Ama-arhus
  Mesopotamian
  [Amat-Ara-arhus.Arad-Ama-arhus.Great
  Mother.Mama]
  a Babylonian fertility-goddess 
  (see also Mami)
  Ama-inu
  Japanese
  a celestial dog that drives 
  away demons
  Ama-no-Hashidate
  Japanese
  [Ama-no-iha-fune.Ama-no-uki-hashi]
  a stairway linking heaven and earth
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  Ama-no-ho
  Amaite Aidgill
  Ama-no-ho
  Japanese
  [Hohi]
  a divine messenger
  He was the first of three envoys sent to
  prepare the way for the arrival on
  earth of Ninigi.
  Ama-no-iha-fune
  (see Ama-no-Hashidate)
  Ama-no-iwato
  Japanese
  [Ame-no-iwato]
  the cave in which Amaterasu hid
  Ama-no-Kama
  Japanese
  [Ama-no-yase-kawa.Ama-no-yasu-kawa]
  a river in heaven: the Milky Way
  Ama-no-Minaka-nushi
  (see Minaka-nushi)
  Ama-no-Oshiho-mimi
  Japanese
  son of Amaterasu
  His mother asked him to take over as
  ruler of the earth, but, having taken a
  look at the earth from the celestial
  bridge he refused.
  Ama-no-uki-hashi
  (see Ama-no-Hashidate)
  Ama-no-yase-kawa
  (see Ama-no-Kama)
  Ama-no-yasu-kawa
  (see Ama-no-Kama)
  Ama-no-yasu-no-gawa
  (see Tenga)
  Ama-Terasu
  (see Amaterasu)
  Ama-Tsu-Kami
  Japanese
  gods of heaven as opposed to 
  Kuni-Tsu-Kami
  Ama-Tsu-Mara
  Japanese
  the Shinto smith-god
  He made the mirror that was used to
  persuade Amaterasu to come out of
  her cave. The mould for the mirror
  was made by Ishi-Kore-Tome.
  He is depicted as having only
  one eye.
  Ama-Tsu-mika-hoshi
  Japanese
  an evil star-god
  Ama-Usum-Gal-Ana
  (see Amaushumgalanna)
  Amadan
  Irish
  [‘fool’.Stroke Lad]
  a male fairy that can paralyse a human
  merely by its touch
  Amadan Mor
  Irish
  [Great Fool]
  the chief Stroke Lad of the fairies
  Amadan na bruidne
  Irish
  the fool of the fairy palaces of 
  the sidhe
  Amadi-Oha
  African
  an Igbo storm-god
  Amadis
  Spanish
  a love-god
  Amadis of Gaul1
  European
  [Beltenbras.Beltenebros.Child of the
  Sea.Child of the Sun.Knight of the
  Dwarf.Knight of the Green Sword.
  Knight of the Invincible Sword. Lion
  Knight.Lovely Obscure]
  a knight errant
  son of Perion and Elizena
  husband of Oriana
  father of Esplandian
  As a baby he was set adrift in a boat but
  was saved from the sea by Gandales
  who reared him alongside his own son,
  Gandalin. Both were taken to the
  court of the Scottish king, Languines,
  and became firm friends of his son,
  Agraies. He was in love with Oriana,
  daughter of the king of Britain who,
  when he went to the aid of the princess
  Briolania, thought he had deserted her
  and wrote a letter terminating 
  their relationship. 
  He went to Firm island where he
  and Agraies, his cousin, were able to
  pass through the Arch of True Love
  while Galaor and Florestan refused to
  try. All four tried to enter the
  Forbidden Chamber but only Amadis
  succeeded, the others being thrown
  back by unseen forces. He was
  acclaimed as ruler of the island but,
  when he received Oriana’s letter, he
  left his companions and went off
  alone, seeking death as a release from
  his sorrow.
  He met the monk Andalod, who
  called him Beltenbros when Amadis
  refused to give his real name, and
  together they went to a hermitage on
  Poor Rock Island. Here he was found
  by the Damsel of Denmark who gave
  him a second letter from Oriana in
  which she begged his forgiveness,
  whereupon he returned joyfully 
  to Britain.
  He met a wagon-train of captured
  knights and maidens, led by the giant
  Famongomadan and Basagante, his
  son. Among the many captives was
  Leonoretta, sister of his beloved
  Oriana. He killed both the giants and
  freed their prisoners.
  When the Irish king, Cildadan,
  challenged Lisuarte for the kingdom,
  Amadis led 100 British knights in a
  contest, with a like number on the
  Irish side. Amadis rescued Lisuarte,
  who had been captured by the giant
  Mandanfabul, and killed the giant,
  after which they routed the enemy
  who fled to their ships. Amadis
  received the gratitude of Lisuarte and
  the hand of Oriana.
  He was said to be the original owner
  of the horse Bayard.
  Amadis of Gaul2
  European
  a 16th C Spanish story of the exploits
  of Amadis
  Later additions increased this story to
  fourteen volumes.
  Amadis of Greece
  European
  great grandson of Amadis of Gaul
  grandson of Lisuarte
  son of Esplandian
  amadlozis
  African
  the ancestors of some South 
  African tribes
  These beings are said to live in the
  centre of the earth and can convey
  instructions from the gods to their
  descendants. It is the amadlozis who
  select and compel a person to become
  a sangoma, using illness as a means of
  forcing the chosen ones to obey. It is
  said that the spirits of these ancestors
  reside in cockerels.
  Amaethon
  Welsh
  [Amath(a)on]
  a Welsh god of agriculture
  son of Beli and Don
  brother of Govannon and 
  Gwydion
  In the story of Culhwch and Olwen,
  only Amaethon was capable of the
  ploughing task that Ysbaddaden
  imposed on Culhwch and he was
  required to force the giant to plough
  the land using the ploughshare of
  Govannon and the four giants who
  had been turned into oxen.
  He is said to have visited the
  underworld and returned with a dog, a
  lapwing and a young buck belonging
  to Arawn, the lord of the underworld.
  Amapat
  Siberian
  a spirit that advises a shaman
  Amahasis
  (see Atrahasis)
  Amaiauna
  West Indian
  a cave
  Human beings were originally con-
  fined to this cave and another, called
  Cacibagiagua.
  Amaimon
  [Amaymon.Amoymon.Maimon.
  Maymon]
  a mediaeval devil, ruler of the eastern
  part of hell
  one of the cardinal demons
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Amairgen
  (see Amergin)
  Amaite Aidgill
  Irish
  [Hags of Doom]
  evil spirits on the side of the Danaans
  in their battles with the Fir Bolg
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  Amaite-Rangi
  Amata
  Amaite-Rangi
  Pacific Islands
  a demon of the Mangaia Islanders
  He was said to lower baskets from the
  sky and devour any mortals he might
  catch in them. He was overcome by
  the culture hero, Ngaru.
  Amaka
  Siberian
  one of the 2 aspects of the supreme
  being of the Evenk tribe
  In this aspect the creator looks after
  the interests of human beings; in his
  other aspect, as Ekseri, he is the
  guardian of animals and forests.
  Amakandu
  (see Sakkan)
  Amala
  North American
  [‘smoke hole’.Very Dirty]
  a culture hero
  According to a number of tribes, the
  world was originally supported by an
  old man who took the weight on a pole
  balanced on his chest. Amala was the
  youngest of several brothers, dirty and
  lazy but phenomenally strong. When
  the old man was dying, he sent for
  Amala who then took over the job of
  supporting 
  the 
  world-pole 
  on 
  his chest.
  Amalivaca
  South American
  a culture-hero of the American Indian
  tribes of the Orinoco basin
  He instructed his people in the arts 
  of agriculture.
  Amalthea1
  Greek
  [Aega.Amaltheia]
  a goat
  She is variously referred to as the goat
  nymph or a she goat that suckled the
  infant Zeus. Zeus is said to have
  broken off one horn and decreed that
  it should always be full of food and
  drink (cornu copiae, horn of plenty).
  In some accounts Zeus placed the
  horn 
  in 
  the 
  heavens 
  as 
  the
  constellation Capricornius.
  (see also Aega)
  Amalthea2
  Greek
  [Amaltheia]
  a goat skin worn by Zeus, later made
  into Athena’s shield
  Amalthea3
  (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Amaltheia
  (see Amalthea)
  Amalung
  Norse
  son of Hornbogi
  Aman1
  Egyptian
  a demon who devoured the dead
  Aman2
  (see Amen1)
  Amana
  South American
  a creator-goddess of the Calina tribe
  She lived in the Milky Way attended
  by the creatures of the sea. She first
  created the sun, and when it tried to
  scorch the earth she trapped it in the
  sea, creating two other beings, Tamulu
  and Tamusi, to guard it.
  amanani
  African
  monsters of the Abaluyia
  Amanda
  European
  the name taken by Clarimunda when
  she became a Christian
  Amangons
  British
  a king of Granland
  He was said to be a cruel king who,
  with his followers, raped the maidens
  guarding the wells and stole their
  golden vessels, driving them off to live
  in the forests. For 100 years, the
  country was a wasteland. Then King
  Arthur found some of the descendants
  of the maidens and heard the story
  from one of them, Blihos-Blikeris, and
  ordered a search of the country for the
  court of the Fisher King, which led to
  the restoration of the countryside.
  Amangundu
  African
  in the lore of the Ovandonga, the 
  first man
  father of Kanzi and Nangombe
  Amanki
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian water-god
  Amanominakanushi
  (see Minaka-Nushi)
  Amanoro
  Armenian
  a spring-goddess
  Amanotokotachi
  (see Tokotachi)
  Amant
  British
  a knight at King Mark’s court
  He set out with Mark and Bersules to
  kill Tristram but refused to be party to
  the murder. When Mark killed
  Bersules, who had also refused to help,
  Amant charged Mark with murder at
  King Arthur’s court. He fought Mark
  on the issue and was killed.
  Amaomee
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘he who 
  gives sufficiency’
  amara-varuni
  (see amrita)
  Amaradu
  Mesopotamian
  [Amaraduk]
  a Sumerian name for Marduk
  Amaradevi
  Buddhist
  a virtuous woman
  When four men pestered her with
  their attentions, she shut them up in a
  basket and left them there all night.
  Amaraduk
  (see Amaradu)
  Amaranit
  British
  an Ethiopian giant killed by Guy 
  of Warwick
  Amaravati
  Hindu
  [Devapura:=Norse Valhalla]
  the chief city of Svarga, Indra’s
  heaven, built on Mount Meru: land
  of bliss
  This city, home of the blessed and
  fallen warriors, is said to be encrusted
  with jewels and has 1,000 gates.
  Amarga
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian divine calf, offspring of
  the sun
  Amargen
  (see Amergin)
  Amarok
  Inuit
  [Great Wolf]
  an Inuit deity: a wolf-like monster
  Amarud
  (see Marduk.Nimrod)
  Amarum
  South American
  a demon in the lore of the Quecha,
  envisaged as a water snake
  Amarynceus
  Greek
  son of Pyttius
  father of Diores
  He led the forces of Augeas when
  Heracles returned to exact vengeance
  for being cheated out of the promised
  reward for cleansing the stables 
  of Augeas.
  Amarynthus
  Greek
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  the hunter watching her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag.
  His hounds, including Amarynthus,
  tore him to pieces.
  Amasarac
  a demon
  Amasis1
  Mesopotamian
  [Masis]
  in Babylonian stories, the site (Mount
  Ararat), where Noah landed his ark
  Amasis2
  Greek
  a king of Egypt
  He advised Polycrates to discard
  something he valued to avert possible
  ill fortune. Polycrates threw a valuable
  ring into the sea but found it a few
  days later in the stomach of a fish.
  Amasuhiko
  Japanese
  son of Fire Fade and Toyo-tama
  husband of Tama-yori
  father of Jimmu-tenno and Itsu-se
  His mother abandoned him, resumed
  her form as a sea dragon and returned
  to her underwater home when his
  father, disobeying orders, witnessed
  the birth. His mother’s younger sister
  Tama-Yoni reared the boy and later
  married him.
  Amata
  Roman
  wife of Latinus
  mother of Lavinia
  She wanted her daughter to marry
  Turnus, not Aeneas. She was driven
  mad by one of the Furies at the behest
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  Amat-Ara-arhus
  amber
  of Hera and she hid herself and
  Lavinia in the woods. When Turnus
  was killed she hanged herself.
  Amat-Ara-arhus
  (see Ama-arhus)
  Amaterasu
  Japanese
  [Ama-Terasu.Amaterasu-no-mikoto.
  Amaterasu-oho-hiru-no. Amaterasu-oho-
  mi-kami.Amaterasu Omikami.Mikura-
  tana. Oho-hiru-me-no-muchi.Omikami.
  Shinmei.Tensho-ko-daijin]
  a Shinto sun-goddess 
  an aspect of Kunitokotachi
  daughter of Izanagi and Izanami
  sister of Susanowa, Tsuki-yomo and
  Waka-hiru-me
  She was said to have been produced
  from the eye (right or left according to
  which story is read) of Izanagi when he
  washed his face. When she was born,
  her parents sent her up the Ladder of
  Heaven to take her place as the 
  sun-goddess.
  Susanowa challenged her to a
  contest in an attempt to take over her
  kingdom of heaven. She chewed up his
  sword and spat out three female
  deities, and he swallowed her five-
  strand necklace and spat out five male
  deities. He then claimed her realm,
  and so upset his sister that she shut
  herself in the cave Ama-no-iwato and
  darkness descended on the earth until
  the Eighty Myriad Gods persuaded
  her to emerge when they invented the
  mirror, Kagami, for her and had
  Uzume dance to make them all laugh.
  Her sacred bird was the Yatagarasu.
  (see also Hachioji)
  Amatheon
  Greek
  king of Pylus
  Amathaon (see Amaethon.Amathaounta)
  Amathaounta
  Egyptian
  [Amathaon:=Sumerian Ashima]
  a sea-goddess of the Aegean
  Amathon
  (see Amaethon)
  Amatsu-Kami
  (see Ama-tsu Kami)
  Amaunet
  Egpytian
  a fertility-goddess, goddess of the
  primitive waters
  With Amen, she represented the
  unknowableness of the waters. In some
  accounts, she is identified with Neith
  or Mut.
  She is sometimes depicted as having
  a snake’s head.
  Amauri
  (see Amaury)
  Amaury
  European
  [Amauri]
  a cousin of Gano
  He plotted with Charlot to kill Huon
  and his brother Girard so that Charlot
  could take over their dukedom. The
  plan went astray and Charlot was
  killed by Huon.
  Amaushumgalanna
  Mesopotamian
  [Ama-Usum-Gal-Ana]
  a name of Dumuzi as date-god
  amautas
  South American
  Inca wise men, compilers of their
  history and legends
  Amayicoyondi
  (see Anayicoyondi)
  Amaymon
  (see Amaimon)
  Amazarak
  one of the 7 Ischin, said to have
  taught men the arts of sorcery 
  and mathematics
  Amazonas
  (see Amazons)
  Amazonomachy
  Greek
  the war between the Athenians under
  Theseus and the Amazons which the
  Athenians won
  Amazons1
  Greek
  [Amazonas.Oeorpata]
  warrior maidens
  daughters of Ares and Artemis, some say
  In some accounts their mother was
  Aphrodite or Otrere. They came
  from Asia Minor or Scythia and
  made a practice of breaking the arms
  and legs of all male infants to keep
  them subservient. They cut off one
  breast to make it easier to use a bow
  or spear. There were three tribes,
  each with its own city and ruled by
  one of three queens.
  Some say that they killed and ate
  any men who landed on their shores.
  They were defeated in battle by
  Theseus leading the Athenians.
  In Arthurian lore, they appear as a
  subject race under Lucius. In one story
  they were engaged in battle by
  Gawain, and the Crop-eared Dog is
  said to have killed their queen. Spenser
  called their queen Radigund.
  In Arabian lore, each had one male,
  one female breast or one breast in the
  centre. Some say men and women
  lived on opposite sides of the river in
  West Africa, and met only in the dry
  season when the river could be forded.
  Others say the women lived without
  men, conceiving by bathing in a
  certain pool, perhaps inhabited by a
  jinnee who mated with them.
  Amazons2
  Slav
  [=Russian Polenitsa]
  female warriors led by Vlasta
  Amazons3
  South American
  a race of female warriors
  Amba1
  Hindu
  a name of Parvati as ‘mother’
  Amba2
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings are said to torture 
  the 
  wicked 
  dead 
  by 
  scraping 
  their nerves.
  Ambahini
  East Indian
  a name for Ambalika in Java
  Ambalika
  Hindu
  [=Javanese Ambahini]
  wife of Vichitravirya
  mother of Pandu by Vyasa
  Her husband died before fathering any
  children so his half-brother, Bhisma,
  was prepared to do his duty to the
  widow in this respect. The hermit Vyasa
  anticipated him and Pandu, Ambalika’s
  son, was born with very pale features
  because, it is said, Ambalika went
  white with shock when she realised who
  was in her bed.
  Ambara
  Jain
  gods of the underworld who torture
  the wicked dead by cutting the flesh
  from their bones
  Ambarisha
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of hell, Naraka
  Ambarvalia
  Roman
  the festival of the crops in late May
  amber
  this fossil resin features in many
  cultures
  (1) In the Baltic it is used as a cure
  for pains in joints.
  (2) In China amber is regarded as
  the mineralised form of the soul of
  the tiger. 
  (3) Inuit wear amber to bring good
  luck in hunting.
  (4) Some European cultures have
  used amber as a cure for illnesses.
  (5) The Greek story of Phaeton
  says that the tears of his sisters,
  grieving at his death, turned into
  amber beads. A similar story is told
  of the sisters of Meleager.
  (6) In Italy, it is regarded as
  protecting the wearer from witch-
  craft.
  (7) Muslims use amber beads in
  bracelets, etc. as an alleged cure for
  jaundice.
  (8) The Norse myths say that when
  Odin left Freya for his sojourn on
  earth, she wept and her tears
  turned to amber.
  (9) In Tibet amber is used to bring
  good luck to hunters and fisher-
  men.
  (10) The Turks use amber for the
  mouthpiece of a pipe in the belief
  that it can prevent the spread of
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  Ambi1
  Amenadial
  infection when the pipe is passed
  from one to another.
  Ambi1
  Hindu
  [Ambika]
  a moon-goddess
  wife of Agni
  Ambi2
  (see Kali.Parvati.Uma)
  Ambicatus
  British
  a fictitious king of Britain
  Ambika1
  Hindu
  wife of Vichitravirya
  mother of Dhritarashtra by Vyasa
  Her husband died before fathering any
  children so his half-brother, Bhisma,
  was prepared to do his duty to the
  widow in this respect. The hermit
  Vyasa anticipated him and Ambalika’s
  son, Dhritarashtra, was born blind
  because, it is said, she closed her eyes
  when she realised who was in her bed.
  Ambika2
  Hindu
  a goddess of food
  a manifestation of Lakshmi
  a name for Devi or Parvati as ‘mother’
  (see also Ambi1.Kali.Mahadevi.
  Parvati.Sati3.Uma)
  Ambika3
  (see Ambu Dewi)
  Ambisagrus
  Roman
  a Celtic god in Gaul
  Ambologera
  Greek
  a name of Aphrodite as ‘postponer of
  old age’
  Ambres
  Celtic
  [=Roman Jupiter]
  a sun-god
  Ambreu
  British
  son of Bedivere
  a page at King Arthur’s court
  Ambriel
  a demon, ruler of the sign of Gemini
  Ambron
  British
  a servant of Renwein
  Aurelius had killed Vortigern and
  reclaimed his throne but Renwein,
  Vortigern’s wife, avenged his death
  through Ambron. She gave him a phial
  of poison and when Aurelius fell ill,
  Ambron appeared in the guise of a
  physician and administered the poison,
  claiming it was a cure for the 
  king’s illness. 
  Another story says that Eopa
  administered the poison at the behest
  of Vortigern’s son Paschent.
  ambrosia1
  Greek
  the food of the gods conferring
  everlasting youth
  oil used for anointing and healing
  Ambrosia2
  Greek
  one of the Hyades, in some accounts
  Ambrosius
  (see Merlin)
  Ambrosius Aurelianus
  (see Aurelius)
  Ambroy Orselet
  Celtic
  [Oyselet]
  a knight mentioned in Merlin
  Ambu Dewi
  East Indian
  [Ambika.Bairawi.Divine Mother.Lara
  Jonggrang.Sunan Ambu:=Hindu Durga.
  Kali]
  consort of Siwa
  In other versions she was the wife 
  of Guriang Tunggal and mother of
  Guru Minda.
  Ambupati
  Hindu
  [Lord of the Waters]
  a water-god 
  Ambuscias
  [Amduscias]
  a demon, duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Amduscias
  (see Ambuscias)
  ame
  (see ama1)
  Ame-no-Murakumo
  (see Kusanagi)
  Ame-no-wo-ha-bari
  Japanese
  the magic sword of Izanagi
  Izanagi used this weapon to decapitate
  his son, the fire-god Kazu-Tsuchi.
  Ame-no-iha-kina
  Japanese
  the throne of God
  Ame-no-iwato
  (see Ama-no-iwato)
  Ame-no-minaka-nushi
  (see Minaka-Nushi.Toyo-uke-hime.
  Zoka no sanshin)
  Ame-no-Toko-Tachi-no-kami
  Japanese
  a primordial female deity: the 
  female principle
  Ame-no-Uzume-no-mikato
  (see Uzume)
  Amei Awi
  East Indian
  a Dayak god of agriculture
  brother and husband of Burung Une
  These two were the progenitors of the
  human race. Amei Awi also created
  some animals from pieces of bark.
  Some of their later children could not
  speak until they ate a fish caught by
  their father, after which they were able
  to speak in a different language.
  Having completed their creative work
  on earth, Amei Awi and his wife
  disappeared into the ground.
  Ameinius
  Greek
  [Amenias]
  a suitor of Narcissus who killed himself
  when he was rejected
  Ameles
  (see Lethe)
  Amelia
  West Indian
  [Maîtresse Amelia]
  a voodoo spirit
  Amelis
  (see Amiles)
  Amelott
  German
  an old warrior serving Dietrich  von Bern
  He was one of the party captured 
  by Ermenrich.
  Amelrich
  German
  a name used by Hagen
  This name persuaded a ferryman to
  take Hagen into his boat, but when he
  realised that he had been tricked he
  fought with Hagen and was killed.
  Amelunc
  German
  grandfather of Dietrich von Bern, in
  some accounts
  father of Dieter, Dietmar 
  and Ermenrich
  Amem
  (see Amon1)
  Amemait
  (see Ammut)
  Amen1
  Egyptian
  [Aman.Amem.Amom.Ammon.Am(o)un.
  Hammon.Min:=Greek Zeus:=Libyan
  Hammon.Jupiter- Ammon:=Roman
  Jupiter]
  supreme creator-god, god of fertility
  and life
  god of Thebes
  one of the 3 Lords of Destiny
  husband of Ament
  father of Khons
  Some say that he was born from the
  voice of Thoth.
  As a god of the primitive waters he
  represented, together with Amaunet,
  the unknowableness of the waters.
  In one account, he engendered
  Athor and Kneph who were the
  parents of Osiris and Isis.
  In Greek mythology, his cult existed
  at the oasis of Siwah.
  His bird is the goose and he is depicted
  variously as a man with a human head or
  that of a frog, a ram or a serpent, or as an
  ape or a lion, and sometimes wearing a
  cap with two long feathers.
  Amen2
  Welsh
  [Cauldron of Inspiration]
  the magic cauldron of Ceridwen, in
  Welsh lore
  She used this cauldron to prepare a
  brew to give her son Avaggdu all the
  knowledge in the world.
  (see also Ogyrvan)
  Amen3
  Central American
  shamans said to control 
  elemental forces
  Amen-Khum
  Egyptian
  [Amun-Kneph]
  a deity, darkness personified
  He was worshipped in the Great Oasis
  and was envisaged as having a ram’s
  head or horns.
  Amenadial
  [Ament]
  a demon of the West
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  Amene
  Amhar
  Amene
  British
  a queen
  wife of Lar
  mother of Larie
  When her kingdom was invaded by
  Roaz, she asked King Arthur for help.
  He sent Wigalois to help her and he
  defeated Roaz and married the queen’s
  daughter Larie.
  Amenophis
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Memnon]
  god of Thebes
  son of Ahmes-Nefertari
  husband of Tiy
  He is depicted as being a black-
  skinned version of Amenhotep III.
  Amenhotep
  Egyptian
  the god of healing
  He was originally a mortal pharaoh,
  later deified.
  Ament1
  Egyptian
  a serpent-headed or cat-headed
  mother-goddess
  wife of Amon
  Originally she was a Libyan goddess.
  In Thebes she is Mut.
  Ament2
  (see Amenadial)
  Amentet1
  Egyptian
  a goddess of the West
  She is regarded as a goddess of the
  underworld who receives the dead.
  Amentet2
  (see Amenti)
  Amethes
  (see Amenti)
  Amenias
  (see Ameinius)
  Amenti1
  Egyptian
  [Amentet.Amenthes.Ashet.Dewat.Duat.
  Dwjt.Fields of Peace.Land of the
  Dead.Pet.Tuat]
  a region of the underworld
  Ra, as Auf, passed back through this
  valley in the sky at the end of each day,
  ready to start his journey across the sky
  at dawn.
  (see also Yaaru)
  Amenti2
  (see Sons of Horus)
  Amerant
  British
  a giant killed by Guy of Warwick
  Ameretat
  Persian
  [(A-)Mertat.A-Murdad]
  goddess of water and vegetation
  one of the Amesha Spentas
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda 
  as ‘immortality’
  daughter of Ahura Mazda
  This being is in charge of plants and is
  opposed by the demon Taurvi.
  Amergin1
  Irish
  [Ama(i)rgen.Amhairghin.Amorg(a)in.
  Amorgein]
  a smith
  He slept with a slave girl and his
  master, King Tigernmas, ordered that
  they be burnt. The child still in the
  womb spoke to the king and he
  abandoned his intentions.
  Amergin2
  Irish
  [Ama(i)rgen.Amhairghin.Amorg(a)in.
  Amorgein]
  son of Milesius and Scota
  brother of Eber Finn and Eremon 
  husband of Scena
  He was the first of the sons of Milesius
  to set foot in Ireland and he killed one
  of the Danaan kings, Mac Greine, and
  arbitrated when Eber Finn and
  Eremon disputed the sovereignty of
  Ireland, awarding the throne to
  Eremon. He was killed by Eremon at
  the Battle of Bile Teaneadh when the
  brothers quarrelled.
  Amergin3
  Irish
  [Ama(i)rgen.Amhairghin mac Eigit
  Salaigh.Amorg(a)in. Amorgein]
  a druid and poet to Conor mac Nessa
  son of Eigit Salaigh
  husband of Finchoom
  father of Conall Cearnach
  When Aithirne, jealous of the boy’s
  powers, went to kill him, his father
  made a clay statue which Aithirne
  struck with an axe.
  He killed a three-headed monster
  that was ravaging the countryside.
  Some say that this is the monster,
  Aillen, slain by Finn mac Cool while
  others maintain that it was a bird
  which lived in the Cave of Cruachan.
  In a battle with Fergus, they threw
  stones at each other but the stones met
  in the air and so they called a truce.
  He was involved in the fight at the
  hostel of Da Coga and was one of only
  three survivors.
  Amergin4
  Irish
  [Ama(i)rgen.Amhairghin mac
  Amhalghaidh.Amorg(a)in.Amorgein]
  a poet at the court of Dearmaid 
  mac Cearbhaill
  Amers
  one of the 7 angels, the Ischin
  His function was to teach men how to
  solve problems in magic.
  Amesemi
  African
  a Sudanese goddess
  Amesha Spentas
  Persian
  [Amshaspands.Amesho Spend.Heptad.
  Immortal Holy Ones]
  7 aspects of Ahura Mazda
  Seven abstract qualities, known as the
  Heptad, they were personified as
  children of the god protecting
  mankind from evil and were listed as
  Ameretat, Armaiti, Asha Vahista,
  Haurvatat, Kshathra Varya, Spenta
  Mainya and Vohu Manah. In some
  accounts, there are only six (Spenta
  Mainya being omitted) while other
  lists include Atar, Gosurvan or Sraosha
  to make lists of up to nine.
  Amesho Spend
  (see Amesha Spentas)
  Amethea
  Greek
  one of the horses drawing the chariot
  of Helios
  amethyst
  a violet-coloured quartz used as 
  a gemstone
  This stone is variously said to prevent
  disease or drunkenness, protect from
  theft, cure nervous diseases and induce
  pleasant dreams.
  In Egypt it was used as a talisman to
  protect warriors from harm.
  Amfortas
  British
  [Anfortas.Grail Keeper. Grail King.Le
  Roi Pêcheur.Pelles.The Fisher King.The
  Sinner King]
  son of Frimutel 
  son of Titurel, in some accounts
  brother of Herzeloyde, Josiane,
  Repanse and Trevrezent
  In the Wagnerian story, he took over
  the guardianship of the Holy Grail
  when his father became too weak.
  Relying on the power of the Sacred
  Spear, he set out to destroy Klingsor,
  the evil magician who had built a
  garden of delight to seduce those
  knights seeking admission to the
  Temple of the Grail, but he himself
  was seduced into losing the spear to
  Klingsor who wounded him in the side
  with it. Nothing would heal this
  wound but the touch of this spear and
  he suffered great pain for many years
  until Parsifal regained the spear and
  cured him.
  An alternative version says that,
  forgetting his vows of purity, he looked
  lustfully on a maiden, whereupon the
  Holy Spear wounded him of its own
  accord. Other accounts say that he
  sustained a wound in the scrotum in a
  jousting match.
  He appears as Peredur’s uncle in the
  Castle of Wonders and shows him the
  Grail and the Holy Lance.
  (see also Fisher King.Pelles.
  Rich Fisher)
  Amhairghin
  (see Amergin)
  Amhar
  British
  [Amr.Anir]
  an illegitimate son of King Arthur
  He acted as squire to his father who
  killed him.
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  Amhas
  Amma1
  Amhas
  Norse
  a Scandinavian warrior
  He was sent by Doireann, daughter of
  the king of Scandinavia, to kill Conall
  Gulban when he failed to return her
  love, but Conall defeated Amhas who
  later helped him in his search for
  Eithne.
  Amhlaoibh
  Irish
  a king of Scandinavia
  father of Beiuda
  Amhnach
  (see Aithirne)
  Amhren
  British
  [(Long) Amren]
  son of Bedivere
  brother of Eneuawg
  One of King Arthur’s chamberlains.
  Amida
  Buddhist
  [Amida Butsu.Amitayas. ‘boundless
  light’.Buddha of Infinite Light.Dai-Itoku.
  Dharmakari.Goemasson.Impersonal
  Buddha.Kanro-o.Kuwarishiki.Muryoju.
  Muryoku.Taho.Yamagoshi:=Chinese 
  A-mi-t’o-fo.O-mi-t’o-fo.etc (see A-mi-
  t’o-fo)=Hindu Shiva=Indian Amitabha]
  the Japanese version of Amitabha one
  of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, 
  some say
  He is the supreme Buddha of the Shin
  sect, revered in Pure Land Buddhism;
  he taught that one could attain
  Nirvana by faith as an alternative to
  meditation.
  Some say that he was a reincarnation
  of Dharmakari.
  Amijn
  (see Aymon)
  Amiles
  European
  [Amelis.Amiloun.Amyles.Amylion]
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He and his friend Amis found favour
  at Charlemagne’s court but the jealous
  courtier, Arderik, accused Amiles of
  being the lover of the king’s daughter,
  Belisent, requiring Amiles to fight in
  single combat to prove his innocence.
  Amis took his friend’s place and killed
  Arderik but was afflicted with leprosy
  as a punishment for his deception.
  Amiles killed his own children and
  used their blood to cure Amis. The
  children were later restored to life.
  Amilias
  Norse
  brother of Volund
  He died when he was struck by a sword
  made by his brother. The cut was so
  fine that he was not aware that he had
  been hurt until the two halves of his
  body fell apart.
  A similar story is told of Socht’s
  sword.
  Amilous
  (see Amiles)
  Amimitl
  Central American
  the Aztec god of lakes and fishermen
  Amina
  Arabian
  [Amine]
  a ghoul in The Arabian Nights
  She treated her three sisters very badly
  and led them about on leads like dogs.
  Aminabad
  British
  son of Joshua
  father of Castellors
  In some accounts he was an ancestor of
  King Arthur.
  Aminadab
  a name for Satan
  Aminaduc
  British
  a ruler of Denmark in some Arthurian
  tales
  Amine
  (see Amina)
  Amir Hamza
  Malay
  [=Javanese Menak]
  a hero
  father of Badiu Zaman
  He is said to have had many wonder-
  ful adventures.
  Amirini
  African
  an early Yoruba goddess
  Amis
  European
  [Amys]
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He and his friend Amiles found favour
  at the court of Charlemagne.
  (see Amiles)
  Amisakya
  (see Anjana1)
  Amita
  (see Amitabha)
  Amitabha
  Buddhist
  [Amita(yas).Bhrkuti-Tara.Dharma-
  datuvagisvara.Dharmakari. Great Vehicle
  Mahabala.Mahasitavati.Vac(h).
  Vajradharma. Vajratara.Vak:=Chinese A-
  mi-t’o-fo.O-mi-t’o-fo.etc (see A-mi-t’o-
  fo):=Hindu Shiva:=Japanese Amida:
  =Tibetan O Pamé.Od-dpag-med]
  an Indian bodhisattva, ‘god of 
  infinite light’
  the first (or fourth) of 
  the 5 Dhyanibuddhas
  consort of Pandara
  He generated Avalokitshevara from a
  ray of light issuing from his right eye.
  He was the ruler of the Western
  Pure Land, Sukhavati, and revered in
  Pure Land Buddhism, in which he is
  equated with the Japanese Shakyamuni.
  (see also Pu Tai Ho-shang)
  Amitayas
  Buddhist
  [Amitabha.Amitayus. ‘infinite light’.
  Muryoju.:=Persian Zurvan:=Tibetan
  Tshe-dpag-med.Tshe-pa-me]
  the Buddha of infinite light
  a name of the Buddha as 
  ‘eternal Buddha’
  In some accounts this deity is the same
  as Amitabha.
  (see also Dharmakari)
  Amitayus
  (see Amitayas)
  Amite
  British
  in some accounts, mother of Galahad
  Amito
  (see A-mi-t’o-fo)
  Amitolane
  North American
  the Zuni rainbow spirit
  Amlawd
  (see Anlawdd)
  Amlawdd
  (see Anlawdd)
  Amle
  Siberian
  a hero
  son of Siduku
  He is said to be the founder of the
  Kamehadal people.
  Amleth
  European
  [Hamlet:=Icelandic Amlode]
  a Danish hero
  son of Horvendil and Gerutha
  When 
  Feng 
  killed 
  his 
  brother
  Horvendil and married his widow
  Gerutha, Amleth pretended to go
  mad. Feng sent him to the British king
  with a message to kill Amleth but he
  changed the message and two of Feng’s
  minions were killed instead. Amleth
  married the king’s daughter and later
  killed Feng and took the throne that
  his uncle had usurped.
  When later he returned to Britain,
  the king sent him to Scotland with a
  letter asking the queen, Hermutrude,
  to have Amleth killed but again
  Amleth altered the words with the
  result that the queen became his
  second wife.
  He later defeated the British king in
  a battle in which he propped up dead
  soldiers to convince the enemy that he
  had a huge army and then, taking both
  his wives, retired to Denmark where
  he was killed in battle.
  Amlode
  Icelandic
  the Icelandic version of Amleth
  Amm
  (see Sahar1)
  Amma1
  African
  supreme god of the Dogon
  father of Ogo and the twins Nummo
  The primordial egg he created had
  two yolks: from one came Ogo and
  Yasigi, the other produced the twins
  known as the Nummo.
  He created the sun and the moon by
  baking a clay pot with bands of copper
  for the sun and brass for the moon,
  and he made white people from
  moonlight and black people from the
  light of the sun. Some say that he
  mated with the earth goddess to
  produce Ogo the jackal, the first of 
  the animals. 
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  Amma2
  Ampelus
  In some accounts Amma was the
  primordial egg from which sprang the
  Nummo who created the earth and
  everything on it.
  Amma2
  Hindu
  [Mar(i)amma:plur=Amma navaru]
  a village goddess
  Each village has its own deity, some of
  whom are feared as bringers of small-
  pox, etc, while others are revered as
  guardians.
  Amma3
  Indian
  [Mar(i)amma:plur=Amma navaru:=Hindu
  Mata]
  a guardian god of the Tamils
  Amma4
  Norse
  [Ama]
  wife of Afi
  She bore a son, Karl, to Heimdall
  when he visited earth as Riger.
  Amma-ana-ki
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ea as ‘lord of heaven’
  Amma-Serou
  African
  in the lore of the Dogon, the first man,
  made by Amma
  He stole fire from the smithy of the
  Nummo and brought it to earth,
  landing badly as he slid down the
  rainbow. He broke his arms and his legs,
  which is why men have jointed limbs.
  Amma navaru
  (see Amma2.3)
  Ammas
  (see Ma2)
  Ammavaru
  Indian
  an early mother-goddess
  She created the cosmic egg floating in
  the sea of milk from which the later
  Hindu gods were born.
  (see also Amma2.3)
  Amminan
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Ammit
  (see Ammut)
  Ammon
  (see Amon)
  Ammon-Ra
  (see Amon-Ra)
  Ammon-Re
  (see Amon-Ra)
  ammonite
  [snake-stone]
  a fossil in the form of a coiled shell
  In some accounts ammonites were
  thought of as coiled snakes that had
  been turned to stone.
  Ammonium
  (see Amonium)
  Ammut
  Egyptian
  [Ammat.Ammit.Amemait]
  a goddess of the underworld
  She sat with the forty-two judges of
  souls in the Hall of the Two Truths
  and ate the hearts of condemned souls.
  She is depicted as a female monster,
  part crocodile, part hippopotamus,
  part lioness.
  Amnach
  (see Aithirne)
  Amnedial
  a moon demon
  amniomancy
  divination using the caul of a
  newborn child
  The condition of the caul was said to
  indicate the health of the child in later
  years.
  Amnixiel
  a moon demon
  Amoghapasa
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Don-yo-sha-pa.Don-yod-
  shags-pa]
  a name of Avalokiteshvara
  In this aspect he is depicted with a
  number of hands, varying from six to
  twenty.
  Amoghasiddhi1
  Buddhist
  [Dhanada.Kamaheruka.Kharmaheruka.
  Mahamayuri.Mahasritara.Sitatara.
  Vajrasrnkhala.Vasya-tara. Vishvapani:=
  Hindu Indra:= Japanese Fuku-joju.
  Shaka:= Tibetan Don-yod-grub-pa.Don-
  yo-dup-pa]
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas, the fifth
  the bodhisattva aspect 
  of Shakyamuni
  consort of Arya-Tara
  He lives in the northern paradise and
  is depicted as accompanied by two
  dwarfs.
  Amoghasiddhi2
  Tibetan
  an adaptation of the Indian Buddha as
  a tutelary god of Lamaism
  In this form he is depicted with a
  prayer wheel.
  Amon1
  Greek
  [Ammon]
  the Greek and Roman version of the
  Egyptian god, Amen
  Amon2
  [Aamon]
  a demonised version of the god Amon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  In some versions, this being is a
  serpent-tailed wolf, while earlier
  versions may show the head of an owl.
  Amon3
  (see Aymon)
  Amon-Kematef
  Egyptian
  Amon as a creator god in the form of
  a snake
  Amon-Ra
  Egyptian
  [Ammon-Ra.Amon-Re.Amun-Ra.Amun-
  Re:=African Shango]
  an assimilation of Amon with the sun
  god Ra
  god of Thebes
  consort of Mut
  father of Khensu
  He is depicted as having the head of 
  a snake.
  Amon-Re
  (see Amon-Ra)
  Amona
  Aramaic
  [‘mother’]
  a goddess
  wife of Abba
  Amonium
  Greek
  [Ammonium.Siwa(h)]
  an oasis in Libya, site of an oracle of
  Amon and, later, of Zeus
  Amor
  (see Amurru.Cupid)
  Amoret
  British
  daughter of Chrysogone
  sister of Belphoebe
  female loveliness personified in The
  Faerie Queene
  Amoretti
  Roman
  [=Greek Erotes]
  minor love gods
  Amorini
  Roman
  small love gods
  Amorgain
  (see Amergin)
  Amorgein
  (see Amergin)
  Amorgin
  (see Amergin)
  Amori
  Pacific Islands
  a female kangaroo, in the lore of 
  New Guinea
  mother of Sisinjori
  It is said that she produced a human
  son, Sisinjori, after swallowing the
  sperm that she found on the spot
  where the first human couple mated.
  Amorka 
  (see Tiamat)
  Amoroka 
  (see Tiamat)
  Amoroldo
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  In the Italian story of the Knights of
  the Round Table, Tavola Ritonda, he is
  said to be the son of Morholt and
  brother of Golistant. He fought a war
  with Alois and was killed by Lancelot.
  Amosu
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘rain-giver’
  Amotken
  North American
  the creator-god of the Selish 
  American Indians
  He created five goddesses from hairs
  from his own head and arranged for
  them to rule in succession. The present
  age is ruled by the goddess of evil.
  He is envisaged as a wise old man,
  living alone.
  Amoun
  (see Amen1)
  Amowia
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘light-giver’
  amoxaoque
  Central American
  an Aztec sage
  Amoymon
  (see Amaimon)
  Ampelus
  Greek
  a youth loved by Dionysus
  He was killed by a wild bull and
  Dionysus turned him into a vine.
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  Amphiaraus
  Amphitrite
  Amphiaraus
  Greek
  a prophet
  son of Oicles and Hypermnestra
  husband of Eriphyle
  father of Alcmaeon, Amphilochus 
  and Demonassa
  He was one of the Seven against
  Thebes, a member of the party that
  hunted down the Calydonian boar and
  an Argonaut. He was reluctant to join
  the Seven Against Thebes but was
  persuaded by his wife who had been
  bribed by Polyneices with the fabulous
  necklace of Harmonia.
  In the battle at Thebes, Melanippus
  and Tydeus had each dealt each other a
  mortal blow. Amphiaraus decapitated
  the dying (or dead) Melanippus and
  gave the head to Tydeus who split it
  open and ate the brains before dying
  himself. After the battle with the
  Thebans, 
  where 
  he 
  had 
  faced
  Lasthenes at the Homoloid Gate, he
  was saved from death only by the
  intervention of Zeus who opened up a
  chasm beneath his fleeing chariot, so
  sending him straight to Tartarus where
  he ruled among the dead. A sanctuary
  with an oracle, the Amphiareion, was
  built on this spot.
  He had earlier told his sons to kill
  their mother, who had persuaded him
  to join the Seven, if he failed to return.
  In some accounts, he is regarded as
  a god.
  Amphictyon
  Greek
  son of Deucalion and Pyrrha
  brother of Hellen, Idomeneus 
  and Molus
  husband of Cranae
  father of Clitonymus
  He deposed his wife’s father Granaus,
  and took over the throne of Athens.
  Amphictyonis
  (see Demeter)
  Amphidamus1
  Greek
  son of Busiris
  father of Naupiadame
  He was killed by Heracles when his
  father tried to kill Heracles as a
  sacrifice to avert drought.
  Amphidamus2
  Greek
  son of Aleus and Neaero
  brother of Auge, Cepheus 
  and Lycurgus
  He was one of the Argonauts.
  Amphidocus
  Greek
  son of Astraeus
  brother of Ismarus, Leades 
  and Melanippus
  He and his brothers helped to defend
  Thebes against the attacking Seven.
  Amphidromia
  Greek
  a festival to celebrate the birth of a
  child, held 5 days after the birth
  Amphilochus1
  Greek
  a seer
  son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle
  brother of Alcmaeon
  one of the Epigoni
  His mother persuaded his father to
  join the Seven against Thebes and
  Amphiaraus instructed his sons to kill
  her if he failed to return. They did so
  and Alcmaeon was hounded by the
  Furies in punishment. Amphilochus
  escaped punishment but fought at
  Troy and was killed.
  Amphilochus2
  Greek
  a nephew of Amphilochus
  son of Alcmaeon and Manto
  He quarrelled with his half-brother
  Mopsus, and each killed the other
  when they met in single combat.
  Amphilogeai
  Greek
  a descendant of Eris, goddess 
  of mischief
  (see also Androktasiai)
  Amphilytus
  Greek
  an Athenian prophet
  Amphimachus
  Greek
  son of Cteatus
  He led the forces sent from Elis to
  fight at Troy and was killed in battle 
  by Hector.
  Amphimarus
  Greek
  a musician
  father of Linus by Urania, some say
  Amphinome
  Greek
  daughter of Pelias
  Bewitched by Medea, she and her
  sister Evadne killed and dismembered
  their father avenging the death of
  Jason’s parents and young brother. She
  was banished by her brother, Acastus,
  who succeeded to the throne of Iolcus.
  Amphinomus
  Greek
  one of the unwanted suitors 
  of Penelope
  He treated the ‘beggar’ (Odysseus in
  disguise) rather more courteously than
  the others but he nevertheless died
  when Odysseus slew all of them 
  except Phemus.
  Amphion1
  Greek
  king of Thebes
  son of Lycus or Zeus by Antiope, wife
  of Lycus
  twin brother of Zethus
  husband of Niobe
  Amphion and his brother were
  abandoned as babies but they were
  found and reared by herdsmen.
  He was a famed musician and, with
  Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes,
  moving the stones by the music of his
  lyre, given to him by Hermes. 
  He and Zethus avenged the ill-
  treatment of their mother Antiope by
  her husband Lycus who had put her
  aside in favour of Dirce. They tied
  Dirce to the tail of a bull and she was
  dragged to her death. They also killed
  Lycus, and Amphion took over 
  the throne.
  He was the father of seven sons and
  seven daughters (or twelve children, in
  some accounts) all of whom were
  destroyed by Apollo and Artemis when
  Niobe boasted that she was greater
  than Leto. Niobe was turned to stone
  and he committed suicide or, in some
  accounts, was killed by Apollo.
  In a different version, Amphion was
  the son of Iasus and king of
  Orchomenus. One of his daughters,
  Chloris, escaped when the gods killed
  Niobe’s children and lived to marry
  Neleus, king of Pylus.
  Amphion2
  Greek
  the Theban version of Polydeuces
  Amphion3
  British
  a poem by Tennyson
  amphisbaena
  a monster, a two-headed snake or a
  bird/snake with a second head on the
  end of its tail
  Amphissus
  Greek
  son of Apollo by Dryope
  Apollo fathered this child on Dryope
  by appearing in the form of a tortoise.
  Amphithea1
  Greek
  wife of Adrastus
  mother of Aegialia, Aegialius, Argia
  Cyanippus abd Deiphyla
  Amphithea2
  Greek
  wife of Autolycus
  mother of Anticlea
  Amphithemis
  Greek
  [Garamas]
  son of Apollo by Acacallis
  father of Caphaurus and Nausamon 
  by Tritonis
  Amphitrion
  (see Amphitryon)
  Amphitrite
  Greek
  [Venilia:=Roman Salacia]
  a sea-goddess, one of the Nereids
  daughter of Nereus and Doris
  wife of Poseidon
  mother of Benthesicyme, Rhodes 
  and Triton
  She fled from Poseidon’s advances but
  Delphinus, king of the dolphins,
  wooed her on the sea-god’s behalf and
  she agreed to marry him. 
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  Amphitruo
  amulet
  Jealous of her husband’s interest in
  the lovely Scylla, she changed her into
  an ugly monster by putting herbs into
  the water where she bathed.
  She is depicted as crowned with
  seaweed in a pearl-shell chariot drawn
  by sea-horses and dolphins.
  Amphitruo
  (see Amphitryon)
  Amphitryon
  Greek
  [Amphitrion.Amphitruo]
  king of Tiryns
  son of Alcaeus and Astydamia,
  Hippomene or Lysidice
  husband of Alcmene
  father of Iphicles
  He inadvertently killed his father-in-
  law Electryon when a club he had
  thrown rebounded off the horn of a
  cow and struck him. He fled to Thebes
  where he was purified by Creon for
  whom he undertook to rid the
  kingdom of the Cadmeian Vixen. He
  used the marvellous dog Laelaps,
  owned by Cephalus, but both dog and
  vixen were turned into stone by Zeus. 
  He led an army to the land of the
  Taphians to exact revenge for the
  killing 
  of 
  Electryon’s 
  sons.
  Comaetho, daughter of the king,
  Pterelaus, cut off the single golden
  hair on her father’s head so that he
  became 
  vulnerable 
  and 
  died.
  Amphitryon rejected her love and
  killed her, giving the kingdom to
  Cephalus and Helius, who had
  helped him. While he was away, Zeus
  (in the guise of her husband) slept
  with Alcmene to beget Heracles who
  was born at the same time as 
  Iphicles, natural son of Amphitryon 
  and Alcmene.
  He was killed in a battle between
  the Thebans and the Minyans.
  Amphitryonides
  (see Heracles)
  Amphius
  Greek
  a Trojan
  son of Merops
  brother of Adrastus
  He was warned by his father not to
  fight at Troy but he ignored the
  warning and was killed by Diomedes.
  Amphoterus
  Greek
  son of Alcmaeon and Callirrhoe
  brother of Arcanan
  He and his brother Arcanan were said
  to have grown to manhood in one day
  so that they could avenge the death of
  their father who had been killed by
  Phegeus and his sons.
  Amphyrisian Prophetess
  (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Ampycides
  Greek
  a name for Mopsus as son of 
  Ampyx
  Ampycus
  (see Ampyx)
  Ampyx1
  Greek
  [Am[pycus]
  a supporter of Agenor
  He was one of those who interrupted
  the 
  wedding 
  of 
  Perseus 
  and
  Andromeda and was turned to stone
  by the sight of the Medusa mask.
  Ampyx2
  Greek
  [Ampycus]
  a prophet in Thessaly
  son of Pelias
  husband of Chloris
  father of Mopsus
  Amr
  (see Amhar)
  Amra
  (see Imra)
  Amrapati
  Buddhist
  One of the sinful women who wept at
  the Buddha’s feet. It is said that their
  tears caused the marks on the Buddha’s
  feet that appear in the reproductions
  of the Footprints of Buddha.
  amrata
  (see amrita)
  Amren
  (see Amhren)
  amrit
  (see amrita2)
  Amrita1
  Japanese
  [Kanro-o]
  a form of Amida
  amrita2
  Hindu
  [amara-varuni.amrata.amr(i)t.amrta.
  soma.sudha]
  drink of the gods, water of life
  The drink, which conferred immortality,
  was originally made by the gods and
  demons who coiled the world serpent,
  Vasuki, round Mount Mandara and
  spun it, so ‘churning the ocean’. Amrita
  was the first of the fourteen things to
  emerge from the waters.
  (see also Jambu1.soma)
  amrita-khumba
  Hindu
  the phial that contained the original
  amrita which appeared at the
  ‘churning the ocean’
  Amrita-Kundalin (see Gundari-myoo)
  Amrita-Kundika
  (see Gundari-myoo)
  amrita-surabhi
  (see amrita-surabki)
  amrita-surabki
  Hindu
  [amrita-surabhi]
  the begging bowl used by the Buddha
  When not in use, this bowl is kept in a
  lake from which it emerges on the
  Buddha’s 
  birthday 
  so 
  that
  Manimekhalai can use it to feed the
  poor from the never-failing supply of
  food it provides, and to cure the sick
  by allowing them to touch the bowl.
  amrt
  (see amrita2)
  amrta
  (see amrita2)
  Amrtadhara
  Buddhist
  a celestial doorkeeper
  Amsa
  (see Anisa)
  amsavatara
  Hindu
  a minor manifestation of Vishnu
  In some cases, Vishnu invested only
  part of himself in another, or the whole
  of himself in two or more. There were
  said to be as many as thirty-nine such
  incarnations in addition to the ten
  major avatars.
  Amset
  Egyptian
  [Imseti.Imset(y).Mest(h)a.Mesti]
  a human-headed deity
  son of Horus
  one of the 4 Amenti
  He was guardian of the South and his
  function was to guard the liver of the
  dead or, some say, the North, the
  stomach and large intestine.
  Amshaspands
  (see Amesha Spentas)
  Amsu
  (see Min)
  Amsvartnir
  Norse
  a lake
  In this lake was the island of Lyngvi
  where Fenris the wolf was left bound
  by the gods.
  amulet
  a charm, carried or worn, to ward 
  off evil: a medicine with magic
  properties
  (1) In Assyria images of the gods,
  buried under the doorway, were
  said to give protection to the
  building.
  (2) Celtic amulets include figures of
  animals such as the boar and the
  horse. 
  (3) The Chinese make amulets
  from the wood of the peach tree or
  from the stones of its fruit.
  (4) The Inuit believe that the soul
  of a sick child can be transferred to
  an amulet for safety until it
  recovers. They also sew various bits
  of animals to a boy’s clothing so
  that he will take on the skills
  characteristic of those animals.
  (5) In India powerful amulets 
  are made by gluing together pieces
  of various trees and binding them
  with gold wire. Some Hindus carry
  a locket with the image of a deity
  for protection, and in the Punjab
  they believe that the spirit that
  causes sciatica can be warded off by
  wearing a ring or an ear-ring made
  of copper.
  (6) In Jewish lore amulets are worn
  by women as protection against
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  miscarriage. Other amulets consist
  of words or phrases from scripture,
  written on paper.
  (7) A brass band is worn on the
  right arm in Lapland by anybody
  handling a corpse, to prevent the
  ghost of the dead person from
  causing harm.
  (8) The favourite amulet of the
  Maya was a golden frog.
  (9) In Mongolia, amulets are
  regarded 
  as 
  protection 
  from
  thunder and lightning.
  (10) Some North American Indian
  tribes carry amulets in the form of
  animal parts (e.g. the foot of a deer)
  in the hope of acquiring the
  characteristics of that animal. Others
  carry bags of spruce needles
  ground to powder to protect from
  illness or bags of pollen to ensure
  wealth and happiness. Some carry
  tiny model canoes to protect the
  bearer from drowning.
  (see also talisman)
  Amulion, Walter d’
  European
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  Amulius
  Roman
  a demi-god 
  a king of Alba Longa
  son of Proca
  brother of Numitor
  He deposed his brother Numitor, and
  forced his sister Rhea Silvia to become
  a vestal virgin so that she should not
  have children who might threaten his
  position. 
  She 
  nevertheless 
  bore
  Romulus and Remus to Ares, and
  Amulius killed her and abandoned the
  twins in the Tiber. They survived and
  when they grew up they killed Amulius
  and restored Numitor to the throne.
  Amun
  (see Amen1)
  Amun-Kneph
  (see Amen-Khnum)
  Amun-Min-Kamutef
  (see Kamutef)
  Amun-Ra
  (see Amon-Ra)
  Amun-Re
  (see Amon-Ra)
  Amurfine
  British
  wife of Gawain, in some accounts
  Amurru
  Syrian
  [Amor.Hadad.Kurgal.Martu]
  an Amorite mountain-god
  consort of Asherah
  an aspect of Adad
  Amurru-Ramman
  (see Marduk)
  Amustant
  British
  a chaplain to Guinevere
  Amutiel
  a moon demon
  Amy
  a demon in hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being can appear as a beautiful
  woman and is said to be a teacher of
  astrology.
  Amyas1
  British
  lover of Amadia in The Faerie Queene
  Amyas2
  Roman
  a love-god
  Amyclas
  Greek
  son of Lacedaemon and Sparte
  father of Hyacinth(us)
  father of Daphne, some say
  Amycus
  Greek
  a giant drought-demon
  king of Bebrycos
  son of Poseidon
  brother of Mydon
  He would challenge all comers to a
  boxing match and throw the losers
  over a cliff. He was in turn killed by
  Polydeuces when he issued a challenge
  to the crew of the Argo.
  amygdalus
  the almond tree
  this tree was held to be sacred by 
  the Phrygians.
  Amyles
  (see Amiles)
  Amylion
  (see Amiles)
  Amymone
  Greek
  a river-goddess
  daughter of Danaus
  mother of Nauplius by Poseidon
  She was one of the Danaids, the fifty
  daughters of Danaus shipped by their
  father to Greece to escape the
  murderous intentions of his brother
  Aegyptus.
  In some accounts she was one 
  of three daughters who did not kill
  their husbands on their wedding 
  night. The others were Berbyce and
  Hypermnestra.
  She was sent to find water and was
  attacked by a satyr. Poseidon chased
  the satyr off and lay with Amymone
  himself, after which he was happy to
  provide a water supply, which he did
  by striking the ground with his trident,
  so producing three streams.
  Amyntor
  Greek
  son of Ormenus
  husband of Cleobule
  father of Astydamia (or Deidamia) 
  and Phoenix
  His father took a mistress and when
  Phoenix slept with her in an attempt to
  break the liaison his father cursed him
  to make him childless.
  In another version the concubine
  falsely accused Phoenix of sleeping
  with her, and his father blinded him.
  He was killed by Heracles when he
  denied Heracles the right to pass
  through his kingdom or for refusing to
  let him marry his daughter.
  Amyris
  Greek
  a Sybarite
  When he was told by the Delphic
  Oracle that his nation would be
  destroyed, he fled, and in doing so
  saved his own life when the prophecy
  was fulfilled.
  Amys
  (see Amis)
  Amytans
  British
  a sage mentioned in Lancelot of 
  the Lake
  Amythaon
  Greek
  son of Cretheus and Tyro
  husband of Idomene
  father of Bias and Melampus
  In some accounts his wife was the
  nymph Melanippe.
  Amythaonius
  Greek
  a name for Melampus as the son 
  of Amythaon
  An1
  Egyptian
  a name for Osiris as a sun-god
  An2
  Mesopotamian
  [Ana:=Babylonian Anu]
  Sumerian creator-god, god of heaven,
  father of gods
  son of Nammu
  husband of Ki
  father of Ea, Enlil, Gatumdug 
  and Ninhursaga
  father of Enki by Nammu
  He was the son of Ansar and Kisar, or
  of Abzu and Tiamat, while others say
  he was generated by Nammu.
  He was killed and flayed by Marduk
  and is usually depicted as a bull.
  An3
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  An4
  (see Aun1)
  An Ch’i
  Chinese
  a tutelary spirit
  His function is to guide mortals to the
  paradise, P’eng-lai. 
  In some accounts he imparts
  knowledge of the transmutation of
  base metals into gold.
  an-nar
  Arabian
  [‘fire’]
  a name for hell
  An Scal
  Irish
  a name of Lugh as ‘the phantom’
  An Teng
  Chinese
  a princess
  mother of Shen Nung
  Ana1
  Irish
  [Anan.Anna.Anu]
  a benevolent aspect of Dana
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  Anansi
  Ana2
  Irish
  a goddess of war
  an aspect of Morrigan or Nemain
  She was one of a trinity of names (Ana,
  Badb and Macha) known as the Fate
  Trinity and regarded as an aspect 
  of Morrigan.
  A’na3
  Mesopotamian
  [Anu]
  a Babylonian spirit of heaven
  Ana4
  Siberian
  [Ha’na]
  a mother-goddess
  sister of Qaitakalni
  Ana5
  (see Ala.An)
  Ana-hid
  (see Anahita)
  Ana-hita
  (see Anahita)
  anachitis
  a stone said to have the power to
  conjure up water spirits
  anachithidus
  a stone said to have the power to
  conjure up demons and ghosts
  Anaclethra
  (see Agelasta)
  Anadyomene
  (see Aphrodite)
  Anael1
  a demon of the hours of the day
  king of astral light
  Anael2
  (see Aniel)
  anagamin
  Buddhist
  one who, progressing towards Nirvana,
  is in his last life on earth
  Anagke
  (see Ananke)
  Anago
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Anagtia
  (see Angitia)
  Anahit
  Armenian
  [=Canaanite Anaitis.Anat:=Greek
  Aphrodite:=Persian Anahita]
  a fertility-goddess
  daughter of Aramazd
  wife of Vahagn (see also Arusyak.Astlik)
  Anahita
  Persian
  [Ana-hid.Ana-hita.Meter Anahita:The
  Immaculate:=Armenian Anahit:=
  Canaanite Anaitis. Anat:=Greek
  Aphrodite.Athena.Core]
  a water-goddess, fertility-goddess and
  goddess of the dawn
  one of the Yazatas
  sister of Mihr an Nane
  She purified the original primitive
  waters. Her female temple slaves acted
  as religious prostitutes. Her own lover
  was Apam Napat.
  In some accounts, she was regarded
  as a war-goddess who drove a chariot
  drawn by four white horses. 
  She is depicted as a tall handsome
  woman in a cloak embroidered with
  gold thread and ornamented with
  otter skins. She is identified with the
  planet Venus.
  Anahuac
  Central American
  a sacred place of the Toltecs
  Anait
  (see Anaitis1)
  Anaitis1
  Greek
  [Anait.Anta]
  the Greek name for Anahita
  In some accounts she is equated with Ma.
  Anaitis2
  Mesopotamian
  [Anat.Great Mother:=Armenian
  Anahit:=Greek Aphrodite:
  =Persian Anahita]
  a Canaanite fertility-goddess
  In some accounts she is equated 
  with Anthat.
  Anaitis3
  Persian
  one of the yazatas assisting women 
  at childbirth
  Anak1
  Hebrew
  a giant
  son of Arba
  He was the only giant to survive the
  flood and is regarded as the progenitor
  of the Anakim.
  Anak2
  a demon
  He and Og are described as rulers of
  prisons.
  Anakes
  Greek
  a name for the twins Castor 
  and Polydeuces
  (see also Ax)
  Anakhai
  Mongolian
  a spirit of the dead, said to haunt its
  former home
  Anakim
  Hebrew
  [Anaqim.Rephaim]
  a race of giants descended from Anak
  Anala
  Hindu
  a god of fire
  one of Indra’s 8 attendant gods
  In some accounts Anala is female,
  daughter of Surabhi and progenitress
  of the palm and date trees, etc.
  Analects
  (see Lun Yü)
  anamaqkiu
  North American
  evil spirits of the Algonquian 
  under-world
  Anamelech1
  Mesopotamian
  [Anammelech]
  an Assyrian demon said to appear as 
  a quail
  In some accounts Anamelech is a
  moon-god.
  (see also Adramelech.Andramelech)
  Anamelech2
  (see Anu)
  Anammelech
  (see Anamelech)
  Anan1
  Japanese
  the Japanese version of Ananda
  Anan2
  South American
  an evil spirit of the Guarani
  Anan3
  (see Ana1 Dana.Sire)
  Ananatesa
  (see Shiva)
  Ananda1
  Buddhist
  [‘bliss’.Nanda:=Japanese Anan]
  son of Prajapati
  half brother or cousin of the Buddha
  Some say that he was born at the
  moment of the Buddha’s birth and
  became his chief disciple, others that
  he was much younger than the
  Buddha.
  He was torn between the pleasures
  of this world and the life of the spirit,
  but when the Buddha showed him the
  beauty of heaven and the torments of
  hell, he gave up his young wife and
  devoted his life to contemplation. In
  some versions he is due to appear in a
  later age as the Buddha.
  Ananda2
  Buddhist
  [‘bliss’.Hariti]
  a guardian goddess of children
  She was originally a goddess of
  smallpox who seized and devoured
  children, but when the Buddha hid her
  own son, Pingala, she realised the
  error of her ways and was converted.
  Ananda3
  Hindu
  [Ananga. ‘bodiless’]
  a name of Kama
  Kama was charred to a cinder by the
  fierceness of Shiva’s third eye for
  shooting one of his arrows at the god,
  and was thereafter referred to as
  Ananda.
  Ananda4
  Hindu
  bliss, a quality of Brahman
  Ananda5
  (see Shiva)
  Anane
  a demon
  Ananga (see Ananda3.Kama.Rukmini)
  Anangopa
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Ananizapta
  [Ananyzapta]
  a magical phrase used to repel demons
  Ananke
  Greek
  [Anagke:=Roman Necessitas]
  a goddess of destiny
  mother of the Moirae, some say
  (see also Themis)
  Anansesem
  African
  [=South American Anansi-toro]
  spider stories that Anansi bought from
  the sky-gods
  Anansi
  African
  [Annancy.Aunt Nancy.Mr Spider.Nansi.Ti
  Malice:=Ashanti Kwaku Ananse:=Hausa
  Gizo:=West Indian Annency]
  a trickster-god of the Yoruba
  father of Ntikuma
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  Anansi Kokroko
  Anat
  He was originally a creator-god but
  was changed into a spider when a king
  kicked him for killing his huge ram,
  which had eaten Anansi’s crops.
  Others say that he was defeated in a
  shape-changing 
  contest 
  by 
  the
  chameleon and came down to earth on
  a rope. He now appears both as a
  spider and a man. 
  He begged a single cob of corn from
  God, promising to provide him with
  100 slaves. By pretending the cob had
  been stolen, he tricked a chief into
  giving him a basketful of cobs to keep
  him quiet. He swapped the cobs for a
  hen, the hen for some sheep and the
  sheep for a corpse. Pretending that
  this was a son of God who had been
  killed by the sons of a chief, he
  persuaded the chief to give him 100
  young men whom he presented to
  God as slaves.
  To prove that he was as clever as
  God himself, he captured the sun, the
  moon and darkness in a bag. When he
  produced the sun from the bag some
  people were blinded.
  On one occasion he got stuck to the
  Gum Girl, on another an antelope
  carried him to safety from a bush fire.
  To repay this kindness he wove a web
  around the antelope’s baby, so hiding it
  from the hunters.
  When he asked the sky-gods to sell
  him some stories he was told that the
  price would be a fairy, a hornet, a
  leopard and a python. The gods were
  so impressed when Anansi produced
  all these items that they gave him 
  all their stories, which they called
  Anansesem.
  In one story he owned a pot that was
  always full of food, and when his
  children broke the pot he punished
  them with a whip. The inquisitive
  children examined the whip, which then
  started to beat them and would not stop.
  On another occasion he boasted
  that he could ride a tiger but the king
  asked the tiger, who said that this was
  a lie and tried to get Anansi to retract
  in the king’s presence. By pretending
  to be ill the spider induced the tiger to
  carry him on his back and, of course,
  he needed a bridle, a saddle and a
  whip. When the king saw the spider
  riding the tiger, he welcomed him to
  the royal palace.
  Anansi Kokroko
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘wise spider’, a
  name of Onyankopon
  Anansi-toro
  South American
  [=African Anansesem]
  some African tribes call their version
  of the spider stories by this name
  Some tribes relate these stories to the
  dead during the period (seven days)
  before the body is buried.
  Ananta1
  Hindu
  [Adisesa.Adisechen.Charaka.Endless One.
  ‘infinite’.Lakshmana.Remainder.Ses(h)a.
  Ses(h)anaga.Vasuki. World Serpent.
  =Buddhist Muchalinda]
  a serpent with 1,000 (or 7) heads
  king of the Nagas
  son of Kasyapa and Kadru, some say
  brother of Manasa
  In some accounts Ananta is identified
  with Vasuki; in others they are separate
  and Vasuki is Ananta’s son.
  He is the ruler of Patala and lives in
  a palace, Mani-Mandapa. The world is
  said to rest on his heads. The world is
  destroyed at the end of each kalpa by
  the fiery breath of Ananta. Vishnu
  sleeps on the coils of the serpent,
  floating on the primordial waters, in
  the intervals between cosmic cycles.
  He or Vasuki was used as a rope,
  coiled round Mount Mandara and
  pulled by the gods and demons to
  cause the Churning of the Ocean.
  Either Ananta or Vasuki tried to
  poison the amrita that emerged at the
  Churning of the Ocean but Shiva
  sucked up all the snake’s venom and
  held it in his throat to save the lives of
  the other gods.
  Some say that Balarama is an
  incarnation of Ananta, others that
  Ananta came out of his mouth just
  before Balarama died.
  Ananta2
  Hindu
  [‘infinite’]
  an epithet applied to the major Hindu
  deities such as Devi and Vishnu 
  Ananta Nakhon
  Thai
  a city, home of Sison
  Ananta Thewi
  Thai
  [=Sanskrit Ananda]
  a goddess of good luck
  consort of Phra Sao
  Anantaboga
  East Indian
  in Javanese lore, King of the
  Underworld Dragons
  father and husband of Nagagini
  father of Anantaraja by Nagagini
  Anantamukhi
  Buddhist
  one of the 12 dharanis – literature
  Anantaraja
  East Indian
  son of Anantaboga and Nagagini
  Anantasayana
  (see Anantashayana)
  Anantashayana
  Hindu
  [Anantasayana]
  a name for Vishnu as ‘he who sleeps
  on Ananta’
  Anantesa
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva as ‘lord of knowledge’
  Ananyzapta
  (see Ananizapta)
  anapel
  Siberian
  a ‘naming’ stone
  Some tribes believe that the soul of an
  ancestor is reborn in a new baby,
  which must be given that ancestor’s
  name. This name is discovered by
  using the anapel, which is suspended
  from a stick so that it swings freely.
  The names of ancestors are recited and
  the appropriate name is indicated
  when the anapel starts to swing more
  rapidly.
  Anaqim
  (see Anakim)
  Anar
  (see Annar)
  Anarawd
  Welsh
  father of Iddig
  Anarazel
  a demon
  He, with Fecor and Gaziel, is a
  guardian of hidden treasure.
  Anasuya
  Hindu
  [‘charity’]
  wife of Atri
  mother of Durvasas
  The goddess Sita gave her a gift of
  cream, which made her beauty last, as
  a reward for her hospitality.
  Anat
  Mesopotamian
  [Anata.Anaitis.Anath.Anta.Anthat.
  Ashtareth.Ashtoreth.Ashtoroth.Astarat.
  Astarte.Athirat.Athtar(a)t.Attart.Hanatu.
  Queen of Heaven.Syria Dea.Yabamat
  Liimmim:=Babylonian
  Ishtar:=Egyptian.Anthrathi.Antit:
  =Phoenician Antaeus.Anthyt:=Phrygian
  Cybele:=Sumerian Inanna]
  a Canaanite goddess of the heavens,
  fertility, mountains, springs and war
  daughter of El and Asherah
  sister and wife of Baal or Anu
  wife of Reshef, in some accounts
  mother of Baal, in some accounts
  She offered Aqhat immortality for his
  marvellous bow and when he rejected
  the offer she had him killed by Yatpan.
  As a result darkness ruled the earth,
  and plants and animals started to die.
  With the help of El, Anat rescued
  Aqhat from the underworld and
  restored the bow to its rightful owner,
  whereupon things returned to normal.
  As Athirat, wife of El, she is said by
  some to have slain the demon Lotan.
  When Baal died she went to the
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  Ancient of the South Pole
  underworld to plead for his release.
  Mot refused so she killed him and
  ground him under a millstone.
  She is often depicted with a lance
  and a shield, and in some accounts is
  equated with Atargartis or Allat.
  In Egypt she was regarded as the
  daughter of Ra.
  (see also Baalat2)
  Anata
  (see Anat.Antu)
  Anatha Baetyl
  Armenian
  [=Hebrew Ashima Baetyle]
  a lion-goddess
  Anath
  (see Anat)
  Anathapindada
  Buddhist
  a rich merchant
  He bought a magnificient horse from a
  prince and offered it to the Buddha.
  Anatiwa
  South American
  a demon in the lore of the Karaya
  American Indians
  He originated the flood from which
  the tribe escaped only by the help 
  of Saracura.
  anatman
  Hindu
  [anatta]
  everything other than the self
  anatta
  (see anatman)
  Anatu
  (see Antu)
  Anatum
  (see Antu) 
  Anaulikutsai’x
  North American
  a river-goddess of the Bella Coola 
  She lives in the cave Nuskesiu’tsta and
  controls the movement of salmon.
  Anax
  Greek
  a giant
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  father of Asterius
  Anaxagorus
  Greek
  father of Alector
  Anaxarete
  Greek
  a hard-hearted woman 
  For her rejection of the love of
  Iphis, who hanged himself in her
  doorway, she was turned into stone
  by Aphrodite.
  Anaxibia1
  Greek
  daughter of Atreus and Aerope
  sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus
  wife of Strophius
  mother of Pylades
  Anaxibia2
  Greek
  daughter of Bias and Iphianessa
  wife of Pelias
  mother of Acastus and Alcestis
  Anaxirrhoe
  Greek
  daughter of Cornus
  sister of Leontius
  wife of Epesus
  Anaxo
  Greek
  daughter of Alcaeus and Hippomene,
  some say
  sister of Amphitryon
  niece and wife of Electryon
  mother of Alcmene
  Her eight sons were killed by cattle
  raiders.
  Anaye
  North American
  monsters of the Navaho
  These beings, which took various
  forms, were said to be the offspring of
  women who indulged in unnatural
  practices. They were exterminated by
  Nayenezgani and Tobadzistsini; the
  only four to survive were cold, hunger,
  old age and poverty.
  Anayicoyondi
  North American
  [Amayicoyondi]
  a bodiless female deity of the Pericue
  wife of Niparaya
  mother of Quaayayp
  Anbay
  Arabian
  a god of justice
  attendant on Amm
  Anbessa
  European
  a Saracen
  governor of Spain
  He invaded France and was killed 
  in battle.
  Ancaeus1
  Greek
  [Ankaios]
  son of Lycurgus
  father of Agepenor
  He was one of the Argonauts and a
  member of the party hunting the
  Calydonian boar, which killed him. 
  (see also Ancaeus2)
  Ancaeus2
  Greek
  [Ankaios]
  son of Poseidon or Zeus by Astydamia
  king of the Leleges
  He was one of the Argonauts and took
  over as helmsman on the death of
  Typhus. Warned by a seer that he
  would not live to drink the product of
  his grapes, he was killed by a boar that
  was ravaging his vineyards. 
  Some say that he is the same as
  Ancaeus the son of Lycurgus.
  In some accounts, his mother is
  referred to as Astypalaea.
  Ancamna
  Celtic
  a water-goddess in Gaul
  Ancestor Lo
  (see Lo-tsu Ta-hsien)
  Ancestor of Thunder
  (see Lei Tsu)
  ancestor worship
  an ancient religion revering 
  one’s ancestors
  (1) In some temples in China
  ancestral tablets are erected and are
  regarded as sacred. Some say that
  the tablets house the spirits of 
  their ancestors.
  (2) In Japan, similar tablets,
  inscribed with names and dates,
  have offerings made to them at the
  Bon festival (Festival of the Dead).
  The tablet is known as an ihai.
  anchanch
  (see anchanchu)
  anchanchu
  South American
  [anchanch]
  a demon of the Aymara people that 
  is said to cause disease
  Anchiale
  Greek
  a nymph
  In some accounts she was the mother
  of the Dactyls whom she created from
  handfuls of soil. Others gave the credit
  to Rhea.
  Anchialus
  Greek
  father of Mentes
  Anchimallen
  South American
  in the lore of the Araucanian tribe, a
  moon-woman wife of the sun
  Anchin
  Japanese
  a monk
  He hid under a large bell in a temple
  to escape the advances of Kiyohime.
  When the bell fell over him, and
  trapped him, she became a fire-
  breathing monster, but in melting the
  bell with her breath she killed both the
  monk and herself.
  Anchinoe
  Greek
  daughter of Nilus
  wife of King Belus
  mother of Cepheus, Phineus and the
  twins Aegyptus and Danaus
  Anchises
  Greek
  [Ankhises]
  a Trojan herdsman
  son of Capys by Themiste
  father of Aeneas by Aphrodite
  Zeus caused Aphrodite to fall in love
  with Anchises; their son was Aeneas.
  His punishment for union with a
  goddess was, in some stories, lameness
  and in others, blindness caused by bee
  stings. In some stories he was killed by
  Aphrodite using a thunderbolt for
  disclosing his affair with a goddess, in
  others he survived and, after the fall of
  Troy, sailed for Italy with Aeneas but
  died during the voyage.
  Other versions have him marrying
  Venus Erycina and being killed by
  lightning. 
  anchunga
  South American
  a spirit in Brazil
  Many of these demons were destroyed
  by Ware.
  Ancient-Bodied
  (see Eagentci)
  Ancient of the South Pole
  (see Shou Shen)
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  Ancient Old Man
  Androgeus1
  Ancient Old Man
  (see Kmukamtch)
  Ancient One
  a title for God
  Ancient Spider
  (see Areop-Enap)
  ancile
  Roman
  [plur=ancilia]
  the shield of Mars
  When the Romans prayed to Mars to
  relieve them of a plague, he not only
  obliged but dropped a shield from
  heaven that, it was said, would always
  protect the city. The king, Numa
  Pompilius, had eleven copies made
  and then hung all twelve in the temple
  of Mars to frustrate anyone wanting to
  steal the original. The shields were
  guarded by the Salii. 
  (see Mamurius Veturius)
  ancilia
  (see ancile)
  Ancius
  Greek
  one of the Centaurs
  Ancus Marcius
  Roman
  a legendary king of Rome
  Andal
  Hindu
  a saint
  She is the only female among the
  twelve alvars.
  Andalma-muus
  Siberian
  in the lore of the Tartars, a man-
  eating monster
  This monster was created by Erlik and
  lived in the sea, capturing humans with
  his long tongue. When it was killed by
  Tyurin-muzyka, mosquitoes were born
  from the corpse.
  Andalod
  European
  a hermit
  He met Amadis who had left his
  companions on receiving a letter from
  Oriana in which she accused him of
  faithlessness. He gave the despairing
  knight what comfort he could, and as
  Amadis refused to reveal his name,
  called him Beltenbros. Together they
  retired to the hermitage on the island
  known as Poor Rock.
  Andandara
  African
  a mythical animal of the Zande
  It is said that these animals mate with
  women to produce kittens.
  Andar
  (see Indra2)
  Andarta
  Celtic
  [=British Andrasta]
  a Gaulish fertility-goddess and war-
  goddess
  This deity sometimes appeared in the
  form of a bear.
  Andate1
  Indian
  a name for Bhagwan as ‘giver of 
  corn’
  Andate2
  (see Andrasta)
  Andhaka
  Hindu
  a demon with 1,000 arms and heads
  son of Kasyapa and Diti
  He was killed by Shiva when he 
  tried to take the tree of paradise from
  heaven.
  Andhatamisra
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the 
  hell, Naraka
  Andhrimnir
  Norse
  a cook preparing the meals for the
  slain in Valhalla
  Andjeti
  (see Andjety)
  Andjety
  Egyptian
  [Andjeti.Anjety]
  an underworld-god
  a form of Osiris
  His responsibility was for the rebirth
  of souls in the afterlife. 
  (see also Anjety)
  Andoid
  Irish
  one of the 4 who survived the biblical
  flood outside the Ark
  Andraemon1
  Greek
  son of Oxylus, some say
  husband of Dryope
  father of Haemon
  Andraemon2
  Greek
  king of Calydon
  husband of Gorge
  father of Thoas
  Andramelech
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian sun demon 
  (see also Adrammelech.Anamelech)
  Andras
  a demon, a marquis of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as a bird-headed angel
  with wings, riding a black wolf and
  holding a sword. 
  Andrasta
  British
  [Adraste.Andate.Andraste:=Gaulish
  Andarta]
  a war-goddess
  Andraste
  (see Andrasta)
  Andre
  British
  son of King Mark
  He attacked Tristram during the
  assembly for the trial of Isolde for
  adultery, but was unhorsed and broke
  his arm.
  Andrealphus
  a demon, a marquis of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as a peacock and has the
  power to teach mathematics and to
  change humans into birds.
  Andred
  British
  [Andret]
  a knight at King Mark’s court
  He spied on Tristram and Isolde and
  caught them in bed together. Tristram
  was captured and imprisoned but he
  escaped after seizing Andred’s sword
  and killing him and ten other knights.
  Other stories say that Andred killed
  Tristram and was himself killed 
  by Bellengerus.
  Andret
  (see Andred)
  Andreus
  Greek
  a king of Orchomenus
  son of Peneius
  husband of Euippe
  father of Eteocles
  Andri
  European
  son of Pepin I by Aliste
  brother of Remfré
  His mother had been substituted for
  Pepin’s intended bride, Bertha, and
  produced 
  two 
  sons 
  before 
  the
  deception was exposed.
  Andriamahilala
  African
  the first woman in Madagascar
  She later became the moon.
  Andriamanitra
  African
  a goddess in Madagascar
  wife of Zanahary
  In some accounts Andriamanitra is
  another name for Zanahary.
  Andriambahomanana
  African
  the first man in Madagascar
  He later became a banana plant.
  Andrias
  Serbian
  son of Voukashin and Yevrossima
  brother of Marko
  Andrivete
  British
  daughter of Cador
  wife of Kay
  Her uncle Ayglin tried to force her
  into an unsuitable marriage when her
  father died but she made her own
  choice and married Kay. Ayglin
  usurped her father’s throne but his
  subjects rebelled and Andrivete re-
  gained her inheritance.
  Androcles
  Roman
  [Androclus]
  a runaway slave
  He removed the thorn from a lion’s
  foot. When he was recaptured and
  thrown into a cage of lions, he found
  that the one he had befriended
  protected him from the others and he
  was given his freedom.
  Androclus
  (see Androcles)
  Androgeus1
  British
  duke of Kent
  son of Lud
  brother of Tenuantuis
  He treacherously helped the Romans
  against his uncle, Cassivellaunus, and
  returned with them to Rome.
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  Androgeus2
  Aneurin2
  Androgeus2
  Greek
  [Androgos]
  a king of Paros
  son of Minos and Pasiphae
  father of Alcaeus and Sthenelus
  On a visit to Athens he was killed when
  sent on an expedition to kill the
  Marathonian bull, or by the young
  Athenians who were jealous of his
  abilities. His father invaded Athens
  and exacted a tribute of seven youths
  and seven maidens to be sent every
  year (or every six or nine years) to be
  fed to the Minotaur.
  Androgeus3
  Greek
  [Androgos]
  a leader of the Greeks who was killed
  at Troy
  Androgos
  (see Androgeus)
  Androktasiai
  Greek
  descendants of the goddess Eris 
  (see also Amphilogeai)
  Andromache1
  Greek
  [Andromakhe]
  daughter of Eeton
  wife of Hector
  mother of Astyanax by Hector
  mother of Molussus, Pielus and
  Pergamus by Pyrrhus
  At the fall of Troy she was captured by
  the Greeks and given as a prize to
  Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, who
  abandoned her after fathering three
  sons on her.
  She later married Helenus, the
  Trojan prophet, and bore him a son
  called Cestrinus.
  Andromache2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  Andromakhe
  (see Andromache)
  Andromalius
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He appears as a man holding a snake
  and has the power to expose thieves
  and recover the stolen goods.
  Andromaque
  French
  a play by Racine
  Andromeda
  Greek
  daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia
  wife of Perseus
  mother of Alcaeus, Electryon,
  Gorgophone, Heleius, Mestor, Perses
  and Sthenelus
  She was chained to a rock in the sea as
  a sacrifice to the sea monster sent by
  Poseidon when her mother boasted
  that her daughter was more beautiful
  than any of the Nereids. She was
  rescued by Perseus and, at her death,
  placed in the heavens by Athena.
  Andromedes
  Greek
  a fisherman
  He caught Britomartis in his nets
  when she threw herself from the cliffs
  to escape Minos, and he took her 
  to Aegina.
  Andronice
  Greek
  mother of Evenus and Thestius by Ares,
  in some accounts
  Androphonos
  Greek
  Aphrodite as ‘mankiller’
  androsphinx
  a sphinx in which the human part 
  is male
  Anduruna
  Mesopotamian
  heaven, the playground of the gods
  In Babylonian lore, Anduruna was 
  the underworld
  Andvare
  (see Andvari)
  Andvarenaut
  (see Andvarinaut)
  Andvari
  Norse
  [AelfRic.Aelfrich.Alberich.Alferich.
  Alfreiker.Alfrigg.Alfrik.Alpris.Andvare.
  Elbegast.Elberich.Gondemar.Laurin.
  Laurus:=German Alberich]
  king of the dwarfs
  He was a dwarf who lived in a gem-
  studded palace underground and
  owned, in addition to a fabulous hoard
  of treasure, a magic ring, a magic belt
  that could increase his strength and a
  wonderful sword.
  In different countries he had
  different names. As Alberich he was
  said to own the red cap, Tarnkappe,
  which allowed him to appear in
  daylight without being turned to
  stone.
  As Elbegast, he gave Dietrich von
  Bern the marvellous sword Nagelring.
  Loki had killed Otter, son of
  Hreidmar, and demanded that Andvari
  should hand over his treasures to
  satisfy Hreidmar’s craving for gold and
  to secure the release of Odin and
  Hoenir, who had been imprisoned
  with Loki for the murder. Andvari
  handed over the gold and the Helmet
  of Invisibility, but when Loki also
  snatched his magic ring, Andvarinaut,
  he put a curse on the treasure. 
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Oberon. Some describe him as a fish
  or fish shaped.
  (see also Alberich)
  Andvari Force
  (see Andvari Foss)
  Andvari Foss
  Norse
  [Andvari Force]
  a waterfall
  In those versions which have Andvari
  as a fish, this is the place where he
  lived, in the form of a pike.
  Andvarinaut
  Norse
  [Andvarenaut]
  the magic ring owned by Andvari and
  stolen by Loki
  In some versions this magic ring was
  Draupnir, Odin’s ring, in others it was
  the ring given by Sigurd to Brunhild. 
  (see also Draupnir1.Ring of Power)
  Andzti
  Egyptian
  a god of the Nile delta
  He was depicted as a man bearing a
  crook and a whip.
  Aned
  Welsh
  a hound in Welsh stories
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  this dog, one of a pair with Aethlem,
  which could be controlled only by
  Cyledyr, in the hunt for Twrch Trwyth.
  The dog followed the boar when it was
  driven into the sea off Cornwall by
  King Arthur’s men.
  Aneka-Warna
  Pacific Islands
  a garden of the gods
  anemone
  the flower of Adonis
  Anera mac Conglinne
  Irish
  [Conor]
  a young scholar
  He was badly treated by Abbot
  Mainchin, and would have been
  executed for an alleged insult to the
  Church but was spared when he
  recited a poem that traced the abbot’s
  descent from Adam.
  He was entertained by Piochan, a
  noble threatened with impoverishment
  by the gluttony of the king, Cathal. At
  Cathal’s castle, Anera chained the king
  to the wall and tempted the Hunger-
  Beast, which was the cause of the king’s
  insatiable appetite, with tasty morsels
  until, finally, it left the king’s stomach
  and was banished.
  In some accounts, Anera is referred
  to as Conor.
  Anet
  Egyptian
  a sacred fish
  This fish, one of a pair with Abtu,
  swam in front of Ra’s barge to warn
  him of possible danger.
  Aneirin
  Welsh
  [Aneurin]
  a 13th C Welsh poet, author of The
  Book of Aneirin, which contains the
  poem Y Gododdin
  Aneurin1
  British
  a bard
  He was on the boat that conveyed
  King Arthur to Avalon. He was killed
  with a hatchet, by Heidyn.
  Aneurin2
  (see Aneirin)
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  Anextiomarus
  Angerbode
  Anextiomarus
  Celtic
  a tribal god and sun-god in Britain 
  and Gaul
  Anfere
  British
  the realm of Laudame
  Anfortas
  German
  the name for Amfortas used in Parzival
  Angada
  Hindu
  son of Lakshmana and Urmita
  brother of Chandraketu
  Angaja
  (see Angida)
  angakok
  (see angakoq)
  angakoq
  Inuit
  [angakok:plur=angakut]
  a medicine man: a shaman 
  (see also ilisitsoq)
  angakut
  (see angakoq)
  angang
  European
  ominousness of a meeting
  Some say that an encounter with a
  man on a horse will bring good
  fortune, one with an old woman or a
  priest will be unlucky.
  Angantyr1
  Norse
  [Jarl Angantyr]
  a friend of Thorsten and Belé
  He accompanied them on many sea
  raids and was given the Orkneys as his
  kingdom, paying a yearly tribute 
  to Belé.
  Angantyr2
  Norse
  a man with whom Ottar disputed the
  ownership of some land
  The dispute was settled by a contest to
  see who could recite the longest list of
  ancestors. Ottar, with the help of
  Freya and the sorceress Hyndla, won
  the contest.
  Angantyr3
  Norse
  father of Hervor
  The dwarfs made the sword Tyrfing,
  which could fight of its own accord,
  and gave it to Angantyr. When he died
  the sword was buried with him but his
  daughter Hervor used magic to force
  him to rise from the grave and hand
  over the sword to her.
  (see also Heithrek)
  Angarad
  British
  [Anghar(h)ad]
  a lady of King Arthur’s court
  Peredur fell in love with her and, when
  she scorned him, vowed never to speak
  again until she came to love him.
  When he returned, a seasoned warrior,
  she 
  relented 
  and 
  declared 
  she 
  loved him.
  Angarua
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Mokoiro in the lore of the
  Mangaia Islanders
  Angbodi
  (see Angerbode)
  Angeburga
  (see Alvit)
  Angel-face
  (see Sandda)
  Angel of Death 
  (see Nduli.Mtwaa-roho)
  Angela
  European
  lover of Alexis
  She was abducted by the giant,
  Angoulaffre. Huon killed the giant and
  rescued her.
  Angelica1
  British
  mother of Tom a’Lincoln by King Arthur
  Angelica2
  European
  daughter of Galafron
  sister of Argalia
  She and her brother attended a great
  tournament arranged by Charlemagne.
  She had a ring that could make her
  invisible; her mission was to induce
  Christian knights to fight with her
  brother so that he might kill them.
  Only Malagigi recognised her for the
  enchantress that she really was. She
  and Argalia captured Malagigi and had
  him transported by demons to Albracca
  where he was imprisoned in a rock
  under the sea.
  Ferrau, Rinaldo and Roland were
  enchanted by her and while Ferrau and
  Roland were fighting over her she
  disappeared. Rinaldo drank from a
  fountain built by Merlin and his love
  for her turned to hate, while she drank
  from a second fountain and fell in love
  with Rinaldo. When he rejected her,
  she freed the magician Malagigi and
  enlisted his help to win Rinaldo’s love.
  She saved him when he was trapped in
  a room with a monster, but to no avail.
  When Albracca fell to Agrican, she
  escaped and freed Roland and the
  other knights who had been trapped in
  the Castle of Oblivion. She finally left
  with Roland, but they soon met
  Rinaldo who now regretted his earlier
  treatment of her. The two knights
  fought while she fled to Charlemagne
  who ordered them to stop fighting,
  and to put Angelica in the care of
  Namo. Again she fled and met
  Sacripant, who also loved her. He was
  challenged and defeated by an
  unknown knight (who turned out to be
  the warrior-maid Bradamante) and was
  left on foot. Angelica travelled on with
  Sacripant and they came across the
  straying 
  horse, 
  Bayard, 
  which
  Sacripant claimed. When Rinaldo
  arrived on the scene and fought with
  Sacripant, she fled yet again and met a
  wizard who conjured up a spirit in the
  form of a farmhand who intervened in
  the fight between the two knights,
  telling them that Angelica had gone to
  Paris with Roland. In fact, she was
  given a horse that carried her to the
  coast and across the sea to the island of
  Ebuda and left her there. The
  islanders, ravaged by a sea monster
  that ate the inhabitants, offered her in
  sacrifice to the orc. Rogero, leaving
  Logestilla’s 
  kingdom 
  riding 
  the
  hippogriff, saw her bound to a rock
  and rescued her. She used her magic
  ring to disappear, and when the
  hippogriff escaped its tether, Rogero
  was left alone.
  She next appeared after a great
  battle 
  between 
  the 
  forces 
  of
  Charlemagne and the Saracens. She
  rescued Medoro, who had been
  wounded while recovering the body of
  his leader Dardinel, who had been
  killed in the battle by Rinaldo. She and
  Medoro were sheltered by a shepherd
  and she nursed Medoro back to health
  using her secret knowledge of herbs.
  When he was fully recovered, she
  married him.
  angelica3
  a plant said to ward off evil
  Angels of the Elements
  the angels said to rule the 4 
  basic elements
  These are listed as Gabriel (water),
  Michael (fire), Raphael (air) and Uriel
  (earth). Other versions have Ariel
  (earth), Cherub (air), Seraph (fire) and
  Tharsis (water).
  Angels of the Twelve Signs
  the angels said to rule the signs of 
  the Zodiac
  These beings are listed as: 
  Ariel (Aries)
  Ausuil (Aquarius)
  Cael (Cancer)
  Casujoiah (Capricorn)
  Giel (Gemini)
  Jael (Libra)
  Ol (Leo)
  Pasiel (Pisces)
  Sizajasel (Sagittarius)
  Sosal (Scorpio)
  Tual (Taurus)
  Voil (Virgo)
  Angerboda
  (see Angerbode)
  Angerbode
  Norse
  [Angbodi.Ang(e)rboda.Angrbotha.
  Angubodi.Angur-Boda.Angurboch.
  Angurbode.Aurbada.Hoder]
  an ugly giantess
  mother of Fenris, Hel and Iormungandr
  mother of Gerda by Gymir
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  Angerona
  Angus Og
  She was said to have been the second wife
  of Loki, whom she married in secret.
  In one story she took the form of a
  maiden by the name of Liod and
  became a maidservant of Frigga.
  In some accounts she is the same 
  as Gollweig. 
  (see also Gna.Hyrokkin)
  Angerona
  Roman
  [Diva Angerona]
  an Etruscan goddess
  She was the guardian of the secret name
  of the city and is depicted wearing a gag
  or with her finger to her lips.
  Angeronalia
  Roman
  [Divalia]
  the festival in honour of Angerona,
  21 December
  Anggun Nan Tungga
  East Indian
  [Sijobang]
  a Sumatran voyager hero
  husband of Dandomi
  He sailed to heaven where he learned
  the arts of magic and then returned to
  earth where he married Dandomi,
  leaving her after she had borne a son
  after only three days gestation.
  On his later voyages he had many
  affairs and his beloved, Gondoriah,
  upset by the tales, told by a parrot, of
  Nan 
  Tungga’s 
  many 
  mistresses,
  disappeared. Her coat became a
  monkey but she was never found and
  Nan Tungga drowned himself in the
  sea, becoming a dolphin.
  Anghar
  (see Annwfn)
  Angharad
  (see Angarad)
  Angharhad
  (see Angarad)
  Anghiera
  (see Martyr)
  Anghlonnach
  (see Ailill Anghuba)
  Angida
  Buddhist
  [Angaja:=Chinese Yin-chieh-t’o]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  Angida is regarded as an incarnation of
  Maitreya. He is depicted as an old man
  with a book and a staff.
  Angilbert
  European
  an adviser to Charlemagne
  Angiras
  Hindu
  [Lord of the Sacrifice.Prajapati]
  a priest and astronomer
  one of the 7 Rishis
  son of Agneyi
  father of Agni, Brhaspati and Utathaya i
  Angirases
  Hindu
  fire-gods
  the Luminous Race
  descendants of Agni
  Angis
  (see Anglis)
  Angitia
  Roman
  [Anagtia]
  a goddess of healing
  In some accounts there are several
  such deities, the Angitiae. Others
  identify her with Fauna.
  Anglides
  British
  wife of Baldwin
  mother of Alisander
  Anglis
  British
  [Angis]
  one of Lancelot’s squires
  Anglitora
  British
  daughter of Prester John
  wife of Tom a’Lincoln
  mother of the Black Knight
  She eloped with Tom but left him
  when she found out that he was a
  bastard. When he followed her, she
  killed him and was herself killed by her
  son, the Black Knight, in revenge.
  Anglonnach
  (see Ailill Anghuba)
  Angoi
  East Indian
  a god in Borneo
  He was killed by another god who cut
  the body into pieces, from which
  sprang the various species of animals.
  Angoulafre
  (see Angoulaffre)
  Angoulaffre
  European
  [Angoulafre.Orgueilleux]
  a giant
  He abducted Angela whose lover
  Alexis went to Huon for help. Huon
  killed the giant and rescued Angela.
  Angpetu
  North American
  a sun-god of the Dakotas
  Angra Mainu
  (see Angra Mainyu)
  Angra Mainya
  Persian
  [Ahriman.Angra Main(y)u.Angro
  Mainyus.Angru Mainyu.Anra Mainyu.
  Drauga.Druj]
  an underworld-god, god of darkness
  the Zoroastrian evil principle later
  identified with Ahriman 
  (see also Ahriman)
  Angra Mainyu
  (see Angra Mainya)
  Angrboda
  (see Angerbode)
  Angrbotha
  (see Angerbode)
  Angro Mainyus
  (see Anra Mainya)
  Angru Mainyu
  (see Angra Mainya)
  Angubodi
  (see Angerbode)
  Anguipede
  a name for Abraxas as ‘snake-footed’
  Anguisel
  (see Anguish.Augusel)
  Anguish
  Irish
  [Anguis(h)el.Anguyshance.Angwisance.
  Angwish.Argia.Argiu]
  king of Ireland
  father of Isolde
  He sent his huge brother-in-law
  Morholt to demand tribute from
  Mark, king of Cornwall, but the giant
  was wounded (or killed) by Tristram.
  In the story of Tristram and Ysoud
  he is known as Argius and Tristram
  saved the king’s life when he was
  attacked by an ogre.
  In another account he was one of
  the leaders fighting against Arthur at
  the Battle of Bedgrayne.
  Anguishel
  (see Anguish)
  Angur-boda
  (see Angerbode)
  Angurboch
  (see Angerbode)
  Angurbode
  (see Angerbode)
  Angurvadel
  Norse
  the sword of Frithiof
  This weapon, forged by the dwarfs,
  had a blade marked with runes; in
  battle it became flaming red. It was
  given to Viking by his father.
  Angus Bolg
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Aong(h)us.Oeng(h)us Bolg]
  a chief of the Desi tribe
  an ancestor of the Firbolg
  He killed Cellach, who had abducted a
  Desi girl, and knocked out the eye of
  Cellach’s father, Cormac mac Airt.
  Angus mac Airt
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Aong(h)us.Oeng(h)us]
  one of Finn mac Cool’s men carried off
  by Gilla Dacar
  Angus mac Aedh
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Aong(h)us.Oeng(h)us]
  son of Aedh Ahrat
  brother of Fand and Li Ban
  Angus mac Lamh
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Aong(h)us.Oeng(h)us]
  an Ulster warrior
  Cet had cut off the hand of Angus’
  father and Angus challenged him to a
  fight to avenge the injury.
  Angus mac Nadfraoich
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Aong(h)us.Oeng(h)us]
  a king of Munster
  When he was desposed by Eoghan
  Mor, he enlisted the help of the high-
  king, Conn, but they were defeated in
  battle by Eoghan, forcing Conn to
  divide Ireland into two halves, the
  more southerly of which was ruled 
  by Eoghan.
  Angus of Newgrange (see Angus Og)
  Angus Og
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Angus of Newgrange.
  Aong(h)us.Fiodhbhadach.Mac ind Oc.
  Mac (ind) Og.Oeng(h)us.Young God:
  =British Maponus:=Greek Apollo:=Welsh
  Mabon]
  god of love and beauty
  son of Dagda and Boann
  brother of Broadh
  father of Freabhlann
  foster-father of Dermot
  He was born when the Dagda seduced
  Boann (or in some accounts, Ethne)
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  Angus Tuirmheach
  Anisa
  having sent her husband Elcmar (or
  Nuada) away for nine months. He was
  raised by Midir and when he reached
  manhood he lived in the palace of
  Bruigh after displacing his nominal
  father, Elcmar, or, some say, the Dagda
  as king of the Danaans. He carried off
  Etain, wife of Midir, and intervened to
  save Dermot and Grania when they
  were pursued by Finn. 
  It was said that four swans always
  hovered round his head. He owned a
  huge horse, which he loaned to
  Eochaid mac Maireadha when he
  eloped with Eibhliu, and a dun cow
  given to him by Manannan.
  He helped Dermot in battle by
  making each enemy soldier appear in
  the likeness of Dermot, so that they
  were all killed by their fellow soldiers.
  When Dermot was killed by the boar,
  Angus kept his body in his palace and
  by breathing life into the corpse, could
  talk to Dermot whenever he wanted.
  Another story says that he pined for
  the love of a girl until his parents
  discovered 
  that 
  she 
  was 
  Caer
  Ibormeith, daughter of the king of
  Connaught, who lived as a swan on a
  lake with 150 other swans. He was able
  to identify her and she went to live
  with him in his palace. In some
  versions, Angus changed himself into a
  swan.
  Angus Tuirmheach
  Irish
  [Aeng(h)us.Aong(h)us.Oeng(h)us]
  father of Fiachu Fear Mara
  It is said that he got drunk and slept
  with his own daughter, fathering
  Fiachu. He dressed the baby in kingly
  clothes and cast him adrift in a 
  small boat.
  Anguta
  Inuit
  creator of earth, sea and sky
  father of Sedna
  this deity is said to live in Adlivum.
  When Sedna fell or was thrown into
  the sea and clung to the side of his
  boat, he chopped off her fingers so
  that she sank to the bottom. He also
  had some fingers missing and had but
  one eye.
  Anguyshance
  (see Anguish)
  Angwisance
  (see Anguish)
  Angwish
  (see Anguish)
  anhanga
  South American
  a demon in Brazil, said to 
  steal children
  Originally this being was no more than
  an imp who played tricks on humans.
  Anher
  (see Anhur)
  Anhert
  (see Anhur)
  Anhoret
  (see Anhur)
  Anhouri
  (see Anhur)
  Anhur
  Egyptian
  [Anher(t).Anhoret.Anhouri.Anhuret.
  Anuris.Inhert.Lord of the Lance.
  On(o)uris:=Greek Ares:=Roman Mars]
  a sun-god and war-god at Abydos
  son of Hathor
  consort of Mekhit
  He sought out and killed the enemies
  of Ra. He rescued Sakhmet when she
  was carried off by a gazelle; she
  became his consort, as Mekhit.
  He became identified with Shu and
  is depicted as bearded and bearing a
  rope or a lance or a sceptre.
  In some versions, Anhur (Anhouri)
  was a sky-god and sun-god of Thinis,
  etc. and separate from Anhur (Anhoret,
  Anher(t), On(o)uris) who was a god 
  of war (hence, Lord of the Lance) 
  at Abydos.
  (see also Shu2)
  Anhuret
  (see Anhur)
  Ani1
  Roman
  an Etruscan sky-god
  He is sometimes depicted as having
  two faces.
  ani2
  Pacific Islands
  ancestors of the Caroline Islanders
  Ani3
  (see Ala1)
  Aniani-te-ani
  Pacific Islands
  a tree that was felled to make a canoe
  in the story of Apakura
  Anicetus
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Hebe
  Aniel
  an archangel associated with the
  planet Venus in mediaeval lore
  Anila
  Hindu
  one of Indra’s 8 attendant 
  gods (wind)
  In some accounts, there is more than
  one and Anilas are referred to as minor
  gods, a type of Gana.
  anima
  Roman
  in the theory of the threefold soul, the
  part that returned to the gods
  animals
  many animals (and birds) appear in
  mythologies worldwide, often as
  supports for the world 
  (1) The Chinese say that the world
  is supported on the back of a
  tortoise. 
  Animals 
  ruling 
  the
  months and double-hours are the
  rat, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent,
  horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog and
  boar.
  (2) The European version of the
  animals that support the sun gives
  ram, bull, (twins), crab, lion,
  (virgin), (scales), scorpion, centaur,
  (waterman), fish (or ship). In
  Greece the list was cat, dog, snake,
  crab, ass, lion, goat, ox, hawk,
  monkey, ibis and crocodile.
  (3) In Hindu lore Vishnu appears as
  the turtle Kurma in his second
  incarnation, 
  while 
  the 
  turtle
  Chukwa supports on its back the
  elephant Mahapudula, which in
  turn supports the earth.
  (4) The Japanese say that a tortoise
  supports the Cosmic Mountain on
  its back.
  (5) The supporters of the sun in
  Mongol lore are given as mouse,
  cow, tiger, hare, dragon, snake,
  horse, sheep, monkey, cock, dog
  and sow.
  (6) In North America many tribes
  say that the world is supported on a
  tortoise or on four such animals.
  (7) In Persian lore the three
  animals corresponding to those of
  the Old Testament are given
  respectively as Hadhayosh, Khara
  and Chena-maergha. 
  (see also sacred animals)
  animalism
  the belief that there is life in all things
  (see also animism.polyd(a)emonism)
  animan
  Hindu
  the magical power to make oneself so
  small as to be virtually invisible
  Animiki
  North America
  an Ojibway thunder-god, creator of
  the West Wind
  animism
  belief in spirits inherent in all 
  things
  (see also animalism.polyd(a)emonism)
  Anind 
  Irish
  son of Nemed
  It is said that when his grave was being
  dug, Loch Ennell was formed.
  Aningan
  Inuit
  an Inuit moon-god
  Anir
  (see Amhar)
  Aniran
  Persian
  a sky-god assisting Kshathra Varya
  Aniruddha
  Hindu
  son of Pradyumna and Mayadevi or 
  of Kama
  He was captured by the demon Bana as
  a husband for his daughter, Usha, but
  was rescued by his grandfather, Krishna.
  Anisa
  Hindu
  [Amsa.Ansa. ‘bounty’]
  a minor sun-god
  one of the Adityas
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  Anishinabeg
  Anna Perenna
  Anishinabeg 
  North American
  a primaeval race of beings, ancestors
  of the human race
  Anit
  Egyptian
  a goddess sometimes equated 
  with Hathor
  Anita
  Mesopotamian
  a cup bearer to Lida
  Anith
  (see Eire)
  anito
  Pacific Islands
  gods and spirits of the Philippines
  It is believed that anito are the souls of
  the dead and hence worthy of worship
  and sacrifice.
  Anitsutsa
  North American
  [=Huron Huti Watsi Ya]
  star spirits of the Cherokee
  Anius
  Greek
  a priest at Delos
  son of Apollo and Rhoeo
  husband of Dorippa
  His three daughters (the Oenotropoe,
  Elais, Oeno and Spermo) had been
  given by Dionysus the power to
  produce corn, oil and wine at will, and
  so he was easily able to provide food
  for the Greek fleet assembled at Aulis
  for the assault on Troy, and later
  during the siege of that city.
  In 
  some 
  accounts 
  his 
  wife 
  was Dryope.
  Anjana1
  Chinese
  [Amisakya]
  a king of Koti
  father of Maya
  Anjana2
  Hindu
  one of the apsaras
  consort of Vayu
  She was said to appear in the form of a
  monkey and produced a son, the
  monkey god Hanuman, as the result
  either of eating a cake dropped by a
  kite or from being raped by Vayu as
  Pavana.
  Anjana3
  Hindu
  Varuna as one of the Dikpalas or 
  his elephant
  Anjea
  Australian
  a fertility spirit of the Aborigines
  She is said to place babies made of
  mud in the wombs of women. When
  the baby is born, the placenta is buried
  and marked with a little mound of
  twigs. This enables Anjea to find the
  placenta, from which she can make
  another baby.
  (see also cho-i)
  Anjety
  Egyptian
  [Anzety]
  an early god
  He is depicted as a human head on 
  a pole.
  (see also Andjety)
  anjina
  (see vata1)
  anjing ajak
  East Indian
  in Javanese lore, a werewolf
  Anjinmar
  Pacific Islands
  [Nonieb:=Hawaiian Menehune:
  =Melanesian Masi:=Ponape Tsokelai]
  the ‘little people’ of the 
  Marshall Islands
  anka
  (see anqa)
  Ankaios
  (see Ancaeus)
  Ankalamman
  Hindu
  a guardian-goddess of the Tamil
  an aspect of Kali
  ankas
  Hindu
  a goad, one of the weapons of Durga
  Ankeu
  (see Ankou)
  ankh
  Egyptian
  [onk(h)]
  symbol of life worn by the gods and
  royal personages
  This was one of the three symbols (tet
  and was were the others) carried 
  by Ptah.
  (see also sahen2)
  Ankh-Neteru
  Egyptian
  a serpent in the underworld
  Ra’s boat is drawn through the serp-
  ent’s body by twelve gods every night.
  (see also Apep)
  Ankhises
  (see Anchises)
  Ankhoes
  Egyptian
  the Greek name for Horus
  Ankou
  French
  [Ankeu]
  the god of death in Brittany
  In some accounts, Ankou is the driver
  of the death cart. He appears either as
  a skeleton or as a ghostly figure with
  long white hair, and is the last person
  to die in that year. The arrival of the
  cart indicates a death in the house at
  which it stops.
  Anky-Kele
  Siberian
  a sea-god of the Chukchee people
  Anlawd
  (see Anlawdd)
  Anlawdd
  Welsh
  [Amlawd(d).Anlawd]
  a Welsh prince
  husband of Gwen
  father of Igraine
  father of Goleuddydd and Rieingulid,
  some say
  In some accounts he is said to 
  be the father of Custennin and
  Ysbadadden.
  Anluan
  Irish
  [Hanlon] 
  a Connaught warrior
  brother of Cet
  son of Maga
  He fought on the side of Maev in the
  Cattle Raid of Cooley. Conall killed
  him and threw his severed head at Cet
  during a challenge at Mac Da Tho’s
  feast.
  Anna1
  British
  [Anne.Ermine]
  daughter of Uther and Igraine
  sister of Arthur
  wife of Lot or Budicius
  mother of Denw by Lot
  mother of Hoel by Budicius some say
  Some accounts say that she was born
  to Arthur’s parents some time after the
  birth of Arthur. In some accounts she
  is referred to as Ermine.
  (see also Gwyar2.Morgause)
  Anna2
  Celtic
  [=Gaulish Anoniredi:=Irish Ana]
  a mother-goddess
  Anna3
  Greek
  [=Roman Anna Perenna]
  a goddess
  Some versions make her the sister of
  Belus, in others she is identified with
  Io, Minerva or Themis.
  Anna4
  Greek
  [Anna Perenna]
  daughter of Mutto
  sister of Dido
  She fled to Libya with Dido after
  Sychaeus was killed by Pygmalion,
  helping establish the city of Carthage.
  In some accounts it was she, not
  Dido, who killed herself at the loss of
  Aeneas; others say that after Dido’s
  death she went to Malta and thence to
  Italy, meeting Aeneas who was now
  king. Her dead sister warned Anna of
  the jealousy of Lavinia, wife of
  Aeneas, and she drowned herself. In
  some accounts she appeared as the
  nymph, Anna Perenna.
  Anna Kuari
  Indian
  a goddess of vegetation
  Anna Larentia
  Roman
  an obscure deity
  Anna-Nin
  (see Nana3)
  Anna of the Angles
  (see Yngona)
  Anna Perenna
  Roman
  [Mother Perna:=Greek Anna]
  an ancient protective goddess
  patroness of the year
  She 
  saved 
  the 
  plebeians 
  from
  starvation in their struggle with the
  patricians.
  She is said to have acted as go-
  between when Mars wished to marry
  Minerva and told the god that Minerva
  was willing. When Mars raised his
  bride’s veil, he found that his new wife
  was in fact the ancient Anna.        
  (see also Anna3.4)
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  Anna-Purna
  Anshumat
  Anna-Purna
  Hindu
  [Annapurna.Apnapurna]
  a food-goddess
  an aspect of Kali or Parvati 
  When Shiva complained of hunger,
  the sage Narada told him to blame his
  wife Parvati; he then told her to blame
  her husband. Parvati begged for food
  and was able to feed Shiva, who in
  gratitude became unified with her as 
  a single entity, depicted in art as
  Ardhanari.
  Annales Cambriae
  Welsh
  series of Welsh tales
  These tales, written in the 10th C,
  relate, among other things, the stories
  of King Arthur’s battles at Badon and
  Camlan.
  Annales Toldeanos
  Spanish
  stories that include some references to
  Arthurian lore, including the Battle
  of Camlan, dated 541
  Annalia tu-Bari
  African
  a princess of Ghana
  wife of Samba
  Annancy
  (see Anansi)
  Annals of Tigernmas
  Irish
  stories which include some references
  to Arthurian lore, including the
  Battle of Camlan which is dated to
  the year 541
  Annapurna
  (see Anna-Purna)
  Annamurti
  Hindu
  an aspect of Vishnu as ‘god of 
  the kitchen’
  Annar
  Norse
  [Anar.Onair]
  second husband of Nott
  father of Jord
  Anne
  (see Anna.Morgause)
  Anneberg
  German
  a spirit of the mines in the form of 
  a horse
  Annedotus
  Greek
  a Chaldean man-fish
  Annency
  West Indian
  [Nansi.Ti Malice] 
  the name given to Anansi in the 
  West Indies
  In many tales he tricks the character
  known as (Uncle) Bouki.
  Annis
  (see Black Annis)
  Annona
  (see Anona)
  Annowre
  British
  a sorceress
  She once trapped King Arthur, and
  when he rejected her advances would
  have killed him but for a timely
  intervention by Lancelot, who killed
  the witch.
  A similar story is told of Camille.
  Annuna
  Mesopotamian
  50 Sumerian great gods fathered by
  Enki on his mother Nammu
  Annunaki1
  Mesopotamian
  [Anunaki.Ennuki.]
  earth-gods created by Marduk
  These beings are regarded as spirits,
  appearing in the form of stars below
  the horizon. In some accounts they are
  equated with, or confused with, the
  Igigi who appear above the horizon.
  Annunaki2
  Mesopotamian
  [Anunaki.Ennuki.Seven Judges]
  judges in the Babylonian underworld
  Annwfn
  Welsh
  [Abred.Achren.Affan.Affwys.Anghar
  Annwyfn.Annw(yr)n.Caer Feddwid.Caer
  Sid(d)i.Caer Wydyr.Fort(ress) of Glass.
  Is Elfydd.Land-across-the-Sea.Land-
  under-the-Waves. Uffern:=Irish Sid.Tir
  inna mban]
  the underworld ruled by Arawn: 
  the Otherworld
  In Welsh lore this realm is described
  variously as a group of islands or a
  revolving castle set in the sea, or as
  being anywhere on, over or under the
  sea, but is always a land of pleasure
  where neither disease nor death are
  known.
  Other stories locate Annwfn in
  Wales, adjoining the kingdom ruled by
  Pwyll, or in Scotland or somewhere in
  the far North.
  (see also Dyfed)
  Annwn
  (see Annwfn)
  Annwyfn
  (see Annwfn)
  Annwyrn
  (see Annwfn)
  Anobret
  Mesopotamian
  son of El
  He was offered as a sacrifice to ward
  off danger to the kingdom.
  Anochi
  African
  [Anotche.(Komfo) Anotchi]
  an Ashanti sorcerer
  When he crowned Osai Tutu as king a
  golden stool, a sign of sovereignty,
  descended from the heavens.
  anoethu
  Welsh
  near impossible tasks such as those
  set for Culhwch by Ysbadadden
  Anogon
  Greek
  son of Castor by Hilaria
  Anolikwotsaix
  North American
  a female deity of the tribes of 
  British Columbia
  Anomales
  Greek
  a sword-bearer to Achilles
  Anomatan
  Thai
  a king
  son of Narayana
  father of Ajalpal
  consort of Manikesara
  He is said to have been born from the
  lotus with no mother.
  Anoniredi
  Celtic
  [=British Anna:=Irish Ana]
  a mother-goddess
  Anona
  Roman
  [Annona]
  the goddess of crops
  Anos
  Mesopotamian
  son of Assoros and Kissare
  an alternative verison of Anu
  Anosia
  Greek
  Aphrodite as ‘the unholy one’
  Anotche
  (see Anochi)
  Anotchi
  (see Anochi)
  Anoukis
  (see Anukis)
  Anpao
  North American
  a dawn-goddess of the Dakotas
  Anpu1
  Egyptian
  the Greek name for Anubis
  In some accounts the same as Anpu,
  brother of Bata.
  Anpu2
  Egyptian
  brother of Bata
  When Anpu’s wife accused Bata, the
  younger brother who lived with them
  and did most of the work, of rape,
  Anpu would have killed him but the
  gods intervened and Bata escaped. In
  later years Bata became king and when
  he died, Anpu took the throne.
  (see also Bata)
  Anqa
  Arabian
  [Anka:=Persian Simurgh]
  a huge fabulous bird
  Anqet
  (see Anuket)
  Anra Mainyu
  (see Angra Mainya)
  Ansa
  (see Anisa)
  Ansar
  Mesopotamian
  [Anshar.Assoros.Assorus.Ea.Ilu Sar.
  S(h)ar.‘sky’]
  a primordial Babylonian sky-god
  son of Lahmu and Lahamu or of Apsu
  and Tiamat
  consort of Kisar
  father of Antu, Anu and Ea
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Anu and Ea.
  Anseis
  European
  a duke fighting for Charlemagne
  He was one of the first to be killed when
  the second army of Saracens descended
  on Roland’s force at Roncesvalles.
  Anselm, Count
  European
  head of the house of Maganza
  father of Pinabel
  Anshar
  (see Ansar)
  Anshumat
  Hindu
  grandson of Sagara
  His 60,000 uncles had all been killed
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  Ansirus
  Anti1
  by the sage Kapila when they accused
  him of stealing Sagara’s horse.
  Anshumat recovered the horse and
  returned it to his grandfather.
  Ansirus
  British
  father of Alice la Beale Pellerin
  Ansitif
  one of the 17 demons said to have
  taken possession of nuns
  Answerer, The
  (see Freagarthach)
  ant-lion
  a beast like a lion with the rear part
  like a huge ant
  This beast, it was said, could eat
  neither flesh nor plants.
  Anta
  (see Anaitis.Anat)
  anta kusuma
  Pacific Islands
  a magic jewel owned by the rice-
  goddess Dewi Sri
  Antaboga
  Pacific Islands
  a primaeval cosmic serpent
  He meditated to produce Bedawang,
  the turtle which supports the earth.
  Antaea
  (see Anteia)
  Antaeus1
  Greek
  [Antaios]
  a giant, king of Libya 
  son of Poseidon and Gaea
  brother of Busiris
  He ate lions and had the ability to
  draw fresh strength from contact with
  the earth. In some stories he was the
  protector of a race of pygmies. In this
  role, he challenged Heracles to a
  wrestling match when he passed
  through their country on his way to
  perform his eleventh labour. Heracles
  lifted him clear of the ground and
  crushed him.
  Antaeus2
  Phoenician
  a war-goddess
  She is sometimes equated with Anat.
  Antaios
  (see Antaeus)
  Antaka
  Hindu
  a demon of death
  Antang
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Dayaks, the falcon
  owned by Mahatala
  Antar
  Arab
  [Antara.Antari]
  a warrior poet
  son of Shaddad and Zabiba
  He had an impenetrable skin. At the
  age of fifteen he killed a lion with his
  bare hands. He rode a horse called
  Abjer and carried a magic sword,
  Djamy. He fell in love with Abla and
  performed many feats of arms,
  conquering most of Africa, to become
  worthy of her.
  In one story he passed through the
  trunk of a large tree and found himself
  in a fabulous palace in the sky; in
  another he discovered the land of 
  the Amazons.
  Some say that he married a princess
  and had a son, Jufran.
  Antara
  (see Antar)
  Antari
  (see Antar)
  Antariksha
  Hindu
  [‘sky’]
  one of the 8 Vasus
  Antea
  (see Anteia)
  Anteia
  Greek
  [Ant(a)ea.Antia.Stheneboea.Stheneboia]
  daughter of Iobates
  wife of Proetus
  mother of Galantias, Iphinoe 
  and Megapenthes
  She fell in love with Bellerophon when
  he came to her husband’s court to be
  purified of the murder of Deliades or
  Bellerus. She accused him of violating
  her when he rejected her advances
  Antenor1
  European
  the second zone of the ninth circle of
  Dante’s hell, reserved for those who
  betrayed their country
  Antenor2
  European
  a king of Spain
  He was helped by Vivien, brother of
  the magician Maugis, in his quest for
  the hand of Oriande.
  Antenor3
  Greek
  a Trojan priest
  husband of Theano
  father of Adamas, Agenor, Archelochus
  and Helicaon
  He was regarded as the wisest of the
  Trojans and tried to avoid war with
  the Greeks by advising Priam that
  Helen should be returned to her
  husband. Later, after quarrelling with
  Deiphobus, he conspired with the
  Greeks to bring about the fall of
  Troy. He survived the battle and
  sailed off with his wife to settle in
  Africa or Gaul or, some say, to found
  Padua or Venice.
  Antenora
  European
  the second zone of the ninth circle of
  Dante’s hell, reserved for those who
  betrayed their country
  Antero Vipunen
  Baltic
  A Finnish giant who lived below
  ground
  This giant was said to have trees
  growing from his head, shoulders, chin
  and teeth.
  Vainamoinen consulted the giant
  when he forgot the magic words he
  needed to complete the building of his
  ship. The giant swallowed him but
  Vainamoinen forged an anvil and
  hammer and beat so fiercely on the
  giant’s heart that he released him and
  told him the magic words.
  Anteros
  Greek
  the god of passion, avenger of 
  slighted love
  son of Ares or Hephaestus and
  Aphrodite, some say
  brother and attendant of Eros
  Anthat
  Mesopotamian
  [Anthrathi.Antit]
  the name of Anat in Egypt where she
  was regarded as the daughter of Ra
  Antheas
  Greek
  son of Eumelus
  He was killed when he tried to drive
  the chariot of his father’s friend,
  Niptolemus, which was drawn by
  flying serpents. 
  Anthedon
  Greek
  father of Glaucus by Alcyone, some say
  Anthemoessa
  Greek
  the island home of the Sirens
  Anthesteria
  (see Anthesterion)
  Anthesterion
  Greek
  [Agrionia.Anthesteria]
  a 3-day spring festival in honour of
  Dionysius: the month of February to
  March
  The first day of the festival was the
  opening of casks (Pithoigia); the
  second was the feast of beakers
  (Choes); and the last was the feast of
  pots, the festival of the dead (Chutroi).
  Anthios
  (see Dionysus)
  Anthor
  Roman
  a Greek soldier in Italy
  When Aeneas and Mezentius met in
  single combat, Anthor was killed when
  the spear thrown by Aeneas glanced
  off his opponent’s shield.
  Anthrathi
  (see Anthat)
  anthropomancy
  divination using human entrails
  Athropophagi
  Greek
  cannibals living near the Caspian Sea
  It was said that they ate the bodies of
  their parents to preserve their ancestor’s
  souls.
  Anthyt
  Phoenician
  a war-goddess
  She is sometimes equated with Anat.
  Anti1
  Egyptian
  a falcon-headed god, guardian of the East
  In some accounts he is Horus; in
  others he cut off Hathor’s head in a
  struggle for the throne.
  He is sometimes depicted as a
  falcon.
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  Anti2
  Antiope2
  Anti2
  Pacific Islands
  [Anti-ma-aomata]
  ancestral (demi-) gods of the 
  Gilbert Islanders
  Anti-ma-aomata
  (see Anti2)
  Antia
  (see Anteia)
  Antianeira
  Greek
  daughter of Menetus and Eurytus
  mother of Echion by Hermes
  Antichrist
  a demon
  In black magic he is a juggler in hell.
  Antichthon
  a supposed world beyond the sun
  Anticlea
  (see Anticleia)
  Anticleia1
  Greek
  [Anticlea.Antikleia]
  daughter of Autolycus
  wife of Laertes
  mother of Odysseus by Laertes 
  or Sisyphus
  Some say that she was seduced by
  Sisyphus, the real father of Odysseus,
  before she married Laertes. She died
  of grief when Odysseus was absent for
  so long.
  Anticleia2
  Greek
  [Anticlea.Antikleia]
  wife of Macaon
  mother of Alexanor, Gorgasus 
  and Nicomachus
  Anticleia3
  (see Philonoe)
  Antigone1
  Greek
  daughter of Oedipus by Jocasta
  sister of Eteocles, Ismene and Polyneices
  When her blinded father Oedipus was
  an outcast wandering the earth, it was
  Antigone who guided him.
  After the battle at Thebes where her
  brothers Eteocles and Polyneices were
  killed, Creon, who had taken over
  Thebes, ordered that the body of
  Polyneices should not be buried.
  Antigone herself buried him under
  cover of a sandstorm but was con-
  demned for disobeying the edict of
  Creon, who ordered his son Haemon
  to bury her alive in her brother’s grave.
  Instead, he married her secretly and
  she bore him a son.
  In later years, Creon recognised this
  boy and ordered that he be killed. He
  refused to change his mind and Haemon
  killed both himself and Antigone.
  In some stories she was buried
  alive or sealed in a cave, where she
  hanged herself.
  Antigone2
  Greek
  daughter of Actor
  wife of Peleus
  mother of Polydora
  When Peleus came to her father’s
  court in Phthia to be purified of the
  murder of Phocus, she married him.
  He went off on the Argonaut’s
  expedition and returned to Iolcus. The
  king’s wife sent her a message that
  Peleus was about to marry Sterope,
  her daughter, and Antigone hanged
  herself.
  Antigone3
  Greek
  daughter of Laomedon
  She was so beautiful that the ever-
  jealous Hera turned Antigone’s hair
  into snakes. She was later turned into 
  a stork.
  Antigone4
  Greek
  a play by Sophocles
  The story of the aftermath of the
  defeat of the Seven Against Thebes,
  one of the Three Theban Plays.
  Antikleia
  (see Anticleia)
  Antikonie
  British
  sister of Vergulaht
  In some accounts she was a lover 
  of Gawain.
  Antilia
  a blessed land
  This realm was envisaged as an island
  paradise 
  situated 
  to 
  the 
  west 
  of Atlantis.
  Antileon
  Greek
  son of Heracles by Procris
  twin brother of Hippeus
  Antileus
  Greek
  one of the men inside the Wooden
  Horse at Troy
  Some say that he was killed by
  Odysseus to prevent him from crying
  out and so betraying their presence
  inside the horse.
  Antilochus
  Greek
  son of Nestor
  He was killed by Memnon at the siege
  of Troy when trying to protect 
  his father.
  Antimachus
  Greek
  a Trojan sage
  father of Deiphontes
  He was opposed to the suggestion that
  Helen should be handed back to the
  Greeks and even went so far as to
  propose that the Greek envoys,
  Menelaus and Odysseus, be killed.
  Antinous1
  Greek
  a suitor of Penelope
  son of Eupeithes
  One of the gang of suitors who settled
  themselves in Penelope’s house when
  her husband Odysseus was fighting 
  at Troy.
  He owned a magic mirror, given to
  him by Hephaestus, which showed the
  past, the present and the future. He
  gave it to Penelope.
  He was the first to be killed when
  Odysseus returned.
  Antinous2
  Greek
  a handsome slave
  He became a favourite of the emperor
  Hadrian. When Antinous drowned
  Hadrian declared him a god.
  Antiochus
  Greek
  son of Heracles by the daughter of
  King Phylas
  Antion
  Greek
  father of Ixion, some say
  Antiope1
  Greek
  queen of the Amazons
  In some stories she is identified as
  Melanippe, in others as Hippolyta or
  as Hippolyta’s sister.
  As Hippolyta’s sister, she was the
  wife of Theseus who captured her
  when he joined the expedition to seize
  the love-girdle in Heracles’ ninth
  labour. 
  When 
  Theseus 
  married
  Phaedra, her people invaded in an
  attempt to recover Antiope but she
  was killed in battle by Theseus.
  Antiope2
  Greek
  [Nycteis]
  a princess of Thebes
  daughter of Nycteus
  wife of Lycus
  mother of Amphion and Zethus 
  by Zeus
  Antiope left the infants Amphion and
  Zethus on a mountain where they
  were found and reared by shepherds.
  Her husband Lycus, then king of
  Thebes, put Antiope in prison and
  took Dirce in her place. When she was
  later reunited with her two sons, they,
  with a group of friends, killed both
  Lycus and Dirce, tying the latter to a
  bull by which she was dragged to 
  her death.
  Dionysus 
  made 
  her 
  mad 
  as
  punishment but she was cured by
  Phocus who married her.
  Another story says she was a
  widow, mother of Labdacus, and was
  abducted by Epopeus. Nycteus
  pursued them and was killed but
  Lycus, brother of Nycteus, killed
  Epopeus and rescued Antiope who
  gave birth to the twins Amphion and
  Zethus, who were abandoned. Lycus
  and his wife Dirce ill-treated Antiope
  and when they grew to manhood,
  both were killed by Amphion 
  and Zethus.
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  Antiphates1
  Ao Ch’in
  Antiphates1
  Greek
  king of the Lestrygones at the time
  Odysseus landed in their country
  antiphates2
  a stone said to have the power to
  defend the owner from witches
  Antiphus
  Greek
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  He was once captured by Achilles and
  sold back to Priam for a ransom. He
  and his half-brother Isus were killed by
  Agamemnon during the siege of Troy.
  Antit
  (see Anthat)
  Antoine
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit adopted from a
  Catholic saint
  Antoku Tenno
  Japanese
  a child emperor
  He was killed in a sea battle between
  his own people, the Taira, and the
  Minamoto clan. Niidono took him to
  the land of happiness under the sea.
  Antony
  British
  an Irish bishop
  In some accounts he acted as
  Merlin’s secretary.
  Antor
  British
  in some accounts, the foster-father of
  King Arthur
  (see also Ector1)
  Antu
  Mesopotamian
  [Anata.Anatu(m).Antum.Anunitum:
  =Sumerian Ki]
  a Babylonian goddess
  daughter of Ansar and Kisar
  consort of Anu
  mother of Ishtar
  Antum
  (see Antu)
  antyeshti
  Hindu
  the ceremonies at death designed to
  ensure that the soul acquires a 
  new body
  Antynome
  Greek
  one of the 50 daughters of Danaus
  In some accounts she was one of the
  three daughters who did not kill their
  husbands on their wedding night. The
  others were Berbyce and Hypermnestra.
  Anu1
  Hindu
  son of Yayati and Sarmishtha
  brother of Puru and Turvaso
  half-brother of Yadu
  Anu2
  Mesopotamian
  [Anamelech.Anos.Anum.Anus:
  =Sumerian An]
  the supreme Hurrian god
  son of Ansar and Kisar
  consort of Antu or Anat
  father of Kumarbi
  He usurped the throne of Alalu but
  was emasculated by his son Kumarbi
  who took over his father’s throne.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Ea and regarded as a manifestation 
  of Ansar.
  Anu3
  (see Ana1.3.Eire)
  Anuanua
  Pacific Islands
  the rainbow that was made from the
  canoe of Oro
  Anubis
  Egyptian
  [Anpu.Imiut.Imy-ut.Inpw.Khenti-imentiu.
  Khenty-seh-netjer.Neb-ta-djeser.Tepy-
  dju-ef.Wip:=Greek Anpu.Hermanubis.
  Hermes]
  the dog-headed or jackal-headed god
  of embalming and the dead son of
  Osiris, Ra or Set by Isis or Nephthys
  He weighed the hearts of the dead in
  the Hall of Judgement.
  Nephthys had no children by Seth
  so she seduced Osiris into fathering
  Anubis. To keep the child safe from
  Seth she hid him in the reeds where
  he was found and reared by Isis.
  He is depicted as a black dog or a
  jackal lying down or as a jackal-headed
  human.
  (see also Wapwawet)
  Anuelap
  (see Anulap)
  Anuket
  Egyptian
  [Anq(u)et.An(o)ukis.Anuk(i)t.Anuqet.
  Lady of Sati]
  a dark-skinned goddess of birth and
  the first cataract
  daughter of Ra
  second wife of Khnum
  In some versions Anuket is Isis as the
  goddess of fertile waters while others
  distinguish between Anquet (Isis) and
  Anuket the African goddess.
  Anukis
  Greek
  [Anoukis]
  the Greek name for Anuket
  Anukit
  (see Anuket)
  Anukt
  (see Anuket)
  Anulap
  Pacific Islands
  [Anuelap.Enulap.Onulap.
  a sky-god in the Gilbert Islands
  father or brother of Ligoupup
  brother of Inemes
  This being is described as a giant who
  needed a servant to lift his eyelids or lip
  when he wished to see or eat.
  In some accounts he is the father of
  Lugeilan and Olofat.
  Anum
  (see Anu2)
  Anuman
  (see Hanuman)
  Anumati
  Hindu
  a moon-goddess
  Anunaki
  (see Annunaki)
  Anunit
  (see Anunitum)
  Anunitu
  (see Anunitum)
  Anunitum
  Mesopotamian
  [Anunit(u)]
  a Babylonian war-goddess
  a name for Ishtar as the morning star
  (see also Antu)
  Anunna
  Mesopotamian
  a collective name for a group of local
  Sumerian gods
  Anunnak
  Mesopotamian
  minor Akkadian gods
  Anuqet
  (see Anuket)
  Anuradha
  Hindu
  [Ardra]
  a goddess of fortune
  daughter of Daksa
  wife of Candra
  Anuris
  (see Anhur)
  Anus
  (see Anu2)
  Anush
  Armenian
  mother of dragons
  wife of Azdahak
  Anushayina
  Hindu
  a deity later known as Sri
  Anut
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god of Bilibili
  Anwar-u-Suhali
  Persian
  the modern Persian version of 
  the Panchantantra
  Any-Any-Any-Ah
  North American
  [=Cowichian Queenah]
  an evil deity of the Haida
  anya-kut
  Siberian
  the father soul, one of the 3 parts of
  the soul (kut) in the lore of 
  the Yakuts
  Anyi-mawu-wo
  African
  earth-gods of the Hua people
  Anyigba
  African
  an earth-god of the Ewe people
  one of the trowo
  Anytus
  Greek
  a Titan
  Anzety
  (see Anjety)
  Anzius
  German
  an emperor of Constantinople
  father of Hugdietrich
  On his deathbed he gave his infant son
  into the care of Berchther. 
  Anzu
  (see Zu)
  Ao1
  Chinese
  a sea dragon
  Ao2
  Pacific Islands
  [Ao Toto. ‘light’]
  god of the clouds
  offspring of Ilu and Mamao
  This deity united with Po to produce
  Rangiona and Rangiuri and create 
  the world.
  Ao3
  (see Aos2)
  Ao Ch’in
  Chinese
  [Kuang-li]
  the Dragon King of the South
  (see Four Dragon Kings)
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  Ao Jun
  Aoife3
  Ao Jun
  Chinese
  [Kuang-jun]
  the Dragon King of the West
  (see Four Dragon Kings)
  Ao-Kahiwahiwa
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao-Kanapanapa
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao Kuang
  Chinese
  [Kuang-te.Lung Wang.Hung Sheng]
  the Dragon King of the East
  the chief of the 4 Dragon Kings
  father of Ao Ping
  He acted as a water god, responsible
  for rain. He appeared in the forms of
  all kinds of animals and birds.
  (see Four Dragon Kings)
  Ao-Marama
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Te-Ao-Marama]
  a Polynesian god of light
  offspring of Te-Ao
  parent of Ao-tu-roa
  Ao-Nui
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  ao-oni
  Japanese
  demons of the underworld with
  green bodies
  Ao-Pakakina
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao-Pakarea
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao Ping
  Chinese
  a sea dragon
  son of Ao Kuang
  Ao-Potango
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao-Pouri
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao-Roa
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao Shun
  Chinese
  [Kuang-she]
  the Dragon King of the North
  (see Four Dragon Kings)
  Ao-Takawe
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Ao-Toto
  Pacific Islands
  a culture hero or god
  (see also Ao2)
  Ao-tu-roa
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian deity of light
  offspring of Ao-Marama
  parent of Kore-te-whiwhia
  Ao-Whekere
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri: the realm 
  of darkness
  Ao-Whetuma
  Pacific Islands
  a child of Tawhiri
  Aobh
  Irish
  [Aeb(h).Eve]
  daughter of Ailill of Aran
  sister of Alva and Aoife
  foster-daughter of Bodb Dearg
  first wife of Lir
  mother of Manannan
  She had four children by Lir, the twins
  Aod and Fionuala and the twins Conn
  and Fiachra. When she died in
  childbirth, Lir married her sister Aoife
  who turned the children into swans.
  In some accounts she was the
  daughter of Bodb Dearg.
  (see Children of Lir)
  Aod
  (see Aedh)
  Aodan1
  Irish
  [Aedan.Aedon]
  a follower of St Feichin
  When he was imprisoned by Diarmaid,
  the high-king, Feichin came to his
  rescue, killing his jailer and restoring
  him to life to persuade him to 
  release Aodan.
  Aodan2
  Irish
  [Aedan.Aedon]
  a warrior at the court of Ronan 
  mac Colmain
  He killed the king’s son, Mael
  Fothartaig, on the orders of his father,
  Ronan, who believed that Mael had
  raped the king’s second wife. He then
  killed Conghal, Mael’s friend, and his
  jester, Mac Glas.
  Aodan3
  (see Maodhog)
  Aodan mac Gabrain
  Irish
  [Aedon.Aodan mac Gabhrain]
  king of Dalriada
  uncle of Gartnam
  father of Arthur
  His real father was Eochu but he was
  a twin exchanged at birth for a girl,
  twin daughter of Gabrain, the king
  of Scotland, and raised as his son.
  His real mother Feidhilm recognised
  him when, as a man, he attacked
  Leinster.
  He was an enemy of Gartnam,
  dating from the time when they had
  vied for the throne of Scotland and
  Aodan had lost. He led an uprising in
  which Gartnam was killed, and Aedan
  found the barrel of gold that Gartnam
  had hidden on the seashore.
  He and Fiachna fought the Saxons
  in Scotland and defeated them with
  the help of his friend Mongan or, some
  say, Manannan.
  In some accounts his son Arthur was
  the same as King Arthur.
  Aodh
  (see Aedh.Maodhog)
  Aodhfhinn
  Irish
  wife of Conall Dearg
  mother of Enda
  Aoede
  Greek
  [Aoide. ‘song’]
  a name for one of the Muses when
  there were said to be only 3 or 4 
  of them
  Aoi
  Irish
  a daughter of Finn mac Cool
  Aoi mac Ollamain
  (see Ai1)
  Aoi mac Ollamhan
  (see Ai1)
  Aoibheall
  Irish
  [Aibell.Aiobhell.Aiobhill]
  a woman of the Otherworld
  sister of Cliona, some say
  She owned a magic harp and those
  who heard it died. 
  In some accounts both she and
  Cliona were in love with O Caoimh.
  He married Cliona, but when he
  discovered that she had turned
  Aiobheall, whom he loved, into a cat,
  he left her.
  She was said to have appeared to
  Brian Boru before the Battle of
  Clontarf and told him that he would
  be killed.
  Aoibhell
  (see Aiobheall)
  Aoibhill
  (see Aiobheall)
  Aoide
  (see Aoede)
  Aoife1
  Irish
  [Aeife]
  daughter of Ailill of Aran
  sister of Alva and Aobh
  foster-daughter of Bodb Dearg
  second wife of Lir
  She married Lir on the death of his
  first wife, her sister, Aobh, and turned
  her four step-children into swans
  condemned to spend three periods,
  each of 300 years on a lake, the passage
  between Ireland and Scotland and the
  Atlantic. Lir turned them back to
  human form but they had become old
  and wrinkled. For her wickedness,
  Aoife was turned into a demon by
  Bodb Dearg.
  In some accounts she is the
  daughter of Bodb Dearg.
  Aoife2
  Irish
  [Aeife]
  lover of Ilbrec
  She was changed into a crane. When
  she was killed her skin was made into a
  money bag (The Crane Bag) for 
  the Fianna. 
  Aoife3
  Irish
  [Aeife]
  sister of Cliona and Etain
  She eloped fom the Otherworld with
  her two sisters and Ciabhan, Eolus and
  Lodan. Manannan sent a huge wave
  after their boat, which drowned all the
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  Aoife4
  Apellai Dorian
  occupants or, some say, swept the three
  girls back to the Otherworld.
  Aoife4
  (see Aifa)
  Aokeu
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian water deity
  Together with Ake, Aokeu was
  responsible for the deluge. He caused
  the rain to fall while Ake caused the
  waters to rise. Rongo intervened to put
  a stop to their activities and the water
  subsided.
  Aonach
  (see Eire)
  Aonbarr
  (see Aonbharr)
  Aonbharr
  Irish
  [Aonbarr.Enb(h)arr.Splendid Mane]
  a horse of Manannan that could travel
  over the waves
  This animal was later given to Lugh.
  Aoncos
  Irish
  an island in the Otherworld
  This was one of the places visited by
  Maeldun and was said to be supported
  on a column of silver.
  Aondo
  African
  the creator god of Nigeria
  Aonghus
  (see Angus)
  Aongus
  (see Angus)
  Aonian fount
  (see Aganippe)
  Aonna
  Irish
  a monk acting as confessor to 
  Guaire
  Aos1
  Mesopotamian
  an alternative version of Ea
  consort of Dauke
  father of Belos
  Aos2
  Mesopotamian
  [Ao.Hoa.Oa]
  a Chaldean god of light
  aos sidhe
  (see aes sidhe)
  Aosnara
  Persian
  a sage
  It is said that Aosnara imparted great
  wisdom while still in his mother’s
  womb. He became an adviser to King
  Kay Kaus, who killed the sage when he
  become weary of his wisdom.
  Aotea-ro
  (see Hawaiki)
  Ap
  (see Apa)
  ap thmop
  Cambodian
  a sorcerer
  He is said to be able to cause illness by
  pricking a wax model in the spot where
  he wishes his victim to feel pain.
  Ap-uat
  (see Wepwawet)
  Apa
  Hindu
  [Ap.Apas]
  one of Indra’s 8 attendant 
  gods (water)
  one of the 5 forms of Parabrahma
  Apa-hau
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian storm demon
  Apabharanis
  (see Bharani)
  Apacita
  (see Apachita)
  Apachita1
  South American
  [Apacita]
  an Inca guardian spirit of travellers
  apachita2
  South American
  [apacita]
  stone cairns that were revered by 
  the Incas as the home of spirits
  Apaharavarman
  Hindu
  a legendary hero
  He was admired for robbing the rich
  to help the poor and for helping lovers
  who were separated.
  Apakura
  Pacific Islands
  [Apekua]
  a heroine of the Philippines
  She sought out and killed Hatea-
  motua, who had killed her son who
  had tried to win Hatea-motua’s
  daughter for a wife.
  Apala
  Hindu
  a woman seduced by Indra
  After the love making, Indra granted
  her three wishes: restoring her father’s
  lost virility, making his fields pro-
  ductive and healing her skin disease.
  To cure the disease he pulled her three
  times through the hole in the centre of
  one of his chariot wheels. The three
  layers of skin that were stripped off
  became a hedgehog, a crocodile and a
  chameleon.
  Apalala
  Buddhist
  a water monster that was converted
  by Buddha
  Apam Napal
  (see Apam Napat)
  Apam Napat1
  Hindu
  [Apam Napal]
  god of fresh water: cloud personified
  Apam Napat2
  Persian
  [Apam Napal]
  god of fresh water
  son of Vourukasha
  lover of Anahita
  Apaosha
  Persian
  a demon of drought
  In the form of a black stallion, he
  fought the rain god Tistrya, who took
  the form of a white stallion.
  Apap1
  African
  [Akuj.Good Creator]
  a creator-god of the Teso
  Apap2
  (see Apep)
  Apapi
  (see Apep)
  Apappus
  Egyptian
  a giant demon of drought
  Aparajita1
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Ratnasambhava
  Aparajita2
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  She is depicted as yellow and standing
  on Ganesha.
  Aparajita3
  Hindu
  an aspect of Rudra
  one of the Khrodadevatas
  Aparajita4
  Hindu
  a goddess, an aspect of Durga
  Aparas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Aparctias
  (see Boreas)
  Apas
  (see Apa)
  Apason
  Mesopotamian
  an alternative version of Abzu
  consort of Tauthe
  father of Lache, Lachos and Moymis
  Apate
  Greek
  a deity: deceit personified
  Apaturia1
  Greek
  an Ionian festival, held in October/
  November, involving animal 
  sacrifice
  Apaturia2
  Greek
  [Phratria]
  a name for Athena as patron-
  goddess of the Anthenaia 
  Apauk-kyit-hok
  Burmese
  [Apaukkyit]
  a man who was the cause of death
  In the days when men were immortal,
  he had already lived nine lifetimes and
  had been rejuvenated. One day he hid
  himself and the others in the tribe who
  thought he was dead and conducted a
  funeral ceremony. When the sun-god
  discovered the old man’s deception he
  was angry and thereafter allowed men
  to die.
  Apaukkyit
  (see Apauk-kyit-hok)
  Apaya
  Buddhist
  the 4  lower worlds
  These are given as the animal world,
  the demon world, the world of ghosts,
  and hell.
  ape
  this animal is featured in a number 
  of mythologies
  In Egypt the ape is an aspect of Thoth.
  European tradition has the ape in the
  role of Satan. Hindu symbolism
  regards the ape as a rain cloud. In the
  Philippines the ape is a trickster hero
  who always seems to escape punish-
  ment for his escapades.
  Apedemak
  Egyptian
  a Sudanese war-god
  He is depicted as having a lion’s head
  on a human body.
  Apekua
  (see Apakura)
  Apeliotes
  (see Apheliotes)
  Apellai Dorian
  Greek
  an Ionian festival
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  Apellon
  Apisuahts
  Apellon
  (see Apellun)
  Apellun
  Roman
  [Apellon:=Greek Apollo]
  an Italic love-god
  Apemosyne
  Greek
  daughter of Catreus
  sister of Althamenes, Aerope 
  and Clymene
  She went to Rhodes with her brother,
  Althamenes. 
  When 
  she 
  became
  pregnant as a result of rape by
  Hermes, Althamenes kicked her to
  death, not believing her story.
  Apep
  Egyptian
  [Aapep.Apap(i).Apepi.Aper.Apop:=Greek
  Apophis.Roarer:=Babylonian Tiamat]
  a snake-god, the serpent of chaos
  an aspect of Set
  This demon opposed the sun-god Ra
  in his daily journey across the heavens
  and was stabbed by Sit with his spear,
  forcing the demon to disgorge all
  those that it had swallowed that day.
  Apep was renewed each day but was
  finally killed by Ra or Shu.
  Some say that he was created when
  Neith spat into the primitive waters.
  Apepi
  (see Apep)
  Aper
  (see Apep)
  Ape’s Hill
  (see Abyla)
  Apet
  (see Tauret)
  Aphaea
  Greek
  [Aphaia.Aphea.Dictynna.Diktunna]
  mother-goddess of Aegina
  Originally the Cretan goddess who
  jumped into the sea to escape the
  attentions of Minos. Caught in the
  nets of local fishermen, she became
  known as Dictynna. Later she fled 
  to Aegina where she was revered 
  at Aphaea.
  She was sometimes identified with
  Artemis and later with Athena.
  Aphaia
  (see Aphaea)
  Aphareus
  Greek
  king of Messenia
  son of Perieres and Gorgophone
  brother of Leucippus
  father of Idas and Lynceus
  He married his half-sister Arene and
  because both of his sons died before
  him, left his throne to Nestor.
  Aphea
  (see Aphaea)
  Apheliotes
  Greek
  [Apeliotes:=Roman Solanus]
  the east wind (Eurus) or a wind from
  the north-east quarter
  Aphidnus
  Greek
  a friend of Theseus
  He cared for Helen when she was
  adbducted by Theseus and Peirithous. 
  Aphrodisia
  Greek
  festivals held in honour of Aphrodite
  Aphrodisias
  Turkish
  [=Greek Aphrodite] 
  a fertility-goddess
  Aphrodite
  Greek
  [Ambologera.Anadyomene.Androphonos.
  Anosia.Apostrophia.Ar(e)ia.Argynnis.
  Cyprian.Cypris.Cytherea.Daeira.Dione.
  Dove Goddess.Epitragia.Epitymbidia.
  Idalia.Kallipyges.Kypris.Morpho.Myrtea.
  Myrto(essa).Pandemos.Pasaphaessa.
  Peitho.Queen of Love.Tymborychos.
  Urania:=Arab Alilat:=Armenian Anahit:
  =Babylonian Ishtar.Mylitta:=Canaanite
  Anaitis.Anat:=Italic Aprodita:=Persian
  Anahita:=PhoenicianAstarte: =Phrygian
  Cybele:=Roman Venus:=Scythian
  Argimpasa:=Sumerian Inanna]
  goddess of beauty and love, one of 
  the Olympians
  patron of prostitutes
  daughter of Uranus and Hemera,
  some say
  wife of Hephaestus
  There are conflicting versions of her
  birth. In one, she was the daughter of
  Zeus and Dione; in another she was
  born from the foam where the phallus
  of Uranus was thrown into the sea by
  Cronus who had cut it off; other
  stories thought she developed inside a
  cockle shell or regard her as one of the
  Fates.
  It was she who gave the golden
  apples to Melanion enabling him to
  win the foot-race against Atalanta.
  She saved Butes from the sea when
  he was seduced by the song of the
  Sirens and jumped overboard from the
  Argo. She made him her lover. She
  seems to have had many other lovers
  and a number of children including:
  Aeneas by Anchises; Anteros by Ares,
  some say; Eros by Ares, Hermes or
  Zeus; 
  Deimus, 
  Harmonia 
  and 
  Phobus by Ares; Eros by Ares, some
  say; Hermaphroditus by Hermes;
  Herophilus and Rhodis by Poseidon;
  and Priapus by Dionysus, Hermes,
  Pan or Zeus.
  In one such affair she was caught
  in flagrante with Ares by Hephaestus,
  who trapped them both in a fine-
  meshed net of metal for all to see.
  She had an affair with Achises and
  protected their son Aeneas during
  the battle of Troy. She also fell in
  love with Adonis and her tears when
  he was killed by a wild boar turned
  into anemones.
  At the wedding feast of Peleus and
  Thetis she was a contender, with
  Athena and Hera, for the golden apple
  tossed into the assembly by Eris. She
  won by bribing Paris, who was asked
  to be the judge, by promising him
  access to Helen, the most beautiful
  woman in the world. As a result she
  supported the Trojans against the
  Greeks during the Trojan War.
  In some versions she appears as an
  androgynous deity with a beard, a
  combination of Hermes and Aphrodite
  (hermaphrodite).
  Her birds were the dove, the
  sparrow and the swan; her tree was the
  myrtle and her symbol a shell. Her
  chariot was drawn by eight unicorns.
  Aphrodite Pandemos
  Greek
  [=Roman Concordia]
  a version of Aphrodite as goddess of
  peace and harmony
  Aphroditus
  (see Hermaphroditus)
  Apis1
  Egyptian
  a bull-god: the sacred bull 
  son of Isis, conceived by lightning or 
  a sunbeam
  At Memphis he was worshipped in the
  form of a bull, an animal that was said
  to become Osiris or Ptah on its death.
  The bull was sacrificed when it was
  twenty-five years old and a new bull
  was installed. It was required to have
  the proper markings: a white triangle
  on the forehead, the shape of an eagle
  on the back and a lump shaped like a
  scarab under the tongue.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Hapy, god of the Nile.
  He is depicted as a black bull with
  wings, bearing the solar disc and the
  uraeus between the horns.
  (see also Epaphus.Serapis)
  Apis2
  Greek
  son of Phoroneus and Teledice
  He was killed by Aetolus in a
  chariot race.
  Apis3
  Mesopotamian
  a bee-god
  Apisaon
  Greek
  son of Phausius
  He was killed by Eurypylus during the
  siege of Troy.
  Apisirahts
  (see Apisuahts)
  Apisuahts
  North American
  [Apisirahts.Morning Star]
  the morning star deity of the Blackfoot
  Indians, in some accounts
  son of Natos and Kokomikeis
  consort of Soatsaki
  father of Poia
  (see also Scarface)
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  Apkallu
  Apollo2
  Apkallu
  Mesopotamian
  [Seven Sages]
  envoys of the god Ea
  These beings are variously given as
  seven, eight or sixteen in number.
  Aplu
  Roman
  [=Greek Apollo]
  an Etruscan weather-god
  Apnapurna
  (see Anna-Purna)
  Apo1
  Persian
  a Zoroastrian spirit of sweet waters
  one of the Yazatas
  Apo2
  South American
  an Inca mountain-god
  apo3
  South American
  [=Aymara mallcu]
  gods and spirits of the Quecha
  Apo-Inti
  Central American
  an aspect of Inti as ‘lord sun’
  Apo-Katawan
  Pacific Islands
  a god of a Negrito tribe in the Philippines
  Apo-tampu
  (see Pacari)
  Apocanallotl
  Central American
  an Aztec water deity
  Apocatequil
  South American
  an Inca chief-priest to the moon-god
  a god of evil in some accounts
  son of Guamansuri
  twin brother of Piguerao
  His father had seduced the sister of the
  Guachimines 
  so 
  they 
  killed
  Guamansuri, and after the birth of the
  twins, their sister also. Apocatequil
  restored her to life and killed the
  Guachimines. Instructed by Ataguchu,
  the brothers were able to escape from
  the Cave of Refuge where they had
  been sheltering.
  In another version Apocatequil was
  the father of twins who were hatched
  from eggs and later became cultural
  heroes of the tribe.
  In some stories Apocatequil and his
  brother dug up the earth to release the
  progenitors of the Incas from their
  subterranean home.
  Apochquiahuayan
  (see Mictlan)
  Apollidon
  European
  a magician
  emperor of Greece
  husband of Grimanesa
  He built a marvellous palace on Firm
  Island where he lived happily with his
  wife. When he left to become emperor
  of Greece, he left behind the Arch of
  True Lovers and the Forbidden
  Chamber to test the purity of lovers
  who tried to enter.
  Apollo1
  British
  a king of Lyonesse
  son of Sador and Chelinde
  husband of Gloriande
  father of Canaces
  Sador left Chelinde and her son,
  Apollo, and returned many years later.
  Apollo, not recognising his father,
  killed him.
  In some accounts his father is given
  as 
  Lucius 
  and 
  Apollo 
  is 
  said
  inadvertently to have married his own
  mother.
  Apollo2
  Greek
  [Abaeus.Abaios.Aguieus.Agyieus.
  Aleuromantes.Apellon.Apollon.
  Apotropaeus.Archer God.Atepomarus.
  Carneios.Catharsius.Cynthius.Delian.
  Delius.Delphinius.Eulalon.Hecatos.Helius.
  Karn(ei)os.Loxias.Lyc(a)eus.Lykaios.
  Lyc(el)ius.Lycian.Musagetes.Nomius.
  Paean.Pae(e)on.Paion.Pasturer.Phoebus
  Apollo.Pytheus.Pythian.Pyth(i)us.
  Rat-killer.Sminthian.Smintheus.
  Sminthius.Sol.Tortor.Tyrxis:=British
  Maponus:=Etruscan Aplu.Veiovis:=Gaulish
  Atepomarus:=Roman Apellun]
  mouse-god and god of archery, beauty,
  doors, embarkation, light, medicine,
  music, poetry, prophecy, public places,
  roads, shepherds, truth, wolves: one
  of the Olympians
  in the Roman pantheon, the god of
  light, sun
  son of Zeus by Leto
  son of Hephaetus by Athena, some say
  twin brother of Artemis
  brother of Lychnis, some say
  He was born on the island of Delos
  and reared by Themis. While still an
  infant he killed the serpent Python 
  at Delphi.
  He fought with Idas for the hand of
  Marpessa, who chose to marry Idas.
  He loved the youth Hyacinthus.
  Grieving at his death, caused by a
  discus 
  thrown 
  by 
  Apollo 
  but
  deliberately diverted by the West
  Wind, made the hyacinth flower
  spring up where the boy’s blood
  stained the earth. He also loved
  Cassandra and gave her the power of
  prophecy, but when she rejected his
  love, he decreed that her prophecies
  should never be believed. In similar
  fashion he granted the Sibyl of Cumae
  the power of prophecy and as many
  years as she held grains of sand, but
  withheld the gift of youth when she
  rejected his advances, so that she grew
  old and shrivelled and asked to die.
  Another lover, the young hunter
  Cyparissus, died of grief when he
  accidentally killed the god’s pet stag.
  He was changed by Apollo into a
  cypress tree.
  Apollo fell in love with the nymph
  Daphne, who ran away at his
  approach. Before he could overtake
  her, her father, the river-god Peneus,
  turned her into a laurel tree, which
  became a tree sacred to Apollo.
  He fell in love with Coronis and
  seduced her. When his bird, the
  raven, told him that she was having
  an affair with Ischys, he killed her but
  rescued his unborn son, Asclepius.
  He turned the raven, until then a
  white bird, black.
  In 
  some 
  stories 
  he 
  fathered
  Asclepius on Arsinoe rather than
  Coronis and in some the black bird
  involved is the crow.
  He had many other affairs and
  fathered a number of children
  including: Amphithemis on Pasiphae;
  Anius on Rhoea; Aristaeus on Cyrene;
  Asclepius on Coronis or, some say, on
  Arsinoe; Cycnus on Hyrie; Hygeius on
  Aethusa; Hyperenor on Aethusa;
  Iamus on Evadne; Idmon on Cyrene;
  Ion on Creusa; Linus on Psamathe or
  Urania; Miletus on Areia or Pasiphae;
  Mopsus on Manto, some say; Orpheus
  on Calliope, some say.
  He changed one of his sons,
  Cycnus, into a swan.
  When Zeus slew Asclepius for
  attempting 
  to 
  raise 
  the 
  dead
  Hippolytus, Apollo avenged his
  death by killing the Cyclopes Arges,
  Brontes and Steropes. For this he was
  punished by Zeus who condemned
  him to serve as a slave. In some
  versions he served King Laomedon,
  helping Poseidon to build the walls
  of Troy, in others King Admetus of
  Thessaly. Some say he served the two
  kings in separate punishments.
  With the help of Artemis he killed
  the giant Tityus who was attempting
  to rape Leto. He and Artemis killed all
  fourteen children of Niobe for a slight
  to the goddess.
  He engaged in a musical contest
  with Pan and when Midas adjudged
  the latter to have won, awarded him
  the ears of an ass. In a similar contest
  with the satyr Marsyas, Apollo won
  and flayed the loser alive. His music
  helped him when he and Poseidon
  built the walls of Troy as he was able to
  charm the stones into position merely
  by playing his lyre.
  He turned the Lemnian serpent to
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  stone. When Orion showed signs of
  having designs on Artemis, Apollo
  arranged with Mother Earth to have
  him harried by a huge scorpion, but set
  him and his lyre in the heavens when
  he died.
  At the siege of Troy he helped the
  Trojans against the Greeks and guided
  the arrow that killed Achilles.
  He is credited with the invention of
  the lute and the cithara and was given
  the lyre by Hermes.
  His animal was the dolphin and his
  bird was the crow (or raven).
  He is usually depicted with a bow
  and arrows and accompanied by lions.
  His chariot was drawn by griffins.
  Apollo Agyieus
  Greek
  a name for Apollo as a street-god: a
  stone column placed at the entrance
  door of houses in Athens
  Apollo Carneios
  Greek
  a name for Apollo as a rain-god
  Apollo Cunomaglus
  British
  [Horned Lord]
  a name for Apollo envisaged as a form
  of Cernunnos
  Apollodorus
  Greek
  a 2nd C BC mythographer
  He was the author of Bibliotheke.
  Apollon
  (see Apollo2)
  Apollonius1
  Greek
  a 3rd C BC poet
  He was the author of Argonautica, the
  story of Jason and his crew.
  Apollonius2
  Greek
  a magician
  He is said to have discovered that the
  prospective wife of Menippus was, in
  fact, a serpent or lamia.
  In some accounts it was his own wife
  who was the lamia.
  Apollyon
  Greek
  the angel of the Abyss
  Apomyios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as ‘Lord of the Flies’
  Apone
  Roman
  a fountain in Padua said to have
  healing qualities
  Aponibolinayen
  Pacific Islands
  [Tinguian]
  wife of Aponitolau
  mother of Kanag
  She was a beautiful Philippine maiden
  who was carried up to the heavens by a
  vine that coiled itself round her, and
  there she married Aponitolau, the sun.
  Her son was born when she
  scratched an itchy spot on her finger.
  Aponitolau
  Pacific Islands
  [Ini-Init]
  the sun
  husband of Aponibolinayen
  father of Kanag
  Apop
  (see Apep)
  apophatic
  description of deity by listing what
  God is not
  Apophis
  Greek
  the Greek name for Apep
  apophrades
  Greek
  days held to be unlucky
  These included the days in Anthesteria
  when the dead were said to visit their
  old homes.
  Apostrophia
  Greek
  a name of Aphrodite as ‘she who 
  turns away’
  Apotropaeus
  Greek
  a name of Apollo as ‘guardian of men
  and animals’
  apotropaism
  a magic ritual to divert evil
  This ceremony varies from one culture
  to another. In Europe, for example,
  naked women pulling a plough by
  night are said to be able to ward off
  disease, whereas, in other cases, a
  single horseshoe over a door will
  suffice. In Japan the ritual involves the
  sacrifice of some animal, such as a pig,
  to save the crops. Many plants are said
  to be efficacious and are used in these
  rituals.
  Apoyan Tachi
  North American
  [All-Covering Father Sky. Apoyan Tachu]
  sky-god of the Zuni: god of the North
  father by Awitelin Tsta of the first
  man, Poshaiyankayo
  He was formed from the splitting of
  the 
  early 
  hermaphrodite 
  god,
  Awonawilona, into two separate sexes,
  Awitelin Tsta and Apoyan Tachi.
  Some say that he was created by
  Awonawilona from sea foam.
  Apoyan Tachu
  (see Apoyan Tachi)
  Apparas
  Baltic
  Lapp forest spirits
  These beings are said to be the souls of
  children who have been killed. They
  control the grass and the trees.
  apparition
  a spirit appearance of a ghost: a
  supernatural vision
  Appiades
  Roman
  5 goddesses of peace
  These 
  deities, 
  represented 
  on
  horseback, were Concordia, Pallas,
  Peace, Venus and Vesta.
  Apple Island
  (see Avalon)
  Apple of Discord
  Greek
  the golden apple tossed by Eris into
  the wedding feast of Peleus 
  and Thetis
  This apple, said to be inscribed ‘For
  the fairest’, caused argument between
  Aphrodite, Athena and Hera; Paris was
  appointed to adjudicate. His decision
  to award the prize to Aphrodite, who
  promised him Helen as a reward, led
  to the Trojan War.
  The apple was one of the Apples of
  the Hesperides, stolen by Eris.
  Apples of Iduna
  Norse
  [Apples of Youth]
  the apples produced from the magic
  basket owned by Iduna
  Iduna gave these apples to the gods to
  maintain 
  their 
  state 
  of 
  eternal
  youthfulness. Some of them were once
  stolen by Thiassi and recovered by
  Loki.
  Apples of Pyban
  Greek
  fruit that sustained the pygmies by
  smell alone
  Apples of Samarkand
  Arabian
  apples that, in The Arabian Nights,
  could cure any illness
  Apples of Stakhar
  mythical apples, sweet on one side,
  bitter on the other
  Apples of the Hesperides
  Greek
  the golden apples that grew on the
  tree given to Hera at her wedding
  This tree was guarded by the
  Hesperides, the daughters of Atlas,
  and its apples were the object of the
  eleventh labour of Hercules.
  The apples themselves were the
  colour of gold and tasted like honey.
  Used as missiles, they always struck
  whatever they were aimed at and
  returned to the thrower’s hand. They
  also had the power of healing.
  Apples of Youth
  (see Apples of Iduna)
  Appuleius
  (see Apuleius)
  apratibuddha
  Buddhist
  [abuddha]
  the transcendental self
  Aprilists
  worshippers of the Bull
  Aprodita
  Roman
  [=Greek Aphrodite]
  the Italic goddess of love
  apsara
  (see apsaras)
  apsaras1
  Hindu
  [apsara:plur=apsarases:=Persian peri]
  a goddess of fertility
  a water spirit: a nymph of heaven
  These nymphs are the dancers said to
  provide 
  entertainment 
  with 
  the
  singers, 
  the 
  Gandharvas, 
  in 
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  Ar-soghotch
  Svarga, Indra’s heaven, or in Sukhavati.
  Some say these beings, numbering
  many millions, were created at the
  Churning of the Ocean and appear as
  birds, clouds, butterflies, etc.
  In some accounts they were capable
  of causing madness, and some say they
  lived in fig trees.
  apsaras2
  Tibetan
  local deities
  apsarases
  (see apsaras)
  apsasatu
  Mesopotamian
  a female apsasu
  apsasu
  Mesopotamian
  [fem=apsasatu]
  a sphinx-like winged lion with a
  human head
  Apsu
  (see Abzu)
  Apsu-Rushtu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Egyptian Nun:=Sumerian Abzu]
  the Babylonian god of the 
  primitive waters
  consort of Tiamat
  Apsurtos
  (see Apsyrtus)
  Apsyrtus
  Greek
  [Absyrtus.Apsurtos]
  son of Aetes and Idyia
  brother of Chalciope and Medea 
  When his sister Medea left Colchis
  with Jason after he had seized the
  Golden Fleece, Apsyrtus either went
  with her in the Argo or followed in one
  of the ships of the Colchian fleet,
  depending on who is telling the story.
  In the former tale, Medea killed him
  and threw pieces of his body
  overboard to delay the following ships,
  which stopped to collect the pieces. In
  the other story she induced Apsyrtus
  to come ashore where he was killed by
  Jason waiting in ambush.
  Aptya
  (see Indra.Trita)
  Apu-Hau
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian storm-god
  son of Tawhiri
  Apu-illapu
  (see Ilyapa)
  Apu-Ko-Hai
  Pacific Islands
  a fish-god of the Mangaia Islanders
  Apu Lagang
  East Indian
  the spirit world of the Dayaks
  Apu-Matangi
  New Zealand
  a Maori storm-god
  son of Tawhiri
  Apu Ollanta
  South American
  the story of Ollanta and Curi-Coyllur 
  Apu Punchau
  (see Inti)
  Apuat
  (see Wepwawet)
  Apuatu
  Egyptian
  an early form of Osiris
  apuku
  South American
  [=Ashanti mmoatia:=Brazil saci:=Dahomey
  zizan:=Nigeria ijimere]
  forest spirits of the Gurana (Surinam)
  Apuleius, Lucius
  Roman
  [Appuleius]
  a 2nd C writer
  husband of Aemilia Pudentilla
  Born in Africa, he studied in Athens
  and Rome and was the author of 
  The Golden Ass, which includes the
  story of Cupid and Psyche.
  He was accused of having acquired
  his wife, a rich widow, by making use
  of magic, but was acquitted of the
  charge.
  Apulunus
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god of gates
  Apurimac
  South American
  [Great Speaker]
  a river revered as an oracle
  Apus1
  South American
  mountain spirits of Peru
  When Roal killed all the people with
  the heat of the sun, the Apus created
  Collari and Inkari who became the
  ancestors of a new population.
  Apus2
  a monster
  This beast was said to have no 
  hind legs.
  Aqas-Xena-Xenas
  North American
  a hero of the Chinook
  As a boy he climbed on to a chain
  fastened to an arrow and so reached
  heaven. There he married the Moon
  and they bore conjoined twins, which
  Blue-Jay separated.
  Aqat
  (see Aqhat)
  Aqhat
  Canaanite
  [Ahat.Aqat.Aqht]
  son of King Daniel and Danatiya
  He was given a marvellous bow made
  by Kothar, which Anat coveted. When
  he refused her offer of immortality in
  exchange for the bow, she had him
  killed by Yatpan. His body was eaten
  by Samal. As a result, darkness
  descended on the earth, and plants and
  animals began to die. With the help of
  El, Anat rescued Aqhat from the
  underworld and restored the bow to its
  rightful owner, whereupon things
  returned to normal. 
  In one story Aqhat’s body was eaten
  by vultures (including Samal). Daniel
  prayed to Baal who broke the vultures’
  wings so that they fell to the ground
  where Daniel ripped open their
  gizzards and rescued the pieces of his
  son, which he then buried with 
  due ceremony.
  Aqht
  (see Aqhat)
  Aqrab
  Arabian
  the Zodiacal sign Scorpio
  Aqua
  South American
  a bird woman in the lore of the Incas
  sister of Torito
  Two brothers who escaped the flood
  came back to their hut one day to find
  food and drink already prepared. The
  elder brother watched and discovered
  that Aqua and Torito were responsible,
  but were frightened when they saw
  him and failed to return for some time.
  When they did come back, the
  younger brother trapped one of the
  bird-women and she lived with him for
  a long time, bearing a number of
  children who became the ancestors of
  the Canaris tribe.
  aquarelle
  a blue gemstone
  This stone is said by some to prevent
  quarrels, improve intellect, cure a
  number of ailments, help those
  searching for hidden objects and
  protect against poison.
  Aquarius
  [=Arab Dahu:=Mesopotamian Giz]
  the eleventh sign of the Zodiac,
  the water-carrier
  Aquaticus
  (see David2)
  Aquiel
  [Sargat]
  a demon that can be called up 
  on Sundays
  Aquila
  (see Ch’ien Niu.Hikoboshi)
  Aquilant
  European
  son of Oliver
  brother of Griffon
  Aquiline
  European
  the horse of Raymond, a Christian
  knight
  Raymond fought at the capture of
  Jerusalem and killed the king, Aladine.
  Aquilo
  Roman
  [Aquilon.Septentrio:=Greek Boreas]
  the north wind
  Aquilon
  (see Aquilo)
  Aquitain
  (see Melot)
  Aquitaine
  (see Melot)
  Aquosus
  Greek
  a Latin name for Orion as ‘bringer 
  of rain’
  Aquqim
  Phoenician
  [Okelim]
  fabulous horned beings, like Baal
  himself, used by El in his fight 
  with Baal
  Ar-soghotch
  Siberian
  the first man, in the lore of the Yakut
  son of Ar-tojon and Kybai-Khotun
  He is regarded as the progenitor of the
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  Aranzakh
  human race and lives in paradise
  nourished by the Zambu tree.
  Ar-tojon
  Siberian
  a supreme god of the Yakut
  consort of Kybai-Khotun
  father of Ar-soghotch
  Ar Zori
  (see Palesmurt)
  A’ra1
  Arabian
  a local god
  Ara2
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Iban of Borneo,
  a primaeval creator
  Ara and Irik flew, in the form of birds,
  over the primordial ocean. They drew
  two eggs from the waters and from
  them they made earth and sky. They
  then made men from soil and gave
  them life.
  Ara3
  Greek
  [Arae]
  a goddess of retribution and destruction
  This name was also used for the
  destructive sisters, the Furies.
  Ara4
  (see Aray.Er1)
  Ara mitama
  Japanese
  a violent spirit
  Ara Tiatia
  (see Ara Tiotio)
  Ara Tiotio
  Pacific Islands
  [Ara Tiatia:=Australian Awhiowhio]
  a Polynesian god of whirlwinds
  (see also Aratiatia)
  Arabian bird
  Greek
  a Greek name for the phoenix
  Arabian Nights’ Entertainments
  Arabian
  [The Thousand Nights and a Night]
  The story of Shahriyar who married a
  new wife every day and executed her
  next morning. Scheherazade saved her
  life by telling him fascinating stories,
  including the seven epic voyages of
  Sinbad, Ali Baba And the Forty Thieves,
  Aladdin’s Lamp and other stories, for a
  thousand and one nights, until he was
  over his madness.
  Arabu kami
  Japanese
  an evil spirit
  Arachne
  Greek
  [‘spider’]
  a Lydian weaver
  daughter of Idmon
  She challenged Athena at weaving.
  When her work turned out to be the
  equal of that of the goddess, Athena
  beat her severely, whereupon Arachne
  hanged 
  herself. 
  The 
  remorseful
  Athena changed her into a spider so
  that she could continue spinning 
  and weaving.
  In some versions she is described as
  the goddess of weaving.
  Arad-Ama-arhus
  (see Ama-arhus)
  Arad Ea
  Mesopotamian
  [Ardi-Ea:=Greek Charon]
  a Babylonian ferryman who carried the
  dead across the Sea of Death or the
  River of Death, Khubur
  a descendant of Utnapishtim
  He carried Gilgamesh or Izdubar to
  see Utnapishtim in the Island of 
  the Blessed.
  Arada
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Aradia
  (see Gospel of the Witches)
  Arae
  (see Ara3)
  Arahan
  (see arhat.Eighteen Lohan)
  Arahant
  (see arhat.Eighteen Lohan)
  Arahat
  (see arhat.Eighteen Lohan)
  Arahito-gami
  Japanese
  the mikado regarded as the
  incarnation of a deity
  Arahuta
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Tawhaki by Tangotango
  Araidhe
  Irish
  a wizard
  He was said to be an ancestor of the
  Dalraida people, and in some accounts
  is the brother of Ollav Fola.
  arak
  Cambodian
  a guardian spirit
  This spirit, often that of an ancestor,
  lives in the house or in a nearby tree so
  that it can watch over the family. If a
  member of the family should fall ill,
  the shaman is called in to attend the
  patient and can cause the arak to
  materialise and help with the cure,
  which involves exorcising the evil
  spirit that is causing the illness.
  Arakan
  (see Rakan)
  Arakho
  (see Alka)
  Aralez
  (see Jaralez)
  Aralgho Goa
  (see ‘Brug-ma)
  Arallu
  (see Aralu)
  Aralo
  Russian
  a Georgian god of agriculture
  Aralu
  Mesopotamian
  [Arallu.Araru.Emeslam.(House of)
  Meslam.Shuala:=Egyptian Sehket-Aaru:
  =Sumerian Cuthah]
  the Babylonian underworld ruled by
  Nergal and Allatu or Ereshkigal
  Aram
  Armenian
  son of Harma
  He is said to have fought and defeated
  the god, Baal-Samin.
  Arama
  South American
  in the lore of the Moxos tribe, a 
  sun-god
  Aramaita
  (see Armaiti)
  Aramati
  Hindu
  a Vedic goddess, devotion personified
  Aramazd
  Armenian
  [=Georgian Armaz:=Persian Ahura Mazda]
  a supreme god
  father of Anahit, Mihr and Nane
  (see also Ormzdakan)
  Arana
  (see Erana)
  Aranbul
  Korean
  a minister in the service of Tan’gun
  Arannan
  Irish
  son of Milesius
  On the voyage from Spain to Ireland
  he fell, from the top of the ship’s mast,
  into the sea and drowned.
  Aranrhod
  Welsh
  [Arianr(h)od.Arionrod.Silver Circle]
  goddess of the dawn in Welsh lore
  moon-goddess
  footholder to King Math
  daughter of Beli and Don
  sister of Gilfaethwy and Gwydion
  mother of Nwyvre by Gwydion
  She applied for the job of footholder
  to 
  King 
  Math 
  after 
  Goewen’s
  departure, but when the king tested
  her for virginity with his magic wand,
  she produced a baby, Dylan, who
  immediately took to the sea. In some
  versions the birth was accompanied by
  a drop of blood, which Gwydion
  collected in a handkerchief. This
  developed into another child, Llew,
  who was raised by Gwydion but who
  was cursed by Aranrhod so that he
  could never marry a mortal woman. 
  Other versions say that Dylan and
  Llew were born together; others that
  there were three children, Dylan, Llew
  and Nwyvre; others that Llew was the
  son of Goewen by Gilfaethwy who had
  raped her in the king’s absence, when
  he was engaged in battle with Pryderi.
  The more general view is that the
  children were the sons of Gwydion.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Argante.
  Aranunna
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘counsellor’
  Aranvaz
  Persian
  one of the wives of Azhi Dahak
  Thraetona fathered three sons, Eraj,
  Salm 
  and 
  Tur, 
  with 
  Aranvaz 
  and Ahaharnaz.
  Aranyakas
  Hindu
  sacred writings of the forest hermits
  Aranyani
  Hindu
  a woodland-goddess
  Aranzakh
  Persian
  a river-god, the Tigris personified
  He was one of the three gods spat out
  by Kumarbi or, in some accounts,
  produced from the earth. The other
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  Arapacana1
  Archalaus
  two gods were Tasmisu and Teshub.
  Arapacana1
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
  Arapacana2
  Buddhist
  a name for the 5 Buddhas as a group
  arara
  Central American
  the firebird or sunbird with whom the
  god Ah Kin, as Kinich Kakmo, 
  was identified
  Arariel
  a guardian spirit of the waters
  Araru
  (see Aralu)
  Aras
  Greek
  father of Elatus
  arase
  African
  a name for the unicorn in the
  Kordofan area of the Sudan
  Arathaso
  Burmese
  malevolent tree spirits
  Aratiatia
  New Zealand
  Maori land of spirits in the sky 
  (see also Ara Tiotio.Irihia.Tahekaroa)
  Aration
  an astral spirit governing the 
  planet Saturn
  one of the Olympic Spirits
  This being can turn base minerals such
  as coal into precious minerals. It
  teaches the arts of the alchemist.
  Aratis
  Hindu
  a Vedic evil spirit
  Aravia
  British
  [Aravius]
  the mountain in Wales where Retho
  lived, now called Snowdon
  Aravius
  (see Aravia)
  Arawa
  African
  a moon-goddess of East Africa
  daughter of Tororut and Seta
  Arawn1
  Welsh
  [=British Herne:=Irish Midir]
  the Welsh god of the 
  underworld, Annwfn
  He was hunting one day when Pwyll
  drove off his hounds and set his own
  pack on to the stag Arawn had been
  pursuing. To make recompense, Pwyll
  took Arawn’s place as king of the
  Underworld for one year while Arawn
  ruled Dyfed for Pwyll.
  King Arthur raided his realm to
  seize Arawn’s magic cauldron.
  (see also Gwyn1.Spoils of Annwfn)
  Arawn2
  (see Augusel)
  Aray
  Armenian
  [Are]
  a war-god
  Arazu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian artisan god
  Arban
  European
  a knight
  He was captured by the wife of the
  giant Famongomadan, who had been
  killed by Amadis, to avenge her
  husband’s death.
  Arbha
  (see Alva)
  Arbelleus
  (seek Arbellus)
  Arbellus
  British
  [Abelleus]
  a treacherous knight
  When Torre arrived at Arbellus’
  pavilion and seized the white bitch that
  he had been ordered by King Arthur
  to find, Arbellus rode after him to get
  the animal back. They fought and
  Torre toppled Arbellus. A damsel rode
  up and demanded his head because,
  she said, he had killed her brother.
  Arbellus ran off but Torre overtook
  him and killed him, carrying his body
  and the white bitch back to Arthur’s
  court.
  Arberth
  Welsh
  [Arbeth.Narbe(r)th]
  the court of Pwyll, chief of Dyfed
  The site had an enchanted mound,
  Gorsedd Arbewrth, Wales, where
  those who sat might see marvels or be
  made to suffer wounds. Pwyll sat there
  where he saw Rhiannon and it was
  here that Manawydan tried to hang the
  mouse that turned out to be Llywd’s
  wife.
  Arbeth
  (see Arberth)
  Arbu
  (see Ribhu)
  Arbuda
  Hindu
  a Vedic serpent demon, keeper of rain
  He was overcome by Indra, releasing
  rain for the benefit of mankind.
  Arca Dubh
  Irish
  [Black Arcan.Black Arky]
  a servant of Cumaill
  There are several versions of the death
  of Cumaill. In one he was killed in
  battle by Goll mac Morna. Others say
  he was killed by Arca Dubh using
  Cumaill’s own sword while he was
  sleeping or with a spear when he 
  was swimming.
  In some stories, Cumaill’s son Finn
  mac Cool later slew Arcan Dubh, so
  avenging his father’s death.
  Arcabone
  European
  an enchantress
  sister of Archalaus
  mother of Argantes, Furion 
  and Matroco
  She and her kin held the old king
  Lisuarte captive in their castle on the
  Forbidden Mountain. Esplandian, the
  king’s grandson, came to the rescue
  and killed her brother and her three
  sons. Overcome with grief, she threw
  herself to her death from the 
  castle walls.
  Arcadia
  Greek
  [Arcady.Arkadia]
  a bright, happy land in the East, the
  land of Pan
  Arcadian
  Greek
  a name for Artemis as a goddess of 
  the hunt
  Arcadian Hind
  (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Arcady
  (see Arcadia)
  Arcalaus
  (see Archalaus)
  Arcan
  a demon king
  Arcas
  Greek
  son of Callisto by Zeus
  husband of Erato
  In some accounts Arcas shot a bear
  that turned out to be his mother. Hera
  changed Callisto and Arcas into bears
  and Zeus had them placed in the
  heavens as the Great Bear and the
  Little Bear.
  Another account says that his
  grandfather, Lycaon, killed Arcas and
  served his flesh to Zeus, who restored
  Arcas and turned Lycaon into a wolf. A
  similar story is told of Nyctimus, son
  of Lycaon.
  Arcasia
  British
  intemperance personified in The 
  Faerie Queene
  She was defeated by the knight Guyon.
  Arceisius
  (see Arcisius)
  Arch-demon
  (see Ahriman)
  arch-magic
  powerful magic such as that required
  to restore the dead to life
  Arch of the Queen
  (see Utingo)
  Arch of True Lovers
  European
  an arch on Firm Island
  This 
  structure 
  was 
  erected 
  by
  Apollidon to test the purity of lovers
  who tried to pass through it. Many had
  tried and failed but some had been
  successful. When Amadis and his
  friends came to Firm Island, he and
  Agries passed through unharmed but
  both Galaor and Florestan refused to
  try.
  Archaeus
  [Archeus]
  a spirit investing all living things
  Archagathius
  Roman
  [Vulnerarius]
  a legendary physician renowned for his
  cruel methods of surgery
  Archalaus
  European
  [Arcalaus.Archaloius]
  an evil enchanter
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  Archaloius
  Ardhanari
  brother of Arcabone
  uncle of Argantes, Furion and Matroco
  He was held in prison by Amadis but
  his wife, in disguise, extracted a
  promise of help from Amadis. When
  she claimed the release of her
  husband, Amadis was bound to keep
  his promise.
  To obtain revenge, Archalaus
  captured Lisuarte, father of Oriana
  the wife of Amadis, and imprisoned
  him in the castle on Forbidden
  Mountain. Esplandian, Lisuarte’s
  grandson, helped by Urganda, killed
  Archalaus, together with his sister
  Arcabone and her three sons, and
  rescued his grandfather.
  Archaloius
  (see Archalaus)
  Archamp
  (see Battle of Archamp)
  Archarya
  (see Drona)
  Archbishop Turpin
  (see Turpin)
  Arche
  Greek
  one of the Muses in those accounts
  that say that there were 4 Muses
  Archelaus
  Greek
  son of Temenus
  brother of Creisus, Hyrnetho 
  and Perdiccas
  His 
  sister, 
  Hyrnetho, 
  married
  Deiphontes. When Temenus showed
  that he preferred his son-in-law to his
  own sons, they killed him.
  Archelochus
  Greek
  son of Antenor and Theano
  brother of Acamas
  He and his brother led the Dardanians
  fighting for Troy against the Greeks.
  Archemorus
  Greek
  [Arkhemorus]
  a later name of Opheltes
  Archenfield
  British
  the site of Amhar’s death at the hand
  of his father, King Arthur, and of his
  burial mound, Licat Anir
  Archer
  (see Sagittarius)
  archer god
  [bowyer god]
  a god armed with bow and arrows,
  such as the Greek Eros or the 
  Roman Cupid 
  (see also Apollo)
  Archeus
  (see Archaeus)
  Archier
  British
  the name taken by Gurgurant when he
  became a Christian
  archimage 
  a chief magician
  Archimago
  British
  the chief magician in The 
  Faerie Queene
  Architeles
  Greek
  father of Eunomus
  Archophoros
  Greek
  a dog of Orion
  Arcile
  British
  [Arsile]
  a companion of Morgan le Fay 
  (see also Alcina)
  Arcippe
  Greek
  daughter of Minyas
  With 
  her 
  sisters 
  Alcithoë 
  and
  Leucippe she tore to pieces Leucippe’s
  son, Hippasus, and ate him in a fit of
  madness induced by Dionysus, who
  was upset when they refused to join 
  his revels.
  Hermes changed all three sisters
  into birds.
  Arcisius
  Greek
  [Arceisius.Acrisius]
  father of Laertes, in some accounts
  Some say his mother was a bear.
  Arcismati
  Buddhist
  one of 12 deified spiritual spheres
  Arcite
  Greek
  a knight of Thebes
  cousin of Palamon
  He and Palamon, both captives of
  Theseus, fell in love with his daughter
  (or sister), Emily. She was promised as
  a prize in a tournament, which Arcite
  won. On his way to claim his prize, he
  was thrown from his horse and killed.
  Emily later married Palamon.
  Arcitenus
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian version of the centaur,
  with 2 heads
  Arctinus
  Greek
  [Arktinos]
  a 6th C BC poet
  He wrote the Aethiopis, the story of the
  events following the Trojan War, and
  The Sack of Troy.
  Arctophonos
  Greek
  a dog of Orion
  Arcturus
  Baltic
  in Finnish lore, a celestial archer
  It is said that the world will come to an
  end when he shoots down the star
  Bcahje-naste.
  Arcus
  (see Hermes)
  Ard-Greimne
  Irish
  [‘high power’]
  lord of Lethra
  father of Princess Aifa and Skatha
  Ard-mhac-Leinn
  Irish
  in some accounts, the Otherworld
  Ard Ri
  (see Ard Righ)
  Ard Righ
  Irish
  [Ard Ri.Ardri]
  the title of the high-king of Ireland
  Arda Viraz
  Persian
  a man who visited the underworld
  It is said that he drank poison so that
  he could go to the underworld to see
  what happened to the just and the
  sinners. He spent seven days and
  nights in a coma induced by the haoma
  draught and then recovered and was
  able to relate what he had seen.
  Ardabahisht
  (see Asha Vahishta)
  Ardad
  Persian
  a demon who misdirects travellers
  Ardan1
  British
  an uncle of King Arthur
  father of Helis
  Ardan2
  Irish
  one of the 12 champions of the
  Red Branch
  son of Elva and Usna
  brother of Ainlé and Naisi
  He was killed by Eoghan mac
  Durthacht, at the behest of Conor,
  when he and Ainlé arrived back at
  Macha after escorting Deidre and
  Naisi back from Scotland under safe
  conduct.
  Ardanari
  (see Ardhanari)
  Ardanata
  British
  wife of Degrabel
  Ardashir
  Persian
  a hero
  son of Babak
  Ardat Lile
  (see Lilith1)
  Ardat Lili
  (see Lilith1)
  Arddu
  Welsh
  [‘the dark one’]
  a Welsh name for Satan
  Arddu, Black Stone of 
  (see Black Stone of Arddu)
  Ardent Emperor
  (see Shen Nung)
  Ardericus
  (see Arderik)
  Arderik
  European
  [Ardericus]
  a courtier at Charlemagne’s court
  He became jealous of Amiles and Amis
  when they found favour at the court
  and denounced Amiles as the lover of
  the king’s daughter, Belisent, requiring
  Amiles to meet him in single combat
  to prove his innocence. Amis took his
  friend’s place and killed Arderik but
  was afflicted with leprosy as punish-
  ment for the deception.
  Arderydd
  Welsh
  [Arfderydd]
  the Welsh name for Arthuret
  Ardesial
  a moon demon 
  Ardhanari
  Hindu
  [Ardanari. ‘half-woman’]
  a god of eunuchs
  the combination, in a statue, of Shiva
  and his consort, Parvati or Durga
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  Ardhanari-Ishvara
  Arethusa1
  This combination of deities is depicted
  with the right side as male, the left side
  as female and sometimes with three
  heads.
  (see also Anna-Purna.
  Ardhanari-Ishvara)
  Ardhanari-Ishvara
  Hindu
  the deity Shiva, merged with Devi
  when Brahma needed females 
  at creation 
  (see also Ardhanari)
  Ardanarishvara
  (see Ardhanari-Ishvara)
  Ardi-Ea
  (see Arad-Ea)
  Ardokhsha
  Persian
  [=Greek Tyche]
  a goddess of good fortune
  Ardra
  (see Anuradha)
  Ardri
  (see Ard Righ)
  Arduina
  (see Arduinna)
  Arduinna
  Celtic
  [Arduina:=Roman Diana]
  a goddess of woods and hunting in Gaul
  She is depicted riding a boar.
  Arebati
  African
  a creator-god of the Bambuti
  Aredvi
  Persian
  a mythical river, one of the 4 flowing
  from the lake on the holy mountain,
  Mount Alburz
  Aredvi Sura Anahita
  Persian
  a lake on Mount Alburz
  This lake, full of milk and overhung by
  the haoma tree, is the source of four
  rivers, which flow to the cardinal points
  of the earth. 
  (see also Urvis)
  Areia1
  Greek
  [Aria]
  mother of Miletus by Apollo
  Areia2
  Greek
  [Aria]
  an armed goddess: a name of Aphrodite
  or Athena as a war goddess
  Areimanios
  (see Arimanes)
  Areithous
  Greek
  a king of Arcadia
  He was killed in battle by Lycurgus.
  Areius
  Greek
  son of Bias
  He was one of the Argonauts.
  Arejataspa
  Persian
  an opponent of Zoroaster
  King Vishtaspa, who was converted by
  Zoroaster, fought several battles with
  Arejataspa and finally defeated him.
  Arekoi
  (see Areskoui)
  Arelivri
  British
  a chief page at King Arthur’s court
  Aremata-Popoa
  (see Arematapopoto)
  Aremata-Rorua
  (see Aremataroroa)
  Arematapopoto
  Pacific Islands
  [Aremata-Popoa]
  a Tahitian sea demon
  Aremataroroa
  Pacific Islands
  [Aremata-Rorua]
  a Tahitian sea demon
  Arene
  Greek
  half-sister and wife of Aphareus
  mother of Idas and Lynceus
  Arensnuphis
  Egyptian
  [Ari-hes-nefer]
  a minor Sudanese god, attendant
  on Isis
  Areoi
  Pacific Islands
  [Arioi]
  a religious order in the Society Islands
  It is claimed that this organisation was
  established by Oro-Tetefa and his
  brother Uru-Tetefa, two gods who
  came down from heaven. Others say
  that they are descended from Rongo
  or Tangaloa. 
  Initiates are tattooed on entry and
  the patterns of their tattoos become
  more complex as they advance in the
  order. Their main function is in the
  celebration of festivals.
  Areon
  (see Arion)
  Areop-Enap
  Pacific Islands
  [Ancient Spider]
  a primaeval spider
  a creator deity in Nauru Island
  She was swallowed by a huge clam but,
  helped by a caterpillar, Rigi, and a
  shellfish, she opened the clam shell to
  make the earth. The top of the shell
  became the sky, the caterpillar became
  the sun and the shellfish became the
  moon. She made men from stones and
  had them support the sky.
  Some say that the caterpillar’s sweat
  formed the oceans, but he was
  drowned in the ocean and placed in
  the sky as the Milky Way.
  Areop-It-Eonin
  Pacific Islands
  a young spider
  He was born from a boil on the body
  of the tortoise Dabage and is said to
  have 
  brought 
  the 
  gift 
  of 
  fire 
  to mankind.
  areopagus
  Greek
  the site in Athens of the tribunal
  before which Ares was tried for
  killing Halirrhothius
  Ares1
  British
  father of Do
  Ares2
  Greek
  [Enyalius.Kandaon:=Egyptian Anhur:
  =Etruscan Maris:=Roman Gravidus.Mars]
  god of war, one of the Olympians
  son of Zeus and Hera
  son of Enyo, some say
  brother of Eris, Hebe and Hephaestus
  He was the father of Alcippe by
  Aglaurus, the Amazons, Cycnus,
  Oenomaus, Tereus, and of Deinus,
  Phobus and Harmonia by Aphrodite,
  Diomedes by Cyrene and also, in some
  accounts, of the god Eros.
  He was caught in bed with
  Aphrodite 
  by 
  her 
  husband
  Hephaestus who trapped them both
  in a fine metal net.
  When his daughter Alcippe was
  raped and abducted by Halirrhothius,
  he pursued them and killed the
  abductor. He was tried for murder 
  and acquitted.
  The young giants, Ephialtes and
  Otus, once imprisoned him in a
  bronze jar where he stayed for over a
  year until released by Hermes.
  In the Trojan War he was on the
  side of the Trojans but was wounded
  by Diomedes. On another occasion he
  was wounded in a fight with Heracles.
  In the form of a boar, he killed Adonis.
  His animal was the dog, his bird the
  vulture and his symbol a spear.
  Ares Mahrem
  Ethiopian
  the name for Ares in Ethiopia
  Areskoui
  North American
  [Agreskoui.Agriskoue.Aireskouy.
  Airsekui(Sutanditenr).Arekoi]
  a supreme god of the Hurons
  Aresthanas
  Greek
  the goatherd who found the
  abandoned baby Asclepius
  Areta
  (see Arete)
  Arete1
  Greek
  [Areta]
  daughter of Rhexanor
  wife of Alcinous
  mother of Nausicaa
  She and her husband made Odysseus
  welcome when he was cast ashore in
  their kingdom during his wanderings.
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Arete, guide of Heracles.
  Arete2
  Greek
  [Areta]
  goddess of virtue
  She guided Heracles in all his exploits.
  (see also Arete1)
  Arethousa
  (see Arethusa)
  Arethusa1
  Greek
  [Arethousa]
  a goddess of springs
  one of the Nereids
  She was a huntress. When she was
  bathing in a river after a chase, the
  river-god Alpheus tried to seduce her
  and pursued her when she ran off. To
  save her, Artemis turned her into a
  spring, which runs under the sea from
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  Arethusa2
  Argonautica
  Greece to Sicily. Alpheus found her
  after a long search and they were
  reunited, their waters flowing together
  to form one stream.
  In one version of the story of
  Demeter and Core, it was this nymph
  whose voice, in the burbling of the
  stream, told Demeter where her lost
  daughter could be found. She had seen
  Core in the underworld as she passed
  through en route to Sicily. An
  alternative story is told about the
  nymph Cyane.
  Arethusa2
  Greek
  [Arethousa]
  one of the Hesperides
  Aretia
  Armenian
  the earth personified
  Arezoshamana
  Persian
  a demon killed by Keresaspa
  Arfderydd
  (see Arderydd)
  Argadnel
  Irish
  [Silver Cloud]
  an island paradise
  One of the many islands visited by
  Bran during his famous voyage.
  Argalia
  European
  [Uberto]
  son of Galafron
  brother of Angelica
  He and his sister attended the great
  tournament arranged by Charlemagne,
  where, using his magic lance, he was
  able to defeat all-comers whom he
  fought on the condition that if they
  lost they would become his prisoners.
  He owned a marvellous horse,
  Rabican, which lived on air. He was
  killed by Ferrau at the tournament.
  Argalan-Zon
  Asian
  [=Hebrew reem]
  a huge animal
  (see reem)
  Argan
  British
  a man who wanted Uther’s 
  wife Igraine
  Uther defeated him and forced him to
  build a castle.
  Argante1
  British
  [Margante]
  an elf or fairy
  In some accounts she was queen of
  Avalon and equated with Morgan le
  Fay; others suggest that she was a form
  of Aranrhod.
  (see also Morgan le Fay)
  Argante2
  British
  a giantess, lust personified, in The
  Faerie Queene
  Argantes1
  European
  a Circassian prince
  He was sent as an ambassador from
  Egypt to Spain and was killed by Rinaldo.
  Argantes2
  European
  a giant
  son of Arcabone
  nephew of Archalaus
  brother of Furion and Matrico
  He was guarding the entrance to the
  castle of Archalaus when Esplandian
  arrived to rescue Lisuate and was
  killed when he tried to prevent the
  young man from entering.
  Arganthoe
  Greek
  wife of Rhesus
  She married Rhesus who was en route
  to help the Trojans in their war against
  the Greeks. He was killed, soon after
  he arrived, when Diomedes and
  Odysseus made a night raid on the city.
  Arganthoe went to Troy where she
  died of grief.
  Argasill
  a monster in the form of an antelope
  Arge
  Greek
  [Hyperoche]
  a Hyperborean virgin
  She and Opis are said to have come to
  Delos with Leto and her twins, Apollo
  and Artemis.
  Argeia
  (see Argia)
  Argeiphontes
  Greek
  [Argiphontes]
  a name for Hermes as god of the 
  dawn
  Argeius
  Greek
  son of Licymnius and Perimede
  brother of Melas and Oeonus
  He was killed when fighting for
  Heracles at Oechalia.
  Arges 
  Greek
  [Argis. ‘bright’.Pyracmon]
  one of the 3 original Cyclopes
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  Argestes
  Greek
  a wind from the north-west quarter
  Argetlam
  (see Airgedlamh)
  Argeus
  Greek
  [Argus]
  son of Phrixus and Chalciope
  brother of Cytisorus, Melanion 
  and Phrontis
  He was shipwrecked but he and his
  three brothers were picked up by the
  Argo en route to Colchis.
  (see also Argus4)
  Argia1
  Greek
  [Argeia]
  daughter of Adrastus
  sister of Aegialeus, Amphithea,
  Cyanippus and Deipyla
  wife of Polyneices
  mother of Thersander
  mother of Tinneus, some say
  In some versions she helped Antigone
  to bury Polyneices.
  Argia2
  Greek
  [Argeia]
  daughter of Autesion
  wife of Aristodemus
  mother of the twins Eurysthenes 
  and Procles
  Argia3
  (see Anguish)
  Argimpasa
  Scythian
  [=Greek Aphrodite]
  a goddess of love
  Argiope1
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Thamyris by Philammon
  Argiope2
  Greek
  daughter of Teuthras
  wife of Telephus, some say
  Argiphontes
  (see Argeiphontes)
  Argis
  (see Arges)
  Argistes
  British
  a man who was burned, hanged 
  and drowned
  Merlin prophesied that Argistes would
  die in such a fashion so Argistes set fire
  to Merlin’s house. When his own
  house caught fire, he ran to the well
  for water, became entangled with the
  chain about his neck, fell into the
  water and burned to death when the
  blazing timbers of the house were
  tossed into the well.
  Argius
  (see Anguish)
  Argo
  Greek
  [Argo Navis]
  the ship of Jason
  This 50-oared ship (some say 54-oared)
  was built by Argus for Jason and his men
  for their quest for the Golden Fleece.
  The prow, made from one of the talking
  oaks from Dodona and provided by
  Athena, acted as an oracle on the
  voyage. After the voyage, the ship was
  beached at Corinth where, years later,
  the rotting prow fell on the aged Jason
  and killed him. The rest of the hull was
  placed in the heavens by Poseidon.
  An entirely different version says
  that this was the ship used by Danaus
  to transport his fifty daughters when
  they fled from Egypt to escape from
  Aegyptus. This story says that they
  went to Rhodes; the original story says
  that they went to Argos where Danaus
  became king. Possibly there was
  confusion here between the ship and
  its destination.
  Argo Navis
  (see Argo)
  Argonautica
  Greek
  a book by Apollonius dealing with the
  voyage of the Argonauts
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  Argonauts
  Argonauts
  Argonauts
  Greek
  [Minyae.Minyans]
  the crew of the ship Argo who 
  sailed with Jason to recover 
  the Golden Fleece
  Jason had undertaken to bring back to
  Iolcus the ghost of Phrixus and the
  fleece of the golden ram on which he
  had fled from Iolcus to escape death.
  Assembling a crew from all parts of
  Greece, Jason set sail for Colchis
  where the fleece was hanging on a tree
  guarded by a serpent that never slept.
  At Lemnos, the crew fathered many
  sons of the women who had earlier
  killed every man on the island except
  King 
  Thoas. 
  Jason 
  slept 
  with
  Hypsipyle, the daughter who had
  helped Thoas to escape, fathering twin
  sons, Euneus and Thoas (Nebrophonus).
  Later in the voyage they landed on
  Arcton, Bear Island, where they were
  entertained by the king. A group of
  six-armed giants, the Gegeneis,
  attacked the ship but Heracles, who
  had been left on guard, killed them
  all. After leaving the island, the ship
  was driven back by adverse winds and
  they landed at night on Arcton where
  they were mistaken for pirates. The
  king, Cyzicus, was killed in the
  ensuing battle.
  When they stopped at Mysia, Hylas,
  who was acting as armour-bearer to
  Heracles, went ashore to find water.
  When he failed to reappear, Heracles
  and Polyphemus searched but failed to
  find him – he had been carried off by
  water nymphs to their underwater
  grotto. 
  The 
  searchers 
  had 
  not
  returned when Argo was ready to sail
  and they were left behind in Mysia.
  Heracles then resumed his Labours,
  which he had interrupted to join the
  expedition.
  At Bebrycos King Amycus, a boxer
  who challenged (and beat) all comers,
  challenged the crew. Polydeuces, an
  Olympic champion boxer, accepted
  the challenge and killed Amycus after a
  tremendous fight.
  At Salmydessus, they found the
  King Phineus harried by the Harpies
  and the winged brothers Calais and
  Zetes drove them off.
  Escaping the clashing rocks of the
  Symplegades 
  they 
  landed 
  at
  Mariandyne where Idmon was killed
  by a boar and Tiphys became ill and
  died. Great Ancaeus took over the role
  as navigator.
  They recruited Autolycus, Deleon
  and Phlogius at Sinope and were
  attacked by bronze birds – those of the
  Stymphalian birds that had escaped in
  the sixth Labour of Hercules – when
  Oileus was wounded. Later they
  picked up four castaways, Argeus,
  Cytisorus, Melanion and Phrontis,
  sons of Phrixus and Chalciope.
  At Colchis, Jason asked Aetes to
  hand over the fleece, which he agreed
  to do if Jason could yoke his fire-
  breathing bulls, plough the Field of
  Ares and sow the serpents’ teeth
  remaining from those sown by
  Cadmus at Thebes. At the behest of
  Aphrodite, Eros caused Medea to fall
  in love with Jason and she provided
  him with a lotion that protected him
  from the scorching breath of the bulls
  so that he was able to carry out the
  appointed task. When the armed men
  sprang from the soil, he provoked
  them to fight amongst themselves
  until none survived. Aetes reneged on
  his undertaking and threatened to kill
  the Argonauts so Medea led Jason and
  a few of his men to the place where the
  fleece was guarded by the immortal
  dragon which she lulled to sleep while
  Jason took the fleece. They all ran
  back to the Argo, escaping the ships of
  the Colchian fleet with just a few
  wounded and one, Iphitus, killed.
  At the entrance to the Danube the
  Colchian ships overtook Argo. What
  happened next is the subject of
  different accounts. In one version
  Medea 
  killed 
  her 
  half-brother,
  Apsyrtus, flinging pieces of his body
  overboard to delay the pursuers, who
  stopped to collect the pieces for burial.
  In another, Apsyrtus was in one of the
  following ships and agreed to a truce
  with Jason whereby Medea tem-
  porarily should be put in charge of a
  priestess and the king of the Brygians
  would decide whether she and the
  fleece should stay with Jason or be
  returned to Colchis. Medea, however,
  led Apsyrtus to believe that Jason had
  abducted her and induced him to come
  ashore, where Jason killed him from
  ambush. Without their leader the
  Colchian ships were easily routed and
  the Argonauts escaped, passing safely
  between the monster Scylla and the
  whirlpool Charybdis.
  Jason and Medea were purified of
  the murder of Apsyrtus by Circe the
  sorceress and then married.
  On the final leg of their return
  journey the Argo was forced by a
  strong wind to the shores of Libya
  where a huge wave carried the ship
  miles inland, leaving it high and dry in
  the desert. They managed to drag the
  ship to Lake Tritonis but could find no
  outlet to the sea. Two of the crew died
  during this period; Canthus was killed
  by the shepherd Caphaurus when he
  tried to steal some of his flock and
  Mopsus died from a snake bite. In the
  end, Triton himself dragged the ship
  overland to the Mediterranean and
  they sailed for Crete where the bronze
  guardian, Talos, attacked them with
  rocks. Medea quietened him with a
  sleeping draught and then pulled out
  the pin from his ankle, allowing the
  vital fluid to drain from his single vein,
  so killing him. An alternative story says
  that she prayed to Hades who caused
  Talos to graze his ankle on a rock, with
  the same fatal result.
  Arriving back at Iolcus, Jason found
  that his parents, Aeson and Alcimede,
  had killed themselves to escape death
  at the hands of Pelias who had then
  killed their infant son, Promachus. To
  avenge these deaths, Medea deceived
  the daughters of Pelias into believing
  that she had divine powers and then
  ordered them to kill and dismember
  their father. Alcestis refused but
  Evadne and Amphinome complied. A
  torch signal from the roof brought the
  Argonauts from hiding and they took
  Iolcus unopposed. Jason handed the
  throne to Acastus, son of Pelias, who
  had been one of the Argonauts and he
  promptly 
  banished 
  Evadne 
  and
  Amphinome to Arcadia. Others say
  that Jason was banished by the Iolcans
  who were appalled at the killing 
  of Pelias.
  From Iolcus, Jason sailed to
  Orchomenus, where he placed the
  Golden Fleece in the temple of Zeus,
  and then on to Corinth where he
  finally beached the Argo. Here Medea
  successfully claimed the throne of
  Corinth, which rightfully belonged to
  her father, and, with Jason as her king,
  ruled for ten years. When he found
  out that she had poisoned the previous
  ruler, Corinthus, he set about getting a
  divorce so that he could marry Glauce,
  in some stories Creusa, daughter of
  King Creon of Thebes. Medea
  stopped that by killing with fire not
  only Glauce and her father but all the
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  argopelter
  Arimaspi
  guests except Jason, although some say
  that he too died in the flames. By
  putting aside Medea, Jason had broken
  a promise, made in the name of the
  gods, never to desert her and he was
  thereafter an outcast. Late in life,
  sitting by the remains of Argo, he was
  killed when the prow or, in some
  accounts the stern-post, fell on him. In
  another version, Jason took his own
  life.
  argopelter
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  This beast is said to throw logs at
  passers-by.
  Argos
  (see Argus3.4.5)
  Argula
  Australian
  a trickster in the lore of the Aborigines
  Argus1
  British
  in some accounts, a son of Elaine,
  brother of Galahad
  Argus2
  British
  an African king
  He bought the young Rainburn from
  the Russians, who had kidnapped him,
  and eventually made him head of 
  his army.
  Argus3
  Greek
  [Argos]
  a dog of Odysseus
  He recognised his master when
  Odysseus finally returned after his
  wandering and then died.
  Argus4
  Greek
  [Argos] 
  the builder of the Argo
  Argus5
  Greek
  [Argos.(Argus) Panoptes.Hundred Eyes]
  a giant watchman with 100 eyes
  son of Inachus
  In some accounts he had only three
  eyes (one in the back of his head) 
  or four; others say that he had 1,000
  eyes.
  When Zeus turned Io into a heifer
  she was handed over to be guarded 
  by Argus.
  He was killed by Hermes who
  released Io on the orders of Zeus. His
  eyes were placed in the peacock’s tail
  by Hera.
  Argus6
  Greek
  son of Zeus by Niobe
  father of Peiras
  Argus7
  (see Argeus)
  Argus Panoptes
  (see Argus5)
  Arguth
  British
  an ancestor of Lot
  Argynnis
  Greek
  a title for Aphrodite as ‘the 
  gleaming one’
  Argynon
  Greek
  one of the Telchines, a silversmith
  Argyra
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Nereids
  The shepherd Selemnus was in love
  with her and almost died of grief when
  she deserted him.
  arhan
  (see arhat)
  arhant
  (see arhat)
  arhat
  Buddhist
  [arahant.arahat.arhan(t):=Chinese lohan:
  =Sanskrit sthavita]
  a monk who has attained supreme
  knowledge: one liberated from the
  cycle of death and re-birth: a saint
  In some accounts, the Buddha is said
  to have had fifty (or 500 or more)
  arhats. They are destined to become
  bodhisattvas.
  (see also Eighteen Lohan)
  Ari-hes-nefer
  (see Arensnuphis)
  Aria
  (see Areia)
  Ariadne
  Greek
  [Alpheta.Mistress of the Labyrinth:
  =Cretan Aridela]
  a minor goddess of vegetation
  daughter of Minos and Pasiphae
  sister of Phaedra
  When she saw Theseus, who had
  come to Crete as one of the seven
  youths to be sacrificed to the
  Minotaur, she fell in love with him and
  gave him the ball of magic twine that
  enabled him to escape from the
  Labyrinth after he had killed the
  Minotaur. She left Crete with him 
  but he left her on Naxos, either
  deliberately or, in some stories,
  inadvertently. There she was found by
  Dionysus who married her and
  fathered her children, Euanthes,
  Latronis, 
  Oenopion, 
  Staphylus,
  Tauropolus and Thoas.
  Other versions say that Theseus
  killed her on Naxos or that she died
  there in childbirth. When she died,
  Dionysus threw the crown she had
  worn at their wedding into the sky
  where it became the constellation
  Corona. She was later restored to
  Dionysus by Zeus.
  Arianrhod
  (see Aranrhod)
  Arianrod
  (see Aranrhod)
  Aribadale
  British
  daughter of Percival and Condwiramur
  sister of Kardiez and Lohenergrain
  She became the bearer of the Holy
  Grail after Repanse.
  Ariconte
  South American
  [Arikute]
  twin brother of Tamendonar
  The twins were born to one mother by
  two fathers – the god Maire and the
  mortal Sargoys – but neither knew
  which was immortal. Tests such as
  jumping between the clashing boulder
  Itha-Irapi and stealing from the
  demon Agnen failed to settle the
  matter. One twin was killed by the
  boulder, the other by Agnen but, in
  each case, the other brother revived
  his dead sibling so they never found
  out who was the son of a god.
  In another version the brothers are
  the survivors of the flood, which they,
  or in some stories, Irin Mage, used to
  put out the blaze sent by the creator
  god Monan to destroy the world; in
  another version Ariconte, as god of
  the night, is in conflict with his
  brother, god of the day. Another
  version says that the twins were
  Ariconte and Arikute.
  Aridela
  Greek
  the name for Ariadne in Crete
  Ariel1
  British
  a rebel angel in Milton’s Paradise Lost
  Ariel2
  a spirit of the air: a water spirit
  Aries1
  [=Arab Al Hamal.Al Kabah al-Alif:
  =Chinese Pai Yang]
  the first sign of the Zodiac, the ram
  This is the ram, Chrysomallon, of
  Greek legend, set in the heavens 
  by Zeus.
  Aries2
  British
  [Ayres]
  a cowherd
  He raised Pellinore’s son, Torre. In
  some accounts he was described as a
  king and said to be Torre’s father.
  Ariki Kafika Tuisifo
  Pacific Islands
  father of Faivaronga
  ariki-rahi
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian king regarded as a deity
  Arikute
  (see Ariconte)
  Arimanes
  Greek
  [Areimanious]
  the Greek name for Ahriman
  Arimanius
  Roman
  the Roman name for Ahriman
  Arimaspea
  Greek
  a poem said to have been written by
  Aristeas, telling the story of 
  the Arimaspi
  Arimaspeans
  (see Arimaspi)
  Arimaspi
  Greek
  [Arimaspeans.Arimaspians.Arimaspoi]
  one-eyed horsemen: Scythians
  These inhabitants of the North were
  said to be permanently at war with the
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  Arimaspians
  Arjuna-Wiwaha
  griffins who guarded the stream
  flowing with gold.
  Arimaspians
  (see Arimaspi)
  Arimaspoi
  (see Arimaspi)
  Arimbi
  Pacific Islands
  a giantess
  mother of Gatutkaca by Bima
  Ariniddu
  (see Arinna)
  Arinna
  Mesopotamian
  [Ariniddu.Queen of Heaven:=Hurrian
  Hebet]
  a goddess, guardian of the kingdom
  Arioch
  British
  a fallen angel in Milton’s Paradise Lost
  Arioi
  (see Areoi)
  Arion1
  Greek
  [Areon]
  a winged horse with the gift of speech
  and with human feet
  This animal was fathered by Poseidon,
  in the form of a stallion, on Demeter
  in the form of a mare. It drew
  Poseidon’s chariot. Other versions say
  the parents were Poseidon and Erinys
  or Gaea and a harpy. 
  When Poseidon loaned his chariot
  to Pelops, the horse passed to his 
  son Copreus and later to Adrastus
  and Heracles.
  Arion2
  Greek
  [Areon]
  son of Cycleus or Poseidon by Oneaea
  Arion was a champion lyre player who
  won a music contest in Sicily. When
  the crew of the ship taking him back to
  Corinth tried to rob him, he jumped
  overboard and was carried home 
  on the back of a dolphin. Arion and 
  his lyre were placed in the heavens 
  by Apollo.
  Arionrod
  (see Aranrhod)
  Ariosto, Luduvico
  Italian
  (1477–1533)
  a poet who wrote stories of
  Charlemagne’s paladins, including
  Orlando Furioso
  Arisatun
  Malay
  son of Alexander the Great (Iskandar)
  and Syarul Baria
  Arisba
  Greek
  [Arisbe]
  sister of Merops
  the first wife of Priam
  She later married Hyrtacus and bore
  Asius, Eurotas and Nisus.
  Arisbe
  (see Arisba)
  Arishi
  African
  a canopy
  In the lore of the Swahili, God 
  built this canopy to shelter his
  throne, Kurusi.
  Arishta
  Hindu
  a bull demon
  Kansa the tyrant posted this demon to
  kill Krishna but the god killed both the
  demon and Kansa.
  Arishtat
  Persian
  a goddess of truth and honesty
  Aristaeus
  Greek
  [Aristaios]
  a beekeeper
  son of Apollo and Cyrene
  husband of Autonoe
  father of Actaeon and Macris
  He killed a lion on Mount Pelion and
  the first swarm of bees emerged from
  its carcase. He fell in love with
  Eurydice. When she ran away from
  him she was bitten by a snake and died.
  As punishment, all his bees died and he
  fought with Proteus to make him
  disclose what had caused their death.
  When he sacrificed some cattle to the
  dead nymph’s memory, bees rose from
  the rotting carcases. He was later
  revered as the god of shepherds and
  beekeepers.
  Aristaios
  (see Aristaeus)
  Aristeas
  Greek
  a priest of Apollo
  He made a journey to the North to try
  to locate the Hyperboreans. In some
  accounts he accompanied Apollo in
  the form of a raven.
  He was once reported dead but
  appeared soon afterwards, before
  disappearing again for seven years. He
  then 
  reappeared 
  with 
  a 
  poem,
  Arimaspea, about the Arimaspi and
  disappeared again. Some 240 (or 340)
  years later, Aristeas appeared yet again
  and made the people of Metapontum
  build a statue of himself at the shrine
  of Apollo.
  When not appearing as a human, he
  took the form of a stag.
  Aristodemus1
  Greek
  a king of Messenia
  husband of Argia
  He 
  sacrificed 
  his 
  daughter 
  to
  safeguard his country in the war with
  Sparta; when this sacrifice proved
  useless, he committed suicide on her
  grave.
  Aristodemus2
  Greek
  son of Aristomachus
  brother of Cresphontes and Temenus
  father of the twins Eurysthenes 
  and Procles
  He was killed by lightning or Apollo’s
  arrows in an attack made by the
  Heraclidae on the Peloponnese.
  Aristomachus
  Greek
  son of Talaus and Lysimache
  father of Aristodemus, Cresphontes
  and Temenus
  He 
  was 
  killed 
  in 
  the 
  first 
  abortive attempt by the Heraclidae,
  led by Temenus, to conquer the
  Peloponnese.
  Aristomenes
  Greek
  a hero of the war between Messenia
  and Sparta
  He and fifty of his followers were
  captured by the Spartans and thrown
  into a deep pit. While all the others
  died, Aristomenes was guided to safety
  by a fox.
  Aristophanes
  Greek
  a 5th C BC poet and dramatist
  He was the author of many plays, 
  of which eleven survive, including
  Themophoriazusae.
  Aristoteles
  (see Battus2)
  Arisya
  Mesopotamian
  one of the wives of Baal
  Aritimi
  Italian
  [=Greek Artemis:=Roman Diana]
  a goddess of the hunt
  Arizial
  a demon
  Arjuna
  Hindu
  [Nara:=Javanese Janaka]
  a warrior-hero of the 
  Mahabharata
  one of the 5 Pandava brothers
  son of Indra and Kunti
  husband of Draupadi
  father of Abhimanyu by Subhadra
  father of Babhru-Vahana 
  by Chitrangada
  father of Iravat by Ulupi
  Arjuna was betrothed to Draupadi but
  when her father believed that Arjuna
  was dead, he organised an archery
  contest between her other suitors for
  his daughter’s hand. The contest, and
  the hand of Draupadi, was won by a
  hermit who turned out to be Arjuna,
  who had merely been in hiding.
  In the battle between the Kauravas
  and the Pandavas, Shiva acted as
  charioteer to Arjuna.
  In one story he was accidentally
  killed by his own son, Babhru-Vahana,
  but was restored to life with the magic
  jewel given to Babhru-Vahana by
  Ulupi.
  In some stories he is described as an
  incarnation of Indra or Vishnu.
  Arjuna-Wiwaha
  East Indian
  a Javanese epic poem about the
  marriages of Arjuna
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  Arkadia
  Arridano
  Arkadia
  (see Arcadia)
  Arkaonyo
  South American
  [Arkaoya]
  a sorcerer
  When the evil Valedjad caused a flood,
  Arkaonyo stuck his eyes and fingers
  together to prevent any more magic
  and had him carried off to the
  mountains by a huge bird.
  Arkaoya
  (see Arkaonyo)
  Arkhemoros
  (see Archemoros)
  Arktinos
  (see Arctinus)
  arktoi
  Greek
  maidens, ‘bear virgins’, attendant 
  on Artemis
  Arlecchino
  (see Harlequin)
  Arlecchioe
  (see Harlequin)
  Arles
  (see Jaralez)
  Arlotto of Soria
  European
  a Saracen knight
  He was the first man to die at 
  the Battle of Roncesvalles, killed 
  by Astolpho.
  Arma
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hurrian Kush]
  a Hittite moon-god, predecessor 
  of Kasku
  Armadiel
  a demon of secret messages
  Armageddon
  Persian
  [Har-Magedon:=Norse Ragnarok]
  the final battle
  In this struggle, Ahura Mazda will
  defeat 
  Ahriman 
  and 
  thereafter 
  the world will be at peace and all
  people will once again speak the same
  language.
  Armais
  Armenian
  a god
  father of Shara
  Armaiti
  Persian
  [Aramaita.Asfandarmad. ‘holy devotion’.
  Isfandarmud.Spandar(a)mat.Spantaramet.
  Spendarmad.Spendarmat.Spenta Armaiti.
  Spentaramet]
  one of the 7 Amesha Spentas
  goddess of justice
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda as ‘devotion’
  daughter of Ahura Mazda
  mother of Ashi
  This being rules the land and is
  opposed by the demon Naonhathya.
  To the Armenians, she was a goddess
  of the underworld.
  Armany
  European
  in Hungary, the personification of the
  fate of the world 
  Armat
  (see Erkir)
  Armaz
  Russian
  [=Armenian Aramadd]
  the supreme god of the Georgians
  Armeis
  a demon
  Armenak
  Armenian
  son of Hayk 
  consort of Nvard
  father of Ara (Er)
  Armenia
  (see Ermenia.Parmenie)
  Armenie
  (see Ermenia.Parmenie)
  Armes Prydein
  Welsh
  [Prophecy of Britain]
  a 10th C Welsh poem
  This poem includes the first reference
  to the wizard Merlin.
  Armida
  European
  a sorceress
  She was sent by the king of Damascus
  to weaken the resolve of the Christian
  forces under Godfrey, which were
  attacking Jerusalem.
  Rinaldo fell in love with her and
  stayed with her for some time. When
  he left her, to help the army at
  Jerusalem, she burned down her own
  palace and fled to Egypt. 
  In some accounts she was killed in
  battle, in others she survived and,
  forgiving Rinaldo for leaving her,
  resumed her affair with him.
  Armilus
  a demon, spirit of envy and greed
  Armilustrium
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Mars, held 
  in October
  armomancy
  divination from the shoulders of beasts
  Armon
  an astral spirit of fruitfulness
  Armorica
  Celtic
  an old name for Brittany
  Armstrong, Anne
  British
  a Northumbrian witch
  Arnaea
  Greek
  the name given to Penelope when she
  was hidden from her father Icarius
  Arnaknagsak
  (see Sedna)
  Arnakua’gsak
  (see Sedna)
  Arnaquagssaq
  (see Sedna)
  Arnarkusuagsak
  (see Sedna)
  Arne1
  Greek
  a Thracian woman
  She was turned into a jackdaw for
  betraying the island of Siphnos to Minos.
  Arne2
  Greek
  a nurse of Poseidon
  Arne3
  (see Melanippe2)
  Arnemetia
  British
  a water-goddess
  Arneos
  Greek
  a giant beggar killed by Odysseus
  Arnive
  British
  mother of King Arthur, in some accounts
  She was rescued from the hands of
  Klingsor by Gawain.
  Arnquagssaq
  (see Sedna)
  Aro
  East Indian
  daughter of Marupi
  sister of Pora
  wife of Piri Korovu
  Aroeris
  (see Harwer)
  Arogo
  Pacific Islands
  a giant
  When Aloya, the girl he loved, died,
  he wept and his tears became the 1,776
  conical hills on the island of Bohol.
  Arohi-rohi
  (see Arohirohi)
  Arohirohi
  New Zealand
  [Arohi-rohi. ‘mirage’]
  a Maori creator-goddess 
  wife of Raa
  Arom
  Afghan
  a goddess of contracts
  Aron
  British
  one of the Twenty-Four Knights of
  King Arthur’s court
  Arondiel
  British
  the horse of Fergus
  Arondight
  British
  Lancelot’s sword
  Aroteh
  South American
  one of the primordial beings known as
  the Vamoa-pod, in the lore of the
  Tupari of Brazil
  He and Tovapod lived in a tent.
  When humans, who at that time
  lived under the earth, stole some
  food, the two beings dug down after
  them; in so doing they made
  openings through which some of 
  the people were able to reach the
  upper world.
  Aroture
  Pacific Islands
  a moon-goddess of the Cook Islands
  daughter of Tinrau and Ina
  sister of Koro
  Aroueris
  (see Harwer)
  Arpanacana
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Jam dpal.Jam-pa-i-dbyans.
  Jam-pa-yang]
  a god of wisdom
  an aspect of Manjushri
  Arran
  (see Isle of Arran)
  arret
  West Indian
  a Haitian magic charm
  This type of charm is said to protect
  the wearer from specific types of evil,
  as opposed to the wanga, which
  brings ill-fortune. 
  Other protective charms are the
  drogue and the garde.
  Arridano
  European
  the guardian of the bridge at the
  entrance to Morgana’s castle
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  arrow
  Arsenothetys
  He could breathe under water and,
  when he was unable to defeat a
  traveller in fair combat, he would seize
  him round the waist and jump over the
  parapet into the river. He then
  imprisoned his victim in the new world
  below the water and returned to the
  surface with the prisoner’s arms and
  armour which he displayed as a trophy.
  He did this successfully with Rinaldo
  but was killed by Rogero.
  arrow
  the use of the bow and arrow dates
  from the early Stone Age period
  and the arrow itself has great
  significance in many mythologies
  (1) The Bushmen use arrows as
  sacrifice to their ancestors who live
  in the rivers. Other stories include
  the worldwide tale of the arrows
  shot one after the other to form a
  bridge to heaven up which the
  archer, a culture-hero, ascends.
  (2) In Arabia, arrows are used as
  charms to keep the blood in 
  good order.
  (3) The Assyrians associated arrows
  with the deities Ashur and Ishtar.
  (4) In Buddhism an arrow in five
  colours is used in demon-worship.
  In Tibet, this arrow is called dar-dar.
  (5) In Greek myths, arrows feature
  in stories of the hunter deities
  Apollo and Artemis and the love-
  god Eros as well as in the tale of
  Chiron, the Centaur, who was
  wounded by one of the poisoned
  arrows of Heracles. Achilles was
  killed by an arrow, shot by Paris,
  which struck his only vulnerable
  spot – his ankle
  A sunbeam is called the Arrow
  of Apollo and the Arrow of Artemis
  is a moonbeam.
  (6) Hindu myths associate arrows
  with both the love-god Kama and
  the war-god Karttikeya, Siva killed
  the demon Tripura with an arrow
  and they tell of a magic arrow (the
  sabdabhedi arrow) which can seek
  out and strike the origin of a sound.
  (7) In Ireland, an arrow might be
  carried as an amulet to ward off the
  arrows fired by the elves, while
  water drunk after being poured
  over an arrowhead was said to be
  effective as a remedy for croup.
  (8) Italian stories allege that an
  amulet in the form of an arrow
  would ward off the jettatura, the
  evil eye. As a weapon, the arrow
  was an attribute of the Etruscan
  god Usil.
  (9) In Japanese myths, the god
  Susxanowa had a bow and arrows
  and a magic whistling arrow.
  (10) North American Indian tribes
  have many stories involving arrows. 
  The Cheyenne have a set of four
  arrows, used in religious ceremonies,
  which, they say, have been in the
  possession of the tribe from time
  immemorial. They are used in rites
  which cleanse any man who has
  killed one of his own tribe.
  A Kwakiutl woman will place
  an arrow under her bed to ensure
  that any child she conceives will 
  be male.
  The Ojibway, fearing that the
  sun extinguished during an eclipse
  may never return, fired burning
  arrows to re-ignite it.
  The Nez Percé have a story in
  which the trickster-god, Coyote,
  turns himself into an arrow.
  The chain-of-arrows story is
  common to many tribes. One such
  story has it that when a man was
  killed and decapitated by a man
  from the sky, the dead man’s
  brother shot such a chain and
  climbed up it to the heavens where
  he rescued his brother’s head.
  When this was joined to the still
  bleeding torso, it became the red-
  headed woodpecker.
  (11) 
  In 
  Mexico, 
  arrows 
  are
  associated with both the gods
  Mixcoatl and Quetzalcoatl.
  (12) In the Pacific, the Philippine
  god Abog is placated with offerings
  of arrows while in Melanesia Qat
  went to heaven via an arrow-chain
  to retrieve his wife.
  (13) In Siberia, the Buriats relate
  how Ten Geris, a thunder-god,
  used flaming arrows as his weapons
  when fighting demons while the
  Koryaks 
  have 
  the 
  story 
  of
  Eme’mqut who opened the road to
  the underworld to retrieve his wife
  by throwing an arrow into the fire.
  They also tell a slightly different
  chain-arrow story; in their version,
  just one arrow is fired but it carves
  out a road to the heavens.
  (14) Some South American tribes,
  like the Ojibways of North
  America, fire flaming arrows into
  the sky to restart the sun after 
  an eclipse.
  Another arrow-chain story has
  the two sons of Tamoi climbing to
  the heavens where they become the
  moon and sun.
  Arrow Boy
  North American
  a hero of the Cheyenne
  Arrow Boy was born after four years in
  his mother’s womb and grew quickly,
  becoming a medicine man. In an early
  demonstration of his powers, he allowed
  others to pull a noose so tightly round
  his neck that his head was cut off but the
  boy merely replaced it. When they
  lifted the robe that covered him, he was
  an old man, then a pile of bones, then
  nothing at all and finally the completely
  restored boy.
  When the chief of his tribe tried to
  take the bull-calf that Arrow Boy was
  skinning for a robe, the boy killed him
  and was then attacked by the tribe. He
  escaped by rising into the sky on a
  plume of smoke and left his people. At
  his departure, the buffalo disappeared.
  Later he entered a cavern in a
  mountain where, for four years, he was
  instructed in the arts of the medicine
  men. When his time was up, he
  returned to his people and, with his
  return, the buffalo returned to fill the
  plains.
  (see also Sweet Medicine)
  Arruns1
  Roman
  [Aruns]
  an Etruscan soldier
  He fought with Aeneas against the
  Latins and Rutulians and killed
  Camilla in battle. He was killed by
  Diana or her nymph, Opis.
  Arruns2
  (see Tarquinius Arruns)
  Arryfuerys
  British
  a huntsman at King Arthur’s court
  Arsa
  Syrian
  [=Arab Rusa]
  a goddess of fate
  Arsaces
  Persian
  a divine ancestor of the Persians
  Arsacids
  Persian
  a dynasty said to be descended 
  from Arsaces
  Arsan Duolai
  Siberian
  the Yakut god of the underworld
  He is said to have a mouth in his
  forehead and eyes in his temples.
  Arsaphes
  Egyptian
  [Harsaphes:=Greek Heracles]
  the Greek name for Hershef
  Arsay
  Mesopotamian
  a Canaanite underworld-goddess
  daughter of Baal
  Arsenothetys
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus as ‘womanly man’
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  Arsile
  Artemis Ephesia
  Arsile
  (see Arcile)
  Arsinoe
  Greek
  [Alphesiboea]
  daughter of Phegeus
  wife of Alcmaeon
  When 
  Alcmaeon 
  deceived 
  and
  abandoned her, Arsinoe’s brothers
  killed him. She blamed her father so he
  locked her in a chest and sent her off as
  a slave to Agapenor, king of Nemea or
  Tegea.
  In some stories she, rather than
  Coronis, is the mother of Asclepius by
  Apollo; in other versions, Arsinoe
  becomes Alphesiboea.
  (see also Alphesiboea)
  Arsippe
  Greek
  daughter of Minyas
  sister of Alcithoe and Leucippe
  With 
  her 
  sisters 
  Alcithoe 
  and
  Leucippe, she tore apart and ate
  Leucippe’s young son Hippasus in a fit
  of madness induced by Dionysus, who
  was upset when they refused to join 
  his revels.
  Hermes changed all three sisters
  into bats or birds.
  Arsippus
  Greek
  father of Asclepius by Arsinoe, some say
  Arsnuphis
  Egyptian
  the Greek name for Dedwen
  Arson-Duolai
  Siberian
  the ruler of the Abasy, in the lore of
  the Yakuts
  Arsu
  Arabian
  [Ruda(in):=Syrian Monominos]
  an androgynous deity, the deified
  evening star
  brother of Azizos
  Art Aoinfhear
  Irish
  [Art Enfer. ‘bear’]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Conn Ceadchathach
  brother of Connla, Crionna and Saba
  husband of Delbchaem and Eachtach
  father of Cormac mac Airt by Achtan
  In some accounts Art was protected by
  two angels that always hovered over him.
  His father, Conn, took the goddess
  Becuma to live with him and she put a
  spell on Art. He rescued Delbchaem
  from the tower in the Land of Wonder
  where she had been imprisoned by her
  parents, took her home to Ireland and
  married her. He then expelled Becuma
  from Tara having beaten her in a game
  of chess to decide which of them
  should leave.
  On his way to battle with Lugaid
  mac Con, he stayed with Olc Acha
  and slept with his daughter, Achtan.
  He left his ring, robes and sword with
  her to keep in trust for their son. He
  was killed in the ensuing Battle of
  Magh Mucramha.
  In some accounts his wife is Maev
  and in others he is regarded as the son
  of King Arthur.
  An alternative story has his wife as
  Eachtach and Cormac mac Airt was
  their legitimate son.
  Art Enfer
  (see Art Aoinfhear)
  Arta
  (see Asha Vahishta.Rita)
  Arta Viraf
  Persian
  a sage who visited the Otherworld and
  returned safely
  Artaios
  (see Artaius)
  Artaius
  Celtic
  [Artaios:=Roman Mercury]
  a pastoral-god and bear-god in Gaul
  Artavazd
  Armenian
  an evil man
  son of Artaxias
  He was cursed by his dead father and
  died shortly afterwards. It is said that
  he lies chained under a mountain and
  will destroy the world if he escapes.
  Artaxias
  Armenian
  a king
  father of Artavazd
  He cursed his son from the grave
  because he had complained at the
  lavishness of his father’s funeral. As a
  result, 
  Artavazd 
  died 
  shortly
  afterwards.
  Artegal
  (see Arthgallo)
  Artegall
  (see Arthgallo)
  Artemedos
  Greek
  a saint, the Christian version of Artemis
  Artemis
  Greek
  [Agrotera.Aph(a)ea.Arcadia.Bear goddess.
  Brauronia.Britomart(is).Carmenta.Carnasia.
  Cranae(a).Cynthia.Delia.Dictynna.Elate.
  Irina.Kalliste.Korythalia.Lady of Wild
  Things.Locheia.Mistress of Animals.
  Mistress of Griffins.Orth(r)ia.Phoebe.
  Phyllis.Phosporos.Polyboea.Potnia.Theron.
  Selene.Taurica.Tauropolos.Trivia.Upis.
  White Goddess:=Irish Garbh Ogh:=Roman
  Diana:=Syrian Atargatis:=Thracian Bendis]
  a virgin-goddess of childbirth, fertility,
  hunting, the moon, youth: one of
  the Olympians
  daughter of Zeus by Leto
  twin sister of Apollo
  As a child she chased and captured
  four 
  golden-horned 
  stags 
  and
  harnessed them to her chariot. A fifth
  animal escaped and featured in later
  stories as the Ceryneian Hind.
  She could be Selene in the sky,
  Hecate in the underworld and
  Artemis the huntress on earth,
  where she carried a silver bow made
  by the Cyclopes.
  During the battle of the Giants with
  the gods, she killed the giant Gration.
  As Selene she fell in love with the
  shepherd Endymion, but, as a virgin-
  goddess, she could not yield to her
  passion and contented herself with
  hiding him in a cave on Mount
  Matmus where she alone could visit
  him every night and kiss his eternally
  sleeping lips.
  She changed Actaeon to a stag when
  she caught him watching her as she
  bathed, but another version says that
  Actaeon was dressed in the skin of a
  stag when he approached the goddess.
  In one version, Actaeon was torn to
  pieces by his own hounds.
  She changed Callisto into a bear
  when the nymph was seduced by Zeus.
  She avenged the death of Ameinius by
  causing Narcissus to fall in love with
  his own reflection.
  At the behest of Leto, she slew the
  seven daughters of Niobe, and Apollo
  slew the seven sons, because Niobe
  had boasted that she was greater than
  Leto and should be worshipped in her
  place.
  She shot and killed Orion in the
  mistaken belief that he had raped her
  priestess Opis, or from jealousy of Eos
  who was also in love with him, or by
  shooting at a floating target in the sea,
  which she did not realise was Orion’s
  head.
  She was said to be able to assume
  the form of any animal or tree. On one
  occasion she took the form of a fish to
  escape the unwelcome attentions of
  Alphaeus.
  In some accounts she was the
  mother of the Amazons by Ares, in
  others she is Ilythia. Some versions
  show her with three heads, a form 
  of Hecate.
  Her animal was the deer and her tree
  the cypress. 
  (see also Euronyme4)
  Artemis Brauronia
  Greek
  a name of Artemis as ‘bear-goddess’
  Artemis Calliste
  (see Callisto)
  Artemis Caryatis
  Greek
  [Carmenta.Phyllis.White Goddess]
  the goddess Artemis worshipped as a
  tree-goddess in Laconia
  In some accounts she is identified with
  Phyllis and Carmenta.
  Artemis Ephesia
  Greek
  [=Roman Diana of Ephesus]
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  an aspect of Artemis as an 
  orgiastic-goddess
  This was the Artemis encountered by
  St Paul at Ephesus.
  Artemis Meleagua
  Greek
  a name for Artemis as a goddess of
  disease, especially leprosy
  Artemis Orthia
  Greek
  the Dorian goddess Orthia identified
  with Artemis
  Artemis Tauria
  Greek
  Artemis as the goddess to whom
  were sacrificed all sailors cast
  ashore in Tauris
  She rescued Iphigenia, who was about
  to be sacrificed by Agamemnon, and
  carried her off to Tauris where 
  she became a priestess of Aphrodite
  and carried out the same rites of
  sacrificing strangers.
  Artemisia
  Buddhist
  a good luck symbol, one of the 8
  precious things
  Artemision, The
  Greek
  the temple of Artemis at Ephesus
  Artepomaros
  Roman
  a name for Belinus as ‘owner of a
  great horse’
  Artgualchar
  (see Arthgallo)
  Arthapratisamvit
  Buddhist
  a goddess of logic
  Arthegal
  (see Arthgallo)
  Arthegall
  (see Arthgallo)
  Arthgallo
  British
  [Art(h)egal(l).Artgualchar]
  a king of Britain
  brother of Elidure
  He was deposed by rebellion and the
  throne was taken by his brother
  Elidure. Later, his brother found him
  living in poverty and, pretending to be
  ill, passed the crown back to Arthgallo.
  In some accounts he was the Earl of
  Warwick and a Knight of the Round
  Table while others say he was a son of
  Cador who married Britomart.
  In Spencer’s The Faerie Queene, he 
  is the embodiment of justice who
  rescued Irena from Grantorto.
  Arthour and Merlin
  British
  a 13th C poem of Arthurian legends of
  unknown authorship
  Arthur1
  British
  [Artos.Flower of Kings.Riothamus.
  The Wart.Zitus]
  king of Britain
  son of Uther Pendragon and Igraine
  brother of Blasine, Belisent 
  and Hermisent
  brother of Gormant, Igraine and
  Urganda, in some accounts
  husband of Guinevere
  father of Adeluf, Amr, Arthur, Borre,
  Ellen, Gwydre, Gyneth, Huncamunca,
  Ilinot, Llacheu, Loholt, Melora,
  Morgan the Black, Patrick the Red
  and Rowland
  father of Mordred, some say
  The ancestry of Arthur and Igraine is
  variously portrayed by early authors
  but the usual version says that Uther
  gained access to Igraine, the wife of
  Gorlois, in the form of Gorlois, thanks
  to the magic of Merlin, and fathered
  the infant Arthur (and in some stories,
  a daughter, Anna) on Igraine. Another
  version says that the baby was brought
  in by the sea and found by Merlin 
  and Bleys.
  Some say he spent his boyhood with
  Ector, his foster-father and father of
  Kay, not knowing who his real father
  was; others say that he was reared by
  the magician Merlin.
  At the assembly to decide on a
  successor to Uther Pendragon, his feat
  of pulling the sword from the stone
  (and in some versions, an anvil) in
  which it was set, marked him as the
  future king of Britain. This sword,
  which some say was Excalibur, had
  been set in place by Merlin. When it
  later 
  broke 
  in 
  combat, 
  Merlin
  promised another and better sword.
  Arthur became king at the age of
  fifteen but the barons took advantage
  of Uther’s death and Arthur’s youth to
  carve up the kingdom amongst
  themselves. When he was older, he
  tried to subdue the barons but lacked
  the necessary forces. He sent Ulfius
  and Brastias to the Continent where
  they enlisted the help of King Bors of
  Gaul and King Ban of Benwick
  (Bayonne) who brought an army of
  10,000 to reinforce Arthur’s 20,000
  men and together they defeated the
  50,000 men of the North in the bloody
  Battle of Bedgrayne. Arthur became a
  great warrior, reputedly killing 470 (or
  960) Saxons at the Battle of Mount
  Badon. He took his army to help King
  Leodegrance against King Royns and
  fell in love with Guinevere, the
  daughter of Leodegrance. He killed
  the giant Retho in single combat on
  Mount Snowdon. Retho had sewn the
  beards of all those he had killed into
  his cloak; Arthur used Retho’s beard to
  make his own cloak. In a joust with
  Pellimore, Arthur was defeated and his
  life was saved only by the intervention
  of Merlin, who put Pellimore into a
  trance. Arthur’s sword was broken in
  this encounter and it was then, in some
  stories, that Merlin provided Excalibur
  as a replacement. They rowed into the
  middle of a lake where a hand,
  clutching the sword Excalibur, rose
  out of the water. While Arthur wore
  the scabbard he could never lose
  blood, no matter how badly he was
  wounded. The sword itself was said to
  be capable of remarkable feats.
  Having defeated the Saxons, Scots
  and Picts, he conquered Ireland,
  Iceland, Norway and Denmark. When
  the Roman emperor demanded taxes,
  he led an army into Brittany. Here he
  killed the giant of Mont St Michel who
  had carried off Helen, daughter of his
  friend Hoel, king of Brittany. He then
  marched on Rome, defeated their
  army and killed their leader, Lucius. In
  some accounts he returned to Britain
  and was not troubled further by the
  Romans. In other accounts he
  conquered Rome itself, killed Frollo in
  single combat, forced Leo to abdicate
  and was himself crowned as emperor.
  He left Kay in charge of Anjou and
  Bedivere in charge of Normandy. He
  dug up the buried head of Bran,
  relying on his own ability to protect
  the kingdom rather than on the
  superstitious belief in the power of a
  long-dead king. He was said also to
  have dug up the head of Adam 
  near Jerusalem.
  He once made a journey to Annwfn,
  the underworld, to get a magic
  cauldron. This story is told by Taliesin
  in the poem The Spoils of Annwfn.
  He was once entrapped by the
  sorceress Annowre, and only the
  timely intervention of Lancelot saved
  him from death at her hands. A similar
  story is told of Camille. In some
  Spanish accounts he was imprisoned
  by the king of Constantinople, who
  released him when Arthur’s sister,
  Urganda, intervened.
  Merlin told Arthur that a child born
  on May Day would cause his death, so
  Arthur ordered that all the children
  born on that day should be put into a
  boat and cast adrift. The ship was
  wrecked in a storm and the only one to
  survive was Mordred, the boy fathered
  by Arthur with his sister, Morgause.
  He married Guinevere but she
  loved Lancelot and was unfaithful to
  her husband, although they were later
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  reconciled. At his wedding feast, the
  proceedings were interrupted by a
  white stag, which was chased into the
  hall by a white bitch and a pack of
  black hounds. One of his knights
  seized the bitch and rode away with it.
  A lady rode in and complained that he
  had stolen her bitch and a knight then
  rode in and dragged the woman away.
  Arthur sent Gawain to find the stag,
  Torre to find the knight who had taken
  the bitch and Pellimore to find the
  lady and the knight who had taken 
  her off.
  Once when he was hunting with
  Urien and Accolan, they saw a ship on
  a lake come into the shore and they
  went aboard. They were bewitched by
  Morgan le Fay; Urien found himself
  back with his wife, Accolan on the edge
  of a deep void and Arthur in prison. He
  was duped into fighting with Accolan
  who was using the sword Excalibur,
  which had been stolen by Morgan and
  given to Accolan as part of her plan to
  destroy Arthur, kill Urien and marry
  Accolan who would take over the king’s
  throne. After a great fight, Arthur
  felled Accolan, reclaimed his own
  sword and forgave his opponent, who
  died of his wounds a few days later
  (see also Damas.Ontzlake).
  Shortly after his return to Camelot,
  a damsel arrived with a jewelled
  mantle, a gift to Arthur from Morgan.
  On the advice of Nimue Arthur told
  the girl to try it on. She did so
  reluctantly 
  and 
  dropped 
  dead,
  shrivelled to a cinder. While the king
  was recovering from his wounds,
  Morgan tried once again to steal
  Excalibur but got away only with the
  magic scabbard, which she threw into
  a lake. Arthur and Outlake pursued her
  but she and her men escaped when she
  turned them all into stones until their
  pursuers had given up the chase.
  He helped Culhwch to meet the
  conditions laid down by the giant
  Ysbaddaden before he would allow
  his daughter, Olwen, to marry
  Culhwch. During this quest, Arthur
  killed the Black Witch with his 
  knife Carnwennan.
  On one occasion, Melwas, the king
  of Summer Land, abducted Guinevere
  but Arthur invaded the country and
  forced the king to release her. 
  When Agravain and Mordred told
  the king of his wife’s affair with
  Lancelot Arthur said that he would
  believe them only when they could
  produce proof. Mordred caught the
  two lovers together in her room and
  told the king who condemned
  Guinevere to the stake, ordering
  Gawain to carry out the execution.
  Gawain refused but his younger
  brothers, Gaheris and Gareth, obeyed.
  They were both killed by Lancelot
  when he rode in and rescued the
  queen, carrying her off to Joyous
  Gard. Arthur raised an army to assault
  the castle and a fierce battle ended
  only when the Pope intervened to
  order that Guinevere be handed back
  to her husband. Lancelot returned to
  his home in Brittany, taking many of
  his followers, but Arthur’s army of
  60,000 men invaded France and laid
  siege to Bayonne where Lancelot had
  his court. The king would have
  accepted a truce with Lancelot but
  Gawain, who hated Lancelot because
  he had killed his two brothers when
  rescuing Guinevere, pressed Arthur to
  continue the war. News that Mordred,
  who had been left in charge of the
  country during the king’s absence, had
  usurped the throne caused Arthur to
  break off the engagement and hurry
  back to Britain. 
  After several battles in which many
  thousands were killed on each side,
  Arthur met Mordred in single combat
  during the Battle of Camlan and killed
  him but was himself badly wounded in
  the fight. Lucan and Bedivere moved
  him to a nearby chapel but Lucan died
  from his wounds soon after. The king
  ordered Bedivere to throw Excalibur
  into the lake, which he did only after
  twice disobeying the king’s orders. A
  hand came out of the water to receive
  the sword and carry it down into the
  depths. Bedivere then carried Arthur
  to the edge of the lake and placed him
  in the boat that was waiting to receive
  the king and carry him to Avalon. The
  king sailed off, attended by Morgan le
  Fay, the Queen of Northgales, the
  Queen of the Waste Land and, in some
  stories, Nimue. 
  Some say that he still lives,
  renewing his youth by visiting the
  Holy Grail; some say he is sleeping on
  the mountain Y-Wyddea or in a cave
  awaiting recall when Britain is in need
  of him. The site of the cave is variously
  given as Alderley Edge, Cadbury,
  Craig-y-Dinas, Mount Etna, Ogof
  Lanciau 
  Eryri, 
  Ogo’r 
  Dinas,
  Richmond Castle and Sewingshields.
  A dolmen in Trebuerden in Brittany is
  said to be the king’s tomb. Others
  maintain that he was turned into a bird
  such as a raven. His soul is said to be
  housed in a glass castle or, in some
  stories, embodied in the chough, the
  puffin or the raven.
  In the Welsh version, Arthur was
  killed by arrows in Snowdonia while
  pursuing the forces he had defeated at
  the Battle of Tregalen. His killer was
  said to be Eda Elyn Mawr.
  In Continental lore, Arthur went to
  Fairyland after his death. When
  Oberon handed the kingdom to Huon,
  Arthur, who had expected to receive
  the 
  throne, 
  objected. 
  Oberon
  threatened to turn him into a
  werewolf, whereupon Arthur accepted
  the position. Other stories say that
  Arthur was in love with Oberon’s
  daughter, Gloriana. In some accounts
  he is equated with Charlemagne.
  (see also Artos)
  Arthur2
  Irish
  son of Arthur, king of Britain
  He went to Ireland in search of
  adventure, 
  taking 
  twenty-eight
  warriors with him. They stole Finn
  mac Cool’s hounds, Bran and Sceolan,
  and took them to Scotland. A party of
  Fianna warriors under Goll mac
  Morna surprised them in camp at
  night and killed all twenty-eight men
  and took Arthur prisoner. Arthur
  became a loyal follower of Finn.
  Arthur3
  English
  a play by the English playright R. L.
  Binyon, published in 1923
  Arthur and Gorgalon
  British
  a work, written in Latin, about Arthur’s
  encounters with a werewolf
  Arthur and King Cornwall
  British
  a 16th C poem about the king and 
  the sorcerer
  Arthur of Brittany
  British
  a hero who sued for the hand 
  of Florence
  He was said to be descended from
  Lancelot.
  Arthur of Dalriada
  Irish
  son of King Aodan of Dalriada
  In some accounts he is regarded as the
  original King Arthur.
  Arthur the Little
  British
  a son of King Arthur
  One of the illegitimate sons of the king
  and one of the knights involved in the
  Grail Quest.
  Arthuret
  (see Battle of Arthuret)
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  Arthuriad
  Arval Brothers
  Arthuriad
  the corpus of literature devoted to
  Arthurian legends
  Arthuriana
  British
  items relating to King Arthur and the
  legends that surround him
  Arthur’s Bosom
  British
  the Otherworld as a place of rest for
  dead heroes
  Arthur’s Cave
  British
  a cave on the island of Anglesey
  The king was said to have hidden
  some of his treasure, guarded by a
  monster, in this cave, during his war
  with Ireland.
  Arthur’s Men
  British
  a force of soldiers loyal to King Arthur
  Arthur’s O’on
  British
  a small Roman temple near Falkirk said
  to have been used by King Arthur
  Arthur’s Quoit1
  British
  [Carreg Coetan Arthur]
  a cromlech in Wales incorporating a
  stone or quoit said to have been
  thrown by King Arthur
  Arthur’s Quoit2
  British
  [Lligwy Cromlech]
  a cromlech in Anglesey incorporating a
  stone or quoit said to have been
  thrown by King Arthur
  Arthur’s Stone1
  British
  a megalith in Wales
  This stone is said to have appeared
  when King Arthur, en route to the
  Battle of Camlan, found a pebble in his
  boot and threw it out. Some say that
  the ghostly figure of the king emerges
  from under this stone when the moon
  is full.
  Arthur’s Stone2
  British
  a boulder in Hertfordshire
  Some say that this was the stone from
  which the young Arthur drew the
  sword that established his right to the
  throne. Others say that it marks the
  site of the grave of a king; some say of
  King Arthur himself.
  Arthur’s Table1
  British
  [Bwrrd Arthur]
  a rock in Wales
  This rock bears depressions said to
  represent the twenty-four knights of
  King Arthur’s court.
  Arthur’s Table2
  British
  a barrow in Wales
  Arthur’s Tor
  British
  a fortification in Durham
  This earthwork, like Arthur’s Cave, is
  said to contain some of the king’s
  treasure, guarded in this case by the
  ghosts of some of his knights.
  Arthur’s Wain
  (see Great Bear)
  Artinis
  Mesopotamian
  a sun-god of the pre-Armenian Urartians
  Artio
  Celtic
  [=Greek Artemis Brauronia]
  a Gaulish fertility-goddess, and 
  bear-goddess
  consort of Esus
  Artofilaus
  British
  a knight killed by Fergus
  Artofilaus was the nephew of a king
  who besieged Galiene’s castle in
  Lothian. He was killed when Fergus
  came to her rescue.
  Artorius
  Celtic
  [=Greek Mercury]
  a Gaulish god
  Artos
  British
  [The Bear]
  a British god
  He became the sky-god Arcturus,
  returning occasionally to earth in
  human shape to mate with mortal
  women. On one such visit, he was
  incarnate as King Arthur.
  Artur
  Irish
  son of Nemed
  He was the leader of the Nemedians in
  the battle with the Formoire at 
  Cramh Ros.
  aru
  East Indian
  in the lore of New Guinea tribes, the
  soul of a dead man or the shadow of
  a living one
  Aru Aru
  Pacific Islands
  a man who introduced the yam
  Knowing nothing of menstruation, he
  accused his wife of infidelity when she
  started a period; when she said that it
  was caused by the moon, he set out to
  kill the moon-god, Papare. Papare
  explained that every woman on earth
  was his ‘wife’ and gave Aru Aru a yam
  to take back to his people.
  arucharis
  African
  the unicorn of Ethiopia
  arugo
  Pacific Islands
  the soul, in the lore of the Papuans
  After death, the soul goes to Hiyoyoa,
  under the sea, where it is employed in
  the gardens of the lord of the
  underworld, Tumudurere.
  Arulu
  Mesopotamian
  the Babylonian underworld
  In some stories the underworld is
  known as Cuthah.
  Aruna1
  Hindu
  [Rumar.Rumra:=Greek Eos:=Roman
  Aurora]
  god of the dawn, driver of Surya’s chariot
  son of Kasyapa amd Vinata
  brother of Garuda
  one of the Adiytas
  He was said to have no feet because his
  mother broke the egg he was born in
  before he was fully formed.
  Aruna2
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite sea-god
  son of Kamrusepa
  Arunaua
  (see Viracocha)
  Arundel 
  British
  Bevis’ horse, given to him by Ermyn
  Arundhati
  Hindu
  the deified morning star
  wife of Vashishtha
  Arunkulta
  Australian
  an evil spirit of the Aborigines
  Aruni
  Hindu
  a man who gave away all his
  possessions, including his son
  Aruns
  (see Arruns)
  Arupa loka
  Buddhist
  one of the 3 regions of the universe,
  the world of spirit
  home of arhats and buddhas 
  (see also Triloka)
  Aruru
  Mesopotamian
  [Mami]
  a Babylonian mother-goddess
  a manifestation of Sarpanitu
  a name of Ninhursaga as ‘protector
  of the the womb’
  sister of Enlil
  mother and wife of Lil
  She created the strong man Enkidu
  from clay and spittle as a companion
  for Gilgamesh.
  Arusha1
  Hindu
  a god of the rising sun
  Arusha2
  Hindu
  a red stallion of the sun-god
  Arushi
  Hindu
  a red mare of the sun-god
  Arusyak
  Armenian
  a love-goddess
  consort of Vahagn
  (see also Anahit.Astlik)
  Arvakr
  (see Arvakur)
  Arvakur
  Norse
  [Aarvak.Arvakr.Arvar]
  a horse drawing the chariot of the 
  sun-god 
  (see also Alsvid)
  Arval Brethren
  (see Arval Brothers)
  Arval Brothers
  Roman
  [Arval Brethren.Fratres Arvales]
  priests of field-gods
  sons of Acca Laurentia, some say
  These twelve priests celebrated the
  fertility of the earth, particularly that
  of the corn-goddess, Dea Dia.
  In later years, their duty was to pray
  for the emperor and his family.
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  Arvar
  (see Arvakur)
  Arvernus
  Celtic
  a Gallic tribal god: king of the Arverni
  Arviragus
  British
  a king of Britain
  son of Cymbeline
  brother of Guiderius
  husband of Genvissa
  father of Marius
  He took the throne when his brother
  was killed. In some accounts he gave to
  Joseph of Arimathea the land on which
  he settled when he came to Britain.
  Some identify him with King Arthur
  or Caractacus.
  Arwyli
  British
  a warrior at Arthur’s court
  son of Gwyddawg
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Arya
  (see Devi.Durga)
  Arya Achalanatha
  (see Fudo-myoo)
  Arya-Tara
  Buddhist
  [Tara.Vasya-Tara]
  a goddess, a form of Tara
  consort of Amoghasiddhi
  Aryajangulitara
  Buddhist
  a form of White Tara
  Aryaman
  Hindu
  [Aryman. ‘comrade’]
  one of the yaman
  an early sun-god 
  one of the (3) Adityas
  brother of Mitra and Varuna
  He was later assimilated with Surya.
  Aryanaka
  Hindu
  a treatise discussing the nature of 
  the gods
  Aryman
  (see Aryaman)
  Arzang
  Persian
  [Arzend]
  a demon
  Arzang captured the King Kay Kaus
  and blinded him. Rustem rescued the
  king, restored his eyesight with a
  medicine made from the heart he had
  cut out of another demon and killed
  Arzang.
  In some accounts this demon was
  female, Diw-e-Safid, the White Demon.
  Arzend
  (see Arzang)
  As1
  Egyptian
  a fertility-god of the deserts
  As2
  (see Aesir)
  As-im-babbar
  (see Nanna1)
  Asa1
  African
  [Mulungu.Mumbi.Mwatuangi]
  supreme god of the Akamba
  Asa2
  (see Aesir.Odin)
  Asa-ase
  African
  [=Dahomey Saghata:=South America
  Gros Mama:=Yoruba Obaluwaye]
  an Ashanti earth deity 
  (see also Asase Efua.Asase Yaa)
  Asa-bridge
  (see Bifrost)
  Asabru
  Norse
  [Asbru]
  the rainbow
  (see also Bifrost)
  Asad
  Arabian
  the Zodiacal sign Leo
  Asag
  Mesopotamian
  [Asarluhi:=Akkadian Asakku]
  a Sumerian demon causing illness
  This demon was overcome by Ninurta.
  Asagao
  Japanese
  a blind maiden
  She fell in love with Komagawa and
  when her parents tried to make her
  marry a man she did not love, she ran
  away. She looked for Komagawa and,
  failing to find him, cried so much that
  she became blind. She earned a living
  by singing in a tea-house and here
  Komagawa found her again. The
  owner of the tea-house committed
  suicide so that his liver could be used
  to cure Asagao’s blindness. With her
  sight restored, Asagao searched again
  for Komagawa. She finally found him
  and they were married.
  asagive
  West Indian
  a dance saluting the gods of voodoo
  Asaheim
  (see Asgard)
  Asai1
  East Indian
  the Dayak god of pioneers
  He can chop down trees with his sharp
  shins.
  Asai2
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god
  a name of Marduk connecting him
  with irrigation
  brother of Negun
  (see also Asaru)
  Asakku
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Asag]
  a primaeval dragon
  One of Tiamat’s Eleven Mighty Helpers
  Asal1
  Irish
  son of Conn, the high-king
  In the version of the story of Eochaid
  Yellowmouth, which describes Eochaid
  as Conn’s uncle, it was Asal who killed
  Eochaid.
  Asal2
  (see Easal)
  Asalluha
  Mesopotamian
  [Asariluchi]
  a Sumerian messenger-god
  son of Enki
  Asama1
  Japanese
  a sacred mountain, Mount Fuji
  (see also Sengen)
  Asama2
  (see Sengen)
  Asamanfo
  African
  [sing=Osaman]
  the Akan spirits of the dead
  Asamang
  African
  the Akan land of the dead
  Asan-sagan-Tengeri
  Mongolian
  a thunder-god
  Asani
  Hindu
  [‘lightning’]
  one of 8 forms of Agni
  Asaph
  Persian
  a mythical keeper of the forests
  Asapura
  (see Asapurna)
  Asapuri
  (see Asapurna)
  Asapurna
  Hindu
  [Asapura.Asapuri]
  an earth-goddess
  Asar1
  Arabian
  [Asir] 
  an equestrian-god
  Asar2
  Egyptian
  [Asari.Asir]
  an early name for Osiris
  Asar3
  (see Asaru)
  Asar-Hap
  (see Serapis)
  Asar-Hapi
  (see Serapis)
  Asaradel
  an angel, one of the 7 Ischin who
  taught men the motions of the moon
  Asari1
  Mesopotamian
  [Usire]
  a Syrian god of agriculture, a form of
  Marduk (see also Asai2)
  Asari2
  (see Osiris)
  Asariluchi
  (see Asar2)
  Asarluhi
  (see Asag)
  Asartaiti
  Egyptian
  a name of Osiris as ‘he who is swathed’
  Asaru
  Mesopotamian
  [Asar(ualim)]
  a name of Marduk connecting him
  with irrigation 
  (see also Asai2)
  Asarualim
  (see Asaru)
  Asaruludu
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk connecting him
  with magic
  Asase
  (see Mama)
  Asase Efua
  African
  [Asa’ase:=Ashanti Asase Yaa]
  a fertility-goddess of the Fanti
  goddess of the dead
  Asase Yaa
  African
  [Asa’ase:=Fanti Asase Efua]
  a fertility-goddess of the Akan 
  goddess of the dead
  In some accounts this is Earth
  Thursday, a day sacred to the goddess,
  on which no work on the land is
  permitted.
  Asbjornsen, Peter Christen
  (1812–1885)
  Norwegian
  an author who wrote on folklore and
  comparative mythology
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  Asbolus
  ash3
  Asbolus
  Greek
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon the
  hunter watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Asbolus, tore him to pieces.
  Asbru
  (see Asabru)
  Ascalabus
  Greek
  son of Misme
  When Demeter was looking for her
  daughter, Core, who had been abducted
  by Hades, Misme gave her water to
  drink. Ascalabus mocked Demeter for
  the way in which she gulped the water
  so the goddess threw the water at him
  and he turned into a lizard. (see also Abas)
  Ascalaphus1
  Greek
  [Askalaphos]
  son of Ares and Astyoche
  brother of Ialmenus
  He was one of the Argonauts and later,
  with his brother, led the Minoan forces
  helping the Greeks at Troy, where he
  was killed by Deiphobus.
  Ascalaphus2
  Greek
  [Askalaphos]
  gardener to Hades
  son of Acheron and Gorgyra or Orphne 
  It was he who claimed that Core had
  eaten the seeds of a pomegranate
  during her stay in the underworld as
  Persephone, which prevented her
  complete return to the upper regions.
  For his treachery, Core or Demeter
  turned him into an owl.
  In some accounts Demeter placed
  him under a huge rock in Hades and,
  when Heracles later removed the rock,
  she turned Ascalaphus into an owl.
  Ascalon1
  British
  [Ascalun]
  the kingdom ruled by Vergulaht
  Ascalon2
  (see Askalon)
  Ascalun
  (see Ascalon1)
  Ascanius
  Greek
  [Askaneios.Ilus.Iulus]
  son of Aeneas and Creusa or Lavinia
  father of Silvius
  He escaped at the fall of Troy with his
  father and grandfather and was taken
  to Italy. He shot a pet stag of the
  Latins, who then waged war on the
  Trojans who were trying to establish a
  new settlement. In some accounts he
  defeated Mezentius in single combat.
  He later became king of Alba Longa.
  Ascapard
  (see Ascapart)
  Ascapart
  British
  [Ascapard]
  a giant
  He was said to be nine metres (30ft)
  tall but was defeated by Bevis and
  became that knight’s servant. Others
  say that he was killed by Bevis.
  Ascaroth
  a demon of informers and spies
  Aschil
  British
  a king of Denmark
  He is said to have fought at Camlan,
  some say for King Arthur, others 
  for Mordred.
  Asclepia
  Greek
  [Asklepia]
  temples dedicated to the deified 
  Asclepius
  Asclepiadae
  Greek
  [Asklepiadae]
  the descendants of Asclepius
  These constituted a caste of priests
  who 
  pass 
  down 
  their 
  medical
  knowledge through the generations.
  Asclepiodotus
  British
  a king of Britain
  He was overthrown by Coel who died
  soon afterwards.
  Asclepios
  (see Asclepius)
  Asclepius
  Greek
  [Aiglaer.Aisklepios.Asclepios.Asklepios
  P(a)eon.Paeeon.Paion:=Canaanite
  Eshmun:=Egyptian Imhotep:=Roman
  (A)esculapius] 
  a god of healing
  one of the Argonauts 
  son of Apollo and Arsinoe or Coronis
  or of Arsippus and Arsinoe
  husband of Epione
  father of Aceso, Hygeia, Iaso, Machaon,
  Ocyrrhoe, Panaceia and Podaleirius
  Apollo had seduced Coronis but she
  preferred a mortal lover, so Apollo
  killed her but saved her unborn child,
  Ischys, and gave him to Chiron to be
  reared. In other accounts the child was
  abandoned on Mount Myrtium, found
  by a shepherd, Aristhamas, who called
  him Aiglaer, and suckled by goats. He
  tried to bring Hippolytus (in some
  versions, Glaucus) back to life in
  Hades but Zeus killed him with a
  thunderbolt. Some say that when
  Apollo then killed the Cyclopes who
  made the thunderbolts for Zeus, the
  god relented and restored Ascelpius 
  to life.
  Some say that he was able to bring
  the dead back to life by using blood
  from the right side of the Medusa
  slain by Hercules; blood from 
  her left side killed those to whom it
  was administered.
  His animal is the snake and he
  appears in the heavens as Ophiuchus.
  Asculon
  (see Askalon)
  Asdar
  (see Ishtar)
  Asdeev
  Persian
  a white dragon defeated by 
  Rustem
  Asegeir
  Norse
  12 wise elders of the Frisians
  Aseliel
  a demon of the West
  Asenath
  Egyptian
  the Egyptian name for Athena
  Asera
  (see Asherah1)
  Aserah
  (see Asherah1)
  Aserat
  (see Asherah1)
  Aserdus
  Mesopotamian
  [=Canaanite Asertu]
  a Hittite fertility-goddess
  Aseroth
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Asertu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Aserdus:=Syrian Atirat]
  a Canaanite fertility-goddess
  wife of Elkinirsa
  Aset
  (see Isis)
  Asfandarmad
  (see Armaiti)
  Asfandujar
  (see Isfandiyar)
  Asgard
  Norse
  [Asheim.Asgard(h)r.Asgarth:=Greek
  Olympia]
  city of the gods in Godheim
  home of the gods, the Aesir heaven
  the site of Valhalla
  In some accounts Asgard comprised
  twelve separate regions, each ruled by
  one of the twelve original gods, the
  Aesir.
  Asgardhr
  (see Asgard)
  Asgardr
  (see Asgard)
  Asgardreia
  (see Asgardsreid)
  Asgardreid
  (see Asgardsreid)
  Asgardsreid
  Norse
  [Asgardreia.Asgardreid.Wild Hunt]
  the Norse version of the Wild Hunt, led
  by Frigga or Odin
  Asgarth
  (see Asgard)
  Asgaya Gigagei
  North American
  [Red Man.Red Woman]
  an androgynous thunder-god and
  healing spirit of the Cherokee 
  Ash1
  Egyptian
  [god of the Land of Tehennu]
  a deity with the heads of a lion,
  a snake and a vulture
  Ash2
  (see also Ask)
  ash3
  [Fraxina.Fraxinella]
  a tree once believed to have 
  magical powers
  This tree was said to have the power to
  avert evil spirits and disease.
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  Ash Boys
  Ashura2
  In Norse mythology, this tree was
  the source of the first man. The huge
  tree known as Yggdrasil, which was
  believed to support the earth, was an
  ash tree.
  In Greek stories, the ash was said to
  have sprung from the blood of Uranus
  when he was castrated by Cronus.
  Ash Boys
  North American
  spirits of the Pueblo tribes 
  (see also Ashes Man)
  Ash-im-babbar
  (see Nanna1)
  Ash-pate
  (see Assipattle)
  Asha
  (see Asha Vahishta)
  Asha Vahishta
  Persian
  [Ardabahisht.Arta.Asha.‘best truth’. 
  Urdi-bihisht]
  one of the Amesha Spentas
  one of the Yazatas
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda, ‘truth’
  This being was in control of fire and
  was opposed to the demon Indra.
  Ashanmer
  (see Ashushu-Namir)
  Ashdar
  (see Ishtar)
  Asherah1
  Canaanite
  [Asera(h).Aserat.Asherat(ian).Ashirat.
  Atherat.Athira(t).Elat.Ilat.Lady of 
  Byblos.Queen of the Sea:=Phoenician
  Astarte]
  a Canaanite mother-goddess and 
  sea-goddess
  mother of the gods 
  wife of El
  mother of Ashtar and Shachar
  In some accounts she is Anat as ‘Lady
  of the Sea’.
  Some accounts distinguish between
  Asherah, a Ugaritic mother-goddess
  who was the mother and wife of Baal,
  and Asherah, a Canaanite mother-
  goddess. Others regard Athira as a
  separate deity.
  Asherah2
  Syrian
  a goddess
  consort of Amurru
  Asherat
  (see Asherah1)
  Asheratian
  (see Asherah1)
  Ashes Man
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  (see also Ash Boys)
  Ashet
  (see Amenti)
  Ashi1
  Persian
  a beneficent deity
  daughter of Amaitis
  Ashi2
  Roman
  a goddess of recompense and, later,
  of morality
  Ashi-nadzuchi
  Japanese
  an earth-god
  husband of Te-nadzuchi
  father of Inada-hime
  Ashiakle
  African
  goddess of wealth of the Gan tribe
  daughter of Nai
  Ashiku
  (see Ashuku)
  Ashila
  African
  [Ishila]
  a supreme god of the Kambari people
  of Nigeria
  Ashima1
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian version of the sea 
  goddess Amathaounta
  Ashima2
  Mesopotamian
  a god of the people of Hamath
  Ashima3
  (see Seimia)
  Ashimbabbar
  (see Nanna1)
  ashipu
  Mesopotamian
  a class of Babylonian priests
  Their function was to protect people
  from witches.
  Ashira
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Ashirat
  (see Asherah1)
  Ashiwanni
  North American
  rain priests of the Zuni
  This group is made up of fourteen rain
  priests (Ashiwi) and two others, plus
  one priestess.
  (see also Shiwanna.Shiwanni)
  Ashiwi1
  North American
  the 14 rain priests of the Zuni
  Ashiwi2
  North American
  the primitive ancestors of the Zuni
  These people, web-fingered and web-
  toed, with long tails and covered with
  moss, emerged from beneath the
  earth. The gods removed their non-
  human features and they became the
  ancestors of the tribe.
  Ashmadai
  (see Asmodeus)
  Ashmedai
  (see Asmodeus)
  Ashmodel
  a demon; destroyer of God
  Ashmun
  (see Eshmun)
  Ashnan
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess of the harvest
  daughter of Enlil 
  Asho-Zushta
  Persian
  the owl
  This bird is said to drive away demons
  by reciting from the Avesta.
  Ashoka
  Buddhist
  [Asoka]
  (270–230 BC)
  an emperor of India who became
  a Buddhist
  father of Mahendra, Mahinda 
  and Sanghamita
  He was regarded as the reincarnation of
  a poor boy who, having no possessions,
  offered a pile of dust to the Buddha,
  which was accepted. He became a
  prolific builder of shrines to the
  Buddha and a proselytiser of the 
  new religion.
  ashrapa
  (see dakinis2)
  Ashtar
  (see Athar2)
  Ashtareth
  (see Anat.Ashtoreth.
  Astarte)
  Ashtaroth1
  European
  a spirit
  In the Charlemagne stories, he was
  summoned by the magician Malagigi
  to bring the paladins Ricciardetto and
  Rinaldo to the pass at Roncesvalles.
  He and his servant, Foul-mouth,
  entered the horses of the two paladins,
  who were then in Egypt, and flew with
  their riders to Spain, putting them
  down in the midst of the Battle 
  of Roncesvalles.
  Ashtaroth2
  Mesopotamian
  the plural form of Ashtoreth
  This name is used as a collective name
  for minor Canaanite goddessses.
  Ashtaroth3
  a demon of sloth: in black magic, one
  of the Ministers of the Treasury
  Ashtaroth4
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Ashtart
  (see Astarte)
  Ashtoreth
  Mesopotamian
  [Ashtareth.Ashtaroth.Astoreth:plur=
  Ashtaroth:=Babylonian Ishtar:=Egyptian
  Hathor:=Greek Astarte:=Phoenician
  Astarte]
  a Semitic love-goddess
  In some accounts she is envisaged as a
  horned goddess.
  Ashuku
  Japanese
  [Ashiku.Tenkuraion:=Buddhist Akshobhya:
  =Hindu Vishnu:=Sanskrit Divya-dundu]
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas
  one of the 5 bodhisattvas of
  Mahayana Buddhism, in 
  some accounts
  Ashur
  Mesopotamian
  [Ashir.Ashshur.Ashurachu.Ashuraku.
  Asshur.As(s)ur.Nisroch.S(h)ar:=
  Babylonian Marduk]
  the Assyrian supreme god, god of war
  consort of Ashuritu and Ishtar
  He was envisaged with the head and
  wings of an eagle or with the faces of a
  bull, an eagle, a lion and a man.
  Ashura1
  Japanese
  [Asura]
  god of the land of punishment, Ashura
  Ashura2
  Japanese
  [Asura]
  the land of punishment ruled 
  by Ashura
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  Asland
  Ashura3
  Japanese
  [Asura]
  evil spirits
  These spirits are said to be the spirits
  of those killed in battle.
  Ashurachu
  (see Ashur)
  Ashuraku
  (see Ashur)
  Ashuritu
  Mesopotamian
  [Beltu]
  a consort of Ashur
  Ashushu-Namir
  Mesopotamian
  [Ashanmer.Ashushunamir.
  Asushunamir.Asu-su-namir. 
  Uddushu-namir]
  a messenger of the gods
  This being (two bisexual beings or a
  sexless creature, the eunuch Asnamir)
  was created by El to act as a messenger
  when the gods demanded the release
  of Ishtar from the underworld goddess
  Allatu (Ereshkigal). She put a curse on
  him, causing him to live in darkness
  and live on rubbish.
  (see also Nadrushi-Namur)
  Ashushunamir
  (see Ashushu-Namir)
  ashvameda
  Hindu
  horse sacrifice
  In some cases, horses were sacrificed
  to ensure the birth of a son.
  Ashvamukhi
  Hindu
  a form of yakshi with the body of a
  woman and the head of a horse
  Ashvapati
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Savitri
  Ashvathaman
  Hindu
  [Ashvatthaman]
  son of Drona and Kripa
  His father, a general of the Kauravas,
  died at the hand of the Pandava
  leader, Dhrishtadymna, when he was
  told that Asvathaman was dead. His
  son, very much alive, set out to
  avenge his father and found himself
  fighting Shiva. He immolated himself
  but, inspired by the god, attacked the
  Pandava camp, killing every soldier
  in it, including Dhrishtadymna.
  He killed Uttara’s son, Parikshit,
  while he was still in utero so that he
  was born dead. Krishna restored the
  boy to life and cursed Ashvathaman
  who fled but was captured by Arjuna.
  Ashvatthaman
  (see Ashvathaman)
  Ashvins
  (see Aswins)
  Ashwins
  (see Aswins)
  Asi
  Hindu
  a sword
  This weapon was created for the
  protection of the gods by the sacrifice
  of Brahma. It was given first to Rudra
  but later passed to Vishnu, Marice, and
  Vasaava and finally to Maru.
  Asia1
  African
  [Asia Bussu]
  an earth-goddess in Guinea
  mother of Pan
  Asia2
  Inuit
  a goddess of weather
  Asia3
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Oceanids
  mother of Atlas, Epimetheus and
  Prometheus by Iapetus
  In some accounts, Clymene appears in
  place of Asia.
  Asia Bussu
  (see Asia1)
  Asiani
  Asian
  [Asii.Wusuns]
  a legendary race living in central Asia
  Asiel
  [Asiriel]
  a spirit, ruler of Aquarius
  In other versions, the ruler of Aquarius
  is Gambiel.
  Asii
  (see Asiani)
  Asima
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Asimbabbar
  (see Nanna1)
  Asin
  South American
  a culture hero of the Chaco tribe
  He is said to have created bees and
  palm trees and is described as a bald
  warrior with a fat stomach.
  Asinari
  ass worshippers
  Asinor
  ruler of one of the 7 
  supposed firmaments
  Asipala
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead,
  slashing them with knives.
  asipatra
  Hindu
  a bird of Yamapura
  These birds have knife-sharp claws
  and wings like swords.
  Asipatravana
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This realm is reserved for the
  punishment of heretics.
  Asir
  (see Aesir.Asir1,2)
  Asira
  Arabian
  a local god
  Asiras
  Hindu
  a mythical race of headless beings
  Asiriel
  (see Asiel)
  Asis1
  African
  a sun-god of the Pokot
  brother of Tororut
  Asis2
  African
  the creator-god of the Nandi tribe
  asisi
  East Indian
  [atiti]
  in Papuan lore, an immaterial entity
  This entity is regarded as a kind of
  reflection or substitute for a human or
  an animal, separate from the soul.
  (see also sovai)
  Asisia
  African
  a supreme god of the Dorobo people
  of Kenya
  Asita
  Buddhist
  [Ajita:=Chinese A-shih-to.A-tzu-ta.Mi-lo-
  fo.Mi-lo Fo.etc (see Mi-lo-fo)=Tibetan
  Ma-p’am-pa.M-phem-pa]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  In some accounts he is regarded as an
  incarnation of Maitreya. Some say that
  he was the uncle of Naradatta.
  He is depicted with long eyebrows,
  sitting on a rock and clasping one
  knee.
  Asius1
  Greek
  son of Digmas
  brother of Hecuba
  He was a Trojan soldier at the siege
  of Troy where he was killed by
  Idomenus.
  Asius2
  Greek
  a king of Percote
  son of Hyrtacus and Arisba
  He fought for the Trojans against the
  Greeks and was killed at the battle 
  of Troy.
  Ask
  Norse
  [Ash.Askr]
  the first man, made by Odin from an
  ash tree
  husband of Embla
  Askalaphos
  (see Ascalaphus)
  Askalon
  British
  [Ascalon.Asculon]
  the sword of St George
  Askaneios
  (see Ascanius)
  Askefruel
  British
  forest nymphs said to be able to 
  cure disease
  Askher
  (see Aeschere)
  Asklepia
  (see Asclepia)
  Asklepiadae
  (see Asclepiadae)
  Asklepios
  (see Asclepius)
  Aslan
  British
  a lion representing the principle of
  good in the works of C. S. Lewis
  Askr
  (see Ask)
  Asland
  Scottish
  a Scottish king
  He refused to allow Estmere to marry
  his daughter but, when the young hero
  saved him and his daughter from a
  Spanish prince, he relented and
  sanctioned the marriage.
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  Aslaug
  Assaracus
  Aslaug
  Norse
  [Aslog. ‘crow’.Krake]
  a queen of Denmark
  daughter of Sigurd and Brunhild
  wife of Ragnar Lodbrok
  mother of Biorn, Hvitsek, Ivar,
  Rogenwald and Sigurd
  One version of the story of Sigurd and
  Brunhild says that they married and
  had a daughter called Aslaug who was
  reared by Brunhild’s father. When he
  was exiled, the father took the child
  with him to Norway hidden inside a
  harp, which was broken open by a
  peasant couple who killed the old man.
  They made a slave of the girl, who
  they called Krake.
  Ragnar Lodbrok, king of the Danes,
  came ashore near the hut where they
  lived and proposed to marry her. She
  agreed but deferred the wedding for a
  year to test his love. At the end of that
  time they were married and they had
  four children, Biorn, Hvitserk, Ivar
  and Rogenwald. When Ragnar was
  advised to put her aside in favour of a
  princess, Aslaug produced proof that
  she herself was high-born. She later
  gave birth to Sigurd the Snake-Eyed.
  In some accounts her sons were
  Ingvdr and Ubbe.
  (see also Heimer)
  Aslesa
  Hindu
  [Aslesas]
  a goddess of misfortune
  daughter of Daksa
  wife of Candra
  Aslesas
  (see Aslesa)
  Aslo
  Norse
  a horse of the sun-god
  Aslog
  (see Aslaug)
  Asman
  Persian
  a sky-god assisting Kshathra Varya
  Asmara
  East Indian
  a cycle of plays based on the legends
  of Java
  Asmara Dewa
  Malay
  [Yatim Mustafa.Yatim Nustapa]
  a prince
  His step-brother sent him into exile
  and he met the king of the cobras who
  gave him a magic jewel that he used to
  cure Indra Puspa, the daughter of a
  neighbouring king, who was dying
  from snake bite. He married the
  princess and, when he succeeded to
  her father’s throne, he took an army to
  recover his own kingdom.
  Asmeday
  (see Asmodeus)
  Asmegir
  Norse
  spirits in Hel
  Asmodaeus
  (see Asmodeus)
  Asmodai
  (see Asmodeus)
  Asmoday
  (see Asmodeus)
  Asmodel
  an astral spirit of the 
  constellation Taurus 
  Asmodeus
  [Achemedai.Ashmadai.Ashmedai.Asmeday.
  Asmodaeus.Asmodai.Asmoday.Demon
  Prince.Devil on Two Sticks.Limping
  Devil.Prince of Demons.Sidonay.Sydonay:
  =Persian Aeshma]
  an evil spirit, the spirit of lust 
  or vengeance
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Asmund
  Norse
  a friend of Asvitus
  The two friends vowed to die together
  and when Asvitus died, Asmund was
  buried alive with him. When the grave
  was 
  opened, 
  Amund 
  appeared
  bleeding – he had been attacked by his
  friend’s spirit.
  Asnami
  Mesopotamian
  a eunuch
  In one version of the story of Ishtar’s
  visit to the underworld, this being was
  created by Ea to rescue her.
  (see also Ashushu-Namir)
  Asnan
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Emmer]
  an early goddess of vegetation
  daughter of Enki
  Aso
  Egyptian
  a queen of Ethiopia
  She was one of the people who
  conspired with Set to kill Osiris.
  asogwe
  African
  a rattle used by the chief priests of
  Dahomey to call up the gods
  Asoka
  (see Ashoka)
  Asokakanta
  Buddhist
  a form of Marici
  Normally depicted as gold-coloured
  and riding a pig, she is sometimes
  white and standing on the moon and a
  lotus.
  Asokottamasri
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god of medicine
  Asoom Jan Tanushi
  Arabian
  [Taranushi]
  the first jinnee created by God
  Asopos
  (see Asopus)
  Asopus
  Greek
  [Asopos]
  a river-god
  son of Poseidon or Oceanus and Tethys
  husband of Metope
  father of Aegina, Euboea, Evadne,
  Ismenus, Pelagon and many others
  He was struck by a thunderbolt 
  by Zeus who abducted Aegina.
  Aspalis
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Artemis]
  a Semitic goddess of hunting
  She is said to have hanged herself and
  her body then disappeared.
  Aspandijar
  (see Isfandiyar)
  Asphalios
  Greek
  a title of Poseidon as ‘preventer 
  of earthquakes’
  asphodel
  Greek
  a plant associated with the dead, said
  to grow in Hades
  Asphodel Fields
  Greek
  (Asphodel Meadows)
  the home in Tartarus of those
  departed who are neither good 
  nor bad
  Asphodel Meadows
  (see Asphodel Fields)
  aspidomancy
  a form of divination calling up demons
  Aspirates
  minor deities
  Asprian
  European
  [Osborn]
  a giant
  He was one of the party that
  accompanied Berchther and Rother 
  to Constantinople.
  Asrat
  Mesopotamian
  [Asratum]
  a Canaanite fertility-goddess
  Asratum
  (see Asrat)
  Ass1
  Egyptian
  a form of Ra eaten by a huge serpent
  Ass2
  (see Aesir)
  Ass god
  Roman
  a deity connected with the feast 
  of Saturnalia
  Ass of Silenus
  Greek
  the animal carrying the drink that
  conferred eternal youth on those
  who drank it
  Assa
  Irish
  the original name of Nessa
  Assaluha
  (see Marduk)
  Assara Mazas
  Mesopotamian
  [=Persian Ahura Mazda:=Hindu
  Rudra.Varuna]
  an Assyrian sun-god
  Assarac
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian deity
  Assaracus
  Greek
  a king of Dardania
  son of Tros and Callirrhoe
  brother of Ganymede and Ilus
  father of Capys
  He helped Brutus when he was
  captured by Pandarus and led the
  Trojan exiles out of Greece to settle 
  in Britain.
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  Asselm
  Asterodes
  Asselm
  European
  a provost of Coblenz
  He betrayed the details of the departure
  of Elias and Beatrix for their new home
  in Bouillon so that the Saxons were able
  to lay an ambush in which Galien,
  leader of the escort, was killed.
  Assez Media
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Asshur
  (see Ashur)
  Assipattle
  Scottish
  [Ash-pate]
  the seventh son of a seventh son 
  He was an idle day dreamer who made
  good his promise of great deeds.
  When the Stoorworm was ravaging
  the country, he went out in his little
  boat to fight it. When the monster
  swallowed him, Assipattle cut open its
  liver and pushed in the burning peats
  that he had brought with him. The
  beast regurgitated Assipattle and its
  teeth fell out and became the Orkney
  Islands and its dead body formed
  Iceland. For his valour, Assipattle
  received the hand of the Princess
  Gemdelovely.
  Asslake
  British
  son of Heroud
  His father had been away for a long
  time, searching for Rainburn who had
  been kidnapped and sold to Argus, an
  African king, so Asslake set out to look
  for his father. He took up position in a
  pass in the Alps and challenged
  allcomers, seeking information. In
  this way, he found himself fighting
  Rainburn who was on his way home,
  having been reunited with Heroud.
  All three joined forces and returned 
  to England.
  Associated Gods
  North American
  [Companion Gods]
  4 gods of the Sioux
  These four are given as Falling Star,
  Moon, Great Thunderbird and Wind.
  All are aspects of Wakan Tanka.
  Assoros
  Mesopotamian
  [Assorus]
  an alternative version of Ansar
  consort of Kissare
  father of Anos, Aos and Illillos
  Assorus
  (see Assoros)
  Assur
  (see Ashur)
  Assura
  (see Asura)
  Assurne
  British
  a river said to divide Logres from Surluse
  Assysla
  British
  in Scandinavian lore, the island on
  which King Arthur died
  (see also Avalon)
  Ast
  (see Isis)
  Astabhuja-Kurnkulla
  a form of Kurnkulla shown as red 
  with Sarus
  Astabi
  Mesopotamian
  [Astabis]
  a Hittite war-god
  Astabis
  (see Astabi)
  Astacus
  Greek
  a Theban
  father of Amphidocus, Asmarus, Leades
  and Melanippus
  Astakarna
  (see Brahma)
  Astamataras
  (see Matrikas)
  Astamore
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was one of the twelve knights who
  helped Agravain and Mordred when
  they attempted to seize Lancelot after
  finding him in bed with Guinevere.
  All except Mordred were killed 
  by Lancelot.
  Astar1
  African
  [=Arab Athar]
  a sky-god or sky-goddesss of Ethiopia
  Astar2
  (see Athar2.Ishtar)
  Astarat
  (see Astarte)
  Astarot
  (see Ashtaroth.Astarte)
  Astaroth
  (see Ashtaroth)
  Astaroth2
  (see Astarte)
  Astarte1
  Phoenician
  [Ashtart.Ashtareth.Ashtaroth.Astarat.
  Astarot(h).Astoreth.Athirat.Athtar(a)t.
  Dea Syria.Great Mother.Kades.
  Kedesh(et).Queen of Heaven.Queen 
  of Love.Syrian Goddess:=Armenian
  Anahit:=Babylonian Ishtar:=Canaanite
  Asherah:=Greek Aphrodite:=North
  African Dido.Tanit(h):=Phrygian Cybele:
  =Semitic Ashtoreth:=Sumerian Nanna]
  a Phoenician fertility-goddess 
  goddess of shepherds
  the Greek name for Ashtaroth
  consort of El
  consort and mother of Baal
  She was adopted by the Egyptians as
  the daughter of Ptah or Ra and became
  a consort of Seth. In this role she is
  depicted naked on horseback.
  In Arabia, Astarte became the god
  Athar and the goddess Sams.
  She is sometimes depicted as a cow
  or as a woman with a cow’s head, or
  identified with Ilat or Ishtar.
  Astarte2
  Egyptian
  a queen
  wife of Malacander
  Astasian demons
  aerial demons
  These beings, ruled by Geradiel, are
  said to impart secrets to humans.
  Asten
  Egyptian
  an ancient god assimilated with Thoth
  Asteria1
  Greek
  [Asterie. ‘starry’]
  daughter of Coeus and Phoebe
  sister of Leto
  wife of Perses
  mother of Hecate
  To escape the clutches of Zeus when
  he pursued her, she changed into a
  quail and plunged into the sea. She
  then became an island of the same
  name, later to become known as
  Delos. Her sister, Leto, later came to
  Delos to give birth to the twins, Apollo
  and Artemis.
  In some accounts she is the same 
  as Astraea.
  Asteria2
  Greek
  one of the 50 daughters of Danaus
  wife of Chaetus
  Asteria3
  (see Sterope)
  Asterie
  (see Asteria)
  Asterion1
  Greek
  a river-god or sea-god
  Asterion2
  (see Asterius1.Minotaur1)
  Asterius1
  Greek
  [Asterion]
  son of Cometes
  one of the Argonauts
  Asterius2
  Greek
  [Asterion]
  king of Crete
  son of Tectamus
  husband of Europa 
  father of Crete
  Europa had been carried off by Zeus,
  in the form of a bull. Her three
  children from that union, Minos,
  Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon, were
  adopted by Asterius when he married
  their mother. As a reward, Zeus gave
  him the huge bronze figure, Talos,
  made by Hephaestus, which acted as
  guardian of Crete.
  Asterius3
  Greek
  [Asterion]
  a giant
  son of Anax
  Asterius4
  Greek
  [Asterion]
  a name for the Minotaur, in some
  accounts 
  (see also Asterius5)
  Asterius5
  Greek
  [Asterion]
  son of Minos
  He was killed by Theseus when he
  went to Crete to kill the Minotaur.
  (see also Asterius4)
  Asterodes
  Greek
  wife of Aetes
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  Asterodia1
  astromancy
  Asterodia1
  Greek
  a name for Selene as queen of 
  the heavens
  Asterodia2
  (see Chromia)
  Asterope
  (see Sterope)
  Asteropia
  Greek
  daughter of Deion and Diomede
  sister of Actor, Aenetus, Cephalus 
  and Phylacus
  Astidameia
  (see Astydamia)
  Astidamia
  (see Astydamia)
  Astika
  Hindu
  a Brahman
  Janocmejaya set a trap for the nagas of
  Takshaka and many perished when
  they fell into the fire. Astika
  intervened to save some of them.
  astiya
  Basque
  witches
  Astlabor
  (see Esclabor)
  Astlik
  Armenian
  a sky-goddess
  (see also Arusyak)
  wife of Vahagn
  Asto-vidatu
  (see Asto-vidhotu)
  Asto-vidhotu
  Persian
  [Asto-vidatu]
  a plague demon
  He was later elevated to the role of god
  of death.
  Astolat
  British
  [Shalott:=Italian Scalliotta.Scalot]
  the home of Elaine the White
  In Arthurian stories this town has been
  identified with Guildford.
  Astolfo
  (see Astolpho)
  Astolpho
  European
  [Astolfo]
  an English duke
  son of Otho
  He was the first knight to fight with
  Argalia at the great tournament
  organised by Charlemagne and was
  unhorsed. He acquired Argalia’s magic
  lance when the latter was fighting
  Ferrau and with it defeated all-comers
  at the tournament. He went in search
  of Rinaldo, who disappeared after the
  tournament and defeated the knight
  Florismart, who was travelling with his
  lady-love, Flordelis. Astolpho spared
  his life and they became friends.
  At the Castle of Oblivion, Astolpho
  refused the drink offered by the
  damsel on the bridge but Florismart
  was taken prisoner.
  At Albracca, he killed many of the
  besieging Tartars but was then
  captured by the relieving forces of
  Sacripant. He was later caught in the
  spell of the enchantress Alcina who,
  tiring of him as she tired of all her
  lovers, turned him into a myrtle tree.
  In this form he was found by Rogero
  who, having successfully destroyed
  Alcina’s power with the help of
  Melissa, returned him to his normal
  shape. Astolpho then went to the
  home of Logestilla, who gave him a
  magic book that would tell him all he
  would ever need to know and a horn
  that he could use in times of peril.
  Here 
  he 
  recovered 
  the 
  horse
  Rabican, originally owned by Argalia,
  from Rogero.
  He returned to France but was lured
  by Atlantes to a castle where the book
  Logestilla had given him told him how
  to proceed and the horn dispersed the
  many apparitions that attacked him.
  Here 
  he 
  found 
  and 
  released
  Bradamante, Florismart, Gradasso,
  Rogero, Roland and many others. He
  also found the hippogriff and, leaving
  his own horse and the magic lance
  with Bradamante, flew off.
  He landed in Abyssinia and was
  entertained by the blind king Senapus,
  driving off the Harpies that were
  harrying the king and sealing them
  into the cave in which they took
  refuge. In some accounts this incident
  involved Prester John, king of Nubia.
  Astolpho rode the hippogriff to the
  top of a mountain and found the
  earthly paradise, meeting Elijah,
  Enoch and St John who took him to
  the moon where he was given the
  bottle that contained the missing
  senses of Roland, which he had lost in
  his period of madness. He was also
  given a plant with which he cured the
  king’s blindness. As a reward he was
  given a huge army with which to help
  Charlemagne in his battles with the
  Saracens. Capturing the desert wind in
  a bag so that they could cross the
  desert in safety, he made horses for his
  troops from fragments of rock. Finally
  they reached Biserta where they laid
  siege to Agramant’s forces in that city.
  They were joined by some of the
  knights taken prisoner by Rodomont
  and sent to Africa. Roland then
  appeared, still in his period of
  madness. He was restrained and
  Astolpho restored him to sanity with
  the bottle given to him by St John.
  After the submission of the Africans
  following 
  the 
  combat 
  between
  Agramant, Gradasso and Sobrino on
  one side and Florismart, Oliver and
  Roland on the other, Astolpho flew on
  the hippogriff to Marseilles where he
  turned the flying horse loose. He
  rejoined Rinaldo, Roland and the
  others who had arrived there after
  their visit to the hermit, who cured the
  wounds of Oliver and Sobrino.
  After the end of the war, Astolpho
  went with Oliver and Roland to collect
  the tribute exacted by Charlemagne
  from the Spanish King Marsilius. He
  was the first to charge when the
  Spaniards trapped their small force in
  the pass at Roncesvalles, killing
  Arlotto of Soria. Astolpho was killed
  later in the battle.
  Astoreth
  (see Ashtoreth)
  Astraea
  Greek
  [Asteria.Astrea]
  goddess of equity, justice, purity
  daughter of Zeus by Themis
  She became the constellation Virgo
  and in some accounts was equated 
  with Dike.
  (see also Asteria1)
  Astraeus
  Greek
  a Titan
  son of Crius by Eurybia
  brother of Pallas and Perses
  husband of Eos, some say
  In some stories he was the father, by
  Eos, of the four winds, Argestes,
  Boreas, Notus and Zephyr.
  astragalomancy
  divination by the casting 
  of knucklebones
  astral body
  the spirit body, opposite of the
  physical body
  astral spirits
  the spirits of the stars
  astral world
  in some accounts, the second lowest of
  7 worlds
  This is the realm to which the astral
  body is said to go after it leaves the
  physical body.
  Astrea
  (see Astraea)
  Astrid
  Norse
  a woman of Njal’s household
  She was trapped when Flosi’s men
  surrounded the house but, with the
  other women and children, was given
  safe passage before the house was
  burnt to the ground.
  Astrild
  Norse
  [=Greek Eros]
  a god of love
  astrology
  divination from the planets or 
  the Zodiac
  astromancy
  divination from the stars
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  Astronoe
  Asvinyau
  Astronoe
  Mesopotamian
  a Canaanite goddess of love
  She is said to have emasculated Eshmun.
  Astuanax
  (see Astyanax)
  Astvat-Ereta
  (see Saoshyant)
  Astvat-Eveta
  (see Saoshyant)
  Astyages1
  Greek
  a supporter of Agenor
  He was one of those who interrupted the
  wedding of Perseus and Andromeda.
  He was turned to stone by sight of the
  Medusa mask.
  Astyages2
  Persian
  a king of Media
  It was prophesied that he would die at
  the hand of a descendant; this
  prophecy was fulfilled when he was
  killed by his grandson, Cyrus.
  Astyanax
  Greek
  [Astuanax.Scamandrius.Skamandrios]
  son of Hector and Andromache
  He was thrown to his death from the
  walls of Troy by Pyrrhus, or killed by
  Odysseus when the city was overrun
  by the Greeks. Others say he was taken
  prisoner by the Greeks and later
  returned to Troy.
  In the Charlemagne stories, Astyanax
  was said to have survived and founded
  the state of Messina in Sicily.
  Astydamia1
  Greek
  [Astidam(e)ia]
  daughter of Cretheus or Pelops
  In some stories she is the mother of
  Tlepolemus by Heracles. Others say
  that she was the wife of Acastus and
  mother of Laodamia, Sterope and
  Sthene. In this latter role, she accused
  Peleus, who had come to her husband’s
  court to be purified of murder, of rape.
  In the ensuing fight, Peleus killed
  Astydamia and, some say, Acastus.
  (see also Astyoche)
  Astydamia2
  Greek
  [Astidam(e)ia]
  daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia
  wife of Alcaeus
  mother of Amphitryon and Anaxo
  Astydamia3
  Greek
  [Astidam(e)ia.Deidameia]
  daughter of Amyntor and Cleobule
  sister of Phoenix
  Heracles asked Amyntor for his
  daughter’s hand and when he refused,
  Heracles seduced her, fathering a
  son, Ctessipus.
  Astydamia4
  (see Astyoche1)
  Astygia
  Greek
  daughter of Hypseus and Creusa, in
  some accounts
  sister of Cyrene and Themisto
  Astymedusa
  (see Euryganeia)
  Astynome
  Greek
  wife of Hipponous
  mother of Capaneus
  Astyocha
  (see Astyoche)
  Astyoche1
  Greek
  [Astydam(e)ia.Astyocha]
  a nymph
  daughter of King Phylas
  wife of Iphiclus
  She was captured by Heracles and
  given to Iphiclus as his wife. Some say
  she was the mother of Tlepolemus 
  by Heracles.
  In some accounts she is referred to
  as Astydamia.
  Astyoche2
  Greek
  [Astyocha]
  a name for Loadice
  wife of Telephus
  Astyoche3
  Greek
  [Astyocha]
  daughter of Actor
  mother by Ares of Ascalaphus 
  and Ialmenus
  Astyoche4
  Greek
  [Astyocha]
  daughter of Simoeis
  wife of Erichthonius
  mother of Tros
  Astypalaea
  Greek
  daughter of Agenor or Phoenix
  In some accounts she was the mother
  of Ancaeus and Eurypylus by Poseidon.
  Asu-su-Namir
  (see Ashushu-Namir)
  Asuang
  Pacific Islands
  in the Philippines, a demon said to
  attack pregnant women at the
  moment of delivery, swallowing the
  new-born child
  Asuha-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of courtyards
  asuman
  (see suman)
  Asuniti
  Hindu
  a goddess of longevity
  Asur 
  (see Ashur)
  Asura
  Hindu
  [Ahura:Tibetan Ha-ma-yin]
  demon: titan
  Originally supreme deities, Asuras
  were later demon spirits opposing the
  minor gods (the Suras) and living on
  Mount Sumeru in four towns known
  as Deep, Golden, Shining and Star
  Tassel. In some accounts they live in a
  magnificent house, Patala.
  In some accounts they were born
  from the groin of Brahma while others
  say that they were the sons of Kasyapa.
  Alternatively, the Asuras were early
  Indian tribes who were overcome by
  the invading Aryans, regarded in some
  accounts as giants who fought the
  gods. Some versions say that the
  Asuras include the Daityas, Danavas,
  Das, Raskshasas and Svarbhanu.
  Asurakumara
  Jain
  a weather-god
  one of the 10 Bhavanavasi
  Asuraloka
  Hindu
  the realm of the demi-gods
  Asuri
  Hindu
  a disciple of Kapila
  Asushunamir
  (see Ashushu-Namir)
  Asuyu
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was opposed by Varahi, one of the
  Matrikas.
  Asvagosa
  (see Asvasgosha)
  Asvagosha
  Buddhist
  [Asvagosa:=Chinese Ma Ming]
  a 1st C poet and teacher
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, in 
  some accounts
  It was said that some horses sent to
  disrupt one of his teaching sessions,
  stayed to listen to his words and wept
  at the sound of his voice.
  He wrote Buddhacarita, a life of 
  the Buddha.
  He is depicted seated on a rock and
  accompanied by a dragon.
  asvamedha
  Hindu
  [aswanmedha]
  a horse sacrifice
  A horse selected for sacrifice was
  allowed to roam at will for a year and
  was then sacrificed to Prajipati. The
  strength and speed of the dead animal
  were said to pass to the king.
  Asvamukha
  Buddhist
  the Buddhist version of Ma Mien
  Asvara
  (see Vata3)
  Asvasena
  Jain
  son of Mahipala
  father of Parsva(natha)
  asvath
  Hindu
  [asvotha]
  a fig tree, the tree of Brhaspati
  the tree of life
  Asvayujau
  Hindu
  [Asvini.Asvinyau]
  a goddess of fortune
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Asvid
  Norse
  a man who made runes for the 
  giants
  Asvinau
  (see Aswins)
  Asvini
  (see Asvayujau)
  Asvins
  (see Aswins)
  Asvinyau
  (see Asvayujau)
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  Asvitus
  Atalanta1
  Asvitus
  Norse
  a friend of Asmund
  The two friends vowed to die together
  and when Asvitus died, Asmund was
  buried alive with him. When the grave
  was 
  opened, 
  Asmund 
  emerged
  bleeding – he had been attacked by the
  spirit of the dead Asvitus.
  asvotha
  (see asvath)
  aswamedha
  (see asvamedha)
  Aswatama
  East Indian
  son of Durna and Wilotama
  Aswiculapa
  Hindu
  a deity who restores health and life
  He is regarded as the leader of all horses.
  Aswins
  Hindu
  [Acvins.Ahans.Ashwins.As(h)vins.Asvinau.
  Divine Physicians.=Greek Dioscuri]
  the twins Dasra and Nasatya
  messengers of the dawn
  twin sons of Dyaus and Prithivi, Shiva
  and Sanjna or Vivasvat and Saranyu
  They were born when their parents
  mated in the form of horses and were
  noted horsemen, riding in front of the
  dawn chariot of Aruna or Ushas.
  In some accounts they are equated
  with the Ribhus. 
  (see also Harits.Naonghaithya)
  Asynge
  (see Asynjur)
  Asynja
  (see Asynjur)
  Asynjor
  (see Asynjur)
  Asynjur
  Norse
  [Asynjor:sing=Asynge.Asynja]
  the 24 early goddesses of Asgard
  The list might have included all or any
  of the following: Bida, Bil, Eir, Erda,
  Fimila, Fiorgyn, Freya, Frigga, Frimmla,
  Fulla, Gefjon, Gerda, Gna, Hnoss,
  Nanna, Saga, Sif, Sigyn and Skadi.
  In some versions they are attendants
  of Freya and Frigga.
  Asyriel
  a demon
  Asz
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian sky-god
  Ata1
  Japanese
  a legendary warrior-maid
  She was said to command the left wing
  of her husband’s army in a rebellion.
  Ata2
  (see Ate2)
  Ataa Naa Nyongmo
  African
  [Nyongmo]
  a creator-god of the Gan
  Atabei
  (see Attabeira)
  Atabey
  (see Attabeira)
  Atabyrius1
  Greek
  a shape-changing god
  son of Euronyme 
  son of Athamas, some say
  The Greek version of the god
  worshipped in the form of a golden
  calf by the Israelites.
  Atacrou
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Ataecina
  Spanish
  [=Roman Proserpina]
  an underworld-goddess
  Ataensic
  North American
  [Ataentsic.Athensic.Sky Woman: =Seneca
  Eagentci]
  the first woman in the lore of 
  the Iroquois
  sky-goddess and earth-goddess 
  mother of the twins Hahgwehdaetgah
  and Hahgwehdiyu, the Doyadano
  mother of a daughter, Breath of Wind
  She is said to have fallen from heaven
  and her body was used by her sons to
  build the world.
  In some accounts the twins were the
  children of Breath of Wind and it was
  her body that they used to build 
  the world.
  A different story says that when she
  was ill, her father dug up a tree. A
  young man, angry at the loss of the
  tree, pushed her into the hole from
  which it had been dug and she fell
  through to earth. Her fall was broken
  by the birds, which formed a type of
  firefighter’s blanket to save her. Some
  birds dived into the primaeval waters
  and brought up mud, which, plastered
  on the back of a turtle, formed dry
  land on which Ataensic could live. She
  produced a daughter who, in time,
  bore twins known as Djuskaha and
  Othagwenda.
  Ataentsic
  (see Ataensic)
  Atago-gongen
  Japanese
  [Atago-sam]
  a Buddhist god of fire
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Kazu-tsuchi or with Susanowa.
  Atago-sama
  (see Atago-gongen)
  Ataguchu
  South American
  [Ataguju]
  an Inca creator-god
  He told Apocatequil and Piguerao
  how to escape from the Cave of
  Refuge.
  Ataguju
  (see Ataguchu)
  Atahocan
  North American
  a creator-god of the Montagnais tribes
  Atai
  African
  [‘fate’]
  a goddess of the Efik
  wife of Abassi
  Ataintjina
  Australian
  a rain-maker god of the Aborigines
  He is said to make rain by throwing a
  young man into the sea, where he is
  swallowed by a huge snake. Two days
  later the man is disgorged and,
  carrying some of the snake’s scales,
  ascends into the sky where he hangs
  head down, his hair forming rain. The
  scales are thrown to earth as thunder
  and lightning; Ataintjina joins the
  man in the sky, as the rainbow. The
  rain stops and, after a period of
  drought, Ataintjina starts the whole
  cycle again.
  Atak
  Canaanite
  a god
  son of El
  He was killed by Anat.
  Atala1
  East Indian
  a supreme deity in Borneo 
  Atala2
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of Patala
  Atalanga
  African
  a creator being of the Efer 
  He eloped with the daughter of Sa and
  they had seven boys and seven girls,
  some black, some white, who spoke
  different languages.
  Atalanta1
  Greek
  [Atalante]
  daughter of Iasius by Clymene 
  wife of Melanion
  mother of Parthenopaeus by Ares or
  Meleager, some say
  Abandoned by her parents when she
  was born, Atalanta was raised by a
  she-bear and grew up as a very fleet-
  footed maiden.
  She joined the hunt for the
  Calydonian boar and shot and killed
  the centaurs Hylaeus and Rhoecus
  when they tried to rape her. She
  wounded the boar so that Meleager
  was able to get close and kill it.
  Meleager insisted that she be given
  the pelt of the boar, a gesture which
  brought much trouble on his 
  own head.
  She would marry only the man
  who could beat her in a foot-race,
  killing all who tried and failed.
  Melanion eventually beat her by
  dropping golden apples, given to
  him by Aphrodite, in her path, which
  delayed her as she stopped to pick
  them up.
  Some say that she sailed with the
  Argonauts, the only woman in 
  the crew.
  She and her husband were changed
  into lions or leopards by Zeus for
  defiling his precinct or, in some
  versions, by Aphrodite for failing to
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  Atalanta2
  Atet
  give thanks to the goddess. 
  Some say that after giving birth to
  Parthenopaeus, her son by Artes, she
  was taken up to Olympus.
  In the Boeotian version, Hippomenes
  takes the place of Melanion.
  Atalanta2
  Greek
  [Atalante]
  daughter of Schoeneus
  wife of Hippomenes
  This is the Boeotian (rather than the
  Arcadian) girl, of whom the same story
  of a contest involving golden apples 
  is told.
  Atalante
  (see Atalanta)
  Ataliel
  a moon demon
  At’am
  Russian
  a Mordvin thunder-god
  Atamalqualiztli
  Central American
  an Aztec festival in honour of the gods
  During the ceremony, held once every
  eight years, all the people dressed as
  animals or birds and imitated their
  ways. At the end of the ceremony, all
  jumped into a lake filled with snakes
  and frogs, attempting to catch one of
  the reptiles in their mouths and eating
  them alive.
  Atanua
  Pacific Islands
  [=Tahitian Fa’ahotu]
  a goddess of the dawn in 
  the Marquesas
  wife of Atea
  She and her husband created many
  other deities.
  Ataokoloinona
  African
  son of Ndriananahary
  In the lore of Madagascar, he was sent
  down from the sky by his father to see
  if the earth was suitable as a home for
  man. Unable to bear the heat, he
  burrowed into the ground and has not
  been seen since.
  Atar1
  Persian
  [Adar.Adhur.Atarsh.Atesh.]
  a fire-god
  son of Ahura Mazda
  one of the Yazatas
  His father sent him to stop the dragon
  Azhi 
  Dahak 
  from 
  persecuting
  mankind. After a long struggle, Atar
  chained the dragon to a mountain
  where he will remain until the final
  renewal of the world.
  In some accounts he is one of the
  Amesha Spentas. 
  (see also Thraetona.Verethragna)
  Atar2
  (see Atargatis)
  Atar3
  (see Athar2)
  Atar4
  (see Atri)
  Atarapa
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian goddess of the dawn
  the first being to be created
  daughter of Haronga
  Atarate
  (see Atargatis)
  Atargate
  (see Atargatis)
  Atargatis
  Syrian
  [Atar.Atar(g)ate.Atargatis Derketo.
  Atergatis.Atharate.Attar.Dea Syria.
  Dercetis.Derceto.Syrian Goddess]
  a mother-goddess and goddess of
  vegetation, originally known 
  as Derceto
  consort of Aun orHadad
  mother of Semiramis by Oannes
  She was born in the form of an egg,
  floating in the Euphrates, which was
  pushed ashore by a fish. 
  In one story she fell into the sea and
  was changed into a fish; her daughter
  was changed into a dove.
  As Atargatis Derketo she was a fish-
  goddess, half woman, half fish.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Anat.
  Atarhasis
  (see Atrahasis)
  Atarsamain
  Arabian
  the deified morning star
  (see also Alilat1)
  Atarsh
  (see Atar1)
  Atash Bahram
  Persian
  a fire temple
  This, the seventh creation of Ahura
  Mazda, is regarded as representing
  cosmic fire.
  Atatarho
  North American
  a warrior hero of the Iroquois 
  He was regarded as a magician and was
  clothed with live snakes.
  Ate1
  British
  a deformed hag in Spenser’s The 
  Faerie Queene
  Ate2
  Greek
  goddess of mischief
  daughter of Ares or Zeus
  In some accounts she is Eris, in others
  the daughter of Ares and Eris.
  (see also Eris)
  Ate3
  Mesopotamian
  [At(h)eh.At(t)a.Great Mother]
  a creation-goddess
  mother of Athar
  Atea
  Pacific Islands
  [Atea Rangi.Avatea.Kane.‘light’.‘sky’.
  ‘space’.Vatea:=Hawaiian Wakea:
  =Marquesas Atanua:=Society Islands 
  Te Tumu]
  a name of Rangi
  a Tahitian sky-god
  a moon-god in the Hervey Islands
  son of Vari-ma-te-Takere
  husband of Fa’ahotu
  father of Tahu, Tuamoto and Ro’o
  father of Tane, some say
  Atea, ‘sky’, was made by Ta’aroa from
  one half of the cosmic egg. Fa’ahotu,
  ‘earth’, was made from the other half.
  Because his wife produced no milk,
  his first children died so they
  exchanged sexes and Atea suckled his
  subsequent offspring. He was killed by
  a thunderbolt wielded by Tuamoto.
  In some accounts he is amalgamated
  with Rangi as Atea-Rangi, in others he
  was the husband of Atanua and they
  had a child, Tu-Moa.
  Some say that he was moulded from
  the formless void by Vahine Nautahu.
  One story says that he and Tangaroa
  argued as to which of them was father
  of Papa’s first-born son. She cut the
  child in half and gave half to each. Atea
  threw his half into the heavens where
  it became the sun. Later, Tangaroa did
  the same with his half, which became
  the moon.
  He is depicted as having a body of
  which the left side is that of a fish, the
  right side human.
  In the Hervey Islands they envisage
  the universe as a coconut within which
  Atea occupies the highest part,
  Thinland, above his brother, Tinirau.
  Atea Rangi
  (see Atea)
  Ateatsan
  (see Atse Estsan)
  Ateatsine
  (see Atse Estsan)
  Ateh
  (see Ate2)
  Aten
  Egyptian
  [Adon.Aton.Eton]
  the sun-god
  The sun-disc Aten was worshipped as
  the state religion under Ahkenaton in
  place, temporarily, of Amon-Ra.
  Atenociticus
  Celtic
  a local god in the north of England
  Atepomarus
  Celtic
  [=Greek Apollo]
  a Gaulish deity envisaged as the owner
  of many horses
  Atergatis
  (see Atargatis)
  Atesh
  (see Atar1)
  Atesha-ga
  Persian
  a place of fire
  A site near the Caspian Sea where
  flames rise out of the bitumen-
  impregnated soil, used as a place of
  pilgrimage by fire worshippers.
  Atet
  Egyptian
  [Ma(a)u.Mersekhnet]
  a mother-goddess
  She was worshipped in the form of the
  cat-goddess, Maau.
  (see also Bast)
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  Atete
  Athena Chalinitis
  Atete
  African
  a fertility-goddess of Ethiopia
  Ath Liag Fionn
  Irish
  a ford
  Finn mac Cool threw into the ford a
  stone on the end of a magical gold
  chain. It was prophesied that the
  stone would be found on a day
  precisely seven years before the end
  of the world.
  Ath Nuchair
  Irish
  a ford
  The site of the ambush where Conall
  Cearnach (or Cet) lodged a magical
  stone (a ‘brain-ball’) from his sling in
  Cormac’s head.
  Athairne
  (see Aithirne)
  Athamas
  Greek
  king of Boeotia
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  brother of Salmoneus and Sisyphus
  husband of Nephele or Themisto 
  and Ino
  He married Nephele, the woman Zeus
  had created in the likeness of Hera
  from cloud material to deceive Ixion.
  They had three children, Helle,
  Leucon and Phrixus. He was also the
  father of Learchus and Melicertes by
  Ino, whom he seduced and then
  married. Others say that Ino was his
  first wife. In other accounts Themisto
  was his first wife and mother of Helle,
  Leucon and Phrixus.
  He was preparing to sacrifice his
  son Phrixus to lift the scourge of
  famine when Heracles (or Hermes)
  arrived on a flying ram and stayed his
  hand. Both Phrixus and Helle were
  carried off on the golden-fleeced 
  ram Chrysomallon.
  He and Ino reared the infant
  Dionysus and when Hera discovered
  the child’s whereabouts she drove
  Athamas mad so that he killed his son,
  Learchus, with an arrow, mistaking
  him for a stag. His wife, Ino, and his
  other son, Melicertes, escaped his
  sword only by jumping into the sea.
  He was banished from his kingdom.
  After much wandering, he founded a
  new city and started a new life 
  with Themisto.
  In one version Ino was also driven
  mad by Hera and wandered the
  countryside, 
  but 
  returned 
  after
  Athamas had married Themisto, who
  was then sent away. She plotted to kill
  Themisto’s children but her own
  children were killed instead. It was the
  death of her sons that sent Athamas
  mad and caused him to kill Learchus. 
  Athana
  (see Athena)
  Athanaton
  a leader of the demons of the East
  Athar1
  Arabian
  [=Ethiopian Astar]
  in some accounts, a name for Astarte
  as a male deity
  In this version Astarte became the
  male deity Athar and the female Sams.
  Athar2
  Mesopotamian
  [As(h)tar.Atht(h)ar.At(t)ar:=Egyptian
  Abimiliki:=Semitic Attar]
  a Canaanite god of irrigation
  son of El and Asherah
  son of Ate, some say
  He was appointed to Baal’s throne
  when Baal was killed by Mot but
  deposed when Baal was restored to life
  by Anat. Athar later ruled in the under-
  world.
  Atharate
  (see Atargatis)
  Atharna
  Irish
  a king
  When his son was murdered, he
  pronounced a curse on the killers; as a
  result, all the crops and cattle in
  Leinster died.
  Atharva Veda
  (see Atharvaveda)
  Atharvan1
  Hindu
  one of the 7 Rishis
  father of Dadhicha
  He is said to be the author of one of
  the Vedas.
  Atharvan2
  Persian
  a fire priest
  Atharvaveda
  Hindu
  [Athar(va) Veda]
  one of the 4 Vedas, a collection of
  some 6,000 spells and rites of exorcism
  Atheh
  (see Ate2)
  Athena
  Greek
  [Agoraia.Agraulos.Aithuia.Akria.Alea.
  Apaturia.Areia.Athana.Athenaia.Athenaie
  Athena.Atthis.Bulia.Chalcioecus.
  Chalinitis.Chalkioikes.Curotrophus
  Damasippus.Ergane.Glaukopis Gorgopa.
  Gorgopis.Hephaestia.Hephaistia.Hippia.
  Homa.Hygeia.Koryphasia.Mechanitis.
  Nike(phoros Athena).Ophthalmitis.
  Optiletis Oxyderces.Pallas (Athena).
  Parthenos.Phratria.Polias.Pronoia.
  Tritogeneia:=Egyptian Isis.Neith.Sais.
  Thoueris:=Etruscan Menrfa.Menrva:
  =Hindu Ushas:=Persian Anahita:=Roman
  Appiades.Minerva]
  virgin-goddess of agriculture, cities,
  handicrafts, war and wisdom
  one of the Olympians
  daughter of Zeus, Pallas, Hephaestus 
  or Poseidon
  mother of Apollo and Lychnus by
  Hephaestus, some say
  Zeus 
  had 
  seduced 
  Metis 
  and
  swallowed her and her unborn child.
  When he later developed a headache,
  Hephaestus, or in some versions
  Prometheus, split his skull open with
  an axe and out sprang Athena, fully
  developed and armed.
  Another version says that she was
  the daughter of Poseidon, born in
  Lake Tritonis in Lybia, or of the giant
  Pallas, whom she killed when he tried
  to rape her.
  She became patron of Athens by
  winning 
  a 
  competition 
  against
  Poseidon. Whereas he produced only
  salt water (or the horse), she invented
  the more useful olive tree.
  During the battle of the Giants with
  the gods she fought alongside the male
  deities and killed the giants Enceladus
  and Pallas. 
  It was Athena who gave Perseus the
  bright shield that he used when killing
  the Medusa.
  When Paris awarded the golden apple
  to Aphrodite at the wedding of Peleus
  and Thetis, she and Hera, the other
  losing contestant, became her enemies
  and supported the Greeks against the
  Trojans during the Trojan War.
  She is said to have invented the
  flute, the bridle and several tools. Her
  own flute, which later was acquired by
  Marsyas, was said to play itself.
  When Teiresias saw her bathing, she
  struck him blind but gave him inner
  sight in compensation.
  She is depicted wearing a helmet
  and carrying a shield and spear. Her
  birds were the cock and the owl (or
  crane), her tree the olive and her
  animal the serpent.
  Athena Acria
  Greek
  [‘topmost’]
  (see Athena Coryphasia)
  Athena Boarmia
  Greek
  [‘ox-yoker’]
  a name for Athena in Boeotia
  Athena Chalcioecus
  Greek
  [Goddess of the Brazen House]
  a name for Athena in Sparta
  Athena Coryphasia
  Greek
  [Athena Acria. ‘head’]
  a name for Athena referring to her
  birth from the head of Zeus
  Athena Chalinitis
  Greek
  [‘bridler’]
  a name for Athena as a goddess of
  war-horses
  (see also Athena
  Damasippus.Athena Hippia)
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  Athena Damasippus
  Atlantes
  Athena Damasippus
  Greek
  [horse-tamer]
  a name for Athena as a goddess of
  war-horses
  (see also Athena
  Chalinitis.Athena Hippia)
  Athena Hippia
  Greek
  a name for Athena as a goddess of
  war-horses 
  (see also Athena
  Chalinitis.Athena 
  Damasippus)
  Athena Hygeia
  Greek
  a name for Athena as a goddess 
  of health 
  (see also Hygeia)
  Athena Mechanitis
  Greek
  a name for Athena as the inventor of
  mechanical devices
  Athena Parthenos
  Greek
  a name for Athena as a virgin-
  goddess
  Athena Polias
  Greek
  a name for Athena as a goddess of 
  the state
  Athena Promachus
  Greek
  a name for Athena as the goddess 
  who leads in battle
  Athena Pronaia
  Greek
  [Athena Pronoia]
  a name for Athena at Delphi
  Athena Pronoia
  (see Athena Pronaia)
  Athena Tritogenis
  Greek
  a name for Athena as the nymph of
  Lake Trotonis
  Athenaeum
  Greek
  a temple of Athena
  Athenaia1
  Greek
  [Athenaie]
  a name for Athena as patron of the
  city of Athens
  (see also Polias)
  Athenaia2
  Greek
  [Athenaie]
  festivals in honour of Athena
  Athenaie
  (see Athenaia)
  Athene
  (see Athena)
  Athensic
  (see Ataensic)
  Atherat
  (see Asherah1)
  Athi
  Hindu
  a name for Brahma in Myanmar
  Athira
  (see Asherah1)
  Athirat
  (see Asherah1)
  Athityarat
  Thai
  [Aditya-Raja]
  a king
  He built a shrine to Buddha on the
  spot where, according to a white
  raven, a sacred object was buried.
  When the building was finished, a
  bowl of fruit rose out of the earth.
  Athlis
  Norse
  a king of Sweden
  He owned the torc Sviagris and the
  boar-helmet Hildiswn.
  Athor
  Egyptian
  an early goddess
  In some accounts she and Kneph were
  engendered by the supreme god
  Amon and were the parents of Isis and
  Osiris.
  In some accounts she is the same 
  as Hathor.
  Athra
  (see Aethra)
  Athrwys
  British
  a king of Glenvissig
  son of Meurig
  In some accounts he is equated with
  King Arthur.
  Athtar
  (see Athar)
  Athtarat
  (see Anat.Astarte)
  Athtart
  (see Anat.Astarte)
  Aththar
  (see Athar2)
  Athyr
  (see Hathor)
  Athwya
  Persian
  a primaeval hero
  He is said to be the second man to
  make haoma.
  Ati
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  It is said that he married the spirit he
  caught in his fishing net.
  Ati Dangné
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Aticandika
  Hindu
  one of 9 forms of Durga
  Atira1
  North American
  [H’uraru. ‘mother’]
  a Pawnee earth-goddess: the earth
  wife of Atius Tirawa
  mother of Hativa
  Atirat
  Mesopotamian
  [=Canaanite Asertu]
  a Syrian goddess of lasciviousness
  (see also Asherah)
  Atisa
  Buddhist
  [Jobo-Atisa]
  an 11th C disciple who brought
  Buddhism to Tibet, later deified
  atiti
  (see asisi)
  Atius
  (see Shakuru)
  Atius-Tirawa
  North American
  [Great Spirit.Heavenly Arch.
  Tirawa(-Atius)]
  the creator-god of the Pawnee 
  husband of Atira
  father of Hativa
  He is said to have made the sun and
  the moon and sent storm spirits to
  Bright Star. These spirits raised a
  storm and when it ceased the earth was
  covered with water, wiping out the
  race of giants. The four guardian-gods
  struck the water and the earth rose out
  of the depths. Tirawa then caused
  Bright Star to mate with Great Star to
  produce offspring who later produced
  the first human, Closed Man, whose
  welfare was watched over by Tirawa.
  Tirawa placed a buffalo to hold up the
  earth. This animal loses one of its hairs
  every year and it is said that the world
  will come to an end when the last hair
  falls.
  ativahika
  Hindu
  the body that migrates after death:
  the universal body of the 
  single reality
  Atl1
  Central American
  [Atonatiuh.Chalchiutonatiuh]
  a creator-god of the Aztecs
  He represents the fourth of the five
  ages of the world, each of which lasts
  for 105,456 years. At the end of this
  period came the flood and all humans
  were turned into fish.
  In another version, the first age of
  the Aztec creation cycle was called
  Atonatiuh.
  Atl2
  Central American
  the ninth of the 20 days of the Aztec
  month
  Symbolising East and water, the day
  was governed by Xiuhtecuhtli.
  atl3
  Central American
  water, in Aztec lore
  Atla
  Norse
  a giantess
  She was one of the nine wave-maidens
  said to have simultaneously given
  birth to Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Atlacamani
  Central American
  an Aztec deity causing storms at 
  sea
  a version of Chalchihuitlicue
  Atlahua
  Central American
  an Aztec god of fishermen and 
  lakes
  Atlanteans
  Greek
  a race of people said to know the
  secrets of nature
  Atlantes
  European
  a magician
  foster-father of Rogero
  He was convinced that Rogero would
  be killed if he entered the outside
  world, so he did all he could to keep
  him in seclusion. When Rogero joined
  the invasion of France under Agramant,
  Atlantes intervened several times to
  keep him safe. On one occasion, he
  built a castle in the Pyrenees, carrying
  off Rogero with many other knights
  and damsels for company, keeping
  them in luxury in the castle. At other
  times he entrapped Rogero and his
  friends in other enchanted palaces.
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  Atlantides1
  Atramhasis
  Atlantides1
  Greek
  the descendants of Atlas including
  Hermes and the Pleiades
  Atlantides2
  (see Hesperides)
  Atlantida
  European
  [Atlantide]
  the Basque story of the creation
  Atlantide
  (see Atlantida)
  Atlantide, L’
  French
  the French name for Atlantis
  Atlantis
  European
  [=French L’Atlantide]
  a supposed lost continent
  Refugees from this continent, which
  was said to have disappeared beneath
  the sea, are reputed to have settled in
  Spain. Some say it was situated to the
  west 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  to 
  the
  Mediterranean. Other suggested sites
  are in South America and the Pacific
  Ocean. Some say that this island was
  originally the realm of the Titan, Atlas,
  others that it was the original home of
  Igraine, mother of Arthur, and Merlin.
  (see also Mu3)
  Atlas
  Greek
  [‘bearer’.Hyas:=Hurrian Upelluri] 
  a Titan
  son of Iapetus and Clymene or Asia 
  son of Uranus and Gaea, some say
  brother of Epimetheus, Menoetius 
  and Prometheus
  husband of Pleione
  father of Calypso, Dione, the Hesperides,
  the Hyades, Hyas and the Pleiades 
  by Aethra
  He was the leader of the Titans in
  their war with the gods and when they
  lost he was condemned by Zeus
  forever to carry the sky (or, in some
  accounts, the world) on his shoulders.
  He helped Heracles in his fourth
  Labour, to get the golden apples from
  Hera’s garden.
  He was turned to stone when
  Perseus displayed the severed head of
  Medusa when Atlas refused him
  hospitality on his flight back from his
  attack on the Gorgons.
  Some accounts have Atlas as the
  ruler of Atlantis, which was inundated
  by the sea when the gods became
  alarmed at the degenerate behaviour
  of the island’s inhabitants.
  Atlatoran
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess
  wife of Tezcatlipoca
  Atlaua
  Central American
  an Aztec water-god
  Atlé1
  Norse
  a Berserker
  When Frithiof landed in the Orkneys,
  Atlé fought him with swords and in
  wrestling. Frithiof defeated him but
  spared his life.
  Atle2
  (see Atli1)
  Atli1
  Norse
  [Atle.Attila.Etzel]
  king of the Huns
  son of Budli
  brother of Brunhild
  husband of Gudrun
  father of Eitel and Erp
  Some say that Atli is Attila, the 5th C
  leader 
  of 
  the 
  Huns. 
  In 
  the
  Nibelungenlied he is called Etzel.
  When Brunhild died in the flames of
  Sigurd’s funeral pyre, Atli demanded
  compensation from her husband
  Gunnar, who offered him his widowed
  sister, Gudrun, as a wife. She detested
  Atli but she was given a potion that
  made her agree to marry him; they had
  two sons, Eitel and Erp.
  Atli coveted the treasures of the
  Niblungs and planned to kill them in
  order to lay his hands on it, so he sent
  his servant, Knefrud, to invite them to
  his court. Despite a warning from
  Gudrun and others, Gunnar accepted
  but took the precaution of burying the
  gold in the bed of the Rhine where it
  was guarded by the three Rhine-
  maidens. Atli ambushed the party at
  his palace and killed all of them except
  Gunnar and Hogni who, having killed
  Knefrud 
  amongst 
  others, 
  were
  captured and tortured. Atli had
  Hogni’s heart cut out and shown to
  Gunnar but he still refused to reveal
  the hiding place of the gold even when
  he was thrown into a snake pit where
  he was bitten to death.
  At the banquet after the battle,
  Gudrun killed her young sons and
  served their hearts and blood to Atli
  and his guests. She then killed her
  husband, either with Sigurd’s sword or,
  in another story, by burning down the
  palace and all in it, including herself.
  (see also Etzel)
  Atli2
  Norse
  a name of Thor as ‘grandfather’
  Atma
  (see Atman)
  Atman
  Buddhist
  [Atma:=Pali Atta]
  ultimate reality: the divine element in
  man’s make-up: the soul
  Atmu
  (see Atum)
  Atnatu
  Australian
  a self-created god of the Aborigines
  He expelled his sons from his home in
  the sky when they became disobedient
  and sent them to earth with two
  bullroarers, which became men. He
  then created the alchera.
  Atoakwatje
  Australian
  demi-gods living in the clouds and
  controlling rain
  Atoja
  South American
  a mountain home of the rain spirits 
  (see Father Atoja)
  Aton
  (see Aten)
  Atonatiuh
  (see Atl1)
  Atonga
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan hero
  This half-human spirit is regarded as
  the inventor of the canoe, having built
  one during the course of one night for
  the chieftain Alutanga Nuku.
  Atotaho
  (see Atotarho)
  Atotarho
  North American
  [Atotaho]
  a medicine man of the Iroquois
  He had snakes for hair and it is said
  that he could kill merely by his angry
  glance. He killed the wife and
  daughter of Hiawatha but later joined
  him in uniting the five tribes of the
  Confederacy.
  Hiawatha placed the sacred deer
  antlers on Atotarho’s head and the
  snakes fell off, dead.
  Atra-chasis
  (see Atrahasis)
  Atraharsis
  (see Atrahasis)
  Atrahasis
  Mesopotamian
  [Amahasis.Atarhasis.Atra-hasis.
  Atrah(ars)is.Atramhasis.Hasis-Atra.
  Superwise:=Sumerian Ziusudra:=Syrian
  Ut(a)napishtim.Utnapishti]
  a king of Shurupak
  the Babylonian Noah
  son of Ubar-Tutu, some say
  Warned by Enki, he survived the flood
  sent by Enlil in his ship Preserver of
  Life, saving also his wife, animals,
  plants and seeds. He was granted
  immortality by Ea or Enlil.
  Some accounts refer to two people
  of this name – one, the survivor of the
  Sumerian flood, the other said to be
  the father of Utnapishtim, the survivor
  of the Babylonian version.
  (see also Ziusudra)
  Atrahis
  (see Atrahasis)
  Atraiomen
  West Indian
  a monster in the form of a fish
  When Kalinago was killed by his sons,
  his spirit entered this monster which
  chased the killers who became the
  ancestors of the people in the various
  islands to which they fled.
  Atramhasis
  (see Atrahasis)
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  Atreidae
  Attis
  Atreidae
  (see Atridae)
  Atreus
  Greek
  king of Mycenae
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  brother of Thyestes
  husband of Aerope, Cleolla and Pelopia
  father of Agamemnon, Menelaus 
  and Pleisthenes
  In some accounts his first wife was
  Cleolla by whom he was the father of
  Pleisthenes. In that version Aerope
  was first married to Pleisthenes and
  later married Atreus. Others say that
  Cleolla was the wife of Pleisthenes.
  Atreus was involved in a dispute
  with Thyestes over the throne of
  Mycenae. He had stuffed the fleece of
  a golden-horned lamb made by Goat-
  Pan or Hermes, which became
  acknowledged as a symbol of the right
  to the throne. He was tricked by
  Thyestes into killing his own son,
  Pleisthenes. His second wife Aerope
  was infatuated with Thyestes and gave
  him the lamb. He assumed the throne
  but soon abdicated when Zeus
  reversed the motions of the sun as a
  warning. Atreus took over again as
  King and banished Thyestes. When he
  discovered his wife’s treachery he
  invited his brother back to Mycenae
  and killed and boiled the pieces of
  Thyestes’ sons, Aglaus, Callileon and
  Orchomenus (and, in some stories, the
  twins Pleisthenes and Tantalus),
  serving them to his brother as a meal.
  After executing Aerope he married
  Pelopia, not realising that she was a
  daughter of Thyestes who had raped
  her and left her with child. The infant,
  Aegisthus, was abandoned but rescued
  by shepherds, suckled by a goat then
  recovered by Atreus who thought he
  was his own son. When Aegisthus was
  seven years old Atreus ordered him to
  kill 
  Thyestes, 
  whom 
  he 
  had
  imprisoned, but Thyestes disarmed
  the boy and, recognising the sword he
  held, knew that the boy was his own
  son. Thyestes then reversed the order
  and this time there was no mistake; the
  boy killed Atreus and Thyestes was left
  in control of Mycenae.
  Atri
  Hindu
  [Atar. ‘the eater’]
  one of the Seven Rishis
  husband of Anasuya
  father of Durvasas
  father of Soma, some say
  His function was to ensure that the
  sun did not fall from the sky
  Atridae
  Greek
  [Atreidae]
  the brothers Agamemnon  
  and Menelaus
  sons of Atreus
  Atridr
  Norse 
  a name of Odin as ‘rider in the sky’
  Atriviswamitra
  Hindu 
  [=Etruscan Culsu=Roman Morta]
  the 7 rishis
  Atropos
  Greek 
  one of the 3 Fates, the one who cuts
  the thread of life
  Atse Estsan
  North American 
  [Atsetstsan]
  the first woman in the lore of 
  the Navaho
  consort of Atse Hastin
  The first man and his wife were
  created by the gods from two corn
  seeds. When the couple taught the
  rudimentary beings existing at that
  time how to form communities, the
  water-monster Tieholtsodi caused a
  flood and drowned these people. The
  two humans escaped through a hole in
  the sky made by a hawk and came into
  the fifth world. Here they created the
  present world; when it was completed,
  they both vanished. The five pairs of
  twins that they produced mated with
  the Kisani to populate the earth.
  (see also Naestan)
  Atse Hastin
  North American 
  [Atseatsine Atsehastin]
  the first man in the lore of 
  the Navaho
  consort of Atse Estsan
  The first man and his wife were
  created by the gods from two corn
  seeds. When the couple taught the
  rudimentary beings existing at that
  time how to form communities, the
  water-monster Tieholtsodi caused a
  flood and drowned these people. The
  two humans escaped through a hole in
  the sky made by a hawk and came into
  the fifth world. Here they created the
  present world; when it was completed,
  they both vanished. The five pairs of
  twins that they produced mated with
  the Kisani to populate the earth.
  Atseastine
  (see Atse Hastin)
  Atseatsan
  (see Atse Estsan)
  Atseatsine
  (see Atse Estsan)
  Atseestan
  (see Atse Estsan)
  Atsehastin
  (see Atse Hastin)
  Atta1
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of the Sanskrit Atman
  Atta2
  (see Ate2)
  Attabeira
  West Indian
  [Atabei.Atabey.Guacarapita.Guimazea.
  Iella.Mamona.Mother of Waters]
  the supreme goddess and water
  goddess of the Taino tribe
  mother of Guamaonocon
  Attaconi
  a race of people said to live beyond
  the Himalayas
  Attahen
  (see Attajen)
  Attajen
  North American
  [Attahen]
  a semi-divine being: the first man
  In the lore of some of the Californian
  tribes, he was the first man created by
  Chinigchinich, while others say that it
  was he who appeared after the death of
  Ouiot and gave his children the
  powers of medicine men.
  (see also Chinigchinich)
  Attar1
  Mesopotamian
  [Dhu-Samani:=Canaanite Athar]
  a Semitic god of the morning star and
  rain-god
  (see also Atter)
  Attar2
  (see Atargatis)
  Attart
  (see Anat)
  Atter
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic war-god
  (see also Attar1)
  Atthis
  Greek
  an aspect of Athena
  daughter of Craneus and Pedias
  sister of Cranae
  mother of Erichthonius by Hephaestus,
  some say
  Her father, the king of Athens, called
  his kingdom Attica in her honour.
  Attic Boy
  (see Cephalus)
  Attic Hercules
  Greek
  a name for Theseus
  Attila
  Norse
  [Azzilo.Ezzila]
  leader of the Huns
  husband of Ildico
  He found the magic sword of Cheru
  and used it to conquer much of the
  known world. He finally married
  Ildico, whose father he had killed, and
  she used the sword to kill Attila, so
  avenging her father.
  In Thidrekssaga, his wife is known as
  Erka; in the story of Walther she 
  is Ospirin.                (see also Atli1.Etzel)
  Attis
  Phrygian
  [Atys.Bagairos.(Zeus) Pap(p)as:=Greek
  Adonis:=Sumerian Tammuz]
  a Phrygian god of shepherds 
  and vegetation
  son of Agdistis or Calaus, in 
  some accounts
  In some stories he is the son of Cybele,
  in others her lover. Some say he is the
  son of Nana.
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  Atu
  Audoin
  In another version he is the son (or
  the male half) of Agdastis, whose blood,
  when he was castrated, produced a tree
  from which a young girl, Nana, picked
  the fruit. When she dropped the fruit
  into her lap she became pregnant,
  producing Attis. The infant was
  abandoned and reared by a goat. When
  he grew up, Cybele (or, in some
  accounts, Agdistis) fell in love with him.
  When he deserted her for a nymph,
  Sagaritis, the goddess drove him mad so
  that he castrated himself and died, but
  was restored to life and reunited with
  Cybele. In some accounts she turned
  Attis into a pine tree.
  Some say that Attis fathered a child
  on Cybele and her father killed both
  Attis and the baby. Cybele restored Attis
  to life. Another version has Agdistis
  breaking in on the wedding celebrations
  of Attis and Sagaritis with the result that
  Attis castrated himself and his bride died
  from self-inflicted wounds.
  Some say that the castration was not
  self-inflicted but resulted from an
  attack by a wild boar.
  He was associated with the 
  planet Jupiter.
  Atu
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of Samoa, Atu was the 
  first man
  Other stories say that the first man was
  Tele or Tutu.
  Atua
  Pacific Islands
  [Atua-noto-whare.Huku-mai-tore.
  Huraru.Nuku-mai-tore.Otua:=Hawaiian
  Akua]
  a Polynesian spirit in control of 
  natural forces
  These beings are said to be able to fly
  and, like birds, live in trees.
  Atua Fafine
  Pacific Islands
  a creator being
  With Atua I Raropuka he dragged the
  island of Tikopia from the bottom of the
  ocean. Together they produced five gods.
  Atua I Kafika
  Pacific Islands
  supreme god of Tikopia
  Atua I Raropuka
  Pacific Islands
  a creator being
  With Atua Fafine he dragged the island
  of Tikopia from the bottom of the ocean. 
  Atua-noto-whare
  (see Atua)
  Atum
  Egyptian
  [At(u)mu.Bull of the Ennead.Iusau.
  Neb-er-djei.Shed.Tem(u).T(h)am.
  T(h)om.T(h)um.Tm(u)]
  king of gods, an early sun-god
  consort of Nebhet-Hotep
  father of Shu and Tefnut
  He was either a son of Nun or a self-
  created god who brought light to the
  primaeval universe and, as Iusau, a
  bisexual being, created his son Shu and
  his daughter Tefnut. Others say that he
  appeared out of the primordial chaos
  as a serpent, created by the four frogs
  and four snakes that existed in the
  primordial waters.
  He was later assimilated with Ra as
  Ra-Atum and is depicted as a black
  bull, Mnevis, or as a snake. 
  (see also Khepra.Ra.Ra-Atum)
  Atum-Ra
  (see Ra-Atum)
  Atumu
  (see Atum)
  Atunis
  Roman
  the Etruscan version of Adonis
  Atutuahi
  (see Autahi)
  Atys1
  Greek
  son of Croesus
  He was accidentally killed by Adrastus
  during a hunt. Adrastus killed himself
  in grief.
  Atys2
  Greek
  a king of Lydia
  father of Tyrrhenus
  Atys3
  (see Attis)
  Au-Aa
  Semitic
  a deity
  Au Co
  Vietnamese
  wife of a Chinese warlord
  Her husband conquered Vietnam but
  Lac Long Quan came out of the sea
  and captured her, forcing the invaders
  to leave.
  Auahi-Turoa1
  Australian
  a culture hero of the Aborigines
  He is said to have given fire 
  to mankind. 
  (see also Auahi-Turoa2)
  Auahi-Turoa2
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian fire-god
  son of Tama Nui-Te-Ra
  husband of Mahuika
  father of Koiti, Konui, Koroa, Manawa
  and Mapere
  His father sent him to earth to bring
  fire to mankind. He married Mahuika,
  who bore him five sons.
  (see also Auahi-Turoa1)
  Aube
  British
  a forest
  On the edge of this forest, Percival and
  Galahad temporarily parted company
  in their quest for the Holy Grail.
  Auberijn
  European
  [Auborijn of Mondiser.Aubry]
  a man escorting one of Charlemagne’s
  wives into exile
  When Charlemagne discovered his
  wife Sibilla in bed with a dwarf, he
  banished her from France and
  appointed Auberijn to escort her to the
  frontier. They were attacked by
  Macharijs, who lusted after Sibilla.
  Auberijn was killed but Sibilla escaped
  the attacker’s clutches and was
  sheltered by a farmer, Baroquel.
  Auberijn’s dog, sometimes known as
  Dragon, conveyed to Charlemagne the
  news of his master’s death and the
  identity of the killer and later attacked
  and defeated Mahcarijs. This tale is
  retold as the tale of Aubry’s dog.
  Auberon
  (see Oberon)
  Aubert
  European
  a duke of Normandy
  father of Robert
  Auborijn of Mondiser
  (see Auberijn)
  Aubry
  (see Auberijn)
  Aubry’s dog
  French
  [Dog of Montargis.Dragon]
  a dog named Dragon who exposed his
  master’s murderer
  Richard of Macaire killed Aubry of
  Montdidier in 1371 and the dog
  snarled at him and attacked him
  whenever it saw him. It finally killed
  Richard who, dying, confessed to the
  murder.
  (see also Auberijn)
  Auchimalgen
  South American
  a sun-goddess in Chile
  Auchthon
  Phoenician
  [Epigeus;=Greek Uranus]
  a sky-god
  an early name for Ouranos
  Aud 
  Norse
  [Audr]
  son of Naglfari and Nott
  Auda
  Norse
  a feminine form of Aud
  Aude
  European
  daughter of Regnier
  sister of Oliver
  She was betrothed to Roland who had
  to leave to fight in Spain before they
  could get married. When he was killed
  at Roncesvalles, she died of grief.
  A similar story is told of Hildegarde.
  (see Aldabella.Hildegunde1)
  Audhumbla
  Norse
  [Aud(h)umla.Authumla.‘nourisher’]
  the primaeval cow
  This cow, whose milk nourished the
  giant Ymir, was formed from vapour
  condensing into frost. As she licked
  the salt in the ice, Buri emerged, fully
  formed. He was the progenitor of Bor,
  the father of Odin. 
  Audhumla
  (see Audhumbla)
  Audoin
  German
  a king of Lombardy
  father of Alboin
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  Audr
  Aunyaina
  Audr
  (see Aud)
  Audrien
  (see Aldroen)
  Audumla
  (see Audhumbla)
  Aue, Hartmann von
  German
  (c.1170–1215)
  a writer whose works include Erec
  and Iwain
  Auexotl
  South American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland Aztlan
  Auf1
  Egyptian
  [Af.A(u)f-Ra]
  the sun-god Ra
  Every day Ra journeyed across the sky
  in a boat, opposed by Apep. At the end
  of the day he became Auf, a mummy,
  and returned via the underworld to his
  starting point, ready for the next trip.
  auf2
  the child of an elf
  Auf-Ra
  (see Auf)
  Aufaniae
  Celtic
  a group of Continental mother-
  goddesses
  Auge
  Greek
  [Augia]
  a priestess of Athena
  daughter of Aleus and Neaera
  wife of Teuthras
  mother of Telephus by 
  Heracles
  She was seduced by Heracles and bore
  him a son, Telephus. As a result, her
  father handed her to Nauplius for sale
  overseas. He sold her to Teuthras or
  set her adrift in a chest which beached
  at Mysia where she became the
  property of Teuthras whom she later
  married. Telephus was abandoned as a
  baby but later found his mother and
  they were reunited.
  Augeas
  Greek
  [Aug(e)ias]
  king of Elis
  son of Helius or Phorbas 
  and Naupiadame
  father of Agamede, Agasthenes 
  and Phyleus
  In some versions he was the son of
  Poseidon. He owned huge herds of
  sheep and cattle, which, being immune
  to disease, multiplied exceedingly. It
  was his stables that Heracles cleansed
  as his fifth Labour. He had agreed to
  pay Heracles one-tenth of the value 
  of 
  his 
  herds 
  but 
  reneged 
  on 
  his promise. He was killed by Heracles
  who had returned to exact his revenge.
  Augeia
  Norse
  [Augeyja]
  a giantess
  She was one of the nine wave-maidens
  said to have given birth simultaneously
  to Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Augeias
  (see Augeas)
  Augelmir
  (see Ymir)
  augerine
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  This animal is said to live in irrigation
  ditches and bores holes in the sides to
  let the water out.
  Augeyja
  (see Augeia)
  Augia
  (see Auge)
  Augias
  (see Augeas)
  Augne-Baugauven
  Persian
  a god of fire
  augur
  Roman
  [auspex]
  one who made prophecies from the
  flight of birds
  augury
  [auspice.auspicy]
  divination from the flight of birds 
  (see also ornithomancy)
  Augusel
  British
  [Arawn.Auguselus]
  a king of Scotland
  brother of Urien, some say
  When King Arthur defeated the
  Saxons he restored to Augusel the
  lands the invaders had taken from him.
  Augusel fought with Arthur on his
  expeditions against the Romans on the
  Continent, but was later killed 
  by Mordred.
  In some accounts he is regarded as
  the mortal form of the underworld 
  god Arawn.
  Auguselus
  (see Augusel)
  August Female
  (see Izanami)
  August Male
  (see Izanagi)
  August of Jade
  (see Yü Huang)
  August Personage of Jade
  (see Yü Huang)
  Augusta1
  Roman
  a name for the goddess Epona, used 
  by the Romans
  Augusta2
  (see Justitia)
  Augustin
  European
  an adviser to Charlemagne
  This was the name taken by one
  member of the Pleaid.
  Auharmazd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  auki
  South American
  a mountain spirit in Peru
  These spirits can be invoked by a
  brujo or a sorcerer to heal the sick.
  They are said to live in secret houses
  in the heart of the mountains. Their
  servants are the condor and the vicuna;
  the cat Ccoa is their more fearsome
  servant.
  Aula
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian maiden
  wife of Eleio
  When she died, her spirit was followed
  by the magician Eleio, to a tower
  where she disappeared. Eleio used his
  powers to evoke the spirit again and to
  reinstall it in the body of the dead girl
  he found inside the tower. Restored to
  life, Aula married Eleio.
  Aulanerk
  Inuit
  a sea-god
  His function was to warm the sea, so
  melting the ice, to give safe passage 
  to sailors.
  Auld Hornie
  Scottish
  the Scots version of Old Hornie, 
  the Devil
  Aulis Vibenna
  (see Aulus Vibenna)
  Aulne
  German
  a devil
  Aulom
  (see Ailill Olom)
  Aulus Vibenna
  Roman
  [Aulis Vivenna.Olus Vibenna]
  an Etruscan leader
  brother of Caeles Vibenna
  He and his brother captured the 
  seer Cacus and made him disclose
  his secrets.
  aum
  (see Om1)
  Aun1
  Egyptian
  [Eun.On.Un:=Greek Heliopolis]
  a sacred city, seat of sun worship
  Aun2
  Phoenician
  [An.On]
  a fish-god
  husband of Derceto(Atargatis)
  Auna
  Inuit
  the spirit of the north wind
  Aunf
  (see Unneffer)
  aunga
  Pacific Islands
  part of the soul
  The islanders say that the soul is in
  two parts, the aunga (good), which
  dies, and the adaro (bad), which
  remains in the form of a ghost.
  Aunt Nancy
  name for Anansi in parts of North
  America, South America and the
  West Indies
  Aunyaina
  South American
  a demon of the Tupari people
  This being was said to be like a human
  but with tusks like a boar. It ate
  children and was killed when it fell
  from a tree where it had driven them.
  Another version of his death says that
  the people climbed a creeper into the
  sky to escape from his tyranny. When
  he tried to follow, the parrot (that
  Aunyaina had tried to kill for laughing
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  Ausrine
  at him) chewed through the creeper
  and the monster crashed to the ground
  and was killed. Some say that lizards
  and alligators grew from parts of the
  demon’s dead body.
  aura1
  an emanation of the human body
  Those claiming supernatural power
  say that this material can be seen in the
  right circumstances. Some say that it
  assumes various colours, each of which
  is related to a specific quality or feeling.
  Aura2
  Greek
  a nymph of the air
  Aura3
  Phoenician
  daughter of Omichle and Pothos
  the primaeval physical force of 
  the universe
  sister of Aer
  She mated with Aer to produce Otos.
  (see also Aer1)
  Auraka
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian god of death
  Auramazda
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Aurboda
  (see Angrbode)
  aurea virga
  Roman
  a rod, the caduceus given by Mercury
  to Apollo
  Aurelius Ambrosius
  British
  [Ambrosius Aurelianus:=Welsh Emrys]
  a king of Britain
  son of Constantine
  brother of Constans and Uther
  When his brother, King Constans, was
  killed by Vortigern’s soldiers, he and
  his brother, Uther, fled to the court of
  King Boudicius of Brittany to escape
  from Vortigern, but returned later to
  kill him by burning him in his castle.
  In another story they reappeared as
  the dragons buried on Mount Erith by
  Lud and released when Vortigern
  uncovered the cavern where they were
  buried. They flew to France, returning
  in mortal form at the head of an army
  to recapture the kingdom. They
  burned down the tower that Vortigern
  had built on Mount Erith and he was
  killed. Renwein, Vortigern’s wife,
  avenged his death when she provided
  her servant Ambion with a phial of
  poison, which he administered, saying
  it was a cure for the illness from which
  Aurelius was suffering at the time.
  Other stories relate that Vortigern’s
  son, Paschent, who had fled to
  Hibernia, returned with an army
  provided by the chieftain Gilloman
  who was angry because Merlin had
  stolen the stones of the Giants’ Ring.
  While Uther was fighting Paschent, a
  Saxon soldier, Eopa, tricked his way
  into the presence of Aurelius, who was
  ill in bed, and poisoned him.
  In some accounts Aurelius was the
  son of Constans and was also called
  Uther. His brothers in that version
  were Moines and Pendragon. Others
  equate him with King Arthur.
  Aurentil
  (see Orvandil)
  Aurgiafa
  Norse
  [Eyrgjafa]
  a giantess
  She was one of the nine wave-maidens
  said simultaneously to have given birth
  to Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Auriaria
  Pacific Islands
  a giant chieftain of the Gilbert Islands
  husband of the goddess Nei Tituabine
  Aurora
  Roman
  [Mater Matuta:=Greek Eos]
  a goddess of the dawn
  Aurora Borealis
  [Northern Lights]
  coloured lights appearing in the sky
  in high northern latitudes
  Baltic
  (1) In Estonian tales, the lights
  occur when a celestial war or
  wedding is taking place and are
  caused by light reflected from the
  sumptuous trappings of the sleighs
  and the horses that draw them.
  (2) Finnish lore attributes the lights
  to the souls of the dead.
  (3) Lappish lore attributes the
  lights to the spirits of those killed
  in war or murdered.
  Greece and Rome
  In classical times, the lights were
  generally regarded as natural
  phenomena but some said that they
  portended some fateful event.
  Norse
  The lights were said to be sunlight
  reflected from the shields of 
  the Valkyries.
  North America
  (1) The Inuit say that the lights are
  the dance of the dead.
  (2) In the lore of the Iroquois, the
  supreme spirit made the maiden
  Awenhai pregnant, but she came to
  believe that she had been seduced
  by Fire Dragon or Aurora Borealis
  so he pushed all three of them out
  through the hole in the sky that
  appeared when he tore up the
  Onodja Tree.
  (3) The Kwakiutl also say that the
  lights are the spirits of the dead,
  but add that they can portend death
  in the family of the deceased.
  (4) In the lore of the Makan, the
  lights are the fires of a small race in
  the sky cooking their meat.
  (5) The Manadan say that the lights
  occur when medicine men boil
  their enemies in big pots.
  (6) The Tlingit say that the lights
  are the spirits of the dead playing
  together in the sky.
  Russia
  The Chukchi regard this area of
  the heavens as the home of those
  who died a violent death.
  Siberia
  The Ostyak say the lights are the
  fires lit by the fish-god Teman’
  gryem to guide travellers.
  Aurva1
  Hindu
  a rishi
  (see also Aurva2)
  Aurva2
  Hindu
  a volcanic eruption
  The rishi, Aurva, created from his
  thigh this huge conflagration, which
  would have destroyed the world if
  Brahma had not intervened to direct it
  out into the ocean.
  Aurvandil
  (see Orvandil)
  Aurvandill
  (see Orvandil)
  Aurvataspos
  Persian
  the man to whom Kay Khusraw
  handed his throne when he
  disappeared into the mountains
  Aus
  Mesopotamian
  an early Babylonian god
  father of Bel by Dauce
  Auseklis
  (see Auskelis)
  Ausera
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian goddess of the dawn
  Ausiul
  an angel, ruler of the sign Aquarius
  Auskelis
  Baltic
  [Auseklis:=Lithuanian Ausrine]
  a Latvian fertility-god, attendant on
  the sky-god
  Auson
  Greek
  son of Odysseus by Calypso or Circe, or
  of Artas by Calypso
  Ausones
  Greek
  descendants of Auson
  Ausonia
  Greek
  an early name for Italy
  auspex
  (see augur)
  auspice
  (see augury)
  auspicy
  (see augury)
  Ausrine
  Baltic
  [=Latvian Auskelis]
  a Lithuanian fertility-god
  In some accounts, Ausrine was the
  Morning Star with whom the moon
  god Meness had an affair.
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  Avalokiteshvara
  Aust
  (see Isis)
  Austatikco-Pauligaur
  Persian
  a group of 8 demons guarding 
  the world
  Auster
  Roman
  [=Greek Notus]
  the south west wind personified
  Austri
  Norse
  one of the 4 dwarfs supporting the 
  sky (East)
  Autahi
  Pacific Islands
  [Atutuahi]
  the star Canopus as god of the heavens
  Autak
  Persian
  [Udai-Vatak]
  a half-human demon
  mother of Azhi Dahak
  Auteb
  Egyptian
  [Autyeb]
  the personification of joy (female)
  Autesion
  Greek
  a king of Thebes
  son of Tisamenus
  father of Argia and Theras
  Author
  [Great Tor]
  a deity: creator of the universe
  Authumla
  (see Audhumbla)
  Autolukos
  (see Autolycus)
  Autolycus1
  Greek
  [Autolukos.Autolykos.Master Thief]
  son of Hermes and Chione
  husband of Amphithea
  father of Anticleia
  A thief who could change the animals
  he stole into new forms. He stole some
  cattle from Sisyphus, who seduced his
  daughter Anticleia in revenge.
  Autolycus2
  Greek
  [Autolukos.Autolykos]
  a follower of Heracles
  son of Deimachus
  brother of Deileon and Phlogius
  He and his brothers helped Heracles
  on his ninth Labour and later joined
  the Argonauts.
  Autolykos
  (see Autolycus)
  automatic writing
  writing written without the conscious
  participation of the writer
  Such writing is often produced during
  a spiritualist seance and is said to be
  the work of a guiding spirit who wishes
  to convey a message to the living. 
  Automedon
  Greek
  a charioteer of Achilles
  son of Diores
  He killed the Trojan Aretus to avenge
  the death of Patroclus and, after the
  death of Achilles, followed his son
  Pyrrhus.
  Autonoe
  Greek
  daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia
  sister of Agave and Ino
  wife of Aristaeus
  mother of Actaeon and Macris
  Driven mad by Dionysus, she and her
  sisters pulled Pentheus to pieces.
  (see also Agave)
  Autonous
  Greek
  a hero of Delphi
  He and Phylacus helped to save the
  city from the invading Persians.
  Autrimpas
  European
  a Prussian sea-god
  Autumn-snake charm
  (see ch’iu-she)
  Autyeb
  (see Auteb)
  Auuenau
  Australian
  Aboriginal storm spirits
  These beings are described as thin and
  hairy with tails and bones hanging
  from various parts of their bodies.
  auwa
  Australian
  sacred places of the Aborigines
  Auwyn
  Welsh
  father of Pwyll
  Auxe
  Greek
  [Auxo. ‘grower’]
  in some accounts, she is one of the
  Graces, in others, one of the Horae
  Auxesis
  Greek
  a minor fertility-goddess
  Auxo
  (see Auxe)
  Auzar
  North American
  in some accounts, wife of Tacu and
  mother of Chinigchinich
  ava
  Russian
  [mother:=Cheremis awa]
  a tutelary spirit of the Mordvins
  These spirits have their own sphere of
  influence – Kov-ava protects the moon;
  mastor-ava, the earth; kud-ava the
  home; tol-ava, fire; varm-ava, wind;
  ved-ava, water; vir-ava, the woodlands.
  Avadana
  Buddhist
  collections of tales about various
  Buddhist heroes
  Avagddu
  Welsh
  [Afagddu.Afgaddu.Avagdu]
  son of Tegid Voel and Ceridwen
  brother of Creirwy and Morvran
  He was very ugly, so Ceridwen
  prepared a magic brew to make him
  very wise as compensation. In the
  event, her plans went astray and it was
  the boy Gwion who became the wise
  man Taliesin.
  In some accounts Avagddu is merely
  a nickname for Morvran.
  Avagdu
  (see Avagddu)
  Avaiyo
  North American
  a spirit of the Tewa tribe
  This being is said to cause floods.
  Avaiki
  (see Hawaiki)
  Aval
  Buddhist
  a Chinese goddess of mercy
  Avalambana
  (see Festival of the
  Hungry Ghosts)
  avali
  (see omuli)
  Avallach
  (see Ynys Avallach.Avalloc1)
  Avallo
  (see Avalon)
  Avalloc1
  Welsh
  [Afallach.Avallach.Avalloch.Avallon.
  Avilion:=British Evelake]
  a ruler of Avalon
  son of Beli Mawr
  In Welsh lore he was the father of
  Modron. In other accounts he was
  Evelake.
  Avalloc2
  (see Ynys Avallach)
  Avalloch
  (see Ynys.Avallach.Avalloc1)
  Avallon
  (see Avalloc1)
  Avalokita
  (see Avolokiteshvara)
  Avalokiteshvara
  Buddhist
  [Amoghapasa.Avalokita.Avalokitesvara.
  Bhagavan.Khasaparna.Namasangiti.Natha.
  Padmapani:=Cambodian (Simhanara)
  Lokesvara:=Chinese Kuan Yin:=Hindu
  Vishnu:=Japanese Kwanjizai.Kwannon.
  Sannayaka:=Tibetan Chen-re-zi.Chenresi.
  Sadaksari (Lokesvara):sPyan-ras-gzigs]
  god of mercy
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas of
  Mahayana Buddhism
  son of Amitabha
  consort of Pandara or Tara
  He is regarded as a bodhisattva who is
  reincarnated in each new Dalai Lama.
  In Tibet, he is the supreme national
  god and can assume any form, such as
  a cloud, a figure with 1,000 arms and
  eleven heads, and various animals. To
  help his charitable works he was given
  1,000 hands. He produced a monkey,
  which mated with an ogress to
  produce a race of hairy beings. These
  mated with the forest monkeys and
  when Avalokiteshvara gave them food
  they lost their hair and tails and
  became human beings.
  He delayed his own release from the
  cycle of death and rebirth to help
  others achieve enlightenment. Having
  brought release to all, he set off to
  return to paradise. When he chanced
  to look back and saw that men had
  reverted to their former sinful ways, he
  broke into a million pieces from which
  arose the version with eleven heads
  and 1,000 arms. The goddess Tara was
  born from the tears he shed.
  He is regarded as a manifestation of
  Amitabha who generated him from a
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  Avalokitesvara
  awa1
  beam of light issuing from his own eye.
  As Padmapani, he created the world
  and Brahma, Indra, Lakshmi and
  Sarasvati, from various parts of his
  own body.
  He is represented as a handsome
  youth holding in his left hand a lotus
  blossom. He was later identified with
  the Chinese goddess of mercy 
  Kuan Yin.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Shiva, in others he occupies one
  of the two thrones in Amitabha’s
  heaven (Mahasthama has the other).
  Avalokitesvara
  (see Avalokiteshvara)
  Avalon1
  British
  [Apple Island.Avallo.Avalun.Avilion.
  Fortunate Isle.Island of Apples.Island 
  of Blessed Souls.Isle of Glass.Isle of
  Souls.Ovelon:=Irish Ablach:=Swedish
  Assysla:=Welsh Ynys Avallach]
  the spirit world: an earthly paradise
  This was the home of Morgan le Fay
  and the site of the forge operated by
  fairies, in which Excalibur is said to
  have been made. 
  On his death, King Arthur was
  placed on a boat and taken to Avalon
  where, some say, he was healed of his
  wounds and survives to this day,
  awaiting some future call to save
  Britain.
  Another story makes this an island
  in the far West, concealed from view
  by a wall of spray, where the giants
  kept the golden apples that they had
  stolen from the gods. Some say it was
  ruled by Morgan le Fay, leader of nine
  fairy queens.
  (see also Assysla.
  Glastonbury.Otherworld)
  Avalon2
  European
  in Carolingian legend, this was the
  island home of Morgan le Fay
  In the story of Ogier the Dane, he was
  transported to Avalon where he still
  sleeps. Some accounts say that both
  Oberon and Ogier held their courts in
  Avalon.
  Avalun
  (see Avalon)
  Avalux
  Central American
  a god of the Quiche Indians
  Avanc
  (see Addanc)
  Avaon
  Welsh
  a name used for Gadeon, in some
  Welsh accounts
  avatar1
  Buddhist
  [avatara.awatar(a). ‘descent’]
  the highest grade of Buddhist monk 
  in Tibet
  avatar2
  Hindu
  [avatara.awatar(a). ‘descent’]
  an incarnation of a god: 
  supreme glorification
  avatara
  (see avatar)
  Avatea
  (see Atea)
  Ave
  (see Awe)
  Ave-aitu
  Pacific Islands
  the Tahitian sorcerer-god
  The leader of the forces of the war-
  god, he was depicted as a meteor, the
  ‘tailed god’.
  Avenable
  British
  a maiden who disguised herself as 
  a youth
  Calling 
  herself 
  Grisandole, 
  she
  introduced Merlin to the court of
  Julius Caesar and was said to have
  married the emperor.
  Avenger
  (see Marduk)
  Avenger’s Sword
  European
  a Danish story of a sword that can
  operate alone
  This weapon is said to be able to kill its
  owner’s enemies of its own accord, but
  may turn on its owner.
  Several swords fall within this
  category including Tyrfing, the sword
  of Angantyr in Norse myth and the
  sword of Tethra in Irish myth.
  Aventinus
  Roman
  a son of Heracles and Rhea
  He fought with Turnus against Aeneas.
  Avernal
  Roman
  a fiend: inhabitant of the underworld
  Averne
  (see Avernus1)
  Avernus1
  Celtic
  a tribal god in Gaul
  Avernus2
  Roman
  [Averne.Lake Avernus]
  hell or the entrance to it
  Averruncus
  Roman
  a minor god whose function was to
  avert evil
  a version of Robigus
  Avesta
  Persian
  [Zend(-Avesta)]
  sacred writings: the Zoroastrian bible
  These writings are in three parts: the
  Vendidad (myths and laws), the
  Visperad (litanies) and the Yasna
  (liturgies). In some accounts, there are
  four parts, the fourth one being the
  Yashts (hymns to the angels and
  heroes).
  There were originally twenty-one
  books in three groups: the dikat, the
  gatha and the hatak-mansurik. The
  Zend is a commentary on the Avesta.
  Aveta
  Celtic
  a Gallic goddess of birth
  Avezuha
  Romanian
  a demoness
  Avfruvva
  (see Akkruva)
  Avichey
  (see Avichi)
  Avichi
  Cambodian
  [Avichey:=Buddhist Avici]
  the Cambodian version of Avici
  Avichimat
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This region is reserved for the punish-
  ment of liars who are continually
  thrown down from a great height.
  Avici
  Buddhist
  [Avichey:=Cambodian Avichi]
  the lowest of the 7 realms of hell,
  reserved for those who mock 
  the Buddha
  Advidya
  Hindu
  the primal cause of all things
  Avilion
  (see Avalloc1.Avalon)
  Avilix
  South American
  a Mayan deity who was turned to
  stone by the light of the sun
  Avino
  European
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He fought with Oliver and Roland 
  at Roncesvalles.
  Avo
  (see Orvandil)
  Avo Akore
  East Indian
  the third person in the lore of the
  Elema people of Papua
  This person, born from a turtle’s egg,
  turned into a coconut palm.
  Avolio
  European
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He fought with Oliver and Roland at
  Roncesvalles.
  Avon Dia
  Irish
  [Abhainn Dea]
  a length of the River Dee
  When Cuchulainn and Ferdia fought
  one another in the river, this length
  held back the water on each side so as
  not to interfere with the duel.
  Avrikiti
  African
  the god of fishermen of the Fon
  Avritra 
  Hindu
  the serpent of drought
  Avya
  South American
  the sun and moon, in the lore of the
  Cubeo tribe in Colombia
  Avya is the man who, as the sun, walks
  across the sky giving light, by which
  the people can work by day, and less
  light when he becomes the moon, to
  allow people to sleep. When he dies,
  during an eclipse, his demise is blamed
  on an evil shaman who, if he can be
  identified, is put to death.
  awa1
  Russian
  [mother:=Mordvin ava]
  a tutelary spirit of the Cheremis
  These spirits have their own sphere of
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  Awa2
  Aya2
  influence: kelse-awa protects the sun;
  mardez-awa, the wind; melande-awa,
  the earth; teleze-awa, the moon; tul-
  awa, fire; and wut-awa, water.
  Awa2
  (see Awagi)
  Awabi
  (see Great Awabi)
  Awagi
  Japanese
  [Awa.Awaji:=Pacific Islands Hawaiki]
  an island, home of souls
  This was the second of the islands of
  Japan created when Izanagi and
  Izanami dipped a spear into the
  primordial ocean.
  Awanaisa
  (see Gro Mama)
  son of Eblis
  awatar
  (see avatar)
  awatara
  (see avatar)
  Awe
  British
  [Ave]
  the chief god: the sun
  Awenhai
  North American
  an Iroquois maiden
  The deity who made her pregnant
  thought she had been seduced by
  somebody else and threw her down
  from the sky. She was saved from
  drowning in the primordial ocean by
  Great Turtle and lived on land newly
  formed by the muskrat. Her daughter
  later 
  became 
  the 
  mother 
  of
  Oterongtongnia and Tawiskaron, in
  some accounts.
  Awenyddion
  Welsh
  bards who uttered cryptic prophecies
  when in a trance-like state
  Awha
  New Zealand
  a Maori storm-god
  Awhiowhio
  Australian
  [=Pacific Islands Ara Tiotio]
  an Aboriginal god of whirlwinds
  Awitelin Tsita
  (see Awitelin Tsta)
  Awitelin Tsta 
  North American
  [(Awitelin) Tsita]
  the four-wombed earth mother of 
  the Zuni
  mother of Poshaiyankaya by
  Apoyan Tachi
  She was formed from the splitting of
  the 
  early 
  hermaphrodite 
  deity
  Awonawilona into two separate sexes,
  Awitelin Tsta and Apoyan Tachi, or by
  Shiwandra from saliva.
  Awl Boy
  North American
  a culture hero of the Tewa tribe
  He was born when his people were
  migrating and was left to fend for
  himself. The boy grew rapidly and set
  out to find his people. In an empty
  house, Awl called to him from the road
  and the boy, now Awl Boy, took Awl
  with him and was henceforth very
  lucky. He finally located his tribe and
  restored their fortunes by his skill as a
  hunter, eventually being made chief of
  the tribe.
  An alternative story has Corn
  Mother calling from the roof and
  telling the boy to place her and Awl in
  a covered basket. Next morning the
  boy found new deerskin clothes
  waiting for him and he set off with the
  basket to find his people.
  awl-elbow witches
  North American
  witches with awls or knives set in their
  elbows, in the lore of some
  Algonquian tribes
  Awl Man
  North American
  a tutelary spirit of the Pueblo, the 
  awl personified
  Awonawilona
  North American
  [All-Container]
  creator-god of the Zuni people 
  This primaeval deity was conceived as
  combining both sexes, splitting to
  form the goddess Awitelin Tsta and the
  god Apoyan Tachi.
  He spread a layer of green scum on
  the waters remaining after the flood
  and from this the land developed. He
  made mankind by throwing pieces of
  his skin into the primordial ocean.
  Other versions say that he made
  animals and men in four huge caves.
  One of the men, Poshaiyangkyo,
  crawled out and persuaded the god to
  allow all the others to follow.
  In some accounts he became the
  sun.
  awulia
  (see ayana)
  Awun
  Chinese
  a Taiwanese god of destruction
  Axaiacatzin
  Central American
  a king of Mexico
  father of Chachiuhnenetzi
  axe
  an edged tool or weapon, significant
  in many cultures 
  (see axinomancy)
  Axe Age
  one of the 4 ages referred to in 
  the Eddas
  Axe-Eye
  (see Toi-mata)
  axe-handle hound
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Axierus
  Greek
  [Akieros]
  one of the 2 female Cabeiri
  daughter of Axiocersus
  In some accounts, a name for the
  Dioscuri regarded as four.
  Axine
  Greek
  [Axinus.Unfriendly Sea]
  the Black Sea
  (see also Euxine)
  axinomancy
  divination from the motions of agate
  on a hot axe
  Axinus
  (see Axine)
  Axiocerca
  Greek
  [Axiokersa]
  one of the 2 female Cabeiri
  daughter of Axiocercus
  Axiocercus
  Greek
  [Axiokersos]
  one of the Cabeiri
  father of Axierus, Axiocersa and
  Cadmilus, some say
  Axioche
  Greek
  a nymph
  Axiokersa
  (see Axiocerca)
  Axiokersos
  (see Axiocercus)
  Axion1
  Greek
  son of Phegeus
  brother of Arsinoe and Temenus
  His sister, Arsinoe, married Alcmaeon.
  When Alcmaeon abandoned her,
  Axion, 
  his 
  brother 
  and 
  father, 
  killed him.
  Axion2
  Greek
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  He was killed by Eurypylus at the siege
  of Troy.
  axle tree
  a tree, such as Yggrasil, regarded as
  forming the centre of rotation of the
  earth (or the universe)
  Axo-Mama
  South American
  the Peruvian goddess of the 
  potato harvest
  Aya1
  European
  sister of Charlemagne
  wife of Aymon
  mother of Alardo, Bradamante,
  Ricciardetto, Ricardo and Rinaldo
  In some accounts Aymon’s wife 
  is Beatrice.
  Aya2
  Japanese
  [Princess Aya]
  a princess who fell in love with the
  spirit of the peony
  Aya was due to marry the son of Lord
  Ako but fell in love with a mysterious
  samurai and pined away for love of
  him. Her father set a trap for this
  handsome stranger and had Magi
  Hiogo wait in the peony bushes at
  night. The retainer captured the
  samurai but was overcome by a
  mysterious scent and fainted. When he
  came to, he found that he was grasping
  a peony. The princess placed this
  bloom in a vase by her bedside and
  immediately she became better but,
  when she married Lord Ako’s son, the
  peony died.
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  Aya3
  Azadeh
  Aya3
  (see Aa1)
  Ayaba
  African
  goddess of the hearth among the Fon
  sister of Loko
  Ayacua
  South American
  in the lore of the Lule tribes, a grub
  This mountain grub was said to wield
  a bow that fired stone-tipped arrows,
  which caused illness.
  Ayagba
  African
  a Nigerian tribal chief
  father of Enekpe
  When Ayagba’s tribe was being
  defeated in battle, Enekpe allowed
  herself to be buried alive, a sacrifice
  that saved her people.
  Ayakasikone
  Japanese
  [‘terrible face’]
  a Shinto goddess
  consort of Omodaru
  These two deities were produced from
  one of the branches of the primordial
  god Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Ayame
  Japanese
  a lady at the imperial court
  She was given as wife to Yorimasa
  when he killed the sky monster that
  had been harassing the emperor.
  Ayamur
  Mesopotamian
  [Driver]
  a mace of Baal
  This weapon was one of the two maces
  (the other was Yagrush) made by
  Kothar for Baal for his fight with Yam.
  ayana
  African
  [awulia]
  guardian spirits in Ethiopia
  Ayanagosha
  Hindu
  husband of Radha
  Ayar Auca
  (see Ayar Ayca)
  Ayar Ayca
  South American
  [Ayar Auca.Ayar Sauco]
  an Inca ancestral hero
  son of Inti
  He became a field-god when sent by
  Inti, with his brothers and sisters, to
  settle on earth.
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Ayar Cachi
  South American
  [Ayar Cachi Asauca.Topa Ayar Cachi]
  an Inca ancestral hero
  son of Inti
  He was sealed in a cave by his jealous
  brothers when sent by Inti, with his
  brothers and sisters, to settle on earth.
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Ayar Cachi Asauca
  (see Ayar Cachi)
  Ayar Manco
  South American
  [Manco Capac]
  an Inca ancestral hero
  son of Inti
  He is regarded as the founder of the
  Incas. Looking for a place where they
  might settle, he and his brothers and
  sisters explored the area near Cuzco.
  When Ayar Oco turned to stone or
  was pushed over a precipice by Ayar
  Manco, Ayar Cachi was sealed into a
  cave and Ayar Ayca became a field-
  god. He seized the city and married his
  sister Mama Ocllo, starting the 
  Inca dynasty.
  In another version, only Ayar
  Manco 
  and 
  Mama 
  Ocllo 
  were
  involved, sent by Inti to establish
  civilization. They were carrying a staff
  or a wedge of gold and settled where it
  sank into the ground.
  In some versions Ayar Manco
  became a stone, which was revered by
  the Incas. 
  (see also Children of 
  the Sun.Manco Capac)
  Ayar Oco
  South American
  [Ayar Ucho.Huana Cauri]
  son of Inti
  He turned into stone when sent by
  Inti, with his brothers and sisters, to
  settle on earth.
  Other versions say that his brother,
  Ayar Manco, killed him by pushing
  him over a precipice. In some versions
  he is called Huana Cauri. 
  (see also Children of the Sun.Pinahua)
  Ayar Sauco
  (see Ayar Ayca)
  Ayar Ucho
  (see Ayar Oco)
  Ayglin
  British
  an uncle of Andrivete
  He seized the throne of Andrivete’s
  father and tried to force her into
  marriage 
  with 
  an 
  unacceptable
  husband, so she ran off and married
  Kay. Ayglin’s subjects soon rebelled
  and Andrivete regained her rightful
  inheritance.
  Ayida
  African
  wife of Dan Hwedo
  (see also Aida)
  Ayin
  (see Ain)
  Ayil
  a demon of Sagittarius 
  Ayiyan
  (see Ayiyanayaka)
  Ayiyanayaka
  Hindu
  [Ayiyan]
  god of fields and woods in Ceylon
  Ayllu
  South America
  in the lore of the Incas, the souls of
  the descendants of the pacarina
  Aym
  (see Aini)
  Aymeri
  European
  son of Hernant
  father of Guillaume
  Aymeric
  European
  the eldest son of Rinaldo
  Aymon
  European
  [Amon:=Dutch Amijn]
  a duke
  son of Duolin
  husband of Aya or Beatrice
  father of Alardo, Bradamante,
  Guichard, Ricciardetto, Ricardo 
  and Rinaldo
  He went to war with Charlemagne
  who had killed his relative, Hug, and,
  with the help of his steed, Bayard,
  defeated the Emperor’s forces but later
  made peace and married Charlemagne’s
  sister, Aya.
  In Orlando Furioso, Aymon’s wife is
  Constantia and their son is Guido.
  aymuray
  South American
  a Chechua harvest song
  Aypeos
  (see Ipos)
  Ayperos
  (see Ipos)
  Ayporus
  (see Ipos)
  Ayres
  (see Aries2)
  Ayu
  Hindu
  son of Pururavas and Urvashi
  ayudha-purusha
  Hindu
  a person used by a demon or a deity as
  a weapon in battle: a weapon
  regarded as having its own 
  spiritual being 
  Ayurvasita
  Buddhist
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses
  Ayus
  Hindu
  father of Nahusha
  Aywell
  British
  a Celtic guardian-god of the north 
  of England
  consort of Mm
  Ayyanar
  Hindu
  a local god
  He was said to control the veeran.
  Ayyappan
  Hindu
  a god of growth
  Az1
  Persian
  the female principle of greed
  At the final battle, this demon will be
  defeated and confined eternally to hell.
  Az2
  a Manichaean female demon
  Azaca Si
  (see Azacca)
  Azacca
  West Indian
  [Azaca Si.Azaka.Mambo Zacca]
  a Haitian god of agriculture
  brother of Ghede
  Azadeh
  Persian
  a slave girl
  On a hunting trip with Bahram, she
  challenged him to demonstrate his skill
  as an archer, which he did by shooting
  a pellet, grazing the ear of an antelope.
  When the animal raised a hoof to
  scratch the ear, Bahram fired an arrow
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  then accused the archer of being
  Ahriman 
  himself 
  whereupon 
  he
  knocked her to the ground and
  trampled her to death under his camel’s
  hoofs.
  Azag Bau
  Mesopotamian
  wife of Sargon
  Azaka
  (see Azacca)
  Azaradel
  a demon
  This being is said to have come to earth
  and explained the motions of the moon.
  Azariel
  a moon demon
  Azazel
  British
  a standard-bearer for Satan in Milton’s
  Paradise Lost
  Azdahah
  Mesopotamian
  a dragon of darkness
  husband of Tigranuki
  When Azdahah set out to kill his wife’s
  brother, Tigranes, Tigranuki warned
  Tigranes. Azdahah killed his wife for
  her treachery and Tigranes killed
  Azdahah in revenge.
  Aze
  Japanese
  wife of Nase
  This couple were said to be so devoted
  to each other that when threatened
  with separation, they chose instead to
  become pine trees.
  azeman
  South American
  a blood-sucking demon appearing as a
  bat by night, a woman by day
  Such a being can be frustrated by
  placing a broom across the doorway or
  by scattering seeds or grain on the
  floor. In the latter case, the azeman
  feels compelled to collect and cart
  away every single grain. If she cannot
  finish the job before daylight returns,
  she leaves empty-handed or is perhaps
  caught in the act of counting the
  grains and can be killed.
  Azeruel
  a moon demon
  Azeuph
  a demon
  Azhdak
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Azhi Dahak
  Persian
  [Azhdak.Azhi Dahaka.Bevarash.
  Dahak(i).Dahhak.Dhaki.Ezhdeha.
  Vishap(a).Zah(h)ak.Zuhak]
  a 3-headed demon of destruction
  son of Angra Mainyu and Autak
  consort of Druj
  A demon created by Ahriman, in one
  story, he was overcome, by Atar and
  chained to Mountain Demavand. In
  another story it was Thraetona who
  first stabbed him, allowing frogs and
  lizards to pour out of his chest, and
  then chained him.
  In one story he replaced Yima as
  king and ruled for 1,000 years.
  It is said that at the end of the world,
  he will break loose and kill much of
  mankind before being killed by the
  resuscitated Keresaspa. (see also Zahak)
  Azhi Dahaka
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Azibeel
  a demon
  Azi
  Persian
  a demon preying on 
  beautiful women
  Azidahaka
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Aziel
  a moon demon
  azima
  African
  a Swahili charm or incantation
  Azimu
  African
  king of Ethiopia
  brother of Hakim
  azizan
  African
  [=Ashanti mmoatia:=Brazilian saco:
  =Nigerian ijimere:=Surinam apuku]
  benevolent forest spirits 
  in Dahomey
  Azizos
  Arabian
  [Azuzu]
  the deified morning star in Syria
  brother of Arsu
  (see also Monominos)
  Aztlan
  Central American
  [Craneland.Place of the Reeds]
  the original home of the Aztecs
  Azume
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess of the damned
  Azure Dragon
  (see Ch’ing Lung)
  Azuzu
  (see Azizos)
  Azzilo
  (see Attila)
  Azillo
  Azag Bau
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  B
  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god B; perhaps
  Kukulcan or the rain-god, Chac
  This deity is depicted with a nose
  somewhat like that of a tapir. He can
  walk on water and wields a fiery 
  torch. Rather than Chac, some say he
  represents Kukulcan or Quetzalcoatl.
  Ba1
  Egyptian
  [Pa]
  a god manifest in the form of 
  a pharaoh
  ba2
  Egyptian
  [pa]
  the soul, one of the 5 elements
  comprising the complete person
  The ba is depicted as a bird with a
  human head that flies between this life
  and the afterlife.
  Ba3
  (see Khnum)
  ba-bird
  Egyptian
  the representation of the ba in the
  form of a human-headed bird
  Ba-Du’c Chua
  (see Duc Ba)
  Ba Ja
  Mongolian
  a general who became an official in
  the heavenly bureaucracy
  Ba-Maguje
  African
  a Hausa spirit which causes thirst
  leading to drunkenness
  Ba Neb Djedet
  (see Banaded)
  Ba Neb Tettu
  (see Banaded)
  Ba-Pef
  Egyptian
  an underworld god
  Ba-Toye
  African
  a Hausa spirit causing destructive fires
  Baabal
  a demon
  Baal1
  Canaanite
  [Aleyan.Al’eyn.Al(y)iyn.Baal-Dagon.
  (Baal-) Zebul.Bael(l).Bel. Eshmun.‘lord’.
  Thunderer:=Egyptian Set:=Greek Cronus:
  =Phoenician Melkarth:=Sumerian Adad 
  or Enlil]
  a fertility-god, god of storms
  son of Dagan or El
  twin brother of Mot
  husband and brother of Anat
  husband of Arisya, Baalat, Padriya and
  Talliya, some say
  father of the Baalim, Pidray, the
  Sasuratum and Talay
  He fought a battle with Yam for control
  of the earth and killed the serpent
  Lotan. He lived in a huge palace called
  Sapan, which had a hole in the floor
  through which he watered the earth.
  When he died, Anat fought and killed
  Mot, god of the underworld, and
  ground him under a millstone. Baal was
  later restored to life and the throne.
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Moloch.
  He is depicted as a warrior wearing
  a horned helmet and standing on a
  wave top.
  Baal2
  a demon, duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Baal3
  [‘lord’:plur=Baalim]
  a false god: a generic name for 
  a god
  In black magic, one of the Ministers,
  commander of the infernal armies.
  Baal-Addir
  Phoenician
  the god of Byblos
  a name of Baal as ‘powerful’
  Baal-Berith1
  [Balberith]
  a demon of blasphemy, secretary in hell
  (see also Berith)
  Baal-Berith2
  Canaanite
  [Balberith]
  a god of contracts
  Baal-Biq’ah
  Phoenician
  a weather-god
  titular deity of Baalbek
  Baal-Brathy
  Phoenician
  a local mountain-god
  Baal-Dagon
  (see Baal)
  Baal-Eret Maharlet
  Mesopotamian
  an Ugaritic fertility-god, god of wells
  Baal-Gad
  Hebrew
  a goat-king
  Dionysus as the ancestor of the tribe
  of Gad
  Baal-Hadad
  Canaanite
  [Baal-Haddad.Baal-Hadhed.Baal-Rammon.
  ‘crasher’]
  a name for Baal as a storm-god 
  (see also Adad)
  Baal-Haddad
  (see Baal-Hadad)
  Baal-Hadhed
  (see Baal-Hadad)
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  Baal-Hammon
  Babi
  Baal-Hammon
  Phoenician
  [=Roman Frugifer]
  Baal as a fertility-god at Carthage
  (see also Bebellahamon)
  Baal-Hermon
  Phoenician
  a mountain-god
  Baal-Karmelos
  Canaanite
  an oracular god of Mount Carmel
  Baal-Lebanon
  Semitic
  a storm-god
  Baal-Malage
  Phoenician
  a local god
  Baal-Marqod
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Balmarkos:=Phoenician
  Balmarcodes]
  a Syrian god of healing
  Baal-Melkart
  Phoenician
  a god of Tyre and later of Carthage
  Baal-Peor
  Mesopotamian
  [Beelpeor.(Bel-)Peor.Belphegor]
  a Moabite god or demon 
  (see also Balphegor.Belphegor)
  Baal-Qarnain
  Phoenician
  a Punic god
  a name for Baal-Hammon as a horned 
  god
  Baal-Rammon
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Baal-Hadad as 
  ‘thunderer’
  Baal-Samen
  (see Baal-Samin)
  Baal-Samin
  Phoenician
  [Baal-Samem.Baal-Sham(a)in.Baal-
  Shamayin:=Greek Zeus:=Roman Caelus]
  a god of rain, ships and storms
  He was defeated by the hero Aram.
  Baal-Sapan
  Phoenician
  [=Canaanite Baal-Sapon]
  an Ugarit mountain-god
  consort of Pidray
  father of Tly
  Baal-Sapon
  (see Baal-Sapan)
  Baal-Shamain
  (see Baal-Samin)
  Baal-Shamin
  (see Baal-Samin)
  Baal-Shamayim
  (see Baal-Samin)
  Baal-Tamar
  Phoenician
  lord of the tree of life (the palm)
  Baal Tyre
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Heracles]
  a Tyrian sun-god
  Baal-Zebul
  Canaanite
  [Zebul:=Biblical Beelzebub]
  a name of Baal as ‘prince’
  He was later downgraded to become the
  demon Beelzebub.
  (see Beelzebub)
  Baal-Zephon1
  Canaanite
  a name of Baal in the form of a white
  bull-god, ‘ruler of the north’
  Baal-Zephon2
  a demon, captain of the guard in hell
  Baalat1
  Canaanite
  [Baalath]
  a generic name for a goddess
  Baalat2
  Canaanite
  [Baalath.Baalti.Belet.Belti:=Egyptian
  Baelthi]
  a fertility-goddess
  wife of Baal
  Baal assumed her duties as Baal-Hadad.
  Baalath
  (see Baalat.Ninlil)
  Baalbek
  Mesopotamian
  the city of the Jinn
  This city was built on the orders of
  Jinn bin Jann. 
  (see also Chilminar)
  Baalim
  Mesopotamian
  a group of 7 storm-gods
  sons or aspects of Baal
  Baalism
  worship of Baal
  Baalite
  a worshipper of Baal
  Baalphegor
  (see Baal-Peor.Belphegor)
  Baalsamame
  (see Balshameme)
  Baalti
  (see Baalat)
  Baaltis Zapuna
  Canaanite
  a mother-goddess
  Baalzebub
  (see Beelzebub)
  Baatsi
  African
  the first man in the lore of the Efe
  To please his wife he picked the for-
  bidden tahu fruit and God punished
  them by decreeing that all future
  generations should die.
  Baau
  Phoenician
  [Bau:=Sumerian Baba]
  a goddess
  wife of Kolpia
  mother of Aion and Protogonos
  In some accounts she was worshipped
  as a heifer. 
  (see also Niritu)
  Bab-ed-Din
  Persian
  ‘the Gate of Righteousness’, a name of
  Mirza Ali Mohammed
  Baba
  Mesopotamian
  [Bau.Great Mother.Gula.Ma(-Bellone).
  Nintu:=Phoenician Baau:=Semitic Ishtar]
  a Sumerian fertility-goddess, a
  beneficent version of Tiamat
  daughter of An
  wife of Ningursu or Ninib, some say
  mother of Gangir
  (see also Gula)
  Baba-Iaga
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Baba-Jaga
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Baba Tomor
  (see Tmor)
  Baba-Yaga
  Russian
  [Baba-Iaga.Baba-Jaga(-Baba).Jendzibaba.
  Jendzyna. Jezenky.Jezi-Baba. Jezinky]
  an ogress or witch
  a goddess of death
  She had teeth and breasts of stone and
  was said to steal children, having first
  turned them to stone merely by looking
  at them, and then, having returned
  them to normal, cooking and eating
  them. She moved around in a mortar
  by using the pestle as a propelling
  pole. Her home was a hut that had the
  legs of a chicken on which, some say, it
  moved about, and which was enclosed
  within a fence made of bones.
  In the Czech version these beings
  had the face of a woman, the body of a
  sow and the legs of a horse. They lived
  in caves and put out the eyes of any
  humans they caught.
  Babak
  Persian
  father of Ardashir
  babalawo
  (see babalorisha)
  babalorisha
  African
  [babalawo:female=iyalorisha:=Brazilian pai
  de santo:=Dahomey bokonon] 
  a diviner or a priest of the Yoruba 
  god Vorunmila
  Babbar1
  Mesopotamian
  [=Semitic Samas]
  an Akkadian sun-god
  Babbar2
  (see Nanna1)
  Babe
  North American
  a huge ox
  This animal was the companion of
  Paul Bunyan, hero of a modern
  American myth. It was white at birth
  but turned blue during a particular
  winter when blue snow fell.
  Babe could eat bales of hay,
  including the baling wire, and was said
  to be very fond of hot-cakes. He was so
  heavy that his hooves sank into solid
  rock and lakes formed in his
  hoofprints. He was reputed to have
  pulled a river (or a road) straight,
  scooped out Puget Sound by hauling a
  glacier and pulled dry oil wells out of
  the ground.
  Babe caused his own death by
  swallowing a batch of hot-cakes –
  including the stove. Some say that
  the Black Hills were piled up over
  his grave.
  Babel
  an angel of the second heaven,
  controlling the South and
  Wednesday
  Babhru-Vahana
  Hindu
  son of Arjuna and Chitrangada
  He inadvertently killed his father,
  Arjuna, and would have committed
  suicide if his stepmother, Ulupi, had not
  given the young man a magic gemstone
  which restored his father to life.
  Babi
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Bapho]
  a violent god of sexual prowess
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  Babican
  It is said that his penis acted in some
  cases as the bolt on the door of heaven
  and in others as the mast of the ferry
  boat of the underworld.
  He is depicted as a baboon with an
  erect penis.
  Babican
  European
  a prince or king of Hyrcania
  He was attacked by a lion that killed
  his horse as he was travelling to the
  court of the sultan, Gaudisso, to marry
  the 
  princess 
  Clarimunda. 
  Huon
  rescued him by killing the lion, but
  Babican repaid him by stealing his
  horse to continue his journey. Huon
  followed him to the court and
  decapitated him.
  Babieca
  Spanish
  [Bavieca]
  the horse of El Cid
  Babinga
  African
  king of the Mandwa tribe
  second husband of Nyavirezi
  father of Ryangombe
  Babo
  (see Baubo)
  baboi
  (see night witches)
  Bacab
  Central American
  a rain-god
  son of Itzamna and Ix Chel
  He was killed at birth and rose three
  days later into the sky where he
  became a rain-god.
  Bacabab
  (see Bacabs)
  Bacabs
  Central American
  [Bacabab:=Aztec Tlalocs]
  4 giant Mayan deities
  sons of Itzamna and Ix Chel
  These four brothers supported the
  world, one at each corner, and
  controlled the winds. They are listed
  as Kan Tzicnal (north, white), Hobnil
  (east, red), Hozanek (south, yellow),
  and Zac Cimi (west, black).
  Another list gives Mulac (north,
  white), Kan (east, yellow), Cauac
  (south, red) and Ix (west, black), while
  others give Kan (south, yellow), Chac
  (east, red), Zac (north, white) and Ed
  (west, black).
  In some accounts, they are the same
  as the Balam.
  (see also Acantum.
  Balam1.Pauahtun)
  Bacam
  Central American
  [Pacaw]
  a Mayan sorcerer
  He and Xulu arranged for the
  resurrection 
  of 
  Hunapu 
  and
  Ixbalanque in Xibalba after they had
  been killed on a pyre.
  Bacax
  Roman
  a local god in North Africa
  bacchae
  (see bacchantes)
  Bacchae, The
  Greek
  a play by Euripides 
  The play tells the story of Pentheus,
  torn to pieces by the frenzied followers
  of Dionysus.
  bacchanal
  Roman
  a follower of Bacchus
  a priest(ess) of Bacchus
  a song, etc. dedicated to Bacchus
  (see also bacchante)
  Bacchanalia
  Roman
  [Bacchanals]
  orgiastic festivals in honour of Bacchus
  Bacchanals
  (see Bacchanalia)
  bacchant
  Roman
  [plur=bacchoi]
  a devotee of Bacchus
  a priest of Bacchus
  bacchantes
  Roman
  [bacchae.bacchanals.clodones.Lenae:
  =Greek Bassareae. Bassarid(e)s.maenad(e)s.
  mainades.Mimallones.Thyiades]
  wild female devotees of Bacchus 
  priestesses of Bacchus
  The male equivalents are the Corybantes.
  baccharis
  a herb used in magic rites
  Bacche
  Greek
  a nymph of Mount Nysa
  She helped to rear the infant Dionysus
  and was placed in the sky as one of the
  Hyades by a grateful Zeus.
  Bacchoi
  (see bacchant)
  Bacchus1
  Portuguese
  an evil spirit in The Lusiads
  Bacchus2
  Roman
  [Bakchos.Evan.Lakchos.Psilas]
  a name for Dionysus in the 
  Roman pantheon
  In one story, Bacchus allowed his lions
  to attack a maiden simply because he
  was upset when she failed to offer him
  the worship to which he thought he
  was entitled. He immediately regretted
  his action and turned the girl into pure
  crystal. He then poured wine over the
  crystal, which took on the colour of the
  wine and became what we now know 
  as amethyst. 
  (see also Liber)
  Bach Bychan
  (see Bychan)
  Bach-ho
  (see Pai Hu)
  Bach-ma
  Chinese
  [Ma-vien.White Horse]
  a Chinese despot
  He conquered Indo-China and was
  deified as a guardian-god, superseding
  Cao-bien.
  Bachanael
  an angel of the first heaven, 
  controlling the west and Monday
  Bachiel
  (see Barchiel)
  bachlach
  Irish
  a phantom
  One of the most famous bachlachs is
  the one involved in the beheading
  contest at Bricciu’s feast.
  (see also bananchs.bocanachs)
  Bachué
  South American
  [Furachogue]
  a mother-goddess and fertility-
  goddess of the Chibcha Indians
  She emerged from Lake Iguague as a
  snake, produced a baby son, mated
  with her son to produce the human race
  and then they both resumed their shape
  as snakes and returned to the lake.
  Bachrach
  Irish
  a poet of Leinster
  In some accounts it was he, not
  Cathbad, who brought the news of
  Christ’s death to Conor mac Nessa.
  Baciel
  (see Barchiel)
  bacis1
  Greek
  a class of inspired prophets
  Bacis2
  (see Buchis)
  Backbone of Osiris
  Egyptian
  the axis on which the earth (or the
  universe) rotates 
  (see also axle tree)
  bacularia
  a witch who rides on a broomstick
  Bad
  Persian
  a storm jinnee
  Bad Dog Village
  Buddhist
  a part of hell
  Here the good are allowed to pass,
  while the evil ones are torn to pieces
  by dogs.
  badang
  Malay
  a ghost of the forest
  Badarayana
  Hindu
  a sage
  He wrote the Brahma Sutras.
  Badb1
  Irish
  [Badhb(h).Bav.Bodb.Bodhbh:=Gaulish
  Bodua.Cathubodua]
  a goddess of war
  an aspect of Morrigan or Nemain
  daughter of Ernmas
  wife or granddaughter of Neit
  She was one of a trinity of names (Ana,
  Badb and Macha) known as the Fate
  Trinity and regarded as aspects of
  Morrigan. The list is sometimes Badb,
  Macha, Nemain. She often appeared
  in the form of a crow or raven.
  (see also Morrigan)
  badb2
  Irish
  [badhb(h)]
  a local name for a banshee
  Badb Catha
  Irish
  a name of Badb in the form of a crow
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  Badé
  Bagisht
  Badé
  West Indian
  [Gbadé]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit (see also Gbadé)
  Badebec
  European
  wife of Gargantua
  mother of Pantagruel
  She died at the birth of her son at
  which time she also delivered seven
  camels, nine dromedaries, many mules
  and loaded wagons and various food-
  stuffs.
  Bademagus
  (see Bagdemagus)
  badger1
  Japanese
  this animal is said to be a man-eater
  and to possess supernatural powers
  Badger2
  North American
  a hero of the Shoshone Indians
  He saved Dove and her children by
  luring the monster Dzoavits into a
  hole in the ground and then sealing
  the entrance with a boulder.
  Badger Prey God
  North American
  one of the 6 Prey Gods guarding the
  home of Poshaiyangkyo
  He is responsible for the area to the
  south.
  Badhamair
  Irish
  a woman captured by Finn mac Cool
  She was beheaded by the warrior
  Cuirreach Life who was then killed
  and decapitated by Finn.
  Badhb
  (see Badb)
  Badhbh
  (see Badb)
  badi1
  Malay
  an evil spirit said to have sprung from
  the blood of Adam
  Some say that these spirits live in cats,
  but can insert themselves into corpses,
  which then become terrifying ghosts.
  Badi2
  Norse
  [Vadi.Wada:=Anglo-Saxon Wade]
  a giant
  son of Vilcinus by Watchilt 
  father of Egil, Slagfinn and Volund
  badi3
  East Indian
  [=Thai khwan]
  in Indonesia, the soul which, they say,
  can leave the body and return
  Badi Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  One of seven goddesses who came to be
  thought of as attacking young children.
  Badiat-Coldare
  (see Desert of Monsters)
  Badiatealgim
  (see Desert of Demons)
  Badimo
  African
  in the lore of the Tswana, the only
  ones able to communicate with the
  god Modimo
  Badiol
  a demon
  Badiu Zamar
  Malay
  son of Amir Hamza
  He accompanied his father on many of
  his remarkable adventures.
  Badjak
  Serbian
  an oak tree burned as part of a
  Slava ceremony
  badjang
  (see bajang)
  badjican
  West Indian
  an assistant to a hougan
  Badon
  (see Battle of Mount Badon)
  Badoura
  (see Badr al-Budur)
  Badr al-Budur
  Arabian
  [Badoura.Bear-el-Budur.Buddur 
  al-Buddoor]
  a sultan’s daughter or Chinese princess
  wife of Aladdin
  Baduh
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic messenger spirit
  Baduhenna
  German
  a storm-goddess
  Bael
  (see Baal)
  Baeldaez
  (see Baldaeg)
  Baell
  (see Baal)
  Baelthi
  Egyptian
  the Egyptian name for Baalat
  baetyl
  Greek
  [baetulus.betylus]
  a magical or holy stone (meteorite)
  Originally a meteorite which, because
  of its celestial origin, was revered.
  Later, a representation of a deity or a
  place where a deity resided.
  baetylus
  (see baetyl)
  Bag
  Korean
  a police marshal
  He followed a young girl back to her
  house and, when he entered, found her
  and all her family dead. He dug a large
  grave and buried all the bodies
  together. Later, the spirit of the girl
  came to him with information that
  enabled him to arrest a thief.
  Thereafter, she came frequently,
  giving him information, and he
  quickly acquired a great reputation as a
  policeman, eventually becoming a
  marshal of police.
  Bag-Mashtu
  Persian
  [Bag-Mazda:=Urartian Khaldu]
  a sky-god, predecessor of Ahura Mazda
  Baga
  Persian
  a name for god
  Bagadjimbiri
  Australian
  creator-gods of the Aborigines
  These two brothers came up out of the
  earth in the form of dingos, mated a
  toadstool with a fungus to produce
  humans 
  and 
  gave 
  the 
  gift 
  of
  reproduction to the first people. The
  brothers grew into giants as high as the
  sky, but were killed in a dispute with
  the cat-man, Ngariman, and his tribe.
  The earth-goddess, Dilga, drowned
  the killers with a flood of milk from her
  breasts, restoring the brothers to life at
  the same time. When they finally died
  they turned into water snakes.
  Bagala
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a sakti of Shiva
  Bagarios
  (see Attis)
  Bagaspati
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hindu Brhaspati]
  a woodland-god of Bali
  Bagba
  African
  a spirit controlling rain and winds
  Bagdemagus
  British
  [Ba(u)demagu(s).Bra(g)demagus]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a king of Gore
  brother of Tarsan
  father of Meliagaunt
  He resented it when Torre, a younger
  knight, was elected to the Round Table
  in preference to himself and rode away
  from Camelot in search of adventure.
  He found Merlin imprisoned in the
  rock by Nimue but could do nothing
  to help him.
  When his son abducted Guinevere,
  he intervened to save her from rape.
  He was later made a member of the
  Round Table and set out from
  Camelot with the other knights on the
  Grail Quest. He found a white shield
  beside an altar in a chapel and took it
  although it carried a warning that it
  was intended for the True Prince, an
  epithet 
  for 
  Galahad. 
  He 
  was
  challenged by a knight in white
  armour and found that he could not
  lift the shield to defend himself. He
  was unhorsed and badly wounded in
  the thigh. As a result he had to give up
  the quest and returned to Camelot
  with Owain who tended to him.
  He was later killed by Gawain.
  Baghist
  (see Bagisht)
  Bagini
  Australian
  a female monster, half human, 
  half animal
  These beings are said to rape their
  male victims.
  Bagisht
  Afghan
  [Baghist.Opkulu]
  the Kafir-god of floods and prosperity
  son of Disani
  He was born in the river when his
  mother was raped by a demon in the
  form of a ram. He was decapitated by
  his mother.
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  Bagistane
  Bagistane
  Persian
  [Behistoon]
  a sacred rock peak
  Baglis
  a demon of measures
  Bagos Paparos
  Phrygian
  a sky-god
  Bagota
  British
  a giantess
  wife of Brunor
  mother of Galahaut
  Bagputys
  Baltic
  [Bangputis]
  a Lithuanian sea-god
  Bagvarti
  Armenian
  a tutelary-goddess
  wife of Haldi
  bagwyn
  British
  [=British yale]
  a Welsh monster, part antelope, part
  horse
  Bahana
  North American
  [White Brother]
  a progenitor of the Hopi Indians
  Bahet
  Egyptian
  abundance personified
  Bahloo
  Australian
  a moon-god
  Bahloo was originally Mulandi, a
  happy man, who when he died was
  taken up to heaven by Baime and
  became the moon. He was responsible
  for making girl babies.
  (see also Bu-maya-mul)
  Bahman1
  Persian
  [Long-arm]
  son of Isfandiyar
  He killed the hero Rustem who had
  earlier killed Bahman’s father.
  Bahman2
  (see Vohu Manah)
  baho
  North American
  a prayer stick of the Hopi
  bahr geist
  German
  a spirit: banshee
  Bahram
  Persian
  [=Pahlavi Vahram]
  a god of victory, god of Mars and god
  of travellers
  (see also Vahagn)
  Bahram fire
  Persian
  [Berezisavanh]
  sacred fire
  One of the five types of sacred fire,
  Bahram fire is composed of sixteen
  kinds of fire and is kept alight with
  sandalwood each day. The other four
  types are Spenishta, Urvazishta,
  Vazishta and Vohu Fryana.
  Bahram Gur
  Persian
  [Bahramgor]
  foster son of the king of Hira
  He was given a number of slave girls,
  one of whom, Azadeh, went hunting
  with him. When she asked him to
  demonstrate his skill as an archer, he
  fired a pellet which grazed the ear of
  an antelope. When the animal raised a
  hoof to scratch its ear, Bahram fired an
  arrow that pinned the hoof to the
  animal’s ear. Azadeh then accused him
  of being Ahriman himself, whereupon
  he knocked her to the ground and
  trampled her to death beneath his
  camel’s hooves.
  Bahram Yasht 
  Persian
  a fabulous bird of fire
  This bird’s feathers were used to repel
  demons. Zoroaster brushed his body
  with them to make himself invulnerable.
  Bahramgor
  (see Bahram Gur)
  Bahu 
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Sachi
  Bahubali 
  (see Gommateshvara)
  Bahucaraji
  Indian
  a goddess whose devotees 
  practised castration
  Bahuri
  (see Manibhadra1)
  Bahusodara
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  mother of Syama
  Baiame
  (see Baime)
  Baidrama
  North American
  [Vaybrama]
  a god of the Taino tribe, giver of
  strength
  Baile
  Irish
  a prince of Ulster
  He fell in love with Aillinn, a daughter
  of the king of Leinster, a traditional
  enemy of Ulster. They arranged to
  meet but when Baile arrived at the
  meeting place a stranger told him that
  Aillinn was dead, whereupon Baile
  died of grief. The same stranger then
  told Aillinn that her lover was dead,
  and she died broken-hearted. Their
  story was carved into branches of the
  yew tree and apple tree that grew on
  their graves, and these branches, when
  placed together, became inseparable.
  Baime
  Australian
  [Baiame.B’iame.Birral.Bunjil.Daramulun.
  Martummere.Ngurunderi.Nurrundere]
  sky-god of the Aborigines
  husband of Birrahgnooloo 
  and Cunnembeillee
  In some versions he is the father of
  Daramulun. Some say that the sky is
  supported on large crystals resting on
  Biame’s shoulders. Baime is normally
  asleep. When he woke on one occasion
  he turned over, and in doing so caused
  the flood. It is said that when he next
  awakes he will destroy the world.
  (see also Ngurunderi.Pundjel)
  Baingan
  Indian
  a princess
  It was said that she was born from an
  egg-plant. A local queen, jealous of
  the girl’s beauty, tried to find
  Baingan’s life-token so that she could
  kill her, but succeeded only in killing
  her own seven sons. She eventually
  discovered that the life-token was a
  necklace enclosed in a box inside a bee
  inside a fish and was able to recover it,
  so that Baingan died. The king found
  her body in the forest, where it had
  been placed by the old couple who
  had reared her, and he watched over it
  every day. To his amazement, it
  remained as fresh and lovely as ever.
  Some time later the king found a baby
  boy beside the body and this child told
  him that Baingan was alive at night,
  when the queen took off the necklace,
  but dead while the necklace was worn
  by day. The young boy eventually
  recovered the necklace and Baingam
  was fully restored to life. The evil
  queen died and was buried in a pit full
  of serpents while the king married
  Baingan.
  Bairawi
  Pacific Islands
  [Ambu Dewi.Batari:=Hindu Durga.Kali]
  a goddess of death in Bali and Java
  an aspect of Dewi
  wife of Siwa
  Bairre
  (see Barra)
  Baishu
  Japanese
  [Hanagaki Baishu]
  a young poet
  When he found a poem written by a
  maiden he prayed to Benten to help
  him find her. As he left the shrine he
  met the maiden and married her.
  Later he was invited to meet a man
  who said that, in a dream, Benten
  had described Baishu to him and
  said that he should marry the man’s
  daughter who, it turned out, was the
  same as the woman he had already
  married, except that she was the soul
  of his new wife.
  Baites, Ann
  British
  a witch of Morpeth
  She is said to have been able to turn
  herself into a bee, a cat, a greyhound
  or a hare.
  Baitulos1
  Phoenician
  the home of God
  Baitulos2
  Phoenician
  son of Ouranos and Gea
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  Balan2
  Baiyuhibi
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian deity of clouds and fog
  He caused rain to fall for thirty days
  and used the water to form mountains
  and valleys.
  bajang
  Malay
  [badjang]
  an evil spirit appearing in the form of
  a polecat
  This spirit can be evoked when the
  proper incantations are recited over
  the spot where a still-born child has
  been buried. If the bajang mews,
  another child will die.
  Some say that the bajang takes the
  form of a polecat and can be kept as a
  sort of family pet, fed on milk and
  eggs, and can be sent to bring illness
  and disaster to others.
  Bajanai
  Siberian
  a Yakut forest spirit
  He often leads travellers astray and
  sometimes appears in the form of 
  an animal.
  Bajardo
  (see Bayard)
  baka
  West Indian
  in Haitian voodoo lore, a zombie
  turned into an animal
  Bakasura
  Hindu
  one of the demons, in the form of a
  huge raven, sent by Kansa to kill the
  infant Krishna
  bakemono
  Japanese
  evil spirits with long hair but no feet
  Included in this term are the Kappa,
  Mono-no-ke, Oni, Tengu and Yama-uba
  Bakchos
  (see Bacchus)
  Bake
  Pacific Islands
  [Inangi-l-Bake]
  an Indonesian ogress
  Bake-Jizo
  Japanese
  a statue of Jizo placed at crossroads
  Bakh
  (see Buchis)
  Bakha
  (see Buchis)
  Bakhe
  (see Buchis)
  Bakhos
  (see Bacchus.Dionysus)
  Bakhu
  (see Baku)
  Bakoa
  Pacific Islands
  a demi-god
  an ancestor of the Gilbert Islanders
  husband of Nei Nguiriki
  father of Taburimai and Teanoi
  Their first offspring were the fish.
  Their son Taburimai was a man, but
  Teanoi was a shark.
  Bakongo
  (see Manikongo)
  Bakothal
  (see Tuchaipai.Yokomatis)
  Bakou
  (see Baku)
  bakru
  South American
  evil little people, made by magic, half
  flesh and blood, half wooden
  baktun
  Central American
  in Mayan calculations, a period of
  144,000 days, about 400 years
  Baku
  Japanese
  [Bakhu.Bakou.Eater of Dreams]
  a supernatural being
  This being was envisaged as a horse
  with the face of a lion and the feet of a
  tiger. In some versions it had a trunk
  like an elephant. It was said that it
  could be invoked to eat bad dreams, so
  averting ill fortune for the dreamer.
  Bakula1
  (see Nakula)
  bakula2
  (see mukulu)
  Bala1
  Buddhist
  [Balaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  power personified
  Bala2
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  Bala3
  Jain
  one of 24 messenger-goddesses
  Bala-Ram
  (see Balarama)
  Bala-Rama
  (see Balarama)
  Bala-Sakti
  Indian
  a Tamil goddess
  Balabhadra
  Hindu
  a god
  brother of Jagannath and Subhadra
  Baladeva
  Jain
  a name for Balarama in Jainism
  Baladewa
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Balarama in the 
  Pacific
  brother of Kresna and Subadra
  Baladu Nuhasi
  (see Copper City)
  Balagan
  Siberian
  a Yakut spirit, guardian of the home
  Balaha
  Buddhist
  the winged white horse 
  of Avalokiteshvara
  Balahadra
  (see Balarama)
  balai
  (see night witches)
  Balakrishna
  Hindu
  [Balakrsna]
  the god Krishna in the form of a child
  Balakrsna
  (see Balakrishna)
  Balam1
  Central American
  4 Mayan guardian deities
  They protect the individual from
  danger, one standing at each corner of
  a settlement. Their names are listed
  under Bacabs.
  (see also Bacabs)
  Balam2
  Buddhist
  a goddess of healing
  Balam3
  [Balan]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to have one human
  and two animal heads and can foretell
  the future. In some versions, he is
  depicted as a bull or as a naked man
  riding a bear and carrying a hawk.
  Balam Agab
  Central American
  [‘night jaguar’.Tiger of the Night]
  in Mayan lore, one of the first 4 men
  brother of Balam Quitze, Iqi Balam 
  and Mahucutah
  He and his brothers were created from
  maize flour and broth brewed by
  Xmucané. Each had his own guardian
  spirit, Avilux being allocated to Balam
  Agab. The gods created a woman for
  each of the brothers and they produced
  children, who became the ancestors of
  the tribes when their parents returned
  to their original home in paradise.
  Balam Bacham
  Malay
  the bridge leading from this world to
  Belet, the home of the dead
  Balam Quitze
  Central American
  [‘smiling jaguar’.Tiger with the Sweet
  Smile]
  in Mayan lore, one of the first 4 men
  brother of Balam Agab, Iqi Balam 
  and Mahucutah
  husband of Caha-Paluma
  He and his brothers were created
  from maize-flour and broth brewed
  by Xmucané. Each had his own
  guardian 
  spirit, 
  Tohil 
  being
  allocated to Balam Quitze. 
  Balan1
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  brother of Balin
  Out of favour with King Arthur, Balan
  and his brother rode to Castle Terribil,
  which was besieged by Royns, hoping
  to kill Royns and regain the king’s
  favour. They captured Royns and
  handed him over to the warders at
  Camelot and subsequently helped the
  king in his battles with Nero, the
  brother of Royns. 
  In a later adventure he was appointed
  by the lady of a castle to defend an
  island nearby against all-comers. One
  of these turned out to be his brother
  Balin and they fought each other to the
  death, realizing only when they raised
  their visors at the end that they had
  fulfilled the prophecy that the second
  sword acquired by Balin would be used
  to kill his best friend. 
  (see also Balan2)
  Balan2
  European
  a giant Saracen, king of Spain
  father of Fierabras and Floripas
  He and his son captured Rome and
  killed the Pope. Charlemagne came to
  the rescue, but the Saracens, taking
  with them the holy relics, escaped to
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  Balan3
  Spain, hotly pursued by the Franks.
  Fierabras met Oliver in single combat
  and when defeated became a Christian.
  Balan refused to convert and was put
  to death.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Balan, brother of Balin.
  Balan3
  a demon, a prince of hell
  He is depicted naked astride a bear.
  Balan4
  (see Balam2)
  Balance
  (see Libra)
  Balancho
  Tibetan
  [Balang Cho]
  one of the Five Lands
  This realm was the home of giants
  who lived for over 500 years,
  herding cattle.
  Balandara
  (see Balandhara)
  Balandhara
  Hindu
  [Balandara]
  a princess
  mother of Sarvaga by Bhima
  Balang Cho
  (see Balancho)
  Balaparamita
  (see Bala1)
  Balar
  (see Balor)
  Balarama
  Hindu
  [Balahadra.Halayudha.Langali.Madhupriya:
  =Jain Baladeva:=Tamil Samkarsana.
  Silappadikaram:=Pacific Baladewa]
  son of Vasudeva and Devaki
  half brother of Krishna
  consort of Revati
  father of Nisatha and Ulmuka
  father of Shanu, some say
  He was said to have been born from a
  white hair of Vishnu, and his half
  brother Krishna from a black hair
  placed in the womb of Devaki and
  later transferred to the womb of
  Rohini. As a young man he killed
  many giants and monsters, including
  the demon Dhenuka and the huge
  ape Dvivida.
  In the war between the Pandavas
  and the Kauravas, Balarama demanded
  that Duryodhana release Samba,
  whom he had imprisoned, and backed
  his demand by demolishing the city
  walls with his mighty plough.
  He helped Krishna in his fight with
  Kansa, using his favourite weapon, a
  ploughshare.
  Those who hold that Krishna was a
  god in his own right rather than an
  avatar of Vishnu say that Balarama was
  the seventh or eighth incarnation.
  Others say he was an incarnation of
  Ananta, the world-serpent, and that he
  was killed in a drunken brawl. Some
  say that he was not drunk but full of
  water that flowed out of his body,
  leaving just the skin. Some say that
  Ananta appeared from his mouth and
  flew away. In some accounts he is an
  incarnation of Vishnu.
  His symbols are a club called
  Saunanda, the pestle Musala and his
  plough Hala, the ploughshare of which
  he used as a weapon.
  Balatchko
  Serbian
  a warrior with 3 heads
  When the tsar and his train were
  leaving Leyden, having won the hand
  of the king’s daughter, Roksanda, the
  king sent this great hero to bring his
  daughter back. Despite the flames
  from one of the warrior’s heads and the
  icy blasts from another, Milosh killed
  Balatchko and cut off all his heads.
  Balay
  an angel of the first heaven,
  controlling the north and Monday
  Balberith
  (see Baal-Berith)
  Balbuaidh
  (see Bhalbuaidh)
  Balbhuaidh
  (see Bhalbuaidh)
  Balbog
  (see Bylebog)
  Baldaeg
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Baeldeg.Baldeg]
  the Anglo-Saxon version of Balder
  Baldeg
  (see Baeldeg)
  Balder1
  Norse
  [Bald(u)r.’lord’Paltar.P(h)ol:=Anglo-Saxon
  Bal(a)daeg:=Greek Achilles]
  god of day, light, tears 
  son of Odin and Frigga
  brother of Hermod(r), Hoder, Thor
  husband of Nanna
  father of Forseti
  Balder was the best loved of all the
  gods and when he dreamed of some
  great danger to himself, his mother
  extracted an oath from all things that
  they would never cause him harm.
  But she had overlooked the humble
  mistletoe. Loki, always out to cause
  trouble, persuaded the blind Hoder to
  throw a branch of mistletoe at his
  brother, which killed him. Nanna
  died of grief and their bodies were
  placed side by side on his funeral
  pyre. Odin leaned over the dead body
  of his son and whispered in his ear:
  ‘Rebirth’, reminding Balder that he
  was to be reborn into a new world after
  Ragnarok.
  Other versions say that he was killed
  by the magic sword, Mistellteinn,
  when fighting a duel with Hoder for
  the favours of Nanna.
  Hermod rode to Niflheim on
  Sleipnir to ask for the release of
  Balder; Hela would have returned him
  to life if all the world had wept for
  him, but one giantess, Thok, who
  some say was Loki in disguise, refused
  to shed a tear for him and he was kept
  in the underworld. He sent Odin’s
  ring, Draupnir, which had been placed
  on his funeral pyre, back to Odin with
  Hermod.
  In some versions it was Hnoss, the
  young daughter of Freya, who
  dreamed of Balder’s death and Odin
  rode to Nifleheim to find out from the
  prophetess, Volva, whether the dream
  would come true.
  An alternative story makes Balder a
  harsh character and Hoder the
  virtuous one.
  (see also Bildr)
  Balder2
  Norse
  in some accounts, Odin’s horse
  Balder’s Dream
  (see Vegtamskvida)
  Balder’s Stead
  (see Breidablik)
  Baldershage
  Norse
  a grove sacred to Balder
  Baldr
  (see Balder)
  Baldrs Drauma
  (see Vegtamskvida)
  Baldulf
  British
  a Saxon leader 
  brother of Colgrin
  He fought alongside his brother 
  in several battles against King Arthur
  and was killed at the Battle of Mount
  Badon.
  Baldur
  (see Balder)
  Baldwin1
  British
  [Boudin]
  brother of King Mark
  husband of Anglides
  father of Alisander
  He was murdered by his own brother.
  Baldwin2
  European
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  son of Gano
  He was with Roland at Roncesvalles
  and, disclaiming his treacherous
  father, fought bravely until killed by
  the Saracens.
  Baldwin3
  European
  [Baudouinet]
  son of Ogier and Belicene
  He was presented at Charlemagne’s
  court at an early age and became a
  companion to the emperor’s son,
  Charlot. The latter lost his temper
  when Baldwin was winning a game of
  chess and struck the boy over the head
  with the chess board, killing him
  outright.
  In other accounts, Renaut killed
  Bertelai and Charlot killed Alardo in
  this fashion.
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  Baliu
  Baldwin4
  European
  duke of Bologna
  brother of Godfrey of Bouillon
  He succeeded his brother as king of
  Jerusalem in Jerusalem Delivered.
  Baldwin5
  (see Bidwini)
  Bale Fe’e
  Pacific Islands
  an undersea palace, home of Fe’e, the
  Samoan war-god
  Bale Kenchur
  East Indian
  a mortuary in Java
  It is said that the living may receive
  messages from the dead in such places.
  balepa
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of New Britain, the body of
  someone newly dead flying in the air
  on a mat
  Baleygr
  Norse
  a name of Odin as ‘he of the 
  flaming eyes’
  Bali1
  Hindu
  [Baly.Mahabali]
  a demon-god, king of Sutala, part of
  the underworld
  one of the Daityas
  son of Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada 
  or Virochana
  husband of Vindhyavali
  father of Bana and Putana
  He acquired so much power he might
  have ousted the god Indra. Vishnu, as
  his fifth avatar, the dwarf Vamana,
  asked the king for three paces of land.
  He then grew so enormous that he
  covered the world in two paces, leaving
  Bali only the underworld, Patala.
  Bali2
  (see Balin2)
  balian
  Indonesian
  a medium
  Such people claim to be able to
  communicate with spirits and to
  protect property by the use of charms.
  Balidet
  a demon acting as a minister 
  of Amaimon
  Balin1
  British
  [Balin of Northumberland.Balin the
  Savage.Knight of Two Swords]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  brother of Balan
  He had killed a cousin in a fair fight
  and had been unjustly imprisoned.
  He was the only knight at Arthur’s
  court who could draw the sword that
  was brought by a damsel from Lyle, the
  Lady of Avalon. It had been her lover’s
  sword and the Lady of Lyle had put a
  spell on it. The maiden, Colombe,
  warned him that he would use it to kill
  his best friend but he kept it and
  became the Knight of the Two Swords.
  He was then accused by the Lady of
  the Lake of killing her brother. He
  recognised her as the witch who had
  brought about the death of his mother
  and he cut off her head with the sword.
  Banished from the court, he sent the
  witch’s head to his relatives and set out
  to find adventure. He was overtaken
  by Launceor who was intent on
  avenging the death of the Lady of the
  Lake and acquiring the magic sword,
  but Balin killed him in single combat.
  The damsel, Colombe, then arrived on
  the scene and killed herself by falling
  on her lover’s sword.
  Riding on, he met his brother
  Balan. They planned to ride to Castle
  Terribil and kill Lord Royns who was
  besieging the castle, hoping thereby
  to regain the king’s favour. They
  ambushed Royns and took him as
  their prisoner to Camelot, handing
  him over to the warders.
  The brothers helped Arthur in his
  subsequent battles with Nero, brother
  of Royns, and King Lot. When
  Harleus was killed by the invisible
  knight Garlon, Balin escorted the dead
  knight’s lady in pursuit of his quest.
  She was attacked by a group of men
  when they arrived at a castle but Balin
  drove them off. They said they needed
  the blood of a virgin to save the life of
  the lady of the castle, so the girl gave
  them some of her blood, but it failed to
  cure the sick woman. This story is
  similar to that of Dindrane.
  Balin 
  attended 
  a 
  tournament
  arranged by King Pelham and, when
  challenged by the invisible knight
  Garlon (who was Pelham’s brother),
  cut off his head. Pelham then attacked
  Balin with a battle-axe and broke his
  sword. In searching for another
  weapon, Balin came to a room in
  which lay the perfectly preserved body
  of an old man with a strange spear. He
  seized the spear and killed or wounded
  Pelham, whereupon the castle was
  destroyed, killing most of those inside.
  Merlin told Balin that the body was
  that of Joseph of Arimathea and the
  spear was the one used by the
  centurion Longinus to pierce Christ’s
  side at the Crucifixion. This spear and
  the Holy Grail had been brought to
  Britain by Joseph, an ancestor of
  Pelham. Balin’s journeying then
  brought him to a castle where he was
  lavishly entertained until the lady of
  the castle said he must joust with the
  knight who guarded the nearby island.
  He crossed to the island by boat and
  fought the knight in red armour who
  rode out to challenge him. They
  fought so fiercely and each wounded
  the other so severely that they both
  died, but, before they expired, Balin
  discovered that the knight in red
  armour was his own brother, Balan.
  The prophecy of the sword had been
  fulfilled.
  Balin2
  Hindu
  [Bali.Valin]
  son of Indra
  half brother of Sugriva
  husband of Dara
  He was said to have been born from
  his half brother’s hair.
  He challenged the demon Ravana to
  a contest and tied him in the coils of
  his long hair, parading him round the
  country to show off the captive demon.
  He also challenged his half brother
  Sugriva for his throne and used his
  magic power of reducing the strength
  of any opponent merely by looking at
  him. Rama was helping Sugriva and he
  grew stronger as Sugriva grew weaker
  until he finally burst out of hiding and
  killed Balin.
  Balin of Northumberland (see Balin1)
  Balin the Savage
  (see Balin1)
  Balinus
  Greek
  a scholar
  It is said that he excavated under the
  state of Hirmis in Hermopolis and
  came upon Hirmis himself sitting
  holding a tablet on which he had
  written his great work. Balinus
  received this tablet and gave it to
  Aristotle, the great philosopher.
  Balios
  Greek
  [Balius]
  a horse given by Poseidon or Zeus 
  to Peleus
  This animal, fathered by Zephyr on
  Podarge, was later the chariot-horse of
  Achilles at Troy. 
  (see also Xanthus)
  Balisarda
  (see Balisardo)
  Balisardo
  European
  [Balisarda.Belisardo]
  the sword of Rogero made by Falerina
  Balitok
  Pacific Islands
  a man who decapitated the 
  god Montinig
  After the attack, it is said the god’s
  severed head continued to chew betel
  nut and mocked his assailants.
  Baliu
  Pacific Islands
  a god who controls the human
  life span
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  Balius
  Balius
  (see Balios)
  Balkin
  an evil spirit serving the 
  demon Luridan
  Balkis
  [Balqis.Belkis.Bilkis.Bilqis]
  a queen of Sheba
  The Abyssinians claim that Balkis
  married King Solomon and they had a
  son, Menelik, from whom the royal
  family descended.
  ball seirc
  Irish
  the love-spot on Dermot’s forehead
  ball-tailed cat
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Ballad of the High One
  (see Havamal)
  Ballamora
  (see Pellimore)
  Ballisaugon
  an evil demon, patron of thieves
  Balma
  Irish
  wife of Lara
  She and her husband, together with
  Fintan, were survivors of the flood.
  Balmarcodes
  Phoenician
  [=Syrian Hadad]
  a deity, lord of the dance
  Balmarkos
  Greek
  the Greek name for Baal-Marqod
  Balmik
  Hindu
  [Rishi Balmik.Valmik(i)]
  (2nd/3rd C BC)
  a religious writer, said to be the author
  of the Sanskrit Ramayana.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Lal Beg.
  (see also Tulsi Das)
  Balmung
  (see Gram)
  baloi
  African
  sorcerers in Zambia
  baloma
  East Indian
  the spirit of a dead relative in Papua
  New Guinea
  Balon Zacab
  Central American
  a Mayan rain-god, a form of Chac
  Balongahoya
  (see Palongwhoya)
  Baloo
  Australian
  an Aboriginal moon-god in New
  South Wales
  Men were once immortal but when
  two of them refused to carry Baloo’s
  dogs (or snakes) across a river, he took
  away man’s immortality.
  Balor
  [Balar.Bolur]
  the one-eyed Fomoire god of the
  underworld
  son of Buarainech or Dot
  husband of Ceithlenn or Dana
  father of Ethlinn and Bres
  grandfather of Lugh
  He lost one eye from poison
  administered by the druids when he
  saw their secret rituals. His remaining
  eye had the power to kill by a mere
  glance. It was said that it required four
  men to raise his eyelid.
  In some accounts he had one eye in
  the middle of his forehead. This eye
  had seven lids and the heat from the
  eye progressively increased as each lid
  was raised until, finally, it could set the
  countryside on fire. Others said it
  could turn animals or men into stone.
  A prophecy said that Balor would be
  killed by his grandson so he locked his
  daughter Ethlinn in a tower, Tur
  Bhalair, so that she could not be
  touched by any man. Cian gained
  access to her by disguising himself as a
  woman and seduced her. The child of
  this union, Lugh, was thrown into the
  sea on Balor’s orders, but was rescued
  by the sea-god Manannan.
  He once stole the magic cow, Glas
  Gabnach, from Gobhniu who retrieved
  it by subterfuge. Some say that Balor
  invaded Ireland to recover the cow and
  the second Battle of Moytura ensued
  and here Lugh killed Balor with his
  spear or with a magic stone, Tathlum,
  flung 
  from 
  his 
  sling 
  into 
  his
  grandfather’s eye.
  (see also Bile1)
  Balor’s Hill
  (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Balphegor
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian god
  (see also Baal-Peor)
  Balsamem
  (see Balshameme)
  Balshameme
  Semitic
  [Baalsamame.Balsamem.Balshamin.Balshim]
  a thunder-god
  Balshamin
  (see Balshameme)
  Balshim
  (see Balshameme)
  Baltazo
  a demon said to have taken possession
  of a girl in 1566
  Balthi
  (see Belet-ili)
  Baltis
  Mesopotamian
  a local Arabian goddess, the planet
  Venus personified
  balubaale
  African
  [balubare]
  nature spirits of the Baganda
  balubare
  (see balubaale)
  Balujen
  Pacific Islands
  a deity in the Philippines
  son of Kadaklan and Agemem
  brother of Adam
  Balugante
  European
  a sub-king in Spain
  He was in charge of the third of the
  three armies hidden in ambush at
  Roncesvalles.
  Balungwana
  African
  sky-people to the Baronga
  These are said to be tiny people, who
  are attendant upon the supreme god,
  Mulungu or Tilo.
  Baly
  (see Bali)
  Bamapana
  Australian
  an Aboriginal trickster hero who
  delighted in causing trouble
  Bambang Kalingga
  East Indian
  a prince
  husband of Nilawata
  father of Sakri
  He killed a serpent who was, in reality,
  the spirit of the mother of Nilawata
  who then married him.
  Bambi
  (see Nzambi)
  Bamboo Princess
  Malay
  a princess who lived inside a
  bamboo cane
  She was discovered by Khatib when he
  split open a bamboo cane and they
  both disappeared. Although they
  cannot be seen, they both still live and
  their help can be invoked and they will
  do anything they are asked to do.
  Bamum
  Australian
  the name of the dreamtime used in
  Arnhem Land
  The ancestral spirits, known as the
  Wongan, lived during this period.
  (see also alchera)
  Ban
  British
  king of Benwick
  brother of Bors
  husband of Elaine
  father of Lancelot
  In some accounts, his wife was Sabe
  and they had a daughter, Liban. Italian
  stories call his wife Constance. He had
  an affair with the wife of Agravadain,
  fathering Ector de Maris.
  He and his brother brought an army
  to Britain to help King Arthur in his
  battles with the rebellious barons.
  In one account, he left his castle in
  the hands of his steward and left for
  Britain to seek help from King Arthur
  in his battles with Claudas, taking his
  family with him. He died of grief when
  the steward surrendered the castle
  without a fight. His brother Bors died
  of grief on hearing of Ban’s death.
  ban nighechain
  British
  [nigheag na h-àth]
  the Scottish version of the Grey
  Washer by the Ford
  (see Washer by the Ford)
  Bana
  Hindu
  [Vairochi]
  a storm-demon with 1,000 arms
  son of Bali
  father of Usha
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  Banaded
  Barbarossa
  He captured Aniruddha as a husband
  for Usha but the boy’s grandfather,
  Krishna, rescued him and allowed Bana
  to live after cutting off all his arms.
  Banaded
  Egyptian
  [Ba Neb Djedet.Ba Neb Tettu.Bandebdetet.
  Baneb-Ded.Banebdjedet.Banebtettu.
  Binded:=Greek (Ram of) Mendes]
  a ram-god, ruler of the sky
  consort of Hatmehyt
  father of Harpakhrad
  This deity was believed to be an
  incarnation of Osiris. He was part of
  the Mendean Triad with Harpakhrad
  and Hatmehyt.
  bananachs
  Irish
  evil spirits accompanying Morrigan
  (see also bachlach.bocanachs)
  Banaspati
  (see kala2)
  Banba
  Irish
  [Banbha]
  a fertility-goddess
  an aspect of the Triple Goddess
  wife of mac Cool
  One of three goddesses, with Eire and
  Fohla, original rulers of Ireland. In
  some accounts she, not Cessair, led the
  first invasion of Ireland.
  Some say that she married one of
  the sons of Turenn.
  Banbha
  (see Banba)
  Banblai
  Irish
  father of Buic
  Bandara
  Hindu
  a group of minor gods in Ceylon
  Bandebdetet
  (see Banaded)
  bandicoot
  Australian
  the Aborigines say that the bandicoot
  was the owner of fire until it was
  stolen by the hawk or the pigeon
  Baneb-Ded
  (see Banaded)
  Banebdjedet
  (see Banaded)
  Banebtettu
  (see Banaded)
  Banfile
  (see Brigit1)
  Banga
  African
  a water-god of the Ngbandi
  He is said to have created the 
  white races.
  Bangar
  East Indian
  son of Timbehes
  brother of Lean and Sisianlik
  This family is regarded in New
  Guinea as the ancestor of the tribes.
  Bangma
  Hindu
  a bird that proclaimed oracles
  Bangon
  British
  a king of Avalon, in some accounts
  Bangputis
  (see Bagputys)
  Banin
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  godson of King Ban
  bankita
  (see nkita)
  Banko
  Japanese
  an admiral of the Chinese fleet
  He was entrusted with the task of
  taking to Japan the three treasures
  given by the emperor Koso to his wife
  Kohaku Jo.
  Banks’ Horse
  (see Marocco)
  Bannik
  Russian
  a household spirit, a type of Domovik
  Some accounts describe the bannik as
  an evil spirit in bath houses. He is
  depicted as an old man with a large
  head.
  Banoi
  Pacific Islands
  the land of dead in the New Hebrides
  (see also Abokas)
  Banon
  British
  father of Isgawyn
  Banovitch
  Serbian
  [Banovitch Strahinya]
  a hero
  His wife was abducted by the Turk
  Vlah-Ali, but Banovitch killed him
  after a tremendous fight and rescued
  her.
  Banschi
  Irish
  queen of the elves
  (see also banshee)
  banshee
  Irish
  [badhb(h).banshie.bansith.bean si(dhe).
  benshee. si-b(h)ean:=Scottish caoineag:
  =Welsh cyhyreath]
  a wailing spirit foretelling doom
  a female fairy
  Banshees are rarely seen, but are said
  to look like old women with long
  white hair. 
  (see also Banschi.si-bhean)
  banshie
  (see banshee)
  bansith
  (see banshee)
  Banu Hilal
  Arabian
  [Sons of Hilal]
  a book about the exploits of various
  heroes, including the warrior Abu Zayd
  Banw
  British
  a young boar, in Welsh lore, offspring
  of Twrch Trwyth 
  banyan
  Hindu
  the sacred fig tree
  bao1
  African
  [loho]
  a board used by Swahili diviners
  bao2
  Pacific Islands
  in New Caledonia, a stone said to
  contain the soul of a dead person
  Some small animal captured by a priest
  during a vigil at the side of a corpse is
  plunged into a river or stream, from
  which the priest then produces a stone
  in which the soul is petrified.
  (see also panyao)
  Baoisce 
  Irish
  father of Ealtan
  An ancestor of Finn mac Cool.
  bapfumu
  African
  diviners of the Banyarwanda
  Bapho
  Greek
  a name for Set or Babi
  Baphomet
  the supposed idol of the 
  Knights Templar
  a goat revered by witches
  Baptae
  (see Baptes)
  Baptes
  Greek
  [Baptae]
  priests of Cotytto
  Baqiya
  Arabian
  a name for Jirjis as ‘the survivor’
  Baquicie
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Bar Lgura
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic demon
  Bara
  Mesopotamian
  [Baragulla.]
  a Babylonian oracular-god 
  son of Ea
  Baragulla
  (see Bara)
  son of Ea 
  (see Abu Zayd)
  a demon
  Barashnum
  Persian
  a ceremony to expel demons that lasts
  for 9 days
  Barastaer
  (see Barastar)
  Barastar
  Russian
  [Barastaer.Berastis]
  an Ossetian god of the underworld
  Barastis
  (see Barastar)
  Barat
  (see Bharata)
  Barataria
  European
  an island city in Don Quixote
  Sancho Panza was made governor 
  of this city but was allowed to eat
  nothing.
  Baraton
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king of Russia
  Baratra
  (see Batara Guru)
  Baratron
  an evil demon
  He is depicted as a sorcerer in priestly
  robes.
  Barbariccia 
  European
  [Barbiger]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Barbarossa
  German
  the 12th C emperor Frederick I
  He is said to be sleeping in a cave
  awaiting a recall to save his country.
  Some say he is seated at a table in the
  cave, and when his beard, which still
  grows, is long enough to go three
  times round the table he will wake 
  up.
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  Barbarot
  Barbarot
  an angel of the second heaven,
  controlling the East and Wednesday
  Barbas
  (see Barbason.Marbas)
  Barbason
  British
  a demon in Shakespeare
  In some accounts he is the same as Marbas.
  Barbatos
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as the leader of a band
  of hunters and can foretell the future.
  Barbazel
  a demon of the planet Mars
  barbegazi
  European
  mountain spirits of the Alps
  They sleep through the summer but
  emerge in the winter to help climbers.
  Barbiel
  a demon of the sign Scorpio, 
  the scorpion 
  (see also Sartziel)
  Barbiger 
  British
  the English verion of Barbariccia
  Barbil
  a demon
  Barbmo-akka
  Baltic
  [Loddis-edne] 
  in Lapp lore, an old woman who causes
  the birds to return in the spring
  Barchiel
  [Bac(h)iel]
  a demon ruling the sign Pisces, 
  the fish 
  (see also Vacabiel)
  Barcus
  a demon
  Bardha
  Baltic
  in Albania, whitish spirits who live
  under the earth
  bardo
  Buddhist
  in Tibet, the state between death 
  and rebirth
  Bardo Thodol1
  Buddhist
  [Tibetan Book of the Dead]
  a work that gives instructions on
  how the dying can pass through
  death and rebirth while still
  remaining conscious
  Bardol Thodol2
  Tibetan
  a group of Buddhist goddesses
  This group is made up of four
  Doorkeepers, eight Htamenmas, eight
  Kerimas and twenty-eight Wang-
  chug-mas.
  Bareddoyats
  Russian
  a god of ships
  baresark
  (see berserkers)
  Bardsey
  British
  [=Welsh Ynys Enlli]
  an island off the coast of Wales
  This is the island where Merlin, with
  nine attendants, is said to sleep with
  the Thirteen Treasures of Britain.
  baresman
  (see barsom)
  bargaist 
  British
  [barghaist.barg(h)est.barg(u)est.barquest.
  padfoot.Shrikey.Trash]
  a goblin in dog-like or bear-like form
  This spectral beast, which makes a
  splashing sound as it walks, is said to be
  unable to cross water and is regarded 
  as an omen of death in the north of
  England. 
  (see also gytrash)
  Bargas
  a demon
  bargest
  (see bargaist)
  barghaist
  (see bargaist)
  barghest
  (see bargaist)
  Barginiel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  barguest
  (see bargaist)
  Bari
  (see Buri2)
  bariaua
  Pacific Islands
  in Melanesia, harmless spirits living in
  tree trunks
  Bariel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Barinthus
  British
  [Navigator]
  a sea-god
  He was the pilot of the boat that
  carried King Arthur to Avalon.
  Baris
  Mesopotamian
  the place where, according to the
  Babylonian story, the Ark landed
  when the flood subsided
  barker
  a person who has been possessed by a
  dog-spirit
  bark
  Egyptian
  [barque]
  the boat of the gods
  bark shrine
  Egyptian
  a part of a temple in which models of
  the gods’ boats were kept
  Barkaial
  (see Barkayal)
  Barkayal
  [Barkaial]
  one of the 7 Ischin 
  He passed on knowledge of astronomy
  to human beings.
  Barku
  [Barqu]
  a demon who was said to know the
  secret of the transmutation of base
  metals into gold 
  Barley King
  a vegetation deity
  This deity is ritually castrated and
  killed at the end of the harvest.
  Barma
  a demon
  He was said to be able to change the
  form of sorcerers and to transport
  them wherever they wished to go.
  Barman
  an evil demon said to take possession
  of humans
  Barmecide’s Feasts
  Arabian
  in The Arabian Nights, a meal at
  which the beggar Schacabac is
  offered empty plates instead of 
  the promised meal
  Barmiel
  a demon of surrender in war
  Baron
  a demon
  Baron Cimetière
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Baron la Croix
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Baron Miuisit
  (see Miuisit)
  Baron Piquant
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Baron Samedi
  West Indian
  [(Baron) Cimetière.(Baron) la Croix.(Baron)
  Piquant.(Baron) Saturday]
  a god of death and guardian of tombs
  (see also Ghede)
  Baron Saturday
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Barong
  Pacific Islands
  a lion king, a good spirit opposed 
  by Rangda
  Baroquel
  European
  a farmer
  He sheltered Sibilla when she fled to
  escape the clutches of Macherijs and
  escorted her on her journey to her
  home in Constantinople.
  barozi
  African
  sorcerers of the Banyarwanda 
  Barqu
  (see Barku)
  barque
  (see bark)
  barquest
  (see bargaist)
  Barra
  Irish
  [Bairre.Barrfhind.Barry.Finbar.Findbhair(e).
  Fionnbharra.Loan]
  a saint, patron saint of Cork
  son of Amergin
  His father slept with a slave girl and
  King Tigernmas ordered their death.
  The child, still in the womb, spoke to
  the king who then changed his mind.
  The child, a boy called Loan, was
  raised by monks who called him
  Fionnbharra. He founded many
  monasteries and schools and was said
  to have raised the wife of a king from
  the dead. It was said that during a
  confession he placed his hand in the
  hand of God, and thereafter his hand
  glowed with a holy brilliance. At his
  death the sun stood still for three days.
  Barrfhind
  (see Barra)
  Barri
  (see Buri2)
  Barrow of Death
  French
  a white-shrouded wheelbarrow
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  Barrow-wight
  Bat2
  The sound of this barrow, led by a
  skeleton, is said, in Brittany, to
  portend death.
  Barrow-wight
  Norse
  the ghost of a dead person, said to live
  in a barrow
  Barruc
  (see Berroc)
  baru
  a magician: an occultist
  Barry
  (see Barra)
  Barsamin
  Armenian
  a sky-god, god of weather
  barsem
  (see barsom)
  baresman
  (see barsom)
  barsom
  Persian
  [baresman.barsem.barseman]
  a charm
  This device, used to ward off demons,
  was originally made of twigs but is now
  a bundle of metal rods, five to thirty-
  three in number. It must never be kept
  in a house where a dog or person has
  died and must never be pointed
  towards the north, where demons are
  said to live.
  Others accounts describe barsom as
  the grasses that are spread on the
  ground before a sacrifice.
  barstukai
  Baltic
  [partstukai]
  Lithuanian spirits of the underworld
  who helped with the harvest
  Baruc1
  British
  a caliph
  When Gahauret travelled to the East,
  he served at the court of this ruler 
  of Baghdad.
  Baruc2
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  Baruch
  Irish
  a warrior of the Red Branch
  He was one of the group that met
  Deirdre and Naisi on their return
  from Scotland and was a party to 
  their betrayal.
  Baruchas
  a demon who passes on 
  secret knowledge
  Basa-Andre
  Basque
  a wild creature
  wife of Basa-Jaun
  In some accounts she is a sorceress
  who, combing her long hair in the
  entrance to her cave, lures men 
  to their death, while in others she is a
  witch.
  Basa-Jaun
  Basque
  [Basajau.Basso-Jaun.=French Homme de
  Bouc]
  a wild creature 
  husband of Basa-Andre
  In some accounts, he is a mischieveous
  wood sprite, faun or forest-god, in
  others an ogre.
  Basagante
  European
  a giant
  son of Famongomadan
  He and his father captured a number
  of knights and maidens, including
  Leonoretta, daughter of the king,
  Lisuarte, but they met Amadis on the
  road and he killed the giants and freed
  their prisoners.
  Basajaun
  (see Basa-Jaun)
  Basalus
  Greek
  [Passalus]
  son of Oceanus and Thea
  twin brother of Acmon
  He and Acmon were known as the
  Cercopes, deceitful gnomes who could
  assume many shapes. They stole
  weapons from Heracles who later
  captured them both and carried them
  over his shoulder, tied head down to
  his large club. He and his brother were
  said to have been changed into
  monkeys by Zeus.
  Basamum
  Arabian
  a god of healing
  Basanti
  Hindu
  a goddess of healing
  one of the 6 sisters of Shitala
  (see Shitala)
  Basarids
  (see Bassarids)
  Bascna
  Irish
  leader of one of the clans in the
  Fiannna under Finn mac Cool
  Bash Tchelik
  Serbian
  a warrior
  He abducted the wife of a prince who,
  after many adventures, found her. She
  had discovered that Bash Tchelik’s
  tremendous strength lay in a bird
  living in the heart of a fox. With the
  help of the dragon, the eagle and the
  falcon who had married his three
  sisters, the prince killed the fox and the
  bird in its heart so that Bash Tchelik
  died and the prince was able to recover
  his wife.
  Basileus
  (see Zeus)
  basilisk
  European
  a fabulous monster, part cockatrice,
  part dragon, which could kill with its
  eyes or its breath
  In some accounts the basilisk is
  equated with the cockatrice; others
  refer to it as the king of the serpents.
  Some say that it was hatched from an
  egg laid by a cockerel and incubated by
  a toad.
  It is depicted as about a foot long
  with a white mark or golden cross on
  its head and with its tail in its mouth.
  Basin
  European
  a thief
  In some accounts, it was Basin with
  whom Charlemagne, as Magnus, went
  out to steal.
  basir
  East Indian
  a Dayak priest and sorcerer
  These men often dress in the clothes
  of women.
  basitondo
  (see sitondo)
  Basmu
  Mesopotamian
  a chaos-viper, one of the Eleven
  Mighty Helpers of Tiamat
  Bassareae
  (see Bassarids)
  Bassareus
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus reflecting the
  wearing of a fox skin (bassaris)
  Bassarides
  (see Bassarids)
  Bassarids
  Greek
  [Basarids.Bassareae.Bassarides]
  a name for bacchantes reflecting the
  wearing of a fox skin (bassaris)
  Basso-Jaun
  (see Basa-Jaun)
  Bassosennin
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-bushu
  Bast
  Egyptian
  [Ailuros.Bastet.Bubastis.LittleCat.Ma(a)u.
  Mew.Pasht.Sakhmet.Shesmetet.Ubastet.
  Ubasti:=Greek Artemis]
  a cat-headed or lion-headed fertility-
  goddess and fire-goddess
  consort of Ra
  mother of Mihos
  mother of Bubastis, some say
  In some versions she is the daughter
  of Ra, in others she is merged with
  the lion-headed goddess Sakhmet or
  with Isis. In some accounts she is
  Bubastis after the city that was the
  centre of her influence, in others
  Bubastis was her son.
  In her cat-headed form she was
  known as Pasht.
  (see also Atet)
  Bastet
  (see Bast)
  Basudewa
  Pacific Islands
  the name for Vasudeva in the Pacific
  Basuki
  Pacific Islands
  [Ses(h)a(naga):=Hindu Vasuki]
  in the lore of Bali, a serpent of the
  underworld: the serpent on which
  Wisnu rests
  Bat1
  Egyptian
  [Bata]
  a cow-goddess, goddess of fertility
  This being is sometimes depicted as
  a bull.
  Bat2
  North American
  [Old Woman Bat]
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  Bat Horin
  an old man (or woman) in American
  Indian lore
  In some tales Bat, although old and
  very small, rescues a deity or human
  hero stranded on some high summit,
  often using a basket suspended from
  one thread of a spider’s web.
  Bat Horin
  (see Bath Chorin)
  Bata1
  Egyptian
  a shepherd
  brother of Anpu
  He lived with his elder brother and his
  wife and served both of them almost as
  a servant. When his sister-in-law tried
  to seduce him he rejected her advances,
  whereupon she accused him of rape.
  Anpu would have killed his brother but,
  warned by an ox, Bata fled, with his
  brother in hot pursuit. The gods caused
  a river full of crocodiles to appear
  between them and Bata made good his
  escape to the land of the acacias where
  his soul lived in the blossom of an acacia
  tree. Here the gods gave him a beautiful
  wife who, when the king heard of her
  beauty and sent her gifts, proved
  unfaithful, leaving Bata and going to
  Egypt to live in luxury. At the woman’s
  request the king had the acacia tree cut
  down and Bata died, but his brother
  collected some of the seed, steeped it in
  water and Bata was reborn, becoming a
  bull. Again, to please the woman, the
  king had the bull slaughtered and when
  two drops of its blood fell near the city
  entrance gates, two huge trees sprang
  up overnight. Again Bata was alive in a
  tree and once more she tried to get rid
  of him by persuading the king to fell the
  trees. A small chip of wood from the
  feller’s axe flew into her mouth and she
  swallowed it, becoming pregnant as a
  result. In due course the child, Bata
  again, succeeded his ‘father’ the king
  and made Anpu his heir. In his royal role
  he judged his faithless wife and
  condemned her to death. When he
  died, Anpu became king.
  Bata2
  (see Bat)
  Bataille Loquifer
  French
  a French story of Renoart and Morgan
  le Fay
  Batala1
  (see Batara Guru)
  Batala2
  (see Obtala)
  Batara Guru
  Malay
  [Bat(h)ala.Baratra.Betara Guru.Bhat(t)ara.
  Guru.Indera. Venerable Teacher.Worshipful
  Master:=Pacific Islands Indera]
  a sky-god and creator-god
  a name for Indra or Shiva in Java,
  Malaya, etc.
  father of Boru Deak Parudjar
  In Sumatra he is a creator-god whose
  daughter, Boru Deak, jumped into the
  primordial waters. Her father sent a
  bird with some soil to form the land
  and then a hero who defeated the
  underworld serpent, Naga Pahoda.
  This hero married Boru Deak and they
  produced the first mortal.
  In Sulawesi he is regarded as the son
  of Guru ri Seleng who married his
  cousin Nyilitimo, and they became the
  ancestors of the tribes.
  In some accounts, Boru Deak was
  the daughter of Ompu Tuhan, in
  others, Batara Guru is identified with
  Si Raya or with Mambang Tali Harus.
  Batara Kala
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god and god of the
  underworld, in the lore of Bali
  He was said to rule jointly with the
  goddess Setesuyara.
  Batari
  Pacific Islands
  a name applied to Bairawi, Durga
  and Kali
  Batea1
  Greek
  [Bat(e)ia]
  daughter of Teucer
  second wife of Dardanus
  mother of Erichthonius and Ilus
  Batea2
  Greek
  [Bat(e)ia]
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  mother of Hippocoon and Icarius by
  Oebalus, some say
  Bateia
  (see Batea)
  Bath Chorin
  Mesopotamian
  [Btat Horin]
  a nocturnal evil spirit that 
  brought diseases
  Bathala
  a name for Shiva in the Philippines
  (see also Batara Guru.Mahacabatara)
  Bathillus
  Greek
  a boy beloved of Polycrates
  Bathin
  (see Bathym)
  Bathym
  [Bathin.Ma(r)thim]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as a serpent-tailed man
  riding a horse and is said to be wise in
  the lore of herbs.
  Batia
  (see Batea)
  Bato
  Japanese
  [Bato-Kwannon]
  a name of Kwannon as ‘horse-headed’
  and guardian of horses
  The reference is not to the head of the
  goddess but to the horse’s head set into
  her tiara.
  Bato-Kwannon
  (see Bato)
  Batraal
  a demon
  Batradz
  (see Batrodz)
  Batrodz
  Russian
  [Batradz]
  a Sarmatian hero
  The story of his death and the return
  of his sword to a lake closely follows
  the Arthurian legend which may have
  been its origin.
  Battle-maidens
  (see Valkyries)
  Battle of Achall
  Irish
  a battle in which Tuathall overthrew
  the usurper Eiliu and gained the
  throne of Ireland formerly held by
  his father, Fiachu
  Battle of Achren (see Battle of Godeu)
  Battle of Archamp
  European
  a battle between the Franks, led by
  Tiébart de Bourges, and the Saracens,
  led by King Deramed
  Battle of Archen (see Battle of Godeu)
  Battle of Arderydd
  (see Battle of Arthuret)
  Battle of Arfderydd
  (see Battle of Arthuret)
  Battle of Arthuret
  British
  [Battle of Ar(f)derydd]
  a battle between Gwenddolau and his
  cousins Gwrgi and Peredur
  This battle, the cause of which is not
  entirely clear, resulted in the death of
  Gwenddolau at the hand of Rhydderch.
  It was at this battle that Merlin was
  driven mad by a vision.
  Battle of Ath Cro
  Irish
  a battle in which Conan Gulban and
  his brothers led an army that
  defeated the forces of Ulster
  Battle of Bealach Eile
  Irish
  a battle in which Cathal was defeated
  by the forces of Leinster
  Battle of Bedwayne
  British
  [Battle of Bedegraine.Battle of Bedgrayne]
  the battle in which King Arthur,
  assisted by the armies brought from
  France by Ban and Bors, defeated the
  rebellious barons
  Battle of Bile Teineadh
  Irish
  the conflict between the sons of
  Milesius, over the distribution of
  land, in which Amergin was killed
  Battle of Brunanburh
  British
  the final battle between the Celts and
  the Anglo-Saxons where the Celts
  were defeated
  Battle of Caledon Wood
  British
  a battle in which King Arthur, 
  helped by his friend Hoel, 
  defeated the Saxons
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  Battle of Camlan
  Battle of Magh Ratha
  Battle of Camlan
  British
  [Battle of Camluan]
  the battle between King Arthur and
  Mordred; the final battle
  In this battle, said to have been fought
  at Slaughterbridge on Bodmin Moor
  in AD580, Arthur killed Mordred,
  running him through with his spear,
  but the dying man inflicted a fatal
  wound on the king with his sword.
  Only Arthur, Bedivere and Lucan
  survived the battle. The dying king
  was carried off to Avalon and Lucan
  died of his wounds. Others say that
  Morvran, Sandda, St Derfel and St
  Petroc also survived.
  Battle of Carn Chonaill
  Irish
  a battle in which the high-king,
  Dairmaid, defeated Guaire, king of
  Connaught, who had initiated many
  cattle-raids
  Battle of Ceann Abhradh
  Irish
  a battle in which Eoghan defeated
  Lugaid mac Con who then fled 
  to Scotland
  Other stories say that it was fought
  between Neimheadh and the three sons
  of Conaire and that Ailill (Eoghan’s
  father) and Lugaid supported opposing
  armies. In this version, Neimheadh had
  killed Conaire and married his widow.
  The three sons, all named Cairbre,
  attacked 
  Munster 
  and 
  defeated
  Neimheadh who was killed by one of
  the three, Cairbre Musc.
  Battle of Ceann Bugha
  Irish
  a battle in which Raghallach defeated
  and killed Colman and took over the
  throne of Connaught
  Battle of Clontarf
  Irish
  [Battle of Cluain Tairbh]
  the battle in which the Irish, under Brian
  Boru, finally defeated the Norsemen
  Battle of Cluain Tairbh
  (see Battle of Clontarf)
  Battle of Cnucha
  (see Battle of Knock)
  Battle of Comar
  Irish
  a battle in which Finn Eamhna, the 3
  sons of the king, Eochaid Feidhleach,
  rebelled against their father’s rule
  but were defeated and killed
  Battle of Crionna
  Irish
  a battle in which the high-king,
  Cormac mac Airt, helped by Tadhg,
  defeated Ulster
  Battle of Cul Dreimhne
  Irish
  [Cule Drebene]
  a battle in which the high-king,
  Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill, was
  defeated by the forces of Connaught
  Battle of Cule Drebene 
  (see Battle of Cul Dreimhe)
  Battle of Dun Bolg
  Irish
  a battle in which Brandubh 
  defeated the Ui Neill clan when
  Aedh mac Ainmhireach tried to
  collect the boramha
  Battle of Elen
  Irish
  a battle in which High-king Fergal was
  defeated by the forces of Leinster
  under their king, Muchadh mac Brain
  Battle of Fionn’s Strand
  Irish
  [Battle of Ventry.Cath Fionntra(ga)]
  the battle in which Finn mac Cool
  defeated Daire Donn
  Daire Donn, King of the World, led an
  invasion fleet to Ireland at the
  instigation of a member of the Fianna
  who betrayed the trust placed in him
  by Finn mac Cool. The invaders were
  engaged by Conn Crithir, who was
  guarding 
  the 
  beach. 
  He 
  sent
  Taistealach to warn Finn who led the
  Fianna in a fierce fight that ended
  when all the invaders were killed.
  Daire 
  himself 
  was 
  killed 
  and
  decapitated by Finn, and Daire’s son
  Conmhaol was killed by Goll mac
  Morna. This battle took place at
  Ventry in the south-west of Ireland.
  A similar story is told of the battle
  that took place at the ford below the
  Quicken Trees Hostel on the River
  Shannon. In this case, the King 
  of the World was Sinsar and the heroic
  defenders were Innsa and Fiachna.
  Here too the invaders were all killed,
  Sinsar falling to Oscar, Finn’s grand-
  son.
  An earlier version had Art and
  Eoghan as sentries on the shore and
  they led a small force against a large
  invading army led by the two Norse
  kings, Conus and Conmhaol. When
  Finn arrived with reinforcements, he
  found both Art and Eoghan wounded
  but alive – all the rest were dead.
  Battle of Fochaird
  Irish
  a battle in which Cormac mac Airt
  regained the throne from which he
  had been expelled by Fiachu Araidhe
  Battle of Gabhra
  Irish
  [Battle of Gavra.Battle of Gowra]
  the conflict in which the Fianna were
  destroyed
  The battle was provoked by the
  high-king, Cairbre Lifeachear, who
  was killed in the fight by Oscar, the
  Fianna leader.
  Battle of Garach
  Irish
  the last battle of the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley when the Ultonians defeated
  the forces of Maev and Ailill
  Battle of Gavra
  (see Battle of Gabhra)
  Battle of Godeu
  British
  [Battle of Achren.Battle of Archen.Battle
  of the Trees.Cad Godeu.Cath Godeu]
  a battle fought by forces led by
  Amaethon and Gwydion against the
  forces of Arawn, in Welsh lore
  The battle was fought to recover the
  lapwing, the whelp and the white
  roebuck that Amaethon had stolen
  from Arawn’s kingdom. It was won by
  the 
  forces 
  of 
  Amaethon 
  when
  Gwydion correctly guessed the name
  of Bran, who fought on the side of
  Arawn.
  In this battle, Gwydion used his
  magic to turn the grasses and trees into
  warriors to take on the monsters and
  serpents fighting on behalf on Arawn.
  Battle of Gowra
  (see Battle of Gabhra)
  Battle of Knock 
  Irish
  [Battle of Cnucha]
  the battle in which Cumaill (Cool), Finn’s
  father, fought Conn Ceadchathach
  and was killed by Goll mac Morna just
  a few hours after Finn was born
  Battle of Lake Regillus
  Roman
  a battle in which the Romans, with the
  help of Castor and Pollux, defeated
  the Latins
  Battle of Lanka
  Hindu
  the battle in which Rama defeated the
  demon Ravana and recovered his
  wife Sita
  Battle of Leitir Ruibhe
  Irish
  a battle in which Eochaid Feidhleach
  defeated the king, Fachtna Fathach,
  and took the throne of Ireland,
  losing two of his sons in the fighting
  Battle of Magh Agha
  Irish
  a battle between the high-king Conn,
  and Cathaoir Mor, king of Leinster,
  who was defeated and killed
  Battle of Magh an Chairche
  Irish
  a battle in which Daithi 
  defeated Fearadhach Fionn 
  and conquered Scotland
  Battle of Magh Mucramha
  Irish
  the battle in which Lugaid mac Con
  defeated Ailill Olom and Art and
  took the throne of Ireland
  Battle of Magh nIotha
  Irish
  the battle in which Partholan and his
  followers defeated the Fomoire when
  they settled in Ireland
  Battle of Magh Ratha
  Irish
  a battle in which the forces of Congall
  Caoch and Domhnall Breac were
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  Battle of the Maighe Lena
  defeated by the high-king, Diarmaid
  mac Aodha
  Battle of Maighe Lena
  (see Battle of Moylena)
  Battle of Mount Badon
  British
  (c. 490–517)
  a great victory by King Arthur over 
  the Saxons
  The king was reputed to have killed
  over 900 Saxons in this battle.
  Battle of Moylena
  Irish
  [Battle of Maighe Lena.Cath Maighe Lena]
  a battle in which High-king Conn
  defeated Eoghan Mor
  Battle of Paris
  British
  a battle in which King Arthur,
  supported by Hoel, defeated the
  Romans under Frollo
  Battle of Richborough
  British
  a battle between the forces of King
  Arthur and those of Mordred
  This was the first of three battles
  with Mordred and it took place on
  Arthur’s return from his campaigns
  on the Continent.
  Battle of Roncesvalles
  European
  (778)
  a battle between the Franks and 
  the Moors
  The rearguard of Charlemagne’s army,
  withdrawing from Spain after an
  expedition to punish the king,
  Marsilius, who had earlier invaded
  France, was ambushed in the pass at
  Roncesvalles. Roland, in charge of
  the force, put up a desperate struggle
  against overwhelming odds, refusing
  to sound his horn to summon help
  until the very last moment. The main
  force under Charlemagne arrived too
  late to save Roland and his little
  band, but the sun stopped its journey
  across the heavens to allow the
  Franks to avenge their comrades,
  routing the Moors.
  In an alternative version, Charle-
  magne had exacted an annual tribute
  from Marsilius as his price for
  withdrawing from Spain and the force
  under Roland was sent to collect the
  tribute, only to be ambushed by three
  armies as they left Spain.
  Some 100,000 Moors and 20,000
  Franks were killed in the battle which
  resulted from the treachery of Gano
  who, out of jealousy of Roland,
  betrayed the emperor to Marsilius.
  Battle of Tailltinn
  Irish
  [Battle of Tailtiu]
  a battle between the Milesians and 
  the Danaans
  It is said that the three kings and
  queens of the Danaans died in this
  battle, which resulted in the defeat of
  the Danaans.
  Battle of Tailtiu
  (see Battle of Tailltinn)
  Battle of Ten Thousand Spirits
  Chinese
  a celestial battle
  This conflict, in which many deities
  and immortals were killed, was the
  celestial equivalent of the terrestrial
  Battle of Mu.
  Battle of the Trees
  (see Battle of Godeu)
  Battle of Tregalen
  British
  a site in Wales said to be the site of
  King Arthur’s last battle
  In this Welsh version of the king’s
  death he was shot with arrows while
  pursuing his defeated enemy.
  Battle of Ventry
  (see Battle of Fionn’s Strand)
  Battles of Damhchluain
  Irish
  battles between the brothers Brian and
  Fiachna for supremacy in Connaught
  The first battle was won by Brian, the
  second by Daithi who rallied his
  father’s army and rescued him from
  Brian.
  Battles of Mag Tuired
  (see Battles of Moytura)
  Battles of Magh Tuireadh
  (see Battles of Moytura)
  Battles of Maighe Tuired
  (see Battles of Moytura)
  Battles of Moytura
  Irish
  [Battles of Mag Tuired.Battles of Magh
  Tuireadh.Battles of Maighe Tuired.Cath
  Maighe Tuired]
  the battles in which the Danaans gained
  supremacy in Ireland, defeating the Fir
  Bolg and the Fomoire
  The first of these battles took place
  when the Danaans arrived in Ireland
  and defeated the Fir Bolg, the second
  when Bres raised an army of Fomoire
  and attacked the Danaans and was
  defeated.
  Other accounts refer only to battles
  between 
  the 
  Danaans 
  and 
  the
  Fomoire.
  Battus1
  Greek
  an old man in Arcadia
  He betrayed the fact that Hermes had
  stolen some of Apollo’s cattle and was
  turned into (touch)stone by Hermes.
  Battus2
  Greek
  [Aristoteles]
  son of Polymnestus and Phronime
  His real name was Artistoteles but he
  was 
  called 
  Battus 
  because 
  he
  stammered. He went to Delphi with
  Grinnus, king of Thera, who was told
  by the oracle to build a new city in
  Libya. Pleading that he was too old,
  Grinnus placed the duty on Battus.
  After a number of false starts he built
  the city, became its king and, in
  shouting at a lion, lost his stammer.
  Batu Herem
  Malay
  a stone pillar said to support the sky
  It is believed that this pillar passes
  through the sky and a separate part,
  the Lambong, is balanced on top of
  Batu Herem. From the top of the
  Lambong a cord, weighted at the
  bottom with a stone, runs to each of
  the four corners of the earth.
  Bau
  (see Baau.Baba)
  Bau Gula
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ishtar as a creator-goddess
  Baubo1
  Greek
  [Babo.Iambe]
  daughter of Celeus and Metaneira,
  some say
  In some accounts she was a maid
  servant in the house of Celeus.
  Baubo 
  amused 
  the 
  sorrowing
  Demeter, 
  who 
  was 
  temporarily
  employed as wet nurse to the young
  son of Celeus, by dancing with her
  belly exposed. In this context she is
  sometimes referred to as Iambe, but
  others make Iambe a separate person.
  Some versions describe Baubo as 
  a female head attached to a pair of legs,
  including a vulva, with no intervening
  body.
  (see also Iambe)
  Baubo2
  Mesopotamian
  a Syrian mother-goddess
  Baucis
  Greek
  wife of Philemon
  She and her husband were the only
  ones who showed hospitality to Zeus
  and Hermes when they travelled as
  poor wayfarers. While their inhos-
  pitable neighbours perished in a flood,
  they were rewarded by having their
  hovel transformed into a magnificent
  dwelling, which they kept as a temple
  to the gods. In old age they were still
  together and the gods changed them
  into a lime tree and an oak tree, both
  growing from one trunk. 
  Baudemagu
  (see Bagdemagus)
  Baudemagus
  (see Bagdemagus)
  Baudihillie
  Celtic
  one of the 4 Alaisiagae
  Baudouinet
  (see Baldwin3)
  Baudris
  European
  a magician
  brother of Oriande
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  Baudwin
  Bead-Spitter
  He taught the art of magic to the
  young Maugris who had been rescued
  by Oriande when the Saracens attacked
  the castle of the child’s parents.
  Baudwin
  British
  [Bawdewyn (of Bretagne)]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  a surgeon and constable of Britain
  When Lancelot was wounded in a
  tournament, Baudwin gave him shelter
  and nursed him. In later life he became
  a hermit.
  Bauge
  (see Baugi)
  Baugi
  Norse
  [Bauge]
  a giant
  brother of Suttung
  Suttung had been given the three
  containers of the magic brew, the
  Mead of Inspiration, made by the
  dwarfs Fialar and Galar from the
  blood of the sage Kvasir, whom they
  had killed. It was then hidden in the
  centre of a mountain and guarded by
  his daughter Gunlod. Odin, disguised
  as a mortal, Bolwerk, enlisted the aid
  of Baugi to get the magic brew. He
  sharpened the scythes of Baugi’s
  workmen 
  who, 
  quarrelling 
  over
  possession of his magic whetstone,
  killed themselves. Odin completed
  their work of harvest and Baugi
  discharged his debt to Odin by helping
  him. Using a magic auger Rati, he
  bored a small hole through the side of
  the mountain through which Odin, in
  the form of a snake, was able to slide
  into Gunlod’s cave.
  Baumbur
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Bav
  (see Badb1.Bave)
  Bave
  Irish
  [Bav]
  daughter of Calatin
  In some stories she assumed the guise
  of Niam, daughter of Celtchair, in 
  an attempt to lure Cuchulainn to his
  death.
  Bavieca
  (see Babieca)
  Bawai
  African
  the supreme god of the Chawai people
  of Nigeria
  Bawdewyn
  (see Baudwin)
  Baxbakualanuchsiwae
  North American
  [Baxbakwalanuxsiwae.Cannibal 
  Mother]
  in the lore of the tribes of the north-
  west, a guardian spirit
  The Aurora Borealis and the Milky
  Way were regarded as the smoke from
  this deity’s camp fire in the Arctic. He
  was regarded as a cannibal, variously
  described as male or female.
  (see also Tsonqua)
  Baxbakwalanuxsiwae
  (see Baxbakualanuchsiwae)
  Bayamanaco
  West Indian
  grandfather of Deminan
  When Deminan made his grandfather
  angry, the old man spat on his back.
  The spittle became the hallucigenic
  drug cohoba, used by shamans.
  bayang
  Pacific Islands
  the soul regarded as the breath of life
  Bayard
  European
  [Bajardo.Bayardo.Bayart]
  the horse of Rinaldo
  This horse was originally owned by
  Amadis of Gaul but later ran wild.
  When Rinaldo and Isolier tried to
  capture the horse it killed the Saracen,
  but was subdued by Rinaldo.
  After many adventures the horse
  came finally into the hands of
  Gradasso, who fought Rinaldo for
  possession. The magician Malagigi
  caused the horse to bolt into the
  woods but Gradasso recovered it and
  took it back to his own country. When
  later Roland killed Gradasso, he took
  over Bayard who was eventually
  returned to Rinaldo. When his master
  fell out of favour with the emperor, the
  army 
  of 
  Charlemagne 
  besieged
  Rinaldo’s castle and virtually starved
  the occupants into submission. As a
  condition of forgiveness Charlemagne
  required Rinaldo to give the horse to
  his son Charlot. This evil prince tried
  three times to drown the horse; twice
  it struggled out of the water but, on
  the third occasion, when he could not
  see his master, he sank to the bottom
  and died. Other versions say that
  Charlot had been killed by Rinaldo,
  who fled to Montalban and it was
  Charlemagne who had the horse
  drowned in the Seine.
  In some accounts this horse was
  called Bayardo (Bajardo) and Bayard
  (Bayart) was a horse given by
  Charlemagne to the four sons of
  Aymon (of whom Rinaldo was one),
  which could adjust its size to carry up
  to four riders and which had the power
  of speech. In this version the horse had
  passed from Amadis to the magician
  Malagigi, who gave it to Renault
  (Rinaldo) who gave it to Charlemagne
  who, in turn, gave it to Aymon.
  Yet another story says that the horse
  belonged to Aymon who had received
  it from the magician Malagigi, who
  had brought it originally from hell.
  When Satan stole it, Malagigi tricked
  him and got it back for Aymon who
  gave it to his son Rinaldo; when he
  thought he was about to die. Some say
  that Bayard still lives in the Ardennes.
  Bayardo
  (see Bayard)
  Bayard’s Leap
  European
  a series of 3 stones about 30 
  yards apart
  When a demon frightened Bayard,
  who was being ridden by Rinaldo, the
  horse jumped the huge gaps fom one
  stone to the next and carried his rider
  to safety.
  Bayart
  (see Bayard)
  baykok
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Chippewa
  appearing as a fiery-eyed skeleton
  bazimu
  African
  spirits of the dead of the Banyarwanda
  Bazo
  (see Bossu)
  Bazon Mainnain
  (see Bossu)
  bCan
  (see bTsan)
  bDe-mchog
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Samvara
  bDud
  Tibetan
  forest-dwelling demons
  These beings, armed with axes, were
  early precursors of the human race.
  Next came the Srin.
  bDug-spos-ma
  (see Dhupa)
  bDul Nygal
  Tibetan
  king of the demons
  Be Chasti
  (see Metal Old Man)
  Be Chuma
  (see Becuma)
  Be Find
  (see Befind)
  Be Neit
  Irish
  a name for Morrigan
  Be-je
  (see Gobaka)
  Bead-Spitter
  North American
  a character who can spit beads,
  appearing in many American Indian
  stories
  In one such story, two girls who were
  seeking Bead-Spitter were deceived by
  Rabbit who raped one of them and ran
  off leaving behind some beads that 
  he had stolen. They later met Turkey-
  Killer who tested the girls’ virginity
  with a sieve and water and married the
  one who was still a virgin. One day,
  when Turkey-Killer was away from
  home, a monster killed his wife, but
  when Turkey-Killer cut open her
  abdomen he rescued their unborn child.
  The placenta, which was thrown into
  the bushes, grew into a boy, Thrown-
  Away, who grew up with his brother.
  They proved to be a great nuisance to
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  Beaemot
  everybody and eventually killed their
  own father who then became a crow.
  Beaemot
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Beag mac De
  (see Bec mac De)
  Beag mac Deadh
  (see Bec mac De)
  Beagan
  Irish
  an ascetic
  He is said to have restored Breasal to
  life after High-king Diarmaid, his
  father, had drowned him for stealing a
  cow from a nun.
  Beagfhola
  (see Bec Fola)
  Beal1
  British
  a supreme deity: a fire-god
  Beal2
  (see Berith)
  Bealchu
  Irish
  [Bealcu]
  a warrior of Connaught
  He found Conall Cearnach lying
  wounded, near the ford where he had
  killed Cet, and took him to his home.
  He planned to wait until Conall was
  well and then kill him, so he arranged
  for his three sons to murder Conall in
  his bed. Conall forced Bealchu to
  occupy the bed so that the sons killed
  their father and Conall killed them. 
  Bealcu
  (see Bealchu)
  Beale Isoud
  (see Isolde2)
  Bealphares
  a demon, a duke of hell
  Bealtaine
  (see Beltane)
  Bealtuinn
  (see Beltane)
  Bean
  North American
  daughter of Eithinoha
  sister of Onatah and Squash
  Bean-curd Gods
  Chinese
  the 3 deities of bean-curd makers 
  and sellers
  These beings are given as Chiao Kuan,
  Huai-nan-tzu and Kuan Ti.
  bean nighe
  (see Washer by the Ford)
  bean-si
  (see banshee.si-bean)
  bean sidhe
  (see banshee.si-bean)
  Bean Ghulbhan
  (see Ben Bulben)
  Beann Ghulbhan
  (see Ben Bulben)
  bear1
  European
  the animal of Dietrich von Bern
  bear2
  Greek
  the animal of Artemis
  bear3
  Japanese
  a mountain-god of the Ainu
  bear4
  Norse
  the animal of Thor
  Bear5
  North American
  in the lore of the Tlingit, he was killed
  by Yetl the raven
  Bear6
  North American
  a Navaho bear spirit
  He was involved with Frog, Snake and
  Turtle in a plan to capture two
  maidens from an underwater village.
  The plan went awry; the two girls were
  killed and Frog and Turtle were lucky
  to escape with their lives, but Bear and
  Snake fared better. This pair captured
  two girls who were overcome by the
  smoke from the kidnappers’ pipes,
  which made Bear and Snake appear as
  braves with whom the girls mated.
  Bear7
  (see Ya-o-ga)
  Bear Goddess
  (see Artemis)
  Bear Prey God
  North American
  one of the 6 Prey Gods guarding the
  home of Poshaiyangkyo
  He is responsible for the area to the
  west.
  Bear, The
  (see Artos)
  Bearach
  (see Berach)
  Bearchan1
  Irish
  [Fear Da Leithe]
  an Irish saint
  Although he was born in Ireland he
  spent much of his time in Scotland. He
  prophesied the coming of a great
  leader, who turned out to be Aedh
  Eangach. He had a vision that he
  would die in the presence of three
  kings. When they came to his house,
  they placed a vat over him for
  protection but they were lulled to sleep
  by the music of a cowherd and, when
  they woke up, they found only the
  saint’s bones under the vat.
  Bearchan2
  Irish
  [Mobhi]
  a saint
  a mentor of Columba
  Bearded Demon, The
  a demon said to know the secret of
  the transmutation of metals
  Beare
  Irish
  a Spanish princess, wife of 
  Eoghan Mor
  She married Eoghan when he was
  exiled by Conn.
  Bearrach
  Irish
  a wife of Finn mac Cool, some say
  Bear’s Ear
  European
  a Caucasian hero of superhuman
  strength
  A monster demanded the sacrifice of a
  young maiden every year, otherwise he
  held back the flow of a river. When the
  daughter of the king of the underworld
  was due to be sacrificed, Bear’s Ear
  turned up just in time to kill the
  monster and save her. The grateful
  king offered Bear’s Ear the hand of his
  daughter in marriage, but the hero
  declined the honour, preferring to
  return to the upper world.
  Bearskin Woman
  North American
  an Algonquian maiden
  sister of Okinai and Sinopa
  She married a bear and when he was
  killed she temporarily took the form of
  a bear and killed her parents and
  relatives. Only her sister Sinopa and
  her brothers escaped. When the
  brothers returned from hunting,
  Bearskin Woman tried to kill them all,
  but one of them, Okinai, saved them
  all by shooting arrows into the air,
  each one carrying one of the orphans
  into the heavens where they became
  stars in the Great Bear constellation.
  (see also Rhipisunt)
  Beast Glatisant
  (see Questing Beast)
  Beast of Canteraine
  French
  a French count who was said to have
  changed into a werewolf
  Beast of Greed
  (see T’ao-t’ieh)
  Beast of Havette
  French
  an evil spirit who drowned children
  Beatitude
  a name of one of the Aeons
  Beatrice1
  British
  wife of Carduino
  She was turned into an animal by a
  wizard but was rescued by Carduino,
  who killed the sorcerer, restored
  Beatrice to her human form with a kiss
  and married her.
  Beatrice2
  European
  sister of Charlemagne
  wife of Aymon, some say
  mother of Alardo, Guichard,
  Ricciardetto, Ricardo and Rinaldo.
  In some accounts, Aymon’s wife is Aya.
  Beatrix1
  European
  wife of Oriant
  mother of Elias and Oriant
  When she gave birth to septuplets her
  mother-in-law, Matabrune, gave the
  children to her own servant, Marcon,
  with orders that they be killed. They
  survived, but six of them turned into
  swans when the silver necklets that had
  been round their necks at birth were
  removed.
  In later years, Oriant, persuaded by
  Matabrune, ordered that Beatrix be
  burnt at the stake but she was saved by
  the seventh child, Elias the Swan
  Knight, who had Matabrune burnt in
  her place.
  Beatrix2
  European
  daughter of the duchess of Bouillon
  wife of Elias
  mother of Oda
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  Beaumains
  Bedivere2
  She married Elias when he saved her
  mother from the usurper, Reinier.
  Beaumains
  (see Fair Hands)
  Beaurepaire
  British
  the home of Blanchefleur, mother 
  of Percival
  Beauté
  British
  a maid of Guinevere
  She rejected Gawain in favour of his
  squire, Gliglois.
  Beautiful Pilgrim
  (see Alice la Beale Pellerin)
  Beautiful Water
  (see Choima)
  Beauty Chant
  North American
  the story of Glipsa
  Beav
  (see Vali2)
  Beaver1
  North American
  a spirit who brought light to the earth
  The earth was originally dark because
  Snoqalm, the moon-god of the tribes
  of the North-West, kept the sun in a
  box. When the spider wove a rope that
  linked earth and sky, Beaver climbed
  up and stole the sun, which he placed
  in the heavens to light the earth.
  Beaver2
  North American
  in Algonquian lore, one of the 4
  animals that survived the flood
  After the flood, Beaver, Mink and
  Otter all died in an attempt to find soil
  from which Manabusch could recreate
  the world, and it was left to Muskrat 
  to succeed.
  Beaw
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Beow]
  a fertility-god
  Bebellahamon
  Arabian
  a god of the northern region of Arabia
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Baal-Hammon
  Bebhionn
  Irish
  [Vivionn]
  a giantess from Maidon’s Land
  daughter of Treon 
  She was promised in marriage to
  Aedh, who killed her when she refused
  to marry him. Finn mac Cool, to
  whom she had gone for help, chased
  Aedh but he escaped in a ship.
  Bebo
  Irish
  queen of the fairies
  wife of Iubdan
  She and her husband fell into a bowl of
  porridge when they went to Ulster and
  were captured by the king, Fergus mac
  Leda. She had an affair with the king
  who released them both only when
  Iubdan gave Fergus his magic shoes.
  Bebon
  Greek
  an associate of the Egyptian god Set
  or, some say, Set himself
  Bec
  Irish
  a female warrior
  Bec Fola
  Irish
  [Beagfhola.Becfola]
  wife of Diarmaid mac Aodha Slaine
  She tried to seduce Criomthann,
  Diarmaid’s son, but en route to an
  assignation with him met a handsome
  hero who took her off to an island in
  the Otherworld. He said his name was
  Flann and he was fighting with relatives
  for possession of the island. When she
  returned home, it seemed that no time
  had passed. A year later Flann appeared
  again and Bec Fola went with him and
  was never seen again.
  Bec mac De
  Irish
  [Beag mac De.Beag macDeadh.Becc mac
  De]
  a druid
  He foretold the killing of High-king
  Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill.
  Becc mac De
  (see Bec mac De)
  Becfola
  (see Bec Fola)
  Bechard
  a demon associated with tempests 
  and Friday
  Bechuille
  Irish
  a Danaan witch
  She, together with Ai, Cridhinbheal
  and Lugh Laebach, defeated the sons
  of Carman and captured their mother.
  (see also Becuma)
  Becuma
  Irish
  [Be Chuma]
  an enchantress
  wife of Labraid
  She was banished from the home of
  the gods on Tir Tairnigiri for having
  an affair with Gaiar. She later lived at
  Tara with Conn Ceadchathach. She
  found the magic wand of Cu Roi and
  gave it to Art, Conn’s son, and told
  him to find a girl called Delbchaem.
  When Art returned with this woman,
  they expelled Becuma from Tara.
  She may be the same as Bechuille.
  Beda
  Norse
  one of the Asynjur
  (see also Bede)
  Bedawang
  Pacific Islands
  a cosmic turtle
  This animal, on which the earth
  rests, was engendered by the serpent
  Antaboga. On his back are two
  snakes and the black stone that
  covers the underworld.
  bedcat
  North American
  a fabulous monster
  Bedd Arthur
  British
  a supposed site of King Arthur’s grave
  in Dyfed
  Bedd Branwen
  British
  a site on Anglesey, Wales said to be
  the grave of Branwen, sister of Bran
  Bedd Taliesin
  British
  a supposed site of Taliesin’s grave in
  Dyfed, Wales
  Beddgelert
  British
  [Beth Gelert]
  a village in Wales, site of the grave of
  the hound, Gelert
  Bede
  Celtic
  one of the 4 Aliasiagae (see also Beda)
  Bedegraine
  (see Battle of Bedwayne)
  Bedevere
  (see Bedivere)
  Bedevia1
  Serbian
  the horse of a Moorish chieftain killed
  by Marko
  Bedevia2
  Serbian
  a mare given to Milosh by Ivan 
  the dam of Zdral
  Bedevia3
  Serbian
  the horse of Bogdan
  Bedevia4
  Serbian
  the horse of Balatchko
  Bedgrayne
  (see Battle of Bedwayne)
  Bedimo
  African
  spirits of the Cameroon ancestors who
  own all the wild animals
  Bedivere1
  British
  [Bedevere.Bedver.Bedvyr.Bedwor.Bedwyr]
  grandfather of Bedivere
  father of Pedrawd
  Bedivere2
  British
  [Bedevere.Bedver.Belvoure:=WelshBedvyr.
  Bedwor.Bedwyr. Llenlleawc.Lleminawc]
  a one-handed Knight of the 
  Round Table
  a personal attendant on the king
  son of Pedrawd or of King Arthur
  brother of Lucan
  father of Amhren and Ereuawg
  In the story of Culhwch and Olwen he
  was one of the party of Arthur’s men
  helping Culhwch in his quest.
  When the king invaded and
  conquered much of the Continent he
  helped the king in his fight with the
  giant of Mont Saint-Michel and, when
  Arthur returned to Britain, Bedivere
  was left in charge of Normandy. He
  and Lucan helped the wounded king
  into the shelter of a chapel after the
  final battle with Mordred. Lucan soon
  died from wounds received in the
  battle. Arthur instructed Bedivere 
  to throw Excalibur into the lake.
  Bedivere coveted the sword and twice
  told the king he had done as instructed
  when, in fact, he had hidden the sword
  under a tree. He finally obeyed the
  king’s orders and threw the sword 
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  Bedr el-Budur
  into the lake, where a hand came out of
  the water and took the sword beneath
  the surface. He then carried the king
  on his back to the edge of the water
  where a boat waited to carry Arthur to
  Avalon. He wandered for some time
  and finally came to a hermitage where
  the Bishop of Canterbury lived, and
  there in the chapel saw the tomb of the
  king. He gave up all his knightly
  pursuits and lived the rest of his life as
  a hermit.
  In some accounts he was made
  Duke of Neustria and was killed in
  King Arthur’s campaign against Rome.
  Bedr el-Budur
  (see Badr al-Budur)
  Bedreddin Hassan
  Persian
  a prince
  In The Arabian Nights, he was captured
  and became a cook.
  Bedver
  (see Bedivere)
  Bedvyr
  (see Bedwyr)
  Bedwayne
  (see Battle of Bedwayne)
  Bedwin
  (see Bidwini)
  Bedwini
  (see Bidwini)
  Bedwn
  (see Bidwini)
  Bedwor
  (see Bedivere)
  Bedwyr
  British
  [Bedvyr]
  the Welsh name of Bedivere
  He was a companion of Culhwch in
  his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Bedy
  Greek
  a Thracian river-god
  bee
  an insect living in colonies and
  producing honey:
  (1) In Christian tradition, the bee
  represents the risen Christ.
  (2) In Egypt , bees (Apis) are said to
  be the tears shed by Ra.
  (3) European lore says that plants
  and animals will suffer if bees are
  used in barter and some go so far as
  to invite bees to the funeral of their
  deceased owner.
  (4) The Germans regard the bee as
  a symbol of the sun.
  (5) In Greece, the priestess at
  Delphi took the form of a bee.
  (6) The Hindu god Krishna is
  sometimes envisaged as a bee
  hovering over Vishnu’s head.
  Bee-hunter
  (see Beowulf)
  Beel-peor
  (see Baal-Peor)
  Beelphegor
  (see Belphegor1)
  Beelzeboul
  (see Beelzebul)
  Beelzebub1
  Mesopotamian
  [Baalzebub.Beelzeb(o)ul.Belzeboth.
  Belzebud.God of the Dunghill.Lord of
  the Flies:=Canaanite Baal Zebul]
  a Philistine deity, the personification
  of evil
  (see also Beelzebul)
  Beelzebub2
  a demon of pride and false gods
  In black magic he is one of the Grand
  Dignitaries, Chief of the Infernal
  Empire.
  Beelzebul
  Mesopotamian
  [Beelzeboul.God of Heaven]
  a Philistine god
  This name was corrupted to become
  Beelzebub, said to mean God of the
  Dunghill and, hence, Lord of the Flies.
  (see also Baal-Zebul)
  Beetle1
  South American
  a creator spirit of the Chaco Indians
  He first made the world and then used
  the few grains left over to make the
  first humans.
  Beetle2
  (see Ishits)
  beetle3
  an insect featured in many
  mythologies:
  (1) The Egyptians believed that
  there was no female of the species
  and that reproduction occurred
  when a male beetle rolled a ball of
  ox dung from east to west and buried
  it for twenty-eight days. On the
  29th day the beetle pushed the ball
  of dung into water and a new insect
  emerged.
  (2) The Finns regard beetles as the
  souls of the dead and they are
  consulted by young girls wishing to
  know their marriage prospects.
  (3) In Hebrew lore beetles repro-
  duced themselves while walking
  backwards towards the west.
  (4) In North America the Hopi
  carried beetles in battle, saying that
  they were helpful spirits who could
  cover their owner’s tracks. The
  Zuni feed a beetle to one struck by
  lightning as an antidote. They also
  say that Coyote buried a beetle in
  the neutral land he marked off
  between tribes and that anybody
  who cultivated this land would go
  blind – like a beetle. (see also Ishits)
  befana1
  [beffana]
  a witch
  Befana2
  European
  [La Strega.La Vecchia]
  a benevolent spirit in Italy
  She was said to be too busy to go with
  the Magi when they travelled to
  Bethlehem and later got lost when she
  tried to find her own way there. Every
  year she looks in vain for the baby 
  Jesus but leaves presents at each house
  she visits.
  An alternative version says that she
  was too busy to entertain the Magi
  who were on their way to Jerusalem
  but would do so on their return. In the
  event, they went home by a different
  route and she missed them. She looks
  out for them every year on Twelfth
  Night but never finds them.
  beffana
  (see befana)
  Befind1
  Irish
  [Be Find]
  a benevolent fairy who married 
  a mortal
  sister of Boann
  wife of Idath
  mother of Fraech
  In some accounts she is the same as
  Etain, wife of Midir.
  Befind2
  Irish
  [=Roman Parcae]
  a water sprite: one of a triad of fairies
  who are present at every child’s birth
  Beg
  East Indian
  in New Guinea, a resting-place for the
  soul on its journey to Boigu, the land
  of the dead
  Beg-Tse
  Tibetan
  [Cam-srin:=Mongolian Begze Sunen]
  a Buddhist and Lamaist war-god
  one of 8 dharmapalas
  Begdu San
  Chinese
  a mountain range
  It is said that this range of mountains
  was formed from the excreta of a giant,
  who having drunk sea water and eaten
  earth because he had devoured every-
  thing else became ill.
  Begia
  Basque
  one of the 3 universal principles
  the light of the body (the eye)
  The other two are known as Egia and
  Ekhia.
  Beggvir
  (see Beyggrir)
  Bego Tanutanu
  Pacific Islands
  a Melanesian creator spirit
  He was the younger of two brothers.
  The other was lazy and left it to Bego
  to form the landscape and make all the
  plants.
  The flood was caused when his wife
  released the sea, which she had earlier
  impounded.
  Begochiddy
  North American
  the great god of the Navaho American
  Indians
  Begoe
  Italian
  [Bergoia.Beroe.Vecu.Vegoia:=
  Roman Egeria]
  an Etruscan goddess of prophecy
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  Begon
  Bele2
  Begon
  European
  brother of Garin le Loherain
  On a trip to visit his brother he took
  time out to hunt a wild boar and was
  ambushed and killed by Fromant’s
  men.
  begu
  Pacific Islands
  a ghost: a messenger of the gods
  Begze Sunen
  Mongolian
  [=Tibetan Beg-Tse:Cam-srin]
  brother of Okin Trigri
  He is said to wield a flaming sword
  with a scorpion handle. He and his
  sister live on a mountain that rises out
  of a sea of blood.
  Behanzin
  African
  a fish-god of the Fon
  Beheader
  (see Sarkap)
  Behedti
  Egyptian
  a local god
  He took the form of a falcon and is
  regarded as an aspect of Horus.
  Behemoth
  [=Persian Hadhayoth]
  a demon, said to be a steward or a
  watchman in hell
  Beher
  African
  [Behr.Medr]
  an Ethiopian or South Arabian 
  earth-god
  Behistoon
  (see Bagistane)
  Behr
  (see Beher)
  Behula
  Hindu
  wife of Lakshmindra
  Manasa, the snake-goddess, slipped
  into the bedroom on Behula’s wedding
  night and killed her new husband,
  Lakshmindra, because his father,
  Chand, had always refused to worship
  her. Behula pleaded with the goddess,
  who restored Lakshmindra to life
  when Chand relented and offered to
  worship Manasa. 
  A different story refers to Behula
  as a model of devotion. In this story,
  her husband was killed by a snake
  bite and she accompanied his dead
  body on a raft, floating down the
  river, seeking the means of restoring
  her husband to life. With the help 
  of Manasa she was able to achieve this
  end.
  Beiffror
  European
  [Broiefort]
  the horse of Ogier the Dane
  In some accounts Ogier acquired this
  horse early in his career in battle with
  the Saracens.
  When Ogier was imprisoned by
  Charlemagne, Beiffror was claimed by
  the Abbot of St Faron. When the
  horse bolted and threw the abbot, he
  gave it to his workmen to pull stones
  being used in the building of a 
  new chapel. 
  Beiffror was reunited with his
  master when Charlemagne released
  Ogier to take up a challenge from
  Bruhier, the Sultan of Arabia. A mis-
  directed sword stroke from the
  Saracen killed Beiffror.
  beisac
  Cambodian
  the souls of those who have died as a
  result of violence
  These beings are said to return and
  demand food from the living, who
  leave food out in the bushes. Those
  who neglect this duty have all kinds of
  evil visited upon them.
  Beiuda
  Irish
  daughter of Amhlaoibh, a king 
  of Scandinavia
  She promised to marry Congall
  Clairingleach only if he would bring
  to her three wonderful things – a
  helmet, a yoke and some birds – from
  a far country. He procured all these
  items but then refused her offer of
  marriage.
  Bekassir
  Afghan
  a Kafir idol
  Bekotshide
  (see Thehanoia)
  Bel1
  Arabian
  [Bol]
  a supreme god in Palmyra
  Bel2
  Mesopotamian
  [Belus.Mul-ge] 
  a Babylonian earth-god and 
  fertility-god
  son of Ea and Damkina
  husband of Belit
  Bel3
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Enlil as ‘lord’
  Bel4
  Mesopotamian
  [Bel-Marduk.Bel-Merodach.Belos]
  a name of Marduk as ‘lord’
  Bel5
  Mesopotamian
  a Chaldean supreme god, a form of Baal
  Bel6
  (see Beli1.Belinus)
  Bel-Enlil
  Mesopotamian
  a war-god
  a name of Marduk as ‘lord and ruler’
  consort of Beltis
  father of Nergal
  (see also Enlil)
  Bel-fire
  Celtic
  a fire lit on a hilltop at the festival 
  of Beltane
  Bel Inconnu, Le
  (see Gingalin)
  Bel-Marduk
  (see Bel3)
  Bel-Matai
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk (the last of his 50
  names) as ‘lord’
  Bel-Merodach
  (see Bel3)
  Bel-Peor
  (see Baal-Peor)
  bela
  East Indian
  an Indonesian tree spirit
  bela kampong
  Malay
  an animal ceremony to appease 
  the spirits and avert illness 
  and misfortune
  Belacane
  British
  [Belcane]
  a queen of Zazamanc
  wife of Gahmuret 
  mother of Feirefiz 
  Belagog
  British
  [Beliagog]
  a giant said to have guarded King
  Arthur’s castle
  In some accounts Belagog lived in
  Brittany and was defeated by Tristram,
  who forced him to build a palace
  decorated with scenes of Cornwall.
  Belah
  a demon
  Belataiakkis
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Belatucadros
  British
  [=Roman Mars]
  a war-god
  Belaye1
  German
  second wife of Lohengrin
  Belaye2
  (see Belé)
  Belbogh
  Slav
  a god of light
  Belcane
  (see Belacane)
  Beldegg
  Norse
  a king of West Saxony
  son of Odin
  Belé1
  Norse
  [Belaye]
  son of the king of Sogn
  son of Skate, some say
  brother of Ingeborg
  father of Halfdan, Helgé and Ingeborg
  Jokul conquered the kingdom, killed
  the king and exiled Belé. Thorsten
  married Belé’s sister, Ingeborg, and
  found Belé, restoring him to the
  throne. He joined Thorsten and
  Angantyr in many sea raids and
  accompanied 
  Thorsten 
  on 
  the
  expedition to Bretland when they
  recovered the magic armlet made by
  Volund and stolen by the pirate Soté,
  who had buried himself alive with the
  treasure.
  When he and Thorsten died they
  were interred in barrows within sight
  of each other.
  Bele2
  a demon said to take possession of
  people
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  Belelah
  Belelah
  (see Luridan)
  Belenos
  (see Belinus)
  Belenus
  (see Belinus)
  Beleobus
  (see Bleoberis)
  Belerong
  (see Kidul)
  Belesent
  (see Belisent)
  Belet1
  Malay
  the home of the dead
  To reach Belet, the soul must cross
  the bridge Balan Bacham escorted by
  Mempes. Under the Mapik tree, the
  previous inhabitants turn the newly
  arrived soul into a kemoit by breaking
  its arms and legs and turning its eyes
  inwards. Thereafter, the soul lives
  happily on the fruit of the Mapik tree
  while those who did not qualify to
  reach Belet watch enviously from afar.
  Belet2
  (see Baalat)
  Belet-Ili
  Mesopotamian
  [Belet-Itani.Belit-illi]
  a Babylonian mother-goddess
  a name of Nintu as ‘lady of the 
  gods’
  In some accounts she was the mother
  of Ninurta.
  Belet-Itani
  (see Belet-Ili.Makh)
  Belet-Seri
  Mesopotamian
  [Beletseri.Belit-S(h)eri:=Sumerian
  Geshtinanna)
  a Babylonian goddess, scribe of 
  the underworld
  the Akkadian name for Geshtinanna
  daughter of Ea and Damkina
  sister of Tammuz
  Some say that she is the same as
  Khidimme-azaga. In some accounts
  she, not Ishtar, goes to the underworld
  to rescue Tammuz. Others identify her
  with Nina.
  Beleth
  [Bileth.Byleth]
  a demon king
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as riding a pale horse
  and accompanied by musicians.
  (see also Bileth1)
  Beletseri
  (see Belet-Seri)
  Beli1
  British
  [Bel.Beli Mawr.Heli.’light’:=Celtic Belinus:
  =Irish Bilé]
  god of light
  a king of Britain
  son of Manogan and Ana
  husband of Don
  father of Aranrhod, Amaethon,
  Caswallawn, Gilvaethwy, Govannon,
  Gwydion, Llefelys, Lludd, Nynniaw,
  Peibaw and Penardun
  In some accounts he was the brother of
  Cunobelinus and father of Avalloc.
  Beli2
  Norse
  a Frost Giant
  god of storms
  son of Kari
  son of Ymir, some say
  son or brother of Gymer
  brother of Gerda, Thiassi and Thrym
  When his sister Gerda married Frey,
  Beli tried to kill him. Frey had given
  his sword to Skirnir who had wooed
  Gerda on Frey’s behalf. He used a
  stag’s horn (or his fist) to defend
  himself and kill Beli.
  In some accounts he abducted Freya
  hoping to force her to marry one of his
  three sons, known as Grep, but she
  refused all of them.
  Beli Mawr
  (see Beli1)
  Beliagog
  (see Belagog)
  Belial
  [Beliar]
  a demon of sodomy, arrogance 
  or trickery
  a fallen angel
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  The name is also used to refer to the
  underworld, She’ol, or to the Devil.
  In black magic he is regarded as an
  ambassador to Turkey.
  beliam
  (see halak)
  Beliar
  (see Belial)
  Belias
  a demon prince
  Belicene
  European
  [Bellisande]
  wife of Ogier the Dane
  mother of Baldwin
  In some accounts she was the daughter
  of the governor of a prison in which
  Ogier was held as hostage for his
  father’s continued subservience to
  Charlemagne.
  Belide
  British
  [=Italian Bellicies]
  daughter of Faramond
  sister of Clodion
  She fell in love with Tristram and died
  of a broken heart when he failed to
  return her affection.
  Belides
  Greek
  the descendants of Belus
  Belili
  Mesopotamian
  [Geshtinanna.Gestin-Ana.White 
  Goddess]
  the Sumerian moon-goddess, 
  goddess of love, the underworld,
  trees, wells and springs
  sister and wife of Dumuzi
  She helped Dumuzi when he changed
  into a gazelle in an attempt to escape
  his fate in the underworld.
  Belin1
  Celtic
  a Gaulish god of light and crops
  consort of Belishma
  He was envisaged as a ram.
  (see also Belinus)
  Belin2
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Belinant
  British
  father of Dodinel by Eglante
  Belinda
  British
  daughter of King Hoel
  When Tristram came to her father’s
  court to escape the threat of his step-
  mother, Belinda’s sister, she fell in love
  with him. When he rejected her she
  tried to poison him or, in some
  accounts, killed herself and sent him
  the dog, Houdain.
  Belinette
  British
  daughter of Gwengasoain
  In one version of the story of Yder he
  fell in love with Belinette but could
  marry her only when her father was
  dead. When Gawain killed the giant,
  Yder killed the bear that had
  protected him and claimed Belinette
  as his bride.
  belinomancy
  [belomancy]
  divination from arrows
  Arrows shot by a number of archers
  each carried a label on which a
  prophecy was written. The prophecy
  attached to the arrow that travelled
  furthest was accepted.
  Belinus
  British
  [Artepomaros.Bel.Belenos.Belenus:Bellinus.
  Lord of Therapy: =Irish Bilé:=Roman
  Apollo:=Shakespeare Cymbeline:=Welsh
  Beli Mawr]
  a king of Britain
  a humanised version of Beli or Belin,
  the Celtic god of light and crops
  son of Dunvallo Molmutius and
  Tonwenna
  son of Minocan, some say
  brother of Brennius
  His brother, Brennius, married the
  daughter of the king of Norway and
  sailed for Britain with an army intent
  on taking over all the kingdom. The
  Danish king captured the bride en
  route, and they both fell into the hands
  of Belinus when they were forced to
  land in Britain. Brennius was defeated
  and fled to Gaul. When Brennius
  made a further attempt to invade
  Britain with an army from Gaul, their
  mother made the brothers patch up
  their quarrel and together they
  conquered Gaul and sacked Rome.
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  Belisama
  Belphegor2
  Belisama
  British
  a British river-goddess or lake-goddess
  a Celtic name for Minerva 
  (see also Belishma.Belisima)
  Belisande
  (see Belisent3)
  Belisardo
  (see Balisardo)
  Belisent1
  British
  [Belesent.Bellicent]
  wife of Nanters or, some say, of Lot
  In some accounts she was the daughter
  of Hoel and Igraine, sister of Blasine
  and Hermisent: in others she is the
  same as Morgause. (see also Morgause)
  Belisent2
  European
  [Belesent.Bellicent]
  sister of Pepin the Short
  wife of Alexander
  mother of Orson and Valentine
  Belisent3
  European
  [Belesent.Belisance.Bellicent]
  daughter of Charlemagne
  wife of Otuel
  Belishma
  Celtic
  [Belisma]
  a priestess of lakes and rivers
  consort on earth of Belin 
  (see also Belisama.Belisima)
  Belisima
  Irish
  a name given to Brigit 
  (see also Belisama.Belishma)
  Belisma
  (see Belishma)
  Belit
  Mesopotamian
  [Bel(i)tis.Beltu.Bilat]
  a name for Baalat or Ninhursaga 
  as ‘ladyship’
  a female aspect of Bel
  consort of Ashur, Baal, Enlil 
  or Marduk 
  (see also Salpanitu)
  Belit-illi
  (see Belet-ili)
  Belit-Seri
  (see Belet-Seri)
  Belit-Sheri
  (see Belet-Seri)
  Belitis
  (see Belit)
  Bell-bird brothers
  Australian
  culture-heroes of the Aborigines of
  Central Australia
  Bella Pennu
  (see Boora Pennu)
  Bellangere
  (see Bellengerus)
  Bellengerus le Beuse
  British
  [Bellangere]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  earl of Laundes
  son of Alisander and Alice la 
  Beale Pellerin
  In some accounts he killed Andred
  and was killed by King Mark. Some
  say that he killed Mark as well 
  as Andred.
  Bellerophon
  Greek
  [Bellerophontes.Deophontes.Hipponous.
  Leophontes]
  a prince of Corinth
  son of Glaucus or Poseidon 
  and Eurynome
  brother of Deliades
  husband of Philonoe or Eurymede
  father of Hippolochus, Isander 
  and Laodamia
  His original name was Hipponous; he
  was called Bellerophon after he killed
  Bellerus in an accident. Others say it
  was his own brother, Deliades, who
  was killed. He fled to Tiryns where the
  king, Proetus, purified him of murder,
  and Anteia, the king’s wife, accused
  him of attempting rape when he
  rejected her advances. Neither Proetus
  nor his father-in-law, Iobates, to whom
  Bellerophon was sent, wished to kill a
  guest so Iobates asked Bellerophon to
  destroy the monster Chimaera, hoping
  he would be killed in the attempt.
  The prophet Polyidus advised him
  to capture Pegasus, the winged horse,
  for the attempt and Athene gave him a
  golden bridle that made this possible.
  Riding on Pegasus over the monster
  he killed it by shooting his arrows into
  it or, in another version, forcing lead
  into its mouth which, melting in its
  hot breath, choked it to death.
  Iobates sent him off to fight the
  Solymi and then the Amazons and he
  was again the victor in each case, so
  Iobates allowed him to marry his
  daughter, Philonoe.
  In some accounts he avenged
  himself on Anteia by taking her for 
  a ride on Pegasus and pushing her off
  when they were flying at a great height.
  He foolishly tried to ride up to
  Olympus but was thrown either
  because Pegasus was not prepared to
  attempt the journey or because Zeus
  sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus. In either
  case, he fell into a thorny bush and was
  blinded or lamed, ending his days
  wandering the earth.
  Bellerophontes
  (see Bellerophon)
  Bellerus1
  British
  a Cornish giant (Milton)
  Bellerus2
  Greek
  a Corinthian noble killed by Bellerophon
  In some accounts the man whom
  Bellerophon killed was Deliades, his
  own brother. In other stories, Bellerus
  was a monster, a demon of winter.
  Belleus
  British
  [Bellieus]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He found Lancelot asleep in his bed
  and mistook him for his lover.
  Lancelot 
  reacted 
  violently 
  and
  wounded his unwelcome paramour.
  A different version says that
  Lancelot was sleeping with the wife of
  Belleus who challenged Lancelot to 
  a duel.
  Bellicent
  (see Belisent.Morgause)
  Bellicies
  British
  the Italian version of Belide
  Bellido
  (see Dolfos)
  Bellieus
  (see Belleus)
  Bellin
  European
  the ram in Reynard the Fox
  Bellinus
  (see Belinus)
  Bellisande
  (see Belicene)
  Bellola
  (see Bellona)
  Bellona1
  Roman
  [Bellola.Duellona.Nerio:=Anatolian Ma:
  =Greek Enyo]
  an Italic goddess of war
  daughter, sister or wife of Mars 
  She drove the chariot of the war 
  god Mars. 
  (see also Nerio)
  Bellona2
  Roman
  a war-goddess
  sister of Mars
  This deity, originally the Anatolian
  war goddess Ma, was brought to Rome
  from the East. Her black-clad priests
  mutilated themselves and then drank
  their own blood. Her festival was
  originally on 3 June but was later
  merged with that of the Italic Bellona
  on 24 March.
  Bellosvesos
  Celtic
  a leader of the Celts who invaded Italy
  and took Rome
  Belly Blin
  (see Billy Blin)
  Bellyn 
  European
  the ram in Reynard the Fox
  belomancy
  (see belinomancy)
  Belorong
  (see Kidul)
  Belos
  Mesopotamian
  an alternative version of Bel-Marduk
  son of Aos and Dauke
  (see also Bel3)
  Belphegor1
  Mesopotamian
  [Baalphegor.Beelphegor]
  a misanthropic demon
  This being was originally a Moabite
  god. He was sent from hell to see if
  there really was happiness in marriage
  between humans and came to the
  conclusion that there was not.
  He is said to appear sometimes as an
  attractive woman, sometimes as a nude
  devil with horns. 
  (see also Balphegor)
  Belphegor2
  a demon of inquisitiveness
  He is depicted with horns and a hairy skin.
  In black magic he is ambassador 
  to France.
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  Belphegor3
  Belphegor3
  (see Baal Peor)
  Belphoebe
  British
  a goddess of the hunt in The 
  Faerie Queene
  daughter of Chrysogone
  sister of Amoret
  Belskirnir
  (see Bilskirnir)
  Beltaine
  (see Beltane)
  Beltan
  (see Beltane)
  Beltane 
  Celtic
  [Baltern.Be(a)ltaine.Bealtuinn.Beltan.
  Beltene.Beltine.Cets(h)amain.Day of
  Beltaine.Laa Boaldyn.Samradh:=Welsh
  Calan Mai]
  a festival held on 1 May 
  This feast in honour of Belinus, or in
  some accounts, Partholan, is said to
  commemorate the arrival of the
  Milesians in Ireland. During this festival
  every wren that could be caught was
  killed because, it was said, a wicked
  siren who lured men to death in the sea
  had taken the form of this little bird.
  Beltane cakes
  Celtic
  round cakes made of barley or 
  oatmeal
  These cakes were used for drawing lots
  and the person who ended up with the
  black bit (previously marked with
  charcoal) was the sacrificial victim, the
  Beltane Carline.
  In Scotland pieces of the cake were
  thrown over the shoulder with pleas to
  various spirits to protect such things as
  the owner’s cattle. Sometimes the
  cakes were rolled down a slope; any
  that broke portended misfortune for
  the owner.
  Beltane Carline
  Celtic
  the person chosen as the sacrificial
  victim by receiving the black bit of
  the Beltane Cake
  Beltenbras
  (see Beltenbros)
  Beltenbros
  European
  [Beltenbras.Fair Forlorn]
  the name given to Amadis by Andalod
  when Amadis refused to reveal his
  real name
  Beltene1
  Irish
  a god of death
  Beltene2
  (see Beltane)
  Beltern
  (see Beltane)
  Belti
  (see Baalat)
  Beltia
  (see Beltiya)
  Beltine
  (see Beltane)
  Beltis
  (see Belit)
  Beltiya
  Mesopotamian
  [Beltia]
  a name for Sarpanitu
  consort of Marduk
  Beltu
  (see Ashuritu.Belit)
  Belun
  Russian
  a spirit that guides lost travellers
  Belus1
  Greek
  son of Poseidon by Libya
  twin brother of Agenor
  brother of Lelex
  husband of Anchinoe
  father of the twins Aegyptus 
  and Danaus and of Cepheus and
  Phineus
  In some accounts Belus seduced his
  own daughter, Myrrha, to beget
  Adonis. Others say that this was
  Cinyras or Theias.
  Belus2
  Greek
  a king of Tyre
  father of Dido
  In some accounts Dido’s father 
  is Mutto.
  Belus3
  (see Bel1)
  Belvoure
  (see Bedivere)
  Belzeboth
  (see Beelzebub)
  Belzebud
  (see Beelzebub)
  Belzecue 
  British
  the English name for Malacoda
  Ben
  Central American
  the thirteenth of the 20 ages of man
  in Mayan lore, the continued ascent
  from the nether world
  (see also Three Ben)
  Ben Bulben
  Irish
  [Beann Ghulb(h)an.Benbulben.Bulban.
  G(h)ulb(h)an]
  a mountain in Sligo
  It was here that Finn mac Cool, on a
  hunting trip, found his son Oisin and
  where Dermot met his death, killed by
  the boar that had been charged to 
  kill him.
  In some accounts Ben Bulben is
  used as the name for the owner of the
  boar or for the animal itself, but the
  ‘owner’ is usually regarded as Roc,
  who turned his dead son into the boar.
  (see also Roc2)
  Ben Dagon
  Phoenician
  son of Dagan
  Ben Edar
  Irish
  the site of Aidin’s grave: a sacred
  graveyard of royalty
  Ben nefilin
  Hebrew
  a demon causing epilepsy
  Ben-Varrey
  British
  a Manx mermaid
  This being is said to lure sailors to
  their death but sometimes warns them
  of danger.
  Benani
  Mesopotamian
  husband of Melili
  father of 6,000 bird-faced men and
  bird-bodied warriors
  benben stone
  Egyptian
  the golden obelisk on which Ra, as the
  Bennu-bird, perched
  Benbulben
  (see Ben Bulben)
  Bendigeid Vran
  (see Bran)
  Bendigeidfran
  (see Bran)
  Bendigert Bran
  (see Bran)
  Bendis
  Greek
  [=Greek Artemis]
  a Thracian mother-goddess, goddess 
  of the chase
  Bendith y Mamau
  (see Tylwith Teg)
  benemmerinnen
  Hebrew
  witches who steal new-born babies
  Beng
  a gypsy name for the Devil
  Bengodi
  European
  a mythical paradise
  Benignant Ones
  (see Furies)
  Benkei
  Japanese
  a giant hero
  son of a tengu
  He was trained as a priest but was a
  great warrior who challenged all-
  comers, with a view to collecting 1,000
  swords. When Yoshitsune challenged
  him, Benkei was, for the first time,
  defeated when the smaller man
  avoided all his blows. He became the
  lifelong 
  friend 
  and 
  servant 
  of
  Yoshitsune and together they defeated
  the evil Taira clan. When on a voyage
  with Yoshitsune, the ghosts of the dead
  Taira rose from the sea and assailed
  them, he warded them off with 
  a prayer.
  In another story, he stole the bell of
  Miidera for his own monastery, but
  every time it was struck it spoke saying
  that it wanted to go back to Miidera.
  Finally, exasperated by the bell’s
  repeated pleas, Benkei returned it to
  its proper home. Some accounts say
  that the bell-stealer and the warrior-
  priest are two separate characters.
  Bennien
  British
  a herdsman of Caradoc 
  Bennu1
  Mesopotamian
  [Benu]
  a Babylonian plague deity
  bennu2
  (see bennu-bird)
  bennu-bird
  Egyptian
  [ben(n)u.benu-bird]
  a form of Ra-Atum at 
  dawn
  In this form the deity was a yellow wag-
  tail or a golden heron-headed hawk,
  which was regarded as the first living
  being.
  Benoic
  (see Benwick)
  Benois
  (see Benwick)
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  benshee
  Beralku
  benshee
  (see banshee)
  Bensozia
  a mediaeval she-devil
  (see also Benzozia)
  Bentei Srei
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Shakti] 
  the name for Shakti, the female aspect
  of Shiva
  Benten
  Japanese
  [Benten-San.Benzai-ten.Queen of Love:
  =Hindu Sarasvati]
  a sea-goddess, goddess of music,
  speech and wealth
  one of 7 Shinto deities of good
  fortune known as the Shichi Fukujin
  In one story she descended to earth
  and married a dragon king, persuading
  him to give up his wicked habit of
  eating young children.
  Another story tells how she helped
  the young poet Baishu, who had found
  a poem written by a maiden and had
  fallen in love with her without having
  met her. He prayed to Benten who
  arranged that he should meet the girl
  as he left the shrine. It later turned out
  that this girl was, in fact, the soul of
  the maiden whom he later met 
  and married.
  Some of her statues show her with
  snakes while others show her as having
  eight arms, six of which are raised with
  hands holding various objects, such as
  a bow and arrow, the other two being
  folded in prayer. She is sometimes
  depicted playing a kind of flute known
  as a biwa.
  Benten-san
  (see Benten)
  Benthesicyme
  Greek
  daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite
  Poseidon gave her the infant Eumolpus
  to rear when the sea-god rescued him
  from the sea.
  Bentrash
  Egyptian
  a princess
  Her sister had married a king of
  Egypt, so when Bentrash fell ill her
  father appealed to the king for help.
  He sent his chief scribe who found that
  she was possessed of an evil spirit,
  which he failed to exorcise. The king
  then persuaded the god Khons to sent
  an image of himself to visit the
  princess and this was successful in
  restoring the girl to health.
  Benu
  (see Bennu.Ra-Atum)
  benu-bird
  (see bennu-bird)
  Benwick
  British
  [Benoic.Benois.Benwyk]
  the supposed home of King Ban and
  Lancelot in Brittany
  Some writers identify the town 
  with Bayonne, Beaune, Bourges or
  even Saumur.
  Benwig
  British
  a young boar, in Welsh lore
  offspring of Twrch Trwyth
  Benwyk
  (see Benwick)
  Benzai-ten
  (see Benten)
  Benzozia
  European
  a Basque mother-goddess 
  (see also Bensozia)
  Beoan1
  Irish
  a monk
  He was sailing to Rome when he met
  the mermaid Li Ban, and arranged to
  meet her a year later.
  Beoan2
  Irish
  a travelling carpenter
  husband of Darerca
  father of St Ciaran of Cluainn
  Beoil
  Irish
  a servant of Partholan
  He is said to have built the first house
  in Ireland.
  (see also Brea)
  Beor
  Biblical
  a heathen prophet
  father of Balaam
  Beotac
  (see Beothach)
  Beothach
  Irish
  [Beotac]
  son of Iarbanel or, some say, of Nemed 
  father of Ibath and Ibcan
  He is generally regarded as a grandson
  of Nemed, one of three who split
  Ireland between them after the defeat
  of the Fomoire.
  When the Nemedians were driven
  from Ireland he led his group to the
  northern islands of Greece, and their
  descendants later returned to Ireland
  as the Danaans.
  Beow
  (see Beaw)
  Beowolf
  (see Beowulf)
  Beowulf
  Norse
  [Bee-hunter.Beowolf]
  a warrior prince
  son of Ergtheow
  nephew of Hygelac, king of Geatland
  He and his friend Breca swam, fully
  clothed in mail armour, across the sea
  from Denmark to Geatland for a dare.
  When the monster Grendel made
  raids on Heorot, the palace of the
  Danish 
  king 
  Hrodgar, 
  Beowulf
  volunteereed to try to kill the monster.
  It ate his companion Hondscio, and
  since it was invulnerable to weapons
  Beowulf tackled it with his bare hands
  when he trapped the monster on its
  next attack. Unable to break Beowulf’s
  grip, Grendel pulled away leaving one
  of its arms behind and later died from
  the wound. The monster’s mother
  carried 
  off 
  Hrodgar’s 
  retainer
  Aeschere, and when she emerged to
  avenge Grendel’s death Beowulf dived
  into the lake with the sword Hrunting
  which proved useless against her. He
  snatched up a huge sword that the
  monster had acquired earlier and used
  it to cut off her head and also that 
  of Grendel.
  After this triumph, Beowulf was
  handsomely rewarded with, amongst
  other things, the necklace Brisingamen
  which is normally said to be the
  necklace of Freya. In some versions he
  became king of Denmark; in others, he
  returned to Geatland where he
  acquired land and set up his own
  kingdom. When his uncle Hygelac,
  king of Geatland, was killed, Beowulf
  raised the king’s son to be the next
  ruler, but when he too was killed
  Beowulf himself took the throne.
  In old age he killed a dragon, the
  Firedrake, which lived beneath a burial
  mound guarding a hoard of treasure,
  and which was ravaging the country-
  side. He was mortally wounded, but
  before he died he gave his armour and
  weapons to the youth Wiglaf, the only
  one of his retainers to have stood with
  him in the fight with the dragon.
  (see also Nagelring)
  Beowulf
  Anglo-Saxon
  an epic poem of over 3,000 lines
  describing the exploits of Beowulf
  Ber1
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ninib as ‘lord of 
  wild boars’
  Ber2
  (see Mer)
  Bera
  (see Cailleach Bheur.Scota)
  Bera Pennu
  Indian
  a goddess of vegetation in Bengal
  Berach
  Irish
  [Bearach]
  an Irish saint
  As a boy he was raised by the monk
  Daigh mac Cairill. He was said to have
  returned to life a woman and her son
  who had fallen into a wheat mill; the
  boy’s father gave him land for a
  monastery. He later established other
  monasteries and performed miracles
  such as raising warriors from the dead
  and turning a bog into a lake to drown
  an invading army.
  Beralku
  Australian
  [Bralgu]
  in the lore of the Aborigines, the
  island of the dead
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  Berbalang
  Berbalang
  Pacific Islands
  a monster in the Philippines
  These 
  monsters 
  are 
  human 
  in
  appearance but are slit-eyed and have
  wings. They live on human flesh, but
  can be warded off by carrying a coco-
  nut pearl.
  Berbis
  a demon
  Berbyce
  Greek
  one of the 50 daughters of Danaus
  In some accounts she was one of the
  three daughters who did not kill their
  husbands on their wedding night.
  The others were Antymone and
  Hypermnestra.
  Bercelak
  (see Green Knight1)
  Bercht
  (see Bertha3)
  Berchta
  (see Bertha3)
  Berchten
  German
  [Perchten]
  the followers of Berchta
  These beings are said to be seen rushing
  through the sky on Twelfth Night.
  Berchtennacht
  German
  [Perchtennacht]
  Twelfth Night
  On this night Berchta and her
  followers are said to be seen rushing
  through the sky.
  Berchther
  European
  [Berchtung]
  a duke at Rother’s court
  father of 12 sons including Hache 
  and Herbrand
  He sent a delegation to the court of
  the emperor, Constantine, to sue for
  the hand of his daughter, Oda, on
  behalf of Rother. On arrival at the
  court they were all thrown into
  prison, and when Rother went to
  search for them Berchther went with
  him.
  Berchtung
  (see Berchther)
  Bercilak de Hautdesert 
  (see Green Knight1)
  Berecinthia
  (see Berecynthia)
  Berecynthia
  Celtic
  [Berecinthia]
  a Gaulish goddess
  She was regarded as the Continental
  version of Cybele or Ops.
  Berecynthian Hero
  Greek
  a name of Midas
  Berejya
  Persian
  a guardian spirit
  He sends the bird Camrosh to help
  Iranians attacked by outsiders.
  Berenice
  Roman
  [Berenike.Berenise.Bernice]
  a queen of Egypt
  She sacrificed her beautful hair on the
  altar of the gods to ensure the safe
  return from the wars of her soldier
  husband, Ptolemy. The hair disappeared
  from the shrine but appeared in the
  sky as a constellation.
  Berenike
  (see Berenice)
  Berenise
  (see Berenice)
  Berezisvanh
  (see Bahram-fire)
  Bergbui
  Norse
  [Bergrisir. ‘mountain dwelling’]
  hill giants
  (see also Bergrisir)
  Bergelmer
  (see Bergelmir)
  Bergelmi
  (see Bergelmir)
  Bergelmir
  Norse
  [Bergelmer.Bergelmi.Farbauti]
  a giant
  son of Thrudgelmir and progenitor of
  the race of Frost Giants
  He and his wife were the only ones to
  survive the rush of blood from the
  body of Ymir when he was killed by
  Odin and his brothers, and they lived
  to start a new race of giants. In some
  stories he is Farbauti, father of Loki by
  Laufeia or Nal. In some accounts he
  was the son of Ymir rather than 
  his grandson.
  Berggeist
  German
  a mountain spirit
  Bergjarl
  Norse
  [Lord of the Mountain]
  a hill giant
  Bergrisir
  Norse
  [Bergbui.Bergjarl]
  hill giants 
  (see also Bergbui)
  bergsmiedlein
  (see Dwarfs)
  Bergthora
  wife of Njal
  mother of Grim, Helga, Helgi, Skarp-
  Hedin and Thorgerd
  She and her family were trapped by
  the forces led by Flosi who, in
  furtherance of a long-running feud,
  burnt the house to the ground. She
  and her husband chose to lie on their
  bed, with their young grandson Thord
  between them, and quietly wait to be
  overcome by the flames, rather than
  the face the mob outside.
  Bergthorskroll
  Norse
  the house of the Njalsson’s, burnt to
  the ground by Flosi and his men
  Berith
  [Beal.Bofi.Bolfry]
  a demon of alchemy
  a duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted astride a red horse and
  is said to foretell the future.
  (see also Baal-Berith)
  Berkaial
  a demon
  Berkta
  (see Bertha3)
  Berlic
  European
  a mischievous spirit in Switzerland
  Berling
  Norse
  a dwarf
  He was one of the four dwarfs that
  Freya was said to have slept with to get
  the necklace Brisingamen.
  Berlinghieri
  European
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He was with Roland at Roncesvalles
  and was killed there.
  Bermoothes
  British
  an enchanted island, said to be the
  home of devils and witches
  Bernard of Astolat
  British
  an impoverished earl
  father of Elaine and Lavaine
  He provided accommodation for
  Lancelot when he attended a major
  tournament. His daughter died of
  unrequited love for Lancelot. Her
  brother, Lavaine, went back to
  Camelot with him. 
  Bernardo del Carpio
  Spanish
  a Spanish hero
  He was said to have defeated Roland in
  single combat at Roncesvalles.
  Bergoia
  (see Begoe)
  Berne
  Celtic
  a moon-goddess
  Berng
  Spanish
  [=Irish Bran:=Majorcan Verng]
  a Catalan god
  Bernice
  (see Berenice)
  Bernlake
  (see Green Knight1)
  Beroe1
  Greek
  a nurse of Semele
  When Semele became the lover of
  Zeus, Hera appeared in the guise of
  Beroe and persuaded Semele to
  demand that he prove that he was who
  he claimed to be. She did, and died for
  her temerity.
  Beroe2
  Greek
  daughter of Adonis and Aphrodite,
  some say
  sister of Golgus and Priapus
  Beroe and Golgus were said to be
  mortal while Priapus was immortal.
  Beroe3
  (see Begoe)
  Beroul
  French
  a 12th C writer, author of The
  Romance of Tristan
  Berouth
  Phoenician
  [Beouth]
  an early mother-goddess
  consort of Elioun
  mother of Ouranus and Gaea 
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  Berrant le Apres
  Bevis of Southampton
  Berrant le Apres
  (see Aguysans)
  Berroc
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Barruc]
  the sacred oak tree
  Bersa
  Irish
  husband of Mair
  berserkers
  Norse
  [baresark.berserkir]
  inspired warriors
  Inspired by Odin to battle frenzy,
  these warriors, though unarmed and
  naked, could perform amazing feats of
  strength and courage. It was said that
  they could take on the shape of bears
  or wolves, and in battle were
  invulnerable to fire and steel.
  berserkir
  (see berserkers)
  Bersules
  British
  a knight at King Mark’s court
  He set out with Mark and Amant to
  kill Tristram but was himself killed 
  by Mark when he refused to be party
  to murder.
  Berte
  European
  sister of Elissent
  She and her sister, daughters of the
  Empress of Constantinople, were due
  to marry Charles Martel and his vassal,
  Girart de Roussillon. Charles fell in
  love with Elissent and married her,
  giving Berte to Girart.
  Berte aux Grands Pieds (see Bertha1)
  Bertelai
  (see Bertholet)
  Bertha1
  European
  [Berte aux Grands Pieds.Berthe au 
  Grand Pied]
  daughter of Floris and Blanchfleur
  wife of Pepin I
  mother of Charlemagne
  Her old nurse, Margiste, imprisoned
  Bertha and arranged that her own
  daughter, Aliste, should take Bertha’s
  place and become Pepin’s queen. The
  warders ordered to kill her allowed
  Bertha to escape and she took refuge
  with Symon, Pepin’s cowherd, and his
  wife Constance. When Berthga’s
  mother, Blanchfleur, exposed the false
  queen years later, Bertha was finally
  given her rightful position as queen.
  The name Berte aux Grands Pieds is
  said to refer to the fact that she had big
  feet; in some accounts she was Berthe
  au Grand Pied because she had a 
  club foot. 
  (see also Bertha3)
  Bertha2
  European
  sister of Charlemagne
  wife of Milon
  mother of Roland
  She married Milon secretly and he
  soon abandoned her, leaving her in
  poverty in a cave to bring up Roland.
  She was later pardoned by the emperor
  for her deceit and was restored to his
  favour.
  Some versions say that Charlemagne
  fathered Roland on his own sister
  Bertha, and then married her off to
  Milon.
  Bertha3
  German
  [Bercht(a).Berkta.Brecht(a).Bride of the
  Sun.Percht(a).Precht.White Lady]
  a German name for Frigga or Holda
  guardian of the souls of the unborn or
  of those not baptised
  She is depicted as having one large flat
  foot caused by her use of the spinning
  wheel.
  (see also Bertha1)
  Berthe au Grand Pied
  (see Bertha1)
  Bertholot
  European
  [Bertelai.Bertolais]
  a name for Charlot, in some accounts
  Bertholai
  British
  a friend and accomplice of the 
  False Guinevere
  Bertilak
  (see Green Knight1)
  Bertolais
  (see Bertholet)
  Bertoldo
  European
  husband of Sophia
  He and Sophia appear as the parents of
  Rinaldo in Jerusalem Delivered.
  Bertrane
  European
  sister of Alane and Guillaume
  Beruth
  (see Berouth)
  Bes
  Egyptian
  [Aha.Sepd.Septu] 
  the god of childbirth, children, dance,
  family, household, mirth and music
  husband of Tauret
  He is normally depicted as dwarfish,
  bandy-legged and ugly, but in his role
  as Sepd, a god of war, he is given a
  handsome body and the face of a lion.
  Beset
  (see Tauret)
  Besla
  (see Bestla)
  Bestiaire d’Amour
  French
  a bestiary written by Richard 
  de Fournival
  bestiary
  a mediaeval book of animals both real
  and mythical
  Bestla
  Norse
  [Besla.Bettla]
  a giantess
  daughter or sister of Bolthor
  wife of Bor 
  mother of Hoenir, Odin, Ve and Vili
  In some versions she is the daughter of
  Ymir, twin of Mimir, the wife of Thor
  and the mother of Odin and Loki.
  Betara Guru
  (see Batara Guru)
  Beth Gelert
  (see Beddgelert)
  Beth Saggil
  Mesopotamian
  the Babylonian palace of the gods
  Bethage
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Bethel
  Mesopotamian
  a local Phoenician god
  Bethides
  British
  son of Perceforest
  husband of Circe
  His wife brought the Romans to
  Britain and, when they conquered the
  country, his father gave up the throne
  and retired to the Isle of Life.
  Bethor
  one of the 7 Olympic Spirits, 
  ruler of the planet Jupiter
  Bethseda
  a pool or spring in Jerusalem said to
  have miraculous healing powers
  Bethuel
  a moon demon
  Betis
  British
  [Perceforest]
  a king of England
  brother of Gaddifer
  He was given the throne by Alexander
  the Great who, some say, had
  conquered the whole of Britain. He
  killed the magician Darmart, and was
  thereafter known as Perceforest.
  Bettla
  (see Bestla)
  betylus
  (see baetyl)
  Beund
  (see Beuno)
  Beuno
  British
  [Beund]
  a 6th C Welsh abbot and saint
  son of Bugi and Preferren
  He was said to be descended from
  Anna, sister of King Arthur.
  Beuve
  European
  brother of Aymon
  father of Maugis and Vivien
  When Beuve failed to support
  Charlemagne in his battles with the
  Saxons, the king sent his son, Lohier,
  to threaten reprisals. Beuve killed
  Lohier and the king sent his army to
  subdue his vassal who then submitted
  but was treacherously murdered.
  Bevarash
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Bevis of Southampton
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Guy
  husband of Josian
  He was reared by his uncle, Saber,
  when his mother killed his father,
  remarried and wanted to be rid of the
  boy. He was later sold as a slave and
  given to the Armenian king, Ermyn,
  whose daughter Josian fell in love with
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  Beygawa
  the young Briton. Ermyn gave him a
  horse, Arundel, and a sword, Morglay.
  He killed a huge boar and the dragon
  of Colein and defeated Brandamond of
  Damascus. When he was captured and
  held in prison he killed the two huge
  snakes that were introduced into his
  cell, and escaped and eloped with
  Josian who became a Christian and
  married him. It was said that he killed
  two lions with a single blow and
  defeated the giant Ascapart, who
  became his servant. On his return to
  Britain, his lands and titles were
  restored to him.
  Beygawa
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Tomwaya
  Her husband was so devoted to her
  that when she died he visited her 
  in Vabusi, home of the spirits of the
  dead.
  Beyggvir
  Norse
  [Beggvir.Byggvir]
  a barley-god: mill refuse personified
  a servant of Frey
  husband of Beyla
  He was envisaged as a miniature being
  speaking into Frey’s ear.
  Beyla
  Norse
  a minor goddess, attendant on Frey
  manure personified
  wife of Beyggvir
  In some accounts she married Frey; in
  others Beyla is masculine.
  bezoar
  a stony lump sometimes found in the
  intestines or stomachs of various
  ruminants and other animals
  These stones are supposed to have
  magical powers or medicinal power
  as an antidote to poison.
  (1) In parts of Europe the stone was
  used as a cure for toothache.
  (2) 
  The 
  Chinese 
  wear 
  rings 
  incorporating this stone, which when
  sucked acts as a cure for poison.
  (3) Some North American tribes
  grind the stones to powder and use
  this to strengthen their eyesight.
  (4) In Mongolia, the stone is used
  by shamans to bring rain.
  (5) In the Pacific Islands, it is said
  to be found in coconuts and, again,
  is used as an antidote for poison.
  Bhachakra
  Indian
  the Indian Zodiac
  Bhadra1
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan bZan-po.Zen-po]
  in some accounts, one of the Arhats
  Bhadra2
  Hindu
  a goddess, prosperity personified
  daughter of Soma
  wife of Utatheya
  She was abducted by Varuna but he
  was forced to return her when, in
  response to Utatheya’s plea, the
  goddess 
  Sarasvati 
  dried 
  up 
  all 
  the rivers.
  Bhadra3
  Japanese
  the Buddhist concept of divine
  compassion
  Bhadra Vira
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva used by the Maratha
  In this form he is depicted riding the
  bull Nandi.
  (see also Virabhadra)
  Bhadracharu
  Hindu
  son of Krishna and Rukmini
  Bhadrajina
  Jain
  the last of the tirthankaras
  Bhadrakali 
  (see Durga.Kali.
  Mahadevi.Parvati)
  Bhadrakalpa
  Buddhist
  the present era
  Bhadrasva
  Hindu
  one of the 4 island-continents
  mentioned in the Mahabharata 
  (see also Dvipa)
  Bhaga
  Hindu
  [Bhagasavitar. ‘good luck’. ‘wealth’]
  a sun-god: a god of good fortune
  a form of Surya as the giver of wealth
  one of the 6 Adityas
  husband of Siddhi
  He was blinded by Shiva as Virabhadra.
  Bhagasavitar
  (see Bhaga)
  bhagat
  Indian
  exorcists, priests and sorcerers
  Bhagavad
  (see Bhagavan)
  Bhagavad Gita
  Hindu
  [Bhagavadgita.Song of God.Song of the
  (Blessed) Lord]
  the sacred writings of Vishnavism
  an epic poem in the Mahabharata
  This poem records Krishna’s talks with
  Arjuna before the battle between the
  Pandavi and Kaurava families.
  Bhagavan1
  Buddhist
  [Bhagavat]
  a name for the Buddha
  Bhagavan2
  Hindu
  [Bhagavad.Bhagavant.Bhagavat(a).Bhagvan.
  Bhagwan. ‘lord’]
  a name of Avalokiteshvara, Krishna
  and other deities as ‘exalted one’
  a title for a guru regarded as a deity
  Bhagavan3
  Indian
  [Bhagavad.Bhagavant.Bhagavat(a).Bhagvan.
  Bhagwan. ‘lord’]
  a creator-god 
  Bhagavant
  (see Bhagavan)
  Bhagavat
  (see Bhagavan)
  Bhagavata
  (see Bhagavan)
  Bhagavata-Purana
  Hindu
  [Shrimad-Bhagavata]
  an epic scripture of the Advaita-
  Vedanta school, in some 10,000
  verses, composed by Vopadeva
  Bhagavati1
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali, Parvati and Uma
  Bhagavati2
  Hindu
  the capital of the underworld, Patala,
  home of the Nagas
  Bhagiratha
  Hindu
  a sage
  grandson of Anshumat
  He arranged for the flow of the
  Ganges, which had been diverted to
  heaven, to be returned to earth in
  seven streams.
  Bhagvan
  (see Bhagavan.Bhagwan)
  Bhagwan1
  Indian
  [Andate.Parmeson]
  the supreme god of the Bhil in 
  central India
  He was self-created and created all the
  other gods.
  Bhagwan2
  (see Bhagavan)
  Bhainsasura
  Hindu
  a modern form of Mahisha
  This monster is said to trample the
  corn, but can be propitiated by worship
  or by the sacrifice of a pig.
  Bhairava1
  Hindu
  [Bhutesvara.Bhuteswara]
  a name of Shiva as ‘the devourer’ and
  haunter of the graveyards 
  (see also Bhairava2)
  Bhairava2
  Hindu
  [Bhairon.Ksetrapala.Mahakala.Shamkara.
  Shankara]
  a terrible aspect of Shiva
  He was born from the blood of Shiva.
  Bhairava had eight manifestations as
  Asitanga, Kapala, Kala(ratri), Krodha,
  Rudra, Ruru, Shankara and Unmatta.
  He is depicted as having as many as
  five heads and ten arms and is usually
  naked with a snake and skulls suspended
  round his neck. Some of his hands hold
  a drum, a noose and a trident.
  (see also Bhairava1)
  Bhairavi
  Hindu
  an aspect of Devi as a terrible deity
  Bhairon
  Hindu
  a local god later indentified 
  with Bhairava
  Bhaironath
  Hindu
  a law officer of Shiva who controls
  both gods and men
  Bhaisajya
  (see Bhaishajya)
  Bhaisajyaguru
  (see Bhaishajya)
  Bhaishajya
  Tibetan
  [Bhaisajya(guru).Man-la:=Chinese Yao-
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  Bhalbhuaidh
  Bhima2
  shih.Yao-shih-to.Yao-shih-wang-fo.etc
  (see Yao-shih.):=Japanese Yakushi]
  a Buddhist physician-god
  one of the sMan-bla
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas 
  He was the ruler of the eastern Pure
  Land. 
  (see also Gozu Tenno)
  Bhalbhuaidh
  Irish
  [Balb(h)uaid(h)]
  the Irish name for Gawain
  Bhallika
  Buddhist
  one of the maidens who fed the
  Buddha sugar cane when he broke
  his fast
  (see also Trapusha)
  Bharada
  Pacific Islands
  an ascetic saint
  A witch, Tjalon Arang, under the
  auspices of Durga, caused many
  people to die of fever. Bharada,
  instructed by Siwa, read the witch’s
  book of spells and then killed her,
  merely by telling her that Durga and
  Siwa willed it.
  Bharadvaja
  Hindu
  [Bharadwaja]
  one of the 7 Rishis
  son of Bhraspati
  father of Drona
  He lived the span of three normal lives
  and became an immortal. He is said to
  have composed most of the hymns of
  the Vedas. When Vishnu interrupted
  him at prayer he threw water over the
  god leaving a permanent mark (vatsa)
  on his breast.
  Bharadwaja
  (see Bharadvaja)
  Bharani
  Hindu
  [Apabharanis]
  a goddess of misfortune
  daughter of Daksa
  wife of Candra
  Bharat Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  Bharata1
  Hindu
  [Barat.Bharatha.Bharati:=Thai Phroo]
  son of Dasa-ratha and Kaikeyi
  half brother of Lakshmana, Rama 
  and Shatrughna
  husband of Madavi
  Another 
  son 
  of 
  Dasa-ratha 
  by
  Kausalya was Rama, the seventh
  incarnation of Vishnu. Rama should
  have inherited Dasa-ratha’s throne,
  but Kaikeyi made the king leave it to
  Bharata and exile Rama for fourteen
  years. Bharata refused the throne but
  acted as regent while Rama was 
  in exile.
  Bharata2
  Hindu
  [Barat.Bharatha.Bharati]
  the realm fought over by the Kaurava
  and Pandava families
  Bharata3
  Hindu
  [Barat.Bharatha.Bharati]
  an early king of Bharata
  Bharata4
  Hindu
  [Barat.Baratha.Bharati]
  an ancestor of the Kauravas 
  and Pandavas 
  son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala
  Bharata5
  Hindu
  [Barat.Bharatha.Bhartai]
  a hermit
  He saved a faun from drowning and
  allowed his fondness for the animal to
  interrupt his devotion to god. As
  punishment, he was born as a deer in
  his next incarnation.
  Bharata6
  Jain
  [Barat.Bharatha.Bharati] 
  son of Rishaba
  brother of Gommatesvara
  He fought his brother for supremacy
  and lost but was handed the kingdom
  by Gommatesvara, who went into the
  forest to do penance. Bharata erected a
  huge statue to commemorate his
  brother’s feat of standing for one
  whole year while plants grew over him.
  Bharata-Guru
  (see Batara Guru)
  Bharatas
  Hindu
  the Kauravas and Pandavas,
  descendants of Bharata
  Bharatayuda
  East Indian
  [Bratayuda]
  the Javanese version of 
  the Mahabharata
  Bharatha
  (see Bharata)
  Bharati1
  Hindu
  a goddess of sacrifices 
  an aspect of Sarasvati
  Bharati2
  (see Bharata)
  Bhargavas
  (see Brighus)
  Bharunda
  Hindu
  a bird said to carry off dead bodies
  Bhatara Guru
  (see Batara Guru)
  Bhattara Guru
  (see Batara Guru)
  Bhava1
  Hindu
  life-producing power
  (see also Bhavani2)
  Bhava2
  Hindu
  [existent]
  one of the 8 forms of Agni
  (see also Rudra.Shiva)
  Bhavacakramudra
  Buddhist
  the wheel of life
  Bhavaja
  Hindu
  a name for Kama as god of love
  Bhavanavasi
  Jain
  10 young-looking deities
  These are listed as Agnikumara, Asura-
  kumara, Dikkumara, Dvipakumara,
  Nagakumara, Stanitakumara, Suparna-
  kumara, Udadhikumara, Vayukumara
  and Vidyutkumara.
  Bhavani1
  Hindu
  [Bhowani]
  an aspect of Kali or Parvati
  In this role she is portrayed as a demon
  with a necklace of skulls, her tongue
  hanging down to her chin and pen-
  dulous breasts.
  Bhavani2
  Hindu
  life-producing power
  (see also Bhava1)
  Bhavani3
  Hindu
  in Nepal, a wife of Shiva
  In some accounts she is the same 
  as Vajravarahi
  Bhavishya
  (see Shiva)
  Bhechad-jagaru
  (see Yakushi)
  Bheki1
  Hindu
  the sun on the horizon
  Bheki2
  Hindu
  a maiden who married a king
  She married the king on condition that
  he would never show her a drop of
  water as this would cause her death.
  Bherava
  Pacific Islands
  [Maha Bherava:=Hindu Bhairava]
  an aspect of Buddha or Siwa
  bhikkhu
  Buddhist
  [bhikshu:female = bhikkuni]
  a mendicant monk
  bhikkuni
  Buddhist
  a female bhikku
  Bhikshana
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  bhikshu
  (see bhikkhu)
  Bhima1
  Buddhist
  [Bhimadevi]
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Bhima2
  Hindu
  [Bhimasena.Jihma-yodhin.Vrikodara:
  =Javanese Bima]
  a giant warrior prince, hero of the
  Mahabharata
  son of Vayu and Kunti
  one of the 5 Pandava brothers
  husband of Hidimbaa
  father of Damayanti
  father of Ghatotkacha by Hidimbaa
  father of Sarvaga by Balandhara
  On a journey to find the magic lotus,
  which restores health and vigour, he
  met Hanuman and from him learned
  the history of the universe. He killed
  the yakshas which guarded the lotus
  and drank the healing waters of the
  lake.
  In one account he killed Purochana
  by setting fire to his house, because he
  had learned that Purochana planned to
  burn down the Pandava’s palace. He
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  also killed the demons Hidimba and
  Vaka and many others.
  Two men, Jayadratha and Kitchaka,
  tried to rape Draupadi, and Bhima
  gave them both a beating, making the
  former work as a slave of the Pandavas.
  Bhima later saved Draupadi from
  death at the stake.
  In the Mahabharata he was poisoned
  and thrown into the river by bis
  cousin, Duryodhana, one of the
  Kaurava brothers, but the water snakes
  revived him and gave him tremendous
  physical strength, which he used to
  great effect in the battle with the
  Kauravas. One of those he killed was
  Duhsasana and he drank the dead
  man’s blood.
  In the final episode Duryodhana,
  the sole surviving Kaurava, fought
  Bhima in single combat and was
  defeated. During the fight Bhima used
  an unfair blow that broke his
  opponent’s thigh. Thereafter, he was
  called Jihma-yodhin, the unfair fighter.
  Bhima, and all the Pandavas except
  Yudhishthira, died on the journey to
  Mount Meru.
  Bhima3
  Hindu
  a name for Rudra or Shiva as ‘terrible’
  consort of Disa
  father of Sarga
  Bhimadevi
  (see Bhima1.Devi.Kali.Uma)
  Bhimasena
  (see Bhima2)
  Bhishma
  Hindu
  [Bhisma.Gangeya.Nadija]
  a prince
  son of Shantanu and Ganga
  When his father wished to get married
  again, to the young Satyavati, Bhishma
  renounced his claim to the throne and
  remained celibate, so that any son of
  the new marriage could inherit the
  kingdom.
  He taught both the Kauravas and
  the Pandavas the arts of war and
  fought on the side of the Kauravas in
  their epic battle with the Pandavas. 
  He could be killed only with his
  consent and this he gave when the
  Pandavas pleaded with him to give up
  fighting for evil men and demons.
  Sadly, his former friend, Arjuna, shot
  him with many arrows and he died of
  his wounds after fifty-eight days.
  Bhishmaka
  Hindu
  [Bhismaka]
  a king
  father of Rukmini
  Bhisma
  (see Bhishma)
  Bhismaka
  (see Bhishmaka)
  Bhogavati
  Hindu
  the capital city of the Nagas
  Bhowani
  (see Bhavani)
  Bhramari
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali or Uma as ‘bee’
  Bhrighus
  (see Brighus)
  Bhrgu
  (see Brighu)
  Bhrigu
  (see Brighu)
  Bhrihadratha
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Jarasandha
  His two wives each gave birth to half a
  baby. Both were abandoned in the
  forest where they were found by the
  demoness Jara. She joined them into
  one boy and handed him over to his
  father, who refrained from killing her
  when he realised that she had saved his
  son.
  Bhrkuti Tara
  Tibetan
  [Janguli.Vajratara.Yellow Tara]
  an aspect of Amitabha depicted with 4
  hands and frowning
  She is regarded as an incarnation of
  Syamatara and was one of the wives of
  Song-tsen Ganp-po. 
  (see also Syamatara)
  Bhu
  Hindu
  a primordial goddess
  She existed on the bottom of the
  primaeval ocean and was raised to the
  surface by Brahma to become the lotus.
  Bhudevi
  (see Bhumidevi)
  bhumi1
  Buddhist
  a group of 12 deities
  These beings represent the spiritual
  stages through which a bodhisattva
  must pass.
  Bhumi2
  Hindu
  the earth
  (see also Bhur-Loka)
  Bhumi Devata
  Indian
  a goddess of vegetation
  Bhumidevi
  Hindu
  [Bhudevi.Mahi.Pusti.Vasudhara.Zami-
  Mata]
  a fertility-goddess
  a wife of Vishnu
  mother of Naraka
  In some accounts, a name for Dharti
  Mata.
  She was rescued from the sea by
  Vahara.
  Bhumiya
  Hindu
  [Kletrpal]
  an early fertility-god or goddess
  an aspect of Vishnu
  In some places Bhumiya is worshipped
  as a snake; in others, the first man to
  die in any new village is deified as
  Bhumiya.
  bhur
  Hindu
  a word said to have been uttered by
  Prajpati which caused the creation of
  the earth
  (see also Bhur-Loka)
  Bhur-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the universe, 
  the earth
  (see also Bhumi2)
  Bhuranyu
  Hindu
  a fire-god
  bhut
  (see bhuta)
  bhuta
  Indian
  [bhut]
  an evil spirit; an incubus
  These beings, which are the offspring
  of demons and ghosts, are said to cast
  no shadow. They live in forests or
  graveyards, eat human flesh and can
  take any shape.
  Some say that they are the sons of
  Krodha, others that they are the spirits
  of those who died as children or of
  men who died from accident, capital
  punishment or suicide.
  (see also bonga.curin)
  Bhuta-Natha
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘lord of 
  the bhutas’
  Bhuta-Nayaki
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali or Uma as ‘leader
  of demons’
  bhutaganas
  Hindu
  ganas devoted to Shiva
  Bhutadamara
  Buddhist
  a three-eyed-god of demons
  He is depicted as black with four arms
  and is decorated with eight snakes and
  five skulls.
  Bhutamata
  Hindu
  a terrible aspect of Parvati
  Bhutesvara
  (see Bhairava1)
  Bhuteswara
  (see Bhairava1)
  Bhuvana
  Hindu
  father of Vishvakarma by Yogasiddha
  Bhuvanesvari
  Hindu
  one of the 10 mahavidyas
  bhuvar
  Hindu
  a word said to have been uttered by
  Prajapati, which caused the creation
  of the heavenly bodies
  (see also Bhuvar-Loka)
  Bhuvar-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the universe
  the home of the sages in the sky
  Bi-har
  (see Bihar)
  Bi-Hyong
  Korean
  a boy with magical powers
  He was born to Do-Wha as the result
  of a visit to her in a dream by the dead
  king, Zin-Zi, and was adopted by the
  new king, Zin-Pyong. He became
  leader of the goblins who lived on the
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  Big Grandfather
  far side of the river and at the king’s
  request had them build a bridge over
  the river.
  Bia1
  African
  a river-god
  son of the supreme god of the 
  Akan
  brother of Tano
  He was to receive the fertile areas and
  Tano was to receive the desert lands,
  but Tano disguised himself as Bia and
  was given the fertile land.
  Bia2
  Greek
  the god of force
  son of Pallas and Styx
  brother of Cratus, Nike and Zelus
  He and his brother Cratus were given
  the task of chaining Prometheus to 
  the rock.
  Biadice
  Greek
  [Biddice]
  wife of Cetheus
  She fell in love with her nephew
  Phrixus and when he rejected her
  advances she accused him of rape.
  B’iame
  (see Baime)
  Biarki
  (see Bodvar)
  Bias1
  Greek
  son of Amythaon and Idomene 
  or Melanippe
  brother of Melampus
  husband of Pero
  father of Talaus by Pero
  father of Anaxibia by Iphianassa
  He was in love with Pero and 
  when her father demanded the cattle
  of Phylacus as the bride-price, his
  brother Melampus obtained them for
  him. When she died Bias married
  Iphianassa, one of the daughters of
  Proetus, who had been driven to
  madness by Melampus.
  Bias2
  Greek
  father of Areius
  He was killed by his nephew, Pylas,
  king of Megara.
  Bias3
  Greek
  a 6th C BC Ionian
  one of the Seven Sages
  Biausdous
  British
  son of Gawain
  husband of Biautei
  His prize for being able to remove the
  sword Honorée from its scabbard was
  the hand of Biautei. He defeated
  Ermaleus in combat and sent him to
  King Arthur as a prisoner.
  Biautei
  British
  a princess
  wife of Biausdous
  She was given to Biausdous as his wife
  when he managed to remove the
  sword Honorée from its scabbard.
  Biblindi
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘drinker’
  bibliomancy
  divination from random openings of a
  book: ascertaining guilt by weighing
  suspected sorcerers against the
  weight of the Bible
  (see also rhapsodomancy.sortes)
  Bibliotheca
  Greek
  [Bibliotheka]
  a book of myths by Apollodorus
  Bibliotheka
  (see Bibliotheca)
  Bibung
  European
  a dwarf
  He was the protector of the ice-queen,
  Virginal. When she was seized by the
  magician, Ortgis, he went to Dietrich
  for help.
  Bicorn
  French
  [Bicorne.Bycorne]
  a monster in the form of a beast that
  eats good husbands
  Bicorne
  (see Bicorn)
  Bida
  African
  the dragon guarding Wagadoo
  This new city sprang up in the desert
  when Prince Lagarre beat the royal
  drum, Tabele. The dragon gave
  Lagarre access to the city, of which the
  young prince became the king, on
  condition that he delivered a young
  maiden to the dragon each year. After
  each such sacrifice Bida flew over the
  city disgorging gold, which paved all
  the streets. After many years of such
  sacrifices Mamadi, the lover of the
  maiden due to be sacrificed that year,
  killed Bida and cut off his head, which
  flew off to the Gold Coast.
  bidadari
  East Indian
  a Javanese nymph
  It is said that these beings sometimes
  marry mortals.
  (see also vidyadhari)
  Bidasari
  Malay
  an epic poem telling the story of
  Mengindera
  Bidda
  African
  a Hausa spirit causing stiffness
  Biddice
  (see Biadice)
  Bidhgoe
  (see Ea-Anu)
  Bidiel
  (see Bydiel)
  Biducht
  Persian
  [=Greek Aphrodite]
  a love-goddess
  Bidwini
  British
  [Baldwin.Bedwin(i).Bedwn]
  a bishop at King Arthur’s court
  Biega-olmai
  Baltic
  a Lapp wind-god
  Biel
  African
  an Ethiopian spirit
  Bielbog
  (see Bylebog)
  Bierlam
  African
  a word for god in Cameroon
  Biersal
  German
  a kobold of the cellar
  If he is appeased by a daily jug of beer,
  this spirit of the cellar will clear all the
  bottles and jugs.
  Biflindi
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘one who
  brandishes a spear’
  This name is a reference to his magic
  spear Gungnir. 
  Bifrons
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This demon takes the form of a
  monster that can change shape on
  command. It is said to impart
  knowledge of magic herbs and of
  astrology. 
  Bifrost
  Norse
  [Asa-bridge.As(a)bru.Bilrost.The Milky
  Way.Vindhjalmsbru]
  the rainbow bridge leading from
  Asgard to Midgard
  This bridge, built of air, fire and
  water, was guarded by Heimdall
  whose palace, Himinbiorg, was built
  on top of the bridge. Thor was not
  allowed to use the bridge – his tread
  was too heavy for its frail construction.
  It was broken down by the onrushing
  forces from Muspelheim at Ragnarok.
  Big Dipper
  (see Great Bear)
  Big Donag MacManus
  Irish
  a man who outwitted Cailleach 
  Bheur
  The hag would challenge young men
  to a reaping contest and killed them
  when she won – as she invariably did.
  Big Donag MacManus spotted that
  her success was due to a chafer in the
  handle of her reaping hook. By pulling
  off the handle and releasing the chafer
  he escaped the fate of so many others.
  Big Eater
  North American
  a man who married a ghost woman
  Big Eater found a woman digging
  clams and persuaded her to come and
  live with him. After a while she got
  tired of him and set off in a canoe to
  find a younger man. Big Eater chased
  her in his other canoe and eventually
  overtook her. She thereupon pulled a
  hair from her head, turned it into a
  lance and, throwing at her pursuer,
  killed him.
  Big Grandfather
  (see Raven2.3)
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  Big Hag
  Irish
  a female water monster slain by Finn
  mac Cool
  Big Owl
  North American
  a monster of the Apache American
  Indians who eat human beings
  In some accounts, he was a son of the
  Sun and was killed by his own brother.
  Big Raven
  (see Quikinna’qu)
  Big Snake
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Big Star
  (see Sontso)
  Big Water Man
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  This spirit can be invoked to combat
  disease. He is said to cause landslides
  when he moves and is envisaged as
  having yellow eyes and a large mouth
  in a spiny body.
  Bigeh
  Egyptian
  an island in the Nile where Hapi lived
  Bigfoot
  North American
  [Gilyuk.Omah.Sasquatch.Susquatch.Toki-
  Mussi]
  a supposed monster in the Rocky Mountains
  Biggaroo
  Australian
  in the lore of the Aborigines, a huge snake
  Bigirhush
  Mesopotamian
  [Shuzianna]
  an Akkadian god of the primitive ocean
  Bigirimana
  African
  a name of Imana as ‘he who owns 
  all things’
  Bihar
  Tibetan
  [Bi-har.Pe-har.Pehar.Pekar.Pelear. Tin-le-
  gyal-po]
  a Buddhist-Lamaist god
  one of the Mahapancharajas, King 
  of Deeds
  He is depicted with six eyes in each of
  his three heads and with six arms. He
  rides a white lion or a red tiger.
  (see also Nach-un.Yon-tan-rgyal-po)
  bija-mantra
  Hindu
  a mantra used in Tantric ritual
  Each mantra, which has but one
  syllable, represents a deity.
  bijadhari
  (see vidyadhari)
  Bika Daikoku
  Japanese
  a form of Daikoku as a priest bearing a
  sword and a mallet
  Bikki
  Norse
  a counsellor at the Danish court
  He accused Broder, son of King
  Iarmerik, of having seduced Svanhild,
  the intended bride of his father, the
  part played by Sibich in the story 
  of Ermenrich.
  Bikshu
  Buddhist
  [Biksu]
  the 4 ‘apostles’ of Buddhism
  The names of these men, the original
  apostles of Buddha, are given as 
  Kun Dadhana, Kashyapa, Pindola 
  and Rahula.
  Biksu
  (see Bikshu)
  Bil
  Norse
  a goddess of the waning moon
  one of the Asynjur
  daughter of Ivald and Greip
  sister of Hiuki
  She and Hiuki were captured by the
  moon-god Mani when they were
  carrying song-mead from the well
  Byrgyr in the bucket Saegyr, and
  thereafter always accompanied him.
  Bilalang
  Malay
  [Pa Bilialang]
  a grasshopper featured in folk tales
  Bilat
  (see Belit)
  Bilberry Sunday
  (see Lugnasad)
  Bildjiwuaroju
  (see Djanggawuls)
  Bildr
  Norse
  another version of Balder
  In this version, he is a rival of Hromund
  for the hand of Svanhit. Hromund
  killed both Bildr and Voli (Vali) with
  the magic sword Mistillteinn.
  Bile1
  Irish
  [=British Belinus:=Welsh Beli]
  a god of death
  in some accounts, the first man 
  son of Breoghan or Ith
  brother of Milesius
  In some versions he is the husband of
  Dana, in others the father of Milesius.
  Some say that he was one of those
  drowned when the Danaans caused the
  storm that wrecked many of the ships
  of the invading Milesians.
  He conducts the souls of the dead to
  the Otherworld. Some say that he is
  the same as Balor.
  bile2
  Irish
  sacred trees
  Bile-panny
  (see Vodni-panny)
  Bilet
  (see Bileth1)
  Bileth1
  [Bilet]
  a demon
  a minister of Arcan, some say
  Bileth2
  (see Beleth)
  Bileya
  (see Bilegyr)
  Bileygr
  Norse
  [Bileya]
  a name of Odin as ‘the shifty-eyed one’
  Bilik
  Indian
  [Buluga.Pulaga. ‘spider’]
  a thunder-god of the Andaman Islands
  husband or brother of Tarai
  This deity is said to control the north-
  east monsoon while Tarai controls that
  from the south-west.
  Biliku
  Hindu
  the female counterpart of Bilik
  Bilindi
  Ceylonese
  [Veda Yaka]
  a hunter
  brother of Kanda Yake
  He was killed by his own brother when
  the latter flew into a rage. The spirits
  of both men are invoked by hunters.
  Biljari
  Australian
  [Eaglehawk]
  a culture hero of the Aborigines
  Biljari and Wagu laid down rules 
  for marriage to avoid incest. Both
  became birds as a result of tricks
  played on each other, Bijari becoming
  an eagle.
  Billdat
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Billiken
  North American
  a god of things as they should be
  Billing
  Norse
  an elf, guardian of the West
  king of the Ruthenes
  father of Rinda
  Billow-maidens
  (see Wave-maidens)
  Billy Blin
  British
  [Belly Blin.Billy Blind.Blind Barlow]
  a household spirit
  Billy Blind
  (see Billy Blin)
  Bilmesschneider
  (see Bilwis)
  bilocation 
  [duplication]
  the ability to appear in 2 different
  locations at the same time
  This alleged power is reported of
  several saints.
  Biloko
  African
  [sing=Eloko]
  in Zaire, a race of hairless dwarfs
  spirits of the dead
  These spirits are said to wear leaves
  and live in hollow trees. Grass grows
  on their bodies and they can stretch
  their mouths so as to admit a human
  body. They can put a spell on humans
  by ringing the bell they all carry.
  Bilrost
  (see Bifrost)
  Bil’s Way
  (see Irmin’s Way)
  Bilskirner
  (see Bilskirnir)
  Bilskirnir
  Norse
  [Belskirnir.Bilskirner.Storm-serene]
  the palace of Thor situated in his
  realm, Thrudheim
  Bilu
  Burmese
  a cannibal ogre
  This being is said to cast no shadow.
  Bilwis
  German
  [Bilmesschneider.Pilwiz]
  an evil spirit
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  birds
  This being is said to devastate crops
  with a sickle attached to his big toe.
  Bima
  East Indian
  [Bratasena.Werkudara]
  the Javanese version of Bhima
  husband of Nagagini
  Bimbasara
  Buddhist
  a king
  husband of Vaidehi
  father of Ajatasatru
  He offered the Buddha the use of his
  bamboo park for the accommodation
  of his disciples.
  Bimbo
  Japanese
  a peasant
  He found the Thunder Child,
  Raitaro, and raised him.
  Bimbo-Gami
  Japanese
  [Bimbogami]
  a god of poverty
  It is said that he can be banished from
  a house if the fire is blown on through
  a bamboo tube which, when it cracks
  from the heat, is thrown away.
  His presence is announced by the
  clicking of death-watch beetles which
  act as his servants.
  Bimbogami
  (see Bimbo-Gami)
  Bimini
  British
  [Boicua] 
  a mythical island, site of a fountain of
  eternal youth
  This island is said to be located in 
  the Bahamas.
  Binatel
  West Indian
  one of the 2 Zemis
  a primaeval being, precursor of 
  the gods
  (see also Morobo)
  Binaye Ahani
  North American
  twin members of the Anaye, in the lore
  of the Navaho
  These beings, born without limbs, but
  with lethal glances, were killed by
  Nayenezgani and his brother.
  The twin heroes were protected
  from the lightning that sprang from
  the eyes of these monsters by their
  supernatural 
  status. 
  Nayenezgani
  threw salt on the fire which caused an
  explosion which made the monsters
  blind and helpless, so that the twins
  were easily able to despatch them with
  their knives, taking their scalps as
  proof of victory. 
  Binbeal
  Australian
  the rainbow, in the lore of 
  the Aborigines
  son of Pundjel
  Bincigi
  African
  a seer in Senegal
  father of Marain Jagu
  He was killed by the tyrant king
  Garakhe for daring to speak on behalf
  of the oppressed people. His son,
  Marain Jagu, killed the seven sons of
  Garakhe and, after learning the art of
  the sorcerer, killed Garakhe as well.
  Bind
  Serbian
  an Illyrian god
  Binded
  (see Banaded)
  Bindinoor
  Australian
  son of Walleyneup and Dorinop
  When he was wounded his father,
  though the supreme god, could not
  heal him and he died. As a result his
  father decreed that man should
  thereafter lose his immortality.
  Binego
  African
  an evil spirit
  son of Ryangombe
  father of Ruganzu
  His father’s spirit kingdom, Mandwa,
  had been seized by Mpumuti Muchini.
  He found the usurper playing a board
  game with his father and told his
  father the winning moves. Muchini
  objected to this and Binego killed him.
  He married a lion-woman and they
  had a son, Ruganzu.
  Bingacho
  (see Gario)
  Binon Serou
  African
  the seventh of the 8 ancestors of 
  the Dogon
  He turned himself into a snake to eat
  Lebe, the eighth ancestor, regurgitating
  a number of stones that took the shape
  of a body.
  Bintu
  African
  a heavenly antelope
  Its skull was fashioned into the first
  hoe by a smith-god who brought it
  to earth to teach men the arts 
  of agriculture.
  Binyon, R. L.
  British
  (1869–1943)
  an English poet, author of Arthur,
  Madness of Merlin, The Sirens, et al.
  binza
  African
  [ira avure]
  a Zande witch doctor
  Binzuku
  Japanese
  [Binzuru Harada.O-binzuru:= Pindola the
  Bharadvaja: = Chinese Pin-tu-lo]
  one of the 16 Rakans
  He was a mortal, the first disciple of
  the Buddha, who had miraculous
  healing powers and was deified.
  Binzuru Harada
  (see Binzuku)
  Biographies of the Gods
  Chinese
  [Shen Hsien Chuan]
  a book of ancient legends written by
  Ko Hung
  Bion
  Greek
  a 1st C poet
  He wrote Lament for Adonis
  Biorn1
  Norse
  [Bjorn]
  a friend of Frithiof
  son of Kol
  brother of Harek
  He steered the magic dragon-ship on
  the voyage to Orkney.
  He is said to have had a tooth
  several feet long, blue in colour, with
  which he could kill his enemies.
  Biorn2
  Norse
  [Bjorn]
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug
  brother of Hvitserk, Ivar, Rogenwald
  and Sigurd
  Biorno-Hoder
  (see Hoder)
  Biort
  (see Bjort)
  Bir
  (see Mer1)
  Bir Badr
  (see Raja Kidar)
  Bird of Doom
  Hindu
  a bird sent by Yama to warn someone
  that his time on earth was ended
  Bird of God
  (see Bird of Paradise)
  Bird of Joy
  (see magpie2)
  Bird of Paradise
  [Bird of God.Bird of the Nile]
  a mythical bird of the East
  This bird was said to have very
  colourful plumage but had neither feet
  nor wings. It would hang from the
  branch of a tree by its tail feathers.
  Bird of the Gods
  a name for the hummingbird
  Bird of the Nile (see Bird of Paradise)
  birds
  birds in various forms feature in
  many mythologies
  (1) In Australia the Aborigines
  regard birds as their original gods.
  (2) The Buddhists say that Garuda,
  half man, half eagle, is the
  transport of the gods.
  (3) Celtic lore regards birds as the
  souls of the dead.
  (4) In the East Indies, the islanders
  of New Britain say that a bird and a
  stone, offspring of the sun and the
  moon, became the progenitors of
  the human race when the bird
  turned into a woman and the stone
  into a man.
  (5) The Finns, like the Celts,
  regard birds as the souls of the
  dead.
  (6) In Persia birds were regarded as
  the transmitters of wisdom.
  (7) In the Pacific Islands, birds are
  referred to in stories where they act
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  as messengers for the gods, appear
  as deities who lay eggs from which
  islands emerge and are sent to
  locate dry land after the flood.
  (8) In Siberia the thunder-god can
  be a bird and a raven is sent to
  assess the size of the expanding
  world. They also talk of the bucu, a
  bird said to help the shaman when
  he travels the world.
  (9) The Sumerians say that the
  dead in the underworld take the
  form of birds.
  (10) A universal story tells of a bird
  sitting in the tree of life near a pool
  in which lives a monster (a fish,
  serpent, dragon or toad) which
  holds back the waters. This bird
  often battles with the monster to
  release the waters.
  (see also animals.phoenix.sacred
  birds.simurgh)
  Bird’s Way
  Baltic
  in Lithuanian lore, the Milky Way
  along which the dead are said to
  travel to Dausos
  Birdu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess of the 
  underworld
  husband of Manungal
  Birgit
  (see Brigit)
  Birhuturre
  Mesopotamian
  a messenger for Gilgamesh
  Birkabeen
  (see Birkabegn)
  Birkabegn
  Danish
  [Birkabeen]
  a king of Denmark
  father of Havelock
  Birog
  Irish
  a druidess
  She accompanied Cian when he
  dressed as a woman to gain access to
  the imprisoned Ethlinn.
  Birqu
  (see Mer1)
  Birrahgnooloo
  Australian
  one of the 2 wives of Baime, in
  Aboriginal lore
  This deity, Baime’s favourite wife, has
  the power to send floods.
  Birral
  Australian
  an Aboriginal culture hero
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Baime.
  Birren
  Irish
  wife of Bith
  mother of Cessair
  She was one of the party of fifty
  women and three men, led by Cessair,
  who first settled Ireland. She was
  killed in the Flood, as were most of the
  original party.
  Birth of Arthur
  British
  a 14th C work dealing with King
  Arthur’s kin
  Birth of Merlin
  British
  a 17th C play about the 
  Arthurian wizard
  Birth of the Gods
  (see Theogony)
  Birth Pangs of Ulster 
  (see Debility of the Ultonians)
  birthbrick
  Egyptian
  the emblem of Meskhenit
  Birthday of Lord Rama
  (see Ramanavami)
  Birushana1
  Buddhist
  a huge statue of the Buddha,
  worshipped by the Kegou sect
  Birushana2
  (see Dainichi)
  Bisagit
  East Indian
  a smallpox-god in Borneo
  He gave Kinharingan the soil from
  which the creator-god made the earth.
  Some say that he imposed a condition
  that he should have half the people
  made by Kinharingan, an objective he
  achieves by causing a smallpox
  epidemic every forty years.
  Bisaltes
  Greek
  a king of Thrace
  father of Theophane
  Bisan
  Malay
  the spirit of camphor
  This female spirit is envisaged in the
  form of a cicada.
  Bishamon
  Japanese
  [Bishamon-tenno.Tamon:=Chinese To
  Wen:=Taoist Mo-li Shou:=Hindu
  Kubera.Vaishravana]
  a Shinto god of war and wealth
  one of 7 deities of good fortune, the
  Shichi Fukojin
  brother of Kishijot
  He is depicted in full armour with a
  spear in his hand.
  Bishamon-tenno
  Japanese
  [Bishamonten.Tamon]
  Bishamon as guardian of the north
  one of the 4 Shi Tenno
  In some accounts he is one of the
  twenty-eight Nijuhachi-bushu.
  Bishamonten
  (see Bishamon-tenno)
  Bishop Adolf
  German
  a 10th C bishop of Mains
  Stories similar to that related of
  Bishop Hatto are told of this bishop.
  (see Bishop Hatto)
  Bishop Baldwin
  (see Bidwini)
  Bishop Bidwini
  (see Bidwini)
  Bishop Brice
  British
  the cleric who officiated at the
  midnight mass when the Sword in
  the Stone appeared
  Bishop Conrad
  British
  a cleric who accused Merlin of heresy 
  The wizard was acquitted when he
  came to trial.
  Bishop Hatto
  German
  a miserly 10th C archbishop of Mains
  He had some of his poor parishioners
  buried alive, describing them as rats
  when they asked for food. Their souls,
  in the form of rats, drove him into the
  Rhine where he sheltered in a stone
  tower. The rats ate through the walls
  and devoured the terrified bishop.
  An alternative story says that he
  shut the peasants in a barn and burnt
  the building to the ground. In this
  version, mice take the place of rats. 
  (see also Bishop Adolf.Bishop
  Widerolf)
  Bishop of the Butterfly
  British
  [Peter de Roches]
  a 13th C bishop of Winchester
  He was said to have found King
  Arthur still alive and had a meal with
  him. As proof he could, at will, close
  his hand and produce a butterfly when
  he opened it again, a power given to
  him, he said, by the king.
  Bishop Tegner
  Norse
  author of the Frithiof saga, the story
  of the adventures of Frithiof
  Bishop Widerolf
  German
  a 12th C bishop of Cologne
  Stories similar to that related of
  Bishop Hatto are told of this bishop.
  (see Bishop Hatto)
  Bissat
  Russian
  a Tartar hero
  Like Odysseus, Bissat was said to
  have burnt out the eye of a one-
  eyed giant.
  Biston
  Roman
  a son of Mars
  bisimbi
  (see kisimbi)
  bitabok
  African
  in the Sudan, a name for a bat, a
  witch or a spirit
  Bith
  Irish
  son of Noah, some say
  husband of Birren
  father of Cessair
  He was not allowed a place in his
  father’s Ark and his daughter advised
  him to make an idol. The idol told
  him to build a ship of his own to
  escape the coming flood. He did so
  and embarked with fifty women and
  two other men (Fintan and Ladra),
  sailing for seven years, finally
  landing in Ireland as the first
  settlers. He, like most of the party,
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  was killed in the flood. Of the three
  men only Fintan survived.
  Bithia
  Scythian
  a witch reputed to be able to kill with
  a look
  Bitol
  (see E Alom)
  Biton
  Greek
  son of Cydippe 
  brother of Cleobis
  When their mother expressed a wish
  to see the wonderful statue of Hera,
  Biton and his brother yoked them-
  selves to a cart and pulled her all the
  way to Argos. Tired from the effort, he
  was given permanent rest by Hera – he
  was transported to the Elysian Fields.
  Bitru
  (see Sytry)
  Bitsitsi
  North American
  a Zuni musician and jester to the 
  sun-god
  When the Corn Maidens disappeared,
  the twin gods Kowwituma and
  Watsusii asked Bitsitsi to find them.
  Bitter Man
  North American
  death personified in American 
  Indian lore
  Bivar, Rodrigo Diaz de
  Spanish
  the 11th C hero known in literature as
  El Cid
  Bivor
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Biwa
  Japanese
  a lake, home of a dragon-king
  Bjara
  (see Para1)
  Bjarni
  Norse
  a rich landowner
  husband of Rannweig
  son of Helgi
  When his head groom, Thord, was
  killed by Thorstein after an argument
  about the result of a horse fight, Bjarni
  sent two of his retainers, Thorhall 
  and Thorvald, to exact vengeance.
  Thorstein killed both of them and sent
  them back to Bjarni tied on to a horse.
  Goaded by his wife, Bjarni set out
  himself to kill Thorstein but, great
  fighter though he was, he met his
  match. They fought each other to a
  standstill and became friends, with
  Thorstein becoming Bjarni’s loyal
  servant.
  Another version says that Helgi’s
  father was killed by his own brother-in-
  law, Geitir, and Helgi set out to avenge
  his death, which he did by killing
  Geitir. Geitir’s son, Thorkell, tried to
  exact revenge on Bjarni. They fought
  and both were seriously wounded but
  they recovered, became reconciled and
  remained lifelong friends.
  Bjelbog
  (see Bylebog)
  Bjerkfolk
  (see Dwarfs)
  Bjorn
  (see Biorn)
  Bjorno-Hoder
  (see Hoder)
  Bjort
  (see Biort)
  Bkha
  (see Buchis)
  bKur-dmam-rgyalmo
  Tibetan
  consort of dBangpo-rygabzhin
  mother of Dongrub, Donldan 
  and Donyod
  Blaanor
  (see Blamor de Ganis)
  Black Annis
  British
  [Agnes(s).Annis.Cat Anna.The Blue Hag:
  =Danish Yngona:=Irish Ana]
  a witch of Leicester: a wind hag
  She was reputed to eat children and
  stretch their skins on a tree to dry.
  Some say that she was descended from
  the Irish goddess, Dana, others that
  she was blue.
  Black Arcan1
  Irish
  in some accounts, the druid Finegas
  Black Arcan2
  (see Arca Dubh)
  Black Arky
  (see Arca Dubh)
  black art
  (see magic.necromancy)
  Black Bear1
  North American
  a Slavey American Indian sky spirit
  When the animals sent a representative
  of each species to ask why the world
  was dark and full of snow, Black Bear
  told them that bags hanging from his
  lodge contained the cold, the rain and
  the wind but would not say what the
  fourth bag held. When Black Bear
  went out, the animals threw the fourth
  bag back to earth where it split open
  and out came the sun, the moon and
  the stars. The sun lit up the world and
  its heat soon melted the snow, so the
  animals returned to earth. En route,
  many suffered accidents that left them
  permanently in the form in which we
  now find them – the bison with the
  hump, the moose with a flat nose and
  so on.
  Black Bear2
  North American
  [Wacabe]
  a guardian spirit of the Osage
  Black Bear Spirit
  Chinese
  a demon who took the robe of Hsüan
  Tsang on his journey to India
  Black Body
  North American
  a Navaho god
  He was one of four gods encountered
  by the tribe during their ascent from
  under the earth into the upper world.
  He, with Blue Body, Atse Estan and
  Atse Hastin, shaped the Navaho
  territory on four mountains on which
  they placed pairs of guardian-gods.
  Black Book
  (see Clavicles of Solomon)
  Black Book of Carmarthen
  British
  [Llyfr du Caertyddin]
  a 12th C Welsh book of poems on
  Arthurian themes
  Black Bull of Norroway
  British
  a knight who was changed into the
  form of a bull by magic
  Black Crag
  British
  the home of the Black Knight defeated
  by Fergus
  Black Crow
  (see Kangi Sapa)
  Black Demeter
  Greek
  a form of Demeter at Phigalia
  In this form she was depicted as having
  the head of a horse and was said to
  have mated with Poseidon, both in the
  form of horses.
  Black Dog
  a goblin hound
  Black Dragon
  Japanese
  this beast, ruler of the north, is the
  symbol of courage
  Black Dwarf
  British
  a malignant gnome in Scotland
  Black Elves
  (see Dwarfs)
  Black God1
  (see Hashje Shohini)
  Black God2
  (see Chernobog)
  Black Hactcin
  North American
  a leader of supernatural beings, in the
  lore of the Apache
  He created animals and man and lives
  in the underworld. He gave Holy Boy
  the moon, which he placed in the
  heavens. He is identified with darkness
  and the East.
  Black Hand
  British
  a ghostly hand that appeared in the
  Perilous Chapel
  Whenever a knight entered this
  chapel, the Black Hand appeared from
  the altar under which Espinogres had
  buried his mother Queen Brangemore,
  whom he killed. Any knight struck by
  the hand was killed and a marble
  tombstone appeared, bearing his
  name, in the adjoining Perilous
  Cemetery. This state of affairs
  continued until the Black Hand was
  struck by either Gawain or Percival.
  (see also Black Knight3)
  Black Knight1
  British
  son of Tom a’Lincoln and Anglitora
  grandson of King Arthur
  Anglitora left Tom when she found
  out that he was a bastard and, when
  he followed, she killed him. The
  Black Knight avenged his father by
  killing Anglitora. He later joined
  forces with his half brother, the
  Faerie Knight, and they both came 
  to Britain.
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  Black Knight2
  British
  a knight killed by the Knight of 
  the Lantern
  Black Knight3
  British
  a knight defeated by Percival
  This knight killed many others near
  the Perilous Chapel in Cornwall
  before he was himself killed by
  Percival.
  (see also Black Hand)
  Black Knight4
  British
  a knight defeated by Fergus
  Black Knight5
  (see Knight of the 
  Fountain.Percard)
  Black Lord
  (see Hastsezini)
  Black Mahakala
  (see Kalamahakala)
  black magic
  [goetia.goety]
  magic involving the Devil
  This term embraces such practices
  as macumba, voodoo, sorcery and
  witchcraft and generally imples
  manipulation of the forces of evil.
  (see also necromancy)
  Black Mass
  a sacrilegious rite involving the Devil
  Black Misery
  Tibetan
  a primordial essence
  The two things first existing were 
  Black 
  Misery 
  (black 
  light) 
  and 
  Radiance (white light), which combined
  to form the cosmic egg. Black Misery
  produced all the evil things in the
  world, and Radiance produced the
  good things.
  Black of Sainglenn
  Irish
  [BlackSainglend.Black.Saingliu.
  DubhSa(i)nglainn.Dubsainglend.
  Dubsainglu]
  a horse of Cuchulainn
  This was one of the two horses born at
  the same time as Cuchulainn. The
  other was Grey of Macha. Another
  version says that this horse was born in
  the Black Lake of Sainglenn and
  returned there on the death of 
  his master.
  Black One, The
  (see Devi.Kala.Kali1)
  Black Oppressor, The
  British
  a black warrior with one eye, in 
  Welsh lore
  He lost one eye when fighting the
  Black Worm of the Barrow in an
  unsuccessful attempt to seize the
  magic stone in the worm’s tail. He was
  killed by Peredur.
  Black River
  Pacific Islands
  a river at the entrance to the
  underworld, Gimokodan 
  Souls bathe in this river to eradicate 
  all memories of their earthly life
  before passing into Gimokodan.
  Black Sainglend
  (see Black of Sainglenn)
  Black Saingliu
  (see Black of Sainglenn)
  Black Saladin
  British
  the horse of Guy of Warwick
  Black Servant
  (see Dubhgiolla)
  Black Sow
  Norse
  death and evil personified
  Black Stone
  Pacific Islands
  the cover of the underworld in the
  lore of Bali
  This stone is carried on the back of
  Bedawang, the cosmic turtle that
  supports the world.
  Black Stone of Arddu
  British
  a haunted stone in Snowdonia
  It is said that anyone spending a night
  under this stone will become an
  inspired poet or will go mad.
  Black Swan
  North American
  wife of a son of Coyote
  She was cast out of the camp with her
  children when Coyote sent her
  husband into the sky so that he could
  have Tern, another of his son’s wives.
  When this son returned and found
  out how badly Black Swan had been
  treated, he killed all those in the camp.
  Black Tamanous
  North American
  a cannibal spirit of the tribes of the
  north-west coastal area
  Black Tengu
  Mongolian
  an aspect of Tengu as a malevolent
  bringer of disease
  Black Tezcatlipoca
  (see Titlachuan)
  Black Tortoise
  (see tortoise2)
  Black Venus
  Mesopotamian
  a goddess
  wife of Samael
  Black Virgins 
  Egyptian
  images of Isis taken over by the
  Christian religion
  Black Warrior
  (see tortoise1)
  Black Witch, The
  British
  [Gorddu.Hag of Hell.Orddu]
  daughter of The White Witch, Orwen,
  in Welsh lore
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  her blood in his quest for Olwen’s
  hand. She was killed by King Arthur
  who threw his knife Carnwennan,
  cutting her in half. Her blood was
  collected by Cadw.
  Black Worm of the Barrow
  British
  a huge worm or serpent living in the
  Mound of Mourning in Wales
  This monster held a stone in its tail
  which could produce gold for whoever
  owned it. The mound was protected
  by 300 knights, each of whom wanted
  the stone. When the Black Oppressor
  tried to steal the stone, the worm
  blinded him in one eye. Peredur killed
  the worm and gave the stone to his
  helper, Edlym.
  Blackbird of Cilgwri
  British
  [Ousel of Cilgwri.Ouzel of Cilgwri]
  a bird of great knowledge, in Welsh lore
  This ancient bird was consulted by
  Culhwch in his quest for the hand of
  Olwen. It led him to the Red Stag.
  Bladder
  North American
  one of the 5 (or 8) great spirits created
  by Earth-maker
  Bladder Festival
  Inuit
  a winter festival of the Inuit of Alaska
  The Inuit inflate the bladders of
  animals they have killed and put them
  under the ice, so returning their souls
  for use in future animals.
  Bladud
  British
  [Bladudus]
  a king of Britain
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  son of Hudibras
  husband of Alaron
  father of Lear
  Working as a swineherd, he is believed 
  to have infected the pigs with his 
  own skin disease (said to be leprosy)
  but he noticed that they were cured
  after wallowing in a marsh. He cured
  himself 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  way 
  and
  constructed baths, or a temple to Sulis,
  on the site (at Bath, in some accounts)
  to cure others. He rejected the
  traditional god and worshipped the
  underworld witch, Sul. Experimenting
  with the black arts, he died when he
  fell from the sky while flying over New
  Troy on wings of his own invention.
  Bladudus
  (see Bladud)
  Blaes
  British
  one of the Twenty-Four Knights of
  King Arthur’s Court
  Blai
  Irish
  a rich noble of Ulster
  He had been put under a geis to sleep
  with any woman who came alone to his
  house, so he slept with Brigh, wife of
  Celtchair, who killed him in revenge as
  Blai sat playing chess with the king,
  Conor mac Nessa.
  Blai Dearg
  (see Saba1)
  Blai Dheirg
  (see Saba1)
  Blain
  Norse
  a giant
  In an alternative account of the
  creation of the dwarfs, they were made
  from the flesh of Blain and Brimir,
  rather than that of Ymir.
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  Blaise
  Blathnat
  Blaise
  British
  [Bleys]
  a magician and holy man
  He is said to have been an Italian
  hermit who instructed Merlin in the
  black arts. It was he who baptised
  Merlin as soon as he was born, son of
  Satan and a virgin, to prevent Satan
  from using the child for his own evil
  purposes.
  Blake, William
  British
  (1757–1827)
  an English poet and mystic
  He wrote a number of works on
  religious 
  and 
  demonic 
  themes,
  including The Four Zoas, The Book of
  Thel and The Marriage of Heaven 
  and Hell.
  Blamor de Ganis
  British
  [Blaanor.Blamore]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a duke of Limousin
  son of Lancelot, some say
  brother of Bleoberis
  He and his brother accused King
  Anguish of killing a relative. Tristram
  repaid the king’s earlier kindness by
  taking up his defence, and defeated
  Blamor in single combat but spared
  his life and they became friends. After
  the death of Arthur, he joined
  Lancelot, Bedivere and other knights
  in a hermitage. When Lancelot died,
  Blamor and Bleoberis went off to the
  Holy Land and fought the Turks.
  Blamore
  (see Blamor)
  Blanad
  (see Blathnat)
  Blanaid
  (see Blathnat)
  Blanard
  British
  a giantess
  Blancardin
  (see Blanchardin)
  Blanchard1
  British
  the horse of Launfal
  This horse was given to Launfal by the
  fairy Trianor.
  Blanchard2
  European
  a horse of Charlemagne
  Blanchardin
  European
  [Blancardin]
  a sub-king in Spain
  He was sent by Marsilius with an
  advance party carrying gifts to
  Roland and Oliver as part of the trap
  plotted by Gano. He then took over
  one of the three armies hidden in
  ambush at Roncesvalles.
  Blanchefleor
  (see Blanchefleur)
  Blanchefleur1
  British
  [Blanchefl(e)or]
  a mistress of Percival
  Clamadeus besieged her castle hoping
  to force her into marriage. Percival
  killed him in single combat and
  became her lover. In some accounts,
  she was the sister of Percival.
  (see also Dindrane)
  Blanchefleur2
  British
  [Blanchefl(e)or]
  a sister of King Mark, some say
  wife of Meliad, some say
  She is said to have eloped with Meliad
  or Rivalin and became the mother of
  Tristram, dying of heartbreak when
  her husband died. Others say that she
  was given to Rivalin as a wife when he
  helped King Mark in his battles with 
  the Scots. 
  (see also Elizabeth)
  Blanchefleur3
  European
  [Blanchefl(e)or]
  wife of Floris
  mother of Bertha
  In one account the Saracen king of
  Spain captured a group of pilgrims.
  One of the ladies in the group gave
  birth to a girl, who was christened
  Blanchefleur, on the same day that the
  king’s consort gave birth to a boy
  called Floris. They were raised
  together but Floris was sent away to
  school and Blanchefleur was sold to a
  slave dealer. Floris set out to rescue
  her and stayed with Darius, a
  bridgekeeper, in Babylon where
  Blanchefleur was imprisoned. Floris
  bribed his way into the prison tower
  and was reunited with his beloved.
  When they were discovered in bed
  together they were both sentenced to
  death, but their obvious love for each
  other softened the emir’s heart and
  they were allowed to marry and return
  to Spain where their daughter Bertha
  was born. When she grew up, Bertha
  was due to wed the Frankish king,
  Pepin I, but her old nurse, Margiste,
  substituted her own daughter, Aliste,
  and she became queen. Some years
  later Blanchefleur travelled to France
  and exposed the deception and her
  daughter was then able to resume her
  rightful place as queen.
  Blanchefleur4
  European
  [Blanchefl(e)or]
  daughter of Thierry
  She was betrothed to Garin le
  Loherain when he helped her father
  in his battles with the Saracens but
  Pepin, having agreed to the marriage,
  changed his mind and kept her for
  himself.
  Blanchefleur5
  European
  [Blanchefl(e)or]
  a wife of Charlemagne in 
  some accounts 
  (see also Sibilla)
  Blandiman
  British
  manservant of Belisent, wife of Nanters
  Blanid
  (see Blathnat)
  Blasine
  British
  [Elaine]
  the daughter of Hoel and Igraine,
  some say
  sister of Belisent and Hermisent
  In some accounts she is the wife of
  Nanters; in others she is the same as
  Elaine, half sister of King Arthur.
  Blasius
  Russian
  the later, Christianised, name for Vlas
  Blatant Beast
  British
  a fiendish beast
  offspring of Cerberus and Chimaera or
  of Echidna
  This 100-tongued beast was hunted
  by Pelleas and captured by Calidore
  who carried it off to fairyland. It
  later escaped.
  Blathmhac 
  Irish
  a joint-king of Ireland
  brother of Diarmaid mac Aodha Slaine
  He and his brother sheltered Cano
  when he came to Ireland to escape
  from Aodan, who had killed Cano’s
  father, Gartnam.
  In one story he expelled St
  Mochuda and his followers from their
  monastery. He contracted gout when a
  monk, afflicted with the ailment,
  accidentally touched the king’s foot
  with his own.
  In some accounts, he was the father
  of Conall and Dunchadh.
  Blathnaid
  (see Blathnat)
  Blathnad
  (see Blathnat)
  Blathnat
  Irish
  [Blana(i)d.Blanid.Blathine.Blathnad:=Welsh
  Blodeuwedd]
  daughter of Mend
  wife of King Curoi
  mother of Lugaid
  She had been carried off from a raid in
  Scotland and forcibly married by
  Curoi, king of Munster. She betrayed
  the secret of her husband’s soul to her
  lover Cuchulainn. Nobody could find
  the entrance to the king’s castle so she
  poured milk into a stream to guide
  Cuchulainn, who killed Curoi and
  carried her off. One of her husband’s
  servants, the bard Fer Cherdne, seized
  her as she left, jumping over a cliff and
  killing both Blathnat and himself.
  In some accounts she was a woman
  of the Otherworld, and the daughter
  of Midir.
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  Bleddyn
  Bleddyn
  (see Bleiddwn)
  Bledhericus
  (see Bleheris)
  Bledlochtana
  Irish
  monsters called up by the Dagda to
  help the Danaans at the first Battle
  of Moytura
  Bleeding Lance
  (see Holy Lance)
  Bleheris
  British
  [Bledhericus]
  a Welsh bard noted for his 
  knowledge of the story of Tristram
  and Isolde
  Bleiddwn
  British
  [Bleddyn]
  son of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy as
  wolves, in Welsh lore
  For the rape of Goewen, Math
  condemned the brothers Gwydion and
  Gilfaethwy to spend a year as wolves.
  Their offspring was turned into a boy
  by Math and called Bleiddwn.
  (see also Hwychdwn.Haydn)
  Blemmyae
  (see Blemmyes)
  Blemmyes
  African
  [Blemmyae]
  a headless race of Ethiopia
  Their ‘facial’ features (eyes, nose, etc.)
  appeared on their chests.
  Blenzibly
  Norse
  mother of Tristram in the Icelandic
  story Tristan and Isold
  Her first lover, Plegrus, was killed by
  Kalegras who became her second lover
  and father of Tristram.
  Bleoberis de Ganis
  British
  [Beleobus]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a duke of Poitiers
  son of Lancelot, some say
  brother of Blamor
  He and his brother accused King
  Anguish of killing a relative. Tristram
  repaid the king’s earlier kindness by
  taking up his defence, and defeated
  Blamor in single combat but spared his
  life and they became friends.
  After the death of Arthur he joined
  Lancelot, Bedivere and other knights
  in a hermitage. When Lancelot died,
  Bleoberis and Blamor went off to the
  Holy Land and fought the Turks.
  Blessed Islands
  (see Fortunate Islands)
  Blessed Land
  (see Sukhavati)
  Blessing Way
  North American
  a Navaho religious ceremony to 
  cure sickness
  Bleys
  (see Blaise)
  Bliant
  British
  a knight
  brother of Selivant
  He fought Lancelot when the latter
  stumbled on his pavilion during his
  period of madness and was defeated.
  When he recognised who his opponent
  was, he took him to his home at Castle
  Blank and looked after him for over a
  year.
  Blid
  Norse
  a handmaiden of Freya
  Blihos-Blikeris
  British
  a maiden
  This girl, a descendant of the maidens
  raped by Amangons and his knights,
  told King Arthur the story of their
  ordeal 1,000 years before, which had
  resulted in the country becoming 
  a wasteland.
  Blind Barlow
  (see Billy Blin)
  Blind Old Man
  (see Tuchaipai.Yokomatis)
  Bliocadrans
  British
  a knight
  husband of Acheflour
  father of Percival in some 
  French stories
  He was killed fighting in a tournament.
  Blissful Isle
  North American
  in the lore of some American Indian
  tribes, the land of the dead
  Blocksberg
  (see Brocken)
  Blodelin
  Norse
  [Bloedel]
  brother of Etzel
  When Gunther’s party were being
  entertained at Etzel’s court, the king’s
  wife, Krimhild, persuaded Blodelin to
  murder them.
  Blodenwedd
  (see Blodeuedd)
  Blodeuedd
  British
  [Blodenwedd.Blodeuwedd.Flower Aspect.
  Flower Face.Flowerface.Twyll
  Huan:=Irish Blathnat]
  a non-human, in Welsh lore
  A ‘woman’ created by the magic of
  Math and Gwydion as a wife for Llew,
  who had been raised by Gwydion and
  who was prevented by a curse, placed
  on him by his mother, from marrying a
  mortal woman. She had a lover Gronw
  Pebyr, and they planned to kill Llew.
  When the plan failed, Gwydion turned
  Blodeuedd into an owl.
  (see also Olwen)
  Blodeuwedd
  (see Blodeuedd)
  Blodighofi
  Norse
  [Blodug-hofi]
  Frey’s horse
  Blodug-hofi
  (see Blodighofi)
  Bloedel
  (see Blodelin)
  Bloie
  British
  [Eglante.Lady Melyhalt.Lady of Malehaut]
  wife of Danain
  mother of Dodinel
  mother of Calinan by Guiron
  In some accounts she is referred to as
  Eglante. She was carried off by Danain.
  Blonde Esmerée
  (see Lady of Sinadun)
  Blood
  (see Xquiq)
  Blood-bag shooting
  a ceremony involving the ritual
  shooting of a deity
  Blood Clot
  North American
  a Ute culture hero
  He was reared by an old hunter who
  had found the blood clot from which
  the boy emerged. He grew very
  quickly and killed larger and larger
  animals as he grew bigger, finally
  killing a buffalo. He then left his foster
  father and travelled to another village
  where he married a daughter of the
  chief. One day he borrowed an arrow
  from the chief and called up a huge
  storm. When the wind abated, a dead
  buffalo was found outside each tent in
  the village. His life in the village ended
  when his wife uttered the forbidden
  word ‘calf’ – Blood Clot then turned
  into the buffalo he really was.
  (see also Rabbit Boy)
  Blood Crescent
  (see Cenn Cruiach)
  Bloodied Old Woman
  (see Cahubaba)
  Bloody-bones
  a hobgoblin
  Blossom Princess
  (see Sengen)
  Blower, The
  (see Ha1)
  Bluchbard
  British
  a bard on the boat that took Arthur 
  to Avalon
  Blue Body
  North American
  a Navaho god
  He was one of the four gods
  encountered by the tribe during their
  ascent from under the earth into the
  upper world. He and Black Body,
  helped by Atse Estan and Atse Hastin,
  shaped the Navaho territory with
  seven holy mountains.
  Blue Cloud
  Chinese
  the magic sword of Mo-li Ch’ing
  Blue Corn Ear Maiden
  North American
  a Hopi Maiden
  She quarrelled with Yellow Corn Ear
  Maiden and used magic to turn her
  into a coyote. The animal was
  captured and taken to a spider-woman
  who restored her to her former self,
  giving her a magic cup. When Blue
  Corn Ear Maiden drank from this
  cup, she was turned into a snake.
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  Boann
  Blue Corn Maiden
  North American
  the eldest of the 10 Zuni Corn Maidens
  Blue Dragon1
  Japanese
  this beast, guardian of the East, is a
  symbol of scholarship
  Blue Dragon2
  (see Ch’ing Lung)
  Blue-eyed Brahmin
  (see Bodhidharma)
  Blue-eyed Maiden
  (see Minerva)
  Blue Hag, The
  (see Black Annis)
  Blue Hawk
  North American
  an Apache warrior
  His best friend Red Hawk bet that he
  could seduce Blue Hawk’s wife. He
  failed but managed to persuade Blue
  Hawk that he had succeeded. The
  angry husband locked his wife in a
  chest and threw it into the river. As a
  result, her father, the chief of the tribe,
  had him imprisoned in a hole dug in
  the earth. Rescued by a fisherman,
  Blue Hawk’s wife dressed as a man and
  joined a war-party, killing all the
  enemy with magic and was then
  restored to her husband. Red Hawk
  and an old woman who had helped
  him were torn apart by wild horses.
  Blue Jay1
  African
  a man of the Ila tribe
  In one account he took as a second
  wife the daughter of a god who warned
  Blue Jay never to let her eat meat from
  a large animal. His jealous first wife
  gave her some zebra meat and she
  died. When the god was told what had
  happened, he took both his daughter
  and Blue Jay up to heaven. Halfway
  there, the god threw Blue Jay to earth
  and killed him.
  Blue Jay2
  North American
  a culture hero and trickster-god
  brother of Ioi
  In the lore of the Mohawk, the bird
  who scared off the demon Tawiskaron.
  He also separated the Siamese twins
  born 
  to 
  Aqua-Xena-Xenas 
  and 
  his wife.
  The Chinook say that he exhumed
  the body of the daughter of a chief and
  took her to the land of the
  Supernatural People where she was
  restored to life and married Blue Jay.
  When her father demanded Blue Jay’s
  hair as compensation, he changed into
  a bird and flew off. His wife died a
  second death and his sister Ioi was
  claimed by the dead. When he found
  Ioi she was surrounded by piles of
  bones, which then became human
  beings again. Blue Jay turned them
  back into bones and mixed them all up
  so that they all had mismatched parts
  when they next materialised.
  In another story, Ioi gave him five
  buckets of water with which to put out
  the prairie fires. He was badly burned
  and died. 
  Another story says that while in the
  land of the Supernatural People he
  accepted a challenge to a diving
  contest and won by the trick of coming
  up several times to draw breath under
  a mat of reeds while his opponent tried
  to outlast him on only one lungful. In
  another contest, climbing a pinnacle of
  ice, he again cheated and won by using
  his wings to fly upwards, but when a
  whale-catching contest was arranged
  Blue Jay fell into the sea and 
  was drowned.
  Blue Knight
  British
  one of the knights defeated by Gareth
  when he rode to the assistance of
  the lady Lyonesse
  Blue Lake
  (see Chipapunta)
  Blue Lotus
  East Indian
  a sky-goddess in Bali
  Her spirit is said to possess the
  frenzied temple dancers who then
  acquire the power to drive out
  sickness and evil.
  Blue Mountains
  North American
  in the lore of the Navaho, southern
  celestial montains, origin of 
  the dawn
  Blue Rain Hill
  (see Mount Fuji)
  Blue Tara
  Buddhist
  [Nila Tara]
  a shakti of Akshobya
  (see also Ekajata)
  Blue Tengu
  Siberian
  an aspect of Tengu as the spirit 
  of fruitfulness
  Blue Tezcatlipoca
  Central American
  one of the 4 aspects of Tezcatlipoca
  In this role, he was Tlaloc, god of rain,
  guardian of the South.
  Some say he was Huitzilopochtli.
  Blue Throat
  (see Nilakantha)
  Blue Thunderbird
  (see White Thunderbird)
  Blue World
  North American
  one of the 4 worlds which the Navaho
  passed through before emerging into
  the upper world
  This land was the home of the
  Swallow People. The Navaho reached
  it as they fled upwards from the Red
  World to escape the flood that was
  sent to punish their adultery. Here,
  too, they committed the same offence
  and were compelled to leave the 
  Blue World.
  bluebottle
  East Indian
  in the lore of Java, an insect that may
  be an ancestor
  It is said that bluebottles lead the
  spirits of the dead to the underworld.
  Blunderboar
  (see Blunderbore)
  Blunderbore
  British
  [Blunderboar]
  a giant
  brother of Cormoran
  When he was frustrated in an attempt
  to kill Jack the Giant Killer he cut his
  own throat and died.
  Blutgang
  Norse
  the sword of Heime
  This weapon was given to Heime by
  his father, Studas.
  Bn-Ym
  (see Khoser-et-Hasis)
  Bne-aleim
  (see Ischin)
  Bne Seraphim
  [Mne Seraphim]
  a demon of the planet Venus
  Bo
  African
  a guardian-god of the Ewe people
  Bo Fionn
  (see Boann)
  bo-san
  (see bonze)
  bo-tree
  Buddhist
  [bodhi tree.bodhidruma]
  a form of fig tree: the tree of Buddha
  Buddha is said to have received
  enlightenment while meditating under
  a bo-tree. The original tree was burnt
  by King Asoka but it was miraculously
  restored. When his queen had it cut
  down again, another miracle restored
  it once again. The tree is said to shed
  its leaves and develop a new set on the
  anniversary of the day on which
  Buddha attained the state of nirvana.
  bo-zu
  (see bonze)
  Boahje-naste
  Baltic
  [=Latvian Bohinavlle]
  in Finland, the North Star regarded 
  as the axis around which the 
  heavens rotate
  It is said that the world will come to an
  end when the archer Arcturus shoots
  down this star.
  Boale
  African
  wife of Likinda
  mother of Nsongo
  Nsongo was her husband’s mother. On
  the day she was born, Boale’s baby was
  born. She was Nsongo reborn.
  Boaliri
  Australian
  one of the Wawalag sisters
  Boanan
  (see Boann)
  Boand
  (see Boann)
  Boann
  Irish
  [Bo Fionn.Boand.Boan(n)an.Boind.Boinn.
  Buan-ann.Buana. Buanu]
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  Boannan
  a water-goddess, goddess of the Boyne
  queen of Ireland
  mother of Angus mac Og by the Dagda
  mother of Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba,
  some say
  sister of Be Find
  In some stories she was the wife of
  Elcmar and was seduced by the Dagda
  while her husband was away from
  home. Some say she was the sister of
  Bodb Dearg or his mother by the
  Dagda, others that she had an affair
  with Uaithne, harpist of the Dagda,
  and they had three sons known as
  Gentrade, Goltrade and Suantrade.
  In other acounts she was the wife of
  the water-god Nechtan, who owned a
  magic well of knowledge known as the
  Well of Segais. She defied the rules by
  walking round the well, which then
  flooded over and drowned her. Some
  say she escaped and the waters ran off
  to form the river Boyne.
  Boannan
  (see Boann)
  boanthropy
  the supposed ability to turn oneself
  into a cow or a bull
  boar
  a fierce animal of the pig family,
  featured in many stories worldwide
  (1) In China the boar is said to
  carry the sun for part of its journey
  across the heavens and is regarded
  as 
  guardian 
  of 
  the 
  north-
  west quadrant.
  (2) Several boars feature in Greek
  myths, notably the Calydonian
  boar, which was hunted down and
  slain by a group of heroes and
  heroines. The Erymanthian boar
  is another; it was hunted and
  captured by Heracles as his fourth
  Labour.
  (3) In Hinduism the boar is a
  source of cosmic power and
  appears as Vahara, the third avatar
  of Vishnu, and as the incarnation of
  various other deities, including
  Prajapati who, with his hundred
  arms, raised the earth. Another
  version says that the black boar
  Enusha raised the earth on its tusks.
  (4) Irish stories include the death of
  Dermot, slain by the boars that had
  earlier been charged to kill him. 
  A 
  boar 
  owned 
  by 
  Brigit,
  daughter of the Dagda, was known
  as Orc (or Torc) Triath or
  Treithirne and is the equivalent of
  the Welsh Twrch Trwyth.
  (5) In Japan the boar was said to
  protect from snakes and was used
  as a sacrifice to the god Mi-Toshi.
  (6) In Malaysia a boar may be a
  man in disguise.
  (7) In Mesopotamian myths the
  boar is regarded as a messenger of
  the gods and is called Papsukal or
  Nin-shach. It became an accursed
  beast after killing Tammuz.
  (8) Norse myths include the story
  of Ottar who, in the form of a boar,
  was a lover of Freya who owned
  and rode a golden boar called
  Hildswm, and of her husband Frey
  who owned the golden boar,
  Gullinbursti, made by the dwarfs.
  In Valhalla the boar Saehrimnir
  was slain every day to provide food
  for the slain warriors, but was
  restored after each meal ready to
  provide the next. Slidrugtanni was
  a boar which drew Frey’s chariot
  alongside Gullinbursti.
  (9) Persian mythology regards the
  boar as an incarnation of the god
  Verethragna and as the animal 
  of Mithra.
  (10) In Syria the boar was regarded
  as a sacred animal.
  (11) In Welsh stories the quest of
  Culhwch involved the pursuit of
  the huge boar Twrch Trwyth, a
  king who had been turned into a
  boar for his sins. He had a litter of
  young boars, among them Banw,
  Benwig, Gwys, Llwydawg and
  Twrch Llawin. Also featuring in
  Culhwch’s quest is the chief boar,
  Ysgithyrwyn, the tusk of which was
  required for shaving the giant
  Ysbadadden.
  Boar of the Sky
  (see Rudra)
  Boare
  (see Borre)
  Boat of Manannan
  (see Ocean-sweeper)
  Boat of the Night
  (see Gag Noz)
  Boat of the Soul
  Chinese
  a vehicle used to carry deceased emperors
  (see also Chariot of the Soul)
  Bobbi-bobbi
  Australian
  a spirit snake of the Aborigines
  He is said to have created the
  boomerang from one of his ribs.
  bocan
  (see bocanachs)
  bocanachs
  Irish
  [bocan.boccanachs:=Scottish bodachs]
  evil spirits accompanying Morrigan 
  (see also bachlach,bananachs)
  boccanachs
  (see bocanachs)
  Bochica
  South American
  [Sua.Sugunsua.Xu(h)e.Zuhé] 
  a culture hero of the Chibcha Indians
  a sun-god, some say
  husband of Chia, some say
  He was a mortal who taught his tribe
  the arts of agriculture, construction,
  etc., who after his death became a god.
  When the land was flooded by Chia or
  Chibchacum, he manifested himself in
  the rainbow, formed a channel to
  divert the waters into the sea and,
  appearing as the sun-god Zuhé, dried
  the land.
  Some say that when he left the
  world he carried the sky on his
  shoulders; others say that he punished
  Chibchacum for sending the flood,
  forcing him to carry this burden.
  (see also Chimizapagua.Nemquetcha)
  Bochna
  Irish
  [Bochra.Mochna.Mochra]
  mother of Fintan by Labraid
  Bochor
  East Indian
  an assassin
  He stabbed the king of Java in the back
  but the king, protected by divine
  power, was unharmed and Bochor
  begged his forgiveness.
  Bochra
  (see Bochna)
  bocor
  West Indian
  [bokor]
  a voodoo sorcerer of Haiti
  Bod-Baal
  Mesopotamian
  an attendant of Baal
  bodach
  British
  [=Irish bocanach] 
  a Scottish goblin
  This malevolent spirit takes the form
  of an old man who frightens children
  at night and steals naughty ones.
  bodach glas
  British
  a form of Scottish goblin that causes
  the death of any human who
  happens to see it
  Bodb
  (see Badb)
  Bodb Dearg
  Irish
  [Bodb the Red.(Bodh) Derg.Bor(ve).Bov
  Dearg]
  a Danaan king of Munster
  son of the Dagda and Boann, some say
  father of Aedh, Conchenn, Daireann,
  Mesca, Saba and Uirne
  foster father of Alva, Aobh and Aoife
  Some say he was the brother of Boann
  and the Dagda and found the identity
  of the girl Caer Ibormeith, loved by
  Angus. He became leader of the
  Danaans when the Dagda resigned
  following the defeat by the Milesians.
  Mider objected to this arrangement
  and enlisted the Fianna to fight on his
  side against the new leader.
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  boddhisattva
  Boi1
  He had three foster daughters, Alva,
  Aobh and Aoife. Aobh married Lir and
  gave him four children but died in
  childbirth. He then married Aoife who
  turned her stepchildren into swans.
  When Bodb Dearg learned of this, he
  turned Aoife into a flying demon.
  Some say that he was the father of
  Alva, Aobh and Aoife, rather than their
  foster father.
  In some accounts, he is regarded as
  a rather violent aspect of Donn
  Dumhach.
  (see also Children of Lir)
  boddhisattva
  (see bodhisattva)
  boddisattva
  (see bodhisattva)
  Boden
  Norse
  [Bodn]
  a container
  This was one of the three vessels into
  which the dwarfs Fialar and Galar
  drained the blood of the sage Kvasir,
  whom they had killed to obtain his
  knowledge, from which they brewed
  the magic drink that endowed all who
  drank it with the power of poetry and
  music.
  Bodh Derg
  (see Bodb Dearg)
  Bodh Gaya
  (see Buddh Gaya)
  Bodhbh
  (see Badb)
  Bodhbhcha
  Irish
  brother of Ugaine Mor
  He killed his brother Ugaine and took
  the throne of Ireland, but was himself
  killed by Ugaine’s son, Loaghaire, a
  few days later.
  bodhi tree
  (see bo tree)
  Bodhidharma
  Buddhist
  [Blue-eyed Brahmin:=Japanese Daruma:
  =Chinese Ta-mo]
  a 6th C Indian sage
  He settled in China where he was
  known as Ta-mo, and established
  Ch’an Tsang, the Inner Light school
  of Buddhism. In Japan he was known
  as Daruma. He was so incensed at
  falling 
  asleep 
  after 
  nine 
  years’
  meditation that he is said to have cut
  off his eyelids, which became tea
  plants. He also lost his legs as a result
  of this long meditation and is depicted
  as a legless, lidless being, sometimes
  swathed 
  in 
  cobwebs, 
  sometimes
  standing on the waves of the sea.
  bodhidruma
  (see bo tree)
  bodhisat
  (see bodhisattva)
  bodhisatta
  (see bodhisattva)
  bodhisattva
  Buddhist
  [bodd(h)isattva.bodhisat(ta).Buddha 
  of Compassion:=Chinese p’u-sa:=
  Japanese bosatsu]
  a future Buddha: one who helps others
  to enlightenment even at the
  expense of delaying his own entry 
  to nirvana
  The names of these beings are given as
  Akshobhya, Amitabha, Amogasiddhi,
  Avalokiteshvara, Maitreya, Padmapani,
  Ratnapani, Ratnasambhava, Samanta-
  bhadra, Vajrapani and Vishvapani.
  Bodhmall
  (see Bodhmhall)
  Bodhmhall 
  Irish
  [Bodhmall]
  a druidess
  daughter of Tadhg mac Nuadhet
  sister of Cumaill
  wife of Fiacail Fi
  She sheltered Murna, the wife of her
  brother, and the baby Finn, when
  Murna’s angry father threatened to 
  kill them.
  In some accounts she was the sister
  of Murna.
  Bodilis
  French
  a fountain of virginity in Brittany
  Bodn
  (see Boden)
  Bodua
  Celtic
  [=Irish Badb]
  a war-goddess
  Bodvar
  European
  [Biarki.Bothvar. ‘little bear’]
  a Danish warrior who could become a
  bear whenever he wished
  In a story that parallels that of Beowulf
  he kills a monster, which was ravaging
  the country of Hrolf Kraki.
  Bodvild
  (see Bodwild)
  Bodwild
  Norse
  [Bodvild]
  daughter of Nidud
  When she took a ring for repair to
  Volund, who had been captured and
  enslaved by her father, he put her into
  a trance with a drug, and having
  seduced her and killed her brothers
  flew off on wings he had made himself.
  Boe
  (see Vali1)
  Boedromia
  Greek
  a festival commemorating the victory
  of Xuthus over Eumolpus in the
  battle between Athens and Eleusis
  Boel
  ruler of one of the 7 supposed firmaments
  Boeotus
  Greek
  son of Poseidon by Melanippe
  twin brother of Aeolus
  He and his brother Aeolus were
  abandoned as babies, suckled by cows
  and sheltered by shepherds who later
  gave them to Theano. When she had
  two sons of her own by her husband
  Metapontus, she incited them to kill the
  foundlings but Poseidon intervened
  and killed the other two. The brothers
  returned to the shepherds who had
  sheltered them and Poseidon told them
  that their real mother, who had been
  blinded by her father, Aeolus, when
  they were born, had been imprisoned
  by her father. They killed him, their
  grandfather, and freed Melanippe who
  later married Metapontus after Theano
  killed herself.
  Bofi
  (see Berith)
  Bog
  Slav
  [Bug]
  a generic name for God
  Bogaass
  Norse
  a name for Uller as a bow-god
  bogatiri
  (see bogatyr)
  bogatyr
  Russian
  [plur=bogatiri]
  a legendary hero or demi-god
  In a final battle with the gods the
  bogatiri were defeated, banished to the
  mountains and turned to stone.
  Bogdan
  Serbian
  [Bogdan the Bully]
  a fierce knight
  He attacked Marko, Milosh and Relya
  as they rode through his vineyards and
  captured both of Marko’s friends.
  Marko captured all twelve of Bogdan’s
  supporters so they exchanged prisoners
  and parted on good terms.
  Bogdo Lama
  Mongolian
  the third senior Buddhist monk, leader
  of the movement in Mongolia
  Bogen
  German
  son of Hugdietrich and Hildburg
  brother of Waxmuth and Wolfdietrich
  bogey
  [bogy.bogle]
  a goblin
  boggard
  [boggart.boggle.buggane]
  a goblin or ghost
  boggart
  (see boggard)
  Boggelmann
  (see Bumann)
  boggle
  (see boggard)
  bogle
  (see bogey)
  bogy
  (see bogey)
  Bohinavlle
  Baltic
  [Nail of the North:=Finnish Boahje-naste]
  the name used in Latvia for the North Star
  This star is regarded as the support
  round which the heavens revolve.
  Bohort
  (see Bors)
  Boi1
  Celtic
  [Bui.Na(a)s]
  a goddess, queen of the fairies
  wife of Lugh
  It was said that she renewed her youth
  every time she grew old.
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  Boi2
  Boi2
  Celtic
  the name of the Hag of Beara
  (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Boiardo, Matteo Maria
  Italian
  (1434–1494)
  a Count of Scandia
  He was an Italian poet who wrote
  stories of Charlemagne’s paladins,
  including the poem Orlando Inamorata.
  Boicua
  (see Bimini)
  Boigu
  East Indian
  the land of the dead in the lore of
  New Guinea
  This happy land is said to be an island
  reached by the soul on an underwater
  road, calling at Beg en route.
  Boilce
  Irish
  a satirist
  wife of Luightheach
  mother of Conall Corc
  Boind
  (see Boann)
  Boinn
  (see Boann)
  Boio
  Greek
  a Delphic priestess
  She is credited with a work describing
  the transformation of humans into
  birds.
  Bois l’en Dingué
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Bokali
  African
  a spirit which led Ilankaka into
  Lonkundo’s trap
  Bokero
  African
  [Kinjikitire Ngwale]
  a Tanzanian sorcerer
  He distributed a liquid given to him by
  the snake-god Koleo, and those who
  drank it were safe from bullets, which
  would soften to mud before they
  struck.
  boko
  West Indian
  a sorcerer
  These sorcerers are said to be able to
  steal the faculties of a living person and
  turn him or her into a zombie. When
  the victim, who appears dead, is
  buried, the boko retrieves the body,
  restores some of its animation and uses
  it as a slave.
  (see also bokonon)
  bokonon
  African
  [=Yoruba babalawo]
  priests of the Ifa cult in Dahomey
  (see also boko)
  bokor
  (see bocor)
  bokusen
  Japanese
  divination
  Various forms of divination are
  practised including futomani, which
  involves reading the cracks that appear
  in the shoulder blades of deer when
  heated; o-mikuyi, which involves
  drawing lots; o-bisha, archery; mi-
  kayu-ura, using bamboo rods dipped
  in boiling rice and abusame, archery
  on horseback.
  bokwus
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of the North-
  West, a spirit of the forest, which
  pushes unsuspecting fishermen into
  the river
  Bol
  (see Bel1)
  Boleslav
  European
  brother of Wenceslas
  He killed his brother and had the
  martyr’s bones interred in Prague.
  Boldogasszony
  Hungarian
  [Kisboldogasszony.Nagyboldogasszony]
  the goddess of women and children
  Bolfriana
  German
  [Lady of Drachenfels]
  a widow
  wife of Wittich
  She and her nine daughters were
  imprisoned by the giant Grim.
  Dietrich came to her rescue and killed
  both Grim and his brother, Fasolt. She
  later married Wittich.
  Bolfry
  (see Berith)
  Bolgbhain
  Irish
  in some accounts, mother of 
  Conall Corc
  Bolla
  Balkan
  [Bullar]
  an Albanian demon in the form of 
  a serpent
  These demons open their eyes once
  a year and then eat any humans
  they see. After twelve years they
  become Kushedras.
  Bolodjoré
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Bolon Dzacab
  (see Bolon Zacab)
  Bolon Ti Ku
  Central American
  [Bolontiku]
  one of a group of 9 Mayan deities
  In some accounts, this group captured
  another group, the Oxlahun Ti Ku.
  Others talk of Bolon Ti Ku as a god of
  the underworld.
  Bolon Zacab
  Central American
  [Bolon Dzacab]
  a Mayan guardian deity
  Bolontiku
  (see Bolon Ti Ku)
  Bolster
  British
  a giant
  His step was said to span six miles. He
  attempted to rape St Agnes.
  Bolthor
  Norse
  [Bolthorn]
  a Frost Giant
  father or brother of Bestla
  father of Mimir, some say
  Bolthorn
  (see Bolthor)
  Bolur
  (see Balor)
  Bolverk
  (see Bolwerk)
  Bolverkin
  (see Bolwerk)
  Bolverkr
  (see Bolwerk)
  Bolwerk
  Norse
  [Bolverk(r).Bolverkin. ‘deceiver’]
  the name used by Odin when he
  enlisted Baugi’s help to gain access
  to Gunlod’s cave
  bomala
  Pacific Islands
  a taboo
  Bomazi
  African
  a deity regarded as the founder hero
  of the Bushongo
  father of Moelo and Woto
  He is said to have married an old
  woman who produced a child, a girl
  whom he later married.
  Bombay Kamayan
  Hindu
  a local goddess of disease
  Bommatsuri (see Festival of the Dead)
  bomoh
  (see bomor)
  bomor
  Malay
  [bomoh]
  a medicine man
  This type of sorcerer specialises in
  curing the sick by exorcising evil
  spirits.
  (see also pawang)
  Bon1
  Tibetan
  a form of shamanistic nature
  worship, the pre-Buddhist religion
  of Tibet
  Bon2
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  Bon-e
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  Bob-matsuri (see Festival of the Dead)
  Bon Odori
  Japanese
  a dance performed at the Festival of
  the Dead
  Bon Po
  Tibetan
  Buddhists priests still practising
  shamanistic magic
  Bon-Ten-O
  Japanese
  the god Brahma on whose head stands
  the Buddha
  Bona Capia
  Roman
  a goddess of plenty
  Bona Dea
  Roman
  [Good Goddess:=Phrygian Cybele]
  daughter, sister or wife of Faunus
  An obscure virgin-goddess worshipped
  only by women and associated with
  snakes. In some accounts she is
  identified with Fauna, Maia or Ops.
  Her father raped her, taking the form
  of a serpent. Her festival was held 
  in December.
  Bonacon 
  [Bonnacon]
  a monster, part bull, part horse, with
  long curved horns
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  Book of Thoth
  It was said that this animal’s excrement
  was deadly and was used in defence.
  Bonchor
  African
  a creator-god of the Berbers of Tunisia
  Bondoro
  (see Mondoro)
  bone-pointing
  Australia
  an Aboriginal ritual in which a bone
  pointed at an accused person causes
  his or her death
  Boneddyr Arwr
  British
  a Welsh manuscript tracing the
  genealogy of King Arthur
  bonga
  Indian
  a malevolent spirit of place in Bengal
  All people become bongas when they
  die, except young children and women
  who die in childbirth. These become
  bhutas and curins respectively.
  Bongabong
  East Indian
  a supreme god in Indonesia
  bonito maiden
  Pacific Islands
  a maiden who lives with the bonito
  These beautiful maidens give the
  shaman some areca nut while he is
  asleep, warning him that the bonito
  are due to appear. The first fish to be
  caught is dedicated to the maidens and
  is eaten by the shaman. These beings
  are invoked by fishermen who have
  lost their prized fishing-hooks.
  Bonmatsuri
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  Bonnacon
  (see Bonacon)
  bonnes dames
  French
  the fairies of the coast of Brittany
  Bonoham
  a demon
  Bonsu
  Malay
  a camphor gatherer
  He slept while the other workmen
  collected camphor, and after they left
  found a princess bathing in a stream.
  He lived with her for some time and
  she gave him a basket of camphor
  which she combed out of her hair. The
  king ordered him to disclose the secret
  of his success as a camphor hunter, so
  he was forced to recite the magic
  formula the princess had taught him.
  She immediately turned into a cicada
  and flew off. Bonsu set off to follow
  her and disappeared into the jungle,
  never to be seen again.
  Bonto
  Russian
  wife of Onto
  (see also Shaka-pas)
  bonze
  Japanese
  [bo-san.bo-zu.bonzu]
  a Buddhist priest
  bonzu
  (see bonze)
  boobrie
  British
  a fabulous bird said to live in Scottish
  lakes and salt wells
  Boodh
  (see Buddha)
  Boodha
  (see Buddha)
  Book of Am Duat
  Egyptian
  [Am Duat]
  the story of Ra’s nightly journey
  through the underworld
  The story deals with each of the twelve
  hours from the god’s death at sunset to
  his rebirth at sunrise. Each hour is
  associated with some animal (baboon,
  snake, etc.) or with some god.
  (see also Book of Gates)
  Book of Ancient Matters
  (see Kojiki)
  Book of Apophis
  Egyptian
  a collection of rites to ward off the
  snake-god
  Book of Armagh
  Irish
  a book of Irish myths
  Book of Arthur
  British
  a 15th C work by Malory, dealing with
  the story of Lancelot and Guinevere
  Book of Ballymote
  Irish
  a book of legends including the
  exploits of Conn of the Hundred
  Battles and the story of Niall and the
  ugly woman
  Book of Caverns
  Egyptian
  pictures and text showing Ra’s journey
  through the 6 caverns of the
  underworld, found on some 
  royal tombs
  Book of Changes
  (see Chong Yok.I Ching)
  Book of Conquests
  (see Book of Invasions)
  Book of Counsel
  (see Popul Vuh)
  Book of Destinies
  (see Tablets of Destiny)
  Book of Documents
  (see Shu Ching)
  Book of Durrow
  Irish
  a book of legends
  Book of Fermoy
  Irish
  a 5th C book of myth and legend
  Book of Gates
  Egyptian
  a story of Ra’s journey through the
  underworld including charms and
  spells required to ensure safe passage
  through 12 gates guarded by Apophis
  (see also Book of Am-Duat)
  Book of Gates
  Egyptian
  a collection of spells
  Book of Heroes
  (see Heldenbuch) 
  Book of History
  (see Shu Ching)
  Book of Invasions
  Irish
  [Book of Conquests.Leabhar Gab(h)ala
  (Eireann).Lebor Gabala]
  a record of the successive waves of
  early settlers and their gods 
  (see also Invasion Myths)
  Book of Kings
  (see Shah Name)
  Book of Lecan
  (see Yellow Book)
  Book of Leinster
  Irish
  [Lebor Laigen]
  a 13th C book of legends including the
  Cattle Raid of Cooley and the story
  of the Sons of Usna
  Book of Mencius
  (see Meng-tzu)
  Book of Monsters
  a 7th or 8th C book describing, inter
  alia, the fish woman or mermaid,
  written by Aldheim
  Book of Mountains and Seas 
  (see Shan Hai Ching)
  Book of Odes
  (see Shih Ching)
  Book of Poetry
  (see Shih Ching)
  Book of Rites
  (see Li Ching)
  Book of Rituals
  (see Li Ching)
  Book of Shadows 
  (see Gospel of the Witches)
  Book of Sound Counsel
  (see Hitopadesha)
  Book of Spirits1
  a 19th C treatise on spiritualism
  Book of Spirits2
  (see Chilam Balam)
  Book of Taliesin
  British
  a collection of 12 heroic stories by the
  Welsh bard and wizard, Taliesin
  Book of the Calendar
  (see Tonalamatl)
  Book of the Dead
  Egyptian
  [Chapters of Port em Hru.The Coming
  Forth of the Day]
  the written records placed with the
  dead to help them on their journey
  The original records were said to have
  been translated by Thoth.
  (see also Book of Thoth)
  Book of the Dean of Lismore
  Irish
  a collection of the stories told to St
  Patrick by Oisin
  Book of the Dun Cow
  Irish
  [Leabhar na hUidhre.Lebor na hUidre]
  a book of legends 
  This book includes the stories of
  Connla and the woman from the
  Otherworld, Maeldun, Bricciu’s Feast,
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley and Etain
  Eachraidhe.
  Book of the Golden Lotus 
  (see Padma-Purana)
  Book of the Tiger Priests 
  (see Chilam Balam)
  Book of the Underworld
  Egyptian
  a set of funerary texts describing the
  various parts of the underworld and
  Ra’s passage during the night
  Book of Thel
  British
  an 18th c book, by the English author
  William Blake, telling the story of
  Thel, daughter of Mne Seraphim
  Book of Thoth
  Egyptian
  a manuscript containing the wisdom
  of Thoth
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  Book of Written Leaves
  The manuscript was enclosed in boxes
  made successively of gold, silver, ivory,
  ebony, bronze and finally iron. This
  was thrown into the Nile and the
  finder would acquire great knowledge.
  In some accounts it is equated with
  the Book of the Dead.
  Book of Written Leaves
  (see Popol Vuh)
  Books of Tages 
  (see Twelve Books of Tages)
  Boora Pennu
  Indian
  [Bella Pennu]
  a god of light
  He created Tari Pennu as his wife and
  fathered the other gods on her.
  Boora la
  Australian
  a benevolent creator spirit of 
  the Aborigines
  Bootes
  (see Philomelus)
  Booyan
  Slav
  the Otherworld
  This home of the souls of the dead and
  of those yet to be born, as well 
  as of plants awaiting spring, is
  envisaged as an island where all is light
  and happiness.
  bope
  South American
  evil spirits said to attack the dead
  Bor1
  Norse
  [Borr]
  son of Buri the first god
  husband of Bestla
  father of Nerthus, Hoenir, Odin, Ve 
  and Vili
  father of Loki, some say
  Bor2
  (see Bodb Dearg)
  Boracus
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as ‘ruler of the north’
  Borachiel
  a spirit of fruitfulness
  boraimhe
  (see boramha)
  Boralim
  a demon of the south
  boramha
  Irish
  [boraimhe]
  an annual tribute of cattle
  Eochaid mac Eachach, king of
  Leinster, married one daughter of
  Tuathal, pretended she had died and
  then married the other. Both of them,
  Dairne and Fithir, died of shame when
  they found out what had happened.
  Their father waged war on Eochaid,
  killed him and exacted an annual
  tribute, the boramha.
  Boraro
  South American
  forest spirits of the Tukano Indians
  These beings are said to have no knee
  joints and have feet that point to the
  rear.
  Boras
  a demon
  borax
  Roman
  a stone, an antidote to poison, believed
  to be carried in its head by a toad
  Borba
  Irish
  son of Sinsar
  At the Quicken Trees Hostel he led a
  force trying to cross the ford to reach
  the hostel after three other attempts
  had failed. By this time, Dermot had
  freed Finn and his companions who
  had been trapped in the hostel, and the
  men of the Fianna routed Borba’s
  force. Borba himself was killed by Goll
  mac Morna.
  Bore Bore
  (see Borebore)
  Boreadae
  (see Boreades)
  Boreades
  Greek
  [Boreadae]
  the twins Calais and Zetes, the
  descendants of Boreas
  Boreas
  Greek
  [Aparctias.Boreias:=Roman Aquilo]
  god of the north wind
  son of Aeolus, Astraeus or Strymon 
  by Eos
  husband of Oreithyia
  father of Chione, Cleopatra, H(a)emus
  and the twins Calais and Zetes
  Failing to get the consent of her father
  Erechtheus to marry Orithyia, Boreas
  carried her off and married her.
  It is said that disguised as a stallion
  he mated with twelve of the mares of
  Erichthonius (or Poseidon) to produce
  twelve fillies that could run over the
  waves. 
  When Pan fell in love with the
  nymph Pitis, Boreas became jealous
  and threw her to her death from a cliff.
  She was turned into a pine tree. 
  Boreas is usually depicted with
  wings and a beard, blowing a conch
  shell.
  Boreasmoi
  Greek
  Athenian festivals in honour of Boreas
  Borebore
  African
  [Bore Bore]
  a name of Nyame as ‘creator’
  a name of Onyankopon
  Boreias
  (see Boreas)
  Borenticha
  African
  a god in Ethiopia
  Boreyne
  a monster, part lion, part eagle
  Borghild
  Norse
  wife of Sigmund
  mother of Hamond and Helgi
  Sinfiotli, Sigmund’s son by Signy,
  killed her brother in a quarrel so she,
  at the third attempt, killed Sinfiotli
  with poison, whereupon Sigmund put
  her aside and married Hiordis.
  Bori1
  African
  an evil spirit of the Hausa that can
  take possession of humans: a witches’
  society: communal dances by those
  possessed by spirits
  Each spirit is said to be the cause of a
  particular disease and the witch doctor
  invokes the appropriate bori to cure
  the patient.
  Bori2
  (see Buri1)
  Borjigin
  (see Chinggis Khan)
  Bormanus
  (see Bormo)
  Bormo
  Celtic
  [Bormanus.Borvo]
  the Gaulish god of warm springs
  son of Sirona
  consort of Damona
  Bormus
  Greek
  a mortal loved and carried off by 
  a nymph
  boroka
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Philippines, a 
  four-legged, winged witch who 
  eats children
  Boron, Robert de
  French
  a 13th C writer, author of Joseph
  d’Arimathie
  Borr
  (see Bor1)
  Borre
  British
  [Boare] 
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of King Arthur by Lyonors
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Loholt.
  (see also Llacheu.Loholt)
  Borrommée
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  It is said that this spirit was originally a
  Christian saint.
  Bors1
  British
  [Bohort.Bors de Ganis.Bors de Gannes.
  Bors de Gaunes]
  king of Gaul
  brother of Ban
  husband of Evaine
  father of Bors and Lionel
  He and his brother took an army to
  Britain to help Arthur in his fight with
  the rebellious barons. He died of grief
  when he was told of the death of 
  his brother.
  Bors2
  British
  [Bohort.Bors de Ganis.Bors de Gannes.
  Bors de Gaunes]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Bors and Evaine
  brother of Lionel
  nephew of Lancelot
  father of Elyan
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  Bors3
  Botis
  Bors, Lionel and Lancelot, were
  raised by the Lady of the Lake.
  Bors defeated Lord Bromel who,
  having been rejected by Elaine who
  loved Lancelot, was looking for
  Lancelot to challenge him to a fight.
  At the castle of Corbin (Castle
  Carbonek) he passed a night of
  strange adventure. A spectral spear
  pierced his shoulder and arrows
  flying out of the darkness gave him
  further wounds. He fought and killed
  a lion and watched as a leopard
  fought with a dragon that spat out a
  hundred small dragons that tore the
  older one to shreds. An old man sang
  about the journey of Joseph of
  Arimathea to Britain. A silver sword
  hanging over his head blinded him
  with its radiance, and he was told by
  a disembodied voice to leave. Next
  day he rode to Camelot and told
  Lancelot what had happened. A
  similar story is told of both Gawain
  and Lancelot.
  Later, when Lancelot went mad
  and disappeared from Camelot, he
  rode out with Ector and Lionel to
  search for him.
  He joined the other knights in
  the quest for the Holy Grail and
  came to a tower where the owner, a
  lovely maiden, daughter of King
  Love, begged him to help her fight
  a giant, Priadan. He resisted all her
  attempts to seduce him and defeated
  the giant when he arrived next
  morning. He then encountered two
  men beating his brother, Lionel,
  and a girl being attacked by a dwarf.
  By the time he had saved the girl
  and 
  freed 
  himself 
  from 
  her
  embraces, Lionel was dead. The
  girl’s relatives took him to a castle
  and treated him royally and, when
  he again resisted her attempts to
  seduce him, the tower and all its
  occupants disappeared. Next day, at
  Castle Tubele, he found his brother
  alive and so angry at being deserted
  by Bors that he challenged him to
  single combat. He was saved from
  death at his brother’s hands by the
  intervention of Colgrevaunce, and
  then both Lionel and Colgrevaunce
  were struck dead by a thunderbolt.
  Both turned out to be wraiths
  conjured up by the forces of evil.
  Other versions say that Lionel
  killed Colgrevaunce and would have
  killed Bors as well but was struck by 
  a thunderbolt before he could do so.
  Bors then came to an abbey on the
  shore where a voice told him to go to
  sea. He boarded a ship covered with
  white samite, which immediately set
  off at speed. On board he met
  Percival and later they were joined by
  Galahad. They came across an
  abandoned ship and went aboard.
  Here they found a marvellous sword,
  which Galahad retained, and then
  returned to their own ship which
  carried them to the Castle of
  Carteloise. Here a woman lay sick
  who could be cured only by the blood
  of a virgin. Percival’s sister Dindrane
  gave blood but died as a result. At her
  own request Percival placed her dead
  body in a boat and cast it adrift. Bors
  rode with Galahad and Percival to
  the Castle of Carbonek, home of the
  Maimed King, where they were
  vouchsafed a sight of the Holy Grail.
  They took the Grail and the Holy
  Lance by ship to Sarras where they
  found the boat bearing the body of
  Percival’s sister, which they buried.
  All three were imprisoned by the
  king, Estorause, but he released them
  and asked their pardon when he was
  dying. Galahad became king but 
  died about a year later, and the Grail
  and the Lance disappeared for 
  ever. Percival entered a hermitage
  and Bors stayed with him until
  Percival too died, about a year after
  Galahad.
  After burying Percival alongside
  his sister and Galahad, Bors returned
  to Camelot where the story of his
  adventures was relayed to Lancelot
  and Arthur who ordered it all to be
  recorded for posterity. After the
  death 
  of 
  Arthur, 
  Bors 
  joined
  Lancelot, Bedivere and other knights
  in a hermitage and when Lancelot
  died he went to live in the Holy Land
  and fought the Turks.
  Bors3
  British
  in some accounts, a name for Emrys,
  Merlin or Myrrdin as a sun-god
  Boruk
  Afghan
  a Kafir idol
  Borus
  Greek
  son of Perieris
  husband of Polydora
  Borve
  (see Bodb Dearg)
  Borvo
  (see Bormo)
  Boru Deak Parudjar
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Batara Guru
  When she jumped from heaven into
  the primitive waters, her father sent a
  bird with some soil to make dry land.
  She married a hero, also sent by her
  father to kill the underworld serpent
  Naga Padoha, and they produced the
  first mortals.
  Borysthenes
  Greek
  a king of Tauris
  father of Thoas
  bosatsu
  Japanese
  a bodhisattva: an epithet applied to
  Buddhist saints
  Bosherton
  British
  a village in Wales
  The lake here is said to be the one
  from which Excalibur appeared and
  from which King Arthur was taken
  on his final journey to Avalon.
  Boshingtoi
  Siberian
  a god of blacksmiths
  He and his nine sons are said to have
  used the North Star as a hitching post
  for their horses.
  Boso
  British
  a governor of Oxford
  He accompanied King Arthur on his
  Continental campaigns.
  Bossu
  West Indian
  [Bazo.Bazon-Mainnain.Bosu(-Cessé).
  Kadia-Bosu]
  in Haitian voodoo lore, a leader 
  of demons
  Bossu is envisaged as a huge being
  with horns, leading the bodyguard 
  of Ghede.
  Bosu
  (see Bossu)
  Bosu-Cessé
  (see Bossu)
  Bota Hi
  East Indian
  in Indonesia, a wild woman of 
  the mountains
  She was found by Wata Rian who
  made her drunk and then cut off her
  body hair to discover that she was a
  woman. She later married him.
  botanomancy
  divination using plants or their leaves
  In some cases prophecies were written
  on leaves, and those left after the wind
  had blown the others away were
  accepted and acted on.
  Other versions involved inter-
  preting the crackling of leaves when
  burnt or when squeezed in the hands.
  Bothvar
  (see Bodvar)
  Botis
  [Otis]
  a demon, duke or president of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being may appear as a loathsome
  serpent or as a human being with
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  Botoque
  Botoque
  South American
  a culture hero of the Kayapo people
  He was adopted by a jaguar who
  taught him hunting skills, but he killed
  the jaguar’s wife and stole both fire and
  the bow and arrow, which he then gave
  to his people.
  botrad
  European
  a Swedish sacred tree
  Usually an elm or a lime, the botrad is
  planted in front of a dwelling and
  houses the guardian spirit to whom
  prayers are addressed. Women expect-
  ing a baby embraced the bole of the
  tree to ensure an easy and safe delivery.
  Botrager
  a monster, a lion with a helmet
  bottle-imp
  [spirit imp]
  an imp contained in a bottle
  Bottomless Pit
  (see Hell)
  Bouchis
  (see Buchis)
  Boudic
  (see Budicius)
  Boudicius
  (see Budicius)
  Boudin
  (see Baldwin1)
  Bouki
  West Indian
  [Uncle Bouki]
  a character in Haitian stories, 
  frequently the dupe of the spider,
  Annency
  Boulaios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as god of assemblies
  Bouphonia
  Greek
  [Buphonia]
  an Athenian sacrificial rite in which an
  ox was killed
  (see sopatrus)
  Bous
  (see Vali1)
  Bousetta
  African
  an Algerian prince
  He was born with six fingers. He and
  his brothers were enticed into a castle
  by female ghouls who carried off his
  brothers while they slept, but Bousetta
  was kept awake by his horse and 
  so escaped.
  Bouto
  (see Edjo.Wadjet)
  Bouyan
  Slav
  [Buyan.Byelun]
  an island paradise
  This was the home of the king of
  snakes and of the priestess Zarya. It
  contained a river with healing waters
  that sprang from under the sacred
  stone, Alatuir.
  In some versions Bouyan was the
  undersea home of the dead.
  Bov Dearg
  (see Bodb Dearg)
  Bow of Victory
  (see Dhanus)
  Bow Priests
  North American
  in the lore of the Zuni, warriors acting
  as guardians of the war-gods
  Bow Spirit
  (see Chang Hsien)
  Bowa
  Tibetan
  demons said to dance round the spirits
  of the dead
  Bowels of Earth
  (see Gucumatz)
  Bowels of Heaven
  (see Gucumatz)
  Bower of Bliss1
  British
  in The Faerie Queene, the home 
  of Acrasia
  Bower of Bliss2
  European
  the enchanted garden of Armida
  bowyer god
  (see archer god)
  Boy and the Mantle, The
  British
  a poem telling the story of Caradoc
  and Guimer
  Boy-God
  (see Phrom-Kuman)
  boyg
  Norse
  an ogre: animistic force
  Boyhood Deeds of Fionn, The
  Irish
  a 12th C book dealing with the wisdom
  and exploits of Finn mac Cool as 
  a youth
  bozaloshtsh
  German
  a Wendish messenger of death
  This female spirit, a form of banshee,
  is said to wail outside the house of one
  about to die.
  bozu
  Japanese
  a priest
  B’Rabby
  West Indian
  the name for Brer Rabbit in 
  the Bahamas
  Braciaca
  Celtic
  a Gaulish goddess of drink
  Bracon
  Irish
  a Danaan warrior
  grandfather of Finn mac Cool, 
  some say
  Bradamante
  European
  [Bra(d)mante]
  a warrior maid
  daughter of Aymon and Beatrice
  sister of Alardo, Guichard, Ricardo,
  Ricciardetto and Rinaldo
  wife of Rogero
  She found herself in battle with
  Rodomont when he invaded France,
  but Rogero separated them. She
  travelled on with Rogero and they
  were attacked by a group of knights.
  They defeated their attackers but she
  was 
  wounded. 
  When 
  she 
  was
  challenged by Sacripant she engaged
  him in single combat, defeated him
  and rode off leaving him on foot.
  She had fallen in love with Rogero
  and set out to find him. She was
  persuaded by Pinabel to go to the
  rescue of his fiancée, who had been
  abducted by an enchanter on a winged
  horse. This was Atlantes riding a
  hippogriff. When Pinabel discovered
  that Bradamante was a member of a
  family that had long feuded with his
  own, he abandoned her in a cave from
  which she could not escape. She was
  taken from there to the tomb of Merlin
  by the priestess Melissa and was given
  instructions on how to find her love.
  She then met the dwarf Brunello and
  took his magic ring, travelling next to
  the castle in the Pyrenees where
  Atlantes was holding Rogero prisoner.
  Her ring enabled her to overcome the
  magic of Atlantes and she bound him in
  chains and freed Rogero and the other
  prisoners. Rogero tried to ride the
  hippogriff but could not control it and
  was carried off.
  Bradamante was sent to govern
  Marseilles and Melissa appeared to tell
  her that Rogero had once again been
  captured by Atlantes. She set off to
  rescue him but, deceived by the
  magician who conjured up an illusion of
  Rogero, she too was captured. Astolpho,
  protected by the book and horn he had
  been given by Logestilla, rescued her
  with Rogero and the other captives.
  Rogero 
  decided 
  to 
  embrace
  Christianity so that he could marry
  Bradamante, but was wounded in a
  fight with Mandricardo to settle the
  ownership of the sword Durindana.
  When he was late in arriving for their
  planned wedding Bradamante went in
  search of him. En route she met
  Flordelis who persuaded her to rescue
  Florismart 
  from 
  the 
  hands 
  of
  Rodomont. She met him on the bridge
  and, with the aid of Astolpho’s magic
  lance, defeated Rodomont who then
  gave up his defence of the bridge and
  released all his prisoners, including
  Florismart and Oliver.
  At the end of the war between
  Charlemagne and Agramant, she hoped
  to marry Rogero, now a Christian, but
  her parents wanted her to marry Leo,
  son of the emperor Constantine. She
  persuaded Charlemagne to decree that
  she should marry only the man who
  could defeat her in single combat. Leo,
  in return for releasing Rogero from
  prison, had exacted a promise from him
  that he would fight Bradamante in the
  guise of Leo. He won the contest and
  departed in despair, but when Leo
  heard of his distress he gave up his
  claim to her hand and Bradamante
  finally married Rogero.
  Brademagus
  (see Bagdemagus)
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  Bradmanspati
  Brahmi
  Bradmanspati
  Hindu
  father of Agni, in some accounts
  Bradmante
  (see Bradamante)
  Brag
  British
  a spirit sometimes seen as a horse
  This animal lures people to ride on its
  back and then tips them off into a
  pond.
  Braga Raedur
  Norse
  [Conversations of Bragi]
  one of the stories in the Younger Edda
  In this tale, Bragi tells Aegir many
  stories of the gods.
  Bragaful
  Norse
  a toast to Bragi
  Bragaman
  Norse
  a skald, honouring Bragi
  Bragas
  British
  an earl of Bealm
  father of Winlayne
  Bragawoman
  Norse
  a female skald, honouring Bragi
  Bragdemagus
  (see Bagdemagus)
  Brage
  (see Bragi)
  Bragi
  Norse
  [Brage]
  god of poetry and music
  son of Odin and Gunlod
  husband of Idun
  Gunlod was guarding the three
  containers full of the blood of Svasir in
  a cave in the middle of a mountain.
  Odin got access to her with the help of
  Baugi who bored a hole that Odin, in
  the form of a snake, slipped through.
  Odin then resumed his god-like form
  and stayed with Gunlod for several
  days, fathering Bragi.
  At his birth, the dwarfs gave Bragi a
  golden harp and set him afloat in a
  boat, which carried him out of the
  subterranean darkness, whereupon he
  began to sing and play the harp.
  Landing, he walked through the
  woods and met Idun whom he
  married and they went off to Valhalla
  where he became the god of poetry
  and music. He receives fallen heroes
  in Valhalla and is depicted with long
  white hair and beard and carries his
  golden harp.
  Bragi’s Apples
  Norse
  fruit which had the power to 
  cure illness
  It was said that as soon as one of
  these magic apples was eaten another
  appeared to replace it.
  Brahier
  (see Bruhier)
  brahm
  (see brahman1)
  Brahma1
  Buddhist
  one of the 8 dharmapalas
  Brahma2
  Hindu
  [Abjaja.Abjayoni.Absolute.Ananta.
  Astakarna.Brahman.Dhatar. Dhatri.
  Grandfather.hamsa.Hiranyagarbha.Ishvara.
  Kala.Kamalasana.Mahadeva.Narayana.
  Padma-Nabha.Pitamaha.Prajapati.
  Purusha.Svayambhu(va).Vaivarta.Varaha.
  Vishvakarma:=Buddhist Janardana.
  Vairocana:=Cambodian Prah Phrom:
  =Japanese Bon-Ten-O.Dainichi:
  =Thai Phrom]
  a four-headed creator-god
  Brahman personified
  husband of Sarasvati
  father of Adharma, Aditi, Daksha,
  Priyavrata, Sandhya and Shataruga
  father of the Prajapatis
  Brahma, with Shiva and Vishnu, formed
  the group known as the Trimurti.
  In some stories he was born from
  Vishnu’s navel, in others he was asleep
  in the lotus floating on the primitive
  waters until he awoke and created the
  universe, while other stories say that
  he was self-created from the primaeval
  waters or from Hiranya-garbha. In the
  Ramayana he is a boar that lifted the
  earth on its tusks, while others say that
  he mated in the form of a stag with
  Rohita as a doe to produce all 
  the animals.
  It is said that Brahma was born with
  only one head but grew the others so
  that he could behold the beauty of
  Sarasvati from all sides. Some say that
  Sarasvati was born from Brahma’s
  body and mated with him to produce
  the first man, Manu. An alternative
  story credits him with a daughter,
  Satarupa, on whom he had incestuous
  designs and grew the four heads so
  that he could admire her. Some
  versions say that he had five heads, one
  of which was cut off by Shiva when he
  was disrespectful. Yet another version
  asserts that Brahma split himself into
  two, the male Purusha and the 
  female Satarupa.
  In some stories his consort is Vach,
  although some say that she was the
  daughter on whom he incestuously
  fathered the human race. Others say
  that his consort was Gayatri.
  Some say that Brahma will live for
  1,000 divine years, at the end of which
  he will die and the universe will vanish.
  After a period of 100 divine years
  Brahma will reappear and a new
  universe will be created. In this system
  one divine year equals 3,110,400
  million human years.
  He is depicted as having four hands,
  holding an alms bowl, a sceptre, a bow
  and the Rig Veda. His transport is the
  swan or goose (hamsa).
  Brahma3
  East Indian
  [Bromo]
  the Javanese volcano-god
  brahma4
  (see brahman1)
  Brahma-deva
  Hindu
  a name for Narada, born again as 
  the son of Brahma by one of
  Daksha’s daughters
  brahma-loka
  Hindu
  the realm of brahman: perfection: the
  ideal existence
  (see also Satya-Loka)
  Brahma Prajapati
  Hindu
  in some accounts a later name 
  for Matsya
  Brahma Sutras
  Hindu
  the sacred text of the Vedanta school,
  written by Badarayana
  Brahma-yuga
  (see krita-yuga)
  Brahmachari
  (see brahmin)
  brahman1
  Hindu
  [brahm.brahma]
  the primordial essence: the
  absolute: cosmic unity: soul 
  of the universe: the active
  creative force
  Brahman2
  (see Brahma2)
  Brahman3
  (see brahmin)
  Brahmana
  Hindu
  a commentary or gloss on one of 
  the Vedas
  Brahmanas
  Hindu
  ritual texts supplementing the 
  Rig Veda
  Brahmanaspati
  (see Brhaspati)
  Brahmanda
  Hindu
  the egg of Brahma from which all
  world history is generated
  Brahmani
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the 8 matrikas
  one of 9 navasaktis
  She was opposed to the demon Mada.
  Brahmapura
  Hindu
  the city of Brahma on Mount 
  Meru: heaven
  Brahmavati
  Buddhist
  wife of Brahmayus or Subramanya
  mother of Maitreya
  The future Buddha, Maitreya, will be
  born from Brahmavati’s right side after
  a pregnancy lasting ten months.
  Brahmayus
  Buddhist
  husband of Brahmavati
  father of Maitreya, some say
  Brahmi
  Hindu
  a name of Sarasvati as a consort 
  of Brahma
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  brahmin
  brahmin
  Hindu
  [brahman]
  a member of the highest caste
  A brahmin may or may not be a priest
  but studies the teachings of the Vedas,
  going through four stages of life:
  Brahmachari, as a student; Grihastha,
  as a married householder or teacher;
  Vanaprastha, as a hermit; and Sannyasi,
  as a religious mendicant.
  brain-ball
  Irish
  the missile that killed Conor mac Nessa
  This missile had been made from a
  mixture of lime and the crushed brains
  of Mac Da Tho (or in some accounts of
  Meas Geaghra) by Conalll Cearnach.
  Cet, or in some stories Conall, flung
  this stone from his sling, striking
  Conor in the forehead, from where it
  could not be dislodged. Seven years
  later it exploded, killing Conor.
  Braites
  (see Dionysus)
  Bralbral
  Australian
  an assistant of Djanggawul
  When Bralgah and Dinewan had a
  quarrel, Balgah tossed one of the emu’s
  eggs into the sky where it became 
  the sun.
  Bralgah
  Australian
  a companion of the emu, Dinewan
  Bralgu
  (see Beralku)
  Bramandil
  British
  a knight
  son of Gandalac
  brother of Gavus
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against the 100 knights of
  the Irish king, Cildadan.
  Bramante
  (see Bradamante)
  Bramimonde
  European
  wife of Marsilius
  When her husband died after the fall
  of Saragossa to the Franks, she
  returned to France with the victors
  and became a Christian.
  Bran1
  British
  [Bendigeid Vran.Bendigeidfran.Bendigert
  Bran.Bran of Gore.Bran of Gower.Bran 
  of Gwales.Bran the Blessed.Brandegore.
  (Ogyr) Vran.Urien:=Roman Saturn:
  =Spanish Berng.Verng]
  a giant-god 
  king of Britain
  son of Llyr and Iweriadd or Penardun
  brother of Branwen and Manawydan
  half-brother of Efnisien and Nisien
  In some accounts his father is variously
  given as Glifieu, Gruddieu, Ynawg 
  or Ywerit.
  When Bran agreed that his sister
  Branwen should marry Matholwch,
  king of Ireland, his crazy half-brother
  Efnisien maimed the Irish king’s horses.
  Bran gave Matholwch a magic Cauldron
  of Rebirth, capable of restoring the
  dead to life, in compensation. Later his
  sister was made to work as a drudge and
  she sent him a message with a starling,
  whereupon Bran invaded Ireland,
  wading the Irish sea while his army
  went by ship. The Irish king abdicated
  without a fight in favour of Gwern, his
  son. When Efnisien killed Gwern by
  pushing him into the fire, fighting
  broke out again and all the Irish, except
  five pregnant women, and all except
  seven of the British were killed. Bran
  was wounded and died soon after.
  Branwen died of grief at his loss. His
  head was struck off, as he had
  instructed, and was taken back to
  Britain to be buried many years later at
  the White Mount (the Tower of
  London) to protect the kingdom. In the
  years before it was buried the head ate
  and spoke as it had done when Bran 
  was alive.
  The seven survivors of the battle
  were 
  Gluneu, 
  Grudye, 
  Heilyn,
  Manawydan, Pryderi, Taliesin and
  Ynawg.
  During Bran’s absence from Britain,
  the country was conquered by Caswal-
  lawn. Years later, King Arthur, saying
  that the kingdom should depend for its
  defence on him rather than on some
  buried relic, dug up the head.
  The story of Bran’s invasion of
  Ireland is similar to the story of King
  Arthur’s expedition to the underworld,
  Annwfn; here too, there were just
  seven survivors.
  In later years, Bran was known 
  as Urien.
  Bran2
  Irish
  [Bran mac Feabhail.Brandan]
  a hero voyager
  son of Febal
  He picked a branch of apple blossom
  and carried it to his hall where a
  mysterious woman told him about a
  marvellous island across the sea. She
  then took the branch and disappeared.
  Bran followed with three boats, each
  with a crew of nine men. Manannan
  the sea-god confirmed the story of the
  island, Emain Ablach, so they rowed
  on. At the Island of Joy one of the
  crewmen stayed behind while Bran
  and the rest went on to the Island of
  Women, where they stayed for about a
  year. One of his crew, Neachtan,
  became homesick so they returned to
  Ireland but when the sailor jumped
  ashore he immediately crumbled to
  dust – they had been away for
  centuries and nobody recognised Bran
  or his men so they put to sea again and
  no more was heard of them.
  Bran3
  Irish
  a hound of Finn
  Finn’s sister (or in other accounts his
  sister-in-law or aunt) was Uirne and
  she was to be married to Iollann. When
  she became pregnant Iollann’s jealous
  mistress, a druidess, put a spell on
  Uirne, turning her into a bitch, with
  the result that her children, Sceolan
  and Bran, were born as hounds.
  In other accounts Uirne was
  restored to her former self by Lugaid
  Lagha, whom she married, and the
  pups were born to them at the same
  time as human triplets. When Angus
  Og said the hounds could never kill
  any of his swine, Finn set both dogs 
  to work and they killed all the herd of
  100, including the famous black boar.
  In 
  some 
  versions 
  Bran 
  was
  originally owned by a giant who stole
  children. When Finn killed the giant
  and rescued the children he also 
  took the giant’s bitch and her two
  whelps. Finn kept the brindled one,
  Bran, and the other, called Sceolan,
  was left with the father of some of 
  the stolen children who had sought
  Finn’s help. On one occasion, both
  Bran and Sceolan were stolen by
  Arthur, a son of British King Arthur,
  who had come to Ireland with twenty-
  eight warriors to seek adventure. Nine
  Fianna warriors followed them when
  they continued their journey to
  Scotland and killed all of them, taking
  Arthur prisoner and recovering the
  hounds. Finn accidentally struck Bran
  with a leash and the hound was so
  upset at this harsh treatment that it ran
  away and drowned itself in a lake.
  Other stories say that Finn himself
  killed the hound to save a fawn that he
  had run down.
  Bran4
  Norse
  the dog of Frithiof
  Bran5
  (see Brandiles)
  Bran Galed
  British
  [Brangaled.Galed]
  the Welsh owner of the drinking horn
  that provided whichever drink the
  owner required
  (see also Gawlgawd)
  Bran mac Feabhail
  (see Bran2)
  Bran of Gore
  (see Bran1.Brandegore)
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  Bran of Gower
  Brastias
  Bran of Gower
  (see Bran1.Brandegore)
  Bran of Gwales
  (see Bran1)
  Bran the Blessed
  (see Bran1)
  Branchidae
  Greek
  [Brankidae.Didyma]
  a town in Asia Minor, site of an oracle
  of Apollo
  Branchus
  Greek
  son of Smicrus by the daughter 
  of Patron
  Brandamond
  British
  [Brandamond of Damascus]
  a Saracen knight
  He was killed by Bevis.
  Brandan
  (see Bran2.Brendan)
  Brandegore
  British
  [Bran of Gore.Bran of Gower.Bran of
  Gwales.Brandegoris.Brandegorus]
  king of Stranggore
  Bran as the king who brought an army
  of 5,000 to fight King Arthur in the
  rebellion of the eleven rulers.
  Brandegoris
  (see Brandegore)
  Brandegorus
  (see Brandegore)
  Brandel
  (see Brandiles)
  Brandeles
  (see Brandiles)
  Brandell
  (see Brandiles)
  Brandiles
  British
  [Bran(deles).Brandel(l)]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Gilbert
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until he
  was released by Lancelot.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Brian des Iles.
  Brandon
  (see Brendan)
  Brandubh1
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  son of Eochu and Feidhilm
  brother of Aodan
  He was one of a pair of twin boys born
  to Feidhilm, and their father, Eochu,
  exchanged Brandubh’s brother for one
  of the twin girls born at the same time
  to Ingheanach, wife of Gabhrian.
  He took Dubh Lacha, the wife of
  Mongan, who had offered the king
  whatever he might wish as a gift.
  Mongan got her back only by using
  magic to transform an old woman into
  a 
  lovely 
  young 
  girl 
  and 
  then
  substituting her for his wife.
  When Aedh’s son, Cumascach,
  demanded the right to sleep with the
  king’s wife, Brandubh locked him in 
  a house and set it on fire. He was
  persuaded 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  satirist,
  Glasdamh, to come out but Cumascach
  escaped in his place, only to be killed by
  one of Brandubh’s soldiers. Aedh
  attacked the province with a large army
  to avenge his son’s death.
  In some accounts he fought and
  killed Aedh, high-king of Ireland, at
  the Battle of Dun Bolg, when Aedh
  tried to collect the annual tribute, the
  boramha, although others say that it
  was one of his men, Ron Cerr, who
  killed Aedh.
  In later years, his brother, Aodan,
  invaded 
  Leinster 
  but 
  Feidhilm,
  recognizing her second son, persuaded
  him to make peace with Brandubh. It
  was said that Brandubh was killed by
  Saran and returned to life by St
  Maodhog so that he might receive the
  last rites. Brandubh had no wish to
  return to this world and died after
  being shriven.
  brandubh2
  Irish
  a board game
  This game features in various stories
  of gods and heroes.
  Branfil
  British
  a knight
  brother of Bruneo
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Brangaene
  (see Branwen)
  Brangaine
  (see Branwen)
  Brangaled
  (see Bran Galed)
  Brangemore
  British
  in some accounts, a queen of Cornwall
  mother of Epinogres
  She was killed by her own son who
  buried her body under the altar in the
  Perilous Chapel, which she had built.
  (see also Black Hand)
  Brangien
  (see Branwen)
  Brangu
  Australian
  in Aboriginal lore, the island of the dead
  Brangwain
  (see Branwen)
  Brangwaine
  (see Branwen)
  Brangwine
  (see Branwen)
  Brankidae
  (see Branchidae)
  Branstock
  Norse
  the oak tree growing in the centre of
  the Volsungs’ palace
  At the wedding of Siggeir and Sygny,
  Odin plunged the magic sword Gram
  into the trunk of the oak, a gift to
  whoever could pull it out again.
  Branwen1
  British
  [Brangaene.Brangaine.Brangien.
  Brangwain(e).Brangwine.Brengwain.
  Bronwen]
  a giantess
  a love-goddess
  daughter of Llyr and Iweriadd
  sister of Bran and Manawydan
  wife of Matholwch
  mother of Gwern
  She married the king of Ireland, but
  out of smouldering resentment caused
  by the maiming of the horses of
  Matholwch’s entourage by her crazy
  half-brother Efnisien, she was badly
  treated and sent a message with a
  starling to her brother Bran who
  invaded with an army to rescue her.
  Matholwch surrendered without a
  fight but Efnisien pushed the king’s
  son, Gwern, into the fire and killed
  him. In the fight that ensued most of
  the participants on both sides were
  killed. Bran was mortally wounded and
  died soon afterwards and Branwen
  died of grief at the loss of both her
  brother and her son.
  Branwen2
  British
  [Brangaene.Brangaine.Brangien.
  Brangwain(e).Brangwine.Brengwain.
  Bronwen]
  an attendant on Isolde
  She was sent with Isolde, when
  Tristram came to Ireland, to escort
  Isolde to marry Mark of Cornwall and
  she carried the love potion to ensure a
  successful marriage. Instead, it was
  drunk by Isolde and Tristram who fell
  hopelessly in love.
  In some accounts Branwen slept
  with Mark on the night of his wedding
  with Isolde, deceiving him into
  thinking Isolde was still a virgin. Isolde
  then tried to kill her and keep the
  secret but failed. Branwen later had an
  affair with Kaherdin. She was said to
  have married Gourvernail who became
  king of Lyonesse.
  Branwen, Daughter of Llyr
  British
  [Branwen ferch Llyr]
  the Welsh story of Branwen and her
  brother Bran in the Mabinogion
  Branwen ferch Llyr
  (see Branwen, Daughter of Llyr)
  Bras-de-fer
  British
  a chamberlain of the Antichrist
  In the battle between the forces of
  good and evil, King Arthur fought on
  the side of heaven, Bras-de-fer for hell. 
  Brastias
  British
  a knight of King Mark’s court
  Ulfias impersonated Brastias when
  helping Uther to get access to Igraine.
  He went with Ulfias to the Continent
  to enlist the help of King Bors and
  King Ban on behalf of Arthur in his
  battles with the rebellious barons.
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  Bratasena
  Brastias later became a hermit and
  gave shelter to Lancelot when he was
  banished from the court by Guinevere.
  Bratasena
  (see Bima)
  Bratayuda
  (see Bharatayuda)
  Brauronia
  (see Artemis Brauronia)
  Brave
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Brave Woman
  (see Makhta)
  Brazen Head
  a mythical talking head, made of brass,
  which appears in various legends
  One such head, which was said to tell
  enquirers whatever they needed to
  know, was kept in the castle of the
  giant Ferragus. Another spoke only to
  utter the three statements ‘Time is’,
  ‘Time was’ and ‘Time’s past’ before
  falling and breaking into pieces.
  Brazen Horse
  British
  the horse of Cambuscan
  This magic animal had a pin in one
  ear, which when turned allowed it to
  accept instructions to carry the rider
  wherever he wished to go.
  (see also Wooden Horse1)
  Brea
  Irish
  a servant of Partholan
  He is said to have introduced cooking
  into Ireland.
  (see also Beoil)
  Breanainn
  (see Brendan)
  Breaninn
  (see Brendan)
  Breas1
  Irish
  [Bress]
  one of the Finn Eamhna
  son of Eochaid Feidhleach 
  and Cloithfhinn
  brother of Clothra, Lothar, Maev 
  and Nar
  Breas2
  (see Bres1)
  Breasal1
  Irish
  [Breasil]
  son of Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill
  When a nun accused Breasal of
  stealing her cow, his father drowned
  him, but regretting his action sought
  help from Beagan who restored Breasal
  to life.
  Breasal2
  Irish
  [Breasil]
  son of Fionnachta
  He and his father, the high-king, were
  killed by relatives seeking the throne
  for themselves.
  Breasal3
  Irish
  [Breasil]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Rudraighe
  Breasal4
  Irish
  [Breasil]
  a King of the World
  He lived on the island called Hy-Brasil.
  Breasal Bealach
  Irish
  [Breasal Beoil]
  a king of Leinster
  He refused to pay the boramha tribute
  to the high-king, Cairbre Lifeachair,
  and defeated him when he tried to
  obtain it by force.
  Breasal Beoil
  (see Breasal Bealach)
  Breasil
  (see Breasal)
  Breasel’s Island
  (see Hy-Brasil)
  Breath of Love
  [Magic Breath]
  the ability of demons to make women
  fall in love with them, merely by
  breathing on them
  Breath of Set
  Egyptian
  a hot south wind from the desert
  Breath of Wind
  North American
  [Gusts of Wind.Windbreath]
  daughter of the first woman, 
  Ataensic
  mother of Ioskeha and Tawiscara
  In some accounts the twins Ioskeha
  and Tawiscara fought each other while
  still in the womb, with the result that
  their mother died in childbirth.
  Breathmaker
  (see Hisagitaimisi)
  Breca
  European
  [Breka]
  a friend of Beowulf
  He and Beowulf swam in full chain
  mail across the sea from Denmark to
  Geatland for a dare.
  Brèche de Roland
  European
  a large cleft in the Pyrenees, said to
  have been made by Roland when 
  he struck the mountain with his
  sword, Durindana
  Brecht
  (see Bertha3)
  Brechta
  (see Bertha3)
  Bredbeddle
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He accompanied King Arthur and
  Gawain when they went to King
  Mark’s court in Cornwall for the trial
  of Isolde.
  Brede
  (see Bredi)
  Bredi
  Norse
  [Brede]
  a hunter
  Sigi, jealous of Bredi’s skill as a hunter,
  killed him and buried his body under 
  a snowdrift.
  Breg
  (see Breng)
  Bregan
  (see Breoghan)
  Bregia
  Irish
  a giant
  Bregon
  (see Breoghan)
  Bregouin
  (see Mount Agned)
  Breguion
  (see Mount Agned)
  Breguoin
  (see Mount Agned)
  Breidablik
  Norse
  [Balder’s Stead.Breithablik.Broadblick.
  Peace Stead]
  the palace of Balder 
  Breit Hut
  Norse
  a name for Odin, referring to the
  broad hats that he often wore
  (see also Sidhottr)
  Breithablik
  (see Breidablik)
  Breka
  (see Breca)
  Brekyirihunuade
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘all knowing’
  Brendan
  Irish
  [Brandan.Brandon.Brean(a)inn.Brendanus]
  (c. 489–583)
  a saint, patron of seafarers
  son of Findlugh
  Before his birth, his mother dreamed
  that her breasts were full of gold,
  explained by Earc and Beag mac Deas
  portending future wonders. The boy
  was handed over to St Ide, a nun, as
  foster mother and later became a
  priest under Earc. Among other
  miracles, he turned into an otter the
  man who stole his cattle, tamed lions
  and vanquished monsters.
  Inspired by a vision, he sailed off
  to find the Land of Promise, taking
  nine (or fourteen) companions in a
  hide-covered boat on a voyage that
  lasted seven years. Once, they landed
  on the back of a huge whale, taking it
  to be an island; and later, directed by
  a bird which could speak, they saw
  the Island of Smiths where the giant
  inhabitants drove them off with
  burning missiles. They saw a pillar
  reaching to the sky and a small island
  where Paul, a hermit, was kept alive
  by fish brought by an otter. 
  Other places they visited were the
  Island of Sheep, an island where they
  found three choirs, and another
  covered with grapes. Some of the
  places recur in the story of the voyage
  of Maeldun. They came at last to the
  Land of Promise where they were told
  that they had been chosen for the
  voyage so that they might see some of
  God’s handiwork.
  Brendan’s Island
  (see Island of the Blessed)
  Brendanus
  (see Brendan)
  Breng
  Irish
  [Breg]
  one of the 3 names for the 
  Dagda’s wife
  She was alternatively known as Meabel
  or Meng.
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  Brengwain
  Brian Boru
  Brengwain
  (see Branwen)
  Brennius
  British
  [=Gaulish Brennus]
  son of Dunvallo Molmutius 
  and Tonwenna
  brother of Belinus
  He was a sub-king under Belinus after
  the death of their father, but he
  planned to take over the whole realm
  so he married the daughter of the king
  of Norway and sailed for Britain with
  an army. His bride was captured en
  route by the Danish king, and both
  were taken by Belinus when their ship
  was forced ashore in Britain. When
  Brennius landed he was defeated and
  fled to Gaul and the princess was taken
  to Denmark by the Danish king.
  He later made another attempt to
  take the kingdom with an army from
  Gaul, but at the behest of their mother
  Tonwenna the brothers finally made
  peace and together they conquered
  Gaul and sacked Rome.
  He is regarded as a mortal form of
  the god Bran.
  Brennos
  (see Brennus)
  Brennus
  Celtic
  [Brennos:=British Brennius]
  a Gaulish name for Bran
  Breoghan
  Irish
  [Bregan.Bregon]
  an ancestor of the Irish
  father of Bile and Ith
  He led his people from Scythia to
  conquer Spain. His grandson, Milesius,
  led them to Ireland.
  Brer Fox
  North American
  a trickster in many stories of the
  American Indian tribes
  The Apache say that he stole fire from
  the fireflies and gave it to the tribes.
  Brer Rabbit
  North American
  [=Bahamas B’Rabby]
  a trickster in American folklore
  This being is said to be derived from
  the African trickster, Hare, brought to
  America by slaves.
  (see also Compair Lapin)
  Bres1
  Irish
  [Breas.Bress.Eochaid.Eochu Bres.Eochy.
  Gormac]
  a vegetation-god and sun-god
  king of the Danaans
  son of Elatha and Eri
  husband of Brigit or Taltiu
  father of Ruadan
  He was the son of a Fomoire father and
  Danaan mother and was expected to
  bring lasting peace to these two warring
  tribes. He became the leader of the
  Danaans after Nuada lost his hand,
  and was later replaced when he proved
  inadequate. He went off and raised a
  army of Fomoire soldiers under Balor
  and Inneach and fought the Danaans 
  at the second Battle of Moytura where
  he was defeated. He was allowed to
  live when he undertook to teach the
  Danaans all he knew about agriculture.
  In some accounts he then went to
  live with his father in the North. Some
  say that he was killed at Moytura,
  others that he was poisoned by Lugh
  who made filthy water look like milk,
  or that he was killed by Lugh in single
  combat.
  Bres2
  Irish
  [Bress]
  a Danaan soldier
  He was an emissary who tried to
  negotiate a settlement with the Fir
  Bolg before the first Battle of Moytura.
  He was unsuccessful, and was killed in
  that battle.
  Bres3
  (see Breas1)
  Bress
  (see Bres)
  Breta Sogur
  British
  a Scandinavian story that asserts that
  King Arthur died on Assysla and was
  buried at Canterbury
  Brethren, The
  East Indian
  culture heroes of New Guinea
  Breton Lay
  European
  a form of verse narrative of the
  exploits of Celtic heroes
  Bretwalda
  British
  a name of Aelle as ‘ruler of Britain’
  Breunis
  British
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  He became an enemy of the king and
  was killed by Gareth.
  Breunor
  British
  [Breunor the Black.Bruno le Noir.La Cote
  Male Tailée]
  brother of Daniel and Dinadan
  husband of Maladisant
  He insisted on wearing a badly fitting
  coat until he had avenged his father.
  He was made lord of Pendragon Castle.
  Breuse
  (see Bruce)
  Brhaspati
  Hindu
  [Brahmanaspati.Brihaspati.Dhis(h)ana.
  Ganapati.Great Father.Jyeshtharaja.
  Purohita.Sadasapati.Vrihaspati:=Bali
  Bagaspati]
  a sky-god, chaplain of the gods and
  lord of prayer
  the planet Jupiter as a god
  son of Angiras
  husband of Tara
  father of Kaca
  father of Agni, some say
  In some accounts his parents were
  Dyaus and Prithivi, while others say that
  he was created by Tvashri. His wife was
  abducted by Chandra (Soma) and bore a
  child, Budha. Brahma had to intervene
  to prevent a war between them and
  Brhaspati reared Budha as his own son.
  He is depicted with 100 wings,
  horns and seven mouths, and carries a
  bow and an axe. His chariot, drawn by
  eight horses, is known as Nitighosha.
  Some equate him with Vrihaspati;
  others regard them as separate deities.
  Bri
  Irish
  daughter of Midir
  She died of a broken heart when her
  father rejected Liath as a suitor for his
  daughter’s hand.
  Bri Leith
  Irish
  the home of Midir
  Brian1
  Irish
  [Brion.Bryan]
  son of Turenn and Brigit or Dana
  brother of Iuchar and Iucharba
  His family feuded with the family of
  Cian and Brian, and his brothers
  Iuchar and Iucharba, killed Cian, the
  father of Lugh, who had adopted the
  form of a pig to avoid them. Some say
  that Lugh killed him, others that he
  had the brothers condemned by the
  high-king to carry out seven (or eight)
  difficult tasks for Lugh.
  (see Sons of Turenn)
  Brian2
  Irish
  [Brion.Bryan(t)]
  brother of Fiachra
  He went to war with his brother but
  was defeated when Conal Gulban, his
  nephew, (or Daithi in some accounts)
  brought an army which subdued the
  whole of Connaught and installed
  Daithi as king. Brian was killed in 
  this conflict.
  Brian Boru
  Irish
  [Bryan Boru]
  (926–1014)
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Cinnéide
  brother of Mathghamhain
  husband of Gormlaith
  father of Donnchadh, Murchadh 
  and Saba
  One story says that by showing
  kindness to a starving woman he
  learned the password of an adjoining
  Norse fort and was able to gain access
  with a party of his men and slaughter
  the garrison. When the Norsemen
  stationed one soldier in every house,
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  Brian des Iles
  he organised a simultaneous rising
  whereby each household killed its
  unwelcome guest.
  Despite being warned of his fate by
  Aoibheall, Brian led the Irish to
  victory over the Vikings at the Battle
  of Clontarf but he was killed there by
  the Dane, Brodir. His eldest son
  Murthadh also died in this battle. 
  (see also Dubhlainn)
  Brian des Iles
  British
  [Bryan of the Isles]
  a seneschal of King Arthur
  Originally an enemy of the king, he
  was defeated in battle and became the
  king’s seneschal. In some accounts he
  is identified as Brandiles.
  Brian of the Forest
  British
  [Bryan of the Forest]
  brother of Sorlus of the Forest
  He fought his brother to decide which
  of them should chase the white stag
  that had interrupted Arthur’s wedding
  feast. Gawain, who had been given this
  task by the king, stopped the fight and
  sent them to submit themselves to the
  king.
  Brian Rua
  British
  [Bryan Rua]
  a seer
  He was rewarded with the gift of
  prophecy for his generosity in paying
  the rent of a poor widow. He owned a
  small mirror that reflected things due
  to happen in the future and that helped
  him to locate buried treasure.
  Briant
  British
  king of the Red Isle
  father of Tristoise
  His daughter was born after his death
  and cast adrift at sea. She survived to
  marry Ydor.
  Briaraeus
  Greek
  [Aeg(a)eon.Briareos.Briareus]
  a hurricane-god
  one of the Hundred-handed Ones
  son of Uranus or Pontus and Gaea
  brother of Cottus and Gyges
  husband of Cymopoleia
  Briareus1
  British
  a Welsh warrior said to be standing
  guard over the sleeping Merlin on
  Bardsey Island
  Briareus2
  (see Briaraeus)
  Briareos
  (see Briaraeus)
  Bricciu
  Irish
  [Bricne.Bricriu (Nemthenga)]
  a storm-god
  a lord of Ulster
  a satirist
  son of Carbad
  He was a troublemaker and his most
  renowned exploit is told in the story of
  Bricciu’s Feast.
  Bricciu’s Feast
  Irish
  a feast arranged by the satirist Bricciu
  He put on a feast at which he provoked
  an argument between Cuchulainn,
  Conall Cearnach and Loaghaire
  Buadhach over the carving of the
  roast. To decide who was the greater
  champion they were tested by Curoi,
  in the form of a giant, and by Maev
  who put wildcats in their room. In
  each case Cuchulainn was the winner,
  but the other two refused to accept this
  verdict. A third test, by Curoi as a
  bachlach or phantom, settled the
  matter in favour of Cuchulainn. He
  challenged all three to a beheading
  match. All three beheaded the
  bachlach, who picked up his severed
  head and jumped into a lake. Next day,
  fully restored, he claimed his part of
  the wager and Cuchulainn put his head
  on the block awaiting the axe. The
  bachlach spared his life in admiration
  for his bravery. Some versions say that
  Muinremuir was also involved in the
  beheading match.
  In some accounts Bricciu, a trouble-
  maker, stirred up trouble and conjured
  up a demon called The Terrible who
  was involved in the beheading match.
  Others tell very much the same story
  about Dubhthach Daol Uladh and
  Uath.
  Bricciu judged the fight between the
  Brown Bull of Cooley and Whitehorn
  and was trampled to death under their
  hooves.
  Brice
  (see Bishop Brice)
  Briccne
  Irish
  [Bricne]
  a monk
  He told the young Maeldun about the
  men who had murdered Maeldun’s
  father.
  Brickus
  British
  son of Mazadan and Terdelaschoye
  father of Uther
  In some accounts he was the grandfather
  of King Arthur.
  Bricne
  (see Bricciu.Briccne)
  Bricriu
  (see Bricciu)
  Brid
  (see Brigit)
  Bride1
  German
  a queen of Jerusalem
  wife of Orendal
  Bride2
  (see Brigit)
  Bride of Helgi
  (see Thorgerd2)
  Bride of the Sun
  (see Bertha3)
  Bridei
  British
  a king of the Picts
  son of Maelgwn
  Bridge of Gold
  European
  a bridge over the Rhine
  It is said that Charlemagne passes over
  this bridge to bless the crops.
  Bridge of Heaven
  Japanese
  a bridge leading from Mount 
  Takachihi up to heaven
  Bridge of Pain
  (see K’u-ch’u ch’iao)
  Bridge of the Decider
  (see Chinvat Bridge)
  Bridge Perilous
  (see Perilous Bridge)
  Bridget
  (see Brigit)
  Brieseis
  (see Briseis)
  Brig
  (see Brigit)
  Brigadore
  British
  the horse of Guyon in The 
  Faerie Queene
  Briganda
  Celtic
  [Briganti.Brigantu.Brigindo]
  the Gaulish name for Brigit
  Briganta
  British
  [The High One.Briganti(a):=Irish Brigit:
  =Roman Dea Caelistis]
  a war-goddess or water-goddess of 
  the Brigante tribe
  Briganti
  (see Briganta)
  Brigantia
  (see Briganta)
  Brigantu
  (see Briganda)
  Briggida
  (see Brigit)
  Brigh
  Irish
  wife of Celtchair
  She slept with the rich Ulsterman,
  Blai, and when Celtchair found out he
  killed Blai as he sat playing chess with
  Conor mac Nessa.
  Brighe
  Irish
  daughter of Orca mac Carrthain
  In some accounts, she was the mother
  of Aedh Allan.
  Brighid1
  Irish
  wife of Seanchas Torpeist
  Brighid2
  (see Brigit)
  Bright
  Greek
  one of the horses drawing the sky
  chariot of Eos
  Bright One, The
  (see Lugh)
  Bright Star
  North American
  a Pawnee goddess, the planet Venus 
  as the morning star
  She was given the task by Tirawa of
  forming the earth and creating the
  people to live there. She mated with
  Great Star to produce the first woman
  who mated with the first man to
  populate the earth. She gave the first
  man, known as Closed Man, four
  varieties of corn for use by the tribes.
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  Brighu
  Brisingamen
  Brighu
  Hindu
  [Br(i)ghu.Prajapati]
  a sage
  one of the Seven Rishis
  son of Brahma or Manu 
  father of Chyavana by Puloma
  father of Lakshmi by Khyati and of
  Shukra, some say
  He seized Puloma, the wife of a
  demon, fathering Chyavana on her,
  and, when Agni told the demon who
  the abductor was, Brighu cursed the
  god with an insatiable appetite.
  In an attempt to ascertain which of
  the three major deities was most worthy
  of veneration, Brighu visited each in
  turn and was less than respectful to all
  of them. Bramha only scolded him,
  Shiva would have burnt him to a cinder
  but he saved himself with an abject
  apology and Vishnu, whom he kicked
  to wake him up, merely enquired
  whether the sage had hurt his foot and
  massaged it. As a result, Brighu advised
  people to worship Vishnu.
  When Shiva lost his temper at being
  excluded from a sacrifice by Daksha,
  he attacked many of those present,
  including Brighu who had his beard
  pulled off.
  Helped by Matarisvan, Brighu
  overcame the demon Makha.
  He is credited with the discovery of
  fire in some accounts.
  Brighus
  Hindu
  [Bhargavas.Bhrighus]
  storm-gods and gods of fire
  sons of Brighu
  These deities controlled the lightning
  bolts and acted as messengers for the
  gods. Some say that they were the
  children of the sage Brighu, others
  that they were descended from Agni,
  the god of fire.
  In some accounts, these beings were
  Vedic priests who invented the rite 
  of sacrifice.
  Brigid
  (see Brigit)
  Brigindo
  (see Briganda)
  Brigit1
  Irish
  [Banfile.Belisima.Birgit.Brid(e).Bridget.
  Brig(gida).Brig(h)id:=British Brigant(i)a:
  =Gaulish Briganda.Brigantu.Brigindo]
  goddess of cattle, fertility and fire,
  healing, poetry and smiths
  daughter of the Dagda and Dana 
  or Boann
  mother of Ruadan by Bres
  In some accounts she was the wife of
  the Dagda, in others his daughter,
  while others say that she was the wife
  of Turenn and mother of his three
  sons, Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba.
  Some say she owned two oxen, Fea
  and Feimhean, and a boar, Treithirne.
  In some accounts there were three
  Brigits, sister-goddesses, who others
  regard as a single person. In other
  accounts she was Dana.
  Brigit2
  Irish
  [Birgit.Brid(e).Bridget.Brig(gida).Brig(h)id.
  Mary of the Gaels.Mary of the Irish]
  a saint, the Christian version of the
  goddess Brigit
  daughter of Dubhthach and Broicseach
  In 
  some 
  accounts 
  Broicseach 
  was Dubhthach’s slave and the young
  Brigit was sold to a druid who reared
  her.
  In one story she knocked out one of
  her eyes to make herself unattractive to
  suitors but later restored her own sight.
  In another she diverted the attention
  of soldiers, enabling the Virgin Mary
  and Jesus to escape capture.
  She is said to have turned the horse’s
  ears of Labraid, king ofLeinster back
  to normal human ears.
  Her feast day is 1 February.
  Brigit3
  Irish
  one of the 2 pillars (the other is
  Patrick) said to support the island
  Brigitte
  (see Mama Brigitte)
  Brigliadoro
  European
  Roland’s horse
  Brihaspati
  (see Brhaspati)
  Brilliant Water
  (see Cakixa)
  Brimer1
  Norse
  the heavenly hall of the giants 
  in Okolnur
  Brimer2
  (see Brimir)
  Brimesent
  British
  in some accounts, wife of Urien
  Brimir
  Norse
  [Brimer]
  a giant
  In an alternative account of the
  creation of the dwarfs, they were made
  from the flesh of Blain and Brimir
  rather than that of Ymir.
  Brimo
  Greek
  a goddess incarnate in the priestess
  officiating at the Eleusinian
  mysteries of Demeter
  Brimos
  Greek
  a holy child carried by Brimo
  Brine
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Briolania
  European
  a princess
  Her father’s realm, Firm Island, had
  been usurped by a tyrant but Amadis
  and his brothers rode to her aid and
  restored her to her rightful position.
  Brion
  (see Brian)
  Briotan Maol
  (see Britan)
  Brisane
  (see Brisen)
  Brisaya
  Hindu
  a moon-goddess
  She represented the power of darkness
  and was overcome by the solar 
  hero Aharyu.
  Briseida
  Greek
  a Trojan maiden
  In some early versions of the Troilus
  and Cressida story she is the maiden
  loved by Troilus. Her father Chalcas
  defected to the Greeks and when she
  was escorted by Diomedes to join her
  father, he fell in love with her.
  (see also Briseis)
  Briseis
  Greek
  [Brieseis.Hippodamia]
  a Trojan maiden
  daughter of Brises
  wife of Mynes
  She was captured at the siege of Troy
  and handed to Achilles as a prize.
  Agamemnon had been given the girl
  Chryseis but was persuaded to release
  her, demanding Briseis in her place.
  This precipitated the quarrel between
  these two Greek heroes.
  (see also Briseida)
  Brisen
  British
  [Brisane.Brisin.Dame Brisen]
  an attendant on Elaine
  an enchantress
  She put a spell on Lancelot that
  deluded him into thinking that he was
  sleeping with his true love, Guinevere,
  when in fact it was with Elaine. Later,
  she played the same trick on Lancelot,
  who was driven mad.
  Brises
  Greek
  [Briseus]
  a Trojan priest
  father of Briseis
  Briseus
  (see Brises)
  Brisin
  (see Brisen)
  Brising necklace
  (see Brisingamen)
  Brisingamen
  Norse
  [Brising necklace.Brosingamene.
  Sviagris(s)]
  a beautiful necklace made by the
  dwarfs and given to Freya
  In some stories Freya gave herself to
  four of the dwarfs, Alfrigg, Berling,
  Dvalin and Grerr, as payment for the
  necklace. It was once stolen by Loki in
  the form of a flea, but he was spotted
  by Heimdall and was forced to return
  it after the two of them had fought in
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  many different guises. She lent it to
  Thor when he dressed as a bride for
  Thrym in place of Freya.
  In the story of Beowulf, he received
  this necklace from Wealtheow, Queen
  of Denmark, as a gift when he killed
  Grendel and the monster’s mother.
  Brit
  (see Brutus)
  Britan
  Irish
  [Briotan Maol]
  a chief of the Nemedians
  son of Fergus Leathdhearg
  son of Nemed, in some accounts
  After the defeat of the Nemedians by
  the Fomoire under Morca, the thirty
  survivors left Ireland and those led by
  Britan and Fergus Leathdhearg landed
  in Britain.
  Britannia
  British
  [Britannias:=Roman Minerva]
  the tutelary-goddess of Britain
  Britannias
  (see Britannia)
  Britomart1
  British
  [Knight of the Ebon Spear]
  a warrior maiden
  daughter of Retho and wife of
  Arthgallo, in some accounts
  Some say that she killed Radigund.
  Britomart2
  (see Artemis.Britomartis)
  Britomartis
  Greek
  [Aphaea.Aphaia.Britomart.Dictynna.
  Diktunna. ‘sweet maid’]
  a Cretan nymph
  daughter of Zeus and Carme
  Pursued by Minos, she jumped from a
  cliff into the sea and was rescued by
  Artemis or, in some versions, turned
  into a fish. In some versions, she was
  caught in the nets of the local fisher-
  men and became known as Dictynna.
  Later she fled to Aegina where she was
  known as Aphaea.
  In other accounts, Britomartis is a
  name of Artemis used in Crete.
  Brittia
  British
  a depiction of Britain as a 
  mythical island
  This island was divided into two parts
  by a wall. To the west, the air was too
  poisonous for men to exist there.
  Britto
  British
  son of Histion
  In some accounts he is regarded as the
  ancestor of the British race. 
  (see also Brutus)
  Brizo
  Greek
  a moon-goddess of Delos
  She was regarded as the patron of
  sailors and was worshipped by women.
  Broadb
  Irish
  brother of Angus Og
  Braoadblink
  (see Breidablik)
  Brobarz
  British
  the realm of Condwiramur
  Brocaid mac Brice
  Irish
  [Broccardinae]
  father of Aige
  Broccardinae (see Brocaid mac Bride)
  Broceliande
  British
  a forest in Brittany
  This forest is regarded as the home of
  Merlin and the scene of many
  Carolingian and Arthurian stories,
  including Owain’s defeat of the Knight
  of the Fountain.
  It was in this forest that Nimue
  entangled Merlin in a thorn bush or an
  oak tree.
  Brochmael
  British
  [Brochmail.(Prince) Brochwell.(Prince)
  Brockwell]
  a king of Powys, Wales
  son of Eliseg
  father of Cadell
  He was so impressed by the relationship
  that Melangell had established with the
  animals and birds that he gave her land
  on which she established a convent.
  Brochmail
  (see Brochmael)
  Brochwell
  (see Brochmael)
  Brock
  Norse
  [Brok]
  a dwarf
  brother of Sindri
  He made a wager with Loki that his
  brother, Sindri, was a better craftsman
  than Dvalin who was making a
  replacement for the golden hair of Sif
  that Loki had stolen, the loser to
  forfeit his head. Sindri made the
  golden-bristled boar Gullingbursti,
  the magic ring Draupnir and the
  hammer Miolnir, while Dvalin made
  the unerring spear Gungnir, the magic
  ship Skidbladnir and the golden hair
  for Sif. When the gods declared Brock
  the winner, instead of decapitating
  Loki he sewed his lips together.
  Brocken
  German
  [Blocksberg.Bructerus]
  the highest peak in the Harz range
  This mountain is regarded as the place
  where witches always foregather on
  Walpurgis Night.
  Brockwell
  (see Brochmael)
  Brod
  Irish
  a servant of Conor mac Nessa
  He was in the force that his master led
  to attack Sin at the house of Gearg.
  Broder
  Norse
  a Danish prince
  son of Iarmerik
  His story is the story of Randwer in a
  Danish setting.
  A counsellor named Bikki accused
  the young prince of seducing the
  queen, so Iarmerik had her trampled
  to death by horses. Broder would have
  been killed as well, but his father
  spared him since he was his only heir.
  (see also Randwer)
  Brodir
  Irish
  a soldier said to have killed Brian Boru
  at the Battle of Clontarf
  Brogan
  Irish
  a scribe who recorded the exploits of
  Finn mac Cool and the Fianna as
  related to St Patrick by Cailte or Oisin
  Broicseach
  Irish
  mother of St Brigit by Dubhthach
  Broiefort
  (see Beiffror)
  Brok
  (see Brock)
  Broken War Club
  North American
  a Metis hunter
  brother of Smoking Mountain
  Broken War Club and his brother,
  Smoking Mountain, met a very hairy
  but very strong person called Little
  Man and together they went looking
  for adventure. One day Broken War
  Club stayed in the lodge they had
  found to do the cooking and the other
  pair went hunting. When they
  returned, Broken War Club was still
  moaning from a beating he had
  received from a tiny dwarf. The same
  thing happened next day to Smoking
  Mountain. Little Man stayed home the
  next day and killed the ugly dwarf who
  came out from a deep hole. They
  lowered first Broken War Club and
  then Smoking Mountain into the hole
  in a kettle on a rope; they were scared
  by the noises they heard so Little 
  Man went down. He was attacked
  successively by monsters with two,
  then three and finally four heads and
  killed all three of them. He rescued
  three girls the monsters had kept
  locked up and sent them up in the
  kettle together with much plunder
  from the monsters’ home. When it was
  Little Man’s turn to go up, Broken
  War Club cut the rope and they left
  him to die but he managed to climb
  out. For helping them to settle an
  argument, a wasp, a worm and a
  woodpecker each gave him the power
  to assume their shape. He soon
  overtook the fleeing men and killed
  Broken War Club, sent Smoking
  Mountain packing and kept the girls
  and the treasure for himself. 
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  brollachan
  Brumart
  brollachan
  British
  an evil spirit in Scotland
  These beings were said to have only a
  mouth and eyes and took the form of
  whatever they rested on. They were
  thought to be the offspring of fuaths.
  Bromel la Pleche 
  British
  [Lord Bromel]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  a suitor of Elaine
  He offered to marry Elaine and raise
  the son she had borne to Lancelot but
  she preferred to remain true to her
  lover. He then vowed to kill Lancelot,
  but Bors challenged him on behalf of
  Lancelot and defeated him.
  Bromie
  Greek
  a nymph of Mount Nyas
  She helped to rear the infant Dionysus
  and was placed in the heavens as one of
  the Hyades by a grateful Zeus.
  Bromios
  Greek
  [Bromius]
  a thunder-god or ‘roarer’
  a name of Dionysus as ‘boisterous’
  Bromius
  (see Bromios)
  Bromo 
  (see Brahma3)
  Bron
  (see Hebron)
  Bron-Troghain
  Irish
  [Brontroghain]
  a festival in honour of Trograin,
  superseded by Lugnasad
  Bronllavyn
  British
  the knife of Osla
  This knife was so big that it could be
  used to form a bridge over a river.
  Brons
  (see Hebron)
  Bronte1
  Greek
  horse of the sun-god Helios
  Bronte2
  (see Brontes)
  Brontes
  Greek
  [Bronte. ‘thunder’]
  one of the 3 original Cyclops, a
  blacksmith 
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  Brontroghain
  (see Bron Troghain)
  Bronwen
  (see Branwen)
  Broom Goddess
  (see San Chou Niang)
  Brosingamene
  (see Brisingamen)
  Broteas
  Greek
  son of Tantalus and Euryanassa or Dione
  Broteas was a hunter. When he refused
  to do honour to Artemis she drove him
  mad and, thinking he could not be
  burned by fire, he immolated himself.
  Broth of Oblivion (see Mi Hung Tang)
  Broth of the Sabbat
  a witches’ brew
  This concoction, made on the day of a
  sabbat, was said to include the flesh of
  dead children and people who had
  been hanged, as well as frogs and all
  sorts of magical herbs and powders.
  brother
  (see huaca)
  Brown
  European
  [Bruin]
  the bear in Reynard the Fox
  He was sent to summon Reynard to
  the court of the king, Nobel, but was
  tricked into looking for honey in a tree
  trunk and was trapped.
  Brown Bull of Cooley
  Irish
  [Brown Bull of Quelgny.Dark One of
  Cooley.Donn (Cuailnge).Dubh Cuailnge] 
  a famous bull of Ulster
  Friuch and Rucht changed shape many
  times in a long-running feud and, in
  the form of worms, were swallowed by
  two cows, being reborn as the bulls
  Whitehorn and Donn.
  Queen Maev of Connaught owned
  Whitehorn and wanted Donn, the
  Brown Bull of Cooley, as well, so she
  and her husband Ailell invaded Ulster
  to seize it. Macha, the war-goddess, had
  put a spell on the warriors of Ulster
  and only Cuchulainn was able to
  defend his county. The bull was taken by
  Ailell’s army and taken to Connaught
  where it fought with Whitehorn and
  killed it, carrying its body back to
  Ulster. In the course of the battle,
  Bricciu, who had been asked to judge
  the battle, was trampled to death. In one
  account Donn fell dead soon after, in
  another it died when it charged a rock,
  mistaking it for another bull.
  Brown Bull of Quelgny
  (see Brown Bull of Cooley)
  Brown Eber
  (see Eber Donn)
  Brown Mouse
  Irish
  a hound that ravaged Ulster
  Celtchair killed this animal, as the
  second of the tasks imposed as penance
  for killing Blai, by putting his hand
  down the hound’s throat and tearing
  its heart out.
  brownie1
  German
  [=Swedish tomte]
  a guardian spirit living in the forest
  brownie
  British
  a domestic fairy or goblin in Scotland
  These 
  benevolent 
  beings 
  attach
  themselves to a household and help
  with the housework. They should not
  be rewarded; if they are, they may take
  offence and become boggards.
  Bruant
  British
  a knight
  He stole a diadem that had once
  belonged to Mariole, grandmother of
  Torec. Torec defeated Bruant in
  combat and learned that the diadem
  was now held by Miraude, whom
  Torec later married.
  Bruce
  British
  [Breuse san Pitie.Bruce the Pitiless]
  a robber baron
  He seized Isolde and would have
  carried her off for ransom but Tristram
  rescued her and killed Bruce.
  Bructerus
  (see Brocken)
  Bruder Rausch
  (see Friar Rush)
  Brug Ma
  Tibetan
  [aBruguma.Aralgho Goa]
  daughter of Ma-Bajan
  When she first met Gesar he played a
  trick on her, wrapping a newborn foal
  in a blanket and pretending that she
  had given birth to it.
  In another account, she was
  abducted by King Hor but was rescued
  by Gesar, whom she married.
  Brugh
  (see Palace of the Boyne)
  Brug na Boinne
  (see Palace of the Boyne)
  Bruhier
  European
  [Brahier]
  a sultan of Arabia
  He invaded France, at the time when
  Ogier was in prison for insulting the
  Emperor, and marched on Paris.
  When he challenged Charlemagne to
  single combat, Ogier agreed to take on
  the duel if the Emperor would hand
  over his son Charlot whom Ogier
  wished to punish for having killed his
  son Baldwin. In the fight with Ogier,
  Bruhier used a magic lotion which
  healed wounds and restored severed
  limbs as soon as it was applied but he
  was, nevertheless, killed by Ogier who
  took his horse Marchevallée to replace
  his own, which had been killed.
  Bruigh na Boinne
  (see Palace of the Boyne)
  Bruighean Caorthuin
  Irish
  [The Fairy Palace of the Quicken Trees]
  the story of the entrapment of Finn
  mac Cool and his men at the
  Quicken Trees Hostel
  (see Quicken Trees Hostel)
  Bruin
  (see Brown)
  brujo
  South American
  a healer among the Quecha
  These people are said to be able to
  cure the sick by invoking the auki.
  Brulan
  (see Varlan)
  Brulens
  (see Varlan)
  Brumart
  British
  a nephew of Claudas
  He was killed when he sat in the
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  Brun
  Perilous Seat of the Round Table.
  Brun
  Norse
  a counsellor of Harald, said by some to
  be Odin in disguise
  Brun de Morois
  British
  a French knight
  In French stories he kidnapped
  Guinevere but was killed by Durmart.
  Brunello
  European
  a dwarf
  When Agramant needed the magic
  ring of Angelica to free Rogero from
  the evil influence of his foster father,
  the magician Atlantes, Brunello went
  to Albracca when it was under siege by
  Agrican, slipped into Angelica’s room
  and stole her ring. As reward Agramant
  made him king ofTingitana.
  Bruneo
  British
  a knight
  brother of Branfil
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan. He was also one
  of the few knights ever to pass through
  the Arch of True Lovers.
  Brunhild
  Norse
  [Bruhilda.Brunhilde.Brynhild(r).Victory-
  wafter]
  chief of the Valkyrie
  daughter of Budli or, some say, of Odin
  sister of Atli and Baenkhild
  mother of Siegfried by Gunther, in
  some accounts
  mother of Aslaug by Sigurd, in 
  some accounts
  She was the daughter either of Odin or
  of a mortal king, raised to be a Valkyrie.
  She was ordered by Odin to ensure that
  the hunter, some say Hialmgunnar,
  who had abducted Siegmund’s lover
  won the duel with Siegmund, but she
  disobeyed his order and Odin had to
  intervene. He punished her by putting
  her into a long, deep sleep in a castle
  surrounded by fire that only the
  bravest hero would attempt to break
  through. Some say that she was so
  punished for rejecting Odin’s amorous
  advances. 
  Sigurd rode through the flames to
  claim her but then left her. In some
  stories she married Sigurd and they
  had a daughter, Aslaug, but the more
  usual story says that Sigurd left her
  after 
  a 
  while 
  to 
  seek 
  further
  adventures. He became a friend of
  Gunnar, king ofthe Niblung, who
  wanted Brunhild as a wife but was
  unable to face the wall of flame.
  Sigurd, this time in the guise of
  Gunnar, rode through the flames once
  more and wooed Brunhild for Gunnar. 
  When she married Gunnar, she
  realised how she had been deceived
  and was very bitter. She quarrelled
  with Sigurd’s wife, Gudrun, Gunnar’s
  sister, and tried to persuade Gunnar
  to kill Sigurd. He refused but his
  younger brother Guttorn speared
  Sigurd in the back and killed him.
  Brunhild, who still loved Sigurd, died
  with him. In some versions she
  stabbed herself and was burned on
  the same pyre as Sigurd; in others she
  rode her horse through the flames of
  his pyre and immolated herself. As
  she rode into the flames of the
  funeral pyre, she threw the Ring of
  Power into the Rhine. The Rhine-
  daughters rose to claim it and a huge
  wave swept Brunhild and the funeral
  pyre into oblivion.
  The Nibelungenlied has Brunhild as
  a queen of Iceland, who would marry
  only the man who could defeat her in
  a trial of strength. She was promised
  to Siegfried but he put on the Helmet
  of Invisibility and defeated her in a
  contest. Gunther (Gunnar) claimed
  that he was the invisible victor and
  married her. At the same time,
  Siegfried married Gunther’s sister
  Krimhild, and later the young couple
  visited Gunther and Brunhild at their
  court where the two ladies had a
  furious quarrel. Hagen plotted to
  avenge the insult to Brunhild and
  induced 
  Gunther 
  to 
  ask 
  for
  Siegfried’s help to repel an alleged
  invasion. Hagen then took advantage
  of Siegfried’s visit to kill him.
  (see also Siegdrifa)
  Brunhilda
  (see Brunhild)
  Brunhilde
  (see Brunhild)
  Brunissen
  British
  [Brunnisend]
  wife of Jaufré
  Bruno le Noir
  (see Breunor)
  Brunor
  British
  a knight of Uther’s court
  husband of Bagota
  father of Galahaut
  Brunnisend
  (see Brunissen)
  Brut1
  British
  a 12th C history, written by Layamon,
  which includes some Arthurian lore
  (see also Roman de Brut)
  Brut2
  (see Brutus)
  Brut d’Angleterre (see Roman de Brut)
  Brutan
  (see Varlan)
  Brute
  (see Brutus)
  Brute Division
  Buddhist
  one of the 3 sections of the lower half
  of the Wheel of the Law
  Bruto
  British
  a hero of an Italian story
  He came to King Arthur’s court and
  was given a hawk, two hounds and a
  scroll as a present for his lover.
  Bruto di Brettagne
  British
  an Italian story of Bruto’s visit to King
  Arthur’s court
  Brutus1
  British
  [Brit(to).Brut(e)]
  leader of a band of Trojans
  king of Britain
  son of Silvius
  great-grandson of Aeneas
  husband of Imogen
  father of Albanact, Camber and Locrin
  It was prophesied that he would kill
  both his parents and establish a great
  kingdom. His mother died after three
  days in labour when he was born.
  When Brutus was fifteen he shot and
  killed his father in a hunting accident
  and was exiled to Greece.
  There he led the Trojan slaves of
  King Pandrasus in a revolt, capturing
  the king who gave him his daughter
  Imogen as a wife, and ships and supplies
  so that the Trojans could sail west. He
  then led the Trojans across the sea to
  Gaul where they met Corineus, a son of
  Heracles, leader of the descendants of
  the Trojans who had been led there by
  Antenor after the fall of Troy. Some of
  his men stayed in Gaul but Brutus and
  Corineus led the others north to Britain
  where they conquered the native race of
  giants, capturing Gog and Magog, and
  Brutus became king of Britain.
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Britto.
  Brutus2
  Roman
  founder of the Republic
  son of Tarquinia
  father of Tiberius and Titus
  When consulted by Brutus, Arruns
  and Titus, the Delphic oracle said that
  the first to kiss his mother would
  become ruler of Rome. Brutus
  pretended to trip over and kissed
  mother earth. When Lucretia killed
  herself after being raped by Sextus,
  Brutus swore to expel the Tarquins and
  set up a republic. His own sons,
  Tiberius and Titus, were accused of
  plotting to restore the deposed
  Tarquins and were tried and convicted.
  Brutus watched as they were flogged
  and executed. When Tarquinius
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  Buddha1
  Superbus attacked Rome, Arruns and
  Brutus met in single combat and each
  killed the other.
  Bruxae1
  European
  [Xorginae]
  Portuguese vampires in the form of
  bird women
  Bruxae2
  [Xorginae]
  demons who deluded old women into
  believing that they could fly
  In some versions Bruxae are the old
  women themselves, said to be under
  the spell of the Devil rather than
  demons.
  Bruyant
  British
  [Bruyant the Faithless]
  He killed Estonne and was himself
  killed by Estonne’s son Passeleon.
  Bryan
  (see Brian)
  Bryant
  (see Brian)
  Brychan
  British
  an early king of Britain
  father of Nefyn
  He was said to have fathered about sixt
  saints, including St Glwadys.
  Bryn Gwyn
  British
  the Welsh name for the White Mount
  Bryn Myrrdin
  (see Merlin’s Hill)
  Brynhild
  (see Brunhild)
  Brynhildr
  (see Brunhild)
  bStan-ma
  (see Tan-ma)
  bStan-rgyal 
  (see Tsan-rgyal)
  bTsan
  Tibetan
  [bCan]
  demons of the air
  These beings are said to ride red
  horses and use bows and arrows to kill
  lone travellers.
  bTsan-po
  Tibetan
  the king, regarded as the ruler of 
  the bTsan
  Bu
  Pacific Islands
  in Melanesian lore, the female 
  demon Metakorab
  Bu-maya-mui
  Australian
  a deity responsible for making 
  baby boys 
  (see also Bahloo)
  Bua-Taranga
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of Samoa, mother of Maui
  She was said to have a secret access to
  the underworld where she kept the
  oven in which she cooked her food, the
  first person to do so.
  Buadza
  African
  [Olila]
  a wind-god of West Africa
  Buala
  (see Puteri Bualu)
  Buan1
  Irish
  wife of Meas Geaghra
  She fell dead when she saw the body of
  her husband who had been killed and
  beheaded by Conal Cearnach.
  Buan2
  Irish
  daughter of Samera
  She fell as she leapt on to the chariot of
  Cuchulainn, whom she loved, and died
  as a result of striking her head on a
  rock.
  Buan-ann
  (see Boann)
  Buana
  (see Boann)
  Buanu
  Celtic
  the Gaulish version of Buana
  Buarainech
  Irish
  a cow-faced-god
  father of Balor, some say
  buata
  Pacific Islands
  a monster of the New Hebrides
  This beast, which has the power of
  speech, is said to resemble a boar and
  to eat human beings.
  bubak
  Bohemian
  [=German Bumann]
  a goblin
  Bubastis
  Egyptian
  a name for the goddess Bast
  son of Bast, some say
  (see Bast)
  Bubona
  Roman
  goddess of cattle
  Bubuli
  West Indian
  a woman who survived the flood
  A snake captured by her people said
  that they would all die in a flood.
  Bubuli fled to another island with her
  children while all the others, who had
  scoffed at the snake’s prediction,
  perished when the sea overwhelmed
  their island.
  bubwayaita
  Pacific Islands
  a plant which erases all memories
  This herb is given to the dead in
  paradise so that they forget their lives
  on earth.
  Bucaphi
  a demon of witches
  Bucar
  European
  a Spanish king of Morocco
  He led an attack on El Cid at Valencia
  but his army fled in terror when the
  embalmed body of the hero appeared
  at the head of his forces, riding Babieca
  and flourishing his sword Tizona.
  bucca
  British
  a wind spirit, spirit of the tin mines 
  in Cornwall
  (see also knocker)
  bucentaur
  [bull-man]
  a human-headed bull figure such as
  the minotaur
  Bucephalus
  Greek
  the horse of Alexander the Great
  It was said that Alexander was able to
  tame this horse because he, and he
  alone, realised that the horse was
  frightened by its own shadow and led
  the animal towards the sun so that it
  could no longer see a shadow.
  Buchat
  Irish
  a cattleman of Tara
  husband of Odras
  Bucheum
  Egyptian
  the burial ground of the Buchis bulls
  Buchis
  Egyptian
  [Bacis.B(a)kha.Bakhe.Bouchis.Bukhe]
  a bull-god
  a manifestation of Menthu
  The southern counterpart of Apis and
  regarded as the physical manifestation
  of Osiris and Ra.
  Buckeye Bush
  North American
  a spirit, in the lore of the coastal tribes
  of the south-west
  He, together with Fire Drill and
  Shooting Star, is said to have set on
  fire the first world created by Olelbis.
  Bucon
  a demon of hatred
  Bucu
  Siberian
  [Koori:=Buriat Khubilgan]
  in the lore of the Golde tribe, a
  mythical bird
  This bird is said to assist a shaman
  when he journeys to the otherworld.
  Buda
  Irish
  a wise man
  In the story of the testing of Conall
  Cearnach, Cuchulainn and Loaghaire
  Buadhach to find the greatest champion,
  Buda appears in some accounts as one
  of the judges.
  Budarjim
  a demon
  Budasheer
  Egyptian
  an ancient king
  father of Adim
  When Budasheer died, his spirit lived
  on in a magnificent palace where it
  gave advice to his son, the new king.
  Buddh 
  (see Buddha)
  Buddh Gaya
  Indian
  [Bodh Gaya]
  a sacred site in Bihar
  This is the place where it is said
  Buddha received enlightenment.
  Buddha1
  Indian
  [Aditya-Bandhu.Amitayas.Amitayus.
  Bhagavan.Bhagavat. Boodh(a). Budh.
  Dharmaketu.Gautama.Gonge(n). Gotama.
  Jina.Mahakapi. Mahaparinirvanamurti.
  Narayana.Navasvaraja. (Prince)
  Sidda(r)ta. Sammassambuddha.Shaka
  Muni. S(h)akya(muni).S(h)akyasinha. 
  Sidd(h)artha.Siddhattha. Sugata.
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  Tathagata. Vessantara.Vipassin:=Chinese
  Fo: =Japanese Butsu(da).Shotoku.
  Shotuku: =Tibetan Sangyas. Tshangs-pa]
  (c. 563–479 BC)
  a Hindu prince who became known as
  the Buddha, ‘the enlightened one’
  son of King Shuddhodhara and 
  Queen Maya
  husband of Yasodhara
  father of Rahula
  He was said to have been born
  painlessly from his mother’s right side,
  already a youth endowed with the gift
  of speech. His wife, his horse Kanthaka,
  his charioteer Chandaka, his disciple
  Ananda and the bo-tree all appeared at
  the moment of his birth. Lotus plants
  grew from his every footprint. When
  he was born he bore thirty-two
  primary and eighty secondary marks
  including such things as a circle of hair
  between his eyebrows and an elephant,
  lotus, swastika, horse, etc. Some say
  that he was born eleven times as a deer.
  His mother died seven days after his
  birth and he was raised by an aunt,
  Mahapajapti. He saw the four signs (a
  decrepit man, a sick man, a dead man
  and a monk) that he had been told
  would manifest themselves when he
  was to become a Buddha, and troubled
  by the sight of the suffering in the
  world, he fled from the luxurious palace
  his father had built for him and took up
  the life of a wandering ascetic as
  Gautama, but this did not bring about
  the enlightenment he was seeking. This
  came only after a 28-day (or five-week)
  period of meditation under the bo tree.
  Here he was assaulted by the demon
  Mara who threatened him with devils
  and tempted him with his seductive
  daughters, all to no avail. In this period
  all his previous lives were shown to him,
  and when a violent tempest arose he
  was sheltered by the huge body 
  of Muchalinda.
  He won the hand of Yasodhara by
  defeating his cousin, Devadatta in
  contests of skill and strength. As a
  result, Devadatta became his enemy
  and made a number of attempts to kill
  him.
  As the ‘enlightened one’, he could
  have entered Nirvana at once but
  chose instead to preach, founding an
  order and a religion. He went up to the
  Tavatimsa heaven for several months
  to instruct his mother in his new laws.
  He passed his enlightened vision to
  the nagas, the sacred serpents, because
  he found that it frightened most
  humans. After preaching for forty-five
  years he gave up all desire for life and
  entered Nirvana. His funeral pyre was
  self-ignited and the residue of his body
  was a heap of pearls.
  Some say that his soul underwent
  550 transmutations.
  In Hindu tradition, he was the ninth
  incarnation of Vishnu and had many
  other incarnations, including one as a
  hare who offered his body to Sakka as
  he had no other food to offer.
  In a Japanese account the Buddha
  found a dragon in a ravine who uttered
  several of the basic truths of Buddhism
  and demanded human flesh before
  revealing the final truth. The Buddha
  offered his own body and as he jumped
  into the dragon’s mouth it turned into
  the sacred lotus.
  In some accounts he died as a result
  of eating boar flesh.
  There is more than one Buddha; a
  fresh one appears on earth whenever
  some special need arises. In the
  Mahayana version of Buddhism there
  are said to be some 300,000,000
  Buddhas.
  (see also Shakyamuni)
  Buddha2
  Hindu
  [Buddha-avatara]
  the ninth incarnation of Vishnu, active
  in the present age
  Buddha3
  (see Pusa1)
  Buddha-avatara
  (see Buddha2)
  Buddha Day
  (see Wesak)
  Buddha-dharma
  Buddhist
  the law of Buddha
  Buddha Flood
  (see Hotoke-umi)
  Buddha-Kshetra
  (see Pure Land)
  Buddha-land
  (see Pure Land)
  Buddha-locana
  (see Locana)
  Buddha-nature
  (see Tathagata)
  Buddha of Compassion
  (see Bodhisattva)
  Buddha of Infinite Light
  (see Amida.Amitayas)
  Buddha-sasana
  Buddhist
  the Buddha’s message
  Buddha-vacana
  Buddhist
  the word of the Buddha
  Buddhabodhiprabhavasita
  Buddhist
  a goddess, one of the 12 
  Paramita goddesses
  Buddhacarita
  Buddhist
  a 1st C story of the life of the Buddha
  written by Asvagosha
  Buddhadakini
  Buddhist
  a female Buddha; an air-goddess
  Buddhaghosa
  Buddhist
  a 5th C sage
  He is credited with the compilation of
  the Theravada.
  Buddhakapala
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Aksobhya or Heruka who
  has Citrasena as sakti
  Buddhalocana
  (see Locana)
  Buddhapada
  Buddhist
  [Buddha’s Foot]
  the realm of Mahadeva in 
  the Otherworld
  This realm, reached by the road
  heading west from the crossroads
  guarded by Dvarakala, is reserved for
  the generous.
  Buddha’s Foot
  (see Buddhapada)
  Buddha’s Hand
  (see Fo Shou)
  Buddhasakti
  Buddhist
  the consort of a Buddha
  Buddhas of Contemplation 
  (see Dhyanibuddhas)
  Buddhas of Meditation
  (see Dhyanibuddhas)
  buddhi1
  Buddhist
  [mahan.mahat]
  the feminine form of buddha: a form
  of existence from which all other
  forms derive
  Buddhi2
  Hindu
  [‘intelligence’]
  a minor goddess
  consort of Ganesha as Maha-Ganapati
  Buddhi3
  Jain
  a minor goddess
  Buddhist cross
  the swastika
  Buddhist Messiah
  (see Miroku)
  Buddir al-Buddoor
  (see Badr al-Buddur)
  Buder
  a demon
  Budha1
  Buddhist
  a sky-god, personification of Mercury
  Budha2
  Hindu
  a sky-god, personification of Mercury
  son of Chandra and Tara
  consort of Ila, in some accounts
  father of Pururavas
  Tara was the wife of Brhispati carried
  off by Chandra. The child he fathered
  on her was Budha who was reared by
  Brhispati as his own. Some say that
  Brhispati was Budha’s real father.
  Budic
  (see Budicius)
  Budicius1
  British
  [Boudic(ius).Budic]
  a king of Brittany
  husband of Anna or Ermine, some say
  He is said to have raised Ambrosius
  and Uther when they were sent to his
  court to escape from Vortigern, who
  had killed their brother Constans.
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  Budicius2
  Bula
  Budicius2
  British
  [Boudic(ius).Budic]
  a king of Brittany
  husband of Anna, sister of King Arthur
  father of Hoel
  Budiman
  Malay
  a king
  father of Lela Muda and Naga Mas
  He had a bird, Indera Bayu, as 
  prime minister.
  Budli
  Norse
  father of Atli, some say
  Bue
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of the Gilbert Islanders
  Born when the sun impregnated a
  woman, he attacked his father to obtain
  knowledge, which he passed on to
  humans, of how to build boats, houses,
  etc.
  Buer
  a demon, wise in the art of medicine
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is depicted as having the
  body of a lion carried on five goat-like
  legs and feet. Others say that he appears
  as a starfish.
  Bufar
  a demon
  buffalo1
  East Indian
  the Dayaks regard this animal as 
  their ancestor
  buffalo2
  Hindu
  the transport of Chamunda
  Buffalo3
  North American
  [Four-legged.Four-legs]
  one of the 4 Kindred Gods of the Sioux
  Buffalo4
  North American
  in the lore of the American Indian
  tribes, a race of people with horns
  By striking a knot in a cottonwood
  tree, these people released the humans
  who lived underground beneath the
  tree and hunted them like animals,
  killing them and eating their flesh.
  Cut-Nose, the first to emerge,
  managed to escape and returned safely
  to the tree. Another young man who
  escaped married Buffalo Girl, one of
  the Buffalo race. They made bows and
  arrows and left them by the tree so
  that, when the Buffalo people next
  knocked on the tree, the humans
  emerged and, seizing the weapons,
  killed their persecutors who then
  turned into real buffaloes. 
  The children of Buffalo Girl and
  her husband became the ancestors of
  the Arikara.
  (see also Buffalo Girl)
  Buffalo Girl
  North American
  a maiden of a horned race of cannibals
  who married a human
  She and her husband made bows and
  arrows and left them near the
  cottonwood tree under which humans
  lived. When they emerged, the humans
  seized the weapons and used them 
  to kill the Buffalo people who then
  turned into real buffaloes. The
  descendants of this couple became the
  Arikara tribe.
  bug1
  a bogey: a goblin
  bug2
  British
  [bwg]
  a Welsh ghost
  Bug3
  (see Bog)
  Buga
  Siberian
  the creator-god of the Tungus
  He made humans by mixing earth, fire
  and iron with water.
  bugaboo
  a bogey
  Bugan
  Pacific Islands
  sister and wife of Wigan
  In the lore of the Philippines, she and
  her brother were the sole survivors of
  the flood.
  bugbear
  a bogey or boggart that eats children
  a goblin bear
  Buge
  African
  son of Mbega
  buggane
  British
  a Manx water spirit
  This being is said to appear either as a
  horse or a calf.
  (see also boggard)
  Bugi
  British
  husband of Preferren
  father of Beuno
  Bugid Y Aiba
  West Indian
  a war-god of Haiti
  Bugimamua
  African
  in the lore of Uganda, a place where
  heaven and earth meet
  buhuitihu
  West Indian
  a medicine man: a priest of the Taino
  Bui
  (see Boi1)
  Buic
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  son of Banblai
  In the raid to seize the Brown Bull of
  Cooley, it was he, in some versions,
  who found the bull. Others say it was
  found by Natchrantal. He was killed
  by Cuchulainn.
  Buichet
  Irish
  a foster mother to 6 children who had
  been turned into pigs
  (see also Derbrenn)
  Buile Suibne
  Irish
  the 8th C story of the madness of
  Suibne after he insulted St Ronan
  Buinne
  (see Buino the Red)
  Buino the Red
  Irish
  [Buinne the Ruthless]
  son of Fergus mac Roth
  brother of Iollan
  He betrayed his brother and friends to
  Conor when they arrived back at
  Emain Macha after escorting Deidre
  and Naisa from Scotland. He was
  given a large tract of land for his
  treachery but it turned completely
  barren overnight.
  Bujaforte
  European
  a young knight 
  He was forced to fight for Marsilius at
  Roncesvalles and was killed in 
  that battle.
  Bujang
  East Indian
  the first man
  He was a a cultural hero, said to have
  been born near Mecca, who led the
  Iban people to Borneo
  Bujang Sembelih
  Malay
  a demon said to cut the throats of
  human beings
  bujangga1
  Malay
  a monster in the form of a huge
  demon with wings: a very wise spirit
  bujangga2
  Pacific Islands
  angels
  These beings can take the form of
  giant mortals and perform feats such as
  moving mountains. 
  Bujuruktsi
  Russian
  a Tartar god of fate
  Buk
  African
  [Daughter of Fireflies. Leopard of the
  Night]
  a river-goddess of the Sudanese
  In some accounts, Buk is a god 
  of fishing.
  Bukchunh
  Mongolian
  one of the burkhan
  Bukhe
  (see Buchis)
  Bukit Kaca
  Malay
  a glass mountain reaching to the sky
  Bukit Peraja
  Malay
  the mountain to which Khatib and 
  the Bamboo Princess went when
  they disappeared.
  Bukura e dheut
  Balkan
  a benevolent fairy
  She lives in a castle which is guarded
  by many wonderful creatures and has
  contact with the underworld.
  Bukuri i qiellit
  Balkan
  the name for god
  This deity was originally one of the three
  gods of sky, ocean and underworld.
  Bula
  Australian
  a god of the Aborigines
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  Bulaing
  Australian
  a creator-goddess of the Karadjeri tribe
  Bulanda
  African
  sister of Nkongolo
  twin sister of Mateba
  Her brother King Nkongolo allowed a
  visiting prince, Mbidi Kiluwe, to sleep
  with 
  both 
  his 
  sisters. 
  Bulanda
  produced a boy, Kalala Ilunga, who
  became a culture hero, and Mateba
  gave birth to twins.
  Bulban
  (see Ben Bulben)
  Bulia
  Greek
  a name for Athena as goddess of the
  council of Athens
  bull
  a male bovine animal typifying
  strength, fecundity, stupidity, which
  plays a role in many mythologies
  (1) In some Asian stories the bull
  was said to have dug into the
  primordial earth and brought up
  water.
  (2) The Assyrians revered the bull
  as a beneficent winged protector.
  (3) In Buddhism Yama is said to
  stand on a bull.
  (4) The Canaanites gave the name
  ‘bull’ to the gods El and Latipan.
  (5) In China the ox is regarded as
  one of the animals that carry the sun
  through the twelve houses of the
  Zodiac and as a symbol of spring.
  (6) In Egypt the bulls Apis, Buchis
  and Mnevis were revered as gods;
  the north wind was depicted in the
  form of a bull.
  (7) In Greek stories Zeus appeared
  in the form of a bull to carry off
  Europa, and he sent the white
  Cretan Bull to give the islanders a
  sign that Minos was to be their
  king. This animal later appeared as
  the Marathonian Bull captured 
  by Heracles and subsequently 
  killed by Theseus. The bull was 
  also regarded as an incarnation 
  of Dionysus.
  (8) Hebrew tradition depicts the
  bull as a source of fruitfulness and
  also envisages the sun-god in
  bovine form. It was used as a
  sacrificial animal.
  (9) Irish mythology regards bulls as
  reincarnated deities. One of the
  finest stories is of the Brown Bull
  of Cooley and the bull Whitehorn.
  (10) Japanese lore says that the bull
  broke the primaeval egg from
  which all else came. It is the second
  animal of the Zodiac and a symbol
  of Zen Buddhism.
  (11) The Norse regarded the bull
  as sacred to the supreme god Odin.
  (12) In Persia the bull represented
  the rain-god. The primaeval bull,
  Geush-Urvan, was killed by Angra
  Mainya or Mithra while the bull
  Hadhayosh was said to carriy people
  across the primordial waters.
  (13) The Romans regarded the bull
  as sacred to Neptune.
  (14) The Siberian version has the
  bull standing on a stone (fish or
  crab) in the ocean and holding up
  the world on its horns. Should the
  horns ever break, the world will
  come to an end.
  (15) In the Zodiac the bull appears
  as the second sign, Taurus.
  Bull-by-himself
  North American
  a Blackfoot culture hero
  He befriended some beavers, four of
  whom turned into humans and 
  taught him the secrets of planting and
  harvesting tobacco.
  Bull Feast
  (see Tarbhfheis)
  bull-man
  (see bucentaur)
  bull marine
  a monster, part bull, part fish
  Bull-Minos
  (see Minotaur2)
  Bull of Heaven
  Mesopotamian
  [Great Bull of Heaven)
  the manifestation of the destructive
  power of Nergal or Gugulanna
  This fearsome animal was killed by
  Gilgamesh with the help of Enkidu.
  Bull of Meroe
  (see Mnevis)
  Bull of the Ennead
  Egyptian
  a name of Atum as a bull
  Bullan
  (see Bolla)
  bullbeggar
  a hobgoblin
  Bullkater
  European
  [Tom-Cat]
  a Silesian field-spirit
  This spirit is said to possess the
  reapers.
  (see also field spirit)
  Bulotu
  Pacific Islands
  paradise, the home of the dead, in the
  lore of Tonga
  Bulu
  Pacific Islands
  the Fijian land of the dead
  Buluc Chabtan
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Bulugu1
  Australian
  a water-snake man
  lover of Gulanundoidj
  Bulugu2
  (see Bilik)
  Bulwer-Lytton, Edward
  British
  (1803–1873)
  an English poet
  He wrote the epic narrative poem King
  Arthur.
  Bumann
  German
  [Boggelmann:=Bohemian bubak]
  a bogey or goblin
  bumba1
  African
  an amulet of the Bushmen
  Bumba2
  (see Ma Bumba.Nzambi)
  Bumba-loa
  West Indian
  a group of Haitian voodoo spirits
  based on the Bushongo creator-
  god, Bumba (Nzambi)
  Bumugi
  Pacific Islands
  one of the 8 Spitters
  (see Spitter1)
  Bun-Gil
  (see Pundgel)
  Bundahishn
  Persian
  writings about the creation and 
  its purpose
  These myths were said to have been
  revealed by Ahura Mazda directly to
  Zoroaster.
  Bundu
  African
  a Mende ancestral mask used in
  initiation rites
  Bune
  a demon, a duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to have three heads,
  those of a dog, a griffin and a man.
  bungisngis
  Pacific Islands
  a monster of the Philippines
  This monster takes the form of a giant
  of tremendous strength who has a very
  large upper lip and carries a club. He
  also eats human beings.
  Buniels
  a demon
  Buninka
  Mongolian
  a demon
  Bunjel
  (see Pundjel)
  Bunjil
  (see Pundjel)
  Bunu
  East Indian
  son of Tunggal Garaing and 
  Puteri Bualu
  brother of Sangen and Sangiang
  He was one of the sons of the first
  human couple and became the first
  hunter.
  Bunyan, Paul
  North American
  a giant lumberjack
  This legendary hero is said to have
  created the Grand Canyon with his
  axe. His constant companion was the
  blue ox, Babe.
  bunyip
  Australian
  a man-eating swamp monster: the
  source of evil in Aboriginal lore
  Buoka
  South American
  a culture hero in Venezuela
  brother of Wahari
  Wahari cut off his brother’s over-long
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  buor-kut
  Butifar
  penis, but the village girls still slept with
  him. The blood from his mutilated
  organ entered their bodies and
  afterwards appeared as their menses.
  buor-kut
  Siberian
  the earth-soul, one of the 3 parts of the
  soul (kut), in the lore of the Yakuts
  Buphonia
  (see Bouphonia)
  Bur
  (see Buri1)
  Burd Ellen
  (see Ellen)
  Bure
  (see Buri1)
  Buri1
  Norse
  [Bori.Bure.Bur(im).Burri]
  the first god, father of the gods
  father of Bor
  Buri was created when the primaeval
  cow Audhumbla licked the salt in the
  ice or, in some versions, stones.
  Buri2
  Norse
  [Bar(r)i.Burri}
  the site of the grove where Frey and
  Gerda first met and married
  Buriash
  Persian
  [Burijash.Buriyas]
  a storm-god or war-god of the Kassites
  Buriel
  a demon
  Burijash
  (see Buriash)
  Buriyas
  (see Buriash)
  Burim
  (see Buri1)
  Buriswara
  East Indian
  a Javanese prince
  He was in love with Subadra and
  pledged his soul to Durga in return for
  power over his beloved who, in some
  accounts, became the wife of Arjuna.
  Burju Alamasi
  African
  [City of Death.Tower of Diamonds]
  a building made of diamonds 
  erected at the top of the Gleaming
  Mountain
  The floor of this building was
  polished crystal, which looked like a
  pool. Intruders diving into the ‘pool’
  killed themselves.
  burkhan1
  Mongolian
  gods of the Gold tribe
  Burkhan2
  Siberian
  [Burkhan-Bakshi]
  a supreme deity
  He ordered the construction of a ship
  to save all the species (except the
  mammoth) from the impending flood.
  When the devil Shitkur, in the form
  of a mouse, tried to gnaw through the
  ship’s timbers, Burkhan created a cat to
  scare the mouse away.
  Burkhan-Bakshi
  (see Burkhan)
  Burletta
  British
  in the Italian version of the Arthurian
  legends, an abductor
  He made off with Pulzella Gaia but
  she was rescued by Lancelot.
  Burning Lands
  (see Phlegra)
  Burnunta-sa
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god
  son of Ea
  Burotu
  Pacific Islands
  the Fijian paradise
  Burr Woman
  North American
  a monster in the form of an old woman
  In many stories this hag gets on a
  hero’s back and cannot be dislodged.
  Burri
  (see Buri)
  Burry Duggur Boola
  Afghan
  the Kafir hell
  Burry Le Boola
  Afghan
  the Kafir paradise
  burtnicks
  Baltic
  a Latvian magician
  This type uses his magic for benevolent
  ends, as opposed to the evil burvis.
  Burung Une
  East Indian
  a Dayak god of agriculture
  brother of Amei Awi
  These two were the progenitors of the
  human race. Amei Awi also created
  some of the animals from pieces of
  bark. Having done their creative work,
  the two brothers disappeared into 
  the ground.
  burvis
  Baltic
  a Latvian magician
  This type uses his powers for evil purposes.
  Burzhin
  Persian
  genii, members of the yazata
  Burzhin Mitro
  Russian
  a sacred fire
  This fire, together with Frobach and
  Gushasp, protected the country.
  bush soul
  African
  [upkong]
  the soul of a human inhabiting a 
  wild animal
  It is held that the human whose soul is
  in an animal will experience the same
  fate as that animal.
  A chief may have more than one
  bush soul. Such souls can be handed
  down or may be bought; in the latter
  case, they may be used to harm an
  enemy.
  Bushel
  (see Great Bear)
  Bushy-Heads
  (see Gadjisa)
  Bushyanasta
  Persian
  [Bushy(n)asta]
  a demon of lethargy: a druj
  Bushyasta
  (see Bushyanasta)
  Bushynasta
  (see Bushyanasta)
  Busi-urt
  Baltic
  [Rice Mother]
  the Finnish spirit of the cornfields
  Busiris
  Greek
  king of Egypt
  son of Poseidon by Lysianassa
  father of Amphidamas
  In some accounts he killed all
  foreigners in sacrifice to Zeus, and he
  sacrificed his nephew, Phrasius, to
  avert drought. When he tried to kill
  Heracles as a further sacrifice, Heracles
  killed him.
  Busitane
  British
  an enchanter in Spenser’s The 
  Faerie Queene
  Buso
  East Indian
  demons in Mindanao
  These fearsome, one-eyed beings,
  long-bodied and flat-nosed, are said to
  live in trees and to dig up corpses
  which they eat, tearing the flesh with
  their two long, pointed teeth.
  (see also Tagamaling.Tigbanua)
  Bussumarus
  Roman
  [=Roman Jupiter]
  a Celtic god known on the Continent
  buta
  Pacific Islands
  [buta cakil] 
  an evil demon in Indonesian lore
  A version of a buta which has hooked
  teeth is called a buta cakil.
  buta cakil
  (see buta)
  Butator
  a demon, expert in calculation
  Butes1
  Greek
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Pandion, Poseidon or Teleon by
  Zeuxippe
  twin brother of Erechtheus
  brother of Philomena and Procne
  father of Hippodamia and Eryx 
  by Aphrodite
  He was the only one to jump
  overboard when the song of the Sirens
  was heard but he was rescued by
  Aphrodite who made him her lover.
  Butes2
  Greek
  a bee-master
  son of Boreas
  He was exiled for plotting to
  overthrow his half-brother, Lycurgus,
  and became a pirate of Naxos. When
  he raped Coronis, Dionysus drove
  Butes mad and he jumped to his death
  in a well.
  Butifar
  Egyptian
  a vizier
  husband of Zuleikha
  He married a princess much younger
  than himself and one of the slaves
  that he bought for her turned out 
  to be the man she had frequently
  dreamt about.
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  Buto1
  Buto1
  Japanese
  [Bouto]
  an ox-headed king
  He was ruler of the stars and descended
  to earth en route to the realm of the
  sea dragon to find a wife for himself.
  Kotan, a king of India, refused him
  shelter so, on his return from the sea
  dragon’s realm with a new wife, he
  waged war on Kotan and killed him,
  cutting his body into five pieces.
  In some accounts he is regarded as
  an aspect of Susanowa.
  Buto2
  (see Edjo.Wadjet)
  Butsu
  Japanese
  [Butsuda]
  the Buddha
  Butsuda
  (see Butsu)
  butsudan
  Japanese
  a family altar containing a list of
  ancestors, etc.
  Butsudo
  Japanese
  Buddhism, ‘the way of Buddha’
  Butsugaku
  Japanese
  the Buddhist doctrines
  butten
  Buddhist
  sacred scriptures
  Buttercat
  European
  [=Finnish Para:=Lappish Smieragatto]
  a Swedish spirit in the form of a cat
  that brings its owner butter, cream
  and milk
  butterfly
  a flying insect with large, beautifully
  coloured wings
  (1) In the Baltic region a grey
  butterfly is said to be the soul of a
  dead person or of one sleeping.
  (2) In China, the butterfly (hu tieh)
  represents 
  married 
  happiness 
  and longevity.
  (3) East Indian lore says that the
  soul of a sleeping person is held by
  a butterfly.
  (4) The Japanese say that butterflies
  carry 
  human 
  souls 
  and 
  are
  represented as tiny fairies.
  (5) In Mexico butterflies are
  regarded as souls of dead people.
  (6) In North America, Algonquin
  lore regards the butterfly as creator
  of the south wind.
  (7) Scottish lore has the butterfly in
  the role of a fire-god (Teine-de).
  (8) In Siberia it is said that witches
  can take the form of a butterfly.
  Buyan
  (see Bouyan)
  Buzur-Kurgala
  Mesopotamian
  the sailor appointed to be captain of
  Utnapishtim’s ark
  bwbach
  Welsh
  [plur=bwbachod]
  a household spirit or brownie
  It is said that these beings attack
  teetotallers.
  bwbachod
  (see bwbach)
  bwci
  Welsh
  [plur=bwciod]
  a bugbear: a ghost
  bwciod
  (see bwci)
  Bwebweso
  Pacific Islands
  the Melanesian afterworld
  (see also underworld)
  bwete
  African
  a spirit said to cause a specific disease
  bwg
  (see bug2)
  Bwlch
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Cilydd or Cleddyf
  brother of Cyfwlch and Syfwlch
  husband of Hwyrddyddwg
  father of Lleuched 
  He was one of the men Ysbaddaden
  required Culhwch to get to help in the
  hunt for Twrch Trwyth, part of his
  quest for the hand of Olwen. His horse
  was Call, his dog was Glas and he had
  a maid servant named Drwg.
  Bwlch-y-Groes
  British
  a pass in Snowdonia, said to be the
  home of Retho
  Bwlch-y-Saethu
  British
  a pass in Snowdonia
  It was here, according to Welsh stories,
  that King Arthur was killed after the
  Battle of Tregalen.
  Bwrrd Arthur
  (see Arthur’s Table)
  Byamee
  Australian
  a creator-god of the Aborigines of 
  the North
  Byams-pa
  Buddhist
  [Chem-pa]
  the Tibetan name for Maitreya
  Byanor
  British
  a man who was given a sword
  formerly owned by King Arthur
  Byat-Ta
  Burmese
  a wind spirit
  father of Shwe Pyin Nyi-nuang
  brother of Byat-Twe
  Byat-Twe
  Burmese
  brother of Byat-Ta
  (see also Shwe Pyin Nyi-Nuang)
  Bybassus
  Greek
  a goatherd of Asia Minor
  He rescued Podaleirius when his ship
  was wrecked on the coast of Asia
  Minor.
  Byblis
  Greek
  a water-nymph
  daughter of Miletus and Cyanea
  twin sister of Caunus
  When she fell in love with her twin
  brother, he left home. She searched for
  him in vain and was finally turned into
  a spring.
  Bychan
  British
  [Bach Bychan]
  a servant of Trystan in the 
  Welsh version
  He accompanied his master when he
  eloped with Esyllt.
  Bycorne
  (see Bicorn)
  Bydiel
  [Bidiel]
  a demon of secrets
  Byelobog
  (see Bylebog)
  Byelun1
  Russian
  a god, the Russian version of Bylebog
  Byelun2
  (see Bouyan)
  byess
  Serbian
  demons
  Byggvir
  (see Beyggvir)
  Bylebog
  Slav
  [Balbog.Bielbog.Bjelbog.Byelobog.The
  White God:=Norse Balder:=Russian
  Byelun]
  a sun-god
  the force of good opposing Chernobog
  Byleist
  Norse
  son of Farbauti and Laufeia
  brother of Loki, some say
  Byleth
  (see Beleth)
  Byrger
  (see Byrgir)
  Byrgir
  Norse
  [Byrger]
  a well that contained song-mead
  (see also Bil.Hiuki)
  Byrr
  (see Thiassi)
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god C: perhaps Ek,
  Kukulcan or Xanak
  In some instances this deity is depicted
  with a halo of rays and planetary signs,
  leading some to identify him as a god
  of the Pole Star.
  Ca-peen
  North American
  a young Pueblo
  husband of Willow Flower
  His wife died young but he later found
  her in a house outside the town. He
  stayed with her but recoiled from the
  stench of her rotting body and ran
  away. To escape, he allowed a medicine
  man to shoot him into the sky, where
  he was still followed by Willow
  Flower.
  (see also Deer Hunter)
  Caacrinolaas
  [Casimolar.Coassimolar.Glacia Labolas.
  Glasya Labolas.Glasyalabolas]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is envisaged as a winged dog and is
  said to teach science, make humans
  invisible and initiate murder.
  Caan
  (see Kaan)
  caapi
  South American
  a drug, said to have supernatural
  powers, used by shamans
  Cab an Dosain
  Irish
  a man from the Otherworld
  He took Conan Maol to his home where
  he became involved in weird exploits.
  Cabal
  British
  [Cafall.Cavall]
  King Arthur’s dog
  In some accounts this hound took part
  in the hunt for the boar Twrch Trwyth
  or Ysgithyrwyn.
  Cabal’s Cairn
  British
  [Carn Cabal]
  in Welsh lore, a pile of stones; one
  bears a paw-print said to have been
  made by King Arthur’s dog, Cabal
  It is said that, if moved, the imprinted
  stone returns overnight to its original
  position.
  Cabardiacensis
  Celtic
  a goddess of art and industry
  Cabariel
  a demon
  Cabeiri
  Greek
  [Cabiri.Kab(e)iroi]
  mystic blacksmiths, fertility-gods of
  Lemnos, etc.
  Originally Phrygian deities, they were
  said to number seven (corresponding
  with the sun, planets, etc.) sons of
  Kettu and brothers of Eshmun, who
  survived the flood and were taken into
  the Greek pantheon where, in some
  accounts, they appeared as two dwarfs
  who were descended from Hephaestus
  and who saved shipwrecked sailors.
  Some say they were sons of Uranus or
  Zeus by Calliope; others say they were
  sons of Proteus. 
  Other versions say that there were
  four – Axiocercus and his son
  Cadmilus, and two females known as
  Axieros and Axiocerca, while some say
  that Cadmilus was the son of Cabeiros.
  Some stories say that they acted as
  servants 
  of 
  Persephone, 
  others
  identified them with the Dioscuri. In
  the Roman pantheon, they are
  sometimes identified with the Penates.
  Cabeiros
  Greek
  the chief of the Cabeiri, some say
  father of Cadmilus, some say
  Cabiel
  a moon demon
  Cabiri
  (see Cabeiri)
  Cabraca
  Central American
  [Cabracan.Cabraka(n)]
  a Mayan earthquake-god
  son of Vucub-Caquix and Chimalmatl
  brother of Zipacna
  He was strong enough to shatter
  mountains and threatened to overturn
  the earth, so the twins Hunapu and
  Ixbalanque killed him by giving him
  poisoned food.
  Cabracan
  (see Cabraca)
  Cabraka
  (see Cabraca)
  Cabrakan
  (see Cabraca)
  cabyll-ushtey
  British
  the Manx version of the kelpie
  (see also glaistyn.tarroo-ushtey)
  Caca
  Greek
  a fire-goddess
  daughter of Hephaestus and Medusa
  sister of Cacus
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  Cacamwri
  Cador1
  In some stories it was she who, 
  falling in love with Heracles, told 
  him where to find Cacus and the cattle
  he had stolen from Heracles.
  Cacamwri
  British
  [Cacmwri] 
  a servant of King Arthur
  brother of Hygwydd
  He was (nearly) drowned in the Severn
  in the struggle to capture Twrch Trwyth.
  Cacce-haldde
  Baltic
  [=Finnish Vedenhaltija]
  a Lappish water spirit
  (see also Cacce-olmai)
  Cacce-jielle
  (see Cacce-haldde.Kul.)
  Cacce-olmai
  Baltic
  a Lapp water spirit: god of fishing
  (see also Cacce-haldde)
  Cachimana
  South American
  [Cachimé]
  a supreme deity of the tribes of the
  Orinoco basin
  Cachimé
  (see Cachimana)
  Cacia
  (see Kakia)
  Cacibagiagua
  West Indian
  a cave
  The men of the Taino were originally
  confined to this cave and one other,
  called Amaiaua.
  Cacoch
  Central American
  [Kacoch]
  a Mayan creator-god
  He created the water lily and from this
  sprang all the other deities.
  Other accounts have him as a
  messenger for Hachacyum.
  Cacmwri
  (see Cacamwri)
  cacodaemon
  [cacodemon]
  an evil spirit
  cacodemon
  (see cacodaemon)
  Cactus cat
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Cactus Tree Worship
  African
  worship of various forms of cactus
  It is believed by some tribes that such
  trees have souls and that their ancestors
  came from them.
  Cacus1
  Greek
  [Caecius.Kaki(o)s.Master Thief] 
  a fire-god
  a fire-breathing three-headed giant
  brother of Caca
  son of Hephaestus and Medusa
  He is said to have stolen some of
  Geryon’s cattle from Heracles. He 
  was then was killed by Heracles in a
  cave on Mount Aventine after his
  sister, Caca, had told Heracles where
  to find him.
  He was said to have a body like a
  huge spider, though Dante referred to
  him as a centaur.
  Cacus2
  Greek
  [Caecius.Kaki(o)s] 
  a handsome youth and prophet
  He was killed by Heracles for some
  unknown reason.
  Cacus3
  Roman
  a prophet
  He was captured by Caeles Vibenna
  and his brother Aulus, who forced him
  to reveal his secrets.
  Cacy taperere
  South American
  [Sasy-perere]
  a supernatural dwarf, in the lore of
  some Brazilian tribes
  This being is depicted with one leg,
  fiery eyes and wearing a red cap.
  Cad Godeu
  (see Battle of Godeu)
  cada
  Chinese
  a symbol of Buddhist and Taoist deities
  in the form of a club
  Cadair
  British
  a magical car or chariot
  This wonderful means of transport
  would carry whoever rode in it
  wherever they wished to go. It was
  owned by Morgan Mwynfawr, though
  some say by Morgan le Fay, and
  became one of the Thirteen Treasures
  of Britain collected by Merlin. 
  Cadair Idris
  British
  [Cader Idris]
  a mountain in Wales, said to be the
  home of the giant Idris
  Cadbury
  British
  a site in Somerset where, some say,
  King Arthur and his men lie sleeping
  Other suggested sites for the sleeping
  king and his men are at Alderley Edge,
  Craig-y-Dinas, Mount Etna, Ogo’r
  Dinas, Richmond and Sewingshields.
  Some suggest that Cadbury was the
  site of Camelot.
  Cadell
  British
  a king of Powys
  father of Concenn
  Cader Idris
  (see Cadair Idris)
  Cadmean Vixen (see Cadmeian Vixen)
  Cadmeian Vixen
  Greek
  [Cadmean Vixen.Teumessian Vixen]
  an animal sent to ravage Thebes
  This animal, sent by Dionysus or
  Hera, could not be caught by any
  other animal. When Amphitryon
  undertook to catch it he used Laelaps,
  the dog of Cephalus, which always
  caught any animal it chased. This
  impossible position was resolved when
  Zeus turned both animals to stone.
  Cadmilus
  Greek
  [Cas milos.Kadmilos]
  one of the Cabeiri
  son of Axiocercus or Cabeiros
  Cadmus
  Greek
  [Kadmos]
  a sun-god
  king of Thebes
  son of Agenor and Telephassa
  brother of Cilix, Europa and Phoenix
  husband of Harmonia
  father of Agave, Autonoe, Illyrius, Ino,
  Polydorus and Semele
  He was said to have founded Thebes
  and introduced the alphabet.
  When his sister Europa was
  abducted by Zeus in the form of a
  bull, Cadmus spent some time
  searching for her but he gave up the
  search on the advice of the Delphic
  Oracle and built a city, Thebes, on
  the site where the cow he was told to
  follow stopped for rest.
  He killed the serpent guarding the
  Castalian spring and sowed its teeth to
  produce a crop of Sown Men who
  fought amongst themselves till only
  five, the Sparti, were left alive and they
  became servants of Cadmus, helping
  him to build the city of Thebes. He
  was condemned by Athena to serve as
  a slave to Ares for eight years for
  killing the serpent.
  In later years he conquered Illyria
  and fathered a son whom he called
  Illyrius. Some say that he was given
  the throne by Agave who had killed
  her husband, King Lycotherses.
  At the end of his life he was
  changed by Ares into a black serpent
  and sent to the Islands of the Blessed
  together with Harmonia, who was
  similarly changed.
  Cadoc
  British
  [Saint Cadoc]
  a knight of King Arthur
  son of Gwynnlym and Gwladys
  He sheltered the killers (or killer,
  Ligessac) of three of King Arthur’s
  men and paid the king 100 cattle in
  compensation for his crime. The
  animals all turned into ferns as they
  were crossing a ford.
  Cadog
  British
  one of the original Twenty-Four
  Knights of King Arthur’s Court
  Cador1
  British
  a king of Northumberland
  father of Andrivete
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  Cador2
  British
  [Cadw(r).Cadwy.Cawder]
  king of Cornwall after Gorlois
  a Knight of the Round Table
  one of the Knights of Battle
  father of Constantine and, in some
  accounts, of Arthgallo
  His duty was to dress and arm King
  Arthur before battle.
  He saved his friend Caradoc, who
  was dying from the effects of a blood-
  sucking snake attached to his arm by
  the magician Eliaures, by putting his
  sister in a vat of milk and Caradoc in a
  vat of sour wine. This induced the
  snake to try to cross from one vat to
  the other, giving Cador the chance to
  kill it with his sword.
  Caduceator
  Roman
  a name for Mercury as ‘owner of 
  the caduceus’
  caduceus
  Roman
  [=Greek kerykeion]
  the Latin name for the wand of
  Mercury (Hermes)
  This symbol is in the form of a rod
  with wings and entwined serpents and
  has the power of reconciliation. The
  serpents were originally white ribbons.
  The wand was given to Hermes by
  Apollo in exchange for the seven-
  stringed lyre that the youth had made
  from the shell of a tortoise.
  Other versions make a distinction
  between the caduceus used as a
  herald’s staff and the magic wand with
  wings, serpents, etc.
  (see also aurea virga.virga medicinus)
  Cadw1
  British
  [Cadw of Pictland.Cadw of Prydein]
  a Welsh chieftain
  He was the only man allowed to shave
  the giant Ysbaddaden, and he cut the
  tusk from the boar, Ysgithyrwyn, for
  the giant to be shaved with. In some
  accounts this story is confused with
  that of Caw of Caledonia. Later in the
  story of Culhwch and Olwen, he
  collected the blood of the Black Witch
  killed by King Arthur. Both the tusk
  and the blood were items that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen. At
  the end of the quest, he shaved
  Ysbaddaden to the bone and cut off
  his ears.
  (see also Caw)
  Cadw2
  (see Cador2)
  Cadwaladr
  British
  [Cadwallader]
  a king of Gwynnedd, Wales
  son of Cadwallon
  Cadwallader
  (see Cadwaladr)
  Cadwallo
  (see Cadwallon)
  Cadwallon
  British
  [Cadwallo.Catwallaun]
  a king of Gwynedd, Wales
  father of Cadwaladr
  His people believed that he would
  return from death to lead them to
  victory over the Anglo-Saxons.
  Cadwgawn
  British
  a soldier of Madawg
  son of Iddon
  father of Heilyn Goch
  He was with Rhonabwy at the cottage
  of Heilyn Goch, in Wales.
  Cadwr
  (see Cador2)
  Cadwy
  (see Cador2)
  Cadyreith
  British
  [Cadyrnth]
  one of King Arthur’s chamberlains
  son of Gandwy
  Cadyrnth
  (see Cadyreith)
  Cae Hir
  British
  [Kae Hir]
  a lover of Golwg, in Welsh lore
  He fought on the side of Trystan
  against the forces of March, husband
  of Esyllt who had eloped with Trystan.
  Caecilia
  Roman
  [Gaea Caecilia.Gaia Caecilia. Tanaquil]
  wife of Tarquinius Priscus
  She was an Etruscan sorceress who,
  when her husband Lucumo became
  king of Rome, was called Tanaquil.
  Caecinus
  Greek
  a river-god
  Caecius
  (see Caecus1.2)
  Caeculus
  Roman
  founder of Praeneste
  He was born when a spark from the
  fire flew into his mother’s lap, and
  hence claimed to be the son of Vulcan.
  To prove his claim he invoked the help
  of the god, who caused a wall of flame
  to appear all round his newly founded
  city. He helped Turnus against Aeneas.
  Caedmon
  British
  a 7th C poet
  He was a gifted musician who was said
  to have been given his talent in a
  dream.
  Cael1
  Irish
  a warrior killed at the Battle of 
  Fionn’s Strand
  Cael2
  an angel, ruler of the sign Cancer
  Caeles Vibenna
  Roman
  a leader of the Etruscans
  brother of Aulus Vibenna
  He was captured by the Romans but
  rescued by Mastarna. He and his
  brother captured the seer Cacus and
  forced him to reveal his secrets.
  Caelestis
  Roman
  [Juno Caelestis:=Carthaginian Tanit:
  = Greek Aphrodite]
  a moon-goddess
  Juno as the ‘guardian of Carthage’.
  Caelia
  British
  a fairy queen
  mother of the Faerie Knight by Tom 
  a’Lincoln
  Caelus
  Roman
  [Coelus:=Greek Uranus:=Phoenician 
  Baal-Samin]
  the sky personified
  consort of Tellus
  Caena-maergha
  Persian
  [=Hebrew Ziz]
  a monstrous evil bird
  Caeneus
  (see Caenus)
  Caenis
  (see Caenus)
  Caenus
  Greek
  [Ca(e)neus.Caenis.Kaineus]
  a nymph
  daughter of Elatus
  mother of Coronus
  She was a nymph, Caenis, who
  persuaded Poseidon, who had raped
  her, to change her into a man, Caenus,
  and in this form she sailed with the
  Argonauts and joined the hunt for 
  the Calydonian boar. He was killed in
  a battle with the Centaurs at the
  wedding of Perithous and Hippodamia.
  It was said that he was hammered into
  the ground by the Centaurs because
  he was invulnerable to weapons. His
  soul became a yellow-winged bird,
  which soared into the heavens or, in
  some accounts, reached the under-
  world, where it became female once
  again.
  Caer Aranrhod
  British
  the home of Aranrhod
  In some accounts this palace was in
  Anglesey, Wales, in others it was
  submerged by the sea in Carmarthen
  Bay.
  In an alternative reading, the home
  of lost souls, purgatory, the Corona
  Borealis.
  Caer Bedoin
  British
  a sacred fire kept continually alight, 
  in Welsh lore
  Caer Colur
  British
  Caer Feddwidd in Wales, as 
  Gloomy Castle
  Caer Dathy
  British
  in Welsh lore, the court of Math 
  or, some say, the home of 
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  Caer Feddwid
  British
  [Caer Colur.Caer Feddwidd.Caer 
  Golud.Caer Ochren.Caer Redryvan.Caer 
  Rigor.Caer Sid(d)i.Caer Vandwy.Caer 
  Vedwyn.Castle Perilous.Kingly Castle.
  King’s Castle.Revolving Castle:=Irish Sid]
  the Welsh name for the Otherworld, 
  Annwfn, as ‘The Court of Carousal’ or
  ‘The Court of Intoxication’
  (see also Castle of Wonders)
  Caer Feddwid
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  Caer Gai
  British
  the place where, in some Welsh
  accounts, King Arthur was raised
  Caer Golud
  British
  Caer Feddwid in Wales, as Castle 
  of Rides
  Caer Gwydion
  British
  the Milky Way, regarded as the tracks
  left in the sky by Gwydion, in 
  Welsh lore
  Caer Ibormeith
  Irish
  daughter of Ethal Anubhail
  Angus Og fell in love with her and
  asked her father for her hand in
  marriage. He could not help because
  she lived as a swan on a lake, Loch Beal
  Dragan, with 150 other swans. Angus
  turned himself into a swan to be with
  her and later they flew to the Palace of
  the Boyne and lived together. 
  Caer Leon
  British
  [Caer Llion.Caerleon.City of the Legion]
  the site of King Arthur’s court, 
  in Wales
  (see also Carduel)
  Caer Llion
  (see Caer Leon)
  Caer Llud
  British
  [Caer L(l)undein.Lludd’s Fort.Lwndrys]
  an early Welsh name for London
  Caer Llundein
  (see Caer Lludd)
  Caer Llyw
  British
  [Caer Loyw]
  the prison in Wales, in which Mabon
  was held
  Mabon was required to help Culhwch
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen and
  was rescued from imprisonment by
  some of King Arthur’s men. In some
  accounts it equates with the Other-
  world.
  Caer Llyw, Witches of (see Witches)
  Caer Loyw
  (see Caer Llyw)
  Caer Lundein
  (see Caer Llud)
  Caer Ochren
  British
  Caer Feddwid in Wales, as ‘Castle of
  Shelving Side’
  Caer Pedryvan
  British
  Caer Feddwid in Wales, as ‘Four-cornered
  Castle’
  (see also Castle Carbonek)
  Caer Rigor
  British
  Caer Feddwid, Wales, as ‘Kingly Castle’
  Caer Siddi
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  Caer Sidi
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  Caer Vandwy
  British
  Caer Feddwid in Wales, as 
  ‘Castle-on-High’
  Caer Vedwyd
  British
  Caer Feddwid in Wales, as ‘Castle of
  Revelry’ or ‘Castle of Perfect Ones’
  Caer Wydr
  (see Caer Wydyr)
  Caer Wydyr
  British
  [Caer Feddwid.Caer Wydr.Fort(ress) of 
  Glass.Glass Castle]
  in Welsh lore, a name for the
  Otherworld envisaged as a 
  glass castle
  Caerleon
  (see Caer Leon)
  Caesarean birth
  the delivery of a child by 
  surgical incision
  It is said that Julius Caesar was
  delivered by this procedure and that
  any child so delivered will be
  physically strong and will have the
  power of finding hidden treasure and
  seeing spirits.
  Caesars
  South American
  a fabled city in Chile
  This was said to be a city of gold,
  which will remain invisible until the
  end of the world.
  Caf
  (see Mount Qaf)
  Cafall1
  British
  the horse of Syfwlch, in Welsh lore
  Cafall2
  (see Cabal)
  cafre
  Pacific Islands
  [kafar.pugot.pugut]
  a monster of the Philippines
  This beast is described as black, boar-
  like and walking on its hind legs. It is
  capable of appearing as a cat or a dog
  or even without a head.
  Cagliostro, Alexandro di
  Italian
  (1743–1795)
  a Sicilian alchemist
  He is said to have practised Satanism
  and invoked the spirits of the famous
  dead who took meals with him.
  Cagn
  (see I Kaggen.Kaang)
  Cagnazzo
  Italian
  [Harrowhound]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Cahair Mor
  Irish
  a king
  an ancestor of Finn mac Cool
  Cahor
  a demon of deception
  Cahubaba
  West Indian
  [Bloodied Old Woman]
  mother of 4 sons who stole 
  Yaya’s gourd
  Cai
  (see Kai.Kay)
  Caibell
  Irish
  a king of the Otherworld 
  He and Etar fought a battle with the
  suitors for the hand of their two
  beautiful daughters. Caibell and both
  the suitors were killed.
  Caibre
  (see Cairbre)
  Caicai
  South American
  a serpent deity of the Araucanians
  Caicai caused the flood to wipe out all
  living things but Tenten raised the
  mountains and saved some of the
  people and animals.
  In some accounts Caicai was the
  peak on which the survivors assembled
  when Guecubo caused a flood, and the
  mountains were raised by Guenu-
  Pillan.
  Caicias
  Greek
  [=Roman Volturnus]
  a wind from the north-east quarter
  Caicher
  Irish
  a druid who prophesied that the
  Milesians would conquer Ireland
  Caier
  Irish
  a king of Connaught
  He adopted Neidhe mac Adhna as his
  son but the boy later satirised the king,
  who resigned when blisters appeared
  on his face. Neidhe took the throne for
  a while but then repented and offered
  the throne back to Caier. Caier died on
  the spot and a fragment of the stone
  slab on which he stood flew up and
  killed Neidhe.
  Cailidcheannq
  (see Caladin)
  Cailidin
  (see Calatin)
  Cailitin
  (see Calatin)
  Caillagh ny Groamagh
  British
  [Old Gloomy Woman:=Irish Cailleach
  Bheur]
  a Manx mountain-goddess
  She controls changes in the weather
  and is sometimes seen as a giant bird
  carrying sticks for the fire.
  Cailleac
  (see Cailleach)
  Cailleach
  Celtic
  [Cailleac.Calliach.Carlin.Granny.Old
  Wife. Mala Lith]
  a wind demon: a hag
  In some versions Cailleach is a field
  spirit, embodied in the last sheaf of
  corn at harvest time.
  Cailleach Beara (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Cailleach Bhearra (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Cailleach Bheur
  Celtic
  [Bera.Boi.Cailleach Beara.Cailleach 
  Bui.Cailleach Mov.Cailleach Bhearra.
  Caillech Bherri.Digdi.Dirri.Hag of 
  Beara.Old Woman (of Beara).Old 
  Woman of Dingle:=Manx Caillagh ny 
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  Groamagh:=Scottish Muilearteach]
  a mother-goddess
  In Ireland she was envisaged as a
  triune goddess with Cailleach Bolus
  and Cailleach Corca Duibhne, but in
  other accounts is known as Cailleach
  Bui, wife of Lugh (see also Boi.Scota1)
  She lived on an island, Inis Boi,
  where she reared the boy Corc
  Duibhne and taught him the art of
  magic. She was the owner of a bull,
  Tarbh Conraidh, which was turned
  into a rock by Corc when it swam
  across a river after a cow.
  In one story she challenged all-
  comers to a reaping contest and when
  she won, as she always did, she cut off
  her opponent’s legs with her scythe. It
  was said that her phenomenal work-
  rate was due to a chafer in the handle
  of her reaping hook and Big Donag
  MacManus saved himself when he
  pulled off the handle, releasing the
  chafer which ran away.
  In Scotland she was regarded as a
  creator-goddess, a hag with only one
  eye, which was set in the centre of her
  forehead. She carried a huge basket of
  the materials needed for making the
  earth and the hills; the Hebrides are
  said to be made from rocks which fell
  from her basket. When her son ran off
  with a maiden she tried to separate
  them by raising great storms, but when
  she raised one that threatened all life
  on earth, her son hit back and sent her
  packing. This ability to raise storms
  was an attribute of the alternative form
  of Cailleach Bheur as a water spirit (see
  Muilearteach).
  Others say that she was the goddess
  of winter who was turned to stone at
  Beltane, 30 April, and reborn every
  Samhain, 31 October. 
  Cailleach Bolus
  Irish
  one aspect of a triune goddess with
  Cailleach Bheur and Cailleach 
  Corca Duibhne 
  Cailleach Bui
  (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Cailleach Corca Duibhne
  Irish
  one aspect of a triune goddess 
  with Cailleach Bheur and 
  Cailleach Bolus
  Cailleach Mov (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Caillech Bherri (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Cailliach
  (see Cailleach)
  Caillin
  Irish
  a saint
  He was fostered by Fintan and
  educated in Rome. On his return to
  Ireland he established a monastery at
  Fenagh, where he caused the local
  king, Feargna, to sink into the earth
  and his druids to turn into stones when
  they opposed him. When Feargna’s
  ugly son Aedh Dubh helped him, the
  saint made him handsome.
  Cailte
  Irish
  [Caoilte mac Rona(i)n.Keelta mac 
  Ronan.Thin Man:=Welsh Sgilti]
  a warrior poet of the Fianna
  son of Crunnchu
  nephew of Finn mac Cool
  In some accounts he came from the
  realm of the dead and was credited
  with many fabulous feats of running. It
  was said that he could run faster than
  the March wind.
  He is said to have killed Lugh in
  battle and he also slew Fothadh
  Airgtheach. When Mongan’s wife was
  forfeit to Forgall, in an argument
  about the place where Fothadh had
  been killed, Cailte arrived just in time
  to prove Mongan right and save his
  wife’s honour.
  He was one of the party of nine, led
  by Goll mac Morna, which recovered
  Finn’s hounds, Bran and Sceolan,
  when they were stolen by Arthur.
  When Grania demanded that Finn
  should get for her a male and female
  of each of the species of animal in
  Ireland, it was Cailte who rounded
  them up and drove them to Tara. 
  In some accounts Cailte later gave
  these animals to Cormac as ransom
  for Finn, who was held captive by
  Cormac.
  He was with Finn mac Cool and the
  party of the Fianna trapped in the
  Quicken Trees Hostel and later with
  the party that trapped Dermot and
  Grania in the Wood of Two Tents.
  In another story he is said to have
  collected sand, from all the shores of
  Ireland, each day and taken it to the
  king ‘quicker than a woman can
  change her mind’.
  Some say that when his friend Oisin
  went off with Niam, Caite entered a
  sidhe and was never seen again while
  others say that he travelled south and
  met St Patrick, to whom he related the
  history of the Fianna.
  Caim
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This demon, which appears in the
  form of a thrush, can teach any
  language, including the language of
  the birds.
  Caimin
  Irish
  a saint
  As a result of ill-treatment by Guaire,
  he fasted against the king. Guaire
  made amends by a wish that filled the
  saint’s chapel with treasure, which he
  distributed to the poor.
  Caina
  European
  the first zone of the ninth circle of
  Dante’s hell
  This zone is reserved for those who
  have betrayed their own kin.
  Caince
  Irish
  a Fianna warrior
  brother of Raighne
  He was one of the party of nine, led by
  Goll mac Murna, which recovered
  Finn mac Cool’s hounds, Bran and
  Sceolan, when they were stolen 
  by Arthur.
  Cainneach
  Irish
  [Cainnech.Canice.Kenneth.Kenny]
  (c. 525–600)
  a saint
  son of Laidheach
  He started life as a cowherd but was
  later ordained as a priest. When
  Colman Beag carried off a nun, the
  saint appeared in a fiery chariot and
  Colman surrendered and repented. 
  In one story he saved the king of
  Osraighe when he was trapped in a
  burning castle, and in another saved a
  boy, Dalua, who was being speared by
  a group of Leinstermen.
  He was said to have restored a dead
  girl to life after she and her mother
  were trapped in the snow. He also had
  power over animals, banishing from
  his cell the mice that gnawed his shoes
  and telling the birds to be silent on the
  Sabbath.
  Cainnech
  (see Cainneach)
  Cain’s Hunt
  (see Wild Hunt)
  Caintigern
  (see Cantigern)
  Caintigerna
  (see Cantigern)
  Caipora
  South American
  a huge evil spirit of the Amazon
  American Indian tribes
  Caipre
  (see Cairbre)
  Caipre mac Etaine
  (see Cairbre mac Eadoine)
  Cairbre1
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.Coirbre.
  Coirpre]
  a warrior of the Fianna
  Foolishly, he slept with a woman who,
  at that time, was Finn mac Cool’s
  lover. He killed the jester  Domhna,
  who gave him away to Finn, and was
  himself killed by Finn.
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  Cairbre2
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.Coirbre.
  Coirpre]
  son of Ailill and Maev
  He was one of seven sons all known 
  as Maine.
  Cairbre3
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre. Coirbre.
  Coirpre]
  son of Lugaid Luaighne
  father of Deadhadh and Duach
  Cairbre4
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.
  Coirbre.Coirpre]
  son of Niall
  brother of Conall Gulban, Eanna,
  Eoghan and Laoghaire
  Cairbre Caitcheann
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbre Catutchen.
  Cairbri.Carpre.Cathead.Coirbre. Coirpre]
  a usurper 
  father of Morann
  He had his son, Morann, thrown into
  the sea as a baby but the boy was
  rescued and reared by Maon the smith,
  who later sold the child back to 
  his father.
  He and two others, Buan and
  Monad, proposed a feast to which
  they invited all the local chieftains 
  and nobles, whom they then killed,
  and Cairbre took over the throne of
  Tara.
  He was said to have the ears of a cat.
  Cairbre Catutchen
  (see Cairbre Caitcheann)
  Cairbre Cluitheachar
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.
  Coirbre.Coirpre]
  son of Cu Chorb
  brother of Cormac Lusc, Meas Corb
  and Nia Corb
  Cairbre Crom
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.
  Coirbre.Coirpre]
  a king of Meath
  Cairbre Lifeachair
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.
  Coirbre.Coirpre Liffechair]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Cormac mac Airt and Eithne
  brother of Ailb(h)e and Grania
  father of Fiachu and Sgeimh Solais
  As a child he was given to Manannan
  together with his sister and mother,
  but all were later returned to Tara.
  He tried to collect the boramha
  from Leinster but was defeated by
  Breasal and Finn mac Cool.
  To destroy the power of the Fianna,
  he provoked a conflict and was killed
  at the Battle of Gabhra by Oscar, their
  leader, who was wounded and later
  died.
  Cairbre mac Eadoine
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Caipre mac 
  Etaine.Carpre.Coirbre.Coirpre]
  bard of the Danaans
  son of Ogma and Eadaoin
  To avenge a slight by Bres he
  composed a biting satire that caused
  the king’s face to come out in blotches,
  one of the reasons why he abdicated in
  favour of the restored Nuada.
  Cairbre Musc
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre.
  Coirbre.Cairpre]
  one of the 3 sons of Conaire and
  Sarait, all known as Cairbre
  brother of Duibhind
  When Neimheadh killed their father,
  the three brothers attacked Munster
  with the help of their uncle Art. They
  defeated Neimheadh, who was killed
  by Cairbre Musc.
  He was said to have fathered twin
  boys, one of whom was Corc Duibhne,
  on his own sister, Duibhind.
  Cairbre Nia Fear
  Irish
  [Caibre.Caipre.Cairbri.Carpre. Coirbre.
  Cairpre Niaper]
  a king of Tara
  father of Earc
  He was killed by Cuchulainn in a
  battle with the forces of Ulster, led by
  Conor mac Nessa.
  Cairbri
  (see Cairbre)
  Caireall
  (see Cairell.Carell)
  Caireann
  (see Carenn)
  Cairell
  Irish
  [Caireall]
  son of Finn mac Cool
  He was killed by Goll mac Morna
  when he denied Goll the champion’s
  portion at a feast.
  Caireann
  (see Carenn)
  Cairenn
  (see Carenn)
  Cairima
  (see Salm)
  Cairneach
  Irish
  [=British Carranog]
  a cleric
  He 
  travelled 
  with 
  his 
  cousin
  Muirchertach when he returned to
  Ireland from Scotland.
  Cairpre
  (see Cairbre)
  Cairpre Niaper
  (see Cairbre Nia Fear)
  Cairus
  (see Kairos)
  Cais
  Mesopotamian
  an early Semitic god
  Caissa
  Greek
  a minor goddess
  Caistus
  Greek
  son of Achilles by Penthesilea, in 
  some accounts
  Cait Sith
  British
  [=Irish Cath Sith]
  a Scottish witch or fairy in the form of
  a cat
  Caithreim Conghail Clairingnigh
  Irish
  a story in which it is asserted that 
  King Arthur was the father of 
  Art Aoinfheaor
  Caitlin Og
  Irish
  daughter of a wise woman
  When Cliona carried off Sean mac
  Semais, who had fallen dead at their
  engagement party, Caitlin recited
  poetry outside Cliona’s dwelling and
  demanded a large dowry, thereby
  securing his release.
  caitya 
  (see stupa)
  Cakixa
  Central American
  [Brilliant Water.Water of Parrots]
  a woman created by the gods as a wife
  for Iqi Balam
  cakra
  (see chakra)
  Cakrasamvara 
  (see Chakrasamvara)
  Cakravartin
  (see Chakavartin)
  Cakresvari
  Jain
  a goddess of learning, a 
  messenger-goddess
  one of 12 vidyadevi
  one of 24 Sasanadevatas
  Cakulha-Hurukan
  Central American
  [Lightning]
  an assistant to Hurukan, the wind-god
  Cala-Paluma
  Central American
  [Falling Water]
  a woman created by the gods as a wife
  for Balam Quitze
  calabtun
  Central American
  a period in the Mayan time scale of
  some 160,000 years
  Caladbolg
  Irish
  [=Welsh Caledfwlch]
  a sword used by various heroes,
  including Cuchulainn
  (see also Caladcholg)
  Caladcholg
  Irish
  the sword of Fergus mac Roth
  (see also Caladbolg)
  Caladfwlch (see Caladcholg.Caledfwlch)
  Caladin
  Irish
  [(Cruaidin) Cailidcheann]
  the sword of Cuchulainn
  caladrius
  a white bird said to be able to cure the
  sick by taking the illness upon itself
  Caladviolch
  (see Caledfwlch)
  Calainos
  European
  a Saracen
  The maiden Calainos wanted to marry
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  agreed to his proposal on condition
  that he brought her the heads of
  Oliver, Rinaldo and Roland. He was
  soon defeated by Roland.
  Calais
  Greek
  [Kalais]
  son of Boreas and Oreithyia
  brother of Chione and Cleopatra
  twin brother of Zetes
  one of the Argonauts
  These twins, who had wings, sailed
  with the Argonauts and chased off the
  Harpies harassing King Phineus when
  the Argo called en route to Colchis. It
  had been decreed that they must catch
  whatever they pursued and, because
  they failed to catch the Harpies, 
  they died.
  Other accounts say that their sister
  Cleopatra had been imprisoned by her
  husband, Phineus. Calais and his
  brother Zetes freed Cleopatra and put
  her sons on the throne of Salmydessus
  in place of Phineus.
  In some accounts, both the brothers
  were killed by Heracles because they
  persuaded the Argonauts to sail on
  without him while he was searching
  for Hylas.
  Calakomanas
  North American
  2 corn-goddesses of the Pueblo tribes
  Calan Awst
  British
  [Gwyl Awst]
  the Welsh version of Lugnasad
  Calan Gaef
  British
  [Nos Galan-Gaef:=Irish Samain Feis]
  the Welsh version of Samhain, the
  Celtic festival of the New Year
  Calan Mai
  British
  [Galan Mai]
  the Welsh version of Beltane, the
  Celtic spring festival
  Calatin
  Irish
  [Cailidin.Cailitin.Calatine]
  a Fomoire druid
  All the members of his clan had either
  one hand or one foot, and the women
  could change their shape.
  He was sent by Maev to put a spell
  on Cuchulainn during the Cattle Raid
  of Cooley and to harass the forces of
  Ulster. He sent his twenty-seven sons
  and a nephew, all looking exactly like
  Calatin, to attack Cuchulainn but he,
  with the help of Fiacha mac Fir
  Feibhe, killed them all He sent three
  one-eyed witch-daughters to harass
  Cuchulainn in the final battle, and
  when he was killed Conal Cearnach
  cut off the heads of all three.
  In some accounts he, rather 
  than Lugaid, threw the spear that 
  killed Cuchulainn.
  Calatine
  (see Calatin)
  Calaus
  Phrygian
  father of Attis, some say
  Calcabrina
  European
  [Hacklespin]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Calchas
  Greek
  [Kalchas.Kalkhas]
  a prophet and a priest of Apollo 
  at Aulis
  son of Thestor
  He decreed that Iphigenia should 
  be sacrificed to ensure favourable
  winds for the expedition to Troy to
  recover Helen.
  He was with the Greeks at the siege
  of Troy and afterwards entered into a
  contest of prophecy with Mopsus.
  When he lost, he died of grief.
  In one version of the story of
  Troilus and Cressida, the author makes
  Calchas a Trojan, father of Cressida,
  who defects to the Greeks.
  In other accounts he died of
  laughter when he was told that he
  would not live to enjoy the wine from
  his vineyard.
  Cale1
  Greek
  [Kale]
  one of the Graces, in some accounts
  Cale2
  Greek
  [Neraida]
  daughter of Alexander the Great
  She drank the water from a stream
  that gave her immortality, and 
  was exiled by her father who was
  jealous. Thereafter she was known as
  Neraida.
  Caleburn
  (see Caledfwlch)
  Caledfwlch
  British
  [Caladfwlch.Caladviolch.Caleburn.
  Caledvwlch.Caliburn(ius):=Irish 
  Caladbolg]
  the Welsh name for King Arthur’s
  sword, Excalibur
  Caledon Wood
  British
  [Calydon Wood.Celidon Wood.
  Celyddon Wood.Kelyddon Wood]
  the site of one of King 
  Arthur’s battles
  This forest area may be in southern
  Scotland or near Lincoln.
  Caledvwlch
  (see Caledfwlch)
  Caliban
  British
  son of a demon and a witch in
  Shakepeare’s The Tempest
  Caliburn
  (see Caledfwlch)
  Caliburnius
  (see Caledfwlch)
  Caliburnus
  (see Caledfwlch)
  Calico Bag Monk
  (see Pu Tai Ho-shang)
  Calico Bag Zen Master
  (see Pu Tai Ho-shang)
  Calidore
  British
  [Callidore]
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  In Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, he
  captured the Blatant Beast and carried
  it off to fairyland from where it 
  later escaped.
  Caligorant
  European
  an Egyptian giant in Orlando Furioso
  Caligula
  Roman
  [Gaius Caesar]
  emperor of Rome
  son of Germanicus and Agrippina
  brother of Drusilla
  He was said to have had incestuous
  relations with his sister and deified her
  when she died.
  Calin
  British
  a Frisian king
  Calinin
  British
  son of Guiron by Bloie
  Call
  British
  the horse of Bwlch, in Welsh lore
  Calli
  Central American
  the third of the 20 days in the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising west and the temple, the
  day was governed by Tepeyollotl.
  callicantzari
  (see satyr2)
  Callidice
  Greek
  Queen of Thesprotia
  Odysseus travelled to Thesprotia 
  after returning from his wanderings 
  and married Callidice, fathering
  Polypoetes. When she died, Odysseus
  returned to Penelope and left his son as
  king of Thesprotia.
  Callidore
  (see Calidore)
  Callileon
  Greek
  son of Thyestes
  brother of Aglaus and Orchomenus
  He and his brothers were killed by
  their uncle, Atreus, cut up, boiled and
  served up as a meal to their 
  own father.
  Calling God
  (see Hashje-Oyan)
  Calliope1
  Greek
  [Kalliope]
  one of the 9 Muses: epic poetry
  daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne
  mother of Orpheus by Oeagrus or
  Apollo
  mother of Linus by Apollo
  She judged the dispute between
  Aphrodite and Persephone for the
  favours of Adonis, allocating each one
  a third of each year.
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  Calliope2
  Greek
  one of the 9 daughters of Pierus
  (see Pierides1)
  Callipolis
  Greek
  one of the party hunting the
  Calydonian boar
  He took the news to Alcathous that his
  son had been killed in the hunt.
  Alcathous struck him with a piece of
  firewood and killed him.
  Callipyges
  (see Kallipyges)
  Callirhoe
  (see Callirrhoe)
  Callirrhoe1
  Greek
  [Callirhoe.Kallir(r)hoe]
  a nymph, one of the Oceanids
  daughter of Oceanus
  wife of Chrysaor
  mother of Geryon
  Some say Callirrhoe and Chrysaor
  were the parents of Echidna. 
  Callirrhoe2
  Greek
  [Callirhoe. Kallir(r)hoe]
  daughter of Achelous
  wife of Alcmaeon
  mother of Acarnan and Amphoterus
  When Alcmaeon was murdered by
  Phegeus and his sons, Zeus answered
  her prayers that her sons might
  become men in one day. They avenged
  their father, killing Phegeus and his
  sons.
  Callirrhoe3
  Greek
  [Callirhoe. Kallir(r)hoe]
  daughter of Scamander 
  wife of Tros
  mother of Assaracus, Ganymede 
  and Ilus 
  Callirrhoe4
  Greek
  [Callirhoe. Kallir(r)hoe]
  a Calydonian maiden
  She was loved in vain by Coresus, who
  when ordered to sacrifice Callirrhoe to
  Dionysus stabbed himself instead.
  Callirrhoe was so overcome with
  remorse that she also stabbed herself
  to death. 
  Callirrhoe5
  Greek
  [Callirhoe.Callithyia. Kallir(r)hoe]
  an early name for Io 
  Calliste
  Greek
  an island
  This island was said to have grown
  from a clod of earth dropped into the
  sea by Euphemus. It was later known
  as Thera.
  Callisto
  Greek
  [Artemis Calliste.Kallisto]
  a nymph
  daughter of Lycaon and Nonaeris
  mother of Arcas by Zeus
  Zeus, 
  having 
  seduced 
  Callisto,
  changed her into a bear to deceive
  Hera who, jealous as usual, had the
  bear hunted by the hounds of Artemis.
  Another version says that Hera herself
  changed Callisto into a bear. Zeus
  placed her in the heavens as the Great
  Bear and her son Arcas as the Little
  Bear. Some say that she was hunted
  and killed by Arcas.
  Callithyia
  (see Callirrhoe5)
  callitrice
  African
  an Ethiopian bearded man-goat
  Callone
  Greek
  beauty personified
  Calluntaria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Athena during
  which statues of the goddess were
  washed and adorned
  (see also Plynteria)
  Calogrenant
  (see Colgrevaunce)
  Caloian
  (see Kalojan)
  calpa
  (see kalpa1)
  Calpait
  Irish
  a druid
  brother of Maol
  He and his brother were tutors to
  Ethne and Fedelma, the daughters of
  Laoghaire mac Grimthann.
  Calpe
  Greek
  one of the Pillars of Hercules, the
  present-day Rock of Gibraltar
  In some accounts this rock and Abyla,
  opposite, were originally one mountain.
  Hercules tore the rock into two pieces
  and placed them in their present
  positions.
  (see Abyla)
  Calpurnius
  Irish
  a deacon
  father of Patrick by Concess, some say
  calumet
  North American
  a sacred pipe, smoked as a sign 
  of friendship
  the ceremony of smoking the peace-
  pipe, Hobowakan
  When some of the northern tribes
  planned to attack the Delaware tribe,
  a bird sent by the Great Spirit told
  them to smoke the pipe of peace with
  their enemies and swear eternal
  friendship.
  Calus
  (see Talos1)
  Calybe
  Greek
  a nymph
  Calyce
  Greek
  daughter of Aeolus and Enarete
  mother of Endymion by Acthlius
  mother of Cycnus by Poseidon
  Calydon1
  Greek
  son of Aetolus
  brother of Pleuron
  Calydon2
  (see Caledon Wood)
  Calydonian boar
  Greek
  [Kalydonian Boar]
  a wild boar
  This huge animal was sent by Artemis
  to ravage Calydon as punishment
  when King Oeneus overlooked a
  sacrifice due to her. It was killed by
  Meleager who was one of a large party
  of hunters, and its skin was presented
  to Atalanta who had first wounded it.
  Calygreyhound
  a monster in the form of a horned 
  cat
  Calypso
  Greek
  [Kalupso.Kalypso]
  a sea-goddess, goddess of silence
  one of the Oceanids
  daughter of Atlas, Neleus or 
  Oceanus
  mother of Nausinous and Nausithous
  by Odysseus, some say
  mother of Auson by Atlas or Odysseus,
  some say 
  She sometimes acted as messenger of
  the gods. She saved Odysseus when
  his ship, homeward bound from the
  siege of Troy, was wrecked on her
  island, Ogygia, and kept him virtually
  captive for seven years until the gods
  made her release him to continue his
  homeward journey.
  When his son Telemachus came to
  Ogygia in search of his father,
  Calypso tried unsuccessfully to keep
  him as her lover.
  Cam-srin
  Tibetan
  [=Hindu Karttikeya:=Sanskrit Beg-Tse]
  a Buddhist god of war
  Cama
  (see Kama1)
  Camaalis
  British
  a king said, in some accounts, to be
  the eponym of Camelot
  Camal
  British
  a suitor for the hand of Hermondine
  He was killed by Meliador who
  eventually married Hermondine.
  Camalo
  German
  a soldier at Gunther’s court
  He was one of the party sent to kill
  Walther and Hildegarde but was
  himself killed by Walther.
  Camalotz
  (see Camazotz)
  Camaralzaman
  Persian
  a prince in the Arabian Nights story of
  The Adventures of Prince
  Camaralzaman and Badoura
  Camaxtli
  Central American
  [Mixcoatl-Camaxtli.Yoamaxtli]
  an Aztec war-god
  son of Tonacatecuhtli and
  Tonacacihuatl, some say
  brother of Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl
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  and Tezcatlipoca
  father of Quetzalcoatl, some say
  He is regarded by some as an aspect 
  of Xipetotec.
  (see also Mixcoatl-Camaxtli.Tezcatlipoca)
  Camaysar
  a demon
  Camazotz1
  Central American
  [Camalotz.Camulatz.Zotz(ilaha
  Chimalman).Death Bat]
  a Mayan bat-god in Xibalba
  He used his claws to cut off the head of
  Hunapu, but the hero was restored 
  to life by a tortoise and Camazotz was
  defeated.
  Camazotz2
  Central American
  [Camalotz.Camulatz]
  a huge bird
  In one of their early attempts to create
  human beings, the Mayan gods Tepeu
  and Gucamatz carved them from
  wood. 
  When 
  they 
  proved 
  un-
  successful, they sent four huge birds to
  destroy their creation. The others were
  known as Cotzbalam, Tecumbalam and
  Xecotcovach.
  Cambaeth
  (see Kimbay)
  Cambalo
  British
  the Chaucerian version of Cambel
  Cambano
  Hindu
  one of the 9 nathas
  Cambel
  British
  [Cambalo]
  son of Cambuscan and Elfeta
  brother of Algarsife and Canace
  In Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, he was
  the owner of a magic ring that could
  heal wounds.
  Cambenoyt
  (see Castle Carbonek)
  Camber
  British
  [Kamber]
  king of Cambria
  son of Brutus
  brother of Albanact and Locrinus
  On the death of their father, he and his
  brothers Albanact and Locrinus shared
  the kingdom and ruled peacefully.
  When 
  Humbert 
  invaded 
  from
  Germany and killed Albanact, Camber
  joined forces with Locrinus to defeat
  the invaders.
  cambion
  [campion]
  a child born of a liaison between an
  incubus or a succubus and a human 
  Cambria
  British
  the old name for Wales
  Cambuscan
  British
  king of Sarras
  owner of the Brazen Horse
  husband of Elfeta
  father of Algarsife, Cambalo and Canace 
  He could direct the horse by moving a
  wooden pin in one of the animal’s ears.
  He owned a mirror, sent by the
  King of Arabia, which gave him
  warning of any ill fortune.
  Cambyses
  Greek
  a king of Persia
  He was at war with Egypt. Because the
  king of Egypt had offended Polycrates,
  the tyrant sent a fleet to help
  Cambyses, but the men deserted and
  went to Greece where they helped
  Sparta against their own ruler.
  Cambyses slew the bull Apis and
  went mad as a result.
  Cameira
  Greek
  daughter of Danae
  Cameirus
  Greek
  [Camirus]
  son of Helius and Rhodes
  son of Cercaphus, some say
  brother of Ialysus and Lindus
  Cameliard
  British
  [Camylarde.Carmalide]
  in Welsh lore, the kingdom ruled 
  by Leodegrance
  This was the home of Guinevere
  before her marriage to King Arthur.
  camelopardel
  a monster giraffe with horns
  Camelot
  British
  the site of King Arthur’s court
  It has been variously identified as
  Cadbury Castle, Caerleon, Camelford,
  Greenan Castle and Winchester. The
  castle, which held the Round Table,
  was destroyed by Mark after the death
  of King Arthur.
  Some say it was named after the
  early king, Camaalis.
  Camenae
  Roman
  [Kamenae]
  water nymphs
  These deities, led by Carmenta, were
  originally the Roman goddesses of
  good health, springs and wells, who
  could foretell the future and were
  identified with the Greek Muses.
  Camilla
  Roman
  a Volscian princess
  daughter of Metabus
  It was said that she could run on
  growing corn without bending it, or
  on water without wetting her feet.
  Her father, fleeing from the troops
  of his own country, tied the baby
  Camilla to his spear and threw her
  across the River Amasenus and then
  swam across to retrieve her. 
  She joined the Latins and Rutulians
  in the fight against the Trojans in Italy
  under Aeneas, and was killed by
  Arruns.
  Camille1
  British
  a sorceress
  She fell in love with King Arthur and
  captured him, together with Galahaut,
  Gawain and Lancelot. She released
  Lancelot when he went mad, but he
  was cured by Nimue and rescued the
  other three. When she lost Arthur,
  Camille killed herself. 
  A similar story is told of Annowre.
  Camille2
  British
  daughter of Orcant
  wife of Petrus
  She met Petrus when he went to
  Orkney to convert the inhabitants, and
  married him.
  Camillus
  (see Hermes)
  Camirus
  (see Cameirus)
  Camise
  Roman
  wife of Janus
  mother of Tiberius
  Other versions give Jana as the wife 
  of Janus.
  Camlan
  (see Battle of Camlan)
  Camluan
  (see Battle of Camlan)
  Camp chipmunk
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Campaspe
  Greek
  a concubine of Alexander the Great
  She was given to Apelles who fell in
  love with her when he was sculpting
  her likeness.
  Campe
  Greek
  [Kampe]
  a female guardian in Tartarus
  She was killed by Zeus when he
  released 
  the 
  Cyclopes 
  and 
  the
  hundred-handed giants, though others
  say that she had disappeared when
  Zeus arrived on the scene.
  Campeador
  Spanish
  [‘champion’]
  a title of El Cid
  Campestres
  Roman
  Celtic guardian spirits of 
  military matters
  campion
  (see cambion)
  Campus Martius
  Roman
  [Field of Mars]
  the training ground, near Rome, 
  for young soldiers, devotees of Mars
  Camrosh
  Persian
  a fabulous bird
  This bird collects the seeds that fall
  from the goakerena tree and takes
  them to Tistrya, who mixes them with
  the rain that falls on the earth. If
  Iranians are attacked by outsiders,
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  Camosh, sent by Berejya, saves them
  by picking up the attackers like seed.
  Camthann
  Irish
  a king of Fresen
  He raided Ireland and carried off Li
  Ban, wife of Tadhg mac Cein, and his
  two brothers, Airnealach and Eoghan.
  He was killed by Tadhg who con-
  quered Fresen and rescued his family.
  Camu
  South American
  [=Arawak Kamu:=Carib
  Tamu:=Paraguayan Zume]
  a culture hero of the Arovac Indians
  Camuel
  a benevolent demon, a king of the 
  east
  Camulatz
  (see Camazotz)
  Camulodunum
  British
  the fort of the war-god Camulos
  Some accounts identify the site as
  Colchester.
  Camulos1
  British
  [Camulus.Cole:=Roman Mars]
  a war-god
  Camulos2
  Irish
  [=Roman Mars]
  a war-god
  a king of the Danaans
  Some say that he is the same as
  Cumaill, father of Finn mac Cool and
  Coel, king of Britain.
  Camulus
  (see Camulos1)
  Camunda
  Hindu
  [Chamunda.Krsodari.Yami]
  a three-eyed goddess, a form of Durga
  one of the astamataras
  one of the saptamataras
  She was opposed by the demon
  Paisunya and killed the demons
  Camda and Munda. She is depicted as
  standing on an owl, a lion and a corpse
  wearing the skin of an elephant.
  Camylarde
  (see Cameliard)
  Can
  (see Kan1.2.3)
  Can Nü
  (see Ts’an Nü)
  Can Tzicnal
  (see Kan Tzicnal.Mulac)
  can-wakan
  North American
  in the lore of the Sioux, a sacred 
  tree
  Canace1
  British
  daughter of Cambuscan and Elfeta
  sister of Algarsife and Cambel
  wife of Triamond
  Canace2
  Greek
  [Canache]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Canace, tore him to pieces.
  Canace3
  Greek
  [Canache]
  daughter of Aeolus and Enarete
  sister of Macareus
  In some stories she is the mother, by
  Poseidon, of Triopas and the twin
  giants Ephialtes and Otus; in others
  she is the mother of Issa by her own
  brother, Macareus.
  Some say that she was killed 
  by her father, others that she died by
  her own hand as a result of her incest.
  Canacee
  (see Canace1)
  Canache
  (see Canace2.3)
  Cana’inaut
  Siberian
  a goddess
  daughter of Quikinna’qu and 
  Miti
  Canair
  Irish
  a holy woman
  By walking on top of the sea to
  Scattery Island she was able to per-
  suade St Seanan to allow women to
  join his community.
  Canan
  British
  father of Lac
  brother of Dirac
  Canathus
  Greek
  a spring
  Hera renewed her virginity once a year
  by bathing in this spring.
  cancer1
  Chaldaean
  [Gate of Men]
  the entrance through which, it was
  said, men first came to earth
  (see also Capricorn1)
  Cancer2
  Greek
  [crab]
  a huge crab
  When Heracles fought the Hydra,
  Hera sent this creature to help the
  monster. It snapped at Heracles’ heels
  and paid with its life. The crab was
  placed in the heavens as the Crab
  constellation.
  Cancer3
  [=Arab Saratan]
  the fourth sign of the Zodiac, the crab
  Canda1
  Hindu
  [Candanayika.Candarupa.Candavati.
  Chanda.Chandi(ka)]
  a name for Devi as the killer 
  of Mahisha
  an aspect of Kali
  (see also Mahadevi.
  Mahishasuramardini)
  Canda2
  Hindu
  [Chanda]
  a demon killed by Camunda
  Candace
  Greek
  the name of several legendary queens
  of Ethiopia
  Candaces
  British
  a king of Lyonesse
  son of Apollo by Gloriande
  Candali
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist-Lamaist goddess
  one of 8 gauris
  Candamaharosana (see Candarosana)
  Candamius
  Roman
  a sky-god in Spain
  Candanayika
  (see Canda1)
  Candaon
  (see Orion)
  Candarosana
  Buddhist
  [Candamaharosana]
  an unruly god
  a form of Akshobhya
  He is depicted with tusks set in a wide
  mouth, and with a squint. He wears a
  tiger skin and holds a white snake.
  Some accounts equate him with
  Acala.
  Candarupa
  (see Canda1)
  Candaules
  Greek
  a king of Lydia
  When he forced his wife to appear
  naked in front of Gyges, he was killed
  by Gyges at the behest of the king’s
  wife, who then married Gyges.
  Candavati
  (see Canda1)
  Candelifera
  Roman
  a goddess of birth
  Candesvara1
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva
  Candesvara2
  Hindu
  a former cowherd, attendant on Shiva
  Candesvari
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  She is depicted as standing on 
  a corpse.
  Candika
  (see Narasinhi)
  Candogra
  Hindu
  a form of Durga
  one of the 9 navadurgas
  Candra1
  Buddhist
  a moon-god
  candra2
  Hindu
  in Tantric lore, a part of the body that
  produces the nectar of immortal  life
  candra3
  Hindu
  a cup used to contain soma at
  sacrificial ceremonies
  Candra4
  (see Chandra.Cunda)
  Candramas
  (see Chandra)
  Candramus
  (see Chandra)
  Candrasekhara
  Hindu
  a form of Shiva
  Canek
  Central American
  a Chichen king
  He fell in love with a princess and
  when she married another led his army
  against his rival and carried off his
  loved one. Fearing the greater power
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  of his rival, he and most of his people
  left the country.
  Canens
  Roman
  [Canentes.Salacia.Venilia]
  a river nymph
  daughter of Janus by Venilia
  She was betrothed to Picus but lost
  him when the nymph Circe fell in love
  with him. He rejected Circe’s advances
  so she turned him into a woodpecker.
  Canens died of grief, only her voice
  surviving as in the story of Echo.
  In some accounts she is called
  Venilia, in others she is the same 
  as Salacia.
  Canentes
  (see Canens)
  Canephorae
  Greek
  [Kanephorai]
  young maidens taking part in the
  festival of Panathenea
  They carried on their heads the sacred
  baskets containing materials for
  sacrifice. They sometimes appeared in
  other festivals.
  Caneus
  (see Caeneus)
  Cang
  (see Kaang)
  Canhastyr
  British
  [Hundredhands]
  in Welsh lore, owner of the dog collar
  that Ysbaddaden required Culhwch
  to get as part of his quest for
  Olwen’s hand
  Canice
  (see Cainneach)
  Canicuba
  South American
  in Columbian lore, evil personified
  Canidia
  Roman
  a witch who cast spells using wax dolls
  Canis Minor
  (see Maera)
  Cankilikkaruppan
  Indian
  a local god of the Tamils
  cannabis
  Hindu
  a plant regarded as sacred since it was
  brought by Shiva
  cannered noz
  French
  spirits in Brittany, said to wash their
  clothes in the rivers at night
  Cannibal Mother
  North American
  a man-eating monster
  This demon appears in the lore of
  several tribes and is known as
  Baxbakualanuchsiwae or Tsonqua.
  Cannibals
  African
  shape-changing non-humans who eat
  human flesh
  It is said that some of these beings have
  long thumb-nails with which they cut
  off pieces of flesh, others have an extra
  mouth on the end of a tail. In some
  cases they appear as handsome youths
  who lure girls away from their homes
  and then eat their victims.
  Cano
  Irish
  a king of Ulster
  He was killed by Conall Gulban who,
  with his brothers, led a force from
  Connaught at the Battle of Ath Cro.
  Cano mac Gartnain
  Irish
  son of Gartnan, king of Scotland
  When his father was killed by Aodan,
  Cano escaped to Ireland where he was
  sheltered by the joint-kings Diarmaid
  and Blathmac, or some say by Marcan,
  and became a friend of King Iollann.
  He later returned to Ireland with an
  army to avenge the death of Iollann
  who had been murdered.
  He fell in love with Cred, an Irish
  princess, the wife of Marcan, and when
  he returned to Scotland he left with
  her a stone that held his life. Several
  attempts to meet Cred were thwarted
  by her stepson Colcu; when he
  arranged to meet her at a loch he was
  late and Cred, in her anxiety, dropped
  the stone, which shattered. He died a
  few days later.
  Canobie Dick
  British
  horse dealer
  He is reputed to have seen the knights
  of King Arthur sleeping in a cave,
  awaiting their recall.
  canoe gods
  Pacific Islands
  wooden figures of deities such as 
  Taria Niu carried in canoes to 
  bring good luck
  Canola
  Irish
  wife of the man who invented the
  Irish harp
  She ran away from her husband who
  later found her on the shore near the
  skeleton of a whale. He used the
  whale’s sinews as the strings of the
  harp, and he and Canola were
  reconciled.
  Canopic Jar
  (see Canopus2)
  Canopus1
  Chinese
  [Shou Shen] 
  the star in Argo, regarded as the god
  of longevity
  He is sometimes depicted as riding on
  a stag and may carry the fruit of the
  P’an-t’ao tree. 
  (see also Shou Shen)
  Canopus2
  Egyptian
  [Canopic Jar]
  a large vase with a lid shaped like a
  human head, used to store the
  organs and entrails of the dead 
  when embalmed
  The liver was protected by Amset, the
  lungs 
  by 
  Hapy, 
  the 
  stomach 
  by Tuamutef and the intestines 
  by Qebsehsenuf.
  Canopus3
  Greek
  [Kanopas]
  pilot of Menelaus’ ship
  He was said to have been worshipped
  in the form of a large jar with a swollen
  body.
  canopy
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Precious Things,
  representing the lungs of the 
  Buddha
  Canor
  British
  a king of Cornwall
  As a result of help given by the Irish
  king, Gonosor, during the reign of
  Canor, Cornwall was required to pay
  an annual tribute to Ireland until
  Tristram killed Morholt.
  Canthus
  Greek
  one of the Argonauts
  During the enforced stay in Libya he
  and 
  Eribotes 
  were 
  killed 
  by
  Caphaurus, a shepherd, when they
  tried to steal some of his flock.
  Cantigern
  Irish
  [Caintigern(a).Caointighearn]
  wife of Fiachna mac Lurgan
  In some accounts she was the mother
  of Mongan hy Manannan.
  When she was poisoned by one 
  of her maids, St Congall returned her
  to life.
  Cantre’r Gwaelod
  British
  [Gwaelod.Lowland Cantref.Lowland 
  Hundred.MaesGwynnod:=French Ker-Is]
  the Welsh name for a lost island,
  perhaps the island of Lyonesse
  Cantulkiku
  Central American
  a Mayan deity
  Having caused the sky to fall at the
  time of the flood, Cantulkiku sent
  Kanzibyui down to earth to put it back
  in order and make it fit for men to live
  in.
  Cao-bien
  Annamese
  a general deified as a guardian-god
  after his death
  Cao Dai
  Vietnamese
  the supreme deity
  Caoilte
  (see Cailte)
  Caoimhghin1
  Irish
  [Coemgen.Kevin]
  a saint
  It was said that, when he was baptised,
  twelve angels hovered over his head.
  One angel told him to become a priest,
  and he lived the life of an ascetic,
  starving almost to death. When a cow
  licked his feet its milk yield increased
  enormously and the grateful farmer
  gave the saint food and helped him to
  build a monastery at Glendalough.
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  Because the larks roused the workers
  too early, the saint ordained that they
  should never sing near Glendalough.
  Caoimhghin2
  Irish
  [Coemgen.Kevin]
  husband of Mis
  Caoince
  Irish
  son of Finn mac Cool
  Caoinchomhrac
  Irish
  a bishop
  A stranger told the bishop that the
  piglet he had just roasted was the
  stranger’s son who had been a monk.
  Thereafter, the bishop made many
  visits to the home of the stranger who
  lived in an underground monastery.
  caoineag
  British
  [=Welsh cyhyreath]
  the Scottish version of the 
  Irish banshee
  Caoith
  Irish
  an ancient god
  Caointighearn
  (see Cantigern)
  Caol
  Irish
  a pupil of Finn mac Cool
  The last Norse survivor of the Battle
  of Fionn’s Strand tried to escape by
  sea but Caol pursued him and they
  both drowned as they fought in the
  water.
  Caol an Iarainn
  Irish
  a great runner from overseas
  He challenged the Fianna to a race for
  the control of all Ireland. A clumsy
  churl persuaded Finn mac Cool that
  he was the only man capable of
  defeating Caol. He not only beat him
  but when Caol threatened him with a
  sword, knocked off his head and
  replaced it facing backwards. The
  churl turned out to be Manannan.
  Caolcharna
  Irish
  husband of Lasair
  father of St Feichin
  Caomhall
  Irish
  wife of Caomhlugh
  mother of Caoimhghin
  Caomhlugh
  Irish
  husband of Caomhall
  father of Caoimhghin
  Caon
  Irish
  daughter of Finn mac Cool
  caorthann
  Irish
  the rowan or quicken tree, said to 
  have magical properties
  Cap of Hades
  (see Helmet of Invisibility)
  Cap of Invisibility
  (see Tarnkappe)
  capa
  Buddhist
  a bow used in rites designed to ward
  off evil spirits
  (see also sara)
  Capac
  South American
  a Peruvian hero or sun-god
  Capac was the leader of a force of
  Chimu that conquered the territory
  previously ruled by Fempellec.
  Capac Raymi
  South American
  a feast in honour of Pachacamac held
  at the summer solstice
  Capac Situa
  South American
  [Coya Raymi.Moon Feast]
  a festival held in September to
  celebrate the onset of the 
  rainy season
  capacocha
  South American
  among the Aztecs, a (symbolic) 
  child sacrifice
  Capalu
  French
  [Chapalu.Demon Cat of Losanne]
  the French name for Palug’s Cat
  In this version it was King Arthur, not
  the beast, who was killed after fighting
  in a swamp. It was said that the beast
  then came to Britain and became king.
  Capaneus
  Greek
  [Kapaneus]
  one of the Seven against Thebes
  son of Hipponous and Astynome
  husband of Evadne
  father of Sthenelus
  He was the first man to scale the walls
  in the attack on Thebes, where he
  faced Polyphontes at the Electrion
  Gate, and was struck dead by a
  thunderbolt hurled by Zeus. When
  Capaneus challenged the god, not
  even Zeus could prevent him from
  entering Thebes. His wife flung
  herself on his funeral pyre and died
  with him.
  In some accounts, he was resurrected
  by Asclepius.
  Cape Taenarum
  Greek
  [Cape Taenarus.Taenarum]
  the site of one entrance to 
  the  underworld
  Ca’peen
  (see Ca-peen)
  Capella
  (see Iku2)
  Capelthwaite
  British
  in English lore, a being said to appear
  in the form of any quadruped, 
  often a large black dog
  Capet, Hugh
  European
  a king of France
  He was ruling France when Ogier
  returned after his long stay in
  Morgana’s palace.
  Capetus
  Roman
  a king of Alba Longa
  father of Tiberinus, some say
  Caphaurus
  Greek
  a shepherd
  son of Tritonis by Amphithemis
  brother of Nausamon
  When the Argonauts were forced
  ashore in Libya, Caphaurus caught
  Canthus and Eribotes trying to steal
  some of his flock and killed them.
  The Argonauts killed him to avenge
  their death.
  Capheira
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Oceanids
  Capita
  (see Minerva)
  Capitol
  Roman
  the temple of Jupiter
  Capitolinus
  (see Manlius)
  capnomancy
  divination from (patterns in) smoke
  Capricorn1
  Chaldaean
  [Gate of the Gods]
  the entrance through which souls were
  said to reach heaven
  (see also Cancer1)
  Capricorn2
  Greek
  a goat
  Some say that Amalthea, the goat that
  suckled Zeus as a child, was placed in
  the sky as the constellation Capricorn.
  Others say that Capricorn was Pan.
  Capricorn3
  [=Arab Jadi]
  the tenth sign of the Zodiac, the 
  goat
  Capricorn4
  (see Pan)
  Capritona
  (see Juno1)
  Capta
  (see Minerva)
  Captiel
  an astral spirit
  captromancy
  divination using mirrors
  Caput Draconis
  (see Lo-hou)
  Capys1
  Greek
  son of Assaracus
  husband of Themiste
  father of Anchises
  Capys2
  Greek
  a friend of Aeneas
  He advised the Trojans not to take the
  Wooden Horse into the city but to
  destroy it. He went to Italy with the
  band of Trojans under Aeneas and is
  regarded as the founder of Capua.
  Capys3
  Roman
  a king of Alba Longa
  Capys, Prophecy of
  (see Prophecy of Capys)
  Car1
  Greek
  a king of Megara
  son of Phoroneus and Cerdo
  Car2
  Roman
  a god
  Some say he invented the art of
  augury.
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  Carabia
  (see Decarabia)
  Caractacus1
  British
  [Caradoc.Caratacus]
  a king of Britain
  son of Cunobelius
  brother of Togodumnas
  father of Claudia, some say
  He led a rebellion against the Romans,
  was captured and sent to Rome. He is
  sometimes equated with Caradoc, son
  of Bran.
  Caractacus2
  (see Caradoc1)
  Caraculianambo
  European
  a giant in the story of Don Quixote
  Caradawc
  (see Caradoc1)
  Caradawg
  (see Caradoc1)
  Caradoc1
  British
  [Cara(c)tacus.Cradoc.Kradoc:=Welsh 
  C(a)radawc.C(a)radawg.Karadawc.
  K(a)radoc]
  son of Bran
  father of Eudaf
  He owned a herd of 21,000 catttle. He
  was left in charge of Britain when Bran
  went off to Ireland to rescue his sister,
  Branwen. Caswallawn took advantage
  of the king’s absence to stage a coup.
  Caradoc died of shock and Caswallawn
  took over as king.
  Some say that he was killed by
  Griffith who then took the throne.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Caractacus, a tribal king who, some
  say, was the same as Arviragus or King
  Arthur.
  Caradoc2
  British
  king of Vannes
  husband of Ysenne
  His wife had an affair with the wizard
  Eliaures and bore him a son, also
  Caradoc. In revenge, he put a spell on
  Eliaures causing him to mate with a
  bitch, a mare and a sow.
  Caradoc Briefbras
  British
  [Caradoc Vreichvras]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Eliaures by Ysenne
  brother of Meuric, some say
  husband of Guimer
  He did not know who his father was
  until he went to King Arthur’s court to
  be knighted. There, an unknown
  knight challenged the assembly to a
  beheading 
  contest, 
  which 
  only
  Caradoc would accept. He decapitated
  the stranger who replaced his head and
  left. At the return match, a year later,
  the stranger spared Caradoc and
  revealed himself as his father, Eliaures.
  Later a witch persuaded Eliaures,
  who was a magician, to cause a snake
  to attach itself to Caradoc’s arm,
  sucking his blood. His friend Cador
  saved his life by putting his sister
  Guimer in a vat of milk and Caradoc in
  a vat of sour wine. This induced the
  snake to cross from one vat to the
  other, giving Cador the chance to kill
  it with his sword. Caradoc later
  married Guimer.
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Llyr Marini, husband of Tegau Eurfon
  and father by her of a son called
  Meuric.
  Caradoc of Llancarfan
  British
  a 12th C Welsh writer of legends
  Caradoc Vreichvras
  (see Caradoc Briefbras)
  Carados1
  British
  [Cerdic]
  a sub-king under King Arthur
  He was one of the rulers who rebelled
  against the king.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Cerdic.
  Carados2
  British
  [Carados of the Dolorous Tower]
  a knight of King Arthur
  brother of Turkin
  He 
  had 
  captured 
  Gawain, 
  but
  Lancelot killed Carados and freed his
  friend. As a result, his brother Turkin
  came to hate all the Knights of the
  Round Table.
  Carados of the Dolorous Tower
  (see Carados2)
  Caragabi
  South American
  a Choco culture hero in Colombia
  It was said that he was born from
  Tatzitzete’s spittle. Having made the
  sun, the moon and the stars and the
  ancestors of the tribe, he turned some
  men into animals and returned to the
  sky. In much of his work he was
  opposed by Tutruica.
  He is expected to return after the
  earth has been destroyed by fire.
  Caraheu
  (see Carahue)
  Carahue
  European
  [Caraheu]
  a king of Mauritania
  He overthrew Charlemagne in the
  battle outside Rome but was himself
  unhorsed by Ogier. He challenged the
  young Dane to single combat and his
  cousin, Sadon, challenged Charlot,
  Charlemagne’s son. Charlot arrived
  with a troop of his followers and
  attacked the other three. Ogier and the
  two Saracens routed their attackers
  and became friends.
  When Ogier was kept in prison 
  by 
  the 
  renegade 
  Danish 
  king,
  Dannemont, Carahue, in protest,
  surrendered himself to Charlemagne.
  When the Saracens signed a truce, he
  and Ogier were restored to their
  respective forces. Later, when he
  learned 
  that 
  Ogier 
  had 
  been
  imprisoned by Charlemagne, he raised
  an army to free him. When he arrived
  on the scene, Ogier had already been
  set free to help Charlemagne against
  the invading forces of Bruhier so
  Carahue attacked the invaders and
  routed them. When Guyon arrived
  later, the two armies united and,
  together with a French force under
  Ogier, invaded the Saracen lands.
  Caraman
  Serbian
  a greyhound owned by Banovitch
  Carana
  Buddhist
  the footprint of a Buddha
  Carancho
  South American
  a hero of the Choco Indians,
  sometimes identified as a hawk
  Carannog
  British
  [Carantac(us).Carantoc:=Irish Cairneach]
  a Welsh saint
  He banished a huge serpent, which
  King Arthur had for some time tried to
  exterminate, when the king returned
  the floating altar that Carannog had
  lost.
  In some accounts, the king had this
  altar made into the Round Table.
  Carantac
  (see Carannog)
  Carantacus
  (see Carannog)
  Carantoc
  (see Carannog)
  Caratacus
  (see Caractacus.Caradoc1)
  Carbad
  Irish
  father of Bricciu
  Carbad Searrdha
  Irish
  the war chariot of Cuchulainn
  Carberry
  Irish
  a druid
  Having been inhospitably received by
  Bres during his period as ruler,
  Carberry satirised the king so severely
  that his face broke out in boils and he
  abdicated in favour of Nuada.
  Carbonek
  (see Castle Carbonek)
  Carbuncle1
  South American
  a monster in Paraguay
  This monster was said to have a mirror
  on its head.
  carbuncle2
  a form of garnet
  This semi-precious stone, red in
  colour, was said by Arabs to protect
  warriors in battle.
  Greek lore said that the stone could
  protect children from drowning.
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  Other stories affirm its potency in
  protecting the wearer from plague or
  poison.
  Carcika
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  Cardea
  Roman
  [Cardo]
  a two-headed goddess of door hinges
  and family life
  a huntress, mother of Proca by Janus
  In some versions she protects children,
  in others she adopts the form of a bird
  or animal to kill them.
  She lured Janus into a cave and tried
  to run away but he saw her with his
  other face and caught her. She was
  given the power to repel demons and
  bore a son, Proca. This story is also
  told of the nymph Carna. Some
  identify her with Eurynome, others
  with Artemis, Carna, Carnea or Rhea.
  (see also Carna)
  Cardeuil
  (see Carduel)
  cardinal demons
  demons said to rule various quarters of
  the world
  In some cases they are called
  emperors, kings or princes, sometimes
  merely rulers, and the list of names
  varies from one source to another.
  Some names in these lists are
  Amaymon (east or south), Caspiel
  (south), Corson (south), Dimoriel
  (north), Egyn (north), Gaap (west),
  Luridan (north), Paymon (west),
  Uricus (east) and Zinimar (north).
  Other variations are Agimon, Egim
  or 
  Egin, 
  Oriens 
  or 
  Orion, 
  and Pagimon.
  Carduel
  British
  [Cardeuil]
  a castle of King Arthur: Carlisle in
  some accounts
  (see also Caer Leon)
  Carduino
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Dondinello
  husband of Beatrice
  He was sent by King Arthur to help
  Beatrice and her subjects, all of whom
  had been turned into animals by a
  sorcerer. Carduino killed the sorcerer,
  restored Beatrice to human form with
  a kiss and married her.
  Carell
  Irish
  [Caireall]
  father of Tuan mac Carell
  Carenn
  Irish
  [Caire(a)nn]
  the first wife of Eochaid Muigl, mother
  of Niall
  In some accounts she was Eochaid’s
  concubine and was forced to do menial
  work for his wife, Mongfhinn.
  Caretyne
  a monster in the form of a bull with
  flames coming out of its mouth
  Cari
  South American
  a legendary Bolivian leader before the
  rule of the Incas
  Cariado
  British
  a knight of King Mark’s court
  He was in love with Isolde and it was
  he who told her of Tristram’s marriage
  to Isolde White Hands.
  Cariadwen
  (see Ceridwen)
  Caridwen
  (see Ceridwen)
  Cariociecus
  European
  [=Roman Mars]
  a Spanish war-god
  He was later assimilated by Mars.
  Carl of Carlisle1
  British
  a giant
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He kept a bear, a boar, a bull and a
  lion as pets. When Gawain, Kay and
  Bishop Baldwin were entertained at
  his castle, he challenged them to throw
  a spear at him, sleep with his wife and
  cut off his head. Gawain accepted and
  when he decapitated Carl the giant
  was 
  released 
  from 
  an 
  earlier
  enchantment and was restored to his
  former size as a normal human, while
  his pets became ordinary household
  pets.
  Carl of Carlisle2
  British
  a 16th C story of Carl and Gawain
  Carle
  (see Charlemagne)
  Carlin
  British
  [‘old woman’]
  a name for the cailleach in Scotland
  Carloman1
  European
  (d. 574) 
  son of Charles Martel
  brother of Pepin the Short 
  Carloman2
  European
  son of Pepin the Short
  brother of Charlemagne
  Carmac
  Irish
  an ancestor of Brigit
  son of Carruin
  father of Cis
  Carmalide
  (see Cameliard)
  Carman
  Irish
  a noble lady of the Fir Bolg
  She was held as a prisoner when the
  Danaans defeated her people, as surety
  that her sons would never return to
  fight the Danaans.
  Carmanor
  Greek
  a king of Crete
  Carme
  Greek
  a Cretan woman
  mother of Britomartis
  She was taken as a slave and became
  the nurse of Scylla.
  Carmenta
  Roman
  [Carmentes.Carmentia.Carmentis]
  a water-goddess, goddess of childbirth
  leader of the Camenae
  mother of Evander by Hermes
  In some accounts she is identified as
  Artemis Caryatis, in others there are
  two Carmentas known as Postverta
  and Prorsa.
  Some say that she was an early
  Italian goddess of prophecy, known
  in some parts as Nicostrate.
  Carmentes
  (see Carmenta)
  Carmentia
  (see Carmenta)
  Carmentis
  (see Carmenta)
  Carmentalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Carmenta, held
  in January
  Carmilhan
  Baltic
  a phantom ship
  The 
  legend 
  surrounding 
  this
  mysterious vessel is similar to the story
  of The Flying Dutchman.
  (see also Klaboterman)
  Carn Arthur
  British
  a cairn in Dyfed
  It is said that the topmost stone of this
  cairn was thrown by King Arthur from
  several miles away.
  Carn Cabal
  (see Cabal’s Cairn)
  Carna
  Roman
  [Carnea]
  a goddess of good health
  She was originally an underworld
  goddess, keeper of the keys.
  In some stories Carna takes the
  place of Cardea in her encounter with
  Janus.
  Her festival is celebrated on 1 June.
  Carnabon
  Greek
  a king of Thrace
  When he killed one of the serpents
  that drew the chariot of Triptolemus,
  Demeter intervened to replace the
  serpent and to place Carnabon in 
  the heavens as the constellation
  Ophiuchus.
  Carnasia
  (see Cranaea)
  Carnea1
  Greek
  [Karneia]
  a festival in honour of Apollo as 
  the ram-god, held in August/
  September
  The name is said to derive from
  Karnos, an ancient god assimilated by
  Apollo.
  Carnea2
  (see Carna)
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  Carnedd Arthur
  British
  a cairn under which the Welsh say
  King Arthur lies buried
  (see also Cist Arthur)
  Carneios
  (see Apollo Carneios)
  carnelian
  [cornelian.sardius]
  red chalcedony, a semi-precious
  stone formerly called sardius
  (1) This is said by the Arabs to
  prevent loose teeth and preserve
  the wearer from envy.
  (2) In Australia it is used by 
  the Aborigines as a charm pre-
  venting disease and to ensure good
  hunting.
  (3) In Egypt it was worn to bring
  serenity and maintain dignity.
  (4) The Greeks said it would bring
  good fortune if worn on the first
  day of the week.
  (5) In Persia the stone was buried
  with the dead owner.
  (6) Roman lore said that the stone
  could protect the state from 
  natural disasters.
  Carnesiel
  a demon of the East
  Carnivean
  (see Carnivenn)
  Carnivenn
  [Carnivean]
  a demon of obscenity
  Carnwennan
  British
  [Carwennan]
  King Arthur’s dagger
  Carolhaise
  British
  a city of Cameliard
  Carolus Augustus
  European
  Charlemagne as emperor of 
  the Romans
  Carolus Magnus
  (see Charlemagne)
  Carousal, Fort of (see Caer Feddwid)
  Carousal of Aegir
  (see Aegisdrekka)
  carp
  Japanese
  a sacred fish, revered as a symbol of
  youth and strength
  Carpata
  Hindu
  one of the 9 nathas
  Carpathian Wizard
  (see Proteus)
  Carpo
  Greek
  [Karpo]
  a goddess of fruit and summer
  one of the Horae, in some accounts
  Carpos
  (see Carpus)
  Carpre
  (see Cairbre)
  Carpus
  Greek
  [Carpos.Karpos]
  a harvest-god
  son of Zephyrus by Chloris
  His function was to assist the fruit 
  to ripen.
  Carras
  British
  a king of Recesse
  brother of Claudas
  Carreau
  a demon, lack of pity personified
  Carrefour
  West Indian
  [Carrefow.Maît’(re) Carrefour]
  a Haitian god of the night
  brother of Ghede
  He operated at night to open the gate
  that allowed spirits to take possession
  of humans.
  Carrefow
  (see Carrefour)
  Carreg Coetan Arthur
  (see Arthur’s Quoit)
  Carridwen
  (see Ceridwen)
  Carrier of Death
  Hindu
  one of the 5 arrows carried by Kama
  Carruin
  Irish
  an ancestor of Brigit
  father of Carmac
  Cartadaque
  British
  an Irish chieftain
  He was one of the 100 chieftains
  fighting for the Irish king, Cildadan,
  against 100 knights of the British 
  king, Lisuarte.
  Carthach1
  Irish
  husband of Sochla
  father of Molua
  Carthach2
  (see Mochuda)
  Cartimandua
  British
  a queen of the Brigantes, a 
  northern  tribe
  She was said to have been pro-Roman
  and betrayed Caractacus to the
  Romans.
  cartomancy
  divination from playing cards
  Caruincho
  South American
  a fire-god
  Caruyucha Huayallo
  (see Huallallo)
  Carvara
  Hindu
  [Sarvara]
  a guard at the gates of the Otherworld
  Carvilia (see Queen of the Wastelands)
  Carwennan
  (see Carnwennan)
  Caryatis
  (see Caryatides)
  Caryatid
  (see Caryatides)
  Caryatides
  Greek
  [sing=Caryatid.Karyatis]
  priestesses of Artemis Caryatis
  The name is variously said to refer to
  the small town of Carya or to Carytas,
  father of the girls.
  The name is also used to refer to
  carved columns in the form of draped
  female figures.
  Caryatids
  (see Caryatis)
  Carytas
  (see Caryatides)
  Casbellaun
  (see Caswallawn)
  Cascorach
  Irish
  a Danaan minstrel
  Cash Tree
  Chinese
  a mythical tree that produces cash and
  ingots of precious metal
  Casimolar
  (see Caacrinolaas)
  Casmilos
  (see Cadmilus)
  Caspiel
  a demon king of the south, one of 
  the cardinal demons
  Cassandra1
  Greek
  [Alexandra.Kassandra]
  a princess of Troy, a prophetess
  daughter of Priam and Hecuba
  twin sister of Helenus
  She had been given the gift of
  prophecy by Apollo but when she
  rejected his love he decreed that her
  prophecies would never be believed,
  even when true.
  Another story says that both she and
  Helenus were given prophetic powers
  from being licked on the ears by
  serpents when they were young
  children.
  She advised the Trojans not to 
  take the wooden horse left by the
  Greeks into the city but as usual she
  was ignored.
  At the fall of Troy she was raped by
  Ajax the Less at the altar of Athena’s
  temple. She was given to Agamemnon
  as a prize of war and bore him two
  sons, Pelops and Teledamus. She
  returned with Agamemnon to Greece
  where she foretold bloodshed, and was
  ignored as usual. She was killed by
  Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus,
  together with Agamemnon and her
  children. After her death she was
  deified.
  Cassandra2
  (see Philonoe)
  Cassé Brisé
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Cassibellaunus
  (see Cassivellaunus)
  Cassiepeia
  (see Cassiopeia)
  Cassim Baba
  (see Kassim)
  Cassiope
  (see Cassiopeia)
  Cassiopeia
  Greek
  [Cassiepeia.Cassiope]
  a goddess of night
  queen of Ethiopia
  wife of Cepheus
  mother of Andromeda
  She boasted that her daughter
  Andromeda was more beautiful than
  any goddess and was punished by a sea
  serpent that devoured her people.
  Andromeda was offered as a propitiary
  sacrifice, chained to a rock in the sea.
  She was rescued by Perseus who was
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  returning with the severed head of
  Medusa, and he turned Cassiopeia and
  Cepheus to stone by displaying it.
  She and her husband were placed in
  the heavens by Poseidon.
  Cassivellaunus
  British
  [Cassibellaunus:=Welsh Caswallawn]
  a king of Britain
  brother of Lud and Nennius
  He succeeded to the throne on the
  death of his father, or in some stories
  killed the acting king, Caradoc, and
  usurped the throne of Britain when
  Bran was in Ireland rescuing his sister,
  Branwen, from Matholwch. He later
  defended the country from the
  invading Romans.
  Castalia1
  Greek
  [Castaly.Fons Castalius]
  a spring at Delphi, sacred to Apollo
  and the Muses
  Castalia2
  Greek
  [Castaly]
  a nymph 
  daughter of Achelous
  Castaly
  (see Castalia)
  Castalides
  (see Muses)
  Castellors
  British
  son of Aminabad
  father of Manael
  In some accounts he was an ancestor of
  King Arthur.
  casting lots
  a form of divination by drawing at
  random from a set of objects
  Castle-an-Dinas
  British
  a Cornish hill-fort regarded by some 
  as the site of Camelot
  Castle Blank
  British
  [White Castle]
  the home of Bliant and Selivant
  It was here that Lancelot was sheltered
  during his period of madness.
  Castle Bliant
  British
  the island home given to Lancelot and
  Elaine by her father, King Pelles
  Castle Carbonek
  British
  [Caer Pedryvan.Cambenoyt.Corbenic.
  Corbin.Corby.Grail Castle]
  the home of King Pelles
  This castle, said to be invisible to
  sinners, was built by Evelake and
  Josephus when they came to Britain
  bringing the Holy Grail, which was
  then housed in the castle.
  In some stories Carbonek was in
  France, in others the castle was in
  England but called Corbin or Corby.
  It was here that Lancelot was accorded
  a sight of the Holy Grail but was
  struck down and lay unconscious for
  many days.
  Castle Carcelois
  (see Castle Carteloise)
  Castle Carteloise
  British
  [Castle Carcelois]
  a castle in Scotland
  Here a lady lay ill with a sickness that
  could be cured only by the blood of a
  virgin. Galahad and his companions
  on the Grail quest arrived there with
  Percival’s sister who died as a result of
  giving blood to save the lady.
  Castle Case
  British
  the castle in which Lancelot was
  tricked into sleeping with Elaine in
  the belief that he was sharing
  Guinevere’s bed
  Castle Chariot
  (see Chateau de la Charette)
  Castle Dameliock
  (see Castle Dore)
  Castle Dangerous
  British
  the home of the lady Lyonesse
  Castle Dore
  British
  [Castle Dameliock]
  the home of King Mark of Cornwall
  Castle Dunostre
  British
  the castle in which the Shield
  Beautiful was held
  In European stories this was the home
  of the giant Angoulaffre who was
  killed by Huon.
  Castle Eden
  British
  a village in county Durham
  It is said that this was once the site of
  one of King Arthur’s residences and
  was later haunted by his knights in the
  form of hens.
  Castle Key
  British
  an earthen fortification in Shropshire
  said to have been constructed by Kay
  Castle Lidel
  British
  the castle where Fergus first 
  met Galiene
  Castle Muter
  Norse
  the home of Nitger
  Dietrich was imprisoned in this castle
  until he was rescued by forces led by
  Hildebrand.
  Castle Nigramous
  British
  the home of the sorceress Hellawes
  Castle of Aranrhod
  British
  purgatory, in Welsh lore
  The high-born awaited resurrection in
  the castle while the rest of the dead
  wandered through its cheerless grounds.
  Castle of Gort
  British
  a castle to which Percival went in his
  search for Galahad during the quest
  for the Holy Grail
  Castle of Hutton
  British
  the home of Bercilak, the Green Knight
  Castle of Light1
  African
  [Kursuri ya Nuru]
  an Eastern paradise reached only by
  the righteous carried in a ship with a
  devout captain
  In one story, Habbat-ar-Rumani, who
  was blind, found seven doves, one of
  which also was blind. Another dove
  found a magic herb that restored their
  sight and they all lived together in the
  Castle of Light.
  Castle of Light2
  Persian
  [Koh-i-Noor.Mountain of Light]
  the site where the devout may reach
  the divine presence
  Castle of Light3 (see Palace of Light)
  Castle of Maidens
  British
  [Castle of Mount Agned.Castle 
  of Virgins]
  a castle of Duke Lianour
  Seven brothers killed the duke and
  took over the castle. To frustrate a
  prophecy that a maiden would cause
  their downfall, they took prisoner
  every woman who came near the
  castle. Galahad routed the brothers
  and freed the maidens.
  In some accounts it was orginally
  known as the Castle of Mount Agned
  and was founded by Ebracus. Others
  say that it was one of the homes of
  Morgan le Fay. 
  Castle of Mount Agned
  British
  in some accounts the original name 
  of the Castle of Maidens
  Castle of Oblivion
  European
  a castle in which Rogero and other
  knights were imprisoned
  Travellers reaching the bridge near the
  castle were offered a drink by a damsel.
  The drink rendered them bereft 
  of memory.
  Castle of Oeth and Anoeth
  British
  a prison in the underworld from
  which  Goreu rescued King 
  Arthur who had been imprisoned 
  by Manawyddan
  Castle of Pendragon
  British
  a prison from which Goreu rescued
  King Arthur
  Castle of Perfect Ones
  (see Caer Vedwyd)
  Castle of Pesme Aventure
  British
  a castle controlled by two demons
  The demons kept captive some 300
  women, forcing them to weave cloth,
  until Owain arrived on the scene,
  killed the demons and freed their
  captives.
  Castle of Revelty (see Caer Vedwyd)
  Castle of Riches
  (see Caer Golud)
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  Castle of Shelving Side
  (see Caer Ochrem)
  Castle of the Rock
  British
  the home of the Lady of the Rock
  Edward and Hugh had seized all the
  lady’s property except this castle and
  would have taken that also had not
  Ewain intervened, killing Edward 
  and forcing Hugh to restore all 
  her property.
  Castle of Tubele
  British
  the site of the fight between Bors and
  his brother Lionel
  Castle of Virgins
  (see Castle of Maidens)
  Castle of Wonders
  British
  [Chastel Marte.Fortress of Marvels]
  a version of Caer Feddwid, in Welsh
  lore the home of Peredur’s uncle
  It was here that Peredur saw the Holy
  Grail. It is the equivalent of the
  Fortress of Marvels in the story of
  Percival.
  Castle of Ysbidinongl
  British
  in Welsh lore, the home of a 
  black man
  He was laying waste to the adjoining
  countryside and was killed by Peredur.
  Castle-on-High
  (see Caer Vandwy)
  Castle Perilous
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  Castle Rougemont
  British
  the home of Talac
  Castle Rushden
  British
  [Castle Rushen]
  a site on the Isle of Man where the
  giants killed by Merlin are said to  
  be buried
  Castle Rushen
  (see Castle Rushden)
  Castle Terribil
  British
  [Dunheved Castle]
  in Arthurian lore, a grim castle
  besieged by Royns
  In other accounts this was the castle 
  in which Uther besieged Gorlois 
  when he invaded Cornwall to seduce
  Igraine.
  Castor1
  British
  a knight at the court of King Pelles
  a nephew of Pelles
  Castor2
  Greek
  [Kastor:=Polynesian Pipiri]
  patron of bards and sailors
  son of Leda by Zeus or Tyndareus
  brother of Helen and Polydeuces
  father of Anogon by Hilaeria
  Zeus visited Leda in the form of a swan
  and there are various versions of 
  the 
  parentage 
  of 
  her 
  children, 
  of whom Castor was one and the twin
  of Polydeuces.
  He was a member of the party
  hunting the Calydonian boar, sailed
  with the Argonauts and taught
  Heracles fencing and tactics.
  When his sister Helen was abducted
  by Peirithous and Theseus, he and his
  brother raised an army to invade
  Aphidnae where she was kept and
  recovered her.
  In a dispute over some stolen cattle
  or as the result of the abduction of
  Phoebe and Hilaeria by Castor and his
  brother, he was waiting in ambush in a
  hollow tree when he was killed by a
  spear thrown by Idas. After his death,
  he and Polydeuces spent alternate
  periods on Olympus and in Hades so
  that they could always be together.
  He was deified by Zeus and set in
  the heavens with Polydeuces as the
  Twins, Castor and Pollux.
  Castores
  Roman
  the Roman name for the Dioscuri
  Castris
  British
  a king of Wales
  His first wife, Herseloyde, later
  married Gahmuret and, in some
  accounts, bore Percival.
  Castur
  Italian
  the Etruscan version of Castor
  brother of Pultuce
  Castor and Pollux later merged with
  the Tindaridae.
  Casujoiah
  an angel, ruler of the sign Capricorn
  Caswallan
  (see Caswallawn)
  Caswallawn
  British
  [Casbellaun.Caswallan.Caswallon]
  the Welsh name for Cassivellaunus
  son of Beli
  brother of Llefelys, Lludd and Nynian
  husband of Fflur
  He is said to have conquered Britain
  while Bran was away in Ireland.
  Caswallon
  (see Caswallawn)
  cat1
  a small domesticated feline featured
  in many mythologies
  (1) In China (where it is called mae)
  the cat is said to ward off evil
  spirits.
  (2) In Egypt the cat was sacred to
  Bast (a cat-goddess) and to Isis.
  Anybody who killed a cat was
  condemned to death.
  (3) In Europe a black cat is
  regarded as the familiar of
  witches and the Devil and was
  revered by the 13th C Stadinghien
  heretics. One story says that a cat
  can suck the breath from a sleeping
  child, causing it to die.
  (4) In France the cat is regarded as
  a corn spirit.
  (5) Hindu stories have the cat as the
  steed ridden by the goddess
  Shastri.
  (6) The Japanese regard the cat as
  an animal with supernatural powers
  that can control the dead.
  (7) The Malaysians say that an
  evil spirit, which can take
  possession of humans, lives in
  the cat.
  (8) In Norse mythology, the cat is
  regarded as a form of the Midgard
  Serpent, Iormungandr.
  Cat2
  Scottish
  a Pictish ruler
  son of Cruithne 
  When Cruithne divided Scotland
  between his seven children, Cat was
  given Caithness.
  Cat Anna
  (see Black Annis)
  Cat-eye
  (see Gwiawn)
  Cat of Losanne
  British
  a demon cat killed by King Arthur
  Cataclothes
  Greek
  spinners of fate
  (see also Moirae)
  Catair Curoi (see Teamhair Luachra)
  Catamitus
  Roman
  the Latin name for Ganymede
  Catcitepulz
  South American
  a sacred mountain of the Aztecs
  It was here that Xipe Totec called on
  the people to repent.
  Catequil
  South American
  an Inca thunder-god
  It was said that this god could turn
  himself into a bolt of lightning 
  and, by entering a woman as she made
  love to her husband, engender twins.
  catfish
  Japanese
  a huge fish said to cause earth-
  quakes
  Cath Fionntra
  Irish
  [Cath Fionntraga]
  the story of the Battle of 
  Fionn’s  Strand
  Cath Fionntraga (see Cath Fionntra)
  Cath Almaine
  Irish
  a 10th C story of the battle in which
  Fergal mac Maolduin was killed
  Cath Godeu
  (see Battle of Godeu)
  Cath Maighe Lena
  (see Battle of Moylena)
  Cath Maighe Lena
  Irish
  a 13th C tale of the exploits of Eoghan
  Mor and the Battle of Moylena
  Cath Maighe Tuired
  Irish
  an 11th C story of the Battles 
  of Moytura
  Cath Palug
  (see Palug’s Cat)
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  Cath Sith
  Irish
  [=Scottish Cait Sith]
  a fairy cat
  Catha
  Italian
  an Etruscan sun deity
  Cathair Chon Roi
  (see Teamhair Luachra)
  Cathair Mor
  (see Cathaoir Mor)
  Cathal
  Irish
  son of Rogallach and Muireann
  In the story that says that his father
  was killed by Maolbhrighde, it was
  Cathal who slew his father’s killer.
  Cathal mac Aodha
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  In some accounts it was he, rather than
  Cathal mac Fionghuine, who married
  Mor Mumhan.
  Cathal mac Fionghuine
  Irish
  a king of Ulster
  husband of Mor Mumhan, some say
  He was in love with Liogach who
  often sent him apples and sweets. Her
  brother had a spell put on these gifts
  with the result that he was possessed
  by the Hunger-beast, which caused
  him to have an insatiable appetite,
  until it was tricked into leaving by the
  scholar Anera.
  Cathaoir Mor
  Irish
  [Cathair Mor]
  a king of Leinster
  father of Criomhthan Cas
  In some accounts he was, for some
  time, king of all Ireland. He was killed
  by Luaighne at the Battle of Magh
  Agha between the forces of Cathaoir
  and those of Conn Ceadchathach.
  Catharsius
  Greek
  a name of Apollo in his role 
  as ‘purifier’
  Cathba
  (see Cathbad)
  Cathbad
  Irish
  [Cathba.Cathbhadh]
  a warrior druid
  husband of Maga
  father of Dectera, Elva and Finchoom
  He was said to have killed the twelve
  tutors of Nessa, wife of Fachtna, and
  later saw her bathing in a pool. He had
  an affair with her, fathering a son,
  Conor mac Nessa, to whom he later
  acted as personal druid.
  In some accounts he told the king
  some news which so angered him that
  the brainball lodged in his forehead
  exploded and killed him.
  He was said also to have foretold the
  troubles of Deirdre and the fame of
  Cuchulainn to whom he was a tutor.
  Cathbhadh
  (see Cathbad)
  Cathead
  (see Cairbre Caitcheann)
  Cathena
  North American
  [Old Woman of the West.Quakuinahaba]
  a virgin mother-goddess of the Mojave
  sister of Ku-yu
  Catherine
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  This spirit is said to be derived from 
  St Catherine.
  Cathlionn
  (see Ceithlenn)
  Cathluan
  Irish
  a king of the Picts
  He was driven from Ireland by
  Eremon and took over Scotland.
  Cathubodba
  (see Cathubodua)
  Cathubodua
  Celtic
  [Cathubodba.Cauth Bodua:=Irish Badb]
  a war-goddess in Gaul: war fury
  Catigern
  British
  son of Vortigern
  Catoplebas
  African
  an Abyssinian monster
  Any person who looks into the eyes
  of this sluggish beast falls dead on 
  the spot.
  catoptromancy
  divination by mirrors
  Catreus
  Greek
  a king of Crete
  son of Minos and Pasiphae
  father of Aerope, Altha(e)menes,
  Apemosyne and Clymene
  Hoping to forestall the prophecy that
  one of his children would cause his
  death, he sold two of his daughters as
  slaves, but Nauplius, who was charged
  with selling them, gave Aerope to
  Atreus and married Clymene himself.
  His other daughter, Apemosyne,
  and his son, Athamenes, went to
  Rhodes. When in old age he tried to
  find his son, the Rhodians mistook his
  ship for a pirate vessel and Althamenes
  unwittingly killed his father.
  cat’s eye
  a semi-precious stone
  This stone is said to give protection
  from the evil eye.
  Cattle Raid of Cooley
  Irish
  [Cuailnge.Quelgny]
  the invasion of Ulster by Ailill and
  Maev to capture the Brown Bull 
  of Cooley
  (see also Brown Bull)
  Caturmaharajas
  (see Four Kings)
  Caturmasya
  Hindu
  a festival held to mark the start of the
  3 seasons
  Caturmurti
  Hindu
  a form of Vishnu with 4 faces
  a combination of Vishnu with Brahma,
  Shiva and Surya
  Catwallaun
  (see Cadwallon)
  Catwampus
  a mythical animal
  Cauac1
  Central American
  a Mayan god
  one of the 4 Bacabs 
  He supports the southern corner of
  the world (red).
  (see also Hozanek)
  Cauac2
  Central American
  the nineteenth of the 20 ages of man,
  in Mayan lore
  This is the time when man’s divine
  nature appears.
  (see also Nine Cauac)
  Caucasus
  Greek
  a sacred mountain
  It was here that Prometheus was
  chained and repeatedly attacked by an
  eagle.
  Cauda Draconis
  (see Chi-tu)
  Cauga
  (see Erem Cauga)
  Caulang
  British
  a giant
  This man, said to have been fifteen
  feet tall, was killed by King Arthur in
  the battle with the forces of Royns.
  Cauld-lad
  a spirit that moves household 
  items such as furniture, during
  the night
  Cauldron of Dagda
  (see Undry)
  Cauldron of Inspiration
  (see Amen)
  Cauldron of Rebirth
  British
  the magic cauldron given by Bran 
  to Matholwch
  This vessel restored slain warriors
  to life but left them without speech.
  Caunus
  Greek
  son of Miletus and Cyanea
  twin brother of Byblis
  He left home when he discovered that
  his sister had fallen in love with him.
  She searched the land for him but,
  failing to find him, was turned into a
  spring by the nymphs of Caria.
  Cauri
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist-Lamaist goddess
  one of 8 gauris
  Caurus
  (see Corus)
  Causub
  a demon of snake charming
  Caut
  Persian
  [Cautes]
  a torch bearer
  He and Cautopat represent the rising
  and setting sun.
  Cautes
  (see Caut)
  Cauth Bodua
  (see Cathuboodua)
  Cautha
  Italian
  [Cath.Usil]
  an Etruscan sun-god
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  Cautopat
  Persian
  [Cautopathes]
  He and Caut represent the rising and
  setting sun.
  Cautopathes
  (see Cautopat)
  Cavall
  British
  in some accounts a horse of 
  King Arthur
  (see also Cabal)
  Cave of Cruachan
  Irish
  [Cruachan.Gate of Hell]
  an entrance to the Otherworld
  A bird with three heads lived in this
  cave and ravaged Ireland until it was
  killed by Amergin. He and his 
  men also killed the red birds that lived
  here, birds which had also ravaged 
  the country.
  Cave of Refuge
  (see Pacari)
  Cavern of Seven Chambers
  (see Chicomoztoc)
  Cavershall
  British
  a Staffordshire castle, one of the
  places said to have been the site of
  King Arthur’s court
  Cavillaca
  (see Cavillea)
  Cavillea
  South American
  [Cavillaca]
  a beautiful maiden
  She rejected the love of the god
  Coniraya who magically produced a son
  by her when she ate the fruit of a tree
  that sprouted in the god’s footsteps. In
  some accounts she is described as a
  goddess. She and her son were changed
  into rocks.
  Caw
  British
  [Caw of Caledonia.Kaw]
  father of Cywyllog, Gildas and Hueil
  In one story of the quest of Culhwch
  for the hand of Olwen, Caw secured a
  tusk of Trwch Trwyth and used it to
  shave Ysbaddaden. In other accounts
  Twrch Trwyth was not killed but
  escaped into the sea, and it was the
  tusk of Ysgithyrwn, got by Cadw, that
  was used to shave the giant.
  In some accounts he is regarded as 
  a saint.
  Cawder
  (see Cador2)
  Cay1
  Central American
  a Mayan prince
  son of Kan
  brother of Aac, Coh, Moo and Niete
  Cay2
  Central American
  a Mayan high priest
  Caym
  a ruler of hell
  He is depicted as something of a dandy
  with the head and wings of a black-
  bird.
  C’balu
  (see Gwalu)
  CC
  light deities, celestial twins
  Ccoa
  South American
  in the lore of the Quecha, a fearsome
  cat, servant of the aukis
  This beast is envisaged as a grey cat
  with a striped body and a large head.
  Its eyes are said to glow and hail shoots
  from its ears. Some say that it controls
  hail and thunder and uses this power
  to ruin crops and even to kill human
  beings.
  Ce
  Scottish
  a Pict
  son of Cruithne
  When Cruithne divided the kingdom
  between his seven children, Ce was
  given Marn and Buchan.
  Ce Acatl
  Central American
  [Ce Actl Topiltzin.Quetzalcoatl]
  a creator-god of the Aztec
  son of Mixcoatl and Chimalmatl
  When his father was murdered, he fled
  for his life. He later came back, killed
  his father’s murderers and adopted the
  name of Quetzalcoatl, the god to
  whom he became high priest.
  Ce Actl Topiltzin
  (see Ce Acatl)
  Ceacinus
  Greek
  a god of the river of that name
  father of Euthymus
  Ceact
  Irish
  a goddess of healing
  Ceadach
  Irish
  a prince who joined the Fianna
  He fought with Dubh when a girl they
  both wanted chose Ceadach; they both
  died in the fight. The girl copied the
  action of birds she had seen revive a
  dead companion and restored Ceadach
  to life.
  (see also Ceatach)
  Ceallach
  (see Cellach)
  Cealtchair
  (see Celtchair)
  Ceannai Fionn
  Irish
  a sailor
  He sailed with Cluasach, hoping to
  find the end of the sea but lost his
  friend when Cluasach entered an
  underworld realm while trying to free
  the anchor from the sea bed.
  Cearas
  Irish
  [Crom-Eocha.R(u)ad]
  a fire-god
  Cearball O Dalaigh
  Irish
  a poet
  While he was tending his master’s
  cattle, a bull from heaven mated with
  one of the herd and the milk from this
  cow gave Cearball magical powers.
  In Scotland he fell in love with
  Fearbhlaid. When her father, the king,
  put him in prison, she helped him to
  escape. Her father later arranged for
  her to be told that Cearball was dead,
  and she died of grief. When Cearball
  learned this, he too died.
  A similar story is told about
  Cearball and Eleanor, who eloped with
  him. Some say they went overseas and
  when Cearball was killed in an accident
  Eleanor died of a broken heart.
  Cearmaid
  Irish
  a son of the Dagda, in some accounts
  He was killed by Lugh when he
  attempted to seduce Lugh’s wife. His
  father put his body in a boat and set
  off to find some means of restoring
  him to life. He met three men who
  had a magic club and borrowed it. He
  killed all three with one end of the
  club and restored his son to life with
  the other.
  In some versions the three sons of
  Cearmaid avenged their father by
  killing Lugh.
  Cearnait
  Irish
  daughter of a Pictish king
  When she was captured in a raid on
  Scotland and brought to Ireland,
  Cormac mac Airt fell in love with her
  and made her his mistress.
  Ceartan
  Irish
  a smith
  He refused passage in his boat to Ailill
  Fionn who was under attack by Fergus
  mac Aoth so Ailill killed him with a
  slingshot to the head.
  In an alternative story, in which
  Donall Dualbhui takes the place of
  Ailill, Ceartan was a giant and drowned
  when Donall’s slingshot holed his
  boat.
  ceasg
  British
  in Scottish lore, a mermaid who will
  grant 3 wishes
  Ceat
  Irish
  son of Ailill and Maev
  He was one of seven sons, all known as
  Maine.
  Ceat mac Maghach
  (see Cet)
  Ceatach
  Irish
  a warrior
  The maiden he had seized disappeared
  and he found himself fighting with her
  three brothers against enemies who
  were mysteriously restored to life each
  night; then against a king and finally
  against a huge cat. This beast killed
  Ceatach but was killed in the fight,
  whereupon the maiden reappeared and
  restored Ceatach to life with the same
  magic potion that had restored his
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  earlier foes.
  (see also Ceadach)
  Cebha
  Irish
  [Keva]
  daughter of Finn mac Cool
  wife of Goll mac Morna
  She was given to Goll when he killed
  the sorceress, Irnan.
  Cebren
  Greek
  a river-god of Troy
  father of Oenone
  Cebriones
  Greek
  the charioteer for Hector
  an illegitimate son of Priam
  He was killed by Patroclus at the siege
  of Troy.
  Cecrops1
  Greek
  [Kecrops.Kekrops]
  the first (or second) king of Athens
  a serpent king in the form of a 
  man-dragon
  son of Hephaestus and Gaia, some say
  husband of Aglauros
  father of Aglauros, Erysichthon, Herse
  and Pandrosos
  He is said to have introduced
  marriage, burial of the dead and
  writing.
  (see also Cecrops2)
  Cecrops2
  Greek
  [Kecrops.Kekrops]
  a king of Athens
  son of Erechtheus and Praxithea
  brother of Creusa, Orithyia and Procris
  husband of Metiadusa
  father of Pandion
  He was expelled by Pandorus and
  Metion when Xuthus chose him to
  succeed Erectheus as king.
  In some accounts, there was only
  one king of this name.
  Cedalion
  Greek
  [Kedalion]
  a workman under Hephaestus 
  He was given to the blind Orion as
  guide to the home of Helios, where
  Orion was cured of his blindness.
  Cedar of the End
  African
  [Tree of the End:=Muslim Sidral al-
  Muntaha]
  in the lore of the Swahili, a tree
  created by god
  Each leaf of the tree, each of which is
  large enough for an angel to kneel on,
  is an individual’s life bearing his name.
  When a leaf falls to the ground, the
  angel of death finds the owner and
  informs him that his time is up.
  ceffyn dwr
  British
  the Welsh version of the water horse
  Cei
  (see Kai.Kay)
  Ceirim
  (see Se-irim)
  Ceithearn
  (see Cethern)
  Ceithearnach
  Irish
  a man from the Otherworld
  He dressed in striped trousers and
  appeared and disappeared at will. In
  one story he mended the broken leg of
  a noble on his promise to give up his
  churlish ways. In another, he perfomed
  a sort of Indian rope-trick in which he
  made a hare, a dog, a boy and a girl
  climb into the clouds on a silken
  thread. When they descended, the
  magician cut off the boy’s head and
  replaced it facing to the rear, but later
  put it back in its proper position.
  In some accounts, he is regarded as
  a manifestation of Manannan.
  Ceithern
  (see Cethern)
  Ceitherne
  (see Cethern)
  Ceithinn
  (see Cethe)
  Ceithleann
  (see Ceithlenn)
  Ceithlenn
  Irish
  [Ceithleann.Cathlionn]
  wife of Balor
  mother of Ethlinn and Bres
  She met the Dagda in single combat
  during the second Battle of Moytura
  and inflicted a wound from which he
  died many years later.
  Celaene
  (see Calaeno)
  Celaeno1
  Greek
  [Calaene.Celeno.‘dark’.Kelaino]
  a nymph, one of the Pleiades
  In some accounts she was the mother
  of Lycus and Nycteus by Poseidon.
  Celaeno2
  Greek
  [Calaene.Celeno.‘dark’.Kelaino]
  one of the Harpies
  Celamon
  British
  [Celemon.Kelemon]
  daughter of Kay
  sister of Garanwy and Gronosis
  Celemon
  (see Celamon)
  Celeno
  (see Celaeno)
  Celer
  Roman
  a lieutenant of Romulus
  In some accounts it was Celer, not
  Romulus, who killed Remus for
  jumping over the wall of the new city.
  celery
  Greek
  the victor’s crown at the Nemean 
  games
  celestial
  one living in heaven
  Celestial Archer
  (see I4)
  Celestial Bird
  (see T’ien-jui)
  Celestial Bravery
  (see T’ien-ying)
  Celestial Buddhas(see Dhyanibuddhas)
  Celestial Charger
  (see Ma-wang)
  Celestial City
  a name for heaven in Bunyan’s
  Pilgrim’s Progress
  Celestial Cow
  (see Mehet-Weret)
  Celestial Cowherd (see Ch’ien Niu)
  Celestial Creature
  (see T’ien-ch’in)
  Celestial Deities
  (see Adityas)
  Celestial Dog (see Heavenly Dog Star)
  Celestial Dragon
  Japanese
  one of the 4 Dragon Kings who 
  guards the mansions of the gods
  Celestial Eagle
  (see Garuda (Putih)
  Celestial Emperor
  (see Shang Ti)
  Celestial Feather Robe
  (see Feather Robe)
  Celestial Fox
  Chinese
  a fox that reaches the age of 
  1,000 years
  When a fox reaches the age of 1,000
  years, it is admitted to heaven as the
  Celestial Fox, which has nine tails and
  serves as transport for spirits.
  Celestial Hawk
  East Indian
  a huge primordial bird
  In the lore of the Dayaks this bird was
  created in the first of the three epochs
  of creation.
  Celestial Heart
  (see T’ien-hsin)
  Celestial Minor
  (see T’ien-ch’ung)
  Celestial Official
  (see T’ien-jen)
  Celestial Pillar
  (see T’ien-chu1)
  Celestial Prince
  (see Liu)
  Celestial Sail
  (see T’ien-p’eng)
  Celestial Stag
  in China and Japan, the sun, regarded
  as a dragon
  Celestial Support
  (see T’ien-fu)
  Celestial Twins
  opposing forces of good and evil, light
  and darkness, etc.
  These forces are often personified in
  the form of twins such as Castor and
  Pollux.
  Celeus
  Greek
  [Keleos]
  king of Eleusis
  first priest of Demeter at Eleusis
  husband of Metaneira
  father of Abas, Demophoön, Eubuleus,
  Eumolpus, Iambe and Triptolemus
  He employed, an old woman, Deo, as
  wet nurse to Demophoön, who
  turned out to be Demeter in disguise. 
  She taught Celeus the Eleusinian
  mysteries.
  Celia
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  St Celia
  Celidoine
  British
  [Celydoine]
  son of Nascien
  He is said to have been an ancestor of
  Galahad.
  Celidon Wood
  (see Caledon Wood)
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  Cell-y-Dewiniaid
  (see Grove of Magicians)
  Cellach1
  Irish
  [Ceallach]
  a bishop
  king of Connaught
  son of Eoghan Beal
  brother of Muireadhach
  He was a monk at the time of his
  father’s death but left the monastery to
  assume the kingship. He was deposed
  by Guaire and eventually fled to an
  island with four young monks. Guaire
  bribed the young clerics to kill
  Ceallach, and when Muireadhach came
  to visit him he found his brother’s
  corpse.
  Cellach2
  Irish
  [Ceallach]
  son of Cormac mac Airt
  He was killed by Angus, chief of 
  the Desi sept, for abducting a girl of
  that clan.
  Cellach3
  Irish
  [Ceallach]
  son of Maol Cobha
  He was present at the Battle of Magh
  Ratha and killed Conan Rod who had
  joined forces with Congall Caoch.
  Celliwig
  British
  [Celliwith]
  in some Welsh accounts, the site of
  King Arthur’s court
  Celliwith
  (see Celliwig)
  Celmis
  Greek
  one of the Dactyls, in some accounts
  Celtchair
  Irish
  [Cealtchair.Celtchar.Keltcha(i)r]
  a hero of Ulster
  one of the champions of the 
  Red Branch
  son of Uthechair
  husband of Brigh
  father of Niam
  In a battle with Connaught, a spear
  thrown by Cet pierced his leg and his
  testicles, leaving him impotent.
  As punishment for killing Blai, who
  had slept with Celtchair’s wife, he was
  required to rid the country of three
  scourges. 
  The first was a warrior from
  Munster whose tough skin defied any
  attempt to kill him with a sword.
  Celtchair’s daughter, Niam, seduced
  this man, Conganchas, who revealed
  to her the secret of how he could be
  killed. Celtchair waited until he was
  asleep and then killed him by driving
  nails into his feet and legs.
  The second task involved killing the
  wild dog, known as the Brown Mouse,
  which he did by thrusting his hand
  down the animal’s throat and tearing
  its heart out. Three whelps of this
  animal were taken by Mac Da Tho,
  Culann and Celtchair. The last of
  these, called Daolchu, started to
  ravage the country in Celtchair’s
  absence and his master killed him with
  a spear thrust, so completing his three
  tasks. Celtchair was himself killed
  when a drop of the dog’s poisonous
  blood touched his flesh.
  Celtchar
  (see Celtchair)
  Celtina
  Celtic
  mother of Celtus by Hercules
  Celtus
  Celtic
  son of Hercules by Celtina
  He is regarded as the progenitor of the
  Celts.
  Celydoine
  (see Celidoine)
  Celyddon
  (see Caledon Wood)
  Cemanahuac
  Central American
  in the lore of the Aztecs, the newly-
  formed earth
  In this version the earth was said to
  have been made from the body of the
  sea monster Cipactli
  cemis
  (see zemis)
  cempohualli
  Central American
  a 20-day period in the Aztec calendar
  Cenchos
  Irish
  a Fomoire warrior
  Cenchreis
  Greek
  wife of Cinyras, some say
  Ceneu
  British
  an ancestor of Merlin
  son of Coel Godebog
  father of Mor
  Cenferchyn
  British
  [Kenverchyn]
  in Welsh lore, the warrior who gave
  Owain 300 ravens that ensured
  victory whenever he was in battle
  Cenkalaniyammal
  Indian
  a Tamil goddess of the rice fields
  Cenn Cruiach
  Irish
  [Blood Crescent.Crom Cruach.Cromm 
  Cru(i)ach.Lord of the Mound]
  a deity to whom first born children
  were sacrificed
  He was later known as Cromm
  Cruiach and his image, made of gold
  and silver, was worshipped by the
  Milesians. It was overcome by St
  Patrick and sank into the earth.
  (see Cenn Dubh)
  Cenn Dubh
  Irish
  [Crom(m) Dub(h)]
  a man who gave a bullock to 
  St Patrick
  He was converted to Christianity
  when the saint proved that the note
  of thanks he had sent for the gift of
  the bullock weighed more than the
  animal itself.
  In some accounts he was said to
  have introduced night and day and the
  seasons of the year. Some say he was
  the same as Cenn Cruiach.
  Cenn Finn
  Irish
  a harper
  He accompanied Eber Finn when he
  took the southern half of the country.
  cenote
  Central American
  a sacred well
  Centaur1
  Greek
  [Hippocentaur.Kentaur(os):plur=
  Kentauroi]
  part man, part horse
  These beings were fathered by Ixion
  on Nephele or by his son, Centaurus,
  on the Magnesian mares or, some say,
  on Ino or Nephele. Others say that
  they arose from the sperm spilled by
  Zeus lusting for Aphrodite.
  They were permanently in conflict
  with the Lapiths, who were known as
  horse tamers, after the incident when
  Eurytion tried to rape Hippodamia
  at her wedding to Peirithous.
  They are sometimes depicted
  pulling the chariot of Dionysus.
  Centaur2
  (see Sagittarius)
  centauro-triton
  [ichthyocentaur.ichthyotaurus]
  a triton with the forelegs and hoofs of
  a horse as well as the usual human
  body and fish’s tail
  Centauromachy
  Greek
  the long-running war between the
  Centaurs and the Lapiths
  Centaurus
  Greek
  son of Ixion or Apollo and Nephele
  brother of Lapithus
  It was he who fathered the Centaurs
  on the Magnesian mares or Ino or
  Nephele. Some say that Ixion was the
  father by Nephele.
  Centeocihuatl
  Central American
  an Aztec maize-goddess
  Centéotl
  (see Cinteotl)
  Centimani
  (see Hundred-handed Ones)
  Central Land of the Reed Plains
  (see Idzumo)
  Central Yellow Old Ruler
  (see Chung-yang)
  Centzon Huitznahua
  Central American
  [Centzonhuitznaua.Four Hundred
  Southerners]
  the 400 children of Coatlicue besides
  200
  Cell-y-Dewiniaid
  Centzon Huitznahua
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  Coyolxauhqui and Huitzilopochtli
  Coyolxauhqui and the 100 sons
  planned to kill their mother, but
  Huitzilpochtli was born fully armed,
  killed his sister and some of his
  brothers and routed the remainder.
  Centzon Mixixcoa
  Central American
  400 Aztec sky-gods
  In some accounts these deities are
  equated with the Centzon Huitznahua.
  Centzon Totochtin
  Central American
  [Four Hundred Rabbits]
  a group of Aztec gods of intoxication
  The gods of intoxication were
  worshipped as rabbits, the number of
  which 
  indicated 
  the 
  degree 
  of
  drunkenness. Complete drunkenness
  was represented by 400 rabbits.
  Some of these pulque gods were
  Cohuatzincatl, Ome Tochtli, Papaztac,
  Patecatl, Quatlapanqui, Teatlahuiani,
  Tepoxtecatl and Tequechmecauiana. 
  They were depicted with faces
  painted in red and black, wearing the
  yaca-metztli, a crescent-shaped nose
  ornament, long earrings and carrying
  a shield.
  Centzonhuitznaua
  (see Centzon Huitznahua)
  ceo side
  Irish
  a mist caused by the fairies to lead
  people astray
  ceol side
  Irish
  fairy music that lures people to 
  the Otherworld
  Ceos
  (see Coeus)
  Cephalonia
  [The Lost Island]
  a mysterious island that could be
  found only by chance even by those
  who had once been there
  Cephalus1
  Greek
  [Attic Boy.Kephalos]
  son of Deion and Diomede 
  brother of Actor, Aenetus, Asterpeia
  and Phylacus
  husband of Clymene and Procris
  father of Iphichus by Clymene, some say
  He was carried away by Eos but
  remained faithful to his wife Procris.
  When he was returned to her, he
  accidentally killed her in a hunting
  accident with the unerring spear she
  had given him when they were
  married. Some say that the spear (and
  a dog) had been given to Procris by
  Minos or Artemis.
  The dog was Laelaps, which never
  failed to catch any animal it chased.
  Cephalus allowed Amphitryon to use
  the dog in the hunt for the Cadmeian
  Vixen, and helped him in his fight with
  the Taphians.
  An alternative story says that
  Procris left him and went to Crete
  where Minos seduced her. She cured
  him of an infection brought on by
  Pasiphae. When she returned home,
  she brought the unerring spear given
  to her by Minos.
  After the death of Procris, Cephalus
  went to Caphallenia and married
  Clymene who bore him a son,
  Iphichus. Others say that Iphichus was
  her son by Phylacus.
  Cephalus2
  Greek
  son of Hermes and Herse
  father of Phaeton by Eos, some say 
  In some versions he is confused with
  Cephalus, son of Deion and Diomede.
  Cepheus1
  Greek
  [Kepheus]
  king of Ethiopia
  son of Belus and Anchinoe
  brother of Phineus
  husband of Cassiopeia
  father of Andromeda
  He chained his daughter to a rock in
  the sea to propitiate the sea monster
  that was devouring his people and
  avenging an insult to the gods when
  his wife boasted that Andromeda was
  more beautiful than any goddess.
  When a fight ensued over the hand of
  Andromeda, Perseus, who had rescued
  her, produced the head of the Medusa
  and turned Cepheus and the others
  present into stone.
  He and his wife were placed in the
  heavens by Poseidon.
  Cepheus2
  Greek
  [Kepheus]
  king of Tegea
  son of Aleus and Neaera
  brother of Amphidamos, Auge 
  and Lycurgus
  father of Echemus and Sterope 
  He was one of the Argonauts and also
  a member of the party hunting the
  Calydonian boar.
  He helped Heracles in the fight in
  which they killed Hippocoon and his
  twelve 
  sons, 
  but 
  Cepheus 
  and
  seventeen of his twenty sons died in the
  battle.
  Cephissus
  (see Cephisus)
  Cephisus
  Greek
  [Cephissus.Kephissos]
  a river-god in Delphi
  father of Narcissus by Leiriope
  Ceralia
  (see Cerealia)
  Cerastes1
  Central America
  a sacred snake, the horned viper
  Cerastes2
  Egyptian
  a sacred snake, the horned viper
  Cerastes3
  Greek
  [Kerastes]
  a name for Zeus as a horned deity
  Ceraunnos
  (see Cernunnos)
  ceraunoscopy
  divination from the sound of thunder
  Cerberus1
  Greek
  [Cerebus.Kerberos.Kereberus]
  the dog guarding the gates to Hades
  offspring of Typhon and Echidna
  This monster, which had three heads
  (lion, lynx and sow) and the tail of a
  dragon, dripped saliva from its jaws
  and where this fell to the ground the
  poisonous aconite grew. Earlier
  stories give him as many as fifty or a
  hundred heads.
  The dead were given a honey 
  cake to give to Cerberus when they
  arrived at the gates of Hades to ensure
  that they were allowed to enter
  unmolested.
  Hercules captured the monster and
  carried it back to Mycenae as his
  twelth and final Labour. It was later
  returned to Hades.
  Cerberus2
  (see Naberius)
  Cercaphus
  Greek
  son of Helius and Rhode
  Some say that he was the father, rather
  than the brother, of Camirus, Italysus
  and Lindus.
  Cercios
  Greek
  [Kerkios]
  a charioteer for Castor and Polydeuces
  Cercopes
  Greek
  [Kerkopes]
  sons of Oceanus by Theia
  The twin gnomes Acmon and Passalus
  who stole weapons from Hercules and
  were changed into monkeys (or stone)
  by Zeus.
  In some accounts a race of gnomes.
  Cercyon
  Greek
  [Kerkuon]
  a king of Eleusis
  son of Hephaestus or Poseidon
  son of Agamedes, some say
  father of Alope
  His daughter bore a son, Hippothous,
  by Poseidon, and he abandoned the
  child, who was found by shepherds who
  brought it to Cercyon. He then killed
  his daughter and abandoned the child
  once again, only for her to be found and
  reared by the same shepherds.
  He specialised in killing travellers
  by crushing them in a bear-hug.
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  When he tried it on Theseus he was
  lifted and smashed to the ground and
  instantly killed.
  Cerdic
  British
  [Carados]
  a Saxon leader fighting against 
  King Arthur
  father of Cynric
  Some say he was one of the British
  kings who rebelled against Arthur,
  others that he was the son of the king.
  In some accounts he was equated with
  King Carados.
  Cerdo
  Greek
  wife of Phoroneus
  Cerealia
  Roman
  [Ceralia]
  a festival in honour of Ceres held on
  19 April
  (see also Ludi Cerialis)
  Cerebus
  (see Cerberus.Naberius)
  Ceres
  Roman
  [=Greek Demeter]
  goddess of agriculture and corn
  daughter of Saturn and Ops
  a consort of Jupiter
  mother of Proserpina
  Ceres Africana
  African
  [Ceres Punica]
  a goddess of agriculture in 
  North Africa
  Ceres Punica
  (see Ceres Africana)
  Ceridwen
  British
  [Cari(a)dwen.Carridwen.Cerridwen.
  Keridwen.Keridwin.Old White Sow.
  White Sow Goddess]
  grain-goddess and goddess 
  of inspiration
  a lake-dwelling witch 
  daughter of Ogyrvan, some say
  wife of Tegid Voel
  mother of Avagddu, Creirwy 
  and Morvran
  She boiled a magic brew called greal,
  made from six herbs, for a year and a
  day, in a magic cauldron called Amen
  to produce just three drops, which
  would endow anybody who drank
  them with supernatural knowledge.
  This brew was intended for her ugly
  son, Avagddu, but the drops splashed
  on to the thumb of Gwion, the boy
  employed to watch the pot, and, in
  sucking his thumb, he acquired the
  wisdom 
  intended 
  for 
  Avagddu.
  Ceridwen chased Gwion, both taking
  various forms, until he finally became a
  grain of corn which she, in the form of
  a hen, quickly swallowed. When the
  boy turned back into human form, she
  found herself pregnant and gave birth
  to Gwion. She threw him into the sea,
  whence he was rescued by Elphin who
  called him Taliesin. 
  In some accounts Morvran is a
  handsome youth, in others he is the
  ugly son and Avagddu is merely 
  his nickname. 
  (see also Hen Wen)
  Cerimon
  Greek
  a physician
  He found the dead body of Thiassa,
  wife of Perides, and restored her 
  to life.
  Cermait
  Irish
  a name of Ogma as ‘honey-mouth’
  Cerna
  Irish
  an evil beast
  Cerne Abbas Giant
  British
  a huge figure cut into a chalk hillside
  in Dorset
  The giant it represents is said to have
  been a Danish giant who was killed by
  the local people when he was asleep. It
  has also been interpreted as portraying
  Cernunnos. Others say it represents
  the Dagda or Hercules.
  Cernobog
  (see Chernobog)
  Cernunnos
  Celtic
  [Ceraunnos.The Horned One]
  a Gaulish stag-god, a fertility god
  He is depicted as a human with stag’s
  antlers, sometimes holding a ram-
  headed snake and a torc.
  ceromancy
  divination from hot wax dropping 
  into water
  Cerridwen
  (see Ceridwen)
  Cerrig Marchogian
  British
  [Stones of Arthur’s Knights]
  a group of standing stones in Wales
  These stones are said to represent the
  knights who helped Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Cerrig Meibion Arthur
  British
  [Ty-newydd]
  2 standing stones in Wales
  These two stones are said to represent
  the sons of King Arthur who were
  killed in the hunt for the boar 
  Twrch Trwyth.
  Cerunitis
  (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Cerus
  Greek
  a horse of Adrastus
  Cervantes, Miguel de
  Spanish
  (1547–1616)
  author of Don Quixote
  Ceryces
  (see Ceryx)
  Cerynean Hind (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Ceryneian Hind
  Greek
  [Arcadian Hind.Cerunitis.Cerynean
  Hind.Ceryneian Stag.Cerynitian
  Hind.Cerynitis.Keryneian Hind.
  Maenalian Hind]
  a golden-headed stag
  This animal, with golden horns and
  bronze hooves, was the one that escaped
  when Artemis captured four others to
  draw her chariot. It was captured by
  Hercules as his third Labour.
  Some say that this beast was the
  Pleiad, Taygete, in the form of a hind.
  Ceryneian Stag (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Cerynes
  Greek
  son of Helenus
  He was killed by Deiphontes.
  Cerynitian Hind (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Cerynitis
  (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Ceryx
  Greek
  [Ceryces]
  son of Eumolpus or Hermes by Herse
  ces noidhen
  (see Debility)
  ces noindhen
  (see Debility)
  Cesair
  (see Cessair)
  Cesara
  (see Cessair)
  Cessair1
  Irish
  [Cesair.Cesara.Kesair.Magog]
  leader of the first settlers
  a granddaughter of Noah
  daughter of Bith and Birren
  daughter of Japhet, some say
  wife of Fintan
  She led a group of fifty women and
  three men (her father, brother and
  husband) who settled in Ireland just
  before the Flood to escape the deluge
  because, it was said, there was no room
  for them in her grandfather’s ark. The
  men were Bith, her father and a son of
  Noah, Fintan and Ladra, the pilot of
  the ship. She married Fintan and they
  had a son Lara but she and most of the
  original party were killed in the flood.
  Others say that she died of grief when
  Fintan left, unable to cope with all fifty
  women when Bith and Ladra died.
  Fintan survived in the form of a salmon.
  When Tadhg mac Cein arrived in the
  Otherworld on his journey to rescue his
  family from the hands of Camthann, she
  entertained them for a whole year,
  which seemed like a single day.
  Cessair2
  Irish
  [Cesair.Cesara.Kesair]
  a princess of Gaul
  wife of Ugaine Mor
  mother of Covac and Laoghaire Lorc
  Cessarn
  Irish
  a bard at the court of Conn,  
  the high-king
  Cestrinus
  Greek
  son of Helenus and Andromache
  Cestus
  Greek
  Aphrodite’s magic girdle made 
  by Hephaestus
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  Cet1
  Irish
  [Ceat mac Maghach.Ket]
  a warrior of Connaught
  son of Maga
  brother of Anluan
  At various times, he defeated and
  wounded the best of Ulster’s warriors,
  including Celtchair, but at Mac Da
  Tho’s feast he was outfaced by Conall
  Cearnach who claimed the right to
  carve the boar.
  He was said to have cut off a hand 
  of Angus’ father and was challenged 
  by Angus to single combat to avenge 
  the injury.
  In the battle between Ulster and
  Connaught, he made many raids into
  Ulster, including one in which he
  seized the ‘brain-ball’ made by Conall
  Cearnach and that was kept at Emain
  Macha. He used this ball in his sling to
  wound the king, Conor mac Nessa,
  who later died from its effect. He then
  killed the king’s son, Cormac Cond
  Longes, during the siege of the hostel
  of Da Coga, as Cormac was en route to
  take the throne of Ulster on the death
  of his father. In other versions, it was
  Conall who killed Conor mac Nessa
  with a slingshot.
  When on another raid he killed
  about thirty Ulstermen and made off
  with their heads. Conall Cearnach
  followed him and they met in single
  combat at a ford. Conall was badly
  wounded but killed Cet.
  Cet2
  (see Cethe)
  Cetern
  (see Cathern)
  Ceterni
  South American
  in Peruvian lore, the wife of Naymlap
  Cethe
  Irish
  [Ceithinn.Cet]
  son of Dian Cecht
  brother of Cian and Cu
  Cethern
  Irish
  [Ceithearn mac Fiontan.Ceithern(e)
  mac Fionntan.Cetern.Cethren]
  a warrior of Ulster
  one of the 12 champions of the 
  Red Branch
  son of Fintan
  While Cuchulainn was recovering
  from the wounds he received in his
  epic fight with Ferdia, Cethern
  emulated the wounded hero by single-
  handed attacks on the forces of Ailill
  and Maev. After wreaking havoc
  amongst these forces, he was killed
  when several regiments attacked him
  at the same time.
  In later accounts he was a tutor of
  Finn mac Cool and once, accompanied
  by Finn, went to a fairy mound to woo
  a maiden of the Otherworld.
  Cethlionn
  (see Ceithlenn)
  Cethor
  husband of Eri
  His wife had an affair with Elatha who
  fathered Bres on her.
  Cethren
  (see Cethern)
  Cethtrwm
  British
  a priest at King Arthur’s court
  Ceto
  Greek
  [Keto]
  a female sea monster
  daughter of Nereus and Doris or
  Pontus and Gaia
  sister and consort of Phorcos
  mother of the Gorgons and the Graiae
  mother of Echidna and Ladon, 
  some say
  Cetsamain
  (see Beltane)
  Cetshamain
  (see Beltane)
  Cetus
  Greek
  a male sea monster
  This monster was about to devour
  Andromeda, chained to a rock, but was
  killed or turned to stone by Perseus.
  Ceucy
  South American
  a culture heroine
  In the early days, when women ruled,
  Ceucy was cutting branches when sap
  splashed on her breast. As a result she
  gave birth to a boy, Jurupari. She was
  later killed by the followers of Jurupari. 
  ceugant
  British
  infinity
  In Welsh lore, this is conceived as the
  outermost of the three rings that make
  up the cosmos.
  Cexohite
  (see Cinteotl)
  Ceyon
  (see Seyon)
  Ceyx
  Greek
  [Keux]
  a king of Trachis
  son of Phosporos
  brother of Daedalion
  husband of Alcyone
  father of Hippasus
  On a voyage to consult the oracle he
  was shipwrecked and drowned. His
  heart-broken wife, persuaded by
  Morpheus that Ceyx was really dead,
  tried to die in like fashion by throwing
  herself off the headland. When her
  husband’s lifeless body floated towards
  the shore she threw herself into the
  sea. They were both changed into
  kingfishers by the gods who took pity
  on their love for each other.
  Some say that Ceyx became a gull,
  Alcyone the kingfisher.
  Cezalcouatl 
  (see Kukulcan) 
  Cghene
  African
  a creator-god of the Isoko tribe of
  West Africa
  Chaabu
  Aramaic
  a virgin mother-goddess
  mother of Dusura
  Chaac
  (see Chac)
  Chaban
  Central American
  the seventeenth of the 20 ages of 
  man in Mayan lore, when all traces
  of burning disappear
  (see also Seven Chaban)
  Chac
  Central American
  [Ah Hoya.Ah Tzenul.Balon Zacab.
  Chaac.Hopop Caan.Xib Chac:=Aztec
  Tlaloc.Tezcatlipoca:=Mixtec Tzahui:=
  Totonac Tajin:=Zapotec Cojico]
  the Mayan god of fertility and rain
  Chac is sometimes manifest as one of
  the Bacabs, four gods, one at each
  corner of the world.
  In later versions there were many
  Chacs, minor rain-gods under Chac
  himself. These were later downgraded
  to little men with beards, living in the
  sixth heaven, who were said to cause
  shooting stars when they tossed away
  their cigarette butts. They are said also
  to cause rain when they ride on
  horseback through the heavens,
  sprinkling water as they go.
  Chac is depicted as having large
  curved fangs and a tapir-like nose.
  (see also B)
  Chac Mool1
  Central American
  a priest attendant on Chac
  In some accounts he is the same as the
  god Chac.
  chac mool2
  Central American
  a carved stone figure of a deity in a
  reclining posture
  Chac-u-Uayebab
  Central American
  a deity, guardian of the eastern 
  gates
  Chac Uayab Xox
  Central American
  a Mayan fish-god
  He is said to eat the bodies of sailors
  drowned at sea.
  Chacha-puma
  South American
  [Lion-man]
  a monster in the form of a man with
  the head of a lion
  This being is often depicted holding a
  club in one hand and a human head in
  the other.
  Chachiuhnenetzin
  Central American
  a Mexican princess
  wife of Nezahualpilli
  She earned her title of ‘the queen with
  100 lovers’ by sleeping with any young
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  man who took her fancy. She then had
  the lover killed and buried and a statue
  made, which she kept in her room,
  which eventually became quite crowded.
  Three only were allowed to live – at
  least for a while. When her activities
  were discovered, her husband staged a
  large trial at which she was condemned.
  The queen, the three surviving lovers
  and several thousand others who had
  helped her were all garotted.
  Chacomat
  North American
  a creator-god of the tribes 
  of California
  Chacopa
  North American
  a creator-god of the tribes 
  of California
  Chacopee
  North American
  [White Feather]
  a Sioux giant-killer
  His tribe had been killed by six giants
  and he was destined to become ‘White
  Feather, the avenger’. The Man of
  Wood gave him a pipe, the smoke
  from which turned into pigeons, an
  invisible vine and a white feather.
  He ran a race against five of the
  giants, on consecutive days, and won
  by tripping his opponent with his vine
  and killing him as the loser. The sixth
  giant took the form of a maiden to
  deceive Chacopee and turned him into
  a dog, taking the white feather and
  wearing it in his hair. When the giant
  married a chief’s daughter, her sister
  took the dog. At a meeting of her tribe
  to decide who was the real owner of
  the white feather, Chacopee alone
  could produce flocks of pigeons when
  he smoked the pipe, so proving his
  right. He then resumed his human
  shape while the giant was turned into a
  dog and killed.
  Chada
  Hindu
  one of the yakshas
  Chadakiel
  a demon, ruler of the sign Libra
  (see also Zuriel)
  Chadanta
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva who appeared in the
  form of a white elephant
  This being had two wives, one of
  whom became a human and married a
  king. She then instructed her hunters
  to find and kill her former mate,
  recognisable by his six tusks. He was
  caught by Sunottara who failed to cut
  out the tusks because they were so
  hard. Chadanta died when he cut out
  his own tusks and his former wife died
  when she heard of his death.
  Chaetus
  Greek
  one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus
  husband of Asteria
  Chagan-Shukutu
  Siberian
  a deity helping the creator 
  god Otshirvani
  Chahura
  North American
  a Pawnee water spirit
  Chaipa-komat
  (see Tuchaipai)
  Chair of Forgetfulness
  Greek
  a seat in the underworld
  Souls newly arrived in the underworld
  were seated in this chair to make them
  forget all about their earlier existence.
  Theseus 
  and 
  Peirithous 
  were
  trapped in the chair and although
  Heracles managed to rescue Theseus,
  Peirithous was doomed forever.
  Chair of Taliesin
  British
  [Kadeir Taliesin]
  the chair claimed by Taliesin as chief
  bard of Wales
  Chaitanya
  Hindu
  (1484–1527)
  an ascetic religious reformer
  He was a mortal who was abandoned
  as a baby, later deified as a mendicant
  god and regarded by some as an
  incarnation of Vishnu.
  Chak-dor-den-pa
  Tibetan
  the second of the celestial bodhisattvas
  Chak-dor-u-isa-rya
  Buddhist
  [P’yag-rdor-au-tsa-rya]
  the Tibetan name for Acarya-Vajrapani
  Chakdor
  Buddhist
  the god of Yiddak, the Tibetan land of
  hunger and thirst
  Chakekenapok
  North American
  brother of Chibiabos, Manabozho  
  and Wabasso
  He killed his own mother and was
  himself killed by Manabozho who
  scattered pieces of his body, which
  turned into stones.
  chakra
  Hindu
  [cakra:=Tibetan k-or-lo]
  a wheel: a sun-symbol: a fiery discus
  This wheel, with six or eight spokes,
  was said to represent the mind of the
  creator and the passing of time. It was
  used as a weapon by Vishnu who
  received it as a gift from Shiva, or by
  Krishna who had it from Agni. It was
  also one of the weapons of Durga.
  Chakra-Varti1
  Hindu
  ruler of the universe
  Such a being is marked with a moon
  that shines from his chest or his
  forehead and is armed with the wheel
  (chakra) of Vishnu.
  Chakra-Varti2
  (see Chakravartin)
  Chakrasamvara
  Buddhist
  sublime happiness personified
  chakravala
  Buddhist
  the universe envisaged as a 
  circular enclosure
  Below the world as we know it lie
  thirteen hells; above it, there are
  twenty-six heavens.
  Chakravartin
  Buddhist
  [Chakra-Varti]
  a name for Maitreya, the future
  Buddha, as ‘emperor of the world’
  Chakravartiraja
  Hindu
  [=Chinese Chuan Lun.Chuan-lun Wang]
  the ruler of the underworld
  Chakshusha
  Hindu
  son of Tvashtri
  He was regarded as the sixth incarnation
  of Manu.
  Chakumat
  (see Tuchaipai)
  Chakwena giantess
  North American
  in the lore of the Kores, a monster
  who kept her heart inside a rattle
  made from a gourd
  The sun lord, Ma-sewi, found out
  where this monster kept her heart and
  so was able to kill her.
  Chalceia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Hephaestus
  In some accounts it is a festival of
  smiths in honour of Athena.
  Chalchihuitl
  (see Chalchitzli)
  Chalchihuitlatonal
  Central American
  an Aztec water-god
  Chalchihuitlicue
  Central American
  [Acuecueyotl.Aiauh.Apoconalotl.
  Atlacamani.Altcanals. Chalchiutlicue.
  Chalcitlicue.Emerald Lady.Goddess of
  the Jade Petticoat.Jade Skirt.Lady of the
  Emerald Robe.Xixiquipilihui]
  an Aztec water-goddess and goddess
  of marriage 
  sister and wife of Tlaloc
  mother or sister of the Tlalocs
  In some accounts, her consort is
  referred to as Tlacotehcutli.
  She ruled during the Fourth Sun
  period and was the originator of a
  flood from which the only humans to
  escape were those who turned
  themselves into fishes.
  She is said to have invented the
  rainbow as a bridge to heaven. 
  She is sometimes depicted in the
  form of a frog, a snake or a river, but
  generally as a woman with a yellow
  face, wearing a blue coronet with
  green feathers, and a necklace of
  precious stones, carrying a water plant
  and vase with a cross on it.
  (see also Altcanals)
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  Chalchihuitonatiuh
  (see Atl1)
  Chalchihuitotolin
  Central American
  [Chalchiutotolin]
  the Aztec god of penitence, an 
  aspect of Tezcatlipoca
  Chachihuitzli
  (see Chalchiutzli)
  Chalchiutlicue (see Chalchihuitlicue)
  Chalchiutotolin
  (see Chalchihuitotolin)
  Chalchiutonatiuh
  (see Atl)
  Chalchiutzli
  Central American
  a name for Chimalmatl after she 
  was placed in the heavens
  Chalciope1
  Greek
  a dawn-goddess, in some accounts
  daughter of Aetes and Asteroda 
  or Idyia
  sister of Medea and Apsyrtus
  wife of Phrixus
  mother of Argeus, Cytisorus, Melanion
  and Phrontis
  Chalciope2
  Greek
  daughter of Rhexenor
  second wife of Aegeus
  Chalcitlicue
  (see Chalchihuitlicue)
  Chalcodon
  Greek
  king of the Abantes
  son of Abas
  father of Elphenor by Imenarete
  He was killed by Amphitryon when he
  attacked Thebes.
  Chalcoiecus
  (see Athena)
  Chalcomedusa
  Greek
  wife of Aroisis
  mother of Laertes, in some accounts
  Chalcon
  Greek
  one of the Telchines, a coppersmith
  Chalinitis
  (see Athena)
  Chalkioikes
  (see Athena)
  Chalkydri
  Slav
  flying demons
  These huge purple beasts are said to
  have the head of a crocodile and, some
  say, twelve wings.
  Chalmecaciuatl
  Central American
  a paradise for dead children
  A tree growing in this place provided
  milk to nourish the inhabitants. In
  some accounts it was the home of
  Tlaloc and was called Tlalocan.
  Chalmecatecuhtli
  (see Chalmecatl)
  Chalmecatl
  Central American
  [Chalmecatecuhtli]
  an Aztec god of the underworld
  Chamalkan
  South American
  a chief god of the Cakchiquel tribe,
  envisaged as a bat
  chaman
  (see shaman)
  Chambara-Ntama
  (see Kanyarundi)
  Chameleon1
  African
  the animal that discovered man
  Chameleon found a man and a woman
  in his fish trap and, not recognising this
  new species, showed them to the god
  Mukungu, who decreed that they
  should be allowed to live and be placed
  on earth. The people, at that time
  immortal, multiplied and the gods,
  who then lived on earth, retreated to
  the heavens, giving Chameleon a
  message to take to the people – they
  would die but return to life. They gave
  the lizard a different message – men
  would die and not return. Lizard
  arrived first with his message and so
  men became mortal.
  chameleon2
  Greek
  the personification of air
  Chamer
  Central American
  the Mayan god of death
  He is depicted as a white-robed skeleton
  with a scythe.
  Chamiabak
  Central American
  in Mayan lore, one of the rulers  
  of Xibalba
  Chamiaholom
  Central American
  in Mayan lore, one of the rulers 
  of Xibalba
  Chamo
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Chamos1
  Mesopotamian
  a Moabite god
  Chamos2
  a demon of flattery
  In black magic he was Chamberlain of
  the Royal Household.
  champak
  Buddhist
  the magnolia tree
  This tree is sacred to the Buddha.
  Champaka
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Champeyya
  Buddhist
  a nagaraja
  an incarnation of Buddha
  consort of Sumana
  He was captured by a Brahmin snake-
  charmer and made to perform tricks.
  Sumana told the story to the king who
  had her consort freed. Champeyya
  then entered a flower and emerged as
  a handsome young man.
  Champeyya-Jataka
  Buddhist
  the story of Champeyya and Sumana
  Chamunda
  (see Camunda)
  Chan1
  Chinese
  a monster in the form of a huge clam
  Chan2
  Central American
  a race of serpents in Yucutan,
  ancestors of human beings
  ch’an-ch’u
  Chinese
  a three-legged, toad-like creature, 
  said to live on the moon
  This animal is regarded as a form of
  Heng O.
  Chan Shao (see White Crane Youth)
  Ch’an-shih
  (see I-hsing)
  Chanaan
  British
  a follower of Joseph of Arimathea
  He killed his twelve brothers. Next
  day, their swords were found erect like
  a hedge of steel round their graves.
  Lancelot came across the site on his
  way back to Camelot after giving up
  the Grail Quest.
  Chanakya
  (see Kautilya)
  Chancellor Cloud
  (see Un-sa)
  Chancellor Rain
  (see U-sa)
  Chanchu
  South American
  a war-god of the Yuracare tribe
  Chand
  Hindu
  a merchant
  father of Lakshmindra
  He refused to worship the snake
  goddess Manasa and she turned herself
  into a lovely maiden and married him,
  after which she reverted to her snake
  form and proceeded to ruin his
  livelihood, biting six of his sons and
  killing them. When his other son,
  Lakshmindra, married Behula, Chand
  built a steel house to keep them safe
  from Manasa but she slipped into the
  house on the wedding night and 
  killed Lakshmindra. She restored him 
  to life only when Chand finally agreed
  to worship her.
  Chanda
  (see Canda)
  Chandaka
  Buddhist
  [Channa.Chhandaka]
  the Buddha’s charioteer, born at the
  same moment as the Buddha
  Chandala
  Hindu
  a slave master, a manifestation of
  Dharma
  He bought the pious king Harischandra
  as a slave and treated him harshly but
  finally revealed himself as Dharma and
  released the king.
  Chandi1
  Hindu
  a name for Devi as ‘fierce’
  (see Mahadevi)
  Chandi2
  (see Canda1)
  Chandika
  (see Canda1)
  Chandipath
  (see Devi-Mahatmya)
  Chandipatha
  (see Devi-Mahatmya)
  Chando
  Hindu
  a bull that guarded the son of
  Chandragupta.
  Chandra
  Hindu
  [Candramas.Candra(mus).Indu.Soma]
  a four-armed moon-god, the sacred
  drink Soma personified
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  one of the Vasus
  one of the Dikpalas
  king of the Brahmins
  brother of Aditya, Agni, Ushas and Vayu
  consort of the 27 daughters of 
  Daksha
  He was said to have been the fifth
  thing to emerge at the Churning of 
  the Ocean.
  As a Dikpala, he was responsible for
  guarding the north-eastern region.
  In one account he abducted Tara,
  the wife of Brhaspati, and fathered a
  son, Budha, on her. The ensuing battle
  between the gods and the demons led
  by Chandra was settled when Brahma
  intervened and Brhaspati’s wife was
  restored to him.
  His three-wheeled chariot is drawn
  by ten white horses. His other
  transport was a white antelope.
  (see also Candra1.Soma2)
  Chandra-Kanta
  Hindu
  [Indu-Mani]
  a moonstone, said to be formed 
  when the light of the moon falls 
  on clear water
  Chandra-Kirana
  Pacific Islands
  [Golden Moon]
  a princess
  wife of Panji
  She required Panji to prove himself by
  slaying many giants and demons before
  she would marry him. She and Panji are
  regarded as incarnations of Dewi Sri
  and Siwa.
  Chandra-vamsa
  Hindu
  descendants of Chandra
  These included the Pauravas and 
  the Yadavas.
  Chandragupta
  Hindu
  a legendary child
  When his father was killed by a chief,
  the young boy was placed in a vase to
  hide him from the killer. The vase was
  guarded by the bull Chando, and the
  boy was raised by a herdsman. He is
  regarded as the young sun, saved from
  the darkness.
  Chandraketu
  Hindu
  son of Lakshmana and Urmita
  brother of Angada
  Chandraprabha
  Jain
  [Lord of the Moon]
  the eighth tirthankara
  He is depicted with five faces rep-
  resenting the phases of the moon.
  chane
  (see chaneque)
  chaneko
  (see chaneque)
  chaneque
  Central American
  [chane(ko)]
  one of a race of dwarf-like
  supernatural beings
  Some say that these beings cause illness
  by stealing a person’s soul. Others
  regard them as guardians of game, who
  need to be propitiated before a hunt.
  Chang1
  Chinese
  [Man.Wan]
  a deity
  father of Fat and Tan, the Chinese Twins
  His influence in any enterprise is said
  to be unlucky.
  Chang2
  Chinese
  the original name of Kuan Ti
  Chang Ch’ien
  Chinese
  a magician
  Chang Fei
  Chinese
  [Fan K’uei]
  a war-god
  He is regarded as the ruler of the dark
  months of the year and is depicted as
  having a bearded black face and staring
  eyes.
  In some areas he is regarded as the
  patron of builders.
  Some say that Chang Fei is a meat
  seller who became immortalised as the
  god of butchers. In this version, he is
  envisaged as some eight feet tall with
  the head of a panther.
  Ch’ang Hao
  Chinese
  [Snake King]
  a shape-changing being overcome in
  the Battle of Mu
  Chang Heng
  Chinese
  son of Chang Tao-ling
  father of Chang Lu
  Chang-hko
  Burmese
  in Kachin lore, a woman who survived
  the flood
  sister of Pawpaw Nan-chaung
  She (and in some versions her brother)
  survived the flood, throwing a cockerel
  and a needle out of their boat each day
  until, on the ninth day, the cock
  crowed and the needle was heard
  striking bottom, showing that the
  waters were receding. They were
  taken in by some rats living in a cave,
  and later Chang-hko bore a child to
  one of them. A female rat cut the child
  into pieces and scattered them at the
  junction of nine roads. The distraught
  mother ran to the junction and men
  sprang up from all the roads, men who
  repopulated the world.
  Chang Hsi
  (see Heng Hsi)
  Chang Hsien1
  Chinese
  [Bow Spirit.Chang Yüan-hsiao.Immortal
  Chang]
  a protector-god of children
  father of Chien T’an
  He is said to have been a mortal, king
  of Szechuan province, deified after 
  his death at the hands of the 
  Sung emperor.
  In some accounts he appeared to the
  emperor in the form of an archer; in
  others he was Chang Yüan-hsiao who
  bought a crossbow that could end
  epidemics from a man with two pairs
  of eyes.
  Some stories refer to him as the
  God of Emoluments, in place of Lu
  Hsing; in others he is the same as
  Chang Kuo-Lao.
  He is depicted with a white beard,
  and holding a bow and arrows,
  accompanied by a small boy.
  Chang Hsien2
  (see I4)
  Chang Kuei-fang
  Chinese
  a general
  He committed suicide and became a
  star spirit.
  Chang Kuo-lao
  Chinese
  a 7th–8th C itinerant ascetic
  one of the Eight Immortals
  He was said to have the power to make
  himself invisible. He travelled riding
  backwards on a white mule, which he
  could fold up and put in his pocket,
  restoring it to its normal form by
  sprinkling it with water.
  He was called to the emperor’s court
  but dropped dead en route, only to be
  restored to life.
  When his identity as a white bat was
  disclosed by Fa-shan, the latter
  dropped dead but was restored to life
  when Chang Kuo-lao sprinkled the
  body with water.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Chang Hsien.
  Chang Lu
  Chinese
  [Prince Celestial Master]
  grandson of Chang Tao-ling
  Chang Lung
  Chinese
  a 7th C magistrate
  He became a dragon and, with the
  help of his nine sons, killed another
  dragon and took over his temple.
  Ch’ang O
  (see Heng O)
  Chang Shao
  Chinese
  a man who tried to kill the Old Man 
  of the South Pole
  Chang Shao used hot sand, the
  immortal only his fan, but Chang Shao
  was defeated and killed by the jade
  club of the White Crane Youth.
  Chang Shao-p’ing
  Chinese
  the original name of Tung-fang 
  Shuo
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  Ch’ang-sheng-t’u Ti
  Chinese
  [God of the Place of Long Life]
  a god of the household
  husband of Jui-ch’ing-fu-jen
  He is responsible for the register of
  births and deaths of the family.
  Chang Tao-ling
  Chinese
  [Chang T’ien-shih.Chang Tsao-wang.
  Chen-jen.Rice Thief]
  (35–157)
  a Taoist immortal, founder of a
  magical form of Taoism
  a god of the afterlife
  father of Chang Heng
  He is said to have become immortal by
  conquering five poisonous animals
  (centipede, scorpion, snake, spider and
  toad) and drinking the elixir that he
  brewed from their venom when he was
  already over sixty years old, and he
  ascended to heaven at the age of 123.
  He made exorbitant charges for
  advising people how to cure illness
  while immersed in a lake, and he
  became known as the Rice Thief. It
  was said that he could divide himself
  into parts so as to be present in several
  places at the same time. On one
  occasion, he stretched his arms to
  some thirty feet to rescue a disciple
  stranded on a ledge on a cliff face.
  He was said to control all the Taoist
  demons and spirits and owned a sword
  that could kill demons thousands of
  miles away. He is depicted riding a
  tiger.
  Chang T’ien-shih
  (see Chang Tao-ling)
  Chang Ting-tzu
  (see Pu T’ai Ho-shang)
  Chang Tsai
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice at the Temple 
  of Confucius
  Chang Tsao-wang
  (see Chang Tao-ling. Tsao Chün)
  Chang Tung-ch’ang
  Chinese
  god of the city Kuei-lin (Guilin)
  He was originally a 17th C officer in
  the army of the emperor.
  Chang Ya-tzu
  Chinese
  the original name of Wen Ch’ang Ti
  Chun, in some accounts
  Chang Yüan-hsiao (see Chang Hsien)
  Chang Yüeh
  Chinese
  an 8th C writer
  Changing Woman
  North American
  a female deity of the Apache 
  and Navaho
  the moon
  wife of the sun
  mother of Child-of-the-Water and
  Killer-of-Enemies
  She was said to be able to change from
  woman to baby to old woman at will.
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Turquoise Woman, while others say
  that both Estanatlehi (Turquoise
  Woman) and Yolkai Estsan (White
  Shell Woman) were created by
  Changing Woman from flakes of dry
  skin from under her breasts.
  Chanicuba
  South American
  in the lore of the tribes of Colombia,
  the personification of evil
  Channa
  (see Chandaka)
  chanson de geste
  French
  a narrative poem telling the story of a
  hero and his exploits
  Chanson de Roland
  European
  [Song of Roland]
  an 11th C epic poem
  This poem relates the exploits of
  Roland, the warrior hero of the
  Franks, 
  and 
  his 
  gallantry 
  at
  Roncesvalles. The original work was
  gradually added to over the centuries
  until it numbered over 40,000 lines.
  Chant of Hyndla
  (see Hyndlu-Ljod)
  Chantecler
  (see Chanticleer)
  Chanticleer
  European
  [Chanticler]
  the cock in Reynard the Fox
  Chantico1
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of the hearth and
  volcanoes
  (see also Chantico2)
  Chantico2
  South American
  an Inca goddess of the household
  She was said to be made of gold and
  wore a crown of poisonous cactus.
  (see also Chantico1)
  Chanun
  Burmese
  offspring of Hkrip Hkrawp and 
  Sik Sawp
  consort of Woi-shun
  parent of Ngawn-wa-Magam
  Chanun and Woi-shun are regarded as
  the creators of all things and as
  ancestors of the human race.
  Chanura
  Hindu
  a huge wrestler
  Kansa employed this wrestler to kill
  Krishna but it was the wrestler who
  was killed by the god.
  Chao
  Chinese
  a Taoist deity 
  one of the Four Diamond Kings
  He is depicted as holding two swords.
  ch’ao ching
  Chinese
  dragons of lion-like appearance
  ch’ao feng
  Chinese
  a dragon said to love danger
  Chao Kung-ming
  Chinese
  [Ts’ai Shen (Yeh)]
  brother of the 3 sisters known as the
  Keng San Ku-niang
  He was a 12th C hermit who fought in
  the Battle of Mu where he rode a black
  tiger and killed many of the enemy
  with exploding pearls. He was killed in
  the battle, together with his sisters,
  and was made a god of wealth.
  (see also Pi Kan)
  Chao-pao Shih-che
  Chinese
  a minor deity
  assistant to the God of Riches
  Chao-pao T’ien-tsun
  Chinese
  a minor deity
  assistant to the God of Riches
  Chao San Niang
  Chinese
  goddess of wigmakers
  Originally the wife of a scholar, Chao
  San Niang suffered great hardship
  living on chaff while her husband was
  away from home. When her parents
  died she had to shave her head and sell
  her hair to pay for the funeral. She
  managed to save enough hair to make
  a wig in which she greeted her husband
  on 
  his 
  return, 
  and 
  was 
  later
  immortalised as the goddess of wig-
  makers.
  Chao Yen
  Chinese
  a young man whose life was extended
  Chao Yen was due to die before the
  age of twenty but, advised by Kuan Lo,
  he approached two men seated under a
  tree playing draughts and gave them
  meat and wine. One of them altered
  the date on the young man’s official
  document so that the figure nineteen
  became ninety. The men were the
  gods of the North and South Poles.
  Chaob
  Central American
  the 4 Mayan wind-gods
  One god controls the winds from each
  of the cardinal points. It is said that
  they will eventually cause storms that
  will destroy the world.
  The 
  east 
  wind 
  is 
  controlled 
  by Hunaunic, the west wind by
  Chikinkuh.
  chaomancy
  divination by aerial apparitions
  Chaonia
  (see Dodona)
  Chaonian bird
  Greek
  a name for the dove as ‘bearer of the
  oracles of Dodona’
  Chaonian food
  Greek
  acorns or, some say, beech mast
  Chaos1
  British
  a giant
  When Gawain and his brothers were
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  en route to King Arthur’s court to be
  made knights they were attacked by a
  band of mercenary Saxons and giants,
  including Chaos and Sanagran, who
  had just raided London while Arthur
  was absent at his wedding feast. The
  brothers routed their attackers and
  recovered the looted treasure. Chaos
  was killed by Gawain.
  Chaos2
  Greek
  a primordial being
  This being is regarded as the
  progenitor of the deities Eros, Erebus,
  Gaea, Nyx and Tartarus.
  Chaos3
  Phoenician
  a primaeval creator deity
  consort of Aer
  progenitor of Kolpia and Pothos
  Chaos4
  a disordered state
  Many mythologies envisage a pre-
  existing state from which the ordered
  universe appeared, and deify the
  primordial creative power as Chaos.
  (see Creation)
  Chaos5
  (see Hun-tun)
  Chaos Goose
  (see Nile Goose)
  Chaos Mother
  (see Tiamat)
  Chapalu
  (see Capalu)
  Chapters of Pert Em Rhu
  (see Book of the Dead)
  Chapultepec
  Central American
  an Aztec sacred mountain, home 
  of kings
  Charaka
  Hindu
  a Vedic scholar
  He recorded all the medical knowledge
  passed on to him by Agnivesha.
  He is regarded by some as an
  incarnation of Ananta.
  Charaxus
  Greek
  brother of Sappho
  On one of his voyages to Egypt,
  carrying wine for trade, he ransomed
  the young slave girl Rhodopsis and
  married her.
  Chareya
  North American
  [Great Man.Old Man Above.One Above]
  the supreme deity of the Cahroc tribe
  (see also Gudratrigakwitl)
  Chariclo1
  Greek
  one of the Naiads
  wife of Chiron
  Chariclo2
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Teiresias by Everes
  Charidotes
  Greek
  a name for Hermes as god of fertility,
  flocks and herds
  Charilaus
  Greek
  a king of Sparta
  son of Polydectes
  When Polydectes died, he left his wife
  pregnant. She offered to kill her child
  when it was born and to share the
  throne with Lycurgus, brother of
  Polydectes. Lycurgus pretended to
  agree but, instead, protected the boy,
  Charilaus, and proclaimed him king.
  chariot
  a two-wheeled vehicle for personal
  transport, usually horse-drawn,
  appearing in many mythologies as
  the transport of the gods
  In Greek and Roman stories,
  chariots of the gods were drawn by
  various animals and birds:
  Aides–horses
  Amphitrite–dolphins
  Aphrodite–doves, sparrows or swans
  Apollo–horses
  Ares–horses or wolves
  Artemis–deer
  Athene–owls
  Bacchus (see below Dionysus)
  Ceres–serpents
  Cronus–elephants
  Cybele–lions
  Demeter–serpents
  Dionysus–leopards, lynx or tigers
  Galatea–dolphins
  Helios–horses
  Hephaetus–dogs
  Hera–peacocks
  Hermes–lizards, rams or storks
  Jupiter (see below Zeus)
  Luna–horses
  Medea–dragons
  Oceanus–whales
  Pan–goats 
  Phoebus–horses
  Pluto–horses
  Poseidon–dolphins or sea horses
  Venus (see Aphrodite above)
  Zeus–eagles
  In Norse myths, Frey’s chariot was
  drawn by boars, Freya’s by cocks,
  that of Thor by goats.
  Chariot of the Soul
  Chinese
  a vehicle used to carry the deceased
  emperor
  (see also Boat of the Soul)
  Charis
  Greek
  [plur=Charites]
  goddess of all things gracious
  Originally said to be the consort of
  Hephaestus, later one of the three
  Graces (Charites).
  (see also Aglaia1.Graces)
  Charites
  (see Graces)
  Charitesia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of the Charites
  Charities
  (see Graces)
  Charlemagne 
  European
  (c. 742–814)
  [Carle.Carolus Augustus.Carolus
  Magnus.Charlemain. Charles I.Charles
  the Great.David.Magnus]
  king of the Franks
  Emperor of the West
  son of Pepin the Short and Bertha
  brother of Bertha, Carloman and Pepin
  father of Belisent, Charlot, Louis,
  Melisenda and Pepin
  He was a real-life king, variously said
  to have been born in 742 or 747,
  described as eight feet (some say
  twenty feet) tall, whose exploits form
  the basis of many legends. He fought
  over fifty battles against Lombards,
  Moors (called Saracens in the stories)
  and Saxons in defence of Christianity.
  His personal companions were known
  as paladins or peers.
  In some accounts he had nine wives:
  these were Adalinda, Desiderata,
  Fastrade, 
  Gersuinde, 
  Hildegarde,
  Himiltrude, Luitgarde, Maltegarde
  and Regina. Some say that his second
  wife was Hermangarde, daughter 
  of Desiderius.
  In one story he omittted to confess
  certain of his sins at mass and a tablet
  setting 
  out 
  his 
  transgressions
  appeared in front of the ministrant,
  whereupon the emperor admitted his
  fault and was given absolution.
  On another occasion he dreamed
  that an angel instructed him to steal
  something from one of his ministers.
  En route, he was challenged by the
  highwayman Elbegast, and defeated
  him but spared his life. Elbegast
  helped the king, as he then was, to
  enter the minister’s house where he
  overhead a plot to kill him. Armed
  with a trinket he had taken from the
  minister’s bedroom he was able to
  expose the plotters, but nevertheless
  forgave them. Elbegast became one of
  the 
  king’s 
  devoted 
  followers.
  Charlemagne himself was crowned as
  Holy Roman Emperor. Soon after his
  investiture he fathered a son, Roland,
  on Bertha, his own sister, whom he
  then married off to Milon who
  assumed that the baby, born seven
  months later, was his own.
  Another version of this story says
  that he went on a stealing expedition
  with a thief called Basin, adopting the
  name of Magnus, which became a
  favourite byname of the emperor.
  The Saxon king Widukund led a
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  revolt against the rule of Charlemagne
  but his army was defeated and the 
  king was killed or, some say, captured,
  tried and imprisoned, dying soon
  afterwards in captivity. At about this
  time, Charlemagne saw a knight being
  drawn along in a boat on the Rhine 
  by a swan. This man, the Swan Knight,
  became a member of the emperor’s
  court and, in some accounts, married
  his sister.
  Charlemagne’s 
  kingdom 
  was
  attacked by Marsilius, king of Spain
  and Agramant, Emperor of Africa, 
  but he defeated them with the help 
  of his paladins. When many of these,
  including his nephew Roland, were
  killed at the battle of Roncesvalles, 
  he hanged not only the Spanish 
  king but also Gano, a member of his
  own court who had betrayed him.
  When he received a request for help
  from Pope Leo, he took an army into
  Italy to repel the Saracens besieging
  Rome or, in some accounts, the
  rebellious Romans. The invaders were
  forced to withdraw and the Pope was
  re-established. 
  In 
  the 
  battle,
  Charlemagne’s horse was killed and he
  would have died had not Ogier
  intervened to save him.
  When Charlot killed Ogier’s young
  son, Baldwin, Ogier, in an attack on
  Charlot, accidentally knocked a cup
  of wine into the Emperor’s face.
  Ogier fled but was later captured 
  and imprisoned. When Bruhier,
  Sultan of Arabia, attacked Paris and
  challenged 
  Charlemagne, 
  the
  emperor agreed to hand over Charlot
  for punishment if Ogier would take
  up the challenge of Bruhier. Another
  story says that Charlemagne had a
  sister called Alif who was seduced by
  a courtier, Milon, and imprisoned by
  her husband, King Hugon, until, after
  seven years, she was rescued by her
  son, Landres. Charlemagne restored
  Alif to her proper position and
  incarcerated Milon in the same
  dungeon, which was filled with snakes
  and toads.
  It is said that Charlemagne was 200
  years old when he died. He lies asleep,
  awaiting recall to defend Christendom
  against the Antichrist although some
  believe that he returns each year,
  crossing the Bridge of Gold over the
  Rhine, to bless the crops.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  King Arthur.
  Charlemagne’s Pleaid
  European
  [Pleaid]
  a group of scholars brought together
  by the emperor, Charlemagne
  Each member of this élite circle took
  the name of some famous figure from
  history and Charlemagne was known
  as David.
  Among the group were Adelard
  (known 
  as 
  Augustine), 
  Alcuin
  (Albinus), Angilbert (Homer) and
  Riculfe (Damatas).
  Charlemain
  (see Charlemagne)
  Charles I
  (see Charlemagne)
  Charles Martel
  (see Martel)
  Charles the Great (see Charlemagne)
  Charles’ Wain 
  (see Great Bear)
  Charlot
  European
  [Berthelot.Karlot]
  son of Charlemagne
  brother of Louis and Pepin
  He was with his father’s army in Italy,
  where they had gone at the request of
  the Pope to repel the Saracen invaders,
  when he was challenged to combat by
  Sadon, 
  whose 
  cousin, 
  Carahue,
  challenged Ogier. He arrived with a
  troop of his followers and attacked the
  other three, but Ogier and the two
  Saracens fought together and routed
  their attackers.
  In an attack of rage he killed
  Baldwin, son of Ogier the Dane,
  merely because the youth was beating
  him in a game of chess. Ogier would
  have killed him but a servant
  intervened, with the result that the
  furious Dane knocked a cup of wine
  into the Emperor’s face. Ogier fled the
  court but was later captured and
  imprisoned. 
  When 
  Charlemagne
  needed a champion to take up the
  challenge thrown down by Bruhier,
  Sultan of Arabia, the Emperor asked
  Ogier to help. He agreed provided
  that he could punish Charlot for the
  murder of his son. When Charlot was
  led before Ogier, the warrior forced
  his son’s killer to his knees, raised his
  sword over his head but then relented
  and spared Charlot’s life.
  He plotted with Amaury to kill the
  brothers Girard and Huon of Bordeaux
  so that he could take over their lands
  and laid an ambush for the two young
  men when they came to present
  themselves at Charlemagne’s court. He
  wounded Girard but was himself killed
  by Huon.
  Another version says that he
  challenged Alardo to a chess match
  and struck him with the chessboard
  when Alardo won. Rinaldo (Renaud)
  killed Charlot in revenge.
  charm
  (see amulet.talisman)
  Charon
  Greek
  [Kharon:=East Indies Tempon
  Telon:=Egyptian Turnface:=Etruscan
  Charun:=Mesopotamian Arad Ea]
  the ferryman of Hades
  son of Erebus and Nyx
  He conveys the dead over the River
  Acheron (and/or Styx) to Hades but
  will carry only those with the fare of
  one obol placed on their lips. Those
  without the fare have to wait 100
  years, but are then carried across free
  of charge.
  Charon’s toll
  Greek
  the obol placed on the lips of the dead
  to pay for their ferry journey across
  the river to Hades
  Charops
  Greek
  father of Oeagrus, in some accounts
  He helped the god Dionysus who
  then passed on details of the rites of
  his orgies, details which were handed
  on to Oeagrus and then to Orpheus.
  Charos
  Greek
  [plur=Charontes]
  an ancient god or angel of death
  This being is said to arrive on
  horseback to carry off the dead.
  Charontes
  (see Charos)
  Charpati
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer and alchemist
  When he taught Nagarjuna the secret
  of transmutation of base metals into
  gold, he was rewarded with a pair of
  magic shoes that gave him the power
  of flight.
  Charumati
  Hindu
  daughter of Krishna and Rukmini
  Charun
  Roman
  [=Greek Charon]
  an Etruscan god of death
  He was said to accompany Mars in
  battle and to finish off the dying with a
  blow from his hammer.
  Charvi
  (see Yakshi2)
  Charvaka
  Hindu
  a rakshasa
  He appears in the Mahabharata as an
  imposter who was killed by the
  Brahmins.
  Charybdis
  Greek
  [Kharubdis]
  a sea nymph
  daughter of Poseidon and Gaea 
  This was a monster under a rock, the
  ‘sea swallower’, a whirlpool set opposite
  the rock Scylla, which swallowed and
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  regurgitated the sea three times each
  day.
  Some say that she was originally a
  maiden who was thrown into the sea
  by Zeus for robbing Hercules.
  Chasca
  South American
  an Inca goddess of the dawn
  Chasca Coyllur 
  South American
  an Inca god, guardian of young girls
  Chaser
  (see Yagrush)
  Chasse Artur
  Anglo-Saxon
  the Anglo-Saxon version of the 
  Wild Hunt
  Chastel Marte (see Castle of Wonders)
  Chastiefol
  British
  a sword of King Arthur
  chataka
  a mystic bird that drinks 
  only rainwater
  Chateau de la Charette
  British
  [Castle Chariot]
  the home of the queen of Sorestan
  Lancelot was once imprisoned in this
  house and was required to choose, as a
  lover, one of four fairy queens.
  Chatloup
  a monster, part wolf, cat and goat
  Chattrosnisa
  Buddhist
  a sky-god
  Chatura
  (see Khepra)
  Chaus
  British
  a squire of King Arthur
  son of Owain the Bastard
  He dreamt that he rode to a chapel in
  a forest and found there the body of a
  dead knight. He took one of the
  golden candlesticks from the chapel
  and left. He then met an armed man
  who called Chaus a thief and stabbed
  him in the thigh with his knife. The
  pain caused Chaus to wake up and he
  found a knife in his side, a golden
  candlestick in his hand and he died
  soon afterwards.
  Chautron
  (see Gudrun)
  Chayula
  Buddhist
  one of the 6 regions shown on the
  second ring of the Tibetan Wheel of
  Life, the Sipa Khorlo
  This is the celestial region, home of
  the god and the site of Indra’s palace.
  Chax
  (see Shax)
  Chaya
  (see Chhaya)
  Chaya Bulan
  Malay
  [Moonshade]
  a princess
  She was the owner of the magical bird
  Indera Bayu.
  Cheape 
  (see Cheop)
  Chebel Yax
  Central American
  a goddess of weaving
  Chediaetros
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon the
  hunter watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Chediaetros, tore him to
  pieces.
  Cheeroonar
  Australian
  a monster with the body of a man and
  the head of a dog
  This being, which had arms so long
  that they trailed on the floor as he
  walked, hunted and killed humans for
  food, accompanied by his wife and a
  pack of six huge dogs. All of them were
  killed by tribesmen he had preyed on
  when they sought the help of the
  Winjarning Brothers.
  cheirognomy
  [ch(e)iromancy.chirognomy.palmistry]
  divination from lines on the hands
  cheiromancy
  (see cheirognomy)
  Cheiron
  (see Chiron)
  Chekel Waneng Pati
  (see Panji)
  chela1
  Buddhist
  a religious novice
  chela2
  Hindu
  a novice instructed by a guru
  Cheldric
  British
  a Saxon leader killed by Cador
  Cheleb
  a devil who works evil in the day
  (see also Deber)
  Chelinde
  British
  wife of Sador
  mother of Apollo
  When she and her husband became
  separated she, thinking him dead,
  remarried. Sador reappeared on the
  scene in later years and was killed by
  his son Apollo who did not
  recognise him.
  Chelone
  Greek
  a nymph
  For ridiculing Zeus and Hera at their
  wedding, Hermes turned Chelone into
  a turtle.
  Chembe 
  (see Nzambe)
  Chemin
  West Indian
  a Carib sky-god
  Chem-pa 
  (see Byams-pa)
  Chemor
  a demon
  Chemos
  British
  Milton’s name for Chemosh
  Chemosh
  Mesopotamian
  [Chemos.Kemos(h):=Babylonian Samas]
  a Moabite war-god and thunder-god
  Chemosit
  (see Nandi Bear)
  Chen1
  Chinese
  the family name of Pi-hsia Yüan-chun
  Chen2
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams – 
  thunder, dragon
  Ch’en Chi
  (see Ha1)
  Ch’en Kuang-jui
  (see Tripitaka)
  Chen Jen
  Chinese
  perfect beings, a title given to both
  Chang Tao-ling and Hsien Hsiu and
  to Ma Ku, the female hermit
  Chen-re-zi
  (see sPyan-ras-gzigs)
  Chen Shen
  Chinese
  son of Tou Shen
  brother of Ma Shen, P’an Shen and
  Sha Shen
  He helps his mother in dealing with
  cases of smallpox.
  Chen Tsung
  Chinese
  an emperor
  He claimed that a deity, Yü Huang,
  advised him in dreams. Yü Huang was
  later incorporated into Shang Ti.
  Ch’eng-huang
  Chinese
  [Shui Jung]
  administrator and protector of humans
  god of walls and moats
  He protected mankind from Yen-
  wang, king of the dead, and acted as a
  preliminary judge on the souls of 
  the dead.
  Cheng-i
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice in the Temple 
  of Confucius
  Cheng Lun
  (see Hang)
  Ch’eng T’ang
  Chinese
  [T’ang]
  an emperor
  A tortoise brought him a message from
  the gods that he should take the throne
  after Chieh Kuei, a cruel despot. The
  hills overflowed with silver during 
  his reign.
  Cheng-tzu
  Chinese
  a disciple of Confucius
  one of the Four Saints
  Cheng Wu
  Chinese
  [Hsüan T’ien Shang-ti.Pei-chi-chen-chun]
  guardian of the north
  He is said to have slit open his own
  body, removing five vital organs which
  turned into ravaging animals, while
  the knife turned into a youth and the
  scabbard into a maiden.
  Cheng Wu later changed the wild
  animals into musical instruments.
  Some say that he was a reincarnation
  of Yüan Shih.
  (see also Cheng-wu Sheng-kun.Huan Ti)
  Cheng-wu Sheng-kun
  Chinese
  a name for Huan Ti as a triumphant
  warrior
  (see also Cheng Wu)
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  chenoo
  North American
  huge stone giants
  These giants are constantly fighting
  amongst themselves but if they are
  observed by humans they petrify 
  once again.
  In some accounts they could be tamed
  and manipulated by medicine men.
  (see also Stone Giants)
  Chenresi
  (see sPyan-ras-gzigs)
  Chensit 
  (see Khensit)
  Chentechtai
  Greek
  the Greek version of Khenti-cheti
  Chenti-cheti 
  (see Khenti-cheti)
  Chenti-inti 
  (see Khenti-inti)
  Chenti Amentiu (see Khenti Amentiu)
  Chenuke
  South American
  to the Ona tribe of Tierra del Fuego,
  the personification of evil
  This spirit was finally defeated by the
  hero Kwanyip.
  Cheop
  Egyptian
  [Cheape.Chepe(ra)]
  an early sun-god
  Chepe 
  (see Cheop)
  Chepera 
  (see Cheop.Khepra)
  Chepre 
  (see Khepra)
  Chera
  Greek
  a name for Hera as ‘widow’
  Chernava
  Russian
  daughter of a sea-god
  wife of Sadko
  Chernobog
  Slav
  [Black God.Cernobob.Czarnobog.
  Czernibog.Zcernoboch.Zernebock]
  the force of evil opposing Bylebog
  cherry1
  Greek
  the tree of Apollo
  cherry2
  Japanese
  a tree that is believed to have an
  individual spirit
  Cherry Tree Pond
  Japanese
  the home of Genko when he became 
  a dragon
  Cherti 
  (see Kherty)
  Cheru
  Norse
  [Er.Heru:=Saxon Saxsnot]
  a war-god identified with Heimdall 
  or Tyr
  He owned a marvellous sword made
  by the dwarfs who had made Gungnir,
  the spear of Odin. When this sword
  was stolen, the Norns foretold that
  whoever held it would conquer the
  world but would be killed by it. It was
  given to Vitellius, a Roman prefect
  who was made emperor, but stolen by
  a soldier who used it to kill Vitellius. In
  old age he buried the sword, which was
  found by Attila who conquered the
  known world and died by the sword at
  the hands of his wife Ildico, who thus
  avenged the killing of her father. The
  sword was said to have passed to the
  Duke of Alva and finally to the
  archangel Michael.
  cherub
  [kerub:plur=cherubim:=Arab karubi:=
  Assyrian kherebu:=Hebrew k’rubh]
  a four-part beast (eagle, lion, man, ox),
  the wheel of the gods’ chariot of
  fire, armed guardians of paradise
  A cherub is envisaged as blue or
  golden, in the form of a man with a
  four-fold head standing on wheels.
  cherubim
  (see cherub)
  Cherufe 
  South American
  in Araucanian lore, a monster that
  lives in volcanoes and eats 
  human beings
  Chesok
  (see Hanullim)
  Cheun
  Central American
  the eleventh of the 20 ages of man 
  in Mayan lore, the torture of burning
  (see also One Cheun)
  Chevalier Mal Fet, Le
  British
  [Sinner Lord]
  the name used by Lancelot after his
  period of madness when he lived
  with Elaine at Castle Bliant
  Chevasche
  a sorceress said to suck babies’ blood
  Chevrefeuil
  French
  a 12th C poem of Arthurian lore
  written by Marie de France
  Chhalla
  South American
  a libation to the gods among the
  Aymara of Bolivia
  Chhandaka
  (see Chandaka)
  Chhaya
  Hindu
  [Chaya.’shadow’.Shaya]
  an attendant of Sanjna
  mother of Savarni and Shani
  When Sanjna found the brightness of
  Surya too intense, she left him and
  sent him Chhaya, her attendant (or,
  some say, her sister) as a mistress. She
  bore him three children.
  Chi1
  Chinese
  a Taoist god of agriculture
  In some accounts Chi is an ancient
  deity, patron of thieves
  (see also Sung Chiang)
  chi2
  Chinese
  a dead devil
  ch’i3
  Chinese
  breath, which developed in the T’ai
  Shih period: the Immortal Principle
  ch’i4
  Chinese
  the male unicorn
  (see also ch’i-lin)
  Ch’i5
  Chinese
  son of Yü
  He rode up to heaven on two dragons
  and returned with the gift of music for
  all mankind.
  ch’i6
  Chinese
  the passive principle, opposed to li
  Ch’i and li combined to give Yin 
  and Yang.
  Chi Chac Chob
  (see Ah Kin)
  Ch’i-chiang
  Chinese
  the Great Bear constellation
  Ch’i-fu-shen
  Chinese
  the Seven Gods of Happiness
  These deities were absorbed into 
  the 
  Japanese 
  pantheon 
  as 
  the 
  Shichi Fukojin.
  Chi I
  (see Chu I)
  Chi Kung
  Chinese
  [Li Hsiu-yüan.Tao Chi]
  a 12th C monk
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, in 
  some accounts
  son of Li Mou-ch’un
  He was somewhat eccentric and was
  often known as the Mad Healer, using
  magic to cure sickness, etc.
  (see also Ch’ih Kung)
  Ch’i-ku
  (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  Ch’i-ku-niang
  Chinese
  [Miss Seventh]
  a goddess
  daughter of the Jade Emperor
  She is said to bring visions of their
  future husbands to young maidens.
  ch’i-lin
  Chinese
  [ch’i.Chinese Unicorn.dragon-
  horse.horse-dragon. kylin.lin.lu.piao.poh:
  =Japanese kirin:=Tibetan serou]
  a monster, part deer, part fox, with a
  single horn: a unicorn
  one of the Four Precious Animals
  chief of the hairy animals
  ruler of the west and autumn
  This animal was the symbol of Kao-
  yao, judge in the underworld. It was
  said to have appeared out of the Yellow
  River at the birth of Confucius, but has
  never been seen since man became
  corrupt. It is said to display five colours
  (black, blue, red, white and yellow) and
  has a voice that sounds like chiming
  bells. In some accounts it has a scaly
  body and two backward-curving horns
  and may live up to 1,000 years. 
  As a dragon-horse, it is described as
  a water spirit that can walk on water.
  Others regard it as a white tiger. The
  male is ch’i, the female lin.
  Chi Lung Wang
  Chinese
  the dragon king of fire engines
  The help of Chi Lung Wang is sought
  when fire engines are in action.
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  Ch’i Po
  Chinese
  an assistant of Huang-ti
  Chi–Rho
  a sacred symbol
  Chi-sheng Hsien-shih
  Chinese
  [Perfectly Holy Ancient Master]
  the final title given to Confucius
  Chi Tao
  (see Han Chung-li)
  Ch’i-ti
  Chinese
  [Red Lord]
  a sky-god responsible for the south
  Chi-tu
  Chinese
  [Cauda Draconis.Dragon’s Tail:=Hindu
  Ketu]
  the southern node at the intersection
  of the orbits of the moon and earth
  In astrology Chi-tu and the opposite
  node, Lo-hou, are said to be the site of
  invisible planets, the homes of the gods.
  Chi-wara
  African
  a fertility-god of the Bambara
  This deity is envisaged as an antelope.
  ch’i-wen
  Chinese
  dragons said to swallow evil
  Chi Yü
  Chinese
  a demon
  He fought with Huang Ti and was
  defeated. He was envisaged as a man
  with a copper head with four eyes, the
  feet of an ox and six hands.
  Chia
  South American
  [Chie.Huitaca.Hunthaca]
  a moon-goddess and goddess of
  drunkenness of the Chibcha Indians
  wife of Bochica or Nemquetcha
  In some stories she sent the floods that
  devastated the land and was thereafter
  confined to the night sky as the moon-
  goddess, in others the floods were the
  work of Chibchacum. Some accounts
  say that she was turned into an owl or
  the moon by Bochica or Nemquetcha.
  Chia-hsi-na
  (see Na-ka-hsi-na)
  Chia-li-chia
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Kalika
  chia yen
  (see elephant1)
  Chiang
  Chinese
  wife of Chou Wang
  mother of T’ai Sui
  The evil concubine Ta Chi persuaded
  Chou Wang to kill Chiang by
  throwing her from a tall building, and
  to abandon his infant son, T’ai Sui.
  Chiang Lu Shang (see Chiang Tzu-ya)
  Chiang Shih
  Chinese
  a devoted son
  He and his wife devoted their lives to
  looking after his old mother. He was
  rewarded when a spring erupted near
  his home from which he caught two
  fish every day.
  Chiang T’ai Kung
  (see Chiang Tzu-ya)
  Chiang Tzu-ya
  Chinese
  [Chiang Lu Shang.Chiang T’ai Kung.
  T’ai Kung Wang]
  a general, deified as a god 
  of fishermen
  After the Battle of Mu, he visited
  Yüan-shih in the Jade Palace and
  received a list of ways to achieve
  immortality from the Old Man of the
  South Pole. On his way home he met
  Shen Kung-pao who pitted his magic
  against that of Chiang Tzu-ya, hoping
  to win the list. Shen cut off his own
  head and made it float in the air and
  won the contest, but the Old Man of
  the South Pole sent the White Crane
  Youth to intervene. He would have
  carried off the airborne head but
  Chiang Tzu-ya asked him not to and
  Shen’s head was restored to his body.
  Chiang Yüan
  Chinese
  mother of Hou-t’u
  She became pregnant when she
  inadvertently stepped on the toe of a
  god and, when her son was born, tried
  three times to abandon him. He was
  rescued each time by animals, birds
  and woodcutters and Chiang Yüan
  finally accepted him as her own.
  chiao
  Chinese
  one of the 3 main types of dragon
  This beast is said to live in 
  mountain bogs.
  Chiao Kuan
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry  of
  Time, responsible for the night  hours
  He is regarded as one of the three
  bean-curd gods. The others are Huai-
  nan-tzu and Kuan Ti.
  Chia-t’ang
  Chinese
  a shrine used for ancestor-worship
  Chibchachum
  (see Chibchacum)
  Chibchacum
  South American
  [Chibchachum.Chicchechum]
  the god of agricultural work of the
  Chibcha Indians
  He sent a flood in some stories; in
  others it was the work of Chia, wife 
  of Bochica.
  In some accounts, like Atlas, he
  supports the earth.
  Chibiabos
  North American
  [Chipiabos.Chipiapoos:=Abnaki Malsum:=
  Iroquois Tawiscara:=Menomine Moqwaoi] 
  brother of Chakekenapok, Nanabozho
  and Wabasso
  He was seized by the Underwater
  Panthers 
  who 
  killed 
  him 
  but
  Nanabozho revived him and made him
  ruler of the underworld.
  (see also White Hare)
  Chibiliax 
  (see Ix Chel)
  Chibinda Ilunga
  African
  a prince of the Luba people
  He married Lueji, Queen of the 
  Lunda people, and took her place as
  ruler. She proved to be infertile and 
  so she gave Chibinda another woman
  as a wife.
  Chibirias
  (see Ix Chel)
  Chiburi
  Japanese
  one of the Michi-no-Kami, 3 guardians
  of boundaries and roads
  Chiccan
  (see Chicchan)
  Chicchan1
  Central American
  [Chiccan]
  Mayan rain-gods
  These four deities, envisaged as giant
  reptiles, live in deep lakes, one at each
  cardinal point. They cause clouds to
  form from which other gods cause rain
  to fall.
  Chicchan2
  Central American
  [Chiccan]
  the fifth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the collecting together
  of one’s  experiences
  (see also Two Chicchan)
  Chicchechum
  (see Chibchacum)
  Chichak
  Pacific Islands
  the lizard, said by some to be the spirit
  of ancestors
  Chichen Itza 
  (see Itzamna)
  Chichevache
  European
  a monster, in the form of a cow, who
  ate only good women and hence was
  very thin
  chichic
  South American
  a huaca placed in a maize field to
  protect the crop
  Chichinguane
  African
  in the lore of Mozambique, a girl who
  lived in a fish
  When she was trapped in a river, the
  fish Chipfalamfula took her into his
  mouth for safety and she lived in his
  belly until she was old enough to
  marry. Then she returned to dry land
  where she was attacked by ogres. The
  big fish stopped the river long enough
  for her to cross over its dry bed and
  then restarted the flow and drowned
  her attackers. She met a prince who
  fell in love with her and married her.
  Chickaban
  South America
  a festival in honour of Kukulcan held
  at the end of October
  Chicol
  Irish
  son of Goll and Lot
  Chicomecoatl
  (see Chicomecohuatl)
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  Chicomecohuatl
  Central American
  [Chicomecoatl.Seven-Serpent. Seven
  Snakes.Xilonen]
  an Aztec maize-goddess, a
  manifestation of Coatlicue 
  or Tonacacihuatl
  some say consort of Cinteotl
  Chicomexochtli
  Central American
  [Seven Flowers]
  an Aztec god, patron of painters
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Tonacatecuhtli.
  Chicomoztoc
  Central American
  [Cavern of Seven Chambers:=Quiche
  Tulkan-Zuiva]
  the refuge from which the Aztec
  people emerged
  Chiconahui
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of the hearth
  Chiconahui 
  Itzcuintli-Chanctico Central American
  an Aztec god, patron of lapidaries
  Chiconahuiehecatl
  Central American
  an Aztec creator-god
  Chicuna
  Central American
  a god of Panama
  Chicuauhmictlan
  Central American
  [Chicunauhmictlan.Ciconauhmictlan]
  the last of the 9 regions of the Aztec
  underworld, Mictlan
  Some say that the soul must spend four
  years in the other regions of Mictlan
  before reaching this final resting place.
  Chicunauhapan
  Central American
  one of the 9 rivers of the Aztec
  underworld, Mictlan
  When a man died, his dog was killed
  and buried with him. This animal was
  said to carry his master’s soul across
  the rivers of the underworld.
  Chicunauhmictlan
  (see Chicuauhmictlan)
  Chie
  (see Chia)
  Chief Child of the Root
  North American
  a spirit of the Coeur d’Alene tribe who
  later became the moon
  Chief d’Oire
  European
  the home of Parthonopeus and Melior
  Chief Thunderbird
  (see Keneum)
  Chieh-lan Shen
  Chinese
  a god of place
  Chieh Lin
  Chinese
  [Yüeh Lao]
  a god of marriage
  He is regarded as the old man of 
  the moon.
  Ch’ieh-po-ka
  (see Gobaka)
  Ch’ien1
  Chinese
  [Yao Wang]
  a tree that grows on the moon
  This tree is said to produce leaves that
  make immortal all those who eat them.
  Ch’ien2
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams,
  representing heaven, sky, horse
  ch’ien3
  (see chim)
  Chien-chan
  Chinese
  a tutor of Pao-kung Ch’an-shih
  Chien Lao
  Chinese
  a Buddhist earth-goddess
  Ch’ien-li Yen
  (see Kao Ming)
  Ch’ien Niu
  Chinese
  [Aquila.Celestial Cowherd.Niu Lang.Ox
  Boy.Tung Yung:=Japanese Hikoboshi]
  a cowherd, the star Altair
  husband of Chih Nü
  When these two stars visited earth and
  married, they became so infatuated
  with each other that they no longer did
  any work when they returned to heaven.
  They were punished by the king or
  queen of heaven who caused them to
  be separated by a river, the Milky Way,
  allowed to meet only once a year.
  Magpies took pity on their plight and
  formed themselves into a bridge over
  which Chih Nü was able to cross.
  In another story, the Ox Boy is Tung
  Yung.
  (see also Hikoboshi.Tung Yung)
  Chien-shih
  Chinese
  [=Japanese Chinju]
  guardian deities of a locality
  Chien T’an
  Chinese
  son of Chang Hsien
  chigbe
  African
  magic power in the lore of the Nupe
  Chih
  Chinese
  the final development of creation
  when  form (T’ien-li) and breath
  (Ch’i) came together to form
  substance (Chih)
  Ch’ih Ching-te
  Chinese
  [Yü Ch’ih Ching-te]
  a door-god
  He was a general who, with his friend
  Ch’in Shu-pao, stayed awake all night
  to guard the emperor’s door against
  demons. 
  Ch’ih Ching-tzu
  Chinese
  the personification of fire
  Ch’ih Kung (see Chi Kung.Pao-chih)
  Ch’ih Kuo
  Chinese
  [=Hindu Dhartarashthra:=Japanese
  Jikoku:=Taoist Mo-li Ch’ing]
  a Buddhist guardian spirit of the east
  and spring
  Chih Nü
  Chinese
  [Heavenly Weaving Girl.Lyra.Weaving
  Lady.Weaving Maid(en):=Japanese
  Tanabata]
  a spinning-maid, the star Vega
  wife of Ch’ien Niu
  When these two stars visited earth and
  married, they became so infatuated
  with each other that they no longer 
  did any work when they returned 
  to heaven. 
  They were punished by the king or
  queen of heaven who caused them to
  be separated by a river, the Milky Way,
  allowed to meet only once a year.
  Magpies took pity on their plight and
  formed themselves into a bridge over
  which Chih Nü was able to cross.
  In another story, she married Tung
  Yung who had bound himself to
  service in return for a loan to pay for
  his father’s funeral. She released him
  from this obligation by weaving 300
  bales of cloth in one month. She then
  returned to her home in the heavens
  but sent Tung Yung two baby sons.
  (see also Tanabata)
  Chih Sung-tzu
  Chinese
  a rain-god
  He was an attendant on Shen Nung
  and watered the earth when it was
  parched by the wind his master
  generated. He was made an immortal
  and became a rain-god but was one of
  those who helped Feng Po in his
  rebellion against Huang Ti and was
  defeated and demoted to the status of
  water sprinkler.
  Ch’ih Wen
  Chinese
  a water dragon
  Chih Yü
  Chinese
  a war-god
  son of Shen Nung
  He was a monster, half man, half bull,
  who rebelled against the rule of
  Huang-ti, helped by Chi Sung-tzu and
  Feng Po, but was defeated.
  He was said to have seventy-two (or
  eighty) brothers and all of them had
  heads made of bronze and ate pebbles
  or dust.
  He is said to have invented weapons
  of war when he collected the metal
  that spewed out when a mountain
  burst asunder. He is depicted as having
  the head of an ox made of metal.
  Chikha 
  (see Cihuacoatl)
  Chihuatetel
  (see Cihuateteo)
  Chikanga
  African
  [Chunda.Kikanga.Little Guinea-fowl.
  Little Doctor]
  a famous diviner
  He was originally knowna as Chunda.
  It was claimed that he died and was
  born again as Chikanga, with a mission
  to eliminate sorcery. He was said to
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  cure sickness and to cleanse the
  sorcerers who had caused it.
  Chikara
  African
  a sky-god of the Korekore tribe
  father of Nosenga
  Chikha
  Tibetan
  [Chikha Bardo]
  a period of after death transition
  (see also Bardo)
  Chikinkuh
  Central American
  the Mayan god of the West wind, one
  of the 4 Chaob deities
  Chikisani
  Japanese
  an Ainu earth-goddess or goddess of
  elm trees
  mother of Pon Okikurumi 
  by Okikurumi
  Chiksura
  Hindu
  a general
  He was the leader of the forces of
  Mahisha in his battle with Mahadevi
  and was killed by her club.
  Chilam Balam
  Central American
  [Book of Spirits.Book of the Tiger Priests.
  Chilan Balam]
  a book of Mayan religion 
  and philosophy
  Chilan Balam
  (see Chilam Balam)
  chilanse
  Central American
  diviners of the Aztec
  Chilchi
  North American
  a benevolent spirit of the Zuni
  one of the Katchina
  Child-Flower
  (see Sengen)
  Child in the Harvest Basket
  (see Liknites)
  Child Medicine Woman
  (see Sand Altar Woman)
  Child of the River
  (see Kappa)
  Child of the Sea
  (see Amadis of Gaul)
  Child of the Sun (see Amadis of Gaul)
  Child of the Water
  North American
  a culture hero of the Apache and
  Navaho tribes
  son of Changing Woman
  brother of Killer of Enemies
  He and his brother killed monsters
  and all mankind’s enemies. He was
  able to get close enough to monsters to
  be able to kill them by wearing a cloak
  of invisibility given to him by Lizard.
  One of the monsters he killed was a
  giant, a huge being covered with four
  layers of rock.
  (see also Monster Slayer1,2)
  child spirits
  Pacific Islands
  the spirits of babies
  These spirits are said to resemble tiny
  babies and represent the real child
  even before it is conceived. They live
  in the seas and come ashore attached
  to floating debris. Some girls believe
  that they can become pregnant by
  swimming in the waters where the
  child spirits live.
  Child-stealing Devil
  (see Heavenly Dog)
  Child Water Woman
  (see Sand Altar Woman)
  Childe Roland
  British
  a ballad telling the story of Roland
  and his sister Ellen
  Childe Roland
  (see Roland1)
  Children of Calatin
  Irish
  children of the Fomoire druid, Calatin
  They helped the forces of Maev in her
  battles with Ulster by conjuring up
  phantom 
  battalions 
  to 
  harass
  Cuchulainn and his men.
  Children of Dana
  (see Danaans)
  Children of Domnu
  Irish
  descendants of the goddess Domnu
  These 
  people 
  are 
  regarded 
  as
  representing the powers of evil
  opposing the Children of Dana who
  represent the powers of goodness.
  Children of Don
  (see Danaans)
  Children of Heracles (see Heracleidae)
  Children of Lir
  Irish
  the boys Aedh, Conn and Fiachra, and
  the girl Fionuala
  These four were the children of Lir
  by his first wife, Aobh. After her
  death he married her sister Aoife who
  resolved to kill the children and
  turned them into swans, condemned
  to spend three successive periods,
  each of 300 years, on a lake, the sea-
  passage between Ireland and Scotland
  and the Atlantic Ocean. They
  survived the ordeal and returned at
  the end of their sentence to find their
  father. They were sheltered by a
  Christian hermit, Mo-Caemoc, until
  they were seized by Lairgnen, king of
  Connaught, as a present for his bride
  Deoca. Then their feathers fell off and
  they appeared as old, wrinkled humans
  who, after a hurried baptism by the
  hermit, died and were buried in 
  one grave.
  Children of the Light (see Danaans)
  Children of the Sun
  South American
  ancestors of the Incas
  sons and daughter of Inti
  In the beginning, men were confined
  to the underworld and emerged from
  the cave Pacari, which had three exits.
  The 
  Inca 
  royalty 
  emerged,
  wonderfully garbed, from the central
  opening, the common people from the
  other two. 
  Various names are given for the
  royal personages, children of the sun-
  god, Inti. Some say there were four
  men (Ayar Manco, Pachocamac,
  Viracocha and one other) and four
  females, though some give the four
  men as Ayar Ayca, Ayar Cachi, Ayar
  Manco and Ayar Oco. Others name
  these eight as the brothers Cusco
  Huanca, Huana Cauri, Manco Capac
  and Topa Ayar Cachi with their sisters
  Cori Ocllo, Ipa Huaco, Mama Coya
  and Topa Huaco. In some versions
  there are but three males (Ayar Cachi
  Asauca, Ayar Manco and Ayar Ucho)
  and three females (Mama Coya,
  Mama Huaco and Mama Rahua).
  There are equally varied accounts
  of what happened to these people, 
  but at least one of them was turned
  into stone and another was sealed 
  in a cave. The chief character, Ayar
  Manco, is said to have founded the
  capital city of Cuzco and married 
  his sister, Mama Ocllo, founding the
  Inca royal dynasty.
  Another story refers to Apocatequil
  and Piguero emerging from the Cave
  of Refuge.
  (see also Tahuantin-Suyu-Kapac)
  Chilon
  Greek
  one of the Seven Sages
  Chilube
  African
  [Chiruwi.Sikulokobuzuka]
  a forest monster
  He is said to be made partly of wax and
  has an animal’s leg. Any man who
  wrestles with him and loses, dies.
  In some accounts they are described
  as half-bodied with one eye, ear, arm
  and leg.
  chim
  Chinese
  [Cantonese:= ch’ien]
  bamboo rods used in divination and
  communicating with the dead
  Chimaera1
  Greek
  [Chimaira.Chimera.Khimaira.‘she-goat’]
  a fire-breathing monster, part lion,
  part goat, with a serpent’s tail
  offspring of Typhon and Echidna
  mother of the Nemean Lion and
  Sphinx, some say
  This 
  monster 
  was 
  killed 
  by
  Bellerophon riding Pegasus.
  chimaera2
  (see gorgoneion)
  Chimaira
  (see Chimaera)
  Chimalman 
  (see Chimalmatl)
  Chimalmat 
  (see Chimalmatl)
  Chimalmatl 
  Central American
  [Chimalman.Chimalmat.]
  wife of Vucub-Caquix
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  mother of Cabraca and Zipacna
  mother of Ce Acatl, some say
  Chimborazo 
  Central American
  a sacred volcano in Mexico
  Chiminagagué 
  (see Chimizipagua)
  Chimizapagua 
  South American
  [Chiminigagué]
  a Chibcha deity
  In some accounts he is the same as 
  Bochica who some equate with
  Nemquetcha.
  In other stories Chiminagagué is a
  creator who sent light through the
  universe on the backs of birds, though
  some say this name refers to the
  container in which light came to earth
  and was distributed by birds, while
  Chimizapagua was but a messenger for
  Chiminagagué.
  (see also Bochica.Nemquetcha)
  Chimmeken
  German
  one of the kobolds
  Chin
  Central American
  a Mayan god of lust
  Chin Chia
  Chinese
  [Gentleman in Golden Armour]
  a patron of literature, said to punish
  wicked scholars
  Chin Ch’iao-chi
  Chinese
  the original name of Ti-ts’ang 
  Chin-Grelin
  (see werewolf)
  Chin Ching
  Chinese
  a magic mirror
  Those looking in this mirror could see
  into their own bodies and determine
  the cause of their illness.
  Chin-kang
  Chinese
  [Vajra]
  part of the name Chin-kang-li-shih
  referring to Guhyaka, the yaksha
  with the open mouth
  (see also Hang.Li-shih)
  Chin-kang-li-shih
  (see Vajrapanibalin)
  Chin-kang-tsang
  Chinese
  a bodhisattva
  Chin-kuang
  Chinese
  [Ch’in-kuang Wang]
  ruler of the first of the 10 Taoist hells
  He controls the length of a person’s
  life and punishes according to one’s
  actions on earth.
  Ch’in-kuang Wang
  Chinese
  (see Chin-kuang)
  Chin-kuang Tung
  Chinese
  a priest
  He appeared in a dream to the wife of
  Li Ching and, shortly afterwards, she
  gave birth to a baby boy, Li No-cha,
  who was born wearing the priest’s
  trousers and bracelet.
  Chin-k’uei
  Chinese
  an early Taoist supreme god
  Chin Lun
  Chinese
  the Buddhist golden Wheel of Victory
  Chin-lung
  (see Hsieh Hsü)
  Chin Lung
  Chinese
  one of the Four Dragon Kings
  Chin Ma-ho Chia-yeh
  (see Ma-ho Chia-yeh)
  Chin Men
  Chinese
  [Golden Door]
  the entrance to the palace of Yüan
  Shih on Jade Mountain
  Chin Mu
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Ch’in-shih Huang-ti (see Huang Ti)
  Ch’in Shu-p’o
  Chinese
  a door-god
  He was a general who, with his friend
  Ch’ih Ching-t’e, stayed awake all
  night to guard the emperor’s door
  from demons.
  Chin Ti-ts’ang
  (see Ti-ts’ang)
  Chinaweji
  (see Chinawezi)
  Chinawezi
  African
  [Chinaweji]
  a primaeval serpent
  wife of Nkubal
  mother of Konde and Nawezi
  She ruled the land and sea while her
  husband ruled the sky.
  Chineke
  African
  a name of Chuku as ‘creator’
  Chinese Twins
  Chinese
  Fat and Tan, the sons of Chang
  Chinese unicorn
  (see ch’i-lin) 
  Ching
  Chinese
  the inhabitants of the mythical land
  Hsiao-jen Kuo
  Ching-chih
  Chinese
  son of Ts’ao Pin
  brother of Ts’ao Kuo-chiu
  Ching-chou
  Chinese
  a city-god
  Ching Ch’uan
  Chinese
  one of the household gods
  a young boy, guardian of the well
  Ch’ing Fu
  (see Han Hsiang-tzu)
  Ching Lin
  (see Mei Lan)
  Ch’ing Ming
  Chinese
  [Festival of Pure Brightness]
  a spring festival during which
  offerings are made to the dead
  Ch’ing Te
  Chinese
  [Ch’ing Ti]
  an emperor of China
  husband of Pao Yüeh
  father of Yü Huang
  After Ch’ing Te and his wife had
  prayed for a son, his wife dreamt that
  she saw Lao Chun bringing a boy
  towards her and was found to 
  be pregnant when she woke in the
  morning.
  Ch’ing Ti
  (see Ch’ing Te)
  Ch’ing-ti
  Chinese
  [Green Lord]
  a sky-god, responsible for the east
  Ching-t’u 
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of the Pure 
  Land
  Ching Wo
  Chinese
  [Lady of the Star Tse Wei.Yü Yin]
  twentieth daughter of Tung Wang
  Kung and Hsi Wang Mu
  Ching Yang
  Chinese
  a dragon king
  Chinggis Khan
  Mongol
  [King of the World]
  a general
  Originally known as Tumujin, he was
  proclaimed ruler by a shaman who
  announced that he would rule by
  divine right.
  On his death his soul was said to
  merge with his own royal standard (the
  tuk) and acted as guardian of his
  soldiers under the name of Borjigin.
  Chinigchinich
  North American
  [Chinnigchinich.Kwawar.Ouiamot]
  a supreme deity of the tribes 
  of California
  He created the first man, Ouiot.
  At the funeral of Ouiot, Coyoye
  snatched a piece of the body and ran
  off. Some of the skin fell on the
  ground 
  and 
  here 
  Chinigchinich
  appeared to the medicine-men and
  gave them supernatural powers for the
  benefit of the men he then created
  from clay. These beings replaced the
  earlier race created by Ouiot, all of
  whom Chinigchinich turned into
  animals, birds and plants.
  In another version, he was the son
  of Tacu and Auzar and was sometimes
  known as Ouiamot.
  (see also Attajen)
  Chinju
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Chien-shin]
  a Shinto deity, guardian of a specific
  locality or building
  Chinnamasta
  Hindu
  [Chinnamastaka.Viraratri]
  a goddess of self-sacrifice
  a form of Durga
  one of 10 mahavidyas
  She is depicted as a headless deity,
  sometimes carrying her head, from the
  mouth of which pours the blood from
  the severed head.
  Chinnamastaka
  (see Chinnamasta)
  Chinnigchinich (see Chinigchinich)
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  chinoi
  Malay
  the spirit said to possess a halak
  during a trance
  Chinta-mani
  Hindu
  [Divine Jewel.Divya-ratna]
  a precious stone, made by Brahma,
  from which all knowledge could 
  be obtained
  Other accounts say that this stone was
  one of the objects that emerged at the
  Churning of the Ocean; others say that
  it was Indra’s thunderbolt.
  It is variously described as an eight-
  faceted stone that emits a light brighter
  than daylight, or as a snake-stone (the
  jewel in the head of a naga) which can
  be hidden only by throwing cow dung
  at it.
  (see also Kaustubha.mani1)
  Chinu
  Japanese
  a lover of the Maiden of Unai
  He and Mubara, who was his identical
  counterpart, both loved the Maiden of
  Unai, and when she threw herself into
  the river because she could not choose
  between the two, both men jumped in
  after her and all three perished
  together. Weapons were placed in
  Mubara’s tomb but none in Chinu’s.
  Chinu later borrowed the sword of a
  traveller and killed the spirit of Mubara,
  claiming the maiden for himself.
  Chinun Way Shun
  Burmese
  [Wakyet-wa]
  the original nat
  a creator of the Kachin
  He was said to exist before the world
  was formed and created the other nats.
  He then made a pumpkin and called
  on the newly created nats to add to it.
  Chiton added legs, Mu gave it eyes
  and, eventually, they created the first
  human, Shingwara, who refashioned
  the earth after the flood.
  Chinun is also known as Ka, the
  spirit of the earth.
  Chinvat Bridge
  Persian
  [Bridge of the Decider.Chinvat 
  Peretu.Chinvat Puhl.Cinvat.Cinvato
  PeretuPul Chinavad. Pul Chinavar]
  the bridge leading from the top of
  Mount Alburz into heaven
  The souls of the dead had to cross this
  bridge, which appeared wide for the
  good but impossibly narrow for the bad.
  In earlier times it was regarded as a
  river that souls had to cross to reach
  the land of the dead.
  Chinvat Peretu (see Chinvat Bridge)
  Chinvat Puhl
  Persian
  the Pahlavi name for the 
  Chinvat Bridge
  Chione1
  Greek
  [Khione]
  daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia
  sister of Calais, Cleopatra and Zetes
  mother of Eumolpus by Poseidon 
  She threw her son into the sea.
  Chione2
  Greek
  [Khione]
  daughter of Daedalion
  mother of Autolycus by Hermes
  mother of Philammon by Apollo
  When she was rash enough to
  compare her beauty with that of
  Artemis, the goddess shot and killed
  her. Her father threw himself from
  Mount Parnassus in his grief and was
  transformed into a falcon by Apollo.
  Chionides
  (see Eumolpus)
  Chipactonal
  Central American
  one of the 4 sages of the 
  Aztec migration
  He and Oxomoco, Tlaltecuin and
  Xochicahuaca were said to have
  invented the Aztec calendar.
  (see also Cipactonal)
  Chipapunta
  North American
  a lake
  This lake is regarded by some Pueblo
  tribes as the place from which their
  ancestors emerged.
  Chipfalamfula
  African
  in Mozambique, a huge fish said to
  have stopped the flow of a river
  (see Chichinguane)
  Chipi-Cakulha
  Central American
  [Lightning-flash]
  an assistant to Hurukan, the wind-god
  of the Maya
  Chipiabos
  (see Chibiabos)
  Chipiapoos
  (see Chibiabos)
  Chipiripa
  South American
  a rain-god in Costa Rica
  chirognomy
  (see cheiromancy)
  chiromancy
  (see cheiromancy)
  Chiron1
  Greek
  [Cheiron.Kheiron.Kiron.Philyrides]
  the king of the Centaurs
  son of Cronus and Philyra
  husband of Chariclo
  father of Endeis and Euippe
  His parentage was different from that
  of the other Centaurs, as was his
  disposition. He was physically like
  them because Cronus had adopted the
  form of a horse when fathering him on
  Philyra, but he was a wise Centaur
  who cared for and tutored a number of
  Greek heroes including Achilles,
  Asclepius Heracles and Jason.
  He was inadvertently shot by
  Heracles, whose poisoned arrows were
  invariably 
  fatal 
  to 
  mortals. 
  An
  alternative story says that when Pholus
  entertained Heracles in his cave and
  they were attacked by other centaurs,
  one of them, Elatus, was wounded by
  one of the poisoned arrows fired by
  Heracles and Chiron was accidentally
  wounded in the knee when he
  withdrew this arrow. Chiron, not a
  mortal, could not die though suffering
  great agony. Later on Prometheus
  assumed the burden of immortality to
  allow Chiron to die, when he was
  placed in the heavens as Centaurus.
  He is sometimes depicted as having
  human rather than equine forelegs.
  Chiron2
  European
  keeper of the lake of boiling 
  blood  (Dante)
  Chiruwi
  (see Chilube)
  Chitimukul
  African
  the founder-king of the Bemba people
  He and his two brothers were
  responsible for the death of many
  people when a tower they were
  building collapsed. They fled from
  their father’s wrath and founded a
  kingdom of their own.
  Chiton
  Burmese
  one of the first nats, created by
  Chinun Way Shun
  Chitra-ratha
  (see Chitratha)
  Chitragupta
  Hindu
  the recorder of souls in 
  the underworld
  Chitralekha
  Hindu
  an artist
  He painted a portrait of Aniruddha,
  the man with whom Usha had fallen in
  love in a dream.
  Chitrangada
  Hindu
  mother of Babhru-Varana by Arjuna
  Chitratha
  Hindu
  [Chitra-ratha]
  a king of the minor deities known 
  as Gandharvas
  Chiu-kung T’ai I
  (see T’ai I)
  Chiu-mo-lo-to
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for Kumarajiva
  ch’iu-she
  Chinese
  [Autumn-snake charm]
  a charm used to drive away illness
  This charm takes the form of a coiled
  snake with a human head, made of
  paper.
  Other such charms for specific
  diseases are the Spring-snake charm,
  the Summer-snake charm, the Winter-
  snake charm and variously numbered
  coloured-snake charms and headed-
  snake charms.
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  Chiu-shou
  Chinese
  one of the immortals
  He was a lion who took human form.
  Chiucoatl
  (see Cinteotl)
  Chiu-hua Shan
  Chinese
  a sacred mountain, a site of pilgrimage
  Chiuke
  African
  a creator-god and sky-god of the Ibo
  Chiun
  Hebrew
  [Kiun.Ro(m)phan]
  an early goddess of abundance
  Ch’iung Hsiao
  Chinese
  one of the 3 Keng San Ku-niang
  sister of Chao Kung-ming and Pi Hsiao
  During the Battle of Mu, she threw
  her golden scissors at Lao-tzu but
  failed to harm him. She then fought
  with swords but was killed when Pai-
  ho T’ung-tzu threw a jade club at her.
  Chiuta
  African
  [Mulengi.Mwenco.Wamtatakuya]
  the supreme-god and rain-god of 
  the Tumbuka
  Chivim
  Central American
  one of a serpent race
  chixu
  North American
  a ghost, in the lore of the Pawnees
  Chiyo
  Japanese
  a maiden killed by Shokuro
  Shokuro knew that the thunder-god
  ate navels so he killed Chiyo, cut out
  her navel and flew it on a kite to attract
  Raiden, whom he had undertaken to
  catch. Raiden restored the girl’s life
  and took her into the heavens. She
  later forgave her murderer.
  Chiyodo
  Japanese
  the only child of Heitaro and Higo
  chlamys
  Greek
  the cloak of Zeus
  chlevnik
  Russian
  [chlvnik]
  a spirit inhabiting cowsheds, a type 
  of domovik
  Chlodomer
  British
  a king of Orleans
  In some accounts he was killed in
  battle against King Arthur.
  Chloe1
  Greek
  a name of Demeter as ‘green’
  Chloe2
  Greek
  a shepherdess in love with Daphnis
  Chloia
  Greek
  a spring festival in honour of Demeter
  as Chloe
  Chloris1
  Greek
  wife of Ampyx
  mother of Mopsus by Ampyx or Apollo
  Chloris2
  Greek
  [=Japanese Kusumamodini: =Roman Flora]
  a nymph of the meadows
  daughter of Amphion and Niobe 
  mother of Carpus
  She was pursued by Zephyrus and
  married him.
  Chloris3
  Greek
  daughter of Amphion and Niobe
  wife of Neleus
  mother of Pero
  The only daughter of Niobe to survive
  when Apollo and Artemis killed 
  her other children. She bore twelve 
  sons, including Chromius, Nestor and
  Periclymenus and one daughter, Pero.
  Chlvnik 
  (see Chlevnik)
  Chnas
  (see Agenor1)
  Chnemu 
  (see Khnum1)
  Chnoubis
  Egyptian
  [=Gnostic Chnuphis]
  a god in the form of a fabulous
  animal, part lion, part serpent
  Chnoumis
  (see Khnum1)
  Chnum 
  (see Khnum1)
  Chnumu 
  (see Khnum1)
  Chnuphis
  Gnostic
  [=Egyptian Chnoubis]
  a fabulous beast in the form of a
  serpent with the head and mane of a
  lion and a corona of 7 or 12 rays
  cho-i
  Australian
  in the lore of the Queensland tribes,
  part of a baby’s soul
  It is said that the cho-i remains in the
  placenta, from which Anjea makes
  another baby.
  ch’o-je
  Tibetan
  [ch’o-kyon]
  a group of sorcerers regarded as
  incarnations of fiends
  ch’o-kyon
  (see ch’o-je)
  cho-pen
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan cod-pan]
  a form of prayer-flag: good luck
  (see also da-cha)
  Choephorae
  (see Libation Bearers)
  Choephoroi
  (see Libation Bearers)
  Choere
  (see Marpessa)
  chohile
  (see mlungu)
  Choima
  Central American
  [Beautiful Water]
  a woman created by the gods as a wife
  for Balam Agab
  Chokanipok
  North American
  son of Kabun
  brother of Michabo
  He was killed by Michabo who scattered
  the entrails, which became vines.
  Chokoro
  Japanese
  a sennin who had a magic horse
  Chol
  (see Col1)
  Cholula 
  Central America
  an Aztec pyramid
  This structure was built so tall that it
  almost reached the heavens; a precious
  stone dropped from the sky and
  destroyed it.
  chomchaengi
  British
  [chomjangi]
  diviners, in Wales
  Chomiel
  a demon serving Demoriel
  chomjangi
  (see chomchaengi)
  Chonchonyi
  South American
  a vampire demon, in the lore of the
  Araucanian people
  This demon was said to consist of a
  human head with huge fangs, and ears
  which served as wings.
  Chong Yok
  Korean
  [Book of Changes.Zu-Yog]
  the Korean version of Yih-King
  Chonguita
  Pacific Islands
  a monkey girl
  wife of Pedro
  When she married the Filipino 
  prince, Pedro, she changed into a 
  beautiful woman.
  Ch’onje
  (see Hanullim)
  Chons
  (see Khons)
  Chontamenti 
  (see Khenti Amentiu)
  Chonti-amentiu (see Khenti Amentiu)
  Chonyid Bardo
  Tibetan
  a 14-day transitional after-death
  period during which visions 
  occur
  (see also Bardo Thodol)
  Chopstick
  Korean
  a midget
  son of Taro
  husband of Uriko
  He was born when his mother,
  following instructions given to her in a
  dream, placed a chopstick in a bowl of
  rice near the fire. Although only about
  one foot tall, he routed a gang who had
  kidnapped three maidens, and he
  married one of them, Uriko. When he
  prayed to a river-goddess he grew to
  normal size.
  Choque Suso
  South American
  wife of Paricaca
  Choreia
  Greek
  an animal maenad
  Chormusta Tengri 
  (see Qormusta Tengri)
  Chors
  Slav
  [Chers.Chros.Khors]
  a Balkan sun-god
  chorten
  Tibetan
  [mch’od-r-ten]
  a funeral monument
  Such monuments are erected over the
  graves of lamas, saints, etc. and models
  are sold as amulets.
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  Chos-rgyal Phyi-sgrub
  Tibetan
  [=Sanskrit Yama]
  a god of the dead
  Chos-Skyon
  Tibetan
  [Ch-chung.Cho-chyong.  Thun-gyi-gyal-po]
  one of the 5 Mahapancharajas
  king of magic
  He is depicted with one head and two
  arms and rides a white elephant or a
  yellow lion.
  (see also hPrin-las-gyi-rgyal-po)
  Chosen Women
  (see Acclas)
  Chosii
  Japanese
  the home of the dead
  Chosrow
  (see Kay Khushraw)
  Chota Panthaka
  Buddhist
  [Pantha the Younger:=Chinese Chu-ch’a
  Pan-t’o-chia]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  brother of Panthaka the Elder
  As a young man he was quite backward
  but became very wise and acquired the
  ability to fly and to take any shape 
  he wished.
  He is depicted holding a fan and
  leaning on a dead tree.
  Chou Hsin1
  (see Chou Wang)
  Chou Hsin2
  Chinese
  a god of the city of Hangchow
  He was originally a 15th C mandarin.
  Chou Hsing Lao Tou Tzu
  (see Hua Lin)
  Chou I
  Chinese
  son of Wen Wang, in some accounts
  (see also Chu I)
  Chou Li
  Chinese
  part of the Li Chang
  Ch’ou Ssu-t’e
  Chinese
  a monk 
  He claimed to have been taught magic
  by Wang, the celestial porter.
  Chou Teng
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry of
  Time, responsible for overseeing 
  the day
  Chou Tsang
  Chinese
  attendant and sword-bearer to Kuan,
  god of war
  Chou Wang
  Chinese
  [Chou Hsin]
  a god of sodomy
  father of Yin Chiao and T’ai Sui
  He was originally an 11th C BC emperor
  of extraordinary cruelty. He was killed
  in the Battle of Mu, against Wu Wang,
  and was deified. His concubine was
  T’a Chi, an extremely wicked woman.
  Chou Yang
  Chinese
  one of the 6 deities of the celestial
  Ministry of Fire
  He was originally a legendary emperor
  who, it was said, taught the art of forging
  metals and making fire.
  chough
  British
  the bird in which King Arthur’s soul is
  said to reside
  Other accounts substitute the puffin or
  the raven.
  Chousoros
  (see Chousorus)
  Chousorus
  Phoenician
  [Chousoros]
  son of Oulomus
  He engendered the primaeval egg
  from which came Ouranos and Gea.
  Chramm
  British
  the leader of a revolt against Clothair
  in which he was killed
  Chrétien de Troyes
  French
  a 12th C writer
  He retold the Arthurian legends
  introducing the idea of courtly love
  and the story of the Holy Grail.
  Some of his works are Cligés, Erec
  and Enide, Le Chevalier de Charette (the
  story of Lancelot as Knight of the
  Cart), Le Chevalier du Lion (about
  Owain, as Knight of the Lion), Le
  Conte de Graal (Percival on the Grail
  Quest) and Perceval.
  Chrichinbel
  (see Cridhinbheal)
  Crichinphel
  (see Cridhinbheal)
  Chriemhild
  (see Krimhild)
  chrisoletus
  a stone said to have the power to repel
  demons
  (see also chrysolite)
  Christian Theseus
  (see Roland2)
  Chroin
  Irish
  [Maol Chroin]
  a young monk
  When Cellach was deposed by
  Guaire and fled to an island, Chroin
  and three other young monks went
  with him. They later accepted a
  bribe 
  from 
  Guaire 
  and 
  killed
  Cellach. The dead man’s brother,
  Muireadhach, found the body, and
  when he caught the murderers he
  had them put to death.
  Chromia
  Greek
  [Asterodia]
  daughter of Itonus
  wife of Endymion, in some accounts
  (see also Selene)
  Chromius
  Greek
  son of Neleus and Chloris
  brother of Nestor and Periclymenus
  Chronicle of Glastonbury
  British
  a 14th C history of the town written in
  Latin by John of Glastonbury
  Chronos
  Greek
  [‘time’]
  one of 2 primaeval deities present at
  the beginning of the world
  (see Adrastea2.Cronus)
  Chros 
  (see Chors)
  Chruinnaght
  British
  a Druidic gathering in the Isle of Man
  Chrus
  (see Corus2)
  Chrysanthemum Boy (see Kiku-jido)
  Chrysanthis
  Greek
  a nymph
  Chrysaor1
  Greek
  son of Poseidon by Medusa
  husband of Callirrhoë
  father of Geryon 
  father of Echidna, some say
  He was a warrior who sprang from the
  corpse of Medusa, when she was
  decapitated by Perseus, at the same
  time as the flying horse Pegasus.
  Chrysaor2
  British
  the sword of Arthgallo
  Chryse1
  Greek
  first wife of Dardanus
  She was given the Palladium by
  Athena and she gave it to Dardanus as
  part of her dowry.
  Chryse2
  Greek
  a nymph
  Chryseis
  Greek
  [Cressida.Khruseis]
  daughter of Chryses
  mother of Chryses
  When she was captured at Troy, she
  was given as a prize to Agamemnon.
  Her father pleaded for her release but
  Agamemnon refused until a plague
  descended on the Greek army. He
  then demanded the girl Briseis, who
  had been awarded to Achilles, so
  starting a quarrel that led to Achilles
  refusing to fight.
  In some accounts she bore a son,
  Chryses, to Agamemnon but said the
  boy’s father was Apollo.
  (see also Cressida)
  Chryses1
  Greek
  a priest of Apollo at Troy
  son of Minos
  father of Chryseis
  Chryses2
  Greek
  son of Chryseis by Agamemnon
  Chrysesis was given as a prize to
  Agamemnon at the siege of Troy, but
  when a plague descended on the Greek
  forces he returned her to her father,
  Chryses. She maintained that the son
  she bore was the son of Apollo. 
  Chrysippos
  (see Chrysippus)
  Chrysippus
  Greek
  [Chrysippos.Khrusippos]
  son of Pelops and a nymph
  He was abducted by Laius, king of
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  Thebes, who was in thrall to the boy’s
  beauty. He was rescued by Pelops and
  either killed himself or was killed by
  his jealous half-brothers, Atreus and
  Thyestes.
  Chrysogone
  British
  mother of Belphoebe and Amoret, in
  English lore
  chrysolite
  a stone said to have the power to
  ward off demons and fevers
  (see also chrisoletus)
  Chrysomallon
  Greek
  [Chrysomallus]
  the ram with the golden fleece
  This animal was fathered by Poseidon,
  in the form of a ram, on Theophane,
  in the form of a ewe, and later rescued
  Phrixus and his sister Helle from being
  sacrificed. It carried Phrixus to safety
  but Helle fell into the sea and died.
  Phrixus sacrificed the ram to the gods
  when he reached safety and its fleece
  was hung on a tree in Colchis from
  where it was later retrieved by Jason
  and the Argonauts.
  Chrysomallus
  (see Chrysomallon)
  Chryson
  Greek
  daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea
  sister of Chthonia
  Chrysor
  Phoenician
  [Diamichius]
  a sea-god: the first sailor
  He is said to have invented fishing tackle.
  Chrysothemis
  Greek
  daughter of Agamemnon 
  and Clytemnestra
  sister of Electra, Iphigenia and Orestes
  Some say that because she took the
  side of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra
  she was killed by Orestes when he
  avenged the death of his father. Others
  say that she escaped the slaughter and
  married Staphylus, king of Delos.
  Chthon
  Greek
  an earth-goddess
  Chthonia
  Greek
  daughter of Erechtheus and 
  Praxithea
  sister of Chryson
  Chthonian deities
  (see Chthonoi)
  Chthonic deities
  (see Chthonoi)
  Chthonius1
  Greek
  one of the 5 surviving Sown Men
  father of Lycus and Nycteus
  Chthonius2
  Greek
  a name for Hermes as ‘leader of 
  the dead’
  Chthonoi
  Greek
  [Chthonian deities.Chthonic deities]
  earth-gods: gods of the underworld
  Chthonophyle
  Greek
  daughter of Sicyon
  mother of Polybus by Hermes
  Chu
  (see Ju-i)
  Chu-ch’a Pan-t’o-chia
  Chinese
  [Chu-ch’a Pan-t’o-ka]
  the Chinese version of Chota Panthaka
  Chu-ch’a Pan-t’o-ka
  (see Chu-ch’a Pan-t’o-chia)
  Ch’u-ch’i
  Chinese
  [Lu Pan]
  brother of Huang Ta-hsien
  His younger brother, Huang Ta-hsien,
  disappeared with his flock and it was
  forty years before he was found, living
  as a hermit in a cave surrounded by
  large blocks of white stone, which
  suddenly reverted to their original
  form as Huang Ta-hsien’s sheep.
  Ch’u-ch’i became a hermit and was
  known as Lu Pan.
  Ch’u-chiang
  Chinese
  the second of the Ten Yama Kings
  ruler of the second Taoist hell
  This is the realm of ice reserved for
  thieves and murderers.
  Chu Ch’ieh 
  (see Feng1)
  Chu Hsieh Yüan
  Chinese
  the celestial Ministry of Exorcism
  This ministry has seven chief ministers
  known as Great Heavenly Princes.
  The chief of these is Chung K’uei.
  Chu I
  Chinese
  [Chu Yi.Crimson Gown.Mr Redcoat.Red
  Coat]
  a patron of literature
  one of the 4 attendants on Wen
  Ch’ang Ti Chun
  He was a scholar who married a
  celestial being who took him up to
  heaven where his function was to help
  those taking examinations to pass, but
  he found that he preferred to continue
  his study of the classics and returned to
  earth. He is depicted as an old man
  with a long beard.
  (see also Chou I)
  Chu-jung
  Chinese
  a fire-god 
  father of Kung Kung
  He was sent by Huang-ti to kill K’un
  when he stole some of the magic
  Swelling Earth and defeated his own son
  when he tried to depose him.
  Chu-ngu
  Vietnamese
  the spirit of the original owner of land
  in Annam
  These spirits must be propitiated by
  subsequent owners of the land.
  Chu-nha
  Vietnamese
  a guardian spirit of the house 
  in Annam
  This spirit is said to reside in a 
  lime jug.
  Chu Pa-chieh
  Chinese
  [Pig Fairy.Pigsy]
  a pig-like god
  He controlled movement in the Milky
  Way, which was regarded as a river,
  but was banished to earth as a pig
  when he upset the Jade Emperor after
  getting drunk. He became a devotee of
  Buddha when he met the goddess
  Kuan Yin. He went to India with
  Hsüan Tsang when he made the long
  journey 
  to 
  bring 
  the 
  Buddhist
  scriptures to China.
  Chu-pao P’en
  Chinese
  a magic bowl
  This vessel, owned by Yüan-tan, could
  produce gold as required.
  Chu Ping Chen
  Chinese
  a deity
  commander of the celestial army
  Chu Tien1
  Chinese
  a red sparrow
  spirit of the south
  Chu Tien2
  Chinese
  the Buddhist gods taken into the
  Chinese Pantheon from India
  Chu-ti Ho-shang
  Chinese
  [Te-hui]
  the Chinese name for Gonamati
  Chu Ts’ang Shen
  Chinese
  a deity
  guardian of the celestial treasury
  Chu U
  Buddhist
  in Japan, the state between death 
  and rebirth 
  Ch’ü Yüan
  Chinese
  a poet who committed suicide and 
  was deified
  Chuai
  Japanese
  an emperor
  husband of Jingo
  He was killed by the gods when he
  failed to believe his wife who said that
  she had been instructed by the gods to
  invade Korea. After his death, Jingo
  successfully invaded that country.
  Chuan Hou 
  (see T’ien Hou)
  Chuan Hsü
  Chinese
  one of the Five Emperors
  father of Chung and Li
  The world was in a chaotic state when
  he came to the throne as the second of
  the Five Emperors and he set about
  putting matters right, giving Chung
  authority over the celestial realm and
  Li over mortals.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Shun, the fifth emperor, while in
  others Chung and Li are his grandsons.
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  Chuan Lun
  Chinese
  [Chuan-lun Wang:=Hindu Chakravartiraja]
  the last of the Ten Yama Kings
  ruler of the tenth Taoist hell
  In 
  this 
  hell, 
  those 
  due 
  for
  reincarnation pass over a bridge and
  are conducted by the Spirit of the
  Wind to the Tower of Forgetfulness
  where they are given a drink which
  makes them forget their previous life.
  Chuan-lun Wang 
  (see Chuan Lun)
  Chuang Chou
  (see Chuang-tzu)
  Chuang Kung
  Chinese
  [Lord of the Bed]
  a god of the bed
  husband of Chuang Mu
  He and his wife keep watch over what
  happens in bed to protect the interests
  of children.
  Chuang Mu
  Chinese
  [Chuang P’o.Lady of the Bed]
  a goddess of the bed
  wife of Chuang Kung
  She and her husband keep watch over
  what happens in bed to protect the
  interests of children.
  Chuang P’o
  (see Chuang Mu)
  Chuang Sheng
  (see Chuang-tzu)
  Chuang-tzu
  Chinese
  [Chuang Chou.Chuang Sheng]
  (350–275 BC)
  a Taoist leader and follower of 
  Lao-tzu
  It was said that he had been a butterfly
  in a former existence. After he died, his
  widow agreed to marry Wang-su who,
  when they visited her dead husband’s
  grave, turned into Chuang-tzu, who
  after setting his house on fire, became
  an itinerant. In the course of his
  wanderings he met the Phoenix
  Empress, the Mother of Heaven,
  Hsüan Nü, Hsi Wang Mu and Shang
  Ti who gave him the planet Jupiter as
  his home.
  Chudo-yudo
  Slav
  a giant snake-god
  Ch’ui-niu
  Chinese
  a music dragon
  Chui Tatic Chites Vaneg 
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god
  Chujo Hime
  Japanese
  a Buddhist nun, expert in embroidery,
  regarded as an incarnation of
  Kwannon
  Chuku
  African
  [Chineke.Chukuru.Chukwu]
  the supreme god of the Ibo
  father or husband of Ale
  Chukuru
  (see Chuku)
  Chukwa
  Hindu
  the tortoise supporting the elephant,
  Maka-padma, which supports 
  the earth
  Chukwu
  (see Chuku)
  Chulan
  Malay
  a king of Siam
  father of Onang Kiu
  He was defeated by Sulana who then
  married Onang Kiu.
  Chulavete
  Central American
  a Mexican deity, the morning 
  star personified
  Chumong
  Korean
  son of Yuhwa
  He was born from an egg produced by
  Yuhwa who had been raped by
  Hemosu, who claimed to be the son of
  a god. He grew very quickly and became
  a skilled archer, but his progress
  aroused envy among others at the
  king’s court, where he had been raised,
  so he fled with three friends, Hyobbu,
  Mari and Zoi, to set up his own
  kingdom. The fishes built a bridge to
  allow them to cross a river and so
  escape their pursuers. They were met
  by three wise men, Muggo, Mugol and
  Zesa, who helped Chumong set up his
  new realm. He later took the name Ko.
  Ch’un-ch’iu
  Chinese
  [Spring and Autumn Annals]
  one of the Five Classics
  the fourth of the 9 major works of 
  the Confucian canon, dealing with
  historical events
  Chun T’i
  Chinese
  [Mother of the Ladle.T’ien Hou.Tou Mu:
  =Buddhist Kuan Yin:=Hindu Maritchi]
  a goddess of light
  wife of Tou Fu
  mother of 9 sons known as Human
  Kings (Jen Wang)
  She was said to have been a mortal
  abbess, who had a growth like a pig’s
  ear on her neck.
  As a goddess she is envisaged with
  three faces, one the face of a pig, and
  eight arms, and is said to live in a
  palace on the Pole Star.
  As Tou Mu, her nine sons (Jen
  Wang) were the first mortal rulers.
  (see also Tou Mu)
  Chun T’ou-p’o-han
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Kun Dadhana
  Chunda1
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a manifestation of Kwannon
  She is depicted with a smiling face
  and four or sixteen arms.
  (see also Jundei Kwannon)
  Chunda2
  (see Chikanga)
  Chung
  Chinese
  son (or grandson) of Chuan Hsü
  brother of Li
  When his father (or grandfather) came
  to the throne, he put Chung in charge
  of the celestial realm to restore order.
  Chung Chiu
  Chinese
  a festival of the moon, during which
  its reflection is captured in a basin 
  of water
  Chung K’uei
  Chinese
  [K’uei Hsing.Recorder of Hell.Wen Ti:
  =Japanese Shoki]
  a god of the afterlife and examin-
  ations, attendant on Wen Ch’ang Ti
  Chun
  a giant exorcist
  one of the Great Heavenly Princes
  He was a mortal who killed himself
  when not awarded the first place 
  that he had earned in an examination,
  the Emperor refusing to hand him his
  certificate because he was so ugly. He
  became an itinerant demon, losing
  the chance of reincarnation but
  protecting others from such demons.
  In another version he threw himself
  into the sea and was saved from
  drowning by a sea dragon who took
  him to heaven where he became one of
  the 
  stars 
  in 
  the 
  Great 
  Bear
  constellation, and was made the god of
  literature as Wen Ti.
  He is depicted wearing one shoe
  and tearing out a demon’s eye.
  Other accounts make him an
  attendant on Wen Ch’ang, in which
  role he is depicted as a small demon
  holding a ladle.
  Chung Li
  Chinese
  a fire-god, in some accounts
  son of the emperor, Chuan
  This deified mortal is regarded as the
  ruler of the south and is sometimes
  depicted as an animal with a man’s face
  that has three eyes.
  Chung-li Ch’üan
  (see Han Chung-li)
  Chung Lin
  (see Mei Lan)
  Chung-liu 
  (see Chung-lu)
  Chung-lu
  Chinese
  [Chung-liu]
  one of the household gods, guardian
  of the eaves
  Chung Wang
  Chinese
  father of Kuan Yin
  Chung-yang
  Chinese
  [Central Yellow Old Ruler]
  a Taoist god revered by the T’ai-
  p’ing school
  brother of T’ai-Shan
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  Chinese
  [Doctrine of the Mean]
  one of the Four Books
  the eighth of the 9 major works of 
  the Confucian canon, dealing 
  with philosophy
  Chunsu 
  (see Khons)
  Chunuhluk
  Inuit
  a stalk of grass that, by wishing,
  became a man
  This being later changed into a
  wolverine.
  Chur1
  Persian
  an archangel
  a quadrant of the sun’s disc
  Chur2
  (see Rod)
  churchi tuboh
  Malay
  [masokjaw]
  a rite of initation and purification 
  for adolescents
  This ceremony involves such things as
  head 
  shaving, 
  tooth 
  filing 
  and
  appeasement of tribal deities.
  churel
  Hindu
  the evil spirit of a woman who died
  giving birth to a child 
  It is said to spread disease and to suck
  the life out of young men.
  A churel has no mouth and its feet
  point towards the rear.
  churi
  Buddhist
  a knife used in rituals to cut out evil
  churinga
  Australian
  [tjuringa]
  sacred tablets of the Aborigines
  Each tablet contains the soul of a dead
  person awaiting reincarnation. When
  a suitable mother appears, the soul
  leaves the tablet, follows the woman
  home and is reborn.
  In some cases a hole is drilled
  through a churinga through which a
  string is passed, enabling it to be used
  as a bullroarer.
  Churl
  (see Karl)
  Churn
  (see Iddawg)
  Churning of the Ocean
  Hindu
  [Churning of the Sea of Milk]
  the making of amrita
  The gods and demons coiled the
  World Serpent, Ananta or Vasuki,
  round Mount Mandara and, by pulling
  on each end for 1,000 years, caused the
  Churning 
  of 
  the 
  Ocean. 
  This
  operation brought up fourteen things
  that had been lost by the early Vedic
  tribes in the flood. These were:
  Airavata, Indra’s elephant
  Amrita, the drink of the gods
  Chandra (Soma), the moon-god
  Dhanvantari, the Divine Doctor
  Dhanus, the magic bow
  Kaustubha, Vishnu’s ruby
  Lakshmi, the goddess of beauty
  Parijata, the tree of knowledge
  Rambha, a nymph
  Sankha, the horn of victory
  Surabhi, the cow of plenty
  Uccaihsravas, the magic horse
  Varuni (Sura), the goddess of wine
  Visha, poison
  In other accounts a pair of earrings,
  given by Indra to his mother Adita, were
  recovered; Kamadhenu is referred to in
  place of Surabhi; the Apsarases emerged;
  the jewel, Chinta-mani (an alternative
  to Kaustubha, perhaps) was produced.
  Churning of the Sea of Milk 
  (see Churning of the Ocean)
  Churoquella
  (see Pariacaca)
  Chusor
  (see Kothar)
  Chutrun
  (see Gudrun)
  Chutsain
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Athapascan tribes,
  death personified
  Chuvash
  Russian
  [=Finnish Kaba]
  a spirit of fate
  Chwimbian
  (see Chwimleian)
  Chwimleian
  British
  [Chwimbian]
  a Welsh flower-maiden
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Gwendolena.
  Chyavana
  Hindu
  a sage
  son of Bhrigu and Puloma
  husband of Sukanya
  He was born as his mother ran to
  escape a demon, possibly the real
  husband of Puloma who had been
  seized by Bhrigu.
  As a result of ascetic practices he
  became very emaciated, but won the
  hand of the beautiful princess Sukanya
  who, when he grew old, tricked the
  Aswins into giving him renewed youth.
  Indra tried to kill the sage for this
  episode but Chyavana created Mada, a
  monster so large that it swallowed not
  only Indra but the mountain he had
  brought, under which he had proposed
  to bury the sage. To gain his release,
  Indra granted the Aswins immortality.
  Ciabhan
  Irish
  [Keevan]
  a mortal loved by a goddess
  Cliona, the goddess of love, fell in love
  with Ciabhan and they fled from Tir
  Tainigiri to Cork to escape Manannan.
  Her sisters, Aiofe and Etain, with
  Eolus and Lodan, eloped at the same
  time. When Ciabhan left her to go
  hunting, the sea-god caused a wave to
  carry the girls back to the Otherworld
  or, in some accounts, to drown the
  three girls and, some say, their lovers
  as well.
  Cian1
  British
  [Kian]
  a bard who travelled on the boat to
  Avalon with the body of King Arthur
  Cian2
  Irish
  [Cian of Munster.Kian]
  a sun-god
  son of Maolmhuaidh
  father of Tadhg
  When his father was killed in battle
  with Brian Boru, Cian sued for peace
  and married Brian’s daughter, Saba.
  He fell in love with a woman of the
  Otherworld who was living with O
  Cronagain, but she rejected him.
  When he struck her she changed into
  a mare, kicked Cian, breaking his leg,
  and galloped off. His leg was healed a
  year later by the Vagrant Youth who
  claimed to be his nephew.
  Cian3
  Irish
  [Cian mac Cainte.Kian.Mackin(e)ly]
  son of Dian Cecht
  brother of Cethe, Cu, Goibhniu 
  and Samhain
  father of Lugh by Ethlinn
  His magic cow Glas Gabnach, which
  gave unlimited supplies of milk, was
  stolen by Balor. In revenge, Cian,
  disguised as a woman, gained access to
  Balor’s daughter Ethlinn, who had
  been locked up in a tower by her
  father, and seduced her. He also
  seduced the twelve women guarding
  her. Ethlinn bore three sons at one
  birth: two were drowned on the orders
  of Balor; their third son, Lugh, killed
  his grandfather as had been predicted.
  Cian’s family had feuded for years
  with the family of Turenn and he was
  killed by the three sons of Turenn who
  stoned him to death after he had
  turned himself into a pig, or a lapdog,
  to escape their attention.
  Another account says that Cian was
  an evil druid who turned children into
  hares and then, in the form of a hound,
  chased them. In this story he was
  turned into a boar when the sons of
  Turenn struck him with a stick.
  Ciaran of Cluain
  Irish
  [Kieran]
  son of Beoan and Darerca
  As a young man he restored to life a
  dead horse. When he entered a
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  monastery he took with him a cow that
  provided enough milk for all the
  community. Once, when a wayward
  husband denied adultery before the
  saint, the man’s head fell off, but he
  stayed with Ciaran in the monastery
  for many years.
  He caused golden hair to grow on
  the bald head of Maireann when 
  she appealed for help in his name and
  performed many other miracles
  before dying at the age of thirty-three.
  Ciaran of Saighir
  Irish
  [Kieran]
  a saint
  son of Lughna and Liadin
  He built his monastery with the aid of
  a number of wild animals that, when
  the building was complete, turned 
  into monks.
  Cib
  Central American
  the sixteenth of the 20 ages of man 
  in Mayan lore, the achievement 
  of enlightenment
  (see also Six Cib)
  Cibaciba
  Pacific Islands
  an entrance to the land of the dead 
  in the lore of Fiji
  (see also Drakulu)
  cibas
  West Indian
  sacred white shells used to make
  necklaces
  Cibi
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Cibola
  Central American
  7 legendary cities of the Aztecs
  The Aztecs say they originated from
  the seven cities of Cibola, which may
  well be another version of the seven
  chambers of Chicomoztoc.
  Cichol Gricenchos
  Irish
  [Cicol the Footless]
  son of Goll
  He was the leader of the Fomoire at
  the time of the invasion by Partholan.
  Cicol the Footless
  (see Cichol Gricenchos)
  Ciconauhmictlan
  (see Chicauhmictlan)
  Cid
  (see El Cid)
  cieromancy
  divination by drawing lots
  Cigfa
  British
  [Kicva.Kigva]
  daughter of Gwyn Gohoyw
  wife of Pryderi
  cigouaves
  West Indian
  an evil spirit that castrates men as
  they sleep
  Cihuacoatl
  Central American
  [Ciuacoatl.Ciuateotl.Ilamatecuhtli.Serpent
  Woman.Snake Woman.Temazcalteci.
  Teteoinnan.Tona(n)tzin]
  an Aztec mother-goddess, goddess 
  of childbirth
  an aspect of Tonantzin
  mother of Mixcoatl
  She is described as a snake-woman
  and sometimes divided herself into
  separate divinities such as Coatlicue,
  Ilamatecuhtli, Itzpapalotl, Temazcalteci
  and Tonantzin.
  In some aspects, she was a
  malevolent being, preaching doom,
  but in a more beneficent role she is
  credited with the invention of the hoe.
  She is depicted with a face half red,
  half black, and wearing a feathered
  headdress.
  Cihuacoatl-Quilaztli
  Central American
  an Aztec creator-goddess
  an aspect of Cihuacoatl
  She made human beings from bones
  ground to powder and mixed with the
  blood of the gods.
  Cihuapipiltin
  (see Cihuateteo)
  Cihuatetee
  (see Cihuateteo)
  Cihuateteo
  Central American
  [Chihuatetel.Ci(h)uapipiltin.Ci(h)uatetee.
  Honoured Women]
  spirits of women who died in
  childbirth in Aztec lore
  These spirits are said to live in
  Tamoanchan and in some accounts are
  equated with the Tzitzimime.
  It is said that they can appear in the
  form either of women or of eagles.
  They were depicted with white faces
  with golden eyebrows and arms
  whitened with tisatl. 
  (see also La Lleroma)
  Cil Coed
  British
  [Kilcoed]
  father of the Welsh magician Llwyd
  Cildadan
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  brother of Abies
  His brother had been killed by Amadis
  and he sought revenge. He challenged
  Lisuarte, king of Britain, and they
  agreed to settle the matter by allowing
  100 knights from each side to fight one
  another. Cildadan’s forces were routed
  by the British, led by Amadis, and fled
  back to Ireland.
  Cileus
  Roman
  an Etruscan deity
  Cilgwri, Ousel of 
  (see Blackbird of Cilgwri)
  Cilicia
  Greek
  the sky
  Cilix
  Greek
  king of Cilicia
  son of Agenor and Telephassa
  brother of Cadmus, Europa 
  and Phoenix
  When his sister Europa was carried off
  by Zeus in the form of a bull, he and
  his brothers went in search of her. He
  settled in and became king of Cilicia, a
  country named after him.
  Cillus
  Greek
  driver of the chariot given by Poseidon
  to Pelops
  Cilydd
  British
  [Kil(w)ydd]
  son of Cyleddon
  husband of Goleuddydd
  father of Culhwch by Goleuddydd
  In Welsh lore, when his wife died he
  promised not to remarry until a
  double-headed briar grew on her
  grave. He later married the widow of
  King Doged, who laid a charge on
  Culhwch that he should marry none
  but Olwen.
  Cilydd Cyfwlch
  British
  [Kil(w)ydd]
  father of Bwlch, Cyfwlch and Syfwlch,
  in some accounts
  (see Cleddyf Cyfwlch)
  Cilydd Hundred-holds
  British
  [Kil(w)ydd]
  owner of a strong chain, in Welsh 
  lore
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  this chain to hold the collar of the
  hounds to be used in the hunt for
  Twrch Trwyth as part of the quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Cimbaeth
  (see Kimbay)
  Cimbaoth
  (see Kimbay)
  Cimbeline
  (see Cunobelinus)
  Cimeries
  a demon, a marquis of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted astride a black horse
  and is said to teach literature.
  Cimetière
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Cimi
  Central American
  the sixth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore – death
  (see also Three Cimi)
  Cimiacinus
  Celtic
  a god of travellers
  Cimmerians
  Greek
  [Cimmerii.Kimmerians.Kimmeroi] 
  the inhabitants of the far bank 
  of Ocean who lived in 
  perpetual darkness
  Cimmerii
  (see Cimmerians)
  cin
  Turkish
  [cinni]
  a spirit which can cause madness 
  and illness
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  These spirits, which cause epilepsy in
  children, are normally invisible but
  they can materialise whenever and in
  whatever form they choose. They live
  in old ruins, trees, refuse tips and
  various other places.
  Cin-an-ev
  North American
  [Cin-au-av]
  a culture hero of the Ute tribe: a 
  wolf-trickster
  Cin-au-av
  (see Cin-an-ev)
  Cincinnatus
  Roman
  a 5th C legendary hero
  He was a humble farmer who raised a
  conscript army, defeated the Aquei,
  freed the army they had trapped and
  returned home all in the space of
  fifteen days.
  Cinei’nen
  Siberian
  wife of Kere’tkun
  Cingris
  Egyptian
  a pharaoh
  father of Scota
  His daughter married the Irish sage Niul.
  Cinnabar Classic
  (see Tan Ching)
  Cinnéide
  Irish
  a chieftain
  father of Brian Boru
  cinni
  (see cin)
  Cintamani
  Buddhist
  a pearl said to have the power to
  grant wishes
  This jewel is carried on the back of
  the horse of the west wind.
  Cinteatl
  (see Cintéotl)
  Cintéotl
  Central American
  [Centéotl.Chiucoatl.Cinteatl:=Mayan
  Yum Caax]
  the Aztec maize-god
  son of Tezcatlipoca and Tlazoteotl
  husband of Xoxhiquetzal
  father of Xochipilli, some say
  This god often appeared in female
  form. 
  (see also Tonacajohua)
  Cinvat
  (see Chinvat Bridge)
  Cinvato Peretu
  (see Chinvat Bridge)
  Cinxia
  Roman
  a goddess of marriage, later
  assimilated into Juno
  Cinyrades
  Greek
  priests of Aphrodite
  Cinyras1
  Greek
  [Kinyras]
  a king of Cyprus
  a priest of Aphrodite
  son of Paphos
  son of Apollo, Sandoces or Theias,
  some say
  husband of Cenchreis or Metharme
  father of Adonis, Mydalia and Myrrha
  Some say he was married to Paphos
  while others say that she was his
  mother and Metharme was his wife.
  Aphrodite caused his daughter
  Myrrha to sleep with Cinyras,
  producing Adonis. The goddess then
  turned Myrrha into a myrtle tree. In
  some stories, Myrrha is Smyrna, in
  others her father is Belus or Theias.
  In some accounts he killed himself
  when he realised he had committed
  incest.
  Cinyras2
  Greek
  [Kinyras]
  a smith-god of Cyprus originally
  worshipped in Syria
  Ciombaoth
  (see Kimbay)
  Cipactli1
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess in the form of a
  huge crocodile or fish
  When she emerged from the primaeval
  waters she fought Tezcatlipoca. He
  broke off her lower jaw and she bit off
  his left foot. The earth, Cemanahuac,
  was formed from her body.
  Cipactli2
  Central American
  the first of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the east and the water
  snake, the day is governed by
  Tonacatecuhtli.
  Cipactli3
  (see Cipactonal)
  Cipactonal
  Central American
  the first woman who, with Oxomoco
  the first man, was created 
  by Piltzintecuhtli
  In other accounts he and the woman
  Xumio were created by Hometeuli.
  (see also Chipactonal)
  Cipapu
  North American
  in the lore of the Acoma, the place
  where Ia’tiku and Nao’tsiti were 
  born underground
  Cir
  Irish
  a poet
  He accompanied Eremon when he
  took the northern half of the country.
  Cirape
  North American
  a young coyote, in the lore of the
  Crow Indians
  brother of Coyote
  He helped his more famous brother in
  the creation of the world.
  Circe1
  Greek
  [Aeaea.‘hawk’.Kirke]
  a goddess or sorceress
  daughter of Helius and Perse
  sister of Aetes and Pasiphae
  mother of Agrius, Latinus and
  Telegonus by Odysseus
  mother of Comus by Bacchus, some say
  She killed her husband and was
  exiled to the island of Aeaea. She fell
  in love with the the fisherman
  Glaucus, but he preferred the nymph
  Scylla. Circe then changed Scylla
  into a monster.
  She turned all men who approached
  her into animals, Some of the crew of
  Odysseus’ ship were turned into pigs
  but she fell in love with Odysseus
  himself and returned his men to their
  former selves. Some say that her three
  sons were fathered by Odysseus,
  although the parentage of Latinus 
  is disputed.
  When Picus rejected her love, she
  turned him into a woodpecker.
  She purified Jason and Medea of the
  murder of Apsyrtus.
  Circe2
  British
  a sorceress
  wife of Bethides
  She was said to have been instrumental
  in bringing in the Romans who
  destroyed the Franc Palais and
  conquered Britain.
  Circe’s grass
  Greek
  the plant (mandrake) which, it is 
  said, Circe used to change men 
  into animals
  Circius
  Roman
  [=Greek Thracius]
  a wind from the north-west quarter
  Circle of Penance
  (see Gakido)
  Circle of the Sun
  a megalith consisting of 5 stones with
  a central altar
  Cirech
  Scottish
  a Pict
  son of Cruithne
  When his father divided the kingdom
  between his seven children, Cirech
  was given Angus and Mearns.
  Cirein Croin
  British
  a Scottish monster in the form of a
  huge sea serpent
  It was said that this huge beast could
  eat seven whales for one meal.
  Ciriato
  European
  [Ciriatto.Guttlehog]
  a devil with tusks in Dante’s Inferno
  Ciriatto
  (see Ciriato)
  Ciriel
  (see Kiriel)
  Ciris
  (see Scylla)
  Cirrha
  (see Delphi)
  Cis
  Irish
  an ancestor of Brigit
  son of Carmac
  father of Crear
  Cissa
  British
  son of Aelle
  brother of Cymen and Wlencing
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  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon the
  hunter watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Cisseta, tore him to pieces.
  Cisseus
  Greek
  [Kisseus]
  a king of Thrace
  father of Hecuba and Theano, some say
  Cissos
  (see Dionysus)
  Cist Arthur
  British
  a burial chamber in Wales, said to be
  the grave of King Arthur 
  (see also Carnedd Arthur)
  Cittapati
  Buddhist
  [Cittipati:=Tibetan Dur-krod-bdag-po]
  a demon of the graveyard, in the 
  form of a skeleton which dances 
  on corpses
  They are said to carry a wand topped
  with a skull and are usually found in
  the company of Yama.
  Cisthene
  Greek
  the home of the Gorgons
  Cit Bolon Tum
  Central American
  a Mayan god of medicine 
  (see also Ahau Chamahez)
  Cit Chac Cob
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  He is depicted as a puma.
  Citalicue
  (see Citlalinicue)
  Citallatonac
  (see Citlaltonac)
  Citallinicue
  (see Citlalinicue)
  Citaltonac
  (see Citlaltonac)
  Citatli
  South American
  the moon in Aztec lore
  Citche Manitou (see Gitchi Manitou)
  Cithaeron
  (see Alalcomeneus)
  Cithaeronian lion
  Greek
  [Thespian lion]
  a lion killed by Heracles, at the age of 18
  Heracles wore the skin thereafter as a
  cloak, but some say that this was the
  pelt of the Nemean lion.
  In some versions, the Cithaeronian
  Lion was killed by Alcathous, the
  Nemean Lion by Heracles.
  Citipati
  (see Citapati)
  Citlalatonac
  (see Citlaltonac)
  Citlalicue
  (see Citlalinicue)
  Citlalinicue
  Central American
  [Citalicue.Citallinicue.Citlalicue]
  another name for Omecihuatl
  In this role, her consort was Citlaltonac
  or Tonacacihuatl.
  Citlaltonac
  Central American
  [Citallatonac.Citaltonac.Citlalatonac]
  another name for Ometecuhtli
  In this role, his consort was Citlalinicue.
  In some accounts, this is a name for
  Quetzalcoatl as ‘morning’ or for
  Tonacacihuatl as ‘star-skirted’.
  Citli
  Central American
  the hare: a bowman
  When he lost a wager he threw an arrow
  at the sun, which the sun-god threw
  back at him and hit him on the head.
  Citoc Raymi
  South American
  a 9-day festival, held in June
  This period followed the winter
  solstice and celebrated the increasing
  length of the days and the sun’s power.
  It was marked by sacrifices of llamas,
  maize, etc.
  Citra
  Hindu
  a goddess of misfortune
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Citragupta
  Hindu
  a spy for Dharma in his role as ‘judge
  of souls’
  Citrasena
  Buddhist
  the female aspect of Buddhakapala
  Cittavasita
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of 12 Paramita goddesses
  City Dionysia
  Greek
  [Great Dionysia]
  a spring festival in honour of Dionysus
  City of Brass
  Persian
  a city said to have been built by
  Alexander the Great
  City of Death
  (see Burju Alamasi)
  City of Lanterns
  a realm said to exist beyond the zodiac
  City of Legions
  (see City of the Legion)
  City of Mists
  North American
  home of Poshaiyangkyo
  City of Souls
  British
  a place haunted by spirits that, in some
  accounts, was visited by Lancelot
  City of the Caesars
  South American
  a fabulous city in Chile
  This city is built from solid gold and the
  inhabitants live for ever in the greatest
  comfort and never leave. Those who
  come upon it by chance never
  remember what they have seen. It is
  said that the city will become visible
  when the world comes to an end.
  City of the Dead by Accident
  (see Wang-ssu Ch’eng)
  City of the Legion
  British
  [City of Legions]
  the site of one of King Arthur’s 
  many battles
  It is variously identified as Caerleon,
  Castleford or Chester.
  City of the Three Kings
  European
  the name given to Cologne as the
  supposed site of the graves of 
  the magi
  Ciuacoatl
  (see Cihuacoatl)
  ciuapipiltin
  (see Cihuateteo)
  Ciuateotl
  (see Cihuacoatl)
  ciuateteo
  (see cihuateteo)
  Civavakkiyar
  Hindu
  [Shivavakya]
  a 9th C poet
  His poems, of which there are over
  500, speak against such things as the
  concept of rebirth, the caste system,
  etc. and preach reverence for Shiva.
  Cizin
  Central American
  a Mayan god of death
  He is said to burn the souls of the dead
  in Metnal. In some accounts he is
  equated with Ah Puch.
  He is depicted as fleshless in parts,
  painted black and yellow.
  Claidhimh Soluis
  Irish
  [Sword of Light]
  the sword of Lugh
  Claimer of Prayer
  (see Moneneque)
  clairaudience
  the supposed power of hearing 
  the paranormal
  Claire
  British
  sister of Sagramore
  She was attacked by two giants but
  saved by Gingalin.
  clairvoyance
  the supposed power of seeing the
  paranormal: visionary power
  Clamadeus
  British
  a king in love with Blanchefleur
  In an attempt to win her love,
  Clamadeus besieged the home of
  Blanchefleur but was killed in single
  combat by Percival.
  In another version he was defeated
  by Percival who sent him to submit to
  King Arthur.
  Claretie
  European
  daughter of Huon and Clarimunda
  Clarette
  British
  wife of the Knight of the Sleeve
  This hero of a Dutch story won Clarette
  as a wife in a tournament arranged by
  King Arthur.
  Clarice1
  European
  an English princess
  Some say that she was given in
  marriage to Ogier as a reward for
  slaying a Saracen giant.
  Clarice2
  European
  [Clarissa]
  sister of Yon
  Her brother gave her hand in marriage to
  Rinaldo as a reward for military services.
  In some stories, she is Clarissa, a
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  who gave her to Rinaldo as a wife.
  Clarice3
  (see Claris2)
  Clarimunda
  European
  [Amanda.Esclairmond.Esclar(a)monde.
  Rezia]
  daughter of the Sultan Gaudisso
  wife of Huon
  mother of Claretie
  She was betrothed to Babican who was
  killed by Huon. When Huon was
  imprisoned by her father, she supplied
  him with food and planned his escape
  with Sherasmin. When her father was
  killed on the orders of the Caliph, she
  went to France with Huon, became a
  Christian, taking the name Amanda,
  and married him. 
  Oberon gave the land of Faerie to
  Huon, but King Arthur, who went
  there when he died, disputed Huon’s
  right to inherit because Huon’s 
  wife was a mortal. Morgan le Fay 
  took Clarimunda (in this story,
  Esclarmonde) to the fountain of youth
  where she bathed and became a fairy.
  Clarine
  German
  wife of Pant and mother of Lancelot 
  in a German version of the 
  Lancelot stories
  Clarion
  British
  a Saxon king
  In some accounts, he owned the horse
  Gringolet, which he lost to Gawain.
  Claris1
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  husband of Lidoine
  He rescued his friend Laris from the
  hands of Tallas.
  Claris2
  European
  a friend of Blanchefleur
  She was imprisoned with Blanchefleur
  in Babylon and, when the emir freed
  Blanchefleur to marry Floris, the emir
  married Claris.
  Claris and Laris
  French
  a 13th C story of these two friends and
  companions-in-arms
  (see Laris)
  Clarissa
  European
  a princess of Tarasconia
  daughter of Ivo
  wife of Rinaldo
  Clarissant
  British
  [Clarisse]
  daughter of Lot and Morgause
  wife of Guiromelant
  mother of Guigenor
  Clarisse
  (see Clarissant)
  Clarivaus
  British
  a king of Northumberland
  He was one of the leaders of the
  rebellion put down by King Arthur at
  the Battle of Bedgrayne.
  Clarrus of Cleremont
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  After the death of King Arthur he
  joined Bedivere, Lancelot and other
  knights in a hermitage.
  Clas Merdin
  (see Clas Myrrdin)
  Clas Myrddin
  British
  [Clas Merdin.Merlin’s Enclosure.Merlin’s
  Precinct.Myrddin’s Precinct]
  a Welsh name for Britain
  Clashing Rocks
  (see Planctae.Symplegades)
  Claudas
  British
  [King of the Desert Land]
  a Gaulish giant
  brother of Carras
  father of Claudin
  He was hired by a group of rebellious
  chieftains to lead their forces against
  Bors and Ban. These kings took their
  armies to Britain to help King Arthur
  in his battles with the barons on his
  promise 
  to 
  help 
  them 
  against
  Claudas. Arthur kept his promise,
  defeated Claudas and took over his
  lands. 
  Claudia Rufina
  British
  daughter of Caractacus, some say
  Claudia Quinta
  Roman
  a girl who moved a ship
  Claudia had been unjustly accused of
  being unchaste. When a ship ran
  aground in the Tiber she released it by
  gently pulling on the tow rope, so
  proving her innocence.
  Claudin
  British
  son of Claudas
  He was one of the nine knights who
  joined Bors, Galahad and Percival at
  Castle Carbonek and saw the Holy Grail.
  Clavicles of Solomon
  [Black Book]
  a collection of magic formulae
  The collection was compiled, it is said,
  by King Solomon.
  Clavigero
  Central American
  an 18th C priest who wrote extensively
  on Aztec history and mythology
  Clavigo
  Spanish
  a wooden horse in Don Quixote
  Clavileno
  (see Wooden Horse)
  Clay Mother
  North American
  a tutelary spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  This spirit gave her flesh (clay) to the
  potters so that they could make
  utensils for her people.
  Cleanthes
  Greek
  [Kleanthes]
  a 3rd C BC writer
  Author of Hymn to Zeus, he is said to
  have starved himself to death.
  Clear Sky
  North American
  first wife of Kulshan
  She quarrelled with her husband’s
  second wife, Fair Maiden, and left to
  set up her own house far to the south.
  She was later turned into the mountain
  now known as Mount Rainer.
  Cleddyf Cyfwlch
  British
  son of Cleddyf Dyfwlch
  father of Bwlch, Cyfwlch and Syfwlch,
  some say
  (see also Cilydd Cyfwlch)
  Cleddyf Dyfwlch
  British
  father of Cleddyf Cyfwlch
  cledonomancy
  divination from the involuntary
  actions and utterances of humans
  Cleena
  (see Cliona)
  Clegis
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Cleite
  Greek
  [Clite]
  daughter of Merops
  wife of King Cyzicus
  When her husband was killed by the
  Argonauts she hanged herself.
  Clelia
  (see Cloelia)
  Clementia
  Roman
  a guardian-goddess of the citizen
  Cleo
  Greek
  [Kleo]
  a woman whose pregnancy lasted for
  5 years
  She sought help from Asclepius, who
  allowed her to sleep in his sacred
  chamber. When she woke and left the
  room, her son was born.
  Cleobis
  Greek
  [Kleobis]
  son of Cydippe
  brother of Biton
  When their mother expressed a wish
  to see the wonderful statue of Hera,
  Cleobis and his brother yoked them-
  selves to a cart and pulled her all the
  way to Argos. Tired from the effort, he
  was given permanent rest by Hera – he
  was transported to the Elysian Fields.
  Cleobule
  Greek
  [Theobule]
  daughter of Aeolus
  wife of Amytor
  mother of Phoenix
  mother of Myrtilus by Hermes, some say
  When Amyntor took a mistress she
  induced Phoenix to sleep with the girl.
  In some accounts she is called
  Theobule.
  Cleobulus
  Greek
  one of the Seven Sages
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  (see Cleopatra1)
  Cleocharia
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  Cleodaeus1
  Greek
  son of Heracles by Malis
  brother of Alcaeus
  Cleodaeus2
  Greek
  son of Hyllus by Iole
  Cleodalis
  British
  the general leading the forces of King
  Ryance against Leodogrance
  Cleolla
  Greek
  daughter of Dias
  wife of Pleisthenes, some say
  Cleonaean lion
  (see Nemean lion)
  Cleopatra1
  Greek
  [Cleobuta]
  daughter of Boreas and Oreithyia
  sister of Calais, Chione and Zetes
  first wife of Phineus
  Phineus threw her into prison and
  took another wife, Idaea, but her
  brothers Calais and Zetes freed her
  and put her children on the throne of
  Salmydessus in place of Phineus. Her
  sons later joined the Argonauts and
  gave the throne to Cleopatra.
  Cleopatra2
  Greek
  [Alcyone] 
  a goddess of twilight
  daughter of Idas and Marpessa
  wife of Meleager
  She hanged herself when Meleager 
  was killed.
  Cleothera
  Greek
  daughter of Pandareus and Hermothoe
  sister of Aedon and Merope
  She was one of the daughters who
  were carried off by the Harpies as
  slaves for the Furies.
  Cleriadus
  British
  a king of Britain
  husband of Meliadice
  Clerimond
  European
  niece of the Green Knight
  sister of Ferragus
  wife of Valentine
  Clérmeil
  West Indian
  [Difficile Clérmeil]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  He is said to be all-powerful and when
  upset causes rivers to overflow.
  Clérmézine
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  cleromancy
  divination by lot, such as falling dice
  Cleta
  Greek
  in some accounts, one of the Graces
  Cletine
  Irish
  the spear of Cuchulainn 
  (see also Duaibhseach2)
  Cliach
  Irish
  a minstrel
  He sued for the hand of Bodb’s
  daughter, Conchenn, but was rejected
  and died of fright when a dragon came
  up out of the earth.
  Clidna
  (see Cliona)
  Clidnu
  (see Cliona)
  Cligés1
  French
  [Clygés]
  son of Alexander and Soredamor
  He fell in love with Fenice, wife of his
  uncle Alis, and went to King Arthur’s
  court to avoid conflict. When Alis
  died, he married Fenice.
  Cligés2
  French
  a 12th C story of the exploits of Cligés,
  written by Chrétien de Troyes
  Climbing the Hills
  (see Teng Kao)
  Clinschor
  (see Klingsor)
  Clio
  Greek
  [Klieo]
  one of the 9 Muses, heroic poetry 
  and history
  When she laughed at Aphrodite for
  loving the mortal, Adonis, the
  goddess caused her to fall in love with
  Pierus, by whom, in some stories, she
  bore Hyacinthus.
  Cliodna
  (see Cliona)
  Cliodhna
  (see Cliona)
  Cliona1
  Irish
  [Cleena.Clidna.Clidnu.Cliod(h)na]
  daughter of Gebann
  sister of Aoife and Etain 
  sister of Aoibheall, some say
  She fell in love with Ciabhan and they
  fled from Tir Tairnigiri to Cork to
  escape Manannan. Her sisters Aoife
  and Etain eloped with Eolus and
  Lodan at the same time. When
  Ciabhan left her to go hunting, the
  sea-god sent a huge wave that carried
  the girls back to the Otherworld or, in
  some versions, drowned not only the
  girls but their lovers as well.
  In another version she fell in love
  with Angus Og, but was drowned en
  route to see him by the treachery of
  her companion in the boat.
  Some say that both she and her
  sister were in love with the same man,
  the chieftain O Caoimh, and she
  turned Aiobheall into a cat. She then
  married the chieftain, who later
  abandoned her when he found out
  what she had done. She carried off
  Sean mac Semais at his engagement
  party, but when Caitlin Og demanded
  a dowry she released him. 
  (see also Cliona2)
  Cliona2
  Irish
  [Cleena.Clidna.Clidnu.Cliod(h)na]
  a fairy queen of Munster
  In some accounts she is the same as
  Cliona, daughter of Gebann.
  Clite
  (see Cleite)
  Cliton
  Celtic
  sister of Morgan le Fay
  Clitonymus
  Greek
  son of Amphidamas
  He was accidentally killed by Patroclus
  in an argument over a dice game.
  Clitus
  Greek
  son of Mantius
  He was a very handsome youth who
  was carried off by Eos.
  Cloacina
  Roman
  goddess of sewers
  a name for Venus as ‘purifier’
  Cloak of Invisibilty
  German
  a magic cloak owned by Siegfried,
  which rendered the wearer invisible
  Clodion
  British
  son of Faramon
  brother of Belide
  He was killed in combat by Tristram.
  clodones
  (see Bacchantes)
  Cloelia
  Roman
  [Clelia]
  a maiden
  She was handed over to Lars Porsenna
  as one of the hostages when the
  Romans and Etruscans agreed a truce.
  She persuaded her guards to let the
  captives bathe in the river and they all
  swam back to Rome.
  Cloithfhionn
  Irish
  wife of Eochaid Feidhleach
  mother of Clothra, Conall Anghlonnach,
  the Finn Eamhna and Maev
  She fell out with her husband over a
  game of chess and left him, taking
  their triplet sons, Breas, Lothar and
  Nar, with her.
  Clonia
  Greek
  a nymph
  wife of Hyrieus
  mother of Nycteus, some say
  Clootie
  British
  [Old Clootie]
  a Scottish name for Satan
  Cloridan
  European
  a Saracen soldier
  He and Medoro crept out of their camp
  at night to retrieve the body of their
  leader, Dardinel, killed in battle by
  Rinaldo. They entered the Christian
  camp and killed several men in revenge
  and then started back carrying the body.
  They were overtaken by a troop led by
  Zerbino, and Cloridan was killed.
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  North American
  the first man, in the lore of 
  the Pawnees
  a son of Sakuru and Pah
  He was given sacred bundles that
  contained all the varieties of grain.
  Closer of the Day
  (see Seker)
  Clota
  (see Clud)
  Cloten
  British
  king of Cornwall
  father of Dunvallo Molmutius
  Clothair
  British
  a king of the Franks
  Clotho
  Greek
  [Klotho(n)]
  one of the 3 Fates, the spinner of the
  thread of life
  Clothra
  Irish
  [Clothru]
  a queen of Connaught
  daughter of Eochaid Feidhleach 
  and Cliothfhionn
  sister of Eithne, the Finn Eamhna,
  Maev and Mughain
  mother of Cormac Cond Longes,
  Furbaidhe and Lugaid Riabhdearg
  She drowned her own sister, Eithne,
  and on the eve of the Battle of Comar,
  in which they were killed, slept with
  her triplet brothers. The body of her
  son Lugaid was divided into three
  sections by red stripes reflecting his
  triple parentage.
  In some accounts she slept with
  Lugaid and bore a son, Criomhthann
  Nia Nair.
  She was one of four sisters said to
  have married Cormac mac Nessa. 
  In some accounts, she was killed by 
  her sister, Maev, who was killed 
  by Furbaidhe to avenge the death of
  his mother.
  Clothru
  (see Clothra)
  Cloud
  (see Kokumthena.Valahaka)
  Cloud-carrier
  North American
  an Algonquian youth
  He was taken into the heavens by the
  Star-maiden, Nemissa, and married
  her. Despite the pleasures of the land
  of the Star-people, he came to long
  for his own country and was allowed
  to return on the condition that he did
  not marry one of his own kind. He
  soon forgot this condition and
  married an earthly maiden but she
  died a few days later. When he
  married again he disappeared from
  the earth, called by Nemissa, and
  never returned.
  Cloud-gatherer
  Greek
  a name for Zeus
  Cloud Palace
  Chinese
  the home of the Taoist god Tung-
  wang-kung
  Cloud-people
  (see Shiwanna)
  Cloud Serpent
  (see Mixcoatl)
  Clouds
  (see Tlalocs)
  Clovis
  British
  a Frankish king
  ancestor of Guiron
  Cluasach O Failbhe
  Irish
  a sailor
  He set out with Ceannai Fionn in the
  hope of finding the end of the sea.
  When the ship’s anchor was held fast
  on the sea bottom, Cluasach dived to
  release it but instead entered a magical
  city below the waves, where he stayed
  with a beautiful maiden and was seen
  no more.
  club1
  Greek
  the weapon of Heracles
  club2
  Hindu
  the weapon of Yama
  Club-bearer
  (see Periphetes)
  Club-tailed glyptodont
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Clud1
  British
  [Clota.Cud]
  a goddess of the Clyde
  Clud2
  British
  [Clwyd.Cud]
  mother of Gwawl
  Cluitheachair
  Irish
  son of Cu Chorb
  cluracan
  (see cluricane)
  clurican
  (see cluricane)
  cluricane
  Irish
  [cluracan.clurican.cluricaune]
  a spirit or elf
  This being, looking like a very old
  man, lives in the wine cellar taking
  care of the beer, etc. It is said to know
  the location of hidden treasures.
  (see also leprechaun)
  Cluricaune
  (see Cluricane)
  Clusivius
  Roman
  a name of Janus as ‘closer of gates’
  Clust
  British
  [Klust]
  a Welsh gatekeeper at King 
  Arthur’s court
  son of Clustfeinydd
  It was said that he could hear an ant
  moving fifty miles away. He was one of
  those who accompanied Culhwch in
  his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Clustfeinad
  (see Clustfeinydd)
  Clustfeinydd
  British
  [Clustfeinad]
  father of Clust
  Clutarius
  British
  father of Maelgwn
  Clwyd
  (see Clud2)
  clurican
  (see cluricane)
  Clydno
  British
  a Welsh warrior at King Arthur’s court
  father of Cynon
  Clydno Eiddyn
  British
  the Welsh owner of a halter, one of
  the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin
  Any horse that the owner of the halter
  wished for could be found in this halter.
  Clygés
  (see Cligés)
  Clymene1
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumene]
  daughter of Catreus
  sister of Aerope, Apemosyne 
  and Athamenes
  wife of Nauplius
  mother of Nausimedon, Oeax 
  and Palamedes
  In some accounts she and Aerope were
  sold as slaves by their father, but
  Nauplius, in charge of the sale, gave
  Aerope to Atreus, or Pleisthenes, and
  married Clymene himself.
  Clymene2
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumene]
  a Mysian nymph
  mother of Atalanta by Iasius
  (see also Clymene3)
  Clymene3
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumene]
  daughter of Minyas
  wife of Phylacus
  second wife of Cephalus
  mother of Alcimede and Iphiclus 
  by Phylacus
  mother of Atalanta by Iasius, some say
  mother of Iphiclus by Cephalus, 
  some say
  In some accounts she married Cephalus
  after the death of his first wife, Procris,
  and they had a son, Iphiclus.
  Clymene4
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumene]
  a river nymph 
  daughter of Ocean and Tethys
  wife of Iapetus
  wife of Merops, some say
  mother of Atlas, Epimetheus,
  Menoetius and Prometheus 
  by Iapetus
  mother of Phaeton and the Heliades
  by Helius, some say
  In some stories Clymene was the
  mother of Phaeton, who sent him to
  see his absent real father, the sun-god
  Helius, to confirm that he was the son
  of a god.
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  In other stories she was Phaeton’s
  sister and when he was killed driving
  his father’s sun-chariot, Clymene and
  her sister Prote were changed into
  poplar trees as they grieved for him on
  the banks of the River Po.
  In some accounts Asia appears in
  place of Clymene, in others Clymene
  is given as the wife of Prometheus.
  (see also Rhode)
  Clymene5
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumene]
  a companion of Helen
  When Helen was carried off to Troy
  by Paris, Clymene went with her.
  Clymene6
  (see Pyrrha)
  Clymenus1
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumenos.Klymenos]
  a king of Argos
  father of Harpalyce
  He had an incestuous love for his
  daughter, so when she married Alastor
  he seized her as she left with her
  husband, and kept her for himself. She
  killed her younger brother (or, some
  say, her own child by Clymenus) and
  served his flesh to her father at a
  banquet.
  In some accounts she was turned into
  an owl at her own request, in others
  Clymenus killed both his daughter 
  and himself. 
  A similar story is told of Epopeus
  and Nyctymene.
  (see also Epopeus.Nyctymene)
  Clymenus2
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumenos.Klymenos]
  a king of Orchomenus
  grandson of Phrixus
  father of Erginus
  He was killed by a stone thrown by
  Perieres. His son Erginus swore
  vengeance on the Thebans.
  Clymenus3
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumenos.Klymenos]
  a name of Hades as ‘famous’
  Clymenus4
  Greek
  [‘famous’.Klumenos.Klymenos]
  a name for Phaeton as the son of
  Clymene and Helius
  Clysonymus
  (see Clytonymus)
  Clytaemestra
  (see Clytemnestra)
  Clytemnestra
  Greek
  [Clytaemestra.Klutaimnestra.Klytaimnestra]
  a dawn-goddess
  daughter of Tyndareus or Zeus and Leda
  wife of Agamemnon
  mother of Chrysothemis, Electra,
  Iphigenia and Orestes
  mother of Amphiaraus by Oides
  mother of Aletes by Aegisthus, some say
  In some versions she is Leda’s
  daughter by Zeus who, in the form of
  a swan, seduced Leda.
  She was originally the wife of
  Tantalus, king of Pisa, but when
  Agamemnon defeated him he took
  over his wife Clytemnestra who, as a
  daughter of Tyndareus, was sometimes
  referred to as Tyndaris.
  While Agamemnon was away at
  Troy, she was seduced by Aegisthus who
  was seeking further revenge for the
  murder of his brother, Tantalus. When
  Agamemnon returned bringing with
  him Cassandra and the twin boys she
  had borne to him, the two lovers killed
  all four of them. Agamemnon was
  trapped in the bath where Aegisthus
  attacked him with a sword and
  Clytemnestra cut off his head. When
  Orestes later returned to avenge his
  father’s death, he killed Aegisthus and
  cut off Clytemnestra’s head.
  Another version of the story says
  that she killed Agamemnon to avenge
  the death of their daughter Iphigenia,
  who he had sacrificed to ensure a safe
  passage to attack Troy.
  Clytia
  (see Clytie)
  Clytie
  Greek
  [Clytia]
  a sea nymph
  a maiden who fell in love with the
  sun-god, Apollo or Helius
  daughter of Oceanus
  When the god rejected her, she pined
  away, always watching him, and
  changed after nine days into a sun-
  flower (heliotrope).
  Clytis
  Greek
  son of Eurytus
  Clytius1
  Greek
  [‘renowned’]
  son of Laomedon
  brother of Priam
  Clytius2
  Greek
  [‘renowned’]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed in the battle between the
  giants and the gods by Hecate who
  burnt him to death with torches.
  Clytius3
  Greek
  [‘renowned’]
  a king of Oechalia
  son of Eurytus
  He was one of the Argonauts and was
  killed in Colchis by Aetes.
  Clytoneus
  Greek
  a king of Nauplia
  father of Nauplius
  Clytonymus
  Greek
  [Clysonymus]
  son of Amphidamus
  This youth was accidentally killed by
  Patroclus.
  Cmok 
  (see Zmek)
  Cnaeris Marcius
  (see Corialanus1)
  Cnoc Miodhchaoin
  Irish
  the hill of Miodhchaoin (Mochaen) on
  which nobody was allowed to shout
  Cnossia
  Greek
  a nymph
  Cnossius
  (see Idomenus)
  Cnu Dearoil
  Irish
  a servant of Finn mac Cool
  He was a dwarf, less than two feet tall,
  found by Finn outside a fairy mound.
  Cnucha
  (see Battle of Knock)
  Cnuphis 
  (see Kneph)
  co-hon
  Vietnamese
  in Annamese lore, the souls 
  of those who died as a result 
  of violence
  It is said that these spirits live in the
  shade of trees and attack travellers at
  night. They can be propitiated with
  offerings of paper, shoes, rice, etc.
  Co-walker
  British
  in Scottish lore, a companion who
  haunts a man like his own shadow: 
  a doppelganger
  Coart
  European
  [=Dutch Cuwaert]
  the hare in Reynard the Fox
  (see also Lampe)
  Coassimolar
  (see Caacrinolaas)
  Coatepec
  Central American
  the home of Coatlicue
  Coatl
  Central American
  the fifth of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the East and the snake, the
  day is governed by Chalchiuhtlicue.
  Coatlantona
  Central American
  [Serpent Skirt]
  a name for Coatlicue as ‘Robe 
  of Serpents’
  Coatlicue
  Central American
  [Chicomecohuatl.Coatlantona.Ilamatecuhtli.
  I(t)zpapalotl.Robe of Serpents.Serpent
  Skirt.Tlazolteotl.Tona(n)tzin]
  the Aztec earth-goddess, moon-
  goddess, mother-goddess, 
  earth serpent
  an aspect of Tonantzin
  the female aspect of Ometeotl
  wife of Mixcoatl
  mother of Coyolxauhqui,
  Huitzilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Xolotl
  and 400 others
  She was impregnated with a ball of
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  down or feathers that fell on to her lap.
  Her 400 (or 4,000) children planned to
  kill her to prevent the birth but her
  son, Huitzilopochtli (or Quetzalcoatl),
  was born fully armed and killed many
  of the rebellious children.
  Another version of this story tells 
  of a widow, La, who is similarly 
  made pregnant and saved by her 
  son, Huitzilopochtli.
  In some stories she is the consort 
  of Tlaltecuhtli.
  She is represented as a terrible deity
  with snakes round her waist, human
  hearts as a necklace and with claws on
  hands and feet. She ate the dead.
  Coatrischie
  West Indian
  a Taino storm-goddesss
  This being, together with Guatauva,
  acted as an assistant to Guabancex.
  Coba
  Irish
  a Milesian
  son of Milesius
  He was said to have introduced the art
  of trapping and died when he was
  caught in one of his own traps.
  Cobhthach Coel
  (see Covac)
  Cobthach Coel
  (see Covac)
  coblyn
  British
  [plur=coblynau:=Cornish knocker]
  a Welsh spirit of the mines who helps
  miners to locate coal, etc.
  coblynau 
  (see coblyn)
  cobra1
  Egyptian
  the animal sacred to Wadjet: part of
  the uraeus
  cobra2
  Pacific Islands
  a snake said to carry a precious jewel
  in its head
  This stone, the gemala, is said to shine
  at night and has the power to make any
  man who owns it victorious in battle.
  Some say that it can be used to cure a
  snake bite.
  Coca-Mama
  South American
  a Peruvian goddess of the coca plant.
  Cocalus
  Greek
  king of Sicily
  He sheltered Daedalus when he
  escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of
  King Minos. When Minos came to his
  court in search of Daedalus he was
  killed; in some versions in the fighting
  that ensued when Cocalus refused to
  hand over Daedalus, in others when
  Daedalus (or a priestess of Cocalus)
  poured scalding water over Minos as
  he lay in his bath.
  Cocao
  [Cochab]
  a demon associated with the planet
  Mercury and Wednesday
  (see also Cochabiel)
  Cochab
  (see Cocao)
  Cochabiel
  Hebrew
  a Cabbalistic spirit of Mercury
  Cochar Cruife
  Irish
  a lover of Uathach
  When Cuchulainn accidentally broke
  Uathach’s finger, Cochar challenged
  him to single combat and was killed.
  Cochimetl
  Central American
  [Cocochimetl]
  a god of trade, patron of merchants
  Cocidius
  British
  a god of the hunt
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Segomo or Silvan.
  (see also Segomo)
  Cocijo
  Central American
  [=Aztec Tlaloc.Tezcatlipoca.Tzahui:
  =Mayan Chac:=Totonac Tajin]
  a Zapotec rain-god
  cock
  [gallus]
  the male of the fowl, a bird
  domesticated in many countries, 
  in many cases regarded as sacred 
  (1) In the bestiaries the only bird to
  be castrated.
  (2) In China the cock is called
  kung-ch’i and is regarded as a
  divine bird that carries the sun
  through part of the zodiac. Some
  say it could become a human being
  while others say that it drives away
  ghosts when it crows at dawn. A
  picture of a cock pasted on a coffin
  is said to drive away demons.
  (3) In Germany the bird is regarded
  as a weather prophet.
  (4) In Greek lore the cock is the 
  bird of Apollo and Athena. It 
  was sacrificed to Asclepius in
  recognition of recovery from illness.
  (5) In Japan the cock is known as
  tokoyo-na-ganaki-dori and is said
  to prepare the heart for worship.
  (6) The Norse regard the cock as a
  guardian. In the realm of Midgard,
  Gullinkambi lived on the tree
  Yggdrasil. In Valhalla, Fialar’s duty
  was to waken the warriors for the
  final battle.
  (7) The Romans consulted the cock
  as an augury, particularly on 
  the weather.
  (8) An old Scottish custom involved
  the sacrifice of a cock as a cure 
  for epilepsy.
  Cockaigne
  European
  [Cockayne:=German Schlaraffenland]
  a paradisal land of wealth where 
  the buildings were made of pastry
  and sugar
  cockatrice
  a winged monster, part cock, 
  part serpent
  This beast was produced from a
  cockerel’s egg, hatched by a snake or
  toad. In some accounts it was equated
  with the basilisk.
  Cockayne
  (see Cockaigne)
  Cockspur
  (see Zipacna)
  Cocles
  (see Horatius1)
  coco macaque
  West Indian
  a stick that walks by itself
  In Haiti they say that such a stick can
  be sent off on its own to do errands
  and can also be used to attack enemies.
  Any person struck by such a stick soon
  dies.
  Cocoa
  South American
  a cat-god of Peru
  It was said that this deity, depicted as a
  cat, continuously produced streams of
  hail from its eyes.
  Cocochimetl
  (see Cochimetl)
  Cocoloon 
  (see Kukulcan)
  Cocomama
  South American
  an Inca spirit controlling the growth of
  the cocao plant
  Cocoyomes
  Mexican
  the first people, ancestors of the
  Tarahumare tribe
  These beings, cannibals who lived in
  caves, were scorched to death by the sun
  for their wickedness. A few escaped but
  were later killed by the Tarahumare.
  Cocqcigrues
  [Cocquecigrues.Cocquecugrues]
  imaginary animals
  Cocquecigrues
  (see Cocqcigrues)
  Cocquecugrues
  (see Cocqcigrues)
  Cocytus1
  Greek
  [Kokutos.Kokytos]
  a river in Hades
  This river was said to be composed of
  the salty tears of the dead who wander
  in Hades for 100 years if they have not
  got the fare of one obol required by
  Charon to ferry them across the
  Acheron or Styx.
  Cocytus2
  Greek
  father of Minthe by Peitho
  cod-pan 
  (see cho-pen)
  Codal
  Irish
  foster father of the young Eire
  Codex Borbonious
  Central American
  a book of Aztec legends
  Codex Borgia
  Central American
  the Aztec calendar
  This book also describes the Aztec
  gods and their exploits.
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  Codex Cortesianus
  Central American
  a source of Mayan legends and culture
  Codex Cospiano
  Central American
  a source of Aztec myths
  Codex Dresden
  (see Dresden Codex)
  Codex Fejervary-Mayer Central American
  the document setting out the
  relationship of the Aztec gods to 
  the calendar
  Codex Huamantla
  Central American
  a source of Aztec myths
  Codex Magliabecché
  Central American
  a source of Aztec myths
  Codex Regius
  (see Elder Edda)
  Codex Vindobonsis
  Central American
  [Vienna Codex]
  a source of Aztec myths
  Codex Zoncha-Nuttall
  Central American
  a book of Mixtec myths 
  and genealogies
  Codrus
  Greek
  [Kodros]
  the last king of Athens
  son of Melanthus
  father of Medon
  Some say he was an early king of
  Athens, some the last king. He
  attained the throne by killing the
  previous king, Xanthus.
  It was prophesied that the Dorians
  would conquer Attica if the king was
  spared, so Codrus entered their camp
  and died fighting. The Dorians gave
  up the fight and withdrew. Since no
  man felt worthy to follow such a king,
  the royal position was abolished.
  Coel1
  British
  [(Old) King Cole]
  a duke of Colchester
  a king of Britain
  father of Helena
  He was said to have overthrown the
  king, Ascelpiodotus, and died a month
  later. In some accounts he derives from
  Camulos and is the husband of
  Stradwawl and father of Gwawl. Some
  say that he was an ancestor of 
  King Arthur.
  (see also Coel2)
  Coel2
  British
  husband of Stradawl
  father of Gwawl
  In some Welsh accounts he is the same
  as King Coel of Britain.
  Coel Godebog
  British
  an ancestor of Merlin
  father of Ceneu
  Coelus
  (see Caelus)
  Coem
  South American
  a survivor of the flood in the lore of
  the Tupi
  He was one of four people who
  escaped by hiding in caves or climbing
  trees; the others were Hermitten,
  Krimen and Tupan.
  Coemgen
  (see Caoimhghin)
  Coeranus
  Greek
  son of Abas
  brother of Lysimache
  Coetan Arthur
  British
  a barrow in Wales where, it is said,
  King Arthur lies buried
  Coeus
  Greek
  [Ceos.Koeos]
  one of the Titans
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  brother and husband of Phoebe
  father of Asteria and Leto
  Coeviaca
  South American
  a culture hero of the Xingu of Brazil
  He is regarded as the man who
  brought fire from the gods.
  Cogaz
  African
  son of Kaang and Coti, in Bushman lore
  He descended to earth and taught
  mankind how to dig for roots.
  Coh
  Central American
  a leopard
  a Mayan prince
  son of Kan
  brother of Aac, Cay, Moo and Niete
  When Moo rejected Aac and married
  Coh there was bad blood between the
  brothers, leading to war, and Coh was
  killed by his brother who renewed his
  suit for the widowed queen. When she
  rejected him once again, he made war
  on her, and when her forces were
  defeated she fled the country.
  cohoba
  West Indian
  a drug used in religious rites, said by
  some to induce the power of 
  prophecy
  Cohuacom
  Central American
  a holy mountain, home of the gods
  Cohuatzincatl
  Central American
  a god of intoxication
  one of the Centzon Totochtin
  Coil Croda
  Irish
  [Hundred-slayer]
  a warrior of the Fianna
  He was one of Finn mac Cool’s men
  carried off by Gilla Dacar, and in the
  party of nine, led by Goll mac Morna,
  which recovered Finn’s hounds, Bran
  and Sceolan, when they were stolen by
  Arthur.
  Coiling Dragon
  Chinese
  a water dragon
  Coinchend
  Irish
  a warrior woman
  wife of Morgan
  mother of Delbchaem
  Her husband, king of the Land of
  Wonder, had locked their daughter in
  a tower to frustrate a prophecy that
  said that her mother would die 
  when Delbchaem married. Art rescued
  Delbchaem, killed both Coinchend
  and Morgan, and married their
  daughter.
  Coir Anmann
  Irish
  a story of the exploits of Connla, son
  of Cuchulainn 
  Coirbre
  (see Cairbre)
  Coirpre
  (see Cairbre)
  Coirpre Liffechair
  (see Cairbre Lifeachair)
  Col1
  African
  [Chol]
  a Sudanese rain-god
  Col2
  (see Cumaill)
  Colada
  Spanish
  a sword of El Cid
  Colanthes
  Egyptian
  [Kolanthes]
  a god envisaged as a youth
  Colbrand
  Danish
  [Colbronde.Coldbrand]
  a giant killed by Guy of Warwick
  Colbronde
  (see Colbrand)
  Colcannon Night
  North American
  the name for Hallow’een in Canada
  Colchian Dragon
  Greek
  the dragon that guarded the Golden
  Fleece at Colchis
  Colcu
  Irish
  step-son of Cred
  Cred fell in love with Cano, a Scottish
  prince, and Colcu was jealous. He
  prevented the lovers from keeping an
  assignation by Lake Cred.
  Cold1
  Baltic
  son of Louhi, in Finnish lore
  Cold2
  North American
  one of the 4 anaye left alive after the
  storm sent by Estanatlehi
  Cold Food Festival 
  (see Festival of Tombs)
  Cold Space
  (see Matao-Anu)
  Cold Space Creeping On
  (see Whakatoro-Anu)
  Coldbrand
  (see Colbrand)
  Cole
  (see Camulos.Coel)
  Colel Cab
  Central American
  a Mayan earth-goddess
  Colga
  Irish
  [Colga(n) of the Hard Weapons]
  a king of Lochlan
  father of Midac
  He led an army to conquer Ireland but
  only Midac survived the battle with the
  Fianna. Colga was killed by Oscar, in
  some accounts.
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  Colgan
  (see Colga)
  Colgrevan
  (see Colgrevaunce)
  Colgrevance
  (see Colgrevaunce)
  Colgrevaunce of Gore
  British
  [Calogrenant.Colgrevan(ce)]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  At Castle Tubele he intervened to save
  Bors who was about to be killed by his
  brother Lionel.
  He was one of the twelve knights
  who helped to trap Lancelot and
  Guinevere. He was first through the
  door into the bedroom and was killed
  with a footstool by the unarmed
  Lancelot who took his sword and
  armour, killing all except Mordred.
  In one story, he was killed by
  Lionel, in others he tells the story of
  the Knight of the Fountain that, in
  Welsh stories, is atributed to Cynon.
  Colgrin
  British
  a Saxon leader
  brother of Baldulf
  After several defeats at the hand of
  King Arthur, he returned to the
  Continent. He later made further
  attacks on Britain and was killed at the
  Battle of Badon.
  Colhuatepec
  Central American
  the cave from which the ancestors of
  the Aztecs were said to have emerged
  Colhuatzincatl
  Central American
  [‘winged one’]
  an Aztec god, one of the Centzon
  Totochtin
  Colinia 
  Central American
  a volcano revered as a holy mountain
  Coll
  (see Cumaill)
  Coll ap Collfrewr
  British
  a Welsh swineherd and magician
  He attended the magical sow Hen Wen.
  Colla1
  Irish
  father of Dallan
  Colla2
  South American
  an Inca king
  In one story of the origins of the Incas,
  the land was divided into four parts
  when the waters of the flood subsided.
  Colla took the south; the other parts
  were taken by Manco Capac, Pinahua
  and Tocay.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Ayar Ayca.
  Colla Fochra
  Irish
  [Conlae]
  brother of Colla Meann and Colla Ilais
  He and his brothers killed High-king
  Fiachu who was their uncle.
  Colla Ilais
  Irish
  [Conlae]
  brother of Colla Fochra and Colla Meann
  He and his brothers killed High-king
  Fiachu who was their uncle. 
  Colla Meann
  Irish
  [Conlae]
  brother of Colla Fochra and Colla Ilais
  He and his brothers killed High-king
  Fiachu, who was their uncle, and fled 
  to Scotland when the king’s son,
  Muireadhach, 
  returned 
  from 
  an
  expedition at the head of an army. They
  were later forgiven by Muireadhach
  and, with an army from Connaught,
  conquered most of Ireland. 
  collahualla
  South American
  [collahuaya.kollawalla]
  itinerant medicine men in Bolivia
  These people are said to cure diseases
  using herbal remedies.
  collahuaya
  (see collahualla)
  Collari
  South American
  an ancestress of the Q’ero people of Peru
  consort of Inkari
  She and her mate, Inkari, were created
  by the Apus to repopulate the country
  when Raol killed the existing people
  with the heat of the sun.
  Collasiri
  South American
  medicine men of the Aymara people
  They claim to diagnose illness by
  divination using animal entrails, and to
  cure illness by transferring it to some
  animal or object.
  Collatinus
  (see Tarquinius Collatinus)
  Collection of Written Leaves
  (see Popul Vuh)
  Collen
  (see Tollen)
  Colloquy of the Old Men
  Irish
  [Accalam na Senorec.Agallamh na
  Seanorach.]
  a 12th C story of the exploits of 
  the Fianna
  This writing takes the form of con-
  versations between Cailte, Oisin and St
  Patrick, during which the two warriors
  pass on the history of the Fianna. 
  Colm Cille
  (see Columba)
  Colman
  Irish
  a king of Connaught
  father of Guaire
  He was killed at the Battle of Ceann
  Bugha by Ragallach, who then took
  over the throne.
  Colman Beag
  Irish
  a king of Meath
  He abducted a nun and held her
  captive on an island. St Cainneach
  appeared in a fiery chariot, which so
  frightened Colman that he returned
  the nun and repented.
  Colman mac Duach
  Irish
  a saint
  While he and a follower were fasting,
  King Guaire, who was feasting, wished
  that he could share his good fortune
  with somebody less fortunate. His
  plate of food was carried by angels and
  set down before the two starving
  clerics. The king later gave them a
  herd of cattle.
  Colmcille
  (see Columba)
  Colombe
  British
  a maiden
  She took a lover who was killed by her
  brother to wipe out the dishonour. She
  took her lover’s sword to Lyle, the
  Lady of Avalon, who put a spell on it
  so that it could be used by the purest
  knight, who would use it to kill the one
  he loved best. It was claimed by Balin.
  When she followed him and saw that
  he had already killed the Lady of the
  Lake and Lanceor, she killed herself by
  falling on her lover’s sword.
  Colop U Uichkin
  Central American
  a Mayan sky-god
  Colopation
  a demon said to throw open prisons
  Colossus of Rhodes
  Greek
  a huge statue of Apollo
  The statue was said to stand near
  (some say astride) the harbour of the
  seaport of Rhodes and was destroyed
  by an earthquake.
  colours
  the 3 sacred colours are black, red 
  and white
  Black is the colour of mourning, the
  dead and gods of the earth. Red
  symbolising blood, flesh and organs, is
  the colour of fertility. White is the
  colour of festivities and of sacrificial
  offerings. In Argos it was the colour of
  mourning, and still is in some countries.
  Colptha
  Irish
  son of Milesius and Scota
  colt-pixy
  a mischievous fairy
  Colum1
  Irish
  a smith-god of the Danaans
  Colum2
  (see Columba)
  Columba
  Irish
  [Colm Cille.Colmcille.Colum.
  Criomhthann]
  (521–597)
  a saint and missionary
  son of Feidlimidh
  brother of Oran
  He set up a monastery on Iona and
  sent out missions to convert the Picts.
  His story is found in the Vitae
  Columbae written by Adhamnan in the
  7th century.
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  An angel always hovered over his
  head and, in one account, he sent an
  angel to catch a monk, who had fallen
  from a tower, before he hit the ground.
  A monster in Loch Ness swam off at
  his command as it was about to attack
  one of his monks, Lugne. When a
  magician caused the wind to blow
  against his ship, it sailed on against the
  wind. It was said that the gates of
  Inverness opened of their own volition
  when he made the sign of the cross.
  When the ruler of Tory Island
  offered him as much land as his cloak
  could cover, Columba caused the cloak
  to cover the whole island.
  He was cured of his somewhat
  haughty manner when Christ himself
  appeared as a beggar and caused the
  dough given to him by the saint to
  sprout corn.
  He died on Iona, but it was said that
  his body was miraculously transported
  to Ireland and re-interred beside St
  Brigit and St Patrick. His feast-day is 9
  June.
  Comaetho1
  Greek
  a priestess of Artemis
  She and Melanippus made love in the
  temple of Artemis and the outraged
  goddess brought about a famine which
  ended only when the two lovers 
  were sacrificed.
  Comaetho2
  Greek
  daughter of Pterelaus
  Her father had a single gold hair in his
  head which ensured his safety and that
  of his kingdom of Taphia. She fell in
  love with Amphitryon when he
  invaded the kingdom and she pulled
  out the golden hair so that her father
  died and Amphitryon was victorious.
  When Amphitryon rejected her love,
  she killed herself for her treachery to
  her father. Some say that she was killed
  by Amphitryon.
  Coman
  Irish
  wife of Mochta
  mother of Moninne
  Comatas
  Greek
  a goatherd
  Having seen the Muses dance in the
  moonlight he became a worshipper
  and sacrificed one of his master’s goats,
  for which he was locked in a box. The
  Muses kept him alive by sending bees
  with food, whereupon his master,
  realising 
  that 
  the 
  Muses 
  were
  protecting the boy, released him.
  Combalus
  Syrian
  a fertility-god
  He is said to have rejected the love of
  the earth-goddess and castrated himself.
  Combaoth
  (see Kimbay)
  Come-at-a-body
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Cometes1
  Greek
  son of Tisamenus
  father of Asterius
  Cometes2
  Greek
  son of Sthelenus
  He seduced Aegialeia, wife of Diomedes,
  while the latter was fighting at Troy.
  Comgan
  Irish
  [Comhd(h)an.Mac Da Chearda]
  a jester and poet
  son of Maolochtraigh and Mughain
  At times wise, at times foolish, he was
  said to be able to walk on water or to
  sleep beneath it.
  His father’s second wife fell in love
  with him but he rejected her and she
  persuaded a druid to cause Comgan to
  become ill and lose all his hair. When
  he gave all his possessions to Odhran
  and went into the forest, his step-
  brother, Cumaine, found him and took
  him to his hermitage.
  At the court of Guaire, king of
  Connaught, he supported the boast of
  Mac Telene that Munster was superior
  to Connaught by reciting poetry.
  When the king’s horses were stolen he
  allowed the robbers to escape.
  When he met Conall Clogach, the
  high-king’s jester, they became friends
  and undertook a journey round
  Connaught 
  during 
  which 
  they
  managed to set fire to the town of
  Roscommon. When he quarrelled with
  Conall, Comgan settled in a hermitage
  and spent the rest of his life there.
  Comghall
  (see Congall)
  Comhal 
  (see Cumaill)
  Comhdan
  (see Comgan)
  Comhdhan
  (see Comgan)
  Coming Forth by Day
  (see Book of the Dead)
  Coming of the Gods
  (see Teotleco Festival)
  Comizahual
  South American
  a flying tigress in Honduras
  This being was said to be a sorceress
  and the mother of three sons who
  became the ancestors of the race.
  Commentarios Réales de los Incas
  South American
  a book of Inca history and myths
  written by Garsilasco de le Vega
  Commodus
  Roman
  [Hercules Secundus]
  a 2nd C Roman emperor
  He declared himself a god (Hercules the
  Second) and required his subjects to
  worship him. 
  Common Mother
  South American
  the supreme deity of some native
  Indian tribes
  compa
  South American
  a huaca placed near an irrigation canal
  to protect it
  Compair Bouki
  North American
  [Comrade Bouki:=West Indies (Uncle)
  Bouki]
  the name for Bouki in the 
  Southern States
  Compair Lapin
  North American
  [Comrade Rabbit]
  the name for Brer Rabbit in the
  Southern States
  Companion Gods(see Associated Gods)
  Companions of the Day
  Central American
  13 Aztec deities, each responsible for
  one hour of the day
  Companions of the Night
  Central American
  9 Aztec deities, each responsible for
  one hour of the night
  comparative mythology
  the study of mythologies to elucidate
  differences and common ground
  Compassionate
  Canaanite
  a name and attribute of El
  Compitalis
  Roman
  a festival of the cross-roads
  Comrade Bouki (see Compair Bouki)
  Comrade Rabbit(see Compair Lapin)
  Comus1
  British
  a pagan god
  son of Bacchus and Circe
  This deity, invented by Milton,
  transformed travellers by changing
  their faces into those of animals.
  Comus2
  British
  a poem written by John Milton
  This work tells the story of Comus,
  son of Bacchus and Circe.
  Comus3
  Greek
  [Komos]
  a god of mirth
  son of Bacchus and Circe, some say
  Comus4
  Roman
  a god of drunken revelry
  Comyra
  Greek
  a festival of Q’re at which young men
  cut off their forelocks and dedicated
  them to the god
  Con1
  South American
  a boneless creator-god
  son of Inti
  brother of Pachacamac
  He could raise mountains and he
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  created a race of people who so
  annoyed him that he turned their
  fruitful land into desert. He was
  superseded by Pachacamac who turned
  the people made by Con into monkeys.
  Con2
  (see Pariacaca)
  Con-Inti
  Central American
  an aspect of Inti as ‘son of the sun’
  Con Ion
  Vietnamese
  spirits of Annamese children who died
  at birth
  To ward off these spirits a dog is killed
  and buried under the bed of a woman
  in childbirth.
  Con ma dan
  Vietnamese
  spirits of those who died of smallpox
  It is said that these spirits cause 
  the disease.
  Con Ticci Viracocha (see Viracocha)
  Con tinh
  Vietnamese
  spirits of Annamese girls who died young
  These spirits are said to live in trees,
  robbing passers-by of their souls or
  driving them mad.
  Con tram nu’o’c
  Vietnamese
  in Annamese lore, a water buffalo
  It is said that any person holding a hair
  of this animal can walk across a river
  without getting wet.
  Conaing
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  He was king of the northern half of the
  country 
  and 
  killed 
  Lugaid
  Lamhdhearg who had usurped the
  throne of the southern half after
  killing Eochaid Uaircheas.
  Conaire Caomh
  (see Conary Mor)
  Conaire mac Mogha Lamha
  (see Conary mac Mogha Lamha)
  Conaire Messbuachalla
  (see Conary Mor)
  Conaire Mor
  (see Conary Mor)
  Conal
  (see Conall)
  Conall1
  Irish
  [Conal]
  one of the sons of a high-king
  In some accounts he and Dunchadh
  were the sons of Blathmhac, in others
  there were three sons (the other was
  Maelodhar) and their father was
  Diarmaid who was joint-king with
  Blathmhac. All three sons were killed
  when 
  they 
  were 
  set 
  upon 
  by
  Maelodran who drove them into a mill
  pond and, by starting the mill, had
  them crushed to death by the water
  wheel.
  Conall2
  (see Connla)
  Conall Anghlonnach
  Irish
  [Conal]
  a warrior of Ulster 
  son of Eochaid Feidhleach 
  and Cliothfhionn
  Conall Cearnach
  Irish
  [Coinall Cearneac.Conal(l) of the
  Victories]
  a warrior of Ulster 
  one of the 12 champions of the 
  Red Branch
  son of Finchoom and Amergin, foster
  brother of Cuchulainn
  husband of Fiebh, Lendar or Niam 
  His neck was damaged when he was a
  baby when Cet placed his foot on his
  neck, but was prevented from breaking
  it by his mother. As a result, Conall
  grew up with a crooked walk.
  In a contest with Loaghaire
  Buadhach, Winner of Battles, and
  Cuchulainn for the title of Champion
  of All Ireland, he and Loaghaire ran
  from the wildcats put in the room with
  them, while Cuchulainn faced them
  with his sword. They were also tested
  by Ercol who attacked them first with
  witches and then fought them himself,
  losing only to Cuchulainn. In a
  beheading contest with a giant, all
  three decapitated the giant but only
  Cuchulainn was prepared to offer his
  own neck to the axe.
  He helped Fraoch rescue his family
  and cattle when they were carried off
  by raiders. In some accounts, they
  rescued the hostages from a castle in
  the Alps that was guarded by a huge
  snake, detroying the building in the
  process of rescue. He fought alongside
  Conary at the siege of the hostel of Da
  Derga. In some versions it was he who
  brought a drink to the thirsty king but
  found 
  him 
  already 
  dead 
  and
  decapitated. He gave the head a drink
  and it thanked him for fetching the
  water. In other stories it was the giant
  Mac Cecht who brought the drink.
  At Mac Da Tho’s feast he outfaced
  Cet for the right to carve the famous
  boar when he produced from his bag
  the still-bloody head of Anluan of
  Connaught, Cet’s brother, whom
  Conall had killed in combat.
  When Conor mac Nessa reneged
  on his promise of safe conduct given to
  Naisi and Deirdre, he was in the party
  attacking the hostel at Emain Macha.
  When he learned of Conor’s treachery
  he killed Conor’s son Fiachra.
  His two brothers had been killed by
  Meas Geaghra, king of Leinster, and
  Conall took his revenge. He killed
  Meas in single combat, fighting with
  one hand tied behind his back, because
  his opponent had only one arm, and
  killed him. Buan, the king’s wife, fell
  dead when she saw her husband’s body.
  Conall then crushed the dead king’s
  brain and mixed it with lime to make a
  missile called a brain-ball. He fired
  this from his sling and it struck Conor
  mac Nessa in the forehead, from
  where it could not be removed. It
  exploded seven years later and killed
  Conor. In other stories Conall
  deposited the ball at Emain Macha
  from where it was stolen by Cet. Some
  say that it was Mac Da Tho’s brain that
  was used in this way.
  In some accounts he was one of the
  Ulstermen who were exiled to
  Connaught and fought for Maev and
  Ailill against their own countrymen in
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley, while others
  say that he fought for Ulster in
  support of Conor mac Nessa, father of
  his wife Feibh. After a raid led by Cet,
  Conall followed the raiders and killed
  Cet in single combat at a ford. He was
  wounded and cared for by Bealchu
  who wanted to get him well again just
  so that he could kill him. A plan to kill
  Conall in bed misfired and Conall
  forced Bealchu to occupy the bed so
  that Bealchu was killed by his own
  three sons. Conall then killed all three
  of them.
  Some say that Conall was the 
  sole survivor of the battle at Da
  Derga’s hostel.
  It was said that Conall never
  allowed a day to pass without killing a
  man from Connaught and that he slept
  with that man’s decapitated head under
  his pillow.
  When Cuchulainn was killed by
  Lugaid, Conall killed him and then
  sought out and killed Cunlaid, Erc and
  Fergus and the three witch-daughters
  of Calatin. In some accounts Conall
  then went to the court of Maev, where
  Maev, jealous of her husband’s affair
  with another woman, persuaded
  Conall to kill Ailill. The king’s angry
  subjects then killed Conall.
  In other stories he was killed by
  Connla, the son of Cuchulainn, when
  they met in single combat when
  Connla arrived by boat to search for
  his father whom he had never seen.
  Conall Cearneac
  (see Connal Cearnach)
  Conall Clogach
  Irish
  [Conal]
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  a jester at the court of high-king Domhnall
  He had incited a mob to stone St
  Columba and was cursed by the saint
  so that he became a fool.
  When he met Comgan, jester of
  Munster, they became friends and with
  him undertook a journey round
  Connaught 
  during 
  which 
  they
  managed to set fire to the town 
  of Roscommon.
  Domhnall had a message brought to
  the court that Conall had been killed
  by wolves, at which the fool wept for
  himself until one of the men at the
  court seized Conall and pretended that
  he had saved him and brought him
  back to the court.
  He was killed by Congall Caoch at
  the Battle of Magh Rotha.
  Conall Corc
  Irish
  [Conal(l) mac Luigthig.Corc mac Laire]
  a king of Munster
  son of Luightheach and Boilce 
  or Bolgbhain
  He was fostered by Feidhilm and was
  given the nickname Corc mac Laire
  when his ear was singed in a magic
  ceremony. He was later adopted by
  Criomhthann, whose wife told her
  husband that Conall had tried to
  seduce her. Criomhthann exiled him
  to Scotland, sending a message to the
  Pictish king to kill the young man.
  Conall survived because Gruibne, who
  had earlier been freed from captivity
  by Conall, changed the coded message
  so that King Fearadhach gave his
  daughter to Conall as wife. He later
  returned to Munster and became king.
  Conall Dearg
  Irish
  [Conal]
  husband of Aobhfhinn
  father of Enda
  Conall Gulban
  Irish
  [Conal]
  son of Niall
  brother of Cairbre, Eanna, Eoghan 
  and Laoghaire
  grandfather of Feidhlimidh
  He was fostered with his uncle,
  Fiachra, who sent him to be tutored by
  Muireadhach 
  Meann. 
  When
  Muireadhach was killed in battle with
  Ulster, Conall and his kin defeated
  Ulster at the Battle of Ath Cro and
  killed Cana, king of Ulster.
  After conquest of Ulster, his uncles,
  Brian and Fiachra, went to war against
  each other and Connall took an army
  to defeat Brian, subdue Connaught
  and install Daithi as king.
  Some say that Conall became high-
  king of Ireland but handed the throne
  to his brother, Laoghaire.
  In one story he carried off Eithne,
  daughter of the king of Leinster, but
  Macaomh Mor, who had been sent to
  look for her, found Conall asleep and
  took her for himself. Conall sailed as
  far as Scandinavia in search of the pair,
  killing hundreds of warriors sent
  against him by the king, whose
  daughter, Doireann, fell in love with
  him. She sent a warrior named Amhas
  to kill him when he failed to return
  her love. Conall defeated Amhas and
  later another warrior, Kidire, attacked
  the king but was defeated by Conall.
  This man said that he had met
  Macaomh and Eithne and so Conall,
  accompanied by Amhas, Kidire and
  the druid Dunadhach, set off to find
  them. A prince, Iollann, joined them
  after Conall defeated him in single
  combat. They found the fugitives in
  Syria and Conall defeated Macaomh
  but spared his life, going to Caledonia
  to send a princess for Macaomh in
  place of Eithne. He killed the witch
  who, by her magic, revived every
  night the 500 Caledonians he killed
  each day, and seized the princess. In
  the meantime, Eithne had been
  captured by the king of Greece so
  Conall had another battle to fight and
  defeated the Greeks. He later helped
  his brothers Eoghan and Laoghaire to
  defeat the Turks who had attacked the
  German empire. 
  Conall was killed in a fight with
  raiders who had stolen some horses
  from Tara.
  Conall mac Luigthig
  (see Conall Corc)
  Conall mac Suibhne
  Irish
  [Conal]
  son of Suibhne mac Colmain
  He killed Aedh Slaine who had killed
  Conall’s father.
  Conall of the Victories
  (see Conall Cearnach)
  Conan1
  Irish
  a son of the Dagda
  He was killed when he tried to seduce
  the maiden Cealg.
  Conan2
  Irish
  husband of Darerca
  He was said to be an ancestor of 
  King Arthur.
  Conan Cinn Sleibhe
  Irish
  [Conand.Conann]
  a noble of the Otherworld
  father of Findearbh
  Conan mac an Leith Luchra
  Irish
  [Conand.Conann]
  husband of Finnine
  He treated his wife so badly that her
  brother, Feardhomhain, intervened
  and killed him, dying himself in 
  the fight.
  Conan mac Febar
  Irish
  [Conand.Conann]
  a chief of the Fomoire at the time of
  the invasion by the Nemedians
  He was killed by Fergus Leathdhaerg
  when the Nemedians attacked his glass
  castle on Tory Island.
  Conan mac Lia
  Irish
  [Conand.Conann]
  son of Lia
  His father, Lia, was killed by Finn mac
  Cool, and Conan spent several years in
  conflict with the Fianna as a result.
  Later he swore loyalty to Finn and
  served him for thirty years.
  He was one of the soldiers who
  disappeared when Gilla Dacar and his
  horse plunged into the sea.
  Conan mac Morna
  Irish
  [Conan Mael.Conan Maol.Conan the
  Bald.Conand.Conann]
  a warrior in the Fianna
  brother of Goll and Garadh
  In some versions he got stuck to a chair
  or the floor of the Quicken Trees
  Hostel, where Finn mac Cool and
  some of the Fianna were trapped by
  Midac. He escaped by tearing himself
  free, leaving the skin of his buttocks
  behind. His friends covered him with a
  black sheep’s fleece, which grew
  permanently in place of the missing skin.
  He went to the house of Cab an
  Dosain in the Otherworld where he
  was involved in a number of strange
  situations until he was rescued by Finn
  mac Cool.
  When challenged by Liagan, he
  tricked his opponent into looking
  behind and then cut off his head.
  Conan Mael (see Conan mac Morna)
  Conan Maol (see Conan mac Morna)
  Conan Meriadoc
  British
  [Conand.Conann]
  a king of Brittany
  son of Gerenton
  In those stories where Elen is the
  daughter of Octavius, Conan and
  Macsen fought fought for the hand of
  Elen. Macsen married her but left her
  when he joined forces with Conan to
  conquer Armorica. Conan became
  king and called the country Brittany.
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  Conall Corc
  Conan Meriadoc
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  Some say that he was an ancestor of
  King Arthur.
  (see also Cynan2)
  Conan of the Grey Rushes
  Irish
  [Conand.Conann]
  a warrior of the Fianna
  He was one of the party that trapped
  Dermot and Grania in the Wood of
  Two Tents.
  Conan Rod
  Irish
  [Conand.Conann]
  son of a British king
  He proved his identity by showing a
  ring and a grain of gold embedded
  in his shoulder. He joined forces
  with Congall Caoch in his fight
  with Domhnall mac Aodha. He was
  killed by Cellach at the Battle of
  Magh Ratha.
  Conan the Bald
  (see Conan mac Morna)
  Conand
  (see Conan)
  Conann
  (see Conan)
  Conan’s Tower
  (see Glass Castle)
  Conapa
  (see Thunupa)
  Conaran
  Irish
  father of Irnan
  He sent Irnan and her two sisters to
  punish Finn mac Cool for hunting
  deer, which he claimed to own. Goll
  killed two of them and captured or
  killed Irnan.
  Conary mac Mogha 
  Irish
  [Conaire mac Mogha Lamha]
  a king of Munster 
  husband of Sarait
  father of Cairbre and Duibhind
  When he was deposed by Eoghan he
  went to the high-king for help. Conn
  gave him his daughter as wife and an
  army that defeated Eoghan in battle.
  In some accounts he had three sons,
  all called Cairbre. He succeeded to the
  throne of Ireland after his father-in-
  law, Conn Ceadchathach. Conary was
  succeeded by Art when he was killed
  by Neimheidh mac Sraibhghind.
  Conary Mor
  Irish
  [Conaire Caomh.Conaire Messbuachalla.
  Conaire Mor]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Nemglan and Messbuachalla
  His mother was seduced by a Danaan
  youth who came to her in the form of
  a bird. She married Eterskel, king of
  Ireland, and her illegitimate son,
  Conary, was reared, with three foster
  brothers, by a noble, Desa. When
  Eterskel died, Conary was made king,
  fulfilling the prophecy of a diviner.
  His foster brothers were a source of
  trouble and were eventually banished
  by Conary. They joined Ingcel, son of
  the king of Britain, in sea-raiding and
  invaded 
  Ireland. 
  They 
  trapped
  Conary at the hostel of Da Derga and
  killed him and most of his men. The
  giant Mac Cecht went in search of
  water for the king who was thirsty but
  when he got back the hostel had fallen
  and Conary was dead. His head had
  been cut off but, when Mac Cecht
  gave it a drink, it spoke and thanked
  him for the water.
  In some versions it was Conall
  Cearnach, not Mac Cecht, who
  brought the drink for Conary.
  In another account his parents were
  Eochaid 
  Airemh 
  and 
  Eochaid’s
  daughter, the girl he chose from fifty
  presented by Midir, who had abducted
  his real wife, Etain, thinking that she
  was Etain.
  Concenn
  British
  [Cyngen]
  a king of Powys, Wales
  son of Cadell
  Concess
  Irish
  in some accounts, mother of Patrick 
  by Calpurnius
  Concheanann
  Irish
  a friend of Berach
  When Cu Allaidh tried to put a curse
  on Berach, Concheanann killed him.
  Concheann
  (see Corrchend)
  Conchend
  (see Conchenn)
  Conchenn
  Irish
  [Conchend]
  daughter of Bodb Dearg
  She was courted by Cliach but her
  father refused to sanction the marriage.
  Conchobar1
  Irish
  son of King Arthur
  In Irish lore he was killed by Eochaid,
  son of Ailill and Maev.
  Conchobar2
  (see Conor mac Nessa)
  Conchobhar
  (see Conor mac Nessa)
  Conchubar
  (see Conor mac Nessa)
  Conchubhar Abhradhrua
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  Concordia
  Roman
  [=Greek Aphrodite.Homonoia]
  a goddess of civic agreement, one 
  of the 5 Appiades
  Cond
  (see Conn)
  Condatis
  Celtic
  a river-god in Gaul
  Condery
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  a messenger for Cuchulainn
  Cuchulainn sent him to meet the
  young man who arrived by boat,
  asking for Cuchulainn. The youth,
  who was Cuchulainn’s son, Connla,
  refused to give his name.
  Condor
  South American
  an Inca creator deity
  Condorcoto (see Mount Condorcoto)
  Conduiramour
  (see Condwiramur)
  Condwiramis
  (see Condwiramur)
  Condwiramur
  British
  [Conduiramour.Condwiramis.
  Condwiramurs]
  a queen of Brobarz
  wife of Peredur
  mother of Aribadale, Kardiez 
  and Lohenergrain
  In some stories of Peredur (or
  Percival) she married the knight of the
  Grail and bore his son, Lohenergrain.
  Condwiramurs
  (see Condwiramur)
  Confession Buddhas
  Buddhist
  a type of Buddha of which there are
  said to be 35
  When depicted, these beings are
  usually shown bare-headed.
  Confucius
  Chinese
  [Chi-sheng Hsien-shi.Kung Ch’iu.Kung-
  fu-tzu.Master Kong]
  (551–479 BC)
  a philosopher who was deified
  He was the founder of what became
  the state religion, Confucianism. It
  was said that a unicorn appeared at his
  birth. This animal appeared again as a
  portent of his approaching death and
  was killed by peasants.
  His tomb is said to be supported in
  space by four deities.
  Conga
  West Indian
  a class of voodoo deities in Haiti
  Congall1
  Irish
  [Comghall.Conghal]
  a man who rescued Muirgen, the
  woman who had changed into 
  a salmon
  Congall2
  Irish
  [Comghall.Conghal]
  a high-king of Ireland
  father-in-law of Fergal
  He was told that his daughter, who was
  a nun, was having an affair with Fergal,
  and he nearly caught them in bed
  together. When he came to believe
  that his daughter was innocent, he
  drowned the informer.
  Congall3
  Irish
  [Comghall.Conghal]
  foster brother of Mael Fothartaig
  Mael was unjustly accused of raping
  his father’s second wife and was killed
  by Aodan on the orders of Mael’s
  father, Ronan, king of Leinster, despite
  Congall’s efforts to save him. When he
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  protested at the murder of his friend,
  he was himself killed by Aodan.
  Congall4
  Irish
  [Comghall.Conghal]
  a saint and missionary
  It was he who found the abandoned
  child Molua, and raised him.
  He established a monastery at
  Bangor where he performed a number
  of miracles. He joined St Columba at
  Iona 
  and 
  went 
  with 
  him 
  and
  Cainneach to convert the Picts. At the
  palace of the Pictish king, Brude,
  Congall caused the gate to open,
  Columba did the same with the doors,
  and when Brude raised his arm against
  them, Cainneach withered his hand.
  One of his miracles involved saving
  the life of Cantigern who had been
  poisoned by a maid.
  Congall Caoch
  Irish
  [Comghall.Conghal Caoch.Conghal
  Claon]
  a king of Ulster
  a foster son of Domhnall mac Aodha
  He was said to have lost one eye
  through a bee sting or when he was
  struck by a chess piece thrown by
  Suibhne Meann when the latter was
  killed by Congall Caoch.
  He 
  fell 
  out 
  with 
  High-king
  Domhnall mac Aodha when he ate one
  of the eggs served at a great feast given
  at Tara. He fled to Scotland where he
  enlisted the support of the king of
  Dalriada. While he was seeking
  support for his return to Ireland, he
  met Conan Rod, the son of a British
  king, who joined forces with Congall.
  They returned to Ireland with a large
  army but were defeated at the Battle of
  Magh Ratha. He killed Conall
  Clogach in this battle but was himself
  slain.
  Congall Clairingneach
  Irish
  [Comghall.Conghal]
  a king of Ireland
  When Lugaid Luaighne divided
  Ulster into two parts, he gave one to
  Congall, the other to Fergus mac
  Leda. Later the king, persuaded by his
  daughter who fell in love with Fergus,
  gave him the whole province and
  Congall, in anger, killed Lugaid’s son,
  Criomhthann. He went to Scotland to
  avoid further conflict but returned
  and, with the help of Fergus mac Roth,
  defeated the forces of Fergus mac
  Leda and then challenged Lugaid
  himself. He killed the king and took
  the throne of Ireland.
  Another story tells of Congall’s
  adventures overseas. He was said to be
  betrothed to Taise, daughter of Donn,
  king of the Otherworld, and killed
  another king, Nabgodon, who tried to
  seize Taise for himself. He next went
  to 
  Scandinavia, 
  where 
  Beiuda,
  daughter of King Amhldoibh, said she
  would marry him only if he could
  bring her some special birds, a
  wonderful helmet and yoke from far
  countries. He defeated the Amazon,
  Muirn, who guarded these treasures
  and 
  returned 
  with 
  them 
  to
  Scandinavia, and finally to Ireland
  where he was later killed by Duach.
  Congall Claon
  (see Congall Caoch)
  Conganchas
  Irish
  [Conganchneas]
  a warrior of Munster
  brother of Curoi
  husband of Niam
  He was laying waste to much of Ulster
  and Celtchair was ordered to kill him
  as the first of three tasks imposed on
  him for killing Blai. His skin was so
  tough that he was invulnerable to a
  spear or sword. Celtchair gave him his
  daughter, Niam, in marriage and she
  discovered his secret so that Celtchair
  was able to kill him by driving nails
  into his legs and feet.
  Conganchneas
  (see Conganchas)
  Conghal
  (see Congall)
  Coniraya
  South American
  [=Inca Viracocha]
  creator-god of the Huarochiri Indians
  He was said to have wandered all over
  the earth in search of a mate, and
  everywhere he went plants and animals
  appeared. The goddess Cavillea
  became pregnant when she ate the
  fruit of a tree that had sprouted in
  Coniraya’s footsteps. When she ran
  away he went in search of her and her
  baby, but they had both been turned
  into rocks. He then called at the home
  of Urpi-huachac and found that she
  was not at home. He slept with one of
  her two daughters but the other
  changed into a pigeon and flew away.
  Some say that he gave Huayna-
  Capac a box which filled the world
  with light when it was opened.
  conjuration
  the raising of demons or spirits of the
  dead: black magic
  conjureman
  West Indian
  a practitioner of black magic
  Conla
  (see Connla)
  Conlae
  (see Colla)
  Conle
  (see Connla)
  Conlai
  (see Connla)
  Conlaih
  (see Connla)
  Conlai’s Well
  (see Well of Segais)
  Conlaoch
  (see Connla)
  Conmhaol
  Irish
  son of Daire Donn
  He and Conus led a large force of
  Norsemen invading Ireland but they
  were all killed by a small force of the
  Fianna under Eoghan.
  In another version of this battle, the
  invading force was led by Daire Donn
  and Conmhaol. He was killed by Goll
  mac Morna.
  (see Battle of Fionn’s Strand)
  Conn1
  Irish
  [Cond.Conn Ceadchathach.Conn
  Cetchathach.Conn of the Hundred
  Battles.Conn the Hundred Fighter]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Crear, some say
  brother of Eochaid Yellowmouth
  husband of Eithne
  father of Art, Asal, Connla, Crionna
  and Saba
  In some accounts Angus, king of
  Munster, who had been deposed by
  Eoghan Mor, enlisted Conn’s help to
  regain his throne. Eoghan won
  several battles against the attacking
  forces and compelled Conn to divide
  the country into two, with Conn
  retaining the north.
  Another version says that two
  deposed kings, Conaire mac Mogha
  Lamha and Macnia, asked for Conn’s
  help and he defeated Eoghan who
  went into exile. When Eoghan
  returned at the head of a Spanish army,
  Conn was defeated and shared Ireland
  with the victor.
  He is said to have discovered the Lia
  Fail, the Stone of Fal.
  In one story he had a vision in which
  he found himself in a wonderful land
  in front of Lugh, who told him the
  name of future kings. In another
  version a maiden from the Otherworld
  tried to lure his son, Connla, to Mag
  Mell, and later succeeded.
  When his wife Eithne died, he took
  Becuma, a woman expelled from the
  Otherworld, to live with him at Tara.
  This brought famine on the land and
  Conn was told that he should sacrifice
  the son of a sinless couple to lift the
  curse. He sailed to the Land of
  Wonders and returned with Segda but
  was persuaded to kill a cow instead of
  the youth. 
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  His brother, Eochaid Yellowmouth,
  was the cause of much trouble and,
  when he went to Ulster, Conn sent
  men to watch him. Instead they killed
  Eochaid. Tiobraide, king of Ulster,
  avenged his death when he took some
  of his warriors, dressed as women, to
  Tara where they killed the high-king.
  Conn2
  Irish
  [Cond]
  son of Mochaen
  brother of Aedh and Corca
  He, his father and his two brothers
  were all killed by the Sons of Turenn
  when the latter attacked Mochaen’s
  hill and raised a shout to satisfy part of
  the penalty imposed on them for the
  murder of Cian.
  Conn3
  Irish
  [Cond]
  son of Lir by his first wife, Aobh
  (see Children of Lir)
  Conn Ceadchathach
  (see Conn1)
  Conn Cetchathach
  (see Conn1)
  Conn Cuithir
  Irish
  [Cond Cuithir]
  a warrior in the Fianna
  He was posted to guard the beach at
  Ventry where the forces of Daire
  Donn landed and engaged them
  fiercely until the Fianna, led by Finn
  mac Cool, came to his relief and
  defeated the invaders
  Conn of the Hundred Battles
  (see Conn1)
  Conn the Hundred Fighter
  (see Conn1)
  Connadh Bruidhe
  Irish
  father of Laoghaire Buadhach
  Connidas
  Greek
  a tutor of Theseus
  Connla1
  Irish
  [Conall.Conla.Conlai(h).Conlaoch.
  Conle]
  son of Conn Ceadchathach
  brother of Art and Crionna
  A woman, visible only to him, tried to
  induce him to go with her to the
  Otherworld. She was driven off by a
  druid, but threw an apple to Connla
  which never grew smaller no matter
  how often he ate from it. When she
  returned he went off with her in a glass
  coracle and they were never seen again.
  Connla2
  Irish
  [Conall.Conla.Conlai(h).Conlaoch.Conle]
  son of Cuchulainn and Princess Aifa
  He had never known his father when
  he landed in Ulster and his mother 
  had laid a geis on him to tell 
  nobody his name. Conor’s men tried
  unsuccessfully to drive him away. 
  They sent Conall Cearnach against
  him but he too was defeated, 
  forcing Cuchulainn to challenge the
  newcomer. Some say that Conall was
  killed in this encounter, others say that
  he was killed much later by men of
  Connaught after he killed their king,
  Ailill. When Connla met his father,
  they fought in single combat and
  Cuchulainn won only by using the Gae
  Bolg, a weapon of which Connla knew
  nothing. Cuchulainn realised that
  Connla was his son only when he saw
  the ring on the dead youth’s finger.
  In one story, a woman from the
  Land of the Living threw Connla an
  apple in an effort to entice him to go
  with her. He ignored the offer but the
  apple provided all the nourishment he
  needed for a month.
  Connla3
  Irish
  [Conall.Conla.Conlai(h).Conlaoch]
  a relative of Fiachu Muilleathan
  He suffered from leprosy and had been
  told that only by bathing in the blood
  of a king could he be cured, so he
  arranged to go swimming with Fiachu,
  king of Munster, and stabbed him as
  they swam together.
  Connla4
  Irish
  [Conall.Conla.Conlai(h).Conlaoch]
  a giant
  husband of Achtland
  Connla’s Well
  (see Well of Segais)
  Connlead
  Irish
  a bishop
  He was thrown to the wolves, on the
  orders of Brigit, for disobedience.
  Conon
  British
  father of Emmeline in Dryden’s opera
  King Arthur
  Conor
  (see Anera)
  Conor mac Nessa
  Irish
  [Conchob(h)ar mac Neasa.Conchubar]
  a sky-god
  king of Ulster
  son of Fachtna and Nessa
  husband of Maev and Eithne
  brother of Dectera and Fewidhilom
  father of Cormac, Cuscraidh, 
  Diarmaid, Feibh, Fiachra, Folloman
  and Furbaidhe
  father of the prophetess Fedelma,
  some say
  He was born, some say, on the same
  day as Jesus, with a worm in each hand,
  then fell into a river from which he was
  saved by Cathbad.
  He was reared as Fachtna’s son but
  was in fact the son of Cathbad who had
  had an affair with Nessa.
  When her husband died, Nessa
  married 
  Fergus 
  mac 
  Roth 
  on
  condition that he would allow Conor
  to rule in his place for one year. At the
  end of that period Conor refused to
  give up the throne and Fergus went
  into exile in Connaught.
  His first wife was Maev. When she
  left him and married Ailill, Conor
  married her sister, Eithne. Some say
  that he later married her two other
  sisters, Clothra and Mughain. Others
  say that he fathered Cuchulainn on his
  sister, Dectera.
  When Deirdre, daughter of Felim,
  was born it was prophesied that she
  would bring trouble to Ulster, and
  only the intervention of Conor saved
  her from being put to death. He put
  her in the charge of a nurse,
  Lavarcham, until she became old
  enough to become his wife. She fell in
  love with Naisi and he, with the help
  of his brothers Ardan and Ainlé,
  carried her off to Scotland. In later
  years Conor granted them all safe
  conduct to return to Ireland but he
  broke his word and had them all killed,
  except Deirdre and Buino who had
  betrayed them. Conor forced Deirdre
  to live with him but she hated him and
  killed herself by throwing herself from
  a chariot and smashing her head
  against the rocks when he proposed to
  give her to Eoghan mac Durthacht.
  Cathbad prophesied that because of
  this treachery none of Conor’s
  descendants would inherit the throne
  of Ulster, a prophecy that proved to 
  be correct.
  He was killed by the brain-ball fired
  from a sling by Cet or Conall, dying
  then or, some say, years later when the
  ball exploded on the day that Christ
  was crucified.
  Conqueror
  North American
  a mythical being who helped
  Kodoyanpe in his fight with Coyote
  Conquest of the Fairy Mound
  (see De Gabail int Sida)
  Conrad
  (see Bishop Conrad)
  Consentes
  Roman
  the Roman version of Pan
  (see Pan)
  Consentes Dii
  Roman
  [Consentes Di.Dei Consentes]
  the 12 major deities in the Roman
  pantheon, 6 male, 6 female
  These deities acted as advisers to Jupiter
  and are sometimes listed as Apollo,
  Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune and
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  Vulcanus with Ceres, Diana, Juno,
  Minerva, Venus and Vesta.
  Constance
  British
  wife of Ban
  mother of Lancelot
  This is the Italian version of Lancelot’s
  parentage.
  Constans
  British
  [Moine(s).Ivoine]
  a monk
  king of Britain
  son of Constantine and Ivoire
  brother of Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther
  He recanted his vows to become king
  of Britain when his father was killed by
  Vortigern. He ruled for but a short
  time, controlled by Vortigern, before
  Vortigern killed him and took the
  throne for himself.
  Constantia
  European
  wife of Aymon, in some accounts
  mother of Guido
  Constantine1
  British
  [Constantinus:=Welsh Custennin]
  a Roman
  king of Britain 
  husband of Ivoire
  brother of Aldroen
  father of Aurelius Ambrosius, Constans
  and Uther
  His brother sent him at the head of an
  army to take over Britain and drive off
  the many invaders. Some say this was
  after the death of King Arthur, others
  that it was after the death of Coll, who
  had 
  wrested 
  the 
  throne 
  from
  Asclepiodotus and, in this version, he
  married Coll’s sister, Helena. He was
  murdered in his own garden by
  Vortigern who put Constans on 
  the throne.
  Welsh stories have Kynmor as his
  father while others make him the son
  of King Solomon or of Macsen and
  Elen.
  Constantine2
  British
  [Constantinus]
  a 6th C king of Britain
  son of Cador
  The sons of Mordred led a revolt
  against Constantine but he suppressed
  it and killed the leaders.
  Constantine3
  European
  [Constantinus]
  emperor of Greece at the time of
  Charlemagne
  father of Leo
  Constantine4
  European
  [Constantinus]
  an emperor of the east
  father of Oda
  He had a habit of decapitating the
  suitors of his daughter. When a
  delegation came to seek her hand, on
  behalf of Rother, king of the Lombards,
  he threw them all into prison.
  Constantine5
  Greek
  a man who came back from the dead
  brother of Arete
  Their mother agreed to allow Arete 
  to marry a foreigner only when
  Constantine promised to bring her
  back whenever her mother wished.
  When plague killed all her nine sons,
  the mother longed to have her
  daughter back so Constantine rose
  from the grave, rode to the foreign
  land and brought Arete back as he had
  promised.
  Constantine’s Cross
  British
  a vision said to have been seen 
  by Constantine
  The vision took the form of a cross in
  the sky bearing the words In hoc vinces.
  He had this motto inscribed on the
  shields of his soldiers who defeated the
  Romans when they met at Saxa Rubra.
  Constantinus
  (see Constantine)
  Constantius
  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Consualia
  Roman
  festivals in honour of Consus held on
  19 or 21 August and 15 December
  Consus
  Roman
  an ancient god of good counsel, corn
  and sowing, secrets and the
  underworld, consort of Ops, some say
  He was later regarded as the god of
  good advice or of secret counsels and
  became Neptunus Equester.
  Consuvius
  Roman
  a name for Janus as ‘the guardian of
  the beginning of human life’
  Conte de Graal, Le
  French
  [Le Conte del Grail.Perceval]
  an early Grail story by Chrétien 
  de Troyes
  Conte del Grail, Le
  (see Conte de Graal)
  Contici
  South American
  an Inca thunder-god
  Conticsi-viracocha
  South American
  a pre-exisitng creator spirit of 
  the Incas
  Contrebis
  British
  a local god of the northern counties
  control
  a spirit alleged to direct a medium
  during a seance
  Conus
  Irish
  a leader of the Norsemen
  He and Conmhaol led a large force of
  Norsemen invading Ireland but they
  were all killed by a small force of the
  Fianna led by Art and Eoghan.
  In another version of this battle, the
  invading force was led by Daire Donn
  and his son Conmhaol
  (see Battle of Fionn’s Strand)
  Convector
  Roman
  a god of grain and granaries
  Conversations of Bragi
  (see Braga Raedur)
  Cool
  (see Cumaill)
  Copacahuana
  South American
  an idol
  This was one of the two idols
  worshipped by the Incas, representing
  the spirit of Lake Titicaca. The other
  was known as Copacati.
  Copacati1
  Central American
  an Inca lake goddess, the spirit of 
  Lake Titicaca
  Copacati2
  South American
  [Serpent-Stone]
  an idol
  This was one of the two idols,
  worshipped by the Incas, representing
  the spirit of Lake Titicaca. The other
  was known as Capacahuana.
  Copal
  Central American
  a prince
  He was captured by the Aztecs and
  sacrificed on an altar. Years later a tree
  grew from a crevice in the altar and here
  landed a huge eagle with a serpent
  grasped in its talons. The priest who saw
  the bird dived into the lake and met the
  rain-god Tlaloc, who told the priest to
  found the city of Mexico on the site.
  Coph
  (see Koph)
  a mythical African king
  husband of Penelophon
  Cophur in da muccida 
  (see Two Swineherds)
  Coppe
  European
  a hen in Reynard the Fox
  This bird was killed by Reynard.
  Copper City
  African
  [Baladu Nuhasi]
  a fabulous city 
  This city was said to have been built by
  Solomon. Others say it was built on a
  rock called Jabal Lamma by the
  Dahari, offspring of Sakhar, a jinnee.
  Another version says that it was built
  on the rock Jabal Saa by Japhet, the
  son of Noah.
  The city was protected by a brass
  horseman that could face any invading
  forces and that spurted fire from its
  raised spear.
  Copper Dragon (see Sunset Serpent)
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  Copper Python
  (see Yurlungur)
  Copper Woman
  North American
  the first and only human
  The tribes of the North-west tell of a
  woman alone in the world longing for
  a companion. On the instruction of a
  spirit, she collected her tears and fluid
  from her nose (and, some say, her
  menstrual blood) in a shell. This
  became a strange being, part crab part
  man, who put an end to Copper
  Woman’s loneliness. (see also Delarhons)
  Copreus
  Greek
  the herald for Eurystheus
  son of Pelops
  father of Periphetes
  He killed Iphitus and fled to Mycenae
  where Eurystheus purified him.
  Eurystheus was the king for whom
  Heracles 
  performed 
  the 
  Twelve
  Labours. He was so frightened of
  Heracles that he employed Copreus as
  a go-between to relay his instructions.
  Coqi-Ilya
  (see Ilyapa)
  coquecigrues
  (see cocqcigrues)
  Coquena
  South American
  a guardian spirit of the vicuna
  He is envisaged as a little man dressed
  all in white.
  Cora
  (see Core.Mama Cora)
  coral
  a coloured, rocklike deposit of
  marine animals, used as 
  a gemstone
  This substance is often regarded as
  having the power to protect the
  wearer from harm and, if carved
  into the shape of a serpent, it will
  guard against venomous bites.
  (1) In China coral, called shang-hu,
  is said to confer longevity on the
  wearer.
  (2) The Egyptians scattered coral
  over the fields to ensure good
  harvests.
  (3) The Gauls used coral as a
  talisman to protect their warriors.
  (4) In Greece coral was said to
  have been formed from the blood
  of Medusa.
  (5) In India coral is used to protect
  the dead from evil spirits.
  (6) The Italians say that coral is
  effective in countering the evil eye.
  (7) Russians give coral bracelets to
  new babies as a form of protection.
  Coran
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she 
  turned him into a stag. His own
  hounds, including Coran, tore him 
  to pieces.
  Coraniaid
  (see Coranieid)
  Coranian
  (see Coranieid)
  Coranieid
  British
  [Coraniaid.Coranian]
  one of a mysterious race of dwarf
  beings
  It was said that these people could
  hear every sound at great distances.
  They constituted one of the three
  plagues that Lludd dealt with on the
  advice of Llefelys; the others were the
  scream of a dragon and the giant who
  stole food from the king’s court.
  (see also corrigan)
  Corb
  Irish
  a god of the Fomoire
  Corb Cliach
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  When he heard that Orlam, son of
  Maev of Connaught, had come to
  Ulster to collect cattle to feed Maev’s
  army from Dartaid, he attacked her
  house and killed both Dartaid and
  most of Orlam’s men.
  Corb Gaillne
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  He was one of the party that trapped
  Cormac Cond Longes in the hostel 
  of Da Coga, and either he or Cet 
  killed Cormac.
  Corban
  Irish
  a chieftain on Inishmore
  He objected when Enda came to 
  the island to set up a monastery but
  agreed after seeing the saint drive the
  chieftain’s horses over the tops of the
  waves to the adjoining islands.
  Corbant
  European
  [Corbout]
  a rook in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Sharpbeck
  He complained to the king that
  Reynard had killed and eaten his 
  wife, Sharpbeck.
  Corbenic
  (see Castle Carbonek)
  Corbin
  (see Castle Carbonek)
  Corbon
  European
  son of Renoart and Morgan le Fay
  Corboran
  European
  a Saracen king of Jerusalem
  brother of Florie
  father of Cornumorant
  Corbout
  (see Corbant)
  Corby
  (see Castle Carbonek)
  Corc Duibhne
  Irish
  son of Cairbre Musc and Duibhind
  He was one of twin boys incestuously
  born to Cairbre and his sister. He was
  given to a druid, who with his wife
  Cailleach Bheur raised the boy and
  taught him magic.
  Corc mac Laire
  (see Conall Corc)
  Corca
  Irish
  son of Mochaen
  brother of Aedh and Conn
  He, his father and his two brothers
  were all killed by the Sons of Turenn
  when the latter attacked Mochaen’s
  hill and raised a shout to satisfy part of
  the penalty imposed on them for the
  murder of Cian.
  Corcyra
  Greek
  daughter of Asopus and Metope
  She was carried off to Cyprus by
  Poseidon.
  Cordeil
  (see Cordelia)
  Cordeilla
  (see Cordelia)
  Cordelia
  British
  [Cordeilla.Cordelie.Cordula] 
  daughter of King Lear
  sister of Goneril and Regan
  Her two sisters, each of whom received
  half of their father’s kingdom, drove
  Lear mad and only Cordelia succoured
  him. She raised an army to depose her
  sisters but was killed in the attempt.
  In some accounts Cordelia is
  regarded as the mortal equivalent 
  of Creiddylad.
  Cordelie
  (see Cordelia)
  Cordula
  (see Cordelia)
  Core
  Greek
  [Cora.Corinna.Corinne.Ko(u)re.Kora.
  Kore.Persephone. Persephassa.
  Pherepatta. Phersephatta. Polyboea.
  The Maiden. The Mistress.‘virgin’:
  =Persian Anahita:= Roman Libera.
  Proserpina.Proserpine]
  a vegetation goddess who became
  queen of the underworld
  mother of Corybas, some say
  In some stories Persephone is the
  daughter of Zeus by Rhea, both as
  serpents. Then Zeus mated with Core
  to produce Dionysus. In other stories
  she is the daughter of Zeus by the
  nymph Styx, and in others Styx is the
  wife of Hades. Yet another version says
  that she resulted from the coupling of
  Poseidon and Demeter, both as horses,
  but the more usual story is that Core
  was the daughter of Zeus and
  Demeter, his own sister.
  Core was abducted and taken to the
  underworld by Hades. Demeter
  learned where her missing daughter
  was to be found from the burbling of
  the nymph Arethusa who, in the form
  of a spring, had passed through the
  underworld en route to Sicily and had
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  seen Core at the side of Hades.
  When Demeter blighted the earth
  to secure her daughter’s release, Zeus
  ordered that she should be returned,
  provided that she had not eaten any of
  the food of the dead. Core said she had
  eaten nothing, but Ascalaphus, a
  gardener in Hades, said he had seen
  her 
  eating 
  the 
  seeds 
  of 
  the
  pomegranate. She was condemned to
  spend a quarter (or half, in some
  versions) of each year with Hades as
  Persephone.
  As Persephone she was put in
  charge of the infant Dionysus when
  Hera reassembled him after he had
  been torn to pieces by the Titans, and
  she raised the infant Adonis who was
  put in her care by Aphrodite and made
  him her lover.
  She is depicted as Persephone,
  holding a torch and a pomegranate.
  She took over the functions of
  Arethusa, the nymph who told
  Demeter 
  about 
  her 
  daughter’s
  abduction, and was then referred to as
  Core-Arethusa.
  (see also Despoena)
  Coresus
  Greek
  a priest of Dionysus
  The girl he loved, Callirrhoe,
  rejected him and Dionysus inflicted a
  madness on the people of Calydon
  that could be lifted only if the girl
  were sacrificed. Coresus, charged
  with the sacrificial rite, stabbed
  himself rather than the girl. She was
  so stricken with remorse that she
  stabbed herself to death.
  Cori Ocllo
  (see Mama Ocllo)
  Corin
  (see Corineus)
  Corineus
  British
  [Corin]
  son of Heracles by Galatea, some say
  father of Gwendolen
  He had been fathered on a local girl,
  Galata, by Heracles when Heracles
  was on his way to Geryon’s kingdom to
  seize his cattle, though some say that
  Corineus was an exiled Trojan.
  He was the leader of the Trojans
  said to be the descendants of those led
  to Gaul by Antenor. When the
  descendants of another band of
  Trojans, who had settled in Greece,
  now led by Brutus, landed in Gaul en
  route to Britain, he joined them and
  sailed north. In Britain he set traps for
  the native race of giants and killed all
  he caught. When he finally killed the
  two-headed Gogmagog by throwing
  him over a cliff, the remaining giants
  gave up the fight. Corineus became
  king of Cornwall.
  Corinna
  (see Core)
  Corinne
  (see Core)
  Corinthus
  Greek
  son of Marathon
  brother of Sicyon
  His father shared his kingdom of
  Sicyon 
  between 
  his 
  two 
  sons.
  Corinthus usurped the throne of
  Corinth and died without heirs, which
  enabled Medea to take over as ruler
  with Jason. It was later suggested that
  she had poisoned Corinthus.
  Coriolanus1
  Roman
  [Cnaeris Marcius]
  a legendary soldier and consul
  son of Volumnia or Veturia
  husband of Vergilia or Volumnia
  He captured the town of Corioli,
  taking its name as Coriolanus. As a
  consul he became tyrannical and was
  exiled, joining with his former
  enemies, the Volscians, in an assault
  on Rome, which was aborted by the
  pleas of his mother, wife and children.
  In some accounts the Volsci then
  killed him.
  Some regard him as an early god of
  the Volscians.
  Coriolanus2
  English
  a play written by Shakespeare
  Cormac1
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  husband of Milla
  father of St Aban
  Cormac2
  Irish
  king of Ulster
  son of Conor mac Nessa
  husband of Etain Oig
  They had no sons and Cormac gave
  orders for their baby daughter to be
  killed. Instead, the servants gave her to
  the cowherd of Eterskel, the high-
  king. This girl, Mess Buachalla, later
  married Eterskel.
  (see also Cormac Cond Longes)
  Cormac Cas
  Irish
  king of Munster
  son of Ailill Olom
  husband of Samhair
  Cormac Cond Longes
  Irish
  [Cormac Conn Loingeas.Cormac
  Connloges]
  son of Conor mac Nessa and Clothra
  husband of Niam
  In some accounts he joined Fergus
  who, disgusted with his father’s
  murder of Naisi and his brothers, to
  whom he had promised safe conduct,
  joined forces with Maev of Connaught
  and fought on her side in the Cattle
  Raid of Cooley.
  He married Niam after the death of
  her first husband, Conganchas, who
  was killed by her father. He also had an
  affair with Sceanb whose jealous
  husband, Craftiny, had Cormac killed.
  Others say that he was offered the
  throne of Ulster when his father 
  died but was killed at the hostel of 
  Da Coga, en route to Tara, by Cet or
  Corb Gaillne. 
  (see also Cormac2)
  Cormac Conn Loingeas
  (see Cormac Cond Longes)
  Cormac Connlonges
  (see Cormac Cond Longes)
  Cormac Lusc
  Irish
  son of Cu Chorb
  brother of Cairbre Cluitheachair, Meas
  Corb and Nia Corb
  Cormac mac Airt
  Irish
  [Cormac ua Cuinn]
  a high-king of Ireland and a sage
  son of Art and Achtan
  father of Ailb(h)e, Cairbre, Ce(a)llach
  and Grania
  He was born when his father, Art, en
  route to the Battle of Mucramha
  where he was killed, slept with Achtan,
  the daughter of a druid. The child was
  taken and suckled by a wolf until he
  was found by Luighne who took him
  back to his mother.
  He was later fostered with Art’s
  foster-father, Fiachna Casan, and, at
  the age of thirty, he set out to recover
  the throne of Ireland which had been
  taken by Lugaid mac Con, the man
  who had killed Cormac’s father at
  Magh Mucramha. Lugaid handed over
  the throne without a fight.
  Eochu Gunnat, king of Ulster,
  defeated Cormac in battle and captured
  Tara, but Cormac later gathered his
  forces and reversed the defeat.
  Other accounts say that he was the
  son of Art and his legal wife,
  Eachhach, born as she drove a chariot
  to seek the protection after Art was
  killed. Some say that he was married to
  Maev, others that he married Eithne,
  daughter of Cathaoir Mor.
  He was the owner of a magic cup
  that broke if three lies were uttered,
  and became whole again if three true
  things were said. He also had a silver
  branch that bore three golden apples
  and that made music to soothe the sick.
  Both were gifts from Manannan, who
  had stolen his wife and children, and
  vanished when Cormac died.
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  His son, Cellach, was speared by
  Angus for abducting a girl of his, Desi
  sept. In withdrawing the spear, Angus
  knocked out one of Cormac’s eyes.
  This defect made him unsuitable to be
  king and he handed over the throne to
  his son, Cairbre Lifeachear. He died
  soon afterwards when the druid
  Maelcen caused a fish bone to stick in
  the king’s throat at a great feast given
  by the noble, Spealan. After his death,
  his soul spoke from some rushes to St
  Patrick who then baptised him so that,
  finally, he could go to heaven.
  Cormac mac Cuilennan
  Irish
  a 10th C writer of Irish legends
  Cormac mac Dubhthach
  Irish
  son of Dubhthach
  He was sent with his father and Fergus
  to escort Naisi and Deirdre back from
  Scotland, whence they had eloped.
  When Conor mac Nessa broke his
  promise of safe conduct and had Naisi
  and his brothers killed, the three of
  them attacked Emain Macha and
  killed 300 of the garrison. They then
  joined forces with Queen Maev of
  Connaught and fought on her side in
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley.
  Cormac ua Cuinn
  (see Cormac mac Airt)
  Cormilan
  (see Cormoran)
  Cormoran
  British
  [Cormilan.Gourmaillon]
  a giant 
  brother of Blunderbore
  He was lord of St Michael’s Mount.
  One version has it that he was killed by
  Jack the Giant Killer, who lured the
  giant into a deep pit and then cut off
  his head, which he presented to King
  Arthur. Others say that he was killed
  by King Arthur.
  In 
  some 
  accounts 
  the 
  name
  Gourmaillon is applied to both
  Cormoran and Gogmagog.
  Cormorant
  North American
  a demi-god
  The tribes of the north-west say that
  Yetl killed Bear and then cut out
  Cormorant’s tongue so that he could
  not tell anybody what he had seen.
  Cormorant People
  North American
  underwater spirits, in the lore of the
  tribes of the north-west
  Gunarhnesengyet came across these
  people, who were blind, when he dived
  to the sea bed to look for his wife who
  had been abducted by the killer whale,
  Gunarh. He cut open their eyes so that
  they could see and they showed their
  gratitude by showing him where his
  wife was being held.
  Corn
  (see Onatah)
  Corn Bran Galed
  (see Horn of Bran Galed)
  Corn Girl
  North American
  a Navaho deity
  She was placed by the creators Atse
  Estsan and Atse Hastin on top of
  Mount Taylor together with Turquoise
  Boy.
  Corn Maidens
  (see Ten Corn Maidens)
  Corn Mother
  North American
  [Corn Woman]
  a goddess of vegetation 
  She released maize that was planted by
  animals to produce the human race.
  Other versions say that she made
  corn dishes from bodily sores scraped
  off and boiled in a pot, or told the
  tribes how to plant such scrapings to
  produce corn. Some say that corn grew
  when the tribes killed her and buried
  her body.
  The Cherokee version of this deity
  is called Selu.
  corn mummy
  Egyptian
  a funerary object, in the form of a
  figure made from soil and corn
  seeds, in a small sarcophagus
  Corn spirit
  North American
  a vegetation-god
  (see also field spirit)
  Corn Woman
  (see Corn Mother)
  corna
  a magic word used to avert evil
  Cornbaby
  British
  [Ivy Girl.Kernababy.Kirnababy]
  a figure fashioned from straw, based
  on the Greek Core, used in 
  harvest ceremonies
  cornelian
  (see carnelian)
  Cornu Copiae
  (see cornucopia)
  Cornubas
  British
  a Welsh earl in Arthurian lore
  cornucopia
  [Cornu Copiae.Horn of Plenty]
  a horn always full of food and drink
  Either the horn of the goat Amalthea,
  who fed the infant Zeus, or the horn
  broken by Heracles from the head of
  Achelous, who had taken the form of
  a bull to fight Heracles for the hand
  of Deianeira. 
  Cornumorant
  European
  son of Corboran
  When it was prophesied that the
  Christians would take the Holy Land,
  Cornumorant travelled to the Continent
  to spy out the strength of the Christian
  forces. Godfrey, aware of his intentions,
  deceived the Saracen by parading the
  same troops time after time in front of
  the astounded interloper.
  Corobius
  Greek
  a dye merchant
  He guided the party led by Battus to
  Plataea en route to Libya.
  Coroebus
  Greek
  son of Mygdon
  He was a suitor for the hand of
  Cassandra. He fought on the side of
  the Trojans against the Greeks at Troy,
  where he was killed.
  coronal
  (see crown)
  Coronation Stone
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  Coroni
  Greek
  2 offspring of the Coronides
  The sisters Metioche and Menippe
  sacrificed themselves to avert a famine.
  Two youths, the Coroni, were said to
  have risen from the ashes of the sisters’
  funeral pyre.
  Coronides
  Greek
  daughters of Orion and Side
  Their names were Metioche and
  Menippe. An oracle decreed that the
  sacrifice of two virgins was required to
  lift the famine that had descended on
  Orchomenus, so the two sisters killed
  themselves using the shuttles from
  their looms. They were placed in the
  heavens as comets.
  In some accounts two youths,
  known as the Coroni, rose from the
  ashes of their funeral pyre.
  Coronis1
  Greek
  [Aegla.Koronis]
  a nymph of Thessaly
  daughter of Phlegyas
  mother of Asclepius by Apollo
  Apollo seduced Coronis but she
  preferred a mortal lover, Ischys. For
  this insult to the god, which was
  reported by the crow or raven, Apollo
  killed her or had her killed by Artemis.
  He saved the infant Asclepius and gave
  it to Chiron to rear. The raven,
  formerly white, Apollo made black for
  bringing bad news.
  Another version says that she bore
  the baby in secret and abandoned it on
  a mountain where it was rescued by
  the goatherd Aresthanas.
  In some accounts she is called Aegla.
  Coronis2
  Greek
  [Koronis]
  a priestess of Dionysus
  Butes, raiding Drius, raped Coronis.
  Dionysus drove him mad and he
  jumped into a well and was drowned.
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  Coronis3
  Greek
  [Koronis]
  daughter of Phoroneus
  She was changed by Athena into a
  crow to deliver her from the clutches
  of Poseidon.
  Coronis4
  Greek
  [Koronis]
  one of the Hyades, some say
  Coronus1
  Greek
  [Koronus]
  king of Sicyon
  son of Apollo
  Coronus2
  Greek
  [Koronus]
  a Lapith king of Thessaly
  son of Poseidon and Caenis
  father of Anaxirrhoe and Leontius
  He was one of the Argonauts and was
  killed by Hercules.
  Coronus3
  Greek
  [Koronus]
  son of Sisyphus, in some accounts
  brother of Holiartus
  Coroticus
  Irish
  a man turned into a fox by St Patrick
  corpan side
  Irish
  [siodbrad]
  a changeling brought by the fairies
  Corpre
  (see Cairbre)
  Corra
  Irish
  [O’Corra]
  a legendary Irish voyager preceding
  Brendan and Maeldun
  Corrchend
  Irish
  [Concheann]
  the man who killed Aedh Caomh when
  he tried to seduce Corrchend’s wife
  The Dagda forced the killer to carry
  his victim’s corpse until he found a
  stone slab big enough to be used as a
  cover for the grave.
  corrigan
  French
  [korrigan(ed)] 
  a fairy in Brittany, said to 
  steal children
  Some say that they were former druids
  while others describe the corrigan as a
  dwarf, about two feet tall, who can
  assume the form of a horse or a goat 
  at will.
  They dress in white veils and their
  breath is said to be fatal to human
  beings.
  (see also Coranieid.kerrighed)
  Corroboree
  Australian
  a festival dance of the Aborigines
  Corrouge
  European
  the sword of Otuel
  Cors Hundred-claws
  British
  owner of a famous leash 
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  obtain this leash as part of his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Corsolt
  European
  a giant defeated by Guillaume
  d’Orange
  Corson
  one of the cardinal demons (south)
  Corsuble
  European
  [Corsubles]
  a Saracen commander
  father of Gloriande
  He was leading the force besieging
  Rome when, at the request of the
  Pope, Charlemagne brought his army
  to repel the invaders. He was killed in
  battle by Charlemagne.
  Corsubles
  (see Corsuble)
  Cortana
  European
  [Courtain.Cur(e)tana]
  a sword of Ogier the Dane
  When Charlemagne knighted several
  of his warriors and presented them
  with swords, the sword for Ogier 
  was replaced by Morgana with a
  marvellous sword, Cortana, made by
  Munifican from the same steel as
  Joyeuse and Durindana.
  In some accounts it was once owned
  by Tristram, while others say that it
  was won by Ogier in battle with the
  Saracens.
  Cortina
  Greek
  a snakeskin cover for the tripod used
  by the Delphi oracle
  the tripod (or cauldron) of Apollo
  Corunetes
  (see Periphetes)
  Corus1
  Greek
  a name for Iacchus, the male version
  of Core, his sister
  Corus2
  Roman
  [Caurus.Chrus:=Greek Iapyx]
  the north-west wind
  son of Aeolus and Eos, some say
  Corvus, Marcius
  Roman
  a military tribune
  He fought a giant in single combat
  and was helped by a raven that flew
  into the face of his opponent.
  Corybantes
  Greek
  [Korubantos.Korybantes:=Phrygian
  Galloi]
  demi-gods or nymphs of Crete
  descendants of Corybas, some say
  Attendants of Cybele indulging in
  uninhibited dancing. In some accounts
  they are equated with the Curetes.
  Alternatively, they are described as
  priests of Rhea, confusing them with
  the Curetes.
  They are regarded as the male
  equivalent of the Bacchantes.
  Corybas
  Greek
  son of Iasion by Cybele, some say
  In some accounts he was the son of
  Core by an unknown father and the
  ancestor of the Corybantes; in others
  he was the father of Ida.
  Corycia
  Greek
  a nymph of Mount Parnassus
  Corycian cave
  Greek
  the cave on Mount Parnassus where
  Typhon hid the sinews he had cut
  from the body of Zeus during 
  their fight
  Corycian nymphs
  (see Muses)
  Corycides
  (see Muses)
  Corydon
  Greek
  a shepherd
  lover of Alexis
  Corynetes
  (see Periphetes)
  Corythus
  Greek
  son of Paris and Oenone
  He was killed by his own father when
  Helen, whom Paris had abducted, fell
  in love with Corythus.
  Corytus
  Greek
  father of Dardanus and Iasion 
  by Electra
  Some say that the real father of
  Dardanus was Zeus.
  coscinomancy
  divination using a sieve and shears
  In this ceremony the points of the
  shears were stuck into the sieve, which
  was held on the fingers of two
  supporters.
  After a verse from the Bible had
  been read, the sieve rotated when the
  name of the guilty person was
  pronounced.
  Cosmic Egg
  [Mundane Egg.Ophic Egg]
  in many mythologies, the primordial
  egg from which the world 
  was hatched
  The Egyptian version says that the egg
  was laid by the Nile Goose.
  Cosmic Giant
  Jain
  a supernatural being
  Cosmic Man
  (see Purusha)
  Cosmic Mountain
  Japanese
  the home of the Sennin
  This mountain is said to be supported
  by a tortoise.
  Cotaa
  South American
  a benevolent spirit of the Mocobi tribe
  Cothulin Druth
  Irish
  a device which, when placed on the
  head, enabled humans to live 
  under water
  cothurnus
  Greek
  high-heeled boots as worn by Dionysus
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  Coti
  African
  wife of Kaang
  mother of Cogaz and Gewi
  Cotopaxi
  South American
  a volcano regarded as a sacred mountain
  Cotsipamapot
  North American
  a creator-goddess of the Shoshone
  She is envisaged as an old woman and
  is said to have caused the tribes to
  speak different languages.
  Cottontail
  North American
  a trickster-god of the tribes of the
  Great Basin
  He is equivalent to Rabbit or Great
  Hare in other tribal myths. He was
  said to have stolen the sun to bring
  light to his people.
  Cottus
  Greek
  [Cottys.Kottos]
  one of the Hundred-handed Ones
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  brother of Briaraeus and Gyges
  Cottys
  (see Cottus)
  Cotys
  (see Cotytto)
  Cotyto
  (see Cotytto)
  Cotyttia
  Greek
  noctural orgies by the devotees 
  of Cotytto
  Cotytto
  Greek
  [Cotys.Cotyto.Kotutto.Kotys.Kotytto]
  a Thracian goddess of lewdness
  Cotzbalam
  Central American
  a huge bird in the lore of the Maya
  In one of their early attempts to create
  humans, the gods Tepeu and Gucamatz
  carved them from wood. When these
  beings proved un-successful the gods
  sent four huge birds to destroy them.
  The others were known as Camazotz,
  Tecumbalam and Xecotcovach.
  Coudel
  British
  [Crudel]
  a king of Northgales
  He imprisoned Josephus and some of
  his followers but Evelake brought an
  army to their rescue and Coudel was
  killed in the ensuing battle.
  cougar fish
  North American
  a fabulous fish
  Coule
  Irish
  a prince
  He became enchanted with a beautiful
  maiden and sailed off with her to the
  Land of the Living.
  coulin
  Irish
  the music of the fairies
  Coulobre
  French
  [Ropotou.Wicked Spirit]
  a man-eating dragon
  This beast is said to have been
  defeated by St Front or St Veran.
  Count Dracula
  (see Dracula)
  Count Eldol
  (see Eldol)
  Count of the Dragons
  Chinese
  a giant who detroyed two of the
  islands of P’eng-lai
  Count of the River
  (see Ho Po)
  Count of the Winds
  (see Feng Po)
  Countess of Achievements
  Welsh
  a lady with 300 suitors, in Welsh lore
  She had a retinue of 300 warriors and
  only a knight who could overcome all
  of them could win her hand. Peredur
  achieved this feat but she loved his
  attendant, Edlym, and married him.
  Counts of Carrion
  Spanish
  [Princes of Carrion]
  2 princes
  These two young princes married the
  daughters of El Cid and so ill-treated
  them that their father demanded
  redress. The princes and their uncle
  were defeated in single combat by
  three champions appointed by El Cid,
  and banished.
  Courechouse
  French
  the sword of King Ban
  Courser
  British
  the ship of Stormalong
  Court of Carousal
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  Court of Intoxication 
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  Courtain
  (see Cortana)
  Courtois
  (see Courtoys)
  Courtoys
  European
  [Courtois]
  a dog in Reynard the Fox
  Covac
  Irish
  [Cob(h)thach Coel]
  king of Bregia
  son of King Ugaine and Cessair
  brother of Laoghaire Lorc
  He pretended to be ill and when his
  brother came to visit him he stabbed
  him and Laoghaire’s son Ailill, killing
  them both and taking Laoghaire’s
  kingdom of Leinster. He forced Ailill’s
  young son, Labraid Loiseach, to
  swallow parts of the hearts of his father
  and grandfather, as a result of which
  the boy lost the power of speech and
  was thereafter known as Maon.
  He was killed by Labraid who
  returned when he reached manhood to
  avenge his father and grandfather.
  Covac and his supporters were lured
  into an iron chamber and roasted to
  death when fires were lit all round it.
  Covella
  (see Juno1)
  Coventina
  British
  a river-goddess of the northern counties
  cow1
  Egyptian
  the animal sacred to Hathor, Nut 
  and Isis
  cow2
  Greek
  the animal sacred to Hera
  cow3
  Hindu
  a sacred animal
  cow4
  Irish
  an animal sacred to Brigit and Columba
  Cow of the Smith (see Glas Gabnach)
  cowroid
  Egyptian
  an amulet made in the form of a
  cowrie shell
  Coxcox
  Central American
  [Teocipactli.Tezpi]
  an Aztec deity
  In some accounts he was the husband
  of Xochiquetzal. Their children were
  born without voices but were given the
  power of speech, each in a different
  language, by a dove.
  Coya Raymi
  (see Capac Situa)
  Coyo Mama
  (see Mama Coyo)
  Coyolxauhqui
  Central American
  an Aztec moon-goddess, goddesss of
  the hearth
  daughter of Coatlicue
  She either goaded her 400 brothers
  into killing their mother or, some say,
  was about to warn her mother that her
  other children planned to kill her,
  when Huitzilopochtli was born fully
  formed and fully armed. He killed
  many of the rebellious children,
  including Coyolxauhqui whose head
  he cut off and threw into the heavens
  where it became the moon.
  Coyote1
  North American
  [Eno.Eyacque.Ital(a)pas.Koyote.Mahih-
  Nah-Tlehey.Olle.Sedit. Shunk-Manitou]
  a trickster-god of the Maidu 
  American Indians
  a messenger of the gods
  brother of Wild Cat
  Some tribes say that he was created
  from a mist. He helped Kodoyampe
  make the world fit for men and then
  made humans from wooden images.
  The two creators later quarrelled and
  fought for a long time before Coyote
  finally won.
  To punish a giant who had eaten
  children, he tricked the giant into
  believing that he could break a leg and
  then mend it. The giant agreed that
  Coyote could perform the same trick
  on his leg, whereupon Coyote
  smashed his leg with a rock and left the
  giant helpless.
  At the funeral of Ouiot, he snatched
  a piece of flesh from the corpse and
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  fled. Thereafter, he was known as Eno
  (the thief) instead of Eyacque.
  He once gave his blanket to the
  magic rock, Iya, but snatched it back
  as soon as he began to feel the cold.
  The rock chased him, knocked him
  down and flattened him by rolling
  right over him.
  Another story tells how he went to
  the Spirit World to rescue his sister
  who had died. There he killed the frog
  who held the moon-lantern and
  dressed himself in the frog’s skin. He
  doused the lamp and was able to
  capture all the spirits and put them in
  a sack, but he grew tired of their
  weight and released them, so death
  still persists.
  Yet another story tells how Coyote
  married a woman with teeth in her
  vagina with which she had killed
  many lovers. He broke the teeth off
  with a metal chisel and was safe. 
  Her father tried several times to kill
  his son-in-law but was unsuccessful.
  Coyote carved the wooden image of 
  a whale and threw it into the water
  when he was in a canoe with his
  father-in-law. The model turned 
  into a killer whale which snatched 
  the girl’s father from the canoe and
  ate him.
  His ability as a shape-changer is
  illustrated in a story in which to save
  himself after falling into a river he
  changed into a board, which was swept
  down the river to a dam where a
  woman retrieved it to use as a serving
  dish. She was startled when the salmon
  she placed on the board quickly
  disappeared, eaten by Coyote, and she
  threw the board into the fire. Coyote
  then changed into a baby, which the
  woman saved and reared as her own.
  When he grew older, he broke down
  the dam to allow salmon to go upriver
  to the home of his own people, but
  brought a plague of insects on them
  when he opened four boxes in the
  woman’s barn which she had told him
  never to touch. 
  Another story relates how when he
  was starving Woodtick brought him
  some deer meat. He went to live with
  her and she kept him well supplied
  with meat by calling the deer to her
  tent, where she pierced the ears of two
  and let the others return to the wild.
  Coyote thought he could do this
  himself so he killed (or, some say,
  expelled) Woodtick. When he tried to
  do what she had done he failed and all
  the meat he had turned into deer and
  ran off, so that Coyote was soon
  starving again.
  His own son was killed by a snake
  bite but did not return to life as
  expected when immersed in a lake.
  Some say that Coyote killed himself
  so that he might roam free as a spirit.
  In the lore of the Utes, he was the
  brother of Sunawavi.
  Coyote2
  North American
  [Eno.Eyacque.Ital(a)pas.Koyote.Mahih-
  Nah-Tlehey.Olle.Sedit. Shunk-Manitou]
  a trickster-god of the Navaho
  The Navaho and a few other tribes
  maintain that they sprang from the
  excrement of Coyote whereas all other
  tribes descended from the union of
  Coyote and a louse.
  Coyote and Badger met the Navaho
  during 
  their 
  ascent 
  from 
  the
  underworld. He seized two of the
  children of the monster, Tlieholtsodi,
  and the monster caused a flood which
  forced the Navaho to abandon the
  world they were living in at the time
  and go up, through a hole made by
  Badger, into the upper world.
  Coyote3
  (see First Man.Olle.Sedit)
  Coyotl inaual
  Central American
  a god of the Amanteca people
  Cozaana
  Central American
  a creator deity of the Zapotecs
  This being, of indeterminate sex, is
  said to have created the world and all
  the animals while the fishes and
  humans were created by Hiuichaana.
  Cozbi
  a demon taking possession of 
  humans 
  Cozcaapa
  Central American
  [Water of Precious Stones]
  the fountain into which, in some
  stories, Quetzalcoatl threw his
  treasures when he left Tollan to
  return to Tlapallan
  Cozcaquauhtli
  Central American
  the sixteenth of the 20 days of the 
  Mayan month
  Symbolising the south and the vulture,
  the day was governed by Itzpapaloth.
  crab1
  Australian
  in the lore of the Aborigines he 
  argued with the crow about the 
  best way to die and the crow’s
  method turned out best
  Crab2
  (see Cancer)
  Cradawg
  (see Caradoc)
  Cradelmass
  (see Cradilment)
  Cradelment
  (see Cradilment)
  Cradilment
  British
  [Cradelmass.Cradelment]
  a king of Northgales
  He was one of the leaders of the
  rebellion put down by King Arthur at
  the Battle of Bedgrayne, where he 
  was killed.
  Cradoc
  (see Caradoc)
  Craebderg
  (see Craebruad)
  Craebruad
  Irish
  [Craebderg.Red Branch.Ruddy Brach]
  one of the homes of the king of Ulster
  Craftine
  (see Craftiny)
  Craftiny
  Irish
  [Cra(i)ftine.Cravetheen]
  a harper to Scoriath, king of Feramorc
  He was sent to France by Moriath to
  convey her love for Labraid Loiseach.
  His harp had been made from the
  tree that had been told the secret that
  Labraid had the ears of a horse or an
  ass, and it gave away this secret when it
  was played.
  In another account he was married
  to Sceanb and when she had an affair
  with Cormac Cond Longes, Craftiny
  had him killed.
  Cragus
  Greek
  [=Greek Zeus]
  a Lycian god
  Craiftine
  (see Craftiny)
  Craig-y-Dinas
  British
  a site in Wales of a cave where, some
  say, King Arthur and his knights 
  lie sleeping
  Other sites suggested are at Alderley
  Edge, Cadbury, Mount Etna, Ogof
  Lanciau Eryri, Ogo’r Dinas, Richmond
  Castle and Sewingshields.
  Crambis
  Greek
  in some accounts, son of Phineus 
  and Cleopatra
  brother of Oryithus
  When Idaea, second wife of Phineus,
  accused the brothers of rape, their
  father blinded them.
  In other accounts they are referred
  to as Polydectes and Polydorus.
  Cranae1
  Greek
  [Crane]
  daughter of Cranaus and Pedias
  sister of Atthis
  wife of Amphictyon
  She and her husband deposed her father
  and took over the throne of Athens.
  Cranae2
  Roman
  [Crane]
  a name of Diana (Artemis)
  Cranaea
  Greek
  [Carnasia:=Roman Cranae]
  a name of Artemis as ‘stony’
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  Cranaeum
  Greek
  a grove dedicated to Cranaea
  Cranaus
  Greek
  a king of Athens
  husband of Pedias
  father of Atthis and Cranae
  He is said to have ruled after Cecrops,
  springing from the soil, and it was
  during his reign that Deucalion’s flood
  was said to have occurred. He was
  deposed by Amphictyon who had
  married Cranae.
  crane1
  Chinese
  a sacred bird
  This bird is regarded as a messenger of
  the gods and is said to carry the souls
  of the dead to the Western Paradise. It
  lives for a long time and gives up
  eating (but not drinking) after 600
  years.
  crane2
  (see vaka1)
  Crane3
  (see Cranae1)
  Crane Bag, The
  (see Treasure Bag)
  Crane Dance
  Greek
  a dance to commemorate the
  serpentine passages of the Labyrinth
  This dance was introduced in Athens
  by the survivors of the ordeal in 
  the Labyrinth when Theseus killed 
  the Minotaur.
  Crane Land
  (see Aztlan)
  Cranes of Ibycus
  the birds that hovered over the
  theatre to identify the killers 
  of Ibycus
  Crann Bethadh
  Irish
  the Tree of Life
  Crann Buidhe
  Irish
  the spear of Dermot O’Dyna
  Crantor
  Greek
  [Krantor]
  an armour-bearer to Peleus
  He was killed by Demoleon.
  Craosa
  (see Sraosha)
  Crateis
  Greek
  mother of Scylla by Phorcos, 
  some say
  Cratos
  (see Cratus)
  Cratus
  Greek
  [Cratos.Kratos]
  god of strength
  son of Pallas and Styx
  brother of Bia, Nike and Zelus
  He and his brother Bia were given 
  the task of chaining Prometheus to the
  rock.
  Cravetheen
  (see Craftiny)
  Crear
  Irish
  son of Cis
  father of Conn
  Crearwy
  (see Creirwy)
  creation
  each culture has its own version of
  the creation of the universe, some
  more than one
  –African
  (1) In the beginning it was always
  warm and bright. The creator put
  the bat in charge of darkness but he
  allowed 
  it 
  to 
  escape. 
  Earth
  originally was linked to heaven, in
  some stories by a tree, in others by
  a spider’s web.
  (2) The Abulayia say that Wele first
  made heaven, which he propped up
  on posts. When he made the sun
  and moon they fought until Wele
  separated them into day and night.
  He next created the features of the
  atmosphere and then the earth,
  followed by man and animals. All
  this was done in six days.
  (3) The Bakongo say that Nzambi
  created the first man and woman,
  Ndosimau and the Prohibition
  Breaker, whose children were
  mortal because they failed to obey
  his instructions not to bury those
  that died. In another version, he
  created an androgynous being,
  Mahungu, in the form of a tree
  with two heads. When Mahungu
  tried to embrace a tree called Muti
  Mpungu, Mahungu was split into
  male, Lumbu, and female, Muzita.   
  (4) The Bakuba say that there was
  only water, ruled by the White
  Giant, Mbombo. From his stomach
  he brought up the sun, moon and
  stars and, later, men and women
  and all the other things in 
  the world.
  (5) The Bambara say that the
  creation principle, Pemba, came to
  earth as a seed and became a tree
  from which came a female being
  with which he mated to create all
  the other things on earth.
  (6) The Bushmen say the world was
  created by a god in the form of 
  a mantis.
  (7) The Dogon say that the god
  Amma made the sun and moon
  from clay pots bound with wire,
  black people from sunlight and
  white people from moonlight. He
  made the earth from clay and
  fertilised it to produce, first, two
  half-human beings called Nummo,
  and again to make all the 
  other things.
  (8) 
  The 
  Fon 
  say 
  that 
  the
  androgynous deity Mawu-Lisa
  created the world from the
  primaeval chaos and then made
  plants, animals and mankind from
  clay and water. On day two the
  world was made a fit home for man,
  who was given the power of
  understanding and his physical
  senses on the third day. On the
  fourth and final day of creation
  man was given knowledge of 
  the skills he needed in order 
  to advance.
  Another version says that the
  primordial goddess, Nana Buluku,
  created the earth and then retired,
  leaving the world to her children
  Mawu and Lisa.
  In some accounts, the first
  created thing was the python, 
  Dan Ayido Hwedo, from whose
  excrement 
  Mawu 
  made 
  the mountains.
  (9) The Kono say that one creator-
  god, Alatangana, was living above
  the primaeval waters and another,
  Sa, living in the waters. The first
  god made solid land and ran off
  with Sa’s daughter, producing seven
  black and seven white children,
  ancestors of the human races.
  (10) The Mande say that god
  created seeds and planted them in
  the corners of the world. From
  them came Pemba and Faro, his
  twin, who became a fish, part of
  which became the trees, the
  remainder producing a new Faro
  who came down from heaven in a
  ship with eight others. Faro made
  the Niger, containing seed for
  future 
  generations 
  from 
  his 
  own body.
  (11) The Nandi say that the god
  Asis created first the world order,
  Kiet, and then the sky and the
  earth, some of which he took to
  make man and woman.
  (12) The Swahili say that a self-
  created god first made light and
  then used that light to make souls.
  Next he made the sky, the Canopy
  or Arishi; the throne Kurusi on
  which he sits in judgement; the
  Luah, the tablet on which all events
  are recorded by the angel Kalamu;
  the Trumpet of the Last Day;
  Paradise; hell; and, beneath the
  throne, the Lotus Tree of the End,
  on each leaf of which is recorded an
  individual life which ends when that
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  leaf falls. Then he made the sun,
  moon, stars and the earth, together
  with all the things in it. A great cock
  in heaven announces each new day.
  The earth itself is saucer shaped
  and is supported on the four horns
  of a bull or cow standing on the
  back of a fish swimming in an
  unfathomable ocean.
  (13) The Yoruba say that, in the
  beginning Olorun ruled the sky
  and Olokun his brother ruled the
  primitive waters. Olorun sent his
  son, Obatala, to place a huge
  sphere in the sea and when this
  broke into the various land masses
  he sent his daughter Oduduwa
  to sow seeds.
  Another version says that the
  earth was created by Orishanla or
  Olorun who scattered soil on the
  marshy terrain, and a hen and a
  pigeon scattered the soil about to
  form dry land.
  (14) The Zulu say that the Great
  One appeared out of the earth with
  the moon and sun, which he placed
  in the sky, and then created not
  only the black people but the
  whites as well. He sent Unwaba,
  the chameleon, to tell mankind that
  they would never die, and later sent
  Intulo, the lizard, to tell them the
  opposite. The lizard ran faster than
  the chameleon and delivered its
  message first so that all races are
  now mortal.
  –Australian
  (1) The stories of the Aborigines
  start with the Dreamtime, the
  alchera, a period of indeterminate
  length, when the earth already
  existed but was unformed and
  unpopulated. Various beings, some
  human, some spirits, slept in or
  under the earth in this period and
  later 
  woke, 
  performed 
  their
  preordained duties and returned
  whence they had come. Stories
  vary from tribe to tribe but it is
  commonly held that these ancestral
  beings created men by singing, and
  when they returned to their original
  home, left behind songlines which
  form a means of communication
  between the Aborigines.
  (2) One such being was the
  kangaroo-man, Minawara, who
  appeared with his brother Multultu
  when 
  the 
  primordial 
  waters
  subsided and together they created
  all living things. 
  (3) Another pair of beings, the
  lizard-men, 
  known 
  as 
  Wati-
  kutjara, awoke to create rocks,
  plants and animals. Strangely
  enough the story implies that
  humans already existed because
  they found the moon spirit, Kidilli,
  chasing a group of women. They
  killed Kidilli who became the
  moon. The women became the
  Pleaides and the twins, Wati-
  kutjara, became Gemini.
  (4) 
  Two 
  other 
  beings, 
  the
  Bagadjimbiri, rose from the earth
  in the form of dingos, and mated a
  toadstool 
  with 
  a 
  fungus 
  to 
  produce the first humans. The
  brothers were killed by the cat-
  man, Ngariman, but were restored
  by the goddess Dilga. When 
  they finally died, they became
  water snakes.
  (5) A different story says that the
  woman Imberombera mated with
  Wuraka. She immediately gave
  birth to all living things and her
  consort gave them names.
  (6) Some say that the earth was
  shaped 
  by 
  the 
  rain-spirits, 
  the Wandjina, who later caused
  the flood.
  (7) One story has three beings,
  known 
  as 
  the 
  Djanggawuls,
  arriving from the island of the dead
  and creating plant life and shaping
  the earth with magic rods known 
  as rangga.
  (8) In the South-east of the country
  they tell of Ngurunderi, a creator
  spirit who caught a large cod, at
  that time a land animal. He cut it
  into pieces, gave them names and
  threw them into the sea where they
  became the first fish.
  (9) In the Bathurst and Melville
  islands to the north of Australia,
  the 
  blind 
  ancestral 
  heroine,
  Mudungkala, emerged from the
  earth with three children who
  became the ancestors of the
  islanders.
  –Basque
  A huge, seven-headed serpent
  under the earth moved, throwing
  up the Pyrenees and then opened
  its jaws to pour out fire which
  cleansed the world and from which
  the Basque people emerged. 
  –Buddhist
  The authors and mechanism of
  creation are not addressed but the
  structure of the universe is given as
  consisting 
  of 
  several 
  distinct
  regions, each occupied by a
  different class of being or existence.
  In ascending order they are Kama
  Loka 
  (desires), 
  Rupa 
  Loka
  (material form) and Arupa Loka
  (spirit). The Tibetans envisage a
  further layer occupied by the
  Dhyanibuddhas, the highest part of
  which is the home of Adi Buddha.
  Nirmanarati the home of the gods
  of creation, Paranirmita-Vasavartin
  the home of Mara, Trayastrinska
  the home of Indra, and Tushita the
  home of the bodhisattvas are four
  of the six parts of Kama Loka; the
  other parts are occupied by the
  guardians of the four cardinal
  points and by Yama’s realm, the
  kingdom of the dead. Below these
  come the realms of men, the
  Asuras, the animals, ghosts and, at
  the lowest level, several hells.
  –Cambodian
  (1) In the beginning there was a
  holy state of nothingness from
  which appeared the holy jewel,
  Prah Keo, from which arose 
  the earth, Prah Thorni, and all
  that is in it. Man was created 
  from the earth and woman from 
  man’s shadow.
  (2) An alternative version says
  that everything arose from the
  original unformed, uncreated
  state known as Prah Prohm.
  There are three disc-shaped
  worlds, each some ten million
  miles in diameter and surrounded
  by enormously high mountains.
  –Central American
  (1) A monster with many mouths
  swam in the primaeval waters. The
  gods split the monster into two
  parts, making heaven and earth.
  The earth was supported by four
  crocodiles 
  swimming 
  in 
  the
  primaeval waters. One ladder led
  from the centre up to heaven,
  another down to hell. The supreme
  god was on the top rung of the
  ladder to heaven. The lower ladder
  was the road to rebirth before
  which ordinary mortals stayed in
  the paradise of the rain-god, Tlaloc.
  For initiates, there was a higher
  heaven and an even higher one, the
  House of the Sun, for the fully
  enlightened who were rewarded
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  with eternal life and happiness.
  (2) Heaven was supported on four
  pillars. The Sun sprang first from
  Earth, then Air, Fire and Water
  and, in its fifth and present form,
  from all four elements combined.
  (3) In Mayan lore, men were first
  created by the gods Gucumatz and
  Tepeu (or Hurakan) from soil.
  These proved to be unsatisfactory
  so the gods destroyed them and
  carved the next race from wood.
  These beings were attacked by
  their own tools, or a flock of huge
  birds, and turned into monkeys.
  Next a race of giants, led by Vucub-
  Caquix, was defeated by the twin
  gods Hanapu and Ixbalanqué and
  finally the present race evolved
  from maize planted by animals, or,
  in some versions, the gods used
  ground-up maize and broth to
  create four brothers, Balam Agab,
  Balam Quitzé, Iqi Balam and
  Mahucutah, together with their
  wives. 
  When, 
  after 
  much
  travelling, the brothers witnessed
  the birth of the sun, bringing light
  to the darkness of the earth, they
  disappeared for ever.
  Another Mayan story says that
  Month was created first. He then
  created the heavens and earth and
  all living things over a period of
  nineteen days, using the twentieth
  day as a day of rest to recover from
  his labours.
  (4) The Guatemalan version of the
  Mayan creation story says that the
  gods Gucumatz and Tepeu caused
  the primordial waters to recede to
  allow dry land to appear and then
  made animals and men from 
  moist soil.
  (5) The Mixtec tell of two beings
  who appeared when the earth rose
  out of the primaeval waters. These
  were the deer-god, Puma-Snake,
  and his female counterpart, the
  deer-goddess, Jaguar-Snake. They
  placed a copper axe on edge for the
  sky to rest on and built a palace
  where they lived for hundreds of
  years, finally producing Wind-
  Nine-Snake and Wind-Nine-Cave,
  two sons to whom they gave the
  power to change into any bird or
  animal and to become invisible.
  These four became the progenitors
  of the human race, many of whom
  died in a flood, following which the
  creator-god formed heaven and
  earth and a new race of humans.
  (6) 
  The 
  Zapotecs 
  say 
  that
  Cozaana created the world and all
  the animals, while the fishes 
  and human beings were created 
  by Huichaana. 
  –Chinese
  (1) The universe was created by
  eight rulers – the Five Emperors
  and the Three Sovereigns.
  (2) Chaos produced the world
  when pierced by lightning.
  (3) Chaos, a cosmic egg, split to
  form yin and yang, Earth and Sky.
  In between was the first human,
  P’an-ku, who grew for 1,800 years,
  pushing the sky away from earth.
  All the physical features of the
  earth and sky were made from his
  body when he died. The earth was
  square with a sea on each side
  under the dome of the sky. The
  Milky Way, a heavenly river,
  discharged into the Eastern Sea in
  which floated the island paradises
  of P’eng-lai. Pillars supported the
  sky but these were broken by
  Chuan Hu to prevent confusion
  between gods and men. Chung
  then ruled heaven and Li ruled the
  earth. The sun passed from a
  hollow mulberry tree in the East to
  a jo tree in the west ten times daily
  in a chariot drawn by dragons.
  Nine of the suns were shot out of
  the sky by I.
  (4) In the beginning there was only
  Wu-wu, nothingness, but this
  changed to Wu Chi, no limit, when
  Tao arrived on the scene. Hun
  T’un, chaos, then evolved giving
  rise to T’ai Chi, the Great Pole,
  which engendered T’ai I, the Great
  Change. This had two stages, T’ai
  Ch’u, the Great First, when Hsing
  (form) came into being, and T’ai
  Shih, the Great Beginning, when
  Ch’i (breath) appeared. Together,
  these two attributes formed T’ai
  Shu, the Great Primordial, which
  had substance (Chih).
  (5) A modern version says that the
  universe was created by Pan-ku.
  One story says that he was hatched
  from an egg and pushed the two
  halves apart to form earth and sky.
  His left eye became the sun, his
  right eye the moon. Some say he
  made men from clay, others that
  they developed from fleas on his
  body. The effort took 18,000 years
  and he died from it, parts of his
  body forming mountain ranges. In
  another story, Pan-ku, a dwarf,
  chiselled the universe into its
  present shape for 18,000 years,
  growing some six feet every day as
  he worked.
  –East Indian
  (1) The Dayak say that the world
  lay in the mouth of Watersnake.
  Gold 
  Mountain 
  and 
  Jewel
  Mountain clashed together to
  produce all the things that make up
  the world. In the first epoch came
  the sky and the rocks, then the land
  and hills and finally, in the third
  epoch, the Tree of Life.
  Another Dayak story says that a
  spider came down a thread from
  heaven and wove a web to which
  adhered the things such as soil and
  trees that fell from heaven and
  made the earth. Later, two spirits
  descended from heaven to start the
  human race. They carved a loom
  and a sword from wood and these
  two objects produced two human
  heads which bred successively
  more complete beings until proper
  beings existed in the form of Amei
  Ami and Burung Une, gods of
  agriculture. They had children who
  became the ancestors of the tribes
  and Amei Ami made various birds
  and animals from bark.
  (2) The Elema say that in the
  beginning there was only the
  primordial ocean in which a huge
  turtle swam endlessly. Finally,
  needing rest, it dug up mud from
  the bottom and formed dry land.
  Here it laid eggs from which
  emerged the first people and all the
  plants and animals.
  (3) 
  The 
  Iban 
  say 
  that 
  the
  primordial creators were Ara and
  Irik. They flew in the form of birds
  over the primitive waters from
  which they drew two eggs, out of
  which they made the world. Then
  they made men from the soil and
  gave them life.
  (4) In Sumatra a primordial god
  mated with the cosmic blue chicken
  Manuk Manuk, which laid three
  eggs from which came three gods
  who respectively made the earth,
  the heavens and the underworld.
  –Egyptian
  (1) The universe consisted only of
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  the primordial ocean, Nun, from
  which arose a fertile hill. The early
  sun-god, Atum, brought light to
  the world, separating earth from
  sky, which was supported on a
  pillar at each of the four corners of
  the earth. Nun created a son, Shu,
  and a daughter, Tefnut. Tefnut was
  lost for some time and when Nun
  found her the god’s tears of
  pleasure became the first men. Shu
  and Tefnut produced Geb and Nut
  who 
  produced 
  Isis, 
  Osiris,
  Nephthys and Set.
  (2) Alternatively, the world was
  hatched from an egg laid by Geb as
  a goose, or by Thoth in the form of
  an ibis or from the lotus flower.
  (3) The pairs Amon and Amaunet,
  Huh and Hauhet, Kuk and Kakuet,
  Nan and Naunet, swimming in the
  primitive waters, produced an egg
  from which light was born.
  Alternative pairs of deities were
  Heru and Hehut, Kekui and
  Kekuit, Qeh and Qerhit, created 
  by Thoth.
  (4) A lotus appeared, floating on
  the primitive waters, and opened to
  reveal the sun that created the
  world.
  (5) Thoth, a self-created deity,
  spoke and his words became
  living things.
  (6) Khnum, the potter-god, made
  the universe from mud taken from
  the Nile and shaped man from the
  same material on his wheel. In
  other versions Ptah was the creator,
  creating all things merely by
  uttering their names.
  –Finnish
  An eagle flying over the primitive
  waters seeking a nesting site landed
  on the knee of the sleeping
  magician, Vainamoinen, built a
  nest and laid an egg. When
  Vainamoinen moved, the egg fell
  out of the nest and broke. The shell
  became the sky and earth and the
  contents of the egg became the
  heavenly bodies.
  Other accounts say that the
  bird was a teal and the eggs were
  laid on the knee of Ilmatar,
  Vainamoinen’s mother.
  –Greek
  In general, the Greeks believed
  that the world pre-existed the gods
  who were created from a union of
  its parts.
  (1) Chaos gave rise to the goddess
  Euronyme who produced the
  serpent Ophion in conjunction
  with the North Wind. The union
  of 
  Ophion 
  with 
  Euronyme
  produced the universal egg from
  which everything else hatched. 
  (2) In the Homeric version all
  living things arose from the union
  of the stream Ocean with Tethys,
  and in the Ophic version the union
  of the three-headed goddess Night
  with the wind produced a silver
  world-egg from which sprang Eros
  who created the sky and the
  heavenly bodies. Night continued
  to rule until the coming of Uranus.
  (3) In another story, Earth arose
  from Chaos and bore Uranus who
  thereupon fertilised Earth to
  produce the plants and animals of
  the world. Earth also produced the
  100-handed 
  giants, 
  Briareus,
  Cottus and Gyges, the one-eyed
  Cyclopes and Arges, Brontes and
  Sterope, the original Titans.
  (4) Yet another version says that
  from the void of Chaos there
  emerged Erebus (darkness), Gaea
  (earth) and Nyx (night). The
  union 
  of 
  Erebus 
  and 
  Nyx
  produced Hemera (day), Aethir
  (air) and many of the forces
  controlling human life, such as
  fate and fortune. Gaea produced a
  son, Uranus, whom she married to
  produce the early gods such as
  Cronus, the Titans, the Cyclops
  and the Hundred-handed Ones.
  Cronus 
  castrated 
  his 
  father,
  usurped his throne and started the
  second divine dynasty. A variation
  of this story has Aether and
  Hemera producing a son, Eros,
  who helped in the creation of
  Gaea and Pontus and then created
  all 
  the 
  plants 
  and 
  animals,
  breathing life into the first
  humans, moulded from clay by
  Epimetheus and Prometheus.
  –Hindu
  (1) The early Vedic version says
  that Varuna was the creator of all
  things. Prithivi (earth) and Dyaus
  (heaven) begot Indra who fought the
  deities and took over as supreme
  god, rearranging the universe.
  There were three heavens: Indra’s
  for major gods; Varuna’s for minor
  gods; and Yama’s for the less
  virtuous. The universal spirit was
  known as Brahman.
  (2) In the Rig Veda, a primordial
  being, Purusha, was dismembered
  by the other gods who then built
  the universe from parts of his body.
  (3) The universe is egg-shaped,
  with twenty-one zones. The first
  six, starting from the top, are
  heavenly realms, earth comes next
  and then seven lower worlds where
  the nagas live and, below these,
  seven hells. At the start of each
  kalpa, Vishnu is asleep on the coils
  of the cosmic snake, Ananta.
  Brahma emerges from the lotus
  growing from Vishnu’s navel and
  makes the universe. Vishnu awakes
  to rule for a kalpa then sleeps again
  and the universe is merged with 
  his body.
  (4) Having slept in the lotus flower
  floating on the primitive waters,
  Brahma awoke and created the
  universe. He made some errors,
  which resulted in the demon
  rakshas and yakshas. There is a
  cycle of life, death and rebirth
  governed by Vishnu, who preserves
  life; Shiva, who destroys it; and
  Brahma the creator. The life cycle
  of the universe takes 100 years in
  the life of Brahma, each day of
  which (a kalpa) lasts for 4,320
  million years. At the end of each
  cycle the universe is destroyed by
  drought, then flood, then fire. Men
  who merit it are released from the
  cycle of rebirth. At each re-creation
  of the universe, a golden lotus with
  1,000 petals appears, floating on
  the primaeval waters. From this
  flower Brahma is born to create the
  world anew.
  (5) In Malaya they say that Bahua
  Gura (Shiva) ruled over the
  primaeval ocean in which lay the
  serpent Naga Pahoda. The god’s
  daughter jumped into the waters
  and he threw her some dust, from
  which she made land. He also sent
  a hero with a heavy block that he
  placed
  on the serpent’s back,
  causing it to writhe about, twisting
  the land into mountains and
  valleys. The gods and the hero
  became the ancestors of the human
  race.
  –Japanese
  A primordial egg, formed from In
  and Yo, separated to form the
  heavens and earth, and then arose
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  the Separate Heavenly Beings and
  the god Kuni-toto-tachi from
  whom descended Izanagi and
  Izanami. Others say that the first
  deity to emerge from the primodial
  chaos was Minaka-Nushi; he was
  followed by four other gods and,
  after seven generations, by Izanagi
  and Izanami. They dipped a spear
  in the primordial ocean and drops
  from this spear formed the islands
  to which Izanagi and Izanami
  descended from the Floating
  Bridge. The first island was called
  Onogoro. Izanami gave birth to
  seas and rivers, trees and herbs, and
  physical forces such as the wind.
  One of these forces, the god of fire,
  burnt his mother to death. His
  father cut off his head and sixteen
  more gods emerged, eight each
  from the blood and the body.
  Izanagi 
  descended 
  to 
  the
  underworld to get his wife back but
  failed. To purify himself he bathed
  in a river, creating gods of good
  and evil, and then in the sea,
  creating sea-gods. Amaterasu was
  created from one eye, Tsuki-yomi
  from the other and Susanowa from
  his nose.
  When Amaterasu ate Susanowa’s
  broken sword she breathed out
  three more goddesses and he,
  eating her necklace, breathed out
  five more gods. These eight
  became the ancestors of the royal
  family.
  –Jain
  The Jains deny the concept of
  creation, holding that the universe
  has always existed.
  –Korean
  The world was created by Miruk
  who pushed heaven and earth
  apart, supporting the heavens on a
  copper pillar at each corner.
  Having made the sun, moon and
  stars and set them in the heavens,
  he set about improving the earth.
  With the help of a mouse he made
  fire and then made human beings.
  Holding a silver tray in one hand
  and a golden tray in the other, he
  prayed and the trays filled with
  insects that turned into humans,
  men in the golden tray, women in
  the silver tray. These people
  became the ancestors of the race.
  When the evil Sokka appeared,
  they fought many battles and
  Miruk finally became disenchanted
  by the spread of evil in the world
  and left it to its own devices.
  –Mesopotamian
  (1) The Akkadian version says that
  Abzu and Mother Tiamat, the
  primordial forces, created the gods
  of the heavens and earth, Lahmu
  and Lahamu. Their son Ea
  defeated 
  Abzu 
  and 
  fathered
  Marduk. In the struggle between
  the primal forces and the gods,
  Marduk slaughtered Tiamat and
  Kingu, leaders of their forces, and
  seized the Tablets of Destiny. He
  made the earth and sky from the
  body of Tiamat and man from the
  blood of Kingu mixed with clay.
  (2) One Babylonian version starts
  with primaeval waters inhabited by
  hideous monsters and ruled by
  Thalath. Belus cut Thalath in half to
  make earth and sky and then had
  Kingu cut off his head, using the
  blood, mixed with earth, to make the
  sun, moon, planets and mankind.
  (3) Another Babylonian version
  starts with two gods, Abzu and
  Tiamat, who engendered all the
  other gods down to Belus who
  created the world.
  (4) In the Sumerian version
  Nammu, the primaeval waters,
  created An and Ki, heaven and earth.
  –New Zealand
  (1) In the mythology of the Maori,
  day, night and space evolved from
  the primordial void, Te Kore,
  incorporating formless male and
  female beings. These produced
  Rangi and Papa, sky and earth.
  Tane-Mahuta came down from the
  highest of the ten heavens after
  creating the space between heaven
  and earth by forcibly separating
  Rangi and Papa, and brought all
  knowledge in three baskets. He
  fathered all the natural features of
  the earth and made a being from
  sand, on which he fathered the 
  first humans.
  (2) A cosmic egg was dropped into
  the primitive waters by a bird flying
  overhead and from this egg
  emerged man and animals and a
  canoe.
  –Norse
  In the beginning was a vast chasm
  known as Ginnungagap, with
  Niflheim, land of mists and
  darkness, to the north and
  Muspelheim, the land of fire, to
  the south. In the middle of
  Niflheim, 
  a 
  raging 
  torrent,
  Hvergelmir, supplied the twelve
  rivers (Elivagar) that ran into the
  chasm and froze to ice, which
  condensed the mists rising from
  Muspelheim 
  to 
  form 
  frost-
  maidens and giants. The gods
  Odin and his brothers Ve and Vili
  killed the first Frost Giant, Ymir,
  and built the world from his
  parts. They used his body for the
  earth, his blood for the seas, his
  skull for the sky, bones for
  mountains, hair for vegetation,
  brains for clouds and they built a
  wall round Midgard, the home of
  mankind, from his eyebrows.
  Sparks from Muspelheim became
  the stars and planets. The sky was
  held up by four dwarfs, Nordri,
  Sudri, Austri and Westri, and the
  whole universe was supported on
  the great ash tree Yggdrasil. Odin
  and his brothers formed a man
  and a woman from driftwood, or
  from trees, and breathed life 
  into them.
  –North American
  (1) The Achomawi say that the
  world was created by a god who
  appeared out of a cloud and was
  assisted by Coyote.
  (2) The Acoma say that two
  sisters, Ia’tik and Nao-tsiti, were
  born under the earth. They were
  instructed by the spirit Tstitinako
  and emerged into the sunlight to
  begin their work of creating
  plants, animals and gods, using the
  baskets of basic materials given to
  them by their mentor. Nao-tsiti
  was impregnated by the rainbow
  and one of the twin boys who
  resulted from this union mated
  with 
  Ia’tik 
  to 
  become 
  the
  progenitors of the tribe.
  (3) According to the Algonquin,
  the good things of the earth were
  made by Gluskap, the evil ones by
  his brother Malsum. The earth-
  mother fell through a hole in the
  sky and fell into a lake carrying a
  tree that had magical soil round its
  roots. Some of this soil was saved
  by Toad and it grew to form first
  an island and then the whole
  earth. 
  Turtles 
  collected 
  the
  lightning and made the sun and
  moon. The stars were formed
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  from animals that crossed the
  rainbow bridge into heaven.
  In another story the god
  Michabo followed some animals
  into a lake which then overflowed
  and inundated the earth. After
  both a raven and an otter had
  failed, the musk rat found some
  earth, from which the god re-
  created solid land. He then mated
  with the musk-rat and started the
  human race.
  (4) The Arapaho say that Kici
  Manitou assembled all the birds
  and animals of the primaeval
  waters. The turtle told him where
  to find earth and the birds brought
  some back in their beaks. The god
  then dried the mud with his sacred
  pipe, so making the world.
  (5) The Arikara say that humans
  came out of the ground. First came
  a race of giants, born to spiders,
  who perished in a flood; then a race
  sprouting from the seed of maize
  planted by animals.
  (6) Some Californian tribes say that
  heaven mated with the earth to
  produce rocks and stones, then
  trees and grass, then animals and,
  finally, Ouiot, the first being.
  Other versions say that the all-
  powerful Nocuma made the earth
  like a ball and made it steady with
  the black rock, Tosaut. When this
  was broken by the fishes, it exposed
  a large bladder that split open,
  spilling out the salt that made the
  seas salty. Nocuma then used soil to
  make the first man, Ejoni, and the
  first woman, Ae.
  Other tribes say that Coyote
  and Kodoyanpe dropped from the
  heavens on to the primaeval
  waters in a canoe. Coyote then
  scattered sand on to the sea and
  created dry land.
  (7) In the Cherokee version,
  animals existed in the sky but
  became overcrowded and sent the
  water beetle to look for some
  other place. The whole world was
  covered by water at that time but
  the water beetle brought up mud
  from the bottom and spread it out
  to form a huge land, which the
  spirit 
  Someone 
  Powerful
  suspended from the sky with
  rawhide ropes at each corner. A
  buzzard was sent down to test the
  muddy expanse and the flapping
  of his wings piled some of the
  mud into mountains. When the
  land was dry enough, the animals
  descended from their home in the
  sky. They pulled the sun down so
  that they had light and then found
  that they had to push it back a bit
  because it was so hot. Then
  Someone Powerful created plants
  and tress and, lastly, men and
  women. One day, it is said, the
  ropes will break and the earth will
  fall back into the ocean.
  (8) The Cree say that the beavers
  flooded the earth but the trickster-
  god and Wolf covered the surface
  of the waters with moss and created
  a new world.
  (9) In the lore of the Inuit, it is said
  that the earth fell from the sky but
  there was no light until the sun and
  moon mated. The girl (sun) ran off
  carrying a torch, which grew
  brighter as she reached the
  heavens, while the man’s torch
  grew progressively weaker, ending
  up as the moon.
  (10) The Hopi say that the two
  goddesses, the Huruing Wuhti,
  one in the East, one in the West,
  survived the flood and made man
  from drying mud left behind when
  the waters receded.
  (11) The Iroquois say that the
  world was created by Hahgwehdiyu
  from the dead body of his mother,
  the sky-goddess Ataensic.
  (12) The Maidu maintain that the
  world was made by Wonomi who
  also created mankind.
  (13) The Muskhogeans say that
  the hill Nunne Chaha rose from
  the primordial waters and the god
  Esaugetuh Emissee fashioned
  men from clay and built a huge
  wall on which he set them to dry.
  (14) The Navaho say that the four
  gods, Black Body, Blue Body,
  White Body and Yellow Body,
  placed two ears of corn between
  deerskin blankets and the Mirage
  People walked round them in a
  circle. The ears were turned into
  the first pair of humans.
  Another version says that the
  first man, Atse Hastin, the first
  woman, Atse Estsan, and Coyote
  lived successively in four or five
  worlds, the last of which was
  destroyed by a flood. They found
  themselves on an island that grew
  as the waters subsided. They then
  created the sky and earth and all
  that is in it, and when it was
  complete they disappeared. The
  daughter of the first man and
  woman, known as Estanatlehi,
  produced from maize flour a man
  and woman, the founders of the
  eight tribes.
  (15) The Omaha say that all living
  things were created by the power of
  Wakonda’s thought and they
  descended to earth after first
  scouring the heavens for a suitable
  home. At that time, the earth was
  covered by the primordial ocean
  but Wakonda caused dry land to
  form for the living things to land
  on and inhabit.
  (16) The Osage say that their
  ancestors lived in the sky and were
  sent to earth only to find it covered
  with water. The elk called up the
  winds, which blew until much of
  the water evaporated and then
  rolled in the mud so that the hairs
  from his body stuck in it. From
  these hairs grew all the plants 
  on earth.
  (17) The Pawnee say that Atius-
  Tirawa created the world. At first it
  resembled a bowl with the stars
  holding it in space and protecting
  it. He then caused the sun to mate
  with the moon and the morning
  star to mate with the evening star.
  The children of these unions were
  the progenitors of the human race.
  Coyote seized the sack of stars and
  tipped them out to form the 
  Milky Way.
  (18) The Pomo say that Marumda
  and his brother Kuksu created the
  world and tried unsuccessfully to
  destroy it, first with flood and then
  with fire, and had to be rescued from
  their own handiwork by Ragno.
  (19) The Selish say that the sky, the
  earth and the underworld, created
  by Amotken, are supported by a
  huge central post. The first
  humans he made from five hairs
  from his own head.
  (20) The Sia of New Mexico say
  that, in the beginning a spider wove
  a web and the god Sus’sistinnako
  used it as an instrument on which
  he played a tune while he sang. As
  he sang, humans appeared and set
  about populating the earth.
  (21) The Sioux say that the first
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  world was destroyed by fire and the
  second by flood. The creator spirit
  then came down and floated on the
  waters, bringing his pipe and pipe
  bag. He took a loon from the bag
  and asked it to bring up mud from
  the bottom. The loon, then the
  otter and then the beaver all failed
  in 
  this 
  task 
  but 
  the 
  turtle
  succeeded. The creator used the
  mud to create dry land and then let
  all the animals out of his bag to
  spread over the earth. Having
  made men from coloured clay, the
  creator rested to prepare himself
  for the creation of a fourth world at
  some future time.
  Another story says that the
  Sioux ancestors lived underground
  and 
  reached 
  the 
  surface 
  by
  climbing up the roots of the vine.
  (22) According to the Snohomish,
  the god Dohkwibuhch made the
  sky so low that men bumped their
  heads on it until, with a concerted
  effort, they used long poles to push
  it into its present position. A few
  people who were inadvertently
  raised into the sky were turned into
  the Great Bear constellation.
  (23) The Washo say that in the
  beginning there was a great
  upheaval that set the world on fire.
  The heat was so intense that the
  flames, which reached the heavens,
  melted the very stars, which then
  fell to earth. The fire was
  extinguished only when the deluge
  came. Men who tried to escape the
  flood by building a tall tower were
  turned to stone.
  (24) In the lore of the Yakima, the
  world was originally covered by
  water. Whee-me-me-ow-ah, tired of
  living alone in the sky, dredged up
  mud from the bottom of the ocean
  and made land and mountains. He
  then made all the plants and animals
  and, finally, using more mud, made a
  man and a woman.
  (25) In the lore of the Zuni, the
  green scum left behind by the
  receding floodwaters became earth
  and sky and the ancestors of the
  tribe emerged from the cave where
  they had sought refuge. In another
  version, men were born in a cave,
  which soon became overcrowded
  until the first man, Poshaiyangkyo,
  interceded with the sun and
  secured their release.
  –Pacific Islands
  (1) In the Gilbert Islands they say
  that Nareau made from sand Na
  Atibu and Nei Teukez who had
  many offspring, including Nareau
  the Second. He killed Na Atibu
  and used his body to build the
  world, using his right eye for the
  sun and his left for the moon,
  splitting the brain into pieces for
  the stars and using his flesh for the
  islands and his bones for trees.
  When this was done, a tree 
  grew from the spine of the dead
  Na Atibu from which human
  beings grew.
  (2) In Hawaii they say that the
  earth-mother Papa bore a gourd
  and her husband Wakea used it to
  make the world. The outer cover
  became the sky, the pulp made the
  heavenly bodies and the flesh
  became the land and sea, with the
  juice providing rain.
  Another 
  version 
  says 
  that
  Tangaroa created the world when,
  in the form of a bird, he laid an egg
  which, after floating on the
  primaeval waters, broke to form
  the earth and sky.
  (3) Polynesians say that Tangaroa
  lived in the eternal darkness, Po,
  and from there he cast down rocks
  which became the islands. On them
  he planted the Peopling Vine from
  which sprang the human race.
  Another story says that the
  creator-god, Lo, separated the
  primordial mass into earth, sea and
  sky and then created the sun, moon
  and stars.
  (4) In Samoa they say that the sky-
  gods, Ilu and Mamoa, merged to
  form the sky and the sea-god,
  Tagaloa, created rocks to support
  it. Next they produced the children
  Po and Ao and these two mated to
  produce Rangima and Rangiuri.
  Tagaloa caused the rock, Papa
  Taoto, to rise from the sea bed for
  his son Tuli, a bird, to nest on. Two
  grubs emerged and grew into the
  first humans.
  (5) The Tahitians say that Ta-aroa,
  a self-created being, hatched from
  the cosmic egg and used the shell
  to create the earth and sky. He then
  created everything that exists.
  Others say that he created the
  world inside the shell of a mussel
  while yet another version says that
  he used his own body to build the
  universe. Some claim that he pulled
  the islands up on a hook and line
  from the bottom of the ocean.
  –Persian
  (1) The mountain Mount Alburz
  grew till it reached the sky and the
  Chinvat bridge led from its top into
  heaven. A gateway led from the
  base into hell. The centre of the
  earth was Khwanirath and there
  were six Keshvars round it linked
  by the celestial ox, Srishok. The
  wind-god, Vayu, made the ocean
  round Mount Alburz from rain
  formed by Tishtrya who, in the
  form of a white horse, fought
  Apoasha the drought demon. The
  goddess Anahita purified the waters
  and the fire-god, Atar, fought with
  the destructive monster Azhi
  Dahak. The Gaokerena tree, the
  White Hom, provided the fruit 
  of immortality.
  (2) 
  The 
  Zoroastrian 
  version
  proposes an earlier phase in which
  Ormazd 
  and 
  Ahriman 
  were
  separated by a huge void. Ahriman
  retreated to hell leaving Ormazd to
  rule for 3,000 years after which he
  attacks and destroys the world.
  This alternation is repeated three
  times before the final end.
  –Phoenician
  In one version, the primordial god
  Aer mated with his sister Aura to
  produce Otos; in another, he mated
  with Chaos to produce Wind and
  Desire who produced a cosmic egg
  from 
  which 
  everything 
  else
  emerged; in a third version he
  mated with Ether to produce
  Oulanos 
  who 
  produced 
  the
  primaeval egg from which came
  Ouranos and Gea.
  –Siberian
  (1) The Samoyeds say that the god
  Num sent out birds to investigate
  the primitive waters and made the
  earth from the mud that one of the
  birds brought back in its beak.
  (2) In the Tartar version, the god
  Ulgan banished the spirit of evil,
  Erlik, to the land of the dead. This
  spirit lived on land beneath the
  primaeval waters and when he
  brought a piece of it to the surface,
  Ulgan caused it to float on the
  water and grow to form a whole
  continent. In some versions the
  disc of the earth is supported by
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  three fishes that, in moving, cause
  earthquakes. Ulgan also created
  men and went to heaven to bring
  down their spirits.
  (3) The Voguls say that animals and
  fishes were sent down from the
  heavens by the sky-god Numitorem.
  (4) According to the Yakuts the
  universe has always existed with a
  huge tree in the middle, the
  branches of which shelter seven
  heavens. Land was created by
  Yryn-ai-tojon, the supreme god,
  rather in the way attributed to
  Ulgan by the Tartars.
  –South American
  (1) The Arawak version says that
  Makonaima created the world and
  put his son Sigu in charge of the
  animals. Sigu chopped down a
  magic tree and planted its seed
  throughout the land until water
  emerging from the trunk of the
  tree flooded the earth. Sigu and
  many animals escaped hiding in 
  a cave.
  (2) The Barasano people say that
  the world was created by Romi
  Kumu, a female shaman. She made
  a griddle from clay and made three
  mountains on which it rested.
  When she lit a fire under the
  griddle the edifice collapsed,
  pushing the earth down to become
  the 
  underworld 
  while 
  other
  griddles became earth and sky. She
  then opened the Water Door and
  flooded the earth and all inanimate
  objects turned into animals. A few
  survived by making a canoe that
  landed on a mountain top.
  (3) The Chaco assert that the world
  and the first humans were made by
  a beetle.
  (4) The Chamacoco say that men
  originally lived underground. Two
  climbed up a rope to the surface
  but then a dog gnawed through the
  rope so that the others had to climb
  a tree, which reached the sky, from
  where they fell to earth.
  Another Chamacoco story says
  that men lived inside a huge hollow
  tree until one of their number split
  the tree open to let them out.
  (5) The Chibcha say that the first
  thing to exist was light. This was
  brought to earth in a casket called
  Chiminagaga (though some say
  that this was the name of the deity
  who sent the light) and distributed
  by birds. The goddess Chia was
  turned into the moon (or, some say,
  an owl) as punishment for causing
  the flood, which few humans
  survived.
  (6) In the lore of the Mbaya there
  are several versions of how men
  came to earth: emerging from a cave
  somewhere in the north; coming up
  out of the ground when released by
  a dog; being hatched from eggs laid
  on top of a mountain.
  (7) The Matado version is that
  there were animals on the earth
  and women in the sky. Some
  women climbed down to earth on a
  rope and were unable to get back
  because a bird pecked through the
  rope, so they stayed on earth,
  mating with the animals to produce
  the tribes.
  (8) The Tereno say that men lived
  in a deep crevasse until they were
  discovered and released by two
  supernatural beings who came
  across them when they were
  hunting on earth.
  –West Indian
  The Taino people say that the
  supreme spirit, Yaya, created the
  world, which has passed through
  five eras.
  In the first era, Yaya killed his
  son and placed his bones in the
  ground. When the ground was
  broken, water flooded out and
  became the oceans. In the next
  stage, men were created and
  Guahayana led his people from a
  cave into the upper world. In the
  third stage women were created
  and, as a result, the fourth era in
  which the islands were populated,
  became possible. The original
  culture was destroyed in the final
  era by the arrival of the white man.
  Creator of the Hoe
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian epic
  This story relates how Enki used a hoe
  to expose the heads of mankind buried
  in the earth before Ninhursaga gave
  them life.
  Cred
  Irish
  [Creidh]
  a princess
  daughter of Guaire
  wife of Marcan
  She was married to the elderly
  Marcan but fell in love with Cano
  who gave her a stone that held his life
  when he returned to his home in
  Scotland. A planned meeting by Lake
  Cred was frustrated by Cred’s jealous
  stepson, Colcu, and in her anxiety
  Cred dropped the stone, which
  shattered. Cano died a few days later.
  Credhne
  (see Credné)
  Credné1
  Irish
  [Cre(i)d(h)ne]
  a Danaan smith-god
  one of the Tri De Dana
  brother of Goibhniu and Luchta
  He was a bronze worker and helped
  Goibhniu and Luchta fashion the
  weapons of the Danaans for their
  battles with the Fomoire. He also
  helped Dian Cecht to make the silver
  hand (or arm) for Nuada.
  Credné2
  Irish
  [Cre(i)d(h)ne]
  a warrior-maid of the Fianna
  Her father had incestuous relations
  with her and, after she had given birth
  to three sons, she fled and joined 
  the Fianna.
  Creiddylad
  Welsh
  [Creidylad.Creudilad.Creudylad]
  a Welsh goddess of spring, daughter of
  Lludd or Llyr
  She was promised to Gwythyr but was
  carried off by Gwyn. They fought a
  pitched battle over her until King
  Arthur intervened. He decreed that the
  two should fight for the maiden each
  May Day until the end of time, the
  final winner to have her for his wife.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Cordelia. Some say that her
  father was Llyr, others that Gwyn was
  her brother.
  Creidh
  (see Cred)
  Creidhne
  (see Credné1)
  Creidne
  (see Credné1)
  Creidylad
  (see Creiddylad)
  Creirwy
  Welsh
  [Crearwy]
  in Welsh lore, the most beautiful girl
  in the world
  daughter of Tegid Voel and Ceridwen
  sister of Avagddu and Morvran
  Creisus
  Greek
  son of Temenus
  brother of Archelaus, Hyrnetho 
  and Perdiccas
  His sister, Hyrnetho, had married
  Deiphontes 
  and 
  when 
  Temenus
  showed that he preferred his son-in-
  law to his own sons, they killed him.
  Creisus took over the throne of Argos
  and sent his brothers to persuade their
  sister to leave Deiphontes. She
  refused, and when they attempted to
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  force her she was killed. Deiphontes
  was made king and expelled Creisus
  and his brothers.
  Creneids
  Greek
  water nymphs
  Creon1
  Greek
  [Kreon]
  a king of Corinth
  son of Lycatheus or Sisyphus
  father of Glauce
  He 
  fostered 
  Amphilocus 
  and
  Tisiphone, the children of Alcmaeon,
  and his jealous wife sold them into
  slavery. He purified Jason and Medea
  of the murder of Apsyrtus, but was
  killed by Medea’s magic when he tried
  to save his daughter, Glauce.
  Creon2
  Greek
  [Kreon]
  a king of Thebes
  son of Menoeceus
  brother of Jocasta
  husband of Enioche or Eurydice
  father of Haemon, Megareus,
  Menoeceus and Pyrrha
  Acting as regent on the death of
  Laius, he gave the throne to Oedipus
  for ridding the city of the Sphinx and
  then expelled Oedipus after the
  scandal of his marriage to his own
  mother, Jocasta.
  He was king at the time of the
  action involving the Seven against
  Thebes and refused to allow the
  Argive dead to be buried. When
  Antigone defied the order and buried
  her brother Polyneices, Creon ordered
  Haemon to bury her alive. In some
  stories Antigone was so buried but in
  others Haemon married her instead
  and she bore him a son. 
  He was killed by Theseus following
  the action resulting from Creon’s
  refusal to allow the burial of the dead.
  In another version he was killed by
  Lycus, who took the throne until he
  was killed by Heracles.
  Creon3
  Greek
  [Kreon]
  a king of Thebes
  father of Megara
  He purified Amphitryon of the murder
  of Electryon.
  Creontidas
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Megara
  Cresil
  a demon of slovenliness
  Cresphontes
  Greek
  a king of Messenia
  son of Aristomachus
  brother of Aristodemus and Tenemus
  husband of Merope
  father of Aepytus
  He was killed in the rebellion when
  Polyphontes usurped the throne.
  Cressid
  (see Cressida)
  Cressida
  Greek
  [Chryseis.Cressid.Criseyde]
  a Trojan maiden
  This is the name used for Chryseis in
  the romance of Troilus and Cressida
  where, confusingly, she is described as
  the daughter of Calchas.
  She was exchanged for a captured
  Trojan soldier during the siege of Troy
  and fell in love with the Greek warrior,
  Diomedes. Her grieving Trojan lover,
  Troilus, rushed into battle and was
  killed by Achilles.
  In an earlier version she is Briseida,
  daughter of Calchas who defected to
  the Greeks. She was escorted to join
  her father by Diomedes who fell in
  love with her. Eventually Diomedes
  abandoned her and she became a
  prostitute, begging for a living.
  Cretan Bull
  Greek
  [Marathonian Bull]
  a white bull sent by Poseidon
  This animal came out of the sea to
  Crete in response to a plea by Minos
  to Poseidon asking for a sign that
  would confirm his right to the Cretan
  throne. Minos should have sacrificed
  the bull to the sea-god but it was so
  beautiful that he kept it for himself and
  sacrificed a lesser animal. In anger,
  Poseidon arranged for the bull to mate
  with Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, to
  produce the monster known as the
  Minotaur. The bull later roamed wild
  throughout Crete and caused much
  damage until it was captured by
  Heracles as his seventh Labour and
  brought to Greece. It was released on
  the mainland and caused further havoc
  until it was finally killed by Theseus.
  In some accounts, this is the same
  animal as the bull, a form of Zeus,
  which carried off Europa. 
  (see also Marathonian Bull)
  Crete
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Pasiphae by Helius 
  or Hermes
  Cretheus
  Greek
  king of Iolcus
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  brother of Salmoneus
  husband of Tyro
  father of Aeson, Amythaon, Hippolyta
  and Pheres
  When he discovered that his wife Tyro
  had borne the twins Neleus and Pelias
  to Poseidon he abandoned her.
  In other accounts he married her,
  adopted the twins and fathered Aeson,
  Amythaon and Pheres.
  Another version says that Sidero
  was the second wife of Salmoneus and
  hence Tyro’s stepmother.
  Creucy
  South American
  mother of Jurupari
  She was impregnated by the sun, using
  the sap of a tree, to produce Jurupari
  who transferred power from the
  women to the men. She was killed by
  her own son who now still seeks a wife
  for his father, the sun.
  Creudilad
  (see Creiddylad)
  Creudylad
  (see Creiddylad)
  Creus
  (see Crius)
  Creusa1
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  daughter of Erectheus and Praxithea
  sister of Oreithyia and Procris
  wife of Xuthus
  mother of Achaeus and Ion by Apollo
  mother of Dorus by Xuthus
  In one story Creusa was carried away
  by Apollo who fathered a son, Ion, on
  her. She abandoned the child in a cave.
  Later, she married Xuthus but they
  had no children of their own and went
  to Delphi to ask the oracle whether
  they could expect any. They found that
  the young priest serving in the temple
  there was Creusa’s lost son and were
  reunited. She was later persuaded that
  Ion was an illegitimate son of Xuthus
  and tried to poison him, but Apollo
  intervened to save him. Ion would
  then have killed Creusa but the Pythia
  proved that he was Creusa’s son and
  the rift was healed.
  Other accounts say that Ion 
  was the natural son of Xuthus 
  and Creusa.
  Creusa2
  Greek
  daughter of Priam and Hecuba
  wife of Aeneas
  mother of Ascanius
  She was killed as she and her family
  were preparing to escape from the
  Greeks at the fall of Troy.
  Creusa3
  Greek
  a water nymph
  wife of Hypseus or Peneus
  mother of Cyrene, Daphne and Stilbe
  by Peneus
  mother of Hypseus, some say
  Creusa4
  (see Glauce2)
  Crichinbel
  (see Cridhinbheal)
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  Crichinphel
  (see Cridhinbheal)
  cricket1
  East Indian
  this insect is said to conduct the dead
  to the underworld
  cricket2
  Japanese
  a sacred insect
  cricket3
  Pacific Islands
  it is said that only when crickets were
  brought from heaven did the sun set,
  caused by their singing
  Cridenbel
  (see Cridhinbheal)
  Cridhinbheal
  Irish
  [Cridenbel.Chrichinbel.Crichinphel.
  Crithinbel]
  a satirist
  He, together with Ai, Bechuille 
  and Lugh Laebach, defeated the sons
  of Carman and took their mother
  prisoner.
  He demanded of the Dagda the
  three best pieces of meat from each
  meal. The Dagda put gold coins in the
  meat, which killed the satirist when he
  swallowed it.
  criminatores
  [exploratores]
  the eighth order of demons, spirits of
  calumny, ruled by Ashtaroth
  Crimmal
  Irish
  brother of Cumaill
  an uncle of Finn
  Crimnisus
  (see Crinisus)
  Crimson Gown
  (see Chu I)
  Crimthann
  (see Criomthann)
  Crinis
  Greek
  a priest of Apollo
  When this priest neglected his duties,
  Apollo sent a plague of rats to harass
  him. Crinis quickly saw the error of his
  ways and Apollo killed all the rats with
  his bow and arrows.
  Crinisus
  Greek
  [Crimnisus]
  a Trojan noble who became a river-god 
  father of Egesta
  father of Acestes by Egesta
  criobolium
  Greek
  [kriobolion]
  the sacrifice of a ram in honour 
  of Attis
  (see also taurobolium)
  criocamp
  Mesopotamian
  [kriocamp]
  a monster, half fish, half ram
  Criomhthann1
  Irish
  [Crimthann.Grimthann]
  brother of Mongfhinn
  In one account Mongfhinn arranged
  for her brother to take the throne
  when her husband Eochaid Muigl
  died. When he was away, her four sons
  took over and shared the kingdom
  between themselves. On his return his
  sister tried to poison him but was
  forced to take some of the drink
  herself and they both died.
  Criomhthann2
  Irish
  [Crimthann.Grimthann]
  son of Lugaid Lugaighne
  brother of Finnabhair
  When Criomhthann’s father gave 
  the whole of Ulster to Fergus mac
  Leda, Congall Clairingneach, who
  lost his share of the province, 
  killed Criomhthann.
  Criomhthann3
  (see Columba)
  Criomhthann Cas
  Irish
  [Crimthann.Grimthann]
  a king of Connaught
  son of Cathaoir Mor
  father of Laoghaire
  Criomhthann mac Fiodhaigh
  Irish
  [Crimthann.Grimthann]
  a king of Munster
  He fostered his young cousin, Conall
  Corc, who was accused of rape by the
  queen. The king sent him to the court
  of Fearadhach, the king of the Picts,
  with a coded message asking him to
  kill Conall. The message was changed
  by Conall’s friend Gruibne, and
  Fearadhach not only welcomed Conall
  but gave him his daughter’s hand 
  in marriage.
  Criomhthann Nia Nair
  Irish
  [Crimthann.Grimthann]
  a king of Ireland
  son of Lugaid Rhiabhdhearg by
  Clothra, his own mother
  He spent several weeks with Nar, a
  woman of the Otherworld, and
  returned with many treasures.
  In some accounts his grandfather was
  also called Nar and was one of the triplet
  brothers of Clothra who had slept with
  her, fathering Lugaid Rhiabhdhearg.
  He was killed when he fell from 
  his horse.
  Criomhthann Sciathbheal
  Irish
  [Crimthann.Grimthann]
  a king of Leinster
  Crionna
  Irish
  son of Conn Ceadchathach
  brother of Art and Connla
  In some accounts both he and Connla
  were killed by jealous uncles.
  Crios
  (see Crius)
  Criophorus
  Greek
  a name given to Heracles when he
  carried a ram 3 times round Tanagra
  to avert a plague.
  criosphinx
  Greek
  [kriosphinx]
  a monster in the form of a ram-
  headed sphinx
  Cristanabyl
  British
  a lady who gave Peredur a magic 
  stone that protected him from 
  the Addanc
  At a tournament in her honour,
  Peredur was the champion and he
  stayed with her for fourteen years.
  Crisus
  Greek
  son of Phocus and Antiope, some say
  Critheis
  Greek
  a nymph
  Crithinbel
  (see Cridhinbheal)
  crithomancy
  divination using meal strewn over
  victims for sacrifice
  Crius
  Greek
  [Creus.Crios.Kreos.Krios]
  one of the Titans
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  brother of Eurybia
  father of Astraeus, Pallas and Perses by
  his sister, Eurybia
  Croagh Patrick
  Irish
  a holy mountain in Ireland
  Crocale
  Greek
  a nymph attendant on Artemis
  Crochan
  Irish
  a maid servant of Etain Eachraidhe
  crocodile
  an amphibian reptile, covered with
  bony plates, having powerful jaws 
  (1) Some African tribes regard this
  animal as an evil spirit, some as the
  home of their ancestors, others as a
  sacred animal not to be killed. 
  (2) Arabs regard the crocodile as
  having oracular properties.
  (3) In the East Indies, some tribes
  say that these beasts house the
  spirits of ancestors. The Dayaks
  regard crocodiles as servants of the
  underworld-gods, the Jata.
  (4) 
  In 
  Egypt 
  the 
  crocodile
  personifies divine reason and is
  worshipped as such. Some say that
  it recovered the body of Osiris
  from the Nile.
  (5) Hebrew lore regards this animal
  as unclean.
  (6) In Indonesia they say that men
  can change into crocodiles by
  reciting the appropriate formula. 
  (7) In Malaya it is said that people
  who fall into a river can become
  crocodiles, 
  which 
  have 
  a
  compartment in their stomach to
  store clothes: a young crocodile
  that ventures into the forest may
  become a tiger.
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  (8) In Mexico the crocodile was
  venerated and not killed.
  Crocus
  Greek
  a youth
  When the nymph Smilax rejected his
  love, the gods changed the youth into
  a flower of that name.
  Crodhmara
  Scottish
  in Scottish lore, fairy cows
  These animals are said to yield three
  times as much milk as normal cows.
  Croesus
  Greek
  a king of Lydia
  son of Alyattes
  father of Atys
  This king, said to be the richest of all
  men, purified Adrastus of the murder
  of his own brother. At his death he was
  saved from his funeral pyre and carried
  off to the land of the Hyperboreans (or
  to Persia) by Apollo.
  Crom Cruach
  (see Cenn Cruiach)
  Crom Dubh
  (see Cenn Dubh)
  Crom-Eocha
  (see Cearas)
  Cromheach
  Celtic
  [Crominheach]
  a huge eagle 
  This bird once carried a man on its
  back to explore the universe. In some
  accounts it had the power to restore
  dead heroes to life.
  Cromhineach
  (see Cromheach)
  Cromm Cruach
  (see Cenn Cruiach)
  Cromm Cruiach (see Cenn Cruiach)
  Cromm Dub
  (see Cenn Dubh)
  Crommyonian sow
  Greek
  [Crommyan Sow.Crommyum Sow. Phaea]
  a huge wild sow killed by Theseus
  Crommyan Sow
  (see Crommyonian Sow)
  Crommyum Sow
  (see Crommyonian Sow)
  Cronia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Cronus,
  celebrated at harvest time
  Cronidae
  Greek
  the descendants of Cronus: the
  Olympian gods, specifically Hades,
  Poseidon and Zeus
  Cronnchu
  (see Crundchu)
  Cronos
  (see Cronus)
  Cronus
  Greek
  [C(h)ronos.Kronos.Kronus:=Canaanite 
  Baal.El:=Roman Saturn]
  an early supreme god and fertility-god,
  the youngest Titan
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  husband of Rhea, his sister
  father of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia,
  Poseidon, Zeus
  father of Chiron by Philyra, some say
  Cronus was the youngest of the Titans
  and led the revolt of the Titans against
  the elder gods. He castrated his father
  Uranus and took over his throne. He
  was warned that one of his children
  would dethrone him so he swallowed
  each one as it was born. Rhea managed
  to save Zeus by giving Cronus a large
  pebble wrapped in baby clothes to
  swallow. He was forced to regurgitate
  the stone and the children, who were
  unharmed, when Zeus served him an
  emetic drink. He was killed by his son,
  Zeus, in the war between the Titans
  and the younger gods or, in another
  account, became the ruler of the Isles
  of the Blessed.
  He is sometimes depicted with three
  pairs of wings.
  (see also Chronos.Zalmoxis)
  Crop-eared Dog
  British
  [Alexander]
  a dog with no ears or tail but capable
  of speech
  He was really Alexander, son of the
  king of India. His father had taken a
  second wife, Libearn, who had turned
  the prince and his brothers into dogs
  so that her own son, Knight of the
  Lantern, would inherit the throne.
  King Arthur sent Gawain with the
  Crop-Eared Dog to capture the
  Knight of the Lantern who changed
  the dog back to his human form. He
  later became king of India.
  In some accounts this dog killed the
  queen of the Idumeans.
  Croquemitaine
  French
  an evil sprite or ugly monster
  Croton
  Greek
  an old man in southern Italy
  He entertained Heracles who was en
  route to Mycenae with Geryon’s cattle.
  In a fight with the bandit Lacinius,
  who tried to steal the cattle, Heracles
  accidentally killed Croton.
  Crotopus
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  father of Psamathe
  In some stories his daughter had a son,
  Linus, by Apollo, who was abandoned
  as a baby and eaten by the king’s dogs.
  Some say the boy was found and
  reared by shepherds. When Apollo
  sent a plague, Crotopus realised that
  the god was angered by the treatment
  of his son and propitiated the god by
  ordering a dirge to be sung every year
  in honour of the child.
  Others say that he killed Psamathe
  as well. In other accounts Neleus is
  Psamathe’s father and Linus has
  different parents.
  Crotus
  Greek
  son of Pan and Eupheme
  He is identified as the bowman in 
  the zodiac.
  crow
  a large black bird
  (1) In the lore of the Aborigines,
  this bird demonstrated the best way
  to die by rolling its eyes and falling
  on its back.
  (see also Wagu)
  (2) British stories about Branwen,
  the sister of Bran, say that she
  could appear in the form of a crow.
  (3) In China a three-legged crow is
  said to live in the sun and
  sometimes comes to earth to
  collect herbs. A white-winged crow
  is regarded as an evil omen.
  (4) In Greece the crow as regarded
  as the bird of Apollo and Athena. 
  It was originally white but was
  changed by Apollo for bringing bad
  news. In some versions it is the
  raven that is so treated.
  (5) Hindu lore regards the crow as
  a messenger of death.
  (6) In Irish myths the war-goddess
  Morrigan was said to appear in the
  form of a crow.
  (7) In Japan the crow (called
  karaso) is thought of as a messenger
  of the gods.
  (8) In Malaya the crow is regarded
  as the soul of a tiger.
  (9) In North America this bird
  appears in many legends of the
  native tribes.
  (see Ga-gaah.Hoh.Kahk)
  (see also sacred birds)
  Crowley, Aleister
  British
  [Great Beast.Master Theiron]
  (1875–1947)
  a magician and demonologist
  He wrote a number of books on
  magic including The Great Beast and
  The Book of the Law, and founded
  Astrum Argentinum, a cult of magic
  and prophecy.
  crown
  [coronal]
  crowns, the symbol of sovereigns,
  made of various materials, appear
  in many mythologies
  Crowns associated with particular
  persons or deities include:
  cypress
  Thanatos
  fennel
  Faunus
  fig
  Melpomene.Pan
  flowers
  Flora
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  and fruit
  Pomona
  jewels
  Virgin Mary
  grapes Bacchus.Dionysus.Vertumnus
  ivy
  Bacchus.Dionysus.Thalia
  mulberry and olive
  Mercury
  laurel
  Apollo.Calliope.Clio
  Hygeia.Melpomene
  lilies
  Juno
  myrtle and roses
  Erato
  oak leaves
  Hecate.Jupiter.Zeus
  olives
  Athene.Zeus
  palm leaves
  Muses
  pearls
  Polyhymnia
  pine twigs
  Cybele.Pan
  poplar leaves
  Faunus
  poppies
  Heracles
  quince blossom
  Juno
  rays
  Apollo.Aurora
  roses
  Asia.Virgin Mary
  stars
  Thor.Uranis.Virgin Mary
  sweet marjoram
  Hymenaeus
  thorns
  Jesus
  vine leaves
  Bona Dea.Bacchus
  Dionysus
  water lilies
  Faunus.Undine
  wheat ears
  Demeter.Vertumnus
  wool and narcissi
  Fates
  Crown Dancers
  (see Mountain Spirit Dancers)
  Crown of Brahma
  (see Hoo Kwan)
  Crown of Treasures (see Hoo Kwan)
  Cruachan
  (see Cave of Cruachan)
  Cruaidin Cailidcheann (see Caladin)
  Crudel
  (see Coudel)
  Cruithne1
  Celtic
  a Pictish warrior
  the legendary progenitor of the Picts
  father of Cat, Ce, Cirech, Fiobh, Fotla,
  Fortriu and Moireabh 
  He settled in Scotland and divided the
  country between his seven children.
  Cruithne2
  Irish
  wife of Finn mac Cool, in 
  some accounts
  Cruithneachan
  a monk who taught St Columba when
  he was a boy
  Crundchu
  Irish
  [Cronnchu.Crunden.Crunn.Crunniuc.
  Crunnius]
  a wealthy farmer
  son of Agnoman
  father of Cailte
  Macha mysteriously appeared in his
  fortress and became his mistress. He
  boasted that his wife could run faster
  than the king’s horses and was forced
  to prove it.
  Crunden
  (see Crundchu)
  Crunn
  (see Crundchu)
  Crunnchu
  (see Crundchu)
  Crunniuc
  (see Crundchu)
  Crunnius
  (see Crundchu)
  Crusher
  (see Miolnir)
  cryptaesthesia
  paranormal perception: clairvoyance
  Crystabell
  British
  daughter of Prinsamour
  lover of Eglamour
  mother of Degrabel
  She fell in love with the poor knight,
  Eglamour, and bore his son Degrabel.
  This child was stolen by a griffin but
  was later reunited with both his parents.
  crystal
  Japanese
  some say that the Buddha, mounted
  on his elephant, is visible in a crystal
  crystal-gazing
  (see scrying)
  crystallomancy
  divination with transparent bodies
  such as crystals
  (see also scrying)
  Crystalribs
  North American
  the name given to Stoneribs after his
  many adventures
  Cteatus
  Greek
  son of Actor and Molione 
  twin brother of Eurytus
  He and his twin, to whom he was
  joined at the waist, were said to have
  been born in a silver egg and were
  referred to as the Moliones. Their real
  father was Poseidon. They were
  members of the party hunting the
  Calydonian boar and were employed
  as generals by Augeias, king of Elis,
  when Hercules attacked his kingdom.
  They were later killed by Heracles
  who ambushed them on the way to the
  Isthmian Games.
  cteis
  Greek
  [kteis:=Hindu Yoni]
  the female genitalia
  the earth
  the passive principle
  Ctessipus1
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Astydamia 
  or Deianeira
  brother of Glenus, Hodites, Hyllus 
  and Macaria
  Ctessipus2
  Greek
  one of the unwanted suitors 
  of Penelope
  He was killed, with all the other suitors
  by Odysseus when Odysseus returned
  from his wanderings.
  Cu
  Irish
  a minor sun-god
  son of Dian Cecht
  brother of Cethe, Cian, Goidhniu 
  and Samhain
  Cu Allaidh
  Irish
  son of Diarmaid the poet
  When he tried to put a curse on
  Berach, who had been in dispute with
  Cu’s father over the title to the site of
  a monastery, he was killed by
  Concheanann, a friend of Berach.
  Cu Choingeilt
  (see Muireadhach)
  Cu Chorb
  an ancestor of the kings of Leinster
  father of Cairbre Cluitheachair,
  Cormnac Lusc, Meas Corb and 
  Nia Corb
  Cu Chulainn
  (see Cuchulainn)
  Cu Culann
  (see Cuchulainn)
  Cu Raui
  (see Curoi)
  Cu Roi mac dairi
  (see Curoi)
  Cu Rui
  (see Curoi)
  Cu Sith
  Scottish
  in Scottish lore, a fairy dog
  This animal was said to be green and
  as big as an ox, but was rarely seen.
  Cuailnge1
  Irish
  [Quelgny]
  the Irish version of Cooley
  (see Brown Bull.Daire5)
  Cuailnge2
  (see Culann)
  Cualenn
  (see Culann)
  Cuall
  Welsh
  a horse of Cyfwlch
  Cualnge
  (see Culann)
  Cuare
  Irish
  son of Scatha
  brother of Uathach
  cuarnadero
  Central American
  a Mexican medicine man
  Cuba1
  Arabian
  an Omani god of children
  cuba2
  North American
  a fabulous animal in Connecticut
  Cuba3
  Roman
  a guardian goddess of infants in 
  their cots
  cubomancy
  divination using dice
  Cuchaviva
  South American
  a rainbow-goddess, guardian of the
  fields and the sick
  wife of Bochica or Sua
  Cuchulain
  (see Cuchulainn)
  Cuchulain of Muirthemne
  Irish
  legends of the hero Cuchulainn,
  translated by Lady Augusta Gregory
  Cuchulainn
  Irish
  [Cu Chulainn.Cu Culann.Cuc(h)ulain.
  Cuchullin.Hound of Ulster.Irish
  Achilles.Sedanta.Setanta]
  a warrior hero of Ulster
  the greatest of the 12 Champions of
  the Red Branch
  son of Lugh and Dectera
  husband of Emer
  His earthly father may have been
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  Conor mac Nessa, Dectera’s brother,
  who, when she became pregnant, gave
  her to Sualtam, but his real father was
  Lugh who in the form of a mayfly flew
  into Dectera’s mouth. Dectera gave
  her newborn son as a gift to Ulster and
  he was raised by her sister, Finchoom,
  alongside her own son, Conal. She
  called the boy, who had eyes with
  seven pupils, hands with seven fingers
  and feet with seven toes, Setanta. On a
  visit to Culann, a wealthy smith, the
  six-year old Setanta killed the huge
  guard dog of Culann, a whelp of the
  Brown Mouse, with his bare hands
  when it attacked him and then, to
  mollify the angry smith-god, acted as
  guard dog himself until another
  animal could be trained. From this
  time on he became Cuchulainn, the
  Hound of Culann, instead of Setanta,
  and swore never to eat the flesh of a
  dog. At the age of seven he defeated
  150 princes of Conor’s court and
  became a member of that court.
  He fell in love with Emer, daughter
  of Forgall, but she spurned him until
  he had proved himself a great warrior.
  Conor equipped him with a chariot
  and weapons and sent him to Scotland
  to learn the arts of war from the
  warrior maid, Skatha. There he
  learned many feats of arms from
  Domhnall and more from Skatha. He
  fought alongside her against her sister,
  the princess Aifa, defeated her in
  combat and carried her off to Skatha’s
  camp, forcing her to make peace with
  Skatha. He became her lover and left
  her a ring to be given to any son of
  their union, who should be called
  Connla. Other versions of the story
  say that he also took as mistress
  Uathach, daughter of Skatha.
  When Connla, in later years, did
  seek out his father, they fought,
  neither knowing the other’s identity,
  and Cuchulainn killed his own son
  using the Gae Bolg. It was only 
  when he saw the ring on the dead
  youth’s finger that he realised what he
  had done.
  Cuchulainn’s first exploit after his
  training by Skatha was to challenge the
  sons of Nechtan who had often raided
  Ulster and killed many men. He killed
  Foill with a sling shot and cut off his
  head and, having killed the other two
  sons, set fire to the castle. He then
  drove to Emain Macha, still in the grip
  of blood-lust and was returned to
  normal by a group of naked women,
  led by Mughain, the queen, who
  plunged him into tubs of cold water
  until his ardour left him. Other
  accounts say that this event took place
  many years earlier, when Cuchulainn
  was a young boy.
  He then attacked Forgall’s castle,
  killed him and his men and carried off
  Emer and much treasure, including a
  cauldron that produced gold and
  silver. Forgall’s sister, Scenmed, raised
  the alarm and pursued them but
  Cuchulainn defeated her forces and
  killed her. 
  One story says that Emer once
  eloped with Tuir Gleasta, a prince of
  Norway, but Cuchulainn killed him
  and retrieved his wife.
  In another story involving women,
  he was searching for two magical birds
  for Eithne, his mistress, or, some say,
  for his wife Emer, when he was
  attacked by Fand and Li Ban and put
  out of action for a whole year.
  In a contest with Conall Cearnach
  and Laoghaire, Winner of Battles, for
  the title of Champion of All Ulster,
  both Conall and Laoghaire ran from
  the wildcats that had been put in their
  room, while Cuchulainn alone faced
  them with his sword. They were also
  tested by Ercol who attacked them
  with witches and then fought the three
  of them himself, losing only to
  Cuchulainn. In a beheading contest
  with the giant Uath, all three
  decapitated the giant but only
  Cuchulainn was prepared to offer his
  own neck to the axe. The giant
  intentionally missed his stroke and
  declared Cuchulainn the champion
  before disappearing into thin air. He
  was really Curoi, a magician king. A
  similar story is told of Bricciu.
  In a contest with Bricciu he cut off
  the lord’s head but Bricciu picked up
  the severed head and disappeared
  into a lake. Next day, fully restored,
  he claimed his part of the wager and
  Cuchulainn laid his head on the
  block awaiting the axe. Bricciu went
  through the motions of striking but
  spared 
  Cuchulainn’s 
  life 
  in
  admiration of his bravery.
  In some accounts he received from
  Seanbheag, a man of the Otherworld,
  arms that ensured victory and clothes
  that protected him from fire and water. 
  He met and fought a huge German
  warrior, Goll mac Carbada, who had
  come to demand tribute, killing him in
  single combat, and dealt similarly with
  Gharb, a fierce fighter who refused to
  allow others to pass through his territory.
  Another story says that Cuchulainn
  once met the goddess Badb, who took
  the form of a red-cloaked woman,
  driving a one-horse chariot. The
  horse was connected to the chariot by
  a pole that ran all the way through its
  body and was retained by a peg in the
  animal’s 
  forehead. 
  Cuchulainn
  jumped on to the chariot which
  immediately disappeared.
  He was once required to find the
  three sons of Daol Dearmaid who 
  had mysteriously disappeared. He
  journeyed in a magic boat to an island
  where Achtland, their sister, led him
  to the place where her brothers were
  held captive by Eochaid Glas.
  Cuchulainn killed this warrior and
  rescued the three brothers. He also
  rescued the princess Gruadh who had
  been carried off by a giant, killing her
  captor in the process.
  Maev coveted Cuchulainn’s spear,
  Cletine, and sent a bard to ask him for
  it, knowing that one can never refuse
  a poet’s request. Cuchulainn threw
  the spear at the bard, killing him. The
  force of the throw broke the 
  spear and the parts fell into a stream.
  He had an affair with Blathnat, wife
  of King Curoi, and cut off Curoi’s
  head. When the sea-god Manannan
  quarrelled with his wife Fand, she and
  Cuchulainn had a month-long affair
  but he then went back to his wife
  Emer. Both were given magic drinks
  by the druids to make them forget the
  incident.
  In another story Dearbhfhorgaill,
  the daughter of a king of Norway,
  came to him in the form of a swan. She
  returned to her natural shape but
  Cuchulainn rejected her and gave her
  to Lugaid Rhiabhdhearg. When she
  was ill-treated by a group of women,
  Cuchulainn overturned a building,
  which killed over a hundred of them.
  Another version of this tale says that
  Dearbhfhorgaill was being handed
  over to the Fomoire as a tribute but
  was saved by Cuchulainn. Having
  rescued her, he rejected her love and
  gave her to Lugaid, in this version the
  son of Curoi, who was later to kill him.
  Hurt by this slight, Dearbhfhorgaill
  turned into a bird, which Cuchulainn
  brought down with a sling shot. He
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  sucked her wound to heal it when she
  resumed her normal shape and in so
  doing became her blood brother.
  When Maev and Ailill sent an army
  against Ulster to seize the Brown Bull
  of Cooley, all the men of Ulster were
  afflicted by the Debility of the
  Ultonians, Macha’s curse, and could
  not rouse themselves to defend their
  province, so Cuchulainn had to do the
  job himself until they recovered. He
  harried the enemy, killing hundreds of
  soldiers, some of whom fell dead at 
  the mere sight of him in battle-
  fury. Several single combat fights 
  were arranged at a ford, all won by
  Cuchulainn, including one against
  their champion Natchrantal. Despite
  his efforts the raiders seized the bull
  and drove it back to Connaught. He
  was then reluctantly engaged by
  Ferdia who fought with him for four
  days, with all kinds of weapons.
  Cuchulainn was badly wounded but
  killed his old friend with the Gae Bolg
  or, in some versions, ran him through
  with his sword. When he recovered he
  joined the Ulstermen who had by now
  joined the battle and the forces of
  Connaught were repelled. 
  When, after seven years of peace,
  Maev renewed her assault on Ulster,
  Cuchulainn ignored the pleas of his
  mother and his wife (and, in some
  stories, her father Forgall who had not
  been killed by Cuchulainn) and went
  once more to battle.
  He and his father Sualtam defended
  Ulster, 
  but 
  three 
  witches, 
  the
  daughters of Calatin, deprived him of
  the invulnerability given by the magic
  belt he wore and he was mortally
  wounded by a spear thrown by Lugaid,
  son of Curoi. He tied himself to a
  pillar and prepared to fight on but
  when a crow settled on his shoulder,
  Lugaid came in close and cut off
  Cuchulainn’s hand. In this way, he
  avenged the murder of his father
  Curoi. The hero’s blood was drunk by
  an otter or, some say, by a raven. As his
  sword fell from his hand it cut off the
  hand of his killer. His enemies then cut
  off Cuchulainn’s head and carried it off
  with his severed hand, burying them
  both at Tara.
  Some say that Cuchulainn was killed
  by a spear thrown by one of the sons of
  Calatin, others that the spear had 
  been made by Calatin’s sons but was
  thrown by Lugaid. In another version,
  Morrigan was opposing Cuchulainn in
  the battle because he had rejected her
  advances and it was she who attacked
  him in the form of a crow.
  Cuchullin
  (see Cuchulainn)
  Cuchullin Saga
  Irish
  a book of Irish legends including the
  exploits of Cuchulainn and the story
  of the Sons of Usna, etc., written by
  Eleanor Hill
  Cuchumaquiq
  Central American
  one of the 13 rulers of the Mayan
  underworld, Xibalba 
  father of Xquiq
  cucubuth
  (see lycanthropy)
  Cuculain
  (see Cuchulainn)
  Cuculatti
  Celtic
  [Hooded Ones]
  protective spirits
  Cucullin1
  Irish
  a Scottish giant
  He crossed into Ireland via the Giant’s
  Causeway to find Finn mac Cool. The
  Irish hero bit off the giant’s middle
  finger, the source of all his strength,
  and the giant crumbled to dust.
  Cucullin2
  (see Cuchulainn)
  Cud
  (see Clud)
  Cudoemus
  Greek
  a deity, tumult personified
  Cueravaperi
  Central American
  a mother-goddess of the Tarasco tribe
  consort of Curicaberis
  Cuero
  South American
  a sea monster in the form of 
  an octopus
  This giant octopus is said to have a
  claw on the end of each tentacle and
  eyes all over its large ears.
  Cuichi Supar 
  (see Cuichu)
  Cuichu
  South American
  [Cuihi Supar]
  an Inca rainbow-god
  Cuill
  (see Cumaill)
  Cuilleann
  Irish
  a magician
  When Finn mac Cool dived into a 
  lake to retrieve a bracelet dropped 
  by Cuilleann’s daughter, he was
  transformed 
  into 
  an 
  old 
  man.
  Cuilleann gave Finn a magic drink 
  that restored his youth but left his 
  hair grey.
  Cuimhne
  Irish
  a hag
  She changed herself into a beautiful
  woman and took the place of Dubh
  Lacha, wife of Mongan, who had been
  tricked into giving his wife to
  Brandubh. As soon as Dubh Lacha was
  returned to her husband, Cuimhne
  resumed her former shape.
  Cuirreach Life
  Irish
  a warrior of Leinster
  half brother of Fothach Canainne
  He beheaded Badhamair, a woman
  seized by Finn mac Cool, and was
  himself killed and decapitated by the
  angry Finn.
  Cul Dreimhne
  (see Battle of Cul Dreimhne)
  Culain
  (see Culann)
  Culainn
  (see Culann)
  Culann
  Irish
  [Cua(i)lnge.Cualeann.Culain(n).Cullan.
  Cullen] 
  the Danaan smith-god
  father of Aine and Milucra
  He was regarded as Manannan in
  mortal form.
  His ferocious guard-dog was killed
  by the youth Setanta who acted in
  place of the dog until another animal
  could be trained, so earning the name
  Cuchulainn, Hound of Culann.
  Culdub
  Irish
  [Culdubh]
  a man from the Otherworld
  He seized a pig that Finn mac Cool and
  his men were roasting and ran off with
  it. Finn pursued him and killed him with
  a spear-cast just as he was about to enter
  his Otherworld dwelling.
  Another version says that Finn’s
  thumb got caught in the doorway and,
  by sucking his thumb, he acquired the
  supernatural knowledge more usually
  attributed to the story on the Salmon
  of Knowledge.
  Culdubh
  (see Culdub)
  Cule Drebene
  (see Battle of Cul Dreimhne)
  Culhwch
  Welsh
  [Kilhw(y)ch.Kulhwch.Pig-sty]
  son of Cilydd and Goleuddydd
  cousin of King Arthur
  He was born when his mother went
  mad and ran into a field full of pigs.
  She then ran off, leaving the child to
  be found by a swineherd.
  When Cilydd’s first wife died he
  took the wife of King Doged and she
  charged Culhwch to marry none but
  Olwen the daughter of the chief 
  giant, Ysbaddaden.
  He enlisted the help of his cousin,
  King Arthur, by reciting the names
  and rank of all the 200 or more guests
  at Camelot and the king provided 
  him 
  with 
  an 
  escort 
  of 
  many 
  talented warriors. 
  Ysbaddaden laid down thirty-nine
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  conditions that Culhwch must fulfil
  before he would consent to his
  daughter’s marriage, knowing from
  an old prophecy that when she
  married he would die. The tasks
  involved, amongst other things,
  clearing a thicket and ploughing the
  land; obtaining from many widely
  scattered sources a huge cauldron, a
  drinking horn and a wine cup, a
  never-empty hamper, a harp that
  could 
  play 
  itself, 
  bottles 
  that 
  kept liquids warm and others that
  kept milk fresh, the blood of a witch,
  the tusk of a boar, the sword of
  Gwrnach the giant, and huntsmen,
  hounds and horses to hunt down the
  boar Twrch Trwyth and seize the
  comb, razor and shears carried
  between the huge animal’s ears.
  After many adventures, in which he
  was helped by the band of warriors
  provided by Arthur, all these objectives
  were achieved and Culhwch claimed
  Olwen as his bride. Her father was
  killed by Goreu, fulfilling the old
  prophecy, and Culhwch took over 
  his lands.
  Culhwch and Olwen
  Welsh
  a story, found in the Mabinogion, 
  of the efforts of Culhwch to meet
  the conditions laid down by
  Ysbaddaden to win the hand of 
  his daughter, Olwen
  Cullan
  (see Culann)
  Cullen
  (see Culann)
  Culsu
  Roman
  [=Greek Atropos:=Roman Morta]
  an Etruscan underworld-goddess
  She is said to stand at the entrance to
  the underworld, holding a pair of
  scissors with which she cuts the thread
  of life.
  Cum Hau
  Central American
  a Mayan god of death
  Cumaean Sibyl (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Cumaill
  Irish
  [Col(l).Comhal.Cool mac Tremnor.
  Cuill.Cum(h)al.Cumhail]
  a giant
  chief of the Clan Bascna
  son of Trenmor 
  brother of Bodhmhall and Crimnall 
  husband of Murna
  father of Finn mac Cool
  In some accounts he eloped with
  Murna when her druid father, Tadhg
  mac Nuadhat, opposed their marriage.
  Goll was sent after the fleeing couple
  and killed Cumaill. Murna bore his
  son Demna, later known as Finn.
  Some say he was killed in the Battle
  of Knock with the Clan Morna by Goll
  mac Morna, while others say that he
  was killed by his servant, Arca Dubh,
  using Cumaill’s own sword to kill him
  while he slept or using a spear to kill
  him while he was swimming.
  (see also Camulos2)
  Cumaine Fada
  (see Cumane)
  Cumaine Fota
  (see Cumane)
  Cumal
  (see Cumaill)
  Cumane
  Irish
  [Cumaine Fada.Cumaine Fota]
  a saint
  son of Fiachna
  His father, king of a Munster, who
  fathered 
  Cumane 
  on 
  his 
  own
  daughter, ordered that the child be
  killed but he was rescued and reared
  by an abbot. When he became a cleric
  he travelled the country preaching
  and eventually met and was reconciled
  with his father.
  He once went to the court of
  Guaire, king of Connaught to support
  Mac Telene’s boast that Munster was
  superior to Connaught, which he 
  did by sitting on an egg without
  breaking it.
  Cumascach
  Irish
  son of Aedh mac Ainmhireach
  He demanded the right, as the son of a
  high-king, to sleep with the wife of
  Brandubh, king of Leinster, who
  disguised himself as a cook, locked the
  doors of the house and set it on fire.
  Glasdamh, 
  a 
  satirist, 
  persuaded
  Brandubh to allow him to escape but
  then allowed Cumascach to escape in
  his place. One of Brandubh’s men
  killed Cumascach as he tried to leave
  Leinster and the Leinstermen defeated
  the army subsequently brought by the
  high-king to avenge his son’s death.
  Cumbaeth
  (see Kimbay)
  Cumhal
  (see Cumaill)
  Cumhail
  (see Cumaill)
  Cumhau
  (see Ah Puch)
  Cunawabi
  North American
  [=Ute Sunawavi]
  a trickster deity of the Paiute
  brother of Tobats
  He appeared on earth soon after it was
  formed by the female creator-goddess
  and married her daughter.
  Cunda
  Tibetan
  [Candra.Cunti]
  a Buddhist goddess, literature deified
  an aspect of Vairocana
  Cundrie1
  British
  daughter of Lot and Sangive
  Cundrie2
  (see Kundry)
  Cunedagius
  British
  nephew of Cordelia
  father of Rivallo
  He and Marganus rebelled against
  the queen and imprisoned her.
  Cordelia killed herself in her cell.
  The two men shared the kingdom
  between them but Cunedagius killed
  Marganus and took over the whole
  of Britain.
  Cunedda
  Welsh
  the progenitor of the Welsh kings
  husband of Gwawl in some accounts
  father of Gwen
  He had eight sons. The eldest, Tybion,
  died before they settled in Wales and
  his place was taken by his son, Meirion.
  In some accounts he is said to be an
  ancestor of King Arthur.
  Cuni-Cuni
  South American
  in the lore of the Guarani, the lake in
  which stood the island Paititi
  Cuniali
  a demon
  Cunina
  Roman
  a goddess of babies
  Cunlaid
  Irish
  a war lord
  He was one of those killed by 
  Conall Cearnach to avenge the death 
  of Cuchulainn.
  Cunnem beillee
  Australian
  one of the 2 wives of Baime
  Cunnie Rabbit
  African
  a trickster deity of the Temne
  This deity is envisaged as a chevrotain
  rather than a rabbit.
  cunning man
  a wizard
  cunning woman
  a witch
  Cunobeline
  (see Cunobelinus)
  Cunobelinus
  British
  [Cimbeline.Cunobeline.Cymbeline.
  Kimbeline.Kymbeline.Kymbelinus]
  a king of Britain
  son of Tenuantius
  father of Arviragus and Guiderius
  He is identified as Shakepeare’s
  Cymbeline and some say he was
  related to King Arthur.
  He was taken hostage by the
  Romans and raised in Rome but he
  was later brought back to Britain and
  installed as king.
  Cunomor
  (see Cunomorus)
  Cunomorus
  British
  [Cunomor.Quonomorius]
  a king of Cornwall and Brittany
  He was warned that he would be killed
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  by his own son and so he killed his
  wives if they became pregnant. In one
  case he left matters too late and his
  wife Trephina produced a son,
  Tremour. She died but was restored to
  life by Gildas. When she returned to
  the castle the walls fell in and killed
  her husband.
  In other versions he was killed in
  battle during a rebellion of his people,
  or when fighting on the side of
  Chramm. In some accounts he is
  equated with King Mark. 
  (see also Mark1)
  Cunon
  (see Cynon)
  Cunti 
  (see Cunda)
  Cunwhat
  North American
  son of Kindawuss
  brother of Soogaot
  Cup of Oblivion
  European
  a goblet 
  A damsel on a bridge offered travellers a
  drink from her goblet. The drink
  rendered them unconscious and robbed
  them of their memory. They were then
  imprisoned in the Castle of Oblivion.
  Cup of the Eagles
  (see Quauhxicalli)
  Cupay
  South American
  [Supay]
  an Inca god of death
  He was said to seize new-born babies.
  Cupid
  Roman
  [Amor.Cupido.‘desire’:plur=Cupidones:
  =Greek Eros]
  god of love
  son of Venus by Vulcan
  son of Mercury or Jupiter, some say
  husband of Psyche
  father of Volupta
  He carried off the beautiful maiden
  Psyche and lived with her, coming to
  her only at night so that she could
  never see him. He left her when she
  violated this trust but eventually they
  were reconciled and Psyche was
  deified and accepted as Cupid’s wife
  by the other deities. This story is
  often told with Eros subsituted 
  for Cupid.
  In some accounts he was carried on
  the back of a fish to escape the monster
  Typhon, as was Venus. The pair of
  them, in the heavens, are represented
  by the constellation Pisces.
  He is depicted as a winged god,
  carrying a bow, who fires arrows into
  the hearts of those he wishes to
  become lovers.
  Cupido
  (see Cupid)
  Cupidones
  (see Cupid)
  Cupra
  Roman
  an Etruscan fertility-goddess
  Cur
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  son of Daly
  He was one of those who fought
  Cuchulainn in single combat during
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley and was
  killed when Cuchulainn threw an
  apple with such force that it
  penetrated his forehead and came out
  through the back of his head.
  Curad-mir
  Irish
  [Hero’s Portion]
  the best cut from the joint, given to
  the champion at a feast
  Curche
  German
  a Prussian fertility-god
  Curcog
  Irish
  a daughter of Manannan
  Curetana
  (see Cortana)
  Curetes
  Greek
  [K(o)uretes]
  attendant priests of Rhea
  children of Poseidon and Thalassa,
  some say
  They guarded the infant Zeus in
  Crete and drowned his cries by
  clashing their shields, so that Cronus
  would not hear him. They were killed
  by Zeus for stealing his son, Epaphus,
  fathered on Io.
  In some accounts they are equated
  with the Corybantes.
  Curi-Coyllur
  South American
  [Joyful Star]
  daughter of Pachacutic
  lover of Ollanta
  mother of Yma Sumac
  His father, ruler of the Incas, refused
  to countenance a marriage to Ollanta
  but they defied his ban and lived
  together. She bore a daughter, Yma
  Sumac, and both she and the child
  were imprisoned in a convent. Ollanta
  was captured when he led a rebellion
  against Yupanqui, the Inca’s son who
  took over when his father died, but the
  new ruler pardoned him, freed Curi-
  Coyllur and her daughter and blessed
  their union.
  Curiatii
  Roman
  3 heroes of Alba Longa
  To settle the war between Rome and
  Alba, the triplet brothers known as the
  Curiatii met a similar set of triplets,
  the Horatii, fighting for Rome. They
  were each wounded but killed two of
  the Horatii and the third one ran off.
  They followed him and were killed
  one at a time.
  Curicaberis 
  Central American
  [Surites]
  a culture hero and earth-god of the
  Tarasco tribe
  consort of Cueravaperi
  He gave his people their laws 
  and culture.
  curin
  Indian
  the spirit of a woman who died in
  childbirth and was not cremated
  (see also bhuta.bouga)
  curis
  the axis of the earth
  a phallus
  a rod, spear, etc. used for stirring 
  at creation
  Curnan
  Irish
  a prince of Connaught
  He accidentally killed a man in a
  hurling match and was put to death by
  High-king Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill.
  Curoi
  Irish
  [Cu R(a)ui.Cu Roi mac Dairi]
  a sun-god and god of storms
  a magician
  king of Munster
  son of Daire
  brother of Conganchas
  husband of Blathnat
  father of Lugaid
  His fortress, Teamhair Luachra, was
  said to revolve when Curoi chanted,
  and its entrance could not be found
  after the sun had set. In other accounts
  the fortress was known as Cathair
  Chon Roi.
  In the test to decide the Champion
  of All Ulster, he took the form of a
  giant and challenged Conall Cearnach,
  Laoghaire Buadhach and Cuchulainn
  to a beheading contest. All three
  beheaded him but only Cuchulainn
  was prepared to offer his own neck 
  to the axe, so Curoi declared him 
  the champion.
  When Cuchulainn made a raid on the
  Otherworld, Curoi helped him for a
  share of the booty but Cuchulainn failed
  to keep his promise, so Curoi took all of
  it, including the maiden Blathnat,
  whom he married. He became an
  enemy of Cuchulainn and fought on the
  side of Maev and Ailill in the war
  between Connaught and Ulster.
  His soul was concealed in an apple
  carried in the stomach of a salmon.
  Blathnat revealed the secret to
  Cuchulainn, who had become her
  lover, and he caught the salmon and
  retrieved the apple. Blathnat tied her
  husband to the bed posts by his hair
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  and Cuchulainn cut the apple in half
  with Curoi’s sword, which weakened
  the king. Cuchulainn then cut off the
  king’s head.
  (see also Uath)
  Curotrophus
  Greek
  a name for Athena as ‘protector 
  of children’
  Curselaine
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was one of the twelve knights who
  helped Agravain and Mordred to trap
  Lancelot and Guinevere. All of them,
  except Mordred, were killed by Lancelot.
  Curson
  [Purson]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to know the past, the present
  and the future and is depicted with the
  face of a lion, riding astride a bear and
  holding a snake.
  Curtana
  (see Cortana)
  Curtius1
  Roman
  [Marcus Curtius]
  a Roman hero
  An oracle had foretold his fate and
  when a chasm opened up in Rome, he
  jumped into it, fully armed and on
  horseback, to save his country.
  Curtius2
  Roman
  [Mettius Curtius]
  a Sabine hero
  In the war between Rome and the
  Sabines, he had some success in
  driving the Romans back but, fleeing
  from a counter-attack led by Romulus,
  his horse plunged into a pool and he
  barely managed to escape.
  Curupira
  South American
  [Korupira]
  a demon in the lore of Brazil
  This being is said to be the protector of
  animals and walks with upturned feet.
  Curve of the Whale Tooth Pacific Islands
  a famous warrior of Flight of 
  the Chiefs
  Cusco Huanca
  South American
  one of the 4 sons of Inti, in some
  accounts
  (see Children of the Sun)
  Cuscraidh
  Irish
  [Cuscrid]
  an Ulster warrior
  son of Conor mac Nessa
  He had a stammer as the result of a
  fight with Cet who wounded him in
  the throat. He was killed by Mac Eacht
  in one of the battles between
  Connaught and Ulster.
  Cuscrid
  (see Cuscraidh)
  Cusion
  a demon
  Custennin1
  Welsh
  [Kusten(n)in.Kustenhin.Mustennin.
  Wild Herdsman:=British Constantine]
  a giant shepherd, in Welsh lore
  son of Anlawdd, some say
  brother of Ysbaddaden
  father of Erbin, Goreu and Igraine
  It was said that he could burn a tree
  merely by breathing on it. He had
  been 
  deprived 
  of 
  his 
  rightful
  inheritance by his brother and worked
  as a shepherd. All of his twenty-four
  sons, except Goreu, had been killed by
  Ysbaddaden and he was therefore
  willing to help Culhwch in his quest to
  marry Olwen, which would result in
  the death of Ysbaddaden. His wife was
  an aunt of Culhwch.
  Custennin2
  Welsh
  [Kusten(n)in.Kustenhin]
  the Welsh form of Constantine
  Cut-nose
  North American
  in the lore of the Arikara, the first
  human to emerge from the
  Cottonwood tree
  (see Buffalo4)
  Cutchi 
  (see Kottchi)
  Cutha
  (see Cuthah)
  Cuthah
  Mesopotamian
  [Cutha:=Sumerian Kur]
  the Akkadian underworld
  cuti-citta
  Buddhist
  death-consciousness: the last minutes
  of one’s life
  Cuwaert
  European
  the name for Coart in Dutch versions
  of Reynard the Fox
  Cwn Annwfn
  (see Hounds of Hell)
  Cwm Mammau (see Hounds of Hell)
  Cyane1
  Greek
  a water nymph of Sicily
  She witnessed the abduction of Core
  by Hades and tried to prevent it but
  failed. Grieving, she wasted away and
  was unable to tell Demeter, when she
  came looking for her daughter, what
  she had seen and heard. Demeter
  spotted Core’s girdle floating in the
  pool and deduced the rest.
  In another version, Cyane was a
  river which rose in fury to try to
  prevent the abduction.
  (see also Arethusa)
  Cyane2
  Greek
  a nymph
  daughter of Liparus
  wife of Aeolus, some say
  Cyanea
  Greek
  wife of Miletus
  mother of Byblis and Caunus
  Cyanean Rocks
  (see Planctae.Symplegades)
  Cyanippus1
  Greek
  one of the Epigoni
  son of Adrastus and Ampithea
  brother of Argia, Argialia, Aegialius
  and Deipyla
  Cyanippus2
  Greek
  king of Argos
  son of Aegialius
  cyanocephalus
  a monster in the form of a dog-
  headed man
  Cyathus
  (see Eunomus)
  Cyavana 
  (see Chyavana)
  Cybebe
  (see Cybele)
  Cybele
  Phrygian
  [Cybebe.Cybelle.Great Mother.
  Kubele.Kybebe.Kybele. Lion-and-bee
  Goddess.Meter Dindymene.White
  Goddess:=Gaulish  Berecynthia:=Greek
  Demeter.Idaea. Idaean Mother.Rhea:
  =Roman Bona Dea.Ceres. Magna
  Mater.Maia.Mater Turrita.Ops:
  =Sumerian Inanna:=Syrian Kubaba]
  a Phrygian mother-goddess
  an earth-goddess
  Originally, she was said to be
  hermaphrodite (Agdistis), a being born
  from the earth where the sperm of
  Zeus fell. The gods castrated this
  being, which became the goddess
  Cybele, while the severed members
  grew into an almond tree, the fruit of
  which impregnated Nana to produce
  Attis. The boy was abandoned but
  saved by shepherds and grew up to
  become Cybele’s lover. When Attis 
  fell in love with a nymph, Sagaritis,
  Cybele drove him mad so that he
  castrated himself and died. 
  The Greeks say she was raped by
  Zeus and bore Agdistis.
  In another version she was the
  daughter of Meion, king of Phrygia,
  and Dindymene, abandoned and
  suckled by leopards. In this version
  Meion killed Attis and the baby he had
  fathered on Cybele but Cybele
  restored Attis to life.
  Others say that she married Iasion
  and bore a son, Corybas, while others
  say that she was the mother of Midas
  by Gordius.
  Her cult was brought back to
  Greece by the men returning from
  the Trojan War and was later adopted
  by the Romans who instituted a
  festival in her honour at which self-
  castration took place. Later rites
  included bathing in the blood of
  sacrificed animals, the taurobolium.
  She is said to have intervened when
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  Aeneas was attacked by Turnus and
  prevented him from setting fire to the
  Trojan fleet by causing the ships to
  turn into nymphs.
  (see also Agdistis)
  Cybele Magna Mater
  Roman
  the goddess Cybele as ‘great mother’
  in the Roman pantheon
  Cybelle 
  (see Cybele)
  Cychreus
  Greek
  a king of Salamis
  father of Glauce
  Cyclopes
  (see Cyclops)
  Cyclops1
  Greek
  [Kyklops.‘round-faced’.‘wheel-eyed’:
  plur=Cyclopes.Kyklopes]
  a one-eyed giant
  offspring of Uranus and Gaea or of
  Poseidon and Amphitrite
  The Cyclopes rebelled against Uranus
  and were banished to Tartarus but
  were released by Cronus when he
  overthrew Uranus. Cronus locked
  them up in Tartarus once again but
  Zeus freed them to help him in his
  battle with the older gods.
  They provided Zeus with his
  favourite weapon, the thunderbolt,
  Hades with his helmet of invisibility
  and Poseidon with his trident, and
  they made a silver bow for Artemis.
  Other groups of Cyclopes built the
  walls of Tiryns and Mycenae.
  Working for their living they were
  called encheirogastes.
  The first three Cyclopes, Arges,
  Brontes and Steropes, were killed by
  Apollo to avenge the killing of
  Asclepius and their spirits inhabit Etna.
  Cyclops2
  Greek
  in some accounts, a king of Thrace,
  ruler of the race of Cyclops
  Cyclops3
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  Cycnus1
  Greek
  [Cygnus.Kuknos.Kyknos.Phaethon’s Bird]
  a musician king of Liguria
  son of Sthelenus
  He was a lover of Phaeton and,
  grieving at his death, was turned into a
  swan by Apollo.
  Cycnus2
  Greek
  [Cygnus.Kuknos.Kyknos]
  son of Apollo and Hyrie
  When he was deserted by his lover
  Phyllius, he threw himself off a cliff.
  His mother then drowned herself in a
  lake. He was turned into a swan as also,
  in some accounts, was his mother.
  Cycnus3
  Greek
  [Cygnus.Kuknos.Kyknos]
  son of Ares and Pelopia
  He challenged allcomers to a chariot
  duel, cutting off the heads of the
  losers and using the skulls to build a
  temple to Ares. When he challenged
  Heracles he was defeated and killed.
  Cycnus4
  Greek
  [Cygnus.KuknosKyknos]
  king of Colonae
  son of Poseidon and Calyce
  husband of Phylonome and Procleia
  father of Hemithea and Tenes 
  by Procleia
  His second wife, Phylonome, accused
  her stepson, Tenes, who was really the
  son of Apollo, of improper advances so
  Cycnus cast both him and his sister
  adrift in a chest. Cycnus killed his wife
  when he discovered that she had lied
  to him, and also Eumolpus who had
  supported her false testimony, and
  went to Tenedos where Tenes had
  landed and and was now king. In some
  stories, Tenes cut the ropes of his
  father’s boat when he tried to moor; in
  others they were reconciled and
  fought together at Troy where they
  were both killed by Achilles. Cycnus
  was choked to death as he could not be
  wounded by weapons. His father
  turned him into a swan.
  Cydippe1
  Greek
  [Kudippe]
  a priestess of Hera
  mother of Biton and Cleobis
  Her two sons yoked themselves to a
  cart and pulled it all the way to Argos
  so that she might see the statue of
  Hera. As a reward, Hera gave the sons
  the gift of perfect rest – they were
  transported to the Elysian Fields.
  Cydippe2
  Greek
  [Kudippe]
  wife of Acontius
  She read aloud the undertaking to
  marry Acontius, which he had
  inscribed on an apple (or a quince) and
  was held to have given her promise.
  Cyfwlch
  British
  a Welsh warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Cilydd Cyfwlch
  brother of Bwlch and Syfwlch
  husband of Drwgddyddwg
  father of Neued
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  the help of Cyfwlch, with his horse
  Cruall and hound Glesig, in the hunt
  for the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Cygnus
  (see Cycnus)
  Cyhiraeth
  Welsh
  a goddess of streams
  Later she was demoted to the level of a
  spirit living near streams whose cries
  foretold impending death.
  (see also Cyhyreath)
  Cyhyreath
  Welsh
  [=Scottish Caoineag]
  the Welsh version of the Irish banshee
  (see also Cyhiraeth)
  Cylarabes
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  son of Sthenelus
  Cyleddon
  British
  [Kyleddon]
  father of Cilydd
  grandfather of Culhwch
  Cyledyr
  British
  son of Nwython
  In Welsh lore, he was one of those
  involved in the hunt for Twrch Trwyth
  and seized the shears from between the
  boar’s ears when it was cornered in the
  Severn.
  When Gwyn killed Nwython, he
  forced Cyledyr to eat his father’s heart,
  as a result of which Cyledyr was driven
  mad.
  Cylell Llaufrodedd
  British
  a knife
  This druidic sacrificial knife was one
  of the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  Cyllaros
  Greek
  a horse of Castor or Polydeuces
  Cyllen1
  Greek
  son of Elatus and Laodice
  brother of Aepytus, Pereus 
  and Stymphalus
  Cyllen2
  (see Cyllenius)
  Cyllene1
  Greek
  a nymph
  wife of Pelasgus
  Cyllene2
  (see Mount Cyllene)
  Cyllenius
  Greek
  [Cyllen]
  a name for Hermes taken from his
  birthplace, Mount Cyllene
  Cyllo
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Cyllo, tore him to pieces.
  Cylloptes
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Cylloptes, tore him to pieces.
  Cymbeline
  (see Cunobelinus)
  Cymen
  Saxon
  son of Aelle
  brother of Cissa and Wlencing
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  Cymidei Cymeinfoll
  British
  [Kymidei.Kymideu Kymeinvoll]
  wife of Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid, in 
  Welsh lore
  They owned a magic cauldron that
  restored to life, but without the power
  of speech, warriors killed in battle. In
  Ireland, Cymidei gave birth every six
  weeks, each time producing a warrior
  armed ready for battle. Matholwch
  tried to kill them but they escaped to
  Britain. They gave the cauldron to
  Bran, in return for shelter, and Bran
  later gave it to Matholwch as
  compensation when Efnisien maimed
  many of his horses.
  Cymochles
  British
  a very strong man in The Faerie Queene
  Cymodoce
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Nereids
  Cymopoleia
  Greek
  wife of the giant Briaraeus
  Cymon
  (see Cynon)
  Cymon and Iphigenia
  English
  a poem by Dryden
  Cynan1
  Welsh
  father of Cynlas
  Cynan2
  Welsh
  son of Eudaf
  brother of Elen and Gadeon
  In Welsh lore, he and Gadeon helped
  Elen when her husband Macsen
  recaptured Rome, and were given the
  land 
  of 
  Armorica 
  where 
  they
  established the Breton race.
  (see also Conan Meriadoc)
  Cynan3
  Welsh
  [Cynan Whiteshank]
  a chief of Powys, Wales
  father of Selyf
  Cynan Whiteshank
  (see Cynan3)
  cynanthropist
  (see lycanthrope)
  cynanthropy
  the ability to turn oneself into a dog
  (see also lycanthropy)
  Cynddelig
  British
  [Cynddylig.Kynddelig.Kynddylig]
  a guide at King Arthur’s court
  He was one of the party that
  accompanied Culhwch in his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Cynddylig
  (see Cynddelig)
  Cynedyr
  British
  [Kynedyr]
  a Welsh huntsman
  son of Hetwn the Leper
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  the help of Cynedyr in the hunt for
  the boar Twrch Trwyth. Only he
  could manage the hounds Aethlem
  and Aned.
  Cynfarch
  British
  [Cynvarch.Kynfarch.Kynvarch]
  husband of Nefyn
  father of Urien
  Cyngen
  (see Concenn)
  Cynisca
  Greek
  wife of Pygmalion
  In some accounts she was the wife of
  Pygmalion, who became jealous of
  Galatea, the woman Pygmalion had
  carved from marble. In this version
  Galatea returned to her former state as
  a block of marble.
  Cynlas
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Cynan
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  cynocephali
  a mythical race of dog-headed humans
  said to live in India
  Cynon
  British
  [Cunon.Cymon.Kymon.Kynon]
  a Knight of the Round Table 
  son of Clydno
  Seeking 
  adventure, 
  he 
  was
  entertained by twenty-four maidens
  at a castle and warned to look out for
  a black man with power over animals.
  This man directed him to a fountain
  where he jousted with a knight garbed
  all in black, the Knight of the
  Fountain, and was unhorsed but lived
  to tell the tale.
  In some versions the story of 
  the Knight of the Fountain was told 
  by Colgrevaunce.
  Cynosura
  Greek
  one of the nymphs who nursed the
  infant Zeus
  Cynric
  British
  son of Cerdic
  Cynthia
  Greek
  a name of Artemis, referring to Mount
  Cynthius where she was born
  Cynthius
  Greek
  a name of Apollo, referring to Mount
  Cynthius where he was born
  Cynvarch
  (see Cynfarch)
  Cynwrig Frychgoch
  Welsh
  a soldier of Madawg
  He was with Rhonabwy at the cottage
  of Heilyn Goch.
  Cynwyl
  British
  [Cynwyl the Saint]
  He was the owner of the horse
  Hengroen and was one of three 
  (or seven) to escape from the Battle 
  of Camlan. 
  Cyon
  British
  one of the Twenty-Four Knights of
  King Arthur’s court
  Cyparissus
  Greek
  [Kyparissos]
  a youth loved by Apollo
  son of Telephus
  When he accidentally killed Apollo’s
  pet stag the young hunter died of grief.
  Apollo changed him into a cypress
  tree. In another version he was so
  changed when he was fleeing to escape
  Apollo or Zephyr.
  cypress
  Greek
  the tree of Pluto
  Cypria
  Greek
  one of the poems in the Epic 
  Cycle dealing with the story of 
  Troy
  Cyprian
  (see Aphrodite.Paphian)
  Cypris
  Greek
  [Kypris]
  an epithet for Aphrodite, relating to
  Cyprus, her place of birth
  Cyprius
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Cyprius, tore him to pieces.
  Cypselus1
  Greek
  a tyrant of Corinth
  father of Periander
  An oracle had foretold that he would
  be killed by the former rulers, the
  Bacchiadae, but he survived by hiding
  himself in a jar or chest.
  Cypselus2
  Greek
  a king of Arcadia
  father of Merope
  He raised Aepytus, son of his daughter
  Merope and her husband Cresphontes.
  Polyphontes killed Cresphontes and
  took over the throne of Messenia.
  When Aepytus grew up, Cypselus
  helped him to recover his father’s
  kingdom.
  Cyrandes
  Greek
  a 4-volume work on the magical
  properties of various plants, stones,
  etc.
  Cyrene1
  Greek
  a water nymph
  daughter of Hypseus by Creusa
  daughter of Peneus by Creusa, 
  some say
  sister of Astyagia and Themisto
  mother of Aristaeus and Idmon 
  by Apollo
  Apollo saw her fighting a lion bare-
  handed and carried her off to Africa
  where he fathered Aristaeus and
  Idmon on her.
  Another story says that Eurypylus,
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  king of Libya, offered his kingdom to
  anyone who would rid his country
  from the ravages of a lion. Cyrene
  killed the lion and founded the city
  named after her.
  Cyrene2
  Greek
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
  sister of Diana
  mother of Diomedes by Ares
  Cyrus
  Persian
  a king of Media
  It was prophesied that his grandfather,
  Astyages, would die at the hand of a
  descendant, a prophecy which was
  fulfilled when Cyrus accidentally killed
  Astyages.
  Cytherea
  (see Aphrodite)
  Cytisorus
  Greek
  [Cytissorus]
  son of Phrixus and Chalciope
  brother of Argeus, Melanion, Phrontis
  He and his three brothers were saved
  from the sea by the Argonauts after
  their own ship was wrecked.
  Cytissorus
  (see Cytisorus)
  Cywyllog
  British
  daughter of Caw
  sister of Gildas and Hueil
  wife of Mordred
  In some accounts she founded a
  church and became a nun when her
  husband was killed by King Arthur.
  Cyzican games
  Greek
  games held annually to commemorate
  Cyzicus who was inadvertently killed
  by the Argonauts
  Cyzicus
  Greek
  son of Aeneus and Aenete
  king of the Doliones
  husband of Cleite
  He entertained the Argonauts en route
  to Colchis. When their ship was
  driven off course and they landed at
  night in another part of his kingdom,
  they were mistaken for pirates and
  attacked. In the battle he was killed
  and his wife, Cleite, went mad with
  grief and hanged herself.
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  (see Chernobog)
  Czernibog
  (see Chernobog)
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  D
  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god D: perhaps
  Itzamna or Kukulcan
  This deity is depicted as an old man
  and, in some cases, has a snail on his
  head. He is regarded as a moon god.
  Da1
  Tibetan
  [Dab-hla]
  a guardian god
  This deity sits on one’s right shoulder
  and protects one from enemies.
  He is envisaged as clad in golden
  armour, riding a white horse and
  holding a spear. From the deity’s own
  shoulders spring a lion and a tiger. His
  constant companions are said to be a
  man-monkey, a black bear and a dog.
  Da2
  (see Dan Ayido Hwedo)
  Da Aido-Hwedo
  (see Dan Ayido Hwedo)
  Da Bog
  (see Dabog)
  da-cha
  Tibetan
  [dar-lch’og]
  a prayer flag used as a charm
  These paper flags come in four
  varieties. The smallest, the lung-rta,
  bears the figure of a horse and is hung
  on the roof of the house; the cho-pen
  is long and narrow, bears text only and
  is planted on hill tops; the gyal-ksan
  dsemo bears text and the Eight
  Glorious Symbols and is said to bring
  power and wealth; the ghan-po stob-
  rgyas are the largest and are fixed to
  the wall of the house as a charm to
  drive away demons or to cure sadness.
  Da-chen-dsin 
  (see sGra-dan-dsin)
  Da Chich nAnnan
  Irish
  [Paps of Anu]
  a pair of breast-shaped hills in Kerry
  They are said to be the home of 
  the Danaans.
  Da Choga
  (see Da Coga)
  Da Coga
  Irish
  [Da Choga]
  owner of a hostel
  It was at this hostel that Cormac Cond
  Longes was trapped by the forces of
  Connaught and killed by either Cet or
  Corb Gaillne.
  Da Deara
  Irish
  a jester at the court of Lugaid mac Con
  When Lugaid was defeated at the
  Battle of Ceann Abhradh by the forces
  of Eoghan, Da Deara took the place of
  his master, whose double he was, and
  was killed.
  Da Dearg
  (see Da Derga)
  Da Derg
  (see Da Derga)
  Da Derga
  Irish
  [(Da) De(a)rg]
  a lord of Leinster
  Da Derga’s Hostel
  Irish
  the building where Conary Mor was
  besieged by his enemies and killed
  Da-jo-ji
  North American
  [Dajoji.Panther]
  the west wind, in the lore of 
  the Iroquois
  (see Ga-oh)
  Da-lha
  (see dGra-lha)
  Da-Meter
  (see Demeter.Ge Metre)
  Da Tho
  Irish
  father of Mac Da Tho
  Daain
  (see Dain)
  Daath
  (see Eloah Va-Daath)
  Dab-hla
  (see Da1)
  Dabage
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of Nauru Island, a tortoise
  It is said that the spider deity, Areop-
  It-Eonin, was born from a boil on
  Dabage’s body.
  Dabiaba
  South American
  a Colombian water-goddess
  Dabieciba
  South American
  a Colombian earth-goddess
  Dabog
  Slav
  [Da-Bog.Dadzbog.Dajdbog.Daybog.
  Dazhbog.Giving god.(Xursu) Dazibogu: 
  =Russian Dazbog]
  a sun god and god of justice
  son of Svarog
  brother of Svarozic
  husband of Myesyats
  father of 2 daughters, the Zorya
  He rode across the sky every day in a
  chariot drawn by twelve white horses
  or three made of precious metals.
  Some say that he was the progenitor
  of the Russian people.
  Dabriol
  an angel associated with the south
  and Monday
  Dache
  African
  tree spirits of Ethiopia
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  Dactyli
  Dactyli
  (see Dactyls)
  Dactyls
  Greek
  [Dactyli.Fingers of Ida.Idaean Dactyls]
  beings created by Anchiale or 
  Rhea as servants 
  for Cronus
  In some accounts there were three
  (Acmon, Celmis and Damnameneus),
  in others there were five – Epimedes,
  Heracles, Idas, Jasius and Paeonius –
  said to have developed the art of
  ironwork. Others say that there were
  six males and five females; or thirty-
  two who cast spells and twenty who
  removed them; or a hundred.
  Some say that they were created by
  Anchiale by grasping a handful of soil;
  others say that they appeared when
  Rhea dug her fingers into the earth.
  They lived below ground, mining
  precious metals, and are credited with
  the invention of poetic measures such
  as the dactyl.
  In some accounts they are equated
  with the Curetes, in others they derive
  their title from Mount Ida or from Ida,
  their mother.
  Some say that these devotees of
  Cybele were three in number – Acmon,
  Celenis and Damnameneus – and were
  the servants or sons of Adastrea. 
  dactylomancy
  divination using finger rings
  Dad
  (see Ded.Hadad)
  Dada Zodji
  African
  a deity in Dahomey, ruler of the earth
  twin brother of Nyauhwe Ananu
  father of Suvinenge
  Dadda
  (see Adad.Hadad)
  Daddu
  (see Ded)
  Dadhica
  Hindu
  [Dadhyanch(a)]
  a seer
  son of Atharvan
  He was taught much divine knowledge
  by Indra who made him promise never
  to reveal it. He nevertheless passed on
  the knowledge to the Aswins who, to
  foil Indra’s threat of decapitation, cut
  off Dadhica’s head and put a horse’s
  head in its place. When the enraged
  god cut off the horse’s head, the
  Aswins replaced the original.
  Some say that his bones were used
  to make Indra’s thunderbolt, the vajra.
  Dadhikra
  Hindu
  [Etasa.Tarksya]
  a flying horse
  In some accounts Dadhikra is described
  as a swan.
  Dadhyanch
  (see Dadhica)
  Dadhyancha
  (see Dadhica)
  Dadimunda
  Buddhist
  [Devata Bandara]
  a god in Ceylon, attendant 
  on Upulvan
  Dadophori
  Persian
  in Mithraism, the twins life 
  and death
  These divinities are depicted as a bull
  and a scorpion.
  Dadu
  (see Adad.Hadad)
  Dadzbog
  (see Dabog)
  Daedala
  Greek
  [Daidala]
  a festival in honour of Hera
  The festival involves a fire ceremony
  and a sacred marriage between Zeus
  and his bride.
  Daedalion
  Greek
  son of Phosphorus
  brother of Ceyx
  father of Chione
  When his daughter was killed by
  Artemis for her temerity in comparing
  her own beauty with that of the
  goddess, Daedalion threw himself
  from Mount Parnassus in his grief.
  Apollo transformed him into a falcon. 
  Daedalus
  Greek
  son of Eupalamus or Metion by Alcippe,
  Merope or Iphinoe
  father of Icarus
  An architect and master craftsman, he
  was banished from Athens for the
  murder of Talos, his gifted apprentice
  and the son of his sister Polycaste.
  In Crete he constructed the model
  cow in which Pasiphae, the wife of
  Minos, was concealed when she mated
  with the white bull to produce the
  Minotaur.
  He 
  then 
  built 
  the
  Labyrinth, the maze in which this
  monstrous creation was housed, and
  made magic thread, which he gave to
  Ariadne and which later made it
  possible for Theseus to find his way
  out of the maze after he had killed the
  Minotaur. Daedalus was locked up in
  this labyrinth by Minos for helping
  Pasiphae, but she helped him to escape
  with his son Icarus. They flew off on
  wings made by Daedalus from feathers
  and wax but Icarus, with the
  foolhardiness of youth, flew too near
  the sun, melting the wax in his wings.
  When he fell into the sea and drowned
  it was Daedalus who retrieved the
  body. (In another version, Pasiphae
  released them and they left Crete in a
  boat using the sail that Daedalus had
  invented.)
  He then flew on to Sicily where he
  was welcomed by the king, Cocalus.
  When Minos came in search of him,
  he recognised Daedalus when he
  solved the problem set by Minos, of
  passing a thread through a triton shell
  by tempting an ant through the coils
  of the shell with honey. He killed
  Minos with scalding water when he
  was in the bath.
  He is regarded as the inventor of
  the auger, the axe and the saw, and
  masts, sails and yards for ships.
  Daedalia
  Greek
  the various works of Daedalus
  Daedalids
  Greek
  the followers of Daedalus
  Daeira
  (see Aphrodite)
  Dael Duiled
  Irish
  the chief bard of Ulster
  daemon
  a good spirit intermediate between
  man and god: a demon
  (see also daimon.demon)
  daemonomancy
  (see demonomancy)
  Daena 
  (see Dena)
  Daenn
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  daerechlan
  Cambodian
  spirits of the dead that have been
  reborn as animals or giants
  daeva
  (see div)
  Dag1
  Norse
  [Dagh.‘day’] 
  god of daylight
  son of Dellinger and Nott
  Dag2
  Norse
  [Dagh.‘day’]
  one of the Hundings
  son of Hogni and brother of Sigrun,
  some say
  When Helgi and Sinfotli led an army
  to settle the feud between the
  Volsungs and the Hundings, only Dag
  survived the battle. Having promised
  to end the feud, he treacherously
  threw Odin’s spear, Gungnir, and
  killed Helgi.
  Dag-she 
  (see Drag-gshed)
  dagaba 
  (see stupa)
  Dagan1
  Afghan
  [Dagon.Deogan.Doghan]
  the supreme god of the Kafir
  Dagan2
  Mesopotamian
  [Dagon.Daguna.Oannes.Odacon]
  a Babylonian fertility god
  consort of Salas, some say
  father of Baal
  He is said to have invented the plough.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Ea or envisaged as a fish.
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  Dain1
  Dagan3
  Phoenician
  [Baal-Dagon.‘corn-lord’.Dagon.Daguna.
  Siton]
  a corn god or fish god
  father of Ben Dagon
  Dagan4
  [Dagon]
  a demon regarded as the baker of hell
  Dagare
  a deity invoked in white magic
  Dagda
  [Dagde.Daygide]
  a wax figure used in the casting 
  of spells
  Dagda, The
  Irish
  [Aed(h).Dagd(a)e Daire.Daghd(h)a.Daygide.
  Draidecht.Dugal the Brown.(Eochaid)
  Ollathair.Great Father.Great God.
  Mighty One.Ruad Rof(h)essa.Ruadh 
  Ro-Fheasa.Ros Ruadh:=Gaulish Sucellos]
  god of life and death, the ‘good god’
  chief of the Tuatha De Danann 
  son of Eladu and Dana
  brother of Medar
  brother of Lugh and Ogma, some say
  father of Angus, Bodb, Brigit, Deara,
  Mider and Ogma
  His family connections are confused:
  in some versions Brigit is his mother,
  in others his wife; others say she was
  one of his three daughters, all of the
  same name. Where his wife is not
  Brigit she is a woman with three
  names, Breng, Meabel and Meng.
  Some versions have Boann as his 
  wife but she is more often the wife 
  of Elcmar – seduced by Dagda to
  produce Angus – or of Nechtan. In
  some versions Bodb Dearg is also a son
  by Boann. Some say Morrigan was his
  consort, some say that he seduced her
  to enlist her help in the battle to come,
  the second Battle of Moytura.
  He owned a magical cauldron
  known as Undry, which was always
  full and used to satisfy his enormous
  appetite and which was also capable of
  restoring the dead to life. He owned a
  huge club that could kill nine men at
  one blow, but he could restore them to
  life with a touch of the other end of
  the weapon.
  When the Fomoire stole his harp he
  went to their hall and demanded its
  return. The harp flew from the wall
  where it had been hung, killed those
  who stole it and put the others to sleep
  with its music.
  When the Danaans were defeated
  by the Milesians and went to live
  underground as fairies, Dagda handed
  over the leadership to his son, Bodb
  Dearg.
  Dagdae Daire
  (see Dagda)
  Dagde
  (see Dagda)
  Daghda
  (see Dagda)
  Daghdha
  (see Dagda)
  dagoba
  (see stupa)
  Dagon1
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Dagon2
  (see Dagan)
  Dagonet
  British
  [Daguenet] 
  a jester at King Arthur’s court,
  knighted by the king
  In black magic he is a steward of the
  Royal Household.
  Dagowe
  (see Dangbe)
  Dagubal
  Australian
  son of Wolaro
  Dagué-Lissa
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  the African god Lissa
  Daguenet
  (see Dagonet)
  Dagun
  Afghan
  a Kafir god
  Daguna
  (see Dagan2.3)
  dah-dar
  Tibetan
  a divining arrow used by sorcerers
  Dahak
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Dahaki
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Dahhak 
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Daho
  European
  a deity in the Pyrenees
  In some accounts he was a war god.
  Dahomain
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Dahut
  (see Ahes.Morgan3)
  Dai Bosatsu
  (see Daibosatsu)
  Dai Dalos
  Greek
  a maker of wooden statues
  It was said that the staues he made
  could walk and see.
  Dai-guju
  Japanese
  a special type of Shinto high priest
  Dai-itoku
  Japanese
  [Goemmason:=Buddhist Yamantaka]
  a terrible manifestation of Amida 
  or Monju
  In this form the god has six heads,
  arms and legs and is depicted astride
  an ox surrounded by flames.
  Daibenzaiten
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhacahi-Bushu
  Daibonten
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhacahi-Bushu
  Daibosatsu
  Japanese
  [Dai Bosatsu]
  a god of war
  He was the Shinto god Hachiman,
  assimilated to the Buddhist pantheon.
  Daibu
  African
  father of Dama Hgile
  Daibutsu
  Japanese
  a huge statue of the Buddha
  Daidala
  (see Daedala)
  Daiera
  Greek
  [Wise One of the Sea]
  daughter of Oceanus
  mother of Eleusis
  She produced Eleusis either by virgin
  birth or by mating with Ogyges or
  Hermes. Some accounts equate her
  with Aphrodite or Calypso.
  Daigh mac Cairill
  Irish
  a monk
  foster father of Berach
  Daikoku
  Japanese
  [Bika Daikoku.Daikoku Tea. Daikokusana.
  MahakaDaikoku. Makura Daikoku.Ojikara
  Daikoku.Shinda Daikoku.Ta-no-kami.
  Yasha Daikoku:=Hindu Mahakala.Shiva]
  a Shinto god of farmers and wealth
  one of the 7 Shichi Fukujin
  father of Ebisu
  He became so popular that the other
  gods plotted to get rid of him and 
  sent the cunning Shiro, an oni, to deal
  with him. Shiro found Daikoku in a
  storehouse, but the god’s faithful rat
  seized a bough of holly and drove
  Shiro away.
  He carries a hammer from which, it
  is said, money falls out when he shakes
  it. As a god of agriculture he is merged
  with Ta-No-Kami.
  He is depicted as a dark-skinned fat
  man sitting on two bales of rice or
  standing on the bales holding the Red
  Sun and his mallet.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Okuni-nushi or Ta-no-kami.
  Daikoku Tea 
  (see Daikoku)
  Daikokusana
  (see Daikoku.Okuninushi)
  Daimoku
  Japanese
  [Lotus Sutra:=Buddhist Saddharma-
  pundarika]
  the Japanese version of a book of
  parables attributed to the Buddha
  daimon
  Greek
  [plur=daimones:=Roman genius]
  a guardian spirit: a god: supernatural
  power
  (see also daemon.demon)
  daimones
  (see daimon)
  daimonia
  pagan idols or evil beasts
  Dain1
  Norse
  [Daain.Dainn]
  one of the 4 stags of the gods
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  Daksha
  Dain2
  These animals grazed on the tree
  Yggdrasil and produced water for the
  rivers and honeydew for the earth.
  Dain2
  Norse
  [Daain.Dainn]
  a rune maker
  one of the dwarfs
  Dainichi 
  Japanese
  [Birushana.Mahavairoc(h)ana:=Buddhist
  Vairocana: =Hindu Brahma]
  the god of the True Word Buddhists
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, in
  some accounts
  He invests the whole of the universe.
  All other deities and demons are but
  manifestations of this being.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Fudo-myoo.
  Dainn
  (see Dain)
  Dainslef
  Norse
  Hogni’s sword, made by the dwarfs
  Daire1
  Irish
  [Dara]
  father of Curoi and Lugaid Laighde
  In some versions this is another name
  for Curoi.
  Daire2
  Irish
  [Dara]
  in some accounts a name for 
  the Dagda
  Daire3
  Irish
  [Dara]
  son of Ailill and Maev
  He was one of seven sons all known as
  Maine.
  Daire4
  Irish
  [Dara]
  a king of the Picts
  father of Ailleann by Rathlea
  Daire5
  Irish
  [Cuailnge.Dara]
  king of Ulster
  son of Fachtna
  He was the owner of the Brown Bull of
  Cooley.
  Daire Dearg
  Irish
  [Dara Dearg]
  a son of Finn mac Cool
  In some accounts he was swallowed by
  a monster but escaped by cutting open
  its stomach.
  Daire Donn
  Irish
  [Dara Donn.King of the World]
  father of Conmhaol and Mis
  He led an invasion fleet that landed at
  Ventry and was defeated by the Fianna
  at the Battle of Fionn’s Strand. He was
  killed and decapitated by Finn mac
  Cool.
  (see also Battle of Fionn’s
  Strand.Sinsar)
  Daire Greine
  Irish
  the oak grove of the sun
  Daire mac Deadhe
  Irish
  [Dara mac Deadhe]
  father of Fingel
  It was prophesied that he would die if
  his daughter bore a son and, in due
  course, the prophecy came true.
  Daireann
  Irish
  daughter of Bodb Dearg
  sister of Saba
  She fell in love with Finn and when he
  rejected her she drove him mad with a
  magic potion.
  Dairne
  Irish
  daughter of Tuathal
  When Eochaid, king of Leinster,
  caused the death of Dairne and her
  sister Fithir, both of whom he had
  married, their father, the high-king,
  killed Eochaid and exacted a tribute 
  of cattle.
  Daiseishi
  Japanese
  a minor deity, companion of Amida
  Daisho Kwangiden
  (see Shoten)
  Daisho Kwangiten
  (see Shoten)
  Daithi
  Irish
  [Fearadhach.Nath I]
  a king of Connaught
  son of Fiachra
  father of Ailill Molt
  His father went to war with his own
  brother, Brian, for supremacy in
  Connaught, and was defeated at the
  Battle of Damhchluain where he was
  captured. In some accounts Daithi
  rallied his father’s army and defeated
  Brian in a second battle. When Conall
  Gulban led an army against Ulster,
  Diathi fought alongside him and when
  Conall later subdued Connaught, he
  installed Daithi as king of that
  province.
  It was said that he led many
  expeditions of conquest overseas,
  including the defeat of Fearadhach
  Fionn, king of Scotland, and finally
  met his death in Switzerland where, as
  punishment for demolishing a tower
  built by Formenus of Thrace, he was
  struck by a thunderbolt.
  Daitlenn
  Irish
  one of the dogs of Mael Fothartaig
  This dog, and another called Doilin,
  accompanied Mael when he went 
  to Scotland to avoid his new step-
  mother, Ethne.
  Daityas
  Hindu
  giants
  sons of Kasyapa or Rudra and Diti
  The Daityas were Titans who fought
  with the gods but were defeated and
  banished to the underworld, Patala, by
  the god Indra.
  Some accounts describe them as
  ocean demons.
  (see also Adityas.Asuras.Danavas)
  daiva1
  Hindu
  fate, the result of one’s deeds 
  in life
  daiva2
  (see deva4)
  daivi prakriti
  Hindu
  [=Chinese fohat]
  primordial light: the vital force
  inherent in the universe
  Dajbog
  (see Dabog)
  Dajdbog Dajdbog
  (see Dabog)
  Dajoji
  (see Da-jo-ji)
  Dakaki
  (see Mai-ja-chikki)
  Dakini
  Buddhist
  [Dakkini]
  a lion-headed goddess in Tibet
  Dakinis1
  Buddhist
  [Dakkinis.Walkers in the Sky]
  female Buddhas: spirits of wisdom
  dakinis2
  Hindu
  [ashrapa.dakkinis]
  female demons
  Dakkini
  (see Dakini)
  Dakkinis
  (see Dakinis1.2)
  Daksa
  (see Daksha)
  Daksha
  Hindu
  [‘brilliant’.Daksa.Pracheta. Prajapati.‘skill’]
  a sage, generator of gods
  a sun god, one of the Adityas
  leader of the Prajapatis
  father of Devi, some say
  son of Brahma
  consort of Prasuti
  He was born from the right thumb of
  Brahma and is said to be reborn in each
  generation. In his first appearance he
  had thousands of sons and twenty-four,
  twenty-six, twenty-seven, fifty or sixty
  daughters. One of these, Sati, married
  Shiva while the others became consorts
  of Dharma and Kashyapa. Others say
  that they all married Chandra as Soma.
  He also acted as creator, under the
  supervision of Brahma, making all
  animals, demons, gods and minor gods.
  When he forgot to include Shiva in
  a sacrifice, Shiva’s wife Sati immolated
  herself and Shiva (as Virabhadra)
  wreaked havoc among the wor-
  shippers, cutting off Daksha’s head
  which was then burnt. Shiva repented
  and Brahma (or in some stories, Shiva)
  revived Daksha, giving him the head of
  a goat or ram as a replacement. In
  some stories Rudra is quoted in place
  of Shiva.
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  Dakshaja
  Damas1
  In a later incarnation, as the son of
  Pracheta and Marisha, he had twenty-
  seven daughters, all of whom were
  consorts of the moon god, Chandra.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Prajapati; others regard him as both
  father and son of Aditi.
  He is depicted as goat-headed.
  (see also Ka3)
  Dakshaja
  Hindu
  a name for Devi as daughter 
  of Daksha
  dakshina1
  Hindu
  an honorarium given to a priest who
  officiates at a sacrifice
  Dakshina2
  Hindu
  a divine cow, a manifestation 
  of Lakshmi
  mother of Yajna by Ruchi
  Dakshina3
  Hindu
  a name for Devi as ‘right-handed’
  Dakshina4
  (see Vishnu)
  Dakshina-Murti
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as a teacher
  Dakshinacharins
  Hindu
  a ‘right-handed’ sect of Hindus who
  follow the teachings of the Vedas 
  (see also Vamacharins)
  Dakshinagni
  Hindu
  one of the 3 forms of sacred fire 
  (see also fire)
  Dakuwanga
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian shark god
  Dal
  Persian
  a hero who fell in love with a girl he
  had never seen
  Dal nAraidhe
  Irish
  [Dal nAraidi]
  a sept or kingdom
  In some accounts, a sept in parts of
  Antrim, Down and Ulster. Others
  refer to a kingdom in the west of
  Scotland having this name.
  (see also Dalriada)
  Dal nAraidi
  (see Dal nAraidhe)
  Dal Riada
  (see Dalriada)
  Dal Riata
  (see Dalriada)
  Dala Kadavara
  Ceylonese
  an elephant goddess
  This deity was later demoted to 
  the level of a Buddhist demon,
  causing illness.
  Dalai Lama
  Tibetan
  [Grand Lama.Living Buddha]
  the chief Buddhist monk
  This man, the spiritual head of Tibetan
  Buddhists, is regarded as the incarnation
  of the bodhisattva, Padmapani. On the
  death of one leader a successor (a boy) is
  chosen by divination and becomes
  leader at the age of eight.
  Daland
  Norse
  a Norwegian sailor
  He welcomed the Flying Dutchman 
  to his home and gave him consent to
  marry his daughter Senta.
  dalang
  East Indian
  a director of a puppet theatre
  He knows the mythology of Java and
  sings the hymns to the gods during 
  a performance.
  Dalbhyesvara
  Hindu
  a deity superseding Indra in the
  Benares region
  Dalhan
  a man-eating jinnee
  This form of jinnee was said to inhabit
  desert islands waiting for shipwrecked
  sailors whom they ate.
  It may be depicted as a man riding a
  camel or an ostrich.
  Dali Matei
  East Indian
  the land of the spirits, ruled by 
  Laki Tenangan
  Dall
  Irish
  father of Felim mac Dall
  Dallan Forgaill
  Irish
  [Eochaid Eigeas]
  a blind poet
  son of Colla
  He was sent by Aedh Fionn to obtain a
  famous shield from Aedh Duach and
  recited a satirical poem when that king
  refused to relinquish the shield. This
  was in conflict with the accepted code
  of the bards and he died a few days
  later.
  Another story says that he was killed
  by pirates who cut off his head. The
  head was later recovered from the sea
  and replaced on his body where it
  remained attached and he was buried
  in one piece.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Eochaid Eigeas or Ollav Fola.
  Dalny
  (see Dealgnaid)
  Dalriada
  Irish
  [Dal Riada.Dal Riata]
  a sept or kingdom
  In some accounts a sept in Antrim.
  Others use the name for that part 
  of Ireland.
  Men from this sept or from this part
  of Ireland colonised the west of Scotland
  and this kingdom also was called
  Dalriada.
  (see also Dal nAraidhe)
  Dalu
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign, Aquarius
  Dalua
  Irish
  a saint
  As a boy he was seized by a group of
  Leinstermen who were about to use
  him for spear practice. Cainneach
  rescued him but the shock left him
  cross-eyed. He later established a
  monastery in County Clare.
  Dam-c’an-rdo-rje-legs-pa
  Tibetan
  [Dam-chen-dorje-le-pa-dor-le]
  chief of the demons, overcome by
  Padmasambhare
  Dam-chen-dorje-le-pa-dor-le
  (see Dam-c’an-rdo-rje-legs-pa)
  Dam-Kinu
  (see Damkina)
  Dama
  Hindu
  husband of Sumana
  His father gave up his throne to
  become a forest hermit and Dama
  ruled in his place. When his father was
  killed by the demon Vapushmat, Dama
  went into the forest, killed the demon
  and rescued Sumana, who became his
  wife.
  Dama Ghosha
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Shishupala
  Dama Ngile1
  African
  [Great Bull]
  son of Daibu
  He demanded the magic sword from
  the king, Sunjata, and it rose unbidden
  from the bottom of a huge pile of
  weapons. He became king of Jerre.
  Dama Ngile2
  African
  the sword of Gassire
  Damael
  [Damiel]
  an angel associated with the east 
  and Tuesday
  Daman
  Irish
  [Damhan]
  a Fir Bolg
  father of Ferdia, some say
  Damar Wulan
  East Indian
  a Javanese hero-prince
  Damart
  British
  a magician
  He was killed by Betis who was there-
  after known as Perceforest.
  Damaru
  Hindu
  a drum made from a skull: a symbol 
  of Bhairava
  Damas1
  British
  brother of Ontzlake
  He cheated his brother out of his
  inheritance, refused to fight to settle
  the dispute and imprisoned any knight
  who might have acted as Ontzlake’s
  champion, forcing him to fight
  Ontzlake. King Arthur, caught in a
  magic trap by Morgan, offered to fight
  for Damas. Unwittingly, he fought
  Accolan who acted for Ontzlake and
  who was armed with Excalibur, which
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  Damas2
  Morgan had earlier stolen from
  Arthur. Arthur, though wounded, won
  the fight, killed Accolan, and ordered
  Damas to give Ontzlake his proper
  share.
  (see also Accolan of Gaul)
  Damas2
  (see Rimmon2)
  Damasippus
  (see Athena)
  Damasistratus
  Greek
  a king of Plataea
  He buried Laius after his death at the
  hand of Oedipus.
  Damastes
  Greek
  a name of Procrustes as ‘tamer’
  Damatar
  Roman
  [=Greek Demeter]
  an Italic corn goddess
  Damater
  (see Demeter)
  Damayanti
  Hindu
  daughter of King Bhima 
  wife of Nala
  mother of Indrasena and Indraseni
  She fell in love with King Nala and they
  exchanged messages through a speaking
  flamingo. She chose her husband,
  despite the fact that he was flanked by
  four gods who took his form,
  recognising the gods by their unblink-
  ing eyes and the absence of perspiration.
  The demon Kali caused Nala to
  become a compulsive gambler, losing
  his kingdom and leaving his wife. 
  She wandered far and wide, finally
  caming to the court of King Subahu
  where she became an attendant of
  king’s daughter, Sunanda. She was
  found by Sudeva, a counsellor to her
  father King Bhima, and was reunited
  with her family. Another counsellor,
  Parnada, found Nala working as
  charioteer to King Rituparna, and
  husband and wife were reunited.
  Damballah Wedo
  West Indian
  [Agaone.Agaou Tonné.Agaou Wedo.
  Agarou.Dan Houéza.Dumballah.Pié
  Dumballa:=Dahomey Dan Ayido Hwedo:
  =Yoruba Oshunmare]
  the serpent god of Haiti
  husband of Aida-Wedo
  one of 3 husbands of Erzulie
  This deity derives from the Fon snake
  god Dan Ayido Hwedo.
  He and his wife appear as a rainbow
  of serpents.
  Dambhodhava
  Hindu
  [Dambodhava]
  a king who attacked the sages Nara
  and Narayana
  When Nara defeated his army by
  turning straw into deadly missiles,
  Dambhodhava sued for peace.
  Dambodhava
  (see Dambhodhava)
  Dame Blanche
  French
  [White Lady]
  a spirit said to be fond of horses
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Melusine.
  Dame Brisen
  (see Brisen)
  Dame des Belles-Cousines
  French
  a princess
  She was loved by Jehan but gave her
  favours to an abbot while Jehan was
  campaigning in the East.
  Dame du lac
  (see Lady of the Lake)
  Dame Habonde
  (see Abundia)
  Dame Partlet 
  (see Partlet)
  Dameon
  Greek
  son of Phlius
  He was killed when fighting for
  Heracles in his battles with Augeas.
  Damgalnuna
  Mesopotamian
  [Damgalnunna:=Babylonian Damkina]
  a Sumerian mother goddess
  a name of Ninhursaga as ‘wife of the
  Great Prince’
  Damgalnunna
  (see Damgalnuna)
  Damhan
  (see Daman)
  Damia
  Greek
  [=Roman Fauna]
  a minor fertility goddess or goddess of
  health, worshipped by women
  Damiel
  (see Damael)
  Damina
  Hindu
  [Dimna]
  a jackal featured in the Panchatantra
  (see also Karataka)
  Damkina
  Mesopotamian
  [Dam-Kinu.Damku.Danke.Daukina.
  Dav-Kina.Dawkina.Gashan-ki.Nin-ki.
  Ninella:=Greek Dauce.Dauke:=Sumerian
  Damgalnuna]
  a Babylonian earth-goddess
  a name for Ninhursaga as wife of Ea
  daughter of Abzu and Tiamat
  daughter of Anu and Atu, some say 
  consort of Ea or El
  mother of Marduk
  mother of Bel, some say
  Damku
  (see Damkina)
  Damnameneus
  Greek
  one of the Dactyls, in some accounts
  Damocles
  Roman
  [Damokles]
  a 4th C courtier of Dionysius, king of
  Syracuse
  He was seated at a feast with a sword,
  suspended by a single hair, hanging
  over his head to demonstrate the
  unpredictability of life.
  Damodara
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna whose foster-
  mother had trussed him up in rope
  for stealing butter
  Damokles
  (see Damocles)
  Damon
  Greek
  a friend of Phintias
  He stood as guarantor for Phintias
  who had been condemned to death by
  Dionysius, king of Syracuse. When
  Phintias surrendered himself for
  execution, the king, impressed by their
  loyalty, freed them both.
  Damona
  Celtic
  [Divine Cow]
  a cattle goddess in Gaul
  consort of Bormo
  Damrukh Nara
  Persian
  a demon
  Damsel Ho
  (see Ho Hsien-gu)
  Damsel of Denmark
  European
  a friend of Oriana
  When Oriana learned that Amadis had
  left his friends and gone off to seek
  death as a result of her cruel letter
  accusing him of being unfaithful, she
  repented and wrote another letter in
  which she asked his forgiveness. She
  entrusted this letter to the Damsel of
  Denmark and charged her to find
  Amadis and deliver the missive. She
  finally found him when her ship was
  wrecked on Poor Rock Island.
  Damu1
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Dumuzi as the god who
  controlled the sap in vegetation
  Damu2
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian beneficent goddess
  She was said to restore her followers to
  good health.
  Damura
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian Cinderella
  She befriended a crocodile who
  provided her with wonderful clothes
  for the king’s ball. When she left at
  dawn, the prince found her sandal and
  proposed to marry her. Her step-
  mother threw Damura into the river
  but the crocodile saved her and she
  married the prince.
  Dan
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian sun god
  Dan Ayido Hwedo
  African
  [Aido Hwedo.Da.(Da) Aida Hwedo.
  Rainbow Snake:=Haitian Damballah
  Wedo:=Yoruba Oshunmare]
  a divine python of the Fon
  husband of Ayida
  He was made by Mawu and carried
  him on his journeys when Mawu
  created the earth. The python’s excreta
  was used to make the mountains.
  When the work was complete he coiled
  himself in the sea beneath the earth to
  support it. If he moves there is an
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  Dandadhara
  earthquake. When he has eaten all the
  iron bars in the sea, he will start to eat
  himself, starting at the tail, and then
  the earth will fall into the sea from lack
  of support. 
  In some accounts, he has 3,500 coils
  above the earth and 3,500 below,
  holding it safe. One of his arched coils
  is seen as the rainbow.
  (see also Damballah Wedo.Dangbe)
  Dan-Gun
  (see Tan’gun)
  Dan Huéza
  (see Damballah Wedo)
  Dan Petro
  West Indian
  [Dom Pedro.Don Pedro]
  a Haitian tree-snake god 
  This deity is said to have been a slave,
  Don (or Don Pedro) who escaped and
  became a legendary hero.
  (see also Petro)
  Dan Yi
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Dana1
  Hindu
  [Danaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses, charity
  Dana2
  Irish
  [Aine.Ana(n).Anu.Danand.Danann.
  DanuIath n’Annan:=Welsh Don]
  a supreme goddess and water goddess
  mother of MacCecht, MacCuill 
  and MacGrene
  mother of Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba,
  some say
  mother of Ecne and Nuada, some say
  In some accounts she was the wife of
  Bile while some say she was the
  mother of the Dagda, others his
  daughter Brigit. Some accounts have
  her as the daughter of Delbaeth.
  When her people, the Danaans,
  were defeated by the Milesians she
  found them homes underground.
  Other 
  accounts 
  refer 
  to 
  her
  descendants as Feini and claim that
  they were the first settlers in Ireland.
  In some versions, she (not Brigit)
  was the mother of the children of
  Turenn and in others she became
  masculinised as Don or Donnus. In
  some accounts she is identified with
  Morrigan. Others say that she was an
  ancestor of Black Annis.
  Danaans
  Irish
  [Children of Dana.Children of Don.
  Children of the Light.De Danann.
  Divine People.Fairy Kind.Lordly
  People.People of Dana.Proud Ones.
  Tuatha de Danann.Tuatha Dea]
  a legendary tribe of invaders
  The Danaans were descendants of the
  earlier invaders led by Nemed. It was
  said that they came by sea to settle in
  Ireland and burnt their boats so that
  they could never leave.
  They fought the Fir Bolg and won;
  in some accounts they expelled the Fir
  Bolg, in others they made peace and
  confined them to Connaught. Some
  say this was the first Battle of Moytura.
  They were opposed by the indig-
  enous Fomoire and defeated them in
  the second Battle of Moytura. Some
  say that both the battles at Moytura
  were against the Fomoire. When they
  were later overcome by the invading
  Milesians at the Battle of Tailltinn,
  they retreated to the underground
  world of the fairies.
  They were said to have originated in
  Falias, Finias, Gorias and Murias, seats
  of knowledge and craftsmanship, and
  in some stories came to Ireland borne
  on a magic cloud.
  (see also Feini)
  danace
  Greek
  a coin placed in the mouth of 
  the dead, a fee for the 
  boatman Charon
  Danae
  Greek
  daughter of Acrisius and Aganippe
  wife of Pilumnus
  mother of Daunus by Pilumnus
  mother of Perseus by Zeus
  Acrisius had been warned that a son of
  Danae would kill him so he locked her
  in a chamber made of bronze. This
  did not prevent Zeus visiting her in
  the form of a shower of gold or golden
  rain to produce a son who was called
  Perseus. Her father put her and her
  son in a chest and cast them adrift in
  the sea, from where they were rescued
  by a fisherman, Dictys, on the island
  of Seriphos. When she later refused to
  marry Polydectes, brother of Dictys
  and the ruler of the island, he
  hounded her. Perseus found her
  hiding with Dictys and took her back
  to Greece.
  In some accounts she later went to
  Italy and founded Ardea. One of her
  grandsons was Turnus, opponent 
  of Aeneas.
  Some say her mother was Eurydice.
  Danaides
  (see Danaids)
  Danaids
  Greek
  [Danaides.Danaoi]
  the 50 daughters of Danaus and Io
  All these girls married the fifty sons of
  Aegyptus and each one killed her
  husband on their joint wedding night,
  except Hypermnestra who spared her
  husband, Lynceus. They were purified
  of the murders by Athena and Hermes
  but in Tartarus they were condemned
  forever to carry water in leaking cans
  or to fill their jars with water using
  sieves.
  Some accounts say that Lynceus
  killed not only Danaus but all the
  Danaids except Hypermnestra to
  avenge the murder of his brothers.
  In some versions, two other sisters,
  Amymone and Berbyce, also spared
  their husbands.
  Danain
  British
  a lord of Malehaut
  He carried off Bloie who was the lover
  of his friend, Guiron.
  Danair
  (see Lochlanners)
  Danais
  (see Hippodamia2)
  Danand
  (see Dana2)
  Danann
  (see Dana2)
  Danaoi
  (see Danaids)
  Danaparamita
  (see Dana1)
  Danatiya
  Mesopotamian
  wife of King Daniel
  Danaus
  Greek
  king of Libya or Argos
  son of Belus and Archinoe or of
  Agenor and Telephassa
  twin brother of Aegyptus
  He was the father of fifty daughters,
  including Amymone, Asteria, Berbyce
  and Hypermnestra, and took them off
  to Greece to escape the murderous
  intentions of his brother Aegyptus.
  Here he became king of Argos in place
  of Gelanor and was attacked by the
  fifty sons of Aegyptus. He eventually
  agreed to allow them to marry his fifty
  daughters but armed the girls with a
  pin or dagger, with which all except
  Hypermnestra killed their husbands.
  The spared bridegroom, Lynceus, later
  killed Danaus and took over his throne.
  Danavas
  Hindu
  ocean demons
  offspring of Kasyapa, Kanaka or Danu
  and Puloma
  They were described as giants who
  fought against the gods.
  (see also Asuras.Daityas)
  Dancing Vargaluska
  (see Rumpelstiltskin)
  dancing water
  a magic liquid said to make women
  young, beautiful and rich
  danda
  Buddhist
  a staff on which is mounted a skeleton
  or a vajra
  Dandadhara
  Hindu
  a name for Yama in his role as the one
  who puts into effect the judgements
  of Samavurti
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  Daphnis2
  Dandapani
  Dandapani
  Buddhist
  mother of Yashodhara
  Dando
  British
  a Cornish priest who sold himself to the
  Devil for a drink
  (see Wild Hunt)
  Dandoku
  (see Mount Dan-doku)
  Dandomi
  East Indian
  wife of Anggun Nan Tungga
  Danel1
  a demon
  Danel2
  (see Daniel)
  Dangbe1
  African
  [Dagowe]
  a python spirit of the Fon
  He is a version of Dan Ayido Hwedo
  representing serpent life in itself. 
  Dangbe2
  West Indian
  [Dagowe]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  This spirit is the West Indian version
  of the python spirit imported from
  Africa.
  Danh
  African
  a snake god of Benin
  Daniel1
  British
  brother of Breunor and Dinadan
  In Italian stories he was one of the
  knights who spied on Lancelot and
  found him in bed with Guinevere.
  Daniel2
  Canaanite
  [Danel.Dn’il]
  a king
  husband of Danatiya
  father of Aqhat and Paghat
  Danil
  Arab
  [Daniyal]
  a prophet
  He was put in prison but released
  when he interpreted the king’s dream
  of a stone falling from heaven and
  smashing a golden-headed idol.
  He was the author of Kitab Danil.
  Danilo
  (see Gano)
  Daniyal
  (see Danil)
  Danke
  (see Damkina)
  Dankrat
  German
  a king of Burgundy
  husband of Ute
  father of Gernot, Giselher, Gunther
  and Krimhild 
  When he died, the throne went 
  to Gunther.
  (see also Gibich)
  Dankwart
  German
  brother of Hagen
  He accompanied Siegfried when he
  was invited to Gunther’s court to help
  in the fight with the invading kings,
  Ludegar and Ludegast.
  He also went with Gunther and the
  other nobles when they were invited to
  Etzel’s court.
  Dannemont
  European
  a king of Denmark
  He was deposed by Geoffroy. In exile,
  he joined the Saracens attacking
  Rome.
  Dantalian
  a demon, a duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as having many faces, of
  both sexes, and holding a book. He is
  said to give instruction in the arts and
  sciences.
  Dante, Alighieri
  European
  (1265–1321)
  a poet, author of Divina Commedia
  (The Divine Comedy)
  Danu1
  Hindu
  goddess of the waters and heaven
  mother of Ahi
  mother of the Danavas by Kasyapa,
  some say
  Danu2
  (see Dana.Kabhanda)
  Danwantari
  (see Dhanvantari)
  daoine beaga
  Irish
  a name for the fairies as ‘little folk’
  (see also aes sidhe)
  daoine maite
  Irish
  the fairies
  (see also aes sidhe)
  daoine sidhe
  (see aes sidhe)
  Daol Dearmaid
  Irish
  [Doel Dearmaid]
  a warrior
  father of Achtland
  He had three sons but they were
  abducted by Eochaid Glas.
  Daolach
  Irish
  a wife of Finn mac Cool, some say
  Daolchu
  Irish
  a dog of Celtchair
  Celtchair had killed the Brown Mouse,
  a hound ravaging Ulster, and kept one
  of its whelps. It went wild during
  Celtchair’s absence and he was forced
  to kill it. A drop of the animal’s blood
  fell on Celtchair and killed him.
  Daolghu
  Irish
  the tallest man in the Fianna
  Daolteangach
  (see Dubthach Daol.Uath)
  Daonus
  Mesopotamian
  [Daos]
  a shepherd
  He was regarded as a fertility deity, a
  version of Tammuz, and was said 
  to have lived for 36,000 years and
  then disappeared.
  Daos
  (see Daonus)
  Daphne
  Greek
  [‘laurel’]
  a nymph
  a priestess of Mother-Earth
  daughter of Amycus, Ladon or Peneus
  by Creusa
  sister of Cyrene, Hypseus and Stilbe, in
  some accounts
  Leucippus disguised himself as a
  nymph to woo her, calling himself
  Oeno, but he was exposed and killed
  by the nymphs.
  Apollo fell in love with her but she
  ran away at his approach, calling on
  her father, the river god Peneus, for
  help. Just as Apollo was about to
  overtake her she changed into a laurel
  tree, which became the tree sacred to
  Apollo. Some say that Gaea carried
  her to Crete as Pasiphae, leaving the
  laurel in her place.
  Daphnephoria
  Greek
  festivals in honour of Apollo celebrated
  every 9 years at Thebes
  Daphnis1
  Greek
  a shepherd of Sicily
  son of Hermes by a nymph
  half-brother of Pan
  In some accounts Hermes was his
  lover rather than his father.
  He is credited with the invention of
  bucolic verse. Aphrodite caused him
  to fall in love with the water nymph
  Nais, to whom he promised always 
  to be faithful. When he proved
  unfaithful by preferring Xenia, a
  mortal lover, Nais blinded him. He
  later drowned and the water nymphs
  refused to go to his aid. Hermes then
  took him up to heaven.
  In another version he resisted all
  Aphrodite’s attempts to make him
  unfaithful and died rather than give
  way to her tempting. Others say that
  he died of longing for Xenia.
  In another account, he loved
  Pimplea (or Thalia) who was abducted
  by pirates. When Daphnis found her, a
  slave at the court of Lityerses in
  Phrygia, he was challenged to a
  reaping contest by the king. Heracles
  took the place of Daphnis, won the
  contest, killed Lityerses and made
  Daphnis, who married Pimplea, king
  of Phrygia.
  Daphnis2
  Greek
  a goatherd in love with Chloe
  In this version both Daphnis and
  Chloe were abandoned by their
  parents, in adjoining fields, and grew
  up to become ideal lovers. They were
  the prototypes for Paul and Virginia,
  the rustic couple reared in Mauritius,
  featured in a story of the same name by
  Bernadin de St Pierre.
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  Daphnis and Chloe
  Das Rheingold
  Daphnis and Chloe
  Greek
  the story of a rustic couple, Paul and
  Virginia, written by Longus
  Daphoene
  Greek
  a goddess worshipped by the maenads
  Dapie
  Pacific Islands
  a moon goddess
  sister of Siloo
  Tuwale, the sun god, appeared in the
  guise of a beggar and asked for her
  hand in marriage. Her parents dressed
  a pig to look like Dapie and offered it
  in her place.
  Dapnael
  ruler of one of the 7 supposed
  firmaments
  Dapple
  Spanish
  the donkey ridden by Sancho Panza
  Dar al-Baqa
  Arab
  [House of Eternity]
  heaven
  Dar al-Fana
  Arab
  [House of Passing]
  the earth
  Dar al-Ghurut
  Arab
  [House of Illusion]
  the earth
  Dar al-Huz
  Arab
  [House of Sadness]
  this world as a vale of tears
  Dar al-Ibtila
  Arab
  [House of Temptation]
  the earth
  Dar al-Surur
  Arab
  [House of Joy]
  paradise
  dar-dar
  Tibetan
  an arrow used in demon-worship
  dar-Ich’og
  (see da-cha)
  Dara1
  Irish
  [Dara of the Poems]
  a druid of Cormac mac Airt
  Dara2
  (see Daire)
  Dara3
  Hindu
  [Tara]
  wife of Balin
  Darago
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Mandarangan
  Daramulun
  Australian
  [Thuremlin]
  a culture hero of the Aborigines
  son of Baime and Ngalalbal
  A name for the sky god, Baime, used
  by the Aborigines of the east coast;
  others say that he was Baime’s son. In
  some accounts he has only one leg.
  Darana
  Australian
  a spirit of the Dreamtime
  He could chant spells to bring rain to
  the desert. He killed two young men
  who had opened his bags of grubs and
  turned their bodies into stones, known
  as Duralu, which the tribes were
  instructed to protect since disaster
  would occur if the stones were
  damaged or broken.
  He planted many trees in the
  wasteland. After the flood he climbed 
  a mountain and rose into the sky
  where he remains as a guardian sky
  god, meeting the souls of the dead
  (tulugals) and caring for them. He also
  superintends the initiation rites of
  some tribes, pretending to cut the
  initiates into pieces and restoring them
  to life. He then knocks out one of the
  front teeth of each initiate.
  Darawigal
  Australian
  the force of evil in the lore of 
  the Aborigines
  Dardanus1
  Greek
  founder of the Trojans
  son of Zeus by Electra
  brother of Iasion
  husband of Batea and Chryse
  father of Ilus and Erichthonius
  Some say that his earthly father was
  Corytus.
  He married Chryse but left her
  when he fled to Samothrace after
  killing his brother, Iasion. Here he
  married Batea and succeeded to her
  father’s throne.
  In one version of the story of the
  flood he appears in place of Deucalion.
  Dardanus2
  Greek
  a Scythian king
  father of Idaea
  Dardariel
  a demon
  Dardinel
  European
  a prince of Zumara
  He met Rinaldo in single combat and
  was killed.
  Darerca1
  Irish
  sister of St Patrick and Tigridia
  wife of Conan
  In some accounts she was said to have
  seventeen sons, in others she is regard-
  ed as an ancestor of King Arthur.
  Darerca2
  (see Moninne)
  Dares Phrygius
  Greek
  a priest of Hephaestus at Troy
  father of Idaeaus and Phegeus
  He is said to have written an early
  account of the fall of Troy.
  Darika
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  He was said to be able to fly like a bird.
  Darius
  European
  a bridgekeeper in Babylon
  He befriended Floris and helped him
  to plan the rescue of Blanchefleur who
  was imprisoned in the emir’s harem.
  Dark Druid, The
  (see Fear Doirche)
  Dark Gate, The
  British
  the entrance to the underworld,
  Annwfn, in Welsh lore
  Dark Lord
  (see Huan-ti)
  Dark One of Cooley
  (see Brown Bull of Cooley)
  Dark One, The (see Donn Dumhach.
  Hymir.Krishna.Tawiscara)
  Dark Prison under the Stone
  British
  one of the prisons from which Goreu
  rescued King Arthur
  Dark Youth
  (see Hsüan T’ung-tzu)
  Darkening Land
  (see Usunhi’yi)
  Darkness
  (see Erebus)
  Darma
  Pacific Islands
  the Indonesian version 
  of Dharma
  He is reincarnated as Yudistira in the
  Mahabarata stories.
  Darma Rajah
  (see Dharma-Raja)
  Daronwy
  British
  a thunder god and an oak god 
  in Wales
  Darquiel
  a demon associated with the south
  and Monday
  Darrathray
  (see Deirdre)
  Dartaid
  Irish
  daughter of Eochaid Beag
  Her father was killed by bandits after
  promising to provide cattle to feed
  Maev’s army. Maev’s son, Orlam, who
  loved Dartaid, came to collect the herd
  but was attacked by Corb Cliach who
  killed Dartaid and most of Orlam’s
  men.
  Darthray
  (see Deirdre)
  Darukavaitere
  South American
  [Stone Man]
  son of Maiso
  husband of Uarahiulu
  father of Uazale
  When his offspring turned out to be
  parrots and serpents, his mother
  intervened and caused Uarahiulu to
  bear the first Paressi Indian, a boy
  called Uazale.
  Daruma
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Ta-mo:=Indian Bodhidarma]
  the founder of Zen Buddhism
  (see also Bodhidharma)
  Darunaratri
  (see Dhumavati)
  Darvi
  East Indian
  a dema
  This being saved the world from total
  destruction by fire when he caused
  rain to fall.
  Das Rheingold
  (see The Rhinegold)
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  David1
  das
  das
  Hindu
  [dasa.dasyu]
  black demons who devoured men and
  gods: an aboriginal race conquered
  by Indra
  dasa
  (see das.vrita)
  Dasagras 
  Hindu
  seers
  These beings helped Indra to recover
  the cloud-cattle after they had been
  stolen by Ahi.
  Dasamuka
  East Indian
  [‘ten-faced’]
  the Javanese version of the 
  demon Ravana
  He is also said to be reincarnated 
  as Duryudana.
  Dasan
  North American
  a creator god of the Pomo Indians
  son of Makila
  He and his father led a tribe of birds to
  bring civilisation to the Pomo from
  somewhere over the sea.
  Dasara
  Hindu
  a festival celebrating the destruction
  of Mahisha and the war between 
  the Kauravas and the Pandavas, 
  held in October 
  (see also Navaratri)
  Dasarata
  East Indian
  the Javanese version of Dasha-ratha
  Dasaratha
  (see Dasha-ratha)
  Dascylus1
  Greek
  a king of Mariandyne
  father of Lycus
  He presided at the winter games.
  Dascylus2
  Greek
  an oak deity
  king of Mariandyne
  son of Lycus
  When the Argonauts called at
  Mariandyne, King Lycus sent his son
  Dascylus to guide them along the
  shore. He succeeded to the throne on
  the death of his father.
  Dasha-Bhuja
  Hindu
  a name for Devi and Durga 
  as ‘ten-armed’
  Dasha-ratha
  Hindu
  [Das(h)aratha.Dassaratha:=Javanese
  Dasarata]
  king of Ayodhya
  son of Aja and Indumati
  husband of Kaikeyi, Kausalya and 
  Su-Mitra
  father of Bharata by Kaikeya
  father of Lakshmana and Shatrughna
  by Su-Mitra
  father of Rama by Kausalya
  He was childless and made the horse
  sacrifice, the asvamedha, to be granted
  children. Vishnu appeared with a vial
  of nectar and gave half to Kausalya and
  a quarter to each of the other wives,
  Kaikeyi and Su-Mitra, becoming
  incarnate in the form of four sons,
  Bharata, 
  Lakshmana, 
  Rama 
  and
  Shatrughna.
  In one story he was thrown out of
  heaven by Shani, but Jatayu caught
  him and saved him from death.
  Dasharatha
  (see Dasha-ratha)
  Dashyanta
  Hindu
  father of Bharata 
  Dasi
  Hindu
  a slave
  Dasra
  Hindu
  one of the Aswins
  twin brother of Nasatya
  In some accounts the twins were born
  from their mother’s nose.
  Dassaratha
  (see Dasha-ratha)
  Dasse
  African
  wife of Mantis
  Dasura
  Arab
  a mountain god
  son of Alilat
  dasyu1
  (see das)
  Dasyu2
  (see Shambhara)
  Datan
  Polish
  a field god
  Dathi
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  He was said to have been killed by
  lightning while leading his army on
  the Continent.
  datik
  Persian
  part of the Avesta
  This part of the Avesta dealt with the
  laws. The other two parts were the
  gatha and the hatak-mansarif.
  Datilla
  Mesopotamian
  the river of death in the 
  Babylonian underworld
  Datin
  Arab
  a god of the northern tribes
  Datis
  British
  a king of Tuscany
  He was killed by Gareth during King
  Arthur’s assault on Rome.
  Dattatreya
  Hindu
  a sage
  son of Anasuya
  He was the offspring of three gods,
  Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu, who
  granted Anasuya’s wish for three sons.
  The three were born immediately and,
  when hugged by her husband, Atri,
  melded into one body with three heads
  and six arms, master of the knowledge
  imparted by his divine fathers.
  Another version regards him as a
  teacher of yoga who produced the
  tantras and was deified.
  dat
  Pacific Islands
  a shaman in the Philippines
  Datu Jinn Hitam
  Malay
  a demon, king of the black jinnees
  datugad
  Irish
  a magical power
  Those who supposedly have this
  power always receive the best cards
  when playing card-games.
  Dauce
  Mesopotamian
  [Dauke]
  the Greek form of Damkina
  consort of Aus
  mother of Bel
  Daugawa
  Baltic
  the great water that flows back full of
  departed souls every evening
  Daughter of Creation
  Baltic
  a name for the Finnish goddess Ilmatar
  as ‘Luonnotar’
  Daughter of Fireflies
  (see Buk)
  Daughter of the Air
  (see Ilmatar)
  Daughter of the Foam
  (see Puteri Tunjung Buih)
  Daughter of the Sea
  (see Marya Morevna)
  Dauke
  (see Dauce)
  Daukina
  (see Damkina)
  Daunus1
  Greek
  son of Lycaon
  brother of Iapyx and Peucetius
  He and his brother, having conquered
  the southern part of Italy, shared it
  between themselves.
  (see also Daunas2)
  Daunus2
  Roman
  a king of the Rutulians
  son of Pilumnus and Danae
  husband of Venilia
  father of Juturna and Turnus
  He owned an unbreakable sword, made
  by Vulcan, which he gave to Turnus.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Daunas, son of Lycaon.
  Dausi
  African
  an epic song
  Gassire learned the song of the birds.
  He then bought a lyre that was
  drenched with the blood of his sons,
  killed in battle, which made it part of the
  family. The lyre then sang the Dausi. 
  Dausos
  Baltic
  the Lithuanian kingdom of the dead
  It was said to be situated in the sky
  behind a very tall and slippery hill.
  Dav-kina
  (see Damkina)
  Davalin
  (see Dvalin)
  David1
  European
  the name given to Charlemagne by 
  his counsellors
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  David2
  Dea Dia
  David2
  British
  [Aquaticus.Dewi Sant]
  the patron saint of Wales
  In some accounts he was an uncle of
  King Arthur, in others a grand nephew
  of, or second cousin to, the king.
  David’s Sword
  British
  a sword said to have been owned by
  the King David of the Bible
  This sword was wielded by Varlan
  when he killed Lambor.
  (see Dolorous Stroke)
  Davy Jones
  a seaman’s term for the devil or 
  sea spirit
  Davy Jones’ locker
  the sea, regarded as the grave of
  drowned seamen
  Dawen
  Irish
  a sacred cow in some accounts
  Dawkina
  (see Damkina)
  Dawn
  North American
  an Iroquois goddess
  When 
  the 
  hunter 
  Sosondowah
  pursued his quarry into the heavens,
  the goddess captured him and installed
  him in the sky as a lookout man.
  Dawn-girl
  (see Hine Titama)
  Dawn Maiden
  (see Hine Titama)
  day1
  South American
  the Aztec and Mayan day had 20 or 
  22 hours
  In the scheme of twenty-two hours,
  thirteen were daytime hours, nine at
  night. Each hour had its own deity,
  generally given as starting with
  Xiuhtecutli, followed by Tlaltecuhtli,
  Chalchiuhtlicue, Tonatiuh, Tlacolteutl,
  Teoyaomaqui 
  (or 
  Mictlantecuhtli),
  Xochipilli-Cinteotl, Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl,
  Tezcatlipoca, Mictlantecuhtli (or Chalme-
  catecuhtli), Tlahuixcalpantecuhtli and
  Ilamatecuhtli (or Citlalinicue) for the
  daylight hours, followed by Xiuhte-
  cuhtli, Itzli, Pilzintecuhtli-Tonatiuh,
  Cinteotl, 
  Mictlantecuhtli, 
  Chalch-
  iuhtlicue, Tlacolteutl, Tepeyollotl and
  Tlaloc for the night hours.
  The Aztec month had twenty days.
  The names of these days were as
  follows:
  Acatl 
  Miquiztli
  Atl 
  Ocelotl
  Calli 
  Ollin
  Cipactli 
  Ozmatli
  Coatl 
  Quauhtli
  Cozcaquauhtli 
  Quiahiuitl
  Ehecatl 
  Quetzpallin
  Itzcuintli 
  Tecpatl
  Malinalli 
  Tochtli
  Mazatl 
  Xochitl
  Each day symbolised some animal
  or object and a particular compass
  point and was governed by a particular
  deity. These details are given under
  individual entries.
  Day2
  (see Hemera)
  Day of Beltane
  (see Beltane)
  Day of Blood
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Attis held on
  24 March
  Day of Brahma
  (see kalpa)
  Day of Two Sunsets
  (see Ra Torua)
  Daya
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a sakti of Acyuta
  dayan
  Hindu
  a witch
  It is said that a woman who spends a
  year in a cave practising spells can
  acquire the power of taking life and, in
  some cases, restoring it.
  dayan ka mantur
  Hindu
  a spell recited by a dayan that can
  destroy life
  Daybog
  (see Dabog)
  Daygide
  (see Dagda)
  dayong
  East Indian
  a medicine man or medicine woman 
  in Borneo
  These people are said to be able to
  catch the soul of any person whose
  soul has left him to prevent it from
  leaving again by putting wristlets made
  of palm leaves on the patient.
  If evil spirits become a nuisance, the
  dayong can entice them on to a raft
  with offerings of food and, by casting
  the raft adrift, rid the village of the
  problem.
  Dayunsi
  North American
  [Water Beetle]
  a creator god of the Cherokee
  He lived in the sea while all the other
  beings lived in the sky. Dayunsi
  brought up mud from the bottom of
  the sea, which when hung on ropes by
  the Powerful One dried to form the
  earth, which was then made available
  for the sky creatures.
  Dazbog
  Russian
  [Dazdbog:=Serbian Dabog]
  a sun-god
  Dazdbog 
  (see Dabog)
  Dazhbog
  (see Dabog)
  Dazibogu
  (see Dabog)
  Dazimus
  Mesopotamian
  a goddess
  She was one of the eight deities born
  to Ninhursaga to cure Enki of the
  eight afflictions after he had eaten the
  eight plants produced by Utti.
  dBan-mgon
  Tibetan
  [wang-gon]
  the Buddhist lord of the night
  dBangpo-rgyabzhin
  Tibetan
  ruler of the gLing-chos heaven, 
  sTang-lha
  consort of bKur-dman-rgyalmo
  father of Dongrub, Donldan 
  and Donyod
  dByar-gyi-rgyal-mo (see Grismadevi)
  De-Ai
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Gilbert Islands, one
  of the first pair of humans
  twin of De-Babou
  De Animalibus
  a book of mythical animals written by
  Isidore, a Spanish bishop
  De-Babou
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Gilbert Islands, one
  of the first pair of humans
  twin of De-Ai
  de Bras, Hugh
  British
  [Hudibras]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  De Danann
  (see Danaans)
  De Excidio Britanniae
  British
  a 6th C story of the Celts, by Gildas
  This work, strangely, refers to the Battle
  of Badon but fails to mention King
  Arthur.
  De Gabail int Sida
  Irish
  [Conquest of the Fairy Mound]
  a manuscript relating to the allocation
  of the sidhe by the Dagda
  De Hi No
  (see Heng1)
  De-o-ha-ko
  North American
  a female deity, guardian of bears
  De Orbe Novo
  a 15th C book of the mythology of the
  Americas, written by Peter Martyr
  De Ortu Waluuanii
  British
  [The Rise of Gawain]
  a story, written in Latin, of the early
  life of Gawain
  De Soto Hernando
  South American
  a Spanish explorer
  The Incas welcomed him as the rein-
  carnated Viracocha.
  Dea
  Irish
  a war goddess
  Dea Arduinna
  Celtic
  [=Irish Flidhais]
  a goddess of wild animals in Gaul
  Dea Artio
  Celtic
  a (bear) goddess in Gaul
  Dea Caelistis
  Roman
  [=British Briganta]
  a goddess
  Dea Dia
  Roman
  [=Greek Demeter]
  an ancient corn goddess
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  Dectera
  Dea Quartana
  Dea Quartana
  Roman
  a goddess of fever
  daughter of Febris
  sister of Dea Tertiana
  Dea Syria
  (see Syrian Goddess)
  Dea Tertiana
  Roman
  a goddess of fever
  daughter of Febris
  sister of Dea Quartana
  Deac
  (see Deoca)
  Deadhadh
  Irish
  son of Cairbre
  brother of Duach
  He quarrelled with his brother, who
  had him blinded.
  Deae Matres
  (see Matres)
  Deaglan
  Irish
  [Declan]
  a Leinster saint
  son of Earc mac Trein and Deithin
  He was fostered with his uncle,
  Dobhran, and taught by the hermit
  Diomna until he went to Rome and
  was made a bishop. He entrusted a
  bell, which appeared as if from heaven,
  to his friend Runan who came back
  with him to Ireland in a ship that
  miraculously appeared. When Runan
  left the bell on a rock, the rock itself
  floated out to sea and led them to an
  island, which was given to them for a
  monastery. By striking the sea with 
  his staff, Deaglan caused the sea to
  disappear, leaving his monastery
  attached to the mainland of Ireland.
  He is said to have restored the dead
  to life, banished plagues and caused an
  enemy fleet to sink.
  Dealbhchaomh
  (see Delbchaem)
  Dealbhaoth
  (see Tuireall)
  Dealgnaid
  Irish
  [Dalny.De(a)lgnat.Dealnaidh.Delgnaid]
  wife of Partholan
  mother of Eber, Laighlinne 
  and Rudraidhe
  She had an affair with Togda, a
  servant, while her husband was away.
  In a trial in which she was charged
  with adultery, she was acquitted,
  pleading that Partholan was to blame
  for leaving her alone.
  In some accounts she was the wife of
  Sera, Partholan’s father.
  Dealgnat
  (see Dealgnaid)
  Dealnaidh
  (see Dealnaid)
  Deamial
  an angel associated with the east 
  and Monday
  Dearbhfhorgaill
  Irish
  [Derbhorgill.Devorgilla]
  daughter of a king of Norway
  She came to Cuchulainn in the form of
  a swan but then returned to her human
  form. Cuchulainn rejected her and
  gave her to Lugaid Riabhdhearg.
  When her husband was away, she was
  attacked and mutilated by a large
  group of jealous women.
  Another version says that her father
  handed her to the Fomoire in lieu of a
  tribute he was due to pay but she was
  rescued by Cuchulainn with whom she
  fell in love. He rejected her love and
  gave her to Lugaid, son of Curoi. Hurt
  by this slight, she changed into a bird
  that Cuchulainn brought down with a
  sling shot. He sucked her wound to
  heal it when she regained her human
  form and, in so doing, became her
  blood-brother.
  Deardubha
  Irish
  a woman acting as a messenger for
  the Fianna
  Dearg
  (see Bodb Dearg.Da Derga)
  Dearg Druchtrach
  Irish
  the horse of Conall Cearnach
  Dearmid O’Dyna
  (see Dermot O’Dyna)
  Death Bat
  (see Comazatz1)
  Death Coach
  Irish
  a ghostly carriage
  This vehicle, driven by a headless
  coachman, is said to stop in front of
  any house where a death is imminent.
  Death of Oenone
  British
  a poem by Tennyson relating the story
  of Oenone and her suicide
  Death of Jimmu
  Japanese
  a Shinto festival, 3 April
  Death Stone
  Japanese
  a large rock
  This rock became inhabited by the
  fox-woman, Jewel Maiden, until the
  evil spirit was exorcised by the 
  priest Genno.
  Debata
  East Indian
  a word for god or for divine power 
  in Sumatra
  Deber
  in some accounts, a devil who works
  evil at night
  (see also Cheleb)
  Debestevs
  Baltic
  [=Lettish Dievs:=Lithuanian Dievas]
  a Latvian sky god and fertility god
  Debility of the Ultonians
  Irish
  [Birth Pangs of Ulster.ces noi(n)dhen.
  nainden.noinden]
  an affliction of the men of Ulster
  Macha had been forced to race against
  the king’s horses even though she was
  pregnant, giving birth to twins after
  winning the race. She laid a curse on
  the men of Ulster so that, when they
  most needed their strength to fight,
  they became as weak as a woman at
  childbirth for five days and four nights.
  Debon
  British
  a Trojan hero
  He was one of those who came to
  Britain after the fall of Troy and was
  given the area of Devon as his share of
  the kingdom.
  Decair
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Decar
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Decarabia
  [Carabia]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He may appear as a man or as a
  diagram (a star in a pentagram) and
  can impart knowledge of plants and
  stones.
  Deceiving Gap
  (see Ginnungagap)
  Decelus
  Greek
  a hero
  When Theseus abducted Helen,
  Decelus told her brothers, Castor and
  Polydeuces, where she was hidden.
  Dechtere
  (see Dectera)
  Dechtire
  (see Dectera)
  Decima
  (see Decuma)
  Declan
  (see Dealgan)
  Decluna 
  (see Declunus)
  Declunus
  Italian
  [Decluna]
  a fertility deity
  Dectera
  Irish
  [Dec(h)tere.Dechtire.Deichtine]
  a moon goddess
  daughter of Cathbad and Maga
  daughter or sister of Conan mac Nessa,
  some say
  wife of Sualtam mac Roth
  mother of Cuchulainn
  In some versions Lugh is said to have
  impregnated Dectera when he flew into
  her mouth in the form of a may fly and
  that she gave her son as a gift to Ulster.
  Another version says that a fly flew into
  her cup and, falling into a trance, she
  was transported to the Otherworld
  where she was seduced by Lugh. Others
  say that, on the night of her wedding,
  she and her fifty attendants were
  changed into birds by Lugh and carried
  off. When they later returned she
  persuaded her husband, an Ulster
  chieftain, to accept her son by Lugh as
  his own son. The boy, called Setanta,
  was later to be known as Cuchulainn.
  In some accounts her own brother,
  Conor mac Nessa, was the father 
  of Cuchulainn.
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  Dectere
  Deidameia2
  Dectere
  (see Dectera)
  Decuma
  Roman
  [Decima]
  a goddess of birth
  one of the 3 Parcae
  Ded
  Egyptian
  [Dad(du).Tat.Tet]
  a symbol of Osiris
  A figure in the shape of an upright
  with a crosspiece used as an amulet to
  ward off demons and to guarantee
  entry into paradise
  (see also Tet)
  Dedad
  Irish
  [Degad]
  founder of a military order in Munster
  Dede Korkut
  Turkish
  a book of 12 stories about 
  ancient heroes
  Dedek
  European
  [=Russian Deduska.Domovoy:=Slovenian
  Setek]
  a Czech guardian deity
  (see also Djadek)
  Dedi
  Egyptian
  a magician
  He was said to eat 500 loaves and drink
  100 jugs of beer each day and had the
  power to cut off the head of any living
  thing and then restore it.
  Dedun
  (see Dedwen)
  Deduska Domovoy
  Russian
  [Diko:=Czech Dedek.Djadek]
  a guardian deity of the household
  Dedwen
  Egyptian
  [Arsnuphis.Dedun:=Greek Tithonus]
  a Nubian god of wealth
  Dee
  Celtic
  a war goddess
  Deepavali
  Hindu
  [Dewali.Di(pa)vali.Diwali.String of Lights]
  the festival of lamps in honour of
  Lakshmi and Vishnu, held in October
  or November
  Some say that it honours Bali or
  Vishnu’s defeat of Narakasura.
  deer
  (see also stag)
  a fleet-footed animal, usually with
  antlers
  (1) Buddhists believe that the
  Buddha was born in the form of a
  deer.
  (2) In China, the deer (lu) is a
  symbol of longevity and is said to be
  the only animal that can find the
  fungus that confers immortality. It
  turns blue when it is 1,000 years old,
  white at 1,500 and black at 2,000.
  Any person eating the flesh of such
  a deer will live to the same age.
  (3) The Greeks regarded the deer
  as sacred to Aphrodite, Apollo,
  Artemis, Athene and Hercules.
  (4) In Irish lore Oisin was born to
  the mortal Saba who was then in
  the form of a deer and would
  himself have been a deer had she
  licked him at birth as a female deer
  would.
  (5) In Japan the deer is associated
  with Jurojin, a god of longevity.
  (6) In Mexico brown deer represent
  the god of the north and drought,
  white deer the god of the east 
  and rain.
  (see also stag)
  Deer Kachina Cloud
  North American
  a horned god of the Hopi
  Deerhead
  (see Haringamesi)
  Deerhunter
  North American
  husband of White Corn Maiden
  This young Tewa was the finest hunter
  in his village and fell in love with
  White Corn Maiden, the prettiest and
  most talented girl of his tribe. They
  married and became inseparable,
  neglecting everything so that they
  could be together. When White Corn
  Maiden 
  died 
  soon 
  afterwards,
  Deerhunter was inconsolable and
  wandered the plains seeking her spirit.
  He found her, apparently unchanged,
  and persuaded her to return with him.
  Soon the smells and signs of death
  appeared and her husband was
  repelled, but she would not be parted
  from him and followed him wherever
  he went. Eventually a spirit in the form
  of a tall hunter with a huge bow
  appeared and told the couple that they
  had offended the gods by their
  behaviour. To ensure that they always
  remained together, he shot each of
  them into the heavens where they now
  appear as two stars, the smaller one
  forever following the other across 
  the sky.
  (see also Ca-peen)
  deev
  (see div2)
  Degad
  (see Dedad)
  Degei
  Pacific Islands
  [Dengei]
  a primaeval serpent, in the lore of Fiji
  father of Sweet-eyes
  This serpent incubated the eggs laid
  by the hawk, Turukawa, and hatched
  the first humans, a boy and a girl. He
  then created crops for them to live on.
  In the underworld he interrogates
  the souls of the dead and allocates
  punishment.
  Degmenus
  Greek
  an archer of Elis
  To settle the battle between the
  Aetolian forces of Oxylus and the forces
  of Elis under King Dius, Degmenus
  was appointed to meet, in single
  combat, the Aetolian Pyraechmes who
  used a sling. Degmenus was defeated
  and the victory was awarded to Oxylus
  who then became king of Elis.
  Degrabel
  British
  son of Prinsamour and Crystabell
  husband of Ardanata
  He was stolen by a griffin when only a
  child and raised by a king of Israel.
  Later in life he married, only to
  discover, just in time, that the woman
  he had married was his own mother.
  He later remarried, to Ardanata.
  Dehuti
  (see Thoth)
  Dei Consentes
  (see Consentes Dii)
  Deianeira
  Greek
  [Deianira.Dejanira]
  daughter of Oeneus and Althaea
  second wife of Heracles
  mother of Glenus, Hodites, Hyllus 
  and Macaria
  She was won by Heracles in a contest
  with Achelous, who took the form of a
  bull to fight for her hand.
  When Nessus the Centaur tried to
  rape her and was shot by Heracles, she
  collected his semen and blood mixed
  with olive oil, in a jar to be used,
  according to Nessus, as a love potion.
  When she feared that she might lose
  Heracles to Iole, she smeared the
  mixture on the shirt she sent to him at
  Oechalia, so condemning him to an
  agonising death. When she found out
  what she had done she killed herself. 
  Deianira
  (see Deianeira)
  Deichtine
  (see Dectera)
  Deicoon
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Megara
  Deidameia1
  Greek
  [Deidamia]
  daughter of Lycomedes
  mother of Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus) 
  by Achilles
  Her father sheltered Achilles and
  dressed him as a girl, calling him
  Pyrrha, so that Achilles could avoid
  serving with the Greek forces at Troy
  where, it had been prophesied, he
  would be killed. Achilles seduced
  Deidameia and she bore him a son,
  Neoptolemus, also known as Pyrrhus.
  Deidameia2
  Greek
  [Deidamia]
  daughter of Bellerophon and Philonoe
  wife of Evander
  sister of Hippolochus and Isander
  mother of Sarpedon by Evander 
  or Zeus
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  Dela
  Deidameia3
  In some accounts she is referred to 
  as Laodamia.
  Deidameia3
  (see Astydamia.Hippodamia2)
  Deidamia
  (see Deidameia)
  Deileon
  Greek
  [Delion]
  son of Deimachus
  brother of Autolycus and Phlogius
  He and his brothers helped Heracles
  in his ninth Labour and later joined
  the Argonauts.
  Deimachus
  Greek
  father of Autolycus, Deileon 
  and Phlogius
  Deimne
  (see Demna)
  Deimos
  (see Deimus)
  Deimus1
  Greek
  [Deimos.‘fear’]
  god of fear
  son of Ares and Aphrodite
  brother of Harmonia and Phobus
  Deimus2
  Greek
  one of the horses of Ares
  (see also Phobos2)
  Deimne
  (see Demna)
  Deione
  Greek
  a nymph
  In some accounts she was the mother
  of Miletus by Apollo.
  Deionides
  Greek
  a name for Miletus as son of Deione
  Deino
  Greek
  [Dino.‘terrible’]
  one of the Graiae
  Deion1
  Greek
  [Deioneus]
  a king of Phodis
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  husband of Diomede 
  father of Actor, Aenetus, Asteropeia,
  Cephalus and Phylacus
  Deion2
  Greek
  [Deioneus]
  son of Eurytus
  husband of Perigune
  Deioneus
  (see Deion)
  Deipara
  Roman
  [=Greek Theotikos]
  mother of god: god-bearing
  Deiphilus
  (see Thoas3)
  Deiphobe
  (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Deiphobos
  (see Deiphobus)
  Deiphobus1
  Greek
  [Deiphobos]
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  brother of Hector, Helenus and Paris
  After the death of Paris, he quarrelled
  with Helenus over Helen, who had
  been abducted by Paris and when
  Helenus fled he forcibly married her.
  She removed all the weapons from his
  house so that he was easily killed by
  Menelaus at the fall of Troy.
  Deiphobus2
  Greek
  [Deiphobos]
  son of Hippolytus
  He purified Heracles of the murder 
  of Iphitus.
  Deiphontes
  Greek
  son of Antimachus
  husband of Hyrnetho
  His wife’s father, Temenus, favoured
  him over his own sons so they killed
  Temenus. One of them, Creisus, took
  over the throne of Argos, sending his
  brothers to persuade Hyrnetho to
  leave her husband. She refused and
  was killed when they tried to force her.
  Deiphontes was elected king and he
  expelled Creisus and his brothers.
  Deipyla
  Greek
  [Deipyle]
  daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea
  sister of Aegialius, Argia 
  and Cyanippus
  wife of Tydeus
  mother of Diomedes
  Deipyle
  (see Deipyla)
  Deipylus1
  Greek
  son of Polymestor and Ilione
  Ilione’s young brother (or nephew),
  Polydorus, was sent to stay at the court
  of Polymestor for safety during the
  siege of Troy. When Polymestor
  planned to kill the boy for the treasure
  that he had brought with him, Ilione
  substituted her own son, Deipylus,
  who was killed by his own father.
  Deipylus2
  Greek
  son of Tlepolemus and Polyxia
  Deirdra 
  (see Deirdre)
  Deirdre1
  Irish
  [Deirdra.De(i)rdriu:=Scottish Darrathray]
  a dawn goddess
  daughter of Felim mac Dall
  When she cried out in her mother’s
  womb it was foretold by Cathbad that
  she would wed a foreign king who
  would bring sorrow to Ireland, so
  High-King Conor reared her himself,
  with Lavarcham for nurse, with a view
  to making her his wife when she was
  old enough. She preferred a younger
  man and ran away with Naisi. The king
  gave them safe conduct to return but
  then had Naisi and his brothers killed
  by Eoghan mac Durthacht and he
  forcibly married Deirdre. She refused
  even to speak to him and after a year he
  gave her to Eoghan, whom she hated.
  She killed herself by throwing herself
  from a chariot and smashing her head
  against rocks. The tree that grew over
  her grave became entwined with the
  one that grew over Naisi’s grave and
  they could never be separated.
  A different version says that Deirdre
  threw herself into Naisa’s grave, kissed
  his dead lips and died with him.
  Deirdre2
  (see Ide)
  Deirdre of the Sorrows
  Irish
  a play by J. M. Synge dealing with the
  story of Deirdre and Naisi
  Deirdriu
  (see Deirdre)
  deiseal
  Irish
  a right-hand circumnambulation
  round a holy place
  Such ‘holy rounds’ imitate the sun and
  are said to bring good luck or to ward
  off evil.
  Deithin
  Irish
  wife of Earc mac Trein
  mother of Deaglan
  Deity of the Field Paths
  Japanese
  a giant
  When Ninigi was sent to earth to
  restore order, this giant met him at a
  cross roads and thereafter acted as his
  guide. Ninigi gave him the dancing
  goddess, Uzume, as a reward for his
  help.
  deive
  (see laumé)
  Dejanira
  (see Deianeira)
  Dekanawida
  North American
  a chief of the Hurons or 
  the Mohawks
  It was prophesied that he would cause
  much trouble in later life so his mother
  dropped him through a hole in the ice
  when he was born. Three times she
  tried and each time she found him safe
  and sound next morning.
  He grew to manhood in a few years,
  became an ally of Hiawatha and
  promulgated the laws of the confed-
  eracy of tribes.
  Dekans
  Egyptian
  war gods, 36 in number
  These beings, usually depicted with the
  heads of animals, were later regarded as
  demons of sin and vice.
  Dekla
  Baltic
  the Latvian goddess of fate
  sister of Karta and Laima
  In some accounts these three sisters act
  as the Latvian Fates.
  dekle 
  (see devokji.divji)
  Del 
  (see Devel)
  Dela
  Irish
  [Dele]
  a Fir Bolg king of Leinster
  father of Morca and Slaine
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  Delbaeth
  Demeter
  Delbaeth
  Irish
  brother of the Dagda
  father of Dana, in some accounts
  father of Lugh by Eire, some say
  Delbchaem
  Irish
  [Dealbhchomh]
  daughter of Morgan and Coinchend
  Her father, King of the Land of
  Wonder, had locked Delbchaem in a
  tower to frustrate a prophecy that her
  mother would die when Delbchaem
  married. Art, son of Conn, rescued
  her, killed both her parents and took
  her back to Ireland where she became
  his wife.
  Dele
  (see Dela)
  Delgeeth
  (see Teelget)
  Delgeth
  (see Teelget)
  Delgnaid
  (see Dealgnaid)
  Delgnat
  (see Dealgnaid)
  Delia1
  Greek
  a festival held every 5 years on 
  the island of Delos in honour 
  of Apollo
  Delia2
  Greek
  a name for Artemis referring to her
  place of birth, Delos
  Delia3
  Greek
  the ship in which Theseus travelled 
  to Crete for his encounter with 
  the Minotaur
  Delia4
  Italian
  [=Greek Artemis:=Roman Diana]
  a Sabine goddess
  Deliades
  Greek
  son of Glaucas by Eurynome or
  Eurymede
  brother of Bellerophon
  In some accounts he was killed
  accidentally by Bellerophon.
  Delian
  Greek
  [Delius]
  a name for Apollo referring to his
  birthplace, Delos
  Deliel
  a demon
  Delight Makers
  (see Koshare)
  Delion
  (see Deleion)
  Delius
  (see Delian)
  Delling 
  (see Dellinger)
  Dellinger
  Norse
  [‘dawn’.Delling]
  third husband of Nott
  father of Dag
  His realm was known as Heljar-ran.
  Delos
  Greek
  a small island
  This island rose out of the sea when it
  was stirred up or when struck by
  Poseidon’s trident, and floated until it
  was anchored in the Aegean hy Zeus.
  Here, Leto gave birth to Apollo and
  Artemis, fathered by Zeus.
  (see also Ortygia)
  Delphi
  Greek
  [Cirrha.Pytho]
  the site of the oracle of Apollo
  This site was originally the site of the
  oracle of Gaea, which was marked by
  the omphalus and was regarded as the
  centre of the world, being used as the
  site of the four-yearly Pythian games.
  The oracular pronouncements were
  made by the Pythia, a priestess of
  Apollo who sat on a three-legged
  stool. Previously it had been the home
  of the serpent, Python, killed by the
  young Apollo.
  Delphic Bee
  (see Pythia)
  Delphic Oracle
  (see Pythia)
  Delphic Sibyl
  (see Pythia)
  Delphicia 
  (see Pythia)
  Delphin
  Greek
  a minor god
  Delphine
  Greek
  [Delphyne]
  a monster in the form of a serpent-
  tailed dragon-woman
  sister of Typhon
  She was the guardian of the Corycian
  Cave where Typhon hid the sinews he
  cut from the body of Zeus when 
  they fought.
  In another story, until it was driven
  out by Apollo, the dragon was the
  originator of the revelations that
  inspired the Pythia to make her
  pronouncements.
  Delphinia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Apollo, held
  annually at Athens in March
  Delphinius
  (see Apollo)
  Delphinos
  (see Delphinus)
  Delphinosemos
  (see Odysseus)
  Delphinus
  Greek
  [Delphinos]
  an intermediary for Poseidon
  He was sent by Poseidon to plead
  his cause with Aphitrite. When she
  yielded and married him, Poseidon set
  Delphinus in the heavens as the
  Dolphin.
  Delphyne
  (see Delphine)
  Deluding of Gylfi
  (see Gylfa-ginning)
  Deluge
  (see Flood)
  dema-deities
  demi-gods worshipped in early 
  planter communities
  Demaratus
  Roman
  a Greek who emigrated to 
  northern  Italy
  father of Lucumo
  Demares
  (see Zeus Demaros)
  Demaros
  (see Zeus Demaros)
  Demas
  East Indian
  early inhabitants of the earth
  These beings, half man, half spirit, set
  the earth on fire. The fire was only
  extinguished when Darvi caused rain
  to fall.
  Demeter
  Greek
  [Achaiva.Amphictyonis.Black Demeter.
  Chloe.Da-meter.Damater.Deo.Doso.
  Epona.Erinys.Ga Metre.Ge Metre
  Gemeter.Good Goddess. Grain Mother.
  Hermione.Mother Da. Mother Earth.
  Thesmorphorus.Three  Eponae.White
  Goddess:=Egyptian Isis: =Italic Damatar:
  =Phrygian Cybele: =Roman Ceres.Dea Dia]
  goddess of agriculture, corn 
  and fertility
  daughter of Cronus and Rhea or of
  Uranus and Gaea
  sister of Hades, Hera, Hestia, Poseidon
  and Zeus
  wife of Iacchus, some say
  mother of Core (Persephone) and
  Iacchus by Poseidon or Zeus
  mother of Bootes and Plutus by Iasion
  mother of Dionysus by Zeus, some say
  It is said that as Black Demeter or
  Erinys, she and Poseidon coupled,
  both in the form of horses, to produce
  the nymph Despoena and Arion the
  winged horse. Some say that Core also
  came of this union or as the result of
  rape by Zeus.
  She mated with Iasion in a ploughed
  field and produced Plutus. Her lover
  was killed by a thunderbolt hurled by
  Zeus.
  In some accounts she produced a
  son, Acheron, without the help of a
  male.
  She punished Erysichthon with
  everlasting hunger when he cut down a
  tree in her sacred grove. She changed
  the boy Stellio into a lizard when he
  made a joke about the speed at which
  she ate her food.
  At the banquet where Tantalus
  served up his dismembered son
  Pelops she (or Thetis in some stories)
  ate the shoulder part and made a new
  one from ivory, which was built in
  when the boy was reassembled by 
  the gods.
  When her daughter Core was
  abducted by Hades she wandered the
  land, in the guise of an old woman,
  looking for her daughter. She was
  taken in by Celeus, king of Eleusis, and
  employed as Deo, a wet nurse to his
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  demon1
  Demeter Erinnus
  new born son. To repay his kindness
  Demeter tried to make the infant
  immortal by plunging him into the fire
  but his frightened mother, Metaneira,
  snatched him away. In some stories the
  baby was Demophoon, in others he
  was Triptolemus: some say the baby
  died, others that it survived the ordeal.
  Abas, the eldest son of Celeus, made a
  foolish jest about Demeter’s own son,
  Iacchus, and in a fit of temper she
  turned him into a lizard. She taught
  Celeus the Eleusinian mysteries and
  he became her first priest.
  She eventually discovered what had
  happened to Core. In one version she
  was told by Triptolemus whose
  brothers had seen the abduction; in
  another she heard the truth in the
  burbling of the nymph Arethusa who
  had been turned into a stream and
  who had seen Core seated on a throne
  with Hades as she passed through the
  underworld en route to Sicily. Others
  say that Hecate, who had heard
  Core’s cries, took Demeter to see
  Helios who, as sun god, had seen all
  that had occurred and told them what
  had happened to Core. Demeter now
  caused a blight to descend on the
  earth and refused to lift it until Zeus
  intervened to order Hades to release
  Core, who had been made queen of
  the underworld, as Persephone.
  She is sometimes depicted as
  horse-headed. Her symbol is a sheaf.
  Demeter Erinnus
  Greek
  a name conferred on her by 
  Poseidon who pursued and 
  mated with her, both in the 
  form of horses
  Demeter Thesmophoros
  Greek
  a name for Demeter as ‘she who 
  brings treasures’
  Demeter’s people
  Greek
  [Demetreioi]
  the dead
  Demetia
  Celtic
  a name for South Wales
  Demetria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Demeter, held
  in Athens
  Demetreioi
  (see Demeter’s people)
  Demetrus
  British
  in some accounts, Merlin’s grandfather
  Demhne
  (see Demna)
  Deminan
  West Indian
  one of the 4 sons of Chubaba
  grandson of Bayamanaco
  Demios
  Greek
  god of dread
  Demiourgos
  (see Demiurge)
  Demitrius
  Serbian
  brother of Stephan
  Warned by a veela that he and his
  brother faced great danger, he deserted
  Stephan when the Turks attacked
  Belgrade and fled into the interior,
  leaving his brother to be captured.
  Demiurge
  [Demiourgos.Demiurgus]
  a creator: a Gnostic god
  son of Abattu
  Demiurgus
  (see Demiurge)
  Demna
  Irish
  [De(i)mne.Demhne]
  the name given to Finn mac Cool 
  at birth
  Demne
  (see Demna)
  Democratia
  Greek
  democracy personified
  Demodocos
  (see Demodocus)
  Demodocus
  Greek
  [Demodocos]
  a blind minstrel
  He sang at the court of King Alcinous
  when Odysseus was entertained there
  on his journey back to Greece.
  Demogorgon
  a mysterious deity of the underworld 
  the spirit king of the elves
  King Arthur was said to have gone into
  the cave that was the home of the
  demogorgon on his way to Morgan’s
  palace.
  In The Faerie Queene, he is said to
  live in a deep ravine with the three
  Fates, but Ariosto has him living in 
  the Himalayas.
  Demoleon
  Greek
  a centaur
  He killed Crantor.
  demon1
  an evil pagan spirit: a devil
  In some accounts, demons are said
  to have a life span of 680,000 years
  while others calculate it as only
  9,720 years.
  They are variously classified as:
  (1) armies (or hordes)
  (2) demons from sexual intercourse
  (3) demons attacking saints
  (4) demons inducing women to
  attend Sabat
  (5) demons of nightmare
  (6) disguised demons
  (7) fates
  (8) familiars
  (9) incubi and succubi
  (10) poltergeists
  or as those of the:
  (1) atmosphere
  (2) earth
  (3) heavens
  (4) night
  (5) sea
  (6) underground regions
  or as:
  (1) gnomes (of the underground
  regions)
  (2) ondines or nymphs (of the seas)
  (3) salamanders (of fire)
  (4) sylphs (of the air)
  Other lists deal with individual
  demons associated with various
  forms of temptation, including:
  Ashtaroth (sloth)
  Asmodeus (lust)
  Baalberith (blasphemy)
  Beelzebub (pride)
  Belial (arrogance)
  Carnivean (obscenity)
  Carreau (lack of pity)
  Cresil (slovenliness)
  Juvant (reincarnation)
  Leviathan (loss of faith)
  Oillet (riches)
  Olivier (cruelty)
  Rosier (love)
  Sonneilloun (hate)
  Verin (impatience)
  Verrier (disobedience)
  or ascribe various attributes:
  Abaddon (evil war)
  Ashtaroth (inquisitions)
  Asmodeus (vengeance)
  Beelzebub (false gods)
  Belial (trickery)
  Mammon (temptation)
  Merizim (pestilence)
  Pytho (falsehood)
  Satan (sorcery)
  In black magic, demons are
  classified in hierarchies:
  (1) Grand Dignitaries or Princes
  Baalberith, master of alliances
  Beelzebub, supreme chief
  Euronymous, prince of death
  Leonard, grand master of the
  Sabbath
  Moloch, ruler of the land of tears
  Pluto, lord of fire
  Proserpine ruler of evil spirits
  Satan, leader of the opposition
  (2) Ministers
  Adrameleck, chancellor
  Astaroth, treasurer
  Leviathan, chief admiral
  Nergal, head of secret police
  (3) Ambassadors
  Belial, in Turkey
  Belphegor, in France
  Hutgin, in Italy
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  Demon2
  Demophoon2
  Mamma, in England
  Martinet, in Switzerland
  Thamuz, in Spain
  (4) Judges
  Alastor, commissioner for public
  works
  Lucifer, chief justice
  (5) Royal Household
  Behemoth, steward
  Chamos, chamberlain
  Dagon, steward
  Melchom, paymaster
  Misroch, chief steward
  Mullin, valet
  Siccor-Benoth, chief eunuch
  Verdelet, master of the court
  (6) Master of Revels
  Antichrist, juggler
  Asmodeus, supervisor
  Kobal, stage manager
  Nybras, director
  Generally, demons can appear in
  many different forms, in many
  different locations, usually during
  the hours of darkness; are born,
  grown, have children and die;
  intermarry with humans and have
  the same appetites and desires as
  humans. Most are harmful, some
  are benevolent to mankind.
  Some traditions maintain that
  demons are born from the union
  of gods and mortals, others that
  they are sexless beings.
  The number of such beings has
  been 
  variously 
  estimated 
  as
  44,435,556 and 133,306,668.
  In Dante’s Divine Comedy, in
  Inferno (Hell), there are demons
  employed in pushing barrators
  under the surface of boiling pitch.
  These twelve (with English names
  in brackets) are given as:
  Alichino (Hellkin)
  Barbariccia (Barbiger)
  Cagnazzo (Harrow-hound)
  Ciriato (Guttlehog)
  Draghignazza (Dragonel)
  Farfarello (Farfarel)
  Grafficane (Grabbersnitch)
  Malacoda (Belzecue)
  Malebranche (Hellraker)
  Rubicante (Rubicant)
  Scarmiglione (Scaramallion)
  (see also daemon.daimon)
  Demon2
  (see Algol)
  Demon Cat of Losanne
  (see Capalu)
  Demon Gate Barrier
  Buddhist
  the place in Hades where a 
  wandering spirit may be attacked 
  by demons who demand money
  Demon of Midnight1
  Russian
  a female demon
  She was said to appear at harvest time
  and break the reapers’ arms and legs.
  Demon of Midnight2
  (see Empusa)
  Demon of the Eclipse
  (see Heavenly Dog Star)
  demon points
  (see nodes)
  Demon Prince
  (see Asmodeus)
  Demon Road
  (see Gakido)
  Demon Star
  (see Algol)
  demonality
  (see demonism)
  Demonassa1
  Greek
  wife of Poeas
  mother of Philoctetes
  Demonassa2
  Greek
  daughter of Amphiarus and Eriphyle
  wife of Thersander
  mother of Tisamenus
  Demonassa3
  Greek
  mother of Eurytion by Actor or Irus
  demoness
  a female evil spirit or devil
  Demong
  East Indian
  a warrior hero
  son of Entingi
  He was the leader of the Iban people 
  in their settlement of Borneo. The
  stone boundary markers he erected are
  said to bleed if moved.
  demoniac
  one possessed by a devil
  demoniacism
  possession by a devil
  demonianism
  the belief that humans can be
  possessed by devils
  demoniast
  one who believes in or deals with demons
  (see also demonist.demonolater)
  Demonice
  Greek
  daughter of Agenor and Epicaste
  mother of Evander by Ares
  sister of Thestius
  Some accounts regard her as the sister
  of Thestius, others as his mother by
  Ares. She was also the mother of Evenus
  by Ares.
  demonifuge
  a spell or charm said to ward 
  off demons
  (see also stones)
  demonism
  [demonolatry.demonality.demonomy]
  devil-worship
  demonist
  one who believes in or worships demons
  (see also demoniast.demonolater)
  demonise
  to portray as or turn into a devil
  demonocracy
  rule by devils: the power of devils
  demonography
  writing about demons
  demonolater
  one who worships devils
  (see also demoniast.demonist)
  demonolatry
  (see demonism)
  demonologist
  one who makes a study of devils, etc.
  demonology
  the study of devils, etc.
  demonomagy
  the study of magic in relation to demons
  demonomancy
  divination by means of demons
  Any form of divination can be said to
  be controlled by demons but this term
  is more appropriately used for those
  forms that actively invoke the presence
  of demons, such as conjuration and
  necromancy.
  demonomania
  a state in which one feels possessed 
  by devils
  demonomy
  (see demonism)
  demonopath
  one who suffers from the belief 
  that his actions are controlled 
  by demons
  demonopathy
  illness, mental or physical, caused by
  the belief that one’s actions are
  controlled by demons
  demonry
  influence by demons
  Demon’s Head
  (see Algol)
  the influence of evil spirits
  Demophile
  (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Demophon
  (see Demophoon)
  Demophoon1
  Greek
  [Demophon]
  son of Celeus and Metaneira
  When Demeter who, as Deo, was
  temporarily employed as his wet nurse,
  tried to make the infant Demophoon
  immortal by fire, it went wrong. In 
  one story he died in the fire but in
  another his mother snatched him away
  and he survived. In other stories it is
  his brother Triptolemus who went
  through the ordeal.
  Demophoon2
  Greek
  [Demophon]
  king of Athens
  son of Theseus and Phaedra
  brother of Acamas
  He survived the Trojan War and
  afterwards fell in love with Phyllis.
  When he left her to visit Athens she
  killed herself, believing that he would
  never return. She was turned into an
  almond tree.
  (see also Acamas2)
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  Dermot O’Dyna
  Demophoon3
  Demophoon3
  Greek
  [Demophon]
  king of Elaeus
  He instituted the annual sacrifice of a
  virgin to avert plague. When Mastusius
  objected, the king took Mastusius’
  daughter as the next victim. Mastusius
  killed the king’s daughters in revenge
  and gave the king a cup of their blood
  to drink. Demophoon killed Mastusius
  by throwing him, together with the
  cup, into the sea.
  Demoriel
  a demon, emperor of the north
  Demos
  Greek
  the people, as the source of 
  power, personified
  Dena
  Persian
  [Daena]
  a goddess, religion personified
  daughter of Ahura Mazda
  dendan
  Persian
  a sea monster in The Arabian Nights
  It was said that if this monster touched
  human flesh or even heard a human
  voice, it died.
  denderah
  Egyptian
  the Egyptian version of the Zodiac
  Dendrites
  Greek
  a name for Dionysus as a tree god
  Dendritis
  Greek
  [Helena Dendritis]
  a tree goddess
  A name for Helen in Rhodes, reflecting
  the story that she was hanged from 
  a tree.
  dendrolatry
  (see tree worship)
  Deng1
  African
  an ancestor god and storm god of 
  the Dinka
  He can kill by lightning; those so killed
  are taken directly to heaven.
  Deng2
  African
  a fertility god and rain god of 
  the Nuer
  In some accounts he brings diseases.
  Dengei
  (see Degei)
  Dennitsa
  (see Zvezda Dennitsa)
  Denw
  British
  daughter of Lot by Anna
  wife of Owain
  Deo1
  Greek
  an ancient corn goddess
  She was later assimilated with Demeter,
  though in some accounts she is
  identified with Rhea. She is depicted
  with the head of a horse.
  Deo2
  (see Demeter.Deo1)
  Deoca
  Irish
  [Deac.Deoch]
  wife of Lairgnen
  She wanted the singing swans, the
  Children of Lir, as a wedding present
  so Lairgnen seized them from Mo
  Caemoc, the hermit who had sheltered
  them.
  Deoch
  (see Deoca)
  Deogan
  (see Dagan1)
  Deohako
  North American
  Iroquois plant spirits
  This is the name given to the three
  daughters of Earth Mother. Their
  indivdual names were Bear, Corn
  (Onatah) and Squash.
  Deon
  (see Dôn)
  Deophontes 
  (see Bellerophon)
  Deoraidh
  Irish
  [Maol Deoraidh]
  When Cellach was deposed by Guaire
  and fled to an island, Deoraidh and
  three other young monks went with
  him. They accepted a bribe from
  Guaire and killed Cellach. The dead
  man’s brother, Muireadhach, found
  the body, and when he caught the
  murderers, he had them killed.
  Deorgreine
  (see Der Greine.Niam1)
  Depaki
  (see Dipaki)
  Der Fliegende Hollander
  (see Flying Dutchman)
  Der Freishchutz
  German
  [The Freeshooter]
  a 19th C opera, written by 
  Weber, based on the story 
  of the marksman who made 
  a pact with the Devil
  Der Greine
  Irish
  [Deorgreine.Sun Tear]
  daughter of Fiachna mac Retach
  She and her mother were abducted
  by Goll mac Golb. Laoghaire mac
  Criomthann rescued them, killed Goll
  and married Der Greine.
  Deramed
  European
  a Saracen king
  He was the leader of the forces fighting
  the Franks at the Battle of Archamp.
  Derbhorgill
  (see Dearbhfhorgaill)
  Derbrenn
  Irish
  a lover of Angus Og
  She became the foster-mother to six
  children who were turned into pigs by
  their real mother. They were later sent
  to Buichet.
  (see also Buichet)
  Dercetis
  (see Atargatis)
  Dercetius
  Roman
  a Spanish mountain god
  Derceto
  (see Atargatis)
  Dercynus
  Greek
  son of Poseidon
  He was killed by Heracles when he
  tried to steal some of Geryon’s cattle
  that Heracles was driving on his tenth
  Labour.
  Derdriu
  (see Deirdre)
  Derfel
  British
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  a Welsh saint
  He is said to have fought at the Battle
  of Camlan and lived to found
  Llanderfel. His feast day is 5 April.
  Derg
  (see Bodb Dearg.Da Derga)
  Derg Corra
  Irish
  a servant of Finn mac Cool
  A woman carried off by Finn fell in
  love with Derg, who was promptly
  banished by his jealous master.
  dergflaith
  Irish
  a cup from which kings drank to mark
  their role as consort to Flaitheas
  Dering mac Doba
  Irish
  a seer
  son of Doba O’Bascna
  He could close his eyes and see things
  happening at a distance and those yet
  to occur. He went with Oisin to seek
  the hand of Grania as Finn’s third
  wife.
  Derketo
  (see Atargatis)
  Dermot O’Dyna
  Irish
  [Dearmid O’Dyna.Diarmaid ua Duibhne.
  Diarmaid Donn.Diarmait.Diarmuid Na
  Duibhne]
  a follower of Finn mac Cool
  son of Donn
  father of Eachtach, some say
  His mother had another son by Roc,
  the steward to Angus Og, and Donn
  killed the boy. His father magically
  changed the corpse into a huge boar
  with no ears or tail, and charged it to
  avenge the death of his son by killing
  Dermot who had been given to Angus
  to raise.
  As a man, Dermot joined the Fianna
  and sailed with Finn in the search for
  their comrades who had disappeared
  when Gilla Dacar and his horse
  plunged into the sea. They stopped at
  an island with steep cliffs, which
  Dermot climbed to find a delightful
  land with no inhabitants. He took a
  drink from a well in the forest and
  found himself challenged by the
  Knight of the Well. They fought for
  two days (or three) and at the end of
  each day the knight jumped into the
  well. On the third (or fourth) day,
  Dermot grabbed him to prevent him
  doing the same again but they both fell
  into the well. Dermot found himself in
  fairyland, Tir fa Tonn, where his
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  missing comrades had been taken by
  Gilla Dacar who was a prince of this
  land under the sea and whose name
  was Abharthach. He had lured Finn
  and his men to his country to help in
  his fight against his brother who had
  deprived the prince of his half-share of
  the kingdom.
  He was one of the party of nine men,
  led by Goll mac Morna, that recovered
  Finn’s hounds, Bran and Sceolan, when
  they were stolen by Arthur.
  In the adventure of the Hostel of
  the Quicken Trees, Dermot led a small
  relief force, killing Midac who had
  trapped Finn and some of his men. He
  and Fotla then held the ford against
  the onslaught of the three kings of the
  Islands of the Torrent and killed them
  all. By sprinkling blood from the heads
  of these kings on the floor of the
  hostel, he was able to free Finn and his
  companions from the enchantment
  that had held them prisoners there. In
  the final attack, led by Borba, Dermot
  and Fotla held the fort until Finn and
  the others were sufficiently recovered
  to join the fight and repel the invaders.
  In an earlier adventure, a maiden
  who claimed to be ‘Youth’ had placed
  an indelible love-spot, the ball-seirc,
  on his forehead which made him
  attractive to all women. At the
  wedding of Finn to Grania, the bride
  noticed the spot and asked what it
  signified. When the druid Dara told
  her, she drugged the drinks of the
  guests and eloped with Dermot. Finn
  and his Fianna hunted the couple all
  over the country and on one occasion
  surrounded 
  the 
  enclosure 
  that
  Dermot had built in the Wood of Two
  Tents. Angus Og, his foster-father,
  flew to their aid and took Grania to
  safety in the Wood of Two Swallows.
  Dermot escaped by his own efforts
  and when he was reunited with
  Grania, they moved on to the Forest
  of Dooros, where they lived for some
  time. Grania developed a longing for
  the magic berries that grew on the
  quicken tree guarded by Sharvan.
  When this surly giant refused a
  request for some of the berries,
  Dermot killed him. They were then
  trapped in the quicken tree by Finn
  and the Fianna but once again Angus
  Og rescued Grania and took her to the
  Palace of the Boyne. Dermot again
  escaped and was joined by Oscar,
  Finn’s grandson. Finn made a final
  effort to kill Dermot by enlisting the
  help of his foster-mother, a witch, but
  Dermot killed her as she rode on a
  millstone over his head. They were
  outlawed for seven (or sixteen) years
  but finally made peace with Finn.
  During the celebrations, Finn went
  hunting on Ben Bulben and raised a
  huge boar which turned out to be the
  one charged to kill Dermot. Dermot
  killed the boar, even as it disem-
  bowelled him, but not even the magic
  of Finn, who could restore the dying
  with a drink of water from his hands,
  could save him. Angus Og took the
  body to his palace and put a new soul
  into it each day, allowing it to revive for
  a few minutes to talk to Angus.
  Some versions say that Dermot died
  when a bristle from the boar pierced
  his foot and that Finn, still seeking
  revenge for Dermot’s elopement with
  Grania, refused him the drink which
  would have saved his life.
  Derodydimus
  Greek
  a two-headed monster
  Dervaspa
  Persian
  [Gosh]
  a guardian deity of cattle
  Dervonnae
  European
  oak goddesses: mother goddesses
  Desa
  Irish
  a noble
  He acted as foster-father to the young
  Conary, rearing him alongside his
  three great-grandsons.
  Desana
  South American
  [Master of Animals]
  a deity responsible for all animals
  Some of the Amazon tribes regard this
  deity as a shape-changer who sometimes
  takes the form of a squirrel.
  (see also Jaguar)
  descent
  (see avatar)
  Desert of Demons
  Persian
  [Badiatealgim]
  a part of the realm of Jinnestan
  Desert of Monsters
  Persian
  [Badiat-Coldare]
  part of the realm of Jinnestan
  Desired Knight
  British
  a name for Galahad
  Desiderata
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Desiderio
  (see Desiderius)
  Desiderius
  European
  [Desiderio.Didier]
  a king of Lombardy
  father of Hermangarde
  He led his army in support of
  Charlemagne 
  when 
  France 
  was
  invaded by Agramont, Marsilius and
  Rodomont. He joined forces with the
  Hungarians, led by Ottachiero and
  Rinaldo, but they were defeated by the
  invading forces.
  When Ogier fled from Charlemagne’s
  court when his son was killed by
  Charlot, Desiderius gave him shelter
  and then the use of Castelfort.
  Desiré
  British
  a knight who was enchanted by 
  a fairy
  It is suggested that the fairy in this case,
  as in many others, was Morgan le Fay.
  Desire
  (see Pothos1)
  Deso
  Korean
  son of Kumwa
  He persuaded his father to kill
  Chumong, the boy who had been
  hatched from an egg produced by
  Yuhwa, but she heard about the plot
  and Chumong escaped.
  Despair
  British
  a giant in Bunyan’s The 
  Pilgrim’s Progress
  Despoena
  Greek
  [Despoina.‘lady’.The Mistress]
  daughter of Poseidon and Demeter
  It was said that her parents mated in
  the form of horses.
  In some accounts she is the same as
  Core (Persephone) as queen of the
  underworld.
  She was envisaged as a mare-headed
  deity.
  Despoina
  (see Despoena)
  Despontes
  Greek
  a king
  husband of Arne
  When his wife had an affair with
  Poseidon and bore the twin boys
  Aeolus and Boeotus, he blinded her,
  locked her in an underground cell and
  exposed the babies on a mountain. In
  other versions, Melanippe was the
  mother of the twins.
  (see also
  Melanippe)
  Desportes
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Dessauli
  Indian
  the spirit of the sal tree
  Dessimir
  Serbian
  a servant of Vukashin
  When a veela warned Vukashin that
  the fortress that he and his brother
  were building at Scutari would never
  stand unless the infant twins, Stoyan
  and Stoyana, were buried under the
  walls, Dessimir was sent to look 
  for the babies. He could not find
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  them and the wife of Goiko, his
  master’s brother, was immured in the
  walls instead.
  Destroyer of the World
  (see Ki-gulla)
  Detors
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king 
  of Northumberland
  Deucalion1
  Greek
  [Deukalion]
  king of Phthia
  son of Prometheus and Clymene,
  Pasiphae or Pronoia
  father of Amphictryon, Hellen 
  and Idomeneus
  husband of Pyrrha
  He was forewarned by his father of
  the coming flood and saved himself
  and his wife Pyrrha. In some stories
  they stood on Mount Parnassus,
  which projected above flood level, but
  in others he built an ark and saved
  himself and his wife when Zeus
  caused the whole world to flood.
  They repopulated the world by
  throwing stones over their shoulders,
  each of which turned into a human
  being.
  In other versions of the story,
  Dardanus and Ogyges appear in place
  of Deucalion and others have Clymene
  as Deucalion’s wife.
  Deucalion2
  Greek
  [Deukalion]
  father of Orestheus
  Deucalion3
  Greek
  [Deukalion]
  a king of Crete
  son of Minos and Pasiphae
  father of Idomenus and Molus
  Deukalion
  (see Deucalion)
  Deumus
  [Dumo]
  a demon
  This being is depicted as a man with
  four horns and the legs of a cockerel.
  Deunysos
  (see Dionysus)
  deus
  Roman
  [=Greek Theos]
  the Latin word for god
  Deus Fides
  (see Fidius)
  deuteroscopy
  divination: second sight
  dev
  Armenian
  a huge spirit
  These beings are envisaged as having
  seven heads, but sometimes only one
  eye, and live in caves or forests. They
  can cause fainting and even insanity
  but can be warded off by cutting the
  air with a sword or stick.
  deva1
  Buddhist
  [daeva]
  a divine being: a goblin: a hero
  deva2
  Hindu
  [daeva.devata:=Japanese 10:=Tibetan lha]
  a god: a good spirit: a being above the
  level of animal or human
  (see also sura2)
  Deva3
  Hindu
  [Daeva]
  daughter of Nanda and Yasoda
  She was substituted for the infant
  Krishna, so that he could escape the
  demon Kansa and she was taken up 
  to heaven.
  deva4
  Hindu
  one of the 6 gati, the realm of gods
  deva5
  Pacific Islands
  in Bali, a spirit
  deva6
  (see div)
  Deva-Deva
  Indian
  the Sanskrit version of Jewa-Jewa
  Deva Kings (see Four Diamond Kings)
  deva-loka
  Buddhist
  one of 26 spheres inhabited by devas
  Deva-matri
  Hindu
  [Devamatri.Devamatar]
  a name for Aditi as ‘mother of gods’
  devadasi
  Hindu
  dancers and prostitutes tending 
  temple idols
  Devadatta1
  Buddhist
  a cousin of the Buddha
  He was originally a great friend of the
  Buddha but later became his bitter
  enemy. 
  He 
  contested 
  with 
  the 
  Buddha for the hand of Yasodhara in a
  series of events that involved skill 
  and strength, and was defeated. He
  usurped the Buddha’s throne and made
  several attempts to kill him, all of
  which were unsuccessful.
  He paid a group of warriors to kill
  his cousin but they were converted to
  peace when they heard their intended
  victim preaching.
  He also had a huge catapult
  constructed and used it to throw a
  boulder at the Buddha, but was again
  frustrated when Vahjrapani hurled a
  thunderbolt that smashed the stone 
  to smithereens.
  On another occasion he put poison
  on his feet and tried to kill his cousin
  by scratching him with his toe nails.
  When Devadatta tried to kill the
  Buddha, the earth opened, swallowing
  him and he was consigned to hell.
  Devadatta2
  Hindu
  a conch shell used by Indra as 
  a weapon 
  Devadeva
  Hindu
  an epithet of Vasudeva
  (see also Deva-Deva)
  devak
  Hindu
  a guardian deity
  Such a deity may be worshipped at
  marriage or when moving into a new
  house. Those who share the devak may
  not marry.
  Devaka
  Hindu
  father of Devaki
  Devaki
  Hindu
  a mother goddess
  daughter of Devaka
  sister of Kansa
  a consort of Vasudeva
  mother of Balarama and Krishna
  Devaki had eight sons but six were
  killed by her brother, who believed that
  the eighth would kill him. Two were
  saved when Vishnu impregnated her
  with two hairs from his head and later
  transferred 
  the 
  unborn 
  babies,
  Balarama to Rohini and Krishna to
  Yasoda, to be delivered at full term.
  In some versions the black hair was
  from Vishnu’s own head, the white one
  from Ananta. Others say that Krishna
  was born to Devaki and the exchange
  with Yasoda’s child took place after,
  rather than before, his birth.
  She died when she threw herself on
  the funeral pyre of Krishna.
  She is regarded as a manifestation 
  of Aditi.
  devaloka
  Jain
  part of Kalpa, the uppermost region of
  the universe
  Kalpa is divided into sixteen separate
  devalokas or heavens.
  Devamatar
  (see Deva-matri)
  Devamatri
  (see Deva-matri)
  Devana
  European
  [=Polish Dziewona:=Roman
  Diana:=Serbian Dilwica]
  a Czech goddess of the chase
  Devananda
  Jain
  a goddess
  mother of Mahavira by Rishabhaddata
  On the orders of the god Sakra, the
  embryo of her son, later to be known
  as Mahavira, was transferred from her
  womb to that of Trishala.
  Devaparvata
  Hindu
  a name for Mount Meru as ‘mountain
  of the gods’
  Devapura
  (see Amaravati)
  Devapurohita
  Hindu
  a sky god, the planet Jupiter
  Devaputra
  Buddhist
  minor gods
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  Devasena
  Hindu
  [Sena]
  a goddess
  In some accounts Inara rescued her
  from the demon Keshin and took her
  up to heaven where she married Agni
  and bore Karttikeya. Others say that
  she was the consort of Skanda, the
  alternative name for Karttikeya.
  devata
  Hindu
  [=Borneo jewata:=Cambodian tevoda:
  =Indonesia dewi:=Java dewata:
  =Philippines divata:=Sumatra leibata]
  a general name for a female deity: a
  nature spirit 
  (see also gramadevata.devi1)
  Devata Bandara
  (see Dadimunda)
  Devayana
  Hindu
  the way of the gods: the route to
  unity with the brahman
  (see also Pitriyana)
  Devayani
  Hindu
  daughter of Shukra
  wife of Yayati
  mother of Turvasu and Yadu
  She fell in love with Kacha, cursed him
  when he rejected her and was cursed in
  return with the threat of marrying a
  man of low caste.
  She 
  quarrelled 
  with 
  Princess
  Sarnustha who threw Devayani down a
  well from which she was rescued by a
  king called Yayati, whom she married.
  Sarnustha was forced to work as a
  servant to Devayani but Yayati had an
  affair with her, fathering three sons.
  Devayani left her husband, who drew
  down her father’s curse upon himself.
  In another story the Aswins killed
  Kacha but Devayani persuaded her
  father to restore him to life. This was
  repeated several times until the
  demons burned Kacha’s body and
  mixed his ashes with her father’s wine.
  This time, Kacha was restored in her
  father’s stomach from where he was
  delivered by a surgeon. Since he was
  now Devayani’s ‘brother’, she could
  not marry him.
  deve
  (see div2)
  Devel
  [Del]
  a supreme god in the lore of 
  the gypsies
  Deverra
  Roman
  a goddess of birth
  She was one of three deities present at
  the birth of a baby to ward off any
  advance by Silvanus. While Deverra
  did the sweeping, Intercidona chopped
  wood and Pillumnus pounded grain.
  devi1
  Hindu
  [devata]
  a name for a goddess
  Devi2
  Hindu
  a name for Durga, Kali, Parvati and Uma
  Devi3
  Hindu
  [Ambika.Arya.Bhagavati.Bhairavi 
  Bhimadevi.Bhramari.Bhuta-Nayaki.Black
  One.andi.Dakshaja.Dakshina.Dasha-Bhuja.
  Divine Mother.Durga.Gana-Nayaki.
  Gauri.Girija.Haima(va)ti.Ishani.Jagadgauri.
  Jaganmata.Jaganmatri.Kali.Kamakhya.
  Kamaks(h)i.Kanyakumari.Karna-Moti.
  K(a)umari.Kotari.Mahadevi.Maha(maya).
  Mahes(h)vari Mahis(h)asuramardini.
  Parvati.Raktadanti.Rudrani.Sati.Shakti.
  S(h)itala(mata).Simha-Rathi.Simha-Vahini.
  Snow Queen.Supreme Goddess.Uma]
  daughter of Himavan
  wife of Shiva
  mother of Kabandha, Kiemara 
  and Skanda
  She is conceived as a personification of
  the primaeval essence, Brahman.
  As Sati, she was Shiva’s consort and
  as Parvati she was the reincarnation of
  Sati. She also appeared as Durga or
  Kali and is depicted as having four
  heads and four arms.
  (see also Durga.Mahadevi)
  Devi-Mahatmya
  Hindu
  [Chandipath(a)]
  a poem lauding the goddess Mahadevi
  Devi-Seri
  (see Devi-Shri)
  Devi-Shri
  Hindu
  [Devi-S(e)ri:=East Indian Dewi Shri]
  a name for Lakshmi as ‘noble goddess’
  Devi-Sri
  (see Devi-Shri)
  Devika
  Hindu
  wife of Yudhishthira
  mother of Yaudheya
  devil
  an evil spirit
  Some say that devils were originally
  angels. In one version they were
  expelled from heaven for a sin such as
  pride; others say that they deliberately
  engineered their fall from grace so that
  they might more effectively serve
  mankind.
  Devil and his Dandy Dogs
  (see Devil’s Dandy Dogs)
  Devil of Silver
  a devil in the form of a dragon
  A 19th C story says that this demon
  flew through the skies dropping pieces
  of silver as he went.
  Devil on Two Sticks
  [Limping Devil]
  the name given to Asmodeus in a story
  in which he was knocked out of
  heaven during an argument 
  with Pillardoc
  Devil’s Apple
  (see mandrake)
  Devil’s candle
  (see mandrake)
  Devil’s Dandy Dogs
  British
  a version of the Wild Hunt
  This phenomenon consists of a pack of
  fire-breathing hounds said to appear
  on stormy nights in the south-west of
  England, where they are led over the
  moors by the Devil himself.
  (see also Wild Hunt)
  Devil’s Island
  (see Onigashima)
  Devorgilla
  (see Deabhfhorgaill)
  Devourer
  (see Garuda)
  devus
  a name for a supreme deity
  Dew-i-safid
  Persian
  [The White Demon]
  in some accounts, the demon who
  captured and blinded Kay Kaus
  (see also Arzang)
  Dewa Laksana
  Malay
  a king
  When he was under attack by Vishnu,
  he changed himself into a pomegranate.
  This fruit was eaten by Princess Seri-
  Bunian, with the result that she gave
  birth to a daughter, Salindung Dalima.
  Dewali
  (see Deepavali)
  Dewanei
  Hindu
  one of the consorts of Subrahmanya
  Dewat 
  (see Amenti2)
  dewata
  East Indian
  [=Borneo jewata:=Hindu devata:=Indonesia
  dewi:=Philippines divata:=Sumatra leibata]
  a general name for a goddess in Java
  dewi1
  Pacific Islands
  [=Borneo jewata:=Hindu devata:=Indonesia
  dewi:=Java dewata:=Philippines divata:
  =Sumatra leibata]
  a general name for a goddess 
  in Indonesia
  Dewi2
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Kali or Uma in Indonesia
  Dewi Sant
  British
  the Welsh name for David
  (see David2)
  Dewi Seri
  (see Dewi Shri)
  Dewi Shri
  East Indian
  [Chandra Kirana.Dewi S(e)ri.Prativi.
  Pratiwi:=Hindu Devi-Shri]
  a Javanese earth-goddess and 
  rice goddess
  consort of Wisnu
  She is regarded as an aspect of Lakshmi
  and, in some stories, is reincarnated as
  Sinta, Rukmini and Subadra.
  Dewi Sri
  (see Dewi Shri)
  dewmink
  North American
  a fabulous animal in Connecticut
  Dewrarth (see Gwyddno Garanhirtan)
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  Dexamenus
  Dexamenus
  Greek
  father of Mnesimache
  father of Eurypylus, some say
  His daughter, Mnesimache, was carried
  off by Eurytion, a Cretan, but Heracles,
  travelling home from his fifth Labour,
  arrived in time to kill him and save the
  maiden from rape.
  deyves
  Baltic
  stones as objects of veneration 
  in Lithuania
  Dgah-bo
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Nanda
  dGra-lha
  Tibetan
  [Da-lah]
  king of the body
  one of the Mahapancharajas
  He is depicted holding a whip and a
  tiger skin and bearing a lion or a tiger
  on his shoulders. He rides a blue or
  yellow horse.
  dGun-ayi-rgyal-mo
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan version of the 
  Buddhist Hamantadevi
  Dhakhan
  Australian
  the rainbow god of the Aborigines
  He is part fish, part man, and appears
  as the rainbow when he moves from
  one waterhole to another.
  Dhaki
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Dhammapada
  Buddhist
  sacred writings: the words of Buddha
  Dhana-Pati
  Hindu
  [Dhanada]
  a name for Kubera as lord of wealth
  Dhanada1
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhu
  a form of Tara
  Dhanada2
  (see Dhana-Pati)
  Dhanistha
  Hindu
  [Sravistha]
  a goddess of misfortune
  one of the nakshatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra (see also sKui-rgyal-po)
  Dhanu1
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac,
  Sagittarius the bow
  (see also Dhanus)
  Dhanu2
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  by jabbing them with arrows.
  Dhanus
  Hindu
  the Bow of Victory
  This weapon, the unerring bow of
  Vishnu, one of the precious objects of
  Hinduism, was the thirteenth object to
  be produced during the Churning of
  the Ocean. In some versions, Durga is
  depicted holding a bow.
  (see also Dhanu1)
  Dhanvantari
  Hindu
  [D(h)anwantari.Divine Doctor Kantatman.
  Sudhapani]
  physician to the gods
  He was the second thing to emerge from
  the water when the gods churned the
  ocean to make amrita. He is described as
  a black youth holding a cup of amrita.
  He was later a physician to the gods.
  In later traditions he is seen as an
  avatar of Vishnu.
  Some accounts equate him with
  Pradyumna.
  Dhanwantari
  (see Dhanvantari)
  Dhapura
  (see Saubha2)
  Dhara
  Hindu
  one of Indra’s 8 attendant gods (earth)
  Dharana
  Sikh
  a seven-headed snake
  He protected Parshva, the twenty-
  third tirthankara, from the demon
  Meghamalin.
  dharani1
  Buddhist
  [dharini]
  a group of 12 deities personifying
  religious texts
  Dharani2
  Hindu
  an earth-goddess
  consort of Parasurama
  a form of Lakshmi
  dharani3
  a mantra in Buddhist and Hindu rituals
  Dharini1
  Buddhist
  a goddess of memory
  dharini2
  (see dharani1)
  Dharma1
  Hindu
  [Chandala.Dharme]
  a Vedic god of justice, truth personified
  father of Yudhishthira.
  (see also Jujaka)
  Dharma2
  Hindu
  [Dharme:=Indonesian Darma]
  a sage who married 10 or 13
  daughters of Daksha
  judge of the dead
  father of Yudhisthra
  He is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu.
  dharma-kaya
  Buddhist
  the cosmic body of the Buddha, the
  body of the law: the Buddha as the
  personification of truth
  (see also Three Bodies Doctrine)
  Dharma-Raja1
  Buddhist
  [Dharma-Rajah]
  a mortal who was deified
  Dharma-Raja2
  Hindu
  [Darma Rajah]
  a name for Yama as ‘lord of justice’
  Dharma-Rajah 
  (see Dharma-Raja)
  Dharmachakra1
  Buddhist
  a lord of speech
  an aspect of Manjushri
  dharmachakra2
  Hindu
  [=Buddhist Wheel of the Law]
  the wheel of destiny
  Dharmadhavaja
  Buddhist
  the first Tashi Lama of Tibet
  Dharmadhatuvagisvara
  Buddhist
  [Manjughosha]
  a four-headed god of law
  an aspect of Amitabha
  Dharmakara
  (see Dharmakari)
  Dharmakari
  Buddhist
  [Dharmakara]
  a monk who resolved to become 
  a Buddha
  He was said to be reincarnated as
  Amida or Amitabha or to have become
  Amitayas.
  Dharmaketu
  (see Buddha1)
  Dharmakirtisagaraghosa
  Tibetan
  Dharmamegha
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a Buddhist-Lamaist god of medicine
  one of the sMan-bla
  one of the 12 bhumis
  Dharmamanjughosha
  Buddhist
  one of the 4 Manjughosha
  an aspect of Manjushri as lord 
  of speech
  Dharmapala
  Buddhist
  [Eight Terrible Ones]
  one of the 8 ‘protectors of the truth’
  These beings are depicted as giants
  with sharp fangs and three eyes, one of
  which is in the middle of the forehead
  and beams perfect knowledge to the
  unbelievers.
  They are listed as Beg-Tse, Hayagriva,
  Kubera, Mahakala, Sitabrahma, Sri,
  Yama and Yamataka.
  Dharmapratisamvit
  Buddhist
  a nature goddess
  one of the 4 pratisamvits
  Dharmaraja
  (see Dharma-Raja)
  Dharmasastras
  (see Dharmashastras)
  Dharmashastras
  Hindu
  [Dharmasastras]
  religious writings dealing with
  creation, etc.
  Dharmatrata
  Chinese
  a 1st C writer
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, in 
  some accounts 
  Dharmavasita
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses
  Dharme
  (see Dharma)
  Dharmesh
  Hindu
  a deity sometimes identified 
  with Surya
  Dharmogata
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
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  Dhartarashthra1
  Dhyanibodhisattva
  Dhartarashthra1
  Buddhist
  [=Japanese Jikoku.=Tibetan Yue-khor-
  srung]
  lord of the Gandharvas in the east
  one of the 4 Lokopalas
  Dhartarashthra2
  Hindu
  [Dhr(i)taras(h)tra:=Chinese Ch’ih Kuo:
  =Japanese Jikoku:=Javanese Dresterata:
  =Taoist Mo-li Ch’ing:=Tibetan Dri-za.
  Yul-khor-srung]
  a guardian spirit of the east
  son of Vyasa and Ambika
  husband of Gandhari
  His father was said to be Vyasa, a very
  ugly man who did his duty to give a
  child to each of the widows of the two
  sons of Santanu, his half-brother, both
  of whom had died childless. Because
  one of the widows (Ambika) closed her
  eyes and the other (Ambalika) went
  pale when they slept with Vyasa, their
  sons, Dhartarashhthra and Pandu,
  were born respectively blind and light
  skinned.
  His 100 sons, the Kauravas, were in
  conflict with their five cousins, the
  Pandavas, and at the end of the war
  between them, Dhartarashthra was
  one of the few survivors. He became a
  hermit in the forest and perished in a
  forest fire.
  Dharti Awwal
  (see Dharti Mata)
  Dharti Mai
  (see Dharti Mata)
  Dharti Mata
  Hindu
  [Bhu(mi)devi).Dharti Awwal.Dhartri Mai]
  a mother goddess
  consort of Thakur Deo
  She is worshipped in the form of a pot
  or a pile of stones.
  Some 
  accounts 
  equate 
  her 
  with Prithivi.
  Dhartri Mai
  (see Dharti Mata)
  Dhatar
  (see Dhatri)
  Dhatr 
  (see Dhatri)
  Dhatri
  Hindu
  [Dhat(a)r]
  a sun god
  one of the Adityas
  Brahma as ‘organiser of the world’
  He was a skilled craftsman who made
  the sun, moon and planets.
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Prajapati.
  Dhaul
  (see Dhol)
  Dhenuka
  Hindu
  one of the demons sent by Kansa to
  kill Krishna
  He attacked Balarama and Krishna,
  taking the form of a huge donkey,
  when they were picking fruit in his
  orchard. Balarama picked the demon
  up by his back legs and swung him
  round, killing him.
  Dhisana
  (see Dhishana)
  Dhisani
  (see Dhishani)
  Dhishana
  Hindu
  [Dhisana]
  a name for Brhaspati as ‘wise one’
  Dhishani
  Hindu
  [Dhisani]
  a goddess of good fortune
  Dhol
  Hindu
  [Dhaul]
  a white cow
  This beast is said to support the world
  on its horns.
  Dhrishtadyumna
  Hindu
  the leader of the Pandava forces
  brother of Draupadi
  His father had been killed by the
  Kaurava general, Drona, so he tricked
  Drona into believing that his son,
  Ashvathaman, was dead and then
  killed him. Ashvathaman, very much
  alive, killed not only Dhrishtadyumna
  but many of his soldiers as well.
  Dhritarashtra
  (see Dhartarashthra)
  Dhritarastra
  (see Dhartarashthra)
  Dhrtarastra
  (see Dhartarashthra)
  Dhrti
  Jain
  a minor goddess
  Dhruva
  Hindu
  the Pole Star
  son of Uttanapada and Suniti
  brother of Uttama
  one of 8 gods attendant 
  on Indra 
  He and his mother were expelled from
  his father’s court at the behest of the
  king’s younger wife and they lived in
  the forest until he was seven when he
  went in search of his father. This time
  he was expelled by his stepmother.
  Told that Narayana was more powerful
  than any king, Dhruva went up the
  mountain in search of that god, who
  appeared to him and put him in the
  heavens as the Pole Star.
  In some accounts he was an avatar
  of Vishnu.
  Dhu-Samani
  (see Attar)
  Dhu’l Karnain
  (see Zul-Qarnain)
  Dhu’l-Qarnayn
  (see Zul-Qarnain)
  Dhumavarna
  Hindu
  a king of the sea serpents
  He seized Yadu and took him to his
  undersea palace and married him to
  each of his five daughters.
  Dhumavati
  Hindu
  [Darunaratri] 
  a goddess
  one of the 10 mahavidyas
  Dhumorna
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a consort of Yama, some say
  Dhumravati
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  Dhund
  Indian
  [Dund.Dhundh]
  a ghost
  This spirit is said to have neither head
  nor hands nor feet, but rides a horse
  with a head tied on to the pommel.
  Anybody who answers the ghost’s
  knock on the door will either go mad
  or die.
  Dhundh 
  (see Dhund)
  Dhundia
  Jain
  a sect that rejects image-worship
  Dhundu
  Hindu
  a demon
  one of the Asuras
  He burnt the saint Uttanka by igniting
  a pile of sand where the saint was
  sitting. The king, Kuvalayaswa, sent
  his 21,000 sons to avenge this crime
  but all of them, except three, died in
  the fire. The survivors killed the
  demon Dhundu.
  Dhuni
  Hindu
  a hostile Vedic wind spirit
  Dhupa
  Tibetan
  [bDug-spos-ma]
  a Buddhist-Lamaist mother goddess
  one of the astamataras
  Dhupatara
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Dhurjati
  Hindu
  Shiva appearing covered in ashes
  dhvaja
  Buddhist
  a symbol of the breath of life: a
  victory banner
  Dhvajagrakeyura
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Dhvajonisa
  Buddhist
  a minor deity, guardian of the 
  south-west
  Dhyana
  Buddhist
  [Dhyanaparamita.Jhana]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  meditation personified
  Dhyanaloka
  Buddhist
  one of the 10 Buddhist heavens
  Dhyanaparamita
  (see Dhyana)
  Dhyanibodhisattva
  Buddhist
  a future Buddha of Mahayana
  Buddhism
  There were originally five bodhisattvas,
  namely Avalokiteshvara, Ratnapani,
  Samantabhadra, Vajrapani, Vishvapani.
  Another list gives eight: Akasagarbha,
  Avalokiteshvara, 
  Kshitigarbha,
  Mahasthamaprapta, 
  Manjushri,
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  Diarmaid3
  Dhyanibuddhas
  Maitreya, 
  Sarvanivaranaveskambhin
  and Trailokyavyago, with two others,
  Samantabhadra and Vajrapani, some-
  times used as alternatives.
  (see also Go-Chi Nyorai)
  Dhyanibuddhas
  Buddhist
  [Buddhas of Contemplation.Buddhas of 
  Meditation.Five Celestial Buddhas.
  Five Wisdom Buddhas.Pancha-Tathagata:
  =Japanese Go-Chi Nyorai] 
  spiritual Buddhas
  There are five of these: Akshobhya,
  Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasam-
  bhava and Vairocana, or Bhaisajya,
  Dipamkara, Kasyapa, Maitreya and
  Sakyamuni, in some lists. Others
  include 
  Tocho, 
  Vajrasattva 
  and
  Yakushi. All are manifestations of 
  Adi-Buddha.
  (see also Herukabuddhas.
  Mnushibuddhas.Pancha-Tagatha)
  Dhyanibuddhasakti
  Buddhist
  a sakti of one of the 5 dhyanibuddhas
  Di Amomo
  African
  a priest
  In the lore of the Ashanti, he saw a
  burning stone in the forest that
  indicated the presence of a god, and
  became a priest of that deity.
  Di-do 
  (see Gri-bobg)
  Di Indigetes
  Roman
  heroes who were deified at death 
  Di Magni
  (see Penates)
  Di Manes
  (see Manes)
  Di Mauri
  Roman
  the gods of the North African Moors
  Di patrii
  Roman
  ancestral gods: traditional gods
  Di Penates
  (see Penates)
  Di Superi
  Roman
  [=Greek Uranian Deities]
  gods of the sky
  Dia
  Greek
  daughter of Eioneus
  wife of Ixion
  mother of Peirithous
  In some accounts Zeus was the real
  father of Peirithous.
  Diable Tonnère
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, a 
  thunder demon
  diablerie
  [diablery]
  sorcery: the black art
  diablesse
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  These fearsome spirits arise from the
  death of virgins.
  diabolos
  a devil: in some accounts, a demon
  separate from Satan
  Diakara
  Hindu
  [Dina-kara]
  a name of Surya as ‘maker of the day’
  Diakiaosyne
  Greek
  the Greek name for Nehmetaway
  diakka
  a group of unclean spirits
  diam
  East Indian
  [pengap]
  a mythological story recited to 
  invoke spirits
  diamastigsis
  Greek
  ritual whipping
  This rite was practised on young boys
  at the shrine of Artemis, as Orthia, 
  in Sparta.
  Diamichius 
  (see Chrysor)
  Diamond
  British
  son of Agape
  brother of Priamond and Triamond
  Diamond Buddha
  Thai
  a statue of the Buddha carved from a
  large diamond
  This figure is said to have been carved
  by a mystery man from a single large
  stone that appeared when a pumpkin
  metamorphosed.
  (see also Sujata)
  Diamond Jousts
  British
  a series of tournaments organised by
  King Arthur
  It was said that Arthur, as a young man
  in Lyonesse, had found the dead
  bodies of two kings who had killed
  each other and took the bejewelled
  crown that was lying beside them. The
  jewels from this crown were used as
  prizes for the champions of his
  tournaments. Lancelot won all the
  diamonds and gave them to Guinevere
  who, jealous at that time of Elaine,
  threw them into the river.
  Diamond Kings
  (see Four Diamond Kings)
  Diamond Mace
  (see Ju-i)
  Diamond Sow
  (see Dorje)
  Dian
  (see Diana3)
  Dian Ceacht
  (see Dian Cecht)
  Dian Cecht
  Irish
  [Dian Ceacht.Diancecht.Dianchech(t)]
  god of medicine
  son of the Dagda, some say
  father of Airmid, Cethe, Cian, Etan 
  and Miach
  grandfather of Lugh
  He had a magic spring or well, Slane,
  in which he could restore wounded
  and dead warriors. He replaced the eye
  of the god Mider when it was knocked
  out, and it was he who made the silver
  hand for Nuada when his real hand
  was cut off in the first Battle of
  Moytura. He was said to have killed
  his son Miach, being jealous of his
  healing powers.
  He killed Mechi, son of Morrigan,
  who had been born with three hearts,
  each containing a serpent. He killed
  two of these but the third escaped. It
  grew to an enormous size but was
  eventually killed by Dian Cecht.
  Diana1
  British
  [Dione]
  in Arthurian lore, the mother of Dyonas
  who was the mother of Nimue
  Diana2
  Greek
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
  sister of Cyrene
  Diana3
  Roman
  [Albunea.Dian(e).Dione.Jana.Lucina:
  =Czech Devana:=Greek Artemis:=Polish
  Dziewona:=Serbian Dilwica]
  goddess of birth, chastity, hunting,
  light, moon, plebians and wild things
  daughter of Jupiter and Latona
  (see also Hecate3)
  Diana of Ephesus
  Roman
  [Artemis of Ephesus]
  a tutelary goddess and 
  fertility goddess
  A many-breasted statue of the goddess
  is said to have fallen from heaven.
  Diane
  (see Diana3)
  Diancecht
  (see Dian Cecht)
  Dianchech
  (see Dian Cecht)
  Dianchecht
  (see Dian Cecht)
  Diang
  African
  a cow goddess of the Shilluk people
  consort of the first man, Omara
  mother of Okwa
  Dianus
  (see Janus)
  Diar 
  (see Drotnar)
  Diarmaid1
  Irish
  [Diarmait.Diarmuid]
  son of Conor mac Nessa
  He was sent as an emissary to try to
  end the war in which Cuchulainn
  stood alone against the forces of
  Connaught, but was himself killed by
  those forces.
  Diarmaid2
  Irish
  [Diarmait.Diarmuid]
  a poet
  father of Cu Allaidh
  He disputed the site of a monastery
  built by Berach. When he attempted
  to satirise the king, who had adjud-
  icated in Berach’s favour, the saint
  caused him to lose his powers as a poet
  and foretold his death.
  Diarmaid3
  Irish
  [Diarmait.Diarmuid]
  son of Fergus Cearbaill
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  Diarmaid4
  Didyma
  Diarmaid4
  (see Dermot O’Dyna)
  Diarmaid Donn (see Dermot O’Dyna)
  Diarmaid mac Aodha Slaine
  Irish
  [Diarmait.Diarmuid]
  a high-king of Ireland
  husband of Bec Fola
  brother of Blathmhac
  He and his brother, who were joint
  rulers, sheltered Cano when he came
  to Ireland to escape from Aodan, who
  had killed Gartnan, Cano’s father. In
  some accounts he was father of Conall
  Dunchadh and Maolodhar.
  His wife went to the Otherworld
  with Flann and he never saw her again.
  Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill
  Irish
  [Diarmait mac Cearbheoil.Diarmuid]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Fergus Cearbhaill
  husband of Maireann and Mughain
  father of Aedh Slaine and Breasel
  He disputed the right to the throne
  with a cousin, Tuathal Maolgarbh, and
  the latter won, but a druid prophesied
  that Diarmaid would become king.
  One of Diarmaid’s men, Maol Mor,
  killed Tuathall, but was himself killed.
  Diarmaid then took the throne. When
  he wanted to take over the land of
  Flann Fionna so that he could give it
  to St Ciaran for a monastery, he set
  Flann’s house on fire and killed him.
  He drowned his own son, Breasal,
  for stealing a cow but regretted the
  deed, and the hermit Beagan restored
  Breasal to life.
  He was defeated by the forces 
  of Connaught at the Battle of 
  Cuil Dreimhe.
  It had been forecast that his foster-
  son, Aedh Dubh, would be involved in
  his death, which would be due to
  drowning, burning and wounding.
  Aedh ran the king through with a
  spear and the king drowned in a vat of
  ale as he tried to escape the flames of a
  burning building.
  Diarmaid ua Duibhne
  (see Dermot O’Dyna)
  Diarmait
  (see Dermot.Diarmaid)
  Diarmuid
  (see Dermot.Diarmaid)
  Diarsa
  Pacific Islands
  a Balinese farmer
  father of Wirachita
  Diarsa 
  gambled 
  away 
  all 
  his
  possessions but devotedly made
  offerings to Siwa who then appeared
  in the form of a beggar and was given
  hospitality by Diarsa and his wife.
  Next day, the beggar took their son
  Wirachita as a disciple and, appearing
  in his full glory, took the youth to
  heaven where he was made stronger
  than any mortal and returned to earth
  as a king. Siwa gave Diarsa a fighting-
  cock that defeated all comers and
  restored the fortunes of his owner, who
  also became a king.
  Dias
  Greek
  father of Cleolla
  Diasbad
  British
  a witch
  Diasia
  Greek
  rites honouring originally Meilichios,
  later Zeus
  Diaus 
  (see Dyaus)
  Dibbara
  Mesopotamian
  [Lubara]
  in Babylonian lore, a destroying angel;
  a plague demon
  dibbuk
  (see dybbuk)
  Dibobia
  African
  a spider
  In the lore of the Congo and Gabon,
  this spider, which was suspended
  between sea and sky, helped Mebega in
  the creation of the earth.
  Dibtheach
  (see Aithirne)
  Dice 
  (see Dike)
  Dictaean Cave
  Greek
  [Dicte.Dikte]
  the site on Mount Dicte in Crete where
  Hera hid the infant Zeus 
  Dictaeus
  Greek
  a name of Zeus referring to Mount
  Dicte where he was raised
  Dicte 
  (see Dictaean Cave)
  Dictyanna
  Dictynna
  Greek
  [Dictyanna.Diktunna.Diktynna.]
  a name for Artemis as a fish goddess
  (see also Aphaea.Britomartis)
  Dictys
  Greek
  a fisherman
  son of Magnes
  brother of Polydectes
  It was he who saved Danae and the
  infant Perseus from the sea when they
  were cast adrift in a chest by Acrisius. 
  He was later made king of Seriphos 
  by Perseus.
  He, or another of the same name,
  was a sailor on the ship when Dionysus
  was imprisoned by the crew.
  Dictys Cretensis
  Greek
  a companion of Idomenus
  He is said to have served at Troy and
  to have written an account of the
  siege.
  Didaeon
  Greek
  son of Eurytus, some say
  Diderick 
  (see Dietrich von Bern)
  didi1
  African
  a magic charm or gbo
  This charm contains a piece of lion
  skin and is said to protect the hunter
  from the lion, at the same time giving
  him the strength of that beast.
  Didi2
  (see Diti)
  Didi Thakrun
  Hindu
  a local plague goddess
  Didier
  (see Desiderius)
  Didis Mahendera
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Dayaks, a being with
  jewels for eyes
  This being was said to have been
  created in the first of the three epochs
  of creation.
  Dido
  Greek
  [‘brave one’.Didon(e).Elissa]
  a sorceress
  founder and queen of Carthage
  daughter of Belus or Mutto
  sister of Anna and Pygmalion
  wife of Sychaeus
  Her real name was Elissa; she was
  called Dido after leaving Tyre.
  Her husband was Sychaeus, the
  wealthy king of Tyre, (or, in some
  accounts, her uncle Acherbas) who was
  killed by her brother Pygmalion. She
  fled to Libya with much of her
  husband’s wealth and there she
  bargained with the king, Iarbas, for a
  piece of land on which to build a new
  home, buying an area which could be
  covered by the hide of an ox. By
  cutting the hide into thin strips she
  was able to enclose a very substantial
  area. Within it, she built the city 
  of Carthage.
  When Aeneas and his crew landed
  in North Africa when their ship was
  blown off course, Dido fell in love 
  with him and kept him in luxury.
  Eventually he forced himself and his
  crew to leave to seek their destiny in
  Italy, whereupon Dido immolated
  herself, though some say that it was
  her sister Anna who died on the pyre
  for love of Aeneas.
  Another story says that Dido killed
  herself to escape marriage to the
  neighbouring king, Iarbas.
  She became identified with Tanit,
  guardian of Carthage.
  Didon 
  (see Dido)
  Didone 
  (see Dido)
  Didot Perceval
  British
  [The Romance of Perceval]
  a 13th C French story of Percival on
  the Grail Quest
  Didyma
  (see Branchidae)
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  Dietrich von Bern
  Die Walkurie
  Die Walkurie
  (see Valkyrie, The)
  Diego Laynez
  Spanish
  [Don Diego]
  father of El Cid
  He was grossly insulted by Gomez. 
  El Cid avenged the insult by killing
  Gomez.
  Diejuste
  West Indian
  a benevolent Haitian voodoo spirit
  Diespiter
  (see Jupiter)
  Dietelinde
  European
  daughter of Rudiger and Gotelinde
  sister of Nudung
  Dieter
  German
  son of Hugdietrich and Ameline
  brother of Dietmar and Ermenrich
  Diether
  German
  [Thether]
  brother of Dietrich
  He was reared by Etzel and Helche.
  With Orfe and Schapfe, sons of Etzel,
  he accompanied his elder brother on
  his forays against Ermenrich. Left in
  the care of Elsan, the three boys were
  allowed to go riding and were killed by
  Wittich. 
  In Thidrekssaga he is known as
  Thether.
  Dietlieb
  European
  [Dietliep.Thetleif]
  a Danish knight
  brother of Kunhild
  He met Dietrich en route to Rome and
  they travelled together. Here he
  challenged the champion warrior Walter
  von Wasgenstein, and defeated him in a
  spear throwing contest. From Rome,
  accompanied by the minstrel Isung, he
  went to the court of Etzel who made him
  the ruler of one of his provinces.
  When his sister, Kunhild, was carried
  off by Laurin, king of the dwarfs, he
  turned to Dietrich for help.
  He helped Dietrich when Ermenrich
  invaded Bern and was the only man to
  escape an ambush laid by Ermenrich in
  which Hildebrand and several others
  were captured. 
  Dietliep
  (see Dietlieb)
  Dietmar
  European
  a king of Bern
  son of Hugdietrich and Ameline
  brother of Dieter and Ermenrich
  husband of Odilia
  father of Diether and Dietrich von Bern
  He conquered Verona and married the
  duke’s daughter, Odilia.
  Dietrich1
  European
  [=Norse Thor]
  a Germanic thunder god
  (see also Donar)
  Dietrich2
  European
  the name used by Rother when he
  went to Constantinople
  Dietrich von Bern
  German
  [Theodoric.Thridrek]
  son of Dietmar and Odilia
  brother of Diether
  husband of Herrat and Virginal
  He was uncontrollable as a child,
  literally breathing fire, and was
  fostered by Hildebrand. Together they
  set out to kill the giant Grim who was
  ravaging the countryside. They forced
  the dwarf Elbegast to tell them where
  to find the giant and his wife, Hilde.
  Elbegast gave him the magic sword
  Nagelring and with this weapon
  Dietrich killed both the giant and 
  his wife. He and Hildebrand shared
  the giant’s treasure. Signenot, Grim’s
  brother, 
  captured 
  Dietrich 
  and
  Hildebrand but the latter managed to
  kill the giant. On this adventure
  Dietrich fell in love with Virginal, the
  ice queen. When he learned from
  Bibung that she had been seized by the
  magician Ortgis, he set out to rescue
  her. He and Hildebrand killed Ortgis
  and all his men – only the magician’s
  son, Jambas, escaped and he besieged
  Jeraspunt, the castle where Virginal
  was held prisoner. Dietrich soon
  routed the besiegers, rescued Virginal
  and married her. 
  He defeated Heime who challenged
  him and who then became his devoted
  friend and follower, giving Dietrich
  the horse Falke, which never tired.
  When challenged by Wittich, he
  first defeated him and then, when
  Wittich’s magic sword was returned to
  him, was defeated by his challenger
  who became another devoted follower.
  He fought the giant Ecke, and
  would have been defeated but was
  saved when his horse Falke broke its
  tether and trampled the giant to death.
  At Drachenfels, where Ecke had
  imprisoned Bolfriana and her nine
  daughters, Dietrich met and defeated
  the giant’s brother, Fasolt, who then
  joined Dietrich’s forces.
  On a journey to visit Ermenrich, he
  met Dietlieb the Dane who travelled
  with him to Rome and who later came
  to him for help when his sister,
  Kunhild, was abducted by Laurin.
  Dietrich helped in the rescue of
  Kunhild and acquired the dwarf’s
  magic sword, belt and cap. 
  Accompanied by Hildebrand and a
  few selected warriors, he challenged
  and defeated the twelve knights of
  Krimhild to win a kiss and a rose
  garland.
  When his father died, he became
  king and took a force to help Etzel
  who was under attack from Osantrix,
  ruler of Scandinavia. Some say that
  Virginal yearned for her home in the
  icy mountains and left Dietrich, who
  lived in the green countryside, and he
  then sent Herart to Britain to sue for
  the hand of Hilde, daughter of King
  Arthur, but she eloped with Herbart.
  His uncle, Ermenrich, demanded
  tribute from Bern when Dietrich
  succeeded to the throne and, when the
  demand was rejected, led an army
  against Dietrich. He gave up his lands
  to ransom his friend Hildebrand and
  some of his followers who had been
  captured. They all then went to 
  Etzel’s court.
  On one of his several attempts to
  win back his kingdom, he left Wittich
  in charge of a captured city but
  Wittich betrayed his trust and gave the
  city back to Ermenrich. On another
  such foray, Dietrich took along his
  youngest brother Diether and the two
  sons of Etzel, Orte and Scharpfe,
  leaving them in the care of Elsan while
  he rode into battle. The boys went
  riding and were killed by Wittich.
  In some stories his kingdom was
  taken over not by Ermenrich but by
  Odoacer and was recovered only when
  Dietrich 
  defeated 
  Wenezlan 
  in 
  single combat.
  Fighting a war for Etzel against
  Waldemar, he was besieged in a
  fortress but was rescued by Rudiger.
  They then killed Waldemar and took
  his son prisoner. When the prisoner
  later 
  escaped, 
  Dietrich, 
  though
  wounded, pursued him and cut off his
  head, which he took back to Etzel’s
  court where he married Herrat.
  When he recovered his kingdom, 
  he killed Sibich who had tried to 
  usurp the throne of Ermenrich, and,
  marching to Rome, he was crowned as
  Theodoric, Emperor of the West.
  Some say that Herrat died soon
  afterwards and that Dietrich married
  again, this time to Liebgart, widow 
  of Ortnit.
  In one story, he fought a long duel
  with the giant Wunderer and finally
  beheaded him.
  Late in life he was hunting when he
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  Dinas
  was told that a white stag had been
  sighted. He jumped on the nearest
  horse, a coal-black steed, and was
  carried off, never to be seen again.
  Some say that the horse was the Devil
  and that Dietrich now leads the Wild
  Hunt.
  (see also Thidrek)
  Dietwart
  German
  an ancestor of Dietrich von Bern
  father of Sigeher
  It was said that he had forty-four
  children of whom only one, Sigeher,
  survived. He lived for 400 years.
  Dieva deli
  Baltic
  the 2 (or 3, some say) sons of Dieva
  who mow the celestial meadows
  Dievas
  Baltic
  [=Latvian Debestevs:=Lettish Dievs]
  a Lithuanian sky god and 
  fertility god
  Dievini
  Baltic
  minor gods in Latvia, guardians 
  of property
  Dievs
  Baltic
  [=Latvian Debestevs:Lithuanian Dievas]
  a Lettish sky god and fertility god
  consort of Saule
  Difficile Clérmeil
  (see Clérmeil)
  Diffidence
  British
  wife of the giant, Despair, in Bunyan’s
  The Pilgrim’s Progress
  Dig-Gaja
  (see Dikpala)
  Digambara1
  Hindu
  a name of Kali as ‘clad in air’ (naked) 
  a name for Shiva, some say
  digambara2
  Jain
  a member of a Jain sect, the members
  of which go about naked
  Digambara3
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist goddess
  consort of Yogambara
  Digawina
  Pacific Islands
  a demoness reputed to steal food
  Digdi
  Irish
  [Dirri]
  in some accounts, the name of
  Cailleach Bheur
  Dih
  Indian
  [Dihwar.Ganv-devata.Ganv-devi]
  local gods in northern India
  Dihwar
  (see Dih)
  Diipoleia
  Greek
  a festival at which an ox was
  slaughtered
  (see Bouphonia)
  Diji
  West Indian
  Haitian voodoo spirit
  Dik
  Hindu
  the universe which is said to be
  supported by the 8 dikpalas
  Dike
  Greek
  [Dice:=Roman Augusta.Justitia]
  the goddess of human justice
  one of the Horae, in some accounts
  daughter of Zeus
  Dikkumara
  Jain
  a rain god
  one of the 10 Bhavanavasi
  Dikkumari
  Hindu
  6 celestial maidens assisting at
  important rites
  Diko
  (see Deduska.Domovoy)
  Dikpala
  Hindu
  [Dig-Gaja.Loka Pala.Lokapala:=Cambodian
  Lukabal]
  a guardian deity
  Each of these eight deities guards one
  of the eight points of the compass in
  the form of, or with the help of, an
  elephant. They are listed as Agni
  (south-east), Indra (east), Kubera or
  Agni (north), Shiva or Soma (north-
  east), Surya (south-west), Vayu (north-
  west), Varuna (west) and Yama (south).
  Another version lists Kubera (north),
  Virudhaka (south), Dhritarashtra (east)
  and Virupaksha (west).
  Other lists, giving the name of the
  elephants or the deities as elephants,
  have Airavata, Anjana, Kumuda,
  Pundarika, Pushpadanta, Supratika
  Suryabhauma and Vamana.
  (see also Four Kings)
  Diksa
  (see Diksha)
  Diksha
  Hindu
  [Diksa]
  a goddess
  consort of Santana
  mother of Ugra
  Dikte
  (see Dictaean Cave)
  Diktunna
  (see Dictynna)
  Diktynna
  (see Dictynna)
  Dil1
  Irish
  daughter of Lugmannair
  She eloped from the Isle of Falga with
  Tulchainde, taking with her her
  beloved oxen Fea and Feimhean which
  were carried across to Ireland by
  Morrigan’s magic.
  In other stories these oxen were
  owned by Brigit.
  Dil2
  Irish
  a blind druid
  It was Dil who correctly prophesied the
  outcome of the Battle of Mucramha.
  Dilga
  Australian
  an earth-goddess of 
  the Aborigines
  When the Bagadjimbiri brothers were
  killed by Ngariman and his followers,
  she drowned the killers in the flood of
  milk from her breasts and revivified
  the victims.
  Dilipa
  Hindu
  father of Dasha-ratha and Raghu
  Dillus the Bearded
  British
  [Dissull]
  a mighty warrior, in Welsh lore
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  hairs from the beard of Dillus to make
  a leash for the hounds to be used in the
  hunt for Twrch Trwyth. Bedivere and
  Kay trapped Dillus and plucked his
  beard with wooden tweezers before
  killing him.
  Dilmoun
  (see Dilmun)
  Dilmun
  Mesopotamian
  [Dilmoun]
  the Sumerian home of paradise
  inhabited by Enki and Ninhursaga
  and of Tagtug and other heroes.
  Dilwica
  Slav
  [=Czech Devana:=Polish Dziewona:
  =Roman Diana]
  a Serbian goddess of the chase
  Dimetor
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus as 
  ‘twice mothered’
  Dimme-kur
  (see Dimmea)
  Dimna
  (see Damina)
  Dimmea
  Mesopotamian
  [Dimme-kur:=Assyrian Karibatu]
  a Sumerian monster causing illness in
  child bearing
  Dimoriél
  one of the cardinal demons (north)
  Dimsar
  Mesopotamian
  [Enzak:=Babylonian Nebo]
  an Akkadian god
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Nusku.
  Dimstipatis
  (see Zemepatis)
  Dimtabba
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess
  Din
  a demon
  Dina-kara
  (see Diakara)
  Dinabutius
  British
  a boy who mocked Merlin for not
  knowing who his father was
  Dinadan
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  cousin of King Arthur
  brother of Breunor and Daniel
  He composed a lay that the harper
  Eliot sang before King Mark, accusing
  him of treason.
  He was killed by Mordred and
  Agravain.
  Dinas
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a seneschal to King Mark
  father of Nimue, in some accounts
  He went with Lancelot when he took
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  Dinas Dinnllev
  Guinevere to Garde Joyeuse. He later
  became duke of Anjou. Some say he
  became a king of Cornwall.
  (see also Dyonas)
  Dinas Dinnllev
  British
  the home of Gwydion, in Wales
  Dinas Emrys
  British
  the site of Vortigern’s tower on 
  Mount Erith, Wales
  In some accounts this was the site of a
  cave where Merlin stored his treasure.
  Dindrane
  British
  [Agrestizia.Blanchfleur]
  sister of Percival
  She was with Percival at the start of his
  quest for the Holy Grail but died when
  she volunteered to give her blood to
  save a dying queen.
  In some accounts she is referred to
  as Blanchfleur.
  This story is similar to an episode in
  the story of Balin.
  Dindyme
  Greek
  wife of Meion
  In some accounts, she and Meion are
  the parents of Cybele.
  (see also Meter Dindymene)
  Dindymene
  (see Meter Dindymene)
  Dindymus
  (see Meter Dindymene)
  Dinewan
  Australian
  the emu personified
  It is said that the emu lost its wings as
  the result of a trick played on him by
  Goomblegubbon, the bustard.
  Dinga1
  African
  a king who passed his throne 
  to his youngest son, Lagaire, 
  because the others were too 
  lazy to rule
  Dinga2
  African
  a Senegal sorcerer who instructed
  Marain Jagu in the magic arts
  dingball
  North American
  [dingmaul.plunkus]
  a fabulous animal
  Dingbell
  a female version of the gremlin
  (see also Fifinella)
  dingir
  Mesopotamian
  a collective name for the 
  Sumerian gods
  digmaul
  (see dingball)
  Dings
  German
  [Mars Thingsus]
  the German name for Tyr
  Dinkard
  Persian
  a Zoroastrian text
  In this work it is claimed that the
  Amesha Spentas came down to earth
  to support Zoroaster in his efforts to
  convert the king, Vishtaspa.
  Dinnsenchas
  Irish
  [The Lore of the Prominent Places]
  a guide to Irish mythology in The Book
  of Leinster, largely about place names
  Dino
  (see Deino)
  Dinodig
  British
  the realm of Llew and Blodeuedd, in
  Welsh lore
  Dinos
  Greek
  a horse of Diomedes
  Dinsangma
  Tibetan
  one of the 5 Long-Life Sisters
  Dioi
  (see Idothea)
  Dioltach
  (see Retaliator)
  Diomed
  (see Diomedes)
  Diomede1
  Greek
  mother of Hyacinthus by Amyclas, in
  some accounts
  Diomede2
  Greek
  wife of Deion
  mother of Actor, Aenetus, Asteropeia,
  Cephalus and Phylacus
  Diomede3
  (see Diomedes)
  Diomedes1
  Greek
  [Diomed(e).Tydides]
  king of Argos
  son of Tydeus by Deipyla
  husband of Aegialeia and Euippe
  He was the leader of the Epigoni.
  He fought bravely and well at Troy,
  wounding Aeneas and even Ares and
  Aphrodite. He and Odysseus entered
  the city by night, killing Dolon and
  Rhesus, and captured the image of
  Athena, known as the Palladium. He
  was one of those concealed in the
  wooden horse. He also exchanged
  armour with Glaucus, receiving a set
  made of gold, and rescued Nestor,
  whose horse had been killed.
  In some accounts he was a lover of
  the Trojan girl, Chryseis (Cressida).
  On his return from Troy, he
  discovered that his wife Aegialeia had
  been unfaithful with Cometes, so he
  went to Italy and married Euippe.
  With him went Abas, Acmon, Idas,
  Lycus, Nycteus and Rhexenor, all of
  whom, after the hero’s death, were
  turned by Aphrodite into swans, which
  sprinkled water on his grave every day.
  In some accounts he died naturally
  in old age while others say that he was
  murdered by Euippe’s father, Darnas.
  Diomedes2
  Greek
  [Diomed(e)]
  son of Aeson and Alcimede, later
  called Jason
  (see Jason)
  Diomedes3
  Greek
  [Diomed(e)]
  king of the Bistonians in Thrace
  son of Ares and Cyrene or of Atlas and
  his daughter Asterië
  He owned four flesh-eating horses and
  was eaten by them when Heracles
  seized them as his eighth Labour.
  Diomna
  Irish
  a hermit who taught St Deaglan
  Dione1
  Greek
  goddess of moisture
  a name for Aphrodite, some say
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys or of
  Uranus and Gaea
  consort of Zeus at Dodona
  mother of Aphrodite by Zeus, some say
  In this version she is Semele, rescued
  from the underworld by Dionysus and
  deified by Zeus. Otherwise known 
  as Thyone.
  Dione2
  Greek
  a Titaness
  daughter of Atlas
  wife of Tantalus, some say
  mother of Broteas, Niobe and Pelops,
  some say
  Dione3
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Oceanids or the
  Hyades, in some accounts
  Dione4
  Roman
  a name for Venus, some say
  mother of Venus by Jupiter, 
  some say
  Dione5
  (see also Diana1.3)
  Diones
  (see Dyonas)
  Dioneta1
  British
  daughter of Lot and Gwyar
  sister of Gawain and Mordred
  In some accounts Gwyar is male.
  Dioneta2
  British
  daughter of Gorlois and Igraine
  half-sister of King Arthur
  Dionise
  British
  a chatelaine
  Gawain released her from a spell but
  rejected her offer of marriage.
  Dionotus
  British
  duke of Cornwall
  He was reputed to have sent 11,000
  noble ladies and 60,000 commoners to
  join the soldier-settlers in Armorica,
  but they were all drowned when
  storms scattered the fleet.
  Dionus
  (see Janus)
  Dionusia
  (see Dionysia)
  Dionusis
  (see Dionysius)
  Dionysia
  Greek
  [Dionusia]
  an annual wine festival in honour of
  the god Dionysus, held in May
  There were five such festivals;
  Anthesteria, City Dionysia, Lenaea,
  Oscophoria and Rustic Dionysia.
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  Dir
  Dionysius
  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Dionysos
  (see Dionysus)
  Dionysus
  Greek
  [Anthios.Arsenothetys.Baal Gad.Bacchus.
  Bakchos.Bakkhos.Bassareus.Braites.
  Bromius.Cissus.Dendrites.Deunysos.
  Dimetor.Dionysos.Dionusis.Diounsis.
  Dithyrambos.Divine Child.Eleusis.
  Eleutherios.Endendros.Enorches.Evius.
  Iacchus.Iao.Impartial Giver.Isodaites.
  Iyngies.Kissos.Kubebe.Lakchos.Laphystios.
  Lenaeus.Liknites.Luseious.Luseus.Lusios
  .Lyaeus.Merotraphes.Mystes.Night Sun.
  Nyktelios.Omadios.Perikionios.Phytalmios.
  Puripais.Sabazios.Sabazius.Sycites.Sykites.
  Thyoneus.Zagreus.Zonnysos:=Arabian
  Dusura:=Egyptian Osiris:=Etruscan
  Fufluns:=Hindu Rudra:=Kenite
  Salmaat:=Roman Bacchus.Liber]
  god of vegetation and wine
  son of Zeus by Semele
  son of Zeus by Demeter, Io or Dione,
  some say
  son of Oceanus, some say
  son of Ogyges and Daeira, some say 
  husband of Ariadne
  father of Euanthes, Latronus, 
  Oenopion, Staphylus, Tauropolus 
  and Thoas by Ariadne
  father of Priapus by Aphrodite
  father of Deianeira by Althaea
  Some say that he was the son of Zeus,
  by Core or Demeter, but it is more
  often said that he was fathered on
  Semele by Zeus, who killed her
  before the child was born. The infant
  was saved by Hermes who planted
  him in Zeus’ thigh from which, at full
  term, he became ‘twice-born’. In
  another version, Zeus himself planted
  the infant in his own side. Other
  accounts say that Zeus, in the form of
  a serpent, fathered the boy on
  Persephone. He was reared by
  Athamas and Ino, but when Hera
  discovered the baby’s whereabouts
  she drove Athamas mad. The infant
  was torn to pieces by the Titans, on
  the instructions of Hera, but Rhea
  rescued the pieces and reassembled
  them, restoring him to life to be
  reared by the nymphs of Mount Nysa
  and tutored by Silenus.
  One variation says that the Titans
  ate the body with the exception of the
  heart, which was rescued by Athena
  who gave it to Zeus. He swallowed the
  heart and immediately produced
  another Dionysus by Semele.
  (see also Zagreus)
  Another account says that he was
  born to Semele in the normal fashion
  but, when she claimed that Zeus was
  the father, Cadmus threw both Semele
  and the baby into the sea in a chest.
  Semele died but Dionysus was rescued
  and reared by Ino.
  In the war between the gods and the
  giants, he killed Eurytus with his
  thyrsus. Some say he was changed into
  a kid (or ram) by Hermes.
  He is credited with the invention of
  wine and became its patron god.
  During his life on earth he was
  accompanied by a band of satyrs and
  frenzied women, the Maenads. He
  drove mad the three daughters of
  Minyas 
  (Arsippe, 
  Alcithoe 
  and
  Leucippe) when they declined his
  invitation to joins his drunken revels.
  He once led an army of Amazons 
  in Egypt to defeat the Titans and
  restored King Ammon to the throne.
  He is also said to have conquered
  India. 
  On one occasion he was captured
  by pirates but he turned himself into
  a lion and they all jumped overboard
  and were turned into dolphins. In
  another version the ship suddenly
  stopped and vines grew from the sea
  to envelop it, after which a group of
  his Maenads took over the ship 
  and the bemused sailors jumped into
  the sea.
  It was Dionysus who gave Midas the
  golden touch as a reward for the
  kindness shown to his old tutor,
  Silenus. He rescued Ariadne after she
  had been abandoned by Theseus on
  Naxos and married her. When, soon
  after, she died, he threw her wedding
  crown into the sky to become the
  constellation Corona, and Zeus, taking
  pity on him, made Ariadne immortal
  and restored her to Dionysus.
  He descended on Tartarus to
  demand the release of Semele, the
  mother he had never seen, and took
  her up to Olympus.
  Some accounts suggest that Orpheus
  was an incarnation of Dionysus.
  He was depicted originally as a
  mature bearded man and later as a
  handsome young man crowned with
  leaves and carrying his emblem, the
  thyrsus. His chariot is shown being
  drawn by leopards or panthers.
  Diores
  Greek
  son of Amarynceus
  father of Automedon
  He was the leader of the forces from
  Elis fighting at Troy and was killed by
  Pierus of Thrace. 
  Dios
  (see Zeus)
  Dioscuri
  Greek
  [Dioscouri.Dioskouroi:=Hindu Aswins:
  =Roman Castores]
  a name of Castor and Polydeuces as
  ‘sons of a god’
  In the Roman pantheon, as Castor and
  Pollux, they are sometimes identified
  with the Penates.
  They are said to have led the Roman
  cavalry at the Battle of Regillus.
  Dioscouri
  (see Dioscuri)
  Dioskouroi
  (see Dioscuri)
  Diotima Mantinice
  Greek
  a prophetess
  She is said to have taught Socrates and
  prevented the spread of plague in
  Athens. 
  Diounsis
  Phrygian
  son of Zemelo
  a Phrygian god transferred to the
  Greek pantheon as Dionysus
  Diovis
  (see Diovis-pater)
  Diovis-pater
  Roman
  an early name for Jupiter
  Di-pa-nam-sel
  (see Sarvanivaranaviskambhin)
  Dipa
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan sNam-gsatma]
  a goddess of light
  one of the astamataras
  Dipa Tara
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess of light
  Dipaki
  Hindu
  [Depaki]
  a name of Kama as ‘the inflamer’
  Dipamkara
  (see Dipankara)
  Dipankara
  Buddhist
  [Dipamkara.The Luminous:=Chinese 
  Jan-teng-fo]
  the Buddha of the age before the
  present one: the first Buddha
  He was born on a mystic island in 
  the Ganges.
  (see also Vipassin)
  Dipavali
  (see Deepavali)
  diphthera
  Greek
  the hide of the goat Amalthea
  Zeus used this goatskin to record the
  fate of man.
  Dipper, The
  (see Great Bear)
  dipsas
  Greek
  a mythical serpent
  The bite of this serpent was said to
  cause intense thirst.
  Dipti
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  Dir
  Persian
  a demon
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  Dirac
  Dirac
  British
  son of Canan
  brother of Lac
  Dirachiel
  a lunar demon
  Dirae
  Roman
  the Roman version of the Furies
  Dirce
  Greek
  queen of Thebes
  wife of Lycus
  Lycus had put aside his wife Antiope
  in favour of Dirce, and they
  imprisoned and ill-treated Antiope.
  Amphion and Zethus, sons of Antiope
  and Apollo, killed Lycus and Dirce.
  She was tied by her hair to the horns
  of a bull, which dragged her to her
  death. She was changed into a spring
  of the same name.
  In some accounts Antiope is not the
  wife of Lycus but his niece, and he
  gave her to Dirce as a slave after
  rescuing her from Epopeus, who had
  abducted her.
  Dirghadevi
  Hindu
  a consort of Nirrti
  Diriel
  a demon, a duke serving Demoriél
  Dirivo
  East Indian
  daughter of Adiri
  wife of Sido
  She married Sido, the first man to die,
  and from their union came all the
  plants of the underworld, Adiri, where
  they lived.
  Dirona
  (see Sirona)
  Dirri
  (see Digdi)
  Dirt
  (see Dumok)
  Dis1
  British
  a god of the Druids, god of wealth in
  the underworld
  Dis2
  Roman
  [=Greek Pluto:=Roman Februs]
  the Etruscan god of the dead: the
  underworld itself
  Dis3
  (see disir.Orcus)
  Dis Pater
  Roman
  [Dispater.Divs.Donn.Wealthy Father:
  =Greek Hades]
  a Celtic god of the underworld in Gaul
  (see also Orcus.Pluto3)
  Disa
  Hindu
  a consort of Shiva as Bhima
  mother of Sarga 
  disablot
  Norse
  a sacrifice to the gods, Valkyries, etc.
  Disani
  Afghan
  [Disni.Dizeile]
  supreme goddess of the Kafir, fertility
  goddess and goddess of death
  mother of Bagisht
  Her parentage is confused; in some
  accounts she was the daughter of
  Sudrem or of Indr by Nangi-Wutr, in
  others she was born from the right
  breast of Imra. Yet another version has
  her rising from a sacred lake.
  She decapitated her son, who was
  the result of rape by a demon.
  (see also Nirmali)
  Disciplina
  Roman
  a minor goddess
  Discordia
  Roman
  [=Greek Eris]
  the goddess of mischief
  She was the owner of a ring that
  conferred invisibility on the wearer.
  Discourse of Rig
  (see Rigsthula)
  discus1
  Buddhist
  the weapon of Mara
  discus2
  Hindu
  the weapon of Vishnu
  Disemboweller
  Inuit
  a female demon
  She was said to be the banished cousin
  of the moon goddess and attacked
  humans by night, sometimes killing
  them by causing them to laugh until
  their stomachs split open and their
  bowels fell out.
  dises
  (see disir)
  disir
  Norse
  [giptes.hagedises.(i)dises.idisi:sing=dis]
  guardian goddesses, including the Norns
  and the Valkyries, attendant on Urda
  (see also talar-disir.spadisir.vala)
  dismal sauger
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  (see also guyascutus)
  Dismiraye
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Disni
  (see Disani)
  Dispater
  (see Dis Pater)
  Dissull
  (see Dillus)
  Distaff
  Greek
  a poem by Erinna about the death 
  of Baucis
  Distant Country
  (see Terre Foraine)
  Distinguished Name, The
  (see Mahucutah)
  Ditaolane
  (see Moshanyana)
  Ditas
  British
  a king of Hungary
  He supported the Romans in their battles
  on the Continent with King Arthur.
  Dithorba
  Irish
  a prince of Ulster
  brother of Aedh and Kimbay
  He was due to share the throne with
  his brother, Kimbay, after the death of
  his elder brother, Aedh, but Aedh’s
  daughter, Macha, killed him, married
  Kimbay and took the throne.
  In some accounts Macha is the sister
  of Dithorba and Kimbay, rather than
  their niece.
  dithyramb
  Greek
  a hymn to Bacchus
  Dithyrambos
  Greek
  a name for Dionysus as ‘twice-born’
  Diti
  Hindu
  [Didi]
  a goddess
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Kashyapa or Rudra
  mother of Andhaka, the Daityas and
  the Maruts
  Diti planned to have a son who would
  kill Indra, but just before her 100 year
  pregnancy came to an end, Indra flung
  one of his thunderbolts and split the
  embryo into pieces (seven, eleven,
  forty-nine or sixty), which became the
  Maruts. Her sons, the Daityas, were
  banished to the underworld by Indra.
  Others say that Parvati persuaded
  Shiva to return the shattered embryo
  to life.
  (see also Aditi.Prisni)
  diu
  (see div)
  Diu Crône
  German
  a 13th C poem about Gawain’s quest
  for the Holy Grail, written by Turtin
  Diu-pater
  (see Jupiter)
  Diuran
  Irish
  a poet 
  He was one of the men who sailed 
  with Maeldun.
  At the Island of Women, they stayed
  for three months. When they tried to
  leave, the queen threw a line to
  Maeldun and drew the boat back to
  the island. When this had happened
  several times, Diuran caught the line
  next time it was thrown. Finding
  himself unable to release it he cut off
  his hand so that they could escape.
  Dius
  Greek
  a king of Elis
  When Oxylus invaded Elis, the two
  leaders agreed to settle the war by
  allowing Degmenus of Elis, armed
  with a bow, and Pyraechmes, armed
  with a sling, to meet in single combat.
  Pyraechmes won and Oxylus became
  king of Elis in place of Dius.
  Dius Fidius
  (see Fidius)
  Diuturna
  (see Juturna)
  div1
  Persian
  [d(a)eva.deev.deve.diu.diwe]
  an evil spirit: a jinnee
  These beings serve the underworld
  god, Angra Mainyu, and are listed as
  Aeshma, 
  Akam 
  Manah, 
  Indra,
  Naonhaithya and Saura.
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  div2
  divination
  div2
  Slav
  a deity
  (see also divitsa)
  Diva Angerona
  (see Angerona)
  Divali
  (see Deepavali)
  Divalia
  (see Angeronalia)
  Divaspati
  Hindu
  a name of Indra as ‘he who 
  rules the air’
  divata
  Pacific Islands
  [=Borneo jewata:=Hindu devata:
  =Indonesian dewi:Java dewata:=Sumatra
  leibata]
  a general name for a deity in 
  the Philippines
  Dives1
  Greek
  a miserly rich man
  He refused to give even the crumbs
  from his table to the beggar Lazarus.
  He is usually depicted with a heavy bag
  of money and harassed by demons.
  Dives2
  (see Dis Pater)
  divi-te-zene
  (see divji devojke)
  Divina Commedia
  European
  [Divine Comedy]
  a long poem by Dante, much
  concerned with heaven and hell
  divination
  [lot.mantology.sortilege]`
  foretelling the future: locating
  hidden things using supernatural
  power
  Cultures all over the world have
  their own versions, with various
  methods used by their own
  particular type of prophet, be he
  medicine man, shaman, witch
  doctor or just a plain charlatan.
  Some of the forms of divination
  and the objects on which the
  forecasts are made include:
  aerial apparitions
  chaomancy
  agate on hot axe
  axinomancy 
  air
  aeromancy
  animal droppings
  spatalomancy
  spatilomancy
  animals
  theriomancy.zoomancy
  appearance
  schematomany
  arrows
  bel(in)omancy 
  ashes
  ceneromancy.spodomancy
  tephramancy.tephromancy 
  atmospheric phenomena
  aeromancy 
  axe heads
  axinomancy
  Bible readings
  bibliomancy 
  birds
  ornithomancy.ornithoscopy 
  black art
  necromancy.nigromancy 
  blood
  h(a)ematomancy
  blowing (out candles)
  pneumancy
  bones
  ossomancy.osteomancy
  books
  bibliomancy 
  bran
  aleuromancy
  brass vessels
  chalcomancy
  breast bones
  sternomancy
  bumps on the head
  phrenology 
  burning:
  ass heads
  cephaleonomancy
  cephalomany
  coals
  anthracomancy
  incense knissomancy.libanomancy
  straw
  sideromancy
  wax
  ceromancy
  candles
  lampadomancy
  cards
  cartomancy 
  casting lots
  sortilege 
  cat (jumping)
  ailuromancy 
  cauls
  amniomancy 
  cheese
  tyromancy 
  Chinese book of diagrams
  I Ching 
  clouds
  chaomancy
  cockerels
  alect oromancy
  alectr(y)omancy 
  communication with the dead
  necromancy.nigromancy
  psychomancy.sciomancy
  contact with object
  psychometry 
  copper vessels
  chalcomancy
  corn
  crithomancy.krithomancy
  counting
  matheomancy 
  crystal ball
  astragalomancy
  cleromancy.crystal-gazing 
  fortune telling.gastromancy
  scrying.spheromancy 
  crystals
  crystallomancy 
  cups
  scyphomancy
  demons
  demonomancy
  dice
  cubomancy 
  divine inspiration
  theomancy 
  dough
  crithomancy.krithomancy
  dreams
  oneiromancy 
  oneiroscopy 
  dripping blood
  driromancy 
  dust
  amathomanacy
  earth
  geomancy
  eggs
  oomancy 
  elements
  stereomancy
  entrails of: 
  animals
  extispicy 
  haruspication.hieromancy 
  dead humans
  anthropomancy
  evil spirits
  black art 
  black magic.sorcery 
  face
  metopomancy
  faeces
  scatomany 
  favourable times
  chronomancy
  feet
  pedomancy.podomancy 
  figs
  sycomancy
  figures drawn in earth
  geomancy 
  fingernails
  onimancy 
  ony(cho)mancy 
  finger rings
  dactyl(i)omancy 
  fire
  (em)pyromancy 
  fish
  ichthyomancy
  flames (of torch)
  lampadomancy 
  flight of birds 
  augury.auspice 
  ornithomancy 
  flour
  aleuromancy
  flowers
  anthomancy
  footprint
  ichnomancy
  forehead
  metopomancy 
  form
  schematomancy
  fountains
  pegomancy 
  ghosts
  sciomancy 
  grain
  crithomancy.krithomancy
  hands
  ch(e)irognomy 
  ch(e)iromancy.palmistry 
  handwriting 
  graphomancy
  gratomancy
  heavens
  (o)uranomancy
  hopping of birds while feeding
  tripudium 
  horses (neighing)
  hippomancy
  hot metal
  sideromancy
  human:
  disposition
  psychomancy
  entrails
  anthropomancy
  icons
  iconomancy
  idols
  idolomancy
  images
  idolomancy
  joining dots
  geomancy 
  keys
  cl(e)idomancy
  kidneys
  nephomancy
  knives
  macharomancy
  knots in umbilical cord
  omphalomancy 
  knucklebones
  astragalomancy
  lamps
  lampadomancy
  lychnomancy
  land forms
  geomancy 
  large glasses
  gastromancy 
  largest object
  macromancy
  laurel
  daphnomancy
  leaves
  phyllomancy 
  letters of names
  onomancy
  lightning
  ceraunoscopy 
  meteoromancy
  lines on:
  forehead
  metascopy 
  hand
  ch(e)irognomy 
  ch(e)iromancy.palmistry 
  liver
  hepatoscopy 
  logarithms
  logarith(o)mancy
  lot
  cleromancy.kleromancy
  lying behind waterfall on a hide
  taghairm 
  marks on torso:
  breast
  sternomancy
  stomach
  gastromancy
  meal strewn over victims of sacrifice
  crithomancy 
  mimicry
  sympathetic magic 
  mirrors
  catoptromancy 
  enoptromancy.katoptromancy
  moon
  selenomancy
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  divinator
  motions of axe
  axinomancy 
  movements of:
  animals
  theriomancy.zoomancy
  mice
  myomancy 
  names
  onomancy
  natural forces
  magic.sorcery 
  witchcraft 
  navel
  omphalomancy
  no evil spirits
  white magic 
  numbers arith(o)mancy.numerology 
  nursing baby
  mazomancy
  objects:
  burnt in sacrifice
  empyromancy 
  used in sacrifice
  hieromancy 
  hieroscopy 
  observation of animals
  zoomancy 
  onions
  cromnyomancy
  oracles
  theomancy 
  paper (rolling)
  papyromancy 
  patterns in dust
  geomancy 
  pebbles (tossed)
  pessomancy
  pendulum
  dowsing
  rhabdomancy 
  physical contact
  psychometry 
  planets
  astrology.astromancy 
  horoscope 
  plants
  botanomancy 
  playing cards
  cartomancy 
  pointed objects
  aichomancy
  raising of the dead
  anthropomancy 
  random:
  lines of verse
  stichomancy 
  opening of the bible, etc.
  bibliomancy.sortes 
  samples of poetry
  rhapsodomancy 
  reflections in the surface of:
  dishes
  lecanomancy 
  oil
  elaeomancy 
  rods
  rhabdomancy.xylomancy 
  sacred things
  hieromancy
  salt
  (h)alomancy
  scraps dropped by feeding birds
  tripudium 
  scriptures
  theomancy
  secret methods
  cryptomancy
  seeds in dung
  stercomancy
  shape of facial features
  physiognomy 
  sharp objects
  aichomancy
  shells
  conchomancy
  shields
  aspidomancy
  shoulder blades
  scapulimancy 
  scapulomancy 
  shoulders of beasts
  armomancy 
  sieve (and shears)
  coscinomancy 
  koskinomancy
  sky
  (o)uranomancy
  sleep
  mecanomancy
  smallest object
  micromancy
  smoke
  capnomancy.kapnomancy 
  snakes
  ophiomancy
  soles of feet
  pedomancy.podomancy 
  soul
  psychomancy
  spirits of the dead
  necromancy 
  necyomancy.nigromancy 
  sciomancy 
  splits in burning 
  shoulder-blades
  omoplatoscopy 
  spots
  maculomancy
  springs
  pegomancy 
  stars
  astrology.astromancy 
  horoscope.sideromancy 
  stomach noises
  gastromancy 
  stones
  lithomancy 
  drawn from vessel psephomancy
  strangers
  xenomancy
  swords 
  macharomancy
  tea leaves
  foliomancy
  teeth
  odontomancy
  things: 
  dug up 
  oryctomancy
  seen over the shoulder retromancy
  thunder
  brontomancy
  thunderbolts
  ceraunomancy
  tongue
  hyomancy
  transparent bodies
  crystallomancy 
  twigs
  dowsing.rhabdomancy 
  xylomancy 
  twitching
  spasmatomancy
  undisclosed methods
  cryptomancy
  urine
  urimancy.ur(in)omancy
  valentines
  cartomancy
  visions
  clairvoyance 
  walking 
  ambulomancy
  in a circle and falling from giddiness
  gyromancy 
  watching animals
  zoomancy 
  water
  hidromancy.hydromancy 
  in basins
  lecanomancy
  wax dropping into water
  ceromancy 
  weights
  zygomancy
  wheel tracks
  trochomancy
  wine (lees)
  oenomancy.oinomancy 
  wooden rods
  rhabdomancy 
  xylomancy 
  word of god
  theomancy
  words
  logomancy
  writing
  cartomancy 
  zodiac
  astrology.horoscope 
  False divination is known as
  pseudomancy, foolish divination as
  moromancy.
  (see also bokusen)
  divinator
  (see diviner)
  divine
  foretell future events: locate hidden
  things using supernatural powers
  Divine Archer
  (see I)
  Divine Artificer
  (see Kothar)
  Divine Child
  (see Dionysus)
  Divine Comedy, The
  (see Divina Commedia)
  Divine Cow
  (see Damona)
  Divine Crisis
  Japanese
  the episode when Amaterasu hid
  herself in a cave and refused to
  come out
  Divine Doctor
  (see Dhanvantari)
  Divine Horse, The
  (see Epona)
  Divine Jewel
  (see Chinta-mani)
  Divine Mother
  (see Ambu Dewi.Devi.Matrona)
  Divine People
  (see Danaans.Supernatural People)
  Divine Physicians
  (see Aswins)
  Divine Potter, The
  (see Khnum)
  Divine Wind
  (see Indera Bayu)
  Divine Yogi
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva
  Divine Youth
  (see Maponus)
  diviner
  [divinator]
  one who foretells the future: one who
  locates hidden things using
  supernatural powers
  divining rod
  a rod or twig used by a diviner to locate
  things undergound, water, etc.
  divitsa
  Slav
  a deity
  (see also div2)
  divji devojke
  European
  [dekle.divi-te-zeni.divozenky.dziwozony.
  dizwiye zeny]
  in Slovenia, nymphs of the forests or
  the mountains
  It is said that these ‘wild women’ can
  cause storms and may substitute their
  own ugly children for mortal infants.
  divji moz
  European
  forest spirits of Slovenia
  It is said that these beings are sometimes
  helpful to people but sometimes attack
  travellers and tickle them to death.
  Divona
  British
  goddess of the River Dee
  (see also Divonia)
  Divonia
  Celtic
  a Gaulish fertility goddess
  (see also Divona)
  divozenky
  (see divji devojke)
  Divya-dundu
  Buddhist
  the Sanskrit version of Tenkuraion, a
  name for Ashuku
  Divya-ratna
  (see Chinta-mani)
  Diw-a-Safid
  (see Arzang)
  Diwa-Zib
  East Indian
  a dema, lord of the head-hunters
  Diwali
  (see Deepavali)
  Diwata Magbabaya
  Pacific Islands
  a sky spirit in the Philippines
  He is said to live in a house made of
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  Dobrynia
  coins. Anybody who looks at him turns
  to water.
  diwe
  (see divji devojke)
  Diwrnach
  British
  [Dyrnwch]
  an Irishman
  an overseer of Odgar
  He was the owner of a famous cauldron
  that Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  get as part of his quest for the hand of
  Olwen. When he refused to hand it
  over, King Arthur sent a force to seize
  it and Diwrnach was killed in the fight.
  This cauldron became one of the
  Thirteen Treasures of Britain collected
  by Merlin.
  Dizeile
  (see Disani)
  Djadek
  European
  [=Russian deduska domovoy]
  Czech ancestral spirits acting as
  guardians of the household
  Djall
  Balkans
  [Dreqi]
  the devil in Albania
  Djambu Boros
  East Indian
  the Sumatran tree of life
  Each leaf of this tree, which grows in the
  highest heaven, has a word written on it.
  Each soul (tondi) that leaves heaven for
  birth on earth, takes a leaf. The nature
  of the inscription determines the
  fortunes of that indivdual.
  Djamy
  Arab
  the magic sword of Antar
  Djanbun
  Australian
  the man who became the duck-
  billed platypus
  His efforts to kindle a fire by blowing
  a fire-stick caused his mouth to
  enlarge. He jumped into the river and
  became the duck-billed platypus. 
  Djanggawuls
  Australian
  [Djunkgao]
  a trinity of Aboriginal deities
  parents of the Wawalog sisters
  There were two sisters and a brother
  who came from Bralgu, the island of
  the dead, and created all forms of
  plants and animals and shaped the
  earth with their sacred sticks, known 
  as rangga.
  In some accounts Djanggawul was
  male. Bildjiwuaroju and Miralaldu were
  male and female combined until
  Djanggawul cut off their male genitalia.
  Djao Thraya
  Thai
  a goddess of the River Menam
  Djata
  East Indian
  [Putir.Tamphon]
  a Dayak goddess in Borneo
  She lives in the underworld, appearing
  in the form of a water snake, and is the
  ruler of the crocodiles.
  Djebauti
  Egyptian
  a local god in the form of a heron
  This deity was later assimilated into
  Horus.
  djed
  Egyptian
  a tree trunk representing Osiris
  a pillar representing the spine 
  of Osiris
  a pillar with 3 or more cross-bars
  Djeheuty
  (see Thoth)
  Djehuti
  (see Thoth)
  Djeneta
  North American
  a giant, in the lore of the 
  Chippewa people
  Dji
  African
  the rainbow-serpent in Dahomey
  Djila’qons
  North American
  a sea goddess of the Haida Indians
  djin
  Slav
  a giant
  djinn
  (see jinnee)
  Djinnestan
  (see Jinnestan)
  djinni
  (see jinnee)
  djok
  African
  an ancestor spirit of the Alur
  This spirit is said to appear in the form
  of a snake, a stone, etc.
  Djunggun
  Australian
  a culture hero of the Aborigines
  He and Woodoy each married the
  other’s daughter, but when Djunggun
  tried to keep his own daughter,
  Woodoy killed him. Both men were
  turned into night jars.
  Djunkgao
  (see Djanggawuls)
  Djuskaha
  North American
  [Juskaha.Little Sprout.Sapling]
  an Iroquois culture hero
  twin brother of Othagwenda
  These boys were born to a maiden,
  daughter of Ataensis, impregnated by
  the West Wind. Othagwenda was
  abandoned at birth, only to be rescued
  by his brother.
  When they reached maturity they
  went their separate ways, making
  plants and animals, later meeting to
  compare their handiwork. Djuskaha
  made a number of improvements to
  things created by his brother, so that
  they were more beneficial to man,
  whereas Othagwenda spoiled much of
  his brother’s work. As a result, they
  quarrelled and Othagwenda was killed.
  (see also Iokeha)
  dMu
  Tibetan
  demons
  (see also lha)
  dMu-bDud Kam-Po Sa-Zan
  Tibetan
  a Bon sky god
  dMu-rgyal
  Tibetan
  early ancestors of the race
  These were the first beings to employ
  ritual and magic. They were followed
  by the ‘dre.
  Dmyal-wa
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan version of the Hindu 
  hell, Naraka
  Dn’il
  (see Daniel2)
  Do1
  African
  a fertility god and rain god of the
  Upper Volta
  He is said to be incarnate in the butterfly.
  Do2
  British
  a forester of Uther
  son of Ares
  father of Griflet and Lorete
  Do-man
  Tibetan
  a collection of mystic writings used as
  a charm
  Do-Son
  Korean
  a Buddhist priest
  He predicted that Yi would become
  king of Korea and he was proved right
  when a general of that name deposed
  the existing king.
  Do-Wha
  Korean
  mother of Bi-Hyong
  The king, Zin-Zi, invited her to his
  court but, being married, she declined
  the offer. When her husband died,
  Zin-Zi visited her in a dream and
  stayed with her for several days. She
  later found herself pregnant, prod-
  ucing the boy Bi-Hyong, who turned
  out to have magical powers.
  Doba O’Bascna
  Irish
  father of Dering
  Dobaya
  Central American
  a water goddess of the 
  Darien people
  dobbie
  [dobie.dobby]
  a brownie: a house elf
  dobby
  (see dobbie)
  Dobh
  Hebrew
  the Great Bear constellation
  Dobhrain
  Irish
  uncle and foster father of Deaglan
  dobie
  (see dobbie)
  Dobooz
  European
  a Czech robber-king
  He, like King Arthur and others, is
  said to lie sleeping, waiting for the call
  to help his country.
  Dobrivoy
  Serbian
  a servant of Theodore
  Dobrynaya Nikitich
  (see Dobrynia)
  Dobrynia
  Russian
  [Dobrynaya Nikitich.Dobrynja Kititich]
  a warrior
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  He was defeated by an Amazon who
  captured him and forced him to marry
  her. He left his new bride to fight a
  dragon and, when he failed to return,
  she married his brother. In some
  versions, the marriage was to be with
  his 
  blood-brother 
  Aljosa, 
  and
  Dobrynia returned just in time to
  prevent it.
  Some say that he was changed into a
  bull by the witch Marina, others that
  he was killed by a giantess.
  Dobrynja Kikitich
  (see Dobrynia)
  Doc Cu’oc
  Burmese
  an Annamese good spirit
  This spirit is said to be half-bodied
  with one leg and one arm, the hand of
  which holds an axe. Its function is to
  drive away evil spirits and to protect
  the individual from illness, etc.
  Doche
  African
  an ancient Ethiopian god
  Dockalfar
  Norse
  the dark elves who live underground in
  Svartalfheim 
  (see also dwarfs.elves)
  Doctrine of the Mean
  (see Chung-yung)
  Doda
  Serbian
  [Dodda.Dodola.Dudula]
  a rain goddess
  Dodda
  (see Doda)
  Dodinas
  British
  [Dodynas]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Dodinel the Savage
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Belinant and Eglante or Bloie
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Percival.
  dodo
  African
  a Bushman demon or witch
  Dodola
  (see Doda)
  Dodona
  Greek
  [Chaonia]
  the oracle of Zeus: the land of the
  talking oak trees
  The oracle was established when a
  pigeon, flying from Egypt, settled on a
  branch and ordered that an oracle be
  set up. The oracle was interpreted
  from the rustling of the leaves, the
  noise of a fountain or the cooing of
  doves.
  The grove was attended by the Selli
  (priests) and the Peleiai (priestesses).
  Dodonidae
  (see Nysaean nymphs)
  Dodonu
  Egyptian
  [Doudoun]
  a Nubian god of the Nile cataracts
  (see also Khnum)
  Dodynas
  (see Dodinas)
  Doel Dearmaid
  (see Daol Dearmaid)
  Doel Ulad
  (see Dubhthach Daol Uladh)
  Doeltenga
  (see Dubhthach Daol Uladh)
  dog
  a canine, usually domesticated as a
  pet or trained for various tasks
  This animal appears in many 
  myths, 
  some 
  of 
  which 
  are
  mentioned below:
  (1) An Australian Aboriginal story
  tells how the dog Marindi fought a
  primaeval lizard and was killed.
  The dog’s blood is said to make
  the rocks red.
  (2) In Central America it is said
  that the dog Maya Pek controls
  the lightning.
  (3) Chinese lore says that the huge
  celestial dog, T’ien Kou, in the
  form of a shooting star, is forever
  trying to swallow the sun.
  (4) In Egypt the dog was sacred 
  to Anubis. The funerary dog
  Khenti-Amentiu was king of the
  underworld.
  (5) The Inuit people have a
  mythical eight-legged dog called
  Quiquern.
  (6) In European lore the French
  have a story of Aubry’s dog, an
  animal called Dragon, who harried
  and finally killed the man who had
  murdered his master.
  Dogs appearing in Reynard the
  Fox are called Courtoys, Roonel
  and Wackerloo.
  Gabriel’s Hounds appear under
  several different names throughout
  Europe and are described as a pack
  of hounds racing through the sky
  led by any one of many famous
  figures such as King Arthur,
  Charlemagne and so on. It is often
  referred to as the Wild Hunt.
  On the Isle of Man, Peel Castle
  is said to be haunted by the
  Mauthe Dog.
  The Seven Sleepers, who slept
  in a cave for 200 years, were
  guarded by the dog Kratim (or
  Katmir).
  (7) In Greek myths, the dog was
  sacred to Ares and Hermes.
  Another, Laelaps, was owned by
  Europa but later passed to Cephalus
  on his marriage to Procris. It was
  said to catch anything it chased but
  met its match in the Cadmaeian
  Vixen, which could outrun any
  other animal. Zeus solved the
  dilemma by turning both animals
  to stone.
  The hunter Actaeon had a large
  pack of dogs that tore him to pieces
  when he watched Artemis bathing. 
  Geryon, the twin-bodied giant
  killed by Heracles, had two dogs,
  Gargittos and Orthrus, which
  guarded his huge herds.
  In Hades there was a dog called
  Laon. The three-headed dog,
  Cerberus, guarded the entrance.
  Icarius owned a dog called
  Maera, which was originally the
  woman Hecuba who had turned
  herself into a bitch. When Icarius
  was killed by shepherds, Maera led
  Erigone to his grave.
  Odysseus owned a dog called
  Argos that waited twenty years for
  his master to return, and having
  recognised him, died.
  The giant hunter, Orion, had
  several 
  dogs 
  including 
  Sirius,
  Archophonus and Ptoophagos.
  (8) In Hindu lore the rain god
  Indra had a dog called Sharama,
  which he had created to find the
  cloud-cattle that had been stolen.
  When the bitch was bribed with
  milk by the thieves she reported
  failure and Indra was forced to
  undertake the search himself.
  In the underworld, two four-
  eyed dogs, Sabala and Syama,
  guarded Kalichi, Yama’s palace, and
  rounded up the souls of the dead
  for judgement.
  (9) In Irish stories the warrior
  Celtchair owned a dog called
  Daolchu; Cuchulainn had Luath;
  Dermot O’Dyna, lover of Grania,
  owned a dog called Mac an Choill;
  Isolde was given the fairy dog
  Petitcrieu by her lover, Tristram;
  Finn mac Cool had Adhnuall, Bran
  and Sceolan; Lugh, the sun god,
  had a dog called Fail Innis, which
  could turn water into wine, catch
  any animal it chased and win every
  fight it engaged in; Mac da Tho
  had a very famous dog called Ossar,
  and two kings fought a war to
  decide who should have it; Mail
  Fothartaig had Daitlenn and
  Doilin; Tristram had dogs called
  Houdain and Leon, in addition to
  the dog Petitcrieu that he gave 
  to Grania.
  Celtchair killed a fierce dog
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  called Brown Mouse that was
  ravaging 
  the 
  countryside, 
  by
  putting his hand down the beast’s
  throat and tearing its heart out.
  (10) 
  In 
  Japan 
  they 
  tell 
  of
  Shippeitaro, a dog that waited in a
  cage for the cat-monster, which
  demanded the annual tribute of a
  maiden which it ate, and held the
  monster while a knight killed it
  with his sword.
  (11) In Norse mythology Frithiof
  had a dog called Bran; the goddess
  Hel had two dogs, Garm and
  Gurme, to guard her underworld
  kingdom.
  (12) Coyote, who appears in so
  many North American Indian
  stories, had a dog called Rattlesnake.
  (13) In the Pacific Islands they
  regard the dog Kimat as the
  controller of lightning. They say
  that the monster Ku takes the form
  of a huge dog but can assume the
  shape of a man at will. It changed
  into a handsome prince when it 
  fell in love with a maiden, but when
  his suit was rejected by her father,
  he reverted to his canine form 
  and killed and ate many of her
  father’s kin.
  (14) Scottish stories refer to the
  fairy dog, Cu Sith, said to be green
  in colour and as large as an ox.
  (15) Welsh stories say that the two
  dogs Aethlem and Aned were
  engaged in the hunt for the huge
  boar Twrch Trwyth, and chased 
  it into the sea. Another dog,
  Drudwyn, was the leader of the
  pack that was largely composed of
  the offspring of yet another dog,
  Gast Rymhi.
  The king of the fairies, Gwynn ap
  Nudd, owned a dog called Dormath.
  Llewellyn left his dog Gelert to
  guard his baby son and returned to
  find the baby missing and the dog
  spattered with blood. He killed
  the dog, thinking it had killed the
  child, only to discover the child
  alive and well beside the body of a
  wolf that Gelert had killed to
  protect the child.
  Dog Den
  North American
  the enclosure in which Hoita kept all
  the animals
  Dog of Moko
  New Zealand
  a monster in the form of a man-
  eating dog
  Dog of Montargis
  (see Aubry’s Dog)
  dog of the shaman
  a name for the jaguar
  Dog People
  (see Adlet)
  dogai
  Pacific Islands
  Melanesian mischief-making 
  female spirits
  These beings are said to be very ugly
  with huge ears, one of which is used as
  a bed, the other as a covering blanket.
  They can turn themselves into such
  things as trees and rocks and are said
  sometimes to kill children. The queen
  of the dogai was Metakorab.
  Dogaira
  Pacific Islands
  a malevolent war god
  Doged
  British
  a king, in Welsh lore
  Cilydd needed a new wife after
  Goleuddydd died and was advised to
  take the wife of Doged. Cilydd’s men
  killed Doged and took his wife.
  Dogedai
  Siberian
  [Toklok]
  groom to the star god, Selbon
  doggabi
  Korean
  a goblin
  Doghan
  (see Dagon1)
  Dogheads
  Baltic
  in Estonian lore, a race of beings, half
  man, half dog
  These beings were said to be man-like
  on one side, dog-like on the other or
  like a man with a dog’s head with one
  central eye. They killed and ate human
  beings.
  Dogir
  African
  Nubian spirits living in the Nile
  They were said to have been humans
  who were changed into sprites by
  witches. Some of them still mate with or
  marry humans. 
  In other stories some are terrible
  monsters who eat humans while others
  live normal lives by day but become
  werewolves at night.
  Dogoda
  Slav
  god of the west wind
  Dogs of Foh
  Chinese
  [=Japanese Dogs of Foo]
  statues of these dogs are set at the
  entrance to Buddhist temples
  The dog on the east side is open-
  mouthed, the one on the west side has its
  mouth closed.
  Dogs of Foo
  Japanese
  the Japanese version of the Chinese
  Dogs of Foh
  Dogsheads
  Celtic
  enemies of King Arthur
  In some accounts, monsters, in others,
  human, perhaps Irish.
  Dogumrik
  Afghan
  a war god of the Kafir
  Dohkwibuhch
  North American
  the creator god of the 
  Snohomish Indians
  Doilin
  Irish
  one of the dogs of Mael Fothartaig
  This dog, together with another, called
  Daitlenn, accompanied Mael when he
  went to Scotland to avoid his new
  stepmother, Ethne.
  Doireann
  Irish
  a daughter of the king of Scandinavia
  She fell in love with Conall Gulban
  who came to her father’s court in
  search of Eithne. He failed to return
  her love so she sent a warrior, Amhas,
  to kill him. Conal defeated Amhas 
  who became his devoted follower in
  the search.
  Dokanikani
  Pacific Islands
  a banana that grows in the Melanesian
  afterworld, Bwebweso
  It is said that the spirits of some living
  people can visit Bwebweso and talk to
  the spirits of the dead, but if they eat
  the Dokanikani fruit they can never
  return to the land of the living.
  Dokibatl
  North American
  a trickster god of the Chinook
  Dokkalfar
  Norse
  the dark elves
  (see Dwarfs)
  Dolar Durba
  Irish
  a warrior with Daire Donn
  He was engaged in single combat with
  one of the Fianna when he landed
  during the Norse invasion. Each killed
  the other after a day-long fight.
  Doldavius
  British
  a king of Gotland
  He was one of the kings who,
  impressed by King Arthur’s power,
  submitted to his sovereignty.
  Dolfos
  Spanish
  [Bellido.Vellido]
  a soldier at Zamora
  He crept out of the city at night,
  during the siege by the forces of
  Sancho, who was attempting to take
  the city from his sister, Urraca. He
  killed Sancho before returning safely
  to Zamora.
  Dolgthrisir
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Dolichenus
  Mesopotamian
  a Syrian weather god
  He is depicted as a bearded man
  standing on the back of a bull.
  Dolius
  Greek
  a servant of Odysseus
  father of Melanthius and Melantho
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  He and his sons helped Odysseus
  regain power on his return from his
  wanderings after the fall of Troy, 
  but Melanthius and Melantho were
  killed for having helped the suitors 
  of Penelope.
  Doljang
  Hindu
  a goddess
  She is said to have stigmata on her
  hands and feet like those of Christ.
  Dollalolla
  British
  the name of King Arthur’s wife in
  Tragedy of Tragedies by Fielding
  Dolma
  (see sGrol-ma)
  Dolon
  Greek
  a Trojan herald 
  son of Eumedes
  He set out to spy on the Greeks on a
  promise that he would be given the
  horses of Achilles when the Greeks
  were defeated. He was caught and
  killed by Diomedes and Odysseus
  when they made a night raid on Troy.
  Dolops
  Greek
  son of Lampos
  He was killed while fighting at Troy.
  Dolorous Blow (see Dolorous Stroke)
  Dolorous Gard
  British
  the name Lancelot used for his 
  castle, Garde Joyeuse, after he had
  returned Guinevere to her husband,
  King Arthur
  Dolorous Mound
  British
  the home in Wales of the Black Worm
  of the Barrow
  Dolorous Stroke
  British
  [Dolorous Blow]
  the cause of the Waste Lands
  When this stroke was delivered, the
  country (Wales or, some say, the whole
  of Britain) was laid waste and the
  barrenness could be removed only by
  the Grail Quest. The blow that
  precipitated this state was either the
  stabbing of Pellam by Balin, who used
  the Sacred Spear, or the sword stroke
  with which Varlan killed Lambor.
  dolphin
  a marine animal featured in 
  some stories
  (1) In Greece the dolphin was
  sacred to Apollo.
  This animal, said to have saved
  both Arion and Telemachus, is reg-
  arded as an emblem of Aphrodite
  and Poseidon and was ridden by
  the Nereids.
  (2) In Mesopotamia the dolphin
  was the animal of Ea or Oannes.
  (3) Some North American Indian
  tribes regard the dolphin as the
  incarnation of the Great Spirit.
  (4) In Roman myths these animals
  are ridden by cupids and conduct
  the souls of the dead to the under-
  world.
  (5) In South America some tribes
  believe that the dolphin can take on
  human form at night.
  Dolya
  Russian
  [=Serbian Sreca]
  a female deity who determines the
  fate of mortals at their birth
  Dom Pedro
  (see Dan Petro)
  Domania
  (see Domovikha)
  Dombi
  Buddhist
  a terrible goddess
  one of the Gauri
  Domdaniel
  the undersea home of a sorcerer
  an infernal cave
  the supposed name of an evil spirit
  Domhnall
  Irish
  [Domnal]
  father of Dornolla
  He was a warrior who taught Cuchu-
  lainn in Scotland before Skatha.
  Domhnall Breac
  Irish
  [Domnal]
  a king of Dalriada
  He supported Congall Caoch in his
  quarrel with High-King Domhnall
  mac Aodha, who defeated Congall at
  the Battle of Magh Ratha.
  Domhnall mac Aodha
  Irish
  [Domnal]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Aedh mac Ainmhireac
  brother of Maol Cobha
  foster father of Congall Caoch
  He quarrelled with his foster-son,
  Congall, the king of Ulster, who had
  earlier killed the high-king Suibhne
  Meann so that Domhnall could take
  the throne. Congall fled to Scotland
  but later returned with an army raised
  by Domhnall Breac, king of Dalriada.
  The armies met at the Battle of Magh
  Ratha where Congall was defeated 
  and killed.
  Domiduca
  Roman
  a name for Juno as ‘guardian goddess
  of babies when out of their 
  parents’ sight’
  Dominae
  Roman
  a Celtic river-goddess of the Loire
  Dominator
  (see Ouiot)
  Domnal
  (see Domhnall)
  Domnu
  Irish
  a Fomoire mother-goddess
  mother of Inneach
  Domnu’s gods
  (see Fomoire)
  Domovik
  Russian
  [Domovoi.Domovoy.Korka-kuzo.Korka-
  murt.Majahaldas.Majas Gars.Majasgars.
  Susetka:=Lithuanian Kaukas:=Polish
  Iskrychi]
  a male house spirit
  a type of karlik
  husband of Domovikha
  He was expelled from heaven by
  Svarog and fell down a chimney. He is
  said to live near the fire or on the
  threshold of the house and to ensure
  prosperity. If not properly propitiated
  he may burn the house down. 
  He is envisaged as a grey-bearded
  old man.
  (see also Bannik.Chlevnik.Dvinnik)
  Domovikha
  Russian
  [Domania.Kikimora.Mora]
  a female house spirit
  wife of Domovik
  She is said to live in the cellar of the
  house and, if not properly propitiated
  wakens the children in the night to
  annoy the parents.
  Some house spirits are even more
  vicious and suck the blood of sleeping
  children or suffocate them. It is said
  that these beings have two souls, the
  normal one and a second which can
  transfer itself to another body.
  Domovoi
  (see Domovik)
  Domovoy
  (see Domovik)
  Dôn
  British
  [Deon.Donnus.Mother of the Gods:=Irish
  Dana]
  a Welsh mother goddess and sky
  goddess
  daughter of Mathonwy
  sister of Math
  wife of Beli
  mother of Amaethon, Aranrhod,
  Gilvaethwy, Govannon, Gwydion,
  Nudd, Nyniaw, Peibiaw and Penardun
  mother of Eneyd, some say
  Some accounts say Don (Donnus) is a
  masculine version of Dana.
  (see also Llys Dôn)
  Don Alfonso
  (see Alfonso)
  Don Diego
  (see Diego Laynez)
  Don Garcia
  (see Garcia)
  Don Gomez
  (see Gomez)
  Don Pedro
  (see Dan Pétro)
  Don Quixote1
  Spanish
  [Knight of La Mancha.Knight of the
  Doleful Countenance]
  a folk-hero
  He imagined himself a knight errant
  and set out on his broken-down
  horse Rosinante, to seek adventure
  accompanied by his squire Sancho
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  Panza. He saw wayside inns as castles,
  flocks of sheep as armies on the march,
  and tilted at windmills, which he saw
  as giants. He was eventually restored
  to sanity.
  His mistress is given as Dulcinea.
  Don Quixote2
  Spanish
  a book written by Cervantes relating
  the adventures of Don Quixote and
  Sancho Panza
  Don Ramiro
  (see Ramiro)
  Don Sancho
  (see Sancho)
  Don-yo-dup-pa
  (see Amoghasiddhi)
  Don-yo-sha-pa
  (see Amoghapasa)
  Don-yod-grub-pa (see Amoghasiddhi)
  Don-yod-shags-pa
  (see Amoghapasa)
  Dona Elvira
  (see Elvira)
  Dona Sul
  (see Sul2)
  Dona Urraca
  (see Urraca)
  Dona Ximena
  (see Ximena)
  Donall Dualbhui
  Irish
  husband of Muinchinn
  In some versions of the story of Ailill
  Fionn, Donall takes the place of Ailill
  and Muinchinn appears in place of
  Flidhais. In this account Ceartan was a
  giant and he was drowned when
  Donall’s sling shot holed his boat.
  Some say that he was the father 
  of Ailill.
  Donar
  German
  [Hercules Barbatus:=Anglo-Saxon Thunor:
  =Norse Thor]
  a thunder god
  (see also Dietrich1)
  Donbittri
  Russian
  an Ossetian god of waters and
  guardian of fishermen
  Donchadh
  (see Donnchadh)
  Dondinello
  British
  father of Carduino
  Donelan
  British
  a knight at the court of King Mark
  He was one of the trio of knights who
  spied on Tristram and Isolde and
  informed Mark of his wife’s infidelity.
  He was killed by Tristram who was 
  en route to yet another assignation
  with Isolde.
  Dongo
  African
  a storm god of the Songhai of Nigeria
  He caused a flash of lightning when he
  threw his axe with the result that some
  men were killed. He revived them 
  by spraying them with water from 
  his mouth.
  Dongrub
  Tibetan
  the king of gLing
  son of dBangpo-rgyabzhin and 
  bKur-dman-rgyalmo
  brother of Donldan and Donyod
  He was said to have descended from
  the heaven, sTang-lha, to rule the land
  of humans, Bar-btsan.
  Donldan
  Tibetan
  son of dBangpo-rgyabzhin and 
  bKur-dman-rgyalmo
  brother of Dongrub and Donyod
  Donn1
  Irish
  son of Milesius and Seang
  He was drowned during the Milesian
  invasion of Ireland. In some accounts
  he is the same as Donn Dumhach.
  Donn2
  Irish
  in some accounts the swineherd who
  became Donn, the Brown Bull 
  of Cooley
  Donn3
  (see Dis Pater)
  Donn Bo
  Irish
  a warrior and musician at the court 
  of Fergal
  He was well known as a singer and
  when he was killed and beheaded in
  battle his head sang a lay in praise of
  Fergal, who had also been killed and
  beheaded. The victorious Leinstermen
  took the head back to the site of the
  battle and placed it on the body of
  Donn Bo, who was restored to life.
  Donn Cuailnge
  (see Brown Bull of Cooley)
  Donn Duimhche
  (see Donn Dumhach)
  Donn Dumhach
  Irish
  [‘brown’.Donn Dumhaighne.Donn Firinne.
  Donn (na) Duimhche.The Dark One]
  god of cattle, crops, the dead 
  and shipwrecks
  king of the Otherworld
  son of Mider
  father of Taise
  He was the ancestor of the Celtic 
  races who lived on the island of Tech
  Duinn and gave instructions to the
  souls of the dead on how to reach the
  Otherworld.
  He was often described as a
  phantom rider in the sky, and in one
  story, wanting his horse reshod, he
  pulled off the animal’s leg and replaced
  it after the smith had fixed a new shoe.
  (see also Duach1)
  Donn Dumhaighne
  (see Donn Dumhach)
  Donn Firinne
  (see Donn Dumhach)
  Donn na Duimhche
  (see Donn Dumhach)
  Donn O’Dyna
  Irish
  father of Dermot
  His wife had another son by Roc, and
  when Donn killed this child, Roc
  turned the corpse into a huge boar,
  Ben Bulben, and ordered it to avenge
  the death of his son, which it later did
  by killing Dermot.
  Donn Tetscorach
  Irish
  brother or, some say, son of Midir
  Donncha Daoi
  Irish
  husband of Mor Mumhan
  His wife left him and she failed to find
  him when she later went in search of
  him.
  Donnchadh
  Irish
  [Donchadh O’Briain]
  son of Brian Boru
  brother of Murchadh
  He succeeded to the throne when his
  father was killed at the Battle of
  Clontarf.
  When he was en route to another
  battle, a hag, washing heads and limbs
  of slain warriors, foretold that he
  would be killed and his army would
  be routed in the battle. She was
  proved right. (see Washer by the Ford)
  Donnuir
  Irish
  a scholar at the court of 
  King Feidlhimidh
  When the king was tricked out of his
  clothes and his horse by Saba, he sent
  Donnuir to seduce her.
  Donnus
  Irish
  [Dôn]
  in some accounts, a masculinised
  version of Dana
  Don’s Court
  British
  In Wales a name for the constellation
  Cassiopeia, home of the sky goddess
  Dontso
  North American
  a messenger-fly in the lore of the
  Navaho American Indians
  Donyod
  Tibetan
  son of dBangpo-rgyabzhin and 
  bKur-dman-rgyalmo
  brother of Dongrub and Donldan
  Doolin
  European
  in some accounts, the father of Ogier
  Doom of the Gods
  (see Ragnarok)
  Doon Buidhe
  Celtic
  a minstrel goddess
  Doorkeepers
  Tibetan
  a group of 4 Buddhist goddesses, part
  of the Bardo group
  doppelganger
  German
  a wraith: a spirit-double
  If one sees one’s own doppelganger it
  is a sign of ill fortune or death.
  (see also co-walker)
  Doquebuth
  North American
  a survivor of the flood, in the lore of
  the Selish tribe
  He rode out the flood in his canoe
  that, like Noah’s Ark, held two of every
  species, plus five other humans. 
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  Dracula
  Dor Castle
  The creator god told Doquebuth how
  to restart life on earth after the waters
  had subsided.
  Dor Castle
  (see Dore Castle)
  dor-le
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist demon
  Doralis
  European
  a princess of Granada
  She was the beloved of Rodomont but
  she ran off with Madricardo.
  Dorceus
  Greek
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Dorceus, tore him to pieces.
  Dord Fian
  Irish
  the battle-cry of the Fianna
  Dore Castle
  British
  [Dor Castle]
  a castle in Cornwall
  An inscription in this castle seems to
  suggest that Tristram was the son of
  King Mark.
  Dori
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Dorin
  British
  son of Claudas
  He was killed when fighting Bors.
  Dorinop
  Australian
  wife of Walleyneup
  mother of Bindinoor
  Dorippa
  Greek
  wife of Anius
  mother of the Oenotropoe
  In some accounts the wife of Anius is
  given as Dryope.
  Doris
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Oceanids
  a sea goddess
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
  sister and wife of Nereus
  mother of Galatea, the Nereids
  including Amphitrite, and Thetis
  Dorje1
  Tibetan
  [Diamond Sow.Dorje Pahmo.Great
  Goddess.rDo-rje:=Buddhist Marichi:
  =Chinese Ju-i:=Japanese Nyoi] 
  the thunderbolt, embodying the power
  of the law, personified
  In some accounts she was the wife of
  the demon Tamjin. She took the form
  of a wild sow to destroy the Mongols.
  dorje2
  (see rdo-rje)
  Dorje Pahmo
  (see Dorje)
  Dormath
  Welsh
  a dog owned by Gwyn ap Nudd
  Dorn
  Irish
  a noblewoman
  She was given to Fergus mac Leda in
  compensation for the death of Eochaid
  Yellowmouth, who had been killed
  while under Fergus’ protection, by
  men sent by the high-king, Conn.
  She foolishly revealed the secret that
  Fergus had his mouth in the back of
  his head, so he killed her.
  Dornar
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Pellimore
  brother of Driant
  Dornolla
  Irish
  a wind deity
  daughter of Domhnall
  She fell in love with Cuchulainn, who
  was training under her father, but was
  rejected. She then caused all the hero’s
  companions to desert him and return
  to Ireland.
  It is said that her feet and legs, from
  the knee downwards, were reversed.
  Dorobo
  African
  a pygmy
  the first man, in the lore of 
  the Masai
  Dorothiel
  a demon
  Dorr-karing
  European
  [=Lapp Upsakka]
  a Swedish door spirit
  This spirit is said to live near the door
  of each room and blows out the candle
  of those who enter.
  Dorradr
  Norse
  a warrior
  Before a battle he saw twelve Valkyries
  weaving, using human entrails.
  Dorulos
  Greek
  a centaur said to have been 
  killed by Theseus
  Dorus
  Greek
  son of Hellen and Orseis
  brother of Aeolus and Xuthus
  In some accounts he is said to be the
  son of Xuthus and Creusa.
  He is regarded as the ancestor of the
  Dorian branch of the Greek people.
  Dosangma
  Tibetan
  one of the 5 Long-Life Sisters
  Doso
  (see Demeter)
  Dosojin
  Japanese
  [Sae-no-kami]
  gods of roads and boundaries,
  guardians of the village
  Dosu
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Dot
  Irish
  father of Balor, some say
  Doubting Castle
  British
  the home of the giant, Despair, in
  Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress
  Doudoun
  (see Dodonu.Khnum)
  doul-kong
  Mesopotamian
  [‘holy hill’]
  the home of the Sumerian gods
  Dousares
  (see Dusara.Dusura)
  dove
  Greek
  a bird sacred to Aphrodite
  (see also Chaonian bird)
  Dove Goddess
  (see Aphrodite)
  Dovinia
  (see Duibhne)
  dowsing
  (see rhabdomancy)
  Doyadano
  North American
  the twin sons of Ataensic,
  Hahgwehdaetgah and Hahgwehdiyu
  Dozmary Pool
  British
  a pool on Bodmin Moor
  In some accounts this was the lake to
  which King Arthur’s sword, Excalibur,
  was returned by Bedivere.
  Dozoku-shin
  Japanese
  Shinto guardian deities of the family
  Dpe-dkar
  Tibetan
  a god
  dPan-idan Lhamo
  (see Sri3)
  Dr Faustus
  (see Faust)
  Dra Minyan
  Tibetan
  one of the Five Lands
  This realm was regarded as the home
  of the dead.
  drac
  European
  [draca:plur=dracae]
  a demon of the Rhone
  These beings lure people by sham
  treasures and then pull them to their
  death under the water. They are said
  to be visible to humans only if they rub
  snake fat into their eyes.
  draca
  (see drac)
  dracae
  (see drac)
  Drachenfels
  Norse
  the home of the dragon slain 
  by Siegfried
  Draco
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Draco, tore him to pieces.
  draconite
  Greek
  a fabulous stone said to be found in
  the head of a dragon
  Dracula
  European
  [Count Dracula.Vlad the Impaler]
  a mediaeval tyrant
  It is said that when envoys of the
  Turkish Emperor refused to remove
  their turbans in his presence he had
  their headgear nailed to their heads.
  His mercilessness seems to be the
  basis for his characterisation as the
  vampire Dracula, who drank the blood
  of young maidens.
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  Drag-gshed
  Drakulu
  Drag-gshed
  Tibetan
  [Dag-she.Drag-gshhed]
  8 evil Lamaist gods led 
  by Hayagriva
  These deities are listed as: 
  Brahma (Tshangs-pa)
  Hayagriva (rTa-mgrin)
  Kubera (Rnam-thos-sras)
  Lcham-Sring
  Mahakala (Mgon-po)
  Sri (Lah-Mo)
  Yama (gShin-rje)
  Yamantaka (gShin-rje gsed)
  (see also Dharmapala)
  Drag-gshhed
  (see Drag-gshed)
  Draghignazzo
  European
  [Dragonel]
  a demon in Danté’s Inferno
  dragon1
  [drake.worm]
  a fire-breathing monster, usually
  with wings
  This beast appears in many forms in
  many mythologies. Some dragons
  have the power to become invisible.
  (1) In alchemy they were said to
  have different characteristics and
  could affect substances such as
  metals. For example, those with
  wings represented volatile materials.
  Other dragons are described as
  having the body of a leopard and
  the feet of a bear; others as having
  two horns. Some were said to be
  able to heal their own wounds.
  (2) In China, the dragon is a
  monster with a camel’s head, fish
  scales, the hooves of a deer and
  clawed legs like a tiger.
  This beast, which can be very
  small or enormous, is said to carry
  a jewel under its chin and may
  disgorge pearls.
  Some say that it lives in the
  oceans during the winter months
  and ascends to the heavens in the
  spring.
  In some versions, there are three
  main types, the lung (or long), the
  li and the chiao.
  Other versions have it as a fierce
  winged beast that breathes fire,
  while some claim that it can expand
  or contract and change into any
  shape. 
  The ten dragons of Buddhism
  are reduced to four, one for each of
  the seas. These, the Dragon Kings,
  are Kuang-te (east), Kuang-li
  (south), Kuang-jun (west) and
  Kuang-she (north). An alternative
  listing gives Ao Kuang (east), Ao
  K’in (south), Ao Jun (west) and Ao
  Shun (north).
  (see also Celestial Stag)
  (3) In Greek stories the dragon was
  the animal of Bacchus.
  It appears in various stories
  often as a guardian of treasure such
  as the Apples of the Hesperides
  sought by Heracles, and the
  Golden Fleece in the story of the
  Argonauts. In the story of Cadmus,
  he killed a dragon and sowed its
  teeth like seed, producing a crop of
  soldiers. Some of these teeth
  appear again in the story of the
  Argonauts, also producing soldiers
  from the earth.
  (4) In Japan the dragon is a
  mythical beast thought to hatch
  from an egg after 3,000 years. The
  first 1,000 years were spent in the
  sea, the second in the mountains
  and the third in a village. The egg
  contained a tiny snake that, as soon
  as it was hatched, grew into a huge
  dragon which flew into the sky. 
  Five of the many dragons in
  Japanese lore are regarded as
  guardians of the various quarters of
  the world; the Black Dragon rules
  the north, the Red Dragon the
  south, the Blue Dragon the east
  and the White Dragon the west,
  while the Yellow Dragon rules the
  centre.
  (see also Celestial Stag)
  Dragon2
  (see Aubrey’s dog)
  Dragon-boat Festival
  Chinese
  [Tuan Yang.Tuan Wu]
  a festival designed to propitiate the
  water spirits
  Dragon Carp
  Japanese
  son of a dragon king
  This fish succeeded in swimming past
  rapids, lived for 1,000 years and then
  went to heaven. It was once caught
  by a Korean fisherman but was
  returned to the sea when it asked for
  mercy.
  dragon-horse
  (see ch’i-lin)
  Dragon King of Lake Biwa
  Japanese
  a dragon living in Lake Biwa
  A monstrous centipede had taken all
  the dragon’s children and grand-
  children, so he sought the help of
  Hidesato who killed the centipede.
  The king rewarded him with a never-
  empty bag of rice, an endless roll of
  silk, a cauldron that cooked without
  fire and two bells.
  Dragon King of the Sea
  (see Ryujin)
  Dragon Kings
  Japanese
  rulers of the earth
  There were said to be four such
  creatures, each responsible for one
  particular aspect and one of the oceans
  of the world. They were known as the
  Celestial Dragon, the Dragon of
  Hidden Treasure, the Earth Dragon
  and the Spiritual Dragon.
  Dragon of Hidden Treasure
  Japanese
  one of the Four Dragon Kings
  He was responsible for all the precious
  stones and metals hidden in the earth.
  Dragon of Rhodes
  a dragon living in a cave on the island
  of Rhodes
  This dragon preyed on the country-
  side and killed several of the Knights
  of St John who set out to hunt it. It was
  finally killed by Theodore.
  Dragon of the Lake
  African
  a monster who demanded the yearly
  sacrifice of a virgin
  On one occasion, the only virgin
  available was the king’s daughter
  Fatouma. A prince, Hammadi, killed
  the monster and married the princess.
  Dragon of the Threshold
  Chinese
  [Guardian of the Threshold]
  a dragon said to guard the entrance 
  to hell
  Dragon of the Waters
  (see Ahi)
  Dragon-man
  Chinese
  a being depicted as a human but with
  a dragon-like lower half
  Dragon Slayer
  (see Vasapaklal)
  Dragonel
  the English version of Draghignazzo
  dragoness
  a female dragon
  dragonet
  a small dragon
  dragonfly
  Japanese
  this insect is thought to be the soul of
  a dead person
  Dragonis
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  dragonise
  turn into a dragon
  Dragon’s Head
  (see Lo-hou)
  Dragon’s Tail
  (see Chi-tu)
  Draidecht
  Irish
  a name for the Dagda as god of magic
  draio
  (see druid)
  drake
  (see dragon1)
  Drakulu
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of Fiji, an entrance to the
  land of the dead
  (see also Cibaciba)
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  Drona
  Drauga
  Drauga
  (see Druj)
  draugr1
  Norse
  the restless dead in a burial mound
  Draugr2
  Norse
  a water spirit
  This being is said to foretell storms
  and shipwrecks, using a human voice.
  Draupadi
  Hindu
  [Krishnaa.Panchali]
  a princess
  daughter of Drupada
  She was won by Arjuna in an archery
  contest and became the wife of all
  five of the Pandava brothers. The
  Kauravas claimed that the contest
  had been unfair, so Duryodhana
  played Yudhishthira at dice to settle
  the matter. The Kaurava leader won
  and took not only Draupadi but
  Yudhishthira’s 
  lands 
  as 
  well.
  Draupadi was treated as a slave by the
  Kauravas and then sent into exile,
  living for twelve years in the forest
  with her five husbands. A cousin,
  Jayadratha, who tried to seduce her,
  was beaten and robbed by the
  Pandavas. She later became a servant
  at the court, where a general named
  Kichaka tried to seduce her and was
  battered to death by Bhima. At the
  end of the period in exile, the war
  between the two familes was fought.
  Draupadi went with the Pandavas
  who, after they had won, travelled to
  Mount Meru to purify themselves,
  but Draupadi died en route.
  Draupner
  (see Draupnir)
  Draupnir1
  Norse
  [Draupner]
  Odin’s magic ring
  This ring, which was able to multiply
  itself as required, was made by Sindri
  and presented to Odin by Brock.
  Odin placed it on Balder’s funeral
  pyre, but it was returned to Odin
  when Hermod rode to Niflheim to
  ask for Balder’s release.
  In other versions Loki got it from
  Andvari as part of the treasure he
  handed over. It was returned to the
  Rhine by Brunhild when she immolated
  herself on Siegfried’s funeral pyre.
  (see also Andvaranaut.Ring of Power)
  Draupnir2
  Norse
  [Draupner]
  one of the dwarfs
  ‘dre
  Tibetan
  early ancestors of the race
  These people abandoned the great
  forests to live on bare mountain slopes.
  Next came the Ma-sang.
  Dream-fairy
  Norse
  a name for night
  Dream of Angus
  (see Aislinge Oenguso)
  Dream of Macsen Wledig
  British
  a story from the Mabinogian about
  Macsen’s dream, which brought him
  to Britain
  Dream of Rhonabwy 
  British
  a story from the Mabinogion relating a
  soldier’s dream about King Arthur
  and his knights preparing for battle
  Dream Palace
  Greek
  part of the western ocean, origin 
  of dreams
  Prophetic dreams passed through a
  gate made of horn, deceptive ones
  through a gate made of ivory.
  dreaming lines
  (see song lines)
  Dreaming, The
  (see Alchera)
  Dreamtime
  (see Alchera)
  Drebkuls
  Baltic
  [=Greek Poseidon]
  a Lettish sea god
  Dregnvant
  (see Ahriman)
  Dreibhriu
  Irish
  a lover of Angus Og
  daughter of Eochaid Feidhleach
  Drem
  British
  a Welsh gatekeeper at King 
  Arthur’s palace
  son of Dremhidydd
  He was a noted seer who could tell what
  was happening anywhere in Britain.
  Dremhidydd
  British
  [Dremidydd]
  father of Drem
  Dremidydd
  (see Dremhidydd)
  Drepane
  Greek
  the sickle of Demeter
  Dreqi
  (see Djall)
  Dresden Codex
  Central American
  a manuscript source of Mayan legend
  and culture
  Dresterata
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hindu Dhritarashtra]
  a Javanese version of Dhartarashthra
  son of Abiasa and Amika
  husband of Gandari
  father of the Korawas
  Dri-chab-ma
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Gandha
  Dri-za
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Dhritarashtra
  (Dhartarashthra) as ‘King of the
  Gandhavas’
  Driant
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Pellimore
  brother of Dornar
  He was killed by Gawain.
  Drifta
  Norse
  a Frost Giantess
  goddess of snowdrifts
  daughter of Thrym
  sister of Frosti, Jokul and Snoer
  drilbu
  Tibetan
  a prayer bell
  The lamas use this bell to drive away
  evil spirits and attract good ones.
  Drink-all
  African
  a frog that can empty a lake by
  drinking its waters
  Drip-hall
  Norse
  a name for heaven
  Dripping Water
  North American
  [Waterfall]
  a Pueblo deity
  mother of the War Twins, Ahayuta
  achi, fathered by the Sun
  Driver
  (see Ayamur)
  drogue
  West Indian
  a Haitian magic charm
  This charm is said to protect the wearer
  from major catastrophes such as war. 
  Other protective charms are the
  airet and the garde, all of them
  different from the wanga, which brings
  ill fortune.
  droll
  (see troll)
  Droma
  Norse
  [Dromi]
  a chain used to bind Fenris
  This was the second chain used to bind
  the wolf to a rock and, like the first,
  Laeding, was not strong enough to
  hold him.
  Dromas
  Greek
  [Dromos]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Dromas, tore him to pieces.
  Dromi
  (see Droma)
  Dromos
  (see Dromas)
  Drona
  Hindu
  [A(r)charya.‘bucket’]
  a general
  husband of Kripa
  son of Bharadvaja
  father of Ashvathaman
  He was said to have been born in a
  bucket or pot.
  He was told that his son, fighting
  for the Kauravas, had been killed 
  and so allowed himself to die at 
  the hand of the Pandava leader,
  Dhristadyumna. Ashvathaman, very
  much alive, sought revenge and killed
  not only his father’s killer but many
  Pandava soldiers as well.
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  Drostan1
  Dryope1
  Drostan1
  Irish
  a druid of the Picts
  He 
  advised 
  the 
  Leinster 
  king,
  Criomhthann Sciathbheal, to sprinkle
  the battlefield with milk, whereupon
  all the wounded were healed.
  Drostan2
  (see Drust)
  Drotnat
  Norse
  [Diar]
  a priest at the temple of Odin
  drow
  (see trow)
  dru
  (see dryad)
  Druantia
  Celtic
  [Queen of the Druids]
  a Gaulish goddess of the Druids
  drude
  German
  [plur=druden]
  a female demon that attacks 
  sleeping people
  druden
  (see drude)
  drudenfusz
  German
  a charm used to ward off demons
  Drudwas
  British
  one of the Twenty-Four Knights of
  King Arthur’s Court
  son of Tryffin
  He had arranged to meet King Arthur
  in single combat and sent his tame
  griffins ahead with orders to kill the
  first man to arrive at the scene of the
  combat. His sister, a paramour of the
  king, delayed Arthur’s arrival and
  Drudwas was killed by his own griffins.
  Drudwyn
  British
  a hound, in Welsh stories
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  obtain this animal to lead the pack of
  hounds to be used in the hunt for
  Twrch Trwyth.
  Drug1
  Tibetan
  a god
  Drug2
  (see Druj)
  Drugh
  Persian
  [‘lie’]
  the force of disorder
  (see also Druj.Durugh)
  druhs
  Hindu
  [drukhs]
  malevolent spirits
  drui
  (see druid)
  druid
  Celtic
  [draoi.drui.Fathi]
  a magician-priest
  The druids believed in the trans-
  migration of souls and in an afterlife,
  using sacrifice as part of their rituals,
  which made use of mistletoe. It was
  said that they could cast spells that
  created illusions, cured sickness and
  laid curses on their enemies.
  druid stone
  (see adderstone)
  Druidan
  British
  a dwarf
  Gawain gave him his own mistress,
  Ydain, when he grew tired of her.
  druidess
  Celtic
  a female druid
  druidism
  Celtic
  the doctrines and ceremonies of the
  Celtic priests involving the use of
  mistletoe and the sacrifice of bulls
  druidry
  paganism
  Druid’s Circle
  a ring of standing stones such as
  Stonehenge
  Druid’s Egg
  a magical egg said to be provided
  jointly by several serpents
  It was said that the egg was kept riding
  in the air by the hissing of the serpents.
  Its sting was fatal but success in life
  was guaranteed to anybody who could
  catch it.
  Druj
  Persian
  [‘deceit’.Drug.Drauga.Durugh]
  the place of torment: a name for
  Angra Mainya: a female demon 
  of falsehood
  (see also Drugh)
  Druj Nasu
  Persian
  a corpse demon that takes possession
  of the dead in the form of a fly
  drukhs
  (see druhs)
  Drumalika
  Hindu
  a demon
  father of Kansa
  He raped Pavanarekha to produce a
  child who would succeed to her
  husband’s throne and finally become
  ruler of the world. Vishnu frustrated
  this plan by appearing as Krishna and
  killing the monstrous Kansa.
  Druope
  (see Dryope)
  Drupada
  Hindu
  a king of Panchala
  son of Prishata
  father of Draupadi
  His daughter had beeen pledged to
  Arjuna, but, when it seemed that
  Arjuna had been killed, Drupada
  organised an archery contest between
  the other suitors for her hand. It was
  won by a beggar who turned out to be
  Arjuna, who had merely been in
  hiding.
  Drusian
  German
  a magician
  He abducted Sigeminne but her
  husband Wolfdietrich rescued her.
  Drusilla
  Roman
  daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina 
  sister of Caligula
  She is said to have committed incest
  with Caligula who deified her on 
  her death.
  Drust1
  British
  [Drostan.Drust(r)an.Drustranus.Drystan]
  a Pictish king
  son of Erp 
  He is reputed to have lived for a
  hundred years and to have fought a
  hundred battles.
  Drust2
  (see Tristram)
  Drustan
  (see Drust.Tristram)
  Drustran
  (see Drust.Tristram)
  Drustranus
  (see Drust.Tristram)
  Drvaspa
  Persian
  one of the Yazatas
  Drwg
  British
  maid servant of Bwlch and Hwyrddyddwg
  Drwgddyddwg
  British
  wife of Cyfwlch
  dry
  (see dryad)
  Dry Bed of the River of Souls
  Japanese
  a world to which the souls of dead
  children pass and where they are
  forced to work
  dryad
  Greek
  [dru.dry:plur=dryades]
  a tree nymph, originally of oak trees
  (see also hamadryad)
  dryandra
  (see Parasol tree)
  Dryas1
  Greek
  father of Lycurgus
  Dryas2
  Greek
  son of Lycurgus
  father of Municus
  He was killed with an axe by his father
  who, in his madness, mistook him for 
  a vine.
  Dryden, John
  British
  (1631–1700)
  an English poet 
  Author of Cynon and Iphigenia. He also
  wrote the libretto for the opera King
  Arthur (music by Purcell), which has the
  king in love with a blind girl, Emmeline.
  Drynog
  British
  owner of a magic cauldron
  This vessel, Pair Drynog, became one
  of the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  Dryope1
  Greek
  [Druope.Penelope]
  daughter of Dryops or Eurytus
  wife of Andraemon
  mother of Amphissus by Apollo
  She was seduced by Apollo in the 
  form of a tortoise, producing a son,
  Amphissus. In some accounts she is
  referred to as Penelope and is the
  mother of Pan by Hermes.
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  Dubiaku
  Dryope2
  Some say that she and her fellow
  water nymphs carried off Hylas when
  he came ashore from the Argo to
  search for water.
  When she picked a branch of a lotus
  tree, blood started to run – it was the
  nymph Lotis. Dryope was changed
  into a lotus tree or a poplar.
  In another account she was carried
  off by her fellow nymphs. A poplar
  tree and a spring appeared on the same
  spot and she became a nymph of 
  that spring.
  Dryope2
  Greek
  [Druope]
  wife of Anius, in some accounts
  mother of the Oenotropoe
  (see also Dorippa)
  Dryops
  Greek
  son of Apollo or Spercheius
  father of the nymph Dryope
  Drystan
  (see Drust.Tristram)
  Dsahadoldza
  North American
  an earth god of the Navaho
  Dsam-bha-la
  (see Jambhala)
  Dsovean
  Armenian
  a storm god
  consort of Dsovinar
  Dsovinar
  Armenian
  consort of Dsovean
  Du
  British
  the horse of Moro Oerfeddawg, in
  Welsh stories
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  obtain this horse for use in the hunt
  for the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  In some accounts, this animal was
  the horse of Gwynn ap Nudd.
  Du-azaga
  Mesopotamian
  the mound at Babylon on which the
  temple E-sagila was built
  du-urt
  Finnish
  a corn spirit
  Dua
  Egyptian
  a god who acted as the king’s 
  personal valet
  brother of Set, some say
  Duach1
  Irish
  [‘the dark’]
  king of the Land of the Dead
  father of Taltiu
  He was given charge of the young
  Lugh, after his instruction by Goban,
  until he reached manhood.
  (see also Donn Dumhach)
  Duach2
  Irish
  [Dui]
  son of Cairbre
  brother of Deadhadh
  He quarrelled with his brother and
  had him blinded. He later killed
  Congal Clairingneach and took over
  the throne of Ireland.
  Duaibhseach1
  Irish
  wife of Muircheartach
  Muircheartach was persuaded to put
  aside his wife in favour of the
  sorceress, Sin. When Sin brought
  about the death of her husband,
  Duaibhseach died of grief.
  Duaibhseach2
  Irish
  in some accounts, the great spear 
  of Cuchulainn
  (see also Cletine)
  Duamutef
  (see Tuamutef)
  Duat
  (see Amenti1)
  Dub
  (see Dubh)
  Dub Sanglainn
  (see Black of Sainglenn)
  Dubglas
  British
  [Duglas]
  site of battles against the Saxons in
  Arthurian lore
  Dubh1
  Irish
  [Dub]
  a druid at the court of Eochaid, king
  of Scotland
  When Congall came to the court to
  seek help from Eochaid, Dubh advised
  him against the invasion of Ireland.
  Dubh2
  Irish
  [Dub]
  a druidess
  wife of Enna
  She used her magic to drown the
  woman Aide, with whom Enna was
  having an affair. Enna, or the dead
  woman’s servant, killed her in revenge.
  In some accounts, the roles are reversed
  and Dubh is the husband of Enna.
  Dubh Cuailnge
  (see Brown Bull of Cooley)
  Dubh Lacha
  Irish
  [Dub Lacha.Ibhell]
  daughter of Fiachna mac Deamhain
  wife of Mongan
  Her real father, in some accounts, was
  Manannan. 
  She was born on the same night as
  Mongan and they were betrothed as
  infants. When Brandubh, king of
  Leinster, tricked Mongan into giving
  him his wife, Mongan turned an old
  woman, Cuimhne, into a young girl
  and substituted her for Dubh Lacha.
  Dubh Rois
  Irish
  [Dub Rois]
  a harper at the court of Feidhlimidh
  mac Criomthann
  With his music, he charmed Mis, who
  had gone mad after drinking the blood
  of her dead father, and then seduced
  her. She regained her looks and her
  reason and he married her. He was
  later killed by enemies of Munster.
  Dubh Sainglainh
  (see Black of Sainglenn)
  Dubhgiolla
  Irish
  [Black Servant]
  the talking shield of Aedh
  Dubhlaing
  (see Dubhlainn)
  Dubhlainn
  Irish
  [Dub(h)laing]
  lover of Aoibheall
  In one account Aoibheall prophesied
  his death in a forthcoming battle,
  which would suggest that Dubhlainn is
  the same as Brian Boru.
  (see also Brian Boru)
  Dubhthach1
  Irish
  [Duftach]
  a druid
  father of Brigit by Broicseach
  Dubhthach2
  Irish
  [Duftach]
  a poet
  He supported the efforts of St Patrick
  to spread Christianity and the saint
  blessed him, giving him the power to
  produce inspired poetry on religious
  themes.
  Dubhthach Daol Uladh
  Irish
  [Duftach Daolteangach.Dubhthach Doel
  Ulad.Dubhthach Doeltanga]
  a warrior of Ulster
  father of Cormac mac Dubhthach
  He was one of those trapped by the
  forces of Connaught at the hostel of Da
  Coga and only he, Amergin and Fiacha
  mac Fir Beibhe survived the battle.
  He was one of the party sent by
  Conor mac Nessa to escort Deirdre
  and Naisi back from Scotland, where
  they had eloped. When Conor broke
  his promise of safe conduct and killed
  Naisi and his brothers, Dubhthach and
  his son, together with Fergus, attacked
  Emain Macha and killed 300 of the
  garrison. All three then joined forces
  with Maev, Queen of Connaught.
  He was a troublemaker and started
  the trouble at Bricciu’s feast, the
  meeting at which Cuchulainn took
  part in a beheading contest.
  It was said that his tongue was black
  as a result of his bitter speech.
  Dubhthach Doel Ulad
  (see Dubhthach Daol Uladh)
  Dubhthach Doeltanga
  (see Dubhthach Daol Uladh)
  Dubiaku
  African
  a man who almost cheated death
  A mother with eleven sons asked
  Death to take some of them because
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  Dublaing
  Dumuzi
  they ate so much. In the house of
  Death, they slept on mats, each with a
  child of Death, but Dubiaku kept
  awake, sent Death on an errand and
  escaped with his brothers. When
  Death returned, she ate her own
  children in mistake for the brothers.
  When they were followed Dubiaku
  lured Death into a tree and caused her
  to fall to the ground and be killed. She
  was revived inadvertently by Dubiaku
  and took up the chase again. Ten of the
  brothers escaped by swinging them-
  selves across a river and Dubiaku
  turned himself into a stone to escape
  Death.
  Dublaing
  (see Dubhlainn)
  Dubric
  (see Dubricius)
  Dubricius
  British
  [Dubric.Dubuc.Dyfrig]
  a 6th C Welsh bishop and saint
  He is said to have crowned Arthur as
  king of Britain. In some accounts, he is
  identified with Merlin.
  Dubsainglend
  (see Black of Sainglenn)
  Dubsainglu
  (see Black of Sainglenn)
  Dubuc
  (see Dubricius)
  Duc Ba
  Annamese
  [Ba-Du’c Chua.Duc Thank Ba.Three
  Mothers]
  a triad of female deities, the spirits of
  air, forests and water
  Duc Thank Ba
  (see Duc Ba)
  duca
  South American
  in the lore of some Brazilian tribes, a
  large cat-like animal
  ducii
  European
  a term for incubi in some French
  demonologies
  Duck Hawk
  (see Ai’kren)
  Dudon
  European
  a Danish knight imprisoned by
  Morgana and released by Roland
  Dudu
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian deity regarded as a scribe
  Dudugera
  Pacific Islands
  a Papuan leg-child
  He was born from his mother’s leg
  after a sea god, in the form of a fish or
  a dolphin, had rubbed against it. He
  was returned to the sea where his
  father seized him in his mouth. He
  became the sun and his heat killed
  nearly all the people until his mother
  threw lime or mud into the air to form
  protective clouds.
  Dudula
  (see Doda)
  Due Tristani
  Italian
  a 16th C story about the children of
  Tristram and Isolde
  Duellona
  (see Bellona)
  duende
  European
  a Spanish goblin or house spirit
  duergar
  (see Dwarfs)
  Duessa
  British
  a witch in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene
  Dufthach
  (see Dubhthach)
  Dufr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Dugal the Brown
  (see Dagda)
  dugganawa
  (see kapurale)
  Duglas
  (see Dubglas)
  Dugnai
  Slav
  a household spirit that causes dough
  to rise
  Dugong
  Australian
  sister of Moon
  When she was bitten by leeches, she
  dived into the sea and became a dugong.
  Dugum
  British
  father of Mil the Black
  Duhsaha
  Hindu
  a wicked youth
  He was killed when robbing a temple
  and was reborn as the evil King
  Sudurmukha who, in a later incarnation,
  was the god Kubera.
  (see Kubera2)
  Duhsala
  Hindu
  daughter of Dha and Gandhari
  wife of Jayadratha
  Her one hundred brothers were known
  as the Kauravas.
  Duhsasana
  Hindu
  [Dushasana]
  son of Dhartarashtra
  one of the Kauravas
  He abused Draupadai when she was
  made a slave of the Kauravas. When 
  he was killed in the war with the
  Pandavas, Bhima drank his blood.
  Dui
  (see Duach2)
  Duibhdhriu
  Irish
  an officer of the court of Cormac 
  mac Airt
  He stole a sword from Socht and killed
  Socht’s grandfather. It was proved that
  he was the killer and he was ordered to
  pay compensation to Socht.
  Duibhind
  Irish
  daughter of Conaire and Sarait
  sister of Cairbre
  One of her three brothers, Cairbre
  Musc, fathered on her twin boys, one
  of whom was Corc Duibhne.
  Duibhne
  Irish
  [Dovinia]
  a goddess of Munster
  Duillae
  Roman
  Spanish fertility goddesses
  Duke of Cornwall
  (see Gorlois)
  Duke of Risa
  (see Rogero1)
  Duke of the River
  (see Ho Po)
  Duke of the South Border
  a noble who hated King Arthur and all
  his men
  This man claimed that Gawain had
  killed one of his sons and when Gawain
  arrived at his castle with Morholt and
  Owain, he challenged Morholt to fight
  him and his six sons all at once.
  Morholt unhorsed all seven – and then
  did it again for good measure. Morholt
  forced the duke to yield and sent him
  to the king’s court to ask for mercy.
  Duke of Thunder
  (see Lei Kung)
  Duke of Tintagel
  (see Gorlois)
  Duke of Wood
  (see Mu Kung)
  dukkha
  Buddhist
  world weariness: the burden 
  of living
  dukkeripen
  fortune-telling
  dukug
  Mesopotamian
  the cosmic throne room of the
  Sumerian gods
  dukun
  East Indian
  a Javanese magician said to be able to
  cure disease
  dukun sanah
  East Indian
  a dukun who officiates at a ceremony
  to cure diseases of growing rice
  du’l Halasa
  Arab
  a god of the south-west region in 
  pre-Islamic times
  Dulachan
  Celtic
  a headless elf or goblin
  (see also Dhund)
  Dulcinea
  European
  a mistress of Don Quixote
  Her real name was Aldonza Lorenzo.
  Dulha Deo
  Hindu
  a god of bridegrooms
  Dumb Knight, The
  (see Peredur)
  Dumballah
  (see Damballah Wedo)
  Dume
  African
  a Mali devil who controls 
  the wokulos
  Dumiatis
  Celtic
  a mountain god in Gaul
  Dumudin
  Pacific Islands
  one of the 8 Spitters
  (see Spitter1)
  Dumok
  Pacific Islands
  [Dirt]
  one of the 8 Spitters
  (see Spitter1)
  Dumuzi
  Mesopotamian
  [Amaushumgalanna.Ama-Usum-Gal-Ana.
  Damu.Dumuzida.Duuzu.Tammuz of the
  Abyss:=Babylonian Tammuz:=Greek
  Adonis] 
  the Sumerian god of fertility, flocks,
  grain, herds and god of 
  the underworld
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  Durga2
  Dumuzi-Abzu
  son of Ninsuna
  son of Ea, some say
  brother of Belili
  consort of Inanna
  When Inanna was released from the
  underworld where she had gone to
  challenge the authority there of her
  sister Erishkegal, she was required to
  provide a substitute. She nominated
  Dumuzi and Geshtin-anna and these
  two served alternate periods in the
  underworld. In an effort to escape this
  fate, he changed himself into a gazelle,
  helped by his sister, Belili.
  Dumuzi-Abzu
  Mesopotamian
  [Dumuzi-apsu]
  a name of Tammuz as ‘Tammuz of 
  the Abyss’
  Some accounts make this being an
  early Babylonian guardian goddess.
  Dumuzi-apsu
  (see Dumuzi-Abzu)
  Dumuzida
  (see Dumuzi)
  Dumvallo
  (see Dunvallo)
  dun
  Irish
  [rat(h):=Welsh Dynas]
  a fort or fortified place
  These buildings, the homes of kings
  or heroes, often possessed magic
  properties such as hidden traps and
  invisible entrances.
  Dun Bhalair
  Irish
  the castle of Balor on Tory Island
  Dun Cow
  British
  a cow with an inexhaustible supply 
  of milk
  When an old woman tried to fill a
  sieve with milk, the cow went wild and
  broke out of its pen. It was killed by
  Guy of Warwick.
  Dun Dealgan
  Irish
  the fortress-home of Cuchulainn in
  the Plain of Muirthemne
  Dun Scaith
  Irish
  the realm of Midir: the underworld
  In some accounts, an early name for
  the Isle of Man.
  Dun Stallion
  British
  a horse of King Arthur
  This animal was said to haunt Castle
  Eden.
  Dunadd
  Irish
  the capital city of Dalriada, in 
  west Scotland
  Dunadhach
  Irish
  a druid
  He was an adviser to the king of
  Scandinavia and cured the wounds 
  that Conall Gulban suffered when he
  fought with the king’s men. He later
  accompanied Conall in his search 
  for Eithne.
  Dunatis
  Celtic
  a Gaulish god of forts
  Dunchadh1
  Irish
  one of the sons of a high-king
  In some accounts he and Conall were
  the sons of Blathmac, in others there
  were three sons (the third was
  Maolodhar) and their father was
  Diarmaid, who was joint-king with
  Blathmac. All three of them were
  killed when they set upon Maolodran
  who drove them into a millpond and,
  by starting the mill, had them crushed
  to death by the water-wheel.
  Dunchadh2
  Irish
  a warrior at the court of Domhnall
  mac Aodha
  He led the king’s forces in the Battle of
  Magh Ratha where they defeated the
  forces of Congall Caoch and Domhnall
  Breac but he was killed in the battle.
  Dund
  (see Dhundh)
  Dundagel
  (see Tintagel)
  Dundra
  (see Alako)
  Duneyr1
  Norse
  [Duneyrr]
  one of the 4 stags of the gods 
  These animals grazed on Yggdrasil,
  producing water for the rivers and
  honeydew for the earth.
  Duneyr2
  Norse
  [Duneyrr]
  one of the dwarfs
  Duneyrr
  (see Duneyr)
  Dunga
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ea as ‘singer’
  dungavenhooter
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Dungu
  African
  a god of the chase among 
  the Buganda
  Dunheved Castle (see Castle Terribil)
  Dunlaing
  Irish
  a friend of Murchadh
  He left a life of pleasure in the
  Otherworld to help Murchadh at the
  Battle of Clontarf, where he fought
  bravely but was killed.
  Dunvallo Molmutius
  British
  [Dumvallo]
  king of Cornwall after Cloten
  husband of Tonwenna
  son of Cloten
  father of Belinus and Brennius
  He defeated the sub-kings of Britain
  and united the country under his rule.
  Duolin
  European
  father of Aymon
  Dup Shimati
  (see Tablets of Destiny)
  Dupasahasuri
  Jain
  a man predicted to be the last monk
  duplication
  (see bilocation)
  duppy
  West Indian
  [jumby]
  a Caribbean spirit or ghost
  These spirits can be invoked to attack
  one’s enemy, but they can be warded
  off by a ring of tobacco seeds.
  Dupshimati
  (see Tablets of Destiny)
  Dur
  Persian
  a Kassite god of the underworld
  Dur-krod-bdag-po
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Citapati
  Duralu
  Australian
  2 stones of destiny
  These stones were made by Darana
  from the bodies of two young men he
  killed when they opened his sack of
  grubs. It was said that disaster would
  follow if the stones were damaged 
  or broken. 
  Duranda
  (see Durindana)
  Durandal
  (see Durindana)
  Durandana
  (see Durindana)
  Durandarte
  European
  a knight killed at Roncesvalles
  It was said that his squire, Guadiana,
  was so upset at his master’s death that
  he turned into a river.
  Durangama
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of the 12 bhumis
  Durathor1
  Norse
  [Durathror]
  one of the 4 stags of the gods 
  These animals grazed on Yggdrasil,
  producing water for the rivers and
  honeydew for the earth.
  Durathor2
  Norse
  [Durathror]
  one of the dwarfs
  Durathror
  (see Durathor)
  Durenda
  (see Durindana)
  Durendala
  (see Durindana)
  Durga1
  Hindu
  a demon killed by Devi
  (see Durga2)
  Durga2
  Hindu
  [Agni- Durga.Aparajita.Arya.Aticanadika.
  Bhadrakali.Camunda.Candanayika.
  Candarupa.Candavati.Candogra.
  Chinnamasta(ka).Dasha-Bhuja.Devi.
  Durgha.Kali.Kapalini.Karali.Kaushita.
  Kirati.K(a)umari.Mahadevi.Mahamari.
  Mahisha-Mardini.Pinga.Pracanda.
  Pramuni.Raktadanti.Rudra(carcika).
  Rudrani.Shakti.Shas(h)t(h)i.Simha-Rathi.
  Simha-Vahini.Ugracangika.Uma.Yogini:
  =Java Ambu Dewi:=Pacific Islands Batari]
  an aspect of Devi, Kali or Parvati as
  ‘the inaccessible’
  The demon Durga had taken over
  nearly all the world, so the gods
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  Durga-Mahatmya
  Dushyanta
  concentrated all their powers in the
  goddess Devi who went out to do
  battle on their behalf. The demon had
  millions of soldiers and elephants on
  his side but Devi defeated them with a
  thunderbolt and came face-to-face
  with Durga himself. After many shape
  changes the goddess finally killed
  Durga and took his name as her own.
  In another story, this four, ten,
  eighteen or 100-armed goddess of
  strength, the destroyer, was a warrior
  maid who was born fully grown. She
  slew the monster water buffalo
  Mahisha, who had terrorised all the
  other gods, despite the fact that he
  changed successively into a lion, a
  giant, an elephant and a buffalo during
  the course of their battle.
  In some accounts she is depicted as
  twelve-armed, each arm holding a
  weapon. These are given as an arrow
  (Tir), an axe (Parashu), a bow (Dhanus),
  a bell (Ganta), a club (Khitaka), a discus
  (Chakra), a goad (Ankas), a javelin
  (Satki), a noose (Pasha), a shield 
  (Sipar), a sword (Khagda) and a 
  trident (Trisula).
  She is depicted as yellow skinned
  and riding a lion or a tiger.
  Durga-Mahatmya
  Hindu
  the story of the goddess Durga and her
  fight with the demon
  Durga-puja
  (see Navaratri)
  Durga-Tamas
  Hindu
  a king
  He was blind but his sight was restored
  when Agni rewarded him for his
  asceticism and devotion.
  Durgandini
  Pacific Islands
  a princess
  wife of Palasara
  mother of Abiasa
  Durgha
  (see Durga)
  Durin1
  European
  a friend of Oriana
  He travelled to Firm Island at Oriana’s
  request to deliver her letter to Amadis,
  a letter in which she broke off their
  relationship.
  He 
  returned 
  to 
  Britain 
  with
  Gandolin and told Oriana of the
  shattering effect that her letter had had
  on Amadis, who deserted his friends and
  left to seek death. She hastily repented,
  wrote another letter asking forgiveness
  and charged Durin to find Amadis.
  Durin2
  Norse
  [Durinn]
  one of the dwarfs, the second to 
  be created
  Durindana
  European
  [Duranda(l).Durandana.Durend(al)a.
  Dyrumdali]
  a sword of Roland
  This sword, which could split a
  mountain, was said to have belonged
  originally to Hector, prince of Troy.
  Hector’s armour had come down to
  Mandricardo and he claimed the sword,
  which had come into the possession of
  Roland when he killed Almontes. In
  another account Roland acquired the
  sword and his famous horn when he
  defeated the giant, Jutmundus. When
  Roland went mad he abandoned his
  armour and sword, which was then
  seized by Mandricardo who killed
  Zerbino in a fight for its possession.
  Some say that Charlemagne or
  Malagigi gave Roland this sword,
  which had been made by the fairies.
  It was said that the hilt contained a
  number of relics, such as a thread from
  the cloak of the Virgin Mary, a hair
  from the head of St Denis, a drop of
  blood from St Basil and one of St
  Peter’s teeth.
  It was also claimed by Gradasso. Its
  future 
  was 
  settled 
  when 
  King
  Agramont ordered a contest in which
  Roland represented both himself and
  Gradasso. He killed Mandricardo but
  the sword was awarded to Gradasso.
  Other stories say that, when he was
  dying of his wounds after the Battle of
  Roncesvalles, Roland threw the sword
  into a stream, having failed to break it
  on a rock.
  (see also Jutmundus)
  Durinn
  (see Durin2)
  Durjaya
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Durmart
  British
  a hero of a French story, Durmart le
  Gallois, telling of his love for Fenice
  In one adventure he saved Queen
  Guinevere by killing Brun de Morois,
  who had kidnapped her when she was
  out riding.
  Durmart le Gallois
  French
  a 13th C French story of the hero
  Durmart and his love for Fenice
  Durna
  East Indian
  a Brahmin
  father of Aswatama by Wilotama
  To carry this sage from India to Java,
  the 
  heavenly 
  nymph 
  Wilotama
  assumed the form of a flying mare. He
  impregnated her on the journey and
  she bore a son, Aswatama.
  Durthacht
  Irish
  father of Eoghan
  Durugh
  (see Drugh.Druj)
  Durvasas
  Hindu
  son of Atri and Anasuya
  an incarnation of Shiva as a sage
  He placed a curse on Indra when the
  latter refused to accept a garland and
  prophesied the death of Krishna who
  forgot to wash the sage’s feet.
  It was he who gave Kunti the charm
  that enabled her to have children by
  any god of her choosing.
  Duryodhana
  Hindu
  [=Javanese Duryudana.Suyudana]
  a warrior-prince
  one of the 100 sons of Dhartarashthra
  He was the leader of the Kauravas in
  their battle with the Pandavas. Having
  won the kingdom of Bharata by
  cheating at dice, he lost it, his army
  and his ninety-nine brothers in the
  battle. The five Pandava brothers
  found him hiding in a lake and offered
  to fight him. Bhima, the first to fight,
  smashed his thigh and he sent
  Ashvathaman to kill the Pandavas by
  night. Shiva took them out of harm’s
  way and the would-be assassin was
  driven mad. He killed every soldier 
  he could find, including five of
  Duryodhana’s nephews. When he saw
  the severed heads of his nephews,
  brought 
  back 
  by 
  Asvathaman,
  Duryodhana dropped dead on the spot.
  Duryudana
  East Indian
  [Suyudana]
  the Javanese version of Duryodhana
  son of Drestarata
  He was the eldest of the Korawas
  and regarded as an incarnation of
  Dasamuka.
  Dus
  Celtic
  [=German Scrat]
  a hairy demon of the woods
  (see also dusius)
  Dus-kyi Khor-lo
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Kalachakra
  Dus-Sara
  (see Dusara)
  Dusama
  Jain
  the present age, a period of misery
  Dusara
  Arab
  [D(o)usares.Dus-Sara:=Greek Dionysus]
  a Nabataean wine god
  son of Lat
  (see also Dusura)
  Dusares
  (see Dusara.Dusura)
  Dushasana
  (see Duhsasana)
  Dushyanta
  Hindu
  [=Javanese Dusianta]
  husband of Sakuntala
  father of Bharata
  He and his wife separated but were
  later reunited.
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  Dyaus
  Dusianta
  Dusianta
  East Indian
  the Javanese version of Dushyanta
  dusii
  (see dusius)
  dusio
  (see dusius)
  dusius
  Celtic
  [dusio:plur=dusii]
  an incubus
  (see also Dus)
  Dussera
  Hindu
  a festival held in the autumn
  Dusura
  Mesopotamian
  [D(o)usares]
  a Nabataean sun god
  son of Chaabu
  He died and was reborn every year.
  (see also Dusara)
  Du’uzu
  (see Dumuzi.Tammuz)
  Duzhi
  Afghan
  a local Kafir god
  Duzzakh
  Persian
  purgatory
  Here the soul could be plunged into
  flames to purge it of evil.
  Dvaipayana
  (see Vyasa)
  Dvalin1
  Norse
  [Davalin.Dvalinn]
  a dwarf
  son of Ivald and Greip
  It was he who, at the request of Loki,
  fashioned the unerring spear Gungnir,
  the magic ship Skidbladnir and the
  golden hair to replace that stolen by
  Loki from the head of Sif.
  He was one of the four dwarfs 
  with whom Freya is said to have slept to
  obtain the necklace, Brisingamen,
  which the dwarfs had made.
  Dvalin2
  Norse
  [Davalin.Dvalinn]
  one of the 4 stags of the gods 
  These animals grazed on Yggdrasil,
  producing water for the rivers and
  honeydew for the earth.
  Dvalinn
  (see Dvalin)
  dvapara
  Hindu
  [dvaparayuga.dwapara]
  the third or bronze age of the world
  In this age, men live for 200 years,
  wickedness increases and men are
  afflicted by disasters and disease.
  (see also yuga)
  dvaparayuga
  (see dvapara)
  Dvaraka
  Hindu
  [Dwaravati.Dwraka]
  a celestial palace
  Krishna had this fortress built by
  Visvakarman to house the Yadavas out
  of the reach of the demon Kansa.
  Another version describes it as a
  city built by Krishna on an island,
  which disappeared under the waves
  when he died.
  Dvarakala
  Hindu
  a keeper of the crossroads in Patala
  The four roads lead to heaven or hell.
  To the north lies the realm of Kubera,
  home of the valiant dead; to the east,
  the realm of Indra where those who
  have achieved supernatural powers
  reside; to the west lies the home of the
  generous in the realm of Buddhapada;
  to the south, the road leads to the
  realm of Yama, god of death.
  dvarapala
  Cambodian
  ogres acting as doorkeepers
  dvergar
  (see Dwarfs)
  Dvipa
  Hindu
  [Dwipa]
  an island continent
  Seven such continents, with Mount
  Meru in the middle, were envisaged,
  each surrounded by its own ocean.
  They were known as Jambu, Krauncha,
  Kusa, Plaksha, Pushkara, Saka and
  Salmala.
  Only four continents are referred to
  in the Mahabharata: Bhadrasva, Jambu,
  Ketumala and Uttara Kuru.
  Dvipakumara
  Jain
  a minor god
  one of the 10 Bhavanavasi
  Dvita
  Hindu
  brother of Ekata and Trita
  He and Ekata tried to kill Trita by
  pushing him down a well and placing a
  heavy cover on the well-top, but Trita
  burst through the cover and escaped.
  Dvivida
  Hindu
  a huge ape killed by the 
  young Balarama
  Dvorovoi
  Slav
  a spirit of the farm yard
  He is depicted as an old man with a
  grey beard and is covered with hair.
  Dwales-doll
  Norse
  a name for the sun used by the dwarfs
  Dwarfs caught in the light of the sun
  were turned to stone unless they were
  protected by the Tarnkappe.
  dwapara
  (see dvapara)
  Dwaravati
  (see Dvaraka)
  Dwarfs
  Norse
  [bergsmiedlein.bjergfolk.Black Elves.
  duergar.dvergar.erdeute.erdmannlein.
  kleinevolk.unterirdiscje.unterjordiske.
  Ni(e)b(e)lung.Huldrafolk.Svart-elfar.
  Svartalfar.Svurtalfar]
  beings created from the maggots that
  bred in the flesh of the dead Ymir
  These beings were banished to their
  own realm, Svartalfheim, below the
  earth, where they extracted and
  hoarded precious metals and stones. If
  they were exposed to daylight they
  turned to stone unless they happened
  to be wearing the Tarnkappe. Their
  ruler was Volund.
  They were said to have dark skins and
  green eyes and they wore long beards.
  Their short legs ended in crow’s feet.
  In some accounts they are the same
  as the elves; in others they are separate
  beings.
  (see also Elves)
  Dwendi
  Pacific Islands
  powerful gods of the Philippines
  These deities are said to live in caves.
  dwergmal
  Norse
  the language of the dwarfs, heard as
  an echo in caves
  Dwipa
  (see Dvipa)
  Dwipayana
  (see Abiasa)
  Dwjt
  (see Amenti1)
  Dwraka
  (see Dvaraka)
  Dwybach
  (see Dwyvach)
  Dwyfach
  (see Dwyvach)
  Dwyfan
  (see Dwyvan)
  Dwyvach
  British
  [Dwybach.Dwyfach]
  wife of Dwyvan
  In Welsh lore, she and her husband
  were the survivors of the flood caused
  by the Addanc. They escaped in the
  ark Nefyed Nav Nevion with many
  animals.
  Some accounts say that Nefyed was
  the builder of the ark.
  Dwyvan
  British
  [Dwyfan]
  the builder of the Ark, in Welsh lore
  husband of Dwyvach
  He and his wife built the ark Nefyed
  Nav Nevion and embarked many
  animals to escape the flood caused by
  the Addanc.
  Some accounts say that Nefyed was
  the builder of the ark.
  Dxui
  African
  [Thixo.Tsui]
  an ancestor of the Bushmen
  He was first a flower, then a man, a
  tree, a man, a fly, water, a bird and a
  man again. When he died, he became
  a lizard.
  Dya
  (see Fu.Gla)
  Dyabial
  British
  son of the Queen of the Waste Land
  cousin of Percival
  Dyadya
  Russian
  [‘uncle’]
  a name for Vorip-mort
  Dyaus
  Hindu
  [Diaus.Dyaus Pita(r).Dyaus Pitri.Dyaush
  Pitir.Dyhu.Dyu-piter.‘heaven’:=Greek
  Uranus.Zeus:=Roman Jupiter]
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  Dyaus Pita
  dzi-mawu
  a creator god and sky god
  husband of Ida, Nistigri or Prithivi 
  father of Indra, Parjanya and Surya
  father of Adityas, Agni, Aswins,
  Brhaspati, Maruts and Ushas, 
  some say
  He was killed by his own son, Indra.
  In some accounts he is depicted as a
  black horse.
  Dyaus Pita
  (see Dyaus)
  Dyaus Pitar
  (see Dyaus)
  Dyaus Pitri
  (see Dyaus)
  Dyaush Pitir
  (see Dyaus)
  Dyava-matar
  (see Prithivi)
  Dyava-Prithivi
  Hindu
  Dyaus and Prithivi as one deity
  Between them, they created the other
  gods together with heaven and earth.
  dyavo
  Serbian
  devils
  dybbuk
  Hebrew
  [dibbuk]
  an evil spirit
  The dybbuk is said to be the soul of a
  person who has died with some
  unforgiven sin and seeks to inhabit the
  body of a human.
  This spirit could be exorcised; the
  victim could tell when it had left his
  body because a red spot and a cracked
  nail would appear on his big toe.
  Dyfed
  British
  [Dyved]
  the realm of Pwyll, Wales
  In some accounts a region above
  Annwfn.
  Dyfrig
  (see Dubricius)
  Dyhu
  (see Dyaus)
  Dyinyinga
  African
  the spirits of natural objects, in the
  lore of the Mende
  Dylan1
  British
  [Dylan Eil Don.Dylan Eil Mor.Dylan Eil
  Ton.Endil.Mor.Son of the Waves]
  a Welsh sea god
  son of Gwydion and Aranrhod
  twin of Llew Llaw Gyffes
  He took to the sea and swam like a fish
  as soon as he was born. When he was
  killed by Govannon, his uncle, all the
  waves of the sea cried for him.
  Dylan2
  (see Medraut)
  Dylan Eil Don
  (see Dylan1)
  Dylan Eil Mor
  (see Dylan1)
  Dylan Eil Ton
  (see Dylan1)
  Dymas1
  Greek
  a king of Phrygia
  father of Asius
  father of Hecuba, some say
  Dymas2
  Greek
  founder of one of the Dorian tribes
  son of Aegimius
  brother of Pamphylus
  Dynas
  British
  the Welsh version of the Irish dun
  Dyne
  Greek
  daughter of Evander
  Dynevor Castle
  British
  a castle in Wales
  Some say this is where Merlin is
  buried.
  Dyogo
  Serbian
  the horse of Banovitch
  Dyombi
  South American
  a deity of the black people 
  of Surinam
  Dyonas
  British
  [Diones]
  son or godson of the Greek 
  goddess Diana
  father of Nimue, some say 
  (see also Dinas)
  Dyotana
  Hindu
  a name for Ushas as ‘bringer of light’
  Dyq
  African
  in the lore of the Bambara, a 
  primaeval creative force 
  which, with Gla, emerged 
  from the empty void, Fu
  Dyrnwch
  (see Diwrnach)
  Dyrnwyn
  British
  a magical sword, in Welsh lore
  This was one of the objects that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  In some versions it was the sword 
  of Rhydderch from which flames
  appeared when it was drawn by any-
  body other than the owner. In other
  accounts it was the sword of Gwrnach.
  Some accounts include it as one of
  the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  Dysaules
  Greek
  father of Eubuleus and Triptolemus, 
  in some accounts
  Dysgyfdawd
  British
  father of Gall
  Dysgyl a gren Rhydderch
  British
  a platter or crock, in Welsh lore
  This dish, owned by Rhydderch, was
  capable of producing any meat the
  owner desired and became one of the
  Thirteen 
  Treasures 
  of 
  Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  In some accounts there were two
  items, described as a platter and a
  crock; some say they were owned by
  Rhygenydd.
  Dysonomie
  Greek
  lawlessness personified
  daughter of Eris
  Dyu1
  Hindu
  heaven
  Dyu2
  Hindu
  one of the Vasas
  Dyu-Piter
  Hindu
  a name for Dyaus as ‘father of light’
  Dyumani
  Hindu
  a celestial gem; the sun
  Dyumatseni
  Hindu
  a blind king
  father of Satyavan
  His son married the princess Savitri
  but died within a year, as had been
  prophesied. Savitri followed him into
  the underworld and Yama rewarded
  her devotion by granting three wishes.
  One restored Dyumatseni to the
  throne from which he had been
  deposed, another restored his eyesight
  and the third restored his son to life.
  Dyved
  (see Dyfed)
  Dywel
  British
  brother of Geraint and Ermid
  Dzajaga
  Mongolian
  [Dzajaga-Tengri.Dzajan]
  a sky god
  Dzajan
  (see Dzajaga)
  dzalob
  Central American
  a race of ‘offenders’
  In the mythology of the Maya, Hunab
  repopulated the earth three times 
  after floods. The second race was 
  the dzalob.
  Dzamo
  Tibetan
  one of the Five Lands
  This was said to be the land of the
  living.
  Dzarilaw
  North American
  a bear who married the 
  maiden, Rhipisunt
  He fathered two sons on Rhipisunt but
  was killed by one of her brothers.
  (see also Bearskin Woman)
  Dzelarhons
  North American
  [Copper Woman.Dzerlarhons.Volcano
  Woman:=Tlingit Neegyauks]
  a frog princess of the Haida Indians
  wife of Kai’ti
  She arrived on the north-west coast
  with six canoe loads of her people and
  married the bear god Kai’ti.
  Dzerlarhons
  (see Dzelarhons)
  Dzewana
  Slav
  [=Greek Artemis]
  a moon goddess
  Dzhe Manitou
  North American
  a benevolent god of the Chippewa;
  a wood spirit
  brother of Kitshi Manitou
  dzi-mawu
  African
  sky gods of the Hua people
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  Dziady
  Russian
  [=Bulgarian Zadusnica]
  a guardian spirit
  This spirit is said to be that of a dead
  ancestor.
  Dziewona
  European
  [=Czech Devana:=Roman Diana:=Serbian
  Dilwica]
  a Polish goddess of the chase
  Dzivaguru1
  African
  a mother-goddess of the 
  Korekore tribe
  She disappeared when Nosenga drove
  her from her palace.
  Dzivaguru2
  African
  a female aspect of Mwari as 
  ‘Great Pool’
  dziwije zony
  (see dziwozony)
  dziwozony
  European
  [dziwije zony:=Slovenian divji devojke]
  wild women of the Polish forests
  They are very swift runners and
  sometimes attack men or seduce them.
  Dzoavits
  North American
  a spirit ogre of the Shoshone Indians
  He stole the two children of Dove and
  chased after them when their mother
  rescued them. He would have caught
  them but Badger dug two holes, hiding
  the fugitives in one and directing
  Dzoavits into the other, which he then
  sealed with a large boulder.
  In some accounts they are referred
  to as stone giants.
  Dzokhk
  Armenian
  [Dzoxk]
  the underworld
  In this fiery abyss, souls wear iron
  shoes, have their mouths filled with
  vermin and are burnt with hot irons.
  When they cross the bridge that
  leads to heaven, those heavy with sin
  cause the bridge to break and they
  are cast back into torment.
  Dzoxk
  (see Dzokhk)
  Dzydzilelya
  Russian
  [=Greeek Aphrodite]
  a love goddess
  Dzydzilelya
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  known as god E; perhaps Yum Caax
  This deity is depicted wearing maize
  ears as a headdress and is regarded as a
  maize-god such as Yum Caax.
  E Alom
  Central American
  [Bitol]
  a Mayan creator-goddess
  wife of E Quaholom
  mother of Gucumatz
  E-anna
  Mesopotamian
  the temple of Ishtar at Erech
  E-babbar
  Mesopotamian
  the sanctuary of Samas
  E-engurra
  Mesopotamian
  the temple of Ea
  E-este
  Mesopotamian
  the temple of Gula at Larak
  E-kur
  Mesopotamian
  [Ekur]
  the temple of Bel-Enlil at Nippur
  E Quaholom
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god
  husband of E Elom
  father of Gucumatz
  E-sagila
  Mesopotamian
  [Temple of the High Head]
  the temple of Bel-Marduk at Babylon
  E-u
  Burmese
  the first woman, made by Ea-pe
  consort of Thanai
  Ea
  Mesopotamian
  [Aa.Amma-ana-ki.Aos.Ea-Sarru.Dunga.
  Engur.Enki.Enti.Hea.Hoa.Kuski-banda.
  Lamha.ugal-ida(k).Lugalid.Mummu.
  Nadimmud.Naqbu. Nidim(mud).Ninbuba.
  Ninigkug.Nudim(mud).Nun-ura.Sa-kala-
  ma.Sassu-wunnu.Shar Apsi:=Greek
  Oannes:=Sumerian Enki]
  a Babylonian sea-god, the primaeval
  ocean personified, god of wisdom
  son of Ansar and Kisar or of An
  brother of Enlil
  husband of Damkina
  father of Adapa, Khi-dimme-azaga,
  Marduk, Mulu-kri, Nira and Silik
  father of Bel and Ishtar, some say
  He represented water and Enlil
  represented earth. Mixed together
  they produced humans.
  He is credited with having instructed
  man in the arts of agriculture, magic,
  architecture, etc. and warned Atrahasis
  (Utnapishtim) of the impending flood. 
  He is depicted as half man, half fish,
  with two heads or dressed in fish skins
  or, in the role of creator-god, as a snake.
  In some accounts, he is regarded as a
  manifestation of Ansar.
  Ea-Anu
  Irish
  wife of the fire-god Ain
  Ea-bani
  (see Enkidu)
  Ea-Oannes
  Mesopotamian
  Ea as ruler of the demons and spirits
  of the sea
  Ea-pe
  Burmese
  the supreme deity of the Karen
  He created the first man, Thanai and
  the first woman, E-u.
  Ea-Sarapsi
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity associated with
  Serapis, in some accounts
  Ea-Sarru
  (see Ea)
  Eabani
  (see Enkidu)
  eac uisge
  Irish
  [each uisge:=Scottish kelpie]
  a malicious water-horse
  each uisge
  (see eac uisge)
  Eachtach
  Irish
  daughter of Dermot and Grania,
  some say
  in some accounts, wife of Art and
  mother of Cormac mac Airt
  An alternative version of the birth of
  Cormac says that his mother was
  Eachtach who, when pregnant, dreamt
  that her head was cut off and a tree
  grew in its place. When her husband,
  Art, was killed at the Battle of Magh
  Mucramha, she went to stay with her
  brother-in-law, Lughna (the Luighne
  of the alternative story of Achtan) but
  the baby was born en route. 
  The child was taken and suckled by
  a wolf but was later recovered and
  reared by Lughna.
  (see also Achtan)
  eachtra
  Irish
  [echtra:plur=e(a)chtrai]
  a story of (mythical) exploits, usually in
  the Otherworld
  Eachtra an Amadan Mor
  Irish
  a story of the exploits of the 
  Great Fool
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  Eachtra an Mhadra Mhaoil
  Irish
  the story of Alexander and his
  tranformation into the Crop-eared
  Dog
  Eachtra Mhelora agus Orlando
  Irish
  a 16th C story about the warrior-
  maid, Melora, daughter of King
  Arthur
  Eachtra Nerai
  Irish
  the story of Nera and the corpse
  eachtrai
  (see eachtra)
  Eacus
  European
  an early Spanish god
  Eadain
  (see Eadaoin.Etain)
  Eadaoin1
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eda(e)in.E(o)da(o)in]
  a poetess
  mother of Cairbre
  She died from grief over the death of
  her son who died from sunstroke.
  Eadaoin2
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eda(e)in.E(o)da(o)in]
  a woman of the Otherworld
  When the armies of Conn and Eoghan
  Mor met near her home, she helped
  Eoghan by turning rocks into soldiers.
  When Eoghan lost the battle, she
  saved him and the remains of his army,
  giving them ships in which they sailed
  to Spain.
  Eadaoin3
  (see Etain)
  Eadgils
  Norse
  a king of Sweden
  son of Othere
  He and his brother rebelled against
  their father and fled to Heardred’s
  court. Here, the elder brother killed
  Heardred and was himself killed by
  Wiglaf. Eadgils fled but later returned
  at the head of an army to avenge his
  brother. He was killed in the battle
  which followed.
  Eadna
  (see Eire)
  Eagentci
  North American
  [Ancient-bodied.Old Woman]
  the Seneca name for Ataensic
  Eager
  Anglo-Saxon
  [=Norse Aegir]
  a sea-god
  Eagir
  (see Aegir)
  eagle
  a large bird of prey
  (1) In Babylonian lore, the eagle was
  a demon. When he ate all of the
  offspring of Mother Serpent, Samas
  condemned him to death. Mother
  Serpent hid inside a slaughtered ox
  and killed Eagle when he came to
  feed on the carcass.
  A two-headed eagle was regarded
  as an attribute of Nergal.
  (2) In Greek myths, the eagle was
  sacred to Zeus since it had brought
  nectar to nourish the infant god
  when he was hidden from Cronus.
  (3) Hindu lore identifies the eagle
  with Garuda and Gayatri.
  (4) The Japanese regard the eagle
  as representing Uye Minu, an
  aspect of the Buddha.
  (5) Norse myths have the eagle as
  the guardian of Asgard. Odin
  himself often took the guise of an
  eagle and the eagle sitting in the
  world-tree, Yggdrasil, represented
  light and wisdom. The eagle
  Egder, generator of storms, will
  appear at Ragnarok.
  (6) Some Indian tribes of North
  America say that this bird, which
  they call Master of Height,
  represents the Great Spirit of the
  Thunderbird.
  (7) Persian lore regards the eagle as
  a form of the storm-god and as an
  emblem of the large Persian
  empire.
  It was believed that the feathers
  of this great bird carried the
  prayers of the tribe up to heaven.
  (8) The Romans regard this bird as
  an aspect of Jupiter.
  (9) The Sumerians say that the
  eagle brought children into the
  world and took the souls of the
  dead out of it. It appears as the
  storm-bird, Zu.
  Eagle of Gwern Abwy
  Welsh
  [Eagle of Gwernabwy]
  a bird of great age and great
  knowledge
  This ancient bird was consulted by
  Culhwch in his quest to win the hand
  of Olwen. It led him to consult the
  Salmon of Llyn Llyw.
  Eagle Prey God
  North American
  one of the 6 Prey Gods guarding 
  the home of Poshaiyangkyo
  He is responsible for the space above.
  eagle stones
  [aetites.gagites]
  magical stones said to be found in
  eagles’ nests
  Eaglehawk
  (see Biljari)
  Eagle’s Ness
  (see Hronesness)
  Ealada
  (see Elatha)
  Ealadha
  (see Elatha)
  Ealatha
  (see Elatha)
  Ealchmar
  (see Elcmar)
  eale
  African
  an Ethiopian monster with
  swivelling horns, precursor of 
  the yale
  Ealtan
  Irish
  an ancestor of Finn mac Cool
  son of Baoiscne
  father of Sualt
  Ealur
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Eamhnait
  Irish
  mother of Moling
  She had an affair with her sister’s
  husband and fled when she realised that
  she was pregnant. She was trapped in
  the snow and gave birth to a boy,
  Moling, whose arrival was heralded by
  an angel and a dove from heaven.
  Eanna1
  Irish
  son of Niall
  brother of Cairbre, Conall Gulban,
  Eoghan and Laoghaire
  Eanna2
  Irish
  father of Sgathach
  Eanna3
  Mesopotamian
  a temple in Uruk dedicated to Anu 
  and Ishtar
  Eanna4
  (see Enda)
  Eanna Cinsealach
  a king of Leinster
  father of Eochu
  Eannatum
  Mesopotamian
  a priest-king of Lagash
  Ear
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Earc1
  Irish
  [Erc]
  a bishop
  He explained the meaning of the
  dream experienced by Brendan’s
  mother before his birth.
  Earc2
  Irish
  [Erc]
  king of Tara
  son of Cairbre Nia Fear and 
  Feidhilm
  father of Fergus and Murtaghh mac 
  Earc
  He was installed as king when his
  father was killed by Cuchulainn. He
  was one of those attacking Cuchulainn
  at the end and flung the spear that
  wounded Grey of Macha. He was
  killed by Conal Cearnach to avenge
  Cuchulainn’s death.
  Earc3
  Irish
  [Erc]
  daughter of Loarn
  wife of Muireadhach
  mother of Muircheartach
  Eochu, king of Scotland, carried off
  Muireadhach from Ireland but the
  Irishman killed him and took Earc
  back to Ireland as his wife. When her
  husband was killed by a jealous rival,
  Earc restored him to life.
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  Earc mac Trein
  Ebisu
  Earc mac Trein
  Irish
  [Erc]
  husband of Deithin
  father of St Deaglan
  Eare
  East Indian
  a witch in Papua New Guinea
  Earendel
  (see Orvandil)
  Earl Wind
  (see Pung-Beg)
  Earnaness
  (see Hronesness)
  Earrach
  (see Imbolc)
  Earth
  (see Gaea)
  Earth-bearer
  North American
  in the lore of the Seneca, the turtle
  which carries the world on its back
  (see also oeh-da)
  Earth Diver
  North American
  a diving-bird, the coot
  Birds flying over the primaeval ocean
  grew tired and needed somewhere to
  rest so Earth Diver went to the ocean
  floor and brought back mud from
  which Maheo built land on the back of
  a huge turtle.
  This epithet is applied to various
  other animals and birds said to have
  brought up mud from the bottom.
  Earth Dragon
  Japanese
  one of the Four Dragon Kings
  He is responsible for the rivers.
  Earth Dumb
  (see Ti Mu)
  Earth-girl
  (see Hine-ahu-one)
  Earth-heaper
  (see Zipacna)
  Earth Initiate
  North American
  the creator, in the lore of the Maidu
  tribe
  Earth Lion
  Mesopotamian
  a demon which, in the form of a snake,
  stole the plant of life from Gilgamesh
  Earth-maker1
  North American
  a creator-god of the Pima tribe
  father of Szeukha
  He created the world which was later
  destroyed by the flood sent by his
  enemy, Great Eagle.
  Earth-maker2
  North American
  the supreme deity of the Winnebago
  He created five (or eight) great spirits,
  each responsible for a particular aspect
  of life, who rid the earth of giants and
  evil spirits.
  He was opposed by the evil spirit
  Herecgunina.
  Earth-maker3
  (see Kodo-yanpe.Pachacamac)
  Earth-monster
  Central American
  a primaeval monster of the Aztecs
  This female monster swam in the
  primordial ocean until Quetzalcoatl
  and Tezcatlipoca tore it to pieces to
  make the sky and the earth and all that
  is in it.
  Earth Mother1
  Greek
  earth personified (see Gaea.Ge Metre)
  Earth Mother2
  North American
  [Mother Earth:=Iroquois Eithinisha]
  the consort of Sky Father
  mother of Deohako, some say
  According to the Pueblo Indians she
  produced One Alone from her fourth
  womb.
  Earth Mother3
  (see Nerthus.Ti Mu)
  Earth-namer
  (see Kodo-yanpe)
  Earth Prison
  (see Ti-yü)
  Earth Thursday
  (see Asase Yaa)
  Earth-womb King
  (see Ti-ts’ang)
  Earthborn Giants (see giants, Greek)
  Earthly Paradise
  a hypothetical country where all was
  perfect and death unknown
  It is shown on some ancient maps as in
  China or as an island near India.
  Earthly Paradise, The
  English
  a poem by William Morris relating the
  search for this beautiful country,
  including the stories of Bellerophon
  and Pegasus, Pygmalion, etc.
  earthquake
  a shaking of the earth’s 
  surface resulting from 
  underground movement
  In classical mythology, earth-
  quakes arise when the giants,
  buried under mountains by the
  gods, move their limbs.
  (1) Indian law asserts that earth-
  quakes are caused when the
  elephant, on whose head the world
  rests, moves.
  (2) In Japan, the primaeval fish,
  Namazu, which lives under the earth,
  causes earthquakes when it moves.
  (3) In Tibet, earthquakes are
  said to be caused when the frog, on
  whose back the world rests, moves.
  Earthshaker
  (see Poseidon)
  Easal
  Irish
  [Asal.King of the Golden Pillars]
  a king
  He gave the sons of Turenn a herd of
  seven pigs which, slaughtered and
  eaten by day, were restored to life
  again by night. They had been
  required to get these pigs as one of the
  tasks set for them by Lugh.
  (see also Pigs of Manannan)
  Easter Stones
  Saxon
  altars dedicated to the goddess Eastre
  Eastern Paradise
  Chinese
  a heaven situated on the Isles 
  of P’eng-lai
  Eastern Royal Duke
  (see Tung Wang Kung)
  Eastern Tengu
  (see Black Tengu)
  Eastre
  Saxon
  [Eostre.Oestra:=German Ostara:=Norse 
  Freya.Frigga]
  a fertility-goddess and goddess of spring
  She owned a hare in the moon which
  loved eggs and she was sometimes
  depicted as having the head of a hare. 
  Eate
  European
  a Basque fire-god and storm-god
  It is said that he can be heard giving
  warnings of storms and fires.
  Eater of Dreams
  (see Baku)
  Eau
  East Indian
  daughter of Maelere
  sister of Havoa, wife of Kopu
  Eaumont
  (see Almontes)
  Eb
  Central American
  the twelfth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the beginning of the
  ascent from the nether regions
  (see also Two Eb)
  Eb Island
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Gilbert Islands, the
  final home of Wulleb
  This island, west of the Gilberts, is said
  to be the place where birds go every
  year to have their feathers plucked.
  Ebech
  (see Ebeh)
  Ebeh
  Mesopotamian
  [Ebech]
  a Sumerian mountain-god
  Eber Donn
  Irish
  [Brown Eber.Eibhear.Heber]
  a leader of the Milesians
  He was killed for his cruelty before
  reaching Ireland.
  Eber Finn
  Irish
  [Eber Fionn.Eibhear.Fair Eber.Heber]
  a leader of the Milesians
  son of Milesius and Scota
  brother of Amergin and Eremon
  After the defeat of the Danaans the
  sovereignty was decided by the druid
  Amergin who awarded the throne to
  Eremon for his lifetime, then to Eber
  Finn. This was not acceptable so Eremon
  took the north of the island and Eber
  Finn the south. They soon fought for
  supremacy and Eber Finn was killed.
  Eber Fionn
  (see Eber Finn)
  Eber Scot
  Irish
  [Eibhear.Heber]
  son of Sru
  Ebern
  (see Edern)
  Ebhla
  (see Elva)
  Ebissa
  Danish
  son of Hengist
  Ebisu
  Japanese
  [=Buddhist Fudo]
  a Shinto god of commerce, fishermen,
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  Eckhardt
  Ebla
  good fortune and self-effacement,
  one of the 7 Shichi Fukujin
  son of Daikoku
  He was originally the premature son of
  Izanagi and Izanami, born in the form
  of a jellyfish or leech, and known as
  Hiru-ko.
  He is regarded as the patron of good
  workers and is depicted as a cheerful
  fat man holding a fishing rod and a
  fish.
  Some say he was banished for some
  crime and lived for many years on an
  island where he spent most of his time
  fishing, laying his catch on the shore of
  the mainland as food for the locals. It
  was said that he could spend several
  days under water.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Hiru-ko, Koto-shiro-nushi  or
  Ta-no-kami.
  Ebla
  (see Elva)
  ebo
  African
  herbalists of the Edo who brew potions
  used in divination and witchcraft
  ebony
  a timber said to have magical properties
  Ebracus1
  British
  [Ebrauc(us)]
  a king of Britain
  He was said to have had twenty wives
  and fifty children. He sent his thirty
  daughters to repopulate Italy where
  there were no Italian women left.
  Ebracus2
  British
  [Ebrauc(us)]
  the man who founded the Castle 
  of Maidens
  Ebrauc
  (see Ebracus)
  Ebraucus
  (see Ebracus)
  Ebutokpabi
  (see Oshowa)
  Ecatonatiuh
  (see Fourth Sun)
  Ecca
  (see Eibhliu)
  Echauch
  (see Ek Chuah)
  Echdae
  husband of Aine, in some accounts
  Echecles
  Greek
  son of Actor
  husband of Polymele
  Echel
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was killed by the boar in the hunt
  for Twrch Trwth.
  Echemus
  Greek
  a king of Tegea
  son of Cepheus
  husband of Timadra
  father of Laodocus
  father of Evander, some say
  His wife left him in favour of Phyleus. 
  He killed Hyllus in single combat.
  Echenais
  (see Nais)
  Echetus
  Greek
  a king of Epirus
  He blinded his daughter and locked
  her in a dungeon.
  Echid
  Irish
  father of Nessa
  Echidna
  Greek
  [Echidne.Ekhidna.‘snake’]
  a monster in the form of a serpent-
  woman
  offspring of Tartarus and Gaea or of
  Chrysaor and Callirrhoe
  sister of Geryon
  mother of Cerberus, the Chimaera, the
  Colchian dragon, the Harpies, the
  Hydra, Ladon, the Nemean Lion,
  Orthrus and, some say, the Sphinx, 
  by Typhon
  Some say that Echidna and Ladon
  were the offspring, with the Graiae
  and the Gorgons, of Phorcys and
  Ceto. She was killed by Argus.
  In one version of the story in which
  Heracles seized Geryon’s cattle, the
  snake-woman with whom he slept was
  Echidna and she later bore three sons,
  Agathyrsus, Gelonus and Scythes.
  In some accounts, Echidna was the
  mother of the Blatant Beast.
  Echidne
  (see Echidna)
  Echihe
  Mongolian
  one of the burkhan
  Echion1
  Greek
  one of the 5 surviving Sown Men born
  from serpent’s teeth
  husband of Agave
  father of Pentheus
  Echion2
  Greek
  son of Hermes and Antianeira
  twin brother of Erytus
  He and his brother were members of
  the party hunting the Calydonian
  Boar and he sailed with the Argonauts
  as a herald.
  Echnobas
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Echnobas, tore him to pieces.
  Echo1
  Greek
  a nymph of Mount Helicon
  mother of Iambe and Iynx by Pan
  She amused Hera with stories while
  Zeus entertained his concubines and
  was punished by the loss of her voice.
  She could say nothing other than
  repeat the words uttered by others.
  Rejected by Narcissus, she pined away
  leaving only her voice behind, still
  repeating what others say.
  An alternative version says that
  Narcissus killed her accidentally,
  piercing her with a lance.
  Another version has it that when
  she rejected the advances of Pan he
  caused some shepherds to tear her to
  pieces, leaving only her voice; or he
  rendered her capable of repeating
  only what others said which so
  annoyed the shepherds that they
  dismembered her.
  Echo2
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Echo3
  Pacific Islands
  a bodiless voice, the earliest voice in
  the universe
  Echren
  (see Achren1)
  echtra
  (see eachtra)
  echtrai
  (see eachtra)
  Echtrai Conli
  Irish
  the story of Connla and the woman
  from the Otherworld
  Echtrae Cormaic
  Irish
  the story of Cormac mac Airt 
  and Manannan
  echudan
  African
  a sorcerer in Uganda
  Ecke1
  European
  a storm-demon in the Tyrol
  Ecke2
  German
  [Ekka]
  a giant
  brother of Fasolt
  He had imprisoned Bolfriana and her
  nine daughters and fought Dietrich
  who came to their rescue. He was
  killed when Dietrich’s horse, Falke,
  broke its tether and trampled Ecke to
  death to save his master.
  Eckesax
  German
  [Ekkisax.Uokesahs]
  the sword of the giant, Ecke, which
  was taken by Dietrich when he killed
  the giant
  Eckeward
  German
  [Eckhardt]
  a steward at the court of Siegmund
  and Krimhild
  He accompanied the princess Krimhild
  when she travelled to her wedding
  with Etzel. 
  (see also Eckhart)
  Eckhardt
  German
  son of Hache
  In some stories he is the same as
  Eckeward and in others he appears as a
  friend of Tannhauser.
  In some accounts he is a figure
  appearing each Maundy Thursday to
  warn humans of the ghostly riders that
  appear on that night.
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  eclipse
  Edao
  eclipse
  the temporary obscuring of the sun
  by the moon or the moon by
  earth’s shadow
  Such events inevitably perplexed
  early, unsophisticated peoples who
  invented many stories to account
  for the phenomenon, many of
  them asserting that the heavenly
  body was being devoured by some
  huge animal.
  –Armenia
  It is said that the primaeval ox gave
  birth to two offspring which appear
  as dark bodies in the heavens,
  blotting out the sun or the moon.
  –Baltic
  The Letts say that the body being
  eclipsed is being devoured by some
  huge animal.
  –Cambodia
  The belief here is that a monster is
  devouring the heavenly body. Young
  girls are allowed out during this
  period to do homage to the monster.
  –China
  The Chinese say that the body
  being eclipsed is under attack from
  some huge celestial animal and kick
  up a great din to frighten it away. 
  –Egypt
  During an eclipse, the king walked
  sunwise round the temple.
  –Hindu
  It is said that an eclipse of the sun is
  caused by Svarbanhu while an
  eclipse of the moon occurs when it
  is swallowed by the demon Rahu.
  –Mexico
  The Mexicans sacrificed humans
  (dwarfs and hunchbacks) to propitiate
  the spirits causing the eclipse.
  –North America
  (1) The Cherokee say that eclipses
  are caused when the moon (male)
  visits his wife, the sun.
  (2) The Eskimos say that the sun
  and moon are brother and sister
  who have sexual intercourse during
  an eclipse.
  (3) The Ojibway believe that the
  sun will be totally extinguished in
  an eclipse and shoot flaming arrows
  to keep it alight.
  (4) The Tlingit believe much the
  same as the Cherokee except that
  they regard the moon as female and
  the sun as her husband.
  (5) In the Yukon the women 
  invert their cooking pots to avoid
  contamination by the unclean
  vapours thought to descend during
  an eclipse.
  –Pacific Islands
  The Tahitians regard the two
  heavenly bodies as male and female
  and say that an eclipse occurs when
  they are having sexual intercourse.
  –Siberia
  (1) The Buriats say that the sun or
  moon disappears when eaten by the
  monster Alka.
  (2) The Tartars believe an eclipse is
  caused by a vampire which lives on
  a star.
  –South America
  (1) The Bakaira say that an eclipse
  is caused by a huge bird which
  obscures the moon with its wings.
  (2) In Bolivia, Nicaragua and Peru
  they say that the body being
  obscured in an eclipse is being
  eaten by a huge jaguar and shoot
  arrows to drive the beast away.
  (3) The Cavina say that the moon is
  being eaten by ants when it
  disappears during an eclipse.
  (4) The Vilela believe much the
  same as the Bakaira but substitute a
  huge bat for the bird.
  Ecne
  Irish
  in some accounts, son(s) of Dana
  ectenic force
  the force that enables one to move
  objects at a distance
  This is the force said to be at work in
  levitation and psychokinesis.
  ectoplasm
  [ectosarc]
  spirit-matter supposed to 
  emanate from a spiritualist 
  medium during a  seance
  Ector1
  British
  [Antor.Ector of the Forest Sauvage.Extor.
  Hector]
  foster-father of King Arthur
  father of Kay
  He raised Arthur alongside his own
  son, Kay, until Arthur was fifteen at
  which time he took them both to
  London and Arthur became king.
  He was killed at the battle with the
  Romans outside Rouen where Arthur
  killed Lucius, the Roman general.
  (see also Antor)
  Ector2
  British
  [Ector de Maris.Hector de Marys]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of King Ban by the wife 
  of Agravadain
  brother of Lancelot
  He rescued Perse, whom he loved,
  from the hands of Zelotes.
  He was one of the many knights
  captured by Tarquin and later released
  by Lancelot.
  He, with Bors and Lionel, searched
  for Lancelot when he went mad and
  disappeared from Camelot. Percival
  finally found him at Castle Bliant and
  persuaded him to return to the court.
  Ector joined the other knights in
  the Grail quest and rode for some days
  with Gawain, finally reaching a
  deserted chapel where he fell asleep in
  a pew and dreamed that Lancelot was
  beaten and placed on a donkey and
  that he himself was turned away from
  a house where a wedding was in
  progress. A voice told them they were
  not fit for the Grail quest so they went
  to Nascien the hermit who interpreted
  the dreams and confirmed what the
  voice had told them.
  After the death of King Arthur and
  Lancelot he went to live in the Holy
  Land where he fought the Turks.
  ectosarc
  (see ectoplasm)
  Ecus October
  (see Equus October)
  Ecunaver
  British
  a king of Kanedic
  When he prepared to attack King
  Arthur, one of Arthur’s knights, Garel,
  defeated him and conquered Kanedic.
  Ed
  Central American
  [Ek]
  one of the Bacabs, in some accounts
  Eda Elyn Mawr
  British
  in some accounts, the man 
  killed King Arthur at the 
  Battle of Camlan
  Eda Male
  African
  idols of the Yoruba
  These images, of male and female
  twins, are used in initiation ceremonies.
  Edaein
  (see Eadaoin.Etain)
  Edain1
  Irish
  [=Gaulish Epona]
  a Celtic horse-goddess
  Edain2
  (see Eadaoin.Etain)
  Edao
  Pacific Islands
  a cultural hero
  son of the first pair of humans, 
  Wulleb and Lejman
  brother of Jemaliwut
  He and his brother were born from a
  blood-blister on the leg of his father,
  Wulleb, when he fell to earth to escape
  death at the hand of Lanej and Lewoj,
  or from the leg of the god Loa.
  He was sent by Wulleb to get a
  tortoise shell from Lijebage who made
  him a magician.
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  Efnisien
  Edaein
  Edaein
  (see Eadaoin.Etain)
  Edain
  (see Eadaoin.Etain)
  Edam
  North American
  in the lore of the Sioux, one of 
  the 7 forms of mankind made 
  by We-Ota-Wichasha
  Edaoin
  (see Eadaoin.Etain)
  Edar
  (see Etar)
  Edda1
  Norse
  [‘great grandmother’]
  wife of Ai
  mother of Thrall
  She bore Thrall by the god Heimdall
  when he visited the earth as Riger.
  Edda2
  Norse
  collections of myths, epic poems, etc.
  There are two major collections –
  the Elder Edda (the Poetic Edda)
  and the Younger Edda (the Prose
  Edda) – and a Christianised version
  of the Elder Edda.
  Edeke
  African
  a destructive god of the Teso people
  Edern
  British
  [Ebern.Edeyrn.Edryb.Edryn.Yder]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Nudd
  When Geraint first saw this knight he
  enquired of his servant, a dwarf, who
  he was. The dwarf struck him with his
  whip. Geraint avenged this insult
  when he met the knight in combat for
  the title of the Knight of the
  Sparrowhawk, which Edern had held
  for two years, and defeated him.
  He was also the leader of the black
  troop in Rhonabwy’s dream.
  (see also Yder)
  Edeyrn
  (see Edern)
  Edgar
  British
  a knight
  husband of Loosepayne and Winlayne
  He loved Winlayne, daughter of an
  earl, Bragas, but she rejected him,
  saying that he must prove himself the
  greatest champion before she would
  even consider his suit.
  He set out to prove himself in a
  contest with Grey-steel, a fearsome
  knight who defended The Forbidden
  Island against allcomers and was
  defeated, returning home in dishonour
  and lacking one of his little fingers, cut
  off by Grey-steel as his customary
  humiliation of a defeated foe. Edgar’s
  great friend, Grahame, hatched an
  elaborate plot whereby, when he
  managed to kill Grey-steel, the credit
  was given to Edgar. When Grahame
  was killed in battle, Edgar confessed all
  and Winlayne left him, retiring to a
  convent. Edgar, stricken by the loss,
  went off to fight the Saracens, hoping
  in vain to be killed.
  When he returned, he found that
  Winlayne had died and found some
  comfort by marrying Loosepayne,
  widow of his greatest friend, Grahame.
  Edji
  Mongolian
  the first woman
  consort of Torongi
  Edjo
  Egyptian
  [B(o)uto.Lady of Heaven.Per-U-Ajit.
  Queen of Gods.Queen of Heaven.Uachit.
  Uadjit.Uto:=Greek Leto]
  a cobra-goddess of the Lower Kingdom
  She is regarded as a goddess of the
  primordial darkness, later as a nurse of
  Bast and Horus.
  She is represented by the uraeus
  worn in the headdress of the pharaoh
  and is associated with the udjat, Ra’s
  third eye.
  In some accounts, Edjo is the same
  as Wadjet.
  (see also Wadjet)
  Edlym Redsword
  Welsh
  [Etlyn]
  a companion of Peredur
  He was scarlet in colour, wore red
  armour and rode a red horse.
  He assisted Peredur in the adventure
  with the Black Worm of the Barrow
  when Peredur killed the worm and
  retrieved the magic stone which he
  gave to Edlym.
  He married the Countess of
  Achievements.
  Edomites
  (see Idumeans)
  Edonus
  Greek
  in some accounts, a son of Poseidon
  by Helle
  Edor
  British
  an ancestor of Lot
  Edryb
  (see Edern)
  Edrnb
  (see Edern)
  Edshu
  (see Eshu)
  Edusha
  Roman
  a god of children
  Edward
  British
  a robber-baron
  brother of Hugh
  He and his brother had seized all the
  estates of the Lady of the Rock,
  leaving her only her castle. Owain
  fought them both at the same time,
  killing Edward and forcing Hugh to
  surrender.
  Edznab
  Central American
  the eighteenth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the final achievement of
  perfection
  (see also Eight Edznab)
  Ee-A-O
  an androgynous being, ruler of one of
  the 7 heavens
  offspring of Yaldabaoth
  Eecatl
  (see Ehecatl)
  Eef
  Egyptian
  [Ef]
  a name for Khnum as a ram-headed
  representation of the sun.
  Eemen
  Persian
  a demon, one of the 8
  Austatikco-Pauligaur
  Eetion
  (see Eeton)
  Eeton
  Greek
  [Eetion]
  king of Cilicia
  father of Andromache
  He and his seven sons were all killed
  by Achilles.
  Eeyeekalduk
  Inuit
  a god of healing
  He was envisaged as an old man, so
  small that he lived in a pebble. He
  cured illness merely by looking at the
  patient, drawing the cause from the
  patient’s eyes into his own. He could
  also transmit sickness from his own
  eyes to another’s.
  Ef
  (see Eef)
  Efabbar
  Mesopotamian
  the palace of Samas
  Efé
  African
  the first man in the lore of 
  the Pygmies
  son of Matu
  When he was born, his parents were
  swallowed by a monster but Efé killed
  it and saved them.
  He spent some time in heaven acting
  as a hunter for the gods and returned to
  earth with three magic spears.
  Efflam
  British
  an Irish saint
  He went to Brittany where he met a
  dragon. King Arthur tried to kill it but
  failed so the saint himself put the
  monster to flight.
  Efflon Obassi
  African
  a god of the Ekoi people
  Efnisien
  British
  [Efnissyen.Evnisien.Evnissyen] 
  son of Euroswydd and Penardun
  brother of Nisien
  half brother of Bran, Branwen 
  and Manawydan
  Bran had agreed to give his sister
  Branwen in marriage to Matholwch,
  king of Ireland, who came on a visit to
  Bran’s court. Efnisien, who was very
  unstable, was angry at not being
  consulted and mutilated the horses of
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  Ehecatl1
  the Irish contingent. They were given
  compensation 
  and 
  returned 
  to
  Ireland, taking Branwen with them.
  Their resentment flared up again and
  Branwen was treated as a kitchen-maid
  until she got a message, via a starling,
  to Bran who brought an army to
  Ireland to rescue her. The Irish
  concealed warriors in leather bags to
  ambush Bran’s men but Efnisien
  discovered them and squeezed them
  all to death. Matholwch agreed to
  hand over the throne to the boy
  Gwern but Efnisien caused further
  strife by throwing the boy into the
  fire and killing him. He was killed in
  the subsequent fighting or, in another
  version, killed himself by jumping
  into Matholwch’s cauldron which
  split into pieces to prevent its further
  use to revivify soldiers killed in the
  battle.
  Efnissyen
  (see Efnisien)
  Efrauc
  (see Efrawg)
  Efrawc
  (see Efrawg)
  Efrawg
  Welsh
  [Efrauc.Efrawc.Efrog.Evrauc.Evraug.
  Evrawc]
  father of Peredur, in some accounts
  Efrddf
  British
  [Erfddf]
  daughter of Cynfarch by Nefyn
  twin sister of Urien
  efreet
  (see afrit)
  efrit
  (see afrit)
  Efrog
  (see Efrawg)
  Egata
  (see Eate)
  egbere
  African
  in the lore of the Yoruba, small beings
  said to live in the forests
  Egbo
  (see Ekpe)
  Egder
  Norse
  [Egdir]
  a storm-eagle due to appear 
  at Ragnarok
  The noise of the howling wind comes
  from his harp.
  Egeria
  Roman
  [Aegeria]
  one of the Camenae
  goddess of childbirth and fountains
  She married Numa Pompilius, second
  king of Rome, and when he died she
  was changed into a fountain by Diana.
  In some accounts she is identified with
  Diana and typifies the wise adviser.
  Egerius
  Greek
  the original name of Tarquin Collatinus
  Egesta
  Greek
  [Segesta] 
  mother of Acestes by Crinisus
  She was sent to Sicily to escape the
  sea-monster that was ravaging Troy.
  There she met the river-god, Crinisus,
  and became the mother of Acestes who
  later became king of Sicily.
  In some accounts she is described as
  a dew-nymph.
  Eggther
  Norse
  a watchman of the giants
  Egia1
  Basque
  one of the 3 universal principles, the
  light of the spirit
  The other two principles are known as
  Begia and Ekhia.
  Egia2
  Norse
  a giantess
  She was one of the nine Wave-maidens
  said simultaneously to have given birth
  to Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Egibiel
  a moon-demon
  Egil1
  Norse
  [Eigil]
  son of Badi and Vadi
  brother of Slagfinn and Volund
  When the swan-maidens Alvit, Olruns
  and Svanhvil came to earth to bathe
  they left their wings on the shore. Egil
  and his brothers seized the wings and
  kept the maidens as their wives for
  nine years before they recovered their
  wings and flew away. Egil searched for
  his wife in vain.
  Egil2
  Norse
  [Eigil]
  a peasant
  father of Roskva, Thialfi and Uller
  When he entertained Thor and Loki
  who were journeying to Jotunheim, he
  killed the only two goats he owned to
  feed them. Thor instructed him to
  place the bones inside the skins of the
  animals so that he could restore them
  to life but Thialfi broke one of the
  bones and sucked the marrow. The
  angry god would have killed them all
  but Egil placated him by giving him
  both of his children to act as the god’s
  servants. The restored goat turned out
  to be lame.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Orvandil.
  Egim
  (see Egyn)
  Egime
  Mesopotamian
  sister and wife of Lil, some say
  Egin
  (see Egyn)
  Eginhard
  European
  [Einhard]
  son-in-law and secretary 
  to Charlemagne
  It was he who recorded the famous
  exploits of the Emperor and his
  paladins.
  Egis
  (see aegis)
  Eglamour
  British
  a poor knight
  lover of Crystabel
  father of Degrabel
  Crystabel’s father, Prinsamour, laid
  down three tasks that Eglamour must
  perform before he could marry
  Crystabel. These involved killing the
  giant, Marrock, then a wild boar and
  finally 
  a 
  dragon. 
  Although 
  he
  accomplished all these tasks, both he
  and Crystabel were banished because
  she had borne Eglamour’s son. This
  boy was stolen by a griffin but was
  later reunited with his parents.
  Eglante
  (see Bloie)
  Eglimi
  Norse
  [Eylime.Eylimi]
  king of the Islands
  father of Hiordis
  father of Svava, some say
  Egres
  Baltic
  [Akras]
  a Finnish fertility-god, protector of
  turnips
  Egther
  (see Aegir)
  Egungun
  African
  among the Yoruba, carved images of
  ancestors and gods used in
  ceremonies: a cult of the dead
  Egyn
  [Egim.Egin]
  one of the cardinal demons (north)
  Egyptian Demon
  (see Vual)
  Egyptian Sibyl
  Greek
  a prophetess
  Egyptus
  (see Aegyptus)
  Ehangwen
  British
  King Arthur’s hall, built 
  by Glwyddyn
  Ehat
  (see Ahat1)
  Ehecatl1
  Central American
  [Eecatl]
  an Aztec creator-god and wind-god
  an aspect of Quetzalcoatl
  He brought the girl Mayahuel from
  the underworld and mated with her 
  to show mankind the secret of
  reproduction.
  When the guardians of the
  underworld broke the branch of a
  tree which sprang up on the site
  where Ehecatl and Mayahuel mated,
  the maiden died. From her body
  grew a magical plant that produced
  a liquid which acted as a love potion.
  He ruled over the second of the five
  ages of the world which ended when it
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  Ehecatl2
  was destroyed by storms and men
  turned into monkeys.
  (see also Nahui Ehecatl)
  Ehecatl2
  Central American
  the second of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising wind and north, the day
  was governed by Tezcatlipoca.
  Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl
  Central American
  an Aztec god
  A merging of two gods, supporter of
  the western corner of the world, ruler
  of the ninth heaven. He is said to have
  killed the god Xolotl.
  Ehet
  (see Ahat1)
  ehi1
  African
  an Edo spirit controlling an
  individual’s destiny
  He determines the individual’s future
  in consultation with Osanobua before
  the person is born.
  Ehi2
  (see Ihi)
  Ehlaumel
  North American
  [thunder:=Kato Nahaitco:=Sinkyone 
  Kyoi]
  a creator-god of some of the tribes
  in California
  Ehlose
  African
  a guardian spirit which warns the
  individual of danger
  Ehoni
  (see Ejoni)
  Eian
  British
  an ancestor of Galahad
  son of Nascien
  father of Isaiah
  Eibhear
  (see Eber)
  Eibhir
  Irish
  daughter of Iunsa
  mother of Oscar by Oisin
  Eibhliu
  Irish
  [Ecca]
  wife of Mairidh
  mother of Eochaid mac Maireadha
  She eloped with her son, Eochaid, on a
  horse provided by Angus Og. Where
  the horse stopped to urinate, a spring
  appeared and here they built a house.
  This spring later flooded the area and
  Eochaid and his family, except his
  daughter Li Ban, were drowned.
  In some accounts, Midir, not Angus
  Og, provided the horse on which they
  eloped.
  Eiddilig
  British
  one of the Twenty-four Knights of
  King Arthur’s Court
  Eidirsceol
  (see Eterskel)
  Eidoel
  British
  son of Aer
  He had been held in prison by Glini
  but was handed over to King Arthur to
  help in the search for Mabon who was
  needed by Culhwch to assist in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Another version describes Eidoel as
  a secret prison in Glini.
  eidola
  (see eidolon)
  eidolon
  [plur=eidola]
  a phantom: spirit apparition: soul
  Eidothea
  (see Idothea)
  Eidyia
  (see Idyia)
  Eigeat Salach
  (see Eigit Salaigh)
  Eight Ancestors
  African
  gods of the Dogon, deified ancestors
  of the race
  These beings were four pairs of twins
  born to the first man and woman
  created by Amma.
  Eight Auspicious Signs
  (see Eight Precious Things)
  Eight Deer
  Central American
  ruler of Tilantongo
  When the man appointed as Nine
  Ollo, a priest of the sun-god, was
  sacrificed, his ashes were handed to
  Eight Deer who used them in
  ceremonial rites revering the sun-god.
  Eight Diagrams
  Chinese
  [Pa Kua]
  a series of signs composed of
  straight lines
  The lines employed in these diagrams,
  invented 
  by 
  Fu-hsi, 
  are 
  either
  continuous lines (Yang I) or broken
  lines (Yin I) representing the Yang
  (male) and Yin (female) principles. The
  signs, which are used in divination and
  as talismans guarding against demons,
  are listed, together with the elements
  and animals they represent, as follows:
  1. Ch’ien – sky, heaven, horse
  2. Chen – thunder, dragon
  3. Li – fire, sun, heat, pheasant 
  4. K’an – lake, rain, moon, pig
  5. Ken – mountains, dog
  6. K’un – the earth, ox
  7. Sun – wind, wood, fowl
  8. Tui – sea, water, goat
  Eight Edznab
  Central American
  the eighth day of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the first humans were
  created.
  (see also Etznab)
  Eight Fairies
  (see Eight Immortals)
  Eight Glorious Symbols
  Tibetan
  religious symbols in Tibet
  These symbols, often seen on some
  types of prayer-flag, are listed as:
  Conch-shell trumpet, Golden fish,
  Lotus, Lucky diagram, Umbrella,
  Vase, Victorious banner and Wheel.
  Eight Gods
  Chinese
  the 8 forces revered as controllers of
  the universe
  These entities are Earth, Moon,
  Seasons, Sky, Sun, War, Yang and Yin.
  Eight Immortals
  Chinese
  [Eight Fairies.Pa Hsien]
  a group of mortals who became
  Taoist divinities
  These personages are listed as:
  1. Ts’ao Kuo-chiu
  2. Lü Tung-pin
  3. Li T’ieh-kuai
  4. Han Chung-li
  5. Han Hsiang-tzu
  6. Chang Kuo-lao
  7. Lan Ts’ai-ho
  8. Ho Hsien-ku
  Together they travelled to the undersea
  world in craft which they made simply
  by throwing anything they carried into
  the sea. They fought and defeated the
  Dragon-king of the Eastern Sea who
  had captured Lan Kai-ho.
  Eight Imperial Deities
  Japanese
  a group of Shinto tutelary deities,
  guardians of the royal household
  These deities are given as Ikumusubi,
  Kamimusubi, 
  Koto-shiro-nushi,
  Miketsu, Omiya, Takamimemusubi,
  Tamatsumusubi and Taramusubi.
  Eight Ordinary Symbols
  (see Eight Precious Things)
  Eight Precious Things
  Chinese
  [Eight Treasures.Pa Pao]
  groups of Taoist symbols appearing
  as charms
  There are several such groups, some
  of which are:
  1. book, coin, leaf, lozenge,
  mirror, pearl, rhinoceros horn,
  stone chime – these are the Eight
  Ordinary Symbols.
  2. castanets, drum, fan, flower-
  basket, flute, gourd, lotus, sword –
  these are the symbols of the Eight
  Immortals
  3. gall-bladder, heart, intestines,
  kidney, liver, lungs, spleen,
  stomach – these are the Eight
  Precious Organs of Buddha
  4. canopy, conch-shell, fish, fan,
  lotus, mystic knot, umbrella, wheel
  of the law – these are the Eight
  Auspicious Signs
  5. artemisia leaf, cash, double
  lozenge (or two books), hollow
  lozenge, inverted V, pair of horns,
  pearl, solid lozenge
  Eight Precious Organs of Buddha
  (see Eight Precious Things)
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  Eight Terrible Ones
  Eirene
  Eight Terrible Ones
  (see Dharmapala)
  Eight Thunders
  Japanese
  guardians of the underworld
  They, together with the Eight Ugly
  Females, chased Izanagi from the
  underworld.
  Eight Treasures
  (see Eight Precious Things)
  Eight Ugly Females
  Japanese
  female demons 
  They, together with the Eight
  Thunders, were sent to chase Izanagi
  from the underworld.
  Eighteen Lohan
  Chinese
  [Ar(a)han.Ar(a)hat.Arhant.Worthies:
  =Japanese Arakan.Rakan:=Tibetan 
  Gnas-brtan.Neten]
  disciples of the Buddha
  Each of these disciples is depicted in a
  distinctive pose with his own symbols.
  Sixteen of them, the arhats, were
  adopted from the Hindu tradition and
  two others were added by the Chinese
  themselves. There are a number of
  lists, some of them of purely Chinese
  and Tibetan origin.
  The original sixteen are listed as:
  1. Angida (Angaja)
  2. Asita
  3. Chota Panthaka
  4. Gobaka
  5. Kalika
  6. Kanaka-vatsa
  7. Nagasena
  8. Nakula (Bakula.Vakula)
  9. Nandimitra
  10. Panthaka
  11. Pindola
  12. Pindola the Bharadvaja
  13. Rahula
  14. Tamra-Bhadra
  15. Vajraputra (Fa-she-na-fu-to)
  16. Vanavasa (Fa-no-p’o-ssu)
  One of the other two is sometimes
  given as Ajita, though others equate
  Ajita with Asita. The other is given as
  Po-lo-to-she but this is said to be a
  form of Pindola the Bharadvaja. Other
  names sometimes given are Bhadra,
  Kanakabharadvaja and Upadhyaya.
  An alternative Chinese list has only
  seven from the original Hindu
  tradition. This list is as follows:
  1. Asvagosha
  2. Feng-kan
  3. Gonamati
  4. Han-shan Tzu
  5. Hui-tsang
  6. Hui-yüan
  7. Isvara
  8. Kumarajiva
  9. Mahakasyapa
  10. Pu T’ai (Ho-shang)
  11. Rahulata
  12. Shen-tsan
  13. Shih-te Tzu
  14. Singhalaputra
  15. Tao-t’ung
  16. Tao-yüeh
  17. Ts’ung-shen
  18. Wu-k’o
  Other names which sometimes appear
  include Chi Kung, Dharmatrata and
  Wu Ti.
  Eighty Myriad Gods
  Japanese
  early deities
  All these deities descended to the cave
  where Amaterasu once hid herself, in
  an effort to persuade her to come out
  and so restore the light of the sun.
  Eigil
  (see Egil)
  Eigin
  Celtic
  a fertility goddess
  wife of Sorrlog
  Eigit Salaigh
  Irish
  [Eigeat Salach]
  a blacksmith
  father of Amergin
  Eigyr
  Welsh
  a Welsh form of Igraine
  Eihovu
  East Indian
  a lake in New Guinea from which
  Namora, the first woman, emerged
  Eikinsjalldi
  Norse
  a dwarf
  one of the Lovar
  Eikthyrner
  (see Eikthyrnir)
  Eikthyrnir
  Norse
  [Eikthyrner]
  a deer feeding on the branches of
  Laerad
  Water falling from the antlers fed
  thirty-six rivers, twelve going to the
  halls of the gods, twelve to the homes
  of mortals and twelve flowed to the
  underworld.
  (see also Elivagar)
  Eil
  (see Eir)
  Eileithyia
  (see Ilithyia)
  Eileithyiae
  (see Ilithyiae)
  Eilim mac Conrach
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  He attained the throne by killing the
  previous king, Fiachu but Fiachu’s son,
  Tuathal, raised an army and won back
  the throne in the Battle of Archall
  where Eilim was killed.
  Eilithieia
  (see Ilithyia)
  Eilithua
  (see Ilithyia)
  Eilithyia
  (see Ilithyia)
  Eimhear
  (see Emer)
  eingsaung nat
  Burmese
  a benevolent house-spirit
  Einhard
  (see Eginhard)
  Einheriar
  Norse
  [einherjar]
  the souls of slain warriors
  These, the warriors of Odin, are
  resident in Valhalla awaiting the final
  battle, Ragnarok.
  Einherjar
  (see Einheriar)
  Einion
  Welsh
  a shepherd
  In some accounts, he married Olwen
  in the Otherworld, fathering Taliesin.
  Einion and Olwen
  Welsh
  the story in which Einion is said to
  have married Olwen
  Einne
  (see Enda)
  Einmyria
  Norse
  daughter of Loki and Glut
  sister of Eisa
  Eioneus
  Greek
  [Hesioneus]
  king of Magnesia
  father of Dia 
  He fell into a trap dug by Ixion and was
  killed when he visited Ixion to collect
  the bride-price for his daughter.
  Eir
  Norse
  [Eil.Eira.Eyra]
  the goddess of healing, attendant on
  Frigga
  one of the Asynjur
  Eira
  (see Eir)
  Eire
  Irish
  [Ama.Anan.Anu.Aonach.EireanEoghana.
  Erin.Eri(u).I(a)th.Momo.Mumham.
  Nannan.Nanu.Ops.Sibhd.Tlachtga]
  a fertility-goddess
  an aspect of the Triple Goddess
  wife of Mac Greine
  mother of Lugh by Delbaeth, some say
  She, with Banba and Fohla, was one of
  the three goddesses regarded as the
  original rulers of Ireland.
  When her husband and the other
  Danaan kings, Mac Cool and Mac
  Cecht, were killed by the invading
  Milesians, she and her sisters said they
  would give up their kingdoms if their
  names were given to the land. When
  they were refused, war broke out
  between them. Her name, however,
  did become the name for Ireland.
  Some say she is the wife of Lug or of
  one of Turenn’s sons.
  (see also Eri)
  Eireamhoin
  (see Eremon)
  Eirean
  (see Eire)
  Eirene
  Greek
  [Irene:=Roman Pax]
  a goddess of peace
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  Eirenus
  one of the Horae, some say
  daughter of Zeus and Themis
  Eirenus
  [Eirneus]
  a demon associated with the
  destruction of idols
  Eirikr
  (see Eric.Erik)
  Eirin
  (see Eire.Eirinn)
  Eirinn
  Irish
  [Eirinn]
  another version of Eire
  Some stories have her as the mother of
  the Triple Goddess Banba, Eire and
  Fohla.
  Eirneus
  (see Eirenus)
  Eirnilus
  a demon associated with fruit
  Eiryn Wych
  British
  a servant of King Arthur
  son of Peibyn
  Eisa1
  Norse
  daughter of Loki and Glut
  sister of Einmyria
  Eisa2
  Pacific Islands
  a female bomor in Malaysia
  She was said to have cured a woman
  who had been cursed, with the result
  that she spoke in foreign languages
  and her children died at birth.
  Eiscir Riada
  Irish
  [Eisgir Riada]
  the boundary between north 
  and south
  This is the line that separated the two
  halves of Ireland when it was divided
  between Eber Finn and Eremon or
  Conn and Eoghan Mor.
  Eisgir Riada
  (see Eiscir Riada)
  Eisirt
  Irish
  the bard to King Iubdan
  He persuaded the king and his wife
  Bebo to go to Ulster where they were
  kept as a prisoner for a year. Eisirt led
  an assault by the tiny Faylinn warriors
  and Iubdan and his wife were released.
  Eistibus
  a demon of divination
  Eistla
  Norse
  one of the 9 Wave-maidens, in some
  accounts
  Eisywed
  Welsh
  daughter of Sylfwch and Llwyrddyddwg
  Eitel 
  Norse
  son of Atli and Gudrun
  brother of Erp
  Eithinoha
  North American
  a corn-goddess of the Iroquois
  mother of Deohako and Onatah
  Like the Greek Demeter, she searched
  far and wide for her daughter, Onatah,
  who had been seized by a god of the
  underworld and the earth became
  barren until she found her.
  (see also Deohako)
  Eithliu
  (see Ethlinn)
  Eithne1
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  daughter of Eochaid Feidhleach
  sister of Clothra, Maev and Mughain
  wife of Conor
  mother of Furbaidhe, some say
  When Maev left her husband Conor
  and married Ailill, king of Connaught,
  her sister Eithne became Conor’s
  second wife.
  In some accounts, Clothra, her
  sister, was Furbaide’s mother.
  Eithne was said to have been drowned.
  Some say that this Eithne is the
  same as Ethlinn, daughter of Balor.
  Eithne2
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  daughter of a king of Leinster
  She was carried off by Conan Gulban
  but Macaomh took her from him while
  he slept. After many adventures,
  Conan found them in Syria and was
  reunited with Eithne. 
  (see Eithne3)
  Eithne3
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  daughter of Cathaoir, king of Leinster
  wife of Cormac mac Airt
  mother of Ailb(h)e and Cairbre
  She was fostered with Buichead until
  she was seen by Cormac mac Airt who
  carried her off and married her. When
  Cormac had an affair with Cearnail,
  Eithne made her a slave grinding corn.
  (see Eithne2)
  Eithne4
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  wife of Conn Ceadchathach
  Eithne5
  Irish
  [Eithne Inghubhai.Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  in some accounts, wife or mistress of
  Cuchulainn
  Eithne6
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  the first wife of Ronan
  Eithne7
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  daughter of Laoghaire mac
  Criomhthann
  sister of Fedelm
  Eithne8
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  daughter of Roc
  foster-daughter of Manannan
  When she was insulted by a guest, she
  stopped eating and, for the rest of her
  life, lived on the milk of the marvellous
  cow of Manannan.
  As a result of an attempted rape, 
  she lost the Veil of Invisibility of 
  the Danaans and was, thereafter,
  condemned to wander the earth, no
  longer immortal. She was later
  converted by St Patrick.
  Eithne9
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  wife of Elcmar
  mother of Angus Og by the Dagda
  In some accounts, she was seduced
  by the Dagda who had sent her
  husband Elcmar off on a journey for
  nine months. Others say that the
  woman was Boann and her husband
  was Nuada.
  Eithne10
  (see Etain.Ethlinn)
  Eithne Imgheal
  Irish
  [Ethne(a).Ethniu]
  daughter of a king of Scotland
  wife of Fiachu
  When her husband was killed by the
  usurper, Eilim, she fled to her
  father’s castle in Scotland where she
  gave birth to a son, Tuathal. She
  later returned with Tuathal at the
  head of an army and Tuathal
  reclaimed the throne.
  Eithlinn
  (see Ethlinn)
  Eithliu
  (see Ethlinn)
  Eitumatupua
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Tonga Islanders 
  husband of Ilaheva
  father of Ahoeitu
  He is said to have taken the mortal
  Ilaheva as his wife and, having fathered
  the boy Ahoeitu, returned to the sky.
  When he grew to manhood, Ahoeitu
  was reunited with his father but the
  heavenly sons of Eitumatupua were
  jealous and tore him to pieces. The
  father ordered them to regurgitate the
  pieces of their brother’s body that they
  had eaten and he reassembled them
  and restored Ahoeitu to life, making
  him king of Tonga.
  Eiturn
  British
  [Iturna]
  a Celtic god in Cumbria
  Eji Ogbe
  African
  king of the gods of the Yoruba
  Ejoni
  North American
  [Ehoni]
  the first man in the lore of some
  Californian tribes
  He and Ae were made from soil by
  Nocuma and they mated to produce
  descendants who became the tribes
  of California.
  Ek
  (see Ed)
  Ek Ahau
  (see Ek Chuah)
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  Ek Chuah
  El Cid
  Ek Chuah
  Central American
  [Ah-kiuic.Echauc.Ek Ahau.Ekahau.
  Ekchuah]
  the Mayan war-god and god of
  merchants and travellers
  He is the black-eyed (or black-skinned)
  god who carried off the souls of
  warriors killed in battle.
  Ek-u-Uayayab
  Central American
  a Mayan deity, guardian of the
  western gates of the city
  Ek Yakimtolsil
  North American
  a name of Qamaits as ‘fearless’
  Eka-Pada
  Hindu
  a member of a mythical race of one-
  footed beings
  Ekadanta
  Hindu
  a name for Ganesha as ‘one-toothed’,
  after the loss of one of his tusks
  Ekadasarudra
  Hindu
  a group of 11 forms of Rudra
  Ekahau
  (see Ek Chuah)
  Ekajata
  Buddhist
  [Akajata.Mahacinatara:=Tibetan 
  Ral-cgig-ma]
  a goddess of good fortune 
  a form of Blue Tara
  She is the ruler of the twelve furies
  known as Tan-ma and is depicted as
  having three eyes and sometimes
  twelve heads, bearing a sword, bow
  and arrows and a skull.
  Ekako
  (see Ekkekko)
  Ekanetra
  Hindu
  one of the 8 vidyesvaras
  Ekarudra
  Hindu
  one of the 8 vidyesvaras
  Ekashringa
  Buddhist
  [One-horn]
  a rishi
  When rain made the path slippery,
  causing him to fall and hurt his foot,
  Ekashringa used his powers to stop the
  rain falling, causing a drought. The
  king employed a courtesan to seduce
  the sage who then lost his supernatural
  powers. By dint of even greater
  asceticism, he later regained his
  powers.
  Ekata
  Hindu
  brother of Dvita and Trita
  He and Dvita tried to kill Trita by
  pushing him down a well and placing a
  heavy cover on the well-top. Trita
  burst through the cover and escaped.
  Ekchuah
  (see Ek Chuah)
  Ekeko
  (see Ekkekko)
  Ekera
  African
  the Ethiopian afterworld
  Ekhi1
  (see Ekhia)
  Ekhi2
  (see Set)
  Ekhia
  European
  [Ekhi]
  a Basque god, the sun personified
  Originally, Ekhia was one of the three
  universal principles, the light of the
  world (the sun). The other two were
  known as Begia and Egia.
  Ekhidna
  (see Echidna)
  Ekibiogami
  Japanese
  a god of pestilence
  Ekimmu
  Mesopotamian
  a restless Babylonian spirit
  Since he could find no rest in the
  afterworld, he returned to the present
  one and attached himself to people he
  knew.
  Ekka
  Norse
  the name of Ecke in Thidrekssaga
  Ekkekko
  South American
  [Ekako.Ekeko.Eq’eq’o]
  a god of good fortune in Bolivia and
  Peru
  He was envisaged as a jovial fat man
  who carried a never-empty sack of
  small household goods such as pots
  and pans. Those rewarded with a gift
  from his sack became very rich.
  Ekkisax
  Norse
  the name of the sword Eckesax 
  in Thidrekssaga
  In this version, the sword was owned
  by Ekka until it was won by Thidrek
  (Dietrich von Bern).
  Ekko
  African
  in Ethiopia, a spirit of the dead which
  can take possession of a mortal
  Ekpe
  African
  [Egbo]
  an Igbo secret society practising
  fertility rites
  Ekseri
  Siberian
  one of the 2 aspects of the supreme
  being of the Evenk tribe
  In this aspect, the creator acts as
  guardian of all animals and forests; in
  his other aspect, as Amaka, he looks
  after the interests of the people.
  Ekundu
  (see Likundu)
  Ekur
  (see E-kur)
  Ekurra
  Mesopotamian
  the Assyrian underworld
  Ekutsihimmiyo
  North American
  the Cheyenne name for the Milky Way
  regarded as a hanging road
  El1
  Canaanite
  [Al.Bull.Compassionate.El Betel.El Elyon.
  El Olam.El Sadday.El(o)ah.Elyon.(Father)
  Shunem.Il(ah).Ilmuqah.Ilu.Latipan.
  Malcander.Malcandros.Mlk-ab-Anm:
  =Greek Cronus]
  the supreme god of the Canaanites
  son of El’eb in some versions
  husband of Asherah
  father of Adad, Anobret.Atak, Keret
  and Mot
  father of Baal, some say
  He and Asherah are said to have over
  seventy children.
  He is depicted as a bull or wearing
  the horns of a bull.
  el2
  Celtic
  an angel
  El3
  Phoenician
  god of Byblos
  El Betel
  Canaanite
  a name of El as storm-god
  El Bugat
  Arabian
  [Festival of Weeping Women] 
  a festival in honour of Adonis
  At this festival, women wept and cut
  off their hair. Those who refused to
  cut off their hair had to offer
  themselves to strangers.
  El Campeador
  (see El Cid)
  El Cid
  Spanish
  [(El) Campeador.Mio Cid.Rodrigo Bivar.
  Rodrigo Diaz.Rodrigo Vivar.Ruy Diaz]
  a Spanish hero
  son of Diego Laynez
  husband of Ximena
  father of Elvira and Sul
  When Gomez insulted his father, El
  Cid killed him. He then went to the
  court of King Ferdinand but his
  manner was so haughty that the king
  banished him. He raised a force of
  warriors and went off to fight the
  Moors and, in the first encounter, took
  five Moorish kings prisoner, forcing
  them to pay a tribute and foreswear
  hostilities as the price of their release.
  In this fight he won the sword Tizona.
  Soon after, he married Ximena,
  daughter of Gomez, the man he had
  killed, and the king gave them four
  cities as a wedding gift.
  He was said to have seen a vision of
  St Lazarus and gave money for the
  establishment of a leper-house.
  Ferdinand was in dispute with
  Ramiro of Aragon and appointed El
  Cid as his champion to meet Martin
  Gonzalez in combat to settle the
  matter.
  In a later battle with the Moors, it
  was said that his army was led by St
  James riding a white horse.
  He was appointed as champion of
  Ferdinand 
  to 
  fight 
  the 
  Pope’s
  champion when Ferdinand refused to
  submit to the Pope’s authority, and was
  again victorious.
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  Elaine2
  El Dhubub
  When Ferdinand died, El Cid
  served his son, Sancho. One of the
  sons, Garcia, seized the city of Zamora
  which had been given to his sister,
  Urraca, and she sought help from
  Sancho who sent an army under El
  Cid to her aid. Both El Cid and Garcia
  were captured by their opponents but
  El Cid broke his bonds and escaped,
  charging into the opposing forces and
  capturing Alfonso who was helping his
  brother Garcia.
  Sancho then took over the realms of
  both Garcia and Alfonso. seized Toro
  from their sister Elvira and laid siege
  to Zamora. When El Cid failed to
  persuade Urraca to surrender, Sancho
  dismissed him but soon called him
  back to his service.
  Sancho was killed during the siege
  and the throne passed to Alfonso who
  dismissed El Cid from his service. He
  went into exile with a small band of
  followers and waged war against the
  Moors, 
  capturing 
  two 
  of 
  their
  strongholds and winning another
  marvellous 
  sword, 
  Colada. 
  His
  successes restored him to favour with
  Alfonso but they quarrelled again and
  El Cid took his followers to attack
  Castile, leaving the siege of Toledo, on
  which he had been engaged, to
  Alfonso. When Alimaymon died, the
  city of Toledo passed to his son, Yahia,
  and he broke the siege during El Cid’s
  absence in Castile, whereupon Alfonso
  recalled El Cid who soon completed
  the capture of the city.
  El Cid then became ruler of
  Valencia where he settled with his wife
  and daughters.
  When his daughters were ill-treated
  by the Counts of Carrion whom they
  had married, El Cid demanded redress
  and appointed three knights to meet
  the two counts and their uncle in
  single combat.
  The girls later married princes
  from Navarre and Aragon.Valencia
  was attacked by the Moors but El Cid
  drove them off. They returned some
  years later, under the leadership of
  Bucar, the king of Morocco, and El
  Cid prepared for further battles. He
  saw a vision of St Peter who told him
  he would die within thirty days but
  would defeat his enemies. On the
  thirtieth day, El Cid died and, in
  accordance with his instructions, his
  embalmed body, flourishing the
  sword Tizona, was strapped into the
  saddle of his horse, Babieca, and his
  men emerged from the city with El
  Cid in the van, driving off the Moors
  in terror.
  His body was seated in state for ten
  years before it was buried.
  El Dhubub
  Canaanite
  a god
  He was killed by Anat.
  El Dorado
  South American
  [The Gilded Man]
  a city or country of fabulous wealth: 
  a priest-king of this city
  The report that the king of this city
  was covered every day with powdered
  gold led many to go in fruitless search
  for the place.
  Another version says that a new king
  was stripped and covered with gold
  before being sent out on a raft to an
  island in the lake, Guatavita. Here he
  stripped off the gold and threw it into
  the lake, returning then to the shore
  where he was accepted as king.
  In some accounts, the name referred
  to a golden statue of the king.
  El Gran Dios
  Central American
  [‘the Great God’]
  the Mayan version of the Christian god
  El Gran Moxo
  South American
  [=Quecha Musu]
  the ruler of the realm of Paititi, in the
  lore of Guarani people
  El Hidr
  (see Khadir)
  El Khadir
  (see Khadir)
  El Khidi
  (see Khidi)
  El Khidir
  (see Khadir)
  El Khidr
  (see Khadir)
  El Kidir
  (see Khadir)
  El Kidr
  (see Khadir)
  El-lal
  South American
  a hero of the Patagonian Indians
  son of Nosjthej
  He was hidden by Rat to save him
  from being eaten by his own father. As
  a man, he became lord of the earth by
  killing all the giants with his bow and
  arrow which he is said to have
  invented. He killed the giant-king,
  Goshy-e, by turning into a gadfly and
  poisoning him with his sting and then
  disappeared from the earth, leaving
  men to fend for themselves.
  El of Gebal
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic deity
  He is said to have four eyes, two in the
  front of his head and two in the back.
  Two eyes closed while he slept, the
  others remained open. He also had
  four wings, two of which rested while
  the other pair bore him aloft.
  El Olam
  Canaanite
  a name of El as ‘the everlasting one’
  El Sadday
  Canaanite
  [El Shaddar]
  a name of El as mountain-god
  El Shaddar
  (see El Sadday.Shaddai)
  Eladu
  Irish
  father of the Dagda
  husband of Dana, some say 
  (see also Elatha)
  elaeomancy
  divination from the reflections in the
  surface of oil
  Elagabal
  (see Elagabalus)
  Elagabalus1
  Mesopotamian
  [Elagabal.Elegabalus:=Greek.Heliogabalos]
  a Syrian mountain-god and sun-god
  This deity was worshipped in the form
  of a conical black stone.
  Elagabalus2
  Roman
  [Elagabal.Elegabalus:=Greek.Heliogabalos]
  a 3rd C priest of the god Elagalabus
  He took the sacred black stone of the
  deity to Rome where he became
  emperor. He was killed with his
  minions and mother by the Praetorians
  to put an end to the debauchery of his
  four-year rule.
  Elah
  (see El)
  Elaine1
  British
  [Elayne.Helen]
  wife of King Ban
  mother of Lancelot
  sister of Evaine
  Her husband’s kingdom was attacked
  by Claudas and he left for Britain to
  seek help from King Arthur, taking his
  wife Elaine and the infant Lancelot
  with him. He died of grief when his
  steward, whom he had left in charge,
  surrendered to Claudas without a
  fight. When Lancelot was seized by
  the Lady of the Lake, Elaine retired to
  a nunnery.
  An alternative story says that Elaine
  was pregnant when they left their
  castle and died in childbirth on the
  shores of a lake. Ban died of grief after
  wrapping the baby in a blanket. The
  Lady of the Lake heard the infant’s
  cries and took it to her underwater
  home where she reared Lancelot until
  he reached manhood.
  Elaine2
  British
  [Elaine of Corbenic.Elaine sans Père.
  Elayne the Fair]
  daughter of King Pelles
  mother of Galahad by Lancelot
  Her father invited Lancelot to his
  castle in Carbonek in the hope that he
  would marry Elaine and produce
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  Elaine3
  Elder Brother1
  Galahad, the only knight worthy of
  the Holy Grail guarded by Pelles,
  whose arrival had been prophesied.
  When Lancelot rejected her advances,
  Pelles used a potion to deceive
  Lancelot into thinking that Elaine was
  Guinevere. Another version says she
  was trapped in a vat of boiling water
  by Morgan le Fay and rescued by
  Lancelot. Dame Brisen, a maid of
  Elaine, cast a spell on Lancelot who
  was induced to go to Castle Case to
  keep an assignation with Guinevere
  but unwittingly slept with Elaine, who
  later gave birth to Galahad.
  At the great feast held to celebrate
  Arthur’s return from his conquests on
  the Continent, Dame Brisen played
  the same trick on Lancelot, deceiving
  him into sharing Elaine’s bed once
  again. Aghast at what he had done, he
  went mad, leapt from the window and
  roamed the countryside for two years
  living like an animal.
  She found him again after his period
  of madness and, when he was restored
  to health, she lived with him for fifteen
  years in the castle on Joyous Isle given
  to them by her father, Pelles.
  Elaine3
  British
  [Elaine le Blank.Elaine the White.Elayne.
  (Fair) Maid of Astolat.Lady of Astolat.
  Lady of Shallot.Lily Maid of Astolat]
  daughter of Bernard
  sister of Lavaine and Tirre
  When Lancelot stayed at Bernard’s
  castle en route for a major tournament,
  she fell in love with him and, although
  he wore her favour in the tournament,
  of which he was the anonymous
  champion, he refused her offer to
  become either her husband or her lover.
  She pined away and died of unrequited
  love and, on her instructions, her body
  was placed in a black-covered barge and
  steered by a boatman down to
  Westminster where it was found by
  King Arthur who ordered Lancelot to
  give the maid an honourable burial.
  Elaine4
  British
  [Blasine.Elaine of Garlot.Elayne]
  daughter of Gorlois and Igraine
  sister of Morgan le Fay
  half-sister of King Arthur
  wife of King Nanters of Garlot
  mother of Galachin
  Elaine5
  British
  [Elaine le Blank.Elayne]
  daughter of Sir Bors
  Her mother was the daughter of King
  Brandegoris who was seduced by Bors. 
  Elaine6
  British
  [Alyne.Elayne]
  daughter of Pellimore by the Lady
  of Rule
  She was travelling to Camelot with
  Myles, intending to be married there,
  when Myles was attacked from behind
  by Loraine le Sauvage who rode off
  leaving Myles very badly wounded.
  Pellimore, intent on a quest for King
  Arthur, failed to recognise her and
  ignored her pleas for help as he rode
  past. When Myles died of his wounds,
  she killed herself with his sword.
  Elaine le Blank
  (see Elaine3.5)
  Elaine of Corbenic
  (see Elaine2)
  Elaine of Garlot
  (see Elaine4)
  Elaine sans Père
  (see Elaine2)
  Elaine the White
  (see Elaine3)
  Elais
  Greek
  daughter of Anius and Dorippa
  sister of Oeno and Spermo
  one of the Oenotropoe
  Elare
  Greek
  mother of Tityus by Zeus, some say
  Elat
  (see Asherah1)
  Elate
  Greek
  a name of Artemis
  Elath-Iahu
  Mesopotamian
  a Kenite smith-god
  (see also Iahu)
  Elatha
  Irish
  [Ealad(h)a.Ealatha.El(a)than]
  a culture-god
  king of the Fomoire 
  father of Bres
  He landed from a silver boat and had
  an affair with Eri, wife of Cethor,
  fathering Bres and leaving with Eri a
  ring by which he would recognise his
  future son. 
  He was said to be the only beautiful
  member of the Fomoire.
  In some accounts, he was the same
  as Eladu.
  Elathan
  (see Elatha)
  Elatus1
  Greek
  [‘driver’]
  king of Cyllene
  son of Aras
  husband of Laodice, some say
  father of Aepytus, Cyllen, Pereus and
  Stymphalus
  Elatus2
  Greek
  [‘driver’]
  a Lapith
  father of Caenus and Polyphemus
  Elatus3
  Greek
  a Centaur
  He was one of the Centaurs attacking
  Heracles and Pholus and was killed by
  one of Heracles’ poisoned arrows.
  Elatus4
  Greek
  an ally of the Trojans
  He was killed by Agamemnon during
  the siege of Troy.
  Elatus5
  Greek
  one of Penelope’s unwanted suitors
  Elayne
  (see Elaine)
  Elb
  (see Elf3)
  Elba
  (see Elva)
  Elbegast1
  European
  [Alberich]
  a highwayman
  He challenged Charlemagne who was
  on his way to steal something from his
  ministers, as he had been instructed to
  do in a dream. Elbegast was defeated
  but spared and helped the emperor in
  his burglarious enterprise, becoming
  one of his devoted followers.
  Elbegast2
  (see Alberich.Andvari)
  Elberic
  (see AlberichAndvari)
  Elberich
  (see Alberich.Andvari)
  Elbha
  (see Elva)
  Elcmar
  Irish
  [Ealchmar.Elcmha(i)r(e).Elcma(i)r(e).
  Elkmar.Nuada]
  husband of Eithne
  In one version of the story of the birth
  of Angus Og, Elcmar is given the name
  Nuada and he is sent off for nine
  months on a journey by the Dagda
  who seduced his wife, now known as
  Eithne.
  Elcmhair
  (see Elcmar)
  Elcmhaire
  (see Elcmar)
  Elcmhar
  (see Elcmar)
  Elcmhare
  (see Elcmar)
  Elcmare
  (see Elcmar)
  Elcmair
  (see Elcmar)
  Elcmaire
  (see Elcmar)
  Elde
  Norse
  [Elder.Eldir]
  a servant of the sea-god, Aegir
  He took over as doorkeeper when
  Funfeng was killed by Loki.
  Elder
  (see Elde)
  Elder Brother1
  North American
  a hero of the Natchez tribe
  He and Younger Brother were fishing
  when a huge fish surfaced. It was too
  big to catch on a line so Younger
  Brother jumped into the water, tied to
  a rope, and grabbed the fish in his
  arms. The fish escaped and swallowed
  its attacker, cutting his life-line. Only
  the kingfisher offered to help – he
  pecked so hard at the fish that it died
  and Elder Brother was able to cut it
  open and rescue what was left of his
  brother. All that was left was the head
  which could still talk.
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  Eleio
  Elder Brother2
  When Elder Brother took Younger
  Brother’s wife as his own, the head
  plotted to kill them but a bird warned
  them of the plan and they ran away,
  followed by the head rolling after
  them and yelling loudly. A mudwasp
  turned the woman into a man and the
  head chose the wrong one, taking the
  new ‘man’ to hunt. When they came to
  a river they swam across but the new
  man sang a chant which caused the
  head to be trapped for ever under
  water. ‘He’ then returned to her
  proper female form and, when she
  became pregnant, put her children
  inside a cane and carried it with her.
  She later released them and they
  became the ancestors of the tribe.
  Elder Brother2
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Pima
  He and Younger Brother completed
  human beings by cutting an opening in
  the face so that they could eat and
  another in the back so that they could
  defecate and by separating their
  webbed fingers and toes and removing
  their horns and tails.
  He is involved in many tales of
  creation and the destruction of evil in
  which he dies and is revivified.
  Elder Edda
  Norse
  [Codex Regius.Poetic Edda]
  the older of 2 major collections of
  myths, epic poems, etc., written in
  verse, and compiled by Saemund
  about 1090
  The first part deals mainly with the
  gods. Information about the gods is
  given in Grimnismal (The Lay of
  Grimnir) and Vafthruthnismal (The Lay
  of Vafthruthnir) while the doom of the
  gods is dealt with in the Voluspa.
  The second part deals with the
  Norse heroes whose stories are told in
  the poems Aegidrekka (The Carousal of
  Aegir), Alvis-Mal (The Lay of Alviss),
  Fjol Svinnsmal (The Lay of Fjol), Grimis-
  Mal (The Lay of Grimnir), The Magic
  Lay of Groa-Galdur, Harbards-Ljod (The
  Lay of Harbard), Havamal (Sayings of
  Odin), Hrafna Galdur Odins (The Spell of
  Odin’s Raven), Hymiskvida (The Lay of
  Hymir), Hyndlu-Ljod (Hyndlu’s Chant),
  Lokasenna (The Taunting of Loki), Rigs-
  Thula (The Lay of Rig), Skirnis-For (The
  Quest of Skrinir), Solar-Ljod (The Song of
  the Sun), Thryms-Kvida (The Lay of
  Thrym), Vegtama-Kvida (The Lay of
  Vegtam), the Volsung Cycle, Volundar-
  Kvida (The Lay of Volund).
  Elder Gods
  (see Aesir.Titans)
  Eldesh, The
  Pacific Islands
  the ruler of Flight of the Chiefs
  Eldhrimner
  (see Eldhrimnir)
  Eldhrimnir
  Norse
  [Eldhrimner]
  the cauldron of the gods
  This is the vessel in which the cook,
  Andhrimnir, prepared the meals for
  the warriors in Valhalla.
  (see also Od-hroerir)
  Eldir
  (see Elde)
  Eldol
  British
  [Count Eldol]
  an ally of Ambrosius
  In the battle against the invading
  Saxons, he killed their leader, Hengist.
  Eldorado
  (see El Dorado)
  Eleanor
  Irish
  a lady in love with Cearbhall
  She fell in love with the poet Cearbhall
  but her father would not sanction their
  marriage. Cearbhall used his magic to
  put to sleep all the guests at her
  wedding to another man and they
  eloped. Some say that they went
  overseas and that, when Cearbhall was
  killed in an accident, Eleanor died of
  grief.
  A similar story is told of Cearbhall
  and Fearbhlaidh.
  elecampane
  a flower said to have sprung from the
  tears of Helen of Troy
  In some versions, this plant was said to
  heal wounds and confer immortality.
  Electra1
  Greek
  [‘amber’.Elektra.Laodice]
  daughter of Agamemnon and
  Clytemnestra
  sister of Chrysothemis, Iphigenia and
  Orestes
  wife of Pylades
  mother of Medon and Strophius
  When her father was murdered by her
  mother and Aegisthus, her lover during
  Agamemnon’s absence at the siege of
  Troy, Electra incited Orestes to kill
  them in revenge. She was condemned
  to death for her part in the affair.
  In some accounts, she was originally
  called Laodice.
  Electra2
  Greek
  [‘amber’.Elektra]
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
  mother of the Harpies and Iris by
  Thaumas in some versions
  It is said of this Electra that her tears
  turned to drops of amber.
  Electra3
  Greek
  [‘amber’.Elektra]
  one of the Pleaides
  daughter of Atlas and Pleione
  mother of Dardanus and Iasion by Zeus
  Some say that she married Corythus.
  In some accounts she is the invisible
  star in the constellation, having left
  because she could not bear to look
  down on the ruins of Troy. Others say
  that the missing star is Merope or
  Sterope.
  (see also Merope2)
  Electra4
  Greek
  [‘amber’.Elektra]
  an attendant on Helen
  Electra5
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  Electryon
  Greek
  king of Mycenae
  son of Perseus and Andromeda
  brother of Sthelenus
  husband of Anaxo
  father of Alcmene
  His eight real sons (or six in some
  versions) were killed by cattle-raiders
  but Lycimnus, an illegitimate son by
  his concubine Midea, survived and
  avenged their deaths by conquering
  the raiders’ lands.
  Electryon was accidentally killed
  when a club thrown by Amphitryon
  rebounded off the horn of a cow and
  struck him.
  eleda
  (see ori2)
  Eledaa
  African
  a name of Olodumare as ‘creator’
  Ele’ele
  Pacific Islands
  the first woman, in the lore of Samoa
  wife of Fetu
  elefo
  African
  a magic bell used by Itonde to predict
  the future and foretell death
  The sound of the bell is capable of
  killing humans.
  Elegabalus
  (see Elagabalus)
  Elegant
  North American
  an Algonquin brave
  When 
  the 
  maiden, 
  Handsome,
  rejected his love, Elegant made a
  snowman, dressed it in the finest
  clothes and feathers and gave it life,
  calling it Moowis. The girl fell in love
  with Moowis and accompanied him
  when he left on a long journey. As the
  days grew warmer, Moowis melted in
  the sun and the girl was left with
  nothing but a heap of feathers.
  Elegba
  (see Legba2)
  Elegbara
  (see Legba2)
  Elegeia
  Greek
  a goddess of elegiac poetry, some say
  Eleio
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian magician
  husband of Aula
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  Elek
  Eleven Imix
  He was a kahuna, able to see spirits
  invisible to others and to restore the
  dead.
  He followed a beautiful girl to a
  tower on a hilltop where she vanished.
  Inside the tower, he found the body of
  the girl. Eleio invoked the spirit to
  appear once more and then seized it,
  forcing it back into the body of the
  dead girl whose name was Aula. When
  she was restored to life, she married
  her saviour.
  Elek
  South American
  a demon of disease and storms 
  in Argentina
  Elektra
  (see Electra)
  elemental
  [elementary spirit]
  a nature-spirit
  These spirits are the guardians of the
  four elements, air, earth, fire and
  water. In some accounts, they are
  given identities, those of air being
  nenuphas, silvestres or sylphs; those of
  earth being gnomes or pygmies; those
  of fire being Aetneans, Aethnici,
  Rolamandri, Salamanders or Vulcans;
  those of water being nymphs or
  undines. Some say that elementals are
  the remains of humans.
  elementalism
  the doctrine that divinities are
  elemental powers: the worship of
  elemental spirits
  elementaries
  disembodied spirits, often malevolent
  elementary spirit
  (see elemental)
  elements
  the basic elements of which the
  universe is made
  (1) The Buddhist list of elements
  (with associated symbols and
  spheres of influence) has:
  air (crescent, east)
  earth (square, middle)
  ether (jewel of the lotus, west)
  fire (triangle, south)
  water (circle, north)
  (2) The Chinese recognised five
  elements.
  These are listed with their
  associated attributes:
  earth (yellow, centre)
  fire (heat, summer, south)
  metal (autumn, west)
  water (cold, winter, darkness, north)
  wood (spring, east)
  (3) Mediaeval science recognised
  four elements – air, earth, fire and
  water. Other accounts assume a
  fifth element, the Quintessence,
  which is invisible but has the role of
  unifying the other four. All five
  were said to be ruled by elementals.
  Modern science recognises over
  100 elements, some of them man-
  made.
  Elemii
  African
  a name of Olodumare as ‘he who 
  owns life’
  Elen
  Welsh
  [Elen Luyddog.Elen Lwddog.Elen 
  Lwyddawg.Helen-of-the-Hosts]
  daughter of Eudaf
  sister of Cynan and Gadeon
  wife of Macsen
  mother of Antonius, Cystennen,
  Demetus, Leo, Owain, Plebig and
  Sevira
  She and her husband, a Roman, led an
  army to recapture Rome from a
  usurping emperor. After her husband’s
  death she returned to Wales, devoted
  her life to promoting Christian works,
  and 
  her 
  children 
  became 
  the
  progenitors of the royal dynasty.
  In some accounts, she is the
  daughter of Octavius and Macsen left
  her to conquer Armorica and Rome
  and never returned.
  In some accounts, Elen is the wife of
  Merlin and the same as Helena,
  daughter of Coel.
  Eleos
  (see Misericordia)
  elephant
  the largest of the land animals with
  large ears and a long trunk
  (1) In China, the elephant (chia
  yen) is a sacred animal and one of
  the Seven Treasures of Buddhism.
  It is often regarded as a previous
  incarnation of the Buddha, it is
  sometimes said that a white elephant
  announced the Buddha’s birth. The
  elephant Hsiang is said to carry the
  sacred jewel of the law, and the rat,
  Hua-hu Tiao, when released from
  Mi-lo Shou’s bag, became a flying
  elephant.
  (2) In Hindu tradition, this beast is
  the vehicle of Indra. In the
  Mahabharata, the elephant was the
  eleventh thing to be produced at
  the Churning of the Ocean.
  Other versions of its origins say
  that the elephant was created from
  the shavings removed on a lathe
  from the body of Surya, by
  Vishvakarma, to reduce the sun-
  god’s overpowering brightness.
  Yet another version says that
  Brahma sang over the two halves of
  an eggshell and Airavata, an
  elephant used by Indra as transport,
  emerged from the half-shell in the
  god’s right hand, followed by seven
  more, all males. Next came eight
  female elephants from the other
  half-shell. These sixteen elephants,
  which support the world at cardinal
  and intermediate points, were the
  ancestors of all elephants.
  In the early days, they had wings
  and could fly but they lost this
  special ability when they disturbed
  the teaching of an ascetic who cursed
  them.
  In some accounts, an elephant
  standing on the back of a tortoise
  supports the earth.
  elephant-tiger
  Thai
  a mythical animal, an elephant with a
  tiger’s head 
  Elephantine Triad
  Egyptian
  the god Khnum and the goddesses
  Anuket and Sati
  Elephenor
  Greek
  leader of the Abantes at Troy
  son of Chalcodon by Imenarete
  He went into exile for the accidental
  killing of his grandfather, Abas.
  In some accounts, he survived the
  Trojan war but others say that he was
  killed at Troy by Agenor.
  Elergia
  British
  a witch
  In the Italian story, Tavola Ritonda, she
  trapped King Arthur in a prison but he
  was rescued by Lancelot or Tristram.
  Eleuned
  (see Eluned)
  Eleusinia
  Greek
  a procession and games held every 2
  years in honour of Demeter
  Eleusinian mysteries
  Greek
  the mysterious rites used at festivals in
  honour of Demeter
  Eleusis1
  Greek
  a corn-deity
  son of Calypso by Ogyges or Hermes
  Eleusis2
  Greek
  a name for Dionysus taking over 
  as corn-god 
  Eleuthea
  Greek
  [Eleuthyra]
  a name for Ilithyia in Crete
  Eleutherios
  Greek
  [‘liberator’]
  an epithet of Dionysus, Eros and Zeus
  Eleuthia
  (see Ilithyia)
  Eleuthyra
  (see Eleuthea)
  Eleven Imix
  Central American
  the eleventh of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
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  Elinus
  Eleven Mighty Helpers
  On this day stones and trees were
  created.
  (see also Imix)
  Eleven Mighty Helpers
  Mesopotamian
  the group of demons enlisted by
  Tiamat to help her against Marduk
  These beings, armed with thunderbolts
  and led by Kingu, included Fish Man,
  Goat Fish, Great Lion, Ravening Dog,
  Scorpion Man, Shining Snake, Storm
  Winds and Viper.
  elf 1
  British
  [plur=elves]
  a diminutive supernatural being; a
  malignant fairy
  (see also Elves)
  Elf 2
  British
  [Alf.Alv]
  a king of Fairyland
  father of Elfin
  Elf 3
  Norse
  [Elb]
  a water-sprite
  Elf 4
  Norse
  [Helferich.Helfrat.Hialpret.Hjalpret]
  king of the Vikings
  husband of Hiordis and Thora
  He married Hiordis after the death of
  Sigmund and, when her son Sigurd
  was born, raised him as his own son.
  He married Thora when Hiordis died. 
  elf-dance
  a tune to which fairies dance
  Any mortal playing the tune would be
  unable to stop until he died exhausted
  and those dancing to the music 
  were obliged to continue until the
  music stopped.
  elf-locks
  tangled hair in the tail or mane of a
  horse
  It is said that these tangled knots are
  made by the fairies who ride the horses
  during the night.
  elf-shot
  [=Irish poc side]
  a prehistoric stone arrow-head
  This artefact is said to have been used
  by the elves.
  The name also refers to the illness
  caused by such a weapon.
  Elfant
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  Elfar
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  He was said to have killed two giants.
  Elferon
  son of Elfideos
  brother of Oberon
  Elfeta
  British
  wife of Cambuscan
  mother of Algarsife, Canabel and
  Canace
  Elffin
  (see Elfin.Elphin)
  Elfhame
  (see Alfheim)
  Elfheim
  (see Alfheim)
  Elfideos
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  father of Elferon
  Elfiline
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  Elfin
  British
  [Elffin]
  a king of Fairyland
  son of Elf
  Elfinan
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  Elfinell
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  Elfinor
  British
  a king of Fairyland
  Elfland
  British
  in Scottish lore, the land of the fairies
  to which Ellen was abducted
  Eli
  British
  one of King Arthur’s chief huntsmen
  Eli Adfer
  Welsh
  father of Rheiddwn
  Eliabel
  European
  [Eliabella]
  in the Italian version of the Tristram
  and Isolde story, she is cousin of King
  Arthur and mother of Tristram
  (see also Elizabeth)
  Eliabella
  (see Eliabel)
  Elias1
  European
  [Helias.Helyas]
  the name taken by the Swan Knight
  when he was baptised
  Elias2
  Serbian
  [Elijah.Thunderer]
  a saint
  brother of Oynyena Maria
  It is said that the thunder-god, Peroon,
  was incarnate in the person of this
  saint who could control thunder and
  lightning.
  Elias3
  (see Ylyas)
  Eliaures
  British
  [Eliavres]
  a wizard
  father of Caradoc by Ysenne
  He had an affair with Ysenne, wife of
  the king of Vannes, and fathered a son,
  Caradoc. He later caused a snake to be
  attached to Caradoc’s arm, sucking his
  blood, a situation from which he was
  saved by his friend, Cador. Eliaures
  put a spell on the king, causing him to
  mate with a bitch, a mare and a sow, so
  that he could sleep with Ysenne.
  When the king discovered the truth,
  he put the same spell on Eliaures who
  fathered Guinalot on the bitch,
  Lorigal on the mare and Tortain on
  the sow.
  Eliavres
  (see Eliaures)
  Eliazan
  (see Eliazar)
  Eliazar
  British
  [Eliazan.Elyezer]
  son of King Pelles
  When Bors, Galahad and Percival
  arrived at Castle Carbonek, Eliazar
  brought in the broken Grail Sword
  which was repaired by Galahad after
  Bors and Percival had tried to mend it
  and failed.
  (see also Eliezer)
  Elibaal
  Phoenician
  a god of Byblos
  Elicius
  (see Jupiter)
  Elidor
  British
  [Eliduros]
  a monk
  As a boy, he played truant from school
  and hid in the woods. He found a
  route to the underground world of the
  dwarfs. Passing through a narrow
  passage, he found himself in a land of
  miniature mortals and returned to visit
  them often. He played ball with the
  son of the king, using golden balls
  which might have been the golden
  apples of the gods. When he stole
  some of their gold they took it from
  him and he was never again able to
  find the way to their realm.
  Elidure
  British
  a king of Britain
  brother of Arthgallo
  He became king when his brother was
  deposed by rebellion. When he later
  found his brother in poverty, he
  pretended to be ill and gave the throne
  back to Arthgallo.
  Elidurus
  (see Elidor)
  Eliezer
  British
  son of Evelake
  brother of Grimal
  (see also Eliazar)
  Elifri
  British
  [Elivri]
  King Arthur’s head groom
  Eligor
  (see Abigor)
  Elijah
  (see Elias2)
  Elil
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Enlil in Babylonian lore
  (see also Enlil)
  elim
  Hebrew
  the lower order of gods below the
  elohim: a demon
  Elimiel
  Hebrew
  the Intelligence governing the moon
  Elinus
  British
  a king of Scotland
  husband of Pressina
  father of Melior, Melisabde and Plantina
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  Eliot
  Ellan Sheeant
  He married the fairy, Pressina, on
  condition that he never saw her in the
  lying-in chamber. When he broke his
  promise, she left him and returned to
  her home in Avalon. Melusine later
  shut up Elinus in a mountain and for
  this she was turned into a snake below
  her waist by her own mother.
  Eliot
  British
  a minstrel
  He sang before King Mark a lay
  composed by Dinadan accusing Mark
  of treason.
  Eliot, Thomas Stearns
  English
  (1888–1965)
  a poet
  The Notes to his poem The Waste
  Land refer to its connection with the
  Grail legends. 
  Elioun
  Phoenician
  [=Greek Hypsistus]
  an early god
  consort of Berouth, some say
  father of Ouranus and Gea
  Eliphamasai
  a demon
  Elis
  British
  an uncle (or cousin) of King Arthur
  Eliseg
  British
  son of Guaillauc
  father of Brochmael
  Elisena
  (see Elizena)
  Elissa1
  Arabian
  a goddess
  Elissa2
  Greek
  the name of Dido when living at Tyre
  Elissent
  European
  [Aelis]
  sister of Berte
  wife of Charles Martel
  She and her sister were due to marry
  Girart and Charles Martel but Charles
  preferred Elissent and took her as his
  wife, giving Berte to Girart.
  In some accounts, she is referred to
  as Aelis.
  Elivagar
  Norse
  the 12 rivers of Niflheim
  These rivers, fed by water flowing
  from the antlers of the deer Eikthyrnir
  feeding on the branches of Laerad, are
  given as Fimbul, Fiorm, Giall,
  Gunnthra, Hrith, Leiptur, Slid, Svaul,
  Sylgil, Thulr, Vith and Yigr.
  Another account gives Vimur as
  one of the twelve while others say
  that the rivers were fed from the
  spring of Hvergelmir.
  Elivri
  (see Elifri)
  Eliwlod
  British
  son of Madawg
  one of the Twenty-four Knights of
  King Arthur’s Court
  After his death, he appeared to King
  Arthur in the form of an eagle.
  elixir of gold
  [lapis philosophorum.philosopher’s stone]
  a fabled substance said to produce
  gold or to grant immortality
  The transmutation of metals was said
  to be achieved by twelve separate
  processes, listed in order as:
  Calcination
  Dissolution
  Separation
  Conjunction
  Purification
  Congelation
  Cibation
  Sublimation
  Fermentation
  Exaltation
  Multiplication
  Projection
  This substance was referred to as
  the philosopher’s stone and, in some
  accounts, the true stone was carried in
  a bag by Deucalion but was lost when
  he and his wife Pyrrha threw stones
  over their shoulders to repopulate the
  earth. Others say that it was used by
  Noah to light the ark.
  elixir of life
  [spagyric food]
  a liquor or powder, which would bestow
  eternal life, which the alchemists
  struggled in vain to produce
  Elizabeth1
  British
  sister of King Mark
  wife of Meliad and mother of Tristram,
  in some accounts
  When she was pregnant, her husband
  was captured by highwaymen or, some
  say, spirited away by an enchantress.
  She searched for him in the forest and
  died giving birth to Tristram. 
  (see also Blanchefleur2.Eliabel)
  Elizabeth2
  German
  daughter of the king of Thuringia
  She was loved by Tannhauser but he
  became infatuated with the witch of
  Venusberg. When he left the witch
  and returned to Elizabeth, he was
  rejected by his fellows and, to seek
  forgiveness, he made a pilgrimage to
  Rome. Elizabeth died of grief while he
  was away.
  Elizena
  European
  [Elisena]
  daughter of Garinter
  wife of Perion
  mother of Amadis, Florestan and Galaor
  She bore Amadis secretly before she
  married and cast the boy adrift in a
  boat. She later married Perion and had
  two more children, Florestan and
  Galaor.
  Eljon
  Mesopotamian
  a Syrian deity
  Elk Dog
  (see Pono-Kamita)
  Elkmar
  (see Elcmar)
  Elkunirsa
  Canaanite
  a creator-god
  consort of Asertu
  Ella
  Norse
  a king of Northumberland
  His kingdom was invaded by Ragnar
  Lodbrok who was captured in the
  fighting. When he refused even to give
  his name, Ella had Ragnar thrown into
  a pit full of snakes. He was saved by the
  magic shirt his mother had made but
  Ella soon realised what was happening
  and had the shirt stripped from his
  prisoner. Ragnar soon died from
  snake-bites.
  Ragnar’s sons mounted another
  attack to avenge their father but Ella’s
  forces destroyed most of the invaders.
  He accepted the surrender of the
  survivors and gave them land on which
  they built a fortress which, it is said,
  became the city of London. Ivar stayed
  on and gradually attracted the support
  of the people who eventually rose
  against the king who was captured and
  killed on a stone altar.
  Some say that Ragnar’s son carved
  an eagle on Ella’s chest in revenge.
  Ellaiyamman
  (see Ellaman)
  Ellal1
  South American
  a culture-hero in Patagonia
  To save Ellal from being eaten by his
  father, a rat gave him shelter in his
  hole. He was once swallowed by a
  monster and escaped by changing
  himself into a fly and stinging the
  demon. 
  He is credited with the invention of
  the bow and arrow and, having
  instructed the tribes in the use of this
  weapon, flew to heaven on a swan.
  Ellal2
  South American
  in the lore of Patagonia, a spirit, 
  evil personified
  Ellaman
  Hindu
  [Ellaiyamman]
  a Tamil goddess of boundaries
  one of the navasaktis
  Ellan Sheeant
  Irish
  [Ellan Vannin.Island of the Ocean God.
  Mannin]
  the Isle of Man
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  Elves
  Ellan Vannin
  In those accounts that give Man as the
  island home of Manannan, it is said
  that he could make the island invisible
  to mortals with a wall of mist.
  Ellan Vannin
  (see Ellan Sheeant)
  Elle folk
  German
  a race of tiny people living in mounds
  or in elder trees
  These people are reputed to be the
  offspring of Adam and Lilith. The
  males look like little old men while the
  females appear as beautiful but hollow
  dancers.
  Elle Woman
  European
  [Hyldemoer]
  a Danish elder-tree spirit
  Ellel
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite creator-god
  Ellen
  British
  [Burd Ellen]
  in Scottish lore, a daughter of King
  Arthur
  sister of Roland
  She was carried off to Elfland by the
  fairies but rescued by her brother
  Roland who defeated the king of
  Elfland.
  Ellerkonge
  Danish
  [=German Erl-king.Erlkonig]
  the alder-king who abducted children
  to the Otherworld
  Elli
  Norse
  [‘age’]
  a giant crone
  She appeared as the old nurse of
  Utgard-Loki and defeated Thor in a
  wrestling match when the god
  journeyed to Jotunheim.
  Ellida
  Norse
  a magic dragon-ship
  This vessel was given by Aegir to
  Viking in return for some service. It
  was stolen from him but later
  recovered by his eldest son, Thorsten,
  who used it for his voyages to Orkney.
  Ellil1
  Canaanite
  son of Keret
  Ellil2
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Enlil]
  a Hurrian god of floods and storms
  In some accounts, Ellil is given as a
  Sumerian god, son of Anu.
  (see also Elil.Kumarbi)
  ellyll
  Welsh
  [plur=ellyllon]
  a small fairy or elf
  In some accounts, ellyllon are fiends or
  ghosts, the souls of druids which are
  destined to roam the earth until the
  day of judgement.
  ellyllon
  (see ellyll)
  Ellylw
  Welsh
  daughter of Neol
  She was said to have lived for three
  generations.
  Elma
  (see Embla)
  Eloah
  (see El.Tipherath)
  Eloai
  a primaeval being of the Gnostics,
  ruler of one of the 7 heavens
  one of the 7 androgynous beings,
  offspring of Yaldabaoth
  Eloh
  (see Tipherath)
  Eloko
  (see Biloko)
  Elom
  Hebrew
  [Erah.Eterah.Jahir.Jarah.Jerah.Terah:=Syrian
  Jarih]
  the moon or moon-god
  (see also Yahweh)
  Elomnia
  a demon
  Elpenor1
  Greek
  a young sailor with Odysseus
  He was one of those turned into swine
  by Circe but was restored by
  Odysseus. He fell into a drunken sleep
  on the battlements of Circe’s palace
  and fell to his death.
  Odysseus saw him again when he
  visited the underworld to consult
  Teiresias.
  Elphenor2
  Greek
  son of Chalcodon and Imenarete
  He sheltered the children of Theseus
  when they were removed from Athens
  during the disorders following the
  return of Theseus from Tartarus.
  Elphin
  Welsh
  [Elffin]
  a prince
  son of Gwyddno Garanhirtan
  He and his father found the baby
  thrown into the sea by Ceridwen and
  raised him as Taliesin. He foolishly
  boasted that his wife was more
  virtuous than any woman of King
  Maelgwn’s court and that he had the
  most skilful bard and he was
  imprisoned by Maelgwn, his uncle,
  until he could prove his assertions.
  Rhun was sent to test the virtue of
  Elphin’s wife but she exchanged
  places with her maid. When Taliesin
  was brought to the court he put a
  spell on the other bards so that they
  could not sing properly while his own
  efforts unlocked the chains that
  bound Elphin and raised a storm that
  shook the castle.
  Another version includes Elphin’s
  horses which raced those of Maelgwn
  and won. They dug at the point where
  the winning rider threw down his cap
  and found a huge pot of gold.
  In some accounts, this story has
  King Arthur instead of Maelgwn.
  Elpis
  Greek
  [‘hope’]
  a goddess 
  mother of Pheme
  Elsa
  German
  [Else]
  a princess of Brabant
  sister of Gottfried
  wife of Lohengrin
  Ortrud, wife of Frederick who was
  Elsa’s foster-father, changed Gottfried
  into a swan and Elsa was accused by
  Frederick of having murdered her
  brother.
  Lohengrin arrived on a swan,
  defeated Frederick in single combat and
  rescued her. She married him without
  knowing his name but, prompted by
  Ortrud, demanded to know who he was.
  Having satisfied her curiosity, he left her
  but, before leaving, he restored her
  brother to human form.
  Elsan
  German
  an elderly retainer of Dietrich von Bern
  Elsan was left in charge of Dietrich’s
  youngest brother, Diether, and the two
  sons of Etzel, Orte and Sharpfe, when
  Dietrich rode into battle. He allowed
  the boys to go riding and they were all
  killed by the traitor, Wittich.
  Else1
  Norse
  a lover of Aager
  Her dead lover spoke to her from his
  coffin, asking her to smile so that her
  tears would become roses instead of
  drops of blood.
  Else2
  (see Elsa)
  Elthan
  (see Elatha)
  Elucidation
  British
  a prologue to Le Conte de Graal
  Eluned
  British
  [Eleuned]
  owner of a magic ring
  This ring, Modrwy Eluned, conferred
  invisibility on the wearer and became
  one of the Thirteen Treasures of
  Britain collected by Merlin.
  Elusion
  (see Elysium)
  Elva
  Irish
  [Eb(h)la.Elb(h)a]
  daughter of Cathbad and Maga
  wife of Usna
  mother of Ardan, Ainlé and Naisi 
  Elves
  Norse
  [Alf(ar).Alvor.Dockalfar.Huldrafolk.
  kobolds:=Icelandic Huldu]
  beings created from the maggots
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  Elves of Light
  Emerald Buddha
  breeding in the flesh of the dead Ymir
  The black elves were the dwarfs living
  in Svartalfheim, the light elves
  (Liosalfar) were the fairies living in
  Alfheim.
  In some accounts they are the same
  as the Dwarfs; in others, they are
  separate beings.
  (see also Dwarfs)
  Elves of Light
  North American
  fairies created by Glooskap, in the lore
  of the Algonquin
  Elvidner
  Norse
  [Elvidnir]
  Niflheim or the hall of Hel in Niflheim
  Elvidnir
  (see Elvidner)
  Elvira1
  Spanish
  [Dona Elvira]
  daughter of Ferdinand
  sister of Alfonso, Garcia, Sancho and
  Urraca
  On her father’s death, she was given
  the city of Toro which was later seized
  by her brother, Sancho.
  Elvira2
  Spanish
  [Dona Elvira]
  daughter of El Cid and Ximena
  sister of Sul
  She and her sister married the Counts
  of Carrion. When their husbands ill-
  treated them, El Cid demanded
  satisfaction. The girls later married the
  princes of Navarre and Aragon.
  Elwe’kyen
  Siberian
  [Notakavya.Wild Reindeer Buck]
  the Koryak name for the Great Bear
  constellation, Usa Major
  Ursa Major
  The Koryaks say that the creator
  obtained reindeer for his people from
  this constellation.
  Elyadus
  British
  a king of Sicily
  father of Floriant
  He was killed by his steward, Maragz.
  Elyan
  British
  [Helain the White]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Bors
  His mother was a daughter of
  Brandegore and he became Emperor
  of Constantinople.
  Elyas
  British
  [Hermit King]
  an uncle of Percival
  Elyezer
  (see Eliazar)
  Elymus
  Greek
  a Sicilian
  He was a friend of Aegistes and fought
  alongside him against the Greeks
  at Troy.
  Elysian Fields
  (see Elysium)
  Elysium
  Greek
  [Elusion.Elysian Fields.Fortunate Fields.
  Fortunate Islands.Islands of the Blessed]
  a pleasant island, part of Tartarus: the
  home of the immortals
  Originally the home of the gods, later
  the home of heroes, this paradise was
  variously said to lie in the western
  ocean, at the western edge of the
  world, somewhere suspended in the
  air, in the sun, in the underworld, in
  islands off the coast of Africa or
  somewhere in Italy. 
  Elyzabel
  British
  cousin of Guinevere
  When she was accused of spying and put
  in prison by Claudas, King Arthur went
  to war with Claudas and rescued her.
  ema
  Japanese
  offerings to the gods in the form of
  horse pictures
  emadloti
  African
  Swazi ancestors who can influence
  their descendants
  Emain Abhlach
  (see Emain Ablach)
  Emain Ablach
  Irish
  [Em(h)ain Abhlach.Emain of the Apple
  Trees.Island of Apple Trees.Western
  Paradise:=British Avalon]
  an earthly paradise ruled by Manannan
  which was sought by Bran on his
  voyage
  Some accounts equate it with the Isle
  of Arran.
  (see also Ablach)
  Emain Macha
  Irish
  [Emhain Mhacha]
  a fortress-city, the seat of the kings of
  Ulster
  Macha captured the five sons of
  Dirthorba when she killed their father
  and took the throne of Ulster, forcing
  them to build the walls of the city.
  This was the site of the episode in
  which fifty naked women cooled
  Cuchulainn’s battle-lust with vats of
  cold water.
  The site was called Emain Macha
  (twins of Macha) after the children
  born to Macha when she defeated the
  swiftest horses of the king in a race.
  Emain of the Apple Trees
  (see Emain Ablach)
  Emakong
  East Indian
  in the lore of New Britain, a spirit which
  brings birds, crickets, fire and night
  from the underworld
  emandwa
  African
  tribal spirits of the Ankore
  Emathion
  Greek
  son of Tithonius and Eos
  brother of Memnon
  In some accounts, he was king of
  Arabia or Egypt and was killed by
  Heracles when Emathion tried to
  prevent him from taking the Apples of
  the Hesperides on his eleventh Labour.
  In other versions, the son of
  Tithonius and the king killed by
  Heracles are separate individuals.
  Emayian
  African
  a name of En-kai as ‘he who blesses’
  Embla
  Norse
  [Elma.Emola]
  the first woman, made by Odin from
  an elm tree
  consort of Ask
  Embroiler, The
  (see Iddawg)
  Emei
  (see Mount Emei)
  Emeli Hin
  African
  a creator god of the Tuareg
  Emelye
  (see Emily)
  Eme’mqut
  Siberian
  a Koryak spirit
  son of Quikinna’qu and Miti
  husband of Fox Woman, some say
  When his wife was abducted, he threw
  an arrow into the fire to open the road
  to the underworld. Here he found his
  wife and, when they returned to the
  upper world, he removed the arrow, so
  closing the road back.
  In another story, his wife was Fox
  Woman and, when a lodger in their
  house remarked on her foxy odour, she
  ran away.
  Emen
  (see Kekui)
  Emenet
  (see Kekuit)
  Emer
  Irish
  [Eimhear]
  daughter of Forgall Manach
  sister of Fial
  wife of Cuchulainn
  Forgall refused to allow his daughter
  to marry Cuchulainn until he had
  trained as a warrior. When he had
  completed his training, Cuchulainn
  raided Forgall’s castle and burned it to
  the ground, killing Forgall and
  abducting Emer who became his wife.
  One story relates how she eloped
  with a prince of Norway, Tuir Gleasta,
  but Cuchulainn tracked them down,
  killed the prince and rescued Emer.
  She fell dead after delivering a
  lament at the hero’s death.
  emerald
  a precious stone said to guard against
  evil spirits
  Emerald Buddha
  Buddhist
  a statue of the Buddha said to have
  been made by Nagasena using
  magical powers
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  Enbilulu
  Emerald Lady
  Emerald Lady
  (see Chalchihuitlicue)
  Emerald Tablet1
  a book on the art of making gold
  The alchemists say that this book was
  written by Hermes and, in some
  accounts, was found on Mount
  Hebron by Abraham’s wife, Sarah.
  Emerald Tablet2
  (see Luah)
  Emes
  Mesopotamian
  [Emesh]
  a Sumerian god of vegetation
  Emesh
  (see Emes)
  Emeslam
  (see Aralu)
  Emhain Abhlach
  (see Emain Ablach)
  Emhain Mhacha
  (see Emain Macha)
  emi
  African
  in the lore of the Yoruba, one of the 3
  spirits in each individual – the vital
  force of breath
  Emily
  Greek
  [Emelye] 
  daughter or sister-in-law of Duke
  Theseus
  sister of Ypolita
  Both Arcite and Palamon were in love
  with her and fought a duel for her
  hand. Arcite won but, on his way to
  claim his prize, he fell from his horse
  and died. She later married Palamon.
  Emisiwaddo
  South American
  a goddess of the Arawak
  wife of Kururumany
  emizimu
  African
  family spirits of the Ankore
  Emma1
  European
  wife of Otho
  mother of Tancred
  Emma2
  (see Emma-O)
  Emma-ho
  (see Emma-O)
  Emma-O
  Japanese
  [Emma-ho.Emma-(Sama).Yemma(-dai-O)
  Yemma-O:=Chinese Yen Wang:=Hindu 
  Yama:=Pacific Yama-Raja]
  a Buddhist god of death, lord of hell
  He is the ruler of Yomi-tsu-kuni and
  has a magic mirror which detects sin
  but he judges men only.
  (see also Emma-ten)
  Emma-Sama
  (see Emma-O)
  Emma-ten
  Japanese
  [Emmatan:=Buddhist Yamadeva]
  an underworld deity associated with
  Emma-O
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Emma-O.
  Emmaten
  (see Emma-ten)
  Emmei1
  Japanese
  a 9th C sennin
  He inherited the cloak of the famous
  Yosho and lived to perform many
  wonderful deeds.
  Emmei2
  Japanese
  an aspect of Jizo
  Emmeline
  British
  a blind girl in the opera King Arthur
  daughter of Conon
  She had been promised to King Arthur
  who rescued her when she was abducted
  by Oswald. Merlin restored her sight.
  Emmer
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian grain-goddess
  (see also Asnan)
  Emne
  Irish
  a hero of the voyage to many strange
  places with Lochan and Silvester
  Emola
  (see Embla)
  Emolpus
  (see Eumolpus2)
  Emoniel
  a demon
  Empedocles
  Greek
  a 5th C philosopher of Sicily
  He claimed to have become a god and
  entered the volcano, Etna, as proof.
  The volcano is said to have ejected one
  of his slippers.
  Emperor Kuan
  (see Kuan Ti)
  Emperor of the Centre
  (see Hun-tun)
  Emperor of the Eastern Peak
  Chinese
  head of a heavenly ministry
  His ministry was said to comprise over
  seventy departments which judged
  animals and men, controlling the parts
  they played and the length of their
  various incarnations.
  Emperor of the Northern Seas
  (see Hu)
  Emperor of the Southern Seas
  (see Shu)
  Empousa
  (see Empusa)
  Empress of Heaven
  (see T’ien Hou)
  Empress of the Sea
  Hindu
  a name for Lakshmi as protector of
  fishermen
  Empung Luminu’ut
  (see Luminu’ut)
  Empusa1
  Greek
  [Demon of Midnight.Empousa:plur
  =Empusae:=Hebrew Lilim]
  a demon 
  daughter of Hecate
  In some accounts these demons were
  said to have two legs, one made of
  brass, the other the leg of an ass, and
  could adopt many forms. Some say
  that they were composed of parts of a
  cow, a dog, a mule and a woman.
  Having taken the form of a woman,
  they would sleep with men, sapping
  their strength until they died, and then
  eating them. If they were verbally
  assailed, they fled.
  The Lamia is one of the Empusae,
  in some accounts.
  Empusa2
  Greek
  a name for Hecate in some accounts
  empusa3
  a vampire or spectre
  empyrean
  Greek
  according to Ptolemy, the highest of
  the 5 heavens, home of the gods
  empyromancy
  divination from the behaviour of
  various things placed on a fire
  (see also pyromancy)
  Emrys1
  Welsh
  [Bors.Emrys Llalawc.Llallogan Vyrdin.
  Myrrdin]
  a Welsh name for Merlin
  In some accounts, a sun-god.
  (see also Lailoken)
  Emrys2
  (see Aurelius)
  emuron
  African
  a medicine-man in Uganda
  Emusha
  Hindu
  a black boar which raised the earth on
  its tusks
  En
  Balkan
  an Illyrian god later demoted to the
  status of a demon
  En-kai
  African
  [Emayian.Kamba Engai.Ngai.Parsai]
  supreme god and rain-god of 
  the Masai
  En mac Ethomain
  Irish
  a poet at the court at Tara
  En-Mersi
  (see Ningirsu)
  En-no-ozuna
  Japanese
  [Gyoja]
  a hermit
  He was a magician who could even
  cause bridges to be built by his magic.
  En-we-dur-an-ki
  Mesopotamian
  a high-priest of Samas
  En-zu
  (see Nanna1)
  Enalus
  Greek
  a man saved from drowning by 
  a dolphin
  Enaratta
  (see Enarete)
  Enarete
  Greek
  [Enaratta]
  wife of Aeolus
  mother of Alcyone, Athamas, Calyce,
  Canace, Cleobule, Cretheus, Deion,
  Macareus, Magnes, Pereires, Perimede,
  Peisidice, Salmoneus and Sisyphus
  Enariae
  Roman
  dog-priests
  Enbarr
  (see Aonbharr)
  Enbharr
  (see Aonbharr)
  Enbilulu
  Mesopotamian
  [Enkimdu:=Babylonian Ennugi]
  the Sumerian god of canals and rivers
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  Enceladus
  Endouellicus
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Enkimdu.
  Enceladus
  Greek
  [‘buzzer’]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus 
  son of Tartarus, some say
  He was killed by Athene during the
  battle between the Giants and the
  gods. She threw a rock which crushed
  him and he became the island of Sicily. 
  In another story it was Zeus who
  defeated him and chained him under
  Etna.
  Enchantress Woman
  (see Vahine Nautaha)
  encheirogastes
  Greek
  those Cyclops who worked for a living
  Some of them built the walls of
  Mycenae, Tiryns, etc.
  end of the world
  each culture has its own version of
  how the world will end
  –Hindu
  At the end of the present cycle,
  Vishnu’s tenth and final avatar,
  Kalki, will appear as a winged white
  horse. He will destroy evil in a final
  battle, preparing the world for the
  next cycle of existence.
  –Norse
  In the final battle, Ragnarok, the
  gods were destined to be defeated
  by the forces of evil led by Loki.
  After a winter of exceptional
  severity that lasted three years
  (seven in some accounts), known as
  the Fimbul winter, the Midgard
  serpent came out of the sea
  breathing out poisons and causing
  great floods; the wolves Hati,
  Managarm 
  and 
  Skoll 
  finally
  swallowed the sun and the moon;
  Garm, Fenris and Loki broke their
  bonds; the dragon Nidhogg finally
  ate through the roots of Yggdrasil;
  the cockerels crew and Heimdall
  blew his horn to warn the gods that
  the end was approaching.
  Loki’s ship landed a force from
  Muspelheim and another ship
  brought the Frost Giants from the
  north. They were reinforced by
  Hel and Nidhogg and by Sutr and
  his sons who smashed the Bifrost
  bridge as they rode over it. In the
  ensuing battle on Vigrid plain the
  gods were defeated.
  Odin was eaten by the wolf
  Fenris; Frey was killed by Sutr,
  Heimdall by Loki, Tyr by Garm,
  and Thor drowned in the poison of
  the Midgard serpent after he had
  killed it. Vidar, arriving late, put his
  one large foot on the bottom jaw of
  Fenris and, taking the top jaw in his
  hands, pulled the wolf apart. Sutr
  then set the world on fire with his
  flaming sword and the earth sank
  beneath the waves.
  A man, Lif, and a woman,
  Lifthrasir, sheltering either under
  Yggdrasil or in the forest of Mimir
  survived ready to repopulate the
  world. The gods Vali and Vidar, as
  predicted, also survived as did
  Magni and Modi who recovered
  Thor’s hammer from the ashes.
  Balder, reconciled with Hoder, rose
  again to rule a regenerated world.
  –North American
  (1) The Cheyenne say that the
  whole world is supported on a huge
  pole. A beaver is continuously
  gnawing at the bottom of the pole
  and, when he gnaws all the way
  through, the world will fall into an
  abyss and that will be the end.
  (2) The Sioux envisage an old
  woman in a cave sewing porcupine
  quills into a blanket. When she
  gets up to stir the fire, her dog
  chews some of the quills so that
  the blanket never gets finished. If
  she ever does manage to complete
  her work, the world will come to
  an end.
  –Persian
  The early version says that the
  forces of good will overcome evil
  and the original cosmic god,
  Rapithwin or Saoshyant, will
  supervise the world’s regeneration.
  In the later, Zoroastrian, version
  the 
  saviour 
  Saoshyant 
  will
  supervise the final triumph of good
  when all demons, except Ahriman
  and Az, who will be confined to
  hell, will be killed, men will be
  resurrected and reunited with their
  souls, the universe will revert to its
  original pure state and evil will be
  gone forever.
  –South American
  Many tribes say that the world will
  be destroyed by fire caused by
  demons, a spark from the sky, or by
  part of the moon (or even the sun)
  falling from the heavens.
  Some blame the men of fire
  who, having been insulted by a
  bird, set the world ablaze in
  retaliation. Others say that the
  blaze will occur when one of the
  props under the earth is removed
  by the creator-god.
  In the cold south of the country,
  they say that a bird will cause much
  snow to fall and, when the snow
  melts, the resulting flood will
  destroy the earth.
  Enda
  Irish
  [Eanna.Einne]
  a saint
  son of Aiobhfhinn and Conall Dearg
  brother of Fanchea
  When he was given land for a
  monastery on the island of Inishmore
  and had no boat in which to reach it,
  he and his followers were transported
  there by a rock which floated. He
  drove the horses of Corban, the local
  chieftain, over the tops of the waves to
  convince him that he should accept
  Christianity. 
  Enda Semangko
  East Indian
  a Papuan goddess: a powerful ghost
  Endeis
  Greek
  daughter of Sciron or of Chiron and
  Charido
  wife of Aeacus
  mother of Peleus and Telamon
  Her sons killed Phocus who was the
  son of Aeacus by Psamathe and she
  aided and abetted them. They were
  banished by Aeacus.
  Endelienta
  British
  a saint
  god-daughter of King Arthur
  When her pet cow was killed, Arthur
  slew the Lord of Trenteny, the man
  who had killed it. Endelienta brought
  him back to life.
  Endendros
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus as ‘the one in 
  the tree’
  Endil
  (see Dylan1)
  endin
  Mesopotamian
  desert, the symbol of the underworld
  Endless One
  (see Ananta)
  Endo Morito
  Japanese
  a warrior
  He planned with Kesa to kill her
  husband so that he could marry her
  himself, threatening to kill her family
  if she refused to help. She gave him
  access to her husband’s room and
  Endo cut off the head of the sleeping
  figure who turned out to be Kesa
  wearing her husband’s nightshirt. In
  penance, he became a monk.
  Endouellicus
  Roman
  a Portuguese god of healing
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  Enki
  Endukugga
  Endukugga
  Mesopotamian
  [Enmul]
  a Sumerian god of the underworld
  husband of Nindukugga
  father of Enlil
  Endumion
  (see Endymion)
  Endursaga
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Isum]
  a herald of the Sumerian gods
  Endymion1
  English
  a poem by Keats
  Endymion2
  Greek
  [Endumion]
  a shepherd, king of Elis
  son of Aethlius or Zeus by Calyce
  son of Zeus by Protogenia, some say
  husband of Chromia, Hyperipne 
  or Neis
  father of Aetolus, Epeius and Paeon
  Artemis, as Selene, the moon, caused
  him to sleep for ever, immortal, so that
  she could visit him every night and
  caress the beautiful youth, hiding him
  in a cave on Mount Latmus.
  He is said to have had fifty sons
  (or, some say, daughters) by Selene
  and is regarded as the founder of the
  Olympic Games.
  Enediel
  a moon-demon
  Eneene
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Kura
  In the lore of Mangara Island, Eneene
  slipped while gathering flowers and
  fell into the underworld. Her husband,
  with the help of his guardian spirit,
  went down to the underworld and
  rescued her.
  Enekpe
  African
  a Nigerian heroine
  daughter of Ayagba
  She allowed herself to be buried alive
  to save her people who were being
  defeated in battle.
  energumenus
  (see possession)
  Eneuavc
  (see Eneuawg)
  Eneuawg
  British
  [Eneuavc]
  daughter of Bedivere
  sister of Amren
  Eneyd
  Welsh
  son of Don, some say
  Enfances Gauvain
  French
  a 13th C poem about the exploits 
  of Gawain
  enfield
  a monster, part wolf, part fox, 
  part greyhound
  Engai
  African
  [=Masai En-kai]
  the supreme god of the Kamba
  Engelier
  European
  a Gascon knight, one of 
  Charlemagne’s paladins
  He was the first man to die when the
  second army of Saracens descended on
  Roland’s forces at Roncesvalles.
  (see also Gerin.Gerion)
  Enggang
  East Indian
  a Sumatran prince
  husband of Rangkong
  He shut his wife inside a tree while he
  was away but she was released by a
  servant, Sidin. When Enggang returned,
  he destroyed the palace where
  Rangkong had taken refuge and he was
  changed into a hornbill. Rangkong,
  who still loved her husband, changed
  herself into a hornbill to be with him.
  In this guise, she became Enggang
  Papan.
  Enggang Papan
  East Indian
  the name of Rangkong as a hornbill
  (see also Enggang)
  Engidu
  (see Enkidu)
  Engishiki
  Japanese
  a 9th C multi-volume work on Shinto
  religion and mythology
  Engres
  British
  a king
  brother of Isolde
  In the Icelandic version of the Tristram
  story, he offered his sister in marriage to
  any man who killed a dragon.
  Engur
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ea as ‘god of the abyss’ or
  ‘lord of the Euphrates’
  Engygeron
  British
  a marshal of Clamadeus
  He was with his master at the siege of
  Blanchefleur’s castle and was defeated
  by Percival who sent both him and his
  master to King Arthur’s court.
  Enid
  British
  [Enide.Ynid]
  daughter of Yniol or Liconaus by
  Tarsenesyde
  wife of Geraint or Erec
  She was awarded the head of the white
  stag hunted and killed by King Arthur.
  Enide
  (see Enid)
  Enigée
  (see Enygeus)
  Enigorio
  North American
  an Iroquois creator-god
  twin brother of Enigohatgea
  Enigorio created the useful things
  such as trees and fertile land while his
  brother tried to make the land into
  deserts.
  Enigohatgea
  North American
  an Iroquois creator-god
  twin brother of Enigorio
  Enigorio created all the useful things
  such as trees and fertile land while his
  brother tried to make the land into
  deserts.
  Enil
  European
  a page of the Damsel of Denmark
  He accompanied his mistress on her
  travels in search of Amadis.
  Enim
  Hebrew
  a race of cannibal giants
  These beings are said to be the offspring
  of fallen angels and mortal women.
  Enioche
  Greek
  wife of Creon, in some accounts
  Enipeus
  Greek
  a river-god loved by Tyro
  Poseidon, in the guise of Enipeus,
  seduced Tyro who bore him two sons,
  Neleus and Pelias.
  Enki
  Mesopotamian
  [Lugal-abzu(ak).Lugalid.Lugal-idak. 
  Nadim(mud).Nidim(mud).Nudim(mud):
  =Babylonian Ea]
  a Sumerian creator-god, water-god,
  god of justice, magic, wisdom
  a name for Ea as ‘lord of the world’
  son of An and Ki or of An and Nammu
  husband of Ninhursaga as Damkina
  father of Asalluha and Ninsikil
  He was said to have risen from the
  waters of the Persian Gulf as a fish-god.
  The gods created man from clay as
  servants and when they got tired of
  man and Enlil and sent a flood, Enki
  warned Zuisudra.
  In one creation story he exposed the
  heads of buried mankind with his hoe
  before Ninhursaga gave them life.
  In some accounts he fathered Ninsar
  on his own wife, Ninhursaga, then
  Ninurru on his daughter Ninsar and
  finally Uttu on his granddaughter
  Ninkurru. Others say that Uttu was his
  daughter by Ninhursaga and that he had
  a daughter, Nin-Imma, by Ninkurru.
  He lived in Dilmun, the earthly
  paradise, with Ninhursaga until they
  quarrelled. The quarrel arose over his
  pursuit of his own daughters and an
  affair with Uttu the goddess of
  weaving. Ninhursaga recovered some
  of the semen from Uttu’s body and
  grew eight plants from it. Enki
  foolishly ate the plants and became ill,
  recovering only when Ninhursaga
  placed him in her own body so that he
  was born again. In other versions, he
  gave birth to eight children to replace
  the plants he had eaten or Ninhursaga
  gave birth to eight deities, each of
  which cured one of the ailments that
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  Enkidu
  Enulap
  afflicted Enki after eating the plants.
  It was Enki who warned Atrahasis of
  the coming flood, sent by Enlil, so
  enabling him to escape.
  He fought with the dragon Kur
  when he abducted Erishkegal.
  Enkidu
  Mesopotamian
  [Ea-bani.Eabani.Engidu.Enkita]
  a warrior
  He was created by Aruru from clay and
  spittle as a friend for Gilgamesh and
  lived as a wild man until Gilgamesh
  tamed him by using a prostitute named
  Shamhat to seduce him and made him
  his companion in many adventures.
  He helped Gilgamesh to kill the giant
  Huwawa and the Bull of Heaven but
  was struck down with a fatal illness as a
  result. In an effort to save him,
  Gilgamesh sought immortality and got
  hold of a piece of the ‘Never Grow
  Old’ plant but it was stolen from him
  by a snake.
  In another version, Enkidu was
  trapped in the underworld when he
  went down to retrieve a drum that
  Gilgamesh had accidentally dropped.
  He is envisaged as having the legs
  and hoofs of a goat or as half man, half
  bull.
  (see also Enkimdu)
  Enkimdu
  Mesopotamian
  [Enbilulu]
  a Sumerian god of farming
  He was one of the suitors for the hand
  of Inanna who rejected him in favour
  of Dumuzi.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Enbilulu or Enkidu.
  Enkita
  (see Enkidu)
  Enlightener of Darkness
  Chinese
  a monstrous dragon
  This beast is reputed to be a thousand
  miles long and can change its colour at
  will. Opening its eyes brings light,
  closing them brings darkness. The
  wind is his breath which congeals into
  rain or, depending on the dragon’s
  colour, gold, crystal or glass.
  Enlil
  Mesopotamian
  [Bel.Great Mountain.Illil(os).Ilu.Lord of
  the Storm.Narru.Nunammir.Old Bel.
  Rimm.Rimn.‘windlord’.Zulummar:
  =Babylonian Adad.Ea.Elil:=Hurrian
  Ellil.Kumarbi]
  the Sumerian god of air, earth, storms,
  wind
  son of An and Ki, An and Nammu or
  Ansar and Kissar
  brother of Ea or Enki
  brother of Aruru, some say
  consort of Ninlil
  consort of Mylitta or Nintu, some say
  father of Ashnan, Nanna, Nergal,
  Ninazu, Ninurta and Sin
  In one story it is said that he mated
  with his mother to produce the human
  race; in another he was one of the gods
  who fashioned men from clay as their
  servants. He also created the demi-
  gods Emes and Enten. When the gods
  became angry at the noise men made,
  Enlil first sent a plague, then a
  drought, then a ban on reproduction
  and finally the flood that exterminated
  all the race except Zuisudra who had
  been warned by Enki.
  He raped the grain goddess, Ninlil,
  and was sentenced to death. Ninlil
  followed him to the underworld where
  their son Nanna was born.
  When Marduk came to power he
  blinded Enlil and killed his father, An.
  He is said to have created the
  monster Labbu.
  He is sometimes equated with
  Ramman and is depicted as part man,
  part fish or as part goat, part fish.
  Enmenduranki
  (see Enmenduranna)
  Enmenduranna
  Mesopotamian
  [Enmenduranki:=Greek Euedorachos]
  an antediluvian king
  He is said to have founded the arts of
  divination, magic and medicine.
  Enmesarra
  Mesopotamian
  [Enmeshara.Enmesh(arra)]
  a Babylonian and Sumerian law-god
  brother of Enten
  In some accounts he was Nergal as
  ruler of the underworld, Aralu.
  Enmesh
  (see Enmesarra)
  Enmeshara
  (see Enmesarra)
  Enmesharra
  (see Enmesarra)
  Enmul
  (see Endukugga)
  Enna
  Irish
  husband of Dubh
  His wife, a druidess, used her magic to
  drown the woman with whom Enna
  was having an affair. He, or a servant
  of the dead woman, killed Dubh with a
  slingshot in revenge.
  In some accounts, the roles are
  reversed and Enna is the wife of Dubh.
  Ennead
  Egyptian
  [Great Company of Gods.Paut]
  a group of 9 gods
  The list varied from place to place: for
  Heliopolis it consisted of Atum, Geb,
  Isis, Nephthys, Nut, Osiris, Seth, Su
  and Tefnut.
  Other names sometimes included
  are Hu, Horus, Khenti Amentiu, Ra,
  Saa and Wadjet.
  Enninu
  Mesopotamian
  a temple of Ningursu
  Ennoia
  consorts of Gnostic gods
  Ennugi
  Mesopotamian
  [Sabarragimgimme:=Sumerian Enbilulu]
  a Babylonian god of canals and rivers
  ruler of the gods
  Ennuki
  (see Annunaki)
  Eno
  North American
  a name of Coyote as ‘thief’
  Enochian call
  a ritual used to conjure up spirits,
  demons and elementals
  Enochian demons
  demons mentioned in the Book of
  Enoch as fallen angels
  enoki tree
  Japanese
  a tree sacred to Kojin the god (or
  goddess) of cooking
  Enorches
  (see Dionysius)
  Enoshima
  Japanese
  an island
  This small island is said to have risen
  out of the sea to receive the goddess,
  Benten, when she descended to the
  earth from heaven.
  Enosichthon
  Greek
  [Enosigaios]
  a title of Poseidon as ‘earth-shaker’
  Enosigaios
  (see Enosichthon)
  Enshag
  Mesopotamian
  [Inzak.Lord of Dilmun]
  a god
  son of Ninhursaga
  He was one of the eight deities born to
  Ninhursaga to cure the eight afflictions
  of Enki after he had eaten the eight
  plants produced by Uttu.
  Enten
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian fertility god, god 
  of farmers
  brother of Enmesarra
  Entheos
  indwelling divine power: inspiration
  Enti
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ea as ‘lord of life’
  Entingi
  East Indian
  father of Demong
  entity
  a disembodied spirit: a demon
  Enua
  (see Papa)
  Enua-Kura
  Pacific Islands
  [Land of the Red Parrot Feathers]
  the home of Tango
  The Hervey Islanders envisaged the
  world as a coconut in which Atea lived
  on the top floor above Tinirau. Enua-
  Kura is the realm below Tinirau’s
  home, Motu-tapu.
  Enulap
  (see Anulap)
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  Eochaid Glas
  Enuma Elish
  Enuma Elish
  Mesopotamian
  [‘when on high’]
  the Akkadian story of creation
  Enumclaw
  North American
  the thunder-spirit of the tribes of the
  north-west
  twin brother of Kapoonis
  He learned the art of throwing fireballs
  like spears while his twin became adept
  at hurling huge boulders. To prevent
  them from doing much damage, the
  gods took them up to heaven and made
  Enumclaw lord of thunder and
  Kapoonis lord of lightning.
  In some versions, their roles are
  reversed.
  Enundu
  African
  a plague-god of Uganda
  Enurta
  (see Ninurta1)
  Enushirgal
  Mesopotamian
  the temple of the Sumerian moon-god
  in Ur
  envoûtement
  a form of sympathetic magic
  This is the art of harming another
  person by making a (wax) model of
  that person and casting spells on it. 
  An image or model of the intended
  victim, made of wood or wax and
  incorporating hair or nail clippings
  from that person, has pins stuck into it
  while spells are recited over it.
  Alternatively, the image may be
  mutilated or thrown into a river. The
  victim should then fall ill or die.
  Enyalius
  (see Ares)
  Enygeus
  British
  [Enigée]
  sister of Joseph of Arimathea
  wife of Hebron
  mother of Alan and Joshua
  Enyo
  Greek
  [‘bellicose’.Enys:=Roman Bellona]
  goddess of war
  one of the Graiae, some say
  mother of Ares, some say
  Enys
  (see Enyo)
  Enzak
  (see Dimsar)
  Enzu
  (see Nanna1)
  Eochaid1
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a king of Dalriada
  Congall Caoch came to him for help in
  his quarrel with Domhnall mac Aodha,
  the high-king of Ireland. As a friend of
  Domhnall, Eochaid refused to go
  himself but sent his four sons to join
  Congall’s forces.
  Eochaid2
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochu Bres.Eochy]
  a name for Bres as ‘beautiful boy’
  Eochaid3
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy.Maine Andai]
  son of Ailill and Maev
  He was one of seven sons all known as
  Maine.
  In one account, he killed Concho-
  bhar, a son of King Arthur.
  Eochaid4
  (see Eochu.Eremon)
  Eochaid Airemh
  Irish
  [Eochaidh Aireamh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a high-king of Ireland
  brother of Ailill Anghuba
  husband of Etain
  father of Etain Oig
  His brother Ailill Anghuba became ill
  with longing when he saw the
  beautiful Etain. When Midir, the
  husband of Etain in a former
  incarnation, turned up at Eochaid’s
  court they played chess together and
  Midir claimed the victor’s prize of a
  kiss from Etain. Eochaid promised
  that this should be bestowed at a later
  meeting. When Midir arrived and
  found the palace surrounded by
  warriors he used his magic to appear
  before Eochaid, claim Etain and
  depart with her, rising like birds into
  the air, heading for Slievenamon, the
  mountain of the fairies.
  When Eochaid learned from a druid
  that Etain was living in a fairy mound
  he stormed it with an army. Midir
  offered to surrender Etain but sent
  fifty maidens so like her that Eochaid
  could not tell which was really his wife.
  She gave him a sign and he reclaimed
  his queen. They later had a daughter
  called Etain Og.
  Others say that the woman he chose
  from the fifty was his own daughter
  and that Conary Mor was a son of
  their union.
  In some accounts, his brother was
  Eochaid Feidleach
  Eochaid Allmuir
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  chief of the Desi clan
  He fought seven battles with Cormac
  mac Airt, finally losing and going into
  exile with the clan when Angus
  knocked out Cormac’s eye with the
  butt of a spear.
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  Mormhaol and Suigmhall.
  Eochaid Armdhearg
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  nephew of Camthann
  He helped Tadhg to regain his wife
  and son who had been carried off by
  Camthann and, when Camthann was
  killed by Tadhg, he became king of
  Frosen.
  Eochaid Beag Dearg
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a lord of the Danaans
  He trapped fifteen of the Fianna,
  including Conan Maol, and these were
  later joined by Finn mac Cool and his
  son, Aedh Beag. Next day, they were
  all rescued by reinforcements of the
  Fianna.
  Eochaid Beag mac Cairbre
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a sub-king
  father of Dartaid
  Returning from a visit to Maev, to
  whom he had promised to supply
  cattle to feed her army, he was set
  upon and killed by bandits. Maev’s son,
  Orlam, later went to ask his daughter,
  Dartaid, whom he loved, for the cattle,
  and was attacked by Corb Cluach who
  killed Dartaid and most of Orlam’s men.
  Eochaid Bres
  (see Bres)
  Eochaid Dala
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  in some accounts, the third husband 
  of Maev
  Eochaid Eigeas
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a poet
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Dallan Forgaill or Ollav Fola.
  Eochaid Feidhleach
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy] 
  a king of Ireland
  brother of Eochaid Airemh, some say
  husband of Cloithfhionn
  father of Clothra, Conall Anghlonnach
  Dreibhriu and Maev
  father of Breas, Lothar and Nar
  He took the throne by defeating
  Fichtna Fathach at the Battle of
  Leitir Ruibhe.
  When he quarrelled with his wife
  over a game of chess, she left him and
  went to Ulster taking with her their
  triplet sons, Breas, Lothar and Nar.
  These three, known as the Finn
  Eamhna, raised a force and attacked
  their father but were defeated. When
  Eochaid heard of their death in battle,
  he died of grief.
  Eochaid Glas
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a fierce warrior
  brother of Eochaid Ronn, 
  some say
  He abducted the three sons of Daol
  Dearmaid and was then killed by
  Cuchulainn who rescued the prisoners.
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  Eochaid mac Eachach
  Eoghan3
  Eochaid mac Eachach
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a king of Leinster
  He married one daughter of Tuathal,
  pretended she had died and married
  the other as well. Both died of shame
  when they found out what had
  happened. Their father waged war on
  Eochaid, killed him and exacted an
  annual tribute of cattle, the boramha.
  Eochaid mac Erc
  Irish
  [Eochaid mac Eirc.Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  the last Fir Bolg king
  father of Taltiu
  In some accounts, Taltiu is his wife.
  He was defeated by the Danaans at
  the first battle of Moytura.
  Eochaid mac Erca
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a king of Leinster
  He was attacked by the forces of Conn,
  the high-king, for refusing to pay the
  boramha, and defeated them. He then
  captured Tara and kept it for several
  years but he was eventually defeated by
  Conn and forced to pay the tribute.
  Eochaid mac Luchta
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy.Luian]
  a king of Connaught or Munster
  He had only one eye but was so
  generous that, when Aithirne demanded
  his one remaining eye, he gave it to him.
  Both his eyes were later replaced as if by
  a miracle. In some accounts, Fer
  Chedne replaces Aithirne.
  Eochaid mac Maireadha
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  son of Mairidh
  brother of Mis and Ribh
  father of Airiu and Li Ban
  He eloped with his father’s wife,
  Eibhliu, on a horse provided by Angus
  Og. Where the horse stopped to
  urinate, a spring appeared and they
  built a house there. The spring later
  flooded the area and Eochaid and his
  family, except Li Ban, were drowned.
  In some accounts, Midir supplied
  the horse on which they eloped.
  Eochaid Muigl
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochu Mugmedon.Eochu
  Muigl.Eochu Muighmheadhon.Eochy]
  husband of Carenn and Mongfhinn
  father of Niall Noigiallach by Carenn
  Niall, his son by Carenn, was
  abandoned by Mongfhinn, his second
  wife, but was rescued by the bard
  Torna Eices.
  Eochaid Mumho
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a king of Ireland
  Eochaid Ollathair
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a name of the Dagda as ‘All-father’
  In some accounts, Eochaid was a king
  of the Fir Bolg who killed Bres in
  battle with the Danaans who then hid
  all the water in the land so that
  Eochaid died of thirst.
  Eochaid Rond
  (see Eochaid Ronn)
  Eochaid Ronn
  Irish
  [Eochaid Rond.Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a sub-king in Connaught
  brother of Eochaid Glas, some say
  father of Finchoom
  When Cuchulainn was at Maev’s
  court, Eochaid demanded that he
  discover what had happened to the
  three sons of Daol Dearmaid.
  In other accounts, Finchoom was
  the daughter of Cathbad and Maga.
  Eochaid Salbuidhe
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  father of Nessa
  Eochaid Uaircheas
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  a king of Ireland
  He was king of the southern half of
  Ireland and was killed by Lugaid
  Lamhdhearg who took his throne.
  Eochaid Yellowmouth
  Irish
  [Eochaidh.Eocho.Eochy]
  brother of Conn, the high-king
  He was a source of trouble to Conn,
  who sent men to watch him when he
  went to Ulster. When these men killed
  him, the king of Ulster, Tiobraide,
  avenged his death by killing Conn. 
  Some say that he was Conn’s uncle
  and was killed by Conn’s son, Asal.
  Eochaidh
  (see Eochaid)
  Eochu1
  Irish
  [Eochaid]
  son of Eanna Cinsealach
  Angered by the refusal of the poet,
  Laidcheann, to give him food, Eochu
  burnt his house down to the ground.
  The high-king, Niall, invaded Leinster
  and took Eochu captive but he
  managed to throw a stone which killed
  Laidcheann. He was then exiled to
  Scotland and killed Niall with an arrow
  when the king visited that country.
  Eochu2
  Irish
  [Eochaid]
  a king of Scotland
  husband of Feidhilm
  father of Aodan and Brandubh
  He carried off Muireadhach from
  Ireland but the young man killed him
  and took Earc, daughter of Loarn,
  back to Ireland as his wife.
  When his wife gave birth to twin
  boys, he exchanged one of them for
  one of the twin girls born at the
  same time to Ingheanach, wife of
  the king, Gabhran.
  Eochu Bres
  (see Eochaid2)
  Eochu Gunnat
  Irish
  [Eochaid Gunnat]
  a king of Ulster
  He deposed Cormac mac Airt and
  captured Tara. When Cormac returned
  with a regrouped army and recaptured
  the city, Eochu was killed by Lugaid,
  son of Lughna. 
  Eochu Mugmedon
  (see Eochaid Muigl)
  Eoichu Muighmheadhon
  (see Eochaid Muigl)
  Eochu Muigl
  (see Eochaid Muigl)
  Eochy
  (see Eochaid)
  Eodain
  (see Etain)
  Eodaoin
  (see Etain)
  Eogabal
  (see Eoghabal)
  Eogan
  (see Eoghan)
  Eoghabail
  (see Eoghabal)
  Eoghabal
  Irish
  [Eogabal.Eoghabail.Eoghabhal.Owel]
  a fertility-god
  foster-son of Manannan
  father of Aillen, Aine and 
  Fer Fidail
  He and Aine appeared at Samhain on
  the hill where Ailill Olom was sleeping.
  Ailill raped Aine and Eoghabal was
  killed by Fearcheas mac Comain who
  was with Ailill at the time.
  In some versions he is referred to
  as Owel.
  Eoghabhal
  (see Eoghabal)
  Eoghan1
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  son of Ailill Alom
  father of Fiachu Muilleathan
  He slept with Moncha on the eve of
  the Battle of Magh Mucramha in
  which he was killed and his son was
  born posthumously.
  (see also Eoghan mac Ailealla) 
  Eoghan2
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  son of Niall
  brother of Cairbre, Conall Gulban,
  Eanna and Loaghaire
  Eoghan3
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  brother of Airnealach and 
  Tadhg mac Cein
  He and his brother Airnealach and
  Tadhg’s wife, Li Ban, were carried off
  by Camthann, king of Freson. Tadhg
  brought a force to invade Freson,
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  Eoghan4
  killing Camthann and rescuing his
  family.
  Eoghan4
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  a prince of Connaught
  He was a pupil of Finn mac Cool and
  was left, with Art, to guard the shore in
  one version of the story of the Battle of
  Fionn’s Strand. 
  Eoghan Beal
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  a king of Connaught
  brother of Ailill Ionbhanna
  father of Ceallach and Muireadhach
  He was at war with the sons of
  Muircheartach of Ulster and was killed
  in battle. He gave orders that his body
  be buried in a standing position on 
  the border of the province. This was
  done and it successfully defended
  Connaught until, in a massive raid, the
  Ulstermen dug up the body.
  Eoghan Fial
  (see Eoghan Mor)
  Eoghan Fithiseach (see Eoghan Mor)
  Eoghan mac Ailealla
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  son of Ailill Alom
  One story says that he quarrelled with
  Lugaid mac Con over which of them
  first discovered the musician, Fear Fi.
  In the ensuing battle of Ceann
  Abhraid (or Magh Mucramha) Lugaid
  was defeated and fled to Scotland.
  Eoghan mac Durthacht
  Irish
  [Eogan.Owen]
  a warrior of Ulster
  one of the champions of the 
  Red Branch
  In a fight with Cet he had one of his
  eyes knocked out.
  Conor mac Ness reneged on his
  promise of safe-keeping when Deirdre
  and Naisi returned from Scotland and
  had Eoghan kill Naisi and his brothers,
  forcing Deirdre into marriage. She
  refused ever to smile again and so
  Conor gave her to Eoghan. She hated
  him so much that she killed herself.
  In some accounts, Maine, not
  Eoghan, killed Naisi.
  Eoghan Mor
  Irish
  [Eog(h)an Fial.Eoghan Fithiceach.
  Eoghan Taidleach.Mag Nuad(h)at.
  Mogh Neid.Mug(h) Nuad(h)at.Owen]
  a king of Munster
  son (or, some say, father) of Mogh
  Neid and Sioda
  father of Ailill Alom
  He deposed three kings in the
  southern half of the country and when
  one of them, Angus, enlisted the help
  of the high-king, Eoghan defeated
  Conn in battle and forced him to
  accept the division of the country into
  two. Eoghan took the southern half
  (Mug’s Half).
  Another version says that he was
  installed as king of Munster when his
  father deposed two kings, who, with
  the help of Conn, defeated Eoghan
  who then went into exile and married
  the Spanish princess, Beare. He later
  returned at the head of a Spanish army
  and forced Conn to share the country
  with him. The fight was later renewed,
  Conn was victorious and Eoghan was
  killed at the Battle of Moylena. 
  In some accounts, he came to
  Ireland at the time of an impending
  famine and built a huge underground
  store which he filled with food later
  given to the men of Ireland when the
  famine struck but, in return for  this,
  he demanded the throne for his son.
  He is said to have invented the
  wooden spade.
  Eoghan Taidleach (see Eoghan Mor)
  Eoghana
  (see Eire)
  Eol
  Irish
  a supernatural being
  This being was said to be a
  supporter of Manannan and once
  fought Cuchulainn.
  Eolgarg
  Irish
  a king of Scandinavia
  When Eolgarg was ill, Fiachna mac
  Maodain procured from an old woman
  the cow that was required to cure the
  king who later refused the woman any
  compensation. 
  Fiachna 
  invaded
  Scandinavia and, with the help of
  Manannan, defeated Eolgarg’s forces.
  Eolus1
  Irish
  a mortal loved by a goddess
  He, together with Ciabhan and Lodan,
  eloped from Tir Tairnigiri with Aoife,
  Cliona and Etain. Manannan sent a
  huge wave after them which drowned
  all six, or just the three girls, or, in
  some accounts, swept the girls back to
  the Otherworld.
  Eolus2
  (see Aeolus)
  eon
  (see aeon1)
  Eone1
  Greek
  one of the 50 daughters of 
  Thespius
  Eone2
  Irish
  son or grandson of the Dagda
  Eoos
  (see Eos)
  Eopa
  British
  a Saxon soldier
  He landed in Cambria with the
  invading forces of Paschent and
  Gilloman and was sent to kill Aurelius
  to avenge the death of Vortigern,
  Paschent’s father. He tricked his way
  into the court where Aurelius was
  lying ill and poisoned him. 
  Another 
  story 
  says 
  that 
  the
  poisoning was done by Ambion at the
  behest of Vortigern’s widow, Renwein.
  He was killed fighting in battle
  against Uther.
  Eopuco
  (see Ah Puch)
  Eorann
  Irish
  wife of Suibne Geilt
  Eos1
  Greek
  [Eoos.Hemera.Hespera:=Egyptian Ahi:
  =Hindu Aruna.Ushas:
  =Roman Aurora.Mater Matuta]
  goddess of the dawn
  daughter of Hyperion and Thea or of
  Uranus and Nyx
  sister of Helius and Selene
  wife of Aelus and Astraeus, some say
  wife of Tithonus
  mother of Emathion and Memnon
  by Tithonus
  mother of Phaeton by Cephalus
  In her journeys across the sky with her
  brother Helius, she was Hemera in the
  morning and Hespera in the evening.
  She seduced Cephalus, Cleitus and
  Orion and abducted Ganymede. She
  asked 
  Zeus 
  to 
  make 
  Tithonus
  immortal but forgot to ask for eternal
  youth with the result that he grew old
  and shrivelled. In the end Eos changed
  him into a grasshopper.
  In some accounts she is the wife of
  Aelus or Astraeus and mother, by him,
  of the winds Boreas, Eurus, Notus and
  Zephyrus.
  Eos2
  Greek
  [Eoos]
  a horse of Aurora
  Eosphorus
  (see Phosphorus)
  Eostre
  (see Eastre)
  Eototo
  North American
  a kachina of the Pueblo tribes
  Epact
  Egyptian
  5 extra days added to the calendar
  year
  Ra, angry with Nut, decreed that her
  children should not be born in any
  month so Thoth gambled with the
  moon and won a slight increase in the
  length of each day which added up to
  five extra days in which her children
  could be born.
  Epadum
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk referring to his
  connection with irrigation
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  epalirai
  Epirus
  epalirai
  East Indian
  Papuan forest-spirits
  Epaphos
  (see Epaphus)
  Epaphus1
  Greek
  [Epaphos]
  king of Egypt
  son of Zeus by Io
  husband of Memphis
  father of Libya and Lysianessa
  He was stolen by the Curetes who
  were killed by Zeus for so doing.
  In some accounts, he was identified
  with the bull-god, Apis.
  Epaphus2
  (see Epopeus)
  Epeios
  (see Epeius)
  Epeius1
  Greek
  [Epeios.Epeus]
  a king of Elis
  son of Endymion
  husband of Anaxirrhoe
  brother of Aetolus and Paeon
  He became king after his father when
  he won a foot-race against his brothers.
  Epeius2
  Greek
  [Epeios.Epeus]
  son of Panopeus
  the builder of the Trojan horse
  In some accounts, he was the water-
  carrier in the great household of
  Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
  Epet
  (see Tauret)
  Epeus
  (see Epeius)
  Ephestios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus and guardian of the
  sanctuary
  Ephialtes1
  Greek
  [Epial(t)es.‘leaper’]
  a giant
  son of Aloeus or Poseidon by
  Iphimedea or Canace
  twin brother of Otus
  He and his brother Otus were known
  as the Aloadae, sons of Aleous, but
  their real father was Poseidon. Unlike
  the other Giants, they were noble
  beings.
  He and Otus imprisoned Ares to
  demonstrate 
  their 
  power 
  and
  threatened to pile Pelion on Ossa to
  attack the Olympians but were
  persuaded by Poseidon not to try or
  were killed by Apollo or Heracles.
  They planned to carry off Artemis
  but she knew what they were about to
  do and set a trap for them. She flew
  over the sea to Naxos where they
  followed. She then set a white hind in
  their path which they immediately set
  out to hunt. Each threw his javelin
  from opposite sides of the hind which
  then disappeared and each died from
  the other’s throw. An alternative
  version says that, when they tried to
  abduct Artemis and Hera, Artemis ran
  between them. Each aimed a shot at
  her but she avoided the arrows and
  each brother inadvertently killed the
  other.
  They were said to have been bound
  back to back and fastened to a column
  by snakes when they went to Tartarus.
  In some accounts, he was one of the
  Earthborn Giants, son of Uranus and
  Gaea, and was killed during the battle
  of the giants with the gods when
  Apollo shot him in one eye and
  Heracles in the other.
  (see also Ephialtes2)
  Ephialtes2
  Greek
  [Epial(t)es.Hepiales.Hepialos.‘leaper’]
  a demon seen in nightmares: 
  an incubus
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Ephialtes, son of Aloeus.
  Ephimedia
  (see Iphimedia)
  Ephites
  Greek
  the leader of the suitors for 
  Penelope’s hand
  When Odysseus returned home and
  routed the men who were harassing
  Penelope, the aged Laertes joined the
  fight and killed Ephites.
  Ephka
  Msopotamian
  a Syrian god
  In some accounts Ephka is female.
  Epiales
  (see Ephialtes)
  Epialtes
  (see Ephialtes)
  Epic Cycle
  Greek
  the corpus of myths and legends used
  by writers as the basis for their plays,
  poems, and stories
  Epic of Creation
  Mesopotamian
  the Babylonian story of the struggle
  between Abzu and Tiamat with their
  son Ea
  Epic of Gilgamesh
  (see Gilgamesh Epic)
  Epicasta
  (see Epicaste.Jocasta)
  Epicaste1
  Greek
  [Epicasta.Epikaste]
  mother of Thestius by Agenor, some
  say
  Epicaste2
  (see Jocasta)
  Epidaurus1
  Greek
  a city in Argolis, site of an oracle of
  Asclepius
  Epidaurus2
  Greek
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  Epigeus
  (see Auchthon) 
  Epigoni1
  Greek
  [Epigonoi.‘the after-born’]
  the sons of the Seven against Thebes 
  They waged further war on the
  Thebans to avenge the death of their
  fathers and destroyed the city. They
  are listed as Alcmaeon, Aegialus,
  Amphilochus, Diomedes, Euryalus,
  Promachus and Thersander.
  Other names sometimes included are
  Polydorus, Sthenelus and Tlesimes.
  Epigoni2
  Greek
  one of the poems in the Epic Cycle
  dealing with the fall of Thebes
  Epigonoi
  (see Epigoni)
  Epikaste
  (see Epicaste.Jocasta)
  epimacus
  a heraldic griffin
  Epimelian nymphs
  Greek
  nymphs of flocks and herds
  Epimenides
  Greek
  a 6th C BC Cretan poet
  It was said that he fell asleep when
  looking for some sheep and slept for
  fifty-seven years. When he finally
  awoke, he found himself in possession
  of all wisdom. He was said to be 157
  (or 299) years old when he died.
  In some accounts, he is one of the
  Seven Sages in place of Periander.
  Epimetheus
  Greek
  [‘afterthought’]
  one of the Titans
  son of Iapetus and Clymene 
  or Asia
  brother of Atlas and Prometheus
  husband of Pandora
  father of Pyrrha
  With his brother Prometheus he was
  given the task of creating men and
  fitting them for life on earth.
  He fought with the gods against the
  Titans and rejected the beautiful
  Pandora when offered her hand by
  Zeus. He hastily changed his mind and
  married her when Prometheus was
  punished by Zeus.
  In some stories, the ills that beset
  man were released by Pandora from a
  box given to her by the gods at her
  wedding; in others they came from a jar
  in which Prometheus had stored the
  things not used in the creation of man.
  Epinogrus
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of the king of Northumberland
  He was unhorsed by Dinadan in a
  joust and defeated by Lancelot at a
  tournament.
  Epione
  Greek
  wife of Asclepius
  mother of Macaon and Podalirius
  Epirus
  Greek
  the site of Hades, far to the west
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  Erebus1
  Epistrophus
  Epistrophus
  Greek
  son of King Evenus
  brother of Mynes
  He and his brother were killed by
  Achilles in the Trojan war.
  Epistrophius
  Greek
  son of Iphitus
  brother of Schedius
  He and his brother Schedius led the
  Phocian contingent at Troy.
  Epitragia
  (see Aphrodite)
  Epitymbidia
  Greek
  a name of Aphrodite as ‘one sitting 
  on tombs’
  Epona1
  Celtic
  [The Divine Horse.The Great Mare:
  =Greek Hippona:=Irish Edain:
  =Roman Augusta:=Welsh Rhiannon]
  a goddess of horses and horsemen in Gaul
  She was also worshipped in Rome where
  her festival was held on December 18th.
  She has a key which gives her access to
  the underworld and is often depicted
  half-naked, riding a horse. 
  Some have identified her with
  Rhiannon.
  Epona2
  Roman
  [Three Eponae]
  a name of Demeter as mare-goddess
  Epopeus1
  Greek
  a sailor on the ship when Dionysus was
  imprisoned by the crew
  Epopeus2
  Greek
  [Epaphus]
  a king of Sicyon
  son of Poseidon or, some say, of Aloeus
  father of Nyctymene
  father of Marathon, some say
  He raped his own daughter who was
  then changed into an owl by Athene.
  Others says that he carried off
  Antiope when her first husband died.
  Her father, Nycteus, pursued him and
  was killed but Lycus, brother of the dead
  man, killed Epopeus and rescued Antiope.
  A similar story is told of Clymenus
  and Harpalyce
  (see also Clymenus2.Harpalyce)
  epopt
  one introduced to the Eleusinian
  mysteries
  Eptirmati
  Norse
  a story from the Younger Edda
  Epunamun
  South American
  [Guinechen.Guinemapun]
  a supreme god or war-god of the
  Araucanian Indians
  Eq’eq’o
  (see Ekkekko)
  eqqo
  African
  Ethiopian spirits living in streams and
  rivers
  They can be induced to enter human
  beings and can predict the future.
  Equina
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Mars
  Equus October
  Roman
  [Ecus October]
  a festival in honour of Mars held on
  October 15th
  Er1
  Armenian
  [Ara]
  a warrior who came back from the
  dead
  son of Armenak and Nvard
  Er was killed in battle but his body did
  not decay and, after twelve days, he
  arose and resumed his former life.
  During that time, he had visited all
  parts of the underworld and had seen
  how men’s souls were judged.
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  the forces of Semiramis when he
  rejected her advances.
  Er2
  (see Cheru.Heimdall.Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Eracles
  European
  a patriarch of Jerusalem
  Godfrey de Bouillon, who had been
  made king of Jerusalem when the
  Christians captured the city in the First
  Crusade, upset this cleric by sending
  some holy relics to his mother, Ida. As a
  result, Eracles poisoned the king.
  Erah
  (see Elom)
  Eraj
  Persian
  [Airya.Iraj]
  son of Thraetona by Ahaharnaz 
  or Aranvaz
  brother of Salm and Tur
  His father divided his empire between
  his three sons, Eraj receiving Arabia.
  Some accounts say that Salm and
  Tur killed their brother from jealousy.
  Erakal
  (see Nergal1)
  Erana
  Greek
  [Arana.Urana]
  in some accounts, an earth-goddess
  Erannon
  Irish
  son of Milesius and Scota
  When the Milesians invaded Ireland,
  he fell from the mast of a ship and was
  drowned.
  Eranorannan
  Canary Islands
  [=Tenerife Eranoranan]
  a god of Hierro, protector of men
  Eranoranzan
  Canary Islands
  [=Hierro Eranorannan]
  a god of Tenerife, protector of men
  Erato1
  Greek
  one of the 9 Muses – lyric poetry
  Erato2
  Greek
  a Nysaean nymph, one of the Hyades
  wife of Arcas
  Eravan
  Siamese
  [=Hindu Erewan]
  a sun-deity
  This deity is depicted as an elephant
  with three heads.
  erawng mot krak
  Burmese
  [wang un keng]
  tall, forked sticks planted in the ground
  These sticks record the sacrifice of
  buffalo to the gods.
  Erbin
  British
  a king of Cornwall
  son of Custennin
  father (or son) of Geraint
  Erc
  (see Earc2)
  Erchtag
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Ercildoune, Thomas of
  British
  a nobleman
  He is said to be sleeping in a cave with
  his knights, awaiting a call to arms.
  Ercol
  Irish
  a warrior-magician
  husband of Garmna
  He was one of those who tested Conal
  Cearnach, Laoghaire Buadhach and
  Cuchulainn for the title of Champion
  of All Ulster and he attacked them first
  with witches. Only Cuchulainn stood
  his ground and cut them all to pieces.
  Ercol then fought the three warriors,
  defeating Conal and Laoghaire but
  losing to Cuchulainn who became the
  champion. 
  Erda
  Norse
  [Fiorgyn(n).Iord.Jord(h)]
  a giantess
  an earth-goddess and goddess 
  of wisdom
  daughter of Annar and Nott
  daughter of Odin, some say
  first wife of Odin
  mother of Thor
  In some stories, she is the daughter of
  the giantess Fiorgyn and the mother of
  Frigga, in others she is Fiorgyn.
  In some accounts, she was one of
  the Asynjur.
  Erdgeist
  German
  an earth-spirit
  Erditse
  Basque
  a mother-goddess
  erdleute
  (see Dwarfs)
  ermannlein
  (see Dwarfs)
  eré
  African
  in Yoruba lore, childlike beings 
  which take over persons 
  undergoing initiation
  Erebos
  (see Erebus)
  Erebus1
  Greek
  [‘darkness’.Erebos]
  the cavern between earth and hell
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  Erebus2
  Erh Lang
  the darkest depths of the underworld:
  hell
  Erebus2
  Greek
  [‘darkness’.Erebos]
  son of Chaos 
  He dethroned Chaos and married his
  own mother or sister, Nyx, fathering
  Aether, Charon, Eris, Hemera, Hypnos,
  the 
  Keres, 
  Morpheus, 
  Nemesis,
  Thanatos, Tyche and, in some versions,
  Gaea.
  Erec1
  French
  [=British Geraint:=Norse Erex]
  son of Lac
  brother of Brandiles and Jeschuté
  The hero of the French Erec et Enide in
  which he plays the same role as
  Geraint. 
  In a Norse version, his father is
  called Ilax.
  Erec2
  German
  a version of the Erec and Enide story,
  written by Hartman von Aue
  Erec et Enide
  French
  a 12th C story of Geraint and Enid,
  written by Chrétien de Troyes
  Erechtheum
  Greek
  [Erekhthion]
  a temple in Athens devoted to
  Erechtheus and others
  Erechtheus1
  Greek
  [Erekhtheus]
  son of Dardanus and Batea
  He was the owner of 3,000 mares.
  Erechtheus2
  Greek
  [Erekhtheus]
  a king of Athens
  son of Hephaestus and Gaea
  Some accounts equate this king with
  Erichthonius, others regard him as
  separate and the grandfather of a later
  king of the same name.
  Erechtheus3
  Greek
  [Erekhtheus]
  a king of Athens
  son of Pandion or Teleon by Zeuxippe 
  brother of Philomena and Procne and
  twin of Butes
  husband of Praxithea
  father of Cecrops II, Chthonia, Creusa,
  Eupalamus, Metion, Orithyia,
  Orneus, Otionia, Pandarus(?), Procris
  and Protogonia
  When Eumolpus invaded Athens,
  Erechtheus was told he must sacrifice
  one of his seven daughters, Otionia.
  Two of his other daughters, Pandora
  and Protogonia, sacrificed themselves
  and Erechtheus killed Eumolpus in
  revenge but was himself killed by
  Poseidon.
  Other versions say that Chthonia
  was sacrificed and the other daughters
  killed themselves.
  In some stories he is identified with
  Erichthonius the serpent-legged son
  of Hephaestus and Gaea.
  Erechtheus4
  British
  a play by Swinburne
  Eredatfedhri
  Persian
  the personification of virginity
  She is in perpetual conflict with the
  harlot-demon, Jeh.
  Erekhtheion
  (see Erechtheum)
  Erekhtheus
  (see Erechtheus)
  Erein
  (see Eri)
  Erem Cauga
  Indian
  [Cauga.Ti-miku]
  in the lore of the Andaman Islands,
  evil spirits living in the forest
  Eremon
  Irish
  [Airem.Eireamhoin.Eochaid.Heremon]
  a leader of the Milesians
  son of Milesius and Scota
  brother of Amergin and Eber Finn
  husband of Tea
  After the defeat of the Danaans, in
  which Eremon killed one of the
  Danaan kings, Mac Cecht, the
  sovereignty of Ireland was decided by
  the druid Amergin who gave the
  throne to Eremon for his lifetime,
  then to Eber Finn. This was not
  accepted so Eremon took the north of
  the island and Eber Finn took the
  south. Eventually they fought for
  supremacy at the Battle of Bile
  Teineadh where Amergin and Eber
  Finn were killed.
  Ereshkigal
  Mesopotamian
  [Ereskigal.Erishkigal.Irkalla.Ninmug:
  =Carthagianian Allatu:=Semitic Allatum]
  a Babylonian goddess of death and the
  underworld 
  sister of Inanna
  sister of Ishtar, some say
  consort of Gugulanna or Nergal
  mother of Ninazu
  In some versions she started out as a
  sky-goddess but was abducted by the
  dragon Kur to the underworld. When
  Nergal came to the underworld at her
  command after she had slighted her
  attendant, Namtar, she saved herself
  from death at his hands only by
  sharing power with him. In other
  versions her consort is Gugulanna.
  A different version says that she
  fell in love with Nergal when he
  came down from heaven with food
  and she threatened to raise all the
  dead unless Anu sent Nergal back as
  her husband. Namtar was sent to
  heaven as an envoy and Nergal
  hurriedly returned to the underworld
  and became the queen’s consort.
  In some accounts she is the same as
  Inanna.
  Eresichthon
  (see Erysichthon)
  Ereskigal
  (see Ereshkigal)
  Ereuthalion
  Greek
  a hero of Arcadia
  He was killed by Nestor when they
  met in single combat.
  Erewan
  Hindu
  [=Siamese Erevan]
  a three-headed elephant ridden 
  by Indra
  Erewhon
  British
  a mythical land, the setting for Samuel
  Butler’s novel of the same name
  Erex
  Norse
  the Norse version of Erec
  Erex saga
  Norse
  a Norse version of the story of Erec
  and Enide
  In this version, the hero’s father is
  called Ilax.
  Erfdff
  (see Efrdff)
  Ergane
  Greek
  Athena as the goddess of industry
  Erge
  European
  a Basque spirit said to kill men
  Erginus1
  Greek
  son of Poseidon
  He sailed with the Argonauts and took
  over as helmsman when Tiphys died.
  Erginus2
  Greek
  a king of the Minyans
  son of Clymenus
  father of Agamedes and Trophonius
  He avenged the killing of his father by
  defeating the Thebans and exacting a
  tribute of one hundred cattle for
  twenty years. When Heracles cut the
  noses off his heralds, he attacked
  Thebes but was defeated by Heracles
  who increased the tribute to 200 cattle.
  Some say that he was killed by
  Heracles, others that he lived to old
  age, married a young wife and fathered
  two sons, Agamedes and Trophonius.
  Ergodiel
  a moon-demon
  Erh Chiang
  (see Hang Ha Erh Chiang)
  Erh Lang
  Chinese
  [Erh Long]
  a god who is said to have saved Peking
  from flooding
  He was said to be a famous hunter and
  killer of demons, taking many different
  shapes.
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  Erh-lang
  Erh-lang
  Chinese
  [Yang Chien]
  a name for Yang Chien as Second Lord
  of Quality
  Erh Long
  (see Erh Lang)
  Eri1
  Armenian
  a sun-god
  Eri2
  Irish
  [Eire.Erein.Eriu]
  wife of Cethor
  mother of Bres by Elatha
  A Danaan woman who had an affair
  with Elatha, king of the Fomoire,
  producing Bres.
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Eire.
  (see also Eire)
  Eri3
  Welsh
  father of Greid
  Eriboea1
  Greek
  second wife of Aloeus
  When the twins Ephialtes and Otus
  imprisoned Ares, it was Eriboea who
  told Hermes who then released the
  two giants. 
  Eriboea2
  (see Periboea)
  Eribotes
  Greek
  a herald with the Argonauts
  During the enforced stay in Libya, he
  and 
  Canthus 
  were 
  killed 
  by
  Capharaus, a shepherd, when they
  tried to steal some of his flock.
  Eric
  (see Erik.Svipdag)
  Erica
  Egyptian
  the sacred tree which gew round the
  body of Osiris
  Erichtho
  Roman
  a sorceress
  Soon after Virgil died, Erichtho sent
  him to the underworld to retrieve a
  soul.
  Erichthonius1
  Greek
  king of Athens
  son of Hephaestus and Gaea
  father of Pandion
  It is said that he was accidentally
  fathered on Gaea by Hephaestus when
  he attempted to rape Athena but, in
  some accounts, he is the son of Atthis
  and husband of Praxitea. 
  He had snakes’ tails for legs. He was
  adopted by Athene and nursed by
  Aglauros, Herse and Pandrosos,
  daughters of Cecrops, king of Athens.
  He is said to have invented the chariot
  to hide his serpent-like legs. He
  deposed Cranaus to take the throne of
  Athens and was set in the stars as the
  constellation Auriga and worshipped
  as a serpent when he died.
  Some accounts identify him with
  Erechtheus.
  Erichthonius2
  Greek
  son of Dardanus and Batea
  husband of Astyoche
  father of Tros
  He is said to have owned a herd of
  horses which numbered some two
  thousand.
  Eridan
  Mesopotamian
  in some accounts, a river (or rivers) 
  of hell
  Eridanos
  (see Eridanus)
  Eridanus
  Greek
  [Eridanos]
  a river-god
  He was the god of a river not seen by
  mortals and into which Phaeton fell
  when Zeus struck him with a
  thunderbolt; said to be the Po.
  In another version it was the river
  itself which was formed from the tears
  of the Heliades, sisters of Phaeton, at
  his death.
  Eridu
  Mesopotamian
  the Sumerian paradise, home of Zikum
  Eries
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Lot
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Gaheris.
  Erigone1
  Greek
  [Aletis. ‘spring-born’]
  a priestess of Artemis
  daughter of Aegisthus 
  and Clytemnestra
  sister of Aletes and Helen
  Aegisthus became Clytemnestra’s lover
  while her husband, Agamemnon, was
  fighting at Troy. Orestes, son of
  Agamemnon, killed her parents and
  was tried for murder. When he was
  acquitted at his second trial, Erigone
  hanged herself.
  In some accounts, she was carried off
  by Artemis, whose priestess she became,
  to save her from the sword of Orestes; in
  others she became the second wife of
  Orestes and bore a son, Penthilus.
  Erigone2
  Greek
  a harvest-goddess
  daughter of Icarius
  Her father was killed by shepherds
  who, drunk on the wine he gave them,
  thought he had bewitched them.
  Erigone was led to his grave by the
  dog, Maera, and hanged herself there.
  Erik1
  German
  [Eric.Erikr.Herrick]
  a Norwegian youth
  He was in love with Senta but she
  spurned him in favour of the Flying
  Dutchman.
  Erik2
  Norse
  [Eric.Erikr.Herrick]
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Thora
  brother of Agnar
  Erik3
  Norse
  [Eric the Victorious.Erikr.Herrick]
  a king of Sweden
  In a battle with Stybjorn, he swore to
  sacrifice himself to Odin if he were
  granted victory. The god appeared at
  his side and gave him a rod to cast 
  over the opposing army. As a result,
  Stybjorn’s men were rendered blind
  and then swallowed up by an avalanche. 
  Erikapaios
  (see Iao1)
  Erikr
  (see Erik)
  Erilo
  (see Yarilo)
  Erim
  British
  father of Henwas and Henbeddestyr
  Erin
  (see Eire)
  Erin-bird
  Mesopotamian
  a monstrous bird
  This bird, which has a poisonous
  tooth, was regarded as a form of Zu.
  Erinna
  Greek
  a 3rd C BC poetess
  She was the author of Distaff and died
  at the age of nineteen.
  Erinnyes
  (see Furies)
  Erinnys
  (see Furies)
  Erinues
  (see Furies)
  Erinyes
  (see Furies)
  Erinys
  Greek
  [Demeter Erinys]
  goddess of wrath, a form of Demeter
  She is said to be the mother of the
  horse Arion, by Poseidon.
  Eriopis
  Greek
  daughter of Jason and Medea
  Eriphos
  Greek
  a young goat into which Dionysus was
  changed to save him from Hera
  Eriphule
  (see Eriphyle)
  Eriphyle
  Greek
  [Eriphule]
  daughter of Talaus and Lysimache
  daughter (or sister) of Adrastus, some say
  wife of Amphiaraus
  mother of Alcmaeon, Amphilochus 
  and Demonassa
  Polyneices bribed her with the
  necklace of Harmonia to persuade
  Amphiarus to join the Seven Against
  Thebes. Amphiarus knew that he was
  fated to die and made his children
  swear to avenge his death and conquer
  Thebes. She later accepted a bribe
  from Thersander, who gave her
  Harmonia’s wedding veil, to persuade
  Alcmaeon to join the Epigoni in their
  assault on Thebes. Alcmaeon led the
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  Ernmas
  Epigoni who conquered Thebes and
  then killed his own mother for her
  betrayal of her husband.
  Erippe
  Greek
  a princess
  mother of Eurytus by Odysseus
  Odysseus is said to have raped this
  daughter of a king of Epirus, fathering
  a son, Euryalus. When he grew up,
  Erippe sent her son to kill his father
  but, warned of his coming, Odysseus
  killed the youth.
  Eris1
  Greek
  [Ate.‘strife’:=Roman Discordia]
  the goddess of discord
  daughter of Zeus and Hera or Nyx
  sister of Ares
  mother of Agea, Amphilogeai,
  Androktasiai, Ate, Dysnonia,
  Hyominai, Lethe, Limos, Logos,
  Machai, Neikos, Philotes, Phonci and
  Ponos 
  In some stories she is the daughter 
  of Erebus and Nyx. Some say that Ate
  is Eris, others that Ate is the daughter
  of Zeus by Eris. Some say she was 
  the consort of Ares and mother of
  Horcos.
  She was thrown down to earth by
  Zeus in one of his angry moods. It was
  Eris who precipitated the Judgement
  of Paris and all that followed from it by
  throwing the golden apple, inscribed
  ‘for the fairest’, into a gathering of the
  deities at the wedding of Peleus and
  Thetis.
  (see also Ate)
  Eris2
  Greek
  goddess of fair competition, some say
  Erishkigal
  (see Ereshkigal)
  Erisichthon
  (see Erysichthon)
  Erisvorsh
  Slavic
  the god of tempests
  Eriu
  (see Eire.Eri1)
  Erka
  Norse
  the name of Attila’s wife 
  in Thidrekssaga
  Erkilek
  Inuit
  a god of the hunt
  He is depicted with the head of a dog
  on a man’s body.
  Erkir
  Armenian
  [Armat.Perkunos]
  an earth-goddess
  Erl-king
  (see Erlkonig)
  Erlan
  British
  an ancestor of Lot
  Erlanga
  Pacific Islands
  [Erlangga]
  (99–c 1050)
  a prince revered as an incarnation of
  Vishnu in Bali
  (see also Airlanga)
  Erlangga
  (see Airlanga.Erlanga)
  Erlik
  Siberian
  a Tartar god of evil
  He was the precursor of man made by
  Ulgan from mud and was sent down to
  rule the underworld when he tried to
  make his own universe and seized
  some of the dolls which Ulgan used to
  turn into humans.
  He killed the saviour, Maidere, who
  was sent to earth by Ulgan.
  Erlik Khan
  Siberian
  [Irlik Khan]
  a Buriat demon-hunter, ruler of the
  underworld
  Erlkonig
  German
  [Erl-king:=Danish Ellerkonge]
  king of the elves
  The alder-king who abducted children
  to the Otherworld. Some say that he is
  one of the leaders of the Wild Hunt.
  Ermaleus
  British
  son of Lot
  He was defeated by Biausdous who
  sent him to King Arthur as a prisoner.
  Ermalyn
  (see Eermeline)
  Ermanaric
  (see Ermenrich)
  Ermeline
  European
  [Ermalyn]
  a vixen
  wife of Reynard the Fox
  Ermenia1
  British
  [Erminia]
  the realm of Rouland
  (see also Parmenie)
  Erminia2
  European
  In Jerusalem Delivered, Erminia fell in
  love with Tancred and became a
  warrior-maid to serve alongside him in
  the Christian forces.
  Ermenerich
  (see Ermenrich)
  Ermenrich
  Norse
  [Ermanaric.Ermenerich.Erminik.Ermrich.
  Hermanric.Iarmerik.Jomunrek(k)]
  a king of the Huns
  son of Hugdietrich or Ameline
  brother of Dieter and Dietmar
  father of Randwer
  He proposed to marry Swanhild, the
  daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun, and
  sent his son, Randwer, and a servant,
  Sibich, to escort her to his palace.
  Sibich lied to the king saying that
  Randwer had seduced Swanhild on the
  journey. The angry king had his son
  hanged and Swanhild trampled to
  death by horses.
  Gudrun ordered her three sons by
  Jonakur to avenge her daughter’s death
  and they set off to find him. Hamdir
  and Sorli killed their younger brother,
  Erp, en route, deeming him to be too
  young to be helpful, and when they
  found the king they cut off his hands
  and feet. Only the intervention of Odin,
  in his usual disguise as an old man,
  prevented them from killing the king.
  Some say that he was poisoned by
  Sibich, others that he was killed by
  Swanhild’s brothers.
  In another story, he hanged two
  nephews, Imbreke and Fritele, for
  allegedly having designs on the queen.
  In a Danish version, he is Iarmerik
  who is due to marry Svanhild. A
  counsellor called Bikki accused her of
  adultery with Broder, the king’s son,
  and Iarmerik had her trampled to
  death by horses but spared the life of
  his son because he was his only heir.
  In Germanic stories, he was
  Emperor of the West and the brother
  of Dietmar, who, when Dietrich
  succeeded his father on the throne of
  Bern, 
  demanded 
  tribute 
  from
  Dietrich. When this demand was
  rejected, Ermenrich invaded, capturing
  Hildebrand and several more of
  Dietrich’s 
  men. 
  Ermenrich, 
  by
  threatening to kill the captives, forced
  Dietrich to surrender and to leave his
  kingdom, taking a small band of
  friends and going to the court of Etzel.
  Ermid
  British
  brother of Dywel and Geraint
  Ermin
  (see Irmin)
  Ermine
  (see Anna1)
  Erminia
  (see Ermenia)
  Erminrik
  Norse
  the name for Emenrich 
  in Thidrekssaga
  Ermintrude
  European
  wife of Rainouart
  She was given as wife to the giant
  Rainouart as reward for his help in the
  battle against the Saracens in which he
  killed 3,000 men.
  Ermyn
  British
  a king of Armenia
  father of Josian
  He bought the young Bevis as a slave
  but treated him well, giving him the
  horse, Bevis, and the sword, Morglay, as
  well as his daughter Josian for a wife.
  Ermrich
  (see Ermenrich)
  Erna
  Norse
  wife of Jarl
  mother of Konur
  She and Jarl are regarded as the
  founders of the class of nobles.
  Ernmas
  Irish
  father of Badb, Macha or Morrigan
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  Ernol
  Ernol
  British
  a count living in Castle Curteloise
  His three sons raped his only daughter
  and killed her when she tried to tell
  her father. They then wounded Ernol
  and locked him in a dungeon from
  which he was later released by 
  Bors, Galahad and Percival. Having
  told them to seek the Maimed King,
  he died.
  Ernutet
  (see Renenutet)
  Ernutit
  (see Renenutet)
  Eros
  Greek
  [‘desire’.Eleutherios.Protogonos:plur
  =Erotes:=Hindu Kama:=Roman
  Amor.Cupid(o)]
  the god of love
  brother of Anteros
  There are different accounts of his
  parentage. In some stories he is the
  son of Ares by Aphrodite, Cronus by
  Aphrodite, Hephaestus by Aphrodite,
  Hermes by Artemis, Uranus by Gaea,
  Zephyrus by Ino or Iris, or Zeus by
  Aphrodite. An earlier version makes
  him the son of Aether and Hemera
  who helped him create the world from
  chaos. In a variation, Erebus and Nyx
  produced a cosmic egg from which
  Eros was hatched.
  In one story, he caused Dido to fall
  in love with Aeneas by taking the form
  of Ascanius and shooting Dido with
  one of his arrows.
  He is depicted as a winged youth
  with a bow, sometimes blindfolded,
  shooting gold-tipped arrows into the
  hearts of those he wishes to become
  lovers. He sometimes used lead-tipped
  arrows to cause lovers to spurn those
  who loved them.
  In later years, this deity became
  pluralised as the Erotes.
  (see also Cupid.Erotes.Iao1)
  Erosi
  African
  Igbo spirits invoked to promote
  fertility and prosperity
  Erotes
  Greek
  [=Roman Amoretti]
  worshippers of Eros: minor 
  love-gods
  (see also Eros)
  Erp1
  British
  [Erpr]
  father of Drust
  Erp2
  German
  [Erpr]
  son of Etzel and Helche
  brother of Ortwin
  He was killed in the battle between
  Dietrich and the invading army of
  Ermenrich.
  (see also Erp3)
  Erp3
  Norse
  [Erpr]
  son of Atli and Gudrun
  brother of Eitel
  When Atli treacherously killed her
  brothers Gunnar and Hogni, Gudrun
  killed her son Erp and his brother
  Eitel and served their hearts and blood
  to Atli and his guests. 
  (see also Erp2)
  Erp4
  Norse
  [Erpr]
  son of Jonakur and Gudrun
  In one version of the story of Atli and
  Gudrun, 
  Gudrun 
  survived 
  an
  attempted suicide after killing her sons
  and husband and married Jonakur by
  whom she had three sons, Erp,
  Hamdir 
  and 
  Sorli. 
  When 
  her
  daughter, Swanhild, was killed by
  Ermenrich, Gudrun ordered her sons
  to avenge her death. They set off to
  find Ermenrich and the two elder
  brothers killed Erp en route, deeming
  him to be too young to be helpful.
  Erpr
  (see Erp)
  Erqigdlit
  (see Adlet)
  Err
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  Both he and his charioteer, Foich,
  were killed when they challenged
  Cuchulainn at the ford.
  Erra
  (see Irra)
  Erthal
  Welsh
  a warrior-hero
  Ertrael
  a demon
  Erua
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Erucina
  (see Venus Erycina)
  eruncha
  Australian
  devils in the lore of the Aborigines
  These beings, so it was said, could
  make a man into a medicine man or eat
  him instead.
  Erusikhthon
  (see Erysichthon)
  Erwand
  Armenian
  a king
  son of a dragon
  He was said to be extremely ugly and
  could crumble rock by a mere glance
  from his evil eye.
  Erycina
  (see Venus Erycina)
  Erymanthian boar
  Greek
  a huge wild boar
  This animal was captured by Heracles
  as his fourth Labour.
  Erypilus
  Greek
  son of Eurystheus, killed by Heracles
  Erysichthon
  Greek
  [Aethon.Eresichthon.Erisichthon.
  Erusikhthon]
  king of Dolion
  son of Triopas
  brother of Iphimedia
  father of Mestra
  He was made to suffer perpetual
  hunger by Demeter for cutting trees in
  her sacred grove. Having sold all his
  possessions and his daughter for food,
  he finally ate himself.
  Erythea
  (see Erytheia)
  Erytheia1
  Greek
  [Erythea]
  a nymph
  She is often said to be one of the seven
  Hesperides.
  Erytheia2
  Greek
  [Erythea]
  daughter of Geryon
  Erythraean Sibyl (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Erythreos
  Greek
  a horse of the sun-god, Helios
  Erythrus
  Greek
  son of Rhadamanthus
  Erytus
  Greek
  son of Hermes by Antianeira
  twin brother of Echion
  He and his brother sailed with the
  Argonauts and also were memb-ers of
  the party hunting the Calydonian
  Boar.
  Eryx
  Greek
  a king in Sicily
  son of Butes and Aphrodite
  He challenged Heracles to a wrestling
  match and was killed.
  Erzilie
  (see Erzulie)
  Erzulia
  (see Erzulie)
  Erzulie
  West Indian
  [Erzilie.Erzulia.Ge-Rouge]
  a Haitian goddess of love
  She is represented as wearing three
  rings, one for each of her husbands
  Agwé, Damballah and Ogoun.
  Erzulie-Ge-Rouge
  West Indian
  a name of Erzulie lamenting the
  brevity of life and love
  Es
  Siberian
  a creator-god of the Ket people
  He is said to have made mankind from
  clay, producing men with his right
  hand, women with his left.
  Esagila
  Mesopotamian
  the site in Babylon of Marduk’s temple
  and annual resurrection
  Esai
  Turkish
  a name for god
  Esara
  (see Isara)
  Esaugetuh Emissee
  North American
  [Master of Breath]
  creator-god and wind-god of the
  Creek Indians
  He made the Creek Indians from wet
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  Essara
  clay when the flood subsided, drying
  them in the sun. Some swam away
  before they were properly baked and
  these became the white races. Those
  who stayed in the sun long enough
  became the brown races.
  Esbern
  Norse
  [Esbern Snare]
  husband of Helva
  Helva’s father agreed that Esbern
  could marry his daughter only if he
  built a great church. He agreed and
  promised to give his eyes, heart and
  soul to the dwarf who undertook the
  work on his behalf. He would be freed
  of this penalty only if he could discover
  the name of the dwarf by the time the
  church was finished. Helva prayed to
  the gods and discovered that his name
  was Father Fine, so saving her lover’s
  life.
  Esbern Snare
  (see Esbern)
  esca
  Irish
  the moon
  The proper name was taboo so
  euphemisms such as ‘esca’ were used.
  (see also gealach.luan.re)
  Escalibor
  (see Excalibur)
  Escanor
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  It was said of him, as of Gawain, that
  his strength increased until noon and
  then diminished. When he carried off
  a serving-maid from Arthur’s court,
  Gawain killed him.
  Escanor le Beau
  British
  a knight
  nephew of Escanor le Grand
  In a French story, he fought an
  inconclusive duel with Gawain, after
  which they became friends.
  Escanor le Grand
  British
  a knight
  uncle of Escanor le Beau
  He is described in a French story as
  the son of a giant by a witch.
  Eschenbach, Wolfram von
  German
  a 13th C writer, composer of over
  40,000 verses, who contributed
  to the Arthurian legends,
  including Parzival
  Esclabor
  British
  [Astlabor]
  father of Palamedes
  He was originally a Babylonian noble
  sent to Rome as a slave. There he
  saved the life of the emperor and was
  sent to Britain where he saved
  Pellimore’s life.
  Esclados (see Knight of the Fountain)
  Esclairmond
  (see Esclaramonde)
  Esclaramonde1
  European
  [Amanda.Esclairmond]
  an alternative name for Clarimunda
  Esclaramonde2
  European
  wife of Sergalant
  She had an affair with Vivien, a captive
  at her husband’s court, and they fled
  together when the king found out. She
  later married Vivien.
  Escol
  British
  a warrior of King Arthur
  son of Aelens or Aeleus
  Escorant
  (see Estorause)
  Escorducarla
  British
  a lady of Vallone
  She fell in love with Merlin and
  planned to make him her prisoner.
  Instead, Merlin made her his captive.
  Esculapius
  (see Asclepius)
  Esden
  Egyptian
  [Isden.Isten]
  a name for Thoth in the form of 
  a baboon
  Ese
  (see Iris)
  Esege-Malan-Tengeri
  Siberian
  [=Mongol Qormusta Tengu:
  =Yakut Tangaro]
  a sky-god of the Buriat
  Esenohebis
  Greek
  a name for Isis
  Eset
  (see Isis)
  Eshmoun
  (see Eshmun)
  Eshmun1
  Canaanite
  [Ashmun.Eshmoun.Esmoun(os).Esmun:
  =Greek Asclepius]
  a god of medicine
  son of Sydyk
  brother of the Cabeiri
  He was castrated by the goddess
  Astronoe.
  In some accounts, a name of Baal.
  Eshmun2
  (see Hey-tau)
  Eshmun Astarte
  Phoenician
  an androgynous deity
  Eshtan
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Ishtanu]
  a Hattic sun-god
  Eshu
  African
  [Edshu.Esu:=Fon Legba]
  an angel-trickster, messenger-god and
  god of fate among the Yoruba
  As an attendant on the creator-god,
  Fa, he was responsible for opening
  some of the god’s eyes each morning.
  He was a servant of Orisha but hated
  him so much that he rolled a huge rock
  on to his house, killing Orisha and
  splitting him into 401 pieces.
  He was said to have persuaded the
  sun and the moon to swap functions on
  one occasion, causing great chaos.
  He keeps a watchful eye on events
  and reports to Oloron, judging the
  actions of men.
  Esias
  (see Esras)
  Esicalibur
  (see Excalibur) 
  Eskander
  (see Al-Iskandar)
  Esmun
  (see Eshmun)
  esp
  (see extra-sensory perception)
  Espinogee
  British
  a knight
  father of Partinal
  He was killed by Goon Desert who
  was killed by Partinal using the Grail
  Sword to avenge his father’s death.
  (see also Espinogres)
  Espinogres
  British
  son of Brangemore, queen of Cornwall
  He murdered his mother and buried
  her body under the altar in the
  Perilous Chapel.
  (see also Espinogee)
  Esplandian
  European
  son of Amadis and Oriana
  father of Lisuarte
  When 
  Esplandian’s 
  grandfather,
  Lisuarte, was imprisoned by the
  enchanter, Archalaus, Urganda took
  Esplandian from Firm island in her
  magic boat, Green Serpent. He found
  himself on a rocky island where, with
  a 
  marvellous 
  sword 
  he 
  found
  embedded in a temple wall, he killed a
  huge dragon.
  A dumb sailor took him by sea to
  another country where Archalous lived
  in a castle on Forbidden Mountain. At
  the gate of the castle, Esplandian killed
  the giant Argantes and, inside, he
  fought and killed not only Archalaus
  but his nephews Furion and Matroco.
  Their mother, Arcabone, threw herself
  to her death from the castle walls and
  Lisuarte was freed.
  esprit follet
  French
  a goblin
  Esras
  Irish
  [Esias]
  a wizard
  He lived in Gorias and was one of the
  four wizards who instructed the
  Danaans in the magic arts. He also
  gave them the magic sword and spear
  later used by Lugh.
  He may be the same as Esru.
  Esru
  Irish
  son of Gaedheal
  father of Sru
  (see also Esras)
  Ess
  (see Etain Oig)
  Essara
  Mesopotamian
  a replica, made by Tiamat, of the
  Sumerian Abzu who was killed by 
  the gods
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  Etan
  Essaunien
  Essaunien
  Persian
  [Shivven]
  a demon, one of the 
  Austatikco-Pauligaur
  Essus
  (see Esus)
  Essylt
  Welsh
  [Esyl(l)t]
  a Welsh version of Isolde
  wife of March
  In this version, she eloped with
  Trystan.
  Estanatlehi
  North American
  [Estsanatlehi.Goddess of Sunsetland
  Turquoise Woman]
  earth-goddess and goddess of time of
  the Navaho 
  daughter of Naestan and Yadilyil
  sister of Yolkai Estsan
  wife of Tsohanoai
  mother of Nayenezgani 
  and Tobadzistsini
  She was created by the Yei from
  turquoise and found on a mountain
  by 
  Tsohanoai. 
  Hastehogan 
  and
  Hasteyalti fed her on pollen so that
  she was fully matured in eighteen
  days. She produced from maize-flour
  a man and a woman to serve as the
  ancestors of each of the eight tribes
  and then became the goddess of
  Sunsetland. 
  In another version she made men
  and women from pieces of her own
  skin and became queen of the
  underworld or made Yolkai Estsan
  from flakes of dry skin from under
  her breasts.
  She was said to rejuvenate herself
  when she grew old.
  Some say that she is the same as
  Changing Woman.
  (see also Yolkai Estsan)
  Estance
  (see Eustace)
  Estar
  (see Ishtar)
  Estas
  North American
  a trickster-hero of the Athapascan
  tribe
  Estmere
  Scottish
  a hero
  He 
  killed 
  a 
  prince 
  who 
  was
  threatening King Asland and won the
  king’s daughter for his wife.
  Estoire del Sainte Graal
  French
  a 13th C story of the Holy Grail
  Estonea-pesta
  North American
  [Lord of Cold Weather]
  controller of the north wind 
  and snow
  He gave Sacred Otter the Snow-lodge
  and a magic pipe which protected him
  from the winter storms.
  Estonne
  British
  [Lord of the Scottish Wilderness]
  a Scottish lord
  father of Passaleon
  He was killed by Bruyant the Faithless
  but his son avenged his death by
  killing Bruyant. 
  Estorause
  British
  [Escorant]
  king of Sarras
  When Bors, Galahad and Percival
  arrived in Sarras with the Holy Grail,
  he threw them in prison. On his death-
  bed, a year later, he asked their pardon
  and they were released, Galahad
  becoming king in his place.
  Estrangot
  British
  [Ille Estrange]
  the realm of King Vagor
  Estregales
  French
  the realm of Lac
  Estreldis
  (see Estrildis)
  Estrildis
  British
  [Estreldis]
  a German girl, captured by Locrinus
  daughter of Humber
  mother of Habren
  Locrinus kept her as a mistress for
  seven years, fathering a girl named
  Habren or Sabra. Later, Locrinus
  deserted his wife Gwendolen in favour
  of Estrildis. Gwendolen avenged
  herself in a battle in which Locrinus
  was killed. She took over the throne of
  England and had both Estrildis and
  Habren thrown into the Severn.
  Estsanatlehi
  (see Estanatlehi)
  Esturmi
  European
  a Frankish knight
  nephew of Tiébaut
  He fought alongside his uncle against
  the Saracens at the Battle of Archamp.
  Esu
  (see Eshu.Isis)
  Esus
  Celtic
  [Aesus.Essus.Hesus.Yesu]
  a war-god or god of agriculture in Gaul
  consort of Artio
  Humans offered in sacrifice to this
  deity were hung on trees.
  Esyllt
  (see Essylt)
  Esylt
  (see Essylt)
  Etain1
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eadaoin.Eda(e)in.Eithne.
  E(o)da(o)in.Ethne]
  daughter of Dian Cecht
  wife of Ogma
  mother of Caipre
  Etain2
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eadaoin.Eda(e)in.Eithne.
  E(o)da(o)in.Ethne]
  sister of Aoife and Cliona 
  She eloped from the Otherworld with
  her two sisters and Ciabhan, Eolus and
  Lodan. Manannan sent a huge wave
  after their boat which either drowned
  all six or just the three girls or, in some
  accounts, swept the girls back to 
  the Otherworld.
  Etain3
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eadaoin.Eda(e)in.Eithne.
  E(o)da(o)in.Ethne]
  in some accounts, mother of Cormac
  mac Airt by Art
  (see also Achtan)
  Etain Eachraidhe
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eadaoin.Eda(e)in Echraidhe.
  Eithne.E(o)da(o)in.Ethne]
  daughter of Ailill, king of Ulster
  wife of Midir and Eochaid Airemh or,
  some say, Eochaid Feidhleach
  Midir put aside his first wife,
  Fuamnach, in favour of Etain. The
  discarded wife turned Etain into a fly
  or a butterfly and caused her to be
  buffeted by storms for many years.
  Finally, Etain was blown into the
  palace of Etar, an Ulster chieftain, and
  fell into a cup from which Etar’s wife
  drank. As a result, Etar’s wife became
  pregnant and bore a child, the
  reincarnated Etain.
  She married Eochaid Airemh but
  Midir, the husband of her earlier
  incarnation, carried her off to fairyland,
  both in the form of swans. Eochaid
  discovered where they were and
  stormed the fairy mound with his army,
  demanding the surrender of Etain. 
  Midir conjured up fifty copies of
  Etain and Eochaid chose the one he
  thought was the real one. She was,
  according to Midir, a daughter of the
  real Etain so that Eochaid was now
  married to his own daughter who bore
  him a girl, Etain Oig. Some say she
  also bore Conary Mor.
  In some stories, she eloped with, or
  was carried off by, Angus Og. Others
  say that she is the same as Befind.
  Etain Oig
  Irish
  [E(a)dain.Eda(e)in.E(o)da(o)in.Ess.Ethne]
  daughter of Eochaid Airemh and Etain
  Eachraidhe
  wife of Cormac
  mother of Mess Buachalla
  When Eochaid chose from the fifty
  copies of Etain the one he thought was
  his wife, he in fact chose his own
  daughter and slept with her, fathering
  a daughter, Mess Buachalla.
  Etan
  Irish
  daughter of Riangabair and Finnabair
  sister of Id and Laeg
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  Etana
  ettin
  Etana
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian king of Kish
  a demi-god
  He was said to have flown to heaven
  on an eagle to establish his divine right
  to rule and to obtain a plant that would
  procure a son for him and his wife. In
  some stories, he fell to earth and was
  killed, in others the eagle was killed
  but he survived and had a son. Some
  say that he ruled for 1,500 years.
  In some accounts he is regarded as
  the leader of the revolt that led to the
  construction of the Tower of Babel.
  Etar1
  Irish
  [Edar]
  an Ulster chieftain
  His wife drank from a cup into which
  Etain, in the form of a butterfly, had
  been blown. As a result she gave birth
  to the reincarnated Etain. 
  He and Caibell fought a battle with
  the suitors for the hand of their two
  beautiful daughters. Caibell and both
  suitors were killed.
  Etar2
  Irish
  [Edar]
  a warrior
  He died when the goddess Aine
  rejected his love.
  Etarcomal
  Irish
  a squire to Natchrantal
  He challenged Cuchulainn to single
  combat during the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley. Cuchulainn, in mercy, gave
  him three chances to withdraw and
  finally killed him with a sword
  stroke that split him in half from top
  to bottom.
  Etasa
  (see Dadhikra)
  Etemenanki
  Mesopotamian
  the great ziggurat in Babylon
  Etemmu
  Mesopotamian
  in Babylonian lore, the ghost of a 
  dead person
  eten
  [ettin]
  a giant
  Eteocles1
  Greek
  [Eteokles]
  co-king of Thebes with Polyneices
  son of Oedipus and Jocasta
  brother of Antigone, Ismene 
  and Polyneices
  father of Laodamus
  After the abdication of Oedipus, his
  two sons were cursed by their father
  for some slight; he prayed that each
  should kill the other. They agreed to
  rule in alternate years but Eteocles
  refused to yield at the end of his year
  and banished his brother Polyneices.
  He was killed by Polyneices in
  single combat during the Argive attack
  on Thebes (the Seven against Thebes)
  and killed his brother in the same
  fight.
  Eteocles2
  Greek
  [Eteokles]
  a king of Orchomenues
  son of Andreus or Cephisus and Euippe
  Eteoclus
  Greek
  son of Iphis or Cephisus
  In some accounts, he is included in the
  list of the Seven against Thebes and
  was killed by the Theban, Megareus,
  whom he faced at the Neistan Gate.
  Some say that he is the same as
  Hippomedon.
  Eteokles
  (see Eteocles)
  Eterah
  (see Elom)
  Eternal Dreamtime
  (see alchera)
  Eternal Land
  (see Takama-ga-hara)
  Eternal Tengri
  Siberian
  an aspect of Tengri as god of fate
  Eterscel
  (see Eterskel)
  Eterscele
  (see Eterskel)
  Eterskel
  Irish
  [Eidirsceol.Eterscel(e)]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Fiachu Fear Mara
  He took the girl Mess Buachalla as his
  wife but she had previously been visited
  by Nemglan, the bird-god, as a Danaan
  youth who arrived in the form of a
  bird. The son of this union was Conary
  Mor who was raised as the king’s son
  but fostered with a noble, Desa.
  Ethal Anubail
  Irish
  [Ethal Anubal.Ethal Anubhail]
  a Danaan ruler 
  father of Caer Ibormeith
  Ethal Anubal
  (see Ethal Anubail)
  Ethal Anubhail
  (see Ethal Anubail)
  Ether1
  Phoenician
  a primordial first principle
  Together with the other principle, Aer,
  it produced Oulomos, a precursor of
  the gods.
  Ether2
  (see Zeus)
  Ethiopian Table
  Greek
  [Table of the Sun]
  fertility personified, providing for all
  Ethiopians
  Greek
  [Aethiopians]
  the inhabitants of the lands to 
  the south
  Ethiops
  Greek
  a horse of the sun-god
  Ethlinn
  Irish
  [Eithlinn.Eithliu.E(i)thne.Ethniu] 
  a moon-goddess
  daughter of Balor and Ceithlenn or
  Danu
  mother of Lugh by Cian
  Her father imprisoned her in a tower
  so that she could not produce the son
  prophesied to kill Balor. Cian got
  access to her by dressing as a woman
  and she bore him three sons at one
  birth. They were thrown into the sea
  on the orders of Balor but one of them,
  Lugh, was saved by Manannan and, in
  later years, fulfilled the prophecy by
  killing Balor.
  Ethne
  (see Eithne.Etain.Ethlinn)
  Ethnea
  (see Eithne)
  Ethniu
  (see Eithne.Ethlinn)
  Ethon1
  Greek
  the eagle attacking Prometheus when
  he was chained to a rock
  Ethon2
  Greek
  a horse of Hector
  Etienne
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, derived from
  St Stephen
  Etimmu
  Mesopotamian
  [Etinime:=Hebrew Timi:
  =Sumerian Gigim]
  an Akkadian ghost or spirit of 
  the underworld
  These beings are said to cause diseases.
  Etlyn
  (see Edlym Redsword)
  Etna1
  Greek
  a nymph of Sicily
  mother of the twin gods, Palici by
  Hephaestus, in some accounts
  Etna2
  (see Mount Etna)
  Eton
  (see Aten)
  Etrah
  Canaanite
  the moon-god
  He tried to take over the kingdom of
  Keret, king of Sidon, but was defeated.
  Etsai
  (see Aatxe)
  Ettard
  British
  [Ettarde]
  a damsel loved by Pelleas
  She organised a great tournament at
  which 500 knights competed and the
  champion, Pelleas, fell hopelessly in
  love with her. She rejected his 
  suit and was seduced by Gawain,
  whereupon the dejected Pelleas came
  near to death from unrequited love.
  He was saved by Nimue who, using
  her magic, made Ettard fall in love
  with Pelleas – too late. She also put a
  spell on Pelleas who now rejected the
  lady who had previously rejected him.
  In some versions, Pelleas married
  Nimue.
  Ettarde
  (see Ettard)
  ettin
  (see eten)
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  Etzalqualiztli
  Etzalqualiztli
  Central American
  a festival in honour of the rain-god,
  Tlaloc, held around the middle of May
  On this occasion, the officiating priests
  dived into a lake, acting the part of
  frogs, animals associated with the rain-
  god.
  Etzel
  German
  [Atli.Attila]
  the name for Atli in 
  the Nibelungenlied
  brother of Brodelin
  husband of Helche and Krimhild
  father of Porte and Scharpfe
  father of Ortlieb by Krimhild
  When his first wife died, he married
  Krimhild whose first husband, Siegfried,
  had been killed by Hagen. He was
  later persuaded by Krimhild to invite
  Gunther and his nobles to the court
  where Krimhild plotted their death.
  He died when Aldrian lured him
  into the cave where the Nibelung
  treasure was stored and then locked
  him in, leaving him to starve to death.
  In some stories of Dietrich von Bern,
  he gave shelter to that hero when he
  ceded his kingdom to Ermenrich in
  exchange for Hildebrand and some
  others who had been captured.
  In Thidrekssaga he is Attila and his
  wife is Erka.
  Euaechine
  Greek
  daughter of Megarius
  wife of Alcathous
  She was given as a wife to Alcathous
  when he killed the Cithaeronian 
  lion which had ravaged her father’s
  kingdom.
  Euaemon
  (see Euhaemon)
  Euander
  (see Evander)
  Euanthes
  Greek
  son of Dionysus and Ariadne
  father of Maron
  Euboea
  Greek
  daughter of Asopus and Metope
  Euboleus1
  Greek
  [Eubuleus]
  a swineherd
  son of Celeus and Metaneira or 
  of Dysaules
  brother of Triptolemus
  His swine were swallowed up in the
  chasm that opened up when Hades
  abducted Core and he was able to tell
  Demeter what had happened to her
  daughter.
  Euboleus2
  Greek
  [Eubuleus]
  a name for Hades as ‘giver of 
  good counsel’
  Eubouteous
  (see Hades)
  Eubuleus
  (see Euboleus)
  Euchenor
  Greek
  son of Polyeidus
  He was with the Greeks at Troy where
  he was shot and killed by Paris.
  Eudaf
  [Evdaf]
  a king of Britain
  son of Caradoc
  father of Cynan, Elen and Gadeon
  (see also Octavius)
  Eude
  European
  a king of Aquitane
  He led his forces to help Charlemagne
  against the invading Saracens led by
  Abd-el-Rahman
  Eudes
  European
  [Oede]
  brother of Sevinus
  uncle of Huon
  He was captured by pirates, sold as a
  slave to Gaudisso and embraced the
  Muslim faith. Huon met him when he
  travelled to Gaudisso’s court.
  Eudora
  Greek
  one of the Hyades, in some accounts
  Eudorus
  Greek
  a captain of the Myrmidons at Troy
  son of Hermes by Polymele
  His mother married Echecles and he
  was reared by her father, Phylas.
  Eudromos
  Greek
  one of Actaeon’s dogs
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon
  watching her as she bathed, she turned
  him into a stag. His hounds, including
  Eudromos, tore him to pieces.
  Euechoras
  (see Ga-Ur)
  Euedorachos
  (see Enmenduranna)
  Eugenius
  British
  a king of Scotland
  Some say, he captured Guinevere and
  held her prisoner.
  Eugpamolak Manoba (see Manama)
  Eugubine Tablets
  (see Iguvine Tablets)
  Euhaemon
  Greek
  [Euaemon.Evaemon]
  father of Eurypylus, some say
  euhemerism
  the explanation of mythology from
  history with gods as men writ large
  Euhemeros
  (see Euhemerus)
  Euhemerus
  Sicilian
  [Euhemeros]
  a philosopher of the 3rd C BC
  Author 
  of 
  Sacred 
  Scripture, 
  he
  maintained that gods were simply men
  who had accomplished great deeds and
  were rewarded by deification and that
  the deeds related in myths were actual
  historical events.
  Euhippe
  (see Euippe)
  Euippe1
  Greek
  [Euhippe.Evippe.Hippe.‘mare’]
  daughter of Chiron
  mother of Melanippe
  She was seduced by Aeolus and was
  changed into a horse or put in the
  heavens by Artemis as the constellation
  Equus.
  In some accounts Euippe is called
  Melanippe.
  Euios
  (see Evius)
  Euippe2
  Greek
  [Euhippe.Evippe.Hippe.‘mare’]
  daughter of Daunus
  wife of Diomedes 
  She became the second wife of
  Diomedes who had deserted his first
  wife, Aegile, for being unfaithful to
  him while he was fighting with the
  Greeks at Troy.
  Euippe3
  Greek
  [Euhippe.Evippe.Hippe.‘mare’]
  wife of Andreus
  mother of Eteocles
  Euippe4
  Greek
  [Euhippe.Evippe.Hippe.‘mare’]
  wife of Pierus
  mother of Oeagris and the Pierides
  Euippus
  Greek
  son of Thestius and Eurythemis
  Eulalon
  (see Apollo)
  Eumaeus
  Greek
  a swineherd
  son of Ormenus
  He had been sold as a slave to Laertes
  and served him and his son, Odysseus,
  all his life. When Odysseus returned
  home after his ten years of wandering
  following the fall of Troy, Eumaeus
  helped him to defeat the gang of
  suitors who were besieging Penelope.
  Eumelus1
  Greek
  a king of Pherae
  son of Admetus and Alcestis
  brother of Hippasus
  husband of Ipthinoe
  He led a contingent of his people to
  fight alongside the Greeks at Troy. 
  Eumelus2
  Greek
  a king of Patrae
  father of Antheas
  Eumenides1
  Greek
  [Kindly Ones]
  the Semnai Theai, later identified with
  the Furies
  (see Furies)
  Eumenides2
  Greek
  the third play of the trilogy 
  by Aeschylus
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  Eumolpidae
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  This play deals with the punishment of
  Orestes for the murder of Aegisthus
  and Clytemnestra.
  Eumolpidae
  Greek
  descendants of Eumolpus
  priests of Demeter
  Eumolpos
  (see Eumolpus)
  Eumolpus1
  Greek
  [Chionides.Eumolpos]
  son of Poseidon by Chione
  father of Ceryx
  His 
  mother, 
  ashamed 
  of 
  his
  illegitimacy, threw him into the sea.
  He was saved by Poseidon and 
  reared by the sea-god’s daughter,
  Benthesicyme. He later married one of
  Benthesicyme’s daughters but, when
  he tried to rape another of her
  daughters, he was banished to Thrace.
  Here he was given a daughter of King
  Tegyrius as wife but was again
  banished when he plotted against
  Tegyrius. He next went to Eleusis and
  led the attack on Athens when the
  daughters 
  of 
  Erechtheus 
  were
  sacrificed and he was himself killed.
  (see also Eumolpus2)
  Eumolpus2
  Greek
  [Emolpus]
  a singer and flute-player
  He supported Phylonome’s assertion
  that her stepson, Tenes, had tried to
  rape her. She was killed by her
  husband, Cycnus, when he discovered
  the truth.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Eumolpus, son of Poseidon and
  Chione.
  Eunam
  (see Adamnan)
  Euneos
  (see Euneus)
  Euneus
  Greek
  [Euneos]
  a king of Lemnos
  son of Jason by Hypsipyle
  twin brother of Thoas
  He and his brother Thoas rescued his
  mother who had been sold as a slave to
  Lycurgus. He supplied the Greek
  army at Troy with wine.
  Eunomia
  Greek
  the goddess of spring and 
  good government
  daughter of Zeus and Themis
  one of the Horae, in some accounts
  Eunomus
  Greek
  [Cyathus]
  a cup-bearer to Oeneus
  son of Architeles
  He was accidentally killed when a
  young boy when Heracles boxed his
  ears for spilling wine.
  Eupai
  South American
  an Inca god of the underworld to
  whom children were sacrificed
  Eupalamus
  Greek
  son of Erechtheus
  father of Daedalus, in some accounts
  Eupeithes
  (see Eupithes)
  Eupheme
  Greek
  a nymph, nurse to the Muses
  mother of Crotus by Pan
  Euphemus
  Greek
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Poseidon and Europe
  He was an excellent swimmer and it
  was said that he ran on water. When
  the Argo was stranded in Libya, Triton
  gave him a clod of earth which he later
  dropped into the sea. From this grew
  the island of Calliste, later Thera.
  Euphorbos
  (see Euphorbus)
  Euphorbus
  Greek
  [Euphorbos]
  a Trojan soldier
  son of Panthous
  brother of Hyperenor and Polydamas
  He wounded Patroclus who was then
  killed by Hector and was himself killed
  by Menelaus.
  Pythagoras asserted that he was a
  reincarnation of Euphorbus.
  Euphorion
  Greek
  son of Achilles and Helen
  In some versions, Helen married
  Achilles after death and produced a
  son, Euphorion.
  Euphrates
  (see Huddekel)
  Euphrosine
  (see Euphrosyne)
  Euphrosyne1
  Greek
  [Euphrosine]
  one of the 3 Graces – mirth or good
  cheer
  daughter of Zeus by Eurynome
  Euphrosyne2
  (see Yevrossima)
  Eupithes
  Greek
  [Eupeithes]
  father of Antinous
  He raided the Taphians who would have
  killed him had not Odysseus protected
  him. When Odysseus, in later years,
  killed Antinous, who had been one of
  the 
  suitors 
  harassing 
  Penelope,
  Eupithes led a rebellion against
  Odysseus but was killed by Laertes.
  Euraquilo
  Greek
  [Euroclydon]
  the north-east wind personified
  Euridice
  (see Eurydice)
  Euripides
  Greek
  (c. 484–407 BC)
  a dramatist
  He was the author of about fifty plays
  of which nineteen survive. Among
  them are Alcestis, Andromache, The
  Bacchae, Cyclops, Electra, Hecuba, Helen,
  Heracles, Heraclidae, Hippolytus, Ion,
  Iphigenia at Aulis, Iphigenia in Tauris,
  The Maidens,
  Medea,
  Orestes,
  The
  Phoenicians,
  Pleiades,
  Rhesus,
  The
  Suppliants and The Trojan Women.
  Some say that he was torn to pieces
  by the king’s dogs.
  Euroclydon
  (see Euroquilo)
  Euronymous
  a demon
  In black magic, one of the Grand
  Dignitaries, the prince of death.
  Europa
  Greek
  [Europe]
  daughter of Agenor and Telephassa
  sister of Cadmus, Cilix and Phoenix
  mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus and
  Sarpedon by Zeus
  mother of Aeacus by Zeus, some say
  In some accounts, her father was
  Phoenix; others say that she was the
  mother of the Minotaur.
  She was carried off to Crete by Zeus
  in the form of a handsome bull.
  Changing form to an eagle he ravished
  Europa who bore the three sons
  Minos, Rhadamanthus and Sarpedon.
  The god gave her the dog, Laelaps, a
  spear which never missed its mark and
  Talus, the bronze guardian of Crete.
  She later married Asterius, king of
  Crete, who adopted her three sons.
  After her death, she was deified.
  (see also Iodama)
  Europe1
  Greek
  in some accounts, a moon-goddess
  daughter of Tityus
  mother of Euphemus by Poseidon
  Europe2
  (see Europa)
  Europaeus
  Greek
  Minos as the son of Europa
  European Sibyl
  a mediaeval prophetess
  Euros
  (see Eurus)
  Eurosswyd
  (see Euroswydd)
  Euroswydd
  Welsh
  [Eurosswyd]
  second husband of Penardun
  father of Efnisien and Nisien
  Eurotas
  Greek
  a king of Laconia
  son of Lelex
  father of Sparte
  Eurus
  Greek
  [Ap(h)eliotes.Euros:=Roman Volturnus]
  the east (or south-east) wind
  son of Aeolus or Astraeus by Eos
  Eurution
  (see Eurytion)
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  Eurynome2
  Euryale1
  Euryale1
  Greek
  [‘wide-springer’]
  one of the 3 Gorgons
  daughter of Phorcos and Ceto
  sister of Medusa and Stheno
  Euryale2
  Greek
  daughter of Minos and Pasiphae
  mother of Orion by Poseidon
  Euryalis
  (see Euryalus)
  Euryalus1
  [Euryalis.Eurylus]
  Greek
  a soldier with Aeneas
  He and his friend Nisus were killed in
  an attempt to break through the lines
  of the Latins and Rutulians to take a
  message to Aeneas who was away
  seeking help for his small band of
  Trojans who were attempting to find a
  new home in Italy. Instead of creeping
  quietly through the enemy lines, they
  killed a number of the enemy and the
  noise roused the other soldiers who
  surrounded the two Trojans and killed
  them.
  Euryalus2
  Greek
  [Euryalis.Eurylus]
  son of Mecisteus
  one of the Epigoni
  Euryalus3
  Greek
  [Euryalis.Eurylus]
  son of Odysseus and Erippe
  He was born as the result of rape and,
  when he grew up, his mother sent him
  to find his father and kill him. Warned
  of the youth’s arrival, Odysseus killed
  him, not knowing who he was.
  Another 
  version 
  says 
  that
  Odysseus sent the boy to Penelope
  who later accused him of rape so
  Odysseus killed him.
  Euryanassa
  Greek
  daughter of Pactolus
  wife of Tantalus, some say
  mother of Broteas and Niobe
  mother of Pelops in some stories
  Eurybates
  Greek
  a herald of Odysseus at Troy
  He and Talthybius fetched the captive
  Briseis from Achilles’ tent when she
  was awarded to Odysseus in place of
  Chryseis.
  Eurybe
  (see Eurybia)
  Eurybia1
  Greek
  [Eurybe]
  a Titaness
  daughter of Pontus and Gaea
  mother of Astaeus, Pallas and Perses by
  Crius
  Eurybia2
  Greek
  a Nereid
  daughter of Nereus
  Eurybius
  Greek
  son of Eurystheus
  He was killed by Heracles.
  Euryclea
  (see Eurycleia)
  Eurycleia
  Greek
  [Euryclea]
  nurse to Odysseus
  When Odysseus finally returned home
  after wandering the earth for ten years
  after the fall of Troy he arrived disguised
  as a beggar. His old nurse recognised
  him by a scar on his leg. She was able to
  tell Odysseus which of the servants had
  collaborated with the importunate
  suitors of Penelope who had set up
  home in her palace and he killed these
  servants after killing the suitors.
  Eurydamas
  Greek
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Actor or Irus by Demonassa
  Eurydice1
  Greek
  [Euridice]
  a Thracian nymph, a dryad
  wife of Orpheus
  She died when bitten by a snake as she
  was running to escape an attempted
  rape by Aristaeus. Orpheus went down
  to the underworld and charmed Hades
  into releasing her but, when Orpheus
  broke the rules by looking back to
  make sure she was following him,
  Hades reclaimed her and she was lost
  forever.
  Eurydice2
  Greek
  [Euridice]
  wife of Creon
  mother of Glauce, Haemon 
  and Menoeceus
  She stabbed herself to death from grief
  at the death of Haemon.
  Eurydice3
  Greek
  [Euridice]
  daughter of Clymenus, some say
  wife of Nestor, in some accounts
  Eurydice4
  [Euridice]
  daughter of Adrastus
  wife of Ilus
  mother of Laomedon and Themiste 
  Eurydice5
  Greek
  [Euridice]
  daughter of Lacedemon
  wife of Acrisius, in some accounts
  mother of Danae
  Eurydice6
  Greek
  [Euridice]
  one of the Danaids
  Eurydice7
  Greek
  [Euridice]
  wife of Lycurgus
  mother of Archemorus
  Euryganeia
  Greek
  [Astymedusa]
  daughter of Hyperphas
  In some accounts, she was the second
  wife of Oedipus and she, rather than
  Jocasta, was the mother of his
  children.
  Eurylochus
  Greek
  a sailor with Odysseus
  He was the leader of the group of
  sailors turned into swine by Circe
  when they landed on her island and
  managed to escape to tell Odysseus
  what had happened. He died in the
  shipwreck following the sacrilegious
  slaughter of the cattle of Helius.
  Eurylus
  (see Euryalus)
  Eurymachus
  Greek
  one of the unwanted suitors 
  of Penelope
  He was one of the suitors harassing
  Penelope while Odysseus was away
  from home and was killed by Odysseus
  when he finally returned.
  Eurymede
  Greek
  in some accounts, mother 
  of Bellerophon
  Eurymedon1
  Greek
  son of Minos
  Eurymedon2
  Greek
  a leader of the Earthborn Giants
  father of Prometheus, in 
  some stories
  He was killed by Dionysus in the battle
  between the gods and the giants.
  Eurynome1
  Greek
  [Altha(a)ea.Cardea.Queen of 
  the Circling Universe]
  an ancient goddess, produced from
  Chaos
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
  mother of Atrabyrius
  mother of the Graces by Zeus
  She created Ophion the serpent-god
  with the co-operation of the North
  Wind and coupled with Ophion to
  produce all the things in the world.
  She later banished Ophion to the
  underworld and then created the
  Titans and the first man, named
  Pelasgus.
  She rescued Hephaestus from the
  sea when he fell, or was thrown by
  Hera, from Mount Olympus.
  She is depicted in the form of a
  mermaid.
  Eurynome2
  Greek
  daughter of Nisus
  wife of Glaucus
  mother of Bellerophon by Poseidon,
  some say
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  Euronyme3
  Euterpe
  Eurynome3
  Greek
  wife of Orchamus
  mother of Leucothoe 
  Eurynome4
  Greek
  a name for Artemis in the form of a
  mermaid
  Eurynomus
  [Prince of the Dead]
  a demon of hell
  He is depicted with fur like that of a
  fox all over his body and is said to
  devour the rotting corpses of the dead.
  Eurynus
  Greek
  father of Telemus
  Euryphaessa
  (see Thea)
  Euryphassa
  (see Thea)
  Eurypilus
  (see Eurypylus)
  Eurypylus1
  Greek
  [Eurypilus]
  son of Euhaemon or Dexamenus
  He was leading a troop fighting for the
  Greeks at Troy and was wounded in
  the fighting that occurred when the
  party inside the Wooden Horse, of
  which he was one, climbed out and
  started the final battle.
  After the war, he went mad when he
  looked on an image of Dionysus made
  by Hephaetus which he had found in a
  chest at Troy.
  Eurypylus2
  Greek
  [Eurypilus]
  leader of the Mysian contingent
  fighting at Troy
  son of Telephus and Astyoche
  He killed Machaon and Nireus in the
  battle at Troy but was himself killed by
  Pyrrhus.
  Eurypylus3
  Greek
  [Eurypilus]
  a king of the Meropes on Cos
  son of Poseidon by Astypalea
  one of the Argonauts
  He was killed by Heracles whose fleet
  was driven to Cos by a storm sent by
  Hera after Heracles had sacked Troy.
  He mistook them for pirates in the
  dark of the night.
  Eurypylus4
  Greek
  [Eurypilus]
  a king of Libya
  son of Poseidon
  Triton adopted the form of Eurypytus
  when he gave the clod of earth to
  Euphemus and told the stranded
  Argonauts how to get back to the sea.
  Some say that he dragged the Argo
  across the land to the sea.
  Eurypylus5
  Greek
  [Eurypilus]
  son of Thestius and Eurythemis
  Eurysaces
  Greek
  a king of Salamis
  son of Ajax and Tecmessa
  He was the son of Ajax by a concubine.
  Eurysthenes
  Greek
  a co-king of Sparta
  son of Aristodemus and Argia
  twin brother of Procles
  Eurystheus
  Greek
  king of Argos
  son of Sthenelus and Menippe
  brother of Alcinoe and Medusa
  husband of Nicippe 
  father of Admeta and Erypilus
  His birth was accelerated by Hera so
  that he inherited the kingdom which
  should have fallen to Heracles.
  He set the tasks for Heracles to
  perform as his Labours but was so
  scared of his bondsman that he hid in a
  large bronze jar when issuing his
  orders which were then relayed to
  Heracles by the king’s herald, Copreus.
  When he later invaded Attica, he
  was killed by Hyllus or Iolaus, or
  captured and put to death on the
  orders of Alcmene. His head was
  buried in a pass on the road to Athens
  to protect the city.
  Euryte
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Oeneus by 
  Portheus
  Eurythemis
  Greek
  wife of Thestius
  mother of Althaea, Euippus, Eurypylus,
  Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Leda,
  Plexippus and Toxeus
  Eurythion
  (see Eurytion)
  Eurytion1
  Greek
  [Eurution.Eurythion]
  a Centaur
  He attempted to rape Hippodamia at
  her wedding to Peirithous, starting a
  fight which led to the feud between
  the Centaurs and the Lapiths. He was
  killed by Heracles when he tried to
  carry off Mnesimache, daughter of
  King Dexamenus.
  Eurytion2
  Greek
  [Eurution.Eurythion]
  a herdsman
  son of Ares
  He tended the herds of Geryon and
  was killed by Heracles when he seized
  the cattle as his tenth Labour.
  In some accounts, Eurytion was a
  seven-headed dragon.
  Eurytion3
  Greek
  [Eurution.Eurythion]
  brother of Pandareus
  Eurytion4
  Greek
  [Eurution.Eurythion]
  a king of Phthia
  son of Actor or Irus by Demonassa
  brother of Eurydamus
  He was one of the Argonauts and a
  member of the party hunting the
  Calydonian Boar, when he was
  accidentally killed by Peleus.
  Eurytus1
  Greek
  a king of Oechalia
  son of Melanius
  father of Clyteus, Deioneus, Iole,
  Iphitus and Toxeus
  He offered the hand of his daughter
  Iole to any man who could beat him
  and his sons at archery. When
  Heracles won, he reneged on his
  undertaking. He was killed by Apollo
  for his temerity in challenging the god
  to a similar contest. Heracles killed his
  son Iphitus in a dispute over some
  stolen horses.
  In some accounts he had earlier
  taught Heracles the art of archery.
  Eurytus2
  Greek
  son of Actor and Molione
  twin brother of Cteatus
  He and his twin, to whom he was
  joined at the waist, were said to have
  been born in a silver egg and were
  referred to as the Moliones. Their real
  father was Poseidon. They were
  employed as generals by Augeas, king
  of Elis, when Heracles attacked his
  kingdom and were later killed by
  Heracles who ambushed them en
  route to the Isthmian Games.
  Eurytus3
  Greek
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed by Dionysus in the war
  between the gods and the giants.
  Eus-os
  (see Iusas)
  Eusoph
  Chaldaean
  a sky-god
  Eustace1
  British
  [Estance]
  a duke of Cambenet
  He was one of the leaders of the
  rebellion put down by King Arthur at
  the Battle of Bedgrayne.
  Eustace2
  European
  son of Ida
  brother of Godfrey de Bouillon
  Eut
  (see Newt)
  Euterpe
  Greek
  one of the 9 Muses – music
  mother of Rhesus by Strymon, some say
  She is said by some to have invented
  the double flute.
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  Evippe
  Euthymus
  Euthymus
  Greek
  a famous boxer
  son of Ceacinus
  The ghost of Polites, who had been
  stoned to death for the rape of a
  maiden, had to be appeased by the
  yearly sacrifice of a young woman.
  Euthymus, in love with one girl
  chosen for sacrifice, drove the ghost
  into the sea and married the girl.
  Euxine
  Greek
  [Euxinus.Friendly Sea]
  the Black Sea
  (see also Axine)
  Euxinus
  (see Euxine)
  Evadeam
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was once turned into a dwarf by
  sorcery and when he met Gawain he
  regained his full stature but Gawain
  became a dwarf.
  Evadne1
  Greek
  daughter of Asopus
  sister of Euboea and Aegina
  Evadne2
  Greek
  daughter of Iphis 
  wife of Capaneus
  mother of Sthenelus
  Her husband was one of the Seven
  against Thebes who was killed in the
  fighting there. When his body was
  recovered after Theseus defeated the
  Thebans, she killed herself by jumping
  on to his funeral pyre.
  Evadne3
  Greek
  daughter of Pelias 
  Pelias had murdered the parents and
  young brother of Jason who, returning
  with the Golden Fleece, sought
  revenge. Medea bewitched Evadne
  and her sister Amphinome and they
  killed their father and dismembered
  him, believing they could rejuvenate
  him. The third sister, Alcestis, refused
  to take part. In some versions, Pelias
  was 
  bewitched 
  into 
  trying 
  to
  rejuvenate himself in the boiling
  cauldron.
  After the death of Pelias, Acastus
  took the throne and banished Evadne
  from Iolcus.
  Evadne4
  Greek
  daughter of Poseidon by Pitane
  She was reared by Aepytus and, when
  she gave birth to Iamus, her son by
  Apollo, he reared the boy also.
  Evaemon
  (see Euhaemon)
  Evaine
  British
  wife of King Bors
  sister of Elaine
  mother of Bors and Lionel
  When her husband died, she became a
  nun and her children were left in the
  care of Pharien.
  Evaki
  South American
  a goddess of the night, in the lore 
  of some of the tribes of the 
  Amazon basin
  Evalach
  (see Evelake)
  Evalak
  (see Evelake)
  Evan1
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was one of the party which
  accompanied King Arthur to Cornwall
  for the trial of Isolde.
  Evan2
  Roman
  in Etruscan lore, a female being, one
  of the Lasae
  Evan3
  (see Bacchus)
  Evander1
  Greek
  [Euander]
  a prince
  son of Hermes by Carmenta or Themis
  father of Dyne, Pallas and Rome
  He was banished from Greece for
  killing his father and went to Italy
  where he helped Aeneas in his fight
  with the Latins and Rutulians. Other
  stories say that he was in Italy before
  Aeneas and founded Rome.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Pan before moving to Italy.
  Others say he was the son of Echemus.
  In the Roman version his mother was
  Carmenta.
  Evander2
  Greek
  [Euander]
  a king of Lycia
  son of Sarpedon
  husband of Deidamia
  In some accounts, their son Sarpedon
  was the famous warrior at Troy rather
  than his grandfather, though some say
  that he was the son of Zeus by
  Deidamia.
  Evdaf
  (see Eudaf)
  Eve
  (see Aobh)
  Evelake
  British
  [Avalloc.Evalach.Evalak.Mordrain]
  a king of Sarras
  father of Eliezer and Grimal
  He was said to have been born in Gaul
  and was sent to Rome as a slave. He
  later went to Syria where he killed the
  son of a governor, fleeing to Babylon.
  He was made king of Sarras for helping
  Tholomer, the king of Babylon, with
  whom he later went to war.
  He embraced Christianity and was
  baptised as Mordrain before his battle
  with the Saracen king and Joseph of
  Arimathea gave him a white shield on
  which, during battle, appeared the
  figure of Christ on the cross which
  routed the enemy. He and Joseph
  came to Britain and built the Castle of
  Carbonek which could be invisible to
  sinners. Joseph (or Josephus) on his
  death-bed emblazoned a red cross on
  the shield with his own blood,
  enjoining Evelake to give the shield to
  Nascien the hermit to guard until it
  was claimed by Galahad.
  He is said to have lived for 300 or
  400 years.
  (see also Avalloc)
  Evening Sky
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of 
  the north-west, daughter 
  of Kumush
  Evenus1
  Greek
  a river-god in Sicily
  son of Ares by Demonice
  husband of Alcippe
  father of Marpessa
  He made suitors for the hand of
  Marpessa take part in a chariot-race
  with him and when he won, as he
  always did, he cut off their heads.
  When Idas abducted Marpessa, using
  the magic chariot of Poseidon, Evenus
  pursued the fleeing couple but, failing
  to catch them, he drowned himself in a
  river which thereafter was called
  Evenus.
  Evenus2
  Greek
  a king of Lyrnessus
  Ever Breath 
  son of Selepus
  father of Epistrophus and Mynes
  Ever Breath
  (see Heng Hsi)
  Ever Sublime
  (see Heng O)
  Everes1
  Greek
  [Everus]
  son of Heracles by Parthenope
  Everes2
  Greek
  [Everus]
  father of Teiresias by Chariclo
  Evergreen Land
  Pacific Islands
  [=Japanese Ryugu]
  the site of the palace of the sea-god
  Everus
  (see Everes)
  Everything-maker
  (see Raweno)
  Evgen
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  father of Joshua
  evil eye
  [=Corsican ordin:=Italian jettatura.
  malocchio:=Spanish mal de ojo]
  the ability to cast a spell by looking at
  someone or something
  Any spell caused by the owner of the
  evil eye can be removed only by them.
  Evil One, The
  (see Ahriman)
  Evippe
  (see Euippe)
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  Evius
  Ezzila
  Evius
  Greek
  [Euios]
  a name for Dionysus relating to the
  cries of his adherents
  Evnisien
  (see Efnisien)
  Evnissyen
  (see Efnisien)
  evocation
  a spell which induces the dead or the
  devil to appear
  Evrain
  (see Yvan)
  Evrauc
  (see Efrawg)
  Evraug
  (see Efrawg)
  Evrawc
  (see Efrawg)
  Evua
  African
  a sun-god in Guinea
  Ewain
  (see Owain)
  Ewayne
  (see Owain)
  Ewt
  (see Newt)
  Excalibar
  (see Excalibur)
  Excalibur
  British
  [Caladfwlch.Caladviolch.Caledfwlch.
  Caleburn.Caliburn(ius).Escalibor.
  Esecalibur.Excalibar.Hungry 
  One.Mirandoise]
  King Arthur’s sword
  This marvellous weapon was said to
  have been created by Merlin. Some say
  it came to King Arthur from Avalon,
  others that it was a gift from Vivien,
  Lady of the Lake.
  In some accounts, the Sword in the
  Stone which Arthur pulled out, so
  demonstrating his right to the throne,
  was Excalibur and was engraved with
  that name on the blade. In other
  versions, that was a different sword
  and when it was broken in combat with
  an 
  unnamed 
  knight 
  who 
  had
  challenged Arthur, not knowing he
  was the king, Merlin took Arthur to a
  lake where an arm ‘clothed in white
  samite’ rose out of the water holding
  Excalibur which Arthur claimed and
  used until his death when it was
  returned by Bedivere to the lake where
  the hand rose to receive it and carry it
  below the surface of the water.
  Yet another version says that
  Excalibur was made by Merlin and
  given to Uther Pendragon as a symbol
  of his office as king. When Uther
  objected to handing over the baby
  Arthur, as he had promised, Merlin
  blinded Uther, taking both the child
  and the sword.
  While he was wearing the scabbard
  he could never lose blood if wounded.
  Some say that Excalibur was given
  to Arthur by Morgan le Fay; certainly
  she once stole it from Arthur and gave
  it to her lover, Accolon, in revenge for
  the execution of another of her lovers,
  but Arthur soon recovered it.
  Exciter
  Hindu
  one of the 5 arrows carried by Kama
  exorcism
  the rite used to expel spirits said to
  have taken possession of humans
  Expeller
  (see Yagrush)
  exploratores
  (see criminatores)
  extispicy
  (see haruspication)
  Extor
  (see Ector)
  extra-sensory perception
  [esp.sixth sense]
  alleged ability to perceive things
  outside the range of the normal
  senses.
  Exylus
  Greek
  a co-king of Elis with Agorius
  Eyacque
  North American
  a name for Coyote as ‘sub-captain’
  eye
  the eye of a cockerel is said to guard
  against witchcraft; that of a newt
  guards against disease
  Eye-juggler
  North American
  a trickster
  When he lost his eyes, he found others
  to take their place but they turned out
  to be made of pitch.
  Eye of Atum
  (see Eye of Ra)
  Eye of Horus1
  Egyptian
  [Udjat.Wedjat(-eye)]
  the left eye of Horus
  Horus lost this eye, which was the
  moon, in his battles with Set but it was
  restored by Hathor. As the wedjat (or
  wedjat-eye), it became the symbol of
  healing.
  Eye of Horus2
  Egyptian
  a name of Thoth as the moon, regarded
  as the weaker eye
  (see also Eye of Horus1.Udjat)
  Eye of Ra
  Egyptian
  [Eye of Atum.Hathor-Sakhmet.Qedeshet]
  a manifestation of the goddesss
  Hathor or Sakhmet when she was
  sent to punish mankind: the uraeus
  (see also udjat)
  Eyeh-asher-ehyeh
  Hebrew
  a god
  Eylime
  (see Eglimi)
  Eylimi
  (see Eglimi)
  Eyra
  (see Eir)
  Eyrgjafa
  (see Aurgiafa)
  Eystein
  Norse
  a king of Sweden
  Ragnar had wooed the daughter of
  Eystein but failed to divorce Aslaug in
  favour of the princess, so Eystein
  invaded Denmark. His forces were
  helped by an enchanted cow which
  caused great slaughter and Agnar and
  Erik, Ragnar’s sons, were killed. When
  their brothers and the pirate, Hastings,
  joined Ragnar’s forces, Ivar killed the
  cow with his magic, Eystein was killed
  and the invasion repelled.
  Eyvin Kelda
  Norse
  [Eyvindr Kelda]
  a wizard who was drowned by 
  King Olaf
  Eyvindr Kelda
  (see Eyvin Kelda)
  Ezerinis
  Baltic
  a Finnish lake-god
  Ezhdeha
  Persian
  a demon, a form of Azhi Dahak
  Ezzelin
  European
  a son of Satan in Dante’s Inferno
  Ezzila
  (see Attila)
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity
  known as god F: perhaps Nacon
  or Xipototec
  This deity is depicted with black lines
  painted all over his body and face,
  which some interpret as wounds.
  Fa1
  African
  [=Yoruba Ifa]
  the Fon god of destiny
  son of Minona, some say
  He is said to have sixteen eyes and lives
  in a palm-tree in the sky. The messenger-
  god, Eshu, was responsible for opening
  some of Fa’s eyes each morning.
  Fa2
  African
  [Ifa]
  an oracle or system of divination used
  by the Fon
  Fa3
  (see Wu Wang)
  Fa-na-p’o-ssu
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Vanavasa
  Fa-shan
  Chinese
  a man who betrayed the secret of
  Chang Kuo-lao’s identity
  When he told the emperor that Chang
  Kuo-lao was really a white bat, he
  dropped down dead but was restored
  to life when the immortal sprinkled
  water on his face.
  Fa-she-lo Fu-to-lo
  (see Fa-she-na-fu-to)
  Fa-she-na-fu-to
  Chinese
  [Fa-she-lo Fu-to-lo.Fashena-futo]
  the Chinese version of Vajraputra
  Fa’ahotu
  Pacific Islands
  [Fakahotu]
  an earth-goddess
  wife of Atea
  Fa’ahotu, the earth, was created from
  one half of the cosmic egg. Atea, the
  sky, was created from the other half.
  In some accounts, she is the same as Papa.
  Fa’atiu
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian La’a Maomao:=New Zealand
  Raka Maomao]
  a Samoan wind-god
  Fabas
  a demon
  fable
  a fictitious story: a myth
  Fables of Bidpai
  British
  the English version of 
  the Panchatantra
  Fables de Pilpay
  French
  the French version of 
  the Panchatantra
  Fabula
  (see Acca Larentia)
  Fabulae
  (see Genealogiae)
  Fabulinus
  Roman
  god whose job it was to teach children
  to speak
  (see also Vagtanus)
  Face of Glory
  Hindu
  the face of Kirttimukha
  This lion face, all that remained of the
  demon Kirttimukha, was revered as a
  symbol of wrath.
  Fachtna
  Irish
  [Fachtna the Giant.Fathach]
  a poet-king of Ulster
  son of Ros Ruadh and Maga
  husband of Nessa
  father of Daire
  He raised Conor as his own son but it
  was generally accepted that the boy
  was the result of an affair between the
  druid, Cathbad, and Nessa.
  Fadir
  Norse
  [‘father’]
  husband of Modir
  Modir produced a son, Jarl, fathered
  by Heimdall when he visited earth in
  the guise of Riger.
  Fadu
  (see Fati)
  faerie
  [faery]
  a fairy: fairyland
  Humans may enter this realm if they
  abstain from eating and drinking and
  carry something, such as a knife, made
  of iron.
  (see also fairy)
  Faerie King, The
  British
  a 17th C poem in which the story of
  Byanor appears
  Faerie Knight, The
  British
  son of Tom a’Lincoln by Caelia
  After the death of Tom and Anglitora,
  he joined forces with his half-brother,
  the Black Knight, and they came to
  Britain.
  Faerie Queene, The
  English
  the 16th C allegorical poem by 
  Spenser in which Arthur, not 
  yet king, appears
  faery
  (see faerie)
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  Falerina
  Faet Fiada
  (see Veil of Invisibility)
  Fafaki-Tahi
  Pacific Islands
  Samoan sailors, descendants 
  of Kahomovailahi
  These men were said to have inherited
  the ability to ‘feel the sea’ and correctly
  give the location of their boat at sea.
  Fafne
  Irish
  a bard
  He composed a satire which caused
  the King Meilge to break out in
  blotches on his face.
  Fafner
  (see Fafnir)
  Fafnir
  Norse
  [Fafner]
  son of Hreidmar
  brother of Otter and Regin
  brother of Fasolt, in some accounts
  Fafnir’s father had received a hoard of
  gold and a magic ring from Loki as
  compensation when Loki killed Otter
  but he refused to share it with Fafnir
  and Regin. Fafnir then killed his father
  and seized all the treasure, turning
  himself into a dragon in Gnitaheid to
  guard it. Sigurd killed not only the
  dragon but also Regin who had
  persuaded 
  him 
  to 
  do 
  it 
  and
  appropriated the treasure for himself.
  In the Wagnerian version, Fafnir
  and his brother Fasolt, Frost Giants,
  built Valhalla for Odin but demanded
  Freya as payment. When they were
  given the Rhinegold as ransom, they
  fought over the treasure. Fafnir
  killed his brother and then used the
  Helmet of Invisibility to change
  himself into a dragon.
  Fafnisbani
  Norse
  a title given to Sigurd in his role as
  killer of Fafnir
  Fagus
  European
  a tree-god (beech) in the Pyrenees
  Fail Inis1
  Irish
  [Falinis]
  an old name for Ireland
  Fail Inis2
  Irish
  [Falinis]
  a hound
  This animal was owned by the king of
  Ioruaidhe and was the same animal
  that the sons of Turenn were required
  to get as part of their punishment for
  the murder of Cian.
  It was said to be able to catch any
  animal it chased, turn water into wine
  and win every fight it engaged in.
  Failbe Fionn
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  He gave shelter to St Mochuda and his
  followers who had been expelled from
  their monastery.
  Fair Eber
  (see Eber Finn)
  Fair Forlorn
  (see Beltenbros)
  Fair Hands
  British
  [Beaumains.Handy]
  a nickname for Gareth
  Fair Maid of Astolat
  (see Elaine3)
  Fair Maiden
  North American
  second wife of Kulshan
  She left her husband to visit her
  mother and was turned into an island
  as, also, was her new-born child.
  Fair One
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Fair Unknown, The
  (see Gingalin)
  Fair-wheel
  Norse
  a name for the sun
  Fair Wind Ears
  Chinese
  an attendant on the Queen of Heaven
  She was said to have extremely good
  hearing.
  fairy
  [faerie.faery.fay.fey:=French fée:
  =Italian fata]
  a diminutive supernatural being
  Some say that these immortal beings
  are the children of Adam and Lilith.
  Fairy bridges
  Chinese
  bridges over which the good dead were
  conducted across the Inevitable River
  in hell
  Fairy Kind
  (see Danaans)
  fairy loaves
  fossil sea-urchins
  It is said that these fossils are made
  by fairies.
  Fairy Maids
  (see Gemmous Lasses)
  fairy money
  money found lying on the ground or
  hidden or given by fairies
  In the former case, it was said that the
  money was put there by fairies; in the
  latter case, the money soon changes
  into something worthless such as dead
  leaves.
  fairy mounds
  Irish
  markers said to indicate the presence
  of the Divine People, the Danaans
  Fairy Palace of the Quicken-trees
  (see Bruighean Caortheinn)
  fairy rings
  circles of grass darker in colour than
  that around it
  It is said that these rings are caused by
  fairies which dance round the circle.
  fairy sparks
  phosphorescence from decaying
  matter
  The glow from this source was said to
  be made by fairies to light their revels.
  fairy stone
  a lucky charm
  This stone brings good fortune to its
  owner but, if it is touched by another
  person, it loses its effectiveness.
  fairy wind
  [=Irish sidhegaoite]
  a sudden gust of wind said to be
  caused by fairies
  Such gusts may occur to help the
  haymaking in the fields, to mark a
  death or to deter those digging for
  fairy gold.
  fairyland
  [faerie]
  the imagined home of the fairies
  In The Faerie Queene, it is the realm
  ruled by Oberon where Arthur, before
  he was made king, fell in love with the
  fairy queen, Gloriana.
  Faitaulanga
  Pacific Islands
  a priest of Tagaloa
  He persuaded forty-two youths and
  seven maidens to offer themselves for
  sacrifice to lift a plague and they tried
  to escape the clutches of the god of
  death in seven canoes. After many
  adventures and disasters, the crew of
  each boat was depleted, the rowers
  dying or being killed one by one, until
  only one youth and one maiden were
  left in each boat. At this point, Tagaloa
  relented and the survivors sailed safely
  to Samoa.
  Faivarongo
  Pacific Islands
  a god of mariners
  son of Ariki Kafika Tuisifo
  Fakahotu
  (see Fa’ahotu)
  fakir
  Hindu
  an Indian wonder-worker
  faknik
  East Indian
  in Papuan lore, a spirit living in rocks
  near the sea, which causes storms
  Fal
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  Fal stone
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  falcon-garb
  (see Valhamr)
  Fale-o-le fe’e
  Pacific Islands
  a stone temple said to have been 
  built by Fe’e, a Samoan god of 
  war
  Falerina
  European
  an enchantress
  She owned an enchanted garden in
  which she imprisoned many knights,
  including Florismart and Ricardo.
  Roland gained entry after killing the
  dragon guarding the gate, tied her to
  a tree, took Balisardo, the magic
  sword she had made, and released
  her prisoners.
  Faet Fiada
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  Falernus
  Italian
  a peasant who entertained Liber
  He was too poor to provide wine but
  the god filled his cups and caused the
  surrounding land to be covered by
  vines.
  Falga
  (see Isle of Falga)
  Falhofnir
  (see Fallow-hoof)
  Falia
  (see Falias)
  Falias
  Irish
  [Falia]
  one of the 4 cities cited as the origins
  of the Danaans
  This city was ruled by Morfessa and it
  was from here that the Lia Fail is said
  to have come.
  Falinis
  (see Fail Inis)
  Falke
  European
  a horse of Dietrich von Bern
  This animal, said never to grow tired,
  was given to Dietrich by his follower,
  Heime.
  Falling Eagle
  Mexican
  a giant, in Aztec lore
  He was one of four giants who
  supported the sky at the beginning of
  the Fifth Sun. He was regarded as the
  symbol of divine power on earth.
  Falling Star1
  North American
  one of the 4 Associated Gods of 
  the Sioux
  falling star2
  (see meteor)
  Falling Water
  (see Cala-Paluma)
  Fallow-hoof
  Norse
  [Falhofnir]
  a horse of the gods
  False Face Society
  (see Hadiganso Shano)
  False Guinevere
  British
  [Guinevere the False]
  half-sister of Guinevere
  She was the daughter of Leodegrance
  by another woman but Guinevere’s
  physical double. She took the real
  Guinevere’s place for over two years
  but finally admitted the deception.
  Falseron
  European
  a sub-king in Spain
  He was in charge of the first of the
  three armies hidden in ambush at
  Roncesvalles and was killed by Roland.
  Faltlabra
  (see Foltor)
  Fama
  Roman
  [=Greek Pheme]
  the 100-tongued goddess of rumour
  Famhair
  (see Fomhair)
  familiar
  [sending]
  a spirit, often in the form of a cat,
  attending when called, usually 
  by a witch
  In Africa, Basuto witches have huge
  animals known as obe while the
  Zulu sorcerer uses an exhumed
  corpse which he revivifies in the
  form of an umkovu.
  In Arabia, the magician’s familiar
  is known as a tabi.
  Australian sorcerers use a lizard
  as a familiar.
  In the Baltic countries, flies are
  used in this connection.
  In the East Indies, a snake or
  crocodile is used as a sending or the
  sorcerer may cause slivers of bone,
  etc. to fly through the air and
  embed themselves under a victim’s
  skin (see labuni).
  In ancient Hebrew lore the
  familiar was known as an ôb.
  The Inuit medicine-men use an
  artificial seal, known as a tupilaq, as
  a familiar.
  In Malaya, a sorcerer can kill by
  pointing his kris at a victim. As
  soon as the spell takes hold, blood
  will drip from the point of the
  knife. His familiar may be a badger
  or an owl.
  In 
  North 
  America, 
  some
  medicine-men stuff the skin of an
  owl and make it fly against the
  intended victim causing him to
  starve to death.
  In the islands of the Pacific,
  sorcerers have familiars in the form
  of sea-snakes.
  The Siberian shaman’s familiar
  is known as a yekeela.
  In other parts of the world, dogs,
  hares or toads may act as familiars.
  (see magistellus)
  Famongomadan
  European
  a giant
  He and his son, Basagante, captured a
  number of knights and maidens,
  including Leonoretta, daughter of the
  king. They met Amadis who killed
  both giants and freed their prisoners.
  Fan1
  Irish
  [Phanes]
  an ancient fire-god
  Fan2
  (see Fand)
  Fan K’uei
  (see Chang Fei)
  Fan Li
  Chinese
  a cunning Immortal
  Fan-t’ao
  (see P’an-t’ao)
  Fan Yin
  Chinese
  a star, home of the god Yang Ching
  Fanahan
  (see Fionnchu)
  Fanchea
  Irish
  sister of Enda
  Fand
  Irish
  [Fan(n).Pearl of Beauty]
  daughter of Aedh Abrat
  daughter of Flidhais, some say
  sister of Angus mac Aedh and Li Ban
  sister of Labraid Luathlam, some say
  wife of Manannan
  mother of Gaiar and Segda
  When she quarrelled with her
  husband, who left her, she was
  attacked by three Fomoire. Her sister,
  Li Ban, induced Cuchulainn to rescue
  her and Fand had an affair with him,
  curing him of an illness by singing to
  him. When Emer heard about the
  affair, she tried to kill Fand and
  Manannan forced Fand to choose
  between himself and her lover. She
  opted to stay with Manannan.
  Another version says that her
  brother, Labraid Luathlam, needed
  the help of Cuchulainn in a fight with
  three warriors and promised to give
  Fand to the great hero as his mistress
  in return for his help.
  In some accounts, she and Li Ban
  incapacitated Cuchulainn for a whole
  year by attacking him with whips.
  Fang-chang
  Chinese
  one of the 3 Islands of the Blessed
  (see Fortunate Islands3)
  Fang Cheng-hsüeh
  (see She Wang)
  Fang Hsiang
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry of
  Time who acts as a herald
  Fang-ming
  Chinese
  a shining cube used in sacrificial rites
  Fang Pi
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry of
  Time who acts as a guide
  Fang-shih
  Chinese
  an expert in feng-shui, the art of
  magic, divination, etc
  Fann
  (see Fand)
  Fannell
  Irish
  son of Nechtan Scene
  brother of Foill and Tuachell
  He was a supernatural being who was
  killed by Cuchulainn.
  fantine
  European
  benevolent Swiss fairies
  fantom
  (see phantom)
  Faobhair
  Irish
  a son of Finn mac Cool
  faquir
  (see fakir)
  Far-Gazer
  (see Mo-li Hai)
  Far-li-mas
  African
  a story-teller
  By custom, the king of Radofan was
  killed on a day decreed by the priests
  who read the stars. Sali, sister of the
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  such wonderful stories that the priests
  forgot about the stars and no date was
  ever fixed for her brother’s death.
  Fara Maka
  African
  a hero in Mali
  husband of Nana Miriam
  He attacked the monster hippopo-
  tamus Mali, which had eaten all his
  crops,  with a spear but it ate him as
  well. His wife paralysed the beast with
  a magic spell.
  (see also Faran Maka)
  Faraguvol
  Central American
  an itinerant god of Haiti and Puerto
  Rico, a deified tree
  Faramon
  French
  [Faramond.Pharamond]
  a king of France
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Marcomir
  father of Belide and Clodion
  He was said to have been a slave who,
  when freed, became king of France.
  He once entered King Arthur’s court
  in disguise to spy on his enemy.
  He fell in love with Rosamund.
  Faramond
  (see Faramon)
  Faran Maka
  African
  a giant hero of the Songhai tribe
  father of Wango and Weikare
  When the water-spirit, Zin-Kibaru,
  caused the fish to eat Faran Maka’s rice
  plants, he fought and killed the spirit
  and kept his magic guitar.
  He is said to use his long beard to
  catch fish in the river and eats at least
  one hippopotamus each day.
  He found a girl in a termite-hill and
  she bore him two children, Wango and
  Weikare.
  (see also Fara Maka)
  Farasi Bahari
  Arab
  [=Egyptian Sabgarifiya:
  =Greek Hippocampus]
  green horses said to live in the 
  Indian Ocean
  Horses bred from these stallions and
  normal mares can run forever without
  pause since, having no lungs, they are
  never short of breath.
  (see also Farasul Bahri)
  Farasul Bahri
  Malay
  a sea-horse, said to be the mount 
  of Salana
  (see also Farasi Bahari)
  Farbauti
  Norse
  [Firbauti]
  a name of Bergelmir as father of Loki
  by Laufeia, in some stories
  father of Byleist and Helblindi
  In other accounts, Farbauti is the son
  of Lanferis.
  Farfarel
  British
  the English version of Farfarello
  Farfarello
  European
  [Farfarel]
  the devil in Dante’s Inferno
  Faridun
  (see Thraetona)
  Farma-Tyr
  Norse
  a name of Odin as ‘the protector 
  of cargoes’
  Faro1
  African
  water-god of the Bambara
  twin brother of Pemba
  Both he and Pemba grew from seeds
  planted at the four corners of the earth.
  He brought order out of the
  original chaos; created the seven
  heavens; killed Teliko, the spirit of the
  hot winds of the desert; produced the
  first human beings by impregnating
  himself and bearing twins and gave
  mankind the power of speech. He
  uprooted the tree-god, Pemba, when
  he was planted by the first woman,
  Musso-koroni.
  (see also Faro2)
  Faro2
  African
  in the lore of the Mande, the brother
  of the first man
  (see also Faro1)
  Farris
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Faruach
  Irish
  a magician
  He made the ship in which he, Foltor
  and Finn mac Cool chased Gilla
  Dacar and rescued the men he had
  carried off.
  fascination
  a charm which enabled the wearer to
  see things not visible to others
  fascinum
  a phallic amulet
  Fascinius
  Roman
  a fertility-god
  Fashena-futo
  (see Fa-she-na-fu-to)
  Fasold
  (see Fasolt)
  Fasolt
  Norse
  [Fasold]
  a giant
  brother of Fafnir, in some accounts
  In the Wagner version, Fafnir and his
  brother Fasolt, Frost Giants, built
  Valhalla for Odin but demanded Freya
  as payment. When they were given the
  Rhinegold as ransom, they fought over
  the treasure. Fafnir killed his brother
  and then used the Helmet of Invisibility
  to change himself into a dragon.
  In Germanic stories, as Fasold, he
  was the brother of Ecke and, when
  Dietrich rescued Bolfriana and her
  nine 
  daughters 
  who 
  had 
  been
  imprisoned by Ecke, he joined forces
  with Dietrich.
  Fasti
  Roman
  a story by Ovid including an account
  of the rape of Lucretia
  Fasting Coyote
  (see Nezhualcoyotl)
  Fastnacht
  German
  a festival in honour of the goddess
  Hertha
  Fastnachtsbar
  German
  a man dressed as a bear paraded in the
  Fastnacht festival
  Fastrada
  (see Fastrade)
  Fastrade
  European
  [Frastrada]
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Fastulus
  (see Faustulus)
  Fat
  Chinese
  a deity
  son of Chang
  twin brother of Tan
  He is known as The Flasher.
  fata1
  Italian
  a fairy
  Fata2
  (see Tria Fata)
  Fata Alcina
  (see Alcina)
  Fata Morgana1
  European
  [Le Chateau de Morgan le Fée]
  a mirage seen in the Straits of Messina
  This vision, a scene of architectural
  wonders, was seen by Roland in the
  garden of the enchantress, Falerina.
  Some say that it represented a
  palace of Morgan le Fay.
  Fata Morgana2
  European
  a name of Morgan le Fay
  Morgan was reputed to have another
  home in Sicily where she was known as
  Fata Morgana. The generation of a
  mirage to lure ships on to the rocks
  would be consistent with her role as a
  trouble-maker.
  Fata Scribendi
  Roman
  a goddess (or goddesses) who wrote
  out the fate of each child at birth
  In some accounts, they are the same as
  the Fates.
  Fatae Devones
  Roman
  [Matronae Devones]
  goddesses of the oak wood
  Fate Trinity
  Irish
  the trio Ana, Badb and Macha 
  as Morrigan
  Fates
  (see Moirae.Norns.Parcae)
  Fathach1
  Irish
  a mythical giant
  (see also Fomoire)
  Fathach2
  (see Fachtna)
  Father Atoja
  South American
  a rain-spirit of the Aymara
  A magician collects several basins of
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  water with frogs from Lake Titicaca
  and places them on top of the
  mountain, Atoja, praying to the spirits
  of that mountain, Father Atoja and
  Mother Atoja. When the sun has
  evaporated the water in the basins, the
  frogs croak loudly and the spirits then
  cause rain to fall.
  Father Fine
  Norse
  a dwarf
  He built the church for Esbern in
  return for his eyes, heart and soul if
  Esbern failed to discover his name
  before the building was complete.
  Helva’s prayers enabled her to discover
  the dwarf’s name and save her lover.
  Father Hu
  Chinese
  [Hu]
  a sky-god
  Father Mars
  (see Mars Marspite)
  Father of Battle
  (see Odin)
  Father of Mankind
  (see Latipan)
  Father of the Forest
  (see Mezatevs)
  Father of the Gods
  (see Latipan)
  Father Shunem
  (see El1)
  Father Sky
  (see Guamaonocon.
  Sky Father)
  Father Tiber
  (see Tiberinus)
  fathi
  Irish
  the Irish druids
  Fati1
  Balkan
  [plur=Fatit:=Greek Moirae]
  one of the 3 beings who determine the
  fate of a new-born child
  In the plural (Faiti) they are also called
  Niren.
  Fati2
  Pacific Islands
  [Fadu]
  the moon-god of the Society Islanders
  son of Roua and Taonoui
  faticaria
  (see witchcraft)
  Fatima1
  European
  in some accounts, a servant of
  Clarimunda or Esclaramonde
  Fatima2
  Persian
  a female hermit
  In The Arabian Nights she was killed by
  a sorcerer who, disguised in her
  clothes, entered Aladdin’s home.
  Fatouma
  African
  a princess
  She was saved by Hammadi as she was
  about to be devoured by the Dragon of
  the Lake and married her rescuer.
  Fatu-tiri
  Pacific Islands
  [Fatu-titi]
  an ancestor of Tane-Mahuta
  He gave Tane-Mahuta the thunderbolt
  as a weapon though, in some accounts,
  Fatu-tiri is the thunderbolt with which
  he killed Atea.
  Fatu-titi
  (see Fatu-tiri)
  Fatua
  (see Fauna)
  Fatuclus
  Greek
  [Fatuus]
  a name of Faunus as ‘speaker’
  Fatua
  (see Fauna)
  Fatus
  Roman
  a god of personal destiny
  Fatuus
  (see Fatuclus)
  faudeur
  French
  an imp of wheat-stores in Brittany
  Faula
  (see Acca Larentia.Fauna)
  Faumea
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Haumea]
  mother of Tu-nui-ka-rere and Turi-a-
  faumea by Tangaroa
  In Tuamotu they say that she had eels
  in her vagina that killed men but she
  showed Tangaroa how to remove them
  and their union produced two children.
  faun1
  Roman
  [=Greek satyr]
  part man, part goat: a woodland 
  spirit: a descendant of Faunus
  Faun2
  (see Faunus)
  Fauna
  Roman
  [Fatua.Faula.Maia.Maiesta.Oma:
  =Greek Damia.Semele]
  goddess of fertility, fields, herds
  daughter or sister and wife of Faunus
  wife of Jupiter or Vulcan, some say
  In some accounts she is identified with
  Bona Dea, in others with Angitia.
  Faunus1
  Roman
  [Fatu(cl)us.Faun.Incubo.In(n)uus.
  Lupercus.Silvan:plur=Fauni:=Greek Pan]
  a vegetation god, god of prophecy 
  and shepherds
  son of Mars, Mercury or Picus
  father or consort and brother of Fauna
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Mars and a princess and was raised to
  become the god of the countryside.
  Others make him the son of Mercury
  who killed strangers and offered them
  in sacrifice to his father who then gave
  him the hindquarters and hoofs of a
  goat in punishment. Some say he was
  the son of Picus. 
  (see also Faunus2)
  Faunus2
  Roman
  a king of Italy
  son of Hermes, some say
  father of Latinus
  father of Acis, some say
  He had the habit of killing all
  strangers and sacrificing them to his
  father, Hermes.
  He was killed by Heracles (during
  his tenth Labour) and some say that it
  was Heracles who fathered Latinus,
  not Faunus.
  His spirit was said to have warned
  Latinus not to allow his daughter,
  Lavinia, to marry any but a stranger
  who would soon arrive from over the
  sea. This turned out to be Aeneas.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Faunus, the Italian god of vegetation.
  Faust
  German
  [(Dr) Faustus]
  a man who sold his soul to the Devil 
  in return for unlimited knowledge
  and youth
  Faustulus
  Roman
  [Fastulus]
  a royal herdsman
  husband of Acca Larentia
  It was he or his wife who found the
  twins Romulus and Remus when they
  were cast adrift on the Tiber.
  Faustus1
  British
  son of Vortigern
  Faustus2
  (see Faust)
  Fauvel
  French
  [Favel]
  a centaur in a 14th C novel of the
  same name
  Favel
  (see Fauvel)
  Favonius
  Roman
  [=Greek Zephyr]
  the west wind personified
  consort of Flora, some say
  Fawn
  (see Ne-a-go)
  fay
  (see fairy)
  Faylinn
  Irish
  [The Good Folk.The Little People.
  Wee Folk]
  fairies or leprechauns
  This race of people, much smaller than
  dwarfs, was ruled by Iubdan and Bebo.
  In some accounts, Iubdan’s realm,
  rather than his people, is referred to as
  Faylinn.
  Fe
  African
  a god of the Ivory Coast
  This deity is envisaged in the form of
  a mask.
  Fea1
  Irish
  a war-goddess, an aspect of Morrigan
  Fea2
  a red ox
  In some accounts, the two oxen, Fea
  and Feimhean, were owned by the
  goddess Brigit. Others say that they
  were owned by Dil.
  Feabhail
  (see Febal)
  Feadhach
  Irish
  ruler of an island in the Otherworld
  father of Flann
  Fear Baoth
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  Maev offered him her daughter, Fi, if
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  he would desert his friend Cuchulainn
  during the battles of the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley.
  Fear Caille
  (see Alladhan)
  Fear da Leithe
  (see Bearchan)
  Fear Dea
  (see Ferdia)
  Fear Dedh
  (see Ferdia)
  Fear Deoda
  (see Ferdia)
  Fear Diadh
  (see Ferdia)
  Fear Diorche
  Irish
  [The Dark Druid]
  a druid who turned Saba into a deer
  when she rejected his advances
  Fear Fi
  Irish
  a musician
  Lugaid mac Con went to war with
  Eoghan Mor when they argued about
  which of them had first discovered
  Fear Fi.
  Fear Gortac
  Irish
  a magical type of grass which causes
  insatiable hunger
  Another version describes it as a hunger-
  demon in the form of a wrinkled old
  man.
  Fear Logha
  Irish
  a charioteer to Ailill and Maev
  Fear-tai
  (see Fer-tai)
  Fear-ti
  (see Fer-ti)
  Fearadhach1
  Irish
  a Pictish king
  Criomhthann mac Fiodhaigh sent
  Conall Corc to the Scottish court with
  a coded note asking the king to kill the
  bearer, believing that the young man
  had tried to rape Criomhthann’s wife.
  The message was changed by Gruibne,
  a friend whom Conall had earlier
  rescued from captivity, with the result
  that Fearadhach not only welcomed
  Conall but gave him his daughter’s
  hand in marriage.
  Fearadhach2
  (see Daithi)
  Fearadhach Fionn
  Irish
  a king of Scotland
  He came to Ireland to take the throne
  on the death of Cairbre Caitcheann
  but was defeated by the forces of
  Connaught led by Daithi.
  Fearbh
  Irish
  daughter of Gearg
  When Sin came to her father’s house
  to seek the hand of Fearbh, Conor mac
  Nessa attacked the house and both Sin
  and her father were killed.
  Fearbhlaidh
  Irish
  daughter of a king of Scotland
  She fell in love with the poet, Cearball,
  and when her father put him in prison,
  she helped him to escape. Her father
  later deceived her into believing that
  her lover was dead and she died of a
  broken heart.
  A similar story is told of Cearball
  and Eleanor.
  Fearcheas mac Comain
  Irish
  [Ferchess]
  a poet-seer at the court of Ailill Olom
  He was with Ailill Olom, during a vigil
  at Samhain, when the latter raped
  Aine. Fearcheas killed her father,
  Eoghabal, and, at Ailill’s instigation,
  Fearcheas killed Lugaid mac Con with
  a spear but Finn mac Cool tracked him
  down and killed him.
  Feardhomhain
  Irish
  a warrior of Leinster
  brother of Fingheal or Finnine
  He was said to have killed a monster
  living in a lake and, when Finn mac
  Cool told him of a dangerous wild
  boar, he hunted it down and killed it
  after it had killed his three hounds. In
  this story, his sister was called
  Fingheal. Another story says that his
  sister was Finnine and, when she was
  badly treated by her husband, Conan
  mac an Leith Luchra, Feardhomhain
  killed him but was himself killed in
  the fight.
  Feargal
  (see Fergal)
  Fearghal
  (see Fergal)
  Fearghus
  (see Fergus)
  Feargna
  Irish
  a king
  father of Aedh Dubh
  When he opposed St Caillin, he was
  swallowed up by the earth.
  In some accounts, his father was
  Suibhne, king of Dalriada.
  Feargus
  (see Fergus)
  Fearineus
  (see Phoroneus)
  Fearn
  Irish
  a son of Partholan
  Feast of Age (see Feast of Goibhniu)
  Feast of Anna Perenna
  Roman
  a celebration, held on March 15th, of
  Anna Perenna’s deception, in the
  form of Minerva or Nerio, or the
  war-god, Ares
  Feast of Bricciu
  (see Bricciu’s Feast)
  Feast of Goibhniu
  Irish
  [Fle(a)d(h) Ghoibhnenn.Feast of Age.
  Fled Gabnenn]
  a feast in the underworld at 
  which the smith-god gave his 
  guests food and drink that made 
  them immortal
  This was one of three gifts from
  Manannan to the Danaans. The other
  two were the Veil of Invisibility (Faet
  Fiada) and the Pigs of Manannan.
  Feast of Lanterns
  (see Festival of the Dead.
  Lantern Festival)
  Feast of Souls
  a festival, held in November, in honour
  of the dead
  feather
  North American
  a sacred object to the Indians
  Feather Cloak of Freya (see Valhamr)
  Feather Man
  North American
  a wind-spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Feather Robe
  Japanese
  [Celestial Feather Robe]
  a garment used by the moonfolk
  They wrapped the moonmaiden,
  Kaguya, in this garment when they
  took her back to her home in the sky,
  to erase her memories of life on earth.
  Feather Woman
  (see Soatsaki)
  Feathered Serpent (see Quetzalcoatl)
  Feathered Staff
  (see Quetzalcoatl)
  Febal
  Irish
  [Feabhail.Febhal]
  father of Bran
  Febhal
  (see Febal)
  Febris
  Roman
  [Quartana.Tertiana]
  a goddess of fevers
  mother of Dea Quartana and Dea
  Tertiana
  Februs
  Roman
  [=Etruscan Dis:=Greek Pluto]
  the god of the dead
  Fecor
  a demon guarding underground
  treasure
  (see also Anarazel.Gaziel)
  Fedelm
  (see Fedelma.Feidhilm)
  Fedelma
  Irish
  [Fedelm.Fidelma]
  a prophetess
  daughter of Laoghaire 
  mac Criomhthann
  daughter of Conor mac Nessa, 
  some say
  sister of Ethne
  wife of Loaghaire Buadhach
  She forewarned Maev that she would
  be defeated in the battle for the Brown
  Bull of Cooley.
  Fedlimid
  (see Feidhlimidh.Felim)
  Feeder
  (see Pan2)
  Fe’e1
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian war-god and god of 
  the dead
  one of the Aitu
  He is said to have given birth to all the
  rocks and islands.
  He is depicted as a giant cuttlefish
  encompassing the world with his
  tentacles. His undersea palace was
  known as Bale-Fe’e.
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  French
  a fairy
  Feenenee
  North American
  a maiden of the Tewa of New Mexico
  When a drought came, the men of the
  tribe entered the kiva to pray and to
  fast but one of them drank the water of
  the lake. His body split open and
  flooded the kiva and all present were
  turned into frogs or water-birds.
  Feenenee was turned into a snake.
  féerie
  French
  fairyland
  Fefana
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Fevanga
  mother of Kavaonau
  When the god Loa visited them, they
  killed their baby daughter and served
  her at a meal, having no other food.
  (see also kava1)
  Fehuluni
  New Zealand
  a sex-changing spirit
  Fei
  (see Huang Fei-hu)
  Fei-ch’ang Fang
  Chinese
  a famous magician who warned of an
  impending national disaster
  fei-i
  Chinese
  a double-bodied flying snake with 4
  wings and 6 legs
  Fei Lien1
  (see Feng Po)
  Fei Lien2
  (see Luan1)
  Fei Luan
  (see Luan1)
  Feibh
  Irish
  in some accounts, daughter of 
  Conor mac Nessa and wife of 
  Conn Cearnach
  Feichin
  Irish
  a saint
  son of Caolcharna and Lasair
  It is said that a host of angels hovered
  over him and that he performed many
  miracles. When his friend Aodan was
  imprisoned, he rescued him by killing
  his jailer and then restoring him to life
  so that he was persuaded to release
  Aodan. He also achieved the release of
  prisoners of Ailill mac Dunlaing, king
  of Leinster, by causing an earthquake
  which shook the shackles from the
  prisoners. Here too, the king was
  killed and restored to life by Feichin.
  He once carried a leper to the king’s
  court at Tara to be cared for. It is said
  that this leper was Christ, who gave
  the saint his staff.
  Feidhilm1
  Irish
  [Fedelm]
  wife of Eochu
  mother of Aodan and Brandubh
  When she gave birth to twin boys,
  Eochu exchanged one of them for one
  of the twin daughters born at the same
  time to Ingheanach, wife of Gabhran.
  She could identify the boy from a grain
  of gold which she had put in his
  shoulder and when, as a man, Aodan
  mac Gabhrain, he invaded Leinster,
  she prevailed upon him to make peace
  with Brandubh, his brother.
  Feidhilm2
  Irish
  [Fedelm.Lair Dhearg.Red Mare]
  a sorceress
  foster-mother of Conal Corc
  Feidhilm3
  Irish
  [Fedelm]
  daughter of Fachtna and Nessa
  sister of Conor mac Nessa
  wife of Cairbre Nia Fear
  mother of Earc
  Feidhlim
  Irish
  son of Ailill and Maev
  He was one of seven sons all known
  as Maine.
  Feidhlimidh1
  Irish
  [Fedlimid]
  father of Conn Ceadchathach
  Feidhlimidh2
  Irish
  [Fedlimid]
  grandson of Conall Gulban
  father of Columba
  Feidhlimidh3
  (see Felim mac Dall)
  Feidhlimidh Cam O Baoill
  Irish
  [Fedlimid]
  a warrior of Donegal
  His family feuded with the Mac
  Suibhne sept and, when he visited the
  house of Mac Suibhne, the latter tried
  to kill him. He got out of the house
  and, after a furious chase, escaped by
  sea.
  Feidhlimidh mac Criomhthann
  Irish
  [Fedlimid]
  a warrior-king of Munster
  bishop of Cashel
  In some versions, he is regarded as a
  saint. He once took shelter with the
  satirist, Gul, whose daughter Sadhbh
  tricked him out of his clothes and his
  horse. In revenge, he sent Dunnoir to
  seduce her.
  He quarrelled with the high-king
  Niall Caille and was defeated by him at
  the Battle of Carman.
  Feile Bhride
  (see Imbolc)
  Feile Brighde
  (see Imbolc)
  Feimhean
  Irish
  [Fernan.Fernea]
  a black ox
  In some accounts, the two oxen, Fea
  and Feimhean, were owned by the
  goddess Brigit. Others say that they
  were owned by Dil.
  Feimurgan
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Feini
  Irish
  early settlers
  While most accounts refer to the
  descendants as the Danaans, the fifth
  in the series of invaders of Ireland,
  others refer to her descendants as the
  Feini and regard them as the first
  settlers of that country.(see also Fianna)
  Feinius
  Irish
  father of Niul
  Feinne
  (see Fianna)
  Feinnidh
  Irish
  a leader of a troop of the Fianna
  Feirceirtne
  (see Fer Cherdne)
  Feircheirdne
  (see Fer Cherdne)
  Feirefiss
  (see Feirefiz)
  Feirefiz 
  British
  [Feirefiss]
  son of Gahmuret and Belcane
  half-brother of Percival
  He is said to have been parti-
  coloured as the result of having
  parents of different origins.
  He met his half-brother in combat
  without realising their relationship
  but, when they were reconciled, he
  joined Percival in the Grail Quest.
  At King Arthur’s court, he met
  Repanse and, after converting to
  Christianity, married her, taking her to
  India where Repanse bore him a son
  who became the magician, Prester
  John.
  Feis na Samhna
  Irish
  [Samain Feis]
  an Irish name for Samhain
  Feis Tighe Chonain
  Irish
  the story of Finn mac Cool’s visit to
  the castle of Conan in the
  Otherworld
  Felice
  British
  [Phelis]
  daughter of the Earl of Warwick
  husband of Guy
  When her husband failed to return
  from the Holy Land, she devoted her
  life to works of charity. When Guy
  finally returned, he left her in peace
  and built himself a hermitage. They
  were reunited when Guy was on his
  deathbed but Felice died of grief.
  Felicitas
  Roman
  the goddess of good luck
  (see also Fortuna)
  Felim mac Dall
  Irish
  [Fedlimid.Feidhlimidh.Phelim]
  a harp-player at the court of Conor
  mac Nessa
  son of Dall
  father of Deirdre
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  Felix1
  British
  father of Mark and Meliad, some say
  In some accounts he was the king of
  Cornwall and Lyonesse.
  Felix2
  German
  a monk
  He stood listening to the song of the
  birds and later discovered that he had
  listened for 300 years which, to him,
  had seemed like just a few minutes.
  Felix3
  Roman
  a name for Venus as the bringer of
  good fortune
  Femba
  (see Pemba)
  femina saga
  (see saga3)
  Feminee
  (see Femynye)
  Fempellec
  South American
  a pre-Inca king
  He had the carved stone figure known
  as Llampallec moved from Chot.
  When a demon in the guise of a lovely
  maiden seduced him and torrential
  rain ruined all the crops, the priests
  tied him up and hurled him into the
  sea from a cliff-top.
  Femynye
  Greek
  [Feminee]
  the realm of the Amazons
  Fenda Maria
  African
  a heroine of Angola
  Vidiji Milanda had been bewitched
  and lay asleep on the bank of a river.
  He could be wakened only by a
  maiden shedding eleven jugfuls of
  tears. Fenda Maria filled ten jugs and,
  having given one away to free a slave
  girl, got tired of weeping and asked the
  slave girl to fill the eleventh jug. This
  she did and woke the sleeping prince
  who took her for his wife instead of
  Fenda Maria. The slave then took on
  the role of her mistress and the real
  Fenda Maria became her slave, now
  called Kamaria.
  Later, the prince brought Kamaria
  presents she had asked for; a lamp
  which lit itself, a razor which
  sharpened itself, scissors which could
  cut unaided and a stone which told the
  truth. With the help of these objects
  she convinced the prince that she was
  the real Fenda Maria and they were
  married, burning the imposter in a
  barrel of tar.
  Fene
  European
  one of a race of Hungarian demons or
  their realm
  Feng1
  Chinese
  [Chu-ch’ieh.Feng Huan(g).Vermilion Bird]
  the Chinese version of the phoenix
  one of the Four Auspicious Animals
  chief of the feathered animals
  ruler of the south and the 
  summer season
  This fabulous bird is described as
  being composed of parts of many
  other birds and the tail of a fish,
  although it is sometimes depicted as
  the Oriental pheasant. It is reputed to
  alight only on the wu t’ung tree and
  lives on the seeds of the bamboo.
  Another version describes it as a
  scarlet or vermilion bird, one of four
  supporting the corners of the earth.
  (see also Luan)
  Feng2
  European
  brother of Horvendil
  He killed his brother, Horvendil, king
  of Jutland, married his widow,
  Gerutha, and took the throne. He was
  later killed by Horvendil’s son,
  Amleth.
  Feng3
  Norse
  [Fiollnir.Fjollnir]
  a name used by Odin when he was
  taken aboard ship by Sigurd who met
  the god walking on the sea
  (see also Hnikar)
  Feng Huan
  (see Feng1)
  Feng Huang
  (see Feng1)
  Feng I 
  (see Shui Kuan)
  Feng-kan
  Chinese
  an 8th C giant
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, some say
  He was said to have been seven feet tall
  and rode a tiger, in which form he is
  generally depicted. In this respect, he
  is similar to Tamra Bhadra.
  Feng Lin
  Chinese
  a soldier-immortal
  In the Battle of 10,000 Spirits, he was
  defeated by Li No-cha who used his
  magic bracelet.
  Feng Po
  Chinese
  [Count of the Winds.Fei Lien.Feng Shih]
  a sky-god
  son of Huang Ti
  husband of Feng-p’o-p’o
  This deity was in charge of the sack
  which contains the winds, hunger
  and drought.
  He tried to overthrow his father and
  was defeated. He was banished to a
  mountain-top cave where he sent
  winds to cause trouble until I, the
  archer, shot a hole in his wind-bag.
  Feng Po was wounded in the leg at the
  same time and was left with a
  permanent limp.
  He is depicted as a white-bearded
  old man or as a dragon with the head
  of a deer or as having the body of a
  stag, a sparrow’s head, the horns of a
  bull and a snake’s tail.
  Feng-p’o-p’o
  Chinese
  [Madame Wind]
  a wind-goddess
  wife of Feng Po
  She is said to ride a tiger in the sky.
  Feng Shih
  (see Feng Po)
  feng-shui
  Chinese
  a system of landscape magic
  or geomancy
  This art is sometimes used to
  determine the orientation of graves or
  of houses and their contents so that
  they are in harmony with natural
  forces.
  The principles of this technique
  were collected by Kung P’o (3rd-
  4th C).
  Fenge
  (see Fenia)
  Fenia
  Norse
  [Fenge.Fenja]
  a giantess
  daughter of Greip, some say
  She and her sister Menia were bought
  as slaves by Frodi to work his magic
  grindstone, Grotte.
  Fenian Cycle
  Irish
  [Fianna Cycle.Finn Cycle.Fionn Cycle.
  Ossianic Cycle]
  a collection of stories relating 
  the exploits of Finn mac Cool 
  and his warriors, the Fianna
  Fenians
  (see Fianna)
  Fenice1
  French
  [Fenise]
  wife of Alis
  When her husband died, she married
  his nephew, Cligés.
  Fenice2
  Irish
  [Fenise]
  a queen of Ireland
  In the French story, Durmart le Gallois,
  she was loved by Durmart.
  Fenise
  (see Fenice)
  Fenius
  (see Feniusa Farsa)
  Feniusa Farsa
  Irish
  [Fenius]
  a Scythian king, ancestor of the
  Milesians
  father of Niul
  He was said to be a descendant of
  Japhet, Noah’s son, and grandfather
  of Gaedheal. He helped to build the
  Tower of Babel and was the only man
  conversant with all the languages that
  emerged when the Tower was
  abandoned.
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  (see phoenix1)
  Fenja
  (see Fenia)
  Fenoderee
  (see Fenodyree)
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  Fenodyree
  Manx
  [Fenoderee]
  a mythical hairy monster or brownie
  Fenrer
  (see Fenris)
  Fenrir
  (see Fenris)
  Fenris
  Norse
  [Fenrer.Fenrir.Hrodvitnir]
  a wolf
  offspring of Loki and Angerbode
  brother of Hel and Iormungandr
  Odin took the wolf to Asgard hoping
  to tame him but it grew to such size
  and strength that the gods tied him up
  for safety. They bound him first with
  the chain, Laeding, from which he
  broke free; then with a stronger chain,
  Droma, which he also broke; then
  with Gleipnir, a thin cord fashioned
  by the dwarfs which none could break,
  fixed with the fetter, Gelgia. Fenris
  allowed himself to be tied only if one
  of the gods would put a hand into his
  mouth as a surety. Tyr complied and
  when Fenris found himself unable to
  break free he bit off Tyr’s right hand.
  When he opened his huge jaws and
  howled, the gods thrust a sword into
  his mouth causing an outflow of blood
  that formed the river Von.
  Fenris remained tied through the
  rock Gioll to a large boulder called
  Thviti on the island of Lyngvi until the
  final battle of Ragnarok when he broke
  free and fought on Loki’s side against
  the gods. It was foretold that he would
  kill Odin but he was killed by Vidar
  who, arriving late in the battle, put his
  one large foot on the wolf’s lower jaw
  and, grasping his upper jaw in his bare
  hands, tore him apart.
  Fensal
  (see Fensalir)
  Fensalir
  Norse
  [Fensal.Fensalier]
  the palace of Frigga
  Fensalier
  (see Fensalir)
  Fer Chedne
  (see Fer Cherdne)
  Fer Cherdne1
  Irish
  [Feirceirtne.Feircheirdne.Fer Chedne.
  Fercherdne.Ferchertne]
  a poet at the court of Lugaid, king 
  of Leinster
  He was said to have accompanied the
  king when he was banished from
  Ireland.
  In some accounts, the three Fer
  Cherdne characters are all manifestations
  of the same person.
  Fer Cherdne2
  Irish
  [Feirceirtne.Feircheirdne.Fer Chedne.
  Fercherdne.Ferchertne]
  an Ulster poet
  He received the robes and office of the
  chief-poet when Adna died but Adna’s
  son, Neidhe, disputed his right to
  them. Fer Cherdne defeated him in a
  contest of verse and rhetoric and the
  younger man then conceded.
  In some accounts, the three Fer
  Cherdne characters are all manifestations
  of the same person.
  Fer Cherdne3
  Irish
  [Feirceirtne.Feircheirdne.Fer Chedne.
  Fercherdne.Ferchertne]
  a poet, a retainer of Curoi
  father of Aithirne
  Some say that it was he, not Aithirne,
  who demanded and got Eochaid mac
  Luchta’s one remaining eye.
  When his master’s wife, Blathnat,
  was being carried off by Cuchulainn,
  Fer Cherdne seized her and jumped
  with her from a high cliff, killing both
  Blathnat and himself.
  In some accounts, the three Fer
  Cherdne characters are all manifestations
  of the same person.
  Fer Dea
  (see Ferdia)
  Fer Dedh
  (see Ferdia)
  Fer Deoda
  (see Ferdia)
  Fer Diadh
  (see Ferdia)
  Fer Fedail
  (see Fer Fidail)
  Fer Fidail
  Irish
  [Fer Fedail]
  a druid of Manannan
  son of Eoghabal
  The god sent Fer Fidail, in the form of
  a woman, to procure the maiden
  Tuage but the druid slept with her for
  three days before returning to Tir
  Tairnigiri. The angry god drowned
  Tuage and killed the druid.
  Fer Gruadh
  Irish
  a druid
  When Oscar killed Meargach in battle,
  the dead man’s wife, Aille, persuaded
  the druid to capture Finn, Oscar’s
  grandfather. When Finn was released,
  Oscar killed Fer Gruadh.
  Fer-tai
  Irish
  [Fear-tai]
  father of Fer-ti
  a warrior of the Fianna
  son of Goll mac Morna
  He was one of the party which trapped
  Dermot and Grania in the Wood of
  Two Tents.
  He fought on the side of Cairbre in
  the Battle of Gabhra and when Finn
  mac Cool killed his son, Fer-ti, to
  avenge the death of Oscar at the hand
  of Cairbre, Fer-tai fought Finn in
  single combat and was killed.
  Fer-ti
  Irish
  [Fear-ti]
  son of Fer-tai
  At the Battle of Gabhra he was killed
  by Finn mac Cool. When Fer-tai, his
  father, tried to avenge his death, Finn
  killed him also.
  Feralia
  Roman
  the final festival of the dead, held 
  in February
  Ferbaeth
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  He was one of those who fought with
  Cuchulainn in single combat during
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley and was
  killed.
  Fercherdne
  (see Fer Cherdne)
  Ferchertne
  (see Fer Cherdne)
  Ferchess
  (see Fearcheas)
  Fercob
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  He and his men fought alongside Finn
  and the Fianna at the Battle of Gabhra.
  Ferdia
  Irish
  [Fe(a)r Dea.Fe(a)r Dedh.Fe(a)r Deoda.
  Fe(a)r Diadh.Ferdiad mac Daire]
  son of Fergus mac Roth
  foster-brother of Cuchulainn
  In some accounts, he was the son
  of Damhan.
  He trained with Cuchulainn under
  Skatha and became his friend. He later
  fought for Maev in the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley and, against his inclinations,
  was 
  forced 
  by 
  Maev 
  to 
  fight
  Cuchulainn in single combat. They
  fought for four days until finally
  Cuchulainn killed his old friend with
  the Gae Bolg as they fought in the
  river where the waters were held back
  on each side. In other versions,
  Cuchulainn ran Ferdia through with
  his sword.
  Ferdiad
  (see Ferdia)
  Ferdinand
  European
  a king of Spain
  father of Alfonso, Elvira, Garcia,
  Sancho and Urraca
  When El Cid came to his court, he
  banished him for his haughty manner
  but soon restored him to favour when
  El Cid started to win battles against
  the Moors.
  He was in dispute with Ramiro of
  Aragon and appointed El Cid as his
  champion to settle the matter in single
  combat with Martin Gonzalez. In
  another dispute, when he refused to
  pay homage to the Pope, El Cid once
  again settled the matter in his favour
  by defeating the Pope’s champion.
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  Ferdoman
  Irish
  son of Bodb Deag
  He was one of the party of nine, led by
  Gol mac Morna, which recovered
  Finn mac Cool’s hounds, Bran and
  Sceolan, when they were stolen by
  Arthur.
  Fergal mac Maolduin
  Irish
  [Fearg(h)al]
  a high-king of Ireland
  father of Aedh Allan and Niall Frasach
  He had an affair with a nun who was
  the daughter of Congall. When
  Congall entered her bedroom, she sat
  on top of Fergal and persuaded her
  father of her innocence. Rather than
  betray his presence, Fergal made no
  sound, even when a cat bit pieces out
  of his legs.
  He attacked Leinster with a large
  army which included a young musician
  and poet, named Donn Bo, whom he
  had undertaken to keep safe. In a battle
  with the forces of Leinster, both the
  king and Donn Bo were killed and
  decapitated. Donn Bo’s head sang so
  sadly at the celebration feast of the
  Leinstermen that they returned it to
  the site of the battle, placed it on his
  body and Donn was restored to life.
  The head of Fergal was given to
  Cathal mac Fionghuine, king of
  Munster, who washed and dressed it in
  finery at a feast where it spoke its
  thanks for the honour.
  Fergar
  Irish
  a companion of Conary Mor
  Ferghus
  (see Fergus)
  Fergna
  Irish
  [Fergne]
  a physician
  He advised Angus Og on how to locate
  Caer Ibormeith.
  Fergne
  (see Fergna)
  Fergus1
  British
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  husband of Galiene
  son of Soumilliot
  He was a ploughboy whose imagination
  was fired by seeing King Arthur and 
  his knights, and he wanted to become
  like them.
  He borrowed his father’s old armour
  and rode to the king’s court,
  despatching a pair of robbers en route,
  and found himself the butt of Kay’s
  ridicule. He was, nevertheless, made a
  knight and set out to kill the Black
  Knight to prove himself. He stayed
  overnight at Castle Lidell where the
  owner’s niece, Galiene, fell in love
  with him. Fergus rejected her because
  he felt unworthy until he had achieved
  his aim. Having disposed of the Black
  Knight he returned to the castle, only
  to find that Galiene had left. He spent
  over a year searching for her and was
  then told that he could win her hand
  only by first winning the Shield
  Beautiful which was guarded by a
  dragon and a giantess in Castle
  Dunostre. Fergus killed both of these
  guardians and won the shield and then
  set off for Lothian where Galiene was
  under siege. On the road to Scotland,
  he killed the giant of Mount Dolerous,
  freed two ladies held in that giant’s
  castle and acquired the marvellous
  horse, Arondiel. In Lothian, he killed
  Artofilaus, nephew of the king whose
  forces were besieging Galiene and sent
  the king himself as hostage to King
  Arthur’s court. Arthur had, for some
  time, been searching for Fergus and,
  having found him, organised a great
  tournament at which Fergus was
  champion. As a reward, Fergus
  received Galiene as his wife and was
  made king of Lothian.
  Fergus2
  British
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a Cornish earl
  His lands were ravaged by the
  giant Taulurd until Morholt killed
  the giant.
  Fergus3
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  son of Eochaid Muigl and Mongfhinn
  brother of Ailill, Brian and Fiachra
  step-brother of Niall Noigiallach
  Fergus4
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us.Wise Lips]
  a seer
  son of Finn mac Cool
  Fergus5
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  a monk
  He caught the mermaid, Li Ban, in
  his net and argued over her future
  with Beoan.
  Fergus6
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  son of Ailill and Maev
  He was one of seven sons, all known
  as Maine.
  Fergus Bearn
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  father of St Ruadan
  Fergus Cearbhaill
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us Cearrbheaoil]
  father of Diarmaid
  Fergus Finvel
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us Fionbhail]
  a counsellor to Finn mac Cool
  Fergus Fionnliat
  Irish
  a fertility-lord
  A former wife of Iollan turned Uirne,
  whom he proposed to marry, into a
  bitch and gave her to Fergus as a
  present. When she resumed her human
  form and returned to Iollan, Fergus
  gave her whelps to Finn mac Cool who
  called them Bran and Sceolan.
  Fergus Foga
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  a king of Ulster
  Some say that he is the same as Fergus
  mac Leda or Fergus mac Roth.
  Fergus Leathdhearg
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  son of Nemed
  father of Britan
  He led the Nemedians on a raid on the
  Fomoire on Tory Island and killed
  their leader, Conan.
  He was one of the few Nemedians
  to escape from Ireland and he and his
  son came to Britain where they
  became the ancestors of the British.
  Fergus mac Earc
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us]
  son of Earc
  brother of Murtagh
  He established the kingdom of Dal
  Riada. Having borrowed the Stone
  of Destiny from his brother for his
  own coronation, he never returned it
  to Ireland.
  Fergus mac Leda
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us mac Leide.Fergus 
  mac Le(i)te]
  a king of Ulster
  Lugaid Luaighne divided Ulster into
  two parts, giving one to Fergus and
  one to Congall Clairingleach. Later,
  Fergus took all the province and
  Conall went to Scotland. On his
  return, Fergus mac Roth helped him
  to defeat Fergus mac Leda in battle.
  He captured Iubdan, king of the
  Faylinn, and his wife Bebo when they
  fell into a bowl of porridge. He had an
  affair with Bebo and released her and
  her husband only when Iubdan handed
  over his magic shoes.
  In one account, he was given the
  woman Dorn as compensation for the
  death of Eochaid Yellowmouth who
  had been killed by men sent by the
  high-king, Conn. He was also given
  the power by sea-sprites to swim under
  any water except Loch Rudhraighe.
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  When he ignored this ban, he was
  attacked by the monster, Muirdris, and
  fear caused his mouth to move to the
  back of his head. When Dorn revealed
  his secret, after a quarrel during which
  Fergus struck her, the king used the
  shoes given to him by Iubdan to
  protect himself when he went back to
  the lake and had a second fight with
  the monster. Although he managed to
  kill the beast, he was himself wounded
  and died.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Fergus mac Roth or Fergus Foga
  while others say that Tiobraide was
  the king of Ulster at the time of
  Eochaid’s murder.
  Fergus mac Leide
  (see Fergus mac Leda)
  Fergus mac Leite
  (see Fergus mac Leda)
  Fergus mac Lete
  (see Fergus mac Leda)
  Fergus mac Rogh
  (see Fergus mac Roth)
  Fergus mac Roich
  (see Fergus mac Roth)
  Fergus mac Roigh
  (see Fergus mac Roth)
  Fergus mac Rosa
  (see Fergus mac Roth)
  Fergus mac Roth
  Irish
  [Fe(a)rg(h)us mac Ro(i)gh.Fearg(h)us
  mac Rioch.Fergus mac Roich.Fergus mac
  Rosa.Fergus mac Roth.Fergus mac Roy]
  one of the champions of the 
  Red Branch
  king of Ulster
  son of Ros Ruadh and Roch
  half-brother of Fachtna
  husband of Flidhais and Nessa
  father of Buino and Illus
  father of Ferdia, some say
  foster-father of Cuchulainn
  He came to the throne on the death of
  Fachtna and married Fachtna’s widow,
  Nessa, who stipulated that he must
  allow her son, Conor, to rule for one
  year. At the end of the year, Conor
  refused to relinquish the throne and
  banished Fergus to Connaught with
  Dubhthach and his son Cormac.
  Some say that he fell in love with
  Flidhais, wife of Ailill Fionn, and
  attacked his rival’s castle, killing Ailill
  and taking Flidhais for his wife. In this
  story, he was killed by a giant, the Fool
  of Barr Uisce, as he was driving his
  wife’s great herd of cattle.
  Another version of this story
  substitutes Muinchinn for Flidhais and
  Donal for Ailill and Fergus, worried in
  case his newly-acquired wife should
  betray him as she had betrayed Donal,
  drowned her.
  Another story says that he was in the
  party that escorted Deirdre and the
  sons of Usna back from Scotland to
  Conor’s court and after Conor’s
  treachery he went into exile with
  Cormac and Dubhthach in Connaught.
  As herald to Maev, he went to Ulster
  to try to persuade the king, Daire, to
  lend Maev the famous Brown Bull of
  Cooley for one year. Daire refused
  and Fergus later fought with Maev
  and Ailill against Ulster in the Cattle
  Raid of Cooley but refused to fight
  Cuchulainn, his friend and pupil, in
  single combat. He became Maev’s
  lover and was killed by a spear thrown
  by Lugaid, a blind poet, when Ailill
  caught them bathing together in a pool.
  He is said to be the author of the
  first account of the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley by virtue of a legend saying
  that the original story was lost and the
  poet, Seanchan, raised the dead Fergus
  who recited the whole story before
  going back to the grave.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Fergus mac Leda.
  Fergus mac Roy (see Fergus mac Roth)
  feri
  (see peri)
  Ferlee
  Irish
  a companion of Conary Mor
  Fernan
  (see Feimhean)
  Fernea
  (see Feimhean)
  feroher
  (see fravashi)
  Feronia1
  Roman
  an Etruscan fertility-goddess and
  goddess of fire
  Feronia2
  Roman
  the goddess of spring flowers
  ferouer
  (see fravashi)
  Ferracute
  (see Ferragus)
  Ferragunze
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  husband of Verseria
  King Arthur tested the tolerance of
  Ferragunze by arranging for him to
  find his wife in the arms of Gawain but
  even this did not make her husband
  jealous.
  Ferragus
  European
  [Ferracute.Ferrakut]
  a giant of Portugal
  He fought and defeated all the greatest
  of Charlemagne’s knights in single
  combat but was finally beaten and
  killed by Roland.
  In some accounts, the Brazen Head
  was kept in his castle.
  Ferrakut
  (see Ferragus)
  Ferrant d’Espagne
  European
  a horse of Oliver
  Ferrau
  European
  a Saracen warrior
  He fought Argalia in the lists and won
  but was denied the prize, the hand of
  Angelica. When she fled, Ferrau
  chased Argalia and killed him and was
  fighting Roland, who also wanted
  Angelica, when he was forced to break
  off the fight and return to Spain to
  help Marsilius.
  Ferrec
  (see Ferrex)
  Ferrex
  British
  [Ferrec]
  son of Gorboduc and Judon
  He quarrelled with his brother Porrex
  over the inheritance of the throne of
  Britain and was killed by his brother
  who was then killed by their mother
  and her maids.
  Ferrgend
  Irish
  father of Muinremuir
  Ferrogan
  Irish
  a companion of Conary Mor
  Fersefassa
  (see Persephone)
  Ferumbras
  (see Fierabras)
  Fescamp Abbey
  British
  [Perlesvaus]
  the setting for some of the early 
  Grail stories
  Fessonia
  Roman
  a goddess helping the needy
  Festival House
  North American
  an underwater hall
  This building was used for holding the
  meeting of the spirits called by
  Hanging Han to curb the power of the
  whirlpool, Keagyhil Depguesk.
  Festival of Fire
  (see Holi)
  Festival of Flowers
  (see Hanamatsuri)
  Festival of Mongfhinn (see Samhaim)
  Festival of Nine Nights
  (see Navaratri)
  Festival of Pure Brightness
  (see Ch’ing Ming)
  Festival of Seven Grasses
  (see Nanakusa)
  Festival of Tanabata
  Japanese
  [Festival of the Weaving Lady]
  a festival held in honour of Tanabata,
  the Weaving Maiden
  This festival occurs on the seventh day
  of the seventh month and celebrates
  the love-story of Tanabata and
  Hikoboshi.
  Festival of the Dead
  Japanese
  [Bommatsuri.Bon-e.Bon(matsuri).Feast
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  Festival of the Hungry Ghosts]
  a period, July 13th to 16th, when the
  spirits of the dead are said to return
  and wander in the country
  When the ghosts of the dead appear,
  they are given food and the Bon Odori
  dance is performed. When the ghosts
  depart, sacred boats full of food,
  shoryobuni, are set afloat on the lakes
  and rivers to carry the ghosts and
  sustain them on their journey back to
  the Otherworld.
  Festival of the Hungry Ghosts
  Chinese
  [Analambana.Yü Lan Hui:
  =Japanese Festival of the Dead]
  a festival at which ghosts of the dead
  are appeased
  The gates of hell are opened to allow
  the spirits to return to earth for thirty
  days and they are given various
  offerings to prevent them from
  becoming evil spirits.
  Festival of the Weaving Lady
  (see Festival of Tanabata)
  Festival of Tombs
  Chinese
  [Cold Food Festival]
  a celebration of spring and worship of
  departed spirits
  Festival of Wasa
  [Laughing Festival of Wasa]
  a festival held in October recalling the
  laughter of the gods
  It is said that the gods met once a year
  to arrange love-matches for the 
  people and, on one occasion, Miwa
  Daimyojin came on the wrong day,
  causing much laughter when the gods
  heard about it.
  Festival of Weeping Women
  (see El Bugat)
  Festival of Wild Women
  (see Lenaea)
  Festus
  Roman
  a festival held in honour of Mercury,
  held on May 15th
  fetch
  (see wraith)
  fetch-candle
  [fetch-light]
  a supernatural light
  A small, candle-like flame seen moving
  through the air at night, said to be an
  omen of forthcoming death. Some say
  that the flame goes out when the soul
  leaves the body.
  fetch-light
  (see fetch-candle)
  Feth Fiadha
  (see Veil of Invisibility)
  fetich
  (see fetish)
  fetiche
  (see fetish)
  fetichism
  (see fetishism)
  fetish
  [fetich(e)]
  something revered irrationally
  an object supposed to invoke the
  services of a spirit inside it 
  fetishism
  [fetichism]
  the belief in charms as bringers of
  good fortune
  In some instances, where the fetish is
  perceived as being truly effective, it
  may be raised to the status of a deity.
  Fetu
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan god of the sky at night
  consort of the first woman, Ele’ele
  Fevanga
  Pacific Islands
  consort of Fefana
  father of Kavaonau
  When the god Loa visited Fevanga
  and Fefana they killed their baby
  daughter and served her at a meal,
  having no other food to offer.
  (see also kava1)
  fey
  (see fairy)
  Fezon
  European
  daughter of Savary
  wife of Orson
  Fflur
  Welsh
  wife of Caswellawn
  Ffrwdwr
  British
  [Flwdwr]
  an ancestress of King Arthur
  She was said to have been abducted by
  Julius Caesar.
  Fi
  Irish
  daughter of Ailill and Maev
  Maev promised Fi to the warrior Fear
  Baoth if he would desert his friend
  Cuchulainn during the battles in the
  Cattle Raid of Cooley.
  Fiacail
  (see Fiacha)
  Fiacail Fi
  (see Fiacha)
  Fiacc
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  This young hero is featured in some
  early versions of the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley in place of Cuchulainn.
  Fiacha
  Irish
  [Fiacail (Fi).Fiachu]
  a warrior with the Ulster Fianna
  He needed to wear weights round his
  neck to prevent him from running so
  fast.
  He gave Finn the magic spear that
  induced battle-fury if the blade were
  laid on the bearer’s forehead.
  Fiacha mac Fir Feibhe
  Irish
  [Fiacail.Fiachu]
  in some accounts, son of Conall
  Cearnach by Feibh
  He was said to be one of the Ulstermen
  exiled to Connaught and was one of
  only three who survived the battle at
  the hostel of Da Coga when Cormac
  Cond Longes was trapped by the
  forces of Connaught.
  He helped Cuchulainn to kill the
  sons of Calatin.
  Fiachad
  Irish
  a king of Ireland said to have set up
  the Fianna
  Fiachna1
  Irish
  [Ficna]
  son of Finn mac Cool
  When Finn and his companions were
  trapped in the Quicken Trees Hostel
  by Midac, Fiachna and Innsa were told
  to hold the ford against the Norsemen
  supporting Midac. Innsa killed many
  of the first wave of attackers but was
  finally killed by their leader. Fiachna
  came upon him carrying Innsa’s head
  and slew him. He reported Innsa’s
  death to Finn and returned to the ford.
  He killed all but one of the second
  wave of attackers, led by Kiron. The
  third wave was led by Midac himself
  and all were killed by Fiachna. Midac
  was killed by a spear thrown by
  Dermot who led a party to the rescue
  but, with his dying effort, Midac killed
  Fiachna.
  Another story says that he was
  swallowed by a dragon but cut himself
  free, releasing at the same time others
  who had been swallowed earlier.
  Fiachna2
  Irish
  king of a Munster sept
  father of Cumane
  He fathered Cumane on his own
  daughter and ordered that the baby
  be destroyed. The boy was raised by
  an abbot and was later reconciled
  with his father.
  Fiachna Casan
  Irish
  [Fiachra Casan]
  foster-father of Art and Cormac 
  mac Airt
  brother of Findhmall
  He and his brother fought with
  Tuathal and helped him reclaim his
  father’s throne from the usurper,
  Eilim, who was defeated in the Battle
  of Archall.
  In some accounts, he reared the
  young Cormac mac Airt when his
  father, Art, was killed at the Battle of
  Magh Mucramha. Others say that the
  boy was reared by Lughna.
  Fiachna Lurgan
  Irish
  [Fiachna mac Baetain.Fiachna 
  mac Baodain]
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  a warrior-king of Dalriada
  cousin of Fiachna mac Deamhain
  husband of Cantigern
  He and Aedan mac Gabrain fought
  the Saxons in Scotland. While he was
  away, Manannan seduced his wife,
  threatening to allow her husband to
  die in battle if she refused him. She
  bore him a son named Mongan.
  With Manannan’s help, the Saxons
  were defeated.
  In another story, he was visiting
  Scandinavia and saved the life of
  Eolgarg, the king, by procuring from
  an old woman a cow needed to cure
  him. The king recovered but refused
  to pay the woman so Fiachna invaded
  Scandinavia and, with the help of
  Manannan, he defeated Eolgarg’s
  forces. As reward, Manannan claimed
  the right to sleep with Cantigern,
  fathering Mongan.
  Offered a choice between heaven
  and victory, he chose the former and
  was killed in his next battle with his
  cousin, Fiachna mac Deamhain.
  Fiachna mac Baetain
  (see Fiachna Lurgan)
  Fiachna mac Baodain
  (see Fiachna Lurgan)
  Fiachna mac Dealbhaith
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  Fiachna mac Deamhain
  Irish
  cousin of Fiachna Lurgan
  father of Dubh Lacha
  He and his cousin were continually in
  conflict and Fiachna Lurgan always
  won with the prayers of St Congall.
  Fiachna mac Deamhain forced the
  saint to pray for him as well with the
  result that he won the next battle and
  killed his cousin.
  Fiachna mac Retach
  Irish
  a man from the Otherworld
  father of Der Greine
  When Fiachna’s wife and daughter
  were abducted by Goll, ruler of Mag
  Mell, he asked Laoghaire mac
  Criomhthann for help. Laoghaire took
  a force of fifty men, killed Goll, and
  rescued Fiachna’s wife and his
  daughter, Der Greine, whom he
  married.
  Fiachra1
  Irish
  [Fiachtra]
  son of Eochaid Muigl and Mongfhinn
  brother of Ailill, Brian, Fergus and Niall
  father of Daithi
  He went to war with his brother Brian
  for supremacy in Connaught and was
  defeated at the first Battle of
  Damnchluian where he was captured.
  At the second battle, his son Daithi
  defeated Brian, who was killed, and
  released his father. Fiachra was killed
  in a battle with Munster.
  Fiachra2
  Irish
  [Fiachtra]
  a son of Lir by his first wife, Aobh
  (see Children of Lir)
  Fiachra3
  Irish
  [Fiachtra]
  son of Conor mac Nessa
  He led the attack on the hostel at
  Emain Macha to kill the party that had
  escorted Deirdre and Naisa back from
  Scotland under safe conduct given by
  his father and was wounded by Illan.
  When Conall Cearnach, who saved
  Fiachra, was told by the mortally-
  wounded Illan of Conor’s treachery,
  Conall killed Fiachra.
  Fiachra Casan
  (see Fiachna Casan)
  Fiachtra
  (see Fiachra)
  Fiachu1
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  father of Tuathall Techtmar
  He was killed by Eilim mac Conrach
  who took over the throne until he
  was killed by Tuathall who reclaimed
  the kingship.
  Fiachu2
  (see Fiacha mac Fir Feibhe)
  Fiachu Araidhe
  Irish
  a king of Dalriada
  He deposed Cormac mac Airt but the
  latter sought help from Fiachu
  Muilleathan, king of Munster, and
  with his help, soon regained the
  throne of Ireland, defeating Fiachu
  Araidhe at the Battle of Fochaird.
  Fiachu Fear Mara
  Irish
  [Fiachu Fermara]
  son of Angus Tuirmheach by his 
  own daughter
  father of Eterskel
  He was cast adrift in a boat as a baby
  but rescued by a fisherman who reared
  him.
  Fiachu Fermara (see Fiachu Fear Mara)
  Fiachu Muilleathan
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  son of Eoghan and Moncha
  His father slept with Moncha,
  daughter of a druid, on the eve of a
  battle in which he was killed. Moncha
  delayed the birth of her son, by sitting
  in the river until the day on which,
  according to her father, he would
  become king. As prophesied, he
  became king of Munster.
  He helped Cormac mac Airt regain
  the throne from which he had been
  expelled by Fiachu Araidhe, defeating
  the latter at the Battle of Fochaid.
  In another account, he refused to
  pay a tribute of cattle to Cormac who
  then attacked Munster. With the help
  of the druid, Mogh Ruith, who caused
  a conflagration to engulf Cormac’s
  forces, Fiachu defeated the attackers at
  the Battle of Drom Damhgaire.
  Another story says that he was
  swallowed by a dragon but cut himself
  free, releasing at the same time others
  who had been swallowed earlier.
  A young relative, Connla, was told
  that he could be cured of his leprosy
  only by bathing in the blood of a king,
  so he arranged to go swimming with
  Fiachu and stabbed the king when they
  were together in the water.
  Fiachu Sraibhthine
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  father of Muireadhach
  He was killed by the Colla brothers
  who fled to Scotland when an army
  appeared, headed by Muireadhach.
  Fial
  Irish
  [Fiall]
  sister of Emer
  daughter of Forgall Manach
  Fialar1
  Norse
  [Fjalar.Fralar(r)]
  a dwarf
  one of the Lovar
  He and Galar made the magic brew
  from the blood of Kvasir whom they
  had killed. They also killed the giant
  Gilling and his wife. Suttung, Gilling’s
  brother (or son, in some accounts)
  seized the two dwarfs and would have
  killed them had they not saved
  themselves by giving the giant the
  magic brew.
  Fialar2
  Norse
  [Fjalar.Fralar(r)]
  a red cockerel
  This bird, perched on Valhalla, was
  there to give the gods advance warning
  of approaching doom. In some stories,
  he was perched above Eggther to warn
  the giants.
  Fiall
  (see Fial)
  fian
  Irish
  a member of the Fianna
  Fiana
  (see Fianna)
  Fianchuive 
  (see Finchory)
  Fianna
  [Fianna Eirinn.Feinne.Fenians.Fiana.
  Finn’s People.‘warriors’]
  an élite military order, bodyguard of
  the king of Ulster
  This order required that members
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  passed stringent tests of skill and
  stamina and flourished under the
  leadership of Finn mac Cool. It was
  organised originally by Fiachald into
  150 groups of twenty-seven men, each
  with its own leader.
  They fought on the side of Midir in
  the war with the Danaan gods.
  The high-king, Cairbre Lifeachear,
  became fearful of their power and
  broke it by defeating them at the
  Battle of Gabhra. The dead were
  consigned to hell but, in later years,
  when Oisin and Cailte met St Patrick,
  they were released by the saint’s
  prayers.
  (see also Feini)
  Fianna Cycle
  (see Fenian Cycle)
  Fianna Eirinn 
  (see Fianna)
  fiannuigreacht
  Irish
  a leader, or leading group, of 
  the Fianna
  ficheall
  (see fidchell)
  Ficna
  (see Fiachna1)
  fidchell
  Irish
  [ficheall.fidhcheall:=Welsh gwyddbwyll]
  a board-game like chess
  This game, said to have been invented
  by Lugh, was played by gods as well
  as mortals.
  Fidelma
  (see Fedelma)
  Fides1
  Roman
  a goddess, fidelity personified
  She wore only a white veil.
  Fides2
  (see Deus Fides)
  Fides Publica
  (see Deus Fides)
  fidhcheall
  (see fidchell)
  Fidi Mukullu
  African
  a creator-god in Zaire
  Fidius
  Roman
  [Deus (Publica) Fides.Dius Fidius:
  =Greek Zeus Pistios:=Sabine Sancus]
  a name for Jupiter as god of good
  faith and contracts
  Field
  Norse
  a name for the earth used by the gods
  Field of Asphodels
  Greek
  a part of the underworld where 
  souls wait while their fate is
  determined
  Field of Celestial Offerings
  Egyptian
  a part of the underworld where the
  deeds of men were weighed
  Field of God
  (see Sad-El)
  Field of Happiness
  (see Mag Mell)
  Field of Iarhu
  (see Field of Reeds)
  Field of Iaru
  (see Field of Reeds)
  Field of Mars
  (see Campus Martius)
  Field of Offerings
  (see Field of Reeds)
  Field of Reeds
  Egyptian
  [Field of Iar(h)u.Field of 
  Offerings. Khernetei]
  part of the underworld where the dead
  gathered cereals
  Field of Towers
  (see Moytura)
  Field of Truth
  Greek
  the home of the 3 judges Aeacus,
  Minos and Rhadamanthus in 
  the underworld
  Field of Zoan
  (see Sekhet-Tchant)
  field spirit
  European
  [corn-spirit]
  a spirit of growing crops
  This spirit is said to flee through the
  crop in front of the mowers as they cut
  swathes, finally being caught and
  bound in the last sheaf which is
  preserved until the planting of fresh
  seed in the spring.
  Fielding, Henry
  English
  (1707–1754)
  a dramatist
  He was the author of the farce Tragedy
  of Tragedies in which King Arthur’s
  wife is called Dlloalolla.
  Fields of Peace
  (see Amenti1)
  Fierabras
  European
  [Ferumbras]
  king of Alexandria
  a prince of Spain
  son of Balan
  brother of Floripas
  This huge Saracen warrior owned
  much of the Middle East and Russia.
  He took, from the Holy Sepulchre in
  Jerusalem, Christ’s crown of thorns
  and the embalming fluid which could
  cure illness and heal wounds.
  Another version says that he and his
  father captured Rome, killing the pope
  and escaping after a battle with
  Charlemagne’s forces, reaching Spain
  with a number of holy relics.
  Charlemagne pursued the Saracen,
  and Fierabras (in this account,
  measuring fifteen feet tall) challenged
  Oliver and was defeated. He con-
  verted to Christianity but his father,
  who refused to convert, was put to
  death. Charlemagne gave half of Spain
  to Fierabras and the other half to Gui
  de Bourgogne.
  Fierabras’ balsam
  European
  embalming fluid taken from Jerusalem
  by Fierabras
  Fiery God, The
  (see Te Atua Wera)
  Fiery Mary
  (see Oynyena Maria)
  Fiery Mirror
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Fifinella
  a female version of the gremlin
  This particular female was said to
  tickle aircraft crew just as they had
  lined up the plane for a bombing run.
  Fifth Sun
  Central American
  [Four Earthquake.Naollin.Nahui Ollin]
  fifth age of the Aztec creation cycle
  This is the present age ruled by the
  god Nanautzin.
  The gods’ first choice for the ruler
  was Tecciztecatl but, when it came to
  the final ceremony in which the
  chosen one is required to commit
  himself to the fire, he could not
  summon the necessary courage to do
  so. Instead, Nanautzin threw himself
  into the flames and became the sun
  while Tecciztecatl had to content
  himself with the moon.
  It is said that this age will end in
  destruction by earthquake.
  (see also sun1)
  fig faun
  a desert monster or demon said to 
  live on figs
  fig gesture
  a gesture made to ward off evil
  This gesture is made by poking the
  thumb out between the index and
  middle fingers of a closed fist.
  fig tree
  a tree with edible fruit full of seeds
  In some accounts, the Biblical Tree of
  Knowledge was a fig tree.
  Some say the bo-tree under which
  the Buddha meditated was a fig-tree.
  In the Pacific Islands the fig-tree,
  called waringin, is a sacred tree, said to
  be the home of spirits.
  Figol
  Irish
  a druid
  He was reputed to have reduced the
  strength of the Fomoire and increased
  that of the Danaans at the second
  Battle of Moytura. In some versions he
  was said to have poured fire on the
  Fomoire.
  figona
  Pacific Islands
  [hi’ona.higona:=Solomon Islands vigona]
  a Melanesian spirit in the form of a
  female snake
  Some of these beings inhabit rocks,
  pools and trees and never appear to
  humans. Others are said to take the
  form of stones. In some islands, a
  figona is the ghost of a dead person.
  (see also adaro)
  file 
  (see fili2)
  Fili1
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  fili2
  (see filid)
  fili3
  Irish
  [plur=filidh.file]
  one of an ancient learned order 
  of sorcerers
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  Filial Piety
  (see Twenty-four)
  filidh 
  (see fili2)
  Filimenis
  French
  an emperor of Constantinople 
  in the French version of the 
  Arthurian legends
  filla-ma-loo
  (see philamaloo)
  Filth-eater
  (see Tlaelquarni)
  Fimafeng 
  (see Funfeng)
  Fimbul
  Norse
  a river in Niflheim, one of the 12 
  rivers known as Elivagar
  Fimbul Winter 
  Norse
  [Fimbulvetr]
  the exceptionally severe weather,
  lasting 3 (some say 7) seasons, 
  which preceded the end of 
  the world and Ragnarok
  Fimbultyr
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘great helper’
  Fimbulvetr
  (see Fimbul Winter)
  Fimila
  Norse
  a goddess attendant on Frigga
  one of the Asynjur
  In some accounts she is the same as
  Frimla.
  Fin1
  Manx
  the Manx name for Finn mac Cool
  Fin2
  (see Fionnbharr)
  Finbar
  (see Barra)
  Finbeus
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  His mistress, a fairy, had given him a
  stone which made the holder wise,
  handsome and invincible. Guinevere
  borrowed the stone and wanted it for
  herself, so Gawain won it for her by
  fighting Finbeus.
  Finbheara
  Irish
  [Finnbeara]
  king of the fairies in Munster
  (see also Fionnbharr)
  Fincara
  (see Finchory)
  Finchaem
  (see Finchoom)
  Finchoem
  (see Finchoom)
  Finchoom1
  Irish
  [Finchaem.Fin(d)choem.
  Findchoom. Fionnchaomh]
  daughter of Cathbad and Maga
  sister of Conor mac Nessa
  wife of Amergin mac Eigil Salaigh
  mother of Conall Ceranach
  She raised the infant Setanta, the boy
  who 
  later 
  became 
  known 
  as
  Cuchulainn, and in some accounts was
  the sister of Cet.
  Finchoom2
  Irish
  [Finchaem.Findchoom.Fionnchaomh]
  daughter of Eochaid Ronn
  She was carried off by Cuchulainn
  whom she loved.
  Finchory
  Irish
  [(Island of) Fianchuive.Fincara]
  the undersea home of the sea-nymphs
  One of the tasks set for the Sons of
  Turenn, as punishment for the murder
  of Cian, was to get the golden
  cooking-spit from the nymphs of
  Finchory.
  Find1
  Irish
  [=Gaulish Vindonnus]
  a seer, the personification of wisdom
  He was said to have emerged, already
  mature, from the water and became a
  great seer who, as with Finn mac Cool,
  could summon up knowledge by
  sucking his thumb. (see also Find File)
  Find2
  Irish
  a name for Lugh as ‘fair’ or ‘blond’
  Find3
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Find Bennach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Find File
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  son of Ros Ruadh
  brother of Cairbre Nia Fear
  In some accounts, his other brother is
  Ailill mac Mata and he is regarded as a
  later manifestation of the seer, Find.
  Findabar
  (see Findbhair)
  Findabair
  (see Findbhair)
  Findbaidhe
  (see Furbaidhe)
  Findbhair1
  Irish
  [Findaba(i)r.Fionnabhair]
  daughter Ailill and Maev
  She loved Fraoch but could not marry
  him because he could not provide the
  bride-price. Her parents, who had
  offered Findbhair to Ferdia (and, in
  some accounts, to Fear Baoth also, or
  any other warrior) if he would meet
  Cuchulainn in single combat, induced
  Fraoch to swim in a lake where a
  monster lurked. Findbhair helped him
  to kill the monster and her parents
  agreed to allow her to marry Fraoch.
  In later years, she and her three
  children were carried off by cattle-
  raiders but were rescued by Fraoch and
  Conall Cearnach.
  Another version says that Fraoch
  challenged Cuchulainn and when he
  was killed, Findbhair died of grief.
  Findbhair2
  Irish
  [Findaba(i)r.Fionnabhair]
  daughter of Lugaid Luaighne
  She fell in love with Fergus mac
  Leda when he came to her father’s
  court at Tara.
  Findbhair3
  (see Barra)
  Findbhaire
  (see Barra)
  Findchoem
  (see Finchoom)
  Findchoom
  (see Finchoom)
  Findchu
  (see Fionnchu)
  Findbharr
  (see Fionnbharr)
  Findearbh
  Irish
  a maiden of the Otherworld
  daughter of Conan Cinn Sleibhne
  Finn mac Cool fell in love with her
  and a wedding was arranged. When
  Finn arrived for the ceremony, his
  party was attacked by the girl’s former
  lover, Fionnbharr, and driven away.
  Findhmall
  Irish
  brother of Fiachna Casan
  He and his brother fought alongside
  Tuathal to help him regain the throne
  of Ireland from the usurper, Eilim.
  Findias
  (see Finias)
  Findlugh
  Irish
  father of Fionnchu
  He slept with Iodhnait and fathered
  Fionnchu on her.
  findrina
  Irish
  a mythical metal
  Fine Weather Woman North American
  daughter of an Indian chief
  Digging on the sea-shore, she found a
  tiny baby under a cockleshell. She
  reared the child, who was called Sin, and
  he grew very quickly, later changing
  into a bird and ascending into the
  heavens as a sky-god. She could cause
  storms simply by loosening her robe.
  Fineces
  (see Finegas)
  Finegas
  Irish
  [Finn Eger.Fin(n)eces.Finnegas.
  (Nuada) Finneigeas]
  a druid and magician
  He 
  renamed 
  Demna 
  as 
  Finn,
  instructed him in the magic arts and
  caught the Salmon of Knowledge. He
  gave it to Finn to cook and when Finn
  sucked his thumb, which had burnt on
  the fish, he, not Finegas, received the
  supernatural knowledge. He then gave
  the salmon to Finn to eat.
  In some accounts, he is referred to
  as Black Arcan, a name also applied to
  a supposed killer of Finn mac Cool.
  Fingal
  Scottish
  the Scottish name for Finn mac Cool
  Fingel
  Irish
  [Finghile]
  daughter of Daire mac Deadha
  mother of Noidhiu
  It was foretold that, if she bore a son,
  her own father would die. She was
  made pregnant by Angus Og (or, in
  some accounts, by a sea-spirit) and
  gave birth to Noidhiu nine years later.
  Daire died at the same time.
  In some accounts, the father was
  Umhall.
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  Fingen
  (see Finghein)
  finger amulets
  luck charms made from human fingers
  Finger Man
  (see Si Jari)
  Fingers of Ida
  (see Dactyls)
  Finghein1
  Irish
  [Fingen]
  a king of Munster
  Finghein2
  Irish
  [Fingen]
  a surgeon to Conor mac Nessa
  It was he who decided that it would
  not be safe to remove the brain-ball,
  fired at Conor by Cet, which had
  lodged in the king’s forehead.
  Finghein3
  Irish
  [Fingen]
  a man in touch witb the Otherworld
  A woman of the Otherworld, named
  Rothniamh, visited Finghein every
  year and told him what the future
  would bring. She correctly predicted
  the birth of Conn who would become
  high-king and unite all the provinces.
  Finghile
  (see Fingel)
  fingo
  African
  a fetish, usually in the form of a
  calabash or a small pot, in which the
  individual’s spirit is housed
  Finias
  Irish
  [Finias]
  one of the 4 cities cited as the origin
  of the Danaans
  Uscius, master of this city, gave the
  Danaans the marvellous sword of Nuada.
  Finisher
  North American
  a creator-god of the Shawnees
  Finn1
  Irish
  a warrior in the Fianna
  son of Glore
  He was one of the party which trapped
  Dermot and Grania in the Wood of
  Two Tents.
  Finn2
  Norse
  an early sun-god
  Finn Cycle
  (see Fenian Cycle)
  Finn Eger 
  (see Finegas)
  Finn Eamhna
  Irish
  the 3 sons of Eochaid Feidhleach 
  and Cloithfhionn
  Breas, Lothar and Nar, the brothers 
  of Clothra
  When Cloithfhionn left her husband,
  she took her triplet sons, Breas, Lothar
  and Nar, with her. They raised a force
  to depose Eochaid and attacked,
  despite being offered a share of the
  kingdom. They were defeated at the
  Battle of Comar, fleeing to Connaught
  where they were overtaken by
  pursuing warriors and killed. Their
  father died of grief when he heard of
  their death. It was said that the three
  slept with their sister, Clothra, on the
  eve of the battle, fathering Lugaid
  Riabhdhearg.
  Finn Focwalding
  Danish
  a clan-chief
  husband of Hildeburh
  He was at war with the clan led by his
  brother-in-law, Hraef, who was killed
  in battle. The new leader, Hengest,
  talked peace but treacherously killed
  Finn and took Hildeburh back to her
  own people.
  Finn mac Cool
  Irish
  [Demna.Fair One.Find.Finn mac Cumhal.
  Fionn mac Cuma(il)l.Fionn mac
  Cumhail:=Manx Fin:=Scottish Fingal:
  =Welsh Gwion]
  a warrior, leader of the Fianna
  son of Cumaill and Murna
  In some accounts, his father is called
  Umhall (a variant of Cumaill) and his
  brother was Tulcha while others say
  that, when he was born, he was thrown
  into the sea and emerged with an eel in
  each hand.
  When Cumaill was killed by Goll
  mac Morna, Cumaill’s wife, fearing for
  the life of his son, hid herself in the
  hills until the child, Demna, was born.
  She then handed him over to her sister
  (or sister-in-law) Murna and the
  warrior-maid Liath Luachra who
  reared the boy in the wild. When Goll
  heard of him, he set the Connaught
  Fianna to hunt the boy down and kill
  him. Demna fled and soon gathered a
  band of warriors and found the
  survivors of the Battle of Knock in
  which his father had been killed. He
  then sought out the druid Finegas who
  tutored him.
  Finegas caught the Salmon of
  Knowledge and cooked it. When Finn
  accidentally touched the fish and
  sucked his thumb, he acquired
  supernatural knowledge and the power
  to change his shape. Thereafter,
  putting his thumb in his mouth
  enabled Finn to foretell the future and
  heal the sick.
  Another version of how Finn
  acquired 
  supernatural 
  knowledge
  occurs in the story of Culdub.
  He killed Lia, the treasurer of the
  Fianna and gave his bag of money to
  the survivors of the Battle of Knock,
  including his uncle Crimmal, and
  won the captaincy of the Fianna by
  killing the demon Aillen who set
  fire to the palace at Tara every year,
  killing it with the magic spear given to
  him by Fiacha.
  While 
  Finn 
  was 
  hunting 
  in
  Scotland, the king of Dublin landed
  from his ship and asked for Finn’s help.
  Two (or seven) of his children, on the
  night they were born, had been seized
  by a huge hand which came down the
  chimney. His wife was now at the point
  of birth once again and he was afraid
  that they would lose another child in
  the same way. Finn and some of his
  men sailed to the king’s home and,
  when the hand appeared, one of them
  seized it and tore off the arm of the
  giant who nevertheless seized the baby
  with his other hand. They tracked the
  giant over the sea to his tower and
  rescued not only the baby but several
  children the giant had previously
  stolen and two young hounds. When
  the giant pursued them, one of the
  men shot him through the only
  vulnerable part of his body – a mole on
  his left hand – and killed him. As a
  reward, Finn claimed the brindle
  whelp which he called Bran, leaving
  the other, Sceolan with the grateful
  parents. Finn was later captured by
  Lochlanners who left him bound in a
  glen where Sceolan, now gone wild,
  roamed. By showing the hound the
  golden leash he used for Bran, Finn
  tamed the ravaging hound and, when
  he was rescued by the Fianna, took
  Sceolan with him.
  On another occasion, a very ugly
  man called Gilla Dacar, who had a
  broken-down mare, took service with
  Finn but left when the Fianna mocked
  him. Some who had climbed on to the
  horse’s back were unable to dismount
  and were carried off to sea. Finn
  searched for them and found an island
  where he and his men entered a cave,
  emerging into the land under the sea,
  Tir-fa-Tonn. Here they helped a
  prince, 
  Abharthach, 
  who 
  had
  previously appeared as Gilla Dacar, to
  rout the forces of his brother who had
  deprived Abharthach of his half-share
  of the kingdom.
  One day when hunting, he and his
  men captured a hind which they took
  back to their fortress and which then
  turned into the maiden Saba who had
  been changed into a hind by The
  Dark Druid whose love she had
  rejected. She married Finn and stayed
  with him until he was called away to
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  fight the Northmen. While Finn was
  away, the druid appeared in the form
  of Finn and turned Saba back into a
  hind. Finn searched for Saba for years
  but never found her. He once followed
  a hind (who was really the girl Milucra
  in disguise) to an enchanted island.
  Here she turned Finn into an old,
  grey-haired man because she knew
  that he would never marry her and she
  wanted to ensure that he would never
  marry her sister, Aine, of whom she
  was jealous. He was restored to his
  youth by Aine who gave him a drink
  when the Fianna dug down into the
  fairy mound where she lived. He refused
  a drink which would have restored his
  fair hair and remained grey-haired for
  the rest of his life. Years later, in
  another hunt, Finn found Oisin, ‘little
  fawn’, his son by Saba.
  Another version of how he became
  grey-haired says that he was inveigled
  into diving into a lake to retrieve a
  bracelet dropped by the daughter of
  Cuilleann and was transformed into an
  old man. Cuilleann gave him a drink
  which restored his youth but left him
  with grey hair.
  He lived for some time with Ailbe,
  daughter of Cormac mac Airt, who
  had answered a set of riddles he put to
  her.
  He was betrothed to Grania but, at
  the betrothal feast, she fell for the
  charms of Dermot and eloped with
  him. Although Finn and Dermot were
  later apparently reconciled, Finn never
  forgave Dermot and when Dermot
  was mortally wounded by the boar on
  Ben Bulben, Finn refused to give him
  the drink of water that would have
  saved his life. He later married Grania.
  Other women in his life included a
  number of mortal women such as
  Ailbe, Bearrach, Cruithne, Daolach,
  Lendebair, Luchar, Maighnis, Manissa,
  Scoithfhionn and Smirnat and some
  from the Otherworld, including Aine,
  Blai Dheirg (Saba) and Scathach. He
  fathered a number of children
  including sons Aedh Beag, Caoince,
  Daire Dearg, Fergus, Feobhar, Iollann,
  Oisin and Raighne and daughters Aoi,
  Caon, Grian, Lugaid and Samhair.
  A woman named Mair fell in love
  with Finn and sent him some magical
  nuts which would have put him in her
  power had he eaten them. Finn merely
  buried them.
  One of Finn’s men, Cairbre, slept
  with a woman who was Finn’s lover at
  that time and the jester, Lomhna, told
  Finn when he saw them together.
  Cairbre killed Lomhna and Finn
  followed the murderer to his cottage
  and killed him. When another of his
  women fell in love with his servant,
  Derg Colla, he sent him into exile.
  Another woman he seized was called
  Badhamair 
  and 
  when 
  she 
  was
  beheaded by Cuirreach Life, Finn
  killed him too. As a result, Finn came
  into conflict with Fodhadh Canainne,
  Cuirreach’s half-brother. Finn also
  tracked down and killed Fearchas who
  had slain Lugaid mac Con.
  On one occasion, a being from the
  Otherworld made off with a pig that
  Finn and his men were roasting but
  Finn retrieved it when he followed
  this being, Culdubh, and killed him
  with a spear-cast.
  It is said that Finn recruited
  magicians and warrior-maidens from
  all parts of the world to save Leinster
  from a flood by sucking up the waters.
  He spared the life of Midac, son of
  Colga the king of Lochlan, who was
  the only survivor of the battle with the
  Fianna when Colga invaded Ireland,
  and he gave the young man land at the
  mouth of the Shannon. Years later,
  Midac brought an invasion force of his
  compatriots to Ireland and they
  trapped Finn and some of his men in
  the Hostel of the Quicken Trees
  where only the heroism of Fiachna,
  Innsa, Fotla and Dermot saved them
  from death.
  In a Scottish story, the giant
  Cucullin crossed the Giant’s Causeway
  to find and challenge Finn who bit off
  the giant’s middle finger, the source of
  all his strength, whereupon he
  crumbled to dust. In this story, Finn’s
  wife was called Oona.
  He is said to have been 230 years
  old when he died and is reputed to
  have built the Giant’s Causeway as
  stepping stones across to Scotland.
  The accounts of his end vary
  considerably. One version says that he
  was killed by a man referred to as
  Black Arcan or by Aichleach during a
  rebellion among the Fianna. Another
  says that, in the Battle of Gabhra, the
  five sons of Uigreann, who had been
  killed by Finn, each threw a spear so
  that each could claim a part in his
  death. Some say he was drowned when
  he tried to jump across the River
  Boyne and still others say that, like
  King Arthur, Finn is merely sleeping,
  waiting for a call to serve his country
  again. Others say that he was re-
  incarnated as Mongan.
  (see also Noidhiu)
  Finn mac Cumhail
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Finnabair
  Irish
  wife of Riangabair
  mother of Etan, Id and Laeg
  Finnbeanach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finnbeara 
  (see Fionnbharr)
  Finnbehenach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finnbeheanach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finnbenach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finnebenach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finnbeheanach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finnbheara
  (see Fionnbharr)
  Finnbhenach
  (see Whitehorn)
  Finneces
  (see Finegas)
  Finnegas
  (see Finegas)
  Finneigeas
  (see Finegas)
  Finnen
  (see Finnian)
  Finngheal
  Irish
  sister of Feardhomhain
  When her brother was fighting a wild
  boar, she ran to help him but fell into
  a lake and was drowned.
  (see also Finnine)
  Finnian
  Irish
  [Finnen.Finnian of Moville]
  a saint
  When Mughain, who had been
  punished by god with barrenness,
  appealed to him for help, Finnian gave
  her holy water to drink and she
  produced first a lamb and then a fish.
  He then blessed Mughain herself and
  she bore Aedh Slaine.
  He was told the history of Ireland
  by Tuan mac Carell.
  Finnilene
  Celtic
  one of the 4 Alaisiagae
  Finnine
  Irish
  sister of Feardhomhain
  wife of Conan mac an Leith Luchra
  Conan treated her so badly that her
  brother, Feardhomhain, killed him. In
  other stories, his sister was called
  Finngheal.
  Finn’s People
  (see Fianna)
  Finntain
  (see Fintan)
  Finola
  (see Fionuala)
  Fintan1
  Irish
  [Finntain.Fionntan]
  son of Labraid and Bochna
  husband of Cessair
  father of Lara
  foster-father of St Caillin
  He was one of the three men who
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  came to Ireland with Cessair and fifty
  women and was the only one of the
  party to survive the flood which he did
  by taking shelter in a cave and
  changing himself into a salmon. He is
  said to have lived for thousands of
  years, acquiring great wisdom and may
  be regarded as a manifestation of the
  seer, Find. Others say that this fish is
  the same as the Salmon of Knowledge.
  (see also Goll Easa Ruiadh.
  Salmon of Knowledge)
  Fintan2
  Irish
  [Finntain.Fionntan]
  a prince of Munster
  father of Fursa
  Fintan3
  Irish
  [Finntain.Fionntan]
  a warrior of Ulster
  father of Cethern
  Finuweigh
  Indonesian
  a creator-god
  Finvara 
  (see Fionnbharr)
  Finvarra 
  (see Fionnbharr)
  Fiobh
  Scottish
  a Pict
  one of the 7 children of Cruithne
  When Cruithne divided Scotland
  between his seven children, Fiobh was
  given Fife.
  Fiodach
  (see Idath)
  Fiodhbhadhach
  Irish
  the name used by Angus Og when he
  appeared to the poet Flann
  fiofio
  South American
  in the lore of the African population
  of Surinan, an insect
  This insect is said to be generated
  when one feigns friendship for an
  enemy. It can cause sickness, real death
  or death of the soul. Those so killed
  can be revived by a sorcerer who
  divines the cause of resentment and
  removes it by the pura mofo ceremony.
  Fiollnir1
  Norse
  [Fiolnir.Fjolnir]
  son of Frey and Freya or Gerda
  Fiollnir2
  Norse
  a name for Odin as a shape-changer
  Fiollnir3
  (see Feng3)
  Fiolnir
  (see Fiollnir)
  Fiolsvid1
  Norse
  [Fiolsvidr.Fjolsvidr]
  a name of Odin as ‘the wise one’
  Fiolsvid2
  Norse
  [Fiolsvidr.Fjolsvidr]
  a giant
  He guarded Menglod (Freya) when
  she was held captive until she was
  rescued by Svipdag.
  Fiolsvidr 
  (see Fiolsvid)
  Fionan Cam
  Irish
  son of Becnat
  He was said to be the son of Becnat by
  a golden salmon with which she mated
  while swimming in a lake.
  He was credited with the intro-
  duction into Ireland of wheat from
  Italy.
  Fionguala
  (see Fionuala)
  Fionn Cycle
  (see Fenian Cycle)
  Fionn mac Cumaill
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Fionn mac Cumal
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Fionnabhair
  (see Findbhair)
  Fionnachta
  Irish
  [Fionsneachta]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Dunchadh
  father of Breasal
  He befriended the young Adamnan
  but they later fell out when Adamnan
  criticised the king for some foolish
  action.
  He was tricked by St Moling into
  giving up the annual tribute, the
  boramha, that had been levied on
  Leinster for many years.
  Fionnbharr
  Irish
  [Fin.Findbhar.Finnbheara.Finvar(r)a]
  king of the Otherworld
  husband of Oonagh
  It is said that crops in Connaught
  flourished when his fairy hurley team
  defeated teams from other provinces
  and he once appeared to ride a race-
  horse, winning in fine style before
  disappearing into the fairy world
  again.
  He loved the Otherworld maiden,
  Findearbh, daughter of Conan who
  had promised her to Finn mac Cool,
  and raised an army which attacked and
  drove off Finn and his party when they
  arrived for the wedding ceremony.
  He and his wife, both Danaans,
  became king and queen of the fairies,
  deposing Mac Moineanta.
  Fionnbharra
  (see Barra)
  Fionnchaomh
  (see Finchoom)
  Fionnchu
  Irish
  [Fanahan.Findchu]
  a warrior and saint
  son of Findlugh and Iodhnait
  He spoke while still in his mother’s
  womb, causing several vats of ale to
  break open. He was later reputed to
  spend the night suspended from
  sickles, watching over a newly-dead
  person to ward off evil. He also used
  sickles to suspend himself for seven
  years to make himself pure enough to
  be received into heaven.
  He took part in many battles,
  leading from the front and breathing
  out fire, if the opposing forces rejected
  his offers of peace.
  Fionnghuala
  (see Fionuala)
  Fionntan
  (see Fintan)
  Fionnuala
  (see Fionuala)
  Fionsneachta
  (see Fionnachta)
  Fionuala
  Irish
  [Finola.Fionguala.
  Fionnghuala. Fionnuala]
  daughter of Lir by his first wife, Aobh
  (see Children of Lir)
  Fiorgyn1
  Norse
  [Fiorgynn.Fjorgyn(n)]
  a giantess
  mother of Erda and Thor, some say
  In some versions, Fiorgyn was an early
  fertility goddess and mother of Frigga:
  some equate her with Erda. In other
  accounts she was one of the Asynjur.
  Fiorgyn2
  Norse
  [Firogynn.Fjorgyn(n)]
  a name for Odin as a thunder-god
  Fiorgyn3
  Norse
  [Fiorgynn.Fjorgyn(n)]
  in some accounts, a husband of Frigga
  Fiorgynn 
  (see Fiorgyn)
  Fiorm
  Norse
  [Fjorm]
  a river in Niflheim, one of the 12 rivers
  known as Elivagar
  Fiorner
  Norse
  [Fjorner]
  a name used by Odin when he sang
  runes to Sigurd about his
  forthcoming battle with Lygni
  Fiothal
  (see Fitheal)
  Fir Bholg
  (see Fir Bolg)
  Fir Bhuilg 
  (see Fir Bolg)
  Fir Bolg
  Irish
  [Fir Bholg.Fir Bhuilg.Firbolg]
  an early invading tribe
  Descendants of the earlier invaders led
  by Nemed, in some stories they were
  said to have been defeated by the
  Danaans at the first Battle of Moytura
  and exiled. Other versions say that
  they made peace and lived in
  Connaught. Some say they came from
  Spain, others from Greece where, it
  was said, they were forced to carry soil,
  in leather sacks, from the fertile valleys
  to the rocky mountain tops. They
  rebelled, made boats from their leather
  bags and sailed to Ireland where they
  ruled for thirty-seven years, dividing
  the country into five parts.
  There were three groups; the Fir
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  Bolg, Fir Domnan and Fir Gailean.
  Fir Chlis
  Scottish
  [Merry Dancers.Nimble Men]
  the Aurora Borealis which was
  regarded as being made up of the
  souls of fallen angels
  Fir Dea
  (see Fir Dhearg)
  Fir Dhearg
  Irish
  [Fir Dea.Red Men]
  imps, the forerunners of the
  leprechauns
  Fir Dhomhnann
  (see Fir Domnan)
  Fir Domnan
  Irish
  [Fir Dhomhnann.Fir Domnann]
  a branch of the Fir Bolg
  Fir Domnann
  (see Fir Domnan)
  Fir Gailean
  Irish
  [Ga(i)le(i)on.Ga(i)lio(i)n.Galiean.Galioin]
  a branch of the Fir Bolg
  Fir Sidh
  Irish
  the inhabitants of the sidhe: 
  fairies
  Firavitoba
  South American
  a divine king of the Chibcha of
  Colombia
  Firbauti
  (see Farbauti)
  Firbolg
  (see Fir Bolg)
  Firdaus
  (see Gardens of Paradise)
  Firdausi
  Persian
  [Firdawsi]
  the 10th C author of Shah Name
  Firdawsi
  (see Firdausi)
  fire
  fire plays a part in many
  mythologies, sometimes for the
  benefit of man, sometimes to
  destroy the world, sometimes to
  carry a soul to heaven
  (1) In Celtic lore, the sacred fire of
  the Druids was known as Tan.
  (2) In China it is said to typify
  summer, 
  destroy 
  metal 
  and
  produce earth. It came into being
  when earth and sky separated.
  (3) In the East Indies, the
  inhabitants of Woodlark Island say
  that a young man stole fire from
  the heavens and gave it to man,
  whereupon the angry deity split
  what remained into two parts and
  threw it into the sky, forming the
  sun and moon.
  (4) The Greeks say that Prometheus
  stole fire from the heavens for the
  benefit of mankind and, for this
  crime, was chained to a rock for
  30,000 years while a vulture pecked
  his liver, which was eaten by day,
  and restored by night.
  (5) In Hindu lore, fire was used to
  control dragons and is regarded as
  sacred. There are three forms:
  Dakshinagni, the fire of the
  atmosphere, the fire of Vayu,
  associated with dead ancestors;
  Ahavaniya, the fire of the sky, the
  fire of Surya; Garhaptya, the fire of
  Agni, associated with mankind.
  (6) In Japan, as in China, fire was
  produced when earth and sky
  separated and is regarded as a
  symbol of the phoenix.
  (7) The Mexicans regard fire as a
  life-giving force and keep a fire
  burning for four days when a child
  is born to protect it from evil.
  (8) Norse mythology says that the
  final battle between the forces of
  good and evil, the Battle of
  Ragnarok, ends with the world
  destroyed by fire started by the
  flaming sword of the giant Surtur.
  (9) In the Pacific, fire is said to
  protect the living from onslaughts
  by the dead.
  (10) Some North American Indian
  tribes keep a fire alive perpetually
  in the belief that, if the fire dies, the
  people will also perish.
  (11) In Persian lore, fire is the
  purest element and is regarded as
  sacred. There are five forms of
  sacred fire: Bahram fire, composed
  of sixteen different types of fire and
  kept 
  always 
  alight 
  with
  sandalwood; Spenishta, the most
  sacred 
  fire, 
  which 
  burns 
  in
  paradise; Urvazishta, fire caused by
  friction; Vazishta, the fire of
  lightning; Vohu Fryana, the fire
  producing the internal body heat of
  animals and men.
  (12) The Phoenicians regarded fire
  as an element, offspring of primal
  beings Genos and Genea.
  Fire Dogs
  Korean
  animals living in Gamag Nara
  The king of this realm sends out the
  Fire Dogs to capture the sun or the
  moon so that he can have light in his
  nearly dark country. They always fail
  but, when they bite the sun or the
  moon, they cause an eclipse.
  Fire Dragon
  North American
  a celestial spirit of the Iroquois
  The supreme spirit made the maiden,
  Awenhai, pregnant but came to believe
  that she had been seduced by Fire
  Dragon or Aurora Borealis so he
  pushed all three of them out of the sky
  through the hole that appeared when
  he tore up the onodja tree.
  Fire Drill
  North American
  a spirit of the tribes of the south-west
  It was said that he, Buckeye Bush and
  Shooting Star set on fire the first
  world created by Olelbis.
  Fire Face
  (see Nikobo)
  Fire Fade
  Japanese
  [Fireshade.(Hiko-)hoho-demi.Ho-wori.
  Hoori.Urashima.Yamasachi]
  a Shinto deity
  son of Ninigi and Sengen
  brother of Fire Flash and Ho-no Susori
  husband of Toyo-Tama
  father of Amasuhiko
  He was an expert hunter who swapped
  roles with his brother, Fire Flash. He
  borrowed his brother’s magic fish-
  hook but lost it in the sea. When
  retrieving the fish-hook from the sea-
  bottom, he met Toyo-Tama, daughter
  of the Dragon-King of the Sea,
  Watatsumi, and married her. He was
  given the magic jewels which gave him
  control of the tides. His wife gave
  birth to a dragon but when he
  disobeyed her and saw the birth, she
  assumed the form of a sea-dragon and
  returned to her home in the sea,
  leaving the infant Amasuhiko who
  grew up to be the father of Jimmu
  Tenno, the first emperor. 
  (see also Urashima)
  Fire Flash
  Japanese
  [Fireshine.Ho-deri.Ho-no-susori.
  Ho-suseri.Hoderi.Umisachi]
  a Shinto deity
  son of Ninigi and Sengen
  brother of Fire Fade
  He was an expert fisherman, owner of
  a magic fish-hook, who one day
  exchanged roles with his brother.
  Fire Mocassins
  North American
  a monster in tribal lore
  This ogre wore mocassins which set
  alight everything they touched as he
  walked.
  Fire of the Dragons
  (see Zmayevska Vatra)
  Fire Thunder 
  (see Hono-ika-zuchi)
  firedrake
  European
  a fire-breathing dragon
  These beasts lived in caves, usually
  guarding treasure. One such monster
  was killed by Beowulf but inflic-ted
  wounds on the hero from which he
  died.
  firefly
  Japanese
  small nocturnal insects which glow in
  the dark
  In Japan, these insects are regarded as
  the souls of the dead.
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  In the Pacific, the Balinese believe
  that leyaks can turn into fireflies.
  Fireshade
  (see Fire Fade)
  Fireshine
  (see Fire Flash)
  Firm Island
  European
  the home of Apollidon and 
  Grimanesa
  It was here that Apollidon built the
  Arch of True Lovers and the
  Forbidden Chamber to test the purity
  of lovers who might enter.
  firnemed
  (see nemed2)
  First Ancestor
  Australian
  the creator of the Dieri aborigines
  He first created tiny black lizards but,
  when he found that they could not
  stand properly, he cut off their tails
  and they became human beings,
  ancestors of the tribe.
  First Creator
  North American
  a deity of the Mandan tribe
  He created the mountains, trees,
  streams and some animals while Lone
  Man created the flat lands.
  first humans
  most cultures have stories of the first
  human beings and how they came
  into existence
  –African
  (1) The Abaluyia say the first
  couple were Mwambu and Sela
  who lived in a house on stilts.
  (2) In Angola they say that the first
  man was Nambalisita, created by
  the god Kalunga.
  (3) The Bakongo say that the first
  man, made by Nzambi, was
  Ndosimau who married the woman
  Breaker of Prohibitions or, in
  another version, the androgynous
  Mahunga was split by the tree,
  Muti Mpurgu, into a man, Lumbu,
  and a woman, Musita.
  Another version says that Nzambi
  created a being called Muntu
  Walunga, with male and female
  faces, in the form of a palm tree.
  (4) The Bakuba say Kihanga was
  created by Imana and descended
  from heaven. His skin was black and
  white. The first woman, Nchienge,
  produced a son, Woto, and a
  daughter, Labama, who married.
  (5) The Bambara say that Pemba
  the wood-spirit created a woman,
  Musso-koroni, 
  who 
  produced
  animals and humans.
  (6) The Banyarwanda say the first
  man was Kazikamunti.
  (7) In Botswana the first man is
  known as Tauetona.
  (8) The Buganda say that the first
  man was Kintu, forerunner of
  the Dinka.
  (9) The first man in the lore of
  the Burundi was Kihanga, made
  by Imana.
  (10) The Bushongo say the first
  man was called Woto.
  (11) The first man of the Dinka
  was Garang and the first woman
  was Abuk.
  (see also (7) above)
  (12) The Dogon say the first
  human, made by Amma, was
  Amma-Serou.
  (13) The Efe say that Baatsi was
  made from the earth by god who
  also made a woman. She developed
  a 
  pre-natal 
  craving 
  for 
  the
  forbidden fruit nahu, and Baatsi
  picked it for her. As punishment,
  god took away their immortality.
  (14) In Liberia they regard
  Gonzuole as the first woman.
  (15) In Madagascar they claim the
  first man was Andrianbah-omanana
  and 
  the 
  first 
  woman 
  was
  Andriamahilala.
  (16) For the Makoni, the first man
  was Mwuetsi for whom was made a
  girl, Massassi. who bore the grass,
  trees, etc. and a woman, Morango,
  who bore animals, birds and human
  children.
  (17) The Mande say that Faro and
  Pemba were twins generated from
  seeds planted by the gods at the
  four corners of the earth. Faro’s
  body was cut up and the pieces
  scattered to become trees.
  (18) The Masai say the first human
  was a pygmy named Dorobo.
  (19) The Orandonga called the first
  man Amangundu.
  (20) In Potomo lore the first man
  was Mitsotsozini or Vere.
  (21) The Shilluk say that the first
  man was Omara.
  (22) In Uganda they say that the
  first woman was Nambi.
  (23) The Yoruba say that Oreluere
  was the first of sixteen men made
  by Olodumare.
  (24) In Zaire they say the first man
  was Mokele.
  –Australian
  The first men of the Aborigines
  were the rangga. The Dieri tribe
  say that the creator-god known as
  First Ancestor created tiny black
  lizards and, when he found that
  they could not stand properly, he
  cut off their tails and they became
  the first humans.
  –Balkan
  In Slovenia it is said that, when god
  was making the world from a grain
  of sand, a drop of his sweat fell on
  to the sand and from this mixture
  human beings were created.
  –Burmese
  (1) The first man, Thanoi, and the
  first woman, E-u, were created by
  the supreme god Ea-pe.
  (2) The creator-spirit, Hkun Hsang
  Long, created the first couple, Ta-
  hsek-khi and Ya-hsek-khi, who
  were born in the form of tadpoles
  living in the lake Nawng Hkeo.
  After eating the gourd, they mated
  and the creator renamed them as
  Ta-hsang-kahsi (Yatawn).
  (3) Some believe that men were
  descended from tadpoles.
  –Central American
  (1) The Aztecs say that Cipactonal
  and Oxomoco were the first
  couple, created by Pilzintecuhtli.
  Other accounts say that Xolatl
  retrieved bones from the under-
  world and produced the first man
  and woman from ground-up bones
  mixed with the blood of the gods.
  (2) The Mayas say the gods created
  four brothers, Balam Agab, Balam
  Quitzé, Iqi Balam and Mahucutah,
  from whom the human race
  descended.
  –Chinese
  The first man was Pan-ku; or he
  modelled mankind from clay; or
  they developed from fleas on Pan-
  ku’s body; or they were the children
  of Fu-hsi and his wife Nü-kua; or
  Nü-kua made men from clay.
  –East Indian
  (1) In the Admiralty Islands, the
  primordial being known as Hi-asa
  cut her finger and collected the
  blood in a shell. Two eggs formed
  from the blood and the first man
  and woman emerged from the
  eggs.
  (2) In Borneo the first man was
  Bujang.
  (3) The Dayaks say that the first
  two beings were Amei Awi and
  Buning Une, gods of agriculture,
  who had twelve children, eight of
  whom became the ancestors of the
  tribes while the other four became
  the phases of the moon.
  An alternative version says that
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  the first man was Tunggal Garing
  and the first woman was Puteri
  Bualu.
  (4) In the Moluccas the first two
  men were known as Maapita and
  Masora. In another story the first
  human was Patinaya Nei who took
  the form of banana-tree, the fruit
  of which produced further humans.
  (see also (12) below)
  (5) In New Guinea the first
  woman was Namora. She swallowed
  a fish and produced a son, Maruka
  Akore. These two mated to
  produce the tribes.
  (6) In the New Hebrides they say
  that 
  the 
  first 
  woman 
  was
  Jujumishanta and that the first man
  was Morfonu who was made from
  her body.
  (7) On Nias the first man was
  called Sihai.
  (8) Some Papuans say that the
  maggots that bred in the body of a
  dead female wallaby became the
  first humans. Another Papuan
  story says that a huge turtle
  swimming in the primordial
  waters laid eggs from which
  emerged the first man, Kerema
  Apo, and the first woman, Ivi Apo.
  Next came Avo Akore and Ohare
  Akore who became coconut trees.
  (9) In Sulawesi, the first two beings
  were the brothers Sangkuruwira
  and 
  Guru 
  ri 
  Seleng. 
  Their
  children, 
  Batara 
  Guru 
  and
  Nyilitimo, came to earth to
  produce ancestors of the people.
  Another story says that the sun-
  god, Ilai, and the earth-goddess,
  Indara, made humans by breathing
  life into stones.
  Yet another version says that the
  first human being was the woman,
  Lumimu’ut, born from a stone.
  Her son, Toar, produced when she
  was made pregnant by the wind,
  mated with her to produce the
  people and their gods.
  (10) It is said that the first man
  stole the feathers of one of a flight
  of cassowaries which had taken off
  their feathers to bathe when they
  appeared as women. He kept the
  woman and mated with her to
  produce the forerunners of the
  human race.
  (11) The creator-god, Mahatala,
  carved a stick into the shape of
  male and female human figures.
  When he threw it down, it broke
  into male and female halves. He
  was Tunggal Garing and she was
  Puteri Bualu. Her menstrual
  blood produced all the demons in
  the world but, following instruct-
  ions from Mahatala, they were
  able to procreate properly and
  produced many children, ancestors
  of the tribes.
  (12) Some tribes believe that the
  first humans emerged from trees or
  came from the fruit of a tree which
  became the god Lowalangi.
  (see also (4) above)
  (13) Other tribes say that the first
  man was Turer who now acts as the
  guide for souls on their journey
  from Beg to Boigu.
  (14) Still other tribes say that man
  came from larvae and worms living
  in the soil.
  –Egyptian
  The first men were formed from
  the tears of the god Ra-Atum.
  Some say that all men (except
  black people) were born from the
  eyes of Horus.
  –Greek
  (1) The Argive story says that
  Phoroneus was the first man and
  his daughter Niobe was the first
  woman.
  (2) The first man was Pelasgus.
  The first woman was Pandora,
  created by Zeus as a gift for
  Prometheus, or in some stories for
  Epimetheus, who rejected her.
  (3) Men were created by the gods,
  first the golden race like gods
  whose spirits lived on; then the
  silver race, less intelligent, whose
  spirits did not live on; then the
  brass race who were very violent
  and killed themselves; then the
  heroes who had great adventures
  and departed to the Islands of the
  Blessed and finally the iron race,
  the present race, who will get
  steadily worse until the gods
  destroy them.
  (4) The first man, created by
  Prometheus, was Phaenon who
  became the planet Jupiter. The
  other 
  humans 
  created 
  by
  Prometheus grew so wicked that
  Zeus destroyed them in a flood.
  Only 
  Deucalion, 
  son 
  of
  Prometheus, and his wife Pyrrha
  escaped, warned of the coming
  disaster by his father. They were
  told to throw the bones of their
  mother behind them. They inter-
  preted this to mean stones and did
  what they were told. From the
  stones came the Stone People from
  whom the present races are
  descended.
  –Hindu
  In the early Vedic scheme of things,
  the first male being was Purusha
  from whose body the world was
  made; the first couple were Manu
  and Parsu.
  In the later Hindu version, the
  first man was Yama and the first
  woman was Yami, born of Vivasvat,
  the rising sun.
  Others say the first man was
  Nara who acted as Vishnu’s bow-
  carrier.
  –Indian
  In the Andaman Islands they say
  that the first man, Juptu, was born
  inside a bamboo cane and that he
  made himself a wife from clay.
  –Mesopotamian
  (1) The Akkadians regard Adapa as
  the first man. He was made from
  clay by the god Ea and was con-
  sequently half-human, half-divine.
  (2) The Babylonians said that the
  first humans were made from the
  blood of Kingu.
  (3) The Sumerian version has it
  that the first man was made from
  clay by Ninmah.
  –Mongolian
  The first man in Altaic lore was
  Torongai and his mate was Edji.
  –New Zealand
  (1) The god Tane made Hine-ahu-
  one from sand and fathered Tiki,
  the first man, and the Dawn
  Maiden.
  (2) The first woman was Papa-
  hanau-moku and the first man was
  Wakea.
  (3) Another Maori story has
  Marikoriko as the first woman,
  created by Arohirohi.
  –Norse
  The first man was Ask, made from
  an ash tree; the first woman was
  Embla, made from an elm tree.
  –North American
  (1) The Acoma say that the first
  man was Tiamuni.
  (2) Some Californian tribes say that
  Ejoni and Ae, created from the soil
  by Nocuma, were the first couple.
  Others say that the first man was
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  Uoiot. In some accounts, humans
  were made from flakes of the
  creator’s skin.
  (3) The Cherokee say that the
  first man was Kanati and his wife
  was Selu.
  (4) The Chinook tell a story in
  which Too-hux cut open a whale
  and out flew the raven, Hahness.
  The giantess Quoots-hooi ate the
  raven’s eggs from which the first
  humans appeared.
  (5) The Fox say that the first man
  was Mama’sa’a.
  (6) The Hopi say that Sky Father
  and Earth Mother produced One
  Alone, the progenitor of mankind.
  Another story says that the god
  Kloskurbeh created two beings,
  one from his breath and the other
  from one of his tears. These two
  mated to produce the first humans.
  (7) The Huchnom say that the first
  humans were made from sticks of
  wood.
  (8) The Kato say that the first man
  was Nagaitco.
  (9) The Keres say the first man
  was Pashayani.
  (10) The Maidu say that the first
  man was Kuksu and the first
  woman, Laidamlulum-Kule. They
  were given the power to rejuvenate
  themselves by immersion in water.
  (11) The Mandan say that the first
  man was Numokh Mukana.
  (12) The Navaho say that First
  Man and First Woman produced a
  daughter, Estanatlehi, who created
  the progenitors of the tribes from
  maize-flour or ears of corn. In
  another version, she produced
  humans from pieces of her own
  skin.
  Another version says that the
  first man, Aste Hastin, mated with
  the first woman, Aste Estsan, who
  produced five sets of twins who
  became the ancestors of the
  Navaho.
  (13) The Papago say that the first
  man was Montezuma who later
  proclaimed himself all-powerful.
  (14) The Pawnee say that Bright
  Star mated with Great Star to
  produce the first woman while
  Sakuru and Pah produced the first
  male, Closed Man. The man and
  woman mated to populate the
  earth.
  (15) The Pueblo Indians call the
  first men the Koshare, made from
  the skin of a goddess. The first man
  was Poseyemu.
  (16) The Shawnee version has it
  that men were created from ashes,
  clay and beads.
  (17) Sia lore says that two sisters,
  created by Sussistinnako, were the
  first humans and the ancest-resses
  of the Indian tribes. Nowutset was
  the progenitor of the other human
  races.
  The Tagua of New Mexico call
  the first man Puspiyama.
  (18) The Sioux say that the first
  man was We-Ota-Wichusa (Rabbit
  Boy) who was born from a tear
  shed by the sun. He mated with
  First Woman, created by the Great
  Spirit, to produce the forerunners
  of the tribes.
  (19) The Zuni Indians envisage a
  dual-sex deity, Awonawilona, who
  formed the sun which mated with
  the sea which consolidated and
  split into earth and sky, Awitelin
  Tsta and Apoyan Tachi. These
  produced the first humans, the first
  man being Poshaiyangkyo. These
  first beings were said to have
  several animal features, including
  webbed feet.
  –Pacific Islands
  (1) On Fiji, the hawk Turukawa laid
  two eggs which were incubated by
  the primaeval serpent, Degei, and
  hatched a human boy and girl who
  started the human race. The first
  woman was called Vitu.
  (2) In the Gilbert Islands the
  creator-god, Nareau, made the first
  couple, Debabou and De-ai.
  (3) In Hawaii the first man was
  Kumu-honua, made from mud by
  Kane, and the first woman was
  Lalo-honua.
  Another version says Wakea was
  the first man and his wife was Papa-
  hanau-moku while yet another says
  that Tiki was the first man and
  Iowahine the first woman, both
  created by Tane.
  (4) In the Marshall Islands they say
  that the first man, Wulleb, and his
  female consort, Limdunanji, were
  born from the leg of the god Loa.
  Another story says that Wulleb and
  Lejman, two worms, in a shell,
  became the first couple.
  (5) 
  In 
  Melanesia, 
  the 
  god
  Hasibwari came down to earth and
  made the first woman from clay
  and the first man from one of her
  ribs.
  (6) In Micronesian lore the first
  woman was La’i-La’i.
  (7) In New Britain, the first man
  was To-Kabinana who was formed
  from the earth and the blood of 
  the creator-god. His brother, 
  To-Karvuvu, was formed next. 
  To-Kabinana found a mate when a
  woman emerged from a tree which
  he had felled.
  (8) In the Philippines, the Tagalog
  account says that men emerged
  when bamboo canes cast ashore
  from the sea were split open by
  birds.
  (9) The Polynesians have a story
  that Matuenga or, some say, Tane,
  created Tiki, the first man, who
  mated with Hina.
  (10) Samoans say that the first man
  was Atu and the first woman was
  Ele’ele, the consort of the god
  Fetu.
  Another account says that the
  first man was Tele or Tutu and the
  first woman was Ila, Tonga or
  Upolu, while others say that the
  first couple grew from a pair of
  grubs.
  (11) In Tahiti they say that the god
  Ta-aroa made a man from red clay
  and later put him to sleep, took a
  bone from the man’s body and,
  with it, made a woman.
  (12) In Tonga, the first man was
  Kohai.
  (see also Tiki1)
  –Persian
  (1) The primaeval man, Gayomart
  or Gaya Martan, was poisoned by
  Ahriman. From his seed came
  Mashye and Mashyane, the first
  couple, who were in the form of
  plants with fifteen leaves from
  which came ten races. They ate
  their own offspring until Ormadz
  made them unpalatable.
  (2) Another version has Yima and
  Yimeh as the first mortals. Some say
  that men were made from the body
  of the cow, Ur-Kuh, killed by Yima.
  (3) Another story says that the first
  mortal couple were Tazh and
  Tazhak.
  –Siberian
  (1) The Buriats say that the first
  man was Erlik, created by Ulgan.
  (2) The Chukchee people say that
  the first human was Ku’urkil.
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  (3) The Koryak say that the first
  man was Quikinna’qu.
  (4) The first couple of the Tungus
  were Khadau and Mamaldi.
  –South American
  (1) The first men were killed in a
  flood after the animals and their
  tools revolted. The sun re-emerged
  after five days and hatched five eggs
  from which emerged five falcons
  who became men.
  (2) Another story says that an early
  race was made by Con, the
  boneless man, but they were turned
  into monkeys by Pachacamac who
  made a new race.
  (3) The Arawak say that the first
  woman was the stone-woman, Maiso.
  (4) The Castunawa say that, when
  the giants who inhabited the earth
  were killed in the flood, their
  bodies rotted in the sun and men
  emerged from the maggots that
  appeared on the corpses.
  Another story says that men
  grew from seeds planted in the
  earth.
  (5) The Chaco say that the first
  men were made of stone, the
  second race of wood and the final
  race from clay.
  (6) The Chamacoco say that men
  come out of trees when they are
  split open.
  (7) The Incas were said to have
  issued forth from a cave, Pacari,
  which had three exits. Eight
  ancestors of the royal family, four
  male, four female, emerged from
  the central exit, the common
  people from the other two.
  Another story says that the god
  Inti sent his son and daughter,
  Manco Capac and Mama Occlo,
  down to earth to teach mankind.
  Another 
  version 
  says 
  that
  Viracocha made the first men but
  they were unsatisfactory so he
  turned them all into stone and
  made a new race.
  Pachacamac, the Inca creator-
  god made the first man and woman
  but he overlooked the fact that they
  would need food. The man died but
  the woman bore a son to the sun-
  god. Pacahacamac then produced
  fruit and vegetables from the body
  of this boy whom he killed.
  Another Peruvian story says that
  men emerged from eggs produced
  by the sun-god. The status of the
  person was determined by the type
  of egg (gold, silver or copper) he
  came from. Other accounts say that
  the eggs were produced by a huge
  bird.
  Yet another version says that the
  first man was Guamansuri, father
  of the twins Apocatequil and
  Piguerao.
  (8) The Mbaya say that men were
  dug up from the earth by a dog
  which had picked up their scent or,
  in another version, hatched from
  eggs laid on top of a mountain by a
  huge bird.
  (9) In the lore of the Paressi tribe,
  the first man was Uazale, son of the
  stone-woman, Maiso.
  (10) The Quiche Indians say that
  the first men, made from mud,
  were too weak to stand and had no
  mind; a second race, made of wood,
  were totally self-centred and were
  destroyed by the animals and tools;
  the third and final race was made
  from clay.
  Another story says that the first
  man was Hurakan, created by
  Gucamatz and Qubanil.
  (11) The Taulipang say that the
  first men were made from wax but
  they melted in the heat of the sun
  so the culture-hero who made
  them tried again and made men
  from clay.
  (12) The Terero say that the first
  men emerged from a hole in the
  earth.
  (13) In Tierra del Fuego some say
  that the first man was Keros who
  made sexual organs from peat.
  These mated to produce the
  forerunners of the people.
  (14) In the lore of the Tupari of the
  Amazon region, the first man was
  Valedjad, a giant born from a rock.
  (15) The Warrau say the first
  humans descended from the sky.
  (16) The Yaruro (and others) say
  that the first humans came up from
  an underground world.
  –Taiwanese
  The early Formosans said that men
  emerged from a rock when it split
  open.
  –West Indian
  The first man was Louquo who
  came down from the sky.
  First Made Man
  North American
  one of the early humans in the lore of
  the Tewa pueblo tribe
  It appears that men existed before the
  earth dried out from the primordial
  ocean, living in two caves, the bright
  home of Summer Mother and the
  gloomy abode of Winter Mother.
  These beings sent First Made Man to
  the surface from time to time to see
  the state of the world and he
  continually reported that it was not fit
  for humans. Finally he went up again
  and was attacked by various animals
  but his wounds healed and the animals
  gave him symbols to take back to his
  people. He led his people up from the
  cave of Summer Mother and settled
  them in the plains and then brought up
  those from the cave of Winter Mother
  and settled them along the shore-lines.
  He then went off to live among the
  animals where he was made Hunt
  Chief.
  (see also Poseyemu)
  First Man
  North American
  a name used by Coyote in his dispute
  with Lone Man
  First of the Westerners
  (see Khenti-Amentiu)
  First Real Boy
  North American
  in the lore of the Metis tribe, a boy
  who once snared the sun
  (see also Little Brother)
  First Sun
  Central American
  [Four Ocelot.Sun of Jaguar.
  Sun of Water]
  the first of the 5 ages of the Aztec
  creation cycle
  In this first era, the world was
  populated by giants who lived on
  acorns and were ruled by Tezcatlipoca.
  His reign lasted for 676 years and at
  the end of that time he was killed by
  Quetzalcoatl and became a jaguar who
  killed the giants.
  Another version, called the Sun of
  Water, says that animals and man
  existed in total darkness. The animals
  ate the men and the world was over-
  whelmed by a flood from which only
  two humans escaped to continue life.
  (see also sun1)
  First Time
  Egyptian
  the beginning of the world
  Fisaga
  Pacific Islands
  the soft sea breeze
  fish
  [ichthys]
  fish are sacred in some cultures,
  in others they play an active 
  role in myths
  (1) Some African tribes regard fish
  as the embodiment of departed
  souls.
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  (2) In China the fish is regarded as
  a symbol of regeneration.
  (3) In the East Indies, the fish
  Maivia Kiviva grew tired of
  swimming 
  and 
  came 
  ashore,
  became a two-legged being and
  produced two sons who became the
  ancestors of the tribes of New
  Guinea.
  (4) In Egypt, where several types of
  fish are sacred, a talisman in the
  shape of a fish was said to bring
  good fortune. As an emblem of
  Osiris, it signifed rebirth; as an
  emblem of Set it signified evil.
  (5) Hindu mythology tells of ten
  avatars of Vishnu, the first of which
  was in the form of a fish known as
  Matsya, in which form he towed
  the boat of Manu to safety when
  the flood came.
  (6) In parts of India, as in China,
  the fish is regarded as a symbol of
  regeneration.
  In the far north, some tribes
  throw fish-bones back into the sea
  in the belief that they will become
  fish for the next season.
  (7) In Persian lore, the fish Mah
  supports the universe.
  Fish-man
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers,
  created by Tiamat
  (see Kilili)
  fish-god
  a god in the form of a fish
  Fish-knight
  British
  a monster fish
  This monster, which looked like a
  knight on horseback, was killed by
  King Arthur who then released the
  Lady of Fair Hair. This fairy, who had
  been held captive by the Fish-knight,
  became the king’s lover.
  Fisher King
  British
  [Fisherman King.Grail Keeper.Grail
  King.King Pêcheur.Le Roi Mehaigne.
  Le Roi Pêcheur Maimed King.
  Parlan.Pellam.Rich Fisher.
  SinnerKing.Wounded King]
  the keeper of the Holy Grail
  brother of Goon Desert
  husband of La Veve Dame, some say
  In some accounts a distinction is made
  between the Fisher King who was said
  to be Pelles and the Maimed King,
  variously known as Parlan, Pelham,
  Pell(e)am, Pellean or Pelleham. The
  alternative name, Le Roi Pêcheur, is
  capable of two translations giving
  Fisher King or Sinner King. Others
  say his name was Bron, a friend of
  Joseph of Arimathea while others
  identify him with Joseph. Some Grail
  stories refer to him as Amfortas.
  A common feature is that he
  somehow became wounded, usually in
  the thigh(s).
  Some accounts say the wound was
  caused by the Sacred Spear or by Balin
  or by the fragments of the sword
  which killed Goon Desert; some say it
  was punishment for drawing the
  Sword of Strange Girdles.
  It was said that, because of this
  wound, his only occupation was fishing
  - hence his title.
  (see also Alan1.
  Amfortas.Pelles.Rich Fisher)
  Fisherman King
  (see Fisher King)
  fishes
  (see Pisces)
  Fith
  Norse
  a dwarf
  one of the Lovar
  Fitheal
  Irish
  [Fiothal]
  a judge
  father of Socht and Flaithri
  He decided that Cormac mac Airt
  should have Socht’s sword which had
  once been used to kill Cormac’s
  grandfather, Conn.
  Fithir
  Irish
  daughter of Tuathal
  When Eochaid, king of Leinster,
  caused the death of Fithir and her
  sister Dairne, both of whom he had
  married, their father, the high-king,
  killed Eochaid and exacted a tribute of
  cattle.
  Five Ages
  Greek
  the intervals in the development of
  the human race
  The first age, the Age of Gold, was
  one of revelry and happiness, free of
  disease and old age. Next came the
  Age of Silver in which men became
  arrogant and were destroyed by Zeus
  for neglecting the gods of Olympus. In
  the Age of Bronze which followed,
  men discovered metals, became brutal
  and killed each other in war. The
  fourth age was the Age of Heroes,
  those born of the union of gods and
  humans, characterised by the classical
  heroes of Greek myths. The final period
  is the Age of Iron where men must work
  and where evil opposes good.
  Five Brothers
  North American
  in the lore of the Snohomish, 5 
  seal hunters
  One of these five brothers tricked the
  others into following a wooden seal
  into the far northern seas where they
  got lost, finally landing in a place
  inhabited by very strange dwarfs.
  When these people were attacked by
  ducks and cranes, the four brothers
  drove the birds off and revived the
  dwarfs who had been shot with
  feather-darts discharged by the birds.
  On their way home, the brothers
  changed into killer whales for the long
  sea journey and then, having exacted
  vengeance on their brother, became
  whales again and swam out to sea.
  Five Buddhas
  Chinese
  deities in the Chinese pantheon based
  on the Five Emperors
  Five Celestial Buddhas
  (see Dhyanibuddhas)
  Five Classics
  Chinese
  5 of the 9 major works of the
  Confucian canon
  These works are listed as Ch’un-ch’iu, I
  Ching, Li Ching, Shih Ching and Shu
  Ching. The other four in the canon are
  known as the Four Books.
  Five Demons
  Chinese
  [Five Devils.Five Plague Spirits]
  plague demons causing sickness
  These demons caused such problems
  when they were sent down to earth by
  the Jade Emperor that they were
  banished to the underworld on the
  orders of Chang Tao-ling. He allowed
  them to return later and the emperor
  gave them symbols of office – a fan for
  the demon causing colds, a fire-basket
  for the one causing fevers, a wolf-stick
  for the bringer of toothache, a band of
  iron for the one who causes headaches
  and a water-jug for the one who causes
  sweating.
  Another version says that, when
  they came to earth, they became
  scholars but were reduced to playing as
  itinerant musicians when they were
  robbed. The emperor then used them
  to test the magic powers of T’ien-shih
  and they were killed. When their
  spirits tormented him, T’ien-shih
  restored them to life and gave each of
  them the power to cause a particular
  ailment.
  Five Devils
  (see Five Demons)
  Five Elements
  (see elements2)
  Five Emperors
  Chinese
  creator-gods
  These were Chuan Hsü, Huang Ti,
  K’u, Shun and Yao and they, with the
  Three Sovereigns, created the universe.
  Five Falcons
  South American
  the Peruvian hero Paricaca and 
  his 4 brothers
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  Five Flower
  (see Macuilxochiti)
  Five Great Gods
  (see Mahapancaraja)
  Five Great Kings (see Mahapancaraja)
  Five Holy Mountains (see Wu Yüeh)
  Five Lamat
  Central American
  the eighteenth of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the sea-lake was created.
  (see also Lamat)
  Five Lands
  Tibetan
  the countries making up the universe
  The centre was occupied by Rirab
  Lhunapo, a mountain, which extended
  some 3,000 miles above and below the
  earth’s surface. The surrounding lands,
  floating in the primordial ocean, were
  Balancho, Dra Minyah, Dzamo and
  Lo Phag.
  Five Lords
  Chinese
  sky-gods
  Each of these deities was responsible
  for a particular part of the heavens and
  they are given as Ch’i, Ch’ing Ti, Huan
  Ti, Huang Ti and Po Ti.
  Five Men
  Central American
  the fifth day of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day life forms (but not humans)
  were created.
  (see also Men)
  Five Plague Spirits (see Five Demons)
  Five Sacrificial Beasts
  Chinese
  these are the dog, the fowl, the goat,
  the pig and the ox
  Five Separate Heavenly Deities
  (see Separate Heavenly Deities)
  Five Sisters
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of British
  Columbia, primordial beings
  These daughters of the creator-god,
  the Old One, were created from hairs
  from his beard. Three of them became
  earth, sea and sky, the others became
  the progenitors of the human race.
  Five Sisters of Long Life
  Tibetan
  sister-goddesses of the Himalayas
  (see Sisters of Long Life.
  Miyolangsangma.Tashi Tseringma)
  Five Suns
  Central American
  the intervals in the development of
  the world, in Aztec myths
  The first period, which lasted for 676
  years, was ruled by Tezcatlipoca who
  was superseded by Quetzalcoatl who
  ruled the Second Sun. The Third Sun
  was the period of Tlaloc’s rule which
  ended when the earth was destroyed
  by fire. The fourth period, ruled by
  Chalchihuitlicue, ended with a world-
  wide flood. The present Sun, the Fifth,
  ruled by Nanautzin, will end when the
  world is destroyed by earthquakes.
  Five Tales
  (see Khamseh)
  Five Wisdom Buddhas
  (see Dhyanibuddhas)
  Fjalar
  (see Fialar)
  Fjalarr
  (see Fialar)
  Fjol Svinnsmal
  Norse
  a dramatic poem in the Elder Edda
  Fjolnir
  (see Feng.Fiollnir)
  Fjolsvid
  (see Fiolsvidr)
  Fjolsvidr
  (see Fiolsvidr)
  Fjolvinnsmal
  Norse
  a poem in the Elder Edda
  Fjorgyn
  (see Fiorgyn)
  Fjorgynn
  (see Fiorgyn)
  Fjorm
  (see Fiorm)
  Flaga
  Norse
  a wicked fairy
  flail
  Egyptian
  the symbol of Seker
  Flaitheas
  Irish
  [Flatheas.Flathius]
  a goddess of sovereignty
  consort of the high-king of Ireland
  In the guise of an ugly old woman, she
  demanded to be kissed. Only Niall was
  prepared to oblige, whereupon she
  turned into a beautiful young girl, the
  very embodiment of sovereignty.
  Flaithri
  Irish
  son of Flitheal
  He was the tutor of the son of the
  high-king, Cormac, and, as a test, told
  the queen that he had killed the boy.
  She betrayed his secret to the king and
  Flaithri would have been executed had
  he not produced the boy alive and well.
  Flamberge
  European
  [Floberge]
  a sword of Charlemagne and Rinaldo
  In some accounts the sword belonged
  to Aymon who when he was dying,
  gave it to Rinaldo.
  (see also Fusberta)
  Flame
  Phoenician
  offspring of Genos and Genea
  Flame God
  Australian
  a deity who devoured humans
  A race of winged men, the Keen
  Keengs, captured humans and threw
  them into a hole in the cave where the
  fire-god lived.
  flamen
  Roman
  [plur=flamines]
  a priest
  There were originally three flamines,
  one dedicated to each of the gods
  Jupiter, Mars and Quirinus. In later
  years, there were twelve or fifteen. All
  were lifetime appointments.
  flamen Ceralia
  Roman
  a priest of Ceres
  flamen Dialis
  Roman
  a priest of Jupiter
  flamen Florialis
  Roman
  a priest of Flora
  flamen Furrinalis
  Roman
  a priest of Furrina
  flamen Martialis
  Roman
  a priest of Mars
  flamen Pomonatis
  Roman
  a priest of Pomona
  flamen Portumnatis
  Roman
  a priest of Portumnus
  flamen Quirinalis
  Roman
  a priest of Quirinus
  flamen Vulcanatis
  Roman
  a priest of Vulcanus
  flamines
  (see flamen)
  Flaming Teeth
  Pacific Islands
  a giant of Fiji
  This huge giant was killed by a band of
  youths who extracted the teeth which
  were like flaming logs. As a result, the
  islanders had fire for the first time.
  flaminica
  Roman
  the wife of a flamen
  flaminica Dialis
  Roman
  wife of the flamen Dialis who helped
  her husband in his priestly duties
  flaminium
  Roman
  the office of a flamen
  Flann
  Irish
  a man from the Otherworld
  He and his brother were constantly
  fighting other relatives for possession
  of an island which had belonged to
  their grandfather, Feadhach. He met
  Bec Fola and took her to this island
  but later returned her to her husband.
  A year later, wounded from the
  fighting, he re-appeared on the scene
  and Bec Fola went with him, never to
  been seen again.
  Flann Aidhne
  Irish
  [Flann mac Lonain]
  a chief poet
  He was once given a bullock to feed
  himself and his starving companions by
  a giant who demanded compensation.
  Flann recited a poem which satisifed
  the giant who called himself Fiodhbha-
  dhach but was really Angus Og.
  Flann mac Lonain (see Flann Aidhne)
  Flannan
  Irish
  a saint
  son of Toidhealbhach
  It was said that, on his journey to Rome
  to be consecrated, he was carried by a
  floating rock. He performed many
  miracles and caused any meat stolen to
  putrefy before the thieves could eat it
  and turned to stone those who sought
  to satirise him.
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  Flasher, The
  (see Fat)
  Flatey Book
  Norse
  a 14th C document which includes
  Hyndlu-Ljod and the abridged
  Voluspa
  Flatheas
  (see Flaitheas)
  Flathius
  (see Flaitheas)
  Flauros
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being, depicted as a leopard, is
  said to have the power to destroy
  enemies of the sorcerer by fire.
  Flea-footed
  (see Piqu-Chaqui)
  Fleadh
  (see Fled)
  Fleberdigibet
  a demon of the dance
  (see also Flibbertigibbet)
  Fled Aise
  (see Feast of Age)
  Fled Bricend
  Irish
  [Fleadh Bricend.Fledd Bricrenn]
  the story of Bricciu’s feast
  Fled Goibnenn (see Feast of Goibhniu)
  Fledd Bricrenn
  (see Fled Bricend)
  Flesh
  North American
  a supernatural being of the
  Winnebago
  twin brother of Stump
  Their mother was killed by an ogre
  before they were born and they were
  rescued from her body and raised by
  their father who later left them.
  They 
  killed 
  many 
  monsters,
  including the one who had killed their
  mother, but when they killed a beaver,
  one of the animals said to support the
  world, the supreme god, Earthmaker,
  intervened to stop their activities.
  Flibbertigibbet1
  British
  a demon in King Lear
  (see also Fleberdigibet)
  flibbertigibbet2
  British
  a fiend of mowing
  flibbertigibbet3
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Flidais
  (see Flidhais)
  Flidass
  (see Flidhais)
  Flidhais
  Irish
  [Flidais.Flidass.Fliodhais:=Gaulish
  Dea Arduinna]
  a goddess of wild animals, a 
  huntress goddess
  mother of Fand and Li Ban, some say
  In some accounts, she was the wife of a
  king called Adhamain to whom she
  bore a son, Nia Seaghamain. Others
  say that she was the wife of Fergus mac
  Roth who had taken her from Ailill
  Fionn who was killed when Fergus
  attacked his castle. In some versions,
  Flidhais is referred to as Muinchinn
  and Ailill as Donal Dualbhiu.
  She owned the marvellous cow,
  Maol, that could provide milk for
  hundreds at one milking.
  Flight of the Chiefs1
  Pacific Islands
  an ancient kingdom in Fiji during the
  golden age of that island
  This kingdom, in which people could
  talk to the spirits of their ancestors,
  was ruled by The Eldest.
  Flight of the Chiefs2
  Pacific Islands
  a collection of tales of Fijian lore 
  by B. H. Quain
  These stories were largely composed
  by Velema who is said to have heard
  them from his predecessors or by
  direct communication with deceased
  ancestors.
  Flint1
  North American
  son of Nokomis
  He is said to have stolen from his own
  mother a dish of blood from which
  Wabus emerged.
  Flint2
  North American
  brother of Manabozho
  He was one of quadruplets and he
  killed their mother at birth. He was
  killed by Manabozho when they 
  grew up.
  Flint3
  (see Othagwenda)
  Flint Boys
  North American
  tutelary deities of the Pueblo tribes,
  flint personified
  These spirits gave freely of themselves
  so that the people could fashion tools
  and weapons.
  Flint Man
  North American
  a monster, in the lore of the Apache
  This monster, one of many killed by
  Killer-of-Enemies, took the form of a
  huge rock.
  Fliodhais
  (see Flidhais)
  flitterick
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Floating Sky
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of Bali, a region of heaven
  Floberge
  (see Flamberge)
  Floire
  (see Floris)
  Flollo
  (see Frollo)
  Flood
  [Deluge]
  many cultures have myths relating 
  to one or more inundations, referred
  to as the Flood or the Deluge, sent
  to eliminate the human race,
  usually with an advance warning 
  to enable a few to survive to
  repopulate the world
  –Australian
  The rain-spirits of the Aborigines,
  known as the Wandjina, were so
  disgusted with the behaviour of the
  first humans that they vomited,
  producing a flood that wiped out the
  entire race. Thereafter, they set
  about creating a new race and taught
  them how to behave properly.
  –Central American
  (1) In the lore of the Aztecs, the
  god Titlacahuan warned Nata and
  his wife Nena of the impending
  deluge which ended the Fourth
  Sun. They built a dug-out canoe
  and survived on one ear of maize.
  Another version has the flood
  occurring at the end of the First
  Sun when people became fish.
  (2) The Mayan floods, caused by
  Hunab, put an end to various
  phases of the creation cycle and, in
  one story, caused the sky to col-
  lapse. Kanzibyui raised the sky to
  its normal position and supported
  it on trees.
  (3) Some Mexican tribes say that
  the flood was sent by the god
  Hokomata. After it had subsided,
  Pukeheh, 
  the 
  daughter 
  of
  Hokomata’s 
  brother 
  Tochopa,
  mated with the gods Sunshaft and
  Waterfall to repopulate the earth.
  –Chinese
  (1) The thunder god trapped by
  their father gave Nü-kua and her
  brother Fu-hsi a tooth when they
  set him free. From this grew a tree
  which produced a gourd in which
  the children survived the ensuing
  flood. They mated but produced
  only an unformed lump of flesh.
  Fu-hsi cut this into pieces and
  scattered them over the earth to
  produce mankind.
  (2) The flood was caused when
  Kung Kung pulled down the pillars
  supporting the sky. Alternatively,
  he tore a hole in the sky when he
  tried to commit suicide by banging
  his head against the heavenly
  bamboo.
  –Egyptian
  When Ra tired of man’s muttering
  against him, he sent Hathor-Sekhet
  to kill them. He then brewed corn
  beer, flooding the country. The
  goddess got drunk and forgot what
  she was about.
  –Greek
  Prometheus 
  warned 
  his 
  son,
  Deucalion, that Zeus was about to
  send a flood so Deucalion built an
  ark and survived with his wife Pyrrha.
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  A god, Vishnu, appearing as a small
  fish found in his washing water,
  warned Manu of the coming flood.
  It outgrew successively a bowl, a
  tank and a lake and had to be put in
  the sea. Manu built a boat and the
  fish towed him to safety on Mount
  Himavat when the flood came. The
  gods granted him a wife and they
  became the progenitors of the
  present human race.
  –Irish
  Cessair was Noah’s grand-daughter
  but even she was refused a place in
  the Ark. She sailed for Ireland
  where she landed with fifty women
  and three men, the only survivors.
  Most of them later perished in the
  flood.
  –Korean
  When the flood came, a huge bay
  tree, which had fathered a son on a
  heavenly being, was toppled but his
  son was saved by riding over the
  waves on the floating tree. He
  rescued a swarm of ants and
  another of mosquitoes and also a
  young boy. They all landed on a
  mountain where they found the
  only other survivors, an old woman
  with two daughters. The four young
  people were able to repopulate the
  earth.
  –Lithuanian
  It is not made clear what caused the
  flood but there are various stories
  about what happened after the
  flood had come.
  In one version, Pramzimas
  threw a nutshell into the waters.
  The shell became a boat and one
  man and one woman survived in
  this boat to restart the human race.
  In another version, all the
  animals and humans gathered on
  the top of a mountain and
  Pramzimas sent a boat in which
  they sailed away, leaving behind
  only one elderly couple. This pair,
  instructed by Pramzimas, jumped
  nine times. On each occasion, a
  young couple appeared and these
  became the progenitors of a new
  race.
  –Mesopotamian
  (1) Ea warned Atrahasis who
  survived in the ship Preserver of
  Life. In another version, Ea warned
  Utnapishtim.
  (2) Enki warned king Ziusudra of
  the flood being sent by Enlil,
  enabling him to survive.
  –New Zealand
  The Maoris say that the flood
  resulted from the efforts of the
  rain-gods to douse the fire which
  started when Maui stole fire from
  Mahuika.
  Another story says that Tawhaki
  stamped on the floor of heaven,
  releasing the waters through the
  cracks his action caused.
  –North American
  (1) Some Algonquian tribes say that
  the spirits of the underworld, the
  anamaqkiu, caused a flood when
  Manabush killed two of their
  number. Manabush managed to
  escape by climbing a tree which, by
  magic, he caused to grow much
  higher. Otter, Beaver and Mink
  died in an attempt to find dry land
  but Muskrat finally found a small
  piece of soil from which Manabush
  re-created the world.
  (2) The Caddo say that four
  monstrous children, each with four
  arms and legs, stood back to back in
  a square and grew until they fused
  together and reached the sky. A
  man planted a rod which also
  reached the sky and was told to
  take his wife and a pair of each of
  the animals on earth into a reed
  when 
  the 
  flood 
  came. 
  The
  monsters fell into the waters and
  were drowned and when the waters
  subsided, those inside the reed
  emerged to repopulate the earth.
  (3) The Inuit say that only they
  existed before the flood. After the
  waters had receded the first white
  people appeared, fathered on one
  of their girls by a dog.
  (4) In the lore of the Papago, only
  Montezuma, the first man, and
  Coyote, the trickster, survived the
  flood in boats they had made. After
  the waters receded, Great Mystery
  repopulated the earth.
  (5) The Pima say that the flood was
  sent by Great Eagle and that only
  Szeuka survived.
  (6) A Sioux story says that the flood
  was sent by Unktehi, a water-
  monster. One girl was rescued by
  the eagle Wanbhee Galeshka who
  took her up to his nest on a high
  peak. They mated and produced
  twins, a boy and a girl, who became
  the progenitors of a new tribe.
  (7) The Skagit of the west coast say
  that the flood covered the world
  leaving only the tops of Mount
  Baker and Mount Rainier exposed.
  Two people in a canoe managed to
  escape and repopulated the world.
  –Pacific Islands
  (1) In the Banks Islands, Qat was
  warned of the flood and built a
  canoe in which he survived.
  (2) In Fiji, the flood was sent by
  Degei to drown the people who
  had killed his friend, the hawk
  Turukawa.
  (3) In Hawaii, Nu’u survived in a
  ship that landed on a tall mountain.
  (4) In the Society Islands, a
  fisherman’s hook became entangled
  with the hair of a sleeping sea-god,
  Ruahaku, who was so angry that he
  sent the flood.
  (5) Some say that the flood was
  caused by the rising of a sea-
  goddess from the depths of the
  ocean.
  –Siberian
  The Buriats say that the creator-
  god, Ulgan, warned Namu of the
  coming flood and he built an ark in
  which he survived.
  –South American
  (1) Advance warning of one of the
  floods was given by the llama.
  (2) The Araucanians blame the
  two huge serpents known as
  Kaikai and Trentran for causing
  the flood when they demonstrated
  their powers by causing the waters
  to rise.
  (3) The Arawaks blame the flood
  on Sigu who cut down the tree of
  knowledge allowing water to gush
  out to cause the flood.
  (4) The land of the Chibcha
  Indians was flooded by the work-
  god Chibchacum, aided by Chia,
  and the god Bochica appeared as
  a rainbow to create a channel to
  the sea and bring out the sun to
  dry the land.
  (5) The Inca god Viracocha caused
  a flood to destroy the first humans,
  after which he created a new and
  better race.
  (6) The Karaya tribe say that the
  flood was sent by the demon
  Anatiwa but some of the tribe
  escaped when the water-hen,
  Saracura, brought soil which they
  used to raise the height of the hill
  Tupimare.
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  (7) The Quechua say that the only
  part of the world not covered by
  the flood was Mount Condorcoto.
  When the waters receded, five men
  were born from eggs that had
  survived the flood on the higher
  part of the mountain.
  (8) The Tupari say that the flood
  was caused by the the first man, the
  giant Valedjad.
  (9) In the Tupi story, Arikute and
  Tawenduare quarrelled and the
  latter split the earth when he
  stamped on the ground, allowing
  water to come gushing out.
  (10) Other versions say that the
  god Monan tried to destroy the
  earth with fire and the flood was
  caused when a magician, Irin Mage,
  brought about a heavy downpour
  that put out the flames but also
  flooded the earth.
  –Taiwanese
  The Taiwanese say that Peiroun
  was warned of the coming flood and
  was able to escape.
  –Thai
  The flood was sent by the sky-
  gods, the Thens, when the people
  refused to acknowledge the gods.
  Flora
  Roman
  [=Greek Chloris:=Hindu Kusumamodini]
  an Italian goddess of flowers 
  and fruitfulness
  consort of Favonius, some say
  She is said to have touched Juno with a
  magic herb so that she conceived Mars
  without the help of Jupiter.
  Floralia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Flora held in
  April/May
  Flordelis
  European
  a maiden
  She was travelling with her lover,
  Florismart, when he was challenged
  and defeated by Astolpho.
  When Florismart was imprisoned in
  the Castle of Oblivion, she enlisted the
  sympathy of Angelica, who had
  escaped from the besieged city of
  Albracca to seek help, and Florismart
  and the other imprisoned knights were
  freed.
  Floree
  (see Florie)
  Florence1
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Gawain
  He was one of the twelve knights who
  helped Agravain and Mordred when
  they attempted to trap Lancelot and
  Guinevere in flagrante. All except
  Mordred were killed by Lancelot.
  Florence2
  British
  daughter of the king of Sorlois
  She was wooed by Arthur of Brittany.
  Florestan
  European
  a knight
  son of Perion and Elizena
  brother of Amadis and Galaor
  He and his brothers restored Briolania
  to the throne of Firm Island,
  overthrowing the tyrant who had
  usurped the kingdom. When they
  arrived on Firm Island, both Florestan
  and Galaor refused to try to pass
  through the Arch of True Lovers and,
  when 
  they 
  tried 
  to 
  enter 
  the
  Forbidden 
  Chamber, 
  they 
  were
  thrown back by unseen forces while
  Amadis was allowed to enter.
  Florete
  French
  daughter of the emperor of
  Constantinople
  wife of Floriant
  Floriac
  European
  a Gascon
  servant of a duke of Guienne
  He and his master had been carried off
  by pirates and sold as slaves to a
  Barbary prince. His master converted
  to the Muslim faith and became a city
  governor and Floriac was allowed to
  live nearby as a Christian. He gave
  hospitality to Huon and Sherasmin on
  their journey to the court of the sultan,
  Gaudisso.
  Floriant
  French
  son of Elyadus
  foster-son of Morgan le Fay
  husband of Florete
  When the emperor of Constantinople
  attacked Sicily, King Arthur went to
  the aid of the king, Elyadus. Floriant
  married the emperor’s daughter,
  Florete.
  Floriant et Florete
  French
  a 13th C story of these two lovers
  Florie1
  British
  [Floree]
  a queen of Kanadic
  She raised Ilinot, one of King Arthur’s
  sons who died of grief when she
  rejected his love.
  Florie2
  British
  [Floree]
  niece of Joram
  In some accounts, she was the wife of
  Gawain and mother of Wigalois.
  Florie3
  British
  [Floree]
  in some accounts, mother of Grimal 
  by Evelake
  Florie4
  European
  sister of Corboran
  In some accounts, she married the
  Christian crusader Godfrey de Bouillon
  who became king of Jerusalem.
  Florinda
  Spanish
  daughter of Juhan
  She was raped by Roderick.
  Floripas
  European
  daughter of Balan
  sister of Fierabras
  wife of Guy de Bourgogne
  She protected the prisoners, including
  Oliver, held by her father until they
  were rescued by Charlemagne and fell
  in love with one of them, Guy de
  Bourgogne, whom she later married.
  Floris
  European
  [Floire]
  a king of Hungary
  husband of Blanchefleur
  father of Bertha
  The Saracen king of Spain captured a
  group of French pilgrims and one of
  the ladies in the group gave birth to a
  girl, Blanchefleur, on the same day that
  the king’s consort gave birth to a boy,
  Floris. They grew up together but
  Floris was sent away to school and
  Blanchefleur was sold to a slave-trader.
  Floris set out to rescue her and
  stayed with Darius, a bridgekeeper,
  in Babylon where Blanchefleur was
  imprisoned. He bribed his way into
  the tower and was reunited with his
  beloved but they were later found in
  bed together and condemned to
  death. Their obvious love for each
  other softened the emir’s heart and
  they were allowed to marry and
  return to Spain.
  Florisdelfa
  British
  a sorceress
  She was taught the magic arts by
  Merlin and is said to have killed herself
  out of envy of Isolde’s beauty.
  Florismart
  European
  [Lord of the Sylvan Tower]
  a Saracen knight who became one of
  Charlemagne’s paladins
  He was defeated by Astolpho, in single
  combat, who spared his life and they
  became friends.
  He was imprisoned in the Castle of
  Oblivion but freed by Angelica, who
  had escaped from the besieged city of
  Albracca, when Flordelis, his lady-
  love, told Angelica of his plight.
  When 
  he 
  heard 
  of 
  Roland’s
  madness, he went in search of him and
  met Rodomont at the bridge leading
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  to the chapel he had built to the
  memory of Isabella. They fought and
  Florismart was defeated but, to please
  Flordelis, Rodomont spared her lover’s
  life, keeping him as a prisoner. Sent to
  Africa as a slave by Rodomont, he was
  released by Astolpho who was leading
  the Abyssinian forces at the siege of
  Biserta. When Agramant withdrew
  from France to defend his capital,
  Florismart, Roland and Oliver were
  chosen to do battle with Agramant,
  Sorbino and Grassado to settle the war.
  Florismart was killed in this encounter.
  Floron
  a demon
  Flosi
  Norse
  a leader of the Sigfussons
  The Sigfussons and the Njalssons had
  carried on a feud after Thrain, a
  Sigfusson, was killed by Skarp-Hedin,
  one 
  of 
  Njal’s 
  sons. 
  The 
  feud
  culminated in an attack, led by Frosi,
  in which all the male Njalssons, except
  Kari, were killed and their house was
  burnt to the ground.
  Flosshilde
  German
  one of the 3 Rhine-daughters
  Flower Aspect
  (see Blodeuedd)
  Flower Face
  (see Blodeuedd)
  Flower Feather
  (see Xochiquetzal)
  Flower Festival
  (see Hanamatsuri)
  Flower of Kings
  British
  a name for King Arthur
  Flower of Women (see Plur na mBan)
  Flower Prince
  (see Xochipilli)
  Flowerface
  (see Blodeuedd)
  Flurent
  Norse
  mother of Isolde in the Icelandic
  version of the Tristram story
  Flute Dance
  North American
  a ritual dance of the Hopi in honour of
  the sun-god
  Flwdwr
  (see Ffrwdwr)
  Flyers, The
  (see Wakinyan)
  Flying Carpet
  Arab
  [Green Carpet]
  a huge carpet on which Solomon was
  said to be able to transport 2 lions
  and 2 armies
  Flying Dutchman, The
  German
  [Der Fliegende Hollander.Vanderdecker]
  Frustrated by winds that prevented
  his ship from rounding the Cape of
  Good Hope, he swore to manage it
  even if it took forever. An evil spirit
  condemned him to keep this oath
  from which he would be released
  only when a good woman promised
  to be faithful unto death. He was
  allowed to land only once every
  seven years, retaining his youth while
  his crew grew grey and wrinkled as the
  centuries passed.
  He gave some of his cargo of
  treasure to Laland, the captain of a
  Norwegian ship, and fell in love with
  his daughter, Senta. She would have
  married him but, seeing her with her
  young friend Erik, who also loved
  her, Vanderdecken put back to sea
  rather than expose her to the curse
  which dogged him. She threw herself
  from the top of a cliff and her
  suicide, proving her faithful unto
  death, lifted the curse of the Flying
  Dutchman whose ship sank beneath
  the waves.
  Flying Head
  North American
  a monster, in the lore of the Iroquois
  This monster, in the form of a head
  with huge wings and sharp fangs,
  killed and ate all animals including
  those domesticated by the tribes.
  When it saw a squaw swallow some
  hot chestnuts, it thought to do the
  same but swallowed the red-hot stones
  of the fire and was killed.
  Flying Horse1
  European
  in a French story, an animal created 
  by Merlin
  flying horse2
  (see Arion.
  Hippogriff.Pegasus)
  Fo1
  Chinese
  [Foh.O-fo.Fu-hsi]
  a fire-god or sun-god
  a Chinese version of the Buddha
  (see Hua-kuang)
  Fo2
  Chinese
  the elephant, an animal sacred 
  in Buddhism
  Fo-hsi
  Chinese
  son of Mo-yeh
  His mother, walking beside a river,
  found herself encircled by a rainbow.
  She dreamt that she was pregnant with
  a white elephant and, twelve years
  later, Fo-hsi was born.
  Fo-mo Ta Ti
  Chinese
  a name for Kuan-ti as one who
  subdues demons
  Fo Shou
  Chinese
  [Buddha’s Hand]
  a citrus fruit, shaped like a hand with
  2 fingers pointing upwards
  Foam Woman
  North American
  an ancestress of the Haida
  She was said to have the power to
  project lightning from her eyes to
  repel the forces of evil and was
  envisaged as having many breasts at
  which she suckled the clan ancestors.
  Foawr
  Manx
  [=Irish Fomoire]
  a race of giants: the Manx name for
  the Fomoire
  Focalor
  (see Forcalor)
  Focas
  (see Forcas)
  Fochlam
  Irish
  a charioteer to Innel
  He and his master were killed when
  Innel fought Cuchulainn at the ford.
  Fodhla
  (see Fohla)
  Fodla
  (see Fohla)
  Foeneus
  (see Oeneus)
  Fog of the Path
  Pacific Islands
  a warrior of Flight of the Chiefs
  This warrior had the ability to conjure
  up fog to discomfit enemies in battle.
  Fogall
  (see Forgall)
  Foh
  (see Fo1)
  fohat
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of the Sanskrit
  daivi prakita
  Fohla
  Irish
  [Fod(h)la.Fotla]
  one of 3 goddesses, with Banba and
  Eire, original rulers of Ireland
  an aspect of the Triple Goddess
  wife of Mac Cecht, king of Ireland
  Some say that Fohla married one of
  the Sons of Turenn.
  In some accounts, the name is used
  for Ireland.
  Foich
  Irish
  a charioteer to Err
  He and his master were killed when
  Err fought Cuchulainn at the ford.
  Foill
  Irish
  son of Nechtan Scene
  brother of Fannell and Tuachell
  He was a supernatural being but he
  was nevertheless killed by Cuchulainn.
  Foland
  (see Volund)
  Folkvang
  Norse
  [Folkvangr]
  the realm of Freya, the site of her
  palace Sessrymnir
  Folkvangr
  (see Folkvang)
  Follach
  Irish
  father of Tigernmas
  Follaman
  Irish
  son of Conor mac Nessa
  He was killed when fighting alongside
  Cuchulainn against the forces of
  Connaught.
  Follower
  North American
  a creator and culture-hero of the
  Pueblo tribes 
  twin brother of Preceder
  (see Twins2)
  Foltor
  Irish
  [Faltlabra]
  the finest tracker in Ireland
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  He was in the ship with Finn and
  Faruach when they followed Gilla
  Dacar and rescued the men he had
  carried off.
  Fomhair
  Scottish
  [Famhair.Fomhairean:=Irish Fomoire]
  mountain giants, controllers of fate
  gods of death
  Fomhoire
  (see Fomoire)
  Fomhoireans
  (see Fomoire)
  Fomoire
  Irish
  [Domnu’s Gods.Fomhoire(ans).Fomoiri.
  Fomorians. Fomoiri.Formori(i).Formors.
  Lochlanners.‘sea giants’:=Manx Foawr]
  a one-legged, one-armed race of
  demons living under the sea
  deities of the Fir Bolg
  These beings, some of whom had
  animals heads, had three rows of teeth
  and were said to be the descendants of
  Ham, son of Noah. They were
  defeated by the Partholanians at the
  Battle of Magh nIotha and banished to
  the Hebrides and were in continual
  conflict with the later Danaans.
  They once stole the Dagda’s harp
  which flew from the wall where it had
  been hung, killed those who stole it and
  put the others to sleep with its music.
  They fought one or, in some
  accounts, two major battles with the
  Danaans at Moytura and were finally
  defeated when Balor’s evil eye was
  knocked out by Lugh’s slingshot and
  all the Fomoire soldiers died at the
  sight of it.
  (see also Fathach)
  Fomoiri
  (see Fomoire)
  Fomorians
  (see Fomoire)
  Fongaside
  South American
  a servant of Naymlap
  Fons
  Roman
  [Fontus]
  a god of springs
  son of Faunus and Juturna
  Fons Castalius
  (see Castalia1)
  Fontarabia
  European
  [Fuenterrabia]
  the site of Charlemagne’s final battle
  It was said that the Emperor and all his
  knights fell to the Saracens at
  Fontarabia. Another account says that
  Charlemagne was killed in this battle
  but came back to life and rallied his
  troops, leading them to victory.
  Fontinalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of the god Fons,
  which involves the dressing of
  fountains and springs, held on
  October 13th
  Fontus
  (see Fons)
  foo
  (see hoo)
  Fool of Barr Uisce
  Irish
  a giant
  He was said to have killed Fergus mac
  Roth by shooting him with holly pricks.
  Fool of the Forest (see Moroie Mor)
  Footprints of Buddha
  Buddhist
  [=Cambodian Prah bat]
  stones said to bear the imprints of the
  Buddha’s feet
  Reproductions carved from stone bear
  various religious symbols such as the
  swastika, the lotus and the fish. The
  originals were said to be caused by the
  weight of the Buddha’s knowledge
  which was such that rocks softened
  where he trod. It is said that the marks
  on the soles of the Buddha’s feet were
  caused by the tears of sinful women
  who wept at his feet. One such was
  known as Amrapati.
  One such footprint is to be found
  on the mountain in Ceylon known as
  Adam’s Peak. This sacred footprint
  (the Sripada) is regarded as the
  Buddha’s last point of contact with
  the earth.
  Foraii
  (see Morax)
  Forax
  (see Morax)
  Forbay
  (see Furbaidhe)
  Forbidden Chamber
  European
  a room on Firm Island
  This structure was built by Apollidon
  to test the purity of lovers who tried to
  enter. In a hundred years, none had
  managed to enter. When Amadis and
  his friends came to Firm Island, only
  Amadis could enter, the others being
  thrown back by unseen forces.
  Forbidden Island, The
  British
  an island defended by the knight
  Grey-steel
  Forbidden Mountain
  European
  the site of the castle, home 
  of Archalaus
  Forbidden Path
  (see Rua-tapu)
  Forcalor
  [Focalor]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to have been a sea-demon
  causing shipwreck and is depicted
  either as a winged human or as a man
  astride a griffin.
  Forcas
  [Focas]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Fordicidia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Tellus held on
  April 15th at which a cow and a calf
  were sacrificed
  Forest of Dooros
  Irish
  the wood in which grew the quicken
  tree guarded by the giant, Sharvan
  Forgall
  Irish
  [Fogall.Forgel]
  a poet
  He fell into a dispute with Mongan and
  demanded as compensation to sleep
  with Mongan’s wife, Breothigheam.
  The warrior Cailte arrived with proof
  that Mongan was right just in time to
  save the lady’s honour.
  Forgall Manach
  Irish
  [Fogall.Forgel]
  lord of Lusca
  a chieftain, known as ‘the Wily’
  father of Emer and Fiall
  He refused to let his daughter Emer
  marry Cuchulainn until he had trained
  as a warrior. When this was done,
  Forgall went back on his promise and
  still refused and was killed by
  Cuchulainn.
  In another version, he was still alive
  at the time of Cuchulainn’s last battle
  and begged him not to go.
  Forgel
  (see Forgall)
  Formali
  Norse
  a story from the Younger Edda
  Formenus
  Irish
  a Christian king of Thrace
  He built a tower in the Alps and when
  Daithi, on one of his many expeditions
  overseas, knocked the tower down, the
  Irish leader was killed by a thunderbolt.
  Formori
  (see Fomoire)
  Formorii
  (see Fomoire)
  Formors
  (see Fomoire)
  Fornacalia
  Roman
  an ancient festival in honour of 
  Fornax or Vulcanus, deities of 
  furnaces or ovens
  Fornaldarsaga
  Norse
  a collection of Icelandic legends
  Fornax
  Roman
  a guardian goddess of ovens and
  baking
  an aspect of Vesta
  Forneus
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He appears either as a sea-monster or
  as a man and is said to have great
  knowledge of the arts and sciences.
  Fornjot
  (see Ymir)
  Fornjotnr
  (see Ymir)
  Fors
  Italian
  [Fors Fortuna:=Greek Tyche: 
  =Roman Fortuna]
  a goddess of chance
  Fors Fortuna
  (see Fors)
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  Forsete
  (see Forseti)
  Forseti
  Norse
  [Forsete.Fosite]
  the god of justice and truth
  son of Balder and Nanna
  His gold and silver palace, Glitnir,
  held the throne on which he sat to
  dispense laws and settle disputes.
  Fort of Carousal (see Caer Feddwid)
  Fort of Glass
  (see Caer Wydyr)
  Fortress of Glass
  (see Caer Wydyr)
  Fortress of Marvels
  British
  the building where the Lady of the
  Castle was imprisoned
  When Percival came to her aid and
  killed the hags of Gloucester who had set
  a trap for him, the Lady of the Castle
  disappeared from the mortal world. 
  (see also Castle of Wonders)
  Fortriu
  Scottish
  a Pict
  one of the 7 children of Cruithne
  When Cruithne divided Scotland
  between his seven children, Fortiu was
  given Strathearn.
  Fortuna
  Roman
  [Primagenia:=Greek Tyche:=Italian Fors
  (Fortuna)]
  a goddess of chance or fate
  a fertility goddess
  She was said to have acquired as one of
  her attributes the horn of Achelous
  broken off by Heracles when they fought.
  She is usually depicted as standing
  on a ball, a globe or a wheel, some-
  times blindfolded.
  (see also Felicitas)
  Fortuna Virginensis
  Roman
  the goddess Fortuna as guardian of
  newly-married women
  Fortuna Virilis
  Roman
  the goddess Fortuna acting to preserve
  the beauty of women so that they
  retained the favour of their husbands
  Fortunatae Insulae
  (see Fortunate Islands)
  Fortunate Fields
  (see Fortunate Islands)
  Fortunate Islands1
  Chinese
  [Blessed Islands.Islands of the Blessed.
  (Three) Isles of the Genii. San Hsien
  Shan.Shen-t’ao.Three Islands of the Blest]
  the home of fairies and immortals
  The fairies are said to eat gemstones
  collected from the coastline and retain
  their immortality by drinking from the
  fountain of life. The immortals live on
  the sacred fungus which grows on
  these islands which are called Fang-
  chang, P’eng-lai and Ying-chou. It is
  said that a large fleet was sent to look
  for these islands in the 2nd C BC but
  failed in the attempt.
  Another story says that these islands
  originally floated in the eastern sea but
  were later anchored by huge tortoises
  at the behest of the Celestial Emperor.
  In some accounts, there are five
  islands in this group.
  Fortunate Islands2
  Greek
  [Blessed Islands.Fortunatae Insulae.
  Fortunate Islands.Islands of the
  Blessed.Isle(s) of the Blest]
  the home of the souls who have
  attained Elysium 3 times
  Some identify these islands with
  Elysium, others as a separate place.
  (see also Elysium)
  Fortunate Islands3
  Irish
  [Blessed Islands,Islands of the Blessed]
  an earthly paradise somewhere to the
  west of Ireland
  Fortunate Isle
  (see Avalon)
  Fortunatus
  German
  a mediaeval hero
  He was the owner of a magical cap that
  granted his every wish and a never-
  empty purse.
  Fortune
  British
  a girl at a spinning-wheel
  It is said that the fall of King Arthur
  was predicted in his dream in which he
  was tied to Fortune’s wheel and
  smashed to pieces.
  Fosite
  (see Forseti)
  Fothad Airglech
  (see Fothadh Airgtheach)
  Fothadh Airgtheach
  Irish
  [Fothad Airglech]
  son of Mac Nia and Fuinche 
  brother of Fothadh Cairpthreach and
  Fothadh Canainne
  He was regarded as one of a triune
  deity with his two brothers. He killed
  Cairptheach and was himself killed by
  Cailte.
  Fothadh Cairptheach
  Irish
  son of Mac Nia and Fuinche
  brother of Fothadh Airgtheach and
  Fothadh Canainne
  He was regarded as one of a triune
  deity with his two brothers.
  Fothadh Canainne
  Irish
  son of Mac Nia and Fuinche
  brother of Fothadh Airgtheach and
  Fothadh Cairptheach
  half-brother of Cuirreach Life
  father of Smirnat
  He was regarded as one of a triune
  deity with his two brothers.
  He was often in conflict with Finn
  mac Cool who had killed his half-
  brother and, when Finn invited him to
  a feast to make peace, he said he would
  drink only in the presence of the heads
  of the dead. Finn killed Fothadh’s
  sister, Teite, and her husband to
  provide the heads, so reopening the
  feud between them.
  He had an affair with the wife of
  Ailill Flann Beag with the result that a
  battle ensued between their forces in
  which Fothadh was killed. His
  decapitated head was said to have
  recited a poem to the woman he loved.
  In some accounts he was loved by
  Cailleach Bheur.
  Fothin
  (see Odin)
  Fotla1
  Irish
  a warrior in the Fianna
  He was with Finn and his companions
  at the Hostel of the Quicken Trees.
  With Dermot, he defended the ford
  that led to the hostel against successive
  waves of attackers.
  Fotla2
  Scottish
  a Pict
  one of the 7 children of Cruithne
  When Cruithne divided Scotland
  between his seven children, Fotla was
  given Atholl.
  Fotla3
  (see Fohla)
  Foulmouth
  European
  a servant of the demon, Ashtaroth
  He and Ashtaroth entered the horses
  of Rinaldo and Ricciardetto in Egypt
  and flew with their riders to Spain,
  putting them down in the midst of the
  Battle of Roncesvalles.
  Fountain of the Truth of Love British
  a fountain made by Merlin
  This fountain was guarded by lions
  which, so it was said, left unharmed
  only the pure-hearted.
  Fountain of Youth 
  British
  a fountain in the Terrestrial Paradise
  a fountain in Bimini, a mythical island,
  which restored the youth of those
  who drank from it
  fountains
  (see sacred springs)
  Four-angled Music
  (see Haithne)
  Four Astrological Ages
  in astrology, 4 ages are identified with
  the 4 seasons
  The Golden Age, the age of the three
  Fates, fire, moisture, chaos and spring,
  to which the gate is Aries; the Silver
  Age, the age of the three Harpies, air,
  heat, conflict and summer, the gate to
  which is Cancer; the Bronze Age, the
  age of the three Furies, earth, dryness,
  death and autumn, the gate to which is
  Libra; the Iron Age, the age of the
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  three Graces, water, cold, resurrection
  and winter, the gate to which is
  Capricorn.
  Four Astrological Quarters
  in astrology the celestial hemisphere is
  divided into 4 quarters with
  associated attributes
  In the north region, equated with
  spring, where chaos marries light, the
  rulers are Ahura Mazda, Brahman,
  Cronus, Horus, Jehovah and Saturn;
  in the south region, equated with
  autumn, uninhabited and useless, the
  rulers are Ahriman, Hades, Pluto,
  Satan, Set and Shiva; in the east
  region, equated with summer, where
  matter is formed, the rulers are the
  Holy Spirit, Jupiter, Mithras, Vishnu,
  Osiris and Zeus; in the west region,
  equated with winter, where man
  achieves happiness, the rulers are
  Apollo, Horus the Younger, Jesus,
  and Krishna.
  Four Auspicious Animals
  Chinese
  [Ssu Ling]
  animals which guard the 4 cardinal
  points, Ssu Fang
  These are the dragon (Ch’ing Lung),
  the phoenix (Feng), the tortoise (Kuei
  Shen) and the unicorn (Ch’i-lin).
  In some accounts, the white tiger (Pai
  Hu) appears in place of the unicorn.
  Four Books
  Chinese
  4 of the 9 major works of the
  Confucian canon
  These are listed as Chung Yung, Lun
  Yü, Meng-tzu and Ta Hsüeh. The other
  five are known as the Five Classics.
  Four Branches of the Mabinogion
  (see Mabinogion)
  Four Celestial Kings
  (see Four Diamond Kings)
  Four-cornered Castle
  (see Caer Pedryvan.Castle Carbonek)
  Four Deva Kings
  (see Four Diamond Kings)
  Four Diamond Kings
  Chinese
  [Four Celestial Kings.(Four) Deva
  Kings.(Four) Heavenly Kings:T’ien-
  wang:=Hindu Lokapalas:=Japanese 
  Shi Tenno]
  the rulers of the 4 realms of the
  Buddhist paradise and guardians of
  Buddhist shrines
  These deities are given as the Land-
  bearer (Mo-li Ch’ing), who guards the
  east; the Far-gazer (Mo-li Hai) who
  guards the west; the Well-Famed (Mo-
  li Shou) who guards the north and the
  Lord of Growth (Mo-li Hung) who
  looks after the south.
  The Taoist version lists these deities
  as Chao, Li, Man and Wen.
  Four Dragon Kings
  Chinese
  the rulers of the 4 seas
  These kings were known as Jang Lung,
  Lung Wang, Pai Lung and Chin Lung.
  Alternative names sometimes used
  are Ao Ch’in, Ao Jun, Ao Kuang, and
  Ao Shun or Kuang-jun, Kuang-she,
  Kuang-te and Lung Wang.
  Four Earthquake
  (see Fifth Sun)
  Four Ends of the Earth
  (see Gucumatz)
  Four Heavenly Kings
  (see Four Diamond Kings)
  Four Hundred Rabbits
  (see Centzon Totochtin)
  Four Hundred Southerners
  (see Centzon Huitznahua)
  Four Independent Native Tales
  (see Mabinogion)
  Four Ix
  Central American
  the fourth day of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day heaven and earth were
  finished. 
  (see also Ix2)
  Four Kings
  Buddhist
  [Caturmaharajas:=Hindu Dikpalas]
  the rulers of the 4 quarters of 
  the world
  These deities are given as Dhartarashthra
  (east), Vaisravan (north), Virudhaka
  (south) and Virupaksha (west).
  (see also Dikpalas)
  Four Kings of Hell
  Chinese
  assistants to Yen Wang in 
  the underworld
  In some accounts there were ten (or,
  some say, fourteen) of them.
  (see also Ten Yama Kings)
  Four-legged
  (see Buffalo3)
  Four-legs
  (see Buffalo3)
  Four Man-Ik
  Central American
  the seventeenth of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the spirit of man entered
  heaven.
  (see also Man-Ik)
  Four Ocelot
  (see First Sun)
  Four Rain
  (see Third Sun)
  Four Saints
  Chinese
  [Ssu-hsien]
  4 disciples of Confucius
  These are listed as Meng-tzu (Mencius),
  Cheng-tzu, Confucius’ grandson Tzu-
  ssu, and his favourite, Yen-tzu.
  Four Signs
  Buddhist
  the signs given by the gods to 
  Buddha to guide his search 
  for enlightenment
  These signs were a detached monk, an
  old man, a sick man and a dead man.
  Four Sons of Aymon
  (see Sons of Aymon)
  Four Sons of Horus
  (see Sons of Horus)
  Four Spiritually Endowed Animals
  Chinese
  in some lists these are the same as the
  Four Auspicious Animals; in others,
  the tiger appears
  Four Supplements
  (see Ssu Fu)
  Four Water
  (see Fourth Sun)
  Four Wind
  (see Second Sun)
  Four Winds
  North American
  one of the 4 Kindred Gods of the Sioux
  Fourfold-Containing Mother Earth
  (see Awitelin Tsta)
  Fournival, Richard de
  French
  a 13th C writer, author of Bestiare
  d’Amour
  Fourth Sun
  Central American
  [Ecatonatiuh.Four Water.Sun of
  Earth.Sun of Water]
  the fourth age of the Aztec creation
  cycle
  The Third Sun ended after 364 years
  when fire destroyed the earth. Then
  Chalchiuhtlicue took over as ruler of
  the Fourth Sun which lasted for 312
  years before the world was inundated
  by a flood from which only Nata and
  Nena escaped.
  The next period was the Fifth sun
  which is the present age.
  Another version calls the period of
  the Fourth Sun the Sun of Earth or the
  Sun of Water and says that it was during
  this period that fishes were made.
  (see also sun1)
  fox
  this animal appears in myths of
  many countries, often as a 
  trickster or shape-changer
  (1) In Chinese stories, the fox is a
  shape-changer that becomes a
  wizard when it reaches the age of
  100 years. At the age of 1,000, the
  animal goes to heaven as the
  Celestial Fox which has nine tails
  and serves as a means of transport
  for the celestial spirits.
  (2) In the European classic, Reynard
  the Fox, the leading character gets
  into all sorts of scrapes but
  manages to escape his just desserts.
  (3) In Japan the fox is the
  embodiment of Inari as Spirit of
  Rain. Others say that the fox,
  Ktsune, carries messages for Inari.
  (4) In North America, Brer Fox is
  another trickster who becomes
  involved in many escapades.
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  Fox Woman
  Siberian
  wife of Eme’mqut
  She rejected the advances of a man
  living as a lodger in their house and
  when he remarked on her foxy odour
  she ran away.
  In another story, she was abducted
  but Eme’mqut rescued her from the
  underworld.
  Fraananger
  Norse
  a stream
  When Loki changed himself into a
  salmon to escape the vengeance of the
  other gods, he hid on the bottom of
  this stream.
  Fraech
  (see Fraoch)
  Fragarach
  (see Freagarthach)
  Fralar
  (see Fialar)
  Framnas
  Norse
  the home of Thorsten and Ingeborg
  France, Marie de
  French
  a 12th C poetess, author of 
  Chevrefeuil and Lanval
  Franchise Tristran
  (see Isle of Servage)
  Francus
  British
  son of Histion
  In some accounts he is regarded as the
  ancestor of the French.
  Frangrasyan
  (see Afrasiyab.Rustem)
  Fraoch
  Irish
  [Fraech.Froech]
  a warrior-hero
  son of Idath and Befind
  He fell in love with Findbhair but he
  could not afford the bride-price. Her
  parents, Maev and Ailill, tried to
  bring about his death by persuading
  him to swim in a lake inhabited by a
  monster. He escaped and killed the
  monster with the help of Findbhair
  whose parents then consented to the
  marriage.
  When his wife and three children
  and all his cattle were captured by
  raiders, he and Conall Cearnach
  pursued them and rescued the hostages
  and the cattle from, some say, a castle
  in the Alps.
  Another story says that he challenged
  Cuchulainn to single combat to win
  Findbhair’s hand and was killed.
  Another version has Treabhlann in
  place of Findbhair and she, tricked by
  Midir into believing that Fraoch was
  dead, died of a broken heart.
  Yet another version has it that Maev
  herself was in love with Fraoch and
  sent him to his death with the water-
  monster out of jealousy.
  Frashgerd
  (see Frashkart)
  Frashegird
  (see Frashkart)
  Frasiyav
  (see Afrasiyab)
  Frashkart
  Persian
  [Frashegird.Frashgerd.Frashokereti]
  the final renewal after the destruction
  of the world by fire
  At this time, all the dead will be
  restored to life by Saoshyant.
  Frashokereti
  (see Frashkart)
  Frastrada
  (see Fastrade)
  Frateretto
  a demon of the dance
  Fratres Arvali
  (see Arval Brothers)
  Frau Berchta
  (see Bertha3)
  Frau Bertha
  German
  a fairy
  Frau Gode
  German
  [Frau Wode]
  a name for Frigga in Germany
  Frau Holle
  (see Frigga.Holda)
  Frau Hutt
  German
  a woman in the Tyrol who was 
  turned into a rock for wasting 
  food
  Frau Saelde
  German
  lady luck
  Frau Seld
  German
  a spirit
  She is said to have appeared as a princess
  at Etzel’s court when threatened by
  Wunderer.
  Frau Selga
  German
  a wild maiden of the Tyrol
  Frau Venus
  (see Holda)
  Frau Welt
  German
  a supernatural mistress
  In some accounts, this being is equated
  with the Devil.
  Frau Wode
  (see Frau Gode)
  Fraughan Sunday
  (see Lugnasad)
  fravahar
  (see fravashi)
  fravashi
  Persian
  [frav(ah)ar.feroher.ferouer]
  a guardian spirit: an ancestral spirit
  These beings are infinite in number
  and rank below the izedi.
  Frazer, James George
  Scottish
  (1854–1941)
  author of The Golden Bough, a study
  of magic and comparative religion
  Fravacorin
  Russian
  a primaeval being
  offspring of Siyanak and Nashak
  consort of Fravak
  ancestress of the Arabs 
  and Iranians
  Fravak
  Russian
  a primaeval being
  offspring of Siyanak and Nashak
  consort of Fravacorin
  parent of Tazh and Tazhak
  Fraxinella 
  (see ash3)
  Fraxinus 
  (see ash3)
  Frea
  German
  the name for Frigga used by 
  the Lombards
  consort of Woden
  (see also Freya)
  Freagarthach
  Irish
  [Fragarach.The Answerer]
  the sword of Lugh or Manannan
  Freawaru
  Norse
  daughter of Hrothgar and Wealtheow
  sister of Rori
  wife of Ingeld
  Frederick1
  British
  a Frisian king who supported Mordred
  Frederick2
  German
  duke of Telramund
  husband of Ortrud
  guardian of Elsa and Gottfried
  He coveted the dukedom of Brabant to
  which Gottfried was heir and plotted
  with his wife to gain power. When
  Ortrud changed Gottfried into a swan,
  Frederick accused Elsa of having
  murdered her brother. Lohengrin
  arrived on a swan, defeated Frederick
  in single combat and rescued Elsa
  whom he married. When Frederick
  tried to kill Lohengrin in the bridal
  chamber, Lohengrin killed him.
  Freeshooter
  (see Der Freischutz)
  Freia
  (see Freya)
  Freir
  (see Frey)
  Freischutz 
  (see Der Freischutz)
  Freke 
  (see Freki)
  Freki
  Norse
  [Freke]
  one of the wolves of Odin, ‘greedy’
  The other was known as Geri.
  Frey
  Norse
  [Freir.Freyr.Fricco.Fridleef.Frikka.
  Ing.Ingumar-Frey. ‘lord’.
  Veraldargod:=German Fro:=Lapp
  Verelden-Olmei:=Swedish
  Ingvi-Frey.Lytir.Sviagodh]
  the god of earth, fertility, peace, 
  rain, sunlight
  son of Niord and Nerthus or Skadi
  twin brother of Freya
  husband of Gerda or Freya
  husband of Beyla, some say
  father of Fiolnir
  He was born in Vanaheim but moved
  to Asgard as a hostage when peace was
  made between the Vanir and the Aesir
  and was given the realm of Alfheim,
  home of the Light Elves.
  He was also given the ship,
  Skidbladnir, a marvellous sword which
  could fight unaided, the golden-
  bristled boar, Gullinbursti which, with
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  another boar, Slidrugtanni, drew his
  chariot and a horse, Blodighofi, which
  could carry him over water and
  through fire. His home was called
  Upsala.
  He fell in love with the giantess,
  Gerda, but despaired of winning her so
  his servant, Skirnir, wooed her on
  behalf of his master in return for the
  magic sword. He met Gerda nine days
  later in the grove, Buri, and they were
  married. When her brother Beli
  attacked Frey, now without his sword,
  he defended himself with a stag’s horn
  and killed Beli. At Ragnarok, he was
  killed by Surtur.
  (see also Frodi)
  Freya
  Norse
  [Freia.Freyia.Freyja.Fri(a).
  Frija.Gefn.Goda.Gollveig
  Gondul.Horn.’lady’.Mardal.Mardel(l).
  Mardoll.Menglad.Menglod.
  Mengloth.Moertholl.Odsmaer.
  Syr.Thrung.Valfreya. Van(a)bride.Vanadis.
  White Goddess:=German Frigga.Ostara:
  =Saxon Eastre:=Swedish Skialf]
  goddess of beauty, fertility, love, magic
  and youth
  daughter of Niord and Nerthus 
  or Skadi
  twin sister of Frey
  wife of Frey or Odur
  wife of Odin, some say
  mother of Gersemi and Hnoss
  She was born in Vanaheim but moved
  to Asgard as a hostage when peace was
  made between the Vanir and the Aesir.
  She was given the realm of Folkvang,
  including the hall Sessrymnir. The
  Valkyries collected many of the dead
  from the battlefields but Freya claimed
  half of them as her own and carried
  them to Folkvang while the others
  went to Valhalla. She was also given
  the beautiful necklace, Brisingamen,
  made by the dwarfs and wore it always.
  In addition, she had the magic falcon-
  garb, Valhamr, which enabled the
  wearer to fly and her own chariot
  which was drawn by two cats.
  She was said to take the form of a
  she-goat at night and sometimes rode
  the golden-bristled boar, Hildeswm.
  Her necklace was once stolen by
  Loki who assumed the form of a flea to
  get into her bed as she slept but he was
  detected by Heimdall who, after a
  struggle in which they both assumed
  several forms, retrieved the necklace
  and returned it to Freya.
  When Ottar appealed to her for
  help in tracing his ancestry, she turned
  him into a boar and rode on his back to
  the home of Hyndla, the sorceress,
  who not only traced his forebears but
  gave him a magic drink that ensured
  he remembered what he had learned.
  When her husband, Odur, left her,
  she wandered the earth in search of
  him and the tears she shed sank into
  the earth and became gold. She
  eventually found him and they were
  happily reunited. Many of her names
  are those she acquired during her
  wanderings.
  In some accounts she is assimilated
  with Frigga, others say she was
  married to Frey, Odin and perhaps
  others. Loki accused her of having
  affairs with all the gods.
  In one story, she was kidnapped by
  Belé who took her to Jotunheim,
  hoping to marry her to one of his three
  sons but she rejected all of them.
  In German stories she is identified
  with Frigga.
  She is depicted as wearing armour
  over a flowing gown and bearing a
  shield and spear. Her creatures are the
  cat, the cuckoo and the swallow.
  (see also Menglod)
  Freyfaxi
  Norse
  the horse of Frey
  Freygerda
  Norse
  a Danish maiden
  wife of Fridleef
  mother of Frodi
  She married the Danish king, Fridleef,
  who had rescued her from a dragon.
  Freyia
  (see Freya)
  Freyja
  (see Freya)
  Freyr
  (see Frey)
  Fri
  (see Freya.Frigga)
  Fria
  (see Freya.Frigga)
  Friagabi
  Celtic
  one of the 4 Alaisiagae
  Friagne
  an angel of the fifth heaven,
  governing the east
  Friar Bacon
  British
  a 13th C alchemist
  This monk was said to have made a
  bronze head which could speak and
  make prophecies.
  Friar Rush
  [Bruder Rausch]
  a strolling spirit leading monks astray
  Some accounts equate him with the
  Devil.
  Fricco
  Norse
  [Frikka]
  a name of Frey as ‘love’ in Sweden
  Fricka 
  (see Frigga)
  Frid 
  Norse
  a maid-servant attendant on Freya
  Fridila
  Norse
  a guardian of Freya’s necklace,
  Brisingamen
  Fridjof
  (see Frithiof)
  Fridleef
  Norse
  [Fridleif.Frithleif]
  a king of Denmark
  husband of Freygerda
  father of Frodi
  He rescued the maiden Freygerda
  from a dragon and married her. He is
  regarded as a later incarnation of Frey
  as ruler of Denmark.
  Fridleif
  (see Fridleef)
  Fridlevus
  Norse
  father of Olave
  He asked the Norns to tell him his
  son’s future. Two said that he would be
  handsome and generous, the third that
  he would be parsimonious.
  Fridthiof
  (see Frithiof)
  Friendly Sea
  (see Euxine)
  Frig
  Norse
  the Anglo-Saxon name for Frigga
  Friga 
  (see Frigga)
  Frige
  (see Frigga)
  Frigg
  (see Frigga)
  Frigga
  Norse
  [Fri(a).Frige.Frigg.Fricka.Friga:
  =Anglo-Saxon Frig:=German Bertha.
  (Frau) Gode.(Frau) Holle.(Frau) Wode.
  Frija.Holda.Huda.Huld(r)a.Nerthus.
  Ostara.Vrou-Elde:=Lombard Frea:
  =Saxon Eastre]
  goddess of fertility, sky, wisdom
  daughter of Hrimnir and Fiorgyn 
  or Erda
  daughter of Odin and Erda, some say
  sister of Fulla, some say
  wife of Fiorgyn, some say
  second wife of Odin, some say
  mother of Balder, Hermod, Hoder and
  mother of Tyr, some say
  foster-mother of Agnar
  She had her own palace, known as
  Fensalir, and her train of attendants
  included Eir, Frimla, Fulla her
  favourite, Gefjon, Gna, Hlin, Lofn,
  Snotra, Sin, Vara, Viofn and Vor.
  When Balder told of the dreams
  that foretold danger to his life, Frigga
  extracted a promise from all things
  that they would not harm her son.
  She overlooked the mistletoe and a
  branch of this, thrown by his blind
  brother Hoder at th  e instigation of
  Loki, killed Balder.
  She once stole some gold from a
  statue of Odin and had the dwarfs
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  make it into a necklace. Odin could
  not make the dwarfs reveal the name
  of the thief so he tried to make the
  statue speak by using his knowledge of
  the mystic runes. This idea was
  thwarted by a dwarf who broke the
  statue to pieces.
  In German stories she is identified
  with Freya.
  She is depicted as wearing heron
  plumes and carrying a bunch of keys at
  her belt.
  Frija
  Norse
  a German name for Frigga
  (see also Freya)
  Frikka
  (see Fricco)
  Frimla
  Norse
  a virgin goddess, attendant on Frigga
  one of the Asynjur
  Some say she is the same as Fimila.
  Frimost
  [Nambroth]
  a demon associated with Tuesday
  Frimoutel
  (see Frimutel)
  Frimutel
  [Frimoutel]
  son of Titurel and Richaude
  brother of Richaude
  father of Amfortas
  father of Herzeloyde, Repanse and
  Trevrezent, in some accounts
  When his father grew old and weak, he
  handed responsibility for the Holy
  Grail to Frimutel.
  Fritele
  Norse
  a nephew of Ermenrich
  brother of Imbreke
  These two brothers were hanged by
  the king, Ermenrich, when Sibich told
  the king that they lusted after the
  queen, Swanhild.
  Frithiof
  Norse
  [Fridjof.Fridthiof]
  son of Thorsten and Ingeborg
  Although a commoner, Frithiof, as a
  child, played with Ingeborg, daughter
  of Belé, the king of Sogn. Both
  children were in the care of the tutor
  Hilding. Frithiof fell in love with
  Ingeborg and at the enthronement of
  her brothers, Helge and Halfdan as
  joint-kings on the death of Belé, he
  pledged his loyalty to them and asked
  for the hand of their sister. Helge
  rejected his suit and insulted him by
  offering him work in the palace.
  When their kingdom was invaded by
  Sigmund Ring, a suitor for Ingeborg’s
  hand, Halfdan sought Frithiof’s help to
  repel the invaders and, when he
  refused, they signed a treaty with
  Sigmund Ring under which they
  promised a yearly tribute and the hand
  of Ingeborg. Frithiof met Ingeborg in
  the temple of Hoder and gave her the
  armlet made by Volund as a love-token
  but they broke the sacred laws by
  speaking within that holy precinct. He
  offered to free the kings from their
  obligations to Sigmund Ring if they
  would allow him to marry Ingeborg
  but, because they had spoken in the
  temple, Helge once again refused and
  passed a stern sentence on Frithiof.
  Angantyr, king of Orkney, had for
  many years paid a tribute to Belé but
  stopped the payment when the old
  king died. Helge ordered Frithiof to
  go to Orkney and demand the unpaid
  tribute. He set sail with his friend
  Biorn in the ship Ellida but Helge,
  with the witches Ham and Heid,
  caused a tremendous storm that almost
  wrecked the ship. Frithiof spotted the
  witches riding on a whale and Biorn
  steered the ship so that it ran them
  down, killing both witches and the
  whale. When they landed in Orkney,
  Frithiof was challenged to a duel by
  Atlé, one of Angantyr’s Berserkers and
  spared his life after defeating him in
  combat. When Frithiof asked for the
  unpaid tribute, Angantyr said that he
  owed Helge nothing but he gave the
  money to Frithiof as a gift to the son of
  his old friend Thorsten.
  When Frithiof returned he found
  his home, Framnas, burned to the
  ground by Helge and Ingeborg
  married to Sigmund Ring. At the court
  he flung the bag of coins in Helge’s
  face, knocking him to the ground. He
  then saw the armlet he had given to
  Ingeborg on the arm of a statue of
  Balder and, trying to pull it off,
  overturned the statue which was
  burned in the altar fire.
  He left his native land and lived as a
  pirate, returning after three years to
  the court of Sigmund Ring disguised
  and wearing the skin of a bear. Only
  Ingeborg recognised him but he was
  welcomed by the king and given
  hospitality over the winter. In the
  spring, Sigmund, now very old, was
  left behind with Frithiof during a
  hunt. Frithiof resisted the chance to
  kill him but the old king died soon
  afterwards.
  In some stories, Frithiof married
  Ingeborg 
  at 
  last 
  and 
  lived 
  in
  Hordaland where they had two sons,
  Gungthiof and Hunthiof. In another
  version, he was haunted by his
  sacrilege and returned to the temple of
  Balder when he received a vision that
  his fault could be expiated by building
  a fine temple to the god, which he then
  did. During its construction, Helge
  was killed and at its completion
  Halfdan arrived and made a pact of
  friendship with Frithiof, finally giving
  him Ingeborg’s hand in marriage.
  Frithiof owned a sword known as
  Angurvadel.
  Frithiofsaga
  Norse
  the 14th C Icelandic story of Frithiof
  and his exploits
  Frithleif
  (see Fridleef)
  Friuch
  Irish
  [Find Bennach.Finnb(h)e(a)nach.
  Finnebenach.Whitehorn]
  a swineherd to Ochall
  He constantly fought with Rucht,
  swineherd to Bodb, both frequently
  changing shape. Finally, in the form of
  worms, they were both swallowed by
  cows and reborn as the two bulls,
  Whitehorn and the Brown Bull of
  Cooley.
  Some say that Friuch served Bodb
  and Rucht served Ochall.
  (see also Whitehorn)
  Friuja 
  (see Fro)
  Fro
  German
  [Friuja]
  an early Teutonic god, predecessor 
  of Odin
  a name of Frey in Germany
  Frobach
  Persian
  [Frobagh.Frobak]
  a sacred fire
  one of the yazatas, fire personified
  This fire, together with Burzhin Mitro
  and Gushasp, protected the country.
  Frobagh 
  (see Frobach)
  Frobak 
  (see Frobach)
  Frocin
  British
  a dwarf at the court of King Mark
  He betrayed the fact that the king
  had horse’s ears and was decapitated
  for so doing.
  Froda
  (see Frodi)
  Frode
  (see Frodi)
  Frodi1
  Norse
  [Froda.Frode.Frothe.Frothi]
  an aspect of Frey, some say
  king of Denmark
  son of Fridleef and Freygerda
  He was given a pair of magic
  grindstones and bought the giantesses
  Fenia and Menia as slaves to work
  them to produce gold. He worked
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  them so hard that they started to grind
  out instead Viking warriors who killed
  the Danes. Their leader, Mysinger,
  killed Frodi and took the women and
  the grindstones aboard his own ship
  and ordered the women to grind salt.
  Some versions say that Frodi was
  killed at the court of Swerting, a Saxon
  king, others that he was king of the
  Heathorbards and was killed in battle
  with the Danes under Hrodgar.
  Frodi2
  Norse
  [Frode.Peace Frodi]
  in some accounts, a name of Frey in
  Denmark where he was once taken
  prisoner by Beli, the storm-giant.
  Froech
  (see Fraoch)
  frog1
  Hindu
  a small amphibian with webbed 
  feet and no tail which features 
  in some mythologies
  (1) In Hindu law, the Rig Veda
  asserts that the world rests on the
  back of a Great Frog.
  (2) In New Zealand, the Maoris
  regard the frog as a water-god.
  (3) In North America, the Navaho
  frog-spirit was involved with Bear,
  Snake and Turtle in a plan to
  capture two maidens from an
  undersea village. The plan went
  awry and the two girls were killed.
  Frog and Turtle were lucky to
  escape with their lives but Bear and
  Snake fared better. This pair
  captured two girls who were
  overcome by the smoke from the
  kidnappers’ pipes which made Bear
  and Snake appear as handsome
  warriors with whom the girls
  mated.
  (4) A Siberian legend says that a
  frog, lying on its back, supports the
  world and the sacred mountain,
  Sambur, emerged from the frog’s
  navel.
  Frollo
  British
  [Flollo.Prollo]
  a Roman ruler of Gaul
  father of Samaliel
  He was killed in single combat with
  King 
  Arthur 
  during 
  the 
  king’s
  campaigns on the Continent. In some
  accounts, he was said to be German.
  Fromondin
  European
  son of Fromont
  The feud between his father and Garin
  de Loherain was carried on between
  Fromondin and Garin’s son, Gerbert,
  until Fromondin gave up the world
  and retreated to a monastery. The feud
  was revived when Gerbert produced a
  goblet made from the skull of
  Fromondin’s father, Fromont. He
  planned to kill Gerbert but Gerbert
  was forewarned and it was Fromondin
  who was killed.
  Fromont
  European
  brother of Guillaume de Monclin
  father of Fromondin
  He was raised alongside Garin at
  Pepin’s court but they quarrelled
  when Garin proposed to marry
  Blanchefleur to become heir to the
  throne of Maurienne which Fromont
  had expected to receive. So started a
  never-ending feud between Lorraine
  and Bordeaux.
  Front
  European
  a French saint
  He (or Veran) is said to have defeated
  the man-eating monster, Coulobre.
  Frontino
  European
  the horse of Rogero
  Frost Giants
  Norse
  [Hrim-thurs:plur=Hrimthursar.
  Hrimthursen]
  the beings that formed when the fiery
  clouds from Muspelheim condensed
  over the ice of Niflheim
  The principal Frost Giants were Beli,
  Kari, Thiassi and his daughter Skadi,
  and Thrym with his four children
  Drifta, Frosti, Jokul and Snoer.
  Frost Maidens
  Norse
  the girls that formed when the fiery
  clouds from Muspelheim condensed
  over the ice of Niflheim
  Frosti1
  Norse
  [Frostre.Frostri]
  a dwarf
  one of the Lovar
  Frosti2
  Norse
  [Frostre.Frostri]
  a Frost Giant
  god of frosts
  son of Thrym
  brother of Drifta, Jokul and Snoer
  He led the Frost Giants in their battle
  with the gods.
  Frostre 
  (see Frosti)
  Frostri 
  (see Frosti)
  Frothe 
  (see Frodi1)
  Frothi
  (see Frodi1)
  Frugifer
  Roman
  a name for Baal-Hammon 
  as ‘fruit-bearer’
  Frum, John
  Pacific Islands
  the revered figure of the devotees of
  the cargo cult
  He is said to be a reincarnation of the
  early Melanesian god, Karaperamun.
  Frute
  German
  a warrior at Hettel’s court
  He, with Horant and Wat, abducted
  Hilde who married Hettel.
  Fruwa
  Norse
  a goddess
  sister of Volla
  This deity cured Balder’s lame horse
  by magic.
  Fu
  African
  in the lore of the Bambara, the
  primordial void which produced the
  2 forces, Dya and Gla
  Fu-fei
  Chinese
  a river goddess
  wife of Ho Po
  In some accounts, she later married
  the archer, I.
  Fu-hsi1
  Chinese
  [Adam of China.Gourd Boy]
  one of the Three Sovereigns
  son of Hua-hsü
  brother and consort of Nü Kua
  father of Mi Fei
  It was said that he was produced when
  his mother was impregnated by the
  wind after a gestation period of twelve
  years.
  He was a serpent-bodied being
  having a human head with four faces,
  representing the yin principle, and
  credited with the introduction of
  fishing, silk-worm breeding, etc. and
  the invention of the trigrams of the I
  Ching. He also invented the Eight
  Diagrams from marks he saw on 
  the back of a unicorn which rose out 
  of a river beside which he was
  contemplating.
  In the story of the Flood, Fu-hsi
  (Gourd Boy) and his sister Nü Kua
  (Gourd Girl) were the sole survivors,
  floating in a gourd from a tree grown
  from the tooth of the thunder-god
  whom they had freed from a trap set
  by their father. He mated with his
  sister but they produced only an
  unformed lump of flesh. Fu-hsi cut
  this into pieces and scattered it over
  the earth to produce mankind.
  Some say that he and his sister
  retired to heaven, others that he
  remained on earth and became the
  first emperor in the 20th C
  BC,
  originating the idea of marriage.
  In later stories, they were said to be
  man and wife and were depicted as
  human with a fish’s tail or a serpent’s
  tail.
  He runs the Ministry of Healing
  with Huang Ti and Shen Nung.
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  Fu-hsi2
  (see Fo1)
  Fu Hsing
  Chinese
  [Fu Shen.Star of Happiness.Yang 
  Ch’eng.Yang-hsi-chi]
  a god of happiness
  one of the Fu Lu Shou
  He was the mortal Yang Ch’eng, an
  adviser to a 6th C emperor, who
  achieved immortality and became one
  of the Three Gods of Happiness.
  In other accounts he was an 8th C
  general, Kuo Tzu-i.
  Fu-lin
  Chinese
  a mythical land of diamonds
  Fu Lo Shou
  (see Fu Lu Shou)
  Fu Lu Shou
  Chinese
  [Fu Lo Shou.Fu Shou Lu.San Hsing.
  Three Gods of Happiness.Three Stars]
  3 mortals who attained immortality 
  by good works
  These deities are Fu-hsing, the god of
  happiness, Lu-hsing, the god of good
  fortune, and Shou Shen, the god of
  longevity.
  Fu Pao
  Chinese
  mother of Huang Ti
  It was said that she had a miraculous
  conception and carried the child in her
  womb for twenty-four months.
  Fu-sang
  Chinese
  a Taoist paradise where the inhabitants
  are immortal
  A river in this paradise makes pregnant
  those women who bathe in it.
  In some stories it is the giant
  mulberry tree, home of the Ten Suns,
  from which the sun rises each day. This
  fabulous tree is guarded by a dragon.
  Fu Shen
  (see Fu Hsing)
  Fu Shou Lu
  (see Fu Lu Shou)
  Fu-tai-shih
  Chinese
  [=Japanese Warai-botoke]
  guardian of the sacred scriptures
  He is referred to as the Laughing
  Buddha.
  (see also Maitreya)
  Fuamhnach
  (see Fuamnach)
  Fuamnach
  Irish
  [Fuamhnach]
  wife of Midir
  When Midir took another wife, Etain,
  Fuamnach turned her into a butterfly
  (or a fly in some versions) and caused a
  high wind to blow her away.
  She was killed by Midir or by Angus
  Og who cut off her head and took it
  back to his palace.
  fuath
  Scottish
  a malevolent spirit
  These spirits were regarded as the
  parents of brollachans.
  Fuchi
  Japanese
  a Shinto fire-goddess or sun-goddess
  Fuda-hegashi
  Japanese
  an evil charm: a ghost
  Fudo
  Japanese
  [Fudo-myoo]
  a Buddhist god of fire and wisdom
  He was said to be very ugly and
  nobody was allowed to look at him.
  Those who did, including his priest
  Yenoko, were blinded.
  (see also Fudo-myoo.Konkana)
  Fudo-ki 
  (see Fudoki)
  Fudo-myoo
  Japanese
  [Arya Achalanatha.Jitoku:=Buddhist Acala:
  =Shinto Ebisu]
  a Buddhist god of fire and wisdom
  He is regarded as an incarnation of
  Dainichi and is depicted with a back-
  ground of flames, sometimes seated,
  sometimes standing and holding a
  sword.
  In some accounts, a statue of Fudo-
  myoo was carried to a part of a country
  where a rebellion was in progress. The
  uprising was quelled but all efforts to
  return the statue to its original site
  failed. The emperor ordered that a
  temple be built round it.
  In some accounts, Fudo-myoo is
  equated with the ugly god, Fudo.
  (see also Gozanze-myoo)
  Fudoki
  Japanese
  a book of sacred records and some
  local myths
  Fue
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan god
  son of Tagaloa
  Fuenterrabia
  (see Fontarabia)
  Fufluns
  Italian
  [Phuphlans:=Greek Dionysus]
  an Etruscan wine-god
  Fugen
  Japanese
  [=Buddhist Samantabhadra:=Taoist P’u
  Hsien:=Tibetan Kuntu bXan Po]
  one of the 5 Buddhas of 
  Mahayana Buddhism
  the final Buddha
  He is depicted as seated on a white,
  six-tusked elephant, sometimes hold-
  ing a lotus blossom. Earlier images
  show him seated on a lotus holding a
  sword and a bell; some show twenty
  arms.
  Fuji
  Japanese
  a god of Mount Fuji
  When he refused to entertain the god
  Mioya, the angry god caused snow and
  ice to fall on the mountain which, ever
  since, has been snow-capped.
  Fuji-hime 
  (see Sengen)
  Fuji San
  (see Mount Fuji)
  Fujin
  Japanese
  [Futen.Ryobu]
  a Shinto god of the winds
  He is depicted wearing a leopard-skin and
  carrying a bag which contains the winds.
  Fujiyama
  (see Mount Fuji)
  Fukaotsu
  Japanese
  a guardian god
  Both he and Soko were derived from
  Kongorikishi.
  Fukurokujin
  (see Fukurokuju)
  Fukorokuju
  Japanese
  [Fukurokuju.Fukurokujin.Jiu.
  Jukurokujin: =Chinese Shou Shen]
  a Shinto god of long life, luck, 
  and wisdom
  one of the 7 deities of fortune, the
  Shichi Fukujin
  He is said to be the deification of a
  Chinese hermit and is often depicted
  accompanied by a crane.
  (see also Jurojin.Totosaku)
  Fuku-joju
  Japanese
  a Japanese name for Amogasiddhi
  Fuku-kensaku
  Japanese
  a form of Kwannon
  In this form, the goddess is depicted
  with two, four or six arms, seated on a
  lotus, and is sometimes shown with
  three faces each of which has three
  eyes.
  Fukuro
  Japanese
  an owl which became a monk
  He fell in love with the bullfinch, Uso-
  Dori, sending her love-letters in the
  care of the great-tit, Shiju-Gara,
  changing into a monk when the eagle,
  Uye-Minu, killed his beloved.
  Fukurokuju
  (see Fukorokuju)
  Fukusuki
  Japanese
  an image of a male with a big head
  used as a household talisman of
  good fortune
  Fulgans
  Roman
  [Fulgar]
  a name of Jupiter as ‘lightning-wielder’
  Fulgar
  (see Fulgans)
  Fulgentius
  British
  a king of Britain
  an ancestor of Lot, in some accounts
  fulgur
  Roman
  the thunderbolt of Jupiter
  Fulgurator
  (see Jupiter)
  Fulguriator
  Roman
  a priest whose function was
  to interpret the meaning 
  of thunderbolts
  Fulla
  Norse
  [Vol(a).Volla:=Danish Habonde:
  =German Abundia:=Roman Abundantia]
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  the goddess of abundance
  sister and favourite attendant 
  of Frigga
  one of the Asynjur
  Her duties were to safeguard the
  jewel-box and help Frigga with her
  toilet. 
  When 
  Hermod 
  rode 
  to
  Niflheim to ask for the release of
  Balder, the dead Nanna sent her magic
  ring back with him for Fulla.
  Fumu
  African
  a monkey
  Woto, a king of the Bushongo,
  discovered palm wine when he saw
  Fumu licking it.
  Funa-yurei
  Japanese
  [Funa-urei]
  a ghost of one who died by drowning
  Funa-urei 
  (see Funa-yurei)
  Funadama
  Japanese
  a female boat-spirit, guardian 
  of fishermen
  Funafeng 
  (see Funfeng)
  Fundin
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Funeral Mountain
  North American
  Terrashot
  a fabulous animal
  Funfeng
  Norse
  [Fimafeng.Funafeng]
  a servant of the sea-god Aegir
  He was serving at the feast given by
  Aegir for the other gods when Loki
  turned up uninvited. Jealous of
  Funfeng’s skill and the praise it
  evoked, Loki killed the servant. His
  job was taken by Elde.
  Funzi
  (see Mfuzi)
  Furbaidhe
  Irish
  [Findbaidhe.Forbay]
  son of Conor mac Nessa and Clothra
  In some accounts, his mother was
  Eithne, another sister of Maev. It was said
  that he was delivered at the death of his
  mother by cutting him free with a sword.
  He killed his aunt, Maev queen of
  Connaught, by shooting a piece of
  hard cheese from his sling, so avenging
  the death of his mother at the hands of
  Maev, her own sister.
  Furcas
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as an old man astride a
  pale horse and is said to teach many
  alchemical and scientific subjects.
  Furfur
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to cause
  thunderstorms and may appear in the
  form of a deer with wings and the tail
  of a snake.
  furiae1
  [seminatrices malorum]
  the seventh order of demons, ruled 
  by Abaddon
  Furiae2
  (see Dirae.Furies)
  Furies
  Greek
  [Ara(e).Benignant Ones.Erin(n)yes.
  Erunnys.Erinues.Eumenides.
  Kindly Ones.Maniai.Solemn Ones:
  =Norse Waelcyrge:=Roman Dirae. Furiae]
  daughters of Uranus and Gaea or of
  Acheron or Tartarus and Nyx
  Alecto, Magaera and Tisiphone were
  born from the blood of Uranus falling
  on Earth when he was castrated by
  Cronus.
  Others say they were the daughters
  of Nyx or of Hades and Persephone.
  In some stories they had dogs’ heads
  and bats’ wings and writhing snakes
  for hair. They lived in Tartarus and
  judged complaints of insolence etc. In
  other versions they are of grave
  demeanour, dressed as huntresses, and
  carry scourges, sickles and torches.
  In anger at the acquittal of Orestes
  for the murder of Aegisthus and
  Clytemnestra – one of them had acted
  as public prosecutor at the trial – they
  harried Orestes wherever he went and
  threatened to blight Athens with their
  blood. Athene pacified them by giving
  them a home in a grotto and
  guaranteeing that they would be
  worshipped by the people of Athens.
  The three who took up this offer were
  thereafter known as the Solemn Ones,
  the Benignant Ones or Eumenides.
  (see also Eumenides.Semnai Theai)
  Fuin mac Cumhal 
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Furina
  (see Furrina)
  Furion
  European
  a giant
  nephew of Archalaus
  son of Arcabone
  brother of Argantes and Matroco
  He was killed by Esplandian when the
  young knight came to the castle of
  Archalaus on the Forbidden Mountain
  to rescue the old king, Lisuarte.
  Furo-no-Yashiro
  Japanese
  a shrine dedicated to a magical sword
  Furor
  Norse
  a name of Odin as god of war,
  ‘strengthener of men’
  furoshu
  Japanese
  a wine that confers eternal youth on
  the drinker
  Furrina
  Roman
  [Furina]
  a minor goddess
  Some identify her with the Furies,
  others as a spirit of darkness.
  Furrinalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Furrina, July 25th
  Fursa
  Irish
  a saint
  son of Fintan
  In a vision, he was guarded by three
  angels but was burnt on his shoulders
  and face by the fires of evil. He
  preached for some time in Ireland,
  carrying the faith thence to England
  and to Europe. He swapped his own
  ailments for those of his friend
  Maighniu, receiving a reptile which
  lived in Fura’s stomach and gave him a
  voracious appetite.
  Fusberta
  European
  the sword of Rinaldo
  (see also Flamberge)
  Futen
  (see Fujin)
  Futo-Tama
  Japanese
  a Shinto ancestral god
  futomani
  (see bokusen)
  Futsu-Nushi
  Japanese
  [Futsunushi]
  a Shinto war-god, god of fire 
  and lightning
  He and Takemikadzuchi were sent by
  Amaterasu to depose the earth-god
  Okuni-nushi so that her grandson,
  Ninigi, could take over the throne.
  Futsunushi
  (see Futsu-Nushi)
  Fuwch Frech
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of the magic 
  cow Glas Gabnach
  Fyfnnon Fasor
  British
  a spring at Arthur’s Stone in Wales
  fylfot
  (see swastika)
  fylgia
  (see fylgie)
  fylgie
  Norse
  [fylgia.fylgja:plur=fylgjur]
  the guardian spirit which watches 
  over each individual: the soul: 
  a person’s double
  As the double or soul, the fylgie is
  envisaged as some form of animal; as a
  tutelary spirit it may appear in a dream
  to give warning or advice. They ride
  on wolves using a bridle made of
  snakes.
  It is said that the fylgie passes from
  father to son through the generations.
  fylgja
  (see fylgie)
  Fylgukona
  Norse
  [Hamingja]
  a female guardian spirit which appears
  before death
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  G
  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god G: perhaps Ah Kin
  or Kukulcan
  This deity is generally regarded as a
  sun-god or god of death.
  Ga Boi
  Irish
  Dermot’s light spear
  Ga Bolga
  (see Gae Bolg)
  Ga Derg
  Irish
  [Gai Dearg]
  Dermot’s heavy war-spear
  It was said that this weapon had once
  belonged to Manannan.
  Ga-gaah
  North American
  a divine crow
  According to the Iroquois, the crow
  brought the gift of magic to mankind.
  He is said also to have brought the gift
  of corn and for this service he is
  welcome to take his share of the
  produce of the cornfield.
  Ga-gorib
  African
  [Gama.Goub]
  a monster figure of the Hottentots
  He was said to make a practice of
  throwing people into a pit. He was
  killed by Heitsi-eibib in the same
  way.
  Another version puts the deity
  Tsunigoab or the trickster, Jackal, in
  place of Heitsi-eibib.
  In some accounts, the same as
  Gaunab.
  Ga Mater
  (see Ge Metre)
  Ga-oh
  North American
  [Gaoh]
  a wind-giant of the Iroquois
  He controlled the four winds Da-jo-ji,
  Ne-a-go, O-yan and Ya-o-ga.
  Ga-Ur
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Euechoros]
  a Sumerian fertility god
  a king
  Gaap
  [Goap.Tap]
  a demon
  one of the Cardinal demons 
  (west)
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to induce love or hate and
  has the power to make invisible any
  sorcerer who invokes him.
  Gabalgline
  Irish
  a blind seer
  Maev and Ailill consulted him about
  the Debility of the Ultonians before
  their attack on Ulster.
  Gaban
  British
  [=Irish Gobhniu]
  a smith
  He made Gawain’s sword. In some
  accounts he is equated with Goibhniu.
  Gabbara
  European
  a giant
  Gabble Rackets
  (see Gabriel’s Hounds)
  Gabble Ratchets
  (see Gabriel’s Hounds)
  Gabeta
  (see Gabija)
  Gabhran
  British
  [Gabhrain]
  a king of Scotland
  husband of Ingheanach
  When his wife gave birth to twin boys,
  he exchanged one of them for one of
  the twin girls born at the same time to
  Feidhilm, the wife of Eochu. He called
  the boy Aodan.
  Gabieta
  (see Gabija)
  Gabija
  Baltic
  [Gabieta]
  a Lithuanian fire-goddess
  gabiloen
  German
  a dragon-like monster
  Gabhrain
  (see Gabhran)
  Gabjauja
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian corn-goddess
  Gabjaujis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian fire-god
  Gabriel
  a demon
  an angel of the fifth heaven 
  associated with the east
  In some accounts, he controls wealth.
  Gabriel’s Hounds
  British
  [Gabble Rackets.Gabble Ratchets.
  Gabriel’s Ratchets]
  the English version of the 
  Welsh Hounds of Hell
  In some versions they are said to be
  geese, plovers or swans or, alternatively,
  the souls of those who died young and
  unbaptised. They sweep noisily across
  the heavens looking for souls.
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  Gaheris
  (see also Wild Hunt)
  Gabriel’s Ratchets
  (see Gabriel’s Hounds)
  Gabunga
  African
  in the lore of the Baganda, the 
  official who escorted the king 
  to meet the god Mukasa at the 
  blood-drinking ceremony
  Gad
  Semitic
  a god of good fortune in Canaan 
  and Phoenicia
  gada
  Hindu
  a club: a mace: the weapon of Bhima
  and Vishnu
  (see also khitaka)
  Gadacuriel
  British
  an Irish chieftain
  He was one of the 100 warriors
  fighting for the king, Cildadan,
  against 100 knights of the British
  king, Lisuarte.
  Gaddifer
  Celtic
  a king of Scotland
  grandfather of Gallafer
  brother of Betis
  When his brother was given the
  throne of Britain by Alexander, he
  became king of Scotland but, when the
  Romans conquered Britain, he and his
  brother retired to the Isle of Life.
  Gadelius
  (see Gaedheal Glas)
  Gadeon
  Welsh
  [Avaon]
  son of Eudaf
  brother of Cynan and Elen
  He and his brother helped their sister
  and her husband, Macsen, recapture
  Rome and were rewarded with the
  land 
  of 
  Armorica 
  where 
  they
  established the Breton race.
  (see also Conan Meriodac)
  Gadhi
  Hindu
  son of Kushamba
  father of Viswamitra
  He was regarded as an incarnation
  of Indra.
  Gadjisa
  North American
  [Bushy-Heads.Husk-faced Dancers]
  Iroquois shamans who assist 
  the Hadiganso Shano
  Gadway
  Welsh
  son of Geraint
  Gae
  (see Geb)
  Gae Bolg
  Irish
  [Ga(e) Bolga.Gae Bulg.Gael Bolg.
  Gai Bolga]
  a weapon thrown with the foot
  This ‘belly spear’ was said to open into
  thirty points after entering the body of
  an opponent and was used to great
  effect by Cuchulainn.
  Some say that this weapon was
  made from the bones of a sea-monster
  which had been found dead on the
  shore after losing a battle with another
  of its kind. It was given to Cuchulainn
  by Aifa, the mother of his son, Connla.
  Gae Bolga
  (see Gae Bolg)
  Gae Bulg
  (see Gae Bolg)
  Gaea
  Greek
  [All-mother.Earth(-mother).Gaia.Ge.
  Mother-earth.Titania:=Hindu Prithivi:
  =Phoenician Gea:=Roman Tellus.Terra]
  mother and wife of Uranus
  mother by Uranus of the 12 Titans, the
  Hecatonchires, the Cyclopes, the
  Giants, Oceanus, Pontus and Tethys
  In some versions Gaea was born of
  Chaos, sister of Erebus and Nyx.
  She was also the mother of
  Erichthonius by Hephaestus who
  accidentally 
  fertilised 
  her 
  when
  attempting to rape Athena and of the
  Furies when the blood of the castrated
  Uranus fell on her.
  In her anger when the Giants were
  slaughtered in their revolt against the
  gods she mated with Tartarus to
  produce the huge monster Typhon.
  Gaea was the original founder of
  the oracle at Delphi which passed via
  Themis and then Phoebe to Apollo.
  (see also Titala)
  Gaea Caecilia
  (see Caecilia)
  Gaedheal Glas
  Irish
  [Gadelius.Gael.Goidel]
  a supposed ancestor of the Irish
  son of Niul and Scota
  He is described as the grandson of
  Fenius, a man who was present at the
  building of the Tower of Babel, and
  the grandfather of Sru. He was bitten
  by a serpent and was saved from an
  agonising death when Moses touched
  him with his rod.
  He was said to have brought the
  Stone of Destiny, formerly Jacob’s
  Pillow, from Egypt to Ireland.
  Gael
  (see Gadheal)
  Gael Bolg
  (see Gae Bolg)
  Gag Noz
  [Boat of the Night]
  an empty boat which appears in
  Finistere, said to portend death
  Gaga
  Mesopotamian
  a counsellor of Ansar
  Gaganaganja
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
  gagates
  a mythical gemstone
  This stone, said to be found in Lycia in
  russet and black forms, was originally
  said to have the power to repel snakes.
  Later, it was reputed to drive away
  demons, prevent dropsy or loose teeth
  and cure constipation or indigestion.
  Some say that it could burn in water.
  Gagavitz
  Central American
  a Guatemalan warrior serving the
  hawk-god, Tiuh Tiuh
  He and another warrior, Zactecauh,
  were drowned by the incoming tide
  when they fell asleep on the shore.
  gagites
  (see eagle stones)
  Gagosa
  (see Hadiganso Shano)
  Gagurath
  (see Gangrad)
  Gaharet
  (see Gaheris)
  Gahariet
  (see Gaheris)
  Gahe
  North American
  [Mountain People:=Apache Hactcin:
  =Lipan Apache Hactci:=Havaho Hactce:
  =Pueble Katchina:=White Mountain
  Apache Ga’n]
  supernatural beings of the Chiricahua
  Apache, living inside mountains
  These beings are said to be able to
  cure the sick, give sight to the blind
  and even restore missing limbs. The
  five chief Gahe are associated with
  both colour and direction: the Great
  Black Gahe (east), the Great Blue
  Gahe (south), the Great White Gahe
  (north) and the Great Yellow Gahe
  (west). The most powerful one of the
  five is known as Grey One.
  Gaheris
  British
  [Eries.Garhar(i)et.Guerrehet]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Lot and Morgause
  brother of Agravain, Gareth 
  and Gawain
  husband of Lynette
  He found his mother in bed with
  Lamerock and killed her. With the
  help of his brothers, Agravain and
  Gawain, he killed Lamerock as well.
  He was one of the knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  He refused to be a party to the plan
  by Agravain and Mordred to betray
  Lancelot’s secret affair with Guinevere
  to King Arthur and, when the queen
  was exposed and condemned to be
  burnt at the stake, he reluctantly
  obeyed the king’s command to
  supervise the execution after his elder
  brother, Gawain, had refused. He
  went unarmed and was not recognised
  by Lancelot when he rode to the
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  queen’s rescue. Both Gaheris and his
  brother Gareth, who had also been
  ordered to attend, as well as many
  other knights, were killed by Lancelot
  when he charged into the crowd and
  carried Guinevere off to safety.
  Gahmuret
  British
  husband of Belcane and Herzeloyde
  father of Feirefiz and Percival
  While serving Baruc in Persia, he
  rescued Belcane and married her. Their
  son, Feirefiz, turned out to be part
  black, part white. Later, he returned to
  Britain and married Herzeloyde who
  bore their son, Percival. When he went
  back to help Baruc, he was killed in
  battle.
  Gahonga
  North American
  one of the 3 tribes of Jogah
  These dwarf beings are said by the
  Iroquois to live in rocky areas and in
  rivers.
  Gai Bolga
  (see Gae Bolg)
  Gai Dearg
  (see Ga Derg)
  Gaia
  (see Gaea)
  Gaia Caecilia
  (see Caecilia)
  Gaiar
  Irish
  son of Manannan and Fand
  He had an affair with the goddess
  Becuma for which she was banished
  from the home of the gods on Tir
  Tairnigiri.
  Gaible
  Irish
  son of Nuada
  He stole a bunch of twigs which Ainge
  had collected and scattered them to
  the winds. The forests of Ireland
  sprang up where the twigs fell.
  Gaibdhe
  (see Goibhniu)
  Gaiko
  Serbian
  a noble
  brother of Uglesha and Vukashin
  father of Yovo
  He and his brothers were building a
  fortress at Scutari and were warned by
  a veela that it would never stand unless
  the infant twins, Stoyan and Stoyana,
  were buried underneath the walls.
  When these children could not be
  found, Gaiko’s wife was immured in
  the walls but Rado, the builder, left a
  small opening through which she
  could continue to breast-feed her
  infant son, Yovo.
  Gailiana
  Irish
  a troop of Leinster warriors serving in
  Maev’s army
  Gaileion
  (see Galioin)
  Gaileon
  (see Galioin)
  Gailioin
  (see Galioin)
  Gailion
  (see Galioin)
  Gainji
  East Indian
  [Originator]
  a creator-deity in Papua: the time
  when he ruled
  Gaius Caesar
  (see Caligula)
  gaja-simha
  Cambodian
  a monster in the form of an
  elephant/lion
  (see also makara1)
  Gajadevi
  Hindu
  an image of Lakshmi
  In this version, the goddess is seen
  being bathed by two white elephants.
  Gajanana
  Hindu
  a name for Ganesha as ‘elephant-face’
  Gajavahana
  Hindu
  a Tamil form of the war-god Skanda
  Gajomartan
  (see Gayomart)
  gaki
  Japanese
  a malevolent spirit of the dead: 
  a ghost
  These beings creep into the bodies of
  mortals to take nourishment from the
  food ingested by their hosts since they
  have no digestive organs of their own.
  As a result, the gakis put on weight
  while their hosts become thinner.
  (see preta1)
  Gakido
  Japanese
  [Circle of Penance.Demon Road]
  purgatory: ghosts appearing at the
  Festival of the Dead
  Gal Bapsi
  Hindu
  a penitential god of the Tamils
  Gala-wan-tengeri
  Mongolian
  a Buriat fire-god
  a god of lightning
  (see also Galai-khan.Gali-edzin)
  Galaad
  (see Galahad)
  Galacella
  (see Galaciella)
  Galachin
  British
  [Galeschin]
  son of Nanters and Belisent 
  or Morgause
  He was said to have been made Duke
  of Clarence for helping King Arthur
  in his battles with the Saxons.
  Galaciella
  European
  [Galacella]
  a Saracen maiden
  wife of Rogero
  mother of Marphisa and Rogero
  She secretly married the knight
  Rogero and became a Christian. Her
  father, the Sultan of Africa, exiled
  them and cast their infant children
  adrift in a boat.
  Galafre
  European
  a king of Tunis
  When Esclaramonde was shipwrecked
  near his palace, she was given to
  Galafre but rejected his advances.
  Huon and Sherasmin came to her
  rescue, killed Galafre and freed both
  Esclaramonde and her servant, Fatima.
  (see also Gaudisso)
  Galafron
  European
  [Galaphron]
  king of Cathay
  father of Angelica and Argalia
  Galagandreiz
  British
  a father-in-law of Lancelot 
  in the German version of 
  the Lancelot stories
  Galahad1
  British
  [Galaad]
  the original name of Lancelot
  Galahad2
  British
  [Galaad.Galahad of Galefort.Hoelice]
  a king of Wales
  son of Joseph of Arimathea
  As king of Wales he was known as
  Hocelice.
  Galahad3
  British
  [Galaad.The Desired Knight.The Perfect
  Knight.The True Prince:=Welsh
  Gwal(c)hafed.Gwal(c)haved]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Lancelot and Elaine
  In some French stories, his mother was
  Amite or Perevida.
  Dame Brisen, a sorceress and
  maidservant of Elaine, deceived
  Lancelot into sleeping with Elaine in
  the belief that he was sleeping with his
  true love, Guinevere. The result of
  this union was Galahad.
  He was reared by monks and, at the
  age of fifteen, was knighted by his
  father and taken to King Arthur’s court
  where he assumed his ordained place
  at the Round Table. As the only knight
  pure enough to see the Holy Grail, he
  was able to sit in the Perilous Seat, the
  chair reserved for such a knight at the
  Round Table, without being swallowed
  up. A large red boulder appeared,
  floating in the river, and fixed
  immovably in it was a fine sword. After
  Gawain and Percival had tried
  unsuccessfully to pull it from the
  stone, Galahad withdrew it easily and
  put it in the empty scabbard he wore.
  The Grail appeared in the hall that
  night and, having fed the assembled
  knights, disappeared. All the knights
  present, led by Gawain, vowed to
  devote their lives to the search for this
  sacred chalice.
  Each knight took his own route and
  Galahad’s led him to a chapel where he
  found the wounded Bagdemagus
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  tended by Owain. A white shield hung
  behind the altar and the hermit said
  that it was reserved for the best knight;
  any other trying to use it would come
  to harm. Bagdemagus had taken it and
  ridden off, only to be unhorsed and
  wounded by a knight in white armour
  who sent the shield back for Galahad.
  This knight told Galahad that the
  shield had been given by Joseph of
  Arimathea to a converted knight, King
  Evelake, before the battle with his
  cousin, the Saracen king, Tholomer.
  In that fight, a figure on a cross was
  seen on the shield and a man who had
  lost a hand in the battle was made
  whole when he touched the cross. The
  shield came to Britain with Joseph and
  Evelake and Joseph (or Josephus, his
  son), on his deathbed, emblazoned a
  red cross on the shield with his own
  blood and told Evelake to leave it with
  Nascien the hermit who would guard
  it until it was claimed by Galahad.
  Taking the shield, Galahad rode on,
  taking with him Meliad whom he
  knighted. They parted at a fork in the
  road and Galahad, encountering a
  group of knights attacking Percival,
  routed them. He went on to further
  adventures, in one of which he routed
  the seven brothers who had been
  holding many young women captive in
  the Castle of Maidens, and was
  eventually led by a maiden, who
  turned out to be Percival’s sister,
  Dindrane, to a ship where he found
  Percival and Bors already aboard.
  Sailing off, they found another ship
  and, seeing that it was deserted,
  boarded it. On a silk bed lay a
  marvellous sword, one that had been
  used by Varlan to kill Lambor. It was
  said that the ship and the sword had
  originally 
  been 
  made 
  by 
  King
  Solomon. The sword was called the
  Sword of Strange Girdles and its
  scabbard, Mover of Blood. In some
  accounts, this vessel was Solomon’s
  ship and the sword was David’s.
  Galahad took the sword and scabbard
  and they returned to their own ship
  which 
  carried 
  them 
  to 
  Castle
  Carteloise. Here they found a woman
  dying who could be cured only by the
  blood of a virgin and Dindrane died as
  a result of giving her blood to help the
  sick woman.
  In one version, following the
  adventure at the Castle of Maidens, he
  came to a monastery where Evelake lay
  wounded and, cradling the sick man in
  his arms, cured him of his wounds so
  that he was able to die happy. This
  version says that he then met Percival
  and Bors and they rode to Carbonek
  where they were welcomed and feasted
  by King Pelles and celebrated mass
  with Josephus who had come to
  Britain with Evelake 400 years before.
  Some say that Christ himself appeared
  at this celebration. The sins that had
  caused Pelles to be wounded were
  washed away by blood from the Holy
  Lance and he spent the rest of his life
  in a monastery.
  Another version says that it was
  Galahad’s sister who led him to the boat
  where Percival and Bors were waiting
  and that it was she who died giving
  blood to save the sick lady. This version
  has it that, at their first landfall, they
  were assailed by wraiths and goblins in a
  castle on a hill which disappeared when
  they routed their attackers.
  In another version, they found the
  wounded Pelles at Carbonek and here
  the Holy Grail appeared on a silver
  altar with a spear that dripped blood.
  On the instructions of a voice from
  heaven, Galahad anointed Pelles with
  this blood and his wounds were healed
  and he died happy.
  Then 
  Galahad 
  and 
  his 
  two
  companions took sail for Sarras in the
  Holy Land, taking with them the silver
  altar and the Holy Grail and Spear.
  There they found a ship bearing the
  body of Percival’s sister which they
  buried. The king, Estorause, threw all
  three of them in prison but asked their
  pardon when on his deathbed.
  Galahad was crowned king in his place
  but he died about a year later while
  taking Mass with Josephus and was
  carried up to heaven by a host of
  angels. The Holy Grail and The Holy
  Spear disappeared for ever.
  In the Welsh version he was
  Gwalchaved, son of Lot and Gwyar,
  and by some equated with Gwalchmei
  who was Gawain.
  Galahad’s Fount
  British
  a natural hot spring
  When Galahad put his hand into the
  water, all the heat disappeared and the
  bubbling ceased.
  Galahalt
  European
  [Galeotto.Gallehault]
  a knight in Dante’s Inferno
  It was he who brought Lancelot and
  Guinevere together. (see also Galahaut)
  Galahantine
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  After the death of King Arthur, he
  joined Lancelot, Bedivere and the
  others in a hermitage.
  Galahaut the Haut Prince
  British
  [Galehaut.Galehot.Gallehant.Galohalt]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Brunor and Bagota
  He helped King Bagdemagus organise
  a tournament to which they invited
  Lancelot in the hope of killing him.
  Instead, Mark sent Tristram disguised
  as Lancelot, hoping that he would be
  killed. In the event, Tristram, although
  wounded, won the tournament.
  In some accounts, he was defeated by
  Lancelot but became such a devoted
  friend that, when he believed that
  Lancelot had been killed, he fasted to
  death.
  (see also Galahalt)
  Galai-khan
  Mongolian
  [=Buriat Gali-edzin]
  a fire-god
  Galan Mai
  (see Calan Mai)
  Galand
  French
  [=German Wieland:=Norse Volund]
  the name for the smith, Wayland, in
  French stories
  Galanthias1
  Greek
  daughter of Proetus and Anteia
  For some slight to a deity, she and her
  two sisters were driven mad. Their
  father gave Melampus and Bias a large
  part of his kingdom when the former
  undertook to restore their sanity. Two
  were cured but Iphinoe was dead by
  the time Melampus located them.
  Galanthias2
  (see Galanthis)
  Galanthis
  Greek
  [Galanthias.Galenthias.Galinthias]
  a friend or maid-servant of Alcmene
  Hera tried to prevent the birth of
  Heracles and, when Galanthis cried
  out that the birth had taken place, she
  turned the servant into a weasel or, in
  other accounts, a cat or a lizard.
  Galaor
  European
  a knight
  son of Perion and Elizena
  brother of Amadis and Florestan
  He was kidnapped by Gandalac while
  still a young boy and raised alongside
  Gandalac’s own sons. In later life he
  was reunited with his real brothers,
  Amadis and Florestan.
  These three restored Briolania to
  the throne of Firm Island by
  overthrowing the tyrant who had
  usurped the kingdom. Both he and
  Florestan refused to attempt to pass
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  through the Arch of True Lovers and
  they were prevented from entering the
  Forbidden Chamber by unseen forces
  which hurled them back. Only Amadis
  was able to enter the room.
  Galapas
  British
  a giant
  He was the leader of the giants
  fighting for the Romans in Brittany.
  During the battle with Lucius, King
  Arthur killed Galapas and the other
  giants by attacking them from the rear
  and cutting their leg tendons so that
  they fell and could easily be killed.
  Galaphron
  (see Galafron)
  Galar
  Norse
  [Galarr]
  a dwarf
  He and Fialar made a magic brew from
  the blood of the sage Kvasir whom
  they had killed. They also killed the
  giant Gilling and his wife. Suttung,
  Gilling’s brother (or son, in some
  versions), seized the two dwarfs and
  would have killed them had they not
  saved themselves by giving the angry
  giant the magic brew.
  Galarr
  (see Galar)
  Galaru
  (see Galeru)
  Galas
  Greek
  [Galates]
  son of Polyphemus and Galatea, in
  some accounts
  Galata
  Greek
  a princess of France
  mother of Corineus by Heracles, 
  some say
  Heracles paused on his journey
  bringing Geryon’s cattle to Mycenae
  and fathered the ancestors of the Gauls
  on Galata.
  Galatea1
  Greek
  [Galateia.‘milk-white’]
  a sea nymph, one of the Nereids
  daughter of Nereus and Doris
  She was loved by Polyphemus but she
  just laughed at him, preferring Acis
  who was killed by the jealous Cyclops,
  crushed by a huge stone. She turned
  the corpse of Acis into a stream. Some
  say that she wept so much at the loss of
  Acis that she turned into a fountain.
  In another story, Acis is not
  mentioned and Galatea married
  Polyphemus, beguiled by his music-
  making, and bore a son, Galas.
  Galatea2
  Greek
  [Galateia.‘milk-white’]
  wife of Pygmalion
  mother of Paphos
  A statue carved by Pygmalion was
  brought to life by Aphrodite and
  became Pygmalion’s wife.
  Another version says that Pygmalion
  was already married to Cynisca who
  became jealous of Galatea who then
  returned to her former state as a block
  of marble.
  Galatea3
  Greek
  [Galateia.’milk-white’]
  wife of Lamprus
  mother of Leucippus
  Her husband ordered her to kill the
  child she was expecting if it should be
  a girl. When a girl was born, Galatea
  dressed the child as a boy and reared it
  as such.
  (see also Leucippus3)
  Galateia
  (see Galatea)
  Galates
  (see Galas)
  Galathe
  Greek
  a horse of Hector
  Galdel
  a demon: an angel of the fifth heaven,
  governing the south
  Galdragon
  Scottish
  a sorceress: a witch
  Galed
  (see Bran Galed)
  Galegantis1
  British
  grandfather of Lancelot, in 
  some accounts
  Galegantis2
  British
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  Galehaut
  (see Galahaut)
  Galehodin
  (see Galihodin)
  Galehot
  (see Galahaut)
  Galeion
  (see Galioin)
  Galeon
  (see Galioin)
  Galeotto
  (see Galahalt)
  Galenthias
  (see Galanthis)
  Galentivet
  British
  brother of Griflet
  Galeron
  (see Galleron)
  Galeru
  Australian
  [Galaru.Kaleru]
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Gales
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  husband of Philosophine
  father of Percival, some say
  Galeschin
  (see Galachin)
  Galeus
  Greek
  [‘lizard’]
  son of Apollo and Themisto
  Galgagramr
  Norse
  [Galgavaldyr]
  a name of Odin as ‘gallows-lord’
  Galgavaldyr
  (see Galgagramr)
  Gali-edzin
  Mongolian
  a Buriat fire-god
  (see also Gala-wan-tengeri.Galai-khan)
  Galian1
  British
  son of Owain in some accounts
  Galian2
  Irish
  an old name for Leinster
  Galien
  European
  nephew of the Emperor Otto
  He was in charge of the troop
  escorting the newly-married Elias
  and Beatrix to Bouillon and was
  killed when they were ambushed by
  Saxons.
  Galiene
  British
  wife of Fergus
  She fell in love with Fergus when he
  called at Castle Lidel, the home of her
  uncle where she was a guest, but
  Fergus rejected her love, only to regret
  it later. She returned to her home in
  Lothian where she came under siege
  from another king. Fergus came to her
  rescue without disclosing his identity
  and later won her as a wife when he
  was champion at a great tournament
  organised by King Arthur.
  Galihodin
  British
  [Galehodin]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  duke of Sentoge
  brother of Lancelot
  He went with Lancelot when the latter
  left King Arthur’s court.
  After the death of King Arthur, he
  joined Lancelot, Bedivere and the
  others in a hermitage.
  Galihud
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  After the death of King Arthur, he
  joined Lancelot, Bedivere and the
  others in a hermitage.
  Galinthias
  (see Galanthis)
  Galinthis
  (see Galanthis)
  Galioin
  Irish
  [Gaile(i)on.Gailio(i)n.Gal(e)ion.Galeon]
  early invaders, a branch of the Fir Bolg
  (see Fir Gailean)
  Galion
  (see Galioin)
  Galiot
  Irish
  an early invader
  (see also Galioin)
  Galipande
  (see werewolf)
  Gall
  British
  son of Dysgyfdawd
  He was said to have killed the magical
  birds of Gwenddolau.
  Galla1
  Mesopotamian
  [Alu.Gall(o)u.Mulla:=Greek Gello:
  =Hebrew Gelou.Gilou]
  a group of Babylonian 
  underworld gods
  Originally a demon, offspring of a devil
  and a mortal woman, these beings
  preyed on flocks. Later they were
  demons which ate flesh and drank
  blood.
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  An alternative version described a
  ghostly ox which attacked homes and
  roamed at night causing nightmares.
  Galla2
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian demon
  Gallafer
  British
  grandson of Gaddifer
  He became a Christian and converted
  his father and Perceforest who were
  still living in the Isle of Life.
  Gallehant
  (see Galahaut)
  Gallehault
  (see Galahalt)
  Galleron
  British
  [Galeron]
  a Scottish Knight of the Round Table
  a king of Galloway
  He fought Gawain for the ownership
  of land given by King Arthur to
  Gawain who yielded to Galleron on
  the condition that he paid for a million
  masses to be said for the soul of
  Guinevere’s mother.
  In another version, they wounded
  each other so badly that they took
  weeks to recover. Then Gawain handed
  over the land to Galleron and joined
  the Round Table.
  He fought Palamedes and was
  defeated, saved from death only by the
  intervention of Tristram.
  He was one of the twelve knights
  who helped Agravain and Mordred
  when they attempted to seize Lancelot
  in Guinevere’s room. All except
  Mordred were killed by Lancelot.
  galli
  (see galloi)
  Gallicenae
  European
  the 9 virgin priestesses serving the
  oracle of the Gauls
  Galligantus
  British
  a giant killed by Jack the Giant Killer
  galloi
  Phrygian
  [galli:=Greek Corybantes]
  celebrants of the cult of Cybele
  These devotees emasculated themselves
  and slashed their bodies with knives.
  Gallou
  (see Galla.werewolf)
  Gallu
  (see Galla)
  Gallus
  (see Khrut)
  Galoholt
  (see Galahaut)
  Galon
  (see Khrut)
  Galun’lati
  North American
  in the lore of the Cherokee, the end of
  the earth
  Galvagin
  British
  an early name for Gawain
  Galvanes
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Galvariun
  British
  a knight of King Arthur, mentioned in
  some Italian stories
  Galyen
  European
  son of Oliver
  Oliver accompanied Charlemagne on
  a trip to Jerusalem and married the
  daughter of the king, Huges, returning
  to France before his son, Galyen, was
  born. Galyen later joined his father at
  Roncesvalles just in time to see him die
  of his wounds. He helped Charlemagne
  to wreak vengeance on the Moors who
  had ambushed Roland and his troop.
  He later returned to Jerusalem
  where he became king.
  Galynde
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  Galzuut
  Mongolian
  one of the 11 sons of Khori Tumed and
  a swan-maiden
  Gama
  (see Ga-gorib)
  Gama, Antonio
  Central American
  a 19th C Spanish monk who recorded
  much Aztec lore
  Gama-Sennin
  (see Kosensei)
  Gamag Nara
  Korean
  one of the various heavens, a land of
  near-darkness
  In an attempt to get light for his
  gloomy kingdom, the king sends out
  the Fire Dogs to capture the sun or the
  moon but they always fail in the
  attempt. When they bite the sun or the
  moon it causes an eclipse.
  Gambantein
  Norse
  the staff of Hermod
  Gambiel
  a spirit, ruler of Aquarius
  (see also Tzakmaqiel)
  Gamelia
  Greek
  a name for Hera as the goddess 
  of marriage
  Gamelios
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as the god of marriage
  Gamigin
  [Gamygyn]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to raise the souls
  of the dead and is depicted riding a
  donkey or a pony.
  Gamr
  (see Garm)
  Gamygyn
  (see Gamigin)
  Ga’n1
  (see Mountain Spirits)
  Gan2
  (see Gano)
  Gan-Ceanach
  (see Gan-Ceann)
  Gan-Ceann
  Irish
  [Gan-Ceanach.Love-talker]
  a headless fairy or spirit who woos
  maidens and then disappears
  Gana1
  Hindu
  a servant of the gods: a lesser deity or
  dwarf demon attendant on Parvati
  and Shiva
  The Ganas, ruled by Ganesha or Nandi,
  were in nine groups – the Abhasvaras,
  Adityas, Anilas, Maharijikas, Rudras,
  Sadhyas, Tushitas, Vasus and Visvedevas.
  Gana2
  Hindu
  a sacred text or prayer
  Gana-Nayaki
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma as
  leader of the Ganas
  Ganadhara
  Jain
  a leading disciple
  Ganapati1
  Buddhist
  a Buddhist derivation from Ganesha
  (see also Kwangiden)
  Ganapati2
  Hindu
  a name for Ganesha as ruler of 
  the Ganas
  Ganapatihrdaya
  Buddhist
  the sakti of Ganapati
  Ganapatya
  Hindu
  a member of a sect 
  worshipping Ganesha
  Ganaskidi
  North American
  a harvest-god of the Navaho
  He is envisaged as a bighorn sheep.
  In some accounts there are many
  supernatural beings of this name.
  Ganda Tara
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Gandalac
  British
  a knight
  father of Bramandil and Gavus
  foster-father of Galaor
  He kidnapped the boy Galaor and
  reared him alongside his own sons.
  He was one of the 100 knights
  fighting for Lisuarte against 100 knights
  of the Irish king, Cildadan.
  Gandales
  British
  a Scottish knight
  father of Gandalin
  He rescued the infant Amadis of Gaul
  from the sea and reared him alongside
  his own son.
  Gandalfr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Gandalin
  European
  son of Gandales
  foster-brother and squire of Amadis
  He was with Amadis on Firm Island
  when Amadis received the letter
  terminating his relationship with the
  jealous Oriana. Amadis left his
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  companions, seeking death, and,
  against his master’s orders, Gandalin
  followed him. When Amadis eluded
  him, he returned to Britain with Durin
  and told Oriana what had happened.
  Gandari
  East Indian
  the Javanese version of Gandhari
  wife of Drestarata
  mother of the Korawas
  Gandarewa
  Persian
  [Gandarwa.Kundrav]
  a sea-monster
  This monster, the guardian of haoma,
  was said to be able to swallow twelve
  men at once. It was killed by Keresaspa
  after a fight which lasted nine days and
  nights.
  In some accounts, this beast had
  golden heels and was so big that its
  body was in the sea while its head was
  in the sky.
  Gandarwa
  (see Gandarewa)
  Gandavaha
  (see Gandhavaha)
  Gandayah
  North American
  one of the 3 tribes of Jogah
  These dwarf beings cultivate the earth
  to ensure that it remains fertile, in the
  lore of the Iroquois.
  Gandha
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Dri-chah-ma]
  a Buddhist-Lamaist goddess
  one of the mataras
  She is depicted as green in colour and
  sometimes with four arms.
  Gandhari1
  Hindu
  [=Javanese Gandari]
  daughter of Subala
  wife of Dhartarashthra
  mother of the Kauravas and Duhsala
  The sage, Vyasa, granted her wish for
  100 sons. Her pregnancy produced a
  lump of flesh which Vyasa cut into 101
  pieces, sealing each in a jar. In due
  course, the girl Duhsala and 100 boys
  were born.
  Gandhari2
  Hindu
  a small-pox goddess
  Gandhari3
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the sasanadevatas
  Gandharva1
  Hindu
  a celestial archer
  He was given the divine drink, soma,
  for safe-keeping but Agni, in the form
  of a hawk, seized it.
  (se also Krsanu)
  Gandharva2
  Hindu
  one of a group of fertility spirits
  offspring of Brahma or Kashyapa
  These beings, who live in the sky, are
  said to be skilled in medicine and have
  power over women.
  Their description varies from
  shaggy half man, half animal, to
  beautiful singers and musicians. 
  Some accounts equate them with
  the Greek Centaurs.
  (see also Gandharva3.4)
  Gandharva3
  Hindu
  one of a race of hill people referred to
  in the Mahabharata
  Gandharva4
  Hindu
  [=Cambodian Khanda]
  one of the singers and dancers
  providing entertainment in Svarga,
  Indra’s heaven: fertility spirits
  It was said that these 6,333 minor
  deities could assume any shape they
  wished. One of their main functions
  was to prepare soma for the gods to
  drink. The chief Gandharva was
  Chitratha.
  Gandharva-Loka
  (see Gandharvanagara)
  Gandharvanagara
  Hindu
  [Gandharva-Loka.Gandharvapura]
  the home of the Gandharvas
  Gandharvapura
  (see Gandharvanagara)
  Gandhavaha
  Hindu
  [Gandavaha]
  a name of Vayu as 
  ‘perfume-bearer’
  Gandin
  British
  in some accounts, a grandfather 
  of Percival
  gandiva
  Hindu
  the bow of Arjuna, previously owned
  by Chandra
  Gandolin
  European
  a companion of Durin
  He accompanied Durin on his return
  to Britain after delivering Oriana’s
  cruel letter to Amadis.
  Gandreid
  Norse
  [Gandrieid]
  a name for the Wild Hunt
  It was said that any field over which
  the Gandreid passed would bear
  increased crops.
  Gandrieid
  (see Gandreid)
  Gandwy
  British
  a porter at King Arthur’s court
  father of Cadyreith
  Ganegwa’s
  North American
  an Iroquois dance used to cure
  diseases
  Ganelon
  (see Gano)
  Ganeoq
  North American
  an Iroquois dance in honour of the
  god Haweniyo
  Ganesa
  (see Ganesha)
  Ganesh
  (see Ganesha)
  Ganesha
  Hindu
  [Ekadanta.Gajanana.Ganapati.
  Ganesa.Ganesh.Genesh.
  Hastimukha.Lambodara.Lord of
  Obstacles.(Maha-)Ganapati:
  =Buddhist Vighnantaka.Vigneshava:
  =Greek Hermes:=Japanese Shoten]
  the elephant-headed god of art,
  foresight, good fortune and scribes
  ruler of the Ganas
  son of Shiva and Parvati
  brother of Karttikeya
  brother of Subrahmanya, some say
  husband of Buddhi, Riddhi and Siddhi
  He is said by some to have been
  produced by Parvati from flaking skin
  or from bath-oil.
  His mother asked him to guard her
  door while she bathed and when he
  tried to deny entry to Shiva his father
  chopped off his head. To pacify Parvati,
  he replaced it with the first thing to
  hand – the head of an elephant.
  In another version, the god Shani
  was asked to look after the baby and
  his fiery glance burned off Ganesha’s
  head which Parvati or Vishnu replaced
  with an elephant’s head.
  One of his tusks was knocked out by
  Rama when he tried to keep him from
  the sleeping Shiva.
  Another account says that his
  stomach split open when he fell off the
  mouse (or rat) he was riding. He
  hastily put back all the sweet things
  that had fallen out and tied a snake
  round his waist like a belt. This
  episode made the watching moon
  laugh and this angered Ganesha so
  much that he pulled out one of his
  tusks and threw it at the moon.
  Other versions say that he pulled out
  the tusk and used it as a pen to write
  down the alphabet dictated by Vyasa.
  He is depicted as a red or yellow
  fat-bellied man holding a club, a
  discus, a shell and a water-lily in his
  four hands and is sometimes shown
  riding on a rat.
  (see also Heramba)
  Ganesha-Chaturthi
  Hindu
  a festival in honour of Ganesha, held
  at the end of August
  Ganesha-Gita
  Hindu
  [Ganesha’s Song]
  a poem of over 400 stanzas in praise
  of Ganesha
  Ganesha’s Song
  (see Ganesha-Gita)
  Gang Gam-Czan
  Korean
  a marshal of the Korean army
  A man lost in the mountains spent
  three days with a maiden who gave
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  him shelter in her cottage. Some years
  later, she appeared with a small boy and
  handed him over to the father. The fox-
  woman (for that is what she was) then
  disappeared. The boy, Gang Gam-
  Czan became famous as a soldier and
  judge who banished tigers, and caused
  frogs to stop croaking, rivers to stop
  roaring and mosquitoes to stop biting.
  Ganga1
  Hindu
  [Ganga Mai]
  the Milky Way
  a river-goddess of the Ganges
  goddess of health and plenty
  daughter of Himavan and Mena
  sister of Uma
  wife of Vishnu, born from the toe
  of Vishnu
  consort of Shiva and Varuma, some say
  mother of Jalandha
  mother of Karttikeya by Agni
  mother of Bhishma by Santanu
  Originally the wife of Vishnu, she was
  later 
  given 
  to 
  Shiva. 
  In 
  the
  Mahabharata she is referred to as the
  wife of Santanu while others say that
  she married Agni. In the story in
  which she is the wife of Santanu, she
  married him on condition that he
  would never reproach her. She had the
  strange habit of drowning each of their
  children at birth and finally Santanu
  passed a mild remark that this was
  somewhat unusual. At that point,
  Ganga disappeared for ever.
  She is depicted riding the water-
  monster, Makara.
  (see also Ganges)
  Ganga2
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Ganga-dhara
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva as ‘upholder of 
  the Ganges’
  On one occasion the waters of the
  Ganges were diverted to heaven and
  the earth suffered a drought. The seer
  Bhagiratha negotiated for its return
  and Shiva allowed it to fall over him,
  slowed down by his beard to reduce
  the force of its impact on earth.
  Ganga-ja
  Hindu
  a name for Karttikeya as ‘born from
  the Ganges’
  Gang Mai
  (see Ganga1)
  gangan
  West Indian
  a low-ranking Haitian shaman
  Gangan Sama
  (see Tokugawa1)
  Ganges
  Hindu
  one of the sacred rivers, personified as
  a goddess, flowing from the toe 
  of Vishnu
  (see also Ganga1)
  Gangeya
  (see Bhishma)
  Gangir
  Mesopotamian
  [Hegir-nuna]
  a Sumerian goddess
  daughter of Baba
  Gangita
  Hindu
  one of the yakshas
  Gangla
  (see Gangler)
  Gangler1
  Norse
  [Gangla.Gangleri]
  gatekeeper of Odin’s palace
  He related the Norse myths to Gylfi,
  king of Sweden, when the king visited
  Odin’s palace.
  Another version has Gangler as king
  of Sweden in place of Gylfi.
  (see also Gylfi)
  Gangler2
  Norse
  [Gangla.Gangleri]
  a name used by Odin as a traveller
  Gangleri
  (see Gangler)
  Gangrad
  Norse
  [Gagnrath.Gangrath.Wanderer]
  the name used by Odin, disguised as a
  wanderer, in his contest of wits 
  with Vafthruthnir
  (see also Vak.Wayfarer)
  Gangrath
  (see Gangrad)
  Ganieda
  British
  [=Welsh Gwendydd]
  twin sister of Merlin
  wife of Rhydderch, some say
  The name given to Merlin’s twin sister
  in the Italian version of the wizard’s
  life. She is the wife of Rhydderch in
  some accounts and is sometimes
  equated with Languoreth.
  Ganindo
  Pacific Islands
  a warrior-hero of the Solomon Islands
  When he was killed in battle, his
  companions cut off his head which was
  thereafter used as an oracle.
  Ganis
  Baltic
  a Lappish forest-spirit
  This being takes the form of a
  beautiful maiden with a long tail who
  mates with mortals.
  Ganki
  Mongolian
  one of the burkhan
  Gann
  Irish
  son of Dela
  leader of the invading Fir Bolg
  He and his brother Sengann shared
  the province of Munster.
  Gano
  European
  [Danilo.Gan.Ganelon.Namilo]
  a count of Mayence
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins 
  father of Baldwin
  Out of jealousy of Roland, he became
  a traitor, writing to Marsilius, the king
  of Spain, urging him to invade France,
  and plotting the death of Roland.
  After the defeat of the African and
  Spanish forces, he persuaded the
  Emperor to send him as ambassador to
  the court of Spain. He arranged a trap
  for Roland when the Spanish met the
  advance party of the French army at
  the border to hand over the tribute
  exacted by Charlemagne, and when
  the trap was sprung at Roncesvalles,
  Gano was in camp with the main body
  of Charlemagne’s forces. The sound of
  Roland’s horn alerted the Emperor
  who realised that he had been betrayed
  by Gano who was then imprisoned.
  When Charlemagne saw the shambles
  at Roncesvalles, where he arrived too
  late to save his paladins, he had Gano
  hung, drawn and quartered.
  In other versions, the ambush at
  Roncesvalles trapped the rearguard of
  Charlemagne’s army as it withdrew
  from Spain and, in this version, Gano
  was torn apart by wild horses.
  ganta
  Hindu
  a bell, one of the weapons of Durga
  Ganv-devata
  (see Dih)
  Ganv-devi
  (see Dih)
  Ganumedes
  (see Ganymede)
  Ganyklos
  Baltic
  [=Czech Veles:=Russian Vlas(sy): 
  =Slav Volos]
  a Lithuanian god of domestic animals
  Ganymeda
  (see Hebe)
  Ganymede
  Greek
  [Ganumedes.Ganymedes:
  =Roman Catamitus]
  the god of rain
  son of King Tros and Callirhoe
  brother of Assaraeus and Ilus
  A Trojan prince who was carried away
  by Zeus in the form of an eagle (or by
  Eos who handed the boy over to Zeus)
  and who became cup-bearer to the
  gods after Hebe. Zeus gave Tros two
  (or six) immortal horses, or, in some
  stories, a golden vine, in compensation
  for the loss of his son.
  In some stories, he was the son
  of Laomedon.
  In Crete, Minos replaced Zeus.
  Ganymedes
  (see Ganymede)
  ganza
  a mythical wild goose
  Ganzir
  Mesopotamian
  the palace of Ereshkigal
  Gaoh
  (see Ga-oh)
  Gaoine
  Irish
  [Mac Lughach]
  a warrior of the Fianna
  son of Lugaid
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  In some accounts, his father was
  Lugaid Lagha, in others Lugaid
  becomes a daughter of Finn mac Cool
  who is Goaine’s mother by her own
  brother, Daire Dearg.
  Gaokerena
  Persian
  [The White Haoma.The White Hom]
  a tree on which grew the fruit 
  of immortality
  From the fruit of this tree, which grew
  in the sea Vourokasha, was pressed the
  divine drink, Haoma. It grows on
  Mount Alburz.
  (see also Haoma)
  Gaonim
  a good demon
  gaot side
  (see sidhe gaoite)
  Gapn
  Canaanite
  a vine-god
  a messenger of Baal
  Gar-ma
  (see Nrtya)
  Garadh mac Morna
  Irish
  brother of Goll and Conan
  As the oldest man in a Fianna party, he
  was left in charge of the women while
  the others went hunting. Angered by
  their taunts, he locked all the women
  in a tower and burnt them to death.
  Garadh of the Black Knee
  Irish
  father of Manissa
  Garadie
  German
  a count
  He was an enemy of Sigeband and
  captured that king’s son, Hagen. The
  youth threw most of the crew
  overboard and forced Garadie to take
  him to his father’s court from which he
  had long been absent.
  Garach
  (see Battle of Garach)
  Garakhe
  African
  a tyrant-king of Senegal
  He killed the seer Bincigi for daring to
  speak up for the oppressed people but
  was himself killed by Bincigi’s son,
  Marain Jagu, who also killed Garakhe’s
  seven sons.
  Garamas1
  African
  the first man, in the lore of a nomadic
  tribe of the Sahara, the Garamantes
  Garamas2
  (see Amphithemis)
  Garang1
  African
  the first man in the lore of the Dinka
  husband of Abuk
  They lived in a small pot on one grain
  of corn per day but grew bigger when
  the pot was opened.
  Garang2
  (see Rang)
  Garanus
  (see Recaranus)
  Garanwy
  Welsh
  [Garanwyn]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Kay
  brother of Celamon
  Garanwyn
  (see Garanwy)
  Garb 
  (see Garbh)
  Garbh1
  Irish
  [Garb]
  husband of Lot
  father of Goll
  Garbh2
  Irish
  [Garb]
  a fierce fighter
  He refused to allow anyone to pass
  through his territory but was killed
  when he tried to stop Cuchulainn.
  Another version describes him as a
  Scandinavian who came to demand
  tribute and was killed by Cuchulainn
  after seven days of continuous fighting.
  This is a variation of the story of Goll
  mac Carbada.
  Garbh Ogh
  Irish
  a deity in the form of a giantess
  Her priests were said to castrate
  themselves in ecstatic fervour.
  Garbhadhatu
  Buddhist
  the world of forms
  garbhagrha
  Hindu
  a small chamber at the centre of 
  a temple
  Garbh Ogh
  Irish
  [=Greek Artemis]
  a giantess, a huntress
  She ran a pack of twenty deer-hounds
  and rode in a chariot drawn by elks.
  Garcelos
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur, in 
  some accounts
  son of Joshua
  In some accounts, he is equated
  with Castellors.
  Garcia
  Spanish
  [Don Garcia]
  son of Ferdinand
  brother of Alfonso, Elvira, Sancho 
  and Urraca
  On his father’s death, he was given the
  province of Galicia. Not satisfied with
  this, he seized Zamora from his sister,
  Urraca. Sancho sent an army under El
  Cid to help Urraca and both Garcia
  and his brother Alfonso, who was
  helping him, were captured. He died in
  prison.
  garde
  West Indian
  [guard]
  a Haitian magic charm
  This charm is said to protect the
  wearer from evil, as opposed to the
  wanga which brings ill-fortune.
  Other, 
  more 
  specific 
  protective
  devices, are the arret and the drogue.
  Garde Joyeuse
  British
  [Dolorous Gard.Joyeux Gard.
  Joyous Gard]
  the estate given to Lancelot by 
  King Arthur
  Guinevere lived here for a time with
  Lancelot and, after she returned to
  King Arthur, he called it Dolorous
  Gard.
  Garden of Delight
  African
  the Swahili paradise
  Garden of the Hesperides
  Greek
  the walled garden of Hera
  The tree that bore golden apples was
  planted in this garden and it was
  tended by the Hesperides and guarded
  by the serpent Ladon. Heracles came
  here to obtain some of the golden
  apples as his eleventh Labour.
  Gardrofa
  Norse
  a horse, dam of Gna’s horse Hofvarpnir
  Gardsvor
  Scandinavian
  a guardian spirit of the household
  This being is envisaged as a small man
  who, some say, is the incarnation of the
  soul of an ancestor.
  Garel
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  husband of Laudame
  When Ecunaver prepared to attack
  King Arthur, Garel invaded his
  kingdom of Kanedic and conquered it.
  Garel von dem bluhenden Tal
  European
  a 13th C poem about Garel, written 
  in German
  Garelant
  (see werewolf)
  Gareng
  East Indian
  son of Semar
  brother of Petruk
  Gareth
  British
  [Beaumains.Fair Hands.Handy]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Lot and Morgause
  brother of Agravain, Gaheris 
  and Gawain
  husband of Lynette or Lyonesse
  In some accounts, he refused to
  identify himself as Gawain’s brother
  until he had earned a knighthood by
  his own efforts and was referred to as
  The Young Unknown. In this respect,
  the story is similar to that of Gingalin,
  Gareth’s son, The Fair Unknown.
  When he first joined Arthur’s court
  with Agravain, Gaheris and Gawain he
  took the job of a scullion, earning the
  nickname Beaumains or Fair Hands.
  A maiden, Lynette came to King
  Arthur’s court seeking help for her
  sister, Lyonesse, who was being
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  harassed by the Red Knight. Gareth
  took up the cause, defeated the Black
  Knight, the Blue Knight, the Green
  Knight and, finally, the Red Knight
  and married Lyonesse. In some
  accounts, he married Lynette.
  He was one of the knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  He refused to be a party to the plan
  by Agravain and Mordred to betray
  Lancelot’s 
  secret 
  affair 
  with
  Guinevere to King Arthur and, when
  the 
  queen 
  was 
  exposed 
  and
  condemned to be burnt at the stake,
  he reluctantly obeyed the king’s
  command to supervise the execution
  after his elder brother, Gawain, had
  refused. He went unarmed and was
  not recognised by Lancelot when he
  rode to the queen’s rescue. Both
  Gareth and his brother Gaheris who
  had also been ordered to attend, as
  well as many other knights, were
  killed by Lancelot when he charged
  into the crowd and carried Guinevere
  off to safety.
  Gareth and Lynette
  British
  a poem by Tennyson
  Gargamelle
  British
  a giantess
  wife of Grandgousier
  mother of Gargantua
  It was said that Merlin created this
  being from Guinevere’s nail-clippings
  and whales’ bones.
  Gargantua
  British
  [Gurgiunt Brabtruc]
  a giant
  son of Grandousier and 
  Gargamelle
  husband of Badebec
  father of Pantagruel
  He is said to have been created by
  Merlin. He served King Arthur and on
  one of his journeys he met and killed
  the monster, Leviathan.
  Another story says that he was 
  born from the ear of his mother,
  Gargamelle. Even as a boy he had an
  enormous appetite and it needed the
  milk from 17,913 cows to keep him
  fed. Fully grown, he needed a comb
  300 yards long to comb his hair and he
  once ate five pilgrims as a snack.
  Gargittios
  (see Gargittos)
  Gargittos
  Greek
  [Gargittios]
  one of the dogs of Geryon killed 
  by Heracles
  (see also Orthrus)
  Gargouille
  French
  a dragon living in the River Seine
  It was said that this monster was
  killed by St Romanus in the seventh
  century.
  Garhaptya
  Hindu
  one of the 3 forms of sacred 
  fire, the fire of Agni
  (see also fire)
  Gari
  (see Geri)
  Garide
  Siberian
  the eagle form of the 
  sky-god Otshirvani
  The sky-god adopted this form to
  kill the huge serpent, Losy, which he
  seized in his claws and dashed
  against a mountain.
  Garin
  European
  brother of Guillaume
  father of Vivien
  He was captured by the Saracens but
  released when his seven-year-old 
  son, Vivien, was handed over in
  exchange.
  (see also Guarinos)
  Garin de Loherqain
  European
  brother of Began
  He was raised at Pepin’s court and later
  fought 
  against 
  the 
  Saracens 
  at
  Maurienne where he proposed to marry
  Blanchefleur, the king’s daughter. He
  quarrelled with his friend Fromont,
  who had been reared with him and who
  had expected to inherit the throne, and
  struck him, beginning a long-running 
  feud. In fact, Pepin, having given
  consent for the marriage, changed 
  his mind and kept Blanchefleur for
  himself.
  Garin was killed in one of the many
  battles with Fromont’s forces.
  Garin de Monglane
  European
  father of Girart de Vienne
  great grandfather of 
  Guillaume
  Garain de St Omer
  European
  a knight who travelled with Huon on
  his journey to Baghdad
  Garinter
  French
  a king of Brittany
  father of Elizena
  grandfather of Amadis
  Gario
  Japanese
  [Bingacho.Karobinga.Kasobinga]
  a name for Garuda in Japan
  Garland Sunday
  (see Lugnasad)
  Garlin
  British
  a king of Galore
  In some accounts he was the father of
  Gotegrim and Guinevere.
  Garlon
  British
  a knight who could make 
  himself invisible
  brother of King Pelham
  He killed Harleus and Peryne who set
  out to avenge him. When he
  challenged Balin at a tournament
  arranged by Pelham, Balin cut off his
  head.
  Garm1
  European
  the dog owned by Hrolf Kraki
  This animal was said to have killed a
  magic boar sent to kill Garm’s master.
  Garm2
  Norse
  [Gamr.Garme.Garmr.Gurm]
  Hel’s guard-dog
  This animal was killed by Tyr in the
  battle of Ragnarok. Others say that it
  killed Tyr but was killed by Thor.
  Garmangabi
  German
  [Garmangabis]
  a goddess of good fortune
  Garmangabis
  (see Garmangabi)
  Garme
  (see Garm2)
  Garman
  (see Irish)
  son of Gias
  He abducted the goddess Mesca and
  seduced her.
  Garmna
  Irish
  wife of Ercol
  Garmr
  (see Garm2)
  Garnish of the Mountain
  British
  a knight
  He found his lady-love in the arms of
  another man and killed them both.
  Then, distraught at what he had done,
  he killed himself.
  Garo Nmana
  Persian
  [Garotman]
  a paradise, home of the faithful dead
  Garotman
  (see Garo Nmana)
  Garselit
  Welsh
  chief huntsman of Ireland
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  the help of Garselit in the hunt for the
  boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Garshasp
  (see Keresaspa)
  Gartnam
  (see Gartnan)
  Gartnan mac Aodha
  Irish
  [Gartnam]
  a king of Scotland
  father of Cano
  He became king of Scotland after a
  dispute with Aodan who then became
  his enemy. Aodan led an uprising,
  killed Gartnan and found the barrel of
  gold that the king had buried in the
  sand of the seashore.
  Garuda1
  Buddhist
  the three-headed mount of Vajrapani
  Garuda2
  Hindu
  [Devourer.Garutmant.Gerda.Jatayu.
  Suparna.Taraswin:=Cambodian
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  Reachea-Sey:=Japanese Bingacho.
  Gario.Karobinga.Kasobinga:
  =Tibetan Kyung-Gai in Go-can:
  =Thai Khrut]
  a demigod, part man, part eagle
  the bird of Vishnu, sun-bird
  son of Kasyapa and Vinata
  brother of Aruna
  father of Sampati
  He was said to devour evil men and
  carried Vishnu on his daily journey
  across the sky. In some accounts, he
  appears as an incarnation of Agni.
  He protected the peak of Mount
  Sumeru from the first attempt by Vayu
  to break it off but, when Garuda was
  away, Vayu tried again and snapped off
  the mountain top which fell into the
  sea as Sri Lanka.
  Vinata was imprisoned in the
  underworld by her sister, Kudra,
  mother of snakes, who demanded
  amrita as ransom. Garuda placed the
  drink in some grass that had sharp
  blades so that, when the snakes licked
  it, they split their tongues. The amrita
  was recovered by Indra only after a
  great struggle.
  A different account says that, when
  Garuda stole the soma, which he
  intended to deliver to Indra, the archer
  Krsanu shot at him and dislodged one
  or two of his feathers. A similar story is
  told of Gayatri.
  Another version says that the
  ransom demanded was the moon itself
  to light the underworld. Garuda stole
  the moon but the other gods seized it
  and rescued Vinata.
  Garuda was made immortal and
  Vishnu travelled on his back.
  In one incarnation, as Jatayu, he
  helped Rama in his search for Sita
  when she was abducted.
  An alternative version of his origins
  says that he was hatched from an egg at
  the beginning of time. He is depicted
  as half man, half bird, with red wings, a
  golden body and a white human face.
  The wind caused by the flapping of his
  wings was strong enough to stop the
  rotation of the earth.
  Garuda Putih
  Buddhist
  [Celestial Eagle]
  a white eagle
  It is said that the Buddha comes to
  earth once a year, transported by this
  celestial bird.
  Garudi
  Hindu
  a female bird of prey, a manifestation
  of Shiva
  Garutmant
  (see Garuda)
  Garwen
  British
  a mistress of King Arthur
  daughter of Henin
  Garwy
  British
  father of Indeg
  Gary
  German
  a follower of Gunther
  He conveyed Gunther’s invitation
  to Siegfried and Krimhild to visit
  his court.
  Garym
  Welsh
  a witch
  Gashan-ki
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Damkina as ‘lady of 
  the earth’
  (see also Ninki)
  Gasozein
  British
  a man who claimed to have 
  married Guinevere
  When Guinevere was given the chance
  to leave King Arthur for Gasozein, she
  refused. This upset Gotegrim who
  believed Gasozein’s story and he
  abducted his sister and proposed to kill
  her. Gasozein rescued her from her
  brother’s hands but Gawain saved her
  and Gasozein confessed that he had
  been lying.
  Gassire
  African
  son of Nganamba
  He learned the song of the birds and
  bought a lyre which, when drenched
  with the blood of his sons killed in
  battle, sang the epic song, the Dausi.
  Gast Rhymhi
  Welsh
  [Rhymhi]
  a bitch
  The offspring of this hound made up
  the pack used in the hunting of the
  boar Trwch Trwyth. Ysbaddaden
  required Culhwch to get two whelps
  of this animal as part of his quest for
  the hand of Olwen. Tringad was able
  to tell King Arthur where to find
  these animals.
  Gaste Forest
  British
  the kingdom of Pellimore
  gastromancy
  divination with large glasses or from
  stomach noises
  Gate of Dreams
  2 gates, one of horn, one of ivory, at
  the entrance to the land of dreams
  It is said that dreams passing through
  the gate made of horn will come true,
  others will not.
  Gate of Hell (see Cave of Cruachan)
  Gate of Way
  Egyptian
  the entrance to the Western Desert
  Gate of Men
  (see Cancer1)
  Gate of the Gods
  (see Capricorn1)
  gatha1
  Hindu
  a verse or a set of verses produced by
  a person in a state of enlightenment
  gatha2
  Persian
  [gasam]
  part of the Avesta
  This part of the Avesta deals with
  moral and spiritual doctrines. The
  other two parts were the datik and
  the hatak-mansarik.
  gati
  Hindu
  the 6 paths or conditions of existence
  These six states are listed as Asura,
  region of demi-gods Deva, region of
  gods Nara, region of man Naraka, hell
  Preta, region of tortured souls Tiryak,
  region of beasts.
  Gatumdu
  (see Gatumdug)
  Gatumdug
  Mesopotamian
  [Gatumdu.Gatundu]
  a Sumerian fertility goddess daughter
  of An
  Gatundu
  (see Gatumdug)
  Gatutkaca
  Japanese
  a warrior
  son of Bima and Arimbi
  He owned a magic coat that enabled
  him to fly.
  Gaudisse
  (see Gaudisso)
  Gaudisso
  European
  [Gaudisse]
  a Sultan
  father of Clarimunda
  Huon was required by Charlemagne
  to bring to him the sultan’s beard and
  some of his teeth. Gaudisso was killed
  on the orders of the caliph, Agrapard,
  and, with the help of Sherasmin, Huon
  was able to acquire these trophies.
  (see also Galafre)
  Gaueko
  European
  a Basque god of darkness
  This deity sometimes appears in the
  form of a cow or as a gust of wind.
  Gauna
  African
  [Gawa(ma)]
  the leader of the spirits of the dead in
  the Bushman culture
  Gaunab
  African
  the Hottentot god of darkness
  He wounded Tsunigoab in a fight for
  supremacy but lost the struggle and
  was banished.
  (see also Ga-gorib)
  Gauri1
  Buddhist
  a terrible goddess, one of 8
  Gauri2
  Hindu
  [Yellow Devi]
  the goddess Devi as ‘the brilliant’
  or ‘yellow’
  a name for Kali on her tiger
  a sakti of Mahesvara
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  Gauri3
  Hindu
  a name of Parvati as a corn-goddess or
  as ‘golden’
  When Shiva objected to Parvati’s dark
  skin, Rahura changed her into Gauri,
  the Yellow Devi. 
  (see also Gauri5)
  Gauri4
  Hindu
  a name for Varuni as ‘brilliant’
  or ‘yellow’
  Gauri5
  Jain
  [Uma]
  a messenger-goddess
  one of the sasanadevatas
  one of the vidyadevis
  She was created by Brahma as a wife for
  Rudra in some accounts, while others
  say that Sati was reborn as Parvati and,
  when Shiva took exception to her dark
  skin, Brahma changed her into the
  yellow-skinned Gauri.
  An alternative story says that it was
  Gauri, humiliated when Rudra was not
  invited to a feast, who died in a
  sacrificial fire to become Sati.
  (see also Gauri3)
  Gauri-Tara
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Gauriel
  British
  a warrior in a German story
  His wife left him but promised to
  return if he could capture three of
  King Arthur’s knights. This he did
  and later spent some time at the
  king’s court.
  Gautama1
  Indian
  [Gautama Siddhartha:=Pali Gotama]
  (C 563-479 BC)
  a prince in north India who became
  the Buddha
  (see also Buddha)
  Gautama2
  (see Gotama2)
  Gautier
  European
  a count
  He served Roland and died with him
  at Roncesvalles.
  Gauvain
  British
  [Ga(u)wain.Gayain]
  the French name for Gawain
  Gauvaine
  (see Gawain)
  Gauwain
  (see Gauvain)
  Gava-griva
  Hindu
  [=Japanese Buto]
  a deity
  Gavain
  (see Gawain)
  Gavida
  Irish
  [Gavidjeen Go]
  a dwarf smith-god
  He is said to have flown to Spain to
  steal the moon-cow Glas Gabnach.
  Some accounts equate him with
  Goibhniu.
  Gavidjeen Go
  (see Gavida)
  Gavra
  (see Battle of Gabhra)
  Gavus
  British
  a knight
  son of Gandalac
  brother of Bramandil
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Gawa
  (see Gauna)
  Gawai
  East Indian
  a festival of the Iban tribe in Borneo
  to which they invite ancestors 
  and gods
  Gawain
  British
  [Galvagin.Gavain.Gauvain(e).
  Gawan.Gawayne.Gwrfan.Knight of the
  Goddess.The Red Knight:=Dutch
  Walwain.Walewein.Walwanus:
  =French Gauvain.Gauwain.Gayain:
  =Irish Balb(u)aidh.Bhalbhuaidh:
  =Latin Walga(i)nus:=Scottish Uallabh:
  =Welsh Gwalchgwyn.
  Gwalchmai.Gwalchmei]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Lot and Morgause
  son of King Arthur and Morgause,
  some say
  brother of Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth,
  Itonje and Soredamor
  nephew of King Arthur
  husband of Amurfine, Florie,
  Orgelleuse, Ragnell or Ysabele
  father of Florence, Gingalin, Lovel 
  and Wigalois
  In some accounts his mother is Anna
  and Welsh stories have Gwyar as his
  father or mother while others say that
  he was the son of Gorlois and Igraine.
  Some say he was cast adrift in a boat as
  a baby, rescued by a fisherman and
  baptised by another Gawain known as
  the Brown. In this version he was said
  to have travelled on the Continent
  where he was knighted by the Pope.
  In the more usual version he was
  knighted by King Arthur and, en route
  with his brothers to King Arthur’s
  court to be made knights, they routed
  a band of robbers who had looted
  London during the king’s absence at
  his wedding feast and killed the giants
  Chaos and Sanagran.
  When he was knighted by the king,
  Gawain was jealous of Pellimore, who
  was given an honoured place at the
  Round Table, and planned to kill him
  because Pellimore had killed Gawain’s
  father, Lot, in battle. When he met
  Evadeam, who had been turned into a
  dwarf by a sorcerer, Evadeam regained
  his normal stature while Gawain
  became a dwarf but he also regained
  his normal size later.
  At Arthur’s wedding feast, a white
  stag ran into the hall and Gawain was
  sent to find the stag which had been
  chased by a white bitch and a pack of
  black hounds. He rode off with
  Gaheris amd found two knights, Brian
  and Sorlus, fighting to decide which of
  them should chase the stag which had
  just run past. Gawain stopped them
  from fighting and made them ride to
  Arthur’s court and submit themselves
  to the king. He and Gaheris caught up
  with the stag as it swam across a stream
  but Gawain was challenged by a
  knight, Alardine, and killed him in
  single combat before resuming the
  chase which led to a castle. Here he
  caught and killed the stag but was
  attacked by another knight, owner of
  the stag. Gawain defeated him and was
  about to strike off his head when a lady
  ran in and, flinging herself on the
  fallen loser, intercepted Gawain’s
  sword stroke and was killed. He spared
  the beaten knight, Blamire, and sent
  him also to Arthur’s court. Four
  knights then set on the two brothers
  and Gawain was wounded in the arm
  by an arrow. They were saved by four
  ladies who begged for their lives and
  were allowed to return to court with
  the head of the white stag. Gawain was
  forced to carry the headless body of
  the lady he had killed in front of him
  on his horse.
  To honour a pledge made by the
  king, he married the ugly old crone,
  Ragnell, who then reverted to her
  proper form of a beautiful young
  woman. They had a son, Gingalin,
  who came to Arthur’s court unaware
  that the knight who taught him all the
  knightly arts was his father.
  As a result of Morgan’s attempt on
  his life, the king felt unable to trust her
  son, Owain, and banished him from
  the court. Gawain opted to go with
  him and they rode off together to seek
  adventure. Their first encounter was
  with Morholt and they watched him
  unhorse 
  two 
  knights 
  in 
  quick
  succession. He then challenged the
  two newcomers and toppled and
  wounded Owain. Gawain put up much
  stronger resistance and they fought an
  honourable draw. All three then
  became friends and travelled on
  together. At a cross-roads, they met
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  three women who offered to lead them
  to adventure and Gawain chose the
  youngest of the three. They came to a
  clearing where they saw Pelleas
  unhorse ten knights in succession but
  yielded without a struggle when the
  defeated men tied him under his horse
  and carried him off. Another knight
  and an ugly dwarf then appeared with
  a damsel who chose the dwarf and rode
  off. When another knight appeared
  and challenged Gawain, the first
  knight rode off with Gawain’s young
  girl companion. The knight and
  Gawain fought a draw and the knight
  told Gawain the story of Pelleas and
  his hopeless love for Ettard. Gawain
  tried to help Pelleas by telling Ettard
  that he was dead, hoping she would
  realise how much he had meant to her
  but instead he seduced Ettard. He
  returned to the cross-roads where he
  met Owain and Marholt and they all
  three rode back to Camelot where they
  were made welcome by the king.
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  In one story, he helped Gromer
  conquer the Isle of Man and made
  Gromer its king. He then beheaded
  Gromer to break the spell which had
  turned Gromer into a Turk. In another
  adventure, he helped Carl of Carlisle
  to regain his normal shape by
  beheading him, so breaking a spell
  which had turned him into a giant.
  In 
  King 
  Arthur’s 
  campaigns
  against Rome, he was sent to take a
  message to Lucius, the Roman
  commander. When Quintilian, a
  nephew of Lucius, made an insulting
  remark 
  about 
  Britain, 
  Gawain
  decapitated him with his sword. A
  similar story is told about Gayus.
  He joined the other knights on the
  Grail Quest and, after many fruitless
  weeks, met Ector who was equally
  frustrated. They rode on together and
  were soon challenged by a knight who
  Gawain ran through with his spear. To
  his dismay, the knight turned out to be
  his friend Owain who died soon after
  they had taken him to a nearby
  monastery. Another version says that
  Gawain was involved in another fight
  in which he was severely wounded by
  Galahad and it was a month before he
  was well enough to return to Camelot
  having given up the quest. Yet another
  story says that Ector and Gawain
  arrived at a small chapel where they
  fell asleep in the pews and dreamed.
  Gawain dreamed about a great herd of
  bulls. A voice told them that they were
  not fit for the Grail quest so they went
  to 
  Nascien 
  the 
  hermit, 
  who
  interpreted 
  their 
  dreams 
  and
  confirmed what the voice had said with
  the result that they gave up the quest
  and returned to Camelot.
  In some accounts, he fell in love
  with Orgelleuse and fought many
  battles on her behalf. She promised to
  marry him if he would fight her
  enemy, Gramoflanz. Gawain provoked
  the knight by taking a twig from a tree
  near to his castle and they agreed to
  meet 
  eight 
  days 
  later 
  outside
  Klingsor’s castle, Schastel Marveil. At
  this castle, he slept on a bed that
  moved of its own accord and was
  assailed by a shower of arrows and
  spears which left him unharmed. He
  fought a fierce lion and killed it; this
  turned out to be Klingsor in the form
  of a lion and his death broke the spell
  he had placed on Gawain. A similar
  story is told of Bors at Castle
  Carbonek. When Gawain fought
  Gramoflanz he was defeated but his
  conqueror, who turned out to be
  Percival, spared his life when
  Gawain’s sister, Honje, pleaded for
  him. It was said that he married
  Orgelleuse shortly afterwards.
  He refused to be a party to the plan
  by Agravain and Mordred to trap
  Lancelot and Guinevere together and
  was with King Arthur on a hunting
  trip when Mordred brought the king
  proof of Guinevere’s secret affair with
  Lancelot. Gawain was ordered by the
  king to put the queen to death at the
  stake. He refused but his younger
  brothers, Gaheris and Gareth, felt
  bound to obey their king’s command.
  Lancelot, riding to the queen’s rescue
  as she was led to the stake, killed
  Gaheris, Gareth and many others.
  Bitter at this loss, Gawain became
  Lancelot’s sworn enemy and was in the
  forefront of the battle when the king
  besieged 
  Joyous 
  Garde 
  where
  Lancelot was installed with Guinevere
  and many of his friends from Brittany.
  This conflict ended on the orders of
  the Pope and the queen was returned
  to her husband. Although Arthur and
  Lancelot swore a truce, Gawain was
  unforgiving and, at his urging, the
  king took his army to the continent to
  further attack Lancelot who had
  returned to his home in Brittany. Once
  again Gawain was in the thick of the
  battle and when they reached Benwick,
  Lancelot’s capital, challenged Lancelot
  to single combat. Gawain owned a
  magic 
  belt 
  which 
  made 
  him
  invulnerable 
  and 
  increased 
  his
  strength until midday, after which his
  strength returned to normal. They
  fought each other on two successive
  days and Lancelot, waiting until
  Gawain’s strength ebbed after midday,
  on 
  each 
  occasion 
  dented 
  his
  opponent’s helmet with a tremendous
  sword blow that knocked Gawain
  senseless to the ground. Arthur was
  called back to England when Mordred
  usurped his throne and the wounded
  Gawain was brought back with the
  returning forces. He tried to take up
  the battle when he reached Dover but
  the effort proved too much and he
  died. He was buried at Dover Castle.
  On his deathbed he wrote a letter of
  forgiveness to Lancelot.
  In a French story, Gawain survived
  Arthur and became king of Britain.
  A German story tells how Joram
  came to Arthur’s court and offered the
  queen a magic girdle. When, on
  Gawain’s advice she rejected it, Joram
  defeated Gawain in a duel and Gawain
  is forced to return with Joram to his
  magic kingdom where he married
  Joram’s 
  niece, 
  Florie, 
  fathering
  Wigalois. When he returned to the
  court, he forgot to bring the girdle
  with him and was never able to return
  to Joram’s realm.
  In an Irish story, Gawain (as
  Bhalbhaidh) helped the son of the king
  of India, who had been turned into a
  dog, to regain his human form.
  In the Welsh version he was
  Gwalchmai, son of Gwyar and Lot,
  and by some equated with Llew
  Llaw Gyffes.
  (see also Green Knight.Gwalchmai)
  Gawain the Brown
  British
  the knight who, in some accounts,
  baptised Gawain when he was
  rescued from the sea as a baby
  Gawama
  (see Gauna)
  Gawan
  (see Gawain)
  Gawayne
  (see Gawain)
  Gawl
  (see Gwawl)
  Gawlgawd
  Welsh
  [Gwlgawd]
  owner of a famous drinking horn
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  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  this horn as part of his quest for the
  hand of Olwen.
  (see also Bran Galed)
  Gawter
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He was one of the knights overcome
  by Lancelot when he was posing as
  Kay.
  Gaya
  Hindu
  one of the Asuras
  He acquired great merit by devotion
  to Vishnu and everybody who touched
  him went to heaven so that soon the
  world was empty of humans.
  Gaya Maretan
  (see Gayomart)
  Gaya-psetra
  Hindu
  a place in which all sins are 
  washed away
  Gayain
  (see Gauvain)
  Gayal
  Indian
  a ghost of a man who had no sons
  preying on the sons of others
  Gayatari
  (see Gayatri)
  Gayatri1
  Hindu
  [Gayatari]
  a milkmaid who became consort 
  of Brahma
  She is regarded as a personification
  of a hymn to the sun from the Rig
  Veda which is taught at initiation
  ceremonies.
  Some say that she became the
  second wife of Brahma who found his
  first wife lazy and not interested in
  intellectual matters. (see also Gayatri2)
  Gayatri2
  Hindu
  [Gayatari]
  daughter of Suparni
  sister of Jagati and Trishubh
  In some accounts, she took the form of
  a bird (a hawk or eagle) and brought
  the divine soma from heaven after her
  mother and two sisters had tried and
  failed.
  Some equate her with Gayatri,
  second wife of Brahma.
  Gayatri Japa
  Hindu
  a festival in honour of Gayatri
  a prayer repeated each day 
  by Brahmins
  Gayo Marta
  (see Gayomart)
  Gayomard
  (see Gayomart)
  Gayomart
  Persian
  [Gajomartan.Gaya Maretan.
  Gayo Marta.Gayomard]
  a primaeval man created from the
  sweat of Ahura Mazda
  father of Siyamak
  He is said to have lived for 3,000 years
  in spirit form as Gayomart before
  appearing in the flesh as Gaya
  Maretan. 
  He 
  was 
  poisoned 
  by
  Ahriman, at the behest of Jeh the
  whore, at the age of thirty, but his seed
  generated the predecessors of the
  human race, Mashye and Mashyane.
  From his body came all the elements.
  Gayomart was envisaged as a tall,
  white, radiant being who fought the
  forces of darkness.
  Gayus
  British
  a cousin of the Emperor of Rome
  When 
  King 
  Arthur 
  sent 
  Bors,
  Bedivere, Lionel and Gawain to parley
  with Lucius, Gayus mocked them and
  called them braggers. Gawain struck
  off his head with a sword-stroke.
  A similar story was told of Quintilian.
  Gazbayas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  gazereum
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Gaziel
  a demon guarding 
  underground treasures
  (see also Anarazel.Fecor)
  Gbadé1
  African
  a young thunder-god in Dahomey
  He is said to use lightning as a weapon
  with which he kills wrongdoers. The
  possessions of a man so killed are
  scattered by the roadside and anybody
  who touches them will be killed in the
  same way.
  Gbadé2
  (see Badé)
  Gbalu
  (see Gwalu)
  Gbeni
  African
  the supreme spirit of the Mende
  gbo
  African
  a magic charm of the Fon
  Some charms are beneficent, others
  malignant and there are many varieties
  of each category. Some of these are
  referred to in entries for akonda,
  akpou, alimagba, didi, nguneme,
  nudida and yegbagia.
  Gborogboro
  African
  an ancestor of the Lugbara
  Ge
  (see Gaea)
  Ge-lug-pa
  Tibetan
  [Ka-dam-pa]
  a Buddhist sect worshipping
  Vajradhara, founded by Atisa
  Ge Rouge
  (see Erzulie)
  Ge Metre
  Greek
  [Earth Mother.Ga Mater.Gemeter]
  a name from which, some say, the
  name Demeter is derived
  Gea1
  Phoenician
  [=Greek Gaea]
  an earth-goddess
  consort of Ouranos
  She and Ouranos were hatched
  from the primordial egg produced
  by Chousorus.
  Gea2
  (see Geb)
  gealach
  Irish
  [‘brightness’]
  the moon
  The proper name for the moon was
  taboo so euphemisms such as ‘gealach’
  were used.
  (see also esca.luan.re)
  geanncanae
  Irish
  a malicious type of fairy
  In some accounts, they are equated
  with leprechauns.
  Gearg
  Irish
  father of Fearbh
  When Sin came to seek the hand of
  Fearbh, Conor mac Nessa attacked the
  house and Gearg and Sin were both
  killed despite the efforts of Sin’s
  mother, Maev, to save them.
  Gearoid Iarla
  Irish
  [Gerald the Earl]
  a Norman who became Earl 
  of Desmond
  He was born as the result of the
  seduction of the goddess, Aine, by
  Maurice who discovered her bathing
  in a lake. Aine handed the child to
  Maurice, warning him not to be
  surprised if the child did exceptional
  things. When Gearoid jumped into a
  bottle and then out again, his 
  father expressed his astonishment,
  whereupon Gearoid changed into a
  goose or swan and flew away.
  Other stories say that he became Earl
  of Desmond on the death of his father
  but later mysteriously disappeared. One
  version of this story says that he
  enjoined his wife to be silent when he
  allowed her to witness some of the
  magic he could perform but, seeing him
  change shape, she cried out and the
  palace, with all its occupants, sank to
  the bottom of a lake.
  Some say he still lives under the
  water of Lough Gur, awaiting a call to
  return to help his descendants in their
  hour of need. In other versions, he lives
  in a cavern with an army of sleeping
  knights. Some say that he returns at
  midsummer every seven years and rides
  round the lake on a white horse.
  geas
  (see geis)
  geasa
  (see geis)
  Geb1
  Egyptian
  [Gae.Gea.Great Cackler.Great Chatterer.
  Keb.Nile Goose.Qeb(eb).Qebk.Seb:
  =Greek Cronus]
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  an earth-god, god of healing
  son of Shu and Tefnut
  twin brother and husband of Nut
  father of Horus, Isis, Nephthys, 
  Osiris, Set
  Geb and Nut were locked together at
  birth and Shu forced them apart so
  that Geb formed the earth and Nut
  formed the sky.
  He ruled the kingdom after Shu,
  living for 1,773 years. The uraeus
  gave him a fever of which he was
  cured by Ra. When he abdicated he
  split the kingdom, giving the north
  to Horus and the south to Set, and
  became one of the attendants in Ra’s
  boat. His laugh was thought to be
  the cause of earthquakes.
  Other versions make him the son of
  Ra and the brother of Shu.
  He is depicted as a goose or as a
  man with a goose on his head.
  Gebann
  Irish
  father of Cliona
  Gebeleizis
  (see Gebelzeizis)
  Gebelzeizis
  Thracian
  [Gebeleizis]
  a god of thunderstorms 
  Gebiel
  a demon of the air
  gecko
  Pacific Islands
  some tribes regard this small reptile as
  an ancestral spirit
  Gedé Segoro Kidul
  (see Kidul)
  Gediel
  a demon of the south-west
  Gedobonai
  a demon of the air
  Gedulah
  (see Chesed)
  Geesis
  North American
  in the lore of the Ojibway, the sun
  The first people on earth were an old
  woman and her daughter. The latter
  was impregnated by Geesis, the sun,
  and gave birth to twin boys, Stone Boy
  and Wene-boozhoo.
  Gefion
  (see Gefjon)
  Gefiun
  (see Gefjon)
  Gefjon
  Norse
  [Gefion.Gefiun.Gefjun.Gefn]
  a goddess of agriculture and fertility,
  attendant on Frigga
  one of the Asynjur
  daughter of Odin
  wife of Skiold
  Her function was to receive the
  unmarried dead.
  It is said that she bore four sons to
  one of the giants.
  When, in response to a request for a
  piece of land that she could call her
  own, Gylfi offered all she could
  encompass by ploughing for twenty-
  four hours, she turned her four sons
  into oxen and set about the task. The
  area that they enclosed by a furrow
  they then cut out and dragged to the
  sea where it became Zeeland. The
  hollow left in the king’s land flooded to
  form the lake, Logrum.
  Gefjun
  (see Gefjon)
  Gefn
  (see Freya.Gefjon)
  Gegeneis
  (see giants-Greek)
  Geh
  Egyptian
  a god created, with Gerhit, by Thoth
  Gehenna
  Hebrew
  hell or hell-fire
  It was said that this valley near
  Jerusalem was the site of sacrifices to
  Moloch and hence became associated
  with hell. Others say that an entrance
  to the afterworld was to be found in
  this valley.
  Geide
  Irish
  a legendary king
  His reign was a period of great
  friendship and peace.
  Geignudr
  Norse
  a name of Odin as ‘he who dangles’
  This title refers to the nine days he
  spent hanging from the tree Yggdrail.
  Geimredh
  Irish
  an Irish version of the Samhain festival
  Geirgreann
  Irish
  mother of Seanan
  Geirmund
  Norse
  a kinsman of Flosi
  He arrived on the scene just after Flosi
  and his men had burned down the
  house of Njal, killing all inside. He was
  able to tell Flosi that Kari had escaped
  from the burning house and would be
  looking for revenge.
  Geirrod1
  Norse
  [Geirrodr.Geirrothr.Geruthus]
  son of King Hrauding
  brother of Agnar
  foster-son of Odin
  Cast ashore on an island with his
  brother Agnar, he was taught the manly
  arts by the disguised Odin who was
  living there at that time. When they
  returned home, Geirrod left his brother
  in the boat at the mercy of the sea.
  Later, he inherited his father’s
  throne and, when Odin came in
  disguise to test his hospitality, he had
  the god tied to a stake between two
  fires. When, after eight days of
  torture, Odin cast off his bonds and
  appeared in his full glory, Geirrod was
  so startled that he tripped over and fell
  on his sword. In some stories, this was
  a deliberate suicide. Odin elevated
  Agnar, the only one to bring him a
  drink during his ordeal, to the throne.
  Geirrod2
  Norse
  [Geirrodr.Geirrothr.Geruthus]
  a giant
  father of Gialp and Greip
  He captured Loki who, disguised in
  Freya’s falcon-garb, had perched on
  his house, and released him only when
  he promised to bring Thor, unarmed,
  to visit the giant. After unsuccessful
  attempts by his daughters to kill Thor,
  Geirrod threw a red-hot metal wedge
  at him. Thor caught it and flung it
  back at the giant, killing him and
  turning him to a stone.
  In some accounts, he built the wall
  round Asgard.
  Geirrodr
  (see Geirrod)
  Geirrothr
  (see Geirrod)
  geis
  Irish
  [geas:plur=geasa]
  a personal obligation or bond laid on
  an individual which he violated at
  the risk of great misfortune or death
  geist
  German
  an inspiring spirit
  Geitir
  Norse
  [Geitnir]
  brother-in-law of Helgi
  father of Thorkel
  In one story, Geitir was killed by Helgi
  but in others they fought but became
  firm friends.
  He and Helgi plotted to kill a
  merchant for his valuables but the
  merchant’s partner, Thorleif, sent the
  dead man’s possessions to his heirs.
  Helgi then employed a man named
  Ketill to kill Thorleif but the plan
  misfired when these two became friends.
  Geitir and Helgi each came to suspect
  that the other had stolen the merchant’s
  fortune and, in the end, Geitir laid an
  ambush in which Helgi was killed.
  Geitnir
  (see Geitir)
  Gekka-O
  Japanese
  a god of marriage
  He binds the feet of lovers together
  with fine red silk thread.
  geku
  Japanese
  a shrine
  Gelanor
  Greek
  king of Argos
  He resigned in favour of Danaus who
  fled from Libya to Greece with his
  fifty daughters.
  Gelasinus
  Roman
  a god of laughter
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  gelatik
  Pacific Islands
  the paddy-bird
  In Indonesia, some tribes regard the
  paddy-birds as their ancestors.
  Gelder
  (see Hiuki)
  Gelert
  Welsh
  a hound of Llewellyn
  When his master found his baby son
  missing and the dog covered in blood,
  he killed Gelert thinking that he had
  killed the child. In fact, the boy was
  safe and lying beside the body of a wolf
  that Gelert had fought and killed to
  save his master’s son.
  Gelfrat
  Norse
  master of the ferryman killed by
  Hagen, who called himself Amelrich
  Gelgia
  Norse
  [Gelja]
  the fetter at the end of the rope,
  Gleipnir, with which Fenris was 
  finally bound
  Gelial
  a moon-demon
  Gelja
  (see Gelgia)
  Gello
  Greek
  [=Sumerian Gallu]
  a female demon
  Gelonairos
  a demon of the air
  gelong
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist monk
  Gelonus
  Greek
  son of Heracles
  brother of Agathyrsus and Scythes
  On his way back to Greece after stealing
  Geryon’s cattle, Heracles had his horses
  stolen by a snake-tailed woman (Echidna,
  some say) who returned his horses only
  when he slept with her. She bore him
  three sons, one of whom was Gelonus.
  Gelorwydd
  Welsh
  [Gem of Baptism]
  a warrior-hero
  He was said to administer the last rites
  to dying warriors, using his own blood.
  Gelou
  (see Lilith2)
  Gelu
  European
  a Romanian demon which 
  steals children
  Gem-birth Buddha
  (see Hosho)
  Gem Lea
  (see Gimli)
  Gem of Baptism
  (see Gelorwydd)
  gemala
  Pacific Islands
  a precious stone said to be carried in
  the head of a cobra
  Gemdelovely
  Scottish
  wife of Assipattle
  Her father gave her in marriage to
  Assipattle as a reward for slaying the
  monstrous Stoorworm.
  Gemeter
  (see Ge Metre)
  Gemini1
  [=Arab Jauza]
  the third sign of the zodiac, the Twins
  Gemini2
  Greek
  [The Twins:=Polynesian Hui Tarara]
  Castor and Pollux placed in the sky as
  stars by Zeus
  Gemmagog
  European
  a giant
  son of Oromedon
  Gemmeous Hare
  (see hare3)
  Gemmeous Lasses
  Chinese
  [Fairy Maids]
  the 5 attendants on Hsi Wang Mu
  Gemori
  [Gomory]
  a female demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to appear in the
  form of a lovely woman riding a camel
  and helps those seeking love.
  Gendawd
  Welsh
  father of Gwyl
  Gendenwitha
  North American
  [Glendenwitha]
  an Iroquois princess
  Sosondowah fell in love with her and,
  descending to earth, carried her up to
  heaven to the home of the goddess of
  the dawn who was so angry that she
  changed 
  Gendenwitha 
  into 
  the
  morning star.
  Genea
  Phoenician
  child of Protogonos and Aion
  sister and consort of Genos
  Genealogiae
  Roman
  [Fabulae]
  a collection of myths by Hyginus
  Geneir
  British
  a warrior of King Arthur
  Generon
  British
  Vortigern’s castle
  Genesh
  (see Ganesha)
  Genetaska
  North American
  [The Peace Queen]
  a Seneca virgin appointed by the Five
  Nations to settle disputes
  Two braves, one of the Oneida, the
  other of the Onondaga, asked her to
  settle an argument over a deer which
  each claimed to have killed. Both fell
  in love with her and wanted to marry
  her but, bound by vows of chastity, she
  refused, even though she loved the
  Oneida brave. When winter came, he
  returned, pale and worn from longing
  and she assented to his proposal. The
  elders, feeling betrayed, refused to
  appoint another Peace Queen and the
  tribes went back to quarrelling.
  Genetrix
  (see Venus)
  Geneura
  (see Guinevere)
  Genevra
  (see Genevieve)
  Genflet
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was one of those who accompanied
  King Arthur to Cornwall for the trial
  of Isolde.
  Gengen Sama
  (see Tokugawa1)
  genie
  Arab
  [djinni.jinnee.jinni:plur=(d)jinn.
  genii.ginn]
  a spirit made of fire capable of taking
  on any shape
  Geniel
  a moon-demon
  Genievre
  (see Guinevere)
  Geniti Clinne
  Irish
  demons of the air
  (see also bananachs. bochanachs)
  genius 
  Roman
  [female=juno:plur=genii:=Greek daimon]
  a guardian spirit of the individual man,
  often in the form of a winged youth
  genius Cuaillatus
  Roman
  [plur=genii Cuaillati]
  an attendant (sometimes 3) on the
  Mother Goddess
  genius loci
  Roman
  the guardian spirit of a place, often in
  the form of a serpent
  Genji
  Japanese
  a legendary prince, hero of many tales
  Genko
  Japanese
  a priest who became a dragon
  When he died after a lifetime spent in
  meditation holding a single drop of
  water in his hand, Genko became a
  dragon living in Cherry Tree Pond
  where he sometimes answered the
  requests of those who brought
  offerings of rice.
  Gennewis
  British
  the realm of King Pant
  Genno
  Japanese
  a Buddhist priest
  When he tried to rest on the Death-
  stone, a voice warned him that he
  could die if he touched it. It was the
  home of a fox-woman Hoji and she
  renounced her evil ways when Genno
  prayed for her.
  Genon
  a spirit of fruitfulness
  Genos
  Phoenician
  offspring of Protogonos and Aion
  brother and consort of Genea
  father of Flame, Fire and Light
  Genoveva
  Norse
  wife of Siegfried in an opera of the
  same name by Schumann
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  Gentle Annie
  Scottish
  an ugly hag, demon of the 
  south-west wind
  Gentle Rama
  (see Rama)
  Gentleman in Golden Armour
  (see Chin Chia)
  Gentrade
  Irish
  a harpist
  son of Uaithne and Boann
  brother of Goltrade and Suantrade
  He and his brothers played music so
  sad that men died weeping as they
  listened.
  Genvissa
  British
  daughter of Claudius
  wife of Arviragus
  Geoffrey
  (see Jufran)
  Geoffrey of Monmouth
  British
  a 12th C cleric and writer
  He was said to be an arch-deacon of
  Llandaff, later bishop of St Asaph. His
  Historia Regum Britanniae lists details
  of all the British kings from the time of
  Christ. In it he deals with much of the
  Arthurian saga and, in Viti Merlini, he
  deals with the life of Merlin.
  Geoffroy
  European
  [Godfrey]
  a king of Denmark
  father of Ogier by his first wife
  father of Guyon by his second wife
  He failed to make the obligatory
  obeisance to the Emperor and, when
  Charlemagne threatened war, he sent
  Ogier to the court as hostage for his
  future good behaviour.
  When his kingdom was invaded, he
  sought help from Charlemagne who
  sent an army, led by Ogier, which soon
  repelled the attacking forces. He died a
  natural death, not living long enough
  to celebrate the victory.
  geolatry
  earth-worship
  geomantic demons
  spirits associated with geomancy
  geomancy
  [=Chinese feng-shui]
  divination from figures drawn in earth
  or sand. from patterns in the dust or
  from pebbles thrown on the ground
  George
  British
  [=Arab Jirjis]
  patron saint of England, Portugal 
  and Slovenia
  He is said to have killed a dragon in
  Lydda 
  and 
  had 
  the 
  power 
  to
  impregnate barren women.
  Georges
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from 
  St George
  Geradial
  a spirit, ruler of the Astasian demons
  Geraestus
  Greek
  one of the Cylopes
  Geraint
  British
  [=French Erec:=Norse Erex:
  =Welsh Gereint]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a prince of Devon (or Cornwall)
  son of Erbin
  brother of Dywel and Ermid
  husband of Enid
  In some accounts, Erbin is Geraint’s
  son, not his father. Others say he was
  the brother of Gareth.
  On a hunting trip, both he and
  Guinevere’s maid were struck with a
  whip by a dwarf when Geraint
  enquired the name of the dwarf’s
  master. He followed the knight and
  the dwarf to their castle and borrowed
  arms and armour from an old man,
  Yniol, who had lost his earldom to his
  nephew and was now in poor straits.
  The knight was Edern and Geraint
  fought him for the title of Knight of
  the Sparrowhawk, defeating him and
  forcing him to go to Guinevere and
  apologise for the injury to her maid.
  When Geraint threatened force, the
  nephew handed back all he had taken
  from Yniol whose daughter, Enid,
  went to Arthur’s court with Geraint
  and married him. They had caught a
  white stag on the hunting trip and the
  head of that animal was given to Enid.
  When his father grew old, Geraint
  took over his dominions and ruled
  peacefully with Enid, giving up
  knightly 
  pursuits 
  in 
  favour 
  of
  dalliance. He came to believe that
  Enid despised him for his weakness so
  he set out on a quest to prove his
  strength and valour, forcing her to
  ride ahead of him in silence. He killed
  many knights and took their horses
  and armour and defeated Gwiffred
  Petit who became his friend. He also
  killed three giants, one of whom
  wounded him badly. He was taken
  care of by Limwris, but when this earl
  insulted Enid, Geraint killed him.
  They moved on and were helped by
  Gwiffred Petit until Geraint was fully
  recovered. His final battle was with a
  knight in the valley of mists in the
  domain 
  of 
  Ywein 
  and, 
  having
  overcome him, and put an end to the
  enchanted games, he returned to his
  own lands and ruled happily again
  with Enid.
  He was killed in battle, fighting for
  his king.
  Geraint and Enid
  British
  a poem by Tennyson, one of the Idylls
  of the King
  Gerald the Earl
  (see Gearoid Iarla)
  Gérart
  (see Girard1)
  Geras
  Greek
  old age personified
  son of Nyx
  Gerasmes
  (see Sherasmin)
  Gerasmin
  (see Sherasmin)
  Geraume
  (see Sherasmin)
  Gerbert1
  British
  a 13th C writer who added to the
  works of Chrétien de Troyes
  Gerbert2
  European
  son of Garin le Loherain
  The feud between Garin and Fromont
  was carried on by their sons, Gerbert
  and Fromondin, until the latter retired
  to a monastery. When Gerbert
  produced a goblet made from the skull
  of Fromont, the hostilities resumed
  and Fromondin plotted to kill Gerbert
  when the latter came to visit the
  monastery. Gerbert was forewarned of
  the plot and it was Fromondin who
  was killed.
  Gerd
  (see Gerda)
  Gerda1
  Malay
  the name used in Malaya for Garuda
  Gerda2
  Norse
  [Gerd.Gerd(h)r.Gerdi.Gerth(r)]
  a giantess
  goddess of the underworld
  daughter of Gymir and Angerbode
  one of the Asynjur, in some accounts
  Frey fell in love with her but despaired
  of ever winning her. His servant,
  Skirnir, in return for Frey’s magic
  sword, rode to Jotunheim and wooed
  her on behalf of Frey. She refused the
  offer of golden apples and even the
  ring, Draupnir, and was unmoved
  when Skirnir threatened her with his
  sword. He finally persuaded her by
  cutting runes which would have
  prevented any suitor from wooing her
  in the future. She met Frey at Buri
  nine days later and they married.
  Gerdhr
  (see Gerda)
  Gerdi
  (see Gerda)
  Gerdr
  (see Gerda)
  Gere
  (see Geri)
  Gereinon
  a spirit of fruitfulness
  Gereint
  (see Geraint)
  Gereint, son of Erbin
  Welsh
  a story from the Mabinogion about
  Geraint and Enid
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  Gerenton
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  father of Conan Meriadoc
  Gergasis
  Pacific Islands
  a race of enormous Indonesian giants
  Gerhart
  Norse
  a suitor for the hand of Liebgart
  He claimed to have killed the dragons
  slain by Wolfdietrich who then
  produced the tongues of the dragons
  to refute Gerhart’s claim.
  Gerhit
  Egyptian
  a god created by Thoth
  Geri
  Norse
  [Gari.Gere]
  one of Odin’s wolves – the ravenous
  The other wolf was called Freki.
  Geriaume
  (see Sherasmin)
  Gerier
  European
  a Frankish knight
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  He was one of the first to be killed at
  Roncesvalles when the second army of
  Saracens descended on Roland’s force.
  (see also Engelir.Gerin)
  Gerin
  European
  a Frankish knight
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  He was one of the first to be killed at
  Roncesvalles when the second army of
  Saracens descended on Roland’s force.
  (see also Engelier.Gerier)
  Gerjis
  a monster in the form of a 
  man-eating tiger
  This beast was killing so many animals
  that they plotted to kill him. They
  lured him into a pit on the pretext that
  the sky was about to fall and then
  buried him alive.
  Gerlind
  (see Gerlinda)
  Gerlinda
  German
  [Gerlind]
  wife of Ludwig, king of Normandy
  mother of Hartmut and Ortrun
  Hartmut abducted Gudrun and, when
  she rejected his advances, handed her
  over to the care of his mother.
  Gerlinda treated the maiden very badly
  and, in revenge, when Gudrun was
  rescued by the force led by Herwig,
  Ortwin and Wat, Gerlinda was killed
  by Wat.
  Gerlois
  (see Gorlois)
  German Iliad
  German
  a name for the Nibelungenleid
  Germanicus
  Roman
  a Roman general
  husband of Agrippina
  father of Agrippina, Caligula 
  and Drusilla
  Gernando
  (see Girnando)
  Gernot
  Norse
  [Gernoz]
  son of Dankrat and Ute
  brother of Giselher, Gunther 
  and Krimhild
  In the fight at Etzel’s court when
  Krimhild persuaded Etzel’s brother,
  Blodelin, to kill Gunther and his party,
  Gernot killed Rudiger but was himself
  killed in the same duel.
  Gernoz
  (see Gernot)
  Geron
  a spirit of fruitfulness
  Gerovit
  Baltic
  [Gerovitus.Jarovit.Herovit]
  a war-god in Pomerania
  Gerovitus
  (see Gerovit)
  Gerra
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Gibil]
  a Babylonian fire-god
  son of Aniu and Anunitu
  (see also Giru.Irro)
  Gersemi
  Norse
  daughter of Odur and Freya
  Gersuinde
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Gerth
  (see Gerda)
  Gerthr
  (see Gerda)
  Gertrude
  (see Gerutha)
  Gerulf
  (see werewolf)
  Gerutha
  European
  [Gertrude]
  wife of Horvendil and Feng
  mother of Amleth by Horvendil
  When Feng killed Horvendil, his
  brother, and took the throne, Gerutha
  married him.
  Geruthus
  (see Geirrod)
  Geryon
  Greek
  [‘crane’.Geryone(u)s]
  a cowherd-king of Tartessus in Spain
  son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoë
  brother of Echidna
  father of Erytheia
  He was said to be one of the giants
  who had fought with the Olympian
  gods. When they were defeated,
  Geryon fled to the West or, in some
  versions, to the Belearides, where he
  became king. He was a three-bodied
  monster whose cattle were taken by
  Heracles as his tenth Labour. He was
  killed 
  by 
  Heracles 
  during 
  this
  adventure.
  He appears in Spenser’s The Faerie
  Queene as the three-bodied giant,
  Geryones, slain by Prince Arthur.
  Geryones
  (see Geryon)
  Geryoneus
  (see Geryon)
  Gesar
  Tibetan
  [Joro.Kesar]
  a hero
  husband of Brug-ma
  He was said to be able to make himself
  invisible, a power he lost when he
  married. When Brug-ma was carried
  off by King Hor, Gesar rescued her
  and she became his wife.
  In one adventure, he fought a giant
  and released the girl the giant had
  imprisoned in an iron cage, in another
  he travelled to China and married a
  princess.
  Another account tells how, in the
  space of seven days, he killed many
  demons, some in the form of evil birds,
  others in the form of animals such as
  yaks, goats and horses.
  (see also Gesar Khan)
  Gesar Khan
  Mongolian
  a warrior-hero
  It was said that he was born from an
  egg which emerged from his mother’s
  head. He had three eyes, resembling
  the three eye-shaped marks on his
  birth-egg, but his mother was terrified
  by the implications and she plucked
  one of the eyes out of its socket.
  He was sent from heaven to rid the
  world 
  of 
  evil. 
  When 
  he 
  had
  accomplished his mission, he was
  purified on Margye Pongri and then
  taken up to heaven. He will return
  when evil becomes rampant again.
  (see also Gesar)
  Gesar Saga
  Tibetan
  [K(y)esar Saga]
  the story, in 4 parts, of Gesar and 
  his exploits
  The first part of this work deals with
  the creation of the world.
  Geshtinanna
  Mesopotamian
  [Gestin-An(a)a.Lady of the Vine.Lady
  of the Wilderness.Nin Edin.Recorder
  of Heaven and Hell:
  =Akkadian Belet-Seri]
  a Sumerian wine-goddess
  sister of Inanna or Dumuzi
  When Inanna was released from the
  underworld on condition that she
  provide a substitute, she offered first
  her husband Dumuzi, and then
  Geshtinanna who, with Dumuzi,
  spent alternate periods of six months
  in the underworld.
  (see also Belili)
  Gesnes
  British
  a mariner
  He was sent to Britain by Tristram,
  when he was dying, to bring back
  Isolde.
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  In other versions, Kaherdin was sent
  to fetch her.
  Gest of Sir Gauvain
  British
  a 13th C poem about the exploits 
  of Gawain
  Gesta Danorum
  Danish
  a book by Saxo Grammaticus 
  dealing with myths, legends 
  and religious rites
  Gesta Regum Anglorum
  British
  a 12th C history of Britain from AD 499
  to 1120 in which stories of King
  Arthur appear
  Gestin-Ana
  (see Geshtinanna)
  Gestin-Anna
  (see Geshtinanna)
  Gestu
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of wisdom
  It is said that he was killed by the other
  gods who used his blood to make men.
  Gestumblindi
  Norse
  a rich landowner
  He was summoned to appear before
  the king, Heithrek, to answer a
  number of charges. The king would
  allow him to go free if he could pose a
  riddle that the king could not answer.
  Gestumblindi prayed to Odin for
  help. The god took on the guise of
  Gestumblindi and appeared at the
  court in his place. After failing to defeat
  the king with his riddles, he finally
  asked “What did Odin whisper to
  Balder on his funeral pyre?”. Heithrek
  realised that he was dealing with a god
  and struck at him with his sword. Odin
  changed into a falcon and escaped with
  the loss of a few tail feathers.
  Geus Tasan
  (see Geush Tasan)
  Geus Urvan
  (see Geush Urvan)
  Geush Tasan
  Persian
  [Geus Tasan]
  a cattle-god
  Geush Urvan
  Persian
  [Gesurvan.Geus Urvan.
  Goshurun.Goshurvan]
  a primaeval bull
  This beast lived for 3,000 years and
  when it was killed by Angra Mainya or
  Mithra, plants and animals appeared
  from its corpse.
  In other accounts, a guardian of cattle.
  Gevar
  Norse
  [Gewar]
  a moon-god
  Gew
  Persian
  son of Gudarz
  His father dreamt about the young
  Khusraw who was being reared in
  Afghanistan and, recognising him 
  as a future king, sent Gew to bring him
  to Persia.
  Gewar
  (see Gevar)
  Gewi
  African
  son of Kaang and Coti
  He who descended to earth and taught
  the Bushmen how to dry roots.
  Geyaguga
  North American
  a moon-god of the Cherokee
  Gguluddene
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘gigantic’
  Ghaddar
  Arab
  son of Eblis
  a jinnee who tortured men by eating
  their genitals
  Ghaibhneann
  (see Goibhniu)
  ghan-po slob-rgyas
  Tibetan
  a form of prayer-flag (see also da-cha)
  Ghanan 
  (see Yum Caax)
  Ghantakarana
  Hindu
  a god of healing, attendant on Shitala
  Ghantakarani
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  Ghantapani
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Vajrasattva
  one of the dhyanibodhisattvas
  gharma
  Hindu
  a sacrificial vessel
  Ghasmari
  Buddhist
  a terrible goddess
  Ghasta
  British
  a demon in a poem of the same name,
  written by Shelley, about the
  Wandering Jew
  Ghatotkacha
  Hindu
  son of Bhima and Hidimbaa
  Ghazir
  (see Mot)
  Ghebers
  (see Guebres)
  Ghede
  West Indian
  the Haitian god of life and death
  brother of Azacca
  husband of Mama Brigitte
  Originally a god of love, he was later
  combined with Baron Samedi as the
  god of death. He acts as guardian of
  the cross-roads and guide to the
  home of the souls of the dead and is
  envisaged as a dandy in evening
  clothes with a cane and sun-glasses.
  (see also Baron Samedi)
  Ghentu
  Hindu
  a minor god
  Ghoibhneann
  (see Goibhniu)
  ghol
  Persian
  [=Arab ghul]
  a ghoul
  Gholsong
  Buddhist
  one of the 6 regions shown on the
  Tibetan Wheel of Life, the 
  Sipa Khorlo
  This is the realm of animals, both
  terrestrial and aquatic.
  ghool
  (see ghoul)
  ghost
  [phantom.shade.spectre.revenant]
  an apparition: a spirit of the dead
  These beings appear in mythologies
  world-wide and take countless forms,
  sometimes benevolent, sometimes evil.
  Ghost-dances
  North American
  19th C ritual dances of the Piute
  Wodziwob claimed to have had a
  vision in which the ancestors of the
  tribe would one day return by train,
  the white people would be killed and
  the red man would seize their wealth.
  He had been taught the dances
  necessary to bring about this event and
  taught them to the Piutes.
  Twenty years later, another prophet,
  Wovoka, revived the tradition which
  had been corrupted by the Sioux who
  believed that the dances could make
  them bullet-proof and would cause the
  death of the hated whites.
  Ghost-land
  North American
  [Spirit-land]
  home of the spirits
  Some of these spirits are said to lure
  away the lesser of the two souls
  inherent in each individual during
  illness.
  ghost-shirt
  North American
  an outer garment, embroidered with
  symbols such as buffalo and eagle,
  believed to protect the wearer 
  from bullets
  ghost-sickness
  North American
  in the lore of the Navaho, illness,
  caused by a ghost, which can 
  be fatal
  Ghosts of Impermanence
  (see Wu-ch’ang Kuei)
  ghoul
  [ghool:=Arab ghul:=Persian ghol]
  a demon preying on the dead: a fiend
  ghoula
  (see ghul)
  Ghugo
  Hindu
  one of the 9 nathas
  ghul
  Arab
  [ghoula.ghulah:male=qutrub:
  =Persian ghol]
  a female jinnee, offspring of Iblis
  They sometimes appeared to men in
  the desert and ate them.
  It is said that they have hoofs and can
  change into any shape. Some are small
  enough to ride on hares, others ride on
  ostriches. Another desert type is known
  as the udar. Female types, living in the
  forest, may carry men off to their caves
  and seduce them. Males do the same
  thing with women. The offspring of
  such matings are fierce savages.
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  Ghuls that live in the Sahara are said
  to have the legs of an ostrich and only
  one eye.
  In some accounts, the ghul is the
  male, and the female version is the
  ghoula, ghulah or si’la. Some female
  types are said to play the flute so that
  men hearing their music will dance
  themselves to death.
  (see also ghoul)
  ghulah
  (see ghul)
  Ghulbhan
  (see Ben Bulben)
  Giadruvava
  West Indian
  a servant of Guagugiana
  He was sent out to find a particular
  herb that his master, Guagugiana,
  required but the rays of the sun turned
  him into a bird.
  (see also Guagugiana)
  Giaia
  West Indian
  father of Giaiael
  He killed his own son, Giaiael, who
  had tried to kill him and put the young
  man’s bones in a calabash where they
  turned into fish. The water that ran
  from the calabash formed the first seas.
  Giaiael
  (see Giaia)
  Giall1
  Norse
  [Giol(l).Gjol(l).Gyoli]
  the river forming the boundary of
  Niflheim, one of the 12 rivers known
  as Elivagar
  Giall2
  Norse
  [Giol(l).Gjol(l).Gyoli]
  the rock through which ran the rope
  Gleipnir that bound Fenris for ever
  to the boulder Thvit
  Giall3
  (see Lochlanners)
  Giallar
  Norse
  [Giallarhorn.Gjallar(horn)]
  the horn of Heimdall
  Giallarbru
  Norse
  [Gjallarbru]
  a crystal bridge over the river Giall
  This bridge was said to be hung from
  a single thread and was guarded by the
  skeleton-like Modgud.
  Giallarhorn
  (see Giallar)
  Giallchadh
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  father of Nuada
  The 
  young 
  woman 
  Giallchadh
  married after the death of his first wife,
  accused Nuada of rape and he was sent
  into exile by Giallchadh.
  Gialp
  Norse
  [Giolp.Gjalp.Gjolp]
  daughter of Geirrod by Ran, some say
  sister of Greip
  When Thor visited her father, Gialp
  tried unsuccessfully to drown him by
  flooding a stream as he, Loki and
  Thialfi were crossing. Later, she and
  her sister Greip made another attempt
  on his life but Thor crushed them both
  to death under his chair where they
  were hidden.
  She was one of the nine wave-
  maidens said simultaneously to have
  given birth to Heimdall, fathered by
  Odin.
  Giamshid
  (see Jamshid)
  Gian Ben Gian
  Arab
  the king of the jinn
  It was said that he was overthrown
  by Azazael. Some say that he built
  the pyramids.
  Giant
  North American
  [Raven the Giant]
  a spirit of the Tshimshian
  He owned a raven costume in which
  he could fly and used it to reach the
  heavens from where he stole the box
  that contained light, bringing it back
  to light the earth for the first time.
  Giant-Eagle
  Siberian
  [=North American Thunderbird]
  a thunder-god
  This deity is said to cause thunder
  when he flaps his wings and lightning
  when he flashes his eyes.
  Giant Eye
  (see Isitoq)
  giants
  giants appear in most mythologies
  -Biblical
  These were the offspring of fallen
  angels and mortal women referred
  to in Genesis.
  –Greek
  (1) 
  The 
  Earthborn 
  Giants,
  Gegeneis or Gigantes, the fourth
  race of monstrous beings, were
  originally twenty-four in number,
  half human, half serpent, who
  sprang from the blood of Uranus
  spattered on Earth (Gaea) when
  Cronus 
  castrated 
  his 
  father,
  Uranus.
  They were said to have six arms
  and, being made from earth, were
  virtually indestructible. If they
  were killed, their bodies merged
  with the ground and they were re-
  born. In some accounts, they had
  snakes for legs.
  Led by Alcyoneus, Eury-
  medon and Porphyrion, they
  rebelled against the gods after
  Zeus imprisoned the Titans in
  Tartarus but were defeated,
  largely by the efforts of Heracles,
  bred by Zeus as a defence against
  the expected rebellion.
  Included in their number were
  Agrius, Aloeus, Clytius, Enceladus,
  Ephialtes, 
  Eurytus, 
  Gration,
  Hippolytus, Mimas, Otus, Pallas,
  Polybutes, Thoas and Tityus.
  (2) The Hundred-handed Giants
  were Briareus, Cottus and Gyges,
  three sons of Uranus and Gaea.
  Their father confined them to the
  underworld from which they
  were released by Cronus who
  later sent them back there. They
  were later released by Zeus to
  help in his fight with the Titans
  and, after the victory of the gods,
  the giants were given the job of
  guarding those Titans who were
  imprisoned in the underworld.
  –Norse
  The generic name for the giants
  was Jotunn or Thurses. Their
  home was Jotunheim and they were
  the opponents of the gods, destined
  to win the final battle, Ragnarok.
  The first giant was Ymir. Most
  of the original giants were killed
  in the torrent of blood that
  rushed from Ymir’s body when he
  was killed by Odin, Ve and Vili.
  Only Bergelmir and his wife
  escaped this flood and they fled to
  the ends of the earth and started a
  new race of Giants.
  The Frost Giants (or Ice
  Giants), the Hrimthursar, were
  formed when the fiery clouds of
  Muspelheim condensed in the icy
  air over Niflheim. The Fire Giants,
  the Muspel, lived in Muspelheim
  and were ruled by Surtur.
  –North American
  (1) The Inuits refer to a race of
  giants known as the Tornit.
  (2) The Shawnee deity had four
  giant sons who could smell humans.
  –South American
  A race of giants came into
  Ecuador from the sea and bored a
  well in the rock. Then they killed
  the women and practised sodomy.
  For this, the gods destroyed them
  with lightning.
  Giants’ Causeway
  British
  a natural formation of basalt columns
  running out into the sea from the
  north-east coast of Ireland
  It was said that this causeway was built
  by giants to form a road across to
  Scotland. Others say that it was built
  by Finn mac Cool.
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  (see Giants’ Ring)
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  Giants’ Ring
  British
  [Giants’ (Round) Dance]
  a megalithic structure in Ireland
  This structure was said to have been
  transported to Britain by Merlin and
  re-erected as Stonehenge.
  Alternatively, Merlin transformed
  himself into a whirlwind to suck the
  stones from the ground where they
  stood on Mount Killauras so that
  Uther’s workmen could transport
  them to Avebury.
  Giants’ Round Dance
  (see Giants’ Ring)
  Gibbor
  Hebrew
  [=Arab Al Jabbar]
  a giant
  (see also Kesil.Nimrod)
  Gibich
  German
  [Gibicho]
  a king of the Burgundians
  father of Gunther
  When Attila’s hordes threatened 
  to overrun his kingdom, Gibich
  surrendered without a fight and gave a
  tribute of gold and the young Hagen as
  a hostage since his own son, Gunther,
  was only a baby.
  (see also Dankrat)
  Gibicho
  (see Gibich)
  Gibil
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Gerra.Gir(r)u.Nusku]
  a Sumerian fire-god and god 
  of metal-workers
  a messenger for Enlil
  This name was later applied to Marduk.
  (see also Nusku)
  Gibini
  African
  a plague-god of Uganda
  Gid-kuzo
  Baltic
  a Finnish god of the cattle-yard
  Gid-murt
  Russian
  [=Finnish Gid-kuzo]
  a Votyak god of cattle-sheds
  Gidim
  (see Gigim)
  giddyfish
  North American
  [gillygalloo.whiffenpoof.
  whiffenpuff.whifflepoof(er)]
  a fabulous fish
  Gidja
  Australian
  one of the beings of the Dreamtime
  He and Yalungur were creators of the
  world. Both were males and Gidja cut
  off Yalungur’s penis, pushing a wooden
  figure he had carved into the wound.
  This figure was born as a human, an
  ancestor of the tribes. The other
  beings tried to kill Gidja for what he
  had done but he escaped to the moon.
  Gidne
  (see Ganis)
  Gidolin
  (see Gwyddolwyn)
  Giel
  an angel, ruler of the sign Gemini
  Gieremund
  European
  the she-wolf in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Isengrim
  (see also Hersent)
  Gigantes
  (see giants-Greek)
  gigantomachia
  Greek
  [gigantomachy]
  the war in which the gods defeated
  the rebellious giants
  Gigantomachia
  Greek
  one of the poems in 
  the Epic Cycle
  gigantomachy
  (see gigantomachia)
  Gigim
  Mesopotamian
  [Gidim:=Akkadian Erimmu:
  =Hebrew Timi]
  a Sumerian ghost: a spirit of 
  the underworld
  Gigniat
  Irish
  a follower of Enda
  Gihanga
  African
  king of Rwanda
  son of Kigwa
  He is said to have invented the art of
  metal-working.
  Gijigoutie
  North American
  a supernatural being in Algonquin lore
  These beings serve as messengers for
  Michabo.
  Giko
  (see Tokugawa2)
  Gikuyu
  African
  [Kikuyu]
  an ancestor of Kikuyu people
  son of Murungu
  husband of Moombi
  He and his wife had nine daughters
  who founded the nine clans.
  Gil
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘exalted one’
  Gil-Dal
  Korean
  a goblin
  On the recommendation of Bi-Hyong,
  the king, Zi-Pyong, appointed Gil-Dal
  to see justice done throughout the
  kingdom. He was adopted by the
  nobleman, 
  Im-Zong, 
  but 
  later
  changed into a fox and ran away. Bi-
  Hyong had him killed for betraying
  the king’s trust.
  Gilan
  British
  duke of Swales
  He gave Tristram the fairy dog
  called Petitcrieu.
  Other accounts say that the dog was
  owned by the giant, Urgan, who was
  killed by Tristram who wanted the dog
  as a present for Isolde.
  Gilaneier
  (see Gilanier)
  Gilanier
  British
  [Gilaneier]
  in a French account, the name of King
  Arthur’s wife
  Gilbert
  British
  [Gilbert the Bastard]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  father of Brandiles
  In a fight with Gawain his left hand
  was cut off. He was killed in a fight
  with Meliot.
  Gildas1
  British
  [Gilda the Wise]
  (C 500-570)
  a saint
  son of Caw
  brother of Cywyllog and Hueil
  He was a British writer who studied in
  Wales under St Illtyd and wrote De
  Excidio Britanniae.
  In some accounts, he was a
  counsellor to King Arthur who had
  killed Hueil.
  Gildas2
  (see Tremeur)
  Gilded Man, The
  (see El Dorado)
  Gilfaethwy
  Welsh
  [Gilvaethwy.Gilvarthwy.Gilvathy]
  son of Beli and Don
  a deputy for Math, king of Gwynedd
  He fell in love with Goewin who was
  permanently engaged in cradling the
  feet of Math. He could get access to
  her only when Math was called away to
  war so he and his brother Gwydion
  arranged for this to happen. They
  swapped some phantom horses for a
  herd of marvellous pigs coveted by
  Math but owned by Pryderi. When the
  latter discovered that he had been
  tricked he marched on Gwynedd.
  Math went off to battle giving
  Gilfaethwy the chance to seduce
  Goewin. Math punished Gilfaethwy
  and Gwydion by turning them
  successively into male and female deer,
  pigs and wolves in which form they
  produced offspring which Math then
  turned into handsome youths. In these
  forms, Gilfaethwy was the ‘mother’ of
  Hyddwn as a deer, Hychdwn as a pig
  and Bleiddwn as a wolf. Math
  eventually restored Gilfaethwy and
  Gwydion to human form.
  Gilgames
  (see Gilgamesh)
  Gilgamesh
  Mesopotamian
  [Gilgames.Gilgamish.Gilgamos:
  =Biblical Nimrod]
  a giant, semi-divine Babylonian hero
  king of Uruk
  son of Lugalbanda and Ninsuna
  Some say that his father was a demon
  who took the form of the king of
  Uruk. He was secretly abandoned as a
  baby but was saved from falling to
  earth by an eagle.
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  When Inanna’s favourite tree was
  inhabited by a serpent, a Zu bird and
  the destructive Lilith, he killed the
  snake and drove off both Lilith and the
  bird. He overcame the giant Huwawa
  and rejected the love of Ishtar. When
  Ishtar arranged with Anu to send the
  Bull of Heaven to ravage the land,
  Gilgamesh killed it and cut it up.
  When his friend Enkidu who had
  helped him, was killed by the gods,
  he set out to achieve immortality.
  Advised by Siduri to consult the one
  mortal, Utnapishtim, who had been
  given immortality, he journeyed to
  the edge of the world, running the
  gauntlet of the scorpion-men, the
  jewelled 
  trees, 
  the 
  women 
  of
  pleasure and crossed the sea of death
  in a boat steered by Ursanapi.
  He was told that immortality was a
  burden rather than a blessing but he
  did manage to get a piece of the plant
  that procured rejuvenation. He was
  taking it to Enkidu when it was stolen
  by a snake.
  Another version of Enkidu’s death
  arises from the story in which
  Gilgamesh and Inanna felled a tree
  and made a magic drum from its
  timber. 
  When 
  this 
  drum 
  was
  accidentally dropped into the under-
  world, Enkidu went down to retrieve it
  but was trapped.
  (see also Izdubar)
  Gilgamesh Epic
  Mesopotamian
  [Epic of Gilgamesh]
  the story of the adventures 
  of Gilgamesh
  the story of the flood
  Gilgamish
  (see Gilgamesh)
  Gilgamos
  (see Gilgamesh)
  Gilierchins
  European
  in Italian stories of Tristram, the name
  of Isolde’s father, Hoel
  Gilla Dacar
  Irish
  [Abarta.Ab(h)arthach.Gilla Decair.
  Giolla Dacker.Giolla Dakar.
  Giolla Deacair.Giolla Deca(i)r.
  Hard Ghilli.Hard Gilly. Hard Servant]
  a prince of the Otherworld
  son of Alchad
  He appeared one day, with his broken-
  down mare, as a very ugly man and
  took service with Finn mac Cool.
  Other members of the Fianna mocked
  him and thirteen (or fourteeen) of
  them climbed on to the back of his
  huge mare. Gilla ran off and plunged
  into the sea where the mare quickly
  followed with its load. Ligan Lumnina
  jumped into the sea after them and,
  grabbing the mare’s tail, was carried
  off with the others. When Dermot fell
  into a well on the island where some of
  the Fianna were searching for the
  missing men, he met Abharthach, the
  prince of Tir fa Tonn, who had posed
  as Gilla Dacar. His brother had seized
  all the kingdom which should have
  been shared between them and
  Abharthach had lured Finn and his
  men to Tir fa Tonn to help him in his
  fight with his brother.
  In another version, Finn, Foltor and
  Faruach chased him in a ship made by
  Faruach’s magic and rescued the men.
  Gilla Decair
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Gilla Stag-shank
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was famous as a leaper and was said
  to clear 300 acres at one jump. He was
  with the party that helped Culhwch in
  his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Gilling
  Norse
  [Gillingr]
  a giant
  father or brother of Suttung
  When he and his wife were murdered
  by the dwarfs Fialar and Galar, who
  had previously killed Kvasir and made
  a magic drink from his blood, Gilling’s
  brother, Suttung, was prevented from
  killing them only by the promise to
  hand over the precious brew.
  In some accounts, he had made the
  magic brew, the Mead of Inspiration,
  which was taken by the dwarfs when
  they killed him.
  In some versions, Gilling is Suttung’s
  father, not his brother.
  Gillingr
  (see Gilling)
  Gilloman
  British
  [Gillomanius.Gillomar.Gilmaurius]
  a king of Ireland
  He was angered when Merlin used his
  magic to steal the stones of the Giant’s
  Ring and was glad to join forces with
  Paschent, Vortigern’s son, who was
  seeking to avenge the death of his
  father at the hand of Aurelius. He and
  Paschent led an army to invade
  Cambria but Uther met them in battle,
  defeated the invaders and killed both
  Paschent and Gilloman.
  In some accounts, Gilloman and
  Gilmaurius are separate characters and
  the latter was king when King Arthur
  invaded and conquered Ireland after
  subduing his own land.
  Gillomanius
  (see Gilloman)
  Gillomar
  (see Gilloman)
  gillygalloo
  (see giddyfish)
  Gilmaurius
  (see Gilloman)
  Gilma
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘flame’
  Gilmere
  British
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  He was one of the knights defeated by
  Lancelot when he was posing as Kay.
  Gilou
  (see Lilith2)
  Gils
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Giltine
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian goddess of death
  Gilvaethwy
  (see Gilfaethwy)
  Gilvarthwy
  (see Gilfaethwy)
  Gilvathy
  (see Gilfaethwy)
  Gilyuk
  North American
  [Tiko-Mussi]
  a name for Bigfoot used by the tribes
  of the north-west
  Gim
  Korean
  a marshal in the Korean army
  While Kim was away from home,
  attending the birthday party of the girl
  he was betrothed to, robbers killed his
  father, carried off his mother and
  pillaged their property. The young
  Kim vowed to get revenge and set out
  to find the robbers. After many
  adventures he acquired the art of
  magic and helped the king to defeat
  invading forces. He finally found his
  mother and married the sister of a
  friend who had been killed in one of
  his early adventures.
  Gim Dog-Nyong
  Korean
  a general in the Korean army
  His grandfather had been killed by a
  wicked minister and his father prayed
  for twenty years to be granted a son
  who would exact revenge. This son
  was Gim Dog-Nyong and he had a
  magic sword which he used to kill the
  minister. He escaped punishment
  because the sword was able to
  transport him instantaneously some
  250 miles from the minister’s house to
  his own house so that it appeared
  impossible for him to be the killer.
  Gim Hyon
  Korean
  a man who loved a tiger-girl
  He met a beautiful girl at a festival and
  fell in love with her. It turned out that
  she was really a tiger and it was
  decreed that a tiger who was loved by
  a man must die. She ensured Gim’s
  happiness by arranging to appear in
  the form of a tiger and carrying off the
  king’s daughter so that Gim could
  become a hero by killing the tiger and
  rescuing the princess. This all came
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  about as the tiger-girl had planned and
  Gim married the princess.
  Gimel Sin
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian king who was deified
  Gimle
  (see Gimli)
  Gimli
  Norse
  [Gem Lea.Gimle]
  the highest palace in Asgard
  This was the only palace to survive the
  conflagration that followed Ragnarok
  and it was to this heaven that the good
  gods who died in the battle went.
  In an alternative version, Gimli
  (the Gem Lea) was the new Asgard
  which arose on the return of Balder
  after Ragnarok.
  gimokod
  Pacific Islands
  the soul
  When a person dies, the soul bathes in
  the Black River at the entrance to the
  underworld in order to wash away all
  recollection of the former life.
  Gimokodan
  Pacific Islands
  the underworld, in the lore of the
  Philippine Islands
  At the entrance to Gimokodan is the
  Black River in which souls bathe to
  eradicate all memories of human life.
  There is also a huge female with many
  breasts to succour the spirits of those
  who died young.
  In Gimokodan itself, the spirit
  carries on much as it did on earth,
  but only durimng the hours of
  darkness. When daylight returns,
  each spirit makes a dish from leaves
  and is turned into a liquid in this dish
  until darkness returns.
  (see also Maglawa)
  Gin-sai
  (see Korean)
  a fabulous bird
  This bird is so evil that its mere
  shadow can poison food.
  Gina
  Australian
  in Aboriginal lore, the old man of 
  the moon
  Gindr
  African
  the supreme god of the Lendu people
  of Zaire
  Ginem
  Pacific Islands
  a ceremony in the Philippines to thank
  the gods for success in battle
  Ginevra1
  Italian
  a bride trapped on her wedding-night
  Playing a game, she inadvertently got
  locked in a chest. Her skeleton was
  found a year later.
  Ginevra2
  (see Guinevere)
  Gingalin
  British
  [Fair Unknown.Guinglain.Gyngalyn.
  Handsome Mystery.Le Bel Inconnu.
  Libeaus Desconus.Lybius Desconus
  The Young Unknown]
  son of Gawain and Ragnell
  His mother never told him who his
  father was and when he went to
  Camelot he was taught the knightly
  arts by Gawain who did not recognise
  his son. He was sent on a quest to help
  a princess, the Lady of Sinadun, and en
  route he killed the giant Mawgin who
  was attacking another lady’s castle. He
  rejected the love of the fairy, Pucelle,
  and at Sinadun he was challenged by
  the magicians Mabon and Yvan. He
  killed Mabon but Yvan vanished in
  time to save himself. A woman-faced
  snake then appeared and asked
  Gingalin to kiss her. When he
  complied, she changed into a beautiful
  maiden, Blonde Esmerée, whom he
  took back to Camelot and married.
  In some accounts, he was one of the
  twelve knights with Mordred when
  they trapped Lancelot in Guinevere’s
  chamber and was killed when Lancelot
  escaped.
  gingko
  Japanese
  [ginkho.icho]
  a sacred tree: a tree of milk, guardian
  of nursing mothers
  ginkho
  (see gingko)
  Ginja
  (see Tenga)
  ginn
  (see jinnee)
  Ginnar
  Norse
  a dwarf
  one of the Lovar
  Ginnistam
  (see Jinnestan)
  Ginnungagap
  Norse
  [Deceiving Gap.Yawning Gap]
  the primaeval abyss between
  Muspelheim and Niflheim that
  preceded creation
  ginseng
  a herb which, in the east, is said to
  contain the elixir of life
  Giol
  (see Giall)
  Gioll
  (see Giall)
  Giolla Dacker
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Giolla Dakar
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Giolla Deacair
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Giolla Greine
  Irish
  a semi-divine, daughter of a mortal
  and a sunbeam
  When she was told of her parentage
  she committed suicide by jumping into
  Loch Greine.
  Giolp
  (see Gialp)
  Giomar
  (see Guiomar)
  Giona mac Lugha
  Irish
  a grandson of Finn
  a leader of the Fianna
  He was such a poor soldier that his
  men refused to serve under him. Finn
  took him in hand, taught him the arts
  of war and leadership and he became a
  famous champion.
  Giontes
  British
  nephew of King Lisuarte
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Giovava
  West Indian
  in the lore of the Taino, a cave from
  which the sun and moon emerged
  Giptes
  (see Disir)
  Gir
  (see Irra)
  Giraitis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian god of woodlands
  son of Severin and Alice
  Girard1
  European
  [Gérart]
  son of Sevinus and Aule
  brother of Huon
  He and his brother were ambushed
  by Charlot, son of Charlemagne, as
  they travelled to meet the Emperor.
  Girard was wounded or killed by
  Charlot who was killed by Huon.
  Some say Charlot was killed by
  Rinaldo.
  Girard2
  European
  a knight
  He appropriated Huon’s lands while
  he was away in Africa and, when Huon
  returned with the trophies that
  Charlemagne had required him to get,
  Girard stole the chest they were
  carried in and claimed to have won
  them himself. Oberon intervened to
  prove that Huon had won them and
  Charlemagne had Girard hanged for
  his treachery.
  Girart
  European
  cousin of Vivien
  When Vivien’s small force was
  besieged by a huge army of Saracens,
  Girard broke through the enemy lines
  to bring help in the form of an army
  led by Guillaume, Vivien’s uncle.
  Girart de Roussillon
  European
  a vassal of Charles Martel
  The emperor of Constantinople,
  grateful to Charles and Girart for their
  help in defending Rome, gave them his
  two daughters as wives. Charles was to
  marry Berte but fell in love with her
  sister Elissentg and married her, giving
  Berte to Girart. In compensation,
  Girart was given his own kingdom.
  His evident success angered Charles
  who laid siege to his capital city of
  Roussillon which he captured when
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  one of Girart’s men turned traitor.
  Girart fled to Avignon, raised an army
  which recaptured Roussillon and was
  reconciled with Charles. Later, they
  quarrelled and Charles again captured
  Roussillon, forcing Girart and Berte to
  flee once more. For some twenty
  years, Girart worked as a charcoal-
  burner in the Ardennes and was finally
  reconciled with Charles with the help
  of Elissent.
  Girart de Vienne
  European
  a knight at Charlemagne’s court
  son of Garin de Montglane
  brother of Hernaut
  husband of Guibourc
  Charlemagne promised Girart the
  estates and wife of the Duke of
  Bourgogne but fell for the duchess and
  married her himself, giving Girart the
  city of Vienne as compensation. The
  grateful knight attempted to kiss the
  emperor’s foot but his wife put her
  foot out of the bed they were lying in
  at the time and Girart kissed her foot
  instead of the king’s. When he later
  learned of this insult, he took up
  arms against the king and war
  ensued. In this account, Roland and
  Oliver are said to have met in single
  combat and became firm friends
  when they fought a draw. When
  Girart captured Charlemagne, peace
  was declared and, soon afterwards,
  the king set out to repel the Saracen
  invaders of Spain.
  Gird
  (see Grid)
  Girdle of Hippolyta
  Greek
  a love-girdle given by Hephaestus 
  to Hippolyta
  This girdle was seized by Heracles as
  his ninth Labour.
  Girflet
  (see Griflet)
  Girija1
  Hindu
  a name for Vishnu as Narasinha
  Girija2
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma 
  as ‘mountain-born’
  (see also Adrija)
  Girisha
  Hindu
  a name for Rudra as ‘lord of 
  the mountains’
  Girle Guairle
  Irish
  a fairy
  She undertook a spinning task for a
  mortal on condition that the woman
  remembered her name. The woman
  forgot the fairy’s name but overheard
  the fairy talking to herself and was able
  to greet her with her proper name so
  that the fairy was compelled to hand
  over the finished work.
  Girnando
  European
  [Gernando]
  a knight killed in a duel with Rinaldo
  who then went into exile
  Girra
  (see Irra)
  Girru
  (see Giru)
  Girtab
  Mesopotamian
  [Stinger:=Hebrew Akrabh]
  the Akkadian name for Scorpio
  Girtablili
  (see Scorpion-man)
  Giru
  Mesopotamian
  [Girru:=Sumerian Gibil]
  a Babylonian god, fire personified
  son of Samas and Aa
  brother of Kittu, Mesharu and Nusku
  (see also Gerra.Irra)
  Girunugal
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Nergal as ‘the mighty one’
  Gisdhubar
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Heracles]
  a Chaldaean hero
  He killed the tyrant Khumbala as one
  of the adventures related in the epic (in
  twelve volumes), each of which is
  connected with one of the signs of the
  Zodiac. 
  The 
  original 
  work 
  is
  attributed to Sin-liki-innini.
  Giselher
  Norse
  [Gisler]
  son of Dankrat and Ute
  brother of Gernot, Gunther 
  and Krimhild
  Gish
  Afghan
  [Giwish]
  a war-god
  son of Imra and Utr
  consort of Sanju
  He was said to live in a steel fortress
  built in a walnut tree.
  Gish Bar
  Mesopotamian
  [Gis(h)zida]
  a Babylonian fire-god or sun-god
  Gish Qaru
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as a tree-god
  Gishzida
  (see Gish Bar.Ningishzida)
  Gisl
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Gisler
  (see Giselher)
  Gisli
  Norse
  an outlaw
  He killed his brother-in-law, Thorgum.
  Gismirante
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  A certain princess was said to attend
  church naked once a year and her
  father decapitated any man who dared
  to look at her. Gismirante neverthless
  looked and abducted her.
  Gisuki
  Japanese
  brother of O Cho San
  Giszida
  (see Gish Bar.Ningishzida)
  Gita
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Glu-ma]
  one of the 8 Buddhist 
  mother-goddesses
  She is depicted with either two or four
  arms and holding a lyre.
  Gita Govinda
  Hindu
  [Gitagovinda.Song of Govinda]
  a 12th C poem by Jayadeva
  This work relates the love of Krishna,
  as Govinda, for Radha.
  Gita Jayanti
  Hindu
  a festival celebrating the
  Bhagavadgita, held at the end 
  of December
  Gitagovinda
  (see Gita Govinda)
  Gitche Manitou (see Gitchi Manitou)
  Gitchee Manitou
  (see Gitchi Manitou)
  Gitchi Manitou
  North American
  [Citche Manitou.Gitche(e) Manitou.
  Great Manito(u).Great Spirit.
  Kchemnito.Kitche Manitou.
  Kitshi Manitou]
  the creator-god of the Algonquins
  He instructed the duck and the terrapin
  to dive into the primordial waters and
  bring up some mud. The god dried the
  mud on his pipe and from it created the
  world and human beings.
  (see also Great Spirit.Kitshi Manitou)
  Githawn
  North American
  [Salmon Eater]
  uncle of Delarhons
  Gi’thilalan
  Siberian
  a spirit of the twilight
  father of Miti
  Giuki
  Norse
  king of the Niblungs
  husband of Grimhild
  father of Gudrun, Gunnar, Guttorm
  and Hogni
  Giukings
  Norse
  the sons of Giuki
  Giving God
  (see Dabog)
  Giwish
  (see Gish)
  Giyorgis
  African
  an archangel in Ethiopia
  Gizhigooke
  North American
  an Algonquin deity regarded as 
  the day-maker
  Gizidu
  (see Ningishzida)
  Gizo
  African
  [=Yoruba Anansi]
  a trickster-hero of the Housa in the
  form of a spider
  consort of Koki
  Gjallar
  (see Giallar)
  Gjallarbru
  (see Giallarbru)
  Gjallarhorn
  (see Giallar)
  Gjalp
  (see Gialp)
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  Gjol
  (see Giall)
  Gjoll
  (see Giall)
  Gyolp
  (see Gialp)
  Gla
  African
  in the lore of the Bambara, a
  primaeval creative force which, 
  with Dya, emerged from the 
  empty void, Fu
  Glacia Labolas
  (see Caacrinolaas)
  Gladr
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Gladsheim
  Norse
  the region of happiness, site of
  Valhalla, the golden palace of Odin
  where the gods met in council
  An alternative version describes
  Gladsheim as a golden temple in
  Idavold which provided seating for
  Odin and twelve other deities.
  Glaer
  (see Gler)
  Glaesir
  Norse
  a grove of amber near Valhalla
  Glaesisvellir
  Norse
  a paradise in a valley of amber
  Glain
  Celtic
  the egg of a snake with magic powers,
  sought by Merlin
  glaistig
  Scottish
  a female devil
  This being is said to appear either as a
  beautiful female, half woman, half
  goat, or a goat-like hag or a small
  woman dressed in green.
  (see also glaistyn.Urisk)
  glaistyn
  Manx
  [=Scottish kelpie]
  a water-horse which sometimes appears
  as a handsome youth
  (see also cabyll-ushtey.glaistig.
  tarroo-ushtey)
  Glam
  Norse
  a dead warrior
  He was causing havoc in the locality
  so Grettir cut off his head and buried
  the body.
  In some accounts he was a shepherd
  killed by a spirit.
  gLan-po stob-rgyas
  Tibetan
  a form of prayer-flag
  (see da-cha)
  Glapsvidir
  Norse
  a name of Odin as ‘swift deceiver’
  Glas1
  Irish
  father of Garman
  Glas2
  Welsh
  the dog of Bwlch
  Glas Gabnach
  Irish
  [Cow of the Smith.Glas Gabhnach.
  Glas Gaibleann. Glas Ghaibhne(a)nn
  Glas Ghoibhneann.Grey Cow:=Greek Io:
  =Welsh Fuwch Frech]
  a fairy cow
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  this 
  animal
  appeared from the sea; in others, she
  was stolen from Spain by Gavida. It
  was said that she had an inexhaustible
  supply of milk that could fill any vessel
  but when a witch placed a sieve under
  her, she died in the effort to keep it
  filled. Others say that she disappeared
  when she was struck by her owner and
  returned to the Otherworld.
  Some versions say that this cow was
  owned by Ide, others by Cian or
  Goibhniu from one or other of whom
  it was stolen by Balor. The cow swam
  back to Ireland from Tory Island
  where she had been taken by Balor
  and some say that, as a result, Balor
  invaded Ireland where he was killed
  by Lugh at the second Battle of
  Moytura.
  Glas Gabhnach
  (see Glas Gabnach)
  Glas Gaibleann
  (see Glas Gabnach)
  Glas Ghaibhneann (see Glas Gabnach)
  Glas Ghaibhnenn(see Glas Gabnach)
  Glas Ghoibhneann (see Glas Gabnach)
  Glasdamh
  Irish
  a satirist with Cumascach
  When they were trapped in a blazing
  house fired by Brandubh, he persuaded
  the Leinster king to release him but
  allowed Cumascach to escape in his
  place.
  Glaser
  (see Glasir)
  Glashan
  Scottish
  a spirit
  Glasir
  Norse
  [Glaser]
  a grove in Asgard
  The trees in this grove, the site of
  Valhalla, had leaves of red gold. The
  grove itself is surrounded by the
  river Thund.
  Glass Castle1
  Irish
  [Conan’s Tower]
  a glass tower of the Fomoire on 
  Tory Island
  The Nemedians attacked the castle
  and killed the Fomoire king, Conan
  mac Febar. Balor used the tower to
  imprison his daughter, Ethlinn.
  Glass Castle2
  (see Caer Wydyr)
  Glass-man
  East Indian
  a spirit
  A man who upset an ocean-goddess
  was turned into a figure of shining
  glass which is seen only at night.
  Glast
  British
  [Glasteing]
  a man who found some pigs 
  with 8 feet
  Glasteing
  (see Glast)
  Glastonbury
  British
  a town in Somerset
  This is reputed to be the place to
  which Joseph of Arimathea brought
  the Holy Grail in AD 63. Some regard
  it as the site of Avalon.
  Glastonbury Cross
  British
  a cross found when the supposed
  grave of King Arthur at Glastonbury
  was excavated in 1911
  Glastonbury Thorn
  British
  [Holy Thorn.Thorn of Glastonbury]
  a tree, said to flower at Christmas
  It was said that this tree grew from a
  staff planted in the earth by Joseph of
  Arimathea. The original was said to be
  a tree grown from a thorn from
  Christ’s crown of thorns.
  Glastonbury Tor
  British
  a hill near Glastonbury
  This small hill is said to have been the
  home of Gwyn ap Nudd and an
  entrance to the underworld.
  Glastonbury Zodiac
  Celtic
  [Temple of the Stars]
  a representation of the celestial zodiac
  imagined as seen in the topography
  of an area of Somerset
  Some say it is related to the quest for
  the Holy Grail.
  Glasya Labolas
  (see Caacrinolaas)
  Glasyalabolas
  (see Caacrinolaas)
  Glatisant Beast
  (see Questing Beast)
  Glatisaunt Beast (see Questing Beast)
  Glauce1
  Greek
  daughter of Cychreus, king of Salamis
  In some accounts she was the first wife
  of Telamon and mother of Teucer;
  others say that this was Hesione.
  Glauce2
  Greek
  [Creusa]
  daughter of Creon, king of Thebes
  When Jason divorced Medea, he
  married Glauce but the sorceress
  killed not only Glauce but all the
  wedding-guests by burning down the
  palace. Only Jason escaped.
  In some stories she is Creusa,
  daughter of the king of Corinth.
  Glauce3
  Greek
  a sea-nymph, one of the Nereids
  Glaucopis
  (see Glaukopis)
  Glaucus1
  Greek
  [Glaukos]
  son of Minos and Pasiphae
  When, as a boy, Glaucus was drowned
  in a large jar of honey, his father
  ordered the seer Polyeidus, who found
  him, to be locked in the store-room
  with the dead boy. Polyeidus killed one
  snake when it approached the body but
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  the second snake had a herb in its
  mouth with which it revived its dead
  mate. The seer used the same herb to
  restore Glaucus to life.
  Some say that it was Asclepius who
  restored the boy to life.
  Minos made Polyeides teach Glaucus
  the arts of prophecy which he did but,
  when leaving Crete, had the boy spit
  into his mouth, so taking away all that
  the boy had learned.
  Glaucus2
  Greek
  [Glaukos]
  a commander of the Lycians at 
  Troy under Sarpedon
  grandson of Bellerophon
  son of Hippolochus
  He was connected by family ties to the
  Greek, Diomedes, and they exchanged
  armour instead of fighting.
  He was killed by Ajax in the fighting
  at Troy and Apollo translated his body
  on the wind to his own country where
  a river sprang up at the site of his
  burial.
  Glaucus3
  Greek
  [Glaukos]
  a sea-god
  son of Anthedon and Alcyone or 
  of Poseidon and Nais
  He was a fisherman who fell in love
  with the nymph Scylla. She spurned
  him and Circe, who also loved
  Glaucus, changed her into a monster
  who wrecked ships and destroyed
  sailors. Glaucus was changed into a
  sea god.
  In another version, the fish he
  caught ate the grass on which he
  tipped them from the net and then
  plunged back into the sea. Glaucus ate
  some of the grass and felt an
  irresistible desire to follow them. He
  entered the sea and became a sea-god
  protecting fishermen.
  In some accounts he is identified as
  Nereus, Phorcos or Proteus.
  Glaucus4
  Greek
  [Glaukos]
  king of Corinth
  son of Sisyphus and 
  Merope
  husband of Eurynome
  father of Bellerophon
  He kept a stable of mares which he fed
  on human flesh. He was killed when
  his mares bolted and was eaten by
  them, becoming a Taraxippus.
  Glaucus5
  Greek
  [Glaukos]
  a helmsman of the Argo
  Glaukopis
  Greek
  [Glaucopis]
  a name of Athena as ‘the owl-eyed’
  Glaukos
  (see Glaucus)
  Glaumvor
  Norse
  second wife of Gunnar
  Glaur
  Norse
  son of Surtur
  husband of Sol, some say
  Glauron
  a demon of the air governing 
  the north
  Gleaming Mountain
  African
  the hill on which the palace Burju
  Alamasi was said to stand
  Gleed
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Gleipnir
  Norse
  the magic rope restraining the 
  wolf Fenris
  When he broke free of chains on two
  occasions, the gods had a special rope
  made by the dwarfs which could not be
  broken even though it was made from
  such insubstantial materials as the
  footfall of a cat, the beard of a woman
  and the voice of a fish. Others include
  the miaow of a cat, the sinews of a
  bear, the spittle of a bird and the root
  of a mountain.
  Gleis
  British
  son of Merin
  He was killed by King Arthur.
  Gleisad
  Welsh
  the dog of Syfwlch
  Gleisig
  Welsh
  [Glesig]
  the dog of Cyfwlch
  Glen More
  Irish
  a narrow valley
  This was the place where Finn mac
  Cool was left by the Lochlanners to
  be killed by the wild dog, Sceolan.
  Glen of the Hazel Woods
  Irish
  the home of the king of Dublin
  whose children were rescued 
  by Finn mac Cool
  Glendenwitha
  (see Gendenwitha)
  Glendoveer
  a good spirit
  Glendower
  (see Owen Glendower)
  Glenthorne
  British
  a site on the coast of 
  Cornwall
  In the story that says that Joseph of
  Arimathea brought the young Jesus to
  Britain, they were said to have come
  ashore here in search of water. When
  they found none, Jesus caused a spring
  to appear, a source which has never
  dried up.
  Glenus
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Deianeira
  brother of Ctessipus, Hodites, Hyllus
  and Macaria
  Glenvissig
  Welsh
  the realm of Athrwys, now Gwent
  Gler
  Norse
  [Glaer]
  a horse of the gods
  Glesig
  (see Gleisig)
  Gleti
  African
  a moon-goddess of the Fon
  consort of Lisa
  Gletivi
  African
  [Moon-children]
  the offspring of Lisa and Gleti in the
  form of stars
  Glew
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Ysgawd
  He was killed by the boar Twrch
  Trwyth.
  Glewlwyd
  British
  [Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr.Glewlwyd
  Mightygrasp.Glwelwyd]
  head gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  In some stories, it was he, not Kai, who
  refused to allow Culhwch into the
  palace to see the king.
  Glifieu
  (see Gluneu)
  Gliglois
  British
  a squire to Gawain
  He fell in love with Beauté who chose
  him in preference to Gawain.
  Glineu
  (see Gluneu)
  gLing
  (see gLing-chos)
  gLing-chos
  Tibetan
  the myths of the early Tibetans
  concerning the world known as gLing
  This world had three (or four) realms,
  each with its own distinctive colour. At
  the top was the heaven, sTang-lha,
  which was white; then came the red
  home of humans, Bar-btsan; below
  that was usually the blue underworld
  known as Yog-klu. The fourth realm,
  which appears in some accounts, was
  the black or violet world of the
  demons known as bDud.
  Glini
  Welsh
  [Glivi]
  the captor of Eidoel
  He held Eidoel prisoner but handed
  him over to King Arthur to help in the
  search for Mabon who was needed to
  help Culhwch in his quest for the hand
  of Olwen.
  Glipsa
  North American
  [Glisma.Glispa]
  a Navaho girl who was abducted by
  Bear and Snake
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  She and her sister were captured from
  their underwater village and she mated
  with one of her captors, Snake, who
  appeared to her as a handsome brave.
  She later escaped but he once again
  appeared in this form and she returned
  to him. He taught her many things
  including the Hozoni Chant and
  eventually allowed her to return to her
  people. When she returned, she was
  possessed of magic powers of healing
  that she passed on to her brother.
  Glisma
  (see Glipsa)
  Glispa
  (see Glipsa)
  Glistening Heath
  (see Gnitaheid)
  Gliten
  British
  sister of Morgan le Fay
  Glitner
  (see Glitnir)
  Glitnir
  Norse
  [Glitner]
  the gold and silver palace of Forseti
  Glitonea
  British
  sister of Morgan le Fay
  Glivi
  (see Glini)
  Gloier
  Celtic
  a king of Sorelois
  gloine nathair
  Irish
  adderstones used by druids as amulets
  Glonda
  Irish
  a man killed by Lia
  In avenging the death of Glonda by
  killing Lia, Finn mac Cool got
  possession of the Treasure Bag of
  the Fianna.
  Glooscap
  (see Gluskap)
  Glooskap
  (see Gluskap)
  Gloriana
  (see Glorianda)
  Glorianda
  European
  [Gloria(n)a]
  a fairy
  In the Charlemagne stories, she is said
  to be the mother of Oberon by Julius
  Caesar. In Spenser she is the daughter
  of Oberon and queen of Faerie with
  whom Arthur, before he became king,
  fell in love.
  Gloriande1
  British
  a queen of Lyonesse
  wife of Apollo
  Gloriande2
  European
  daughter of Corsuble
  Glorianna
  (see Gorianda)
  Glorious
  European
  a sword of Oliver
  Glorious Goddess
  (see Lha-Mo)
  glossolalia
  speaking in tongues: the use of (words
  which sound as if part of) unknown
  languages, under the influence of
  some possessing spirit
  (see also xenoglossia)
  Glu-ma
  Buddhist
  [Lu-ma]
  the Tibetan version of Gita
  Glum1
  Norse
  a warrior and poet
  He was rewarded for killing a berserker
  with the hand of a rich landowner’s
  daughter and presents of a sword, spear
  and cloak which were said to bring him
  good fortune. He was involved in a
  dispute 
  with 
  Thorkel 
  who 
  had
  encroached on his land and killed
  Thorkel’s son, a youth named Sigmund.
  He later lost the cloak and the weapons
  and his good luck deserted him.
  Convicted of manslaughter, he was
  banished.
  He is said to have had a number of
  memorable dreams. In one such dream
  he saw a huge woman walking to his
  house from the sea; she was the
  guardian spirit of his grandfather. In
  another, he saw two women who were
  sprinkling blood over the earth,
  portending war. In the dispute with
  Thorkel 
  he 
  dreamt 
  that 
  many
  approached the god Frey on his behalf,
  to no avail.
  Glum2
  Norse
  one of the men with Flosi when they
  killed the Njalssons and burnt 
  their house
  Glunen
  (see Gluneu)
  Gluneu eil Taran
  Welsh
  [Glifieu.Glineu.Glunen]
  a warrior at Bran’s court
  son of Taran
  He was one of the seven survivors of
  the battle between the forces of Bran
  and Matholwch when Bran invaded
  Ireland to rescue his sister, Branwen,
  from Matholwch.
  Glusgahbe
  (see Gluskap)
  Gluskabe
  (see Gluskap)
  Gluskap
  North American
  [Glooscap.Glooskap.Glusgahbe.
  Gluskabe.Great Hare.The Liar:
  =Algonquin Manabozho:=Fox Wisaka:
  =Iroquois Ioskeha:=Menominee
  Manabush: =Montagnais Messou]
  a creator-god of the Abnaki Indians
  twin brother of Malsum
  He created the earth and mankind
  from his mother’s body while his
  brother, Malsum, created all the
  inconvenient things. He then killed all
  the giants and the evil beings such as
  witches and sorcerers, ridding the
  earth of the evil spirit, Pamola. One
  giant, Win-pe made himself taller than
  a pine tree but Gluskap grew until he
  reached the sky and then killed the
  giant with a blow from his bow. The
  only one unmoved by the god’s power
  was the infant, Wasis, who merely
  gurgled at him.
  In another story Gluskap overcame
  Jug Woman and killed the huge
  monster that was blocking a stream
  that a tribe depended on for water and
  then squeezed it so hard that it became
  a bullfrog.
  Malsum killed Gluskap with the
  feather of an owl, the only thing that
  could 
  hurt 
  him, 
  but 
  Gluskap
  returned to life and killed Malsum
  with a fern. Malsum then became an
  evil wolf, Lox.
  Malsum’s demon followers, the
  Kewawkqu’, tried to avenge their
  leader’s death and Gluskap had to
  wage a constant war against these
  forces of evil and the Medecolin, who
  were sorcerers, finally defeating them.
  When his work was done, he gave a
  great feast for all the animals on the
  shores of Lake Minas, and then sailed
  off in his canoe. After he had gone, the
  animals, which had all previously
  spoken the same language, suddenly
  found that each species now spoke a
  different language.
  He 
  was 
  a 
  benevolent 
  deity,
  envisaged as a rabbit, and granted
  reasonable requests made to him by
  humans but those who asked for
  immortality were turned into stones
  or trees.
  He is expected to return as a saviour
  of his people.
  Glut
  Norse
  the first wife of Loki
  mother of Einmyria and Eisa
  Glwelwyd
  (see Glewlyd)
  Glwyddyn
  Welsh
  [Glwydn.Gwlyddyn]
  a craftsman who built King Arthur’s
  hall, Ehangwen
  He was killed by the boar, Twrch
  Trwyth.
  Glwydyn
  (see Glwyddyn)
  Glycon
  Greek
  [Glykon]
  the name used by Alexander the
  Paphlagonian for the snake which 
  he claimed was the reincarnation 
  of Asclepius
  Glykon
  (see Glycon)
  Gna
  Norse
  [Liod.Lyod]
  a messenger and attendant of Frigga,
  one of the Asynjur
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  She rode a horse called Hofvarpnir
  and carried an apple from Frigga to
  King Rerir which, when eaten by his
  wife, produced the son they had
  longed for.
  (see also Angerbode)
  gNan
  Tibetan
  [gNyan]
  evil spirits which live in rocks, water or
  trees and bring disease
  Gnas-brtan
  Buddhist
  [Neten:=Japanese Arakan.Rakan]
  the Tibetan version of the Eighteen
  Lohan or the 16 arhats
  Gnathal
  Irish
  a warrior at the Battle of 
  Ceann Abhradh
  In one version of the story of this
  battle, it was he who defeated and
  wounded Lugaid mac Con.
  Gnipa Cave
  Norse
  [Gnipaheller.Gnipahellir]
  the hole in which the dog Garm was
  housed at the entrance to Niflheim
  or Niflhel
  Gnipaheller
  (see Gnipa Cave)
  Gnipahellir
  (see Gnipa Cave)
  Gnita Heath
  (see also Gnitaheid)
  Gnitaheid
  Norse
  [Glittering Heath.Gnita Heath]
  the home of Fafnir
  This is where Fafnir lived after he
  had turned himself into a dragon to
  guard the gold taken from the dwarf
  Andvari by Loki and given to Fafnir’s
  father, Hreidmar, as compensation
  for the murder of his other son,
  Otter. Fafnir killed his father when
  he refused to share the gold and kept
  it all for himself.
  gnod-sbyin
  Tibetan
  black demons
  These beings, armed with bows and
  arrows, were precursors of the human
  race. Next came the bdud.
  gnome
  a goblin or sprite
  elemental earth-spirit
  It is said that these beings can move
  through the earth at will, much like a
  fish moving through water.
  gNyan
  (see gNan)
  Go
  (see Ko1)
  Go-chi Nyorai
  Japanese
  the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, in 
  some accounts
  These deities are listed as Ashuku,
  Dainichi, Shaka, Taho and Yakushi.
  Their 
  Sanskrit 
  names 
  are
  respectively Akshobhya, Vairocana,
  Amoghasiddhi, Amida and Bhaisajya.
  Another list has Ashuku (Akshobhya),
  Dainichi 
  (Vairocana), 
  Fuku-joju
  (Amoghasiddi), Hosho (Ratnasambhava)
  and Murjoju (Amitayas).
  Go-loka
  (see Goloka)
  Go Toba
  Japanese
  an emperor
  He commanded a pine tree, which
  disturbed his sleep with the noise of
  the wind in its branches, to be quiet.
  Thereafter, the tree never moved, even
  in the strongest gale.
  Goah
  North American
  a supreme deity of the Seneca tribe
  Goap
  (see Gaap)
  goat1
  Greek
  the animal of Dionysus 
  (see also Amalthea)
  goat2
  Mesopotamian
  the animal of Marduk and Ningirsu
  goat3
  Norse
  the animal of Thor
  goat4
  (see Capricorn)
  Goat-fish
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat
  Goat-god
  Greek
  [Goat-Pan]
  the god Pan
  Goat-Minos
  (see Minotragos)
  Goat Pan
  (see Goat-god)
  Goat Spirit
  (see Yang Ching)
  goathead
  Irish
  a form of demon
  Gobaka
  Buddhist
  [Ch’ieh-po-ka.Gopaka.Shu-po-
  chia.Supaka: =Tibetan Be-je.Bed-byed]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted holding a fan or a book.
  Goban
  (see Gobhan Saer.Goibhniu)
  Goban Saor
  (see Gobhan Saer)
  Gobban
  (see Goibhniu)
  Gobban Saer
  (see Gobhan Saer)
  Gobei
  Japanese
  a noble
  He lost all his money and became
  bankrupt but the spirit of an old
  willow tree indicated the site of a chest
  full of gold, buried many years before
  by an ancestor, and his fortunes were
  restored.
  gobbeline
  (see goblin)
  Gobhan Saer
  Irish
  [Gob(h)an Saor.Gobban Saer]
  an architect and builder for the fairies
  In some accounts, he was blinded by
  monks for whom he was building a
  monastery but had his sight restored
  by Aban.
  In another story, he built an oratory
  and asked in payment as much corn as
  would fill the building. Asked to turn
  the building upside down so that it
  might be filled with the corn, he did
  just that and got the payment he had
  asked for. but the grain all turned to
  maggots next day.
  On another occasion, when the
  monks removed all the ladders from a
  monastery he had built for them,
  trying to force him to accept lower
  wages, he took the building down,
  stone by stone, to reach the ground.
  In some accounts, he is equated
  with Goibhniu.
  Gobhan Saor
  (see Gobhan Saer)
  Gobhniu
  (see Goibhniu)
  goblin
  [gobbeline]
  a frightening spirit or 
  gnome
  These 
  malicious 
  creatures 
  are
  envisaged as being small and grotesque
  in appearance and are much given to
  causing damage in the house by night.
  Goblin-king
  (see Shutendoji)
  Goblin-spider
  Japanese
  an evil goblin
  When Raiko was ill, this goblin came
  to him each night in the form of a boy,
  giving him medicine which only
  served to make his condition worse.
  When Raiko struck him with his
  sword, the goblin enmeshed him in a
  large web. Raiko cut himself free and
  killed the goblin which he found
  hiding in a cave.
  Another version has the goblin
  appearing to Raiko and his servant,
  Tsunna, first in the form of an old
  woman and then as a beautiful maiden.
  Again the goblin was wounded,
  trapped Raiko in a web and was killed
  when Raiko escaped.
  When Raiko cut off the goblin’s
  head, hundreds of skulls emerged from
  a wound in its stomach.
  Gobniu
  (see Goibhniu)
  Gobuju
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  god-eyes
  the eyes of a god regarded, in some
  cases, as having a separate existence
  In the case of Ra, the eyes were the
  sun and moon; the eye of Horus was
  said to operate separately to bestow
  gifts on mankind.
  God-like
  North American
  4 deities of the Sioux
  These are given as Nagi, Nagila, Niya
  and Sicun, all aspects of Wakan Tanka.
  God of Heaven
  (see Beelzebub)
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  God of the Axe
  Central American
  [Great Seer of the Axe]
  a Mayan deity
  God of the Dunghill (see Beelzebub)
  God of the Eight Banderoles
  (see Hachiman)
  God of the Flies
  (see Achor)
  God of the Hanged
  (see Hangagud.Odin)
  God of the Land of Tehennu (see Ash)
  God of the Place of Long Life
  (see Chang-sheng t’u Ti)
  God of Walls and Moats (see Wang3)
  Goda
  (see Freya)
  Godai myoo
  Japanese
  [Godaison]
  the collective name of 5 gods,
  agents of the 5 great Buddhas
  The names of these deities are given as
  Dai-itoku, Fudo-myoo, Gozanze,
  Gundari and Kongo-yasha.
  Godaison
  (see Godai Myoo)
  Godan
  (see Wodan)
  godaphus
  (see gyascutus)
  Godard
  Danish
  a usurper of the Danish throne
  He seized the throne from Havelock’s
  father and ordered that the young
  Havelock be killed.
  Goddess of Sunset Land
  (see Estanetlehi)
  Goddess of the Brazen Horse
  (see Athena Chalcioecus)
  Goddess of the Carrying Chair
  Chinese
  the deified version of a young girl who
  died as she was being carried to the
  home of her new husband
  Goddess of the Jade Petticoat
  (see Chalchihuitlicue)
  Goddess of the Southern Sea
  (see Kuan Yin)
  Gode
  (see Frigga)
  Godefroi de Bouillon (see Godfrey1)
  Godeu
  Welsh
  the Otherworld
  Godfrey1
  European
  [Godefroi de Bouillon.
  Godfrey de Bouillon]
  a duke of Lorraine
  grandson of the Swan Knight
  son of Ida
  brother of Baldwin and Eustace
  At the court of the Emperor Otto, he
  fought 
  and 
  defeated 
  Gui 
  de
  Montfaucon, who threatened the
  inheritance of a count’s daughter, and
  was made Duke of Bouillon.
  When Cornumarant, a Saracen,
  came to France to spy out the strength
  of the Christian forces preparing for
  the First Crusade, Godfrey deceived
  him by parading the same detachments
  of troops time after time in front of the
  bemused interloper. Godfrey later 
  led the Christian forces attacking
  Jerusalem and it is said that, in the
  fighting at Antioch, he split a mounted
  Saracen in half from top to toe, one
  half falling to earth, the other half
  continuing to ride the horse for some
  time. When Jerusalem fell, he was
  offered and refused the crown but
  when, during a vigil, his own candle
  ignited spontaneously he realised that
  he was called to this office and took the
  throne while still refusing the golden
  crown. He upset the patriarch,
  Eracles, by sending holy relics to his
  own mother, Ida, and died when the
  cleric poisoned him.
  In some accounts, Godfrey married
  Florie, sister of the Saracen Corboran.
  Godfrey2
  European
  a merchant
  While Godfrey was away on his
  travels, his wife bought the seven year
  old Vivien who had been rescued by
  pirates from the hands of the Saracens.
  They raised the boy as their own son
  and Godfrey tried, without success, to
  train him as a merchant. Instead,
  Vivien became a knight committed to
  fighting the Saracens.
  Godfrey3
  (see Geoffroy)
  Godfrey4
  (see Gottfried)
  Godfrey de Bouillon
  (see Godfrey1)
  Godhanga
  Chinese
  a sacred region, home of Pindola
  Godheim
  Norse
  home of the gods: site of the city,
  Asgard: heaven
  Godi1
  African
  a dragon attendant on Hara Ke
  Godi2
  Norse
  [druids.gothi]
  priests of the war-god Tyr
  Godlike Ones
  (see Godlike Spirits)
  Godlike Spirits
  North American
  [Godlike Ones]
  4 gods of the Sioux
  These four are given as Nagi, Nagila,
  Niya and Sicun, all aspects of Wakan
  Tanka.
  Gododdin
  British
  a 13th C Welsh poem, said to have
  been written by Aneurin, covering
  the defeat of the British at Catterick
  God’s Messengers
  African
  in the Sudan, fishes sent to the earth
  in thunderstorms are used by god as
  his messengers
  Gods of Happiness (see Fu Lu Shou)
  Gods of the First Time
  Egyptian
  the gods of that early golden age
  when the gods walked the earth 
  with men
  god’s wife of Amun
  Egyptian
  a woman who acted as the consort of
  Amun in religious ceremonies
  This position was held by the daughter
  of the king, in later years.
  Godvetter
  (see Govetter)
  Godwin
  British
  a knight at the court of King Mark
  He was one of a trio of knights who
  spied on Tristram and Isolde and
  informed the king of his wife’s
  infidelity. He was killed when Tristram
  shot an arrow through his eye as he
  spied on the lovers at a window.
  Goemagot
  (see Gogmagog)
  Goemmason
  Japanese
  a name for Dai-itoku as conqueror 
  of Emma-O
  Goemot
  (see Gogmagog)
  goetae
  Hebrew
  [goetia]
  nomadic wonder-workers
  goetia
  (see goetae.goety)
  goety
  [goetia]
  black magic: miracle-working
  Goewen
  Welsh
  [Goewin]
  a virgin
  daughter of Pebin
  She was one of the young girls who
  acted as footholders to Math, king of
  Gwynedd, and was seduced by
  Gilfaethwy when Math went off to do
  battle with Pryderi. When he
  returned, she had to tell him that she
  was no longer a virgin but the king
  nevertheless 
  married 
  her 
  and
  punished Gilfaethwy and his brother
  Gwydion who had hatched the plot
  that resulted in the battle with
  Pryderi.
  In an alternative version, Math
  dismissed her from the court. Some
  accounts say that Llew was her son by
  Gilfaethwy and not the second son of
  Aranrhod.
  Goewin
  (see Goewen)
  Gofannon
  (see Govannon)
  Goffar
  Celtic
  king of a tribe in Gaul
  He attacked the Trojans under Brutus
  who were en route to Britain. His
  forces were routed by Corin, the giant
  son of Hercules, who was sailing with
  the Trojans.
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  Gog and Magog
  British
  the last survivors of a giant race
  These giants were captured by Brut
  and Corineus and kept as porters in
  the royal palace. In an alternative story
  they were the giant Gogmagog who
  Corineus threw to his death from a
  cliff.
  Another story describes them as
  races which were imprisoned behind a
  range of mountains by Alexander the
  Great who had built a huge metal gate
  to keep them from escaping. Others
  relate how they attacked King Arthur
  but he defeated them with the help of
  Gargantua who wielded a sixty-foot
  club.
  In apocalyptic writings, Gog and
  Magog are the Devil’s assistants.
  (see also Gogmagog)
  Gog-Sheklah
  (see Gamchicoth)
  Goga
  East Indian
  the Papuan goddess of fire and rain
  She was said to have made fire from
  her own body.
  A hunter stole one of her burning
  brands to bring fire to mankind.
  Goggle-eye
  (see Tepegoz)
  Gogigwr
  British
  a gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  a deputy of Glewlwyd
  He was killed by the boar Twrch
  Trwyth.
  Gogmagog
  British
  [Goemagot.Goemot.Gourmaillon]
  a pre-Celtic giant
  He is represented by a figure cut in the
  chalk of the South Downs, the site of
  fertility rites.
  Some say that he turned into a hill
  when a nymph, Granta, rejected his
  love. In some accounts, he is identified
  with Cormoran and Gourmaillon.
  He appears in Spenser’s Faerie
  Queene as Goemot.
  (see also Gog and Magog)
  Gogo
  Pacific Islands
  a snake-goddess
  mother of Jari
  Her daughter, Jari, married a snake-
  man who killed and ate Gogo.
  Gogo-me
  Japanese
  [Hisa Females]
  8 ugly thunder-goddesses of 
  the underworld
  Gogrvan
  Welsh
  [Ocvran]
  the Welsh name for Leodegrance,
  father of Guinevere
  Gogyfwlch
  British
  a gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  gohei
  Japanese
  [nusa]
  pieces of paper, foil, etc. used 
  as charms
  Gohitsu-Osoh
  Japanese
  the name given to Kobo Daishi when
  he painted a room for the 
  Chinese emperor
  He was said to have used five brushes
  – one in each hand and foot, one in
  his mouth.
  Gohone
  North American
  the Iroquois spirit of winter
  Goibhniu
  Irish
  [Gaibhde.Ghaibhneann.Ghoibhneann.
  Gob(b)an.Gobniu.Gobhniu.Goibniu:
  =Welsh Govannon]
  a smith-god
  one of the Tri De Dana
  son of Turbe
  brother of Credne and Luchta
  He raised Lugh after he was rescued
  from the sea by Manannan, teaching
  him the arts of the smith. He and his
  brothers made the weapons used by
  the Danaans in their battles with the
  Fomoire and killed the Fomoire spy,
  Ruadan. At the feast of Fled Goibnenn
  in the Otherworld he gave his guests a
  special brew that made them immune
  to disease and death.
  Some say that he was the owner of
  the marvellous cow, Glas Gabnach.
  (see also Gavida.Gobhan Saer)
  Goibniu
  (see Goibhniu)
  Goidel
  (see Gaedheal)
  Goin1
  Australian
  an evil spirit
  This being was said to have the claws
  of an eagle on legs like an alligator’s.
  Goin2
  Norse
  [Goinn]
  a dwarf
  son of Grafvitnir
  brother of Moin
  Goinn
  (see Goin)
  Gokuraku-Jodo
  Japanese
  [Gokuraku-Lekai:=Chinese Hsi T’ien]
  the Buddhist paradise, home of Amida
  (see also Pure Land.Sukhavati)
  Gokuraku-Lekai (see Gokuraku-Jodo)
  gola
  African
  in the lore of the Liuanda, a snake-
  spirit that can take possession 
  of people
  Golagras
  (see Golagros)
  Golagros
  British
  [Golagras]
  a giant in Italy
  He had never been beaten in a fight
  for a thousand years but Gawain was
  getting the better of him when they
  met. The knight offered a draw to save
  the giant from humiliation.
  Golamh
  Irish
  the name originally given to Milesius
  Gold Comb
  (see Gullinkambi)
  Gold Eye
  (see Hiranyaksha)
  Gold Germ
  (see Hiranya-Garbha)
  Gold Mountain
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Dyaks, this mountain
  clashed with Jewel Mountain to form
  the world
  Golden Gate
  the gate to heaven
  Goldborough
  British
  a princess
  wife of Havelock
  Goldbranch
  (see Gullveig)
  Goldcrest
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  (see also Gullfaxi)
  Goldemar
  German
  [King GoldemarKing Vollmar]
  a harp-playing kobold who exposed
  the sins of the clergy
  Golden Ass, The
  Greek
  [Metamorphoses]
  a book of legends including the 
  story of Cupid and Psyche, as told 
  by Apuleius
  Golden Book of Fate
  Siberian
  the book in which the goddess Ajyst
  records each person’s life
  golden bough
  Greek
  a branch carried by Aeneas which gave
  him access to Hades
  Golden Bough, The
  English
  a book of magic and religion by Sir
  James Frazer
  This work was first published in 1890
  in two volumes but was later expanded
  to fill twelve volumes published
  between 1911 and 1915. A supplement
  called Aftermath was published in
  1936.
  Golden Boy
  (see Kintaro)
  Golden Calf
  a hairy demon
  Golden Door
  (see Chin Men)
  Golden Dragon
  (see Hsieh Hsü)
  Golden Eagle
  (see Keneum)
  Golden Fleece
  Greek
  the fleece of Chrysomallon
  The ram that carried Phrixus to safety
  had a golden-coloured fleece. When
  he sacrificed the ram to the gods,
  Phrixus gave the fleece to the king of
  Colchis who hung it on a tree guarded
  by a serpent. It was later the object of
  the quest undertaken by Jason and the
  Argonauts who seized it and returned
  it to Iolcus.
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  Golden Flute
  Malay
  [Magic Flute]
  a magical instrument
  This instrument, when blown by the
  king, creates a gentle breeze which
  cures the plagues brought by the
  Green Demon. It is said that it will
  lose its magic powers if it is blown by
  anyone other than the king.
  Golden Frog
  (see Kumwa)
  Golden Island
  British
  the home of the fairy Pucelle
  Guinglain stayed for a while on this
  island en route to rescuing Blonde
  Esmerée.
  Golden Lotus
  Buddhist
  the eight-flowered petal of 
  Buddha’s Law
  When a dragon offered to give the
  Buddha great knowledge in exchange
  for human flesh, the Buddha offered
  himself. The dragon then turned into
  the Golden Lotus.
  Golden Moon (see Chandra-Kirana)
  Golden Mother of the Tortoise
  (see Hsi Wang-mu)
  Golden Mountain (see Mount Meru)
  Golden Old Woman (see Zlotababa)
  Golden Nucleus(see Hiranya-garbha)
  Golden Tortoise
  Malay
  a wise animal
  This tortoise, which owns the Golden
  Flute, is consulted by the king on
  certain matters. If plague is brought
  by the Green Demon, the king can
  cure it by blowing on the Golden
  Flute.
  Golden Womb (see Hiranya-Garbha)
  Golden Youth
  Buddhist
  a guide in Hades
  His function is to guide the spirits of
  the good across the Inevitable River
  over the Fairy Bridges.
  Goldenmane
  (see Gullfaxi)
  Goldfax
  (see Gullinfaxi)
  Goldmane
  (see Gullfaxi)
  Gold top
  (see Gulltop)
  Golem
  Hebrew
  an image brought to life: a 
  servant automaton
  It is said that Reb Low, a 16th C Polish
  rabbi, created an automaton which
  worked non-stop when a plate was
  inserted under its tongue but rested
  when the plate (which bore the name
  of god) was removed for the sabbath.
  When the owner forgot to remove the
  plate, the automaton disintegrated.
  Golerotheran
  British
  a giant adversary of Percival on the
  Grail Quest
  Goleuddydd
  Welsh
  [Goleudid]
  daughter of Anlawdd and Gwen
  wife of Cilydd
  sister of Igraine and Rieingulid, 
  some say
  mother of Culhwch
  She went mad and ran into a field full
  of pigs where she gave birth to her son,
  Culhwch. When she died, she made
  her husband promise that he would
  not re-marry until a two-headed briar
  grew on her grave.
  Goleudid
  (see Goleudydd)
  Golgus
  Greek
  in some accounts, one of the mortal
  children of Adonis and Aphrodite
  In this version, the third child of the
  union was Priapus who was immortal.
  Golistant
  British
  in some accounts, son of Morholt
  brother of Amoroldo
  Goll
  Irish
  son of Garbh and Lot
  father of Cichol Gricenchos
  Goll Easa Ruiadh
  Irish
  a wise salmon
  This fish, featured in early stories,
  reappears in the story of Fintan.
  Goll mac Carbada
  Irish
  a huge German warrior
  He was sent to Ireland to exact
  tribute but was met by Cuchulainn
  who killed him.
  In another version, the warrior was
  Scandinavian and his name was Garbh.
  (see Garbh2)
  Goll mac Golb
  Irish
  ruler of Magh Mell
  He carried off the wife and daughter
  of Fiachna and was then killed by
  Laoghaire mac Criommhthann who
  rescued them.
  Goll mac Morna
  Irish
  [Aedh]
  a leader of the Connaught Fianna
  son of Morna
  brother of Garadh, Conan 
  and Maighnis
  husband of Cebha
  father of Fer-tai
  Aedh mac Morna killed Finn’s father,
  Cumaill, to win control of the Fianna,
  either in battle where he lost one eye
  and became known as Goll, or, in
  another version, when he was sent by
  Murna’s father to kill Cumaill who had
  eloped with his daughter. When he
  killed Cumaill, who was leader of all
  the Fianna, he took the Treasure Bag,
  giving him control of the force. This
  bag was later recovered by Finn who
  became leader of all the Fianna and
  Goll swore loyalty as leader of the
  Connaught branch.
  In some accounts, he had been
  driven from Ireland by Cumaill and
  conquered 
  Scandinavia, 
  exacting
  tribute.
  When 
  Irnan 
  and 
  her 
  sisters
  captured some of his warriors by using
  a magic herb, he killed her two sisters.
  Irnan turned herself into a monster
  and challenged the Fianna to single
  combat. Goll accepted the challenge
  and killed her. Finn gave him his
  daughter, Cebha, as a wife in reward
  for his efforts.
  He led the party of nine which
  recovered Finn’s hounds, Bran and
  Sceolan, which had been stolen by
  Arthur.
  At the Quicken Trees Hostel, he
  was one of Finn’s company trapped by
  the magic of the three kings of the
  Islands of Torrent. He killed Borba
  who led one of the waves of attackers
  trying to cross the ford below the
  hostel.
  He later killed Cairell, Finn’s son,
  and was pursued by the Fianna until,
  refusing to surrender when cornered,
  he died of starvation.
  Gollinbursti
  (see Gullinbursti)
  Gollinkambi
  (see Gullingkambi)
  Gollveig1
  Norse
  [Goldbranch.Gollweig.Gullveig.
  Gullweig.Hag of Iarnvid]
  a goddess of evil
  a giantess
  mother of Hati and Skoll by Fenris
  She was sent by the Vanir on an errand
  to the Aesir who treated her very
  badly, spearing her to death three
  times and revivifying her before
  trying, unsuccessfully, to burn her. As a
  result, war between the gods ensued,
  ending in victory for the Vanir.
  An alternative version says that
  Gollweig and Loki abducted Freya and
  war ensued as a result, precipitating
  Ragnarok.
  She was perhaps an aspect of Freya;
  in other stories, she is Angerbode or
  Heid.
  Gollveig2
  (see Volva1)
  Gollweig
  (see Gollveig)
  Goloka
  Hindu
  the heaven of Krishna to which 
  Surabhi was taken or, some 
  say, a heaven created for 
  Surabhi by Brahma
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  Goltrade
  Irish
  a harpist
  son of Uaithne and Boann
  brother of Gentrade and Suantrade
  He and his brothers played music so
  sad that men died weeping as they
  listened.
  Golwg Hafddydd
  Welsh
  a maid to Esylt
  lover of Cae Hir
  She went with her mistress when she
  eloped with Trystan.
  Gomara, Francisco
  Central American
  a 16th C Spanish monk who recorded
  much Aztec lore
  Gombo
  Tibetan
  a leader of the demons
  He is regarded as a manifestation of
  Shiva.
  Gomer
  Welsh
  son of Japhet
  He was said to be an ancestor of the
  Cymry who sailed with Ith when he
  came to Ireland.
  Gomez
  Spanish
  [Don Gomez]
  father of Ximena
  He insulted Diego Laynez and was
  killed by the old man’s son, El Cid.
  ‘gong-po’
  Tibetan
  early ancestors: miracle-workers
  (see also klu-rgyal-po)
  Gommateshvara
  Jain
  [Bahubali.Gommatesvara]
  son of Rishabha
  brother of Bharata
  He fought with Bharata for supremacy
  and, having won, ceded the kingdom
  to his brother and did penance by
  standing for a year in the forest while
  plants of all descriptions grew over
  him and snakes kept him company.
  Gommatesvara (see Gommateshvara)
  Gomory
  (see Gemori)
  gompa
  Buddhist
  a Buddhist monastery in Tibet
  gon-negi
  Japanese
  a Shinto senior assistant priest
  Gon-Po Nag-Po
  (see Mgon-po)
  Gonamati
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Chu-ti Ho-shang.Te-Hui]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  A very wise disciple of the Buddha, he
  is depicted seated under a tree.
  Gonaqade’t
  North American
  a sea-god of the Chilkat Indians
  He may appear as a canoe, a fish or
  house rising from the waters.
  He is depicted as having both arms
  and fins.
  Gondefer
  (see Goon Desert)
  Gondemar
  (see Andvari)
  Gondowah
  East Indian
  a Sumatran maiden
  She loved the hero Anggun Nan
  Tungga but disappeared when she
  became upset on hearing the tales told
  by a parrot of her beloved’s many
  mistresses. Her jacket is said to have
  become a white monkey.
  Gondul
  Norse
  an aspect of Freya as a Valkyrie
  Gonemans
  Welsh
  a warrior
  He trained Peredur in the use of arms
  and the arts of war.
  Goneril
  British
  daughter of King Lear
  sister of Cordelia and Regan
  She and Regan, each given half of their
  father’s kingdom, drove him mad and
  only Cordelia helped him, raising an
  army to depose her sisters but dying in
  the attempt.
  Gonge
  (see Gongen)
  Gongen
  Japanese
  [Gonge]
  a name given to Shinto versions of the
  Buddha and to some deified heroes
  an avatar, incarnation 
  or manifestation
  Gongen Sama
  (see Ieyasu)
  Gongola
  African
  a king in Nigeria
  The girl Jaliya had been seized by a
  river-serpent 
  who 
  lived 
  in 
  an
  underwater palace. When Gongola
  heard her singing, he had the river
  drained. The serpent flew off and
  Gongola married Jaliya.
  Gonosor
  British
  a king of Ireland
  On one occasion, he went to the aid
  of Canor, king of Cornwall, and
  Cornwall thereafter paid a tribute to
  Ireland. This stopped only when
  Tristram defeated Morholt.
  Gonzalez
  Spanish
  [Martin Gonzalez]
  a knight of Aragon
  Ramiro, king of Aragon, was in dispute
  with 
  Ferdinand 
  and 
  appointed
  Gonzalez as his champion to settle the
  matter, with El Cid fighting for
  Ferdinand. He was defeated when they
  met in single combat.
  Gonzuole
  African
  in the lore of Liberia, the first woman
  Although she lived alone on earth she
  bore many girls. In some accounts,
  she was captured by a chieftain,
  Utompe.
  Gooberen
  Persian
  a demon, one of the 
  Aristatikco-Pauligaur
  Good Archer, The 
  (see I4)
  Good Creator
  (see Apap)
  Good Folk, The
  [Good Neighbours.Good People.
  Little People]
  the fairies
  (see also Faylinn)
  Good Goddess
  (see Bona Dea.Demeter.Fauna)
  Good Neighbours
  (see Good Folk)
  Good People
  (see Good Folk)
  Good Running
  North American
  a Blackfoot chief who adopted Long
  Arrow when he was abandoned by
  his tribe
  Good Striker, The
  (see Sucellus)
  goofang
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  goofus bird
  North American
  a fabulous bird
  Goomblegubbon
  Australian
  the bustard personified
  It is said that he played a trick on
  Dinewan the emu, as a result of which
  the bird lost its wings.
  Goon Desert
  British
  [Gondefer]
  brother of the Fisher King
  He had killed Espinogee and was
  himself killed by Espinogee’s son,
  Partinal.
  The sword with which Partinal
  killed Goon Desert shattered and its
  repair could be accomplished only by
  the knight who finally found the Holy
  Grail.
  Goonnear
  Australian
  a snake, the evil counterpart 
  of Biggarroo
  It is said that the dead pass through his
  body to the world of unhappy spirits.
  goose1
  Egyptian
  the bird of Horus, Isis, Osiris and Seb
  goose2
  Celtic
  the bird of the goddess Epona
  Goose-god
  Siberian
  an Ostyak deity of fate
  This bird lives in a nest made of furs
  and skins built in the mountains.
  Gopa
  (see Yashodhara)
  Gopaka
  (see Gobaka)
  Gopal
  (see Gopala)
  Gopala
  Hindu
  [Gopal]
  a name for Krishna as a 
  cowherd
  gopi1
  Hindu
  a shepherdess
  Krishna is said to have lured gopis
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  from their homes and loved ones by
  playing his magic flute. His favourite
  gopi was Radha.
  Gopi2
  Hindu
  one of the 9 nathas
  gopina
  Indian
  the intricately carved tower over the
  gateway to a temple
  Gopinath
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna as lord of cowherds
  Gora-Daileng
  Pacific Islands
  god of the underworld of the 
  Caroline Islanders
  Goraknath
  Hindu
  a protective god
  an avatar of Shiva
  Gorboduc
  British
  a king of Britain
  husband of Judon
  father of Ferrex and Porrex
  Gorddu
  (see Black Witch)
  Gordian knot
  Greek
  the knot with which Gordius tied his
  oxen to the cart
  This strange knot of cornel bark defied
  all attempts to undo it until the
  problem was dramatically solved,
  centuries later, by Alexander who
  sliced through it with his sword.
  Gordius
  Greek
  king of Phrygia
  husband of Cybele
  father of Adrastus and Midas
  In some accounts, the mother of
  Midas was Cybele and his father was
  Gorgias.
  He started life as a peasant but was
  elected king when he unwittingly
  fulfilled the prophecy of an oracle by
  entering Temissus driving his ox-cart.
  The oxen were tied to his cart with
  what became known as the Gordian
  knot.
  Gore1
  British
  a kingdom adjoining Scotland
  This realm was ruled by Bagdemagus
  or Urien and Morgan le Fay and was
  reached by an underwater route or by
  crossing a bridge as narrow as a sword
  blade. Only Lancelot could rescue any
  knight who entered the kingdom.
  Gore2
  Slav
  misfortune personified
  Gore3
  (see Gwyar)
  Goreu
  Welsh
  a page at King Arthur’s court
  son of Custennin
  He was the only survivor of Custennin’s
  twenty-four sons; the others had all
  been killed by Custennin’s brother, the
  giant Ysbaddaden.
  He accompanied Culhwch on his
  quest for the hand of Olwen. When all
  the conditions had been fulfilled, he
  killed Ysbaddaden and cut off his head,
  whereupon all his dead brothers were
  restored to life.
  He is said to have rescued King
  Arthur from three prisons – the Castle
  of Oeth and Anoeth, the Castle of
  Pendragon and the Dark Prison under
  the Stone.
  Gorgasus
  Greek
  a physician
  son of Machaon and Anticleia
  brother of Alexanor and Nicomachus
  Gorge
  Greek
  daughter of Oeneus and Althaea
  wife of Andraemon
  mother of Thoas
  Gorgo
  (see Medusa)
  Gorgias
  Greek
  father of Midas, in some accounts
  Gorgon1
  African
  a monster in Libya
  This beast, which lived on poisonous
  plants, had a scaly body and long hair
  covering its face. If it raised its
  drooping head, its breath caused con-
  vulsions in anybody standing near.
  Gorgon2
  (see Gorgons)
  gorgoneion
  Greek
  [chimaera.gorgoneum.grylli]
  a mask of the hideous face of 
  a gorgon
  gorgoneum
  (see gorgoneion)
  Gorgons
  Greek
  3 snake-haired, winged female
  monsters
  daughters of Phorcos and Ceto
  sisters of the Graiae
  A glance from these monsters, or at
  least from Medusa, could turn a man
  to stone. Their names were Euryale,
  Medusa and Stheno and only Medusa
  was mortal.
  They lived in Cisthene and were
  depicted as having snakes for hair,
  tusks like a boar, beards, hands of brass
  and the hindquarters of a mare.
  Gorgopa
  Greek
  [Gorgopis]
  a name of Athena as ‘she of the
  fearful face’ or ‘Gorgon-faced’
  Gorgophone
  Greek
  daughter of Perseus and 
  Andromeda
  wife of Perieres
  mother of Aphareus and Leucippus
  She later married Oebalus and bore
  Tyndareus and Icarius.
  Gorgopis
  (see Gorgopa)
  Gorgyra
  Greek
  a nymph of the underworld
  mother of Ascalaphus by Acheron,
  some say
  Gorias
  Irish
  one of the 4 cities said to be the
  original home of the Danaans
  This was the city, ruled by Esras, from
  which Lugh got his magic sword or, in
  some versions, his lance.
  Gorius
  British
  a lord of Gallias
  father of Loosepayne
  He entertained Grahame when he was
  on his way to fight Grey-steel. Having
  suffered at the hands of this tyrant,
  Gorius was delighted when Grahame
  returned with news that Grey-steel
  was dead and gave him the hand of his
  daughter, Loosepayne.
  Gorlagon
  British
  King Arthur’s pet wolf
  He was originally a magician who had
  been turned into a wolf by his wife.
  When Arthur obtained the magic
  wand she had used, he was able to
  restore him to his human form.
  Gorlois
  British
  [Duke of Cornwall.Duke of Tintagel.
  Gerlois:=Welsh Rica]
  husband of Igraine
  father of Dioneta, Elaine, Morgan le
  Fay and Morgause
  On a visit to Uther’s court he realised
  that Uther had designs on his wife,
  Igraine, so he locked her up in a tower.
  It was no use – Merlin changed Uther
  into the form of Gorlois and he was
  able to seduce her, fathering the boy
  Arthur. Gorlois had the baby thrown
  into the sea but it was rescued by
  Manannan the sea-god. Gorlois was
  killed in the fighting when Uther’s
  army invaded Cornwall.
  Gorm Glas
  Irish
  the sword of Conor mac Nessa
  Gormac
  Irish
  a name of Bres as ‘dutiful son’
  Gormant
  British
  son of Rica
  brother of King Arthur, in 
  some accounts
  Gormlaith
  Irish
  wife of Brian Boru
  sister of Maolmhordha
  Gormund
  Irish
  an African king
  father of Gurmun, some say
  In some accounts, he conquered
  Ireland and became king.
  (see also Gurmun)
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  Gornemant
  British
  [Gurnemans]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a prince of Graherz
  father of Gurzgi, Lascoyt, Liaze 
  and Schenteflurs
  He trained Percival in knightly
  pursuits and wanted him to marry his
  daughter Liaze but his hopes were
  never realised.
  Goronwy
  (see Gronw Pebyr)
  gorramooloch
  Irish
  a sea-monster
  Gorsedd Arberth
  Welsh
  an enchanted mound near 
  Pwyll’s court
  Anyone who sat on this mound would
  either suffer wounds or witness
  marvels. Pwyll was sitting there when
  Rhiannon arrived and it was here that
  Manawydan tried to hang the mouse
  that turned out to be Llywd’s wife.
  gorska makva
  Bulgarian
  [=Russian nocnitsa]
  a hideous hag of the woods
  Gortigern
  Irish
  a language said to have been spoken
  by all races before the episode of the
  Tower of Babel
  Gortys
  Greek
  son of Rhadamanthus
  Goru
  African
  a dragon attendant on Hara Ke
  Gorvenal
  (see Gourvernail)
  gosain
  (see guru)
  goset
  Japanese
  a dance of the cherry-blossom fairies
  Gosh
  (see Dervaspa)
  Goshurun
  (see Geush Urvan)
  Goshurvan
  (see Geush Urvan)
  Goshye-e
  South American
  the king of the giants
  In the lore of the Patagonian
  Indians, he was the giant killed by
  the culture-hero, El-lal, who turned
  himself into a gadfly and poisoned
  Goshye-e with his sting.
  Gosirsa
  Chinese
  the Buddhist version of Niu-t’ou
  Gospel of the Witches
  [Aradia.Book of Shadows]
  a book of demonology and witchcraft
  written by C G Leland and published
  in 1899
  Gosurvan
  Persian
  an angel
  In some accounts, Gosurvan is one of the
  Amesha Spentas. (see also Geush Urvan)
  Goswhit
  British
  [‘goose-white’]
  King Arthur’s helmet
  Gotama1
  Hindu
  the Pali version of the Sanskrit Gautama
  Gotama2
  Hindu
  [Gautama]
  one of The Seven Rishis
  husband of Ahalya
  When his wife was seduced by Indra
  he caused a thousand impressions of
  the female genitalia to appear on
  Indra’s body or, in some accounts,
  caused the god to lose his testes. He
  punished his wife by making her lie in
  ashes, living only on air, until she was
  rescued by Rama, many years later.
  He was the author of a code of laws.
  Gotegrim
  British
  son of Garlin
  brother of Guinevere, in 
  some accounts
  He carried off his sister and proposed
  to kill her when she rejected the claim
  of Gasozein that she was his wife.
  Gasozein rescued her from her
  brother’s hands and Gawain fought
  with the impostor, defeated him and
  returned the queen to King Arthur.
  Gotelinde
  German
  wife of Rudiger
  mother of Dietelinde
  Gothi
  (see godi2)
  Götterdämmerung1
  German
  [Twilight of the Gods]
  the German name for Ragnarok
  Götterdämmerung2
  (see Twilight of the Gods)
  Gottfried
  German
  [Godfrey]
  son of the Duke of Brabant
  brother of Elsa
  He and Elsa were the foster-children
  of Frederick and Ortrud who coveted
  the dukedom to which Gottfried was
  heir. Ortrud turned Gottfried into a
  swan and Frederick then accused Elsa
  of having murdered her own brother.
  Lohengrin arrived on a swan, saved
  her from this danger and married her
  but left when she demanded to know
  his name.
  The swan that drew
  Lohengrin’s boat was restored by the
  hero’s prayers to the form of Gottfried
  who became the next duke of Brabant.
  Gou
  (see Gu)
  Goub
  (see Ga-gorib)
  gouger
  (see guyascutus)
  Gourd Boy
  (see Fu-hsi)
  Gourd Girl
  (see Nü Kua)
  Gourgoune
  (see Ogoun)
  Gourgourgahgah
  Australian
  in Aboriginal lore, a bird which
  laughs to herald in the dawn
  Gourgune
  (see Ogoun)
  Gourles
  British
  a Cornishman, possibly the prototype
  of Gorlois
  Gourmaillon
  (see Cormoran.Gogmagog)
  Gouvernail
  European
  [Gorvenal.Go(u)vernal.Kurneval]
  a servant of Tristram
  husband of Branwen
  He took Tristram to Brittany to save
  him from his step-mother and later
  took him to the court of King Mark in
  Cornwall.
  When Tristram went to Ireland to
  escort Isolde to King Mark’s court,
  Gouvernail went with him and later
  killed Melot who betrayed to Mark the
  affair between Tristram and Isolde.
  He married Branwen and became
  the king of Lyonesse.
  (see also Kurneval)
  Gouvernal
  (see Gouvernail)
  Govannon
  Welsh
  [Gofannon:=Irish Goibhniu]
  a smith-god
  son of Beli and Don
  brother of Amaethon and 
  Aranrhod
  He was the owner of the ploughshare
  that Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  get as part of his quest for the hand of
  Olwen.
  He accidentally killed his nephew,
  Dylan.
  Govardhana (see Mount Govardhana)
  Governal
  (see Gourvernail)
  Govetter
  Norse
  [Godvetter:=Lapp Guffitar]
  a benevolent spirit of the forest or
  living underground
  (see also Huldafolk)
  Govinda1
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna as ‘cow-finder’
  Govinda2
  (see Vahguru)
  Gower
  Welsh
  part of the underworld
  Gowra
  (see Battle of Gabhra)
  Gowther
  British
  a hero of Arthurian romances whose
  wicked nature was cured by penance
  Gozanze-myoo
  Japanese
  a terrible deity of the east
  He is depicted with four faces and
  eight arms, standing with his right foot
  on Jizaiten and his left on Umahi’s
  hand, against a background of flames.
  (see also Acala2.Fudo-myoo)
  Gozu Tenno
  Japanese
  [Gozo Tenwo]
  a name for Susanowa or Buto as 
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  an ox-headed god of love 
  and marriage
  In this form, he was regarded as a
  manifestation of Bhaishajya.
  Gozu Tenwo
  (see Gozu Tenno)
  graal
  (see Holy Grail)
  Grabbersnitch
  the English version of Grafficane
  Grace O’Malley
  (see Granuaile)
  Graces
  Greek
  [Charit(i)es.Khariteis:=Roman Gratiae]
  dawn goddesses
  daughters of Zeus or Dionysus by
  Aphrodite or Euronyme
  These three, attendants on Aphrodite
  and Eros, are Aglaia (Splendour),
  Euphrosyne (Mirth) and Thalia (Good
  Cheer).
  Originally there were two, Auxe and
  Hegemone, worshipped in Athens and
  two, Cleta and Phaenna, worshipped
  in Sparta. Other parts of Greece
  worshipped three – Aglaia, Pasithea and
  Peitho. Another, Cale, is sometimes
  referred to as one of this trio.
  Gracia
  British
  a niece of King Arthur (see also Graeria)
  Gradasso
  European
  a king of Sericune
  He was one of the many knights
  enchanted by the fairy guarding the
  armour of Hector, the hero of Troy,
  and was required to fight all who
  might try to claim it. He was defeated
  by Mandricardo who took the armour.
  Gradasso accompanied him when he
  went to France as part of Agramant’s
  army of invasion and disputed the
  right to bear the Trojan arms with
  Mandricardo and Rogero. The dispute
  was settled by Florismart who offered
  to lead them to Roland who had the
  sword 
  Durindana, 
  sought 
  by
  Mandricardo. When Mandricardo got
  hold of the sword, which had been
  abandoned by Rogero during his
  period of madness, both Gradasso and
  Rogero 
  disputed 
  his 
  right 
  of
  possession. Agramant ordered a
  contest to settle the issue. Rogero,
  representing himself and Gradasso,
  fought and killed Mandricardo but the
  sword was awarded to Gradasso.
  He later fought Rinaldo for the
  possession of Bayard but the fight was
  interrupted by a huge bird, conjured up
  by Malagigi, which attacked Bayard
  causing the horse to bolt. Gradasso
  followed and recovered the horse and,
  having achieved his objectives, returned
  to his own country. He met Agramant
  when the emperor withdrew from
  France and offered to help him in the
  relief of his capital, Biserta, which was
  besieged by Abyssinians led by Astolpho.
  He, Agramant and Sobrino challenged
  Roland, Oliver and Florismart to
  combat. The only survivors were
  Sobrino, Roland and Oliver.
  (see also
  Galafre)
  Gradivus
  Roman
  [=Greek Ares]
  a name for Mars as leader of the
  Roman forces in battle
  Gradlon
  European
  [Gralon]
  father of Ahes
  Graeae
  (see Graiae)
  Graeria
  British
  a niece of King Arthur (see also Gracia)
  Grafenberg, Wirnt von
  German
  a 13th C writer, author of Wigalois
  Grafficane
  European
  [Grabbersnitch]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Grafvitnir
  Norse
  a dwarf
  father of Goin and Moin
  Graha
  Hindu
  [‘seizure’]
  an evil spirit
  These beings are said to live in lakes
  and are responsible for eclipses of the
  moon. Some say that they can cause
  children to suffer from fits.
  Grahamatrika
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a form of the god Vairocana
  Grahame
  British
  a knight
  husband of Loosepayne
  His great friend Edgar tried to win the
  hand of Winlayne by fighting the
  fearsome knight, Grey-steel, but was
  defeated and returned wounded and in
  dishonour. Grahame managed not
  only to kill Grey-steel but so arranged
  things that Edgar was given the credit
  and was able to marry Winlayne.
  En route to his encounter with
  Grey-steel in the Forbidden Island,
  Grahame had been entertained by
  Gorius, a lord who had suffered
  greatly at the hands of Grey-steel, and
  he fell in love with the lord’s daughter,
  Loosepayne, whom he married when
  Edgar and Winlayne were wed. He
  was later killed in battle.
  Grahapati
  Hindu
  [Grhapati.Vispati]
  a name of Surya as ‘ruler of planets’
  an aspect of Agni as ‘lord of settlers’
  Graiae
  Greek
  [Graeae.Graii.Grey Women.Phorcides]
  daughters of Phorcos and Ceto
  sisters of the Gorgons
  These sisters, named Deino, Enyo and
  Pemphredo, lived on the far side of
  Ocean and shared one eye and one
  tooth between them. Perseus seized
  this eye and returned it only when they
  gave him the directions, or the magic
  cap, shoes and bag, which he needed to
  locate the Gorgons. In some accounts,
  he was said to have thrown the eye
  away, leaving them blind.
  grail 
  (see Holy Grail)
  Grail Castle
  (see Castle Carbonek)
  Grail Keeper
  (see Grail King)
  Grail King
  British
  [Grail Keeper]
  a succession of kings charged with
  keeping the Holy Grail
  The list of these kings includes such
  names as Amfortas, the Fisher King,
  Frimutel, Helaius, and Pelles.
  (see also Perlesvaus)
  Grail Lance
  (see Holy Lance)
  Grail Procession
  British
  the procession seen by Percival 
  at Carbonek
  The make-up of the procession is
  variously described but generally
  includes a maiden bearing the Holy
  Grail with attendant squires.
  Grail Quest
  British
  the search for the Holy Grail by the
  Knights of the Round Table
  The quest ended only when Galahad
  and 
  his 
  companions, 
  Bors 
  and
  Percival, returned the grail and the
  Holy Lance to their rightful home in
  the Holy Land.
  Grail Question
  British
  a question to be asked by the true
  knight of the Grail
  When asked, this question, which took
  the form ‘What is the Grail and whom
  does it serve?’, healed the wounds of
  the Fisher King.
  Grail Spear
  (see Holy Lance)
  Grail Sword
  British
  the sword of Partinal
  This sword was made by Trebuchet.
  When Partinal used it to kill Goon
  Desert, it shattered. One of the objects
  of the Grail Quest involved its repair.
  When Bors, Galahad and Percival
  arrived at Castle Carbonek, Eliazar,
  son of Pelles, brought in the broken
  sword which was repaired by Galahad
  after the other two had tried to mend
  it and failed.
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  Others say, it was the sword of David.
  Grain Mother
  (see Demeter)
  Grainne
  (see Grania)
  Grallo
  British
  a king of Ys
  husband of Tigridia
  In some accounts, he was an ancestor
  of King Arthur.
  Gralon
  (see Gradlon)
  Gram
  Norse
  [Balmung.Gran.Sword of Need.Wrath]
  the sword of Sigmund
  This magic sword was made by Volund
  and was thrust into the oak, Branstock,
  in Volsung’s hall, by Odin at the
  wedding of Siggeir and Signy. It could
  be withdrawn only by Sigmund. It was
  shattered by Odin and the pieces were
  collected by Sigmund’s wife, Hiordis.
  They were later forged into a new
  blade by Regin at the behest of
  Sigmund’s son, Sigurd.
  In the Nibelungenleid, this weapon
  was given to Sigmund by Alberich.
  (see also Balmung)
  Gramadevata
  Hindu
  [Matris.Thakurani]
  local gods and goddesses responsible for
  boundaries, etc.
  (see also Amma.Dih)
  gramary
  [gramarye]
  enchantment or magic
  gramarye
  (see gramary)
  grammadion
  (see swastika)
  Gramoflanz
  British
  [Gramoflaus]
  husband of Itonje
  He was the enemy of Orgelleuse, and
  when Gawain, at her behest, took a
  twig from a tree near his castle, he
  challenged Gawain to combat. Eight
  days later, his champion met Gawain
  by the palace of Klingsor and they
  fought. Gawain was saved by the pleas
  of his sister, Itonje, and the champion,
  who turned out to be Percival, spared
  him. Gramoflanz later married Itonje
  and Gawain married Orgelleuse.
  Gramoflaus
  (see Gramoflanz)
  Gran
  (see Gram)
  Grand Batala
  (see Obtala)
  Grand Bois
  West Indian
  [Tree of Life]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Grand Lama
  (see Dalai Lama)
  Grandfather1
  Hindu
  a name for Bhrama as the source of all
  living things
  Grandfather2
  South American
  a culture hero in Brazil
  He was left in charge of some children
  while their parents were away hunting
  and took them up to heaven by
  climbing a tall tree which he then
  ordered the ants to fell. When the
  children tried to escape, the ropes they
  used were too short and they fell to the
  ground, leaving Grand-father in the
  sky.
  He gave the tribe tobacco and extra
  women. Originally there was only one
  woman but Grandfather cut her into
  pieces and when the men returned
  from hunting, each found a woman in
  his hut.
  Grandfather3 (see Izoi-tamoi.Queevet)
  Grandfather Mystery North American
  [Grandfather Spirit.Tunkashila]
  a creator-spirit of the Sioux
  Grandfather of Worms
  (see Izoi-tamoi)
  Grandfather Power
  (see Unknowingly)
  Grandfather Spirit
  (see Grandfather Mystery)
  Grandgousier
  British
  [Grangousier]
  a giant
  husband of Gargamelle
  father of Gargantua
  It was said that Merlin created this
  being from whales’ bones and the
  blood of Lancelot.
  Grandmother1
  North American
  a supernatural being
  She found a clot of blood lying on a
  path and covered it with a jar. It
  developed into a baby which she raised
  as Orphan Boy.
  Grandmother2
  (see Ma-tsu-p’o.Mbuya.Toci)
  Grandmother Earth
  North American
  [Unci]
  a creator-spirit of the Sioux
  Grandmother, The
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Grandmother Turtle
  North American
  in the lore of the Cheyenne, the turtle
  on whose back the creator built the
  world from mud
  Grandoigne
  (see Grandonio)
  Grandonio
  European
  [Grandoigne]
  a king of Spain
  He was in the battle at Roncesvalles
  where he killed Sansonet but was
  himself killed by Roland.
  Grane
  Norse
  [Grani.Greyfell]
  the horse of Sigurd or Siegfried 
  which was descended 
  from Sleipnir
  Grangousier
  (see Grandgousier)
  Grani1
  Norse
  one of the men with Flosi when 
  they killed the Njalssons and 
  burnt their house
  Grani2
  (see Grane)
  Grania
  Irish
  [Grainne.Greine.Grianna]
  the beloved of Finn mac Cool
  daughter of Cormac mac Airt
  sister of Cairbre
  mother of Eachtach, some say
  At the wedding feast when she was to
  be married to Finn mac Cool, she
  drugged the guests and eloped with
  Dermot rather than marry the aging
  Finn. Finn and his Fianna pursued
  them for sixteen years and then Angus
  Og persuaded Finn to forgive the
  young couple. She bore four sons and
  a daughter to Dermot.
  After the death of Dermot, which
  Finn could have averted but refused,
  she trained her sons to kill Finn but in
  the end she married him.
  Granicus
  Greek
  a river-god
  Grannos
  (see Grannus)
  Grannus
  Celtic
  [Grannos]
  a sun-god and god of healing and
  mineral springs in Gaul 
  husband of Sirona
  Granny
  Irish
  a name for the Cailleach in parts of
  Northern Ireland
  Granta
  British
  a nymph
  The giant Gogmagog fell in love with
  Granta and, when she rejected him,
  changed into a large hill.
  Grantorto
  British
  a giant in The Faerie Queene
  He captured Irena who was then rescued
  by Arthgallo who killed her captor.
  Granuaile
  Irish
  [Grace O’Malley]
  (1530-1603)
  a sea-faring heroine
  She led a fleet against the British and
  was said to keep her own ship tied to
  her big toe when it was in port.
  Granwen
  Welsh
  son of Llyr
  Graphael
  (see Graphiel)
  Graphiel
  Hebrew
  [Graphael]
  one of the 7 Intelligences, ruler of the
  planet Mars
  Grass-cleaving Sword (see Kusanagi)
  Grass-mower
  (see Kusanagi)
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  Grasshopper
  North American
  a Choctaw spirit
  daughter of Grasshopper Mother
  Grasshopper Girl
  North American
  a Navaho spirit
  At creation, she and Pollen Boy were
  placed on Mount San Juan.
  Grasshopper Mother North American
  a Choctaw spirit
  mother of Grasshopper
  When the Choctaws emerged from
  underground at Nanih Waya, she was
  killed by some of the tribe who failed
  to reach the upper world.
  Grasshopper People
  North American
  the people of the Yellow World
  During their ascent from the nether
  world, the Navaho passed through
  several worlds, including the Yellow
  World. They offended the Grasshopper
  People by seducing their wives and
  were forced to move up to the next
  world.
  Grastian
  British
  a French knight
  He was left in charge when Bors and
  Ban brought their armies to Britain to
  help King Arthur in his battles with
  the rebellious barons.
  Gratiae
  Roman
  the Roman version of the Graces
  Gratille
  British
  in some accounts, mother of Grimal 
  by Evelake
  Gration
  Greek
  [Gratium]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed by Artemis during the
  battle between the Giants and the
  gods.
  Gratium
  (see Gration)
  Gravain
  British
  son of Gorlois and Igraine and 
  brother of Gawain and Owain, 
  in some accounts
  Gravidus
  Roman
  [=Greek Ares]
  a name of Mars as leader of the
  Roman legions in battle
  grayle
  (see Holy Grail)
  Graymalkin
  (see Grimalkin)
  Grdhrasya
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Grdhrakrita
  Buddhist
  [=Japanese Ryojusen]
  a future heaven
  greal
  Welsh
  the magic brew that Ceridwen 
  made in her cauldron, Amen, 
  for her son, Avagddu
  Great Ancestor
  South American
  a vaguely defined supreme spirit of
  some tribes (see also Powerful One2)
  Great Ascetic
  (see Mahayogi)
  Great Awabi
  Japanese
  [Awabi]
  a sea-god in the form of a 
  huge earshell
  When the fisherman, Kansuke, came
  to investigate a bright light rising from
  the sea, he fell into the water and sank.
  His son, Matakichi, failed to find him;
  he had been eaten by the Great Awabi.
  Matakichi became a disciple of a priest
  and together they prayed for the soul
  of Kansuke, whereupon the spirit of
  the Great Awabi appeared to the priest
  and confessed what had happened and
  then killed himself, giving instructions
  that the huge pearl inside him should
  be given to Matakichi.
  Great Bear
  [Arthur’s Wain.Charles’ Wain.
  Harrow.Himmel Wagon.Karl’s
  Wagon.Ploughing Oxen.The (Big)
  Dipper. The Plough.The Wagoner.Ursa
  Major. Wain Harrow]
  a constellation in the northern sky
  (1) The Arabs call the constellation
  Al Akbar or Al ubh.
  (2) In Central America, Nahua
  myths regard the constellation as
  Tezcatlipoca, as Ocelotl, falling out
  of the sky into the sea.
  (3) The Chinese call it the Bushel
  (= measure of grain), regarded as
  the throne of Shang-ti and a
  symbol of longevity, or Pei-tou or
  Ch’i-chiang 
  regarded 
  as 
  the
  emperor’s chariot.
  (4) In Greek myths it was the
  never-sleeping guardian of the
  universe or a form of Callisto.
  (5) Hebrews, in ancient times,
  called the constell-ation Dobh
  (bear).
  (6) In Hindu lore the seven stars of
  the Plough are the Seven Rishis.
  (7) The Inuit say that this was a real
  bear which took to the skies to
  escape hunters who, in following it,
  were turned into the Pleiades.
  (8) The Mongols refer to the Great
  Bear as the god of thieves since the
  original six stars stole one of the
  Pleaiades to make the seven.
  (9) In North America, the Plains
  Indians refer to the Great Bear as
  Mishe-Mokwa and say that it was
  killed by Mudjekeewis.
  Other tribes say that three
  hunters follow the bear and, when
  they kill it, the world will come to
  an end.
  (10) 
  The 
  Persians 
  call 
  this
  constellation Hapto-iringa and
  regard it as the leader of the
  northern quarter.
  (11) In Siberia, the seven stars are
  wolves pursuing the seven horses of
  the Little Bear. If they catch the
  horses, the world will come to an
  end. In some versions, the wolves
  are reindeer.
  (12) Other stories have the Pole
  Star as the hunter and the Great
  Bear as a stag and, once again, the
  death of the hunted signals the end
  of the world. Yet another story says
  that the seven stars are seven skulls
  thrown into the sky after they had
  been used as cups.
  Great Beast, The1
  book of magic by Aleister Crowley,
  published in 1915
  Great Beast, The2
  (see Crowley)
  Great Beginning, The
  (see T’ai Shih)
  Great Black Gahe
  (see Gahe)
  Great Black Lord (see Kalamahakala)
  Great Blue Gahe
  (see Gahe)
  Great Boar
  (see Kamapua’a)
  Great Book, The
  British
  a book of magic in the Channel Islands
  Great Bull
  (see Dama Ngile)
  Great Bull of Heaven
  (see Bull of Heaven)
  Great Cackler
  Egyptian
  [Great Chatterer.Nile Goose]
  a name of Geb in the form of a goose
  Great Canoe
  South American
  a stockade
  The Mandan hero, Lone Man, built
  this stockade to save his people from
  the flood.
  (see also Maninga)
  Great Cat
  (see Sakhmet)
  Great Cataclysm
  (see Mahapralaya)
  Great Change, The
  (see T’ai I)
  Great Chatterer (see Great Cackler)
  Great Chief Above
  (see Whee-me-me-ow-ah)
  Great Company of Gods
  (see Ennead)
  Great Daedala
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Zeus and Hera
  Great Dionysia
  (see City Dionysia)
  Great Eagle
  North American
  a water-spirit of the Pima tribe
  He was an enemy of Earthmaker and
  preyed on the humans created by him.
  When he sent the flood to destroy the
  world, only Szeuka survived. This son
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  of Earthmaker fought and killed Great
  Eagle and restored human life.
  Great Father1
  Australian
  a name for the rainbow serpent as a
  creator and fertility god
  Great Father2
  (see Bhraspati.Dagda)
  Great First One
  (see Mkulumncande)
  Great First, The
  (see T’ai Ch’u)
  Great Fool, The
  British
  son of the Knight of the Fair Country,
  a nephew of King Arthur
  He became a great warrior, defeating
  many 
  famous 
  knights 
  including
  Gawain.
  Great Foot Pestle
  (see Oho-usu)
  Great Frog1
  North American
  some tribes regard this animal 
  as a rain-bringer
  Great Frog2
  (see frog1)
  Great Goat
  (see Leonard)
  Great God
  (see Dagda.Mahadeva.Reshpu)
  Great Goddess
  a name given to an important
  (sometimes supreme) goddess in
  many cultures
  This name is used for such deities as
  Dorje, Hera, Juno, Mahadevi, Neith,
  Nerrivik and Sedna.
  In some South American tribes, the
  Great Goddess is said to have mated
  with dogs and produced dog-spirits.
  (see also Palace Goddess)
  Great Goddesses (see Two Goddesses)
  Great Gugulana
  (see Gugulana)
  Great Hand
  (see Hunab)
  Great Hare
  North American
  [Cottontail.Hare.Mahtigwess.Rabbit]
  a trickster-god
  This deity appears in the lore of many
  Algonquian tribes under such names as
  Gluskap, Manabush, Manabozho,
  Messou, Michabo, Nanabozho and
  Wabus. 
  (see also White Hare)
  Great Hawk
  North American
  [Tlanuwa]
  a bird which helped the Navaho to
  reach the upper world
  Great Hawk was said to have clawed a
  small opening in the sky through
  which the Navaho were able to escape
  after it had been enlarged by Locust.
  Great Head
  North American
  a storm-god of the Seneca people
  He was envisaged as a large head
  carried on two legs and was said to live
  on blocks of maple wood.
  He helped a young Seneca to kill
  the witch who had killed the boy’s nine
  brothers and, when he next passed
  over in a storm, he restored the dead
  brothers to life.
  Great Heavenly Princes
  Chinese
  the 7 chief ministers of the 
  celestial Ministry of Exorcism, 
  Ch’u Hsieh Yüan.
  Great-Holy-Fire-Above
  (see Ababinili)
  Great Huntsman, The
  European
  [The Great Huntsman of Fontainebleu]
  the French name for the 
  Wild Huntsman
  Great Immortal (see Huang Ta-hsien)
  Great King 
  (see Pa Ch’a)
  Great Lady of the Night (see Hina1)
  Great Learning
  (see Ta Hsüeh)
  Great Lion
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat
  Great Man
  (see Chareya)
  Great Manito
  (see Great Spirit)
  Great Manitou
  (see Great Spirit)
  Great Mare, The
  (see Epona)
  Great Medicine
  North American
  a name for the creator-spirit 
  of the Cheyenne
  Great Monad
  Chinese
  a primordial being
  This entity split to form Yin and Yang.
  These split further to form four deities
  which gave rise to Pan-ku, the first
  man.
  (see also T’ai I)
  Great Mother1
  Australian
  a primaeval goddess of the Aborigines
  She 
  repeatedly 
  swallowed 
  and
  regurgitated young men.
  Great Mother2
  [Queen Bee]
  a name used in many cultures for a
  (mother-) goddess
  This name is used for such deities as
  Ama-arhus, Cybele, Damkina, Hathor,
  Isis, Magna Mater, Nekhbet, Nina and
  Tiamat.
  The Akkadians knew her as Ishtar,
  the Babylonians as Mylitta, Nina or
  Tasmetu, the Armenians as Anahit, the
  Canaanites as Anaitis; to the Cilicians
  she was Ate or Ateh, to the Greeks,
  Aphrodite or Ma, to the Phoenicians
  she was Astarte or Bau, to the Romans
  she was Venus and to the Sumerians
  she was Baba, Mai or Mamitu.
  In Europe, the Great Mother is
  often in the plural and variously
  known as Dervonae, Mairae, Matrae,
  Matronae, Matres, Niskae, Proximae
  and Quadrivae. The Welsh refer to
  them as Mamau.
  Great Mountain
  (see Enlil)
  Great Mystery1
  North American
  a creator-spirit of the Papago
  Great Mystery2
  (see Wakan Tanka)
  Great Negro
  a black prince
  This being is described as eight feet
  tall, with three horns, and is said to
  appear at sabbat. In some accounts, he
  is the same as the demon, Leonard.
  Great Night of Lord Shiva
  (see Mahashivaratri)
  Great One1
  African
  the name of the creator-god in the
  Zulu story of creation
  He came out of the earth with the sun
  and the moon, which he placed in the
  sky, and then created the tribes.
  Great One2
  (see El Khidi)
  Great Peacock Lady
  (see Mahamayuri)
  Great Plain, The
  (see Land of the Dead1.Mag Mor)
  Great Pole, The
  (see T’ai Chi)
  Great Pool
  (see Dzivaguru2)
  Great Primordial
  (see T’ai Su)
  Great Prince
  (see Orobas)
  Great Protector (see Maruka Akore)
  Great Rainbow Snake
  (see Rainbow Snake)
  Great Roaring Thunder North American
  an assistant of the Cheyenne creator-
  spirit, Maheo
  Great Queen
  (see Rhiannon)
  Great Sabbat
  (see Sabbat)
  Great Seer of the Hammer
  (see God of the Axe)
  Great Serpent
  (see Acan1)
  Great Shark
  (see Tumi-i-te-Are Toka)
  Great Shepherd, The
  (see Yima)
  Great Snake
  (see KleestoMaboya)
  Great Sorcerer
  (see Mut)
  Great Speaker
  (see Apurimac)
  Great Sphinx
  (see Sphinx)
  Great Spider
  Australian
  a sky-deity of the Aborigines
  Great Spirit1
  North American
  [Great Manito(u).Kitanitowit]
  a name used for the supreme 
  deity or creator-god by 
  many tribes
  This name is used for deities such as
  Gitchi
  Manitou,
  Ketchimanetowa,
  Kisha 
  Manido, 
  Kitshi 
  Manitou, 
  Maho Penekheka, Maiyun, Shilup
  Chito Osh, Sibu, Atius-Tirawa and
  Wakonda.
  Great Spirit2
  (see Adonai)
  Great Spirit Springs
  (see Windfall Run)
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  Great Star
  North American
  in the lore of the Pawnee, the
  planet Venus as the morning 
  star personified
  Great Tellings
  (see Ich-kanava)
  Great Tor
  (see Author)
  Great Tornak
  (see Tornasuk)
  Great Thing
  (see Pemba)
  Great Thunderbird
  North American
  chief of the Thunderbirds
  He, together with three other elders,
  was responsible for guarding the nest
  holding the eggs from which all other
  Thunderbirds were hatched. He was
  also the guardian of the west and was
  said to be so large that he could eat
  whales whole.
  Great Triad
  (see tortoise1)
  Great Turtle
  North American
  in the lore of the Iroquois, the turtle
  on which the earth is supported
  A tree dropped from heaven into the
  primordial waters, followed by the
  beautiful Awenhai. The swans saved
  her from drowning and reported to
  Great Turtle who ordered diving
  birds and animals to dive on the spot
  where the tree fell and bring up some
  earth. Several animals died in the
  attempt but the toad finally succeeded.
  This soil, spread on Great Turtle’s
  back, grew to form an island large
  enough to support Awenhai and kept
  growing until it became the present
  earth.
  Great Watch
  (see Hueytozoztli)
  Great White Gahe
  (see Gahe)
  Great White Mountain
  Korean
  the place where Hwanung landed
  when he descended from heaven
  Great Upholder (see Tarenyawagon)
  Great Vehicle 
  (see Amitabha)
  Great White Brotherhood
  Hindu
  the spirits of dead mahatmas who
  supposedly passed messages to
  mediums such as Madame Blavatsky
  Great White God (see Sitamahakala)
  Great Wolf
  (see Amarok)
  Great Xolotl
  (see turkey)
  Great Yellow Gahe
  (see Gahe)
  Great Yü
  (see Yü2)
  Grec
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  He saved the infant Cormac mac Airt
  from a pack of wolves.
  greegree
  (see grisgris)
  Green Carpet
  (see Flying Carpet)
  Green Chapel
  British
  the place where Gawain met the Green
  Knight to offer himself in the
  beheading contest
  Green Children
  British
  a boy and a girl with green skin
  These two children, found wandering
  would eat only green food and spoke
  an unknown language. The boy soon
  died but the girl lived to become a
  normal woman.
  Green Demon
  Malay
  a plague-demon
  This monster, with the head of a snake
  on a body of green vapour, causes
  boils, plagues, sores, and other diseases.
  The Golden Tortoise, however, owns 
  a magic flute which, when blown by
  the king, can cause a gentle breeze
  which blows away the disease.
  Green-feathered Serpent
  (see Quetzalcoatl)
  Green Jade Lake (see Lake of Gems)
  Green Knight, The1
  British
  [Bercelak.Bercilak de Hautdesert.
  Bernlake.Bertilak]
  an unknown knight
  He arrived unheralded at Camelot one
  Christmas, dressed all in green and
  riding a green horse, and challenged
  Arthur’s knights to a beheading
  contest. Gawain accepted the challenge
  and cut off the interloper’s head. The
  Green Knight merely replaced it and
  rode off, renewing the challenge for a
  year later at the Green Chapel. En
  route to that meeting, Gawain was
  entertained by Bercilak whose wife
  twice tried in vain to seduce Gawain.
  He did, however, accept a green sash
  from the lady. At the chapel, the axe was
  swung three times – twice reflecting
  Gawain’s resistance to temptation: it
  stopped short of his neck; the third
  stroke inflicted only a very slight
  wound, reflecting his acceptance of 
  the sash. The man wielding the axe
  turned out to be Bercilak and the whole
  episode was one of the destructive
  ploys of Morgan le Fay.
  Green Knight, The2
  European
  a pagan knight
  uncle of Clermond
  He wanted to marry Fezon but was
  defeated by Orson who claimed her as
  his wife.
  Green Knight, The3
  British
  a 16th C version of the story of
  Gawain’s encounter with the 
  Green Knight
  Green Knight, The4
  (see Pertolepe)
  Green Lord
  (see Ch’ing Ti)
  Green Man1
  European
  an early vegetation god now
  represented by a face with foliage
  emerging from the mouth
  Green Man2
  (see Khadir)
  Green One, The
  (see Khadir)
  Green Parrot Girls
  Australian
  consorts of the Rainbow 
  Snake, Kunmanggur
  Green Serpent
  European
  the magical boat used by Urganda
  Green Tara
  Buddhist
  [Tara Dharani.Tara Utpala:
  =Tibetan sGrol-Ilang]
  a Tibetan queen who was regarded as
  an incarnation of Tara in Nepal
  wife of Song-tsen Gam Po
  She was originally a Nepalese princess,
  Bhrkuti-Tara, who married the Tibetan
  warrior-king and was recognised as 
  an incarnation of Syamatara.
  In this form, Tara acts as guardian
  during the night.
  She is depicted as holding a book
  and a rosary.
  Greenan Castle
  British
  a site in Scotland suggested as the site
  of Camelot
  Gregorius
  European
  [Grigorss]
  a bastard who became a pope
  Born of the incestuous relationship of
  a brother and sister, the baby was set
  adrift in a boat and was found, three
  days later, by a fisherman. The boy
  was named Gregorius, reared by
  monks and, when he learned of his
  origins, set out to become a knight. In
  one 
  adventure, 
  he 
  routed 
  the
  besiegers of a castle and married the
  queen who lived there, only to find
  that he had married his own mother.
  In despair, he had himself chained to
  a rock in the sea and threw the key
  into the water.
  Seventeen years later, on the death
  of the pope, the key was found in the
  throat of a fish, Gregorius was freed
  and became pope to the sound of church
  bells ringing of their own volition.
  Gregory, Isabella Augusta
  Irish
  (1852-1932)
  author of Cuchulain of Muirthemne
  She was born Isabella Augusta Persse
  and became Lady Gregory when she
  married Sir William Gregory. After
  his death, she immersed herself in
  Irish mythology.
  Greid
  Welsh
  son of Eri
  He owned the dog Drudwyn that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  to help in the hunt for the boar Twrch
  Trwyth.
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  Greidal
  (see Greidwl)
  Greidawl
  (see Greidwl)
  Greidwl
  Welsh
  [Greida(w)l.Gwreidawl]
  father of Gwythyr
  Greine
  (see Grania)
  Greip
  Norse
  daughter of Geirrod by Ran, some 
  say
  sister of Gialp
  second wife of Ivald, some say
  When Thor visited her father, she and
  her sister Gialp crawled under Thor’s
  chair and tried to crush him against
  the ceiling. Thor, using the staff given
  to him by Grid, forced the chair down
  against them and crushed them both
  to death.
  She was one of the nine wave-
  maidens said simultaneously to have
  produced Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Others say that she was the mother of
  Fenia and Menia.
  Greissmodel
  an evil demon
  Greit
  Welsh
  a deity or hero held in an 
  underground prison
  Greloguevaus
  British
  the father of Percival in some 
  French stories
  gremlin
  [female=Dingbelle]
  a spirit causing mechanical trouble
  Grendel
  Anglo-Saxon
  a half-human monster
  son of Eager, some say
  This man-eating monster, which, in
  some accounts, was a descendant of
  Cain, lived under a lake and was
  invulnerable to normal weapons. It
  frequently raided the castle of
  Hrodgar, the king of Denmark, who
  called in Beowulf who trapped it and
  fought it. In the struggle, Grendel
  broke free of Beowulf’s grip and 
  tore off its arm, causing a wound 
  from which it later died. When the
  monster’s mother tried to avenge
  Grendel’s death, Beowulf killed herand
  decapitated both with a magic sword.
  Grep
  Norse
  the 3 sons of the giant, Beli
  Grerr
  Norse
  a dwarf
  He was one of the four dwarfs that
  Freya was said to have slept with in
  order to get the magical necklace,
  Brisingamen.
  Gressil
  a demon
  Grettir
  Norse
  a warrior
  A giant troll-woman seized Grettir
  and, after a long fight, dragged him
  into the river. He cut off her arm and
  she fell backwards into the water and
  drowned. In another adventure, he
  opened the barrow of the dead 
  Karr who was haunting the locality,
  removed much treasure and cut off
  Karr’s head. He also fought the dead
  Glam who was causing havoc in the
  area, cut off his head and buried the
  body.
  Grey Cow
  (see Glas Gabnach)
  Grey Dog
  (see Sceolan)
  Grey God
  (see Tonenili)
  Grey Horse
  Welsh
  a devil
  Grey Lady, The
  British
  a ghost
  She is said to haunt the site in Wales
  known as Moel Arthur to protect the
  king’s treasure.
  Grey of Macha
  Irish
  [Liat Macca.Liath Macha]
  a horse of Cuchulainn
  This was one of the two horses born at
  the same time as Cuchulainn. It is said
  to have shed tears of blood when being
  prepared for Cuchulainn’s final battle
  and, in that fight, although wounded
  by a spear thrown by Erc, killed 
  eighty warriors before it was finally
  overcome. The other horse was Black
  of Sainglenn.
  Grey One
  North American
  the most powerful of the Gahe
  Grey-steel1
  British
  a fearsome knight
  He lived on Forbidden Island and
  defended it against all comers, either
  killing them or sending them away
  humiliated by the loss of one little
  finger. He treated Edgar in this way
  when the young knight tried to win
  the hand of Winlayne by killing the
  tyrant. Edgar’s great friend, Grahame,
  avenged the defeat of his comrade by
  killing Grey-steel in single combat and
  he so arranged matters that the credit
  for this success was given to Edgar.
  Grey-steel2
  Norse
  a sword owned by Koll
  Grey Washer by the Ford
  (see Washer by the Ford)
  Grey Wolf
  North American
  a god of the tribes of the north-west
  He appeared at creation and was
  placed on Mount Shasta as a guardian
  god.
  Grey Women
  (see Graiae)
  Greyfell
  (see Grane)
  Grhapati 
  (see Grahapata)
  Gri-bdog
  Tibetan
  [Di-do]
  10 demons armed with knives
  Gri-gum
  Tibetan
  a divine king
  It was foretold that he would die in
  combat despite being linked by a cord
  to heaven. He fought a palace groom,
  Lo-nGam, and, having inadvertently
  cut the divine cord, was killed.
  Grian1
  Irish
  daughter of Finn mac Cool
  Grian2
  (see Grianainech)
  Grianaineach
  (see Grianainech)
  Grianainech
  Irish
  [Grianaineach.Grian(eces)]
  a name of Ogma as ‘sunny-face’ or
  ‘poet of the sun’
  Grianeces
  (see Grianainech)
  Grianna
  (see Grania)
  Grid
  Norse
  [Gird]
  a giantess and magician
  a wife of Odin
  mother of Vidar
  When Thor visited Geirrod unarmed,
  she warned him to beware of treachery
  and lent him her belt, glove and staff.
  Gridaivold
  Norse
  the magic wand of Grid
  Griemhild
  (see Grimhild)
  Griessmodal
  an evil spirit in the form of a spaniel
  griffa
  Irish
  a huge bird said to have attacked
  Brendan on one of his voyages
  (see also griffin)
  griffin1
  African
  [griffon.gripe.gryfon.gryphon.
  gryps. gryphs]
  a monstrous bird
  The Berbers say that the Ormaddu, a
  huge bird, mates with a female wolf to
  produce this monster which splits its
  mother apart when she gives birth.
  griffin2
  Greek
  [griffon.gripe.gryfon.gryphon
  gryps. gryphs]
  a monster with the body of a lion and
  the beak and wings of an eagle
  In some versions its two front legs
  were those of an eagle, in others (the
  opinicus) all four feet were those of a
  lion.
  This monster guarded the stream
  flowing with gold against the Arimaspi.
  Griffins were said to build their nests
  of gold and lay eggs made of agate.
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  It was regarded as the animal of
  Apollo or Nemesis and, later, of the
  Roman Empire.
  Griffith
  British
  a king of Wales
  He obtained the throne by killing
  Caradoc and sent Caradoc’s children,
  Meriadoc and Orwen, to be killed but the
  men charged with the task let them live.
  When he grew up, Meriadoc deposed
  Griffith with the help of King Arthur.
  Other accounts say that Caradoc
  died of shock when Caswallawn
  usurped the throne.
  Griffon1
  European
  son of Oliver
  brother of Aquilant
  griffon2
  (see griffin)
  Griflet
  British
  [Girflet.Gryflet]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Do
  brother of Galentivet and Lorete
  When Pellimore killed Miles, Griflet
  challenged him but was defeated and
  badly wounded.
  In some accounts, it was Griflet,
  rather than Bedivere, who was with
  King Arthur at the end and threw
  Excalibur back into the lake. In this
  version, he became a hermit and died
  soon afterwards. Others equate him
  with Jaufré.
  grigri
  (see grisgris)
  Grigorss
  (see Gregorius)
  Grihaspati
  Hindu
  a name for Agni as Lord of the House
  Grihastha
  (see brahmin)
  Grillon
  European
  a soldier with Charlemagne’s army
  He was decapitated by Cloridan who,
  with Medoro, penetrated the Frankish
  camp by night to avenge the death of
  their leader, Dardinel, who had been
  killed by Rinaldo.
  Grim1
  British
  a fisherman
  He found the young Havelock, who
  had been cast adrift, and reared him as
  his own son.
  Grim2
  British
  a pagan deity
  Grim3
  British
  a giant in Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress
  Grim4
  Norse
  [Grimur]
  a giant
  brother of Sigenot
  husband of Hilde
  He had a magic sword, Nagelring,
  which was stolen by Elbegast. The
  dwarf gave it to Dietrich who used it to
  kill both Grim and his wife who had
  ravaged Dietrich’s lands.
  Other stories say that this sword,
  Nagelring, was made by Elbegast.
  Grim5
  Norse
  son of Njal and Bergthora
  brother of Helga, Helgi, Skarp-Hedin
  and Thorgerd
  He died, with the rest of the Njalsson
  clan, when they were trapped in their
  house, Bergthor-sknoll, which was
  burnt to the ground by Flosi and his
  men.
  Grim6
  (see Wodan.Woden)
  Grimal
  British
  son of Evelake by Floree or Gratille
  brother of Eliezer
  Grimalkin
  [Graymalkin]
  a witch’s familiar in the form of a cat:
  a demon
  Grimanesa
  European
  wife of Apollidon
  Grimbart
  European
  [Duke Grimbeert.Grymbert]
  the badger in Reynard the Fox
  nephew of Reynard
  He spoke in favour of his uncle when
  all the other animals accused him of
  one misdeed or another and was sent
  to summon him to the king’s court
  after both Brown and Hintze had
  failed in the attempt.
  Grimbeert
  European
  the name for Grimbart in Dutch
  versions of Reynard the Fox
  Grimhild
  Norse
  [Griemhild.Grimilld.Krimhild]
  wife of Giuki
  mother of Gudrun, Gunnar, Guttorm
  and Hogni
  She was queen of the Niblungs and a
  witch who could cast spells and brew
  magic potions. She gave one such
  drink to Sigurd, when he came to the
  king’s court, to make him forget
  Brunhild and fall in love with
  Gudrun. She supplied another brew
  to Gunnar which enabled him to
  exchange identities with Sigurd so
  that the latter could woo Brunhild for
  Gunnar.
  Later, when Gudrun had left with
  her daughter, Swanhild, to live with
  Elf, Atli demanded compensation for
  the death of his sister Brunhild,
  prompting Grimhild to administer
  another potion to Gudrun which
  caused her to agree to marry Atli
  whom she hated.
  In the Nibelungenlied, she appears
  as Krimhild.
  (see also Krimhild)
  Grimilld
  Norse
  the name of Grimhild in Thidrekssaga
  In this version, she was killed by
  Thidrek who cut her in half with his
  sword.
  Grimmr 
  (see Grimnir)
  Grimner 
  (see Grimnir)
  Grimnir
  Norse
  [Grimmr.Grimner.Hooded One]
  a name used by Odin at Geirrod’s court
  Grimnismal
  Norse
  [The Lay of Grimnir]
  the story in the Elder Edda of Odin, as
  Grimnir, and his visit to Geirrod
  grimoire
  a book of magic spells used to call 
  up spirits
  Grimthann
  (see Criomhthann)
  Grimur
  (see Grim2)
  Gringalet
  (see Gringolet)
  Gringolet
  British
  [Gringalet:=Welsh Kincaled]
  a horse of Gawain
  In some accounts, the horse was given
  to Gawain by King Arthur, in others
  he won it from Escanor le Grand or
  from King Clarion.
  Grinnus
  Greek
  a king of Thera
  He was told by the Delphic oracle to
  build a city in Lybia but, claiming to
  be too old, he passed the duty on to
  Battus.
  Griottunagard
  Norse
  the realm of Hrungnir
  It was here that a duel took place
  between Thor and the giant Hrungnir.
  gripe
  (see griffin)
  Griper 
  (see Gripir)
  Gripir
  Norse
  [Griper]
  the groom in charge of the horses of
  the king of the Vikings
  brother of Hiordis
  Grisandole
  British
  the name used by Avenable when
  disguised as a youth at Caesar’s court
  grisgris
  African
  [greegree.grigri]
  a charm: an amulet: a spell
  Grislet
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table, in 
  some accounts
  Grismadevi
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan dByar-gyi-rgyal-ma]
  a goddess of summer
  one of the attendants of Sri
  She is sometimes depicted as having
  the head of an animal.
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  a demon
  Gritachi
  Hindu
  one of the Apsarases
  Gritsa
  Hindu
  a name of Kama as ‘the sharp’
  Gro Mama
  South American
  [Aida.Asase.Awanaisa.Mama fo Dou.
  Mama fo Gro.Waisa:=African Asa’ase]
  a mother-goddess of the Paramaribo
  people of Surinam
  This being is the tutelary goddess of
  children and is invoked at childbirth.
  Her name is never spoken but can be
  used in various forms in song.
  Groa
  Norse
  [Groad]
  a giantess and sorceress
  sister of Signe-Alveig
  husband of Orvandil
  mother of Hedding and Svipdag
  mother of Gudhorn by Halfdan
  mother of Orvandil, in some accounts
  After the duel with Hrungnir, Thor
  was left with a piece of flint embedded
  in his forehead. Groa recited runes
  that started to extract it but when
  Thor told her that he had rescued
  Orvandil, her husband (or son), she
  forgot where she was in the recital and
  was unable to complete the removal of
  the flint.
  She was abducted by her brother-in-
  law, Halfdan, who fathered on her a
  son, Gudhorn.
  Groa Galdur
  Norse
  [(The Magic) Lay of Groa-Galdur]
  a collection of spells in 
  the Elder Edda
  Groad 
  (see Groa)
  Grocland
  British
  a polar island, possibly Greenland
  It was said that King Arthur conquered
  this island where the native population
  were over twenty feet tall. Many of his
  men (4000 in some accounts) never
  returned from expeditions to the north
  pole.
  Gromer1
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He had been changed by a wizard into
  the form of a Turk. He and Gawain
  killed the king of the Isle of Man and
  Gromer took over as ruler of the
  island. He was restored to his proper
  shape when Gawain decapitated him.
  Gromer2
  (see Gromersomer Joure)
  Gromersomer Joure
  British
  [Gromer.Gromore Somir Jaure]
  a robber-baron of Cannock Chase
  He asked travellers a riddle and killed
  them if they failed to answer correctly.
  When King Arthur was lost on the
  Chase and was given shelter by the
  outlaw, he was asked ‘What do women
  want most?’ An old crone, who turned
  out to be Joure’s sister, Ragnell, gave
  him the answer – ‘Their own way’.
  Gromore Somir Jaure
  (see Gromersomer Joure)
  Gromovit
  Serbian
  [Gromovnik:=Slav Peroon]
  a thunder-god
  Gromovnik 
  (see Gromovit)
  Gronois
  (see Gronosis)
  Gronosis
  British
  [Gronois]
  son of Kay
  Gronw Bebyr
  (see Gronw Pebyr)
  Gronw Pebyr
  Welsh
  [Goronwy.Gronw Bebyr.Gronwy Pedbyr]
  a chieftain: a hunter
  He was the lover of Blodeueddd, the
  non-human wife of Llew. The lovers
  planned to kill Llew but Gronw
  succeeded only in wounding Llew who
  escaped in the form of an eagle. When
  Llew was restored, by the magic of
  Gwydion, to human form, he sought
  out Gronw and killed him.
  Gronwy Pedbyr
  (see Gronw Pebyr)
  Grottasong
  Norse
  [Grottasongr.Grotti Song.Quern Song]
  the story of Frodi and the magic
  millstones known as Grotte, in 
  the  Younger Edda
  Grottasongr
  (see Grottasong)
  Grotte
  Norse
  [Grotti.World Mill]
  the magic millstones given to Frodi
  and worked by the two giantesses
  Fenia and Menia
  (see also Hengi-Kiaptr)
  Grotti
  (see Grotte)
  Grotti Song
  (see Grottasong)
  Ground-heat Girl
  North American
  a Navaho maiden
  wife of the first man
  Grove Festival 
  (see Nemoralia)
  Grove of Magicians
  Welsh
  [Cell-y-Dewiniaid]
  a stand of oak trees in Wales
  It is said that this site was used by
  Vortigern and his counsellors as a
  meeting-place.
  Grub-chen
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Mahasiddha
  gruacach
  Scottish
  [gruagach.The Hairy One]
  a monster: an ogre: a brownie: a
  household goddess: an 
  Otherworld wizard
  Gruadh
  Irish
  daughter of a king of Antioch
  She was pursued by a giant and went to
  Cuchulainn for help. Despite his
  protection, the giant carried her off
  and 
  Cuchulainn 
  followed 
  them
  overseas, killing the giant and freeing
  his captive.
  gruagach1
  Irish
  a wizard-warrior
  gruagach2
  (see gruacach)
  Gruddieu
  British
  [Grudye(n)]
  a warrior in Bran’s army
  son of Muryel
  He was one of only seven to return
  from Bran’s expedition to Ireland to
  rescue his sister, Branwen, from
  Matholwch.
  Grudye
  (see Gruddieu)
  Grudyen
  (see Gruddieu)
  Grugyn
  Welsh
  a young boar, offspring of 
  Twrch Trwyth
  Gruibhne
  Irish
  a warrior of Munster
  He was one of the three captives
  ransomed by Conall Corc and then
  went to Scotland. When Conall was
  sent to Scotland by the king of
  Munster who believed that Conall had
  tried to seduce his wife, the king sent
  the Pictish king a coded message
  asking him to kill Conall. Gruibhne
  was able to repay Conall by changing
  the message with the result that the
  Fearadhach, the king of the Picts,
  welcomed Conall and allowed him to
  marry his daughter.
  Grumbo
  British
  a giant in the story of Tom Thumb
  Grumedan
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Gryflet
  (see Griflet)
  gryfon
  (see griffin)
  grylli
  a talisman in the form of a chimaera 
  or griffin
  (see also gorgoneion)
  Grymbert
  (see Grimbert)
  Gryn
  British
  a gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  gryphon
  (see griffin)
  gryphs
  (see griffin)
  gryps
  (see griffin)
  gSan Sgrub
  Tibetan
  a Bon god
  He was merged with Yama in
  Lamaism.
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  gSang-ba
  Tibetan
  Bon deities
  gShen-Lha-Odkhar
  Tibetan
  a Bon creator-god
  He descended from the Tushita
  heaven in the form of a blue bird and
  was reborn on earth from his mother’s
  right armpit. He then learned the art
  of magic and was able to manipulate
  bodies so that one became several or
  several united to form one.
  gShen-Rabs
  Tibetan
  [gShen-Rap.Mi-bo]
  the supreme god in the Bon pantheon
  gShen-Rap 
  (see gShen-Rabs)
  gShin-rje
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Yama as one of
  the Drag-gshed
  gShin-rje gsed
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Yamantaka as
  one of the Drag-gshed
  gSun-gi-rgyal po
  Tibetan
  [Sung-gi-gral-po]
  king of speech
  one of the Panchmaharajas
  (see also Klu-dban)
  Gu1
  African
  [Gou:=Yoruba Ogun]
  the blacksmith-god and war-god of
  the Fon
  son of Mawu-Lisa
  He helped Mawu-Lisa make the earth
  fit for human habitation and taught
  them the art of ironworking. In
  another version, Gu was a magical tool
  used by Lisa to fashion the earth and
  to make mankind from the excrement
  of the gods.
  He was envisaged as a block of stone
  with a metal blade protruding from it.
  Gu2
  Mesopotamian
  the Babylonian version of Aquarius
  Guabancex
  West Indian
  [Lady of the Winds]
  a Taino wind-goddess
  Guabonito
  West Indian
  a sea-goddess
  She was rescued from the sea by
  Guagugiana and taught him the arts of
  medicine and necklace-making.
  guaca
  South American
  objects involved in Inca religion
  This generic term embraces objects of
  worship (such as idols) as well as such
  things as the places where worship
  took place (eg temples), tombs, etc.
  Guacarabita 
  (see Attabeira)
  Guachimines
  Central American
  the brothers-in-law of Guamansuri
  They killed Guamansuri, who had
  seduced their sister, and later, when
  she had borne twin sons, Apocatequil
  and Piguerao, they killed her too.
  They were all killed by Apocatequil
  who restored his mother to life.
  Guadiana
  European
  a squire
  When his master, Durandarte, fell at
  Roncesvalles, Guadiana turned into a
  river.
  Guagugiana
  West Indian
  [Albeborael.Guahayona.Guayahona.
  (Hiaunael) Guanin.Vagoniona]
  a culture-hero of the Taino
  son of Hiauna
  When Marocael was turned to stone,
  the people in the caves known as
  Amaiaua and Cacibagiagua escaped
  and Guagugiana was one of the first
  after 
  sending 
  out 
  his 
  servant,
  Giadruvava, who was also turned to
  stone. Guagugiana led all the women
  out of the caves and took them to an
  island where he left them while he
  travelled on, taking the children with
  him. When he left the children, they
  were turned into dwarfs (tona) or,
  some say, into frogs. He later learned
  the arts of medicine and lace-making
  from Guabonito whom he rescued
  from the sea.
  In some stories, he was turned into a
  bird by the sun; in others, that was the
  fate of his servant Giadruvava.
  Guahayona
  (see Guagugiana)
  Guaillauc
  Welsh
  father of Eliseg
  Guaire
  Irish
  [Guiare Aidhne]
  a king of Connaught
  son of Colman
  brother of Marvan
  father of Cred and Geilgheis
  He deposed Cellach and took the
  throne of Connaught, forcing Cellach
  to flee to an island with four of his
  followers. Guaire bribed the four to
  kill Cellach and, when Cellach’s
  brother Muireadhach discovered what
  had happened, he came seeking
  vengeance. Guaire feigned friendship,
  gave Muireadhach his daughter in
  marriage and promised to yield the
  throne 
  to 
  him. 
  Instead, 
  when
  Muireadhach came to visit him,
  Guaire had him killed.
  Another story says that he was
  defeated at the Battle of Carn Chonaill
  by the high king, Dairmaid, and fled to
  a convent. He later gave himself up to
  the high king and proved his
  generosity by giving away all his fine
  trappings to lepers and distributing
  money to the poor. It was said that one
  (or both) of his arms grew longer from
  the weight of the coins he distributed.
  When St Caimin fasted against him,
  Guaire and Cumaine Fada visited the
  saint to make amends for earlier 
  ill-treatment. Guaire’s wish that the
  saint’s chapel should be filled with
  treasure was granted and he was able
  to give generously for the rest of his
  life.
  On another occasion, he wished that
  he could share his good fortune with
  someone less fortunate and his plate of
  food was carried off by angels and set
  down in front of St Colman and his
  companions who were fasting. He
  later gave them a herd of cattle.
  He was said to have killed the magic
  cow, Glas Gabnach.
  At his funeral, his dead hand threw
  some sand, which turned to gold, to a
  beggar looking on.
  Guallipen
  South American
  [Huallepen]
  in Chile, a fabulous animal in the form
  of a sheep with the head of a calf:
  an amphibious monster
  An alternative description of this
  monster says it was the result of a bull
  mating with a sheep and is very ugly
  with twisted hoofs. It is said that it will
  mate with either sheep or cows but the
  offspring of such unions are likely to
  be deformed, as will the children of
  any woman who hears or sees, or
  dreams about, the monster when she
  is pregnant.
  Guamansuri
  Central American
  the first mortal in the lore of the Incas
  He 
  seduced 
  the 
  sister 
  of 
  the
  Guachimines who killed him in
  revenge. The twins Apocatequil and
  Piguerao were the result of the union
  and, after they were born, the
  Guachimines killed their mother.
  Guamaonocon
  West Indian
  [Iocauna.Father Sky]
  supreme god of the Taino
  son of Attabeira
  (see also Yocahu)
  Guan
  Irish
  a warrior of the Fianna
  He was one of the party that trapped
  Dermot and Grania in the Wood of
  Two Tents.
  Guanamara
  (see Guanamhara)
  Guanhamara
  British
  [Guanamara]
  wife of King Arthur in the work of
  Geoffrey of Monmouth
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  In this version, Arthur married a noble
  Roman lady, Guanhamara, rather than
  Guinevere, daughter of his friend
  Leodegrance.        (see also Guinevere) 
  Guanhuvara
  (see Guinevere)
  Guanin1
  West Indian
  a mythical country
  The hero Guagugiana was said to have
  gone to this country.
  Guanin2
  (see Guagugiana)
  Guar Girl
  (see Gum Girl)
  guara
  South American
  spirits in the lore of the 
  Chamacoco people
  guard
  (see garde)
  Guardian of the Threshold
  (see Dragon of the Threshold)
  Guaracy
  South American
  [Guracy.Torushompek]
  sun-god and creator of animals
  (see also Torushompek)
  Guarani
  South American
  an ancestral hero
  He was one of four brothers who
  survived the flood and became the
  ancestor of the Guarani tribe.
  Guarinos
  European
  one of Charlemagne’s knights
  In some accounts, Guarinos was killed
  at Roncesvalles but others say that he
  was taken prisoner by the Saracens and
  was won in a draw by Marlotes.
  Guarinos rejected his captor’s offer of
  his two daughters on condition that he
  embraced Islam and was thrown into a
  dungeon. He was allowed out on some
  occasions and, when invited to take
  part in a knightly exercise, escaped.
  In French stories he is Garin.
  Guatavita
  South American
  in the lore of the Chibcha, a lake 
  said to be the home of a snake-
  god
  Guatauva
  West Indian
  a messenger-goddess of the Taino
  Guatrigakwitl
  (see Gudratrigakwitl)
  Guayacan
  South American
  in the lore of the Incas, a lake
  It was believed that the sky rested on
  pillars which rose out of this
  primordial lake.
  Guayahona
  (see Guagugiana)
  Guayavacuni
  South American
  a supreme god in Patagonia
  Gubaba
  (see Kubaba)
  Gucumatz
  Central American
  [Bowels of Earth.Bowels of Heaven.
  Four Ends of Earth.Gugumatz.Gukamatz.
  Gukumatz.Heart of Haven.Plumed
  Serpent:=Aztec Quetzalcoatl:
  =Mohave Kukumatz]
  a Quiche sky-god and creator-god
  son of E Quaholom and E Alom, in
  some accounts
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Hurukan.
  (see also Kukumatz)
  Gudanna
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian monster
  This celestial bull, which caused seven
  years of drought, was killed by
  Gilgamesh.
  Gudarz
  Persian
  a nobleman
  father of Gew
  He dreamt about the young Khusraw
  who was growing up in Afghanistan,
  recognised him as a future king and
  sent his son Gew to bring him to Persia.
  Gudhorn
  Norse
  son of Halfdan by Groa
  Halfdan was the brother-in-law of
  Groa whom he abducted.
  Gudmund’s realm
  (see Odainsakar)
  Gudr
  (see Gudrun)
  Gudratrigakwitl
  North American
  [Above Old Man.Guatrigakwitl.
  Old Man Above:=Cahroc Chareya]
  the creator-god of the Wiyot tribes
  He created the world by opening his
  hands and could, if he chose, end it by
  clapping his hands together.
  Gudrun1
  German
  [Cha(u)trun.Gudr(unn).Gurthr.
  Gutrun(e).Kudrun.Krimhild]
  daughter of Hettel and Hilde
  wife of Herwig
  She was promised in marriage to
  Herwig but was abducted by Hartmut,
  one of her unsuccessful suitors. She
  refused to marry him so he handed her
  over to his mother, Gerlinda, who
  treated her very badly. Thirteen years
  later, when she and her companion,
  Hildburg, were washing clothes on the
  shore, a mermaid or angel in the form
  of a swan told her that her brother
  Ortwin and her betrothed, Herwig,
  were coming to rescue her. Herwig,
  Ortwin and Wat led a force that routed
  the forces of Hartmut’s father,
  Ludwig, who was killed by Herwig and
  Gundrun was reunited with her
  beloved who married her.
  Gudrun2
  Norse
  [Cha(u)trun.Gudr(unn).Gurthr.
  Gutrun(e).Kudrun.Svava]
  a Valkyrie
  She fell in love with Helgi when she
  saw him fighting the Hundings and
  was reunited with him in Valhalla after
  he was killed.
  In some accounts, she is Svava.
  Gudrun3
  Norse
  [Cha(u)trun.Gudr(unn).Gurthr.
  Gutrun(e).Kudrun:=German Krimhild]
  daughter of Giuki and Grimhild
  sister of Gunnar, Guttorm and Hogni
  wife of Atli, Jonakur and Sigurd
  mother of Swanhild by Sigurd
  mother of Eitel and Erp by Atli
  mother of Erp, Hamdir and Sorli 
  by Jonakur
  When Sigurd came to her father’s
  court her mother gave him a love-
  potion that caused him to forget
  Brunhild and fall in love with Gudrun
  whom he married. When Sigurd was
  murdered by her brother, Guttorm,
  she went with her daughter Swanhild
  to stay with Elf, the step-father of
  Sigurd who had married Thora after
  his first wife, Hiordis, died.
  Atli, king of the Huns, demanded
  compensation for the death of his
  sister Brunhild, who had died on
  Sigurd’s funeral pyre, and, under the
  influence of another of her mother’s
  magic brews, Gudrun agreed to marry
  Atli even though she hated him. They
  had two sons, Eitel and Erp. When
  Atli, coveting the treasure of the
  Niblungs, killed Gunnar and Hogni,
  she killed her two sons by Atli and
  served their hearts and blood to Atli
  and his guests. In one version, she then
  set fire to the palace killing all inside,
  including herself; in another story she
  killed Atli with Sigurd’s sword and
  then drowned herself; in yet another
  story she survived the sea and married
  King Jonakur, bearing three more
  sons, Erp, Hamdir and Sorli.
  When her daughter, Swanhild, was
  killed by King Ermenrich, she ordered
  these young sons to avenge her death.
  Hamdir and Sorli killed Erp en route,
  thinking him too young for such 
  an enterprise, and when they found
  the king they cut off his hands 
  and feet.
  (see also Ildico)
  In the Nibelungeleid she appears 
  as Krimhild and in Wagner as Gutrune.
  Gudrun4
  Norse
  wife of Thord and Thorwald
  Gudrun Lied
  German
  a 13th C epic, the story of Gudrun
  daughter of Hettel and Hilda
  Gudrunn
  (see Gudrun)
  Gudyri-mumy
  Russian
  a thunder-goddess of the Votyaks
  Guebres
  [Ghebers]
  fire-worshippers
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  Guecubu
  South American
  [Guecufu.Hucuva]
  an evil spirit of the 
  Araucanian Indians
  He was responsible for all the ills
  affecting mankind and is destined to
  destroy the earth with a flood. Some
  say that he has a benevolent aspect in
  the form of a vegetation-god, Akakanet,
  but others say that they are separate
  beings, brothers representing good
  and evil.
  In another story, he sent a flood but
  Guenu-Pillan raised the mountains so
  saving some animals and human
  beings.
  In some versions, guecuba is used as
  a generic term for all demons.
  Guecufu
  (see Guecubu)
  Guédé1
  West Indian
  the first man to die, in Haitian
  voodoo lore
  guédé2
  West Indian
  a spirit of the dead, in Haitian
  voodoo lore
  It is said that these spirits can take
  possession of humans.
  Guendolen
  (see Gwendolen)
  Guendoloena
  (see Gwendolen.Gwendoloena)
  Guener 
  (see Gwen3)
  Guenever
  (see Guinevere)
  Guenhuvara 
  (see Guinevere)
  Guenevere
  (see Guinevere)
  Guengasoain
  (see Gwengasoain)
  Guenhwyach
  (see Gwenhwyfach)
  Guenhwyvach
  (see Gwenhwyfach)
  Guenloie
  (see Gwenloie)
  Guenole
  Egyptian
  a priest
  He acted as confessor to the king,
  Gradlon, and was later made a saint.
  Guenu-Pillan
  South American
  [Pil(l)an]
  a name of Menechen as ‘spirit 
  of heaven’
  In this role, he saved some human
  beings and animals when Guecubu
  sent a flood, by raising the height of
  the mountains.
  Guerin
  European
  a lord of Vienna
  Charlemagne besieged his city when
  they quarrelled and the conflict was
  decided by single combat between
  Roland and Oliver, a grandson of
  Guerin. They fought an honourable
  draw, Guerin and the emperor were
  reconciled and Roland and Oliver
  became firm friends.
  Guerrehet
  (see Gaheris)
  gueyo
  North American
  ashes said to have magical powers
  Guffitar
  Baltic
  [=Norse Govetter]
  Lappish dwarf spirits of the forest 
  or living underground
  Guga
  Hindu
  a serpent-god
  Gugal
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk referring to 
  his wealth
  Gugoune
  (see Ogoun)
  Gugsi
  (see Zesa)
  Gugulana
  (see Gugulanna)
  Gugulanna
  Mesopotamian
  [Bull of Heaven.(Great) Gugulana]
  a god of the underworld
  consort of Ereshkigal (see also Nergal)
  Gugumatz
  (see Gucumatz)
  Gugune
  (see Ogoun)
  Guha
  Hindu
  a demon: a name for Karttikeya
  He compelled Brahma to make him
  immune to any onslaught. Neither
  Vishnu nor Shiva could defeat him
  alone so they combined as Hari-Hara
  to overthrow him.
  Guhya
  (see Guhyaka)
  Guhya-pati
  Buddhist
  a master of secrets
  Guhyaka
  Hindu
  [Guhya.Strong One:fem=Guhyaki]
  a yaksha
  A servant of Kubera and one of the
  guardians of his treasure. He stood
  guard at the door, holding a thunder-
  bolt.
  (see also Chin-kang.Li-shih.
  Vajrapanibalin)
  Guhyaki
  Hindu
  [male=Guhyaka]
  a female demon, servant of 
  Kubera
  Guhyasamaja
  Buddhist
  a protective deity
  He is depicted with three heads and six
  arms.
  Gui
  European
  [Guy]
  brother of Vivien
  He rode with Guillaume to do battle
  with the Saracens, in support of his
  brother Vivien, but was captured when
  the 
  Frankish 
  army 
  was 
  totally
  defeated. Only he and Guillaume
  survived.
  Gui de Burgogne
  European
  [Guy of Burgundy]
  a Frankish knight
  husband of Floripas
  He was one of Charlemagne’s men
  captured by Balan but he was protected
  by the Saracen’s daughter, Floripas,
  until rescued by the Franks. He later
  married Floripas and was made ruler
  of half of Spain, the other half being
  given to Fierabras.
  Gui de Montfaucon
  European
  a knight defeated by Godfrey 
  de Bouillon
  guianos
  West Indian
  sacred yellow shells used as talismans
  by the Taino
  Guibourc
  European
  [Witburgis]
  wife of Girart de Vienne
  In some accounts, the wife of
  Guillaume is called Guibourc.
  Guichard
  European
  [Guiscard.Guischart]
  son of Aymon and Aya or Beatrice
  brother of Alardo, Bradamante,
  Ricciardetto, Ricardo and Rinaldo
  Guiderius
  British
  a king of Britain
  son of Cymbeline
  brother of Arviragus
  He was killed in battle when Claudius
  invaded Britain and Arviragus became
  king.
  Guido of Tours
  French
  the French version of Guy of Warwick
  Guido the Savage
  (see Guido the Wild)
  Guido the Wild
  European
  [Guido the Savage]
  son of Aymon and Constantia
  Aymon’s wife is usually given as
  Beatrice and they had four sons. 
  In Orlando Furioso, Aymon’s wife is
  given as Constantia and their son 
  was Guido.
  He was captured by the Amazons
  and killed ten of their male warriors
  in single combat. When he finally
  escaped, he took with him Aleria,
  one of the ten wives he had been
  forced to marry.
  He is sometimes included in the
  list of Charlemagne’s paladins or
  equated with Guy of Warwick, the
  English hero.
  Guigenor
  British
  daughter of Guiromelant 
  and Clarissant
  grand-niece of King Arthur
  wife of Aalardin
  Guignier
  (see Guimer)
  Guilan
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
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  Guillaume
  European
  [Guillaume d’Orange.Guillaume
  Fierebrace.Guillaume Short-nose]
  son of Aymeri
  uncle of Vivien
  brother of Alane and Bertrane
  husband of Guibourc
  Responding to Vivien’s plea for help
  against the Saracens, Guillaume led an
  army into battle but was defeated and
  he returned to Barcelona where his
  wife had raised more troops which he
  once more led into the fray together
  with Vivien’s brother, Gui. Only
  Guillaume and Gui survived the battle
  and Gui was captured. Guillaume then
  sought help from the king and was
  given a huge army including the giant
  Rainouart who, in the final battle with
  the Saracens, killed 3,000 of them.
  Rainouart turned out to be the brother
  of Guibourc, having been stolen when
  a child and sold as a slave.
  He later retired to a monastery
  where he terrorised the other monks
  and they sent him on a journey for
  supplies, hoping that he would be
  robbed and killed by outlaws. In the
  event, he killed the leader of the
  robbers and returned to the monastery
  where he gave the monks a thorough
  thrashing. He left the monastery and
  set up his own hermitage but the
  Saracen king, Synagon, captured him
  and held him in prison for seven years
  until Guillaume’s nephew, Landri,
  raised an army and defeated Synagon,
  who was killed, releasing Guillaume
  who then returned to his cell.
  He left it later to help King Louis
  who was under siege by the heathen
  king Ysoré, killed Ysoré and returned
  once again to his cell. He started to
  build a bridge over a gorge but each
  night the devil pulled down what
  Guillaume had built during the day
  until Guillaume caught the devil and
  threw him into the gorge, thereafter
  completing the bridge. Some time
  afterwards he died in his hermitage.
  Other feats attributed to Guillaume
  include the putting down of a rebellion
  against King Louis led by Acelin, and
  the liberation of Rome and the defeat,
  in single combat, of the giant Corsolt.
  In this fight, Corsolt cut off the tip
  of Guillaume’s nose, so accounting for
  his nickname, Short-nose.
  Guillaume de Monclin
  European
  brother of Fromont
  Guillen 
  (see Laminak)
  Guimazoa 
  (see Attabeira)
  Guimer
  British
  [Guignier:=Welsh Tegau Eufron]
  daughter of the king of Cornwall
  sister of Cador
  wife of Caradoc
  She was betrothed to Caradoc who
  was dying from the effects of a blood-
  sucking snake fastened on his arm by
  his father, the magician Eliaures. Her
  brother, Cador, put her in a vat of sour
  wine and Caradoc in a vat of sour milk.
  This induced the snake to try to cross
  from one vat to the other, giving
  Cador a chance to kill it with his
  sword. She is said to have lost one
  breast in this encounter but it was
  replaced with a gold one by the
  magician Aalardin.
  Her faithfulness was demonstrated
  when a mantle was produced at
  Arthur’s court which would fit only
  faithful wives. Guimer was the only
  one who could wear it.
  In Welsh stories, Caradoc’s wife is
  Tegau Eufron.
  Guinalot
  British
  son of Eliaures
  His father was forced by King Caradoc
  to mate with a bitch, a mare and a sow.
  The first coupling produced Guinalot.
  Guinebaut
  British
  a magician
  brother of Ban and Bors
  Guinechen
  South American
  a name of Epunamun as ‘master 
  of men’
  Guinee
  West Indian
  home of the gods in Haiti
  Guinemapun
  South American
  a name of Epunamun as ‘master of 
  the land’
  Guinevere
  British
  [Guanhuvara.Guanamara.Guanhamara.
  Geneura.Genevra.Genievre.Ginevra.
  Guenever(e).Guenhuvara.Guinever.
  Gvenour.Gwennere.Wenhaver:
  =French Gilan(e)ier:
  =Welsh Gwen(h)wyfar.
  Gwenh(w)yvar.Gwynhwfar]
  daughter of King Leodegrance
  sister of Gotegrim and Gwenhwyach
  wife of King Arthur
  In some accounts, she was the mother
  of Loholt. In Welsh stories, her father
  was Gogrvan while other versions say
  he was King Garlin or even Vortigern.
  Others say she was a Roman, an
  orphan named Guanamara, reared by
  King Cador.
  In some accounts she was regarded
  as a triune goddess while others say
  there were two Guineveres, one good,
  one bad, the latter being able to take
  the real Guinevere’s place to do evil.
  Lanfal was the only man who realised
  that the False Guinevere had taken
  over from the real Guinevere at the
  wedding feast when she married King
  Arthur.
  She brought the Round Table as
  part of her dowry when she married
  King Arthur.
  In the Welsh version, she was once
  abducted by Melwas but Arthur soon
  recovered her. In the British version,
  she and ten of her knights were
  captured by Meliagaunt, who loved
  her from afar, and imprisoned her in
  his castle. When Lancelot rode to her
  aid, Meliagaunt begged for mercy and
  the queen forgave him. She slept that
  night with Lancelot, with whom she
  had a long affair, and he left blood on
  the sheets from a wound on his hand
  sustained when he forced the window
  bars. Meliagaunt accused Guinevere of
  being unfaithful to the king by
  sleeping with one of her ten knights,
  many of whom had been wounded
  when he captured them. The queen
  was saved from the stake by Lancelot
  who escaped from a trap set for him by
  Meliagaunt and killed him in single
  combat even though he had one hand
  tied behind his back.
  The affair with Lancelot was
  resumed when the Grail quest ended
  but when Lancelot tried to distance
  himself from her she became angry
  and banished him from the court.
  When she gave a dinner for twenty-
  four of her knights, she was accused by
  Mador of killing his cousin Patrise
  who died after eating an apple
  poisoned by Pinel and intended for
  Gawain. She would have been burnt at
  the stake unless her innocence could
  be proved by single combat and the
  king ordered Bors to fight on her
  behalf against Mador. At the last
  minute, Lancelot took the place of
  Bors and defeated Mador who then
  accepted that the queen was innocent.
  When Arthur went off on a hunting
  trip, she was caught in bed with
  Lancelot by Mordred and Agravain
  who betrayed her affair with Lancelot
  to the king. He ordered Gawain to burn
  her at the stake but he refused to do so.
  Gawain’s brothers, Gaheris and Gareth,
  had to obey the king’s command but
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  when the queen was led to the pyre,
  Lancelot charged into the crowd and
  rescued her, killing Gaheris and Gareth
  and many others in the process.
  Lancelot took her off to Joyous Gard
  and Arthur attacked this castle to
  recover her. The conflict was ended
  only when the Pope intervened and
  Guinevere was returned to Arthur who
  pledged her safety. Lancelot took
  himself and many of his followers off to
  his estates in France where he was later
  followed by Arthur’s army, intent on
  revenge. Mordred was left in charge of
  the country and he soon had designs on
  Guinevere. In some stories she became
  his mistress, in others she went through
  a form of marriage with him; still other
  versions say she merely pretended to
  yield and then left him, shutting herself
  away in the Tower of London.
  On the death of Arthur she retired
  to a convent in Amesbury and refused
  to leave despite the pleas of Lancelot
  to return with him to France. She died
  in the convent soon afterwards. Other
  stories say that she joined Arthur in
  Avalon or was captured by the Picts.
  Yet another version says that she was
  killed by Lancelot who believed that
  she had been a willing accomplice of
  Mordred. He shut Mordred in a room
  with her dead body which, driven by
  hunger, Mordred ate.
  In a Continental tale, a man
  named Gasozein claimed that he had
  married Guinevere but she rejected
  the chance to leave Arthur for the
  claimant. This upset Gotegrim who
  abducted her and would have killed
  her if Gasozein had not saved her.
  When Gawain rescued the queen
  from 
  Gasozein, 
  the 
  impostor
  admitted that he had been lying.
  Some accounts say that Arthur had
  three wives, all called Guinevere.
  (see also Guanhamara)
  Guinevere The False
  (see False Guinevere)
  Guingamor
  (see Guingamuer)
  Guingamuer
  British
  [Guingamor]
  a lover of Morgan le Fay
  In some accounts he was a ruler of
  Avalon.
  Guinganbresil
  British
  husband of Tancree
  Guinglain
  (see Gingalin)
  Guiomar
  British
  [Giomar]
  a nephew of King Arthur
  Guire
  European
  mayor of Bordeaux
  brother of Sherasmin
  Guireomelant
  (see Guiromelant)
  Guiromelant
  British
  [Guireomelant]
  husband of Clarisssant
  father of Guigenor
  A knight who hated Gawain, who
  had killed his father; they were later
  reconciled.
  Guiron
  British
  father of Calinan by Bloie
  His lover, Bloie, was carried off by
  Danain but Guiron forgave him. He
  eventually became a hermit and died
  in a cave.
  Guiscard
  (see Guichard)
  Guischart
  (see Guichard)
  Guitechin
  (see Widukind)
  Guiteclin
  (see Widukind)
  Guithelin
  British
  a monk
  He was sent to Brittany to offer
  Britain to the king, Aldroen, if he
  would send an army to defend it
  against invading forces. The king
  sent his brother Constantinus who
  became king of Britain.
  guji
  Japanese
  a chief priest
  Gujo
  Afghan
  a local god of the Kafir
  Gukamatz
  (see Gucumatz)
  Gukumatz
  (see Gucumatz)
  Gul
  Irish
  [Gulaidhe]
  a satirist
  father of Saba
  He entertained the king, Feidhlimid,
  when he was caught in a snowstorm.
  Gul-Ses
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hurrian Hutena]
  Hittite goddesses of fate
  Gula
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin Ezen.Nintinugga.Ninudzalli:
  =Babylonian Ninkarraka:=Kassite Hala:
  =Phoenician Baau:=Sumerian Baba]
  the Sumerian goddess of death 
  and healing
  consort of Ninurta or Nimib
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Baba.
  Gulaidhe
  (see Gul)
  Guland
  [Nabam]
  a demon associated with Saturday
  Gulanundoidj
  Australian
  a woman betrothed to a snake-man
  She was promised to Jurawadbad who
  turned into a snake and bit her when
  she took Bulugu, a watersnake-man as
  her lover.
  Gulban
  (see Ben Bulben)
  Gulbhan
  (see Ben Bulben)
  Gulf of Black Grief
  Norse
  the berth, in Niflheim, of Naglfari, the
  ship of death
  Guli
  African
  a Hottentot hunter who killed 
  the Sun-ram
  He shot the ram and cut off some of
  the flesh. When he found that all water
  sources had dried up he replaced the
  flesh and prayed. The god revived and
  the water supplies were restored.
  Gullbra
  Norse
  a princess
  daughter of Visivald
  sister of Soley
  half-sister of Hiarandi
  Her half-brother locked her up in a
  fortress and killed all who came
  seeking her hand, cutting off their
  heads and putting them on poles to
  deter others.
  Gullfaxi
  Norse
  [Gold(en)mane.Goldfax.Gullifaxi]
  the horse of Hrungnir
  When Thor killed Hrungnir in a duel
  he acquired this golden-maned horse
  and gave it to his son Magni.
  Gullifaxi
  (see Gullfaxi)
  Gullinbursti
  Norse
  [Gollinbursti]
  a boar with a golden pelt which pulled
  Frey’s car
  This marvellous animal was made by
  Sindi and presented to Frey by Brock.
  (see also Slidrugtanni)
  Gullinkambi
  Norse
  [Gold Comb.Goldtop.Gollinkambi.
  Vithaf(i)nir.Vithofnir]
  the cockerel in Midgard that will wake
  the gods at Ragnarok
  This bird sits on the topmost branch
  of the great tree, Yggdrasil.
  (see also Vedfolnir)
  Gullintani
  Norse
  a name of Heimdall as ‘golden-toothed’
  Gulltop
  Norse
  [Gulltoppr]
  the golden-maned horse of Heimdall
  Gulltoppr
  (see Gulltop)
  Gullveig
  (see Gollveig)
  Gullweig
  (see Gollveig)
  Gulsilia Mata
  Hindu
  an evil goddess causing illness
  Gulu
  African
  [Kulu]
  the creator-god of the Buganda
  father of Kaizuki, Nimba and Walumbe
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  Gum Baby
  (see Gum Girl)
  Gum Girl
  African
  [Gum Baby.Guar Girl.Rubber Girl.
  Tar Baby]
  an effigy covered with sticky matter
  This effigy was placed by a farmer
  whose crops were being stolen.
  Anansi, the trickster-god who was the
  culprit, kicked her to make her speak
  her name and when his foot got stuck
  he hit her to make her release him. His
  hand also got stuck and he was unable
  to defend himself when the farmer
  arrived and gave him a good thrashing.
  Gum-Wa
  (see Kumwa)
  Gumakesi
  Hindu
  daughter of MatAli by Sudharma
  She was so beautiful that Sudharma
  could find neither mortal nor god
  worthy of his daughter so he married
  her to the handsome Naga, Sumukha.
  Gumali 
  (see Wele Gumali)
  gumberoo
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  guna
  Hindu
  a strong principle of nature
  The transmigration of souls is
  governed by three gunas – raja, sattva
  and tamas.
  guna-guna
  Pacific Islands
  in Indonesia, witchcraft and magic
  Gunadhya
  Hindu
  a poet
  A poem, written in Gunadhya’s own
  blood, was rejected by the king,
  Satavahana, to whom it was addressed,
  so he tore it into small pieces and fed
  them one by one into the fire. All the
  game animals gathered round the fire
  and wept at the beauty of the poem.
  Meanwhile the king fell ill and was
  told to eat game to cure his illness –
  but there was no game to be found.
  The king hurriedly retracted his
  rejection and bought what was left of
  the poem.
  Gunapipip
  (see Kunapipi)
  Gunarh
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of the north-
  west, an animal spirit in the form of
  a killer-whale
  Gunarhnesemgyet
  (see Gunarhnsengyet)
  Gunarhnsengyet
  North American
  a hunter of the killer-whale, Gunarh
  When his wife was abducted by the
  whale, Gunarhnsengyet dived to the
  bottom of the ocean where he met the
  Cormorant People who were blind. As
  a reward for cutting open their eyes so
  that they could see, they told him
  where to find his wife. Outside
  Gunarh’s house, Gunarhnsengyet met
  a woodman and repaired the wedge he
  used for splitting logs. The woodman
  helped by taking pails of water into the
  house which, when tipped on to the
  hot hearth-stones, caused so much
  steam that Gunarhnsengyet’s wife was
  able to escape. To stop the killer
  whales from following, Gunarhnsengyet
  blew a magic potion over Gunarh who
  swelled so much that he blocked the
  door, preventing the others from
  getting out.
  Gunasarman
  Hindu
  owner of a magic eye-lotion which
  could make him disappear
  Gundari-myoo
  Japanese
  [Amrita Kundalin.Amrita Kundika.
  Kanro Gundari.Kongo Gundari.
  Nampo Gundari Nasha.Renge Gundari]
  a terrible god
  He is regarded as a manifestation of
  Hosho and is depicted with three eyes,
  large fangs, eight arms and serpents
  twined round his limbs.
  Gundebald
  British
  ruler of a mysterious kingdom
  Despite the fact that his realm was
  referred to as one from which nobody
  ever returned, Meriadoc was able to
  rescue a German princess held there
  by Gundebald.
  Gundestrup bowl
  Norse
  a 1st C bowl, silver-plate on copper,
  decorated with gods and scenes 
  from mythology
  Gundicarius
  (see Gunnar)
  gundil
  Australian
  witch-doctors of the Aborigines
  Rain, falling where the rainbow ends,
  is said to turn into crystals and those
  who have these crystals in their bodies
  can become gundil.
  Gunduple
  East Indian
  a cat
  This animal was owned by a lame boy
  in Borneo whose job it was to see that
  the children of the village passed safely
  to and from school. The evil goblin,
  Pasangu, managed to carry off some of
  the children so the boy warned the
  others to trust nothing – only the mice.
  Pasangu overheard this conversation –
  as intended – and promptly turned
  himself into a mouse. He was then
  quickly despatched by Gunduple.
  Guneus
  Greek
  father of Laonome
  Gunger 
  (see Gungnir)
  Gungner 
  (see Gungnir)
  Gungnir
  Norse
  [Gung(n)er]
  the spear of Odin
  In some accounts, this marvellous
  weapon was made by the dwarf Dvalin
  and presented to Odin by Loki; in
  others, Odin fashioned it himself from
  a branch of Yggdrasil and a blade was
  later added by the dwarfs. When
  thrown it had the power to determine
  the outcome of the battle by the
  direction of its flight.
  In some accounts, it is referred to as
  the sword of Odin.
  Gunkamdeva
  Hindu
  a king who conquered the Nagas
  The defeated Nagas each gave the
  victor a likeness of himself drawn in
  his blood, telling the king that worship
  of the pictures would bring rain in
  times of drought.
  Gunlad 
  (see Gunlod)
  Gunlauth
  (see Gunlod)
  Gunlod
  Norse
  [Gunlad.Gun(n)lauth.Gunnlod]
  daughter of the giant Suttung
  mother of Bragi by Odin
  She was entrusted with the three
  containers of the magic brew made by
  the dwarfs Fialar and Galar from the
  blood of the sage Kvasir whom they
  had killed to obtain his knowledge.
  She concealed it in the middle of a
  mountain but Odin knew about it
  from his ravens. Having gained access
  to the cave with the help of Baugi,
  Suttung’s brother, Odin seduced
  Gunlod and, asking for a sip of the
  fluid, drank it all. In the guise of an
  eagle, he flew back to Asgard where he
  regurgitated the magical brew which
  endowed the drinker with the powers
  of music and poetry.
  The product of Odin’s dalliance
  with Gunlod was the god Bragi.
  Gunna
  Scotland
  spirits that search for scraps of food
  such as bones
  Gunnar
  Norse
  [Gundicarius.Gunnarr:
  =German Gunther]
  king of the Giukungs
  son of Giuki and Grimhild
  brother of Gudrun, Guttorm and Hogni
  husband of Brunhild and Glaumvor
  When Sigurd married Gunnar’s sister
  Gudrun, Gunnar and his brother
  Hogni became his blood-brothers.
  Gunnar succeeded his father Giuki to
  the throne and wished to make Brunhild
  his queen but lacked the courage to
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  face the wall of flames that surrounded
  her castle. Sigmund, who had already
  braved the flames before meeting
  Gunnar and Gudrun, assumed the
  form of Gunnar with the help of a
  magic potion brewed by his mother,
  and rode through the flames again,
  spending three days with Brunhild.
  When she married Gunnar ten days
  later, she realised that she had been
  deceived and that she still loved Sigurd
  who had been the first to ride through
  the flames so, after quarrelling with
  Gudrun, she asked her husband to kill
  Sigurd. Bound by blood-ties, Gunnar
  could not do such a thing but his
  younger brother Guttorm speared
  Sigurd in the back, killing him but
  dying in the attempt from Sigurd’s
  thrown sword. After Brunhild died in
  the flames of Sigurd’s funeral pyre,
  Gunnar married Glaumvor.
  In some versions, he and Hagen
  ambushed Walther von Wasgenstein
  and Hildegrinde but had one hand and
  one foot cut off in the fight.
  Gunnar Helmingr
  Norse
  a Norwegian who offended the king
  He fled to Sweden to escape the wrath
  of King Olaf and went on an annual
  procession in which Frey blessed the
  land. Many abandoned the god in a
  blizzard but Gunnar stayed. In a fight
  with Frey, Gunnar prayed to the
  Christian god and Frey was defeated.
  He took Frey’s place and was well
  received by the people. He married a
  priestess of Frey’s temple and,
  reconciled with Olaf, returned to
  Norway.
  Gunnar Lambason
  Norse
  one of the men in Flosi’s force
  attacking the Njalssons
  husband of Hallgerda
  Gunnar was killed by Skarp-Hedin,
  Njal’s son, who hurled at him the
  jawbone which, years before, he had
  cut from the head of Thrain whom he
  had killed, an event which started the
  feud between the Sigfussens and the
  Njalssons.
  Gunnarr
  (see Gunnar)
  Gunnlauth
  (see Gunlod)
  Gunnlod
  (see Gunlod)
  Gunnodoyah
  (see Gunnodoyak)
  Gunnodoyak
  North American
  [Gunnodoyah]
  an Iroquois warrior
  He was a mortal who was taken to
  heaven and instructed in the arts of
  war by Hinun. He fought the Great
  Lake Serpent but was swallowed by it.
  Hinum killed the snake and rescued
  Gunnodoyak, restoring him to life and
  taking him back to heaven.
  Gunnthra
  Norse
  a river in Niflheim
  one of the 12 rivers known 
  as Elivagar
  Gunphar
  British
  a king of Orkney
  He was one of the rulers who,
  impressed by King Arthur’s might,
  submitted to his sovereignty.
  Gunter
  British
  a king of Denmark
  When he refused to pay tribute to
  King Arthur he was killed.
  Gunthari
  (see Gunther1)
  Gunther1
  German
  [Gunthari.King of Worms:=Norse Gunnar]
  the name of Gunnar in 
  the Nibelungenlied
  son of Dankrat and Ute
  brother of Gernot, Giselher 
  and Krimhild
  husband of Brunhild
  father of Siegfried
  He became king of Burgundy on the
  death of his father and, with Siegfried’s
  help, won the hand of Brunhild. He
  invited Siegfried, who had married his
  sister Krimhild, to visit his court
  where Krimhild and Brunhild had a
  furious quarrel. Gunther was later
  induced by Hagen, who plotted to
  avenge the insult to Brunhild, to invite
  Siegfried’s help in an alleged invasion.
  Hagen used the opportunity to kill
  Siegfried.
  His sister, Krimhild, then married
  Etzel and they invited Gunther and
  his nobles to visit their court. Here
  Krimhild, 
  intent 
  on 
  vengeance
  against Hagen, bribed her husband’s
  brother, Brodelin, to kill the party.
  Gunther and Hagen were taken alive,
  all the rest were slain. Krimhild had
  Gunther, her own brother, beheaded
  and used his severed head to try to
  force Hagen to reveal where in the
  Rhine he had hidden the Nibelung
  treasure. When he refused to tell her,
  she killed him.
  Another story says that his father
  was Gibich, king of Burgundy, who
  surrendered when Attila’s hordes
  swept all before them, giving the Hun
  a tribute of gold and the young noble,
  Hagen, as a hostage in place of his own
  son, Gunther (here, Gunthari), who
  was just a baby at the time. In later
  years, Hagen escaped from Attila’s
  court and returned to Burgundy to
  join Gunther who became king on the
  death of his father. Later still, Walther
  and his lover Hildegunde, two other
  hostages at Attila’s court, escaped with
  much treasure and Gunther and
  Hagen set out to kill the fugitives and
  seize the treasure. In the event,
  Walther killed all the warriors
  Gunther sent against him and finally
  Gunther and Hagen did battle with
  Walther. Gunther lost a leg and Hagen
  lost an eye but they became reconciled
  with Walther who had had his right
  hand cut off in the fight.
  Gunther2
  German
  son of Siegfried and Krimhild
  Gunthiof
  Norse
  son of Frithiof and Ingeborg
  Gunuko
  African
  a deity of the Nupe of Nigeria and 
  in Brazil
  Gunura
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity
  father or sister of Damuzi
  Gunvasius 
  (see Guynas)
  Gupta, Abhinava
  Hindu
  a 10th C sage
  He was said to be a miracle-worker, an
  incarnation of Shiva, and was the
  author of many works on yoga and
  Tantrism. He and some 1,200 of his
  followers entered a cave and dis-
  appeared forever.
  Gur-Gyi Mgon-Po
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god of tents
  a form of Mahakala
  Gur-nu-gi-a
  (see Kur-nu-gi-a)
  Guracy
  (see Guaracy)
  Gurdr
  (see Gudrun)
  Gurgiunt Brabtruc (see Gurgustius)
  Gurgurant
  British
  a cannibal king
  He became a convert to Christianity
  and took the name Archier, becoming
  a hermit.
  Gurguntius
  (see Gurgustius)
  Gurgustius
  British
  [Gurgiunt Brabtrud.Gurguntius]
  a king of Britain
  son of Rivallo
  Gurhyr
  (see Gwrhyr)
  Guri 
  (see Gwri)
  Gurikhaisib
  African
  the primaeval ancestor of the
  Hottentots
  Guriang Tunggal
  East Indian
  a supreme god in Java
  father of Guru Minda
  husband of Ambu Dewi
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  Gurm
  (see Garm)
  Gurmun
  Irish
  an African king who became king 
  of Ireland
  son of Gormund, some say
  In some accounts, he was the father of
  Isolde. He may be the same as Gormund.
  Gurnemans
  (see Gornemant)
  Gurthr
  (see Gudrun)
  guru
  Hindu
  [gosain]
  a spiritual leader
  The guru mediates between god and
  man. Those who malign a guru may be
  struck dumb and turned into snakes.
  Guru-Gita
  Hindu
  [Song of the Guru]
  a poem of some three hundred and
  fifty stanzas relating conversations
  between Shiva and Parvati
  Guru-kam-balu
  Tibetan
  a headless monk
  Guru Minda
  East Indian
  a Javan prince of heaven
  son of Guriang Tunggal and 
  Ambu Dewi
  husband of Purba Sari
  He was sent down to earth to find a
  bride for himself and adopted the form
  of a black monkey, Lutung Kasarang.
  With the help of some bujanggas, he
  provided the palace, the lake and the
  other items demanded by Purba
  Rarang as the price for the hand of her
  sister, the princess Purba Sari who
  Lutung married.
  Guru Nanak
  (see Nanak)
  Guru ri Seleng
  Pacific Islands
  one of the first beings in the lore 
  of Sulawesi
  brother of Sangkuruwira
  father of Nyilitimo
  Guru Rimpoche 
  (see Rimpoche)
  guruwari
  Australian
  paintings on stones, etc. used in 
  male rituals
  Gurzgi
  British
  son of Gornemant
  brother of Lascoyt, Liaze 
  and Schenteflurs
  Guzil
  African
  a god in Tripolitania
  This deity, having been fathered on a
  cow, appeared in the form of a bull.
  Gusayn
  [Gusion.Gusoin.Pirsoyn]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to know the past and the
  future and has the power to reconcile
  enemies.
  Gushasp
  Persian
  a sacred fire
  This fire, together with Burzhin, Mitro
  and Frobach, protected the country.
  Gushkinbanda
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god
  Gushtaspa 
  (see Vishtaspa)
  gusi
  East Indian
  a pot-bellied type of jar in Borneo
  The Dasun tribe revere such jars,
  believing them to be the home of the
  spirits of their ancestors.
  Gusion
  (see Gusayn)
  Gusoin
  (see Gusayn)
  Gustr 
  (see Thiassi)
  Gusts of Wind (see Breath of Wind)
  Guta
  European
  a Hungarian demon
  Gutrun
  (see Gudrun)
  Gutrune
  (see Gudrun)
  Guttlehog
  the English version of Ciriato
  Guttorm
  Norse
  [Guttormr]
  son of Giuki and Grimhild
  brother of Gunnar, Gudrun and Hogni
  His brothers Gunnar and Hogni had
  become blood-brothers of Sigurd who
  had married their sister, Gudrun.
  When 
  Gunnar’s 
  wife, 
  Brunhild,
  quarrelled with Gudrun, she asked
  Gunnar to kill Sigurd. He would not
  kill a blood-brother so the deed was
  done by Guttorm who drove his spear
  into Sigurd’s back while he slept. With
  a dying convulsion, Sigurd flung his
  sword at the fleeing Guttorm, cutting
  him in half.
  Guttormr
  (see Guttorm)
  Guy de Bourgogne
  (see Gui de Burgogne)
  Guy of Burgundy
  (see Gui de Burgogne)
  Guy of Southampton
  British
  father of Bevis
  Guy of Warwick
  British
  [=French Guido of Tours]
  a mediaeval hero
  son of Segard
  husband of Felice
  father of Rainburn
  He served as a page to Rohand, the
  earl of Warwick, and married his
  daughter, Felice. He killed the Dun
  Cow, a dragon in Northumberland
  and the giant Colbrand and went as a
  pilgrim to the Holy Land where he
  fought the Saracens. When he
  returned he found that Felice had
  given her life to good works so he left
  her in peace and built a hermitage for
  himself. When he was on his death-
  bed, he was reunited with Felice who
  died of grief.
  (see also Guido)
  guyascutus
  North American
  [dismal sauger.godaphro.gouger.
  gwinter.lunkus.mountain stemwinder.
  prock.rackabore.sauger.sideswiper.
  sidehill dodger]
  a fabulous animal
  Guynas
  Welsh
  [Gunvasius.Gwenbaus.Gwinas]
  a mortal version of Gwyn ap Nudd as
  king of Orkney
  Guyon1
  British
  a knight in The Faerie Queene,
  temperance personified
  He rescued the prisoners held by
  Acrasia and sent her captive to the
  Queen of Faerie.
  Guyon2
  European
  a king of Denmark
  son of Geoffroy
  half-brother of Ogier
  father of Walter
  He was the son of Geoffroy by his
  second wife and, when Geoffroy died,
  the throne passed to his son by his first
  wife, the paladin Ogier. Ogier was
  advised by a heavenly voice that greater
  things than kingship lay in store and he
  handed the crown to Guyon. When
  Ogier was imprisoned by Charlemagne,
  Guyon threatened to support the army
  of Carahue who was preparing to
  attack France to free Ogier. His forces
  arrived after Carahue’s army had
  routed Bruhier’s invading army and
  they joined forces to invade the
  Saracen lands in conjunction with a
  French force led by Ogier.
  guytresh
  (see gytrash)
  Guzhak
  Persian
  consort of Hoshang
  She and Hoshang, offspring of
  Siyamak and Nashak, are regarded as
  the progenitors of the Iranians.
  Gvenour
  British
  the name for Guinevere in Arthour
  and Merlin
  Gwaddyn Oddeith
  British
  [Gwadyn Odyeith]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He used the soles of his feet, which
  could become red-hot, to clear a path
  for Arthur’s war-band.
  He was also a member of the party
  that accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Gwaddyn Osol
  British
  [Gwadyn Osol]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
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  He could flatten any mountain merely
  by standing on top of it.
  He was also a member of the party
  that accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Gwadyn Odyeith
  (see Gwaddyn Oddieth)
  Gwadyn Osol
  (see Gwaddyn Osol)
  Gwaelod
  (see Cantre’r Gwaelod)
  Gwaeth
  Welsh
  maidservant to Cyfwlch 
  and Drwgddyddwg
  Gwaethaf Oll
  Welsh
  maidservant to Syfwlch 
  and Llynddyddwg
  Gwair
  (see Gweir.Gwydion)
  Gwakko
  Japanese
  [=Hindu Chandra]
  a Shinto moon-deity
  He is depicted as a yellow-bodied
  youth with long hair, seated on a lotus.
  Gwal
  (see Gwawl)
  Gwalchafed
  (see Gwalchaved)
  Gwalchaved
  Welsh
  [Gwal(c)hafed.Gwalhaved.
  Hawk of Summer]
  the Welsh name for Galahad
  son of Lot and Gwyar
  brother of Gwalchmai
  Gwalchgwyn
  Welsh
  [White Hawk]
  the Welsh name of Gawain
  (see also Gwalchmai)
  Gwalchmai
  Welsh
  [Gwalchgwyn.Gwalchmei.Gwalkmy.
  Hawk of May]
  a hunter at King Arthur’s court
  son of Lot and Gwyar
  brother of Mordred
  a nephew of King Arthur
  He made peace between Tristram and
  King Mark and accompanied Culhwch
  on his quest for the hand of Olwen. In
  later stories he is Gawain although
  others regard them as separate
  characters.
  In some accounts, he is the son of
  Arthur by his own sister, Gwyar, and
  was reputed to know the nature of
  everything.
  (see also Gwalchgwyn)
  Gwalchmei
  (see Gwalchmai)
  Gwalhafed
  (see Gwalchaved)
  Gwalhaved
  (see Gwalchaved)
  Gwalkmy
  (see Gwalchmai)
  Gwalu
  African
  [C’balu.Gbalu]
  a rain-god of the Yoruba
  Gware
  British
  a member of King Arthur’s household,
  appearing in the story of Culhwch
  and Olwen
  Gwarthegydd
  Welsh
  a warrior and counsellor at King
  Arthur’s court
  son of Caw
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Gwastad
  Welsh
  [Gwested]
  father of Gwefyl
  Gwau Meo
  Pacific Islands
  a culture-hero of the Solomon Islands
  brother of Gwau Meo
  These two heroes, known as the Red
  Heads, were regarded as children of
  the sun and were credited with slaying
  many monsters and bringing food,
  magic and other benefits to their
  people.
  They were said to have led a band of
  their followers by sea to inhabit the
  Solomon 
  Islands 
  and 
  are 
  now
  worshipped as war-spirits.
  Gwawl1
  Welsh
  [Gawl.Gwal.Prince of Sun]
  a former suitor of Rhiannon
  son of Clud
  At the wedding of Pwyll and Rhiannon
  he asked a favour which Pwyll granted.
  He claimed Rhiannon. She agreed to
  be his one year hence. At the feast to
  celebrate that event, Pwyll appeared as
  a beggar and asked Gwawl to put food
  in his bag. When Gwawl tried to
  stamp it down he was trapped in the
  bag and agreed to give up Rhiannon as
  a condition of being released.
  Gwawl2
  Welsh
  [Gawl.Gwal]
  daughter of Coel and Stradwawl
  wife of Cunedda, in some accounts
  Gweddw
  Welsh
  owner of the horse Gwyn Dunmane
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  obtain this horse for use in the hunt
  for Twrch Trwyth.
  Gwefyl
  British
  [Gwevyl]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Gwastad
  When he was sad, his bottom lip
  drooped to his midriff and his upper
  lip covered his head.
  He was also a member of the party
  that accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Gweir
  British
  [Gwair]
  a counsellor of King Arthur
  son of Gwestyl
  Gweir Ennwir
  British
  [Gwair]
  an uncle of King Arthur
  Gweir Hir
  British
  [Gwair]
  an uncle of King Arthur
  Gwen1
  British
  [Gwenn.Llen Arthur.Mantle 
  of Invisibility]
  a cloak or veil of King Arthur
  This garment, said to make the
  wearer invisible, was one of the
  Thirteen 
  Treasures 
  of 
  Britain
  collected by Merlin. It could be worn
  only by women who were faithful to
  their husbands, which excluded
  Guinevere.
  Some say it is the same as Mantell.
  Gwen2
  British
  [Gwenn]
  daughter of Cunedda
  Gwen3
  Irish
  [Guener]
  a goddess of smiles
  sister of Jou and Sadurn
  Gwen4
  Welsh
  [Gwenn.The White Swan]
  daughter of Cynwal
  wife of Anlawdd
  mother of Goleuddydd, Igraine 
  and Rieingulid
  She was said to be one of the most
  beautiful maidens in the country.
  (see also Gwenlliant)
  Gwenbaus
  (see Guynas)
  Gwenddolau
  British
  [Gwenddoleu]
  a prince
  Merlin’s lord
  He owned a gold gwyddbwyll board
  which became one of the Thirteen
  Treasures of Britain collected by
  Merlin. He also had some magical
  birds which were yoked together and
  lived on corpses. These birds were
  killed by Gall.
  He fought Rhydderch and his
  cousins, Gwrgi and Peredur, at the
  Battle of Arthuret and was killed there
  by Rhydderch.
  Gwenddoleu
  (see Gwenddolau)
  Gwendolen1
  British
  [Guendoloen(a)]
  daughter of Corineus
  wife of Locrinus
  mother of Maddan
  Her husband had a secret mistress,
  Estrildis, by whom he had a daughter,
  Hebren. When he deserted Gwendolen
  in favour of Estrildis, she raised an
  army in Cornwall, fought and killed
  Locrinus, threw Estrildis and Hebren
  into the Severn and took over the
  throne of England. Some say that 
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  she buried Estrildis alive. She later
  abdicated in favour of her son Maddan.
  Gwendolen2
  British
  [Guendolen(a)]
  a fairy
  mother of Gyneth by King Arthur
  Gwendolena
  (see Gwendoloena)
  Gwendoloena
  British
  [Chwimleian.Guendoloena.Gwendolena]
  a flower-maiden
  wife of Merlin, in Italian romances
  Some say that Merlin divorced her and
  she later married Rhydderch.
  (see also Gwendydd)
  Gwendydd
  British
  [=Italian Ganieda]
  a twin-sister of Merlin
  wife of Rhydderch, in some accounts
  (see also Gwendoloena)
  Gwengasoain
  British
  [Guengasoain.Gygantioen]
  a giant
  the killer of Raguidel
  father of Belinette
  He had a bear to guard him against
  the prediction that he would be
  killed by two knights. These turned
  out to be Gawain and Yder who
  killed him to avenge the death of
  Raguidel.
  Gwenhwyfach
  British
  [Guenhwy(v)ach]
  a sister of Guinevere
  In some accounts, she was the wife of
  Mordred and the Battle of Camlan
  resulted from her striking the queen,
  her sister.
  Gwenhwyfar
  Welsh
  [Gwenhwyvar.White One]
  the Welsh version of Guinevere
  Gwenhwyvar
  (see Gwenhwyfar)
  Gwenhyfar
  (see Gwenhwyfar)
  Gwenhyvar
  (see Gwenhwyfar)
  Gwenlliant
  Welsh
  a beautiful maiden
  (see also Gwen3)
  Gwenloie
  British
  [Guenloie]
  wife of Yder
  Gwenlon
  British
  a knight at the court of King Mark
  He was one of a trio of knights who
  spied on Tristram and Isolde and
  informed King Mark of his wife’s
  infidelity.
  Gwenn
  (see Gwen)
  Gwennere1
  Irish
  daughter of Ryon
  Gwennere2
  (see Guinevere)
  Gwenwynwyn
  British
  the chief warrior at King 
  Arthur’s court
  Gwern
  Irish
  a prince of Ireland
  son of Matholwch and Branwen
  When Bran invaded Ireland to rescue
  his sister, Branwen, from Matholwch,
  the Irish king surrendered without a
  fight and agreed to hand the throne to
  his 
  three-year-old 
  son, 
  Gwern.
  Efnisien killed the boy by pushing
  him into the fire, precipitating the
  battle between the two sides that left
  all the Irish, and all but seven of the
  British, dead.
  Gwernach
  (see Gwrnach)
  Gwested
  (see Gwasted)
  Gwestel
  (see Gwestyl)
  Gwestyl
  British
  [Gwestel]
  father of Gweir
  Gwevyl
  (see Gwefyl)
  Gwiawn
  British
  [Cat-eye]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He had such sharp eyesight that he was
  said to be able to cut the eyelid from
  the eye of a gnat.
  He was also a member of the party
  that accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Other stories describe him as a
  magician with the power to cure
  wounds.
  Gwiffred Petit
  British
  [Little King:=Welsh Y Brenhin Bychan]
  a small knight
  He fought with Geraint and was
  defeated but became his friend and
  helper.
  Gwilenhin
  Welsh
  [Gwilenhyn]
  a king of France
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  obtain the help of Gwilenhin in the
  hunt for Twrch Trwyth. He was killed
  by the boar during the hunt.
  Gwilenhyn
  (see Gwilhenhin)
  Gwilym
  British
  a son of the king of France
  Gwinam
  British
  a horse of Kay
  Gwinas
  (see Gwynas)
  gwinter
  (see guyascutus)
  Gwion
  Welsh
  [Gwion Bach:=Irish Finn mac Cool]
  son of Gwreang
  He was abandoned on the shore in a
  basket and was found by Ceridwen
  who employed him to stir the magic
  cauldron Amen in which she was
  brewing a potion that would give her
  son, Avagddu, supernatural knowledge
  to compensate for his extreme
  ugliness. Drops of the brew splashed
  on Gwion’s thumb and he licked it off,
  so acquiring the knowledge intended
  for Avagddu. He ran off and Ceridwen
  chased him, both taking various forms
  until finally she, in the form of a hen,
  swallowed Gwion, in the form of a
  grain of corn. She then found herself
  pregnant and the boy Gwion was
  reborn. Ceridwen threw him into the
  sea from which he was recovered by
  Elphin who called him Taliesin.
  (see Taliesin)
  Gwlad Yr Hav
  Welsh
  the Otherworld, a land of summer
  from which men came
  Gwladys
  Welsh
  a Welsh saint
  daughter of Brychan
  mother of St Cadoc
  She was abducted by Gwynllym who
  was helped in the enterprise by King
  Arthur.
  Gwlgawd
  (see Gawlgawd)
  Gwlwlydd
  Welsh
  owner of the oxen Melyn Gwanwyn
  and Ych Brych
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  these oxen for use in part of his quest
  for the hand of Olwen.
  (see also Melyn Gwanwyn.Nyniaw.
  Peibiaw.Ych Brych)
  Gwlyddyn
  (see Glwyddyn)
  Gwrach
  Welsh
  a hag: a witch: a form of banshee
  Gwrach y Rhibyn
  British
  the Welsh version of Grey Washer by
  the Ford
  (see Washer by the Ford)
  Gwragedd Annwfn
  Welsh
  lake-maidens
  These beings are said occasionally 
  to marry humans but return to 
  their lake if struck. They are said to 
  have passed on great knowledge of
  medicine.
  Gwreang
  Welsh
  father of Gwion
  Gwreidawl
  (see Greidwl)
  Gwres
  Welsh
  a standard-bearer for King Arthur
  son of Rheged
  Gwrfan
  Welsh
  [Gwrvan]
  in some accounts, a name for Gawain
  Gwrfoddu
  (see Gwrfoddw)
  Gwrfoddhu
  (see Gwrfoddw)
  Gwrfoddw
  British
  [Gwrfodd(h)u]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  uncle of King Arthur
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  He went on the hunt for the boar
  Twrch Trwyth and was killed by the
  young boar Llwydawg.
  Gwrgi
  British
  cousin of Gwenddolau
  He 
  and 
  Peredur 
  fought 
  with
  Gwenddolau against Rhydderch at the
  Battle of Arthuret.
  Gwrhyr Gwalstawt
  British
  [Gurhyr]
  a warrior at the court of King Arthur,
  an interpreter
  He was said to be able to talk to the
  birds and animals and was sent to
  accompany Culhwch on his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  In some accounts he was a magician
  and could change into a bird; others say
  he was a Knight of the Round Table.
  Gwri
  Welsh
  [Guri]
  the name first given to Pryderi by the
  couple who found him after he had
  been abandoned
  Gwrnach
  British
  [Gwernach.Wrnach.Wrynach]
  a giant
  In some accounts, he was the owner of
  a magic sword, Dyrnwyn, that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Kay got his hands on the sword on
  the pretext of polishing it and used it
  to decapitate Gwrnach.
  Gwrvan
  (see Gwrfan)
  Gwrvawr
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Gwrytheyrn
  Welsh
  the Welsh name for Vortigern
  Gwyar1
  Welsh
  [Gore]
  a war-goddess
  Gwyar2
  Welsh
  [Gore]
  wife of Lot
  mother of Dioneta and Gwalchmai
  In some accounts, she was the sister of
  King Arthur, mother of Gwalchmai by
  Arthur and mother of Hoel by Ymer.
  Originally Gwyar was regarded as
  the father of Gwalchmai, latterly as
  his mother.
  (see also Anna)
  Gwyddawg
  British
  son of Menestyr
  father of Arwyli
  He killed Kay and was himself killed
  by King Arthur.
  gwyddbwyll
  Welsh
  [=Irish fidchell]
  a board game played by gods 
  and mortals
  In the story of Rhonabwy’s dream,
  King Arthur was playing this game
  against Owain.
  Gwyddeu
  (see Gwyddno)
  Gwyddno Garanhir
  (see Gwyddno Garanhirtan)
  Gwyddno Garanhirtan
  Welsh
  [Dewrarth.Gwyddno Garanhir
  Gwyddeu.Urien]
  king of Gwaelod
  a salmon-fisher
  father of Elphin
  He and his son found and rescued the
  infant thrown into the sea by
  Ceridwen and raised him, calling him
  Taliesin.
  Some say that he is the same as
  Gwyddno Longshanks and the hamper
  was a never-empty cauldron.
  Gwyddno Longshanks
  Welsh
  [Gwyddeu Longshanks]
  ruler of Cantre’r Gwaelod, an 
  undersea kingdom
  owner of a never-empty hamper, 
  Mwys Gwyddno
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  this hamper as part of his quest for the
  hand of Olwen.
  Some say that he is the same as
  Gwyddno Garanhirtan.
  Gwyddolwyn
  Welsh
  [Gidolin.Gwydolwyn]
  a dwarf
  owner of the bottles that kept 
  liquids warm
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  these bottles as part of his quest for the
  hand of Olwen.
  Gwyddrei
  British
  a gatekeeper of King Arthur’s palace
  He was said to be able to see in
  the dark.
  Gwydion1
  Welsh
  [Gwair.Gwydyon:=Irish Ogma:
  =Roman Ogmius]
  a magician and war-god
  nephew and deputy for Math,
  king of Gwynedd
  son of Beli and Don
  brother of Aranrhod and Gilfaethwy
  father of Nwyvre by Aranrhod
  When his brother Gilfaethwy fell in
  love with Goewen, one of Math’s
  footholders, he organised the battle
  necessary to get Math away from her.
  He did this by swapping some
  phantom horses for a herd of pigs
  owned by Pryderi and coveted by
  Math. When Pryderi discovered that
  the horses were merely a magician’s
  illusion, he marched on Gwynedd.
  While Math was away at war,
  Gilfaethwy seduced Goewen who was
  dismissed from her post when Math
  returned. Gwydion tried to have
  Aranrhod appointed in her place but,
  when tested for virginity by Math’s
  magic wand, she produced a baby,
  Dylan. Gwydion collected in a
  handkerchief a drop of blood that
  appeared at the same time and put it in
  a chest. It developed into another
  baby, the boy Llew, who was raised by
  Gwydion as his own. Math punished
  Gwydion and Gilfaethwy by turning
  them successively into male and female
  deer, pigs and wolves. In each form
  they produced offspring and in these
  forms he was the ‘father’ of Hyddwn as
  a deer, Hychdwn as a pig and
  Bleiddwn as a wolf. Math changed all
  these young animals into boys and
  later restored both Gwydion and
  Gilfaethwy to human form.
  In some versions there was a third
  child of Aranrhod, all fathered by
  Gwydion.
  He is said to have led the forces that
  fought the Battle of Godeu against the
  forces of Arawn.
  In some accounts, he created Taliesin.
  Gwydion2
  Welsh
  [Gwydyon]
  a herdsman for the tribe of Gwynedd
  Gwydolwyn
  (see Gwyddolwyn)
  Gwydre1
  British
  an illegitimate son of King Arthur
  He was killed when a member of the
  party hunting the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Gwydre2
  British
  nephew of Hueil
  He was killed by King Arthur who
  fought his uncle, Hueil, when the
  latter tried to exact vengeance. Hueil
  succeeded only in wounding the king.
  Gwydyon
  (see Gwydion)
  Gwyglet
  Welsh
  a warrior-hero
  Gwyl
  British
  a mistress of King Arthur
  daughter of Gendawd
  Gwyl Awst
  (see Calan Awst)
  gwyllion
  Welsh
  mischievous spirits: cruel fairies
  These spirits are said to appear in 
  the form of ugly females, sometimes
  seen as goats.
  Gwyn1
  Welsh
  [Gwynn ap Nudd:=British Herne]
  king of the fairies, lord of the dead
  son of Lludd
  brother of Gwythyr, some say
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  Some say he is Arawn, king of the
  underworld, who left the underworld
  to become king of the fairies. Others
  say that King Arthur made him king of
  the underworld.
  He carried off Creiddylad who had
  been promised to Gwythyr who then
  raised an army and attacked Gwyn.
  Gwyn won the battle, taking many
  prisoners 
  and 
  killing 
  Nwython,
  forcing Nwython’s son Cyledyr to eat
  his father’s heart. King Arthur
  intervened to make peace between
  Gwyn and Gwythyr, decreeing that
  Creiddylad should be returned to her
  father, Lludd, and that the two suitors
  for her hand should fight each other
  every May Day until the end of time,
  the final winner to take the woman.
  Some say that he was also a member
  of the party that accompanied
  Culhwch in his quest for the hand of
  Olwen. In some accounts, he is given
  as Creiddylad’s brother, in others he is
  equated with Gwyn, son of Tringad.
  (see also Guynas.Gwyn2)
  Gwyn2
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Tringad
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  obtain the help of Gwyn, riding his
  horse Du, in the hunt for the boar
  Twrch Trwyth. He was killed by the
  boar during the hunt.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Gwyn ap Nudd.
  Gwyn Dunmane
  Welsh
  [Gwyn(n) Mygd(d)wn]
  the horse of Gweddw
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  this animal for use in the hunt for the
  boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Gwyn Gloy
  (see Gwyn Gohoyw)
  Gwyn Gloyw
  (see Gwyn Gohoyw)
  Gwyn Gohoyw
  Welsh
  [Gwynn Gloy(w)]
  father of Cigfa
  Gwyn Hen
  Welsh
  [Gwyn the Old]
  father of Heilyn
  Gwyn Llogell Gwyr
  British
  an elder at King Arthur’s court
  Gwyn Mygddwn
  (see Gwyn Dunmane)
  Gwyn Mygdwn (see Gwyn Dunmane)
  Gwyn the Old
  (see Gwyn Hen)
  Gwyngelli
  Welsh
  a warrior and companion of 
  King Arthur
  When the boar Twrch Trwyth was
  brought to bay in the Severn, Gwyngelli
  grabbed him by the feet and dragged
  him under the water.
  Gwynhwfar
  (see Guinevere)
  Gwynn ap Nudd
  (see Gwyn1)
  Gwynn Gloy
  (see Gwyn Gohoyw)
  Gwynn Gloyw
  (see Gwyn Gohoyw)
  Gwynn Mygdwn
  (see Gwyn Dun Mane)
  Gwynn Mygddwn
  (see Gwyn Dun Mane)
  Gwynllym
  (see Gwynnlim)
  Gwynnlim
  British
  [Gwynllym]
  king of Gwynllyg
  father of St Cadoc
  He abducted St Gwladys and was
  helped by King Arthur to escape the
  pursuing Brychan, her father.
  Gwri Gwallt-euryn
  Welsh
  a Welsh hero, an early version 
  of Gawain
  Gwys
  Welsh
  a young boar
  offspring of Twrch Trwyth
  Gwythyr
  British
  son of Greidwl
  brother of Gwyn ap Nudd, 
  some say
  Gwyn carried off Creiddylad, the
  intended bride of Gwythyr, who raised
  an army to recover her but was
  defeated in battle. King Arthur
  intervened, making peace between
  them and decreeing that Creiddylad
  should be returned to her father,
  Lludd, and that the two suitors for her
  hand should fight each other every
  May Day until the end of time, the
  final winner to keep the woman.
  Some say that he was also a
  member of the party that accom-
  panied Culhwch in his quest for the
  hand of Olwen.
  gyal-tsan dsemo
  Tibetan
  a form of prayer-flag (see also da-cha)
  Gyalin
  Tibetan
  king of the realm of demi-gods
  Gyas
  (see Gyges)
  gydja
  Norse
  an Icelandic priestess
  Gyes
  (see Gyges)
  Gyfnewid, Llasar Llaes
  (see Llasar)
  Gygantioen
  (see Gwengasoain)
  Gyges1
  Greek
  [Gyas.Gyes]
  one of the Hundred-handed ones
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  brother of Briaraeus 
  and Cottus
  He was killed by Heracles in the battle
  between the gods and the giants.
  Gyges2
  Greek
  [Gyes]
  a shepherd who became king of Lydia
  He found a horse made of brass hidden
  in a crack in the earth and opened it.
  Inside was the body of a giant wearing
  a magic ring. Gyges took the ring,
  which conferred invisibility on the
  wearer, and used it to gain access to the
  king’s palace where he killed the king,
  Candaules, and seduced his wife.
  Another story says that Candaules
  forced his wife to appear naked before
  Gyges so that he could admire her
  beauty. This so enraged the queen that
  she persuaded Gyges to kill her
  husband and then married his killer.
  gygr
  Norse
  the female version of jotun (giant)
  Gylfa-ginning
  Norse
  [The Deluding of Gylfi]
  a story from the Younger Edda of
  Gylfi’s visit to Odin’s palace
  Gylfe
  (see Gylfi)
  Gylfi
  Norse
  [Gylfe]
  king of Sweden
  When he made the journey to the
  palace of Odin, disguised as the old
  man Gangleri, to find out about the
  gods, he was mystified by the three
  deities Har, Iafn-Har and Thridi, 
  and the gatekeeper, Gangler, who
  related the Norse myths and then
  disappeared, together with the palace.
  In another version, Gangler is the
  king of Sweden, the myths are related
  to him by the three mysterious gods
  and the gatekeeper is not named.
  Gylli
  Norse
  [Gyllir]
  a horse of the gods
  Gyllir
  (see Guylli)
  Gymer
  (see Gymir)
  Gymir1
  Norse
  [Gymer]
  a sea-giant
  a shepherd of Gollweig
  son of Aegir and Ran
  father of Beli and Gerda
  brother of Mimir
  (see also Gymir2)
  Gymir2
  Norse
  [Gymer]
  a name of Aegir as ‘concealer’
  In some accounts, the same as Gymi
  the sea-giant.
  Gyneth
  British
  daughter of King Arthur by Gwendolen
  Merlin put her under a spell from
  which she was wakened by Roland de
  Vaux.
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  Gyneth
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  Gyngalyn
  (see Gingalin)
  Gyoli
  (see Giall)
  gyromancy
  a form of divination
  In this system, a participant walks
  round and round in a circle until he
  becomes dizzy and falls over. Prophecy
  is based on the direction towards
  which the person falls.
  gytrash
  British
  [guytresh]
  a ghost haunting byways: the
  spirit of a horse, mule or dog
  In some accounts, this is the same as
  the bargaist.
  gyu-O
  Japanese
  a form of lie-detector
  An accused person swears on oath,
  using a white paper bearing the rough
  outline of a crow or raven, which is
  then burnt. The accused then swallows
  the ashes and, if he lied, he will be
  devoured by the gyu-O.
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  H
  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god H
  This deity seems to be connected with
  the serpent.
  Ha1
  Chinese
  [Ch’en Chi.The Blower]
  a general who was deified as 
  a door-god
  Ha was originally Ch’en Chi, a marshal
  at the court of the emperor Chou
  Wang.
  He and Hang did a service for the
  magician Tu O who rewarded Ha with
  the power to breathe out poison gas.
  He met Hang, who could project fatal
  rays from his nostrils and who had
  defected to the opposing army, in
  battle and was killed.
  He was made one of Buddha’s
  guards in heaven when he died. 
  He is sometimes equated with
  Chin-kang and he and Hang together
  are referred to as Hang Ha Erh
  Chiang.
  Ha2
  Egyptian
  a guardian god of the desert
  Lord of the Libyans
  (see also Hah)
  ha3
  Egyptian
  an entity not dependent on the
  physical body, one of the 5 elements
  comprising the complete being
  Ha-loa
  Pacific Islands
  second child of Wakea
  He was the ancestral founder of the
  Hawaiian people by his own daughter
  Ho’ohoku-ka-lani.
  Ha-nui-o-rangi
  (see Hanui-o-rangi)
  Ha Wen Neyiu
  North American
  a supreme god of the Iroquois
  Ha-mori
  Japanese
  a guardian god of the leaves 
  of trees
  Ha-Yama-to
  Japanese
  consort of O-Ge-Tsu-Hime
  father of Wake-Sa-ne-me 
  and Waka-toshi
  haab
  Central American
  the Mayan solar year
  (see also time)
  Haagenti
  (see Hagenti)
  Haakon
  (see Hakon)
  Haapi
  (see Hapy)
  Haatan
  a demon said to hide treasure
  Habbat-ar-Rumani
  African
  a blind man
  He found seven doves, one of which
  was blind. One of the other doves
  found a magic herb that cured their
  blindness and they all lived together in
  the Castle of Light.
  Habeg
  Korean
  Lord of the River
  father of Yuhwa
  When Yuhwa became pregnant by
  Hemosu, Habeg turned her out of
  the house.
  Habergeis
  European
  in the Tyrol, an evil bird
  The cry of this bird, an instrument of
  the devil, portends death and anybody
  who imitates it is torn to pieces.
  Habotchkilawetha
  North American
  [‘oat goat’]
  a spirit of vegetation
  (see also field spirit)
  Habonde
  European
  [=Norse Fulla]
  a Danish goddess of abundance
  Habondia
  a queen of spirits, witches, etc.
  Haborim
  (see Aini)
  Haborym
  (see Aini)
  Habren
  British
  [Hebren.Sabra.Sabre.Sabrina]
  daughter of Locrinus and Estrildis
  Locrinus, married to Gwendolen, fell
  in love with the German prisoner
  Estrildis and fathered on her a
  daughter named Habren (or Sabra or
  Sabrina) or, in some versions, a son
  named Hebren. When Locrinus finally
  rejected Gwendolen and married
  Estrildis, Gwendolen fled to her son
  Maddan in Cornwall and they raised an
  army which fought and defeated
  Locrinus who was killed in the battle.
  Gwendolen took over as queen and had
  Estrildis and Habren thrown into the
  river Severn. In some versions,
  Estrildis was buried alive.
  Habrok
  Norse
  the hawk owned by the Danish king
  Hrolf Kraki
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  Habyarimana
  This bird was once put in a cage with
  thirty Swedish hawks which were
  supposed to kill Habrok. Instead,
  Habrok killed all of them.
  Habyarimana
  African
  a name of Imana as ‘he who 
  gives children’
  Hacavitz
  Central American
  a god of the Quiche Indians
  He was turned to stone by the rays of
  the sun.
  Hachacyum
  (see Nohochacyum)
  Hache
  European
  son of Berchther
  father of Eckhardt
  Hachiman
  Japanese
  [God of the Eight Banderoles.Ojin.
  Yahata:=Buddhist Daibosatsu]
  a Shinto god of war
  He was originally the emperor Ojin,
  son of the empress Jingo, and later
  deified.
  Hachioji
  Japanese
  a group of 8 deities (3 female, 
  5 male) spat out by Amaterasu 
  and Susanowa
  Hackeberg
  (see Hackelberend)
  Hackelberend
  Norse
  [Hackeberg.Hackel-berend.‘mantle-
  bearer’]
  a name for Odin as a wind-god
  Hackelberg, Hans von
  Norse
  a suggested leader of the Wild 
  Hunt
  He was condemned for ever to hunt in
  the air as punishment for his sins.
  Hacklespin
  British
  the English version of Calcabrina
  Haco
  (see Hakon)
  Hacou
  (see Hakon)
  Hactce
  (see Gahe)
  Hactci
  (see Gahe)
  Hactcin
  (see Gahe)
  Hadachisi
  North American
  a Navaho destroyer-god
  one of the Yeibechi
  Hadad
  Mesopotamian
  [Dad(da).Dadu.Kurgal.Martu:
  =Babylonian Adad:=Phoenician
  Balmarcodes]
  a Syrian weather-god
  consort of Atargatis or Asherah
  Hadburg
  Norse
  a swan-maiden
  aunt of Siegelinde
  Hagen met her and Siegelinde when
  he was en route to Etzel’s court and
  Hadburg prophesied good fortune. As
  soon as Hagen returned their garments
  which he had seized, Hadburg
  prophesied doom.
  Hadding1
  Danish
  [Haddingr]
  a hero
  son of Orvandil and Groa
  brother of Svipdag
  He was a favourite of Odin who helped
  him in some of his battles.
  After the death of his father,
  Hadding was nursed by Hardgrep and
  reared by Odin who gave him a drink
  called Leifner’s Flames, which gave
  him great strength and courage.
  He became king of Sweden and
  waged war against the Danes who
  were led by his half-brother, Gudhorn.
  He also killed a monster, only to find
  that it was Svipdag in disguise.
  Hadding2
  Norse
  [Haddingr]
  a sea-god
  He was wounded by a fellow suitor for
  Ragnhild. She nursed him, leaving a
  ring in the wound. When she later had
  to choose between a group of suitors,
  she was able to identify Hadding by
  touch. After some years, he longed for
  the sea and she for the hills, so they
  parted.
  Haddingr
  (see Hadding)
  Hades1
  Greek
  [Aides.Aidoneus.Ais.
  Clymenus.Euboleus.Eubouteous.
  Klymenos.Plouton.Pluteus.
  Pluto.Polydectes.Polydegmon.Pylartes.
  Stygeros.‘unseen’.Zeus Katachthonios:
  =Egyptian Serapis:=Japanese Emma-O:
  =Norse Ymir:=Pacific Islands Yama-
  raja:=Persian Yima:=Roman Aidoneus.
  Dis (Pater).Dives.Orcus.Pluto]
  god of the underworld, god of wealth
  one of the Olympians
  son of Cronus and Rhea
  brother of Demeter, Hera, Hestia, 
  Poseidon and Zeus
  husband of Persephone
  He abducted Demeter’s daughter
  Core and, as Persephone, made her his
  wife and Queen of the Dead.
  When Heracles captured the dog
  Cerberus as his twelfth Labour, he
  wounded Hades who had to go up 
  to Mount Olympus to be healed 
  by Ascelpius.
  He wears a helmet of invisibility
  given to him by the Cyclopes and is
  depicted as a stern god with a beard
  and crowned head, holding a key and a
  sceptre.
  Hades2
  Greek
  [=Hebrew She’ol]
  hell
  (see also Tartarus1)
  Hadhayaosh
  (see Hadhayosh)
  Hadhayosh
  Persian
  [Sarsaok:=Hebrew Behemoth]
  a primaeval ox
  The beast carried people across the
  primaeval waters that were known as
  Vourukasha.
  Hadiganso Shano
  North American
  [False Face Society.Gagaso]
  an organisation of Iroquois shamans
  This group purported to cure the sick
  by ritual dancing and the use of carved
  wooden masks or ‘faces’. They were
  assisted by the Gadjisa.
  Hadir
  (see Khadir)
  Hadubrand
  Norse
  son of Hildebrand and Ute
  He grew up while his father was away
  fighting alongside Dietrich and met
  him in battle, each not knowing the
  other. They finally recognised the
  relationship and were reunited.
  Hadui
  North American
  an Iroquois supernatural hunchback
  Although he was said to cause disease,
  he nevertheless passed on to Ioskeha
  the secrets of medicines to cure
  diseases.
  Hadur
  (see European)
  a Hungarian deity, light personified
  Haedcyn
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Haethcyn]
  son of King Hredel
  haematomancy
  divination based on the way blood
  runs from a victim
  Haemon1
  Greek
  [Haimon]
  son of Creon
  husband of Antigone
  When Antigone buried the body of
  Polyneices, killed at Thebes, against
  the orders of Creon the king, she was
  handed over to the king’s son,
  Haemon, with instructions to bury her
  alive. Instead, he married her and they
  had a son. He killed both himself and
  his wife when their son was sentenced
  to death by Creon.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Antigone,
  imprisoned in a cave, hanged herself
  and Haemon fell on his sword in
  despair.
  Yet 
  another 
  story 
  says 
  that
  Haemon failed to answer the riddle of
  the Sphinx who carried him off and
  ate him.
  Haemon2
  Greek
  [Haimon]
  son of Andraemon and Dryope
  father of Oxylus, some say
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  Greek
  [Haimon] 
  son of Pelasgus
  father of Thessalus
  haemony
  a plant said, in Milton’s works, to
  ward off evil spells
  Haethcyn
  (see Haedcyn)
  Haeva
  German
  a minor deity
  Hafdan
  (see Havgan)
  Haferboch
  German
  [‘oat goat’]
  a spirit of vegetation
  (see also field spirit)
  Hafgan
  (see Havgan)
  Hafra-drottin
  Norse
  a name for Thor as lord of goats
  hag
  an evil witch or sorceress in the form
  of an ugly woman: a she-devil
  These beings are said to ride people,
  particularly young men, at night, to
  the extent that their victim wakes up
  exhausted. In extreme cases, the
  person affected may die.
  hag-knots
  tangled hair in a horse’s mane, said 
  to be caused by witches
  Hag of Beara
  (see Cailleach Bheur)
  Hag of Hell
  (see Black Witch)
  Hag of Iarnvid
  (see Gollweig1)
  Hag of the Cats
  Irish
  a hag who, they say, was fed by cats
  Hag of the Mill
  Irish
  [White Goddess]
  a fairy affecting those driven mad
  hag-stone
  a naturally occurring flint with a hole
  in it
  These stones may be hung round the
  neck or a bedpost etc, to ward off evil.
  Hagal
  Norse
  the tutor of Helgi
  Hagan
  (see Hagen2)
  Hagano
  (see Hagen2)
  Hagbard
  (see Harbard)
  Hagbardr
  (see Harbard)
  Hagbarth
  (see Harbard)
  Hagbarthr
  (see Harbard)
  Hagbarthus
  (see Harbard)
  Hagedises
  (see disir)
  Hagen1
  German
  son of Sigeband
  husband of Hilde
  father of Hilde
  At the age of seven, he was carried off
  by a griffin and lived for many years in
  a cave with three young girls who had
  likewise been abducted. These were
  Hildburg, Hilde and another princess.
  When the body of a soldier was
  thrown up by the sea, he took the
  armour and weapons from the corpse
  and killed the griffins and the four of
  them were rescued by a passing ship,
  only to find themselves in the hands of
  Count Garadie, an old enemy of
  Hagen’s father. Hagen threw most of
  the crew overboard and compelled
  Garadie to take him to his father’s
  court where he discovered that his
  father had died. He took the throne
  and married Hilde who bore him a
  daughter, also called Hilde.
  Hagen2
  German
  [Amelrich.Hagan(o).Hagru:=Norse
  Hogni]
  a Burgundian knight
  brother of Dankwart
  father of Aldrian and Hilda
  In the Volsung Cycle he is Hogni.
  In the Nibelungenlied
  he kills
  Siegfried and is himself killed by
  Krimhild. The story goes that, on a
  visit to Gunther’s court, Gunther’s
  sister, Krimhild, quarrelled with
  Gunther’s wife, Brunhild, and Hagen
  plotted to avenge the insult to
  Brunhild by killing Siegfried. He
  induced Gunther to invite Siegfried to
  the court on a later occasion on the
  pretext of requiring his help to repel an
  invasion. Hagen took the opportunity
  of the visit to kill Siegfried by stabbing
  him with a spear in the one point in
  the middle of his back where he was
  vulnerable. At Siegfried’s funeral,
  Hagen touched the body which was
  lying in state and it started to bleed
  where he touched it, betraying him as
  the killer. Krimhild vowed vengeance
  and, when she married Etzel, she
  persuaded him to invite Gunther and
  his nobles to the court. On the
  journey, Hagen met two swan-maidens
  one of whom, Siegelinde, prophesied
  death. He also, using the name
  Amelrich, killed a ferryman and used
  his boat to cross a river.
  At Etzel’s court, Brodelin was bribed
  by Krimhild to kill Gunther’s party and
  Hagen, who escaped the first attack,
  killed Etzel’s child, Ortlieb. After the
  Burgundians survived an attempt to
  burn down the hall in which they were
  besieged, they were again attacked by
  forces led by Rudiger. Only Gunther
  and Hagen escaped with their lives and
  both  were taken prisoner and handed
  over to Krimhild. She beheaded her
  brother, Gunther, and used his severed
  head to try to force Hagen to reveal
  where in the Rhine he had hidden the
  Nibelung treasure. When he refused,
  she killed him.
  Another story says that, as a young
  boy, Hagen (here, Hagano) was
  handed over as a hostage by the king,
  Gibich, together with a tribute of gold,
  when Attila (Etzel) threatened to
  overrun his kingdom, since the king’s
  own son, Gunther, was just a baby at
  the time. At the Hun’s court, Hagen
  met another hostage, Walther, and
  they became lifelong friends. A third
  hostage was Hildegunde with whom
  Walther was in love. The boys were
  schooled in the arts of war by Attila
  and became great warriors. Hagen
  escaped and returned to Burgundy
  where Gunther had become king on
  the death of his father. Later, Walther
  and Hildegunde also escaped, taking
  with them much of the Hun’s treasure
  and Gunther insisted that he and
  Hagen should find the fugitives, kill
  them and seize the treasure. In the
  ensuing fights, Walther killed all the
  warriors sent against him and finally
  met the two leaders. Gunther lost a 
  leg and Hagen lost an eye in the
  encounter 
  but 
  they 
  nevertheless
  became reconciled with Walther whose
  right hand had been cut off in the
  engagement.
  In the Wagnerian story of the Ring,
  Hagen plotted to get his hands on the
  Ring of Power and stabbed Siegfried
  in 
  the 
  back. 
  When 
  Brunhilde, 
  dying on Siegfried’s funeral pyre,
  threw the ring into the Rhine, the
  Rhine-maidens rose to claim it on a
  huge wave that drowned Hagen as he
  snatched at the ring.
  Some versions say that he was the
  son of Krimhild by Alberich.
  (see also Hogni)
  Hagenit
  (see Hagenti)
  Hagenith
  (see Hagenti)
  Hagenti
  [Haagenti.Hagenit(h)]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to have the power of
  transmutation and appears in the form
  of a bull with wings.
  Haggit
  [Hag(g)it(h)]
  one of the 7 Olympic Spirits
  This being was said to rule the planet
  Venus and to have the power of
  transmutation of metals.
  Haggit
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  Haggith
  (see Haggit)
  Hagit
  (see Haggit)
  Hagith
  (see Haggit)
  Hagnias
  Greek
  father of Tiphys, some say
  Hagoromo
  Buddhist
  a tennin who visited earth and left 
  her robe behind when she returned
  to paradise
  Hagru
  (see Hagen2)
  Hags of Doom
  (see Amaite Aidgill)
  Hags of Gloucester
  British
  9 witches
  These appear in the story of Peredur
  at the Fortress of Marvels as the
  Witches of Caer Llyw, one of whom
  trained Peredur in the arts of war.
  They were killed by King Arthur and
  his war-band.
  Hah
  Egyptian
  a god, eternity and infinity
  personified
  He is depicted holding up the heavens
  with his raised arms and holding 
  a palm-frond.
  Hahab
  a demon associated with royalty
  Hahabi
  a demon of fear
  Hahai Wugti
  North American
  [Hahaiwugti.Spider-woman]
  a spirit of of the Hopi people
  In some accounts, she takes the place
  of the Navaho spider-woman, Naste
  Estsan.                  (see also Kokyangwuti.
  Naste Estsan.Spider Woman)
  Hahaiwugti
  (see Hahai Wugti)
  Hahana Ku
  Central American
  a Mayan messenger-god
  Hahanu
  Mesopotamian
  a minor Sumerian god
  Hahektaok
  (see Heitlik)
  Hahgwehdaetgah
  North American
  a name used for Tawiscara, in 
  some accounts
  son of Ataensic
  twin of Hahgwehdiyu
  These twins were known as the Doyadano.
  Hahgwehdiyu
  North American
  a name used for Ioskeha, in some
  accounts
  son of Ataensic
  twin of Hahgwehdaetgah
  These twins were known as the Doyadano.
  Hahness
  North American
  [=Nootka Tu-tutsh:=Makah Kaikaitch]
  the thunderbird of the Chinook
  This bird, a raven, first appeared when
  Too-lux cut open a whale. Its eggs
  were eaten by Quoots-hooi and the
  men appeared from these eggs.
  Hai Ho Shang
  Japanese
  a monster in the form of a huge fish
  This beast was said to have a shaven
  head like a monk and was regarded as
  the spirit of the unquiet dead sailors.
  Hai-en-Wat-ha
  (see Hiawatha)
  Hai-uri
  African
  a half-bodied monster in the lore of
  the Hottentot
  Haia
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of store-houses
  husband of Nunbarsegenu or Nanse
  Ha’iaka
  (see Hiiaka)
  Haibet
  Egyptian
  the shadow: one’s other self
  Haid
  Norse
  a vala
  When Odin felt that the end of the
  world was near, he consulted Haid
  who told him how the world would
  end but could tell him nothing about
  what would follow Ragnarok.
  (see also Heid1)
  haiden
  Japanese
  part of a shrine for the use of
  devotees                 (see also heiden)
  Haidu
  North American
  the spirit of disease
  Ioskeha defeated Haidu and forced
  him to reveal the secrets of medicine
  which he then passed on to the tribes.
  Haietleik
  (see Heitlik)
  Haietlik
  (see Heitlik)
  Haikili
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian thunder-god
  Haili’laj
  North American
  a plague-god of the Haida Indians
  Haimati
  (see Haimavati)
  Haimavati
  Hindu
  [Haimati.Snow Queen]
  an epithet of Devi or Parvati, 
  referring to her birth in the
  Himalayas
  Haimon
  (see Haemon)
  Hainowele
  East Indian
  a female deity
  She was born from a coconut. The
  men of the tribe killed her and cut her
  body into pieces which, when buried,
  produced the fruits of the earth.
  Haiowatha
  (see Hiawatha)
  Hairy Chief
  (see No’a-huruhuru)
  Hairy One, The
  (see gruacach)
  Hairuku
  Japanese
  a fisherman
  He found a robe made of white
  feathers hanging on a tree. It turned
  out to belong to a moon-maiden who
  was bathing in the sea. When he gave
  it to her, she danced for him and then
  flew off to her home on the moon. 
  Haithne
  Irish
  [Four-angled Music.Oak of Two Greens]
  the Dagda’s harp
  When it was stolen by the Fomoire, it
  flew off the wall where it had been
  hung, killed those who stole it and put
  the others to sleep with its music.
  Haitsi-aibab
  (see Heitsi-eibib)
  Haiu
  Egyptian
  a serpent, night, which forever chased
  the moon
  Haiuri
  African
  a Hottentot demon
  This being, resembling half a man
  sliced vertically, collected victims and
  took them down to the underworld.
  Haiwa
  Arab
  the Arab name for Eve, wife of Adam
  mother of Abil(Abel) and Kabil(Cain)
  Hak
  (see Heket)
  Haka
  Arab
  a name for the moon
  hakata
  African
  carved wooden sticks, plates or tablets
  used in divination
  Hakawau
  New Zealand
  a Maori sorcerer
  Two other sorcerers, Puarata and
  Tautohito, owned a wooden head which
  killed all who came near their fortress.
  Hakawau, by superior magic, overcame
  the power of the two sorcerers and their
  head and entered their stronghold.
  When he left he killed all those inside
  with a clap of his hands.
  Hakhma
  (see Sophia1)
  Haki
  Norse
  an early king of Norway
  Hakim
  African
  brother of Azimu
  When he threw a spear at Khadu, god
  deflected it so that it struck Hakim.
  Hako
  North American
  a fertility rite of the Pawnees
  This ceremony celebrates the creation
  of the world by Atius Tirawa.
  Hakon1
  Norse
  [Haakon.Haco(n).Hocken]
  a warrior-king
  father of Thora
  The Valkyries Gondul and Skogul
  selected this warrior to fall in battle as
  a valuable addition to the ranks of slain
  warriors in Valhalla.
  Hakon2
  Norse
  [Haakon.Haco(n).Hocken] 
  a rich merchant
  Her parents promised the young
  Ketilrid to Hakon but she was in love
  with Viglund. Hoping to get rid of
  Viglund, Hakon, aided by Ketilrid’s
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  two brothers, laid an ambush for
  Viglund and his brother Trausti, both,
  of whom were wounded. It did Hakon
  no good – Ketilrid went through a
  form of marriage with her uncle, Ketil,
  and married Viglund when he later
  returned from overseas.
  Hakon3
  Norse
  [Haakon.Haco(n).Hocken]
  a good king
  He is due to take over after Ragnarok,
  in some accounts.
  Hakona Tipu
  Pacific Islands
  the south wind
  (see also Tua-uo Loa)
  Hala1
  Hindu
  the ploughshare of Balarama
  He used this ploughshare as his
  favourite weapon.
  Hala2
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Gula]
  a Kassite goddess of healing
  hala3
  (see halak)
  Halach uinic
  Central American
  Mayan judges of good and evil: a high
  caste status
  Halache
  a demon associated with sympathy
  Halahala1
  Buddhist
  a god of poison
  halahala2
  Hindu
  the poison regurgitated by the serpent
  Vasuki at the Churning of the Ocean
  This poison was swallowed by Shiva
  who held it in his throat.
  halak
  Malay
  [belian orang.hala]
  a shaman
  The halak is said to be able to diagnose
  illness using a magic crystal and to
  effect cures by untangling the roots of
  a shrub dug up by his assistant. Some
  say that the halak has the power to
  change into a tiger.
  Halak Ghimal
  Malay
  a chinoi
  This supernatural being sits on Mat
  Chinoi’s back and supervises the
  contents of his stomach.
  Halasa
  (see du’l Halasa)
  Halayudha
  Hindu
  a name for Balarama reflecting his 
  use of the ploughshare, Hala, 
  as a weapon
  halcyon
  Greek
  the kingfisher: the bird of Tethys
  Halcyone
  (see Alcyone)
  halda’wit
  North American
  a witch of the Tshimshian tribe
  These people keep a piece of a corpse
  in a box and use it to bewitch others,
  causing illness or even death. Should
  he kill somebody in this way, the witch
  himself will die unless he walks round
  the dead person’s house and crawls
  round his grave wearing the skin of
  some animal.
  Any person observing the rites of
  a halda’wit must join the ranks or
  be killed.
  haldde
  Baltic
  a Lappish nature spirit
  Haldi
  Armenian
  a guardian god
  husband of Bagvarti
  haldja
  (see haltija)
  hale
  African
  magic employed by the Mende
  Halesus
  Greek
  son of Agamemnon
  He was a bastard son of Agamemnon
  who escaped when his father, together
  with Cassandra and her twin sons, was
  murdered by Clytemnestra and her
  lover Aegisthus.
  Half Boys
  (see Split Boys)
  Halfdan1
  Norse
  [Healfdene]
  son of Belé
  brother of Helgi and Ingeborg
  After the death of their father, Halfdan
  and Helgi jointly ruled the kingdom of
  Sogn. When Sigurd Ring asked for the
  hand of Ingeborg, his sister, Halfdan
  made a joking remark that upset the
  old king of Ringric who then sent in
  his army. He and Helgi sent Hilding to
  persuade Frithiof to fight for them but
  he, having been insulted by Helgi,
  refused to help. They then signed a
  treaty with the invading king, paid him
  an anual tribute and gave him Ingeborg
  in marriage. In later years, in one story,
  he made friends with Frithiof and gave
  him Ingeborg as his wife.
  Halfdan2
  Norse
  [Healfdene]
  husband of Signe-Alveig
  He captured Orvandil, his wife Groa
  and their son Svipdag. He then forced
  Orvandil (or Egil) to shoot an apple off
  the top of Svipdag’s head and fathered
  a son, Gudhorn, on Groa, his sister-in-
  law. He was later killed by Svipdag.
  Halfdan Svarti
  Norse
  a 9th C king of Norway
  He was cut into quarters, one for each
  of four districts.
  Halia
  Greek
  [Helia]
  a sea-woman
  mother of Rhode by Poseidon, 
  some say
  Haliae
  Greek
  sea-women: attendants of Dionysus
  Haliartus1
  Greek
  son of Sisyphus and Merope
  brother of Coronus
  Haliartus2
  Greek
  the site of Telphusa’s spring
  Halieia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Helios, held 
  in Rhodes
  Halirrhothius
  Greek
  a water-god
  son of Poseidon and Euryte
  He abducted Alcippe the daughter of
  Ares who pursued and killed him.
  In another story, he was cutting
  down trees in a grove sacred to Athena
  when he accidentally struck himself
  with the axe and died.
  Halitherses
  Greek
  a prophet
  son of Mastor
  He predicted the safe return of Odysseus.
  Halki
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian corn-god
  Halkis
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hattic Kait]
  a Hittite god of oaths
  Hall of Judgement
  Egyptian
  [Hall of Two Truths.Maaty]
  the place in the underworld where 
  the souls of the dead were judged 
  by 42 judges
  Hall of Two Truths
  (see Hall of Judgement)
  Hallgerda
  Norse
  wife of Gunnar Lambason
  In some accounts, it was her quarrel
  with Bergthora that started the feud
  between the Njalssons and the
  Sigfussons. When her husband, finally
  trapped, asked for a lock of her hair
  with which to make a new bowstring,
  she refused to give him one.
  Hallinskide
  (see Heimdall)
  Hallinskidi
  (see Heimdall)
  Hallowes
  (see Hellowes)
  Hallows
  emblems or symbols of power 
  or veneration
  Many cultures have collections of such
  objects, a modern example of which
  are the British Crown Jewels.
  Earlier collections are the Thirteen
  Treasures of Britain and an Irish
  collection which includes the Lia Fail,
  the spear of Lugh, the sword of Nuada
  and the cauldron of the Dagda.
  In magic, the four elements are 
  the pentacle, the cup, the spear and
  the sword.
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  Hamus
  Arthurian lore lists the Holy Grail,
  the Grail Sword, the spear which struck
  the Dolorous Blow and a dish for the
  head of the guardian of the Grail.
  (see also Treasures of Britain)
  Halmus
  (see Almus)
  Haloa
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Demeter,
  Dionysus or Poseidon
  Haloeris
  (see Horus the Elder)
  Halogaland
  Norse
  a name for Norway under the rule 
  of Haloge
  Haloge
  Norse
  a name of Loki as ruler of northern
  Norway
  He was said to have two daughters
  carried off by husbands to nearby
  islands. One of these couples on
  Bornholm produced a son, Viking.
  halomancy
  (see alomancy)
  Halpas
  (see Halphas)
  Halphas
  [Halpas]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to provoke wars
  and appears in the form of a stork or
  a dove.
  haltia
  (see haltija)
  haltija
  Finnish
  [haldja.haltia.ort.urt]
  a guardian spirit: the soul or spirit
  immanent in all things
  (see also varjohaltija)
  halulu
  Pacific Islands
  a ghost: the soul of a dead person
  Halys
  Greek
  a river-god of Asia Minor
  Ham1
  African
  [=Swahili Hamu]
  son of Noah
  He was turned black as punishment for
  disobeying his father’s order not to
  have intercourse with his wife during
  their time in the Ark. He became king
  of Egypt and his sons were the
  progenitors of the African tribes.
  Ham2
  Irish
  son of Noah
  He is regarded as a progenitor of 
  the Fomoire.
  Ham3
  Norse
  a witch
  sister of Heid
  She and Heid were used by Helgé to
  cause a storm that nearly wrecked
  Frithiof’s ship en route to the
  Orkneys. She was killed when the ship
  ran down the whale on which she and
  Heid were riding.
  In other accounts, the two witches
  were called Thorgrim and Thorod.
  Hama
  (see Heimdall)
  hamadryad
  [plur=hamadryades]
  a tree nymph who lived and died 
  with the tree for which she 
  was responsible
  (see also dryad)
  Hamguchi
  Japanese
  a farmer who was deified as the god
  of agriculture
  Hamal
  (see Al Hamal)
  Hamaliel
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal  sign
  Virgo, the virgin
  (see also Schaltiel)
  Hamavehae
  Roman
  3 Celtic mother-goddesses of Germany
  hamaya
  Japanese
  arrows used at New Year as good- 
  luck charms
  Hambarus
  Armenian
  spirits of deserted places
  Hambei
  Japanese
  a gardener
  A noble gave him money to be allowed
  to transplant an ancient plum tree
  from Hambei’s garden but Hambei
  sent the money back when Sumono,
  the spirit of the tree, wept. The angry
  noble slashed at Hambei with his
  sword but succeeded only in cutting
  off a branch of the plum tree which fell
  on his head. The weakened tree died
  soon afterwards and the noble’s father
  died at the same time.
  Hamdir
  Norse
  son of Jonakur and Gudrun
  brother of Erp and Sorli
  In one version of the story of Gudrun
  and Atli, Gudrun survived an attempted
  suicide by drowning and married King
  Jonakur by whom she had three more
  sons, Erp, Hamdir and Sorli. 
  When her daughter Swanhild was
  killed by Ermenrich, Gudrun ordered
  her three sons to avenge her daughter’s
  death. En route, Hamdir and Sorli
  killed their younger brother thinking
  him too young to be involved in such
  an enterprise. When they found the
  king, they cut off his hands and feet.
  Only the intervention of Odin stopped
  them from killing the king and both of
  the brothers were stoned to death, on
  the orders of Odin, by the king’s
  subjects.
  Hamedicu
  North American
  a supreme god of the Hurons
  Hamestagen 
  Persian
  [Hamistakan]
  purgatory
  Hamingja
  (see Fylgukona)
  Hamistakan
  (see Hamestagen)
  Hamlet 
  (see Amleth)
  Hammadi
  African
  a prince
  He saved the princess Fatouma who
  was about to be devoured by the
  Dragon of the Lake and married her.
  Hammarsheimt
  Norse
  [Homecoming of the Hammer.Lay of 
  Thrym.Thrims-Kvida.Thrymskvida]
  a story in the Elder Edda relating how
  Thor’s hammer was recovered after it
  had been stolen by Thrym
  Hammer God
  (see Sucellus)
  Hammer, The 
  European
  the name given to Charles Martel after
  his victory over the Saracens
  Hammon
  African
  [=Egyptian Amen]
  a Libyan sun-god         (see also Amon)
  Hammu-Mata
  Hindu
  a local mother-goddess
  Hamond
  Norse
  [Hamund]
  son of Sigmund and Borghild
  brother of Helgi
  Hamou
  Japanese
  a god of leaves
  Hamoun 
  (see Kasavya)
  hamsa
  Hindu
  [hansa]
  Brahma’s transport, the swan (or goose)
  as a symbol of the sun: an avatar 
  of Vishnu as a goose: a manifestation 
  of Brahma
  It was said that, given a mixture of milk
  and water, this bird drank only the milk.
  Hamsika
  Hindu
  daughter of Surabhi
  She is regarded as the supporter of
  heaven at the south corner.
  Hamskerpir
  Norse
  a horse, sire of Gna’s 
  horse Hofvarpnir
  Hamti
  Egyptian
  a farmer
  He seized the ass and its load which
  the owner, a peasant, was taking to
  market. The peasant appealed to the
  landowner, Meritensa, who was also a
  judge, and he placed the matter before
  the king. The latter was so impressed
  by the peasant’s eloquence that he
  ordered Meritensa to confiscate
  Hamti’s property and to recompense
  the peasant.
  Hamu
  (see Ham1)
  Hamund
  (see Hamond)
  Hamus
  Persian
  a ruler of the jinn
  Halmus
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  Han Chung-li
  Chinese
  [Chi Tao.Chung-li Ch’üan.Ho-ho 
  Tzu.Wang-yang Tzu.Yün Fan]
  chief of the Eight Immortals
  He was a 1st C soldier who became a
  hermit. 
  To test his wife’s fidelity, he feigned
  death, reappearing as a young man.
  The wife fell in love with him but, when
  they opened the tomb to obtain the
  sage’s brain, the ‘dead’ man came back
  to life and her lover disappeared. She
  committed suicide by hanging herself.
  He was said to have discovered the
  elixir of life and the secret of trans-
  mutation in a box which was revealed
  when the rock wall of his cave split
  open.
  He is usually depicted as a fat man
  holding a peach and a fan.
  Han Hsiang-tzu
  Chinese
  [Ch’ing Fu.Han Shang-chih]
  a 9th C philosopher
  one of the Eight Immortals
  He was carried to the magic peach-tree
  by his tutor Lu Tung-pin but he fell
  out of the tree, becoming immortal.
  He was said to be able to make flowers
  grow and bloom immediately or  to
  produce plants with poems written  in
  gold on their leaves.
  He was a flute-player who could
  charm the animals and birds with his
  music and so became the patron of
  musicians. His emblem is a flute.
  Han-shan Tzu
  Chinese
  an 8th C hermit and poet
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He is described as an ugly man who,
  dressed in old rags, lived in a cave. His
  poetry was written on rocks since he
  had no paper. It was said that he could
  make himself so small that he could
  hide in cracks.
  Han Shang-chih
  (see Han Hsiang-tzu)
  Han Shih 
  Chinese
  the eve of Ch’ing Ming
  On this day, all fires are put out and
  only cold food is eaten. The fires are lit
  again on the following day.
  Han Tu-lung
  Chinese
  a deity of happiness, an official in the
  celestial Ministry of Time
  Han Wu Ti
  Chinese
  a 2nd C magician
  Han Yü
  Chinese
  [Wen Kung]
  (768–824)
  a Buddhist philosopher-poet
  He was the leader of a revival of
  Confucianism and he was said to have
  killed an enormous reptile which was
  frightening all those living in the area.
  He became known as Wen Kung
  after his death and was deified as God
  of the Place in Peking.
  Hana1
  East Indian
  a sun-god in New Guinea
  brother of Ni
  He mated with his sister to produce
  the human race but then they retreated
  to the sky where he became the sun
  and his sister became the moon.
  Ha’na2
  (see A’na)
  Hana Matsuri
  (see Hanamatsuri)
  Hanael
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Capricorn, the goat 
  (see also Semaquiel)
  Hanagaki Baishu
  (see Baishu)
  Hanamatsuri
  Buddhist
  [Flower Festival.Hana Matsuri]
  the Japanese festival of flowers, 
  April 8th, the birthday of Shaka
  Hanamin
  (see Hanullim)
  Hananim
  (see Hanullim)
  Hanatu
  (see Anat)
  hanbleceya
  North American
  a vision quest, a period of about 4
  days spent in solitude without food,
  in an attempt to find the answer to
  some problem
  Hand of Glory
  the hand of a dead, mad person,
  soaked in oil, which thieves were 
  said to use as a magic torch
  Handsome
  North American
  an Algonquin maiden
  She rejected the suit of Elegant who
  nearly died of grief. Finally, he made a
  snowman, bedecked it with the finest
  clothes and feathers and gave it life,
  calling it Moowis. Handsome fell in
  love with Moowis and accompanied
  him when he left on a long journey. As
  the days grew warmer, Moowis melted
  in the sun and the girl was left with
  nothing but a heap of feathers.
  Handsome Mystery
  (see Gingalin)
  Handy
  British
  a nickname of Gareth
  Hanea
  (see Nane)
  Hanes Taliesin
  Welsh
  a book of stories about Taliesin written
  by Sion Llywelyn
  Hang
  Chinese
  [Cheng Lun.Heng.The Snorter]
  a general who was deified as a 
  door-god
  Hang was originally Cheng Lun, a
  marshal at the court of the emperor
  Chou Wang.
  He and Ha did a service for the
  magician To O. Hang was rewarded
  with the power to produce deadly light
  beams from his nostrils. He was
  captured and used his power for the
  opposing army and met Ha, who could
  breathe out poison gas, in battle. Ha
  was killed and Hang was later killed by
  an ox-spirit. He was made one of the
  Buddha’s guards in heaven.
  He is sometimes equated with Li-
  shih and he and Ha together are
  referred to as Hang Ha Erh Chiang.
  Hang Ha Erh Chiang
  Chinese
  [Erh Chiang]
  the deified generals Ha and Hang
  In some accounts this pair are the 
  Men Shen.
  (see also Vajrapanibalin)
  Hang Tuah
  Malay
  a hero
  He and some of his friends are said to
  have repelled a fleet of pirates. He
  became a pupil of Adi Putra.
  Hanga-Tyr
  (see Hangagud)
  Hangagud
  Norse
  [God of the Hanged.Hanga-Tyr]
  a name of Odin as ‘the hanging god’
  This title refers to the nine days he
  spent hanging from the tree Yggdrasil.
  hangdown 
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Hanghep Wi
  North American
  a Dakota moon-spirit
  Hanging Hair 
  North American
  a tree-spirit in the lore of the tribes of
  the north-west
  She lived in a tree by a river and was
  unhappy when the whirlpool Keagyihl
  Depguesk claimed the lives of many
  young men of the tribe. She was the
  tribe’s protector so she called a meeting
  of all the other river-spirits and they
  arranged to curb the whirlpool’s power.
  Hanging Lines 
  North American
  the constellation Orion, in the lore 
  of the Zuni
  Hanhau
  (see Hunhau)
  Hani
  Mesopotamian
  [Hanis(h)]
  a god attendant on Adad
  a herald
  Hanis
  (see Hani)
  Hanish
  (see Hani)
  Hanlon
  (see Anluan)
  Hannahanna
  Mesopotamian
  [Hannahannas]
  a Hittite mother-goddess
  When Telipinu disappeared she sent a
  bee to find him.
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  Hannahannas
  (see Hannahanna)
  Hannya
  Japanese
  an ogress said to devour children
  Hannya-shinkiyo
  Buddhist
  a revered Buddhist text
  Hanpa
  Mesopotamian
  lord of evil demons
  father of Pazuzu
  hansa
  (see hamsa)
  hantu
  Malay
  a ghost: a demon
  These beings are said to capture
  humans and demand ransom.
  Hantu Air
  Malay
  a Malaysian sea-god
  (see also Hantu Ayer)
  Hantu Ayer
  Pacific Islands
  St Elmo’s fire, regarded as a water-
  spirit
  (see also Hantu Air)
  Hantu Belian 
  Malay
  a tiger-demon
  Hantu Kibor 
  Malay
  a demon of graves
  Hantu Kuang
  Pacific Islands
  a dangerous ghost, said to have 100 eyes
  Hantu Pemburu
  Malay
  [Hantu si Buru]
  a demon hunter
  He was supposed to be hunting a
  pregnant doe but searched instead for
  a pregnant buck. Naturally, he found
  no such animal on earth so he sent
  his hounds into the heavens to search
  for one there. He watched them
  working the sky for so long that his
  head became permanently fixed in an
  upward-facing position and a leaf fell
  into his mouth, growing into a plant
  that covered his face. His spirit still
  hunts for the mouse-deer.
  Hantu Puteri
  Malay
  the ghost of a young girl
  She is said to appear to young men and
  drive them mad.
  Hantu Ribit 
  Malay
  a storm-demon
  Hantu Rinaba 
  Malay
  a spirit of the deep forests
  Hantu si Buru (see Hantu Pemburu)
  Hantu Uri
  Pacific Islands
  a placenta-spirit who causes problems
  arising after child-birth
  Hantuen
  East Indian
  [Raja Hantuen]
  king of the ghosts in Borneo
  Hanui-o-Rangi
  Pacific Islands
  [Ha-nui-o-Rangi]
  a name for Rangi as father of the wind
  In some accounts he was a son of Rangi.
  Hanullim 
  Korean
  [Chesok.Ch’onje.Hanamin.Hananim.
  Hanumin.Hwanin]
  the supreme deity, ruler of heaven
  Hanuman
  Hindu
  [Anuman.HanumatHuniman:
  =Chinese Sun Hou-tzu]
  a trickster monkey-god
  a manifestation of Vishnu
  son of Vayu by Anjana
  He had a deformed jaw as the result
  of a blow from one of Indra’s
  thunderbolts which broke his jaw
  when he tried to eat the sun.
  He was in charge of the forces that
  attacked Ravana’s fortress when the
  demon-king abducted Rama’s wife,
  Sita, building a bridge from India to
  Ceylon for this purpose. When
  swallowed by the female demon
  Surasa, he grew enormously to force
  her jaws apart and then shrank to the
  size of a finger and flew out of her  ear.
  When he was captured by Ravana,
  whose son set his tail alight, Hanuman
  used the flame to burn down Ravana’s
  stronghold.
  In one account, Ravana persuaded
  his nephew to kill Hanuman but the
  monkey-god threw him back to his
  uncle’s court in Ceylon.
  For his help, Rama gave him the
  gifts of immortality and eternal youth.
  He could change his shape at will and
  owned a magic stick that could expand
  to a thousand miles.
  He accompanied Tripitaka and Chu
  Pa-chieh on their journey to India and
  back and helped him to overcome the
  dangers they met en route. In one case,
  Tripitaka and Chu Pa-chieh were
  trapped 
  by 
  spider-women 
  who
  attacked Hanuman with a swarm of
  insects. He conjured up a flock of birds
  which ate all the insects and his magic
  overcame that of the spider-women
  and the prisoners were released.
  He was regarded as a huge, red-
  faced monkey with yellow fur and a tail
  that was several miles in length.
  (see also Sun Hou-tzu)
  Hanumat
  (see Hanuman)
  Hanumin 
  (see Hanullim)
  Hanwasuit
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite goddess, guardian of the 
  royal throne
  Hao
  African
  an Ethiopian creator-god
  He is depicted as a crocodile.
  Haoka 
  (see Haokah)
  Haokah
  North American
  [Haoka:=Dakota Heyoka]
  a Sioux thunder-god and god of the hunt
  He has horns on his head and his face
  is divided down the middle, one side
  being miserable, the other cheerful.
  He used the wind to beat a huge drum
  to cause thunder.
  (see also heyoka)
  Haoma1
  Persian
  [Homa]
  a sacred drink made from the 
  haoma vine
  The tree itself was brought by an eagle
  to Mount Alburz. (see also Gaokerena)
  Haoma2
  Persian
  a Zoroastrian physician-god
  son of Ahura Mazda
  He was the personification of the sacred
  drink made from the haoma vine.
  In some accounts, Haoma is female  –
  the moon. 
  Haoshangha 
  (see Hoshang)
  Haoshyangha 
  (see Hoshang)
  Haosrvavah
  (see Kay Krusraw)
  Haoumea
  (see Haumea)
  Hap
  (see Hapy)
  Hapantalli
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Hapantalliyas]
  a Hattic guardian god
  Hapantalliyas
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hattic Hapantalli]
  a Hittite guardian god
  Hapi
  (see Hapy)
  hapi-nunu
  South American
  [hapinunu]
  Inca demons: female spirits of the
  Aymara
  Hapikern
  Central American
  a cosmic serpent
  Some of the tribes in Yucutan say that
  this evil being will finally overcome
  the supreme god, Nohochacyum, and
  the world will end.
  hapinunu 
  (see hapi-nunu)
  Hapopo
  New Zealand
  a Maori priest
  He was killed when the forces of
  Uenuku attacked the fortress of the
  chief, Tawheta.
  happy auger
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Hapto-iringa
  Persian
  [Haptok-ring]
  the constellation the Great Bear:
  leader of the northern quarter
  Haptok-ring
  (see Hapto-iringa)
  Happy Hunting-ground
  North American
  the heaven of the native Indian tribes
  Hapy1
  Egyptian
  [Hap.Ha(a)pi:=Greek Nilus]
  a fertility god and god of the Nile
  consort of Mut and Nekhbet
  An androgynous deity responsible for
  Hannahannas
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  hare
  the Nile floods. He was born when 
  a virgin cow was impregnated by
  moonbeams or by lightning.
  He helped to bring Osiris back to
  life, after he had been killed and
  dismembered by Set, by suckling him
  after Isis had reassembled the parts.
  He was sometimes depicted as a
  goose with two heads and a human
  body or as a naked fat man with erect
  phallus and pendulous breasts, holding
  a fan and tray.
  Hapy2
  Egyptian
  [Hap.Ha(a)pi]
  an ape-headed or dog-headed 
  god
  one of the 4 Amenti
  son of Horus
  He was guardian of the north and of
  the lungs of the dead or, some say, the
  north and the small intestine.
  Hapy3
  Egyptian
  [Hap.Ha(a)pi]
  a name for the bull-god, Apis, in 
  some accounts
  Hapy Qementu
  Egyptian
  a rite involving Hapy, Isis and
  Nephthys
  A cake in three pieces symbolised the
  deities and one piece (Hapy as Osiris)
  was hidden or lost.
  Har1
  British
  father of Tiriel
  Har2
  Norse
  [Harr.Mighty]
  one of 3 mysterious deities visited by
  Gylfi, probably a manifestation of
  Odin
  Har3
  Norse
  [Harr]
  a rock-dwarf
  Har4
  (see Horus)
  Har-em-akhet
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Har Hou
  (see Hou1)
  Har Magedon
  (see Armageddon)
  Har-mau
  Egyptian
  [Heru-sam-taui:=Greek Harsomtus]
  a name of Horus as unifier of the 
  2 kingdoms
  Har-nedj-itef
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Harendotes]
  Horus as the guardian of Osiris
  Har-pa-khered
  (see Harpakhrad)
  Har-pa-Neb-Taui
  Egyptian
  a name of Horus as ‘Lord of Two
  Lands’
  Har-pi-chruti
  (see Harpakhrad)
  Har-Soped
  Egyptian
  a syncretion of the hawk-gods, Horus
  and Soped
  Hara1
  Hindu
  [Prah Eysor.‘ravisher’.‘robber’]
  a name of Shiva in Cambodia
  (see also Harihara)
  Hara2
  (see Mount Alburz)
  Hara Berezaiti
  (see Mount Alburz)
  Hara Ke
  African
  [Harake.Mistress of Water]
  a Nigerian water-goddess and rain-
  goddess
  She is assisted in her duties by two
  dragons, Godi and Goru.
  Hara-Yama-Tsu-Mi
  Japanese
  a Shinto mountain-god
  Harab Serap
  Hebrew
  a raven in the Cabbala
  harae-do 
  Japanese
  [harai]
  a simple shrine; an area used for
  purification ceremonies
  (see also hitogata)
  harai
  (see harae-do)
  Harake
  (see Hara Ke)
  Harakhtes
  Greek
  the Greek name for Harakhti
  Harakte 
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Harakhti (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Harald1
  Norse
  [Harald(r) Hilditonn]
  a king of Denmark
  Odin promised to protect the king in
  battle if he would hand over those he
  killed but, taking over as the driver of
  the king’s chariot, Odin stabbed and
  killed him.                     (see also Brun)
  Harald2
  Norse
  [Haraldr]
  a chieftain or a storm-demon
  He tried to open the barrow said to
  contain the body of the god Balder to
  steal its treasures. Water poured from
  the opening he had made and the land
  was flooded.
  Haraldr
  (see Harald)
  Haravaiti
  Persian
  [=Afghan Helmund]
  a river-goddess
  Harbard1
  Norse
  [Hagbard(r).Hagbarthr.Hagbarthus.
  Harbardr.Harbarthr]
  a name adopted by Odin in one of 
  his disguises
  Harbard2
  Norse
  [Hagbard(r).Hagbarthr.Hagbarthus.
  Harbardr.Harbarthr]
  a lover of Signy
  He killed Signy’s brothers and, when
  he was executed for the crime by her
  father, the king of Denmark, she
  killed herself.
  Harbardr
  (see Harbard)
  Harbardsljod
  Norse
  [Lay of Harbard]
  a story in the Elder Edda 
  This story tells of the meeting
  between Thor and Odin (as Harbard)
  when they boasted to each other about
  their adventures.
  Harbarthr
  (see Harbard)
  Hard Ghilli
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Hard Gilly
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Hard Servant
  (see Gilla Dacar)
  Hardar Saga
  Icelandic
  [Harthar Saga]
  the story of the outlaw, Hoder
  Hardaul
  Hindu
  a local plague-god and god of
  weddings
  Hardgrep
  Norse
  a sorceress
  daughter of Vagnhofde
  She acted as nurse to Hadding when
  he was wounded and escorted him in
  battle.
  She died when a huge black hand
  appeared and strangled her.
  Hardred
  (see Heardred)
  hare
  a small animal like a larger rabbit,
  with long ears, which appears 
  in many myths, often associated
  with the moon
  (1) In West Africa, Hare (or Rabbit)
  is a trickster-god and is regarded as
  the precursor of Brer Rabbit, taken
  to America by slaves.
  (2) In Buddhism the hare is
  regarded as a previous incarnation
  of Buddha.
  (3) In China, the hare (t’u)
  represents longevity. It is said that
  the 
  female 
  animal 
  becomes
  pregnant either by looking at the
  moon or by licking its mate’s fur
  and delivers her young through the
  mouth. Some say that the hare can
  live for 1,000 years and lives in the
  moon where it sits at the foot of a
  tree 
  pounding 
  the 
  drug 
  of
  immortality. In this role, it is
  known as the Gemmeous Hare. Its
  transfer to the moon is said to have
  been the reward of self-sacrifice.
  (4) In Greek myths the hare is the
  animal of Aphrodite, Eros and
  Hermes.
  (5) In Hindu lore, Shasha, a hare, is
  said to live on the moon.
  (6) In Japan also, Usagi, Hare in the
  Moon, is said to live on the moon
  where it spends its time pounding
  rice which it makes into cakes.
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  (7) In Roman myths the hare is the
  animal of Mercury and Venus.
  (see also Great Hare)
  Hare in the Moon
  (see hare)
  Hare of the Aloes
  (see Mexitli)
  Harek
  Norse
  son of Kol
  brother of Biorn
  Harendotes
  Greek
  the Greek version of the Egyptian 
  Har-nedj-itef
  Harfer
  (see Holda)
  Hari1
  Hindu
  [‘tawny one’]
  a name for Vishnu as Vamana 
  in Cambodia
  (see also Harihara)
  Hari2
  (see Vahguru)
  Hari Hara
  (see Harihara)
  Hari Krishna
  Hindu
  the young Krishna as the stealer 
  of hearts
  He is said to have made 10,000 copies
  of himself so that each maiden could
  appear to dance with him alone. He
  eventually fell in love with Radha.
  Hariasa
  German
  a minor deity
  Harihara
  Hindu
  [Hari Hara]
  the Cambodian deity combining
  aspects of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva
  (Hara)
  In statues, Vishnu (Hari) is the left
  half, Shiva (Hara) the right. The two
  gods combined forces to defeat the
  demon Guha since neither could
  defeat him single-handed.
  (see also Kritarajasa)
  Harimau Kramet
  Malay
  ghostly tigers
  Harimella
  German
  a minor deity
  Harinaigamaisin
  (see Haringamesi)
  Harinegamesi
  (see Haringamesi)
  Haringamesi
  Jain
  [Deerhead.Harinaigamaisin.
  Harinegamesi]
  a messenger of the gods
  He 
  conveyed 
  to 
  Devanda 
  the
  instruction from Sakra that her son,
  Mahavira, still an embryo, should be
  transferred to Trishala.
  He has the power to grant children
  to those who worship him.
  hariolate
  foretell the future
  hariolation
  divination
  Haripriya
  Hindu
  a name for Lakshmi as ‘beloved of
  Vishnu’
  Harischandra
  Hindu
  a king
  son of Trishanku
  father of Rohitaswa
  He had a hundred wives but no
  children so he prayed to Varuna and
  was granted a son. Varuna demanded
  the boy as a sacrifice but Harischandra
  kept postponing the rite. When the
  boy came of age, he hid in the forest
  and eventually persuaded a Brahmin to
  sacrifice his son, Sunah-sepa, in his
  place in exchange for several herds of
  cattle. When the boy prayed to the
  gods, he was saved from execution and
  the dropsy from which he had long
  suffered was cured.
  To mitigate an offence to the sage
  Vishvamitra, Harischandra handed
  over all his possessions, including his
  wife and son. He was then sold as a
  slave to Chandala. When his son died
  of snakebite, Harischandra and his
  wife proposed to die on his funeral
  pyre but the gods intervened.
  Rohitaswa was restored to life and
  took the throne so that his parents
  could reap the reward of their piety
  and go to heaven where Indra had
  prepared their own heaven for them.
  Hariti
  Buddhist
  [Ananda:=Chinese Ho-li Ti:
  =Japanese Kishi Bojin]
  a child-snatching demon, goddess 
  of plagues
  consort of Kubera or Panchika
  mother of Pingala and the Yakshas
  This female demon ate the children
  she stole until Buddha hid her own
  son, Pingala, so persuading her to
  change her ways when she became
  Ananda, protectress of all children.
  Harits
  Hindu
  the winged steeds of Indra
  These twin sisters are sometimes
  regarded as the female version of the
  Aswins. In other accounts they are said
  to be the same as the Rohits.
  Harivamsa
  Hindu
  a 16,000 line epic poem, a supplement
  to the Mahabharata, relating the life
  and deeds of Krishna
  Harlequin1
  [Arlecchino.Arlecchioe.Hellekin]
  a pantomime sprite
  Harlequin2
  British
  [Arlecchino.Arlecchioe.Hellekin]
  a fairy king
  lover of Morgan le Fay, some say
  In some accounts, he is a giant, leader
  of the Wild Hunt.
  Harleus
  British
  a knight
  He was on a quest when, at the king’s
  request, he was taken by Balin to the
  king’s court. Before he could greet the
  king, he was killed by the invisible
  knight, Garlon.
  Harma
  Armenian
  father of Aram
  Harmachis
  Greek
  [Harmakhis.Hermakhis:
  =Egyptian Har-em-akhet]
  a name of Horus as Horus of 
  the Horizon
  Harmakhis
  (see Harmachis)
  Harmerti (see Horus of the Two Eyes)
  Harmonia
  Greek
  [Hermione]
  daughter of Ares and Aphrodite or 
  of Zeus and Electra
  wife of Cadmus
  mother of Agave, Autonoe, Illyrius, Ino,
  Semele and Polydorus
  She was given a magic necklace made
  by Hephaestus as a wedding gift from
  Aphrodite and a magic robe or veil 
  by Athena.
  Both she and Cadmus were changed
  into black serpents at the  end of their
  lives and sent to the Islands of the
  Blessed.
  Haroeris (see Harwer.Horus the Elder)
  Haronga
  Pacific Islands
  son of Rangi and Papa
  father of Atarapa
  Harpa-khruti
  (see Harpakhrad)
  Harpagus
  Greek
  a horse of Castor and Pollux
  Harpakhrad
  Egyptian
  [Har-pi-chruti.Har-pa-khered.
  Harpa-khruti. Harpi-chruti.Her-pe-khred. 
  Heu-pa-khart. Heru-pakhret:= Greek 
  Harpocrates.Harpokrates]
  a god of silence
  a name for Horus as an infant
  son of Banaded and Hatmehyt
  In some accounts he is half man, 
  half crocodile.
  Harpale
  (see Harpalus)
  Harpaluke
  (see Harpalyce)
  Harpalus
  Greek
  [Harpale]
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis turned Actaeon into a
  stag when she caught him spying on
  her as she was bathing, his hounds,
  including Harpalus, tore him to pieces.
  Harpalyce1
  Greek
  [Harpaluke]
  daughter of Clymenus
  wife of Alastor
  Hare in the Moon
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  When she married Alastor and left her
  home, her father seized and brought
  her back, wanting her himself. She
  killed her younger brother (or her 
  son by Clymenus) to serve his flesh to
  Clymenus at a banquet and was turned
  into an owl in answer to her own
  prayers.   (see also Epopeus2.Nyctymene)
  Harpalyce2
  Greek
  [Harpaluke]
  daughter of Harpalycus
  She was brought up by her father as a
  warrior-maid. When he died, she
  became an outlaw and was caught and
  killed by shepherds.
  Harpalyce3
  Greek
  [Harpaluke]
  a maiden who died from unrequited
  love for Iphiclus, the twin of 
  Heracles
  Harpalycus1
  Greek
  father of Harpalyce
  He trained his daughter in the art of
  warfare and she repaid him by saving
  his life in a battle.
  Harpalycus2
  Greek
  one of the Trojans who accompanied
  Aeneas on his journey to Italy
  He was killed in battle by Camilla.
  Harpe1
  Greek
  one of the Amazons
  Harpe2
  Greek
  a curved sword
  This was the type of sword used by Perseus
  to decapitate the Gorgon, Medusa.
  Harpeia
  (see Harpyia)
  Harpichruti
  (see Harpakhrad)
  Harpies
  Greek
  [Harpuai.Harpyiae.Hounds of Zeus]
  female monsters, part woman, 
  part bird
  daughters of Typhon and Echidna, or
  Thaumas and Electra, or Phorcus 
  and Gaea
  sisters of Iris, some say
  Originally, there was one such being,
  Podarge, on whom it is said, Zeus (or
  Zephyrus) fathered
  the horses of
  Achilles known as Balios and Xanthos.
  Then Aello and Ocypete were added.
  Later stories had them as Aellopus,
  Calaeno, Ocythoe and Nicothoe. At
  first they were regarded as spirits of the
  air, later as foul monsters.
  Amongst other horrible deeds they
  harried Phineus, the blind Thracian
  king who had offended Zeus by the
  accuracy of his prophecies, befouling
  his food until they were chased off by
  the two winged members of Jason’s
  crew, Calais and Zetes. Some say they
  were never seen again.
  On another occasion they harried
  Aeneas and his men when they 
  landed on the Strophades Islands
  where the Harpies lived. On both
  occasions, the monsters were saved
  from destruction by the angry sailors
  by  the intervention of Iris.
  They also carried off the daughters
  of Pandareus and gave them to the
  Furies as servants.
  They appear in the stories of
  Charlemagne where they harried
  Senapus, the blind king of Abyssinia,
  by snatching away or fouling his food
  so that he would have died of starvation
  if Astolpho had not arrived in time to
  drive them off and so save his life.
  In mediaeval times they could be
  depicted in various forms such as
  centaur-like beasts with wings, rather
  than as bird-women.
  Harpinna
  Greek
  a horse of Oenomaus, son of Ares
  Harpocrates
  Greek
  [Harpokrates]
  the Greek name for Harpakhrad
  Harpokrates
  (see Harpocrates)
  Harpre
  Egyptian
  [Horus of the Sun]
  a god
  son of Menthu and Rattawy
  Harpre’s function was to protect the
  king.
  Harpuai
  (see Harpies)
  harpy-hag 
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Harpyia
  Greek
  [Harpeia]
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis turned Actaeon into a
  stag when she caught him spying on
  her as she was bathing, his hounds,
  including Harpyia, tore him to pieces.
  Harpyiae
  (see Harpies)
  Harr
  (see Har)
  Harrow
  (see Great Bear)
  Harrowd
  (see Heroud)
  Harrowhound
  British
  the English version of Cagnazzo
  Harry le Fise du lake
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Harsa
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a sakti of Hrsikesa
  Harsaphes
  (see Arsaphes)
  Harsiese
  (see Horus the Younger)
  Harsiesis
  (see Horus the Younger)
  Harsomtus
  Greek
  [Somtus]
  the Greek name for Har-Mau
  Hart Fell
  British
  a Scottish mountain
  In some accounts, this was the home
  of Merlin.
  Harthar Saga
  (see Hardar Saga)
  Hartman von Aue
  (see Aue)
  Hartmut
  German
  a prince of Normandy
  son of Ludwig and Gerlinda
  brother of Ortrun
  husband of Hergart
  This prince was one of the suitors for
  the hand of Gudrun, daughter of
  Hettel and Hilde. While her father
  was helping another suitor, Herwig,
  against a third, Siegmund, Hartmut
  abducted Gudrun and took her to
  Normandy. Herwig, Ortwin and Wat
  led a force that killed Hartmut’s
  parents and only the pleas of his sister,
  Ortrun, saved him from death at the
  hand of Herwig. He later married
  Herwig’s sister, Hergart.
  Hartomes
  Egyptian
  a name of Horus as ‘he who pierces’
  Hartwaker
  Danish
  son of Hengist
  Haru-yama
  Japanese
  a mountain god representing spring
  brother of Aki-yama
  husband of Izushio tome
  Harueris (see Harwer.Horus the Elder)
  Harun
  African
  [Haruna]
  a Moroccan water-spirit said to 
  appear in the form of a snake
  Haruna 
  (see Harun)
  haruspex
  Italian
  [plur=haruspices]
  an Etruscan diviner of 
  future events
  haruspicate
  fortell the future
  haruspication
  [extispicy.haruspicy]
  divination from the entrails of 
  animals
  haruspices
  (see haruspex)
  haruspicy
  (see haruspication)
  Harvatat
  Persian
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda as ‘integrity’
  harvesptokhm
  Persian
  a tree said to produce the seed of 
  all trees
  Harwer
  Egyptian
  [Aro(u)eris.Haroeris.Harueris.
  Hor-merti.Horus the Elder.
  Mekhenti-en-irty] 
  the early god Wer as an aspect 
  of Horus 
  husband or son of Hathor
  Harwer
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  Hasameli
  Mesopotamian
  [Hasammeli]
  a Hittite smith-god
  Hasammeli
  (see Hasameli)
  Hasan
  Persian
  [Hasen]
  a hero of the Arabian Nights
  He helped a magician to find the
  philosopher’s stone and later was
  shipwrecked, coming ashore near a
  palace. The magician turned up again
  and Hasan killed him, after which he
  entered a forbidden room to find ten
  swan-maidens. He stole the feathered
  robe of one of the maidens who then
  became his wife but she later
  recovered the robe and flew off to the
  island of Wak Wak. With the help of a
  jinnee, he found this island and
  recovered his wife.
  Hascheyalte 
  (see Hashje-Altye)
  Hasen
  (see Hasan)
  Hashakimana
  African
  a name of Imana as ‘planner’
  Hashat
  Canaanite
  a goddess
  She was killed by Anat.
  Hashche 
  (see Hashje)
  Hashcheyalte 
  (see Hashje-Altye)
  Hashi-ne-Omi
  (see Nome-No-Sukune)
  Hashje-Altye
  North American
  [Hashcheyalte]
  the Talking God of the Navajo
  one of the Yeibechi
  This deity is regarded as the creator
  and supreme deity.
  Hashje-Ba’ad 
  North American
  6 female gods of the Navaho
  members of the Yeibechi
  Hashje-Bakan 
  North American
  6 male gods of the Navaho
  members of the Yeibechi
  Hashje-Hlichi 
  North American
  the Red God of the Navaho
  one of the Yeibechi
  Hashje-Hogahn
  North American
  a Navaho god
  Hashje-Iditchonsi 
  North American
  the Whistling God of the Navaho
  one of the Yeibechi
  Hashje-Ohltohi 
  North American
  the Shooting God of the Navaho
  one of the Yeibechi
  Hashje-Oyan 
  North American
  the Calling God of the Navaho
  one of the Yeibechi
  Hashje-Shohini 
  North American
  the Black God of the Navaho
  one of the Yeibechi
  He is said to have placed the stars in
  the sky from a pouch worn on his belt
  and tipped out the fragments to form
  the Milky Way.
  Hasibwari 
  Pacific Islands
  [Hatuibwari]
  a supreme deity in Melanesia
  He is said to have come from the sky and
  made the first woman out of clay baked in
  the sun and the first man from one of her
  ribs. The god himself, though male, has
  breasts and feeds all life from them. 
  He is envisaged as a serpent with
  wings and a human head with four
  eyes and four teeth. 
  Hasikasnawanzas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Hasis-Atra
  (see Atrahasis)
  Hasmodai
  one of the 7 Intelligences, ruler of 
  the moon
  (see also Asmodeus)
  Hassan
  European
  the name taken by Huon when he
  disguised himself as assistant
  gardener under Sherasmin
  Hasta
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the Nakshatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Hastehogan
  North American
  [Hast(s)(h)ehogan]
  a Navaho house-god and god 
  of agriculture
  god of yellow maize
  Hasteyalti
  North American
  [Hast(s)(h)eyalti.Yebitshai]
  supreme god of the Navaho
  god of white maize
  He and Hastehogan created the two
  goddesses, Estanatlehi and Yolkai
  Estsan, and helped them to create
  humans from maize-flour.
  Hastimukha
  Hindu
  a name for Ganesha as ‘elephant-face’
  Hastings
  Norse
  a pirate
  He fostered Sigurd the Snake-eyed and
  taught him the arts of war. Sigurd’s
  brothers joined them in many raids and
  they all returned to Denmark to help
  their father, Ragnar, repel the invasion
  by Eystein, the king of Sweden.
  Hastsbaka
  North American
  [Yebaka]
  a Navaho god
  Hastsehogan
  (see Hastehogan)
  Hastsebaad
  North American
  supreme goddess of the Navaho
  Hastseltsi
  North American
  [Red Lord]
  the Navaho god of racing
  Hastseoltoi
  North American
  the Navaho goddess of hunting
  Hastseyalti
  (see Hasteyalti)
  Hastsezini
  North American
  [Black Lord]
  the fire-god of the Navaho
  Hastshehogan
  (see Hastehogan)
  Hastsheyalti
  (see Hasteyalti)
  hasu
  (see lotus1)
  Hasu-ko
  Japanese
  [Lotus Child]
  sister of Kei
  When she died, her soul took over the
  body of her sister, Kei, who then lived
  in a state of suspended animation and,
  for a whole year, lived with her lover.
  At the end of that time, she left Kei’s
  body who then revived and married
  Hasu-ko’s former lover.
  Hat-Mehit
  (see Hatmehyt)
  hatak-mansarik 
  Persian
  a part of the Avesta
  This part deals with both legal and
  spiritual matters. The other two parts
  are the datik and the gatha.
  Hatakeshvara
  Hindu
  king of Vitala, part of the underworld
  Hatdastsisi
  North American
  a healing god of the Navaho
  Hatea-motua
  Pacific Islands
  a chieftain
  When the son of Apakura sought the
  hand of his daughter, Hatea-motua
  killed him. The young man’s mother
  killed the chief in revenge.
  Hategekimana
  African
  a name of Imana as ‘ruler’
  Hathor
  Egyptian
  [Anit.Athyr.Great Mother.Het-Hert.
  Lady of Byblos.Lady of Dendera.
  Lady of Faience.Lady of the West.
  Lady of Turquoise.Qedeshet
  Sakhmet.Tafner.Triphis:
  =Canaanite Baalat.Tanit:
  =Greek Aphrodite:
  =Mesopotamian Ishtar]
  a mother-goddess, goddess of
  childbirth, fertility, joy, love,
  marriage, music, sky
  wife of Horus the Elder
  mother of Horus the Younger and Ihi
  mother of Khons by Sebek, some say
  In some versions she is Ra’s daughter
  by Nut, in others his wife and mother
  of Ihy.
  She was originally a war-goddess of
  the Nubians and is sometimes identified
  with Sakhmet or with Isis, in which
  capacity she held the ladder by which
  the good dead could ascend to heaven.
  Others identify her with Mehet-Weret.
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  She suckled the pharaohs and
  greeted 
  the 
  souls 
  entering 
  the
  underworld. On one occasion, in the
  form of Sakhmet, she was sent by Ra to
  kill all mankind but she got drunk on
  the red-coloured beer with which Ra
  flooded the land and forgot to carry
  out her mission.
  Her son is said to have cut off her
  head replacing it with the head of a
  cow.
  She was originally depicted as a
  lioness and later as a cow, sometimes
  wearing a headdress of horns enclosing
  the disc of the sun. In some depictions,
  her four limbs support the universe.
  (see also Athor.Mut.Nekmet-
  Awai.Sakhmet.Tauret)
  Hathor-Sakhmet
  Egyptian
  [Eye of Ra]
  the goddess of war
  Hathors, Seven
  (see Seven Hathors)
  Hati1
  Egyptian
  the corporeal heart, distinguished from
  Ab, the symbolic heart that is judged
  at death
  Hati2
  Norse
  the strongest of the giants
  He was killed by Helgi.
  Hati3
  Norse
  a wolf, one of the Varns offspring of
  Fenris and Gollweig
  This animal was one of the wolves
  pursuing the sun and moon and trying
  to swallow them.
  It is said that when he, Managarm
  and Skoll managed to overtake the
  heavenly bodies, they swallowed them,
  causing an eclipse. At Ragnarok they
  finally devoured the sun and moon
  completely. They were fed on the
  marrow from the bones of dead
  criminals.
  (see also Managarm)
  hatif
  Persian
  [female=hatifa:plur=hawatif]
  a type of jinnee that can be heard 
  but not seen: a voice in the 
  desert
  The voice may sound like a maiden in
  distress calling for help and the
  traveller who follows its sound may
  find himself lost. In some cases, he
  may be led to an oasis where the caller
  appears in human form and the
  traveller, forgetting where he was
  going, stays with her.
  hatifa 
  (see hatif)
  Hatim T’ai 
  Indian
  a hero of Bengal, based on an Arab
  chieftain, appearing in many
  adventures
  (see also Hatim Tay)
  Hatim Tay 
  Arab
  a king, famous for his generosity
  He was said to have ruined himself by
  slaughtering his camels and horses to
  feed guests.
  In one story, he went in search of
  another’s bride who had been carried
  off by a demon, found them and killed
  the maiden’s captor.
  (see also Hatim T’ai)
  Hatiphas
  a demon associated with garments
  Hativa
  North American
  daughter of Atius Tirana and 
  Atira
  Hatmehit 
  (see Hatmehyt)
  Hatmehyt
  Egyptian
  [Hat-Mehit.Hatmehit.Heru-pa-kaut.
  Herupakaut.Hetmetit.Mother of Mendes]
  a fertility goddess and goddess 
  of fishing
  consort of Banaded
  mother of Harpakhrad
  Hattatal
  Norse
  part of the Younger Edda dealing 
  with prosody
  Hatthi
  Hindu
  a plague-goddess
  Hatto
  (see Bishop Hatto)
  Hatuibwari 
  (see Hasibwari)
  Hatun Raymi 
  (see Raymi)
  Hatupatu
  New Zealand
  a Maori boy
  He was carried off by the bird-woman,
  Kura ngaituku, but he stole her clothes
  and escaped. When he became a man,
  he returned to Kura.
  Hau1
  New Zealand
  a Maori wind-god
  son of Rua-tapu
  Hau2
  (see Hautupatu)
  Hau Maringi
  Pacific Islands
  a god of mists
  son of Ua
  Hau-o-Tawera
  New Zealand
  a Maori hero
  He killed a Poua-kai which had carried
  off many of his people.
  Haubas
  Arab
  [Hoba]
  a god of the southern region in 
  pre-Islamic times
  Hauhet
  Egyptian
  [Hehet.Hehit.Hehut]
  a goddess of the primitive waters
  consort of Huh
  With Huh, she represented the
  endlessness of the waters or, in some
  accounts, space.
  Haukim
  Arab
  a god of law in pre-Islamic times
  Haumea
  Pacific Islands
  [Haoumea.Haumia:=Tuamotu Faumea]
  the Hawaiian goddess of fertility 
  daughter of Ranga and Papa
  sister of Rongo, Ruamoko, Tane,
  Tangaroa, Tawhiri and Tu
  mother of Pele by Kane Hoalani
  Being reborn again and again she was
  able to breed with her own des-
  cendants. She could order trees to
  produce fruit and could populate the
  seas with fish by using her magic rod. In
  some versions she is identified as Hina.
  Haumia
  (see Haumea)
  Haumia-tikitiki (see Haumiatiketike)
  Haumiatiketike
  New Zealand
  [Haumia-tikitiki]
  a Maori god of vegetation
  son of Rangi and Papa
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Haumea.
  Haurun
  Canaanite
  an earth-god, god of healing
  Haurvatat
  Persian
  [Hordad.Khurdad.‘wholeness’]
  a water-god and god of health 
  and integrity
  one of the 7 Amesha Spentas,
  perfection
  one of the Yazatas
  son of Ahura Mazda
  This being was in charge of all water
  and is opposed by the demon Zairicha.
  Other accounts give Haurvatat as
  female, a goddess of prosperity.
  Hauteclaire
  European
  [Altecler]
  a sword of Oliver
  Hautupatu
  New Zealand
  [Hau]
  a Maori youth
  He was captured by the ogress
  Kurangai Tuku who shut him in a cave.
  He escaped but she followed him until
  he used a magic spell to open a door in
  a rock-face through which he escaped
  again. When she next tried to seize
  him, she fell into a hot spring and was
  scalded to death.
  Havai 
  (see Hawaibi)
  Havaiki 
  (see Hawaibi)
  Havamal
  Norse
  [Ballad of the High One.High Song.
  Sayings of Odin]
  a poem in the Elder Edda recording 
  the  code of moral laws handed
  down by Odin 
  Havelin
  European
  in some versions of the Tristram story,
  the name given to Hoel, father of
  Isolde White Hands
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  Havfru 
  (see Akkruva.Havfrue)
  Havfrue 
  European
  a Danish mermaid
  [male=Havmand]
  These beings are said to be very
  beautiful but not always friendly. Their
  function is to collect the bodies of those
  drowned at sea.
  (see also Havfru)
  Havmand 
  European
  [female=Havfrue]
  a Danish merman
  These beings are said to be very
  handsome, wearing beards, and, unlike
  the female of the species, are quite
  friendly to humans.
  Havelock
  Danish
  a prince of Denmark
  son of Birkabegn
  husband of Princess Goldborough
  His father’s throne was seized by
  Godard who ordered that the young
  Havelock be cast adrift in a boat. He
  landed in Britain where he was reared
  by a fisherman called Grim. He later
  inherited his father’s kingdom when he
  was recognised as being of noble blood
  by the cross on his shoulder and the
  light issuing from his mouth.
  Haven
  a demon of dignity
  Havgan
  Welsh
  [Hafdan.Hafgan.Prince of the Underland]
  a warrior-king
  He was an enemy of Arawn, king of
  the underworld, and could be killed
  only with a single blow since he
  revived if struck again. When Pwyll
  and Arawn reversed roles for one year,
  Pwyll met Havgan in single combat
  and killed him, taking over his
  kingdom.
  Havoa
  East Indian
  daughter of Maelere
  sister of Eau
  wife of Kopu
  Havstrambe
  North American
  a sea-monster of the Inuit
  Hawa
  African
  wife of Adama
  In the lore of the Songhai, she bore
  forty children but she and her husband
  hid twenty of them from god who built
  a wall to keep the parents from these
  children which he kept for himself.
  Hawaiki
  Pacific Islands
  [Avaiki.Havai(ki).Haval.Land of Kane.
  Polutu:=Japanese Awagi:=Tahitian Kahiki]
  home of the Hawaiian spirits in the sky
  or under the earth: home of the
  ancestors of the Polynesians: home
  of Miru
  Hawart
  Norse
  a warrior at Etzel’s court
  He was one of those who, bribed by
  Krimhild, tried to kill Hagen but failed
  and was slain by Hagen.
  hawatif 
  (see hatif)
  Haweniyo
  North American
  a supreme god of the Iroquois
  Hawichyepam 
  North American
  a supernatural being in the lore of the
  Chemehuevi tribe of California
  It was she who caused the primordial
  waters to subside.
  hawk
  a bird of prey found in many parts 
  of the world and featured in 
  some myths
  (1) In Central America the hawk,
  Tlotli, 
  was 
  regarded 
  as 
  the
  messenger of the Aztec gods.
  (2) In the East Indies the hawk is a
  revered bird, guardian of workers
  in the rice-fields.
  (3) In Egypt the hawk is a sacred
  bird and the god Horus is
  frequently depicted with the head
  of a hawk (or falcon).
  (4) In Greek myths the hawk is the
  messenger of Apollo or Hera.
  (5) The Pacific Islanders regard the
  hawk as an incarnation of Maui.
  (6) In Siberia they say the hawk
  stole fire and gave the secret to the
  gods who passed it on to mankind.
  (see also Great Hawk)
  Hawk-hole
  North American
  one of the 10 brothers who became
  the Supernatural People
  He was so-called because, having
  passed through the fire, he was found
  to have a blue hole in his heart.
  Hawk of May
  (see Gwalchmai)
  Hawk of Summer
  (see Gwalchaved)
  Hawthorn 
  (see Ysbadadden)
  Haya
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ninlil as goddess of
  directions
  Haya-Akihiko
  Japanese
  a river-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  brother and husband of Haya-Akitsu
  Haya-Akitsu
  Japanese
  a sea-goddess
  daughter of Izanagi and Izanami
  sister and wife of Haya-Akihiko
  Haya-Ji
  Japanese
  [Haya-tsu-muji]
  a Shinto wind-god
  When Waka-Hiko was killed for
  neglecting his divine mission, Haya-Ji
  carried his body back to heaven.
  Haya-tsu-muji
  (see Haya-Ji)
  Hayagriva1
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan rTa-mgrin.Tandim]
  a Tibetan horse-god, god of wrath
  one of the 8 dreadful Drag-gshed
  In some accounts, Hayagriva is female.
  Hayagriva2
  Hindu
  [Paramasva:=Tibetan rTa-Mgrin.Tandim]
  a horse-headed demon
  one of the Dharmapalas
  He stole the scriptures from Brahma
  and was killed by Vishnu in his
  incarnation at Matsya.
  Another version says that Hayagriva
  was an incarnation of Vishnu who, at
  the request of Brahma, recovered the
  Vedas from the ocean-bottom where
  they had been taken by the two
  demons who had stolen them.
  In some accounts he appears as
  Khasarpana or as Lokanatha, assistants
  to Avalokiteshvara.
  Some say that he will be rein-
  carnated as Kalki, the tenth avatar of
  Vishnu.
  Hayasum
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god
  Hayasya1
  Buddhist
  a horse-goddess
  Hayasya2
  Hindu
  a horse-god
  Some 
  versions 
  equate 
  him
  with Hayagriva.
  Haydn
  Welsh
  [Hyddwn.Hydwyn]
  son of Gwydion and Galfaethwy as 
  a deer
  For the rape of Goewen, Math
  condemned the brothers Gwydion and
  Gilfaethwy to spend a year as deer.
  Their offspring was turned into a boy
  by Math and named Haydn.
  (see also Bleiddwn.Hwychdwn)
  Hayhuaypanti
  South American
  Inca deities acting as messengers 
  for Viracocha
  Hayicanako
  North American
  [Hayicanke]
  in the lore of the Tlingit of Alaska, 
  the old woman who supports 
  the earth
  In some accounts, the world is
  supported on the leg of a beaver which
  the old woman looks after.
  Hayicanke
  (see Hayicanako)
  Hayik 
  (see Hayk)
  Hayk
  Armenian
  [Hayik]
  a giant who led his people from
  oppression in Babylon
  father of Armenak
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  He later led his people against the
  forces of Bel and overcame them in
  battle.
  He was later revered as a god of
  vegetation and wine.
  Haykoona
  Serbian
  a Turkish princess
  wife of Stephan
  When the Turks captured Belgrade,
  Stephan was taken prisoner by the
  vizier who tried to make him embrace
  the Turkish faith. He even used his
  daughter, Haykoona, to try to persuade
  his prisoner but she fell in love with
  Stephan. They escaped together, she
  converted to Christianity and they
  married.
  Hayowentha 
  (see Hiawatha)
  hayula 
  Arab
  the primordial matter from which all
  else is made
  Hayunu 
  North American
  [Stone Men:=Zuni Ahayuta achi:
  =Tewa Towaesendo]
  The name given to the twin war-gods
  of the Tewa at Taos.
  Hayyin
  Canaanite
  a name of Kothar as ‘the deft one’
  Hazzi1
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite mountain-god
  Hazzi2
  Mesopotamian
  a mountain, home of the gods
  He People 
  South American
  ancestral spirits of the Barasana 
  people
  He Zur
  Egyptian
  a baboon-god
  an aspect of Thoth
  Hea
  (see Ea)
  Head-he-go-round man
  East Indian
  a prophet or seer
  Head-splitter
  (see Quatlapanqui)
  Healers
  (see Therapeutae)
  Healing Buddha
  (see Yakushi)
  Healfdene 
  (see Halfdan)
  Heammawihio
  North American
  a sun-spirit of the Cheyenne
  Heang Lo 
  Chinese
  [Pai Yang:=Arab Al Kabah al-Alif]
  an early name for the constellation
  Aries as ‘the dog’
  Heardred
  Norse
  [Hardred]
  a king of the Geats
  son of Hygelac and Hygd
  He was still an infant when he became
  king of the Geats on the death of his
  father. He was killed by the sons of
  Othere who were sheltering at his
  court to escape from the wrath of their
  own father.
  Heart of Heaven
  (see Gucumatz.
  Hurakan)
  Heart, The
  Egyptian
  Horus as an aspect of Ptah
  heaven
  [Celestial City.paradise]
  the home of the blessed: dwelling-
  place of gods: paradise
  Most cultures envisage some form
  of heaven:
  –Afghan
  The Kafir paradise is called Burry
  La Boola.
  –African
  The Bambara envisage a heaven
  created by Faro divided into seven
  parts:
  (1) Kaba Noro, the home of Faro
  (2) Kaba dye, the home of the souls
  of the dead
  (3) Kaba fii, the home of spirits
  (4) Faro’s accounting room
  (5) 
  Red 
  Heaven, 
  the 
  hall 
  of judgement
  (6) Sleep Heaven, the store 
  for secrets
  (7) Faro’s store for rain
  –Australian
  The paradise of the Aborigines is
  called wathi-wathi. The road that
  leads there forks: the road to the
  right is clean and inviting but is the
  home of evil spirits whereas the
  road to the left, though dirty, is the
  realm of the good spirits.
  –Buddhist
  The place where Buddhas and
  bodhisattvas wait is known as the
  Tushita heaven (Maya) and has
  thirteen layers, the highest of which
  is known as Paranirmita-Vasavarten.
  In Mahayana Buddhism, a
  paradise for those en route to
  enlightenment is known as the
  Pure Land (Jodo) and is equated
  with the Nirvana of Hinayana
  Buddhism.
  The heaven reserved for past
  Buddhas is known as Kshetra,
  Amitabha’s heaven is known as
  Sukhavati and a future heaven is
  called Grdhakuta.
  In Cambodia, there are said to
  be twenty-six paradises, the highest
  of which is known as Nirpean.
  (see also Sukhavati)
  –Central American
  The 
  Aztecs 
  envisaged 
  three
  heavens of which Tlalocan, home
  of Tlaloc, was the lowest, Tlillan-
  Tlallapan was in the middle and
  Tonatiuhican, 
  the 
  home 
  of
  Tonatiuh, was the highest. Other
  stories say there were thirteen
  heavens, the highest of which was
  called 
  Zivena 
  Vitzcatl 
  (see
  Ilhuicatl). In later belief, heaven
  was like a ladder with steps, on the
  top rung of which lived Ometeotl.
  Other rungs, in descending order,
  were 
  occupied 
  by 
  innocent
  children, tempests, night and day,
  shooting stars, birds and Venus, the
  sun and the 400 warring sons of
  Coatlicue, the Milky Way, the
  moon.
  –Egyptian
  The paradise of Osiris, Aalu, lay far
  to the west and could be reached
  only by travelling in Ra’s bark after
  being judged by Osiris in the
  underworld.
  –Hindu
  Each god has his own heaven and
  Brahma lives in the highest heaven,
  Brahmaloka, said to be 84,000
  leagues above the earth
  The heaven ruled by Vishnu is
  called Vaikuntha; that of Indra is
  Svarga; that of Krishna is Go-loka;
  that of Shiva is Kailasa; that of 
  the goddess Shanti is called Shanti-
  Niketa and paradise for the
  uncremated dead is known as the
  Land of the Pitris.
  –Irish
  The Irish envisage an earthly
  paradise in the form of the island,
  called Emain Ablach, the Western
  Paradise.
  –Mesopotamian
  Heaven was regarded as the play-
  ground of the gods and was known
  as Anduruna or, in Sumerian lore,
  Eridu.
  –Norse
  The heaven to which slain warriors
  are conducted is known as Valhalla.
  –North American
  The native Indian tribes believe in
  a Happy Hunting-ground where
  game is plentiful. 
  –Pacific Islands
  Burotu, paradise, is envisaged as a
  land of perpetual joy where the
  good can rest.
  The Hawaiian paradise is called
  Paliuli.
  The Polynesian heaven is multi-
  layered, the highest realms being
  Putahi-nui-o-Rahua. The tenth
  heaven is Rangi-Tuarea.
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  –Persian
  Heaven is a four-cornered region
  known as Varena.
  –Shinto
  Heaven is the Eternal Land, Taka-
  no-Hara, home of the gods, to
  which the mikado is allowed to
  ascend on his death and the
  paradisal land of the spirits is
  Tokoyo-no-kuni.
  –Slav
  The paradise of the western Slavs is
  known as Rai, that of the eastern
  Slavs as Svarog.
  –Taoist
  The island paradise where all the
  inhabitants are immortal is called
  Ying-chou. There are said to be
  108 realms of paradise, one of
  which, called P’eng-lai, is the home
  of the Eight Immortals.
  There are said to be thirty-six
  heavens of which the highest is Ta-lo.
  The imperial heaven is known
  as Huang-t’ien.
  –West Indian
  The Caribs of the Antilles call their
  heaven Hueyuku.
  Heaven Deaf
  (see Hsüan Tung-tzu)
  Heavenly Arch 
  (see Atius-Tirawa)
  Heavenly Deity 
  (see Tenjin)
  Heavenly Dog
  Chinese
  [Child-stealing Devil]
  the spirit of a girl who died at an 
  early age
  This child will kill any child so that its
  spirit can replace her own so that she
  can be reincarnated.
  (see also Heavenly Dog Star)
  Heavenly Dog Star
  Chinese
  [Celestial Dog.Demon of the Eclipse.
  T’ien Kou.T’ou-sheng Kuei]
  a star said to cause an eclipse by
  devouring the moon
  It is said that this star represents the
  spirit of a girl who tries to steal babies
  to make up for the child she never had.
  It is envisaged as a shooting star or as a
  fearsome dog and was shot down by
  the archer, I.
  (see also Heavenly Dog)
  Heavenly Iron Chain 
  Korean
  a route to heaven
  When two children, who were in
  danger of being eaten by a tiger prayed
  for help, god dropped the Heavenly
  Iron Chain down to them and they
  climbed up it, later becoming the sun
  and the moon.
  When the tiger prayed, god dropped
  the Rotten Straw Rope which broke
  when the tiger tried to climb it and the
  animal fell to earth and was killed.
  Heavenly King 
  (see Tenno)
  Heavenly Kings
  (see Four Diamond Kings)
  Heavenly Weaving Girl
  (see Chih Nü.Tanabata)
  Heaven’s Concubine (see T’ien Hou1)
  Heaven’s Forthright Female
  (see Uzume)
  Heb-seb 
  Egyptian
  a jubilee festival
  This ceremony was said to renew the
  energy of an ageing pharaoh by magic.
  Hebat
  Mesopotamian
  [Hepatu.Hepit.Queen of Heaven:
  =Hittite Arrina]
  a Hurrian mother-goddess 
  and sun-goddess
  consort of Teshub
  mother of Sharrumas
  She is sometimes depicted with a lion.
  (see also Hepit)
  Hebe
  Greek
  [Ganymeda.‘youth’:=Roman Juventas]
  goddess of youth
  cup-bearer to the gods
  daughter of Zeus and Hera
  wife of Heracles
  She had to resign her post when she
  fell over and spilt wine at an important
  feast. She was superseded in the post
  by Ganymede.
  After Heracles was deified, Hebe
  married him and they had two
  children, Alexiares and Anicetus.
  She is said to have rejuvenated Iolaus
  in his old age so that he could fight
  Eurystheus to protect the children of
  Heracles.
  Heber
  (see Eber)
  Hebes le Renoumes
  British
  a knight attendant on Tristram
  He saved Tristram when the wife of
  King Anguish tried to kill him while
  he was in the bath.
  Hebren
  (see Habren)
  Hebron
  British
  [Bron(s).Rich Fisher]
  husband of Enygeus
  father of Alan and 11 other children
  He was given the Holy Grail by Joseph
  of Arimathea who was his wife’s brother.
  Some say he was Percival’s grand-
  father and became the Rich Fisher
  who was cured of his wounds and
  carried to heaven by angels.
  Hebura
  Korean
  a king
  He found a little boy, in the form of a
  golden frog, under a stone and adopted
  him, calling him Kumwa. When
  Hebura died, Kumwa took the throne.
  Hecabe
  (see Hecuba)
  Hecadoth
  a demon
  Hecate1
  Greek
  [Empua.Hekate.Phosporos:=Roman Trivia]
  the three-headed or three-bodied
  goddess of darkness, fertility, moon,
  streets, the underworld and
  witchcraft
  a Titaness
  daughter of Perses or Zeus 
  by Asteria
  daughter of Coeus and Phoebe, 
  some say
  daughter of Demeter, some say
  mother of Circe
  mother of Medea by Aetes, some say
  mother of Scylla by Phorcos, some say
  In some accounts she is Artemis on
  earth, Persephone carrying a torch in
  the underworld. Others say that she
  helped Demeter in her search for Core
  (Persephone) in the underworld. 
  The triple aspect of her nature is
  represented by Artemis, Hecate and
  Salene but she is otherwise identified
  with Brimo, Cybele, Demeter and Rhea.
  She is depicted as having six arms,
  three or four bodies and the heads of a
  dog, a horse and a lion.
  (see also Queen of Elphame)
  Hecate2
  Greek
  a poor woman who made Theseus
  welcome when he was hunting 
  the Marathonian Bull
  Hecate3
  Roman
  a name for Diana as goddess of death
  and the underworld
  Hecate the Younger
  (see Iphigenia)
  Hecate Trioditis
  Greek
  [=Roman Trivia]
  a name for Hecate as goddess of 
  the (cross-) roads
  Hecatea
  Greek
  white pillars set up at cross-roads
  where offerings were left for the
  goddess Hecate
  Hecaterus
  Greek
  an ancestor of the Curetes
  He was said to be the father of five
  daughters who became the mothers of
  the Curetes, satyrs and the Oreads.
  Hecates 
  (see Apollo)
  Hecatoncheires
  (see Hundred-handed)
  Hecatonchires
  (see Hundred-handed)
  Hecatontocheiroi
  (see Hundred-handed)
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  Hechuchan
  Hechuchan
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Hector1
  Greek
  [Hektor.‘prop’]
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  brother of Deiphobus, Helenus 
  and Paris
  husband of Andromache
  father of Astyanax
  He led the Trojans in their defence of
  the city against the attacking Greeks
  who had been angered by the
  treachery of Paris who carried off
  Helen, the wife of Menelaus when a
  guest in their house. He killed
  Patroclus, bosom friend of Achilles,
  who, wearing the armour of Achilles,
  had rallied the Greeks for a further
  attack. The death of his friend brought
  Achilles back into action – he had been
  sulking in his tent, refusing to fight,
  after falling out with Agamemnon over
  a girl captive. Now, in new armour
  made by Hephaestus, he led the Greeks
  in a fresh onslaught and killed Hector.
  He tied Hector’s body to his chariot
  and drove round the walls of the city.
  Priam pleaded for his son’s body and
  was allowed to take it for burial.
  In some French accounts, Morgan
  le Fay fell in love with him but 
  turned against him when he spurned
  her advances.
  In Charlemagne stories, his armour
  and sword, Durindana, are fought over
  by several of the paladins.
  Hector2
  (see Ector1)
  Hector de Marys
  (see Ector2)
  Hecuba1
  Greek
  [Hecabe.Hekabe]
  daughter of Cisseus, Dymas 
  or Sangarius
  sister of Theano
  second wife of Priam, king of Troy
  mother of Antiphus, Cassandra, Creusa,
  Deiphobus, Hector, Helenus, Iliona,
  Laodice, Paris, Polydorus, Polites,
  Polyxena, Pontes
  She is said to have had nineteen
  children by Priam.
  She sent Polydorus to Polymestor,
  king of Thrace, for safety when the
  Greeks attacked Troy but the king
  killed her son for the treasure he
  carried. She was taken captive by the
  Greeks at the fall of Troy and given to
  Odysseus. When she learned from him
  what had happened to her son, she
  tore out Polymestor’s eyes and killed
  his two sons. To escape the wrath of
  the king’s subjects, she changed herself
  into a bitch, Maera, and jumped into
  the sea.
  Hecuba2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  This work relates the story of her
  vengeance on Polymestor and the
  death of her daughter Polyxena.
  Hedammu
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian sea-monster
  son of Kumarbi
  This monster was born of Kumarbi’s
  union with the daughter of a sea-god
  and emerged from the sea to devour
  animals and humans. It was eventually
  subdued by Ishtar who caused the sea-
  water to act as a sleeping draught.
  Hedetet
  Egyptian
  a scorpion-goddess 
  Hedin
  (see Hedinn)
  Hedinn
  Norse
  [Hedin.Hildren]
  a king
  He abducted Hilde and was attacked
  by Hogni who attempted to rescue
  her. They fought an everlasting battle
  in which the slain were revivified every
  night by Hilde or a sorceress.
  Hedjwer
  Egyptian
  a baboon-god
  Hedley kow
  British
  a mischievous spirit
  These spirits are said to appear as an
  immoveable bale of hay or a horse
  which cannot be restrained by harness.
  Heduru
  East Indian
  a sky-god of New Guinea
  This god existed at a time when the
  sky was very close to the earth, to
  which it was connected by a rope
  ladder. Heduru often descended to
  earth to look after the children of
  those out at work but he started to
  steal children and take them back to
  the sky with him so the angry people
  cut the ladder, with the result that the
  heavens retreated to their present
  position.
  Hefaidd
  (see Hefeydd)
  Hefedha
  Arab
  a guardian god
  Hefeydd
  Welsh
  [Hefaidd.Hefeydd the Tall.Hefyd(d).
  Heveidd.Hev(e)ydd]
  a messenger of Bran
  Hefeydd Hen 
  Welsh
  [Hefaidd.Hefeyyd the Old.Hefyd(d).
  Heveidd.Hev(e)ydd]
  father of Rhiannon
  Hefyd
  (see Hefeydd)
  Hefydd
  (see Hefeydd)
  Hegal
  (see Marduk)
  Hegemone
  Greek
  in some accounts, one of the Graces
  Hegir-nuna
  (see Gangir)
  Heh
  (see Huh)
  Heheh
  (see Huh)
  Hehet
  (see Hauhet)
  Hehit
  (see Hauhet)
  Hehu
  (see Huh)
  Hehut
  (see Hauhet)
  Hei Lao-yeh
  Chinese
  [Mr Black]
  a minor deity
  He, together with Po Lao-yeh, is an
  assistant to Ch’eng-huang, the god of
  Walls and Moats, reporting on events
  occurring during the night.
  hei-tiki
  New Zealand
  a Maori amulet
  This charm represents a human foetus
  and is said to ward off attacks by the
  spirits of the still-born, envious of
  those who survived at birth.
  heiau
  Pacific Islands
  a temple built of lava in Hawaii
  Heid1
  Norse
  [Heidh.Heidr]
  a witch
  sister of Ham
  With her sister Ham, she was used by
  Helgé to cause a storm that nearly
  wrecked Frithiof’s ship en route to the
  Orkneys. They were both killed when
  the ship ran down the whale on which
  they were riding.
  In other accounts, the two witches
  were called Thorgrim and Thorod.
  (see also Haid)
  Heid2
  (see Gollweig1)
  heiden
  Japanese
  part of a shrine used by the
  officiating priest
  Heidh
  (see Heid)
  Heidr
  (see Heid)
  Heidrum
  (see Heidrun)
  Heidrun
  Norse
  [Heidrum]
  the goat of Odin
  This goat supplied the mead of the
  gods, grazing on the leaves on Laerad,
  the highest branch of Yggdrasil.
  Heidyn
  Welsh
  killer of the bard Aneurin
  heifer
  Egyptian
  the animal of Isis
  Heiglot
  a demon of snowstorms
  Heijo
  Japanese
  a mythical castle of peace
  Heike-hani
  Japanese
  the spirit of a dead warrior of 
  the Heike clan
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  Heitsi-eibib
  Heil
  (see Helith)
  Heilyn
  Welsh
  a warrior in Bran’s army
  son of Gwyn Hen
  He was one of only seven to return
  from Bran’s expedition to Ireland to
  rescue his sister, Branwen, from
  Matholwch.
  Heilyn Goch
  Welsh
  son of Cadwgawn
  He owned the cottage where Rhonabwy
  slept and had his famous dream.
  Heimarmene
  Greek
  destiny personified
  Heimchen
  German
  the souls of unborn or unbaptised
  children
  Heimdal
  (see Heimdall)
  Heimdall
  Norse
  [Er.Gullintani.Hallinskide.Hama.Heimdal.
  Heimdallr.Heimdellinger.Hermin.
  Irmin.Mardall.Rati.Rig(er).Vindlir.
  White God:=Saxon Saxsnot]
  a giant demi-god, god of the dawn 
  guardian of Bifrost, the rainbow bridge
  son of Odin by 9 wave-maidens
  His mothers, giantesses all, are listed
  as Atla, Augeia, Aurgiafa, Egia, Gialp,
  Greip, Iarnsaxa, Sindur and Ulfrun
  and they simultaneously gave birth to a
  baby, fathered by Odin, which they
  reared on warmth from the sun,
  moisture from the sea and strength
  from the earth. Another account gives
  his mother as Angey.
  He was said to have very keen
  eyesight, able to see 100 miles by
  night, hearing that could detect the
  grass growing and, armed with a
  bright sword Hofud and his trumpet
  Giallarhorn, he lived in a palace
  known as Himinbiorg built on top of
  the bridge, from where he had a good
  view. His job was to keep the Frost
  Giants from entering Asgard. 
  On one occasion he saw Loki, in the
  form of a flea (or fly), steal the
  marvellous necklace, Brisingamen,
  from the sleeping Freya and, after a
  struggle in which they both changed
  forms several times, Heimdall finally
  retrieved the necklace and restored it
  to Freya.
  In the guise of Riger, he visited
  earth and became the progenitor of
  the human race, spending three days
  each 
  with 
  three 
  couples, 
  the
  impoverished Ai and Edda, the well-
  off Afi and Anima and the very wealthy
  Fadir and Modir. A son (Thrall, Karl
  and Jarl respectively) was born to 
  each couple and these became the
  forerunners of humanity.
  He blew his horn to warn the gods
  of the impending battle of Ragnarok
  but, by then, it was too late. In the
  fighting, he killed Loki but was
  himself killed with the other gods.
  He had a horse called Gulltop and is
  depicted in shining white armour.
  (see also Cheru.Rati2.Lyfir.Riger)
  Heimdallr
  (see Heimdall)
  Heimdellinger
  Norse
  a name of Heimdall as ‘herald of 
  the day’
  Heime
  Norse
  [Heimir]
  son of Studas
  son of Volund, in some accounts
  In the Germanic stories, Studas gave
  his 
  son 
  the 
  marvellous 
  sword,
  Blutgang, with which he challenged
  Dietrich von Bern. He was defeated
  and became a devoted follower of
  Dietrich to whom he gave the horse,
  Falke, which never grew tired. When
  he saw Wittich fall in battle, he took
  his famous sword, Miming, thinking
  the owner was dead. When he later
  discovered that Wittich had survived,
  he returned the sword.
  He later fell out with Dietrich 
  and became the leader of a band 
  of robbers.
  (see also Wittich)
  Heimer
  Norse
  in some accounts, the man who saved
  the child Aslaug
  In some accounts, it was he, not
  Brunhild’s father, who took the child
  Aslaug to safety hidden in a harp.
  Heimir
  Norse
  the name for Heime in Thidrekssaga
  Heimskringla
  Norse
  a book by Snorri Sturluson listing the
  ancient kings of Norway, including
  the Ynglingasaga
  Heinin
  British
  the chief bard at King Arthur’s court
  or, in the story of Elphin, at the
  court of the king, Maelgwn
  Heinze
  German
  one of the kobolds
  Heinzelmannchen
  German
  friendly dwarfs who work by night 
  to help people
  (see also kobold)
  Heinrich von dem Turtin
  (see Turtin)
  Heise
  African
  an itinerant Bushman hero
  He was half-man, half-god and knew
  all the wild animals. He married an
  antelope and they had two half-
  human, half-antelope offspring. When
  he snapped off the branch of a tree, the
  maiden trapped inside the tree was
  released and became his wife.
  Heitaro
  Japanese
  a farmer
  husband of Higo
  father of Chiyodo
  He became so fond of a large willow
  tree that grew near his house that
  eventually the spirit of the tree
  appeared to him in the form of a
  maiden called Higo. He married her
  and they had a child, Chiyodo. When
  the emperor had the willow felled to
  provide timber for a new temple, Higo
  cried out in pain as the axes fell and
  then disappeared forever.
  Heithiurun
  British
  an idol, possibly representing the 
  god Taran
  Heithrek
  Norse
  a king
  When offenders were brought to his
  court for trial, he would allow them to
  go free if they could pose a riddle which
  he could not answer. None did – until
  Gestumblindi. This proud landowner
  asked many questions, all  of which the
  king answered with ease, but finally
  asked ‘What did Odin whisper to
  Balder as he lay on his funeral pyre?’. It
  was only then that the king realised that
  he was dealing with Odin who had
  taken on the likeness of Gestumblindi.
  As he struck at the god with his sword,
  Odin changed into a falcon and flew
  away, losing only a few tail feathers.
  Angry at this insult, Odin ensured that
  Heithrek died that same night.
  heitiki
  Pacific Islands
  an amulet
  Heitlik
  North American
  [Hahektaok.Haietl(e)ik]
  a demon of the tribes of the north-west
  This ‘lightning-snake’ was revered 
  by fishermen.
  Heitsi-eibib
  African
  [Haitsi-aibab]
  a Hottentot god or hero, 
  a shape-changer
  Some say his mother was a cow, others
  that she was a virgin impregnated by a
  herb.
  He killed the monster Ga-Gorib by
  pushing him into the pit he had used
  to trap travellers. In some accounts the
  monster was Gama and Heitsi-eibib
  killed him by striking him behind the
  ear with a stone.
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  Hek
  He is said to have died and been
  resurrected several times.
  Hek 
  (see Heka)
  heka1
  Egyptian
  [hek(au).hike.hyk]
  the magical power of the gods
  Heka2
  Egyptian
  [Hek(au).Hike.Hyk]
  a god of magic
  He was one of those who accompanied
  the god Ra in his boat journey across
  the sky each day.
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Shu.
  Heka3
  (see Heket.Hike)
  Hekabe
  (see Hecuba)
  Hekate
  (see Hecate)
  Hekatonkheires
  (see Hundred-handed)
  hekau 
  (see heka1)
  Heke-Heke-I-Papa
  New Zealand
  the third wife of Rangi
  Heket
  Egyptian
  [Hak.Heka.Hekt.Hequat.Heq(u)et]
  a water-goddess, goddess of childbirth
  consort of Haroeris or Khnum
  In some accounts, she is the daughter
  of Ra and the twin sister of Shu. As the
  wife of Khnum, she gave life to the
  bodies he made from clay.
  Originally, she was one of the frogs
  which lived in the primaeval swamp
  and is depicted as a frog or as a frog-
  headed human. In some accounts she
  is regarded as the mother of Haroeris
  and wife of Khnum.
  Hekija
  Buddhist
  an underworld being
  He dips the evil-doers in sauce and
  bites off their heads.
  Hekkenfeldt
  European
  [=Icelandic Hekla]
  a site where Danish witches held 
  their meetings
  Hekla
  Norse
  [=Danish Hekkenfeldt]
  in Icelandic lore, a mountain where
  witches held their meetings
  Hekt
  (see Heket)
  Hektor
  (see Hector)
  Hel1
  Norse
  [Hela.Hell]
  a parti-coloured underworld goddess 
  daughter of Loki and Angerbode
  She was thrown into Niflheim by Odin
  to rule the nine worlds of the dead.
  She occasionally roamed the earth on a
  three-legged horse, bringing famine
  and disease, and is envisaged as half
  black, half white.
  In some accounts, she is the leader
  of the Wild Hunt, in others she is Urd.
  Hel2
  (see Niflheim)
  Hel-cake
  Norse
  food used to pacify the dog Garm
  Hel-gate
  Norse
  the entrance to Niflheim
  Hel-kappe
  (see Tarnkappe)
  Hel Keplein
  Norse
  a mantle producing invisibility
  (see also Tarnkappe)
  Hel-shoes
  Norse
  [Hel-sko.Helsko.Todtenschuh]
  stout shoes fitted to the dead for their
  journey over the rough road, Helveg,
  leading to Niflheim
  Hel-sko
  (see Hel-shoes)
  Hel Tor
  British
  a point on the Devon moors where
  King Arthur is said to have fought
  and defeated the Devil
  Hela1
  British
  daughter of Tiriel, in the works of
  William Blake
  Her father rebelled against his own
  father, Har, and became a tyrannical
  ruler, killing many of his own children
  and turning Hela’s hair into snakes 
  like Medusa.
  Hela2
  (see Hel1)
  Helaius
  British
  [Helyas]
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  father of Joshua
  He is regarded as an earlier Grail
  King.
  Helain 
  (see Elyan)
  Helblindi1
  Norse
  son of Farbauti
  brother of Loki, some say
  Helblindi2
  Norse
  a name used by Odin
  Helche
  Norse
  [Herka]
  daughter of Rother and Oda
  first wife of Etzel
  Heldenbuch
  German
  [Book of Heroes]
  a 15th C book of myths and legends by
  Kaspar von der Rhon
  Heldins
  European
  in some accounts, the first king of
  Denmark. predecessor of Tallas
  Heledd
  Welsh
  daughter of Cynddylan
  Heleius
  Greek
  a king of the Taphians
  son of Perseus and Andromeda
  Helen1
  Canaanite
  the consort of Simon Magus
  Helen2
  European
  [Helena]
  daughter of King Hoel
  She was carried off by Cormoran, the
  giant of Mont St Michel. King Arthur
  killed the giant but was too late to 
  save Helen. 
  Helen3
  Greek
  [Dendritis.Helen of Troy.Helena.
  Helene.Kunopis]
  daughter of Zeus by Leda or Nemesis
  wife of Menelaus
  sister of Castor, Clytemnestra 
  and Polydeuces
  mother of Hermione and Xuthus
  She was born from the coupling of
  Zeus, in the form of a swan, with Leda,
  or with Nemesis who took the form of
  a goose, to produce an egg from which
  Helen was hatched.
  As a young girl, she was carried
  away by Peirithous and Theseus who
  drew lots for her. Theseus won and
  sent her to Aphidnus who cared for her
  until she was of marriageable age. She
  was rescued by Castor and Polydeuces
  when they invaded Attica while
  Theseus was imprisoned in Tartarus.
  She later married Menelaus but was
  abducted by Paris, precipitating the
  Trojan War. After the death of Paris,
  whom she had married, in the fighting
  at Troy, she married his brother
  Deiphobus but when the city fell to
  the Greeks she was reunited with
  Menelaus and returned with him to
  Greece. Menelaus was one of those
  who condemned Orestes to death for
  killing Aegisthus and Clytemnestra to
  avenge their murder of his father
  Agamemnon and Orestes would have
  killed Helen to punish her husband
  had not Zeus intervened and carried
  Helen off to Olympus as one of the
  immortals where she became, like
  Castor and Pollux, guardian of sailors,
  appearing as St Elmo’s fire.
  Another version says that, when
  Menelaus died, Helen went to Rhodes
  where she was hanged by Polyxo.
  An alternative story says that, when
  Paris’ ship was driven ashore in Egypt,
  Proteus took Helen to the safety of a
  cave and put a spirit facsimile in her
  place to be abducted by Paris.
  In some accounts she is said to 
  have married Achilles in Hades and
  bore a son, Euphorion, though Goethe
  says that Euphorion was her son by
  Faust.
  Helen4
  Greek
  daughter of Aegisthus and
  Clytemnestra
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  She was one of those killed by 
  Orestes when he killed her parents 
  to avenge the murder of his father,
  Agamemnon.
  Helen5
  Greek
  a play by Euripides in which he alleges
  that only a phantom Helen was
  taken to Troy
  Helen6
  Serbian
  the real name of Yevrossima
  Helen7
  (see Elaine1)
  Helen of the Hosts
  (see Elen)
  Helen of Troy
  (see Helen3)
  Helena1
  British
  daughter of Coel
  Her father overthrew the king,
  Asclepiodotus, and took the throne.
  He died a month later and Helena
  married the Roman, Constantine, who
  became king of Britain.
  In some accounts, she is the same
  as Elen.
  Helena2
  (see Helen1.3)
  Helena Dendritis
  (see Dendritis)
  Helene
  (see Helen3)
  Helenos
  (see Helenus)
  Helenus
  Greek
  [Helenos]
  a Trojan prophet
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  twin-brother of Cassandra
  brother of Deiphobus, Hector and Paris
  Some stories say that both he and
  Cassandra acquired prophetic powers
  when they were licked on the 
  ears by serpents when they were 
  young children.
  When Paris was killed during the
  siege of Troy, Helenus and his brother
  Deiphobus fought for possession of
  Helen. Helenus lost the encounter and
  fled from the city. He was either trapped
  by Odysseus or voluntarily joined the
  Greek forces and predicted that they
  would take the city only if Philoctetes
  and Pyrrhus joined the battle, the
  shoulder bone of Pelops were brought
  from Greece and the Palladium were
  seized from within the city. When the
  city fell to the Greeks, he led a band of
  survivors to settle in Greece itself.
  Andromache, the widow of Hector, was
  given as a prize to Pyrrhus but he soon
  abandoned her. Helenus later married
  her and they had a son, Cestrinus.
  Helfrat
  (see Elf4)
  Helferich
  (see Elf4)
  Helga
  Norse
  daughter of Njal and Bergthora
  sister of Grim, Helgi, Skarp-Hedin 
  and Thorgeid
  She was trapped when Flosi’s men
  surrounded the house but, with the
  other women and children, was given
  safe passage before the house was
  burnt to the ground.
  Helga-fell
  Norse
  In Icelandic lore, a hill which is the
  home of the dead
  Helgé 
  (see Helgi1.2.3.4)
  Helgi1
  Norse
  [Helgé]
  son of Belé
  brother of Halfdan and Ingeborg
  After the death of their father, Helgi
  and Halfdan jointly ruled the kingdom
  of Sogn. At their coronation, Frithiof
  offered his loyalty and asked for the
  hand of their sister, Ingeborg. Helgi
  rejected his suit because Frithiof was a
  mere commoner and insulted him by
  offering him work in the palace.
  When the aged king, Sigurd Ring,
  sued for the hand of Ingeborg,
  Halfdan upset the king by a joking
  remark about his age, whereupon the
  king sent an invading army. The
  brothers sent Hilding to ask Frithiof to
  fight for them and when he refused
  they made peace with Sigmund Ring,
  paying him an annual tribute and
  giving him Ingeborg in marriage.
  Frithiof offered to free them from
  their obligations to Sigmund Ring if
  they would allow him to marry
  Ingeborg but, because Frithiof and
  Ingeborg had broken the sacred laws
  by speaking in Hoder’s temple, Helgi
  again rejected his suit and imposed a
  sentence which he fully expected
  would result in Frithiof’s death.
  Angantyr, king of the Orkneys, had
  ceased paying an annual tribute to Belé
  when he died. Helgi sent Frithiof to
  Orkney to demand that the king should
  hand over the tribute. Helgi then used
  two witches, Ham and Heid, to brew
  up a storm that almost wrecked
  Frithiof’s ship but they survived by
  running down the whale on which the
  witches were riding and killing them.
  Frithiof returned safely with a bag of
  coins given to him by Angantyr which
  he flung in Helgi’s face.
  When hunting in the mountains, he
  came upon a deserted shrine and when
  he tugged at the lock the god’s statue
  fell from over the gate and killed him.
  Other accounts say that he was
  killed by Frithiof.
  Helgi2
  Norse
  [Helgé]
  son of Sigmund and Borghild
  brother of Hamond
  Tutored by Hagal, Helgi became a
  fearless warrior and killed the giant
  Hati. He saw nine Valkyries riding in
  the sky and one of them, Svava, told
  him where to find a magic sword.
  In another story, Sigrun (Svava
  reborn) saved him from a storm at sea
  and, in yet another, Kara (Sigrun
  reborn) protected him in the form of a
  swan but was killed when he swung his
  sword too high in the air.
  Some say that Sigrun had been
  promised in marriage to Hadbrod and
  that he fought Helgi for her hand and
  was killed.
  Helgi escaped capture by the
  Hundings, traditional enemies of the
  Volsungs, by disguising himself as
  Hagal’s man-servant and then, with
  Sinfiotli, led an army against the
  Hundings which killed all except 
  Dag who promised to end the 
  feud. Instead, he used Odin’s spear,
  Gungnir, to kill Helgi.
  One of the Valkyries, Gudrun, had
  fallen in love with Helgi and they were
  reunited in Valhalla after his death. In
  some versions, Gudrun is Svava.
  Helgi3
  Norse
  [Helgé]
  son of Njal and Bergthora
  brother of Grim, Helga, Skarp-Hedin
  and Throgerd
  He died, with the rest of the Njalsson
  clan when they were trapped in their
  house, Bergthorsknoll, which was
  burnt to the ground by Flosi and his
  men. He tried to escape dressed as a
  woman but was spotted and killed 
  by Flosi.
  Helgi4
  Norse
  [Helgé.Helgi Thorgilsson]
  father of Bjarni
  In one story, it was said that Helgi
  killed Geiter but others say that they
  fought but became good friends.
  Another story tells how he plotted
  with Geitir, his brother-in-law, to
  murder a rich merchant for his valuables
  but the merchant’s partner, Thorlief,
  sent the dead man’s possessions to his
  heirs. Helgi then employed Ketill to
  kill Thorlief but the assassin made
  friends with his intended victim. Helgi
  and Geitir each came to suspect the
  other of having stolen the merchant’s
  fortune and they quarrelled. In the end,
  Geitir laid an ambush for his brother-
  in-law and Helgi was killed.
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  Helgrind
  Norse
  [Helgrindr.Nagrind.Valgrind:=Finnish 
  Tuonen-portti]
  the gate at the entrance to Hel’s
  kingdom of the dead
  Helgrindr 
  (see Helgrind)
  Helgunda
  European
  the name for Hildegunde in the Polish
  version of the story of Walther 
  and Hildegunde
  In this version, her husband was Walczerz.
  Helheim
  (see Niflheim)
  Heli
  (see Beli1)
  Helia
  (see Halia)
  Heliades1
  British
  a king of Scotland
  He was an ally of Mordred when he
  usurped the throne of Britain and was
  rewarded with the throne of Scotland.
  Heliades2
  Greek
  the daughters of Helius 
  and Clymene
  sisters of Phaeton
  Their names were Aegle (or Phoebe),
  Lampetia and Phaetusa.
  Grieving at the death of their
  brother Phaeton, they were turned into
  poplar trees on the banks of the river
  Eridanus, the river into which  he fell
  when struck by the thunderbolt of
  Zeus.
  The term is also used for the
  children of Helios, of whom there
  were many, by various consorts.
  Helias 
  (see Elias)
  Helicaon
  Greek
  son of Antenor
  husband of Laodice
  Helice1
  Greek
  a nymph
  wife of Oenopion
  mother of Merope
  Helice2
  Greek
  daughter of Selinus
  wife of Ion
  Helicon
  (see Mount Helicon)
  Helie
  British
  a servant of Blonde Esmerée
  She went to King Arthur’s court 
  to enlist the help of Gingalin for her
  mistress.
  Helig
  Welsh
  a ruler of Lafau Sands
  As a result of his wickedness, his realm
  was inundated by the sea. He escaped
  with his family and thereafter lived a
  pious life.
  Heliogabalos
  Greek
  the Greek version of Elagabalus
  heliolatry
  sun-worship
  Heliopolis
  Greek
  the Greek name for the sacred
  Egyptian city of the sun
  Helios
  (see Helius)
  heliotrope1
  Greek
  the sunflower into which Clytie 
  was changed 
  heliotrope2
  a stone, a greenish form of quartz
  Some say it makes its wearer invisible.
  Helis1
  British
  son of Ardan
  cousin of King Arthur
  Helis2
  (see Helith)
  Helith
  British
  [Heil.Helis]
  a sun-god
  Some say that he is represented by the
  figure known as the Cerne Abbas Giant.
  Helius
  Greek
  [Apollo.Helios.Phoebus.Titan:
  =Egyptian Ra:=Roman Sol]
  a sun-god and god of beauty 
  son of Hyperion and Thea 
  or Euryphaessa
  brother of Eos and Selene
  consort of Perse
  father of Aegle, Lampetia, 
  Phaetusa and Phaeton by 
  Clymene
  father of Pasiphae by Crete
  father of Aetes and Crete by 
  Perse, some say
  father of Prote by Rhode, some say
  He was said to have fathered seven
  sons and one daughter on the nymph
  Rhode. In some accounts, Phaeton is
  one of those sons, in others he is the
  son of Helius by Clymene. Other
  accounts say that he was the father of
  Silene by Euryphaessa while others say
  there were three sons (or grandsons),
  Camirus, Ialysus and Lindus.
  He drove his sun-chariot across the
  sky from east to west every day,
  returning to his eastern palace each
  night in a golden ferry-boat operating
  in Ocean. Foolishly he allowed his son
  Phaeton to drive his sun-chariot with
  disastrous results.
  During the war between the Giants
  and the gods, he was absent from 
  the sky to prevent the growth of a 
  herb that would have made the 
  Giants immortal.
  It was Helius who gave Heracles the
  golden bowl in which he crossed from
  Africa to Erythea en route to seize
  Geryon’s cattle.
  Helius owned seven herds of cattle
  and seven flocks of sheep, pastured 
  on islands in the Mediterranean and
  tended by his daughters. These herds
  never grew larger or smaller until they
  were attacked by the crew of Odysseus’
  ship.
  Heljar-ran
  Norse
  the realm of Dellinger
  Hell1
  (see Hel1)
  hell2
  [Abyss.Bottomless Pit] 
  a place of punishment after death,
  common to many cultures
  –Afghan
  The Kafir hell is called Burry
  Duggan Boola. 
  –Buddhist
  The Buddhists envisage a hell with
  eight, ten or as many as 136 realms,
  the lowest of which is called Avici.
  –Central American
  The Mayan hell consisted of nine
  steps which required the soul to 
  cross a river guarded by a yellow 
  dog, pass between two mountain
  peaks, suffer the onslaught of bitterly
  cold winds, banners and arrows, and
  escape from a wild animal before
  reaching a land of peace.
  –Chinese
  This home of departed souls,
  known as Ti Yü, Earth Prism, is
  said to be somewhere in Szechuan
  province and has ten departments,
  known as Shih T’ien-wen-yang,
  each of which is ruled by one of the
  Ten Yama Kings.
  Souls reaching this region are
  asked for money at the entrance
  and beaten if they fail to pay. After
  being weighed to ascertain whether
  they are weighed down by evil,
  they are segregated into good and
  evil in Bad Dog Village. They are
  allowed a glimpse of their future in
  a mirror and a nostalgic look at
  their past before crossing a bridge
  which, for sinners, is only about an
  inch wide. On the far side, they
  receive a drink which destroys all
  recollection of an earlier life and
  pass through the Wheel of the Law
  to emerge into a new incarnation.
  –European
  In his Divine Comedy, Dante divides
  hell into nine cirles, some of which
  are sub-divided.
  After entering at the gates and
  passing through the vestibule
  reserved for the futile, one crosses
  the Acheron to reach the first circle,
  Limbo, reserved for the unbaptised.
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  The next three circles are reserved
  for the lustful, the gluttonous and
  the hoarders (or spendthrifts).
  Crossing the Styx, one reaches the
  fifth circle, reserved for the angry,
  and then the city of Dis. Passing
  from the upper hell to the lower
  hell, one comes to the sixth circle,
  reserved for heretics. The seventh
  circle, for the violent, is sub-
  divided into three rings (for those 
  who attacked relatives; suicides; 
  and blasphemers) and the eighth
  circle has ten trenches reserved for
  panderers, flatterers, simoniacs,
  sorcerers, barrators, hypocrites,
  thieves, fraudsters, agitators and
  falsifiers.
  The final circle has four zones
  that are known as Caina (for 
  those who betrayed their families),
  Antenora (for those who betrayed
  their country), Ptolomaea (for
  betrayers of hospitality) and Judecca
  (for those who betrayed their
  superiors).
  –Greek
  (see Hades.Tartarus)
  –Hebrew
  She’ol, sometimes referred to as
  Belial, is a dark realm under the
  earth, largely a place for the dead
  awaiting the last day, rather than a
  place of punishment.
  (see also Gehenna)
  –Hindu
  Hell has twenty-eight realms. Of
  these, Asipatravana is for heretics,
  Avichimat is for liars, Kalasutra is
  for killers of Brahmins, Krimibhoja
  is for the selfish, Raurava is for
  sadists, Suchimukha is for misers,
  Sukramukha is for tyrants, Tamusra
  is for adulterers and thieves,
  Vaitarani for pillagers and those
  who have destroyed beehives, and
  Vajrakantaka is for those who
  married into another caste. Those
  people who have caused religious
  controversy are thrown into the
  filthy river, also called Vaitarani.
  –Jain
  Hell has a number of layers of
  which the lowest is known as
  Mahahima. In one realm, Valuka,
  the torture involves burial in hot
  sand.
  –Japanese
  Yomitsu-kuni or Jigoku lies under
  the earth and comprises eight hells,
  each of which is divided into
  sixteen parts. In addition to these
  major hells there are others, each
  divided into four parts, known as
  Kimpen-jigoku and others, the
  Koduko-jigoku, 
  which 
  appear
  randomly. Souls are judged by
  Emma-O and sent to one or more
  hells or, if deserving, reborn.
  (see also underworld)
  Hell-money
  paper money burnt as an offering to
  the dead
  Hellawes
  (see Hellowes)
  Helle
  Greek
  daughter of Athamas and Nephele, 
  Ino or Themisto
  sister of Phrixus
  She and her brother were rescued
  from being sacrificed and carried away
  by Chrysallom, a flying ram with a
  golden fleece, but she got giddy, fell
  into the sea and was drowned in what
  became known as the Hellespont.
  Some stories allege that she was
  saved from drowning by Poseidon and
  bore his son, Paeon or Edonus.
  Hellekin
  (see Harlequin)
  Hellen
  Greek
  son of Deucalion and Pyrrha
  brother of Amphictryon, Idomeneus
  and Molus
  husband of Orseis
  father of Aeolus, Dorus and Xuthus
  He is regarded as the father of all Greeks.
  Heller
  South American
  a Patagonian creator-god
  son of the sun
  Hellespontine Sybil
  Greek
  a prophetess
  Helli
  (see Selli)
  Hellison
  a spirit of fruitfulness
  Hellkin
  British
  the English name for Alichino
  Hellotia
  Greek
  a Cretan festival in honour of Athene
  or Europa
  hellotis
  Greek
  a wreath, said to contain the bones of
  Europa, carried in the festival 
  of Hellotia
  Hellowes
  British
  [Hallowes.Hellawes]
  a sorceress of Castle Nigramous
  She was sent by Morgan le Fay to
  entrap Lancelot but he warded off all
  her enchantments by using the hilt of
  his sword as a cross. She fell in love
  with Lancelot but perished since a
  sorceress cannot love a mere mortal
  and live. Others say she died of a
  broken heart.
  Hellraker
  British
  the English version of Malebranche
  Helm Gunnar 
  (see Hialmgunnar)
  Helm Wind
  (see helmwind)
  Helmet of Dread
  (see Helmet of Invisibility2)
  Helmet of Invisibility1
  Greek
  [Cap of Hades]
  a helmet owned by Hades
  This helmet was worn by Perseus
  when he killed the gorgon, Medusa.
  In some versions, this headgear was
  a cap made of dogskin which Perseus
  got from the Graiae.
  Helmet of Invisibility2
  Norse
  [Aegis.Helmet of Dread.Oegishialm.
  Tarnhelm]
  a magic helmet made by the 
  dwarf, Mime
  This was part of the treasure
  surrendered under duress by Andvari
  to Loki to ransom himself, Odin and
  Hoenir who were held captive by
  Hreidmar for the killing of his son
  Otter by Loki. It was seized by Fafnir
  who used it to turn himself into a
  dragon.
  Helmigis
  German
  a shield-bearer to Alboin
  When Alboin was murdered by
  Perideus at the behest of Alboin’s wife,
  Rosamund, she became ruler of the
  Lombards and proposed to marry
  Helmigis. Her subjects would not
  accept such a man as king and they 
  fled together. She grew tired of him
  and gave him a poisoned drink. He
  forced her to drink half of it and they
  died together.
  Helmschott
  Norse
  a warrior serving with Dietrich 
  von Bern
  He was one of the party captured by
  Ermenrich.
  Helmund
  Afghan
  [=Persian Haravaita]
  a river-goddess
  helmwind
  British
  [Helm Wind]
  a Cumbrian wind in Arthurian 
  legends
  Heloha
  North American
  a female Thunderbird, in the lore of
  the Choctaws
  Helsko
  (see Hel-shoes)
  Helva
  Norse
  daughter of the lord of Nesvek
  Her father agreed that she could
  marry Esbern if he would build a
  church. Esbern agreed to give his
  eyes, heart and soul to the dwarf who
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  undertook the work, unless he could
  discover the dwarf’s name before the
  church was completed. Helva’s prayers
  to the gods enabled her to discover
  that the dwarf’s name was Father Fine
  in time to save her lover.
  Helveg
  Norse
  [Helvegr.Helvig]
  the rough road leading to Niflheim
  Helvegr 
  (see Helveg)
  Helvig 
  (see Helveg)
  Helyas
  (see Elias.Helaius)
  Hema1
  New Zealand
  son of Kai Tangata and Whaitiri
  husband of Urutonga
  father of Tawhaki
  He was killed by demons but his death
  was avenged by Tawhaki.
  (see also Hema2)
  Hema2
  Pacific Islands
  in Hawaii, Hema was the son of Ai
  Kanaka and Mahina and the brother 
  of Puna
  Hemadri
  Hindu
  a name for Mount Meru as 
  ‘golden mountain’
  Hemakuta
  Hindu
  a range of mountains said to lie to the
  north of the Himalayas
  Hemantadevi
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan dGun-gyi-rgyal-mo]
  a goddess of winter
  She is depicted as blue and having the
  head of an animal.
  Hemen
  Egyptian
  a falcon-god
  He is said to be an aspect of Horus.
  Hemera
  Greek
  [‘day’]
  an aspect of Eos as ‘morning’
  daughter of Erebus and Nyx
  mother of Aphrodite, some say
  hemicyne
  Greek
  one of a race of dog-headed humans,
  said to bark like dogs, living near the
  Black Sea
  (see also cyanocephali)
  Hemison
  British
  a knight
  lover of Morgan le Fay
  He was said to be the father of Pulzella
  Gaia by Morgan and was killed by
  Tristram.
  Hemithea
  Greek
  daughter of Cycnus and Procleia
  Her father’s second wife, Phylonome,
  accused Hemithea’s brother, Teles, of
  improper advances and Cycnus cast
  both Teles and Hemithea adrift in a
  chest. They were rescued by Poseidon
  and landed on Tenedos where Teles
  was made king.
  Hemosu
  Korean
  father of Chumong
  He pretended to be the son of a god
  and raped the maiden Yuhwa who
  produced an egg from which Chumong
  was born.
  Hemp Lady
  (see Ma Ku)
  Hemsut
  Egyptian
  [Hemusut]
  a goddess of fate
  Hemusut 
  (see Hemsut)
  Hen Wen
  Welsh
  [Henwen.Old White One]
  a magical white sow
  She distributed gifts of corn, bees, etc.,
  and was said to be the mother of the
  monstrous animal, Cath Palug, and
  other troublesome offspring. King
  Arthur chased her until she jumped
  into the sea.
  In some accounts she is identified
  as Ceridwen.
  henbane
  a plant said to have magical powers
  Henbeddestyr
  Welsh
  son of Erim
  He could run faster than any man
  whether on foot or on horseback.
  (see also Henwas)
  Hendursaga
  Mesopotamian
  [Hendursanga:=Akkadian Ixum]
  a Sumerian god of law
  Hendursanga 
  (see Hendursaga)
  Heneb
  Egyptian
  a god of the vine
  Heng1
  North American
  [De Hi No]
  a thunder-god of the Hurons
  Heng, one of seven brothers, was so
  vigorous and so clumsy that his
  brothers abandoned him on a small
  island in a lake in the mountains where
  he still lives.
  Heng2
  (see Hang)
  Heng Hsi
  Chinese
  [Chang Hsi.Ever Breath]
  one of the wives of Ti Chün
  She had ten (or, some say, twelve)
  sons by Ti Chün and took them, one
  each day as the moon, across the sky
  in her chariot.
  In some accounts, she is the same
  as Heng O.
  Heng O
  Chinese
  [ch’an-ch’u.Chang O.Ever Sublime.
  Moon Lady]
  a moon-goddess
  sister of Ho Po
  wife of I
  Her husband built a jade palace for Hsi
  Wang Mu and was given the drink that
  conferred immortality. Heng-O stole
  it and fled to the moon, becoming a
  three-legged celestial toad. She was
  reunited with I when he became a 
  sun-god.
  (see also Heng Hsi)
  Heng Shan1
  Chinese
  one of the Five Holy Mountains, known
  as Wu Yüeh, in Hunan province
  Heng Shan2
  Chinese
  one of the Five Holy Mountains,
  known as Wu Yüeh, in Shansi
  (Shanxi) province
  Henga
  North American
  an eagle-spirit in the lore of the 
  Osage tribe
  Hengest
  (see Hengist)
  Hengi-kiaptr
  Norse
  a name for Frodi’s mill (see also Grotte)
  Hengist1
  Norse
  [Hengest]
  a Danish clan-chief
  brother of Horsa
  father of Aesc, Ebissa, Hartwaker, Octa,
  Renwein and Sardoine
  When Hnaef was killed in the battle
  with Finn who had married Hnaef’s
  sister, Hildeburh, Hengist took over as
  leader of the clan. He pretended to
  make peace with Finn but treacherously
  killed him and took Hildeburh back to
  her own people.
  He led the Saxon invasion of Britain
  with his brother Horsa and became
  king of Kent. He was killed in battle
  by Eldol.
  Hengist2
  Saxon
  the Saxon name for Ivald or Hiuki
  Hengroen
  Welsh
  the horse of Cynwyl
  Henin
  Welsh
  father of Garwen
  henky
  Scottish
  a troll of the northern islands
  Henning
  European
  the cock in Reynard the Fox, mate 
  of Scratchfoot
  Heno
  (see Hinun)
  Henry
  European
  a German emperor
  father of Laris and Lidoine
  Henry the Courtly
  British
  leader of an army sent by King Arthur
  to relieve Jerusalem from the threat
  of invasion
  Hensho Kong
  (see Kobo Daishi)
  Hent-Taui
  Egyptian
  a priestess of Amon-Ra
  Henten Karube
  African
  daughter of Bincigi
  sister of Marain Jagu
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  She helped her brother avenge her
  father’s death at the hands of the tyrant
  king, Garakhe.
  Henwas
  Welsh
  son of Erim
  He was known as Henwas the Winged
  because he could run faster than
  any animal.
  (see also Henbeddestyr)
  Henwen
  (see Hen Wen)
  Henwinus
  British
  a duke of Cornwall
  husband of Regan
  He and his wife, together with Goneril
  and her husband, deposed the aging
  King Lear. Lear went to his other
  daughter, Cordelia, in Gaul and they
  returned with an army that restored
  the king to his throne.
  Heol
  European
  a Breton sun-god
  Heorot
  Danish
  the palace of Hrodgar
  Heosphorus 
  (see Phosporus)
  hepatoscopy
  divination by inspection of animals’
  livers or entrails
  Hepatu
  (see Hepit)
  Hepetiupa
  (see Rua Kenana)
  Hephaestia1
  Greek
  [Hephaistia:=Roman Vulcania]
  a festival in honour of Hephaestus
  Hephaestia2
  Greek
  [Hephaistia]
  a name of Athena as a smith-goddess
  Hephaestus
  Greek
  [Hephaistos:=Hindu Tvashtri:
  =Roman Mulciber.Vulcan]
  god of fire, a smith-god
  one of the Olympians
  son of Zeus and Hera or of Hera alone
  brother of Hebe and Ares
  husband of Aglaia, Aphrodite or Charis
  father of Olenus and Palaemon 
  father by Etna of the twins, Palici, in
  some accounts
  father by Gaia of Erichthonius
  father by Medusa of Ardalus, Cacus,
  Cercyon and Periphetes
  He was a puny and ugly infant and may
  have been born lame, prompting his
  mother Hera to throw him off Mount
  Olympus. In another account, he was
  thrown down by Zeus when he had the
  audacity to criticise Zeus for his
  treatment of Hera who had been hung
  up by her wrists. Whether he was lame
  before or not, he was certainly lame
  thereafter as a result of breaking his
  legs in the fall. In the first version he
  fell into the sea and was rescued by
  Thetis and Euryneme, in the second
  he fell on Lemnos. He walked on
  golden leg supports which, some say,
  were in the form of hand-maidens who
  supported him. He made a golden
  throne which trapped anyone who sat
  in it and sent it to Hera. After Hermes
  had 
  failed, 
  Dionysus 
  persuaded
  Hephaestus to return to Olympus and
  release her, whereupon he was
  restored to his parents’ favour. Some
  say that he released Hera only when he
  was promised Aphrodite as his wife.
  He soon returned to his forge and
  made golden palaces for each of the
  gods and the thunderbolts that Zeus
  used as his personal weapons. His
  other works included Talos, the
  bronze guardian of Crete, a golden
  mastiff for Rhea to guard the infant
  Zeus, Harmonia’s beautiful necklace,
  the bulls of Aetes and the golden
  basket used by Core when picking
  flowers. Some say that he also
  created Pandora.
  In some accounts he married Aglaia,
  one of the Graces, or Charis; others
  say he married Aphrodite. In this latter
  story, he caught Aphrodite in bed with
  Ares and trapped them both in a net of
  very fine metal mesh which he had
  made, allowing all the bystanders to
  see her shame. It was he who split
  open the head of Zeus with his axe to
  allow the birth, fully dressed in armour
  and already armed, of the goddess
  Athene. In an abortive attempt to rape
  Athene he fertilised Gaea, giving rise
  to Erichthonius.
  His symbol is the hammer.
  Hephaistia
  (see Hephaestia)
  Hephaistos
  (see Hephaestus)
  Hephzibah
  (see Rua Kenana)
  Hepiales
  (see Ephialtes2)
  Hepialos
  (see Ephialtes2)
  Hepit
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian sky-goddess
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Hebat; in others, they are
  separate deities.
  She is depicted as standing on a lion.
  Heptad
  (see Amesha Spentas)
  Hepti
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Heqet
  (see Heket)
  Heqt
  (see Heket)
  Hequat
  (see Heket)
  Heques
  Egyptian
  a god of fishermen and river-mouths
  Hequet
  (see Heket)
  Her
  Egyptian
  a sky-god
  Her-ap-sheta
  Egyptian
  Horus as ‘opener of secrets’
  the planet Jupiter
  Her-ka
  Egyptian
  Horus as the Bull: the planet Saturn
  Her-pe-khred
  (see Harpakhrad)
  Her-Tyr
  (see Herfadir)
  Hera
  Greek
  [Chera.Gamelia.Great Goddess.Here.
  Karpophonos.Kourotrophos.‘lady’.
  Parthenos.Queen of Heaven.Teleia:
  =Egyptian Mut:=Hindu Indrani:
  =Roman Juno]
  the goddess of marriage and sky
  one of the Olympians
  daughter of Cronus and Rhea
  twin sister and wife of Zeus
  mother of Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus 
  and Ilithyia
  She was one of the children swallowed
  by Cronus who was afraid that one of
  them might usurp his throne. Only Zeus
  escaped this fate and he later caused
  Cronus to regurgitate the children he
  had swallowed. She was nursed by the
  Seasons and raised by Temenus.
  She was raped by Zeus in the form
  of a cuckoo and later married him,
  receiving a tree that yielded golden
  apples as a wedding gift from Gaea.
  She was so disgusted by the puny
  and ugly infant Hephaestus that she is
  said to have dropped him from Mount
  Olympus. She had the power to grant
  to others the gift of prophecy.
  She found the infant Heracles
  abandoned by Alcmene and, not
  realising that this was another son 
  of her errant husband Zeus, suckled 
  it at her breast, so making him
  immortal. She later did all she could to
  harass Heracles.
  She once led a revolt against the
  imperious Zeus and was severely
  punished for her treachery. She was
  suspended by her wrists with heavy
  weights attached to her ankles. Others
  say that this treatment resulted from
  her persecution of Heracles.
  When Semele was having an affair
  with Zeus, Hera came in the form of
  Semele’s old nurse, Beroe, and
  persuaded her mistress to demand that
  her lover should prove that he really
  was who he said he was. When Zeus
  complied, the divine radiance killed
  Semele. The son of this union was
  Dionysus and Hera ordered the Titans
  to destroy him. They tore him to
  pieces and boiled him but Rhea
  collected all the bits, reassembled them
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  and restored Dionysus to life.
  When Paris awarded the golden
  apple to Aphrodite at the wedding of
  Peleus and Thetis, she and Athene, the
  losing contestants, became his enemies
  and supported the Greeks against the
  Trojans during the Trojan War.
  Once, when she left Zeus, he made
  a wooden image, dressed it in a bridal
  gown and displayed it as his new wife.
  She then came back, knocked over 
  the statue and was reconciled with her
  husband.
  Some say that she produced the
  monster, Typhon, in jealousy when
  Zeus produced Athene unaided.
  Amongst 
  other 
  exploits, 
  she
  changed Callisto into a bear for having
  an affair with Zeus, although others
  say that Zeus did this to deceive Hera,
  and transferred the eyes of Argus to
  the peacock’s tail. When Teiresias 
  said that women have nine times as
  much pleasure as a man from sexual
  intercourse, she struck him blind.
  On some accounts, she is identified
  with Ilythia.
  Her animal was the cow, her bird the
  peacock and her symbol the cornucopia.
  (see also Selene)
  Heracleidae1
  Greek
  [Heraclidae.Heraclides.Heraklidae]
  descendants of Heracles
  Heracleidae2
  Greek
  [Children of Heracles]
  a play by Euripides
  Heracles1
  Greek
  [Alcaeus.Alcides.Amphitryonides.
  Criophorus.Herakles.Herc(l)e.Kymenos.
  Maneros.Melampygos.Melon.
  Palaemon.Palaimon.Tirynthian:
  =Armenian Vahagn:
  =Canaanite Melkarth:=Celtic Ogmios:
  =Etruscan Hercle:=Italian Hereklo:
  =Roman Hercules.The Unconquerable]
  son of Zeus by Alcmene 
  twin of Iphicles 
  husband of Megara and, later, 
  of Deianeira
  father by Megara of Creontidas,
  Deicoon and Thersimachus
  father by Deianeira of Ctesippus,
  Glenus, Hodites, Hyllus, Macaria 
  and Tlepolemus
  father by Procris of Antileon and
  Hippeus, some say
  When Zeus decided that there was a
  need for a great champion to safeguard
  both the gods and mortals, he slept
  with Alcmene during the absence of
  her husband Amphitryon at the wars,
  deceiving her into thinking he was her
  husband and causing the motions of
  the universe to slow so that one night
  lasted for three. The result of this
  union was Heracles, known in his early
  years as Alcides.
  Alcmene, fearing the wrath of the
  jealous Hera, abandoned Heracles in a
  field where he was found by Hera
  who, not knowing who the infant was,
  suckled him, so making him immortal.
  When she later discovered that the
  boy – originally known as Alcaeus or
  Palaemon – was the son of her own
  husband she became obsessed with
  making his life difficult. As a start, she
  sent two fiery-eyed serpents to kill
  him but Heracles, though a mere lad
  at the time, strangled them both, one
  in each hand.
  As a youth, he killed Linus who was
  teaching him to play the lyre by
  striking him with the instrument in a
  fit of anger. He was acquitted at his
  trial, quoting the law that gave him the
  right of self-defence against Linus who
  had been beating him. He also killed
  the outlaw Saurus and another called
  Termerus, the latter in a head-butting
  contest just as Termerus had killed
  many a traveller.
  At eighteen, he slept with each of
  the fifty daughters of King Thespius,
  producing fifty-one sons, and went on
  to kill the Cithaeronian lion which had
  been causing havoc. He wore the skin
  as armour with the jaws forming a
  helmet. Other accounts say that this
  was the skin of the Nemean Lion
  which he killed as the first of his twelve
  Labours and that the Cithaeronian
  Lion was killed by Alcathous.
  Reputedly the strongest man who
  ever strode the earth, he fought on the
  side of the gods when the Giants rebelled
  and killed Ephialtes, Porphyrion and
  their leader Alcyoneus.
  When 
  a 
  Theban 
  charioteer
  accidentally killed King Clymenus, his
  son Erginus avenged his death by
  exacting a tribute of a hundred cattle
  for twenty years. Heracles became
  involved when he cut the noses off the
  men sent to collect the cattle and,
  when Erginus attacked Thebes, he led
  the Theban youth and defeated the
  Minyan army, killing Erginus. As
  reward he was given Megara, the
  eldest daughter of King Creon, in
  marriage and they had several sons –
  the number varies according to who is
  telling the story – who became known
  as the Alcaides.
  Hera eventually drove Heracles
  mad and he tried to kill his own
  nephew Iolaus. Iolaus escaped but
  Heracles did kill six of his own sons
  and two of the sons of his brother
  Iphicles or, in an alternative version,
  Megara and two or three of his own
  sons. He was purified by King
  Thespius and, when he consulted the
  Delphic Oracle, he was told to serve
  King Eurystheus for twelve years and
  do whatever the king demanded of
  him. Hermes gave him a sword, Apollo
  donated a bow and arrows, Hephaestus
  a 
  breast-plate, 
  Athena 
  a 
  robe,
  Poseidon a team of horses and his
  father, Zeus, gave him a shield. So
  equipped, Heracles set out to perform
  the twelve Labours, taking with him
  young Iolaus as charioteer.
  After his fourth Labour, he joined
  the Argonauts on their expedition to
  recover the Golden Fleece but was left
  behind at Mysia when he went off to
  look for his armour-bearer, Hylas, who
  had been carried off by water-nymphs.
  Giving up his fruitless search, he
  resumed his Labours, successfully
  completing all twelve. He later killed
  Calais and Zetes who had advised
  Jason to sail on, leaving Heracles
  stranded in Mysia.
  Afterwards, he gave his wife Megara
  to Iolaus and tried for the hand of Iole
  by beating her father Eurytus in an
  archery 
  contest. 
  When 
  Eurytus
  reneged on his offer of Iole’s hand to
  the victor and an argument arose
  about some stolen cattle, Heracles
  killed Iphitus, son of Eurytus, by
  throwing him from a tower. As
  punishment, he was sold as a slave to
  Omphale, queen of Lydia, for one year
  but this proved pleasant punishment
  when Omphale fell in love with him
  and bore him three children, Agelaus,
  Lamus and Laomedon. He also
  fathered Cleodaeus and Alcaeus on
  Malis, a servant of Omphale.
  To avenge himself on Augeas who
  had failed to hand over the promised
  reward of a tenth of all the herds when
  Heracles cleansed his stables and land,
  Heracles attacked Elis and later killed
  Eurytus and Cteatus, the twins who
  had acted as general for Augeas and
  were joined at the waist. He also
  sacked Pylus because the king, Neleus,
  had fought for Augeas, and killed his
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  sons including Periclymenus who,
  given the power by Poseidon of
  assuming any shape he wished,
  attacked Heracles in the form of an
  eagle until killed with an arrow.
  Heracles gave the city to Nestor, son
  of Neleus.
  Hippocoon had become king of
  Sparta by deposing his brothers, the
  co-kings Icarius and Tyndareus. He
  had also helped Neleus in his fight
  with Heracles. In revenge, Heracles
  killed Hippocoon and his twelve
  sons, restoring the former rulers to
  the throne.
  He also fought and defeated the
  many-formed river-god Achelous for
  the hand of Deianeira and married 
  her. Their children were called
  Ctesippus, Glenus, Hodites, Hyllus
  and Macaria.
  Heracles also killed Phyleus, king 
  of Ephyra, abducting his daughter
  Astyoche 
  on 
  whom, 
  according 
  to 
  some 
  accounts, 
  he 
  fathered
  Tlepolemus. Others say the mother
  was Astyadameia, also abducted.
  He accidentally killed Eunomus
  when the boy spilled some wine and
  exiled himself and family to Trachis. 
  A Centaur named Nessus offered to
  carry Deianeira and the children over
  the Evenus while Heracles swam
  across but ran off with Deianeira and
  tried to rape her. Heracles shot him
  from across the river. At the behest 
  of Nessus, Deianeira collected his 
  spilt semen and blood and mixed it
  with olive oil in a sealed jar, believing
  his story that it would act as a love-
  potion if she spread it on her 
  husband’s shirt. In another version,
  Nessus gave her his own robe, stained
  with his poisoned blood, which had
  the same effect.
  Challenged to a chariot-duel by
  Cycnus, a son of Ares, he won the
  contest, killing Cycnus and wounding
  Ares who was supporting his son in
  the duel.
  He next took further revenge on
  Eurytus, who had reneged on his
  promise to give his daughter Iole to
  the winner of the archery contest, by
  sacking Oechalia and killing Iole’s
  family. He captured Iole and sent her
  back to Trachis while he remained to
  offer sacrifices to Zeus. By the hand of
  the herald, Lichas, Deianeira sent, at
  Heracles’ request, a new shirt for the
  ceremony and she, fearing that she
  would be abandoned in favour of Iole,
  anointed the shirt with what she
  believed to be the love-potion given to
  her by Nessus. In fact, the mixture
  contained the poison of the Hydra
  which had entered the blood-stream
  of Nessus from the arrow fired by
  Heracles and Heracles died in agony,
  finally immolating himself on a pyre
  on Mount Oeta. Before he died he
  grabbed Lichas by one foot and
  threw him to his death from Mount
  Oeta. The pyre was lit either by
  Philoctetes, 
  to 
  whom 
  Heracles
  bequeathed his bow and arrows, or by
  his father, Poeas. Zeus conveyed 
  the immortal part of his son to
  Olympus where he became one of the
  gods. Finally reconciled with Hera,
  he married her daughter Hebe and
  fathered two more children, Alexiares
  and Anicetus.
  In the Roman version, where
  Heracles becomes Hercules, he is said
  to have married Lavinia and fathered
  Latinus and Pallas.
  As father of Celtus by Celtina, he
  originated the Celts.
  (see also Labours of Hercules)
  Heracles2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  Heracles of Ceta
  Greek
  a barley-god
  twin brother of Poeas
  He was the ruler of twelve chieftains
  but subject to the Queen of the Woods
  whom he married in an annual
  ceremony and then died.
  In an alternative version, he was
  killed at mid-summer each year and
  Poeas reigned until the New Year
  when he in turn was killed by a 
  new Heracles.
  The annual ritual required that he
  be impaled on a stake, blinded,
  castrated, killed, flayed and cut into
  pieces which were then roasted. The
  head was floated down the river in a
  boat or preserved as an oracle.
  Heracles of Tiryns
  Greek
  an early vegetation god
  He was the lover of fifty maidens, who
  were priestesses of a mountain goddess.
  In the recurrent rite of death and
  renewal, he was killed at intervals of
  eight years, alternately with his twin,
  Iphicles. In later years, a child victim
  was sacrificed in his stead, prolonging
  his reign.
  Heraclidae
  (see Heracleidae)
  Heraclides
  (see Heracleidae)
  Heraia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Hera, held at
  New Year in every fourth year
  Herakhte (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Herakhty
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Herakles
  (see Heracles)
  Heraklidae
  (see Heracleidae)
  Herambá
  Hindu
  in Nepal, a form of Ganesha with 5
  elephant heads
  herba sacra
  Roman
  [vervain]
  a plant said to have magic properties
  to cure sickness and avert witchcraft
  Herbart
  German
  a nephew of Dietrich von Bern
  His uncle sent him to King Arthur’s
  court to sue for the hand of Hilde, the
  king’s daughter. Herbart and Hilde fell
  in love and eloped.
  Herbrand
  European
  son of Berchther
  father of Hildebrand
  Herce
  Egyptian
  Heracles as the god of merchants 
  and soldiers
  Hercle
  Greek
  the Etruscan name for Heracles
  Herculean knot
  Greek
  the entwined snakes (originally said 
  to be ribbons) on Hermes’ rod
  This complex knot was used by
  brides for their girdles and it was said
  that it could be unfastened only by
  the bridegroom.
  Hercules
  Greek
  the Roman name for Heracles
  Hercules Barbatus
  (see Donar)
  Hercules secundus (see Commodus)
  Herculis columnae
  (see Pillars of Hercules)
  Herdesher
  (see Herdesuf)
  Herdesuf
  Egyptian
  [Herdesher]
  Horus as the Red Horus: the planet
  Mars
  Herdsman
  (see Pan2)
  Here
  (see Hera)
  Herecgunina
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Winnebago tribe
  Hereklo
  Roman
  [=Greek Heracles:=Roman Hercules]
  an Italian hero
  Heremod
  (see Hermod2)
  Heremon
  (see Eremon)
  Herensugue
  European
  a Basque demon in the form of a
  flying snake with 7 heads
  Hereret
  Egyptian
  a huge serpent living in the Lake 
  of Cobras
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  The evil that this beast spewed out was
  swallowed by the goddesses guarding
  the flame of Ra.
  Hereric
  European
  [Heriricus]
  a Frankish king
  father of Hildegunde
  When the advancing hordes of Attila
  threatened his kingdom, he surrendered
  without a fight, paid a tribute of gold
  and handed over his young daughter,
  Hildegunde, as a hostage.
  Heres
  Canaanite
  a name for the Babylonian sun-god,
  Samas
  Hereshguina
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Winnebago
  In some accounts, this spirit is equated
  with Wakdjunkaga.
  Heret-Kau
  Egyptian
  a goddess of the underworld
  Hereward the Wake
  British
  an 11th C hero
  He is said to have fought a giant and a
  bear, winning a magical suit of armour
  from the former.
  Herfadir
  Norse
  [Her-Tyr.Herfather]
  a name for Odin as ‘father of hosts’
  Herfather
  (see Herfadir)
  a name for Odin
  Herfjoturr
  Norse
  a Valkyrie
  Hergart
  sister of Herwig
  wife of Hartmut
  Heri
  Norse
  in the Icelandic version of the
  Tristram and Isolde story, it was he
  who told King Mark of his wife’s
  affair with Tristram
  Herian
  Norse
  [Herjan]
  a name for Odin as ‘leader of hosts’
  Heriricus
  (see Hereric)
  Herishef
  (see Hershef)
  Herjan
  (see Herian)
  Herjan’s Maids
  (see Valkyries)
  Herka
  (see Helche)
  Herke
  (see Holda)
  Herkhty
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Herkios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as god of enclosures
  Herla
  British
  [King Herla]
  a mythical king of Britain
  A dwarf king appeared at Herla’s
  wedding and invited the king to visit
  his court. Herla and some of his
  retinue accepted the invitation and
  spent a few days in the underground
  palace. When they returned, they
  found that they had been away for 200
  years and those that dismounted from
  their horses crumbled away to dust.
  The others were condemned to ride
  on forever or suffer the same fate.
  Herla was said to be a leader of the
  Wild Hunt, unable to dismount until
  the small dog he carries, which was
  given to him by the dwarf king, jumps
  down.
  Herlathing
  (see Herelethingi)
  Herelethingi
  British
  [Herlathing]
  a train of phantom soldiers 
  on horseback
  These men, carrying many fine gifts,
  were said to move through the
  countryside in broad daylight. They
  are generally regarded as the survivors
  of Herla’s visit to the kingdom of the
  pygmy king but others say that they
  are the riders of the Wild Hunt.
  Herlind
  African
  a handmaiden of Oda
  Herma
  Greek
  [=Roman Terminal]
  a marker, originally a heap of stones,
  but later a post or column bearing a
  head of Hermes, erected at street
  corners and venerated by the public
  Hermaia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Hermes
  Hermakhis
  (see Harmachis)
  Hermaneric
  (see Ermenrich)
  Hermangarde
  European
  daughter of Desiderius
  In some accounts she was the second
  wife of Charlemagne.
  Hermanubis
  Greek
  the Egyptian god Anubis identified
  with Hermes
  Hermaphrodeitos
  (see Hermaphroditus)
  Hermaphroditos
  (see Hermaphroditus)
  Hermaphroditus
  Greek
  [Aphroditus.Hermaphrod(e)itos]
  son of Hermes and Aphrodite
  When he spurned the advances of 
  the nymph Salmakis she prayed 
  that they might be united. When she
  embraced him as they bathed their
  bodies merged into one. Subsequently,
  the spring changed all men who
  bathed in it into hermaphrodites.
  Hermeias
  (see Hermes)
  Hermensul
  German
  [Herminsul.Irmensaule.Irminsul]
  a fertility-god
  A pillar dedicated to this god, who was
  said to support the world, was
  destroyed by Charlemagne.
  In some accounts, the name is
  merely that of the sacred pillar.
  (see also Tiwaz)
  Hermes
  Greek
  [Agoneus.Arais.Arg(e)iphontes.
  Atlantiades.Camillus.Clithonius.
  Cyllen(ius).Hermanubis.Hermeias.
  Master of Animals.Master Thief.
  Nomius. Oneicopompus.Pasturer.
  Psychogogue.Psychopomp(us).Terminus.
  The Master.Trismegistus:
  =Egyptian Anubis.Thoth:=Etruscan 
  Turms:=Roman Mercury]
  god of art, commerce, eloquence,
  fertility, games, herdsmen, luck,
  markets, roads, thieves, 
  travellers, wisdom
  herald and messenger of the 
  gods
  one of the Olympians
  son of Zeus by Maia
  Hera, as usual, was jealous of her
  husband’s affair with Maia so Hermes
  disguised himself as the infant Ares
  and deceived Hera into suckling him,
  after which she felt obliged to regard
  him as her own son.
  As an infant he stole some of
  Apollo’s cattle and gave him the lyre,
  which he had invented when less than
  one day old, to earn his forgiveness.
  The peasant Bottus had told Apollo
  who had taken the cattle and Hermes
  turned him to stone.
  When he was appointed official
  herald to the gods, Zeus gave him his
  winged sandals, his hat and his staff.
  Others say that Apollo gave him the
  staff when Hermes gave the god the
  lyre and they became friends.
  He was also appointed by Hades to
  summon the dead and conduct their
  souls to Tartarus, as Psychopompus.
  He had many children, among them
  Daphnis, Echion and, in some stories,
  Pan. He was also the father of:
  Abderus
  Autolycus by Chione
  Cephalus and Ceryx by Herse
  Daphnis by a nymph
  Eros by Aphrodite, in 
  some accounts
  Evander by Carmenta
  Hermaphroditus by Aphrodite
  Myrtilus by Phaetusa or Theobule
  Pan by Penelope or a nymph
  Priapus by Aphrodite, some say.
  He saved the infant Dionysus when
  his mother was killed by Zeus and
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  planted him in the father’s thigh until
  full term.
  He is credited with the invention of
  fire, the lyre from the shell of a tortoise,
  the shepherd’s pipe, astronomy, musical
  scales, measures, etc.
  He brought Protesilaus back from
  Hades to see his wife who, refusing to give
  him up, went back to Hades with him.
  He killed the Giant Hippolytus
  during the battle between the Giants
  and the gods and restored to Zeus the
  sinews cut out by the monster Typhon.
  He rescued Io (in the form of a cow)
  from imprisonment under the eyes of
  Argus, killing Argus and cutting off his
  head. Hera, who had ordered the
  detention of Io, placed the 100 eyes of
  Argus in the peacock’s tail.
  He gave Perseus the sickle with
  which he beheaded Medusa.
  He is depicted as wearing the
  winged hat and sandals and carrying
  his staff, the caduceus, with wings and
  entwined serpents. (see also Charidotes)
  Hermes Argeiphontes
  Greek
  a name for Hermes as the killer 
  of Argus 
  Hermes Chthonius
  Greek
  the god Hermes as a magician
  In this role, he was second only to Hecate.
  Hermes Psychopompus
  (see Psychopomp)
  Hermes Trismegistus
  Greek
  [=Arab Hirmis]
  a Greek derivation from the Egyptian
  god, Thoth
  He is said to have written many works
  of scholarship.
  Hermesent
  (see Hermisent)
  Hermetic art
  (see alchemy)
  hermetic powder
  a powder said to be able to effect
  cures at a distance
  Hermetic philosophy
  (see alchemy)
  Hermin
  (see Irmin2)
  Herminius
  (see Titus Herminius)
  Herminsul
  (see Hermensul)
  Hermione1
  Greek
  daughter of Menelaus and Helen
  wife of Orestes and Pyrrhus
  mother of Tisamenus by Orestes
  She married Pyrrhus after he had
  abandoned Andromache, widow of
  Hector, whom he had brought back
  from Troy but she had earlier been
  betrothed to Orestes who killed
  Pyrrhus and married her.
  Hermione2
  (see Demeter.Harmonia.
  Persephone)
  Hermis
  (see Hirmis)
  Hermisent
  British
  [Hermesent]
  sister of King Arthur
  In some accounts, she was the daughter
  of Hoel and Igraine and sister of
  Blasine and Bellisent.
  Hermit King
  (see Elyas.Pelles)
  Hermitten
  South American
  a survivor of the flood
  brother of Coem and Krimen
  These three brothers escaped the
  flood by taking refuge in caves or
  trees.
  Hermod1
  Danish
  a Danish king
  Hermod2
  Norse
  [Heremod.Hermod(e)r.Hermoth(r).
  Irwin]
  messenger of the gods
  son of Odin and Frigga
  brother of Balder, Hoder and Thor
  Swiftest of the gods, he received fallen
  heroes in Valhalla.
  When Hoder inadvertently killed 
  his twin brother Balder with a
  mistletoe branch, Hermod rode down
  to Niflheim on Sleipnir, Odin’s 
  eight-legged horse, to plead that his 
  brother be restored to life. Hela
  agreed provided that the whole world
  wept for Balder. When just one
  giantess, Thok (thought to be Loki in
  disguise), refused to shed a tear, Hela
  kept her own.
  He brought back from Niflheim
  Odin’s ring, Draupnir, and Nanna’s
  magic ring which had been placed in
  Balder’s pyre.
  Hermoder
  (see Hermod2)
  Hermodr
  (see Hermod2)
  Hermondine
  British
  a Scottish princess
  wife of Meliador
  Hermoth
  (see Hermod)
  Hermothr
  (see Hermod)
  Hermothea
  Greek
  wife of Pandareus
  Hermouthis
  Greek
  [Thermouthis]
  the Greek name for the Egyptian
  goddess Renenutet
  Hermus
  Roman
  a river-god
  Hermutrude
  British
  a queen of Scotland
  When Ameth arrived at her court with
  a message from the king of Britain
  asking her to kill the bearer, she
  ignored the message and married him.
  Hern the Hunter
  (see Herne)
  Hernaut
  European
  son of Garin de Monglane
  brother of Girart de Vienne
  father of Aymeri
  He helped his brother in his war
  with Charlemagne.
  Herne
  British
  [Hern the Hunter:=Welsh Arawn.
  Gwyn ap Nudd]
  a wind-god and god of the underworld
  In some versions he is leader of the
  Wild Hunt.
  He is depicted as a giant with 
  the antlers of a stag growing from his
  head. Some say that he still lives in
  Windsor Great Park where he roams
  through the woods, disappearing at
  midnight.
  hero1
  Greek
  a demigod, offspring of a god and 
  a mortal
  Hero2
  Greek
  a priestess of Aphrodite
  She was loved by Leander but they
  were forbidden to marry and were
  separated by the waters of the
  Hellespont. Every night she put a 
  light in the window of her tower to
  guide Leander as he swam over to see
  her but one night a storm blew the
  light out and he was drowned. Hero
  killed herself in grief by jumping 
  from the tower into the sea.
  Hero and Leander
  English
  a poem by Christopher Marlowe
  Hero of Estonia
  Estonian
  an epic tale of the exploits of the 
  hero Kallivipoeg
  Hero, The
  Greek
  the ghost of Polites
  (see Polites2)
  Hero Twins, The
  South American
  the twin brothers Hunapu and
  Ixbalanque
  Herodiades
  [Nocticula]
  a demon, ruler of the night
  He is said to have presided over the
  rites of sabbat.
  Herodis
  British
  [Meroudys]
  a lady rescued from the underworld 
  by Orpheo
  Herod’s Hunt
  (see Wild Hunt)
  Heroes, The
  English
  the story of Jason, Perseus and other
  Greek heroes, by Charles Kingsley
  Heroides
  Roman
  [Heroines]
  a book of poems, addressed to the
  heroines of Greek and Roman myths,
  written by Ovid
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  Heroines
  (see Heroides)
  Heron1
  Egyptian
  [Thracian Hero]
  a god depicted on horseback
  Heron2
  North American
  a sage of the Tlingit tribe
  He was created by Nascakiyetl at the
  same time as Raven (Yetl).
  Herophile1
  Greek
  a prophetess, priestess at Delphi
  daughter of Zeus and Lamia
  She was the oracle at Delphi at the
  time when Heracles seized the tripod,
  the seat of the oracle.
  Herophile2
  (see Sibyl of Cumae)
  Herophilus
  Greek
  son of Poseidon by Aphrodite
  Heros
  Greek
  a Thracian god of the underworld,
  vegetation and the chase
  Hero’s Portion
  (see Curad-mir)
  Heroud
  British
  [Harrowd]
  father of Asslake
  He looked after Rainburn, son of 
  Guy of Warwick, but the boy was
  kidnapped by Russians and sold to
  Argus, an African king. Heroud went
  in search of the youth but was himself
  captured and put in prison in Africa.
  He was later reunited with Rainburn
  when the latter led the forces of Argus
  in an attack on the adjoining country.
  On the return journey to England, they
  met a young champion who fought a
  draw with Rainburn and who turned
  out to be Heroud’s son, Asslake, who
  was searching for his father. 
  Herovit
  (see Gerovit)
  Herowdes
  British
  an emperor of Rome
  He became blind and was cured only
  when, on the advice of Merlin, he
  killed his advisers, the Seven Sages.
  Herrad
  Norse
  the name of Herrat in Thidrekssaga
  Herrand
  (see Herrat)
  Herrat
  German
  [Herrad.Herrand]
  a princess of Transylvania
  second wife of Dietrich von Bern
  Herren-Surge
  European
  a Basque monster in the form of a
  huge snake with 7 heads
  Herrick
  (see Erik.Svipdag)
  Herse
  Greek
  goddess of dew
  daughter of Cecrops and Aglaurus
  sister of Aglaurus and Pandrosus
  She was seduced by Hermes and bore
  Cephalus and Ceryx. 
  She and her sisters were entrusted
  with 
  the 
  care 
  of 
  the 
  infant
  Erichthonius. In one story, they were
  so shocked when they saw the infant
  that they threw themselves to their
  death from the Acropolis.
  Hersent
  European
  a she-wolf
  mate of Isengrim in some versions of
  Reynard the Fox
  In one story she chased Reynard into
  his burrow but got stuck in the
  entrance. Reynard came out through
  another hole and raped her.
  (see also Gieremund)
  Hershef
  Egyptian
  [Herishef.Herysaf.Heryshef.Terrible 
  Face:=Greek Arsaphes.Harsaphes]
  a fertility god
  an aspect of Horus
  He is said to have emerged from the
  primordial waters and is depicted as a
  ram or as a human with a ram’s head.
  His feet rested on earth but his head
  was in the sky where his right eye was
  the sun and his left eye was the moon. 
  He is sometimes depicted with
  four heads.
  Hersilia
  Roman
  wife of Romulus
  She was taken up to heaven after the
  death of her husband and became one
  of the Horae.
  Hertha
  (see Nerthus)
  Hertnid
  (see Hertnit)
  Hertnit
  German
  [Hertnid]
  an earl of Greece
  brother of Osantrix
  husband of Isollde
  He helped his brother in the battle
  with Etzel who was helped by Dietrich
  and some of his warriors. He captured
  Wittich and put him in prison, until
  Wildeber, dressed as a dancing bear,
  got access to the prisoner, killed
  Hertnit and freed Wittich.
  Heru
  (see Cheru.Huh)
  Heru Khent Khat
  Egyptian
  a name for Horus
  Heru Khent an Maa
  Egyptian
  a name for Horus
  Heru Khuti
  Egyptian
  a name for Horus
  Heru Murti
  Egyptian
  a name for Horus
  Heru-pa-kaut
  (see Hatmehyt)
  Heru-pakhret
  (see Harpakhrad)
  Heru-pakhart
  (see Harpakhrad.Hatmehyt)
  Heru-sam-taui
  (see Har-mau)
  Heru Ur
  Egyptian
  name for Horus
  Heruka
  Buddhist
  [Buddhakapala.Vajraheruka]
  a wrathful aspect of Aksobhya
  He combines with his sakti, Nairamata,
  to produce nirvana.
  In this aspect, he is envisaged as blue.
  (see also Karuna.Saptaksara)
  Herukabuddhas
  Buddhist
  manifestations of the Dhyanibuddhas
  and their saktis
  They are depicted with one or three
  heads, two or six arms and four legs.
  They are listed as Karmaheruka
  (green), 
  Padmaheruka 
  (red),
  Ratnaheruka 
  (yellow), 
  Vairocana
  (white) and Vajraheruka (blue).
  Herunub
  Egyptian
  a name for Horus
  Herupakaut
  (see Hatmehyt)
  Herus
  Central American
  an Apache hero
  He is said to have appeared among
  the Chiricahua Apache and told
  them to keep the book he gave them.
  When he died, the tribe followed
  their usual practice of burning all the
  dead man’s possessions, including
  the book, with the result that they
  suffered many disasters.
  Herusmatauy
  (see Ihy)
  Hervis de Revel
  British
  a Knight of the Round table
  Hervor1
  Norse
  daughter of Angantyr
  Her father owned the magic sword
  Tyrfing which was buried with him.
  She used magic to force him to rise
  again and hand the sword over to her.
  Hervor2
  Norse
  in some stories, the swan-maiden, wife
  of Volund, otherwise known as Alvit
  Herwig
  Norse
  a prince of Zealand
  brother of Hergart
  husband of Gudrun
  He was one of the suitors for the hand
  of Gudrun, daughter of Hettel and
  Hilde, and when her father refused to
  sanction their marriage, he invaded his
  kingdom. His courage persuaded
  Hettel to accept him as a son-in-law.
  While Herwig was away fighting
  Hettel, Siegfried, another suitor for
  Gudrun’s hand, invaded Herwig’s
  kingdom. Herwig returned to fight
  Siegfried and was helped this time by
  Hettel. They all joined forces to fight
  Hartmut who had abducted Gudrun,
  but failed to rescue her.
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  Later he sailed to Normandy with
  Ortwin and Wat and rescued Gudrun
  and her companion, Hildburg. In the
  battle that ensued, Herwig killed
  Ludwig and would have killed Hartmut
  as well but was persuaded by Gudrun
  and Ortwin to spare him. When they
  returned to Gudrun’s home, she and
  Herwig were married.
  Herysaf
  (see Hershef)
  Heryshef
  (see Hershef)
  Herzeloide
  (see Herzeloyde)
  Herzeloyde
  British
  [Herzeloide]
  a queen of Anjou
  daughter of Frimutel
  sister of Amfortas, Josiane, Repanse
  and Trevrezent
  wife of Castris and, later, of 
  Gahmuret
  Her sister, Josiane, died giving birth
  to Sigune and Herzeloyde raised the
  girl alongside Schionatulander, another
  orphan.
  In some accounts, she later married
  Gahmuret and bore Percival, dying of
  a broken heart when Percival left
  home to seek his fortune.
  Hesat
  Egyptian
  [Hest]
  a name for Isis as a goddess of birth
  She is depicted in the form of a cow.
  Hesiod
  Greek
  an 8th C BC writer
  He was the author of Theogony, an
  attempt to classify the many deities
  and heroes of the past, and Shield
  of Heracles.
  Heshwash Ceremony North American
  a contest of magic between shamans
  Hesione1
  Greek
  daughter of Laomedon
  wife of Telamon
  mother of Teucer
  sister of Podarces (Priam)
  Laomedon chained his daughter to a
  rock in the sea as a sacrifice to appease
  a sea-monster sent by Poseidon
  because Laomedon had refused to pay
  Apollo and Poseidon for building the
  walls of Troy. Heracles found her
  when he was returning from his ninth
  Labour, and undertook to rescue her
  in exchange for Laomedon’s horses.
  He was swallowed by the monster but
  killed it by attacking its internal
  organs. Her father reneged on the
  promise of the horses so Heracles
  killed him and took Hesione as a
  captive to Athens where she married
  Telamon. She ransomed her brother,
  Podarces, for the price of her veil and
  Heracles made him king of Troy as
  Priam.
  In other stories, Telamon helped
  Heracles in his later attack on Troy
  and, for his help, was awarded Hesione,
  as a prize and fathered Teucer on her.
  Hesione2
  Greek
  a sea-nymph, one of the Nereids
  wife of Prometheus
  Hesione3
  Greek
  wife of Nauplius, some say
  mother of Nausimedon, Oeax 
  and Palameded
  In some stories, the wife of Nauplius
  and mother of his three children  was
  Clymene.
  Hesioneus
  (see Eioneus)
  Hesius
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian god
  Hesper
  (see Vesper)
  Hespera1
  Greek
  an aspect of Eos as ‘evening’
  Hespera2
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the 7 Hesperides
  Hespere
  (see Hesperis)
  Hespereia
  Greek
  [Hesperia]
  a nymph
  one of the 7 Hesperides
  Hesperethusa
  (see Hesperusa)
  Hesperia
  (see Hespereia)
  Hesperides
  Greek
  [African Sisters.Atlantides]
  nymphs
  daughters of Atlas and Aethra,
  Hesperis or Pleione, or of Erebus and
  Nyx, or of Phorcos and Ceto
  In some accounts, there were three
  (Aegle, Erythia and Hespera), in others,
  four or seven, the other suggested
  names being Arethusa, Hespereia,
  Hesperusa and Hestia.
  They, with the dragon Ladon, were
  the guardians of the golden apples
  from Hera’s tree who helped Heracles
  in his quest for some of these apples on
  his eleventh Labour.
  In some versions the name is used
  for the Pleiades.
  Hesperis
  Greek
  [Hespere]
  a nymph
  mother of the Hesperides by Atlas
  Hesperus
  Greek
  [=Roman Vesper]
  god of the west, the evening star
  son of Atlas or of Atraeus and Eos
  brother of Phosphoros
  He was said by some to be the father of
  the Hesperides.
  Hesperusa
  Greek
  [Hesperethusa]
  a nymph
  one of the 7 Hesperides
  Hest
  (see Hesat)
  Hestia1
  Greek
  [‘hearth’.Histie:= Roman Vesta]
  goddess of the community, family, fire,
  hearth, house
  one of the Olympians
  daughter of Cronus and Rhea
  A virgin-goddess whose symbol is a torch.
  Hestia2
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the 7 Hesperides
  Hesus
  (see Esus)
  Het-Hert
  (see Hathor)
  Het Nabes
  Egyptian
  the palace of Shu
  Hetel
  (see Hettel)
  Hetepes-Sekhus
  Egyptian
  a goddess of the underworld
  She is attended by crocodiles and her
  function is to destroy the souls of the
  enemies of Osiris.
  She is sometimes depicted as a cobra
  or cobra-headed.
  Hetmehit
  (see Hatmehyt)
  Hetpet
  Egyptian
  a goddess, happiness personified
  Hettel
  German
  [Hetel.Hettle]
  a north German king
  husband of Hilde
  father of Gudrun and Ortwin
  Three of his followers, Frute, Horant
  and Wat, abducted Hilde, the daughter
  of Hagen, with whom Hettel was in
  love. Hagen invaded to rescue his
  daughter and wounded Hettel in the
  battle that ensued but they made peace
  and Hettel married Hilde, fathering a
  daughter, Gudrun, and a son, Ortwin.
  When Hettel rejected Herwig’s suit
  for the hand of Gudrun, Herwig
  invaded Hettel’s kingdom and so
  impressed the king with his courage
  that he consented to the marriage.
  Gudrun was abducted by another
  unsuccessful suitor, Hartmut, so
  Hettel joined forces with Herwig and a
  third suitor, Siegfried, to rescue her.
  They failed in this attempt even
  though Hettel killed Hartmut’s father,
  Ludwig, in the battle. 
  In some versions, Hettel himself
  was killed in the battle.
  Gudrun was later rescued by Herwig,
  Ortwin and Wat.
  Hettle
  (see Hettel)
  Hetwn
  (see Hetwyn)
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  Hetwyn
  Welsh
  [Hetwn (the Leaper)]
  father of Cynedyr
  Hevajira
  Buddhist
  [Hevajra:=Tibetan Kye-rdor.
  Kye-ba-rdorje]
  a bodhisattva
  one of the Yi-dam
  an aspect of Aksobhya
  consort of Vajravarahi or Nairatama
  He is variously depicted with three or
  eight heads, three eyes, two or four
  legs and as many as sixteen arms.
  Hevajra
  (see Hevajira)
  Hevehe
  East Indian
  a feast at which the spirits of the dead
  are said to appear
  Heveidd
  (see Hefeydd)
  Heveydd
  (see Hefeydd)
  Hevydd
  (see Hefeydd)
  hex
  a witch or wizard: a spell: to bewitch
  Hex Chun Chun
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  hexagram
  a six-pointed star used in magic
  Hexe
  German
  a witch
  Hey-tau
  Egyptian
  [Es(h)mun]
  a god who was changed into a pine tree
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Tammuz.
  Heyoka
  North American
  [=Sioux Haokak]
  spirits of the Dakotas: clowns
  (see also Haokah)
  Heyvoso
  African
  the sky-god of the Fon
  son of Mawu-Lisa
  Heywood, Thomas
  English
  (1574–1641)
  a writer and dramatist, author of Life
  of Merlin and Morte Arthur
  Hez-ur
  Egyptian
  a baboon-god
  an aspect of Thoth
  Hi-asa
  East Indian
  a primaeval being in the 
  Admiralty Islands
  When she cut her finger, she collected
  the blood in a shell. Two eggs formed
  from the blood and the first man and
  woman emerged from the eggs.
  Hi Haela
  Pacific Islands
  [String Man]
  a priest
  Some tribes believe that spirits
  descend the long creeping stems of
  some plants, such as the convolvulus,
  and destroy their crops. A priest, called
  Hi Haela, is appointed to ensure that
  this does not happen by cutting the
  ‘strings’ of the creeping plants.
  Hi-Hya-Hi
  Japanese
  a Shinto sun-god
  son of Kazu-Tsuchi
  He was born from the blood of 
  Kazu-Tsuchi who was decapitated by
  his father.
  Hi-matsuri
  Japanese
  a Shinto festival in honour of 
  the fire-gods
  Hi-no-kami
  Japanese
  a fire-god
  (see Kamado-no-kami)
  Hialli
  Norse
  a servant of Atli
  When Atli captured Gunnar and
  Hogni and tortured them to make
  them disclose the hiding place of the
  Niblung’s gold, he ordered that
  Hogni’s heart be cut out to force his
  brother to speak. His servants, fearful
  of such a warrior, killed the scullion
  Hialli instead and took his heart to
  Atli. Gunnar rejected it as his brother’s
  heart with the result that they then
  killed Hogni and cut out his heart.
  Hialmgunnar
  Norse
  [Helmgunnar.Hjalmgunnar]
  a hunter
  He was killed by Brunhild against the
  orders of Odin and for this she was
  demoted and put to sleep inside a wall
  of flame.
  Hialpret
  (see Elf4)
  Hian
  East Indian
  a deity of Kei Island
  brother of Parpara
  He and his brother descended from
  the heavens on a rope and became the
  ancestors of the islanders.
  Hiang Piumbung
  East Indian
  a supreme god of the Dayaks
  Hiarandi
  Norse
  [Hjarandi.‘whirlwind’]
  a prince
  son of Visvald
  half-brother of Gullbrag and Soley
  To protect Gullbra from unwanted
  suitors, Hiarandi locked her in a
  fortress and killed all who came
  seeking her hand, cutting off their
  heads which he put on poles to deter
  others.
  Hiarbas
  (see Iarbas)
  Hiauna
  West Indian
  father of Guagiana
  Hiaunael
  (see Guagiana)
  Hiawatha
  North American
  [Hai-en-Wat-ha.Haiowatha.
  Hayowentha.Hy-ent-wat-ha]
  a 16th C sage of the Iroquois
  son of Mudjekeewis and Wenonah
  husband of Minnehaha
  He was reared by his maternal
  grandmother, Nokomis.
  His wife and daughter were killed
  by the magician Atotarho but the two
  men later became reconciled and
  founded the Confederacy of the 
  Five Tribes.
  He was regarded as a culture-hero
  who taught the tribes the arts of
  agriculture and medicine, killed the
  corn-spirit Mon-da-moin to give
  mankind maize, overcame the great
  strugeon Mishe-Nahma and killed 
  the evil magician Megissogwon. He
  was helped by a pair of mittens which
  enabled him to split rocks when he
  wore them and a pair of moccasins 
  in which he could cover a mile at each
  step.
  When his work was done, he sailed
  off to Ponemah in the west in his
  magic canoe.
  In another version, Tatenyawagon
  took pity on the suffering tribes and
  came to earth as a man, Hiawatha. 
  He led the tribes to a cave where they
  recovered their strength and then 
  led them to their own homelands,
  separating them into the five tribes,
  the Cayuga, Mohawks, Onondaga,
  Oneida and Seneca, each with its own
  language and character. When they
  were attacked by wild tribes from the
  north the five appealed to Hiawatha
  for help. He sacrificed his daughter
  Minnehaha to the Great Spirit and she
  was taken up to heaven on the back 
  of a great eagle. Hiawatha united the
  tribes into the Five Nations who
  repelled the invaders and brought
  peace to the land. Hiawatha himself
  entered his white canoe which then
  rose into the sky and disappeared.
  (see also Manabozho)
  Hibakara
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Hibernia
  Celtic
  [Ivernia]
  an old name for Ireland
  Hicetaeon
  Greek
  son of Laomedon and Strymo
  Hickathrift, Tom
  English
  a mythical giant-killer
  Hidari Jingoro
  Japanese
  a sculptor
  He carved the figure of a woman he
  had fallen in love with, incorporating a
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  it was completed, it came to life.
  Hidden-Kissa
  Baltic
  a cat owned by the giant, Hiisi
  This cat could so frighten criminals
  that they confessed their misdeeds.
  Hide
  South American
  a water-monster in Argentinian lore
  hidebehind
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Hidesato
  Japanese
  [My Lord Bag of Rice.Tawara Toda]
  a warrior
  He undertook to kill the huge centi-
  pede that had taken all the children
  and grandchildren of the Dragon King
  of Lake Biwa. The first two arrows he
  shot when the monster next appeared
  had no effect but the third, moistened
  with saliva, killed the centipede. As
  reward, the Dragon King gave
  Hidesato a never-empty bag of rice, an
  endless roll of silk, a cauldron that
  cooked without fire and two bells. He
  was thereafter known as My Lord Bag
  of Rice.
  Hideyoshi
  Japanese
  [Toyo Kuni.Toyokuni]
  a peasant who became a civil dictator
  and was deified as Toyokuni
  Hidimba
  Hindu
  [Hidimva]
  a demon
  brother of Hidimbaa
  He was killed by Bhima who then
  married Hidimbaa.
  (see also Shurpanakha)
  Hidimbaa
  Hindu
  [Hidimvaa]
  sister of Hidimba
  wife of Bhima
  mother of Ghatotkacha
  Hidimva
  (see Hidimba)
  Hidimvaa
  (see Hidimbaa)
  Hidr
  (see Khadir)
  hieracosphinx
  Egyptian
  a sphinx with the head of a hawk 
  and the body of a lion
  hieromancy
  [hieroscopy]
  divination from objects used in sacrifice
  hierophant
  Greek
  chief official at the celebration 
  of the Eleusian mysteries
  hieros gamos
  Greek
  [theogamy]
  marriage between gods or between
  gods and humans
  hieroscopy
  (see hieromancy)
  Higelac
  (see Hygelac)
  High One, The
  (see Briganta.Odin)
  High Ones
  (see Superior Gods)
  High Song
  (see Havamal)
  Higo
  Japanese
  [‘willow’]
  the spirit of the willow tree
  She appeared to Heitaro in the form of
  a lovely maiden and they married and
  had one child, Chiyodo. When the
  emperor had the tree cut down to
  provide wood for a new temple, Higo
  cried out in pain as the axes fell and
  then disappeared for ever.
  High Plains of Heaven
  (see Takama-gahara)
  Higher Azure Palace
  Chinese
  [Shang Ch’ing]
  the home of Tao Chun
  Highest Azure Palace
  Chinese
  the home of Lao-tzu
  higona
  (see figona)
  Hiiaka
  Pacific Islands
  [Ha’iaka]
  sister of Pele and Kapo
  second wife of Lohiau
  She was born from an egg which Pele
  carried in her armpit.
  Lohiau was the second husband of
  her sister, Pele, who killed him and all
  his attendants when they were very
  slow in arriving at the new home she
  had made for her husband. 
  Another story says that Lohiau died
  before Pele sent for him and Hiiaka was
  sent to collect his body. She retrieved
  his soul from the underworld and
  reunited it with his body. Lohiau then
  fell in love with Hiiaka but the jealous
  Pele poured lava over him and he died
  again. Hiiaka went to the underworld
  to wait for his soul to arrive but Kane-
  hoalani had found the soul in the
  upper world and restored Lohiau to
  life once again. The god gave Lohiau a
  magic shell which turned into a boat
  that took Lohiau to an island where he
  found Hiiaka and they married.
  Hiisi
  Baltic
  a Finnish giant
  a tree-god
  son of Kaleva, some say
  He owned an elk, the fastest creature on
  earth, that Lemminkainen was required
  to outrun as one of the tasks required of
  him by Louhi.
  He also owned a fierce cat which
  terrorised criminals into confessing
  their misdeeds.
  Some accounts equate him with the
  Devil or Lempo.
  He is envisaged as a very ugly man
  with no eyelids.
  Hikayat Bayan
  Malay
  a book of legends and fables
  Hikayat Hang Tuah
  Malay
  the story of the life and exploits 
  of the hero Hang Tuah
  Hikayat Pandawa Jaya 
  Malay
  the Malay version of the 
  Mahabharata
  Hike1
  (see Heka2)
  hike2
  (see heka1)
  Hiko-hoho-demi
  (see Fire Fade)
  Hiko-Sashiri-No-Kama
  Japanese
  a Shinto carpenter-god
  Hikoboshi1
  Japanese
  [Kengyu-Sei]
  a Shinto sky-god (see also Hikoboshi2)
  Hikoboshi2
  Japanese
  [Aquila.Kengiu.Kengyu:=Chinese Ch’ien
  Niu.Tung Yung]
  an ox-herder
  He fell in love with Tanabata and his ox
  wandered free, causing great damage.
  Tanabata’s father caused them to be
  separated by a celestial river and they
  could meet only once a year when a
  flock of magpies formed a bridge over 
  the river.
  (see also Hikoboshi1)
  Hiku
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian demi-god
  son of Hina
  Taking his magic arrow, Pua-ne, he
  came to earth seeking adventures and
  stayed with a queen, Kawelu, who put a
  spell on him. When he grew wings and
  flew away, she died. Hiku had himself
  lowered on a vine into the realm of
  Milu and rescued Kawelu’s soul, which
  took the form of a butterfly, catching it
  in a coconut shell. Back on earth, he
  made a small incision in the dead
  queen’s toe and, by inserting her soul
  by magic, brought her back to life.
  Hikula’o
  Pacific Islands
  a god of Tonga
  His home was in Putolu, land of the
  dead, and he was envisaged as having a
  tail which encircled the earth. He later
  came to be regarded as female.
  Hikuli
  Central American
  a Mexican deity, peyote personified
  This spirit is envisaged as having four
  faces, one looking in each direction.
  Hilaeria
  Greek
  [Hilaira.Hilara]
  daughter of Leucippus
  sister of Phoebe
  mother of Anogon by Castor
  In some stories of the death of Castor,
  she and her sister were abducted by
  Castor and Polydeuces. Their cousins,
  Idas and Lynceus, to whom they were
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  killed Castor who was hiding in a
  hollow tree.
  Hilaira
  (see Hilaeria)
  Hilaria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Cybele held at
  the Spring equinox
  Hilal1
  Arab
  [Hillaliy]
  a moon-god
  Hilal2
  Arab
  [Hillaliy]
  founder of the warrior race
  father of Al-Mundzir
  He is the hero of the stories in Sirat
  Bani Hilali.
  Hilara1
  Greek
  a priestess of Artemis
  daughter of Apollo 
  Hilara2
  (see Hilaeria)
  Hilaria
  Roman
  a festival celebrating the reunion of
  Attis and Cybele
  Hild
  (see Hilde)
  Hilda
  (see Hilde.Ildico)
  Hildburg1
  German
  daughter of the king of Portugal
  As a child, she was carried off by a
  griffin and lived for many years in a
  cave with three others who had
  likewise been abducted. Two of these
  three were Hagen, son of the king 
  of Denmark, and Hilde, another
  princess. They were all rescued by a
  passing ship owned by Count Garadie
  who was forced by Hagen to take them
  to his father’s court where he and
  Hilde were married.
  Hildburg2
  Norse
  daughter of Walgund
  wife of Hugdietrich
  mother of Bogen, Waxmuth 
  and Wolfdietrich
  Her father kept her locked in a tower
  to exclude would-be suitors but
  Hugdietrich gained access in the guise
  of an old woman, fathering a son on
  her. She kept the birth secret but 
  the boy was taken by wolves from
  which he was rescued by Berchther and
  Walgund 
  and 
  given 
  the 
  name
  Wolfdietrich. 
  She 
  later 
  married
  Hugdietrich and bore two more sons,
  Bogen and Waxmuth.
  Hildburg3
  Norse
  a companion of Gudrun
  She was captured when her mistress
  was abducted by Hartmut and taken to
  Normandy. They were both rescued
  by Herwig and Ortwin and Hildburg
  later married Ortwin.
  Hilde1
  German
  [Hild(a).Hildr.Hil(l)d ur]
  an Indian princess
  As a child, she was carried off by a
  griffin and lived for many years in a
  cave with three others who had
  likewise been abducted. Two of these
  three were Hagen, son of the king of
  Denmark, and Hildburg, daughter of
  the king of Portugal. They were all
  rescued by a passing ship owned by
  Count Garadie who was forced by
  Hagen to take them to his father’s
  court. There they married, Hagen
  took his father’s throne and they had a
  daughter, also called Hilde.
  Hilde2
  Norse
  [Hild(a).Hildr.Hil(l)dur]
  daughter of Hagen and Hilde
  wife of Hettel
  mother of Gudrun and Ortwin
  Hilde3
  Norse
  [Hild(a).Hildr.Hil(l)dur]
  a Valkyrie
  daughter of Hogni
  She was abducted by Hedin and he
  fought an everlasting battle with
  Hogni over her, in which the slain
  were revivified every night by Hilde or
  a sorceress.
  In German stories she is Hilde,
  daughter of Hagen.
  Hilde4
  Norse
  [Hild(a).Hildr.Hil(l)dur]
  a giantess
  wife of Grim
  When Dietrich killed her husband, she
  attacked him and Hildebrand but
  Dietrich cut her in half with his sword,
  Nagelring. The two halves of her body
  immediately joined together and she
  renewed her attack. Dietrich cut her in
  half again and prevented her from
  restoring herself by placing his sword
  between the two halves.
  Hilde5
  Norse
  [Hild(a).Hildr.Hil(l)dur]
  a daughter of King Arthur
  In Germanic stories, Herbart came to
  Arthur’s court to sue for the hand of
  Hilde on behalf of his uncle, Dietrich
  von Bern, but she fell in love with
  Herbart and they eloped.
  Hildebrand
  Norse
  son of Herbrand
  brother of Ilsan
  husband of Ute
  father of Hadubrand
  He was foster-father to Dietrich and
  became his greatest friend. They set
  out to kill the giant Grim who was
  ravaging the countryside and forced
  the dwarf, Alberich, to lead them to the
  giant. Dietrich killed Grim and his wife
  Hilde with his magic sword, Nagelring,
  and he and Hildebrand shared the
  giant’s treasure between themselves.
  Both he and Dietrich were captured
  by Sigenot, brother of the slain Grim,
  but Hildebrand managed to kill the
  giant and they escaped.
  He was present when Krimhild
  killed the captive Hagen who refused
  to reveal where in the Rhine he had
  hidden the Nibelung treasure and he
  was so incensed by her cruelty that he
  killed her.
  When Emenrich attacked Dietrich
  who had refused to pay tribute,
  Hildebrand and a party of his men
  were captured. To save their lives,
  Dietrich gave up his kingdom to
  Ermenrich and left with many of his
  friends, going to Etzel’s court.
  In later years, he met his son
  Hadubrand in battle, although neither
  recognised the other. They fought to a
  standstill and, finally realising the
  relationship, were re-united. Some
  accounts say that he killed his son.
  Hildebrandslied
  German
  a 9th C poem telling the story of the
  warrior Hildebrand
  Hildeburh
  Danish
  sister of Hnaef
  wife of Finn
  In the battle between the clans of
  Hnaef and Finn, Hnaef was killed. The
  new leader, Hengest, treacherously
  killed Finn after talking peace and took
  Hildeburh back to her own people.
  Hildegarde1
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Another version says that she was
  betrothed to Roland who was called
  away to fight in Spain before they could
  get married. When she heard that
  Roland had been killed at Roncesvalles,
  she became a nun. A similar story is
  told of Aude. (see also Aldabella.Aude)
  Hildegarde2
  (see Hildegunde1)
  Hildegrim
  Norse
  [Hildigrimur]
  a magic helmet made by Grim
  Dietrich took possession of this helmet,
  which gave the wearer increased
  strength, when he killed Grim and his
  wife Hilde.
  Hildegunde1
  German
  [Hildegarde]
  the German version of Aude
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  German
  [Helgunda.Hildigundr.Hiltgunt]
  a Frankish princess
  daughter of Hereric
  wife of Walther von Wasgenstein
  Her father handed her over when she
  was just a child as a hostage to Attila
  when he feared that his small kingdom
  would be overrun by the Hun’s army.
  She was raised by Attila’s queen and, as
  she grew older, virtually ran the
  household. She fell in love with
  Walther, another hostage who, with
  his friend and fellow-hostage Hagen,
  had been trained in the arts of war by
  Attila. Hagen later escaped and
  returned to Burgundy where he joined
  Gunther who had just become king on
  the death of his father. 
  Later, she escaped with Walther,
  taking with them much treasure from
  the Hun’s coffers. Gunther coveted
  this treasure and persuaded Hagen to
  join him when he set out to find and
  kill the fugitives and seize the treasure.
  In the event, Walther killed all the
  warriors sent against him by Gunther
  and severely wounded both Gunther
  and Hagen. Walther lost his right
  hand in the encounter but the three
  men became reconciled and Walther
  and Hildegunde continued their
  journey to his home in Aquitane where
  they were married.
  In Thidrekssaga
  she is called
  Hildigundr, and, in a Polish version,
  Helgunda.
  Hildeswm1
  Norse
  [Hildisvin(i)]
  a helmet worn by the Swedish kings
  Hildeswm2
  Norse
  [Hildisvin(i)]
  a golden-haired boar owned and
  ridden by Freya
  In some accounts, he is a boar to all
  appearances but is really Ottar, a lover
  of Freya, in disguise.
  Hildigoltr
  Norse
  the helmet of the Swedish king, Athils
  Hildigrimur
  (see Hildegrim)
  Hilding
  Norse
  the tutor of Frithiof and Ingeborg
  When the Ringric king, Sigurd Ring,
  invaded their kingdom, the kings of
  Sogn asked Hilding to persuade
  Frithiof, whom they had earlier
  insulted and rejected as a suitor for
  Ingeborg, to help them in the defence
  of their land. Hilding tried but to no
  avail.
  Hildisvin
  (see Hildeswm)
  Hildisvini
  (see Hildeswm)
  Hildr
  (see Hilde)
  Hildren
  (see Hedin)
  Hildur
  (see Hilde)
  Hi’lina
  North American
  a god of the Haida Indians
  the thunderbird
  Hill, Eleanor
  Irish
  author of Cuchulainn Saga
  hill folk
  Norse
  a race of people somewhere between
  elves and humans
  Hill of Aisneach
  Irish
  [Balor’s Hill.Hill of Uisneach.
  (Mount) Killa(u)r(a)us]
  a hill said to be the centre of Ireland
  This was the site of one of Tuathal’s
  four palaces and of the Giants’ Ring
  from which Merlin transported the
  stones to build Stonehenge.
  Hill of Bat
  Egyptian
  the hill which supports the heaven,
  home of Sebek
  Hill of Uisneach
  (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Hillaliy
  (see Hilal)
  Hilldur
  (see Hilde)
  Hilldigundr
  Norse
  the name of Hildegarde, daughter of
  Hereric, in Thidrekssaga
  Hills of Longevity
  (see Shou Shan)
  Hiltgunt
  (see Hildegarde2)
  Hilyaish
  Persian
  a ruler of the jinn
  Hima-Pandara
  Hindu
  [‘snow palace’]
  the home of Kubera
  Himalaya
  (see Himavan)
  Himantes
  Greek
  a Titaness
  mother of Pluto, some say
  Himavan1
  Hindu
  [Himalaya.Himavat(a)]
  a mountain god, personification of 
  the Himalayas
  consort of Mena
  father of Devi, Ganga and Parvati
  Himavan2
  Tibetan
  a sacred mountain in Tibet
  It is here that Zampu, the tree of life,
  grows. It is also the place where the ark
  landed after the flood.
  Himavat
  (see Himavan)
  Himavata
  (see Himavan)
  Himeropa
  Greek
  one of the sirens
  Himeros
  (see Himerus)
  Himerus
  Greek
  [Himeros]
  a deity, desire personified, attendant
  on Aphrodite
  Himilitrude
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Himinbiore
  (see Himinbiorg)
  Himinbiorg
  Norse
  [Himinbiore.Himinbjorg]
  the palace of Heimdall built on top of
  the rainbow bridge, Bifrost
  Himinbjorg
  (see Himinbiorg)
  Himinbrioter
  Norse
  [Himinhriod]
  the ox of Hymir
  Thor killed this animal and used its
  head for bait when he went fishing for
  the Midgard serpent.
  Himinhriod
  (see Himinbrioter)
  Himmel Wagon
  (see Great Bear)
  himorogi
  Japanese
  a primitive shrine in the form of an
  area bounded by stakes or 
  evergreen trees
  Hin-Han
  North American
  an owl
  The Sioux say that this bird guards the
  entrance to the Milky Way, the road
  that leads to the home of the spirits.
  Hina1
  New Zealand
  [Great Lady of the Night.Hine-i-tau-ira.
  Hine(-nui-te-po).Ina.Ma Hina.Mahina]
  the Maori goddess of death
  She was originally the sky-goddess
  Hine Titama.
  When Maui tried to avoid death by
  creeping through her body, she
  squeezed him to death.
  She was envisaged as a black goddess
  with green eyes.
  (see also Hine Titama)
  Hina2
  Pacific Islands
  [Hine.Ina]
  a double-faced woman made from
  sand by Te Tuna
  mother of Tiki and the Dawn Maiden
  In some stories, Hina is the mother of
  Maui; in others she deserted her
  husband, the eel Te Tuna, in favour of
  Maui who killed Te Tuna. They buried
  his head and, from it, sprang the first
  coconut tree.
  In some stories she is a Tongan
  noblewoman impregnated by an eel.
  (see also Tiki2)
  Hina3
  Pacific Islands
  [Ina:=Hawaiian Mahina:=Hervey Islands 
  Ina:=New Zealand Marama:
  =Samoa (Ma) Sina]
  a moon-goddess of Tahiti
  daughter of Tangaroa
  sister of Ru
  The Tahitians say that the dark
  markings on the moon are the shadows
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  of the branches of the original banyan
  tree  from which Hina stripped bark to
  make clothes for the gods. She is
  therefore the tutelary deity of cloth-
  beaters. It was beating tapa that took
  her to the moon in the first place.
  Ta’aroa got fed up of the noise and
  told her to stop. When she refused,
  Pani grabbed the mallet and struck 
  her on the head, whereupon she flew
  off to the moon.
  In another story, she accidentally
  broke a branch from this tree and it fell
  to earth, took root and so the banyan
  was introduced to the islands.
  Hina4
  Pacific Islands
  [Ina]
  daughter of Rona
  Her mother, a cannibal, devoured Hina’s
  lover, Monoi. With the help of No’a-
  huruhuru, Hina killed her mother.
  Hina-a-rauriki
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Turi-a-faumea
  She was abducted by Rogo-tumu-here,
  the demon octopus, but her husband and
  his father, Tangaroa, fished the monster
  up from the depths of the ocean, killed
  him and rescued the woman.
  Hina-ika
  Pacific Islands
  sister of Maui
  wife of Ira Waru
  Maui used her hair to make a net in
  which he trapped the sun.
  In some accounts, she is the same
  as Hina-uri.
  Hina-keha
  Pacific Islands
  [Hine-te-iwa-iwa.Hine-te-Ngaru-Moana]
  goddess of the bright moon and 
  of childbirth
  sister of Hina-uri and Maui
  In some stories she appeared out of
  the sea as a beautiful maiden and made 
  love to Tinirau, bearing a son called
  Tuhuruhuru. Other versions say that
  this was Hina-uri.
  Hina-te-Ngaru-Moana
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Hina-keha, in the form of a
  fish, as ‘lady of the ocean’
  Hina-tu-a-uta
  Pacific Islands
  mother of Oro
  Hina-uri
  Pacific Islands
  [Indigo Lady]
  goddess of the dark moon
  sister of Hina-keha and Maui
  Some say that it was she who emerged
  from the sea and made love to Tinirau
  who left her after the birth of their
  son, Tuhuruhuru. Others say that this
  was Hine-keha.
  In some accounts, she is the same
  as Hina-ika.
  Hinako-Nai-Shinno
  Japanese
  a princess
  It is said that she bit into a chestnut but
  threw it away without eating it. The
  nut grew into a tree and all the fruit
  bore the marks that the princess’s teeth
  had made on the original nut.
  Hind of the Fairies
  British
  a fairy deer
  In an Italian story, this animal led
  King Arthur through a mountain to
  Morgan le Fay’s palace where he was
  shown all the wonders of the world.
  Hindarfiall
  Norse
  [Hindfell.Hlymdall]
  a mountain
  It was here that Odin put Brunhild to
  sleep within a wall of flame to await
  the arrival of a warrior-husband.
  Hindfell
  (see Hindarfiall)
  Hine
  (see Hina1.2)
  Hine-ahu-one
  Pacific Islands
  [Earth-girl]
  an underworld goddess
  wife of Tane
  mother of Hine Titama
  mother of Tiki, some say
  She was created by Tane from sand or
  carved from sandstone.
  In some accounts she is called Hine-
  i-tau-ira.
  (see also Hine Titama)
  Hine-atua-rangi
  (see Hine Titama)
  Hine-i-Tapeka
  Pacific Islands
  a fire-goddess
  Hine-i-tau-ira
  (see Hina1.Hine Titama)
  Hine Kaikomako
  (see Kaikomako)
  Hine-kau-Ataata
  Pacific Islands
  [Lonely Gentle Woman]
  daughter of Tiki and Marikoriko
  She was the first child to be born on
  earth.
  Hine-make-moe
  New Zealand
  a goddess of troubled sleep
  daughter of Te Kore
  Hine-nui-te-po
  (see Hina1.Hine Titama)
  Hine Piripiri
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Tawhaki
  Hine-te-iwa-iwa
  (see Hina-keha)
  Hine Titama
  Pacific Islands
  [Dawn-girl.Dawn Maiden.Hine-
  atua-rangi.Hine-nui-te-po.
  Tiki-kapakapa.Tikikapaka]
  a sky-goddess
  daughter of Tane and Hine-ahu-one
  mother of Hine Titamauri
  She unwittingly married her own
  father and, ashamed of what had
  happened, killed herself and became a
  goddess of the underworld in the form
  of Hine-nui-te-po.
  In some accounts it was Hine-i-tau-
  ira who killed herself in shame and
  became an underworld goddess.
  (see also Hina1)
  Hine Titamauri
  Pacific Islands
  [Hine-atua-rangi]
  daughter of Hine Titama by her own
  father, Tane
  Hine-tu-Whenua
  Pacific Islands
  a benevolent wind-goddess
  Hine-tuanange
  Pacific Islands
  in some accounts, a wife of Tane
  It was said that she produced reptiles
  and mountain streams.
  Hinegba
  African
  [Ihinegba]
  the supreme god of the Igbira people
  of Nigeria
  Hinemaka
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian maiden
  She was captured by Maru when he
  raided the compound of Whakaputa
  and married Maru’s son.
  Hineteiwaiwa
  New Zealand
  the Maori goddess of childbirth
  daughter of Tane
  Hinglaj
  Hindu
  [Hinglaj-Mata]
  a mother-goddess of northern India
  Hiniel
  an angel of the fifth heaven,
  associated with the north 
  and Tuesday
  Hinkon
  Siberian
  a god of the hunt in the lore of the
  Tungus tribes
  Hino
  (see Hinun)
  Hino-haya
  (see Kazu-Tsuchi)
  Hinokagutsuchi
  (see Kazu-Tsuchi)
  Hinquememan
  North American
  a lake in British Columbia
  It is said that the waters of this lake will
  reach out and draw back into the
  depths of the lake anyone who dares to
  take water from it.
  Hintubuhet
  Pacific Islands
  an androgynous supreme deity in 
  New Ireland
  Hintze
  European
  the tom-cat in Reynard the Fox
  He accused Wackerlos of stealing the
  sausage that he had stolen from the
  miller’s wife and was sent to summon
  Reynard to appear at the king’s court
  after Brown had failed in the attempt.
  He was tricked by Reynard into
  entering a barn where he was caught in
  a trap. He managed to escape but lost
  an eye in the process.
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  Hinu
  (see Hinun)
  Hinun
  North American
  [Heno.Hino.Hinu.Thunderbird]
  a thunder-god of the Iroquois 
  husband of Rainbow
  When the serpent of the Great Lakes
  swallowed his helper, Gunnodoyak,
  Hinun killed the snake with one of his
  flaming arrows shot from the sky,
  restored the boy to life and took him
  back to heaven.
  He also saved his people from the
  Stone Giants of the west by shattering
  them with his divine power.
  Each year, he sent the three
  Thunderers to earth to destroy evil.
  He is accompanied by the eagles
  Keneu and Oshadagea.
  Hinzelmann
  German
  a house-spirit 
  hi’ona
  (see figona)
  Hiordis
  Norse
  [Hjordis]
  daughter of Eglimi
  sister of Gripir
  second or third wife of Sigmund
  mother of Sigurd
  When Sigmund abandoned his wife
  Borghild after she had poisoned his
  son, Sinfiotl, he married Hiordis,
  daughter of the King of the Islands.
  Her unsuccessful suitor, Lygni, made
  war on Sigmund who was killed in the
  battle when Odin shattered his sword,
  Gram, and left him defenceless. 
  She then married Elf, King of the
  Vikings, who, when Sigurd, her son by
  Sigmund, was born, raised the boy as
  his own.
  Hippa
  (see Hippia)
  Hippalcimus
  Greek
  father of Peneleos
  Hippasus1
  Greek
  son of Leucippe
  He was torn to pieces and eaten by
  his mother and her sisters, Alcippe
  and Alcithoë, when Dionysus drove
  them mad.
  Hippasus2
  Greek
  son of Ceyx and Alcynone
  He was killed when fighting for
  Heracles at Oechalia.
  Hippasus3
  Greek
  son of Admetus and Alcestis
  brother of Eumelus and Perimele
  Hippe
  (see Euippe)
  Hippeus
  Greek
  son of Heracles by Procris
  twin brother of Antileon
  Hippia
  Greek
  [Hippa]
  a title of Athena as goddess of horses
  She was said to be a nurse of Baachus.
  Hippios
  Greek
  a title of Poseidon as god of horses
  Hippo
  Greek
  an Amazon queen
  hippocampus
  [hydrippus:plur=hippocampi]
  a sea-monster like a horse with the 
  tail of a fish or dolphin: the horse 
  of Poseidon    (see also Farasi Bahari.
  Sabgarifiya)
  Hippocentaur
  (see Centaur)
  Hippocoon
  Greek
  king of Sparta
  son of Oebalus and Batia
  brother of Icarius and Tyndareus
  He was the father of twelve sons and
  expelled Tyndareus and Icarius, the co-
  kings of Sparta, taking the throne for
  himself. Heracles killed him and his
  sons and reinstated the former kings.
  Hippocrene
  Greek
  [Hippokrene]
  a spring which appeared on Mount
  Helicon from a hoof-print of Pegasus
  which became sacred to Apollo and
  the Muses
  (see also Aganippe)
  Hippodameia
  (see Hippodamia)
  Hippodamia1
  Greek
  [Hippodameia]
  daughter of King Oenomaus
  wife of Pelops
  mother of Alcathous, Atreus 
  and Thyestes
  Pelops won her by defeating her father
  in a chariot race after bribing Myrtilus,
  the charioteer, to sabotage the chariot
  of Oenomaus.
  She induced her own sons to kill
  Chrysippus, an illegitimate son of
  Pelops, and, when her part in the crime
  was discovered, she either hanged
  herself or fled to Midea to the protection
  of her sons Atreus and Thyestes.
  Hippodamia2
  Greek
  [Danais.Deidameia.Hippodameia]
  daughter of Butes and Aphrodite
  wife of Peirithous
  mother of Polypoetes
  At her wedding to Peirithous, some
  drunken Centaurs tried to rape her and
  the ensuing fight started the long feud
  between the Centaurs and Lapiths.
  In some accounts she is referred to
  as Deidameia.
  Hippodamia3
  (see Briseis)
  hippogriff
  [hippogryph]
  a monster in the form of a winged
  horse with the head of an eagle
  This animal, fathered by a griffin on a
  mare, features in several stories of
  Charlemagne’s paladins and was
  ridden by Astolpho and Rogiero.
  hippogryph
  (see hippogriff)
  Hippokrene
  (see Hippocrene)
  hippolatry
  the worship of horses
  hippolectryon
  a monster in the form of a horse with
  the feet and tail of a cockerel
  Hippolochus
  Greek
  son of Bellerophon and Philonöe
  brother of Deidameia and Isander
  father of Glaucus
  He competed with Isander for the
  throne of Lycia by trying to shoot an
  arrow which would displace a ring fixed
  to the chest of the child Sarpedon.
  Hippolute
  (see Hippolyta)
  Hippolyta1
  Greek
  [Hippolute.Hippolyte]
  daughter of Cretheus
  wife of Acastus
  mother of Laodamia, Sterope 
  and Sthelene
  She accused Peleus of rape and the
  dispute ended with Peleus killing
  Hippolyta and, some say, Acastus also.
  In other versions, Astydamia is the
  wife of Acastus.
  Hippolyta2
  Greek
  [Hippolute.Hippolyte]
  a queen of the Amazons
  daughter of Ares
  She was given a love-girdle by Ares
  which Heracles seized as his ninth
  Labour, killing her in the fight that
  ensued when her followers thought
  that he was abducting her. Others say
  that she fell in love with him and gave
  him the girdle while another story says
  that Heracles captured Melanippe, one
  of her generals, and won the girdle as
  ransom for her release.
  In some versions she was not killed
  in this way but was later captured by
  Theseus who fathered Hippolytus on
  her and, some say, married her. In this
  version she was killed in a battle when
  the Amazons invaded in an attempt to
  recapture her. 
  Another story says that she (or
  Antiope) 
  was 
  killed 
  when 
  she
  interrupted the wedding of Theseus
  and Phaedra and yet another that she
  was killed by accident by Penthesilea
  who is described as her sister.
  In some accounts, she is equated
  with Antiope; in others, she is given as
  Antiope’s sister. This version says that
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  it was Antiope who was captured by
  Theseus and Hippolyta led the
  attempted rescue, dying of grief when
  she was defeated.
  Hippolyta3
  (see Ypolita)
  Hippolyte
  (see Hippolyta)
  Hippolytus1
  Greek
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed by Hermes during the
  battle between the Giants and the gods.
  Hippolytus2
  Greek
  son of Theseus and Hippolyta 
  or Antiope
  He was adopted by Pittheus, king of
  Troezen and rejected the advances of
  Phaedra, his step-mother, whereupon
  she hanged herself claiming he had
  tried to rape her. Theseus invoked the
  help of his father Poseidon to 
  bring about the death of Hippolytus.
  Poseidon sent a huge bull or seal that
  frightened the horses which pulled the
  chariot of Hippolytus and when they
  bolted, Hippolytus was dragged
  against the rocks and killed. In Tartarus
  he was almost restored to life by
  Asclepius but Zeus killed the physician
  before he could complete the task.
  In some versions he was restored to
  life and lived as an immortal in Italy
  where he was worshipped as Virbius.
  Hippolytus3
  Greek
  father of Deiphobus, some say
  Hippolytus4
  Greek
  a play by Euripides telling the story 
  of Hippolytus and his step-mother,
  Phaedra
  Hippolytus5
  Greek
  a play by Seneca alternatively 
  called Phaedra
  Hippomedon
  Greek
  one of the Seven against Thebes
  brother of Adrastus
  father of Polybus
  father of Polydorus, some say
  He was killed at Thebes by Ismarus.
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Eteoclus.
  Hippomene
  Greek
  daughter of Menoeceus, some say
  mother of Amphityron and Anaxo
  Hippomenes
  Greek
  son of Amphidamas or Megarius
  husband of Atalanta 
  father of Parthenopaeus , some say
  Hippomenes was given three golden
  apples by Aphrodite which he dropped
  in the path of Atalanta during a foot-
  race. When she paused to pick them
  up, he won the race and, with it, her
  hand in marriage. Both he and
  Atalanta were changed into lions by
  Zeus when they defiled the god’s
  precinct or by Aphrodite for failing to
  render thanks for her help.
  That is the Boeotian version; the
  Arcadian version names the runner
  as Melanion.
  Hippona
  Greek
  [=Celtic Epona]
  a goddess of horses
  Hipponous1
  Greek
  husband of Astynome
  father of Capaneus and Periboea
  Hipponous2
  (see Bellerophon)
  Hippotades
  Greek
  a mortal deified as Aeolus, god of 
  the winds
  son of Hippotas, some say
  Hippotas
  Greek
  [Hippotes]
  father of Hippotades, some say
  Hippotes1
  Greek
  a soldier under Temenus
  When 
  Temenus 
  invaded 
  the
  Pelopponese, Hippotes killed a seer,
  thinking he was a spy, with the result
  that the fleet was wrecked and they
  had to mount a new attack.
  Hippotes2
  (see Hippotas)
  Hippothoe
  Greek
  daughter of Mestor and Lysidice
  mother of Pterelaus by Poseidon
  Hippothoon
  (see Hippothous)
  Hippothous
  Greek
  [Hippothoon]
  son of Poseidon by Alope
  father of Aepytus, some say
  He was abandoned by his mother,
  suckled by mares and found by some
  shepherds who took him to Alope’s
  father, Cercyon. He killed his daughter
  and abandoned the boy again. He was
  found by the same shepherds and
  reared by them. When Theseus killed
  Cercyon, he made Hippothous king of
  Eleusis in his place. 
  Hir Atrym
  (see Long Atrym)
  Hir Erwm
  (see Long Erwm)
  Hir Peisawg
  Welsh
  king of Llydaw
  He was killed by the young boar
  Llwydawg during the hunt for 
  Twrch Trwyth.
  Hira
  African
  a huge monster of the Shilluk
  Hirantayaksa
  Thai
  the Thai version of Hiranyaksha
  Hiranya-Aksa
  (see Hiranyaksha)
  Hiranya-garbha
  Hindu
  [Gold Germ.Golden Nucleus.Golden 
  Womb.Narayana.Prajapati]
  the creator-god of the Rigveda, later
  identified with Brahma
  In some accounts, he was a sage,
  originator 
  of 
  yoga, 
  in 
  others,
  hiranyagarbha was the golden egg,
  which appeared in the primordial
  waters, from which Brahma or
  Prajipati emerged. (see also Narayana2)
  Hiranyakashipu
  Hindu
  [Hiranyapakasura.Hiranyakasipu]
  a demon-king
  the first manifestation of Ravana
  twin brother of Hiranyaksha
  father of Hrada and Prahlava
  father of Bali, some say
  He achieved great strength by
  austerity and took power over air,
  earth and sky for a million years until
  he was killed by Vishnu in his fourth
  avatar as the man-lion Narasinha.
  Hiranyakasipu
  (see Hiranyakashipu)
  Hiranyaksa
  (see Hiranyaksha)
  Hiranyaksha
  Hindu
  [Gold Eye.Hiranya-Aksa.Hiranyaksa:
  =Thai Hirantayaksa]
  a giant
  twin brother of Hiranyakashipu
  He is said to have pulled the earth to
  the bottom of the ocean and kept it
  there for a thousand years until he was
  killed by Vishnu in his third avatar as
  the boar Varaha.
  Hiranyapakasura
  (see Hiranyakashipu)
  hircocervus
  a monster, part goat, part stag
  (see also tragelaph)
  Hirguan
  Canary Islands
  on Gomera, a demon opposed to the
  god Orahan
  Hirihbi
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian king
  He acted as intermediary when Yarih
  sent him to ask Baal for the hand of
  Nikkal.
  hirizi
  African
  a Swahili amulet
  Hirmis
  Arab
  [Hermis:=Greek Hermes Trismegistus]
  an early prophet in Egypt
  father of Idris
  He is said to have built the first
  pyramid and invented writing and was
  lost in the flood, only to appear again at
  Babel hundreds of years later to invent
  science and re-invent writing. On an
  even later occasion, he reappeared in
  Egypt and wrote a famous work on the
  sciences.
  Some say that he was discovered still
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  alive, sitting in a tunnel beneath his
  own statue in Hermopolis, by the
  scholar Balinus.
  He has been identified with Thoth.
  Hiro-ko
  (see Hiru-ko)
  Hiru-ko
  Japanese
  [Hiro-ko.Hirugo.Hiruko.Leech Child]
  a Shinto god of fortune
  the deformed son of Izanagi 
  and Izanami
  He was so ugly that his parents
  abandoned him, putting him in a boat
  which was then cast upon the sea.
  Others say that the child was born as
  a jellyfish or a leech (hence the name
  Leech Child) and was set adrift in a
  boat. The boat came ashore at Ebisu
  Shore and the infant grew up bearing
  the name Ebisu and became the god of
  fishermen.
  (see also Ebisu)
  Hirugo
  (see Hiru-ko)
  Hiruko
  (see Hiru-ko)
  Hisa Females
  (see Gogo-me)
  Hisagitaimisi
  North American
  [Breathmaker.Hisakitaimisi.Ibofanga]
  the supreme god of the Creek 
  Indians
  Hisakitaimisi
  (see Hisagitaimisi)
  Hismael
  a demon of the planet Jupiter
  Histie
  (see Hestia)
  Histion
  British
  son of Japhet
  father of Alemmanus, Britto, Francus
  and Romanus in some stories
  Historia Britonum
  British
  a book written in Latin by Nennius
  This 9th C book tells of the battles
  between King Arthur and his armies
  and the Anglo-Saxons.
  Historia Meriadoci
  Welsh
  a story of the Welsh king, written 
  in Latin
  Historia Regnum Britanniae
  British
  a 12-volume work written in Latin by
  Geoffrey of Monmouth
  This 12th C work tells the stories of
  King Arthur’s exploits and of the 
  race of giants who were the early
  inhabitants of Britain. The last two
  giants, Gog and Magog, were said to
  have been captured by Brut, leader of
  the Trojan invaders.
  Hitaspa
  Persian
  a demon
  He killed the sage Urvakhshaya and
  was himself killed by his victim’s
  brother, Keresaspa.
  Hito-koto-kwannon
  Japanese
  a form of Kwannon who will answer
  only one prayer
  Hitogaki
  Japanese
  the ghosts of dead nobles
  Humans were buried up to their necks
  in a circle round the grave of a noble
  and left there to die.
  hitogata
  Japanese
  paper cut-outs of human beings used
  in purification ceremonies
  These silhouettes, said to absorb the
  sins of real humans, were placed in a
  temple and later burned.
  Hitopadesa
  (see Hitopadesha)
  Hitopadesha
  Hindu
  [Book of Sound Counsel.Hitopadesa]
  beast-fables, a summary of 
  the  Panchatantra
  hitsuji
  Japanese
  a sign (sheep) of the Zodiac
  Hittauanin
  (see Hittavainen)
  Hittavainen
  Finnish
  [Hittauanin]
  a god of hunters: a forest spirit
  hituhitu
  Pacific Islands
  a spirit of the dead appearing to 
  the living
  Hiuki
  Norse
  [Gelder.Hengest.Hjuki.Hyuki.Ide.
  Slagfinn-Gjuki]
  the god of the waxing moon 
  son of Ivald and Greip 
  brother of Bil
  He and Bil were captured by the
  moon-god Mani when they were
  carrying water and thereafter always
  accompanied him.
  In some accounts they were
  carrying song-mead from the well
  Byrgir in the bucket Saegir.
  Hixtcaba Nih’ancan
  North American
  the Arapaho name for the white
  man’s god
  Hiyei-zan
  Japanese
  a hill said to have an evil influence
  Hiyoyoa
  Pacific Islands
  the Papuan underworld
  This realm is located under the sea and
  the souls of the dead work in the
  underwater gardens there. This realm
  is ruled by Tumudurere but in some
  versions, Hiyoyoa is used also as the
  name of the god of the underworld.
  Hizarbin
  a sea-demon
  Hizen
  (see Ito Soda)
  Hjalmgunnar
  (see Hialmgunnar)
  Hjalpret
  (see Elf4)
  Hjarandi
  (see Hiarandi)
  Hjordis
  (see Hiordis)
  Hjuki
  (see Hiuki)
  Hkeo
  Burmese
  a lake
  (see Hkun Hsang L’rong)
  Hkrip Hkrawp
  Burmese
  a male earth-spirit
  husband of Sik Sawp
  father of Chanum, Ngawn-wa-Mogam
  and Woi-shun
  hkuang-beit-set
  Burmese
  sacred objects in the form of 
  pieces of precious metals, 
  stones, etc., inserted under 
  the skin
  Some of these objects have incantations
  inscribed upon them and are said to
  make the wearer invulnerable.
  Hkum Yeng
  Burmese
  a guardian spirit of villages
  one of the nats
  Hkun Ai
  Burmese
  a hero who married a dragon-
  woman
  When he left his wife she gave him an
  egg from which a son, Tung Hkam,
  was born.
  Hkun Hsang Long
  Burmese
  a creator-spirit
  He created the first couple, Ta-hsek-
  khi and Ya-hsek-khi who were born in
  the shape of tadpoles. After this couple
  had mated, he renamed them Ta-
  hsang-kahsi (Yatawn) and Ya-hsang-
  kahsi (Yatai).
  Hkun Hsang L’rong
  Burmese
  a deity who came down to earth
  Having eaten the Thalasan, he became
  a debased spirit and cut open two
  gourds belonging to Nang-pyek-kha
  Yek-khi. The water that poured from
  the gourds formed a lake, Hkeo, which
  became a sacred sea where the first
  beings, Ta-hsek-khi and Ya-hsek-khi
  lived in the form of tadpoles.
  Hkun Sak-ya
  Burmese
  the Burmese name for Indra
  Hlakanyana
  African
  [Icakijana.Icakanyana.Ucakijana.
  Uhlakanyana:Mpfundlwa]
  in Zulu lore, a trickster dwarf
  Immediately he was born he stood up,
  cut his own umbilical cord and carved
  himself a choice portion of a recently-
  slaughtered beast, following it with 
  the rest of the dead animal. Thereafter
  he seemed to eat anything and every-
  thing.
  Hlebard
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  This smith made a magic wand for
  Odin and shaped the mistletoe into the
  magic arrow with which Hoder,
  prompted by Loki, killed Balder.
  Hler
  Norse
  a name of Aegir as ‘shelterer’
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  Hlidskialf
  Norse
  [Hlidskjalf.Hlithskjolf.Lidskialf]
  the throne or throne-hall of Odin 
  in Valaskialf
  Hlidskjalf
  (see Hlidskialf)
  Hlin
  Norse
  [Hlina]
  the goddess of consolation
  This deity was one of Frigga’s atten-
  dants and her job was to comfort the
  mourners and to relay prayers to
  Frigga.
  Hlina
  (see Hlin)
  Hliodalfr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Hlithskjolf
  (see Hlidskialf)
  Hlodyn
  (see Nerthus2)
  Hlokk
  Norse
  a Valkyrie
  Hlora
  Norse
  wife of Vingnir
  foster-mother of Thor
  Hloride
  (see Hlorridi)
  Hlorridi
  Norse
  [Hloride]
  a name taken by Thor in honour of 
  his foster-mother
  Hlothyn
  (see Nerthus2)
  Hludana
  German
  [=Norse Nerthus]
  a goddess
  Hlymdall
  (see Hindarfiall)
  hmawsaya
  Burmese
  an exorcist
  These people are said to be able to
  cure those who fall ill as a result of
  being bewitched either by ordering the
  nat which caused the illness to give up
  its knowledge or by physical means
  such as beating the patient.
  To become a hmawsaya, one must
  burn scrolls covered with cabbalistic
  signs and drink the ashes mixed with
  water and have one’s body tattooed
  with magic diagrams.
  H’men
  Central American
  Mayan diviners
  These people were said to have direct
  communication with the gods who
  gave them their power to manipulate
  natural forces for the benefit of the
  people.
  Hmin
  Burmese
  a nat who afflicts travellers with 
  the ague or drives them mad
  hminza
  Burmese
  a malignant ghost in the form of a cat
  or dog: a form of tase
  Hnaef
  Danish
  a clan-chief
  brother of Hildeburh
  His sister married another clan-chief,
  Finn, causing resentment which led to
  war in which Hnaef was killed.
  Hnikar
  Norse
  [Feng]
  a name of Odin as ‘wave-stiller’ or
  ‘giver of rain’
  Hnit-ma-dawgyi
  Burmese
  [Saw Meya.Shindwe-hla.Shwe Myet-hna.
  Taunggyi-shin.Thon Pan Hla]
  a nat creator-deity
  sister of Min Magaye
  She was a queen who was burned to
  death by the king, her husband, with
  her brother.
  Hnos
  (see Hnoss)
  Hnoss
  Norse
  [Hnos(s).Hnossa]
  daughter of Odur and Freya
  In some accounts, it was this child who
  dreamed of Balder’s death. Some say
  that she was one of the Asynjur.
  Hnossa
  (see Hnoss)
  Ho1
  Chinese
  a minor deity, assistant to Pi Kan.
  Ho2
  Chinese
  3 celestial brothers
  They, with the three brothers Hsi,
  were responsible for the solstices and
  equinoxes.
  (see also Hsi-ho)
  Ho3
  Chinese
  a sacred river
  Ho4
  Chinese
  a sacred bird, the crane
  Ho-deri
  (see Fire Flash)
  Ho Ho1
  Chinese
  [Wan Hui]
  a 7th C man who was said to have
  covered over 3,000 miles in one day
  to see his brother who was in 
  the army
  Ho Ho2
  Chinese
  attendants of Ts’ai Shen, god of
  wealth
  Ho-ho bird
  Japanese
  the sun in the form of a bird
  This messenger of goodwill comes to
  earth and sits on top of the torii.
  Ho-ho Erh Hsien
  Chinese
  in some accounts, a wealth-producing
  box of Ts’ai Shen
  Ho-ho Tzu
  (see Han Chung-li)
  Ho Hsien-ku
  Chinese
  [Damsel Ho:=Japanese Kasenko]
  goddess of housewives
  one of the Eight Immortals 
  daughter of Ho T’ai
  She was the daughter of a 7th C
  shopkeeper and, having eaten a magic
  peach, became a fairy who, living on
  moonbeams and powdered mother-of-
  pearl, was immortal. She was born
  with just six hairs on her head and no
  more ever grew.
  When she was attacked by a demon,
  Lu Tung-pin killed the demon with his
  magic sword.
  Her emblem is the lotus flower and
  is sometimes depicted with a fly-whisk
  or drinking wine.
  Ho-li Ti
  Chinese
  [=Buddhist Hariti:=Japanese Kishi Bojin]
  a child-snatching demon
  Ho-masubi
  (see Kazu-Tsuchi)
  Ho-musubi
  (see Kazu-Tsuchi)
  Ho-no-susori
  (see Fire Flash)
  Ho Po
  Chinese
  [Ping-i.Count of the River.Duke of 
  the River]
  brother of Heng-o
  husband of Fu-fei
  He lived on the mountain K’un Lun,
  source of the Yellow River, and became
  immortal 
  by 
  drowning 
  himself
  weighted with stones.
  Every year, a maiden was thrown
  into the river as a sacrifice to this deity.
  Ho Shen
  Chinese
  a fire-god
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Tsao Chün.
  ho-sig
  Korean
  the fate of being eaten by a tiger
  Ho-suseri
  (see Fire Flash)
  Ho T’ai
  Chinese
  father of Ho Hsien-ku
  Ho Wang
  Chinese
  an attendant on Tam Kung
  They both jumped to their death from
  a cliff-top to escape death at the hands
  of Kublai Khan.
  ho-wo
  (see hoo)
  Ho-wori
  (see Fire Fade)
  Hoa
  (see Aos2.Ea)
  Hoa-Tapu
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian god
  son of Oro
  brother of Ai-Tupuia, Mata-Fatu-Rau
  and Toi-Mata
  hob
  a brownie: a frightful apparition
  Hobal
  (see Hubal)
  Hobal Hubal
  (see Hubal)
  Hobanockka
  North American
  an evil spirit or devil
  (see also Hobbamock)
  Hobas
  (see Haubas)
  Hobbamock
  North American
  [Hobbamoqui]
  a malevolent god in the lore of the
  New England tribes
  (see also Hobanokka)
  Hobbamock
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  Hobbamoqui
  (see Hobbamock)
  hobbidance
  a malevolent sprite
  (see also Hoberdidance)
  Hoberdidance
  British
  a demon of the dance
  (see also hobbidance)
  hobgoblin
  a mischievous sprite such as 
  a brownie
  Hobnil
  Central American
  [Hobnel] 
  a Mayan god of beekeepers
  one of the 4 Bacabs
  He supported the eastern corner of
  the world (red). 
  (see also Kan1)
  hobo
  (see hoo)
  hobyah
  Scottish
  a cannibal goblin
  (see also Turpy)
  Hocelice
  British
  the name used by Galahad of Galefort
  when he became king of Wales
  Hochigan
  African
  a spirit in the lore of the Bushmen
  The Bushmen say that, originally, all
  animals could speak but Hochigan
  went away forever taking their power
  of speech with him.
  Hocken
  (see Hakon3)
  Hod-srum
  Tibetan
  [O-Sung]
  the Tibetan name for Kashyapa the
  manushibuddha
  Hod
  (see Hoder) 
  Hodag
  North American
  a water-monster of Quebec
  This beast is said to have telescopic
  legs and kills its victims by shooting
  clay pellets from its long snout.
  Hodain
  (see Houdain)
  Hodbrod
  Norse
  a suitor for the hand of Sigrun, killed
  by Helgi
  Hodeken
  German
  a kobold who exposed unfaithful wives
  Hoder1
  Norse
  [Biorno-Hoder.Bjorn-Hoder.Hod(ir).
  Hod(u)r.Hotherus.Hromund]
  the blind god of darkness
  son of Odin and Frigga
  twin brother of Balder
  brother of Hermod and Thor
  Frigga had extracted a promise from
  all things that they would cause no
  harm to Balder but she overlooked the
  mistletoe. The gods made a game of
  throwing things at Balder and none of
  them could harm him until Loki, the
  troublemaker, persuaded the blind
  Hoder to throw a branch of mistletoe.
  This branch, guided by Loki, killed
  Balder immediately.
  In another story, Hoder and Balder
  vied for the hand of Nanna. When
  she married Hoder, he killed Balder
  with the sword, Mistillteinn, stolen
  from Mimingus. 
  In some versions, Hoder was killed
  by Vali, son of Odin and Rinda, who,
  having grown to manhood in one day,
  arrived with his bow and arrows and
  shot Hoder to avenge Balder, thus
  fulfilling a prophecy of Rothiof.
  Some say that he was sacrificed for
  killing Balder, others that both
  survived Ragnarok.
  Hoder2
  Norse
  [Hodir.Hod(u)r]
  an Icelandic outlaw
  Hoder3
  (see Svipdag)
  Hoderi
  (see Fire Flash)
  Hodir
  (see Hoder)
  Hodites
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Deianeira
  brother of Ctessipus, Glenus, Hyllus
  and Macaria
  Hodmimir
  (see Mimir)
  Hodmimir’s Holt
  Norse
  a deep cavern
  This is the place where Lif and
  Lifthrasir slept during Ragnarok.
  When they awoke, they lived on dew
  and repopulated the earth.
  In some accounts, it is described as a
  forest which could not be destroyed by
  fire and so escaped Surtur’s flaming
  sword at Ragnarok. Others describe it
  as a cavern.
  Hodo
  Japanese
  one of 5 Dhyanibuddhas
  one of 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, 
  in some accounts
  Hodoedocus
  Greek
  husband of Agrianome
  father of Oileus
  Hodr
  (see Hoder)
  Hodur
  (see Hoder)
  Hoel1
  European
  [Gilierchins.Havelin.Howel.Jovelin]
  a king of Brittany
  father of Belinda, Helen, Isabella,
  Isolde, Kaherdin and Runalen
  In some accounts, his parents are given
  as Boudicus and Anna, in others he is
  the son of Ymer by Gwyar, a sister of
  King Arthur.
  In some versions he is known as
  Gilierchins, in others as Havelin 
  or Jovelin.
  His 
  eldest 
  daughter, 
  Isabella,
  married Meliad after the death of his
  first wife and she tried to poison
  Meliad’s son, Tristram, who was then
  sent to Hoel’s court for safety. His
  other daughter, Belinda, fell in love
  with Tristram and she also tried to
  poison him when he rejected her.
  Helen was carried off by the giant of
  Mont St Michel but, King Arthur, who
  had landed in Brittany to help his
  friend Hoel fight the Romans, killed
  the giant though not in time to save
  Helen’s life.
  (see also Jovelin)
  Hoel2
  Celtic
  duke of Tintagel
  In some accounts, the husband of
  Igraine and father of Blasine, Belisent
  and Hermisent.
  Hoener
  (see Hoenir)
  Hoeni
  (see Hoenir)
  Hoenir
  Norse
  [Ho(e)ner.Hoeni.Honir]
  son of Bor and Bestla
  brother of Loki, Odin, Ve and Vili
  He endowed newly-created mankind
  with intelligence and was one of the
  Aesir who went to live among the
  Vanir as a hostage after the two groups
  made peace. Some say that he was one
  of the few to survive Ragnarok.
  Some equate him with Ve or Vili.
  Hofud
  Norse
  the magic sword of Heimdall
  hofgothi
  Norse
  a keeper of a temple
  Hofvarpner
  (see Hofvarpnir)
  Hofvarpnir
  Norse
  [Hofvarpner.Hoof-tosser]
  the horse of Gna, Frigga’s messenger
  This animal was sired by Hamskerpir
  on Gardrofa.
  hog-folk
  (see Alvor)
  hoga
  Pacific Islands
  gnomes or dwarfs
  Hogahn
  North American
  [Hogan]
  a Navaho purification ceremony: the
  hut in which the ceremony is held:
  the home of a god
  Hogalen Tudno
  (see Whetstone)
  Hogan
  (see Hogahn)
  Hogne
  (see Hogni)
  Hogni
  Norse
  [Hogne:=German Hagen]
  son of Giuki and Grimhild
  brother of Gudrun, Gunnar 
  and Guttorm
  father of Dag and Sigrun, some say 
  His sister Gudrun, after the murder of
  her husband Sigurd by their younger
  brother Guttorm, married Atli, king of
  the Huns who, coveting the treasure of
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  the Niblungs, invited them to his
  court, planning to kill them. Despite a
  warning, his elder brother, Gunnar,
  accepted the invitation but took the
  precaution of hiding the gold in the
  bed of the Rhine. Atli killed all the
  party except Gunnar and Hogni whom
  he tortured to reveal the hiding place
  of the treasure. To force Gunnar to
  speak, Atli had Hogni killed and cut
  out his heart which he displayed
  before Gunnar who, still refusing to
  speak, was thrown into a snake-pit and
  bitten to death.
  In another story, his enemy, King
  Hedinn, abducted Hilde and they
  fought an everlasting battle over her in
  which the slain were revivified every
  night by Hilde or a sorceress.
  He owned a sword called Dainslef.
  (see also Hagen2)
  Hogos
  [Nogah]
  a demon associated with the planet
  Venus and Friday
  Hogstari
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Hoh
  Central American
  a crow
  In Mayan lore, this was one of the
  birds which brought the maize from
  which the gods created human beings.
  Hohi
  (see Ama-no-ho)
  Hohlee
  (see Holi)
  hoho
  (see hoo)
  Hoho-demi
  (see Fire Fade)
  Hoichi
  Japanese
  a blind priest
  He was bewitched by the ghosts of the
  Tiara clan, all of whom, including the
  infant emperor, Antoku Tenno, had
  been killed in a great sea battle with the
  Minamoto clan. When his fellow
  priests discovered him sitting before
  the tomb of the young emperor,
  chanting the story of that battle, they
  covered him with sacred texts to ward
  off the ghosts. When the ghosts next
  came for Hoichi, all they could see
  were his ears which had not been
  covered. These they tore off and the
  priest was thereafter earless.
  Hoin
  Japanese
  an aspect of Jizo
  Hoita
  North American
  a Mandan eagle-spirit
  When Lone Man stole his white
  buckskin coat, Hoita collected all the
  animals and enclosed them in the Dog
  Den. Lone Man made an even more
  powerful medicine-drum than the one
  owned by Hoita who was then forced
  to release the animals.
  Hoja Maimoon
  Malay
  a merchant
  He bought a talking parrot which he
  left behind when he went on a long
  journey. His wife was wooed during his
  absence by a local prince but the parrot
  kept her entertained by telling her tales
  each night until Hoja Maimoon
  returned seventy days later.
  Hoji
  Japanese
  the name of the fox-woman later
  known as Jewel Maiden
  consort of Iuwao
  Hojo Takatoki
  Japanese
  an emperor
  He banished Oribe Shima to a far-off
  island. His daughter, Tokoyo, set out
  to find him and came upon a priest
  about to throw a maiden over a cliff in
  sacrifice to the serpent-god, Yofuna-
  Nushi. She took the maiden’s place
  and jumped into the sea where she met
  and killed the monstrous white
  serpent-god. She then returned to the
  surface bearing the body of the serpent
  and an image of Hojo Takatoki which
  she had found under the sea. As soon
  as this image was restored, the
  emperor, who had fallen ill, was
  restored to full health.
  Hok Braz
  Celtic
  a giant in Brittany
  He was said to be able to swallow
  large ships.
  Hokewingla
  North American
  a turtle-spirit of the Dakotas
  Hokhokw
  North American
  a monster in the form of a huge bird
  with a long beak, in the lore of the
  tribes of the north-west
  Hokomata
  (see Kukumatz)
  hokora
  Japanese
  a wayside shrine
  Hokushin-O-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto sky-god, Ursa Minor
  Holawaka
  Ethiopian
  a messenger-bird from god
  This bird was sent to tell the Galla
  tribes that they could become immortal
  by removing their skins when they grew
  old but the bird, in return for food, gave
  the message to a snake who thereafter
  was able to grow by sloughing its skin.
  As punishment, the gods inflicted a
  painful disease on the bird.
  Hold
  (see Holda)
  Holda1
  German
  [Bertha.Brechta.Frau Gode.Frau 
  Venus.Harfer.Herke.Hold(e).Holl(e).
  Huda.Huld(r)a.Hulle.Nerthus.
  Vrou-Elde:=Norse Frigga]
  a goddess of children and weather
  wife of Holder, some say
  She was said to have given flax to the
  human race.
  As Frau Holle, she was said to guard
  the souls of children in lakes or wells.
  As Frau Venus, she was said to live
  in a cave in the Horselberg and
  tempted mortals with the pleasures of
  the flesh. Tannhauser was one of those
  who stayed with her until he became
  sickened with his own sinfulness.
  She was the owner of the magic
  fountain, Quickborn.
  Holda2
  German
  the offspring of a demon and a witch
  These beings are said to be capable of
  appearing in many different forms –
  bee, caterpillar, elf, fairy, etc.
  Holde
  (see Holda)
  Holder
  German
  [Holler]
  a name of Uller in Germany
  Holda’s Troop
  German
  [Holla’s Troop.Hulda’s Troop]
  a version of the Wild Hunt, led 
  by Holda 
  Hole
  African
  Songhai spirits of the air
  These were the children of Adama and
  Hawa retained by god.
  Holgarbrud
  (see Thorgerd2)
  Holger
  (see Ogier)
  Holger Danske
  (see Ogier)
  Holi
  Hindu
  [Hohlee.Hoolee.Hutashana.
  Phag(u).Shimga]
  the spring festival of fire, 
  in honour of Krishna’s victory 
  over Putana, held in February/
  March
  Holiartus
  Greek
  son of Sisyphus, some say
  brother of Coronus
  Holl
  (see Holda)
  Holla’s Troop
  (see Holda’s Troop)
  Holle
  (see Frigga.Holda)
  Hollenfurt
  the flight of witches
  Holler
  (see Holder)
  Hollow Grey Rocks
  (see Te Parai-Tea)
  Holmkell
  Norse
  a friend of Thorgrim
  husband of Thorbjorg
  father of Ketilrid
  holocaust
  the sacrificial burning of victims
  holy angels
  (see angels)
  holy angels
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  Holy Boy
  North American
  a spirit of the Apache
  He, with Red Boy, placed the sun and
  the moon in their courses.
  Holy Emperor
  (see Sheng Ti)
  Holy Grail,The1
  British
  [graal.grail.grayle.Sangraal.
  Sangreal.Sangrail]
  a holy vessel
  This prized object was Christ’s cup or
  plate which he was said to have used at
  the Last Supper and in which Joseph
  was said to have caught the blood of
  Christ at the Crucifixion. It was made
  from an emerald which fell from
  Lucifer’s crown when he was cast out
  of heaven.
  It was later brought by Joseph of
  Arimathea and Evelake to Britain
  where it was guarded by the ‘undead’
  Fisher King. It was said that if the
  Grail ever fell into the hands of a
  sinner, the peace of the world would
  come to an end and the Grail would
  disappear.
  It appeared at the banquet at
  Camelot when Galahad took his    seat
  as a knight of the Round Table,
  inspiring the knights to set out in their
  search for it, the Grail-quest. Only
  Galahad was deemed worthy of
  finding the Grail which was taken back
  to the Holy Land by Galahad, Percival
  and Bors. When Galahad died, the
  Grail and the Holy Lance disappeared
  forever.
  In some versions, it was Percival
  who finally achieved the Grail, in
  others it was Gawain.
  In the Wagnerian version, the Grail
  was sought by Titurel and his band of
  knights in another land. They built a
  temple on Mount Salvat and angels
  brought the Grail from heaven.
  Titurel spent the rest of his life
  guarding the Grail, day and night, and,
  when he died, the duty was carried on
  by his son, Amfortas.
  In some accounts, the Grail was a
  stone on which had been engraved the
  names of the knights guarding it.
  (see also Lapis Exillis.Parsifal)
  Holy Grail, The2
  English
  a poem by Tennyson
  Holy Jade Empress
  (see Yü-huang Sheng-mu)
  Holy Lance
  British
  [Bleeding Lance.Grail Lance.Grail 
  Spear.Holy Spear.Lance of Longinus.
  Sacred Lance.Sacred Spear]
  the weapon with which the Roman
  centurion Longinus pierced Christ’s
  side at the crucifixion
  This lance or spear was brought to
  Britain with the Holy Grail by Joseph
  of Arimathea and Evelake. It was used,
  in some accounts, by Balin to kill or to
  wound Pelham. In other accounts,
  Galahad found the lance and used it to
  cure Pelles, guardian of the Grail, who
  had been made lame for his sins. It
  was taken back to the Holy Land by
  Galahad, Percival and Bors at the end
  of the Grail Quest and, at the death of
  Galahad, the Lance and the Grail
  disappeared forever.
  In the Wagnerian version, this
  weapon was kept in the Temple of the
  Grail and Amfortas took it with him
  when he tried to destroy the evil
  magician, Klingsor. Klingsor took the
  spear from Amfortas and struck him in
  the side, thereby causing a wound that
  healed only when Parsifal, at the end
  of the Grail Quest, regained the spear
  and laid it on the wound.
  In some accounts, it was used 
  by Charlemagne in his battles with 
  the Saracens.
  Holy Mother (see Pi-hsia Yüan-chun.
  Queen of Heaven)
  Holy Mother of Heaven
  (see T’ien Shang Sheng-mu)
  Holy-mouth men
  North American
  medicine-men of the Nacirema tribe
  They believe that the mouth is the
  route by which spirits enter the body.
  Holy One                       (see Sheng.
  Turkey Hactcin)
  Holy Spear
  (see Holy Lance)
  Holy Thorn
  (see Glastonbury Thorn)
  Holy Wheel
  (see Wheel of Law)
  Hom
  Thai
  sister of Phrom
  Her sister found the son of Kong
  abandoned in the forest and gave the
  child to Hom who reared him, calling
  him Phan.
  Homa1
  Hindu
  a ceremonial sacrificial offering
  Homa2
  (see Athena)
  Homa3
  (see Haoma)
  Homage to Durga
  (see Navaratri)
  Homage to Lakshmi
  (see Lakshmi-puja)
  Homage to Sarasvati
  (see Sarasvati-puja)
  Homartes
  Persian
  [Omartes]
  a king
  father of Odatis
  He refused to allow his daughter to
  marry Zariadres but she chose him
  anyway and they eloped together.
  Homasubi
  (see Homusubi)
  Home of the Angel
  (see Ingelheim)
  Homecoming of the Hammer
  (see Hammarsheimt)
  Homecomings
  Greek
  one of the poems in the Epic Cycle
  dealing with the story of Troy
  Hometeuli
  Central American
  an Aztec creator-god
  Homer
  Greek
  [Homerus]
  a 9th C BC blind poet and writer
  He is taken to be the author of The
  Iliad, telling the story of the Trojan
  War, and The Odyssey, the story of the
  wanderings of Odysseus after leaving
  Troy.
  Homeric Hymns
  Greek
  epic poems addressed to the Greek
  deities
  These thirty-three poems are generally
  attributed to Homer but were probably
  composed by various other authors.
  Homerus
  (see Homer)
  Homme de bouc
  French
  [=Basque Basa Jaun:=Roman Concordia]
  a wood-sprite or fairy
  Homonoia
  Greek
  a goddess, concord personified
  Homshuk
  Central American
  an Olmec deity, maize personified
  He was born from an egg and reared
  by an old couple who, alarmed when
  he killed all those who mocked him,
  tried to kill him but failed.
  He was later taken prisoner by
  Hurakan but survived after being
  locked in three rooms, one filled with
  snakes, another with tigers and a third
  with flying arrows. Hurakan finally
  realised that Homshuk was a deity and
  promised thereafter to tend him – in
  other words, to cultivate the maize.
  homunculus
  a little man
  In some accounts, such a being
  resulted from the union of the sun and
  the moon while others say that it was
  the concoction of an alchemist using
  blood and sperm.
  Homusubi
  Japanese
  [Homasubi]
  a name for Kazu-Tsuchi as ‘he who
  starts a fire’
  honden
  Japanese
  a main shrine: the part of a shrine in
  which a deity is installed
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  hondo
  Japanese
  the main hall of a Buddhist monastery
  Hondscio
  Norse
  a companion of Beowulf
  He was eaten by the monster, Grendel.
  Honer
  (see Hoener)
  Hong
  (see Hang)
  Hong Do-Ryong
  Korean
  a man who became a tiger
  He prayed for help when his mother
  fell ill and a spirit advised him that a
  medicine made from 100 dogs would
  save her. Further prayer gave him the
  power to turn himself into a tiger and
  he was then easily able to catch ninety-
  nine dogs. On the last night, his wife
  saw him change into a tiger and leave
  the house to catch the final dog.
  Foolishly, she burnt the paper in 
  which the tiger-spell was written and 
  Hong was unable to resume his human
  form. In his anger,  he killed his wife
  who happened to be wearing a blue
  skirt at the time. Thereafter, the tiger
  killed every woman he met who was
  similarly dressed.
  honga
  North American
  spirits of the Osage underworld
  hongu
  Japanese
  [honsha]
  the central shrine of a particular deity
  Honinigi
  (see Ninigi)
  Honir
  (see Hoenir)
  Hono
  African
  a name of Were as ‘miracle-worker’
  Hono-ika-zuchi
  Japanese
  [Fire Thunder]
  a god of lightning
  Honochenokah
  North American
  benevolent spirits in the lore of 
  the Iroquois
  Honorée
  British
  the sword which only Biausdous could
  remove from its scabbard
  Honorius of Autun
  German
  a 12th C theologian
  He wrote extensively on historical and
  mythical subjects including Scala Coeli,
  a book on mythical animals in which
  he described an encounter between a
  maiden and a unicorn.
  Honos
  (see Honus)
  Honoyeta
  Pacific Islands
  a serpent-god in Goodenough Island
  He had two wives, one of whom
  discovered that he could turn into a
  handsome youth in their absence. She
  destroyed his abandoned skin so that
  he could not revert to his snake form,
  making him so angry that he caused
  death and famine to appear on earth.
  Honsha
  (see hongu)
  Honsi
  African
  twin brother of Honsu
  He and his brother Honsu are the
  heroes of magical exploits in the lore of
  Dahomey.
  Honsu
  African
  twin brother of Honsi
  He and his brother Honsi are the
  heroes of magical exploits in the lore of
  Dahomey.
  Honus
  Roman
  [Honos]
  a god (or goddess in some accounts)
  of military honours
  Honoured Women
  (see Cihuateteo)
  hoo
  Japanese
  [foo.ho.ho-ho.ho-wo.hobo.hoho.howo.O]
  the Japanese version of the phoenix,
  regarded as bisexual
  Hoo-Hwu
  (see Wu1)
  Ho’o Ipo
  Pacific Islands
  a princess
  daughter of Rina
  wife of Moikeha
  She was given by her father as the
  prize in a sailing race. Moikeha, with
  the help of the wind-god, won the race
  and married her.
  Hoo Kwan
  Buddhist
  [Crown of Brahma.Crown of Treasures.
  Treasure Crown]
  a device like a wheel which gives a
  dazzling light
  This device is one of the signs on the
  Footprint of Buddha.
  Hooded One
  (see Grimnir)
  Hooded Ones
  (see Cuculatti)
  Hoodoo
  [‘white magic’]
  a mixture of voodoo with Christian
  religion
  (see also voodoo)
  hoodoo hand
  North American
  magic charms used by the black
  population of the southern states
  These charms, which include such
  things as the eye or scales of a fish, a
  small dried turtle, a piece of snakeskin,
  the foot of a rabbit, etc., are said to
  cause the death, or at least the illness,
  of one’s enemy; to cure diseases; to
  bring back one’s lover; to bring the
  wearer good fortune.
  hoodoo man
  North American
  a magician or sorcerer
  Hoolee
  (see Holi)
  Hoof-tosser
  (see Hofvarpnir)
  Ho’ohoku-ka-lani
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Wakea and Papa
  She bore two children fathered by her
  own father. The first was born as a root
  and grew into a plant, the second was
  mortal.
  Hoori
  (see Fire Fade)
  Hopladamus
  Greek
  a giant
  Hopop Caan
  Central American
  a name for Chac as ‘lighter of 
  the heavens’
  Hor
  (see Hor Nubuti.King Hor)
  Hor-akhi
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Hor–hekenu
  Egyptian
  a falcon-headed god of 
  ointments
  an aspect of Horus
  Hor-merti
  (see Harwer)
  Hor Nubuti
  Egyptian
  [Hor] 
  Horus as conqueror of Set
  Hora
  Roman
  [Hora Quirini]
  a goddess
  consort of Quirinus
  Hora Galles
  (see Horagalles)
  Hora Quirini
  (see Hora)
  Horace
  (see Alcuin)
  Horae
  Greek
  [Horai.Hours.Seasons:=Hindu Rtus]
  daughters of Zeus by Themis
  daughters of Semnai, some say
  The maidens who acted as the
  gatekeepers of Olympus.
  In some accounts, there were just
  two – Carpo and Thallo – or three with
  Auxo; others list Dike, Eirene and
  Eunomia.
  Some say there were four maidens,
  the daughters of Helius by his sister
  Selene, while yet others say that
  Mersilia, wife of Romulus, became one
  of their number when she was taken 
  up to heaven. Some accounts have
  twelve.
  Horaea
  Greek
  a festival in honour of the Horae
  Horagalles
  Lapp
  [Hora Galles.Tora Galles:=Norse Thor]
  a god of weather
  husband of Raudna
  Horai1
  Japanese
  paradise: elf-land: home of the 
  Dragon King
  Horai2
  (see Horae)
  Horaisan
  Japanese
  a name for Mount Fuji
  Horakt
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Horakhte
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Horakhti
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
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  Horang Gamte
  Korean
  caps worn by goblins which 
  make them invisible to humans
  Horant
  a warrior and musician at Hettel’s
  court
  He, with Frute and Wat, abducted
  Hilde who married Hettel.
  Horatia
  Roman
  sister of Horatius
  Her three brothers fought three
  brothers of the Curiatii to settle the
  war between Rome and Alba Longa.
  Two of her brothers were killed and the
  third killed Horatia when she bewailed
  the loss of one of their opponents to
  whom she was betrothed.
  Horatii
  Roman
  3 champions of Rome
  These three brothers fought three of
  the Curiatii to settle the war between
  the cities. Two were killed and the
  other killed their sister who had
  become betrothed to one of the
  Curiatii.
  Horatius1
  Roman
  [Horatius Cocles]
  a hero
  He, with two friends, Titus Herminius
  and Lartius Spurius, held the bridge
  leading to Rome against the might of
  the invading Etruscans under Lars
  Porsena.
  Horatius2
  Roman
  [Publius Horatius]
  brother of Horatia
  He and his two brothers fought three
  of the Curiatii to settle the war
  between Rome and Alba Longa. His
  two brothers were killed but he killed
  all three of their oponents. When his
  sister bewailed the loss of one of the
  Curiatii to whom she was betrothed,
  he killed her.
  Horbehudet
  Egyptian
  [Horus of Edfu]
  a name of Horus as the solar disc
  Horcos
  (see Orcus)
  Hordad
  (see Haurvatat)
  Hore
  African
  an oracle of the god Nosenga
  Horei
  African
  an evil spirit in West Africa
  Horemakhet
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  horen
  Japanese
  a palanquin bearing the model of 
  a phoenix              (see also mikoshi)
  Horios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as guardian 
  of boundaries
  Horiya
  (see Hurriya)
  horizon
  Egyptian
  the home of the sun-god in the east
  The sun was often depicted as rising
  between two mountains personified as
  the breasts of a goddess.
  Horkos
  (see Orcus)
  Hormazd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Hormazu
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Horn
  (see Freya)
  Horn of Ament
  Egyptian
  [Horn of Amenti]
  the furthest boundary of Amenti
  Horn of Amenti
  (see Horn of Ament)
  Horn of Bran Galed
  Welsh
  [Corn Bran Galed]
  a drinking-horn that could provide
  whichever drink the owner required
  When Merlin set out to acquire the
  Thirteen Treasures of Britain, he had
  to obtain this horn before he could get
  the others.
  (see also Horn of Gawlgawd)
  Horn of Fidelity
  British
  a horn sent by Morgan le Fay 
  to King Arthur
  This vessel detected those ladies who
  had been unfaithful to their husbands
  when they found that they could not
  drink from it.
  Horn of Gawlgawd
  Welsh
  one of the objects that Ysbadadden
  required Culhwch to get in his quest
  for the hand of Olwen
  (see also Horn of Bran Galed)
  Horn of Plenty
  (see Cornucopia)
  hornbill
  Pacific Islands
  a man who became a bird
  This bird was originally a prince who
  destroyed a palace or a man who
  destroyed the house of his mother-in-
  law and was changed into a hornbill 
  as punishment.
  Hornbogi
  German
  a warrior with Dietrich von Bern
  father of Amalung
  Horned God
  the god of witches
  Horned Lord
  (see Apollo Cunomaglus)
  Horned One, The
  (see Cernunnos)
  Horned Water Serpent
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Horns Standing Up
  North American
  a Cheyenne medicine-man
  When his tribe was starving as a result
  of drought, Horns Standing Up
  commanded the wife of the chief to
  accompany him and they set off to seek
  help. After many days they came to the
  mountains and entered a cave where, for
  four days, Maheo and Great Roaring
  Thunder gave them instructions in the
  art of the medicine dance. When the
  couple returned to their tribe, the men
  built a medicine lodge and danced
  round it as Horns Standing Up had
  instructed them. Soon the rains came
  and the buffalo returned.
  Horomazd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Horon
  Canaanite
  a destructive god
  horoscope
  the position of the planets at the
  moment of a person’s birth
  Astrologers purport to foretell a person’s
  future from such observations.
  Horror
  (see Uath mac Imoman)
  Horsa
  Danish
  brother of Hengist
  He and his brother led the Saxon
  invasion of Britain.
  horse
  an animal, found in many countries
  and featured in their myths, which
  has been domesticated and used
  for many purposes in sport,
  transport, etc.
  (1) The Arab poet-warrior Antar
  rode a horse called Abjar.
  It was said that a race of green
  horses, Farasi Bahari, lived in the
  Indian Ocean and horses bred from
  these stallions and normal mares
  could run forever because they had
  no lungs and therefore were never
  short of breath.
  (2) The Babylonian mare, Silili,
  was said to be the progenitress of
  all the horses in the world.
  (3) British lore includes the
  Arthurian characters with their
  horses, such as:
  Arthur
  Dun Stallion.Lamri
  Passelande.Spumador
  Bevis
  Arundel
  Caradoc
  Lluagor
  Fergus
  Arondiel
  Kay
  Gwinam
  Launfal
  Blanchard
  Tristram
  Passe Brewell
  The mediaeval hero Guy of
  Warwick had a horse called Black
  Saladin and, in The Faerie Queene,
  the knight Guyon rode Brigadore.
  In some stories, the spirit of a
  horse, haunting boggy areas, is
  called a gytrash.
  (4) Buddhist lore says that the
  Buddha’s horse was called Kantaka,
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  that of Avalokiteshvara was Balaha.
  (5) In Carolingian stories some of
  the characters and their steeds are:
  Argalia
  Rabican
  Bruhier
  Marchvallée
  Charlemagne
  Blanchard
  Gradasso
  Alfana
  Guarinos
  Trezibond
  Ogier
  Beiffror.Marchvallée
  Tachebrune
  Oliver
  Ferrant d’Espagne
  Orlando
  Vegliantino
  Rinaldo
  Bayard
  Rogero
  Frontino
  Roland
  Brigliadoro.Veillantif
  and a fire-breathing horse ridden
  by Ogier was known as Papillon.
  (6) In Egypt, a sea-living horse,
  Sabgarifiya, was the equivalent of
  the Arab Farasi Bahari.
  (7) Other European stories include
  the Brazen Horse of Cambuscan
  which had a pin in one ear which
  enabled it to accept instructions
  from the rider as to where he
  wished to go, Rosinante, the
  broken-down nag ridden by Don
  Quixote and Clavileno, a wooden
  horse, 
  controlled 
  by 
  a 
  peg
  protruding from its head, which
  could take the rider wherever he
  wished to go. The goddess Epona,
  like 
  her 
  Welsh 
  counterpart
  Rhiannon, is said to have ridden
  the White Mare.
  (8) German stories include the
  horse of Dietrich von Bern, an
  animal called Falke, and one called
  Lion, owned by Walter von
  Wasgenstein.
  (9) In Greek myths, one famous
  horse, Pegasus, sprang from the
  blood of the Gorgon, Medusa, slain
  by Perseus and was later used by
  Bellerophon when he attacked and
  killed the Chimaera.
  Some deities and mortals, with
  their horses, include:
  Achilles
  Balios.Xanthos
  Adastrus
  Cairus
  Alexander
  Bucephalus
  Aurora
  Abraxa.Eos
  Castor and Polydeuces Cytharos
  Harpagos
  Diomedes
  Dinos.Lampos
  Eos
  Phaeton
  Hector
  Ethon.Galathe.Podarge
  Helios
  Actaeon.Aethon.Amethea
  Bronte.Erythreos.Lampos
  Philogea.Phlegon.Purocris
  Pyrois
  Heracles
  Phallas
  Oeneus
  Harpinna 
  Oenomaus
  Psylla
  Peleus
  Balios
  Pluto
  Abaster.Abatos.Nomios
  The Seian horse was reputed to
  bring bad luck to whoever owned
  it. Perhaps the most famous of all
  horses is the wooden horse made
  by the Greeks and left in front of
  the city walls of Troy.
  (10) In Hindu lore, the horse was
  the seventh thing to emerge from
  the Churning of the Ocean. The
  sun-god Surya used the horse
  Rohita to pull his chariot.
  (11) Irish characters with their
  steeds include:
  Conall CearnachDearg Druchtach
  Cuchulainn
  Black of Sainglenn
  Grey of Macha
  Dagda
  Acein
  Lugh
  Horse of Manannan
  Manannan
  Splendid Mane
  The horse known as Aonbharr was
  said to be able to travel over water.
  (12) In Norse myths, Odin’s horse
  was the eight-legged Sleipnir. 
  Other more normal animals are
  listed below with their owners 
  or riders:
  Brunhild
  Vingskornir
  Frey
  Arvak. Aslo. Blodighofi
  Freyfaxi.Skinfaxi
  Gna
  Hofvarpnir
  Hrungnir
  Gullfaxi
  ice-giant
  Svadilfare
  moon-god
  Alsvid.Alsvin
  Nott
  Hrimfaxi
  Sigurd
  Grane
  Other horses used by the gods were
  Falhofnir, Gleed, Gler, Goldcrest,
  Gylli, 
  Hamskerpir, 
  Hostage,
  Silvertop, Sini and Skidbrim.
  (13) 
  In 
  Malaya, 
  the 
  Farasul 
  Bahri were sea-living horses, the
  equivalent of the Arab Farasi Bahari.
  (14) In Persian myths, the hero
  Rustem rode Rakush and the
  mythical king Kay Khrusraw had a
  horse called Shibaliz.
  (15) Russian stories include those
  of Ivan the Fool and Ivan
  Tzrnoyevitch who respectively
  rode Silver Road and Zdral.
  (16) In Serbian stories there are
  several horses called Bedevia,
  owned by such heroes as Balatchko,
  Marko and Milosh and another
  hero, Momtchilo, had a flying
  horse called Yaboutchilo.
  (17) In Thailand, the mythical king
  Sison had a flying horse, Tipaka,
  which could transport its rider
  instantaneously to anywhere in the
  world.
  (18) Horses mentioned in Welsh
  stories, with their owners, include
  Bwlch
  Call
  Cyfwlch
  Cuall
  Cynwyl
  Hengroen
  Gweddu
  Gwyn Dunmane
  Moro
  Du
  Rhiannon
  White Mare
  Syfwlch
  Cafall
  horse-dragon
  (see ch’i-lin)
  Horse-face
  (see Ma Mien)
  Horse-faced Messenger
  (see Ma Mien)
  Horse Head Lady
  (see Ma-t’ou)
  Horse of Manannan
  Irish
  a horse owned by Lugh which could
  travel over water
  Horsel
  German
  a Swabian love-goddess and 
  moon-goddess
  Horselberg
  (see Venusberg)
  Horta
  Roman
  an Etruscan goddess of 
  agriculture
  Horus1
  Egyptian
  son of Paneshe
  An ancient sorcerer who defeated a
  Nubian sorcerer in a contest of magic.
  Horus2
  Egyptian
  [Anti.Har.Har-mau.Har-nedj-itef.Har-
  pa-Neb-Taui.Harpakhrad.Harsomtus.
  Hartomes.Heart.Her-ka.Her-ap-sheta.
  Herdesuf.Heru Khent Khat.
  Heru Khent an Maa.Heru Khuti
  Heru Murti.Heru-pakhret
  Heru-sam-taui.Heru Ur.Herunub.
  Hor–hekenu.Hor Nubuti.Iahu.
  Lord of Two Lands.
  Mekenti-(en-)irty.Ra-Harakta.Ra-
  Harahkte.Re-Harahkty:=Greek Ankhoes.
  Harendotes.Harsaphes]
  a falcon-headed sun-god
  son of Osiris and Isis
  father of Anset, Hapi, Qebsehsenuf
  and Tuamutef
  In some accounts he is the son of
  Osiris and Isis, conceived when they
  were still in Nut’s womb, in others he
  is the son of Osiris and Nut.
  An assimiliation of both Horus the
  Elder and the Younger as the opponent
  of Set in the struggle for supremacy.
  He lost an eye in the fight but it was
  restored by Thoth. In some versions,
  the eye was later given to Osiris but
  other accounts say that Set gouged out
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  both the eyes of Horus and buried
  them. Lotus-blossom grew from the
  burial site but Horus had his sight
  restored by the gods. The case
  between Horus and Set was arbitrated
  by the gods and when the judgement
  was in favour of Horus he took over
  the whole of the kingdom.
  In another version, the fight was
  over supremacy of the light and Thoth
  settled the argument by awarding the
  day to Horus and the night to Set.
  Some say that he steered Ra’s
  barque Manjet through the heavens;
  others equate him with Ra.
  It was said that all human races,
  except the black race, were born from
  the eyes of Horus.
  The pharaoh of the United Kingdom
  was Horus in his lifetime.
  He was associated with the planets
  Jupiter, Mars and Saturn.
  (see also Hemen)
  Horus Aroeris
  (see Horus of the Horizon)
  Horus Behdety
  (see Horus of Edfu)
  Horus lock
  Egyptian
  [Sidelock of Youth]
  a long curled strand of hair left on a
  shaven head, worn by young royals
  Horus name
  Egyptian
  the first of the 7 names given to a king
  Horus of Edfu
  Egyptian
  [Horbehudet.Horus Behdety]
  a war-god
  This was Horus as the solar disc and
  leader of the forces that defeated Set 
  at Edfu.
  Horus of the Horizon
  Egyptian
  [Har-em-akhet.Harakhti.Harakte.
  Herakhte.Herakhty.Herkhty.Hermakhis.
  Horakhi.Horakh(ti).Horakte.Horemakhe.
  Horus Aroeris.Ra-Herakhta:
  =Greek Harakhtes.Harmachis]
  a form of Horus 
  In this form, Horus was Ra, the sun-
  god, as the rising and setting sun.
  He is depicted as the disc of the sun
  set between falcon wings.
  (see also Behedti)
  Horus of the Sun
  (see Harpre)
  Horus of the Two Eyes
  Egyptian
  [Harmerti.Mekhenti-(en-)irty] 
  a form of Horus the Elder
  husband of Tafner
  In this form his two eyes were the moon
  and the sun. Set stole the sun and so
  precipitated the struggle with Horus
  which was settled by the intervention of
  Thoth. Set also took parts of the other
  eye so that the moon varied in size.
  Horus the Child
  (see Horus the Younger)
  Horus the Elder
  Egyptian
  [Aro(u)eris.Haloeris.Haroeris.
  Harwer:=Greek Harueris]
  a sun-god
  son of Hathor, some say
  husband of Hathor, some say
  In this form, Horus is depicted as a
  falcon or a falcon-headed human.
  Horus the Younger
  Egyptian
  [Harpakhrad.Har-pa-khered. Harsiese.
  Harsiesis.Horus the Child.Taut:
  =Greek Harpocrates.Harpokrates]
  son of Osiris and Isis or Horus 
  and Hathor
  In this form, Horus is depicted naked
  either sucking his fingers or being
  suckled by Isis.
  (see also Harpakhrad)
  Horvendil
  European
  [Horvendillus.Horwendil]
  a king of Jutland
  brother of Feng
  husband of Gerutha
  father of Amleth
  He was killed by Feng who married
  Gerutha and took the throne.
  In some accounts he is the same
  as Orvandil.
  Hoshang
  Persian
  [Haosh(y)angha.Hushang] 
  son of Siyamak and Nashak
  grandson of Gayomart
  consort of Gushak
  He was regarded as the first law-giver,
  was credited with the introduction of
  metal-working and, with Gushak, is
  regarded by some as the progenitor of
  the Iranians.. After making a sacrifice
  to the gods on top of the iron
  mountain known as Hara Berzaite, he
  was given divine protection which
  enabled him to eradicate the demons,
  killing most of them while the rest fled
  into the outer darkness.
  In the Shah Name, he caused fire to
  appear when he struck a dragon with a
  stone and is said to have domesticated
  asses, cattle and sheep.
  In the Bundahishn, he was the
  grandson, rather than the son,
  of Siyamak.
  Hoshi matsuri
  Japanese
  [Star Festival]
  a festival in honour of the Weaving
  Lady, Tanabata, held on the seventh
  day of the seventh month
  Hosho1
  Japanese
  [Gem-birth Buddha:=Buddhist
  Ratnasambhava]
  the Japanese equivalent of Yama
  (see also Gundari)
  Hosho2
  Japanese
  [Hoshu]
  an aspect of Jizo
  Hoshu
  (see Hosho2)
  Hosia
  Greek
  heavenly justice personified
  Hosioi
  Greek
  priests as Delphi
  Hoso-no-kami
  Japanese
  [Hoso-shin]
  a god of smallpox
  Hoso-shin
  (see Hoso-no-kami)
  Hospodaricek
  German
  [=Slav Zmek]
  a guardian spirit in Bohemia
  This spirit is said to take the form of 
  a snake.
  Hostage
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Hostel of the Quicken Trees
  (see Quicken Trees Hostel)
  Hostia
  Roman
  an Etruscan goddess
  Hostilius
  (see Tullius Hostilius)
  Hotar
  (see Hotri)
  Hotei1
  Japanese
  [Hotei-osho.P’u Sa.Wagon Priest:
  =Chinese Mi-lo-fo]
  a god of laughter
  one of the 7 Shinto deities of
  fortune, the Shichi Fukujin
  Hotei is said to be based on a cheerful
  Buddhist monk, Pu Tai Ho-shang.
  He is depicted as a fat man with a
  naked belly and carrying a never-
  empty sack of precious things or
  riding in a decrepit carriage pulled by
  children. In this latter role, he is
  known as the Wagon Priest and is
  equated with the Laughing Buddha,
  Maitreya, whom he resembles and
  who also carries a sack.
  hotei2
  Japanese
  the sack carried by the god 
  Hotei
  Hotei-osho
  (see Hotei1)
  Hotherus
  (see Hoder1)
  Hotoke1
  Japanese
  a name given to all saints and 
  Buddhas
  Hotoke2
  Japanese
  the spirits of the dead
  Hotoke-umi
  Japanese
  [Buddha Flood.Tide of the Returning
  Ghosts]
  the last day of the Festival of the Dead
  It is on this day that the spirits who
  have returned for the Festival of the
  Dead return to their own realm.
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  hotot
  hotot
  Armenian
  evil spirits living in rivers and 
  marshes who lure children 
  to their death
  Hototogisu
  Japanese
  a bird from the land of the dead
  The call of this bird, heard in May,
  tells the peasants that the time has
  arrived for the planting of the rice.
  Some define this bird as the cuckoo
  which acts as a guide to the land of 
  the dead.
  Hotri1
  Hindu
  [Hotar]
  a goddess of sacrifices
  hotri2
  Hindu
  a priest performing sacrifices
  Hotu
  Pacific Islands
  the canoe of the god Mahi
  Hotu Hiva
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian princess
  wife of Rahi
  Rahi heard a voice singing inside his
  drum and opened it to find Hotu Hiva
  whom he then married.
  Hotu Papa
  (see Papa)
  hotua poro
  Pacific Islands
  Samoan monsters
  Hoturu
  North American
  a Pawnee wind-spirit
  Hou1
  British
  [Har Hou:=Welsh Hu Gardarn]
  an oak-god of Guernsey
  hou2
  Chinese
  a mythical animal, a form of lion,
  ridden by Kuan Yin
  Hou3
  Chinese
  a title for an empress regarded as 
  a divine being
  Hou I
  (see I)
  Hou-chi
  (see Hou t’u)
  Hou-t’u
  Chinese
  [Hou-chi.Lord of the Earth.
  (Millet) Prince.Prince of the
  Earth.She.She-chi.
  She-tse.T’u]
  a culture-hero
  son of Chiang Yüan
  He was the offspring of a virgin birth,
  conceived when the maiden Chiang
  Yüan trod on the toe (or toe-print) of
  a god. He taught the people the arts of
  agriculture and was later deified as the
  Confucian god of agriculture.
  In some accounts, Hou-chi is the
  god of millet and Hou-t’u is a separate
  deity, god of earth or soil, who 
  later became the goddess Hou-t’u-
  nai-nai.
  (see also Hou-t’u Shen)
  Hou-t’u Shen
  (see T’u Ti Shen)
  Houdain
  British
  [Hodain.Leon]
  a dog given to Tristram by Belinda
  when she killed herself for love 
  of Tristram
  hougan
  West Indian
  [h(o)ungan]
  a spirit master: a priest of voodoo
  Houhou
  Pacific Islands
  [Place of Sleep]
  the home of Timbehes
  Houmea
  New Zealand
  a Maori drought-demon or cannibal
  ogress
  hound marine 
  a sea monster, part dog, part fish
  Hounds of Gabriel
  (see Hounds of Hell)
  Hounds of Hell
  Welsh
  [Cwn Annwfn.Cwm Mamau.Hounds of
  Gabriel:=English Yeth Hounds]
  a pack of white dogs with red ears 
  These are the hounds of Arawn, that
  came from the underworld, and which
  were chasing the stag that Pwyll
  claimed. They are the same animals
  that are kept by Gwyn ap Nudd.
  (see also Wild Hunt)
  Hounds of Zeus
  (see Harpies)
  houngan
  (see hougan)
  houri l’Aini
  Muslim
  [=Norse Valkyrie] 
  a houri who is responsible for
  receiving the souls of those killed
  in battle
  Hours1
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Horae]
  12 daughters of Ra
  They control the individual’s life-span. 
  Hours2
  (see Horae)
  Housain
  Persian
  [Houssain]
  brother of Ahmed
  He owned the magic carpet featured in
  The Arabian Nights.
  House of Bats
  Central American
  part of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque spent a night
  here and Hunapu’s head was cut off
  by Camazotz.
  House of Benben
  Egyptian
  the home of Ra
  House of Cold
  Central American
  part of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque spent a night
  here and managed to survive.
  House of Eternity (see Dar al-Baqa)
  House of Fire
  Central American
  part of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque spent a night
  here and managed to survive.
  House of Gloom
  Central American
  part of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba
  Hunhunapu and Vucub Hanapu spent
  a night here when they visited Xibalba
  and were killed.
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque, who came
  to avenge their deaths, also spent a
  night here. They were given torches
  and were told that they would be killed
  if the torches went out. They survived
  by painting red flames to replace the
  real ones.
  House of Illusion
  (see Dar al-Ghurur)
  House of Joy
  (see Dar al-Surur)
  House of Lances
  Central American
  part of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque spent a night
  here and were required to produce
  four vases of flowers if they were to be
  allowed to survive. They did this with
  the help of ants after subduing the
  demons in the room.
  House of Lies
  Persian
  the house of Ahriman
  House of Meslam
  (see Aralu)
  House of Myth
  North American
  the home of the gods of the Bella
  Coola people
  House of Passing
  (see Dar al-Fana)
  House of Sadness (see Dar al-Huzn)
  House of Song
  Persian
  the home of the righteous dead
  House of Temptation
  (see Dar al-Ibtila)
  House of the Dawn
  (see Pacari)
  House of the Sun
  (see Tonatiuhican)
  House of the Water (see Tzununiha)
  House of the West
  (see Sunsetland)
  House of Tigers
  Central American
  part of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque spent a night
  here and managed to survive by
  throwing bones to the fierce animals
  that appeared.
  hovatu-koiari
  East Indian
  in the lore of Papua, the spirit of 
  a stillborn or aborted child
  These spirits are envisaged as being
  about one foot tall with a long tail and
  are said to live in the sago swamps.
  household gods
  Roman gods
  gods of the family, lares and 
  penates
  Houssain
  (see Housain)
  How Beautiful
  (see Yma Sumac)
  How-too
  (see Hou-t’u)
  Howel
  (see Hoel)
  howleglass
  (see Tyll Eulenspiegel)
  howo
  (see hoo)
  howo
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  Hozanek
  Central American
  a Mayan god
  one of the Bacabs
  He supported the southern corner of
  the world (yellow).
  (see also Cauac)
  Hozo
  Japanese
  a Chinaman who lived for 800 years by
  drinking the dew from the flowers of
  the chrysanthemum
  Hozoni Chant
  North American
  a Navaho ritual chant relating the
  story of Glipsa
  hPaung-daw-u
  Burmese
  a Buddhist water-dragon god,
  guardian of lakes
  hPi
  Burmese
  [hPi-hPai]
  a demon
  This being is said to have red eyes and
  cast no shadow.
  hPi-hPai
  (see hPi)
  Hrada
  Hindu
  a demon
  son of Hiranyakashipu
  Hraesvelg
  Norse
  [Hraesvelg(u)r.Hroesvelgur]
  a giant acting as gatekeeper
  He could adopt the form of an eagle and
  caused the winds by flapping his wings.
  Hraesvelgr
  (see Hraesvelg)
  Hraesvelgur
  (see Hraesvelg)
  Hrafna
  (see Hrafna-god)
  Hrafna Galdur Odins
  Norse
  [Odin’s Raven Spell.The Spell of 
  Odin’s Ravens]
  a poem in the Elder Edda
  Hrafna-god
  Norse
  [Hrafna]
  a name for Odin as ‘raven’
  Hrafnkel
  Norse
  a priest of Frey
  Hrauding
  Norse
  a king
  father of Agnar and Geirrod
  Hredel
  Danish
  a king of the Geats
  grandfather of Beowolf
  father of Haedcyn
  Hreidmar
  Norse
  [Hreidmarr.Hriethmarr.Reichmar]
  king of the dwarfs
  father of Fafnir, Otter and Regin
  Hreidmarr
  (see Hreidmar)
  Hreithmarr
  (see Hreidmar)
  Hrim
  (see Hrimnir)
  Hrim-thurs
  (see Frost Giants)
  Hrim-faxi
  Norse
  [Hrimfaxe.Hrimfaxi]
  the horse drawing the chariot of Nott
  Hrimfaxe
  (see Hrim-faxi)
  Hrimfaxi
  (see Hrim-faxi)
  Hrimgerd
  Norse
  [Hrimgerth]
  a giantess
  She could change her shape and often
  appeared as a mare.
  Hrimgerth
  (see Hrimgerd)
  Hrimnir
  Norse
  [Hrim.Hrym(nir)]
  a Frost Giant
  father of Frigga, some say
  It is said that, at the final battle,
  Ragnarok, he will build the boat
  Naglfar, load the Frost Giants and
  pilot the ship to the site of the battle.
  Hrimthursar (see Frost Giants.giants.
  Hrimthurs)
  Hringhorn
  (see Ringhorn)
  Hringhornr
  (see Ringhorn)
  Hringr
  (see Sigurd2)
  Hringrimnir
  Norse
  a Frost Giant
  Hrist
  Norse
  a Valkyrie
  Hrith
  Norse
  a river of Niflheim, one of the 
  12 rivers known as Elivagar
  Hroald
  Norse
  one of the men with Flosi when
  they killed the Njalssons and burnt
  their house
  He was killed during the fight by Njal’s
  son, Skarp-Hedin.
  Hroar
  (see Hrodgar)
  Hrodgar
  Norse
  [Hroar.Hrothgar.Hrothulf]
  king of Denmark
  husband of Wealtheow
  father of Freawaru and Rorik
  This is the name given to Hrolf Kraki
  in Beowulf.
  He and his court were the subject of
  harassing raids by the monster Grendel
  and he asked Beowulf for help.
  Hrodvitnir
  (see Fenris)
  Hroesvelgur
  (see Hraesvelg)
  Hrolf Kraki
  Norse
  a king of Denmark
  He was famous for his strength and
  generous nature. He owned a magic
  sword, Skofnung, together with a hawk
  called Habrok and a dog, Garm.
  (see also Bodvar.Hrodgar)
  Hrolfssaga
  Norse
  stories of the exploits of the Danish
  king, Hrolf Kraki
  Hromund
  Norse
  owner of the sword Mistillteinn
  In an alternative telling of the story 
  of  the death of Balder, Bildr and Voli 
  are magicians and both Bildr and
  Hromund are suitors for the hand of
  Svanhit. Hromund, though wounded,
  killed Bild and Voli with the
  marvellous sword.       (see also Hoder)
  Hronesness
  Norse
  [Eagle’s Ness.Earnaness.an’s Ness
  Whale’s Ness]
  a headland
  This is the place where Beowulf was
  buried and where he guides ships
  through the mists. 
  Hropt
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘arranger of runes’
  Hross
  (see Hnoss)
  Hrossharsgrani
  (see Starkader)
  Hrothgar
  (see Hrodgar)
  Hrothulf
  (see Hrodgar)
  Hrothwina
  (see Renwein)
  Hrotte
  Norse
  a sword
  This weapon was one of the treasures
  guarded by Fafnir.
  Hroudlandus
  (see Roland)
  Hrsikesa
  Hindu
  an avatar of Vishnu
  consort of Harsa
  Hrungner
  (see Hrungnir)
  Hrungnir
  Norse
  [Hrungner]
  a giant
  After a race in the sky on his horse
  Gullfaxi with Odin riding Sleipnir, he
  was entertained by the gods in
  Valhalla.
  He got drunk and boasted he would
  take over the whole of Asgard,
  including Sif, the wife of Thor. Thor
  fought a duel with Hrungnir who 
  was assisted by a nine-mile long
  monster, Mokerkialfi. His own squire,
  Thialfi, killed the monster and Thor
  killed Hrungnir.
  Hrunting
  Norse
  a sword
  This weapon was given to Beowulf by
  Unferth for his fight with Grendel and
  Grendel’s mother. It proved useless
  against these monsters and Beowulf
  returned it to Unferth after he had
  dealt with them.
  (see also Nagelring)
  Hrym
  (see Hrimnir)
  Hrymnir
  (see Hrimnir)
  Hrymthurs
  (see Frost Giants)
  Hrymthursar
  (see Frost Giants)
  Hsi
  Chinese
  3 celestial beings
  They, with the three brothers Ho,
  were charged with the responsibility
  for solstices and equinoxes.
  (see also Hsi-Ho)
  Hsi-fang chi-lo shih-chieh
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Sukhavati
  Hozanek
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  Hsi Hai
  Hsi Hai
  Chinese
  god of the western sea
  husband of T’ai Shan
  Hsi Ho
  Chinese
  a deity, male or female
  In some versions, Hsi Ho was a
  charioteer of the sun while others
  regard ‘him’ as a female deity, mother
  of the sun.
  In this latter role, she was the
  mother of the ten suns which one day
  appeared in the sky all at the same
  time. The archer, I, shot down nine of
  them, each of which hit the earth as a
  three-legged crow. 
  In later years, Hsi Ho became two
  seperate males, Hsi and Ho, officials in
  charge of the calendar.
  Although there were three Hsi and
  three Ho, Hsi Ho is regarded as one
  being incorporating all six of them.
  Hsi-ling Shih
  Chinese
  wife of Huang Ti, some say
  In other accounts, the wife of Huang
  Ti is given as Lei Tsu (in female form).
  Hsi-men Ch’ing
  Chinese
  a merchant
  He fell in love with P’an Chin-lien, the
  widow of Wu Ta-lang. When her
  brother-in-law, Wu Sang, found them
  making love, he decapitated P’an
  Chin-lien, who was later immortalised.
  Her lover made good his escape.
  Hsi-men Pao
  Chinese
  a magistrate
  He intervened in the annual ceremony
  in which a maiden was sacrificed to the
  god of the Yellow River and ordered
  one after the other of the attendants of
  the witch, Wu, to be sacrificed in place
  of the intended victim. When Wu
  herself was so sacrificed, the practice
  came to an end.
  Hsi Po
  Chinese
  [Hsi Pei]
  the original name of Wen Wang
  Hsi Shen
  Chinese
  a god of joy
  He is depicted with a basket of arrows
  or, alternatively, borne aloft on the
  shoulders of the god of wealth.
  Hsi Shih
  Chinese
  a goddess, patroness of perfume
  merchants
  Hsi T’ien
  (see Sukhavati)
  Hsi Wang Mu
  Chinese
  [Chin Mu.Golden Mother of the 
  Tortoise.Queen Mother of the
  West.Queen of Heaven.Royal
  Lady of the West.Shih Wang Mu.
  Wang Mu (Niang Niang).(Western)
  Royal Mother:=Japanese Sei-O-Ba]
  a Taoist goddess of medicine 
  and immortality
  wife of Tung Wang Kung
  mother of Ching Wo, Hsien Hsiu, Hua
  Lin, Mei Lan, Wan, Yao Chi and 
  many others
  She was the embodiment of the female
  yin principle and combined with Tung
  Wang Kung to create the world and all
  that is in it.
  Originally a terrible tiger/leopard
  woman or plague goddess, she was
  later regarded as a benevolent goddess,
  guarding the tree (or herb) of
  immortality. She was the ruler of the
  Western Paradise where she lived in a
  golden palace, hundreds of miles
  round, built of gold and precious
  stones, alongside the Lake of Jewels.
  In the garden of the palace stood the
  peach tree Shen T’ao, that flowered
  once every 3,000 years. 
  The fruit took a further 3,000 years
  to ripen, an event which coincided
  with her birthday, but made immortal
  those, such as the archer I, who ate it.
  I had built her palace and was
  rewarded with, some say, a pill which
  would give him immortality but his
  wife took the pill and was transported
  to the moon where she became a
  three-legged toad.
  Her personal transport was a crane
  and in one form this goddess was
  the wife of Yü Ti, the supreme ruler
  of heaven.
  Hsi Yü Chi
  (see Pilgrimage to the West)
  Hsiang
  Chinese
  the elephant which carried the sacred
  jewel of Buddhist law
  Hsiang Chun
  Chinese
  [Hsien Chun]
  a god of waterways
  Hsiang Fu-jen
  Chinese
  [Hsien Fu-jen]
  2 daughters of Yao
  Their names were Nü Ying and Wo
  Huang and they became consort and
  empress.
  Hsiang Yao
  Chinese
  a nine-headed snake-like being,
  attendant on Kung Kung
  Hsiao Fo
  (see Mi-lo-fo)
  Hsiao-jen Kuo
  Chinese
  a mythical land where the inhabitants,
  the Ching, are less than one foot tall
  Hsieh-ching t’ai
  Chinese
  [Terrace of the Mirror]
  a place in the first hell where sinners
  can see all their victims reflected in 
  a huge mirror
  Hsieh Hsü
  Chinese
  [Chin-lung.Golden Dragon]
  a nephew of a 13th C empress
  He drowned himself to escape capture
  by the insurgent Mongols. A hundred
  years later, his spirit returned to help
  to defeat the Mongols by harassing
  them with bees.
  Hsien
  Chinese
  [Jen] 
  a Taoist immortal: a deity
  The home of these immortals was San
  Hsien Shan.
  (see also kuei1.Shen)
  Hsien Chun
  (see Hsiang Chun)
  Hsien Fu-jen
  (see Hsiang Fu-jen)
  Hsien Hsiu
  Chinese
  [Chen Jen]
  son of Tung Wang Kung and Hsi
  Wang Mu
  Hsien Nung T’an
  Chinese
  an altar to the spirit of agriculture
  In a fertility rite held at this site the
  emperor ploughed the first furrow of
  the new season.
  Hsien O
  (see Wang Shu)
  Hsien tree
  Chinese
  a symbol of immortality
  Hsien Tsan
  Chinese
  a goddess of silk-culture
  wife of Shen Nung 
  Hsien T’ung
  Chinese
  [Immortal Youth]
  a retainer of Mu Kung
  Hsin Nien
  Chinese
  the New Year
  Hsing
  Chinese
  form, which developed during the T’ai
  Ch’u period
  Hsing She
  Chinese
  a god of highways
  Hsiung Shen
  Chinese
  a spirit
  He assists the daughter of Cheng Wu
  in spoiling young brides.
  He is so ugly that he runs thousands
  of miles if he catches sight of his face
  in a mirror.
  Hsü Chen-chun
  Chinese
  a slayer of dragons
  Hsü Shih
  Chinese
  a 2nd C BC Taoist mystic
  He led an expedition to find the Islands
  of the Blest but failed in the attempt.
  Hsüan Shang Jen
  Chinese
  a spirit who related the story of 
  the birth of Yüan Shih
  Hsüan Nü
  Chinese
  [Mother of Heaven]
  the tutor of the Phoenix Empress
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  Hsüan Tan
  (see Yüan-tan) 
  Hsüan T’ien Shang Ti
  (see Cheng Wu.Pak Tai)
  Hsüan Tsang
  (see Tripitaka2)
  Hsüan Tung-tzu
  Chinese
  [Dark Youth.Heaven Deaf.T’ien Lung]
  a servant of the god of literature, 
  Wen Ch’ang Ti Chun
  In some accounts, he and Ti Ya mated
  to produce all the creatures on earth.
  Htamenmas
  Tibetan
  [Pharmen-ma]
  a group of 8 goddesses
  These beings, shown as holding corpses
  and skeletons, are also depicted as
  having the heads of animals or birds.
  Hu1
  Arab
  [Huwa.‘he’]
  god
  Hu2
  British
  [Hugh:=Guernsey Hou:=Welsh 
  Hu Gardarn]
  an oak-god or a sun-god
  He is said to have killed a dragon,
  organised the tribal system and good
  government and taught the people 
  the arts of agriculture and literature.
  Hu3
  Chinese
  [Emperor of the Northern Seas]
  He is manifest in the lightning which
  pierced Chaos to form the universe.
  (see Hun-tun.Shu1)
  Hu4
  Chinese
  one of the household gods, guardian
  of windows
  Hu5
  Chinese
  a sorceress
  Hu6
  Egyptian
  [Huhi.Khuhi.Tongue of Ptah]
  a god representing kingly authority
  and divine will
  son of Ra
  He was said to have been formed from
  blood from Ra’s penis.
  In some versions, there were two
  gods of this name, one a nature-god
  associated with the Nile, the other the
  personification of wisdom, often
  portrayed as a man or a sphinx. Both
  have associations with Ra’s boat and, in
  this aspect, are merged.
  Hu7
  Mexican
  a sun-god
  Hu Chao
  Chinese
  [Tiger’s Claw]
  a charm guarding against shocks
  Hu Ching-t’e
  Chinese
  one of the Three Door Gods
  Hu Gardarn
  Welsh
  [=British Hu:=Guernsey Hou]
  an oak-god or sun-god
  He is regarded as the ancestor of the
  Cymry who brought them from
  Ceylon. He raised the monster Addanc
  from a lake, using his team of oxen,
  causing a flood.
  hu-hsien
  Chinese
  the fox as a shape-changer: a fox 
  fairy or fox spirit
  It is said that, in the form of young
  men or women, they can debilitate
  their lovers to such an extent that 
  they die.
  They are reported to be fond of
  wine but resume their shape as foxes if
  they drink too much or if they are
  frightened in some way.
  Hua-hsien
  Chinese
  a goddess of flowers
  Hua-hu Tiao
  Chinese
  a white rat
  This animal was carried in a bag by 
  Mi-lo Shou, one of the Four Diamond
  Kings. When released, it became a
  winged elephant that ate human beings.
  In some accounts it is referred to as
  a monster, the Striped Marten.
  Hua-hsü
  Chinese
  mother of Fu-hsi
  She was said to have produced Fu-hsi
  as a result of being impregnated by
  the wind.
  Hua-kuang
  Chinese
  [Fo]
  a tutelary deity
  He is depicted sitting in a chair and
  resting his feet on an ingot of 
  precious metal.
  Hua-lin
  Chinese
  [Chou Hsing Lao T’ou-tzu.
  Nan-chi Fu Jen.Yung Chen]
  fourth daughter of Tung Wang Kung
  and Hsi Wang Mu
  Hua shan
  Chinese
  one of the Five Holy Mountains, 
  Wu Yüeh
  Hua’atua
  Pacific Islands
  a god
  father of Taurua
  huaca
  South American
  [brother.huacas]
  an Inca spirit representing a sacred
  object: a sacred stone
  Some large stones were erected in the
  middle of fields; a small version (known
  as a brother) was carried by the
  emperor as a personal amulet.
  It is also in more general use to
  mean any object (e.g. a double-yolked
  egg) which is strange or in any way
  out of the ordinary.
  (see also compa.
  chichic. huanca.huillca)
  huacas
  (see huaca)
  Huahuantli
  (see Teoyaomiqui)
  Huai-nan-tzu
  Chinese
  [Liu An.Wang Chung-kao]
  a prince and writer
  He was the author of Hung Lieh
  Chuan, a book of alchemy and magic.
  In one account, he killed himself
  after a failed coup but others say that
  he made an elixir of life which, when
  he drank it, carried him up to heaven. 
  Another version says that he was
  originally the king, Liu An, who, with
  his brother Lu-chiang, was wrongly
  accused of plotting to overthrow the
  emperor. Lu-chiang killed himself but
  Liu An was taken up to heaven by the
  Eight Immortals. When he realised
  that great power was not quite what it
  seemed to be, he spent the rest of his
  life in the study of philosophy.
  Some say that he appeared in every
  generation as Wang Chung-kao.
  In some accounts, he is one of the
  three bean-curd gods; the others are
  Chiao Kuan and Kuan Ti.
  Huail
  (see Hueil)
  huakanki
  South American
  love amulets in Bolivia
  Huakinthos
  (see Hyacinthus)
  Huallallo
  South American
  [Caruyucha Huayallo.
  Huallallo Caruincho]
  a despotic king of the Quecha
  He defeated Yananamca Itanamca,
  usurped the throne and decreed that
  one child from every family should be
  sacrificed to him. He was deposed by
  Paricaca and turned himself into a
  bird. Still pursued, he hid behind a
  huge serpent but was found and driven
  away until he finally went into the
  forest and was never seen again.
  Huallallo Caruincho
  (see Huallallo)
  Huallepen
  (see Guallipen)
  Huamantantac
  South American
  an Inca spirit controlling the sea-birds
  which provided the guano
  to fertilise the maize
  huaminca
  South American
  light rays regarded by the Incas as
  messengers of Viracocha
  Huan
  (see Llew Llaw Gyffes)
  Huan Ching
  Chinese
  a young magician
  He was warned by his tutor to take 
  his family up into the mountains for
  safety. He spent his time in the
  mountains perfecting the art of kite-
  flying and thereby escaped a huge
  natural disaster.
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  Huan Ti
  Chinese
  [Chen-wu Sheng-kun.Dark Lord.
  Huan-wu.Pei-chi.Pei-chi-chen-chun]
  a sky-god responsible for the north.
  A version of Cheng Wu.
  (see Cheng Wu.Huang Ti)
  Huan-wu
  Chinese
  a name for Huan Ti as a warrior-
  prince
  Huana Cauri
  South American
  [Huanacauri.Wanakawri]
  a name for Ayar Oco in some versions
  In some accounts, this is a rock near
  Cuzco said to be the petrified Ayar
  Oco.
  Huanacauri
  (see Huana Cauri)
  huanca
  South American
  a huaca placed near crops to ensure
  adequate rainfall
  Huandaw
  British
  a gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  a deputy to Glewlwyd
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Huang Ch’eng-i
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry of
  Time responsible for overseeing 
  the month
  huang-chien
  (see Yellow Springs)
  Huang-chou
  Chinese
  a city god
  Huang Ch’u-p’ing
  (see Huang Ta-hsien)
  Huang Fei-hu
  Chinese
  [Fei]
  a deity acting as judge of the dead
  This god takes the form of a bull with
  only one eye and the tail of a snake.
  Huang-ho
  Chinese
  a river
  The spirit of this river, a fish with a
  man’s head, acted as tutor to Yü.
  Huang Kun
  Chinese
  a god of incense-makers
  Huang Shih
  Chinese
  [Old Huang]
  the mortal who introduced cotton,
  later deified
  Huang Ta-hsien
  Chinese
  [Huang Ch’u-p’ing.The Great Immortal]
  a god
  He started life as Huang Ch’u-p’ing, a
  young shepherd who became a hermit.
  Many years later, his brother, Ch’u
  Ch’i, found him and the large blocks 
  of white stone that stood round the
  hermit’s cave were suddenly returned
  to their former shape as Huang’s flock.
  Huang Tao-chou
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice in the temple
  of Confucius
  Huang Ti
  Chinese
  [Ch’in-shih Huang Ti.Huang.Yellow
  Emperor.Yellow Lord]
  a sky-god, ruler of the moving heavens
  one of the Five Emperors
  patron of doctors and tailors
  son of Fu Pao
  husband of Lei Tsu or Hsi-ling Shih
  father of Feng Po and Yü Ch’iang
  He was conceived miraculously and 
  his gestation lasted for twenty-
  four months.
  He is credited with the invention of
  armour, bamboo musical instruments,
  bricks, a form of script, ships and the
  potter’s wheel.
  He sent Chu-jung to kill K’un 
  who had stolen his magic Swelling
  Earth and fought and defeated the
  demon Chi Yü.
  He became a Taoist immortal and
  the patron saint of Taoism and runs
  the Ministry of Healing with Fu-hsi
  and Shen Nung.
  He was said to have four faces and
  owned a chariot driven by a bird with a
  human face and drawn by an elephant
  and six dragons.
  (see also Huan Ti)
  Huang-t’ien
  Chinese
  the imperial heaven
  Huang-t’ien Shang Ti
  Chinese
  [Supreme Lord of the August Heaven]
  a supreme deity
  Shang Ti as ruler of the heavens
  huantaysara
  South American
  a corn-doll representing Saramama,
  the Inca spirit controlling the growth
  of maize
  Huard
  French
  a demon which misleads travellers
  in Brittany
  huari
  South American
  a revered ancestor of an aristocratic
  family
  Huarwar
  Welsh
  one of the 3 plagues that affected
  Cornwall
  Huasa malleu
  South American
  a Bolivian deity, guardian of 
  the vicuna
  He is said to protect the vicuna by
  rendering them invisible to hunters. 
  Huathiacuri
  South American
  a Peruvian hero
  son of Paricaca
  He overheard two foxes discussing the
  illness of a chieftain and set out to find
  him. He fell in love with the chief’s
  daughter and offered to cure her father
  if she would marry him. He told the
  chief, whose name was Tamtanamka,
  that his illness was caused because 
  his wife was unfaithful and that there
  were two serpents and a two-headed
  toad poised to do him harm. When a
  search discovered these reptiles and
  they were killed, the wife confessed
  and the chief recovered.
  At the wedding, his bride’s brother-
  in-law challenged him to various
  contests, such as drinking, dancing
  and building a house, all of which
  Huathiacuri won, largely aided by his
  father’s magic. When the brother-in-
  law ran away, Huathiacuri turned him
  into a deer and his wife into a stone 
  (or vice versa).
  Huayna-Capac
  South American
  an Inca king
  It is said that he was given a box by 
  the god Coniraya in which there was 
  a woman. When he opened the box,
  light escaped into the world.
  Hubaba
  (see Huwawa)
  Hubal
  Arab
  [Al-lahu.Hobal (Hubal)]
  an early oracular god
  This deity was worshipped in the form
  of an idol or red agate, said to have
  been brought from Syria. 
  Huban
  Persian
  [=Sumerian Enlil]
  an Elamite god
  Hubur1
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian mother-goddess
  Hubur2
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Styx]
  a river of death in the underworld
  Huchi
  Japanese
  [Fuchi.Fuji]
  an Ainu goddess of fire
  Hucuva 
  (see Guecubu)
  Huda
  (see Holda)
  Hudata
  (see Odatis)
  Hudibras1
  British
  a king of Britain
  father of Bladud
  Hudibras2
  (see de Bras)
  Hueca
  (see Manta)
  Huecomitl
  Central American
  [Akbal]
  an Aztec rain-god
  huecuvu
  South American
  [trelque huecuvu]
  malevolent spirits of the 
  Araucanians
  Huehuetlapallan
  Central American
  the old red land to the north
  Huehuecoyotl
  Central American
  an Aztec god of sexual desire
  or mischief
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  Hui-yüan
  In some versions the same 
  as Huehueteotl
  Huehueteotl
  Central American
  a name for Xiuhtecuhtli as 
  ‘old god’
  (see also Huehuecoyotl)
  Hueil
  British
  [Huail]
  son of Caw
  brother of Cywyllog and Gildas
  He fought King Arthur who had
  killed Gwydre, Hueil’s nephew, and
  wounded the king. Arthur had him
  executed when, later, Hueil broke his
  promise not to reveal that the king
  had been wounded in the fight.
  Hueil’s Stone
  British
  a rock in Wales where Hueil was
  executed
  Huemac1
  Central American
  [Uemac]
  a king of the Toltecs
  His rule started well but descended
  into corruption and oppression so the
  sorcerer, Touyo, organised a huge
  gathering and killed thousands of
  people, whereupon the other rulers
  offered a sacrifice to the gods. The
  chosen victim turned out to have no
  heart and no blood in his veins and
  more people died in the stench from
  his body. Huemac humbled himself
  before the gods and repented of his
  wickedness. It transpired that the
  sorcerer, whom his daughter married,
  was Tezcatlipoca in disguise.
  Huemac2
  Central American
  a god of earthquakes
  an aspect of Quetzalcoatl
  Huergo
  Spanish
  [Uergo]
  a man-eating demon
  Hueytecpatl
  Central American
  one of quadruplets
  son of Hueytonantzin
  brother of Ixcuin, Nanacatltzatzi 
  and Tentemic
  Hueymatzin
  Central American
  a hero of the Toltecs
  Hueymatzin was said to have snared
  the god Quetzalcoatl in his net when
  the god descended from his home in
  the sun.
  Hueytonantzin 
  Central American
  an Aztec primaeval goddess
  mother of the quadruplets
  Hueytecpatl, Ixcuin, Nanacatltzatzi
  and Tentemic
  Her children killed her as a sacrifice to
  the sun every day, but every night she
  was reborn.
  Hueytozoztli
  Central American
  [The Great Watch]
  an Aztec festival in honour 
  of Chicomecohuatl
  This fast, held on 5th April, involved
  decorating the statues of the household
  gods (tepitoton) and the dwellings with
  bulrushes sprinkled with blood. Shoots
  of maize were pulled from the fields
  and grain from the previous year was
  offered to the goddess to whom also a
  frog was sacrificed.
  Hueyuku
  West Indian
  [Mansions of the Sun]
  the afterworld in the Antilles
  Hug
  European
  a noble of Dordogne
  He pleaded with Charlemagne to
  reward Aymon for his deeds of valour
  and, when the emperor refused to do
  so, he responded with such anger that
  Charlemagne killed him on the spot.
  hugag
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Hugdietrich1
  German
  son of Anzius
  husband of Hildburg
  father of Bogen, Waxmuth and
  Wolfdietrich
  He was reared by Berchther and when
  he grew up he disguised himself as a
  woman to gain access to the princess
  Holdburg, whom he wished to marry,
  and fathered a son, Wolfdietrich,  with
  her. He later married Hildburg and
  they had two more sons, Bogen and
  Waxmuth. When he died, he     left his
  kingdom of Constantinople    to
  Wolfdietrich.
  Hugdietrich2
  German
  son of Wolfdietrich and Liebgart
  father of Dietmar
  It was said that he lived to the age of
  450 years.
  Hugeia
  (see Hygeia)
  Huges
  European
  a king of Jerusalem
  He entertained Charlemagne and his
  entourage when they made a pilgrimage
  to Jerusalem.
  Hugh1
  British
  a robber baron
  brother of Edward
  He and his brother seized all the estates
  of the Lady of the Rock, leaving her only
  her castle. Owain fought them both at
  the same time, killing Edward and
  forcing Hugh to surrender.
  Hugh2
  (see Aedh.Hu2)
  Hughie
  a mythical god of surfers
  Hugi
  Norse
  [Hugin(n).‘thought’]
  a runner at the court of Utgard-Loki
  During Thor’s visit to Jotunheim,
  Thialfi raced against Hugi and lost.
  He is variously described as a giant
  or a dwarf.
  Hugin
  Norse
  [Hugin(n).‘thought’]
  one of the 2 ravens of Odin
  These birds brought Odin news of
  what was going on in the world. The
  other raven was called Munin.
  Huginn
  (see Hugi.Hugin)
  Hugon1
  European
  a king
  husband of Alif
  father of Landres
  When his wife was seduced by the
  courtier Milon, Hugon locked her in a
  dungeon full of snakes and toads.
  There she remained until she was
  rescued by her son Landres, seven
  years later.
  Hugon
  European
  a French ogre which travels about at
  night frightening children and
  causing injury
  Huh
  Egyptian
  [Heh.Heheh.Hehu.Heru]
  a god of the primitive waters 
  a god of space, some say
  consort of Hauhet
  With Hauhet, he represents the
  endlessness of the waters.
  He is sometimes depicted as holding
  up the solar bark.
  Huho 
  (see Hu6)
  Hui-k’o
  Chinese
  the second patriarch of the 
  Ch’an sect
  the successor to Ta-Mo
  He interrupted Bodhidarma’s medi-
  tation by cutting off his own arm and
  giving it to the patriarch.
  Hui Lu
  Chinese
  a fire-spirit
  Hui Tarara
  Pacific Islands
  [Na Ainanu]
  the Polynesian version of Gemini
  Hui-tsang
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He is depicted bare above the waist
  and wearing a golden headband.
  Hui-yüan
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He was the founder of the Pure Land
  sect in China, a Buddhist order
  dedicated to Amitabha.
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  Huichaana
  Central American
  a creator deity of the Zapotecs
  This deity, of indeterminate sex, was
  said to have created fishes and human
  beings after Cozaana created the world
  and all the animals.
  Huichilobos 
  (see Huitzilopochtli)
  Huicton
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland, Atzlan 
  huillca
  South American
  a huaca acting as an oracle
  Huillcamayu
  South American
  a river revered as an oracle
  Huiracocha
  (see Viracocha)
  Huitaca
  (see Chia)
  Huitzilopochtli
  Central American
  [Blue Tezcatlipoca.Huichilobos.
  Huizilpochtli.Humming-bird of the
  South.Mexitli.Uitzilopochtli.Vitzilopochtli.
  Xochipilli:=Toltec Quetzalcoatl]
  an Aztec sun-god and god of war
  a humming-bird magician
  son of Tezcatlipoca or Mixcoatl
  and Coatlicue
  son of Tonacetecuhtli and
  Tonacacihuatl, some say
  brother of Camaxtli, Quauitlicac,
  Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, 
  some say
  In some accounts he is an aspect of
  Tezcatlipoca as god of war.
  Born to Coatlicue, already mother
  of 400 children, he was delivered fully-
  formed and fully-armed, having been
  warned while still in the womb by
  Quauitlicac, that these children were
  planning kill Coatlicue to prevent his
  birth. Some say that he had two
  mothers – Coatlicue and Teteionan.
  In some versions, he decapitated 
  his sister Coyolxauhqui; in others 
  she was killed in battle between
  Huitzilopochtli and the other children.
  In either event, he threw her head into
  the heavens where it became the moon.
  He was the ruler of the current era,
  the Fifth Sun.
  He is said to be the god Xochipilli
  who developed into the war-god when
  he was given human blood to drink.
  He was depicted with his limbs
  painted with bars of blue and wearing
  a cap of humming-bird feathers. His
  shield was made of reeds and down
  from an eagle and his spear was tipped
  with down rather than flint.
  (see also Huitziton)
  Huitziton 
  Central American
  [Huitzon]
  an Aztec hero
  He knew the language of the birds 
  and they advised him to lead his 
  people into Mexico. He was a dragon-
  slayer and probably an aspect of
  Huitzilopochtli.
  Huitzlampa
  Central American
  [Place of Thorns]
  the place to which those of Coatlicue’s
  400 sons who escaped death at the
  hand of Huitzilopochtli fled 
  for safety
  Huitznahua 
  Central American
  one of the 4 quadruplets, sons 
  of Hueytonantzin, in some 
  accounts 
  Huitzon 
  (see Huitziton)
  Huixtocihuatl
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess, patron of 
  salt-making
  Huizilpochtli
  (see Huitzilopochtli)
  Hukshedar-mah
  Persian
  [Hukshetar-mah.Ukkshyat-nemah]
  son of Zoroaster
  One of the three versions of the
  saviours, born of a virgin birth.
  (see also Saoshyant)
  Hukshetar-mah (see Hukshedar-mah)
  Hula1
  Pacific Islands
  bards of Hawaii: a religious 
  dance festival
  Hula2
  Roman
  an early Italian vegetation deity
  (see also Hulus)
  Hulas
  (see Hylas)
  Hulda
  (see Holda)
  Hulda’s Troop
  (see Holda’s Troop)
  Hulderfolk
  (see Huldrafolk)
  Huldra1
  Norse
  a local name for Holda
  Her attendant wood-nymphs were said
  to have long tails that showed even
  when they put on long dresses to mix
  with mortals.
  Huldra2
  (see Huldrafolk)
  Huldrafolk
  Norse
  [Hulderfolk.Huldra.
  Huldrefolk.Huldu-folk]
  a name for the dwarfs or elves
  In some accounts, their backs are
  hollow, in others they have a long tail.
  They sometimes marry mortals.
  (see also Huldu.Uldra)
  Huldrefolk
  (see Huldrafolk)
  Huldu
  Norse
  [Alfar.Huldrafolk.Liuflingar]
  the Icelandic name for the elves
  Huldu-folk 
  (see Huldrafolk)
  Huli
  Hindu
  a spring festival, held on March 31st
  hulkilae
  North American
  in the lore of some Californian
  tribes, spirits of the dead
  Hulla
  Mesopotamian
  daughter of Taru and Wurusemu
  Hullas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Hulle
  (see Holda)
  Hulus
  Roman
  an early Italian vegetation deity
  (see also Hula2)
  huma
  Persian
  a monster in the form of a restless bird
  Human August One
  Chinese
  a title of Jen Wang in those versions
  where he is regarded as a deity
  Human Kings
  (see Jen Wang)
  Humanmaker
  North American
  the creator-god of the Pima tribe
  He made figures from clay to which
  Coyote added genitalia, so allowing
  them to breed and become the
  ancestors of the tribe.
  humans
  (see first humans)
  Humba
  (see Huwawa)
  Humbaba
  (see Huwawa)
  Humban
  Mesopotamian
  a god of the Elamites 
  Humber
  European
  [Humbert]
  a king of Germany
  father of Estrildis
  He invaded Britain but his army was
  defeated, after killing Albanact, by his
  brothers Camber and Locrinus. He
  was drowned, in the river which bears
  his name, while attempting to escape.
  Humbert
  (see Humber)
  Humen
  (see Hymenaeus)
  Humenaios
  (see Hymenaeus)
  humility
  North American
  a fabulous bird in Connecticut
  This bird has sharper eyesight than
  even the falcon and can fly faster than
  any other bird in the world.
  hummingbird
  [Bird of the Gods.Revival Bird]
  a bird credited with magic powers
  This bird is said to live on dew, to
  hibernate and always tells the truth.
  In some cases, feathers from this
  bird are used as charms.
  Hummingbird of the South
  (see Huitzilopochtli)
  hun1
  Chinese
  one type of soul, the spirit soul
  Each person has three hun and seven p’o.
  The hun is said to leave the body at death
  and goes to heaven where it is reunited
  with its ancestors; the p’o remains,
  sustaining the body until it decays.
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  hun2
  (see vodun)
  Hun Ahpo 
  (see Hunapu)
  Hun Apu
  (see Hunapu)
  Hun Came
  (see Huncame)
  Hun Hunapu
  (see Hunhunapu)
  Hun Itzamna
  (see Itzamna)
  Hun Pic Tek 
  (see Hun Pic Tok)
  Hun Pic Tok
  Central American
  [Hun Pic Tek]
  a Mayan war-god
  He is the holder of 8,000 spears.
  Hun-tun
  Chinese
  [Chaos.Emperor of the Centre.T’ai Chi]
  a deity representing chaos
  Chaos is conceived as the state,
  following Wu Chi, from which the
  universe emerged. From Chaos, it is
  said, evolved time and space and a
  fixed point, T’ai Chi, which gave rise
  to much change and eventually to
  substance (Chih).
  Other accounts make Hun-tun an
  emperor ruling the centre before
  creation, while Hu ruled the north and
  Shu the south. These two merged to
  form the lightning which pierced the
  body of Hun-tun which then formed
  the universe.
  In some versions, he was a wicked
  prince sent into exile by his father, the
  Yellow Emperor, while others say that
  he was a red, faceless bird with four
  wings and six legs.
  Yet another story says that he was the
  Emperor of China who was born
  without the seven bodily openings of
  other humans. When well-meaning
  friends bored the necessary openings, he
  died as the last one was bored and the
  earth came into being at the same time.
  (see also Hu2.Shu1)
  Hunab
  Central American
  [Great Hand.Hunab-ku.Kinebahan.‘one’]
  the creator-god of the Maya
  husband of Ixazaluch
  father of Itzamna
  He periodically flooded the earth by
  causing rain to fall from the belly of
  the sky-serpent. He repopulated the
  earth after three floods first by dwarfs,
  then with a race called dzalob who
  became demons and lastly with the
  Maya who are themselves destined to
  perish in another flood.
  Some stories equate this deity with
  Hurakan or Itzamna.
  Hunab-ku
  (see Hunab)
  Hunahpu
  (see Hunapu)
  Hunaland
  Norse
  the home of Brunhild, some say
  Hunaphu
  (see Hunapu)
  Hunapu
  Central American
  [Hun A(h)pu.Hunahpu.Hunaphu.
  Magician.Master]
  the Mayan god of the hunt
  one of the Hero Twins
  son of Hunhunapu and Xquiq
  twin brother of Ixbalanque
  brother of Hunbatz and Hunchouen
  He and his twin brother were born
  when the decapitated head of his
  father, who had been killed by the
  rulers of Xibalba, spat into the hand 
  of Xqiuq. Their other brothers,
  Hunbatz 
  and 
  Hunchouen, 
  were
  jealous of the twins’ magical powers
  and would have killed them but the
  twins realised their intentions and
  turned them into monkeys.
  They set out to dispose of the giant,
  Vacub-Caquix, and his sons Cabraca
  and Zipacna. Their first attempt, when
  they shot a poisoned arrow that struck
  Vacub-Caquix on the cheek, was not
  successful 
  so, 
  in 
  the 
  guise 
  of
  physicians, they pulled out his emerald
  teeth and gouged out his eyes and he
  then died. They tried to kill Zipacna
  by burying him and building a house
  over the site but the giant recovered
  and killed the 400 young men who had
  helped to bury him. Another attempt,
  when they threw mountains on top of
  him, was successful in killing him. His
  brother Cabraca was easily killed when
  the twins gave him poisoned chicken
  to eat.
  They then went to Xibalba, at the
  invitation of the rulers, to play tlachtli
  with them, hoping to be able to avenge
  the death of their father, Hunhunapu.
  Every time they won a game against
  the lords of Xibalba, they had to spend
  a night in a house of torture. They
  survived the House of Gloom, the
  House of Lances, the House of Cold,
  the House of Tigers and the House of
  Fire but, in the House of Bats,
  Hunapu was decapitated by the bat-
  god, Camazotz. He was later restored
  by a turtle.
  Advised 
  and 
  helped 
  by 
  the
  magicians Bacam and Xulu, the twins
  burnt and restored all sorts of things,
  including, finally, themselves. The
  rulers Huncame and Vucubcame were
  persuaded to attempt this feat and
  were burnt to death.
  Hunaunic
  Central American
  a Mayan wind-god, god of the east 
  wind
  one of the 4 Chaob deities
  Hunbatz
  Central American
  son of Hunhunapu
  brother of Hunapu, Hunchouen
  and Ixbalanque
  He and Hunchouen persecuted their
  other two brothers and plotted to
  kill them but the twins turned them
  into monkeys.
  Hunbaut1
  British
  a companion of Gawain
  Hunbaut2
  French
  a 13th C French poem about the
  exploits of Gawain and Hunbaut
  Huncame
  Central American
  [Hun Came]
  one of the rulers of Xibalba, the 
  Aztec underworld
  He shared the sovereignty of Xibalba
  with Vucubcame. They were both
  killed when they tried to copy the
  feat of Hunapu and Ixbalanque
  who had immolated themselves and
  been restored.
  Huncamunca
  British
  in some stories, daughter of 
  King Arthur
  Hunchouen
  Central American
  son of Hunhunapu
  brother of Hunapu, Hunbatz 
  and Ixbalanque
  He and Hunbatz persecuted their
  other two brothers and plotted to
  kill them but the twins turned them
  into monkeys.
  Hunding
  Norse
  the head of the family feuding with 
  the Volsungs
  husband of Sieglinde, some say
  Hundings
  Norse
  the descendants of Hunding
  Hundred-eyed 
  (see Argus5)
  Hundred-handed Ones
  Greek
  [Centimani.Hecatonch(e)ires.
  Hecatotoncheiroi.Hekatonkheires.
  Uranids]
  sons of Uranus and Gaea
  Briareus, Cottus and Gyges were shut
  up in Tartarus by Uranus who hated
  them but released by Cronus when 
  he killed his father. They were sent
  back to Tartarus when Cronus took
  control but released again by Zeus 
  to fight in his ten-year war with the
  Titans. When he won, he confined 
  the Titans in Tartarus where they were
  guarded by the Hundred-handed
  Ones.
  Some say that, in addition to 100
  hands, they had fifty heads.
  Hundredhands
  (see Canhastyr)
  Hundred Slayer
  (see Coil Croda)
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  Huon
  Huergo
  European
  [=Greek Orcus]
  the Spanish ruler of the dead
  hunessai
  South American
  in the lore of the Witoto, spirits of
  those who, in life, were associated
  with plants or fish
  Hung Chou
  Chinese
  a city god
  Hung Lieh Chuan
  Chinese
  a book on Taoist magic written
  by Huai-nan-tzu
  Hung Sheng
  Chinese
  a god of fishermen
  In some accounts he is regarded as an
  aspect of Ao Kuang.
  hungan
  (see hougan)
  Hunger
  North American
  one of the 4 anaye left alive after the
  storm sent by Estanatlehi
  Hunger Beast
  Irish
  [lon craois]
  a demon of voracious appetite
  This demon flew into the throat of
  Cathal mac Fionghuine and settled in
  his stomach with the result that
  Cathal acquired an insatiable appetite
  that was impoverishing the area until
  a student, Anera mac Conglinne,
  tricked the demon into leaving and
  then banished it.
  Hungr
  Norse
  a dish used by Hel
  Hungry Chief
  (see Nezahualpilli)
  Hungry One
  (see Excalibur)
  Hunhau
  Central American
  [Hanhau]
  an owl-headed Mayan god of death
  a name of Ah Puch as chief of 
  the demons (see also Mictlantecuhtli)
  Hunhun Apu
  (see Hunhunapu)
  Hunhun Ahpu
  (see Hunhunapu)
  Hunhunapu
  Central American
  [Hun Hunapua.Hunhun A(h)pu]
  a Mayan culture-hero
  son of Xpiyacoc and Xmucane
  brother of Vucub-Hunapu
  husband of Xbakiyalo
  father of Hunbatz and Hunchouen
  father of Hunapu and Ixbalanque 
  by Xquiq
  Hunhunapu and Vucub-Hunapu were
  invited to Xibalba to play a ball-game,
  tlachtli, with the rulers of that realm
  but were killed by Huncame and
  Vucubcame who decapitated Hunhunapu
  and hung the head on a tree. The head
  spat into the hand of the princess
  Xquiq who bore his sons Hunapu and
  Ixbalanque who later killed the two
  underworld gods in revenge.
  Huniman 
  (see Hanuman)
  Hunmark
  German
  the land of the barbarian tribes
  to the east
  hunsi
  African
  a devotee of any Fon god
  hunsi kango
  West Indian
  a vodun initiate who has passed the
  ordeal of putting a bare hand into
  a pot of boiling meal
  Hunt Chief
  (see First Made Man.Poseyemu)
  Hunthaca
  (see Chia)
  Hunthiof
  Norse
  son of Frithiof and Ingeborg
  Huntin
  African
  a Xhosa tree-spirit
  Hunting Causeway
  British
  a roadway in Somerset
  On Christmas Eve or on St John the
  Baptist’s Day, King Arthur and his
  knights are said to ride this route from
  Cadbury Castle to Glastonbury.
  Hunting Knight
  British
  a knight at King Arthur’s court
  son of the king of Gascony
  Hunvor
  Norse
  a Swedish princess
  wife of Viking
  mother of Ring
  She was being pestered by a giant who
  wanted to marry her so she summoned
  Viking to her aid. He quickly
  despatched the giant and would have
  married Hunvor himself but was too
  young. She was later carried off to
  India but Viking rescued her and they
  were married. After bearing their son,
  Ring, she died.
  Huo
  Chinese
  a minor deity, assistant to Pi Kan
  Huo-li-to
  Chinese
  a male version of Kuei-tzu-mu
  Huo Po
  Chinese
  members of the Ministry of Fire
  This celestial ministry is run by 
  Lo Hsüan.
  Huo Sheng
  Chinese
  a member of the Ministry of Fire
  He was originally a priest who became
  a giant flame-thrower.
  Huon
  European
  [Hassan.Huon of Bordeaux]
  a duke of Guienne
  son of Sevinus and Alice
  brother of Girard
  husband of Clarimunda
  father of Claretie and Huonet
  He and his brother were ambushed by
  Charlot when they were riding to
  present themselves to Charlot’s father,
  the emperor Charlemagne. Charlot
  wounded the young Girard but was
  killed by Huon, though others say that
  Charlot was killed by Rinaldo on
  another occasion. The Emperor
  forgave him for killing his son on
  condition that he should go to the
  court 
  of 
  the 
  sultan 
  Gaudisso,
  decapitate the principal guest, insult
  his daughter by kissing her in public
  and bring back some of the sultan’s
  beard and four of his teeth.
  Accompanied by a party of knights,
  including Garin de St Omer, he
  travelled via Rome where he was
  blessed by the Pope and thence to
  Palestine where he met Sherasmin, a
  former servant of Huon’s father, who
  had lived as a mendicant for many
  years and who thereafter travelled with
  Huon. They went to Arabia where
  they met Oberon, king of the fairies, a
  dwarf who befriended Huon and gave
  him a goblet that provided unlimited
  wine for true believers and a horn
  which would afford protection from
  perils. They met a fellow-countryman,
  Floriac, who told them that Eudes,an
  uncle of Huon, who had become a
  Muslim, was governor of the nearby
  city of Tormont. Huon visited his
  uncle and scandalised the company by
  drinking wine from his magic goblet.
  When Floriac drank from the same
  goblet, he was badly burned since he
  was a renegade Christian who now
  served Muhammed.
  When he and Sherasmin were
  attacked, Huon blew on his horn
  which caused all present to dance
  themselves into exhaustion. To stop
  the torment, Eudes allowed Huon and
  Sherasmin to leave and gave them a
  ring which would ensure safe passage
  to the court of the sultan Gaudisso.
  Another version says that this ring 
  had been stolen from Oberon by the
  giant, Angoulaffre who lived in Castle
  Dunostre. At the behest of Alexis,
  Huon killed this giant, freed Angela
  and the other maidens imprisoned 
  in the giant’s castle and took the 
  magic ring.
  They rescued a knight from a lion
  which already killed the knight’s horse
  but he repaid them by stealing Huon’s
  horse. He was Babican, the prince of
  Hyrcania, who was betrothed to
  Clarimunda, the daughter of the
  sultan.
  They arrived in Baghdad on the eve
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  of the wedding and, next day, gained
  admittance to the palace with the aid
  of the magic ring. Huon kissed
  Clarimunda and when her prince
  objected, Huon cut off his head. In
  some versions, Huon then used his
  horn to cause all present to dance
  themselves into exhaustion while he
  escaped with Clarimunda. Oberon
  gave them a lock of the sultan’s beard
  and some of his teeth and provided a
  ship which took them safely to France.
  In another account, Huon was put
  in prison by the sultan but Clarimunda
  kept him well supplied with food and
  drink while the guard was reporting
  that Huon had died of starvation.
  Sherasmin and Clarimunda planned
  his escape but Huon refused to leave
  until he had fulfilled the final part 
  of his undertaking. As it happened, 
  the Caliph Agrapard ordered the 
  death of Gaudisso and Sherasmin was
  able to secure some of his beard and four
  teeth from the body before it was buried.
  Huon returned to France with these
  objects, received the Emperor’s full
  pardon and married Clarimunda who
  became a Christian, calling herself
  Amanda. As a condition of helping
  them, Oberon had required Huon to
  go to Rome to seek the pope’s blessing
  and to refrain from sleeping with
  Clarimunda until they were married.
  Huon failed to keep to this latter
  injunction and Oberon punished him
  by causing a storm when Huon and his
  bride were at sea. Huon drew the
  fateful lot to decide which of them
  should be sacrificed to the storm-god
  and, when he jumped overboard,
  Clarimunda did the same. They were
  transported to an island where, by a
  regime of penance, Huon appeased
  Oberon and where their son, Huonet,
  was born and abducted by Titania.
  Clarimunda (Amanda) and her servant,
  Fatima, were seized by pirates and
  taken to Tunis. Oberon transported
  Huon to that city where he again met
  Sherasmin who had taken work as a
  gardener at the sultan’s palace. Huon,
  calling 
  himself 
  Hassan, 
  became
  Sherasmin’s aassistant. Amanda rejected
  the sultan’s advances and, when Huon
  was discovered, the sultan ordered that
  they both be burnt at the stake. Once
  again they were saved by Oberon and,
  with Sherasmin and Fatima, the couple
  were transported to Fairyland.
  They finally returned to Charlemagne’s
  court and, presenting the trophies the
  emperor had demanded, were pardoned.
  Another 
  telling 
  says 
  that
  Clarimunda (Esclaramonde in this
  version) was being taken by pirates to
  the court of Yvoirin when the ship was
  wrecked. She was given to Galafre,
  king of Tunis, but rejected his
  advances. Huon, transported by
  Oberon’s servant, Malebron, went to
  Yvoirin’s court and undertook to
  retrieve Esclaramonde. Galafre chose
  Sherasmin as his champion to fight
  Huon and, when the combatants
  recognised each other, they joined
  forces, killed Galafre and rescued
  Esclaramonde and Fatima. En route to
  France, 
  Girard 
  stole 
  the 
  chest
  containing the trophies of Huon’s
  quest and claimed to have won them
  himself. The emperor condemned
  Huon to death but Oberon intervened
  to carry Huon and Esclaramonde to
  Fairyland, where, in due time, they
  had a daughter, Claretie, and Huon
  became ruler after Oberon. Girard was
  hanged for his treachery.
  In another story, Huon met King
  Arthur in Fairyland. When Oberon
  handed his kingdom to Huon, Arthur,
  who had expected to receive the
  throne, objected but was subdued by
  Oberon’s threats.
  Huon de Bordeaux
  French
  a 13th C French poem relating to the
  adventures of Huon
  Huonet
  European
  son of Huon and Clarimunda
  He was carried off to Fairyland by
  Titania when he was still a baby but
  was reunited with his parents when
  they came to that country.
  Hupasiyas
  Mesopotamian
  a mortal who became a lover of the
  goddess Inaras
  He helped her trap the dragon
  Illuyankas by feeding it so much food
  that it became stuck in the entrance 
  to its lair. They bound the dragon and
  its brood so that the weather-god 
  Taru could kill them. She built him a
  house and told him that he must 
  never look out in case he should see 
  his wife and family. The goddess killed
  him when he disobeyed and wanted 
  to return home.
  Huperboreoi
  (see Hyperboreans)
  Huperion
  (see Hyperion)
  Hupermestra
  (see Hypermnestra)
  Hupermnestra
  (see Hypermnestra)
  Hupnos
  (see Hypnus)
  Hupsipule
  (see Hypsipyle)
  Hurabtil
  Persian
  [Lahurabtil.Lahurati:=Sumerian Ninurta]
  an Elamite god
  Huracan
  (see Hurakan)
  Hurakan
  Central American
  [Heart of Heaven.Huracan.Hurukan.
  Uracan]
  the one-legged creator-god and
  thunder-god of the Maya
  He or Gucamatz is said to have made
  mankind first from clay and then from
  wood, both of which attempts were
  unsuccessful. His efforts were finally
  rewarded when he made them from
  maize. He later sent a flood to kill
  them.
  Some 
  equate 
  Hurakan 
  with
  Gucumatz, Hunab or Tepeu. Others
  say that he was the first man, created
  by Gucumatz.
  huran
  Persian
  nymphs of paradise
  H’uraru
  (see Atira2)
  Huray
  (see Hurriya)
  Huriyanzipas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Hurlame
  British
  [Hurlane]
  a Saracen king
  Another version of Varlan. (see Varlan)
  Hurlane
  (see Hurlame)
  Hurler
  (see Thor)
  Hurri
  Mesopotamian
  a divine bull
  This beast, together with Seli, was a
  companion of Ishkur.
  Hurriya
  Canaanite
  [Horiya.Huray]
  a princess
  wife or daughter of Pabel
  second wife of Keret
  mother of Yasib
  When Keret’s wife (or wives) died
  childless, Keret invaded the adjoining
  kingdom and took Hurriya, the 
  king’s daughter (or wife, some say) for
  his wife.
  Huruing Wuhti
  North American
  two Hopi sister mother-goddesses
  In some accounts they were creator-
  goddesses who fashioned men and
  animals from clay. They made the
  good people – the less civilised were
  made by Kokyangwuti. They survived
  the flood and became the ancestors of
  the tribe.
  Hurukan
  (see Hurakan)
  Hus Brothers
  North American
  buzzard-gods of the Wintun people
  The creator-god, Olelbis, sent these
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  two beings down to earth with orders
  to build a ladder from there to heaven
  but they dismantled what they had
  built when Sedit persuaded them that
  it was better if man were not given the
  right to go to heaven and return.
  It is said that one lived in the east,
  the other in the west and the sun
  travelled from one to the other every
  day.
  They were said to have created death.
  Husbishag
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess of the 
  underworld
  wife of Namtar
  She recorded the time of each person’s
  death on tablets kept for that purpose.
  Hushang
  (see Hoshang)
  Hushedar
  Persian
  [Hushetar.Ukhshyat-ereta]
  son of Zoroaster
  One of the three saviours, born of a
  virgin birth.                 (see Saoshyant)
  Husk-faced Dancers 
  (see Gadjisa)
  Hut
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign, Pisces
  Hutashana
  (see Holi)
  Hutgin
  a demon
  In black magic he was ambassador to
  Italy.
  Huti Watsi Ya
  North American
  [=Cherokee Anitsutsa]
  star-spirits of the Hurons
  Hutena
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Gul-Ses]
  a Hurrian goddess of fate
  Huth-Merlin
  French
  [Suite de Merlin]
  a 13th C poem about the exploits 
  of the wizard, Merlin
  Hutram
  Persian
  [=Assyrian Uduran]
  a god of the Elamites
  Hutton Castle
  British
  home of the Green Knight, Bertilak
  Hutu
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  husband of Pare
  Pare fell in love with him but, knowing
  that he could never marry a maiden of
  such high rank, he ran away. Pare died
  of grief and Hutu went down to the
  underworld, Te Reinga, and brought
  back her soul, climbing one of the
  upside-down trees that lead to the
  realm of the living, and they were
  married.
  Hutukhtu
  Mongol
  [Khobilkhan]
  the Mongol version of Tulku
  Huveane
  African
  the creator-god of the Basuto people
  Having created the earth and the sky,
  Huveane climbed into the heavens on
  pegs which he withdrew to prevent
  man from following.
  Huvi
  African
  a god of hunting of the 
  Ovimbundu people
  Huwa
  (see Hu1)
  Huwassanas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite goddess
  consort of Teshub
  Huwawa
  Mesopotamian
  [Hubaba.Humba(ba).Khumbaba]
  a fire-breathing giant
  attendant on the storm-god Wer
  This being, whose beard was like
  human entrails, guarded the cedars at
  the seat of the gods and was killed by
  Enkidu and Gilgamesh.
  Masks with protruding ears were
  attached to houses to ward off this
  demon.
  Huyen-thien 
  Burmese
  [Nguyen-quan.Tran-vu:=Chinese Huyen-vu]
  a Buddhist dragon-god, guardian of 
  the north and of Tongking
  Huyen-vu
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Huyen-thien
  Huzruwauqti
  North Amrican
  a Pueblo goddess, guardian of coral,
  shells, etc.
  Hva-sang
  Buddhist
  a preacher who was deified
  He is depicted wearing a shawl with
  his fat belly exposed.
  Hva-sen 
  (see Upadhyaya)
  Hva-sheng 
  (see Upadhyaya)
  Hvar 
  (see Hvarekhshaeta)
  Hvar-khshaeta
  (see Hvarekhshaeta)
  Hvaranah
  Persian
  one of the yazatas, ‘glory’
  the halo of a king
  Hvarekhshaeta
  Persian
  [Hvar-khshaeta]
  the sun, envisaged as the eye of 
  Ahura Mazda
  one of the Yazatas
  Hvergelmer 
  (see Hvergelmir)
  Hvergelmir
  Norse
  [Hvergelmer]
  a fountain in Niflheim
  This fountain, which was the home of
  the serpent Nidhogg and which was
  guarded by Ivald, supplied Elivagar,
  the twelve rivers of Niflheim.
  Hvitserk
  Norse
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug
  brother of Biorn, Ivar, Rogenwald
  and Sigurd
  Hwan Ung
  (see Hwanung)
  Hwanin
  (see Hanullim)
  Hwanung
  Korean
  [Hwan Ung]
  son of the ruler of heaven
  father of Tan’gun
  Accompanied by three ministers 
  and some 3,000 spirits, Hwanung
  descended from heaven, landing on
  the Great White Mountain at a spot he
  named Sacred City, and took over the
  kingship of the earth.
  A bear and a tiger both asked
  Hwanung to change them into
  humans. He gave them herbs to eat
  but only the bear changed, becoming
  a woman. She prayed for a mate by the
  sandalwood tree near to the spot
  where Hwanung had landed and
  Hwanung changed into human form
  and married her. Their son was called
  Tan’gun.
  Hwashan 
  Tibetan
  a Chinese priest expelled from Tibet 
  by Padmasambhava
  Hwegbaja
  African
  a 17th C king of Dahomey
  He is revered as a mythical culture-
  hero who instituted the practice of
  burying the dead.
  Hwychdwn
  Welsh
  [Hychdwn]
  the son of Gwydion and Gilfaethwy 
  as boars
  For the rape of Goewen, Math
  condemned the two brothers to 
  spend a year as boars. Their offspring
  was turned into a boy by Math and
  called Hwychdwn.
  (see also Bleiddwn. Haydn)
  Hwyrddyddwg
  Welsh
  wife of Bwlch
  Hy-Brasil
  Irish
  [Breasil’s Island.Hy-Breasal.Hy-Breasil]
  a mythical island in the Atlantic
  It was said that this island, ruled by
  Breasal, was all that remained of the
  continent of Atlantis and was the home
  of the Danaans after their defeat by the
  Milesians. It became visible to human
  eyes only once every seven years.
  Hy-Breasal
  (see Hy-Brasil)
  Hy-Breasil
  (see Hy-Brasil)
  Hy-ent-wat-ha
  (see Hiawatha)
  Hy-Falga
  Irish
  a part of the Otherworld visited 
  by Cuchulainn
  hyacinth
  Greek
  the flower that grew from 
  the soil stained by the blood 
  of Hyacinthus
  hyacinth
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  Hyacinthia
  Greek
  an eleven-day festival, held in May, in
  honour of Hyacinthus
  Hyacinthus
  Greek
  [Huakinthos.Hyakinthos]
  a prince of Sparta
  son of Amyclas and Diomede or of
  Pierus and Clio
  brother of Polyboea
  He was loved by Apollo, Thamyris
  and Zephyr the West Wind who, in a
  fit of jealousy, killed Hyacinthus by
  smashing his head with a discus
  thrown by Apollo as he was practising.
  From his blood sprang the hyacinth
  flower.
  (see also Ajax1)
  Hyades
  Greek
  [=Arab Little Camels:=Roman Suculae]
  the Nysaean nymphs, placed in 
  the heavens by Zeus, as reward 
  for raising the infant Dionysus
  daughters of Atlas and Aethra 
  or Pleione
  In some accounts, their names are
  given as Ambrosia, Coronis, Eudora,
  Phyto, Polyxo and Tyche (or Dione). A
  different list appears for the Nysaean
  nymphs.
  (see also Nysaean Nymphs)
  Hyaenae
  Persian
  female celebrants of the orgies 
  of Mithras
  In the rites attended by these women,
  an ox was killed and its flesh eaten raw.
  Hyagais
  Phrygian
  a satyr
  a god of lightning, some say
  father of Marsyas
  Hyakinthos
  (see Hyacinthus)
  Hyale
  Greek
  a nymph attendant on Hermes
  Hyas1
  Greek
  Atlas as father of the Hyades
  Hyas2
  Greek
  a vegetation-god
  son of Atlas
  brother of the Nysaean nymphs
  He was killed by a lion or a boar when
  hunting and his sisters died of grief.
  (see also Hyas3)
  Hyas3
  Phrygian
  [=Armenian Hayk]
  a vegetation-god
  (see also Hyas2)
  Hybris
  Greek
  according to some accounts, the
  mother of Pan by Zeus
  Hychdwn
  (see Hwychdwn)
  Hyddwn
  (see Haydn)
  Hydra
  Greek
  [Lemnaean Hydra.Lemnian Serpent:
  =Mesopotamian Musmahhu]
  a many-headed water monster
  offspring of Typhon and Echidna
  This monster lived in the swamp at
  Lerna and had the ability to grow
  further heads to replace any that were
  cut off. The number of heads varies
  from seven to a hundred.
  It was eventually killed by Hercules,
  with the help of Iolaus, as his third
  Labour.                 (see also Waterlord)
  Hydriades
  Greek
  water nymphs
  Hydriel
  a water-demon
  hydrippus
  (see hippocampus)
  Hydris
  Greek
  a water-snake said to destroy
  crocodiles
  hydromancy
  divination using water
  hydromel
  Norse
  the drink of the gods 
  This drink (mead) was produced by
  the goat Heidrun for the gods and the
  warriors in Valhalla.
  Hydwyn
  (see Haydn)
  Hyel
  African
  a supreme deity in Nigeria
  When the first man died, a worm was
  sent to heaven to ask Hyel what men
  should do to revive him and he advised
  them to hang up the dead man’s body
  and throw mush at it. The lizard,
  Agadzagazda, overheard this and ran
  back with the message that they should
  bury the body. When the worm
  arrived with the god’s real message, the
  people ignored it with the result that
  men still die.
  A similar story is told of Qamatha
  and by various other tribes.
  (see also Chameleon1)
  hyena 
  a scavenging animal 
  The Arabs say that wizards can turn
  themselves into hyenas.
  In Africa, where the animal is native,
  some tribes say that the soul of a man
  can enter a hyena which then attacks
  the man’s enemies. Others say that
  hyenas are tribal ancestors. 
  In Egypt it is said that this animal
  has a stone in its eye. If the stone, known
  as a hyaenia, is placed under the tongue,
  it can bring the gift of prophecy.
  The Greeks say the animal can
  change its sex and imitate the human
  voice and so is able to lure men to 
  their death.
  hyena-men
  African
  evil spirits appearing either as men 
  or as hyenas
  In South Africa they are said to have
  two faces, one handsome, the other
  like a hyena with powerful jaws.
  Hygd
  Norse
  wife of Hygelac
  mother of Heardred
  Hygeia
  Greek
  [Hugeia.Hygi(ei)a:=Roman Salus.Valetudo]
  goddess of health
  daughter of Asclepius
  daughter of Machaon, some say
  sister of Machaon, Panacea 
  and Podalirius
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Athena and is depicted feeding 
  a serpent.
  Hygelac
  Norse
  [Higelac]
  a king of Geatland
  uncle of Beowulf
  husband of Hygd
  father of Heardred
  Hygia
  (see Hygeia)
  Hygieia
  (see Hygeia)
  Hyginus
  Roman
  a 1st C mythographer
  He was a former Spanish slave who
  wrote a handbook of mythology,
  Genealogiae or Fabulae.
  Hygwydd
  British
  a servant of King Arthur
  brother of Cacamwri
  He carried the cauldron, captured
  from Diwrnach by Arthur, in the story
  of Culhwch and Olwen.
  Hyk  
  (see Heka)
  Hylactor
  Greek
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Hylactor, tore him
  to pieces.
  Hylaeus1
  Greek
  a Centaur
  He was shot and killed by Atalanta
  when he tried to rape her during the
  hunt for the Calydonian boar.
  Hylaeus2
  Greek
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Hylaeus, tore him
  to pieces.
  Hylas1
  Greek
  [Hulas.‘wood-child’]
  armour-bearer to Heracles
  son of Theodamus and Menodice
  He was adbucted as a lover by
  Heracles, who killed the young man’s
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  father. He accompanied Heracles on
  the Argo and went missing when he
  was looking for water. Heracles
  searched for him in vain – he had been
  carried off by Driope and her water-
  nymphs to their underwater grotto.
  Hylas2
  Greek
  in some accounts, brother of 
  the Pleiades
  He was killed in a hunting accident.
  Hyldemoer
  (see Elle Woman)
  Hylin
  Norse
  a protective goddess
  Hyllus
  Greek
  a son of Heracles and Deianeira 
  or, some say, by Melite
  brother of Ctessipus, Glenus, Hodites,
  and Macaria
  husband of Iole
  father of Cleodaeus
  He helped the wounded Heracles at the
  end and was commanded by Heracles
  to marry Iole. He was killed by
  Echemus in single combat.
  hymapon hog bear
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Hymen
  (see Hymenaeus)
  Hymenaeus
  Greek
  [Humen(aios).Hymen(aios)]
  the winged god of marriage
  son of Apollo by Terpsichore or Urania
  or of Dionysus by Aphrodite
  In some accounts, he was a youth who
  saved a procession of maidens from the
  hands of a gang of pirates at Eleusis.
  Some say he was the son of Magnes
  who became a lover of Apollo: others
  say he was one of those whom
  Asclepius brought back to life.
  He is depicted as a young man
  carrying a torch.
  Hymenaios
  (see Hymenaeus)
  Hymer 
  (see Hymir) 
  Hymir
  Norse
  [Dark One.Hymir]
  a sea-giant
  son of Ymir
  father of Tyr, some say
  He owned a magic cauldron that Thor
  wished to borrow for a feast of the
  gods arranged by Aegir. When Thor
  came to collect it, they went on a
  fishing trip and Thor caught the
  Midgard serpent on his hook. Hymir
  was so frightened that he cut the line.
  In some versions he jumped overboard
  and was drowned. Others say that,
  when Thor left with the cauldron,
  Hymir led a band of giants to attack
  him but Thor killed them all with 
  his hammer.
  Hymiskvida
  Norse
  [The Lay of Hymir]
  a story from the Elder Edda of the
  journey of Thor and Tyr to collect the
  magic cauldron from Hymir for the
  feast of Aegir
  Hymn of the Primitive Man
  (see Purushs-sukta)
  Hymn to Demeter
  Greek
  a poem by Homer telling of the
  wanderings of Demeter in search 
  of Core
  Hyndla
  Norse
  a giantess and a sorceress
  At the request of Freya, she gave Ottar
  the names of all his ancestors and a
  magic drink to ensure that he would
  remember them so that he could prove
  his title to a piece of land.
  Hyndla’s Chant
  (see Hyndlu-Ljod)
  Hyndlu-Ljod
  Norse
  [Chant of Hyndla.Hyndla’s Chant]
  a story from the Elder Edda and 
  the Flatey Book of Freya’s visit to 
  the sorceress, Hyndla
  Hyobbu
  Korean
  a friend of Clumong
  When Clumong fled to escape death 
  at the hand of Kumawa, Hyobbu and
  two other friends, Mari and Zoi, went
  with him.
  Hypastos
  Greek
  a title for a supreme god
  Hypate
  Greek
  [‘top’]
  an alternative name for one of the
  Muses when it was said that there
  were only 3 of them
  Hyperbius
  Greek
  a Theban
  He faced Hippomedon at the Oncaean
  Gate and killed him in the battle with
  the Seven against Thebes.
  Hyperboreans
  Greek
  [Huperboreoi;=Hindu Uttara-Kuru]
  inhabitants of the sunny land in the
  north, beyond the North Wind
  Their land was known as Hyperborea
  and it is here that Apollo is said to have
  roamed shedding tears of gold after
  the death of Asclepius.
  These people were said to live for a
  thousand years.
  Hypereia
  Greek
  an old name for Italy
  Hyperenas
  Greek
  a Trojan soldier
  son of Panthous
  brother of Euphorbus and Polydamas
  Hyperenor1
  Greek
  one of the 5 surviving Sown Men
  Hyperenor2
  Greek
  son of Apollo by Aethusa
  son of Poseidon by Alcyone, some say
  brother of Hyrieus
  Hyperion1
  Greek
  [Huperion]
  a sun-god
  a Titan 
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  husband of Thea
  father of Eos, Helios and Selene
  His role as sun-god was later assumed
  by Helios and then by Apollo.
  Hyperion2
  English
  a poem by John Keats dealing 
  with the overthrow of the 
  Titans by the new Olympian 
  gods
  Hyperipne
  Greek
  wife of Endymion, in some accounts
  Hypermestra
  (see Hypermnestra)
  Hypermnestra1
  Greek
  [Huperm(n)estra.Hypermestra]
  daughter of Danaus
  wife of Lynceus
  mother of Abas
  She alone of the fifty daughters of
  Danaus spared her husband when the
  other forty-nine slew their husbands
  on their joint wedding night. Some
  accounts claim that two others,
  Amymone and Berbyce, also spared
  their husbands.
  Hypermnestra2
  Greek
  [Huperm(n)estra.Hypermestra]
  daughter of Thestius and Eurythemia
  wife of Oicles
  mother of Amphiaraus
  Hyperoche
  (see Arge)
  Hyperphas
  Greek
  father of Euryganeia
  Hypnos
  (see Hypnus)
  Hypnus
  Greek
  [Hupnos.Hypnos:=Roman Somnus]
  the god of sleep
  son of Erebus and Nyx
  brother of Thanatos
  husband of Pasithea, some say
  father of Icelus, Morpheus and
  Phantasus or of Morpheus,
  Phoebetus and Phantasus
  He lives in the underworld during the
  hours of daylight and, in some
  accounts, is envisaged as a night-bird.
  Hyposouranios
  Phoenician
  [Upsouranios]
  a giant
  son of Fire
  brother of Ousoos
  He was said to be the first being to
  construct towns.
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  Hypseus
  Greek
  a king of the Lapiths
  son of Peneus by Creusa
  brother of Cyrene, Daphne and Stilbe,
  some say
  husband of Creusa, some say
  father of Astygia, Cyrene and Themisto
  by Creusa
  Hypsipyle
  Greek
  [‘high gate’.Hupsipule]
  a priestess of Aphrodite
  queen of Lemnos
  daughter of Thoas
  mother of Euneus and 
  Thoas (Nebrophonus)
  The men of Lemnos objected to the
  rule of women and left them, sleeping
  with prostitutes.
  The women rebelled and killed all
  the men on the island. The only man
  to escape was Thoas, king of Lemnos,
  saved by Hypsipyle who secretly set
  him adrift in a boat. He later recovered
  his kingdom.
  When the Argonauts called at
  Lemnos en route to Colchis, the women
  slept with the sailors and Hypsipyle
  herself slept with Jason, bearing him
  twin sons, Euneus and Thoas.
  When the other women discovered
  that she had not killed her father, they
  sold her as a slave to Lycurgus. Others
  say that she was exiled and captured by
  pirates who sold her to Lycurgus but
  was later rescued by her sons, Euneus
  and Thoas. She was the nurse of
  Opheltes, son of Lycurgus, and when
  she was sent to lead the Seven against
  Thebes to a pool, she took the boy
  with her. She sat him down on the
  ground for a moment where he was
  bitten by a snake and died.
  Some say that Adrastus bought her
  from Lycurgus and she served as a
  slave for many years before being
  rescued by her sons.
  Hypsestus 
  (see Hypsistos)
  Hypsistos
  Greek
  [Hypsestus]
  a local god: a title for a supreme 
  god: the Greek name for Alalu 
  or Elioun
  Hyrie
  Greek
  mother of Cycnus by Apollo
  Hyrieus
  Greek
  a king of Boeotia
  son of Apollo by Aethusa
  son of Poseidon by Alcyone, some say
  brother of Hyperenor
  He gave hospitality to three gods and
  asked in return that he be given a
  child. They urinated on the hide of a
  bull which he buried and from which
  arose a son, Urion, later Orion.
  When he ordered Agamedes and
  Trophonius to build a treasure-house,
  they left a secret entrance and robbed
  the building at their leisure. He set a
  trap for the thief and caught Agamedes.
  A similar story is told of the 
  king Rhampsinitus.
  In some accounts, Hyrieus is the
  consort of Clonia and father by her
  of Nycteus.
  Hyrnetho
  Greek
  daughter of Temenus
  sister of Archelaus, Creisis and
  Perdiccas
  wife of Deiphontes
  Her father preferred Deiphontes over
  his own sons so they killed Temenus.
  Creisis took over the throne of Argos
  and sent his brothers to persuade
  Hyrnetho to leave her husband. She
  refused and, when they tried to force
  her, she was killed.
  Hyrrokin
  Norse
  a giantess
  an aspect of Angerbode
  The funeral pyre on Balder’s ship,
  Ringhorn, was so heavy that the gods
  could not push the ship away from the
  shore. Hyrrokin gave it one mighty
  shove and it glided out on to the water.
  Odin was so jealous of her powers that
  he tried to kill her.
  Hyrtacus
  Greek
  a king of Percote
  husband of Arisba
  father of Asius, Eurotas and Nisus 
  Hysminai
  Greek
  battle personified
  a descendant of Eris (see also Malchai)
  Hystaspes1
  Greek
  god of meadows
  son of Adonis and Aphrodite
  Hystaspes2
  (see Vishtaspa.Zariadres)
  Hyuki 
  (see Hiuki)
  Hypseus
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god I: perhaps Ix Chel
  This deity is depicted as an old woman
  with feet like claws and wearing a snake
  formed into a knot on her head and
  holding a water-pot. Water flowing
  from the pot leads to the suggestion
  that she was a water-goddess.
  I2
  Japanese
  a sign (pig or wild boar) of the Zodiac
  I3
  Chinese
  [Celestial Archer.Chang Hsien.Divine
  Archer. Good Archer.Hou I.Shen I]
  the archer who shot down 9 suns
  husband of Heng O
  When ten suns appeared in the sky the
  heat was too much so I shot down nine
  of them with his magic bow.
  In one version, he was a deity who
  was banished to earth by Ti Chün who
  was angry at the loss of his sons, killed
  by I. His wife, Heng O, who was
  banished with him, stole the elixir of
  immortality and flew off to the moon.
  Some say that he later married Fu-fei.
  He was later forgiven by Ti Chün 
  or, in some accounts, was given
  immortality by Hsi Wang Mu and
  came to be identified with the sun.
  Other stories of his exploits say that
  he prevented the eclipse of the moon,
  which caused humans to become
  infertile, by shooting the Celestial
  Dog which devoured the moon and
  that he rode up on the winds created
  by the wind-lord, Feng Po, and shot
  him in the leg, forcing him to abate the
  storms he had caused.
  I Ching
  Chinese
  [Book of Changes:=Korean Chong Yok]
  the first of the 9 major works of the
  Confucian canon, dealing with
  natural phenomena
  one of the Five Classics
  This work, in sixty-four parts, was
  written by Wen Wang and his son,
  Chou I, and uses diagrams made up of
  horizontal lines, said to have been
  invented by Fu-hsi. The latter part
  contains observations by Confucius,
  linking Taoist and Confucian thought.
  I-hsing
  Chinese
  [(Ta-hui) Ch’an-shih]
  (672-717)
  a scholarly monk
  He repaid Wang Mu, a widow who
  had supported him when he was a
  young student, by saving the life of
  her son who had been condemned to
  death for killing a man. He is said to
  have caused the stars of the Great
  Bear constellation to disappear from
  the sky and captured them in the
  form of pigs. He then advised the
  emperor to grant a general amnesty
  and, releasing the pigs, caused the
  stars to reappear.
  He was given the title Ta-hui
  Ch’an-shih after his death.
  I Kaggen
  African
  [Cagn.Kaggen]
  the Bushman god, Kaang, as the spirit
  of the praying mantis
  (see also Kaang)
  I-ho-wei
  Chinese
  a self-created celestial trinity
  I-hsi
  Chinese
  part of the I Ching
  I-mu-kuo
  Chinese
  a mythical land where the people have
  only one eye which is in the middle
  of the forehead
  I-qong
  Pacific Islands
  in Melanesian lore, a god of the night
  He sold Qat the darkness of night in
  exchange for some pigs.
  I-ti
  Chinese
  [Immortal One]
  a minor deity, patron of wine-makers
  (see also Tu K’ang)
  Ia1
  Greek
  daughter of Midas
  Her wedding to Attis was interrupted
  by Agdistis and the guests were struck
  with madness. Attis castrated himself
  and Ia died of self-inflicted wounds.
  ia2
  (see ija)
  Iacchus
  Greek
  [Corus.Iakchos:=Phrygian Bacchus]
  a minor god
  son of Zeus and Demeter
  son of Dionysus by Demeter or Core,
  some say
  brother of Core
  I
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  Iae
  husband of Demeter, some say
  In some accounts he is identified with
  Dionysus or Liber.
  Iae
  South American
  moon-god of the Mamaiuran Indians
  of Brazil
  twin brother of Kuat
  Men were in darkness because the
  wings of Urubutsin, the vulture-king,
  prevented the light of the sky from
  reaching earth. Iae and Kuat captured
  Urubutsin and released him only when
  he promised to allow light to pass.
  Then they took to the sky with Iae
  becoming the moon, Kuat the sun,
  lighting the earth below.
  Iafn-Har
  Norse
  [Jaf(e)nhar.Janfar.Like-mighty]
  one of the 3 mysterious deities 
  visited by Gylfi, probably 
  a manifestation of Odin
  Iah
  a demon
  Iahu
  Egyptian
  a name for Horus or Set or for Isis 
  as a dove-goddess
  (see also Elath-Iahu)
  Iakchos 
  (see Iacchus)
  Iakim 
  North American
  a sea-monster in the lore of the 
  tribes of British Columbia
  Ialabion
  Greek
  son of Poseidon
  He tried to steal some of Geryon’s
  cattle seized by Heracles as part of 
  his tenth Labour and was killed 
  by Heracles.
  Ialmenus
  Greek
  son of Ares and Astyoche
  brother of Ascalaphus
  He and his brother led the Minyans
  fighting with the Greeks at Troy.
  Ialonus
  Celtic
  a god of fields in Gaul
  Ialysa
  Greek
  daughter of Danae
  Ialysus
  Greek
  son of Helius by Rhode or of their 
  son Cercaphus
  brother of Camirus and Lindus
  Iambe
  Greek
  daughter of Pan and Echo
  In some accounts of Demeter’s stay in
  the house of Celeus when she acted as
  wet-nurse to his baby son, Iambe is
  described as a lame servant acting as
  the baby’s dry nurse and it was she, not
  Baubo the daughter of Celeus, who so
  amused Demeter by her obscene
  gestures and dances. She is said to have
  hanged herself.
  (see also Baubo1)
  Iampelamananoro
  African
  a maiden in Madagascar
  She was held captive by Raivato but the
  hero Iboniamasiboniamanoro came 
  to her rescue, hammering Raivato into
  the ground and marrying his captive,
  Iampelamananoro.
  Iamus
  Greek
  son of Apollo by Evadne
  His mother abandoned him in a bed
  of flowers as a baby but he was fed 
  on honey by snakes sent by Apollo.
  When found, he was reared by
  Evadne’s guardian, Aepytus, and,
  inheriting his father’s talents, became
  a famous prophet.
  Ianda
  (see Mbomba1)
  Ianthe
  Greek
  wife of Iphis
  Iphis was a girl raised as a boy. Ianthe
  was betrothed to him, knowing
  nothing of this. Isis saved the day by
  changing Iphis into a real man just
  before the wedding.
  Ianuania
  Celtic
  a goddess in Gaul, associated with
  music and healing
  Ianus
  (see Janus)
  Iao1
  Greek
  [Erikapaios.‘light’.Metis.Phanes.Protogonos]
  a primaeval sun-god
  father or consort of Nyx, some say
  He was born from an egg created by
  Chronos and is depicted as four-eyed
  with golden wings and the heads of a
  bull, a lion, a ram and a snake.
  Iao2
  Greek
  a fourfold god
  This name was applied to Hades in
  spring, Zeus in summer, Helius in
  autumn and Dionysus in winter.
  Iapetos
  (see Iapetus)
  Iapetus
  Greek
  [Iapetos]
  a Titan
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  brother or husband of Themis
  husband of Ana or Clymene
  father of Atlas, Epimetheus, Menoetius
  and Prometheus by Asia or Clymene
  In some accounts, he fathered
  Prometheus on Themis and is said to
  have created man. 
  Iapis
  Greek
  a physician
  He, with the help of Aphrodite, healed
  Aeneas when he was wounded in the
  fighting with the Latins.
  Iapyx1
  Greek
  son of Lycaon
  brother of Daunas and Peucetius
  He and his brothers fought many
  battles and when they had conquered
  the southern part of Italy, they shared
  it between themselves.
  Iapyx2
  Greek
  [=Roman Chrus.Corus]
  a wind from the north-west quarter
  Iarbanel
  Irish
  son of Nemed
  brother of Starn
  father of Beothach
  He and two brothers, Ibath and Ibean,
  survived the defeat of the Nemedians
  and escaped to become the ancestors
  of the Danaans.
  Iarbas
  Greek
  [Hiarbas]
  a king of Lybia
  son of Zeus
  He sold to Dido the land on which she
  built Carthage and wanted to marry
  her. In some accounts, she threw
  herself on a pyre and died rather than
  marry him.
  Iardanus
  Greek
  a king of Lydia, father of Omphale
  Iareku
  (see Uretsiti)
  iaret
  (see uraeus)
  Iarmerik
  European
  a king of Denmark
  husband of Svanhild
  father of Broder
  His story is a Danish version of the
  story of Ermenrich.
  His counsellor, Bikki, accused the
  king’s son, Broder, of seducing the
  queen, so Iarmerik had her trampled
  to death by horses.
  Iarn-greiper
  Norse
  [Iron Dirk]
  the grip worn by Thor when holding
  his magic hammer, Miolnir
  Iarnsaxa
  Norse
  [Jarnsaxa]
  a giantess
  first wife of Thor
  mother of Magni and Modi
  She was one of the nine wave-maidens
  said to have given birth simultaneously
  to Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Iarnvit 
  (see Ironwood)
  Iarnvith 
  (see Ironwood)
  Iarovit
  Baltic
  a Latvian god
  an aspect of Svantevit
  Iasion
  Greek
  [Ias(i)us]
  son of Zeus or Corytus by Electra
  brother of Dardanus
  father of Bootes, Plutus and, some say,
  Philomelus, by Demeter
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  In some accounts, his earthly father
  was Corytus. He was the father of two
  or three sons by Demeter, whom he
  seduced in a ploughed field, though
  others claim that he married Cybele,
  fathering Corybas, and that he was
  made immortal.
  Some say that he was killed by his
  brother, Dardanus, others that he was
  killed by Zeus for his seduction 
  of Demeter.
  Iasius1
  Greek
  [Iasus.Jasus]
  king of Arcadia
  son of Lycurgus
  father of Atalanta by Clymene
  In some stories Schoenius is the father
  of Atalanta.
  Iasius2
  Greek
  [Iasus.Jasus]
  a king of Argos
  son of Triopas
  brother of Agenor and Pelasgus
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Argus and father of Io.
  Iasius3
  (see Iasion)
  Iaso
  Greek
  son of Asclepius
  Iason
  (see Jason)
  Iassen
  (see Izehne)
  Iasus
  (see Iasion.Iasius)
  Iath 
  (see Eire.Ith)
  Iath n’Annan
  Irish
  an old name for Ireland or for Dana
  Ia’tik
  (see Ia’tiku)
  Ia’tiku
  North American
  [Iaticu.Ia’tik.Iatiku]
  a creator-goddess of the Pueblos
  daughter of Utc’tsiti
  sister of Nao’tsiti
  mother of the Katsinas
  Her sister bore twin boys after being
  impregnated by the rainbow and gave
  one of them to Ia’tiku before leaving to
  settle in the east. The boy, Tia’munia,
  mated with Ia’tiku to produce the
  forerunners of the tribe.
  iatromancy
  divination by incubation
  Iavure-cunha
  South American
  a tiny forest-spirit of Brazil
  Ibanza
  (see Libanza)
  Ibath
  Irish
  son of Beothach
  brother of Ibean
  He and his brother Ibean, with
  Iarbanel, survived the defeat of the
  Nemedians and escaped to become the
  ancestors of the Danaans.
  Iba’um
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian god
  Ibe Dji
  African
  an idol of the Yoruba
  Ibean
  Irish
  son of Beothach
  brother of Ibath
  He and his brother Ibath, with
  Iarbanel, survived the defeat of the
  Nemedians and escaped to become the
  ancestors of the Danaans.
  Ibeorgan
  Central American
  a culture-hero in Panama
  He is said to have taught his people,
  the Cuna, how to build, fashion gold,
  make beer from maize and many other
  useful things.
  Ibert
  British
  husband of Iblis in some accounts
  He is said to have castrated Klingsor.
  ibex
  a monster antelope
  The real ibex, a native of the Pyrenees,
  was said to be able to leap from the top
  of high peaks and land on its horns
  without harm.
  Ibhell
  (see Dubh Lacha)
  Ibilisi
  African
  [=Moslem Eblis]
  a Swahili devil
  Ibini Okrabi
  African
  a powerful spirit of the Igbo
  ibis
  Egyptian
  a sacred bird: an incarnation of Thoth
  Ibissa Shayto
  African
  an Ethiopian fire-spirit
  Iblis1
  British
  [Yblis]
  wife of Ibert
  In some accounts she married Lancelot
  by whom she had four children.
  Iblis2
  (see Eblis)
  Iblis al-Qadim
  (see Eblis)
  Ibo
  West Indian
  [Ibo-léle]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Ibo-léle
  (see Ibo)
  Ibo-Osun
  African
  an annual feast in honour of the
  Yoruba goddess Osun when the
  priestesses of this cult are chosen
  Ibofango
  North American
  a name for Hisagitaimisi as One 
  Sitting Above
  Iboniamasiboniamanoro
  African
  a hero in Madagascar
  son of Rasoabemanana
  His mother sought help from the seer,
  Ranakombe, in order to conceive. She
  went to heaven where a grasshopper
  entered her and lived in her womb for
  ten years. The unborn child chose the
  place where he would be born and got
  his mother to swallow a knife with
  which he cut himself free of her body.
  His mother died at his birth and he
  jumped into a fire but was unscathed.
  When he was old enough to marry,
  Ranakombe set him a number of near-
  impossible tasks which he performed
  successfully and then set out to rescue
  the maiden Iampelamananoro who
  had been held captive by Raivato. He
  gained access to the captor’s house by
  killing the servant Ikonitra and
  dressing in his skin. Once inside, he
  overcame Raivato and hammered him
  into the ground. He rescued the
  maiden and married her but their
  happiness was short-lived since he died
  a few years later.
  Ibor
  Irish
  an early charioteer for Cuchulainn
  Iboroquiamio
  South American
  a deity of Guyana, evil personified
  Ibukido
  Japanese
  an evil deity
  He causes the destruction of crops and
  water-courses, incest, leprosy, etc.
  Ibycus
  Greek
  a 6th C BC poet
  son of Phytius
  When he was attacked and killed by a
  band of robbers he called on a flight of
  cranes to avenge him. Later, in a
  theatre, the birds scared one of the
  robbers who confessed to the crime
  and they were all put to death. 
  Icadius
  Greek
  a man saved by a dolphin
  Icananyana
  (see Hlakanyana)
  Icakijana
  (see Hlakanyana)
  Icalus
  (see Icelus)
  Icarius1
  Greek
  [Icarus.Ikarios]
  son of Oebalus and Batea or Perieres
  and Gorgophone
  brother of Hippocoon and Tyndareus
  co-king of Sparta with Tyndareus
  father of Iphthime and Penelope
  by Periboea
  He and Tyndareus were expelled by
  their brother Hippocoon who took over
  the throne. Heracles killed Hippocoon
  and his twelve sons and restored the
  former kings.
  Icarius2
  Greek
  [Icarus.Ikarios]
  an Athenian farmer
  father of Erigone
  Dionysus taught him the art of wine-
  making and he gave some of his
  produce to a number of  shepherds
  who, thinking he had bewitched them
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  with his wine, killed him. His dog,
  Maera, led his daughter to his grave
  where she hanged herself. The dog
  jumped to its death and Dionysus set
  them all in the heavens, Erigone as
  Virgo, Icarius as Bootes and Maera as
  Canicula. Some say Iasius became
  Bootes.
  Icarius3
  (see Icarus)
  Icarus1
  Greek
  [Icarius.Ikaros]
  son of Daedalus by a slave girl
  He was locked with his father in the
  labyrinth housing the Minotaur on
  Crete by Minos but they were both
  freed by Pasiphae, the king’s wife.
  They escaped from Crete by flying on
  wings of feathers and wax made by
  Daedalus. Ignoring instructions, he
  flew too close to the sun, whereupon
  the wax melted and he crashed into the
  sea and drowned.
  An alternative version says that
  Icarus was not killed but swam to the
  nearby island of Icaria and lived there
  for many years.
  Icarus2
  (see Icarius)
  Icauna
  Roman
  a Celtic river-goddess in Gaul
  Iccha-sakti
  Hindu
  a sakti longing to be made manifest
  Icci
  Siberian
  spirits under the control of 
  the creator-gods
  Iccovellauna
  Celtic
  a European water-goddess
  Ice-giants
  (see giants-Norse)
  Icelus
  Greek
  [Icalus.Ikelos.Phobetor.Phobetus]
  a god of dreams
  son of Hypnos
  brother of Morpheus and Phantasus
  He brings dreams of animals.
  Ich-kanava
  North American
  [Great Tellings]
  narratives of the Mohave tribe
  These long tales, concerned with
  migration, myths, etc., are said to have
  been revealed in dreams.
  Icheiri
  West Indian
  household gods of the Caribs
  Ichi-no-miya
  Japanese
  Shinto temples
  Ichijo
  Japanese
  an emperor
  father of Kimitaka
  When his daughter was captured by
  the demon Shutendoji, Ichijo sent 
  the warrior-hero, Raiko, to her aid. 
  Raiko killed the demon and freed 
  the princess.
  Ichiko
  Japanese
  [itako]
  a sibyl: a temple servant possessed 
  by spirits: a blind female shaman 
  or medium
  These women are reputed to be able to
  call up deities or the ghosts of ancestors
  and pass on their messages.
  ichneumon
  Egyptian
  the mongoose, revered in Egypt
  Some say that the mongoose kills only
  snakes but others maintain that it can
  kill a crocodile by entering its gaping
  jaws and eating the beast’s viscera.
  Ichnobate
  Greek
  [Ichnobates]
  a dog of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon, the
  hunter, spying on her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Ichnobate, tore him to pieces.
  Ichnobates
  (see Ichnobate)
  Icho
  (see gingko.Icho Kalakal)
  Icho-kalakal
  Pacific Islands
  [Icho]
  a hero in the lore of the 
  Caroline Islands
  He is said to have led his people to
  their homeland.
  ichor
  Greek
  the colourless fluid in veins of gods
  This vital fluid never carried disease; if
  shed, it would generate new life where
  it fell.
  ichthyocentaur (see centauro-triton)
  ichthyomancy
  divination using the entrails of fish
  ichthyotaurus
  (see centauro-triton)
  ichthys
  (see fish)
  Icilius
  Roman
  a man betrothed to Verginia
  Icona
  Central American
  a Mexican father-god
  Iconia
  Serbian
  daughter of Miloutin
  She had been promised in marriage to
  Sredoi but Theodore seized her and
  carried her off as his wife.
  Icosiel
  a demon of the air
  Icovellauna
  Celtic
  a goddess of springs and healing
  Ictcinike
  North American
  [=Santee Unktome.Inktomi]
  the Missouri Indian name for Ictinike
  Ictinike
  North American
  [Ikto(me).‘spider’.Spider Man.
  Unktome.Unktomi]
  the trickster-god, war-god of the 
  Iowa Indians
  son of the sun-god
  He was expelled from heaven for his
  trickery. He tricked Rabbit into taking
  off his fur coat and, while Rabbit was
  up a tree, put the coat on and ran off
  with it. He married one daughter of a
  local chief and so offended the other
  daughter who rescued the skinless
  Rabbit. He engaged in shooting
  matches with Rabbit in which they
  shot an eagle which grew each day
  from the feathers of the one shot the
  day before. When Rabbit gave back to
  Ictinike the clothes he had taken off to
  put on Rabbit’s fur, the Indians
  drummed up such a frantic dance that
  Ictinike, jumping ever higher, fell and
  broke his neck.
  Another story has a different
  version of his death. It was said that he
  was jealous when Rabbit (in this story,
  Rabbit Boy) married the girl he
  wanted for himself and incited the
  youths of the village to kill Rabbit.
  Before they killed him, cut him up and
  boiled him, Rabbit Boy sang a death-
  song and then used his magic powers
  to reassemble the parts and return to
  life. When Ictinike tried to do the
  same, he sang the wrong words to the
  death-song and died, never to return.
  Yet another story says that he rode
  on the back of a buzzard who threw
  him off into a hollow tree where he
  was trapped for some time. When he
  finally escaped, he pretended to be
  dead. The buzzard landed to feed on
  his flesh and Ictinike seized it and tore
  the feathers from the top of its head.
  Some equate him with Ikto, a
  culture-hero said to have invented
  speech.
  Id
  Irish
  son of Riangabair and Finnabair
  brother of Etan and Laeg
  He was a charioteer for Conall Cearnach.
  Ida1
  European
  daughter of Elias and Beatrix
  mother of Eustace and Godfrey 
  de Bouillon
  Ida2
  Greek
  a Cretan nymph 
  daughter of Melisseus and Almathea
  sister of Adastrea and Melissa
  She and her sisters nursed the infant
  Zeus.
  Ida3
  Greek
  [=Greek Nemesis]
  a Phrygian goddess
  Ida4
  Greek
  daughter of Corybas
  mother by Lycastus of Minos
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  Hindu
  [Ila.Ira]
  a goddess of food and law
  daughter of Varuna, some say
  consort of Manu
  wife of Dyaus, some say
  She was said to have been created from
  butter and milk left over from the
  Churning of the Ocean.
  She and Manu repopulated the
  earth after the flood which they
  survived on top of a mountain.
  In some accounts, she was the
  daughter of Manu and wife of Budha
  and was said to be mother of Pururavas.
  Another version says that Ida was
  originally male but she angered Parvati
  who changed her into a woman. Later,
  Parvati relented and Ida was allowed to
  spend alternate months as a man, Ila.
  Ida6
  (see Idavold)
  Ida7
  (see Mount Ida)
  Ida Ten
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Wei-t’o]
  a tutelary deity of Buddhism
  Idaea1
  Greek
  a river-nymph or a nymph of 
  Mount Ida
  When Scamander jumped into the
  river Xanthus, she mated with him to
  produce a son, Teucer.
  Idaea2
  Greek
  a Scythian princess
  daughter of Dardanus
  second wife of Phineus
  mother of Mariandynus and Thynius
  She was the second wife of Phineus
  and accused her stepsons of rape for
  which they were blinded by their
  father. When Phineus was killed, she
  was sent back to her own people and
  her father, Dardanus, killed her for the
  cruel treatment of her stepsons.
  Idaea3
  (see Cybele)
  Idaean Dactyls
  (see Dactyls)
  Idaean Mother
  Greek
  a Greek version of Cybele: a name 
  for Rhea
  Idaeans
  Greek
  Cretan spirits
  Idaeus1
  Greek
  herald of the Trojans
  son of Dares
  brother of Phegeus
  idaeus2
  Greek
  a magic name for a finger
  Idakeru
  Japanese
  a deity
  son of Susanowa, some say
  He is said to have introduced seeds for
  the production of plants and trees.
  Idalia
  (see Aphrodite)
  Idamente
  Greek
  son of Idomeneus
  He was killed by his own father who,
  caught in a storm at sea, had promised
  Poseidon that he would kill the first
  person he met on shore if the sea-god
  would save him.
  idan
  Pacific Islands
  magicians
  These people say that they are followers
  of Anulap and Samoanekoaner.
  Idas1
  Greek
  [Ides]
  son of Aphareus and Arene
  husband of Marpessa
  twin brother of Lynceus
  father of Cleopatra
  His real father was Poseidon but he
  was reared by his earthly father,
  Aphareus. He was a member of the
  group that hunted the Calydonian
  boar and he sailed with the Argonauts.
  He carried off Marpessa in a magic
  chariot borrowed from Poseidon and,
  when Apollo took her and turned her
  into a kingfisher, he fought the god for
  her hand. Zeus stopped the fight and
  Marpessa chose to stay with Idas
  whom she married.
  In one story, Hilaeria and Phoebe,
  the brides of Idas and Lynceus, were
  carried off by Castor and Polydeuces
  on their wedding day, so starting the
  feud between the two pairs of brothers.
  In a fight over this abduction or over
  some cattle, he killed Castor who was
  hiding in a hollow tree and wounded
  Polydeuces. Zeus again intervened 
  and killed Idas with a thunderbolt.
  Others say that Idas was killed by
  Polydeuces.
  Idas2
  Greek
  [Ides]
  a follower of Diomedes
  He went to Italy with Diomedes and
  was turned into a bird by Aphrodite.
  Idath
  Irish
  [Fiodach]
  a warrior of Connaught
  father of Fraoch
  husband of Befind
  He was a suitor for the hand of Maev
  but was killed by Tinne mac Conrach,
  king of Connaught.
  Idavida
  Hindu
  first wife of Vishravas
  mother of Kubera
  Idavold
  Norse
  [Idavolir.Ida(voll).Ithavall.Ithavoll]
  a plain in Asgard
  the playground of the gods
  This is the area where the gods were
  playing when Balder was killed by the
  mistletoe bough thrown by Hoder.
  Idavold is regarded as the land
  destined to replace Asgard in the new
  world due to arise after Ragnarok.
  Idavolir
  (see Idavold)
  Idavoll
  (see Idavold)
  Idazzlei
  (see Uller)
  Iddahedu
  Mesopotamian
  the ship of the Akkadian god Nabu
  Iddawc
  (see Iddawg)
  Iddawg
  Welsh
  [Churn.Iddawc.The Embroiler]
  a chieftain appearing in 
  Rhonabwy’s dream
  son of Mynio
  He was known as Churn or The
  Embroiler for his part in stirring 
  up trouble between King Arthur and
  Mordred.
  He owned a fabulous horse which
  could blow away anybody it chased
  with the breath from its nostrils and
  then draw them back when it inhaled.
  Iddig
  Welsh
  a messenger of Bran
  son of Anarawd
  Iddhis
  Buddhist
  supernormal powers such as
  clairvoyance, telepathy, etc.
  Iddon
  Welsh
  father of Cadwgawn
  Ide1
  Irish
  [Deirdre.Ite.Mide.Mo-Ide]
  a saint
  daughter of Ceannfhaolaidh
  foster-mother of Brendan
  Her father wanted her to marry a
  young noble but she preferred the holy
  life and became a nun. It was said that
  she suffered the agony of a large beetle
  which gnawed her body until it was
  seen and killed by the other nuns. She
  was said to have been visited by the
  infant Jesus.
  The miracles she is said to have
  performed included the release of
  souls from hell and the curing of a man
  with horse’s ears.
  In some accounts, she owned the
  marvellous cow, Glas Gabnach.
  Ide2
  (see Hiuki)
  Idem-kuguza
  (see Obin-murt)
  Ides
  (see Idas)
  Idhunn
  (see Iduna)
  Idiptu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian storm-god
  idises
  (see disir)
  Idisi
  (see disir.Vala)
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  Idlirvirissong
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Inuit
  idlozi
  African
  the guardian spirit of a Zulu ancestor
  Idmon
  Greek
  a seer
  son of Apollo or of Abas and Cyrene
  one of the Argonauts
  He was killed by a wild boar while en
  route to Colchis with the Argonauts.
  Ido
  (see Idothea)
  Idoiho
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god in the Society Islands
  idolomancy
  divination by using idols
  Idomene1
  Greek
  [Idomenea]
  daughter of Abas and Aglaia
  sister of Acrisius and Proetus
  Idomene2
  Greek
  [Idomenea]
  wife of Amythaon
  mother of Bias and Melampus
  In some accounts, Amythaon’s wife
  was the nymph Melanippe.
  Idomenea
  (see Idomene)
  Idomeneans
  Greek
  a race of people said to have sight 
  but no other senses
  Idomeneus
  Greek
  [Cnossius.Lyctius]
  a king of Crete 
  son of Deucalion and Pyrrha
  brother of Amphictryon, Hellen 
  and Molus
  husband of Meda
  father of Idamente
  He was the leader of the Cretans in the
  Trojan War and was one of those
  hidden inside the Wooden Horse. He
  aimed his spear at Aeneas but killed
  Oenomaus instead. Returning from
  Troy, his ship was caught in a storm
  and Idomeneus vowed to kill the first
  person he met on shore in Crete if the
  sea-god, Poseidon, would save his
  ship. The first person was his own son,
  Idamente. He killed him and was
  banished to Italy when a plague
  descended on the island.
  In some accounts, he was driven
  from Crete by Leucus who had
  seduced Meda while her husband was
  at Troy.
  Idothea
  Greek
  [Dioi.Eidothea]
  a nymph
  daughter of Proteus
  Idres
  British
  a king of Cornwall
  He was one of the leaders of the
  rebellion put down by King Arthur at
  the Battle of Bedgrayne.
  Idris1
  Arab
  a prophet
  son of Hirmis
  He is said to have invented writing,
  tailoring, geomancy and the use of the
  fortune-telling board, the ziraja.
  An angel was so impressed with
  Idris that he took the prophet up to
  heaven still alive but the angel of
  death, who had been looking for Idris,
  met him in the fourth heaven and the
  prophet died. 
  Idris2
  Arab
  a cook with Al Iskander (Alexander 
  the Great)
  Preparing some fish for his master’s
  supper, he washed them in the waters
  of the Well of Life, whereupon the
  dead fish immediately revived and
  swam away.
  Idris3
  Welsh
  a giant prince
  Iduie
  (see Idyia)
  Idumeans
  British
  [Edomites]
  a Middle Eastern tribe
  Gawain is said to have been in conflict
  with this tribe whose queen had been
  killed by the Crop-eared Dog.
  Idun
  (see Iduna)
  Iduna
  Norse
  [Id(h)unn.Idun(na).Ithun(n).Y’dun]
  goddess of youth
  daughter of Ivald and Sol
  wife of Bragi
  Some say she had no birth and could
  never die.
  She owned a magic basket containing
  the apples of eternal youth, the supply
  of which was continuously renewed.
  She gave these to the gods, some of
  whom were otherwise not immortal.
  Tricked by Loki into leaving Asgard
  with a bowl of this fruit, she was
  abducted by the storm-giant Thiassi.
  When the gods, who found themselves
  aging in the absence of the fruit,
  discovered what Loki had done they
  ordered him to get her back. Wearing
  Freya’s 
  falcon-garb 
  he 
  flew 
  to
  Thrymheim and, changing Idun into a
  swallow, or a nut, brought her safely
  back to Asgard.
  One day when she was sitting on a
  branch of Yggdrasil she fainted and 
  fell into Niflheim where she was 
  found by Bragi who wrapped her in a
  white wolf-skin given by Odin. She
  remained pale and tearful from the
  horrible sights she had seen in Hel’s
  kingdom and Bragi stayed with her
  until she recovered.
  In some stories she was married to
  Heimdall and seduced by Loki.
  Idunn
  (see Iduna)
  Idunna
  (see Iduna)
  Idurmer
  Semitic
  [Ilumer.=Babylonian Adad: 
  Assyrian Mer:=Sumrian Enlil.Ishkur: 
  Syrian Hadad]
  a god of rain and thunder
  Idyia
  Greek
  [Eidyia.Iduie]
  a sea-nymph, one of the Oceanids
  wife of Aetes
  mother of Apsyrtus and Medea
  Idylls of the King
  English
  a series of poems on the Arthurian
  legend written by Tennyson
  Idzumo
  Japanese
  [Central Land of the Reed Plains.Izumo]
  a part of the newly-created earth
  This realm caused so much annoyance
  to the gods from the noise made by the
  trees and flowers which, in those days,
  could speak, that they sent Ninigi,
  preceded by three envoys, to quell 
  the disturbance.
  Idzumo Takeru
  Japanese
  an outlaw
  While Takeru was swimming in a river,
  Prince Yamato substituted a wooden
  sword for the brigand’s steel one. He
  then challenged Idzumo to a duel and
  cut off his head.
  Iella
  (see Attabeira)
  Iemhetep
  (see Imhotep)
  Ieson
  (see Jason)
  Ieyasu Togugawa
  (see Tokugawa)
  Ifa1
  African
  [=Fon Fa]
  a demi-god of the Yoruba
  son of Oroko and Alajeru
  He is said to have had great wisdom
  obtained from divination using palm-
  nuts and taught men the art of medicine.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Orunmila.
  (see Fa1)
  Ifa2
  (see Fa2)
  Ifing
  Norse
  a stream in Asgard, surrounding
  Idavold, which never froze
  ifiriti
  (see afriti)
  ifreet
  (see afriti)
  ifrit1
  Pakistani
  a malevolent ghost of a dead person
  ifrit2
  (see afriti)
  Ifru
  Roman
  a North African god
  Ify
  (see Ihy)
  Idlirvirissong
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  Inuit
  a spirit of the hunt
  He is said to carry a boiling cauldron
  large enough to hold a seal.
  Igaluk
  Inuit
  the supreme god and moon-god
  He inadvertently had intercourse with
  his sister who, in disgust, ascended
  into the sky with a torch and became
  the sun. Igaluk became the moon.
  Igaranha
  South American
  a Brazilian spirit which can appear 
  in the form of a canoe
  Igari-Bat Mahlat
  Hebrew
  a queen of demons
  igbodu
  African
  groves sacred to the Yoruba 
  god, Orunmila
  Igdrasil
  (see Yggdrasil)
  Igerna
  (see Igraine)
  Igerne
  (see Igraine)
  Igigi
  Mesopotamian
  the younger Sumerian sky-gods
  created by Marduk
  These heavenly spirits, appearing as
  stars above the horizon are, in some
  versions, confused with the Annunaki
  which are those below the horizon.
  In some accounts, they are described
  as slave-gods who worked on earth.
  One of their main tasks was to keep
  open the channels of the rivers to
  allow the free flow of water. When
  they rebelled against Enlil’s rule, his
  wife killed their leader, We-e, and
  created a completely new race.
  (see also Annunaki1)
  Ignerssuak
  Inuit
  a sea-god
  Ignoge
  (see Imogen)
  igqira 
  African
  a witch-doctor in the Transkei
  Igraine1
  British
  [Igerna.Igerne.Ygerna.Yg(u)erne:
  =Welsh Eigyr]
  daughter of Anlawdd and Gwen
  sister of Gorlendydd and Rieingulid
  wife of Gorlois
  mother of Dioneta, Elaine, Morgan 
  le Fay and Morgause
  mother of King Arthur by Uther 
  When Uther fell in love with Igraine,
  her husband shut her away in a castle.
  Merlin changed Uther into the form
  of Gorlois giving him access to 
  Igraine on whom he fathered the
  infant Arthur, later king of Britain.
  Others say that they also had a
  daughter called Anna. She married
  Uther when Gorlois died.
  In some accounts she came from
  Atlantis; others say her first husband
  was Hoel.
  Igraine2
  British
  [Igerna.Igerne.Ygerna.Yg(u)erne:
  =Welsh Eigyr]
  in some accounts, a sister of 
  King Arthur
  Iguagué
  South American
  a lake in Colombia
  This is the lake from which, according
  to the Chibcha, the woman Bachué
  emerged at creation.
  Iguana
  Central American
  a lizard-god, said to provide food
  Iguvine Tablets
  Roman
  [Eugubine Tablets.Tabulae Iguvinae]
  9 bronze tablets found at Gubbo 
  in 1444
  These tablets set out the liturgy of a
  priestly brotherhood worshipping a
  number of Italic deities.
  Ih P’en
  Central American
  a Mayan fertility-god and god 
  of wealth
  consort of Ix Kanan
  Iha-naga
  Japanese
  [Iwa-naga.Iwanaga.Rock-long Princess]
  a goddess
  the ugly daughter of Oho-yama
  sister of Sengen
  Her father wanted Ninigi to marry her
  but he preferred her sister, Sengen. To
  avenge this insult, Iha-naga brought
  death to the human race.
  Iha-no
  Japanese
  a goddess of longevity
  wife of Nintoku
  ihai
  Japanese
  an ancestral tablet: a soul-
  commemoration
  (see also ancestor worship)
  Ihanam
  North American
  the creator-god of the Chinook 
  Indians
  Ihi
  Egyptian
  [Ehu]
  god of the sistrum
  son of Hathor
  Ihi-yori-hiko
  Japanese
  a fertility deity
  Ihinegba
  (see Hinegba)
  Iho-o-Kataka
  New Zealand
  a magical tree
  It is said that if a woman prays while
  clasping the tree, she will have a child
  – a boy if she stands on the east side of
  the tree, a girl if she stands on the
  west.
  Ihoiho
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god of the Society 
  Islands
  Ihova
  Pacific Islands
  the god of the Papuan cargo-cult
  He is depicted as wearing modern
  Western clothes.
  Ihy
  Egyptian
  [Ahy.Herusmatauy.Ify]
  a god of music
  son of Horus and Hathor or of Ra 
  and Hathor
  I’i
  Pacific Islands
  sister of Sava
  She and her brother became ancestors
  of the people of Savai’i, a Samoan
  island.
  ija
  Persian
  [ia]
  an evil spirit: a devil
  Ija-kyl
  Siberian
  in Yakut lore, a spirit-animal
  This spirit is said to appear to a shaman
  when he takes up his office, in the
  middle of that period and just before
  his death. It dies when the shaman dies
  and conveys the shaman’s spirit to the
  Otherworld.
  Ijaksit
  (see Ajysit)
  ijim
  Hebrew
  satyrs
  ijimere
  African
  [=Ashanti mmoatia:=Brazil saci:
  =Dahomey aziazan:= Surinam apuku]
  forest spirits of Nigeria
  Ijuru
  African
  a realm in the sky in the lore of 
  the Banyarwanda
  Ik1
  Central American
  the second of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the stage when the
  unborn child receives a soul
  (see also Twelve Ik)
  Ik2
  Central American
  the wind, said to have been created 
  on Twelve Ik, the twelfth day of 
  the Mayan creation cycle
  Ika Roa
  Pacific Islands
  the Polynesian Milky Way
  Ika Tere
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian fish-god
  Some say he created all sea-creatures.
  Ika-zuchi
  Japanese
  a thunder-god
  Ikaiut
  (see Ycaiut)
  Ikal Ahau
  Central American
  a Mayan god of death
  He is said to attack humans at night
  and eat their flesh.
  Ikanam1
  North American
  a creator-god of the Chinook
  ikanam2
  North American
  [=Kwakiutl nuyam:=Thompson spetakl:
  =Tshimshian adaox]
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  in the lore of the Chinook, a myth or
  tale of the early days of the world
  Ikarios
  (see Icarius)
  Ikaros
  (see Icarus)
  Ike-no-nushi
  Japanese
  a god of ponds
  Ikelos
  (see Icelus)
  Ikenga
  African
  a god of fortune of the Ibo people
  Ikh
  Egyptian
  the existence after death
  Iki-Ryo
  Japanese
  a spirit of anger or envy
  It is believed that this spirit, directed at
  another, can cause illness or even death.
  Ikkaku-sennin
  Japanese
  a fallen god
  He was a god who performed miracles
  but lost his powers when he allowed
  himself to be seduced by the pleasures
  of the flesh.
  Iko
  East Indian
  the first man to die, in the lore of 
  New Guinea
  He left behind a sort of mirage which,
  ever since, has prevented the living
  (other than seers) from following him
  to the land of the dead.
  Ikonitra
  African
  a servant of Raivato
  When Iboniamasiboniamanoro came
  to rescue the maiden Iampelamananoro
  from the clutches of Ravaito who was
  holding her captive, he killed Ikonitra
  and donned his skin as a disguise to
  gain access to the house.
  Iksvashu
  Hindu
  [Iksvasu]
  a creator-god
  son of Vaivasvata
  father of Nimi and Vikukshi
  He was said to have been born when
  Vaivasvata sneezed. Some say that he
  fathered 100 sons.
  Iksvasu
  (see Iksvashu)
  Ikto
  North American
  [Itome.Iktomi]
  a Sioux culture-hero said to have
  invented speech
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Ictinike.
  Iktome
  (see Ikto)
  Iktomi
  (see Ikto)
  Iku1
  African
  the Yoruba god of death
  Iku2
  Mesopotamian
  [Capella]
  a form of Ishtar as a star
  Iku3
  Mesopotamian
  a form of Marduk as a star
  Iku-guhi
  (see Ikugupi)
  Iku-Ikasuchi
  Japanese
  a Shinto thunder-god
  He was one of the eight gods born
  from the charred body of Izanami.
  Iku-tama-yore-hime
  Japanese
  a princess 
  mother of Oho-tata-ne-ko
  A handsome youth came to her 
  each night, disappearing through the
  keyhole at dawn. She tracked him to
  his home by stitching a thread to his
  clothing and found that he lived in a
  shrine on Mount Miwa. They had a
  son who was called Oho-tata-ne-ko.
  Ikugupi
  Japanese
  [Iku-guhi]
  a Shinto goddess 
  consort of Tunogupi
  These two deities were produced 
  from a branch of the primaeval god,
  Umashiaskikabihikoji.
  Ikumusubi
  Japanese
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  Ikundu
  (see Likundu)
  Ikuzimu
  African
  the land under the earth in the lore 
  of the Banyarwanda
  Ikxareyavs
  North American
  ancestors of the Karok tribe, appearing
  in their myths
  Il1
  Arab
  [Ilah.Ilmugah.Wadd.Warah]
  an early moon-god
  Il2
  (see El)
  Ila1
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of Samoa, the first woman
  (see also Ele’ele)
  Ila2
  (see Ida4)
  Ila-Ife
  (see Ile-Ife)
  Ila-Ilai Langit
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Dyaks, a primordial
  monster in the form of a fish
  This fish was created in the first of the
  three epochs of creation.
  Ilaalge
  Arab
  a local Nabataean god
  Ilaansi
  African
  [Indaaka.Indeesa]
  the supreme god of the Fipa people
  Ilabrat
  Mesopotamian
  [Ili-Abrat:=Sumerian Ninshubur]
  an attendant of Anu
  a Babylonian messenger of the gods
  Ilah
  (see El.Il1)
  Ilai
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian sun-god
  consort of Indara
  Together they made men by making
  stones and breathing life into them.
  Ilaheva
  Pacific Islands
  wife of the Tongan 
  worm-god Eitumatupua
  mother of Ahoietu
  Ilamatecuhtli
  Central American
  [Old Princess]
  an Aztec goddess
  a name of Cihuacoatl as
  ‘old goddess’
  In this role, she was the wife of
  Mixcoatl and bore seven sons, each of
  whom founded a major city.
  She is also depicted as Tlaltecuhtli.
  Ilankaka
  African
  wife of King Konkundo
  mother of Honde
  Ilapa
  (see Ilyapa)
  Ilat1
  African
  a rain-god of Kenya and Uganda
  son of Tororut and Seta
  He carries water for his father and any
  that he spills reaches the earth as rain.
  Ilat2
  Arab
  a sun-goddess
  consort of Il (El)
  In some accounts she is Alilah.
  Ilat3
  (see Asherah)
  Ilax
  Norse
  the Norse name for Lac
  Ilazki
  European
  [Illargui.Iretargui]
  a Basque moon-goddess
  Ilberg
  Irish
  son of Manannan
  In the battle between the gods which
  followed the Dagda’s resignation,
  Ilberg fought for Midir.
  ilbinji
  Australian
  body-painting on men, designed to
  attract the opposite sex
  (see also grurwari)
  Ilbhreach
  (see Ilbrec)
  Ilbreach
  (see Ilbrec)
  Ilbrec
  Irish
  [Ilb(h)reach]
  son of Manannan
  lover of Aiofe
  Ildanach
  (see Samildanach)
  Ildathach
  Irish
  a man of the Otherworld
  He was drowned when Manannan sent
  a huge wave after the boat carrying the
  party eloping with Cliona.
  Ildico
  German
  [Hilda]
  a Burgundian princess 
  wife of Attila
  She killed her husband on their
  wedding night with the sword of Cheru
  to avenge the death of her father, killed
  by Attila in his conquests. This is the
  Germanic version of Gudrun, wife of
  Atli.
  (see also Gudrun2)
  Ikarios
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  a Yoruba earth-goddess
  Ilé-Ifé
  African
  [Ila-Ife.Ilife]
  a sacred city of the 17 deities 
  of the Yoruba
  This was the site at the centre of the
  world where humans were created and
  where the dead meet to be given
  instructions.
  Ilea
  (see Rhea Silvia)
  Ilele-a-Ngonda
  African
  a name of Itonde as the god of
  copper-smiths and hunting 
  He used a magic bell, elefo, to predict
  the future and to with its sound, kill
  people.                       (see also Itonde)
  Ilem
  (see Ilmarinen)
  I’lena
  Siberian
  [‘rain woman’]
  consort of Tenanto’mwan 
  Ilex
  British
  [Great Spirit]
  an early god of longevity: 
  a holly-oak god
  Ilhuicatl Huixtotlan
  Central American
  fifth of the 13 Aztec heavens, the
  home of Tonaleque
  Ilhuicatl Tlalocan
  Ili-Abrat
  (see Habrat)
  Ilhuicatl Tonatiuh
  Central American
  [Tollan]
  fourth of the 13 Aztec heavens, home
  of Tonatiuh     (see also Tonatiuican)
  Ilhuicatl Xoxouhcan Central American
  eighth of the 13 Aztec heavens, 
  home of Tlaloc
  (see also Tlalocan)
  Ilhuicatl Yayauhcan
  Central American
  sixth of the 13 Aztec heavens, 
  home of Tonacatecuhtli
  Ilia1
  Greek
  a Titaness
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea
  Ilia2
  (see Rhea Silvia)
  Iliad, The
  Greek
  Homer’s poem telling the 
  story of the Trojan War 
  in 24 volumes
  Ilias Parva
  Greek
  [Little Iliad]
  one of the poems in the Epic Cycle
  Ilife
  (see Ile-Ife)
  Ilinot
  British
  a son of King Arthur
  He was raised by Florie and was so
  upset when she sent him away that he
  died of grief.
  Iliona
  (see Ilione)
  Ilione
  Greek
  [Iliona]
  daughter of Priam and Hecuba
  sister of Polydorus
  wife of Polymestor
  mother of Deipylus
  When 
  her 
  younger 
  brother,
  Polydorus, was sent to the court of her
  husband, Polymestor, for safety during
  the siege of Troy, she reared him as her
  own. Her husband planned to kill
  Polydorus in order to take the treasure
  he had brought with him but Ilione
  substituted Deipylus who was killed by
  his own father.
  In some accounts, she was the sister
  of Hecuba.
  ilisitsok
  (see ilisitsoq)
  ilisitsoq
  Inuit
  [ilisitsok]
  a medicine-man with the power to
  invoke evil            (see also angakoq)
  Ilithyia
  Greek
  [Eil(e)ithyia.Eil(e)itheia.Eilithua.
  Eleuthia.Eleuthyra.Ilythia:=Cretan
  Eleuthea:=Egyptian Nekhbet:=Roman 
  Juno.Lucina]
  the goddess of childbirth
  daughter of Zeus and Hera
  In 
  some 
  versions, 
  she 
  was 
  a
  primordial force, sister of Gaea, and
  laid the cosmic egg from which all else
  sprang.
  In other versions there were
  originally two goddesses with this
  name, one presiding over birth, one
  prolonging labour pains. They later
  merged.
  She tried to delay the birth of
  Heracles but was outwitted by Galanthis
  whom she turned into a weasel.
  She is sometimes identified with
  Artemis or Hera.
  (see also Ilithyiae)
  Ilithyia-Leucothea
  Roman
  an Etruscan fertility-goddess
  Ilithyiae
  Greek
  [Eileithyiae]
  daughters of Zeus and Hera
  In some accounts there were several
  daughters acting as the goddesses of
  birth.
  Iliu Persis
  Greek
  [Sack of Troy]
  one of the poems in the Epic Cycle
  dealing with the fall of Troy,
  attributed to Arctinus
  Ilius
  Greek
  founder of Troy (Ilium)
  Ilkxum
  Siberian
  consort of Kutkhu
  Illa
  South American
  [Illa-Ticci.Illa-Tiki.Illatici]
  a thunder-god: a name for Viracocha 
  as ‘light’
  Illa-Ticci
  (see Illa)
  Illa-Tiki
  (see Illa)
  Illan
  (see Iollann)
  Illapa
  (see Ilyapa)
  Illargui
  (see Ilazki)
  Illatici
  (see Illa)
  Ille Estrange
  (see Estrangot)
  Illil
  (see Illilos)
  Illilos
  Mesopotamian
  [Illil]
  an alternative version of Enlil
  son of Assoros and Kisare
  Illinus
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god
  brother of Anu
  Illtud
  (see Illtyd)
  Illtyd
  British
  [Illtud.Iltyd.Ultud]
  a 6th C Welsh saint
  son of Rieingulid
  He is said to have founded a monastery
  and, in some accounts, was one of
  King Arthur’s warriors.
  His feast day is November 6th.
  Illuyanka
  (see Illuankas)
  Illuyankas
  Mesopotamian
  [Illuyanka:=Babylonian Tiamat:
  =Hebrew Leviathan]
  a Hittite dragon
  This monster was involved in a
  struggle with the weather-god, Teshub,
  and overcame him. In revenge, Inaras
  and Hupasiyas trapped the dragon and
  its offspring and bound them for the
  weather-god to kill.
  In another version, the dragon took
  the eyes and heart of the weather-god
  who then begot a son who married
  Illuyankas’ daughter and received the
  missing parts as a wedding gift. Whole
  again, Teshub killed the dragon and his
  own son. In some accounts, this son
  was Telepini.  
  (see also Typhoon)
  Illyrius
  Greek
  son of Cadmus and Harmonia
  Ilma1
  Finnish
  a spirit of the air
  mother of Ilmatar
  This primaeval force preceded creation
  and produced the daughter, Ilmatar,
  who, in some accounts, fell from the
  heavens into the ocean where, mating
  with Ahti, the ocean, she produced
  countless sea creatures.
  Ilma2
  (see Ilmarinen)
  Ilma-samba
  (see Veralden.tshuold)
  Ilmaqah
  Semitic
  a moon-god
  Ilmarine
  Baltic
  an Estonian god based on the 
  Finnish Ilmarinen
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  Baltic
  [Ilem.Ilma.Ismaroinen.Jen.Jumla.
  San(g)ke:=Estonian Ilmarine:
  =Russian Inmar]
  a Finnish sky-god, smith-god and god
  of weather
  (see also Ilmarinen2)
  Ilmarinen2
  Baltic
  [Ilem.Ilma.Ismaroinen.Jen.Jumla.
  San(g)ke:=Estonian Ilmarine:
  =Russian Inmar]
  a Finnish hero
  son of Ilmatar
  brother of Vainamoinen
  consort of Kildisim
  His brother Vainamoinen had been
  promised the hand of the daughter of
  Louhi if he could make a sampo.
  Ilmarinen was sent to her country,
  Pohjola, to make it. Using materials
  such as the feathers of a swan, barley
  and wool, he set about the task. From
  the flames of his furnace many
  wonderful objects appeared but he
  rejected them all as evil. Finally, the
  sampo emerged, a talisman with a mill
  on each of its three sides. When he
  presented it to Louhi’s daughter, she
  married him instead of Vainamoinen.
  When his wife died, he abducted
  her sister and, when she was
  unfaithful, he turned her into a bird.
  He, with Vainamoinen, stole the
  sampo but it was smashed when Louhi
  caused a storm which wrecked their ship.
  He is said to have taught mankind
  the arts of metalwork.
  In one story, Vainamoinen caused a
  fir tree to grow until it reached the sky
  and Ilmarinen climbed the tree hoping
  to capture the moon. A magic wind
  sprang up and he was blown off the tree.
  Some accounts distinguish between
  Ilmarinen, the sky-god, and the hero
  of the Kalevala while others say that
  Ilmarinen and Jumala are the same.
  (see also Ilmarinen1)
  Ilmatar
  Baltic
  [Daughter of the Air. Daughter of the
  Creator.Ilmator.Luonnotar. Sinnytar]
  a Finnish creator-goddess and goddess
  of the air
  daughter of Ilma
  mother of Vainamoinen 
  She floated in the primordial waters for
  700 years and finally either mated with
  a bird or a teal laid its egg on her knee.
  The egg fell off and the shell broke,
  becoming the earth and sky.
  In some accounts, the bird laid six
  golden eggs and one made of iron, and
  with these, Ilmatar filled the universe.
  A similar story is told about
  Vainamoinen but in that case the bird
  was an eagle.
  In another version, she fell into the
  ocean and mated with Ahti to produce
  Vainamoinen and also countless sea
  creatures.
  As a goddess of birth, she was known
  as Luonnotar or Synnytar.
  Ilmator
  (see Ilmatar)
  Ilmuqah 
  (see El.Il1)
  Iloibonok
  African
  medicine men of the Masai
  Ilombo
  African
  in Zambia, a familiar
  This serpent-bodied being with a
  human head will suck the blood of its
  owner’s enemies. If it is destroyed, the
  owner will die.
  Ilos
  (see Ilus)
  Ilsan
  German
  son of Herbrand
  brother of Hildebrand
  He was a monk of great strength who
  joined Dietrich’s forces.
  Ilse
  German
  daughter of a giant
  Her father did not approve of her
  affair with a mortal and, with his bare
  hands, tore the rocks apart to make a
  cleft between her house and that of her
  lover. Ilse threw herself into the cleft
  and was changed into an undine in the
  waters that filled it.
  Iltyd
  (see Illtyd)
  Ilu1
  Pacific Islands
  [‘firmament’]
  a Samoan sky-god
  This entity merged with Mamao to
  form the sky and together they
  produced Ao and Po.
  ilu2
  Semitic
  a word for a supernatural being such
  as a demon, god or spirit
  Ilu3
  (see El.Enlil)
  Ilu Limnu
  Mesopotamian
  an evil god or demon in Assyria
  Ilu Salman
  (see Salman)
  Ilu Sar
  (see Shar)
  Ilu Tashmit
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Nabu as a god or revelation
  Ilumer
  (see Idurmer)
  Ilus1
  Greek
  [Ilos]
  king of Troy
  son of Tros by Callirrhoe
  brother of Assaraeus and Ganymede
  husband of Eurydice
  father of Laomedon and Themisto
  He was instructed by an oracle to build
  the city of Troy. Zeus sent him the
  Palladium which, it was said, would
  ensure its safety as long as it remained
  in the city.
  (see also Ilus2)
  Ilus2
  Greek
  son of Dardanus
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Ilus, son of Tros.
  Ilus3
  Greek
  a king of Ephyra
  son of Mermerus
  Ilus4
  (see Ascanius)
  Ilya Muromets
  Russian
  [Ilya Muromyets.Svyatogor]
  a hero, one of the bogatiri
  He was too weak to move until, at the
  age of thirty-three, he was given honey
  by pilgrims. From then on, he
  defended his country with a magic bow
  against all comers and killed the
  monster, Nightingale the Brigand.
  He decreed the building of the
  cathedral at Kiev and died when it was
  complete when his body turned to
  stone.
  (see also Svyatogor)
  Ilya Muromyets (see Ilya Muromets)
  Ilyapa
  South American
  [Apu-illapu.Coqi-Ilya.Il(l)apa.
  Inti-Ilyapa.Katoylla]
  an Inca weather-god and god of thunder
  He was replaced by Santiago.
  Ilyon
  (see Iryon)
  Ilythia
  (see Ilithyia)
  Im
  Mesopotamian
  a storm-god
  Im-Zong
  Korean
  a nobleman who adopted the goblin
  Gil-Dal as his son
  Imagheghan
  African
  [Iwillemedan.Sons of Maghegh]
  the 7 sons of the Tuareg 
  jinn Maghegh
  Maghegh fathered a son on each of
  seven virgins and taught them all they
  would need to know when they became
  the founders of the seven clans.
  Imana1
  African
  a name for god
  Imana2
  African
  [Bigirimana.Habyarimana.Hashakimana.
  Hategekimana.Ndagijimana]
  the supreme god and creator-god of
  the Banyarwanda
  He created the world in three layers,
  each supported on wooden props, one
  above the other. He lived in the
  topmost world, the next below was the
  world of living things and the lowest
  was the world of the dead.
  Imana3
  African
  a creator-god of the Burundi
  He made Kihanga, the first man.
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  African
  ghosts of the Banyarwanda
  Imap
  South American
  a water-monster
  Imap-ukua
  Inuit
  a sea-goddess
  She was said to control all the animals
  in the sea.
  Imaymana Viracocha
  South American
  son of Pachayachachic, some say
  brother of Tocapo Viracocha
  He was sent to earth to teach the tribes
  the names and properties of all living
  things.
  Imbas forosnai
  Irish
  acquisition of wisdom by chewing 
  the thumb
  This is featured in the story of Finn mac
  Cool and the Welsh story of Gwion.
  Imbath
  Irish
  father of Sainnth
  Imbe Hironari
  (see Imibe-no-Hironari)
  Imberomba
  (see Imberombera)
  Imberombera
  Australian
  [Imberomba.Waramurungundju]
  an ancestress of the Kakadu tribe 
  of Aborigines
  consort of Wuraka
  When she met and mated with
  Wuraka, she instantly produced all
  living things to which Wuraka gave
  names. When it was all over, they
  walked out into the sea from whence
  they came and disappeared.
  Imbolc
  Irish
  [Earrach.Feile Bhride.Feile Brighde.
  Imbolg.Oi(l)melc.Oi(l)melg]
  a festival of the sun in honour of
  Brigit, February 1st
  Imbolg
  (see Imbolc)
  Imbreke
  Norse
  a nephew of Ermenrich
  brother of Fritele
  These two brothers were hanged by
  King Ermenrich when Sibich told the
  king that they lusted after the queen,
  Swanhild.
  Imbrifer
  Greek
  a name for Orion as ‘bringer of rain’
  Imder
  Norse
  daughter of Aegir and Ran
  one of the nine Wave-maidens, 
  in some accounts
  Imdugud
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ninurta as rain-god
  In some versions, Imdugud and
  Ninurta were originally the same deity
  who developed into two widely
  different beings.
  Imdugud (or Zu) once stole the
  Tablets of Destiny from Enlil but they
  were recovered by Ninurta.
  He is depicted as a storm-bird with
  the head of a lion. (see also Imgug.Zu)
  Imelot
  German
  a king of Babylonia
  When Imelot attacked Constantinople,
  the Lombards, who had earlier been
  imprisoned 
  by 
  the 
  emperor
  Constantine, helped to rout Imelot’s
  forces and took him prisoner. He later
  escaped and made a second invasion
  when he tried to force Oda, the
  emperor’s daughter, into marriage with
  his son who was an ugly hunchback.
  Rother arrived in time to save her,
  killing both Imelot and his son.
  Imenarete
  Greek
  mother of Elphenor by Chalcadon
  Imgig
  (see Imgug)
  Imgug
  Mesopotamian
  [Imgig]
  a divine eagle, a royal symbol in
  Sumerian lore (see also Imdugud.Zu)
  Imheptep
  (see Imhotep)
  Imhotep
  Egyptian
  [I(e)mhetep.Ptah.=Greek 
  Asclepius. Imouth(es)]
  a god of learning, medicine, scribes
  a pharaoh, later fully deified
  son of Sakhmet or of Ptah and a 
  mortal woman
  He was a scholar of the 26th C BC, said
  to have designed the first pyramid, and
  was deified as Ptah.
  Imhulla
  Mesopotamian
  a supporter of Marduk in his struggle
  with Tiamat
  Imibe-no-Hironari
  Japanese
  [Imbe Hironari] 
  a 9th C writer, author of Kogoshu
  Imilozi
  African
  [‘whistlers’]
  ancestor-spirits of the Zulu
  Their function was to pass on to men
  the secrets of, and messages from, the
  gods but their whistling language was
  incomprehensible and so no messages
  got through.
  imiut1
  Egyptian
  a fetish in the form of the skin 
  of an animal’s head stuffed 
  and tied to a pole
  Imiut2
  (see Imy-Ut)
  Imix
  Central American
  the first of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the start of life’s journey
  (see also Eleven Imix)
  Immaculate, The
  (see Anahita)
  Immanuence 
  (see Lud)
  Immap Ukua
  (see Sedna)
  Immat
  Afghan
  a demon
  He is said to carry off virgins.
  Immer 
  (see Ishkur)
  immortal1
  a god
  immortal2
  living forever: exempt from dying
  Immortal Chang
  (see Chang Hsien)
  Immortal Holy Ones
  (see Amesha Spentas)
  Immortal Mountain(see Mount Fuji)
  Immortal One
  (see I-ti)
  Immortal Youth
  (see Hsien T’ung)
  immortality
  the state of eternal existence:
  exemption from death
  Immortals
  (see Eight Immortals)
  immram
  Irish
  [imram:plur=immrama]
  folk-tales of mysterious voyages
  Immram Curaig Maile Duin
  Irish
  an early story of a voyage of Maeldun
  immrama
  (see immram)
  Imogen
  British
  [Ignoge]
  daughter of Pandrasus
  wife of Brutus
  When Brutus led a revolt of the Trojan
  exiles and captured her father, Imogen
  was given to Brutus as a wife and left
  Greece with him when he sailed 
  for Britain.
  Imouth
  Greek
  [Im(o)uthes]
  the Greek name for Imhotep
  Imouthes
  (see Imouth)
  imp
  a sprite: a wicked spirit
  Impartial Giver
  (see Dionysus)
  Imperator
  Roman
  a name for Jupiter as ‘supreme leader’
  Imperfect Mountain
  Chinese
  [Pu Chou Shan]
  a mountain impaled by Kung Kung in
  his attempt to destroy the world
  Imperial Ancestor
  (see T’ien)
  Impersonal Buddha
  (see Amida)
  Imperturbable, The (see Akshobhya)
  Impetuous Male
  (see Susanowa)
  Imporcitor
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  Impundulu
  African
  an incubus in the form of a bird
  This being will attack and kill any
  human lover of the woman it has
  intercourse with. The child of any such
  union will be a vampire.
  Imra
  Afghan
  [Amra.Yamri]
  a creator-god of the Kafir
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  consort of Utr
  father of Gish
  He is said to have been born of a
  giantess with tusks and to have created
  the other gods by swirling his breath
  inside a golden goatskin.
  (see also Shomde)
  imram
  (see immram)
  imrama
  (see immram)
  Imset
  (see Amset)
  Imseti
  (see Amset)
  Imsety
  (see Amset)
  Imsu
  (see Min)
  Imuthes
  (see Imouth)
  Imy-ut
  Egyptian
  [Imiut]
  a minor god
  a name of Anubis as ‘one in 
  the mortuary’
  In1
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Yang:=Tibetan Yab]
  the positive, light, male principle: sky
  In combined with Yo to form the
  cosmic egg which split to form the
  earth (Yo) and the sky (In) while 
  the embryo formed the Separate 
  Heavenly Deities.
  (see also Yo)
  In2
  (see Phra In)
  In-Ab
  Mesopotamian
  the pilot of Ea’s ship
  In Lao
  Thai
  a princess
  wife of Kham Daeng
  She took the form of a golden hind 
  to lure the king, Kham Daeng, into 
  a wonderful palace built inside a
  mountain and became his wife.
  In-Yo
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Yin.Yang:=Hindu Sri Yantra:
  =Tibetan Yab-Tum]
  the opposing principles of
  male/female, light/dark,
  positive/negative, etc.
  Ina1
  Pacific Islands
  [Rona:=Samoan (Ma) Sina:
  =Tahitian Hina]
  a moon-goddess of the 
  Hervey Islands
  daughter of Kui
  sister of Rupe and Tangi-Kuku
  wife of Tinirau
  mother of Aroture and Koro
  She used to ride on the back of fish.
  Ina2
  (see Hina)
  Ina-Bikari
  (see Inazuma)
  Ina-da Samdulo Hose
  Pacific Islands
  mother of Lature and Lowalangi
  She bore two sets of mixed twins.
  Lowalangi married Lature’s twin
  sister, and they became ancestors of
  the Nias tribe.
  Ina’hitelan
  Siberian
  a sky-god
  father of Ya’halan, some say
  Ina-Tsurubi
  (see Inazuma)
  Inabizoza
  African
  wife of Mutaga
  mother of Mwambudza
  Inachus1
  Greek
  a river
  It was said that Athena renewed her
  virginity by bathing in this river.
  Inachus2
  Greek
  a river-god
  first king of Argos
  son of Oceanus and Tethys
  husband of Melia
  father of Aegialeus, Argus, Io 
  and Phoroneus
  When Io was abducted by Zeus, he
  pursued them so the god sent the
  Furies to drive him mad and he jumped
  into the river Carmena or Haliacmon,
  later called the Inachus.
  Inada
  Japanese
  [Kusa-nada.Kushi-nada.Kushinada]
  a Shinto love-goddess and rice-
  goddess
  daughter of Ashi-nadzuchi and 
  Te-nadzuchi
  wife of Susanowa
  mother of Ya-Shima-Ji-Nu-Mi and
  Kamu-O-Ichi
  Her seven sisters had been devoured
  by the eight-headed dragon, Yamato-
  no Orochi, and she was to be the next
  victim. Susanowa changed her into a
  comb, then got the serpent drunk so
  that he could kill it and, returning
  Inada-hime to her proper form,
  married her.
  Inagi-utasunhi
  North American
  a malevolent Cherokee deity
  Inana
  (see Inanna)
  Inangi-I-Bake
  (see Bake)
  Inanna
  Mesopotamian
  [Astarte.Inana.Innana.Innini.Innin(ina).
  Nana.Ninanna.Nin(in)ni.Ninsinna.
  Queen of Heaven.’sky lady’:=Akkadian
  Ish(t)ar:=Phrygian Cybele:
  =Babylonian Nina]
  the Sumerian mother-goddess, 
  goddess of fertility, love and war
  daughter of An or Enlil or Sin
  twin sister of Ereshkigal
  wife of Dumuzi
  mother of Nergal and Ninurta, 
  some say
  In some accounts she was created by
  Anu as his consort.
  She descended to the underworld
  Kur, hoping to impose her authority on
  her sister Ereshkigal who ruled there.
  She was admitted by Neti to each of the
  seven realms but removed one symbol
  of her power at each gateway. She was
  then killed and suspended from a stake.
  The gods sent two sexless beings to
  revive her and bring her back but, to rid
  herself of the demons that continued to
  harry her, she was required to provide a
  substitute for herself and so she
  sacrificed her husband Dumuzi, who
  had been unfaithful in her absence, and
  Geshtinanna who, with Dumuzi, served
  alternate periods of six months in the
  underworld.
  This is an earlier version of the same
  story about Ishtar, Some accounts
  distinguish between this goddess and
  Inanna, a Babylonian mother- goddess,
  and some say that Inanna is the same 
  as Ereshkigal.
  Inapatua
  (see Inapertwa)
  Inapertwa
  Australian
  [Inapatua]
  primitive, rudimentary beings
  These beings were used by the
  Numbakulla for making animals, birds
  and plants. Some were even made into
  humans.
  Inar
  (see Inara)
  Inara
  Mesopotamian
  [Inar(as).Innara]
  a Hittite goddess
  daughter of Teshub
  When the dragon Illuyankas overcame
  the weather-god, Teshub, she and her
  lover Hupasiyas made the monster and
  its offspring drunk and tied them up so
  that Teshub could kill them. Others
  say they trapped the dragon by giving
  it so much food that it got wedged in
  the passage to its undergound lair.
  She built a house for Hupasiyas and
  ordered him not to look out in case he
  should see his wife and family. When
  he disobeyed, she killed him.
  In another version, Inara was a
  Hittite god (also known as Lama) who
  usurped the heavenly throne but was
  overthrown by Ea.
  Inaras
  (see Inara)
  Inari1
  Japanese
  [Inari-M’yogin.Spirit of Rain.
  Vixen-goddess]
  a Shinto god of food
  husband of Uke-mochi
  After his wife was killed by the 
  moon-god Tsukiyomi, Inari became
  identified with her, taking over her
  duties, though in some versions this is
  a female deity.
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  In some accounts, both he and Uke-
  mochi are regarded as aspects of
  Ugonomitama.
  He was sometimes seen as a fox (or
  riding on a fox) and is often depicted as
  a bearded man with two foxes.
  (see also Ugonomitama)
  Inari2
  Japanese
  fox-shrines
  These Shinto shrines, dedicated to the
  god Inari, have images of seated foxes
  at the entrance.
  Inari-M’yogin
  (see Inari1)
  IInaruchaba
  African
  daughter of Kihanga, the first man
  wife of Kanyarundi
  mother of Mwezi
  She got lost in the forest but survived
  when she found a herd of cows and
  drank their milk.
  Inazuma
  Japanese
  [Ina-Bikari.Ina-Tsurubi]
  a Shinto lightning-goddess
  incarnation
  a manifestation of a god: the
  possession of a medium by a spirit
  Incitatus
  Roman
  the horse of Caligula
  The emperor appointed this animal to
  be a consul and priest. 
  incubation
  sleeping in a sacred place for
  inspiration or cure
  In some cases, the incubant sacrificed
  an animal and slept in its hide.
  incubi
  (see incubus)
  Incubo
  Greek
  a name for Faunus as a spirit of
  nightmares or buried treasures
  incubus
  [plur=incubi:=Celtic dusius]
  a devil in male body: a spirit attacking
  women during the night
  Early accounts regard the incubus as a
  fallen angel. In some accounts the
  incubus rides his victim, sometimes
  even to the point of death from
  exhaustion. The offspring of such a
  union are monsters of all descriptions.
  Incwala
  African
  a Swazi festival invoking tribal
  ancestors
  Indaaka
  (see Ilaansi)
  Indaji
  African
  a famous Nigerian hunter
  He could attract animals by whistling
  and killed so many that the forest-god
  ordered him to kill no more than one
  per day. When he killed three
  antelopes, they changed into lions and
  attacked him. They all changed shape
  several times until Indaji changed
  himself into a tree and was burnt in a
  forest fire.
  Indar1
  Persian
  an early moon-god
  Indar2
  (see Indra2)
  Indech
  (see Inneach)
  Indeesa
  (see Ilaansi)
  Indeg
  British
  a mistress of King Arthur
  daughter of Garwy
  Inder
  (see Indr)
  Indera
  Pacific Islands
  [Batara Guru:=Japanese Taishaku:
  =Sanskrit Indra]
  a supreme god
  Indera can appear as a mortal prince,
  Indra Kamajaya; one such was the prince
  Arjuna, hero of The Mahabharata.
  Indera Bayu
  Malay
  [Divine Wind]
  a magical bird
  This bird, owned by Chaya Bulan, was
  said to be omniscient and had the power
  to cure illness by singing. She became 
  a minister to the king, Budiman.
  Indiges1
  Greek
  the title of Aeneas in heaven
  Indiges2
  Roman
  [plur=Indigit(i)es]
  a class of minor gods or gods with
  limited functions
  These deities, especially those who
  were descended from Aeneas, were
  mortals who had been deified.
  Indigities
  (see Indiges2)
  Indigo Flower
  (see Nilawata)
  Indigo Lady
  (see Hina-uri)
  Indira
  (see Lakshmi)
  Indiren
  Persian
  a demon, one of the 
  Austatikco-Pauligaur
  Indombe
  (see Sunset Serpent)
  Indr
  Afghan
  [Inder]
  a Kafir weather-god and god of wine
  father of Disani and Pano, some say
  Indra1
  Hindu
  [Aptya.Bhatara Guru.Divaspati.
  Gadhi.Is(h)vara.Is(h)wara).
  Mahendra.Meghavahana.Prajapati.
  Purandara.Sa-yoni.Sakka.Samraj.
  Sarasraksha.Sayoni.Shachipati.
  Shakra.Svargapati.Trita.Vajrapani.
  Vajri.Vasava.Vishvakarma.Vritrahan.
  Vrtraghna:=Buddhist Amoghasiddhi.
  Sakra=Burmese Hkun-sa-ya:=Cambodian 
  Prah En:=Chinese Ti-shih.Wei-t’o.
  Yin-to-lo:=Greek Zeus:=Japanese
  Shaka.Taishaku=Persian
  Verethragna:=Tamil Venda]
  the supreme god, god of fertility,
  heavens, rain, war
  son of Dyaus Pitar and Aditi or Prithivi
  son of Dyaus and Nisktigri, some say
  son of Tvashtri by a cow or Nishtigri,
  some say
  consort of Indrani
  father of Jayanta, Jayanti, Midhusa,
  Nilambara, Purnavijara and Rsabha 
  father of the Ribhus by Saranyu 
  father of the monkey-king Sugriva
  Originally the god of the Aryan
  invaders of North India, or even a
  mortal later deified, he was adopted
  into the Hindu pantheon and later
  demoted to become god of the
  paradise, Svarga.
  He is regarded as one of the
  Dikpalas, guardian of the east with his
  elephant, Airavata.
  He was said to have been born fully
  developed from his mother’s side,
  ready to fight the forces of evil. 
  Ahi, the drought-serpent, had
  swallowed all the primaeval waters so
  Indra split open the monster’s stomach
  with one of his thunderbolts to release
  the waters to create life. He also
  rescued the cloud cattle, the sacred
  cows, when they were stolen by Ahi.
  Another version says that the cattle
  were swallowed by a different demon,
  Vritra, made by the sage Tvastri to kill
  Indra who had killed Tvastri’s three-
  headed son. In this story, Vritra also
  swallowed Indra who escaped when
  the other gods forced open the
  demon’s jaws. Vishnu formed himself
  into a knife and cut off the monster’s
  head. In some stories, this monster is
  called Namuci.
  Indra then created a new universe in
  which the sky rested on pillars of gold
  and the mountains became fixed in
  position when he cut off their wings.
  When he seduced Ahalya, her
  husband, Gotama, caused 1,000
  impressions of the female genitalia to
  appear on Indra’s skin as a result of
  which he became known as Sa-Yoni.
  These marks later changed to eyes. As
  punishment he was imprisoned by
  Ravana, the demon-king, and released
  only on the intervention of Brahma. In
  other accounts, Gotama cursed him
  and he lost his testicles.
  Some say he could assume the form
  of an insect.
  He owned the horse Uccaihsravas
  which appeared at the Churning of 
  the Ocean.
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  His weapon was the thunderbolt,
  Vajra, and he is depicted as red or gold,
  sometimes riding in a chariot drawn by
  two (1,100 or 10,000) horses, at other
  times riding an elephant.
  He is depicted with a beard which, it
  is said, flashed like lightning and
  sometimes with seven arms bearing a
  diadem, a discus, a goad, prayer-beads,
  a sickle, a sword and the vajra. Seven
  rivers flow from him.
  (see also Pajanya.Trita Aptya)
  Indra2
  Persian
  [Andar.‘apostasy’.Indar]
  a demon opposing Asha
  indra jala
  (see maya4)
  Indra Kamajaya
  (see Indera)
  Indra-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the realms of the universe, the
  home of the minor gods
  (see also Svarga)
  Indra-pura
  Hindu
  Indra’s city: paradise
  Indra Puspa
  Malay
  a princess
  wife of Asmara Dewa
  She was bitten by a snake but was
  cured by Asmara Dewa, who had a
  magic jewel given to him by a king of
  the cobras, and married her saviour.
  Indrabhuti
  Tibetan
  a king
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  father of Lashmikara
  Indrajit
  Hindu
  son of Ravana and Mandodari
  He 
  wounded 
  both 
  Rama 
  and
  Lakshmana in the battle when Rama
  attacked Ravana’s fortress to recover
  Rama’s wife, Sita.
  Indrani
  Hindu
  [Aindri.Paulomi:=Greek Hera]
  a goddess of wrath
  one of the 7 Mataras
  one of the 8 Matrikas
  one of 9 Navasaktis
  daughter of Puloman
  consort of Indra
  mother of Jayanta, Midhusa,
  Nilambara, Rbhus and Rsabha 
  She was opposed to the demon
  Matsurya and remained perpetually
  young, renewing herself fourteen
  times in each day of Brahman.
  She is depicted with a thousand eyes
  and accompanied by a lion or an
  elephant.
  Indrasena
  Hindu
  son of Nala and Damayanti
  brother of Indraseni
  Indraseni
  Hindu
  daughter of Nala and Damayanti
  sister of Indrasena
  Indu
  Hindu
  the moon
  (see also Chandra.Soma1)
  Indu-Mani
  (see Chandra-Kanta)
  Induja
  (see Narmada)
  Indukari
  Hindu
  a goddess
  consort of Samba
  Indumati
  Hindu
  a princess
  wife of Aja
  mother of Dasha-ratha
  She was asleep in her orchard when
  she was suffocated by flowers.
  Indurman
  Afghan
  a Kafir deity of fruit and wine
  Indwano
  African
  chief diviner of the court of Ruhaga
  Inemes
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess
  sister of Anulap
  Inevitable River
  Chinese
  a river in hell
  The travelling spirit must cross this
  river. The good pass over the Fairy
  Bridges, accompanied by the Golden
  Youth, while the evil are forced to
  cross a bridge only an inch or so wide.
  Inferi
  Roman
  gods and inhabitants of 
  the underworld
  (see also Superi)
  inferiae
  Roman
  offerings to the spirits of the dead
  infernal
  pertaining to the underworld
  Infernal Court
  the ruling body in hell
  This court is said to comprise a
  hierarchy of princes, ministers, amb-
  assadors, justices, houses of princes and
  lesser pleasures.
  infernalia
  a collection of writing relating to hell
  inferni
  Roman
  spirits of the departed
  inferno1
  hell
  Inferno2
  European
  the first of the 3 books of Dante’s
  Divine Comedy
  infernus
  Roman
  hell
  infestation
  an act of violence caused by an 
  evil spirit
  Infideles
  a 12th C order of the damned, the
  unbelievers
  Infinite Life
  (see Amitayas)
  Inflamer
  Hindu
  one of the 5 arrows carried by Kama
  Infoniwoo
  Chinese
  In Taiwanese lore, a creator-god
  Ing1
  European
  a Danish founder-god
  He is said to have come from over the
  sea to found the Saxon race, after
  which he disappeared.
  Ing2
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Ingcel
  British
  a British chieftain
  This one-eyed chief was exiled from
  Britain and joined the three foster-
  brothers of Conary in a raid in which
  his own parents and seven brothers
  were killed. They were later involved
  in the attack on the Da Derga Hostel
  in Ireland where Conary was killed.
  Ingeborg1
  Norse
  daughter of a king of Sogn
  sister of Belé
  wife of Thorsten
  mother of Frithiof
  When Jokul conquered the kingdom
  he killed Ingeborg’s father, banished
  her brother Belé and turned her into a
  witch. She saved Thorsten from the
  sea when Jokul called up a storm that
  twice shipwrecked him and when
  Thorsten found the exiled Belé and
  restored him to the throne she was
  restored to her former self and
  married Thorsten.
  Ingeborg2
  Norse
  daughter of Belé
  sister of Halfdan anbd Helgé
  wife of Sigurd Ring
  Her father was king of Sogn. As a child
  she played with Frithiof, Thorsten’s son.
  She fell in love with Frithiof and 
  he asked for her hand in marriage at 
  the enthronement of her brothers
  Helgé and Halfdan as joint-kings on
  the death of Belé, but Helgé rejected
  his suit because Frithiof’s father was a
  commoner. She was sought as a wife by
  Sigurd Ring, king of Ringric, but he
  was upset by a joking remark about his
  age made by Halfdan and sent an
  invading army. When Frithiof refused
  to help them, the brothers made peace
  with Sigurd Ring under which they
  paid him an annual tribute and gave
  him Ingeborg in marriage. She met
  Frithiof in Hoder’s temple and they
  broke the most sacred law by speaking
  within that holy precinct. He gave her
  the armband of Volund as a love-token.
  In some stories she married Frithiof
  after the death of Sigurd Ring.
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  Norse
  an attendant on Hunvor
  wife of Halfdan
  Ingeld
  Norse
  [Ingellus] 
  leader of the Heathorbard tribe
  husband of Freawaru
  In some versions, Ingeld was the son
  of the Danish king, Frodi, and,
  despite the fact that his father was
  killed at the court of the Saxon king,
  Swerting, 
  married 
  that 
  king’s
  daughter. He later repudiated her 
  and killed her brothers.
  Ingelheim
  European
  [Home of the Angel]
  one of Charlemagne’s palaces
  It was here that Charlemagne was
  visited by an angel who told him to go
  out and steal something.
  Ingellus
  (see Ingeld)
  Ingheanach
  Irish
  wife of Gabhra
  She gave birth to twin girls and her
  husband exchanged one of them for
  one of the twin boys born at the same
  time to Feidhilm, wife of Eochu.
  Ingimund
  Norse
  [Ingimundr]
  son of Thorstein and Thordis
  father of Thorstein
  He became a famous seafarer and
  eventually became a chieftain in
  Iceland where, when very old, he was
  killed by a young relative. 
  Ingimundr
  (see Ingimund)
  Ingléson
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  This spirit lives among the rocks and
  eats those who upset him.
  Inglings                                 Norse
  descendants of Frey
  Ingnersuit
  Inuit
  fire-people
  These people are said to live in cliffs
  near the sea. Some, the pug-nosed
  ones, are friendly to man but the
  noseless ones are inimical.
  Ingolf
  Norse
  [Ingolfr]
  son of Thorstein
  grandson of Ingimund
  He inherited the chieftancy started by
  his grandfather when his own father
  died but was soon killed in an ill-
  planned raid on a robber-band. The
  chieftancy then passed out of the family.
  Ingolfr
  (see Ingolf)
  Ingr
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Ingrama
  European
  an evil Basque spirit
  This spirit is said to come by night and
  throttle people.
  Ingumar-Frey
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Ingumbane
  African
  an incubus in the form of a snake
  Ingun
  (see Norse)
  [Yngvi]
  an aspect of Freya as a fertility-goddess
  Inguz
  German
  [Ingwaz]
  a fertility-god
  Ingvar
  (see Ivar)
  Ingvi
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Ingvi-Frey
  Norse
  [Ing(r).Ingumar-Frey.Ingunar-Frey.
  Ingvi.Yng(ve).Yngvi(-Frey)]
  a later incarnation of Frey as ruler 
  of Sweden
  Ingwaz
  (see Inguz]
  Inhert
  (see Anhur)
  Ini-Init
  (see Aponitolau)
  Ininna
  (see Ishtar)
  Inis Boi
  Irish
  the island house of Cailleach Bheur (Boi)
  Inis Ealga
  Irish
  [Innis Ealga.The Noble Isle]
  an early name for Ireland, used by 
  the Milesians
  Inis Fail
  Irish
  [Inishail.Innis Fail.Isle of Destiny]
  an early name for Ireland
  Inis Manann
  Irish
  [Innis Manann]
  the Isle of Man regarded as the home
  of Manannan
  Inis Mor
  (see Inishmore)
  Inishail
  (see Inis Fail)
  Inishmore
  Irish
  [Inis Mor]
  the island on which the saint Enda
  built his monastery
  Inkanyamba
  African
  a Zulu storm-god or goddess
  Inkari
  South American
  [Inkarri]
  an ancestor of the Q’ero people 
  of Peru
  He and his mate, Collari, were created
  by the Apus to repopulate the country
  after Raol had killed the existing
  people with the heat of the sun.
  Another story says that Inkari was
  a god of the sun who was beheaded.
  His head was hidden in a secret
  location where it is still alive and
  growing a new body. As soon as the
  body is complete, the god will appear
  once again and restore his people to
  their former glory.
  Inkoto
  African
  the sword of Kanyarundi
  Inktomi
  North American
  [‘spider’]
  a trickster-god of the Dakotas
  Inmar
  Russian
  [=Estonian Ilmarine:=Finnish Ilmarinen]
  a Votyak sky god
  son, or husband of Kildisin-mumy
  Inmutef
  Egyptian
  a minor god. regarded as ‘he who
  holds up the heavens’
  Inn of Dawn
  (see Pacari)
  Inn of Origin
  (see Pacari)
  Innana
  (see Inanna)
  Innara
  (see Inara)
  Inneach
  Irish
  [Indech.Inneach mac De Domhnann]
  a king of the Fomoire
  son of Domnu
  father of Octriallach
  He and Balor raised the army which
  invaded Ireland to restore Bres as king
  but they were defeated at the second
  Battle of Moytura. In some accounts
  he is referred to as Indech and was
  killed at Moytura by Ogma.
  Innel
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  Both he and his charioteer, Fochlam,
  were killed when they challenged
  Cuchulainn at the ford.
  Innin
  (see Inanna)
  Innini
  (see Inanna)
  Inninina
  (see Inanna)
  Innis
  (see Inis)
  Innsa
  Irish
  foster-brother of Finn’s son, Fiachna
  He was with Finn mac Cool and the
  party of Fianna at the Quicken Trees
  Hostel and defended the ford leading
  to the hostel against the war-band led
  by one of the chieftains under Sinsar,
  King of the World, killing most of
  them. He fell under the sword of the
  chieftain 
  who 
  was 
  killed 
  soon
  afterwards by Fiachna.
  Innuus
  Roman
  [Inuus]
  a fertility-god, god of shepherds
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Faunus as ‘fertiliser’.
  Ino
  Greek
  [Leucothea.Leucothoe.Leukothea.
  Mater Matuta.Plastene.White Goddess]
  daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia
  sister of Agave, Autonöe and Semele
  second wife of Athamas 
  mother of Learchus and Melicertes
  She sheltered the infant Dionysus,
  born to her sister Semele, until Zeus
  had him moved to Mount Nysa under
  the care of the nymphs. For this, the
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  jealous Hera drove Ino mad. Ino, with
  her sisters Agave and Autonöe, tore to
  pieces Pentheus, son of Agave.
  She tricked Athamas into offering
  Phrixus, his son by his first wife
  Nephele, in sacrifice to avenge herself
  on Nephele, but Phrixus and his sister
  Helle escaped on the back of the ram
  with the golden fleece.
  Hera drove Athamas mad and Ino
  had to flee to escape his death by his
  sword. She jumped into the sea and
  was drowned but was deified as
  Leucothea, a sea-goddess and goddess
  of the Centaurs, for taking care of
  Dionysus. Some say she was the
  mother of the Centaurs.
  Her son, Melicertes, who was
  drowned with her or, in some
  accounts, was killed and boiled in a pot
  by his mother, became the god
  Palaemon.
  When the raft on which Odysseus
  left Calypso’s island was wrecked in a
  storm it was Ino who saved him by
  giving him her veil which protected
  him from harm as he abandoned the
  raft and swam for two days.
  In another version, she left Athamas
  who then married Themisto. When
  Ino returned, she tried to kill
  Themisto’s children but succeeded in
  killing her own two sons instead.
  Inogen
  British
  daughter of Merlin, in some accounts
  Some say that King Arthur fell in love
  with her.
  Inomème
  West Indian
  [Maîtresse Inomème]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Inoshishi
  Japanese
  a female bear
  It is said that this beast chases away
  snakes and her name is used to the
  same end.
  Inpw
  (see Anubis)
  Inriri
  West Indian
  a woodpecker
  Once there were men but no women.
  Then one day four beings with no
  sexual organs fell out of the trees. The
  men tied these beings up and Inriri,
  thinking they were trees, pecked holes
  in their bodies, forming vaginas.
  Inta
  Central American
  an Aztec fire-god
  Intare
  African
  a king in Burundi
  son of Mwambudza
  On his accession to the throne, he
  asked King Ruhaga for his daughter,
  Juru, as a wife. Ruhaga sent Kikore,
  her half-sister, in her place. Intare, in 
  disguise, entered Ruhaga’s court and
  eloped with Juru.
  When his country was affected by
  drought, he went to the top of the
  highest mountain and struck the yellow
  stone, Iyogera. A river then flowed
  from the stone to become the source of
  the Nile.
  (see Kanyarundi)
  Intare Rushadi
  (see Kanyarundi)
  Intelligent Pearl (see Ling Chu-tzu)
  Intercidona
  Roman
  a goddess of birth
  In some accounts, Intercidona is one
  of three deities present at the birth of
  every child to ward off any advances by
  Silvanus. This deity is a hewer of
  wood; Deverra does the sweeping up
  and Pilumnus pounds the grain.
  Her symbol is a chopper.
  Inti
  South American
  [Apo-Inti.Apu Punchau.Con Inti.
  Inti Wawqi.Intu]
  the sun-god of the Incas
  brother and consort of Mama Kilya
  father of Ayar Ayca, Ayar Cachi, Ayar
  Manco, Ayar Oco, Mama Ocllo,
  Manco Capac
  He sent his children to earth to start
  the Inca civilisation wherever the
  golden wedge he gave them sank into
  the earth.
  He is depicted as a golden solar disc
  with a human face.
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Inti-Ilyapa
  (see Ilyapa)
  Inti raimi
  South American
  an Inca festival of the sun, celebrated
  at the winter solstice
  At this ceremony, a black llama was
  sacrificed and its entrails used for
  divination.
  Inti-Wawqi
  Central American
  an aspect of Inti as ‘brother of the sun’
  intichiuma
  Australian
  [intijiuma.intitchiuma]
  an Aboriginal rite intended to increase
  food supplies and fertility
  intijiuma
  (see intichiuma)
  intitchiuma
  (see intichiuma)
  Intu
  (see Inti)
  Intulo
  African
  the lizard in the Zulu story 
  of creation
  inu1
  Japanese
  a sign (dog) of the Zodiac
  inu2
  North American
  celestial spirits of the Inuit
  inu-gama-mochi
  Japanese
  dog-god owners
  These are people who own or are in
  league with dogs with supernatural
  powers. The dog’s spirit is said to leave
  the body which sometimes dies before
  the spirit returns. In such a case, the
  spirit enters a magician.
  inua
  Inuit
  [plur=inue]
  the spirit of the individual
  All things have an inua – in the case of
  a human being it is the soul. Inue can
  appear as fire, stars, mermen, etc.
  inue
  (see inua)
  Inuus
  (see Innuus)
  Inuvaylau
  Pacific Islands
  a man with a very long penis
  It was said that he could impregnate
  women while standing many yards
  away. When the men of the village
  attacked him, he left, cutting off pieces
  of the offending organ as he went.
  Invasion Myths                         Irish
  the tales of the successive waves of
  people invading and settling 
  in Ireland
  These tales, as told in The Book of
  Invasions, mention six waves:
  1. Cessair (or Banba) with a party
  of fifty-four, most of whom
  perished in the flood.
  2. 
  Partholanians 
  who 
  were
  decimated by plague.
  3. Nemedians of whom only nine
  survived 
  shipwreck 
  to 
  reach
  Ireland. Their descendants were
  defeated by the Fomoire and the
  thirty survivors left for Britain and
  Greece.
  4. Fir Bolgs, descendants of
  Nemed, in three tribes, from
  Greece and/or Spain.
  5. Danaans, also descendants of
  Nemed, who defeated the Fir Bolg
  and the Fomoire.
  6. Milesians who defeated the
  Danaans. 
  Alternative listings omit Cessair in
  one case and the Fir Bolgs in
  another.
  Invictus
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter as ‘invincible’
  Invidia
  Roman
  [=Greek Phthonus]
  a god of envy
  invultuation
  the making of an image to use in
  witchcraft: the use of such an image
  Inyan
  North American
  [‘rock’]
  one of the 4 Superior Gods of the
  Sioux, an aspect of Wakan Tanka
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  African
  a Zulu sorcerer
  These men are said to be able to
  communicate with the ancestral spirits
  of the tribe, known as the Itongo.
  Inzak
  (see Enshag)
  Io1
  Greek
  [Callirrhoe.Callithyia.‘moon’.
  White Goddess;=Egyptian Isis]
  a river-nymph, a priestess of Hera
  daughter of Inachus and Melia
  mother of Epaphus by Zeus
  In some accounts, she was the daughter
  of Iasus.
  Zeus fell in love with Io and when
  Hera caught him with her he changed
  Io into a cow denying that he had
  touched any woman. Hera begged to be
  given the cow which she then put in the
  charge of the 100-eyed Argus. Hermes
  lulled the guardian to sleep with music
  and Zeus killed him and released Io.
  Hera sent a gadfly to torment Io
  which pursued her in her wanderings
  during 
  which 
  she 
  came 
  upon
  Prometheus chained to a rock but
  could not help him.
  After travelling through many lands,
  still in the form of a cow, she settled in
  Egypt where she was returned to
  human form by Zeus and bore his son
  Epaphus though married to Telegonus.
  She became assimilated into the
  goddess Isis and Epaphus to the bull-
  god, Hapy.
  (see also Selene)
  Io2
  New Zealand
  [Iao.Io-Mata-Aho.Io-Mata-Kana.Io-Mata-
  Ngaro.Io-Matua.Io-Nui.Io-Roa.Io-te-
  Waiora.Io-te-Wananga.Io-Taketake.
  Io-Tikitiki-o-Rangi.Iao]
  a creator-god of the Maori
  (see also Te Tumu)
  Io-Mata-Aho
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘the invisible’
  Io-Mata-Kana
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘the vigilant’
  Io-Mata-Ngaro
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘hidden face’
  Io-Matua
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘parent’
  Io-Nui
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘the great’
  Io-Roa
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘long-tailed’
  Io-Taketake
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘unchanging’
  Io-te-Waiora
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘source of life’
  Io-te-Wananga
  New Zealand
  a name for Io as ‘the source 
  of knowledge’
  Io Titkitiki-o-Rangi
  (see Io2)
  Ioa
  (see Io2)
  Iobates
  Greek
  king of Lycia
  father of Anteia and Philonoë
  Proetus sent Bellerophon to the court
  of Iobates with a request that Iobates
  should kill the bearer who had been
  accused of raping Anreia, the wife 
  of Proetus. Instead, Iobates sent
  Bellerophon to kill the Chimaera and
  on various other dangerous tasks.
  Iocasta
  (see Jocasta)
  Iocaste
  (see Jocasta)
  Iocauna
  (see Guamaonocon)
  Ioce
  Greek
  a deity, rout personified
  Iodame
  Greek
  a maiden seduced by Zeus
  In some accounts she bore a daughter,
  Thebe. Others say that she is the same
  as Europa.
  Iodhan Moran
  Irish
  a breastplate of judgement
  iodhi
  Baltic
  [murgi]
  souls of the dead: spirits of the air
  Iodhnait
  Irish
  mother of Fionnchu
  She slept with Findlugh and bore him
  a son who spoke in the womb,
  breaking open several vats of ale, and
  who later became a saint.
  Ioi
  North American
  sister of Blue Jay in the lore of the
  Chinook Indians
  She was claimed as a bride by the dead
  and carried off to the land of the
  Supernatural People. Here Blue Jay
  found her watching over the bones of
  her dead relatives which, from time to
  time, became human for a while. 
  In another story, Ioi gave her
  brother five buckets of water with
  which to extinguish prairie fires but he
  disobeyed her instructions and was so
  badly burned that he died.
  Iokaste
  (see Jocasta)
  Iokul
  (see Jokul)
  Iolanus
  (see Iolaus)
  Iolaos
  (see Iolaus)
  Iolaus
  Greek
  [Iolanus.Iolaos]
  son of Iphicles and Astyoche 
  or Automedusa
  Heracles took this lad, his nephew, as
  his charioteer during the period of his
  Labours. At the end of this period, he
  gave his wife, Megara, to Iolaus. In
  some stories, Iolaus is sixteen when he
  takes Megara which makes him rather
  young for a charioteer at the start of
  his adventures. In the adventure with
  the Hydra, when Heracles cut off each
  of 
  the 
  monster’s 
  heads, 
  Iolaus
  cauterised the wound to prevent the
  head from growing again.
  Some say that, when old, he was
  restored to youth by Hebe in order to
  help the children of Heracles when
  attacked by Eurystheus who, in some
  accounts, he killed.
  In some accounts he is referred to 
  as Iolanus.
  Iole
  Greek
  daughter of Eurytus
  wife of Hyllus
  mother of Cleodaeus
  When Heracles abandoned Megara he
  sought the hand of Iole. Her father
  offered her as a prize to any man who
  could beat him at archery but when
  Heracles did so he reneged on his
  undertaking. At a later date, after he
  had married Deianeira, Heracles
  exacted revenge by sacking Oechalia
  and killing Eurytus and Iole’s family.
  Iole tried to kill herself by jumping
  from the city walls but failed. Heracles
  sent her to be looked after by Deianeira
  but he was inadvertently killed by
  Deianeira before he could return home
  to Trachis. Iole married Hyllus, son 
  of Heracles, after the hero’s death 
  and they had a son, Cleodaeus.
  Iollann1
  Irish
  [Illan.Ullan]
  an Irish king
  He befriended Cano but was killed by
  Munster warriors soon after Cano left
  to take up the kingship of Scotland.
  Iollann2
  Irish
  [Illan.Ullan]
  son of Finn mac Cool
  Iollann3
  Irish
  [Illan.Ullan]
  a prince
  Conal Gulban defeated Iollann in
  single combat when he came to Crete
  in search of Eithne, the girl he loved,
  and Iollann became his devoted helper
  in the search.
  Iollann4
  Irish
  [Illan.Ullan]
  a king of Leinster
  husband of Tuireann
  His wife was Finn mac Cool’s sister.
  He had an affair with the druidess
  Uchtdealb who, jealous of Tuireann,
  changed her into a bitch. The children
  she produced were the hounds Bran
  and Sceolan.
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  marry Finn’s aunt Uirneand the jealous
  Uchtdealb turned Uirne into a bitch.
  Iollann the Fair
  Irish
  [Illan.Ullan]
  son of Fergus mac Roth
  brother of Buino
  He was of the party that escorted Naisi
  and Deirdre back from Scotland under
  safe conduct from Conor who reneged
  on his promise and had them killed,
  except Buino who had betrayed them.
  Iolofath
  (see Olofat)
  Iolokiamo
  South American
  an evil trickster-god in Venezuela,
  opposed to Cachimana
  Iomchadh
  Irish
  a prince of Ulster
  When he was banished from Ulster, he
  went to the court of the high-king,
  Conn, who gave him one of his
  daughters as a wife.
  Ion1
  Greek
  son of Apollo or Xuthus and Creusa
  husband of Helice
  In one story, he was the son of Apollo
  who had raped Creusa, abandoned as a
  baby and taken to Delphi. His mother
  later married Xuthus and they both
  sought the advice of the Delphic
  Oracle when they found themselves
  childless. Here they discovered Ion
  who was happily reunited with his
  mother. Later, believing the story that
  Ion was an illegitimate son of Xuthus,
  Creusa tried to poison him but Apollo
  (or Athene) intervened to save him.
  Ion would then have killed Creusa but
  Pythia proved to her that Ion was her
  natural son and the rift was healed.
  Other accounts say that he was the
  natural son of Xuthus and Creusa who
  married Helice and became king of the
  Ionians. He was killed in battle between
  the Athenians and the Eleusinians.
  Ion2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  Iona
  British
  a French king at the court of King Arthur
  Ionians
  Greek
  those Greeks said to be the
  descendants of Xanthus
  ionones
  (see juno2)
  Iophiel
  one of the 7 Intelligences, ruler of the
  planet Jupiter
  Iord
  (see Erda)
  Iormungand
  (see Iormungandr)
  Iormungandr
  Norse
  [Iormungand.Iormungard.Jormungand(r).
  Jormungard.Midgardsormen.
  Midgardsormr.Mitgardsormen.
  Mithgardsormr.World serpent.]
  This monster, the Midgard serpent,
  was, with Fensir and Hel, the offspring
  of the secret marriage between Loki
  and Angerbode.
  Odin threw the serpent into the sea
  where it became so large that it
  encircled the earth.
  On one occasion, it was caught by
  Thor on a fishing trip but his
  companion, Hymir, cut the line in fear.
  It emerged to fight the gods at
  Ragnarok and was killed by Thor who
  perished in the flood of venom that
  erupted from the dying monster.
  Iormungard
  (see Iormungandr)
  Ioruaidhe
  Irish
  a kingdom ruled by a king who owned
  the magical hound Fail Inis
  This was the land to which the sons of
  Turenn travelled to get the hound Fail
  Inis which they were required to get as
  part of their punishment for the
  murder of Cian.
  Iorwoerth
  Welsh
  [Irwerth]
  son of Maredudd
  brother of Madawg
  He was aggrieved at the disparity
  between his own lowly rank and that of
  his brother who was chief of all Powys
  and raided England, causing much
  damage. Madawg raised an army to
  hunt him down.
  Ioskeha
  North American
  [Hahgwehdiyu.Iouskeha.Jouskeha.
  Odendonnia.’Sapling’.Teharon(hiawagon).
  Tharonhiawakon.Tharonhiaouagon.
  White One.Yoskeha:=Abnaki Gluskap:
  =Algonquin Manabozho:=Huron
  Tsent(s)a:=Menominee Manabush:
  =Montagnais Messou]
  a sun-god of the Iroquois
  son of Wind-Ruler and 
  Breath-of-Wind
  twin brother of Tawiscara
  He is regarded as the creator of the
  universe and mankind.
  He fought with his twin brother,
  even in their mother’s womb, and she
  died when they were born. From then
  on they fought for supremacy. In one
  story they fought, Ioskeha with a stag’s
  horn and Tawiscara with a rose.
  Tawiscara was wounded and fled
  leaving Ioskeha as the principal god
  who killed monsters, including the
  Great Frog which had swallowed all the
  water from the lakes and rivers, and
  taught the people the arts of agriculture
  and hunting. It is said that he was taught
  the secrets of medicine by Hadui.
  In some accounts, Ioskeha married
  his grandmother, Ataensic, and renews
  his youth when he grows old.
  (see also Djuskaha.Oterongtongnia)
  Iota
  Greek
  [Iotes]
  goddess of destiny
  Iotes
  (see Iota)
  Iouskeha
  (see Ioskeha)
  Iowahine
  Pacific Islands
  in Hawaiian lore, the first woman
  She and the first man, Tiki, were made
  by the god Tane. (see also Lalo-honua)
  Ipa Huaca
  South American
  in some accounts, a female member of
  the Children of the Sun
  Ipalnemoani
  Central American
  [Ipalnemohuani]
  an Aztec creator-god and sun-god
  Ipalnemohuani
  (see Ipalnemoani)
  Ipan Metzli
  Central American
  second of the 13 Aztec heavens, 
  the home of Tlalecuhtli
  Ipes
  (see Ipos)
  Ipet
  Egyptian
  [Ipi.Ipy.Queen of the Two Lands]
  a mother-goddess
  consort of Amen
  Iphegenaia
  (see Iphigenia)
  Iphegeneia
  (see Iphigenia)
  Iphianassa1
  Greek
  [‘princess’]
  wife of Bias
  mother of Anaxibia
  Iphianassa2
  (see Iphigenia)
  Iphicles
  (see Iphiclus)
  Iphiclus1
  Greek
  [Iphicles.Iphikles]
  son of Amphitryon and Alcmene
  twin of Heracles
  husband of Astyoche and Automedusa
  father of Iolaus and Protesilaus
  He was the companion of Heracles on
  some of his adventures and was killed
  by the Moliones when they attacked
  Hippocoon in Sparta or when Heracles
  attacked Elis.
  Iphiclus2
  Greek
  [Iphicles.Iphikles]
  son of Thestius and Eurythemis
  one of the Argonauts
  He was killed by Meleager after the
  hunt for the Calydonian Boar.
  Iphiclus3
  Greek
  [Iphicles.Iphikles]
  a famous runner
  son of Phylacus or Cephalus by
  Clymene
  father of Podarces and Protesilaus
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  He was a famous runner, said to be
  able to run on the top of growing corn
  without disturbing it, and a member 
  of the crew of Argo.
  In some stories, he was impotent
  and his father promised the seer,
  Melampus, some of his cattle if he
  could find out the cause. Melampus
  determined that it was due to the fact
  that Iphiclus had earlier driven a knife
  into an oak tree. The young man was
  cured when he drank a potion
  containing rust from the same knife.
  Iphiclus4
  Greek
  [Iphicles.Iphikles]
  son of Cephalus and Clymene
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Iphiclus, son of Phylacus.
  Iphigenia
  Greek
  [Iphegenaia.Iphegeneia.Iphianassa] 
  daughter of Agamemnon 
  and Clytemnestra
  sister of Chrysothemis, Electra, 
  and Orestes
  In some accounts, Iphigenia is a later
  name for Iphianassa. Others say that
  she was Helen’s daughter by Theseus,
  raised by Clytemnestra.
  In one story she was sacrificed by
  Agamemnon so that the winds which
  were keeping the Greek fleet, ready to
  sail for Troy, confined to harbour
  would abate.
  In another version, Artemis sub-
  stituted a deer (a bear or a calf in other
  stories) on the altar and spirited
  Iphigenia away to the land of the
  Taurians where she became a priestess
  of a cult which sacrificed all prisoners
  to a wooden image of the goddess, said
  to have fallen from the sky. She was
  there when Orestes and Pylades
  arrived to seize this sacred image of
  Artemis. She recognised Orestes as her
  brother and deceived the king, Thoas,
  who had captured the newcomers, into
  releasing them and they escaped with
  the sacred image, taking Iphigenia
  back to Mycenae with them. 
  It is said that Artemis made her
  immortal as Hecate the Younger and
  that she married Achilles.
  In some accounts, she is regarded as
  the daughter of Theseus.
  Iphigenia among the Taurians
  (see Iphigenia in Tauris)
  Iphigenia in Aulis
  Greek
  a play by Euripides dealing with 
  the sacrificial death of Iphigenia
  before the departure of the 
  Greek fleet for Troy
  Iphigenia in Tauris
  Greek
  [Iphigenia among the Taurians]
  a play by Euripides dealing with the
  exploits of Orestes in seizing the
  statue of Artemis 
  Iphigénie
  French
  a play by Racine
  Iphigénie en Aulide
  French
  an opera by Gluck dealing with 
  the sacrificial death of Iphigenia
  before the departure of the 
  Greek fleet for Troy
  Iphikles
  (see Iphiclus)
  Iphimede
  (see Iphimedea)
  Iphimedea
  Greek
  [Ephimedia.Iphimede(ia)]
  daughter of Triopas
  sister of Erysichthon
  wife of Aloeus
  In some stories, she is the mother by
  Poseidon of the giants Otus and
  Ephialtes, known as the Aloadae; in
  others, their mother is Canace.
  Iphimedeia
  (see Iphimedea)
  Iphinoe1
  Greek
  daughter of Proetus
  For some slight to a deity, she and 
  her sisters were driven mad. Their
  father gave much of his kingdom to
  Melampus and Bias when the former
  agreed to cure the girls. By the time
  they were located, Iphinoe was dead.
  Iphinoe2
  Greek
  daughter of Nisus
  In some accounts, she became the wife
  of Megareus.
  Iphis1
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  son of Alector
  father of Eteoclus and Evadne
  It was he who advised Polyneices to
  bribe the wife of Amphiarus to
  persuade her husband to join the Seven
  Against Thebes.
  Iphis2
  Greek
  a youth of Cyprus
  He loved Anaxarete but she spurned
  him and remained unmoved when 
  he hanged himself at her door.
  Aphrodite turned her to stone for her
  heartlessness.
  Iphis3
  Greek
  daughter of Ligdus 
  and Telethusa
  Ligdus said that, if their child was a
  girl, it had to be abandoned and so his
  wife deceived him and reared the girl
  as a boy. ‘He’ was betrothed to the
  maiden Ianthe but Isis saved them all
  from a difficult situation by changing
  Iphis into a man before the wedding.
  Iphitus1
  Greek
  son of Eurytus
  He was killed by Heracles who threw
  him from the top of a tower in an
  argument over some stolen cattle.
  Iphitus2
  Greek
  a king of Phocis
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Naubolus
  brother of Eurystheus
  father of Epistrophius and Schedius
  Iphitus3
  Greek
  a king of Elis
  Iphitus4
  Greek
  an Elean
  He was killed by Copreus who fled to
  Mycenae and was purified of his
  blood-guilt by Eurystheus.
  Iphthime
  Greek
  sister of Icarius and Penelope
  wife of Eumelus
  Iphtimis
  (see Nefertem)
  Ipos
  [Aype(r)os.Ayporus.Ipes]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  In some accounts, he is described as a
  prince of hell and is depicted as a
  standing eagle. Others say that he
  appears as an angel with the body of a
  lion. He is said to foretell the future.
  ippayeq
  (see piai)
  Ipy
  (see Ipet)
  Iqi Balam
  Central American
  [‘moon jaguar’.Tiger of the Moon]
  one of the first 4 men, in Mayan lore
  brother of Balam Agab, Balam Quitze
  and Mahucutah
  He and his brothers were created from
  maize-flour and broth brewed by
  Xmucané. Each had his own guardian
  spirit, Nicahtagah being allocated 
  to Iqi Balam. The gods created a
  woman for each of the brothers and
  they produced children who became
  the ancestors of the tribes when their
  parents returned to their original
  home in paradise.
  Ir1
  Irish
  a son of Milesius and Scota
  When the Milesians invaded Ireland the
  Danaans conjured up a storm to wreck
  the ships and Ir was killed in this storm.
  In some accounts Ir is given as a
  name for Ith.
  Ir2
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Ira1
  Hindu
  one of the daughters of Daksha
  wife of Kashyapa, some say
  In this version, Ira was the mother of
  all vegetation.
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  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian sky-goddess
  Ira3
  (see Ida4.Irra)
  ira avure
  (see binza)
  Ira Waru
  Pacific Islands
  a fish-god 
  husband of Hina-ika
  He was envisaged as half man, half
  fish, and is credited, in some accounts,
  with the invention of the eel-trap.
  He was the brother-in-law of Maui
  who turned Ira Waru into a dog when
  he took some of Maui’s fish-bait.
  Iraca
  South American
  a creator-god of the Chibcha
  He and Ramaquiri made figures from
  clay which became men and others
  from keck which became women. The
  world, at that time, was without light
  so the pair went up into the heavens
  where Ramaquiri became the sun and
  Iraca the moon.
  Iraj
  (see Eraj)
  Iraja
  Hindu
  a name for Kama as ‘one born 
  in water’
  Iram
  Arab
  [Irama]
  a fabulous city in the mountains 
  of Yemen
  Shaddad robbed his subjects and built
  this city with gold and precious stones,
  but died before he could live in it. The
  city is normally invisible to humans
  but once became visible to a man
  called Abdullah who took some of the
  treasure before the city disappeared
  again at dawn.
  Irama
  (see Iram)
  Iravat
  Hindu
  son of Arjuna and Ulupi
  Irena
  British
  in The Faerie Queene, a maiden
  captured by Grantorto and rescued
  by Arthgallo
  Irene
  (see Eirene)
  Iretargui
  (see Ilazki)
  Irgallach
  Irish
  son of Lach
  He was the commander of a troop of
  veteran warriors fighting for Conor
  mac Nessa against the incursions of
  Medb and Ailill.
  Irgoll
  Irish
  [Loscennlomm]
  a Formorian chief fighting at the
  Second Battle of Moytura
  Iri
  East Indian
  a creator-deity in Borneo
  He helped Rinaggon to create men
  from the kumpong tree.
  Irihia
  New Zealand
  the Maori land of the spirits 
  of the west
  (see also Aratiatia.Tahekeroa)
  Irik
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Iban of Borneo, 
  a primaeval creator
  Ara and Irik, in the form of birds, flew
  over the primordial ocean. They drew
  two eggs from the waters and from
  them made earth and sky. They then
  made men from soil and gave 
  them life.
  Irin Mage
  South American
  a magician
  He put out the flames, when Monan
  set fire to the world, by causing a
  flood.
  In some accounts, the deluge was
  caused by Ariconte and Tamandonar.
  Irina
  (see Artemis)
  Iring
  German
  a warrior at Etzel’s court
  He was one of those who, bribed by
  Krimhild, tried to kill Hagen but was
  slain by Hagen.
  Irion
  British
  father of Martha
  Iris
  Greek
  the rainbow-goddess
  messenger of the gods
  daughter of Thaumas and Electra
  sister of the Harpies
  mother of Eros by Zephyrus, in 
  some accounts
  She was said to keep the clouds
  supplied with rain and to release the
  souls of the dying from their bodies.
  Irish Achilles
  Irish
  a name for Cuchulainn
  Irjojrilik
  Pacific Islands
  a deity in the Gilbert Islands
  He was created by Loa to rule over 
  the west.
  Irkalla
  Mesopotamian
  the Sumerian home of the dead
  a name of Ereshkigal the Babylonian
  goddess of the dead
  Irke
  African
  [Kutiumo.Zambanta]
  a god of the Songhai people
  Irkingu
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk after 
  his defeat of Kingu
  Irlek Khan
  (see Erlek Khan)
  Irman
  (see Aryamon)
  Irmen
  (see Irmin)
  Irmensaule
  (see Hermensul)
  Irmin1
  German
  [Ermin.Hermin.Irmen:=Norse Odin.Tyr]
  a Saxon war-god: god of wisdom
  He was said to drive his chariot, now
  seen as the Great Bear, along the
  Milky Way, its rumbling being heard
  as thunder.
  Irmin2
  Norse
  [Ermin.Hermin.Irmen]
  a name of Heimdall in the role of Odin
  Irmin’s Way
  Norse
  [Bil’s Way]
  the Milky Way
  (see also Bifrost)
  Irminsul
  (see Hermensul)
  Irnan
  Irish
  a sorceress
  daughter of Conaran
  She and her two sisters spun a magic
  web to capture some Fianna warriors.
  Goll mac Morna killed her sisters and
  released his men. She changed herself
  into a monster and challenged the
  Fianna to single combat. Goll accepted
  the challenge, killed her and was
  awarded Cebha, Finn’s daughter, in
  marriage as a reward.
  Irnfried
  German
  a warrior at Etzel’s court
  He was one of those who, bribed by
  Krimhild, tried to kill Hagen but was
  slain by Hagen.
  Irnini
  (see Ishtar)
  Iro
  African
  a five-toed chicken, in the lore 
  of the Yoruba
  This being, associated with creation, is
  represented by a costume worn at
  various festivals by the chief’s son.
  Iroldo
  European
  a knight imprisoned by Morgana 
  and freed by Roland
  Iron Crutch
  (see Li T’ieh-kuai)
  Iron Dirk
  (see Iarn-greiper)
  Ironside
  British
  [Ironsides.Knight of the Red Launds.
  Knight of the Red Lawns.The Red
  Knight]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  father of Raynbrown
  He was harassing Lyonesse so her
  sister, Lynette, sought help from King
  Arthur. Gareth took up her cause,
  defeated the Red Knight and married
  Lyonesse.
  Ironsides
  (see Ironside)
  Ironwood
  Norse
  [Iarnvid.Iarnwith.Yarnvid.
  Yarnwid.Yarnvithr]
  a forest of black iron-trees, home 
  of the trolls
  Ironwood woman
  Norse
  a female troll
  Irpa
  Finnish
  a storm-goddess
  Ira2
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  Mesopotamian
  [Erra.Gir(ra).Ira.:=Sumerian Namtar]
  a Babylonian war-god: Nergal as 
  the Babylonian plague-god 
  who destroyed Babylon
  (see also Gerra.Giru.Irranergal]
  Irranergal
  Mesopotamian
  the Sumerian god of beasts
  Irsirra
  Mesopotamian
  Hurrian deities
  Irus1
  Greek
  son of Actor
  father of Eurydamas and Eurytion
  Irus2
  Greek
  [Arnaeus]
  a giant beggar
  When Penelope was besieged by
  suitors during the absence of her
  husband, Odysseus, at the siege of Troy,
  Irus ran errands for the suitors. He 
  was killed by Odysseus on his return.
  Irusan
  Irish
  a king-cat
  This animal, as large as an ox, was said
  to have carried off Seanchan Torpest on
  his back because the poet had satirised
  all cats. St Ciaran saw what was hap-
  pening and threw a red-hot iron bar at
  the cat, killing it and saving the poet.
  Iruva
  African
  [Iruwa.Iyuva.Izuwa.Loba.L(y)uba.‘sun’]
  the supreme god and sun-god of many
  tribes, including the Chaga or Meru
  Iruwa
  (see Iruva)
  Irwin
  (see Hermod)
  Irwerth
  (see Iorwerth)
  Iryon
  Korean
  [Ilyon]
  a 13th C Buddhist monk, compiler of
  Samguk yusa
  Is Elfydd
  (see Annwfn)
  Isa1
  African
  a goddess of the river Niger
  Isa2
  Baltic
  [=Greek Isia]
  a Lappish goddess
  Isa3
  Buddhist
  a minor god
  Isa4
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva
  one of the 11 rudras
  a guardian of the north-eastern 
  corner of the world
  He is depicted as riding a bull or a goat.
  Isa Bere
  African
  a dragon
  This beast swallowed all the water of
  the Niger. After a battle lasting for
  some 800 years, Samba managed to 
  kill the dragon and the river began to
  flow again.
  Isabel
  Scottish
  a queen rescued from the underworld
  by Orfeo
  Isabella1
  European
  daughter of the king of Galicia
  wife of Zerbino
  Her father refused to allow Isabella, a
  Moslem, 
  to 
  marry 
  Zerbino, 
  a
  Christian, so they married secretly.
  When Zerbino was recalled to
  Scotland, she set out to follow him in a
  ship captained by Oderic. They were
  shipwrecked and Oderic and the few of
  the crew who survived sold her to
  pirates. She was rescued by Roland
  who took her under his protection.
  They came across Zerbino, a prisoner
  of a group of armed men who w
  ere soon routed by Roland, and she 
  was reunited with her husband. 
  When Zerbino was killed fighting
  Mandricardo for the ownership of the
  sword, Durindana, she vowed to enter a
  monastery but met Rodomont en route
  and he tried to dissuade her from 
  such a course. She offered him a secret
  herb remedy that would make him
  invulnerable and, anointing herself with
  the liquid, invited him to strike her with
  his sword to prove its effectiveness. It
  was, in fact, a ruse to escape his clutches
  and the sword stroke cut off her head.
  Isabella2
  European
  daughter of King Hoel
  Isabella3
  (see Elizabeth)
  Isaburo
  Japanese
  husband of Oyasu
  When Oyasu died, he left her parents
  without support. The spirit of Oyasu,
  in the form of Yuki-Onna, visited him
  several times and he then returned to
  his in-laws.
  Isaiah
  British
  [Isaias]
  an ancestor of Galahad
  son of Eian
  father of Jonaan
  Isaias
  (see Isaiah)
  Isaiwa
  (see Isaywa)
  Isakakate
  North American
  a supreme god of the Crow tribe
  Isakawuate
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Crow tribe
  Isana
  (see Ishama.Pancabrahma)
  Isanadayas
  (see Pancabrahma)
  Isanagi
  (see Izanagi)
  Isanami
  (see Isanami)
  Isander
  Greek
  [Isandros]
  son of Bellerophon and Philonoe
  brother of Deidameia and Hippolochus
  He competed with Hippolochus for 
  the throne of Lycia by trying to shoot
  an arrow which would displace a ring
  fixed to the chest of the child Sarpedon.
  He was killed in battle with the
  Solymi.
  Isandros
  (see Isander)
  isanusi
  African
  a Zulu witch-doctor
  He can smell out the witches that
  cause illness.
  Isara
  Mesopotamian
  [Esara]
  a Babylonian goddess of childbirth 
  and marriage
  Isatpragbhara
  Jain
  a paradise for perfect souls
  This realm is said to have the shape of
  an umbrella and lies just below Sila.
  Isaude
  (see Isolde)
  Isaulta
  (see Isolde)
  Isaywa
  African
  [Isaiwa]
  a name of Wele as ‘he who 
  is worshipped’
  Ischepolis
  Greek
  son of Alcathous
  He was killed in the hunt for the
  Calydonian boar and his father killed
  Callipolis, the bearer of the news.
  Ischin
  [Bne-aleim]
  a group of angels
  These seven beings are said to have
  consorted with men at the beginning of
  creation and taught them many subjects.
  Like the Muses, each had its own special
  field: Akibeel taught the meaning of
  signs, Amazariak mathematics, Amers
  magic, Asaradel the motions of the
  moon, Azazel weaponry, Barkayat
  astrology and Tamial astronomy.
  Ischus
  Greek
  [Ischys]
  the lover of Coronis
  She was loved by Apollo but she
  preferred the mortal Coronis. When
  the god found out that she was having
  an affair with Coronis he killed her but
  saved their unborn son Asclepius.
  Ischys
  (see Ischus)
  Isdernus
  (see Yder)
  Isdes
  Egyptian
  a god of death
  Isden
  (see Esden)
  Isdustaja
  (see Isdustaya)
  Isdustaya
  Mesopotamian
  [Isdustaja]
  a Hattic goddess of fate
  She and Papaya used a mirror and
  spindle to determine an individual’s fate.
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  Isegrim
  (see Isengrim)
  Isenbras
  (see Isumbras)
  Isengrim
  European
  [Ise(n)grim.Isengrym.Isgrim.
  Ysengrim(us).Ysengrin]
  the wolf in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Gieremund
  He accused Reynard of blinding three
  offspring and insulting his wife. When
  Reynard was tried before the king’s
  court and offered to fight Isengrim to
  prove his innocence, the wolf was
  defeated. Some say he was later killed
  so that his heart could be used to cure
  the king of an illness, a remedy sug-
  gested by the crafty Reynard.
  Isengrin
  (see Isengrim)
  Isengrym
  (see Isengrim)
  Iseo
  Celtic
  daughter of Tristram 
  sister of Tristram the Younger
  In some Spanish stories, she married
  Juan, king of Castile.
  Iseult
  (see Isolde1.2)
  Isfandarmud
  (see Armaiti)
  Isfandiyar
  Persian
  [Asfandujah.Aspandijar.Isfendiar]
  a prince of Persia
  father of Bahman
  He was shot and killed by Rustem who
  used a special arrow made from a
  branch of the tamarisk which he
  brought from China. His son later
  avenged his death, killing Rustem.
  Isfendiar
  (see Isfandiyar)
  Isgawyn
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Banon
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Isgofan
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Isgrim
  (see Isengrim)
  ish
  Hindu
  [isha(na).‘ruler’]
  divinity as ruler of the world
  Isha1
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘lord’
  isha2
  (see ish)
  Ishadhara
  Chinese
  Buddhist sacred mountains
  This
  realm
  is
  ruled
  by Chu-ch’a
  Pan-t’o-chia.
  Ishana1
  Hindu
  [Isana]
  a name for Agni, Shiva or Rudra as ‘lord’
  ishana2
  (see ish)
  Ishani
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali or Uma as ‘lady’
  Ishar
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Adad and Nergal
  Ishi
  Phoenician
  an early light-god
  Ishi-Kore-Dome
  Japanese
  a Shinto god or goddess, patron of
  mirror-making and stone-cutting
  It was this deity who made the mould
  for the bronze used in making the
  mirror which enticed Amaterasu from
  the cave in which she was hiding.
  The
  mirror
  itself
  was made by
  Ama-Tsu-Mara.
  Ishidomaro
  Japanese
  son of Kato Sayemon
  His father deserted his mother when
  Ishidomaro was a young boy and went
  off to become a Buddhist priest. When
  he was old enough, Ishodomaro and
  his mother spent five years looking for
  Sayemon and finally found him in a
  temple. Ishidomaro recognised the
  man who met him at the temple gate as
  his own father but Sayemon, putting
  his vows before his love for his family,
  denied that he was his father and sent
  the boy away.
  Ishidoro
  Japanese
  sacred stone lanterns
  Ishila
  (see Ashila)
  Ishits
  North American
  [Beetle]
  in the lore of the Sia tribe, an insect
  Given a bag of stars by Utset to carry to
  the underworld, Ishits bit a hole in the
  bag allowing the stars to escape. Utset
  blinded Ishits for disobeying his orders.
  Ishizukuri
  Japanese
  a prince
  He was a suitor for the hand of Kaguya
  and undertook to get for her the stone
  begging-bowl used by the Buddha.
  When he produced a similar bowl and
  pretended that it was authentic, she
  rejected him.
  Ishkhara
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian love-goddess
  Ishkur
  Mesopotamian
  [Bir.Immes.Iskur.Mer(mer).Mir.Mur:
  =Babylonian Adad]
  the Sumerian storm-god
  son of Enlil or Sin 
  ishta-devata
  Hindu
  [‘chosen deity’]
  a deity representing abstract reality
  Ishtanu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hattic Eshtan]
  a Hittite sun-god
  Ishtar
  Mesopotamian
  [Agusaya.Anunitum.As(h)darAshtart.
  Ast(h)ar.Bau Gula.Estar.Ininna.
  Irnini.Istar.Kilili.Lady of Battles.
  Mah.Mama.Mami.Minu-anni.
  Minu-ulla.Mylitta.Qadishtu.
  Sirtu.Sarpanitu:=Babylonian Ashtoreth:
  =Egyptian Hathor:=Greek Aphrodite:
  =Hebrew Tamar:=Hurrian Shaushkas:
  =Phoenician Astarte:=Sumerian 
  Baba.Inanna]
  an Akkadian mother-goddess, goddess
  of fertility, hunting, love, war
  daughter of Anu and Nannar
  daughter of Ea, Enki or Sin, some say
  sister of Ereshkigal, Samas and Teshub,
  some say
  sister and wife of Tammuz, some say
  mother and wife of Tammuz, some say
  wife of Nabu, some say
  As a goddess of love, she was associated
  with the planet Venus.
  In the Assyrian stories, Ishtar was
  the wife of Ashur, the war-god, and she
  grew a beard that reached her breast.
  As an Akkadian goddess she was the
  wife of Tammuz and descended to 
  the underworld, Aralu, to bring back
  her husband when he died. She 
  was kept in the underworld by the
  ruler, Ereshkigal, until the gods
  created Ashushu-Namir and sent him
  to demand Ishtar’s release. In some
  accounts, it was Belet-Seri, not Ishtar,
  who went to the underworld. A similar
  story involves Inanna and Dumuzi, the
  Sumerian equivalents.
  Other accounts have her as consort of
  Marduk, others identify her with Anat,
  Anunitm, Aruru, Ashrah, Ashtoreth,
  Astarte, Athar, Belit, Damkina, Inanna,
  Ninhursaga, Ninlil or Nintu.
  When Gilgamesh rejected her
  advances she persuaded Anu to send
  the Bull of Heaven to despoil the earth. 
  She is depicted as riding a lion and
  is sometimes envisaged as male. (see
  also Ella.Iku.Inanna.Nidaba Nin.Saltu)
  Ishtarate
  Mesopotamian
  goddesses in general
  Ishtinike
  North American
  a trickster-god of some of the tribes 
  of the Great Plains
  Ishulanu
  Mesopotamian
  [Ishullana]
  the gardener of the god Anu
  He was loved by Ishtar who eventually
  killed him or, some say, turned him
  into a frog or a pig.
  Ishullana
  (see Ishulana)
  Ishum
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god
  a minister, adviser to Marduk
  He intervened to stop Irra from
  destroying Babylon completely.
  (see also Isum)
  Isegrim
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  Ishvara
  Hindu
  [Is(h)wara.Isvara]
  a name for Brahma, Indra, Shiva or
  Vishnu as ‘supreme lord’
  Ishvara-Gita
  Hindu
  [Song of the Ruler]
  a poem of nearly 500 stanzas dealing
  with dialogues between Shiva and
  some of the sages
  Ishwara
  (see Ishvara)
  Isia
  Greek
  the Greek version of the Egyptian Isis
  Isimud
  (see Isinu)
  Isinu
  Mesopotamian
  [Isimud:=Akkadian Usumu]
  a two-faced Sumerian messenger-god
  Isis
  Egyptian
  [As(e)t.Aust.Eenohebis.Eset.Esu.Great
  Mother.Lady of the Beginning.Lady of
  the Emerald.Lady of Turquoise.
  Hes(a)t.Iahu.Mother of God.Our Lady.
  Queen of Heaven.Sakhmet.
  Star of the Sea.Thousand Named.
  Unt.Urethekau.Watch Merti.
  Werethekau:=Greek Athena.
  Demeter.Isia.Io.Stella Maris]
  mother-goddess, goddess of medicine,
  fertility-goddess, moon-goddess
  queen of heaven
  daughter of Geb and Nut
  sister of Nephthys and Set
  sister and wife of Osiris
  mother of Anubis and Horus
  She is said to have introduced
  marriage and had the ability to change
  into any form she desired.
  On one occasion when Osiris and
  Set, both in the form of bulls, were
  fighting, she is said to have killed 
  them both.
  When her husband, Osiris, was put
  into a box and thrown into the Nile by
  his brother Set, she rescued his body,
  mourning in the form of a bird and
  conceived their son Horus. When Set
  again took the body, cut it into
  fourteen pieces and threw them into
  the Nile, she recovered the pieces and
  brought her husband back to life.
  She and Nephthys are known as the
  Weeping Sisters from their wailing at
  the death of Osiris.
  She found the infant Anubis hidden
  in the reeds by his mother, Nephthys,
  and raised him as her own.
  Wearing the headdress of horns
  enclosing the disc of the sun, she is
  Hathor, the cow-goddess. Her cow’s-
  head was given to her by Thoth to
  replace her own head which had been
  cut off by Horus who was angry with
  her for releasing Set who had been
  captured in battle.
  She became a goddess by devious
  means, making a serpent from earth
  and Ra’s spittle. The snake bit the sun-
  god and he was persuaded to speak his
  secret name, Ran, so conferring
  immortality on Isis. Her function as a
  goddess was, with Nephthys, guardian
  of the coffin of the dead.
  In the Greek story, Isis (Io) turned
  the girl Iphis into a swan.
  She is represented in the sky as
  Sirius and is often depicted with long
  wings, as a snow white heifer, a
  hippopotamus, a serpent or a queen
  standing on a crescent. 
  (see also Manat.Mut.Sakhmet.Ziza)
  Isitoq
  North American
  [Giant Eye]
  in the lore of the Inuit, a tornaq
  This spirit, who seeks out those who
  have broken taboos, is envisaged as
  having eyes which have a mouth in the
  middle.
  Iskandar
  Malay
  [Iskander.Iskender]
  the Malay name for Alexander 
  the Great
  husband of Syarul Baria
  father of Arisatun
  He is said to have conquered the whole
  of India which, for many years, was
  ruled by his descendants.
  Iskander
  (see Al Iskandar)
  Iskender
  (see Al Iskandar)
  Iskur
  (see Ishkur)
  Island of Ants
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  The ants on this island were reported
  to be as big as small ponies.
  Island of Apple Trees
  (see Emain Ablach)
  Island of Apples
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  The precipitous cliffs of this island
  prevented Maeldun from landing but
  the three apples they seized fed the
  crew for several weeks.
  (see also Avalon)
  Island of Birds
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Here Maeldun and his men killed
  many birds which they used for food.
  Island of Biting Horses
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This island was the home of a race of
  huge horses which bit lumps of flesh
  out of one another.
  Island of Black Mourners
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  On this island, the black inhabitants
  were constantly weeping. When some
  of the crew went ashore, they turned
  black and started to weep.
  Island of Blessed Souls (see Avalon)
  Island of Enchantment
  Egyptian
  an island ruled by 
  a serpent-god
  This island was once visited by a
  shipwrecked sailor but disappeared
  after the serpent-god provided a ship
  for the sailor’s return to Egypt.
  Island of Fianchuive
  (see Finchory)
  Island of Fiery Swine
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  The huge, red, pot-bodied, pig-like
  beasts on this island lived on apples.
  Maeldun stole some of these by night
  to keep his men alive.
  Island of Four Fences
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  The four quarters into which this
  island was divided by metal fences
  were occupied by kings, queens,
  warriors and maidens. The latter gave
  the mariners food which put them to
  sleep. When they awoke, they found
  themselves at sea again.
  Island of Fruit
  (see Palan Bah)
  Island of Giant Horses
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This was the home of a race of giant
  horses which often raced against each
  other.
  Island of Giant Pigs
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  The pigs on this island were so large
  that Maeldun’s men could not lift the
  small one they managed to kill and had
  to roast it on the spot. 
  Island of Joy
  Irish
  a happy world visited by Bran 
  on his voyages where one of 
  his crew stayed
  Island of Prophecy
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Maeldun could not land here because
  the sea formed a wall higher than the
  island and they were driven off when
  the inhabitants threw nuts at them.
  Island of Red Berries
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Here the crew gathered the red berries
  which grew in profusion on the trees
  and made an intoxicating drink from
  them.
  Island of Seven Cities
  Irish
  a paradisal island 
  Seven bishops, driven from Spain and
  Portugal by the Moors, are said to
  have settled on this island.
  Island of Seven Cities
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  Island of Sheep
  Isle of Life
  Island of Sheep
  Irish
  an island visited by Brendan 
  and Maeldun
  A huge shepherd tended two flocks of
  sheep, one black, one white, separated
  by a fence. He occasionally transferred
  a white sheep to the other side of the
  fence, whereupon it turned black.
  Sometimes he did the reverse and the
  black sheep became white.
  Island of Shouting Birds
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This island was occupied by a race of
  birds which could speak and which
  shouted to one another.
  Island of Smiths
  Irish
  an island visited by Brendan 
  and Maeldun
  Here a giant smith threw lumps of red-
  hot metal at Maeldun’s boat.
  Island of Spouting Water
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Here a stream shot in an arc across the
  island and Maeldun was able to spear
  many fine fish.
  Island of St Brendan
  Irish
  a floating island discovered 
  by Brendan
  Island of the Blessed1
  Irish
  [St Brendan’s Island]
  a happy Otherworld discovered 
  by Brendan on his voyage
  Island of the Blessed2
  Mesopotamian
  an island in the Sea of Death
  Gilgamesh went to this island to visit
  Utnapishtim.
  Island of the Blessed3 North American
  a happy land in the spirit world
  This island is said to be ruled by the
  Master of Life.
  Island of the Blessed4
  (see Tuma)
  Island of the Cat
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  In a white house on top of this very tall
  island of chalk, the mariners found a
  feast and carried some of it back to their
  boat. When one of the crew picked up a
  necklace, a small cat, which was playing
  in the room, turned into a fireball 
  which shrivelled the man to ashes.
  Island of the Eagle
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Here the mariners watched three
  eagles bathe in a lake and emerge
  much stronger. Diuran swam in the
  water and was never ill thereafter.
  Island of the Falcon
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  The final landfall in Maeldun’s voyage
  was an island occupied only by cattle
  and sheep. They saw a falcon flying
  overhead and followed it home to
  Ireland.
  Island of the Fierce Beast
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  A fierce animal, like a horse with claws,
  drove the mariners off by throwing
  missiles at them.
  Island of the Flaming Rampart Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This island was surrounded by a wall
  of flame which prevented the mariners
  from landing.
  Island of the Glass Bridge
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  A glass bridge on this island led to a
  fort but the crew could not cross it. A
  maiden gave them food but, as in the
  case of the Island of Four Fences, they
  were put to sleep and awoke to find
  themselves once again at sea.
  Island of the Hermit
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  On this island they were entertained
  by a hermit who claimed to have sailed
  on a piece of turf that grew bigger each
  day to form the island.
  Island of the Laughing People Irish
  an island visited by Bran and Maeldun
  The people living on this island
  laughed continuously and the first crew
  member to land also started to laugh.
  He was pulled back on board though
  some accounts say that they left him.
  Island of the Marvellous Fountain
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Another hermit lived in a golden castle
  on this island. A fountain at this castle
  provided almost any drink required.
  Island of the Mighty
  Irish
  a name for Britain
  Island of the Mill
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  Here they found a giant miller
  grinding corn.
  Island of the Monk
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun 
  and Brendan
  The monk who lived on this tiny
  island was fed on fish brought by
  otters. He said that an angel had told
  him to discard all the treasures he had
  brought from Ireland and live alone.
  He told Maeldun where to find the
  man who had killed his father.
  Island of the Ocean God
  (see Ellan Sheeant)
  Island of the Pedestal
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This island stood high above the
  surface of the sea on a tall pedestal.
  Island of the Silver Column
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This was a silver pillar rising from the
  sea into the sky, where Maeldun’s boat
  was trapped in a silver net which fell
  from the top of the pillar. 
  Island of the Slayer
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  A fort on this island was the home
  of the man who had killed Maeldun’s
  father.
  Island of the Stone Door
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  On this island, the mariners found a
  house with four giant beds and a large
  door which opened into the sea and
  through which shoals of salmon
  entered.
  Island of the Wondrous Beast
  Irish
  an island visited by Maeldun
  This was the home of an animal which
  could revolve inside its skin. The
  mariners were driven off by missiles
  thrown at them by the beast.
  Island of Women
  Irish
  an island visited by Bran and Maeldun
  on their voyages
  A castle on this island housed a queen
  and seventeen maidens. Maeldun
  married the queen and his crew
  married the maidens. They left after
  three months but the queen threw a
  ball of thread to Maeldun and drew the
  boat back to the island. After this had
  happened several times, Diuran caught
  the thread himself and, when he found
  that he could not let go of it, cut off his
  own hand so that they could escape.
  (see also Tir inna mBan)
  Islands of the Blessed
  (see Fortunate Islands)
  Isle of Arran
  in some accounts, this Scottish island
  is regarded as Emain Ablach
  Isle of Destiny
  (see Inis Fail]
  Isle of Falga
  Irish
  an Irish name for the Isle of Man
  (see also Inis Manann)
  Isle of Flames
  Egyptian
  an island in the Sea of Two Knives
  In the version of Ra’s birth that asserts
  that he came from an egg laid by Geb,
  as a goose, this is the place where the
  egg was laid.
  Isle of Glass
  (see Avalon)
  Isle of Honey
  Welsh
  an early name for Britain
  Isle of Life
  Celtic
  a mythical land to which Perceforest
  and his brother Gaddifer retired
  when the Romans took over Britain
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  Isle of Servage
  British
  [Franchise Tristram]
  the realm of Nabon
  Nabon gave the realm to Segwarides.
  In some accounts, it was conquered
  by Tristram and was thereafter called
  Franchise Tristram.
  Isle of Souls
  (see Avalon1)
  Islendinga Sagur
  Norse
  a collection of Icelandic sagas
  Isles of P’eng-lai
  Chinese
  the site of the Eastern paradise
  Isles of the Blessed
  (see Fortunate Islands)
  Isles of the Blest
  (see Fortunate Islands)
  Isles of the Genii
  (see Fortunate Islands3)
  Ismaroinen
  (see Ilmarinen)
  Ismarus
  Greek
  son of Astraeus
  brother of Amphidocus, Leades 
  and Melanippus
  He and his brothers helped to defend
  Thebes against the attacking Seven
  and he killed Hippomedon in the
  battle.
  Ismene1
  Greek
  daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta
  sister of Antigone, Etiocles, and
  Polyneices
  In some accounts, she declared that she
  had helped her sister, Antigone, to bury
  the body of their brother, Polyneices,
  against the orders of Creon, and
  demanded that she share her sister’s
  fate of being buried alive. She was
  killed by Tydaeus or by Laodamas.
  Ismene2
  Greek
  daughter of Asopas and Metope
  Ismenus
  Greek
  a river-god
  son of Asopus and Metope
  father of Linus, some say
  Iso
  Japanese
  a noble
  He was a suitor for the hand of Kaguya
  and undertook to get for her the
  cowrie shell carried by a swallow. He
  failed to find it.
  Iso-da Samadulo Hose
  Indonesian
  a mother-goddess
  mother of Lature and Lowalangi
  She is said to have emerged when a
  large stone split and bore two sets 
  of mixed twins. The younger boy,
  Lowalangi, married the twin sister of his
  elder brother, Lature, and they became
  the progenitors of the Nias tribe.
  Isodd
  (see Isolde)
  Isodaites
  (see Dionysus)
  Isokalakal
  Pacific Islands
  [King Wonderful]
  a war-god
  He was born when the god Lugeilan
  sprinkled an elderly woman with
  lemon juice and was raised by the god
  to slay the dictator, San Telur, who had
  once put him in prison. Helped by 333
  warriors, Isokalakal defeated the tyrant
  and was deified as a god of war.
  Isokeha
  North American
  the god of the Huron, Mohawk and
  Tuscaroran Indians
  grandson of the moon
  Isolde1
  British
  [Essylt.Esyl(l)t.Isaude.Isaulte.Iseult.
  Isodd.Isole.Isolt.Isotta.Isoude.Isulte.
  Yseult.Ysolde.Ysoud]
  in some accounts, the wife of King
  Anguish and the mother of the
  Isolde who married King Mark
  Isolde2
  British
  [Beale Isoud.Essylt.Esyl(l)t.Isaude.
  Isaulte.Iseult.Isodd.Isole.Isolt.Isotta.
  Isoude.Isulte.Yseult.Ysolde.Ysoud]
  daughter of King Anguish
  wife of King Mark
  mother of Ysaie
  Her mother is variously given as Isolde
  or Lotta.
  She was betrothed to Mark, a king
  of Cornwall, who sent Tristram to her
  father’s court in Ireland to escort 
  her to Cornwall. Her mother had
  entrusted to the maid Branwen a love-
  potion for the betrothed couple but
  Isolde drank it on the journey and she
  and Tristram fell hopelessly in love.
  On the night of her wedding to Mark,
  she substituted Branwen for herself in
  Mark’s bed so that he would not realise
  that she was no longer a virgin and
  then tried to kill Branwen to keep the
  matter secret, but failed. Although
  married to Mark, she continued to see
  Tristram until Mark finally banished
  him to France.
  She accompanied Mark when he
  went to Camelot intent on killing
  Tristram who was in Britain at that
  time and was captured by Bruce the
  Pitiless. Tristram killed her captor and
  returned Isolde to her husband.
  Others say they lived together at
  Garde Joyeuse for some time.
  Tristram made a loveless marriage
  to another Isolde in France but when
  he was wounded he sent for his first
  love who quickly answered his call and
  took ship for Brittany. Her ship carried
  white sails, a prearranged signal, but
  Tristram’s wife reported that the sails
  were black and he died of grief. His
  beloved Isolde died at the sight of her
  dead lover and they were buried
  together in Cornwall. In some accounts,
  she killed herself with Tristram’s sword.
  In the Wagnerian version, Isolde
  had been betrothed to Morholt and
  wanted to avenge his death. She found
  a piece of a sword-blade embedded in
  Morholt’s severed head and kept it
  hidden. Tristram had been wounded
  by a poisoned spear thrown by
  Morholt during their encounter and
  the wound refused to heal. He went to
  Ireland in the guise of Tantris, a
  minstrel, and Isolde ministered to his
  poisoned wound. When she saw his
  broken sword she realised that it was
  he who had killed Morholt. They fell
  in love but Tristram returned to
  Cornwall without her. Mark was so
  impressed with Tristram’s description
  of Isolde that he sent Tristram back to
  Ireland to ask for her hand as his
  queen. Isolde, deeply unhappy that she
  was to be the wife of Mark, not
  Tristram, brewed a noxious drink,
  intending to kill both herself and
  Tristram, but Branwen, her maid, gave
  them instead a love-potion entrusted
  to her by Isolde’s mother.
  They continued to meet after her
  marriage to Mark but were betrayed
  by Melot or, in other versions, by
  Andred. Tristram was banished to
  France and when Isolde elected to go
  with him, Melot tried to prevent their
  departure and wounded Tristram who
  went off with Kurneval, who had killed
  Melot in the encounter, leaving Isolde
  in Cornwall. She came at his request
  when he was dying from the wound
  but arrived too late and died of a
  broken heart.
  Isolde3
  British
  [Essylt.Esyl(l)t.Isaude.Isaulte.Iseult.
  Isodd.Isole.Isolde White Hands.Isolt.
  Isotta.Isoud la Blanche Mains.
  Isoude.Isulte.Yseult.Ysolde.Ysoud]
  daughter of Hoel, king of Brittany
  sister of Kaherdin
  wife of Tristram
  When Tristram was banished to
  France to put a stop to his affair with
  Mark’s wife, Isolde, he married
  another girl of the same name. When
  he was dying from wounds, he called
  for his first love who took ship for
  France. Her ship carried white sails, 
  a prearranged signal, but Tristram’s 
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  wife told him the sails were black,
  whereupon he died of grief.
  In some accounts, she was a Spanish
  girl who was given to Tristram when
  he conquered her country. In the
  Icelandic version, she is the mother by
  Tristram of Kalegras.
  Isolde4
  British
  in some accounts, a god-daughter 
  of Tristram
  Isolde White Hands
  (see Isolde3)
  Isole
  (see Isolde)
  Isolier
  European
  a Saracen knight
  He went into the forest with Rinaldo
  to capture the horse Bayard, which had
  bolted, but was killed by the horse
  which was then subdued by Rinaldo.
  Isollde
  Norse
  wife of Hertnit
  In Thidrekssaga, she married Thidrek
  when Hertnit died.
  Isolt
  (see Isolde1.2)
  Isonoe
  Greek
  a Danaid
  mother of Orchomenus by Zeus
  Isora
  Japanese
  a god of the sea-shore
  son of Ryujin
  At the behest of the empress, Jingo, he
  procured the Tide Jewels from his
  father, the Dragon King, and brought
  them to her. He also collected them
  after the empress had used them in the
  conquest of Korea and returned them
  to Ryujin. He later gave them to
  Jingo’s son, Ojin. 
  Isotta
  (see Isolde)
  Isoud la Blanche Mains (see Isolde3)
  Isoude
  (see Isolde)
  Israfel
  (see Azrafil)
  Israfil
  (see Azrafil)
  Issa1
  Egyptian
  devotees of Isis initiated into her
  mysterious rites
  Issa2
  Greek
  a maiden loved by Apollo
  daughter of Macareus and his 
  sister Canace
  Issaki
  Hindu
  [Kerala]
  a goddess
  She is depicted holding a decapitated
  infant.
  Issedones
  Greek
  a legendary race
  They were conquered and evicted from
  their own country by the Arismapi.
  issiwun
  North American
  the sacred horned buffalo-cap of the
  Cheyenne medicine-man
  Issland
  Norse
  the kingdom of Brunhild
  Issunboshi
  Japanese
  [Issunhoshi.One-inch Priest]
  a very small boy
  He was born the size of a finger and
  remained that size until he reached his
  teens when he was discovered by the
  princess Sanjo who took him as her
  page. When they were attacked by two
  oni, Issunboshi met them with his
  sword (which was, in fact, a needle)
  and drove them off. One of them
  dropped a magic mallet and, with this
  implement, Issunboshi was granted his
  wish to be the same size as others of his
  age. The emperor became his patron
  and he later married a prince’s
  daughter.
  Issunhoshi
  (see Issunboshi)
  Istadevata
  Hindu
  the name for any god to whom the
  individual offers special worship: a
  household icon
  Istanu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hattic Estan:Hurrian Simigi] 
  a Hittite sun-god
  (see also Sius)
  Istar
  (see Ishtar)
  Istaran
  (see Sataran)
  Isten1
  Hungarian
  a creator-god
  Isten2
  (see Esden)
  Istepahpah
  North American
  a man-eating monster in the lore of
  the Creek Indians
  Isthmian games
  Greek
  four-yearly games founded by
  Sisyphus in memory of Melicertes 
  or in honour of Poseidon
  Isuki-yori-hime
  Japanese
  a princess
  wife of Jimmu-tenno
  Isulte
  (see Isolde)
  Isum
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Endursaga]
  a fire-god
  herald of the Babylonian gods
  brother of Samas
  (see also Ishum)
  Isumbras
  European
  [Isenbras.Ysambras] 
  a mediaeval hero
  He travelled to the Holy Land and
  killed many Saracens whilst he was
  there, starting as a very proud and
  arrogant knight. Adversity taught him
  to be humble.
  Isung
  German
  a minstrel
  He played while Wildeber, dressed as a
  bear, danced when they rescued
  Wittich from Hertnit’s prison.
  Isus
  Greek
  an illegitimate son of Priam
  He and his half-brother, Antiphus,
  were killed by Agamemnon in the
  Trojan War.
  Isvara
  (see Ishvara)
  Iswara
  (see Ishvara)
  itako
  (see ichiko)
  Italapas
  (see Coyote1.2)
  Italos
  (see Italus.Itylus)
  Italpas
  (see Coyote1.2)
  Italus
  Greek
  [Italos]
  son of Telegonus and Penelope
  In some accounts he was a king and
  married the daughter of Latinus,
  giving his name to Italy.
  itan
  African
  the myths and histories of the Yoruba
  Itaressus
  Greek
  one of the rivers in Hades
  Itcher
  Pacific Islands
  one of the 8 Spitters
  (see Spitter1)
  Iterduca
  Roman
  a goddess of brides
  Her function was to introduce a bride
  to her new home.
  She was later assimilated into Juno.
  Ite
  (see Ide)
  Ith1
  Irish
  [Iath.Ir]
  a Milesian
  son of Breoghan
  father or brother of Bile
  When his father conquered Spain, he
  built a tall tower from the top of which
  Ith first saw Ireland. 
  He sailed from Spain for Ireland
  with Gomer and ninety men but was
  killed by the three Danaan kings, Mac
  Cecht, Mac Cuill and Mac Greine. The
  Milesians invaded Ireland in revenge.
  Ith2
  (see Eire)
  Itha-Arapi
  South American
  a huge boulder
  This rock was in two halves which
  could clash together. When the twins
  Ariconte and Tamendonare jumped
  through it, the rock crushed one of
  them to death but he was quickly
  restored to life by the other brother.
  Ithavall
  (see Idavold)
  Ithavoll
  (see Idavold)
  Ither
  British
  a cousin of King Arthur
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  Percival when he tried to take over
  Arthur’s throne.
  Itherther
  African
  the primaeval buffalo of the Kabyle
  He and his wife, Thamuatz, emerged
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  from a place beneath the earth called
  Tlam. Their son, Achimi, drove off
  Itherther and mated with his mother
  and sister. Wandering alone he
  discharged his semen into depressions
  in the rocks to produce all the game
  animals except the lion.
  Ithun
  (see Idun)
  Itunn
  (see Idun)
  Ithuriel
  British
  an angel
  In Paradise Lost, Ithuriel and Zephon
  were sent to search for Satan who had
  entered paradise.
  ithyphallic
  pertaining to the procession at the
  festivals in honour of Dionysus in
  which an image of an erect phallus
  was carried: pertaining to the hymns
  used at such festivals
  Itiba Cahubaba
  (see Cahubaba)
  itihasas
  Hindu
  sacred writings comprising such epics
  as the Ramayana and Mahabharata
  Itinerarium Cambriae
  (see Itinerary of Wales)
  Itinerary of Wales
  Welsh
  [Itinerarium Cambriae]
  a 12th C work recording the geography
  and mythology of much of Wales
  Itiwana
  North American
  the underworld of the Zuni
  When the tribe were seeking a
  homeland they lost all their children in
  a lake which they had to cross. A
  brother and sister, who had been
  turned into supernatural beings after
  committing incest, made a road into
  the lake so that the parents could visit
  their children who declared themselves
  to be so happy at being in Itiwana
  under the lake that, henceforth, all the
  dead went there.
  Itje
  Siberian
  a hero
  When his parents were eaten by the
  giant Punegusse, he attacked and
  killed the giant. Punegusse was
  immediately restored to life and this
  cycle of slaying and rebirth continued
  until Itje burned the giant’s body.
  Mosquitoes appeared from the ashes.
  (see also Karaty-Khan)
  Ito Soda
  Japanese
  [Hizen]
  a soldier
  A lady, O Toyo, loved by the prince of
  Hizen, was killed by a huge cat which
  then took the form of O Toyo. She cast
  spells on the prince who became ill
  and, when retainers were set to keep
  watch at night, she sent them to
  sleep and carried on with her evil
  work. Ito Soda kept awake by
  sticking his knife into his thigh and
  saw what was happening. When he
  tried to kill her, O Toyo turned back
  into a cat and escaped.
  In some accounts, the prince is
  referred to as Hizen, rather than the
  prince of Hizen.
  I’toi
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Papago tribe
  He is said to have instituted the
  solstice festivals, the Wiikita.
  Itoki
  South American
  in Nicaragua, a mother-scorpion
  This being, said to live at the end of the
  Milky Way, sends the souls for new
  babies and receives the souls of the dead.
  Itoli
  African
  a humming-bird that gave Itonde a
  bell that granted all his wishes
  Itonde
  African
  [Ilele-a-Ngonda]
  a god of death and hunters in Zaire
  son of Lonkundo and Ilankaka
  He is regarded as the first man and when
  he died he was reincarnated as Lianja.
  He was so hungry in the womb that
  he slipped out and ate some of his
  father’s venison. The humming bird,
  Itoli, gave him a little bell that granted
  all his wishes. When he grew up he
  was called Ilele-a-Ngonda and married
  Mbombe. When his father died, a
  famine raged and Itonde had to hunt
  deep into the forests to find game. He
  was killed on one such hunting trip.
  Soon after, his wife gave birth to
  Lianja and Nsongo and all the animals
  of the world.
  Itongo
  African
  ancestral spirits of the Zulu
  These spirits are said to teach magic to
  the inyana, the diviners, with whom
  they communicate.
  Itonia
  Greek
  a name for Athena as the goddess 
  of Coronea
  Itonie
  (see Itonje)
  Itonje
  British
  [Itonie]
  sister of Gawain
  wife of Gramoflanz
  Itonus
  Greek
  father of Chromia
  Itshi
  Siberian
  a nature-god, guardian of tools 
  and weapons
  Itsike
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Osage
  Itsu-se
  Japanese
  son of Amasuhiko and Tama-yori
  brother of Jimmu-tenno
  He and his brother conquered many
  new lands and he was killed in one of
  their battles.
  itta
  African
  a Zulu sorceress and healer.
  Itugen
  Mongol
  earth-goddess and fertility-goddess
  Itulos
  (see Itylus)
  Itum1
  Canaanite
  a goddess
  wife of Resep
  Itum2
  (see Nefertem)
  Iturna
  (see Eiturn)
  Itus
  (see Itys)
  Itylus
  Greek
  [Italos.Itulos]
  son of Zethus and Aedon or Thebe
  brother of Neis
  His mother killed him, mistaking him
  for the son of her sister-in-law, Niobe.
  Itymoneus
  Greek
  an Elean
  He was killed by Nestor in the course
  of a cattle-raid.
  Itys
  Greek
  [Itus]
  son of Tereus and Procne
  He was killed and boiled by Procne and
  served for supper to Tereus in revenge
  for his deceit and brutal treatment of
  her and her sister Philomena. When
  the gods intervened, he was turned into
  a pheasant or a sandpiper.
  Itzam Cab
  Central American
  a Mayan earth-god, an aspect 
  of Itzamna
  In this form he has maize-leaves
  growing out of his head.
  Itzam Na
  (see Itzamna)
  Itzamkabain
  Central American
  in the Mayan creation story, 
  a whale with the feet 
  of an alligator
  Itzamma
  (see Itzamna)
  Itzamna
  Central American
  [Chichen Itza.Hun Itzamna.Itzam Cab.
  Itzam Na.Itzamma.Izamna.Izona.Kab-ul.
  Kabil.Kabul.Lakin Chan.Lizard House.
  Uac-metun-ahau.Xaxcoc-ahmut.
  Yaxcocahmut.Zamna:=Aztec Quetzalcoatl]
  sun-god of the Maya, god of day and
  night, learning and writing
  son of Hunab and Ixazaluch
  husband of Ix Chel
  father of the Bacabs
  He is credited with the invention of
  books and is depicted as a benevolent old
  man with no teeth or as a huge serpent.
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  Ivan1
  In some versions he is described as a
  moon-god or is equated with Ah Kin,
  Hunab or Kukulcan.
  Itcuinan
  (see Tlazolteotl)
  Itzcuintli1
  Central American
  an Aztec hearth-goddess
  Itzcuintli2
  Central American
  the tenth of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the dog and north, the
  day was governed by Mictlantecuhtli.
  Itzeecayan
  Central American
  [Palace of Cool Breezes]
  one of the 3 celestial homes 
  of the gods
  Itzlacoliohqui
  (see Itzlacoliuhque)
  Itzlacoliuhque
  Central American
  [Itzlacoliohqui]
  an Aztec obsidian knife-god
  Some accounts identify him with
  Tezcatlipoca.
  (see also Itzli)
  Itzli
  Central American
  an Aztec stone-knife god, god 
  of justice
  Some accounts identify him with
  Tezcatlipoca.    (see also Itzlacoliuhque)
  Itzpapalotl
  Central American
  [Izpapalotl.Obsidian Knife Butterfly]
  an Aztec mother-goddess, fire-goddess
  and goddess of agriculture
  a name of Coatlicue as ‘butterfly 
  of obsidian’
  an aspect of Cihuacoatl
  She appeared as a beautiful woman
  but, when any man tried to take her,
  flint knives from her various orifices
  cut him to pieces and she squeezed out
  all his blood.
  Itztapal Totec
  Central American
  [=Mayan Ix Tub Tun]
  an Aztec fertility-god, patron of
  workers in precious metals
  Iubdan
  Irish
  [Iubdhan]
  king of the fairies
  husband of Bebo
  He owned a pair of shoes that enabled
  him to travel in or on the water with
  the greatest of ease.
  He was captured by Fergus mac
  Leda when he visited Ulster and fell
  into a bowl of porridge. Bebo had an
  affair with Fergus who released both
  her and her husband after a year and a
  day but demanded Iubdan’s magic
  shoes in return.
  Iubdhan
  (see Iubdan)
  Iubhar1
  Irish
  a bishop
  brother of Milla
  uncle of Aban
  Iubhar2
  Irish
  [Ur:=British Uther Pendragon]
  the Irish name for Uther, father 
  of King Arthur
  Iuchadan
  Irish
  a goldsmith working 
  for Tigernmas
  Iuchair
  (see Iuchar)
  Iuchar
  Irish
  [Iuchair]
  son of Turenn and Brigit, or Dana,
  some say
  brother of Brian and Iucharba
  husband of Fodhla
  His family had feuded with the family
  of Cian and he and his two brothers
  killed Cian, the father of Lugh, who
  had adopted the form of a pig to avoid
  them. Some say that Lugh killed them,
  others that he had them condemned
  by the high-king to perform seven (or
  eight) near-impossible tasks.
  (see Sons of Turenn)
  Iucharba
  Irish
  [Iucharbar]
  son of Turenn and Brigit, or Dana,
  some say
  brother of Brian and Iuchar
  husband of Banbha
  His family had feuded with the family
  of Cian and he and his two brothers
  killed Cian, the father of Lugh, who
  had adopted the form of a pig to avoid
  them. Some say that Lugh killed them,
  others that he had them condemned
  by the high-king to perform seven (or
  eight) near-impossible tasks.
  (see Sons of Turenn)
  Iucharbar
  (see Iucharba)
  Iuchna
  Irish
  a companion of Cliona
  He was in the boat with Cliona when
  she set off to meet Angus Og but he
  arranged for a flood to overwhelm the
  boat in harbour and she was drowned.
  Iuchna Eachbheal
  Irish
  an early king of a Leinster sept
  Iulus1
  Roman
  king of Latium
  son of Ascanius
  brother of Silvius
  He was forced from the throne and
  banished by Silvius.
  Iulus2
  (see Ascanius)
  Iuno
  (see Juno)
  Iunones
  Egyptian
  a creator-goddess
  Iunsa
  Irish
  father of Eibhir
  Iupiter
  (see Jupiter)
  Iuppiter
  (see Jupiter)
  Iusas
  Egyptian
  [Eus-os.Iusaes.Iusaset.Jusas.
  Rat.Uert-Heket]
  a goddess revered in Heliopolis
  wife of Atum or Ra
  (see also Iusau)
  Iusaset
  (see Iusas)
  Iusau
  Egyptian
  a name of Atum as the bisexual god
  who produced Shu and Tefnut
  (see also Iusas)
  Iustitia
  (see Justitia)
  Iuturna
  (see Juturna)
  Iuvart
  a demon
  Iuventas
  (see Juventas)
  Iuwao
  Japanese
  an emperor of China
  He took the fox-woman, Hoji, as his
  consort.
  Iuwen
  Egyptian
  a fetish in the form of a pillar
  symbolising the moon and the
  moon-god aspect of Osiris
  Iva
  Pacific Islands
  the Polynesian realm of the spirits 
  of the dead
  Ivain
  (see Owain)
  Ivald
  Norse
  [Ivalde.Iwaldi.Slagfinn.Svald.Svigdur.
  Vidfinner:=Saxon Hengist]
  a dwarf blacksmith
  husband of Greip and Sol
  father of Dvalin by Greip
  father of Idun by Sol
  In some accounts he is known as
  Vidfinner who sent his children, Bil
  and Hiuki, to fetch song-mead from
  the well, Byrgir. Whilst fetching the
  mead they were abducted by Manu.
  Vidfinner followed them and stole
  some of the mead and was then exiled
  to the moon where, as Svigdur, he was
  condemned to a state of perpetual
  drunkenness.
  Ivalde
  (see Ivald)
  Ivan1
  Russian
  a prince
  When the firebird stole apples from
  the tsar’s magic tree, he sent Ivan and
  his two brothers to capture the bird.
  They seized it and the maiden Yelena
  but the two brothers killed Ivan before
  returning home. The prince was
  restored to life by a wolf and returned
  to claim Yelena as his wife.
  In another version, the tsar wanted
  Yelena for his wife and sent Ivan to
  seize her. Ivan fell in love with his
  captive and the wolf which had helped
  him in his quest resolved the problem
  by turning himself into a likeness of
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  Ivan2
  Yelena and the tsar took ‘her’ as his
  bride. When the wolf resumed its
  normal shape, the tsar died of shock
  and Ivan was able to marry Yelena and
  took the throne.
  Ivan2
  Russian
  [Ivan the Fool]
  the youngest of 3 brothers
  When his father died, Ivan guarded
  the grave for three nights and was
  rewarded with the gift of Silver Roan,
  a magic horse. Ivan was transformed
  from a peasant into a handsome youth
  and won the hand of the tsar’s daughter.
  Ivan3
  Serbian
  [Ivan Kosantchitch]
  a knight
  He and his friends Milan and Milosh
  were 
  thrown 
  into 
  jail 
  by 
  the
  Hungarian general, Voutcha. Marko
  rode to their rescue and captured the
  general and his son, trading them for
  the release of his three friends.
  Ivan4
  Serbian
  [Ivan Tzrnoyevitch]
  a prince
  ruler of Montenegro
  father of Maximus
  He sailed to Venice to sue for the hand
  of the doge’s daughter for his
  handsome son Maximus but had to call
  on Milosh Obrenbegovitch to woo her
  for Maximus when his son contracted
  smallpox which disfigured him.
  Ivan5
  (see Prince Ivan)
  Ivar
  Norse
  [Ingvar]
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug
  brother of Biorn, Hvitserk, Rogenwald,
  Sigurd and Ubbe
  He was a cripple from birth and was
  carried into battle on a shield from
  where he shot his arrows to great
  effect. He also learned the art of magic
  and used it to kill the enchanted cow
  that helped Eystein, the Swedish king,
  when he invaded Denmark.
  When his father was killed in a raid on
  Northumberland, Ivar and his brothers
  made another raid, hoping to exact
  vengeance. Instead, they were soundly
  beaten and Ivar and his brothers
  surrendered. The king, Ella, gave them
  land on which the survivors built 
  a fortress which, it is said, became the
  city of London. Ivar gradually won over
  the people and they finally rose against
  Ella who was slain on a stone altar.
  Ivenant
  British
  a king
  He promised to knight Yder if he
  could resist the efforts of Ivenant’s wife
  to seduce him. Yder passed the test
  and was duly knighted.
  Ivera
  Norse
  goddess of beauty, love, youth
  Ivernia
  (see Hibernia)
  Ivi Apo
  East Indian
  in Papuan lore, the first woman
  She was hatched from an egg laid by a
  turtle and mated with Kerema Apo,
  the first man, born from another egg.
  ividjur
  Norse
  [ivithjur]
  wood-spirits
  ivithjur
  (see ividjur)
  Ivo1
  European
  [Iwo]
  a Saracen prince of Spain
  Ivo2
  Pacific Islands
  husband of Ukaipu
  He was a god who came from the earth
  but went to heaven to bring back
  knowledge for the people of Papua.
  Ivoine
  British
  the original name of Moine
  (see also Constans)
  Ivoire
  Celtic
  sister of Ban
  wife of Constantine
  mother of Aurelius, Constans 
  and Uther
  Ivon
  European
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  Ivonya-Ngia
  African
  owner of vast herds
  He offered cattle to a poor man who
  asked instead for the knowledge to
  make his own prosperity. He gave him
  ointment to put on his wife’s canine
  teeth. These grew into tusks which he
  pulled out and sold. More tusks grew
  and she became an elephant.
  Ivor
  Celtic
  a huntsman
  husband of Morwen
  He and his wife raised the young
  Meriadoc who had been sent by
  Griffith to be killed after he had killed
  Meriadoc’s father, Caradoc.
  Ivory
  European
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  ivy
  Greek
  a plant sacred to Dionysus
  It was said that this plant prevented
  drunkenness.
  Ivy Girl
  (see Cornaby)
  Iwa-naga
  (see Iha-naga)
  Iwa-saru
  (see Iwazaru)
  Iwain
  German
  a 12th C version of the story of Owain,
  written by Hartmann von Aue
  Iwainus
  (see Iwein)
  Iwaldi
  (see Ivald)
  Iwanaga
  (see Iha-naga)
  Iwanet
  British
  a squire at King Arthur’s palace
  He greeted Percival when he first
  came to the court.
  Iwanus
  (see Iwein)
  Iwar
  Australian
  a culture-hero in the form of 
  a crocodile
  Iware-Biko
  (see Jimmu-tenno)
  Iwarzaru
  Japanese
  [Iwa-saru]
  one of the Three Mystic Apes
  He is depicted with his hands covering
  his mouth representing ‘he who speaks
  no evil’.
  iwasaka
  Japanese
  an open space, set within sacred rocks,
  used for devotions
  Iwein
  European
  [Iwa(i)nus]
  the name for Owain in 
  Dutch stories
  Iweret
  British
  in some accounts, father of Iblis
  When he attacked Mabuz, a foster-
  brother of Lancelot, Lancelot killed
  him.
  Iweriadd
  Welsh
  [Iweridd]
  the first wife of Llyr
  mother of Bran and Branwen
  Iweridd
  (see Iweriadd)
  Iwillemedan
  (see Imagheghan)
  Iwo
  (see Ivo1)
  Ix1
  Central American
  a Mayan god
  one of the Bacabs
  He is the guardian of the west (black)
  (see also Zac Cimi)
  Ix2
  Central American
  the fourteenth of the 20 ages of man,
  in Mayan lore, the freedom from all
  sin
  (see also Four Ix)
  Ix Balan Ku
  (see Ixbalanque)
  Ix Chebel Yax
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ix Chel
  Central American
  [Chibilias.Chibirias.Ix Chebel Yax.
  Ix Kamleom.Ix Kamleon.Ix Zacal 
  Nok.Ixchel.Ixkamleom.Ixkamleon.
  (Lady of the) Rainbow:=Toltec 
  Ix Ch’up.Ix-huyne]
  a Mayan moon-goddess, 
  water-goddess, goddess of 
  childbirth and weaving
  consort of Itzamna or Votan
  mother of the Bacabs
  She is said to hold a jug from which she
  can produce another world flood at any
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  Iyogera
  time and is envisaged as a combination
  of a waterfall and a serpent.
  In some accounts, as Ix Chebel Yax,
  she is identified with the Virgin Mary.
  Ix Ch’up
  Central American
  [Ix Huyne:=Mayan Ix Chel)
  a Toltec moon-goddess
  Ix-huyne
  (see Ix Ch’up)
  Ix Kamleom
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ix Kamleon
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ix Kanan
  Central American
  a Mayan goddess of the bean-plant
  consort of Ih P’en
  Ix Tub Tun
  Central American
  [=Aztec Itztapal Totec]
  a Mayan goddess, patroness of workers
  in precious stones
  She is said to spit out jewels and is
  envisaged as a serpent.
  Ix Zacal Nok
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ixazaluch
  Central American
  a water-goddess
  wife of Hunab
  mother of Itzamna
  Ixazalvoh
  Central American
  a Mayan goddess of weaving
  wife of Kinich Ahau
  Ixbalanqué
  Central American
  [Ix Balan Ku.Little Tiger.‘the 
  little jaguar’.Xbalanque]
  one of the Mayan Hero Twins
  son of Hunhunapua and Xquiq 
  or Uatlan
  twin brother of Hunapu
  brother of Hunbatz and Hunchouen
  He and his twin brother were born
  when the decapitated head of his father,
  killed by the rulers of Xibalba, spat into
  the hand of Xqiuq. Their other
  brothers, Hunbatz and Hunchouen,
  were jealous of the twins’ magical
  powers and would have killed them but
  the twins realised their intentions and
  turned them into monkeys.
  They set out to dispose of the giant,
  Vacub-Caquix, and his sons Cabraca
  and Zipacna. Their first attempt, when
  they shot a poisoned arrow that struck
  Vacub-Caquix on the cheek, was not
  successful so, in the guise of physicians,
  they pulled out his emerald teeth and
  gouged out his eyes and he then died.
  They tried to kill Zipacna by burying
  him and building a house over the site
  but the giant recovered and killed the
  400 young men who had helped to bury
  him. Another attempt, when they threw
  mountains on top of him, was successful
  in killing him. His brother Cabraca was
  easily killed when the twins gave him
  poisoned chicken to eat.
  They then went to Xibalba, at the
  invitation of the rulers, to play 
  tlachtli with them, hoping to be able to
  avenge the death of their father,
  Hunhunapua. Every time they won a
  game against the lords of Xibalba, they
  had to spend a night in a house of
  torture. They survived the House of
  Gloom, the House of Lances, the
  House of Cold, the House of Tigers
  and the House of Fire but, in the
  House of Bats, Hunapu was decap-
  itated by the bat-god, Camazotz. He
  was later restored by a turtle.
  Helped by the magicians Bacam and
  Xulu, the twins burnt and restored all
  sorts of things, including, finally,
  themselves. The rulers Huncame and
  Vucubcame were persuaded to attempt
  this feat and were burnt to death.
  Ixchel
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ixcozauhqui
  (see Xiuhtecuhtli)
  Ixcuin
  Central American
  one of quadruplets
  son of Hueytonantzin
  brother of Hueytecpatl, Nancatltzatzi
  and Tentemic
  Ixcuina
  (see Tlazolteotl)
  Ixcuiname
  (see Tlazolteotl)
  Ixcuinana
  (see Tlazolteotl)
  Ixion
  Greek
  [‘strong’]
  king of the Lapiths
  son of Antion, Peision or Phlegyas
  husband of Dia
  father by Nephele of Centaurus, the
  ancestor of the Centaurs
  father of Peirithous, some say
  He arranged to marry Dia and pay for
  the honour but he reneged on his
  promise and when her father, Eioneus,
  demanded the money, Ixion killed him
  by luring him to fall into a pit of
  burning 
  material. 
  He 
  fathered
  Peirithous on her, although the real
  father may well have been Zeus. When
  Zeus invited him to dinner in
  Olympia, Ixion tried to seduce Hera
  but was forestalled by Zeus who
  created a likeness (Nephele) from
  cloud-material. She bore the Centaurs
  or, in some accounts, Centaurus who
  fathered 
  the 
  Centaurs 
  on 
  the
  Magnesian mares. Zeus punished
  Ixion by having him tied to a burning
  wheel forever revolving in the heavens
  or, in some stories, in Tartarus.
  Ixkamleom
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ixkamleon
  (see Ix Chel)
  Ixnextli
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of weaving
  Ixpuztec
  Central American
  an Aztec god of the underworld
  Ixquimilli
  Central American
  an Aztec god of justice
  Ixquina
  (see Tlazolteotl)
  Ixtab
  Central American
  the Mayan goddess of suicide or the
  hangman’s noose
  She carried off the souls of suicides
  and warriors killed in battle and is
  depicted with a noose round her neck.
  Ixtlilton
  Central American
  [Little Black Face]
  an Aztec god of darkness, medicine
  and games
  a god of sexual desire, in some
  accounts
  brother of Macuilxochtli
  Ixtlilxochitl
  Central American
  a Mexican who recorded many 
  Aztec traditions 
  Iya
  North American
  a magic rock
  In a rare display of generosity, Coyote
  gave the rock his blanket but snatched
  it back when he began to feel cold.
  The rock chased Coyote and Ictinike,
  flattening trees in its path, and finally
  ran over Coyote, flattening him also,
  so recovering the blanket.
  In other versions, Iya was a
  cannibalistic monster of the Sioux,
  appearing in the form of a hurricane.
  iya-ku
  Siberian
  [ya-kut]
  the mother-soul
  one of the 3 parts of the soul (kut), in
  the lore of the Yakuts
  iyalorisha
  African
  [male=babalorisha:=Brazil mae de santo]
  a Yoruban priestess
  Iyan Hokshi
  (see Stone Boy)
  Iyatiku
  North American
  the corn-goddess of the Pueblo
  sister of Poseyemu
  She was the ruler of an underground
  realm, Shipap.
  Iyngies
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus
  Iynx1
  Greek
  daughter of Pan and Echo
  She bewitched Zeus into falling in love
  with Io and was changed into a
  wryneck by the jealous Hera.
  Iynx2
  a magic wheel
  Iyogera
  African
  a yellow stone in Burundi
  When the king Itare struck the stone
  with his hammer, a river flowed out,
  forming the source of the Nile.
  Ix Ch’up
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  Iyuva
  (see Iruva)
  Izamna
  (see Itzamna)
  Izanagi 
  Japanese
  [August Male.Isanagi]
  the Shinto primaeval father-god
  son of Kuni-toko-tachi
  brother and husband of Izanami
  father of Amaterasu, Hiru-Ko, Kazu-
  Tsuchi, Susanowa and Tsukiyomo
  He and Izanami were two of the
  seventeen gods of creation. Standing
  on the bridge of heaven they stirred
  the primaeval waters with a spear and
  created an island, Onogoro, with the
  brine that came up on the blade. They
  also created an island called Awagi and
  the rest of the islands of Japan.
  When Izanami died giving birth to
  Kazu- Tsuchi, Izanagi decapitated the
  boy with his magic sword, Ame-no-
  wo-ha-bari, and went into Yomi, the
  underworld, to get his wife back but
  she was already rotting. He escaped
  the demons, the Eight Ugly Females,
  sent after him and blocked the
  entrance with a huge boulder. He
  escaped to an island where he built a
  house and lived forever in silence.
  When he bathed in the sea to cleanse
  himself his clothes became more gods,
  the dirt from his body became sea-
  gods, Amaterasu came from his left
  eye, Tsuki-yomo from his right eye
  and Susanowa from his nose. Other
  versions allocate these deities to
  different parts of his face. In some
  accounts, he divided his kingdom
  between these three and retired to
  heaven.
  Izanami
  Japanese
  [August Female.Isanami]
  the Shinto primaeval mother-goddess
  daughter of Kuni-toko-tachi
  sister and wife of Izanagi
  mother of Amaterasu, Hiru-Ko, Kazu-
  Tsuchi, Susanowa and Tsukiyomo
  She and Izanagi were two of the
  seventeen gods of creation. Standing
  on the bridge of heaven they stirred
  the primaeval waters with a spear and
  created an island, Onogoro, with the
  brine that came up on the blade. They
  also created an island called Awagi and
  the rest of the islands of Japan.
  She died when giving birth to 
  Kazu-Tsuchi. Her husband went down
  to the underworld to fetch her back
  but it was too late – she had already
  eaten the food of the dead. She was
  allowed to return if Izanagi did not
  look at her but, as in the story of
  Orpheus and Eurydice, he broke his
  promise. She sent many demons after
  him when he fled at the sight of her
  rotting corpse but he escaped,
  blocking the entrance with a huge
  boulder.
  While in the underworld she
  produced many other deities from her
  bodily discharges.
  Izashine
  (see Izehne)
  Izayemon
  Japanese
  a man whose name was invoked as a
  charm to drive away snakes
  Izdubar
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian hero or sun-god
  Like Heracles, he performed twelve
  labours and, in some accounts, is
  equated with Gilgamesh.
  Izedi1
  Persian
  30 archangels of Ahura Mazda
  They act as guardians and preside over
  the days of the month.
  Izedi2
  Persian
  [Yez(i)di]
  a member of a sect said to worship 
  the devil
  Izehne
  Persian
  [Iassen.Izashine]
  a sacred book of the Parsees
  Izha
  Persian
  a goddess of sacrifice
  Izimud
  Mesopotamian
  an attendant on Enki
  Izlucoco
  Central American
  the tree of life during the third stage
  of man
  Izoi-tamoi
  South American
  [Grandfather (of Worms).Tamoi:
  =Carib Tamusi]
  ruler of the Bolivian underworld
  creator of the Guarani
  He created the tribe and then departed
  to the underworld where he was
  encountered by all souls entering the
  underworld and grew bigger or
  smaller according to whether the
  traveller had been bad or good. Evil
  souls were split in half by Izoi-tamoi.
  His two sons climbed an arrow-
  chain into the sky and became the sun
  and moon.
  Izona
  (see Itzamna)
  Izpapalotl
  (see Itzpapalotl)
  Izpuzteque
  Central American
  a fierce demon in the lore of 
  the Aztecs
  This demon was one of the many
  hazards faced by the souls of the dead in
  their journey through the underworld.
  Izquitecatl
  Central American
  an Aztec fertility-god
  Iztac Ciuatl1
  Central American
  [The White Woman]
  an Aztec giantess
  Iztac Ciuatl2
  Central American
  a sacred mountain, home of the 
  rain-god, Tlaloc
  Iztacmixcoatl
  (see Mixcoatl)
  Iztacmixcohuatl
  (see Mixcoatl)
  Iztat Ix
  (see Alaghom Naum)
  Izumo
  (see Idzumo)
  Izushio-tome
  Japanese
  wife of Haru-yama
  Her husband’s elder brother, Aki-
  yama, failed to give her a gift when she
  married Haru-yama and his mother
  placed a curse on him so that he
  withered and died.
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  Ja Mrima
  African
  a name of Were as ‘the one who 
  has a temper’
  Ja-ztak
  (see Sutekh)
  Jabal Lamma
  African
  the rock where Copper City was said 
  to have been built by Solomon
  Jabal Saa
  African
  the rock where Copper City was said to
  have been built by Japhet
  Jabbor
  Australian
  an ancestral cat of the Aborigines
  Jabir
  Arab
  son of Al Mundzir
  brother of Jubayr
  father of Rizk
  Jabme-aibmo
  Baltic
  Jabme-aimo
  Baltic
  [Jabme-aibmo]
  the Lappish underworld, ruled by
  Jabme-akkao
  Jabme-akka
  Baltic
  an old woman, ruler of the 
  Lappish underworld, Jabme-aimo
  Jabru
  Persian
  a sky-god
  jack
  North American
  a charm used in the southern states
  Various items, wrapped in red flannel,
  are used as divining tools or to prevent
  the owner from getting lost.
  Jack of the Bowl
  European
  a Swiss brownie
  Jack in the Green
  British
  a spirit of the woodlands
  Jack o’ Lantern
  Scandinavian
  the ghost of a person who had 
  moved a landmark
  Those who had moved boundary
  markers to their own advantage were
  condemned to carry the stones in the
  afterlife.
  Jack the Giant Killer
  British
  a hero of children’s stories
  He killed many giants including
  Blunderboar and Cormoran whom he
  lured into a pit and decapitated and
  became the servant of one of King
  Arthur’s sons.
  He was able to perform his feats of
  giant-killing by using a cap that gave
  him great knowledge, a cloak that
  rendered him invisible, shoes that
  allowed him to travel at great speed
  and a wonderful sword.
  In some accounts, he married the
  daughter of a duke.
  Jackal
  African
  a trickster-hero of the Hottentots
  In some accounts, it was he who
  overcame the monster Ga-gorib.
  Jacob’s Pillow (see Stone of Destiny)
  Jacob’s Stone
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  Jacound
  British
  a Saracen king
  He was fighting on the side of the
  Romans 
  in 
  their 
  battles 
  with 
  King Arthur during his forays on 
  the Continent and was killed by
  Lancelot.
  Jacques Majeur
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, derived 
  from St James
  Jacquet
  Indian
  a grey toad, used by sorcerers to 
  dry up a cow’s milk
  Jacunuam
  South American
  a celestial fish
  The Xingu of Brazil say that this great
  fish swallows the sun every night and
  vomits it up each morning.
  Jacy
  South American
  [Toruguenket]
  a Tupi creator-god, the moon
  jadatsky
  Siberian
  a shaman who acts as a rain-
  maker
  jade
  a green mineral
  The Chinese say it was made from the
  bone-marrow of Pan-ku. It is believed
  to preserve the dead from decay.
  Jade Emperor
  (see Yü Huang)
  Jade Fairy Maids
  Chinese
  5 maidens in the service of Hsi 
  Wang Mu
  Jade Maidens
  (see Yü Nü)
  Jade Mountain
  (see Yü Shan)
  Jade Palace
  Chinese
  the home of Yü Huang in Ta Wei
  Jade Purity
  (see Yü Huang)
  Jade Ruler
  (see Yü Huang)
  Jade Skirt
  (see Chalchiuhtlicue)
  Jadi
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign, Capricorn
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  Jalapati
  Jadu
  Jadu
  (see Yati2)
  Jael
  an angel, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Libra
  Jafenhar
  (see Iafn-Har)
  Jafnhar
  (see Iafn-Har)
  Jaga-Baba
  (see Baba-Jaga)
  Jagadgauri
  Hindu
  an aspect of Devi as ‘the fair one’ or
  ‘light of the world’
  Jagadhattri
  Hindu
  a goddess of spring
  Jagadnatha
  (see Jagannath)
  Jagan-natha
  (see Jagannath)
  Jaganmata
  Hindu
  [Jaganmatri]
  an aspect of Devi as ‘mother of the
  world’
  Jaganmatri
  (see Jaganmata)
  Jagannath
  Hindu
  [Jagadnatha.Jagan-natha.Jaggernaut.
  Jaggurnath.Juggernaut.Lord of the
  World]
  an incarnation of Vishnu as a
  relentless god 
  brother of Balabhadra and Subhadra
  He is depicted with no legs and only
  stumps in place of arms. One version
  accounts for this by saying that Vishnu
  was accidentally killed by a hunter and
  Vishvakarma undertook to revivify
  him by forming new flesh on the
  original bones. Krishna broke the
  undertaking that nobody should look
  until the job was finished with the
  result that it never was completed.
  In some accounts, Jagannath is an
  incarnation of Krishna.
  Jagati
  Hindu
  daughter of Suparni
  sister of Gayatri and Tristubh
  She changed into a bird and flew to
  heaven to bring back soma but the
  journey proved to be too much for her
  and she failed. Her mother had tried
  before her and failed and her sister
  Tristubh also failed, but Gayatri
  succeeded.
  Jaggernaut
  (see Jagannath)
  Jaggurnath
  (see Jagannath)
  Jagaubis
  Lithuanian
  a fire-god
  Jaguar
  South American
  [Dog of the Shaman.Master of Animals]
  a large spotted feline
  Some say that the jaguar was the
  founder of the Quiche tribe and
  Tezcatlipoca became a jaguar when he
  was killed by Quetzalcoatl and fell into
  the sea.
  The Toltecs regarded this animal as
  symbolising darkness and thunder.
  Some tribes say that eclipses are
  caused when a supernatural jaguar
  swallows the sun or moon.
  It is said that, when a black jaguar
  dies, it becomes a demon and a
  shaman may turn into a jaguar when
  he dies.
  (see also Desana)
  Jaguar God
  (see Ahau-Kin)
  Jaguar-man
  South American
  a form of werewolf
  Some shamans are reputed to be able to
  turn themselves into jaguars, in which
  form they attack victims at night.
  Jaguar-Snake
  Central American
  a primordial goddess of the Mixtec
  sister and wife of Puma-Snake
  mother of Wind-Nine-Cave and 
  Wind-Nine-Snake
  She and her consort appeared when
  the earth rose out of the primaeval
  waters and built a palace in which they
  lived for hundreds of years before
  producing their two sons. The four
  gods became the progenitors of the
  human race.
  Jah’t
  Egyptian
  [Joh]
  a moon-god later merged with Thoth
  Jah Acab
  Hebrew
  Jacob as ‘heel-god’
  Jahera
  African
  a name of Were as ‘merciful’
  Jahi
  (see Jeh)
  Jahir
  (see Elom)
  Jahnu
  Hindu
  a sage
  It is said that the overflowing of the
  Ganges interrupted his meditation so
  he swallowed all the water. He later
  released it when the gods pleaded with
  him – through his ear.
  Jaik-khan
  Siberian
  [Jajuts(h)i]
  son of Over-god
  a prince of floods
  He sent the souls for the new-born
  and, having deserted his father in
  heaven to go to the underworld, acts as
  receiver of souls. He also records
  man’s good deeds.
  Jajutshi
  (see Jaik-khan)
  Jajutsi
  (see Jaik-khan)
  Jaka
  (see Trayastrimsa)
  Jaka Tingkir
  East Indian
  [Mas Krebet]
  a Javanese sultan
  His great enemy, Panangsang, sent
  four retainers to kill the sultan but
  they could inflict not so much as a
  scratch with their daggers on the royal
  skin. He eventually died as a result of
  falling off his elephant.
  Jakis
  Japanese
  evil spirits which cause illness
  Jakui
  South American
  a Xingu flute-spirit
  This spirit is said to live under water
  and is envisaged as a ceremonial flute.
  Jakuiaep
  South American
  a Xingu mask-spirit
  Like the related Jakui, this spirit lives
  under water but is envisaged as a
  ceremonial mask.
  Jakuta
  African
  a Yoruba thunder-god
  Jala-Hastin
  (see Jalebha]
  Jala-Shayin
  Hindu
  a name for Vishnu as ‘he who 
  sleeps on the waters’
  Jala-Turaga
  Hindu
  a water-spirit in the form of a 
  horse
  Jaladhi-ja
  Hindu
  a name of Lakshmi as ‘the 
  ocean-born’
  Jalandhara
  Hindu
  a demon
  son of Ganga
  consort of Vrindha
  He threatened to take over the
  universe so the gods forged a powerful
  sun-disc to kill him. Vishnu, in the
  form of Jalandhara, seduced Vrindha
  who, ashamed at what had happened,
  committed suicide. This angered
  Jalandhara so that he attacked the gods
  who then produced their secret
  weapon and cut off his head. He
  became whole again when his blood
  fell into the ocean but eventually the
  goddesses lapped up the blood and he
  weakened and died.
  An alternative version says that
  Jalandhara sent the demon Rahu to
  seize Sakti, wife of Shiva, but that god
  created the lion-headed monster,
  Kurttimukha, 
  by 
  discharging 
  a
  tremendous burst of power from his
  eyes. This scared Rahu away and the
  hungry demon was forced to eat
  himself.
  Jalang
  Malay
  daughter of Yak Lepeh
  wife of Tak Pern
  Some say that she was Tak Pern’s sister.
  Jalapati
  Hindu
  a name for Varuna as ruler of 
  the waters
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  East Indian
  a well said to reach down to 
  the underworld
  This well contains tala, an oil reputed
  to make invulnerable those who use it
  on their bodies.
  Jalebha
  Hindu
  [Jala-Hastin]
  a water-spirit in the form of an
  elephant
  Jalinprabha
  Buddhist
  [Suryaprabha]
  a bodhisattva
  Jaliya
  African
  a Nigerian girl who lived in a 
  river
  She was pushed into the water by her
  friends and found herself in a beautiful
  palace where a serpent ruled as king. A
  real king, Gongola, heard her singing
  to the serpent and had the river
  drained. The serpent flew away and
  the king married the girl.
  Jaljogani
  Indian
  an evil spirit
  This spirit, said to live in wells and
  streams, puts women and children
  under spells and can cause diseases.
  Jalk
  Norse
  [Jalkr]
  a name for Odin as killer of
  Vafthruthnir 
  Jalkr
  (see Jalk)
  jalpari
  Indian
  a water-spirit 
  This mermaid-type being was said to
  lure men to her underwater home and
  to kill any who rejected her advances.
  Jalweny
  African
  a name of Were as ‘mighty warrior’
  Jalyogoni
  Indian
  in the Punjab, evil spirits
  These beings are said to live in streams
  and wells and cast spells which cause
  illness in women and children.
  Jam-dpal
  Buddhist
  [Jam-pa-i-dbyans.Jam-pa-yang.
  Jam-pol.Jampahi’dbyans]
  the Tibetan name for Arpacana 
  or Manjushri
  Jam-pa-i-dbyans
  (see Jam-dpal)
  Jam-pa-yang
  (see Jam-dpal)
  Jam-pol
  (see Jam-dpal)
  Jamad-agni
  Hindu
  one of the Seven Rishis
  husband of Renuka
  father of Parashurama
  He ordered his five sons to kill their
  mother for thinking lustful thoughts.
  Only Parashurama was prepared to
  obey and he cut her head off with an
  axe. When he was rewarded with the
  chance to make a request, Parashurama
  asked that his mother be restored to
  life.
  When Parashurama killed Kartavirya,
  that king’s twenty-one sons attacked
  the hermit of Jamad-Agni who was
  killed in the fight. Parashurama vowed
  to exterminate the whole caste of the
  kshattriyas, a promise which he kept.
  Jamajaya
  East Indian
  a king of Java
  His reign was particularly peaceful
  because the giant, Wikramadatta, had
  forced the king to hand over all the
  weapons in the country.
  Jambala
  (see Jambhala)
  Jambas
  German
  son of Ortgis
  His father, a magician, seized Virginal,
  the ice-queen, and when Dietrich and
  Hildebrand came to her rescue,
  Jambas was the only one to escape
  alive from the fight that ensued. He
  besieged Jeraspunt, the castle in which
  Virginal and her maidens were held,
  but Dietrich and his men routed the
  besiegers and freed the captives.
  Jambavan
  Hindu
  [Jambavat]
  a king of bears
  He existed in the time before the
  Churning of the Ocean and it was he
  who had thrown into the sea the herbs
  that made amrita.
  In later years, he helped Rama in his
  struggle with Ravana.
  He also killed the lion which held
  the light of the sun in a ruby and
  refused to give the gem to Krishna
  who wanted it. It was only after they
  had fought for many days that
  Jambavan realised that he was fighting
  a god and immediately yielded the
  stone, adding the hand of his daughter,
  Jambavati, for good measure.
  Jambavat
  (see Jambavan)
  Jambavati
  Hindu
  daughter of Jambavan
  Her father gave her to Krishna whom
  he had fought for many days for the
  possession of a ruby.
  Jambe
  (see Njambi)
  Jambha
  Hindu
  a demon killed by Vishnu
  Jambhala
  Buddhist
  [Jambala:=Hindu Kubera:
  =Tibetan Dsam-bha-la]
  a three-headed god of riches
  an aspect of Ratnasambhava
  In one form he is shown treading on a
  man to make him vomit up jewels. He
  is sometimes depicted holding a bag of
  gold, a mongoose or a lemon.
  Jambi
  (see Njambi)
  Jambridvipa
  Hindu
  [Jambu(dvipa).Jambudwipa.
  Rose-apple Island]
  the continent or island standing 
  at the centre of the world: site 
  of Mount Mandara or, some say,
  Mount Meru
  (see also Dvipa)
  Jambu1
  Hindu
  [=Siberian Zambu:=Tibetan Zampu]
  the Tree of Life growing on Mount
  Meru
  In some accounts this tree is the source
  of soma. It is the axis of the earth with
  its roots on the underworld, and its
  topmost branches in the heavens.
  Jambu2
  (see Jambridvipa)
  Jambudvipa
  (see Jambridvipa)
  Jambudwipa
  (see Jambridvipa)
  Jambupati
  Hindu
  a king of Jambriavipa
  He refused to honour the Buddha but
  changed his attitude when the Buddha
  appeared bedecked in even greater
  splendour than the king himself.
  Jambutri Shring
  Tibetan
  [=Hindu Jambu]
  the tree of life
  The roots of this tree are in Lamayin
  but its branches in Lhayul so that the
  inhabitants of that realm can enjoy the
  fruit.
  Jampadi’dyans
  (see Jam-dpal)
  Jamshid
  Persian
  [Giamschid.Jamshyd.Jemshid]
  an early king or culture-hero
  mentioned in Shah Name
  son of Vivahvant
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Yima, in others they are separate
  beings.
  In the latter case, he was said to have
  lived for 700 years but neglected to
  worship and was expelled for 100 years
  being finally sawn in half. He owned a
  goblet which was reputed to contain
  the elixir of life.
  Other versions say that he ruled for
  1,000 years, teaching the arts of
  weaving, working in precious metals
  and stones and masonry. He was
  murdered by Zahak.
  (see also Yima)
  Jamshyd
  (see Jamshid)
  Jamund
  (see Jutmundus)
  Jan
  Burmese
  a benevolent nat of the sun
  one of the original nats created by
  Chinun Way Shun
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  Jan Teng
  Chinese
  [Jan-teng-fo. Lamp Bearer]
  a female beggar
  Various stories of the saint’s origins
  describe him as a female beggar, a male
  hermit Lao-tu-po-t’i, or a teacher of
  Sakyamuni.
  As a result of her devotion s/he was
  destined to become a Buddha.
  (see also Dipankara.Lao-tu-po-t’i)
  Jan-teng Tao-jen
  Chinese
  a Taoist
  He is said to have killed Tou Mu with
  a pearl in the Battle of Ten Thousand
  Spirits. 
  Jana
  Roman
  wife of Janus
  Some versions identify Jana with Diana.
  Jana-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the universe,
  home of Brahma’s children
  Janaka1
  East Indian
  a name for Arjuna in the Javanese
  version of the Mahabharata
  Janaka2
  Hindu
  a sage
  king of Mithila
  father of Sita
  He insisted on making his own
  submissions to the gods without the
  intervention of priests and, as he had
  no children, he prepared to make
  sacrifices to the gods to get a child. 
  Janamejaya
  East Indian
  [Janocmejaya]
  son of Parikshit
  His father had been killed by the
  forces of the snake-king, Takshaka.
  Janamejaya avenged his death by a rite
  that trapped the nagas, causing them
  to fall into a fire. Total annihilation of
  the army was averted only by the
  intervention of Astika.
  Janamashtrami
  Hindu
  [Janmastami]
  a festival celebrating the birthday 
  of Krishna, held in August/
  September
  Janardana
  Hindu
  a name for Brahma, Shiva or Vishnu
  Janen
  African
  a name of Were as ‘wise one’
  Janet
  Scottish
  lover of Tam Lin
  When Tam Lin was seized by the fairy
  queen, Janet held him firmly through
  several shape changes until he finally
  freed himself from the enchantment.
  Janfar
  (see Iafn-har)
  Jang Lung
  Chinese
  one of the Four Dragon Kings
  Janguli
  Buddhist
  [Mahavidya]
  a snake-goddess
  an aspect of Tara
  one of the dharanis
  She can heal snake-bites and is
  sometimes depicted as having three
  heads and may be attended by a snake.
  Jan’gwono
  African
  a name of Were as ‘kind’
  Janiceps
  a two-headed monster
  Janicot
  Basque
  [=Roman Janus]
  god of oak-trees
  Janim
  Phoenician
  a sea-god
  In some accounts, after being defeated
  by Baal-Sagan, he was given Astarte
  for his wife in consolation.
  Janmastami
  (see Janamashtrami)
  jann1
  Muslim
  [sing=jinnee]
  the fifth order of spirits, the least
  powerful 
  Jann2
  Persian
  [Jannu]
  the father of the jinn, in some
  accounts
  Jannu
  (see Jann2)
  Janocmejaya
  (see Janamejaya)
  Jantam
  East Indian
  a king in Borneo
  He gave his daughter as a wife to
  Alexander the Great and Khadir, the
  emperor’s minister, filled the king’s
  storehouses with treasure using his
  magic powers.
  januae
  Roman
  cakes forming part of offerings to the
  god Janus
  Janus
  Roman
  [Clusivius.Consuvius.Dianus.Dionus.
  Ianus.Janus Bifrons.Patulcius]
  the two-faced god of beginnings,
  dawn, doors, gateways, travel 
  son of Apollo
  husband of Jana or Camise
  husband of Juturna, some say
  father of Tiberinus
  father of Fons by Juturna, some say
  father of Canens by Venilia
  father of Proca by Carna
  father of the Horae, some say
  In some accounts, he was made by
  Uranus and Hecate, using earth and
  water moulded into a ball. En route to
  the underworld, the ball became a kind
  of sentient pillar which Hecate reared
  as Janus. He ran off and dived into the
  Styx, arriving back in the land of the
  living where, in the warmth of the sun,
  he developed organs.
  On one occasion, the nymph Carna
  lured him into a cave and then tried to
  slip away as she had done with many
  others, but his second face saw her
  behind him and he prevented her
  escape and seduced her, fathering
  Proca. On another occasion, he saved
  Rome from the attacking Sabines by
  creating a spring of boiling water at
  the gateway.
  He became a deity when he was
  rewarded for helping the gods in their
  fight with the Titans.
  As Janus Quadrifons he was the
  four-headed god of the seasons. 
  His temple in Rome had two doors
  (or four) which were closed only when
  the nation was not at war.
  His festival was celebrated on 9th
  January.
  He was said to have one young face,
  one old, and is depicted with two, three
  or four heads and carrying a key and 
  a rod.
  Some regard Janus as a pre-Latin
  deity adopted into the Roman pantheon.
  Janus Bifrons`
  Roman
  a name for Janus as two-faced
  Janus Quadrifrons
  Roman
  a four-headed version of Janus
  Janziri
  (see Jata1)
  Jaoth
  Mesopotamian
  a name for god
  Japhet
  Hebrew
  [Japheth]
  son of Noah
  brother of Ham and Shem
  father of Histion
  In Irish stories, he was the father of
  Cessair (Magog), an ancestress of the
  Irish people.
  Japheth
  (see Japhet)
  Jar-Sub
  Siberian
  an earth-god
  Jara1
  Hindu
  [Jaras]
  a hunter
  brother of Krishna, some say
  He inadvertently shot Krishna in the
  heel and killed him.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  the goddess Jara.
  Jara2
  Hindu
  a goddess, old age personified
  (see also Jara1)
  Jara3
  Hindu
  a female demon
  By day, she was a beautiful, happy
  young girl; by night she was an ugly
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  corpse-eating crone.
  She found the two half-babies born
  to the wives of the king, Brihadratha,
  and joined them together. The boy
  was then restored to his father and
  called Jarasandha.
  Jarah
  (See Elom)
  Jaralez
  Armenian
  [Ar(a)lez]
  a spirit said to revivify those killed in
  battle merely by licking their
  wounds: a race of dog-like people
  living in heaven
  Jaras
  (see Jara1)
  Jarasandha
  Hindu
  a king of Maghadha
  son of Brihadratha
  His father had two wives, each of
  which gave birth to half a baby and
  they were abandoned in the forest
  where they were found by the
  demoness, Jara, who joined the halves
  together and returned the boy to his
  father. He became very strong, 
  his strength waxing and waning with
  the moon.
  He was at first in conflict with the
  Yadavas but sent two of his daughters
  as wives for Kansa, the demon who had
  taken the Yadava throne, hoping to
  make peace. After the death of Kansa at
  the hand of Krishna, a second conflict
  arose, this time with the Pandava
  brothers. One of these, Bhima, killed
  Jarasandha.
  In an earlier manifestation, he was
  one of the demons killed by Krishna.
  Jari
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Gogo
  She deserted the snake-man she 
  had married after he had killed and
  eaten her mother and lived with the 
  lizard-man, Kamarong. He was an
  incomplete being but Jari fashioned a
  penis for him and they became the
  ancestors of the tribes.
  Jarih
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hebrew Elom]
  a Syrian moon-god
  husband of Nikkal
  Jarita
  Hindu
  a huge bird
  Jaritas were female birds with no
  mates. A saint named Mandalpana
  died but returned as a male bird,
  Sarangika, and mated with a Jarita,
  fathering four sons, and then went
  back to the underworld.
  Jarl
  Norse
  [Rig-Jarl]
  son of Modir by Heimdall
  husband of Erna
  father of Konur
  Heimdall, visiting earth as Riger,
  fathered Jarl on Modir. He married
  Erna and their many children were the
  forerunners of the nobility. Their son
  Konur founded the Danish royal family.
  Jarl Angantyr
  (see Angantyr1)
  Jarnsaxa
  (see Iarnsaxa)
  Jarnvid1
  Norse
  [Jarnvithr]
  a race of giant witches living in
  Ironwood
  Jarnvid2
  (see Ironwood)
  Jarnvithr
  (see Ironwood.Jarnvid1)
  Jarog
  (see Svarog)
  Jarovit
  (see Gerovit)
  Jarri
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian plague-god and god of war
  Jasconius
  Irish
  [Jastoni]
  a giant whale
  During his voyaging, Brendan landed
  on the back of this huge beast,
  thinking it was an island and here they
  celebrated Easter Mass.`
  Jason
  Greek 
  [Diomedes. ‘healer’.Iason.Ieson]
  son of Aeson and Alcimede
  brother of Promachus
  husband of Medea
  father of Medus, Mermerus and
  Pheres, and, in some 
  accounts, Alcimenes, Eriopis,
  Thessalus and Tisander
  His name at first was Diomedes and he
  was reared by Chiron to escape Pelias
  who tried to kill anyone who might be
  a threat and changed his name to
  Jason. As a result of his kindness to the
  goddess Hera whom he carried across
  a river in flood when she visited earth
  in the guise of an old woman, he was
  granted the protection of the goddess
  in his later adventures.
  He claimed the throne of Iolcus from
  Pelias who had usurped it from Aeson
  and Pelias agreed to surrender it if Jason
  would lay the ghost of Phrixus which
  was haunting him and bring back the
  Golden Fleece to Iolcus. This initiated
  the quest for the Golden Fleece told in
  the story of the Argonauts.
  In some stories, Alcimede appears
  as Polymede.
  (see also Argonauts)
  Jastoni
  (see Jasconius)
  Jasus
  (see Iasius)
  Jata1
  African
  [Janziri.Nakada]
  a spirit which causes venereal disease
  and madness
  Jata2
  East Indian
  son of Mahatara
  brother of the Salang goddesses
  He is said to have had a head like a crocodile.
  jata3
  East Indian
  a sea-demon of the Dayaks
  These beings are said to use crocodiles
  as servants.
  jata4
  East Indian
  a general name for god among 
  the Dayaks
  Jata-kagami
  Japanese
  [Yata]
  the mirror of Amaterasu, one of the
  objects comprising the Go-shin Tai
  Jataka
  Buddhist
  [=Thai Panyasa-Jataka]
  a collection of 547 stories of the
  Buddha’s previous lives
  In a typical story, the Buddha was
  incarnate as a stray dog, leader of a
  pack accused of eating the harness of
  the horses which pulled the royal
  coach. He persuaded the king to
  administer an emetic to his own dogs
  which then vomited up the remains of
  the harness. As a result, the king
  decreed that all living things should
  not be harmed.
  Jatavedas
  (see Agni)
  Jatayas
  (see Jatayu)
  Jatayu
  Hindu
  [Jatayas.Jatayus]
  a huge bird, king of the vultures
  an incarnation of Garuda
  son of Garuda, some say
  brother of Sampati
  He saw Ravana abducting Sita and
  tried to stop him but the demon tore
  out his feathers and left him dying. He
  lived long enough to tell Rama what
  had happened to his wife and was then
  taken up to heaven.
  In one account, he caught the falling
  Dasha-ratha when he was thrown out of
  heaven by Shani and so saved his life.
  Jatayus
  (see Jatayu)
  Jaufré
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  husband of Brunissen
  Taulat killed a knight at the king’s
  court and promised to return each year
  and kill another. Jaufré was ordered to
  go after him and killed him.
  In some versions, he is equated
  with Griflet.
  Jauza
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign Gemini
  Javersaharses
  Armenian
  [Javerzaharses]
  female spirits
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  These beings are regarded as a fount
  of knowledge in all matters concerning
  women but they never forget anything,
  neither do they learn anything new.
  Javerzaharses
  (see Javersaharses)
  Jawi
  Mesopotamian
  [Ja’u.jw]
  an ancient Syrian god
  Jawzahr
  Moslem
  a supposed planet said to influence
  the zodiac
  jay1
  North American
  a chattering bird
  In some southern states, this bird is
  regarded as a messenger of the Devil
  and, every Friday, takes him a bundle
  of sticks with the consequence that the
  bird is not seen on that day. Some say
  that medicine-men can take on the
  form of a jay; others say that the bird is
  a hero who brought up mud after the
  flood to make dry land.
  Jay2
  Hindu
  one of the 8 demonesses attendant 
  on Durga
  Jaya
  Hindu
  a demoness, one of the Yogini
  Jaya-Vijaya
  Hindu
  twin goddesses
  Jayadeva
  Hindu
  a 12th C poet, author of Gita-Govinda
  Jayadratha
  Hindu
  a cousin of the Pandava brothers
  He tried to rape Draupadi and Bhima
  punished him by making him work as
  a slave for the Pandavas.
  Jayakara
  Buddhist
  a god
  He is depicted as riding in a chariot
  drawn by cockatoos.
  Jayanaga
  East Indian
  one of the 5 kings of Java regarded 
  as incarnations of the
  Dhyanibuddhas
  Jayanta
  Hindu
  a god
  one of the 11 ekadasarudras
  son of Indra and Indrani
  Jayanti
  Hindu
  [‘victorious’]
  daughter of Indra
  Jayatara
  Buddhist
  a name of Tara as ‘victorious’
  Jayawardhana
  East Indian
  one of the 5 kings of Java regarded 
  as incarnations of the
  Dhyanibuddhas
  Jayhawk
  North American
  a legendary bird, part phoenix, 
  part gargoyle
  This bird, adopted as the emblem of
  Kansas, is said, like the ouzelum bird,
  to fly backwards, with the result that it
  never knows where it is going but
  always knows where it has been.
  Jazer
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit who can evoke
  feelings of love
  Jazeriel
  a moon-demon
  Jean
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, derived from
  St John
  Jean Baptiste
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, derived from
  St John the Baptist
  Jean Brigard
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, regarded as
  the tutelary spirit of thieves
  Jean Crabe
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Jean Délé
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Jean Féro
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Jebel Mousa
  (see Abyla)
  Jebel Musa
  (see Abyla)
  Jefa
  African
  the name for the sun in Zaire
  Jefischa
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Jeh
  Persian
  [Jahi]
  a whore, servant of Ahriman
  She wakened Ahriman, who had
  swooned away for 3,000 years, and
  induced him to poison Gayomart.
  She is permanently in conflict with
  Eredatfedhri, the virgin.
  Jehan de Saintré
  European
  a French knight
  He loved the Dame des Belles-Cousines
  but she transferred her favours to an
  abbot while Jehan was campaigning in
  the East. On his return, the abbot
  defeated him in a wrestling match but
  Jehan turned the tables when they
  fought with weapons. He slit his
  opponent’s tongue to stop him from
  giving further offence.
  Jejamo-karpo
  Buddhist
  [Pho-zem-na-po]
  a Tibetan princess, one of the Yakshas
  Jemaliwat
  Pacific Islands
  son of Wulleb
  brother of Edoa
  He and his brother were born from a
  blood-blister on the leg of Wulleb
  when he fell to earth to escape death at
  the hand of Laney and Lewo or, some
  say, from the leg of the god Loa.
  Jemshid
  (see Jamshid)
  Jen1
  Russian
  a sky-god of the Ziryen people
  He used lightning in his fight with the
  devil, Kul.
  Jen2
  (see Ilmarinen)
  Jen-hsien
  Chinese
  humans who attain immortality
  Jen Huang
  (see Jen Wang)
  Jen Wang
  Chinese
  [Human August One.Human Kings.
  Jen Huang]
  child(ren) of Chun T’i and Tou Fu
  In some versions, this name applies to
  the nine children of the goddess
  Chun T’i and her husband Tou Fu,
  who became the first human rulers; in
  others it refers to their eldest son,
  T’ien-ying, when he came to earth and
  took the throne.
  Jendzibaba
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Jendzyna
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Jengk-Tongk
  Baltic
  [Kul-Jungk]
  a Lapp water-spirit or fish-spirit
  Jerah
  (see Elom)
  Jeraspunt
  a castle, home of Virginal, where she
  married Dietrich
  Jeremiah
  British
  a king of Hungary in Arthurian lore
  Jerobaal
  a demon said to take possession of
  humans
  Jersey Devil
  North American
  [Leeds Devil]
  A woman who had borne many
  children is alleged to have said that, if
  she had another, it would be a devil –
  and so it turned out. The child could
  fly and even went bathing in the sea
  with mermaids.
  Jerusalem Delivered
  European
  an Italian epic poem, running to 10
  volumes, written by Tasso
  This book, published in 1581, deals
  with the siege and capture of
  Jerusalem by Christian forces under
  Godfrey, and includes the story of
  Rinaldo’s dalliance with Armida.
  Jeschuté
  French
  daughter of Lac
  sister of Brandiles and Erec
  wife of Orilus
  Jessis
  Slav
  [=Roman Jupiter]
  an early deity
  jet
  a black mineral said to ward off
  serpents and spells
  Jetaita
  South American
  an earth-spirit in Tierra del Fuego
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  Italian
  [malocchio:=Corsican ordin]
  the evil eye: one who brings bad 
  luck
  (see also magia)
  Jeune Gens
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Jewa-Jewa
  Malay
  [=Sanskrit Deva Deva]
  a heavenly being who intercedes with
  god on behalf of humans
  jewata
  East Indian
  [=Hindu devata:=Java dewata:
  =Philippines divata:=Sumatra 
  leibata]
  a general name for a deity in Borneo
  Jewel Casket
  Chinese
  a mythical container
  This casket is full of jewels and ingots
  which are replaced as often as they are
  removed.
  Jewel Maiden
  Japanese
  [Hoji]
  a fox-woman
  She appeared first as Hoji, consort of
  the emperor, then as concubine to the
  emperor Toba and finally as the Jewel
  Maiden. She set out to destroy the
  imperial dynasty and nearly caused the
  death of the Mikado. A sorcerer
  frustrated her plans and she reverted
  to her fox-self and fled the country to
  inhabit the Death Stone. She was
  saved from her evil ways by the prayers
  of the priest, Genno.
  Jewel Mountain
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Dayaks, this
  mountain clashed with Gold
  Mountain to produce the world
  Jewel Peak
  (see Mount Meru)
  Jewelled Fowl
  (see turkey)
  Jezenky
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Jezinky
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Jezi-Baba
  (see Baba-Yaga)
  Jhana
  (see Dhyana)
  Jhasa
  Hindu
  a huge fish or whale
  jhoting
  Hindu
  a ghost
  In some versions, this is the ghost of a
  person of low caste but, in some parts
  of India, the jhoting is said to be the
  spirit of a youth who died unmarried
  which now haunts cemeteries and
  wooded areas, leading travellers into
  pools where they drown.
  Jhulanayatra
  Hindu
  [Swinging the Lord Krishna]
  a festival celebrating ‘swinging
  Krishna’
  Jichi
  Japanese
  an aspect of Jizo as possessor of land
  Jigami
  Japanese
  Shinto deities of the land
  These deities are regarded as the
  spirits of those who first cultivated the
  land of that area or founded a
  particular village.
  In some accounts, they are equated
  with the Kojin or Ta-no-kami.
  jigo
  African
  [jihu]
  a Hausa spirit causing fevers
  Jigoku
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Jihma-yodhin
  Hindu
  the name (unfair fighter) bestowed on
  Bhima when he broke Duryodhana’s
  thigh with an unfair blow
  jihu
  (see jigo)
  jikininki
  Japanese
  a corpse-eating goblin
  Jikoku
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Ch’ih Kuo:=Hindu 
  Dhartarashthra:=Taoist Mo-li Ch’ing]
  a guardian-god responsible for the
  east, one of the Shi Tenno
  Jimme
  Japanese
  a white horse kept at a shrine and
  used in divination rites
  Jimmu Tenno
  Japanese
  [(Kamu-Yamato-)Iware-Biko]
  a descendant of Amaterasu
  son of Amasuhiko and Tama-yori
  brother of Itsu-se
  husband of Islaki-yozi-hime
  He was originally called Toyo-mike-
  nu and is regarded as the first human
  emperor of Japan.
  Jimpachi
  Japanese
  an innkeeper
  He ill-treated the old man, Kanshiro,
  who stayed at his inn when he was
  travelling to take money for the upkeep
  of a shrine, and stole all the money
  from the pilgrim’s bag. Kanshiro
  cursed him and, when the old man
  died, a great swarm of fire-flies flew out
  of his tomb and smothered Jimpachi
  who died in agony.
  jin
  Pacific Islands
  [=Moroccan jnun:=Moslem jinnee]
  a demon
  Jina1
  Buddhist
  a name for the Buddha as 
  conqueror
  jina2
  (see tirthankara)
  Jinde Sirinde
  African
  wife of Waterlord
  She had been forcibly dragged into the
  river and married to the Waterlord.
  She called on her lover for help and he
  killed the monster, cutting off his
  seven heads.
  jingi
  (see kami)
  Jingo
  Japanese
  an empress of Japan
  wife of Chuai
  wife of Yamatodake, some say
  mother of Ojin
  After 
  her 
  husband’s 
  death, 
  she
  developed an ambition to annexe
  Korea. She built a huge fleet and,
  taking with her the Tide Jewels which
  she had borrowed from the Dragon
  King of the Sea, set sail. When they
  met the Korean fleet, she threw the
  Jewel of the Ebb Tide into the sea and
  the opposing ships became stranded on
  the sands as the sea receded. When the
  Koreans disembarked, she used the
  Jewel of the Flood Tide to cause the
  sea to return and overwhelm the
  Koreans, after which she was easily
  able to conquer the country.
  She was deified after her death.
  jingu
  Japanese
  a superior form of shrine
  jinguji
  Japanese
  a Buddhist place of worship
  jinn
  (see jinnee)
  Jinn bin Jann
  Arab
  the king of the jinn
  He was regarded as the ruler of the
  world in the time before Adam and Eve.
  jinnee
  Arab
  [(d)jinni.genie:female=jinniyah:
  plur=(d)jinn.ginn.jann:
  =Moroccan jnun:=Pacific
  Islands jin:=Persian narah]
  a powerful spirit made of fire which
  assumes all kinds of shapes
  The five orders of jinn, in descending
  order of power, are marid, efrit,
  shaitan, jinn, jann.
  They were created some 5,000 years
  ago and lived on Mount Qaf but 
  were dispersed when they became
  disobedient. The survivors reassembled
  on an island in the Indian Ocean from
  where they now operate.
  They are said to have magic powers
  over humans and interbreed with them.
  In some accounts they are described
  as half hyaena, half wolf, with the
  power to take the form of any animal,
  serpent or giant invisible to humans. It
  is said that they ride abroad at 
  night on such mounts as foxes or
  ostriches.
  Jinnestan
  Muslim
  [Ginnistam]
  the supposed realm of the jinn
  This realm is divided into two 
  parts, the Desert of Monsters (Badiat
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  (Badiatealgim).
  Its capital city is known as Schadou
  Kiam.
  jinni
  (see jinnee)
  jinniyah
  Arab
  a female jinnee
  Jir-rten skyong
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Lokapala
  Jirjis
  Arab
  [Baqiya]
  the Arab version of St George
  In Arab lore, Jirjis was a prophet sent
  to preach the faith on many occasions.
  Each time he was killed but god
  restored him to life and sent him back
  to preach.
  Jiro
  Japanese
  a warrior
  He and Taro abandoned their leader,
  the prince Yuriwaka, on an island and
  stole his magic bow and arrows.
  Jirohei
  Japanese
  a manager of a tea-shop
  When he refused to sell to a noble a
  cherry-tree which grew in his garden,
  the samurai killed him. He then cut off
  a branch of the tree to take with him,
  only to find that his father had died at
  the same instant. The noble samurai
  killed himself in grief.
  jisha
  Japanese
  a temple-shrine
  A religious centre devoted to both
  Buddhist and Shinto deities.
  Jitoku
  (see Fudo-myoo)
  Jiu
  (see Fukurokuju)
  Jiu-ichi-men-Kwannon
  Japanese
  [Juichimen]
  a name for Kwannon when she is
  depicted as having 11 faces
  representing infinite beauty
  jiva
  Buddhist
  [=Hindu jivatma]
  the soul: the life principle
  jivatma
  Hindu
  [=Buddhist jiva]
  the soul or essence
  Jizaiten
  Japanese
  the Japanese version of 
  Maheshvara
  husband of Umahi
  Jizo
  Japanese
  [Emmei.Han.Jichi.Josho.Joshu.
  Kengoi.Kosodate-Jizo:=Chinese Tits’ang:
  =Indian Kshitigarbha]
  a bodhisattva 
  the Buddhist god of children and
  counsel of the dead
  He sheltered dead children in his wide
  sleeves to hide them from the oni. He
  also protected the souls of the dead
  from these demons.
  Jnana
  Buddhist
  [Jnanaparamita.Jnanavasita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  knowledge personified
  daughter of Ratnasambhava
  Jnana-marga
  Buddhist
  [Jnana-yoga]
  the path to god through knowledge
  Jnana-yoga
  (see Jnana-marga)
  Jnana-sakti
  Buddhist
  pure consciousness: the creative power
  of wisdom
  Jnanadakini
  Buddhist
  a goddess of knowledge
  Jnanadeva
  Hindu
  a 13th C mystic poet
  brother of Nivrittinatha
  He wrote many works including a
  commentary on the Bhagavad-Gita.
  Jnanaparamita
  (see Jnana)
  Jnanavasita
  (see Jnana)
  Jnanendriyas
  Hindu
  5 of the 10 vital breaths
  The other breaths are known as the
  Karmendriyas. 
  The 
  ten 
  breaths
  (Pranas) plus Atman were regarded as
  a manifestation of the eleven sons of
  Rudra.
  jnun
  Moroccan
  [=Arab jinnee:=Pacific Islands jin:
  =Persian marah]
  a demon, envisaged in the form of a
  toad
  Jo
  Japanese
  a pine-tree spirit
  husband of Uba
  Jo-Uk
  (see Juok)
  Joagh
  (see Juok)
  Joan go-to’t
  British
  in some accounts, mother of Merlin
  Joannes
  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Jobo-Atisa
  (see Atisa)
  Jobutsu
  Japanese
  the living Buddha
  It is believed that, in any given age,
  there exists one person who is ‘a living
  Buddha’, one who has the knowledge
  of a bodhisattva.
  Jocakuvague-Maorocon (see Yocahu)
  Jocasta
  Greek
  [Epicasta.Epicaste.Epikaste.Iocasta.
  Iocaste.Iokaste]
  daughter of Menoeceus
  sister of Creon
  wife of Laius
  mother of Oedipus by Laius
  mother of Antigone, Eteocles, Ismene
  and Polyneices by her son Oedipus
  After the death of Laius she married
  Oedipus, not realising that he was her
  own son who had been abandoned at
  birth by Laius. She hanged herself
  when she learned the truth from the
  seer Teiresias.
  Jochgrumm
  European
  a mountain in Austria
  It is said that three maidens living 
  on top of this mountain create the
  winds.
  Jodo
  (see Pure Land)
  Joe Magarac
  (see Magarac)
  Jofuku
  Japanese
  a Chinaman
  He travelled to Japan to wrest the
  secret of eternal life from Mount Fuji
  but was unsuccessful. He came to be
  regarded as a saint.
  Jogah
  North American
  [Jogash]
  Iroquois nature-spirits
  There are said to be three different
  groups of these dwarf beings – 
  the Gahonga, the Gandayah and the
  Ohdows.
  Jogappa
  Hindu
  a young boy recruited as a male
  prostitute in the service of the
  goddess Yelanna
  Jogash
  (see Jogah)
  Joghi
  (see Juok)
  Joh
  (see Jah)
  Johfrit de Liez
  British
  a warrior
  In the story that says Lancelot was
  raised by a water-fairy in Maidenland,
  Johfrit trained him in the arts of war.
  John of Glastonbury
  English
  a 14th C writer, author of the history
  The Chronicle of Glastonbury,
  written in Latin
  John the Presbyter(see Prester John)
  Jojorin
  (see Jurojin)
  Jok1
  African
  [Jok Odudu]
  the creator-god and rain-god of the
  Alur
  jok2
  African
  a name for god in various parts of
  Africa: celestial beings: spirits
  (see also Juok)
  Jok Odudu
  (see Jok1)
  Jokinam
  African
  a lake-god of East Africa
  He is said to own a herd of cows which
  graze on the bed of Lake Albert,
  tended by fishermen who have
  drowned in the lake.
  Jokrut
  African
  the Alur god of twins
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  Jokul1
  Norse
  [Iokul]
  eldest of the 9 sons of Niorfe
  He conquered the kingdom of Sogn,
  killed the king, exiled the king’s son,
  and turned the king’s daughter into a
  witch. To kill Thorsten he raised a
  storm that twice wrecked Thorsten’s
  ship, but failed in the attempt.
  Jokul2
  Norse
  [Iokul]
  a highwayman
  brother of Thordis
  When he was attacked and wounded
  by Thorstein, he fought back and
  overpowered his attacker. Generously,
  he forgave Thorstein and even allowed
  him to marry his sister, Thordis.
  Jokul3
  Norse
  [Iokul]
  a Frost Giant
  god of glaciers
  son of Thrym
  brother of Drifta, Frosti and Snoer
  Jokwa
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Nü Kua]
  a mythical empress
  She destroyed demons and giants and
  was said to have caused the flood.
  Jolima
  African
  a hero
  He escorted a group of girls at night to
  protect them from a huge hyaena. His
  courage was such that the hyaena
  could do him no harm and Jolima
  trussed the beast up and dragged him
  into the town as an exhibit.
  Jollity
  (see Thalia)
  Jom
  Mesopotamian
  a name for the sun
  Jomiael
  a demon
  Jomunrek
  (see Ermenrich)
  Jonaan
  British
  [Jonaans]
  an ancestor of Lancelot
  a king of Gaul
  son of Isaiah
  He became king of Gaul when he
  married the daughter of the previous
  king, Maronex.
  Jonaans
  (see Jonaan)
  Jonakr
  (see Jonakur)
  Jonakur
  Norse
  [Jonakr]
  husband of Gudrun, some say
  father of Emp, Hamdir and Sorli
  Some say that Gudrun did not die
  after killing her sons and Atli, her
  second husband, but survived and
  married this king.
  Jonas
  British
  first husband of Trephina
  father of Tremeur, in some accounts
  Jones, D M
  English
  (1895-1974)
  a poet and artist who wrote
  extensively on Arthurian themes,
  particularly those with a 
  Welsh background
  Joogi
  (see Juok)
  Joram
  British
  a king
  He had a magic girdle and offered to
  give it to Guinevere or to fight her
  knights for it. He defeated a number of
  them, including Gawain who was forced
  to return with Joram to his magic realm.
  He gave the girdle to Gawain who
  married Florie, Joram’s niece.
  Jord 
  (see Erda)
  Jordans
  British
  a knight of King Mark’s court
  Merlin impersonated him when he
  helped Uther to gain access to Igraine.
  Jordegumma
  Swedish
  [=Lapp Mader Akka]
  an earth-goddess
  Jordh
  (see Erda)
  Jormungand
  (see Iormungandr)
  Jormungandr
  (see Iormungandr)
  Jormungard
  (see Iormungandr)
  Jormunrekk
  (see Ermenrich)
  Joro
  (see Gesar)
  Jorojin
  (see Jurojin)
  Josa
  British
  a saint
  daughter of Joseph of Arimathea
  Jose
  (see Joseph of Arimathea)
  Joseph of Arimathea
  British
  [Jose]
  brother of Enygeus
  father of Adam, Josa and Josephus
  He is said to have come to Britain
  bringing with him the chalice, the
  Holy Grail, which had contained the
  blood of Christ and the Holy Lance. 
  Other stories say that he became
  king of Norway after driving the
  Saracens from that country and
  marrying the daughter of the former
  king. His greatest pleasure was fishing
  and he became the Fisher King. 
  In other accounts, he was in Gaul
  before he came to Britain.
  He is credited variously with sons
  Adam and Josephus, and a daughter,
  Josa.
  Joseph d’Arimathie
  French
  a 13th C story of Joseph of Arimathea
  and the Holy Grail, written by 
  Robert de Boron
  Josephe
  (see Josephus)
  Josephus
  British
  [Josephe]
  a priest
  son of Joseph of Arimathea
  He was imprisoned with some of his
  followers by the cruel king, Caudel,
  but released when Evelake brought
  an army to rescue him and Caudel
  was killed.
  It was said that he came to Britain
  with Evelake and built the Castle of
  Carbonek where the Holy Grail was
  kept.
  In some accounts, he and his party
  crossed the seas floating on the
  outspread shirt of Josephus.
  joshi
  Japanese
  the pre-ordained ‘death of love’
  Lovers who broke promises of
  marriages in one life may well find
  themselves prevented from marrying
  in a later life and may then commit
  suicide together in the hope that they
  may meet and marry in an even later
  existence.
  Joshua1
  British
  [Josue]
  a king of Terre Foraine
  son of Hebron by Enygeus 
  brother of Alan
  He took over as keeper of the Holy
  Grail after Alan.
  Joshua2
  British
  [Josue]
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  son of Helaius
  Joshua3
  British
  [Josue]
  an ancestor of Igraine
  son of Evgen
  father of Garcelos
  Josian
  British
  [Josyan]
  daughter of Ermyn
  She fell in love with Bevis who had
  been given to her father as a slave and
  later eloped with him, became a
  Christian and married him.
  In some versions, Ermyn was the
  king and Josian, his daughter, who
  married Bevis.
  Josiane
  British
  daughter of Frimutel
  sister of Amfortas, Herzeloyde,
  Repanse and Trevrezent
  mother of Sigune
  She died giving birth to Sigune who
  was raised by Herzeloyde.
  joss
  Chinese
  a god or idol
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  joss-house
  Chinese
  a name for a temple
  Josue
  (see Joshua)
  Josyan
  (see Josian)
  jotnar
  (see jotun)
  jotun
  Norse
  [jotunn.thurses:female-gygr:
  plur=jotnar]
  a giant: a race of giants
  Jotunheim
  Norse
  [Jotunheimr]
  the land of the giants
  Jotunheimr
  (see Jotunheim)
  jotunmodi
  Norse
  the anger of the giants
  jotunn
  (see jotun)
  Jou
  Irish
  a deity
  sibling of Gwen and Sadurn
  Jouk
  (see Juok)
  Joukahainen
  Lapp
  brother of Aino
  He was originally a Frost Giant,
  developed from an icicle.
  When he challenged Vainamoinen,
  the magician buried him up to his neck
  in a bog. To save himself, he promised
  to give Vainamoinen his sister, Aino, as
  a wife. When Aino killed herself, rather
  than marry Vainamoinen, Joukahainen
  tried to kill him by wrecking his boat
  but was unsuccessful.
  Journey to the West
  (see Pilgrimage to the West)
  Jouskeha
  (see Ioskeha)
  Jove1
  English
  a fallen angel in Paradise Lost
  Jove2
  (see Jupiter)
  Jovelin
  British
  a duke of Arundel
  In some accounts, he is said to be the
  father of Isolde White Hands,
  equating him with Hoel.
  Joy
  (see Volupta)
  Joyeuse
  European
  [La Joyeuse]
  a sword of Charlemagne, made by
  Volund, which was buried with the
  dead emperor
  Joyeux Gard
  (see Garde-Joyeuse)
  Joyous Castle
  European
  the building in which Rinaldo was kept
  by Angelica
  Joyous Gard
  (see Garde-Joyeuse)
  Joyous Isle
  British
  the island on which stood the Castle
  Bliant, given to Lancelot and Elaine
  by her father, Pelles
  Jozefant
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king of Denmark
  Ju
  (see Shu1)
  Ju-i
  Chinese
  [Ch’u.Diamond Mace:=Japanese
  Nyoi:=Tibetan Dorje]
  the jewel of omnipotence: one of the
  signs on the Footprints of Buddha: a
  diviner’s wand
  Originally an iron sword or thunder-
  bolt, this is now a symbol of good wishes
  for prosperity.
  Ju’i Chu
  Chinese
  a pearl which makes every wish 
  come true
  Ju-lai
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for Tathagata
  Ju-Ok
  (see Juok)
  Ju Shui
  Chinese
  the sea-water round the P’eng-lai Isles
  Because this special water would not
  support a boat, the only way to reach
  this paradise was by air. Consequently,
  it was home only to immortals.
  Ju Shou
  Chinese
  a messenger of the sky-god
  He was said to bring bad luck and is
  associated with the autumn and the
  western region.
  (see also Kou Mang)
  Juan1
  European
  a king of Castile
  brother of Maria
  husband of Iseo
  Juan2
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of the Philippines
  son of Tetong
  He is famous for having killed many
  flesh-eating giants.
  Another story says that he was a
  foster-son of the Virgin Mary and
  expelled the infidels with a magic whip
  which then built him a palace.
  Jubanladace
  a good demon
  He is depicted with a flaming sword.
  Jubayr
  Arab
  son of Al Mundzir
  brother of Jabir
  Judecca
  European
  the fourth zone of the ninth circle of
  Dante’s hell
  This area was reserved for those who
  had betrayed their lord and master.
  Judgement of Paris
  Greek
  a fateful decision
  At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis,
  at which many gods were present, the
  uninvited Eris tossed a golden apple,
  inscribed ‘To the fairest’, into the
  assembly. There was a great dispute as
  to which goddess should claim the title
  and Paris, son of Priam the king of
  Troy, was asked to decide which of the
  three goddesses, Aphrodite, Athena
  and Hera, was the most beautiful. He
  gave the prize, a golden apple, to
  Aphrodite because she promised him
  the most beautiful girl in the world –
  Helen of Troy – so setting the scene
  for the Trojan War.
  Judi
  (see Djudi)
  Judon
  British
  wife of Gorboduc
  mother of Ferrex and Porrex
  Her sons quarrelled over their father’s
  throne and eventually Porrex killed
  Ferrex. Judon and her maids cut
  Porrex to pieces as he slept. With both
  her sons and her husband dead, Judon
  went mad.
  Judwall
  (see Tremeur)
  judy
  Greek
  one of the fairies of Macedonia
  These beings are said to induce
  humans to dance with them and then
  kill those who do so.
  Juesaes
  (see Iusas)
  Jufran
  Arab
  [Geoffrey]
  in some accounts, a son of Antar
  Jug Woman
  North American
  an evil female
  She was one of those overcome by
  Gluskap when he was clearing the
  world of demons.
  Jugalis
  (see Juno1)
  Juggernaut
  (see Jagannath)
  juggler
  North American
  a medicine-man
  Jugokudo
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Jugumishanta
  Pacific Islands
  the first woman in the lore of the
  people of Vanuatu
  consort of Morufonu
  She made her husband from her own
  body and they built the islands of the
  Pacific from their own excrement.
  Juhan
  European
  [Julian]
  a count of Ceuta
  father of Florinda
  When his daughter was raped by
  Roderick, Juhan called in the Saracen
  forces and attacked him. In some
  accounts, Roderick was killed, in others
  he spent the rest of his life as a hermit
  and was eventually eaten by snakes.
  Jui-ch’ing-fu-jen
  Chinese
  [Noble Lady of Felicity]
  a household goddess
  wife of Ch’ang-sheng-t’u-ti
  She is responsible for promoting
  happiness in the house.
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  Hindu
  a Brahman
  He asked for and was given the
  children of Vessantara and sold them
  to their grandfather, Sanjaya.
  Some say that he was the god
  Dharma who appeared as a mendicant
  to test Vessantara’s generosity.
  juju1
  African
  a priest-king in Nigeria
  It is said that, should the juju become
  ill, disaster will befall the tribe.
  juju2
  African
  an idol of the priest-king: a revered
  object: a protective amulet: the spirit
  inherent in such objects
  juju house
  African
  the building in which the juju priests
  carried on their work, sometimes
  involving human sacrifice
  juju man
  African
  a priest of black magic: a witch-doctor
  It is said that these men can change
  into birds.
  Juko
  African
  a hero-king of the Buganda
  It was said that he angered a priest who
  then caused the sun to hide so that the
  land was covered in darkness until
  daylight was restored by a lake-god.
  Jukurokujin
  (see Fukurokuju)
  Julain
  British
  in some accounts, husband of 
  Yglais and father of Percival
  Julana
  Australian
  an ancestral hero of the 
  Aborigines
  In some stories, Julana was the son of
  Njirana, in others his separate penis.
  When Julana attacked the woman
  Minma Mingari, she called up a pack
  of dogs whereupon Julana retracted his
  penis and they were all turned to
  stone.
  Julian
  (see Juhan)
  Julius
  (see Proculus)
  Julius Caesar
  (100-44 BC)
  a Roman emperor
  In Arthurian legend, a contemporary
  of King Arthur whose court Merlin
  visited in the form of a deer. In some
  accounts, he is the father of Oberon by
  Morgan le Fay.
  In the Charlemagne stories, he was
  said to be the father, by Glorianda, of
  Oberon, king of the fairies.
  Julunggah
  (see Yurlungur)
  Julunggul
  (see Yurlungur)
  Juma
  Russian
  a sky-god of the Mari people
  Jumala
  Baltic
  [Jumla.San(g)ke]
  a supreme god of the Finns and Lapps
  Originally a creative force in the early
  universe, Jumala came to be regarded
  as the later Ukko, the sky-god.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Ilmarinen.
  jumart
  French
  a monster, bull/mare or cow/stallion
  jumby
  (see duppy)
  Jumis
  Baltic
  a Latvian fertility-god
  Jumla
  (see Jumala)
  Jumna
  Hindu
  a goddess
  the river Jumna personified
  consort of Varuna, some say
  Junak
  Slav
  a heroic prince
  He is said to have rescued the princess
  Sudolisa who had been put into a long
  sleep as the result of a spell cast by the
  ogre, Kostey.
  Jundei Kwannon
  Japanese
  [Sonna.Sunde]
  a form of Kwannon, seated with a
  shawl and a tiara (see also Chunda1)
  Junit
  Egyptian
  a local goddess in Tuphium
  Juno1
  Roman
  [Capritona.Cinxia.Covella.Domiduca.
  Great Goddess.Huga.Iuno.Iterduca.
  Jugalia.Lucina.Opigina.Pronuba.
  Queen of Heaven.Sispes.
  Sororia:=Etruscan Uni:
  =Greek Hera.Ilithyia]
  goddess of childbirth, light, marriage
  one of the Olympians
  sister and wife of Jupiter
  mother of Mars and Vulcan
  Jupiter seduced her in the form of a
  cuckoo and later married her. Jealous
  when Jupiter produced Minerva from
  his head, she complained to Flora who
  made her pregnant at the touch of a
  magic herb to produce a son, Mars.
  Her festival is Matronalia, held on
  March 1st.
  juno2
  Roman
  [iuno:plur=ionones.junones:
  male=genius]
  the guardian spirit of the individual
  woman
  Juno Caelestis
  (see Caelestis)
  Juno Capritona
  Roman
  a title of Juno used at the festival of
  Nonae Capritonae
  Juno Covella
  Roman
  a name used to address Juno at new
  moon ceremonies
  Juno Curitis
  Roman
  [Juno Quiritis]
  a name for Juno as a war-goddess and
  guardian of cities 
  Juno Lucina
  Roman
  a name of Juno as the goddess of
  childbirth who caused the child to
  see
  Juno Moneta
  Roman
  [‘the warner’]
  a name of Juno as goddess of finances
  and guardian of the Capitol
  The cackling of her geese warned the
  Romans of the attacking Gauls.
  Juno Natalis
  Roman
  a name of Juno as patron of birthdays
  Juno Pronuba
  Roman
  a name of Juno as guardian of
  marriages
  Juno Quiritis
  (see Juno Cuiritis)
  Juno Regina
  Roman
  a name of Juno as queen of goddesses
  Juno Sororia
  Roman
  Juno as the guardian goddess of girls
  at the age of puberty
  Juno Sospita
  Roman
  Juno as the guardian of women in
  danger, later of the state
  Juno Virginensis
  Roman
  a name for Juno as guardian of
  maidens’ chastity
  Junones
  Roman
  protective goddesses
  Junonian bird
  Roman
  the peacock
  Junrojin
  (see Jurojin)
  juods
  (see velns)
  juoigen
  Baltic
  a Lappish sacred chant
  This magical incantation is used to call
  up the spirits of the dead in a form of
  language known only to initiates.
  Juok
  African
  [Jo-Uk.Joagh.Joghi.Joogi.Jouk.Ju-
  Ok.Jwok]
  a creator-god of the Shilluk and 
  Nuer peoples
  He is said to have made black people
  from the soil of the Sudan and brown
  ones from the sands of Egypt. When
  he got tired of making people, he gave
  them sexual organs so that they could
  reproduce themselves.
  (see also jok)
  Jupiter
  Roman
  [(Deus) Fides.Diespiter.
  Diovis(-pater).Diu-pater.Fidius.
  Fulgans.Fulgar.Imperator.
  Invictus.Iup(p)iter.Jove.
  Juppiter.Papaeus.Pluvius.Praedator.
  Sky Father.Terminus.Thunderbearer.
  Thunder-darter.Thunder-master.
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  supreme god and god of the moon,
  rain, sky, sun, thunder
  son of Saturn and Ops
  brother of Neptune 
  consort of Juno
  father of Diana, Dianus 
  and Venus
  Jupiter Ammon1
  Roman
  [=Greek Zeus-Ammon]
  a form of Amon worshipped in Lybia
  (see also Zeus-Ammon)
  Jupiter Ammon2
  Roman
  a statue of Amon in Lybia
  This figure was reported to have spoken
  and was consulted as an oracle.
  Jupiter Capitolinus
  Roman
  [Jupiter Tarpeius]
  a name for Jupiter as protector 
  of Rome
  Jupiter Dolichenus
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter taking the place of
  the Hittite god, Taru, in the 
  Syrian empire
  Jupiter Elicius
  (see Jupiter Fulgurator)
  Jupiter Feretrius
  Roman
  Jupiter as the god of the sacred oak
  Jupiter Fidius
  Roman
  a name for Jupiter as guardian of 
  the land
  Jupiter Fulgurator
  Roman
  [Jupiter Elicius.Jupiter Fulminator]
  a name of Jupiter as god of lightning
  Jupiter Fulminator
  (see Jupiter Fulgurator)
  Jupiter Imperator
  Roman
  a name for Jupiter as ruler
  Jupiter Invictus
  Roman
  a name for Jupiter as unconquerable
  Jupiter Latialis
  (see Jupiter Latiaris)
  Jupiter Latiaris
  Roman
  [Jupiter Latialis]
  a name of Jupiter as god of the 
  Latin League
  In some accounts, Latinus was not
  killed in the battle between Aeneas  and
  Turnus but was taken up to heaven as a
  deity.
  Jupiter Lucerius
  Roman
  [Jupiter Lucesius]
  Jupiter as one who lives in the 
  shiny heaven 
  Jupiter Lucesius
  (see Jupiter Lucerius)
  Jupiter Opikulus
  Roman
  a name for Jupiter as helper
  Jupiter Optimus Maximus
  Roman
  Jupiter as the all-powerful guardian 
  of Rome
  Jupiter Pluvialis
  Roman
  [Pluvius]
  a name for Jupiter as god of rain
  Jupiter Praedator
  Roman
  Jupiter as one who takes and gives booty
  Jupiter Serenator
  Roman
  Jupiter as god of calm skies
  Jupiter Stator
  Roman
  [‘supporter’]
  Jupiter as the god of battle
  In this role, Jupiter prevented combatants
  from deserting their fellows.
  Jupiter Tarpeius
  (see Jupiter Capitolinus)
  Jupiter Terminus
  Roman
  Jupiter as a god of boundaries
  Jupiter Tonans
  Roman
  [Tonitrualis]
  Jupiter as a god of thunder
  Jupiter Triumphator
  Roman
  Jupiter as the giver of victory
  Jupiter Victor
  Roman
  Jupiter as conqueror
  Jupiter’s beard
  the house-leek which is used as a
  charm to protect against lightning
  and evil spirits
  Juppiter
  (see Jupiter)
  Jurasmate
  Baltic
  [Mother of the Sea]
  a Latvian sea-goddess
  Jurawadbad
  Australian
  a snake-spirit of the northern tribes
  When the woman Gulanundoidj,
  whom he proposed to marry, took
  another man, Bulugu, as her lover, he
  hid inside a log in the form of a snake
  and bit her when she passed by.
  Jurojin
  Japanese
  [Jojorin.Jorojin.Junrojin]
  a god of long life
  one of the 7 Shinto deities of fortune,
  the Shichi Fukujin
  He is depicted with a staff and book
  and riding on, or attended by, a deer.
  (see also Fukorokuju.Tobosaku)
  Juron
  (see Chu-jung)
  jurt-ava
  (see kud-ava)
  Juru1
  African
  daughter of King Ruhaga
  King Intare asked for her as a wife but
  her father sent her half-sister, Kikore,
  in her place. Intare disguised himself,
  got into Ruhaga’s court and eloped
  with Juru.
  Juru2
  East Indian
  uncle and minister of Senapati
  Jurua
  Indian
  [Juruwin]
  an evil sea-spirit of the Andaman
  Islands
  These invisible beings are said to live
  in the sea, eating fish and the bodies of
  the drowned. They may also attack
  sailors with invisible spears which
  cause sickness.
  Jurumu
  Australian
  grandson of Mudangkala 
  son of Purukapali
  brother of Mudati
  He discovered fire when he rubbed
  two sticks together and, giving blazing
  torches to his mother and her sister,
  gave light to the earth when they rose
  into the sky as the sun and the moon.
  Jurupari
  South American
  a god of the Tupi Indians
  son of Creucy
  He was said to have been born when
  the sun impregnated Creucy with the
  sap of a tree or as the result of a virgin
  birth caused by beer or a fish-bite.
  Until then, women had ruled the world
  but Jurupari gave all power to men and
  any woman who saw his image died of
  poison. 
  He still roams the earth seeking a
  wife for his father, the sun.
  In one story, he was burnt to death
  by his people for cannibalism.
  Juruwin
  (see Jurua)
  Jusas
  (see Iusas)
  jushoku
  Japanese
  head monk in a Buddhist monastery
  a parish priest
  Juskaha
  (see Djuskaha)
  Justitia
  Roman
  [Augusta.Iustitia:=Greek Dike]
  a goddess, justice personified
  She is depicted blindfolded and
  holding the scales of justice.
  Juterna-jesta
  Norse
  a maiden loved by Sengemand
  She rejected the giant Sengemand in
  favour of Torge. When the giant shot a
  huge arrow at her, Torge saved her life by
  throwing his hat to deflect the missile.
  Jutmundus
  European
  a giant
  Roland defeated this giant and
  acquired the sword Durindana and the
  horn Olivant. Others say that he won
  them when he killed Almontes.
  In some accounts, Jutmundus
  appears as Jamund, son of Agulandus
  and the sword is called Dyrumdali.
  Jutpu
  Indian
  the first man, in the lore of the
  Andaman Islands
  It is said that Jutpu was born inside a
  bamboo cane and made a wife for
  himself out of clay.
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  Juturna
  Roman
  [Diuturna.Iuturna]
  goddess of springs
  daughter of Daunus and Venilia
  sister of Turnus
  mother or wife of Janus, some say
  mother of Fons by Janus, some say
  She was a mortal but Jupiter gave her
  immortality as a water-nymph when
  he seduced her.
  In the battles between the band of
  Trojans under Aeneas and the Romans
  and their various allies, Juturna drove
  the chariot for her brother Turnus
  disguised as his charioteer, Metiscus.
  When she failed to save her brother,
  who was killed by Aeneas, she returned
  grieving to her home in a spring.
  Juturnalia
  Roman
  a festival, held on January 11th, in
  honour of Juturna
  juudas
  Baltic
  [=Finnish juutas:=Latvian juods]
  an Estonian devil
  juutas
  Baltic
  [=Estonian juudas:=Latvian juods]
  a Finnish devil
  Juvant
  a demon of reincarnation
  Juventas
  Roman
  [Iuventas.Juventus:=Greek Hebe]
  goddess of youth
  cupbearer to the gods
  Juventus
  (see Juventas)
  Jvaraharisvara
  Hindu
  a plague-god
  Jw
  (see Jaw)
  Jwok
  (see Juok)
  Jyeshtha
  Hindu
  a goddess of misfortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  sister of Lakshmi
  wife of Candra
  Jyeshtharaja
  Hindu
  a name for Brhaspati as ‘elder’
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  K
  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god K: perhaps Ah
  Bolom Tzacab, Itzamna, Kukulcan or
  Lakin Chan
  He is depicted with a tapir-like snout.
  K-or-lo
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Chakra
  Ka1
  Burmese
  a name for Chinun Way Shun as the
  spirit of the earth
  Ka2
  Egyptian
  a person’s double or genius, a vital
  force: one of the 5 essential parts
  comprising the individual
  This creative force was thought to live
  on after the death of the individual and
  therefore needed sustenance which
  was provided in the form of food etc.
  Ka3
  Hindu
  a creative principle: a nameless entity
  In some accounts, Ka is equated with
  Daksha or Prajapati or, more generally,
  is regarded as a supreme deity.
  Ka-Ata-Killa
  South American
  a moon-goddess in Peru
  Ka-Khu-Khat
  Egyptian
  the triad spirit, soul, body
  Ka-li-ha
  (see Kalika)
  Ka-li-ka
  (see Kalika)
  Ka-no-ka Fa-tso
  (see Kanaka Vatso)
  Ka-nub 
  (see Kanobus)
  Ka Tyeleo
  African
  a creator-god of the Ivory Coast 
  in West Africa
  Kaan
  Central American
  [Caan]
  the Mexican heaven
  Kaang
  African
  [Cagn.Cang.(I) Kaggen.Kang.Kho 
  (Thora).Ngo]
  the supreme god of the Bushmen
  husband of Coti
  father of Cogaz and Gewi
  He was swallowed by an ogre but was
  vomited up unharmed. When he died
  after being pricked by thorns, the
  agents of Gauna, the ants, ate all the
  flesh from his bones but he resurrected
  himself.  He is said to have made the
  moon from an old shoe and can turn
  his shoes into dogs which attack 
  his enemies.
  All his power resides in one of his
  teeth and he operates through the
  agency of the caterpillar and the mantis.
  (see also I Kaggen)
  Kaare
  (see Kari)
  Kab-ul
  Central American
  [Kabul.Kabil]
  a name for Itzamna as Miraculous
  Hand
  He was said to be able to cure illness
  merely by touching the sick person.
  Kaba1
  African
  in Swahili lore, the first village 
  built by the people who 
  descended from the sky with Faro
  Kaba2
  Baltic
  [Kava:=Russian Chuvash]
  a Finnish spirit of fate
  father of Pulah
  Kaba dye
  African
  the second of the 7 heavens of 
  the Bambara, home of souls 
  of the dead
  Kaba fii
  African
  the third of the 7 heavens of the
  Bambara, home of spirits
  Kaba noro
  African
  the first of the 7 heavens of the
  Bambara, home of Faro
  Kabandha
  Hindu
  [Danu]
  a headless monster or serpent-god
  son of Devi
  He was killed by Rama who was
  pursuing Ravana who had abducted his
  wife, Sita, and from his ashes came
  Gandharvaa who helped Rama against
  Ravana.
  He is described as having his face on
  his stomach, one eye in his chest and
  eight-mile long arms on which, having
  no legs, he walked. 
  Kabeiroi
  (see Cabeiri)
  Kabeyun
  North American
  [West Wind]
  the name given to Mudjekeewis after
  he had killed the Great Bear
  (see also Kabun)
  Kabibonokka
  North American
  an Algonquin hero
  He was one of the quadruplets born to a
  primaeval being who died in childbirth.
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  Kadzutoyo
  Kabir
  He was responsible for the north; the
  others were Kabun (the west), Showano
  (the south) and Wabun (the east).
  Kabir 
  (see Cabeiri)
  Kablunait
  North American
  a race of otherwise unknown 
  people referred to in the lore of 
  the Inuit
  Kaboi
  South American
  [=Arawak Kamu:=Carib Kame.Tamu:
  =Paraguayan Pay Zume]
  a culture-hero of the Karaya Indians
  He was the leader of the survivors of
  the flood sent by Anatiwa.
  Kabonian
  (see Kaboniyan)
  Kaboniyan
  Pacific Islands
  [Kabonian]
  a culture-hero or deity in the
  Philippines
  As a culture-hero, he was said to have
  taught the people the arts of agriculture
  and how to ward off evil spirits.
  As a deity, he is sometimes equated
  with Kadaklan though others say that
  he was superior to Kadaklan.
  Kabrakan
  Central American
  a Mayan earthquake god
  He is said to destroy mountains.
  Kabta
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of workmen
  kabu
  Pacific Islands
  a soul which can take on a visible
  form
  Kabul
  (see Kab-ul)
  Kabun
  North American
  an Algonquin hero
  father of Micabo and Chokanipok
  He was one of the quadruplets born
  to a primaeval being who died in
  childbirth. He was responsible for the
  west; the others were Kabibonokka
  (the north), Showano (the south) and
  Wabun (the east).    (see also Kabeyan)
  Kabundungulu
  African
  son of Nzuadia
  twin brother of Sudika-mbambi
  He and his brother were both fully
  formed at birth.
  When his brother was swallowed by
  the fish, Kimbuji, Kabundungulu
  rescued him but he became jealous of
  his brother who had two wives while
  he had none. As a result, they fought
  bitterly and decided to go their
  separate ways.
  Some say that they married two
  sisters, daughters of the king of the
  underworld.
  Kabura
  Christian
  a ruler of one of the 7 supposed
  firmaments
  Kac-u-Pacat
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Kaca
  (see Kacha)
  Ka’cak
  Inuit
  a female sea-spirit
  She devours the bodies of the drowned.
  Kacha
  Hindu
  [Kaca]
  an attendant on Sukra
  son of Brhaspati and Tara
  Several times the Asuras killed Kacha
  but, on each occasion, Devayani,
  Sukra’s daughter, persuaded her father
  to bring him back to life. Finally, the
  demons killed Kacha once more and
  burnt his body. They then mixed his
  ashes with Sukra’s wine which he
  unwittingly drank. However, the old
  priest then recited the formula for
  restoring life and Kacha was made
  whole again inside his tutor’s stomach.
  He was released by a surgeon who
  opened Sukra’s body but the old man
  died as a result. Kacha was able to
  revivify him.
  Kaches
  Armenian
  evil spirits
  These beings were said to live in rocks
  and to cause wars and torture humans.
  In other versions they were fairy
  musicians and were often benevolent
  towards humans.
  Later they were superseded by 
  the devs.
  Kachina
  North American
  [Ahola.Katchina]
  a spirit of an ancestor in the lore of
  the Pueblo Indians
  These beings are said to live on the
  earth in winter and in the underworld
  in summer.
  Some say they live in lakes.
  The chief priest will wear a mask of
  a god during ceremonial dances and,
  while so engaged, becomses the god
  himself.
  (see also Gahe.Katsinas.Shiwanna)
  Kachina Mana
  North American
  [Katchina Mana]
  a Pueblo maize-spirit
  (see also Kerwan)
  Kacoch
  (see Cacoch)
  Kadaklan
  Pacific Islands
  a supreme deity in the Philippines
  husband of Agemem
  father of Adam and Balujen
  Kadavul 
  (see Katavul)
  Kadeir Taliesin
  (see Chair of Taliesin)
  Kades
  Canaanite
  [Kadesh.Kedesh(et).Lady of Heaven:
  =Egyptian Qedeshet:=Syrian Quades]
  a fertility-goddess, an aspect 
  of Astarte
  Kadesh
  (see Kades)
  Kadeshoth
  Canaanite
  religious prostitutes, devotees 
  of Baal-Peor
  kadhaa
  (see qada)
  Kadia-Bosu
  (see Bossu)
  Kadien
  British
  [Kadienn]
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Kadienn
  (see Kadien)
  Kadjeri
  Australian
  a mother-goddess of the Aborigines
  Kadlee
  North American
  3 sisters, thunder-goddesses 
  of the Inuit
  Kadmilos
  (see Cadmilus)
  Kadmos
  (see Cadmus)
  Kado-mori
  Japanese
  Shinto deities
  These deities, a form of zuijin, acted as
  guardians of the temple gates.
  Kadru
  Hindu
  a snake-goddess
  daughter of Daksha
  sister of Vinata
  wife of Kasyapa
  mother of Vasuki and the Nagas
  She quarrelled with Vinata, who was
  her sister and co-wife of Kasyapa, and
  imprisoned her in the underworld.
  Vinata’s son, Garuda, secured her
  release by providing the ransom
  demanded, which was amrita in one
  story, and in another, the moon itself
  to illuminate the dark interior of the
  underworld.
  It was said that Kadru could crawl
  into the uterus of a pregnant woman
  and lay eggs which would be born as
  snakes or snake-like mortals. She is
  said to have had a thousand sons, 
  born as serpents from the eggs she
  produced. All were killed by Garuda.
  Kadwr
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Kadzutoyo
  Japanese
  a samurai
  Returning from a fishing trip with his
  retainer, he came upon a maiden
  weeping at the roadside. The servant
  fell in love with her but Kadzutoyo cut
  off her head with his sword. He had
  noticed that she was not in the least
  wet although it was raining hard and
  had recognised her as an evil goblin.
  Next morning, the headless body was
  found to be that of a large badger.      
  (see also Rokugo)
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  Kae
  Kae
  Pacific Islands
  a priest
  He killed and ate the pet whale of the
  sea-god, Tinirau, who then killed and
  ate the priest.
  Kae Hir
  (see Cae Hir)
  Kaehehe
  Pacific Islands
  a Papuan
  He was killed by the townspeople for
  adultery. His uncle then put a curse
  on the town, bringing on a sort of
  communal madness which ended with
  a famine.
  Kaere 
  (see Kari)
  Kaf
  (see Mount Qaf)
  kafar
  (see cafre)
  Kagami
  Japanese
  [Yata-kagami]
  the mirror invented to tempt
  Amaterasu from the cave in which
  she had hidden herself
  This mirror now forms part of the
  imperial regalia, sanshu-no-shinki.
  Kagase-wo
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Myoken]
  a Shinto sky-god
  He was executed by Futsu-nushi in 
  an argument over the creation of 
  the world.                            (see Myoken)
  Kagauaha
  Pacific Islands
  a benevolent serpent-goddess
  Kagayo
  Japanese
  wife of O-Toshi
  mother of Mi-Toshi
  Kagenda
  African
  a drum
  In the lore of the Burundi, this was a
  male drum given by Kihanga to
  Kanyarundi as a wedding present
  together with the female drum
  Mukakagenda.
  Kaggen
  (see I Kaggen.Kaang)
  Kagingo
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘lord of life’
  Kagu-hana
  Japanese
  a double-faced male head
  This object, capable of detecting
  misdeeds by smell, assists Emma-O in
  the 
  judgment 
  of 
  souls 
  in 
  the
  underworld. It is placed on the left of
  the god’s throne and smells everything.
  (see also Miru-me)
  Kagu-tsuchi
  (see Kazu-tsuchi)
  Kaguni-hime
  (see Kaguya)
  kagura
  Japanese
  a ritual dance used in Shinto festivals
  It was this obscene but amusing dance
  that was used by Uzume to induce
  Amaterasu to come out of the cave in
  which she had hidden herself.
  Kagutsuchi
  (see Kazu-tsuchi)
  Kaguya
  Japanese
  [Kaguni]
  a moon-maiden
  She was found as a baby on Mount Fuji
  by Sanugi as he was cutting bamboo.
  She was only four inches tall but
  perfectly formed and grew into a
  beautiful maiden who set near-
  impossible tasks for the five nobles
  who were suitors for her hand, none of
  whom succeeded. She became the
  consort of the emperor but had to
  reject him for she knew that she was an
  immortal and had to return to her
  home in the heavens. A company of
  moon-folk descended in a cloud and,
  wrapping her in the Feather Robe that
  erased the memory of her life on earth,
  took her back to the moon. She left
  behind a magic mirror in which her
  husband might always see her image.
  Kagutsuchi
  (see Kazu-tsuchi)
  Kah-gyur
  Tibetan
  [Kang-gyur.Kanjur:=Buddhist Tripitaka]
  sacred writings of Lamaism
  This work, like the Tripitaka, is
  divided into three parts dealing with
  discipline, sermons and metaphysics.
  Kaha’i
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian lightning-god
  Kahausibware
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-goddess and serpent-goddess
  of the Solomon Islands
  She created all living things and, when
  the first baby was born to the woman
  she had created, the goddess took the
  form of a snake to rear the child.
  When the boy cried, the snake crushed
  it to death and the mother then killed
  the snake.
  Kahawali
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian chief
  He defeated Pele in a race on sledges
  down the slope of a volcano and was
  lucky to escape with his life when she
  erupted in fury at losing to a mortal.
  Kahedrin
  (see Kaherdin)
  Kaherdin
  European
  [Kahedrin.Kehydius.Pheredin]
  son of Hoel
  brother of Isolde, Tristram’s 
  French wife
  He went to England when Tristram
  was dying to bring the real Isolde to
  his bedside. He had an affair with
  Branwen, her maid, but was in love
  with Isolde and died for love of her.
  In some accounts, he is Pheredin
  and his unrequited love caused him 
  to ride into the forest where he 
  died alone.
  Kahiki
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Hawaiki]
  the home of spirits in the sky: the
  home of ancestors
  Kahil
  Mesopotamian
  a name for the moon-god, Sahar, as
  ‘old one’
  (see also Kahilin)
  Kahilin
  Arab
  a tutelary god in pre-Islamic times
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Kahil.
  Kahit
  North American
  a wind-god of the Wintun tribe
  When the first world was destroyed
  by the fire started by Buckeye Bean
  and his two companions, Kahit and
  Mem Loomis were given the task of
  putting out the fires and restarting
  the world.
  He is envisaged in the form of a bat.
  Kahk
  North American
  a crow
  In the lore of the Yuma, this bird
  brought seeds from all corners of the
  earth for them to cultivate.
  Kahmaraj
  Persian
  a demon
  Kaho
  (see Kahomovailahu)
  Kahoali
  Pacific Islands
  a sorcerer-god of Hawaii
  god of the underworld
  Kahomovailahu
  Pacific Islands
  [Kaho]
  a Samoan sailor
  Kaho was blind but was said to be able
  to determine correctly the position of
  a boat at sea merely by feeling the
  water with his hand. His descendants,
  known as Fafaki-Tahi, are reputed to
  have the same ability.
  Kahukura1
  New Zealand
  a Maori fisherman
  He is said to have taught his people
  how to make and fish with nets, an art
  he had learned when he caught a
  group of fairies net-fishing by night.
  Kahukura2
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the rainbow: the rainbow
  regarded as a route to heaven
  Kahukura3
  Pacific Islands
  a manifestation of Rongo
  kahuna
  Pacific Islands
  [=Maori tohunga]
  a Hawaiian priest or witch-doctor
  Some of these people practise the
  black arts and are said to be able to
  kill people with prayer and spells.
  Others practise herbal medicine to
  effect cures.
  Kahyangwuti
  (see Kokyangwuti)
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  Kai1
  British
  [Cai.Cei.Kay]
  a steward to King Arthur
  father of Garanwy
  He grew as tall as a tree and had the
  ability to live for nine days under
  water. It was he (or Glewlwyd) who
  originally refused to allow Culhwch to
  enter Arthur’s court but was later a
  companion of Culhwch in his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  In later stories he becomes Kay, one
  of the Knights of the Round Table.
  (see also Kay)
  kai2
  Persian
  [kavan.kavi.kavya:=Hindu kavya]
  a seer with supernatural knowledge
  Kai Kaus 
  (see Kay Kaus)
  Kai Khusrau 
  (see Kay Khusraw)
  Kai-n-tiku-aba
  Pacific Islands
  a sacred tree of Samoa
  Men grew from its branches and when
  it was broken by Koura-abi, men were
  distributed throughout the world.
  This tree was originally the spine of
  Na Atibu which was planted by his son
  Nareau the Younger who had killed
  his father.
  Kai Tangata1
  New Zealand
  [Kai(n)tangata]
  a Maori fisherman
  father of Hema
  The sky-goddess, Whaitiri, came
  down to earth and married Kai
  Tangata, teaching him the art of
  fishing with hooks. When her husband
  offended her, she returned to heaven.
  In some versions, Kai Tangata is the
  sky-goddess and Whaitiri is the
  cannibal chief she married.
  Kai Tangata2
  Pacific Islands
  [Kai(n)tagata]
  son of Rehua
  The Polynesians say that the red
  sunset is caused by the blood spilt
  by Kai Tangata when he fell and
  injured himself.
  Kai Yum
  Central American
  a Mayan god of music
  Kaia
  Pacific Islands
  demons in New Britain
  Originally the creators of all things,
  Kaia are now evil beings living
  underground and appearing on the
  surface in the form of snakes.
  Kaia muni
  East Indian
  a demon in New Guinea
  This being takes part in the initiation
  rites during which he is said to swallow
  the young male initiates and then
  regurgitate them.
  Kaiba
  Japanese
  a sea-horse
  This fabulous beast was said to have
  the head of a goat but with a single
  horn, a thick curly tail and a shell on its
  back like the carapace of a turtle.
  Kaibutsu
  Japanese
  imaginary animals
  These beasts have three sharp talons
  on each paw, beards and stumpy tails.
  Kaidu
  Malay
  [Kida:=Indian Puru]
  a king of India
  father of Syarul Baria
  Kaifuke
  Japanese
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodisattvas, 
  in some accounts
  Kaika
  Hindu
  a cruel stepmother of Rama
  Kaikai
  South American
  a supernatural serpent
  The Araucanians say that this huge
  serpent, and another called Trentren,
  caused the flood.
  Kaijin
  Japanese
  [Umi-no-kami]
  Shinto sea-deities
  Kaikara
  African
  a harvest-goddess of the Banyoro
  Kaikeyi
  Hindu
  [Keikeyi]
  wife of Dasha-ratha
  mother of Bharata
  Dasha-ratha gave each of his wives a
  special cake designed to make them
  conceive since, until that time, he was
  childless. Kaikeyi refused to eat it but
  instead drank soma and became the
  mother of Bharata.
  Alternatively, Vishnu gave Dasha-
  ratha a potion which he shared
  between his wives. Kaikeyi received a
  quarter and produced Bharata.
  Kaikobad
  Persian
  a mythical king mentioned in the 
  Shah Name
  kaikomako
  Pacific Islands
  [Hine Kaikomako]
  a tree believed to contain fire
  Kailasa
  Hindu
  [Krailasa]
  the heaven of Shiva
  In some accounts, Kailasa is a
  mountain in the Himalayas, in others
  the home of Shiva on Mount Meru.
  Kaineus
  (see Caenus)
  Kaintangata
  (see Kai Tangata)
  Ka’ioi
  Pacific Islands
  a bard of the Marquesas
  He is depicted in the form of a drum.
  Kaiora
  (see Waiora)
  Kaira-khan
  Siberian
  supreme god of the Tartars
  son of the deity Kudai-i
  This son, the black prince, left his
  father’s home in the sixteenth heaven
  and went to live in the underworld.
  Kairos1
  Greek
  [Cairus]
  a god, opportunity personified
  He is depicted as bald at the back but
  with a long forelock.
  Kairos2
  Greek
  [Cairus]
  a horse of Adrastus
  Kaistowanea
  North American
  a monster in the form of a two-
  headed lake-serpent
  In the lore of the Iroquois, this beast
  was caught by a boy when fishing. It
  grew so large that the boy, now a brave,
  had to kill bear and deer to feed it.
  Ka’it
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Halkis]
  a Hattic god of oaths
  Kaitabha
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was born, with Madhu, from the
  ear of Vishnu. When they attacked
  the sleeping Brahma and, some say,
  stole the Vedas, Vishnu killed them
  both. Brahma used their bodies to
  build the earth.
  Kaitaluga
  Pacific Islands
  a mythical island
  It is said that this island is inhabited by
  naked women who force shipwrecked
  sailors to have intercourse until they
  are worn out and die.
  Kaitangata
  (see Kai Tangata)
  Kaiti
  North American
  the bear-god of the Haida Indians
  husband of Dzelarhons
  Kaito
  Japanese
  a legendary general and hero
  Kaitu
  Pacific Islands
  a Beru warrior who, with Uakea,
  conquered the Gilbert Islands
  Kaivalya
  Jain
  a state of perfect isolation
  When a devout Jain dies, his soul (jiva)
  attains this state and exists for ever.
  Kaiwan
  African
  in Ethiopia, an earth-goddess, goddess
  of plenty
  Kaizuki
  African
  [Kaizuku]
  son of Gulu
  brother of Walumbe and Nambi
  When Nambi left the sky for earth,
  Walumbe 
  (death) 
  followed 
  her.
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  Kaizuki tried to kill him so that 
  men would not die but he escaped to
  the underworld.
  Kaizuku
  (see Kaizuki)
  Kajati
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘self-created’
  Kaka
  (see Kakka)
  Kaka-Guia
  African
  a bull-headed god in Guinea
  He is the conductor of the souls of
  the dead.
  Kakaitch
  North American
  [T’hlu-kluts:=Chinoo Hahness:
  =Nootka Tu-tutsh]
  the Thunderbird of the Macah tribe
  His tongue causes lightning and he
  eats whales.
  Kakaku
  Japanese
  a Shinto river-god
  kakaluk
  Pacific Islands
  an amulet in the form of a bag 
  of stones
  Kakamora
  Pacific Islands
  [=Banks Island Nopitu:=Papua New 
  Guinea Tukis:=Solomon Islands
  Kakangora.Pwaronga]
  spirits in Melanesia, living in trees 
  and caves
  These beings are envisaged as human-
  like, with long nails, varying in size
  from a few inches to about five feet in
  height. They sometimes kill humans
  and eat their flesh.
  Kakangora
  Pacific Islands
  [pwaronga]
  the name for the Kakamora in the
  Solomon Islands
  Kakasya
  Buddhist
  a crow-faced goddess
  Kaket
  (see Kekuit)
  Kakia
  Greek
  [Cacia]
  vice personified
  She tried to tempt Heracles in his
  youth but he resisted her.
  Kakios
  (see Cacus1.2)
  Kakka
  Mesopotamian
  [Kaka]
  a god attendant on Anu
  Kaksisa
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian star-god, the star 
  Sirius personified
  Kakudmati
  Hindu
  a consort of Pradyumna as an
  incarnation of Vishnu
  Kakuet
  (see Kekuit)
  Kakupacat
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Kakuriyo
  Japanese
  the spirit world: the world after death
  Kakus
  (see Cacus1.2)
  Kakwet
  (see Kekuit)
  Kala1
  East Indian
  [=Balinese Waruna:=Indian Varuna:
  =Japanese Ryujin]
  a Javanese sea-king
  Kala2
  East Indian
  [Banaspati.Kirt(t)imukha]
  a monster
  This being took the form of a head
  with protruding eyes and large fangs
  but no lower jaw.
  (see also Kirttimukha)
  Kala3
  Hindu
  consort of Shatahrada
  father of Viradha     (see also Bhairava)
  Kala4
  Hindu
  [The Black One]
  a god, the personification of time
  a name for Brahma or Vishnu
  a name for Shiva as ‘death’
  a name for Yama as ‘time’
  Kala5
  Pacific Islands
  in Bali, one of a class of demons or 
  evil spirits
  Kala6
  Siberian
  [Kalak.Kamak.ninvit:plur=kalau]
  These beings are sent by the supreme
  god to bring death and disease to
  mankind. Some of them live on earth
  and cause illness by breathing on
  people; 
  some 
  live 
  underground,
  emerging to bite people, gouge out
  pieces of their flesh or knock them on
  the head, causing headaches.
  They are generally invisible but can
  appear as humans with pointed heads
  or as animals.
  They are the perpetual adversaries
  of Quikinna’qu.
  Kala7
  (see Kalika2)
  Kala-danda
  Hindu
  [Staff of Fate]
  the symbol of office of Yama
  Kala-Shiva
  Hindu
  a double-sexed god of death
  an aspect of Shiva
  Kala-Sutra
  (see Kalasutra)
  Kala-Yavana
  Hindu
  a king
  When 
  he 
  kicked 
  the 
  giant,
  Muchukunda, to wake him, the giant
  burnt him to death with his fiery glance.
  In another manifestation, he was a
  demon killed by Krishna.
  Kalab
  a demon of sacred vessels
  Kalachakra
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Dus-kyi Khor-lo]
  a god of time
  He is depicted with four heads and
  twenty-four arms.
  Kaladuti
  Buddhist
  a goddess of death
  Kalafes
  Celtic
  [Alfasein.Alfasem]
  a king of Terre Foraine
  When he was cured of leprosy by Alan
  he became a Christian, taking the
  name Alfasein. He was badly wounded
  for watching a service with the Holy
  Grail and died of his wounds.
  Kalais
  (see Calais)
  Kalak
  (see Kala5)
  Kalaikota
  East Indian
  a priest
  He persuaded Wishnu to become
  incarnate as Rama, a son of Dasarata
  who, until then, was childless.
  Kalaka1
  Hindu
  daugher of Daksha
  sister of Puloma
  wife of Kasyapa
  mother of the Danavas
  She and Puloma married Kasyapa and
  bore 60,000 giant sons, the Danavas.
  Kalaka2
  Hindu
  a prime minister
  He persuaded the king, Yasapani, to
  instruct his senior judge to construct a
  pleasure garden, then a lake and finally
  a palace. When these tasks were
  carried out overnight, with the help of
  Indra, the king dismissed Kalaka and
  gave the job to the judge.
  Kalakala
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Kalakuyuwish
  North American
  in the lore of the Kwakiutl, a totem
  pole
  This pole was made by the chief,
  Wakiash, who then took this name as
  his own.
  Kalala Ilunga
  African
  a culture-hero of the Luba people
  son of Mbidi Kiluwe
  Mbidi slept with Bulanda and Mabela,
  the twin sisters of King Nkongolo.
  The son born to Bulanda was Kalala
  and he was claimed by Nkongolo.
  When the boy, tutored by Majuba,
  developed into a good dancer, the king
  tried to kill him but, warned by Kahia,
  he escaped and fled to his real father,
  Mbidi, whose forces killed the
  pursuing Nkongolo.
  kalaloa
  Pacific Islands
  the soul, in the lore of the Philippines
  The soul is envisaged as being in two
  parts, one on each side of the body.
  When a person dies, the right-hand
  kakaloa goes to heaven, the left-hand
  one goes to Kilot, the underworld.
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  Kalamahakala
  Buddhist
  [Black Mahakala.Great Black Lord]
  one of the 8 dharmapalas
  guardian of science
  Kalamainu
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian lizard-woman
  She and Kilioa act as warders guarding
  the souls of the departed.
  kalamaka
  a monster, part crocodile, part lion
  (see also makara1.2)
  Kalamakua
  Pacific Islands
  cousin of Piliwale and Lo-Lale
  husband of Kelea
  The king, Piliwale, sent Kalamakua on a
  voyage to find a suitable bride for his
  brother, Lo-Lale. Kalamakua returned
  with Kelea who married Lo-Lale but she
  later left him and married Kalamakua.
  Kalamu
  African
  [Pen]
  a Swahili recording angel
  This being records every event in
  the Luah.
  Kalamukha
  Hindu
  one of a race of evil beings, offspring
  of men and rakshasis
  Kalanemi
  Hindu
  one of the rakshasas
  son of Virochana
  uncle of Ravana
  He was persuaded, by his nephew
  Ravana, to kill Hanuman but the
  monkey-god, warned by the nymph
  who emerged from the body of a
  crocodile that Hanuman had killed,
  picked up Kalanemi and hurled him
  back to his nephew’s court in Ceylon.
  He was killed by Vishnu. 
  In another version he dressed
  himself as a hermit but Hanuman was
  warned of his intentions by a forest-
  nymph and the monkey-god killed the
  demon by throwing him so high that
  he hit the sky and fell back to earth
  dead.
  Some say that he later appeared as
  Kansa and Kaliya.
  Kalaratri
  (see Bhairava)
  Kalari
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘ruler of life’
  a name for Yama
  kalasha
  Hindu
  a water-jar, a symbol of Brahma, 
  which holds the sacred amrita
  Kalasi-sutra
  (see Agastya)
  Kalasutra
  Hindu
  [Kala-Sutra]
  one of the 7 realms of hell, Naraka
  This region is reserved for the
  punishment of those who have killed a
  Brahmin. Here they are burned in the
  fires of hell.
  Kalaturru
  Mesopotamian
  one of the 2 beings created by Enki
  from the dirt under his fingernails
  Kalaturru and Kurgarru were sent to
  restore Inanna to life and bring her
  back from the underworld.
  Kalau
  (see Kala5)
  evil spirits causing illness and death
  Kalavahi
  Hindu
  a fierce deity
  Kalavikarnica
  Hindu
  a goddess of fevers
  Kalayagan
  (see Manama)
  Kalchas
  (see Calchas)
  Kale
  (see Cale)
  Kalegras1
  British
  son of Tristram and Isolde White Hands
  In some accounts, he became king
  of England.
  Kalegras2
  Norse
  father of Tristram by Blenzibly
  In the Icelandic version of the Tristram
  and Isolde story, he killed Plegrus, the
  first lover of Blenzibly, and became her
  next lover and father by her of Tristram.
  Kaleru
  (see Galeru)
  Kalervo
  Baltic
  in Finnish lore, father of Kullervo
  He was killed by his brother Untamo.
  Kaleva
  Baltic
  [=Estonian Kalevi]
  in Finnish lore, father of Ilmarinen,
  Lemminkainen and Vainamoinen 
  father of Hiisi, some say
  He is ancestor of the cultural heroes
  whose stories appear in the Kalevala.
  Kalevala
  Baltic
  Finnish epic stories of the heroes 
  and creation
  The fifty parts, over 20,000 lines, were
  compiled by Elias Lonrot in 1849
  following a shorter version published
  in 1835.
  Kalevanpojat
  Baltic
  evil giants who destroy the landscape
  Kalevi
  Baltic
  [=Finnish Kaleva]
  an Estonian hero
  father of Kalevipoeg
  Kalevipoeg1
  Baltic
  a benevolent spirit in Estonia
  Kalevipoeg2
  Baltic
  an Estonian culture-hero
  son of Kalevi
  He is described as a very strong man, a
  sort of benevolent giant.
  Kalevipoeg3
  Baltic
  an Estonian epic, of 19,000 verses
  This work, compiled by F R Kreutzwald
  and published in the period 1857–61,
  tells the story of the hero and his exploits.
  Kali1
  Hindu
  [Ambi(ka).Ankalamman.Anna-Purna.
  Bhadrakali.Bhagavati.Bhavani.
  Bhimadevi.Bhramari.Bhuta-Nayaki
  Black One.Devi.Dewi.Digambara.
  Durga.Gana-Nayaki.Gauri.
  Girija.Ishani.Kali Ma.
  Kamakhya.Kamaks(h)i.
  Kanyakumari.Kapalini.Karala.Karali.
  Kotari.Karna-Moti.Katyayani.Kirati.
  Kumari.Mahadevi.Mahakali.
  Mahes(h)vari.Mahisha-Mardini.
  Parvati.Pinga.Pitari.
  Raktadanti.Rudrani.Sati.
  Shakti.Simha-Vahini.The Black
  One.Uma.Vijaya:
  =Javanese Ambu Dewi.Lara 
  Jonggrang.Ratu Lara Kidul:
  =Pacific Batari].
  a plague-goddess, goddess of death
  an aspect of Devi as ‘The Black One’
  consort of Shiva
  She was said to have sprung from the
  forehead of Durga.
  Sent to earth, she fought the demon
  Raktavija and, when 1,000 giants grew
  from each drop of blood he spilled, she
  killed him, with the help of the seven
  copies she made of herself known as
  the Matrikas, and drank his blood. In
  her frenzy, she killed Shiva and danced
  on his body.
  She is depicted as a hideous, five-
  headed being standing on Shiva’s body,
  holding a sword in one of her four (or
  ten) hands and a severed head in
  another or as standing in a boat which
  floats in a sea of blood, drinking blood
  from a skull. 
  Her male aspect is known as
  Mahakala.                   (see also Canda1)
  Kali2
  Hindu
  a demon
  In his fury at seeing Nala win the hand
  of Damayanti whom he had wanted for
  himself, he caused Nala to gamble
  away his kingdom.
  Kali3
  Jain
  a goddess of wisdom
  Kali Jaka
  East Indian
  a Javanese king
  He is said to have brought Islam to Java.
  Kali Ma
  Hindu
  a name for the goddess of death as
  ‘black mother’
  kali-yuga
  Hindu
  [kaliyuga]
  the age of iron, the fourth and present
  age of the world
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  This age, in which wars are rife and
  possessions become more important
  than righteousness, is due to last for
  another 400,000 years.
  (see also yuga)
  Kalichi
  Hindu
  the palace of Yama in his capital,
  Yamapura           (see also Yamapura)
  Kalida
  Hindu
  [Kalidas]
  a slave or servant of Kali
  Kalidas
  (see Kalida)
  Kalidasa
  Hindu
  a writer, author of the epic
  Abhijnanasakuntala
  Kalika1
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Kalika2
  Buddhist
  [Chia-li-Chia.Ka-li-ha.Ka-li-ka.Kala.
  Lion King]
  the fourth arhat
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted as having eyebrows so
  long that they reach the ground.
  Kalika3
  Buddhist
  a king of the nagas
  Kalika4
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  an aspect of Durga
  a sakti of Nirrta
  Kalika-Purana
  Hindu
  an epic poem of some 9,000 verses
  This work is devoted to the worship 
  of goddesses such as Devi, Kali and
  Parvati.
  Kalila
  (see Karataka)
  Kalilah wa Dimnah
  Arab
  an early collection of fables and 
  stories of dragons: a version of 
  the Panchatantra
  Kaliloze
  African
  a magic rifle which fires invisible
  bullets, used by the sorcerers 
  of Zambia
  Kalimulore
  (see Nyavirezi)
  Kalina
  Finnish
  a goddess of death
  Kalinago
  South American
  a man who became a fish-monster
  (see Atraiomen)
  Kalinak
  (see Kaliya)
  Kalinda
  Hindu
  a sun-god
  father of Kalindi
  Kalindi
  Hindu
  the river Yamuna personified
  daughter of Kalinda
  one of the many wives of Krishna
  Kalisia
  African
  a creator-god of the Pygmies, god 
  of hunters
  Kalivinka
  Japanese
  a celestial nightingale
  Kaliya
  Hindu
  [Kalinak]
  a five-headed snake-demon
  He lived in the river Yamuna and, until
  subdued by Krishna who danced on his
  many heads, polluted the water with
  his poison. After that, he left the river
  for the sea.
  Some 
  say 
  that 
  he 
  was 
  an
  incarnation of Kalanemi, others that
  he had 1,000 heads.
  Kaliyadamana
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna, reflecting his
  defeat of the serpent Kaliya
  kaliyuga
  (see kali-yuga)
  Kalkhas
  (see Calchas)
  Kalki
  Hindu
  [Kalkin:=Buddhist Maitreya.
  =Chinese Mi-lo-fo:
  =Japanese Miro(ku)]
  a sun-god and house-god
  a future avatar of Vishnu
  This will be the tenth avatar who will
  appear on or as a winged white horse
  and bring about the final destruction
  of the world and the beginning of a
  new golden age.
  He is depicted either as a horse or as
  a four-armed giant with a horse’s head.
  Kalkin
  (see Kalki)
  Kallevipoeg
  Estonian
  [=Finnish Kullervo]
  the hero of the epic Hero of Estonia
  Kalligeneia1
  Greek
  a minor goddess of birth
  Kalligeneia2
  Greek
  the third day of the Thesmorphia
  Kalliope
  (see Calliope)
  Kallipyges
  Greek
  [Callipyges]
  a name of Aphrodite (Venus) as ‘the
  one with shapely buttocks’
  Kallirhoe
  (see Callirrhoe)
  Kallirrhoe
  (see Callirrhoe)
  Kalliste
  (see Artemis)
  Kallisto
  (see Callisto)
  Kallynteria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Athena, held 
  in May
  Kalma
  Baltic
  a Finnish goddess of death
  She normally lived in the realm of
  Tuonela but occasionally came into 
  the realms of the living to seize 
  the dead.
  In some accounts, Kalma is male.
  Kalmasha-pada
  Hindu
  [Shaktar]
  a king, a man-eater
  husband of Adrisyanti
  father of Parashara
  A tiger killed by the king became a
  demon and swore to be revenged. He
  achieved his end when he posed as a
  cook and produced cooked human
  flesh at a banquet. As a result, the king
  became a man-eater, probably a
  leopard, for twelve years.
  In another version, he was turned
  into a demon by a Brahmin he had
  punished. 
  This 
  demon, 
  Shaktar,
  immediately ate the Brahmin.
  Kalojan
  European
  [Caloian]
  the central figure in a Romanian
  fertility ceremony
  A clay figure of the Adonis-like
  Kalojan is ceremoniously buried,
  exhumed after three days and, after
  being broken into pieces, is thrown
  into the river. The celebrants persuade
  themselves that he will rise again.
  Kaloowise
  North American
  [=Aztec Quetzalcoatl]
  a sun-god of the Zuni people
  Kalos
  (see Talos1)
  Kalou-Vu
  Pacific Islands
  the indigenous gods of Fiji known as
  root-gods
  The chief of these gods is known 
  as Ndengei.
  kalpa1
  Hindu
  [calpa.Day of Brahma]
  a day in the life of Brahma, equal 
  to 4,320 million human years 
  or 1,000 mahayugas: a day 
  and night equal to 8,640 
  million human years: an 
  age of the world
  Kalpa2
  Jain
  one of the upper realms of the
  universe
  This region is made up of sixteen
  separate heavens or Devalokas.
  Kalpathitha
  Jain
  one of the upper realms of the
  universe
  This region is made up of fourteen
  separate dwellings for the deities.
  Kalpavriksha
  (see Kalpavrksha)
  Kalpavrksha
  Jain
  [Kalpavriksha.‘wishing trees’]
  the trees that provided all human
  needs in the early ages
  Kalseru
  (see Kalseuru)
  Kalseuru
  Australian
  [Kalseru]
  a name for the Rainbow 
  Serpent in the north-west 
  of the country
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  Kaltes
  (see Kaltesh)
  Kaltesh
  Siberian
  [Kaltes]
  a fertility-goddess
  consort of Num
  She appears as a goose or sometimes 
  as a hare.
  Kalu
  Mesopotamian
  priests of Enmesharra
  Kalu Kumara Yaka
  Ceylonese
  a demon
  This being is said to be antagonistic to
  children, preventing conception or
  causing fever or delay in childbirth.
  He was originally an arhat but he
  fell in love with a princess and
  immediately lost his powers and
  became a demon.
  kaluk
  (see nat)
  kalulu
  Pacific Islands
  the spirit of the individual, in the lore
  of New Britain
  Kalumba
  African
  the creator-god of the Luba in Zaire
  Kalunga1
  African
  [Kalungangombe.Kalwanga]
  a giant creator-god and fertility-god
  in Namibia
  king of the underworld
  father of Musisi
  In some accounts, Kalungangombe is
  the king of the underworld and
  Kalunga is his realm, or vice versa.
  In neighbouring Angola, Kalunga is
  the creator-god who made the first
  man, Nambalisita.
  Kalunga2
  South American
  the African god transported to Brazil
  and worshipped as a sea-god
  Kalungangombe
  (see Kalunga)
  Kalupso
  (see Calypso)
  Kalvaistis
  Baltic
  [=Greek Hephaestus:=Roman 
  Mulciber.Vulcan)
  a Lithuanian smith-god
  He is said to make the sun anew each day.
  Kalwanga
  (see Kalunga)
  Kalyb
  British
  a hero
  He was carried off as a child by the
  Lady of the Woods who gave him
  supernatural powers and raised him as
  her own. He shut her up in a rock
  when she was attacked by demons and
  torn to pieces.
  Kalypso
  (see Calypso)
  Kama1
  Hindu
  [Ananda.Ananga.Bhavaja.Cama.Depaki.
  ‘desire’.Dipaki.Gritsa.Iraja.
  Kamadeva.Kandarp(a).Manmatha.Mara.
  Mayasuta.Mayi.Pradyumna.Ragavrinta.
  Rupasta.Samantaka.Samsara-Guru.
  Smara.Titha.Vasanta-Bandhu:=Buddhist 
  Madhukara:=Greek Eros]
  god of love
  son of Aniruddha and Trishna, Dharma
  and Shraddha, Krishna and Rukmini
  or Vishnu and Lakshmi 
  brother of Sama and Lakshmi
  husband of Rati and Priti
  husband of Red Tara, some say
  He was opposed to one of the
  Matrikas, Yogeshvari.
  An alternative account of his origin
  has him born from the heart of
  Brahma at the birth of the universe
  and, like Eros, he fires arrows to
  inflame the passions of those they
  strike. His bow-string is said to be a
  string of bees and he carries five
  arrows, each with its own designation
  – Carrier of Death, Exciter, Infatuator,
  Inflamer and Parcher.
  When he interrupted Shiva’s
  meditation, he was burned to a cinder
  by the fierceness of the god’s third
  eye but he was born again as
  Pradyumna, son of Krishna and
  Rukmini. As the limbless version,
  Kama is known as Ananga.
  He is depicted as having three heads
  and three eyes and may be riding on a
  parrot or a peacock.
  Kama2
  Japanese
  a god of longevity
  He is depicted holding a scroll and
  riding on a stag.
  Kama3
  (see Mara)
  Kama Dhenu
  (see Kamadhenu)
  Kama-Gami
  (see Kamado-no-kami)
  Kama-loka
  Buddhist
  [Kama-lokic.Kama-rupa.Kamaloka]
  one of the 3 regions of the universe,
  the world of desire: the after-death
  state of purgation
  (see also Kamadhatu.Tri-loka)
  Kama-lokic
  (see Kama-loka)
  Kama-rupa
  (see Kama-loka)
  Kamadeva
  (see Kama1)
  Kamadhatu
  Hindu
  the realm of wordly desire
  (see also Kama-loka)
  Kamadhenu
  Hindu
  [Kama Dhenu.Kamadhenus.Kamdhain.
  Kamdhenu.Savala]
  a sacred cow: a monster, part cow, part
  eagle, part peacock
  Some say that she emerged at the
  Churning of the Ocean, others that she
  was born to Rohini, the sun-goddess.
  (see also Nandini.Surabhi)
  Kamadhenus
  (see Kamadhenu)
  Kamado-no-kami
  Japanese
  [Kama-gami.Kamadogami.Kamadokami.
  Kami-gami.O-kama-sama]
  a Shinto god of the household
  god of the cooking-stove or the
  kitchen fire
  He is also regarded as the tutelary
  deity of potters.
  (see also Hi-no-kami. Kojin)
  Kamadogami (see Kamado-no-kami)
  Kamadokami (see Kamado-no-kami)
  Kamaima
  South American
  in Honduras, a name for various forms
  of black magic: a practitioner of
  that art
  Kamak1
  Persian
  a huge bird whose wings prevented
  the rain from reaching earth, killed
  by Keresaspa
  Kamak2
  (see Kala5)
  Kamakhya
  (see Devi.Kali1.Uma)
  Kamakshi
  Indian
  [Kamaksi.Kamashi]
  a Tamil goddess of love
  a sakti of Shiva
  an aspect of Parvati
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma
  Kamaksi
  (see Kamakshi)
  Kamala1
  Hindu
  [Padma]
  an aspect of Maharatri
  one of the mahavidyas
  kamala2
  (see lotus4)
  Kamalamitra
  Hindu
  a sun-hero
  When he boasted of his wife’s beauty
  the gods separated them and he was
  forced to traverse the skies daily in
  search of her.
  Kamalasama
  (see Brahma)
  Kamaloka
  (see Kama-loka)
  Kamapua’a
  Pacific Islands
  [Great Boar]
  the hog-child god of Hawaii
  He appeared first as a black fish but,
  when he came ashore, became a hog. 
  Despite his huge, hog-like figure
  and snout he had human hands in
  which he could, and did, wield a club
  to defeat his enemies.
  He used his snout to push up land
  from the bottom of the sea to make a
  home for mankind.
  The giant Limaloa once tried to kill
  him but, when Kamapua’a turned into
  a handsome youth, they became great
  friends. In this form, Kamapua’a tried
  to win Pele, the fire goddess. She
  rejected him and the ensuing battle
  between her forces and his ended only
  when she yielded to his embraces.
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  Kamarong
  Pacific Islands
  a lizard-man
  consort of Jari
  Jari left her first husband, snake-man,
  because he killed her mother, and lived
  with Kamarong. He was incomplete
  but Jari fashioned a penis for him and
  they became the ancestors of the tribes.
  Kamashi
  (see Kamakshi)
  Kamatari
  Japanese
  a minister of state
  father of Kohaku Jo
  His daughter married the emperor of
  China and sent back marvellous
  treasures. One of these, a crystal in
  which the image of the Buddha could
  be seen, was seized by the sea-king. A
  peasant woman lost her life in
  retrieving the crystal and Kamatari
  adopted her son and raised him to be a
  famous warrior.
  Kamba
  African
  an ancestral hero, founder of the
  Kamba people
  son of Murungu
  Kamba Engai
  (see En-kai)
  Kamber
  (see Camber)
  Kamdhain
  (see Kamadhenu)
  Kamdhenu
  (see Kamadhenu)
  Kame1
  South American
  [=Arawak Kamu:=Karaya Kaboi:
  =Paraguayan Pay Zume]
  a culture-hero of the Bakairi Indians
  the moon personified
  son of Oka
  twin brother of Keri
  The mother of Kame and Keri
  conceived them by swallowing two
  bones. Her mother-in-law killed her
  but the two children were saved. The
  brothers pushed up the sky to make
  room for men to live and invented fire
  and water. They also produced all the
  animals of the earth from a hollow tree
  and set the sun and moon on their
  present courses through the sky.
  In the lore of the Caingang, Kame’s
  twin brother is known as Kayurukre
  while the Bororo of Brazil say that the
  twins were the offspring of Jaguar and
  the daughter of a chief. Jaguar’s
  mother, a caterpillar, killed the girl by
  making her laugh until she died. Her
  husband rescued the twins from her
  womb and killed the caterpillar by
  burning her.
  kame2
  (see kami)
  Kamelan
  (see Kamelin)
  Kamelin
  British
  [Kamelan]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Alvarez
  brother of Miroet
  Kamenae
  (see Camenae)
  Kamephis
  Egyptian
  a manifestation of Ra as a bull
  kami
  Japanese
  [jingi.kame.kamit]
  a name given to all Shinto deities: 
  a spirit: the powers of nature
  kami-gakari
  Japanese
  possession by a spirit or a deity
  Kami-Gami
  (see Kamado-no-kami)
  kami-gi
  Japanese
  sacred trees planted near temples
  Kami-musubi
  (see Kamimusubi)
  Kami-nari
  (see Kaminari)
  Kami-no-kuni
  Japanese
  the land of the gods
  Kami-no-tsukai
  Japanese
  animals, birds, etc. serving as
  messengers of the gods
  Kami-yo
  Japanese
  the age of the gods
  kamidana
  Japanese
  a small Shinto shrine or altar
  Kamimusubi
  Japanese
  [Kami-musubi.Kami-mimasubi.
  Kami-mimusubi]
  a Shinto creator-god 
  one of 3 primaeval beings
  one of the 5 Separate Heavenly 
  Deities
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  In some accounts, a goddess repres-
  enting the female principle.
  (see also Zoka-no-sanshin)
  Kaminari
  Japanese
  [Kami-nari.Kaminari Sama.Kaminarisan.
  Nari-kami.Naru-kami. The 
  Thunder Woman]
  a Shinto thunder-goddess
  This mysterious being is said to have
  appeared on earth in the guise of the
  empress of China.
  In some accounts, this deity is the
  same as the male Raiden.
  Kaminari Sama
  (see Kaminari)
  Kaminarisan
  (see Kaminari)
  Kamlat
  Russian
  a Tartar rite in which the devil is
  evoked by the use of magic drums
  Kammapa
  (see Kholumulomu)
  Kamini
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant of 
  Buddhakapala
  kamit
  (see kami)
  Kamo-Wake-Ikazuchi
  Japanese
  a Shinto rain-god
  one of the Raijin
  Kamonga
  African
  second wife of Chibinda Ilunga
  Kamonu
  African
  in the lore of the Barotse, a man who
  imitated god
  Kamonu copied everything done by
  god who, at that time, lived on earth.
  This so upset the deity that he moved
  to another village, then to an island
  and finally to the top of a mountain.
  Kamonu followed him to each of these
  places and, to escape him, god climbed
  a spider’s web into the sky. Kamonu
  cut logs and piled them up in an
  attempt to follow but was unsuccessful.
  Kamos
  Hebrew
  a Moabite war-god
  Kampe
  (see Campe)
  Kampean
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Khumbhandas]
  the blue tevodas
  Kamrusepa
  Mesopotamian
  [Kamrusepas:=Hattic Kataziwuri]
  a Hittite goddess of healing and magic,
  mother of Aruna
  She charmed Telipinu into returning
  after he disappeared.
  Kamrusepas
  (see Kamrusepa)
  Kamsa
  (see Kansa)
  Kamu
  South American
  [=Bakairi Kame:=Karaya Kaboi:
  =Paraguayan Pay Zume]
  a culture-hero of the Arawak Indians
  Kamu-mimusubi
  (see Kamimusubi)
  Kamu-O-Ichi
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess
  daughter of Susanowa and Inada
  mother of O-Toshi-No-Kami
  Kamu-yamato-iware-biko
  (see Jimmu-tenno)
  Kamui
  Japanese
  [Tuntur]
  a sky-god of the Ainu
  Kamulla
  Mesopotamian
  a god of the Kassites
  Kamutef
  Egyptian
  [Amun-Min-Kamutef]
  the combined form of Amon and Min
  Kamya
  Hindu
  a goddess
  wife of Priyavrata
  Kamyaka
  Hindu
  a forest
  It was here that the Pandava brothers
  and Draupadi lived for twelve years
  when they were sent into exile.
  Kan1
  Central American
  [Can]
  a Mayan god of maize
  one of the 4 Bacabs
  He supports the eastern corner of the
  earth (yellow).
  (see also Hobnil.Kan3)
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  Kan2
  Central American
  [Can]
  the fourth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the realisation that 
  evil exists
  (see also One Kan)
  Kan3
  Central American
  [Can:=Yucatec Kanam-Ium]
  a Mayan snake-god
  (see also Kan1)
  K’an4
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams representing
  rain, moon, lake and pig
  Kan5
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  Kan-gur
  (see Kanjur)
  K’an-mo
  (see K’an-po)
  K’an-po
  Tibetan
  [female=K’an-mo]
  head of a monastery, said to be in
  direct communication with the saints
  Kan Tzicnal
  Central American
  [Can Tzicnal]
  a Mayan god
  one of the 4 Bacabs
  He supported the northern corner of
  the world (white).
  (see also Mulac)
  Kan-u-Uayeyab
  Central American
  a Mayan guardian-god of 
  city gates
  Kan-ying-p’ien
  Chinese
  a Taoist book of morality
  Kana-Yama-Biko-No-Kami Japanese
  a Shinto god of miners
  husband of Kana-Yama-Hime-No-Kami
  He was said to have been born from
  Izanami’s vomit.
  Kana-Yama-Hime-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess of miners
  consort of Kana-Yama-Biko-No-Kami
  Kanae
  New Zealand
  a ponaturi
  This demon and Tonga-Hiti were the
  only two to escape when Tawhaku
  trapped the ponaturi who had killed
  his father. Kanae became a flying-fish.
  Kanag
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of the Philippines
  son of Aponitolau and 
  Aponibolinayen
  He was born when his mother pricked
  an itching spot on her little finger. 
  To win the girl he loved, he was
  required to fill a spirit-house with jars
  nine times in succession and to string
  golden beads on a spider’s web round
  the town.
  Kanahins
  British
  a squire serving Lancelot
  kanaimu
  South American
  in the Guianas, various forms of black
  magic: avenging spirits who stalk
  their victims and kill them
  Kanaka
  Hindu
  [‘gold’]
  son of Vishnu and Bhu
  Kanaka the Bharadvaja
  (see Pindola2)
  Kanaka-vatsa
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Ka-no-ka Fa-tso]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  Kanakamuni
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Ser-thup]
  the seventh arhat, some say
  one of the 7 manushibuddhas
  Kanakabharadvaja
  (see Pindola2)
  Kanakha
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorceress
  sister of Kanakhala and Mekhala
  Kanakhala
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  brother of Kanakha and Mekhala
  Kanal
  South American
  twin brother of Kayurukre
  Kanaloa
  Pacific Islands
  [=Maori Tangaroa]
  Hawaiian squid-god and creator-god
  ruler of the dead    (see also Tangaroa)
  Kanam-Ium
  Central American
  [Mayan Kan]
  a Yucatec snake-god
  Kananeski Anayehi
  North American
  a Cherokee water-spider
  This insect is said to have brought fire
  from underground where lightning
  had set fire to the roots of a tree.
  Kanapu
  Pacific Islands
  [Uira]
  a god of lightning
  Kanasoka
  Japanese
  a painter
  His painting of a horse was so lifelike
  that the animal came to life. When
  people complained that the horse was
  destroying their crops, Kanasoka painted
  a rope tethering the horse to a post, after
  which the horse could not wander.
  Kanassa
  South American
  the creator-god of the Kuikuru
  He got fire from the sky by capturing
  a vulture and forcing him to bring
  down a burning ember.
  Kanati
  North American
  the first man in the lore of the
  Cherokee
  husband of Selu
  father of the Thunder Boys
  Kanchenjunga
  Tibetan
  5 brothers who became the spirits of
  sacred mountains
  Kanchil
  Pacific Islands
  [Kancil.Kantijil.Pelandok.Pelanduk]
  the mouse-deer, a trickster-hero
  In Indonesian lore, this small animal
  defeated many predators by pretending
  to magic powers it does not possess,
  persuading even tigers to live in peace
  with other animals.
  kancho
  Japanese
  abbot of a Buddhist monastery
  Kancil
  (see Kanchil)
  Kandaon
  Greek
  a Boeotian name for Orion: an epithet
  of Ares
  Kandarp
  (see Kama1)
  Kandarpa
  (see Kama1)
  Kanda Yake
  Ceylonese
  brother of Bilindi
  A great hunter whose spirit (yaka)
  became the guardian of hunters.
  He killed his younger brother,
  whose spirit is also invoked by hunters,
  in a fit of temper.
  Kandu
  Hindu
  a sage
  father of Marisha
  He was seduced by Pramlocha, who
  tried to distract him from his
  meditations, and fathered Marisha on
  her.
  Kandundu
  African
  an ancestral spirit of the 
  Ovimbundu
  Kane
  Pacific Islands
  [=Maori Tane(-mahuta):=Polynesian Atea]
  the creator-god and sky-god of 
  Hawaii
  father of Hiiaka
  With the help of Ku and Lono he
  made the world and mankind.
  Kane-hekili
  New Zealand
  a name of Kane as ‘thunder-god’
  Kane-hoalani
  Pacific Islands
  [Kane-milohai]
  a Hawaiian god
  father of Pele
  He was said to own a shell which
  could become a sailing-ship capable of
  taking its owner anywhere he might
  wish to go.
  Kane-huna-moku
  Pacific Islands
  the Hawaiian paradise, an island
  floating in the sky
  Kane-milohai
  (see Kane-hoalani)
  Kane-oe-E
  Pacific Islands
  [Oi-E]
  the triad of gods, Kane, Ku and Lono
  Kanephorai
  (see Canephorae)
  Kang
  (see Kaang)
  Kang-gyur
  (see Kah-gyur)
  kang-mi (see Abominable Snowman)
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  African
  a primaeval female spirit of the tribes
  of Uganda 
  mother of Toro
  She is envisaged as a dragonfly.
  Kangi Sapa
  North American
  [Black Crow]
  a Sioux brave
  He abandoned his friend Wanblee
  Glashka to die so that he could marry
  the girl they both loved. Wanblee
  survived and, when Kangi Sapa was
  killed in battle, married the widow.
  Kani
  (see Ganis)
  kanikani
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian dance
  During the performance of this dance,
  ancient myths are sung.
  Kanikilak
  North American
  [=Aztec Quetzalcoatl:=Salish Quaaqua:
  =Tlingit Raven.Yetl]
  a creator-spirit of the Kwakiutl 
  tribe
  Kanisimbo
  African
  a Swahili ancestor
  brother of Simboumba
  The eldest of the eight people who
  came down from heaven in a ship with
  Faro.
  Kanji
  Japanese
  one of the 2 Tide Jewels
  Kanji controlled the ebb-tide, Manji
  the flood-tide.
  Kanjur
  (see Kah-gyur)
  kankagee
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Kankar Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess, a goddess 
  of disease
  Kannan
  Indian
  a Tamil name for Krishna
  Kannon
  (see Kwannon)
  Kannon-sama
  (see Kwannon)
  kannushi
  Japanese
  a priest
  a master of divinity
  The priests sometimes acted for the
  gods or as intermediaries between
  gods and mortals.
  Kanook
  North American
  a god of darkness of the Tungit
  people: an evil principle
  brother of Yehl (Raven)
  He refused to release water for the
  benefit of mankind so his brother
  tricked him into releasing it.
  He was envisaged in the form of
  a wolf.
  Kanobus
  Egyptian
  [Ka-nub]
  a bull symbolising Ptah
  Kanopas
  (see Canopus2)
  Kanro Gundari
  Japanese
  a form of Gundari-myoo regarded as a
  manifestation of Kokuzu
  Kanro-O
  (see Amrita1)
  Kansa
  Hindu
  [Kamsa]
  the tyrant, king of Mathura
  son of Drumalika by Pavanarekha
  son of Kasyapa, some say
  brother of Sunaman
  brother of Devaki, some say
  His nominal father was Ugrasena but
  his real father was the demon
  Drumalika who had raped the queen 
  Pavanarekha to produce a son who
  would rule the world. He began a life of
  great cruelty by murdering Ugrasena
  and taking his throne.
  When he was told that his future
  killer was about to be born he ordered
  that all new-born males be killed.
  Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu,
  escaped and was reared by cowherds.
  Kansa sent demons to harry Krishna
  who defeated them all and finally he
  invited Krishna to his court where he
  had posted a wrestler and an elephant
  to crush Krishna when he arrived.
  Kansa and his eight brothers were
  killed by Krishna, helped by his half-
  brother Balarama.
  Some say that he was an incarnation
  of Kalanemi.
  Kanshiro
  Japanese
  an old farmer
  On a pilgrimage to a shrine, he was
  badly treated by the innkeeper,
  Jimpachi, who stole the money the old
  man had intended to give for the
  upkeep of the shrine. Kanshiro swore
  vengeance and, when he died, a huge
  swarm of fireflies flew from his tomb
  and smothered Jimpachi who died in
  agony.
  Kansuke
  Japanese
  a fisherman
  father of Matakichi
  When a small island appeared in the
  sea and a bright light shone from the
  sea-bottom, Kansuke and his son went
  to investigate. Kansuke fell into the sea
  and sank straight to the bottom where
  he was eaten by the Great Awabi, the
  source of the light which had attracted
  the fisherman.
  Kanta
  Tibetan
  [Kantali]
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Kantaka
  (see Kanthaka)
  Kantali
  (see Kanta)
  Kantart
  European
  a young cockerel in Reynard the Fox
  son of Henning
  brother of Kyrant
  Kantatman
  (see Dhanvantari)
  kanteletar
  Baltic
  Finnish magic songs
  Kantha
  Hindu
  a huge gemstone, said to provide light
  in the underworld
  Kanthaka
  Buddhist
  [K(h)antaka]
  the Buddha’s white horse
  This animal was said to have appeared
  at the moment of Buddha’s birth.
  Kanti
  Hindu
  a goddess of desire
  a sakti of Narayana
  Kantijil
  (see Kanchil)
  kantoki-no-ki
  Japanese
  trees which have been struck 
  by lightning
  It is said that, because these trees have
  been ‘cloven by god’, they are sacred
  and are not to be touched.
  Kanva1
  Hindu
  a forest hermit
  He found the nymph Shakuntala and
  raised her as his daughter.
  (see also Kanva2)
  Kanva2
  Hindu
  a blind seer
  In some accounts he restored the sight
  of Agni.
  (see also Kanva1)
  Kanya
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, Virgo
  the virgin
  Kanyakumari
  Hindu
  [‘maiden’]
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma
  Kanyarundi
  African
  [Chambara-Ntama.Intare (-Rushadi)]
  an ancestral king
  son of Kihanga
  husband of Inaruchaba
  father of Mwezi
  His uncle Mashira told him to have a
  sword made and then kill a serpent
  which lived in a cave. This he did and
  then decided to live in the cave which
  was full of treasure. A chief’s daughter,
  left outside the cave as a sacrifice to
  the serpent, married Kanyarundi. His
  father sent him two drums, Kagenda
  and Mukakagenda, for a wedding
  present. He was called Intare Rushadi
  amd later became King Intare, married
  Inaruchaba and had a son, Mwezi.
  His sword was called Inkoto.
  (see also Intare)
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  Kanzakura
  Kara
  Kanzakura
  Japanese
  a sacred cherry-tree, home of the god
  of love, Musubi
  Kanzi
  African
  son of the first man, Amangundu
  brother of Nangombe
  father of Mshindi
  Kanzibyui
  Central American
  a Mayan god
  He was charged with the duty of
  restoring the earth after the flood and
  planted trees at the four corners of the
  earth to support the sky.
  Kao Hou
  (see Ts’ao Hou)
  Kao Chio
  Chinese
  [Shun-feng Erh]
  brother of Kao Ming
  He and his brother fought for Chou
  Wang in the Battle of Mu until it was
  discovered that they were, in fact, fruit
  trees. When the trees were dug up, the
  brothers lost their great powers and
  were killed.
  He was envisaged as having a green
  face with a red beard and two horns
  growing from his head.
  Kao-hsin
  Chinese
  [Kao-hsin Ch’i]
  a child born of a miraculous
  conception
  His mother tried to dispose of the child
  by leaving him successively in a lane, a
  forest and an icy river. In each case he
  was saved, first by sheep and cattle,
  then by a woodman and finally by birds
  who covered the child with feathers to
  keep him warm. His mother then cared
  for him herself and he became the
  ancestor of a famous dynasty.
  Kao-hsin Ch’i
  (see Kao-hsin)
  Kao Ming
  Chinese
  [Ch’ien-li Yen.T’ing chien]
  brother of Kao Chio
  He and his brother fought for Chou
  Wang in the Battle of Mu until it was
  discovered that they were, in fact, fruit
  trees. When the trees were dug up, the
  brothers lost their great powers and
  were killed.
  Kao-yao
  Chinese
  [T’ing chien]
  a magistrate 
  Some say he used a unicorn (ch’i-lin)
  to help him in his judgments and
  later became a judge of souls in 
  the underworld.
  kaous
  Greek
  a demon said to ride on a person’s
  back and beat him with a stick
  It is believed that a child conceived on
  March 25th will be born as a kaous.
  Kapala
  Buddhist
  a drinking-vessel made from a human
  skull used for offering libations to
  the gods
  Kapali
  Hindu
  a minor god
  one of the 11 ekadasarudras
  Kapalika
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  His wife and five sons all died at the
  same time and he would have killed
  himself 
  but 
  was 
  converted 
  by
  Krishnacari. He then studied magic,
  wearing his sons’ bones as ornaments
  and using the skull of his wife as a
  drinking-vessel.
  Kapalini1
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Kapalini2
  Hindu
  a name for Durga or Kali as 
  ‘skull-owner’
  Kapalu
  European
  a servant of Morgan le Fay
  He sank Renoart’s ship at Morgan’s
  behest when Renoart, her lover,
  deserted her.
  Kapaneus
  (see Capaneus)
  kapiangu
  African
  in Zaire, a charm which causes the
  death of a thief
  Kapila
  Hindu
  a sage
  In one story, the favourite horse of the
  king, Sagana, was missing and the
  king’s 60,000 sons dug a huge pit in
  which they found the horse. They also
  found Kapila and accused him of
  having stolen the horse. This so
  angered the sage that he killed them all
  with fiery rays from his eyes.
  Kapila-Vashi
  Buddhist
  a city, the birth-place of the Buddha
  Kapipikauila
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian demon killed by Kaua
  Kapirimtiya
  African
  the site of the holes from which the
  ancestors of some of the people of
  Malawi emerged
  Kapisha
  Hindu
  mother of the Pishachas
  Kapo
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian goddess
  sister of Hiiaka and Pele
  mother of Laka
  Kapoo
  Australian
  an ancestral kangaroo
  Kapoonis
  North American
  the lightning-spirit of the tribes of 
  the north-west, twin brother 
  of Enumclaw
  He became adept at hurling huge
  boulders while his twin learned the
  art of throwing fire-balls like spears.
  To prevent them from doing too
  much damage, the gods took them up
  to heaven and made Kapoonis the
  lord of lightning and Enumclaw the
  lord of thunder.
  In some versions, their roles are
  reversed.
  Kappa
  Japanese
  [Child of the River.Kawako]
  water-demons of the Ainu
  This being lived and travelled on flying
  cucumbers and ate cucumbers and
  blood. They had a depression on the
  top of the head which held water. They
  would challenge travellers to fight and,
  if the traveller bowed, they would bow
  in return and the vital liquid ran out
  and, with it, their strength. The
  traveller would be afflicted by a wasting
  disease. They sometimes attacked
  swimmers, sucking their blood.
  In one story, a kappa was captured
  when it seized a horse and its life was
  spared only when it promised on oath
  never again to attack domestic animals.
  They are said to have taught men the
  art of bone-setting and are depicted as
  having the body of a tortoise with the
  legs of a frog and the head of a
  monkey.
  kapparah
  Hebrew
  an animal or bird offered in sacrifice
  Kapu Mate
  Baltic
  a name for Velumate as ‘mother of 
  the graveyard’
  Kapua
  Pacific Islands
  a demi-god in Hawaii
  kapuku
  Pacific Islands
  the Polynesian art of restoring the
  dead to life
  kapurale
  Ceylonese
  [dugganawa]
  a shaman
  These men are said to be able to contact
  the yaku, the spirits of ancestors and
  transmit messages to their relatives.
  Kaput
  Persian
  a storm-demon, in the form of a wolf,
  slain by Keresaspa
  kar-fish
  Persian
  a fish created by Ahura Mazda to
  guard the Goakerena tree
  Kara
  Norse
  a Valkyrie
  She was said to be Sigrun born again
  and flew over Helgi, in the form of a
  swan, to protect him in battle. 
  He swung his sword too high and
  killed her.         (see also Sigrun.Svava)
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  Karadan
  Karadan
  British
  a brother-in-law of King Arthur
  father of Aquisant
  Karadawc
  (see Caradoc)
  Karadigi
  African
  a hunter
  He owned 120 huge black dogs which 
  he set on to kill the monster hippo, Mali.
  Karadoc
  (see Caradoc)
  Karaeng Lowe
  Pacific Islands
  [Mahaiswara]
  a sea-god
  the Indonesian version of
  Shiva,worshipped in the
  form of a lingam
  Karaheu
  (see Carahue)
  Karai-Shin
  Japanese
  [Karaishin]
  a Buddhist god of lightning
  one of the Raijin deities
  Karaia-I-Te-Ata
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Miru
  Karaijin
  (see Raijin)
  Karaishin
  (see Karai-shin)
  karakia
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian incantation: a plea to the
  gods: a magic formula
  Karala
  (see Karali)
  Karali
  Hindu
  [Karala]
  a name for Durga or Kali as ‘terrible’
  Karamnasa
  Hindu
  a river of ill-fortune
  It is said that touching the water of this
  river negates the merit of good deeds.
  Karandala
  African
  an Ethiopian evil spirit
  karapan
  Persian
  an idolatrous priest
  Karaperamun
  Pacific Islands
  an early Melanesian god
  He is said to be reincarnated in 
  John Frum, revered in the Cargo Cult
  of Vanuata.
  Karara-Huara
  (see Ngarara2)
  karashishi
  Japanese
  Chinese lions, statues of which are
  used to guard temples
  Karataka
  Hindu
  [Kalila]
  a jackal featured in the Panchatantra
  (see also Damina)
  Karaty-khan
  Mongol
  a hero who killed the man-eating
  demon, Punegusse
  Karawata
  Pacific Islands
  a Melanesian woman
  It is said that she gave birth to a spirit-
  bird, the cockatoo.
  karawatoniga
  Pacific Islands
  benevolent coastal spirits of Melanesia
  karcist
  one who can call up demons and spirits
  Kardeiss
  (see Kardeiz)
  Kardeiz
  British
  [Kardeiss]
  son of Percival and Condwiramur, 
  in some accounts
  brother of Aribadale and Lohenergrain
  Kare
  (see Kari)
  Karei
  Malay
  [Kari]
  a thunder-god
  This large but invisible creator uses
  thunder to indicate his disapproval of
  man’s actions, causing the guilty party
  to atone for his sins by self-mutilation,
  mixing his blood with water and
  throwing it heavenwards.
  Kareya
  North American
  a creator-spirit of the Karok tribe
  Kari1
  Norse
  [Ka(e)re]
  a Frost Giant
  god of tempests
  son of Ymir
  brother of Aegir and Loki
  father of Beli, Thiassi and Thrym
  With his brothers Aegir and Loki he
  formed a trinity of early gods.
  Kari2
  Norse
  [Ka(e)re]
  son-in-law of Njal
  father of Thord
  He was the only one of the Njalsson
  clan to escape when Flosi’s men
  attacked and set fire to Njal’s house,
  Bergthorsknoll. In later years, wielding
  his sword Life-taker, he exacted
  vengeance on the Sigfussons.
  Kari3
  (see Karei)
  Karia
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Karibatu
  Mesopotamian
  [Lamassu.Lamast(a).Lamastu:
  =Sumerian Dimmea]
  an Assyrian demi-goddess of sickness
  In some accounts, she is described as a
  demon with a pale face, the ears of a
  donkey and poisonous claws who was
  said to kill suckling infants.
  Later, installed as guardians at the
  entrances to palaces, she (and the male
  Sedu) were depicted as winged bull/
  human hybrids.
  In Sumerian lore she was originally
  a protective deity.
  In some accounts, Karibatu is the
  same as Lamastu but Lamassu is
  regarded as a separate benevolent being.
  Karibu
  (see Kuribu)
  Karihi
  (see Kariki)
  Kariki
  Pacific Islands
  [Karihi]
  brother of Tawhaki
  Karina
  (see Ummu-Sibyani)
  Karini
  Buddhist
  an attendant on Buddhakapala
  Karisini
  Hindu
  a name for Lakshmi as goddess of
  agriculture and rice-growing
  Karitei-mo
  Japanese
  the original name of Kishi Bojin
  Karka
  Hindu
  [Karkata]
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, Cancer
  the crab (lobster)
  karkadann
  Muslim
  a monster, part unicorn, part
  rhinoceros, sometimes winged
  Karkata
  (see Karka)
  Karkota
  Hindu
  [Karkotaka]
  a snake-god
  one of 7 mahanagas
  Karkotaka
  (see Karkota)
  Karl
  Norse
  [Churl]
  son of Amma by Heimdall
  husband of Snor
  Heimdall, visiting earth at Riger, fathered
  Karl on Amma. He married Snor,
  founding the class of husbandmen.
  Karlafberg
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘man of 
  the mountain’
  Karliki
  Russian
  dwarfs 
  They were originally spirits that fell
  from heaven into the underworld
  when Satan was expelled.
  There are a number of varieties
  including Domoviks, Leshi, Vodyanoi
  and Vozdushnui.
  Karlot
  (see Charlot)
  Karl’s Wagon
  (see Great Bear)
  Karma
  Indian
  causation: the doctrine that one’s 
  own deeds affect one’s chances 
  of re-birth
  This doctrine, in various forms, is
  found in the beliefs of the Buddhists,
  the Hindus and the Jains.
  Karma-sakshi
  Hindu
  a name for Surya as ‘witness’
  Karmadakini
  Buddhist
  a goddess of the air
  Karmheruka
  Buddhist
  one of the 5 Herukabuddhas
  (see also Amogasiddhi)
  Karmavasita
  Buddhist
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  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses 
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  Hindu
  5 of the 10 vital breaths
  The other five are known as the
  Jnanendriyas. The ten breaths (Pranas)
  plus Atman were regarded as a
  manifestation of the eleven sons of Rudra.
  Karna1
  East Indian
  a Javanese warrior
  son of Suria and Kunti
  It was said that Karna was born from
  Kunti’s ear.
  Karna2
  Hindu
  son of Surya and Kunti
  Kunti prayed to Surya and bore a son,
  whom she abandoned. The baby was
  cast adrift on the Ganges but was
  rescued by Shatananda, a charioteer to
  King Dhartarastra, who called the boy
  Karna and raised him to be a
  charioteer. Indra gave him an unerring
  spear which he used in a contest to win
  the hand of Draupadi. When she
  rejected his suit, he joined forces with
  the Kauravas. 
  He met his half-brother, Arjuna, in
  single combat and was killed.
  (see also Kunti)
  Karna-Moti
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma as ‘one
  with pearls in her ears’
  Karnari
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sage
  Karneia
  (see Carnea)
  Karneios
  (see Karnos)
  Karnikacala
  Hindu
  a name for Mount Meru as 
  ‘lotus mountain’
  Karnos
  Roman
  [Karneios]
  an ancient god assimilated to Apollo
  Karnu
  Mesopotamian
  an ancient Assyrian sun-god
  Karous
  West Indian
  a Haitian female voodoo spirit
  Karobinga
  (see Gario)
  Karpo
  (see Carpo)
  Karpophoros
  (see Kourotrophos)
  Karpos
  (see Carpus)
  Karr
  Norse
  a dead warrior
  The ghost of this warrior was
  haunting the area so Grettir opened
  the tomb, removed the treasure and
  cut off Karr’s head.
  Karshipta
  Persian
  [Karshiptar]
  a bird sent out by Yima to look for
  survivors after the flood
  This bird, said to be able to speak, was
  also sent out to spread the teachings of
  Ahura Mazda.
  Karshiptar
  (see Karshipta)
  Karsnik
  (see Kresnik)
  kart
  Russian
  a Cheremissian priest
  Karta
  Baltic
  a Latvian goddess of fate
  sister of Dekla and Laima
  In some accounts, these three sisters
  act as the Latvian Fates.
  kartaman
  (see lukuman)
  Kartanagara
  East Indian
  one of the 5 kings of Java regarded 
  as incarnations of the
  Dhyanibuddhas
  Kartavirya
  Hindu
  the thousand-armed king of 
  the Himalayas
  He was killed by Parashurama, the
  sixth incarnation of Vishnu, when he
  insulted Renuka stealing a calf.
  Kartika
  (see Karttika)
  Kartikeya
  (see Karttikeya)
  Kartrika
  Buddhist
  [Karttr(i)ka]
  a symbol of Lamaist deities in the form
  of a chisel-knife
  Karttika
  Hindu
  [Kartika]
  a mother-goddess
  the sakti of Karttikeya
  one of 9 navasaktis
  Karttikaya
  (see Karttikeya)
  Karttikeya
  Hindu
  [Agneya.Ganga-ja.Guha.Kartikeya.
  Karttikaya.K(a)umara.Mahasena.
  Mangala.Sena-pati.Skanda.
  Subra(h)manya:=Greek Ares]
  a war-god, an aspect of Shiva
  son of Agni and Ganga
  brother of Ganesha, some say
  consort of Kumari or Devasena
  Accounts of his birth are many and
  varied. Some say that he was born in
  the Ganges after Shiva spilt semen
  which dropped first on a fire which it
  extinguished and then into the river.
  Others say that Indra saw the demon,
  Kesir, about to rape the maiden,
  Devasena, drove him off and took the
  girl to heaven where she married Agni,
  bearing his son, Karttikeya. Yet
  another story says that Agni resisted
  the urge to seduce the wives of the
  Seven Rishis when he saw them
  bathing but was himself seduced by
  Svaha, who appeared in the form of
  each of those seven wives, and it was
  from this union that Karttikeya, as
  Subrahmanya, was born. Some say
  Karttikeya was formed from Brahma’s
  ear or was Rudra’s son.
  His alternative name was Skanda
  and, in that role, his origins are
  somewhat different.
  He is depicted as six-headed and
  riding his favourite peacock, Paravani.
  (see also Skanda)
  Karttrika
  (see Kartrika)
  Karttrka
  (see Kartrika)
  Karu1
  Japanese
  a legendary king
  When his brother deposed him, Kuru
  and his wife were exiled and both
  committed suicide.
  Karu2
  South American
  a Tupi culture-hero
  father of Rairu
  Karu and his son Rairu existed in the
  primaeval darkness but Rairu put a
  stone on his head which grew to form
  the sky and they had light. Rairu hid
  under the earth to escape death at
  the hands of his jealous father and
  found human beings living there.
  When these people emerged into
  the upper world, Karu and Rairu
  turned some of them, the lazy ones,
  into birds and animals.
  Karubi
  Arab
  cherubim, the highest angels
  Karubu
  (see Kuribu)
  Karules siunes
  Mesopotamian
  early Syrian deities regarded as judges
  in the underworld
  Karuna
  Buddhist
  compassion personified as Heruka
  Karura
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Karwan
  North American
  a kachina of the Pueblo tribes
  a nature-spirit of maize
  Karwar
  East Indian
  a talisman in the form of a figure of
  an ancestor, carved from a tree
  Karyatis
  (see Caryatides)
  Karyobinga
  Buddhist
  half woman, half bird
  This creature is depicted with the head
  and body of a woman, the legs, claws,
  wings and tail of a bird.
  Kasa-nasi
  (see Kusanagi)
  Kasavya
  Persian
  a lake
  It is said that the seed of Zoroaster still
  lives in this lake, pending the day when
  a virgin bathes in the waters. She will
  then become pregnant and deliver the
  saviour, Saoshyant.
  Its modern name is Hamoun.
  Kasenko
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Ho Hsien-ku]
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  Kasha
  a god said to live on mother-of-pearl
  Kasha
  Japanese
  an evil spirit gorging on corpses
  Kasdeya1
  a devil of destruction
  Kasdeya2
  Norse
  a demon which appears as a calf
  Kaseteran
  Pacific Islands
  [Land of Ghosts]
  home of the spirits of the dead
  This realm is envisaged as a gloomy
  forest in which only the heads of the
  spirits are visible.
  Kashale
  (see Koshare)
  Kashare
  (see Koshare)
  Kashi
  (see Nirvana)
  Kashiapa
  (see Kashyapa)
  Kashiko-dokoro
  Japanese
  an imperial private shrine used 
  for ancestor-worship
  Kashikone
  Japanese
  a god of the Tenrikyo movement
  an aspect of Tenri-o-no-mikoto
  Kashima
  Japanese
  a deity
  He plunged his sword through the
  centre of the earth to keep it steady.
  Kashku
  (see Kasku)
  Kashyapa1
  Buddhist
  [Kashiapa.Kasyapa.Kesava.Mahakasyapa:
  =Chinese (Chin) Ma-ho Chia-yeh.
  Mo-ho Chia-yeh:=Tibetan 
  Hod-srun.O-Sung]
  a disciple of the Buddha
  one of the 4 Bikshu
  the third of the 7 manushibuddhas
  He was originally an Indian Brahmin
  who converted to Buddhism. This
  hermit was Uruvilva Kashyapa. His two
  brothers, Gaya Kashyapa and Nadi
  Kashyapa converted to Buddhism at
  the same time.
  He maintained that the Buddha’s
  death was the cause of an earthquake.
  The Buddha gave him his golden
  gown to hold in trust for the coming of
  the future Buddha, Maitreya.
  He was said to have lived for 20,000
  years and is depicted as an old man
  holding a staff and a scroll.
  Kashyapa2
  Hindu
  [Kashiapa.Kasyapa.Maya Kasyapa.
  Old Tortoise Man.
  Prajapati.‘tortoise’]
  a sage, one of the Seven Rishis
  son of Marichi
  consort of Aditi, Ira, Kadru, Khasa,
  Krodha or Vinata
  He married thirteen daughters of Daksha
  and fathered on them all the creatures of
  the earth, including the Danavas, Daityas
  and a number of demons.
  In some accounts he was the father
  of the Kinnaras, Narada and Vivasvat.
  Others say he was the father of:
  earthly vegetation by Ina
  Garuda by Vinata
  the Adityas by Aditi
  the Aswins by Diti
  the Nagas by Kadru
  the Pashishas by Kapisha
  the Rakshashas by Khasa
  the Yakshas by Khasa
  Vamana by Aditi
  Kasi
  (see Nirvana)
  Kasios
  (see Zeus Kasios)
  Kasku
  Mesopotamian
  [Kashku:=Hurrian Kusuh]
  a Hittite moon-god
  (see also Arma)
  Kasobinga
  (see Gario)
  Kasogana
  (see Kasogonaga)
  Kasogonaga
  South American
  [Kasogana]
  the rain-goddess of the Chaco Indians
  She is said to appear as an ant-eater
  when she visits the earth.
  Kaspar von der Rhon
  (see Rhon)
  kaspi
  South American
  the souls of the dead, in the lore of
  the Ona tribe of Tierra del Fuego
  Kassandra
  (see Cassandra)
  Kassim Baba
  Persian
  [Cassin Baba]
  brother of Ali Baba
  He entered the cave but forgot the
  magic password and could not escape.
  The robbers found him and cut him
  into four pieces which they hung up
  in the cave. The pieces were found by
  Ali and stitched together by the
  cobbler Mustapha Baba.
  Kassir
  Afghan
  a Kafir idol
  Kastor
  (see Castor)
  Kastsatsi
  North American
  a rainbow-spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Kasuga
  Japanese
  a guardian deity of Yamato province
  Kasyapa
  (see Kashyapa)
  Kaswa
  (see Al kaswa)
  Kat
  Pacific Islands
  a god of Banks Island
  He is said to have taught the islanders
  the art of making dug-out canoes.
  Katagogia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Dionysus
  Katahhas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Kataibates
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as ‘the one 
  who descends’
  katanes
  Arab
  a hairy vampire
  Kataragama
  Ceylonese
  [Ceylon:=Hindu Skanda]
  a Tamil god
  Katari
  African
  a water-demon in the lore of the
  Nyamuezi tribe
  Kataris
  a demon associated with dogs
  Katavul
  Ceylonese
  [Kadavul]
  the supreme god of the Tamils
  Katayun
  Greek
  a princess
  lover of the Persian hero, Zariadres
  (see also Odatis)
  Kataziwuri
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Kamrusepa]
  a Hattic goddess of healing
  Katchina
  (see Kachina)
  Katha-Sarit-Sagara
  Hindu
  an 11th C book of mythology written
  by Somadeva
  Kathakatanave
  Central American
  the first man, in the lore of some
  Mexican peoples
  In some accounts, he emerged from
  the Grand Canyon and was instructed
  by Coyote in the art of making men.
  Kathar-Wa-Hasis
  (see Kothar)
  Katkochila
  North American
  a god of the Wintun Indians 
  of California
  Somebody stole his magic flute so he
  set the earth on fire. The Flood came
  in time to save the world.
  Kato Saemon
  (see Kato Sayemon)
  Kato Sayemon
  Japanese
  [Kato Saemon]
  a rich man: a warrior
  He lived a very contented life in the
  shogun’s palace until he realised that
  his wife and concubines were far from
  the gentle, obedient creatures he had
  thought them to be. Then he left the
  palace and became a Buddhist priest.
  When, five years later, his wife and son
  came looking for him, he kept his vows
  as a priest and pretended that he was
  not Sayemon.
  Katoylla
  (see Ilyapa)
  Katonda
  African
  [Gguluddene.Kagingo.Lissoddene.Lugab.
  Namugereka.Namuginga.Nnyiniggulu.
  Ssebinitu.Ssewannaku]
  the creator-god of the Baga
  Katsinas
  North American
  Pueblo rain-spirits
  children of Iatiku
  (see also Kachina)
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  Katsura
  Japanese
  a celestial laurel tree
  This tree lives on the moon and causes
  the dark spots visible on the moon’s
  surface.
  Katukilal
  (see Korraval)
  Katun
  Central American
  in the Mayan time-scale, a period of
  7,200 days, about 20 years
  Katwa
  African
  a child of the first man, Kihanga
  ancestor of the pygmies
  katwanga
  Hindu
  the mace of Shiva
  Katyayani
  Hindu
  a form of Kali after she had shed her
  black skin
  Kaua
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian hero
  This hero had enormous strength and
  used it to pull down a cliff to reach the
  demon Kapipikauila, who lived on top
  and then killed him.
  Kaudinya
  Cambodian
  an Indian Brahmin
  When he sailed to Cambodia he fired
  a magic arrow at the dragon-princess
  who sailed out to meet him. They later
  married and her father created the
  kingdom of Cambodia by draining the
  land.
  kaukas
  Baltic
  [=Russian Domovik]
  a Lithuanian dwarf house-spirit, similar
  to the aitvaras          (see also pukys)
  Kauket
  (see Kekuit)
  Kauko
  (see Lemminkainen)
  Kaukomieli
  (see Lemminkainen)
  Kaumara
  (see Kumara)
  Kaumari
  (see Kumari)
  Kaumundi
  Hindu
  a moon-goddess
  consort of Chandra
  Kauna
  Inuit
  the spirit of the south wind
  Kauravas
  Hindu
  [=Javanese Korawas.Kurus]
  the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra
  The Kaurava boys were brought up
  with their cousins, the five Pandava
  brothers, but quarrelled with them
  over the accession to the throne. The
  result was the epic war described in
  The Mahabharata.
  Kausalya
  Hindu
  wife of Dasha-ratha
  mother of Rama and Lakshmi
  Like the other wives of Dasha-ratha,
  Kausalya drank her share of the potion
  given to Dasha-ratha by Vishnu and
  bore a son, Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.
  Kaushita
  (see Durga)
  Kaustubha
  Hindu
  a jewel of Vishnu
  This precious object was produced at
  the Churning of the Ocean, the eighth
  thing to emerge on that occasion.
  (see also Chinta-mana)
  Kautar
  (see Kothar)
  Kautilya
  Hindu
  [Chanakya]
  a counsellor at the emperor’s court
  He inspected the emperor’s new palace
  before it was occupied and, seeing ants
  carrying breadcrumbs, deduced that
  enemies were hidden under the floor.
  He had the floor-boards taken up and
  the soldiers hidden there were
  executed.
  Kauvera
  (see Kubera)
  Kauveri
  (see Yakshi2)
  kava1
  Pacific Islands
  a plant from which an intoxicating
  drink is brewed: the drink so brewed
  The Tongans say that a poor couple,
  Fevanga and Fenala, killed and cooked
  their baby daughter, Kavaonau, to
  feed the god Loa in a time of famine.
  He ordered that the head and body
  should separately receive a chief’s
  burial. From the head came the first
  kava plant and from the body came
  the sugar cane.
  Kava2
  Persian
  a smith-god
  Kava3
  (see Kaba1)
  Kavah
  Persian
  a blacksmith-hero who fought the
  demon Zahak
  kavan
  (see kai)
  Kavaonau
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Fevanga and Fefana
  She was killed and cooked by her
  parents to provide food for the god Loa.
  (see also kava1)
  kavi1
  Persian
  one of many types of demon
  kavi2
  (see kai)
  Kavra’nna
  Siberian
  [Ko’rgina]
  a female spirit of the sun
  Kavy Usan
  (see Kay Kaus)
  Kavya1
  [=Persian Kay Kaus]
  a seer
  a version of Shukra
  In this version, he was given
  supernatural knowledge by Shiva as a
  reward for spending a thousand years
  suspended head down over a fire,
  breathing smoke.        (see also Shukra)
  kavya2
  (see kai)
  Kaw
  (see Caw)
  Kawako
  (see Kappa)
  kawakuku
  Pacific Islands
  in Melanesia, experts who determine
  which foods are taboo
  These shamans appear in huge masks
  and the children are told that they are
  forest spirits in order to frighten them.
  Kawaya
  Japanese
  a deity of the toilet
  This deity, incorporating both male
  and female aspects, arose from the
  excreta and urine of Isanami.
  Kawelu
  Pacific Islands
  a queen
  She bewitched Hiku and kept him as
  her lover until he grew wings and left
  her. She died of grief and her soul went
  to the underworld realm of Milu to
  which Hiku descended on a vine and
  rescued her soul in the form of a
  butterfly which he caught in a coconut
  shell. Hiku then inserted her soul by
  magic through a small incision in her
  toe and brought Kawelu back to life.
  Kay
  British
  [Kay le Seneschal:=French Queux:
  =Welsh Cai.Cei.Kai.Kei.Keu]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a personal attendant on the king
  son of Ector
  foster-brother of Arthur
  husband of Andrivete
  father of Celamon, Garanwyn 
  and Gronosis
  When Kay left behind his sword just
  before the gathering of nobles to elect
  a new king, Arthur rode back to fetch
  it but failed to find it. He then decided
  that Kay should have the sword which,
  set in an anvil and a block of stone, had
  appeared in the churchyard and pulled
  it out with ease. When he handed it to
  Kay, the assembly realised that it was
  he, Arthur, who was destined to
  become king of Britain.
  Once, when King Arthur was
  entrapped by the sorceress, Annowre,
  Kay saved the king from death at her
  hands and killed her.
  He was said to have killed Lachere,
  one of the king’s sons, but he helped
  Arthur in his fight with the giant of
  Mont Saint Michel and killed Palug’s
  Cat, a monstrous animal that had
  eaten 180 soldiers on Anglesey.
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot. When freed, he
  followed his rescuer and that night, as
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  Kay Kaus
  Kay slept, Lancelot donned his armour
  and rode off. In this guise, Lancelot
  defeated 
  Gawter, 
  Gilmere 
  and
  Raywold and then Ector, Ewain,
  Gawain and Sagramore so that Kay’s
  reputation as a warrior was enhanced.
  When Arthur conquered much of
  the Continent, Kay was left in charge
  of Anjou. 
  In the Welsh stories he is Cei or
  Kai, son of Cynyr, who grew as tall as
  a tree and had the ability to live for
  nine days and nights under water. He
  also generated so much heat that 
  he remained dry in any downpour and
  could keep his comrades warm in
  winter and any burden he carried
  could never be seen. He was present at
  Arthur’s court when Peredur arrived
  and he ill-treated the dwarf and his
  wife who both greeted Peredur
  although they had never before spoken
  while employed at the court. Peredur
  vowed to avenge this ill-treatment 
  and when, some time later, Kay met
  him in single combat, he was defeated
  and broke an arm and shoulder.
  He was one of the band of Arthur’s
  men who helped Culhwch in his quest
  for the hand of Olwen and, in the guise
  of a sword-maker, entered the fort of
  Gwrnach the giant, killed him and
  took the sword which Culhwch had
  been instructed to get by Ysbaddaden.
  He also trapped Dillus and pulled out
  his facial hairs to make the leash which
  was another of the tasks Culhwch had
  been set.
  In some accounts he was a Saxon
  who became a Christian.
  He was killed by Gwyddawg, in
  some accounts, but others say he was
  killed in battle against either the
  Romans or Mordred.
  (see also Kai)
  Kay Kaus
  Persian
  [Kai Kaus.Kavi Usan:=Hindu Kavya]
  a mythical king 
  husband of Sudabe
  father of Siyawush
  He led an army to rid the land of
  demons but the leader of the demons,
  Diw-e-Safid (Arzang), pelted the army
  with stones from above and took Kay
  Kaus, who had been blinded by the
  stones, prisoner. He was later rescued
  by the great hero, Rustem, who cured
  the king’s blindness. When the king,
  riding an eagle, pursued some of the
  demons to their stronghold in the
  mountains, God caused him to fall
  down the mountain. 
  His second wife, Sudabe, accused
  Siyawush, the king’s son by his first
  wife, of making advances though it 
  was she who was guilty of trying to
  seduce the young prince. Siyawush
  fled from the palace but was killed by
  the demon Afrasiyab. 
  He was tempted by the evil demons,
  the Mazainyon, to take over the
  kingdom of heaven and tried to fly by
  tethering an eagle to each corner of his
  throne and urging them on with lumps
  of meat held in front of them on
  spears. He failed in the attempt and
  would have been killed by Ahura
  Mazda’s messenger, Nairyosangha, but
  the spirit of his yet-to-be-born
  grandson, Kay Khusraw, pleaded for
  his life and saved him.
  He ruled for fifty years before 
  the usurper, Kay Khusraw, took over
  the throne.
  Kay Khosraw
  (see Kay Khusraw)
  Kay Khusraw
  Persian
  [Chosrow.Haoshravah.Kai Khusrau.
  Kay Khosraw.Kay Khushraw:=Arab Kisra]
  a mythical king
  son of Siyawush
  Before he was born, his spirit
  intervened when Nairyosangha was
  about to kill Kay Kaus, his grandfather.
  His pleas saved Kay Kaus from death.
  He was raised by shepherds in
  Afghanistan and became a skilled
  warrior, fighting lions at the age of 
  ten. He was said to have killed the
  demon Afrasiyab.
  In Persia, a noble named Gudarz
  dreamt of this future king and sent his
  son, Gew, to bring him back to Persia.
  Here he slew a dragon and killed the
  man who had killed his father. After
  reigning for many years, he abdicated
  in favour of his son and disappeared
  into the mountains.
  He was guided to heaven by Sraosha.
  Kay Khushraw
  (see Kay Khusraw)
  Kay Kobad
  Persian
  [Kay Kvadadh.Kay Qubadh]
  a mythical king
  He was found by Rustem, floating in
  the waters of a river, and was adopted
  by the king whom he later succeeded.
  Kay Kvadadh
  (see Kay Kobad)
  Kay Qubadh
  (see Kay Kobad)
  Kaya
  Japanese
  [Nuzuki]
  a goddess of herbs
  Kayanu-hime
  Japanese
  a goddess of grasses and herbs
  an aspect of Toyo-uke-hime
  kayon
  East Indian
  in Java, a stylised representation of the
  Tree of Life 
  Kayura
  African
  [=Zulu Kayurankuba]
  a Tanzanian storm-god
  Kayurankuba
  African
  [=Tanzanian Kayura]
  a Zulu storm-god
  kayotsarga
  Jain
  dismissal of physical concerns in
  favour of those of the spirit
  Kayurukre
  South American
  a culture-hero who gave bees to the
  Caingang tribe
  Kazariya Kyubei
  Japanese
  a merchant
  His servant, Tama, returned after
  death in the form of a fly.
  Kaze
  Japanese
  a wind-god
  Kazikamuntu
  African
  the first man, according to the lore of
  the Banyarwanda
  kazila
  African
  something forbidden or taboo
  In some cases, royalty may not eat pig.
  Women are banned from eating fish
  by decree of Nzambi.
  Kazooba
  African
  [Nyamwezi:=Tanzanian Kazyoba]
  a creator-god of the Ankore people 
  of Uganda
  a name of Rugaba as sun-god 
  Kazu-Tsuchi
  Japanese
  [Hino-haya.Hinokagutsuchi.
  Ho-masubi.Homasubi.Homusubi.
  Kagu-tsuchi.Kagutsuchi]
  a Shinto fire-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  His mother died giving birth to this
  deity. His father decapitated him and
  from his blood sprang Hi-Hiya-Hi
  and four (or sixteen) other deities.
  Kazyoba
  African
  [=Ugandan Kazooba]
  creator-god and sun-god of the
  Nyamwezi people of Tanzania
  Kbai-khotun
  (see Kybai-khotun)
  Kchemnito
  (see Gitchi Manitou)
  K’daai Maqsin
  Siberian
  in the lore of the Yakuts, a smith-god
  in the underworld
  He is said to have introduced shamans
  and is regarded as the tutelary deity 
  of blacksmiths.
  To make iron hard he tempers it in
  the blood of a lion, a young man and a
  maiden and tears of a seal.
  He is envisaged as covered in a thick
  layer of dirt and rust, with closed eyes.
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  It takes eight men above and eight
  below to pull his eyelids apart so that
  he can see. 
  Ke Akua
  (see Akua)
  Keagyihl Depguesk
  North American
  a whirlpool
  This whirlpool had claimed the lives
  of many young men so the tree-spirit,
  Hanging Hair, called a meeting in
  Festival House of all the river-spirits
  who agreed to curb its power. The
  storm-spirit blew part of a cliff into
  the river, so diverting the flow of
  water and reducing the whirlpool to a
  gentle eddy.
  Keats, John 
  English
  (1795–1821)
  a poet
  He was author of several works 
  on mythological themes including
  Endymion, Lamia and Hyperion.
  Keb
  (see Geb)
  Kebechet
  Egyptian
  a snake-goddess
  daughter of Anubis
  Kebechsenef
  (see Qebsehsenuf)
  Kebeh
  (see Qebsehsenuf) 
  Kebehsenuf
  (see Qebsehsenuf)
  Keckamanetowa
  (see Ketchimanetowa)
  Kecrops
  (see Cecrops)
  Kedalion
  (see Cedalion)
  Kedemel
  a demon of the planet Venus
  Kedesh
  (see Kades)
  Kedeshet
  (see Kades)
  Keelta mac Ronan
  (see Cailte)
  Keen Kings
  Australian
  a race of men with wings
  These evil beings, built like tall
  humans with bat-like wings attached
  to their arms and with only two fingers
  and a thumb on each hand, lived in a
  huge cage where, in a hole in the floor,
  the Flame God lived. They captured
  humans and sacrificed them to this
  god but all of them fell into the hole
  and were consumed by the flames
  when the Winjarning Brothers led
  them in a frenzied dance.
  Keeper of the Medicine of 
  the Deer
  North American
  a priest who looks after the fetishes of
  the Prey Brothers when they are not
  being used
  Keeper of the Forest
  (see Keeper of the Wood)
  Keeper of the Wood
  British
  [Keeper of the Forest]
  a giant black man
  In the story of the Lady of the Fountain,
  this black warrior, with one leg 
  and one eye in the middle of his 
  forehead, guarded the property of the
  Black Knight and put those seeking
  adventure on the road to meeting the
  Black Knight in combat.
  Keevan
  (see Ciabhan)
  Keh
  Egyptian
  a primordial god portrayed as having
  the head of a frog
  Kehama
  Hindu
  a prince
  He drank some amrita but failed to
  achieve immortality. Instead, he found
  himself acting as one of the four
  supporting the throne of Yama, the
  god of the dead.
  Kehtahn
  North American
  an offering to the gods of the Navajo,
  a reed filled with tobacco etc.
  Kehydius
  (see Kaherdin)
  Kei1
  Japanese
  sister of Hasu-ko
  When Hasu-ko died, her soul took
  over Kei’s body and, for a whole year,
  lived with a lover. At the end of that
  time, Hasu-ko’s soul left and Kei was
  returned to life and married Hasu-ko’s
  former lover.
  Kei2
  (see Kai.Kay)
  Keidomos
  Greek
  a demon
  This being, who accompanied Ares in
  battle, controlled the noise of the battle.
  Keikeyi
  (see Kaikeya)
  Keiko
  Japanese
  an emperor
  father of O-Uso-no-Mikito and Oho-usu
  He sent his son Oho-usu to escort
  two beautiful maidens to the court to
  become wives of the emperor.
  Instead, Oho-usu married the girls,
  Ye-hime and Oto-hime, and sent two
  others to his father’s court. Keiko
  refused to accept them and they died
  of grief.
  Kek
  (see Kekui)
  Kekeko
  East Indian
  a fabulous bird
  This bird can talk and also provides
  food for orphans.
  Keket
  (see Kekuit)
  Kekewage
  Pacific Islands
  the keeper of the Melanesian
  afterworld, Bevebweso
  husband of Sinebomatu
  He and his wife care for the spirits of
  dead children until their parents also
  die and can look after them.
  Kekri1
  Baltic
  an ancient Finnish god of cattle
  Kekri2
  Baltic
  a Finnish festival in honour of the 
  god Kekri
  kekri3
  Baltic
  a Finnish ghost or spirit 
  kekritar
  Baltic
  masks, or the people wearing them, in
  the Kekri festival
  Kekrops
  (see Cecrops)
  Keku
  (see Kekui)
  Kekui
  Egyptian
  [Emen.Kek(u).Kuk]
  a primaeval god
  consort of Kekuit
  With Kekuit he represented the
  darkness of the primordial chaos.
  He is depicted sometimes with a
  frog’s head, sometimes as a baboon.
  Kekuit
  Egyptian
  [Ahat.Emenet.Kakuet.Kakwet.
  Kauket.Keket.Kekut]
  a primaeval goddess
  consort of Kekui
  One of a pair of gods, with Kekui,
  created from Chaos by Thoth.
  Kekut
  (see Kekuit)
  Kekuwawkqu’
  (see Kewawkqu’)
  kekyon
  Greek
  a drink of Demeter used in the
  ceremonies at Eleusis
  Kelaino
  (see Celaeno)
  kelby
  (see kelpie)
  Kele
  Pacific Islands
  a Tongan primaeval deity
  consort of Limu
  parent of Touia Fatuna
  Kelea
  Pacific Islands
  a princess
  sister of Kawao
  wife of Kalamakua and Lo-hale
  Kalamakua was sent on a voyage to
  find a bride for his cousin’s son, Lo-
  hale, and came back with Kelea whom
  he had found swimming in the sea. She
  married Lo-hale and bore three
  children but later left her husband and
  married Kalamakua.
  Kelemon
  (see Celamon)
  Keleos
  (see Celeus)
  Kelets
  Siberian
  a demon of death in the lore of 
  the Chukchee
  He is said to have a pack of dogs with
  which he hunts and kills men.
  Kelikila
  Hindu
  a name of Rati as ‘the shameless one’
  Kelliwic
  Celtic
  [Kelliwig]
  one of King Arthur’s castles, 
  in Cornwall
  Kelliwig
  (see Kelliwic)
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  Kelok
  North American
  a monster
  In the lore of the tribes of the south-
  west, this winged giant was killed by
  Coyote and his body ignited a fire that
  destroyed the world.
  kelpie
  Scottish
  [kelby.kelpy:=Irish each uisge:
  =Manx Cabyll-Ushtey.Glaistyn:
  =Orkneys tang(ie):=Scotland 
  shoopiltie:=Shetlands shoopiltee:
  =Welsh ceffyn dwr]
  a spirit in the form of a water-horse
  He lures people to ride on his back,
  runs into the water to drown them and
  then eats them.
  kelpy
  (see kelpie)
  Keltchair
  (see Celtchair)
  Keltchar
  (see Celtchair)
  Kelyddon
  (see Caledon Wood)
  Kematef
  (see Knef)
  Kembal
  Pacific Islands
  a semi-divine hero of Keraki
  kemea
  Hebrew
  [kemia(h)]
  an amulet used to ward off the evil eye
  kemia
  (see kemea)
  kemiah
  (see kemea)
  kemoit
  Malay
  a ghost
  A soul allowed to reach Belet, the home
  of the dead, is turned into a kemoit
  when the earlier inhabitants meet under
  the Mapik tree and break its arms and
  legs and turn its eyes inwards.
  Kemos
  (see Chemosh)
  Kemosh
  (see Chemosh)
  Kemur
  (see Kemwer)
  Kemush
  North American
  [=Modoc Kumush]
  the Klamath name for Kumush
  Kemwer
  Egyptian
  [Kemur]
  a black bull worshipped in Athribis
  Ken
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams,
  representing mountains and dog
  Ken-ro-ri-jin
  Japanese
  [Kenro-jijin]
  an earth god
  Ken Tamboehan
  Malay
  [Kin Tambuhan.Lady Unknown]
  a princess
  She was left in the forest by an eagle
  which had carried her off and was found
  there by a king who married her to his
  son. The queen had her killed and her
  body was thrown into the river.
  Kenaima
  West Indian
  a Carib Indian with the power of
  death: an avenger
  Kenarey
  (see Kenor)
  Kendatsuba
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Kenet
  Egyptian
  a goddess originating from Syria
  Keneu
  North American
  an eagle
  The companion, with Oshadagea, of
  the thunder-god Hino.
  (see also Keneun)
  Keneun
  North American
  [Chief Thunderbird.Golden Eagle]
  an Indian totem figure
  He is regarded as the guardian of fire,
  originally stolen by Manabush.
  (see also Keneu)
  Keng San Ku-niang
  Chinese
  [(Three) Lavatory Ladies]
  3 sisters of Chao Kung-ming
  Their brother was killed in the Battle
  of Mu and they tried to avenge his
  death by throwing their red buckets
  (water-closets) at the enemy forces.
  Two of them, Ch’iung Hsiao and Pi
  Hsiao, were killed. For their efforts in
  the great battle, they were appointed
  guardians of childbirth.
  Another version says that the
  interpretation as three goddesses is
  mistaken and has Keng San Ku as the
  Third Lady of the Privy, a goddess
  who was the mortal, Lady Ch’i, second
  wife of an official. His first wife, Lady
  Ts’ao, killed Ch’i by throwing her into
  the privy. She is alternatively known as
  Third Lady (San Ku), Purple Lady or
  Seventh Lady (Ch’i Ku).
  Kengida
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian deity, messenger 
  for Enlil
  Kengiu
  (see Hikoboshi)
  Kengoi
  Japanese
  an aspect of Jizo as ‘strong
  determination’
  Kengyu
  (see Hikoboshi)
  Kengyu-sei
  (see Hikoboshi)
  Kenimbleni
  African
  a Subagi
  He stole magic powders which made
  him immortal and enabled him to fly
  and to talk the language of the birds.
  Kennaquhair
  Scottish
  an imaginary place
  kenne
  South American
  a stone which the Incas said 
  formed in the eye of 
  a stag
  This stone was used as an antidote
  to poison.
  Kenneth
  (see Cainneach)
  kenningar
  Norse
  the metaphorical language of the
  skalds used to describe gods etc.
  Kenny
  (see Cainneach)
  Kenor
  Cambodian
  [Kenary:=Hindu Gandharva]
  a being with a female head and thorax
  but the wings and feet of a bird
  Kenos
  (see Keros)
  Kenro-jijin
  (see Ken-ro-ri-jin)
  Kentaur
  (see Centaur)
  Kentauroi
  (see Centaur)
  Kentauros
  (see Centaur)
  Kenverchyn
  (see Cenferchyn)
  Kenzoku
  Japanese
  minor deities
  Kephalos
  (see Cephalus)
  Kepheus
  (see Cepheus)
  Kephissos
  (see Cephisus)
  Ker1
  Greek
  a goddess of death
  daughter of Erebus and Nyx
  sister of Hypnos, Moros and Thanatos
  Her function was to drag the dead and
  dying to the entrance to the under-
  world. She is depicted as wearing a
  long cloak stained with blood.
  (see also keres1.2)
  Ker2
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Q’re
  ker3
  (see keres)
  Ker-Is
  (see Ys)
  Ker-Ys
  (see Ys)
  Kerala
  (see Issaki)
  Kerastes
  (see Cerastes3)
  Keraunia
  Greek
  a name for Semele reflecting her
  death from the lightning of Zeus
  Keraunos
  Greek
  a thunder-god
  a name of Zeus as ‘lightning’
  Kerberos
  (see Cerberus.Naberius)
  kere
  Mongolian
  [=Chinese ch’i-lin:=Japanese kirin:
  =Tibetan serou]
  the unicorn
  Kerema Apo
  East Indian
  the first man, in Papuan lore
  He was hatched from the egg of a
  huge turtle and mated with Ivi Apo,
  the first woman, who was born from
  another egg.
  keremat
  Pacific Islands
  the power of miracle-working 
  of saints
  keremet1
  Baltic
  in Finnish lore, the place where
  a hero was killed
  Bonfires are made on this spot in
  tribute to the hero who, it is said, will
  continue to serve his country.
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  keremet2
  Russian
  sacred groves
  These places are said to be the home
  of dead heroes.
  Keremet3
  Russian
  a devil
  brother of god
  Kere Nyaga
  (see Mount Kenya)
  Kereberus
  (see Cerberus.Naberius)
  keres1
  Greek
  [sing=ker]
  female underworld spirits: winged
  creatures controlling destiny:
  souls of the dead
  These beings are said to cause disease
  among the living and to carry off the
  bodies of the dead. Some say that they
  escaped from Pandora’s box.
  They are envisaged as tiny human
  figures rather like gnats.
  Keres2
  Greek
  violent death personified
  (see also Ker1)
  Keresaspa
  Persian
  [Garshasp.Krsaspa]
  a semi-divine hero
  son of Thrita Athwiya
  brother of Urvakhshaya
  husband of Khnathati
  He was the son of one of the first four
  men to press the divine drink, Haoma,
  from the fruit of the Gaokerena tree.
  He fought the monster Ganda-rewa
  for nine days and nights and killed the
  monsters Arazoshamana, Hitaspa,
  Kamak, Kaput, Pitaona, Srvara and
  Vareshava.
  He was once captured and seduced
  by the sorceress Khnathati but he
  managed to escape. He later married her.
  He is destined to kill Angra Mainya
  and the demon Dahak in the final
  battle when good triumphs over evil.
  (see also Nariman.Thraetona)
  Keresavazdah
  Persian
  a demon of drought
  brother of Afrasiyab
  He falsely accused Siyawush who was
  killed by Afrasiyab.
  Keret
  Canaanite
  king of Sidon
  son of El
  consort of Hurriya
  father of Ellil and Yasib
  He fought and defeated the moon-god,
  Etrah, who tried to take his kingdom.
  After Hurriya, his first wife, died
  (or, some say, after the death of his first
  seven wives) he was still childless so he
  went to war with a neighbouring king
  and took his daughter, or wife in some
  accounts, by whom he had seven sons,
  one of whom, Yasib, suckled by Anat,
  wanted his father’s throne and led an
  unsuccessful rebellion when his father
  fell ill. Keret was cured by Sha’taqat,
  sent by El.
  Kereth
  Egyptian
  a snake-god
  Kere’tkun
  Siberian
  [Peruten]
  the supreme sea-spirit
  husband of Cinei’nen
  He is said to devour the bodies of 
  the drowned.
  Kerh
  (see Qeh)
  Kerhet
  (see Qerhit)
  Keri
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Bakairi Indians
  the sun personified
  son of Oka
  brother of Kame
  The mother of Keri and Kame
  conceived them by swallowing two
  bones. Her mother-in-law killed her
  but the two children were saved. The
  brothers pushed the sky up to allow
  room for men to live and invented fire
  and water. They also produced all the
  animals of the earth from a hollow tree
  and set the sun and moon on their
  present courses through the sky.
  Keridwen
  (see Ceridwen)
  Keridwin
  (see Ceridwen)
  kerimas
  Tibetan
  [keyuri]
  a group of 8 Buddhist goddesses
  These beings form part of the Bardo
  group of goddesses. Each one is a
  different part of the human body.
  Kerkio
  (see Cercios)
  Kerkopes
  (see Cercopes)
  Kerkuon
  (see Cercyon)
  Kerlaug
  Norse
  [Kerlaung.Kerlogar]
  a meeting-place of the gods near
  Urda’s well
  In some accounts, two rivers of 
  the dead.
  (see Kormt)
  Kerlaung
  (see Kerlaug)
  Kerlogar
  (see Kerlaug)
  Kernababy
  (see Cornbaby) 
  kernos
  Greek
  a jar or drinking-vessel used in the
  Eleusinian rites
  Keros
  South American
  [Kenos]
  the first man, in the lore of the Ona
  tribe of Tierra del Fuego
  Keros produced more people by
  forming sexual organs from peat which
  united to make the ancestors of the tribe.
  Kerres
  Italian
  [=Roman Ceres]
  an early mother-goddess
  kerrighed
  French
  devilish spirits in France
  (see also Coranieid.Corrigan)
  kerub
  (see cherub)
  keruk
  North American
  a ceremony of the Yuma tribe,
  designed to make the dead happy
  and send them on their way
  Kerwan
  North American
  a Pueblo maize-spirit
  (see also Kachina Mana)
  kerykeion
  Greek
  [=Roman caduceus]
  the wand of Hermes      (see caduceus)
  Keryneian Hind
  (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Kesa1
  Hindu
  [‘lord of the waters’]
  a name of Varuna in his role as a 
  sea-god
  Kesa2
  Japanese
  a faithful wife
  Under duress she agreed to help Endo
  Morito kill her husband so that she
  could become his wife. She gave him
  access to her husband’s room and he
  cut off the head of the sleeping figure
  which turned out to be Kesa wearing
  her husband’s night-shirt.
  Kesair
  (see Cessair)
  kesakten
  East Indian
  [=Indian shakti]
  in Java, the vital principle permeating
  the universe
  Kesar
  (see Gesar)
  Kesar Saga
  (see Gesar Saga)
  Kesava
  Hindu
  a name for Vishnu, in the form of a
  boar, as ‘hairy’
  Keshi
  (see Keshin)
  Keshin1
  Hindu
  [Keshi.Kesin]
  a Vedic ascetic and mystic
  Keshin2
  Hindu
  [Keshi.Kesin]
  a horse-demon
  He once tried to rape the maiden
  Devasena but Indra arrived in time to
  save her and, when the god threatened
  Keshin with his thunderbolt, the
  demon fled.
  Kamsa posted this demon to kill
  Krishna but the god killed both the
  demon and Kamsa.
  Keshini1
  Buddhist
  [Kesini]
  an attendant on the 
  goddess Arapancana
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  Keshini2
  Hindu
  [Kesini]
  a maid-servant of Damayanti
  Keshvar
  Persian
  one of the 6 sections into which the
  outer part of the world is divided
  Kesil
  Semitic
  a giant: the constellation Orion
  He tried to reach the heavens but god
  tied him up and put him in the sky as
  Orion. When he disappears below the
  horizon, he is said to be spending part
  of the year in She’ol.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Gibbor or Nimrod.
  Kesin
  (see Keshin)
  Kesini
  (see Keshini)
  Kesna1
  East Indian
  [=Hindu Krishna]
  the Javanese form of Krishna
  Kesna2
  Malay
  [=Hindu Krishna]
  the Malay form of Krishna
  Ket
  (see Cet)
  Ketanto’wit
  North American
  [‘great power’]
  a creator-god of the Delaware Indians
  Ketchkatch
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of the 
  north-west, the grey fox created 
  by Kumush
  Ketchimanetowa
  North American
  [Great Spirit.Keckamanetowa]
  the creator-god of the Fox tribe
  (see also Great Spirit)
  Ketil
  (see Ketill)
  Ketill1
  Norse
  [Ketil]
  a legendary hero
  He was with the Njalssons when
  they were attacked by a force led by
  Frosi and died with the rest of Njal’s
  family when the attackers burnt the
  house down.
  Ketill2
  Norse
  [Ketil]
  a would-be assassin
  He was hired by Helgi to kill the
  merchant Thorleif but the two became
  good friends.
  Ketill3
  Norse
  [Ketil]
  a farmer
  He went through a form of marriage
  with his niece, Ketilrid, to protect her
  until Viglund, the man she loved,
  returned from overseas.
  Ketilrid
  Norse
  daughter of Holmkell and Thorbjorg
  She fell in love with Viglund but her
  parents wanted her to marry the rich
  Hakon. When Hakon, aided by
  Ketilrid’s two brothers, ambushed and
  wounded both Viglund and his brother
  Trausti, who then left the country,
  Ketilrid went through a form of
  marriage with her uncle, Ketil, to
  protect her until Viglund returned and
  married her.
  Keto
  (see Ceto)
  Ketqskwaye
  North American
  a creator-goddess of the Huron
  Ketse-awa
  Russian
  a tutelary spirit, guardian 
  of the sun
  Ketsi Niousak
  North American
  goodness personified, in the lore of 
  the Abnaki
  Kettu
  (see Kittu)
  Ketu
  Hindu
  [=Chinese Chi-tu]
  the lunar node known as the Dragon’s
  Tail, the part of Rahu which the
  amrita did not reach
  (see also Rahu)
  Ketua
  African
  a god of fortune in Zaire
  Ketumala
  Hindu
  one of the 4 island-continents
  mentioned in the Mahabharata
  (see also Dvipa)
  Keu
  (see Kay)
  Keu Woo
  Chinese
  in Hainan, a deity controlling typhoons
  Keux
  (see Ceyx)
  Keva
  (see Cebha)
  Kevalin
  Jain
  a sage
  Kevin
  (see Caoimhghin)
  Kewanambo
  East Indian
  a man-eating ogre of Papua
  This demon often appears in the guise
  of a kindly woman who lures children
  from their homes.
  Kewawkqu’
  North American
  [Kekuwawkqu’]
  a tribe of giant magicians
  These demon followers of Malsum
  were defeated by Gluskap.
  Keyeme
  South American
  lord of the animals in the lore 
  of the Taulipang people
  He is envisaged as a man who can
  change into a snake.
  Keyuri
  (see Kerimas)
  Kezer-Tshingis-Kaira-Khan Russian
  a hero of the flood
  He is said to have taught men how to
  prepare strong drink.
  Khadaga
  (see Khadga)
  Khadau
  Siberian
  with Mamaldi, the first pair of beings
  Khadga
  Hindu
  [Khadaga]
  a sword, one of the weapons of Durga
  Khadir
  Arab
  [Al-Khidr.El Khadir.(El) Hidr.
  Hadir.Khidu.(El) K(h)idir.Khizr.(El) 
  Kidr.Kilir.Matun.Nabi.Nabu.The
  Green Man.The Green One]
  an early vegetation-god and sea-god
  The original Khadir was born in
  Persia in 1077 and died in 1166.
  He was a prophet who became
  immortal after drinking from the Well
  of Life, the only mortal allowed to do
  so. He accompanied Alexander the
  Great into a cave in search of the well.
  He used a jewel to guide them but they
  became 
  separated 
  and 
  Khadir
  stumbled in the darkness and fell into
  the well. As a result of drinking from
  the well, he turned a bluish-green
  colour. He managed to find his way
  out of the cave and is said to be still
  alive, wandering the face of the earth,
  returning once every 500 years to the
  same place.
  It is said that he can speak every
  language. When he was captured, his
  chains turned to dust. On another
  occasion, King Abud ordered his men to
  kill the prophet but their swords turned
  against the soldiers and killed them.
  When the king, Jantam, gave his
  daughter to Alexander as a wife,
  Khadir used his magic to fill the king’s
  storehouse with treasure.
  In another version, Khadir was cook
  to Alexander the Great on his
  expedition into the desert. As he
  washed a dried fish in a pool, prior to
  cooking it for his master’s supper, the
  fish came to life and swam away.
  Khadir drank some of the water and, as
  in other versions, turned green and
  became immortal. Alexander wanted
  to achieve immortality himself but the
  pool could no longer be found and he
  would have killed the cook had he not
  been invulnerable. He finally threw
  the unfortunate Khadir, weighted with
  stones, into the sea, whereupon Khadir
  turned into a sea-god, still immortal.
  One story tells how a king had been
  duped by a dervish but the king
  pardoned him on the advice of Khadir.
  His judgment was demonstrated
  when, having smashed a boat, killed a
  youth and rebuilt a wall, he explained
  that the boat was destined to be
  captured by pirates, the youth to
  become an evil man and the wall
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  contained much treasure that would
  now go to two orphans and not to the
  greedy tenant.
  Khadir is depicted as a young 
  man but nevertheless with white hair
  and beard.
  Khadriyani-Tara
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  Khagarbha
  (see Akasagarbha)
  khaib
  (see khaibit)
  khaibit
  Egyptian
  [khaib.khaybet]
  a personal ‘shadow’, part of the
  individual’s make-up
  It was said that this shadow could leave
  the body and exist on its own.
  Khakaba
  African
  a name of Wele as ‘the sharer’
  Khakadi
  Egyptian
  the red-coloured beer that Ra 
  used to flood the earth when
  Sakhmet was killing the people
  Khalbin
  Mongolian
  one of the 11 sons of Khori Tumed 
  and a swan-maiden
  Khaldi
  Mesopotamian
  [=Persian Bag-Mashtu]
  a supreme god of the pre-Armenian
  Urartians
  He is regarded as the precursor of 
  the Chaldaeans.
  Khaldis
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian god
  Khaleel
  Arab
  [Sheik Khaleel]
  a man who owned a cat which could
  talk in Arabic
  kham
  Arab
  [kam]
  a charm in the form of a hand
  Kham Daeng
  Thai
  [Golden Prince]
  a king
  On a hunting trip, he was lured into a
  wonderful palace inside a mountain,
  by a hind that turned into In Lao, a
  beautiful maiden. He stayed with her
  and was never seen again.
  Khambaba
  Persian
  an ancient sun-god, in some accounts
  Khambageu
  African
  a culture-hero of the Sonjo people 
  of Tanzania
  He came among the Sonjo working
  miracles, moving from village to
  village until he died. He was buried
  but the grave was later found to be
  empty. Some say that he had risen
  from the dead and flown up to heaven.
  khamsa
  Arab
  a mystic number; the number 5
  This number is so powerful that it is
  never used in speech.
  Khamseh
  Persian
  a 12th C book of legends
  Khan-iki
  Siberian
  an earth-watching deity
  son of Overgod
  Khandas
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Gandharvas]
  the white tevodas
  Khandava
  Hindu
  [Khandavaprastha]
  the country given to the Pandavas 
  by Dhartarashtha
  Khandavaprastha
  (see Kandava)
  Khandoba
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva
  consort of Mhalsa
  Khantaka
  (see Kanthaka)
  Khar
  (see Khara)
  Khara
  Persian
  [Khar]
  a huge ass
  This beast, described as having only
  three legs but six eyes (two are on top
  of its head and two in its hump) stands
  in the sea called Vourukasha and is said
  to be able to overcome all forms of
  evil.
  In some accounts, Khara is described
  as a primaeval fish.
  Kharasvara
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  by forcing their bodies into thorn-
  bushes.
  Khariteis
  (see Graces)
  Kharmaheruka
  (see Amoghasiddhi)
  Kharon
  (see Charon)
  Kharubdis
  (see Carybdis)
  Khasa
  Hindu
  a goddess of forest spirits
  daughter of Daksha
  a consort of Kasyapa
  Khasarpana
  Buddhist
  a form of Hayagriva as an assistant 
  to Avalokiteshvara
  an aspect of Avalokiteshvara, some say
  He is depicted as white and sitting on
  the moon.
  Khasm
  Persian
  [Khism]
  a later name for Aeshma
  Khat
  Egyptian
  the physical body, as distinct from
  Sahu the spiritual body, one of the 
  5 elements comprising the complete
  being
  Khatib
  Malay
  a man who discovered the 
  Bamboo Princess
  He went into the jungle to look for the
  Bamboo Princess. While he slept, she
  cooked a meal for him and then
  disappeared. He then cut open the
  bamboo under which he had been
  sleeping and the princess emerged.
  They both went to Bukit Peraja and
  disappeared and, although still alive, are
  never seen. They will, however, help
  anybody who invokes their aid.
  khatvanga
  Buddhist
  a word used in rituals incorporating
  the vajra, a skull, etc.
  khaybet
  (see khaibit)
  Khebe
  (see Khipa)
  Khebieso
  (see Xewioso)
  khecaratva
  Hindu
  levitation: astral travel: the sensation
  of leaving the physical body
  Kheiron
  (see Chiron)
  Khen-Ma
  Tibetan
  [Khon-Ma]
  a Buddhist goddess controlling earthly
  demons
  She is depicted with eight wrinkles in
  her face and riding a ram.
  Khen-Pa
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god controlling heavenly
  demons
  He is depicted with white hair and
  riding a white dog.
  Khenemu
  (see Khnum)
  Khens
  (see Khons)
  Khensit
  Egyptian
  a goddess of the Lower Kingdom
  She is depicted in the form of the uraeus.
  Khensu
  (see Khons)
  Khentamenti
  (see Khenti Amentiu)
  Khenti Amentiu
  Egyptian
  [Chenti Amentiu.Chontamenti.
  Chonti-amentiu.First of the Westerners.
  Khentamenti.Khenty-imentiu.
  King of the Dead.Wepwawet]
  a funerary god, god of the underworld
  This jackal-headed deity was later
  assimilated with Osiris who ruled the
  underworld under that name.
  Other versions give Khenty-imentiu
  as a name for Anubis and later for Osiris.
  Khenti-cheti
  Egyptian
  [Chenti-cheti:=Greek Chentechtoi]
  a god
  Originally envisaged as a crocodile, he
  developed into a falcon-god and
  merged with Osiris.
  Khenti-irti
  Egyptian
  [Chenti-irti.Machenti-irti]
  a falcon-god
  an aspect of Horus
  He was responsible for law and order
  and was depicted as blind.
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  Khenty-imentiu
  (see Khenti Amentiu)
  Khenty-seh-netjer
  (see Anubis)
  Khepera
  (see Khepra)
  Kheperi
  (see Khepra)
  Khepra
  Egyptian
  [Chepre.Chepera.Khepera.Khep(e)ri.
  Kheprer.Khepry.Khopri]
  a scarab-headed sun-god 
  a manifestation of Ra as the 
  morning sun
  He was regarded as a self-created
  creator-god, rising out of Nun, who,
  merely by saying his name, created a
  solid place on which he could stand,
  and created Shu and Tefnut. He was
  later assimilated with Ra, the sun-god.
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Nut who swallowed her son each
  evening only for him to be born again
  each morning.
  In another version, one of his eyes
  wandered across the sky each day as
  the sun and was brought back to him
  by Shu and Tefnut.
  In the form of a scarab, he fought
  the demons of the abyss from which he
  had emerged.
  He was said to have created the
  world by rolling his own spittle into 
  a ball.
  (see also Menthu2)
  Kheprer
  (see Khepra)
  Khepri
  (see Khepra)
  Khepry
  (see Khepra)
  Kherebu
  Mesopotamian
  Assyrian spirits
  Kherneter
  (see Field of Reeds)
  Kherty
  Egyptian
  [Cherti]
  a ram-god protecting the tombs 
  of kings
  In some accounts he was the ferryman
  of the dead.
  Khery-bakef
  Egyptian
  a name of Ptah as ‘he who sits under 
  a tree’
  Kheti
  (see Akhthoes)
  Khetrpal
  Indian
  a guardian deity in Bengal
  Khi-dimme-azaga
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian mother-goddess
  daughter of Ea
  In some accounts, she is thought of
  as Belet-Seri.
  Khidi
  Arab
  [El Khidi.The Great One]
  a benevolent water-spirit
  Khidir
  (see Khadir)
  Khidu
  (see Khadir)
  Khimaira
  (see Chimaera)
  Khin-ort
  Siberian
  an Ostiak demon of sickness
  He is said to be the pilot of the boat of
  the dead.
  Khione
  (see Chione)
  Khipa
  Mesopotamian
  [Khebe]
  a tutelary god of the Hurrians
  Khism
  (see Khasm)
  khitaka
  Hindu
  a club, one of the weapons of Durga
  (see also gada)
  Khizr
  (see Khadir)
  Khlenonoai
  (see Tlehanoai)
  Khnathati
  Persian
  a sorceress
  She once captured and seduced the hero
  Keresaspa but he escaped.
  khmoc pray
  Cambodian
  an evil spirit
  This particular form of pray is the
  spirit of a woman who died in
  childbirth. They are said to live in
  trees and throw stones at passers-by,
  sometimes killing them. Even worse
  are the spirits of those women who
  died during pregnancy; they are
  accompanied by the spirit of the
  unborn foetus.
  (see also kon pray)
  Khnemu
  (see Khnum)
  Khnoum
  (see Khnum)
  Khnoumis
  (see Khnum)
  Khnum1
  Egyptian
  [Ba.Chnoumis.Chnemu.Divine Potter.
  Doudoon.E(e)f. Kh(e)nemu.
  Khnoum(is).Khnumu.Kneph.
  Knum.Lord of the Afterworld:
  =Nubian Dodonu]
  a ram-headed creator-god, god of 
  the cataracts
  one of the 3 Lords of Destiny
  consort of Anuket and Sati
  consort of Heket, Neith and Menhyt,
  some say
  He is said to have made gods and
  humans from mud from the Nile or
  from clay on a potter’s wheel and was
  guardian of the grotto where Hapi
  lived on the island of Bigeh.
  In some accounts, he was later
  merged with Min.
  He is sometimes depicted as ram-
  headed or as a serpent.
  (see also Knef)
  Khnum2
  Egyptian
  7, 8 or 9 earth-gnomes, assistants of
  the creator-god, Khnum
  It was said that they could reconstruct
  the rotting bodies of the dead.
  Khnumu
  (see Khnum1)
  Kho
  (see Kaang)
  Kho Thora
  (see Kaang)
  Khobilkhan
  (see Hutukhtu)
  Khoda
  Persian
  a supreme deity
  Khodumodumo (see Kholumulumo)
  Kholumulumo
  African
  [Kammapa.Khodumodumo]
  a monster of the Sotho tribe
  He ate all humans except one woman
  whose son, Moshanyana, killed the
  monster when it got jammed in a
  narrow pass, slit open its belly and
  released the imprisoned people.
  Khons
  Egyptian
  [Chons.Chunsu.Khens(u).Khonsu.Khuns.
  Lord of Air.Lord of All.Lord of Time.
  The Traveller:=Greek Heracles]
  a moon-god, wind-god, war-god and
  god of healing
  son of Amon and Mut or of Sebek 
  and Hathor
  He was Thoth as ‘Lord of Time’ and
  Shu as ‘Lord of All’.
  In some accounts, he grew out of
  the leg of Osiris after he had been cut
  to pieces by Set.
  As Khensu-Hor or Khensu-Ra he
  was a sun-god.
  He is sometimes depicted as a child,
  as falcon-headed, or as a dog-headed
  baboon and may be shown standing on
  a crocodile.
  (see also Ah)
  Khonsu
  (see Khons)
  Khonsu-Hor
  Egyptian
  [Khonsu-Ra]
  the god Khons as spring rain
  personified
  Khonsu-Ra
  (see Khonsu-Hor)
  Khonvum
  African
  the supreme god of the Pygmies
  He made the first pygmies in the 
  sky and lowered them down to earth
  on ropes.
  Khopri
  (see Khepra)
  Khori Tumed
  Siberian
  a man who married a swan-maiden
  father of Galzuut, Khalbin, 
  Khovduud, etc.
  Like Volund, he seized the wings of a
  swan-maiden who came, with eight
  others, to bathe in a lake, and made her
  his wife by whom he had eleven sons. She
  later recovered her wings and flew away.
  Khors
  Slav
  god of good health and hunting
  He is depicted as a stallion.
  Khoser-et-Hasis
  Phoenician
  [Bn-Ym]
  a sea-god
  He fought Baal with the aid of
  Leviathan, Suffete and Zabel.
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  Khosodam
  Siberian
  a cannibalistic female ruler of 
  the dead
  She was said to have created mosquitoes.
  Khosrou
  (see Kay Khusraw)
  Khotun
  (see Ajysyt)
  Khovduud
  Mongolian
  one of the 11 sons of Khori Tumed and
  a swan-maiden
  Khruseis
  (see Chryseis)
  Khrusippos
  (see Chrysippus)
  Khrut
  Thai
  [Galon.Gallus.Garuda]
  the Thai version of Garuda
  Khshathra Vairya
  (see Kshathra Varya)
  khu1
  Egyptian
  the immortal essence of the individual,
  one of the 5 elements comprising
  the complete being
  This entity is sometimes depicted as a
  bird with a crest.
  Khu2
  Egyptian
  a god of light
  Khubilgan
  Siberian
  [=Golde Bucu]
  in the lore of the Buriats, the soul
  This being, in the form of an animal or
  a bird, acts as the protector of a shaman.
  Khubur
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Styx]
  the river of death in Aralu, the
  Babylonian underworld
  This river was crossed by a ferry
  operated by Arad-Ea who carried souls
  across to the underworld.
  Khudjana
  African
  a creator-god in the Transvaal
  son of Ribimbi
  He is said to have created the earth.
  Khuhi
  (see Hu6)
  Khuluppu
  Mesopotamian
  the Babylonian world-tree
  This tree on the banks of the Euphrates
  was the site of Ishtar’s lovemaking
  sessions. The timber of the tree was
  said to have medicinal properties.
  Khumbala
  Mesopotamian
  a tyrant killed by Gisdhubar
  Khumbanda
  Hindu
  [=Cambodian Kampean]
  one of a group of 8 demons led 
  by Virudhaka
  Khumbu’i Yulha
  Tibetan
  [Home God of the Khumbu]
  patron deity of the sherpas
  This deity lives on the Himalayan 
  peak Khumbila.
  Khun Hsang L’rong
  Burmese
  husband of Nang-pyek-kha Yeh-khi
  He was the only man able to split the
  two gourds given to Nana by her
  parents. When he did so, all the
  animals of the world emerged.
  Khun Kan
  Thai
  one of the Three Great Men
  Khun Ket
  Thai
  one of the Three Great Men
  khuna
  Thai
  paradise
  Khuno
  South American
  a Bolivian god of snow-storms
  Khuns
  (see Khons)
  Khuran-Nojon
  Siberian
  a Buriat rain-deity
  He stores rain in barrels each of which,
  when opened, causes rain to fall for
  three days.
  Khurdad
  (see Haurvatat)
  Khurdhid
  Persian
  [=Greeek Helius]
  an ancient sun-god, forerunner 
  of Hvarekhshaeta
  Khuri Edzhin
  Siberian
  a Buriat spirit who teaches men the
  art of music
  Khurs
  (see Chors)
  Khuswame
  (see Khuzwame)
  Khuzwane
  African
  [Khuswane]
  a creator-god of the Luvedu tribe
  Khvarenah1
  Persian
  [Farro]
  a god of divine grace
  khvarenah2
  Persian
  [Farro]
  a divine substance
  This substance confers power on kings
  and the souls of the dead, creates gods,
  gives the stars and planets their power
  to influence human affairs and endows
  men with the strength to fight evil.
  Originally vested in Yima, it passed,
  when he spoke false words, to Mithra,
  then to Thraetona and finally to
  Keresaspa, ending up in the ocean.
  It is variously said to be found in the
  ocean, reeds or space.
  khwan
  Thai
  [=Indonesian badi]
  the soul which, it is said, can leave 
  the body and return
  (see also windjan)
  Khyati
  Hindu
  mother of Lakshmi by Brighu, some say
  Khyung
  Tibetan
  [=Hindu Garuda]
  winged deities of the Bon
  Khyung-Gai mGo-Can
  Tibetan
  [=Hindu Garuda]
  a local Buddhist god, leader of 
  the Khyung
  ki1
  Japanese
  [=Chinese ch’i]
  spirit: spiritual energy
  Ki2
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Antu]
  a Sumerian earth-goddess
  daughter of Nammu
  wife of An
  mother of Enlil and Enki
  Some say that she was the daughter of
  Ansar and Kisar, others that she was
  generated by Nammu.
  Originally, An and Ki were joined
  together but Enlil separated them and
  mated with Ki to produce all living
  things on earth.
  (see also Ninmah)
  ki-apod
  South American
  celestial spirits of the Tupari 
  people of Brazil
  ki-apoga-pod
  South American
  a soul, in the lore of the Tupari
  people of Brazil
  Some say that, after the pabid leaves,
  the body is buried. Its heart then starts
  to get bigger and eventually bursts
  open to reveal a new being, the ki-
  apoga-pod. A shaman pulls this new
  being, made of clay, out of the ground,
  shapes it into human form and, after
  giving it food and drink, releases it
  into the upper air where it lives.
  (see also pabid)
  Ki-gulla
  Mesopotamian
  [Destroyer of the World]
  son of Ea
  ki-mon
  Japanese
  garden shrines said to protect 
  the home
  ki-mu
  Chinese
  a bag said to contain the essence 
  of life
  Ki-no-o-baké
  Japanese
  a tree-spirit
  This spirit was said to be able to leave
  the tree it inhabits and assume a
  number of different guises. 
  ki-pi
  Chinese
  a diviner’s wand made of 
  red-lacquered peachwood
  ki-rin
  (see kirin)
  Ki Sin
  Chinese
  a god of Chekiang
  He was originally a 2nd C BC general
  who took the place of the emperor
  during a siege, so allowing his master
  to escape at the cost of his own life.
  Kiaklo
  North American
  in Zuni lore, a hero of the Askiwi 
  who visited Pautiwal in the
  underworld
  Kian
  (see Cian)
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  Kianda
  African
  a sea-god of the Kimbundu of Angola
  He proposed, in the form of a skull, to
  a girl who rejected him. Her sister
  accepted him and they went to his
  palace where he revealed himself as 
  a god.
  Kiara
  (see Mbomba1)
  kiavari
  East Indian
  spirits of the dead, in Javanese lore
  kibaba
  African
  a Swahili charm used against thieves
  kibla
  (see keblah)
  Kibu
  Pacific Islands
  the Melanesian land of the dead
  This land is envisaged as an island in
  the west. When the soul (mari) reaches
  Kibu it is turned into a proper ghost of
  the dead when it is struck on the head
  with a stone club. It is then a markai
  and can learn about life in Kibu.
  Kibuka
  African
  [Kibuki Kyobe]
  a war-god and storm-god of 
  the Baganda
  son of Manema Mairwa and Nagadya
  or Nambubu 
  brother of Mukasa
  He helped the tribe in the form of a
  cloud from which missiles rained down
  on their enemies in battle.
  He lost his immortality by sleeping
  with a mortal woman and was killed in
  the next battle.
  Kibuki Kyobe
  (see Kibuka)
  Kibunwasi
  African
  a trickster-deity in Zanzibar
  Kibwebanduka
  African
  a tribal-hero in Tanzania
  He led his people to their present
  homeland.
  Kichaka
  Hindu
  a general
  He tried to seduce Draupadi when she
  was serving as a maid at court and was
  beaten to death by Bhima.
  Kichigonai
  South American
  a spirit of light, maker of the day, 
  in Guatemala
  Kichijoten
  Japanese
  the goddess of fortune
  Kici Manitou
  North American
  [Kici Manitu]
  the supreme god of the Algonquin
  Indians
  He created the world from mud
  collected by birds and dried in his
  sacred pipe. His staff forms the central
  support for the world.
  Kici Manitu
  (see Kici Manitou)
  Kicva
  (see Cigfa)
  kicklesnifter
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Kida
  (see Kaidu)
  Kidilli
  Australian
  [Kulu]
  a moon-man of the Aborigines
  When he tried to rape the first woman
  he was killed by Kurukadi and Mumba,
  the lizard-men of the Dreamtime.
  Kidir
  (see Khadir)
  Kidul
  East Indian
  [Belerong.(Nyai) Belorong.
  (Nyai) Gedé Segoro.(Nyai) Lara.
  Kidul.Ratu Kidul.Ratu Lara Kidul.
  Ratu Loro]
  a sea-goddess, goddess of storms
  She met Senapati when he was
  swimming and took him to her under-
  water palace where he became her
  lover. He later returned to his home
  and became king of Java.
  Kidr
  (see Khadir)
  Kiehtan
  North American
  a beneficent god in the lore of the
  New England tribes
  Kieran
  (see Ciaran)
  Kiet
  African
  in the lore of the Nandi, the world
  order created by Asis
  Kigare
  African
  a cattle-god of the Banyoro
  Kigva
  (see Cigfa)
  Kigwa
  African
  an ancestral hero of Rwanda
  The wife of Nkuba had no children so
  she killed a cow and took its heart
  which she tended for nine months to
  produce the boy, Kigwa. He descended
  to earth and his son, Gihanga, became
  the first king.
  (see also Nkuba)
  Kihanga
  African
  the first man in the lore of 
  the Burundi
  father of Kanyarundi, Katwa 
  and Kinyarwanda
  He was made by Imana and descended
  to earth on a rope. He was black and
  white like a zebra.
  Kiho Tumu
  (see Te Tumu)
  Kihunai
  North American
  the people who preceded the Hupa tribe
  These people are believed to exist all
  round the Hupa, even above them.
  Ki’i
  Pacific Islands
  the Hawaiian name for Tiki
  Kiir
  African
  a Nuer god, guardian of the Nile
  Kijo
  Japanese
  an ogre of the woods
  Kika
  (see Na Kika)
  Kika-saru
  (see Kikazaru)
  Kikanga
  (see Chikanga)
  Kikazaru
  Japanese
  [Kika-saru]
  one of the Three Mystic Apes
  He is depicted with his hands covering
  his ears as ‘he who hears no evil’.
  Kikimora
  (see Domovikha)
  Kikore
  African
  daughter of Ruhaga
  She was the daughter of the king’s
  concubine and was sent as a bride to
  King Intare who had asked for the
  hand of her half-sister, Jaru. Intare, in
  disguise, entered Ruhaga’s court and
  eloped with Jaru.
  Kiku
  Japanese
  a farmer’s daughter
  wife of Sawara
  Kimi, the girl whom Sawara loved, ran
  away and Sawara, despairing of ever
  seeing her again, married Kiku. He
  later found Kimi who killed herself
  and he then sent Kiku back to her own
  family.
  Kiku-jido
  Japanese
  [Chrysanthemum Boy]
  an immortal youth said to live in the
  fountain of youth
  Kikuo
  Japanese
  a servant of Tsugaru
  He and his master escaped when
  enemies seized Tsugaru’s land and
  castle and, when Tsugaru died, Kikuo
  planted hosts of chrysanthemums
  round his grave. When Kikuo 
  himself fell ill, the spirits of the
  chrysanthemums appeared, in the
  form of children, to tend him as he
  had tended them but he was fated
  to die within thirty days. The
  chrysanthemums he had planted
  disappeared and when others were
  planted round his own grave they died.
  Kikuyu
  (see Gikuyu)
  Kilattas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian deity attendant on
  Shaushkas
  Kilcoed
  (see Cil Coed)
  kilcrop
  the child of a woman and an incubus
  These children are said to have a
  voracious appetite but rarely live
  longer than seven years.
  Kildisin
  Baltic
  wife of the Finnish sky-god, 
  Ilmarinen
  (see also Kildisin-mumy)
  Kildisin-mumy
  Russian
  [Kugo-shotshen-Ava]
  a birth-goddess
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  sky-god, Inmar
  (see also Kildisin)
  Kilembe
  African
  [Tree of Life]
  a magical tree
  This tree arrived on earth carried by
  the hero Sudika-mbambi when he 
  was born.
  Kilhwch
  (see Culhwch)
  Kilhwych
  (see Culhwch)
  kili
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  kiliakai
  (see kilyakai)
  Kilibob
  East Indian
  a local god in New Guinea
  Kilili
  Mesopotamian
  an aspect of Ishtar as ‘harlot’
  Kilima
  African
  a type of spirit which takes possession
  of humans, causing illness
  (see also Kinyamkera)
  Kilioa
  Pacific Islands
  a lizard-woman, in Polynesian lore
  She and Kalamainu act as guardians of
  the souls of the dead.
  Kilir
  (see Khadir)
  Killaraus
  (see Hill of Aisneach) 
  Killer-of-Enemies
  North American
  a culture-hero or minor deity of the
  Apache and Navaho
  son of Changing Woman 
  brother of Child-of-the-Water 
  and Wise One
  He and his brothers killed monsters
  and all the enemies of mankind.
  He is credited with the creation of
  the horse in which he used the wing of
  a bat to form the diaphragm.
  Kilot
  Pacific Islands
  the underworld, in some parts of 
  the Philippines
  This place is regarded as the home of
  the left-hand kalaloa (soul); the right-
  hand one goes to a heaven in the sky.
  kilu
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian song-festival and recital 
  of legends
  Kilwydd
  (see Cilydd)
  Kilya
  South American
  an Inca moon-goddess
  kilyakai
  East Indian
  [kiliakai]
  malevolent forest spirits of 
  New Guinea
  These spirits are said to shoot arrows
  which cause malaria.
  Kilydd
  (see Cilydd)
  Kima
  Japanese
  the first maiden to be abducted by the
  spirit of Yenoki
  Kimat
  Pacific Islands
  a dog of lightning in the Philippines,
  owned by Tadaklan
  Kimata-no-kami
  Japanese
  [Tree-trunk god]
  son of Okuni-Nushi and Ya-gami-hime
  When this child was born, Ya-gami-
  hime left it in a tree outside the palace
  where Okuni-Nushi now lived with
  Suseri-hime. The child was found by
  the palace servants and Suseri-hime
  reared him as her own.
  kimbanda
  African
  a sorcerer in Angola
  Kimbay
  Irish
  [Cambaeth.Cimbaeth.Ci(o)mbaoth.
  Combaoth.Cumbaeth]
  a prince of Ulster
  brother of Aedh and Dithorba
  On the death of his brother, Aedh, he was
  due to share the throne of Ulster with his
  other brother, Dithorba, but he was killed
  by Aedh’s daughter, Macha, who forcibly
  wed Kimbay and took the throne.
  In some accounts, Macha is the
  sister of Dithorba and Kimbay, rather
  than their niece.
  Kimbeline
  (see Cunobelinus)
  Kimbugwe
  African
  a guardian of the afterbirth of a king,
  among the Buganda
  Kimbuji
  African
  [Kimiji]
  in the lore of Angola, a huge fish 
  or crocodile
  This underworld inhabitant swallowed
  Sudika-mbambi but was killed by his
  brother Kabundungulu.
  Kimera
  African
  an ancestral king of the Baganda
  grandson of Kintu
  He was killed by his own grandson,
  Tembo, who had been led to believe
  that Kimera had killed his own son,
  Tembo’s father.
  Kimi
  Japanese
  daughter of Tenko
  She fell in love with Sawara, a pupil of
  her father, but he left to further his
  education under the painter Myokei.
  When Kimi heard that Sawara was to
  marry Myokei’s daughter, she ran
  away. Sawara could not find her when
  he returned to her father’s home so he
  married Kiku. When Kimi later met
  Sawara and learned of his marriage to
  Kiku, she stabbed herself to death and
  the painting that Sawara made of her
  body came alive to reproach him.
  Kimidinis
  Hindu
  hostile goblins travelling in pairs
  Kimiji
  (see Kimbuji)
  Kimitaka
  Japanese
  daughter of the emperor Ichijo
  She was captured by the demon
  Shutendoji but her father sent the
  warrior Raiko to kill the demon and
  she was rescued.
  Kimmerians
  (see Cimmerians)
  Kimmeroi
  (see Cimmerians)
  kimpasi
  African
  a ritual of the Bakongo
  This ritual is performed when many
  deaths have occurred in a village.
  Young members of each family are
  housed in a specially-built enclosure
  and then taken to a burial-ground
  where they are beaten to death with
  twigs. In reality, they are merely
  frightened out of their wits and, when
  they recover, they are sent back to
  their families.
  Kimpen-jigoku
  Japanese
  subsidiary hells at the cardinal points
  of the 8 major hells of Jigoku, each
  divided into 4 parts
  (see also Koduku-jigoku)
  Kimpurusha
  Hindu
  a spirit serving Kubera
  These beings are said to have the body
  of a horse with a human head.
  (see also Kinnava)
  Kin Tambuhan (see Ken Tamboehan)
  kina
  South American
  in Tierra del Fuego, a masked religious
  dance-ritual for men only
  Originally used by women, who were
  the superior sex, the sun discovered
  the secret from the moon and killed all
  the women except young girls and
  adopted the dance for men to ensure
  that they became superior to women.
  (see also kloketan)
  Kincaled
  British
  the Welsh name for Gringolet
  kinchaku
  Japanese
  a bag containing a charm said to
  protect children from accident or
  being lost
  kinchiltun
  Central American
  in the Mayan time-scale, a period of
  some 3,200,000 years
  Kindawuss
  North American
  a Haida maiden
  mother of Cunwhat and Soogaot
  She 
  ran 
  off 
  with 
  her 
  lover
  Quissankweedas when they were not
  allowed to marry but she was carried
  off by a bear while her lover was away.
  She bore two sons to the bear but was
  later found and returned to live with
  Quissankweedas.
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  Kinderbrunnen
  German
  wells in which, it is said, Frau Holle
  guards the souls of children
  (see also Kinderseen)
  Kinderseen
  German
  lakes in which, it is said, Frau Holle
  guards the souls of children
  (see also Kinderbrunnen)
  Kindly Ones (see Eumenides.Furies)
  kindoki1
  African
  the secret lore of the sorcerers
  Kindoki2
  African
  an evil spirit of the Bakongo
  Kindred Gods
  North American
  [Related Ones]
  4 gods of the Sioux
  These deities are given as Buffalo, Four
  Winds, Two-legged and Whirlwind, all
  aspects of Wakan Tanka.
  Kine
  (see Ganis)
  Kina-kine-boro
  East Indian
  an ogre who used his long hair to lasso
  his victims
  Kinebahan
  (see Hunab)
  King Arthur1
  English
  a 17th C opera by Dryden (music by
  Purcell) in which the king is in love
  with a blind girl, Emmeline
  King Arthur2
  English
  a long poem by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  King Arthur3
  (see Arthur)
  King Arthur and King Cornwall
  British
  a 16th C poem about the king and 
  the sorcerer
  King Asoka
  (see Ashoka)
  King Brown
  (see Lud)
  King Bruin
  (see Lud)
  King Cole
  (see Coel)
  King Cornwall
  British
  a sorcerer appearing in a 16th C poem
  King Daniel
  (see Daniel2)
  King Fox
  British
  the name Lancelot used for King Mark
  whom he distrusted
  King Goldemar
  (see Goldemar)
  King Herla
  (see Herla.Herlethimgi)
  King Hor
  Tibetan
  a king who abducted Brug Ma
  She was rescued from his clutches by
  Gesai whom she married.
  King Lir
  (see Lir)
  King Love
  British
  a king who dismissed his wife
  When his wife oppressed his people,
  he banished and gave jurisdiction to
  her sister who was later attacked by the
  banished woman. Bors came to her aid
  and defeated the attacking forces led
  by Priadan.
  King Mark
  (see Mark)
  King Mathias
  (see Kralj Matjaz)
  King Noble 
  (see Nobel)
  King of Cows
  Chinese
  an ugly ogre, protector of cattle
  King of Horses
  Chinese
  an ugly ogre
  This being is depicted with four
  hands and three eyes and is revered
  by horse-breeders.
  King of Lidskialf
  Norse
  a title of Odin
  King of Men (see Agamemnon.Zeus)
  King of Military Pacification
  (see Wu-an wang)
  King of Saturnalia
  Roman
  [Abbot of Unreason]
  a man impersonating the god Saturn
  After five days in office, the incumbent
  was killed.
  King of Suffering
  Welsh
  [King of Tortines]
  His sons were killed each day by the
  Addanc of the lake and restored to
  life each evening when bathed by
  their wives.
  King of the City
  (see Melkarth)
  King of the Dead
  (see Khenti Amentiu)
  King of the Desert Land
  (see Claudas)
  King of the Golden Pillars
  (see Easal)
  King of the Isles
  British
  father of Biautei
  King of the Land
  (see Wurukatti)
  King of the Lions
  (see Shishi-wo)
  King of the May
  European
  a mediaeval spirit of vegetation
  In a festival in honour of this spirit, the
  main participant, dressed in bark and
  flowers, is chased by the others and, if
  caught, 
  decapitated 
  in 
  a 
  mock
  ceremony and carried on a bier to the
  next village where he is revived.
  King of the Tangled Wood
  (see Valerin)
  King of the Wood
  Roman
  [Priest of Nemi.Rex Nemorensis]
  a priest of Diana in Aricia
  The first of these was Virbius and the
  succession went to a runaway slave or
  gladiator who fought the incumbent
  with a branch of a tree in the
  surrounding grove.
  King of the World  (see Daire Donn. 
  Mandhatri.Sinsar)
  King of Tortines
  (see King of Suffering)
  King of Worms
  (see Gunther)
  King Pêcheur
  (see Fisher King)
  King Pelles
  (see Pelles)
  King Priam
  English
  an opera by Michael Tippett based on
  the story of the Trojan king
  King Suddohodama
  (see Shuddohodhana)
  King Sweeney
  (see Suibhne Geilt)
  King with a Hundred Knights
  (see Aguysans)
  King Vollmar
  (see Goldemar)
  King Wonderful
  (see Isokalakal)
  Kingdom of the Faylinn
  Irish
  the land where the Faylinn lived, ruled
  by Iubdan and Bebo
  Kingaludda
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian deity, messenger of Enlil
  kingfisher
  Greek
  the bird of Thetis
  Some say that this bird’s beak always
  indicates the direction of the wind
  and that its dead body can be used to
  divert thunderbolts.
  It was originally grey in colour and
  acquired its brilliant colouring when it
  flew near the sun while surveying the
  waters after the flood.
  Kingly Castle
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  King’s Castle
  (see Caer Feddwid)
  King’s Cycle
  Irish
  the corpus of literature dealing with
  the exploits of the many kings of
  Ireland and its provinces
  Kings of Hell
  (see Ten Yama Kings)
  Kings of the Island of 
  the Torrent
  Irish
  leaders of the forces which, under
  Sinsar, sailed to Ireland to help Midac
  All three of these kings were killed in
  the fighting that ensued at the ford
  when they tried to attack Finn mac
  Cool and his Fianna party trapped in
  the Quicken Trees Hostel.
  Kingsley, Charles 
  British
  (1819–1875)
  a writer
  He was the author of The Heroes, tales
  of Greek mythology.
  Kingu
  Mesopotamian
  [Kingugu.Qingu]
  an Akkadian earth-god
  son of Abzu and Tiamat
  husband of Tiamat
  He was the leader of the evil primal
  forces and the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  in the struggle with the gods and acted
  as holder of the Tablets of Destiny.
  He was the son and second husband
  of Tiamat and was killed with her in
  the fight with Marduk. In some
  accounts, his blood was mixed with
  sand to make mankind. Some equate
  him with Tammuz.
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  Kirata-n-te-rerei
  Kingugu
  (see Kingu)
  Kinh Duong Vuong
  Vietnamese
  an ancestral hero
  father of Lac Long Quan
  He married the daughter of a water-
  dragon and they produced a son who
  taught the people the arts of
  agriculture etc.
  Kinharigan
  (see Kinharingan)
  Kinharingan
  East Indian
  [Kinharigan]
  a creator-god in Borneo
  husband of Munsumundok
  It is said that Kinharingan and his wife
  appeared out of a rock in the sea,
  walking on the water to the home of
  Bisagit who gave them some soil with
  which they made the earth. They then
  made the sky, the heavenly bodies and
  human beings.
  Kinharingan killed his first son and
  cut his body into pieces which he
  planted in various places. From these
  pieces came all the plants and animals.
  One version says that Bisagit gave
  them the soil on condition that he
  could have half of the people that
  Kinharingan made. He achieved this
  by spreading small-pox through the
  population at forty year intervals.
  Kinich Ahau
  (see Ah Kin)
  Kinich Kakmo
  Central American
  a name for Ah Kin, the sun-god, 
  in the form of a macaw
  Kini’je
  Siberian
  [Ki’njen]
  the spirit which controls time
  Ki’njen
  (see Kini’je)
  Kinjikitire Ngwale
  (see Bokero)
  Kinkara
  (see Konkara)
  Kinma
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘leader of 
  gods’
  Kinnar
  Phoenician
  [Kinnur]
  a god of music
  Kinnara1
  Hindu
  one of a mythical race of horse-
  headed people, servants of 
  Kubera
  These beings acted as musicians at
  Kubera’s court.
  Some say that these beings sprang
  from Brahma’s toe, others that they
  were the offspring of Kashyapa.
  (see also Kimpurusha)
  Kinnara2
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Kinnara3
  Thai
  a monster, half man, half bird
  kinno
  South American
  in the lore of the Tupari of Brazil, 
  the people who failed to reach the
  upper world
  Aroteh and Tovapod dug into the earth
  to find the people who had stolen their
  food and, in so doing, created an
  opening through which some humans,
  living under the earth, escaped to the
  upper world. The kinno were those that
  were trapped when the hole was sealed.
  It is said that they will emerge to
  repopulate the earth when the present
  races have all died.
  Kinnur
  (see Kinnar)
  Kino Momoye
  Japanese
  [Momoye]
  the man who ridiculed Kobo Daishi
  While he was asleep, he was assaulted
  by a wrestler who, when Momoye
  awoke, turned into a written character,
  the very one that Momoye had scoffed
  at when Kobo Daishi wrote it.
  kinocetus
  a stone said to have the power to
  repel demons
  Kinship of the Three
  (see Ts’an T’ung Ch’i)
  Kintaro
  Japanese
  [Golden Boy.(Sakata) Kintoki]
  a hero
  servant of Yorimitsu
  son of Sakata Kurando and Yaégiri
  He was born of a warrior and a
  mountain-spirit and, after his father
  had killed himself, was raised by his
  mother in the wilds where, as a youth,
  he made friends with the wild animals
  and developed enormous strength.
  One day he was seen by a noble,
  Yorimitsu, in the act of pushing over a
  tree to form a bridge so that he could
  cross a river. Yorimitsu took him as his
  retainer, called him Sakata Kintoki and
  he grew up to be a warrior-hero.
  Kintoki
  (see Kintaro)
  Kintu
  African
  a king-god of the Buganda
  the first man
  husband of Nambi
  He went up to heaven to ask for a wife
  and was given Mambi, daughter of the
  supreme god, Gulu, but only after he
  had passed a number of tests. One was
  to eat enough food for a hundred
  people, another to fill a bottomless pot
  with dew. He also had to identify his
  own cow in three large herds. He
  passed all the tests and took Nambi
  back to earth. Her brother, Walumbe,
  the god of death, followed them.
  Kinyamkera
  African
  a type of evil spirit which takes
  possession of humans, causing illness
  They are described as having one eye,
  one arm and one leg. (see also Kilima)
  Kinyarwanda
  African
  a child of the first man, Kihanga
  brother of Kanyarundi and Katwa
  Kinyoka
  African
  a serpent in the underworld
  This five-headed monster was killed
  by Sudika-mbambi when he went
  down to the underworld.
  Kinyras
  (see Cinyras)
  kiolu
  African
  a very small animal generated by a
  sorcerer from his own soul
  A sorcerer can cause this animal to
  enter the body of another person and
  kill him.
  Kiore Ta
  New Zealand
  a servant of Ngarara
  She helped Ruru to escape the clutches
  of her mistress when he landed on
  their island.
  Kiore Ti
  New Zealand
  a servant of Ngarara
  She helped Ruru to escape the clutches
  of her mistress when he landed on
  their island.
  Kiousa1
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of the 
  south-eastern states, an idol
  guarding the dead
  Kiousa2
  (see Oki)
  Kipalende
  African
  the 4 servants of Sudika-Mbamba
  kipriano
  Armenian
  a charm
  This device, in the form of a roll of
  prayers and magic formulae, is said to
  protect the bearer from such things as
  the evil eye and snake-bite.
  Kipu-Tytto
  Finnish
  a goddess of sickness
  daughter of Tuoni and Tuonetar
  sister of Kivutar, Loviatar and
  Vammatar
  She enticed mortals to the underworld
  by singing.
  Kirabira
  African
  a war-god of the Baganda
  son of Mukasa
  brother of Nende and Mirimu
  Kirata-n-te-rerei
  Pacific Islands
  a founding ancestor of the Gilbertese
  son of Te-ariki-n-Tarawa and 
  Nei Te-reere
  He was said to be so handsome that 
  he could produce children without 
  a woman.
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  Kiratas
  Hindu
  a mythical race in the mountains
  These people were said to live in water
  while others say they were huge, man-
  eating tigers. The female version
  appears as a seductive maiden.
  Kirati
  Hindu
  a name for Durga and Kali 
  as ‘mountain woman’
  Kirava
  Tibetan
  a king
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Kiriel
  [Ciriel] 
  a moon-demon
  kirimu
  African
  a spirit or soul of the Nande
  kirin
  Japanese
  [ki-rin.sin-you:=Chinese ch’i-lin:
  =Mongolian kere:=Tibetan serou]
  a single-horned animal, counterpart of
  the Chinese ch’i-lin: a unicorn
  Kirinh
  Mongolian
  one of the burkhan
  kirka
  Hindu
  a sign of the Zodiac, Cancer the crab
  Kirke
  (see Circe)
  Kirnababy
  (see Cornbaby)
  Kirom
  Irish
  a chieftain fighting with the forces of
  Sinsar, King of the World
  When Midac trapped Finn mac Cool
  and a party of the Fianna in the
  Quicken Trees Hostel, Kirom led 
  the second wave of attackers against
  Fiachna who held the ford against
  them and killed all except one man.
  Kiron
  (see Chiron)
  Kirti
  Hindu
  a goddess
  the sakti of Kesava
  Kirtimukha
  (see Kirttimukha)
  Kirttimukha
  Hindu
  [Banaspati.Kirtimukha]
  a lion-headed monster
  This being was created by Shiva to fight
  the demon Rahu which had been sent
  by Jalandhara to seize Shiva’s wife, Sakti.
  When Rahu fled, the voracious monster
  ate its own body leaving only the face.
  (see also Face of Glory.Kala2)
  Kis
  Egyptian
  a god of Kusae
  He is depicted in the form of a man
  strangling two long-necked creatures,
  perhaps giraffes.
  Kisani
  North American
  [Mirage People]
  the inhabitants of the fourth world
  through which the Navaho passed on
  their way to the upper world
  Kisangan-Tengri
  Siberian
  [=Altaic Kysan-Tengere]
  a Mongol war god
  Kisar
  Mesopotamian
  [Kishar.Kissare]
  an early Sumerian goddess
  daughter of Lahmu and Lahamu
  consort of Ansar
  mother of Antu
  mother of Anu and Ea, some say
  Kisboldogasszony
  (see Boldogasszony)
  Kisha Manido
  North American
  [Masha Manido]
  the Menominee name for the creator-
  god, the Great Spirit
  (see also Great Spirit)
  Kishar
  (see Kisar)
  kishi1
  African
  a Kimbundu evil spirit
  This being has a two-faced head, one
  human, one hyena.
  kishi2
  (see nkisi)
  Kishi Bojin
  Japanese
  [Karitei-mo.Kishimo-jin.Kishimojin:
  =Chinese Ho-li Ti:=Indian Hariti]
  a Buddhist goddess, guardian 
  of children
  It is said that she was originally the
  demon-woman, Karitei-mo, who ate
  children. When she converted to 
  Buddhism she became the protector of
  children and women in labour.
  Kishijoten
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess of fortune
  sister of Bishamon
  Kishimo-jin
  (see Kishi Bojin)
  kisi
  (see nkisi)
  kisimbi
  African
  [Water Girl.Water Nymph: 
  plur=bisimbi]
  a Bakongo spirit which causes illness
  These beings cannot be seen because
  they are made of water.
  Kisin
  Central American
  a Mayan earthquake spirit
  kisirani
  African
  in the lore of the Swahili, one who
  brings bad luck
  kiskanu
  Mesopotamian
  a sacred tree in Sumerian myths
  Kisbil-lilla
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Lilith]
  a Sumerian female demon of the 
  night
  Kiskilussa
  Mesopotamian
  the site of the battle between Teshub
  and Illuyankas
  Kismaras
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  kismat
  (see kismet)
  kismet
  Turkish
  [kismat:=Muslim quisma]
  fate as decreed by god
  Kisra
  Arab
  the Arab name for Kay Khusraw
  Kissare
  Mesopotamian
  an alternative version of Kisar
  consort of Assoros
  Kisseus
  (see Cisseus)
  Kissos
  Greek
  Dionysus as the god of ivy
  Kistna
  (see Krishna)
  Kitamba
  African
  [Kitambe]
  king of the Mbundu
  husband of Muhongo
  He placed a ban of total silence on his
  people when his wife died. They then
  dug a pit and sent a sorcerer down to
  the underworld to find his wife who
  gave him an armlet which made the
  king lift the ban.
  Kitambe
  (see Kitamba)
  Kitanitowit
  North American
  [Great Spirit.Kittanitowit]
  a creator god of the Algonquin Indians
  a name for the Great Spirit
  Kitap Ngelmu
  East Indian
  a Javanese book of magic
  Kitche Manitou
  (see Gitchi Manitou)
  Kitchen God
  Chinese
  [Stove God]
  a deity of the household
  Each house has its own spirit which
  reports to heaven on the family each year.
  (see also Chang Tao-ling.Tsao Chün)
  Kitimil
  Pacific Islands
  in Pelew Island flood myths, one of the
  2 survivors
  The other survivor was Magigi.
  Kitkaositiyiqa
  North American
  father of Yetl, some say
  Kitsawitsak
  North American
  one of the 5 houses of the Pawnee 
  animal-spirits known as the Nahurak
  Kitshi Manitou
  North American
  the Chippewa name for the Great Spirit
  (see also Gitchi Manitou)
  Kitsuki
  Japanese
  a shrine to Susanowa
  It is said that the gods assemble here
  once a year to arrange all marriages for
  the next year.
  Kitsune
  Japanese
  a shape-changing fox: a fox-spirit
  acting as a messenger for Inari
  kitsune-tsuki
  Japanese
  possession by demons due to foxes
  It is said that a fox-spirit can enter a
  woman via her breasts or her fingernails.
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  klu2
  Kittanitowit
  (see Kitanitowit)
  Kittu
  Mesopotamian
  [Kettu.Kittum]
  a Babylonian god, truth personified
  son of Samas and A-a
  brother of Giru, Mesharu and Nusku
  (see also Sydyk)
  Kittum
  (see Kittu)
  Kium
  (see Chium)
  Kiva
  North American
  a Hopi ceremonial chamber
  This circular room is built under-
  ground and is entered through the
  roof. It is here that the tribe’s secret
  rites are performed.
  Kivati
  North American
  [Kwatee.Kwati]
  a trickster-god of the Quinault 
  Indians
  He changed the original giant animals
  into normal animals and made men
  from balls of dust mixed with his own
  sweat.
  When his brother was swallowed by
  a monster in the lake, Kivati threw hot
  rocks into the lake until the scalding
  water killed the monster, whereupon
  Kivati slit open its belly and released
  his brother.
  At the end of his world-forming
  labours he turned into stone.
  Kivutar
  Finnish
  a goddess of suffering
  daughter of Tuoni and Tuonetar
  sister of Kipu-Tytto, Loviatar and
  Vammatar
  Kiwa
  Pacific Islands
  the precursor of all shell-fish, in
  Polynesian lore 
  kiwi
  New Zealand
  a flightless bird
  The Maori say that this bird was made
  from a calabash by Tane.
  Kiyamat-saus
  Baltic
  an assistant of the Finnish underworld 
  god Tuoni
  Kiyamat-tora
  (see Tuoni)
  Kiya’rnarak
  Inuit
  a creator-god
  Kiyo
  Japanese
  [Kiyohime.Kujo]
  a serving-maid in a tea-house
  She fell in love with the monk, Anchin,
  who so far forgot his vows as to fall in
  love with her. When he renounced the
  temptations of the flesh, she sought
  the aid of the fire-god, Fudo, and the
  magician-god, Kompira, and learned
  how to turn herself into a dragon.
  When Anchin left her for the last time,
  she became a huge dragon and, when
  he hid under a bell, she coiled round 
  it, crushing it and melting it with her 
  hot breath, killing both the monk 
  and herself.
  Kiyohime
  (see Kiyo)
  Kiyomori
  Japanese
  a hero, leader of the Taira
  He killed Yoshitomo and would have
  killed all his family but Yoshitomo’s
  wife, Tokiwa, agreed to marry him to
  save her children.
  kla
  (see akra)
  klaboterman
  Baltic
  the spirit of the phantom ship
  Carmilhan
  This spirit helps the sailors but
  thrashes those who are idle.
  When a tree was felled for a mast,
  an ill child was passed through it. If the
  child died, its caul remained in the
  mast as a klaboterman.
  klaft
  Egyptian
  a headdress worn by Isis
  This headdress was said to impart
  divine wisdom to the one who wore it.
  Klaus
  German
  [Peter Klaus:=North American Rip 
  van Winkle]
  a goat-herd
  He followed a goat into a valley where
  twelve men were playing skittles.
  Overcome by wine, he fell asleep and,
  when he awoke, found that he had
  slept for twenty years.
  Kle-klati-e’il
  (see Lalaia’il)
  Kleanthes
  (see Cleanthes)
  Kleesto
  North American
  in the lore of the Navaho, the 
  Great Snake
  Klehanoia
  (see Tlehanoia)
  kleinevolk
  (see Dwarfs)
  Kleng
  (see Kling)
  Kleo
  (see Cleo)
  Kleobis
  (see Cleobis)
  Kleio
  (see Clio)
  Kletrpal
  (see Bhumiya)
  Kliarin-Kliara
  (see Kunapipi)
  Klieng
  (see Kling)
  Kling
  East Indian
  [Kl(i)eng]
  a war-god of the Iban tribe of 
  Borneo
  a mythical hero
  This being was said to have been
  found in the knot of a tree and could
  assume any shape he chose.
  Klingshor
  (see Klingsor)
  Klingsor
  European
  [Clinschor.Klingshor]
  a magician
  duke of Terre Labur
  He was castrated by Ibert and became
  a wizard. Some say he was a bishop.
  In some versions, he imprisoned
  several 
  queens, 
  including 
  King
  Arthur’s mother, Arnive, but they were
  rescued by Gawain.
  In the Wagnerian version of
  Parsifal’s (Percival’s) quest for the
  Holy Grail, Klingsor was refused
  admission to the Temple of the Grail
  so he built a garden of delight nearby
  where many knights seeking the grail
  were seduced from their honourable
  path. He took the sacred spear from
  Amfortas and wounded him with it.
  When he tried to kill Parsifal with the
  spear, it miraculously stopped in its
  flight and floated round Parsifal’s
  head. Parsifal used the spear as a
  means to destroy the garden and
  banish Klingsor from the earth.
  In some accounts, his home is called
  Schastel Marveil.
  Klio
  (see Clio)
  Kliwa
  North American
  a wind-spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Klodan
  Pacific Islands
  a Balinese girl
  She and Klontjing were locked in a
  chest by a giantess but were saved by
  mice which gnawed a hole through
  which they escaped.
  Kloketen
  South American
  in Tierra del Fuego, a male initiation 
  rite
  Youths gathered in a hut are subjected
  to frightening ordeals by masked men
  who instill the secrets of the tribe and
  the superiority of men.
  Klontjing
  Pacific Islands
  a Balinese girl
  She and Klodan were locked in a chest
  by a giantess but were saved by mice
  which gnawed a hole through which
  they escaped.
  Kloskurbeh
  North American
  a creator-god of the Hopi
  A being (‘youth’) was created from this
  god’s breath and another (‘lore’) from
  one of his tears. These two mated to
  produce the first humans. 
  Klotho
  (see Clotho)
  Klothon
  (see Clotho)
  Klu1
  Buddhist
  [Khe-rgyal]
  the Tibetan name for Virupaksha 
  as king of the nagas
  klu2
  Tibetan
  ancestors of the race
  miracle-workers      (see also ’gong-po.
  rgyal-po)
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  Klu-dban
  Klu-dban
  Tibetan
  [Lu Vang]
  king of speech
  one of the 5 Mahapancharajas
  He is depicted as red, holding an
  elephant-goad or a mace and riding a
  blue crocodile or a blue mule.
  (see also Sun-gi-rgyal-po)
  Kludd
  British
  the English version of Kludde
  Kludde
  European
  [=British Kludd]
  a Belgian or Flemish spirit
  This being could turn itself into a
  variety of animals such as a dog, horse
  or toad, or, alternatively, into a tree.
  Klumene
  (see Clymene)
  Klumenes
  (see Clymenus)
  Klust
  (see Clust)
  Klutaimnestra
  (see Clytemnestra)
  Klymenos
  (see Clymenus)
  Klytaimnestra
  (see Clytemnestra)
  kmoch
  Cambodian
  ghosts
  kmoch pray
  Cambodian
  ghosts of women or children 
  who died in childbirth
  Some say these spirits can enter living
  relatives and make them ill.
  K’makamtch
  (see Kmukamtch)
  Kmukamch
  (see Kmukamtch)
  Kmukamtch
  North American
  [Ancient Old Man.K’makamtch.
  Kumukamch]
  a demon: a creator-spirit
  In the lore of the Klamath, he tried to
  set the world on fire but the Medoc
  regard him as a creator-spirit.
  Knaninjar
  Australian
  ancestors living as spirits in 
  the sky
  Kne
  a demon
  Knecht Ruprecht
  German
  [Servant Rupert]
  a domestic fairy
  Knef
  Egyptian
  [Kematef:=Greek Kneph]
  an early god
  In some accounts, he and Athor were
  engendered by the supreme god,
  Amon, and were the parents of Isis and
  Osiris. In others, he is a manifestation
  of Khnum as a god of winds, depicted
  as blue, holding a sceptre and a plume
  of feathers.
  Knefrud
  Norse
  [Wingi]
  a servant of Atli
  He was killed in the fight that ensued
  when Atli ambushed Gunnar’s party.
  Kneph
  Greek
  [Cnuphis.Knephis.Knepth]
  the Greek version of Knef
  Knephis
  (see Kneph)
  Knepth
  (see Kneph)
  Knife-wing
  North American
  a spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Knight of Friendship
  (see Triamond)
  Knight of La Mancha
  (see Don Quixote)
  Knight of Song
  (see Tannhauser)
  Knight of the Cart
  British
  [Knight of the Chariot]
  a name given to Lancelot
  Lancelot had his horse shot from
  under him when he was riding to the
  rescue of Guinevere who had been
  abducted by Meliagaunt and was
  compelled to complete the journey in
  the back of a woodman’s cart.
  Knight of the Chariot
  (see Knight of the Cart)
  Knight of the DolefulCountenance
  (see Don Quixote)
  Knight of the Dragon
  (see Segurant)
  Knight of the Dwarf
  (see Amadis of Gaul)
  Knight of the Ebon Spear
  (see Britomart)
  Knight of the Fair Country
  British
  brother of King Arthur
  father of the Great Fool
  Knight of the Fountain
  British
  [Black Knight.Esclados]
  husband of Laudine
  He defeated Cynon but was killed 
  by Owain who took his estate and 
  his wife.
  Knight of the Goddess
  (see Gawain)
  Knight of the Green Sword
  (see Amadis of Gaul)
  Knight of the Invincible Sword
  (see Amadis of Gaul)
  Knight of the Lantern1
  British
  a knight who killed the Black 
  Knight
  Knight of the Lantern2
  British
  son of Libearn
  Knight of the Lion
  (see Owain)
  Knight of the Mill
  (see Peredur)
  Knight of the Old Table
  (see Segurant)
  Knight of the Red Launds
  (see Ironside)
  Knight of the Red Lawns
  (see Ironside)
  Knight of the Silver Keys
  (see Pierre)
  Knight of the Sleeve
  British
  a knight who won Clarette as a wife in
  a tournament
  Knight of the Sparrowhawk
  (see Edern)
  Knight of the Swan   (see Lohengrin.
  Swan Knight)
  Knight of the Well
  Irish
  a knight who fought with Dermot on
  the island where he had gone in
  search of the men carried off by
  Gilla Dacar
  Knight of the White Moon
  (see Samson Carrasco)
  Knight of Two Swords
  (see Balin.Meriadeuc)
  Knights Eagle
  Central American
  a higher grade of Knights Tiger,
  warriors of the sun
  Knights of Battle
  British
  3 famous warriors of King Arthur’s
  court
  They were Cadeu, Lancelot and Owain.
  Knights of the Franc Palais
  British
  an order set up by Perceforest which
  was annihilated by the Romans
  Knights of the Round Table
  British
  the chosen knights of King Arthur’s
  court
  The Round Table provided places for
  150 knights and 100 were sent by
  Leodegrance with the table as
  Guinevere’s dowry on her marriage to
  Arthur. Merlin, authorised to find fifty
  more, 
  found 
  only 
  twenty-eight
  suitable knights. Each knight took a
  yearly oath to fight only in just causes
  and not for personal gain, to protect
  women and respect their persons, to
  use force only when necessary, never
  to commit murder or treason and to
  grant mercy when it was asked for.
  Among these knights, the most
  honoured were Galahad, Gareth,
  Gawain, Kay, Lamerock, Lancelot,
  Percival, Tristram, Mark, Mordred,
  Palamedes and Torre. Others included
  were Accolon, Bleoberis, Bedivere,
  Bors, 
  Dornar, 
  Ector, 
  Gaheris,
  Galahaut, Lionel, Marhaus, Owain,
  Pelleas, Pellimore, Sagramore, Turkin
  and Vanoc.
  Knights Tiger
  Central American
  initiates of an Aztec religious order
  (see also Knights Eagle)
  knocker
  British
  [=German kobold:=Welsh coblyn]
  a Cornish spirit of the tin-mines, 
  said to indicate the presence of
  valuable ore: a form of bucca
  Knum
  (see Khnum)
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  knupa
  Pacific Islands
  the Hawaiian demi-gods, as opposed
  to the gods, the akua
  Ko1
  Korean
  [Go]
  the name taken by Chumong when he
  set up his own kingdom
  Ko2
  Korean
  an ancestral hero
  Ko, together with Pu and Yang,
  emerged from the earth and survived
  by hunting.
  A box which they found on the
  shore contained three princesses and a
  number of domestic animals. The
  three men each married a princess and,
  determining the site of their future
  homes by shooting arrows, settled
  down and founded three clans.
  ko3
  Pacific Islands
  in New Caledonia, the human 
  spirit
  The priest keeping a vigil beside the
  body of some dead person may capture
  the ko in the form of a small animal
  which he then drowns in the river,
  producing in its place a stone, a bao,
  said to hold the departed soul.
  K’o-chu
  Chinese
  the realm of Fa-no-p’o-ssu
  Ko-dama
  Japanese
  an echo-god: an echo regarded as
  the soul of a tree answering the
  original call
  Ko Hung1
  Chinese
  [Pao-p’u-tzu]
  a Taoist alchemist
  He is said to have made a drug that
  conferred immortality. Both he and a
  dog took the pills and died but both
  came back to life.
  (see Ko Hung2)
  Ko Hung2
  Chinese
  a patron-god of dyers
  Originally he was a 4th C writer of
  books on alchemy and ancient legends
  including Biographies of the Gods.
  (see Ko Hung1)
  Ko-lung
  Chinese
  an emperor who was deified as god 
  of the soil
  one of the T’u-ti Shen
  Ko-no-hana
  (see Sengen)
  Ko-no-ka Po-li-to-she
  (see Pindola2)
  Ko Pala
  Burmese
  a legendary king
  He was banished by his people and left
  to die on an island but was reborn as a
  crab and sent floods to avenge his
  earlier ill-treatment.
  Kobal
  a demon in charge of entertainment 
  in hell as stage manager
  Kobath
  (see Mount Baker)
  Kobe-no-kami
  (see Oki-tsu Hime)
  Kobetsu
  Japanese
  imperial clans who claimed to be
  descended from Amaterasu
  (see also Shinbetsu)
  Kobine
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Naredu
  She helped her father create the earth.
  Kobo Daishi
  Japanese
  [Gohitsu-Osoh.Hensho Kong.
  Kukai.Totomono]
  (c. 774–835)
  a Buddhist saint
  founder of True Word Buddhism
  The priest Kukai, who as a boy was
  called Totomono, travelled to China,
  learned the principles of the Chen Yen
  sect and returned to Japan to found the
  Shingon (True Word) movement.
  Before leaving the mainland, he threw
  his vajra which landed in Japan. He
  was credited with the invention of a
  form of cursive script and was a famous
  preacher and painter.
  He could produce water by
  pushing his staff into the earth or, if
  he needed shelter from the sun, the
  staff would take root and grow into a
  shady tree.
  In one story, he gave a handkerchief
  to a servant who had brought him
  water. When she used it, she became
  very beautiful and attracted a rich
  husband, whereas the girl’s mistress,
  who had refused to give him water, was
  turned into a horse.
  Another 
  story 
  says 
  that 
  he
  straightened the leaning tower of a
  temple merely by prayer.
  When he once tried to kill himself
  for the benefit of humanity, angels
  prevented him so that he might fulfil
  his destiny. It was said that a star
  entered his mouth and he killed a
  dragon merely by spitting on it.
  Asked by a boy to demonstrate his
  powers, he wrote letters in the sky
  and on the surface of water. The boy
  then drew a dragon on the water and,
  when the saint added a dot, the
  dragon came to life and ascended 
  to heaven.
  He was said to be able to raise the
  dead and to purify polluted water as
  well as communicating with the gods.
  At his own request he was buried alive
  and it is said that his body never rots
  but awaits the coming of the Buddha
  Mahavairocana. After his death he was
  deified as Kobo Daishi.
  One story says that he rose from his
  grave to conduct the funeral of one
  emperor and to baptise his successor.
  kobold
  German
  [=British brownie.knocker:
  =Welsh coblyn]
  a dwarf mine-spirit: 
  a domestic brownie 
  (see also dwarfs.elves.
  Heinzelmannchen)
  Kodinhaltia
  Baltic
  a Finnish house-fairy
  Kodo-yanpe
  North American
  [Earth Maker.Earth Namer]
  a name of Wonomi as ‘namer of 
  the world’
  Kodo-yapeu
  North American
  a name of Wonomi as ‘creator of 
  the world’
  Kodo-yaponi
  North American
  a name of Wonomi as ‘chief of 
  the world’
  Kodojeza
  Baltic
  an Estonian household god
  Part of the garden was kept as sacred
  to this deity. A woman was allowed to
  enter it once, just after she was
  married, but never thereafter.
  Kodomo-no-Inari
  Japanese
  a fox-god
  Kodros
  (see Codrus)
  Koduku-jigoku
  Japanese
  subsidiary hells which appear 
  randomly anywhere on 
  earth          (see also Kimpen-jigoku)
  Koen
  Australian
  an evil spirit
  husband of Mailkun
  Koeus
  (see Coeus)
  Koevasi
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-deity of the Solomon 
  Islands                         (see Agunua)
  Koftarim
  Egyptian
  a mythical king
  It is said that he built the Pharos
  lighthouse and a gateway which, by
  staring with mechanical eyes, could
  put animals to sleep; and was the
  owner of a magical mirror in which he
  could see what each of his subjects was
  doing and a statue made of glass which
  could turn into clay any person who
  tried to gain entry to the king’s
  treasury.
  Kogoshui
  Japanese
  a 9th C book of myths written by
  Imbe-no-Hironari
  Koh-i-Noor
  (see Castle of Light2)
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  Kohai
  Pacific Islands
  the first man, in the lore of Tonga
  grandfather of Ahoeitu
  In some accounts, Kohai was a
  primaeval serpent.
  Kohaku Jo
  Japanese
  daughter of Kamatari
  She married Koso, the emperor of
  China, and sent back to her home in
  Japan three marvellous treasures
  given to her by her husband. These
  were a musical instrument that could
  play for ever, an inkwell which never
  ran dry and a crystal in which an
  image of the Buddha could be seen.
  Kohara
  Pacific Islands
  the female progenitor of all tuna 
  fish
  Kohi Tumu
  (see Te Tumu)
  Kohin
  Australian
  [Koin]
  a thunder-god who lives in the 
  Milky Way
  a culture-hero of the 
  Aborigines
  Kohkang Wuhti
  (see Kokyanwuti)
  Kohmba
  Sri Lankan
  a god
  Kohu
  Pacific Islands
  a god of mists
  Koiakutu
  Pacific Islands
  the hill of lice, part of the Melanesian
  afterworld
  Koil
  North American
  the sheep, created by Kumush
  Koin
  (see Kohin)
  Koiti
  Pacific Islands
  son of Auahi-Turoa and Mahuika
  brother of Konui, Koroa, Manawa 
  and Mapere
  Koito
  African
  an Ethiopian feast to propitiate the
  spirit of lightning
  Koji-Ki
  (see Kojiki)
  Kojiki
  Japanese
  [Book of Ancient Matters.Koji-Ki] 
  sacred Shinto texts relating the story
  of the Creation, written by Ono
  Yasuman in AD 712
  Kojin
  Japanese
  [Kojin-sama.Sambo-Ko-Jin]
  a kitchen-goddess whose spirit
  inhabits the enoki tree
  She was originally a demon who ate
  children but later became their
  guardian deity. Old and discarded dolls
  are dedicated to her.
  In some accounts, Kojin is male and
  equated with Kamado-no-kami, Jigami
  or Oyamakui.
  Kojin-sama
  (see Kojin)
  Kokalika
  Buddhist
  an adherent of Devadatta
  He was consigned to hell with his
  master when they tried to kill the
  Buddha.
  Koki
  African
  in the lore of the Hausa, a praying mantis
  wife of Gizo
  wife of Spider, some say
  Kokili
  Tibetan
  a king
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Kokko
  (see Koko2)
  Koko1
  African
  in Bantu lore, an old woman who
  knew the name of the tree 
  bearing forbidden fruit
  When she finds that animals to whom
  she has told the name of this tree have
  eaten some of its fruit, she punishes
  them. Tortoise, who had been buried in
  an anthill, escaped without punishment.
  Koko2
  North American
  [Kokko]
  mask-gods: rain-making gods of the
  Zuni: the entire pantheon of the
  Zuni deities
  Kokomaht (see Tuchaipai.Yokomatis)
  Kokomat
  (see Tuchaipai.Yokomatis)
  Kokomikeis
  North American
  [Kokomikis]
  moon-goddess of the Blackfoot
  Indians
  wife of Natos
  mother of Apisuahts
  Kokomikis
  (see Kokomikeis)
  Kokopelli
  North American
  [Kokopolo;=Tewa Nepokwa’i]
  a Hopi fertility deity, one of the Kachinas
  Kokopolo
  (see Kokopelli)
  Kokozu
  Japanese
  [Kokuzo:=Tibetan Akasagarbha]
  a Buddhist sky-god
  He is sometimes depicted holding a
  flaming sword.
  (see also Kanro Gundari)
  Kokumthena
  North American
  [Cloud.Our Grandmother.
  Snaggletooth Woman]
  a creator-goddess of the Shawnee
  This deity is said to be an old, grey-
  haired woman living with her grand-
  son and her dog near the land of the
  dead. The shadows on the moon are
  said to be Kokumthena bending over
  her cooking-pot.
  Kokutos
  (see Cocytus)
  Kokuzo
  (see Kokozu)
  Kokyangwuti
  North American
  [Kahyangwuti.Kokyangwuqti.
  Spider Woman]
  a creator-goddess of the Hopi
  daughter of Sotuknang
  She made men and women from clay
  and brought them to life but they were
  rougher characters than those fashioned
  by the Huruing Wuhti sisters.
  Others say that she made the first
  humans from spittle and dust in a kind
  of underworld. When her father
  flooded their world because they had
  become wicked, she led them to the
  upper world. Here she created two
  more 
  beings, 
  Palongwhoya 
  and
  Poquanghoya, who protected men
  from evil demons.
  (see also Hahai Wugti)
  Kokyangwuqti
  (see Kokyangwuti)
  Kokytos
  (see Cocytus)
  Kol1
  Norse
  [Kolr]
  one of the men with Flosi when they
  killed the Njalssons and burnt their
  house
  Kol2
  Norse
  [Kolr]
  a slave at the court of King Visivald
  The king’s daughter, Soley, promised
  to marry Kol if he would kill an
  unwanted suitor. This he did but Soley
  reneged on her promise, changing
  places with a servant girl who married
  the unwitting Kol. He later became an
  outlaw and was killed by Vilmund who
  found the real Soley and her half-
  brother, Hiarandi.
  Kol3
  Norse
  [Kolr]
  an ugly giant
  father of Biorn and Harek
  Some say that he was the first owner of
  the sword Angurvadel.
  Kola
  African
  son of the Sacred White Cow 
  His grandson, Ukwa, is regarded as the
  ancestor of the Shilluk people of the
  Sudan.
  Kolantes
  (see Colanthes)
  Koleo
  African
  a Tanzanian snake-god
  Kolelo
  African
  a cave
  In the lore of Tanzania this is the site
  to which Kyumbe carries the spirits of
  the dead. Women who wish to
  conceive bathe in a pool in this cave.
  Kolio
  African
  a Ewe war-god
  Kolita
  (see Moggallana)
  Koll
  Norse
  [Koll the Thrall]
  owner of the sword Grey-steel
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  kollawalla
  (see collhualla)
  Kollapura-Mahalakshmi
  Hindu
  a six-armed goddess
  kollo
  African
  [qollo]
  Ethiopian spirits of the mountains,
  trees and springs 
  These spirits appear in the form of
  four-horned cockerels or as tall, one-
  legged beings.
  Koloowise
  Central American
  [Koloowisi.Kolowissi.Serpent of the
  Sea:=Aztec Quetzalcoatl:=Hopi
  Palulukon]
  a Zuni plumed serpent-god of plenty
  a god of lightning
  In one story he was upset when a
  young maiden polluted the water he
  lived in by washing her clothes there
  and turned himself into a baby which
  she found and took home with her.
  There he resumed his former shape as
  a serpent and slept with her. Now
  committed to his power, she was
  forced to leave her family and go with
  Koloowise who, en route, changed
  into a handsome young man.
  Koloowisi
  (see Koloowise)
  Kolowissi
  (see Koloowise)
  Kolpia
  Mesopotamian
  a Phoenician wind-god
  son of Aer and Chaos
  consort of Baau
  father of Aion and Protogonos
  Kolyvan
  Russian
  a hero
  father of Kolyvanovitch
  Kolyvanovitch
  Russian
  a hero
  son of Kolyvan
  Kom
  African
  a stool or throne
  In the lore of the Alur this is one of the
  four attributes of the king.
  koma
  African
  Swahili spirits which live on 
  after death              
  (see also nkoma)
  Komagawa
  Japanese
  a servant of a daimyo
  He fell in love with Asagao and gave
  her a fan with a poem about a
  convolvulus inscribed upon it. When
  her parents tried to force her into a
  marriage with a man she did not love,
  she ran away but failed to find her
  beloved.
  Years later, Komagawa came across
  her singing for her living in a tea-
  garden. She could not see him because
  she was blind as a result of shedding so
  many tears at losing him. She later
  recovered her sight and they were
  reunited.
  k’omanti
  (see kromanti)
  Komashtam’ho
  North American
  son of Kakomaht
  Komba
  (see Mbomba)
  Komba Ralingki
  East Indian
  [Spirit of the Stranger]
  a powerful Papuan ghost
  kombu
  Japanese
  a sacred rope, said to bring happiness
  Komdei-mirgan
  Russian
  a Tartar hero
  brother of Kubaiko
  The monster Yebegen bit off Komdei-
  mirgan’s head and his sister, Kubaiko,
  went down to the underworld to plead
  with the ruler, Erlik Khan, for its
  return. The god set her a number of
  tasks and gave her the head and some
  water of life when she completed the
  tasks successfully.
  Komfo
  South American
  in Surinam, a person possessed 
  by a spirit
  (see also okomfo)
  Komfo Anotchi
  (see Anochi)
  Komokoa
  (see Komokwa)
  Komoku
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Tseng Chang:=Hindu 
  Virudka:=Buddhist Virudhaka:=Taoist 
  Mo-li Hung]
  a guardian-god, one of the Shi Tenno
  He was responsible for guarding the
  south.
  In some accounts, he was one of the
  twenty-eight Nijuhachi-Bushu and
  was originally a demon who converted
  to Buddhism.
  Komokwa
  North American
  [Komokoa.The Rich One]
  a sea-god of the Haida people
  He is regarded as the guardian of
  seals and the receiver of the souls of
  the dead.
  Komokyatsiky            North American
  [Old Woman]
  a woman who slept with her 
  brother and woke up as an 
  old woman
  It is said that the offspring of this
  union are the koyemshi dancing
  clowns of the Pueblo Indians.
  Komorkis
  North American
  a moon-goddess of the Blackfoot
  Indians
  Komos
  (see Comus)
  Kompera
  (see Kompira)
  Kompira
  Japanese
  [Kompera.Konpira.Kubira.Lord of
  Demons:=Buddhist Kubera:=Hindu 
  Kubera:=Indonesian Kuwera:
  =Thai Kupera]
  a god, guardian of sailors
  He is depicted as black in colour,
  with a fat belly, seated and holding 
  a purse.
  In some accounts, he was one of the
  twenty-eight Nijuhachi-Bushu.
  (see also Susanowa)
  kon pray
  Cambodian
  a foetus used by a sorcerer
  When a woman suffers a miscarriage, 
  a sorcerer is called and he takes the
  foetus, deceiving the woman into
  thinking it has been disposed of in a 
  jar thrown into a river. In fact, the 
  foetus 
  is 
  retained, 
  cooked 
  and
  coloured black and varnished. There-
  after, it is the sorcerer’s constant
  familiar and source of power, said to
  make its owner invulnerable.
  Kon-Tiki
  South American
  [Illa-Tiki]
  an early name of Viracocha
  Kona
  Pacific Islands
  [=Marshal Islands Rimogaio]
  a fabulous race of giants in 
  Ponape                    
  (see also Liat)
  Konakadset
  North American
  [=Haida Wasco]
  a hero of the Tlingit people
  He was envisaged as an aquatic beast, 
  a kind of wolf-whale.
  Konda
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Konde
  African
  son of Nkuba and Chinawezi 
  brother and husband of Nawezi 
  Kondos
  Baltic
  a Finnish god of agriculture
  Kong
  Thai
  a king
  It was prophesied that a son of his
  would kill him so he abandoned the
  baby in the forest where it was found
  by the old woman Phrom and reared
  by her younger sister, Hom. When the
  boy, who they called Phan, grew to
  man-hood, he killed Kong and
  seduced his own mother who, too late,
  recognised her own son.
  Kongara-doji
  Japanese
  an attendant of Fudo-myoo
  kongo1
  Japanese
  [=Sanskrit vajra]
  a three-pointed staff
  This staff, owned by Koya-no-Myoin,
  imparts wisdom to its owner and
  radiates light in darkness.
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  Kongo2
  Japanese
  [=Hindu Vajrasattva]
  a Buddha
  (see also Renge Gundari)
  Kongo Gundari
  Japanese
  a name for Gundari-myoo regarded 
  as a manifestation of 
  Kwanjizai
  Kongo-yasha-myoo
  Japanese
  [Vajrayaksha]
  a terrible god, a manifestation 
  of Fukujoju
  He is depicted either with one head
  and four arms or with three heads and
  six arms. One of his faces has five eyes
  and he is surrounded by flames.
  Kongoho
  (see Sho-Kwannon)
  Kongorikishi
  Japanese
  a guardian god
  From this deity came the two guardian
  gods Fukaotsu and Soko.
  Konshiki
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Konjin
  (see Ushitoro-no-Konjin}
  Konkara
  Japanese
  [Kinkara]
  a manifestation of Fudo as a 
  youth
  Kono-hana-sakuya-hime
  (see Sengen)
  Konohana
  (see Sengen)
  Kononatoo
  South American
  a creator-god of the 
  Arawak Indians 
  He made man to live in the sky but
  Okonorote made a hole and they 
  all came down to earth. When a 
  fat woman got stuck in the hole, they
  found themselves unable to return.
  Konpira
  (see Kompira)
  Konui
  Pacific Islands
  son of Auahi-Turoa and Mahuika
  brother of Koiti, Koroa, Manawa and
  Mayere
  Konur
  Norse
  son of Jarl and Erna
  grandson of Heimdall
  He became the first king of Denmark.
  Koori
  (see Bucu)
  Kootamoinen
  (see Kun1)
  Kopala
  Russian
  a guardian god of mountaineers 
  in Georgia
  He carries a club and can transform
  himself into this weapon.
  Koph
  (see Qoph)
  Kopilitara
  South American
  a woman who taught the Chaco the
  art of pottery
  wife of Kosodot
  koppatengu
  Japanese
  small demons attendant on the tengu
  Kopu
  East Indian
  [Malara]
  a goddess of the morning-star, Venus
  In some accounts, Kopu is male and
  the consort of Eau and Hovoa.
  Kor-wa-ji
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Krakucchanda
  Kora
  (see Core)
  koradji
  Australian
  an Aborigine shaman
  Kore
  (see Core)
  Kore-Arethusa
  (see Core)
  Kore-te-rawea
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Te-kore-rawea]
  a Polynesian deity
  offspring of Kore-te-whiwhia
  Kore-te-tamaua
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Te-kore-tamaua]
  a Polynesian deity
  offspring of Kore-te-rawea
  Kore-te-whiwhia
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Kore-whiwhia]
  a Polynesian deity: the primaeval void
  Kore-whiwhia
  (see Kore-te-whiwhia)
  Korero
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Tangaroa
  Ko’rgina
  (see Kavra’nna)
  Korinchi
  East Indian
  [Korinci.Korintji]
  a Sumatran tribe, members of which,
  it is said, can change into tigers
  Korinci
  (see Korinchi)
  Korintji
  (see Korinchi)
  Koriro
  New Zealand
  a name for Maui as ‘cheerful’
  Koriyama
  Japanese
  a noble
  When he, his wife and his child were
  sticken with disease, an old recluse
  asked permission to plant lotus in his
  moat. As soon as the plants had grown,
  the noble and his family all recovered.
  Korka-guzo
  (see Domovik)
  Korka-murt
  (see Domovik)
  Kormak
  Norse
  a 9th C poet and warrior
  He was the owner of a sword which
  had a little snake living under the hilt.
  Kormet
  (see Kormt)
  Kormos
  Siberian
  an evil spirit
  This spirit follows a man throughout
  his lifetime, recording all his deeds.
  Kormt
  Norse
  [Kormet]
  a river in Asgard
  In some accounts, one of the twelve
  rivers of the dead.
  (see Kerlaug)
  Kornmutter
  German
  [‘corn mother’]
  a field spirit, the spirit of growing corn
  (see also field spirit)
  Kornwolf
  German
  a spirit of the cornfields invoked to
  frighten children(see also field spirit)
  Koro
  Pacific Islands
  [Koro-mau-Ariki]
  son of Tinirau and Ina
  brother of Aroture
  Koro-mau-Ariki
  (see Koro)
  Koroa
  Pacific Islands
  son of Auahi-Turoa and Mahuika
  brother of Koiti, Konui, Manawa 
  and Mayere
  Korobona
  South American
  mother of the first Carib, fathered by 
  a demon
  Korongo
  African
  a Mali sorcerer from whom Kenimbleni 
  stole magic powders
  Koronis
  (see Coronis)
  Koronus
  (see Coronus)
  Koropanga
  (see Tu-te-Koropanga)
  Korotango
  New Zealand
  a pigeon made of greenstone
  The korotango is placed in a shrine
  and used as an oracle by the Maori.
  Korowas
  East Indian
  [Kurus]
  the Javanese version of the Kauravas
  Korraval
  Hindu
  [Katukilal.Korrawi]
  a Tamil war-goddess
  wife of Silappadikaram
  mother of Seyon
  Korrawi
  (see Korraval)
  korrigan
  (see corrigan)
  korriganed
  (see corrigan)
  Korshid
  Persian
  the modern version of the old sun-
  god, Hvarekhshaeta
  Korubantes
  (see Corybantes)
  korupira
  (see urupira)
  korwar
  East Indian
  a wooden image of an ancestor, used
  as an oracle
  Korybantes
  (see Corybantes)
  Koryphasia
  (see Athena)
  Korythalia
  Greek
  a name of Artemis as ‘laurel maiden’
  Kosa
  (see Tripitaka2)
  Kosankiya
  North American
  in the lore of the Sioux
  a dark planet or one of the 7
  forms of mankind developed 
  from We-Ota-Winchasha
  Kosar
  (see Kothar)
  Kosensei
  Japanese
  [Gama-Sennin.Sage of the Toad]
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  a sennin who could turn himself into a
  reptile or a young man
  In some accounts, he owned a magic
  toad.
  Koshare
  North American
  [Delight Makers.Kashale.Kashare.
  Koshari.Kossa]
  the first men, according to the Keres
  and Tewa Indians
  These beings were made from the skin
  of a goddess. In other versions they are
  the sacred clowns.
  (see also Kurema)
  Koshari
  (see Koshare)
  Kosharot
  Hebrew
  [=Canaanite Sasuratum]
  a midwife-goddess
  Koshchay Bessmertny
  Russian
  [Koshchei.Old Bones.The Immortal]
  a storm ogre
  He was said to carry off young maidens.
  It was said that he was virtually
  immortal and could be killed only if a
  hero would throw a magic egg at him.
  Koshchei (see Koshchay Bessmertny)
  Koshi
  (see Yamato-no-Orochi)
  Koshin1
  Japanese
  a god of roads
  On the fifty-seventh day of the sixty-
  day cycle, monkey-day, the three
  worms which live in all people ascend
  to heaven when the individual is
  asleep, to report on that person’s
  behaviour. On this day, Koshin acts as
  guardian to the individual.
  (see also Sanshi-taisho)
  Koshin2
  Japanese
  a name for the Three Mystic Apes
  koshpik
  South American
  spirits of the dead, in the lore of the
  Yaghan of Tierra del Fuego
  Kosla-kuguza
  Baltic
  a guardian deity of the forests
  husband of Kosla-kuva
  Kosla-kuva
  Baltic
  wife of Kosla-kuguza
  Koso
  Chinese
  an emperor of China
  husband of Kohaku Jo
  Kosodate-Jizo
  Japanese
  an aspect of Jizo as bearer of children
  Kosodot
  South American
  a little man who taught the Chaco 
  to hunt
  husband of Kopilitara
  Kossa
  (see Koshare)
  Kostey
  Slav
  an ogre
  He cast a spell which put the princess
  Sudolisa into a long sleep from which
  she was rescued by the prince Junak.
  kosti
  (see sacred thread2)
  Kotan-shorai
  Japanese
  [Kyotan]
  a wealthy man
  brother of Sennin-shorai
  He refused to give shelter from a storm
  to Susanowa, who was dressed in rags as
  Buto, so the god cut him into five pieces
  and offered them in sacrifice.
  Kotar
  (see Kothar)
  Kotari
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma 
  as ‘naked’
  Kothar
  Canaanite
  [Chusor.Divine Artificer.Kathar-Wa-
  Hassis.Kautar.Kothar-u-Khasis.Hayyin.
  Kosar.Kotar]
  the god of smiths
  He made the wonderful bow for Aqhat
  and built Baal’s palace. He also made
  Baal’s maces, Ayamur and Yagrush.
  In some accounts, there were two
  such craftsmen, Kothar-u-Khasis.
  (see also Kusor)
  Kothar-u-Khasis
  (see Kothar)
  Kothluwalawa
  North American
  a celestial palace, in the lore of the
  Zuni, mountain home of the gods
  This palace is a council chamber of the
  gods and a temporary abode for the
  spirits of the dead. It also contains the
  dance-house of the gods.
  Koti
  North American
  a frog-spirit of the Creek Indians
  Kotikili
  North American
  Zuni priests who take on the role of
  a Kachina
  Kotisri
  Buddhist
  a mother-goddess
  Koto-shiro-nushi
  Japanese
  [Sign Master.Yae-koto-shiro-nushi]
  a Shinto god of fortune
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  son of Susanowa
  son of Okuni-nushi, some say
  In some accounts he is identified 
  with Ebisu.
  Kotoamatsukami
  (see Separate Heavenly Deities)
  Kotodama
  Japanese
  a spirit inherent in words
  Kotre
  Baltic
  [More]
  a Lithuanian fertility-spirit
  Kottche
  Australian
  [Cuchi]
  a demon in the form of a bird or 
  a snake
  He goes about at night causing
  illness. His voice is the thunder, his
  breath the whirlwind.
  Kottos
  (see Cottus)
  Kotutto
  (see Cotytto)
  Kotys
  (see Cotytto)
  Kotytto
  (see Cotytto)
  Kou-mang
  Chinese
  a messenger of the sky-god
  He is said to bring good fortune and is
  associated with springtime and the
  eastern region.
  (see also Ju Shou)
  Kouantun
  Chinese
  a sacred mountain at the centre of 
  the world
  Koulash
  Serbian
  a horse of Petroshin Voinovitch
  This animal was ridden by Milosh the
  Shepherd at the wedding of Doushan.
  Three others in the procession tried to
  steal Koulash but Milosh defeated
  them all.
  Koupai
  South American
  evil spirits in the lore of Peru
  Koura-abi
  Pacific Islands
  [Kourabi]
  a Beru warrior who invaded the 
  Gilbert Islands
  He was the man who broke the sacred
  tree, Kai-n-tiku-aba.
  Kourabi
  (see Koura-abi)
  Koure
  (see Core)
  Kouretes
  (see Curetes)
  Kourotrophos
  Greek
  [Karpophoros]
  Hera as the goddess of 
  wet-nurses
  kov-ava
  Russian
  [=Cheremis teleze-awa]
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, guardian
  of the moon
  Kovero
  Cambodian
  [=Buddhist Kubera:=Hindu Vaishravana]
  a Lukabal
  ruler of the north
  ruler of the yeaks
  In some versions, this role is played 
  by Peysrap.
  Kowwituma
  North American
  a Zuni war-god
  twin brother of Watsusii
  He and his brother found the Corn
  Maidens and later persuaded them to
  return to the tribe after they fled to
  escape Patayami.
  Koya-no-Myoin
  Japanese
  a mountain-god
  He is depicted as a red-faced hunter,
  often accompanied by two hunting
  dogs.
  koyemshi
  North American
  [mudheads]
  Kachinas who act as clowns, wearing
  fearsome masks smeared with mud
  It is said that the koyemshi were
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  originally the offspring of Komokyatsiky
  who slept with her brother and woke
  up an old woman.
  Koyorowen
  Australian
  [Yaho]
  a cannabalistic monster
  husband of Kurriwilban
  He lives on mountain tops and kills
  women while his wife kills men. Her
  feet point to the rear.
  Koyote
  (see Coyote)
  Koyuri
  Japanese
  son of Yurine
  Wandering in search of sake for his
  dying father, he came upon two Shojo
  who gave him some of their sacred
  white sake which restored Yurine’s
  youth and vigour. A neighbour,
  Mamikiko, demanded some of the sake
  but, because he was a greedy man,
  found the drink so unpleasant that he
  spit it out. Koyuri took him to the
  Shojo who cured him of his greediness
  and selfishness and he was then able to
  enjoy the sake.
  Kozma
  Slav
  the goat personified
  kra1
  South American
  [=Ashanti okra]
  the soul, in the lore of some black
  tribes of the north
  kra2
  (see akra)
  krabben
  (see kraken)
  Kradoc
  (see Caradoc)
  Krailasa
  (see Kailasa)
  Krakama
  Norse
  the death-song of Sigurd
  Krake
  Norse
  [‘crow’]
  the name given to Aslaug when she
  was working as a slave to the couple
  who raised her
  kraken
  Norwegian
  [krabben.Sykraken]
  a sea-monster which pulled ships to
  the sea-bottom
  It was said to be one and a half miles 
  in circumference.
  Krakucchanda
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Kor-wa-ji]
  one of the 7 manushibuddhas
  Kralj Matjaz
  Slovene
  [King Mathias]
  king of the Slovenes
  brother and husband of Alencica
  He is said to have rescued Alencica
  from the Turks or, in other accounts,
  from the underworld.
  In death, he is said to be sleeping in
  a cave on Mount Petra, awaiting a
  call in his country’s hour of need.
  When that day arrives, he will emerge
  from his cave and hang his shield on
  a lime tree which, they say, grew
  on Christmas night, flowered at
  midnight and then died. It will flower
  again only when this hero emerges
  from his long sleep.
  Krantor
  (see Crantor)
  krasnoludi
  European
  [Hungarian lutki:=Serbian ludki]
  dwarfs of the Polish underworld
  Kratos
  (see Cratus)
  Kratti
  Baltic
  a Finnish spirit, guardian of property
  Kratu
  Hindu
  a sage, one of the Ten Rishis
  Krauncha
  Hindu
  one of the 7 island continents
  (see also Dvipa)
  Kravyad
  Hindu
  the sacrificial fire lit by the gods
  Kravyad is envisaged as a terrible
  goblin which consumes human flesh.
  Kreimhild
  (see Krimhild)
  Kremara
  Polish
  a god of pigs
  He protected pigs from birth to death,
  taking over from Priparchis who
  ensured that they were safely born.
  Krenouchos
  Greek
  a name for Poseidon as god of 
  fresh water
  Kreon
  (see Creon)
  Kreos
  (see Crius)
  Kresna
  East Indian
  the Javanese version of Krishna
  brother of Baladewa and Subadra
  Kresna Dwipayana
  (see Abiasa)
  Kresnik
  Slav
  [K(a)rsnik].
  a Slovene culture-hero
  a god of agriculture and cattle
  son of Svarog, some say
  He slew many monsters and was given
  the role of king of the Slovenes by
  Svarog. He was succeeded in this role
  by Kralj Matjaz.
  In some accounts Kresnik is a good
  spirit guarding the family from the
  vil Vlkodlak.
  Kreutzneald, F R
  Baltic
  the Estonian compiler of the epic
  Kalevipoea, published 1857–61
  Kriemhild
  (see Krimhild)
  kriksy
  (see nocnitsa)
  Krimen
  South American
  a survivor of the flood in the lore 
  of the Tupi
  He and his brothers Coem and
  Hermitten saved themselves by climbing
  trees or hiding in caves.
  Krimhild
  German
  [Chreimhild.Grimhild.Kreimhild.
  Kriemhild.Krimhilt:=Norse Gudrun]
  a princess of Burgundy
  daughter of Dankrat and Ute
  sister of Gernot, Giselher and Gunther
  wife of Siegfried
  mother of Gunther
  mother of Hagen by Alberich, some say
  She is the Nibelungenlied version 
  of Grimhild.
  She fell in love with Siegfried when
  he came to the court of her brother,
  Gunther, to help him defeat the
  invading armies of Ludegar the Saxon
  and Ludegast of Denmark. When
  Gunther married Brunhild, Krimhild
  married Siegfried and later Gunther
  invited the young couple to his court
  where the two ladies had a furious
  quarrel. 
  Krimhild 
  foolishly 
  told
  Hagen, who was angry at the perceived
  insult to Brunhild, that the only
  vulnerable spot on Siegfried’s body
  was just between his shoulder-blades
  and, when Siegfried made a further
  visit to the court to help Gunther repel
  a purported invasion, he was killed by
  Hagen who speared him in the back. 
  When the dead body of Siegfried
  bled where Hagen touched it at the
  funeral, she knew that he was her
  husband’s murderer and plotted
  revenge. She persuaded Gunther to
  claim the Nibelung treasure that
  Siegfried had won when he killed the
  dragon Fafnir, but the hoard was
  seized by Hagen who sank it in the
  Rhine for safety.
  Krimhild later married Etzel, king
  of the Huns, and bore a son, Ortlieb,
  but kept alive her loathing for Hagen.
  She persuaded Etzel to invite Gunther
  and his nobles to his court and then
  bribed Brodelin, Etzel’s brother, to kill
  all the Burgundians. When the first
  attack left some of the visitors alive,
  she burned down the hall where they
  still held out. She forced Rudiger to
  attack 
  them 
  and 
  many 
  were
  slaughtered on each side, including
  Gernot and Rudiger. In the end, only
  Gunther and Hagen remained alive
  and they were captured. She had
  Gunther beheaded and used his
  severed head to try to force Hagen to
  disclose where in the Rhine he had
  hidden the Nibelung treasure. When
  he refused, she killed him. Her wanton
  cruelty so enraged Hildebrand who
  was present at the murder that he drew
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  his sword and killed her.
  In Thidrekssaga, it was Thidrek
  (Dietrich von Bern) who killed her by
  cutting her in half with his sword.
  (see also Grimhild)
  Krimhilt
  (see Krimhild)
  Krimibhoja
  Hindu
  a realm of hell
  This region is reserved for the selfish
  who are turned into worms which eat
  one another.
  kriobolion
  (see criobolium)
  kriocamp
  (see criocamp)
  kriosphinx
  (see criosphinx)
  Krios
  (see Crius)
  Kripa
  Hindu
  wife of Drona
  mother of Ashvatthaman
  Krisa
  Greek
  a shore on which Apollo brought
  Cretan sailors to safety
  In honour of the god, his chief shrine
  was established here.
  Krishna
  Hindu
  [Bhagavan.Damodara.Dark One.Gopal(a).
  Gopinath.Govinda.Hari Krishna.
  Kaliyadamana.Kannan.Kistna.Kr(i)sna.
  Kristna.Madhava.Marishiten.Mathuranath
  Narayana.‘puller’.Punyasloka.
  Vasudeva:=East Indies K(r)esna:
  =Greek Heracles:=Malay Kesna:
  =Tamil Mayon]
  earth-god and preserver
  an incarnation of Vishnu – the eighth
  son of Vasudeva and Devaki
  brother of Jara, some say
  husband of Rukmini, an incarnation of
  Lakshmi, and many others
  father of Samba and Charumati
  father of Bhadracharu and Pradyumna
  by Rukmini
  He was born from a black hair of
  Vishnu with a mission to destroy the
  evil tyrant Kansa. When Kansa
  ordered the slaughter of all new-born
  males, Krishna escaped by being
  secretly hidden with the cowherds,
  Nanda and Yasoda.
  He was constantly harried by
  demons sent by Kansa but overcame
  them all. He and his half-brother
  Balarama did battle with Kansa and
  killed not only him and his eight
  brothers but the huge wrestler
  Chanura, the demons Arishta and
  Keshin, the wind-demon Trinavarta,
  Sakta-Sura who tried to crush him, the
  demoness Putana who tried to poison
  him with milk from her breasts, the
  cow-demon Vatsasura, the huge raven
  Bakasura, Ugrasura the snake-demon
  who swallowed him whole, the demon
  Dhenuka as a huge donkey and
  Kuvalayapida, the elephant posted to
  kill them. He also subdued the snake-
  demon Kaliya. On one occasion, a fire-
  demon started a forest fire that
  surrounded Krishna and some of his
  friends. The god merely swallowed the
  flames. Other demons killed by
  Krishna include Jarasandha, Kalayavana
  and Shankha-Sura.
  In the battle between the Pandavas
  and the Kauravas he acted as
  charioteer to Prince Arjuna.
  When Indra sent a flood, Krishna
  used Mount Govardhana as a canopy
  to save the people and their cattle 
  and 
  he 
  rescued 
  his 
  grandson,
  Aniruddha, when he was seized by the
  demon, Bana.
  He was said to have had affairs with,
  or married, over 16,000 women but his
  greatest love was the shepherdess
  Radha and, later, his wife Rukmini.
  Some of his other wives were
  Jambavati, Kalindi and Satyabhama.
  When he was accidentally wounded
  in the only vulnerable part of his body,
  his heel, by an arrow fired by his
  brother Jara the Hunter, he died and
  returned to heaven.
  He is sometimes envisaged as the
  personification of the universe with his
  navel encompassing the heavens in
  which his chest represents the stars.
  It is said that he had 16,000 wives.
  (see also Jagannath)
  Krishna Dvaipayana
  (see Vyasa)
  Krishna Janamashtama
  Hindu
  Krishna’s birthday: a feast to celebrate
  Krishna’s birth in 3,227 BC
  (see also Krishna Jayanti)
  Krishna Jayanti
  Hindu
  a festival honouring Krishna, Aug/Sep
  (see also Krishna Janamashtama)
  Krishnaa
  (see Draupadi)
  Krishnachari
  Buddhist
  a disciple of the Buddha who
  converted a number of Lamaist
  sorcerers
  (see also Kukkuri)
  Krisky
  Russian
  a hag of the night who harries
  children
  Krisna
  (see Krishna)
  Kristna
  (see Krishna)
  krita-yuga
  Hindu
  [Brahma-yuga.kritayuga.satya-yuga]
  the first age of the world
  This was the golden age in which all
  men were virtuous. The destruction of
  the present age by Kalki will herald a
  new age.
  (see also yuga)
  Kritanta
  Hindu
  fate personified: a name of Yama as
  ‘the one who finishes’
  Kritarajasa
  East Indian
  a king
  husband of Rukmini and Satya-bhama
  He was sometimes identified with
  Harihara.
  kritayuga
  (see krita-yuga)
  Krittikas
  Hindu
  [Krttikas]
  the Pleiades
  They were said to have suckled the
  infant Skanda and, because each of
  them wanted the child, he developed
  six faces.
  Kriya Sakti
  Hindu
  a manifestation of space and time
  Krodha
  Hindu
  [‘anger’]
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Kasyapa
  She was opposed by Maheshvari, one
  of the Matrikas and is regarded as the
  progenitor of all birds and animals that
  have sharp teeth or beaks.
  Khrodadevatas
  Buddhist
  a group of fearsome gods
  These beings are depicted as red or
  black, with three eyes and with skulls
  and snakes adorning their bodies.
  Krohn, Julius
  Baltic
  (1835–1888)
  the Finnish author of works on folklore
  and mythology, especially on the
  Kalevala
  Krohn, Kaarle
  Baltic
  (1863–1933)
  a Finnish scholar who wrote extensively
  on folklore and mythology
  kromanti
  South American
  [k’omanti]
  in Surinam, a force said to make warriors
  invulnerable to bullets and swords
  Kronia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Cronus
  Kronos
  (see Cronus)
  Kronus
  (see Cronus)
  Krsanu
  Hindu
  an archer
  He shot Gayatri (or Garuda) when the
  latter stole the soma.
  (see also Gandharva)
  Krsaspa
  (see Keresaspa)
  Krsna
  (see Krishna)
  Krsnik
  (see Kresnik)
  Krsodari
  Hindu
  a form of Camunda representing famine
  Krttikas
  (see Krittikas)
  Krimhilt
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  kru
  kru
  Cambodian
  a shaman
  This type of shaman is said to be 
  able to exorcise the demons that cause
  illness.
  k’rubh
  (see cherub)
  Krut
  (see Khrut)
  Kruth
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Garuda:=Thai Khrut]
  a fabulous bird
  Kruthreach
  Cambodian
  king of the garudas
  kruvnik
  (see upir)
  Ksama
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  an aspect of Lakshmi as an 
  earth-goddess
  daughter of Daksha
  Ksantiparamita
  (see Kshanti)
  Ksetrapala
  Hindu
  a form of Bhairava as god of 
  doors
  Ksetrasya
  Hindu
  a field god
  Kshanti
  Buddhist
  [Kshantiparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  patience personified
  Kshantiparamita
  (see Kshanti)
  Kshathra Varya
  Persian
  [‘chosen’.’dominion’.Khshatthra 
  Vairya.Shahrevar.Shathra.Shihri-var]
  one of the 7 Amesha Spentas
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda as ‘the
  desired kingdom’
  guardian of metals
  He is assisted in his work by Aniran,
  Asman and Mithra and is opposed by
  the demon Saura.
  Kshetia
  Buddhist
  a heaven reserved for past Buddhas
  (see Pure Land)
  Ksirabdhitanya
  (see Lakshmi)
  Kshitigarbha1
  Buddhist
  [Ksitigarbha.=Chinese Ti-ts’ang:
  =Japanese Jizo:=Tibetan Sahi snin-po.
  Sai nying-po]
  an Indian bodhisattva 
  He tours the underworld bringing
  comfort to condemned souls.
  Kshitigarbha2
  Hindu
  [=Japanese Jizo]
  a guardian deity of children and
  travellers
  Kshumai
  Afghan
  a Kafir fertility-goddess
  She appears in the form of a goat and is
  regarded as the mother or grandmother
  of Mon.
  Ksitigarbha
  (see Kshisitigarbha)
  kteis
  (see cteis)
  Ktesios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as the guardian 
  of storerooms
  Ku1
  Chinese
  a provincial governor
  He explored a pothole and claimed to
  have found the site of hell from
  which the cries of the damned could
  be heard.
  Ku2
  Pacific Islands
  [Ku-Ka-Pau.Ku-Kau-Akahi.
  Ku-matuenga:Kumatauenga:
  =New Zealand Tu:=Tahitian Oro]
  an ancestral god of Hawaii, a war-god
  and god of agriculture
  He helped Kane or Tane and Lono to
  make the world and mankind.
  Ku3
  Pacific Islands
  a monster in the form of a 
  huge dog
  He could turn himself into a man
  whenever he wished. In the guise of a
  small dog, he formed an attachment to
  Na-pihe-nui, the daughter of a chief
  but ran off when her father tried to kill
  him. He then changed into a
  handsome prince to woo the maiden
  but her father refused to sanction the
  marriage. He next turned himself into
  a huge fierce dog and ate many of the
  chief’s tribesmen. The warriors of the
  tribe finally killed him and cut him in
  half. Each half was turned into a large
  stone by the priests.
  K’u4
  Chinese
  one of the Five Emperors
  Ku5
  (see Kun)
  K’u-ch’u ch’iao
  Chinese
  [Bridge of Pain]
  a bridge in the underworld
  Souls who are to be reborn cross this
  bridge after receiving a drink of Mi
  Hung Tang from Lady Meng and are
  thrown off into the river which will
  carry them to their new life.
  Ku-e-hiko
  Japanese
  a lame deity
  Ku-Ka-Pau
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Ku as ‘constructor’
  Ku-Kau-Akahi
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Ku as ‘master of the
  universe’
  Ku-matuenga
  (see Ku1)
  Ku-nga-gyal-po
  (see Mahapancharaja)
  Ku Shen
  Chinese
  spirits which live in the void from
  which the universe emerged
  Ku-t’em-ba
  (see Lha-K’a)
  Ku t’ung Ching
  Chinese
  [Old Brass Mirror]
  a mirror said to cure madness induced
  by a demon
  Ku-yu
  North American
  a deified culture-hero of the Mohave
  brother of Cathena
  He was envisaged in the shape of a shark.
  Kua Fu
  Chinese
  a primaeval giant
  He died from exhaustion after chasing
  the sun in a vain effort to capture it.
  His body turned into a mountain and
  his stick became the tree which
  produces the peaches of immortality.
  kuala
  Russian
  [=Cherimissian kudo]
  a Votyak shrine to an ancestral 
  god or house-spirit
  kuan 
  (see Kw’en)
  Kuan Di
  Buddhist
  a dragon-god in Cambodia and
  Vietnam, architect of the universe
  Kuan Hsing
  Chinese
  [Star of Officials]
  an alternative name for the 
  Star of Dignities
  Kuan Lo
  Chinese
  a physician who advised Chao Yen
  Kuan Kung
  (see Kuan Ti)
  Kuan Shih-jen
  Chinese
  a 12th C minister of the imperial court
  It was said that, as a young man, he
  met a band of demons whose function
  it was, at the beginning of each year, to
  spread diseases. He and his family,
  being virtuous, were not affected.
  Kuan-shih-yin
  (see Kuan Yin)
  Kuan Ti
  Chinese
  [Chang.Emperor Kuan.Fo-mo Ta Ti.
  Kuan Kung.Kuan Yü.P’u-sa Kuan.
  Wu-an Wang.Wu Ti]
  (162–220)
  a Confucian god of war
  a god of wealth, in some accounts
  His original name was Chang, a 2nd-
  3rd C bean-curd seller, who became a
  soldier, rising to the rank of general.
  He was deified after being taken
  prisoner and executed. He is one of the
  three bean-curd gods; the others are
  Chiao Kuan and Huai-nan-tzu.
  He is represented as a giant, nine
  feet tall, with a long beard and red eyes,
  and is regarded as the patron of sellers
  of bean-curd and of hotel keepers.
  Kuan Yin
  Chinese
  [Goddess of the Southern Sea.
  Kuan-shih-yin.Miao Shan.Sung-tzu 
  Kuan-yin:=Buddhist Avalokiteshvara:
  =Hindu Vishnu:
  =Japanese K(w)annon:
  =Sanskrit Padmapani:=Taoist Tou Mu]
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  a Buddhist mother-goddess, goddess
  of mercy, the North Star, seamen,
  women and children
  daughter of Chong Wang
  In one version Kuan Yin was a male
  derived from Avalokiteshvara; in
  another she was a mortal princess,
  Maio Shan, who strangled herself but
  was revivified by Buddha who put her
  on an island where she stayed for nine
  years before she became a deity. Some
  say that she died as a result of
  sacrificing her hands and her eyes to
  save the life of her father.
  Another story says that her father
  sentenced her to death when she
  refused to marry but, when the
  executioner brought down the sword,
  it broke, leaving her unharmed. He
  later had her smothered and she went
  to hell which was transformed by her
  presence into a paradise. This did not
  suit Yama, the ruler of that gloomy
  place, so he returned her to life.
  In some accounts, she was with
  Tripitaka when he brought the
  Buddhist culture to China and she
  released Sun Hou-tzu when Buddha
  imprisoned him in a mountain.
  She is depicted sometimes with many
  heads and arms, sometimes riding the
  mythical Hou, a form of lion.
  (see also Miao Shan.Tara1)
  Kuan Yü
  (see Kuan-ti)
  Kuang Ch’eng-tsu
  Chinese
  a war-god, ruler of evil spirits
  Kuang-hsieh
  Chinese
  a sacred mountain, the realm 
  of Yin-chieh-t’o
  Kuang-jun
  (see Ao Jun)
  Kuang-li
  (see Ao Ch’in)
  Kuang Mu
  Chinese
  [=Hindu Virupaksha:=Japanese Zocho:
  =Taoist Mo-li Hai]
  a guardian spirit of the west and autumn
  Kuang-she
  (see Ao Shun)
  Kuang-te
  (see Ao Kuang)
  Kuat
  South American
  sun-god of the Mamaiuran Indians 
  of Brazil
  twin brother of Iae
  Having no light of his own at the
  beginning, Kuat and his brother Iae
  captured Urubutsin, king of the
  vultures, whose wings blocked out the
  light of the sky, and released him only
  after the gift of light had been handed
  over. They then took to the sky, Kuat
  becoming the sun, Iae the moon.
  Kubaba
  Mesopotamian
  [Gubaba.Kupapa:=Hurrian Sauska:
  =Phrygian Cybele]
  a Syrian mother-goddess
  Kubai-Khotim
  (see Ajysyt)
  Kubaiko
  Russian
  a Tartar heroine
  sister of Komdei-Mirgan
  The monster Yebegen cut off her
  brother’s head and she went down to
  the underworld to plead with the ruler,
  Erlik Khan, for its return. He set her a
  number of tasks and, when she
  successfully completed them all, he
  gave her the head and some water of
  life.
  Kube
  African
  a name of Mulungu as ‘all-embracing’
  Kubebe
  (see Dionysus)
  Kubele
  (see Cybele)
  Kubera1
  Buddhist
  [Dhana-Pati.K(a)uvera:=Hindu
  Vaishravana:=Indonesian Kuwera:
  =Japanese Bishamon.Kompira:
  =Thai Kupera:=Tibetan Rnam-thos-sras]
  god of wealth
  one of the 8 dharmapalas
  son of Vishravas and Idavida
  He was a Hindu god adopted into the
  Buddhist pantheon as the bodyguard
  of Buddha.                (see also Kubera2)
  (see Sudurmukha)
  Kubera2
  Hindu
  [Dhana-pati.Dhanada.K(a)uvera.
  Kumbhakharna.Nara-raja.Ratnagarbha.
  Vaishravana.Vibishana.Yaksha]
  a god of the dead and god of wealth
  king of Alaka
  son of Vishravas and Idavida
  half-brother of Ravana
  one of the Dikpalas, some say
  husband of Rambha, Riddhi or Yakshi
  father of Minakshi
  Born to the deserted wife of an artisan,
  the boy, Duhsaha, became a wicked
  youth who set out to rob a temple of
  Shiva. When his own lamp failed he lit
  ten others, so doing honour to the
  god. He was killed by a temple guard
  but was granted rebirth for the lamp
  episode. Reborn as the evil king
  Sudurmukha, he still looked after the
  lamps and was again allowed to be
  reborn when he was killed by
  enemies. This time he was Kubera
  and the guardian of the northern
  quarter of the world, riding in his
  flying chariot, Pushpaka. 
  He was deposed by Ravana and
  helped Rama in his battle against the
  demon usurper. For his help, Rama
  gave him control of all the precious
  metals and gems.
  He is depicted as a fat dwarf with
  three legs and one eye in the centre of
  his forehead, all covered in gold.
  (see also Kubera1
  Sudurmukha.Yaksha2)
  Kubira
  (see Kompira)
  Kubjika
  Hindu
  a goddess of writing
  a consort of Ganesa
  Kubuddhi
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a consort of Ganesa
  Kucedre
  (see Kulshedra)
  kuchi
  African
  in the lore of the Nupe, a spiritual
  force
  Kucumatz
  (see Kukumatz)
  Kud
  Korean
  evil personified
  kud-ava
  Russian
  [jurt-ava.kud-azerava]
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, guardian of
  the home
  kud-azerava
  (see kud-ava)
  Kuda
  Hebrew
  a demon of disorder
  This being is said to attack women 
  in labour.
  Kudai
  Siberian
  [Bai-Ulgon.Bai-Ylgon.Kudai Bai-Ulgon]
  the supreme god of the Tartars
  father of Kara-khan, Pyrehak-khan,
  Tos-khan and Suilap
  He lives on a golden mountain in the
  sixteenth heaven and receives sacrifices
  of white horses.
  In some accounts, Kudai refers to
  the seven sons of the supreme god.
  Kudai-Bakshy
  Siberian
  the Yakut guardian god of blacksmiths
  Kudai-jajutshi
  Siberian
  an Altaic star-god
  Kudari-ryo
  Japanese
  a celestial dragon
  kude-wodez
  Russian
  an evil house-spirit
  Kudippe
  (see Cydippe)
  Kudo-no-kami
  (see Oki-Tsu-Hiko)
  kudoa
  Russian
  [=Voytak kuala]
  a Cherimissian shrine to an ancestral
  god or house-spirit
  Kudrun
  (see Gudrun)
  kuei1
  Chinese
  [hsien:=Hindu preta]
  a wandering demon who has lost the
  chance of reincarnation: a spirit of
  the dead: a natural force: a
  benevolent dragon
  Some say that these demons, the souls
  of suicides or of those drowned, have
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  black or green faces.
  Another version has kuei as an
  animal with only one eye. One story
  says that the Yellow Emperor killed it
  and made a drum from its skin.
  In another account, kuei-lung is an
  animal with one leg, a voice like
  thunder and which shines like the sun,
  living in the east. It causes storms
  when it enters the water and is
  identified by some as the crocodile.
  kuei2
  Chinese
  a ceremonial tablet carried by the 
  Jade Emperor
  Kuei Chü-ching
  Chinese
  a 14th C writer
  He compiled The Twenty-four Examples
  of Filial Piety.
  K’uei Hsing
  (see Chung-k’uei)
  Kuei Ku-tzu
  Chinese
  a god of fortune-tellers
  kuei-lung
  (see kuei1)
  Kuei Shen
  Chinese
  [Black Tortoise.Sombre Warrior]
  the tortoise, chief of all the shell
  animals
  one of the Four Auspicious Animals
  guardian of the north and of water
  (see tortoise2)
  Kuei-tzu-mu
  Chinese
  [Mother of Demons:=Buddhist Hariti]
  the Chinese version of the female
  demon Hariti
  (see also Huo-li-to)
  K’uei Yü-chen T’ien-tsun
  Chinese
  in some accounts, a future deity of the
  San Ch’ing
  Kuen Luen
  (see K’un Lun)
  Kuge
  Japanese
  people claiming to be descendants of
  gods and emperors
  Kugo-jen
  Russian
  an evil spirit
  This being is said to require sacrifices
  to be made to him to persuade him to
  cure illness.
  Kugo-jumo
  Russian
  a supreme god of the Cheremis
  He is envisaged as a manlike being,
  carrying on many of the earthly practices
  such as bee-keeping and agriculture.
  Kugu-shotshen-Ara
  (see Kildisin-mumy)
  Kuhu
  Hindu
  a goddess of the new moon
  Kui1
  New Zealand
  a Maori demon
  This being takes the form of a blind
  female cannibal.
  Kui2
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian earth-god
  father of Ina
  Kui-gyal-po
  (see sKui-rgyal-po)
  Kuiamo
  (see Kwoiam)
  Kuichi Heizayemon
  Japanese
  a servant
  He was carried off by a tengu and
  forced to climb the roof of a temple
  where he was placed on a tray which
  carried him on a journey that seemed
  to last for several days. When he
  prayed to the Buddha, he came to and
  found himself on what he thought was
  a mountain-top but which was only
  the roof of the temple where he was
  found.
  Kuila-moku
  Pacific Islands
  a god of medicine in Hawaii
  Kuinyo
  Australian
  an evil-smelling spirit, the
  personification of death
  Kujaku-myoo
  Japanese
  [=Buddhist Mahamayuri]
  a bodhisattva
  This guardian god is sometimes
  regarded as an aspect of Shakyamuni
  and is depicted riding on a peacock.
  Kujo1
  (see Kiyo)
  kujo2
  Japanese
  a Shinto priest of medium rank
  Kuju
  Siberian
  a sky-spirit providing food for man
  Kuk
  (see Kekui)
  Kukai
  Japanese
  the original name of the saint, 
  Kobo Daishi
  Kukitat
  North American
  a mischief-making deity of the
  Servano people
  brother of Pakrokitat
  He was born from the left shoulder of
  the creator, Pakrokitat, and so upset
  him with his demands that people
  should have webbed feet, eyes in the
  back of their heads and suchlike
  ridiculous 
  ideas 
  that 
  Pakrokitat
  departed to the Otherworld and left his
  brother in charge.
  He turned out to be such a
  troublemaker that the people decided
  to get rid of him. This they achieved
  when a frog hid itself in the ocean and
  swallowed his excrement.
  Kukkuri
  Tibetan
  a disciple of the Buddha who
  converted a number of Lamaist
  sorcerers
  (see also Krishnachari)
  Kuknos
  (see Cycnus)
  Kuksu1
  North American
  the first man in the lore of the 
  Maidu Indians
  husband of Laidamlulum-kule
  Kuksu2
  North American
  a creator-god of the 
  Pomo Indians
  brother of Marumda
  He and his brother attempted to
  destroy the world by fire and flood.
  Kuku-Lau
  Pacific Islands
  a sea-goddess
  She causes mirages to delude sailors.
  Kuku-no-shi
  Japanese
  [Kukunochi]
  a god of the trees
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  In another version, one of the deities
  formed when Toyo-uke-hime separated.
  The other deity formed at this time
  was Rayanu-hime.
  Kuku-Toshi-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a rice-god
  Kukucan
  (see Kukulcan)
  Kukudhi
  (see Kukuth)
  Kukul
  Malay
  a king
  The Seven Sages at his court each
  owned one of the Seven Precious
  Stones with which they could predict
  the outcome of the king’s battles.
  Kukulcan
  Central American
  [Cocolcan.Cucukcan.Kukucan.
  Kukulkan:=Aztec Quetzalcoatl:
  =Mayan Yum Caax]
  a sun-god and wind-god of the 
  Maya and Toltecs
  In some accounts he is a king who was
  deified and called Cezalcouatl.
  It is said that he sometimes comes to
  earth and can be seen planting maize
  or fishing from his canoe.
  He is depicted as a plumed serpent
  or with a long nose and serpent fangs.
  His symbols are a fish, maize, a lizard,
  torch and vulture.
  Kukulkan
  (see Kukulcan)
  Kukumatz
  North American
  [Hokomata.Kucumatz:
  =Mayan Gucamatz]
  the creator-god of the Mohave 
  Indians
  twin brother of Tochipa
  In some accounts it was he who caused
  the flood.
  (see also Ah Kin.Gucumatz)
  Kukunochi
  (see Kuku-no-shi)
  Kukuri
  Japanese
  a god of the underworld
  Kukuth
  Balkan
  [Kukudhi]
  an Albanian female demon causing
  sickness
  kukwanebu
  East Indian
  fairy stories in Papua New Guinea
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  Kul
  Baltic
  [Vasa:=Finnish Vedenhaltija:=Russian
  Vodyanoi]
  a Lappish evil water-spirit part human,
  part fish
  He is in conflict with the sky-god Jen.
  In some accounts, this being is
  female and was said to lure men into
  the water and drown them.
  (see also Cacce-haldde)
  Kul-jungk
  (see Jengk-Tongk)
  Kula
  Hindu
  [male=akula]
  in Tantric lore, divine power: the
  female aspect of the Absolute
  Kuladevata
  Hindu
  gods of the household
  Each family chooses one god to be the
  guardian of the household.
  Kuladevi
  Hindu
  goddesses of the household
  Each family chooses one goddess to be
  the guardian of the household.
  Kulakaras
  Jain
  the early givers of law
  (see Nabhi)
  Kulhwch
  (see Culhwch)
  Kulika
  Hindu
  a snake-god
  one of 7 mahanagas
  Kulili
  Mesopotamian
  [Kulilu]
  a monster fighting with Tiamat 
  against Marduk
  Kulilu
  (see Kulili)
  Kulimina
  South American
  the creator of women in the lore of
  the Arawak Indians
  (see also Kururumany)
  Kuling
  Australian
  the Milky Way, home of the 
  thunder-god, Kohin
  Kulisankusa
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the 16 vidyadevi
  Kulisesvari
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  Kulitta
  (see Kulittas)
  Kulittas
  Mesopotamian
  [Kulitta]
  a Hurrian goddess attendant on
  Shaushkas or, in the Sumerian
  version, on Ishtar
  Kulla
  Mesopotamian
  the Sumerian god of bricks and 
  tools
  Kullervo
  Finnish
  [=Estonian Kallevipoeg]
  a hero whose exploits appear in the
  epic Kalevala
  son of Kalervo
  His uncle, Untamo, killed his own
  brother, Kalervo, and gave Kullervo to
  Ilmarinen as a slave. He caused the
  death of his master’s wife, the maiden
  of Pohjola; she had misused him so he
  turned her cattle into wild animals
  which tore her to pieces. He also raped
  his own sister, not knowing who she
  was, and the girl drowned herself.
  When he returned to his own house,
  he found all his family dead so he
  killed first Untamo and then himself.
  He is depicted as a very strong man
  who misused his strength.
  Kulshan
  North American
  husband of Clear Sky and 
  Fair Maiden
  His wives quarrelled and Clear Sky
  left, setting up her own home far to
  the south. Later, Fair Maiden left to
  visit her own mother and she and her
  children were changed into islands.
  Kulshan and his three other children,
  always stretching to try to see the
  missing women, became mountains
  while Clear Sky became Mt Rainier.
  (see also Mount Rainier)
  Kulsheder
  Balkan
  [female=Kulshedre]
  an Albanian male demon
  Kulshedra
  Balkan
  [Kucedre:male=Kulsheder]
  an Albanian female demon
  These beings, which develop from
  Bollas, take the form of loathsome
  hags or fire-breathing dragons. They
  are said to cause drought and demand
  human sacrifices.
  Kulu
  (see Gulu.Kidilli)
  Kumado
  Japanese
  one of the Michi-No-Kami, 3
  guardians of boundaries and roads
  kumakanga
  South American
  a werewolf in Brazil
  Kumang
  East Indian
  the mother-goddess of Borneo
  Kumaphari
  South American
  a cannibal god of the Shipaya tribe
  Kumara
  Hindu
  [Kaumara]
  an aspect of Kartikkeya or Skanda
  In this form, no longer a war-god but
  appearing as a handsome youth.
  Kumaras
  Hindu
  4 sons of Brahma, some say
  These ‘mind-born’ children always
  remained boys.
  Kumarajiva
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Chiu-mo-lo-to)
  a 5th C Indian sage
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, some say
  He translated Buddhist texts into
  Chinese including the Satyasiddhi
  Sastra, 
  on 
  which 
  the 
  Chinese
  Satyasiddhi school is based, and the
  Madhyamika texts used by the San-
  Lun School.
  Kumarbi
  Mesopotamian
  [Kumarbis:=Sumerian Enlil]
  the supreme god of the Hurrians, 
  creator-god and father of the gods
  father of Hedammu and Ullikummi
  son of Anu
  He castrated his father by biting off his
  genitals and then spat out three gods,
  Teshub, Tasmisus and the river-god
  Aranzakh. He married the daughter of
  a sea-god and they produced the
  monster Hedammu which came out of
  the sea to devour animals and humans.
  When he was overthrown by
  Teshub, he produced, by impregnating
  a stone pillar, the giant, Ullikummi, to
  help him but this being was rendered
  helpless by Ea.
  (see also Ellil2)
  Kumarbis
  (see Kumarbi)
  Kumari1
  Hindu
  [Kaumari]
  an aspect of Durga as ‘virgin’
  a name for Devi
  a sakti of Karttikeya or Skanda
  one of the 7 mataras
  one of the 8 Matrikas
  She was opposed to the demon Moha.
  Kumari2
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Kumaso
  Japanese
  an outlaw
  Prince Yamato came to his camp
  disguised as a woman, got Kumaso
  drunk and then killed him.
  (see also Idzumo Takeru)
  Kumatauenga
  (see Ku2)
  Kumbha1
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac,
  Aquarius the water-carrier
  Kumbha2
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  by rubbing chilli powder into wounds
  previously inflicted by other gods.
  Kumbhakharna
  Hindu
  a demon
  son of Vishravas by one of 
  the rakshasas
  half-brother of Kubera, Ravana 
  and Vibhishana
  This monster was said to be over
  2,000 miles tall and could eat 5,000
  women or 4,000 cows at one meal. He
  was awake for only one day in every
  six months but was awake long
  enough to help Ravana in the battle
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  with Rama during which he ate many
  of Rama’s troops but was killed by
  Rama and Sugriva.
  Kumbhandas
  Buddhist
  short, pot-bellied gnomes or giant
  demons
  Kumbhika
  Hindu
  a realm of hell
  This region is reserved for the
  punishment of the cruel who are boiled
  in oil.
  Kumé
  Japanese
  a sennin
  He was looking at the reflection of a
  maiden in a stream and fell out of his
  cloud-chariot.
  kumi
  New Zealand
  a bulldog-headed monster
  Kummiya
  Mesopotamian
  the home of Teshub
  Kumokomba
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian god of fate
  son of Lichambene
  Kumokums
  North American
  a creator-god of the Modoc Indians
  He created the world with mud that he
  scooped out of Tule Lake. When he
  was tired from his labours he went to
  sleep in a hole which he dug in the
  lake-bottom.
  Kumsnooth
  (see Quaaqua)
  Kumu-honua
  Pacific Islands
  the first man in the lore of Hawaii
  His 
  wife, 
  Lalo-honua, 
  ate 
  the
  forbidden fruit of Kane’s tree and 
  they were both expelled from their 
  garden paradise.
  (see also Tiki)
  Kumu-Tonga-I-Te-Po
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Miru
  Kumuda1
  Hindu
  Suryabhauma, as one of the Dikpalas,
  or his elephant
  Kumuda2
  Hindu
  a king of the Nagas
  father of Kumudavati
  Kumudavati
  Hindu
  daughter of Kumuda
  wife of Kusha
  Kumulipo
  Pacific Islands
  the Hawaiian creator-hymn of over
  2,000 lines, composed c. 1700
  Kumush
  North American
  [=Klamath Kemush]
  a creator-god of the Modoc Indians
  father of Evening Sky
  He was given the task of creating the
  world, using the ashes of the Aurora
  Borealis and, having built it, populated
  it with plants and animals. After a long
  rest, he set about the task of creating
  mankind. He spent six days and nights
  in the underworld and returned with a
  basketful of bones of the dead. From
  these dry bones he made the various
  Indian tribes and then ascended into the
  sky where he lives with his daughter.
  Kumwa
  Korean
  [Golden Frog.Gumwa]
  a king
  husband of Yuhwa
  father of Deso
  Hebura, the king, found a little boy, in
  the form of a golden frog, under a
  stone and adopted him, calling him
  Kumwa. When Hebura died, Kumwa
  took the throne.
  He met the maiden Yuhwa, who
  claimed to be the daughter of a river-
  earl, and had been banished after being
  raped by Hemosu who had claimed to
  be a heavenly being. Kumwa gave her
  shelter and she eventually bore a large
  egg from which emerged the boy
  Chumong. Kumwa was persuaded by
  his son Deso to kill Chumong but the
  boy escaped.
  Kun1
  Baltic
  [Kootamoinen]
  a Finnish moon-god
  Kun2
  Chinese
  a sea-monster
  In some accounts, this monster changed
  into the huge bird, the P’eng Niao.
  Kun3
  Chinese
  [Ku]
  a descendant of Huang-ti
  He stole the magic swelling earth to
  construct dams and was killed by Chu-
  jung, sent by Huang-ti. The dragon Yu
  emerged from his body three years
  after his death.
  K’un4
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams,
  representing the earth and the ox
  Kun5
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess and goddess 
  of plenty
  Kun Dadhana
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Chun T’ou-p’o-han]
  one of the 4 Bikshu
  K’un Lun
  Chinese
  [Kuen Luen.Kunlun.Kwen Lun:
  =Indian Mount Meru]
  the sacred mountain of the West
  This mountain, the Taoist paradise
  where all the inhabitants were
  immortal, was at the centre of the
  earth and was over 4,000 miles high,
  providing a route from earth to
  heaven. It was regarded as the source
  of the winds, the Yellow River and the
  Ju Shui and as the home of the 
  Lord of the Sky and Ho-Po, Count of
  the River.
  Kun-Rig
  Tibetan
  a form of Vairocana with 4 heads
  Kun-tu-bzan-Po
  (see Kuntu bXan Po)
  Kuna
  Thai
  a king
  He offended the spirits of the forest by
  hunting 
  elephants 
  within 
  their
  precinct and, when he died, they made
  him a tree-spirit, living in a tree.
  Kunado-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto guardian-deity
  one of 3 guardians of boundaries 
  and roads
  a Yakushin deity
  Kunapipi
  Australian
  [Gunapipi.Kliarin-kliara.Mumuna.
  Old Woman]
  a mother-goddess of the Aborigines
  kundalini-shakti
  Hindu
  serpent-power
  This is a mystical phenomenon said to
  be caused by the upward passage of the
  kundalini which lies coiled in the
  lower part of the body.
  Kunde
  African
  a hunter-god of the Ewe in Ghana
  kundje
  East Indian
  a form of magic used in New Guinea
  Kundrav
  Persian
  the name for Gandarewa in the 
  Shah Name
  Kundry
  British
  [Cundrie]
  a woman enchanted by Klingsor
  a version of the Loathly Lady
  Klingsor put her under a spell and used
  her as a drudge but he could change her
  into a beautiful maiden for his own
  purposes or to bewitch the knights
  seeking the Holy Grail who came to his
  garden of delight. When Parsifal
  banished the magician, she became a
  devotee at the Temple of the Grail.
  In some accounts, having laughed at
  Christ on the cross, she was condemned
  to eternal laughter.
  Kung
  Chinese
  a god of thunder
  He is usually depicted as a winged being.
  kung-ch’i
  (see cock)
  Kung Ch’iu
  (see Confucius)
  Kung-fu-tzu
  (see Confucius)
  Kung Kung
  Chinese
  a demon, half man, half serpent
  a god of water
  son of Chu-jung
  In one story he tilted the world when he
  impaled Mount Pu Chou on his horn,
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  in another he tried to usurp the throne
  of Nü-huang and, when he was
  defeated, knocked down the pillars
  supporting the sky, thereby causing the
  flood. For these crimes he was executed.
  An alternative version of the flood
  story says that Kung Kung tore a hole in
  the sky, allowing the waters to pour out,
  damage that was repaired by Nü Kua.
  Another version says that he tried to
  depose his father, Chu-jung.
  His attendant is Hsiang Yao.
  Kung Mu
  (see Li T’ieh-kuai)
  Kung-shu Tzu
  Chinese
  the original name of Lu Pan
  Kungarankalpa
  (see Seven Sisters)
  Kungwa
  African
  the supreme god of the Kannuku 
  of Nigeria
  Kunhild
  German
  [Simild.Similte]
  sister of Dietlieb
  wife of Laurin
  When Kunhild was carried off by
  Laurin, king of the dwarfs, her brother
  went to Dietrich for help. They
  succeeded in rescuing her but she
  forgave Laurin and married him.
  In some stories, she is Grimhild and
  the mother of Gudrun.
  Kuni-toko-tachi
  Japanese
  [Kuninotokotati.Kunitokotachi]
  a supreme Shinto god, spirit of 
  the universe
  god of Mount Fuji
  An ancestor of Izanagi and Izanami
  who appeared out of the primordial
  mud as a reed and is manifest in
  Amaterasu. He lives on Fujiyama.
  Another account makes him the
  consort of Toyokumono with whom 
  he was produced by one of the branches
  of the god Umashiashikabihikoji who also
  produced Izanagi and Izanami.
  Kuni-tsu Kanu
  Japanese
  earth-gods, as opposed to 
  Ama-tsu-Kami
  Kunigunde
  German
  a legendary female said to treat all her
  lovers with contempt
  Kuninotokotati
  (see Kuni-toko-tachi)
  Kunitokotachi (see Kuni-toko-tachi)
  Kunjarakarna
  Hindu
  a man who visited the underworld
  and was given a conducted tour 
  by Yama
  Ku’nkunxuliga
  North American
  the thunder-god of the Indians of
  British Columbia
  Kunlun
  (see K’un Lun)
  Kunmanggur
  Australian
  the rainbow-snake of the Aborigines
  of the Northern Territory
  father of Tjinimin, the bat
  He was stabbed by his son in an
  argument about their sexual prowess.
  (see also Rainbow Snake.Yurlungur)
  Kunopis
  (see Helen3)
  Kuntarra
  Mesopotamian
  the home of the Hittite gods
  Kunti
  Hindu
  [(Princess) Pritha]
  daughter of Suira
  sister of Vasudava
  wife of Kuntibhoja, Pandu and Surya
  mother of Arjuna, Bhima, Karna 
  and Yudhishthira
  She was originally known as Pritha and
  it was prophesied that, as a result of a
  charm given to her by Durvasas, she
  would have five children, the sons of
  gods. A prayer to Surya produced a
  son, Karna, whom she abandoned, and
  when her first husband, Kuntibhoja,
  died she married Pandu, the king of
  Bharata, who refused to have children
  because of a curse placed on him.
  Later prayers to the gods gave her
  Yudhishthira from Dharma, Bhima
  from Vayu, and Arjuna from Indra.
  The other boys, the twins Nakula and
  Sahadeva, were born to Pandu’s other
  wife, Madri, to make up the five
  Pandava brothers whose struggle with
  the Kauravas forms the basis of The
  Mahabharata. In this battle, Karna was
  killed by Arjuna and his father, the
  sun-god Surya, avenged his death by
  burning Kunti into a cinder.
  Kuntianak
  (see Ummu Sibyani)
  Kuntibhoja
  Hindu
  first husband of Kunti
  Kuntu bXan Po
  Tibetan
  [Kun-tu-bzan-Po:=Buddhist 
  Samantabhadra:=Taoist P’u Hsien:
  =Japanese Fugen]
  the creator god of the Bon pantheon
  Kunu1
  African
  a supreme god in Sierra Leone
  kunu2
  South American
  in Surinam, a supernatural force used
  by the gods to punish breaches of
  the social code
  Kuo Chu
  Chinese
  a poor peasant
  He was about to kill his sons to feed
  his starving mother when he found a
  bar of gold sent by the gods.
  Kuo P’o
  Chinese
  a man said to have collected the
  principles of Feng Shui
  Kuo Shang
  Chinese
  a legendary warrior who died for 
  his country
  Kuo Ting-hsiang
  Chinese
  wife of Tsao Chün
  Her husband divorced her and married
  Li Hai-t’ang. She met him again, years
  later, a blind beggar, and restored his
  sight but failed to save him when he
  jumped to his death on a fire in
  remorse for his heartlessness.
  Kuo Tzu-i
  Chinese
  a god of wealth in some areas
  a god of happiness in other areas
  In some accounts, Fu Hsing was the
  8th C general of this name, in others
  he was the young Ch’eng, a 6th C
  mandarin.
  (see also Fu Hsing)
  Kupai
  South American
  a devil in Peru
  Kupala
  Slav
  a sun-god, god of light
  Kupalnitsa
  Slav
  a goddess of lakes and rivers
  Kupapa
  (see Kubaba)
  Kupera
  Thai
  [=Buddhist Kubera:=Indonesian
  Kuwera:=Japanese Kompira]
  a god of wealth
  Kupiro
  Hindu
  one of the Yakshas
  kupua
  Pacific Islands
  Indonesian demi-gods
  Kur
  Mesopotamian
  [Ukur]
  a dragon
  He abducted Ereshkigal and became
  ruler of the underworld with her. He
  was killed by Enki and Ninurta but his
  body had held back the primaeval
  waters and now a flood threatened.
  The situation was saved when Ninurta
  built a wall to hold the waters back.
  In some versions, Kur is the
  underworld.
  (see also Kur-nu-gi-a)
  Kur-gal
  (see Kurgal)
  Kur-nu-gi-a
  Mesopotamian
  [Kurnugi.Magan.Mahan:=Akkadian
  Cutha]
  the Sumerian underworld ruled 
  by Ereshkigal
  (see also Kur)
  Kura1
  Pacific Islands
  one of several gods credited with
  having fished up the islands from 
  the bed of the ocean
  Kura2
  Pacific Islands
  husband of Eneene
  In the myths of Mangaia Island,
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  Eneene fell into the underworld and
  was held captive. Kura, with the help
  of his guardian spirit, went down to
  the underworld and rescued her.
  Kura-Okami
  Japanese
  a Shinto rain-god of the valleys, in the
  form of a dragon
  (see also Taka-Okami)
  Kuramochi
  Japanese
  a prince
  He was a suitor for the hand of Kaguya
  and undertook to get for her a jewelled
  branch of a tree from Mount Horai.
  He produced instead a copy that his
  workmen had made but she realised it
  was a fake and rejected him.
  Kurando
  (see Sakata Kurando)
  Kurangai
  New Zealand
  [Kurangai Tuku]
  a Maori monster in the form 
  of a bird-woman
  She was said to be as tall as a tree and
  had wings as well as arms. Some say
  that her nails were so long that she
  could spear birds with them.
  In one story she carried off the
  young Hautupatu who promptly stole
  her clothes and escaped, only to return
  to her when he grew up. Another
  version says that, when he escaped, she
  followed him and, in trying to
  recapture him, fell into a hot spring
  and was scalded to death.
  Kurangai Tuku
  (see Kurangai)
  Kurdaitcha
  Australian
  invisible spirits
  These beings accompany sorcerers
  and cause the death of the sick.
  Kurdalaegon
  (see Kurdalion)
  Kurdalion
  Russian
  [Kurdalaegon]
  an Ossetian smith-god
  Kurderke-jumo
  Russian
  a god of thunder
  Kurena
  North American
  [Kwirana.Kwirina.Quirina]
  a group of clowns alternating with 
  the Koshare
  Their function is to control the weather.
  Kuretes
  (see Curetes)
  Kurgal
  Canaanite
  [Kur-Gal]
  a name for the Babylonian god Adad
  Kurgarru
  Mesopotamian
  one of the 2 beings created by Enki
  from the dirt under his fingernails
  Kurgarru and Kalaturru were sent to
  restore Inanna to life and bring her
  back from the underworld.
  Kuri
  African
  [Yandu.Yerro]
  a Housa spirit which causes paralysis
  Kuribu
  Mesopotamian
  [Karibu.Karubu]
  an aspect of Ea as a guardian deity
  Kurkil
  Siberian
  a Mongol creator-god
  He is envisaged as a raven.
  Kurma1
  Hindu
  [=Indonesian Kuruma]
  a primaeval tortoise
  In the earlier, Aryan, myths, Prajapati
  created the tortoise by squeezing the
  cosmic egg and its shell became the
  earth and sky.
  Kurma2
  Hindu
  [Kurma-avatara:=Indonesian Kuruma]
  the second incarnation of Vishnu, as a
  tortoise or turtle
  In this incarnation he saved the lost 
  divine drink, amrita. He stood on the
  bottom of the ocean bearing on his
  back the mountain, Mount Mandara,
  that was churned to produce amrita
  and the other precious objects.
  Kurma-avatara
  (see Kurma2)
  kurmes
  Siberian
  [=Buriat ongon:=Turkish tyus]
  a shamanistic fetish in the form of 
  an image
  Kurneval
  British
  [Gouvernail.Rohand.Rual]
  foster-father of Tristram
  When 
  Tristram’s 
  mother 
  died,
  Kurneval claimed the baby Tristram as
  his son to save him from Morgan who
  had killed his father, Meliad. He raised
  the boy, teaching him the knightly arts.
  In the Wagnerian story of Tristram
  and Isolde, he accompanied Tristram to
  Ireland to escort Isolde to Cornwall
  and killed the traitor Melot who
  betrayed Tristram and Isolde to King
  Mark. He was killed in the same fight,
  where he is known as Gouvernail.
  Kurnugi
  (see Kur-nu-gi-a)
  Kurozaemon
  Japanese
  a servant of the owl Fukuro
  Kurriwilban
  Australian
  wife of Koyorowen
  She is said to have a horn growing
  from each shoulder and uses them to
  kill men. Her husband kills women. 
  Kursis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian corn-spirit
  Kursis represents the male equivalent 
  of Rugiu-Baba.
  Kursuri ya Nuru
  (see Castle of Light1)
  Kurttimukha
  Hindu
  a demon created by Shiva
  Rahu was sent by Jalandhara to seize
  Sakti, wife of Shiva, and the god
  created Kurttimukha by a blast of
  power from his eyes. When Rahu 
  ran
  away in fright, the hungry
  Kurttimukha was forced to eat itself
  until all that remained was the face.
  kuru1
  Hindu
  an evil spirit
  Kuru2
  Hindu
  an ancestor of the Kauravas and 
  the Pandavas
  father of Dhartarastra and Pandu
  Kuru3
  Hindu
  the most northerly of the 9 realms of
  the world
  Kurukadi
  Australian
  one of the 2 lizard-men, known 
  as Wati-kutjara, ancestors of 
  the Aborigines
  twin of Mumba
  They awoke in the Dreamtime and
  created rocks, plants and animals.
  When they met Kidilli, the moon-
  spirit, who was chasing a group of
  women (or the first woman), they
  killed him. Kidilli appears in the sky as
  the moon, the women as the Pleiades
  and the twins as Gemini.
  Kurukulla1
  Buddhist
  [=Hindu Rati]
  a goddess of wealth
  a sakti of Amitabha
  (see also Astabhuja-Kurukulla.Red Tara)
  Kurukulla2
  Hindu
  a goddess of boats and wine
  Kuruma
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian version of the 
  tortoise, Kurma
  Kurumasaba
  African
  a supreme god in Sierra Leone
  Kururumany
  South American
  a creator-god in the lore of the
  Arawak Indians
  husband of Emisiwaddo and
  Wurekaddo
  When he found that men were corrupt
  he created snakes and lizards to harass
  them and took away their immortality.
  (see also Kulimina)
  Kurus
  (see Korowas)
  kurusi
  African
  in the lore of the Swahili, the throne
  of the creator-god shielded by the
  canopy, Arishi
  Kurwaichin
  Polish
  a god of sheep
  Kus
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of herdsmen
  Kusa
  Hindu
  one of the 7 island continents
  (see also Dvipa)
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  kusa grass
  Indian
  [darbha]
  a sacred grass with very sharp blades
  It is said that this grass grew from the
  hairs of Vishnu as Kurma or from the
  ground on which some of the amrita
  was spilled at the Churning of the
  Ocean. Snakes have forked tongues as
  a result of licking this grass. It is now
  used in Buddhist rites.
  Kusa Kap
  South American
  in the lore of Torres Strait, 
  a fabulous bird
  It is said that this bird first brought fire
  to mankind.
  Kusa-nada-hime
  (see Inada-Hime)
  Kusanagi
  Japanese
  [Ame-no-Murakumo. Grass-cleaving 
  Sword.Grass-mower.
  Murakumo-no-Tsuguri]
  the sword of O-Uso-No-Mikoto
  The magic weapon, Murakumo, was
  taken by Susanowa from the tail of the
  dragon, Yamato-no-Orochi, and given
  to O-Uso-No-Mikoto. It became
  known as Kusanagi after it had saved
  its owner from a grass-fire by cutting
  down the burning grass of its own
  accord.
  Kusariqqu
  (see Kusariqu)
  Kusariqu
  Mesopotamian
  [Kusariqqu]
  one of the monsters fighting with
  Tiamat against Marduk
  In some accounts, the Fish-man.
  Kusha
  Hindu
  son of Rama or Ravana and Sita
  twin brother of Lava
  husband of Kumudavati
  Kushadhvaja
  Hindu
  son of Brhaspati
  father of Vedavati
  Kushamba
  Hindu
  a king
  son of Kusha
  father of Gadhi
  His devotion to Indra persuaded the
  god to be born as his son, Gadhi.
  Kushi-Dama-Nigi-Haya-Hi
  Japanese
  a Shinto sun-god
  Kushi-Iwa-Mada-No-Mikoto
  Japanese
  a Shinto god, guardian of entrances
  Kushi-mitama
  Japanese
  a spirit which brings about 
  mysterious transformations
  Kushi-nada
  (see Inada)
  Kushinada
  (see Inada)
  Kusinara
  Buddhist
  in China, the place where the Buddha
  left his footprints in stone
  Kusiunek
  Inuit
  witchcraft which can cause illness 
  or death
  Kuski-banda
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ea or Oannes as god 
  of goldsmiths
  Kusmandi
  Jain
  an earth-goddess
  She was said to have appeared in 
  983 to indicate the spot where a huge
  statue of Gommateshvara was buried.
  Kuso
  Russian
  a Cheremis festival, involving 
  sacrifice, held in June
  Kusor
  Mesopotamian
  [Kusorhasisu]
  an artisan-god
  His job at creation was to fit windows
  in the roof of the earth to let rain in.
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Kothar.
  Kusorhasisu
  (see Kusor)
  Kustenhin
  (see Custenin)
  Kustenin
  (see Custenin)
  Kustennin
  (see Custenin)
  kushti
  (see sacred thread2)
  kusti
  (see sacred thread2)
  Kusug
  Mesopotamian
  [Urbadda]
  high priest to the gods of Babylon
  Kusuh
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Kasku]
  a Hurrian moon-god
  Kusuit
  North American
  a supernatural being in the 
  lore of the tribes of 
  British Columbia
  These beings are said to cure the sick.
  Kusumamodini
  Hindu
  [=Greek Chloris:=Roman Flora]
  a flower-goddess
  kut1
  Korean
  a ceremony of purification and the
  driving out of spirits
  Kut2
  Siberian
  in the lore of the Yakuts, the soul: 
  the spirit investing all men and 
  all natural objects
  The soul is said to have three parts
  known
  as
  anya-kut,
  buor-kut and
  iya-kut. 
  Kutchis
  Australian
  supernatural beings consulted by the
  Aborigine medicine-men
  kuti
  African
  in the lore of the Nupe, a spiritual
  force
  Kutiumo
  (see Irke)
  Kutkhu
  Siberian
  [Kutk.Kutq:=Chukckee Ku’urki:=Koryak 
  Kutkinna’qu.Quikinna’qu]
  creator-god of the Kamchadal tribe
  brother of Xutlizic
  consort of Ilkxum
  In some accounts he brought the earth
  down from heaven, in others he
  created it from the body of his son.
  Kutkinna’qu
  (see Quikinna’qu)
  Kutku
  (see Kutkhu)
  kutni
  Indian
  a wise woman: a witch
  Kutoyis
  North American
  an Algonquin brave
  His ‘parents’ had a son-in-law who
  treated them very badly, keeping all the
  meat and skins from the hunt for
  himself. One day, all he allowed his
  father-in-law was a drop of blood that he
  found on the arrow that had killed a
  buffalo. The old man put the drop of
  blood into a pot with some water and
  boiled it. When he opened the pot, he
  found a baby boy, Kutoyis, who
  instructed the old man to tie him to the
  lodge-pole, whereupon he grew to
  manhood at once. He killed the evil son-
  in-law and went on to rid the land of
  many evils before departing forever to
  the Shadow Land.
  Kutq
  (see Kutkhu)
  Kutsa
  (see Kutso)
  Kutso
  Hindu
  [Kutsa]
  a protégé of Indra
  When Kutso was fighting Sushna, Indra
  stopped his sun-chariot and pulled off
  one of the wheels which Kutso then
  used as a weapon to defeat his enemy.
  Kutushar
  (see Ninlil)
  Kuu
  Finnish
  the moon
  Ku’urkil
  Siberian
  [=Kamchadal.Kutkhu.Kutq:=Koryak 
  Kutkinna’qu.Quikinna’qu]
  creator-god of the Chukchee tribe
  the first human being
  Kuvalayapida
  Hindu
  an elephant
  Kansa invited Krishna and Balarama to
  a feast and used this huge animal in
  one of his attempts to kill his guests.
  The elephant was killed instead, by
  Krishna.
  Kuvalayaswa
  Hindu
  a king
  He sent his 21,000 sons to kill the
  demon Dhundhu who had burnt the
  saint, Uttanka. All except three of
  them died in the flames but the
  survivors killed the demon.
  Kuvanna
  Hindu
  a Yakshi
  kusa grass
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  Kuvan-pas
  wife of Vijaya
  mother of Pulinda and Pulindi
  In the form of a bitch, she put a spell
  on Vijaya’s men and then turned into a
  lovely woman. Vijaya married her as
  the price for releasing his men and
  later became the king of the yakshas.
  Kuvan-pas
  (see Staka-pas)
  Kuvera
  (see Kubera)
  Kuveri
  (see Yakshi2)
  kuwai
  Japanese
  an amulet in the form of water-weed,
  used to guard against fire
  Kuwarishiki-no-Amida
  Japanese
  a form of Amida, red in colour
  Kuwatawata
  Pacific Islands
  a guardian of Pou-Tere-Rangi, 
  the entrance gate of the 
  Polynesian heaven
  Kuwe
  Pacific Islands
  a lizard-goddess of the Moluccas
  Kuwera
  Pacific Islands
  [=Buddhist Kubera:=Japanese Kompira:
  =Thai Kupera]
  an Indonesian god of wealth
  Kuyakaya
  Japanese
  a strong man
  He was killed by Nomi-No-Sukune.
  Kuzimu
  African
  the Swahili underworld
  It is said that the movements of ghosts
  in this realm cause earthquakes.
  Kuzu-no-ha
  Japanese
  a fox said to have married a human
  warrior
  Kvas
  (see Kvasir)
  Kvasir
  Norse
  [Kvas(or).Qvasir]
  a sage or god of wisdom
  He was made from the saliva of the
  gods, which they spat into a vase as
  part of the peace ceremony between
  the Aesir and the Vanir, and in some
  accounts he is regarded as a god of
  wisdom.
  The dwarfs Fialar and Galar
  became jealous of Kvasir and wanted
  to acquire his knowledge so they
  killed him in his sleep and drained off
  his blood into three vessels. They
  added honey to make a drink which
  inspired all who partook of it to
  become poets or musicians.
  Kvasor
  (see Kvasir)
  kveldrida
  (see trollkona)
  Kwa
  (see Eight Diagrams)
  Kwaijitsu
  Japanese
  a warrior-monk
  Kwaku Ananse
  African
  [=Yoruba Anansi]
  the spider-god of the Ashanti
  Kwammang-a
  African
  a rainbow deity
  Kwan
  Buddhist
  an evil spirit
  This being is said to hover over a new-
  born child until, at a date fixed by
  astrologers, a lock of its hair is cut off.
  Kwangiden1
  Japanese
  [=Buddhist Ganapati]
  a representation of Sannayaki and
  Vinayaki embracing like the 2
  elephant-headed figures of Shoten
  Kwangiden2
  (see Shoten)
  Kwangiten
  (see Shoten)
  Kwangyo-mandara
  Japanese
  one form of paradise
  (see also Taema-mandara)
  Kwanjizai
  Japanese
  [=Buddhist Avalokiteshvara]
  a bodhisattva
  (see also Kongo Gundari)
  Kwannon
  Japanese
  [Bato.Chu-jo Hime.Fuku-kensaku.
  Jiu-ichi-men-Kwannon.Juichimen.
  Jundei.Kannon(-sama).Nyoirin.Senjiu.
  Sho(tuku):=Buddhist Avalokiteshvara:
  =Chinese Kuan Yin]
  Buddhist mother-goddess. goddess of
  mercy, women and children
  This deity is sometimes represented in
  masculine form as a prince. Other
  forms show a thousand eyes, the head
  of a horse or eleven arms, reflecting
  some of her names. As ‘the Wise’, she
  is Sho-Kwannon; as ‘eleven-faced’ she
  is 
  Ju-ichi-men 
  Kwannon; 
  as 
  ‘a
  thousand-handed’ 
  she 
  is 
  Sen-ju
  Kwannon; as ‘horse-headed’ she is
  Bato Kwannon and as ‘omnipotent’ she
  is Nyo-i-rin Kwannon. In some
  manifestations, as Hito-koto Kwannon,
  she will answer only one prayer.
  Some sects envisage groups of six,
  seven or even thirty-three Kwannons.
  She is said to have renounced
  nirvana to bring happiness to others.
  Kwanyip
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Ona tribe of
  Tierra del Fuego
  He is said to have defeated the evil
  spirit, Chenuke.
  Kwarwar
  (see Chinigchinich)
  Kwaasind
  North American
  in Longfellow’s Hiawatha, a 
  strong man
  He was the strongest man on earth and
  invulnerable to everything but the 
  blue fir-cone. He died when the dwarfs
  threw these cones at him while he
  slept.
  Kwatee
  (see Kivati)
  Kwati
  (see Kivati)
  Kw’en
  Chinese
  [kuan]
  a miraculous fish which lives in a pool
  in heaven
  Kwen Lun
  (see K’un Lun)
  Kwikumat
  North American
  [=Dieguenos Tuchaipai]
  a creator-god of the Yuma
  He is said to have emerged from
  the sea.
  Kwirana
  (see Kurena)
  Kwirina
  (see Kurena)
  Kwoiam
  East Indian
  [Kuiamo]
  a culture-hero in New Guinea
  Kworrom
  African
  a Housa spirit who trips up those 
  who pass his home under the roots
  of a tree
  Kwotei
  Japanese
  an epithet for a Tenno as ruler of
  earthly affairs
  Kwoth
  African
  [Tutgar]
  the creator-god of the Nuer people
  of the Sudan
  Kyai Agung
  East Indian
  husband of Nawang Dulan
  father of Rora Nawang Sih
  He seized the feather coat that the
  moon-goddess, Nawang Dulan, had
  used to fly down to earth to bathe so
  that she could not fly away. She
  married Kyai Agung and they had one
  daughter but the goddess later found
  her feathers and flew back to her home
  in the sky.
  Kyai Belorong
  East Indian
  [Kyai Blorong]
  a servant of the sea-goddess in Java
  He is said to have 1,000 arms and legs,
  and the tail of a fish. He makes gold
  from stones and will give as much as he
  wishes to any man – the penalty is
  death after seven years.
  He lives in a splendid palace under
  the sea which has real men as columns
  to hold up the roof which is made from
  human bones.
  Kyai Blorong
  (see Kyai Belorong)
  Kyala
  African
  a supreme god of the Ngonde people
  Kybai-khotun
  Siberian
  [Kbai-khotun] 
  a Yakut goddess of childbirth 
  and fate-goddess
  consort of Ar-tojon
  mother of Ar-soghotch, the first man
  She is said to live in the Zambu, the
  tree of life.
  Kybai-khotun
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  Kybebe
  (see Cybele)
  Kybele
  (see Cybele)
  Kye-ba-rdorje
  (see Kye-rdor)
  Kye-rdor
  Buddhist
  [Kye-ba-rdorje]
  the Tibetan version of Hevajira
  Kyesar Saga
  (see Gesar Saga)
  Kyklops
  (see Cyclops)
  Kyklopes
  (see Cyclops)
  Kyknos
  (see Cycnus)
  Kyleddon
  (see Cyleddon)
  kylin
  (see ch’i lin)
  Kylli
  Finnish
  wife of Lemminkainen
  Her husband divorced her when 
  she broke a promise not to attend 
  local dances.
  Kylliki
  Finnish
  a goddess of love
  mother of Lemminkainen
  When her son was killed by a serpent,
  the son of Tuomi cut his body into
  pieces and threw it into the river. She
  recovered the pieces, reassembled
  them and, smearing the body with
  honey brought by a bee, restored him
  to life.
  Kymbeline
  (see Cunobelinus)
  Kymbelinus
  (see Cunobelinus)
  Kymenos
  Greek
  a name of Heracles as ‘renowned’
  Kymidei
  (see Cymidei)
  Kymideu Kymeinvoll
  (see Cymidei)
  Kymon
  (see Cynon)
  Kynan
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Kynddelig
  (see Cynddelig)
  Kynddylig
  (see Cynddelig)
  Kynedyr
  (see Cynedyr)
  Kynfarch
  (see Cynvarch)
  Kynvor
  (see Kynor)
  Kynnvor
  (see Kynor)
  Kynon
  (see Cynon)
  Kynor
  British
  [Kynuawr.Kyn(n)vor]
  great-grandfather of King Arthur
  Kynotus
  British
  a man who was appointed rector of
  Cambridge by King Arthur
  Kynuawr
  (see Kynor)
  Kynvarch
  (see Cynfarch)
  Kynvor
  (see Kynor)
  Kynwal
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Kyode-Jielle
  Russian
  a household spirit
  Kyohime
  Japanese
  a maiden who became a serpent
  She changed herself into a serpent to
  kill her lover who proved unfaithful
  to her.
  Kyoi
  North American
  [=Kato Nagaitco:=Yuki Taikomol] 
  a creator-god of the Sinkyone tribe 
  of California
  Kyotan
  (see Kotan-shorai)
  kyoung
  Burmese
  [=Buddhist vihara]
  a Buddhist monastery
  Kyparissos
  (see Cyparissus)
  Kypris
  (see Cypris)
  Kyrgys-khan
  Siberian
  a Tartar deity bringing happiness
  grandson of Kudai (see also Sary-khan)
  Kysan-Tengere
  Siberian
  [=Mongol Kisangan-Tengri]
  an Altaic god living in the ninth
  heaven
  Kytelen, Alice
  Irish
  a 14th C witch
  She sometimes appeared in the form
  of a black dog.
  Kyumbe
  African
  a creator god of the Zaramo people 
  of Tanzania
  Kyung-Gai in Go-Can
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Garuda
  Kyuzaemon
  Japanese
  a farmer
  A phantom, the spirit of the dead
  Oyazu, came to his house and prayed
  before his family shrine. Her husband,
  Isaburo, had left her parents without
  support but, after several visits from
  Oyazu in the guise of Yuki-Onna, he
  returned to their house to live.
  Kybebe
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity,
  referred to as god L: perhaps 
  Ek Chuah
  This deity is depicted as an old man,
  hollow-cheeked from lack of teeth,
  with part of the face painted black,
  giving him the alternative name of Old
  Black God. Some identify this god as
  Ek Chuah or Tepeyollotl.
  la1
  Burmese
  the soul or, some say, a nat
  (see leippya)
  La2
  Central American
  a goddess
  Another version of the story of
  Coatlicue’s impregnation with a ball
  of down has the widow La, whose
  400 sons have grown up and left,
  becoming pregnant when she places 
  a feather in her breast and bearing a 
  son, Huitzilopochtli.
  La Beale Isoud
  (see Isolde2)
  La Cote Male Tailée
  (see Breunor)
  La Croix
  (see Baron Samedi)
  La Dorada
  South American
  in Inca lore, a statue of the female
  consort of the king (of) El Dorado
  La Festival
  Chinese
  a festival at which sacrifices are made
  to all the divinities
  La Joyeuse
  (see Joyeuse)
  La Llorona
  South American
  a modern version of the cihuateteo
  This spirit is said to take the form of
  an unhappy woman weeping for a lost
  child.
  La Silène
  West Indian
  a female Haitian voodoo spirit
  La Sirene
  (see Sirene)
  La Strega
  (see Befana2)
  La Veve Dame
  British
  in some accounts, wife of the 
  Fisher King
  La Vecchia
  (see Befana2)
  Laa Boaldyn
  (see Beltane)
  La’a Maomao
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Raka Maomao:
  =Samoan Fa’atiu]
  a Hawaiian wind-god
  In the guise of an old man, he
  controlled the winds so that Makeha
  won a sailing race and, with it, the
  hand of the princess Ho’o Ipo.
  Labama
  African
  daughter of Nchienge 
  sister and wife of Woto
  labartu
  Mesopotamian
  a female mountain demon
  These demons, of which there were
  seven, were said to steal children.
  In some accounts they acted as
  benevolent guardians.
  Labashu
  Mesopotamian
  [Labasu) 
  a Semitic monster
  Labasu
  (see Labashu)
  Labbu
  Mesopotamian
  [Labu.La(c)hmu.Lakhmu:=
  Babylonian Tiamat]
  a Sumerian monster created by Enlil
  As the Shining Snake, this monster
  was one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  of Tiamat.
  In some accounts, this monster was
  killed by Tispak.
  Labdacus
  Greek
  [Labdakos]
  a king of Thebes
  son of Polydorus and Nycteis
  father of Laius
  After taking over the throne of
  Thebes, he fought a war against
  Athens and lost. He died soon after
  and Lycus ruled as regent for the
  infant Laius.
  Labdakos
  (see Labdacus)
  Labe
  Persian
  a queen in The Arabian Nights
  She was a sorceress who could turn
  men into animals.
  Labed
  a demon
  Label
  British
  a king of Persia
  His daughter converted to Christ-
  ianity and married Celidoine, king of
  Scotland.
  Labezerin
  a demon associated with success
  Labhar
  Irish
  the physician to the Fianna
  Labiane
  British
  niece of King Mark
  Mark raped her and, after she had
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  killed her.
  Labor
  (see Lambor)
  Labours of Hercules
  Greek
  the tasks given to Heracles as penance
  after he killed his children
  These stories are generally referred to
  as the Labours of Hercules, the name
  the Romans used for Heracles, but
  since they take place in a Greek setting
  and with a full cast of Greek characters
  it seems more appropriate to retain the
  name Heracles. Not all writers agree
  on the order, or even the content, of
  the various tasks. Other versions
  include clearing the seas of pirates and
  the killing of Cycnus.
  All the Labours were carried out 
  on the instructions of Eurystheus, king
  of Mycenae (or Tiryns, in some
  versions), who was so frightened of
  Heracles that he hid himself in a large
  bronze jar buried in the ground and
  had his orders passed on by his 
  herald Copreus.
  For his first Labour, Heracles killed
  the Nemean lion which had a skin that
  resisted all weapons, choking it to
  death with his bare hands. After
  flaying it with its own claws, he used
  the skin as armour, as, in other
  accounts, he had done with the skin of
  the Cithaeronian lion.
  He next killed the Hydra, a
  monster with a body like a dog and
  many heads, one of which was
  immortal. In this he was helped by
  Iolaus who burned the neck as
  Heracles cut off each head so that the
  head could not grow again. The
  immortal head he cut off and buried.
  Heracles dipped his arrows in the
  poison of the carcase so that the
  slightest wound from one of them was
  always fatal. In the end, this cost
  Heracles his own life.
  He was then ordered to capture the
  golden-horned Ceryneian hind which
  he did by chasing it for a year until she
  was exhausted, whereupon he hoisted
  her on to his shoulders and carried her
  to Mycenae.
  For his fourth task he captured alive
  the Erymanthian boar which was
  ravaging the area around Mount
  Erymanthus. En route, he killed
  several Centaurs and routed the others
  when they attacked him and Pholus,
  another Centaur who was entertaining
  Heracles. One of those who escaped
  was Nessus who was later to be
  instrumental in bringing about the
  death of Heracles. During this
  encounter, 
  Heracles 
  accidentally
  wounded Chiron, king of the Centaurs
  and the wise counsellor to many heroes,
  and Pholus died when he dropped one
  of Heracles’ poisoned arrows on his
  foot. He captured the boar alive and
  carried it back to Mycenae. He then
  went off to join the Argonauts, only
  returning to his Labours when he was
  left behind at Mysia.
  His next task was to cleanse the
  stables of Augeas, king of Elis. The
  whole area was deep in dung from his
  huge herds and Heracles cleansed it all
  by diverting the rivers Alpheus and
  Peneius. He claimed one tenth of the
  herds as reward for his efforts but
  Augeas reneged on the deal. On his
  way home, he saved Mnesimache from
  a Centaur intent upon rape, killing 
  her attacker.
  The sixth Labour involved the
  driving off of the huge flock of man-
  eating birds, largely made of brass,
  from the Stymphalian Marshes. This
  he did by making a terrible din with
  castanets (or a rattle) to scare the birds
  into the air where he shot them down
  with his poisoned arrows.
  The white bull given by Poseidon to
  Minos, which had fathered the
  Minotaur on his wife Pasiphae, was still
  ravaging Crete and for his next task
  Heracles successfully captured it and
  brought it to Mycenae. Eurystheus set
  it free again and it was later captured by
  Theseus as the Marathonian Bull and
  killed.
  Diomedes, king of the Bistones in
  Thrace, had four wild mares which he
  fed on human flesh. Heracles was
  given the task of capturing these
  animals as his eighth Labour. On his
  way there he stayed with his friend
  King Admetus who was in mourning
  for his wife, Alcestis, who had
  sacrificed her own life to save his.
  Heracles, penitent for getting noisily
  drunk in a house of mourning,
  wrestled with Death himself and
  forced him to hand over Alcestis alive
  again. Having collected the mares, he
  drove them to the shore ready to ship
  them back to Greece and diverted the
  sea into a channel to foil the pursuing
  Bistones. While he was thus engaged,
  the mares ate Abderus who had been
  left in charge of them. He knocked out
  Diomedes and fed him to the mares
  which, when full, were tame enough to
  be led aboard his ship. He left the
  mares in charge of Laomedon, king 
  of Troy.
  For his ninth Labour, Heracles was
  required to get the love-girdle given
  by Ares to Hippolyta, an Amazon
  queen, for Admete, the daughter of
  Eurystheus. The queen offered it to
  him as a gift but her people, incited by
  Hera 
  to 
  believe 
  that 
  Heracles
  intended to abduct their queen,
  attacked his ship. He killed Hippolyta,
  took her golden girdle and routed her
  army. Others say that he took
  Melanippe as hostage and returned
  her in exchange for the girdle while
  Theseus, 
  who 
  had 
  joined 
  the
  expedition, took Antiope who was in
  love with him. On the way back to
  Mycenae he defeated the champion
  boxer, Titias, at the games and
  inadvertently killed him and rescued
  Hesione who had been chained to a
  rock by her father, Laomedon, king of
  Troy, as a sacrifice to a sea-monster
  sent by Poseidon. When Laomedon
  refused to hand over the mares of
  Diomedes that Heracles had left in his
  charge or, in some versions, reneged
  on a promise to give Heracles two
  immortal horses if he would rid Troy
  of the monster, Heracles killed
  Laomedon and all his sons except
  Podarces whom he set – as Priam – on
  the throne of Troy. He also shot and
  killed Sarpedon and killed both
  Polygonus and Telegonus in a
  wrestling match.
  His next task was to fetch the cattle
  of Geryon the winged, three-bodied
  king of Tartessus. He travelled via
  Libya and Helius gave him a golden
  bowl in which he sailed to the island of
  Erythea where Geryon ruled. En
  route to Spain, Heracles erected the
  Pillars of Hercules at the entrance to
  the Mediterranean. In the Pyrenees,
  the giant Albion lay in ambush, hoping
  to kill Heracles to avenge the death of
  the other giants killed by Heracles
  when they attempted to overthrow the
  Olympian gods, but Heracles came
  upon him from behind and killed him.
  Reaching Geryon’s kingdom, he killed
  both Orthrus, the two-headed guard-
  dog, and Eurytion, the herdsman, with
  his club and Geryon with an arrow
  through all three bodies and then
  drove the cattle to Mycenae. He mated
  with Galata, fathering a son, Corin, to
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  found the nation of the Gauls, and
  killed the brothers Ialebion and
  Dercynus and the three-headed Cacus,
  when they tried to steal the cattle. In
  some stories, Heracles killed Scylla for
  taking some of the cattle and at
  Croton, where he was entertained by
  an old hero of the same name, Lacinius
  tried to steal some of the cattle and a
  fight ensued in which Heracles
  accidentally killed Croton. He also
  killed King Faunus who had the habit
  of killing and sacrificing all strangers.
  Others he killed on this adventure
  were Eryx, a king of Sicily who
  challenged all-comers to a wrestling
  match and was defeated by Heracles
  and the giant Alcyoneus who died
  when the stone he threw at Heracles
  rebounded and killed him. Heracles’
  horses were stolen by a snake-woman
  who returned them only when
  Heracles agreed to sleep with her. He
  stayed with her for some time and
  fathered three sons, Agathyrsus,
  Gelonus and Scythes. Some say that
  this snake-woman was Echidna who
  was Geryon’s sister.
  The tree that Gaea had given to
  Hera as a wedding-gift produced
  golden apples and the next Labour, the
  eleventh, was the task of collecting
  some of this fruit from the garden on
  Mount Atlas where it was guarded by
  the Hesperides, daughters of Atlas,
  and by the dragon Ladon. He had a
  great struggle, through many shape-
  changes, with Nereus before the sea-
  god would disclose the location of this
  secret garden. Heracles killed the
  dragon with an arrow and persuaded
  Atlas to get some of the apples from
  his daughters while he temporarily
  took on Atlas’ task of holding up the
  heavens though others say that
  Heracles entered the garden and
  picked the apples himself. In some
  accounts, he killed Emathion who
  tried to prevent him from taking the
  apples. On the way home with the
  apples (which were later returned to
  Hera), he killed the giant King
  Antaeus of Lybia in another wrestling
  match and both Busiris, king of Egypt,
  and his son, Amphidamas, when the
  former tried to kill Heracles on a
  sacrificial altar to avert drought. He
  also found Prometheus chained to a
  rock, killed the vulture that had been
  tearing at his liver and set him free.
  Prometheus 
  then 
  took 
  on 
  the
  immortality of Chiron who was still
  suffering from the wound inflicted by
  Heracles’ poisoned arrow but could
  not die.
  His final task was to bring the three-
  headed dog Cerberus, the guardian 
  of Tartarus, to Mycenae. He freed
  Theseus from the Seat of Forget-
  fulness but failed to free Peirithous.
  Wrestling with Menotes, herdsman to
  Hades (or, in some accounts, with
  Hades himself), Heracles threatened to
  kill him unless Hades handed over
  Cerberus. He choked the dog into
  submission and dragged it to Mycenae.
  While he was in Tartarus, Heracles was
  told by the shade of Mealeager of his
  sister’s beauty and Heracles promised
  to marry her. She later became his
  second 
  wife, 
  Deianeira. 
  When
  Eurystheus insulted him by offering
  him a slave’s portion of a sacrifice,
  Heracles killed the king’s three sons,
  Eurybius, Erypilus and Perimedes.
  Cerberus was later returned to Hades.
  Labra Swift Hand
  (see Labraid Luathlam)
  Labra the Mariner
  (see Labraid Loiseach)
  Labhraidh
  (see Labraid)
  Labraid
  Irish
  [Labra.Labhraidh]
  father of Fintan by Bochna
  Labraid Lamfhada
  Irish
  a druid
  He was present at the Battle of Fionn’s
  Strand, passing magical weapons to
  the Fianna.
  (see also Lamfada)
  Labraid Loingseach
  (see Labraid Loiseach)
  Labraid Loingsech
  (see Labraid Loiseach)
  Labraid Loiseach
  Irish
  [Labra the Mariner.Labraid 
  Loingse(a)ch.Labhraidh Loingsech.
  Lorc.Maon.Moen]
  a king of Leinster
  son of Ailill
  As a boy, he was known as Labraid but
  he lost the power of speech when
  Covac forced him to swallow pieces 
  of the hearts of his father and
  grandfather, whom Covac had killed,
  and was thereafter known as Maon. He
  fell in love with Moriath of Munster
  but fled to France to escape Covac.
  Moriath sent a harper called Craftiny
  to convey her love for Maon and he,
  recovering his speech, returned at the
  head of an army, killed Covac, married
  Moriath and took over the throne.
  In some accounts, he was called
  Maon first and Labraid Loiseach later.
  Some say that he had an iron
  chamber built in which he imprisoned
  Covac and his thirty followers. He
  then built fires round the walls and
  roasted them to death.
  He was said to have horse’s ears and
  all who knew the secret were killed.
  One barber who was spared told the
  secret to a tree. A harp made for
  Craftiny from the wood of this tree
  gave away the secret when played.
  Some say that St Brigit turned the
  horse’s ears into normal human ears.
  Labraid Luathlam
  Irish
  [Labra Swift Hand.Labhraidh]
  ruler of Mag Mell
  husband of Li Ban
  He was in conflict with three warriors
  and needed help so he promised Fand,
  his 
  sister 
  (or 
  sister-in-law), 
  to
  Cuchulainn if he would help him
  defeat his enemies.
  Labros
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon, the
  hunter, spying on her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Labros, tore him to pieces.
  Labu
  (see Labhu)
  labuni
  East Indian
  fragments of bone, coral or stone
  These fragments, it is said, can be used
  by a sorcerer as his familar, and he can
  cause them to fly through the air and
  embed themselves under the skin of 
  an intended victim, causing illness or
  death.
  Labus
  a demon of the Inquisition
  Labyrinth
  Greek
  the maze built by Daedalus for Minos,
  king of Crete, to contain the
  Minotaur
  Lac
  British
  [=Norse Ilax]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a king of Estregales
  son of Canan
  brother of Dirac
  father of Brandiles, Erec and Jeschuté
  Lac Long Quan
  Vietnamese
  a culture-hero
  son of Kinh Duong Vuong
  His father married the daughter of a
  sea-dragon and Lac Long Quan
  emerged from the sea to overcome the
  evil spirits and to teach the people how
  to grow and cook rice. He returned
  later and captured Au Co, the wife of
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  Lady of Rule
  an invading Chinese war-lord, forcing
  him to leave.
  Lacedaemon
  Greek
  son of Zeus by Taygete
  husband of Sparte
  father of Amyclas and Eurydice
  Lach
  Irish
  father of Irgallach
  Lachamu
  (see Lahamu)
  Lache
  Mesopotamian
  an alternative version of Lahmu
  consort of Lachos
  father of Moymis
  Lachesis
  Greek
  [Lakhesis]
  the Fate who measures the thread 
  of life
  She is depicted with a scroll.
  Lachme
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Lachme, tore him
  to pieces.
  Lachmu
  (see Lahmu1)
  Lachos
  Mesopotamian
  an alternative version of Lahamu
  consort of Lache
  mother of Moymis
  Lacinius
  Greek
  an Italian bandit
  He attempted to steal some of the
  cattle that Heracles had seized from
  Geryon and, in the ensuing fighting,
  Croton, who was entertaining Heracles
  at the time, was accidentally killed.
  Lacon
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Lacon, tore him 
  to pieces.
  Lactanus
  Roman
  [Lactans]
  a god of agriculture
  Lactans
  (see Lactanus)
  Lactantius
  Roman
  a 2nd or 3rd C writer, generally
  regarded as the author of the 
  poem Phoenix
  Lada1
  Greek
  a goddess of Lycia
  Lada2
  Slav
  wife of Lado
  She and her husband Lado personified
  divine marriage.
  Ladasin
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Ladder of Heaven
  Japanese
  the means whereby Amaterasu and
  Tsuki-yami rose to take their places
  in the sky
  Ladhaa
  African
  in the lore of the Swahili, the second
  floor of hell reserved for misers 
  who are forced to drink the blood 
  of their victims
  Ladinas
  British
  [Ladynas]
  a French knight
  He came to Britain with the army
  brought over by Bors and Ban.
  Ladis
  British
  a king of Lombardy, in Arthurian lore
  ladni
  Tibetan
  a female yeti
  (see also abominable snowman)
  Lado
  Slav
  husband of Lada
  He and his wife Lada personified
  divine marriage.
  Ladon1
  British
  a king of Gascony
  husband of Lidoine
  After the death of Ladon, his widow
  was abducted by Savari, was then
  rescued by King Arthur and married
  Claris.
  Ladon2
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Ladon, tore him to
  pieces.
  Ladon3
  Greek
  the hundred-headed dragon guarding
  the apples of the Hesperides
  offspring of Typhon and Echidna or 
  of Phorcys and Ceto
  Heracles killed the dragon when he
  obtained some of the apples as his
  eleventh Labour and Hera placed him
  in the heavens as the constellation
  Draco.
  Ladon4
  (see Peneus)
  Ladra
  Irish
  [Ladru]
  a ship’s pilot
  He was the pilot of the ship that
  brought the first settlers, fifty women
  and three men led by Cessair, to
  Ireland. He and the other men, Bith
  and Fintan, shared the women and
  Ladra died from too much sexual
  activity.
  Ladru
  (see Ladra)
  Lady Ch’i
  Chinese
  second wife of an official
  goddess of the privy
  Her husband’s principal wife, Lady
  Ts’ao, was jealous and killed her by
  throwing her into the privy. She was
  deified as goddess of the privy.
  (see also Keng San Ku-niang)
  Lady Leek Stem
  Chinese
  mother of Radish
  Because she kept, for herself, the money
  that her son had left for distribution to
  the poor, she was sent to hell when she
  died. Radish interceded with the
  Buddha and she was returned to earth as
  a dog. Radish spent a week in prayer 
  and she was finally made human again.
  Lady Melyhalt
  (see Bloie)
  Lady Meng
  Chinese
  [Lady Ming.Meng(-p’o)]
  an underworld spirit
  She gave those returning to life a drink
  of Mi Hung Tang, the Broth of
  Oblivion, after which they cross the
  Bridge of Pain, K’u-ch’u ch’iao.
  Lady Midday
  (see Psezpolnica)
  Lady Ming
  (see Lady Meng)
  Lady Mud Earth
  (see Shuhiji-ni)
  Lady Nourishment
  (see Tonacacihuatl)
  Lady of Avalon
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Lady of Ascalot
  (see Elaine3)
  Lady of Asheru
  (see Mut)
  Lady of Battles
  (see Ishtar)
  Lady of Byblos (see Asherah.Hathor)
  Lady of Death
  (see Mictlantecuhtl)
  Lady of Dendera
  (see Hathor)
  Lady of Drachenfels
  (see Bolfriana)
  Lady of Duality
  (see Omecihuatl)
  Lady of Faience
  (see Hathor)
  Lady of Fecundity
  Chinese
  an attendant on the Lady of T’ai Shan
  Lady of Fortune
  European
  a name for Morgana in Orlando
  Inamorata
  Lady of Heaven
  (see Edjo.Kades.Qedeshet.Wadjet)
  Lady of Kornton
  (see Larie)
  Lady of Little Van Lake
  Welsh
  a water-fairy
  She was reputed to have great skill in
  the use of herbs in medical treatment.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Modron.
  Lady of Lyle
  (see Lyle)
  Lady of Malehaut
  (see Bloie)
  Lady of Our Flesh
  (see Omecihuatl.Tonanaciutl)
  Lady of Pohjola
  (see Louhi)
  Lady of Rule
  British
  mother of Alyne by Pellimore
  Lacedaemon
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  Lady of Sati
  (see Anuket)
  Lady of Shallot
  (see Elaine3)
  Lady of Shallot
  English
  a poem by Tennyson telling the story
  of Elaine, the Fair Maid of Astolat
  Lady of Sinadone
  (see Lady of Sinadun)
  Lady of Sinadun
  British
  [Blonde Esmerée.Lady of Sinadone]
  daughter of a king of Wales
  Gingalin was asked to help her
  against 
  Mabon 
  and 
  Yvan, 
  the
  magicians who had turned her into a
  snake. He killed Mabon but Yvan
  escaped. When he kissed the snake, it
  was restored as a beautiful woman who 
  married Gingalin.
  Lady of T’ai Shan
  Chinese
  a goddess
  patroness of immortals
  daughter of T’ai Shan
  wife of Hsi Hai
  She is said to sleep for nine months of
  the year, awaking in spring to bring 
  the rains.
  Lady of the Abyss
  Mesopotamian
  wife of the Babylonian supreme god
  Lady of the Bed
  (see Chuang Mu)
  Lady of the Beginning
  (see Isis)
  Lady of the Blue Robe
  (see Matlalcueye)
  Lady of the Castle
  British
  a lady rescued by Percival from the
  Hags of Gloucester
  This may be Lufamour with whom he
  then spent three weeks.
  Lady of the Castle of Life
  (see Mafdet)
  Lady of the Emerald
  (see Isis)
  Lady of the Emerald Robe
  (see Chalchihuitlicue)
  Lady of the Fair Hair
  British
  a fairy
  King Arthur rescued her from the
  clutches of the Fish Knight and took
  her for a lover.
  Lady of the Flowered Clouds
  (see Yao Chi)
  Lady of the Fountain1
  Welsh
  [Owain]
  a story from the Mabinogion relating
  the adventures of Owain
  Lady of the Fountain2 (see Laudine)
  Lady of the Great Mountain
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Lady of the Jade Flower
  (see Wan)
  Lady of the Lake1
  British
  [Dame du Lac.Morgana.Nimue.
  White Serpent]
  guardian of a magical lake 
  The office of guardian of the lake, who
  lived in a castle in the centre of the
  lake with her own train of attendants,
  seems to have been occupied by several
  women in the Arthurian legends,
  including Morgan le Fay and Nimue.
  She seized the infant Lancelot when
  he was left on the side of the lake and
  reared him in her underwater realm
  until he reached manhood. In one
  version she is said to have given the
  sword Excalibur to King Arthur and
  to have received it when it was
  returned to the lake by Bedivere on
  Arthur’s death.
  One holder of this office was killed
  by Balin whom she accused of killing
  her brother.
  In some Continental tales she was
  the mother of Mabuz. (see also Nimue)
  Lady of the Lake2
  European
  a name for Morgana in Orlando
  Furioso
  Lady of the Mansion (see Nephthys)
  Lady of the Mountain
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Lady of the Night
  (see Yohualticitl)
  Lady of the Rainbow
  (see Ix Chel)
  Lady of the Rock
  British
  a lady deprived of her lands
  Her lands had been seized by Edward
  and Hugh and all she had left was the
  Castle of the Rock and very little to live
  on. Owain (Ewain), having completed
  his training under Lyne, the warrior-
  maid, fought both the robber-barons at
  once, killing Edward and forcing Hugh
  to yield. The grateful lady offered
  Owain the chance to live with her but
  he decided to seek further adventures.
  Lady of the Snow
  (see Yuki-onna)
  Lady of the Star Tse Wei
  (see Ching Wo)
  Lady of the Turquoise
  (see Isis)
  Lady of the Vine
  (see Geshtinanna)
  Lady of the West
  (see Hathor.Sakhmet)
  Lady of the Wilderness
  (see Geshtinanna)
  Lady of the Winds
  (see Guabancex)
  Lady of the Woods
  British
  a sorceress
  She carried off the infant Kalyb, gave
  him supernatural powers and raised
  him as her own. She was torn to pieces
  by demons and sealed in a rock by
  Kalyb.
  Lady of Turquoise
  (see Hathor)
  Lady of Wild Things
  (see Artemis)
  Lady Po Nagar
  Cambodian
  a name for Parvati or Uma
  Lady Silkworm
  (see Ts’an Nü)
  Lady Tituabine
  (see Tituabine)
  Lady Ts’ao
  Chinese
  the first wife of an official
  She was jealous of her husband’s
  subordinate wife, Lady Ch’i, and killed
  her by throwing her into the privy.
  (see also Keng San Ku-niang)
  Lady Unknown(see Ken Tamboehan)
  Ladynas
  (see Ladinas)
  Laeding
  Norse
  [Leding]
  a chain
  This was the first chain used in an
  attempt to restrain the wolf Fenris and
  from which he easily broke free.
  Laeg
  Irish
  [Laegh.Laogh(aire).Loeg]
  son of Riangabair and Finnabair
  brother of Etan and Id
  charioteer to Cuchulainn
  In the final battle in which Cuchulainn
  was killed, Laeg shielded his master
  with his own body and caught the
  spear hurled by Laoghaire.
  Laegaire
  (see Laoghaire)
  Laegh
  (see Laeg)
  Laeghaire
  (see Laoghaire)
  Laelaps
  Greek
  [Lailaps.Lelaps]
  a marvellous dog
  This dog was originally given by Zeus
  to Europa when he carried her off to
  Crete and was later given by Procris to
  Cephalus on their marriage.
  Amphitryon used this dog, which
  always caught any animal it chased, 
  to hunt the Cadmeian Vixen, an
  animal that could never be caught.
  This impossible situation was resolved
  when Zeus turned both animals 
  into stone.
  In some accounts, the dog was one
  of the pack that turned on Actaeon and
  tore him to pieces. Others say that
  they were different dogs.
  Laerad
  Norse
  [Laerath.Lerad(h)]
  a tree near Odin’s hall
  This may be the tree Yggdrasil, or its
  upper part where the goats grazed, or
  merely its highest bough.
  Laerath
  (see Laerad)
  Laertes
  Greek
  [‘ant’]
  a king of Ithaca
  son of Acrisius and Chalcomedusa or
  of Cephalus and Procris
  husband of Anticleia
  father of Odysseus
  Some say that Sisyphus seduced
  Anticleia on her wedding morning and
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  he, rather than Laertes, was the real
  father of Odysseus.
  He was one of the Argonauts and a
  member of the party hunting the
  Calydonian Boar.
  Although he was too old to defend
  Penelope from the harassment by her
  many suitors while Odysseus was away,
  he did help to rout them when his son
  returned, killing Ephites.
  Laery
  (see Laoghaire)
  Laestrygones
  Greek
  [Laistrugones.Laestrygonians.Lestrigones]
  giant cannibals of Sicily or Libya
  They attacked the fleet of Odysseus
  and sank all his ships except one. At
  that time, their leader was Antiphates.
  Laestrygonians
  (see Laestrygones)
  Lafau Sands
  Welsh
  [Llys Helig.Tyno Helig]
  a coastal area of Caernarvonshire
  It 
  is 
  said 
  that 
  this 
  area 
  was
  overwhelmed by the sea in the same
  manner as Lyonesse.
  Laga
  (see Saga1)
  Lagarre
  African
  a prince
  His father, on his deathbed, gave the
  throne to Lagarre, his youngest son,
  because his other sons were too rude
  or too lazy. Lagarre sent a vulture to
  heaven to bring the royal drum,
  Tabele. When he struck the drum, a
  new city arose in the desert defended
  by a dragon, Bida, who allowed
  Lagarre to enter and become king on
  his promise to hand over to the dragon
  one young girl every year. When this
  yearly sacrifice was made, the dragon
  flew 
  over 
  the 
  city, 
  Wagadoo,
  disgorging gold which paved all 
  the streets.
  Laghlaghghi-gar
  (see Nabu)
  laghiman
  Hindu
  [utthana]
  the psychic power to become airborne
  (see levitation)
  Laghusyamala
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  Lagi
  (see Rangi)
  Lahama
  Mesopotamian
  Sumerian water-demons
  Lahamu
  Mesopotamian
  [Lachamu.Lachos.Lakhame.Lakhe]
  the first goddess, in Babylonian lore
  consort of Lahmu
  daughter of Abzu and Tiamat
  mother of Ansar and Kisar
  Lahar
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Sakkan:=Hittite Sumukan]
  a Sumerian god of cattle
  Lahatala
  Pacific Islands
  a sky-god who created the heavens
  (see also Tuniai)
  Lahelin
  British
  brother of Orilus
  He seized Herzeloyde’s kingdom when
  her husband, Gahmuret, died.
  Lahmu1
  Mesopotamian
  [Lache.Lachmu.Lakhmu]
  the first god, in Babylonian lore
  consort of Lahamu
  son of Abzu and Tiamat
  father of Ansar and Kisar
  Lahmu2
  (see Labbu)
  Lahurati
  (see Hurabtil)
  Lahurabtil
  (see Hurabtil)
  Lahu
  Burmese
  a fertility-god
  La’i-La’I
  Pacific Islands
  in some Polynesian stories, the 
  first woman
  offspring of Po
  Laica
  South American
  a benevolent fairy in Peru
  Laidamlulum-kule
  North American
  the first woman in the lore of the
  Maidu Indians
  wife of Kuksu
  Laidcheann
  Irish
  a poet at the court of the high-king
  Niall
  When the poet refused hospitality to
  Eochu, a prince of Leinster, Eochu
  burnt his house to the ground. The
  poet satirised Leinster and Niall
  attacked the province in vengeance.
  Eochu was given to the king as hostage
  but he managed to throw a stone
  which killed Laidcheann.
  Laidly Beast
  Scottish
  a monster living in a loch
  This monster was about to seize
  Mocumin who was swimming in the
  loch when St Columba made the sign
  of the Cross and the beast retreated to
  its underwater lair.
  Laidly Worm
  British
  [Lambton Worm]
  a monster in the form of a huge worm
  This beast grew from a worm thrown
  into the river by a boy out fishing. If it
  were cut in half, it joined itself
  together again. It was killed when the
  son of Lord Lambton dressed in
  armour with sharp blades so that,
  when the worm coiled round him, it
  was cut into hundreds of small pieces.
  The witch who had advised him on the
  method of killing the worm demanded
  that he kill the first living thing he saw
  after emerging from the water. This
  turned out to be his own father and,
  when the boy refused to keep his
  undertaking, the witch placed a curse
  on his family.
  Laighin1
  Irish
  an early name for Leinster, after Galian
  Laighin2
  Irish
  descendants of the Fir Gailean
  Laighlinne
  Irish
  son of Partholon and Dealgnaid
  Laigne
  Irish
  a Nemedian
  father of Liath
  He was the first to cultivate the area 
  of Tara.
  Lailoken
  British
  [=Welsh Llalegan.Llalogan.Myrddyn]
  a madman with the gift of prophecy
  In some stories, he was Scottish, in
  others Welsh.
  It is suggested that he is the basis for
  the story of Merlin the wizard.
  Lailaps
  (see Laelaps)
  Laima
  Baltic
  [Laima-Dalia.Laime]
  a Latvian goddess of childbirth, destiny
  and prosperity
  sister of Dekla and Karta
  In some accounts, there are a number
  of such goddesses, sometimes three
  sometimes seven.
  The three sisters are said to act as
  the Latvian Fates.
  Laima-Dalia
  (see Laima)
  Laime
  (see Laima)
  Laimos
  Greek
  a deity, pestilence personified
  Laindjung
  Australian
  the ancestor of the Aborigines of
  Arnhem Land
  He is reputed to have appeared out of
  the sea.
  Laios
  (see Laius)
  lair ban
  Irish
  [‘white horse’.‘white mare’]
  a name for the moon
  (see also Lair Bhan)
  Lair Bhan (see lair ban.White Mare2)
  Lair Dhearg
  (see Feidhilm2)
  Lairgnean
  (see Lairgnen)
  Lairgnen
  Irish
  [Lairgnean.Lairgren]
  a king of Connaught
  husband of Deoca
  His bride wanted the singing swans, the
  Children of Lir, as a wedding present so
  he seized them from Mochaomhog, the
  hermit who had sheltered them. When
  the swans changed into very old people
  who died before his eyes, he ran away
  and was never seen again.
  Laery
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  Lairgren
  (see Lairgnen)
  Laistrugones
  (see Laestrygones)
  Laius
  Greek
  [Laios]
  king of Thebes
  son of Labdacus
  husband of Jocasta
  father of Oedipus
  He lost the throne, which he had
  inherited as an infant, to Amphion
  and Zethus but regained it when 
  they died.
  He abducted the boy Chrysippus as
  a lover and, as a result, was cursed by
  the boy’s father, Pelops.
  Believing the Delphic oracle that
  any son of his would kill him, he
  abandoned his first-born on Mount
  Cithaeron after piercing his feet with
  nails. He later met Oedipus without
  realising he was his son and when his
  charioteer, Polyprontes, drove over
  Oedipus’ foot, Oedipus killed both
  Laius and his charioteer. 
  Lajbuineamuen
  (see Lalikian)
  Lajnan
  Pacific Islands
  a creator deity in Micronesia
  This being is envisaged as a worm.
  Laka
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian goddess of rainstorms
  guardian goddess of dancers
  daughter of Kapo
  sister or wife of Lono
  Lakdios
  (see Bacchus.Dionysus)
  Lake Avernus
  (see Avernus)
  Lake Derryvaragh
  Irish
  the lake on which the Children of 
  Lir spent the first 300 years 
  of their existence as swans
  Lake Dragon Mouth
  (see Loch Beal Deagon)
  Lake Minas
  North American
  a lake on which Gluskap sailed 
  into the west when he finally
  departed from this earth
  Lake of Blood
  Chinese
  the fourth of the 10 hells, ruled by 
  Wu Kuan
  Lake of Cobras
  Egyptian
  the home of the serpent Hereret
  Lake of Gems
  Chinese
  [Green Jade Lake.Lake of Jewels]
  site of the home of Hsi Wang 
  Mu
  Lake of Jewels
  (see Lake of Gems)
  Lake of Waves
  (see Llyn Llion)
  Lakedion
  (see Laquedon)
  Lakhesis
  (see Lachesis)
  Lakhame
  (see Lahamu)
  Lakhe
  (see Lahamu)
  Lakhmu
  (see Lahmu)
  Laki Oi
  East Indian
  a culture-hero in Borneo
  He was said to have invented fire by
  rubbing bamboo stems together.
  Laki Tenangan
  East Indian
  a chief spirit in Borneo
  ruler of Dali Matei
  Lakin Chan
  (see Itzamna)
  Lakone
  North American
  characters in a Hopi fertility rite
  The Lakone are two young girls
  around whom the other female parti-
  cipants in the Lalakonti ceremony
  dance.
  laksana
  (see lakshana)
  lakshana
  Buddhist
  [laksana]
  the lakshanas are the superior marks
  of the Buddha, 32 in number
  Lakshman
  (see Lakshmana)
  Lakshmana
  Hindu
  [Lakshman]
  a minor god
  son of Dasha-ratha and Su-Mitra
  twin brother of Shatrughna
  half-brother of Bharata and Rama
  consort of Urmita
  father of Angada and Chandraketu
  He was with Rama when the rakshasi,
  Shurpanakha, attacked Rama’s wife
  Sita and they wounded the demoness,
  who was Ravana’s sister, so pre-
  cipitating the battle between Rama
  and Ravana. He helped Rama in his
  battle with the demon Ravana and, in
  some versions, it was he, rather than
  Rama who killed the demon.
  In some accounts, he is regarded as
  an incarnation of Ananta.
  Some say that he died quietly,
  meditating on the banks of a river,
  others that he sacrificed his life for
  Rana and as a result was taken up into
  heaven.
  Lakshmi
  Hindu
  [Dakshina.Devi-Seri.Devi-Shri.
  Dharani.Empress of the Sea.
  Gajadevi.Haripriya.Indira.Jaladhi-ja.
  Karisini.Ksama.Ksirabdhitanya.
  Laksmi.Lokamata.Lotus.
  Mahalakshmi.Mahasarasvati.Matrirupa.
  Padma(vati).Radha.Rohini.Rukmini.
  Sadana.Shri.(Sri) Laksmi.Sita.
  Sri(-devi).Tulsi.Vaishnavi.
  Vriddhi:=Buddhist Maya:=East Indies 
  Dewi-Shri.Phra Naret]
  the lotus-goddess, goddess of
  agriculture, beauty, pleasure, wealth
  sister of Jyestha
  consort of Vishnu
  mother of Kama and Trishna, some say
  She sprang fully-formed from the
  body of Prajapati or from the foam,
  the third thing to emerge when the
  gods churned the ocean to produce
  amrita, and is reincarnated with every
  avatar of Vishnu. When Vishnu
  appeared as Rama, she was Sita; when
  he was Krishna, she was Radha and
  Rukmini; when he was Parasurama she
  was Dharani.
  Other accounts say that she was the
  daughter of Brighu and Khyati.
  She is sometimes depicted with four
  arms and standing on a lotus.
  (see also Tulsi)
  Lakshmi-Narayana
  Hindu
  Lakshmi as the consort of Narayana
  Lakshmi-puja
  Hindu
  [Homage to Lakshmi]
  a festival of homage to Lakshmi, held
  in November/December
  Lakshmi-Vrata
  Hindu
  a festival in honour of Lakshmi, held
  towards the end of August
  Lakshmikara
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorceress
  daughter of Indrabhuti
  Lakshmindra
  Hindu
  son of Chand
  husband of Behula
  His father had always refused to
  worship the snake-goddess, Manasa,
  who ruined his livelihood and killed
  his other six sons. To protect
  Lakshmindra and his wife Behula,
  Chand built a steel house but Manasa
  slipped in on Lakshmindra’s wedding-
  night and killed him. When Chand
  finally agreed to worship Manasa, she
  restored his son to life.
  Laksmi
  (see Lakshmi)
  Lakuli
  (see Lakulisha)
  Lakulisha
  Hindu
  [Lakuli.Lord of the Club.Nakulisha]
  founder of the Pashupata sect who
  was deified after his death
  Lal Beg
  Hindu
  a god of sweepers
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Balmik.
  Lalaia’il
  North American
  [Kle-klati-e’il]
  a god of medicine-men among the
  Bella Coola Indians of Canada
  Lalakonti
  Central American
  a Hopi fertility rite for women
  Lalikian
  Pacific Islands
  [Lajbuineamuen]
  a deity of the Marshall Islands
  He was created by Loa to rule the
  north.
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  Lalita Tripurasundari
  Hindu
  a goddess, cosmic energy personified
  Lalita Vistara
  Buddhist
  a treatise dealing with the life and
  work of the Buddha
  Lalo-honua
  Pacific Islands
  the first woman in Hawaiian lore
  wife of Kumu-honua
  She ate the sacred apples of the god
  Kane when she was seduced by a sea-
  bird with the result that she and her
  husband were driven from their
  garden paradise. She went mad and
  changed into a sea-bird.
  (see also Iowahine)
  Lalwani
  (see Shaushkas)
  Lam-bstan
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan version of Panthaka
  Lama1
  Mesopotamian
  a female protective being, in 
  Sumerian lore
  lama2
  Tibetan
  a senior monk
  Lama3
  (see Inara)
  Lamacazton
  Central American
  Aztec priests of the lowest grade
  Lamaism
  Tibetan
  [nang-ch’os]
  a form of Buddhism in Tibet
  This particular form of worship is a
  mixture of demonology, magic and
  Buddhism and was established in 
  Tibet by the Indian sorcerer-priest,
  Padmasambhava.
  Lamallaka
  (see Mount Lamallaka)
  Lamaria
  Russian
  in the Caucasus, a guardian goddess 
  of women
  Lamashtu
  (see Lamassu1)
  Lamassu1
  Mesopotamian
  [Lamashtu.Lamast(a).Lamastu.
  Lambosi.Lamme(a)]
  Babylonian female guardian spirits
  In some accounts they are depicted as
  winged animals (bulls and lions) with
  human heads. They later degenerated
  into powerful demons which could
  turn into stone any person which
  merely looked at them. Their favourite
  targets were women and children to
  whom they brought plague.
  (see also Karibatu)
  Lamassu2
  (see Karibatu)
  Lamast
  (see Karibatu.Lamassu1)
  Lamasta
  (see Karibatu.Lamassu1)
  Lamastu
  (see Karibatu,Lamassu1)
  Lamat
  Central American
  the eighth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, descent to the 
  nether regions
  (see also Five Lamat)
  Lamayin
  Buddhist
  the realm of the demi-gods
  This is one of the six realms shown on
  the second ring of the Tibetan Wheel
  of Life. In it lies a lake which mirrors
  the future and here grows the tree of
  knowledge the Jambustriing. 
  lamb
  Roman
  the animal of Juno
  Lambegus
  British
  a knight of King Mark’s court
  an attendant on Tristram
  He helped Tristram when he broke out
  of the prison into which he had been
  thrown by Andred.
  Lambewell
  (see Launfal)
  Lambton Worm
  (see Laidly Worm)
  Lambong
  Malay
  the upper part of the pillar, Batu
  Herem
  (see also Batu Herem)
  Lambodara
  Hindu
  a name for Ganesha referring to 
  his pendulous stomach
  Lambor
  British
  [Labor.Lambord]
  a king of Terre Foraine
  He was killed by Varlan and his king-
  dom became part of the Waste Land.
  (see also Lambord)
  Lambord
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Some say that he is the same person
  as Lambor.
  Lambosi
  (see Lamassu)
  Lament for Adonis
  Greek
  a poem by Bion
  Lamentation of Danae
  Greek
  a poem by Simonides
  Lamerock
  British
  [Lamerok.Lamora(c)k.Lamorock]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Pellimore
  brother of Percival
  He was killed by Gawain and his
  brothers when they discovered him in
  bed with their mother, Morgause, or,
  in other stories, by Mordred in a battle
  between the families of Lot and
  Pellimore.
  Lamerok
  (see Lamerock)
  Lamesisi
  Pacific Islands
  a semi-divine
  Lamfada
  Irish
  [Lamfhada]
  a name of Lugh as ‘long-arm’
  (see also Labraid Lamfhada)
  Lamfhada
  (see Lamfada)
  Lamga
  Canaanite
  a double god, androgynous 
  precursor of the 
  human race
  Lamh Ghabhaidh
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  He met Cet in combat and had one
  arm cut off.
  Lamha
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ea as ‘palmist’
  Lamia1
  Basque
  a mermaid or water-sprite
  Lamia2
  British
  a poem by Keats
  Lamia3
  Greek
  [‘greedy’:=Lybian Neith]
  a monster in the form of a blood-
  sucking woman-serpent
  In one story, she was not at first a
  monster but a sea-nymph or a queen of
  Libya, one of Zeus’ many mistresses
  who bore him several children,
  including Herophile and the monster
  Scylla, most of whom she ate. In this
  form she was a snake-goddess, queen
  of Lybia, daughter of Belus. Later she
  became the blood-sucking monster,
  one of the Empusae, that some have
  identified with Medusa.
  Some say that she had the ability to
  remove her eyes.
  In some stories, the jealous Hera
  stole all Lamia’s children by Zeus and,
  to exact vengeance, Lamia killed all
  the children she encountered.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Lilith, the first wife of Adam.
  (see also Empusa)
  Lamiae
  Greek
  demons in the form of beautiful
  women
  They were originally priestesses of
  Lamia but were down-graded and
  became demons seducing travellers or
  sucking their blood.
  Laminak
  Basque
  fairies living underground
  It is said that they sometimes exchange
  their children for mortal children.
  Each one is called Guillen.
  Lamkarya
  Hindu
  a goddess of healing
  one of the 6 sisters of Shitala
  (see Shitala)
  Lamme
  (see Lamassu1)
  Lammea
  (see Lamassu1)
  Lammekune
  Baltic
  an Estonian hero based on the 
  Finnish Lemminkainen
  Lamorak
  (see Lamerock)
  Lamorack
  (see Lamerock)
  Lamorock
  (see Lamerock)
  Lamp Bearer
  (see Jan-teng-fo)
  Lamp of Phoebus
  Greek
  a name for the sun
  Lalita Tripurasundari
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  Lampado
  Greek
  an Amazon queen
  Lampadomancy
  divination from flames
  Lampas
  Greek
  a horse of Hector and Diomedes
  Lampe
  European
  the hare in Reynard the Fox
  He was killed and eaten by Reynard
  and his family.
  (see also Coart)
  Lampetia
  Greek
  one of the Heliades
  daughter of Helius and Clymene 
  or Neara
  sister of Aegle, Phaeton and Phaetusa
  She and her sisters Aegle and Phaetusa
  were turned into a poplar (or pine) tree
  as they grieved at the death of their
  brother Phaeton.
  Lampetus
  (see Lampos)
  Lampos1
  Greek
  [Lampetus.Lampus.‘shiner’]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Lampos, tore him
  to pieces.
  Lampos2
  Greek
  [Lampetus.Lampus.‘shiner’]
  one of the horses drawing the chariot
  of Helius
  Lampos3
  Greek
  [Lampetus.Lampus.‘shiner’]
  son of Laomedon
  brother of Priam
  father of Dolops
  Lamprus
  Greek
  husband of Galatea
  father of Leucippus
  When his wife was expecting a child,
  he ordered her to kill it if it were a girl.
  When a girl was duly born, Galatea
  dressed it as a boy and reared it as
  such. When the truth became known,
  mother and child took refuge in the
  temple of Leto where Galatea prayed
  to the goddess who answered her
  prayers by turning the girl into a boy.
  Lampus
  (see Lampos)
  Lamri
  British
  [Llamrei]
  King Arthur’s mare
  Lamurudu
  African
  a king of Mecca
  father of Oduduwa
  Lamus1
  Greek
  king of the Laestrygones
  son of Poseidon 
  Lamus2
  Greek
  son of Heracles by Omphale
  Lamwell
  (see Launfal)
  lamyroi
  Greek
  [=Roman lemures]
  ghosts of the dead
  Lan Ts’ai-ho
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Immortals
  This being is variously regarded as
  male or female. In some accounts, Lan
  Ts’ai-ho was originally a street-singer
  and is said to have been carried off on
  a cloud after getting drunk, leaving
  one shoe behind. He/she is the patron
  saint of florists or gardeners and is
  depicted carrying a flower-basket and
  wearing only one shoe.
  Lan Ts’an
  (see Shen-tsan)
  Lan Yein
  Burmese
  a progenitor of the Karens
  Lance
  (see Lancelot2)
  Lance of Longinus (see Holy Lance)
  Lancelin
  French
  a French version of Lancelot
  Lancelot1
  British
  son of Jonaan
  grandfather of Lancelot du Lac
  father of Ban and Bors
  Lancelot2
  British
  [Lansilotto.Lanslod.La(u)nce.
  La(u)ncelot du Lac.Lawnslot.
  Knight of the Cart.Knight of the 
  Chariot.Le Chevalier de la Charetta.Le
  Chevalier Mal Fet.Sinner
  Lord:=French Lancelin]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  one of the Knights of Battle
  son of King Ban and Elaine
  brother of Galihodin
  father of Galahad and of 
  Blamor and Bleoberis, 
  some say
  Besieged by rebellious chieftains, King
  Ban left his castle to seek help. His
  pregnant wife also escaped when their
  treacherous steward let the besiegers
  into the castle. She found her husband
  beside a lake where she died giving
  birth to the boy they would have called
  Galahad. Ban died of grief at the sight
  of her dead body. Other versions say
  they left together and that Ban died
  when he saw his castle going up in
  flames and realised that his steward
  had surrendered to the besiegers. The
  lake was the home of Nimue who
  heard the baby’s cries and rescued him,
  raising him with his cousins (in some
  versions, Lionel and Bors) whom she
  stole to provide company for the boy
  she now called Lancelot du Lac. 
  Some accounts refer to a fairy
  foster-mother who raised him in
  Maidenland where he was trained by
  Johfrit de Liez. Others say he was the
  son of Pant and Claris.
  In the Nimue version, when the
  boys reached manhood she took them
  all to Britain and set them on the road
  to Arthur’s court at Camelot. Morgan
  sent the sorceress Hellowes to entrap
  Lancelot but he used the hilt of his
  sword as a cross to ward off the evil
  phantoms she had conjured up.
  Hellowes, having fallen in love with
  Lancelot, perished.
  When he delivered the Castle
  Dolorous Gard from an evil spell he
  found there a tomb which bore his
  name. He took over the castle as his
  home, calling it Garde Joyeux (Joyous
  Gard). In later years, after returning
  Guinevere to Arthur, he once again
  called it Dolorous Gard. Some say the
  estate was given to him by King Arthur.
  Seeking adventure with his nephew
  Lionel, he was put under a spell by
  Morgan and imprisoned in Chateau de
  la Charette. Asked to chose between
  Morgan and three other fairy queens
  as a lover, he rejected them all. A 
  maid helped him to escape when 
  he promised to help her father,
  Bagdemagus. He kept his promise and,
  with four of Bagdemagus’ knights
  specially trained by Lancelot, attended
  a tournament and defeated all the
  knights who came against him so that
  Bagdemagus was declared to have won
  the day. Lionel had been captured by
  Tarquin, a knight who hated all
  Arthur’s knights. Lancelot then rode
  to Tarquin’s castle and killed him in
  single combat, freeing Lionel and all
  the other knights who had been
  imprisoned there. One of those freed
  was his old friend Kay who was unhappy
  that his duties as seneschal had sapped
  his knightly ardour so, while Kay was
  asleep, Lancelot donned his armour
  and, in the guise of Kay, defeated many
  knights, including Gawter, Gilmere 
  and Raynold, followed by Ector, Ewain,
  Gawain and Sagramore, so enhancing
  Kay’s reputation as a warrior.
  The girl who led him to Tarquin’s
  castle asked a favour in return and he
  challenged and killed Perys de Foreste
  Savage who had made a practice of
  attacking damsels. When he came
  upon a knight, Pedivere, intent upon
  killing his wife who, he claimed, had
  been unfaithful, Lancelot intervened
  but the man neverthless cut off her
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  head. Lancelot then forced him to
  carry the head in his hand and the
  headless body on his back all the way
  to Camelot.
  He met a damsel who asked for his
  help to save her wounded brother,
  Meliot, who had fought and killed
  Gilbert the Bastard whose hand had
  been cut off in an earlier fight with
  Gawain. Taking the sword and a piece
  of cloth from the body of the dead
  Gilbert in Chapel Perilous, he touched
  Meliot’s wounds with the sword, wiped
  them with the cloth and made him
  whole again. In another version of this
  incident, the damsel tried and failed to
  bewitch Lancelot into becoming her
  lover, the sword turned out to be a
  wooden imitation and the body a rag
  dummy. When he refused to hand over
  the sword, she tried to kill him with a
  dagger but Lancelot disarmed her.
  At the request of another lady, he
  took off his armour and climbed a tree
  to rescue her falcon which was trapped
  there. Caught unarmed by Phelot, he
  broke off a branch of the tree and
  killed the treacherous knight, taking
  his sword and lopping off his head.
  He learned from Suppinables that
  Tristram had married Isolde, Hoel’s
  daughter, and cursed him for deserting
  the other Isolde, daughter of King
  Anguish. They fought when Tristram
  next came to Britain.
  In Carbonek he rescued a damsel
  who had been shut in a scalding hot
  room by Morgan and had been there
  for five years and he slew the dragon
  living under a tomb. In some versions,
  this was Elaine with whom he slept to
  produce Galahad.
  He was given hospitality by King
  Pelles in his castle where the Grail
  appeared carried by a mysterious
  damsel. Pelles wanted Lancelot to
  marry his daughter Elaine, knowing
  that the union would produce the
  perfect 
  knight, 
  Galahad. 
  When
  Lancelot rejected the love of Elaine,
  Pelles or her maid Dame Brisen, using
  a magic potion, deceived Lancelot into
  thinking that he was sleeping with
  Queen Guinevere, his true love, at
  Castle Case. When he realised how he
  had been duped, Lancelot would have
  killed Elaine but he relented when she
  pleaded for her life. The result of this
  union was Galahad.
  In King Arthur’s battles on the
  Continent with Lucius, he rode into
  the fray and killed the Emperor,
  seizing his standard which he handed
  to the king. When they returned to
  Britain, Arthur gave a great feast to
  celebrate his victories. Here Lancelot
  met Elaine once more and was again
  tricked by Dame Brisen into sleeping
  with her in the belief that he was
  sharing Guinevere’s bed. When he
  realised what had happened he went
  mad, jumped from the window and
  roamed the country living like an
  animal for many months. In his
  wanderings he came to a pavilion
  where he fought and defeated Bliant.
  This knight and his brother Selivant,
  took Lancelot to their home in Castle
  Blank and looked after him for over a
  year. In other stories, he was cared for
  by Castor, a nephew of Pelles. He
  ran away and found himself back at
  Carbonek where he was kept as a
  fool by the knights and was found
  again by Elaine. He was taken to the
  room where the Grail was kept and
  was cured of his madness. Pelles gave
  him the Castle of Bliant for a home
  and he lived with Elaine on this
  island retreat for fifteen years,
  attended by a retinue of knights and
  ladies. He now called himself the
  Chevalier Mal Fet. He was finally
  found by Ector and Percival (or,
  some say, by Lionel and Bors) who
  persuaded him to return to Camelot
  where he was made welcome by
  Arthur and Guinevere.
  In some accounts, his madness
  occurs when he, together with King
  Arthur and Gawain are captured by
  Camille. Lancelot is released and,
  cured of his madness by Nuimue,
  rescued the other two prisoners.
  In another adventure, he rode to
  Estrangot where Lionel was held
  prisoner by King Vagor. He took
  Lionel’s place in a duel with the king’s
  son, Marabron, defeated his opponent
  and rescued Lionel.
  In some accounts, after the death of
  Tristram, with whom he had fought
  over the latter’s treatment of Isolde, he
  invaded Cornwall and killed King
  Mark.
  When Galahad was of age, Lancelot
  made him a knight and took him to
  Arthur’s court where he took his
  rightful place in the Perilous Seat.
  They both joined the other Knights of
  the Round Table in vowing to search
  for the Holy Grail.
  Each knight on the quest chose his
  own route and Lancelot found himself
  challenged by a knight who unhorsed
  him. When he realised that this was
  Galahad in disguise, he rode after him
  but could not catch him and found
  himself, at nightfall, by a stone cross
  outside an old chapel. Half asleep on
  his shield, he had a vision in which a
  sick knight was healed by the Holy
  Grail which appeared in front of the
  cross. The knight took Lancelot’s
  horse, sword and helmet leaving
  Lancelot to travel through the forest
  unarmed and on foot until he came to
  a hermitage where he confessed all his
  sins to a hermit and was forgiven. He
  reached the sea at Mortause (or, in
  some accounts, came to the River
  Median) where a voice told him to go
  aboard a ship. There he found the
  dead sister of Percival. He stayed
  aboard the ship for several weeks 
  until Galahad arrived. They sailed
  together for six months having many
  adventures until a knight in white
  armour told Galahad it was time to
  leave his father and take up the quest
  for the Holy Grail. Lancelot stayed
  aboard until he arrived at Castle
  Carbonek where he entered a room
  and saw the Holy Grail but was struck
  down and lay unconscious for twenty-
  four days. From Pelles, he learned that
  Elaine was dead. Rendered unfit to
  find the Grail by reason of his affair
  with Guinevere, he gave up the quest
  and returned to Camelot where he
  found that many of the knights who
  had left on this quest were now dead.
  He 
  resumed 
  the 
  affair 
  with
  Guinevere but tried to distance
  himself from her when the affair
  became the subject of gossip. This
  made the queen angry and she
  banished him from the court. He went
  to live with the hermit, Brastias. When
  Guinevere was accused by Mador of
  poisoning his cousin, Patrice, Lancelot
  took up the challenge on her behalf
  and defeated Mador in single combat,
  saving Guinevere from the stake.
  On the way to a major tournament
  ordered by Arthur, he stayed with
  Bernard at Astolat where the baron’s
  daughter, Elaine le Blank, known as
  the Fair Maid of Astolat, fell in love
  with him. He wore her favour at the
  tournament at which he was the
  champion but refused her offer to
  become her husband or her lover and
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  returned to Camelot accompanied by
  Elaine’s brother, Lavaine, who had
  helped him in the tournament. Elaine
  died of unrequited love and her body
  was placed in a boat which drifted
  down the river to Westminster where
  the king ordered Lancelot to give the
  dead maiden an honourable burial.
  When Guinevere and ten of her
  knights were captured by Meliagaunt,
  Lancelot rode to her rescue. When his
  horse was shot from under him in an
  ambush by Meliagaunt’s archers, he
  compelled a woodman to drive him to
  the castle in his cart. He was thereafter
  called the Knight of the Cart or the
  Knight of the Chariot. He reached the
  castle by crossing a sword bridge and
  rescued Guinevere. Lancelot would
  have killed Meliagaunt but he begged
  the queen for mercy and she pardoned
  him. That night, Lancelot slept with
  Guinevere but he left blood on the
  sheets from a wound on his hand
  sustained when he forced the window-
  bars. Meliagaunt accused Guinevere of
  being unfaithful to her husband by
  sleeping with one of the ten knights,
  many of whom had been wounded
  when he captured them. Lancelot took
  up the gauntlet and arranged to meet
  Meliagaunt at Westminster. Meliagaunt
  trapped Lancelot in a dungeon and left
  for Westminster. A maid released
  Lancelot for the price of one kiss and he
  rode to Westminster on Lavaine’s
  horse. He met Meliagaunt in single
  combat and killed him with one hand
  tied behind his back.
  Mordred, 
  always 
  jealous 
  of
  Lancelot, betrayed Lancelot’s affair
  with Guinevere to Arthur and, with his
  brother Agravain and twelve other
  knights, attempted to catch Lancelot
  with Guinevere as proof. Lancelot,
  unarmed, killed Colgrevance, the first
  man into the room, with a footstool
  and then, taking the dead man’s sword
  and armour, killed all the others with
  the sole exception of Mordred who,
  though wounded, managed to escape.
  Given proof of the affair, Arthur
  ordered the queen to be burned at the
  stake. Lancelot rode to her rescue once
  again as she was being led to the stake
  and charged into the crowd, killing
  many of those who got in his way.
  Among these were Gaheris and
  Gareth, both of whom had been
  ordered by King Arthur to attend but
  who had turned up unarmed and were
  not recognised by Lancelot in the fury
  of his attack. As a result of their deaths,
  Gawain, their elder brother, became
  Lancelot’s mortal enemy.
  Lancelot took Guinevere to his
  castle, Garde Joyeuse, which was then
  attacked by Arthur’s forces and the
  fierce battle was ended only when the
  Pope intervened. Lancelot handed
  Guinevere back to her husband but his
  quarrel with Gawain, and hence with
  Arthur, was not settled. He left for
  France with about a hundred of his
  followers and set up court at Benwick
  but Arthur, at the urging of Gawain,
  took an army of 60,000 to France,
  laying waste Lancelot’s domain and
  besieging the town. Each day for
  weeks on end, Gawain challenged and
  defeated one of Lancelot’s knights in
  single combat and finally goaded
  Lancelot himself into fighting him.
  On two successive days Lancelot
  struck him down but refused to kill
  him. A third encounter was prevented
  when Arthur was called back to Britain
  to reclaim his throne that had been
  usurped by Mordred who had been left
  in charge during the king’s absence. 
  When he learned of Arthur’s
  troubles, Lancelot brought his forces
  to Britain to help the king but Arthur
  had already been badly wounded and
  carried off to Avalon. He tried to
  persuade Guinevere to return with
  him to France but she refused to leave
  the nunnery she had entered on the
  king’s death and so Lancelot joined
  Bedivere in a hermitage where other
  knights later joined them. When
  Lancelot learned of the death of
  Guinevere, he had her body carried
  to the hermitage where it was buried
  in Arthur’s tomb. From then on he
  refused to eat or drink and died soon
  afterwards. Other stories say that he
  threw himself on the grave of the
  king and stayed there for six weeks,
  eating nothing, until he died. His
  body was carried to Garde Joyeuse
  and buried there.
  Another 
  version 
  has 
  it 
  that
  Lancelot, believing Guinevere had
  been a willing accomplice of Mordred,
  killed her and shut Mordred in a room
  with her dead body which, driven by
  hunger, Mordred ate.
  In a Dutch story, he overcame seven
  lions guarding a hart with a white foot
  for a princess who will marry only the
  knight who will bring her the hart’s
  foot. Exhausted by the struggle, he
  gave the foot to a passing knight to
  deliver to the princess. The knight
  wounded Lancelot and tried to claim
  the hand of the princess but Gawain
  intervened 
  and 
  defeated 
  the
  treacherous knight in a duel. Lancelot,
  recovered from his wound, declined
  the princess’ offer of marriage.
  In a German version, his parents
  were King Pant and Claris and his wife
  was Iblis, by whom he had four
  children. When Pant was killed, a fairy
  took Lancelot to Maidenland where he
  was brought up and trained as a knight
  by Johfrit.
  In an Italian story, his mother is
  given as Constance.
  Lancelot3
  British
  a poem by the American, Edwin
  Arlington Robinson
  Lancelot4
  French
  [Le Chevalier de la Charette]
  a 12th C story about the adventures of
  Lancelot, written by Chrétien de Troyes
  Lancelot of the Lake
  (see Lancelot of the Laik)
  Lancelot of the Laik
  British
  [Lancelot of the Lake]
  a 15th C Scottish poem
  Lanceor
  (see Launceor)
  Lancien
  British
  [Lantien.Lantyan]]
  the site of one of King Mark’s 
  homes, in Cornwall
  Lancilotto
  (see Lancelot2)
  Land-across-the-Sea
  (see Annwfn)
  Land-Bearer
  (see Mo-li Ch’ing)
  Land o’ the Leal
  Scottish
  the happy home of spirits: heaven
  Land of Beulah
  English
  a mythical land of divine happiness 
  in Pilgrim’s Progress
  Land of Bright Colours
  (see Tlapallan)
  Land of Darkness
  Japanese
  the Shinto realm of decay 
  and pollution
  Land of Eternity
  (see Tokoyo-no-kami)
  Land of Ghosts
  (see Kaseteran)
  Land of Kane
  (see Hawaiki)
  Land of Life
  (see Tir-inna-mBeg)
  Land of Living Men (see Odainsakar)
  Land of Promise
  (see Tir Tairnigiri)
  Land of Shadows
  Irish
  the home of Skatha the warrior-maid
  Land of the Dead1
  Irish
  [The Great Plain] 
  the home of the Milesians: Spain
  (see also Mag Mor)
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  Land of the Dead2
  (see Amenti.Otherworld.underworld)
  Land of the Fathers
  (see Land of thePitris)
  Land of the Living
  (see Tir innamBeo)
  Land of the Maidens
  Irish
  the realm ruled by the giant Treon
  Land of the Pitris
  Hindu
  [Land of the Fathers]
  a paradise for the uncremated dead
  Land of the Red Parrot Feathers
  (see Enua-Kura)
  Land of the Yellow Springs
  (see Yellow Springs)
  Land of Women (see Tir inna mBan)
  Land of Wonders
  (see Tir inna nIongnadh)
  Land of Yomi
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Land of Youth
  (see Tir inna n-Og)
  Land-under-the-Sea
  (see Annwfn.Tir-fa-Tonn)
  Land-under-the-Waves
  (see Annwfn.Tir-fa-Tonn)
  Landeval
  (see Launfal)
  Landres
  European
  son of Hugon and Alif
  His mother was seduced by the
  courtier, Milon, and her husband,
  King Hugon, locked her in a dungeon
  full of snakes and toads where she
  remained for seven years until Landres
  rescued her and she was restored to
  her rightful position by her brother
  Charles (Charlemagne).
  Landri
  European
  a nephew of Guillaume
  When his uncle was captured and
  imprisoned by the Saracen king,
  Synagon, Landri raised an army and
  rescued him.
  Landvaettir
  Norse
  guardian spirits of the land
  Landvide
  (see Landvidi)
  Landvidi
  Norse
  [Landvide.Landvith]
  the palace of Vidar
  Landvith
  (see Landvidi)
  Lanej
  German
  [‘zenith’]
  son of Wulleb and Lejman
  brother of Lewof
  He and his brother planned to kill
  Wulleb but he escaped and fell to earth.
  Lanfal
  (see Launfal)
  Lang Ling
  Chinese
  a follower of Li T’ieh-kuai
  He was left in charge of the body of 
  Li T’ieh-kuai when the latter’s soul
  visited Lao-tzu in heaven and,
  thinking that his master was truly
  dead, cremated the body so that when
  the sage returned he had to take on
  another body, that of a recently-dead
  lame beggar.
  Lang-pei
  Chinese
  a dragon-like monster
  Langal
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Langali
  (see Balarama)
  langhui
  (see langsuir)
  Langi
  (see Rangi)
  Langit
  Pacific Islands
  [=Polynesian Rangi]
  an Indonesian sky-god
  langsuir
  Malay
  [langhui.lan(g)suyar:=East 
  Indies puntianak]
  a female vampire, the spirit of a
  woman who died in childbirth
  They suck the blood of children
  through a hole in the back of the neck
  which is normally hidden under their
  ankle-length hair. Cutting the hair and
  the long nails renders a langsuir
  harmless if the hair is used to block the
  hole in the neck.
  Glass beads were placed in the
  mouth, eggs under the armpits and
  needles in the hands of a dead woman
  to ensure that her spirit did not
  become a langsuir.
  langsuyar
  (see langsuir)
  language
  legend has it that Adam and Eve spoke
  Persian, the serpent spoke Arabic and
  Gabriel spoke Turkish
  Languines
  French
  a king of Scotland
  father of Agraies
  He married one of the daughters of
  Garinter, king of Brittany, whose other
  daughter, Elizena, was the mother of
  Amadis. They brought Amadis to the
  court not knowing of their kinship and
  he and Gandalin became firm friends
  of their own son, Agraies.
  Languoreth
  Welsh
  wife of Rhydderch
  Other accounts give Ganieda as the
  wife of Rhydderch.
  Lanka1
  Hindu
  an evil spirit, companion of Shiva
  Lanka2
  (see Sri Lanka)
  Lansdown Hill
  British
  [Mons Badonicus]
  a hill in Somerset
  This is one of the places suggested as
  the site of the Battle of Mount Badon.
  It was once said that the bones of King
  Arthur had been found there.
  Lanslod
  (see Lancelot2)
  Lantern Festival1
  Chinese
  [Festival of Lanterns]
  originally a spring festival, later
  devoted to T’ai I, god of the Pole
  Star, held at the first full moon 
  in February
  Lantern Festival2
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  Lantien
  (see Lancien)
  Lantris
  (see Alcardo)
  Lantyan
  (see Lancien)
  Lanval1
  French
  a 12th C poem by Marie de France
  about the adventures of Launfal
  Lanval2
  (see Launfal)
  Lanzelet
  German
  a 13th C version of the story of
  Lancelot written by von Zarzikhoven
  Lao 
  (see Lau)
  Lao Chün
  (see Lao-tzu)
  Lao Tan
  (see Lao-tzu)
  Lao-t’ien-yeh
  (see Mr Heaven)
  Lao-tu-po-t’i
  Chinese
  a hermit
  He was elevated to the status of a
  Buddha for giving his blood and his
  heart to a yaksha.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  the saint, Jan Teng-fo.
  Lao-tzu
  Chinese
  [Lao Chün.Lao Tan.Lao Tun.Laocius.
  Li Erh.T’ai Shan.The Old Master.The
  Old Philosopher] 
  (c 600-517 BC)
  god of alchemists and potters
  one of the San Ch’ing, the Three 
  Pure Ones
  the founder of Taoism
  He is said to have been born under a
  plum tree from a virgin birth after
  sixty (some say seventy or eighty) years
  in his mother’s womb, already grey-
  haired with age. Others say that he was
  born from his mother’s left side in
  1321 BC.
  His original name was Li Erh; he
  was deified as Lao Chün and was
  regarded as an incarnation of T’ai Shan,
  or Shen P’ao, living in the highest
  Azure Palace.
  He is depicted riding a buffalo.
  (see also Shou-he)
  Lao Tun
  (see Lao-tzu)
  Laocius
  Chinese
  the Latinised version of Lao-tzu
  Laocoon1
  Greek
  [Laokoon]
  a Trojan prince, son of Priam and
  Hecuba or of Capys or Antenor
  a prophet and priest of Apollo 
  or Poseidon
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  When he warned the Trojans not to
  take the wooden horse left by the
  Greeks at its face value, Apollo or
  Poseidon sent two large serpents
  which coiled round Laocoon and his
  two sons and crushed them to death.
  In some accounts Laocoon, in others
  he and one of the sons, escaped.
  Laocoon2
  Greek
  [Laokoon]
  son or brother of Oeneus
  one of the Argonauts
  Laodacus
  Greek
  son of Echemus and Timandra
  Laodamas1
  Greek
  son of Eteocles
  He was only a boy when his father was
  killed at Thebes but Creon acted as
  regent for him until he became of age
  and took over the throne of Thebes.
  He led the Thebans in the fight
  against the Epigoni and, losing, went
  with his routed people to Illyria. Some
  say that he was killed in this battle 
  by Alcmaeon.
  Laodamas2
  Greek
  a son of Alcinous
  He offered to wrestle with Odysseus
  who declined the offer.
  Laodameia
  (see Laodamia)
  Laodamia1
  Greek
  [Laodameia]
  daughter of Acastus and Hippolyta 
  or Astydamia
  sister of Sterope and Sthenele
  wife of Protesilaus
  Protesilaus was the first man ashore
  when the Greeks landed at Troy and
  was soon killed. The gods sent
  Hermes to Tartarus to bring him back
  so that his grieving wife might see him
  once more.
  Laodamia refused to be parted from
  him again and killed herself so that she
  could accompany him to Tartarus.
  Others say that she spent all her time
  grieving over an image of her dead
  husband and, when her father threw it
  on the fire, she threw herself after it.
  Laodamia2
  English
  a poem by Wordsworth telling the
  story of her love for Protesilaus
  Laodamia3
  (see Deidameia2)
  Laodegan
  (see Leodegrance)
  Laodice1
  Greek
  [Astoche.‘princess’] 
  daughter of Priam and Hecuba
  wife of Helicaon or Telephus
  mother of Eurypyls
  When the Greeks sent envoys to Troy
  to demand the return of the abducted
  Helen, she fell in love with one of
  them, a man named Acamas, by whom
  she had a son, Mynchus. At the fall of
  the city to the besieging Greek army,
  the earth opened up and swallowed her
  or, some say, she threw herself to her
  death from the walls of the city.
  Laodice2
  Greek
  daughter of Agapenor
  She founded a temple to Aphrodite 
  in Tegea.
  Laodice3
  Greek
  wife of Elatus
  mother of Aepytus, Cyllen, Pereus 
  and Stymphalus
  mother of Ischis, some say
  Laodice4
  (see Electra1)
  Laodice5
  (see Opis)
  Laogh
  (see Laeg)
  Laoghaire1
  Irish
  [Laegaire.Laery.Loeg(h)aire.Loiguire] 
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Niall
  brother of Cairbre, Conal Gulban,
  Eanna and Eoghan
  He helped his brothers at the Battle of
  Ath Cro and took as a prize the wife of
  Cana, the Ulster king, who was slain
  by Conall.
  He once set out to arrest St Patrick
  for the grave offence of lighting his
  Easter fire before the king lit his at
  Tara but he was so impressed by the
  saint’s powers that he converted to
  Christianity, though others say that he
  remained a pagan.
  He was killed, by lightning some
  say, when he attacked Leinster in an
  attempt to exact a tribute which he
  earlier promised to cancel.
  Laoghaire2
  (see Laeg)
  Laoghaire Buadhach
  Irish
  [Laegaire. Laery.Loegaire Buadac.
  Loeg(h)aire.Loiguire.Winner of Battles]
  a warrior of Ulster
  one of the 12 champions of the 
  Red Branch
  son of Connadh Buidhe
  husband of Fedelma
  In 
  a 
  contest 
  with 
  Conal 
  and
  Cuchulainn for the title of Champion
  of All Ulster, both he and Conal ran
  from the wildcats put in the room with
  them while Cuchulainn faced them
  with his sword. They were also tested
  by Ercal who attacked them first with
  witches and then fought them himself,
  losing only to Cuchulainn. In a
  beheading contest with a giant, all
  three decapitated the giant but only
  Cuchulainn was prepared to offer his
  own neck to the axe.
  When soldiers tried to drown the
  poet, Aedh, who had been condemned
  to death by Conor mac Nessa, he ran
  out of his house to intervene but
  smashed his head against the door-
  lintel. In his death throes, he killed all
  the soldiers and the poet escaped.
  Laoghaire Lorc
  Irish
  [Laegaire.Laery.Loeg(h)aire.Loiguire]
  a king of Ireland
  son of King Ugaine and Cessair
  brother of Covac
  father of Ailill Aine
  He inherited the throne from his father,
  Ugaine, but his brother Covac was
  jealous. Covac feigned illness and when
  Laoghaire and Ailill visited him he
  killed them both and took the throne.
  Laoghaire mac Criommhthann Irish
  [Laegaire mac Crimthainne.Laery.
  Loeg(h)aire.Loiguire mac Criomhthainn]
  son of Criomthann Cas
  father of Ethne
  father of Fedelma, some say
  When Goll mac Golb, ruler of Mag
  Mell, abducted the wife and daughter
  of Fiachna, Laoghaire took a force to
  the Otherworld, killed Goll, rescued
  the two women and married the
  daughter, Der Greine. He returned to
  Ireland after a year but soon returned
  to Mag Mell and was never seen again.
  Laoko
  West Indian
  [Loko (Attiso)]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  the Fon god, Loko
  Laokoon
  (see Laocoon)
  Laomedan
  (see Laomedon)
  Laomedon1
  Greek
  [Laomedan]
  king of Troy
  son of Ilus and Eurydice
  brother of Themiste and Tithonus
  husband of Strymo
  father of Antigone, Clytius, Hesione,
  Hicetaeon, Lampos, Podarces 
  and Tithonus
  Apollo and Poseidon had been ordered
  by Zeus to serve as slaves to
  Laomedon. The former tended his
  flocks while the sea-god built the walls
  of Troy. When the king refused to pay
  them, Poseidon sent a sea-monster to
  attack Troy, Laomedon chained his
  daughter to a rock in the sea as a
  sacrifice to propitiate the god. She was
  found and rescued by Hercules who
  had left the mares of Diomedes in
  charge of Laomedon. It is also said
  that he promised two immortal horses
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  to Hercules if he would rid Troy of the
  monster. These horses had been given
  to the king of Troy by Zeus in
  compensation when he abducted
  Ganymede as his cup-bearer. Because
  Laomedon refused to hand over the
  mares or because he reneged on his
  promise of the two horses, Hercules
  later returned with an army, sacking
  Troy, killing Laomedon and setting his
  son, Podarces on the throne as Priam.
  Laomedon2
  Greek
  [Laomedan]
  son of Heracles by Omphale
  Laonome
  Greek
  daughter of Guneus
  a mistress of Heracles
  Laothea
  Greek
  [Laot(h)oe]
  a mistress of Priam
  daughter of Altes
  mother of Lycaon and Polydorus, 
  some say
  Laothoe
  (see Laothea)
  Laotoe
  (see Laothea)
  Lapeel
  European
  a rabbit in Reynard the Fox
  He lost one of his ears when he was
  attacked by Reynard.
  Laphystios
  (see Dionysus)
  Lapis exillis
  British
  the name for the Holy Grail in those
  versions in which it was said to be a
  stone rather than a cup or plate
  Lapis Manalis
  Roman
  a stone placed over one of the
  entrances to the underworld
  When a city was first founded,
  entrances to the underworld were dug
  and sealed with such a stone. Three
  times each year the stone would be
  removed to allow the spirits of the
  dead to return.
  lapis philosophorum
  (see elixir of gold)
  Lapithae
  (see Lapiths)
  Lapithes
  (see Lapithus)
  Lapiths
  Greek
  [Lapithae]
  a mythical race in Thessaly
  descendants of Lapithus
  They were said to be horse-tamers and
  their long feud with the Centaurs
  started when the Centaur, Eurytion,
  tried to rape Hippodamia on her
  wedding day.
  Lapithus
  Greek
  [Lapithes]
  son of Ixion or Apollo and Nephele
  brother of Centaurus
  He was the progenitor of the Lapiths.
  Lapna’ut
  Siberian
  wife of Tayan
  Laponga
  Pacific Islands
  a magician
  It was once the case that men bore
  children but that changed when a
  midwife revealed that Laponga was
  pregnant, whereupon he transferred
  his reproductive organs to a woman.
  Laquedom
  French
  [Lakedion]
  the French version of Buttadeus
  Lar1
  British
  husband of Amene
  father of Larie
  His kingdom was invaded by Roaz
  after Lar’s death but his ghost led
  Wigalois, who had been sent by King
  Arthur to help Lar’s widow, Amene,
  against the invader.
  Lar2
  Roman
  an Italian god of agriculture
  lar3
  (see lares)
  Lar Familiaris
  Roman
  a household god, a guardian spirit of
  an ancestor of the family
  Lara1
  Irish
  son of Fintan and Cessair
  husband of Balma
  He and his wife and father were the
  survivors of the flood.
  Lara2
  Roman
  [‘babbler’.Larunda.Mania]
  a nymph
  daughter of Alcmon
  mother of the Lares
  In some versions, an early Italic earth-
  goddess, she annoyed Jupiter by
  bearing tales to Juno so he had her
  tongue cut out and sent her to Hades.
  Her escort, Mercury, fell in love with
  her and they produced the two
  children who became the Lares, gods
  of the hearth.
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Larundra, in others she is Mania.
  Lara Jonggrang
  East Indian
  [Ambu Dewi]
  a statue of Durga or Kali in Java
  Some accounts say that she was the
  daughter of Ratu Baka.
  Lara Kidul
  (see Kidul)
  Laran
  Italian
  an Etruscan war-god
  L’arc en ciel
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, the rainbow
  personified
  Larentalia
  Roman
  the feast of the dead in honour of
  Acca Larentia, 23rd December
  Larentia
  (see Acca Larentia)
  Lares
  Roman
  [Lases:sing=lar]
  household gods: ancestral spirits:
  good spirits: a form of Lemur, 
  some say
  Originally Etruscan guardian gods, the
  Lares were adopted into the Roman
  pantheon 
  as 
  spirits 
  protecting
  institutions and various places. Lares
  Familiares protect the house and family,
  Lares Compitales guard crossroads 
  or parts of the city; Lares Premarini,
  the city or empire; Lares Rurales, the
  countryside; Lares Vicorum, the
  streets, and so on.
  Another version regards the Lares
  as two sons of Lara by Mercury.
  Lares viales
  Roman
  guardian gods of the cross-roads
  Lares praestiles
  Roman
  guardian gods of the state
  Larie
  British
  [Lady of Kornton]
  daughter of Lar and Amene
  wife of Wigalois
  Wigalois, who had been sent by King
  Arthur to help Amene whose kingdom
  had been invaded, after the death of
  her husband, by Roaz, defeated the
  invader and married her daughter,
  Larie.
  In another version, the besieged
  lady is Larie herself, Lady of Kornton.
  Larilari
  South American
  an evil spirit of the Andean tribes
  Laris
  European
  son of Henry, the German emperor
  brother of Lidoine
  Tallas, king of Denmark, besieged
  Urien whose daughter, Marine, was
  loved by Laris. Tallas captured Laris
  but he was rescued by Claris and,
  when Tallas was defeated by King
  Arthur, Laris was given the kingdom
  of Denmark.
  Larkosargasa
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian field-god
  Larmumzuge
  German
  rites of exorcism
  Lars Porsena
  Roman
  [Lars Porsenna.Porsena]
  an Etruscan prince
  He was the leader of the Etruscans in
  the attack on Rome when Horatius
  defended the Pons Sublicius virtually
  single-handed. Impressed by the
  courage of Scaevola and the girl
  Cloelia, he abandoned his assault and
  withdrew his forces.
  Lars Porsenna
  (see Lars Porsena)
  Lartius
  (see Spurius Lartius)
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  Larunda1
  Greek
  a nymph
  Larunda2
  Roman
  a minor goddess of the Sabines
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Lara.
  larva
  Roman
  [plural=larvae]
  an evil spirit: a form of Lemur
  larvae
  (see larva)
  Lasae
  Roman
  minor Etruscan female deities or
  supernatural beings
  Lasair
  Irish
  wife of Caolcharna
  mother of Feichin
  Lascoyt
  British
  son of Gornemant
  brother of Gurzgi, Liaze 
  and Schenteflurs
  Laseo
  East Indian
  a culture-hero of Celebes
  Lases
  (see Lares)
  Laskowice
  Slav
  forest spirits, guardians of animals
  Lassar
  (see Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid)
  Lasya1
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan sGeg-mo-ma]
  a Buddhist mother-goddess
  one of the astamataras
  She is depicted holding a mirror.
  Lasya2
  Buddhist
  a group of 4 astamataras – Gita, Lasya,
  Mala and Nrtya
  Lat
  Arab
  a name for Alilat as mother of the sun
  mother of Dusares
  Lata
  Pacific Islands
  [=Maori Rata]
  a Samoan hero
  Lathenes
  Greek
  a Theban warrior
  In the war with the Seven, he faced
  Amphiarus at the Homoloid Gate.
  Latarak
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god
  Latawiec
  European
  a Polish spirit
  This being may appear as male or
  female, causing travellers to lose their
  way. It may also take the form of a
  flying serpent consorting with witches.
  latedo
  African
  a priest of the Acholi
  latedo tiim
  African
  a priest of the Acholi who ensures
  good hunting
  latedo koot
  African
  a priest of the Acholi who ensures 
  rain
  Latialis
  (see Jupiter Latiaris)
  Latiaris
  (see Jupiter Latiaris)
  lating
  (see leeting)
  Latinus1
  Greek
  son of Odysseus
  Latinus2
  Roman
  king of Latium
  husband of Amata
  father of Lavinia
  His parentage is not clear. Some say that
  he was the son of Hercules or
  Telemachus, others that his parents were
  the god Faunus and the nymph, Marica.
  He was warned by the spirit of his
  father not to allow Lavinia to marry
  one of her countrymen but to keep her
  for a stranger from over the sea. This
  turned out to be Aeneas, seeking
  somewhere to settle after the fall of
  Troy. In some accounts he fought for
  Aeneas, in others against him and was
  either killed in battle or taken up to
  heaven as Jupiter Latiaris.
  Latipan
  Canaanite
  [Bull.Father of Mankind.Father of 
  the Gods]
  a Canaanite deity
  This name is sometimes given to El 
  or Dagan.
  Latmikaik
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Tperakl
  Her husband, the creator-god, lived in
  the sky whereas she lived in the depths
  of the ocean.
  Latmos
  (see Latmus)
  Latmus
  Greek
  [Latmos]
  the mountain on which Endymion fell
  asleep: the land of forgetting
  Lato
  (see Leto)
  Latona
  Roman
  [=Greek Leto]
  a mother-goddess and moon-goddess
  mother of Apollo and Diana by Jupiter
  Latreus
  Greek
  a Centaur
  He was killed by Caeneus in the fight
  that broke out between the Centaurs
  and the Lapiths at the wedding of
  Perithous and Hippodamia.
  Latrina gods
  Japanese
  deities who instructed men in the art
  of agriculture
  Latromis 
  Greek
  son of Dionysus by Ariadne
  Latu
  (see Lature)
  Latura
  (see Lature)
  Lature
  Pacific Islands
  [Latu(ra)]
  an Indonesian sun-god and 
  creator-god
  god of the dead, some say
  son of Ina-da Samadulo Hose, 
  some say
  brother of Lowalangi
  Latus
  Egyptian
  a fish sacred to the Egyptians
  Lau
  Andaman Islands
  [(Erem) Cauga.Jurua.Juruwin.
  Lao.Ti-miku]
  a spirit of the dead
  These beings are said to steal the souls
  of travellers. Lau living in the sea are
  Jurua or Jurwin; those of the forest are
  Erem Cauga or Ti-miku.
  Laudame
  British
  queen of Anfere
  wife of Garel
  Laudine
  British
  [Lady of the Fountain]
  wife of Escalados, the Black 
  Knight
  When Owain killed the Black Knight
  in single combat he took over not only
  the knight’s lands but his wife also.
  Laufakanaa
  Pacific Islands
  a wind-god of the Tongan Islanders
  He is credited with having invented
  the fishing net and having brought the
  banana from heaven.
  Laufeia
  Norse
  [Laufey.Nal]
  a giantess
  mother of Loki by Farbauti, some 
  say
  Laufey
  (see Laufeia)
  Laufrodedd
  Welsh
  [Llaufrodedd.Llawfrodedd]
  owner of the knife that became one of
  the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin
  Laugardag
  Norse
  Saturday, a day honouring Loki
  Laughing Buddha
  (see Fut-tai-shih.
  MaitreyaWarai-botoke)
  Laughing Festival of Wasa
  (see Festival of Wasa)
  Laughing Water
  (see Minnehaha)
  Lauka Mate
  (see Laukumate)
  Laukika-Devatas
  Hindu
  a group of local gods
  Launcelot du Lac
  (see Lancelot)
  Lauka Mata
  (see Laukumate)
  Laukpatis
  Baltic
  [Lauksargis:=Latvian Laukumate:
  =Polish Lawkapatim]
  a Lithuanian field-god
  Lauksargis
  (see Laukpatis)
  Laukumate
  Baltic
  [Lauka Mata.Mother of the Fields:
  =Lithuanian Laukpatis:
  =Polish Lawkapatim]
  a Latvian goddess of agriculture
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  lauma1
  Baltic
  the Latvian version of the 
  Lithuanian laumé
  Lauma2
  East Indian
  in New Guinea, the soul
  It is said that, when a person dies, the
  Lauma leaves the body and takes up a
  separate existence.
  laumé
  Baltic
  [deive.lauma:=Latvian lauma.spigena]
  a Lithuanian hag or witch
  Originally these beings were harmless
  fairies, later they became evil beings.
  Laumu
  East Indian
  the soul, in New Guinea
  It is said that the body can leave the
  soul, causing illness, and return. At
  death, it leaves permanently but leads
  its own separate life.
  Launce
  (see Lancelot2)
  Launceor
  British
  [Lanceor]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of the king of Ireland
  He was present at the court when Balin
  drew the sword brought by Colombe
  and sent by Lyle, Lady of Avalon, and
  was jealous. He rode after Balin when
  he left, hoping to avenge the death of
  the Lady of the Lake, and challenged
  Balin who killed him in single combat.
  Launfal
  British
  [Lam(be)well.Lan(de)val.Lanfal]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  one of the king’s stewards
  husband of Trianor
  He was the only man to realise that the
  bad Guinevere had taken over from
  the good Guinevere at the king’s
  wedding feast. He left the court when
  Arthur rejected his warnings and was
  seduced by the witch Trianor. She gave
  him all the trappings of a rich noble
  and he returned to Camelot where he
  boasted that Trianor was the most
  beautiful woman in the world. He had
  been forbidden to speak her name and
  all his clothes and wealth disappeared.
  Guinevere would have had him
  executed but Trianor went to Camelot,
  struck the false queen blind and
  carried Lanfal off to her magic
  fairyland or, some say, to Avalon.
  Another story says that Guinevere
  tried to seduce him and was rejected.
  Tried for improper advances to the
  queen, he was saved when Trianor
  appeared and proved that she, not the
  queen, was his lover.
  Laurel1
  British
  wife of Agravain
  laurel2
  Greek
  the tree of Apollo
  Laurin
  [Laurus]
  king of the dwarfs
  husband of Kunhild
  In Germanic stories, he abducted
  Kunhild, sister of Dietlieb, and fought
  Dietrich and his followers when they
  came to her rescue. He trapped Dietlieb
  and some of his knights in his
  underground palace where he had
  imprisoned Kunhild but they escaped
  and, after a fight, captured Laurin.
  When he promised to behave better in
  future, he was forgiven and allowed to
  marry Kunhild.          (see also Andvari)
  Laurus
  (see Andvari.Laurin)
  Lausus
  Greek
  son of Mezentius
  He was killed in the fighting between
  the band of Trojans led by Aeneas and
  the indigenous Latins and Rutulians.
  Lava
  Hindu
  son of Rama or Ravana and Sita
  twin brother of Kusha
  Lavaine
  British
  [Lawaine.Lawayn]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Bernard 
  brother of Elaine, Maid of Astolat, 
  and Tirre
  He accompanied Lancelot to France
  and was made Duke of Arminak.
  Lavarcham
  Irish
  [Le(a)b(h)archam.Lebhorcham.Levarcam]
  an attendant on Deirdre
  Conor, the high king, put her in charge
  of Deirdre to raise her until she
  reached marriageable age. Lavarcham
  introduced her to Naisi with whom she
  eloped. The lovers were induced to
  return on a promise of safe conduct but
  Conor had Naisi and his two brothers
  killed and took Deirdre by force.
  Lavarcham died of grief and shame.
  In some accounts, she is said to be a
  prophetess able to travel through the
  whole of Ireland in a day. It was said
  that her legs below the knee faced
  backwards.
  Lavatory Ladies
  (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  Laverna
  Italian
  an underworld goddess, goddess 
  of thieves
  Lavinia
  Greek
  daughter of Latinus and Amata
  second wife of Aeneas
  Amata tried to keep her daughter for
  Turnus by hiding her in the woods but
  she eventually married Aeneas, just as
  had been prophesied before the arrival
  of the Trojans in Italy.
  In some accounts she was the
  daughter of Evander, in some the wife
  of Hercules.
  Lawaine
  (see Lavaine)
  Lawayn
  (see Lavaine)
  Lawkapatim
  Polish
  [=Lithuanian Laukpatis] 
  a field-god
  Lawnslot
  (see Lancelot2)
  Lay of Alviss
  (see Alvis-Mal)
  Lay of Demodocus
  Greek
  a poem in Homer’s Odyssey telling 
  the story of Aphrodite’s affair with
  Ares
  Lay of Grimnir
  (see Grimnismal)
  Lay of Groa-Galdur(see GroaGaldur)
  Lay of Harbard
  (see Harbardsljod)
  Lay of Hymir
  (see Hymiskvida)
  Lay of Rig
  (see Rigsthula)
  Lay of the Nibelungs
  (see Nibelungenlied)
  Lay of Thrym
  (see Hammarsheimt)
  Lay of Vafthruthnir
  (see Vafthruthnismal)
  Lay of Vegtam
  (see Vegtamskvida)
  Lay of Volund
  (see Volundarkvida)
  Lays of Ancient Rome
  English
  tales by Thomas Macaulay including
  the story of Horatius defending 
  the bridge
  Laz
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess
  wife of Nergal
  Laziliez
  British
  an ancestor of Percival
  Lcham-Sring
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan god of war
  one of the Drag-gshed
  lCogpo
  Tibetan
  [lJogspo]
  the ruler of the underworld, Yog-klu
  Le Bel Inconnu
  (see Gingalin)
  Le Cheval Bayard
  (see lutin1)
  Le Chateau de la Charette
  (see Chateau de la Charette)
  Le Chateau de Morgan la Fée
  (see Fata Morgana1)
  Le Chevalier au Lion
  (see Yvain2)
  Le Chevalier de la Charette
  (see Lancelot2)
  Le Chevalier Mal Fet
  British
  [Sinner Lord]
  the name used by Lancelot during the
  period when he was living with
  Elaine
  (see Lancelot2)
  Le Conte de Graal(see Conte deGraal)
  Le Conte del Grail
  (see Conte de Graal)
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  Le-eyo
  Le-eyo
  African
  an ancestor of the Masai
  Le Morte d’Arthur
  (see Morte d’Arthur)
  Le petit homme rouge
  French
  a house spirit of Normandy, a lutin
  Le Roi Mehaigne
  (see Fisher King)
  Le Roi Pêcheur
  British
  a name for the keeper of the Holy
  Grail, variously translated as the
  Fisher King or the Sinner King
  (see Fisher King.Pelles)
  Le Tornoiment de l’Antichrist European
  a French story which tells of the battle
  between the forces of good, led by
  King Arthur, and the forces of hell
  Leabhar Gabala
  (see Book of Invasions)
  Leabhar Gabhala
  (see Book of Invasions)
  Leabhar Laigean
  (see Book of Leinster)
  Leabhar na hUidhre
  (see Book of the Dun Cow)
  Leabarcham
  (see Lavarcham)
  Leabharcham
  (see Lavarcham)
  Leades
  Greek
  son of Astracus
  brother of Amphidocus, Ismarus 
  and Melanippus
  He and his brothers helped to defend
  Thebes against the attacking Seven.
  Lean
  Pacific Islands
  son of Timbehes
  brother of Bangar and Sisianlik
  The members of this family are
  regarded in New Guinea as the
  ancestors of the tribes. Lean himself
  died as the result of falling into a fire
  and a huge coconut palm grew from
  the remains of his skull.
  Leanan-Sidhe
  Irish
  [=Manx Llianan-she]
  a female fairy who takes possession 
  of a man, inspiring him with bardic
  powers
  Leander
  Greek
  [Leandros]
  a youth of Abydus
  He lived on one side of the
  Hellespont, Hero on the other and,
  although in love, they were forbidden
  to marry. Guided by a light in her
  window, he swam the Hellespont every
  night but when a storm extinguished
  the light, he was drowned. She hanged
  herself from grief.
  Leandros
  (see Leander)
  Lear
  British
  a legendary king of Britain
  father of Cordelia, Goneril and Regan
  He is said to have divided his kingdom
  between Goneril and Regan. They
  drove him to madness and he was
  cared for by Cordelia who raised an
  army to depose her sisters but was
  killed in the attempt.
  Learchus
  Greek
  son of Athamas by Ino
  brother of Melicertes
  Hera discovered that Ino had reared
  the infant Dionysus and drove
  Athamas mad. He killed Learchus,
  shooting him under the delusion that
  he was a stag, and would have killed
  Ino and Melicertes if they had not
  jumped into the sea to escape.
  In some accounts, he is referred to
  as Leucon.
  Leargan
  (see Ligan.Lumina)
  Leba
  (see Legba2)
  Lebadeia
  Greek
  a town in Boeotia, site of the oracle 
  of Trophonius
  Lebai Malang
  Malay
  bad luck personified: a character for
  whom everything he does goes
  wrong
  Lebanah
  (see Zeveac)
  Lebarcham
  (see Lavarcham)
  Lebe Serou
  African
  ancestor-god of the Dogon, the eighth
  of the Eight Ancestors
  He was said to be the first man to die.
  He was buried up to his neck and
  Binou Serou, the seventh of the Eight
  Ancestors, in the form of a snake,
  swallowed his head.
  Lebermeer
  German
  [=Estonian Maksameri]
  the land of the dead
  Lebes
  an angel of fruitfulness
  Lebharcham
  (see Lavarcham)
  Lebhorcham
  (see Lavarcham)
  Lebien-Pogil
  Siberian
  a guardian spirit of the earth
  Lebor Gabala (see Book of Invasions)
  Lebor Laigen
  (see Book of Leinster)
  Lebor na hUidre
  (see Book of the Dun Cow)
  Lebros
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her while she
  was bathing, she turned him into a
  stag. His hounds, including Lebros,
  tore him to pieces.
  lecanomancy
  divination by the reflections in the
  surfaces of dishes or bowls of 
  water
  Lechies
  a forest-demon
  These beings are envisaged as having
  the head and legs of a goat on a human
  body. In some accounts they are said to
  kill travellers by tickling them until
  they die laughing.
  lectisternium
  Roman
  [=Greek theoxenia]
  a meal for the gods
  Leda
  Greek
  daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis
  wife of Tyndareus
  mother of Castor and Clytemnestra 
  by Tyndareus
  mother of Helen and Polydeuces 
  by Zeus
  In one story she found the egg
  resulting from the union of Zeus
  (appearing as a swan) with Nemesis (as
  a goose) and from which came Helen
  of Troy.
  Another version has Zeus (as a
  swan) raping Leda who produced two
  eggs from which came Helen and
  Clytemnestra, Castor and Polydeuces.
  In other accounts, she had three
  other daughters, Phoebe, Phylonöe
  and Timandra.
  She was deified as Nemesis or
  her attendant.
  Leding
  (see Laeding)
  Leech Child
  (see Hiru-ko)
  Leed’s Devil
  (see Jersey Devil)
  leeting
  [lating]
  a gathering of witches at Hallowe’en
  Left-handed, The
  (see Opochtli)
  legarau
  West Indian
  [legarou]
  a werewolf in Trinidad
  (see also leperou.loupgarou2)
  legarou
  (see legerau)
  Legba1
  African
  [Legbar.Legua:=Yoruba Eshu]
  an angel-trickster of the Fon
  a god of destiny
  son of Lisa and Mawu or Minona
  Legba2
  West Indian
  [Elegaba(ra).Leba.Legbassou.
  Legua.Liba]
  the sun-god of Haiti
  During the daytime he operates the
  gate that gives spirits access to take
  possession of humans.
  He is depicted as an old man in
  ragged clothes with a stick which
  supports the universe.
  Legbar
  (see Legba1)
  Legbassou
  (see Legba2)
  Legua
  (see Legba1.2)
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  Lemminkainen
  Lei Chen-tzu
  Chinese
  a son of Thunder
  He was said to have been born from an
  egg and was raised by Yün Chung-tzu.
  When he ate two apricots he had
  found, he developed a long nose, tusks
  and wings and his face became green.
  Lei Hai-ch’ing
  Chinese
  [Wu-tai]
  a patron-god of musicians
  He is said to have killed himself when
  some friend played a practical joke on
  him and he became a god.
  Lei Jen Tsu
  Chinese
  son of Lei Tsu
  He was born from an egg and found by
  soldiers who gave him to Wen Wang
  who had the boy reared by a hermit.
  When Wen Wang was captured, Lei
  Jen Tsu turned into a dragon and
  rescued him.
  Lei Kung
  Chinese
  [Duke of Thunder]
  a Taoist thunder-god
  son of Lei Tsu
  Originally depicted in human form
  with blue skin, fangs and talons, he was
  later shown as a monkey-faced bird.
  Lei Pu
  Chinese
  the celestial Ministry of Thunder
  Lei Tsu
  Chinese
  [Ancestor of Thunder.Wen 
  Chung T’ai-shih]
  god of silk-weavers and cake-makers
  controller of storms
  husband of T’ien Mu
  father of Lei Jen Tsu and Lei Kung
  He was the earthly minister, Wen
  Chung, and was on the losing side at
  the Battle of Mu, fleeing to the
  mountains. Yün Chung-tzu caused
  eight columns of flames to surround
  the fugitive and he was burnt to ashes,
  becoming the god Lei Tsu.
  He is envisaged as having three
  eyes, one of which, in the middle of his
  forehead, emits a death-dealing beam.
  For transport he has a black unicorn
  said to travel at immense speed.
  In some accounts, Lei Tsu is female,
  the goddess of agriculture and the wife
  of Huang Ti, and said to have been the
  first person to domesticate the silk-
  worm. Others say that this was Hsi-
  ling Shih.
  Leib-olmai
  Lapp
  [‘alder man’]
  the bear-god, protectors 
  of hunters
  leibata
  East Indian
  [=Borneo jewata:=Hindu devata:
  =Indonesian dewi:=Javanese dewata:
  =Philippines divata]
  a general name for a deity in Sumatra
  Liefneis Flames
  Norse
  a drink
  Odin gave this drink to the hero
  Hadding to give him great strength and
  courage.
  Leilah
  Persian
  the personification of female beauty
  lover of Mejnoun
  Leimoniads
  Greek
  [Limoniades]
  nymphs of the meadows 
  Lein
  Irish
  a smith to the gods
  He made the magic spear given to
  Finn mac Cool by Fiacha.
  Leiodes
  Greek
  a priest
  He was one of the suitors harassing
  Penelope 
  during 
  her 
  husband’s
  absence and was killed by Odysseus on
  his return from his wanderings.
  leippya
  Burmese
  a soul which can appear in the form of
  a butterfly and leave the body
  It is said that the soul can leave the
  body and return as it pleases. While
  the soul is away, the person may
  become ill and, if the soul is seized by
  a demon, the person will die.
  (see also la1)
  Leiptar
  (see Leipter)
  Leipter
  Norse
  [Leiptar:=Greek Styx]
  the river of oaths
  a river in Niflheim, one of the 12 rivers
  known as Elivagar.
  Leir
  British
  the British version of the Irish god Lir
  Leiriope
  Greek
  [Liriope]
  a nymph
  mother of Narcissus by Cephisus
  Lejman
  Pacific Islands
  [=Celebes Lumimu’ut]
  the first woman in the lore of the 
  Marshall Islanders
  consort of Wellub
  mother of Lanej and Lewoj
  mother of Edao, some say
  She and Wellub were born from the
  leg of Lao. In another version, they
  were originally worms living in a shell.
  In some versions she is referred to as
  Limdunanij or Limdunanji.
  Lejo
  East Indian
  a Dayak chief
  husband of Mang
  He found the goddess Mang trapped
  with her hair caught in a vine and
  married her. They had a daughter and
  then Mang returned to her home in
  the sky.
  Lel
  Russian
  a shepherd
  Snegurochka, the snow-maiden, fell in
  love with Lel and emerged from her icy
  forest home to be with him. She
  perished in the heat of Yarilo, the sun-
  god. But the same heat warms the earth
  and flowers spring up where she died.
  Lela Muda
  Malay
  a prince
  son of Budiman
  brother of Naga Mas
  Lelaps
  (see Laelaps)
  Lelex
  Greek
  king of Laconia
  son of Poseidon by Libya
  brother of Agenor and Belus
  father of Eurotas
  Lelwani
  (see Shaushkas)
  Lelwanis
  (see Shaushkas)
  Lembu
  East Indian
  a prince of Borneo
  Sailing down a river, he came to a
  waterfall where there stood a beautiful
  girl named Tunjung Buih. As he
  watched, Suryananta appeared and
  took the girl as his wife.
  Lemminkainen
  Finnish
  [Ahti.Ahto.Kauko(mieli).Lieto:
  =Estonian Lammakune]
  a hero of the Kalevala
  son of Ilmatar
  son of Lempi and Kyllikki, some say
  husband of Kylli
  He is said to have seduced all the
  women on the island of Saari.
  His wife broke her promise not to
  attend local dances so he divorced her
  and was a suitor for the hand of the
  Maiden of Pohjola, the daughter of 
  the evil Louhi. To win her, he was
  required to catch a camel (or outrun an
  elk, some say), capture a fire-breathing
  horse and shoot a swan on one of the
  rivers of the underworld Tuonela. A
  blind cowherd named Markhattu,
  whom Lemminkainen had earlier
  offended, sent a serpent which killed
  the hero. His body was cut into pieces
  by a son of Tuoni but his mother,
  Kyllikki, recovered the pieces from 
  the river of death and, with the help 
  of honey brought from heaven by a
  bee, which she smeared over the 
  parts, restored him to life. While
  Lemminkainen was in the underworld,
  the maiden married Ilmarinen.
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  Lemnian Serpent
  Lemminkainen later went on an
  expedition to Pohjola with Ilmarinen
  and Vainamoinen to seize the sampo, a
  magic mill that provided a never-
  ending supply of money and grain,
  which Ilmarinen had made for the
  Maiden of Pohjola.
  Lemnian Serpent
  (see Hydra)
  Lemnos
  Greek
  the island ruled by Thoas
  The women of this island killed all the
  men with the exception of Thoas who
  was helped to escape by his daughter,
  Hypsipyle.
  Philoctetes was left here when he
  was bitten by a snake en route to Troy
  with the Greek army.
  lemon
  a yellow citrus fruit
  Pinning a piece of paper bearing the
  name of a person to a lemon was said
  to cause illness or even death of that
  individual.
  Lempi
  Finnish
  [‘love’]
  father of Lemminkainen
  Lempo
  Finnish
  an evil spirit
  (see also Hiisi)
  lemur
  Roman
  [plur=lemures:=Greek lamyroi]
  a ghost of the dead
  In some accounts, a distinction is made
  between the larvae and the lemures,
  the former being ghosts of the wicked
  dead, the latter of the good dead.
  (see also lares.larva)
  Lemuralin
  (see Lemuria2)
  lemures
  (see lemur)
  Lemuria1
  a supposed lost continent, the
  birthplace of man
  Lemuria2
  Roman
  [Lemuralin]
  a festival commemorating the dead,
  May 9-15th
  Len Linfiaclach
  Irish
  a smith working for Bodb Dearg
  Lena
  Irish
  grandson of Mac Da Tho
  He raised the huge boar that was killed
  for Mac Da Tho’s feast.
  Lenae
  (see bacchantes)
  Lenaea
  Greek
  [Festival of Wild Women.Lenaeon]
  a Spring festival in honour of Dionysus
  Lenaeon
  (see Lenaea)
  Lenaeus
  Greek
  [Lenaios]
  an epithet of Dionysus as ruler of 
  the wine-presses
  Lanaios
  (see Lenaeus)
  Lendar
  Irish
  wife of Conall Cearnach, some say
  Lendebair
  Irish
  wife of Finn mac Cool, some say
  Lendix-Tcux
  North American
  a shape-changing god of the Chilcotin
  Indians of Canada
  Lenga
  African
  sister of Lunga
  wife of Nsassi
  (see also Nsassi)
  Lenni-Lenapi
  North American
  the ancestors of the Delaware people,
  direct descendants of the Great Spirit
  Lenus
  Celtic
  a god of healing in Gaul and Wales
  Leo1
  European
  a pope
  son of Constantine
  His father demanded the hand of
  Bradamante for his son and Rogero set
  out to challenge his right to her hand.
  When Rogero was captured and
  imprisoned, Leo released him out of
  admiration for his bravery and skill on
  the battlefield at Belgrade where he
  had rallied the Bulgarians and routed
  the Greeks. In return, Leo extracted a
  promise that Rogero would fight
  Bradamante to win her hand for 
  Leo. Rogero won the contest with
  Bradamante and departed in despair
  but when Leo heard of his distress he
  gave up his claim to Bradamante who
  finally married Rogero, the man 
  she loved.
  Leo2
  [Lion:=Arab Asad]
  the fifth sign of the Zodiac, the lion
  Leo3
  (see Louis)
  Leodegan
  (see Leodegrance)
  Leodegrance
  British
  [Laodegan.Leodegan.Leodogran.
  Lodegrance:=Welsh Gogrvan.Ocvram.
  Ogyr Vran]
  king of Cameliard
  father of Guinevere
  When Leodegrance’s kingdom was
  attacked by Royns, King Arthur
  brought a great army to his rescue. It
  was on this occasion that Arthur first
  met Guinevere who later became his
  wife. Leodegrance gave Arthur the
  Round Table as part of Guinevere’s
  dowry.
  Some accounts equate him with Bran.
  Leodogran
  (see Leodegrance)
  Leofos
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Paluelap
  mother of Rongelap and Rongerik
  Leon
  (see Houdain)
  Leonais
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Leonard
  [Great Goat.Master Leonard]
  a demon of the first order
  In black magic, one of the Grand
  Dignitaries, grand master of the
  Sabbath, depicted with a black face and
  three horns.
  Leones
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Leonesse
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Leonois
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Leonnoys
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Leonoretta
  European
  a princess
  daughter of Lisuarte
  sister of Oriana
  She and a number of knights and
  maidens were captured by the giant
  Famongomadan 
  and 
  his 
  son,
  Basagante. Amadis killed both giants
  and released the prisoners.
  Leontes
  Persian
  male celebrants of the rites of Mithra
  In these rites, a bull was sacrificed and
  its raw flesh was eaten by the Leontes.
  Leonteus
  Greek
  son of Coronus
  He was one of the leaders of the
  Lapiths at Troy.
  Leontophonus
  Greek
  son of Odysseus
  In the story that says that Odysseus
  was sent into exile to Aetolia for killing
  the suitors of Penelope, he was said to
  have married the daughter of the king,
  Thoas, who bore Leontophonus.
  leopard
  a fierce animal of the cat family with
  a spotted coat
  (1) In Biblical terms, a beast said to
  have seven heads and ten horns,
  mentioned in Revelations.
  (2) The Egyptians revered the
  leopard as the animal of Osiris.
  (3) In Greece the leopard was
  regarded as the animal of Dionysus.
  Leopard of the Night
  (see Buk)
  Leopard Spirit
  Chinese
  a demon 
  He captured Tripitaka and his friends
  on their Journey to the West but Sun
  Hou-tzu turned into a firefly and
  rescued them.
  Leophontes
  (see Bellerophon)
  Leos
  Greek
  a herald at the court of Theseus
  lepanthropy
  the supposed power to turn oneself
  into a hare
  leperou
  (see liberou.werewolf)
  Lepidotus
  Egyptian
  a fish sacred to the Egyptians
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  leprachaun
  (see leprechaun)
  Leprea
  Greek
  a guardian goddess of lepers
  leprecawn
  (see leprechaun)
  leprechaun
  Irish
  [leprachaun.leprec(h)awn.lepricaune.
  lubberkin.lubrican.luprachain]
  a spirit or fairy of the Otherworld
  When the Danaans were conquered by
  the invading Milesians they retreated
  underground as fairies. They are said
  to guard a crock of gold.
  In some accounts, they are the same
  as the geanncanae.
  (see also cluricane.luchorpain)
  leprechawn
  (see leprechaun)
  lepricaune
  (see leprechaun)
  Lepus
  Egyptian
  [hare]
  a star of Orion, recognised as the boat
  of the god Horus.
  Ler
  (see Lir)
  Lerad
  (see Laerad)
  Leradh
  (see Laerad)
  Leraie
  (see Lerajie)
  Lerajie
  [Leraie.Oray]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to cause wars and can
  prevent the wounds of one’s enemies
  from healing.
  He may appear dressed in green and
  carrying a bow and arrows.
  Lerna
  Greek
  [Lerne]
  a swamp in Argolis, home of the Hydra
  Lernaean Hydra
  (see Hydra)
  Lerne
  (see Lerna)
  Lesa
  (see Leza)
  Lesage
  Persian
  a demon opposing Sraosha
  Leschi
  (see Leshi)
  Leshachika
  Slav
  wife of Leshi
  Leshi
  Slav
  [Leschi,Leshy.Lesiy(e).Lsovik.Ljeschi.
  Lychie.Lyeshie.Lyeshy.Miehts-
  Lozjin.Vare-jielle]
  an evil forest-spirit
  a type of karliki
  These one-eyed beings are said to rape
  young women after luring them into
  the forest. They are regarded as the
  progeny of mortal women and demons,
  capable of changing their shape at will,
  and are said to have blue faces with
  green beards. Some say that they fell
  from heaven when Satan was expelled.
  Leshy
  (see Leshi)
  Lesiy
  (see Leshi)
  Lesiye
  (see Leshi)
  Lesni Zenka
  Slav
  [Meschamaat]
  a female woodland spirit
  Lesovik
  (see Leshi)
  Lessoe
  Norse
  an island
  the home of Aegir
  Lestoire de Merlin
  British
  the life story of Merlin from the
  Vulgate Version
  Lestrigones
  (see Laestrygones)
  Lethaea
  Greek
  wife of Olenus
  She and her husband were both turned
  to stone by the gods
  Lethe1
  Greek
  [Ameles]
  one of the rivers in Hades
  The waters of this river, if drunk,
  caused forgetfulness so the dead were
  required to drink its waters to
  obliterate memories of their past life. 
  Lethe2
  Greek
  oblivion personified
  offspring of Eris
  Lethowstow
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Leto
  Greek
  [Lato:=Roman Latona]
  a Titaness
  goddess of darkness
  daughter of Coeus and Phoebe
  sister of Asteria
  mother of Apollo and Artemis by Zeus
  She was abandoned by Zeus when he
  made her pregnant and pursued by
  Python at the behest of the jealous
  Hera. She wandered the earth until
  finally carried by a dolphin to the
  floating island of Ortygia (later Delos)
  which welcomed her and gave her
  sanctuary for the birth of her children,
  Apollo and Artemis. Poseidon chained
  the island to the bottom of the sea so
  that its motion should not disturb Leto
  and her children and two men who, at
  the instigation of Hera, had stirred up
  the mud in a pool to prevent Leto
  from taking a drink were turned into
  frogs by Zeus.
  Some accounts say that Ortygia and
  Delos were two separate places while
  others say that the island of Asteria
  (Leto’s sister turned into a rock by Zeus)
  was the site of the birth of the twins.
  Some say that Leto arrived on Delos in
  the form of a wolf to deceive Hera.
  She was said to have changed
  Leucippus from a girl to a boy.
  Some accounts have Leto as the wife
  of Zeus before Hera.
  (see also Asteria)
  Leto Phytia
  Greek
  a name for Leto as creator, after she
  changed a girl into the boy Leucippus
  Lettfeti
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Leuca
  Greek
  [Leucos]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her while she
  was bathing, she turned him into a
  stag. His hounds, including Leuca,
  tore him to pieces.
  Leuce1
  Greek
  a nymph
  When chased by Hades she was turned
  into a white poplar.
  Leuce2
  Celtic
  [White Island]
  a home for illustrious dead heroes
  Leucetios
  Roman
  a Celtic thunder-god in Gaul
  Leucippe
  Greek
  [White Goddess]
  daughter of Minyas
  mother of Hippasus
  With her sisters Arsippe and Alcithoë
  she tore her son Hippasus to pieces
  and ate him in a fit of madness induced
  by Dionysus who was upset when they
  refused to join his revels.
  Hermes changed all three sisters
  into bats (or birds).
  Leucippides
  Greek
  the daughters of Leucippus
  Leucippus1
  Greek
  co-king, with Aphareus, of Messenia
  son of Pereires and Gorgophone
  father of Arsinoe, Hilaeria and Phoebe
  Leucippus2
  Greek
  a Cretan girl who was changed into a
  boy by Leto
  daughter of Lamprus and Galatea
  Lamprus ordered his wife to kill their
  expected child if it should turn out to
  be a girl. When a girl was duly born,
  Galatea dressed her like a boy and
  reared her as such. Eventually the
  truth came out and mother and child
  took refuge in the temple of Leto
  where Galatea prayed to the goddess.
  Her prayers were answered when Leto
  changed the girl into a boy.
  Leucippus3
  Greek
  son of Oenomaus
  He fell in love with Daphne, the
  nymph who rejected all men. To
  approach her, he disguised himself as a
  nymph but the others discovered the
  trick when they were bathing together
  and killed him.
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  Leucon
  (see Learchus)
  Leucos
  (see Leuca)
  Leucosia
  Greek
  one of the sirens
  Leucothea
  (see Ino.Leucothoe)
  Leucothee
  (see Leucothoe)
  Leucothoe1
  Greek
  [Leucothea.Leucothee.Leukothea]
  daughter of Orchamus 
  and Eurynome
  Helius seduced her and her father then
  buried her alive. The sun-god changed
  her into the shrub frankincense.
  Leucothoe2
  (see Ino)
  Leucus
  Greek
  a Cretan
  He seduced Meda, wife of Idomeneus,
  and, when her husband returned from
  the Trojan war, killed her and drove
  her husband from Crete.
  Leudonus
  British
  an early name of Lot
  Leukothea
  (see Ino.Leucothoe)
  Levana
  Roman
  a tutelary goddess of new-born 
  babies
  Levander
  Celtic
  a servant of Melora
  husband of Verona
  Melora, on a quest to acquire three
  things which would lift the spell put on
  her lover, Orlando, defeated the king
  of Africa in single combat and
  acquired the Lance of Longinus.
  Levander was given to her as a servant
  in her quest for a carbuncle and the oil
  of a pig. At the end of the quest, he
  married Verona.
  Levarcam
  (see Lavarcham)
  Leve
  African
  a name of Ngewo as ‘the one high up’
  Leviatan1
  (see Leviathan)
  Leviathan2
  Hebrew
  [Leviatan.Livyathan:=Babylonian
  Tiamat:=Canaanite Lotan.Yam:
  =Muslim Nun]
  the serpent of primaeval chaos
  This beast was said to emit a light even
  brighter than the sun. At the end of the
  world it will be killed by Behemoth but
  another version says that Gargantua
  met and killed the monster on one of
  his journeys. In other versions it is a
  sea-monster with seven heads which
  was killed by Baal and Mot. Later, it
  came to symbolise hell.
  In some accounts, he was chained by
  Anat while another version makes
  Leviathan an androgynous being.
  Leviathan2
  a demon, loss of faith personified
  levitation
  [=Hindu laghiman.utthana]
  the supposed power of rising in the air,
  defying gravity
  This ability has been claimed by a
  number of saints and by Hindu yogin.
  Lewalevu
  Pacific Islands
  an underworld goddess in Fiji
  She receives the souls of the dead
  when they arrive in Bulu.
  Lewis
  (see Louis)
  Lewis, C S
  English
  (1898-1963)
  a scholar and writer, author of 
  The Screwtape Letters
  Lewoj
  Pacific Islands
  [‘nadir’]
  son of Wulleb and Lejman
  brother of Lanej
  He and his brother plotted to kill
  Wulleb but he escaped and fell to earth.
  Lewy
  (see Lugaid)
  ley lines
  imaginary cross-country lines
  These lines are imagined to join sites of
  religious or historical importance and
  to be imbued with magical properties.
  leyak
  Pacific Islands
  in Balinese lore, one who can turn into
  a tiger or a firefly
  The leyak roams about at night
  collecting the intestines of the dead
  and is said to use these entrails to make
  a brew with which he can turn himself
  into a tiger.
  Leza
  African
  [Lesa.Luchyele.Lumumba.Rez(h)a:
  =Fon Lisa]
  a creator-god and sky-god of the Kaonde
  He sent three gourds to men in the
  care of the honeybird. The bird
  opened the gourds including the one
  that should not have been opened until
  Leza himself came to earth. Two
  gourds contained seeds and other
  useful things but the third contained
  all the ills that afflict mankind.
  In some areas they maintain that
  Leza reached the sky by climbing up a
  spider’s web which broke when men
  tried to follow.
  Lha1
  Tibetan
  [=Hindu Deva]
  a name for a god or good spirit
  These beings were envisaged as white
  males who made frequent visits to
  earth.
  (see also dMu)
  lha2
  Tibetan
  early inhabitants of Tibet
  These beings, who knew the art of
  tempering steel, were the precursors of
  the race. Next came the dMu-rgyal.
  Lha-K’a
  Tibetan
  [Ku-t’em-da]
  a sorcerer
  He can cure pain by sucking on the
  end of a divining rod which is touching
  the affected spot, so drawing out a spot
  of blood and, with it, the demon
  causing the pain.
  Lha-Mo
  Buddhist
  [Glorious Goddess.Lhamo:=Hindu Sri]
  a Tibetan goddess
  one of the Drag-gshed
  a name for Sri
  lha-so
  Tibetan
  the land of the gods: heaven
  lha-tho
  Tibetan
  shrines erected to the lha, regarded as
  the home of these spirits
  Lha-tho-tho-ri
  Tibetan
  (433-493)
  a king of Tibet
  Out of a sky full of rainbows, Buddhist
  texts and images fell, so it is said, into
  the palace of this king. These were not
  understood until five generations later
  when Buddhism came to Tibet.
  lhamayin
  Tibetan
  demons or elementals
  Lhamo
  (see Lha-Mo)
  Lhayul
  Buddhist
  a celestial region
  The fruit of the Tree of Life, which
  has its roots in Limayin but branches
  spreading over the adjoining region, is
  available to the inhabitants of Lhayul.
  Lhiannan-she
  (see Llianem-Shee)
  Lho-Mo
  (see Sri3)
  Li1
  African
  a malevolent spirit of the Ngbandi
  The spirit lives in the stomach and the
  person so affected is invisible and may
  steal children and corpses and eat them.
  li2
  Chinese
  the active principle, opposed to ch’i
  Ch’i and li combined to form Yin
  and Yang.
  Li3
  Chinese
  a fire-god
  son or grandson of Chuan Hsü
  brother of Chung
  When his father (or grandfather) came
  to the throne, he put Li in charge of
  mortal affairs to restore order.
  (see also Li4.Chu-jung)
  Li4
  Chinese
  [Li T’o-t’a]
  a Taoist deity
  one of the Four Diamond Kings
  He is depicted holding a pagoda.
  (see also Li3.Li Ching)
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  Li5
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams, 
  representing fire, sun, heat 
  and the pheasant
  li6
  Chinese
  one of the 3 main types of dragon
  (see also dragon3)
  Li7
  Irish
  son of Dedad
  Li Ban1
  Irish
  [Liban.Muirgen.Muirgheilt.
  Muirghein.Murigen]
  daughter of Eochaid mac Maireadha
  sister of Airiu
  She and the rest of her family were
  overwhelmed when Lough Neagh was
  formed but she survived in an under-
  water bower. She turned into a salmon
  and lived in the sea for some 300
  years. She met a monk, Beoan, who
  was en route to Rome and made a
  promise to meet him a year later.
  When she was caught in the net of
  another monk, Fergus, they argued
  over her but she chose to die and go to
  heaven rather than continue her
  existence for another 300 years.
  Before she died, she was baptised as
  Muirgen.
  Li Ban2
  Irish
  [Liban]
  wife of Tadhg mac Cein
  She and her husband’s brothers,
  Airnealach and Eoghan, were carried
  off by Camthann to a foreign land
  called Fresen. Tadhg arrived with a
  force of warriors and, with the help of
  Camthann’s 
  nephews, 
  conquered
  Fresen, killed Camthann and freed his
  wife and his brothers.
  Li Ban3
  Irish
  [Liban]
  daughter of Aedh Abrat
  sister of Angus mac Aedh and Fand
  wife of Labraid Luathlam
  When her husband sought the aid of
  Cuchulainn to defeat his enemies, she
  was sent to offer Fand, her sister, in
  payment for his help. 
  Another story says that she and
  Fand incapacitated Cuchulainn for a
  whole year when they attacked him
  with whips.
  In some accounts, she was the
  daughter of the goddess Flidhais.
  Some accounts describe her as a
  goddess who sometimes took the form
  of a bird.
  Li Chi
  Chinese
  one of the Five Classics
  part of the Li Ching
  Li Ching1
  Chinese
  [Li T’ien Wang.Pagoda Bearer.T’o-t’a-li]
  a gate-keeper in heaven
  father of Li No Cha
  His wife gave birth to a ball of flesh
  which, when cut open, revealed a 
  baby boy who immediately grew to
  manhood. 
  In some stories, the boy, Li No-cha,
  grew to sixty feet and had three heads
  and eight arms. When Li Ching tried
  to kill him, the gods intervened and
  settled the quarrel, promoting Li
  Ching to a more senior position in
  heaven.
  He was originally a Hindu god of
  thunder taken into the Chinese
  pantheon as the Pagoda Bearer.
  (see also Li3)
  Li Ching2
  Chinese
  [Book of Rites.Book of Rituals]
  the fifth of the 9 major works of the
  Confucian canon, dealing with
  proper conduct, written by Confucius
  This work has three parts: Chou Li, I
  Li and Li Chi.
  Li Ch’un
  Chinese
  a spring festival
  Li Erh
  (see Lao-tzu)
  Li Hai-t’ang
  Chinese
  wife of Tsao Chün
  She persuaded Tsao Chün to divorce
  his first wife, Kuo Ting-hsiang, and
  marry her but, when his good fortune
  deserted him, she did the same.
  Li Hsiu-yüan
  (see Chi Kung)
  Li Huan-chi
  Chinese
  a book-keeper in a celestial ministry
  He was selected for this administrative
  post but he needed greater knowledge
  and so he was returned to earth after
  death for further tuition before taking
  up the appointment.
  Li Kung
  Chinese
  Li Mou-ch’un
  Chinese
  father of Chi Kung
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice in the temple 
  of Confucius.
  Li Ning-yang
  (see Li T’ieh-kuai)
  Li No-cha
  Chinese
  [Ling Chu-tzu.No Cha]
  a Taoist god, guardian of the 
  heavenly gates
  son of Li Ching
  In one story, he was said to be the son
  of a heavenly unicorn and Li Ching’s
  wife, appearing as a ball of flesh which,
  when cut open, revealed a boy who
  immediately grew to manhood. When
  he later committed suicide in remorse
  when he accidentally killed an
  attendant of the goddess Shih-Chi-
  Niang-Niang, he was reborn as a sixty
  foot giant with three heads and eight
  arms. The gods made him an armour-
  bearer to the Jade Emperor.
  Another version says that a priest,
  Chin-kuang Tung, appeared in a
  dream to a woman who subsequently
  bore a monstrous lump of flesh which
  her husband cut open with his sword
  to reveal a baby boy with three heads,
  each with three eyes, and eight arms,
  who was wearing the clothes and the
  bracelet of the priest. He grew to be
  sixty feet tall at the age of seven and
  had the power to produce blue clouds
  from his mouth.
  He used his bracelet to kill a
  retainer of the Dragon King who
  attempted to arrest him when he
  disturbed the Dragon King and in the
  Battle of 10,000 Spirits, he defeated
  the immortal Feng-lin using his
  bracelet and his wind-fire wheel.
  In some accounts, he was a
  reincarnation of Ling Chu-tzu.
  Li Pa-pai
  Chinese
  an immortal
  He is said to have walked 800 miles
  every day or, in some versions, to have
  lived for 800 years.
  In one story, he persuaded first the
  servants of T’ang Kung-fang, then his
  wife and finally the official himself to
  lick the sores on his body. When the
  promised cure did not come about, he
  bathed himself in wine and was cured
  and the others did likewise and became
  youthful once again. He gave T’ang
  Kung-fang a copy of the Tan Ching
  from which he prepared a potion that
  made him an immortal.
  Li Ping
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry of
  Time responsible for overseeing 
  the year
  Li Po
  Chinese
  (699-762)
  a celebrated poet
  It was said that he was conceived when
  the mythical planet, T’ai Sui, impregnated
  a maiden.
  Li Pu
  Chinese
  the celestial Ministry of Rites
  Li Shao-chün
  Chinese
  a 2nd C BC alchemist
  He appealed to Tsao Chün for the gift
  of eternal youth and persuaded the
  emperor that he too would become
  immortal. He tried to deceive the
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  emperor, saying that the recipe he
  needed was hidden inside an ox and so
  the beast was killed. A piece of silk
  with characters written on it was found
  in the animal’s stomach – which was
  not surprising since Li had given it to
  the animal to eat. For this crude
  deception he was executed.
  Li-shih
  Chinese
  part of the name Chin-kang-li-shih,
  referring to Guhyaka as the yaksha
  with the closed mouth
  (see also Hang.Chin-kang)
  Li-shih Hsien-kuan
  Chinese
  a minor deity, assistant of the God 
  of Riches
  Li T’ieh-kuai
  Chinese
  [Iron Crutch.Kung Mu.Li Ning-yang.
  Li Yüan.T’ieh-kuai (Li)]
  one of the Eight Immortals
  god of apothecaries and the disabled
  He was originally a student known as
  Li Ning-yang and he developed the
  power of leaving his body to visit Lao-
  tzu in heaven. On one occasion, his
  disciple, Lang Ling, thinking his
  master truly dead, burned his body so
  that, when he finally returned, he was
  forced to find another body, that of a
  lame beggar. As a result, he is depicted
  as a beggar using a crutch given to him
  by Hsi Wang Mu or Lao-tzu.
  Another story says that he was
  taught by Hsi Wang Mu who cured
  him when he had an ulcer on his leg. It
  left him lame so she gave him the iron
  crutch with which he is depicted. He is
  said, on one occasion, to have walked
  into a fiery furnace and emerged
  unscathed. On another occasion he
  crossed a river by standing on a
  floating leaf.
  Li T’ien Wang
  (see Li Ching)
  Li T’o-t’a
  (see Li4)
  Li Yang-p’ing
  Chinese
  a 9th C writer
  Li Yüan
  (see Li T’ieh-kuai)
  Lia
  Irish
  [Liath]
  a treasurer of the Fianna
  father of Conan mac Morna
  Conan’s brother, Goll, killed Finn’s
  father, Cumaill. In revenge, Finn killed
  Lia and seized his money-bags,
  distributing the proceeds among the
  poor.
  In another version, Finn killed Lia
  to avenge the death of Glonda, a man
  killed by Lia, and, in so doing, took
  possession of the Treasure Bag of 
  the Fianna. 
  Lia Fail
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  Liadan
  Irish
  [Liadhain.Liadin]
  wife of Lughna
  mother of St Ciaran of Saighir
  Liadhain
  (see Liadin)
  Liadin
  (see Liadan)
  Liagan
  Irish
  a warrior
  He challenged Conan mac Morna to a
  duel. Conan tricked him into looking
  behind and cut off his head when he
  did so.
  Lianja
  African
  a god of the Nkundo people
  son of Itonde and Mbombe
  twin-brother and consort of Ntsongo
  father of Likinda
  His father, Itonde, was the first man
  and he was reincarnated on death as
  Lianja. He was born, fully developed
  and armed, from his mother’s thigh,
  with his twin sister, Ntsongo, and
  jumped immediately on to the roof of
  the house to survey his kingdom.
  He sent the sun-bird, Nkundo, to
  heaven to bring back the sun.
  Lianour
  British
  [Lynor]
  a duke who ruled the Castle 
  of Maidens
  The castle was occupied by many
  young women under his control until
  he was killed by seven brothers. These
  were later routed by Galahad, who
  freed the maidens, and killed by
  Gareth and Gawain.
  liao
  Chinese
  an altar used for sacrifices to Shang Ti
  Liar, The
  (see Gluskap)
  Liat
  Pacific Islands
  [=Marshall Islands Rimogaio]
  a race of fabulous giants on Ponape
  (see also Kona)
  Liat Maca
  (see Grey of Macha)
  Liath1
  Irish
  son of Laigne
  Liath2
  Irish
  a Danaan prince
  He fell in love with Bri who died of a
  broken heart when her father, Midir,
  rejected Liath as a suitable match for
  his daughter.
  Liath3
  (see Lia)
  Liath Luacha
  Irish
  a warrior-maid
  She taught Finn mac Cool the military
  arts.
  Liath Macha
  (see Grey of Macha)
  Liathdrom
  Irish
  a name for Tara
  Liaze
  British
  daughter of Gornemant
  sister of Gurzgi, Lascoyt 
  and Schenteflurs
  Liba
  (see Legba2)
  Libahi
  (see Tonenili)
  Liban1
  British
  daughter of Ban
  She had an affair with Pandragus and
  bore twins.
  Liban2
  (see Li Ban)
  libanomancy
  divination from burning incense
  Libanza
  African
  [Ibanza.Rich One]
  a creator-god
  The Bangala say he is a creator-god
  living at the bottom of the river Congo
  who causes floods.
  The Upoto say he lives in the
  eastern part of the sky and sends the
  moon to collect the souls of the dead.
  Libation Bearers, The
  Greek
  [Choephorae.Choephoroi]
  the second play in the trilogy Oresteia
  by Aeschylus
  Libearn
  British
  second wife of the king of India
  She turned her step-son into the
  Crop-eared Dog so that her own son
  might inherit the throne.
  Libeaus Desconus
  (see Gingalin)
  Liber
  Roman
  [Liber Pater:=Greek Dionysus]
  an Italian fertility-god, god of
  agriculture and wine
  consort of Ceres
  father of Libera
  He is said to have created Falerian wine
  to reward a peasant who had given 
  him hospitality. He was sometimes
  identified with Bacchus or Iacchus.
  Liber Pater
  (see Liber)
  Libera1
  Roman
  [=Greek Core.Persephone]
  a goddess of fertility
  daughter of Liber and Ceres
  libera2
  West Indian
  in Haiti, a chant sung at African
  funerals to drive the spirit of the
  dead person from the house
  Liberalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Liber held 
  on March 17th
  Liberalitas
  Roman
  a god of generosity
  Libertas
  Roman
  a goddess of personal liberty
  liberou
  [leperou:=West Indian legarau]
  a form of werewolf
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  Libertina
  Libertina
  Roman
  a name for Venus as the goddess of
  sensual pleasures
  (see also Libitina)
  Libethra
  Greek
  the site of Orpheus’ burial
  Libicocco
  European
  a name for the Devil in Dante’s Inferno
  Libitina
  Roman
  [=Greek Persephone]
  a goddess of funerals and the
  underworld, death personified
  an aspect of Venus (see also Libertina)
  libogues
  East Indian
  legends of Papua New Guinea
  Libra
  [Jugum:=Arab Mizan]
  the seventh sign of the Zodiac, the
  balance or scales
  Librabis
  a demon associated with hidden gold
  Libu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity said to cause ague
  Libya
  Greek
  [Aega]
  daughter of Epaphus and Memphis
  sister of Lysianassa
  mother of Agenor, Belus and Lelex 
  by Poseidon
  Libyan Sybil
  Greek
  a prophetess
  Licat Anir
  British
  the reputed site of the grave of King
  Arthur’s son, Amr
  Lichambene
  East Indian
  a rice-goddess of Sulawesi
  mother of Kumokomba
  Lichas
  Greek
  a herald to Heracles 
  He rescued the bones of Orestes from
  Tegea whereafter, as foretold by the
  Delphic Oracle, Sparta won every
  battle with the Tegeans.
  It was he who carried the poisoned
  robe sent by Deianeira which killed
  Heracles who, in his agony, grabbed
  the messenger by one foot and threw
  him to his death from the top of
  Mount Oeta.
  He was also said to have been
  transformed into a rock.
  Licinia
  Roman
  a vestal virgin
  She was condemned to death for incest.
  Liconaus
  British
  in some accounts, father of Enid 
  by Tarsensyde
  licwiglunga
  (see necromancy)
  Licymnius
  Greek
  son of Electryon and Midea
  husband of Perimede
  father of Aegeius, Melas and Oeonus
  He was the only son of Electryon to
  survive when the Taphians took his
  father’s cattle in a raid in which his
  eight brothers were killed.
  He was accidentally killed by
  Tlepoleus during a quarrel.
  Lida
  Mesopotamian
  a representative of Nina, in some
  accounts
  Lida Bumi
  Malay
  a plant
  It is said that, if one puts an ear close
  to this plant, one can hear the earth
  speaking, passing on knowledge.
  Lidoine
  European
  daughter of Henry
  sister of Laris
  wife of Ladon and Claris
  When her aged first husband died, 
  she was carried off by Savari. She was
  rescued by King Arthur and married
  Claris.
  Lidskialf
  (see Hlidskialf)
  Liebgart
  Norse
  the name taken by Sidrat when she
  became a Christian
  (see also Sidrat)
  Liekkio
  (see Liekko)
  Liekko
  Baltic
  [Liekkio]
  a Finnish vegetation spirit, guardian 
  of plants
  It is said that the Liekko is the spirit 
  of a child who died and was buried in
  the forest.
  Lietna’irgin
  Siberian
  one of the 4 spirits of the dawn
  Lieto
  (see Lemminkainen)
  lietuvens
  Baltic
  a Latvian ghost, the spirit of one 
  who died violently
  Lif
  Norse
  [Mogdrasir.Mogthraser]
  wife of Lifdrasir
  She 
  and 
  her 
  husband 
  hid 
  in
  Hoddminir’s Holt and survived the
  final battle of Ragnarok to repopulate
  the earth.
  Lifdrasir
  Norse
  [Lifthrasir]
  husband of Lif
  He and his wife hid in Hoddminir’s
  Holt and survived the final battle of
  Ragnarok to repopulate the earth.
  Life and Death of Jason, The
  English
  a book by William Morris telling the
  story of Jason and the Argonauts
  Life of Merlin
  English
  the 17th C story of Merlin written by
  Thomas Heywood
  Life-taker
  Norse
  the sword of Kari
  Lifthrasir
  (see Lifdrasir)
  Ligan Lumina
  Irish
  [Leargan.Ligan the Leaper]
  a warrior of the Fianna
  Ligan was a very swift runner and was
  said to be able to clear Tara in one
  leap. He chased Gilla Dacar when he
  absconded with thirteen or fourteen of
  Finn mac Cool’s men and followed
  him and his mare into the sea, grabbed
  the mare’s tail, and was carried off with
  the others. Some say that these men
  were never seen again, others that they
  were rescued by Finn.
  Ligea
  Greek
  [Ligeia]
  one of the sirens
  Ligeia
  (see Ligea)
  Ligdus
  Greek
  husband of Telethusa
  father of Iphis
  He ordered his wife to abandon her
  expected baby if it turned out to be a
  girl. Instead, she raised the child as a
  boy. Isis later changed the child into a
  boy so that he could marry Ianthe.
  Ligessac
  British
  a fugitive
  Having killed some of King Arthur’s
  men, he took shelter with St Cadoc for
  ten years. Cadoc paid compensation in
  the form of 100 cattle but these beasts
  all turned into ferns when being driven
  through a ford.
  In some accounts, others were
  involved in the killing besides Ligessac.
  Light
  (see Aether)
  Light-bearer
  (see Lucifer)
  Light Child
  Phoenician
  offspring of Genos and Genea
  Light Elves(see Liosalfar.Nibelungen)
  Light of Beauty
  (see Sgeimh Solais)
  Lightfoot1
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Lightfoot2
  (see Sgilti)
  lightning1
  in many cultures, lightning is
  regarded as a weapon wielded 
  by a god
  (1) The Chinese say that a young
  goddess uses a mirror to flash light
  on to a chosen target so that the
  thunder-god can release a bolt of
  lightning and be sure of hitting the
  right spot.
  (2) In Central America, some tribes
  say that lightning first brought
  illness to man.
  (3) The people of Dahomey say
  that the thunder-gods use lightning
  to punish wrongdoers and one of
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  kill people with a lightning shaft.
  (4) Early inhabitants of Germany
  blamed witches for lightning
  while others said that a charred
  log from a midsummer bonfire, if
  kept in the house, would preserve
  it from lightning strikes. Some
  say that a magic coal, found under
  a mugwort plant, will protect the
  owner from lightning.
  (5) In Greece, lightning was the
  weapon of Zeus and the Greeks
  regarded as sacred any spot where
  lightning struck the earth.
  (6) In New Guinea it is believed
  that many evil spirits can cause
  lightning.
  (7) The Romans regarded Jupiter as
  manifest in lightning and thunder.
  (8) In North America, some tribes
  believe that using a toothpick made
  from the timber of a tree that has
  been struck by lightning will cure
  toothache. Others say that a
  lightning strike near to the spot
  where a person is dying announces
  the arrival of the Devil to collect
  that person’s soul. Some believe
  that lightning caused the raccoon
  or the mole while others cover
  their heads with raccoon skin as
  protection from lightning.
  (9) The Tartars regard lightning 
  as an arrow shot from the rainbow
  which is the bow wielded by a great
  hero.
  (10) The early Vedic religion
  taught that lightning was a weapon
  wielded by several gods, including
  Apam Napat, Indra, the Maruts,
  Rudra and Trita.
  Lightning2
  (see Cakulha-Hurukan)
  Lightning-flash (see Chipi-Cakulha)
  Ligni
  (see Lygni)
  Ligo-feast
  Baltic
  a Latvian festival in honour of the
  sun-god
  Ligoapup
  (see Ligoupup)
  Ligobond
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess who created plants and fruit
  Ligoububfanu
  (see Ligoupup)
  Ligoupup
  Pacific Islands
  [Ligoapup.Ligoububfanu]
  a creator-goddess in the Gilbert 
  Islands 
  sister or daughter of Amilap
  daughter of Lugeilan, some say
  She is said to have created the world
  and now manifests her presence by
  causing earthquakes.
  In some accounts she is regarded as
  the first woman.
  Liguron
  (see Achilles)
  Lijebage
  Pacific Islands
  [Lady Turtle]
  Edao was sent to Lijebage by Wulleb
  to get a magic tortoise shell and the
  goddess made him into a great
  magician.
  Like-mighty
  (see Iafn-Har)
  Likho
  Russian
  a female demon
  This being is depicted as a one-eyed
  hag.
  Likinda
  African
  son of Lianja and Ntsongo
  husband of Boale
  His daughter was Ntsongo reborn.
  Liknites
  Greek
  [Child in the Harvest Basket]
  a name of Dionysus as a vegetation-
  god, new-born each year
  Liknophoria
  Greek
  a fertility rite used as part of the
  Eleusinian Mysteries
  Likubala
  African
  a name of Mulungu as ‘the counter 
  of steps’
  Likundu
  African
  [Ekundu.Ikundu.Ndoki]
  the Bangala god of evil: 
  the devil
  Lil
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian deity
  son and husband of Aruru
  brother and husband of Egime, 
  some say
  He was castrated and imprisoned in
  the underworld. 
  Lila
  (see Lilu)
  Lilang
  East Indian
  a Sangiang
  brother of Tempon Telon
  This demi-god acts as the guardian of
  fishermen.
  Lile
  (see Lyle)
  Lilim
  Mesopotamian
  [Lilins:=Greek Empusae]
  the winged children of Lilith
  They were said to have the legs of
  asses and to be able to take on any
  form. As women, they would sleep
  with men, sapping their strength until
  they died.
  Li’linau
  North American
  a maiden wooed by a phantom
  She followed her phantom lover into
  the forest and was never seen again.
  Lilins
  (see Lilim)
  Lilis
  (see Lilith2)
  Lilit
  (see Lilith1.2)
  Lilith1
  Mesopotamian
  [Ardat Lili.Lilit(h)u.Lilli.‘owl-hag’.
  Princess of Succubi.‘storm-woman’:
  =Sumerian Kiskil-lilla]
  a Babylonian goddess
  She is envisaged as a winged demon-
  woman attacking sleeping men.
  (see also Lila.Lilith2.Lilu)
  Lilith2
  Hebrew
  [Gelou.Gilou.Lilis.Lilit(h)u:
  =Sumerian Alu]
  a hairy monster who married the Devil
  In some accounts, Lilith was expelled
  from paradise and slept with the Devil,
  producing the jinn. Other versions say
  that she flew off in the form of a
  vampire or took the form of a black
  cat, preying on new-born babies. In
  this context, her name is used to refer
  to the star Algol, previously known as
  Rosh ha Satan (Satan’s Head).
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Empusa or Lamia, while others
  refer to her as the queen of Zamargad,
  the plentiful home of lovers.
  (see also Lila.Lilith1.Lilu.Naamah)
  Lilith3
  in astrology, the star Algol or a
  hypothetical planet
  (see also Lilith2)
  Lilithu
  (see Lilith1.2)
  Lilitu
  (see Lilith1.2)
  liliu
  East Indian
  sacred myths of Papua New Guinea
  Lilli
  (see Lilith1)
  Lillu
  (see Lilu)
  Lilu
  Mesopotamian
  [Lila.Lillu]
  the male form of Lilith
  He was an elf who enchanted young
  maidens.
  Liluri
  Mesopotamian
  a Syrian mountain-goddess
  consort of Manuzi
  lily
  Roman
  the flower of Juno
  Lily Maid of Astolat
  (see Elaine3)
  Lima
  (see Limi)
  Limaloa
  New Zealand
  a giant
  He tried to kill the god Kumapua’a
  who had taken the form of a hog but,
  when the god turned into a handsome
  young man, they became great friends.
  Limba
  West Indian
  [Limba-Zaho.Limba-Zoau]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Limba-Zaho
  (see Limba)
  Limba-Zoau
  (see Limba)
  limbo
  the borders of hell
  This area is reserved for those who
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  cannot reach heaven through no fault
  of their own, such as children who
  died before baptism. There are said to
  be separate limbos for such children
  (Limbo of Children); for those born
  before Christ’s crucifixion (Limbo of
  the Fathers) and for those not
  responsible for their own actions
  (Limbo of Fools).
  In Carolingian lore, the Limbo of
  the Moon is a storehouse for
  ephemeral things such as advice
  disregarded, time misspent, promises
  not kept, deathbed wishes, etc.
  Limdunani
  (see Lejman)
  Limdunanji
  (see Lejman)
  Limi
  African
  [Lima]
  a name of Mulungu as the sun
  Limniads
  Greek
  lake-nymphs
  Limoniades
  (see Leimoniads)
  Limos
  Greek
  famine personified
  offspring of Eris
  Limours, Earl of
  (see Limwris)
  Limping Devil
  (see Devil on Two Sticks)
  Limu
  Pacific Islands
  [Rimu]
  a Tongan primaeval deity
  god of the dead
  consort of Kele
  Limwris
  British
  [Limours]
  an earl
  He sheltered Geraint and Enid when
  Geraint was wounded by one of the
  three giants he had killed. Geraint
  killed him when he insulted Enid.
  lin1
  Chinese
  the female unicorn
  (see ch’i-lin)
  Lin2
  (see T’ien Hou1)
  Lin Ma-tzu
  (see T’ien Hou1)
  Linda
  Greek
  daughter of Danae
  Lindolt
  Norse
  a warrior serving with Dietrich 
  von Bern
  He was one of the party captured 
  by Ermenrich.
  Lindus
  Greek
  son of Helius by Rhode or of
  Cercaphus, their son
  brother of Cameirus and Ialysus
  lindworm
  a monster in the form of a 
  wingless wivern
  Lindwurm
  Norse
  a dragon killed by Siegfried
  Linet
  (see Lynette)
  ling
  Chinese
  [ling-yen]
  soul substance: the supernatural power
  of divinities
  Ling Chih
  Chinese
  [Plant of Immortality]
  a fungus regarded as a sacred plant
  It is said that this plant, if eaten,
  confers immortality.
  Ling-chu
  Chinese
  [Transcendental Pig]
  the god of swine
  He is envisaged as a pig or with a black
  face and elongated lips.
  Ling Chu-tzu
  Chinese
  [Intelligent Pearl]
  a sage who was re-incarnated as 
  Li No Cha
  Ling-kuan
  (see Wang4)
  Ling Pao
  (see Tao Chun)
  Ling Tzu
  Chinese
  one of 3 deities regarded as patrons 
  of tea
  ling-yen
  (see ling)
  ling-yü
  Chinese
  a monster in the form of a fish with
  the head and limbs of a human
  being
  linga1
  (see lingam)
  Linga2
  (see Shiva)
  Lingadua
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian one-armed drum-god
  lingam
  Hindu
  [linga.Shivalingam]
  a phallus, one of the 12 symbols 
  of Shiva
  When an argument arose between
  Vishnu and Brahma as to who had
  created the world, a flaming lingam
  rose out of the primeaeval waters and
  burst open to disclose Shiva, the
  supreme power.
  (see also Sishana)
  Lingodbhava
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘lord of 
  the phallus’
  One account of Shiva’s birth says that a
  cosmic phallus appeared to Brahma and
  Vishnu and out of it appeared Shiva.
  Another story says that some sages
  put a curse on Shiva, for tempting their
  wives, causing his phallus to shrivel.
  When he then caused light to disappear
  from the earth, the sages quickly made
  an artificial organ that became the
  symbol of fertility, the lingam.
  Linkalankala
  African
  a familiar
  This is in the form of a tortoise, with 
  a knife where its head should be, 
  which can be used by a sorcerer to kill
  his enemies.
  Linne
  Irish
  a friend of Oscar
  He was inadvertently killed by Oscar
  when in the grip of battle-rage.
  linoi
  (see linus3)
  Linos
  (see Linus)
  Linus1
  Greek
  [Ailanos.Linos]
  lamentation personified
  son of Amphimarus, Apollo or Oeagus,
  by Urania
  In some versions, his parents were
  Apollo and Calliope or Psamathe.
  In some accounts, he was deserted
  by his mother but rescued and reared
  by shepherds. He was torn to pieces 
  by the dogs of Crotopus though 
  others say that he was killed by 
  Apollo who was jealous of his prowess
  as a musician.
  (see also Linus2)
  Linus2
  Greek
  [Ailanos.Linos]
  son of Ismenus, some say
  brother of Orpheus
  He was a musician who taught
  Orpheus. He tried to teach Heracles
  literature and music and was killed 
  by Heracles who struck him with his
  lyre when they argued about correct
  musical instruction.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Linus, son of Amphimarus.
  Linus3
  Greek
  [plur=Linoi:=Egyptian Manaros:
  =Phrygian Lityerses]
  a lament or dirge addressed to Linus
  and Psamathe
  li’oa
  Pacific Islands
  [pa’ewa]
  a ghost in the Solomon Islands
  These beings, said to be the spirits of
  dead chiefs or warriors, are invoked to
  help the sick. In some cases, they
  become manifest as large fish such as
  sharks, when they are known as pa’ewa.
  Liod
  (see Gna)
  Liogach
  Irish
  sister of Fearghal mac Maolduin
  She sent gifts of sweets and apples to
  her beloved, Cathal, king of Munster,
  but her brother had a spell put on the
  gifts with the result that the king was
  afflicted with the Hunger-beast.
  Lion1
  British
  the owner of a pet parrot won by 
  King Arthur
  lion2
  a large, fierce animal of the cat 
  family, regarded as king 
  of the beasts, appears in 
  many mythologies
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  (1) In Babylonia, the demon
  Ugallu was a form of lion and the
  lion was also regarded as the
  steed of Nergal.
  (2) In Buddhism, the lion (simha)
  was the favoured steed of several
  deities including Avalokiteshvara
  and Maitreya.
  (3) In China, the immortal, Chiu-
  shou, often took the form of a
  lion (shih).
  (4) Christian symbolism has the
  lion representing Christ and a
  number of saints, including Mark.
  (5) In Egypt the lion was a symbol
  of the sun and the sun-god and also
  the deities Sef and Tuau.
  (6) The Greek hero, Heracles,
  killed the Cithaeronian Lion and
  the Nemean Lion and wore a lion’s
  skin as a cloak.
  (7) The Hebrews used the lion as
  the symbol of the tribe of Judah.
  (8) In Hindu lore, the fourth avatar
  of Vishnu was Narasinha, the
  man/lion. The lion is also one of
  the signs of the Zodiac.
  (9) In Persia the lion was used as
  the national emblem.
  (10) The Romans regarded the lion
  as the animal of the god Vulcan.
  (11) In Thailand this animal is
  regarded as the ancestor of the
  royal family.
  Lion3
  (see Leo2)
  Lion-and-bee Goddess (see Cybele)
  Lion-dog
  Buddhist
  a guardian of law
  Lion Goddess
  (see Nyavirezi)
  Lion King
  (see Kalika)
  Lion Knight
  (see Amadis of Gaul)
  Lion-man
  (see Chacha-puma)
  Lion of the Summit (see Mertseger)
  Lionel
  British
  [Lyonel]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  brother of Bors
  In some versions he is the cousin of
  Lancelot and, with Bors, was stolen by
  Nimue and reared in her underwater
  kingdom as a companion for Lancelot.
  Other versions say that he was
  Lancelot’s nephew.
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  He was once held captive by King
  Vagor of Estrangot and was due to
  fight the king’s son, Marabron, in a
  duel. When Lionel was injured,
  Lancelot took his place, defeated
  Marabron and released Lionel.
  He became king of Gaul and, after
  the death of King Arthur, died at the
  hand of Mordred’s son, Melehan.
  Liones
  (see Lyonesse1.Lyonors)
  Lionesse
  (see Lyonesse1)
  Liongo
  African
  a Swahili hero
  son of Mbwasho
  He was a poet, a giant who could not
  be wounded.
  Lionors
  (see Lyonors)
  Liosalfar
  Norse
  [Light Elves.Ljosalfar.Nibelungen]
  elves of light
  Their home was Alfheim suspended
  between earth and heaven. They were
  ruled by Frey and were responsible for
  birds, butterflies and flowers. The
  fairy-rings seen in the grass are the
  sites of their dancing and are said to
  bring luck to – or, in some stories, kill
  – those who stand in them.
  Liosalfheim
  Norse
  [Ljosalfaheim]
  home of the Light Elves: land of 
  the righteous
  (see also Alfheim)
  Lioumere
  Pacific Islands
  a female demon of the Caroline 
  Islands
  Her iron fangs were knocked out by a
  man who made her laugh and then
  struck her with a large stone.
  Liparus
  Greek
  father of Cyane
  Lippant
  (see Lyppaut)
  Lips
  Greek
  [=Roman Africus]
  a wind from the south-west quarter
  lipsipsip
  Pacific Islands
  spirits of the New Hebrides
  These beings, which take the form of
  dwarfs living in stones and trees, are
  quite capable of eating anybody who
  upsets them.
  Lir
  Irish
  [Le(i)r:=Welsh Ll(e)yr]
  a sea-god
  husband of Aobh and Aoife
  father of Manannan and Sainred
  father of Aedh, Conn, Fiachra 
  and Fionuala
  He had four children by Aobh and
  when she died, he married her sister,
  Aoife, who turned the children into
  swans. Later, Lir returned them to
  human shape but they had grown old
  and wrinkled. Aoife was changed by
  Bodb Dearg into a demon as
  punishment.
  (see Children of Lir)
  Lirifu
  (see Lufu)
  Liriope
  (see Leiriope)
  Lisa
  African
  [Lissa.Liza:=Kaonde Leza]
  sun-god of the Fon
  son of Nana Buluku
  twin brother of Mawu
  father of Da, Gu, Legba, Sagbata 
  and Sogbo
  In some accounts, Lisa is female,
  Mawu is male, in others he is Mawu’s
  son.
  (see also Mawu-Lisa)
  Lisa Patrikeyevna
  Slav
  the vixen personified, in Slav myths
  Lischois
  Celtic
  husband of Cundrie
  Lisin
  (see Negun)
  Lissa
  (see Lisa)
  Lissoddene
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘big-eye’
  Listenise
  (see Listenoise)
  Listenois
  (see Listenoise)
  Listenoise
  British
  [Listenise.Listenois]
  the country that, in some accounts,
  became the Waste Land
  Lisuarte1
  British
  a king of Britain
  grandfather of Esplandian
  father of Leonoretta and Oriana
  In the battle between 100 of his
  knights and 100 warriors of the Irish
  king, Cildadan, he was captured by 
  the giant, Mandanfabul, but Amadis
  swiftly came to his rescue and killed
  the giant.
  In later years, he was captured 
  by Archalaus and imprisoned in a
  castle on the Forbidden Mountain.
  Esplandian came to his rescue and,
  with the help of Urganda, killed
  Archalaus and his kin and freed his
  grandfather.
  Lisuarte2
  British
  grandson of Amadis of Gaul
  son of Esplandian
  father of Amadis of Greece
  Lit
  Norse
  [Lit(e)r.Lit(t)ur]
  a dwarf
  As Thor was lighting Balder’s funeral
  pyre, Lit got in the way and the angry
  god kicked the dwarf on to the pyre
  and he perished with Balder and
  Nanna.
  Lit Merveille
  British
  a marvellous bed
  In one of Gawain’s adventures he went
  to a castle to rescue some captives and
  came upon a bed which moved of its
  own accord. When he sat on it, the bed
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  off the walls.
  (see also Adventurous Bed)
  Litai
  Greek
  [Prayers]
  daughters of Zeus
  They were sent by Zeus to follow the
  mischief-making Ate so that mortals
  could have a chance, by prayer, to
  avoid the troubles that Ate brought
  upon them.
  Litaolane
  (see Moshanyana)
  Litavis
  Celtic
  an early deity
  Liter
  (see Lit)
  Literary King
  (see Wen Wang)
  Lithben
  Irish
  a female warrior
  lithomancy
  divination using stones
  Litr
  (see Lit)
  Little Black Face
  (see Ixtlilton)
  Little Brother
  North American
  in the lore of the Winnebago, a boy
  who once snared the sun
  (see also First Real Boy)
  Little Camels
  Arab
  the Arab name for the group of stars
  known as the Hyades
  Little Cat
  (see Bast)
  Little Dionysia (see Rustic Dionysia)
  Little Doctor
  (see Chikanga)
  Little Guinea Fowl
  (see Chikanga)
  Little Fawn
  (see Oisin)
  Little Foot Pestle
  (see Wo-usu)
  Little Gude
  Scottish
  the devil
  Little Iliad
  (see Ilias Parva)
  Little King
  (see Gwiffred Petit)
  Little Man
  North American
  a hero of the Metis tribe
  He was very small and hairy but
  extremely powerful and owned a magic
  knife given to him by a grateful tribe
  after he killed a bear monster. He met
  Smoking Mountain and his brother,
  Broken War Club, and together they
  went looking for adventure. One day
  Broken War Club stayed in the lodge
  they had found to do the cooking and
  the other pair went hunting. When
  they returned, Broken War Club was
  still moaning from a beating he had
  received from a tiny dwarf and the same
  thing happened next day to Smoking
  Mountain. Little Man stayed home the
  next day and killed the ugly dwarf who
  came out from a deep hole. They
  lowered first Broken War Club and
  then Smoking Mountain into the hole
  in a kettle on a rope and they were
  scared by the noises they heard so Little
  Man went down. He was attacked
  successively by monsters with two, then
  three and finally four heads and killed
  all three of them. He rescued the three
  girls the monsters had kept locked up
  and sent them up in the kettle together
  with much plunder from the monsters’
  home. When it was his turn to go up,
  Broken War Club cut the rope and they
  left him to die but he managed to climb
  out. For helping them to settle an
  argument, a wasp, a worm and a
  woodpecker each gave him the power
  to assume their shape. He soon
  overtook the fleeing men and killed
  Broken War Club, sending Smoking
  Mountain packing and keeping the girls
  and the treasure for himself. Later, he
  rescued another girl from a huge
  monster by killing first the monster
  himself and then the grizzly, the brown
  bear, panther, wolf, wolverine, fox,
  rabbit, and quail that successively
  emerged from the last body.
  The quail produced an egg which,
  smashed against the original monster’s
  horn, killed him beyond hope of
  revival. As a result, Little Man acquired
  more treasure and a fourth wife.
  Little Men1
  North American
  friendly spirits of the Cheyenne
  Little Men2
  (see Thunder Boys)
  Little Orphan
  Pacific Islands
  a boy sponsored by Ro Som
  Little Orphan was a boy in Banks
  Island who was found by the sea-
  goddess, Ro Som. She built him a
  house, gave him pigs and great wealth
  and advanced him through the local
  secret society. When he insulted his
  benefactress, she returned to her home
  in the sea and Little Orphan found
  that all his trappings had disappeared.
  Little Paynal
  (see Paynal)
  Little People1
  North American
  dwarfs or fairies in the lore of some
  Indian tribes
  Little People2
  (see Faylinn.Good Folk)
  Little Sprout
  (see Djuskaha)
  Little Tiger
  (see Ixbalanque)
  Little Turtle
  North American
  in the lore of the Iroquois, the animal
  who brought light to the world
  When the earth was formed on Great
  Turtle’s back, it was dark so he ordered
  Little Turtle to climb into the heavens
  to remedy the situation. She collected
  flashes of lightning from the thunder-
  clouds, rolling them into a large ball
  which became the sun and a smaller
  ball which became the moon.
  Littur
  (see Lit)
  Litur
  (see Lit)
  lituus
  Roman
  an augur’s staff
  This staff, hooked at one end, was
  used to mark out the area to be used
  for divination.
  Lityerses1
  Greek
  a king of Phrygia, a farmer
  son of Midas, in some accounts
  He challenged all-comers to do less
  than he in a reaping contest and killed
  the losers. He was about to kill
  Daphnis when Heracles killed him and
  gave Daphnis the throne.
  Lityerses2
  Phrygian
  [=Egyptian Maneros:=Greek Linus]
  a dirge or lament for the death 
  of Lityerses
  Liu
  Chinese
  [Celestial Prince]
  a deity in charge of the 5 cereals
  He was in charge of barley, millet, rice,
  sorghum and wheat, taking over many
  of the functions of Hou t’u.
  Liu An
  Chinese
  the original name of Huai-nan-tzu
  Liu Ch’en
  Chinese
  a magician
  When the governor threatened to
  have Liu Ch’en executed for practising
  his art, the magician summoned up the
  governor’s ancestors who accused the
  governor of failing to honour them
  and then disappeared, taking Liu
  Ch’en with them.
  Liu Hai
  Chinese
  an immortal
  He was a 10th C minister of state, a
  Taoist scholar, who retired to a
  monastery and was given the recipe for
  making the pills of immortality by 
  Lu Tung-pin.
  He was the owner of a three-legged
  toad which would carry him wherever
  he wished to go and which, if it
  escaped, he could recapture with gold
  coins on the end of a line.
  He was said to have lured a
  venomous toad which killed people
  out of its pond and killed it.
  As a deity he is regarded as a god of
  the earth and patron of needle-makers.
  Liu Hung1
  Chinese
  an official of the celestial Ministry of
  Time, responsible for overseeing the
  hour
  Liu Hung2
  Chinese
  a boatman
  Litai
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  He killed the scholar Ch’en and
  assumed his identity, forcing Ch’en’s
  wife to keep silent and live with him.
  When her son by Ch’en found her
  years later, she sent him with a
  message to her father, Yin K’ai-shan,
  who came to her rescue and killed 
  the imposter.
  Liu I
  (see Liu Meng)
  Liu Ju
  (see Liu Meng)
  Liu Meng
  Chinese
  [Liu I.Liu Ju.Liu Meng Chang-chun.
  Liu T’ai-wei]
  a god of agriculture
  He is sometimes equated with Pa Ch’a
  and is said to be based on either of the
  two generals Liu I or Liu Ju or various
  others with similar names.
  Liu Meng Ching-chun
  Chinese
  a name for Liu Meng as the Fierce
  General Liu
  Liu Pei
  Chinese
  a Taoist god representing the
  emperor’s celestial authority
  god of basket-makers
  Liu T’ai-wei
  Chinese
  a name for Liu Meng as Constable Liu
  Liu Tsung
  Chinese
  [Six Honoured Ones]
  celestial spirits controlling the
  heavenly bodies, directions, rain 
  and wind
  Liuflingar
  (see Huldu)
  Living Buddha
  Tibetan
  the Dalai Lama
  Living God
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Livre d’Artus
  French
  a poem adding to Boron’s Merlin
  Livyathan
  (see Leviathan)
  liwa
  South American
  in Honduras and Nicaragua, an 
  evil water-spirit
  These beings, envisaged as white
  worms, are said to pull canoes under
  the water, drowning the occupants.
  They are said to have ships of their
  own which travel under water.
  Liz
  British
  the realm of Meljanz
  Liza
  (see Lisa)
  Lizard
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Navaho
  He gave to Child-of-the-Water a cloak
  of invisibility which enabled him to
  approach monsters unseen and kill
  them.
  Lizard House
  (see Itzamna)
  Ljeschi
  (see Leshi)
  Ljod
  (see Angerbode.Guna)
  lJogspo
  (see lCogpo)
  Ljosalfaheim
  (see Liosalfheim)
  Ljosalfar
  (see Liosalfar)
  Ljubi
  Balkan
  an Albanian female demon
  She causes drought which can be lifted
  only by the sacrifice of a virgin.
  Lla Luanya
  British
  the Manx name for Lugnasad
  Llacheu
  British
  son of King Arthur
  Lacheu was said to know the nature 
  of everything, like Gwalchmai and
  Ruwallawn. He was killed by Kay.
  In some accounts, he is the same
  as Loholt.
  (see also Borre.Loholt)
  Llaesegymyn
  British
  [Llaesymin]
  a gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  a deputy of Glewlwyd
  Llaesymin
  (see Llaesegymyn)
  Llagoligua
  South American
  a tree
  The tribes of Paraguay say that this
  tree is used by the dead as a route to
  heaven.
  Llalegan
  (see Lailoken)
  Llalawc
  (see Emrys)
  Llallogan Vyrdin
  (see Emrys)
  Llaminawc
  (see Lleminawc)
  Llaminawg
  (see Lleminawc)
  Llampallec
  South American
  a stone figure in the temple, Chot,
  later removed by the king, Fempellec
  Llamrei
  (see Lamri)
  Llapchilulli
  South American
  a servant of Naymlap
  Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid
  Welsh
  [Lassar.Llasar Llaesgywydd]
  a war-god and god of death
  husband of Cymidei Cymeinfoll
  He owned the magic cauldron which
  could restore the dead to life.
  He was shut up by Matholwch in an
  iron room and the walls were then
  heated but he and his wife broke out
  and went to Wales where he gave the
  cauldron to Bran who later gave it to
  Matholwch in compensation for the
  damage done to his horses by Efnisien.
  Llasar Llaesgywydd
  (see Llasar Llaes Gyfnewid)
  Llaufrodedd
  (see Laufrodedd)
  Llawfrodedd
  (see Laufrodedd)
  Llawereint
  Welsh
  a name of Lludd as ‘silver-handed’
  (see also Lud)
  Llawnrodded
  Welsh
  a herdsman of Nudd
  Llefelys
  Welsh
  [Llevelys.Llewelys]
  a king of France
  son of Beli
  brother of Caswallawn, Lludd 
  and Nyniaw
  On the death of Beli, Lludd took the
  throne and Llefelys went to France
  and married a princess, later becoming
  king of France. He returned to meet
  Lludd on a ship in mid-Channel where
  he advised him how to deal with the
  plagues that were afflicting Britain –
  the Coranieids, the shrieking dragon
  and the giant thief.
  Lleminawc
  British
  [LLaminawc.Llaminawg.Lleminawg
  Llwch LLawwyanawc.Llwch Lleminawc]
  a companion of King Arthur on the
  expedition to Annwfn to seize the
  magic cauldron
  A similar story involves Llenlleawc
  (who was Irish) and the expedition to
  Ireland to seize the magic cauldron of
  Diwrnach, one of the objects that
  Culhwch was required to get in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  In some accounts, he is identified
  with Bedivere.
  Lleminawg
  (see Lleminawc)
  Llen Arthur
  (see Gwen1)
  Llenleawg
  (see Llenlleawc)
  Llenllawc
  (see Llenlleawc)
  Llenlleawc
  British
  [Llenlleawg.Llenleawg]
  a companion of King Arthur on the
  expedition to Ireland to seize the
  cauldron of Diwrnach
  A similar story involves Lleminawc
  and the expedition to Annwfn to seize
  the magic cauldron of Arawn.
  Lleu
  (see Llew Llaw Gyffes)
  Lleuched
  Welsh
  [Lluched]
  daughter of Bwlch and Hyrddyddwg
  Llevelys
  (see Llefelys)
  Llew Llaw Gyffes
  Welsh
  [Huan.Lleu.Lluch Llauynnauch. 
  Nant y Llew:=Celtic Lug:=Irish Lugh]
  sun-god, god of light
  a legendary hero
  son of Aranrhod
  brother of Dylan
  One of two (or some say three) boys
  born mysteriously to Aranrhod, a
  footholder to King Math, he was
  raised by her brother, Gwydion the
  magician, who was probably the boy’s
  father.
  In one version, Gwydion collected a
  drop of blood that fell when Dylan was
  born, wrapped it in cloth and put it in
  a chest. He heard a cry from the chest
  and opened it to find a baby.
  In another story Llew was the son of
  Llew Llaw Gyffes
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  Goewen, the previous footholder to
  King Math, who had been seduced by
  Gilfaethwy, Gwydion’s brother.
  Aranrhod cursed the boy so that he
  could never marry a mortal woman so
  Gwydion and Math, also a magician,
  made a non-human wife, Blodeuedd,
  for him. She had an affair with Gronw
  and the lovers planned to kill Llew.
  Gronw wounded him with a spear but
  Llew turned into an eagle and escaped.
  Gwydion found him and returned him
  to human form, turning Blodeuedd
  into an owl at the same time. Llew
  then sought out Gronw and killed
  him. Llew, without a wife, got bored
  and finally went to live in the sea with
  his grandfather Llyr.
  Llewellyn
  Welsh
  a chieftain
  He owned the hound Gelert and killed
  it when he found it blood-spattered
  and his baby son missing. It turned out
  that Gelert had not eaten the child but
  had fought and killed the wolf that
  attacked the boy who was found safe
  and well.
  Llewelys
  (see Llefelys)
  Llewyd
  (see Llwyd)
  Lleyr
  (see Llyr)
  Lliannan-she
  Manx
  [Lhianan-Shee:=Irish Leanan-sidhe]
  a female spirit or fairy in the Isle 
  of Man
  Lligwy Cromlech
  (see Arthur’s Quoit2)
  Lloegyr
  Welsh
  [Loegr(ia):=British Locris.Logres]
  the Welsh name for England
  Llongad
  British
  a man who killed Taliesin’s son,
  Addaon
  Lluagor
  British
  a horse of Caradoc Briefbas
  Lluch Llauyinnauch
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of Lugh as Lluch
  White-hand
  (see Llew Llaw Gyffes)
  Lluched
  (see Lleuched)
  Lludd
  Welsh
  [Lludd Llaw Eraint.Lludd Llawereint.
  Lludd Silverhand.Lot
  =British Lud:=Irish Nuada]
  a sky-god
  a king of Britain
  son of Beli and Dôn
  brother of Caswallawn, Llefelys 
  and Nyniaw
  father of Creiddylad and Gwyn
  When Beli died, Lludd came to the
  throne. During his reign the country
  was afflicted by three plagues and he
  sought advice from his brother,
  Llefelys, king of France, as to how to
  deal with them. He then killed the
  mysterious Coranieids by using a spray
  made of insects crushed in water,
  trapped the dragons whose shrieks had
  been driving people mad and trapped
  the giant who had been stealing food
  from the palace. He trapped the
  dragons by making them drunk on
  mead and then had them carried to
  Wales and buried on Mount Erith.
  They were later released by Vortigern
  when he built his castle there.
  Some accounts assert that Lludd,
  son of Beli, is a different character
  from Lludd Silverhand.(see also Nudd)
  Lludd and Llefelys
  Welsh
  the story of these brothers, from 
  the Mabinogion
  Lludd Llaw Eraint
  (see Lludd.Lud)
  Lludd Llawereint
  (see Lludd.Lud)
  Lludd’s Fort  
  (see Caer Lludd)
  Lludd Silverhand
  (see Lludd)
  Llwch Llawyanawc
  (see Lleminawc)
  Llwch Lleminawc
  (see Lleminawc)
  Llwyd
  Welsh
  [Llewyd]
  a magician
  son of Cil Coed
  To avenge the treatment of Gwawl who
  had been rejected by Rhiannon in
  favour of Pwyll, he put a spell on
  Rhiannon and her new husband
  Manawydan together with Pryderi and
  his wife Cigfa, part of which involved a
  plague of mice affecting their farm.
  When Manawydan caught the biggest
  mouse and was about to hang it, Llwyd,
  in the guise of a bishop, offered a large
  ransom for the mouse who was his 
  wife. When she was released, he lifted
  the spell and returned Pryderi and
  Rhiannon who had been spirited away.
  Llwydawg
  Welsh
  a young boar, offspring of Twrch Trwyth
  Llyn Cerrig Bach
  Welsh
  a sacred lake in Anglesey
  Llyndry
  (see Caer Lludd)
  Llwyr
  Welsh
  son of Llwyrion
  He was the owner of the magic cup
  that Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to
  get as part of his quest for the hand 
  of Olwen.
  Llwyrdyddwg
  Welsh
  wife of Syfwlch
  mother of Eisywed
  Llwyrion
  Welsh
  father of Llwyr
  Llychlyn
  Welsh
  [=Irish Lochlan]
  the Welsh name for Norway 
  or, in some  versions, 
  the Otherworld
  Llyfr Coch Hergest
  (see Red Book of Hergest)
  Llyfr du Caertyddin
  (see Black Book of Carmarthen)
  Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch
  (see White Book of Rhydderch)
  Llygadnudd Emys
  Welsh
  [Llyganudd]
  an uncle of King Arthur
  He was killed in the hunt for the boar
  Twrch Trwyth.
  Llyganudd
  (see Llygadnudd Emys)
  Llyn Barfog
  British
  a lake where King Arthur fought with
  an addanc
  Llyn Cau
  Welsh
  a lake near Cader Idris
  This lake is said to be bottomless and
  the home of a man-eating monster.
  Llyn Cerrig Bach
  Welsh
  a sacred lake in Anglesey
  Llyn Eiddwen
  British
  a lake in Dyfedd
  Merlin was said to have prophesied
  that Carmarthen would suffer some
  catastrophe if this lake ever dried up.
  Llyn Feic
  Welsh
  the home of the wise old salmon
  consulted by Culhwch, in some
  accounts
  (see also Llyn Llyw)
  Llyn Lech Owen
  British
  a lake in Wales
  This lake is said to have been formed
  when one of King Arthur’s knights
  failed to replace the cover of a well,
  allowing it to overflow.
  (see also Llyn Tegid)
  Llyn Llion
  Welsh
  [Lake of waves]
  the lake which overflowed to cause
  the flood from which only Dwyvan
  and his wife escaped
  Llyn Llw
  (see Llyn Llyw)
  Llyn Llyw
  Welsh
  [Lyln Llw]
  the home of the wise old salmon
  consulted by Culhwch
  (see also Llyn Feic)
  Llyn Lyw
  (see Llyn Llyw)
  Llyn Tegid
  British
  the home of Ceridwen and her
  husband, Tegid Voel
  This lake is said to have been formed
  when the cover was left off a well,
  allowing it to overflow.
  (see also Llyn Llech Owen)
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  Llyn y Fan
  Welsh
  a lake in Dyfedd
  The home of a maiden of the
  Otherworld who married a mortal and
  bore three sons. When he struck her
  carelessly, she disappeared, taking all
  their possessions with her. When her
  sons grew up, she appeared and gave
  them a bag which contained all kinds
  of medical knowledge with the result
  that they became famous physicians.
  Llyr
  Welsh
  [Lleyr:=British Leir:=Irish Lir]
  a king of Britain
  a sea-god
  husband of Iweriadd and Penardun
  father of Bran and Branwen 
  by Iweriadd
  father of Manawydan by Penardun
  father of Creiddylad, some say
  He is regarded as the prototype for
  King Lear. Some say that he was an
  ancestor of King Arthur.
  Llyr Marini
  British
  [=Welsh Llyr]
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  father of Caradoc, in some accounts
  Llys Dôn
  Welsh
  the goddess Dôn as a star in the
  constellation Cassiopeia
  Llys Helig
  (see Lafau Sands)
  Llywarch
  British
  a 6th C Welsh bard
  In some accounts, he was one of the
  Twenty-four Knights of King Arthur’s
  court.
  Llywelyn, Sion
  Welsh
  (c 1540-1615)
  author of Hanes Taliesin
  Lo
  Chinese
  a sacred river
  Lo Aget
  Pacific Islands
  a man who owned a magical cat
  His white cat was really a princess who
  had been put under a spell by a
  sorcerer who said that she would
  remain as a cat until a man said he
  loved her. When Lo Aget said these
  words, she resumed her former shape
  and became his wife.
  Lo Chin Cha
  Siamese
  a sun-festival held at harvest time
  Lo-gNam
  Tibetan
  a groom at the royal palace
  He fought and killed the divine king,
  Gri-gum, so fulfilling a prophecy that
  the king would die in combat.
  Lo-han
  (see lohan)
  Lo-hou
  Chinese
  [Caput Draconis.Dragon’s Head.Star
  of Quarrels:=Hindu Rahu]
  the north node at the intersection of
  the orbits of the moon and earth
  The Chinese say that an invisible
  planet, home of celestial beings, exists
  at this point.
  Lo-hou-to
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for Rahula
  Lo-hou-lo-to
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for Rahulata
  Lo Hsüan
  Chinese
  a sage who was deified and runs the
  celestial Ministry of Fire
  Lo-Lale
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian prince
  brother of Piliwale
  His brother sent their cousin,
  Kalamakua, on a voyage to find a
  suitable bride for Lo-Lale. Kalamakua
  returned with Kelea who married 
  Lo-Lale but, after producing three
  children, left him and married
  Kalamakua.
  Lo-ma-gyon-ma
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan version of Parna-Savari
  Lo Phag
  Tibetan
  one of the Five Lands
  This realm, like Balang Cho, was said
  to be the home of cattle-herding giants
  who lived for 500 years or more.
  Lo-pon
  (see Rinpochhe)
  Lo-tsu Ta-hsien
  Chinese
  [Ancestor Lo]
  a disciple of Lao-tzu
  patron of barbers
  Lo Yü
  Chinese
  one of the 3 deities regarded as
  patrons of tea
  Loa1
  Pacific Islands
  [Loau.Lona.Lowa:=Tahitian Ta’aro]
  creator-god of the Marshall Islands
  Having created the reefs, planets and
  birds, he then produced a god to rule
  each of the four cardinal points. These
  were Irjojrilik (west), Lajbuineamuen
  or Lalikian (north), Lokoman (east)
  and Lorok (south).
  In one version he was the father of
  the first couple, Wulleb and Lejman,
  who were born from his leg. The hero
  Edao was later born from his leg or, in
  some accounts, was the son of Wulleb
  and Lejman.
  When a poor couple, having no
  food to offer the god, killed and
  cooked their own daughter, Kavaonau,
  to provide a meal, Loa had the head
  and body buried separately. From the
  head grew the kava and from the body
  came sugar cane.
  Later, when he saw how his
  descendants quarrelled, he jumped
  into the sea, causing a huge wave
  which drowned them all.
  loa2
  West Indian
  [zanges]
  a god of the voodoo cult: a spirit
  taking possession of a human
  Many of these beings are derived from
  deities of the African regions from
  which many West Indians originated;
  others are based on Christian saints.
  In the former category there are
  such spirits as loa Dahomey, loa
  Ibolele, loa Congo, loa Senegal, etc.
  Loak-Ishto-hoollo-Ab (see Ababinili)
  Loan
  Irish
  the name given to Barra at birth
  Loanga winti
  South American
  a spirit worshipped by some African
  tribes
  Loarn
  Irish
  father of Earc
  Loathly Lady
  British
  a hag
  This hag could tranform herself into a
  beautiful maiden. In Arthurian lore,
  she appears as Ragnell or Cundrie and
  also, in an Arthurian context, in
  Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Tale. The Irish
  version appears in The Adventures of the
  sons of Eochu Muigmedon.
  Loau
  (see Loa1)
  Lob-lie-by-the-fire
  British
  [lubber fiend]
  a hard-working brownie
  Loba
  African
  a sun-god of the Duala tribe
  (see also Iruva)
  Lobha
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was opposed by one of the
  Matrikas, Vaishnavi.
  Lobsangma
  Tibetan
  one of the 5 Long-Life Sisters
  Locana
  Buddhist
  [Buddhalocana]
  a goddess
  a sakti of Akshobhya, some say
  Loch Beal Dragan
  Irish
  [Lake Dragon Mouth]
  the lake on which Caer, in the form of
  a swan, lived with 150 other swans
  Loch Garten Monster
  Scottish
  a flesh-eating monster, part bull, 
  part horse
  Loch Leathghlas
  Irish
  a poet of the Fomoire
  Loch Mor
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  son of Mofebais
  He was trained, together with
  Cuchulainn and Ferdia, by the great
  Loch Mor
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  warrior-maid Skatha. His skin was so
  tough that it could not be penetrated
  by normal weapons so, when he
  fought with Cuchulainn and wounded
  him, Cuchulainn used the Gae Bolg to
  kill him.
  Loch Ness Monster
  Scottish
  [Nessie]
  a monster purported to be living in
  Loch Ness
  Loch Riach
  Irish
  this lake formed to separate two
  warring groups of fairies
  Every seventh year, white sheep
  dipped in the waters of the lake 
  turned crimson.
  Loch-wife
  Scottish
  a woman living underwater in a loch
  Her life was coiled up inside an egg
  concealed in a trout inside a raven
  inside a stag. Her only companion was
  the Laidly Beast. She was destroyed 
  by Tam.
  Lochan
  Irish
  a hero of a voyage to many strange
  places with Emne and Silvester
  Locheia
  Greek
  [Lochia]
  a name of Artemis as goddess 
  of childbirth
  Lochia 
  (see Locheia)
  Lochlan
  Irish
  [Lochlann:=Welsh Lychlyn]
  the Irish name for Norway
  the Otherworld
  the home of the Fomoire under 
  the sea
  Lochlann
  (see Lochlan)
  Lochlannach
  (see Sharvan)
  Lochlanners
  Irish
  [Danair.Giall.Lochlannaigh]
  underwater beings
  the Fomoire
  the Vikings
  Lochlannaigh
  (see Lochlanners)
  Lochru
  Irish
  a druid
  He was one of those who foresaw the
  coming of Christianity which would
  destroy the power of the druids.
  In some accounts, he was killed by St
  Patrick when they fell into argument.
  (see also Lucet Maol)
  Lo’cil
  (see Lo’cin-coro’mo)
  Lo’cin-coro’mo
  Siberian
  [Lo’cil.Yegi’le]
  a household guardian-god 
  Lo’cin-po’gil
  Siberian
  a fire-spirit
  Locrin
  (see Locrinus)
  Locrine
  (see Locrinus)
  Locrinus
  British
  [Locrin(e).Logris]
  a king of Britain
  son of Brutus
  husband of Gwendolen
  father of Habren by Estrildis
  father of Maddan by Gwendolen
  On the death of his father, Locrinus
  and his brother Albanact shared the
  kingdom and ruled peacefully. When
  the 
  German 
  Humbert 
  invaded,
  Locrinus joined forces with Camber
  and defeated the invaders.
  He fell in love with the captive
  Estrildis, daughter of Humbert, and
  had an affair with her despite 
  being betrothed to Gwendolen. He
  married Gwendolen but kept Estrildis
  in an underground chamber as his
  mistress. He fathered a son, Maddan,
  on Gwendolen, and a daughter,
  Henben or Sabra, on Estrildis. While
  Gwendolen was away attending the
  funeral of her father Corin, Locrinus
  abandoned 
  her 
  and 
  proclaimed
  Estrildis queen. Gwendolen raised an
  army in Cornwall and killed Locrinus
  herself, taking over as queen.
  Locris 
  (see Locrinus.Logres)
  Locust
  North American
  in the lore of the Navaho, Locust
  enlarged the hole made by Hawk
  which allowed the tribe to climb 
  into the upper world
  Lodan
  Irish
  son of Lir
  brother of Manannan
  father of Sionan
  He, together with Ciabhan and Eolus,
  eloped from Tir Tairnigiri with Aoife,
  Cliona and Etain. Manannan sent a
  huge wave after them which drowned
  all six or just the three girls or, in
  some accounts, swept the girls back to
  the Otherworld.
  Lodbrog
  (see Ragnar Lodbrok)
  Lodbrok
  (see Ragnar Lodbrok)
  Lodbrokr
  (see Ragnar Lodbrok)
  Loddis-edne 
  (see Barbmo-ekka)
  Lodegrance
  (see Leodegrance)
  Lodehur
  (see Lodur)
  Loder
  (see Lodur)
  Lodewijk
  European
  the name of Louis, son of
  Charlemagne, in Dutch stories
  Lodge Boy
  North American
  a hero of the Plains Indians
  twin brother of Thrown Away
  The twin boys were taken from the
  body of their mother who had been
  killed. 
  Lodge 
  Boy’s 
  twin 
  was
  abandoned and lived in a spring but
  was later found and they were both
  reared by their father. Lodge Boy 
  grew up to be a hero who killed 
  many monsters.
  In some accounts, they succeeded in
  resuscitating their mother; in others,
  the twin, Thrown Away, grew from a
  discarded placenta.
  (see also Thrown Away)
  Lodgerda
  Norse
  a warrior-maid
  first wife of Ragnar Lodbrok
  Ragnar Lodbrok met her when he was
  on an expedition to Norway and
  married her. When, after three years,
  he returned to Denmark to repel an
  invasion, she refused to leave Norway
  so Ragnar married Thora. 
  Lodona
  Greek
  a nymph
  She was changed into a stream by
  Artemis to save her from the unwanted
  attentions of Pan.
  Lodr  
  (see Lodur)
  Lodur
  Norse
  [Lode(hu)r.Lodr.Lodurr.Lothur(r)]
  a name of Loki as one of the 
  3 creator-gods
  He is said to have given man his
  physical senses or, in some versions,
  his blood.
  Lodurr
  (see Lodur)
  Loeg
  (see Laeg)
  Loegaire
  (see Laoghaire)
  Loeghaire
  (see Laoghaire)
  Loegr
  (see Lloegyr)
  Loegria
  (see Lloegyr)
  Lofn
  Norse
  an attendant of Frigga
  Her function was to smooth the path
  of lovers. She conveyed the permission
  of the gods for mortals to marry.
  Loge
  German
  a name of Loki in the Wagnerian cycle
  Logi
  Norse
  [‘wild fire’]
  a giant cook
  He appeared as the cook in the story of
  Utgard-Loki and won in a contest with
  Loki to see who could eat the faster.
  Logestilla
  European
  [Logistilla]
  a good fairy
  sister of Alcina and Morgana
  When Rogero and the other prisoners
  escaped from the enchanted castle of
  Alcina they went to the kingdom of
  Logestilla. She gave Rogero a bridle
  which allowed him to ride the
  hippogriff of Atlantes and she gave
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  Logistilla
  Astolpho, who had been rescued from
  the form of a myrtle tree, a horn to be
  sounded in times of peril and a magic
  book which would tell him all he ever
  needed to know.
  Logistilla
  (see Logestilla)
  Logos1
  Greek
  the primaeval essence which 
  gave rise to the gods: the 
  mind of god: reason
  Logos2
  Greek
  fable personified
  offspring of Eris
  Logos3
  Hindu
  a name for Sarasvati as a goddess 
  of learning
  (see also Vach2)
  Logres
  British
  [Locris:=Welsh Loegr(ia).LLoegyr]
  the name for England in the 
  Arthurian legends
  (see also Locris)
  Loha-Mukha
  Hindu
  one of a race of iron-faced cannibals
  with only one foot
  Loha Penu
  Hindu
  a god of iron, revered in 
  Madras
  lohan
  Chinese
  [lo-han:arhat:=Japanese Rakan:
  =Sanskrit Sthavira]
  a Buddhist immortal, a disciple of 
  the Buddha
  (see also Eighteen Lohan)
  Lohenergrain
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of Lohengrin
  son of Peredur and Condwiramur
  Lohengrin
  German
  [Knight of the Swan.Loherangrin
  Swan Knight:=Welsh Lohenergrain]
  son of Parsifal and Condwiramur
  brother of Aribadale and Kardiez
  husband of Elsa and Belaye
  When the princess Elsa was accused of
  murdering her brother Godfrey, heir
  to the dukedom of Brabant, Lohengrin
  was sent from the temple of the Grail
  to her rescue riding on a swan. He
  defeated her accuser, Frederick of
  Telramund, and married Elsa without
  revealing his name. When he was later
  persuaded to tell her his name, he left
  her and was carried by the swan back
  to the temple of the Grail. Before
  leaving, he restored Godfrey, who had
  been turned into a swan by the magic
  of Ortrud, Frederick’s wife, to his
  human form.
  He later married Belaye but her
  parents, believing that he had put her
  under a spell, had him killed.
  (see also Swan Knight)
  Loherangrin
  (see Lohengrin)
  Lohiau
  Pacific Islands
  husband of Hiiaka and Pele
  This young chieftain married Pele after
  her first husband deserted her but Pele
  left him soon after the wedding to
  prepare a new home. It took so long for
  the message to reach Lohiau that he
  died. He was revivified and set out with
  his attendants to go to Pele. Again it
  took a long time and Pele lost her
  patience and killed them all with fire.
  Another variation says that Pele’s
  sister, Hiiaka, rescued his soul from
  the underworld and, when he was
  restored to life, he fell in love with her.
  The jealous Pele poured lava over him
  and he died again. In some stories,
  Hiiaka again went to the underworld
  to await the arrival of his soul, not
  knowing that his soul was searching
  for her in the upper world. The god
  Kane-hoalani reunited Lohiau’s soul
  with his body and gave him a magic
  shell in which he sailed to an island
  where he was reunited with Hiiaka and
  married her.
  Lohier
  European
  [Lotharius]
  son of Charlemagne
  When Beuve refused to pay proper
  homage to Charlemagne, the king sent
  Lohier to threaten reprisals. Beuve
  killed Lohier and, when the king sent
  an army to exact vengeance, was forced
  to submit.
  Lohipada
  (see Minanatha)
  loho
  (see bao)
  Loholt
  [Borre.Lacheu]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of King Arthur by Guinevere 
  or Lyonors
  In those accounts where his mother is
  said to be Lyonors, he is the same as
  Borre. In other stories, he was equated
  with Llacheu.
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  Kay.
  Loi Hsao Mong
  Burmese
  a sacred mountain, home of 
  the gods
  Loiguire
  (see Loaghaire)
  Loingseachan
  Irish
  a friend of Suibhne Geilt
  When Suibhne went mad, it was
  Loingseachan who found him in the
  wilderness and restored him to his
  kingdom.
  Loka
  Hindu
  one of the worlds into which the
  universe is divided
  One version postulates just three
  realms, the Tri-Loka, while another
  has seven, the Sapta-Loka, and others
  have eight, eleven or fourteen.
  (see Sapta-Loka.Tri-Loka)
  Loka Pala
  (see Lokapala1)
  Lokalolo
  Hindu
  a mountain range
  This range, lying beyond the furthest
  sea, is said to separate the known
  world from outer darkness.
  Lokamata
  Hindu
  a name of Lakshmi as ‘mother of 
  the world’
  Lokanatha
  Buddhist
  a form of Hayagriva or Samantabhadra
  as an assistant to Avalokiteshvara
  Lokapala1
  Hindu
  [Loka Pala:=Tibetan Jir-rten skyona]
  the region guarded by the Dikpalas
  Lokapala2
  (see Dikpala)
  Lokasenna
  (see Aegisdrekka)
  Loke
  (see Loki)
  Lokesvara1
  Buddhist
  a name for a group of deities or for
  the various forms of one of them
  Lokesvara2
  Cambodian
  [Lord of the World]
  the Cambodian name for
  Avalokiteshvara
  In one story, he saved the ship-
  wrecked merchant, Simhala, from the
  rakshashis by turning himself into a
  horse and carrying Simhala away.
  Lokesvararaja
  Buddhist
  an incarnation of the Buddha
  Loki
  Norse
  [‘fire’.Haloge.Loder.Lod(u)r.Lodurr.Loke.
  Lokkju.Lopt(er).Lopti.LoptrLothur(r):
  =German Loge.Sataere]
  the god of evil, fire and mischief
  son of Firbauti and Laufeia or Nal
  son of Bor and Bestla, some say
  son of Ymir, some say
  brother of Aegir and Kari
  brother of Odin, some say
  brother of Byleist and Helblindi, 
  some say
  husband of Angerbode, Glut and Sigyn
  In some versions, Loki was the son of
  Ymir and one of an early trinity with
  his brothers Aegir and Kari. Those
  who regard him as a brother of Odin
  equate him with Ve.
  He was said to have had three wives,
  fathering Einmyria and Eisa on his first
  wife, Glut; Iormungandr, Fenris and
  Hel on his second wife, Angerbode;
  and Narve and Vali on his third wife,
  Sigyn. He is also said to be the father 
  of Sleipnir, Odin’s eight-legged horse.
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  Lokkju
  Loki was always a troublemaker. He
  stole the golden tresses of Sif, wife of
  Thor. The angry husband caught Loki
  and nearly strangled him, forcing him
  into a promise to restore the beautiful
  hair. Loki persuaded the dwarf,
  Dvalin, to fashion a replacement from
  golden thread which turned out to be
  even more beautiful than the original.
  He made a wager with another
  dwarf, Brock, that Dvalin could make
  better things than Brock’s brother,
  Sindri, the loser to forfeit his head.
  The gods judged the results and said
  that Brock was the winner. Instead of
  cutting off the loser’s head, Brock
  sewed Loki’s lips together to stop his
  chatter.
  When Thor went to Jotunheim
  dressed in a bridal gown to deceive
  Thrym into returning the hammer of
  Thor which he had stolen, Loki went
  with him dressed as the bridesmaid to
  help the deception.
  On one occasion, he was carried
  into the sky by Thiassi in the form of
  an eagle and was released only when
  he promised to lure Iduna into
  Thiassi’s power with some of the
  apples of eternal youth which she
  guarded. He did what he had promised
  but when the gods discovered what he
  had done they forced him to get Iduna
  back. Wearing Freya’s falcon-garb, he
  flew to Thrymheim, turned Iduna into
  a nut (or, some say, a swallow) and
  brought her safely back to Asgard.
  On another occasion he turned
  himself into a flea to gain access to
  Freya’s bed and made off with her
  beautiful 
  necklace, 
  Brisingamen.
  Heimdall saw him stealing away and,
  after a struggle in which they both
  assumed several different forms, Loki
  was forced to surrender the necklace
  which Heimdall then returned to
  Freya.
  To frustrate the giant Skrymsli, Loki
  hid the boy that the giant had won in a
  wager as an egg in the roe of a fish in
  the ocean but Skrymir still found the
  hiding place so Loki turned the boy
  back to his normal form, whereupon
  he ran off. The giant chased him but
  ran head-first into a pointed stake
  cunningly placed by Loki.
  When the gods decided to build a
  wall round Asgard to keep out the
  giants, an unknown architect under-
  took to do the work if they would give
  him the sun, the moon and Freya. Loki
  advised acceptance but they stipulated
  that the work must be done in one
  winter and by the architect himself,
  aided only by his horse, Svadilfare.
  When it looked as if these conditions
  would be fulfilled, Loki changed into
  a mare and enticed Svadilfare into the
  forest so that the architect did not
  finish the work in time. He would
  have killed all the gods but Thor
  threw his hammer and killed the
  architect who turned out to be a giant
  in disguise.
  On a visit to earth with Odin and
  Hoenir, Loki killed Otter, the son of
  Hreidmar, a king of the dwarf-folk. In
  compensation, the king demanded
  sufficient gold to cover the skin of an
  otter, the form in which his son had
  been killed. This skin kept expanding
  as more gold was added and Loki
  forced the dwarf Andvari to hand over
  his hoard of gold to pay the ransom
  demanded by the king for the release
  of the three gods. When Loki
  snatched the dwarf’s magic ring as
  well, Andvari put a curse on the
  treasure.
  Loki’s final act of treachery was to
  persuade the blind Hoder to throw the
  branch of mistletoe that killed Balder
  and for this he was banished from
  Asgard.
  He turned up uninvited at the feast
  given for the gods by Aegir and killed
  the sea-god’s servant Funfeng. He
  escaped death from Thor’s hammer by
  fleeing to the mountains and hiding in
  a hut. When Odin, Kvasir and Thor
  came looking for him, he turned
  himself into a salmon and hid at the
  bottom of the stream, Fraananger.
  When the gods made a net and started
  to fish for him he jumped into the air
  to escape but was caught by Thor. He
  resumed his normal shape and the
  gods bound him hand and foot with
  the entrails of his son, Narve, who had
  been killed by his other son, Vali, in
  the form of a wolf. They then turned
  the bonds to metal to make sure he
  could not escape. They left Loki in a
  cave and Skadi placed a huge serpent
  over his head which constantly
  dripped venom on to Loki’s face. He
  was saved much agony by his faithful
  wife Sigyn who sat beside him
  catching the venom in a cup until the
  last day.
  In the final battle, leading the
  subjects of Hel, he defeated the gods at
  Ragnarok and, in his role as Sutur, the
  fire-god, burnt the whole world,
  killing Heimdall at whose hand he
  himself died.
  (see also Lodur.Sataere.Surtur)
  Lokkju
  (see Loki)
  Lokman
  Arab
  [Lukman]
  a hero, said to have a huge appetite,
  who lived for some 3,500 years
  Loko1
  African
  the Fon god of trees
  brother of Ayaba
  Loko2
  (see Laoko)
  Loko Attiso
  (see Laoko)
  Lokoman
  Pacific Islands
  a deity in the Gilbert Islands
  He was created by Loa to rule the east.
  Loljersker
  Norse
  [Lundjungfrur]
  invisible spirits living 
  in woodlands
  lolok
  Pacific Islands
  gnomes, in the lore of Indonesia
  Loma
  African
  a supreme god of the Bongo 
  people of the Sudan
  Lomapada
  Hindu
  a king
  He adopted Shanta, a daughter of
  Dasha-ratha, and, to avert a drought,
  had his ministers find Rishya-Shringa
  who married Shanta.
  Lomhna
  Irish
  a jester with Finn mac Cool
  He was killed by Cairbre, one of Finn’s
  warriors, when he told Finn that
  Cairbre had slept with the woman
  who, at that time, was Finn’s lover.
  Lomi Ago
  (see Age2)
  Lomo
  African
  a Ngbandi goddess of peace
  lon craois
  (see Hunger Beast)
  Lon Dubh
  a warrior in the Fianna
  He and Ceadach loved the same girl
  and, when she chose Ceadach, they
  fought over her and both were killed.
  The girl was able to restore Ceadach
  to life.
  Lon lait
  Irish
  the light of battle
  This is the light said to shine round or
  from the head of a great warrior in
  battle. It was often observed when
  Cuchulainn was roused to fury. A
  similar phenomenon is said to have
  shone from Achilles during the Trojan
  War when he retrieved the body of his
  friend Patroclus who had been killed
  by Hector.
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  Lona1
  Lona1
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian moon-goddess
  She married a mortal, Ai Karaka, and
  took him to her own realm, the White
  Kingdom. In some accounts, she
  appears as Mahina.
  (see Mahina1)
  Lona2
  (see Loa1)
  Lonbemlech
  (see Lonnbemnech)
  Lone Man
  North American
  [Only Man]
  a demi-god of the Mandan Indians
  He walked on the primordial waters
  with First Creator and, having been
  shown by a duck that earth would be
  brought up from the bottom, set about
  creating the world. He created the flat
  lands while First Creator made the
  mountains, trees and streams.
  He met Coyote, who called himself
  First Man, and they quarrelled over
  who was the elder. Lone Man killed
  First Man with his spear but the dead
  man’s skeleton returned to life as
  Coyote and they became partners in
  creating the land animals as food for
  the tribes.
  He was later born to a Mandan
  maiden and became a culture-hero of
  that tribe, teaching them many things.
  When he stole a white buckskin
  coat from Hoita, the latter exacted
  vengeance by collecting all the animals
  and enclosing them in the Dog Den.
  Lone Man turned himself into a hare
  and hid in the Dog Den where he
  learned that Hoita’s power came from
  a magic drum. He then made an even
  more powerful drum for himself and
  overcame poita, releasing all the
  trapped animals.
  He also defeated the evil Maninga
  but he came again, four years later, 
  in the form of a great flood which
  swamped the Mandan villages. Lone
  Man built a stockade called the Great
  Canoe and saved his people. He once
  again defeated Maninga, using the
  magic of his drum, and Maninga was
  swept away in the receding flood
  waters.
  At the end of his time on earth, he
  placed a red-painted cedar in the
  centre of his village to which people
  could offer sacrifices and which was
  given to them as an assurance that he
  would one day return.
  (see also Lucky Man)
  Lonely Gentle Woman
  (see Hine-Kau-Ataata)
  Long Amren
  (see Amhren)
  Long Arm
  (see Bahman1)
  Long Arrow
  North American
  a hero of the Blackfoot tribe
  When his parents died, his sister was
  adopted by another family but Long
  Arrow, being deaf, was abandoned and
  lived on any scraps he could find. Later
  his hearing returned and he was taken
  in by Good Running. To repay the 
  old man’s kindness, Long Arrow
  undertook to find the elk-dogs, their
  word for horses.
  After travelling for many days, Long
  Arrow arrived at the edge of a lake
  where a young boy offered to take him
  to his grandfather’s lodge under the
  lake. The boy then turned into a
  kingfisher and dived into the water and
  when Long Arrow followed he found
  himself in an underwater world where
  there 
  were 
  many 
  horses. 
  The
  grandfather had a secret – he had the
  legs of a horse – and when Long Arrow
  discovered this he was allowed to have
  a wish. He chose the old man’s belt and
  robe and a herd of horses which he
  took back to his tribe. When his
  people made a pilgrimage to the lake
  to thank the old chief, they found
  nothing but water and some fish.
  Long Atrwm
  British
  [Hir Atrym]
  one of King Arthur’s warriors
  brother of Long Erwm
  He had an enormous appetite and
  would eat virtually anything.
  Long-Do
  Burmese
  a guardian deity
  Long Eiddyl
  British
  a servant of King Arthur
  Long Erwm
  British
  [Hir Erwm]
  one of King Arthur’s warriors
  brother of Long Atrwm
  He had an enormous appetite and
  would eat virtually anything.
  Long Juju
  African
  an oracle in Nigeria
  A priest at the entrance to a cave gave
  judgment on the people. Those said to
  be guilty of some crime were required
  to enter the cave. Once inside, they
  were seized and sold as slaves.
  Long-Life Sisters
  Tibetan
  5 attendants on Sri
  These beings, who always travelled
  with Sri, are listed as Dinsangma,
  Dosangma, Lobsangma, Tashitsheringma
  and Thinggishalsangma.
  Others who are sometimes included
  are Miyolangsangma and Machi-pal
  Lah-mo.
  Long Meg
  British
  [(Mons) Meg]
  a giantess, demon of disease
  mother of Long Tom
  Long Meg and her Daughters British
  a megalithic circle in Cumberland
  The stones are said to be witches who
  were turned to stone.
  Long Person
  North American
  a river
  Long Teeth
  (see Rona2)
  Long Tom
  British
  a giant
  son of Long Meg
  Longar
  African
  [(Longar) Aiwel]
  an ox, in the lore of the Dinka
  This multi-coloured animal accom-
  panied Aiwel when he emerged from
  the River Nile. Aiwel himself became
  known as Aiwel Longar and, in some
  accounts, the ox was an incarnation of
  Aiwel.
  Another story says that Longar was
  a son of god and was the first man to
  emerge from the river where, until
  that time, all people lived.
  Longbeard
  Norse
  father of Wayfarer
  Longes mac Nusnig
  Irish
  [The Exile of the Sons of Usnech.The
  Tragical Story of the Sons of Usnech]
  the story of the 3 brothers, Ainle,
  Ardan and Naisa
  (see Sons of Usna)
  Longfellow, Henry W North American
  a poet
  He wrote The Song of Hiawatha, The
  Drinking Song of Bacchus, The Occultation
  of Orion, etc.
  Longinus1
  British
  [Longius]
  a Roman centurion
  He was said to have pierced Christ’s
  side with a spear but no such character
  appears in the New Testament. He is
  mentioned only in Acts of Pilate, a book
  of the Old Testament apocrypha. The
  spear he used appears in Arthurian
  legends as the Holy Lance, the Lance
  of Longinus or the Sacred Spear.
  (see Holy Lance)
  Longinus2
  Norse
  a viceroy
  He sheltered Rosamund and Helmigis
  when they fled together and he
  persuaded her to poison Helmigis so
  that he could marry her himself. When
  she died from the same poisoned drink,
  he appropriated her treasures.
  Longius
  (see Longinus1)
  Longspear
  (see Peredur)
  Longspear
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  Longshanks
  (see Gwyddno)
  Lonkundo
  African
  a culture-hero of Zaire
  husband of Ilankaka
  father of Itonde
  He made the trap in which he caught
  the sun-woman, Ilankaka. He married
  her and they had a son, Itonde, who
  discharged himself from his mother’s
  womb because he was hungry.
  Lonnbemnech
  Irish
  [Lonbemlech]
  a name of Lugh as ‘the one of 
  mighty blows’
  Lonnrot
  (see Lonrot)
  Lonnroth
  (see Lonrot)
  Lono
  Pacific Islands
  [=Samoan Lo’o]
  god of heaven and messenger-god 
  in Hawaii
  a name of Rongo or Tane
  He and Ku helped Kane to make the
  world and mankind.
  In some accounts, he came down to
  earth along a rainbow and married
  Laka who, some say, was his sister.
  Lonrot, Elias
  Finnish
  [Lonnrot(h)]
  (1802-1884) 
  the compiler of the Kalevala
  Lontsingo
  African
  in the lore of Zaire, a fly who flew 
  to heaven with the sunbird Nkombe
  to bring back the sun
  Lo’o
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaii Lono)
  the name for Rongo in Samoa
  Loo Seng
  (see Ngamu)
  lookman
  West Indian
  a diviner in Trinidad
  It is said that a lookman can interpret
  dreams, diagnose illness, prescribe a
  cure and foretell the future.
  If a vampire or a werewolf is caught,
  the lookman whips it to prevent it
  from ever resuming its human form.
  (see also lukman)
  Loom
  Siberian
  the ghost of a dead shaman
  This spirit appears to a descendant in a
  dream to reveal whether he has inherited
  the gifts necessary to become a shaman.
  Loon Woman
  North American
  in the lore of the Wintu tribe of
  California this being set the world 
  on fire
  Loosepayne
  British
  daughter of Gorius
  wife of Edgar and Grahame
  Her lover had been killed by Grey-Steel,
  the tyrant of the Forbidden Island.
  When she found Edgar wounded and
  helpless after a fight with Grey-Steel,
  she took him to her father’s castle and
  looked after him until he was well
  enough to return home. She fell in
  love with Grahame who stayed at the
  castle en route to avenge his friend’s
  defeat and, when he killed Grey-Steel,
  he gave the credit to Edgar and
  Loosepayne married him. In later
  years, Grahame was killed in battle
  and she married Edgar whose wife,
  Winlayne, had died while Edgar was
  fighting the Saracens.
  Lopomudra
  Hindu
  wife of Agastya
  Agastya made this maiden from parts of
  animals and she was reared as the
  daughter of a king who gave her to
  Agastya as a wife when she came of age.
  Lopon
  (see Padmasambhava)
  Lopt
  (see Loki)
  Lopter
  (see Loki)
  Lopti
  (see Loki)
  Loptr
  (see Loki)
  Loraine le Sauvage
  British
  a treacherous knight
  He attacked Myles from the rear and
  wounded him as he was travelling with
  his fiancée, Alyne, to be married.
  Lorc
  (see Labraid Loiseach)
  Lord Bromel
  (see Bromel la Pleche)
  Lord Creator
  (see Vishnu)
  Lord Hare
  (see Michabo)
  Lord Mud Earth
  (see Uhiji-ni)
  Lord Nourishment
  (see Tonacatecuhtli)
  Lord of Air
  Egyptian
  a name of Khons as an aspect of Shu
  Lord of Albane (see Marquis d’Este)
  Lord of Albano (see Marquis d’Este)
  Lord of All
  (see Khons)
  Lord of All Existence (see Ometeotl)
  Lord of Allban
  (see Marquis d’Este)
  Lord of Ancestors
  (see Pitripati)
  Lord of Auban
  (see Marquis d’Este)
  Lord of Bearosche
  (see Lyppaut)
  Lord of Beasts
  (see Tepeolotlec)
  Lord of Cattle
  (see Pashupati)
  Lord of Cold Weather
  (see Estonea-pesta)
  Lord of Creation
  (see Prajapati)
  Lord of Creatures
  (see Prajapati)
  Lord of Death
  (see Tigernmas.Michlantecuhtl)
  Lord of Demons
  (see Kompira)
  Lord of Dilmun 
  (see Enshag)
  Lord of Duality
  (see Ometicuhtli)
  Lord of Eternity
  (see Reshpu)
  Lord of Fire
  (see Satan)
  Lord of Great Knowledge
  (see Ruad Rofessa)
  Lord of Growth
  (see Mo-li Hung)
  Lord of Hades
  (see Mictlantecuhtli)
  Lord of Heaven
  (see Shang Ti.Ti Chün.Sirma Thakur)
  Lord of Lands
  (see Buriash)
  Lord of Magic
  (see Thoth)
  Lord of Obstacles
  (see Vigneshava)
  Lord of Our Flesh
  (see Ometecuhtli.Tonacatecuhtli)
  Lord of Progeny
  (see Prajapati)
  Lord of Sacred Wisdom (see Vishnu)
  Lord of Sesennu
  (see Thoth)
  Lord of the Afterworld (see Khnum)
  Lord of the Bed (see Ch’uang-kung)
  Lord of the Centre of Heaven
  (see Minaka-Nushi)
  Lord of the Club
  (see Lakulisha)
  Lord of the Dance
  (see Nataraja.Natesha.Shiva)
  Lord of the Dawn
  (see Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli)
  Lord of the Day
  (see Michabo)
  Lord of the Earth1
  Celtic
  a name for the frog
  Lord of the Earth2
  (see Hou t’u)
  Lord of the Flies
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Beelzebub
  (see also Beelzebul)
  Lord of the Harvest (see Yum Caax)
  Lord of the House
  (see Grihaspati)
  Lord of the House of Dawn
  (see Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli)
  Lord of the Immortals
  (see Tung Wang Kung)
  Lord of the Light of Dawn
  (see Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli)
  Lord of the Lance
  (see Anhur)
  Lord of the Libyans
  (see Ha2)
  Lord of the Moon
  (see Chandraprabha. Somanatha)
  Lord of the Mound
  (see Cenn Cruaich)
  Lord of the Mountains
  (see Rudra)
  Lord of the Noonday Heat
  (see Rapithwin)
  Lord of the North
  (see Mictlantecuhtli)
  Lord of the Ocean
  (see Varuna)
  Lord of the Ring
  (see Ometeotl)
  Lord of the River
  (see Habeg)
  Lord of the Sacrifice
  (see Angiras)
  Lord of the Scottish Wilderness
  (see Estonne)
  Lord of the Sky1
  African
  [King of the Earth]
  a Zulu sky-god
  Lord of the Sky2
  Chinese
  a warrior, or the chrysalis of the
  silkworm, who lived on the mountain
  of the West, K’un Lun
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  Lord of the Sky3
  (see Zeus)
  Lord of the Storm
  (see Enlil)
  Lord of the Sun Face (see Ahau Kin)
  Lord of the Sylvan Tower
  (see Florismart)
  Lord of the Underworld (see Satan)
  Lord of the Universe
  (see Vishnu)
  Lord of the Waters
  (see Ambupati)
  Lord of the World
  (see Jagannath. Lokesvara2)
  Lord of Therapy
  (see Belinus)
  Lord of Time
  Egyptian
  a name of Khons as an aspect of Thoth
  Lord of Trenteny
  British
  a man who killed Endelienta’s cow
  King Arthur killed this lord for killing
  the cow but he was restored to life 
  by Endelienta.
  Lord of Two Lands
  (see Har-pa-Neb-Taui)
  Lord of Westerburg
  German
  a lover of Ilse
  Ilse’s father, a giant, rent the rocks apart
  to form a huge cleft between his home
  and Westerburg. Ilse, unable to go to
  her lover, threw herself into the ravine.
  Lord of Wisdom
  (see Monju)
  Lord on High
  (see Shang Ti)
  Lord Royns
  (see Royns)
  Lord Sun
  (see Upu Lero)
  Lord Uhe-Minu
  Japanese
  [Lord Uye-Minu]
  an aspect of the Buddha in the form
  of an eagle
  Lord Uye-Minu (see Lord Uhe-Minu)
  Lordly People
  (see Danaans)
  Lords of Destiny
  Egyptian
  the 3 gods Amon, Khnum and Ptah
  Lords of Light
  Central American
  9 Mayan deities
  Lords of the Day and Night
  Central American
  Aztec deities, each ruling one of the
  22 hours of the day
  Lords of the Three Worlds
  (see San-kuai-kung)
  Lore
  British
  a lady of Garadigan
  She took a sword and belt to King
  Arthur’s court and Meriadeuc won it 
  as the only one present who could
  unfasten the belt.
  Lore of the Prominent Places, The
  (see Dinnsenchas)
  Lorelei
  German
  [Lurlei]
  a siren-maid
  She lured sailors on the Rhine to their
  deaths. When a troop of soldiers was
  sent to capture her, she put them all in
  a trance and escaped in her chariot to
  her underwater cave.
  Lorenzo, Aldonza
  European
  the real name of Dulcina, mistress of
  Don Quixote
  Lorete
  British
  sister of Griflet
  Loridi
  (see Lorride)
  Lorie
  British
  in some accounts, a mistress of Gawain
  Lorigal
  British
  son of Eliaures
  His father was forced by King Caradoc
  to mate with a bitch, a mare and a sow.
  The second coupling produced Lorigal.
  Loro Jonggrang
  East Indian
  a princess
  She promised to marry a prince if he
  would build 1,000 temples in one night,
  knowing that this was impossible. With
  the help of many trolls, the prince
  would have succeeded but the princess
  frustrated him by having her servants
  start the rice-pounding, which was
  normally done at dawn, while it was still
  dark. This wakened the cockerels which
  began to crow, signalling the end of the
  night. The angry prince put a curse on
  Loro Jonggrang who thereupon turned
  to stone.
  Lorok
  Pacific Islands
  a deity in the Gilbert Islands
  He was created by Loa to rule the south.
  Lorride
  Norse
  [Loridi]
  son of Thor and Sif
  brother of Thrud
  Losi
  Pacific Islands
  a guardian-god of the taro
  son of Tangaloa
  Losna
  Roman
  an Etruscan moon-goddess
  Lost Island, The
  (see Cephalonia)
  Losy
  Siberian
  a huge serpent
  The sky-god Otshirvani, in the form
  of the eagle Garide, grabbed the
  serpent in his claws and dashed him
  against the cosmic mountain, Sumbur,
  so killing him.
  Lot1
  British
  [Leudonus.Loth(a).Lothus Llew]
  king of Lothian and Orkney
  husband of Anna, Belisent, Morgause
  or Sangive
  father of Agravain, Clarissant, Gaheris,
  Gareth,Gawain, Soredamor and
  Thaney
  father of Denw by Anna, some say
  father of Dioneta by Gwyar, some say
  father of Cundrie by Sangive, some say
  Originally he was an enemy of King
  Arthur. His enmity towards the king
  arose when the king seduced his wife
  Morgause, fathering the boy Mordred.
  He was one of the kings and barons
  who rose in revolt against King Arthur
  but, after being defeated in battle,
  became the king’s friend. When
  Arthur defeated the Saxons, he
  restored to Lot the lands that the
  invaders had taken from him.
  In some stories he was king of
  Northumberland and a former king of
  Denmark. Other accounts say that his
  uncle, Sichelm, left him the throne of
  Norway. When Riculf took the throne
  on the death of Sichelm, King Arthur
  invaded Norway, killed Riculf and
  installed Lot as king.
  He should have taken his army to
  help Nero in his battle with King
  Arthur but Merlin delayed him and he
  arrived when the battle was over and
  Nero dead. He made a belated attack
  but his forces were defeated and he
  was killed by Pellimore.
  Lot2
  Irish
  wife of Garbh
  mother of Goll
  She was a warrior-woman leading the
  Fomoire in battle with Partholan. She
  was said to have four eyes in her back
  and lips growing from her breasts.
  Lot3
  (see Lludd)
  Lotan
  Canaanite
  [=Hebrew Leviathan]
  a seven-headed primaeval serpent
  killed by Baal or Anat
  (see also Shalyat)
  Loth
  (see Lot1)
  Lotha
  (see Lot1)
  Lothar
  (see Finn Eamhna)
  Lotharius
  (see Lohier)
  Lothur
  (see Lodur)
  Lothurr
  (see Lodur)
  Lothus Llew
  (see Lot1)
  Lotis
  Greek
  a nymph
  daughter of Poseidon
  She was changed into a lotus tree to
  escape Priapus who tried to seduce her
  as she slept.
  Lotophagi
  Greek
  [Lotus Eaters]
  a race of lotus-eaters
  When Odysseus landed in their
  country he had to force his men to
  leave otherwise they would have stayed
  for ever in this land of pleasure.
  (see also lotus3)
  Lotta
  Irish
  a queen of Ireland
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  In some accounts, she was the mother
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  lotus1
  Buddhist
  the lotus, hasu, is dedicated to 
  the Buddha
  lotus2
  Chinese
  the sacred flower of Taoism
  This flower is the emblem of the
  immortal, Ho Hsien-ku, and represents
  the developing soul.
  lotus3
  Egyptian
  a symbol of rebirth from which the
  sun rose at creation
  The blue lotus was taken as the emblem
  of Nefertem.
  lotus4
  Greek
  a plant causing forgetfulness
  The lotus was a plant with roots which
  drew water from the River Lethe in
  the underworld and produced bean-
  like seeds which robbed any who ate
  the seeds of all memory.
  lotus5
  Hindu
  [kamala.padma]
  a sacred flower, the symbol of
  knowledge, the female principle 
  and procreation
  This flower is the emblem of Lakshmi,
  Surya and Vishnu.
  Lotus6
  (see Lakshmi)
  Lotus Child
  (see Hasu-ko)
  Lotus Eaters
  (see Lotophagi)
  Lotus Eaters, The
  a poem by Tennyson describing an
  incident in the Odyssey
  Lotus Mountain
  (see Mount Meru)
  Lotus Sutra
  (see Daimoku.Saddharmapundarika)
  Lou-chi
  Chinese
  [Ruchika.Wei-t’o:=Buddhist Vajrapani]
  the last of the 1,000 Buddhas 
  of this era
  It is predicted that the guardian god,
  Wei-t’o, will become the final Buddha.
  loublin
  French
  a werewolf said to frequent French
  cemeteries
  Loucetius
  (see Mars Loucetius)
  Louhi
  Finnish
  [Lady of Pohjola]
  a wicked ice-giantess
  ruler of fog, winds and wild animals
  consort of Pohjanakka
  She promised to give her daughter to
  Vainamoinen in marriage if he would
  get a talisman, a sampo, for her.
  Ilmarinen made the sampo and, when
  he, helped by Vainamoinen and
  Lemminkainen, stole it, she caused a
  storm which wrecked their ship and
  shattered the sampo.
  Louis
  European
  [Leo.Lewis:=Dutch Lodewijk]
  son of Charlemagne
  brother of Charlot
  He took over the throne on the death
  of his father.
  Loukianos
  (see Lucian)
  loup-cervier
  (see lucive)
  loupgarou1
  North American
  a werewolf in the lore of 
  some Indian tribes 
  of Canada
  A man (but not a woman) can become
  a werewolf (or any other animal, such
  as a pig or a horse) as punishment
  meted out from heaven for some sin.
  He can return to his normal form if
  exorcised by a priest, if he loses blood
  while in his animal form or, sometimes,
  as a result of a blow on the head.
  Loupgarou2
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  These spirits are envisaged as witches
  flying by night who can adopt the form
  of a mosquito to suck the life out of
  children. It is said that, if the discarded
  skin is sprinkled with pepper, it
  becomes too painful for the owner to
  resume his proper form. If a loupgarou
  is wounded, the scar is still visible
  when the human form is resumed and
  from this the person can be identified
  as a werewolf and killed.
  (.see also legarau.liberou)
  Louquo
  West Indian
  the first man, in the lore of the Caribs
  He is said to have descended from the
  sky to which he returned after
  populating the earth.
  Lova
  African
  [Love]
  a supreme god in Cameroon
  Lovar
  Norse
  a tribe of dwarfs
  Love1
  (see King Love)
  Love2
  (see Lova)
  Love-spot
  (see ball seirc)
  Love-talker
  (see Gan-Ceann)
  Loviatar
  Finnish
  a goddess of evil, a plague-goddess
  daughter of Tuoni and Tuonetar
  sister of Kipu-Tytto and Kivutar
  She was the mother of many afflictions.
  Lovel
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Gawain
  He was one of the twelve knights who
  helped Agravain and Mordred when
  they attempted to seize Lancelot in
  Guinevere’s room. All except Mordred
  were killed by Lancelot.
  Lovely Obscure(see Amadis de Gaul)
  Low
  Hebrew
  a 16th C Polish rabbi, said to have built
  the automaton, Golem
  Lowa
  (see Loa)
  Lowalangi
  East Indian
  [Lowalani]
  a sky-god and god of winds
  husband of Silewe Nazarata
  son of Ina-da Samadulo Hose, 
  some say
  brother of Lature
  It is said that he was born from a tree,
  the fruits of which produced the first
  humans, but ascended to heaven to
  rule over good and evil.
  Another version says that he was the
  son of Ina-da Samadulo Hose who had
  two sets of mixed twins. Lowalangi
  married Lature’s twin sister and their
  children became the ancestors of the
  Nias tribe.
  Lowalani
  (see Lowalangi)
  Lowe
  African
  a cave
  This cave, in the centre of Botswana, was
  the home of Tauetona, the first man.
  Lowland Cantref
  (see Cantre’r Gwaelod)
  Lowland Hundred
  (see Cantre’r Gwaelod)
  Lox
  North American
  the wolverine in some stories
  a name for Malsum as chief 
  of the wolves
  Loxias
  Greek
  a name of Apollo as ‘the ambiguous
  one’
  Loys1
  European
  son of Sibilla
  His mother, a wife of Charlemagne,
  was banished after being found in bed
  with a dwarf and she set off for her
  former home in Constantinople. She
  got as far as Hungary when her son,
  Loys was born.
  Loys2
  European
  a king of Hungary
  He sheltered Sibilla when she arrived
  en route to Constantinople and her
  son, also called Loys, was educated in
  his court.
  Loz
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god of the underworld
  With Nergal and Ninmug, he was
  ruler of Aralu.
  Lu1
  Burmese
  an evil nat
  This being is said to live by eating
  dead bodies and offerings of food are
  made to him when a person falls ill in
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  the hope that it will satisfy his hunger
  and the sick person will not die. 
  Some say that there are two such
  nats, and the older is not so voracious.
  Lu2
  (see ch’i-lin.deer)
  Lu Ch’i
  Chinese
  a man who gave up the chance 
  to become immortal
  He was called to the palace of the
  Dragon King to marry the princess,
  T’ai Yin, but changed his mind and
  returned to earth where he became a
  famous minister.
  Lu-chiang
  Chinese
  a king
  brother of Liu An
  He and his brother were wrongly
  accused of plotting to overthrow the
  emperor. Lu-chiang killed himself but
  his brother was taken to heaven by the
  Eight Immortals and, with their help,
  restored Lu-chiang to life.
  Lu Hsing
  Chinese
  [Lu Shen.Shih Fen.Star of Dignities.Star
  of Emoluments.Star of Officials]
  a god of good fortune and wealth
  one of the Fu Lu Shou
  He was the scholar Shih Fen, a 2nd C
  BC official at the emperor’s court.
  He is sometimes depicted as, or
  riding on, a deer.
  Lu Lung-chi
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice at the Temple 
  of Confucius
  Lu-ma
  (see Glu-ma)
  Lu Pan1
  Chinese
  [Kung-shu Tzu]
  a god of workmen
  He was originally the mortal, Kung-
  shu Tzu, born 506 BC, a carpenter who
  became a recluse and was later deified.
  He was said to be able to work miracles,
  one of which involved making a statue
  which caused a drought when his father
  was wrongfully condemned to death.
  When he cut the hand off the statue,
  the rains returned.
  He is credited with many inventions
  including the adze and a wooden bird
  that actually flew.
  He is usually depicted carrying an axe.
  Lu Pan2
  Chinese
  a name adopted by the 4th C hermit
  Ch’u-ch’i
  Lu Shen
  (see Lu Hsing)
  Lü Tsu
  (see Lü Tung-pin)
  Lu Tsu-ch’ien
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice at the Temple 
  of Confucius
  Lü Tun-yang
  (see Lü Tung-pin)
  Lü Tung-pin
  Chinese
  [Lü Tsu.Lü Tun-yang.Lü Yen.
  Shun-yang Tzu]
  one of the Eight Immortals
  He was an 8th C prince and magistrate,
  reputed to be eight feet tall, who
  became one of the immortals.
  He was given a magic sword by the
  Fire Dragon for resisting temptation
  and used it to kill many dragons and
  evil beings. He met Chiung-li and
  convinced by a dream, of riches gained
  and then lost, that material possessions
  were worthless, became his disciple.
  He was said to have lived for over 400
  years and is regarded as the guardian 
  of the sick and patron of barbers.
  He is depicted with his sword slung
  over his back and a fly-whisk in one
  hand. This description is said to be
  that of Lu-tzu with whom he is
  sometimes confused.
  Lu-tzu
  Chinese
  patron of barbers, beggars and
  pedicurists
  A disciple of Lao-tzu, he, like Lü
  Tung-pin, is depicted holding a magic
  sword given to him by the Fire
  Dragon, but additionally has a fly-
  whisk in one hand. He is sometimes
  confused with Lü Tung-pin.
  Lu Vang
  (see Klu-dban)
  Lu Wu
  Chinese
  an 8th C tea-master who was deified
  as the god of tea-merchants
  Lü Yen
  (see Lü Tung-pin)
  Lu Yo
  Chinese
  a Taoist sage who was deified as the
  minister in charge of the celestial
  Ministry of Epidemics
  Lua
  Roman
  [Lua Mater.Lua Saturni]
  an ancient Italian goddess of
  destruction
  the first consort of Saturn
  Lua-a-Milu
  New Zealand
  [Lua-o-Milu.Milu’s Cave. ‘the pit 
  of Milu’]
  the Maori underworld
  Lua Mater
  (see Lua)
  Lua-o-Milu
  (see Lua-a-Milu)
  Lua Saturni
  (see Lua)
  Luachas
  Irish
  the kingdom of Lia: the treasurer 
  of the Fianna: part of Connaught
  Luah
  African
  [Emerald Tablet.Mother of Books.
  Tablet of Emerald]
  according to the Swahili, a stone
  created by god on which all things
  are recorded by Kalamu.
  Luaighne
  Irish
  a warrior who killed Cathaoir at the
  Battle of Magh Agha
  Luaine
  Irish
  daughter of a Danaan chieftain
  wife of Conor mac Nessa
  She died from blisters caused by a
  satire directed at her by Aithirne, who
  had demanded that she sleep with him
  and his two sons.
  Luan1
  Chinese
  [Fei Lien.Fei Luan]
  a fabulous bird, a version of the
  phoenix
  This bird is said to be like a phoenix
  when it is born but changes to a
  Luan, recognised by the five colours
  of its feathers.
  (see also Feng1)
  luan2
  Irish
  the moon
  The proper name for the moon was
  taboo so euphemisms such as ‘luan’
  were used.
  (see also esca.gealach.re)
  Luath
  Irish
  a hound of Cuchulainn
  Luba
  (see Iruva)
  Lubanga
  African
  a god of good health of the Bunyoro
  people
  Lubangala
  African
  [Rainbow (Monster)]
  a rainbow-god of the Bakongo people
  Lubara
  (see Dibbara)
  lubber fiend (see Lob-lie-by-the-fire)
  lubberkin
  (see leprechaun)
  Lube
  African
  a god of Sao Tome
  lubrican
  (see leprechaun)
  Lucan
  British
  [Lucas (the Butler)]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  duke of Gloucester
  brother of Bedivere, some say
  He and Bedivere helped the wounded
  Arthur from the field at Camlan and
  then died from the wounds received in
  that final battle, leaving Bedivere to
  carry the king to the boat which took
  him to Avalon.
  Lucas
  (see Lucan)
  Lucat Moel
  (see Lucet Maol)
  Lucet Mael
  (see Lucet Maol)
  Lucet Maol
  Irish
  [Lucat Moel.Lucet Mael]
  a druid
  He was one of those who foresaw the
  coming of Christianity which, he
  believed, would destroy the power of
  the druids.
  He tried, unsuccessfully, to poison
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  Ludwig
  St Patrick when he came to the court
  of the high-king, Laoghaire, but was
  burnt to death in a contest of magic
  with the saint.
  (see also Lochru)
  Luchar
  Irish
  sister of Fothadh Canainne
  In some accounts, she was a wife of
  Finn mac Cool.
  luchorpain
  Irish
  a leprechaun living in the sea
  Luchta
  Irish
  [Lucht(a)ine.Luchtar]
  a carpenter-god of the Danaans
  one of the Tri De Dana
  brother of Credne and Goibhniu
  He and his brothers made the weapons
  used by the Danaans in their battles
  with the Fomoire.
  Luchtaine
  (see Luchta)
  Luchtar
  (see Luchta)
  Luchtine
  (see Luchta)
  Luchyele
  African
  a name adopted by Leza when he
  came down to earth
  Lucian
  Greek
  [Loukianos]
  a 2nd C writer
  He was the author of many satirical
  works involving gods and heroes.
  Lucien
  Persian
  a prince
  When Lucien returned to the court
  after being educated by the Seven
  Wise Masters, he was warned by the
  stars not to speak for seven days. He
  was accused of rape by a female at the
  court and, unable to respond to the
  charge, was condemned to death. His
  tutors told contrary stories that
  postponed the execution day after day
  until he was able to speak and refute
  the charge.
  Lucifer1
  Roman
  [Light-bearer:=Greek Eosphorus.
  Phosphoros]
  Venus as the morning star
  Lucifer2
  In black magic, this being was a
  demon, the chief justice.
  Lucifuge Rocofale
  a demon said to reveal 
  hidden treasure
  Lucina
  Roman
  [Diana:=Greek Ilithyia]
  the goddess of childbirth, hunting,
  and marriage
  an aspect of Diana or Juno
  (see also Juno Lucina)
  Lucius1
  British
  a mythical king of Britain, said to have
  been the first Christian monarch
  Lucius2
  British
  a king of Lyonesse
  son of Pelias
  father of Apollo, some say
  Lucius Tarquinius
  (see Lucumo2.Tarquinius Priscus)
  Lucius Hiberius
  Roman
  a Roman general
  son of Cincinnatus and Racilia
  He led the Roman forces against the
  army brought by King Arthur who had
  rejected the demands of Emperor Leo
  for taxes. In the battle, Arthur split
  Lucius almost in half with Excalibur.
  lucive
  North American
  [lucivee.loup-cervier]
  a fabulous animal
  lucivee
  (see lucive)
  Lucky Man
  North American
  a creator-deity of the Arikara tribe
  He and Wolf-Man appeared over the
  primordial waters and created the
  world from soil brought up by the
  ducks. He created the hills and valleys
  while Wolf-Man created the prairies.
  (see also Lone Man)
  Lucomo
  (see Lucumo2)
  Lucrece
  (see Lucretia)
  Lucretia
  Roman
  [Lucrece.Lucrezia]
  daughter of Lucretius
  wife of Tarquinius Collatinus
  Her rape by Sextus Tarquinius and her 
  consequent 
  suicide 
  roused 
  the 
  citizens to demand the abolition of 
  the monarchy. 
  Lucretius
  Roman
  father of Lucretia
  Lucrezia
  (see Lucretia)
  lucumo1
  Italian
  [lucomo]
  a prince-priest
  Lucumo2
  Roman
  [Lucomo]
  an Etruscan
  son of Demaratus
  He became the fifth king of Rome as
  Tarquinius Priscus.
  Lud1
  British
  [Immanuence.King Brown.King Bruin.
  Ludd.Nudd:=Irish Nuada:=Welsh Lludd]
  a river-god
  a king of Britain
  son of Beli
  brother of Cassivellaunus and Nennius
  father of Androgeus and Tenuantius
  the British version of Lludd
  He is said to have founded London
  and defended it from many perils. 
  He was succeeded by his brother
  Cassivellaunus. In some accounts he
  had a silver hand, like Nuada, and was
  called Llawereint.
  lud2
  Russian
  sacrificial groves
  Ludd
  (see Lud)
  Ludegar
  German
  a king of the Saxons
  He invaded Gunther’s kingdom and
  was defeated by forces led by Siegfried.
  Ludegast
  German
  a king of Denmark
  He invaded Gunther’s kingdom and
  was defeated by forces led by Siegfried.
  Ludi Apollinares
  Roman
  games in honour of Apollo
  Ludi Capitolini
  Roman
  games in honour of Jupiter, held 
  in October
  (see also Ludi Magni.
  Ludi Plebei.Ludi Romani)
  Ludi Cerialis
  Roman
  games in honour of Ceres
  (see also Cerealia)
  Ludi Florialis
  Roman
  games in honour of Flora
  Ludi Magni
  Roman
  [Ludi Maximi]
  games in honour of Jupiter
  (see also Ludi Capitalini.
  Ludi Plebei.Ludi Romani)
  Ludi Maximi
  (see Ludi Magni)
  Ludi Megalenses
  Roman
  games in honour of Cybele
  Ludi Plebei
  Roman
  games in honour of Jupiter, held 
  in November
  (see also Ludi
  Capitalini.Ludi Magni.Ludi Romani)
  Ludi Romani
  Roman
  games in honour of Jupiter, held 
  in September  
  (see also Ludi 
  Capitalini.Ludi Magni.Ludi Plebei)
  Ludjatako
  North American
  a turtle-spirit of the Creek Indians
  ludki
  Slav
  [=Hungarian lutki:=Polish krasnoludi]
  benevolent dwarfs of the Serbian
  Otherworld
  Ludlam
  British
  a sorceress of Farnham
  Ludwig
  German
  a king of Normandy
  father of Hartmut
  He killed Hettel, father of Gudrun,
  when Herwig, Hettel and Siegfried
  fought a battle with the Normans in a
  vain attempt to rescue Gudrun who
  had been abducted by Ludwig’s son,
  Hartmut. In a later battle which took
  place when Herwig, Ortwin and Wat
  took a force to Normandy, Ludwig was
  killed by Herwig who was reunited
  with his beloved Gudrun.
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  Lueji
  Lueji
  African
  a queen of the Lunda people
  When she married Chibinda Ilungi,
  she handed over her rule to him and,
  when she proved to be infertile, she
  gave him a second wife, Kamonga.
  luete-muor
  Baltic
  a tree used in Lappish sacrificial rites
  When the tree has been felled, it is
  smeared with the blood of an animal
  which was killed at the same time, and
  offered to the gods.
  Lufamour
  British
  in some accounts, a lover of Percival
  (see also Lady of the Castle)
  luferlang
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Lufu
  African
  [Lirifu]
  a god of death
  He owns herds of cattle which are
  tended by the dead.
  Lug
  Celtic
  [=Gallic Lugus:=Irish Lugh:
  =Welsh Llew Llaw Gyffes]
  the Celtic sky-god, god of light
  husband of Eire, some say
  Lugaba
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘he who gives’
  Lugaid1
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h)]
  a blind poet
  son of Ailill mac Mata
  He killed Fergus mac Roth, who was
  the lover of Maev, when Maev’s
  husband, Ailill, caught them swimming
  together in a lake.
  Lugaid2
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h).Son of Three Dogs]
  a warrior and satirist
  son of Curoi and Blathnat
  He was a friend of Cuchulainn but
  swore vengeance when Cuchulainn
  killed his father and abducted his
  mother. He led Maev’s army in an
  assault on Ulster and set a trap for
  Cuchulainn in which he threw the
  spear that mortally wounded the
  Ulster hero. When a crow settled on
  Cuchulainn’s shoulder, he came in
  close to the crippled warrior, who had
  tied himself to a pillar, and cut off his
  head. As the sword dropped from
  Cuchulainn’s hand it cut off Lugaid’s
  hand. He was killed by Conall
  Cearnach who fought one-handed to
  equalise the contest.
  Some say that the killer of
  Cuchulainn was a son of Calatin.
  In some accounts, Cuchulainn gave
  Lugaid the princess Dearbhfhorgaill
  whom he had rescued but others say he
  gave her to Lugaid Riabhdhearg.
  (see also Lugaid Riabhdhearg)
  Lugaid3
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h)]
  son of Lughna
  brother of Nia
  When Cormac regained his throne in
  a battle with Eochu Gunnat, it was
  Lugaid who killed Eochu.
  Lugaid4
  Irish
  daughter of Finn mac Cool
  mother of Gaoine
  In some accounts, Gaoine is called
  Mac Lughach, son of Lugaid Lagha.
  In other accounts, Lugaid became a
  daughter of Finn who bore Gaoine to
  her brother, Daire Dearg.
  Lugaid5
  (see Molua)
  Lugaid Lagae
  (see Lugaid Lagha)
  Lugaid Lagha
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lugaid Lagae.Lughaid(h)]
  a great warrior
  brother of Ailill Olom
  father of Gaoine, some say
  When Finn’s aunt, Uirne, was turned
  into a hound by the jealous first wife of
  Ullan, a king who wanted to marry
  Uirne, Lugaid killed Ulla, whereupon
  Uirne was restored to her former self
  and married her saviour.
  He went to Scotland with Lugaid
  mac Con when the latter was exiled
  and fought on his side when he
  returned to Ireland, killing Art at the
  Battle of Magh Mucramha. He later
  served Art’s son, Cormac, when he
  came to the throne.
  In other versions, his son, known also
  as Mac Lughach, was a son of Lugaid
  who becomes a daughter of Finn mac
  Cool by her brother, Daire Dearg.
  Lugaid Laighde
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h) Loigde]
  son of Daire
  When hunting with his brothers they
  came upon an ugly old hag. Lugaid
  was the only one prepared to sleep
  with her, whereupon she turned into a
  beautiful maiden who foretold that he
  would become king.
  He is sometimes equated with
  Lugaid mac Con, though others
  regard him as Mac Con’s father.
  Lugaid Lamhdhearg
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h)]
  a king of Ireland
  He killed Eochaid Uaircheas and took
  over the throne of the southern half of
  the country. He was later killed by
  Conaing, king of the northern half.
  Lugaid Loigde (see Lugaid Laighde)
  Lugaid Luaighne
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h)]
  a high-king of Ireland
  father of Cairbre, Criomhthann 
  and Fionnbhair
  He divided Ulster into two parts,
  giving one part to Congall, the other
  to Fergus mac Leda.
  Lugaid mac Con
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lugaid mac Con Roi.Lughahid(h)]
  a king of Ireland
  son of Lugaid Laighde, some say
  As king of Munster, he was defeated at
  the Battle of Ceann Abhradh by Ailill
  Olom and fled to Scotland. He later
  returned with an army, defeated Ailill
  and Art at the Battle of Magh
  Mucramha and took the high-king’s
  throne. Some say that this battle arose
  out of an argument between Lugaid
  and Ailill’s son, Eoghan Mor, over a
  tiny harper they had found in a tree.
  Lugaid later handed over the throne to
  Art’s son, Cormac mac Airt, and tried
  to resume his earlier friendship 
  with Ailill but the latter, by kissing
  him, infected Lugaid with the poison
  from an infected tooth. Ailill’s son,
  Fearcheas, then followed Lugaid and
  killed him with a spear-cast.
  In some accounts, it was said that he
  never slept and this was accounted for
  by the fact that his father was an 
  otter who took Lugaid to his under-
  water lair.
  He is sometimes regarded as being
  the same as an earlier character,
  Lugaid mac Con Roi.
  Lugaid mac Con Roi
  (see Lugaid mac Con)
  Lugaid Mean
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lughaid(h)]
  a king of Munster
  He was defeated in a battle with forces
  led by Conall Gulban.
  Lugai Red Stripes
  (see Lugaid Riabhghearg)
  Lugaid Reo-derg
  (see Lugaid Riabhdhearg)
  Lugaid Riabhdhearg
  Irish
  [Lewy.Lugaid Red Stripes.
  Lughaid(h) Reo-derg]
  a king of Ireland
  foster-father of Cuchulainn
  son of Clothra
  In some accounts, the three sons of
  Eochaid Feidhleach, known as Finn
  Eamhna, slept with their own sister,
  Clothra to father Lugaid. It was said
  that his body was divided by red stripes
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  into three parts, each of which
  resembled one of his three fathers. In
  some accounts, she bore three sons, all
  called Lugaid. Others say that Lugaid
  slept with his own mother, Clothra,
  fathering Criomhthann Nia Nair.
  Some say that Cuchulainn rejected
  the love of Dearbhfhorgaill and gave
  her to Lugaid. In this version, he died
  of grief or by his own hand when she
  was mutilated by a group of jealous
  women. Other versions say that
  Dearbhfhorgaill was given to Lugaid,
  son of Curoi.
  He was killed by the three Red-
  heads of Leinster.
  (see also Lugaid2)
  Lugal
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian word for ‘king’
  Lugal-abzu
  Mesopotamian
  [Lugal-abzuak]
  a name of Enki as ‘owner of the 
  deep waters’
  Lugal-abzuak
  (see Lugal-abzu)
  Lugal-Dimmer-An-Ki-A Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘king of the gods’
  Lugal-ida
  Mesopotamian
  [Lugal-idak.Lugalid]
  a name of Ea or Enki as ‘lord of 
  the river’
  Lugal-idak
  (see Lugal-ida)
  Lugal-Irra
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian underworld god
  Lugal-Meslam
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Nergal as king of Meslam,
  the underworld
  Lugalbanda
  Mesopotamian
  [Lugulbanda]
  son of Enlil, some say
  consort of Ninsun
  father of Gilgamesh
  In the early myths he is said to have killed
  Zu to recover the Tablets of Destiny.
  Later stories give Marduk the credit.
  Lugalid
  (see Lugal-ida)
  Lugdunensis
  (see Lugdunum)
  Lugdunum
  Celtic
  [Lugdunensis.Lyons}
  Lug’s fort in France
  a name for Lyonesse
  Lugeilan
  Pacific Islands
  [Lugeilang.Luk.Lukelang.Nan Dapue:
  =Pelew Islands Obagat]
  the sky-god and god of agriculture of
  the Caroline Islanders
  a founder-hero
  husband of Thilpelap
  father of Olofat
  father of Ligoupup, some say
  When his son was killed by the other
  gods, Lugeilan brought him back to life.
  In some accounts, Lugeilan is
  Olofat’s brother (or half-brother) and
  their father is Anulap. Others say that
  Olofat’s brother is Samonekoaner.
  Lugeilang
  (see Lugeilan)
  Lugh
  Irish
  [An Scal.Find.Ildanach.Lug:Lugh 
  Chromain.Lugh Laebach.Lam(h)fada.
  Lonbemlech.Lonnbemnech.Ord-ollam.
  Samildanach.The Bright One:=Celtic 
  Lug:=Gaulish Lugus:=Roman Mercury:
  =Welsh Llew Llaw Gyffes] 
  the sun-god, god of light
  son of Cian and Ethlinn 
  husband of Boi
  brother of the Dagda and Ogma, 
  some say
  In some versions, Lugh is the son of
  Clothra or of Delbaeth by Eire but the
  more usual story is that three sons
  were born to Ethlinn at one birth after
  she had been seduced by Cian. It was
  predicted that a son of Ethlinn would
  kill his grandfather, Balor, so he had
  the babies thrown into the sea. Lugh
  was rescued by Manannan and reared
  by his uncle Goban, the smith-god
  Goibhniu, and spent his youth in the
  care of Duach, king of the Great Plain,
  the land of the dead, where his foster-
  mother was Taltiu, Duach’s daughter.
  Although Balor was of the Fomoire,
  Lugh served with the Danaans under
  Nuada, bringing with him the Boat of
  Manannan, the Horse of Manannan
  and the magic sword, Fraganach. On
  the death of Nuada, Lugh became a
  king of the Danaans.
  He sent his father north to raise an
  army to fight the Fomoire but he was
  waylaid and killed by the sons of
  Turenn. Lugh arraigned the killers
  before the high-king and agreed to a
  fine instead of execution, requiring
  them to perform seven (or eight) very
  difficult tasks.
  In the second Battle of Moytura he
  restored all his fallen warriors to life
  and defeated the Fomoire who were
  henceforth banished. During this
  battle Lugh killed Balor, as had earlier
  been predicted, by throwing a magic
  stone, Tathlum, into his baleful eye.
  The stone went right through Balor’s
  skull and out the other side, killing
  twenty-seven other warriors. Others
  say that he threw a spear or drove a
  stake through Balor’s eye and then
  decapitated him.
  It was said that he was killed when
  attacked by the three sons of Cearmaid
  (whom Lugh had killed). One of them
  wounded Lugh who fell into a lake and
  was drowned. Others say that Lugh
  was killed in battle by Cailte.
  In The Prophetic Ecstasy of the
  Phantom, Lugh appeared in the form
  of a horseman, claiming to be the
  returned son of Adam, and recited to
  Conn, king of Ulster, the names of all
  future kings.
  Lugh Chromain
  Irish
  a name of Lugh as 
  a craftsman
  When the invading Milesians con-
  quered the Danaans, the defeated tribe
  retreated underground as fairies. Their
  leader, Lugh, became a craftsman
  leprechaun. His store of sunlight he
  buried at various sites, each to be
  marked by the end of a rainbow.
  Lugh Laebach
  Irish
  a magician
  He, together with Ai, Bechuille and
  Cridhinbheal, defeated the sons of
  Carman and took their mother prisoner.
  Some say that he was an aspect of
  the god, Lugh.
  Lugh Lamfada
  (see Lamfada)
  Lugh Lamf(h)ada
  (see Lamfada)
  Lughaid
  (see Lugaid)
  Lughaidh
  (see Lugaid)
  Lughna1
  Irish
  husband of Liadan
  father of Ciaran
  Lughna2
  Irish
  father of Lugaid and Nia
  Lughna3
  Irish
  [Lugna Fer Tri]
  brother-in-law of Eachtach
  When her husband, Art, was killed at
  the Battle of Magh Mucramha,
  Eachtach went to stay with Lughna.
  Her son, Cormac mac Airt, was born
  en route to Lughna’s house and, after
  being recovered from the she-wolf
  which suckled him, the boy was raised
  by Lughna alongside his own sons.
  He corresponds to the Lughne
  referred to in the story of Achtan. In
  an alternative version of Cormac’s
  birth, he was raised by Fiachna Casan.
  Lughnasadh
  (see Lugnasad)
  Lugh’s Chain
  Irish
  the Milky Way 
  The Milky Way is regarded as a chain
  by which Lugh could raise the dead 
  to heaven.
  This is also the name given to the
  sling which Lugh used to kill Balor.
  Lugh’s Mass
  (see Lugnasad)
  Lughtigern
  Irish
  a monster cat
  Lugal
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  Lugmannair
  Irish
  father of Dil
  Lugna Fer Tri
  (see Lugna3)
  Lugnasa
  (see Lugnasad)
  Lugnasad
  Celtic
  [Bilberry Sunday.Bron Troghain.
  Fraughan Sunday.Garland Sunday.
  Lug(h)nasadh.Lugh’s Mass.Lugnasa:
  Lueji=British Lammas:=Manx Lla
  Lluanys:=Welsh Calan Awst.Gwyl Awst]
  a festival of Lugh held on August 
  1st to commemorate his foster-
  mother, Taltiu
  In some accounts, Lugnasad is a feast
  of marriage rites.
  Lugnasadh
  (see Lugnasad)
  Lugne
  Irish
  a monk
  He was swimming in Loch Ness when
  he was attacked by a monster. St
  Columba ordered the monster to stop
  and it swam off, leaving him unharmed.
  Lughnasadh
  (see Lugnasad)
  Lugoves
  (see Lugus)
  Luguain
  British
  a servant of Yder who later became 
  a knight
  Lugulbanda
  (see Lugalbanda)
  Lugus
  Celtic
  [‘bright’.Lug:=Irish Lugh:=Welsh Llew 
  Llaw Gyffes:plur=Lugoves]
  the Gaulish version of the sun-god Lug
  Luh-Ka
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian purification ceremony
  Luian
  (see Eochaid mac Luchta)
  Luighne
  Irish
  a trapper
  He found the infant Cormac mac Airt
  who was being suckled by a she-wolf,
  and returned the child to its mother.
  (see also Lughna3)
  Luightheach
  Irish
  husband of Boilce
  father of Conall Corc
  Luin
  Irish
  the spear of Celtchair
  If this magic weapon smelt an enemy it
  twisted in the hands and, unless it spilt
  the blood of that enemy, it would turn
  on the holder. This effect could be
  neutralised only by immersing the
  spear in a vat of venom.
  Luipa1
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  one of the Mahasiddhas
  He is depicted seated, holding a skull
  cap and with a rope round his body.
  Luipa2
  (see Minanatha)
  Luitgarde
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Luk1
  North American
  in the lore of the Klamath, the grizzly
  bear created by Kumush
  Luk2
  (see Lugeilan)
  Luka-Kane
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian god of sports
  Lukabal
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Dikpala]
  a guardian spirit of the earth and
  human beings
  Lukaon
  (see Lycaon)
  Lukelang
  (see Lugeilan)
  Lukhavi
  Slav
  the Devil
  Lukoi
  Greek
  devotees of Zeus Lycaeus who ate 
  the flesh of wolves at religious
  ceremonies
  Lukman
  (see Lokman)
  Lukomedes
  (see Lycomedes)
  Lukourgos
  (see Lycurgus)
  Luktari
  Afghan
  a Kafir fertility-deity
  lukumans
  South American
  a diviner among the Africans 
  of Surinam
  These people, male or female, are said
  to be able to cure sickness by quest-
  ioning a person’s soul. Having brought
  the soul up into the patient’s head, the
  diviner finds answers to his questions
  by watching the surface of water in a
  bowl, by the opening and closing of a
  fan or by looking in a mirror.
  Other varieties of diviner are known
  as 
  kartaman, 
  obiaman, 
  piaiman,
  wintiman and wisiman.
  (see also lookman)
  Lulal
  Mesopotamian
  a minor Sumerian god
  Lullu
  Mesopotamian
  a man created by the gods to work 
  for them
  Lumauig
  (see Lumawig)
  Lumawig
  Pacific Islands
  [Lumauig]
  a deity in the Philippines
  He is said to have created humans
  from reeds which he placed in pairs on
  the ground. Each pair became a male
  and female, each pair speaking a
  different language. His sons wiped out
  the whole population, except one
  brother and sister, by causing a flood.
  The surviving couple repopulated the
  islands and Lunawig came to be
  regarded as a culture-hero who taught
  the people their arts and customs.
  Lumbini
  Buddhist
  a sacred grove said to be the
  birthplace of the Buddha
  Lumbu
  African
  the first man in the lore of the Bakongo
  The androgynous being Mahungu,
  created by Nzambi, was split by the
  tree Muti Mpungu to form the man
  Lumbu and the woman Muzita.
  Luminous Maiden
  Japanese
  a goddess of Mount Fuji
  Luminous Race
  Hindu
  descendants of Agni
  These deities had responsibility for
  such things as light, meteors, and
  sacrificial fires.
  Luminous, The
  (see Dipankara)
  Luminu’ut
  East Indian
  [Empung Luminu’ut=Marshall Islands
  Lejman]
  the first woman in the lore 
  of the Celebes
  wife of Toar
  She was born from the sweat of a rock
  and, covering the rock with soil, she
  planted seeds and so created the earth.
  In some versions, Toar was her son
  produced after being made pregnant
  by the wind. Together they produced
  the people and their gods.
  Lumukaka
  Pacific Islands
  a sea-giant
  Lumukaka appeared to two boys who
  were fishing and, even after eating the
  whole of their catch, demanded more
  food. The elder boy successively cut
  off the arms and legs of his younger
  brother to feed the giant and managed
  to escape. When the remains of the
  younger boy were buried, a dog
  appeared and from this animal came
  the coconut palm.
  Lumumba
  (see Leza)
  Lun Yü
  Chinese
  [Analects.Sayings of Confucius]
  the sixth of the 9 sacred books 
  of the Confucian canon, dealing 
  with the teachings of Confucius 
  on political matters
  one of the Four Books
  Luna
  Roman
  [=Greek Phoebe.Selene]
  a moon-goddess
  Lunang
  Afghan
  a Kafir river-goddess, goddess 
  of water-mills
  Lundjungfrur
  (see Loljersker)
  Lundy Island
  (see Ynys Wair)
  Luned
  Welsh
  [Lunet(te)]
  a maidservant of the Lady of 
  the Fountain
  In some versions, she is the sister of
  the Lady of the Fountain, Laudine.
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  She saved Owain when she gave him
  a ring that could make him invisible.
  He later rescued her when she was
  imprisoned awaiting death at the stake.
  Lunet
  (see Luned)
  Lunette
  (see Luned)
  lung
  Chinese
  a dragon chief of the scaly animals,
  ruler of the earth
  (see also dragon3)
  Lung-Gom Pa
  (see Lunggompa)
  Lung Nü
  Chinese
  [Lung Wang Nü]
  a female attendant on Kuan Yin
  Lung-ta
  (see rLun-rta)
  Lung Wang
  (see Ao Kuang)
  Lung Wang Nü
  (see Lung Nü)
  lung-rta
  Tibetan
  a form of prayer-flag (see also da-cha)
  Lunga
  African
  sister of Lenga
  wife of Nsassi
  (see also Nsassi)
  Lunggompa
  Buddhist
  [Lung-Gom Pa.Wind Men]
  monks who, by asceticism, are said to
  be able to walk great distances at
  high speed without resting, in a form
  of trance
  Lunheng
  Chinese
  the Chinese record of Korean myths
  lunkus
  (see guyascutus)
  Luojatar
  (see Luonnotar)
  Luonnotar
  Baltic
  [Daughter of Creation.Luojatar.Synnytar]
  a Finnish goddess
  This is a name for Ilmatar as a goddess
  of birth.
  In some accounts, the name of three
  nature-goddesses of birth or norns.
  Luot-hozjit
  (see Luot-chozjit)
  Luot-chozjit
  Baltic
  [Luot-hozjik:=Russian Pots-hoznik]
  a Lappish female spirit, guardian 
  of reindeer
  Lupe
  Pacific Islands
  the dove created by Malamanganga’e
  and Malamangangaifo
  Lupercalia
  Roman
  a festival honouring Faunus, Lupercus
  or the wolf that suckled Romulus
  and Remus, held on February 15th
  Lupercii
  Roman
  the young men or priests who took
  part in the rites of the Lupercalia
  Lupercus
  Roman
  [=Greek Pan]
  an ancient Italian god of fertility,
  flocks and wolves
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Faunus.
  Lupies
  North American
  a mythical tribe of Plains Indians 
  lupinam insaniam  (see lycanthropy)
  Luppolt
  European
  a vassal of Rother
  He was in charge of the delegation
  sent to Constantinople by Rother to
  sue for the hand of the emperor’s
  daughter, Oda.
  luprachain
  (see leprechaun)
  Lur
  European
  [Lurgurr]
  a Basque earth-goddess
  Lurgurr
  (see Lur)
  Luridan
  [Belelah]
  a demon, ruler of the north
  Lurlei
  (see Lorelei)
  Luseios
  (see Lusios)
  Luseus
  (see Lusios)
  Lusiads, The
  Portuguese
  [Portuguese Iliad]
  a 16th C story of famous Portuguese,
  written by Camoens
  A number of classical deities appear in
  these stories.
  Lusios
  Greek
  [Luseios.Luseus]
  a name of Dionysus as ‘one who flees
  from guilt’
  lustrum
  Roman
  a sacrificial rite of purification held
  every 5 years
  lutin1
  French
  [Le Cheval Bayard.netun]
  a goblin or house-spirit of Normandy
  This goblin was said to be able to
  transfrom and take on the form of a
  horse when it was referred to as Le
  Cheval Bayard.
  lutin2
  West Indian
  in Haiti, the ghost of an unbaptised
  child
  lutki
  Hungarian
  [lutky:=Polish krasnoludi:=Slav ludki]
  benevolent dwarfs of the Otherworld
  lutky
  (see lutki)
  Lutung Kasarung
  East Indian
  a black monkey, the role taken by 
  Guru Minda
  Lutung Kasarung
  East Indian
  a Javanese epic, the story of Guru
  Minda during his time on earth
  Lu’ukia
  Pacific Islands
  the Hawaiian version of Rukutia
  Luvah
  British
  a demon of the emotions
  This being is one of the four zoa in the
  works of William Blake.
  Lwndrys
  (see Caer Llud)
  Lyada
  Slav
  a war-god
  Lyaeus
  (see Dionysus)
  Lyambilo
  African
  brother of Ngeketo and Mbasi
  He and Mbasi became jealous of
  Ngeketo, who had brought maize to his
  people, so they killed him. When he
  reappeared as a snake, they chopped
  him into pieces and, when those pieces
  rejoined, they did the same again.
  Lyangombe
  African
  a principal god in the Congo
  Lybia
  Greek
  [Aega]
  daughter of Epaphus and Memphis
  mother of Agenor, Belus, and Lelex 
  by Poseidon
  Lybica
  Roman
  a sibyl
  Lybius Desconus1
  British
  a 14th C poem relating the exploits 
  of Gingalin
  Lybius Desconus2
  (see Gingalin)
  Lycabas
  Greek
  a sailor on the ship when Dionysus 
  was imprisoned by the crew
  Lycaea
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Pan
  Lycaeus1
  Greek
  [Lykaios]
  a mountain sacred to Pan and Zeus
  Lycaeus2
  Greek
  [Lykaios]
  a name for Apollo as guardian of
  wolves or for Zeus as ‘wolf-like’
  Lycaeus3
  (see Lyceus)
  lycanthrope
  [cynanthropist.lycanthropist]
  a human in the form of a wolf: 
  a wolf-man
  lycanthropia
  (see lycanthropy)
  lycanthropist
  (see lycanthrope)
  lycanthropy
  [cucubuth.cynanthropy.lupinam
  insaniam.lycanthropia.wolf-madness]
  the supposed ability to change into 
  a (were)wolf
  In other parts of the world, various
  other ferocious animals are substituted
  for the wolf.
  In medical terms, this is a mental
  affliction in which one imagines one-
  self to be a wolf.
  Lycaon1
  Greek
  [Lukaon.Lykaon]
  king of Arcadia 
  son of Pelasgus and Meliboea 
  husband of Nonacris 
  father of Callisto, Macareus, Nyctimus
  and Orchomenus
  His son Nyctimus was killed by his
  brothers and served in a stew to Zeus
  who then restored Nyctimus to life.
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  Lycaon then tried to kill the god by
  stabbing him when he was asleep but
  Zeus let out a roar that rased the king’s
  palace. Zeus killed Lycaon and his
  other sons or, in some versions, turned
  them into wolves, sending Deucalion’s
  flood as further punishment.
  A similar story is told of Arcas,
  Lycaon’s grandson.
  Lycaon2
  Greek
  [Lukaon.Lykaon]
  son of Priam by Laothea
  He was killed by Achilles during the
  siege of Troy.
  Lycaon3
  Greek
  [Lukaon.Lykaon]
  king of Deleia or Zeleia
  father of Pandarus
  Lycaon4
  Greek
  [Lukaon.Lykaon]
  a king of Illyria 
  father of Daunus, Iapyx and Peucetius
  Lycaon5
  Greek
  [Lukaon.Lykaon]
  son of Ares
  When he challenged Heracles to
  single combat, he was killed.
  Lycastus
  Greek
  father of Minos by Ida
  Lycatheus
  Greek
  father of Creon
  Lycelius
  Greek
  Apollo as god of the wolves
  Lyceus
  Greek
  [Lycaeus]
  a name for Apollo as ‘light’
  or ‘splendour’
  Lychie
  (see Leshi)
  Lychnus
  Greek
  in some accounts, a son of Hephaestus
  by Athena
  Lycia
  Greek
  [Lykia]
  the place where Apollo was born
  Lycimnius
  Greek
  son of Electryon by Midea
  Lycius1
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Lycius2
  (see Apollo)
  Lycian
  (see Apollo)
  Lycippe
  Greek
  an Amazon
  mother of Tanais
  Lycisca
  Greek
  [Lycise]
  a dog of Actaeon, half dog, half wolf
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Lycisca, tore him 
  to pieces.
  Lycise
  (see Lycisca)
  Lycomedes
  Greek
  [Lukomedes]
  king of Scyros
  father of Deidamia
  He sheltered Achilles who was dressed
  as a girl by his mother, Thetis, who
  tried to hide her son so that he might
  not have to serve with the Greek army
  at Troy.
  He killed Theseus by pushing him
  over a cliff fearing that Theseus might
  take his throne.
  Lycorea
  Greek
  one of the peaks of Mount 
  Parnassus, sacred to Apollo
  (see also Tithorea)
  Lycotherses
  Greek
  king of Illyria
  husband of Agave
  His wife, Agave, who had killed
  Pentheus, her son by her first husband
  Echion, killed Lycotherses and gave
  the throne to Cadmus. 
  Lyctius
  (see Idomenus)
  Lycurgus1
  Greek
  [Lukourgos.Lykourgos]
  king of Nemea
  son of Pheres and Periclymene
  brother of Admetus
  father of Opheltes
  In one account, he bought Hypsipyle
  as a slave to nurse his infant son. She
  put the boy on the ground for a
  moment but it was bitten by a snake
  and died.
  The Nemean games were instituted
  in honour of this infant.
  Lycurgus2
  Greek
  [Lukourgos.Lykourgos]
  king of the Edonians of Thrace
  son of Dryas
  father of Dryas
  He insulted Dionysus and opposed the
  new religion worshipping the god of
  wine for which he was blinded by
  Zeus. He captured the invading army
  of Dionysus but the god himself
  escaped and Rhea drove Lycurgus mad
  so that he killed his own son Dryas
  with an axe, thinking he was cutting
  down a vine. A curse of barrenness
  descended on the land and, to
  propitiate the god, the Edonians killed
  Lycurgus by pulling him apart with
  wild horses.
  In another version, he was handed
  over by Dionysus to the wild animals
  of Mount Rhodope which killed him,
  though others say that he killed
  himself, his wife and his son.
  Lycurgus3
  Greek
  [Lukourgos.Lykourgos]
  son of Euonomus
  brother of Polydectes
  When his brother died, leaving his
  wife pregnant, she offered to kill the
  baby and share the throne with
  Lycurgus. He pretended to agree but
  instead proclaimed the child, called
  Charilaus, king and left Sparta in his
  hands.
  Lycurgus4
  Greek
  [Lukourgos.Lykourgos]
  a king of Arcadia 
  son of Aleus and Neaera 
  brother of Amphidamus, Auge, 
  Celeus and Cepheus 
  father of Ancaeus
  He killed King Areithous and gave his
  armour to Ereuthalion.
  Lycurgus5
  Greek
  a lawgiver in Sparta, deified 
  after his death
  Lycus1
  Greek
  king of Athens
  son of Pandion
  brother of Aegeus, 
  Nisus and Pallas
  He was expelled by Aegeus, who took
  over the throne of Athens, and fled to
  Lycia.
  Lycus2
  Greek
  a king of Thebes
  son of Chthonius
  brother of Nycteus, some say
  He put aside his wife Antiope in favour
  of Dirce and they put Antiope in
  prison and ill-treated her. Antiope’s
  sons by Apollo, Amphion and Zethus,
  avenged her by killing both Lycus and
  Dirce.
  In another story, he was the brother
  of Nycteus, the father of Antiope.
  Some say that he and Nycteus were
  fathered by Poseidon on Celaeno.
  Lycus3
  Greek
  king of Mariandyne
  son of Dascylus
  brother of Priolas
  father of Dascylus
  When the Argonauts called en route to
  Colchis, Lycus sent his son to guide
  them along the shore.
  Lycus4
  Greek
  son of Lycus and Dirce
  He left Thebes after his father’s death
  at the hands of Amphion and Zethus
  but returned later to wrest the throne
  from Creon. Heracles, married to
  Creon’s daughter, killed Lycus and put
  Laodamas on the throne.
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  Lycus5
  Greek
  a follower of Diomedes
  He went to Italy with Diomedes and
  was turned into a bird by Aphrodite.
  Lyda
  Greek
  a nymph who rejected the 
  love of a satyr
  Lyeshy
  (see Leshi)
  Lyfir
  Norse
  Heimdall as a mortal sent to protect
  Hadding in battle
  Lygadnudd
  (see Llygadnudd)
  Lygis
  Greek
  a son of Poseidon
  Lygni
  Norse
  [Ligni]
  a king of the Hundings
  When Hiordis rejected his suit and
  married the aging Sigmund, he raised
  an army and attacked Hunaland. In the
  ensuing battle, Sigmund was killed and
  Lygni claimed his kingdom. At that
  time, Sigmund’s son, Sigurd, had yet to
  be born. When he reached manhood,
  Sigurd returned to kill Lygni and
  reclaim his father’s throne.
  Lykaios
  (see Lycaeus.Zeus)
  Lykaon
  (see Lycaon)
  Lykia
  (see Lycia)
  Lykourgos
  (see Lycurgus)
  Lykurgos
  (see Lycurgus)
  Lyle
  British
  [Lady of Lyle.Lile]
  a lady of Avalon
  She sent a maiden, Colombe, to King
  Arthur’s court bearing a sword that
  only the purest knight could draw
  from its scabbard. It was drawn and
  claimed by Balin and led to his 
  death and that of his brother Balan.
  The sword had once belonged to 
  the girl’s lover who had been killed by
  her brother.
  In some accounts, it was Lyle herself
  who took the sword to the court.
  Lymdale
  Norse
  the home of Brunhild, some say
  Lympha
  Roman
  a nature-goddess
  Lyncea
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Lyncea, tore him 
  to pieces.
  Lynceus1
  Greek
  king of Argos
  son of Aegyptus, one of 50
  husband of Hypermnestra
  father of Abas
  The only son to survive when they
  were murdered on the night of their
  wedding to the fifty daughters of
  Danaus. He killed his father-in-law
  and took his throne of Argos.
  Lynceus2
  Greek
  son of Aphareus and Arene
  twin brother of Idas
  He joined the Calydonian boar hunt
  and sailed in Argo in which, having
  sharp eyes which could see beneath the
  earth, he acted as the look-out. He was
  killed by Polydeuces after a dispute
  over stolen cattle or, in some accounts,
  in the fight that ensued when Castor
  and Polydeuces abducted Hilaeria and
  Phoebe, the wives of Lynceus and his
  brother Idas.
  Lynch
  Irish
  a warrior with Ailill and Maev
  He was one of those who took on the
  great warrior Cuchulainn in single
  combat at the ford but treacherously
  brought twelve soldiers to support
  him. All died at the hand of
  Cuchulainn.
  Lyncus
  Greek
  king of Scythia
  He tried to kill Triptolemus but the
  goddess Demeter intervened and
  changed Lyncus into a lynx.
  Lyne
  British
  a warrior-maid
  She had always wanted to be a man
  and, as a girl, had dressed and fought
  like a boy, killing one youth in combat.
  She spent her life studying the arts of
  battle and trained likely prospects to
  become outstanding knights. One of
  these was Ewain who spent most of a
  year at her home in Wales learning all
  she could teach him.
  Lynette
  British
  [Linet]
  sister of Lyonesse
  wife of Gareth, some say
  She went to King Arthur’s court to
  enlist help for her sister, Lyonesse,
  against the Red Knight.
  In some accounts, she married
  Gareth after he had rescued her sister
  and had been admitted as a Knight of
  the Round Table.
  Lyngvi
  Norse
  an island in the lake Amsvartnir
  Here Fenris was bound to a rock
  until the last battle when he broke
  loose and fought with Loki against 
  the gods.
  Lynor
  (see Lianour)
  Lyonel
  (see Lionel)
  Lyonesse1
  Celtic
  [Leones(se).Leonnais.Leonnoys.
  Leonois.Lethowstow.Liones(se).Lyonnoy:
  =Welsh Cantre’r Gwaelod.Lowland
  Cantref:=French Ker-Is]
  a fabled lost land
  This island is said to have been
  situated off the far south-west of
  Britain, supporting a happy agri-
  cultural society. Part of it, ruled by
  Galahad, was known as Surluse. The
  island was drowned under the Atlantic
  by water spirits jealous of the
  happiness and prosperity of the
  inhabitants. Only Trevilian escaped
  when the sea overwhelmed the island. 
  Some say it was the land where
  Tristram was born, the land from
  which King Arthur came and the site
  of the final battle where he met his
  death.
  Others say that, when King Arthur
  was killed, Mordred survived and
  drove the remaining forces of the king
  to Lyonesse. The ghost of Merlin
  caused the land to sink beneath the
  waves taking Mordred’s men with it
  while the king’s men escaped.
  In some accounts, Liones is a
  separate realm.
  (see also Lugdunum)
  Lyonesse2
  British
  a lady attacked by the Red Knight
  sister of Lynette
  When the Red Knight besieged her
  castle, she sent Lynette to King
  Arthur’s court to enlist help. The king
  sent Gareth who rescued Lyonesse
  and, in some accounts, married her.
  (see also Lynette.Lyonors)
  Lyonors
  British
  [Liones.Lionors]
  daughter of Earl Sanam
  She was seduced by King Arthur and
  bore him a son named Borre or
  Loholt.
  In some accounts she is the same 
  as Lyonesse.
  Lyons
  (see Lugdunum)
  Lyonse
  British
  a French knight
  lord of Payarne
  He and Phariance met Ulfias and
  Brastias when they journeyed to
  France to enlist help for King Arthur
  from Bors and Ban.
  Lyppaut
  British
  [Lippant.Lord of Bearosche]
  a duke of Bearosche
  father of Obie and Obilot
  When Obie rejected the suit of King
  Meljanz, he attacked her father’s city,
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  helped by Percival. Gawain fought on
  the side of the besieged duke.
  Lyra
  (see Chih Nu.Tanabata)
  Lysianassa1
  Greek
  daughter of Epaphus and Memphis
  sister of Libya
  mother of Busiris by Poseidon
  Lysianassa2
  Greek
  daughter of Polybus
  wife of Talaus, some say
  Lysidice
  Greek
  daughter of Pelops
  wife of Mestor
  mother of Hippothoe
  mother of Amphitryon, some say
  Lysimache
  Greek
  daughter of Abas
  sister of Coeranus
  wife of Talaus, some say
  Lysippe
  Greek
  daughter of Proteus and Anteia 
  wife of Melampus
  She and her sisters Iphinoe and
  Iphianassa were driven mad by
  Dionysus or Hera. Iphinoe died but
  the seer Melampus and his brother
  Bias cured the other two and Lysippe
  married Melampus.
  Lytir
  Norse
  a name of Frey in Sweden
  Lytuvonis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian rain god
  Lyuba
  (see Iruva)
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity
  referred to as god M: perhaps 
  Ek Chuah
  This deity is depicted as black with red
  lips and carrying a package on his
  head.
  Ma1
  Chinese
  a Taoist deity
  one of the Four Diamond Kings
  He is depicted holding a sword.
  Ma2
  Chinese
  the steed of the sun
  Ma3
  Egyptian
  [Ammas.Maat.Maet.Maht.Mait.
  Maut.Mayet.‘truth’]
  goddess of justice and truth
  a form of Tefnut the sun-goddess as 
  a lioness
  ruler of the underworld
  daughter of Ra
  wife of Thoth
  She is depicted as wearing a single
  ostrich feather which she uses to weigh
  the souls of the dead.
  (see also Mut.Nehebkau)
  Ma4
  Greek
  [Great Mother:=Roman Bellona]
  a primaeval Anatolian goddess
  (see also Anaitis1)
  Ma5
  Turkish
  [=Greek Enyo:=Roman Bellona]
  an Anatolian war-goddess and
  fertility-goddess
  ma6
  (see akuma)
  Ma7
  (see Ama2.Baba.Parvati.Sin4)
  Ma-Bajan
  Tibetan
  mother of ‘Brug-ma’
  Ma-banda-anna
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Samas as ‘boat in the sky’
  Ma-Bellone
  (see Baba)
  Ma Bumba
  South American
  [Bumba]
  a deity of Surinam, based on the
  Bakongo creator-god Niambi
  ma-chung
  Chinese
  a paper image of the kitchen-god, Tsao
  Chün, displayed at the New Year
  festival
  Ma-Hina
  (see Hina1.Mahina1)
  Ma-ho Chia-yeh
  Chinese
  [Chin Ma-ho Chia Yeh.Mo-ho Chia-yeh]
  the Chinese name for Kashyapa
  Ma Hu
  Chinese
  father of Ma Ku
  His cruelty caused his daughter to run
  away. She returned only to bathe his
  eyes when he went blind through
  weeping over the loss of her services
  and then left again, riding away on a
  bird.
  Ma-lha
  Tibetan
  a local god of longevity and 
  good fortune
  Ma Kiela
  African
  a goddess of the Bakongo, 
  a deified mortal
  She is regarded as the queen of those
  women who have been killed with 
  a knife.
  Ma Ku1
  Chinese
  [Hemp Lady]
  a 2nd C female magician who 
  attained immortality
  Ma Ku2
  Chinese
  [Hemp Lady]
  a 4th C reincarnation of the 2nd C
  magician of the same name
  daughter of Ma Hu
  Her father was so cruel that she left
  him and returned only to bathe his eyes
  when he went blind from weeping at
  the loss of her services. She then left
  again, riding on a bird.
  Ma Ku3
  Chinese
  [Chen Jen.Hemp Lady]
  a 12th C lady who became 
  a hermit
  Ma Mien
  Chinese
  [Asvamukha.Horse Face.
  Horse-faced Messenger]
  a gaoler and assistant judge in 
  the underworld
  an attendant on Yen Wang
  He and Niu-t’ou are sent to collect the
  spirit when a person dies.
  Ma-mo
  Tibetan
  female demons
  These black she-devils are reputed to
  be the cause of disease.
  Ma Ming
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for Asvagosha
  Ma Muang
  Thai
  a mango-goddess
  Ma-niang
  (see T’ien Hou1)
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  Ma-p’am-pa
  Ma-p’am-pa
  Tibetan
  [Me-phem-pa]
  the Tibetan version of Asita
  Ma-riko-riko
  (see Marikoriko)
  Ma-sang
  Tibetan
  early ancestors of the race
  During this dynasty, men invented
  armour. Next came the miracle workers,
  the ’gong-po, the klu and the rgyal-po.
  Ma Shen
  Chinese
  son of Tou-shen
  brother of Chen Shen, P’an Shen 
  and Sha Shen
  He helps his mother with cases of
  smallpox by removing the pock marks.
  Ma Sina
  (see Sina)
  Ma-t’ou
  Chinese
  a name of Ts’an Nü as Horse Head
  Lady
  Ma-tsu-p’o
  (see T’ien Hou1)
  Ma-tzu
  (see T’ien Hou1)
  Ma Vien
  (see Bach Ma)
  Ma Wang
  Chinese
  [Celestial Charger.Ssu-ma Ta Shen]
  a celestial horse, progenitor of 
  all horses
  He is depicted as a three-faced god in
  the company of a crane, a dragon and
  a phoenix. In some accounts, he is
  regarded as a king, Ssu-ma Ta Shen.
  Maa
  Egyptian
  a deity, sight personified
  maa-alused
  (see maahiset)
  Maa-Emae
  Baltic
  [Maan-Emo]
  a Finnish earth-mother
  Maadit bark
  (see Manjet)
  Maahes
  (see Mihos)
  maahiset
  Baltic
  [alv-myror.alva.maa-alused.maanalaiset]
  a Finnish forest spirit
  Ant hills are used as the site for making
  offerings to this spirit. In an alternative
  version they are small beings which
  live under the earth and which can
  cause skin diseases in humans.
  Maailmanpatsas
  (see Veralden tshuold)
  Maamba
  Australia
  a culture-hero of the Aborigines in the
  Herbert River area
  maanalaiset
  (see maahiset)
  Maane
  (see Mani3)
  Mannegarm
  (see Managarm)
  Maapita
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Moluccas, one of the
  first 2 men
  brother of Masora
  Having obliged the goddess Kuwe by
  picking lice from her body, Maapita
  was told to pick ripe fruit from a tree.
  He did so and Kuwe changed the fruit
  into a beautiful maiden. His brother
  Masora was less successful.
  Maasewe
  (see Masewi)
  maat1
  Egyptian
  the ostrich feather worn by Ma
  Maat2
  (see Ma2)
  maaty
  (see Hall of Judgement)
  Maau
  Egyptian
  [Mau]
  the goddess Atet in the form 
  of a cat
  Mab
  Celtic
  [Madb.Maeve.Titania]
  a fairy-midwife 
  queen of the fairies
  Mabel
  (see Meabel)
  Mabinogeon, The
  (see Mabinogion)
  Mabinogion, The
  Welsh
  [Mabinogeon]
  a book of legends
  Of the eleven stories, the first four are
  referred to as The Four Branches of
  the Mabinogi. These are Pwyll Prince
  of Dyfedd, Branwen Daughter of Llyr,
  Manawyddan Son of Llyr, and Math Son
  of Mathonwy.
  The Four Independent Native Tales
  are The Dream of Macsen Wledig, Llud
  and Llefelys, Culhwch and Olwen and
  The Dream of Rhonabwy.
  Last come The Three Romances,
  The Lady of the Fountain, Peredur Son of
  Effrawg and Gereint Son of Erbin.
  Maboia
  (see Maboya)
  Mabon1
  Welsh
  [Mabonagrain.Mabuz:=British Maponus:
  =Irish Angus Og.Macan]
  a sun-god, god of youth, god of
  hunting and fishing
  son of Urien and Modron
  He was abducted when three days old.
  The Salmon of Llyn Llyw led Arthur’s
  men to Caer Llyw where he was
  imprisoned and he was freed to help
  Culhwch in his efforts to win the hand
  of Olwen. He rode the horse Gwyn
  Dunmane in the hunt for the boar
  Twrch Trwyth and snatched the razor
  from between the boar’s ears.
  (see also Mabon2)
  Mabon2
  Welsh
  a magician
  son of Mellt
  He and Yvan had turned the Lady of
  Sinadun into a snake and when
  Gingalin came to her rescue they
  attacked him. Mabon was killed but
  Yvan escaped.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  the god Mabon.
  (see also Mabon1)
  Mabonagrain
  British
  a name for Mabon in Continental tales
  of King Arthur in which Mabon was
  rescued from prison by Erec
  Maboya
  West Indian
  [Great Snake.Maboia]
  a guardian deity of snakes
  Mabuz
  British
  a name for Mabon in Continental tales
  of King Arthur in which Mabon was
  regarded as the son of the Lady of
  the Lake
  Mac an Choill
  Irish
  a hound of Dermot O’Dyna
  Mac an Daimh
  Irish
  a servant of Mongan
  His wife accompanied Mongan’s wife
  when she was taken by Brandubh but
  he recovered her when Mongan
  tricked Brandubh with a hag made to
  resemble a princess.
  Mac an Luin
  Irish
  [Son of the Spear]
  Finn’s sword
  Mac Ceacht
  (see Mac Cecht)
  Mac Cecht1
  Irish
  [Mac Ceacht.Son of the Plough]
  a Danaan king of Ireland
  brother of Mac Cool and Mac Greine
  husband of Fohla
  He and the other kings, Mac Cool 
  and Mac Greine, killed Ith, leader 
  of an expedition from Spain, so
  precipitating the invasion of the
  Milesians. He was killed by Eremon,
  son of Milesius.
  Mac Cecht2
  Irish
  [Mac Ceacht]
  a giant warrior
  son of Snade Teched
  When Conary and his party were
  besieged at Da Derga’s hostel by
  pirates led by Conary’s three foster-
  brothers, Mac Cecht broke through
  the invaders’ ranks to get a drink for
  Conary who was dying of thirst. Magic
  had dried or hidden all the rivers and
  he searched far and wide before he
  could fill his cup. When he got back to
  the hostel it had fallen and Conary was
  dead. He killed the two pirates who
  had cut off Conary’s head and gave the
  severed head a drink. The head spoke
  to Mac Cecht and thanked him for the
  water.
  In some accounts, Conall Cearnach
  appears in place of Mac Cecht.
  Mac Coll
  (see Mac Cool)
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  Irish
  [Mac Coll.Mac Cuill.Son of the Hazel]
  a Danaan king of Ireland
  brother of Mac Cecht and Mac Greine
  husband of Banba
  He and the other kings, Mac Cecht and
  Mac Greine, killed Ith, leader of the
  expedition from Spain, so precipitating
  the invasion of the Milesians.
  He was killed in battle with 
  the Milesians.
  Mac Cool2
  (see Finn mac Cool)
  Mac Cuill (see Mac Cool.Mac Goill)
  Mac Da Chearda
  (see Comgan)
  Mac Da Tho
  Irish
  [Mesgora Mac DaTho.Mesroda]
  a king of Leinster
  son of Da Tho
  He was the owner of a hound called
  Ossar, a whelp of the Brown Mouse,
  and a famous boar and he agreed to
  sell the hound to both Ailill, king of
  Connaught, and Conor, king of Ulster,
  stipulating that they bring their armies
  with them and killing the boar to serve
  at a feast. The warriors Cet of Connaught
  and Conall of Ulster disputed the right
  to carve the boar and a quarrel broke
  out which resulted in the two kings
  going to war. In the ensuing battle, the
  forces of Connaught were defeated but
  Ailill’s charioteer, Fear Logha, killed
  the hound so that Mac Da Tho was
  left with no boar, no hound and no
  payment – but he had saved his
  kingdom from the warring kings.
  Some say that he was killed by
  Conall who crushed his brains and
  mixed the powder with lime to make
  the missile called the ‘brain-ball’. In
  other accounts, it was the brain of
  Meas Geaghra that Conall used.
  (see also Meas Geaghra)
  Mac Eacht
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  He killed Cuscraidh, the son of Conor
  mac Nessa, in a battle between Ulster
  and Connaught.
  Mac Elathon
  Irish
  a name of Ogma as ‘son of 
  knowledge’
  Mac Erc
  Irish
  a king of the Fir Bolgs
  He was killed at the first Battle of
  Moytura.
  Mac Giolla Ghunna
  Irish
  an Ulster poet
  Mac Glas
  Irish
  a jester at the court of Ronan 
  mac Colmain
  Ronan ordered the death of his son,
  Mael Fothartaig, believing he had
  raped his second wife. The warrior
  Aodan speared not only Mael but his
  friend Congall and Mac Glas. 
  Mac Goill
  Irish
  [Mac Cuill]
  a tyrant
  He demanded proof of St Patrick’s
  powers and the saint restored to life
  one of Mac Goill’s servants who had
  just died.
  Mac Greine
  Irish
  [Mac Grene]
  a Danaan king of Ireland
  brother of Mac Cecht and Mac Cool
  husband of Eire
  He and the other kings, Mac Cecht
  and Mac Cool, killed Ith, leader of 
  the expedition from Spain, so pre-
  cipitating the invasion of the Milesians.
  Mac Grene
  (see Mac Greine)
  Mac ind Oc
  (see Angus Og)
  Mac ind Og
  (see Angus Og)
  Mac Liag
  Irish
  a poet
  When Flann’s harper boasted about
  his master’s knowledge, Mac Liag
  threatened to hang him but Flann
  arrived in time to prove what his harper
  had said was true and so saved his life.
  (see also Muircheartach1)
  Mac Lughach
  (see Gaoine)
  Mac Mein
  Irish
  the smallest warrior in the Fianna
  Mac Mhaol
  Irish
  a giant defeated by Cuchulainn
  Mac Moineanta
  Irish
  father of the gods in succession to the
  Dagda 
  father of the fairies
  Some say that he became king of the
  fairies when Manannan went to
  Scotland but he was later deposed by
  Finn or Fionnbharr.
  Mac Mong Ruadh
  Irish
  [Macha of the Red Tresses]
  an early queen of Ireland
  an aspect of Morrigan (see also Macha)
  Mac na Michomhairle
  Irish
  a man who visited the Otherworld
  Mac na Tri Con
  (see Son of Three Dogs)
  Mac Oc
  (see Angus Og)
  Mac Og
  (see Angus Og)
  Mac Riagla
  Irish
  a voyager
  He and Snedgus went on a voyage that
  took them to many wonderful places.
  Mac Roth
  (see Fergus mac Roth)
  Mac Suibhne
  Irish
  a leader of the Mac Sweeney sept
  He invited Feidlimidh Cam O Baoill to
  his home with the intention of killing
  him as part of a feud. Feidlimidh
  managed to escape from the house and
  Mac Suibhne died from his exertions in
  the pursuit of his intended victim who
  got away in a boat.
  Mac Telene
  Irish
  a boaster from Munster
  He boasted that Munster was superior
  to Connaught and was required by the
  king, Guaire, to prove it. This he did
  by producing the jester Comgan who
  recited poetry, the bishop Moronoc
  who acted the fool and Cumane who
  sat on an egg without breaking it.
  Mac y Leirr
  Manx
  [Manannan Beg]
  the Manx name for Manannan mac Lir
  Macaire, Robert
  French
  in the story of Aubry’s Dog, he was the
  murderer of Aubry (see also Macharijs)
  Macan
  Irish
  [Maccan:=Welsh Mabon]
  a name for Angus Og
  Macan Madungan
  East Indian
  a Javanese monster
  This beast was envisaged as a tiger
  with the soul of a man.
  It is said that the soul can leave the
  body at night and become a tiger
  either as the result of magic or, in
  some cases, unknown to the sleeper.
  Macaomh an Fhagain
  (see Vagrant Youth)
  Macaomh an Vaignis
  (see Solitary Youth)
  Macaomh Mor
  Irish
  [Machaomh Mor]
  a warrior of Leinster
  When Conall Gulban carried off
  Eithne, daughter of the king of
  Leinster, Macaomh was sent in
  pursuit. He took Eithne as Conall
  slept and they went overseas. Conall
  eventually found them and defeated
  Macaomh but captured a Caledonian
  princess for him to compensate for
  the loss of Eithne.
  Macar
  (see Macareus)
  Macareus1
  Greek
  [Macar]
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  father of Issa
  He fathered Issa on his own sister,
  Canace, and comitted suicide.
  (see also Macareus2)
  Macareus2
  Greek
  [Macar]
  a king of Lesbos
  son of Helius
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  Macareus3
  Greek
  [Macar]
  son of Lycaon
  Macareus4
  Greek
  a seaman with Odysseus
  Macardit
  African
  a Dinka deity of ill-fortune
  Macaria
  Greek
  daughter of Heracles and Deianeira
  sister of Ctessipus, Glenus, Hodites 
  and Hyllus
  An oracle had demanded the sacrifice
  of one of the children of Heracles so
  she killed herself to save Attica from
  the invading forces of Eurystheus.
  Macariel
  a demon who carries secrets
  Macaulay, Thomas
  English
  (1800-1859)
  a writer and historian
  He wrote The Lays of Ancient Rome,
  Prophecy of Capys, etc.
  Macaw
  South American
  brother of Yurupary
  His brother stole fire from the
  underworld and used it to kill Macaw.
  Maccan
  (see Macan)
  Maccha
  (see Macha)
  mace1
  Mesopotamian
  the weapon of Baal
  (see Ayamur.Yagrush)
  mace2
  Hindu
  the weapon of Mahisha
  Macgnimartha Find
  Irish
  an account of Finn mac Cool as a
  young man
  Mach
  (see Macha.Morrigan)
  Macha
  Irish
  [Maccha.Mach:=Connaught Maev.Medb]
  a war-goddess and fertility-goddess 
  of Ulster
  daughter of Aedh Ruadh, Ernmas,
  Midir or Sainnth
  wife of Kimbay
  wife of Nemed or Nuada, some say
  She appears as a prophetess, the wife
  of Nemed, in the early histories and
  later as the second wife of Nuada.
  As a war-goddess she, with Ana and
  Babd, made a trinity that equated with
  the goddess Morrigan.
  The throne of Ulster should 
  have been shared between Aedh’s
  brothers, Dithorba and Kimbay but
  when 
  Aedh 
  died 
  Macha 
  killed
  Dithorba, forcibly married Kimbay and
  took the throne herself. She captured
  and imprisoned the five sons of
  Dithorba and forced them to build the
  walls of the fortress Emain Macha.
  In some accounts, she was the sister
  of Dithorba and Kimbay, rather than
  their niece, and was killed by Balor. In
  those versions where Macha was the
  wife of Nuada, it was she who was
  killed by Balor.
  She appeared mysteriously in the
  home of Crundchu and became his
  mistress. When he boasted that she
  could run faster than the king’s horses,
  she was forced into a race although
  heavily pregnant at the time. She won
  the race but gave birth to twins on the
  spot. She cursed the men of Ulster so
  that when they most needed their
  strength to fight they would, for five
  days and four nights, become as weak
  as a woman in labour.
  In some accounts, she was killed
  with Nuada at the Second Battle of
  Moytura, in others she was killed by
  the usurper, Reachtaidh.
  In some accounts, the mortal
  Macha, wife of Crundchu, is a different
  being from the goddess Macha.
  (see also Debility of the 
  Ultonians.Mac Mong Ruadh)
  Macha of the Red Tresses
  (see Mac Mong Ruadh)
  Machai
  Greek
  a deity, battle personified
  offspring of Eris
  (see also Hyminai)
  Machanu
  Thai
  a god, guardian of a lake in Patal
  Machanu is described as being half
  god, half fish, and his role is to
  supervise the souls of the dead who
  must cross his lake to enter the
  underworld realm of Patal.
  Machaomh Mor (see Macaomh Mor)
  Machaon
  Greek
  [‘warrior’]
  a physician to the Greek army at 
  Troy
  son of Asclepius and Epione
  brother of Hygeia, Panacea 
  and Podaleirius
  husband of Anticleia
  father of Alexanor, Gorgasus 
  and Nichomachus
  He healed the wound that had caused
  Philoctetes to be abandoned on
  Lemnos enabling him to take part in
  the battle for Troy. He was killed by
  Eurypilus or Penthesilea or, some say,
  by Paris.
  Macharijs
  European
  [Macaire]
  an adviser at Charlemagne’s court
  He lusted after Sibilla, wife of
  Charlemagne, and, when she was found
  in bed with a dwarf, recommended that
  she be banished rather than burnt at the
  stake. She was escorted to the frontier
  by Auborijn, but Macharijs followed
  them and attacked their party, killing
  Auberijn, though Sibilla managed to
  escape his clutches. The murdered
  man’s dog conveyed the news of his
  master’s death and the identity of his
  killer to Charlemagne and later
  attacked Macharijs.
  This tale is retold as the story of
  Aubry’s dog, Dragon.
  In another version, in which the
  queen is referred to as Blanchefleur
  and he is Macaire, he tried to seduce
  the queen but failed. He incited the
  dwarf to do what he had failed to do
  and then threw the dwarf into the fire
  to prevent him from talking.
  (see also Macaire)
  machasacoins
  Irish
  a name for the heads of warriors 
  who were killed in battle and
  decapitated
  Machenti-irti
  (see Khenti-irti)
  machi
  South American
  [=Guarani piai
  shamans of the Araucanian tribes
  Machi-pal Lha-mo
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist goddess
  chief of the Long-Life Sisters, 
  some say
  Machimos
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Machimos, tore him
  to pieces.
  Machorell
  Norse
  a king of Syria
  father of Sidrat
  Mackinely
  (see Cian3)
  Mackinly
  (see Cian3)
  Mackonaima
  (see Makanaima)
  Macnia
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  Both he and Conaing were deposed by
  Eoghan Mor and went to the high-
  king for help. Conn gave him one of
  his daughters as a wife and forces with
  which to fight Eoghan. When they
  met the usurper in battle, Eoghan was
  defeated and fled to Spain. He later
  returned at the head of a Spanish army
  and Macnia submitted to his rule.
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  Scottish
  (1736-1796)
  a Scottish poet
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  fact, they were his own work.
  Macris
  Greek
  a nurse of Dionysus
  daughter of Aristaeus and 
  Autonoe
  sister of Actaeon
  In some accounts, she was the nurse of
  Hera, in others one of the Nysaean
  nymphs who reared Dionysus.
  Macsen
  Welsh
  [Macsen Wledig.Magnus
  Maximus.Maxen. Maximian(us)]
  king of Britain
  emperor of Rome
  husband of Elen
  father of Constantine and Sevira
  As emperor of Rome, he dreamed of a
  beautiful maiden in a castle built on
  an island and became convinced that
  she was real so he sent out emissaries
  to find her. She was Elen, daughter of
  Eudaf, but she refused to leave her
  home so Macsen came to Britain and
  married her. After seven years, he and
  Elen took an army and recaptured
  Rome. Her brothers Cynan and
  Gadeon, who had helped her, were
  given the land of Armorica and
  established the Breton race.
  In an alternative story he fought
  Conan for the hand of the daughter of
  King Octavius, who some equate with
  Eudaf, 
  but, 
  having 
  married 
  her, 
  joined forces with Conan and conquered
  Armorica.
  Macsen Wledig
  (see Macsen)
  mactimanelo
  North American
  an evil demon of the Shawnee
  Macuilxochitl
  Central American
  a god of dance and games
  a name of Xochipilli as ‘Five Flower’
  brother of Ixlilton, some say
  macumba
  South American
  magic rituals of some Brazilian tribes
  Mad Healer
  (see Chi Kung)
  Mada1
  Hindu
  a name of Varuni as ‘intoxication’
  She was opposed by one of the
  Matrikas, Brahmani.
  Mada2
  Hindu
  a monster
  This monster, created by Chyavana,
  threatened to devour Indra and
  released him only when he allowed 
  the Aswins to participate in the soma
  ceremony.
  madabi
  a form of sympathetic magic
  Madaglan
  British
  a relative of Guinevere
  In some stories, Guinevere was said 
  to have died before King Arthur and
  Madaglan claimed the Round Table
  which had originally been in her
  family. Alternatively, he said, the king
  should marry Madaglan’s sister. On
  both counts, Arthur refused and
  Lancelot defeated the claimant in
  single combat.
  Madali Wi-hsa-kyuna
  Burmese
  a powerful nat
  Madame Lady
  (see Nai-nai-niang-niang)
  Madame Wind
  (see Feng-p’o-p’o)
  Madan1
  British
  a king of Bulgaria in Arthurian 
  lore
  Madan2
  Hindu
  a spirit which helps magicians
  It is this spirit which enables magicians
  to raise seemingly impossible weights
  and to rise in the air.
  He is envisaged as strong-bodied
  and covered with hair.
  Madan3
  (see Maddan)
  Madavi
  Hindu
  wife of Bharata
  Madawc
  (see Madawg.Madog)
  Madawg1
  Welsh
  [Madawc.Madoc.Maduc]
  a chief of Powys
  son of Maredudd
  brother of Iorwoerth
  His brother, aggrieved at the disparity
  between his lowly rank and Madawg’s
  chieftainship, rejected offers made by
  Madawg and raided England, causing
  much damage. Madawg raised an
  army to hunt him down. One of the
  soldiers in that army was Rhonabwy.
  Madawg2
  Welsh
  [Madawc.Madoc.Maduc]
  son of Teithion
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
  Madawg3
  Welsh
  [Madawc.Madoc.Maduc]
  son of Twrgadarn
  a forester with King Arthur
  Madawg4
  Welsh
  [Madawc.Madoc.Maduc]
  son of Uther
  father of Eliwlod
  Madawg5
  Welsh
  [Madawc.Madoc.Maduc]
  a legendary prince, said to have
  discovered America in 1170
  son of Owain Gwynedd
  Madawg6
  (see Madog Morfryn)
  Madb
  (see Mab.Maev)
  Maddan
  British
  [Madan.Maddon]
  son of Locrinus and Gwendolen
  father of Mempirc
  When his mother abdicated as queen
  of England she handed the throne 
  to Maddan.
  Maddon
  (see Maddan)
  Madderakka
  (see Mader Akka)
  Madeleine
  West Indian
  [Maîtresse Madeleine]
  a female Haitian voodoo spirit
  Mader Akka
  Baltic
  [Madderakka]
  a Lappish creator-goddess
  wife of Mader Atcha
  mother of Sarakka
  Mader Atcha
  Lapp
  a creator-god
  husband of Mader Akka
  father of Sarakka
  Madhava
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna as the god of
  spring: a name for Indra, Krishna and
  Vishnu as ‘nectar-born’
  Mahdhavi
  Hindu
  an earth-goddess
  Madhu
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was born, with Kaitabha, from the
  ear of Vishnu. When they attacked the
  sleeping Brahma and, some say, stole
  the Vedas, Vishnu killed them both
  and Brahma used their bodies to build
  the world.
  Madhukara
  Buddhist
  [=Hindu Kama]
  a love-god
  He is depicted in a chariot drawn 
  by parrots.
  Madhupamanjari
  Hindu
  a heroine in a Cinderella-type story
  Madhupriya
  Hindu
  a name for Balarama as ‘friend of wine’
  Madim
  [Madime]
  a demon associated with the planet
  Mars and Tuesday
  Madlebe
  African
  a Swazi hero-king
  brother of Madlisa
  It was said that Madlebe was born
  wearing a bracelet that cried out
  whenever the boy wept, when his 
  tears were of blood. When he broke a
  pot he had been forbidden to touch,
  his father sent him to be executed 
  but a thunderstorm frightened the
  executioner who let the boy escape.
  He returned on the death of his father
  and became king.
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  an unfinished drama in verse by 
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  Madoc
  (see Madawg.Madog)
  Madog Morfryn
  Welsh
  [Madawg.Madoc]
  father of Merlin in some accounts
  (see also Morgan Frych)
  Mador
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of the king of the Hesperides,
  some say
  cousin of Patrise
  At a dinner given by Guinevere for
  twenty-four of her knights, Pinel placed
  a poisoned apple on the table, meant for
  Gawain, who had killed Pinel’s cousin,
  Lamerock. By mistake, Patrise ate the
  apple and fell dead on the spot. Mador
  accused Guinevere of the murder.
  Lancelot took up the cause on behalf of
  the queen and defeated Mador in single
  combat. The queen, saved from the
  stake, forgave Orlando and persuaded
  Merlin to put a spell on him.
  Madri1
  Buddhist
  wife of Kessantara
  Madri2
  Hindu
  second wife of Pandu
  mother of Nakula and Sahadeva
  Her husband refused to sleep with her
  because of a curse placed on him but
  she received, as a gift from Kunti,
  Pandu’s other wife, the power to
  conceive by praying to a god. She
  prayed to the Aswins and bore twin
  boys, Nakula and Sahadeva.
  Madrid Codex
  Central American
  [Troano Codex]
  a manuscript source of Mayan legend
  and culture
  Maduc
  (see Madawg.Madog)
  Madumba
  North American
  a creator-god of the Pomo tribe
  brother of Coyote, some say
  mae de santo
  South American
  [male=pai de santo:=Yoruba iyalorisha]
  a priestess in Brazil
  Mael
  an angel of the first heaven, associated
  with the north
  Mael Duin
  (see Maeldun)
  Mael Dunn
  (see Maeldun)
  Mael Fothartaig
  Irish
  [Mail Fothartaig.Maol Fhothartaigh]
  a Leinster hero
  son of Ronan mac Colmain and Eithne
  When Eithne died, Ronan married a
  younger woman who fell in love with
  Mael. To avoid conflict, Mael went to
  Scotland for a time, hunting with his
  dogs Dartenn and Dailin, but when he
  returned, the queen made further
  advances. His foster-brother, Congall,
  tried to help, by arranging a tryst for
  the queen with Mael and keeping the
  assignation himself, threatening to tell
  the king of her infidelity. Frustrated,
  she accused Mael of rape and Ronan
  had his son put to death by the warrior
  Aodan who also killed Congall when
  he protested. When the truth came
  out, Ronan died of grief and his wife
  poisoned herself. In another version,
  Mael’s sons avenged his death by
  killing Aodan.
  Mael Ruain
  (see St Mael Ruain)
  Maelcen
  Irish
  a druid
  Cormac mac Airt tried to suppress
  druidism so Maelcen used his powers
  to cause a fishbone to lodge in
  Cormac’s throat and the king choked
  to death.
  Maeldun
  Irish
  [Mael Duin.Mael Dunn.Maeldune.
  Mail Duin.Maol Duin.Maildun]
  a hero-voyager
  a lord of Aran island
  son of Ailill Agach and a nun
  When he grew up he learned that his
  father had been murdered by men
  from Leix, or men from the Laighis
  sept, and set out to avenge his death.
  He built a coracle for the seventeen
  who were to go with him but three
  others, his foster-brothers, insisted on
  going as well. In some versions, he was
  accompanied by sixty men.
  He travelled far and wide seeking
  the killers, regaining his youth by
  bathing in a lake. They had many
  strange adventures and called at many
  islands, such as the Island of Apples,
  the Island of Women where they
  stayed for many months, the Island of
  the Eagle and the Island of the
  Laughing People. They saw strange
  animals such as the beast that turned
  itself round inside its own skin and
  another which sat in a tree and ate the
  cattle which grazed below. When he
  eventually found the murderers he
  forgave them.
  Maeldune
  (see Maeldun)
  Maelere
  East Indian
  a sun-god
  father of Eau and Havoa
  Maelgan
  (see Maelgwn)
  Maelgwn
  Welsh
  [Maelgan.Maelgwyn.Melchinus.Melkin]
  a king of Gwynedd
  son of Clutarius
  father of Rhun
  father of Bridei, in some accounts
  He imprisoned his nephew, Elphin, until
  he could prove his boast that his wife was
  the most virtuous of women and his
  bard, Taliesin, was the best in the land.
  He sent his son Rhun to test the
  lady’s virtue but she changed roles with
  a servant and deceived him. Taliesin
  raised a storm that shook Maelgwn’s
  castle and freed Elphin. In other
  accounts, this story involved King
  Arthur, not Maelgwn.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Melchinus, the prophet.
  Maelgwyn
  (see Maelgwn)
  Maelid
  Greek
  an apple-nymph
  Maelodran
  Irish
  [Maolodhran]
  a Leinster hero
  He was attacked by the three sons of
  Diarmaid the high-king, or, in some
  accounts, by two sons of Blathmac the
  joint-ruler, and was wounded. He
  managed to drive his attackers into a
  mill-pond and started up the mill so
  that they were crushed to death by the
  wheel. These sons were known as
  Conall and Dunchadh and, where
  there were three, Maolodhar.
  He married the daughter of a sub-
  king, Aitheachda, but she betrayed
  him to his enemies who surrounded
  the hut where she and Maelodran
  slept. He escaped wearing his wife’s
  clothes while she was killed. To avenge
  his daughter, Aitheachda had his son-
  in-law blinded with hot coals and then
  killed him with Maelodran’s own
  magic spear. It was said that the dead
  hero reappeared a year later and used
  the same spear to kill his murderer.
  Maen Arthur
  British
  a rock in Wales said to retain the
  imprint of the hoof of King 
  Arthur’s horse
  Maen Dylan
  Welsh
  [Stone of Dylan]
  a stone off the coast of Gwynedd, said
  to be the site of Dylan’s grave
  maenades
  (see bacchantes)
  maenads
  (see bacchantes)
  Maenalian Hind (see Ceryneian Hind)
  Maenam
  (see Menam)
  Maenawr Penardd
  Welsh
  the magician-king of Arvon
  He had a sow which ate carrion and was
  said to be Ceridwen in disguise. She
  was the only one immune to his magic.
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  Maeon
  Greek
  son of Hemon
  He led a party of fifty men to ambush
  Tydeus. The intended victim killed all
  except Maeon.
  Maer
  Irish
  a woman who fell in love with
  Finn mac Cool
  She sent him some nuts that contained
  a love-potion but Finn, guessing what
  was afoot, would not eat them.
  Maera
  Greek
  [Canis Minor.Moera]
  a dog of Icarius
  When Hecuba tore out the eyes of
  Polymestor, king of Thrace, and killed
  his two sons, she turned herself into a
  bitch to escape the wrath of the king’s
  subjects and jumped into the sea.
  She led Erigone to the grave where
  Icarius had been buried by the
  shepherds who had killed him and
  here Erigone hanged herself.
  Maes Gwyddno (see Cantre’r Gwaelod)
  Maesk
  North American
  a dog
  This dog, owned by the youngest
  brother of Rhipisunt, was instrumental
  in finding her when she was abducted
  by a bear.
  Maestra
  Greek
  daughter of Erysichthon
  Demeter punished Erysichthon for
  cutting down trees in her sacred grove,
  causing him to have an insatiable
  hunger. After selling all his possessions
  for food, he finally sold his own
  daughter. In some accounts, Poseidon
  enabled her to escape from her
  purchasers only for her to be sold again
  and again by her father. In other
  accounts, Poseidon changed her into
  various animals which collected food
  for her father, who, in the end, 
  ate himself.
  Maet
  (see Ma3)
  Maev
  Irish
  [Madb.Maeve.Me(a)dhbh(a).Medb.
  Queen Maeve]
  a mother-goddess
  queen of Connaught
  daughter of Eochaid Feidhleach 
  and Cloithfhionn
  sister of Clothra, Eithne, Mughain and
  the Finn Eamhna
  wife of Ailill mac Mata and Conor 
  mac Nessa
  mother of Findbhair, the Maini 
  and Orlam
  She was the first wife of Conor mac
  Nessa but left him and returned to her
  father at Tara. She later married Ailill,
  king of Connaught, but only after
  other marriages to Tinne and Eochaid
  Dala.
  She coveted the Brown Bull of
  Cooley and Ailill, her husband, led an
  expedition into Ulster to seize it. The
  bull was captured but Cuchulainn
  inflicted defeat on her army and she
  swore revenge. She invaded seven
  years later with another army, aided 
  by the Children of Catalin who
  conjured up phantom battalions to
  harass the Ulstermen.
  She was killed by Furbaidhe, a son
  of Conor mac Nessa and Clothra,
  Maev’s sister, who shot her with a piece
  of hard cheese from his sling.
  Maeve
  (see Maev)
  Mafdet
  Egyptian
  [Lady of the Castle of Life]
  a goddess who protects man from
  scorpions and snakes
  She is depicted as a panther or lynx.
  Mafuike
  (see Mahuika2)
  Mag Da Cheo
  Irish
  [Magh Da Cheo.Plain of Two Mists]
  part of the Otherworld
  Mag Indoc
  Irish
  [Magh Indoc.Plain of Indoc]
  the plain where Cuchulainn asked the
  high-king to assist him in converting
  to Christianity
  Mag mBrag
  Irish
  [Mag(h) mBreg]
  part of the Otherworld
  Mag mBreg
  (see Mag mBrag)
  Mag Mel
  (see Mag Mell)
  Mag Meld
  (see Mag Mell)
  Mag Mell
  Irish
  [Field of Happiness.Mag Mel(d).
  Magh Me(a)ll.The Pleasant Plain]
  part of the Otherworld
  Part of the Western Paradise ruled by
  Labraid Luathlam.
  Mag Mor
  Irish
  [Magh Mor.The Great Plain]
  a part of the Otherworld
  land of the gods, some say
  Mag Nuadat
  (see Eoghan Mor)
  Mag Nuadhat
  (see Eoghan Mor)
  Mag Rein
  Irish
  [Magh Rein]
  a part of the Otherworld
  Mag Sleact
  (see Moyslaught)
  Mag Slecht
  (see Moyslaught)
  Mag Tuired
  (see Moytura)
  Maga1
  Irish
  daughter of Angus Og
  wife of Ross the Red
  mother of Fachna
  After the death of Ross, she married
  the druid Cathbad and bore three
  children, Dectera, Elva and Finchoom.
  Maga2
  Irish
  [Maghach]
  father of Anluan and Cet
  maga-tsumi
  Japanese
  evil spirits controlled by Susanowa
  Magan
  (see Kur-nu-gi-a)
  Magaera
  Greek
  one of the 3 Furies
  Magarac, Joe
  North American
  a hero in the Paul Bunyan mould
  This seven foot man was made of steel
  and could make girders by squeezing
  molten steel between his fingers,
  making four with each hand.
  Magar
  (see Sin4)
  Magari
  (see Min Magaye)
  magatama
  Japanese
  sacred stones
  These are pea-shaped pieces of semi-
  precious stone (agate, jasper, etc.) used
  in Shinto rites.
  Magatsumi
  Japanese
  evil spirits from the underworld
  The damage these demons cause is 
  put right by the Naobi.
  magba
  African
  priests of Shango
  Magdelona
  French
  daughter of the king of Naples
  She fell in love with Pierre of
  Provence and they eloped together. A
  raven seized her jewel-bag and
  dropped it in the sea and Pierre nearly
  lost his life in trying to retrieve it. She
  was asleep at the time and, when she
  awoke and found Pierre missing, she
  assumed that he had deserted her. She
  then sailed to Provence where she
  established a hospital for the poor and
  sick on a small island. Here, years
  later, she was re-united with Pierre
  who had been saved from the sea by
  pirates who sold him to a sultan who
  later set him free and gave him much
  wealth.
  mage
  (see magus)
  maggot
  an evil being which eats the brain,
  causing madness
  Magh
  (see Mag)
  Magh Slecht
  (see Moyslaught)
  Magh Tuireadh
  (see Moytura)
  Magha
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Maghach
  (see Maga)
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  Maghegh
  African
  a Tuareg jinnee who 
  impregnated 7 virgins
  His unions resulted in seven sons and
  he taught them all the skills they
  would need when they became the
  founders of seven clans.
  magi
  (see magus)
  Magia
  Italian
  magic: enchantment: the evil eye
  (see also jettatura)
  magian
  (see magus)
  magianism
  [magism]
  Eastern sorcery
  magic
  [black art.necromancy:=Hindu
  abhicara.Indra-jala.maya]
  sorcery: apparent miracles produced by
  harnessing spirits or natural forces
  Magic is classified broadly as black
  magic (involving the Devil), red magic
  (involving bloody, diabolic practices)
  and white magic (beneficial magic).
  Magic Breath
  (see Breath of Love)
  magic bricks
  Egyptian
  inscribed mud bricks, placed one on
  each side of a tomb, to protect the
  dead from evil
  magic carpet
  a miraculous form of air transport
  which would carry its rider wherever
  he wished to go
  One such carpet was that used by
  Solomon which carried his throne 
  and all his entourage. Another was
  owned by Housain and appears in The
  Arabian Nights.
  Magic Flute
  (see Golden Flute)
  Magic Lay of Groa-Galdur, The
  (see Groa-Galdur)
  magic square
  [zahlenquadrat]
  a matrix of numbers that total the
  same when added horizontally,
  vertically or diagonally
  This form was used by Jews as an
  amulet in mediaeval times.
  magical birth
  [miraculous birth]
  many cultures have stories of women
  bearing children after being
  impregnated by some magical
  occurrence
  Stories report conception as a result
  of consuming various foods or
  drinks; being exposed to sunlight or
  wind; or from rain, tears, mucus, etc.
  (1) In China, it was said that Yüan
  Shih was born through the spine of
  a hermit.
  (2) In Finnish lore, Marjatta was
  impregnated 
  after 
  eating 
  a
  cranberry; Vainamoinen was so
  long in the womb that he was an
  old man when he was born.
  (3) The Greeks have stories of the
  impregnation of Danae by Zeus in
  the form of a shower of gold; of
  Hera bearing Ares after picking a
  flower and Hebe from a lettuce
  leaf; of Leto bearing Castor and
  Polydeuces after an encounter with
  Zeus in the form of a swan; of
  Pasiphae bearing the Minotaur,
  fathered by a bull. Athena was born
  from the head of Zeus and
  Dionysus from his thigh.
  (4) In Hindu lore, Yuvanasva, a
  man bore a son from his side after
  drinking a potion; Brahma was
  born from Vishnu’s navel; Kadru
  and Kaitabha were born from
  Vishnu’s ear; Manjushri was born
  from the pistil of the lotus.
  (5) The Irish say that Dectera
  produced Setanta (later, the hero
  Cuchulainn) 
  as 
  a 
  result 
  of
  swallowing a mayfly (the god Lugh
  in another form); Etain was turned
  into a butterfly by her husband’s
  discarded first wife and later fell into
  a cup of tea which was drunk by the
  wife of Etar, king of Ulster who, in
  due course, produced a child, the
  reincarnated Etain.
  (6) In the Marshall Islands, Loa
  gave birth to Lejman and Wulleb
  from his leg and Wulleb similarly
  produced Edao and Jemaliwut.
  (7) Norse myths include the story
  of Heimdall said to have been
  fathered by Odin on the nine Wave
  Maidens who simultaneously gave
  birth to the boy.
  (8) In North American lore, the
  Navaho goddess Nao’tsiti was
  impregnated by the rainbow;
  Kukitat was born from his brother’s
  shoulder; Malsum was born from
  his mother’s armpit.
  (9) Persian lore refers to Mithra
  having been born, fully-formed,
  from a rock.
  (10) In South American myth,
  Coatlicue was impregnated by a ball
  of down or feathers; Chalchihuitlicue
  produced Quetzalcoatl after contact
  with a piece of jade; Xquiq became
  pregnant when the severed head of
  Hunhunapu spat into her hand; 
  a 
  medicine-man, 
  Maira-pochy,
  impregnated a maiden by giving 
  her fish.
  magician1
  one who works wonders
  Magician2
  (see Hunapu)
  Magician3
  (see Man Maker)
  magicism
  a magical act
  Magigi
  Pacific Islands
  in the Pelew Islands flood myths, one
  of the survivors
  The other survivor was Kitimil.
  magism
  (see magianism)
  magistellus
  an incubus or a succubus in intimate
  relationship to a witch
  (see also familiae)
  Maglawa
  Pacific Islands
  the underworld in the Philippines: the
  ancestral soul
  (see also Gimokodan)
  Maglore
  European
  in some French stories, a companion of
  Morgan le Fay
  Magna Mater
  Roman
  [=Phrygian Cybele.Great Mother:
  =Greek Rhea]
  a mother-goddess
  This deity is represented in Rome by a
  black meteoric stone.
  Magne
  (see Magni)
  Magnes1
  Greek
  son of Zeus by Thyia
  father of Hymenaeus, in some accounts
  Magnes2
  Greek
  son of Aeolus
  father of Dictys and Polydectes by 
  a nymph
  Magnesian mares
  Greek
  a group of mares in Magnesia, Thessaly
  mothers of the Centaurs, some say
  In some accounts, Ixion fathered the
  Centaurs on Nephele but others say
  that their son, Centaurus, fathered
  them on these mares.
  magnetic mountain
  a mountain which drew the nails from
  passing ships
  Magni
  Norse
  [Magne.‘strength’]
  son of Thor and Iarnsaxa
  brother of Modi
  When Thor killed the giant Hrungnir,
  he was struck by a fragment of flint
  from the giant’s club and fell to the
  ground where he was pinned helpless
  by one of the giant’s legs. Magni, said
  to be only three days (or years) old at
  that time, easily moved the leg and
  freed his father who gave him the
  giant’s horse, Gullfaxi, as a reward.
  He and Modi both survived Ragnarok.
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  Magnimartha Finn
  Irish
  the story of the early years of 
  Finn mac Cool
  Magnus
  European
  a name sometimes used by
  Charlemagne
  Magnus Maximus
  (see Macsen)
  Magot
  a demon
  Magog1
  British
  the last survivor, with Gog, of an
  ancient race of British giants
  Some say he was the son of Japhet.
  (see also Gog and Magog)
  Magog2
  (see Cessair)
  Magora
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  magpie
  a bird with black and white plumage
  and a long tail
  (1) The Bible story says that this
  bird was excluded from the ark
  because it chattered so much and
  was forced to ride on the roof.
  (2) In China the magpie is used as
  the imperial emblem. It is regarded
  as the bringer of good news and,
  accordingly, is known as the Bird of
  Joy.
  (see also Magpie Bridge)
  (3) In Rome the magpie was re-
  garded as the bird of Mars.
  (see also Picus)
  Magpie Bridge
  Chinese
  a bridge in the heavens crossing over
  the Milky Way and linking Aquila
  and Lyra
  In some accounts, a flock of magpies
  formed a bridge over a river (the Milky
  Way) to enable the lovers Ch’ien Niu
  and Chih Nü to meet once a year.
  (see also Hikoboshi.Tanabata)
  Magombe
  African
  the realm of the dead in the lore 
  of some Ugandan tribes
  magucan
  North American
  [mukucan]
  a feast to propitiate the bear spirits of
  the tribes of Labrador
  Magula-Anna
  (see Sin4)
  magus1
  Persian
  [mage.magian: plur=magi] 
  a Zoroastrian priest, sage or sorcerer: 
  a Brahmin
  Magus2
  Slav
  a magic golden-maned horse
  Magus3
  a talisman said to bring good luck
  It contains parts of verses from
  Genesis and images of creation.
  Magus of Utgard
  (see Utgard-Loki)
  Magus, Simon
  Canaanite
  a sorcerer
  He was the antagonist of St Peter. He
  flew above Rome and broke his leg
  when he fell in answer to Peter’s prayers.
  Mah1
  Persian
  a moon goddess, one of the Yazatas
  Mah2
  Persian
  a fish which supports the universe
  Mah3
  (see Makh.Mami)
  Mah Sish
  North American
  a Mandan deity, spirit of the war-eagle
  Maha-ben-ach
  an ancient Eastern sun-god
  Maha Bherava
  (see Bherava)
  Maha-Ganapati
  Hindu
  a form of Ganesha with 10 arms
  Maha Gita Medani
  Burmese
  a collection of stories about Burmese
  demons known as nats
  Maha-kala1
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of hell
  Maha-kala2
  (see Mahakala3)
  Maha-pudiva
  Hindu
  the elephant standing on the back of
  the tortoise, Chukwa, which supports
  the earth
  Maha-raurava
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of hell
  maha-yuga
  (see mahaiuga)
  Mahabala
  Buddhist
  a fearsome god
  an aspect of Amitabha
  one of the dikpalas
  He is the guardian of the north-
  western corner of the world.
  Mahabali
  (see Bali1)
  Mahabharata
  Hindu
  [=Javanese B(ha)ratayuda:=Malay 
  Hikayat Pandawa Jaya]
  a sacred book, an epic poem in 18
  volumes, 100,000 verses
  An epic covering the Vedic myths
  including the exploits of Krishna, 
  as the eighth avatar of Vishnu. It deals
  largely with the battle between the
  Kauravas and the five Pandava brothers.
  It is said to have been dictated by
  the sage Vyasu to Ganesha who wrote
  it down.
  Mahabja
  Hindu
  a snake-god
  one of the 7 mahanagas
  Mahacabatara
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Siwa in the Philippines
  Mahacinatara1
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist goddess
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  Mahacinatara2
  Tibetan
  a fearsome Lamaist goddess
  as aspect of Ekajata
  Mahacutah
  (see Mahucutah)
  Mahadar
  Hindu
  queen of Shambhara
  Mahadeo
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva as the supreme 
  deity in Northern India
  Mahadeva
  Hindu
  [Great God]
  an aspect of Shiva with 3 heads
  a name for Agni, Brahma, 
  Rudra, Surya, Vayu, Vishnu and 
  other major gods
  Mahadevi
  Hindu
  [Great Goddess]
  a name for Ambika, Canda, Durga, 
  Kali, Parvati, Uma and other
  important goddesses
  a name for Devi
  Mahadevi was created by the gods who
  gave the pre-existing Devi something
  of their own energy, making a visible
  and powerful deity capable of de-
  feating the demons, enemies of the
  gods. They also gave her weapons and
  a lion to ride on and, as Canda, she
  rode to do battle with the demons.
  After killing Chiksura and other
  leaders and hordes of their followers,
  she met their supreme leader, the
  huge buffalo, Mahisha. When she
  caught him in a noose, he became a
  lion; when she killed the lion, he
  became a warrior; she killed him, only
  to find that he had become a mad
  elephant and, when she cut off the
  animal’s trunk, the demon became
  the huge buffalo again. Mahadevi
  (Canda) cut off his head, finally
  killing him.
  When 
  two 
  other 
  demons,
  Nishumbha and Shumbha, challenged
  the gods, she returned, this time as
  Kali (or Durga). She killed Nishumbha
  and felled Shumbha but contact with
  the earth re-invigorated him. Locked
  in battle, he carried her into the sky
  but she escaped, threw him down to
  earth and killed him with her arrows
  and lance.
  Mahadewa
  (see Waruna)
  Mahaf
  Egyptian
  [Greek Charon:=East Indian Tempon
  Talon:= Roman Charun:=Mesopotamian
  Arad Ea]
  a ferryman in the underworld
  He steers the boat (meseket) which
  carries Ra back to the east each night
  ready for his next trip across the
  heavens.
  (see also Turnface)
  Mahagiri
  (see Min Magaye)
  Mahaiswara
  (see Karaeng Lowe)
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  Mahaitiac
  North American
  in the lore of the Hidatsa, a bird which
  changed into a man
  He and Tsakakaitiac, another bird/man,
  had supernatural powers which they
  used for the benefit of the tribe,
  becoming great heroes.
  Mahaka Daikoku
  Japanese
  Daikoku depicted as a woman sitting
  down with a bale of rice on her head
  Mahakala1
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Gon-Po Nag-Po.Mgon-po]
  the fearsome Buddhist god of
  protection, tents and wealth
  one of the 8 dharmapalas
  He is depicted standing on the body of
  a man or god. (see also Yeces mGon-po)
  Mahakala2
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva
  In this form, a violent side of Shiva, his
  sakti is Mahakali. He is depicted as
  three-eyed and riding a lion.
  (see also Bhairava2)
  Mahakala3
  Hindu
  the male aspect of Kali
  Mahakala4
  Hindu
  one of the regions of the hell, Naraka
  Mahakala5
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  by tearing out lumps of their flesh.
  Mahakala6
  Japanese
  [Mahakara]
  a name for Shiva as the god of time
  Mahakala7
  (see Drag-shed)
  Mahakali1
  Hindu
  an aspect of Kali
  sakti of Mahakala
  Mahakali2
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the 16 vidyadevis
  Mahakapi
  Buddhist
  an early incarnation of Buddha
  In this form, Buddha is depicted as an ape.
  Mahakara
  (see Mahakala6)
  Mahakara Daikoku
  Japanese
  Daikoku with the Wheel of Law
  (see Yasha Daikoku)
  Mahakasyapa
  (see Kashyapa)
  Mahalakshmi
  (see Lakshmi)
  Mahalbiya
  African
  a Hausa spirit which causes sores
  Mahamai
  Hindu
  a goddess of healing
  one of the 6 sisters of Shitala
  (see also Shitala)
  Mahamanasika
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the 16 vidyadevis
  Mahamantranusarini
  Buddhist
  a protective goddess
  one of the 5 Pancharakshas
  She is the guardian of one of the
  quarters of the world (east) and uses
  her magic to protect from diseases.
  Mahamari
  Hindu
  a name for Durga or Kali as 
  ‘great killer’
  Mahamataras
  Hindu
  the goddesses acting as saktis of Shiva
  in his various aspects
  Mahamaya1
  Hindu
  a king of Atala, part of the underworld
  Mahamaya2
  Tibetan
  one of the Yi-dam
  Mahamaya3
  (see Maya2)
  Mahamayuri
  Buddhist
  [Great Peacock Lady:=Japanese 
  Kujaku- myoo]
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhi
  a female bodhisattva
  one of the 5 Pancharakshas
  She is depicted as having three eyes
  and three or four heads, guards the
  northern quarter and protects against
  snake-bite.
  Mahameru
  East Indian
  in Javanese lore, the home of the gods
  (see also Mount Meru)
  mahan1
  (see buddhi1)
  Mahan2
  (see Kur-mi-gi-a)
  Mahanaga
  Hindu
  a snake-god
  Mahapadma
  Hindu
  a snake-god
  He is depicted as having three eyes.
  Mahapancharaja
  Tibetan
  [sKu-ina-rgyal-po.Ku-nga-gyal-po]
  any one of the Five Great Kings of
  Tibetan Buddhism
  These beings were astrologers and
  magicians, worshipped as deities
  controlling various attributes; Bihar
  (deeds), Chos-skyon (magic), dGra-lha
  (body), Klu-dban (speech) and Thok-
  chho (accomplishment).
  They were also known as the
  Panchamaharajas when their names 
  were gSun-gi-rgyal (speech), Prin-las-gyi-
  rgyal-po (magic), sKui-rgyal-po (body),
  Tsun-gyi-rgyal-po (accomplishments)
  and Yon-tan-rgyal-po (deeds).
  Mahaparinirvanamurti
  Buddhist
  a representation of the Buddha
  reclining in paradise
  Mahaprabhu
  Indian
  a local god of the Bondo people
  Mahaprajapati
  Indian
  an aunt who reared the Buddha
  Mahapralaya
  Hindu
  [Great Cataclysm]
  the dissolution of the universe at the
  end of each period of 100 years in
  the life of Brahma
  Mahapratisara
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the Pancharakshas
  She is the three-headed guardian of
  the southern quarter of the world who
  guards against physical danger and sin.
  Mahapratyangira
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  Mahapurusha
  Hindu
  a name for Buddha, Vishnu and others
  as ‘great man’
  Maharaja1
  Buddhist
  a high priest in Tibet
  Maharaja2
  Hindu
  a leader of the Vallabha sect regarded
  as an incarnation of Vishnu
  Maharaksa
  (see Pancharaksha)
  Maharatha
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Mahasattva
  Maharatri
  Buddhist
  [Kamala.Padma]
  a goddess
  Maharaurava
  Hindu
  one of the regions of the hell, Naraka
  Maharijika
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor deities: a type
  of Gana
  maharishi
  (see rishi)
  Maharudra
  (see Rudra2)
  Mahasahapramardani
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  an aspect of Vairocana
  one of the Pancharakshas
  She is guardian of the centre of the
  world and protects from earthquakes
  and storms.
  Mahasarasvati1
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Sarasvati
  Mahasarasvati2
  Hindu
  an aspect of Lakshmi
  Mahasattva
  Hindu
  son of Maharatha
  His compassion was aroused when he
  came across a starving tiger, too weak
  to feed her two cubs, so he killed him-
  self so that they could eat.
  Mahasena
  Hindu
  a name for Karttikeya as ‘captain’
  Mahasiddha
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Grub-chen]
  a great sorcerer, one of 84 such beings
  They were said to be able to perform
  supernatural feats such as flying like
  birds.
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  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the Pancharakshas
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  She is sometimes depicted with three
  heads and three eyes and is the
  guardian of the south who protects
  from wild animals.
  Mahashivaratri
  Hindu
  [Great Night of Lord Shiva]
  a festival in honour of Shiva, held 
  in January/February
  Mahasritara
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhi
  Mahasthama
  Buddhist
  [Mahasthamaprata:=Chinese Ta-shih-che]
  a god of wisdom
  one of the bodhisattvas
  He 
  and 
  Avalokiteshvara 
  occupy
  thrones in Amitabha’s heaven.
  Mahasthamaprata (see Mahasthama)
  Mahasukha
  Buddhist
  eternal bliss
  (see also Nirvana)
  mahat
  (see buddhi)
  Mahatala1
  East Indian
  [Mahatara.Sangiang Dewata:=Hindu
  Shiva]
  a creator-god of the Dayaks
  father of Jata and the Satang
  goddesses
  Mahatala2
  Hindu
  one of the realms of Patala, the home
  of monsters
  Mahatara
  (see Mahatala1)
  mahatma
  Hindu
  a holy sage
  (see also rishi)
  Mahatuma
  Jain
  the lowest of the 7 hells
  Mahavairocana
  (see Dainichi.Vairocana)
  Mahavairochana
  (see Dainichi.Vairocana)
  Mahavidya1
  Buddhist
  a group of 10 goddesses
  saktis of Shiva
  Mahavidya2
  (see Janguli)
  Mahavira
  Jain
  [Nigantha Nataputta.Siddhart(h)a.
  Siddhatt(h)a.The Naked Ascetic.
  Vardhamana]
  (c. 540-468 BC)
  last of the 24 Tirthankaras
  founder of Jainism
  son of Rishabhadatta and Devananda
  husband of Yasoda
  father of Riyadarshana
  On the orders of Sakra, he was
  transferred before birth from the
  womb of Devananda to that of
  Trishala. He was originally called
  Vardhamana but became known as
  Mahavira, ‘great hero’, when he
  overpowered and killed a mad elephant
  or a serpent while still a child. After
  the death of his parents, he became, at
  the age of thirty or thirty-two, an
  itinerant naked ascetic preaching the
  prohibition of killing. He died by
  fasting to death after preaching for
  about thirty years. In some accounts,
  his death is dated at 526 BC.
  Mahayasa
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Mahayogi
  East Indian
  [Siwa Mahayogi]
  a name for Shiva as the Great Ascetic
  Mahayuga
  Hindu
  [Maha-yuga]
  a time period
  1,000th of a kalpa
  This period covers four yugas,
  totalling 10,000 or 12,000 divine years.
  In this system, where a divine year
  equals 360 human years, a mahayuga is
  4,320,000 years. 1,000 such cycles is a
  day of Brahma, a kalpa, lasting
  4,320,000,000 
  human 
  years 
  or,
  including a night and day of Brahma,
  twice this period.
  Mahdu
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was born, with Kaitabha, from the
  ear of Vishnu. When they attacked the
  sleeping 
  Brahma, 
  Vishnu 
  killed 
  them both.
  Mahendra1
  Buddhist
  a 2nd C BC emperor of India
  son of Ashoka
  brother of Mahinda and Sanghamitta
  Mahendra2
  Hindu
  a name of Indra reflecting his
  association with the mountains of
  that name
  Mahendradatta
  Pacific Islands
  the eleventh queen of Bali
  She was banished for practising witch-
  craft.
  Maheo
  North American
  [All-spirit]
  a creator-god of the Cheyenne Indians
  He is said to have made the world
  from mud. This mud was brought
  from the sea bottom by the coot, who
  was called Earth-Diver, and Maheo
  built land on the back of a huge turtle.
  He made man from one of his 
  own ribs.
  Mahes
  (see Mihos)
  Maheshvara
  Hindu
  [Mahesvara:=Japanese Jizaiten]
  an aspect of Shiva
  In some accounts he married Uma and
  they had 3,000 children, including
  Sannayaka and Vinayaka.
  Maheshvari1
  Hindu
  [Mahesvari]
  one of the 7 mataras
  one of the 8 Matrikas
  She was opposed to the demon Krodha.
  Maheshvari2
  Hindu
  [Mahesvari]
  a name for Devi, Kali and Uma
  Mahesvara
  (see Maheshvara)
  Mahesvari
  (see Maheshvari)
  Mahi1
  Hindu
  a goddess of sacrifice
  an aspect of Bumadevi
  Mahi2
  Pacific Islands
  a god
  Mahih-Nah-Tlehey
  (see Coyote)
  mahiki
  Pacific Islands
  the road which leads to Lua-a-Milu
  Mahina1
  Pacific Islands
  [Ma-Hina:=Hervey Island Ina:=Samoa
  Sina:=Tahiti Hina]
  a Hawaiian moon-goddess
  mother of Puna and Hema by Ai
  Kanaka, some say
  (see also Lona)
  Mahina2
  (see Hina1)
  Mahinda
  Buddhist
  son of Ashoka
  brother of Mahendra and Sangamitta
  He became a priest and founded a
  monastery in Ceylon.
  Mahipala
  Jain
  an ascetic hermit
  grandfather of Parsva
  When 
  Parsva 
  disturbed 
  his
  meditation, Mahipala split a log with
  an axe despite his grandson’s warning
  that he would kill two snakes in the
  log. Parsva was able to restore the
  serpents with his hymns, one as
  Ananta, the other as Lakshmi.
  Mahisa
  (see Mahisha)
  Mahisasuramardini
  (see Mahishasuramardini)
  Mahisha
  Hindu
  [Mahisa.Mahishasura.Mahis(h)ura]
  a demon monster in the form of a
  water-buffalo armed with a mace
  To meet the challenge of this awesome
  beast, the gods created Devi who, in
  the form of Mahishasuramardini
  (Durga or Kali), fought him with her
  trident. When she wounded him, he
  turned into a warrior with 1,000 arms,
  each holding a weapon. The goddess
  threw him to the ground and killed
  him with an arrow or lance or, some
  say, his own sword. Others say that he
  was killed by Bhavani.
  In the Mahabharata, Mahisha is a
  monster killed by Skanda.
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  Hindu
  a name for Durga or Kali as the killer
  of the demon buffalo, Mahisha
  (see also Mahadevi)
  Mahishasura
  (see Mahisha)
  Mahishasuramardini
  Hindu
  [Canda.Mahisasuramardini]
  a form of Devi
  She appeared in this form to fight the
  demon Mahisha.
  She is depicted as three-eyed with as
  many as twelve arms and holding
  various weapons.
  (see also Mahadevi.Mahisha)
  Mahishura
  (see Mahisha)
  Mahisura
  (see Mahisha)
  Maho Penekheka
  North American
  [Maho Peneta]
  a Mandan name for the Great Spirit
  Maho Peneta (see Maho Penekheka)
  Mahodadhi
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Mahomet
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Mahonin
  a demon said to be a fallen angel
  Mahora-nui-a-Rangi
  New Zealand
  [=Pacific Islands Mahora-nui-a-tea]
  a Maori goddess representing the expanse
  of the heavens, descendant 
  of Whai-tua
  wife of Maku
  mother of Rangipotiki
  Mahora-nui-a-tea
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Mahora-tui-a-Rangi]
  a Polynesian goddess
  wife of Maku
  mother of Rangi
  mahorga
  Jain
  one of the many varieties of demon 
  in Patala
  mahound
  (see mahoun)
  Mahr
  German
  a demon appearing in nightmares
  This being may appear as an animal, a
  dwarf or a giant. It is regarded as the
  soul of a dead person and is sometimes
  said to sit on the chest of the dreamer.
  Mahre
  Persian
  an ancient name for Adam
  husband of Mahrianag
  Mahrem
  African
  a war-god in Ethiopia
  Mahrianag
  Persian
  an ancient name for Eve
  wife of Mahre
  Mahrkusha
  Persian
  a demon of frost and snow
  Maht
  (see Ma3)
  Mahtigwess
  (see Great Hare)
  Mahu
  British
  a demon in King Lear: a Scottish
  demon of theft
  Mahu-faturau
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian goddess
  sister of Ai Tupuai, Hoa-Tapu 
  and Toi-Mata
  daughter of Oro
  She and her sisters accompanied her
  father in batttle.
  Mahu Ika
  (see Mahuika)
  Mahu Ike
  (see Mahuika)
  Mahucutah
  Central American
  [Mahacutah.The Distinguished Name]
  one of the first 4 men, in Mayan lore
  brother of Balam Agab, Balam Quitzé
  and Iqi Balam
  He and his brothers were created from
  maize-flour and both brewed by
  Xmucané. Each had his own guardian
  spirit, Hacavitz being allocated to
  Mahucutah. The gods created a
  woman for each of the brothers and
  they produced children who became
  the ancestors of the tribes when their
  parents returned to their original
  home in paradise.
  Mahuika1
  New Zealand
  [Mahu Ika.Mahu Ike]
  a Maori ogress
  Mahuika2
  Pacific Islands
  [Mafuike.Mahu Ika.Mahu Ike:
  =New Zealand Ruaumoko]
  a Polynesian goddess of the
  underworld
  grandmother of Maui
  In some accounts, she was a fire-
  goddess who married Auahi-Turoa and
  bore five sons, Koiti, Konui, Koroa,
  Manawa and Mapere. 
  Some say that Maui stole fire from
  her in the underworld and gave it to
  his people while others say that she
  gave Maui one of her nails, in which
  fire resided, but it was so hot that he
  dropped it in the sea. When he did this
  several times, she threw fire at him and
  he would have burnt to death if the
  rain-gods had not doused the fire.
  Other stories say that Maui learned
  the secret of fire from the mud-hens.
  In some versions, Mahuika is male.
  (see also Mafui’e)
  Mahuike
  (see Mahuikez)
  Mahuikez
  Pacific Islands
  a fire-god
  Mahungu
  African
  the first being in the lore of 
  the Bakongo
  This was a two-headed androgynous
  being which separated to form the
  male Lumbu and female Muzita.
  (see also Ndosimau)
  Mai-Gangaddi
  African
  a Hausa spirit which causes 
  sleeping sickness
  Mai-ja-Chikki
  African
  [Dakaki]
  a Hausa spirit which causes the 
  evil eye
  Mai-hesa
  (see Mekhit)
  Maia1
  Greek
  [Maias.‘mother’]
  a nymph of Mount Cyllene
  one of the Pleiades
  daughter of Atlas and Pleione
  mother of Hermes by Zeus
  Maia2
  (see Cybele.Maya.Rosmerta)
  Maia Maiesta
  (see Fauna)
  Maias
  (see Maia1)
  Maid of Astolat
  (see Elaine3)
  Maid of the Hairy Arms
  Irish
  [May Molloch.Meg Mullack.Molloch May]
  a banshee who engages in games 
  and sports
  Maid of the Narrow Wood
  British
  a maiden who tried to kill Gawain
  when he rejected her love
  Maidari
  Buddhist
  [Maidere]
  a name for Maitreya in Manchuria 
  and Mongolia
  He came to earth to teach men to
  revere god but was attacked with a
  sword by the evil Erlik. Maitreya was
  wounded and his blood set itself on
  fire with the result that the whole
  world, together with Erlik and his
  followers, was destroyed.
  (see also Maidera)
  Maiden of Pohjola
  Finnish
  daughter of Louhi
  wife of Ilmarinen
  Maiden of Unai
  Japanese
  a maiden wooed by 2 identical lovers
  Unable to choose between Mubara
  and Chinu, who were alike in every
  respect, she threw herself into the
  river. Both lovers jumped in after her
  and all three perished together.
  Maiden, The1
  Canaanite
  sister of Aqhat
  She killed her brother’s murderers.
  Maiden, The2
  (see Core)
  maidenhair
  Japanese
  a sacred tree
  Maidenland
  British
  in some accounts, the place where
  Lancelot was reared by a water-
  fairy
  Maiden’s Land
  Irish
  a paradise in the west
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  Maidere
  (see Maidari)
  Maidhyoi-Maongha
  Persian
  cousin and first disciple of Zoroaster
  Maiesta
  (see Fauna)
  Maighe Lena (see Battle of Moylena)
  Maighe Tuired
  (see Moytura)
  Maighnis
  Irish
  sister of Goll mac Morna
  wife of Finn mac Cool, some say
  Maighniu
  Irish
  a saint
  He suffered from a voracious appetite
  caused by a reptile that lived in his
  stomach. He transferred this to his
  friend Fursa in exchange for Fursa’s
  ailments, piles and headaches.
  Maihun
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Carolines, the home
  of the spirits
  This place is envisaged as a reef and
  the spirits who live there prey on
  shipwrecked sailors and eat them.
  Maikuku
  New Zealand
  wife of Uru Rangi
  Mail Duin
  (see Maeldun)
  Mail Fothartaig (see Mael Fothartaig)
  Maildun
  (see Maeldun)
  Mailkun
  Australian
  [Tippakaleum]
  an evil spirit
  wife of Keen
  She captures adults in a net and kills
  their children with her spear.
  Maimaktes
  (see Zeus)
  Maimed King, The (see Fisher King)
  Maimon
  (see Amaimon)
  Main
  Siberian
  a guardian of the sun
  An elk once caught the sun in its antlers
  and took it into the forest so that the
  world became dark. Main shot the elk
  and restored the sun to the heavens.
  Maina
  African
  an ancestor of the Luyia people
  When Maina refused to give food to
  the chameleon, the animal laid a curse
  on the human race which resulted in
  the introduction of death.
  mainades
  (see bacchantes)
  Mainchin
  Irish
  an abbot
  He treated Anera very badly when he
  called at his monastery and would have
  had him executed if Anera had not
  recited a poem detailing the abbot’s
  descent from Adam.
  Maine1
  Irish
  a Norse prince
  In one account, it is he, not Owen,
  who killed Naisi and his brothers when
  they returned with Deirdre to Ireland
  under a promise of safe-conduct from
  Conor on which he reneged.
  Maine2
  (see Maini)
  Maine Andai
  Irish
  Eochaid, one of the 7 sons of
  Ailill and Maev
  Maine Maghor
  (see Sin1)
  Maini
  Irish
  [Maine.Manes]
  princes of Connaught
  sons of Ailill and Maev
  Ailill and Maev had seven sons (Cairbre,
  Ceat, Daire, Eochaid, Feidhlim, Fergus
  and Sin) all of whom were known as
  Maine or, collectively, as Maini.
  As a group they were sent to seek
  supplies from the hostel-keeper,
  Reaghamhain. His seven daughters
  eloped with the Maini. 
  One of them volunteered to
  challenge Cuchulainn at the ford and
  was killed. In another account, he was
  killed by Conall Cearnach to avenge
  the death of Cuchulainn.
  Mair
  Irish
  wife of Bersa
  She fell in love with Finn mac Cool
  and sent him a present of enchanted
  nuts which, had he eaten them, would
  have put him in her power. Finn
  merely buried them.
  Maira Ata
  (see Maire)
  Mair-monan
  South American
  [Sumé]
  a creator-deity and culture-hero of the
  Tupinamba tribe
  Originally a creator, he appeared on
  earth to teach the people their laws
  and taboos. When they ungratefully
  burned him to death, his head
  appeared out of the flames of the pyre,
  producing thunder and lightning.
  Mair-pochy
  South American
  a medicine-man of the 
  Tupinamba tribe
  He impregnated a chief’s daughter by
  giving her fish to eat. The baby, a boy,
  identified his father from many
  claimants by handing him a bow and
  arrows.
  Maira
  (see Maera)
  Maira-Monan
  South American
  a creator-god and culture hero of 
  the Tupinambo tribe
  Mairae
  European
  mother-goddesses
  Maire
  South American
  [Maira Ata]
  the Tupi deity who sent the Flood
  He raped a mortal woman who
  subsequently gave birth to twins,
  Ariconte and Tamendonare, one
  fathered by the god, the other by her
  mortal husband, Sarigoys.
  Maireann
  Irish
  one of the wives of Diarmaid 
  mac Cearbhaill
  The other wife, Mughain, was jealous
  of Maireann and exposed the fact that
  she was bald. Maireann cried out for
  help and St Ciaran caused golden hair
  to grow on her head. In punishment,
  Mughain became barren.
  Mairidh
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  father of Eochaid mac Maireadha 
  and Ribh
  husband of Eibhliu
  His wife eloped with his son Eochaid.
  Mairne
  (see Murna)
  Maiso
  South American
  [Stone Woman]
  a creator-goddess and first woman 
  of the Arawaks
  mother of Darukavaitere
  When her son married and produced a
  series of offspring in the shape of
  parrots and serpents, she intervened
  and caused the woman, Uarahiul, to
  bear the first Paeris Indian, Uazale.
  Mait
  (see Ma2)
  Mait’ Carrefour
  (see also Carrefour)
  Maitagarri
  Spanish
  a Basque lake-priestess
  Maître Carrefour
  (see Carrefour)
  Maîtresse Amelia
  (see Amelia)
  Maîtresse Inomème
  (see Inomème)
  Maîtresse Madeleine (see Madeleine)
  Maîtresse Mombu
  (see Mombu)
  Maîtresse Philomène (see Philomène)
  Maitreya
  Buddhist
  [Asita. Chakravartin:=Chinese
  Hsiao Fo.Mi-lo-fo.Pu T’ai Ho-
  shang:=Hindu Kalki:
  =Japanese Miro(ku).Hotei:
  =Korean Miruk:=Manchurian Maidari:
  =Mongolian Maidari:=Pali Metteya:
  =Tibetan Byams-pa.Chem-pa]
  the Buddha in a future incarnation 
  the laughing Buddha, patron of
  workers in precious metals
  the fourth Buddha, in some accounts
  son of Brahmayus and Brahmavati
  In some accounts, he was a real man, 
  a disciple of the Buddha who will
  appear in the role of a future Buddha. 
  When he comes, he will be hailed as
  Chakravartin.
  It is said that he will be born, 500
  years after the death of Gautama, to
  Brahmavati, after a pregnancy lasting
  ten months, emerging from her right
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  side. His teaching will convert even
  the demons and the world will be at
  peace. The world will gradually come
  to an end because, in the absence of all
  forms of desire, no more children will
  be procreated.
  He is represented as a jovial fat man,
  with ear-lobes reaching down to his
  shoulders, waiting in the Tushita
  heaven until he is reborn in 5,000 
  (or 5,670 million) years, the Buddha
  yet to come. He carries prayer-beads
  and a bag.
  He is equated with Hotei whom he
  resembles and who also carries a bag.
  Maiva
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan maiden
  grand-daughter of Raho
  She left Samoa in a boat with her
  grandfather and sailed west. When
  Raho tipped a basket of Samoan soil,
  into the sea, a new island, Rotuma, was
  created and here they settled.
  Maivia Kivivia
  East Indian
  a fish
  father of Mavu and Moro
  Tired of swimming, the fish rested on
  a bank and here it grew limbs and
  became a two-legged being. Alone, it
  produced two sons, Mavu and Moro,
  who became the ancestors of the tribes
  of New Guinea.
  maiya
  African
  a Hausa warlock
  Maiyarab
  Thai
  king of the underworld realm, Patal
  Maiyun
  North American
  the Cheyenne name for the Great
  Spirit
  maiyunahu’ta
  North American
  a Cheyenne guardian-spirit of 
  the individual
  Maize Mother
  (see Saramama)
  Majahaldas
  (see Domovik)
  Majas Gars
  (see Domovik)
  Majas kungs
  Baltic
  [=Lithuanian Zemepatis]
  a Latvian god of the household
  Majasgars
  (see Domovik)
  Majaw Shringa Pum
  Burmese
  [Majoi Shringa Pum]
  a sacred mountain, home of the 
  first man
  Majibu
  African
  a sorcerer to King Nkogolo
  He was given the boy Kalala Ilunga to
  raise and taught him to be a fine
  runner and dancer.
  majinai
  Japanese
  magic: the various means by which
  people ward off sickness, 
  ill fortune, etc.
  majky
  (see navky)
  Majoi Shringa Pum
  (see Majaw Shringha Pum)
  Majok
  African
  among the Dinka, a sacred ox
  majores
  Roman
  senior flamines chosen from the
  patricians
  Maju
  European
  a Basque spirit or deity
  consort of Mari
  He is said to appear in the form of 
  a snake.
  (see also Sugaar)
  Maka1
  African
  brother of Ngunzu
  When 
  Maka 
  died, 
  his 
  brother 
  trapped Kalungangombe, king of the
  underworld, who gave him the seeds 
  of plants to grow for food.
  Maka2
  Egyptian
  the huge snake which attacked Ra’s
  barge each night when it made its
  journey through the underworld
  (see also Sebek)
  Maka3
  North American
  [‘earth’]
  one of the 4 Superior Gods
  a creator-deity of the Sioux, an aspect
  of Wakan Tanka
  Makafonua
  Pacific Islands
  [‘land stones’]
  the low islands
  The Polynesians say that the low
  islands were dropped from the sky
  whereas the larger ones were fished up
  from the bottom of the sea by Maui.
  Makala
  (see Narmada)
  Makan
  (see Kur-nu-gi-a)
  Makanaima
  South American
  [Mackonaima.Makunaima]
  a creator-god in Guyana
  one of the Twins (see also Aimon Kondi)
  Makani
  Pacific Islands
  [=Samoan Matagi]
  a Hawaiian wind-god
  makara1
  Cambodian
  a monster in the form of a lion
  with a trunk
  (see also gaja-simha.kalamaka)
  Makara2
  East Indian
  a sea-monster in the form of a
  crocodile with a trunk-like snout
  (see also kalamaka)
  Makara3
  Hindu
  a monster ridden by Ganga or Varuna
  In some accounts, this being was
  described as part crocodile, dolphin
  and shark, in others as a fish with 
  the head and legs of a deer or as a 
  fish-elephant.
  Another story has the Makara as the
  crab which outwitted a crane and
  snapped off its head.
  Makara4
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac,
  Capricorn the goat (monster)
  Makaravaktra
  Buddhist
  a lion-headed goddess or spirit
  She can confer supernatural powers on
  her devotees.
  Make
  East Indian
  in New Guinea, a huge snake
  This snake is said to be a manifestation
  of the god Wunekan.
  Make Make
  (see Makemake)
  Makea
  Pacific Islands
  [Makea-Tutara]
  a king of the underworld
  father of Maui
  He had an affair with the mortal
  queen, Taranga, and fathered Maui.
  Makea-Tutara
  (see Makea)
  Makemake
  Pacific Islands
  [Make Make.Meke Meke]
  creator-god and sea-god of the
  Easter Islanders
  He first appeared as a skull. One of his
  functions was to protect the birds from
  the egg-gatherers.
  Maker of White
  (see White Hare)
  Makeri
  African
  a Hausa spirit causing occupational
  ailments in smiths
  Makers of the Path of Life
  (see Prey-Gods)
  Makeshura
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Makh
  Mesopotamian
  [Belit-Itani.Mah]
  a Babylonian virgin-goddess
  wife of Marduk
  Makha
  Hindu
  a demon of darkness
  He 
  was 
  overcome 
  by 
  Brighu 
  and Matarisvan.
  Makhta
  North American
  [Brave Woman.Winyan Ohitika]
  a Sioux maiden
  daughter of Tawa Makoce
  Her three brothers were killed in
  battles with the Crow and she refused
  to marry until their deaths had been
  avenged. In a later battle, she rode with
  the Sioux warriors and the Crow were
  finally driven away. In the battle,
  Wanblee Cikala, who loved her, was
  killed and she spent the rest of her life
  mourning his loss.
  Makhu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god of dreams
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  Maki Hiogo
  Japanese
  a retainer
  His master, father of Princess Aya, had
  him wait in the peony bushes by night
  and he succeeded in capturing the
  young samurai for whom Aya was
  dying with longing. A wave of perfume
  caused Maki Hiogo to faint and, when
  he recovered, he found that he was
  grasping not the young man but a
  peony flower.
  Maki-Syra-Zemlya
  Russian
  mother-earth, lover of Mikula
  Makihiki
  Pacific Islands
  a festival in honour of Lono which
  lasts for 4 months
  Makila
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Californian 
  Pomo Indians
  father of Dasan
  Makila and his son, Dasan, came out of
  the sea to bring civilisation to the tribe.
  Makishi
  African
  man-eating monsters in Angola
  Makkal
  (see Moloch1)
  Makkhali Gosala
  Jain
  a hermit
  He taught that all things could attain
  perfection in due course but that this
  was a natural process, spread over
  many incarnations, which could not be
  hastened nor halted.
  Maklandjalu
  African
  a supreme god of the south-eastern
  coastal regions
  Makosh
  (see Mokos)
  Maksameri
  Baltic
  [=German Lebermeer]
  the Estonian world of the 
  dead
  Maku1
  New Zealand
  a Maori god
  descendant of Whai-tua
  husband of Mahora-nui-a-
  Rangi
  father of Rangipotiki
  Maku2
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian god
  offspring of Kore-te-tamaua
  husband of Mahora-nui-a-tea
  father of Rangi
  Makunaima
  (see Makanaima)
  Makura Daikoku
  Japanese
  a name of Daikoku depicted with a
  mallet and lotus leaf
  Makuri
  South American
  a member of the Callao tribe who
  killed his daughter when she became
  a follower of Thunupa
  He also killed Thunupa and cast his
  body adrift on Lake Titicaca.
  makutu
  Pacific Islands
  Polynesian witchcraft
  Mal
  Indian
  [Tirumal]
  a Tamil creator-god
  Mal mac Rochraidhe
  Irish
  a king of Ulster
  He killed Tuathal Techtmar, the high-
  king.
  Mala
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist mother-goddess
  one of the astamataras
  Mala Lith
  (see Cailleach)
  Malacander
  (see Malcandre)
  Malacoda
  [Belzecue]
  a demon in Danté’s Inferno
  Maladisant
  British
  [Maledisant]
  wife of Breunor
  Malagant
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Malagigi
  European
  [=Dutch Malagjis:=French Mal-gist.
  Malagis.Maugis]
  an Italian enchanter
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  cousin of Rinaldo
  In a French version, he was Maugis,
  son of Beuve and twin brother of
  Vivien. When the Saracens invaded,
  Vivien was abducted but Maugis was
  saved by the fairy Orianda and was
  taught magic by her brother, Baudris.
  At the great tournament arranged by
  Charlemagne, Malagigi recognised
  Angelica as an enchantress and tried to
  kill her. Instead, he was captured by
  Angelica and her brother Argalia and
  transported to Albracca where he was
  imprisoned in a rock under the sea.
  After the defeat of the Saracens, he
  suspected Gano of treachery and
  summoned up the demon Ashtaroth,
  demanding that he find Rinaldo and
  Ricardetto and bring them quickly 
  to Roncesvalles. When Rinaldo fell
  out of favour with Charlemagne and
  his horse Bayard was taken by the
  prince, Charlot, Malagigi tricked
  Charlot and recovered Bayard and 
  also freed Rinaldo’s brothers who had
  been imprisoned by the emperor.
  Malagjis
  European
  the name of Malagigi (Maugis) in
  Dutch stories
  Malagis
  (see Malagigi)
  Malaika
  African
  a benevolent spirit which can take on
  human form
  These beings are said to sit on one’s
  shoulder and whisper wise or beneficial
  advice into one’s ear.
  Malakbel
  Arab
  an ancient sun-god and god 
  of vegetation
  brother of Aglibol
  (see also Malekbel)
  Malaliach
  Irish
  a servant of Partholan
  He is said to have introduced ale-
  brewing into Ireland.
  Malamanganga’e
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-deity
  With Malamangangaifo this being
  created the dove, Lupe, predecessor of
  the beings who gave rise to man.
  Malamangangaifo
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-deity
  With Malamanganga’e this being
  created the dove, Lupe, predecessor of
  the beings who gave rise to man.
  Malambruno
  European
  a giant in Don Quixote: 
  an enchanter
  Malandela
  African
  a Zulu hero
  father of Ntombela
  He led his people to their present
  homeland.
  Malaphar
  (see Malephar)
  Malapher
  (see Malephar)
  Malara
  (see Kopu)
  Malava
  African
  a legendary ancestor of the Vugusu 
  of Kenya
  (see also Umngoma)
  Malaveyovo
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Goodenough 
  Islands, a cannibal
  Malaya
  Hindu
  one of the 8 Yogini, demonesses
  attendant on Durga
  Malayavati
  Hindu
  an Arabian princess
  She was carried off in a pomegranate
  by Vikrama and became his wife.`
  Malcam 
  (see Moloch)
  Malcander 
  (see Malcandroz)
  Malcandre
  Egyptian
  [Malacander]
  king of Byblos
  Needing a pole for his new palace he
  had his workmen fell a large tamarisk
  that had grown round a sealed chest.
  This proved to be the chest in which
  Set had sealed his own brother Osiris.
  Isis claimed the body of her husband
  and resurrected him but he was killed
  once again by Set who cut the body
  into fourteen pieces.
  Malcandroz
  Mesopotamian
  [Malacander.Malk-Addu]
  a name for El as god of 
  the underworld
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  Malchidael
  [Malkidiel]
  a demon, ruler of Aries
  (see also Sarahiel)
  Malchus
  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Malduc
  British
  a wizard
  Valerin once captured Guinevere and
  held her prisoner. Malduc promised to
  free her if Erec and Gawain were
  delivered into his hands. When the
  exchange had been made, Lancelot
  rescued Erec and Gawain.
  Maleagans
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Maleagant
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Malecasta
  British
  the lady of Castle Joyeous 
  lust personified (Spenser)
  Maleger
  British
  evil passion personified (Spenser)
  Malekbel
  Egyptian
  a sun-god
  (see also Malakbel)
  Malebolge
  European
  a part of Hell, the eighth circle (Dante)
  Malebranche
  [Hellraker]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Malebron
  European
  a spirit, servant of Oberon
  He carried Huon and Sherasmin
  across the Red Sea and later carried
  Huon to the court of Yvoirin where he
  rescued Esclaramonde and Fatima.
  Maledisant
  (see Maladisant)
  malefici
  [sing=maleficus]
  the tenth order of the damned,
  witches and sorcerers
  maleficium
  the art of the witch: doing harm 
  by magic
  maleficus
  a sorcerer: a witch
  (see also malefici)
  Maleginis
  (see Aguysans)
  Malehaut, Lady of
  (see Bloie)
  Malek1
  Afghan
  a Kafir deity of nut-trees
  Malek2
  (see Moloch)
  Malengin
  British
  guile personified (Spenser)
  Malepartus
  (see Malpertius)
  Malephar
  [Malaphar.Malapher.Valafar.Valefar.
  Valefor.Walafor]
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to impart knowledge of
  magic and anthropomorphism and is
  depicted as a lion.
  (see also Walafar)
  Malgaras
  a demon of the west
  Malhal Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the 7 saptamataras
  Mali
  African
  a shape-changing monster in 
  the form of a hippopotamus
  This monster ate all the crops and,
  when Karadigi attacked it with his pack
  of hounds, it ate those too. Fara Maka
  tried to kill it with spears but was eaten.
  His wife, Nana Miriam, finally stopped
  the beast by paralysing it with a magic
  spell.
  Maliagant
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Maligernii
  Roman
  evil spirits
  Malik1
  Arab
  [Malka]
  a god of the northern region in 
  pre-Islamic times
  Malik2
  (see Moloch)
  Malika Habashiya
  African
  a queen of Ethiopia
  She dreamt that she was holding a
  young goat and woke to find herself
  pregnant. Her daughter was born with
  one foot shaped like the cloven hoof 
  of a goat. (see also Queen of Ethiopia)
  Malinalli
  South American
  the twelfth of the 20 days of the
  Aztec month
  Symbolising grass, thorns and the
  south, the day was ruled by Patécatl.
  malingee
  Australian
  a demon with fiery eyes and knees
  which knock together when he walks
  Malinke
  (see Ninimina)
  Maliqa
  Persian
  a ruler of the jinn
  Malis
  Greek
  mother of Alcaeus and Cleodaeus 
  by Heracles
  Malk-Addu 
  (see Malcandros)
  Malka 
  (see Malik1)
  Malkidiel
  (see Malchidael)
  Malkin
  a demon
  Malkosh
  Persian
  [Malqos]
  a rain-god
  Mallerstang
  British
  a kingdom of Uther, in some accounts
  mallcu
  South American
  [=Quecha apo]
  gods and spirits of the Aymara
  This name is sometimes added to the
  name of a mountain to indicate that it
  is a deity.
  In other parts of South America,
  mallcu are large conical piles of earth
  on which the tribes make sacrifices.
  Malli
  Jain
  the only female jina
  Mallolwych
  (see Matholwch)
  malocchio
  (see jettatura)
  Malombo
  African
  sacred snakes in Mozambique which
  are said to act as oracles
  Malory, Sir Thomas
  English
  (d. 1471) 
  a knight of uncertain identity
  He was the author of Le Morte d’Arthur
  who was said to have spent some time
  in prison.
  Malpas
  [Malphas]
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to construct
  impregnable buildings by magic and is
  envisaged in the form of a huge bird.
  Malperdy
  (see Malpertius)
  Malpertius
  European
  [Malepartus.Malperdy]
  the home of Reynard the Fox
  Malphas
  (see Malpas)
  Malprimo
  European
  a Saracen knight
  He was killed at Roncesvalles by
  Oliver who was wounded in the
  encounter.
  Malqos 
  (see Malkosh)
  Malsum
  North American
  [Maslum.Wolf]
  a creator-god of the Algonquin
  a wolf-god
  twin brother of Gluskap
  He made all the evil features of this
  world.
  He killed his mother at birth when
  emerging from her armpit and he
  killed his brother with the feather of
  an owl, the only thing which could
  harm him. Gluskap came back to life
  and Malsum tried again with a pine-
  root but Gluskap merely laughed and
  drove him into the woods. Quah-beet
  heard Gluskap say that he could be
  killed by a flowering rush and he
  passed this on to Malsum. When the
  otter (or toad) asked for the wings of a
  bird as reward, Malsum scoffed at him
  so Quah-beet told Gluskap what he
  had done. Gluskap then dug up a fern,
  the only thing that could harm
  Malsum, and used it to kill his brother
  who lived as the wolf, Lox, in the
  underworld thereafter.
  Maltegarde
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Maluth
  African
  an Ethiopian spirit
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  British
  a king of Iceland which, in some
  accounts, was part of King 
  Arthur’s realm
  Mam
  Central American
  a Mayan god of evil
  He lives under the earth, appearing
  only in times of crisis, and is depicted
  as a scarecrow-like wooden figure.
  mama1
  South American
  an Inca plant-spirit
  These spirits were said to control the
  growth of plants and each variety had
  its own ‘mother’ or spirit. The spirit
  controlling the coco plant was
  cocomama, maize was controlled by
  saramama, the potato by acsumama,
  the quinua plant by quinuamama and
  so on.
  Mama2
  (see Ama-arhus.Mami)
  Mama Allpa
  South American
  an Inca earth-goddess and goddess of
  the harvest
  She is depicted with many breasts.
  Mama Brigitte
  West Indian
  [(Mamam) Brigitte]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit, guardian 
  of the dead
  wife of Ghede
  Mama Cocha
  South American
  [Mama Qoca]
  an Inca sea-goddess and goddess of rain
  wife of Viracocha
  Mama Cora
  South American
  an Inca maize goddess
  daughter of Pirua
  (see also Mama Cota)
  Mama Cota
  South American
  [Mother-water]
  the spirit of Lake Titicaca
  This spirit was worshipped as the
  provider of food and was represented
  by 
  two 
  stone 
  idols 
  known 
  as
  Copacahuana and Copacati.
  On one occasion, a man called
  Huaina tried to build a temple to 
  Yatiri on an island in a lake but the 
  god refused to acknowledge its
  worshippers. The same happened
  when he built on a second island 
  and when he tried again on yet another
  island, the lake goddess became angry
  and called up a great storm that caused
  the island to disappear forever beneath
  the waves.
  (see also Mama Coro)
  Mama Coya
  (see Mama Coyo)
  Mama Coyo
  South American
  [Coyo Mama.Mama Coya.Mama Ocllo]
  daughter of Inti
  In some versions she is Mama Ocllo,
  in others one of the three sisters said
  to be ancestors of the Incas.
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Mama fo Dou
  (see Gro Mama)
  Mama fo Gro
  (see Gro Mama)
  Mama Huaco
  South American
  one of the sisters said to be ancestors
  of the Incas
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Mama Ipa Qora
  South American
  one of the sisters said to be 
  ancestors of the Incas
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Mama Kilya
  South American
  [(Mama) Quilla.Mama Quillo]
  an Inca moon-goddess
  sister and consort of Inti
  Mama Nono
  West Indian
  a Carib mother-goddess
  Mama Ocllo
  South American
  [Cori Ocllo.Mama Ocollo.Mama Oella.
  Mama Ogllo.Mama Oqlyo.
  Mama Ocllo Huaco]
  daughter of Inti
  sister of Ayar Ayca, Ayar Cachi, Ayar
  Manco, Ayar Oco and Manco Capac
  She married her brother, Ayar Manco
  or Manco Capac, and founded the 
  Inca dynasty.
  In one story she went on ahead of
  the others to look for a suitable place
  to settle and came to Cuzco. Here she
  killed a peasant and disembowelled
  him. Dangling his blood-covered liver
  from her mouth, she entered the
  village and all the inhabitants fled,
  thinking they were about to be
  attacked by a cannibalistic monster.
  She and her brothers and sisters 
  were then able to take over the 
  village unopposed.
  (see also Children of the Sun.
  Mama Coyo)
  Mama Ocllo Huaco (see Mama Ocllo)
  Mama Ocollo
  (see Mama Ocllo)
  Mama Oella 
  (see Mama Ocllo)
  Mama Ogllo 
  (see Mama Ocllo)
  Mama Oqlyo
  (see Mama Ocllo)
  Mama Pacha
  (see Pachamama)
  Mama Qoca
  (see Mama Cocha)
  Mama Quilla
  (see Mama Kilya)
  Mama Quillo
  (see Mama Kilya)
  Mama Rahua
  South American
  [Mama Rawa]
  one of the sisters said to be ancestors
  of the Incas
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Mama Rawa
  (see Mama Rahua)
  Mamacuna
  South American
  an Inca woman in charge of 
  the Acllacuna
  Mamadi
  African
  the man who killed the dragon Bida
  His lover had been offered in sacrifice
  to the dragon but Mamadi arrived on
  the scene and killed the beast as it was
  about to devour the girl.
  mamaé
  South American
  the Xingu spirits of the dead
  Mamaki
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a sakti of Akshobhya or of
  Ratnasambhava
  mother of Vajrapani
  Mamaldi
  Siberian
  with Kadau, the first pair of beings
  Mamaloi
  West Indian
  [male=Papaloi]
  a voodoo priestess of Haiti
  Maman Brigitte (see Mama Brigitte)
  Mamandabari
  Australian
  2 brothers, creator-beings in the lore
  of the Aborigines
  Mamao
  Pacific Islands
  [‘space’]
  a Samoan sky-god
  This entity merged with Ilu to form
  the sky and together they produced Ao
  and Po.
  Mama’sa’a
  North American
  the first man, in the lore of the 
  Fox Indians
  Mamau
  Welsh
  [Y Mamau:=Roman Matres]
  mother-goddesses: goddesses of the
  household: female fairies
  (see also Tylwyth Teg)
  Mambang Kuning
  Malay
  an evil spirit of the sunset
  Mambang Tuli Harus
  East Indian
  in Java, Malaya, etc., a sea-spirit which
  controls currents
  Mambo
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Mambo La Salle
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Mambo Zacca
  (see Azacca)
  Mambrino
  European
  a Saracen king
  He had a golden helmet which made
  the wearer invulnerable or, some say,
  invisible. Rinaldo killed him and kept
  the helmet.
  mambu
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo priestess
  Mamdi
  (see Nandi)
  Mamercus
  Roman
  son of Numa Pompilius
  brother of Pinis and Pompo
  Mamers
  (see Mars)
  mamh
  Indian
  in Baluchistan, a female bear
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  It is said that a female bear will capture
  a man and break his foot so that he
  cannot leave the cave to which she
  takes him. He is then forced to mate
  with the animal whose offspring is yet
  another mamh.
  Mami1
  Mesopotamian
  [Great Mother.Mah.Mama]
  a name of Ninhursaga as ‘mother’
  At the behest of Ea, Mami fashioned
  fourteen lumps of clay which, when
  placed in the wombs of women,
  produced seven boys and seven girls to
  perpetuate the human race which had
  been decimated by Enlil.
  In some accounts, the clay had been
  mixed with the blood of a god, perhaps
  Kingu or Lamga, in others, the same
  as Ama-arhus.
  (see also Aruru.Nunusesmea)
  Mami2
  Mesopotamian
  [Mama]
  a name for Ishtar as a creator-goddess
  (see also Bau Gula)
  Mamikiko
  Japanese
  a neighbour of Yurine
  The boy Koyuri had been given some
  sacred white saké by two Shojo and
  this drink restored his dying father,
  Yurine, to his former health. Mamikiko
  demanded some of the saké but, being
  a greedy man, found the drink tasted
  foul. Koyuri took him to see the Shojo
  who cured him of his greed and
  selfishness, after which he was able to
  enjoy the brew. He then made friends
  with Yurine and they lived together for
  300 years.
  Mamit 
  (see Mamitu)
  Mamitu
  Mesopotamian
  [Great Mother.Mamit(um).
  Mammetu(m).Mammitu(m)]
  a Babylonian goddess of the 
  underworld
  goddess of destiny
  a consort of Nergal
  Mamitum 
  (see Mamitu)
  Mamlambo
  African
  a Zulu river-goddess, goddess 
  of beer-makers
  Mammetu
  (see Mamitu)
  Mammetum
  (see Mamitu)
  Mammitu
  (see Mamitu)
  Mammitum
  (see Mamitu)
  Mammon1
  Aramaic
  a god of riches
  Mammon2
  [Maymon]
  a demon of avarice or temptation
  In black magic, an ambassador 
  to England.
  mammoth
  Siberian
  a huge animal on the back of which
  the earth rests
  It is believed that earthquakes occur
  when the animal moves.
  Mammy of the Water
  (see Oya1)
  Mamona 
  (see Attabeira)
  mamori
  Japanese
  [o-mamori]
  amulets: charms
  mamorifuda
  Japanese
  a charm carried by children in 
  a charm-bag 
  (see also kinchaku)
  Mampes
  Malay
  a psychopomp
  This being escorts the souls of 
  the good dead across the bridge Balan
  Bacham to Belet, the home of the dead.
  Mamurius Veturius
  Roman
  the celestial smith who made copies of
  the ancile
  Mamzraumana (see Tuwapontumsi)
  Man1
  Chinese
  a Taoist deity
  one of the Four Diamond Kings
  Man2
  (see Chang1)
  Man3
  (see Chokmah.manna)
  Man-Eagle
  North American
  a Hopi monster in the form of 
  a huge eagle
  This monster carried off young
  women to his nest and killed them.
  One of those taken was the wife of Son
  of Light who, with the help of Spider
  Woman, a mole and several birds,
  reached Man-Eagle’s lair and saved his
  wife by beating the monster in several
  contests of magic. In the final test,
  Man-Eagle was burned to ashes but
  Spider Woman restored him to life in
  the form of a young man who
  promised to mend his ways.
  Man-Ik
  Central American
  the seventh of the 20 ages of man,
  in Mayan lore, entry into 
  the afterlife
  (see also Four Man-Ik)
  Man-la 
  (see Bhaishajya)
  Man Maker
  North American
  [Magician]
  a creator-spirit of the Pima tribe
  He made men in his own image from
  clay and baked them in an oven.
  Interference by Coyote meant that the
  first result was a dog followed by an
  underburnt (white) couple and then an
  overburnt (black) couple and finally a
  perfect couple – the Pueblo.
  Man of Brass
  (see Talos2)
  Man of Wood
  North American
  a mythical being in the lore of 
  the Sioux
  He had a human head but the rest of
  his body was carved from wood. He
  gave Chacopee the magic vine and
  pipe and the white feather which he
  needed to overcome the six giants.
  Man Preceding (see Adam Kadmon)
  Mana1
  Baltic
  ruler of the Finnish underworld,
  Manala
  In other versions, the ruler is Tuoni
  and his realm is Tuonela.
  Mana2
  Hindu
  father of Bhrigu
  Mana3
  Irish
  [Manu:=Welsh Manaw]
  the Irish name for the Isle of Man
  Mana4
  North American
  a nature-spirit of maize among the
  Pueblo tribes: a kachina dressed as 
  a woman
  mana5
  Pacific Islands
  a supernatural power
  Mana6
  (see Mania)
  Mana-garme 
  (see Managarm)
  Mana-heim
  (see Midgard)
  Manabosho
  (see Manabozho)
  Manabozho
  North American
  [Great Hare.Manabosho.Manibozho.
  Minabozha.Nanaboojoo.Nanabozho.
  Nanabush.Winabozho:=Abnaki Gluskap:
  =Iroquois Ioskeha:=Menominee
  Manabush:=Montagnais Messou]
  a trickster-god of the Chippewa
  one of quadruplets
  brother of Chibiabos and Flint
  He was a shape-changer who often
  appeared as a rabbit.
  In some versions, he was descended
  from 
  Nokomis 
  and, 
  when 
  the
  Underwater Panthers tried to kill her
  by causing a flood, Manabozho called
  on the beavers and others to bring up
  mud from the bottom from which he
  made dry land and saved Nokomis.
  His enmity of the Underwater
  Panthers was based on the fact that they
  had seized and killed his brother
  Chibiabos. He was later given the
  secrets of the Mide ceremony which
  enabled him to resurrect his brother
  whom he made ruler of the underworld.
  As a healing deity, he instituted the
  medicine-feast known as Mide.
  He is sometimes equated with
  Gluskap or Hiawatha.
  His brother, Flint, had killed their
  mother when they were born and
  Manabozho killed Flint when they
  grew up. (see also Manabush.Michabo)
  Manabush
  North American
  [Great Hare.Manabusch:=Abnaki
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  =Montagnais Messou]
  a trickster-god of the Menominee Indians
  brother of Moqwaoi
  He was the only survivor of twins born
  to Wenonah, a daughter of Nokomis,
  who died in childbirth. He turned into
  a white rabbit who later stole fire and
  gave it to the tribe.
  When his brother, Moqwaoi, was
  killed by evil spirits, he killed two of
  their number. The other spirits then
  caused a flood from which Manabush
  was the only one to escape which he
  did by climbing a pine tree and causing
  it to grow rapidly to beat the rising
  waters. When Muskrat found a small
  piece of dry soil after Beaver, Mink and
  Otter had failed, Manabush was able to
  recreate the world.
  In another story, Misikinebik, a
  monstrous serpent, ate nearly all the
  tribe so Manabush offered himself
  and, once inside the beast, stabbed its
  heart and killed it.
  (see also Manabozho.Wabus)
  Manael
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  son of Castellors
  Manaf
  Arab
  a heathen god of Mecca
  Managarm
  Norse
  [Mana-garme.Manegarm]
  one of the 3 wolves that chased the
  sun and moon
  This beast, together with Hati and
  Skoll, pursued the sun and moon and,
  on occasions caught and swallowed
  them, causing an eclipse. They were
  the offspring of Fenris and fed on the
  marrow from the bones of dead
  criminals. As crime increased, they
  grew stronger and in the last days they
  overtook the sun and moon and
  swallowed them finally.
  In some accounts, Managarm is the
  same as Hati.
  Manah
  Arab
  an angelic fertility-goddess
  Manaheim
  (see Midgard)
  manaia
  New Zealand
  a bird-headed monster
  Manala
  Baltic
  the Finnish land of the dead, ruled 
  by Mana
  (see also Tuonela)
  Manalan-Rakki
  Baltic
  a hound from the Finnish underworld
  Manama
  Pacific Islands
  [Eugpamolok Manobo.Kalayagan]
  a creator-god in the Philippines
  Mananan
  (see Manannan mac Lir)
  Manandan
  (see Manannan mac Lir)
  Manannan Beg
  (see Mac y Leirr)
  Manannan mac Lir 
  Irish
  [Mananan.Manandan.Oirbsen.Oirbsiu:
  =Manx Mac y Leirr.Manannan Beg:
  =Welsh Manawyddan]
  a sea-god
  a shape-changer and magician
  son of Lir and Aobh
  son of Alloit, some say
  brother of Sainred
  husband of Aine, Fand and Uchtdealb
  father of Curcog, Gaiar, Ibrec Mongan,
  Niam and Segda
  He was the ruler of Emain Ablach and
  owned a chariot in which he could ride
  over the waves, a magic boat known as
  Wave-sweeper, a horse called Splendid
  Mane and a cloak and helmet that
  rendered him invisible. 
  He was said to have three legs
  which, used like the spokes of a wheel,
  enabled him to travel at great speed.
  As a shape-changer, he often took
  the form of a bird; as a magician he
  performed many wonderful feats
  including one in which he tossed a
  silken thread into the sky where it
  caught on a cloud, allowing a lady to
  climb up it.
  It was said that when Aillen fell in
  love with Manannan’s wife, Uchtdealb,
  the god gave her to Aillen and took his
  sister, Aine.
  It was he who rescued the infant
  Lugh when he was thrown into the sea
  on the orders of his grandfather, Balor.
  He once took Angus Og on a trip to
  India 
  and 
  returned 
  with 
  two
  marvellous cows, keeping one and
  giving the other to Angus.
  He allocated a sidh to each of the
  various groups of Danaans after their
  defeat by the Milesians and he gave
  them the Veil of Invisibility and some
  marvellous pigs which were restored
  to life each time they were killed 
  and eaten.
  When he quarrelled with Fand and
  left her, she had an affair with
  Cuchulainn but Manannan and his
  wife were later reconciled.
  Some of his children were divine,
  others were mortal. One of his divine
  sons, Gaiar, seduced the goddess
  Becuma and Manannan slept with the
  wife of Fachna Lurgan, king of
  Ulster, fathering the mortal son
  Mongan as reward for helping Fachna
  in battle.
  He was said to have been drowned
  in Lake Corrib by Uillin.
  Manasa
  Hindu
  [Manassa.Vishadhari:=Jain Nagini]
  a snake-goddess
  an aspect of Parvati
  sister of Ananta
  daughter of Kasyapa and Kadru
  daughter of Shiva, some say
  When Shiva sucked up the venom
  which Ananta, or Vasuki, used to poison
  the amrita created at the Churning of
  the Ocean, Manasa helped him by
  taking some of the poison in her own
  mouth and passing it on to the
  venomous creatures of the earth.
  When the merchant Chand refused
  to worship her, she appeared in the
  form of a lovely maiden and married
  him. She then destroyed his livelihood
  and reverted to her snake form, biting
  all of his six sons who died. He had
  another son, Lakshmindra, who
  married Behula and Chand tried to
  protect them by building a steel
  house. Manasa slipped into the house
  on the night of Lakshmindra’s
  wedding and killed him but she
  restored him to life when Chand
  agreed to worship her.
  She is said to have the power to 
  cure illness caused by poison from
  snake-bites, etc. and is depicted in the
  company of a snake with seven heads.
  Manasa Putra
  (see Seven Rishis)
  Manasaputra
  (see Seven Rishis)
  Manasi
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the vidyadevis
  Manassa 
  (see Manasa)
  Manator 
  (see Tuonetar)
  Manatum 
  (see Manat)
  Manavi
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the vidyadevis
  Manaw
  Welsh
  [=Irish Mana]
  the Welsh name for the Isle of Man
  Manawa1
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  When he visited Tuwhakapau to
  arrange the marriage of his son to that
  chief’s daughter, he and his men were
  ambushed and killed. Only Tahua
  escaped alive.
  Manawa2
  Pacific Islands
  son of Auahi-Turoa and Mahuika
  brother of Koiti, Konui, Koroa 
  and Mapere
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  Pacific Islands
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  Manawat
  Mesopotamian
  a Nabataean goddess of fate
  Manawydan
  (see Manawyddan)
  Manawyddan
  Welsh
  [Manawydan (fab Llyr):=Manx Mac y 
  Leirr.Manannan Beg:=Irish
  Manannan mac Lir]
  a sea-god
  ruler of the land of the dead
  son of Llyr and Penardun
  brother of Bran and Branwen
  He was one of the seven survivors of
  the force that Bran led to Ireland to
  rescue his sister, Branwen, from the ill-
  treatment she received at the hands of
  her husband, Matholwch.
  He was later introduced by Pryderi
  to his mother, Rhiannon, widow of
  Pywll, and they married. By some
  mysterious agency, all living things
  disappeared 
  from 
  Wales 
  so
  Manawyddan and Rhiannon, together
  with Pryderi and his wife Cigfa, moved
  to England. Here they worked
  successively as saddlemakers, shield-
  makers and shoemakers but they
  aroused the enmity of local craftsmen
  and eventually returned to Wales
  where 
  Pryderi 
  and 
  Rhiannon
  mysteriously 
  disappeared. 
  When
  Manawyddan set up as a farmer he
  was plagued by mice and, having
  caught the largest mouse, was about
  to hang it when a bishop appeared
  and offered a large ransom for the
  mouse who was his wife. It turned
  out that he was the magician Llwyd
  who had put a curse on the country
  to avenge the treatment of Gwawl,
  the suitor rejected by Rhiannon when
  she married Pwyll. With the mouse
  freed and restored as the magician’s
  wife, Pryderi and Rhiannon were
  returned, the spell was lifted and the
  land returned to normal.
  Manawyddan Son of Llyr
  Welsh
  the story of Manawyddan from 
  the Mabinogion
  Manchet
  (see Manjet)
  Manco Capac
  South American
  [Pirua]
  an Inca king
  In one story of the origins of the Incas,
  the land was divided between four
  kings when the waters of the flood
  subsided. One was Manco Capac who
  took the north; the others were Colla,
  Pinahua and Tocay.
  In other versions he is the same as
  Ayar Manco.
  Manda 
  (see Shani)
  Mandad-Hira
  Mesopotamian
  a Mandaean god of wisdom: 
  a saviour
  Mandah
  Arab
  the gods of irrigation
  mandala
  Buddhist
  a magic circle
  In Tibet this takes the form of a diagram
  used in invocation and meditation.
  Mandalpala
  (see Mandalpana)
  Mandalpana
  Hindu
  [Manda(l)pala]
  a sage
  In the Mahabharata, he was said to 
  be debarred from heaven until he 
  had produced a son. After much
  consideration, he changed himself
  into a bird, Sarangika, and mated
  with a huge female bird, a Jarita. She
  bore 
  four 
  sons, 
  after 
  which
  Mandalpana was able to go to the
  land of the dead.
  Mandanfabul
  British
  a giant Irish chief
  He was one of 100 warriors fighting
  for the Irish king, Cildadan, against
  100 knights of the British king,
  Lisuarte. In the battle, he captured
  Lisuarte but was killed by Amadis who
  rescued the king.
  Mandanu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god of justice
  Mandapala
  (see Mandalpana)
  Mandara
  (see Mount Mandara)
  Mandarangan
  Pacific Islands
  an evil spirit in the Philippines
  husband of Darago
  This being is regarded as the patron 
  of warriors and is said to live in the
  fumes of a volcano.
  Mandaravu
  Buddhist
  an incarnation of a dakini
  accompanying Padmasambhava
  Mandet
  (see Manjet)
  Mandhatha
  (see Manmatha)
  Mandhatri
  Hindu
  [King of the World]
  father of Muchukundu
  Mandi
  (see Mon)
  Mandishire
  Siberian
  a supporter of the earth
  In one account, he can adjust the
  ropes that fasten three great fishes to
  the pillars on which the earth is
  supported, so enabling him to raise
  or lower the earth.
  Others regard him as the huge
  tortoise on the back of which the 
  earth rests.
  Mandjunatha
  (see Manjushri)
  Mandjusri
  (see Manjushri)
  Mandodari
  Hindu
  wife of Ravana
  mother of Indrajit
  Mandrabue
  Roman
  a man who found a gold-mine
  In thanks for the discovery, he gave
  Juno a golden ram; next year, a ram
  made of silver; next year brass. In the
  following years he gave her nothing.
  mandrake1
  [Devil’s apple.Devil’s candle:=Greek
  Circe’s Grass]
  a plant said to have magical properties
  Some say that this plant was grown in
  paradise. In some accounts, a magician
  using the appropriate rituals can bring
  the plant to life so that it can speak.
  Other accounts say the plant could
  kill anybody who pulled up the root so
  the job was done by tying a dog to the
  plant and then chasing the dog until it
  pulled the plant out of the ground,
  whereupon the dog died. The plant was
  said to scream when it was pulled up.
  mandrake2
  a small, black demon
  Mandricardo
  European
  a Tartar
  son of Agrican
  He had defeated the knight Gradasso
  who was one of the many enchanted
  by the fairy guarding the armour of
  Hector of Troy and had won
  possession of it with the exception of
  the missing sword, Durindana, which
  had come down to Roland. To win the
  armour he had to overcome the wild
  animals that appeared when he cut
  down the corn in a field and the
  predatory birds and the serpent which
  attacked him when he uprooted the
  tree that gave entrance to the vault
  where the armour had been stored.
  He came to France to avenge the
  death of his father at the hands of
  Roland and there he met Rogero who
  bore the arms of Troy. Mandricardo
  disputed with both Rogero and
  Gradasso, who had accompanied him
  to France, the right to bear such arms.
  Florismart settled the dispute by
  offering to lead them to Roland who
  had the sword Durindana.
  He ran off with Rodomont’s lady-
  love, Doralis.
  Roland went mad when he learned of
  Angelica’s marriage to Medoro and
  abandoned his armour and sword.
  Mandricardo fought and killed Zebrino
  for possession of it and was later
  challenged by Rogero and Gradasso,
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  both of whom claimed the sword. The
  king, Agramant, ordered a contest to
  settle 
  the 
  matter 
  and 
  Rogero,
  representing himself and Gradasso,
  fought and killed Mandricardo. 
  Mandulis
  Greek
  [=Egyptian Meruil]
  the Greek name for Meruil
  Mandwa1
  African
  a Baganda spirit substituting for
  Mukasa in the blood-drinking
  ceremony
  Mandwa2
  African
  the spirit-kingdom in Rwandan lore
  maneaba
  Pacific Islands
  in the Gilbert Islands, a large building
  in which Anti rest
  manedowikamekoiki
  North American
  heaven, the happy hunting-ground of
  the Shawnee
  maneko noko
  Japanese
  a charm in the form of a cat
  The cat has one paw raised as if to
  beckon customers into the shop where
  it is displayed.
  Manema Mairwa
  African
  [Wanema]
  husband of Nambubi
  father of Mukasa
  Maneros1
  Egyptian
  a barley-god
  Maneros2
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Linus:=Phrygian Lityerses]
  in some accounts, a name for 
  Heracles in Egypt
  maneros3
  Egyptian
  a lament for the dead
  Manes1
  Roman
  [Di Manes]
  the spirits of the good dead
  offspring of Mania, in some accounts
  These spirits were honoured at the
  festivals of Feralia and Parentalia.
  In the theory of the three-part soul,
  the Manes was the part that was sent to
  heaven or hell.
  The word is also used to refer to
  ancestral spirits, to the rulers of the
  underworld or to the underworld itself.
  Manes2
  (see Maini)
  Manessan
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  cousin of Accolan
  He was captured by another knight
  who accused him of seducing his wife.
  Morgan, 
  fleeing 
  from 
  Arthur’s
  vengeance following her abortive
  attempt to have the king killed by
  Accolan, freed Manessan and sent him
  to Camelot with a defiant message to
  Arthur.
  Mang
  East Indian
  a goddess of night
  wife of Lejo
  On a visit to earth, in the time before
  night existed, she caught her long hair
  in a vine and could not fly back to
  heaven. She was found and released by
  Lejo, who married her. Unused to the
  continuous light, she had brought a
  bag 
  full 
  of 
  darkness 
  and 
  she
  inadvertently allowed it to escape so
  that thereafter night alternated with
  day. After the birth of their daughter,
  Mang flew back to heaven.
  Mang Shen
  Chinese
  [The Spring Ox]
  a clay figure used in agricultural rites
  Such figures are used at the spring
  equinox when they are broken in the
  fields to ensure good harvests.
  Manga
  Pacific Islands
  consort of Tueva
  mother of Tiki and Veetini
  mangabala bana
  African
  in the lore of the Congo, these flying
  spirits have only one leg each
  Mangala
  Hindu
  a god, the planet Mars personified
  an aspect of Shiva
  In some accounts, he is equated 
  with Karttikeya.
  Mangala Bulan
  East Indian
  a Sumatran moon-goddess
  Mangar-kunjer-kunja
  Australian
  [‘flycatcher’.lizard.Manger-kunjer-kunja]
  a lizard-ancestor of the Aranda tribe
  He discovered the two partly formed
  beings, Rella-manerinja, cut them apart
  and completed their development by
  making the appropriate openings so
  that they could become the ancestors of
  the human race.
  Another story of the Aranda says
  that men were originally lizards. The
  first one lay down in the sun and, after
  a while, others appeared from his body
  and later they all became men.
  Mangaroa
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Mango-roa-i-Ata]
  the Milky Way, in Polynesian lore
  Mangata
  Hindu
  [=Greek Ceres.Demeter]
  a goddess
  a form of Parvati
  She is depicted as three-eyed and
  riding a lion.
  Manger-kunjer-kunja
  (see Mangar-kunjer-kunja)
  Mango-roa-i-Ata
  New Zealand
  [=Polynesian Mangaroa]
  the Milky Way, in the lore of the Maori
  It is said that this ‘long shark’ was
  caught by Maui when he was fishing
  and he tossed it up into the sky where
  it became the Milky Way.
  Mangoun
  British
  king of Moraine
  He gave Caradoc a drinking-horn
  which, when used by his wife, would
  tell Caradoc whether or not she was
  faithful to him.
  mangu
  African
  Zande witchcraft
  mani1
  Buddhist
  stones engraved with the mantra Om
  Mani Padme Hum
  (see also chinta-mani)
  Mani2
  Hindu
  the earth: a magic seed
  Mani3
  Norse
  [Maane] 
  a moon-goddess
  daughter of Mundilfoeri
  sister of Sol
  She guided the chariot of the moon in
  its journeys across the sky. In some
  accounts, Mani is male and was 
  said to have kidnapped Bil and her 
  brother Hjuki.
  Mani4
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Indians 
  of Brazil
  He is said to have revealed the uses of
  manioc to man.
  Mani5
  (see chinta-mani.Ratna2)
  Mani-Mandapa
  Hindu
  the palace of Ananta, ruler of the
  underworld
  Mani-Mani
  South American
  [=Greek Styx]
  in the lore of the Tupari of Brazil, the
  river bounding the underworld
  Mania
  Roman
  [Lara.‘madness’.Mana]
  an Etruscan goddess, one of the
  guardians of hell
  consort of Mantus
  In some accounts, she is the mother of
  the Manes.
  (see also Lara2.Larunda2)
  Maniai
  Greek
  a name for the Furies as ‘senders 
  of madness’
  Maniaka
  East Indian
  son of Peri Dewa
  Manibhadra1
  Tibetan
  [Bahuri]
  a Lamaist sorceress
  She was said to be able to fly like a
  bird.
  Manibhadra2
  (see Manivara)
  Manibozho
  (see Manabozho)
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  Manidhara
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Sadaksari
  Manido
  (see Manitou)
  Manikesara
  Thai
  wife of Anomatan
  Manikongo
  African
  [Bakongo]
  the supreme god of the Teke people of
  the Congo
  Manimekhalai
  Hindu
  a virtuous goddess
  On the Buddha’s birthday, his bowl,
  amrita surabki, emerges from a lake
  and she uses it to feed the poor from
  the never-failing supply of food which
  it provides. She can also cure the sick
  by allowing them to touch the vessel.
  Maninga
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Mandan
  Maninga was in conflict with Lone
  Man who defeated him but Maninga
  came back four years later in the form
  of a great flood. Lone Man saved his
  people by building a stockade called
  the Great Canoe and Mananga was
  finally defeated by the powers of Lone
  Man’s medicine-drum and was swept
  away as the flood receded.
  Manioc Stick Anaconda (see Yurupary)
  Manissa
  Irish
  daughter of Garadh
  second wife of Finn mac Cool
  manism
  worship of the manes, spirits of the
  dead: ancestor-worship
  Manito
  (see Manitou)
  Manitoo
  (see Manitou)
  Manitou1
  North American
  [Great Spirit.Kitanatowit.Manido.
  Manit(o)o.Manitu.‘spirit’]
  a revered spirit or god
  A 
  benevolent 
  manitou 
  is 
  called 
  Aitche-manitou, and an evil one Matche-
  manitou. The former is symbolised by
  an egg, the latter by a serpent.
  (see also Great Spirit.Matchi Manitou)
  manitou2
  North American
  [=Iroquois orenda:=Sioux wakonda]
  a creative principle: a life force
  Manitu
  (see Manitou)
  Manivara
  Hindu
  [Manibhadra]
  a demon attendant on Kubera
  Maniwori
  East Indian
  son of the first human couple 
  in New Guinea
  Manjet
  Egyptian
  [Maadit bark.Mandet.Manjet-boat
  Man(t)chet.Manzet]
  the boat of the sun-god Ra 
  (see solar bark)
  Manjet-boat
  (see Manjet)
  Manji
  Japanese
  one of the 2 Tide Jewels
  Manji controlled the flood tide, Kanji
  the ebb-tide.
  Manjughosa
  (see Manjughosha)
  Manjughosha
  Buddhist
  [Manjughosa]
  a name for Dharmadhatuvagisvara 
  as one of 4 aspects of 
  Manjushri 
  Manjushri
  Buddhist
  [Arpacana.Mandjunatha.Mandjusri.
  Manjughos(h)a.Manjusri.Vac(h).Vak:
  =Chinese Wen-shu:=Japanese Monju:
  =Tibetan Jam-dpal]
  a god of wisdom
  a bodhisattva
  son of Aksobhya or Amitabha
  He was said to have been a 10th C
  Indian king who went to China. 
  In some accounts, he was born from
  the pistil of the lotus flower which was
  generated by a bright light beamed
  from the Buddha’s forehead.
  When 
  Yama 
  was 
  rampaging
  through Tibet, Manjushri turned
  himself into a demon with nine heads
  and thirty-four arms known as
  Yamantaka, who overcame Yama and
  converted him to Buddhism.
  One story tells how he descended to
  the bottom of the ocean to spread
  Buddhism to the nagas and converted
  hundreds of them, including the
  daughter of Sagara, king of the nagas.
  He is regarded as the bringer of
  civilisation, the founder of a branch of
  Mahayana Buddhism and a future
  Buddha, in some accounts an aspect of
  Akshobhya, or as the Adibuddha.
  His sakti is Sarasvati.
  He is depicted as holding a book
  and a sword, resting on a lotus. 
  (see also Dharmacackra1.Siddhaikavira.
  Simhanada.Tiksna.Yamantaka)
  Manjusri
  (see Manjushri)
  Manjuvajra
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan deity
  Manlius
  Roman
  [Capitolinus]
  commander of the Capitol garrison
  He is said to have been alerted to the
  attack of the Gauls by the cackling of
  geese and was able to repulse the
  onslaught. He was thereafter known 
  as Capitolinus.
  Manmatha
  Hindu
  [Mandatha] 
  a form of Kama or Vishnu as a god of
  carnal love
  manna
  [man]
  food miraculously supplied
  Mannheim
  (see Midgard)
  Mannigfual
  Norse
  [Mannaheim2]
  the ship of the giants
  This enormous ship possessed by
  giants was so big that when it sailed
  through the Dover Straits it managed
  to scrape through only because the
  sides had been soaped. This is said to
  account for the white cliffs.
  Mannin
  (see Ellan Sheeant)
  Mannu
  Finnish
  a mother-goddess
  Mannus1
  German
  [‘man’]
  progenitor of the German tribes
  son of Tvisto
  Mannus2
  (see Halfdan2)
  mano-gati
  Hindu
  a psychic power that enables one to go
  wherever one wishes
  mano-javitva
  Hindu
  a psychic power which enables one to
  move instantaneously
  Manoa
  South American
  [Omoa]
  the capital city of the mythical
  country, El Dorado
  Manogan
  Irish
  father of Beli
  Manohel-Tohel
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god
  He gave mankind bodies and souls and
  conducted them from the darkness of
  caves into the light of day.
  Mansen
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  mansin
  Korean
  [female=mudung]
  a shaman
  Mansion of the Sun
  (see Hueyuku)
  Manta
  South American
  [Huecu]
  in the lore of Aroucanians, a
  monster in the form of a cuttlefish
  This monster, which lives in deep
  lakes, is said to drag people under the
  water and eat them. It may mate with
  various other animals, producing 
  yet more monsters. It can be killed by
  the shrub quisco which has many sharp
  spines.
  The beast itself is said to have four
  eyes, with hundreds of smaller eyes
  round the edges of its mantle.
  (see also trelque huecuvu)
  Mantchet
  (see Manjet)
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  Mantell
  British
  a robe of Tegau
  This robe, said to be able to keep the
  wearer warm in any weather, became
  one of the Thirteen Treasures of
  Britain collected by Merlin.
  In some accounts, this robe is
  equated with Gwen, King Arthur’s
  robe of invisibility.
  Mantible
  European
  a bridge built of black marble
  This structure, which had thirty
  arches, was guarded by a giant who
  was killed by Fierabras.
  manticora
  [manticore.mantygre]
  a monster, part lion, part scorpion,
  with the head of a man
  This blood-red beast was said to have
  three rows of teeth and a clump of
  poisonous spines on the end of its long
  tail. Some accounts say that it could
  shoot the spines like arrows, others use
  the beast to represent the devil.
  manticore
  (see manticora)
  Mantis
  African
  a trickster-hero of the Khoisan people
  a sort of Dasse
  He brought fire to his people by
  stealing it from the ostrich and is said
  to have given names to everything 
  that exists.
  Mantius
  Greek
  father of Clitus
  Mantle of Invisibility
  (see Gwen1)
  Manto
  Greek
  a Theban prophetess
  daughter of Teiresias
  wife of Alcmaeon or Rhocius
  mother of Amphilochus and Tsiphone
  by Alcmaeon, some say
  mother of Mopsus by Rhocius 
  or Apollo
  She was taken prisoner at Thebes and
  acted as Pythoness to Apollo at
  Delphi. In some accounts, she married
  Alcmaeon and bore two children,
  Amphilochus and Tsiphone. She later
  founded a colony in Asia Minor where
  she married Rhocius. Their son was
  Mopsus, though some say that his
  father was Apollo.
  mantra1
  Buddhist
  [mantram]
  a chant used in meditation: a charm 
  or spell
  mantra2
  Hindu
  [mantram]
  a sacred text or hymn, part of a veda
  a chant used in meditation: a charm 
  or spell
  mantram
  (see mantra)
  Mantrns
  (see Mantus)
  mantygre
  (see manticora)
  Mantus
  Roman
  [Mantrns]
  one of the Etruscan guardians of hell
  consort of Mania
  Manu1
  Hindu
  [Chakshusha.‘man’.(Manu) Vaivasvata.
  Menu.Prajapati]
  a primaeval creator-god
  one of the 9 Brahmarishis
  son of Surya and Sanjna, some say
  son of Vivasvat, some say
  brother of Yama, some say
  consort of Ida
  father of Bhrigu and Prasuti
  Every kalpa has fourteen floods, each
  with its own version of the Manu story
  in which a fish warns of a coming
  flood. Manu built a ship, filled it with
  specimens of each plant and animal
  and was towed to safety by the fish,
  allowing Manu to survive to become
  the progenitor of the human race. The
  fish is Matsya, the first avatar of
  Vishnu, in some stories.
  An alternative story says that Manu
  was the first mortal, produced when
  Brahma mated with Sarasvati, the
  woman born of his own body.
  In 
  other 
  accounts, 
  Brahma
  produced ten Prajapatis who produced
  seven Manus. The first Manu was
  known as Svayam-bhuva and some say
  that Vaivasvata is the seventh and
  current incarnation.
  He is said to have written Manu
  Smirti, a book of laws.
  Manu2
  (see Mana2.Yima)
  manu-antara
  (see manvantara)
  Manu Vaivasvata
  (see Manu1)
  Manuai
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Admiralty Islands, the
  first man
  He cut down a tree which, at his
  command, became a woman with whom
  he mated to start the human race.
  Manuchihir
  Persian
  [Manucihr.Manushcithra]
  a hero in the Shah Name
  Manucihr
  (see Manuchihir)
  Manuk Manuk
  East Indian
  in the lore of Sumatra, a cosmic
  chicken
  The primordial god mated with this
  blue chicken which produced three
  eggs from which came the three
  gods 
  who 
  created 
  and 
  ruled
  respectively the heavens, the earth
  and the underworld.
  Manungal
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of the underworld
  consort of Birdu
  Manushcithra
  (see Manuchihir)
  manushibuddha
  Buddhist
  [manushyabuddha]
  a future buddha: a Buddha living in
  the world as a man
  There 
  are 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  seven
  manushibuddhas 
  and 
  these 
  are 
  known as Kanakamuni, Kashyapa,
  Krakucchanda, Shakyamuni, Sikhi,
  Vipassin and Vishvabhu.
  Another version omits the last
  threee and substitutes the future
  Buddha, Maitreya, to make a total of
  five.
  (see also Dhyanibuddhas)
  manushyabuddha
  (see manushibuddha)
  Manuzi
  Mesopotamian
  a Syrian weather-god
  manvantara
  Hindu
  [manu-antara]
  a fourteenth part of a kalpa
  This is the period of the rule of a
  Manu at the end of which the world
  will end in a flood.
  The present day is the seventh
  manvantara.
  Manyu
  Hindu
  god of wrath 
  manyura
  (see peacock3)
  Manzan Gormo
  Siberian
  a Buriat mother-goddess
  It was said that the Milky Way was
  made from the abundant flow of her
  breast-milk.
  Manzasiri
  Mongol
  the being from whose body the
  universe was formed, in the 
  lore of the Kalmyks
  It was said that the world was made
  from his body, the sun and moon from
  his eyes.
  Manzenshao
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Manzet
  (see Manjet)
  Mao
  Chinese
  a deity living on the planet Jupiter
  Maodhog
  Irish
  [Aed(h).Aedan.Aodan.Aodh.
  Mo-Aedoc.Mogue]
  a saint
  He was always accompanied by
  guardian angels and, early in his life,
  was performing miracles such as
  restoring to life a drowned boy and
  replacing sheep taken by wolves.
  He studied for a while in Wales and
  returned to Ireland to establish a
  668
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  monastery where, merely by drawing
  a line in the earth with his staff, he
  saved a herd from invading forces. He
  brought back to life the king of
  Leinster, Brandubh, but he said that
  he preferred the afterlife and returned
  to it.
  There are numerous instances
  where he travelled in miraculous
  fashion, crossing lakes that dried up
  before him and riding across the Irish
  Sea on a marine animal.
  Maoilsheachlainn
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  He was forced to resign and hand over
  the throne to Brian Boru.
  Maol1
  Irish
  a druid known as ‘the bald’
  brother of Calpait
  He and his brother were tutors to
  Ethne and Fedelma, daughters of
  Laoghaire mac Criomhthann.
  Maol2
  Irish
  a Fomoire
  He ensured that his master, Balor,
  exercised his right to sleep with any
  maiden on her wedding night, a duty
  in which he was helped by Mullogue.
  He was killed by Goibhniu.
  Maol3
  Irish
  a cow owned by Flidhais
  This animal could produce, at one
  milking, sufficient milk for hundreds
  of families.
  Maol Cobha
  Irish
  a hermit
  brother of Domhnall mac Aodh 
  father of Cellach
  He interpreted his brother’s dream to
  predict that he would be opposed by
  his foster-son but would finally defeat
  him in battle. The foster-son turned
  out to be Congall Caoch and
  Domhnall, the high-king, defeated
  him at the Battle of Magh Ratha.
  In some accounts, he had been
  high-king of Ireland until deposed by
  Suibhne Meann.
  Maol Chroin
  (see Chroin)
  Maol Dalua
  (see Dalua)
  Maol Deoraidh
  (see Deoraidh)
  Maol Dobharchan
  Irish
  a friend of the saint, Moling, noted for
  his generosity
  Maol Duin
  (see Maeldun)
  Maol Fhothartaigh
  (see Mael Fothartaig)
  Maol Mor
  Irish
  a warrior of Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill
  He killed Diarmaid’s cousin, Tuathal
  Maolgharbh, who had won the throne
  of Ireland after a dispute with
  Diarmaid, so that his master could
  take the throne. He offered Tuathal,
  on the end of his spear, what he said
  was the head of Diarmaid and then
  plunged the spear into the king. Maol
  Mor was killed before he could
  escape.
  Maol Seanaigh
  (see Seanaigh)
  Maolbhrighde
  Irish
  a man who killed Ragallach
  There are other versions of Ragallach’s
  death but in the account that says he
  was killed by Maolbhrighde, Cathal,
  Ragallach’s son, avenged his father by
  killing Maolbhrighde.
  Maolmhordha
  Irish
  brother of Gormlaith
  Maolochtraigh
  Irish
  husband of Mughain
  father of Comgan 
  When his wife died, he married a
  woman who fell in love with the jester,
  Comgan, who was her step-son.
  Maolodhar
  Irish
  son of Diarmaid, the high-king
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Conall 
  and
  Dunchadh were the sons of Blathmac,
  in others they were the sons of
  Diarmaid and Maolodhar was the
  third son. All three of them were killed
  when they set upon Maolodhran who
  drove them into a millpond and, by
  starting the mill, had them crushed to
  death by the water-wheel.
  Maolodhran
  (see Maelodran)
  Maon1
  Irish
  [Moen]
  a smith
  When the infant Morann was rescued
  from the sea, Maon reared him and
  later sold him back to his father.
  Maon2
  (see Labraid Loiseach)
  Maori1
  African
  creator-god and sky-god of the
  Makoni people
  Maori2
  East Indian
  an ancestor of the Maori of 
  Papua New Guinea
  Ten birds, pursued by the witch Eare,
  hid in ripe breadfruit which fell into a
  river and floated down to the sea. Ten
  girls opened the fruit and out came ten
  young men, one of whom was Maori.
  They married the girls and became the
  ancestors of the tribe.
  Maou
  (see Mawu)
  Mapere
  Pacific Islands
  son of Auahi Turoa and Mahuika 
  brother of Koiti, Konui, Koroa 
  and Manana
  Mapico
  African
  a ceremonial mask used in
  Mozambique to expel devils
  Mapik
  Malay
  a tree in Belet, the home of the dead
  Souls arriving in Belet are met under
  this tree by the earlier arrivals and are
  turned into kemoits. They are then
  allowed to remain in Belet, living on
  the fruit of this tree.
  Children are catered for by the milk
  produced by the many breasts growing
  at the base of the tree.
  Mapoia
  (see Maboja)
  Maponos
  (see Maponus)
  Maponus
  British
  [Divine Youth.Maponos:=Greek Apollo:
  =Irish Angus Og:=Welsh Mabon]
  a youthful tribal sun-god
  a famous musician
  son of Matrona
  Maquares
  European
  a servant of Matabrune
  It was he who found the seven children
  of Oriant and Beartrix alive and well
  years after they had been abandoned
  by 
  Marcon 
  on 
  the 
  orders 
  of
  Matabrune. When he reported his
  discovery to his mistress, he was
  instructed to seize the silver necklaces
  which had been round their necks
  when they were born. He managed to
  get six of them, whereupon these
  children turned into swans and flew
  off. The seventh child was away at the
  time but, as Elias, later rescued his
  mother and his siblings.
  Mar-pa
  Tibetan
  a magician, disciple of Atisa, tutor 
  of Milarapa
  Mara1
  Baltic
  a Latvian goddess
  In some accounts she is an early goddess,
  in others a version of the Virgin Mary.
  Mara2
  Buddhist
  [‘death’.Kama.Namilu:=Hindu Mr(i)yu]
  a king of the demons
  An assimilation of Mayi into Buddhist
  lore, he tempted Buddha, as he was
  meditating under the bo-tree, with
  dancing-girls, 
  assailed 
  him 
  with
  demons then threatened him with
  thunderbolts and finally threw a
  flaming discus at him, all to no avail.
  Mara3
  Hindu
  a name of Kama as ‘destroyer’
  mara4
  Norse
  a troll-woman
  The female trolls could change
  themselves into maras, or nightmares,
  but could be trapped and used as
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  they entered a house was stopped up.
  (see also troll)
  mara-halddo
  Baltic
  a Lappish sea-spirit
  Marabron
  British
  son of Vagor
  His father had imprisoned Lionel who
  was due to fight a duel with Marabron.
  When he was injured, Lancelot took
  his place and defeated Marabron.
  Marad
  Mesopotamian
  a form of Marduk
  marae
  Pacific Islands
  a sacred place: a temple
  Maragoz
  European
  a steward of King Elyadus
  He killed his master whose wife fled to
  save herself and her unborn son, Floriant.
  Marain Jagu
  African
  a Senegal sorcerer
  He walked before he was a year old.
  He killed a bull with his bare hands
  and ate it. He killed all seven sons of
  Garakhe who had killed his father and,
  after learning the arts of the sorcerer,
  he killed Garakhe too, becoming king
  in his place.
  His familiars, which he used to kill
  his enemies, were three dogs housed in
  a calabash.
  Maraiya
  East Indian
  the New Guinea land of the dead
  This land is envisaged as similar to our
  own world without illness.
  marakayika
  Japanese
  a goblin
  Maraki-hau
  New Zealand
  a Maori half-human monster
  Marama
  New Zealand
  [=Tahitian Hina]
  a Maori moon-goddess
  She is said to waste physically each
  month, renewing herself by bathing in
  the sea ready for the next lunar cycle.
  In some accounts, Marama is referred
  to as a moon-god and his wife is Ina.
  Maramalik
  Afghan
  a Kafir god of the underworld
  Maramma
  (see Amma2.3)
  Maran-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the universe,
  the home of the saints
  maran-siddhi
  Hindu
  [‘death-power’]
  the psychic power to kill by 
  thought alone
  Mararisvan
  Hindu
  a god of lightning
  This deity was said to have given fire
  to mankind.
  Marassa Jumeaux
  (see Marissa)
  Marathon
  Greek
  a king of Sicyon
  son of Epopeus, some say
  the self-styled ‘son of Zeus’
  father of Corinthus and Sicyon
  Marathonian Bull
  Greek
  [Cretan Bull]
  This was the white bull given to Minos
  by Poseidon which was captured and
  taken to Greece by Meracles as his
  seventh labour. It was released by
  Erichtheus and driven to Marathon
  where it was later captured and killed
  by Theseus.
  (see also Cretan Bull)
  Marawa
  Pacific Islands
  a spider-spirit
  When Qat tried to cut a canoe from a
  log, Marawa replaced each night the
  pieces that Qat had chipped out during
  the day. When Qat caught him in the
  act he helped to complete the job.
  In an alternative version, Qat was
  carving human beings from wood and
  Marawa buried them, so introducing
  death to the world.
  Marban
  (see Marvan)
  Marbas
  [Barbas]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is envisaged in the form of a lion.
  Marbhan
  (see Marvan)
  Marc
  British
  grandson of Tristram
  son of Ysaie and Martha
  husband of Orimonde
  Marcan
  Irish
  husband of Cred
  March
  British
  the leader of the white troop in
  Rhonabwy’s dream
  a cousin of King Arthur
  March ap Meirchion
  Welsh
  the Welsh name of Mark, king 
  of Cornwall
  (see also Math)
  Marchevallée
  European
  the horse of Bruhier
  When Ogier killed Bruhier in single
  combat he took over Marchevallée to
  replace his own horse, Beiffror, which
  had been killed in the fight. 
  Marchocias
  (see Marchosias)
  Marchosias
  Christian
  [Marchocias]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to impart knowledge of
  warfare and is depicted either as a fire-
  breathing, winged wolf or as a wolf
  with wings and the tail of a serpent.
  Marcii
  Roman
  early oracular prophets
  In some accounts, there was only one
  such prophet, Marcius.
  Marcius
  (see Marcii)
  Marco
  Slav
  a prince
  son of a veela
  His blood brother was wounded by a
  veela named Raviyoyla. He is said to
  sleep on his horse in a cave awaiting a
  call to save his country. He will know
  the time has come when his sword rises
  from its scabbard and is fully visible.
  Marcomir
  British
  father of Faramon
  Marcon
  European
  a servant of Matabrune
  When her daughter-in-law, Beatrix,
  gave birth to septuplets, Matabrune
  gave them to Marcon with instructions
  to kill them. He took pity on them and
  left them in the woods where they
  were found and reared by a hermit.
  Marcoti
  (see Yocahu)
  marcou
  a seventh (or ninth) son who, some
  say, is destined to become a sorcerer
  Marcus Cunomorus
  European
  the Breton name for Mark of Cornwall
  Marcus Curtius
  (see Curtius1)
  Mardal
  (see Freya)
  Mardall
  (see Heimdall)
  Mardash Nara
  Persian
  a demon
  Mardel
  (see Freya)
  Mardell
  (see Freya)
  Mardez-awa
  Russian
  [=Mordvin varm-ava]
  a Cheremis tutelary spirit
  grandson of the wind
  Mardoc
  (see Mordred)
  Mardoll
  (see Freya)
  Marduk
  Mesopotamian
  [Adad.Addu.Agaku.Agilma.Amaradu(k).
  Amarud.Amurru-
  Ramman.Aranunna.Asai.
  As(s)alluha.Asar(i).Asaru(alim)
  Asaruludu.Avenger.Bel(-Enlil)
  Bel-Marduk.Bel Matai.Epadum.Gibil.
  Gil(ma).(Gish) Qaru.Gugal.Hegal.Iku.
  Irkingu.Lugal-Dimmer-An-Ki-A.Kinma.
  Marad.Marlah.Murduk.Namru.Namtillaku.
  Nari.Qaru.Sandan.S(h)amas(h).Shazu.Sin.
  Sirsir.Suhgurim.Tuku.Tutu.Usire.
  Zah(gu)rim.Ziku.Zisi.Ziukinna.
  Zulum:=Assyrian Ashur:=Greek Zeus:
  =Hebrew Merodach:=Sumerian 
  Enlil.Tagtug]
  the double-headed creator-god, 
  sun-god
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  and god of magic, wisdom and war
  city god of Babylon
  son of Enki and Damgalnuna, Ea and
  Apzu, Ea and Damkina or El and
  Damkina
  consort of Sarpanitu
  father of Nebo and Tasmit
  He created a new world order after he
  had killed Tiamat, the demon of chaos.
  He cut her body in half, using one part
  for the earth, the other for the sky. He
  retrieved the Tablets of Destiny giving
  him complete control of the world
  and, mixing the blood of Kingu with
  clay, he made mankind.
  Another story says that Marduk cut
  off his own head and used the blood to
  make mankind.
  Eventually, all the gods were
  assimilated into Marduk who was
  associated with the planets Jupiter 
  and Mercury.
  He is described as having two
  heads, four ears, four eyes and a mouth
  emitting flames. (see also Iku.Shulpae)
  Mare
  (see Thalassa)
  Maredudd
  Welsh
  father of Iorwoerth and Madawg
  mareed
  (see marid)
  mareikura
  Pacific Islands
  in Polynesian lore, nymphs of heaven
  attendants of Io
  Marerewana
  South American
  the survivor of the fire and the flood
  sent by Aimon Kondi
  maret
  South American
  guardian spirits of the Botocudo
  people of Brazil
  These beings live in the sky and
  intercede on behalf of humans. They
  can descend to earth by a sacred pillar,
  if called by a shaman.
  Marfisa
  (see Marphisa)
  Margante
  (see Argante)
  Marganus
  British
  a nephew of Cordelia
  He and Cunedagius led a revolt
  against the queen and imprisoned her.
  Cordelia killed herself in her cell.
  They then shared the kingdom
  between them but Cunedagius killed
  Marganus soon afterwards and ruled
  the whole of Britain.
  Margause
  (see Morgause)
  Margawse
  (see Morgause)
  Margiste
  European
  mother of Aliste
  She was the nurse of Bertha, daughter
  of 
  the 
  king 
  of 
  Hungary, 
  and
  acompanied the young princess when
  she travelled to France to marry the
  Frankish king, Pepin I. She contrived
  to substitute her own daughter, Aliste,
  in Bertha’s place and Pepin married
  Aliste in all ignorance. Margiste
  ordered that Bertha be killed but the
  servant charged with the deed allowed
  her to escape. When the deception was
  later exposed, Margiste was put to 
  the stake.
  Margot-la-Fée
  French
  a fairy of Brittany
  Margye Pongi
  Mongolian
  a mountain 
  It was to this mountain that, at the end
  of his mission on earth, Gesar Khan
  returned to be purified.
  Marhalt
  (see Morholt)
  Marhaus
  (see Mark2.Morholt)
  Marhokjuvek
  North American
  a Yuma culture-hero
  He was chosen by Komashtam’ho to
  help to put the world into good order.
  Marholt
  (see Morholt)
  Mari1
  Basque
  a mother-goddess
  consort of Maju
  She can appear as a flying being, a
  white cloud or as a rainbow. She is
  sometimes depicted as riding in a four-
  horse chariot, sometimes riding a ram.
  Mari2
  Buddhist
  a god of literature
  one of the dharanis
  Mari3
  Greek
  a Cretan goddess
  Mari4
  Indian
  a Tamil mother-goddess, goddess of
  smallpox or rain
  Mari5
  Korean
  a friend of Chumong
  When Chumong fled to escape death
  at the hand of Kumwa, Mari and two
  other friends, Hyobbu and Zoi, went
  with him.
  mari6
  Pacific Islands
  [mauri]
  in Melanesia, the soul of a dead person
  The soul travels to Kibu, the land of
  the dead where, after being struck on
  the head by a stone club, it becomes a
  markai, a true ghost.
  Mari Mai
  Hindu
  [=Tamil Mariyamman]
  a plague-goddess
  Mari-Morgan
  (see Morgan3)
  Maria1
  European
  sister or daughter of King Juan
  wife of Tristram the Younger
  She was captured by an African chief
  but was rescued by Tristram and
  became his wife.
  Maria2
  South American
  a wandering magician-creator of the
  Guarani people
  Maria Madeleine
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  Mary Magdalene
  Mariam
  (see Marian)
  Mariamma
  (see Amma2.3)
  Mariammai
  (see Shitala)
  Marian
  British
  [Mariam]
  a sea-goddess
  Mariana
  (see Nari–mariama)
  Mariandynus
  Greek
  son of Phineus by his second wife, Idaea
  Marica
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the Naiads
  mother of Latinus by Faunus, some say
  Maricha
  Hindu
  one of the rakshasas
  son of Taraka
  He turned himself into a deer to lure
  Rama away from Sita so that Ravana
  could abduct her.
  Marichi1
  Hindu
  [Marici.Vajradhatvisvari]
  a demiurge
  leader of the Maruts
  one of the Prajapatis
  one of the Seven Rishis
  father of Kasyapa
  Marichi2
  (see Maritchi)
  Marici1
  Buddhist
  the Buddhist version of Maritchi
  She appears in a number of forms. As
  Asokakanta she is golden in colour and
  rides a pig. As Samksipta-Marici she
  has three faces (the left-hand one is 
  the face of a pig) and eight arms in
  which she holds the sun, moon and
  various weapons.
  (see Marichi.Maritchi)
  Marici2
  (see Marichi)
  maride
  (see marid)
  Marie de France
  (see France)
  Marikoriko
  New Zealand
  [Ma-riko-riko]
  in some Maori accounts, the first woman,
  created by Arohirohi
  Marina
  Russian
  a witch
  When Drobrynja accidentally killed one
  of her doves, she turned him into a bull.
  Marinaia
  European
  mother of Merlin in some Italian stories
  Marindi
  Australian
  an ancestral dog
  During the Dreamtime, he fought the
  lizard Adno-artina and was killed. His
  blood make the rocks red.
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  Marine
  British
  daughter of Urien
  She was the beloved of Laris.
  Marinette
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Maringuilla
  Central American
  a young girl, the little Mary, featured
  in the atcatlaxqui, a fertility dance
  of the Otomi tribe
  mariolatry
  Christian
  the worship of the Virgin Mary
  Mariole
  British
  grandmother of Torec
  mother of Tristoise
  She was the original owner of the
  diadem stolen by Bruant.
  mariology
  Christian
  the study of the life and work of the
  Virgin Mary: the corpus of works on
  this subject
  Maris
  Roman
  [=Greek Ares:=Roman Mars]
  an Etruscan war-god
  Marisha
  Hindu
  [Tushara]
  a moon-goddess
  daughter of Kandu and Pramlocha
  wife of Pracheta
  mother of Daksha
  She was the mother of Daksha in his
  second incarnation.
  Marishi-Ten
  (see Marishiten1)
  Marishiten1
  Japanese
  [Marishi-Ten]
  the Buddhist queen of heaven
  She appears in both the Chinese and
  Japanese pantheons and is depicted
  with eight arms.
  In some accounts, Marishiten is a
  god 
  of 
  war, 
  protector 
  of 
  the 
  Buddhist faithful.
  (see also Marioi.Queen of Heaven)
  Marishiten2
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna
  Marissa
  West Indian
  [Marassa Jumeaux]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit representing
  dead twins
  Maritchi
  Hindu
  [=Buddhist Maric(h)i:=Chinese Chun T’i.
  Mo-li-chi.T’ien Hou.Tou Mu]
  a mother-goddess
  She was originally a mortal, a Brahmin
  tricked into marrying an untouchable.
  She committed suicide, became a deity
  and burned her husband to ash.
  She is depicted with three heads
  (one the head of a pig) and eight or
  more arms, holding the moon, the sun
  and various weapons, and riding in a
  chariot drawn by seven pigs. 
  Marius
  British
  a king of Britain
  son of Arviragus
  He defeated the invading Picts under
  Sodric.
  Mariyamman
  Indian
  [Mariyattal:=Hindu Mari Mai]
  a Tamil plague-goddess
  one of the navasaktis
  Mariyattal
  (see Mariyamman)
  Marjani
  Hindu
  one of the 8 Yogini, demonesses
  attendant on Durga
  Marjatta
  Baltic
  a Finnish virgin who gave birth
  The child, a boy, was born after his
  mother had swallowed a cranberry.
  Vainamoinen advised that the child
  should be killed. The child himself
  rebuked the hero and was baptised as a
  king. Vainamoinen was offended and
  sailed off in a copper boat to some
  place between earth and heaven where,
  like a number of other national heroes,
  he awaits a call in his country’s hour 
  of need.
  Marjodoc
  British
  a steward of King Mark
  He became the enemy of Tristram
  when he found out about his affair
  with Isolde.
  Mark1
  British
  [Cunomor.King
  Fox.Quonomorius:=Breton Marcus
  Cunomorus:=Welsh March ap
  Meirchion]
  a king of Cornwall
  son of Felix, some say
  brother of Blanchefleur, in some
  accounts
  husband of Isolde
  father of Andre
  Some equate Mark with Cunomorus,
  others with Mark, king of Glamorgan.
  Some say he was the brother of Meliad
  and Pernam. He is said to have had the
  ears of a horse, a secret known only to
  a dwarf called Frocin. When the dwarf
  betrayed 
  the 
  secret, 
  Mark 
  beheaded him.
  He raped his niece, Labiane, and
  when she bore a son called Meraugis, 
  killed her. 
  He took his nephew Tristram into
  his court as a young man to save him
  from his step-mother who had tried to
  poison him. Both he and Tristram were
  attracted to the wife of Segwarides but
  she preferred Tristram and invited him
  to her bed. Mark, with two knights,
  waylaid Tristram who unhorsed the
  king and killed the two knights.
  Thereafter there was bad feeling
  between the king and his nephew.
  Mark sent Tristram to Ireland to
  escort his bride, Isolde, back to
  Cornwall. They fell in love on the
  journey and, although she married
  Mark, she continued to see Tristram
  until Mark finally banished him to
  France. He later returned and the
  lovers took up where they had left off.
  In one of the many versions of this
  tale, Mark and two knights, Amant and
  Basules, set out to kill Tristram.
  Barsules refused to be a party to
  murder so Mark killed him whereupon
  Amant charged Mark at Arthur’s court
  and, fighting him on the issue, was
  killed. Lancelot would have killed
  Mark but he surrendered and returned
  to Arthur’s court where he promised
  the king that he would make his peace
  with Tristram.
  He tried to get Tristram killed by
  entering him in the lists as Lancelot
  who was hated by Galahaut and by
  Bagdemagus, but Tristram defeated
  them both. Mark then, on pretext of
  healing Tristram’s wounds, drugged
  him and put him in prison.
  In one story, persuaded of Isolde’s
  infidelity, he ordered that she and her
  lover be burnt at the stake. Tristram
  escaped so Mark handed Isolde over
  to Ivan, the leader of a group of filthy
  lepers. Tristram arrived in time to save
  her.
  Some say that Mark killed Tristram
  with a poisoned spear.
  There are various stories of his
  death. In some versions, after the
  death of Tristram, Lancelot killed
  Mark; others say that he was killed by
  Tristram’s son or by Bellengerus; still
  others maintain that he survived King
  Arthur and Lancelot and destroyed
  Camelot 
  where 
  he 
  was 
  killed 
  by Pamlart.
  (see also Mark2)
  Mark2
  British
  [=Welsh March ap Meirchion]
  a king of Glamorgan
  son of Merchiaun
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Mark, king of Cornwall. If they were
  separate characters, the rape of
  Labiane may be attributed to either.
  In some accounts he is referred to as
  Marhaus and is described as a deity
  with the features of an animal.
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  Hindu
  a demon
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  Pacific Islands
  a Melanesian ghost of a dead person
  When a person dies, the soul (mari)
  goes to Kibu, the land of the dead. It
  becomes a markai, a proper ghost,
  when it is struck on the head with a
  stone club. It is then ready to learn
  about life in Kibu.
  Markandeya
  Hindu
  a sage and writer
  He was the author of Devi-Mahatmya
  and the 9,000-verse poem Markandeya-
  Purana.
  It is said that he saw the universe
  from inside Vishnu who swallowed the
  sage after he had survived an earlier
  dissolution of the universe.
  Markhattu
  Finnish
  a blind cowherd
  He caused a water-snake to kill
  Lemminkainen and threw the hero’s
  body into the river.
  Marko
  Serbian
  [(Royal) Prince Marko]
  son of King Voukashin
  brother of Andrias
  Some say that he was born of the
  union of a dragon with a veela.
  A Moorish knight demanded the
  Sultan’s daughter as a wife and rode to
  Istanbul to claim her. Her parents and
  the princess each wrote to Marko for
  help and he finally agreed on the
  promise of a rich reward. He attacked
  the Moor as he rode in procession to
  his wedding, killed him and cut off 
  his head.
  Another Moor had imposed a
  wedding tax on the people of Kosovo
  which was ended when Marko
  challenged the Moor in his own tent
  and beheaded him.
  When his friend, Milosh and two
  others were thrown into prison by
  Voutcha, Marko rode to their rescue.
  He killed hundreds of the general’s
  soldiers and captured both him and his
  son, Velimir, releasing them only in
  return 
  for 
  the 
  release 
  of 
  his
  countrymen and a large reward.
  He married the daughter of
  Shishman, king of Bulgaria.
  When a veela, Raviyoyla, wounded
  Milosh with arrows, Marko pursued
  her and forced her to collect herbs
  that cured his friend. Marko once
  fought a tremendous duel with
  Moussa, a brigand, and defeated him
  but only with the help of his veela. It
  turned out that Moussa had three
  hearts, in one of which lived a serpent.
  When his veela told Marko that his
  death was imminent, he broke his
  weapons, killed and buried his horse
  Sharatz, and, leaving gold for his
  tomb, lay down and went peacefully to
  sleep, never to wake.
  Some say that Marko still sleeps in a
  cave with his sword embedded in a
  rock and will return when the sword 
  is removed.
  Marlah
  (see Marduk)
  Marlowe, Christopher
  English
  (1564-1593)
  a poet
  He wrote Hero and Leander and The
  Tragedie of Dido.
  Marlyn
  European
  son of Ogier by Morgan le Fay
  He may be the same as Meurvin.
  Marmar
  (see Mars)
  Mamoo
  Australian
  a god of evil
  The Aborigines say that Mamoo made
  all the bugs, insects, snails and other
  tiny creatures to ravage the pleasant
  world created by Yhi.
  Marmyadose
  British
  a sword of King Arthur
  It was said that this sword had been
  made by Vulcan for Hercules and
  came into the hands of Retho from
  whom it was won by King Arthur.
  Marnas1
  Arab
  a local fertility-god of Gaza
  Marnas2
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as ‘virgin-born’
  Marnes
  a demon
  Maro
  (see Virgil)
  maro-deives
  Baltic
  pest-deities
  These beings are said to drive round in
  coaches drawn by six black horses.
  Maroc
  (see Marrok)
  Marocael
  West Indian
  a watchman of the caves Amaiaua 
  and Cacibagiagua
  He was turned to stone by the sun’s
  rays and the people confined in the
  two caves were able to escape but were
  turned into trees.
  Marocco
  English
  [Banks’ Horse.Morocco]
  a horse said to have climbed 
  to the top of St Paul’s 
  cathedral
  Maron
  Greek
  a priest of Apollo
  son of Euanthes
  He gave Odysseus the wine with which
  he made Polyphemus drunk.
  Maronex
  European
  a king of Gaul
  His daughter married Jonaans who
  inherited the throne of Gaul.
  Marpesia
  Greek
  an Amazon queen
  Marpessa
  Greek
  [Choere.White Goddess]
  daughter of Evenus and Alcippe
  Her parents would not allow her to
  marry Idas so he borrowed Poseidon’s
  magic chariot and abducted her. When
  Apollo, who also loved her, turned her
  into a kingfisher, Idas fought the god
  until Zeus parted them. She was asked
  to choose between the god and the
  mortal Idas and she chose Idas
  knowing that Apollo would be forever
  young while she grew older.
  When Idas was later killed, she
  committed suicide.
  Marphisa
  European
  [Marfisa]
  a warrior-maid
  daughter of Rogero and Galaciella
  sister of Rogero
  She and her brother were abandoned
  in a boat from which they were rescued
  by the magician Atlantes who reared
  them. She was stolen by an Arab
  chieftain who taught her horsemanship
  and military arts.
  When 
  Rogero 
  was 
  wounded
  fighting Mandricardo for possession of
  the sword Durindana, she nursed him
  back to health and fell in love with him,
  not realising that he was her brother.
  In some accounts, she became
  Queen of India and, when Albracca
  was besieged, led an army to release
  Angelica. She later joined the forces 
  of Charlemagne.
  marquis
  a rank in the hierarchy of demons
  Marquis d’Este
  European
  [Lord of Alban(e).Lord of Allban.
  Lord of Auban]
  in some accounts, he was the father 
  of Rinaldo
  Marra
  Serbian
  [Pepelyouga]
  a Serbian Cinderella
  Her father married again after his first
  wife was turned into a cow and her
  stepmother ill-treated Marra. The
  story follows the well-known story of
  Cinderella, except that the lost slipper
  was made of gold instead of glass.
  marré
  West Indian
  the power to control a 
  supernatural being
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  Marrion
  European
  sister of Morgan le Fay, some say
  Marrock
  British
  a giant
  He was killed by Eglamour as one of
  the tasks imposed on him in his quest
  for the hand of Crystabel.
  Marrok
  British
  [Maroc]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was changed into a werewolf by his
  sorceress wife but was restored to
  human form after seven years.
  Mars
  Roman
  [Father Mars.Gradivus.Loucetius.Mamers.
  Marmar. Ma(r)spiter.Mavors.Quirinus.
  Rigonometis.Silvan.Ultor:=Egyptian 
  Anhur:=Etruscan Maris:=Greek 
  Ares.Vitricos]
  the war-god, god of agriculture,
  fertility, fields, woods: one of 
  the Olympians
  son of Jupiter and Juno
  brother of Bellona 
  brother or husband of Nerio, some say
  husband of Venus
  father of Anteros, Biston, Cupid 
  and Harmonia
  father of Faunus, some say
  In one account, he raped Ilia (Rhea
  Silvia) and fathered the twins Romulus
  and Remus on her.
  One story says that he employed the
  old Anna Perenna as a go-between
  when wooing Minerva. She told Mars
  that Minerva was willing to marry him
  but, when he raised the bride’s veil, he
  found himself looking at Anna herself.
  A different version has the minor
  goddess, Nerio, in place of Minerva
  while others say that Nerio, rather
  than Venus, was his wife.
  His festivals were Armilustrium
  (October) and Quinquatrus (March).
  Mars Gradivus
  Roman
  Mars as the patron of the Campus
  Martius.
  Mars Loucetius
  Roman
  a name for Mars as ‘brilliant’
  Mars Mullo
  Celtic
  a god of healing
  This deity was a combination of Mars,
  the Roman war-god and Mullo, the
  Celtic mule-god.
  Mars of Africa
  (see Rodomont)
  Mars Quirinus
  Roman
  a name for Mars as protector of 
  the state
  Mars Rigonometis
  Roman
  a name for Mars as king of the 
  sacred grove
  Mars Thingsus
  (see Dings)
  Mars Ultor
  Roman
  a name for Mars as ‘avenger of Caesar’
  Marsiglio
  (see Marsilius)
  Marsile
  (see Marsilius)
  Marsilius
  European
  [Marsiglio.Marsile.Marsillus]
  a Saracen
  king of Spain
  husband of Bramimonde
  He invaded France when Charlemagne
  was out of the country but was driven
  back when Charlemagne attacked,
  supported by Guerin.
  At the instigation of Gano, a traitor
  in the Emperor’s court, Marsilius
  made a second incursion, combining
  forces with Agramant, emperor of
  Africa, another invader. After he had
  defeated these forces, Charlemagne
  overran Spain and exacted tribute to
  be paid to France. Marsilius agreed
  terms for the withdrawal of the Franks
  from Spain but reneged on his
  promises.
  In some versions he laid a trap for
  the rearguard of the withdrawing
  army, in others the trap was laid for a
  party led by Roland who returned after
  the withdrawal to collect the tribute.
  In either event, a famous battle ensued
  at Roncesvalles during which Oliver,
  Roland and many other Paladins were
  killed but the main army of Franks,
  arriving too late to save these heroes,
  routed the Spanish and Moorish
  forces. Marsilius and Gano were
  hanged by Charlemagne; others say
  that Roland cut off the right hand of
  Marsilius in battle and the Saracen
  withdrew from the fight, dying later of
  this wound.
  Marsillus
  (see Marsilius)
  Marsique
  British
  a fairy
  In some accounts, she stole the
  scabbard of Excalibur and gave it 
  to Gawain.
  Marsk Stig
  Danish
  a hero who fought on behalf of the
  people against an oppressor
  Marspiter
  Roman
  [Maspiter]
  a name for Mars as Father Mars
  Marsyas
  Greek
  a satyr famous as a flute-player
  a Phrygian demi-god
  son of Hyagnis, some say
  He challenged Apollo to a music-
  contest playing his double-flute or
  oboe which Athena had made but
  abandoned while Apollo played his
  lyre. Apollo was adjudged to have won
  and flayed Marsyas alive. Midas was
  one of the judges at this contest and,
  because he cast his vote in favour of
  Marsyas, Apollo gave him the ears of
  an ass.
  Martamda
  (see Marttanda)
  Martano
  European
  a boastful coward appearing 
  in Orlando Furioso
  Martanda
  (see Marttanda)
  Martel, Charles
  European
  [The Hammer]
  (c. 688-741)
  a king of the Franks
  son of Pepin d’Heristal
  grandfather of Charlemagne
  father of Carloman and Pepin II
  In some accounts, he was due to marry
  the elder daughter of the emperor 
  of Constantinople, Berte, but instead
  married the younger daughter, Elissent,
  giving Berte to his vassal, Girart de
  Roussillon. He later quarrelled with
  Girart and captured his capital city,
  Roussillon, but the two were later
  reconciled.
  He defeated the Moors led by
  Abdalrahman at the Battle of Tours 
  in 732.
  Martes
  French
  [Martines]
  fairies
  These beings were described as large-
  breasted women living in the rocks.
  Martha1
  British
  daughter of King Irion
  wife of Ysaie
  mother of Marc
  Martha2
  Christian
  a French saint
  She is said to have killed the monster,
  Tarasque (Tarascon), near Marseilles.
  Marthim
  (see Bathym)
  Martin1
  European
  a parson’s son in Reynard the Fox
  It was he who set the trap in which
  Hintze was caught.
  Martin2
  European
  the ape in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Ruckenau
  Martin Gonzalez
  (see Gonzalez)
  Martin Krpan
  Balkan
  a Slovene hero who was an attendant
  of the Viennese emperor
  Martines
  (see Martes)
  Martinet1
  European
  a Swiss demon, an ambassador of hell
  Martinet2
  a demon controlling a sorcerer
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  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Marttanda
  Hindu
  [Martamda.Martanda.Savitri.Surya]
  a sun-god
  one of the Adityas
  son of Aditi
  He was nothing more than a lump of
  flesh at birth and his mother threw
  him away. The artisan-god, Tvashtri,
  shaped him into god-like form and he
  became known as Vivasvat, marrying
  Saranyu, daughter of Tvashtri. He
  became the sun-god, Surya.
  (see also Vivasvat)
  Martu1
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian tutelary-god and storm-god
  god of the city of Ninab
  Martu2
  (see Amurru)
  Martummere
  (see Baime)
  martwiec
  (see upir)
  Martyr, Peter
  European
  (1455–1526)
  [Pietro Martire d’Anghiera]
  an Italian historian
  He wrote a book on the legends and
  mythology of the Americas called De
  Orbe Novo.
  Maru1
  Pacific Islands
  [=Maori Tu(-matauenga)]
  a Polynesian god of war
  Maru2
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian chief
  His daughter was promised to the son
  of Whakaputa but he gave her as wife
  to Tuakeka. The jilted suitor killed one
  of Maru’s servants, precipitating a
  battle in which Maru captured the
  maiden Hinemaka as a wife for his son.
  Maruka Akore
  East Indian
  [Great Protector]
  son of Namura
  His mother, the first woman, swallowed a
  fish and produced Maruka Akore. When
  mature, he mated with his mother to
  produce the people of New Guinea.
  Marumda
  North American
  a creator-god of the Pomo Indians
  brother of Kuksu
  He and his brother tried to destroy the
  world with fire and flood.
  Marunogere
  East Indian
  a Papuan deity living in the
  underworld, Adiri
  He became a culture-hero of Papua,
  creating the coconut tree and teaching
  the people how to build and cultivate
  the land.
  Marupa
  East Indian
  father of Aro and Pora
  Maruta
  (see Vayu)
  Marutgana
  (see Maruts)
  Maruts
  Hindu
  [‘marchers’.Marutgana.Rudras]
  storm-gods
  sons of Kasyapa and Diti
  sons of Krishna or Dyaus and Prithivi
  sons of Rudra or Prisni, some say
  There were twenty-seven of these
  gods (or eleven, forty-nine, sixty or
  100 in some stories) said to have been
  produced from one embryo that would
  have produced just one very powerful
  god if it had not been shattered by a
  thunderbolt flung by Indra.
  In some stories they are depicted as
  boars with four tusks or as black-
  backed swans.
  Marutta
  Hindu
  an emperor
  He so pleased the god by sacrifice that
  he was taken up to heaven.
  Marvan
  Irish
  [Marb(h)an]
  a chief poet
  brother of King Guaire
  Marvawr
  (see Morvawr)
  Marwe
  African
  a culture-heroine in Kenya
  wife of Sawoye
  Monkeys ate the crop she had been set
  to guard and, in fear of punishment,
  she threw herself into a lake. Here she
  became servant to a family living
  under the water. When she returned
  home, the woman gave her many gold
  bangles. She married Sawoye, who 
  had a terrible skin disease which
  disappeared when they married, and,
  when her jealous neighbours killed
  him, she brought him back to life.
  Mary
  (see Virgin Mary)
  Mary of Egypt
  (see May Bride)
  Mary of the Gaels
  (see Brigit)
  Mary of the Irish
  (see Brigit)
  Mary the Fiery One
  (see Oynyena Maria)
  Marya Marevna
  Russian
  [Daughter of the Sea]
  the personification of the sun
  She is envisaged as being immersed in
  the sea between sunset and sunrise.
  Marzanna
  Polish
  [Marzyana]
  a fruit-goddess
  Marzyana
  (see Marzanna)
  Mas-Krebet
  (see Jaka Tingkir)
  masabo
  African
  a ghost-house
  Masai
  African
  founder of the Masai people
  son of Murungu
  Masaki
  African
  a Hausa spirit causing occupational
  ailments in weavers
  masalai
  Pacific Islands
  animal spirits
  These spirits can appear in various
  human disguises or as other animals or
  birds, changing shape as they wish and
  interbreeding with mortals.
  Masan
  Hindu
  a demon or ghost
  This demon is said to rise from the
  ashes of a funeral pyre and afflict
  children with disease, especially
  tuberculosis, by scattering ashes over
  them. In the north of India, the Masan
  is said to take the form of a bear
  roaming about in the hills.
  Masani
  Hindu
  a goddess of healing
  one of the 6 sisters of Shitala
  (see also Shitala)
  Masauwu
  North American
  [=Keres Masewi]
  a Hopi war-god, god of death and fire
  husband of Sand Altar Woman
  Mascarum
  [Mascarvin]
  a demon associated with death
  Mascarvin
  (see Mascarum)
  maschalismos
  Greek
  the practice of cutting off the hands
  and feet of the dead to prevent
  them from reappearing as ghosts
  mascot
  a person, animal or object said to
  bring good fortune
  Maseriel
  a demon of the west
  Masewa
  (see Masewi)
  Masewi
  North American
  [Maasewe.Masewa:=Hopi Masauwu]
  a war-god of the Keres
  twin brother of Oyoyewa 
  He was a culture-hero who led 
  the tribal ancestors out of their
  underground kingdom. He killed the
  Chatwena giantess when the sun told
  him where she kept her heart – in a
  rattle made from a gourd.
  In some accounts, these twins were
  the sons of the sun. When they went to
  visit their father he gave them the
  weapons with which to kill monsters.
  These twins are the equivalent of
  the Zuni Ahayuta achi.
  Masgabriel
  an angel of the fourth heaven
  associated with north and Sunday
  Masha
  (see Mashye)
  Masha Manido
  (see Kisha Manido)
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  Mashe
  (see Mash Mountain)
  Mashenomak
  (see Misikinebik)
  Mashia
  (see Mashye)
  Mashiane
  (see Mashyane)
  Mashira
  African
  a Burundi sage who advised
  Kanyarundi to have a sword made
  and to kill the serpent living 
  in a cave
  Mash Mountain
  Mesopotamian
  [Mashe]
  a mountain crossed by Gilgamesh
  which separated the land of the
  living from the land of the dead
  (see also Mashti)
  Mashongavudzu
  African
  first wife of Mwari
  Mashoyi
  (see Mashyane)
  Mashti
  Mesopotamian
  [Mus(c)as]
  a mountain encountered by 
  Alexander during his search for 
  the Water of Life
  (see also Mashe)
  Mashtu
  Mesopotamian
  a child of the moon-goddess, Nannar,
  some say 
  twin of Mashtu
  Mashu
  Mesopotamian
  a child of the moon-goddess, Nannar,
  some say
  twin of Mashtu
  Mashya
  (see Mashye)
  Mashyagh
  (see Mashye)
  Mashanagh
  (see Mashyane)
  Mashyane
  Persian
  [Mashanagh.Mashiane.Mashoyi.Mashyoi]
  the first woman
  She is regarded as the mother of the
  human race and is said to have grown
  like a plant from the seed of Gayomart,
  being born at the age of fifteen.
  Mashye
  Persian
  [Mashia.Mashya(gh)]
  the first man
  He is regarded as the father of the
  human race and is said to have grown
  like a plant from the seed of
  Gayomart, being born at the age of
  fifteen.
  Mashyoi
  (see Mashyane)
  Masi
  Pacific Islands
  [People, of Morodo:
  =Hawaiian Menehune:
  =Marshall Islands Anjinmar.Nonieb
  =Ponape Tsokelai]
  a Melanesian spirit of the foolish dead
  Masilo
  African
  a legendary ancestor of the Basuto
  brother of Masilonyane
  He killed his brother and took his
  cattle but the crime was revealed by a
  bird or, in some accounts, by a dog.
  Masilonyane
  African
  a legendary ancestor of the Basuto
  brother of Masilo
  He was killed by his brother who took
  his cattle but the crime was revealed by
  a bird or, in some accounts, by a dog.
  Masjid al-aqsa (see Bayt Al-Ma’mur)
  Maslum
  (see Malsum)
  masokjawi
  (see churchi tuboh)
  Masora
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Moluccas, one of the
  first men
  brother of Maapiti
  His brother had been rewarded by the
  goddess, Kuwe, for picking lice from
  her body by turning the ripe fruit 
  he picked into a beautiful maiden.
  Masora, less enthusiastic at removing
  the lice, picked a fruit which was not
  quite ripe and his reward was a some-
  what ugly girl with a squint. Jealous of
  his brother, Maapiti killed Masora but
  he was restored to life by Kuwe.
  Maspiter
  (see Marspiter)
  Mass of St Sécaire
  French
  a black mass in Gascony
  It is said that the person against
  whom the mass is directed will fall ill
  and die.
  Massassi
  African
  the first woman in the lore of 
  the Makoni
  the morning star
  She was created by Maori and mated
  with Mwuetsi to produce vegetation.
  Masset San
  (see Sga’na)
  Massin Biambe
  African
  a creator-god of the Mundang
  This deity created the primaeval
  beings, 
  Mebeli 
  and 
  Phebele,
  progenitors of mankind.
  Mastamho
  North American
  a creator-god of the Mohave
  brother of Matavilya
  He made a cane from his own breath
  and saliva and, when he pushed it into
  the earth, a river flowed forth. He then
  travelled down the length of the river
  in a boat, forming the shape of the
  country as he went.
  Mastarna
  Roman
  an Etruscan
  He rescued his friend Caeles Vibenna,
  leader of the Etruscans, who had been
  captured by the Romans.
  In some accounts he is later known
  as Servius Tullius.
  Mastema
  a fallen angel
  a leader of evil spirits
  He is said to rule those born from
  those fallen angels who mated with
  mortals. This name is sometimes used
  as a name for the Devil.
  Master
  (see Hunapu)
  Master Carpenter
  North American
  a supernatural being in the lore of 
  the Haida
  He built himself a canoe under the
  direction of The Greatest Fool and
  sought out and challenged the south-
  east wind, bringer of storms. The
  wind-god called all his nephews to
  help him and they battered Master
  Carpenter 
  until 
  he 
  was 
  finally
  compelled to relinquish his hold on
  their uncle. Some say that the wind-
  god was killed, others that he returned
  to his home.
  Master Kong
  (see Confucius)
  Master Leonard
  (see Leonard)
  Master of Animals
  (see Desana.Hermes.Jaguar)
  Master of Breath
  (see Esaugetuh Emissee]
  Master of Life
  North American
  a supreme god of the Delaware tribe
  ruler of the Island of the Blessed
  Master of the Drum
  (see Votan)
  Master of the Universe
  (see Obaluwaye)
  Master, The
  Greek
  a name and attribute of Hermes
  Master Thief
  Greek
  a name given to various characters
  noteworthy as thieves
  Some of these are Autolycus, Cacus
  and Hermes.
  Mastho
  a demon of delusion
  Mastiphal
  a demon, prince of darkness
  mastodon
  Central American
  a pre-historic elephant
  This beast was regarded by the Maya
  as the earthly manifestation of the
  supreme being.
  Mastor
  Greek
  father of Halitherses
  Mastor-ava
  Russian
  [Mastor Pas:=Cheremis Melande-awa]
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, guardian of
  the earth
  Mastor Pas
  (see Mastor-ava)
  Mastralia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Mater Matuta,
  April 11th
  Mastusius
  Greek
  a noble of Elaeus
  When Mastusius objected to the king’s
  annual practice of sacrificing a virgin
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  to avert plague, Demophoon took the
  daughter of Mastusius as the next
  victim. In revenge, Mastusius killed
  the king’s daughters and gave their
  father a cup of their blood to drink.
  Demophoon killed him by throwing
  him and the cup into the sea.
  Masubi
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of growth
  Mat Chinoi
  Malayan
  a supernatural being
  He is regarded as the chief of a race of
  beings who live in trees and flowers
  and act as messengers for the supreme
  being, Tak Pern.
  He is envisaged as a huge snake in
  whose body there are many beautiful
  female chinoi supervised by a male
  chinoi, known as Halak Ghimal, who
  sits on Mat Chinoi’s back. To claim a
  bride, a male must pass successfully
  through a curtain of opening and
  closing mats made by Mat Chinoi for
  Tak Pern, and then through a tobacco-
  box with a lid that is always opening
  and closing.
  Mata1
  Hindu
  [=Tamil Amma]
  a mother-goddess
  Mata2
  Irish
  a monster
  This beast, said to have four heads and
  100 legs, was captured and killed by
  the Dagda.
  Mata-Fatu-Rau
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess of Tahiti
  daughter of Oro
  sister of Ai-Tupuai, Hoa-Tapu 
  and Toi-mata
  Mata-Syra-Zemla
  Russian
  [Mati-Syra-Zemlya:=Lett Zemes Mate:
  =Lithuanian Zemnya]
  a vegetation goddess
  Worshippers could make contact with
  her by talking directly into a hole in
  the ground.
  Mata Upolu
  Pacific Islands
  in Polynesian lore, the east wind
  matabiri
  East Indian
  an evil Papuan swamp-spirit
  Matabrune
  European
  mother of Oriant
  When her daughter-in-law, Beatrix,
  gave birth to septuplets, Matabrune
  gave the children to her servant,
  Marcon, with instructions to kill them
  and then substituted seven puppies.
  She later persuaded her son to send
  Beatrix to the stake but Elias, one of
  the seven children, came to the rescue,
  defeated Matabrune’s champion and
  had Matabrune herself burnt at the
  stake intended for Beatrix. 
  matagaigai
  East Indian
  a Papuan tree-spirit
  If one of these spirits should touch the
  sick, death will follow.
  matagi1
  Pacific Islands
  the winds, controlled by Maui
  Matagi2
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Makani]
  a Samoan wind-god
  matakau
  Pacific Islands
  an amulet, sometimes in the form of
  an animal figure, used to deter
  thieves
  Matakichi
  Japanese
  a fisherman
  son of Kansuke
  When a small island appeared and a
  bright light shone from the sea-
  bottom, he and his father set out to
  investigate. Kansuke fell into the sea
  and went straight to the bottom.
  Matakichi dived into the water but,
  although he discovered that the light
  was coming from the Great Awabi on
  the sea-bed, he failed to find his father.
  He became a disciple and, when he
  and a priest prayed for Kansuke’s soul,
  the spirit of the Great Awabi appeared
  and confessed that he had eaten
  Kansuke. Giving instructions that
  Matakichi should receive the huge
  pearl inside his body, the Great Awabi
  killed himself.
  Matali1
  Hindu
  driver of Indra’s chariot
  Matali2
  Hindu
  one of the 8 Yogini, demonesses
  attendant on Durga
  Matanga
  Hindu
  an ascetic
  Born of a Brahmin lady by a low caste
  man, he became an ascetic. It was said
  that he stood on one toe for hundreds
  of years and achieved the power of
  flight.
  Matao-Anu
  Pacific Islands
  [Cold Space]
  one of 4 storm-gods
  (see Multitude of Space)
  Mataora
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian prince
  husband of Niwareka
  He married a fairy, one of the Turehu,
  but she left him and returned to her
  home in Rarohenga when he abused
  her. He went in search of her and was
  allowed to enter the gateway, Pou-
  tere-Rangi, where Kuwatawaka stood
  guard. He found his wife Niwareka
  and they were reconciled. Bearing a
  magic cloak, Rangi-Haupapa, given to
  him by his wife’s father, he brought her
  back to the upper world and the
  guardian, Tiwaiwaka, closed the gate
  behind them so that no mortals could
  ever again travel to the fairy paradise.
  Matara
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  consort of Kasyapa
  Mataras
  Hindu
  groups of goddesses regarded as 
  divine mothers
  The 
  groups 
  may 
  be 
  seven
  (Saptamataras), eight (Astamataras or
  Matrikas), nine (Navasaktis) or more.
  Matariki
  Pacific Islands
  in Polynesian lore, the 7 stars 
  of the Pleiades regarded as 
  gods
  Matarisavan
  Hindu
  [Matarisvan.Matariswan]
  a messenger-god, an attendant 
  on Agni
  He helped Brighu overcome the
  demon Makha.
  Matarisvan
  (see Matarisvan)
  Matariswan
  (see Matarisvan)
  Matavilya
  North American
  [=Dieguenos Tuchaipai]
  a creator-god of the Mohave
  brother (or son) of Mastamho
  father of Frog
  When he upset his daughter, Frog,
  she ate his excrement, so causing his
  death.
  Matche-manitou
  (see Manitou)
  Matchi Manitou
  North American
  a Chippewa deity
  In some versions he was a benevolent
  spirit, in others the personification 
  of evil.
  (see also Manitou)
  Mate-Anu
  Pacific Islands
  [Space of Cold Death]
  one of 4 storm-gods
  (see Multitude of Space)
  Mateba
  African
  sister of Nkongolo
  twin sister of Bulanda
  Her brother, King Nkongolo, allowed
  the visiting prince, Mbidi Kiluwe, to
  sleep with both his sisters. Bulanda
  produced Kalala Ilunga and Mateba
  bore twins.
  matebo
  (see tebo)
  Mater Matuta
  Roman
  [Aurora.Matuta:=Greek Eos.Ino]
  a sea-goddess, goddess of growth,
  childbirth or the dawn
  In some versions she is equated with
  Leucothea (Ino).
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  Mater Turrita
  Roman
  [Great Mother:=Greek Rhea:
  =Phrygian Cybele]
  an earth-goddess, goddess of fertility
  Her attendants were the noisy
  Corybantes.
  materialisation
  the appearance of a ghost
  Math
  Welsh
  [Math Hen.Old Treasure]
  a god of wealth and winds
  king of Gwynedd
  son of Mathonwy
  brother of Dôn
  He always had to rest his feet in the lap
  of a virgin except when he was called
  away to battle. In order to get access to
  Goewin, 
  one 
  of 
  these 
  virgins,
  Gilfaethwy and his brother Gwydion
  tricked Pryderi with phantom horses
  in exchange for real pigs, so causing
  Pryderi to invade Gwynedd. Math had
  to leave Goewin to lead his men,
  giving Gilfaethwy the chance to
  seduce her. When she confessed what
  had happened, Math married her and
  punished Gilfaethwy and his brother
  by turning them successively into male
  and female deer, swine and wolves. In
  each form they produced offspring
  which Math turned into boys. He later
  restored Gilfaethwy and Gwydion to
  human form and took as his new
  footholder Aranrhod, daughter of
  Don, who gave birth to two (or three)
  sons. One of these, Llew, was raised by
  Gwydion who, with the help of Math,
  made a non-human wife for Llew. She
  was called Blodeuedd.
  In some accounts, Math Hen, god
  of wealth and winds, is regarded as
  separate from Math, son of Mathonwy,
  in others he is identified with March
  ap Meirchion.
  Math Son of Mathonwy
  Welsh
  the story of Math in The Mabinogion
  Math Hen
  (see Math)
  Mathgen
  Irish
  a Danaan druid at the second Battle 
  of Moytura
  He is said to have brought mountains
  down on the heads of the enemy.
  Mathghamhain
  Irish
  a king of Munster
  brother of Brian Boru
  When Mathghamhain was killed,
  Brian became king of Munster and,
  later, high-king.
  Mathiel
  an angel of the fifth heaven associated
  with the north
  Mathim
  (see Bathym)
  Matholch
  (see Matholwch)
  Matholwch
  Irish
  [Mallolwych.Matholch.Mattholoch]
  king of Ireland
  husband of Branwen
  father of Gwern
  When the king married Branwen,
  Efnisien, Bran’s unstable half-brother,
  mutilated many of the horses of 
  his courtiers. Although Matholwch
  accepted the magic Cauldron of Rebirth
  from Bran in compensation and the
  quarrel was patched up, some of the
  courtiers were still angry and eventually
  demanded that Branwen be demoted
  to the status of kitchen-maid. She
  managed to get a message carried to
  Bran by a starling and he came to her
  rescue at the head of an invading army.
  Matholwch surrendered and handed
  over the kingdom to his son Gwern.
  When Efnisien killed the boy by
  pushing him into the fire, a fight broke
  out in which Matholwch and all his
  court were killed and few of Bran’s men
  survived. In some versions, the whole
  population of Ireland was killed with
  the exception of five pregnant women
  who, in time, repopulated the country.
  Mathonwy
  Welsh
  a sky-god
  father of Don and Math
  Mathu
  Irish
  one of a triad of gods referred to in
  Christian accounts as 3 heathen
  prophets
  The others in the group were
  Goibhniu and Nuada.
  Mathura
  Hindu
  the birthplace of Shiva
  Mathuranath
  Hindu
  a name for Krishna as lord 
  of Muttra
  Mati-Syra-Zemlya
  (see Mata-Syra-Zemla)
  Matlalcueye
  Central American
  [Lady of the Blue Robe]
  an Aztec fertility goddess 
  and rain-goddess
  Matong
  African
  a boy whose only possession was a bull
  This animal protected Matong and
  even fought lions for him.
  Matowelia
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Mohave Indians
  who led them to their homeland
  Matrae
  (see Matres)
  Matralia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Mater Matuta
  held on June 11th
  Matres
  Roman
  [Deae Matres.Matronae.The Mothers:
  =Welsh Mamau]
  Celtic mother-goddesses, goddesses of
  the household
  Matrikas
  Hindu
  [Astamataras]
  8 goddesses attendant on Durga
  They are the guardians of mortality and
  the enemies of the demons that lure men
  from the path of duty. Each one opposes
  the efforts of a particular spirit, thus:
  Brahmani v Mada
  Camunda v Paisunya
  Indrani v Matsarya
  Kumari v Moha
  Maheshvari v Krodha
  Vaishnavi v Lobha
  Varahi v Asuyu
  Yogeshvari v Kama
  Some say that they were created as
  saktis of the eight gods present at a
  meeting to decide how to deal with the
  king of the demons and his followers.
  Others say that they were created by
  Durga (Kali) as copies of herself to
  help her in the fight with the demon
  Raktavija.
  (see also Lasya)
  Matrirupa
  Hindu
  a goddess of living things, a
  manifestation of Lakshmi
  Matris
  (see Gramadevata)
  Matroco
  European
  a giant
  nephew of Archalaus
  son of Arcabone
  brother of Argantes and Furion
  He arrived at the head of his fleet just
  after Esplandian had killed his uncle
  and brothers while rescuing the old
  king, Lisuarte, from the castle on the
  Forbidden Mountain. He fought with
  Esplandian and was defeated, dying
  after embracing the Christian faith.
  Matron of the Measure
  (see Queen of Heaven)
  Matrona
  European
  [Divine Mother:=Welsh Modron]
  a Celtic water-goddess, goddess of 
  the Marne
  mother of Maponus
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Morgan le Fay.
  Matronae
  (see Matres)
  Matronae Devones
  (see Fatae Devones)
  Matronalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Juno Lucina
  held on March 1st
  Matsarya
  Hindu
  a demon
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  He was opposed by one of the
  Matrikas, Indrani.
  Matshehawaituk
  North American
  [=Menominee Matshehaiwaituk]
  in the lore of the Menominee, 
  evil personified
  Matsi Niouask
  North American
  [=Abnaki Matsi Niouaski]
  in the lore of the Abnaki, evil personified
  Matsu
  Japanese
  a servant of Shingé
  Matsue
  Japanese
  wife of Teoyo
  She loved the pine-tree near her home
  and made herself a dress from the pine-
  needles and wore it when she married
  Teoyo, a young man she had rescued
  from the sea. When the loving couple
  died in old age, their spirits returned to
  wander round the pine-tree.
  Matsui
  Japanese
  a man who killed the spirit of a
  cherry-tree
  Matsui tried to kill the ghost of a
  beautiful woman who stood beside a
  cherry-tree and succeeded only in
  killing the tree. Thereafter, the
  portrait of a woman in his bedroom
  got progressively older, blood oozed
  from the painting and the face
  eventually became a skull. Matsui was
  driven mad and killed himself.
  Matsumura
  Japanese
  a priest
  He went to the Shogun and asked for
  funds to repair his monastery and took
  a house where the well was always full
  of water, even when a drought struck
  the city. Many people had thrown
  themselves into the well for some
  unknown reason. Matsumura saw a
  beautiful woman, Yayoi, in the water
  and she reappeared when the drought
  ended. She had been forced by the
  Poison Dragon to lure people to their
  death. She disappeared again and,
  when Matsumura cleaned out the well,
  he found her mirror which he cleaned
  and kept safely. When she appeared
  again, she explained that she was the
  soul of the mirror. She warned
  Matsumura to leave as his home would
  be destroyed in a flood and told him to
  present the mirror to the Shogun.
  When the priest gave the mirror to the
  Shogun, he was rewarded with money
  to repair his monastery.
  Matsuo
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of saké-makers
  matsuri
  Japanese
  a Shinto festival
  Matsya
  Hindu
  [Matsya-avatara]
  the first incarnation of Vishnu, as a fish
  In this form, he saved Vaivasvata
  (Manu), the progenitor of mankind,
  from the flood by advising him on how
  to build a ship and then towing it to
  safety. He also killed the demon
  Hayagriva when he tried to steal the
  Vedas from the sleeping Brahma.
  (see also Brahma.Prajapati)
  Matsya-avatara
  (see Matsya)
  Matsya-Purana
  Hindu
  a poem of some 14,000 couplets
  This work, sets out the law of Manu
  with some mythological sequences,
  and was dictated to Manu by Vishnu.
  Matsyendra
  Hindu
  [Matysendranatha:=Nepalese
  Avolokiteshvara:=Tibetan Luipa.
  Minanatha]
  a 10th C sage
  one of the 9 nathas
  He was the founder of one of the
  branches of Tantrism.
  Matsyendranatha
  (see Matsyendra)
  Matter of Britain, The
  British
  the stories of King Arthur and 
  his knights
  Matter of France, The
  European
  the stories of Charlemagne and 
  his paladins
  Matter of Rome, The
  the classical myths of Greece and Rome
  Mattholoch
  (see Matholwch)
  Matu
  African
  mother of Efé
  Matuku
  Pacific Islands
  [Whakatau]
  a cannibalistic demi-god
  son of Tawhaki
  brother of Tahiti Tokerau and 
  Waheiroa
  He was said to be able to walk on the
  bottom of the sea.
  He was killed by Rata to avenge the
  death of Rata’s father (or grandfather)
  at the hand of Matuku and Wahieroa,
  and when Rata cut off Matuku’s head,
  the ogre’s spirit became the bittern. 
  Other versions say that Rata killed
  Matuku by throwing hot coals into the
  giant’s mouth while another had
  Wahieroa killed by lizards and Matuku
  as a shark from which Rata recovered
  his father’s body parts.
  Rata himself was killed by lizards.
  Matun
  (see Khadir)
  Maturaiviran
  Hindu
  a local god of wine
  He was a mortal, a policeman who ran
  away with a princess, and was 
  later deified.
  Matuta
  (see Mater Matuta)
  Matuu
  Pacific Islands
  the north wind
  Matu’u-ta’u-ta’ua
  Pacific Islands
  In Tahiti, a huge bird which can
  swallow a man
  Matuyel
  an angel of the fourth heaven
  associated with north and Sunday
  Matvutsini
  South American
  a creator-god of the Xingu
  He first made a woman from a shell and
  they mated to produce a son who
  became the ancestor of the Xingu tribe.
  When some of the people died,
  Matvutsini tried to restore them in a
  ceremony in which he decorated
  kuarup logs and tried to bring them to
  life. This failed because the people
  failed to carry out his instructions for
  honouring the logs and so death
  became a permanent feature of the
  human condition.
  Maty-Tapire
  Hindu
  a dwarf, depicted as lame
  Matyavela
  Central American
  father of Mustamho
  Mau
  (see Bast.Maau)
  Maudgalyayana
  Buddhist
  a disciple of the Buddha 
  the Tibetan version of Radish
  Maugis
  European
  [Mal-hist.Malagis]
  the French version of the Italian
  Malagigi
  Maugys
  (see Mawgin)
  Maui
  Pacific Islands
  [Aitu.Koriro.Maui-Potiki.
  Maui-Tikitiki.Mawi.Mowee.Tama Rangi]
  a trickster-hero and sun-god
  semi-divine son of Makea and Taranga
  or of Taranga alone
  brother of Hina-ika and Hina-keha
  brother of Sina
  husband of Rohe
  As an infant, he was thrown into the
  sea wrapped in a tuft of his mother’s or
  sister’s hair and was saved from
  drowning by an ancestor, the sky-god
  Tama.
  Alone he pushed up the sky to give
  men more room to move, trapped the
  sun in a net made from the hair of his
  sister, Hina-ika, made it slow its
  motion across the heavens to give a
  longer day and fixed the stars in the
  sky. He killed his grandmother so that
  he could use her jawbone as a hook to
  fish up the islands from the sea-
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  bottom and he stole fire from
  Mahuika in the underworld for the
  benefit of mankind or, some say,
  learned the secret of fire from the
  mud-hens.
  When Hina left her eel-husband 
  Te Tuna she took Maui as a lover.
  Twice they fought over her and on 
  the second occasion Maui succeeded in
  killing Te Tuna and buried his head
  from which sprang the first coconut
  tree.
  Another story tells how he hooked a
  monstrous fish which, as he towed it
  behind his boat, split into many pieces
  to form the islands of the Pacific or, in
  some versions, into two large pieces
  which became the two islands of 
  New Zealand.
  He crept through the body of the
  sleeping Hine-nui-te-po, goddess of
  death, in an abortive attempt to win
  immortality for the human race but
  he was killed when she squeezed him.
  His blood gives the rainbow its
  colours and causes shrimps to be red.
  His weapon was the jawbone of his
  ancestress Muri-ranga-whenua and he
  is credited with the invention of sails
  and fish-hooks.
  Maui-Pae
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Maui
  Maui-Potiki
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Maui as ‘last-born’
  Maui-Roto
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Maui
  Maui-Taha
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Maui
  Maui-Tikitiki
  Pacific Islands
  a name for Maui as ‘topknot’
  Maui-Whao
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Maui
  Mauleon
  Pacific Islands
  a giant who was released by 
  Tinoso
  Mauli
  African
  the supreme spirit of the Shona
  people
  Maung Tin De
  (see Min Magaye)
  mauri
  (see Min Magaye)
  Maurice
  Irish
  father of Gearoid Iarla
  When the goddess Aine was bathing in
  a lake, Maurice stole her cloak which
  gave him power over her. He slept
  with her and she bore a son, Gearoid
  Iarla, 
  whom 
  she 
  presented 
  to 
  his father.
  Maut
  (see Ma3)
  Mauthara
  Hindu
  a maid-servant of Kudra
  Mauthe dog
  Isle of Man
  [Moddey Dhoo]
  a ghostly dog said to haunt Peel 
  Castle or the Isle of Man
  mauvantara
  Hindu
  an age of the world
  mavje
  (see navky)
  Mavors
  (see Mars)
  Mavu
  East Indian
  daughter of Maivia Kivavia
  sister of Moro
  She and her sister and brothers
  became the ancestors of the tribes of
  New Guinea.
  Mavutsinim
  South American
  supreme god of the Kamaiura Indians
  He made a woman from a shell. She
  produced a son and then returned to
  her former state.
  Mawa
  (see Mawu)
  Mawaraten
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Maweja
  African
  a supreme god in the Congo
  Mawgin
  British
  [Maugys]
  a giant killed by Gingalin
  Mawi
  (see Maui)
  Mawn
  (see Mawu1)
  Mawr Pen Aethir
  Welsh
  a supreme deity
  Mawu1
  African
  [Maou.Mawa.Mawn] 
  a moon-goddess of the Fon
  a creator-god, child of Minona, 
  some say
  twin sister of Lisa
  mother of Da, Gu and Legba
  In some versions, Mawu is male and Lisa
  female. Others give her name as Mawn.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Mawu 
  is
  synonymous with Legba.
  Mawu2
  African
  [Maou.Mawa]
  a sky-god of Togo
  Mawu3
  African
  [Maou.Mawa]
  a name for god in West Africa
  Mawu-Lisa
  African
  [Mawu-Liza]
  creator-god of the Fon
  twin brother of Mawu
  procreator of Agbe, Age, Dan Ayido
  Hwedo, Gu, Heyveso and Naete
  A dual-sex divinity, offspring of another
  androgynous deity Nana Buluku,
  combining Mawu the female aspect and
  Lisa the male aspect. In some versions,
  Mawu is male and Lisa female. They
  were said to have produced the 
  first humans, seven pairs of twins.
  Mawu-Liza
  (see Mawu-Lisa)
  Maxen
  (see Macsen)
  Maximian
  (see Macsen)
  Maximianus1
  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Maximianus2
  (see Macsen)
  Maximus1
  Serbian
  a prince
  While his father was away, seeking the
  hand of the Doge’s daughter for his
  son, this handsome young man
  developed small-pox and became
  exceedingly ugly. Milosh took his place
  and wooed the maiden but Maximus
  fought and killed Milosh and claimed
  his bride who was not in the least
  repelled by his ugly visage. As a result
  of a battle between the followers of
  Maximus and Milosh which left very
  few alive, Maximus went to Turkey in
  disgust and embraced Islam.
  Maximus2
  (see Macsen)
  Maxtla
  Central American
  a king of the Tecpanec
  He inherited the throne when his
  father died and carried on the feud
  with Nezahualcoyotl, the prince of
  Tecuco, whose father had been killed
  by the invading Tecpanecs. After
  several failed attempts to kill the
  prince, Maxtla invaded Tecuco and the
  prince became a fugitive. Eventually,
  the people got tired of Maxtla’s
  despotic rule and rebelled. Led by the
  prince, they defeated the forces of
  Maxtla who was captured and killed.
  May Bride, The
  Saxon
  [Mary of Egypt]
  a love-goddess
  May Molloch
  (see Maid of the Hairy Arms)
  May Queen
  (see Olwen)
  Maya1
  Buddhist
  the Buddhist heaven
  This realm is said to have thirteen layers.
  Maya2
  Buddhist
  [Mahamaya.Maia.Maya-Bunin.
  Mayadevi.Tara:=Hindu Lakshmi]
  daughter of Anjana
  sister of Prajapati
  wife of Suddhodana
  mother of the Buddha
  It is said that she dreamt that she 
  saw the future Buddha enter her womb
  in the form of a little white elephant
  with six tusks. She died soon after his
  birth.
  Maya3
  Burmese
  [Maia]
  a primaeval mother-goddess
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  Maya4
  Central American
  a rain-god
  He is depicted with a long snout.
  Maya5
  Hindu
  [Maya]
  a sea-demon
  one of the Daityas
  maya6
  Hindu
  [abhicara.indra-jala.maia]
  divine power: illusion: magic
  Maya7
  Hindu
  [Maya]
  a name for Deva as illusion personified
  Maya8
  Hindu
  [Maya]
  a king of Talatala, part of the underworld
  Maya Bunin
  (see Maya2)
  Maya Kasyapa
  (see Kasyapa)
  Maya Pek
  Central American
  the dog of lightning
  Mayadevi
  (see Maya2)
  Mayahual
  (see Mayahuel)
  Mayahuel
  Central American
  [Mayahual.Mayauel.Precious Tree]
  a fertility goddess, goddess 
  of intoxication
  wife of Xochipilli
  This young girl, who came from the
  underworld and was guarded by the
  old woman, Tzitzimitl, was wakened
  by the Aztec wind-god, Ehecatl. They
  mated, joined in the form of Precious
  Tree, to introduce sex to mankind.
  When she died her bones grew into
  vines and she was deified.
  Another version says that she was
  carried off by Quetzalcoatl. Her body
  was later torn to pieces by animals and
  agave plants grew from the pieces.
  In some accounts, she was the
  daughter of an earthly farmer, Patecatl,
  who discovered alcohol. Having seen a
  mouse apparently drunk from eating
  the seeds of the agave, she boiled some
  seeds to produce the intoxicating
  drink, pulque.
  As a result, she was deified and
  became the wife of Xochipilli.
  She is depicted with four hundred
  breasts and is often shown sitting in
  front of the agave.
  mayamoyi
  Hindu
  a ploy practised by Vishnu
  He was able to frustrate many enemies
  of the gods by asking what it was that
  they wanted and then deluding 
  them into believing that he had given
  it to them.
  Mayarati
  Hindu
  [Mayavati]
  a name of Rati as ‘great deceiver’
  Mayasuta
  Hindu
  a name for Kama as son of Lakshmi
  Mayauel
  (see Mayahuel)
  Mayavati
  (see Mayarati)
  maye
  African
  a Hausa sorcerer 
  Mayet
  (see Ma2)
  Mayi
  Hindu
  the god Kama as ‘the deluder’
  (see also Mara2)
  Mayin
  Siberian
  the supreme god of the Tungus
  Maymon
  (see Amaimon.Mammon2)
  Maynom
  demon said to appear in the form 
  of a sheep
  Mayochina
  North American
  a Pueblo deity, the spirit of summer
  Mayohu
  (see Tuchaipai)
  Mayon
  Indian
  a Tamil creator-god, a name 
  for Krishna 
  mayura
  (see peacock3)
  Mazadan
  British
  a fairy
  husband of Terdelaschoye
  father of Brickus
  In some accounts, he is said to be an
  ancestor of King Arthur.
  Mazainyon
  Persian
  evil demons
  Mazat
  Central American
  the seventh of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the deer and west, the day
  was governed by Tlaloc.
  Mazda
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Mazdah Ahura
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  mazikeen
  Hebrew
  [maziqim.mazzikim.mazzikin.shedeem.
  s(c)hedim:=Arab jinn]
  demons
  In some accounts they are regarded as
  the offspring of Lilith.
  mazimwi
  (see walawatu)
  masiqim
  (see mazikeen)
  Mazoe
  British
  sister of Morgan le Fay, in 
  some stories
  mazzikim
  (see mazikeen)
  mazzikin
  (see mazikeen)
  Mbale
  African
  a fertility-deity of the Baganda
  (see also Mebeli)
  Mbamba
  (see Mbomba1)
  Mbambe
  (see Mbomba1)
  mbari
  African
  a temple of Ala
  Mbasi
  African
  brother of Lyambilo and Ngeketo
  Jealous 
  of 
  Ngeketo 
  who 
  had
  introduced maize to his people,
  Lyambilo and Mbasi killed him. When
  he reappeared in the form of a snake,
  they cut him into pieces and, when
  these rejoined, cut him into pieces
  again. Ngeketo revived once more and
  went away.
  Mbatsav
  African
  spirits of the Tiv ancestors
  These spirits are said to travel on birds
  and sometimes appear as birds 
  or animals.
  Mbega
  African
  a hero of the Shambala
  father of Buge
  Mbere
  African
  a Bantu creator-god
  Mbere made a lizard from clay and
  placed it in water. On the eighth day it
  emerged from the water as a man.
  Mbidi Kiluwe
  African
  a prince
  He slept with the twin sisters of King
  Nkongolo, Bulanda and Mabela. The
  former produced Kalala Ilunga who
  was claimed by Nkongolo who later
  tried to kill him. 
  mbidla
  African
  a diviner in Cameroon
  Mbir
  South American
  [Mirachucha]
  a creator-god of the Guarayu
  Mbir first appeared as a worm living in
  the reeds that grew in the primordial
  waters. The worm changed into a man,
  Mirachucha, who created the world.
  mbolom
  African
  Cameroon mountain spirits
  Mbomba1
  African
  [Ianda.Kiara.Komba.Mbomba.Mbombe.
  Mbombo.Mpambe.Njakomba.White Giant]
  a creator-god of the Bakuba
  father of Mweel and Woot
  He quarrelled with his fellow-deity,
  Ngaan, and went to heaven where he
  disgorged the sun, moon and stars
  followed by trees, animals and humans.
  Ngaan took the undersea world.
  Mbomba2
  African
  [Mboom.Sangu]
  a monster river-god of the Wele people
  Mbombe
  African
  a mother-goddess in Zaire
  wife of Itonde
  mother of Lianja and Nsongo
  Her children were born from her
  thigh, fully grown. She is also regarded
  as the mother of all animals.
  Mbombo
  (see Mbomba)
  Mbon
  Malay
  a wind-spirit
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  Mbongo
  African
  a river-god in Zaire
  He is regarded as the creator of all the
  black tribes. 
  Mboom
  (see Mbomba2)
  Mbori
  African
  supreme god of the Azande people 
  of Zaire
  Mbotombo
  African
  [Mbotumbo]
  an ape-headed creator-god in the Ivory
  Coast area
  Mbotumbo
  (see Mbotombo)
  Mbulu-Mbembe
  African
  a water-monster
  Mbumba Luangu
  African
  [Rainbow Snake]
  the rainbow
  In the Congo, the rainbow is said to be
  a reflection of this snake as it rises
  from the water.
  Mbuya
  African
  [Grandmother]
  a name for the female aspect of 
  Mwari
  Mbwasho
  African
  mother of Liongo
  mchawi
  African
  an East African sorcerer
  Mchemnito
  North American
  in the lore of the Potowatomi people,
  evil personified
  Me-log-ma
  (see Puspa)
  Me-phem-pa
  (see Ma-p’am-pa)
  Meabel
  Irish
  [Mabel.Mebale]
  one of the 3 names for the wife
  of the Dagda
  She was alternatively known as Breng
  or Meng.
  Mead of Inspiration
  Norse
  a magic brew made by the dwarfs Fialar
  and Galar from the blood of the 
  sage, Kvasir
  In some accounts, the giant Gilling
  made the brew and the dwarfs killed
  him to obtain it. They were later
  forced to hand it over to Suttung who
  passed it on to his daughter, Gunlod,
  from whom it was stolen by Odin for
  the use of the gods.
  Meadhbh
  (see Maev)
  Meadhbha
  (see Maev)
  Mean
  Roman
  an Etruscan deity
  Meander
  Greek
  a Phrygian river-god
  Meanderi
  East Indian
  a Papuan goddess
  She is credited with the invention of
  taro and sugar-cane.
  Meantheus
  Greek
  [Melanthius.Meanthius]
  a goatherd
  Meanthius
  (see Meantheus)
  Mearatsim
  South American
  a spirit of the Xingu
  Meargach
  Irish
  husband of Aille
  He was killed in battle by Oscar.
  Meas Buachalla (see Mess Buachalla)
  Meas Corb
  Irish
  son of Cu Chorb
  brother of Cairbre Cluitheachair,
  Cormac Lusc and Nia Corb
  Meas Deadh
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  a pupil of Cuchulainn
  He was killed in one of the battles
  between Ulster and Leinster.
  Meas Geaghra
  Irish
  [Mesgedra.Mesgegra]
  a king of Leinster
  husband of Buan
  He was killed in single combat and
  decapitated by Conall Cearnach who
  thus avenged the death of his two
  brothers at the hand of Meas.
  Conall used the brains of Meas,
  crushed and mixed with lime, to make
  the ‘brain ball’ which he deposited at
  Emain Macha and which was later
  used by Cet to kill Conor mac Nessa.
  In other versions, it was the brains
  of Mac Da Tho, who is called Mesgora
  Mac Da Tho in some accounts, which
  Conall used to make the ‘brain-ball’.
  (see also Mac Da Tho)
  Mebale
  (see Meabel)
  Mebege
  African
  a creator-god in the Congo and Gabon
  He is said to have created humans by
  mixing a hair from under his arm with
  part of his own brain and a pebble
  which he then breathed on to form an
  egg.
  This he gave to the spider, Diaboba,
  and then fertilised it, whereupon it
  cracked open and human beings
  emerged. In similar fashion, he created
  termites and worms which built the
  world into which the humans ventured
  as soon as it had hardened.
  Mebeli
  African
  the primaeval female created by
  Massim Biambe
  She mated with the primaeval male,
  Phebele, to produce the human race.
  (see also Mbale)
  Mecca-stone
  (see carnelian)
  Mechanitis
  (see Athena)
  Mechi
  Irish
  [Meiche]
  son of Morrigan
  He had three hearts, each of which
  contained a serpent. Dian Cecht killed
  him to forestall the prophesy that
  these serpents would ravage Ireland
  when fully grown. When the hearts
  were burned and the ashes scattered
  on the river, all the fish died.
  Mecisteus
  Greek
  one of the Seven against Thebes, 
  some say
  son of Talaus and Lysimache, some say
  father of Euryalus
  It is said that he was killed at Thebes.
  Meda
  Greek
  wife of Idomenus
  She was seduced by Leucus who, when
  her husband returned from the Trojan
  War, killed her and drove Idomenus
  from Crete.
  Medb
  (see Maev)
  Medar
  Irish
  brother of the Dagda
  Meddygon Meddfai
  Welsh
  3 famous physicians
  The name given to the three sons of
  the mortal who married a maiden from
  the Otherworld, living in Llyn y Fan.
  Their mother returned to the lake
  when her husband struck her three
  careless blows but came back to hand
  on to her sons the knowledge that
  made them famous physicians.
  Medea1
  Greek
  [‘cunning’.Medeia]
  a sorceress
  a priestess of Hecate
  daughter of Aetes, king of Colchis,
  and Idyia or Hecate
  half-sister of Apsyrtus
  mother of Medus by Aegeus or Jason
  mother of Mermerus and Pheres 
  by Jason
  She fell in love with Jason when he
  arrived in Colchis to get the Golden
  Fleece and lulled the guardian dragon
  to sleep while Jason took the fleece
  from the tree where it had been hung,
  fleeing with him in the Argo. 
  In one version, she took her half-
  brother Apsyrtus aboard with her and,
  when they were chased by the
  Colchian fleet, killed him and threw
  pieces overboard to delay the pursuers
  as Aetees stopped to collect the pieces
  for burial. Another version has
  Apsyrtus with the pursuers, catching
  up with Jason and agreeing a truce
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  while the king of the Brygians
  adjudicated on the fate of both Medea
  and the fleece. She lured Apsyrtus
  ashore where Jason ambushed and
  killed him.
  She married Jason after they had
  been purified of the murder by Circe.
  On the voyage back to Iolcus they
  were attacked by Talos, the bronze
  guardian of Crete but Medea first
  drugged him and then removed the
  pin in his ankle which allowed the vital
  fluid to drain from his single vein, so
  killing him. In another version, she
  prayed to Hades who caused Talos to
  graze his ankle against a rock, so
  letting all his blood run out. At Iolcus,
  Pelias had brought about the death of
  Jason’s parents and his young brother
  and Medea helped him to exact
  vengeance. She bewitched Pelias’
  daughters, Evadne and Amphinome,
  and induced them to kill and
  dismember their father and then
  signalled to the waiting Argonauts
  who captured the city unopposed. In
  some stories, she rejuvenated Jason’s
  father, Aeson, who had not died but
  had been imprisoned by Pelias.
  Medea’s father, Aetes, was also king
  of Corinth and when she arrived there
  with Jason and found the throne
  vacant she claimed it for herself, ruling
  with Jason as her king for ten years,
  bearing 
  seven 
  sons 
  and 
  seven
  daughters. She had, in fact, poisoned
  the previous king, Corinthus, and
  when Jason found this out he set out to
  divorce her with a view to marrying
  Glauce, the daughter of King Creon of
  Thebes. Others say that they lived
  happily in Corinth as ordinary citizens
  with two sons and that it was the
  daughter of the king of Corinth that
  Jason planned to marry. As a wedding-
  gift, Medea sent her a crown and a
  robe which burst into flames when the
  bride put them on, killing her, her
  father and many of the guests. Jason
  was lucky to escape with his life.
  Zeus was greatly intrigued by her
  resourcefulness and fell in love with
  her but she rejected his advances. Hera
  who was always jealous of her
  husband’s lovers was so grateful that
  she offered to make Medea’s children
  immortal if she would offer them in
  sacrifice. Medea promptly complied
  and, handing the kingdom over to
  Sisyphus, fled to Thebes to seek
  protection from Heracles. Having
  cured Heracles of his madness, she
  went on to Athens and became the
  third wife of King Aegeus whom she
  had met earlier, promising to procure a
  son for him. She herself produced a
  son called Medus. Augeus had left an
  illegitimate son, Theseus, with his
  mother, Aethra, in Troezen and when
  Theseus arrived at the court to claim
  his inheritance, Medea tried to poison
  him. Banished by Aegeus, she fled to
  Italy, later marrying an Asian king.
  When Perses usurped the throne 
  of Colchis, she returned there 
  with Medus who killed Perses and
  reinstated Aetes as king. Some say that
  Medea herself killed Perses.
  Medea is said finally to have become
  immortal and to have ruled in the
  Elysian Fields. In some versions, it was
  Medea, not Helen, who married
  Achilles in Hades.
  Medea2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides
  Medea3
  Roman
  a book by Ovid
  Medecolin
  North American
  [Medicolin]
  a race of sorcerers
  These were some of the people
  overcome by Gluskap in his struggle
  for supremacy.
  Medeia
  (see Medea)
  Medeine
  Baltic
  [Mejdejn]
  a Lithuanian goddess of woodlands
  Meder
  African
  an Ethiopian earth-deity
  Medeus
  (see Medus)
  Medha
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Medhas
  Hindu
  a sage
  Medhbh
  (see Maev)
  Medhbha
  (see Maev)
  Medi Kenago
  North American
  in the lore of the Fox Indians, the
  spirit of the snapping turtle
  Median
  British
  a river flowing through the Waste
  Forest
  Mediator
  Persian
  a name and attribute of Mithra
  Medica
  (see Minerva)
  medicine-man
  a witch-doctor: a shaman: a magician
  In primitive tribes they are said to cure
  illness by the application of herbs and
  the use of magic, often under
  instruction from spirits.
  Medicolin
  (see Medecolin)
  Meditrina
  Roman
  a goddess of healing
  Meditrinalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Jupiter 
  and Meditrina
  medium
  one acting as an intermediary between
  this world and the spirit world
  mediumism
  the phenomenon alleged to be
  brought about by the action of a
  medium
  Medius
  (see Medus)
  Medon1
  Greek
  son of Codrus
  His father, the king of Athens, was
  killed in the battle between the
  Athenians and the Dorians and, since
  no man could equal his heroism, the
  role of king was abolished and Medon
  was made archon for his lifetime.
  Medon2
  Greek
  son of Oileus and Rhene
  He fought at Troy and was killed 
  by Aeneas.
  Medon3
  Greek
  son of Pylades and Electra
  a herald of Odysseus
  Medoro
  European
  a Saracen soldier
  He and Cloridan crept out of their
  camp at night to recover the body of
  their leader, Dardinel, who had been
  killed by Rinaldo. They entered the
  Christian camp and killed several men
  in revenge and then started back with
  the body. They were overtaken by a
  troop led by Zebrino and Cloridan was
  killed. Medoro was badly wounded 
  but was saved by Angelica whose
  knowledge of herbs enabled her to
  heal his wounds. They sheltered with a
  shepherd while Medoro recovered and
  then they married.
  Medr
  (see Beher)
  Medraut
  Welsh
  [Dylan.Medrawd.Medrawt]
  son of Ludd and Gwyar
  nephew of King Arthur
  He was originally known as Dylan and
  later became Mordred. (see Mordred)
  Medrawd
  (see Medraut)
  Medrawt
  (see Medraut)
  Medreddyd
  Welsh
  father of Medyr
  Medus
  Greek
  [Medeus.Medius]
  son of Aegeus or Jason and Medea
  His mother planned that he should
  inherit the throne of Athens and, 
  when Theseus arrived to claim his
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  inheritance, Medea tried to poison
  him. Exposed, she fled to Colchis,
  taking Medus with her. Perses had
  usurped the throne of Colchis and
  Medus (or his mother) killed Perses.
  Medus took the throne of Colchis and
  conquered Media.
  Medusa1
  Greek
  [Gorgo.‘queen’.‘ruler’]
  one of the 3 Gorgons
  daughter of Phorcos and Ceto
  sister of Euryale and Stheno
  She was originally a beautiful mortal
  but was changed into an ugly Gorgon
  by Athena for sleeping with Poseidon
  in Athena’s temple or, in another story,
  for insulting Athena by claiming to be
  more beautiful than the goddess. In
  some versions, Artemis appears instead
  of Athena.
  The only mortal of the three, she
  was killed and beheaded by Perseus
  who had promised her head to
  Polydectes as a wedding-gift. The
  flying-horse, Pegasus, and the warrior,
  Chrysaor, sprang from the blood of
  Medusa when she was killed though
  some say that Poseidon was the father
  of Pegasus. Medusa’s blood was used
  by Asclepius – that from one vein to
  kill, that from another to restore the
  dead to life.
  The head was finally given to Athena
  who bore it on the aegis, the shield of
  Zeus, which she carried. Another story
  has it that the head was buried under
  the market-place in Athens.
  She is depicted as having snakes for
  hair, wings and, sometimes a beard. It
  is said that her look could turn people
  to stone.
  Medusa2
  Greek
  [‘queen’.‘ruler’]
  daughter of Sthenelus and Nicippe
  sister of Alcinoe and Eurystheus
  Medyr
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Medredydd
  He could split the leg of a wren with
  an arrow at a distance of many miles. 
  He was one of the party which
  accompanied Culhwch in his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Me’emzet
  (see solar bark)
  Me’enzet
  (see solar bark)
  Mefitis
  Roman
  an Italian goddess of sulphurous
  vapours
  Meg
  (see Long Meg)
  Meg Mullach
  (see Maid of the Hairy Arms)
  Megaera
  Greek
  [Megaira.‘relentless’]
  one of the 3 Furies
  Megaira
  (see Megaera)
  Megamede
  Greek
  wife of Thespius
  mother of Procris and 49 other
  daughters
  Megapenthes1
  Greek
  king of Tiryns
  son of Proetus and Anteia
  He exchanged kingdoms with Theseus
  and took over as king of Argos.
  Some say that he killed Perseus who
  had turned Proetus to stone by
  displaying the Medusa mask.
  Megapenthes2
  Greek
  son of Menelaus and a slave-girl
  Megara
  Greek
  [Megera]
  princess of Thebes
  daughter of Creon
  wife of Heracles
  In one version, Heracles was driven
  mad and killed Megara and his two
  sons but in others he killed his
  brother’s children. After he had
  completed his twelve Labours, he gave
  Megara to his nephew and charioteer,
  Iolaus.
  Magareus
  (see Megarius)
  Megarius1
  Greek
  [Megareus]
  son of Creon
  father of Euaechine
  father of Hippomenes 
  some say
  He was killed in action against the
  Seven Against Thebes where he faced
  Eteoclus at the Neistan Gate and
  killed him. Some say that he sacrificed
  his life to save the city by jumping
  from the battlements. Others say that
  this was Menoeceus.
  Megarius2
  Greek
  [Megareus]
  a king of Onchestus
  husband of Iphinoe, some say
  He fought with Nisus against Minos.
  Some say that he was killed, others
  that he lived to marry Iphinoe and
  become king of Megara.
  Megera
  (see Megara)
  Meges
  Greek
  son of Phyleus
  He was a suitor for the hand of Helen
  and fought at Troy.
  Megha
  Hindu
  [cloud]
  a name for the elephant Sri-gaja 
  as a rain-maker
  Meghamalin
  Jain
  a monster attacking the twenty-third
  tirthankara, Parshva
  Meghanada
  Hindu
  a minor god
  son of Ravana
  Meghavahana
  Hindu
  a name of Indra as ‘cloud-borne’
  Megingiord
  Norse
  [Megin(g)jardir]
  the magic belt of Thor which gave 
  him increased strength when he
  wore it
  Megingjardir
  (see Megingiord)
  Meginjardir
  (see Megingiord)
  Megissogwon
  North American
  an evil magician
  This man brought disease to the tribes
  and was killed by Hiawatha.
  Mehen
  Egyptian
  a protective serpent
  This serpent is said to coil itself
  round the boat in which Ra travels
  through the underworld each night in
  order to protect it from the monster
  Apophis.
  In 
  some 
  accounts 
  Mehen 
  is
  regarded as a god of the underworld.
  Meher
  (see Mihr)
  Mehet-Uret
  (see Mehet-weret)
  Mehet-Weret
  Egyptian
  [Celestial Cow.Mehet-Uret.Meht-Ueret
  Meh(t)urt.Mehueret]
  a mother-goddess
  mother of Ra
  The personification either of the
  primitive waters or the underworld
  waterway used by Ra to return each
  night to the east, she generated the
  Seven Wise Ones who helped her to
  create the world.
  In some accounts she is identified
  with Hathor or Neith.
  She is depicted in the form of a cow
  with the solar disc between the horns.
  (see also Neith)
  Mehit
  (see Mekhit)
  Mehod
  a demon
  Mehr
  (see Mihr)
  Mehrem
  Arab
  in some accounts, an ancient creator-
  god
  Meht-Ueret
  (see Mehet-Weret)
  Mehturt
  (see Mehet-Weret)
  Mehueret
  (see Mehet-Weret)
  Mehurt
  (see Mehet-Weret)
  Mei Lan
  Chinese
  [Ching Lin.Yü Ying Fu Jen]
  thirteenth daughter of Tung Wang
  Kung and Hsi Wang Mu
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  Mei Shan
  Chinese
  a sacred mountain, home of Wu Kung
  Ching
  Meiboia
  Greek
  a bee-goddess
  Meiche
  (see Mechi)
  Meido
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Meilanion
  (see Melanion)
  Meilichian gods
  Greek
  minor gods
  Meilichios
  Greek
  a snake-deity
  Worship of this deity was superseded
  by worship of Zeus.
  (see also Zeus)
  Meilge
  Irish
  a king
  His face broke out in blotches when
  the bard Fafne composed a satire
  directed at him.
  Meion
  Greek
  a king of Phrygia
  husband of Dindyme
  father of Cybele, some say
  In some accounts, Meion was the
  father of Cybele and, when he
  discovered that she had borne a child
  by Attis, he killed both the baby and its
  father.
  Meirchiaun
  (see Merchiaun)
  Meirchion
  Welsh
  [=British Merchiaun]
  the Welsh name for Merchiaun, father
  of Mark the king of Glamorgan
  Meirion
  Welsh
  son of Tybion
  When his father, who was one of the
  eight sons of Cunedda, died before the
  family settled in Wales, Meirion took
  his place as one of the founders of the
  Welsh kingdoms.
  Majdejn
  (see Medeine)
  Mejnoun
  Persian
  lover of Leilah
  Mekala1
  Hindu
  [Rishi Mekala]
  father of Narmada, in some accounts
  Mekala2
  Siamese
  a lightning-goddess
  Mekala3
  South American
  a female demon of the Aymara
  This being is said to damage crops and
  kill cattle.
  Meke Meke
  (see Makemake)
  Mekhala
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorceress
  sister of Kanakha and Kanakhala
  Mekhenti-en-irty
  Egyptian
  a name of Horus as god of 
  moonless nights
  (see also Harwer)
  Mekhenti-irty
  (see Horus2.Horus of Two Eyes)
  Mekhit
  Egyptian
  [Mai-hesa.Mehit]
  a lion-goddess
  Sakhmet as the consort of Anhur
  or Osiris.
  Melampe
  (see Melampus3)
  Melampos
  (see Melampus)
  Melampus1
  Greek
  [Amythaonius.‘blackfoot’.Melampos]
  the first mortal prophet
  son of Amythaon and Idomene 
  or Melanippe
  husband of Lysippe
  brother of Bias
  father of Abas
  He is said to have kept snakes as pets
  and they taught him the language of
  animals when they licked his ears.
  His brother, Bias, was required to
  produce the cattle of Phylacus as the
  bride-price for Pero, daughter of
  Neleus. Melampus attempted to steal
  the cattle for his brother but was
  caught and imprisoned. While in
  prison, he heard the woodworm say
  that the roof was about to collapse and
  he was moved out just in time to save
  his life. Phylacus, impressed by this
  feat, asked him to cure his son,
  Iphiclus, 
  of 
  his 
  impotence 
  and
  promised to give him the cattle if he
  succeeded. He discovered from an old
  vulture that, as a boy, Iphiclus had been
  frightened by the bloody knife that his
  father wielded when he was castrating
  his rams. He cured Iphiclus with a
  potion made from wine infused with
  rust from this old knife and was given
  the cattle which he then gave to Bias.
  He restored to sanity the daughters
  of Proetus when they were driven mad
  by Hera for some alleged slight and
  ran wildly about the fields thinking
  they were cows. He and Bias shared
  the kingdom with Proetus as reward.
  Melampus2
  Greek
  [Melampos]
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Poseidon
  Melampus3
  Greek
  [‘blackfoot’.Melampe.Melampos]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Melampus, tore him to pieces.
  Melampygos
  (see Heracles)
  Melanchaetes
  Greek
  [Melanchetes]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Melanchaetes, tore
  him to pieces.
  Melanchetes
  (see Melanchaetes)
  Melande-awa
  Russian
  [=Mordvin Mastor-ava]
  a Cheremis tutelary spirit, guardian of
  the earth
  Melanea
  (see Melaneus)
  Melaneus
  Greek
  [Melanea]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Melaneus, tore him
  to pieces.
  Melangell
  Welsh
  daughter of a chieftain
  Rather than marry the man her father
  had chosen for her, she ran away to the
  mountains where she lived in a cave
  and made friends with the animals and
  birds. Brochmael, a prince of Powys,
  came upon her dwelling while he was
  hunting and gave her land upon which
  she set up a convent. She was later
  regarded as a saint.
  Melanion1
  Greek
  [M(e)ilanion.Melas]
  son of Phrixus and Chalciope
  brother of Argeus, Cytisorus 
  and Phrontis
  He and his brothers were shipwrecked
  but saved from drowning when they
  were picked up by the Argonauts.
  In some accounts he is referred to 
  as Melas.
  Melanion2
  Greek
  the Boeotian name for the runner in
  the famous race with Atalanta who
  is otherwise known as Hippomenes
  (see also Hippomenes)
  Melanippa
  (see Melanippe)
  Melanippe1
  Greek
  [Melanippa]
  a nymph
  wife of Amythaon, some say
  mother of Melampus and Bias, 
  some say
  In other accounts, Amythaon’s wife
  was Idomene.
  Melanippe2
  Greek
  [Arne.Melanippa]
  daughter of Aeolus and Euippe
  wife of Metapontes
  mother of Aeolus and Boeotus 
  by Poseidon
  When her sons by Poseidon were
  born, her father blinded her and
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  exposed the babies who were suckled
  by a cow. The shepherds who found
  them gave the children to Theano.
  They were later returned to the
  shepherds and rescued their mother
  who had been imprisoned by her
  father whom they killed. Poseidon
  restored her eyesight and she married
  Metapontes whose wife, Theano, had
  killed herself. In some accounts, her
  name is given as Arne.
  Melanippe3
  (see Antiope1)
  Melanippe4
  (see Euippe1)
  Melanippes
  (see Melanippus)
  Melanippus1
  Greek
  [Melanippes]
  son of Oeneus and Althaea
  brother of Tydeus
  In some accounts, he was killed by his
  brother Tydeus in a hunting accident. 
  Since it had been prophesied that he
  would kill Tydeus, this may have been
  a premeditated ‘accident’.
  Melanippus2
  Greek
  [Melanippes]
  a famous runner
  son of Theseus and Perigune
  father of Ioxus
  Melanippus3
  Greek
  [Melanippes]
  a Theban noble
  one of the Sparti
  son of Astacus
  brother of Amphidocus, Ismarus 
  and Leades
  In the battle against the Seven, he
  fought at the Proetid Gate where he
  killed Mecisteus and met Tydeus in
  single combat. He was killed but
  mortally wounded Tydeus at the same
  time. Amphiaraeus cut off the head of
  Melanippus and gave it to Tydeus who
  split it open and ate the brains 
  before dying.
  Melanippus4
  Greek
  [Melanippes]
  a lover of Comaetho
  He made love to Comaetho who was a
  priestess of Artemis who then sent a
  plague. The people of Patrae killed
  both the lovers, sacrificing them to
  propitiate the goddess.
  Melanius
  Greek
  king of Oechalia
  father of Eurytus
  Melantheus
  (see Melanthius)
  Melanthius1
  Greek
  [Melantheus]
  son of Dolius
  brother of Melantho
  He sided with the suitors of Penelope
  against Odysseus when the latter
  returned from his wanderings and was
  killed for his treachery.
  Melanthius2
  (see Meantheus)
  Melantho
  Greek
  a mistress of Eurymachus
  daughter of Dolius
  sister of Melanthius
  She sided with the suitors of Penelope
  against Odysseus when the latter
  returned from his wanderings and was
  killed for her treachery.
  Melanthus1
  Greek
  the helmsman of the ship on which
  Dionysus was imprisoned by the crew
  Melanthus2
  Greek
  a king of Attica
  father of Codrus
  Melas1
  Greek
  son of Licymnius
  He was killed when fighting for
  Heracles at Oechalia.
  Melas2
  Greek
  a prince of Calydon
  son of Portheus and Euryte
  brother of Agrius, Alcathous 
  and Oeneus
  His eight sons were killed by his
  nephew, Tydeus, who was banished
  from Calydon.
  Melas3
  (see Melanion1)
  Melatha
  North American
  the lightning-bird of the Choctaws
  Melcarth
  (see Melkarth)
  Melchinus
  Welsh
  [Melkin]
  a prophet
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Maelgwn.
  Melchom
  a demon acting as a treasurer in hell
  Meldos
  Welsh
  a supposed deity, possibly the basis for
  Meltt as father of Mabon
  Meldred
  Welsh
  a king
  It is said that Lailoken told this king
  that his queen was unfaithful to him.
  Meleagans
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Meleagant
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Meleagaunce
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Meleager
  Greek
  [Meleagros]
  son of Oeneus or Ares by Althaea
  brother of Deianeira
  husband of Cleopatra
  father of Parthenopaeus by Atalanta,
  some say
  At his birth, the Fates decreed that
  when a piece of wood that they had
  thrown on to the fire was completely
  consumed, Meleager would die. His
  mother quickly doused the flames and
  hid the brand.
  He was one of the Argonauts and
  became a champion javelin-thrower. It
  was he who killed the Calydonian boar
  and presented the skin to Atalanta who
  had first wounded it. He killed his
  uncles Plexippus and Toxeus when
  they objected. Althaea was so angry
  that, during the battle that ensued
  when two other uncles led troops
  against him, she threw the hidden
  brand on the fire and, as it burnt away,
  her son died.
  In another story, he had killed 
  his mother’s brother and, when she
  cursed him for this deed, he refused 
  to help Calydon when it was attacked
  by the Curetes. He later relented to
  the pleas of his wife and joined the
  fray. Some say that he was killed in 
  the struggle with the Curetes and his
  grieving sisters (whose tears turned
  into amber, in some accounts) were
  changed into guinea-fowl and his
  mother hanged herself.
  Meleagraunce
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Meleagros
  (see Meleager)
  Melech
  (see Moloch)
  Melehan
  British
  son of Mordred
  In some accounts, he seized the throne
  of Britain when his father and King
  Arthur died at Camlan but was
  defeated by forces under Lancelot and
  was killed by Bors.
  Melek
  (see Moloch)
  Melek Taos
  Arab
  a symbol of the sun-god, Moloch, 
  in the form of a peacock on top of a
  candlestick or pillar
  Meles
  Greek
  an Athenian youth
  He rejected the love of Timagoras and
  told him to jump from the Acropolis to
  prove his love. He did so, killing
  himself, and Meles, in remorse, killed
  himself in the same way.
  Melete
  Greek
  [‘practice’]
  one of the Muses when there were
  said to be only 3 or 4 of them
  Melia
  Greek
  an ash-nymph
  daughter of Oceanus and Argia
  half-sister and wife of Inachus
  mother of Aegialius, Io and Phoroneus
  (see also Meliae)
  Meliad1
  European
  [Meliad(i)us.Meliodas.
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  Melyodas.Rivalin]
  king of Lyonesse
  son of Felix, some say
  husband of Blanchefleur or Elizabeth
  father of Tristram
  In some accounts, he was the brother
  of Mark and Pernam.
  As a young man, he abducted the
  queen of Scotland and fathered a son,
  Meliad, on her.
  For many years, he fought another
  knight, Morgan, but they finally 
  made peace.
  At the court of King Mark, he was
  champion of a great tournament and,
  when he asked for the hand of
  Blanchefleur, the king’s daughter, and
  was refused, he eloped with her and
  married her. In other accounts, his
  wife was called Elizabeth.
  He was captured by highwaymen
  (or in some versions of his story by an
  enchantress) and his wife Elizabeth,
  pregnant at the time,went in search 
  of him and died, giving birth to
  Tristram. Meliad was rescued by
  Merlin who put a spell on his captors.
  He later married a daughter of King
  Hoel and they had three children.
  When he discovered that his wife 
  had tried to poison Tristram, he
  condemned her to be burnt at the
  stake but Tristram pleaded for her 
  life and she was saved. He sent
  Tristram to the court of King Mark 
  to remove him from further danger.
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  his old enemy, Margan.
  In an Italian version, he fought a war
  with King Arthur but made peace when
  he married Arthur’s cousin Eliabel. 
  Meliad2
  European
  [Meliad(i)us.Meliodas]
  son of Meliad and the queen 
  of Scotland
  He was illegitimate so his mother cast
  him adrift in a boat. He was rescued
  and brought up by the Lady of 
  the Lake.
  Meliad3
  British
  [Meliad(i)us.Melias.Meliodas]
  a squire of Bagdemagus
  son of a king of Denmark
  When his master was wounded in the
  Grail Quest and returned to Camelot,
  Meliad rode off with Galahad, leaving
  him where the road forked. He
  stopped to look at the roadside table
  and throne with a bejewelled crown.
  When he took the crown, he was
  attacked by a bearded warrior and left
  wounded, impaled on a spear. Galahad
  rescued him and took him back to a
  chapel where his wounds were tended.
  Meliadice
  British
  a descendant of King Arthur
  daughter of Philippon
  wife of Cleriadus
  Meliadius
  (see Meliad)
  Meliador
  British
  son of a duke of Cornwall
  husband of Hermondine
  He killed Camal, another suitor, to
  win the hand of Hermondine.
  Meliadus
  (see Meliad.Melot)
  Meliae
  Greek
  [Meliai.Melic nymphs]
  ash-tree nymphs
  These nymphs, who were armed with
  spears made of ash-wood, were said to
  have sprung from the blood of Uranus
  when he was castrated by Cronus.
  (see also Melia)
  Meliagant
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Meliagaunce
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Meliagaunt
  British
  [Malagant.Maleagans.Meleagans.
  Meleagant.Meleag(r)aunce.Meliagant.
  Meliag(r)aunce.Mellyagraunce:
  =Welsh Melwas]
  son of King Bagdemagus
  He loved Guinevere but could make
  no progress for fear of Lancelot who
  was the queen’s lover, so he captured
  her and ten of her knights when they
  were out riding. When Lancelot rode
  to the queen’s rescue, Maliagaunt
  submitted himself to the queen’s
  mercy and she forgave him. Lancelot
  slept with the queen that night, leaving
  blood on the sheets from a wound on
  his hand received when he forced the
  window-bars. Meliagaunt accused the
  queen of being unfaithful to King
  Arthur by sleeping with one of her ten
  knights, many of whom had been
  wounded when captured. Lancelot
  undertook to meet him in single
  combat to prove her innocence but the
  treacherous knight trapped Lancelot
  in a dungeon and went off to West-
  minster for the arranged meeting. A
  maid released Lancelot for the price of
  one kiss and he arrived at Westminster
  in time to save Guinevere once again,
  killing Meliagaunt even with one hand
  tied behind his back.
  In 
  another 
  version, 
  Lancelot
  defeated Meliagaunt but, at the queen’s
  behest, spared his life while another
  says that Guinevere was rescued by
  Gawain. 
  (see also Melwas)
  Meliagrides
  Greek
  sisters of Meleager who were changed
  into a guinea-fowl at his death
  Meliai
  (see Meliae)
  Meliant de Lis
  (see Melias de Lile)
  Melianus
  British
  an ancestor of Lot
  Melias
  (see Meliad3)
  Melias de Lile
  British
  [Meliant de Lis]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He hated Lancelot who had killed his
  father but he also died at the hand 
  of Lancelot.
  Meliboea
  Greek
  one of the Oceanids
  wife of Pelasgus
  mother of Lycaon
  Melic nymphs
  (see Meliae)
  Melicertes
  Greek
  [Melikertes:=Roman Portu(m)nus]
  son of Athamas and Ino
  brother of Learchus
  When Athamas was driven mad by
  Hera he killed his son Learchus,
  mistaking him for a stag, and would
  have killed Melicertes had not Ino
  snatched him up and plunged with him
  into the sea. She was changed into the
  sea-goddess Leucothea and he became
  the sea-god Palaemon.
  Melichios
  (see Zeus)
  Melikertes
  (see Melicertes)
  Melili
  Mesopotamian
  [Umma-Khubur]
  wife of Benani
  mother of the 6,000 Monsters of 
  the Night
  Meliodas
  (see Meliad)
  Melion of the Mountain
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He was one of the twelve knights who
  helped Agravain and Mordred when
  they attempted to seize Lancelot in the
  queen’s bedroom. All except Mordred
  were killed by Lancelot.
  Melior1
  British
  daughter of Elinus and Pressina
  sister of Melisande and Plantina
  (see also Melior2)
  Melior2
  European
  a queen
  wife of Parthenopeus
  She fell in love with Parthenopeus
  from afar and sent a magic ship to
  transport him to Chief d’Oire where
  he lived a life of luxury, waited on by
  unseen hands. As in the story of
  Psyche and Cupid, but with the roles
  reversed, she came to his bed every
  night but decreed that he must never
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  see her until they were married.
  Inevitably, he broke the rule and was
  banished. Later, he was the victor in a
  tournament where the prize was the
  hand of Melior and the two were
  reunited and married.
  (see also Melior1)
  Meliot de Logris
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  cousin of Nimue
  Nimue was forcibly dragged by
  Ontelake from Arthur’s court where
  she had gone to reclaim her white bitch
  which had chased a white stag into the
  hall where the king’s wedding feast 
  was in progress. Meliot challenged
  Ontelake and they were fighting each
  other on foot when Pellimore, sent by
  the king to bring the lady and the
  intruding knight back to his court, 
  rode up and parted them. Pellimore
  killed Ontelake and, when Meliot
  surrendered without a fight, Pellimore
  took Nimue back to Camelot.
  He was badly wounded in a fight in
  which he killed Gilbert the Bastard
  and was saved by Lancelot who
  retrieved a sword and a piece of cloth
  covering the dead knight in Chapel
  Perilous and used them to restore
  Meliot to health.
  He was one of the twelve knights
  who helped Agravain and Mordred
  when they attempted to seize Lancelot
  in the queen’s bedroom. All except
  Mordred were killed by Lancelot.
  Melisande
  British
  [Melusina.Melusine]
  a fairy
  daughter of Elinus and Pressina
  sister of Melior and Plantina 
  wife of Raymond
  She became a serpent below the waist
  each Saturday as punishment for
  immuring her father in the mountains.
  When she married Raymond, he
  promised never to see her on a
  Saturday and, when he broke his
  promise, she left him. Some say that
  Raymond shut her up in a dungeon.
  In some versions, her lower half was
  fish-like so that she resembled 
  a mermaid.
  (see also Melusine1)
  Melissa1
  European
  a priestess at the tomb of Merlin
  She guided Bradamante in her 
  search for Rogero. When Rogero and
  Rinaldo were chosen to fight in single
  combat to decide the war between the
  Christians and the Saracens, she
  appeared in the guise of Rodomont
  and led an attack on the Christian
  forces, so breaking the agreed truce.
  When Astolpho was turned into a
  myrtle tree by Alcina, Melissa, in the
  form of Atlantes, rescued him by
  giving him her magic ring.
  Melissa2
  Greek
  [‘bee’]
  daughter of Melisseus and Amalthea
  sister of Adastrea and Ida
  She was turned into a bee by the gods
  and helped her sisters care for the infant
  Zeus by providing honey for him.
  melissa3
  Greek
  [‘bee’:plur=melissae.melissai]
  a title given to a priestess of Artemis,
  Demeter, Rhea, etc.
  melissae
  (see melissa3)
  melissai
  (see melissa3)
  Melisseus
  Greek
  a king of Crete
  husband of Amalthea, some say
  father of Adrastea, Ida and Melissa
  Melite
  Greek
  mother of Hyllus by Heracles, in 
  some accounts
  Melites
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the Naiads
  Melius
  Greek
  a Titan
  Meljanz
  British
  a king of Liz
  When the daughter of Duke Lippant
  rejected his love, Meljanz attacked her
  father’s province, helped by Percival.
  Gawain fought on the other side.
  Melk-Ashtart
  Phoenician
  an androgynous deity
  Melkart
  (see Melkarth)
  Melkarth
  Canaanite
  [Baal.King of the City.Melcarth.Melkart.
  Melqart:=Greek Heracles]
  a fertility-god worshipped at Tyre 
  and Carthage
  consort of Astarte
  In early tradition he was regarded as a
  sea-god or a god of the underworld 
  but later was recognised as a sun-god.
  Others say he was first a sun-god, later
  a sea-god.
  Some say that he is the same as
  Moloch or Baal.
  (see also Sandan)
  Melkin
  (see Melchinus)
  Mellonia
  Roman
  a bee-goddess
  Mellt
  Welsh
  in those stories where Mabon the
  magician is regarded as separate
  from Mabon the god, Mellt is given
  as the magician’s father
  Mellyagraunce
  (see Meliagaunt)
  Melodiam
  British
  [Melodian]
  son of Pellimore
  Melodian
  (see Melodiam)
  Melodias
  (see Melot)
  Melon
  Greek
  a name of Heracles as an immortal
  after he received the apples of 
  the Hesperides
  Melora
  British
  a warrior-maid
  daughter of King Arthur
  She was in love with Orlando, a prince
  of Thessaly. Mador persuaded Merlin
  to imprison Orlando under a spell that
  could be lifted only if the Lance of
  Longinus, the oil of the pig of Tuis and
  a precious stone owned by the
  daughter of the king of Narsinga 
  were produced.
  She defeated the king of Africa to
  win the Lance and she was given
  Levander as a servant for the rest of
  her quest. They were both put in
  prison by the king of Asia but escaped,
  taking with them the oil of the pig.
  They got their hands on the precious
  stone, a carbuncle, when they trapped
  the king of Narsinga and his daughter,
  Verona, who later married Levander.
  With the three objects of the quest,
  Melora gained Orlando’s freedom and
  married him.
  Melot
  British
  [Aquitain(e).Melodias.Meliadus]
  a dwarf at the court of King Mark
  He was one of those who spied on
  Tristram and Isolde and reported the
  affair to the king. 
  Some say that it was he who inflicted
  the wound that led to Tristram’s death.
  He was killed by Kurneval.
  In some accounts, he is called
  Melodias.
  Melpomene
  Greek
  one of the 9 Muses, the Muse 
  of tragedy
  Melqart
  (see Melkarth)
  Melu
  East Indian
  a creator-god
  Melusina
  (see Melisande.
  see also Meluzina)
  Melusine1
  French
  a two-tailed mermaid
  (see also Dame Blanche)
  Melusine2
  (see Melisande)
  Meluzina
  European
  a wind-spirit in Bohemia
  (see also Melusina)
  Melvas
  (see Melwas)
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  Melwas
  British
  [Melvas]
  a king of Summer Land
  He abducted Guinevere but King
  Arthur soon recovered her by the
  threat of force. This is the Welsh
  version of the abduction of Guinevere
  by Meliagaunt.
  (see also Meliagaunt)
  Melyhalt, Lady
  (see Bloie)
  Melyn Gwanwyn
  Welsh
  an ox
  This was one of the oxen that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch, in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen, to get
  from Gwlwlydd.
  (see also Nyniaw.Peibiaw.Ych Brych)
  Melyodas
  (see Meliad)
  Mem Loimis
  (see Mem Loomis)
  Mem Loomis
  North American
  [Mem Loimis]
  a water-goddess of the Wintun 
  tribe
  When the first world was destroyed
  by fire started by Buckeye Bean and
  his two companions, Mem Loomis
  and Kahit were given the task of
  putting out the fires and restarting
  the world.
  Membe
  African
  an ancestor of the Lugbara people
  Membo-Delahi
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Memnon1
  Greek
  an Ethiopian prince
  son of Tithonus and Eos
  brother of Emathion
  nephew of Priam
  He brought his army to fight with 
  the Trojans at the siege of Troy and
  killed the young Antilochus. He was
  later killed by Achilles. To please Eos,
  Zeus resurrected Memnon and made
  him immortal.
  Memnon2
  Greek
  a statue of Amenhotep III in Thebes
  (Egypt) said to salute Eos at daybreak
  with a musical sound
  (see also Amenophis)
  memnonia
  Greek
  statues erected to commemorate
  Memnon
  The statue of Amenhotep III is one
  such statue.
  (see Memnon2)
  Memnonides
  Greek
  birds arising from Memnon’s 
  funeral pyre
  The grieving comrades of Memnon
  were changed into birds which were
  said to visit Memnon’s tomb every
  year.
  Memor
  (see Mimir)
  Memory of Blood
  (see Mover of Blood)
  Memphis
  Greek
  daughter of the Nile river-god
  wife of Epaphus
  mother of Libya and Lysianassa
  Mempirc
  British
  son of Maddan
  He killed his own brother to seize the
  throne and married a young boy. He
  was torn to pieces by wolves.
  Men1
  Greek
  a Phrygian moon-god adopted by 
  the Greeks
  Men2
  Central American
  the fifteenth of the 20 ages of man, in
  Mayan lore, the age when perfection
  is reached
  (see also Five Men)
  Men3
  (see Men Shen)
  Men Iguana
  (see Wati-kutjara)
  Men Shen
  Chinese
  [Men]
  Ch’en Chi (Ha) and Cheng Lun (Heng) 
  as guardians of the doors in the 
  palace of Yü Ti
  One story says that the Men Shen are
  the two doorkeepers Ha and Hang.
  Another version describes Men
  Shen as gods of the underworld and
  enumerates them as Ching Ch’uan,
  Chung-lu, Hu and Ts’ao Chün.
  (see also Hang Ha Erh Chiang)
  Mena
  Hindu
  a mountain goddess
  wife of Himavan
  mother of Ganga and Parvati
  Menadiel
  a demon who can be trusted 
  with secrets
  Menaduke
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Menahka
  North American
  a Mandan sun-spirit
  Menak
  East Indian
  [=Malay Amir Hamza]
  the Javanese name for Amir 
  Hamza
  Menaka1
  Hindu
  a water-nymph
  mother of Sakuntala by Visvamitra
  She distracted Visvamitra from his
  devotions long enough for him to
  father Sakuntala.
  Menaka2
  Hindu
  an apsaras
  She is said to have married a mortal
  and became an ancestress of the
  human race.
  Menam
  Thai
  [Maenam]
  a sacred river
  Menanader
  Buddhist
  [Milinda]
  a 2nd C BC Greek general who
  conquered part of northern India
  He was converted to the Buddhist
  faith by Nagasena and was known 
  as Milinda.
  menat
  Egyptian
  a talisman, in the form of a whip, said
  to ward off evil
  Mencha Terim
  East Indian
  a king of Sumatra
  son of Sulana and Muhtabul Bahri
  When he became king, he changed his
  name to Sapurba.
  (see also Sapurba)
  Menchit
  (see Menhyt)
  Mencius
  Chinese
  [Meng K’o.Meng-tzu]
  (c 370-289 BC)
  a disciple of Confucius, one of the
  Four Saints
  Mend
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  father of Blathnat
  Mendean Triad
  Egyptian
  the deities Banaded, Harpakhrad 
  and Hetmetit
  Mendes
  Greek
  the Greek name for Banaded
  Mendrion
  a demon of the horns of the day
  Mene
  (see Selene)
  Menechen
  South American
  [(Guenu-)Pil(l)an]
  supreme god and storm-god of the
  Araucanian Indians
  All warriors killed in battle were
  absorbed by Menechen. His followers
  were snake-bodied humans who
  caused all the troubles of the world.
  Menecrates
  Greek
  a physician
  Menedice
  (see Menodice)
  Menehune
  Pacific Islands
  [=Marshall Islands Anjinmar.Nonieb
  =Melanesian Masi=Poanpe Tsokelai]
  a race of pygmies or gnomes 
  in Hawaiian lore
  Though very small, these beings are
  stronger than men and they are skilled
  in the arts of magic so that, if
  propitiated, they can be very helpful.
  They live deep in the forests or valleys.
  Menelaus
  Greek
  king of Sparta
  son of Atreus and Aerope
  brother of Agamemnon
  husband of Helen
  father of Hermione
  In some accounts he was the son of
  Pleisthenes and had a son, Nicostratus,
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  by either Helen or a nymph and
  another, Megapenthes, by a slave.
  He welcomed Paris, son of the king
  of Troy, to his court in Sparta but
  when he left for Crete, Paris carried
  off his wife Helen to Troy, so
  precipitating the Trojan War. During
  the battle, he came face to face with
  Paris and would have killed him had
  not Aphrodite intervened to save him.
  The Trojans might well have agreed,
  at that point, to hand back Helen but
  Pandarus, or Athena in some stories,
  shot and wounded Menelaus and the
  battle was resumed.
  At the fall of Troy he was reunited
  with Helen but when they returned to
  Sparta they found that his brother
  Agamemnon had been killed by
  Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
  They in turn had been killed in
  revenge by Orestes. Menelaus was
  instrumental 
  in 
  having 
  Orestes
  condemned to death. Orestes then
  seized Helen and Hermione, forcing
  Menelaus to change his mind and the
  death sentence was commuted to exile.
  When Helen was taken up to Olympus
  by Zeus to escape Orestes’ sword,
  Apollo intervened in the affair and
  ordered Menelaus to re-marry and 
  to give his daughter Hermione to
  Orestes.
  Some accounts say that the Helen
  he was reunited with was the
  substitute Helen and both of them
  sailed to Egypt to collect the real
  Helen. He was shipwrecked and
  rescued by Theone.
  In some versions, both Helen and
  Menelaus were taken up to Elysium.
  Menelea
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Menelea, tore him
  to pieces.
  Menelik
  Abyssinian
  a supposed son of Solomon 
  and the queen of Sheba from 
  whom the royal house of Abyssinia 
  is descended
  Menerva
  (see Minerva)
  Meness
  Baltic
  [=Lithuanian Menulis]
  a Latvian moon-god and god 
  of travellers
  consort of Saule
  He had an affair with Ausrine and
  Saule’s father, Perkunas, cut him in
  half as punishment, so accounting for
  the phases of the moon.
  In some accounts, Meness is female
  and Saule is male.
  Menetheus1
  Greek
  son of Sperchius by Polydora 
  Menestheus2
  Greek
  son of Peteos
  He either usurped the throne or 
  was made ruler of Athens by Castor
  and Polydeuces when they invaded
  Attica to rescue their sister Helen
  during the period when Theseus was
  imprisoned in Tartarus. He was one 
  of the Greeks hidden inside the
  Wooden Horse and was killed at 
  Troy or, in some versions, survived 
  but found the throne occupied by
  Demophoon, son of Theseus, and
  became king of Melos instead 
  of Athens.
  Menestyr
  Welsh
  father of Gwyddawg
  Menetus
  Greek
  father of Antianeira
  Meneu
  (see Menw)
  Meng1
  Irish
  one of the 3 names of the Dagda’s
  wife
  She was alternatively known as Breng
  or Meabel.
  Meng2
  (see Lady Meng)
  Meng K’o
  (see Mencius)
  Meng-p’o
  (see Lady Meng)
  Meng T’ien
  Chinese
  a minor deity, patron of brushmakers
  He was originally a 3rd C general and
  is said to have invented the brush.
  Meng-tzu1
  Chinese
  [Book of Mencius]
  one of the Four Books
  the last of the 9 major works of the
  Confucian canon, dealing with the
  life and teachings of Mencius
  Meng-tzu2
  (see Mencius)
  Menge
  (see Menia)
  Mengi
  African
  a culture-hero in the Congo
  He was one of ten children and one 
  of his sisters was taken by the kisimbi.
  He went to look for her and saw her
  hand holding a pearl necklace above
  the surface of the river. When this
  happened again, they dammed the
  river and found the girl in a coffin. She
  recovered and returned home but,
  when she ate pork, water rose in a
  flood around her and carried her back
  to the river. Mengi could still hear her
  voice and jumped into the river to be
  with her.
  Mengindera
  Malay
  a king
  On a hunting trip, he came across a
  beautiful maiden locked in a hut. It
  transpired that the queen was jealous
  of her and had imprisoned her.
  Mengindera released her and made
  her his wife.
  Mengk
  Russian
  an evil forest-spirit
  Menglad
  (see Menglod)
  Menglod
  Norse
  [Menglad.Mengloth]
  a form of Freya
  She was rescued from the hands of
  Fiolsvid by Svipdag who took her back
  to Asgard and married her.
  Mengloth
  (see Menglod)
  Mengzi
  (see Mencius)
  Menhyt
  Egyptian
  [Men(c)hit]
  a lioness-goddess
  In some stories, the consort of
  Khnum.
  Meni
  Mesopotamian
  [Minu:=Arab Manat]
  an Assyrian goddess of fate identified
  with the planet Venus
  Menia
  Norse
  [Menge.Menja]
  a giantess
  daughter of Greip, some say
  She and her sister Fenia were bought
  by Frodi as slaves to work his magic
  grindstone, Grotte.
  Menippe1
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the Nereids
  Menippe2
  Greek
  mother of Eurystheus
  Menippe3
  Greek
  one of the Muses, in some accounts
  mother of Orpheus
  Menippe4
  Greek
  daughter of Orion and Side
  sister of Metioche
  When an oracle decreed that, to lift
  the famine that had descended on
  Orchomenus, the sacrifice of two
  virgins was necessary, the two sisters,
  known as the Coronides, killed
  themselves with the shuttles from their
  looms. They were both placed in the
  heavens as comets.
  In some accounts, two youths, the
  Coroni, rose from the ashes of their
  funeral pyre.
  Menippus
  Greek
  a man who was about to marry a
  Phoenician woman when Apollonius
  discovered that she was a serpent
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  Menja
  (see Menia)
  Menodice
  Greek
  [Menedice]
  a nymph
  mother of Hylas by Theodamus
  Menoeceus1
  Greek
  [Menoikeus]
  a descendant of the Sparti
  father of Creon, Hippomene and
  Jocasta, some say
  Menoceus2
  Greek
  [Menoikeus]
  son of Creon and Eurydice
  When Oedipus unwittingly married
  his own mother, Jocasta, a plague
  descended on Thebes. Teiresias warned
  that it would cease only when a
  descendant of one of the Sown Men
  gave his life for the city, whereupon
  Menoeceus committed suicide by
  thrusting his own sword into his throat
  and hurling himself from the city walls
  into the dragon’s pit. 
  In some accounts, this was Megareus.
  Menoetes
  Greek
  [Menoetius]
  son of Ceuthonymus
  a herdsman to Hades
  He told Geryon that Heracles had
  stolen his cattle as his tenth Labour.
  He challenged Heracles to a
  wrestling match when Heracles visited
  Tartarus on his twelfth Labour but lost
  and was saved only by the intervention
  of Persephone.
  menog
  Persian
  mind-spirit
  Menoikeus
  (see Menoeceus)
  Menoetius1
  Greek
  a Titan 
  son of Iapetus and Clymene
  brother of Atlas, Epimetheus 
  and Prometheus
  He was killed by Zeus during the war
  between the Titans and the gods.
  Menoetius2
  Greek
  son of Actor and Aegina
  husband of Sthelene
  father of Patroclus
  He was one of the Argonauts. He and
  his family fled to Phthia when the boy
  Patroclus killed another boy in a
  quarrel over a dice-game.
  Menoetius3
  (see Monetes)
  Menog
  (see Spenta Mainya)
  Menon
  Mesopotamian
  [Menones.Onnes]
  a general under King Ninus
  first husband of Semiramis
  When Ninus demanded Semiramis for
  himself, Menon hanged himself.
  Menones
  (see Menon)
  Menrfa
  Italian
  [Menrva:=Greek Athena:=Roman
  Minerva]
  a goddess of dawn and dusk, goddess
  of wisdom
  Menrva
  (see Menrfa)
  Mens
  Roman
  [Mens Bona]
  a goddess, right thinking personified
  Mens Bona
  (see Mens)
  Mentes
  Greek
  a Taphian chief
  son of Anchialus
  Athena assumed the guise of Mentes
  to induce Telemachus to go in search
  of his father, Odysseus.
  (see also Mentor)
  Menthe
  (see Minthe)
  Menthu1
  Egyptian
  [Bakha.Bakhe.Bouchis.Bukhe.Mentu.
  Mont(h)u.Munt:=Greek Mont(h)]
  the falcon-headed god of the sun’s
  heat, god of war
  the morning aspect of Ra
  consort of Rattawy and Tjenenyet
  father of Harpre
  He stands in the prow of Ra’s night-
  boat, Meseket, to guard Ra from his
  enemies and was manifest in the
  Buchis bulls.
  In some accounts, Menthu is Ra as
  the morning sun, in others he is the
  same as Khepra.
  Menthu2
  Egyptian
  [Mentu]
  in some accounts, a consort of
  Anit (Hathor)
  Menthu-Ra
  Egyptian
  Menthu combined with the bull of Ra
  Mentor
  Greek
  a friend of Odysseus
  son of Alcimus
  He was left in charge of the household
  of Odysseus and reared the boy
  Telemachus while his father was away
  fighting at Troy.
  When Odysseus failed to return
  after the fall of Troy, it was Mentor
  who 
  spurred 
  Telemachus 
  into
  searching for his father. Athena often
  appeared to Telemachus in the guise 
  of Mentor.
  (see also Mentes)
  Mentu
  (see Menthu)
  mentula loquens
  North American
  the concept of genitalia that speak
  In the lore of the Plains Indians, a
  man’s penis (and, in some cases, his
  excrement) can speak and give him
  advice. It is said that the flow of speech
  can be silenced only by his mother-in-
  law, a person whom he may not look
  at, eat with or speak to.
  Menu
  (see Manu.Min)
  Menu vaivasvata
  (see Vaivasvata)
  Menus
  (see Mnevis)
  Menuis
  (see Mnevis)
  Menulis
  Baltic
  [Menuo:=Latvian Meness]
  a Lithuanian moon-god
  Menuo
  (see Menulis)
  Menuquet
  Egyptian
  a goddess of Amenti, the land of 
  the dead
  Menvis
  (see Mnevis)
  Menw
  Welsh
  [Meneu]
  a wizard
  son of Teirgwaedd
  He had the power to make people
  invisible. He was a companion of
  Culhwch in his quest for the hand of
  Olwen and tried to recover the comb
  and scissors from between the ears of
  the boar Twrch Trwyth by changing
  himself into a bird and diving on the
  boar but was unsuccessful.
  Menzabac
  Central American
  [Metzabac]
  a Mayan weather-god and fever-god
  Menzentius
  Greek
  king of the Etruscans
  He was expelled from his kingdom for
  cruelty to his subjects and when
  Aeneas and his band of Trojans landed
  in Italy he helped the Rutulians under
  Turnus in their efforts to repel the
  settlers. He was killed by Aeneas in the
  battles that ensued.
  Mephistopheles
  European
  the devil (or his helper) in the 
  story of Faust
  Mer1
  Mesopotamian
  [Ber.Bir(qu).Ver:=Babylonian Adad]
  an Assyrian fire-god
  Mer2
  (see Ishkur.Wer2)
  Mer-feast
  Persian
  a feast dedicated to the gods of nature
  in times of trouble such as famine 
  or war
  Mer-wer
  (see Mnevis)
  Meragbuto
  Pacific Islands
  a spirit in the New Hebrides
  This spirit hindered Tagaro, the wise
  brother of Qat, in his work of creation
  so Tagaro demonstrated that he could
  survive the flames when his house
  burnt down (he hid in the cellar).
  When Meragbuto tried to do the
  same, he was burnt to death.
  Merau
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess of death
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  Meraugis
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was the son of King Mark by
  Labiane as a result of rape. His mother
  abandoned him in the forest where he
  was found and brought up by foresters. 
  After the death of King Arthur, he
  joined many of the other knights in 
  a hermitage.
  merchild
  a monster in the form of a child/fish
  Merchiaun
  British
  [Meirchiaun:=Welsh Meirchion]
  father of King Mark 
  of Glamorgan
  Merciful Lord
  (see Avalokiteshvara)
  Mercuralia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Mercury held 
  in May
  Mercurius
  (see Mercury)
  Mercury
  Roman
  [Mercurius.Mergurius.Mircurios.
  Mirqurios.Mirqurius.Oneicopompus.
  Psychopompus.Terminus:
  =Greek Hermes]
  the god of eloquence, merchants,
  theft, wisdom: messenger to 
  the gods
  one of the Olympians
  father of Cupid
  father by Lara of the 2 gods of the
  hearth, the Lares
  father of Faunus, some say
  He is depicted as a handsome youth
  wearing winged sandals and hat and
  holding the caduceus.
  Merddin
  (see Merlin)
  Meresger
  (see Mertseger)
  Meret
  Egyptian
  [Mert]
  a goddess of song
  an underworld goddess
  She is sometimes depicted as a coiled
  snake with a human head.
  Meretseger
  (see Mertseger)
  Mergen Tengere
  Siberian
  an Altaic sky-god
  Meriadek
  European
  an ancient god in Brittany
  Meriadeuc
  British
  [The Knight of Two Swords]
  a knight of King Arthur
  When Lore brought a sword-belt to
  the king’s court, he was the only one
  able to unfasten it and was awarded 
  the sword as a prize. He later married
  Lore.
  Meriadeuc
  French
  a 13th C French poem about the
  Knight of Two Swords
  Meriadoc
  British
  a king of Wales
  son of Caradoc
  brother of Orwen
  In some accounts, Caswallawn caused
  the death of Caradoc but others say
  that Griffith killed Caradoc, took the
  throne of Wales and sent Meriadoc
  and Orwen to be killed. They were
  spared and later Meriadoc secured the
  help of King Arthur to depose Griffith
  and gave the throne to Urien who had
  married Orwen. He went to the
  Continent where he rescued the
  daughter of the German emperor and
  married her.
  Merihim
  (see Merizim)
  Merim
  (see Merin)
  Merin
  Welsh
  [Merim]
  father of Gleis
  Meriones
  Greek
  a Cretan
  son of Molus
  brother of Molione
  He was a companion of Idomeneus in
  the Trojan War and was one of those
  hidden inside the Trojan Horse. He
  helped to retrieve the body of
  Patroclus who had been killed by
  Hector.
  Meriraukka
  (see Ravgga)
  Meritensa
  Egyptian
  a landowner and judge
  When a peasant who had been robbed
  of his ass and its load by the tenant-
  farmer named Hamti complained,
  Meritensa placed the matter before the
  king. The latter was so impressed by
  the peasant’s eloquence that he
  ordered Meritensa to strip the farmer
  of his possessions and to recompense
  the peasant.
  Merizim
  [Merihim]
  a demon of pestilence
  Merkabah
  Hebrew
  a book of mystic lore
  Merkinau
  European
  the crow in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Shrafenebbe
  Merlin1
  British
  [Ambrosius.Bors.Merddin.Merlinus.Merlyn.
  Prince of Enchanters:=Saxon Rof 
  Breoht Woden:=Welsh Emrys.Llallawc.
  Llallogan Vyrdin.Myrddin (Emrys)]
  a bard and magician
  brother of Gwendydd
  father of Vanoc 
  father of Inogen, in some accounts
  In one account of his origins, he 
  was created by the forces of evil to
  offset the effect of Christ’s birth but
  he was baptised as a Christian by
  Blaise and so the plan failed. In some
  stories, his mother was Joan go-to’t,
  in Welsh stories she was Aldan, in
  French stories she was Optima and in
  some Italian stories she was Marinaia.
  His father is given as Madog or
  Morgan Frych though some say that
  he was fathered by an unkown youth,
  said to be a demon, on the daughter
  of a king and was born with a twin
  sister, Gwendydd, who becomes
  Ganieda in Italian stories. Other
  stories say that he came from Atlantis
  or that he was Taliesin reincarnated.
  In some accounts his wife was Elen
  Lwyddawg, known in Italian stories
  as Gwendoloena.
  When he was but a few days old, he
  made an impassioned plea for the life
  of his mother, who was on trial for
  associating with the Devil, and so
  saved her life.
  He foretold the advent of Arthur
  and the return of Aurelius Ambrosius
  and Uther who had been taken to
  France to escape the fate that befell
  their brother Constans at the hand of
  Vortigern. When Aurelius or, in some
  accounts, Uther, wanted a fitting
  memorial to the knights slaughtered
  by Hengist, Merlin went to Ireland
  with Uther, dismantled the Giant’s
  Ring, transported the stones by magic
  to England and re-erected them 
  as Stonehenge.
  He changed himself into the form
  of Jordans, a knight at the court 
  of Gorlois, and brought about the
  seduction of Igraine by Uther
  Pendragon by changing Uther into
  the form of her husband, Gorlois, on
  the promise that he would be given
  the son of their union. This was the
  future king, Arthur, and Merlin took
  the boy and fostered him with Ector.
  In some accounts, Uther objected to
  handing over the child, so Merlin
  snatched him and blinded Uther.
  When Arthur was defeated in a joust
  with Pellimore, Merlin saved his life by
  putting his opponent into a trance.
  He knew that his fate would be
  sealed by a young girl and when
  Pellimore brought Nimue to Arthur’s
  court he knew that his time had come.
  He fell in love with Nimue and
  foolishly taught her his magic arts
  when she led him to believe that she
  might yield to his persuasive talk. She
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  accompanied him when he went to
  Ban’s court in Benwick and, back in
  Britain, he made a fabulous room in a
  rock in Cornwall where they could be
  together. When they entered, she
  sprang back, sealing the entrance with
  an unbreakable spell, and rode off
  leaving him to his fate. When
  Bagdemagaus, seeking adventure,
  found the rock prison he was unable to
  break in and had to leave Merlin where
  he found him. 
  In some versions, Nimue bound
  him in an enchanted wood or an oak
  tree, in others she trapped him in a
  rock until he promised to love her
  only, entangling him forever in thorns
  when he refused. An alternative story
  says he was never so trapped and still
  lives on Bardsey Island guarding the
  Treasures of Britain, including King
  Arthur’s throne, while others say that
  he was killed in battle or forgetfully
  sat in the Perilous Seat and was
  swallowed up by the earth.
  Some say that he fought at the
  Battle of Arthuret and was driven mad
  by a vision he saw there.
  He is credited with the creation of
  the magic sword, Excalibur, and the
  building of the Round Table.
  In the stories of Charlemagne, he
  built a magic fountain from which
  Rinaldo drank, turning his love for
  Angelica into hate. The warrior-maid
  Bradamante, searching for Rogero,
  was taken to Merlin’s tomb where his
  spirit gave her instructions on how 
  to find him, helped by Merlin’s 
  priestess, Melissa.
  Merlin2
  French
  a 12th C poem by Boron on the later
  exploits of the wizard
  Merlin’s Cave
  British
  a cave in Cornwall said to be 
  haunted by the ghost of Merlin
  Merlin’s Enclosure
  (see Clas Myrddin)
  Merlin’s Hill
  Welsh
  [Bryn Myrrdin.Ogof Myrrdin]
  a site in Wales where, it is said,
  Merlin lies buried
  Merlin’s Mount
  British
  a mound in the precincts 
  of Marlborough College 
  said to be the grave of 
  Merlin
  Merlin’s Precinct (see Clas Myrddin)
  Merlin’s Spring
  European
  a water-source in Brittany to which
  pilgrimages were made
  Merlin’s Tree
  Welsh
  [Priory Oak]
  a tree in Carmarthen
  It was said that the city would be
  destroyed if this tree should fall.
  Merlinus
  (see Merlin)
  merlion
  a monster, part lion, part fish
  Merlyn
  (see Merlin)
  mermaid
  [mermaiden.sea-maid.sea-woman]
  a monster, part woman, part fish
  a siren
  These beings are said to sit on rocks,
  combing their long hair, and lure
  sailors to their death. In some versions,
  they are said to be able to grant three
  wishes. Some say that they cannot
  survive on land while others say that
  some of them married mortals and
  lived ashore.
  In early versions, mermaids had
  many birdlike features, including
  wings.
  In Irish lore they are regarded as
  pagans banished by St Patrick. Some
  Greek stories say that the burning
  timbers of the Trojan ships turned into
  mermaids.
  (see also Merrow)
  mermaiden
  (see mermaid)
  merman
  [sea-man]
  a monster, part man, part fish
  the male version of a mermaid
  Mermer
  (see Ishkus.Ramman)
  Mermerus
  Greek
  son of Jason and Medea
  father of Ilus
  Merodach1
  Hebrew
  [=Sumerian Marduk]
  a sun-god
  Merodach2
  a demon
  Meroe, Bull of
  (see Mnevis)
  Merong Mahawangsa
  Pacific Islands
  a prince
  ruler of the Gergasis
  Merope1
  Greek
  daughter of Cypselus
  wife of Cresphontes, king of Messenia
  When Cresphontes and two of his
  sons were killed during a rebellion,
  Polyphontes who took over the throne
  also took Merope as his wife. Her third
  son Aepytus, who had been hidden
  during the violence, later came back
  and killed Polyphontes, taking his
  father’s throne.
  Merope2
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the Pleiades
  daughter of Atlas
  wife of Sisyphus
  mother of Glaucus by Sisyphus
  mother of Daedalus, some say
  In some accounts she left the other
  Pleiades in the sky in shame when her
  husband, the only mortal married to a
  Pleiad (except perhaps Corytus who,
  some say, married Electra) was sent to
  Tartarus so that only six of the seven
  Pleiades are now visible. Other says
  that the missing star is Electra.
  (see also Electra3)
  Merope3
  Greek
  [Aero]
  daughter of Oenopion, king of 
  Chios, and Helice
  She was promised to Orion as a reward
  for clearing Chios of wild animals but
  her father kept postponing the
  promised marriage and it never came
  about. When Orion raped her, her
  father had him blinded by satyrs.
  Merope4
  Greek
  wife of Polybus, king of Corinth
  foster-mother of Oedipus
  (see also Periboea4)
  Merope5
  Greek
  daughter of Pandareus
  sister of Aedon and Cleothera
  mother of Pandareus by Hermes
  She and Cleothera were carried off by
  the Harpies and sold as slaves to 
  the Furies.
  Merops1
  Greek
  a king of Egypt
  husband of Clymene
  father of Pandareus and Phaeton 
  Merops2
  Greek
  a seer, king of Percote
  brother of Arisba
  father of Adrastus, Amphius 
  and Cleite
  Merotraphes
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus referring to his
  insertion into the thigh of Zeus 
  at birth 
  Meroudys
  (see Herodis]
  Merovius
  German
  a Frankish king
  He was said to have been fathered on
  the queen by a sea-giant coming
  ashore in the form of an ox. He is
  regarded as the founder of the
  Frankish dynasty.
  merpeople
  monsters, part human, part fish
  Merqurius
  (see Mercury)
  Merrow
  Irish
  [Murdhuacha]
  a mermaid or merman
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  are 
  generally 
  benevolent
  beings, the female like a traditional
  mermaid while the male is ugly,
  greenish in colour and has arms which
  resemble fins. Some say they inter-
  marry with mortals.
  Merry Dancers
  (see Fir Chlis)
  Merseburg Charms
  German
  a 9th C set of spells
  Mersekhnet
  (see Atet)
  Mert1
  Egyptian
  [(Watch) Merti]
  Isis and Nephthys as goddesses of the
  Nile floods
  Mert2
  (see Meret)
  Mertat
  (see Ameretat)
  Merti
  (see Mert)
  Mertseger
  Egyptian
  [Lion of the Summit.Meresger.Meretseger]
  the guardian goddess of Thebes
  She was depicted as a cobra or as a
  cobra-headed woman who punished
  wrong-doers with blindness.
  Mertvaya Voda
  Slav
  water which heals the wounds of 
  a corpse
  This water was carried by wind, hail 
  or thunder or by birds.
  (see also Shivaya Voda)
  Meru
  (see Mount Meru)
  Merul
  Egyptian
  a Nubian sun-god
  twin brother of Meruil
  Meruil
  Egyptian
  [Merulis.Merwel:=Greek Mandulis]
  a Nubian sun-god
  twin brother of Merul
  Merulis
  (see Meruil)
  Merur
  (see Mnevis)
  Merveilles de Rigomer 
  French
  a 13th C poem relating the adventures
  of Gawain and Lancelot
  Merveilleuse
  European
  a sword
  This weapon was owned by Doolin,
  said by some to be the father of Ogier.
  Merwel
  (see Meruil)
  mes
  Mesopotamian
  [mesu]
  the tree of life: a symbol of power: a
  divine decree
  Mes An Du
  (see Samas)
  Mes Lam Taea
  Mesopotamian
  [Meslamt(a)ea)]
  a Sumerian war-god
  an aspect of Nergal
  son of Enlil and Ninlil
  Mesaru
  (see Mesharu)
  Mesca
  Irish
  a goddess
  daughter of Badb, some say
  She died of shame when she was
  seduced by the mortal, Garman.
  Meschamaat
  (see Lesni Zenka)
  Mese
  Greek
  [‘middle’]
  an alternative name for one of the
  Muses when it was said that there
  were only 3 of them
  Mesede
  Pacific Islands
  an archer
  He saved Abele from a crocodile and
  was given Abele’s daughters as a reward.
  Mesede’s wife killed them.
  Meseket
  (see solar bark)
  Mesektet
  (see solar bark)
  Mesenet
  (see Meshkenit)
  Mesenktet
  (see solar bark)
  Meses
  Greek
  a wind from the north-east quarter
  Mesgedra
  (see Meas Geaghra)
  Mesgegra
  (see Meas Geaghra)
  Mesgora
  (see Mac Da Tho)
  Mesha 
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, Aries
  the ram
  Mesharu
  Mesopotamian
  [Mesaru.Mesharum.Misharu.
  Misor.‘righteousness’]
  a Babylonian goddess, 
  justice personified
  daughter and attendant of Samas
  sister of Giru, Kittu and Nusku
  In some accounts, Mesharu is male.
  Mesharum
  (see Mesharu)
  Meshekenabec
  (see Misikinebek)
  Meshkenet
  (see Meskhenit)
  Meshkent
  (see Meskhenit)
  Meshkenit
  Egyptian
  [‘brick’.Mesenet.Meshken(e)t]
  a goddess of childbirth
  the birth-tile personified
  wife of Shai
  She was also to be found in the
  underworld, at the judgment of souls,
  to assist their birth into the afterlife.
  Meslam
  (see Aralu)
  Meslamtea
  (see Mes Lam Taea.Nergal)
  Meslamtaea
  (see Mes Lam Taea.Nergal)
  Mesnée d’Hellequin
  European
  the French name for the Wild Hunt
  Mesroda
  (see Mac Da Tho)
  Mess Buachalla
  Irish
  [Meas Buachalla.Messbuachalla]
  daughter of Cormac and Etain Oig
  or of Eochaid Airemh
  wife of Eterskel
  Her father wanted a son so he ordered
  his infant daughter to be drowned.
  The servants charged with the task
  gave her instead to the cowherd of
  King Eterskel. He raised her secretly
  and when the king found out he
  ordered that the girl be brought to his
  court. Before this could be done, she
  was seduced by Nemglan the bird-god
  who came to her in the form of a
  Danaan youth. She married Eterskel
  and her son by the bird-god, who was
  named Conary Mor, was raised by a
  foster-father, Desa. 
  In some accounts, Mess Buachalla
  herself was from the Otherworld and
  brought an army from there to ensure
  that Conary was installed as king after
  the death of Eterskel. Others say that
  she was the daughter of Eterskel.
  Another story has it that her
  children by Nemglan were birds who
  turned into warriors in times of need.
  Messbuachalla
  (see Mess Buachalla)
  Messene
  Greek
  a princess of Sargos
  Messibizi
  (see Michabo)
  Messor
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  Messon
  (see Michabo)
  Messou
  North American
  [=Abnaki Gluskap:=Algonquin Manbozho:
  Iroquois Ioskeha:=Menominee Manabush]
  the name used by the Montagnais for
  the Great Hare, Manabosho
  In this version, man was originally
  immortal as the result of a small packet
  given by Messou to a brave who
  promised never to open it. The man’s
  wife, however, was more inquisitive
  and looked inside. Immortality flew
  out and man has had a limited life-span
  ever since.
  Mesta
  (see Amset)
  Mestha
  (see Amset)
  Mesti
  (see Amset)
  Mestor
  Greek
  son of Perseus and Andromeda
  brother of Alcaeus, Electryon 
  and Sthenelus
  husband of Lysidice
  father of Hippothoe
  Mestra
  Greek
  [Metra]
  daughter of Erysichthon
  wife of Autolycus, some say
  In an attempt to satisfy the insatiable
  hunger which had been inflicted on
  him by Demeter, her father sold all his
  possessions and, finally, his daughter
  Mestra. She prayed to Poseidon who
  changed her shape on each occasion
  that she was sold so that she escaped
  her purchasers, only to be sold again.
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  Mesu
  (see Mes)
  Metabus
  Roman
  king of the Volscians
  father of Camilla
  To save his baby daughter from the
  troops who were chasing him from his
  own country, he tied her to his spear
  and threw her to safety across the 
  river Asimenus.
  Metageiteria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Apollo, held 
  in Athens
  Metakorab
  Pacific Islands
  a Melanesian spirit
  She was queen of the dogai and was
  shot and killed by Bu.
  Metal Old Man
  North American
  [Be chasti]
  in the lore of the Apache, a giant 
  clad in black metal
  The only place where this monstrous
  being was vulnerable was under his
  armpit and it was here that the young
  Monster Slayer shot his arrows and
  killed him.
  Metal Planet
  Chinese
  the planet Venus
  metals
  the alchemists recognised 7 metals,
  each of which represented a deity
  The seven were listed as gold
  (Apollo), copper (Venus), iron (Mars),
  lead (Saturn), quicksilver (Mercury),
  silver (Diana) and tin (Jupiter).
  Metameleia
  Greek
  a deity, repentance personified
  metamorphosis
  magical shape-changing
  Metamorphoses1
  Roman
  tales from Greek mythology by 
  Ovid
  Metamorphoses2
  (see The Golden Ass)
  Metaneira
  Greek
  [Metanira]
  wife of king Celeus
  mother of Abas, Demophoon,
  Eubuleus, Iambe and Triptolemus
  When Demeter who, in the guise of an
  old woman, had been employed as
  wet-nurse, plunged Metaneira’s son
  into the fire to make him immortal,
  Metaneira snatched the child away. In
  some stories the boy was Demophoon,
  in others Triptolemus; in some he
  died, in others he survived but did not
  become immortal.
  Metanira
  (see Metaneira)
  Metapontes
  Greek
  [Metapontus]
  husband of Melanippe and Theano
  He and Theano adopted the two sons
  of Melanippe by Poseidon and later
  had two sons of their own. Theano
  incited her own sons to kill the two
  foundlings but Poseidon intervened
  and killed the other two. Theano
  killed 
  herself 
  in 
  despair 
  and
  Metapontes later married Melanippe.
  Metapontus
  (see Metapontes)
  metascopy
  divination from lines on the 
  forehead
  metempsychosis
  [transmigration]
  the passing of a soul into another
  body after death
  meteor
  Arab
  [falling star.shooting star]
  a meteor is said to be a flaming
  firebrand thrown by angels to
  drive off evil spirits
  Meter
  Greek
  [Meter Oriae]
  a mother-goddess
  Meter Anahita
  (see Anahita)
  Meter Dindymene
  Greek
  [Dindyme(ne).Dindymus]
  a name for Cybele as a mountain
  goddess
  Meter Oriae
  Greek
  a name of Meter as ‘mother of the
  mountain’
  Meteres
  Greek
  in some accounts, a Cretan fertility
  goddess
  Metharme
  Greek
  [Paphos]
  daughter of Pygmalion and Galatea,
  some say
  In some accounts, she married
  Cinyras; others say that Paphos, not
  Metharme, was Pygmalion’s daughter
  and either the wife or the mother 
  of Cinyras.
  Meti
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Metiadusa
  Greek
  wife of Cecrops
  mother of Pandion
  Meticus
  Roman
  a charioteer to Aeneas in Italy
  Metioche
  Greek
  daughter of Orion and Side
  sister of Menippe
  An oracle decreed that the sacrifice 
  of two virgins was necessary to lift 
  the plague that had descended on
  Orchomenus, so the two sisters, known
  as the Corinides, killed themselves with
  the shuttles from their looms. They
  were placed in the heavens as comets.
  In some accounts, two youths,
  known as the Coroni, rose from the
  ashes of their funeral pyre.
  Metion
  Greek
  son of Erechtheus and Praxithea
  brother of Pandorus
  father of Daedalus, in some accounts
  He and his brother drove Cecrops
  from Athens when Xuthus chose him
  as the successor to Erechtheus.
  Metis1
  Greek
  [‘wise counsel’]
  one of the Oceanids
  the goddess of prudence
  daughter of Oceanus and Gaea 
  or Tethys
  first wife of Zeus
  She helped Zeus to overthrow Cronus
  and was seduced by Zeus who
  swallowed her (in the form of a fly,
  some say) to prevent the birth of a child
  she had foretold would be greater even
  than Zeus. That child was Athena who
  burst from the head of Zeus. Metis was
  sent to live in the planet Mercury.
  metis2
  magical powers of healing
  Metis3
  (see Iao1)
  Metnal
  Central American
  home of the dead, ruled by Cizin
  Metope
  Greek
  daughter of Ladon
  wife of Asopus
  mother of Ismenus, Pelagon 
  and 20 daughters
  Metra1
  Persian
  an ancient fertility-goddess 
  and moon-goddess
  Metra2
  (see Mestra)
  metragyrti
  Greek
  [plur=metragyrtes.metragyrtoi]
  a wandering devotee of Cybele or Rhea
  These 
  men, 
  mostly 
  eunuchs, 
  travelled the country begging and 
  making prophecies.
  Metsaka
  Central American
  a moon-goddess of the Huichol
  Indians
  consort of Tatevali
  metsanhaltia
  Baltic
  [skogsradare:=Estonian metshaldijas]
  a Finnish guardian spirit of the 
  forest
  This being is envisaged as an old man
  with a grey beard, covered with
  lichen, and able to stretch his body so
  that his head is level with the tallest
  tree.
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  Baltic
  [skogsjungfru:=Finnish metsanhaltia]
  an Estonian guardian spirit of 
  the forest
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  portent of death to the hearer.
  metsaneitsyt
  Baltic
  a Finnish female spirit of the forest
  This ‘forest virgin’, said to entice
  humans to make love to her, appears as
  a beautiful woman at the front but like
  a tree-stump or a bough or just a pile
  of twigs, when seen from the rear.
  Metsmees
  Baltic
  an Estonian wind-god
  Metsola
  Baltic
  a Finnish goddess, mother of 
  the first deity
  Metteya
  Hindu
  the Pali version of the Sanskrit Maitreya
  Mettius Curtius
  (see Curtius2)
  Mettius Fuffetius
  Roman
  a king of Alba Longa
  When he deserted the side of 
  Tullius Hostilius, his superior king,
  Tullius had him torn apart between two
  chariots.
  Metus
  Greek
  the god of fear
  Metzabac
  (see Menzabac)
  Metzli
  Central American
  [Lady of the Night.Metztli.
  Yohualticitl]
  an Aztec moon-goddess and goddess
  of water
  This deity is referred to as a god in
  some accounts and is identified with
  Tecciztecatl.
  Metztli
  (see Metzli)
  Meulen
  South American
  an Araucanian whirlwind-deity
  This being is said to eat children.
  Meuric
  British
  son of Caradoc and Tegau Eurfon, 
  in some stories
  Meurig
  British
  a king of Glenvissig
  father of Athrwys
  Some say his son Athrwys is the same
  as King Arthur.
  Meurvin
  European
  son of Ogier by Morgan le Fay
  father of Oriant
  He may be the same as Marlyn.
  Mew
  (see Bast)
  Mewol
  Korean
  a servant of Son-Gon
  When she was cast aside by Son-Gon,
  whose mistress she had been, she told his
  parents that Son-Gon’s wife had been
  unfaithful to him with the result that
  they treated the innocent wife so harshly
  that she killed herself. Mewol admitted
  her lies and repented and this allowed
  the dead wife to be restored to life.
  Mexicatl Teohuatzin Central American
  the high priest of Hiutzilopochtli
  Mexitli
  Central American
  [Hare of the Aloes.Mextli]
  a name for Huitzilopochtli or, 
  some say, Tecciztecatl
  mexolotl
  Central American
  the agave plant
  In Aztec lore, Xolotl turned himself
  into this plant after becoming a 
  maize plant.
  Mextli
  (see Mexitli.Tecciztecatl)
  Mezasmate
  Baltic
  [Mother of the Forest]
  a Latvian forest-goddess
  Mezatevs
  Baltic
  [Father of the Forest]
  a Latvian forest-god
  Mezentius
  Greek
  king of the Tyrrhenians
  father of Lausus
  He was a tyrant who would tie a subject
  to a corpse and leave him to die.
  Expelled from his own country for
  his cruelty, he helped Turnus in the
  battle against Aeneas and his band of
  Trojans trying to establish a new 
  home in Italy. In some accounts, he
  killed and was killed by Aeneas in
  single combat, in others he joined 
  the Trojans after being defeated by
  Ascanius.
  Mezulla
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite goddess
  daughter of Wurusema
  Mezzoramia
  African
  a mythical oasis, site of perfect
  happiness
  mfumu-kutu
  African
  the soul, in the lore of the Bakongo
  Mfuzi
  African
  [Funzi]
  a mythical smith
  He is said to have appeared shortly
  after his people had received the gift 
  of fire from a river-god and he taught
  them the art of working copper and
  iron.
  mganga
  African
  [=Bantu nganga:=Bakongo ndoki:
  =Tanzanian mgonzi]
  a Swahili medicine-man
  Some of these people are taken under
  water and live there for many days
  learning their art from the river-spirits
  known as the Abantubomlambo.
  Mgon-po
  Buddhist
  [Gon-po Nag Po]
  a Tibetan deity
  one of the Drag-gshed
  a name for Mahakala
  mgonzi
  African
  [=Bakongo ndoki:=Bantu nganga:
  =Swahili mganga]
  a Tanzanian magician
  Mhalsa
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a form of Parvati
  consort of Khandoba
  mhondoro
  African
  a god or spirit communicating 
  through a medium
  mi1
  Japanese
  a sign (snake) of the Zodiac
  Mi2
  (see Nara1)
  Mi Bo
  (see gShen-Rabs)
  Mi Fei
  Chinese
  the spirit of the River Lo
  daughter of Fu-hsi
  (see also Queen Chen)
  Mi Go
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Mi-gyo-ba
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan version of Achala
  Mi Hung Tang
  Chinese
  [Broth of Oblivion]
  a drink causing forgetfulness
  Those who, having served their time
  in the underworld, were returning to
  new lives on earth were given this
  drink so that they had no recollection
  of a previous existence.
  mi-kayu-ura
  (see bokusen)
  mi-ko-gami
  Japanese
  [offspring of kami]
  subordinate deities
  Mi-Kumari
  (see Mikumari)
  Mi-Kura-Tana
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of storehouses
  Mi-li
  (see Mi-lo-fo)
  Mi-lo
  (see Mi-lo-fo)
  Mi-lo-fo
  Buddhist
  [Hsiao Fo.Mila Fu.Mi-li.Mi-lo.Mi-lo
  Fo.Mi Lo Fo. P’u Sa:=Japanese Hotei]
  a fertility god
  the name for Maitreya in China
  It is said that he was a goldsmith 
  who absconded from the palace of
  Shakyamuni with much treasure. He
  was captured by Lu Tung-pin using a
  magic cord.
  (see also Asita)
  Mi-oya-no-kami
  Japanese
  a guardian deity of parents 
  or ancestors
  Mi-saru
  (see Mizaru)
  Mi-Toshi
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of agriculture
  son of O-Toshi and Kagayo
  Mi-Wi
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of wells and springs
  Miach
  Irish
  [Midach]
  a physician
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  brother of Airmid
  He became even more famous as a
  physician than his father. Where his
  father had made an artificial hand for
  Nuada from silver, Miach made him a
  real flesh-and-blood replacement. In
  one story, he replaced an eye lost by
  one of Nuada’s servants with the eye
  of a cat.
  His father killed Miach out of
  jealousy, killing him only at the fourth
  attempt after Miach had healed
  himself after the first three sword-
  strokes. It is said that 365 herbs grew
  on his grave.
  Miao Ch’eng
  Chinese
  daughter of Miao Chuang
  sister of Miao Shan and Miao Yen
  She became a bodhisattva.
  Miao Chuang
  Chinese
  a king of Taiwan
  father of Miao Ch’eng, Miao Shan 
  and Miao Yen
  When his daughter, Miao Shan,
  refused to marry and entered a
  convent, he did all he could to make
  her life miserable and made several
  attempts to kill her. For these sins, he
  was made blind (or, some say,
  developed an ulcer) and was cured
  only when Miao Shan plucked out her
  own eyes, cut off her hands and sent
  them to her father.
  Miao Shan
  Chinese
  a princess
  the original name of Kuan Yin
  daughter of Miao Chuang
  sister of Miao Ch’eng and Miao Yen
  She refused to marry and entered a
  convent where she was helped in her
  arduous manual work by a demon, a
  tiger and the birds. When her father
  set fire to the convent, she put the fire
  out with a miracle and, when he
  ordered her execution, the sword
  broke as it touched her neck. After
  meditating for nine years on an island,
  she became a bodhisattva. Her father
  was made blind for his sins. She told
  him that he would regain his sight if he
  were to swallow the eyeballs of one of
  his children and, when none of his
  children was prepared to make the
  necessary sacrifice, she plucked out her
  own eyes and cut off her hands and
  sent them to her father. Her own eyes
  and hands were miraculously restored.
  Another version says that she made
  an eye which her father swallowed to
  restore his sight.
  (see also Kuan Yin)
  Miao Yen
  Chinese
  daughter of Miao Chuang
  sister of Miao Ch’eng and Miao 
  Shan 
  She became a bodhisattva.
  Micapetlacoli
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of the underworld
  Michabo
  North American
  [Great Hare.Lord Hare.Lord of the Day.
  Messon.Messibizi.Missabos.Missiwabun]
  a creator-god of the Algonquins
  chief of the 5 gods of the tribe
  son of Kabun
  brother of Chokanipok
  Michabo often descended to earth 
  to hunt and, on one occasion, his
  hunting pack composed of wolves led
  him to a lake. When he followed them
  into the lake, the water overflowed and
  flooded the whole earth. Both the
  raven and the otter failed to find any
  dry land but the musk-rat brought up
  mud from the bottom and Michabo
  made a new world, mating with
  Muskrat to start the human race.
  He killed Chokanipok and scattered
  his entrails which became vines.
  He is said to have invented the
  fishing net and instructed his people in
  the art of fishing. The clouds in the
  sky are the fumes from his great pipe.
  (see also Manabozho.Wabun)
  Michael1
  (see Mika’il)
  Michael2
  Serbian
  a king of Leyden
  father of Roksanda
  When the tsar, Doushan, came to sue
  for the hand of Roksanda, the king
  demanded that he or his champion
  should fight his best warrior and
  succeed in three difficult tasks. The
  fight and the tasks were undertaken by
  Milosh who succeeded in winning the
  hand of Roksanda for his master.
  Michan
  (see Mochaen)
  Michel
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived
  from St Michael
  Michel de Notre Dame
  (see Nostradamus)
  Michi-No-Kami
  Japanese
  3 Shinto gods of boundaries 
  and roads
  Yakushin deities
  They are known as Chiburi, Kumado
  and Yachi-Mata.
  Michizane Sugawara
  Japanese
  [Sugaware-no-Michizane] 
  (845-903)
  a sage
  He was banished from the imperial
  court when he was unjustly slandered
  by the emperor’s brother and retired to
  write poetry, dying soon afterwards.
  When the capital suffered a series of
  disasters, they were attributed to
  Michizane’s spirit and, to appease the
  spirit, he was posthumously reinstated
  and deified as Tenjin, a god of learning
  and calligraphy.
  In some accounts, he is referred to 
  as Temmangu.
  Michon
  (see Mochoen)
  Mictecacihuatl
  (see Mictlantecuhtl)
  Mictla
  (see Mictlan1)
  Mictlan1
  Central American
  [Apochquiahuayan.Mictla(ncaleo).
  Navel of the Earth.Tlalxicco]
  the Aztec land of the dead: part of 
  the underworld 
  (see also 
  Chicunauhmictlan.underworld)
  Mictlan2
  (see Mictlantecuhtli)
  Mictlancaleo
  (see Mictlan1)
  Mictlancehutl
  (see Mictlantecuhtl)
  Mictlancehutli
  (see Mictlantecuhtli)
  Mictlancihuatl
  (see Mictlantecuhtl)
  Mictlantecuhtl
  Central American
  [Lady of Death.Mictecacihuatl. 
  Mictlancehutl.Mictlancihuatl]
  an Aztec goddess of the dead
  consort of Mictlantecuhtli
  Mictlantecuhtli
  Central American
  [Lord of Death.Lord of Hades.
  Lord of the North.Mictlan(cehutli).
  Tzontemoc:=Mayan Ah Puch]
  an Aztec god of the underworld, god
  of death
  an aspect of Tecatlipoca
  consort of Mictlantecuhtl
  This deity created the underworld
  Mictlan and, with Mictlantecuhtl
  made the monstrous goddess Cipactli.
  Other accounts place him as the god
  of the sixth of the thirteen Aztec
  heavens or as one of the four gods
  supporting the corners of the lowest
  heaven.
  He is sometimes equated with Ah
  Puch or Hunhau.
  Midac
  Irish
  [Miodach]
  son of Colga
  He was the only survivor of the army
  led by his father to conquer Ireland
  which was defeated by the Fianna.
  Finn mac Cool treated him well and
  gave him land at the mouth of the
  Shannon where he grew to manhood.
  He still hated Finn and brought Sinsar,
  King of the World, and the three kings
  of the Island of the Torrent, to help
  him to avenge the death of his father.
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  When Finn visited him, Midac
  invited him to a feast at the Quicken
  Trees Hostel and trapped him and
  some of the Fianna there. After two
  war parties had been killed by Innsa
  and Fiachna as they tried to cross the
  ford to reach the hostel, Midac himself
  led a third wave of attackers but they
  also fell under Fiachna’s sword. A spear
  thrown by Dermot, leading a relieving
  force, killed Midac who, with his dying
  effort, slew Fiachna.
  Midach
  (see Miach)
  Midas
  Greek
  [Berecynthian Hero]
  king of Phrygia
  son of Gordius or Gorgias 
  by Cybele, some say
  It is said that a long line of ants fed him
  with wheat when he was in his cradle,
  a sign of wealth in the future. Midas
  had shown kindness to Silenus, the old
  tutor of Dionysus and the god repaid
  him by granting his wish that all he
  touched should turn to gold. He soon
  discovered it was not a good idea – his
  food became gold and he nearly
  starved to death. He was freed by
  Dionysus when he washed himself in
  the river Pactolus which thereafter had
  gold-bearing sands.
  He was given the ears of an ass by
  Apollo when he objected to the god
  being adjudged the winner of a music
  contest with Marsyas or, some say,
  with Pan. His secret was betrayed by
  his barber who whispered it into a hole
  in the ground. He refilled the hole but
  a plant grew there and its leaves
  whispered the secret for all to hear.
  He died from drinking bull’s blood
  when shamed by the disclosure of his
  deformity which he kept hidden from
  sight.
  (see also Portzmach)
  Midas’ head
  a monster in the form of a man’s head
  with the ears of an ass
  Mide1
  North American
  [Midewewin.Midiwiwin]
  a religious ceremony
  The rites handed down to the
  Algonquin Indians by Manabozho by
  which the dead could be resurrected.
  Mide2
  (see Ide)
  Midea
  Greek
  a concubine of Electryon
  mother of Licymnius by Electryon
  Mider
  (see Midir)
  Midewewin
  (see Mide1)
  Midgaard
  (see Midgard)
  Midgard
  Norse
  [Mana-heim.Mann(a)heim.Midgaard.
  Midgardr.Midgarthr.Mitgard]
  middle-earth, home of the 
  first humans
  Midgard Serpent
  (see Iormungandr)
  Midgardr
  (see Midgard)
  Midgardsormen
  (see Iormungandr)
  Midgardsormr
  (see Iormungandr)
  Midgarthr
  (see Midgard)
  Midhna
  Irish
  father of Aillen
  Midhir
  (see Midir)
  Midhusa
  Hindu
  son of Indra and Indrani
  Midir
  Irish
  [Mider.Midhir the Proud.Mithr:=British
  Herne:=Welsh Arawn]
  a god of the underworld
  brother or son of the Dagda
  husband of Fuamnach
  consort of Etain
  father of Bri, Donn and 
  Macha, some say 
  foster-father of Angus Og
  Some say that he had a brother or son
  called Donn Tetscorach.
  He abandoned his wife Fuamnach
  and took Etain in her place but the
  jealous wife turned her into a butterfly.
  She was reborn to the wife of the
  chieftain, Etar, and later married
  Eochaid Airemh. Midir claimed her
  back and took her off to fairyland but
  Eochaid discovered their home in a
  fairy-mound and stormed it with his
  army. Midir then surrendered but
  produced fifty identical versions of
  Etain. Eochaid chose the one he
  thought was his wife but chose one
  who was, in fact, his own daughter.
  Midir was sentenced to perform
  four tasks for his seduction of Etain:
  build a causeway across Lamrachmoor,
  clear the plains of Meath, fell the
  forest of Meagh and clear all the
  marshes in the country.
  Another version says that Midir won
  Etain from Eochaid by beating him 
  at chess.
  His magic cauldron was once stolen
  by Cuchulainn.
  The eye he lost when struck by a
  wand of hazel or holly was replaced by
  Dian Cecht.
  When the Dagda resigned, Midir
  objected to the election of Bodb Dearg
  as leader of the Danaans and enlisted
  the Fianna to fight on his side in a
  battle. In some accounts, he was the
  father of Blathnad.
  Midiwiwin
  (see Mide1)
  Midnight Hunter
  British
  the leader of the Wish Hunt
  Mielikki
  (see Mielkki)
  Mielkki
  Baltic
  [Mielikki]
  a Finnish forest-spirit
  wife of Tapio
  mother of Nyyrikki and Tuulikki
  mien
  Chinese
  a flat bonnet, with 3 tassels front 
  and back, worn by the Jade 
  Emperor
  Miets-hozjin
  (see Leshy)
  Mig-mi-bzang-Klu
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for 
  Virupaksha as guardian 
  of the west
  Mighty
  (see Har1)
  Mighty Father
  (see Abadin)
  Mighty One
  (see Dagda.Sakhmet)
  Mihos
  Egyptian
  [Ma(a)hes:=Greek M(i)ysis]
  a lion-god
  son of Ra and Bastet
  Mihr
  Armenian
  [Meh(e)r=Persian Mithra]
  a fire-god or sun-god
  son of Aramazd
  brother of Anahit and Nane
  Mihrajan
  Persian
  a six-day feast, in honour of Mithra,
  held in September
  Miidera
  (see Benkei)
  Mika-Hiya-Hi
  Japanese
  a Shinto sun-god
  son of Kagu-Tsuchi
  Mikado
  Japanese
  a god-king
  (see also Arahito-gami)
  Mikal
  Phoenician
  a local god: a name for Moloch
  Mikhail Potapich
  Slav
  the bear personified
  Miketsu
  Japanese
  a food-god
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities 
  mikku
  Mesopotamian
  a drumstick
  (see also pukku)
  miko
  Japanese
  descendants of Saruta-Hiko 
  and Uzume
  These people became shamans or, 
  in later years, attendants at Shinto
  shrines.
  mikoshi
  Japanese
  a portable shrine or palanquin used 
  in Shinto festivals to carry the 
  deity to whom the ceremony 
  is dedicated
  mikuju
  Japanese
  [omikuju]
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  written oracles handed out at a 
  Shinto shrine
  Mikula
  Russian
  a farmer
  Originally a god and lover of Maki-
  Syra-Zemlya, 
  he 
  appears 
  in 
  an 
  epic poem as a hero of phenomenal
  strength.
  Mikumari
  Japanese
  a Shinto water-goddess
  daughter of Minato
  Mikura-tana
  (see Amaterasu)
  Mil
  (see Milesius)
  Mil Easpain
  (see Milesius)
  Mil Easpaine
  (see Milesius)
  Mil Espaine
  (see Milesius)
  Mil Espane
  (see Milesius)
  Mil the Black
  British
  son of Dugum
  He was killed by King Arthur.
  Mila
  (see Milaraspa)
  Mila Fu
  (see Mi-lo-fo)
  Mila-re-pa
  (see Milarepa)
  Milan
  Serbian
  a knight
  He and his friends Milosh and Ivan
  were thrown into prison by the
  Hungarian general, Voutcha. Marko
  rode to their rescue and captured both
  the general and his son, trading them
  for the release of his friends.
  Milanion
  (see Melanion)
  milano bird
  North American
  a fabulous bird
  Milaraspa
  (see Milarepa)
  Milarepa
  Tibetan
  [Mila(raspa).Mila-re-pa]
  (1038-1122)
  a Buddhist saint and magician
  a pupil of Mar-pa
  When his uncle cheated him out of 
  his inheritance, Milarepa used his
  powers to kill thirty-five members of
  his uncle’s family, to create a huge
  scorpion that demolished his uncle’s
  house and to cause great hailstorms
  that flattened the local crops.
  Milcham
  Hebrew
  the phoenix
  Eve, having eaten of the forbidden
  fruit, tempted all living things to do
  likewise. Only the phoenix refused the
  temptation.
  Milcom
  (see Moloch)
  Mile Easpain
  (see Milesius)
  Miled
  (see Milesius)
  Miledh
  (see Milesius)
  Miles
  (see Myles)
  Miles Hispaniae
  Irish
  [Soldier of Spain]
  the Roman name for Milesius
  Milesians
  Irish
  [Sons of Mil(ed)]
  a tribe led by Milesius
  The sixth and last invaders of Ireland
  who came with thirty-six ships to
  avenge the murder of Ith. The Danaans
  caused a storm which wrecked many of
  the invaders’ ships and drowned many
  of their crews, but some got ashore. In
  the Battle of Tailltinn which ensued,
  the three kings of Ireland and their
  wives were killed. The defeated
  Danaans then retreated underground
  as fairies.
  Milesius
  Irish
  [Golamh.Mil (Espa(i)ne).Mil(e) 
  Easpain(e).Miled(h).Miles 
  Hispaniae]
  a Scythian warrior, king of Spain
  son or grandson of Breoghan
  husband of Scota
  He was originally called Golamh. He
  went to Scythia and married Seang,
  the king’s daughter. When she died, 
  he went to Egypt where he met 
  and married Scota, daughter of the
  pharaoh. He killed the pharaoh and
  returned to Spain with an army to repel
  invaders.
  He was said to have had two sons
  (Aireach and Donn) by his first wife,
  six more (Amergin, Colptha, Eber,
  Erannan, Eremon and Ir) by Scota 
  and many others as a result of affairs in
  Spain.
  Ith, his uncle or, in some accounts,
  his grandfather, was killed by the three
  Danaan kings when he landed in
  Ireland. Milesius raised an army and
  invaded. He died before reaching the
  island and his wife died soon afterwards
  but his sons defeated the Danaans. 
  Milete
  Greek
  daughter of Hoples
  first wife of Aegeus
  Miletus
  Greek
  [Deionides]
  son of Apollo by Areia or Deione or,
  some say, by Acacallis or Pasiphae
  father of Byblis and Caunus by Cyanea
  He had an affair with Sarpedon,
  brother of Minos, who banished them
  both from Crete.
  Mili
  North American
  a Zuni fetish
  An object, an ear of corn decorated with
  the feathers of a macaw, which is buried
  with the body of a dead medicine-man.
  miligma
  Greek
  an offering to the god of 
  the underworld
  Milinda
  (see Menander)
  Military Emperor
  (see Wu Ti)
  Military King
  (see Wu Wang)
  Militza
  Serbian
  a tsarina
  wife of Lazar
  She was seduced each night by a zmay
  but discovered that he feared another
  zmay, Vook. Her husband employed
  Vook who flew after the zmay and
  smashed him to earth with his club.
  Milius
  Irish
  a man who held St Patrick in bondage
  When, in later years, he was told 
  that St Patrick was returning, he
  immolated himself.
  Milkilu
  (see Abimilki)
  Milkom
  (see Moloch)
  Milky Way1
  Central American
  in Aztec lore, this galaxy was
  personified in the goddess
  Citlanlinicue or as Chicomexochtli
  Milky Way2
  Greek
  a broad band of stars
  Hera was induced into suckling the
  infant 
  Heracles 
  who 
  had 
  been
  abandoned and a spurt of milk from
  her breast was said to have formed the
  Milky Way.
  Another story says that it is the trail
  blazed by Phaeton in his wild ride
  across the heavens in the chariot of his
  father, Helius.
  Milky Way3
  North American
  the Cheyenne regard this band of stars
  as a ‘hanging road’, Ekutsihimmiyo,
  between heaven and earth
  Milky Way4 (see Bifrost.Irmin’s Way)
  Milla
  Irish
  sister of Iubhar
  wife of Cormac
  mother of Aban
  Millet Prince
  (see Hou t’u)
  Milo1
  Greek
  [Milon]
  a 6th C BC athlete eaten by wolves
  He could carry a cow on his shoulders,
  kill it with one blow of his fist and eat
  all of it in a day. When, in his late
  years, he tried to pull apart the two
  halves of a tree that was partly split, he
  trapped his hand and could not get
  free. He was helpless when a pack of
  wolves attacked and ate him.
  Milo2
  (see Mi-lo-fo)
  Milon1
  European
  [Milo(ne)]
  a duke of Aiglant
  husband of Bertha
  father of Roland
  He was banished by Charlemagne
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  when 
  he 
  secretly 
  married 
  the
  emperor’s sister, Bertha. He left his
  wife and young son in a cave and set
  out to seek his fortune. He was
  drowned when trying to cross a ford
  or, in other accounts, was killed in
  battle by the Saracens in Spain.
  Some stories say that Charlemagne
  fathered Roland on his sister, Bertha,
  and then married her off to Milon.
  In a different version, Milon was a
  courtier at the court of King Hugon
  and he seduced the king’s wife, Alif.
  She was locked in a dungeon by her
  husband for seven years until she was
  rescued 
  by 
  her 
  son, 
  Landres.
  Charlemagne, her brother, restored
  Alif to her proper position and had
  Milon thrown into the same dungeon
  which was full of snakes and toads.
  Milon2
  (see Milo1)
  Milone
  (see Milon1)
  Milosh1
  Serbian
  [Milosh the Shepherd.Milosh Voinavitch]
  a Serbian hero
  brother of Potrashin and Voukashin
  Disguised as a Bulgar he accompanied
  his uncle, Doushan, to claim the hand
  of Roksanda, daughter of Michael,
  king of Leyden. He killed three of the
  tsar’s train when they tried to take his
  marvellous horse, Koulash, and took
  upon himself the tasks set by King
  Michael before he would part with his
  daughter. These involved killing the
  king’s champion, leaping over three
  horses in line, shooting an arrow
  through a ring to pierce an apple and
  choosing 
  Roksanda 
  from 
  three
  identically dressed maidens. Milosh
  succeeded in all these tasks but when
  the party left with Roksanda, the king
  sent 
  the 
  three-headed 
  warrior,
  Balatchko, to bring her back. Despite
  the flames from one of his mouths and
  the icy blast issuing from another,
  Balatchko was killed by Milosh who
  cut off all his heads.
  Milosh2
  Serbian
  [Milosh Obrenbegovitch]
  a noble
  Prince Ivan had won the consent of 
  the doge of Venice to the marriage of
  his daughter to Ivan’s son, Maximus,
  whom she had never seen. When
  Maximus was disfigured by small-pox,
  Milosh took his place to woo the
  maiden but he fell out with Maximus
  over a golden shirt that the bride had
  made as a wedding-present for her
  husband, and they fought. Milosh was
  killed and Maximus claimed the
  maiden for his wife.
  Milosh3
  Serbian
  [Milosh of Potzerye]
  a knight
  He was riding with Marko and Relya
  when they were set upon by Bogdan
  the Bully and twelve of his men.
  Marko captured all twelve and scared
  Bogdan into releasing his two friends
  who had been captured by Bogdan.
  On another occasion, he was
  captured by General Voutcha, together
  with Ivan and Milan, but Marko came
  to their rescue. 
  He killed hundreds of the general’s
  men and then captured the general
  and his son, trading them for the
  release of his three friends.
  Milosh the Shepherd
  (see Milosh1)
  Miloutin
  Serbian
  a prince
  father of Iconia
  Milton, John
  English
  (1608-1674)
  a poet
  He wrote Comus, Paradise Lost, etc 
  Milu
  New Zealand
  [Miru]
  a troublesome Maori chieftain
  father of Kumu-Tonga-I-Te-Po
  He was condemned to be god of the
  underworld by Kane.
  Miluchra
  (see Milucra)
  Miluchradh
  (see Milucra)
  Milucra
  Irish
  [Miluchra(dh)]
  daughter of Culann
  sister of Aine
  Both sisters wanted Finn mac Cool 
  as a husband and each was jealous of
  the other. Realising that Finn would
  never choose her, Milucra, in the
  shape of a hind, lured Finn to an
  enchanted lake where she turned him
  into a grey-haired old man. The
  Fianna dug down into Culann’s fairy-
  mound where Aine gave Finn a drink
  that restored his youth but left him
  grey-haired.
  Milu’s Cave
  (see Lua-a-Milu)
  milzinas
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian giant-spirit
  Mim
  (see Mimir)
  Mimallones
  (see Bacchantes)
  Mimameid
  (see Mimameith)
  Mimameider
  (see Mimameidth
  Mimameith
  Norse
  [Mimameid(er).Mimameithr]
  a name for Yggdrasil as the Tree 
  of Mimir
  Mimameithr
  (see Mimameith)
  Mimas
  Greek
  [‘mocker’]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed in the war against the
  gods when Hephaestus buried him
  beneath Mount Vesuvius.
  Mime
  German
  [Mimi(r).Modsognir:=Norse Regin]
  a dwarf
  brother of Alberich
  He made the Helmet of Invisibility
  and the Ring of Power, used by
  Alberich, from some of the Rhinegold.
  When the treasure fell into the hands
  of Fafnir, Mime resolved to get it for
  himself. He set up a forge and started
  to make swords hoping to find a hero
  who would use one of them to kill
  Fafnir. The distraught Sieglinde
  arrived on his doorstep with a young
  baby and died soon after showing
  Mime the pieces of the broken Sword
  of Need. Mime raised the boy,
  Siegfried, who later reforged the
  sword and killed the dragon Fafnir.
  When Mime tried to poison Siegfried
  to get the treaure for himself, Siegfried
  killed him.
  Mimer
  (see Mimir)
  Mimer-Nidhad
  (see Mimir)
  Mimi1
  Australian
  a trickster-spirit of the 
  Aborigines
  These extremely thin beings live in
  cracks in the rocks, cracks which they
  make by blowing on the surface of
  the rocks, and are said to have taught
  men the skills of the hunter.
  The males are depicted with large
  genitals, the females with large
  pendulous breasts.
  Mimi2
  English
  a smith-god
  Mimi3
  (see Mime.Mimir)
  Miming1
  Norse
  [Mimming.Mimung]
  a magic sword
  In some accounts, this sword was 
  made by Volund for his son Heime; in
  others, Hoder stole this sword and
  used it to kill Balder. 
  In Germanic stories, Volund is
  Wieland and the son receiving Miming
  is called Wittich. In Thidrekssaga, it is
  called Mimung and was owned by
  Vigda. In other accounts, this was the
  sword of Walther von Wasgenstein.
  (see also Mistillteinn)
  Miming2
  (see Mimingus)
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  Norse
  [Miming]
  a satyr of the woods and underworld
  He was the owner of the magic sword,
  Mistillteinn, which was stolen by
  Hoder who used it to kill Balder.
  Mimir1
  Norse
  [Hodmimir.Memor.Mimer(-Nidhad).
  Mim(i).Mimr]
  a god of the primordial ocean
  a wise sea-giant
  guardian of the Well of Knowledge
  son of Aegir and Ran
  son of Bolthor, some say
  brother of Gymir
  In some stories he was one of the
  hostages given to the Vanir and was
  decapitated by them when he refused
  to give them the secrets of the Aesir.
  His head was given to Odin who
  preserved it by magic, giving it the
  power of speech so that he could
  consult it when needed.
  Mimir2
  (see Mime)
  Mimisbrunnr
  Norse
  [Well of Knowledge]
  the well below Yggdrasil in 
  Asgard
  In some accounts, this well was
  guarded by Mimir while others say
  that it came into being when Odin
  made a shrine there with the head of
  Mimir who had been decapitated by
  the Vanir and a spring erupted at that
  point. Others say that the head was
  placed next to Urda’s Well in Midgard.
  This was the well from which Odin
  drank to gain knowledge, giving up
  one of his eyes in payment. The eye
  was placed in the well.
  Mimming
  (see Miming)
  Mimr
  (see Mimir)
  Mimung
  (see Miming)
  Min
  Egyptian
  [Amsu.Imsu.Menu:=Greek Priapus:
  =Roman Mutinus]
  a ram-headed god of fertility, hunters,
  mines and nomads
  son of Ra or Shu by Isis
  consort of Qedeshet
  He is regarded as an aspect of Amen
  and is depicted with an erect penis and
  wearing a headdress with two plumes.
  Min Kyawzwa
  Burmese
  a nat, spirit of wine and merrymaking
  Min Magaye
  Burmese
  [Magari.Mahagiri.Maung Tin De]
  a nat, a creator-diety
  brother of Hnit-ma-dawgyi
  husband of Shwe Ne Be
  uncle of Shin Ne Mi
  He was originally a blacksmith, Nga
  Tinze, and beame a deity when he and
  his sister were burned to death by the
  king, his brother-in-law.
  In some accounts, his sister is Shwe
  Myet-hna.
  Mina
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac,
  Pisces the fish
  Minabozho
  (see Manabozho)
  Minaka-Nushi
  Japanese
  [Ama-no-Minaka-Kushi.
  Amanominakanushi.Lord of the
  Centre of Heaven]
  a Shinto creator-god and pole-star
  god
  He is regarded as the oldest of the 
  five Separate Heavenly Deities and
  lives in the ninth heaven.
  Minakshi
  Hindu
  [Minaksi]
  a fish goddess
  a sakti of Shiva
  daughter of Kubera
  mother of Ugra
  She was said to have had three breasts,
  one of which disappeared when she
  met Shiva, and was reared as a boy. In
  some accounts, she was regarded as a
  warrior-maid who took over the world
  by conquest.
  Minaksi
  (see Minakshi)
  Minamoto no Yorimasa
  (see Yorimasa)
  Minanatha
  Tibetan
  [Lohipada.Luipa]
  the name for Matsyendra in 
  Tibet
  Minata-karaia
  South American
  a supposed race in Brazil
  These people were said to have had a
  hole in the head which emitted
  whistling sounds.
  Minato
  Japanese
  a Shinto river-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  father of Mikumari
  Minawara
  Australian
  an ancestral hero of the 
  Aborigines
  a kangaroo-man
  brother of Multultu
  He and his brother appeared, when
  the primordial waters subsided, in the
  form of kangaroos and they created all
  the other living things on earth.
  Mindi
  Australian
  a name for the Rainbow Snake as the
  cause of disease
  Minelaphos
  Greek
  [Stag-Minos]
  a sacred stag worshipped by a 
  Cretan cult
  Minepa
  African
  a god of evil in Zambia
  Minerva
  Roman
  [Blue-eyed Maid.Cap(i)ta.Medica.
  Menerva:Nautia=British Sirl:
  =Etruscan Menrfa:=Greek Athena]
  goddess of craftsmen, education, war
  and wisdom: one of the Olympians 
  Originally she was seen as the
  daughter of the giant, Pallas, whom
  she killed when he tried to rape her. 
  In other versions, like Athena, she
  was born fully grown, from the head 
  of Jupiter.
  Minervalia
  Roman
  festivals in honour of Minerva
  mingehe
  African
  spirits of the Lele which live 
  in the forest
  Minia
  African
  a primaeval serpent
  This was the first thing to be created
  and its body was split into seven parts
  which were used by the creator to
  make the world and all that is in it.
  Minige
  Japanese
  a festival held in honour of 
  Oho-kuninushi
  A dragon carved from wood was said
  to have had its throat cut and
  thereafter no longer disturbed the
  inhabitants by crawling over the 
  roofs of their houses. During the
  festival, the deity Oho-kuninushi rides
  through the streets on a horse made of
  bronze.
  Mink
  North American
  an animal which tried to find dry land
  so that Manabush could recreate the
  world after the flood
  Mink died in the attempt, as did two
  other animals, Beaver and Otter. The
  only one to succeed was Muskrat.
  Minma Mingara
  Australian
  a woman who was turned to stone
  Julana, the penis of Njirana, attacked
  this woman so she called up a pack of
  dogs which attacked Julana. Njirana
  then retracted his penis and they all
  turned to stone.
  Minnehaha
  North American
  [Laughing Water.Mni-haha]
  wife (or some say daughter)
  of Hiawatha
  She was offered to the Great Spirit as
  a sacrifice and was taken up to heaven
  on the back of an enormous eagle. As
  a result, her father was able to unify
  the Five Nations.
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  North American
  water-spirits of the Cheyenne
  These beings were said to be covered
  with hair and to have horns on 
  their heads.
  Minocan
  British
  father of Belinus, some say
  Minokichi
  Japanese
  an apprentice of Mosaku
  husband of Yuki
  The phantom, Yuki-Onna appeared
  while Minokichi and his master slept.
  She killed Mosaku with her icy breath
  but spared the younger man. Later, in
  the form of Yuki, a beautiful maiden,
  she met and married Minokichi and
  they had ten children. He finally
  realised that she was the one who had
  killed his master, whereupon Yuki
  disappeared in a cloud of cold mist,
  never to return.
  Minona
  African
  a demi-goddess in Dahomey
  guardian of women
  She is variously referred to as the
  mother of Fa or of Mwau or as the
  mother or sister of Legba.
  minores
  Roman
  junior flamines chosen from
  plebeians
  Minos
  Greek
  [Europaeus]
  a king of Crete
  son of Zeus by Europa
  brother of Rhadamanthys 
  and Sarpedon
  husband of Pasiphae
  father of Acacallis, Androgeus,
  Ariadne, Catreus, Chryses, 
  Deucalion, Euryale, Eurymedon,
  Glaucus, Nephalion, Phaedra,
  Philolaus and Xenodice
  He and his brothers were adopted by
  Asterius, 
  king 
  of 
  Crete. 
  They
  quarrelled over the youth Miletus and
  Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon left the
  island. Minos claimed the throne on
  the death of Asterius and proved his
  right by inducing Poseidon to send a
  white bull that swam ashore from 
  the sea.
  His son Androgeus, on a visit to
  Aegeus, the king of Athens, was sent
  on an expedition to kill a dangerous
  bull and was himself killed. Minos
  blamed Aegeus for his son’s death and
  invaded Athens. In settlement he
  demanded that seven youths and
  seven maidens be sent to Crete every
  year (or every nine years) to be
  handed over as victims to the
  Minotaur, the offpsring of his wife
  Pasiphae and the bull which he 
  kept hidden in the labyrinth built 
  by Daedalus.
  When Theseus came to Crete as
  one of the sacrificial victims, Minos
  threw his ring into the sea and
  challenged Theseus to prove that he
  was the son of Poseidon by retrieving
  the ring. With the help of the Nereids,
  Theseus recovered the ring quite
  easily.
  He was said to be the father of a calf
  that changed colour three times each
  day from white, to red, to black.
  Pasiphae, enraged by his affairs with
  other women, gave him a potion that
  caused him to infect any woman he
  made love to. When Procris cured
  him, he gave her the dog Laelaps and
  an unerring spear.
  He locked Daedalus and his son
  Icarus in the labyrinth and scoured the
  Mediterranean for them when they
  escaped after being freed by Pasiphae.
  When he found Daedalus at the court
  of King Cocalus he demanded that he
  be handed over but Daedalus (or a
  priestess of Cocalus) killed him by
  pouring scalding water or pitch over
  him as he lay in his bath. 
  In another version, he was killed in
  the fight that ensued when Cocalus
  refused to hand over Daedalus.
  Zeus made Minos one of the three
  judges of souls in Tartarus.
  In some accounts, the head of
  Minos, one of many in mythology said
  to act as an oracle, was taken to
  Scandinavia by the Norse god, Odin.
  In another version, one son of
  Minos was called Lycastus and he had
  a son by Ida who was also called
  Minos, becoming the second king of
  Crete with that name. In this version,
  it was this grandson of Minos the First
  who married Pasiphae and his
  grandfather was married to Ithona.
  Minotaur1
  Greek
  [Asterion.Asterius.Minotaurus]
  a monster
  A bull-headed man or a man-headed
  bull born to Pasiphae after she mated
  with Poseidon’s white bull. It was shut
  up in the labyrinth built on Crete by
  Daedalus and was fed on the seven
  youths and seven maidens given
  every year (or every nine years) by 
  the Athenians as compensation to 
  Minos for the death of his son at their 
  hands. Theseus offered himself as one 
  of these youths and killed the
  monster.
  In some accounts, the monster was
  the offspring of Europa.
  Minotaur2
  Greek
  [Bull-Minos.Minotaurus]
  the sacred bull worshipped by a 
  Cretan cult
  Minotaurus
  (see Minotaur)
  Minotragos
  Greek
  [Goat-Minos]
  the sacred goat worshipped by a
  Cretan cult
  Mintha
  (see Minthe)
  Minthe
  Greek
  [Menthe.Mintha]
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  daughter of Cocytus and 
  Peitho
  She was changed into the mint plant
  by Persephone to foil an attack 
  by Hades.
  An alternative version says that she
  was a mistress of Hades and the jealous
  Persephone trampled her to death,
  whereupon she was changed into 
  mint.
  Minu
  (see Meni)
  Minu-anni
  Mesopotamian
  [Minu-ullu]
  a name for Ishtar as a goddess of 
  fate
  Minu-ullua
  (see Minu-anni)
  Minuae
  (see Minyans)
  Minyae
  (see Minyans)
  Minyans
  Greek
  [Minuae.Minyae]
  the descendants of Minyas: a name for
  the Argonauts
  Minyas
  Greek
  king of Thessaly
  son of Chryses
  son or father of Orchomenus, 
  some say
  father of Alcithoe, Alsippe, Leucippe
  and Periclymene
  father of Clymene, some say
  All his daughters, except one, were
  turned into bats (or birds) by Dionysus
  for refusing to join his revels. Others
  say that the god drove them mad so
  that they killed Leucippe’s son,
  Hippasus, and the horrified Maenads
  put all three sisters to death.
  Some 
  say 
  that 
  his 
  daughter
  Clymene became the second wife of
  Cephalaus.
  Mio Cid
  (see El Cid)
  Miodach
  (see Midac)
  Miodchaoin
  (see Mochaen)
  Miodhchain
  (see Mochaen)
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  Mioduitnir
  Norse
  [Mjoduitnir]
  one of the dwarfs
  Miolo-Seki
  Japanese
  male and female rocks that rise out of
  the sea
  Miollnir
  (see Miolnir)
  Miolnir
  Norse
  [Crusher.Miollnir.Mjollner.Mjol(l)nir]
  the magic hammer of Thor
  This wonderful weapon was made by
  Sindi and presented by Loki. It was
  once stolen by the giant Thrym but
  recovered by Thor dressed as Freya in
  a bridal-gown.
  After the final battle in which Thor
  was killed, the hammer was recovered
  from 
  the 
  ashes 
  of 
  the 
  world
  conflagration by his sons, Modi and
  Magni.
  Mios
  (see Miysis)
  Mioya
  Japanese
  a primordial creator-god
  He was welcomed by Tsukuba, god of
  Mount Tsukuba and, in gratitude,
  made the mountain green and
  pleasant. By contrast, Fuji refused to
  entertain him so Mioya caused Mount
  Fuji to be perpetually snow-capped.
  Miqtu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity
  Miquiztli
  Central American
  the sixth of the 20 days of 
  the Aztec month
  Symbolising death and the west, the
  day was governed by Tezcatlipoca.
  Mir
  (see Ishkur)
  Mira
  Hindu
  [Miraben]
  a princess who loved Krishna so dearly
  that her soul was merged with his
  Miraben
  (see Mira)
  miracle
  something achieved by supernatural
  power
  miracle-worker
  one who purports to work wonders
  Mircucha
  (see Mbir)
  miraculous birth
  (see magical birth)
  Miraculous Hand
  (see Ka-bul)
  Mirage People
  (see Kisani)
  Mirage Boy
  North American
  a Navaho demi-god who married the
  first woman
  Miralaldu
  (see Djanggawuls)
  Mirandoise
  (see Excalibur)
  Miraramuinar
  (see Mirrimina)
  Miraude
  British
  wife of Torec
  She had possession of a circlet that had
  belonged to Torec’s grandmother.
  When he tried to regain possesion of
  it, she said that she would marry him if
  he could defeat all the Knights of the
  Round Table. Gawain persuaded all
  the knights to co-operate and Torec
  was able to appear victorious and
  claimed Miraude’s hand.
  Mircurios
  (see Mercury)
  Miren
  (see Fate1)
  Mirimu
  African
  a war-god of the Buganda
  son of Musaka
  brother of Kirabura and Nende
  Mirka
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Mirkwood
  German
  the forest separating the lands of the
  Germanic tribes from those of the
  barbarians to the east
  Miro
  (see Miroku)
  Miroet
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Alvarez
  brother of Kamelin
  Miroku
  Japanese
  [Buddhist Messiah.Miro:=Chinese
  Hsiao Fo.Mi-lo-fo.Pu T’ai Ho-shang:
  =Hindu Kalki:=Korean Miruk]
  the Japanese version of Maitreya
  (see also Hotei1)
  Mirqurios
  (see Mercury)
  Mirrimina
  Australian
  [Miraramuinar.Mirrirmina.Muruwul]
  a water-hole, home of Yurlungur
  Mirrirmina
  (see Mirrimina)
  Mirror of Matsuyama
  Japanese
  a mirror in which a young girl saw the
  face of her dead mother
  Mirror of Retribution
  Buddhist
  a mirror in hell
  The wandering spirit sees itself in this
  mirror; the good see themselves as
  they are while the evil see themselves as
  beasts.
  Mirsa
  Russian
  a Caucasian and Georgian god of light
  Mirsi
  Mesopotamian
  [Mirsu]
  a name for Tammuz as a god 
  of irrigation
  Miru1
  Pacific Islands
  the Polynesian goddess of the dead
  mother of Tau Tati
  She lives in the underworld, Hawaika.
  Her daughters, the Tapairus, are sent
  to the upper world to ensnare mortals
  and take them to Hawaika where their
  mother cooks and eats them.
  Miru2
  (see Milu)
  Miru-me
  Japanese
  [Mirume]
  a female double-faced head
  This object, capable of divining
  secrets, assists Emma-O in the
  judgment of souls in the underworld.
  It is placed to the right of his throne
  and sees everything.
  (see also Kagu-hana)
  Miruk
  Korean
  [=Chinese Hsiao Fo.Mi-lo-fo:=Buddhist
  Maitreya:=Hindu Kalki:=Japanese
  Miroku]
  a creator-god
  He is said to have created the earth,
  pushing heaven and earth apart and
  supporting the heavens with a copper
  pillar at each corner. He created men
  and women from insects which
  appeared in the silver and gold trays
  which he held while praying to heaven.
  After many struggles with Sokka, the
  force of evil, he left the world to its
  own sinful ways.
  Mirume
  (see Miru-me)
  Mis
  Irish
  daughter of Daire Donn
  sister of Eochaid mac Maireadha
  wife of Caoimhghin
  When her father was killed in battle
  with the Fianna, she drank his 
  blood and went mad, living like a 
  wild animal. The harper Dubh Rois
  charmed her with his music and
  seduced her. She then regained her
  looks and her reason and married
  Dubh.
  Mise
  Greek
  a minor goddess
  In some accounts, she is referred to 
  as bisexual.
  Miseke
  African
  a maiden who married the thunder-
  god of the Banyarwanda
  Misenus
  Greek
  a Trojan, trumpeter to Aeneas
  He was a companion of Hector who
  escaped with Aeneas at the fall of Troy.
  He died on the long voyage that took
  the escapees to a new home in Italy.
  Some say that he was drowned by one
  of the Tritons who was jealous of his
  prowess as a trumpeter.
  Misericordia
  Greek
  [Eleos]
  goddess of mercy
  a child of Erebus and Nyx
  Misharu
  (see Mesharu)
  Mishe-Nahmo
  North American
  a monster in the form of a huge fish
  This 
  monster 
  was 
  overcome 
  by Hiawatha.
  Mishe-Mokwa
  (see Great Bear)
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  (see Mishnah)
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  North American
  [Maskenomak.Meshekenabec]
  a Menominee water-monster
  This monster, in the form of a snake of
  many colours, was eating up all the
  tribe so Manabush offered himself
  and, once inside the serpent, stabbed it
  in the heart and killed it.
  Misme
  Greek
  mother of Ascalabus
  She gave Demeter water to drink and,
  when her son, Ascalabus, mocked
  Demeter, the goddess turned him into
  a lizard.
  Misor
  (see Mesharu)
  Misran
  a demon of persecution
  Misroch
  a demon
  In black magic he is the paymaster of
  the Royal Household.
  Miss Seventh
  (see Ch’i-ku-niang)
  Missabos
  (see Michabo)
  Misshakukongo
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Missiwabun
  (see Michabo)
  Mist
  Norse
  one of the Valkyries
  mistai
  North American
  wood-spirits of the Cheyenne
  Mistelteinn
  (see Mistillteinn)
  Mistillteinn
  Norse
  [Mistelteinn]
  a marvellous sword
  In some accounts, Hoder killed 
  Balder with this weapon, the name 
  of which became translated as a
  mistletoe bough. He seized the sword
  from its original owner, Mimingus, in
  the underworld.
  (see also Hromund.Miming)
  Mistress, The
  Greek
  an Arcadian goddess: a name for Core
  or Despoena
  Mistress of Animals
  (see Potnia Theron)
  Mistress of Eternity
  (see Renpet)
  Mistress of the Gods (see Qedeshet)
  Mistress of the Griffins(see Artemis)
  Mistress of the Labyrinth
  (see Ariadne)
  Mistress of Water
  (see Hara-Ke)
  Mitana
  Japanese
  soul of god
  Mitana-shiro
  Japanese
  Shinto ghost-sticks: tablets bearing
  the names of the dead
  Mitamaya
  Japanese
  a household shrine which houses 
  the mitana-shiro
  Mitgard
  (see Midgard)
  Mitgardsormen
  (see Iormungandr)
  Mithgarthsormr
  (see Iormungandr)
  Mithr
  (see Midir)
  Mithra
  Persian
  [Mediator.Mitra:=Armenian Mihr:
  =Hindu Mitra:=Roman Mithras.Saturn]
  god of justice, light and war
  one of the Yazatas
  son of Ahura Mazda
  In some versions he was born fully-
  formed from a rock, in others he was
  the twin brother of Ahura Mazda.
  He carried a knife with which he
  killed the primordial bull Guesh Urva
  which 
  had 
  continually 
  opposed
  Ahriman and from its dead body came
  plants and animals.
  He came down to earth on
  December 
  25th 
  to 
  relieve 
  the
  sufferings of man, returning to heaven
  afterwards. He is expected to return to
  fight the last battle, overcoming
  Ahriman and leading the elect to
  eternal life.
  In some accounts, he was an
  assistant to Kshathra Varya.
  His weapons are arrows and the
  mace and his animal is the boar.
  Mithraeum
  Roman
  a temple dedicated to Mithra in which
  bulls were sacrificed
  Mithras
  Roman
  [=Hindu Mitra:=Persian Mithra]
  a god of soldiers
  He was worshipped as a bull-god by
  men only who asserted that the
  marrow and blood of the dead bull
  became, like Christ’s body and blood,
  the bread and wine of the sacrament.
  Initiates to the cult took part in the
  sacrifice of the bull and were required
  to pass through at least seven stages.
  Mithun
  (see Mithuna)
  Mithuna1
  Hindu
  [Mithun]
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, 
  Gemini the twins
  mithuna2
  Hindu
  the state of being a couple: the sexual
  union of devotees
  Miti
  Siberian
  a mother-goddess of the Koryak tribe
  daughter of Gi’thililan or Toko’yoto
  consort of Quikinna’qu
  mother of Cana’ina’ut, Eme’mqut,
  Na’nqa-Ka’le and Yine’ane’ut
  Mitnal1
  Central American
  a part of the Mayan underworld
  reserved for the punishment of 
  the wicked
  Mitnal2
  Central American
  a Mayan god of the underworld
  Mito-komon
  (see Tokugawa)
  Mitosh
  Japanese
  a god of agriculture, guardian 
  of farmers
  Mitothin
  (see Mjotudr-inn)
  Mitra1
  Hindu
  [‘light of day’:=Persian Mithra:
  =Roman Mithras]
  a sun-god, god of the sky, ruler of 
  the day
  one of the Adityas
  brother of Aryaman and Varuna
  Shiva lost his temper when excluded
  from a sacrifice by Daksha and
  wounded many of those present. Mitra
  had his eyes gouged out.
  He is one of three judges who weigh
  souls in the underworld and is said to
  have 1,000 eyes and ears.
  Mitra2
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian sun-god
  Mitra3
  (see Mithra)
  Mitsotsozini
  African
  in Potono lore, the first man
  In other versions, Vere was the first
  man and he was shown how to make
  fire by Mitsotsozini.
  Mitraton
  an angel of the second heaven,
  associated with the west
  Mitsudomo
  Japanese
  an amulet worn to protect 
  from fire, flood and theft
  Mitsumine
  Japanese
  an amulet, in the form of a dog, 
  worn to protect from robbery
  Mitys
  Greek
  a man who was murdered
  A statue erected to commemorate
  Mitys exacted retribution when it fell
  on the murderer, killing him.
  Miuisit
  West Indian
  [Baron Miuisit]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Miwa Daimyo-jin
  Japanese
  a deaf god
  He forgot the date of a meeting of the
  gods and arrived a day late, causing
  much laughter among the other deities
  when they heard about it.
  Miwi
  Japanese
  a deity of springs and wells
  Mixcoatl
  Central American
  [Cloud Serpent.Iztacmixco(hu)atl.
  Sky Father]
  the Aztec god of hunting
  son of Cihuacoatl
  father of Huitzilopochtli 
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  In some accounts, his wife was
  Ilamatecuhtli who bore seven sons.
  Others give his wife as Chimalmatl by
  whom he fathered Ce Acatl.
  Some say he was the father of
  Tezcatlipoca, others that they were the
  same.
  He is depicted with white stripes
  covering his body or with the features
  of an animal and is sometimes
  accompanied by a deer with two heads.
  Mixcoatl-Camaxtli
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god, god of fire and the
  hunt
  a form of Tezcatlipoca as fire-god
  (see also Camaxtli)
  miya
  (see yashiro)
  Miya-jima
  Japanese
  a celestial paradise
  Miyake
  (see Miyadzu)
  Miyatanzipas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite grain-god
  Miyadzu
  Japanese
  [Miyake]
  a princess
  O-Uso-No-Makoto fell in love with
  her and so neglected his wife,
  Ototachibana, that she committed
  suicide to leave him free. When he
  realised what he had lost, Yamato lost
  interest in Miyadzu.
  Miyazu
  Japanese
  a guardian-goddess of the 
  royal family
  consort of Susanowa, some say
  Miyne
  Buddhist
  one of the six regions shown on the
  second ring of the Tibetan Wheel of
  Life, the Sipa Khorlo
  Miyolangsangma
  Tibetan
  a goddess of Mount Everest
  one of the Five Long Life Sisters, 
  some say
  She was originally an angry Bon 
  deity and was adopted into Buddhism.
  The Tibetans give Everest the name,
  Chomulungma.
  Miysis
  Greek
  [Mios.Mysis]
  the Greek name of Mihos
  Miyul
  Tibetan
  one of the 6 regions shown on the
  second ring of the Tibetan Wheel of
  Life, the Sipa Khorlo
  This is the Buddhist realm of mankind,
  site of the temple.
  Mizan
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign, Libra (scales)
  Mizaru
  Japanese
  [Mi-saru]
  one of the Three Mystic Apes
  He is depicted with his hands covering
  his eyes as ‘he who sees no evil’.
  Mizgitari
  a demon associated with eagles
  mizimu
  African
  ancestral spirits of the Swahili
  Mizkun
  a demon of amulets
  Mizu-Ha-No-Me
  Japanese
  a Shinto water-goddess
  She was born from the urine of
  Izanami when she was dying.
  Mjoduitnir
  (see Mioduitnir)
  Mjolnir
  (see Miolnir)
  Mjollner
  (see Miolnir)
  Mjollnir
  (see Miolnir)
  Mjotudr-inn
  Norse
  [Mitothin]
  an early god
  He was said to have impersonated
  Odin during the latter’s absence and
  fled, when Odin returned, to Finland
  where, some say, he was killed.
  He is regarded as an aspect of the
  treacherous Loki.
  Mkana Nyifwa
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘eternal’
  mkisi
  (see nkisi)
  Mkulumncande
  African
  [Great First One]
  a creator-god of the Swazi people
  Mlacuch
  Roman
  an Etruscan deity
  Mlangeri
  African
  [People of the Sun]
  the family of the Swazi king who is a
  descendant of the sun.
  Mlengavuwa
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘maker of rain’
  Mlengi
  (see Tilo)
  Mlentengamunye
  African
  a messenger god of the Swazi people
  Mlezi
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘giver of food’
  Mlk
  (see Moloch)
  Mlk-ab-Anm
  Canaanite
  a name of El as ‘master of time’
  Mlk-Amuklos
  Semitic
  a hero-god
  mlungu
  African
  [chohile]
  in Tanzania, a high god
  Mm
  British
  a Celtic goddess
  consort of Aywell
  mmoatia
  African
  [=Brazil saci:=Dahomey azizan:
  =Surinam apuku:=Yoruba ijimere]
  dwarf sorcerers or forest spirits
  of the Ashanti
  mna sidh
  Irish
  a collective term for goddesses
  Mne Seraphim
  a name for Bne Seraphim used by
  William Blake
  father of Thel
  Mneme
  Greek
  one of the Muses when there were
  said to be only 3 of them
  Mnemosyne
  Greek
  [‘memory’]
  a Titaness
  goddess of memory
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea 
  mother of the Muses by Zeus
  Mnesileos
  Greek
  son of Polydeuces by Phoebe
  Mnesimache
  Greek
  daughter of Dexamenus
  She was abducted by the Centaur,
  Eurytion, but Heracles arrived in time
  to kill the Centaur and save her.
  Mneuis
  (see Mnevis)
  Mnevis
  Egyptian
  [Bull of Meroe.Menuis.Menur.Menvis.
  Merur.Mer-wer.Mneuis.Nemur]
  a sacred black bull representing Atum:
  the bull of Ra: Ra incarnate as 
  a bull
  Where the Apis bull had a white patch
  on its head, the Mnevis bull was all
  black.
  Mni-haha
  (see Minnehaha)
  Mo-Aedoc
  (see Maodhog)
  Mo-Caemoc
  Irish
  [Mo Chaemoc.Mochaomhog]
  a hermit
  He sheltered the Children of Lir after
  their sojourn at sea and baptised them
  before they died.
  Mo Chaemoc
  (see Mo-Caemoc)
  Mo-ho Chia-yeh
  (see Ma-ho Chia-yeh)
  Mo-Ide
  (see Ide)
  Mo-li-chi
  (see Maritchi)
  Mo-li Ch’ing
  Chinese
  [Land Bearer:=Buddhist Ch’ih
  Kuo:=Hindu Dhartarashthra:
  =Japanese Jikoku]
  a Taoist deity, one of the Four
  Diamond Kings
  He is guardian of the east and owns
  the magic sword, Blue Cloud, which
  he uses to produce a host of flying
  spears to kill his enemies or a fire to
  burn them to death.
  He is depicted with a white face and
  holding a ring and a spear.
  Mo-li Hai
  Chinese
  [Far-Gazer:=Buddhist Kuang Mu:=Hindu
  Virupaksha:=Japanese Zocho]
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  a Taoist deity, one of the Four
  Diamond Kings
  He is guardian of the west and is
  depicted with a blue face and holding a
  guitar, the music of which can destroy
  his enemies by fire.
  Mo-li Hung
  Chinese
  [Lord of Growth:=Buddhist Tseng 
  Chang:=Hindu Virudhaka:
  =Japanese Komuku]
  a Taoist deity, one of the Four
  Diamond Kings
  He is guardian of the south and is
  depicted with a red face and holding an
  umbrella with which he can cause
  storms and darkness.
  Mo-li Shou
  Chinese
  [Well-Famed:=Buddhist To Wen:=Hindu 
  Vaishravana:=Japanese Bishamon]
  a Taoist deity, one of the Four
  Diamond Kings 
  He is guardian of the north and is
  depicted with a black face and holding
  two whips, a pearl and a bag made of
  panther skin which holds the rat, 
  Hua-hu Tiao.
  Mo-yeh
  Chinese
  father of Fo-hsi
  His wife, while walking beside a river,
  found herself encircled by a rainbow.
  She dreamt that she was pregnant with
  a white elephant and, twelve years
  later, her son Fo-hsi was born.
  Moa
  Pacific Islands
  son of Salevao and Papa
  He was said to have been born in the
  centre of the earth. In some accounts
  he is the progenitor of mankind.
  Moan
  Central American
  a Mayan vulture-spirit
  This spirit was regarded as the
  harbinger of death.
  Moana-Irakau
  Pacific Islands
  the ocean home of the wind-god Raka
  In the coconut which is the universe,
  this place is situated below the Hollow
  Grey Rocks, home of Tumatea.
  Moaner
  (see Ochain)
  Mobhi
  (see Bearchan2)
  Mobog
  East Indian
  a ceremony in Borneo to drive evil
  spirits from a village
  A pig, carried in a basket on the back of
  a woman, is beaten to make it squeal.
  The noise attracts the spirits who then
  follow the procession down to the river
  where they are set adrift on a raft.
  Moccos
  (see Moccus)
  Moccus
  Roman
  [Moccos]
  a Celtic swine-god in Gaul
  Mochaen
  Irish
  [Michan.Miod(h)chaoin]
  a fierce warrior
  father of Aedh, Conn and Corca
  He was dedicated to preventing anyone
  from shouting on his hill, Cnoc
  Miodhchaoin, and he and his three
  sons killed Brian and his brothers
  Iuchar and Iucharba, the sons of
  Turenn, when they raised a shout in
  performing the tasks imposed for the
  murder of Cian. He and his sons were
  also killed in the fight.
  Mochaoi
  Irish
  a saint
  While collecting firewood, he stopped
  to listen as a bird sang three separate
  songs. On returning to his monastery,
  he found everything had changed –
  each song had lasted for fifty years.
  Mochaomhog
  (see Mo-Caemoc)
  Mochna
  (see Bochna)
  Mochra
  (see Bochna)
  Mochta
  Irish
  husband of Coman
  father of Moninne
  Mochuda
  Irish
  [Carthach]
  a saint
  He 
  performed 
  many 
  miracles,
  including an instantaneous journey, in
  a flaming chariot provided for him by
  an angel, to administer the last rites to
  a dying king.
  He and his followers were ejected
  from their monastery by the high-
  king, Blathmhac at the instigation of
  other abbots jealous of his influence.
  mockingbird
  North American
  in Hopi lore, the bird who allocated
  men, as they emerged from the
  underworld, to a particular tribe
  It is said that, when the mockingbird
  ran out of songs, those who were 
  still unallocated to a tribe returned 
  to the underworld.
  Mocumin
  Scottish
  a servant of Columba
  He was saved from the clutches of 
  the Laidly Beast by the timely
  intervention of his master.
  Mod
  Irish
  a friend of Manannan
  He was killed by a wild boar.
  modaka
  Hindu
  a cake used in sacrificial rites
  Moddey Dhoo
  (see Mauthe Dog)
  Modeina
  Polish
  a woodland deity
  Modgud
  Norse
  [Modgud(u)r.Mothguthr]
  a skeleton-like figure guarding the
  crystal bridge leading over the river
  Giall to Niflheim
  In some accounts Modgud is a pale
  maiden guarding the bridge.
  Modgudr
  (see also Modgud)
  Modgudur
  (see also Modgud)
  Modi
  Norse
  [‘courage’]
  son of Thor by Iarnsaxa
  brother of Magni
  He and his brother survived Ragnarok.
  Modimo
  African
  a creator-god of the Tswana 
  people
  Modir
  Norse
  [‘mother’]
  wife of Fadir
  mother of Jarl
  She bore Jarl to Heimdall when he
  visited earth as Riger.
  Modjadji
  (see Mujaji)
  Modo
  British
  a demon in King Lear
  Modolf
  Norse
  one of the men with Flosi when they
  killed the Njalssons and burnt their
  house
  Modred
  (see Mordred)
  Modron
  Welsh
  [=Celtic Matrona]
  a mother-goddess and river-goddess
  daughter of Avalloc
  wife of Urien, some say
  mother of Mabon
  Some accounts equate her with
  Morgan le Fay and make her the
  mother of Owain by Urien.
  (see also Lady of Little Van Lake)
  Modrwy Eluned
  British
  the ring of Eluned
  This ring, which could make the
  wearer invisible, became one of 
  the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  Modsognir
  Norse
  Mime (or Mimir) as king of the 
  dwarfs
  Moe
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian deity
  Moel Arthur
  British
  a hill in Wales where, it is said, 
  King Arthur’s palace once stood
  Moelo
  African
  founder of the Bushongo
  son of Bomazi
  twin of Woto
  Moen
  (see Labraid Loiseach.Maon)
  Moera
  (see Maera)
  Moerae
  (see Moirae)
  Moertholl
  (see Freya)
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  Irish
  [Mofebis]
  father of Loch Mor
  Mofebis
  (see Mofebais)
  Mog
  (see Mogh)
  Mogdrasir
  (see Lif)
  Moggallana
  Buddhist
  [Kolita]
  a disciple of Buddha, said to have
  supernatural powers
  Mogh Neid
  Irish
  [Mog Neid]
  a name of Eoghan Mor’s father and a
  nickname of Eoghan
  Mogh Ruith
  Irish
  [Mog Ruith.Slave of the Wheel]
  a druid
  He was an adviser to Cormac mac Airt
  and Fiachu Muilleathan at the Battle
  of Fochaird and later helped Fiachu to
  defeat the invading forces of Cormac
  by causing a great conflagration that
  routed them.
  In later centuries, it was said that 
  he was a pupil of the sorcerer, Simon
  Magus, and had beheaded St John the
  Baptist.
  He was said to be able to fly in a
  rudimentary aircraft (Roth Fail) or in
  bird costume.
  Mogons
  (see Mogounos)
  Mogounos
  Roman
  [Mogons]
  a Celtic sun-god in France
  Mogthraser
  (see Lif)
  Mogue
  (see Maodhog)
  Moha
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was opposed by the Matrika, Kumari.
  mohane
  South American
  [agorero]
  an Inca sorcerer
  These people act as oracles and also
  claim to cure the sick.
  Mohini
  Hindu
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  In this form Vishnu appears as an
  enchanting woman to seduce Shiva
  and to deceive evil spirits.
  He performed this trick at the
  Churning of the Ocean, when the
  demons snatched the precious amrita,
  by promising to share it between them
  but gave the gods a drink first so that
  they, not the demons, achieved
  immortality.
  Moikeha
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian prince
  son of Muliele Alii
  husband of Ho’o Ipo
  He entered a sailing race organised by
  the king, Puna, and, with the help of
  La’o Maomas his navigator, who was
  the wind-god in the guise of an old
  man, won the race and, with it, the
  hand of Puna’s daughter, Ho’o Ipo,
  who bore him seven sons.
  Moin
  Norse
  [Moinn]
  a dwarf
  son of Grafvitnir
  brother of Goin
  Moine
  British
  [Ivoine.Moines.‘monk’]
  a name for Constans in French stories
  His original name is given as Ivoine.
  Moines
  (see Moine)
  Moinn
  (see Moin)
  Moirae
  Greek
  [Moerae.Moirai:=Norse Norns:
  =Roman Parcae]
  the Fates
  These three sisters, born of Nyx alone
  or fathered by Erebus on Nyx or by
  Zeus on Themis, control the fate of
  humans. Clotho spins the web of life,
  Lachesis measures it and Atropos cuts
  it with her shears. Some say that they
  invented the alphabet.
  In the battle between the gods 
  and the giants, they killed Agrius 
  and Thoas.
  (see also Cataclothes)
  Moirai
  (see Moirae)
  Moireabh
  Scottish
  a Pict
  one of the 7 children of Cruithne
  When Cruithne divided Scotland
  between his children, Moireabh was
  given Moray.
  Mokele
  African
  the first man in the lore of Zaire
  son of Wai
  father of Lonkundo
  Mokele-Mbembe
  African
  a West African monster
  This beast has one horn, the tail of a
  snake, and lives in sea-caves.
  Some say that it lives in the forest
  and sleeps on a bed of elephant tusks.
  Mokerkialfi
  Norse
  [‘mist-calf’.Mokkurkalfi]
  a huge creature made from clay
  When Thor fought the giant Hrungnir,
  each was allowed a squire. The giants
  used clay to make Mokerkialfi, nine
  miles long and wide, to act for
  Hrungnir. Thor’s squire, Thialfi, killed
  the monster with a spade.
  Mokkurkalfi
  (see Mokerkiafi)
  Moko
  Pacific Islands
  [Tu-te-Wehiwehi]
  Moko Ruau
  (see Ruaumoko)
  mokoi
  Australian
  an evil ghost of the Aborigines
  Mokoiro
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Rangi
  husband of Angarua
  Mokos
  Slav
  [Makosh.Mokosh.Mokosi]
  a fertility-goddess
  This deity, the protector of women, 
  was sometimes helpful, sometimes
  malevolent.
  Mokosh
  (see Mokos)
  Mokosi
  (see Mokos)
  moksa
  (see moksha)
  moksha
  Hindu
  [moksa:=Sanskrit mukti]
  deliverance: release from the cycle of
  rebirth
  (see also Nirvana.Sangsara)
  Molaise
  friend of Maodhog
  Molc
  (see Ain)
  Mole Prey-god
  North American
  one of the 6 Prey-gods guarding the
  home of Po-shai-an-k’ia
  He is responsible for the earth below.
  Molech
  (see Moloch)
  Molek
  (see Moloch)
  Molekh
  (see Moloch)
  Molimo
  African
  [Morimo]
  the supreme god of the Basuto
  Molina, Christoval de South American
  a 16th C priest of Cuzco
  He recorded many Inca ceremonies
  and myths.
  Moling
  Irish
  a saint
  son of Eamhnait
  Eamhnait had an affair with her
  sister’s husband and fled when she
  became pregnant. Her son, Moling,
  was born when she was trapped in the
  snow and his birth was heralded by
  angels and a dove from heaven.
  The boy was rescued and reared by
  monks and became a monk himself.
  He is said to have saved himself from
  pursuing warriors by causing a mist to
  envelop them so that they became
  confused and ended up killing each
  other. On another occasion he
  reputedly raised a man from the dead.
  He took care of the mad Suibhne
  Geilt in his last days and gave him the
  last sacrament when he died.
  Molione
  Greek
  daughter of Molus 
  sister of Meriones
  wife of Actor
  mother of Cteatus and Eurytus
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  Moliones
  Greek
  [Molionidae]
  the giants Cteatus and Eurytus
  sons of Actor and Molione
  They were Siamese twins and their
  real father was Poseidon.
  Molionidae
  (see Moliones)
  Mollac
  (see Ain)
  Molloch
  (see Ain)
  Molloch May
  (see Maid of the Hairy Arms)
  Mollsognir
  Norse
  the first dwarf to be made
  Molmutius
  British
  a king of Cornwall
  He was said to have killed Pinner, king
  of England.
  Moloc
  (see Moloch)
  Moloch1
  Mesopotamian
  [Makkal.Mikal.Malcam.Malek.Malik.
  Melech.Melek.Milcom.Milkom.
  Mlk.Molech.Molek(h).Moloc.
  Molokh.Mukal]
  an Ammonite god to whom children
  were sacrificed by fire
  In some versions, the rite itself.
  He is depicted holding a sceptre, with
  ram’s horns or with the head of an ox.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Melkarth.
  Moloch2
  English
  a rebel angel in Milton’s Paradise Lost
  Moloch3
  a demon
  In black magic he is one of the 
  Grand Dignitaries.
  Molokh
  (see Moloch)
  moloki
  African
  a sorcerer among the Bangala
  Molorchus
  Greek
  a peasant who gave shelter to Heracles
  when he was searching for the
  Nemean Lion
  Molossus1
  Greek
  son of Pyrrhus by Andromache
  Molossus2
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon, the
  hunter, spying on her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Molossus, tore him to pieces.
  Molpe
  Greek
  one of the Sirens
  Molua
  Irish
  [Lugaid]
  a saint
  son of Carthach and Sochla
  In some accounts, he was abandoned
  as a baby and found by St Congall who
  gave him instruction. He was said to
  be able to light a candle merely by
  breathing on it but was himself
  unaffected by fire. On one occasion he
  freed a man from prison by offering a
  ransom of wheat grains that looked
  like gold but which reverted to their
  natural state later.
  Molus1
  Greek
  brother of Idomenus
  father of Meriones and Molione
  Molus2
  Greek
  an illegitimate son of Deucalion
  moly
  Greek
  a magical herb
  This was the herb given to Odysseus
  by Hermes to ward off the charms of
  Circe.
  Moma
  South American
  a creator-god and moon-god of the
  Uitoto Indians
  Having created mankind he was killed
  and became god of the underworld.
  Mombo Wa Ndhlopfu
  African
  an ancestral god in Mozambique
  He sometimes appears as a snake.
  Mombu
  West Indian
  [Maîtresse Mombu]
  a female Haitian voodoo spirit
  Momchilo
  (see Momtchilo)
  Mommu
  (see Mummu)
  Mommur
  British
  the capital city of fairyland, ruled 
  by Oberon
  Momo1
  (see Eire)
  Momo2
  (see Momu)
  Momos
  (see Momus)
  Momotaro
  Japanese
  a hero
  He was born from a large peach found
  floating in the river by a poor childless
  woman. When he grew up, he
  journeyed to Onigashima, an island
  inhabited by demons who had seized
  many young maidens and stolen 
  much treasure.
  Helped by a monkey, a dog and a
  pheasant, he killed all the demons
  except their king, Akandoji, whom he
  took prisoner. He returned home with
  the stolen treasure which he gave to
  his foster-parents.
  Momoye
  (see Kino Momoye)
  Momtchilo
  Serbian
  [Momchilo]
  a noble
  His wife, Vidossava, deserted him for
  Voukashin who then set an ambush in
  which the nine brothers of Momtchilo
  were killed while he escaped, only to
  be killed at the gates of his own castle.
  Dying, he warned Voukashin not to
  trust a woman who had betrayed her
  husband and so Voukashin had
  Vidossava torn apart by horses.
  Momu
  North American
  [Momo]
  a Hopi bee-spirit
  Momur
  French
  the fairy realm ruled by Oberon
  Momus
  Greek
  [Momos]
  the god of mockery and ridicule
  son of Erebus and Nyx
  He constantly criticised the gods and
  even complained about the noise 
  made by Aphrodite walking. He was
  eventually evicted from heaven.
  Mon
  Afghan
  [Mandi]
  a hero, weather-god and water-god of 
  the Kafir
  son of Imra
  He rescued the gods, sun and moon
  which had been locked up by giants in
  a house made of gold. His function is
  to defend man, whom he helped to
  create, from demons.
  He is envisaged as a huge giant who
  lives in a lake surrounded by flame and
  may be depicted as a human with a
  bow and arrow, a standing stone or a
  fire-breathing bull.
  Mon-da-moin
  North American
  [Mondamin]
  a maize-spirit of the Algonquins
  He was a handsome youth, sent from
  heaven, who was killed by a mortal.
  Maize sprang from his grave when the
  killer buried him.
  monad
  a spirit: god: a divine spark
  Monan
  South American
  a creator-god of the Tupi
  He tried to exterminate the human
  race with fire. When a magician
  caused rain to fall to put the fire out, it
  caused the flood.
  Moncha
  Irish
  mother of Fiachu Muilleathan
  Her father, a druid, persuaded her to
  sleep with Eoghan who he knew was
  doomed to die in battle on the
  following day. She did so and her son
  was born posthumously. It was said
  that she deliberately delayed the birth
  to a more appropriate day by sitting 
  in the river, an effort from which she
  died.
  Mondamin
  (see Mon-da-moin)
  Mondoro
  African
  in the lore of the Shona, a spiritual lion
  This animal appears when danger
  threatens and fights on the side of 
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  become lions and fight on the side of
  their kinfolk.
  Moneiba
  Canary Islands
  a goddess on Hierro, protector 
  of women
  Moneneque
  [Monenequi]
  a name for Tezcatlipoca as Claimer 
  of Prayer
  Monenequi
  (see Moneneque)
  Monenna
  (see Moninne)
  Monennai
  (see Moninne)
  Moneta
  Roman
  [=African Aje]
  a goddess of prosperity, an aspect
  of Juno
  She appeared in the form of a hen.
  Mong Hsang
  Burmese
  heaven, the home of Hkun Hsan Long
  Mongan
  Irish
  king of Ulster
  son of Fiachna Lurgan or Manannan
  by Cantigern
  husband of Dubh Lacha 
  father of Sideng
  When Fiachna was fighting the
  Saxons, Manannan seduced his wife
  who, in some accounts was Cantigern,
  threatening that Fiachna would die in
  battle if she refused him. The result of
  this union was Mongan. Manannan
  took him to the Otherworld and
  taught him the magic arts.
  Another version of his birth has it
  that Fiachna was in Scandinavia and
  obtained, from an old woman, a cow
  needed to cure Eolgarg, the king, who
  was sick. Later, the king refused to
  compensate the owner of the cow and
  Fiachna invaded his country. When 
  his army was repelled by Eolgarg,
  Manannan 
  intervened 
  and 
  gave
  Fiachna victory and was allowed to
  sleep with Fiachna’s wife as reward.
  Mongan was born of this union and
  was raised in the Otherworld where he
  learnt the art of changing himself into
  many different forms of animal.
  He made peace with Fiachna mac
  Deamhain who had killed Mongan’s
  nominal father and was given part of
  Ulster as his own but, after marrying
  Fiachna’s daughter, Dubh Lacha, he
  exacted revenge by killing her father,
  taking the throne of Ulster. When
  Mongan promised to give Brandubh,
  the king of Leinster, anything he asked
  for, the king asked for Mongan’s wife,
  Dubh Lacha. Mongan then used magic
  powers to change an old woman,
  Cuimhne, into a beautiful young girl
  and substituted her for his wife. At the
  same time, he rescued the wife of his
  servant, 
  Mac 
  an 
  Daimh, 
  who
  accompanied Dubh Lacha.
  Another version of this story says
  that it was the poet Forgall who
  demanded the right to sleep with
  Mongan’s wife who, in this case is
  given as Breothighearn, when he fell
  into an argument with Mongan about
  where Fothach had been killed. The
  warrior Cailte arrived just in time to
  save 
  Breothighearn’s 
  honour 
  by
  proving that Mongan’s side of the
  argument was right.
  As a young man, Mongan had
  forecast that a particular pebble on the
  beach would cause his death. Years
  later, one of the Britons defeated by
  Mongan picked up the stone as they
  fled back to their ships and, using it in
  his sling, killed Mongan.
  Some say that Mongan was a
  reincarnation of Finn mac Cool.
  Mongfhind
  (see Mongfhinn)
  Mongfhinn
  Irish
  [Mongfhind]
  sister of Criomhthann
  second wife of Eochaid Muigl
  She abandoned her step-son Niall as a
  baby and tried several times to kill him
  when he was a boy.
  When her husband died, her brother
  Criomhthann took the throne but her
  four sons took over while he was away
  and divided the kingdom between
  themselves. 
  When 
  Criomhthann
  returned, she gave him a poisoned
  drink but she was forced to share it and
  died with her brother.
  Mongibel
  British
  [Mount Etna]
  a mountain in Sicily
  In some accounts, this was the site to
  which Morgan le Fay proposed to take
  King Arthur when he was wounded in
  his final battle with Mordred. Others
  say that the king was taken there and
  was seen alive.
  Monimos
  Mesopotamian
  [Monominos:=Arab Arsu]
  in Syria, a star-god, the evening 
  star personified
  (see also Azxizos)
  Moninne
  Irish
  [Darerca.Monenna(i).Sarbhile]
  a saint
  daughter of Mochta and Coman
  She was credited with a number of
  miracles including making a dumb
  poet speak.
  Monju
  Japanese
  [Lord of Wisdom:=Buddhist Manjushri]
  a bodhisattva
  As a boy, he challenged Kobo Daishi
  to a contest and, when the saint wrote
  on the sky and the surface of water, the
  boy drew a dragon on the water. The
  saint added a dot that the boy had
  omitted, whereupon the dragon came
  to life and flew up to heaven, closely
  followed by Monju. (see also Dai-itoku)
  monkey
  a long-tailed animal, mostly tree-
  living, found in many parts of the
  world and appearing in various
  mythologies
  (1) In Buddhist lore, the monkey is
  an incarnation of the Buddha.
  (2) In China, the monkey is one of
  the members of the Twelve
  Terrestrial Branches.
  (3) In the East Indies the monkey is
  regarded as holding the souls of 
  the dead.
  Some tribes in Borneo believe
  that the souls of the dead are
  translated into grey monkeys while
  in Java the black monkey is said to
  hold the soul of the scholar and the
  brown monkey the soul of the poser.
  (4) Hanuman, the trickster monkey-
  god of Hindu lore, is regarded as a
  manifestation of Vishnu.
  Monkey2 (see Pilgrimage to the West)
  Monkey King
  (see Sun Hou-tzu)
  monkshood
  (see aconite)
  Mono-no-ke
  Japanese
  demons: evil spirits
  (see also shikome)
  monocerous
  Greek
  a mythical beast, a form of unicorn
  This beast was described as having the
  body of a horse, the head of a stag,
  elephant’s feet and the tail of boar, as
  well as having one long black horn.
  Monoi
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian
  He was the lover of Hina and was
  devoured by Rona, her mother. Hina, with
  the help of  No’a-huruhuru killed Rona.
  Monominos
  (see Monimos)
  monopode
  one of a race with just one, very 
  large, foot
  Mons Badonicus (see Lansdown Hill)
  Mons Meg
  (see Long Meg)
  Monseigneur Heaven
  (see Mr Heaven)
  Monster Face
  (see Tao Tieh)
  Monster Slayer1
  North American
  a hero of the Apache
  He killed the giant, Metal Old Man,
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  by shooting his arrows into the giant’s
  armpit, the only part of his huge body
  not covered by black armour.
  Monster Slayer2
  (see Nayenezgani)
  Monsters of the Night
  Mesopotamian
  offspring of Benani and Meliti
  These bird-bodied monsters, led by
  Kingu, helped Tiamat in her fight with
  Marduk.
  Monstorum Historia
  a 17th C book about mythical birds
  and beasts
  Mont
  (see Menthu.Month2)
  Mont du Chat
  British
  the site in France where King Arthur
  fought a large, wild cat
  Montalban
  European
  [Montauban]
  Rinaldo’s castle
  Montauban
  (see Montalban)
  Montezuma1
  Central American
  a trickster god of the Aztecs, later 
  god of the underworld
  Montezuma2
  Central American
  an Aztec ruler
  brother of Papan
  His sister was said to have returned
  from the dead to warn him of the
  coming invasion by the Spaniards.
  Montezuma3
  North American
  the first man, in the lore of the Papago
  Great Mystery formed men from clay
  and the first man was Montezuma. All
  except Montezuma and Coyote were
  later destroyed in the flood but Great
  Mystery repopulated the earth after
  the waters had subsided. Montezuma
  came to regard himself as all-powerful
  and even challenged Great Mystery by
  building a tower to reach the heavens –
  like the Tower of Babel. Great
  Mystery destroyed the tower with an
  earthquake and, as in the story of
  Babel, caused the tribes to speak in
  different languages.
  Montglave, Guerin de
  European
  a governor of Vienne under
  Charlemagne
  When he quarrelled with Charlemagne,
  the emperor besieged his city. The
  outcome was decided by single combat
  between his grandson, Oliver, and
  Roland. They fought an honourable
  draw and became firm friends.
  Month1
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god
  Month2
  Greek
  [Mont]
  the Greek version of the Egyptian
  Menthu
  Monthu
  (see Menthu)
  Montinig
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Philippines
  When the god was decapitated by
  Balitok, his head continued to chew
  betel and to mock his attackers.
  Montsalvatch
  (see Mount Salvat)
  Montserrat
  Spanish
  a mountain
  It was said that this mountain split 
  into many peaks and clefts at the
  Crucifixion.
  Montu
  (see Menthu)
  Moo
  Central American
  [Mu]
  a macaw
  a Mayan princess
  daughter of Kan
  sister of Aac, Cay, Coh and Niete
  She rejected the suit of Aac and
  married his brother Coh. This led to
  war between the brothers and Aac
  murdered Coh, renewing his suit for
  Moo. When she rejected him once
  again, he waged war on her and, when
  her forces were defeated, she fled 
  the country.
  Moombi
  African
  [Mumbi]
  a creator-goddess of the Kikuyu
  wife of Pikuyu
  She bore the nine daughters who
  became the founders of the nine clans.
  moomin
  Baltic
  in Finnish lore, one of a race of
  imaginary forest-dwellers
  These small, fat people are said to be
  very shy, hibernating during the winter.
  Moon1
  Australian
  brother of Dugong
  When his sister, bitten by leeches,
  turned into a dugong, he died and
  became shells on the seashore but was
  restored to life after eating lily and
  lotus roots.
  Moon2
  North American
  one of the 4 Associated Gods of 
  the Sioux
  moon3
  a satellite of earth
  (1) Some Australian tribes regard
  the moon as the creator of the first
  couple.
  (2) In Egypt the moon, deified as
  Ah, represents the male principle
  and is regarded as the left eye of
  Horus.
  (3) Some Finno-Ugric peoples
  worship the moon as an old man
  with an evil eye.
  (4) The Greeks regarded the moon
  as the peaceful home of the good
  dead, personified as Hecate (before
  rising and after setting), as Artemis
  (when riding in the sky) and as
  Selene or Luna (when kissing
  Endymion).
  (5) In India the moon, deified as
  Chanra, is again the home of the
  good dead.
  (6) Norse myths say that the moon
  originated in fire ejected from
  Muspelheim.
  (7) Slavic lore regards the moon as
  the home of the souls of dead
  sinners.
  (8) In those mythologies that say
  the universe was made from the
  body of some god or giant, the
  moon is frequently regarded as
  having been made from one eye,
  the sun from the other. In some
  islands of the Pacific, for example,
  the moon is the right eye of Na
  Atibu while in Egypt it is the left
  eye of Horus.
  (9) In some mythologies, the hare
  and rabbit live on the moon while
  others say that it is the home of the
  toad (three-legged, in Chinese
  stories) or the frog. Some say that
  all the things which are wasted on
  earth are stored on the moon
  including such things as wasted
  talent, 
  broken 
  promises 
  and
  misspent time. In some accounts,
  the moon deposits a kind of dew on
  certain plants in response to
  incantations.
  (10) The shadows on the moon are
  variously interpreted as the face of
  the moon-god Amm (Arab), the
  goddess Pajon Yan (Cambodia), a
  frog formerly Heng O (China), a
  man, Wu Kang, chopping down
  trees (China), a girl making tapa
  (Cook Islands), ashes (Inuit), Cain
  (Europe), a man who sinned on the
  Sabbath 
  (Europe), 
  tar 
  marks
  (Europe), boys’ fingermarks (East
  Indies), Endymion (Greece). a hare
  painted by Sakka (Hindu), a
  hunchback sitting under a banyan
  tree (Malaya), a grumbling old
  woman (Maori), two children with
  buckets (Scandinavia), a tree, claw-
  marks of a bear, Coyote, a creatress
  with 
  a 
  cooking-pot 
  (North
  American Indian), a girl with a
  bucket (Siberia), a jaguar with four
  eyes or the intestines of the moon
  exposed when the moon was
  attacked by ducks or rheas (South
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  America), bruises caused when the
  moon was given a beating (Tierra
  del Fuego). In places as far apart as
  India, Japan, Mexico and Tibet, the
  shadows are seen as spots on the fur
  of the hare that lives in the moon.
  Moon-bearer
  (see Tlehanoai)
  Moon Brother
  Inuit
  a boy who became the moon
  brother of Sun Sister
  When he became the clandestine
  lover of his sister, she identified him
  by putting paint or soot on her hands.
  She was so horrified at the discovery
  that she fled to the heavens where she
  became the sun. The boy chased after
  her but, failing to catch her, became
  the moon.
  Moon-chief
  African
  a deity of the Chaga
  His people were rather backward and
  he was happy to reward Murile with
  many cattle when he came up from the
  earth and told them how to make fire.
  Moon Child
  Japanese
  a divine maiden
  She was banished from the moon for
  some misdemeanour and grew up in
  the home of a humble bamboo-cutter.
  After rejecting all suitors, including
  even the emperor, she was allowed to
  return to her home in the sky.
  Moon-children
  (see Gletivi)
  moon-dew
  a magical potion made from menstrual
  blood and used by witches
  Moon Feast
  (see Capac Situa)
  Moon Lady
  (see Heng O)
  Moon-man
  (see Tjapara)
  Moon Rama
  (see Rama1)
  Moon Rejoicer
  (see Rama1)
  Moon Spirit
  (see Tarqeq)
  Moonremur
  Irish
  a warrior of Ulster
  He was one of those present at Mac da
  Tho’s Feast.
  Moonshade
  (see Chaya Bulan)
  Moore
  Irish
  a young noble
  When he discovered that his mother
  had been seduced by a sea-being to
  produce him, he rode his horse into
  the sea and disappeared.
  Moose
  (see O-yan-do-ne)
  Moose Dog
  (see Pono-Kamita)
  Moowis
  North American
  a snowman which came to life
  Elegant nearly died of grief when the
  maiden, Handsome, rejected his love,
  so he made a snowman which he
  bedecked with feathers and fine
  clothes and then gave it life, calling it
  Moowis. The maiden fell in love with
  Moowis and accompanied him when
  he left on a long journey. As the days
  grew warmer, Moowis melted in the
  heat of the sun and the girl was left
  with nothing but a heap of feathers.
  mopaditis
  Australian
  spirits of the Aboriginal dead
  Mopsos
  (see Mopsus)
  Mopsus1
  Greek
  [Mopsos]
  a prophet
  son of Apollo or Rhacius by Manto
  He entered into a contest with another
  seer, Calchas, who died of grief when
  he lost.
  He quarrelled with Amphilochus
  and each killed the other when 
  they fought.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Mopsus, the Argonaut.
  Mopsus2
  Greek
  [Ampycides.Mopsos]
  son of Ampyx and Chloris
  He took part in the battle between 
  the Centaurs and the Lapiths and in the
  hunt for the Calydonian Boar; he also
  sailed with the Argonauts as soothsayer.
  When their ship was blown ashore in
  Libya, he was killed as a result of
  treading on a snake which bit him.
  Some say that he is the same person
  as Mopsus, son of Apollo.
  Mopsus3
  Greek
  [Mopsos]
  a shepherd
  He is said to have made an unlikely
  marriage to the beautiful Nisa.
  Moquequeloa
  Central American
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as ‘mocker’
  Moqwaoi
  North American
  [‘wolf’:=Chippewa Chibiabos]
  ruler of the dead
  brother of Manabush
  In the lore of the Menominee, he was
  killed by one of the underworld spirits,
  the anamaqkiu who dragged Moqwaoi
  under the sea, so causing the flood.
  His ghost was sent to Manabush to
  become the ruler of the dead.
  Mor1
  British
  an ancestor of Merlin
  son of Ceneu
  Mor2
  Irish
  a sun-goddess associated with 
  Munster
  Mor3
  Welsh
  a name for Dylan
  Mor Mumhan
  Irish
  daughter of Aedh Beannan
  After wandering for two years in a
  state of madness, she married the king
  of Munster, Cathal mac Fionghuine
  (or mac Aodha).
  Other accounts say that she was the
  wife of Donncha Daoi but left him,
  taking their four children with her.
  When they grew up and left her, 
  she went in search of Donncha but
  failed to find him and died a lonely 
  old woman.
  Mor-Rhioghain
  (see Morrigan)
  Mor-Rioghan
  (see Morrigan)
  Mora
  (see Domovikha)
  Moraien
  (see Moriaen)
  Morain
  British
  the kingdom of Mangoun
  Moran
  (see Morann)
  Morana
  Slav
  a winter-goddess and goddess 
  of death
  Morann
  Irish
  [Moran]
  a druid
  son of Cairbre Catcheann
  His father gave instructions for him to
  be drowned but he was saved and
  reared by the smith Maon to become 
  a famous judge, deciding, amongst
  other things, who should be foster-
  father to Cuchulainn.
  It is said that he could place the
  remnants of the caul with which he
  had been born (Morann’s collar) round
  the neck of an accused person whom it
  would strangle if that person were
  guilty.
  Morant
  British
  [Moraunt]
  a giant
  In some stories, he is the king of
  Ireland and Morholt is an ally; in
  others, the king is Anguish and
  Morholt is his brother-in-law; in
  others, Morant and Morholt are the
  same person.
  (see also Morholt)
  Moraunt
  (see Morant)
  Moravaya Panna
  Slav
  a demon of pestilence in 
  the form of a black 
  woman
  Morax
  [Foraii.Forax]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of 
  Solomon
  He appears as a bull-headed man who,
  it is said, can teach the sciences.
  Morborgran
  an evil spirit
  He is depicted in the role of a servant.
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  Irish
  [Morca]
  a king of the Fomoire
  son of Dela
  brother of Slaine
  After Conan mac Febar was killed,
  Morc led the Fomoire in their defeat
  of the Nemedians.
  Morca
  (see Morc)
  Morchades
  (see Morgause)
  Morda
  Welsh
  [Mordu]
  a blind man
  He was employed by Ceridwen to
  keep the fire going under the cauldron
  in which she was preparing the magic
  brew that would endow her ugly son
  Avagddu with supernatural knowledge.
  Mordaf
  Welsh
  one of a triad of generous gods with
  Nudd and Rhydderch
  Mordains
  (see Mordrain)
  Mordrain
  British
  [Mordains]
  the name taken by Evelake when he
  was baptised as a Christian
  Mordo-khan
  Siberian
  a rain-god
  Mordred
  British
  [Mardoc.Modred:=Welsh Medraut.
  Medrawd.Medrawt]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  brother of Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth
  and Gawain
  cousin, nephew or son of King Arthur
  father of Melehan
  In some accounts he was the incestuous
  son of Arthur by Morgan le Fay; others
  say he was fathered by Arthur on his
  sister Anna or Morgause, wife of King
  Lot.
  Some 
  say 
  his 
  wife 
  was
  Gwenhwyach, sister of Guinevere, 
  but in the Welsh version his wife 
  was Cywyllog.
  Merlin prophesied that this boy
  would grow up to kill King Arthur so
  the king ordered that all babies of
  royal families born on May Day should
  be cast adrift in a boat. Only Mordred,
  saved by Nabur, an Orkney fisherman,
  survived the subsequent shipwreck. At
  the age of fourteen he was taken by
  Nabur to King Arthur’s court.
  He was jealous of Lancelot and he
  and his brother Agravain told Arthur
  of the queen’s affair with Lancelot.
  Told to provide proof, he and
  Agravain, supported by twelve other
  knights, broke into Guinevere’s room
  when the unarmed Lancelot was with
  her. Only Mordred survived when
  Lancelot killed one man with a
  footstool and then took his sword with
  which to kill the others.
  Given proof of her adultery, the
  king condemned Guinevere to the
  stake but she was saved by Lancelot
  who took her to his castle, Garde
  Joyeux. After a battle ended by the
  intervention of the Pope, Lancelot
  returned the queen to Arthur and
  sailed for his home in France. Arthur
  followed with a huge army, leaving
  Mordred in charge of the country.
  He looted Arthur’s home in
  Cornwall and assaulted Guinevere
  who shut herself away in the Tower.
  He manufactured evidence to show
  that the king was dead and proclaimed
  himself king. When the Bishop of
  Canterbury 
  protested, 
  Mordred
  threatened to kill him and the bishop
  fled to Glastonbury where he became a
  hermit. Some say that Mordred and
  Guinevere went through a form of
  bigamous marriage. When Arthur
  hurried back from France to reclaim
  his throne, Mordred met him in
  several battles in which thousands of
  men were killed. He finally met Arthur
  in single combat at Camlan. He
  inflicted a mortal wound on the king
  but was himself killed by Arthur’s spear.
  In some accounts, Mordred survived
  the final battle and drove the remnants
  of King Arthur’s army to Lyonesse.
  Here, the ghost of Merlin caused the
  land to sink, taking Mordred’s men
  with it, while Arthur’s men escaped.
  Another story says that Lancelot
  killed Guinevere believing that she
  had been a willing accomplice of
  Mordred and shut Mordred in a room
  with the queen’s dead body which
  Mordred, driven by hunger, ate.
  In the Welsh version he is Dylan or
  Medraut, son of Lot and Gwyar.
  Mordu
  (see Morda)
  More1
  British
  a 17th C hero
  He is said to have slain the dragon of
  Wantley which was terrorising the
  local people and eating their children.
  More2
  (see Kotre)
  Morfan
  (see Morvran)
  Morfessa
  Irish
  a wizard
  He was the ruler of Falias, one of the
  cities cited as the origin of the
  Danaans, and he entrusted the Lia Fail
  to them when they left for Ireland.
  Morfran
  (see Morvran)
  Morfudd
  Welsh
  twin sister of Owain
  Morgain
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Morgaine
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Morgan1
  British
  wife of Nanters
  In some accounts, she is equated with
  Morgan le Fay.
  Morgan2
  British
  a knight
  He was an enemy of Meliad, Tristram’s
  father, with whom he made peace after
  fighting him for many years.
  In some accounts, he later killed
  Meliad and was himself killed by
  Tristram, avenging his father’s death.
  Morgan3
  European
  [Ahes.Dahut.Mari-Morgan]
  a water-fairy of Brittany
  Morgan4
  Irish
  king of the Land of Wonders
  husband of Coinchend
  father of Delbchaem
  He had locked his beautiful daughter
  in a tower to frustrate a prophecy 
  that her mother would die when
  Delbchaem married but Art rescued
  her, killed both her parents and
  married her.
  Morgan Frych
  Welsh
  father of Merlin, in some accounts
  (see also Madog Morfryn)
  Morgan-kara
  Mongol
  the first shaman
  He was reputed to have the power of
  raising the dead.
  Morgan le Fay
  British
  [Argante.Fata Morgana.Feimurgan.
  Lady of Avalon.Lady of the Lake.
  Matrona.Modron.Morgain(e).Morgan le 
  Fée.Morgan(n)a.Morgen.Morghe.Morgue
  le Fay(e).Nimue.Nineve.Queen of 
  Avalon.Queen of Cyprus.Queen of Gore]
  a sorceress
  daughter of Gorlois and Igraine
  sister of Cliton, Elaine, Gliten, Glitonea,
  Marrion, Mazoe, Moronoe, Morgause,
  Thitis and Tyronoe
  sister of Oberon, some say
  half-sister of Arthur
  wife of Urien
  mother of Owain
  Some say she is the changling
  daughter of Gorlois and Igraine,
  others equate her with Morgause or
  Morgana; she is named as the Lady of
  the Lake and in some versions is
  equated with Nimue. Other versions
  keep Morgan and Nimue as two
  separate characters with Nimue as 
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  one of the damsels of the Lady of the
  Lake. Some say she was the mother 
  of Mordred by King Arthur, others
  that she bore Oberon to Julius Caesar,
  Corbon to Renoart and Pulzella Gaia
  to Hemison.
  She was a shape-changer who was
  said to have wings that enabled her 
  to fly.
  Her real home was in Avalon where
  she was head of a small community of
  women to whom she gave instruction
  in the magic arts. She was always
  accompanied by her three daughters,
  Carvilia, Morganetta and Nivetta,
  themselves fairy queens. Her other
  companions were Arsine and Maglore.
  She was reputed to have another home
  in Sicily where she was known as 
  Fata Morgana.
  When King Arthur upset her by
  executing one of her lovers, she
  planned to kill both the king and her
  husband and marry another lover,
  Accolan, ruling as his queen. She stole
  the sword Excalibur and gave it to
  Accolan and, by her magic, caused
  Arthur to fight him. Her plans went
  astray when Arthur won the fight and
  recovered Excalibur. In the belief that
  Accolan had won, she prepared to kill
  Urien with his own sword while he
  slept but her son, Owain, alerted by a
  servant, seized her in time to prevent
  the murder. She duped him into
  believing that she had been possessed
  by evil spirits and he forgave her when
  she promised to give up her magic arts
  – which, of course, she did not.
  Accolan died of his wounds.
  In another attempt on Arthur’s life
  she sent a bejewelled mantle to the
  king but, warned by Nimue, he made
  the damsel who brought it to the
  court put the mantle on. She fell
  dead, burned to a cinder.
  She stole the magic scabbard of
  Excalibur and, chased by Arthur’s men,
  threw it into a lake. She escaped her
  pursuers by turning herself and her
  party into standing stones. When the
  pursuers gave up the chase they
  resumed their normal shape and
  Morgan returned to her own country
  of Gore.
  As Morgan, she rescued the infant
  Lancelot; as Nimue she was loved 
  by Merlin.
  Some say that it was she who alerted
  Arthur to Lancelot’s affair with
  Guinevere when she gave him a magic
  drink which opened his eyes to what
  was going on.
  In some versions she was one of the
  queens accompanying the dying Arthur
  on the boat taking him to Avalon. 
  After the fall of Camelot, Morgan
  and her daughters left Britain for the
  Straits of Messina where they lured
  ships on to the rocks. She appears in
  the Charlemagne stories as Morgana,
  where her sisters are said to be Alcina
  and Logestilla, and she is the mother
  of a son, Marlyn, by Ogier. Another
  such son, Meurvin, may be the same as
  Marlyn. In these stories she had a
  brother named Oberon.
  (see also Morgen.Nimue)
  Morgan le Fée
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Morgan Mwynfawr
  British
  owner of a magical form of transport
  This vehicle, a car or chariot, was one
  of the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin. Some say that it
  was owned by Morgan le Fay.
  Morgan the Black
  British
  in some accounts, a son of King Arthur
  Morgan the Less
  (see Morganetta)
  Morgan the Red
  British
  in some accounts, a son of King Arthur
  Morgan Tud
  British
  chief physician at King Arthur’s court
  Morgana
  European
  [Lady of Fortune.Lady of the Lake.
  Morgan le Fay.Morganna]
  an enchantress
  sister of Alcina and Logestilla
  She appeared at the baptism of Ogier
  and claimed him as her own, providing
  him with the sword, Cortana, when he
  was knighted by the emperor.
  She captured Rinaldo, Florismart
  and several other knights and kept
  them as prisoners in her castle until
  Roland captured her and forced her
  to free them. 
  When Ogier grew old, she took him
  to Avalon and, in some versions,
  restored his youth and married him.
  Some say that they had a son, Marlyn.
  Another such son, Meurvin, may be
  the same as Marlyn. In these stories
  she has a brother named Oberon.
  In the Arthurian legends, she is
  Morgan le Fay, half-sister of King
  Arthur.
  (see also Morgan le Fay)
  Morganetta
  British
  [Morgan the Less]
  a fairy queen
  daughter of Morgan le Fay
  She and her sisters Carvilia and
  Nivetta always accompanied their
  mother and helped her in her wicked
  plots. After the fall of Camelot, they
  all left Britain for the Straits of
  Messina where they lured ships on to
  the rocks.
  Morganna
  (see Morgana)
  Morgante Maggiore1
  European
  a giant converted by Orlando
  He was said to have performed many
  great deeds but was killed by a crab
  that bit him.
  Morgante Maggiore2
  European
  an Italian poem by Pulci, published 
  in 1485 which tells the story of
  Morgante the giant
  Morgaus
  (see Morgause)
  Morgause
  British
  [Anna.Anne.Belisent.Bellicent.
  Margause.Margawse.Morchades.
  Morgaus.Orcades]
  daughter of Gorlois and Igraine
  sister of Elaine and Morgan le 
  Fay
  half-sister of Arthur
  wife of Lot
  mother of Agravain, Clarissant,
  Gaheris, Gareth and Gawain
  mother of Galachin by Nanters, 
  some say
  Some say she was the daughter of
  Uther and Igraine. She was seduced by
  King Arthur who fathered Mordred on
  her in some accounts.
  She was killed by her own sons when
  they found her in bed with Lamerock.
  Morgawr
  British
  a sea-monster
  This beast, said to be seen off the coast
  of Cornwall, is described as having a
  humped back and a long bristly neck
  bearing a head with stumpy horns.
  Morgen
  Welsh
  a goddess of the druids
  It was said that she could change shape
  at will and fly on artificial wings.
  It is generally accepted that she
  developed into Morgan le Fay.
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Morghe
  (see Morgan le Fay)
  Morgiana
  Persian
  a slave of Ali Baba
  It was Morgiana who discovered the
  thieves hidden in the jars and killed
  them with boiling oil and later killed
  their leader. As a reward, she was
  granted her freedom and married Ali
  Baba’s son.
  Morglay
  British
  the sword of Bevis, given to him by
  Ermyn
  Morgue le Fay
  (see Morgan le Fay)
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  Morgue le Faye (see Morgan le Fay)
  Morhold
  (see Morholt)
  Morholt
  Irish
  [Marhalt.Marhaus.Marholt.
  Mora(u)nt.Mor(h)old]
  a giant
  brother, brother-in-law or 
  son of Anguish
  He led a raid on Lyonesse and exacted
  tribute and then sailed for Cornwall to
  demand tribute from Mark, king of
  Cornwall, on hehalf of Anguish, king
  of Ireland. Tristram engaged him in
  single combat and killed him. A
  splinter from Tristram’s sword was
  embedded in Morholt’s skull and this
  allowed Isolde to identify Tristram as
  the man who had killed him.
  Some say that, in the fight with
  Tristram, he was only wounded; others
  say he was killed.
  In the Wagnerian version, Isolde
  was betrothed to Morold. Tristram,
  who had been wounded in the fight
  with Morold, went to Ireland to heal
  his wounds and was nursed by Isolde.
  She saw his broken sword and realised
  that he had killed Morold but
  nevertheless fell in love with him.
  In the Tavola Ritonda, he is given as
  the father of Amoroldo and Golistant.
  In some stories, it was Marhaus who
  fought with Tristram; Morholt was his
  father. Other versions equate Morholt
  and Morant.
  In other stories, Morholt became 
  a Knight of the Round Table. In one
  story of his exploits as a knight of
  Arthur’s court he was challenged by
  two knights but quickly unhorsed
  them in succession watched by Owain
  and Gawain. He then challenged the
  two newcomers, easily disposing of
  the inexperienced Owain and fighting
  an honourable draw with Gawain.
  The three became friends and
  travelled on together in search of
  adventure. When they met three
  women at a cross-roads who promised
  to lead them to adventure, Morholt
  chose the middle-aged one. They
  came to the castle of the Duke of the
  South Border who claimed that
  Gawain had killed one of his sons in
  battle and, as a result, he hated Arthur
  and all his knights. He forced Morholt
  to fight him and his six sons but they
  proved poor warriors and Morholt
  unhorsed all seven of them – and then
  did the same again. He forced the
  Duke to yield and ordered him to go
  to Camelot and ask the king’s mercy.
  At a tournament a few days later,
  Morholt was the champion and won a
  golden circlet which he gave to his
  travelling companion. Morholt killed
  a giant, released the prisoners kept
  there and seized the treasure which
  the giant had hoarded. They returned
  to the cross-roads from where their
  quest had started and met up again
  with Owain and Gawain. All three
  then returned to Camelot where they
  were made welcome by the king.
  In some accounts, Morant and
  Morholt are two distinct characters,
  allies fighting together in Cornwall.
  Others have Marhaus as the son 
  of Marholt.
  (see also Morant)
  Moriaen1
  British
  [Moraien]
  a black knight
  son of Agloval or Percival
  He was born of a liaison between a
  Saracen princess and either Agloval 
  or Percival.
  When he was twenty-four and on a
  quest to find his father, who had
  deserted his mother when Moriaen
  was born, he fought an inconclusive
  duel with Lancelot who was riding
  with Gawain (Walewein), also in
  search of Agloval, who, in this version,
  was Percival’s brother. The three
  joined forces and then separated when
  they came to a cross-roads, Moriaen
  going to the left, Lancelot to the right
  and Gawain straight ahead.
  In saving a lady in distress, Gawain
  killed a knight who turned out to be
  the son of a man who gave them
  shelter for the night. The distraught
  father had Gawain ambushed when he
  left the castle and Moriaen arrived on
  the scene just in time to save Gawain’s
  life.
  Lancelot, meanwhile, had killed a
  monster to win the hand of a queen
  but was wounded by a treacherous
  knight. Gawain saved Lancelot and
  they both returned to the cross-roads
  where they met Moriaen who had
  found Agloval and Percival.
  All five of them helped Arthur to
  repel an invading force of Irish and
  then Moriaen and Agloval returned to
  Moriaen where Agloval married
  Moriaen’s mother.
  Moriaen2
  Dutch
  a 13th C story of the adventures 
  of Gawain, Lancelot 
  and Moriaen
  Moriath
  Irish
  daughter of Scoriath
  wife of Labraid Loiseach
  When Labraid fled to France, Moriath
  sent her father’s harper, Craftiny, to
  convey her love. Maon came back at
  the head of an army, killed Covac the
  king, married Moriath and took over
  the throne of Ireland.
  Morimo
  (see Molimo)
  Moritama
  North American
  a Pueblo spirit of spring
  Mormhaol
  Irish
  a king of the Fir Chuil clan
  brother of Suigmhall
  He and his brother killed Eochaid
  Airemh and fired his castle.
  mormo1
  Australian
  the hairy ghosts of the Aborigines
  Mormo2
  Greek
  [Mormolyce]
  a queen of the Laestrygonians
  She lost all her own children
  and, from then on, tried to kill all other
  children.
  Mormolyce
  (see Mormo2)
  mormos
  Roman
  blood-sucking monsters
  Morna
  Irish
  father or, some say, mother of Goll
  mac Morna
  Morning Dew
  (see Tsuyu)
  Morning Star1
  Central American
  in Aztec lore, the morning 
  star was personified as
  Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, an 
  aspect of Quetzalcoatl
  Morning Star2
  Central American
  a deity of the Cora tribe in 
  Mexico
  He is said to have shot the sun because
  it was too hot at noon and is depicted
  as a young man armed with a bow and
  arrows.
  Morning Star3
  (see Apisuahts)
  Moro
  East Indian
  daughter of Maivia Kivavia
  sister of Mavu
  She and her sister and her brothers
  became the ancestors of the tribes of
  New Guinea.
  Moro Oerfeddawg
  Welsh
  owner of the horse Du
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  this horse in his quest for the hand 
  of Olwen.
  Morobo
  West Indian
  a primitive being, one of the 
  two Zemis, progenitor of the gods
  (see also Binatel)
  Morocco
  (see Marocco)
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  Moroie Mor
  British
  [Fool of the Forest]
  son of King Arthur
  Morois
  French
  the French name for Murias
  Morold
  (see Morholt)
  Morongo
  African
  the evening star of the Makoni
  She was a woman, created by Maori,
  who mated with Mwetsi to produce
  animals and human beings.
  Moronoc
  Irish
  a bishop
  He went to Guaire’s court to
  substantiate Mac Telene’s boast that
  Munster was greater than Connaught
  and proved it when he acted the fool.
  Moronoe
  British
  sister of Morgan le Fay, in some
  accounts
  Mororoma
  South American
  a Bolivian thunder-god
  Moros
  (see Mors)
  Morpheus
  Greek
  [‘shaper’]
  the god of dreams of human beings
  son of Hypnos
  brother of Icellus and Phantasus
  He is depicted as a winged deity
  carrying a bunch of poppies.
  Morpho
  Greek
  Aphrodite as ‘the shapely one’
  Morrigan
  Irish
  [Badb.Be Neit.Fea.Mach.Mor-Riogha(i)n.
  Morrighan.Morrigu.Phantom Queen:
  =Connaught Maev:=Ulster Mac(c)ha]
  a war-goddess
  daughter of Ernmas
  granddaughter or wife of Neit, 
  some say
  wife of the Dagda, some say
  mother of Mechi
  This deity is usually regarded as a trio
  of war-goddesses comprising Ana (or
  Nemain), Badb and Macha or Badb,
  Macha and Morrigan, who helped the
  Danaans at the Battles of Moytura.
  She could appear as a maiden or an
  old hag, a raven or a crow. In some
  stories, she helped Cuchulainn in the
  defence of Ulster, in others she
  opposed him because he had rejected
  her advances. On that occasion, she
  coiled herself round him in the form
  of an eel when he was engaged in
  single combat with Loch Mor. She
  further harassed him, in the form of 
  a wolf and then a heifer, but he managed
  to kill Loch despite her efforts. At the
  end of his life, she attacked him in the
  form of a crow, helping to kill him.
  In one story, she turned Odras, wife
  of a man from whom she had stolen a
  bull, into a river.
  In some accounts, she is equated
  with Agrona, in others with Dana and
  is the basis for Morgan le Fay.
  She rides in a chariot drawn by red
  horses and is frequently dressed all in
  red.
  Morrighan
  (see Morrigan)
  Morrigu
  (see Morrigan)
  Morris, William
  English
  (1834-1896)
  a writer
  He was the author of Atalanta’s Race,
  Life and Death of Jason, The Earthly
  Paradise, etc.
  Mors
  Roman
  [‘death’.Moros.Morus:=Greek Thanatos]
  god of death, controller of fate
  son of Nyx
  twin brother of Somnus
  He is depicted as holding an hour-glass
  and the scythe with which he cut down
  those whose life-span had expired.
  In some accounts, Mors is female.
  (see also Orcus)
  Morskoi Tsar
  [Tsar of the Sea]
  Russian
  a sea-god
  father of Vassilissa
  Mort Artu
  French
  a French version of the story of 
  King Arthur
  Morta
  Roman
  [=Etruscan Culsu:=Greek Atropos]
  one of the 3 Fates, the Parcae
  Morte Arthure
  English
  a 15th C poem on the life and death 
  of King Arthur by Thomas 
  Heywood
  Morte d’Arthur
  English
  the story of King Arthur and his
  knights by Malory
  a poem by Tennyson on the life and
  death of King Arthur 
  Moruawr
  (see Morvawr)
  Morufonu
  Pacific Islands
  the first man, in the lore of the people
  of Vanuatu
  consort of Jugumishanta
  Jugumishanta made herself a consort
  from her own body and they then built
  the islands of the Pacific from their
  own excrement.
  Morus
  (see Mors)
  Morvawr
  British
  [Marvawr.Moruawr.Turmwr Morvawr]
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  Morvo
  Welsh
  the Welsh name for Murias
  Morvran
  Welsh
  [Morf(r)an]
  son of Tegid Voel and Ceridwen
  brother of Avagddu and Creirwy
  Avagddu was the ugly son for whom
  Ceridwen prepared a magic brew to
  make him wise in compensation for his
  ugliness. Morvran, in most accounts,
  was a handsome youth but in some
  stories he was one of Arthur’s warriors
  and even uglier since none of the
  enemy at the battle of Camlan would
  tackle Morvran, believing him to be a
  devil. In this version, Avagddu is
  merely a nickname for Morvran.
  Morydd
  British
  an ancestor of Merlin
  Morwen
  British
  wife of Ivor
  She and her husband raised Meriadoc
  who, with his brother, had been sent
  by Griffith to be killed in the woods,
  after he had murdered their father,
  Caradoc.
  Mosaku
  Japanese
  a man killed by Yuki-Onna
  Moses1
  North American
  a 19th C Oregon shaman
  He attacked Smohala and thought that
  he had killed him.
  Moses2
  (see Musa Nyame)
  Moshanyana
  African
  [Ditaolane.Litaoalane]
  a hero of the Sotho tribe
  The monster Kholumulumo ate all
  the people, except Moshanyana’s
  mother. He was born fully grown and
  fully armed and killed the monster,
  slit open its belly and released the
  imprisoned people.
  Moshaulom
  (see Ailill Olom)
  Moshiriikkwechep
  Japanese
  a huge sea-monster
  It is said that two deities are responsible
  for ensuring that this monster’s
  movements, which cause earthquakes,
  do not destroy the whole world.
  Moss Maidens
  Norse
  wood nymphs hunted by the Wild Hunt
  Most Ancient One (see Watauineiwa)
  Mot
  Canaanite
  [Ghazir.Mowt:=Phoenician Muth]
  the god of death
  son of El and Athirat
  twin brother of Baal
  He refused to release the dead god
  Baal so Baal’s wife, Anat, killed Mot,
  cut him up and ground him under 
  her millstone.
  (see also Resep)
  Motsaoza
  (see Muntso-murt)
  Mother Aloja
  (see Father Aloja)
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  Mother Chuber
  (see Tiamat)
  Mother Corn
  North American
  an Arikana goddess
  When Nesaru, disappointed with the
  people he had created, drowned them
  all, he sent Mother Corn to the
  underworld to guide the inhabitants 
  to the upper world to form the new
  population.
  Mother Da
  (see Demeter)
  Mother Earth
  the earth personified, regarded 
  as a deity
  a name for Akhi, Demeter, Gaea,
  Nerthus, Pachamama and many
  other goddesses 
  (see also Earth Mother)
  Mother Nature
  (see Nunuoska)
  Mother of Animals
  North American
  the Indian deity responsible for all
  animal life
  Mother of Books
  (see Luah)
  Mother of Fire
  (see Ugunsmate)
  Mother of Heaven
  (see Hsüan Nü.T’ien Mu)
  Mother of Many
  (see Timbehes)
  Mother of Mendes
  (see Hatmehyt)
  Mother of Mind
  (see Alaghom}
  Mother of Nations
  (see Yabamat Liimmim)
  Mother of the Earth
  (see Zemesmate)
  Mother of the Fields
  (see Laukumate)
  Mother of the Forest
  (see Mezasmate)
  Mother of the Gods
  (see Asherah.Don.Neith.Tetetoinnan)
  Mother of the Ladle
  (see Tou Mu)
  Mother of the Land
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ninhursaga before she
  married Enki
  Mother of the Sea
  (see Jurasmate)
  Mother of the Sun
  (see Lat)
  Mother of the Way
  (see Tao Mu)
  Mother of the Wind (see Vejasmate)
  Mother of Waters
  (see Attabeira.Udensmate)
  Mother Perna
  (see Anna Perenna)
  Mother Serpent
  Mesopotamian
  a primaeval serpent
  Eagle killed and ate all Mother
  Serpent’s offspring so Samas arranged
  her death. The serpent hid inside the
  carcase of an ox and killed Eagle when
  it came to feed on the flesh.
  Mother Shipton
  English
  [Ursula Southiel]
  a 15th C Yorkshire witch
  Mother Spirit
  (see Nungeen)
  Mother Tiamat
  (see Tiamat)
  Mother-water
  (see Mama Cota)
  Mothers1
  Celtic
  goddesses of plenty, usually 3 
  in number
  (see also Matres)
  Mothers2
  Egyptian
  mother-goddesses in the form of the
  Seven Hathors
  Mothguthr
  (see Modgud)
  Motho
  Indian
  [vetch]
  a culture-heroine
  sister of Mungo
  Motikitik
  Pacific Islands
  a semi-divine hero
  He is credited with having fished up
  some of the islands from the bed of 
  the ocean.
  Motlaba Basetsana
  African
  [Plain of Women]
  the home of the first women
  In the lore of Botswana, women were
  originally separated from men and
  animals. It was the giraffe that led the
  women to meet the men.
  Motoro
  Pacific Islands
  [Te-io-Ora]
  a god of the Cook Islands
  Motori
  (see Intelligences)
  Motu
  African
  a man of the Boloki people
  When he discovered that fruit was
  disappearing from his garden, he kept
  watch and saw beings descending from
  the clouds and stealing his produce.
  He seized one of the women and
  married her, learning from her the
  secrets of fire and cooking. They lived
  happily together until Motu, in
  defiance of orders from his wife,
  opened a basket she had brought with
  her. There was nothing inside but the
  woman knew that he had opened it and
  left him, returning forever to the land
  of the clouds.
  Motu-tapu
  Pacific Islands
  [Sacred Island]
  the home of Tinirau
  The Hervey Islanders envisaged the
  world as a coconut in which Atea 
  lived at the top above the sacred 
  island, Motu-tapu, home of his brother
  Tinirau.
  Motzeyouf
  (see Arrow Boy)
  Mouché Pierre
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Mound of Mourning
  Welsh
  the home of the Black Worm of 
  the Barrow
  Moundongue loa
  West Indian
  Haitian voodoo spirits derived from the
  deities of the Congo
  Mount Agned
  British
  [Breguion.Breguoin]
  the site of one of King Arthur’s
  battles; others call it Bregouin
  Mount Agung
  Pacific Islands
  a sacred mountain on Bali
  The gods moved from Java to Bali 
  to escape the influence of Islam and
  built the mountains with Agung, 
  the highest, in the middle for their
  new home.
  Mount Alburz
  Persian
  [Albors.Alburz.Hara Berezaiti] 
  the hill that grew out of the 
  primitive waters to reach the 
  sky
  The Chinvat bridge stretched from
  the mountain to heaven and the
  Arezur ridge on it’s rim was the
  gateway to hell.
  It was said that the sun and moon
  revolved round the top of Alburz, a
  mountain from which all light came
  and returned. It was also the home
  of the god Mithra and from its roots
  all other mountains grew.
  This mountain is regarded as the
  source of the river Aredvi and the site
  on which the Gaokerena grows.
  Mount Ambrius
  British
  the site near Salisbury on which 
  Merlin re-erected the stones from
  the Giants’ Ring, now known 
  as Stonehenge
  Mount Ararat
  (see Ararat)
  Mount Aravia
  British
  [Mount Aravius]
  home of the giant, Retho
  (see also Mount Erith)
  Mount Aravius
  (see Mount Aravia)
  Mount Athos
  Greek
  a holy mountain
  Mount Atlas
  Greek
  home of the Graiae
  Mount Badon
  British
  the site of the battle in which King
  Arthur is reputed to have slain 
  960 Saxons
  Mount Baker
  North American
  [Kobath]
  a sacred mountain of the Skagit tribe
  It is said that this was one of only two
  mountains which were not totally
  submerged by the flood.
  (see also Mount Rainier)
  Mount Caucasus
  Greek
  the place where Prometheus was
  chained to a rock
  Mount Celion
  the site of the cave where the Seven
  Sleepers were immured
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  Mount Ceryneia
  Greek
  [Mount Maenalus]
  a mountain in Greece, home of the
  Ceryneian Hind
  Mount Churuquilla
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  This mountain was said to embody a
  male spirit to complement the female
  spirit of Mount Sicasica.
  Mount Cithaeron
  Greek
  the site where Heracles slew a lion and
  Oedipus was abandoned as a baby,
  his feet pierced by a nail
  Mount Condorcoto
  South American
  the site where 5 men were born from
  eggs after the flood subsided
  Mount Cyllene
  Greek
  a mountain in Arcady, birthplace 
  of Hermes
  Mount Dan-doku
  Japanese
  [Mount Dandoku]
  the site of the Buddha’s meditation
  Mount Dandoku
  (see Mount Dan-doku)
  Mount Demavand
  Persian
  the place where Dahak was chained 
  by Thraetona
  Mount Dicte
  Greek
  the site in Crete where the infant Zeus
  was hidden by Rhea
  Mount Dolorousq
  British
  the home of a giant killed by 
  Fergus
  Mount Eagle
  Japanese
  a mount from which, it is said, 
  the Buddha himself preached
  Mount Ebal
  Hebrew
  [Mount Gerizim]
  a mountain which echoed any curses
  or blessings uttered on its slopes
  Mount Emei
  (see Mount Omei)
  Mount Erith
  Welsh
  the name given to Snowdon in
  Arthurian tales
  the site of Vortigern’s tower
  This was the place where Llud buried
  the dragons. In some accounts, it was
  the home of Retho.
  (see also Mount Aravia)
  Mount Etna
  British
  [Mongibel]
  a site in Sicily where, some say, King
  Arthur and his knights lay sleeping
  Other sites suggested are at Alderley
  Edge, Cadbury, Craig-y-Dinas, Ogof
  Lanciau Eryri, Ogo’r Dinas, Richmond
  Castle and Sewingshields. 
  (see also Mongibel)
  Mount Everest
  Buddhist
  the world’s highest mountain, in
  Nepal, revered as sacred by Buddhists
  Mount Fuji
  Japanese
  [Blue Rain Hill.Fuji San.Fujiyama.
  Immortal Mountain.Moraisan]
  a volcano regarded as a sacred
  mountain, home of the gods
  The smoke which issues from the
  summit is the result of the love of the
  Emperor for the princess Kaguya-
  hime who, leaving him to become an
  immortal, left him a mirror in which
  he might always see her image and
  which burst into flame with the heat of
  his passion. Its permanent cap of snow
  stems from the anger of the god Mioya
  when the god of the mountain refused
  to offer him hospitality.
  Mount Gerizim
  (see Mount Ebal)
  Mount Govardhana
  Hindu
  the mountain that Krishna used to
  shelter the people and their cattle
  when Indra caused a flood
  The god is depicted raising the
  mountain with the little finger of one
  hand.
  Mount Hacho
  (see Abyla)
  Mount Helicon
  Greek
  home of the Muses
  Mount Himavat
  (see Hindu)
  the place where Manu’s boat landed
  after the flood
  (see Naubandhana)
  Mount Ho-ming
  Chinese
  the site where T’ien-shih received
  a revelation
  Mount Huanacauri
  South American
  a mountain in Peru
  This is said to have been the resting
  place of the Children of the Sun, the
  place where Huana Cauri died and
  where, some say, Ayar Cachi turned
  himself into stone.
  Mount Hugar
  Persian
  the site of Urvis, the lake into 
  which all waters flow and are
  purified
  Mount Hursaq
  Mesopotamian
  a mountain built by Ninurta to hold
  back the flood waters of Kur
  Mount Ida1
  Greek
  a mountain near Troy, home of the
  nymph Idaea
  It was here that the infant Paris was
  abandoned and later judged the beauty
  contest of the three goddesses with the
  golden apple as prize.
  Mount Ida2
  Greek
  a mountain in Crete
  It was here that the infant Zeus was
  reared by the nymph Ida and her 
  sister Adrastrea.
  Mount Ilanyau
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  Mount Illampu
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  Mount Illimani
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  Mount Kaf
  (see Mount Qaf)
  Mount Kagu
  Japanese
  a mountain in heaven on which the
  sacred tree, Sakaki, grows
  Mount Kailasa
  Hindu
  [Silver Mountain]
  the site of the paradise of Shiva
  Mount Kenya
  African
  [Kere Nyaga]
  the home of Murungu
  Mount Killaraus
  (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Mount Killarus
  (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Mount Killaurus
  (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Mount Kirishima
  Japanese
  the site where celestial grandchildren
  descend to earth
  Mount Kunlun
  Japanese
  a sacred mountain, home of the 
  Shinto gods
  Mount Lamallaka
  South American
  a mountain in Peru, sacred to the
  Quecha tribe
  Mount Latmus
  Greek
  the site of the cave where Selene 
  hid Endymion
  Mount Maenalus
  (see Mount Ceryneia)
  Mount Mandara
  Hindu
  [=Cambodian Prah Sumer:=Chinese 
  K’un Lun]
  the mountain round which the gods
  coiled the World Serpent to cause
  the Churning of the Ocean
  This is also said to be the home of the
  Shi Tenno, Japanese deities guarding
  the cardinal points.
  Mount Meru
  Hindu
  [Devaparvata.Hemadri.Golden 
  Mountain.Jewel Peak.Karnikacala.
  Lotus Mountain.Mahameru.Mount 
  Sumeru.Ratnasanu.The Mount]
  the site of Brahmapura: the site of
  Indra’s heaven: home of the gods at
  the centre of the universe
  On the summit, some 350,000 miles
  up, lay Brahma’s palace surrounded by
  the Ganges, while the homes of
  Krishna and Vishnu were built on the
  lower slopes.
  It is said that seven underworlds
  exist below the mountain where the
  asuras live in caves.
  Mount Meru also appears as the
  centre of the universe in Buddhism.
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  Mount Miwa
  Japanese
  home of the youth who fathered Oho-
  tata-no-ko on Ike-taka-yori-hime
  Mount Mururata
  South American
  a volcano in Bolivia
  In the lore of the Aymara, the god
  Viracocha knocked the top off this
  volcano with a sling-shot and the
  broken piece fell to earth to form
  Mount Sajama.
  Mount Myrtium
  (see Mount Titthium)
  Mount Nissa
  Egyptian
  the site where Osiris was born
  Mount Nisu
  Mesopotamian
  [Niumush.Ni(t)sir.Nisu.Nizir]
  the site where Utnapishtim’s boat
  landed after the flood
  Mount Nohiako
  Central American
  a mountain sacred to the Aztecs, home
  of the goddess Quetzalpetlatl
  Mount Nysa
  Greek
  home of the nymphs who raised the
  infant Dionysus who was born there
  Mount Oeta
  Greek
  the site of Heracles’ apotheosis
  Mount Olympus
  Greek
  a mountain in Thessaly, 
  home of the gods
  In some accounts, this is the place
  where Deucalion’s ark landed after the
  flood but the more general consensus
  is that it landed on Mount Parnassus.
  Mount Omei
  Chinese
  [Mount Emei.Mount Omi]
  a sacred mountain guarded 
  by Pu Hsien
  Mount Omi
  (see Mount Omei)
  Mount Orthrys
  Greek
  the site where Deucalion’s ark landed,
  in some accounts
  Mount Ossa
  Greek
  a mountain in Thessaly
  This was one of the mountains that
  Ephialtes and Otus tried to pile one on
  the other to attack the gods.
  Mount Oyo
  Japanese
  the home of the goblin king, 
  Shutendoji
  Mount Parichata
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  The Aymara say that the spirit of the
  mountain took pity on the men forced
  to work in the silver mines and, by
  turning insects into mules that carried
  the silver away by night, ensured that
  the mines were soon exhausted.
  (see also Mount Tati-Turqui)
  Mount Parnassus
  Greek
  home of Dionysus
  This mountain has two peaks, one
  dedicated to Apollo and the Muses, the
  other to Dionysus. It is generally said
  that Deucalion’s ark landed here when
  the flood subsided though others say it
  landed at other sites such as Mount
  Etna, Mount Olympus, Mount Orthrys,
  etc.
  Mount Pelion
  Greek
  a sacred mountain in Thessaly, 
  the original home of the Centaurs
  This was one of the mountains that
  Ephialtes and Otus tried to pile one on
  the other to attack the gods.
  Mount Pindus
  Greek
  the place to which the Centaurs were
  banished when they were finally
  defeated by the Lapiths
  Mount Pu Chou
  Chinese
  the mountain that was impaled on the
  horn of Kung Kung, causing the
  world to tilt
  Mount Qaf
  Arab
  [Mount Caf.Mount Kaf]
  the only spot on earth where the roc
  will land; the home of giants and 
  the jinn
  This mountain is said to be made of
  emerald and is situated on the far side
  of the ocean which encircles the earth.
  Its reflection is what causes the sky to
  appear blue.
  In some versions, Qaf is a range of
  mountains rather than a single peak.
  Mount Ranier
  North American
  [Takobah]
  a sacred mountain of the Skagit tribe
  It is said that this was one of the 
  only two mountains which were not
  submerged by the flood.
  (see also Clear Sky.Kulshan.
  Mount Baker)
  Mount Rhodope
  Greek
  the site of the oracle of Rhesus
  Mount Sajama
  South American
  a mountain in Bolivia
  In the lore of the Aymara, the god
  Viracocha knocked the top off Mount
  Mururata with a sling-shot and the
  broken piece fell to earth as Mount
  Sajama.  
  Mount Salvat
  British
  [Montsalvatch.Mount Sarras]
  the site in the Holy Land of the Temple
  of the Grail built by Titurel
  (see also Munsalvaesche)
  Mount Samur
  Hebrew
  [Mount Shamur]
  a mountain said to be made of
  diamonds and known only to eagles
  Mount San Francisco North American
  a sacred mountain of the Navaho
  The creators Atse Estsan and Atse
  Hastin placed White-corn Boy and
  Yellow-corn Girl together on the
  slopes of this mountain.
  Mount San Juan
  North American
  a sacred mountain of 
  the Navaho
  The creators Atse Estsan and Atse
  Hastin 
  placed 
  Pollen 
  Boy 
  and
  Grasshopper Girl together on the
  slopes of this mountain.
  Mount Saphon
  (see Mount Zaphon)
  Mount Sarras
  (see Mount Salvat)
  Mount Shamur
  (see Mount Samur)
  Mount Shasta
  North American
  a sacred mountain of the tribes 
  of the north-west
  When Kumush created this mountain,
  he placed Grey Wolf on its slopes.
  Mount Sicasica
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  This mountain was said to embody the
  female spirit to complement the male
  spirit in Mount Churuquilla.
  Mount Sipylus
  Greek
  the site on which Niobe was turned to
  stone by Zeus
  Mount Sumeru
  (see Mount Meru)
  Mount T’ai
  (see T’ai Shan)
  Mount Takachichi
  Japanese
  the site where the Bridge of Heaven
  reaches earth
  Mount Tati-Turqui
  South American
  a sacred mountain in Bolivia
  The Aymara say that the spirit of the
  mountain took pity on the men forced
  to work in the silver mines and, by
  turning insects into mules that carried
  the silver away by night, ensured that
  the mines were soon exhausted.
  (see also Mount Parichata)
  Mount Taylor
  North American
  a sacred mountain of the Navaho
  The deities known as Turquoise Boy and
  Corn Girl sit on top of this mountain.
  Mount, The
  (see Mount Meru)
  Mount Titthium
  Greek
  [Mount Myrtium]
  the site where Asclepius was
  abandoned
  This mountain was originally known 
  as Mount Myrtium. It was here that
  Asclepius, abandoned as a child, was
  suckled by a goat and guarded by a dog.
  Mount Zaphon
  Canaanite
  [Mount Saphon]
  home of the gods: the place where
  Baal was first buried by Anat and
  Sapas
  Mountain Chant
  North American
  a Navaho rite
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  This rite celebrates a young brave who
  tricked the tribe out of all its treasure
  and took it with him when he climbed
  the lightning strokes into the heavens.
  mountain giants
  Norse
  enemies of the gods
  (see also giants-Norse)
  Mountain Lion Prey-god
  North American
  one of the 6 Prey-gods guarding the
  home of Po-shai-an-k’ia
  He is responsible for the North.
  Mountain Man
  Japanese
  a male forest-demon
  This being is said to look like a
  monkey. It frequently steals food from
  peasants but is always ready to help
  woodcutters who give him food.
  Mountain of Light
  (see Castle of Light2)
  Mountain of Purgatory
  Chinese
  the slope by which souls purified 
  by prayer ascend from purgatory 
  to heaven
  Mountain People
  (see Gahe)
  Mountain Spirit
  Thai
  a female spirit of the mountains
  It is said that the spirit is that of a
  princess who died when the bridge she
  was crossing collapsed. She now
  demands payment from those who
  travel that route.
  Mountain Spirit Dancers
  North American
  [Crown Dancers]
  men dressed as mountain spirits taking
  part in ceremonial dances
  Mountain Spirits
  North American
  [Ga’n]
  guardian spirits of the White
  Mountain Apache
  Having tried and failed to civilise the
  Apache, these spirits retired to a cave
  and were never seen again.
  (see also Gahe)
  mountain stem-winder
  (see guyascutus)
  Mountain Woman
  Japanese
  a female ogre
  This being is said to be able to fly 
  and is covered with long white hair.
  Some say that she eats humans.
  Mousaios
  (see Musaeus)
  mouse
  Hindu
  the animal used as transport 
  by Ganesha
  Mousso Coronie (see Musso-koroni)
  Mover of Blood
  British
  [Memory of Blood]
  the scabbard of the Sword of 
  Strange Girdles
  Mowee
  (see Maui)
  Mowis
  North American
  a bridegroom made of snow who melts
  as soon as he leaves the wigwam
  Mowt
  (see Mot)
  Moyang Engko
  Malay
  consort of Moyang Melur
  Moyang Kapir
  Malay
  a hunter
  When Moyang Melur fell from the
  moon, Moyang Kapir lassoed it and
  they both climbed up the rope. He
  returned to earth with the rules of
  behaviour for humans which he had
  stolen from the moon.
  Moyang Melur
  Malay
  a moon-spirit
  consort of Moyang Engko
  He fell to the earth and was helped to
  return to the moon by Moyang Kapir
  who lassoed the moon.
  Moymis
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity
  son of Apason and Tauthe
  An alternative version of Mummu. 
  Moyna
  African
  a hero of the Dogon
  He is said to have invented the bull-
  roarer.
  moyo
  African
  the spirit of the individual, in the lore
  of the Bakongo
  Moyocoatzin
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Moyocoyan
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Moys
  British
  a companion of Joseph of Arimathea
  He was swallowed up by the earth
  when he attempted to sit in the
  Perilous Seat.
  Moyslaught
  Irish
  [Mag Sleact.Mag(h) Slecht.
  Plain of Adoration]
  the site where the Milesians
  worshipped Cenn Cruaich
  It is said they sacrificed children on
  this site.
  Moytirra
  (see Moytura)
  Moytura
  Irish
  [Field of Towers.Mag Tuired.
  Magh Tuireadh.Maighe Tuired.
  Moytirra.Plain of Towers]
  site of 2 famous battles
  (see also Battles of Moytura)
  Mpambe
  (see Mbomba1)
  Mpfundlwa
  (see Hlakanyana)
  Mpokalero
  South American
  a Tupari shaman
  This giant is one of the rulers of the
  village of the dead. The other ruler is
  the giantess, Vaugh’eh. Newly arrived
  souls are required to have intercourse
  with one or other of these giant rulers.
  Mpumuti Muchuni
  African
  a usurper
  He seized the throne of Mandwa which
  properly belonged to Ryangombe.
  Binego, Ryangombe’s son, arrived
  when his father was playing a board
  game with Muchuni. He told his
  father the winning moves and, when
  Muchuni objected, killed him.
  Mr Black
  (see Hei Lao-yeh)
  Mr Heaven
  Chinese
  [Lao-t’ien-yeh.Monseigneur Heaven]
  a name for Yü Huang Shang Ti
  Mr Redcoat
  (see Chu I)
  Mr Spider
  (see Anansi)
  Mr White
  (see Po Lao-yeh)
  Mratna’irgin
  Siberian
  one of 4 dawn-goddesses
  Mrgasiras
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Mriga
  Hindu
  a form of Prajipati, identified with the
  constellation Orion
  Mriganda
  Indian
  a weaver
  He made cloth from lotus fibre for the
  gods and was given a tiger and a 
  giant. He killed the giant for dis-
  obedience and used his bones to make
  the first loom.
  Mriganka
  Indian
  a magic sword
  It was said that whoever owned this
  sword could conquer the world.
  Mrityu
  Hindu
  [Mrytu:=Buddhist Mara]
  a goddess of death
  Mrytu
  (see Mrityu)
  Mshindi
  African
  son of Kanzi
  Msungi
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘he who sustains’
  Mtanga
  (see Mulungu1)
  Mtaski
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘saviour’
  m’teoulin
  North American
  magic, in the lore of the Algonquian
  tribes
  Mu1
  Burmese
  one of the first nats, created by
  Chinun Way Shun
  Mu2
  East Indian
  one of a race of Papuan dwarfs
  These beings, no more than about two
  feet tall, are said to be very strong and
  have the power to make themselves
  invisible to humans.
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  Mu3
  Pacific Islands
  a supposed lost continent
  Some say that this continent, now sunk
  beneath the Pacific, was the original
  home of mankind. Some say it is
  Atlantis.
  Mu4
  (see Moo)
  an image of an enemy used in
  sympathetic magic
  The image, usually of wood, is used as
  a substitute for the real person in the
  belief that injury inflicted on one will
  affect the other. In some cases, the
  image is made of paper. Such images
  are used by female mediums allegedly
  to contact the spirits of the dead.
  Mu Kung
  Chinese
  [Duke of Wood]
  a ruler of the east and the element
  wood
  (see Tung Wang Kung)
  Mu Jen
  Chinese
  Mu-lien
  Chinese
  the name adopted by Radish when he
  attained enlightenment
  Mu Monto
  Siberian
  a Buriat hero
  He is said to have visited the world of
  the dead and returned.
  Muadhan
  Irish
  a warrior acting as servant to Dermot
  and Grania
  Muali
  African
  a celestial deity of the Shona people
  Muati
  Mesopotamian
  a local Sumerian god
  This deity was later merged with Nabu.
  Mubaru
  Japanese
  a lover of the Maiden of Unai
  He and Chinu, who was his identical
  counterpart, both loved the Maiden of
  Unai and, when she threw herself 
  into the river because she could not
  choose between the two, both men
  jumped in after her and all three
  perished together. Weapons were
  placed in Mubara’s tomb but none 
  in Chinu’s. Chinu later borrowed 
  the sword of a traveller and killed the
  spirit of Mubara, claiming the maiden
  for himself.
  Muc-thainy
  Vietnamese
  a fisherman who, it is said, captured 
  in his net a tiger which was
  attacking a king
  Mucalinda
  (see Muchalinda)
  Mucca Mhanannain
  (see Pigs of Manannan)
  Much Blood Boy
  (see Rabbit Boy)
  Muchalinda
  Buddhist
  [Mucalinda.Mucilinda.(Naga)
  Muchilinda:=Hindu Ananta]
  a serpent, king of the Nagas
  This snake sheltered Buddha with his
  hood from the violent weather that
  arose at the end of Buddha’s period of
  contemplation under the bo-tree.
  When the storm was over, he turned
  into a handsome youth.
  Muchilinda
  (see Muchalinda)
  Muchukunda
  Hindu
  [Mucukunda] 
  a giant
  son of Mandhatri
  He could destroy by fire from his eyes
  any who dared to disturb his eternal
  sleep granted, at his request, for
  helping the gods against the Asuras. 
  He, like King Arthur and others, is
  said to be asleep but awaiting a call to
  help his country in its time of need.
  Mucilinda
  (see Muchalinda)
  Mucukunda
  (see Muchukunda)
  Mud-kesa
  Mesopotamian
  [Mud-kesda]
  a name of Ninhursaga as ‘stauncher 
  of blood’
  Mud-kesda
  (see Mud-kesa)
  Mudati
  Australian
  grandson of Mudungkala
  son of Purukapali
  brother of Jurumu
  He was with his brother when he
  rubbed two sticks together and
  discovered fire.
  Mudgala
  Hindu
  a saint
  It is said that he refused to go to
  heaven when his time came and
  continued his life of contemplation.
  Mudgegong
  Australian
  an evil spirit of the Aborigines
  This being was created by Baime 
  and turned all Baime’s children into
  animals except one couple who
  became 
  the 
  ancestors 
  of 
  the 
  human race.
  mudheads
  (see koyemshi)
  Mudjekewis
  (see Mudjekeewis)
  Mudjekeewis1
  North American
  [Kabeyun.Mudjekewis.Mudjikiwis.
  West Wind]
  husband of Wenonah
  father of Hiawatha
  His name was changed to Kabeyan
  after he had killed the Great Bear.
  Mudjekeewis2
  North American
  a hero of the Ojibwa
  He became jealous of the fifth of his
  nine brothers who had married their
  beautiful housekeeper and killed the
  girl when she rejected his advances.
  Her husband found her in the land of
  the Thunderers and took her, and her
  nine sisters, back to the lodge so that
  each of the brothers now had a wife.
  mudung
  Korean
  [male=mansin]
  a female shaman
  Mudungkala
  Australian
  an ancestral heroine of the Bathurst
  and Melville Islands
  mother of Purukapali
  She came out of the ground with three
  children who became the ancestors of
  the islanders. The woman, who was
  blind, crawled along and the water that
  was created in her tracks became the
  sea which separated the islands from
  the mainland.
  Mug Neadat
  (see Eoghan Mor)
  muga
  Korean
  shaman songs
  Some of these songs relate to early
  creation myths.
  Mugasa
  African
  [Mugu]
  a sky-god of the Pygmies
  Muggo
  Korean
  a wise man
  He, together with Mugol and Zesa,
  helped Chumong to set up a new
  kingdom. He was later given the
  family name of Sosil.
  Mugh Nuadhat
  (see Eoghan Mor)
  Mughain1
  Irish
  a queen of Ulster
  daughter of Eochaid Feidleach
  sister of Clothra, Eithne and Maev
  wife of Conor mac Nessa
  She led the naked women who cooled
  Cuchulainn’s battle fury with vats of
  cold water.
  Mughain2
  Irish
  one of the wives of Diarmaid 
  mac Cearbhaill
  mother of Aedh Slaine
  She was jealous of the other wife,
  Maireann, and exposed the fact that
  she was bald. St Ciarnan caused golden
  hair to grow on Maireann’s head and
  Mughain 
  was 
  made 
  barren 
  as
  punishment. St Finnian tried to help
  by giving her holy water to drink but
  she produced first a lamb and then a
  fish. When the saint blessed Mughain
  herself, she bore Aedh Slaine. 
  Mughain3
  Irish
  a tree said to have been planted
  by Fintan
  (see also Mugna)
  Mughain4
  Irish
  wife of Maolochtraigh
  mother of Cumane
  mother of Comgan by Fiachna
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  Mugizi
  African
  [Muguzi]
  a Bunyoro god of Lake Albert
  Mugna
  Irish
  a tree which is said to have borne
  acorns, apples and nuts in never-
  ending supply
  (see also Mughain3)
  Mugol
  Korean
  a wise man
  He, together with Muggo and Zesa,
  helped Chumong to set up a new
  kingdom. He was later given the
  family name of Zungsil.
  Mug’s Half
  Irish
  the southern half of Ireland ruled 
  by Eoghan Mor
  Mugu
  (see Mugasa)
  Muguzi
  (see Mugizi)
  mugwump
  North American
  a fabulous bird
  This bird is said to sit on a fence with
  its mug on one side and its wump on
  the other.
  Muhammad al-Mahdi
  (see Mahdi)
  Muhingo
  African
  a war-god of the Bunyoro people
  Muhog
  Korean
  a Buddhist priest
  When General Yi deposed the king
  and was forced to move out of the
  capital, Muhog selected the site for the
  new capital which later became known
  as Seoul.
  Muhongo
  African
  wife of Kitamba
  When she died, her grieving husband
  sent a sorcerer to find her. He found
  her in the underworld but she could
  not go back and instead sent her
  bracelet to her husband as proof that
  the sorcerer had found her.
  Muhtabul Bahri
  Malay
  a sea-princess
  daughter of Aftabul Ardi
  wife of Sulana
  mother of Mencha Terim
  She married Sulana, becoming his third
  wife and mother of his three sons.
  Muhupudma
  Indian
  the elephant which supports the earth
  It is said that the earth rests on this
  animal’s head and, when it moves its
  head, it causes an earthquake.
  Muic Inish
  Irish
  [Pig Island]
  an early name for Ireland
  Muileartach
  Scottish
  a water-spirit
  This spirit, a form of the Cailleach
  Bheur, could appear either as a sea-
  serpent or as an ugly old hag with one
  eye. She was said to be able to raise 
  storms at sea.
  Muiname
  South American
  spirits of ancestors, in the lore 
  of the Witoto
  Muinchinn
  Irish
  wife of Donall Dualbhui
  In some versions of the story of Ailill
  Fionn and Flidhais, she takes the place
  of Flidhais and Donall appears in place
  of Ailill. When Fergus killed Donall and
  carried off his wife, he wondered if she
  might betray him as she had betrayed
  Donall and so he drowned her.
  Muinreamhar
  (see Muinremuir)
  Muinremuir
  Irish
  [Muinreamhar.Munremur]
  a hero of Ulster
  one of the 12 champions of
  the Red Branch
  son of Ferrgend
  In a fight with Cet, he was defeated
  and ended up with a permanently
  swollen neck.
  At Bricciu’s feast he accepted a
  challenge to a beheading contest.
  Muircheartach1
  Irish
  [Murcheartach]
  a poet and adviser to Brian Boru
  He was said to be a dwarf.
  (see also Mac Liag)
  Muircheartach2
  Irish
  [Murcheartach]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Muireadhach and Earc
  His father had been carried off by
  Eochu, king of Scotland, but the
  young man killed the king and
  returned with a wife Earc, daughter of
  Loarn, to Ireland where Muircheartach
  was born.
  He was expelled from both Ireland
  and Scotland for murders and went to
  Britain where he was made king,
  eventually returning to his native land
  where he became high-king. 
  Other stories say that he put aside
  his wife, Duaidbhseach, in favour of
  the charms of Sin, a sorceress. She
  brought about his death by conjuring
  up hosts of warriors for him to
  slaughter, gradually weakening him
  and finally making him believe that his
  palace was on fire so that he jumped
  into a vat of ale (or wine) to escape the
  flames and was drowned.
  Muirdris
  Irish
  a water-monster killed by 
  Fergus mac Leda
  Muireadhach1
  Irish
  [Cu Choingeilt]
  son of Eoghan Beal
  brother of Cellach
  He went to visit his elder brother
  Cellach who had been exiled from
  Connaught with four of his young
  monks. Muireadhach found that
  Cellach had been murdered by the
  four who had been bribed by Guaire,
  usurper of Cellach’s throne. When he
  discovered the corpse, he was attacked
  by a wolf which he killed, becoming
  known as Cu Choingeilt.
  He found the four monks, Maol
  Chroin, Maol Dulua, Maol Deoraidh
  and Maol Seanaigh, and had them
  brutally killed. 
  Guaire, feigning friendship, gave
  Muireadhach his daughter, Geilgheis,
  for a wife and promised to yield 
  the throne to him. Instead, when
  Muireadhach came to visit him,
  Guaire had him killed.
  Muireadhach2
  Irish
  husband of Earc
  father of Muircheartach
  He was carried off by the Scottish
  king, Eochu, but killed him and took
  Earc, daughter of Loarn, back to
  Ireland as his wife.
  He was killed by a jealous rival but
  Earc restored him to life with a 
  herbal remedy.
  Muireadhach3
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Fiachu
  He succeeded to the throne when his
  father was killed by the Colla brothers,
  but later forgave them when they
  returned from exile in Scotland.
  Muireadhach Meann
  Irish
  a sub-king
  He acted as tutor to Conor Gulban
  and was killed in the war between
  Connaught and Ulster.
  Muireann
  Irish
  wife of Raghallach
  When her husband became enamoured
  of a beautiful maiden who, unknown to
  either of them, was his own daughter
  whom he had abandoned as a child,
  Muireann left him.
  Muireartach
  Irish
  a Lochlanner woman
  She was a one-eyed hag who killed
  many of the Fianna before she was
  killed by Finn mac Cool.
  Muirgen
  (see Li Ban1)
  Muirgheilt
  (see Li Ban1)
  Muirghein
  (see Li Ban1)
  Muirn
  Irish
  an Amazon
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  She guarded the three treasures that
  Congall Claringleach came to acquire
  at the behest of Beiuda.
  Muirne
  (see Murna)
  Muit1
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Muit2
  (see Mut)
  Mujaji
  African
  [Modjadji.Rain Queen]
  a rain-goddess in the Transvaal
  She 
  lived 
  in 
  the 
  Drakensberg
  Mountains and protected her people,
  the Lovedu, from the Zulus.
  (see also Rain Queen)
  Mukakagenda
  African
  a female drum which, together with
  the male drum Kagenda, was given
  as a wedding present to Kanyarundi
  by his father Kihanga
  Mukal
  (see Moloch1)
  Mukameiguru
  African
  a name of Rugaba as ‘ruler of the sky’
  Mukasa
  African
  a god of cattle, food and rain among
  the Baganda
  son of Manema Mairwa and Nambubi 
  son of Musisi, some say
  brother of Kibuka and Wamala
  husband of Ndwanga
  father of Kirabira, Mirimu and Nende 
  As a child, he refused all food and
  disappeared. He was later found on an
  island in Lake Victoria but the people
  there feared him and built a hut for
  him where he lived alone or, some say,
  with three wives, the chief of whom
  was Ndwanga. When he drank the
  blood and ate the heart and liver of an
  ox, they realised that he was a god and
  he became the chief god of the tribe.
  (see also Mandwa1)
  Mukhalinga
  Hindu
  Shiva depicted with his face emerging
  from his lingam
  Muks-ort
  (see Neskeper-ava)
  mukti
  (see moksha)
  mukulu
  African
  [plur=bakulu]
  a Bakongo spirit of an ancestor living
  under water
  Mukulu Ijulu
  African
  a Swahili name for god
  Mukunda
  Hindu
  a name for Vishnu as ‘liberator’
  Mukunga M’bura
  African
  a rainbow-god of the Kikuyu
  When he found a boy grazing cattle on
  his field, the god swallowed the cattle
  and all the tribe except for the boy
  who, when he grew up, sought out
  Mukunga M’bura, proposing to kill
  him. The god persuaded the boy
  merely to cut a small hole in his finger,
  whereupon the people that the god
  had swallowed emerged. Later the boy
  returned and killed Mukunga M’bura
  and one of the god’s legs fell into a
  pond. When the boy looked for the
  leg, it had disappeared but the cattle
  that the god had swallowed were in the
  pond.
  Mukuru
  African
  the sky-god of the Herero
  Mul-ge
  (see Bel1)
  Mul-lil
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian storm-god
  Mula
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Mula Dyadi
  East Indian
  a creator-deity of Sumatra
  Mula Mullo
  (see Mullo)
  Mulac1
  Central American
  [Muluc]
  a Mayan god
  one of the 4 Bacabs
  He was the supporter of the northern
  corner of the world (white)
  (see also Kan Tzicnal)
  Mulac2
  (see Ain)
  Mulatib
  Persian
  father of Sahlub
  Mulciber
  Roman
  a name for Vulcan as ‘melter’
  Mule Sans Frein1
  British
  a bridleless mule
  This animal was brought to King
  Arthur’s court by a damsel who needed
  help to find its bridle. Kay failed but
  Gawain found it.
  Mule Sans Frein2
  French
  a 12th C poem telling the story 
  of Gawain’s search for the mule’s
  bridle
  Mulengi
  African
  a name of Chiuta as ‘creator’
  Muliele Alii
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian king
  father of Moikele
  Mulindwa
  African
  a tribal guardian goddess of the
  Bunyoro royal family
  Mulitta
  (see Mylitta)
  Mulius
  Greek
  son-in-law of Augeas
  He was killed by Nestor during a
  cattle-raid.
  Mulla
  (see Galla1.Mullo)
  Mullack, Meg
  (see Maid of the Hairy Arms)
  Mullaghmart, Earl of
  Irish
  an Irish noble
  He is said to be asleep with his knights
  awaiting a call in some future hour 
  of need.
  Mulliltu
  (see Mylitta)
  Mullin
  a demon acting as a valet in hell
  Mullin, Jean
  a demon, a lieutenant to Leonard
  Mulliyaras
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite god
  Mullo
  Celtic
  [Mula Mullo.Mulla]
  a mule-god
  (see also Mars Mullo)
  Mullogue
  Irish
  a Fomoire
  He ensured that his master, Balor,
  exercised his right to sleep with any
  maiden on her wedding night, a duty
  in which he helped Maol.
  mulogo
  African
  a warlock among the Ganda
  muloi
  (see muloyi)
  muloyi
  African
  [muloi]
  a Nande sorcerer
  Mulopo
  African
  a name for a god in the Congo
  Multitude of Space
  Pacific Islands
  the name for 4 storm-gods
  These are listed as Matao-Anu, 
  Mate-Anu, 
  Whakarere-Anu 
  and
  Whakatoro-Anu.
  Multultu
  Australian
  a kangaroo-man, an ancestral hero of 
  the Aborigines
  brother of Minawara
  He and his brother appeared, after
  the primordial waters had subsided, in
  the form of kangaroos and they
  created all the other living things on
  earth.
  Muluc1
  Central American
  the ninth of the 20 ages of man in
  Mayan lore, the judgment of 
  life’s achievements
  (see also Six Muluc)
  Muluc2
  (see Mulac)
  Muluku
  African
  a creator-god of the tribes on 
  the Zambesi
  Having created the world, he drew 
  two beings, a man and a woman, 
  from holes in the ground. They were
  so disobedient that he changed them
  into monkeys and the monkeys into
  humans.
  Mululu
  Australian
  an ancestral hero of the Aborigines
  He fashioned a ladder from his long
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  follow him into the heavens.
  Mulungu1
  African
  [Kube.Likubala.Lima.Limi.Mtanga.
  Mumbere.Mungu]
  creator-god and sky-god of 
  the Nyamwezi
  (see also Murungu)
  Mulungu2
  African
  a name of Asa as ‘creator’
  (see also Murungu)
  Muma Padura
  Slav
  a Romanian sprite living in the woods
  Mumba
  Australian
  one of the 2 lizard-men, ancestors of
  the Aborigines, known as Wati-kutjara 
  twin of Kurukadi
  They awoke in the Dream Time and
  created the rocks, the plants and
  animals. When they met a group of
  women who were being chased by
  Kidilli, the moon-spirit, they killed
  him. Kidilli now appears in the sky as
  the moon, the women as the Pleiades
  and the twins as Gemini.
  Mumba’an
  East Indian
  a sun-god
  He is said to have dried the earth after
  the flood subsided.
  Mumbere
  (see Mulungu1)
  Mumbi1
  African
  a name of Asa as ‘shaper’
  Mumbi2
  (see Moombi)
  mumbo-jumbo
  a bogy: an idol
  Mombonang
  East Indian
  a god
  father of Muntalog
  Mumham
  (see Eire)
  Mummu
  Mesopotamian
  [Mommu.Moymis]
  the personification of the mist forming
  above the primitive waters
  a name for Ea as ‘logos’
  He was described as the son and
  chamberlain of Abzu and Tiamat.
  When Abzu, Mummu and Tiamat
  planned to overthrow the gods, the
  gods retaliated.
  Abzu was put to sleep, Mummu was
  tethered by a rope through his nose
  and Tiamat was killed by Marduk.
  In some accounts Mummu is
  equated with Tiamat.
  (see also Moymis)
  Mumu
  Irish
  an early name for Munster
  Mumhange
  Pacific Islands
  in some accounts, a wife of Tane
  Mumuna
  (see Kunapipi)
  mumy
  Siberian
  [‘mother’]
  A generic name for female nature-
  deities of the Votyaks.
  Mun-Ha
  Burmese
  a chief priest of the goddess 
  Tsun-Kyan-Kse
  When Mun-Ha was killed, the cat
  which had shared his daily worship in
  front of a statue of the goddess
  climbed on his shoulder and stared at
  the statue, whereupon the cat’s yellow
  eyes turned blue and its white fur
  became the brown and gold of the
  Burman breed.
  munajim
  Pacific Islands
  a Malaysian astrologer and diviner
  Munakata-No-Kami
  Japanese
  Shinto sea-gods, gods of poets
  This group of three gods is part 
  of a larger group, the Sumiyoshi-
  No-Kami. 
  Their 
  names 
  are 
  given as Nakazutsuno, Sokozutsuno 
  and Uwazutssuno.
  munbano
  Siberian
  the Samoyed rainbow
  The rainbow is said to be the hem of
  the sun-god’s coat.
  Munda
  Hindu
  a demon killed by Camunda
  Mundane Egg
  (see Cosmic Egg)
  Mundilfare
  (see Mundilfoeri)
  Mundilfari
  (see Mundilfoeri)
  Mundilfoeri
  Norse
  [Mundilfare.Mundilfari.Mundilfore.
  Nubdilfaeri]
  a giant
  father of Mani and Sol
  Mundilfore
  (see Mundilfoeri)
  mundus
  Roman
  a pit in Rome which was said to lead
  to the underworld: a pit into which
  the first fruits are placed as 
  offerings
  Mungan-Ngana
  Australian
  a culture-hero of the Aborigines
  Mungo
  Indian
  [pulse]
  a culture-heroine
  sister of Motho
  Mungu
  (see Mulungu1)
  muni
  Hindu
  a sage
  These silent ascetics are said to be able
  to read the thoughts of others and to fly.
  Municami
  Indian
  [=Hindu Munisvara]
  a Tamil saint, worshipped as 
  a demi-god
  Municus
  Greek
  a seer
  son of Dryas
  When they were attacked by bandits
  who set fire to their castle, Municus
  and his family were saved from the
  flames by Zeus who turned them into
  birds.
  Munifican
  European
  a smith
  He made Cortana and Sauvagine, the
  swords used by Ogier the Dane.
  Munin
  Norse
  [‘memory’.Muninn]
  one of the 2 ravens of Odin
  These birds brought Odin news of
  what was going on in the world. The
  other raven was called Hugin.
  Muninn
  (see Munin)
  Munisvara
  Hindu
  [=Tamil Municami]
  a saint worshipped as a demi-god
  Munjem Malik
  Afghan
  a Kafir earth-god
  Munremur
  (see Muinremuir)
  Munsalvaesche
  European
  in Continental stories, a mountain
  where the Holy Grail was housed or
  the site of the castle of Amfortas
  This appears to be a corruption of
  Montsalvatch (Mount Salvat).
  (see also Mount Salvat)
  Munsumundok
  East Indian
  wife of Kinharingan
  She and her husband emerged from a
  rock in the sea and together they
  created the earth, using soil given to
  them by Bisagit, followed by the sky,
  the heavenly bodies, human beings
  and all the animals and plants.
  Munt
  (see Menthu)
  Muntalog
  East Indian
  a deity
  son of Mumbonong
  He is said to have pulled some hair
  from his father’s head and brought it
  down to earth as fire.
  Muntso-kuzo
  (see Muntso-murt)
  Muntso-murt
  Baltic
  [Muntso-kuzo.Muntso-oza=
  Russian Pyrsan-aika]
  a Finnish bath-house spirit
  He sometimes substitutes changlings
  for the proper children.
  Muntso-oza
  (see Muntso-murt)
  Muntu-Untu
  East Indian
  a sun-god
  Muntu Walunga
  African
  the first being in the lore of the
  Bakongo people
  This being was created by Nzambi in
  the form of a palm-tree from which
  men and women originated. It is
  depicted with male and female faces on
  opposite sides.
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  Munume
  African
  a weather-god of the Bunyoro 
  people
  Munychus
  Greek
  son of Acamas and Laodice
  He was raised by Aethra, mother 
  of Theseus.
  Mupe
  African
  a legendary ancestor of the Bambuti
  husband of Uti
  Mur
  (see Ishkur)
  Mur y Castell
  Welsh
  the fortress-home of Llew Llaw Gyffes
  Mura
  Hindu
  one of the Danavas
  father of Yakshi
  Muraian
  Australian
  a culture-hero of the Aborigines in the
  form of a turtle-man
  Muraja
  Buddhist
  a goddess of music
  Muraji
  Japanese
  a title for those descended from gods
  other than the ancestral deities of
  the royal family
  Murakumo-no-Tsurugi
  (see Kusanagi)
  Murala
  Hindu
  a Brahmin maiden
  She was deceived into marrying a man
  of lower caste and committed suicide.
  The bamboo is said to have grown
  from the ashes of her funeral pyre.
  Muramura
  Australian
  ancestral heroes of the Aborigines,
  spirits of the Dreamtime, now said to
  be invisible and living in trees
  Murata Ippai
  Japanese
  a samurai
  Seeing a number of boys near a moat
  planted with lotus, he set about killing
  them with wild sword-strokes. Then,
  overcome by the heavy perfume of the
  flowers, he fell asleep. When he
  awoke, he found that he had cut the
  heads 
  off 
  all 
  the 
  flowers 
  and
  committed hara-kiri in remorse.
  Murchadh mac Briain
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  son of Brian Boru
  brother of Donnchadh and Saba
  He defeated the high-king Fergal at
  the Battle of Elen. He was a great
  warrior and was said to have repelled
  an invasion fleet from the Otherworld
  and killed the leader of the Vikings 
  at the Battle of Clontarf where his 
  sword became red-hot from the
  slaughter he inflicted on the enemy
  and where, finally, both he and his
  father were killed.
  Murcheartach
  (see Muicheartach)
  Murcia
  (see Myrto)
  Murdad
  (see Ameretat)
  Murdhuaca
  (see Merrow)
  Murduk
  (see Marduk)
  murgi
  (see iodhi)
  Muri-ranga-wenhua
  Pacific Islands
  an ancestress of the trickster-god
  Maui
  Maui used her jawbone, with which he
  was invisible, as a weapon.
  Murias
  Irish
  [=French Morois:=Welsh Morvo]
  one of the 4 cities from which the
  Danaans originated
  This was the city, ruled by the wizard
  Simias, from which came the magic
  cauldron, Undry.
  Muriel1
  a demon, ruler of the sign Cancer,
  the crab
  (see also Phakael)
  Muriel2
  (see Muryel)
  Murigen
  (see Li Ban1)
  Murile
  African
  a boy who went to the moon
  In the lore of Tanzania, the boy Murile
  went to the moon either by riding on a
  magic stool that he had made or by
  climbing a rope. Once there, he taught
  the people of the Moon-chief how to
  make fire and was rewarded with many
  cattle. He later returned to earth with
  his cattle, having promised never to eat
  the flesh of such animals. When he
  inadvertently ate some of the fat of a
  bull, he disappeared into the ground.
  Murmidones
  (see Myrmidons)
  Murmur
  a demon of music in hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to appear as a huge soldier
  riding a vulture or a griffin.
  Murna
  Irish
  [Mairne.Muirne.Murna of the 
  White Neck]
  daughter of Tadhg
  wife of Cumaill
  mother of Finn mac Cool
  She eloped with Cumaill when her
  father refused to allow them to marry
  and, in one story, on Tadhg’s orders,
  Goll mac Morna killed Cumaill.
  After Cumaill’s death she bore a son
  whom she called Demna (later known
  as Finn) and gave him to two old
  women to rear in the wild. 
  She then married the king of Kerry.
  Muromets, Ilya
  (see Ilya Muromets)
  Muromyets, Ilya
  (see Ilya Muromets)
  murozi
  African
  a Burundi sorcerer
  murt
  Siberian
  [‘man’]
  a generic name for male nature-deities
  of the Votyaks
  Murtagh mac Earc
  Irish
  son of Earc
  brother of Fergus
  His brother borrowed the Stone of
  Destiny for his own coronation as
  ruler of Dal Riada but he never
  returned it.
  Murtaimu
  Mesopotamian
  [Murtaznu]
  a Babylonian storm-god
  Murtaznu
  (see Murtaimu)
  Muru
  Hindu
  a demon
  He was said to have had some 7,000
  sons, all of whom were killed 
  by Krishna.
  Muruga
  (see Seyon)
  Murugan
  (see Seyon)
  Murukan
  (see Seyon)
  Murungu
  African
  [Mulungu.Muluku]
  a supreme god of many Kikuyu tribes
  father of Gikuyu, Kamba and Masai
  Mururata
  (see Mount Mururata)
  Muruwul
  (see Mirrimina)
  Muryel
  Welsh
  [Muriel]
  father of Gruddieu
  Muryoju
  (see Amitayas)
  Muryoku
  Japanese
  a form of Amitabha
  Musa
  African
  a spirit of the hunt in the lore of the
  Songhay people
  Musa Jinni
  (see Musa Nyame)
  Musa Nyame
  African
  [Moses.Musa Jinni]
  an ancestral hero of the Songhai
  He was the son of a jinn and his father
  taught him magic. With it, he was able
  to conquer the Hira, a huge monster.
  Musae
  (see Muses)
  Musaeus1
  Greek
  [Mousaios]
  son of Orpheus
  He initiated Heracles into the
  Eleusian mysteries
  Musaeus2
  Greek
  [Mousaios]
  a 4th/5th C poet
  He wrote a poem on the story of Hero
  and Leander.
  Musagetes
  Greek
  a name of Apollo as leader of 
  the Muses
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  Musala
  Hindu
  the pestle of Balarama
  Musas
  (see Mashti)
  Muscas
  (see Mashti)
  musendabuzimu
  African
  a root-drink used to wash out the
  mouth after dreams of boreboding
  Muses
  Greek
  [Aganippides.Castalides.Corycian 
  Nymphs.Corycides.Musae.Pierides.The 
  (Tuneful) Nine.Virgins of Helicon:
  =Roman Camenae]
  daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne
  Originally there were just three
  Muses, Aoede, Melete and Mneme or
  Hypate, Mese and Nete. Later there
  were four; Arche, Aoide, Malete and
  Theixinoe. The number was later
  increased to nine, one each responsible
  for a particular area of the arts, led 
  by Apollo. The allocation of responsi-
  bilities varies from one version to
  another. The following list includes
  most of these alternatives:
  Calliope-epic poetry (chief Muse)
  Clio-history
  Erato-erotic poetry, hymns, 
  lyric poetry
  Euterpe-flute-playing, 
  lyric poetry,  music
  Melpomene-harmony, lyre-playing, 
  song, tragedy
  Poly(hym)nia-acting, dance,
  hymns, lyric poetry, mime, music,
  rhetoric, song, 
  Terpsichore-dance, flute-playing,
  lyric poetry, song
  Thalia-comedy, gaiety, 
  pastoral poetry
  Urania-astronomy
  Other 
  names 
  include 
  Menippe,
  mother of Orpheus.
  They blinded Thamyris, a bard, for
  his presumption in challenging them
  to a contest of poetry. Winning a
  similar contest with the Pierides, they
  turned the losers into jackdaws. It is
  they who gave the Sphinx the riddle 
  it posed to all travellers.
  They are themselves sometimes
  referred to as the Pierides.
  Museum
  originally a place devoted to or
  connected with the Muses
  In some cases, the site had an altar or 
  a temple.
  Mush
  Persian
  a demon in the form of a 
  mouse that destroys the 
  harvest
  Mushdama
  (see Mushdamma)
  Mushdamma
  Mesopotamian
  [Mushdama.Mussdamma]
  a Sumerian god of architecture 
  and building
  Mushmush
  North American
  the white-tailed deer created 
  by Kumush
  Mushrushshu
  (see Mushussu)
  Mushtari
  Persian
  the Persian name for Jupiter
  Mushussu
  Mesopotamian
  [Mushrushshu]
  one of the Eleven Mighty 
  Helpers created by Tiamat
  This beast took the form of a snake-
  dragon and may be the same as the
  Shining Snake. Others say that it was
  like a griffin or ostrich.
  (see also Musmahhu)
  Musikavanhu
  African
  a supreme god in Tanzania
  a name of Mwari as creator
  Musisi
  African
  [Wanema]
  a god of earthquakes and messenger-
  god of the Ndonga people
  son of Kalunga
  Muskrat
  North American
  one of the animals who tried to find
  dry soil for Manabush
  In the lore of the Algonquians, four
  animals tried to find dry soil (oeh-da)
  from which Manabush could remake
  the world after the flood. Beaver, Mink
  and Otter all died in the attempt and
  only Muskrat succeeded.
  Musmahhu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Hydra]
  a monster in the form of a seven-
  headed snake
  (see also Mushussu)
  Muso Byoye
  Japanese
  a fisherman
  He used the fishing-rod and line
  given to him by Urashima to make a
  kite which, like the famous magic
  carpet, carried him to many fabulous
  places.
  Muso Kokushi
  Japanese
  a priest
  Taking shelter in a house where the
  owner 
  had 
  recently 
  died, 
  he
  volunteered to keep a vigil over the
  corpse and was able to see a mysterious
  shape which appeared and ate the
  corpse. It turned out to be a form of
  the priest Muso had met on the
  previous day and he confessed that he
  had been turned into a jikininki for
  being overly concerned with temporal
  matters. When Muso prayed for his
  soul, the jikininki and his hermitage
  disappeared and Musso found himself
  beside an ancient tomb.
  Muso Koroni
  (see Musso-koroni)
  Musoke
  African
  a rainbow-god of the Bambara
  Muspel
  Norse
  [Muspell]
  the Fire Giants
  sons of Surtur
  Muspelheim
  Norse
  [Muspellheim(r).Muspell’s-heim]
  the land of fire, far to the south, ruled
  by Surtur
  It is said that sparks flying up from this
  realm created the heavenly bodies.
  Muspell
  (see Muspel)
  Muspellheim
  (see Muspelheim)
  Muspellheimr
  (see Muspelheim)
  Mussdamma
  (see Mushdamma)
  Musso-koroni
  African
  [Mousso Coronie.Muso Koroni]
  a fertility-goddess of the Bambara
  She was the first woman, generated by
  Pemba, and mother of all living things,
  fathered by Pemba. She taught man-
  kind the principles of agriculture.
  She is depicted as a woman with
  many breasts or as a panther.
  Mustafa
  (see Mustapha) 
  Mustamho
  Central American
  a creator-god of the Mohave
  son of Matyavela
  He created the tribes and saved them
  when the flood came by holding 
  them in his arms until the waters 
  had subsided.
  Mustapha
  Arab
  [Mustafa]
  a poor tailor
  father of Aladdin
  Mustapha Baba
  Arab
  [Mustafa Baba]
  a cobbler who stitched together the
  severed parts of Kassim’s body
  Mustenin
  (see Custenin1)
  Musu
  South American
  [=Paraguay El Gran Moxo]
  ruler of a fabulous land of wealth in
  Quecha stories
  brother of Sand Altar Woman
  Musubi
  Japanese
  [Mususbu]
  a Shinto god of marriage
  father of Sukanabikona
  He is said to have restored Okuninushi
  to life on two separate occasions 
  after he had been killed by his own
  brothers.
  Musubu
  (see Musubi)
  Mut
  Egyptian
  [Ament.Lady of Asheru.Muit.Muut.
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  Nekhbet.Sakhmet.The Great Sorceress:
  =Greek Hera]
  the goddess of Thebes
  consort of Amon
  mother of Khons
  She is usually depicted with the head
  of a vulture but sometimes has the
  head of a lion. 
  Some say that she was a mate of
  Hapi; a name for Isis, in some accounts.
  (see also Ament1.Hathor.
  Mast.Nekhbet.Taure)
  Mutabriqu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god of lightning
  Mutaga
  African
  son of Mwezi
  husband of Inabizoza
  father of Mwambudza
  mutameli
  African
  one appointed as a guardian of a
  graveyard among the Tsonga
  Mutangakugara
  African
  a name for Mwari as ‘eternal’
  Muth
  Phoenician
  [=Canaanite Mot]
  a god of death
  Muti Mpungu
  African
  in the lore of the Bakongo, the tree
  which split the androgynous being
  Mahungu into man, Lumbu, and
  woman, Muzita.
  Mutinus
  Roman
  [Mutunus (Tutunus):=Egyptian Min:
  =Greek Priapus]
  a fertility-god
  Women made offerings to this deity 
  in the hope of bearing children.
  Mutsoyef
  North American
  a Cheyenne medicine-man
  The Great Spirit, Maiyun, gave
  Mutsoyef some magic arrows which, if
  pointed at buffalo or enemies,
  confused their senses so that they were
  easily overcome.
  Muttalamman
  Indian
  a Tamil plague-goddess
  Mutto
  Greek
  a king of Tyre
  father of Dido, some say
  In other accounts, Dido’s father is
  given as Belus.
  Mutu
  Mesopotamian
  a dragon-headed Assyrian god of 
  the underworld
  Mutuhei
  Pacific Islands
  a primordial god of silence in 
  the Society Islands
  Mutunus
  (see Mutinus)
  Mutunus Tutunus
  (see Mutinus)
  Muu-muu
  Pacific Islands
  cannibal ogres of Guadalcanal and Mala
  These beings are said to babble in
  some unknown language.
  Muurup
  Australian
  an evil deity said to eat children
  Muut
  (see Mut)
  Muwakkil
  Arab
  a guardian angel
  If a man becomes possessed by a 
  devil, it is the Muwakkil’s job to drive
  the devil away.
  Muy
  African
  an ancestral hero in Liberia
  His youngest son was a ram who
  married a ewe and produced many
  lambs. 
  When 
  a 
  cannibal 
  king
  demanded sheep to eat, Muy killed
  him.
  Muyinewumana
  North American
  a Pueblo goddess of precious stones
  Muy’inga
  North American
  [Muy’ingwa]
  a Hopi corn-god living in 
  the underworld
  brother of Sand Altar Woman
  He is in charge of the vegetation in the
  underworld and is depicted in a sitting
  position, wearing a coloured mask, and
  surrounded by birds, butterflies and
  many-coloured fruits and grain.
  Muy’ingwa
  (see Muy’inga)
  Muzem-mumy
  Siberian
  an earth-goddess of the Votyaks
  Muzita
  African
  in the lore of the Bakongo, the tree
  Muti Mpungu split the androgynous
  being Mahungu into man, Lumbu,
  and woman, Muzita.
  mwaguzi
  African
  a Swahili diviner
  Mwali
  (see Mwari)
  Mwambu
  African
  the first man in the lore of 
  the Abaluyia
  son of Wele
  brother and husband of Sela
  He and Sela were born in heaven 
  but Wele dropped a ladder from the
  sky and they came down and populated
  the earth with their offspring.
  Mwambudza
  African
  son of Mutaga and Inabizoza
  father of Intare
  Mwari
  African
  [Dzivaguru.Mbuya.Musikavanhu.
  Mutangakugara.Mwali.Nyadenga]
  the supreme god of the Shona people
  husband of Mashongavudzi
  He is regarded as the creator of Mwetsi
  and later married the Rain Goddess.
  mwaro
  Pacific Islands
  in New Caledonia, a shrine where the
  sacred stones, the bao, are kept
  Mwatuangi
  African
  a name of Asa as ‘distributor’
  Mwenco
  African
  a name of Chiuta as ‘owner of 
  all things’
  Mweel
  African
  daughter of Mbomba
  sister and wife of Woot
  mother of Nyimi Lele
  Mwenembago
  African
  in the lore of Tanzania, a man deified
  as lord of the forest
  Mweri
  (see Weri Kumbamba)
  Mwesi
  African
  son of Intare and Inaruchaba
  father of Mutaga
  Mwuetsi
  African
  the first man in the lore of the
  Makoni: the moon
  He was created by Maori and
  originally lived in a lake but moved on
  to dry land which was, at that time,
  desolate. He mated with the maiden
  Massassi who produced vegetation and
  with the woman Morongo who bore
  animals and humans. He was bitten by
  a serpent born of Morongo and fell ill.
  His own children strangled him and,
  in some accounts, hid him in the body
  of Morongo.
  Mwys Gwyddno
  British
  the hamper of Gwyddno
  This basket, which could change 
  any piece of meat into a feast for a
  hundred people, was one of the
  Thirteen 
  Treasures 
  of 
  Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  My Lord Bag of Rice (see Hidesato)
  myalism
  West Indian
  witchcraft
  Mydon
  (see Mygdon)
  Myesyats
  Slav
  wife of Dabog
  mother of the 2 Zorya girls
  In some accounts, Myesyats is male
  and his wife is Verchenyaya Zvezda.
  Mygdalion
  Greek
  son of Cinyras
  Mygdon1
  Greek
  [Mydon]
  king of the Bebrycans
  He was killed by Heracles during 
  his ninth Labour.
  Mygdon2
  Greek
  a king of Phrygia
  son of Acmon
  father of Coroebus
  Myiagros
  Greek
  a god who chased away flies during
  sacrificial rites 
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  Burmese
  a sacred mountain regarded as the
  centre of the earth
  Myles
  British
  [Miles]
  a young knight
  He was travelling with his fiancée,
  Elaine, to Camelot where they were to
  be married when he was attacked from
  behind by Loraine le Sauvage and
  badly wounded. Pellimore, Elaine’s
  father rode past and, intent on a quest
  for the king, failed to recognise his
  daughter and refused to help her
  wounded lover. When Myles died of
  his wounds, Elaine killed herself with
  his sword.
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  Pellimore in a joust.
  Mylitta
  Mesopotamian
  [Mulitta.Mulliltu:=Greek Aphrodite:
  =Sumerian Ninlil]
  a Babylonian mother-goddess and
  goddess of fertility
  a form of Ishtar
  consort of Enlil
  Each woman devotee was required,
  once in her life, to sell herself to a
  stranger for some fee which was then
  dedicated to Mylitta.
  In some accounts she is identified
  with Belit.
  Mynes
  Greek
  son of Evenus
  brother of Epistrophus
  husband of Briseis
  He and his brother were killed by
  Achilles in the Trojan War and his
  wife, Briseis, was given to Achilles as 
  a prize.
  Mynio
  Welsh
  father of Iddawg
  Mynydd Fyrddin
  Welsh
  a site in Herefordshire, said to hold the
  grave of Merlin
  Myojo-tenshi
  Japanese
  an angel of the morning star
  This being, in the form of a hand-
  some youth, guides the virtuous in
  their travels.
  Myoken
  Japanese
  [Kagase-wo]
  a Buddhist star-god, the Pole Star
  myomancy 
  divination from the movements of mice
  Myotei
  Japanese
  a painter
  He took the young Sawara as a pupil
  and wanted him as a son-in-law.
  Myrddin
  (see Emrys.Lailoken.Merlin)
  Myrddin Wyllt
  Welsh
  the Welsh name for Suibhne Geilt
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Merlin.
  Myrddin’s Precinct
  (see Clas Myrrdin)
  Myrina
  Greek
  daughter of Thoas
  sister of Hypsipyle
  myrkrida
  (see trollkana)
  Myrmidons
  Greek
  [‘ant men’.Murmidones.Myrmidones]
  When Zeus fell in love with Aegina he
  fathered Aeacus who grew up to be
  king of the island. Hera decimated the
  population in revenge so Aeacus
  prayed to Zeus who created a whole
  new population from ants. These were
  the myrmidons who followed Achilles
  and fought in the Trojan War.
  Myrmidones
  (see Myrmidons)
  Myrrha1
  Greek
  [Smyrna.Zmyrna.Zmyrne]
  daughter of Cinyras
  mother of Adonis by her own 
  father
  She was changed into a myrtle tree by
  Apollo to save her from her father’s
  sword. 
  The 
  infant 
  Adonis 
  was
  delivered from the tree by a boar’s tusk.
  In some stories, Myrrha is Smryna, in
  others her father is Belus or Theias.
  Myrrha2
  Phoenician
  [Smyrna.Zmyrna.Zmyrne]
  a fertility goddess
  mother of Kinnur
  Myrtea
  (see Myrto)
  Myrtilus
  Greek
  son of Hermes by Cleobule or 
  Phaetusa
  charioteer to Oenomaus 
  He was bribed by Pelops and
  Hippodamia to sabotage his master’s
  chariot. 
  Pelops had promised to let Myrtilus
  sleep with Hippodamia but went back
  on his promise, kicking Myrtilus into
  the sea where he drowned, cursing all
  the descendants of Pelops.
  Hermes set the image of Myrtilus in
  the heavens as Auriga, the Charioteer.
  Myrtium
  Greek
  [Tithium]
  the mountain on which, in some
  accounts, the infant Asclepius was
  abandoned by Apollo
  myrtle1
  Egyptian
  the tree sacred to Hathor
  myrtle2
  European
  Orlando was changed into a myrtle
  tree by Alcina
  myrtle3
  Greek
  the tree of Adonis, Aphrodite, 
  Artemis and Poseidon
  (see also Myrrha1)
  myrtle4
  Hebrew
  chewing the leaves of myrtle enabled
  one to detect witches
  Myrto
  Greek
  [Murcia.Myrtea.Myrtoessa]
  a name of Aphrodite when 
  depicted sitting under a 
  myrtle tree
  Myrtoessa
  (see Myrto)
  Mysing
  (see Mysinger)
  Mysinger
  Norse
  [Mysing]
  a leader of the Vikings produced 
  from Frodi’s mill
  He killed the Danish king, Frodi, and
  captured his magic grindstones and
  the two giantesses, Fenia and Menia,
  who worked the the mill aboard his
  ship, producing salt. He so over-
  worked them that the weight of salt
  sank the ship and made the whole sea
  salty.
  Mysis
  (see Miysis)
  Mysteries of Isis
  Egyptian
  rites concerned with the death of
  Osiris and his resurrection by Isis
  Mysterion
  Greek
  an Autumn festival in honour 
  of Dionysus
  mystery-man
  a magician: a medicine-man
  Mystes
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus as ‘the initiated’
  Mystic Apes (see Three Mystic Apes)
  mystic knot
  Buddhist
  one of the signs on the Buddha’s
  foot, symbol of immortality and
  infinity
  myth
  [mythos.mythus]
  a story of heroes, gods, etc. belief
  without foundation
  Mythical Age
  North American
  the period before the appearance of man
  In the lore of the Indian tribes, this
  was a time when all the animals and
  birds talked and acted like humans
  and even, in some cases, looked like
  them.
  mythicise
  [mythise]
  invent or write stories of heroes and
  gods: explain a miracle, etc. as a myth
  mythiciser
  (see mythicist)
  mythicism
  [mythism]
  explanation of miracles as myths
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  mythicist
  [mythiciser.mythist]
  one who writes stories of heroes 
  or gods
  one who explains miracles, etc. as myths
  mythism
  (see mythicism)
  mythist
  (see mythicist)
  mythogenesis
  the origin of stories without
  foundation such as those of ancient
  heroes and gods
  mythogony
  the study of the origin of myths
  mythographer
  one who writes stories of heroes and gods
  mythography
  representation of myths: a collection
  of myths: a description of myths
  mythologem
  a mythological paradigm: a basic term
  of myths
  mythologer
  [mythologian.mythologist]
  one who studies ancient 
  stories of heroes, gods, etc.: one 
  who sets out to explain such 
  stories
  mythologian
  (see mythologer)
  Mythological Cycle
  Irish
  the corpus of literature dealing with
  characters from the Otherworld and
  the struggles of the Danaans
  mythologise
  put in the form of a story without
  foundation: explain the stories of the
  ancient heroes, gods, etc.
  mythologist
  (see mythologer)
  mythology
  [mythos.mythus]
  the study of ancient stories of heroes,
  gods, etc.
  mythopoeic
  (see mythopoetic)
  mythopoem
  a mythical poem
  mythopoetic
  [mythopoeic]
  myth-making
  mythopoetry
  mythical poetry
  mythopoiea
  myth-making
  mythopoeist
  one who invents stories without
  foundation or stories of heroes, 
  gods, etc.
  mythopoet
  one who writes mythical poetry
  mythos
  (see myth.mythology)
  mythus
  (see myth.mythology)
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity
  referred to as god N
  This deity is thought by some to be 
  the demon Uayayab which ruled the
  nemontemi, the five unlucky days at
  the year’s end.
  Na Ainanu
  (see Hui Tarara)
  Na Atibu
  Pacific Islands
  father of the gods of the 
  Gilbert Islands
  husband of Nei Teukez
  father of Na Kika, Nareau the Younger,
  Nei Marena, Riiki, Te Nao, Tei Ikawai
  When Nareau had made the gods, he
  departed leaving Na Atibu to make 
  the world and man. He allowed his
  youngest son, Nareau, to kill him using
  his body to make the world. A sacred
  tree, Kai-nu-tiku-aba, sprang from his
  spine which produced human beings.
  Na-chen t’ien-tsun
  Chinese
  a minor deity, assistant to the god 
  of riches
  Na-ch’un
  Tibetan
  the chief sorcerer of the government,
  acting as an oracle
  This official is regarded as an incar-
  nation of Pe-kar and makes annual
  forecasts of coming events.
  Na-gates
  Norse
  gates leading from Niflheim 
  to Helheim
  It is said that those who pass through
  these gates die for the second time.
  Na-ka-hsi-na
  Chinese
  [Chia-hsi-na]
  the Chinese version of Nagasena
  Na Kaa
  Pacific Islands
  a primordial god of the Gilbert Islands
  brother of Tabakea
  In the lovely garden where he lived
  grew two trees. Men lived under one
  of them, women under the other.
  When they met, they all went to the
  same tree, the tree of death. Na-Kaa
  expelled them from his paradise and
  he now guards the entrance to keep
  out sinners.
  Na Kika
  Pacific Islands
  [Kika.Na Kiki]
  the octopus-god of the Gilbert Islands
  son of Na Atibu and Nei Teukez
  He helped Nareau to build the islands
  of the Pacific.
  Na Kiki
  (see Na Kika)
  Na-naki
  Japanese
  a pheasant
  Waka-hiko was away for so long that
  the gods sent this bird to find him.
  Waka-hiko shot and killed the bird but
  was himself killed by the same arrow.
  Na-nefer-ka-Ptah
  Egyptian
  a deity, destroyer of snakes
  Na Ngutu
  African
  a Bakongo god of the dead
  Na-pihe-nui
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of a chief
  She was wooed by Ku who changed
  from a small dog into a man. When
  her father refused to sanction the
  marriage, Ku turned into a huge, fierce
  dog and ate many of the tribe.
  Naachjeii esdzaa
  (see Naste Estsan)
  Naapatecuhtli
  Central American
  an Aztec rain-god
  Naas
  (see Boi1)
  Naastrand
  (see Nastrond)
  nabaa
  Arabian
  a tree
  Arrows made from the timber of this
  tree are used in divination rites.
  Nabam
  (see Guland)
  Nabangatai
  Pacific Islands
  a village in the underworld, Bulu,
  home of the souls of the dead
  Nabende
  African
  a supreme god in Uganda
  Naberius
  [Cerberus.Cerebus.Kerberos.
  Kereberus.Naberus]
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to teach logic and
  appears as a three-headed man on a
  crow or a black cockerel.
  Naberus
  (see Naberius)
  Nabgodon
  Irish
  king of Uardha
  He tried to seize Taise for himself but
  was killed by Congall Clairingleach to
  whom she was betrothed.
  Nabhi
  Jain
  a culture-hero
  Nabi Khadir
  (see Khadir)
  Nabi Khidir
  (see Khadir)
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  Nabiata
  Nabiata
  Pacific Islands
  a messenger for the creator-god, Opo
  Nabium
  (see Nabu1)
  Nabon
  British
  a giant
  He was the ruler of the Isle of Servage
  and gave it to Segwarides. He was
  killed by Tristram.
  Nabu1
  Mesopotamian
  [Nabium.Nabug.Nebo.Mermer:
  =Babylonian Nebo:=Greek Hermes]
  an Akkadian god of wisdom
  son of Marduk and Sarpanitu
  consort of Tasmetu or Ishtar
  He invented the art of writing 
  and recorded all knowledge on clay
  tablets.
  His ship was known as Iddahedu.
  (see also Ilu Tashmit.
  Laghlaghghi-gar.Muati)
  Nabu2
  (see Khadir)
  Nabug
  (see Nabu1)
  Nabur
  British
  a fisherman of Orkney
  The ship on which Mordred and other
  newly-born boys were set adrift was
  wrecked.The infant Mordred was
  found by Nabur and raised by him and
  his wife.
  Nach-un
  Tibetan
  an incarnation of Bi-har acting 
  as oracle and sorcerer to the
  government
  Nachiel
  one of the 7 Intelligences
  ruler of the sun
  Nachiketas
  Hindu
  son of Aruni
  When his father gave away all his
  possessions, Nachiketas found himself
  given to Yama, the god of death, with
  whom he stayed for three nights and
  learned much.
  Na’chitna’irgin
  Siberian
  one of 4 Chukchee dawn-spirits
  brother of Wu’squus
  Nacht
  (see Nott)
  Nachunde
  Persian
  an Elamite sun-god
  Nachuruchu
  North American
  [Nah-chu-ru-ch]
  a Pueblo weaver and medicine-man
  When Nachuruchu married the
  moon, the two witches known as the
  Yellow Corn Maidens were so jealous
  that they drowned her in a well. All the
  animals and birds searched for her and
  the buzzard spotted a mound covered
  with flowers. Nachuruchu had the
  buzzard bring him one of the white
  flowers and, placing it between two
  robes, sang magic songs over it until it
  turned into his wife, fully restored. He
  then made a magic hoop for her to
  play with and when she bowled it
  towards the witches they grabbed hold
  of it and were immediately turned into
  snakes.
  Nacien
  (see Nascien)
  Nacom
  Central American
  a low caste of Mayan priests
  These priests served for a period of
  three years, during which they prac-
  tised a regime of abstinence from the
  pleasures of the flesh.
  Nacon
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Nacoriel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Nacren
  (see Nascien)
  nada
  elemental sound considered as a
  source of creation
  Nadaka
  Hindu
  a servant of Shiva
  Nadi-Devata
  Buddhist
  a river-goddess
  Nadi Kashyapa
  (see Kashyapa)
  Nadija
  (see Bhishma)
  Nadimmud
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninigkug.Nudim(mud).‘shaper’]
  Ea as ‘ruler of everything’
  Nadrushi-Namur
  Mesopotamian
  a being in the form of a man-lion
  He was created by Ea to go to the
  underworld to rescue Ishtar.
  (see also Ashushu-Namir)
  Nadus
  British
  a king of Syria in Arthurian legends
  Nae-Yaku
  Ceylonese
  the spirits of recent ancestors: a
  ceremony invoking these spirits
  Naegling
  (see Nagelring)
  Naeise
  (see Naisi)
  Naestan
  North American
  the first woman
  wife of Yadilyil
  mother of Estanatlehi
  Naete
  African
  a sea-deity of the Fon
  twin sister of Agbe
  mother of Afrikete
  Nafanua
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan war-goddess
  Nag-pa
  Tibetan
  a sorcerer
  These men wear tall conical hats, a
  sash of bones and a magical mirror on
  the chest, engaging demons in battle.
  naga1
  Hindu
  [‘serpent’]
  one of the life forces
  Naga2
  Hindu
  [Naia.Naja.Naje:female=Nagini]
  a sacred snake
  offspring of Kasyapa and Kadru
  These beings could appear in many
  forms, such as snake-necked warriors,
  and could mate with humans. They
  are said to have a navel in the forehead
  and live in bejewelled underwater
  palaces in Bhagavati.
  Alternative versions say that they
  live in Nagaloka or Niraya.
  Naga3
  Indian
  a water-god
  He is depicted as a serpent with 
  a human face in Hindu and Jain
  mythology.
  Naga Mas
  Malay
  a sea-monster
  son of Budiman
  brother of Lela Muda
  Naga Min
  Burmese
  a serpent-king
  Naga Muchilinda
  (see Muchalinda)
  Naga Padoha
  (see Naga Pahoda)
  Naga Pahoda
  East Indian
  [Naga Padoha]
  a serpent in the primitive ocean, in 
  the lore of Sumatra
  Nagabodhi
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Nagadya
  African
  a goddess of the Baganda
  mother of Kibuku, some say
  Nagagini
  East Indian
  daughter and wife of Anantaboga
  mother of Anantaraja by Anantaboga
  wife of B’ima
  Nagah
  North American
  a mountain sheep
  In the lore of the Paiute, Nagah
  climbed a very high mountain which
  reached the sky and the supreme
  being, Shinob, turned the sheep into
  the North Star, Qui-am-i Wintook.
  Nagaicho
  (see Nagaitco)
  Nagaitco
  North American
  [Nagai(t)cho:=Sinkyone Kyoi:
  =Yuki Taikomol]
  the first man in the lore of the Kato
  Indians of California
  As an infant, Nagaitco was saved from
  the flood by Tcenes.
  In some accounts, he was the
  creator-god who made all things,
  including the first humans to whom he
  introduced the arts. The first world he
  created was destroyed by flood water.
  He then made a second world from a
  huge horned monster.
  Nagaitcho
  (see Nagaitco)
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  nagakals
  Hindu
  decorated stones bearing a serpent
  motif, dedicated by women wanting
  children
  Nagakumara
  Jain
  a weather-god
  one of the 10 Bhavanavasi
  Nagaloka
  Hindu
  the realm of the Nagas
  (see also Bhagavati)
  Nagapasa
  Hindu
  the noose used by Varuna to bind
  sinners
  Nagaraja
  Hindu
  [Nanda:=Tibetan Klu(-rgyal)]
  a snake-god
  Nagarjuna1
  Buddhist
  a 2nd C Mahayana philosopher
  Nagarjuna2
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  He gave the alchemist Charpati a pair
  of magic shoes, which enabled him to
  fly, in exchange for the secret of
  turning base metals into gold.
  Nagasena
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Chia-hsi-na.Na-ka-hsi-na]
  a Buddhist priest
  one of the 18 Lohan
  He taught Menander the Buddhist
  doctrines and made the Emerald
  Buddha by magical powers.
  Nagasvaraja
  Buddhist
  a name for the Buddha as liberator of
  the nagas
  Nagawonyi
  African
  a hunger-goddess of the Baganda
  Nagelfare
  (see Naglfari)
  Nagelring
  German
  [Naegling.Naglring]
  the sword of Dietrich von Bern
  This weapon was given to Dietrich by
  Elbegast who had stolen it from the
  giant, Grim.
  In Thidrekssaga, it was taken from
  the dwarf, Alfrik, by Thidrek.
  In other stories, it was given by his
  uncle, Hygelac, to Beowulf who used
  it to kill Grendell.     
  (see also Hrunting)
  Nagenatzani
  (see Nayenezgani)
  Nagi
  North American
  [‘death’]
  one of the 4 Godlike Spirits of 
  the Sioux, an aspect of Wakan 
  Tanka
  Nagila
  North American
  [‘shadow’]
  one of the 4 Godlike Spirits of 
  the Sioux, an aspect of Wakan 
  Tanka
  Nagilfar
  (see Naglfar)
  Nagini1
  Hindu
  [male=Naga]
  a snake-girl
  offspring of Kasyapa and Kadru
  These beings could appear in many
  forms, such as beautiful maidens with
  serpent bodies below the waist, and
  could mate with humans.
  Nagini2
  Jain
  [=Hindu Manasa]
  a snake-goddess
  Naglefar
  (see Naglfari)
  Naglefare
  (see Naglfari)
  Naglfar
  (see Naglfari)
  Naglfari1
  Norse
  [Nagelfare.Nagilfar.Naglefar(e).
  Naglfar.Naglfer]
  the ship of the giants
  This vessel was built from the nails of
  the dead and, piloted by Hrimnir, was
  used by Loki to transport the hordes
  from Muspelheim to the site of the
  final battle with the gods.
  Naglfari2
  Norse
  [Nagelfare.Nagilfar.Naglefar(e).
  Naglfar.Naglfer]
  first husband of Nott
  father of Aud
  Naglfer
  (see Naglfar)
  Naglring
  (see Nagelring)
  Nago loa
  West Indian
  a group of Haitian voodoo 
  spirits derived from 
  the Yoruba deities
  Nago Shango
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  the Yoruba god, Shango
  Nagpanchami
  Indian
  [Nagara-panchami]
  a rain-making ceremony
  This is the name used in northern
  India for a ceremony based on the
  rain-making powers of the Nagas.
  In southern India, the festival is
  known as Nagara-panchami.
  Nagrind
  (see Helgrind)
  nagua
  (see nagual)
  nagual
  Central American
  [nagua.tona(l).tono:plur=naguales]
  an animal or bird in Mexico, associated
  with each individual and regarded as
  a personal god, which lived and died
  with that person
  naguales
  (see nagual)
  nagumwasuck
  North American
  ugly fairies of the Passemaquaddy
  Nagyboldogaszony
  (see Boldogasszony)
  Nah-chu-ru-chu
  (see Nachuruchu)
  Nahar
  Mesopotamian
  a sun-goddess
  Nahema
  [=Hebrew Lilith]
  a demon
  Nahhundi
  Persian
  an Elamite sun-god
  Nahi
  Arabian
  a guardian god
  Nahui Ehecatl
  Mesopotamian
  [Ehecatl]
  an Aztec water-god
  Nahui Ollin
  Central American
  [Naollin]
  an Aztec creator-god
  He is regarded as the current (fifth) un
  and, in some versions, was originally
  the god Nanautzin.
  nahurak
  North American
  Pawnee animal-spirits
  Nahusa
  (see Nahusha)
  Nahusha
  Hindu
  [Nahusa]
  a tyrant
  son of Ayus
  He took over as ruler of the earth in
  the absence of Indra but neglected his
  duties in favour of pleasure. When he
  kicked Agastis (or, some say, Brighu) in
  the head, the seer threw him out of
  heaven and turned him into a snake, a
  condition from which he was liberated
  by Yuhisthira.
  Nai
  African
  an ocean-god of the Gan people
  father of Ashiakle
  Nai-nai-niang-niang
  Chinese
  a name for Pi-hsia Yüan-chun as
  Madame Lady
  Nai-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of earthquakes and
  storms
  Nai Thombo Thombo
  Pacific Islands
  in some versions, the Fijian 
  underworld            (see underworld)
  Naia
  (see Naga)
  naiad
  Greek
  [plur=naiades]
  a nymph of streams, lakes and 
  rivers
  Naigameya
  Hindu
  a goat-headed god
  Naijok
  (see Ajok)
  Naikiyas
  (see Naonhaithya)
  Nail of the North
  (see Bohinavlle)
  nailing
  the black magic practice of driving 
  a nail through something such as 
  the footprint or shadow of an 
  enemy to cause him harm
  Naimes
  (see Namo)
  Nain
  Norse
  the dwarf of death or his realm
  Nain
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  Nain Rouge
  French
  [Red Dwarf]
  a house spirit, a lutin
  nainden
  (see Debility)
  Na’ininen
  Siberian
  [Na’rninen]
  a creator-god
  Nainuema
  South American
  a creator-god of the Uitoto Indians
  He created the world and made it flat
  by stamping on it, after which he used
  his own saliva to make all living things.
  Nair
  (see Nar)
  Nairamata
  Buddhist
  [Nairatma]
  a goddess of knowledge, an aspect 
  of Akshobhya 
  a sakti of Heruka or Hevajira
  She is depicted as having three eyes
  and five or six arms.
  Nairatma
  (see Nairamata)
  Nairyosangha
  Persian
  a fire-god
  He is said to have acted as a messenger
  between the gods and humans.
  When Kay Kaus tried to take over
  the kingdom of heaven, Nairyosangha
  was about to kill the invader when the
  unborn spirit of Kay’s grandson, Kay
  Khusraw, pleaded for his grandfather’s
  life and he was spared.
  Nais
  Greek
  [Echenais]
  a water-nymph
  wife of Daphnis
  mother of Glaucus by Anthedon, 
  some say
  She 
  married 
  Daphnis 
  on 
  the
  understanding that he would always be
  faithful to her. When he broke that
  promise, she blinded him and refused
  to help him when he was drowning.
  Naisa
  (see Naisi)
  Naise
  (see Naisi)
  Naisi
  Irish
  [Naeise.Naisa.Na(o)ise.Naoisi.Noisiu]
  one of the 12 Champions of 
  the Red Branch
  son of Usna and Elva
  brother of Ardan and Ainlé
  He eloped with Deirdre and fled to
  Scotland. His uncle, Conor, the king
  of Ulster, who had reared the girl to
  become his own wife, gave them safe
  conduct to return but reneged on his
  promise and Naisi and all the party
  escorting the couple on their return
  were killed with the exception of
  Buino who had betrayed them. Most
  versions say that Naisi was killed by
  Eoghan mac Durthacht but some say
  that he was killed by Maine, a Norse
  prince. Deirdre later killed herself and
  the tree that grew over her grave
  entwined itself with another growing
  over Naisi’s grave and the two could
  never be separated.
  Naitaka
  North American
  a water-serpent in the lore of the
  Indians of British Columbia
  Naja
  (see Naga2)
  Najara
  Australian
  an evil spirit of the Aborigines
  This spirit lures young boys away from
  their tribes by whistling.
  Naje
  (see Naga2)
  Nake-sa-muta
  (see Nase)
  Nakaa
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god of the Gilbert Islands
  Having created humans, he kept men
  and women apart and they lived as
  immortals, each sex with a tree in their
  part of the island. When Nakaa left on
  a journey, the men disobeyed his
  injunction and visited the women. The
  angry god deprived them of their
  immortality (which is why humans
  now die) and left, going to the land of
  the dead where he sits at the entrance
  and traps the souls of the dead in a net.
  If a soul can refrain from eating or
  drinking for three days, Nakaa allows
  them to return to the land of the
  living.
  Nakada
  (see Jata2)
  Nakahi
  New Zealand
  a serpent-god of the 19th C Maori
  Papahiruhia cult
  Nakali
  South American
  a hero in Honduras and Nicaragua
  When his wife died, he journeyed to
  the underworld to find her, crossing a
  bridge no wider than a single hair.
  Those who have been mean during
  their lifetime will fall off into a boiling
  pot tended by a sikla bird.
  Nakatsu
  Japanese
  a goddess
  Nakazutsumo
  Japanese
  one of the 3 sea and fish gods known
  as the Munakata-no-kami
  Naked Ascetic
  (see Mahavira)
  Naked Mountain
  Japanese
  a barren mountain that blossomed
  when Kobo Daishi prayed there
  Nakh
  (see Nakk)
  Nakhthoreb
  (see Nectanebus)
  Nake-saha-me
  Japanese
  a goddess of streams and marshes
  She was born from the tears shed by
  Izanagi when Isanami died.
  Nakinietsi
  (see Nakinieu)
  Nakinieu
  Baltic
  [Nakinietsi:male=Nakk]
  a female water-spirit in Estonia
  They are said to own beautiful cattle
  which live in water.
  Nakiskat
  North American
  in the lore of the Pawnee, one of the 5
  houses of the animal spirits, 
  the nahurak
  Nakk
  Baltic
  [Nekke.Nik:fem=Nakinieu:=Finnish
  Nakki]
  an Estonian water-spirit
  These spirits, which can appear as
  adult humans or as children or as
  horses, are the spirits of those who
  have drowned. The males lure victims
  by singing, the females, known as
  Nakinieu, by sitting near the water
  combing their long golden hair while
  singing. Each has a huge mouth which
  can swallow almost anything.
  Nakki
  Baltic
  [=Estonian Nakk]
  a Finnish water-spirit
  They appear either as large humans, or
  as half man, half horse. The females,
  like their Estonian counterparts, have
  fine cattle living in water.
  Naksatras
  (see Nakshatras)
  Nakshatras
  Hindu
  [Naksatras]
  a group of 27 star-goddesses
  daughters of Daksha
  consorts of Candra
  Nakta-yamari
  (see Yamantaka)
  Nakula1
  Buddhist
  [Bakula.Vakula:=Chinese No Ch’u-lo.
  Pa-ku-la.Pa-no-ka.P’u-chu-lo]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  It was said that he became young again
  when he became a Buddhist at the age
  of 120.
  He is depicted with a rosary in his
  hand or, in some versions, with a
  mongoose or a three-legged toad.
  Nakula2
  Hindu
  one of the 5 Pandava brothers
  son of the Aswins by Madri
  twin brother of Sahadeva
  husband of Karenumati
  These twin boys were born to Madri,
  second wife of Pandu, when his first
  wife, Kunti, handed her the gift of
  producing a child by prayer to a god.
  Nakulisha
  (see Lakulisha)
  Nakwube
  African
  a supreme god in Kenya
  Nal
  Norse
  a name for Laufeia as ‘pine needle’, a
  reference to her thin body
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  Nal-gab
  a good demon
  Despite being described as a good
  demon, this being is said to teach
  witchcraft.
  Nala1
  Hindu
  husband of Damayanti
  father of Indrasena and Indraseni
  In a story in The Mahabharata, Nala
  was chosen by King Bhima as a
  husband for his daughter, Damayanti,
  who managed to identify him from a
  group of gods who had taken identical
  form. The demon Kali caused him to
  gamble away his kingdom to his
  brother Pushkara and he left his wife.
  A snake gave him a disguise in which
  he appeared as a deformed man and
  also a cloak which would restore him
  to his proper shape. When he got the
  job as charioteer to King Rituparna
  who was a lucky gambler, he exchanged
  his skill with the chariot for the king’s
  luck which he then used to win a new
  fortune. He was found by Parnada, a
  counsellor to Damayanti’s father, King
  Bhima, and, using the magic cloak to
  restore his former shape, he was
  reunited with Damayanti.
  Nala2
  Hindu
  in some stories, the monkey-king,
  Sugriva
  In some versions, Nala is a monkey-
  engineer who built Adam’s Bridge,
  linking Ceylon with India, by floating
  stones into position. Over this bridge
  Sugriva led Rama’s forces to attack
  Ravana’s castle. 
  (see also Sugriva)
  Nalagiri
  Buddhist
  an elephant
  Devadatta and Ajatasatru made this
  elephant drunk and turned it loose,
  hoping that it would kill the Buddha
  as it rampaged through the streets.
  Instead, the beast prostrated itself in
  front of the Buddha.
  Nala’s Bridge
  (see Adam’s Bridge)
  Nali
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  naljor-pa
  Tibetan
  ascetics who, it is said, acquire magic
  powers
  Nama
  Siberian
  god of the underworld
  He, like Noah, built an ark in which
  he, his family and some animals
  survived the world flood.
  Namasangiti
  Buddhist
  a god personifying a sacred text
  a form of Avalokiteshvara
  Namazu
  Japanese
  a primaeval fish
  This fish lived under the earth and
  caused earthquakes when it moved.
  Nambalisita
  African
  the first man, in the lore of the 
  Ambo people
  He was born from an egg and grew up
  to be a fine warrior.
  Proclaiming that he had created
  himself, he upset his real creator, the
  god Kalunga, and the two met in
  combat. The god prevailed and locked
  Nambalisita in a sealed room but the
  prisoner invoked the aid of animals
  who helped him to escape.
  Nambi
  African
  in the lore of Uganda, the first woman
  daughter of Gulu
  sister of Kaizuku and Walumbe
  wife of Kintu
  When she left the sky for earth with
  Kintu, Walumbe (Death) followed.
  Kaizuku tried to kill him, to save
  mankind from death, but failed.
  Nambo-Nansi
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  Anansi, the West African spider-god
  Nambroth
  (see Frimost)
  Nambubi
  African
  wife of Manema Mairwa
  mother of Mukasa
  Nami
  (see Namo)
  Namita
  East Indian
  a primaeval goddess in Papua
  She impregnated herself with one of
  her big toes and produced twins.
  When she died, her blood gave rise to
  the progenitors of the tribes.
  Nammu
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess of the 
  primaeval waters
  mother of An and Ki
  mother of Enki and Enlil, some say
  She is said to have made humans from
  clay. In some versions, the same as
  Abzu, the sweet waters.
  Some 
  versions 
  say 
  that 
  she
  generated An and Ki, others that she
  was An’s consort.
  Namo
  European
  [Naimes (de Baviere).Nami.Naymes]
  a duke of Bavaria
  adviser to Charlemagne
  He acted as mentor to many of the
  younger members of the emperor’s
  court, including Ogier.
  He was placed in charge of Angelica
  when she came to seek the help of
  Charlemagne to separate Rinaldo and
  Roland who were fighting over her.
  Namora
  East Indian
  the first woman, in the lore of 
  New Guinea
  mother of Maruka Akore
  She is said to have emerged from Lake
  Eihovu. She produced a son, Maruka
  Akore, after swallowing a fish, and
  mated with him to produce the tribes
  of New Guinea.
  Namorodo
  Australian
  demons of the Aborigines
  They are envisaged as being made of
  skin and bone with long talons, flying
  by night and killing all those they
  encounter.
  Nampo Kundari Yasha
  (see Gundari-myoo)
  Namru
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk referring to his
  brilliance and power
  Namtar
  Mesopotamian
  [Namtaru:=Babylonian Irra]
  the Sumerian plague-god
  husband of Husbishag
  He was an attendant on Ereshkigal in
  the underworld. When the gods
  invited Ereshkigal to send an emissary
  to collect her share of a feast they had
  arranged, Namtar was sent. All the
  gods greeted him except Nergal.
  Ereshkigal took offence at this slight
  and summoned Nergal to her presence.
  Namtaru
  (see Namtar)
  Namtillaku
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘god of life’
  Namu
  Siberian
  the man who survived the flood
  He was given advance warning by
  Ulgan and built an ark in which he
  survived.
  Namuci
  Hindu
  a name of the monster otherwise
  known as Vritra          (see also Mara)
  Namugereka
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘apportioner’
  Namuginga
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘shaper’
  Nan-chi Hsien-weng
  (see Shou Shen)
  Nan-chi Fu Jen
  (see Hua Lin)
  Nan-chi Lao Jen
  (see Shou Shen)
  Nan Dapue
  (see Lugeilan)
  Nan Hua Ching
  Chinese
  the collected works of the philosopher
  Chuang-tzu
  Nan-lha
  Tibetan
  [Nag-lha]
  a household god
  This deity, with a head like a pig,
  occupies different parts of the house at
  different seasons of the year. If he
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  bride or groom or corpse can enter or
  leave until he has been propitiated.
  Nan-Sgrub
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist god of death
  Nan-t’i-mi-to-lo
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Nandimitra
  Nana1
  African
  the earth-goddess of the Yoruba
  wife of Obaluwaye
  mother of Omulu        (see also Nanan)
  Nana2
  Armenian
  a mother-goddess
  Nana3
  Mesopotamian
  [Anna-Nin]
  a Sumerian mother-goddess
  wife of Nabu, some say
  daughter of Sangarius
  sister of Tammuz, some say
  mother of Attis
  When Agdistis was castrated, an
  almond tree grew from the spot where
  his genitals fell. Nana picked some of
  its fruit and, as a result either of eating
  it or dropping it into her lap, became
  pregnant and bore Attis.
  (see also Nanai)
  Nana4
  (see Inanna.Nanna2)
  Nana Buluku
  African
  [Nana Buruku]
  the creator in the lore of the Fon
  This deity was an androgynous being
  who begot Mawu-Lisa.
  Nana Buruku
  (see Nana Buluku)
  Nana Mirian
  African
  wife of Fara Maka
  Both her husband and the hunter
  Karadigi failed to kill the monster
  hippopotamus, Mali, but she paralysed
  it with a magic spell.
  Nana Nyankopon
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘the great one’
  Nanaboojoo
  (see Nanabozho)
  Nanabozho
  North American
  [Great Hare.Nanaboojoo.Nanabush.
  Nanibozho]
  an alternative name for 
  Manabozho
  In some accounts, he was the first-
  born of four brothers, one of whom
  was Wabasso (White Hare or Wolf).
  (see also Manabozho.Nhenebush)
  Nanabush
  (see Nanabozho)
  Nanacatltzatzi
  Central American
  one of quadruplets
  son of Hueytonanzin
  brother of Hueytecatl, Ixcuin and
  Tentemic
  Nanahuatl
  (see Nanautzin)
  Nanai
  Mesopotamian
  the chief Babylonian goddess
  In some accounts she is identified 
  with Nana.                 (see also Nanaja)
  Nanaja
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian fertility-goddess 
  and war-goddess       (see also Nanai)
  Nanak
  Sikh
  [Guru Nanak.Nanak Chand]
  (1469-1538)
  the founder of Sikhism
  first of 10 gurus
  It is said that all the gods of the Hindu
  pantheon appeared at his birth which
  was accompanied by celestial music.
  He was later carried up to heaven by
  angels to receive instruction from god
  and returned to earth to preach his
  doctrines.
  He appears as a wonder-worker in
  Sikh lore.
  Nanak Chand
  (see Nanak)
  Nanakusa
  Japanese
  [Festival of Seven Grasses]
  a ceremony, held on January 7th, at
  which a bowl of rice and herbs is
  said to ward off disease
  Nanan
  South American
  an earth-goddess
  A version of Nana imported into
  Brazil with the slaves from Africa.
  Nanauatzin
  (see Nanautzin)
  Nanautzin
  Central American
  [Nanhuatl.Nanauatzin.Poor Leper]
  an Aztec creator-god, ruler of the 
  Fifth Sun
  son of Quetzalcoatl
  He was originally the god of skin
  diseases and is said to have burnt
  himself to death on a sacred fire (or
  was thrown there by his father) and his
  heart became the sun, Nahui Ollin.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Xolotl or Xipetotec.
  Nancomala
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Guayami Indians
  He met the water-maiden Rutbe when
  the Flood receded and they mated to
  produce twins, who became the
  ancestors of the tribe.
  Nanda1
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Dgah-bo]
  one of the girls who gave food 
  to the Buddha when he broke his
  fast
  Another account says that Nanda and
  Upananda, both nagas, provided water
  for bathing the newly-born Buddha.
  (see also Nandabala)
  Nanda2
  Hindu
  a cowherd
  husband of Yasoda
  Their daughter was exchanged for
  Shiva to save him from the hands of
  Kansa who was killing all new-born
  boys.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Nagaraja, a human to the waist, and a
  serpent below.
  Nanda3
  Hindu
  a forest of Indra
  Nanda4
  (see Ananda1)
  Nandabala
  Buddhist
  one of the girls who gave food 
  to the Buddha when he broke his
  fast
  (see also Nanda1)
  Nandaka
  Hindu
  the sword of Vishnu
  Nandana
  (see Svarga)
  Nandaryu
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Nandi
  Hindu
  [‘happy’.Mamdi.Nandin.Nandis(h)a] 
  the white bull sacred to Shiva
  offspring of the cow Surabhi
  The symbol of Nandi is the crescent
  moon worn by Shiva on his forehead.
  Nandi Bear
  African
  [Chemosit]
  a monster in the form of a 
  man-eating bear
  In some accounts, this being is
  described as half man, half bird, with
  only one leg and a mouth that glows in
  the dark.
  Nandi-Keshvara
  East Indian
  a name for Shiva in Java
  Nandimitra
  Buddhist
  [Subhinda:=Chinese Nan-t’i-mi-to-lo.
  Su-p’in-t’e.Su-p’in-t’o]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted with an incense burner,
  a begging bowl and holding a book.
  He was known as ‘the sweet one’ and
  was believed to be the last disciple of
  the Buddha.
  Nandin
  (see Nandi)
  Nandini
  Hindu
  a cow of plenty
  In some accounts, this was the 
  marvellous animal that was owned by
  Vashishtha, in others it was equated
  with Surabhi.
  Nandisa
  (see Nandisha)
  Nandisha
  Hindu
  [Nandi.Nandisa]
  Shiva as the sacred bull 
  Nandi personified
  Shiva, as Nandisha, once assumed 
  the guise of a dwarf with a monkey-
  like face. He met the demon Ravana
  who picked up a mountain to throw 
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  it at the dwarf. The latter merely
  touched it with his toe and crushed
  Ravana’s hands.
  Nane
  Armenian
  [Hanea:=Babylonian Nana:=Sumerian
  Nanai]
  a god
  son of Aramazd
  brother of Anahit and Mihr
  In some accounts Nane is female, a
  war-goddess.
  Nane Chaha
  North American
  a mound in Mississippi: ancestors 
  of the tribe
  The Choctaw say that this mound is
  piled over the entrance to the tunnel
  by means of which their ancestors
  reached the upper world.
  (see also Nane Waiyah)
  Nane Waiyah
  North American
  [Nanih Waya]
  a sacred mountain of the Choctaws,
  home of the gods
  Nang Lha
  (see Nan-lha)
  Nang-pyek-kha Yek-khi
  Burmese
  an earth-goddess
  daughter of the first couple Ta-hsek-
  khi and Ya-hsek-khi
  wife of Khur Hsang L’rong
  She was born with the legs and ears of
  a tigress and her parents made her
  ruler of the earth and sea and gave her
  two gourds. When the gourds were
  split open by Khur Hsang L’rong, all
  the animals of the world emerged.
  Khur then married the goddess.
  Nanga
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian thief
  It was said that he could work only if
  the skies were cloudy.
  Nangananga
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian goddess of punishment
  She lives in the underworld, Bulu, and
  receives the souls of bachelors which
  she smashes against rocks.
  Nangi-Wutr
  Afghan
  a Kafir goddess
  wife of Sudrem
  mother of Indr and Disani, some say
  Nangombe
  African
  son of Amangundu the first man
  brother of Kanzi
  Nanibozho
  (see Nanabozho)
  Nanih Waya
  (see Nane Waiyah)
  Nanihehecuatli
  Central American
  a name for Quetzalcoatl as ‘lord of the
  four winds’
  Nanikahet
  (see Naonhaithya)
  Nanilo
  (see Gano)
  Naniumlap
  Pacific Islands
  the god of fertility in the Carolines
  Nankilstlas
  North American
  [=Tlingit Nascakiyet1]
  a raven-god of the Haida
  Nanna1
  Mesopotamian
  [As(h)-im-babbar.As(h)imbabbar.
  Babbar.En-zu.Enzu.Nannar.Suen.
  Zu-en(a).Zuen.Zuin:=Akkadian Acu:
  =Assyrian Suin:=Babylonian Sin]
  the Sumerian moon-god and god 
  of fertility
  son of Enlil and Ninlil
  husband of Ningal
  father of Inanna, Iskur and Utu
  He was born in the underworld to
  where Enlil had been banished for
  raping Ninlil.
  In some accounts, this deity is
  regarded as female or bisexual while
  others say that Sin was the crescent
  moon, Nanna was the full moon and
  As-im-babbar was the new moon.
  (see also Nannar)
  Nanna2
  Norse
  [Nana]
  a goddess of vegetation 
  and moon-goddess
  one of the Asynjur
  daughter of Nip
  sister of Summa
  wife of Balder
  mother of Forseti
  At the sight of her dead husband on his
  funeral pyre, Nanna died of a broken
  heart and her body was placed
  alongside his on the pyre.
  When Hermod rode to Niflheim to
  ask for the release of Balder, Nanna
  sent back with him her magic ring to be
  given to Fulla and a carpet for Frigga.
  Other accounts say that Nanna was
  the wife of Hoder who fought Balder
  for her hand.
  Nannam
  (see Eire)
  Nannar
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian moon-god(dess)
  Some say that Nannar is a separate
  deity, twin sister of Samas, but others
  regard Nannar as the same as Nanna
  who, in some accounts, had a bisexual
  nature.
  Nanook
  North American
  [=Inuit Nanue]
  a bear
  This animal was chased into the sky 
  by the Pleaides, a pack of hunting-
  dogs, and became the Great Bear. 
  He sometimes comes to earth to assist
  hunters.
  Na’nqa-ka’le
  Siberian
  a guardian-god
  son of Quikkinna-qu and Miti
  Nanse
  Mesopotamian
  [Nanshe.Nas.Nina]
  a Sumerian goddess of floods 
  and justice
  consort of Nindara or Haia
  Nanshe
  (see Nanse)
  Nansi
  West Indian
  a name for Annency or Anansi 
  in Curacao
  Nanso-bo
  Japanese
  [Nanzo-bo]
  a Buddhist monk
  By devotion he became a serpent so
  that he could live long enough to hear
  the prophecies of Miroku. He is said to
  have developed eight additional heads
  and in this form fought an eight-
  headed serpent to protect his wife.
  Nant y Llew
  Welsh
  a name for Llew LLaw Gyffes 
  in the form of an eagle
  nantena
  North American
  fairies or spirits of the Athapascans
  Nanters
  British
  [Nentres]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a king of Garlot
  husband of Elaine, the half-sister 
  of King Arthur
  In some accounts, his wife’s name is
  given as Blasine, in others as Belisent
  or Morgan. Some say that he was the
  father of Galachin by Morgause.
  He was one of the rulers who rose
  against the king but lived and was
  made a Knight of the Round Table.
  Nantes
  British
  in some Continental stories, the site 
  of King Arthur’s court
  Nantosuelta
  (see Nantsovelta)
  Nantosuleta
  (see Nantsovelta)
  Nantsovelta
  Celtic
  [Nantosuelta.Nantosuleta]
  a water-goddess and guardian goddess
  in Gaul
  consort of Sucellos
  Nantur
  a demon associated with writing
  Nantwa
  Japanese
  clay figures placed in a circle on 
  a grave
  Nanu
  (see Eire.Pisces)
  Nanue
  North American
  the Inuit name for Nanook
  Nanzo-bo
  (see Nanso-bo)
  Naobi
  Japanese
  benevolent spirits
  These beings are said to make good the
  damage done by the evil Magatsumi.
  Naollin
  (see Fifth Sun.Nahui Ollin)
  Naoise
  (see Naisi)
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  Naoisi
  (see Naisi)
  Naoisiu
  (see Naisi)
  Naonhaithya
  Persian
  [Nanikahet.Naunhas:=Pahlavi Naikiyas]
  a demon of discontent opposing Armaiti
  In some accounts, this demon is a
  degenerate form of the Hindu Aswins.
  Nao’tsiti
  North American
  [Nautsiti]
  a Pueblo creator-goddess
  daughter of Utc’tsiti
  sister of Ia’tiku
  She and her sister were born and, for
  many years lived, underground until,
  instructed by the spirit Tsitctinako,
  they emerged on to the surface and set
  about creating plants and animals,
  spirits 
  and 
  gods. 
  Nao’tsiti 
  was
  impregnated by the rainbow and bore
  twin boys. She gave one, Tiamuni, to
  Ia’tiku and, taking the other with her,
  moved away to the east. These children
  were the progenitors of the tribe.
  Napa
  (see Nape)
  Napaeae
  Greek
  [Napaiai]
  nymphs of the trees and valleys
  Napaiai
  (see Napaeae)
  Nape
  Greek
  [Napa]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon, the
  hunter, spying on her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Nape, tore him to pieces.
  Napi
  North American
  [Na’pi.‘old man’]
  the creator-god of the Blackfoot Indians
  His father had a dream from which he
  learned to trap animals by hanging a
  spider’s web across the trail. When his
  mother took a rattlesnake as a lover,
  his father trapped her in the web and
  cut off her head. Their two children
  ran off pursued by the head while the
  headless body chased their father. The
  boys escaped when the head fell into
  the water while the body (or head in
  some stories), which is the moon, still
  pursues the father, who is the sun.
  His clever brother created the white
  races and taught them all they needed
  to know while the simple Napi
  founded the Blackfoot tribe, creating
  the first humans from clay and leading
  them out of the cave Nina Stahu.
  When the Buffalo-stealer drove off all
  the buffalo, he turned himself into a
  dog and drove the herds back to the
  Blackfoot tribe. He is expected one
  day to return.
  Napir
  Persian
  an Elamite moon-god
  Nappatecuhtli
  Central American
  an Aztec god of mat-making
  Nappinnai
  Indian
  a Tamil goddess
  a consort of Krishna    (see also Pinnai)
  Naqbu
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ea as ‘god of the deep’
  Nar1
  Irish
  [Nair]
  a woman of the Otherworld
  Criomthann Nia Nair lived with her
  for several weeks and then returned
  home laden with treasure.
  Nar2
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  nar3
  Persian
  [nara]
  a male demon
  Several of these demons are said to
  have waged war on a series of kings.
  Nar4
  (see Finn Eamhna)
  Nar5
  (see Rucht)
  Nara1
  Buddhist
  [Naraloka:=Tibetan Mi]
  one of the 6 gati, the essential
  conditions or paths of existence
  Nara2
  Hindu
  the primitive waters
  Nara3
  Hindu
  a sage
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  Nara4
  son of Dharma
  When he and Narayana were attacked
  by Dambhodbhava, he created a host
  of deadly missiles from a handful of
  straw and put the attacking army to
  flight.
  Nara5
  Hindu
  the first man, Vishnu’s bow-carrier
  (see also Arjuna)
  nara6
  Hindu
  naras were the winged horses which
  transported Kubera through the
  heavens
  nara7
  Pakistani
  the name for a jinnee
  nara8
  (see nar2)
  Nara-raja
  Hindu
  a name for Kubera as ‘ruler of men’
  Nara-Simha
  (see Narasinha)
  Nara-Sinha
  (see Narasinha)
  Narada
  Hindu
  [Prajapati]
  a sage, one of the 10 Rishis
  a guardian of women
  son of Kasyapa, some say
  He was originally a sage who visited
  the underworld Patala. In some
  accounts he is regarded as an
  incarnation of Vishnu while others say
  that there were at least three Naradas.
  Another version says that he
  quarrelled with Daksha who put a
  curse on him so that he was born
  again, this time to one of Daksha’s
  daughters, fathered by Brahma.
  In some accounts, he incited Vayu
  to blow off the top of Mount Meru.
  (see Brahma-deva)
  Naradatta1
  Buddhist
  a nephew of Asita
  Naradatta2
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the vidyadevis
  Naraen
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  narahs
  Persian
  [=Muslim jinn]
  spirits
  Narai
  (see Wisnu)
  Naraka1
  Hindu
  son of Bhumidevi
  Naraka2
  Hindu
  one of the Asuras
  He took the form of an elephant and
  carried off some 16,000 women,
  holding them in a magnificent palace.
  Naraka3
  Hindu
  [Narakloka:=Tibetan Dmyal-wa]
  hell, in many forms, for the torment of
  the wicked: one of the 6 gati
  The seven stages of the Hindu hell are
  given as Avici, Mahakala, Ambarisha,
  Raurava, Maharaurava, Kalasutra 
  and Andhatamisra.
  Naraka4
  (see Narakasura.
  Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Naraka-Asura
  (see Narakasura)
  Narakasura
  Hindu
  [Naraka(-Asura)]
  a hell-demon
  This evil being lived in a fortress called
  Prag Jyotisha where he kept many
  thousands of women whom he had
  raped and the jewels he had stolen. He
  was killed by Vishnu and, in some
  accounts, the feast of Deepavali is held
  in celebration of this event.
  Naraloka
  (see Nara1) 
  Narakloka
  (see Naraka2)
  Naram-Sin
  Mesopotamian
  a king of Akkad
  When he sacked Nippur, the gods
  caused the hill-peoples to rise against
  him and placed a curse on Akkad.
  Naranarayana
  Hindu
  a sage
  father of Urvashi
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  The gods, fearful of Naranarayana’s
  increasing powers, sent a nymph to
  seduce him.The sage not only ignored
  her but produced an even more
  beautiful maiden, Urvashi, from his
  own thigh.
  Narashima
  (see Narasinha)
  Narasimha
  (see Narasinha)
  Narasinha
  Hindu
  [Girija.Nara-Simha.Nara-Sinha.
  Narasimha.Narashima.N(a)risimha-avatara]
  the fourth incarnation of Vishnu, as an
  eight-armed man-lion
  In this incarnation he killed the 
  demon Hiranyakashipu.
  Narasinhi
  Hindu
  [Candika]
  a mother-goddess, goddess of desire
  a sakti of Narasinha
  one of the astamataras
  one of the navasaktis
  Narayana1
  Hindu
  a sage
  a son of Dharma
  When he and Nara were attacked by
  Dambhodbhava, Nara created a host
  of deadly missiles from a handful of
  straw and put the attacking army to
  flight.
  He is depicted as having four hands.
  Narayana2
  Hindu
  [Hiranya-garbha.Naroyana]
  a name of Brahma as ‘one who 
  moves the waters’ or of Vishnu
  Narayana3
  Hindu
  a name of Krishna or of Vishnu
  between creations
  Narayana4
  Hindu
  the cosmic egg floating on the
  primordial waters
  Narayana5
  Thai
  [Phra Narai]
  the Thai version of Vishnu
  father of Anomatan
  Narayana is said to have had ten
  incarnations which differ somewhat
  from those attributed to Vishnu in the
  Indian version. The list includes the
  fish Matsya, the tortoise Kurma, the
  boar Varaha, the man-lion Narasinha,
  Krishna (Kresna) and the mortal
  Rama.
  The dwarf Vamana defeats the
  demon Tavan instead of the king Bali;
  Parasurama is replaced by the ascetic
  Sanyasi; a buffalo and a nymph
  complete the list which has no entry
  for Kalki, the incarnation yet to come.
  Narayana6
  (see Buddha1)
  Narberth
  (see Arberth)
  Narbeth
  (see Arberth)
  Narbrooi
  East Indian
  woodland spirits
  These beings were said to take the
  souls of the sick who died unless gifts
  were offered for their return.
  narcissus1
  Greek
  a flower of purple and silver
  the flower of Demeter
  This flower was created by Zeus to
  hold the attention of Core so that his
  brother Hades could abduct her as she
  went to pick it.       (see also Narcissus2)
  Narcissus2
  Greek
  [Narkissos]
  son of Cephisus and Leiriope
  When Narcissus rejected his love,
  Ameinius committed suicide and, in
  punishment, Artemis caused Narcissus
  to fall in love with his own reflection in
  a stream. Unable to possess his own
  image he killed himself with a dagger.
  The flower that bears his name sprang
  from the soil that was stained with 
  his blood.
  In other versions, he just pined away
  from unrequited longings or threw
  himself into the water and drowned.
  The voice of Echo, whom he had
  also rejected, grieved at his side.
  (see also narcissus1)
  Narcoriel
  a demon
  Nare
  (see Narve)
  Nareau1
  Pacific Islands
  [Nareau the Elder.Nareu.‘spider-lord’]
  the creator-god of the Gilbert Islands
  father of Kobine
  He made Na Atibu and Nei Teukez
  from sand and they mated to produce
  the gods the youngest of which, a
  trickster-god, was known as Nareau
  the Younger.
  He also created the first human
  couple, Debabou and De-ai.
  Nareau2
  Pacific Islands
  [Nareau the Younger.Nareu.Te Kikinto]
  son of Na Atibu and Nei Teukez
  Nareau killed his father, using the dead
  man’s eyes to make the moon and the
  sun. He then planted the spine which
  became the tree Kai-n-tiku-aba from
  which people developed. 
  Nareu
  (see Nareau)
  Narfe
  (see Narve)
  Narfi
  (see Narve)
  Nari1
  Slav
  demons said to be the spirits of 
  dead children
  Nari2
  (see Narve)
  Nari Lugaldimmerankia
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘deliverer’
  Nari-kami
  (see Kaminari)
  Nari-mariama
  Hindu
  [Mariana]
  a fertility-goddess
  Nariel
  (see Uriel)
  Nariman
  Persian
  an aspect of Keresapa, in some accounts
  Narisah
  Persian
  a Manichaean goddess of light
  In some versions, this deity is male and
  father of the so-called ‘virgins of light’.
  Narkissos
  (see Narcissus)
  Narmada
  Hindu
  [Induja.Makala.Reva]
  the river Nerbuddo personified
  daughter of the Nagas or 
  of Mekala
  wife of Purukutsa
  She and her husband defeated the
  Gandharvas in an underwater battle.
  This is a very sacred river and even
  the Ganges (in the form of a black
  cow) comes to bathe in it every year.
  Na’rninen
  (see Na’ininen)
  Naro-mka-spyod-ma
  (see Narokhachoma)
  Narokhachoma
  Buddhist
  [Naro-mka-spyod-ma:=Tibetan
  Sarvabuddhadakini]
  a sea-goddess
  one of the Dakinis
  Naropa
  Tibetan
  a magician, tutor of Mar-pa: one 
  of the Mahasiddhas
  Naroyana
  (see Narayana)
  Narpus
  British
  an ancestor of Galahad
  father of Nascien
  Narru
  (see Enlil)
  Nartaka
  (see Ogopogo)
  Naru-kami
  (see Kaminari)
  Narucnici
  European
  [Orisnici.Udelnicy.Uresici.Urisniti:
  =Croat Rodjenica:=Russian Rozanica]
  spirits of fate, the departed spirits 
  of dead mothers
  Narunte
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian goddess of victory
  Narve
  Norse
  [Nar(f)e.Nar(f)i]
  son of Loki and Sigyn
  brother of Vali
  When the gods finally banished Loki
  and bound him in a cave, the bonds
  they used were the entrails of Narve
  who had been torn to pieces by his
  brother Vali in the form of a wolf. These
  entrails then turned to iron.
  Another version says that the
  entrails used were those of Vali who
  was torn to pieces by Narvi as a wolf.
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  Narwoje
  East Indian
  a cloud-spirit in Papua
  This being is said to abduct young
  children.
  Nas
  (see Boi1.Nanse)
  Nasatya
  Hindu
  one of the 2 Aswins
  twin brother of Dasra
  father of Nakula by Madri
  In some accounts the twins were born
  from their mother’s nose.
  Nascakiyetl
  North American
  [=Haida Nankilotlas]
  a creator-god of the Tlingit
  He lived in the primordial darkness by
  the sacred river Nass, guarding the
  stars. 
  In some versions, he created the
  sages Heron and Yetl, but others say
  that Yetl was born to Nascakiyetl’s
  daughter.
  Nascien1
  British
  [Nacien.Nacren.Nasciens.Nasien]
  an ancestor of Galahad
  father of Celidoine
  brother-in-law of Joseph of Arimathea
  A Saracen, originally called Seraph,
  who changed his name to Nascien
  when he was baptised as a Christian.
  He approached too close to the Holy
  Grail and was blinded but was cured
  by the blood which dripped from the
  Holy Lance. He came upon Solomon’s
  ship and went aboard. There he found
  the Sword of David which broke when
  he picked it up since he was unworthy.
  Its repair became one of the objects of
  the Grail Quest. In some accounts, it
  was repaired by Evelake, in others by
  Galahad. He later came to Britain and,
  it was said, became king of Scotland.
  (see also Nascien2.Partinal)
  Nascien2
  British
  [Nacien.Nacren.Nascien the Hermit.
  Nasciens.Nasien]
  a hermit
  grandson of Nascien (Seraph)
  son of Narpus
  father of Eian
  He received the white shield with the
  red cross drawn in the blood of
  Josephus (in some accounts, Joseph) at
  the death of its owner, Evelake, to hold
  in trust for Galahad. He foretold that
  Arthur would achieve great fame in the
  quest for the Holy Grail and warned
  the knights not to take their ladies on
  the quest.
  In some accounts, Nascien the
  Hermit is a separate character from
  the son of Narpus. Other versions say
  that all three are the original Nascien
  living on through the generations.
  Nascien the Hermit
  (see Nascien2)
  Nasciens
  (see Nascien)
  Nase
  Japanese
  husband of Aze
  This couple were so devoted to each
  other that, threatened with being
  separated, they both became pine trees.
  Nashak
  Persian
  a primaeval being 
  consort of Siyamak
  mother of Fravak and Fravakain
  Nasien
  (see Nascien)
  Nailele
  African
  wife of Nyame
  Naskeper-ava
  (see Neskeper-ava)
  Nasnas
  Arabian
  a spirit
  These jinn-like beings had only one
  arm and leg and half a head or a head
  on the chest. Some had wings like bats.
  They were the product of the union of
  similar beings known as Shiqq with
  human beings.
  In the guise of a weak old man, such
  a demon will ask a human to carry him
  across a river and then drown him.
  Naso
  (see Ovid)
  Nasr
  Arabian
  [Nasur]
  an early vulture-god
  Nass
  North American
  a sacred river of the Tlingit, home 
  of Nascakiyetl
  Naste Estsan
  North American
  [Naachjeii esdzaa.Nasteetsan.
  Spider Woman]
  an underworld spirit of the Navaho
  She gave a feather to Nayenezgani and
  Tobadzistini which would protect
  them from danger on their journey 
  to see their father, the sun-god
  Tsohanoai.                         (see also Hahai   
  Wugti.Spider Woman)
  Nasteetsan
  (see Naste Estsan)
  Nastrond
  Norse
  [Naastrand]
  hell: a part of Niflheim
  This was the place to which the spirits
  of criminals were sent before being
  eaten by the serpent Nidhogg.
  It was also the place to which the
  evil gods who died at Ragnarok were
  sent.
  Nasu
  Persian
  a female demon
  This demon was said to cause the
  corruption of corpses. Others describe
  Nasu as a fly which crawls over rotting
  corpses.
  Nasu-no
  Japanese
  a death stone
  The fox-witch, Tamano-no-maye, used
  this stone as a hiding place when
  pursued. Any person who touched the
  stone died at once.
  Nasur
  (see Nasr)
  nat1
  Burmese
  [kaluk:=Thai thi:=Pakistani neq]
  a supernatural being
  A nat may be a nature-spirit such as a
  spirit of the air, earth, forest, etc., a
  spirit of the dead, or some other
  supernatural being. All need to be
  appeased. Some may be harmful,
  causing death and disease but others 
  act as guardians, either of the individual
  or of his property or even of groups
  such as a tribe or village.
  (see also la)
  Nat2
  (see Nott)
  nat-kadau
  Burmese
  mediums officiating at the festivals
  dedicated to the nats
  nat-thami
  Burmese
  a group of female nats
  The function of this group is to guard
  the umbrellas of the royal family.
  nat-than
  Burmese
  spirit-songs
  These songs or chants are used at the
  festivals dedicated to individual nats.
  Nata
  Central American
  [Tata]
  an Aztec culture-hero
  husband of Nena
  He and Nena were saved from 
  the flood when Tezcatlipoca (or
  Titlacahuan, some say) warned them
  of its coming and told them to build a
  boat.
  Another version says that they made
  a hole in a tree and survived by hiding
  in it. However, they had been told to
  eat only one ear of maize and, when
  they ignored this injunction and ate a
  fish as well, they were both turned 
  into dogs.
  Natalis
  (see Juno)
  Natalon
  British
  a king of Syria in Arthurian lore
  Nataraja
  Hindu
  [Nritta-murti.Lord of the Dance]
  Shiva as king of dancers 
  In this form, Shiva is depicted inside a
  ring of flames with one foot resting on
  a dwarf.                    (see also Natesha)
  Natchrantal
  Irish
  a champion warrior of Connaught
  Some say he found the Brown Bull and
  brought it to the Connaught forces;
  others say this was Buic.
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  He fought Cuchulainn in single
  combat during the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley and was killed. 
  Natesa
  (see Natesha)
  Natesha
  Hindu
  [Lord of the Dance.Natesa]
  a name for Shiva as ‘dancer’
  In this form, Shiva is depicted with his
  left leg raised.          (see also Nataraja)
  Nath
  (see Neith)
  Nath I
  (see Daithi)
  Natha
  Buddhist
  a god worshipped in Sri Lanka
  an aspect of Avalokiteshvara
  consort of Tara
  Nathaliodus
  British
  an army commander under Uther
  Nathuram
  Indian
  a seducer
  When he was killed for seducing
  women in the north-west , his ghost still
  troubled women, who tried to appease
  him by obscene gestures and song.
  Nathurama
  Hindu
  a demon destroyed by Krishna
  Natigai
  (see Olukan)
  Natos
  North American
  the sun-god of the Blackfoot
  husband of Kokomikeis
  father of Apisuahts
  natsin
  Burmese
  a shrine dedicated to a nat
  Natt
  Norse
  a giantess
  Nattaputta, Nigantha (see Mahavira)
  natural magic
  wonder-working by using knowledge
  of the forces of nature
  nature-god
  [nature-spirit]
  a god personifying some physical
  object or natural force
  In some accounts, they are equated
  with the elementals.
  nature-myth
  a story using the symbolism of 
  natural phenomena
  nature-spirit
  (see nature-god)
  Nau
  Egyptian
  a frog-headed deity
  Nau Rooz
  (see Now Ruz)
  Naubandhana
  Hindu
  the place on Mount Himavat 
  where Manu’s boat came 
  to rest after the flood
  Naubolus
  Greek
  son of Phocus and Antiope, some say
  father of Ipitus
  Nauhollin
  Central American
  an Aztec ceremony of sacrifice to 
  the sun-god
  Twice a year, in March and December,
  a captive was dressed in red and white
  striped clothing and was given a staff
  and shield to pass on to the sun-god
  and then sacrificed on the stone known
  as the Quauhxicalli.
  Naunhas
  (see Naonhaithya)
  Naunet
  Egyptian
  [Nit.Nunet.Nut]
  a goddess of the primitive waters
  consort of Nun
  She represents, with Nun, the depth of
  the waters.
  She is sometimes depicted as having
  the head of a snake, sometimes as a
  baboon.
  Naupiadame
  Greek
  daughter of Amphodamus
  mother of Augeas by Helius
  Nauplios
  (see Nauplius)
  Nauplius1
  Greek
  [Nauplios.‘seafarer’]
  a king of Nauplia
  son of Poseidon by Amymone
  In some accounts, he was an ancestor
  of Nauplius the Argonaut, in others
  they are the same person.
  Nauplius2
  Greek
  [Nauplios.‘seafarer’]
  a king of Nauplia
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Clytoneus    (see also Nauplius3)
  Nauplius3
  Greek
  [Nauplios.‘seafarer’]
  a king of Euboea
  husband of Clymene or Hesione
  father of Oeax, Nausimedon 
  and Palamedes 
  When Catreus tried to get rid of his
  four children to frustrate a prophecy
  that one of them would kill him, he
  charged Nauplius with selling two of 
  his daughters into slavery. Instead,
  Nauplius gave one, Aerope, to Atreus
  (or, in some versions, Pleisthenes) and
  married the other, Clymene, himself,
  although some give his wife as
  Hesione.
  When his son, Palamedes was killed
  at Troy, he demanded satisfaction from
  the Greeks, who refused. In his
  bitterness, he lit false beacons which
  lured the ships returning from Troy to
  destruction. Some say that he died in
  the same way.
  In another story, he was entrusted
  with the sale of Auge and gave her to
  Teuthras who married her.
  In some accounts, he was the same
  as Nauplius, the Argonaut.
  Nauroz
  (see Navasard)
  Nausamon
  Greek
  son of Amphithemis and Tritonis
  brother of Caphaurus
  Nausicaa
  Greek
  [Nausikaa.‘ship-burner’]
  daughter of Alcinous and Arete
  She found Odysseus when he was ship-
  wrecked and alone. Her parents
  provided him with another ship in
  which to continue his journey home.
  In some accounts, she married
  Telemachus 
  and 
  bore 
  a 
  son,
  Perseptolis, though others say that the
  wife of Telemachus was Circe or
  Polycaste.
  Nausikaa
  (see Nausicaa)
  Nausimedon
  Greek
  son of Nauplius and Clymene 
  or Hesione
  brother of Oeax and Palamedes
  Nausineus
  Greek
  son of Odysseus by Calypso, some say
  brother of Nausithous
  Nausithous
  Greek
  a king of Phaeacia
  son of Odysseus by Calypso, 
  some say
  brother of Nausineus
  father of Alcinous and Rhexenor
  Naut
  (see Nut1)
  Nautia
  (see Minerva)
  Nautsiti
  (see Nao’tsiti)
  Navadurgas
  Hindu
  9 forms of Durga
  Navagvas
  Hindu
  seers who helped Indra to recover 
  the cloud-cattle stolen by Ahi
  Navaratri
  Hindu
  [Durga-puja.Festival of Nine Nights.
  Homage to Durga.Navaratra]
  a festival in honour of Durga or Kali 
  or celebrating the banishment of 
  evil by Shera Wali Matha, held
  towards the end of September
  (see also Dasara)
  navasaktis
  Hindu
  a group of virgin goddesses 
  the 9 mataras
  Navasard
  Armenian
  [Nauroz]
  the New Year festival presided over 
  by Aramazd
  Navel of the Earth
  (see Tlalzicco)
  navi
  (see navky)
  Navigatio Brendani
  Irish
  [Navigation of St Brendan]
  the 11th C story, in Latin, of the
  voyages of Brendan
  Navigation of St Brendan
  (see Navigatio Brendani)
  Navigator
  (see Barinthus)
  Navigator
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  Navius
  Roman
  a prophet
  When challenged by Tarquinius Priscus,
  he cut a whetstone in half with a razor.
  navky
  Slav
  [majky.mavje.navi.nejky.novjaci]
  one of a group of spirits
  These beings are regarded as the souls
  of children who died before being
  baptised.
  They could lure people into water
  where they drowned or they could
  attack women in childbirth. They
  developed into water-nymphs.
  Nawang Wulan
  East Indian
  a Javanese moon-goddess
  wife of Kyai Agung
  mother of Roro Nawang
  When she flew down to earth, in the
  form of a swan, to bathe, Kyai Agung
  stole her feather coat so that she was
  forced to remain on earth. She married
  Kyai Agung and bore a daughter
  before she found her feather coat and
  flew back into the heavens.
  Nawezi
  African
  daughter of Nkuba and Chinawezi
  sister and wife of Konde
  Nawng Hkeo
  Burmese
  a lake
  This lake was formed when Hkun
  Hsang L’rong cut open the gourds
  owned by Nang-pyek-kha Yek-khi and
  water poured out. It was the home of
  Ta-hsek-khi and Ya-hsek-khi in their
  tadpole form. The lake became a
  sacred sea.
  Nawtiyalas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Naxos
  Greek
  the island on which Theseus
  abandoned Ariadne
  Nayaki
  Hindu
  one of the 8 demonesses attendant 
  on Durga
  Naye Nezyani
  (see Nayenezgani)
  Nayenezgani
  North American
  [Monster Slayer.Nagenatzani.
  Naye Nezyani:=Paiute Shinob]
  the Navaho war-god and god of light
  one of the Yeibechi
  son of Tsohanoai and Estanatlehi
  twin brother of Tobadzistini, some say
  He and his brother, Tobadzistini, were
  given feathers by the spider-woman
  Naste Estsan, to protect them from all
  dangers when they travelled to the
  house of their father, the sun-god,
  Tsohanoai. He accepted that they were
  his sons only after testing them with
  spikes, scalding water and poison. He
  then gave them weapons such as
  lightning with which to rid the land 
  of monsters.
  They first killed the giant, Yeitso,
  and then the monster Teelget. They
  also killed the enormous beasts, with
  talons like the eagle, known as the
  Tsenahale, and plucked their feathers.
  One of these birds had carried
  Nayenezgani to his nest on a high cliff
  aznd, after killing the bird, the young
  hero found himself stranded. He was
  rescued by Bat Woman who carried
  him down from the cliff in a basket on
  her back. He gave her the eagles’
  feathers as a reward but they all turned
  into small singing birds.
  Other adventures involved the
  killing of a huge bear, the rock-spirit
  Tsenagahi, and the people who were
  alleged to be able to kill with looks,
  known as the Binaye Ahani.
  (see also Monster Slayer1)
  Naymes
  (see Namo)
  Naymlap
  South American
  a hero of the Mochica of Peru
  husband of Cetrni
  He is said to have arrived by sea with
  his retinue and built the temple, Chot,
  in which was placed a carved figure 
  of Naymlap. After a long reign, he
  disappeared into the heavens.
  Nazi
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god
  husband of Ninsar
  He was one of the eight gods born to
  Ninhursaga 
  to 
  cure 
  the 
  eight
  afflications of Enki after he had eaten
  the eight plants produced by Uttu.
  Nazir
  Egyptian
  a winged serpent-goddess 
  of the Nile delta
  Nchienge
  African
  [Woman of the Waters]
  in the lore of the Bakuba, the 
  first woman
  mother of Labama and Woto 
  Ndagijimana
  African
  a name of Imana as ‘protector’
  Ndaula1
  African
  son of Simbu and Nyina Mweru
  He accidentally killed the king, his
  grandfather.
  Ndaula2
  African
  a plague-god of the Banyoro people
  Ndauthina
  Pacific Islands
  a serpent, sea-god and fire-god 
  of Fiji
  He is regarded as the guardian of
  fishermen but he is otherwise a 
  malicious trickster.
  Ndema
  African
  in the lore of the Igbo, evil spirits 
  of ancestors
  Ndengei
  Pacific Islands
  [Ndengi]
  a snake-god, the creator-god of Fiji
  father of Rokomautu
  He lives in a cave in the mountains and
  causes earthquakes when he changes
  his position.
  He laid two eggs out of which
  hatched a boy and a girl who became
  the progenitors of the human race.
  Ndengi
  (see Ndengei)
  Ndjambi
  African
  a sky-god of the Herero people
  ndogbojusui
  African
  evil spirits of the Mende, appearing 
  as old men
  ndoki1
  African
  [=Bantu nganga]
  a Bakongo sorcerer
  If the soul of a ndoki enters a child at
  birth, that child will become a sorcerer.
  Such a soul can leave the body at will
  and assume any shape.
  Ndoki2
  (see Likundu)
  Ndorombwike
  African
  a supreme god of the Ngonde
  Ndosimau
  African
  in one version of the Bakongo creation
  story, the first man, made by Nzambi
  (see also Mahungu)
  ndozi
  African
  a Shaba sorcerer
  Ndriananahary
  African
  a supreme god of Malagasy
  father of Ataokoloinona
  He sent his son to earth to see if it was
  fit for men to live in. The son burrowed
  into the earth to escape the intense 
  heat and has never been seen since.
  Nduli Mtwaa-roho
  African
  the Swahili angel of death 
  This being collects leaves falling from
  the Cedar of the End and claims those
  whose names are written thereon.
  Ndundu
  African
  [Ngwa]
  an old woman in charge of the 
  Kimpasi ritual
  Ndwanga
  African
  a python-woman
  wife of Mukasa
  ne
  Japanese
  a sign (nat) of the Zodiac
  Ne-a-go
  North American
  [Fawn.Neago]
  a Seneca sky-god in the form of a
  fawn which causes the south wind
  (see also Ga-oh)
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  Ne-esthan
  Ne-esthan
  (see Nehushtan)
  Ne-iri-gal
  (see Nergal)
  Ne-kilst-luss
  North American
  a creator-god of the tribes of 
  the north-west
  He is said to have got the moon and
  sun from the supreme god, Settin-ki-
  jash, by deception to bring light to the
  human race.
  Ne-no-kuni
  Japanese
  a name for Yomi-tsu-kuni as ‘the land
  of roots’
  Ne-nokata-tsu-kuni
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Ne Te-reere
  (see Nei te-Reere)
  Neabaz
  a demon said to take possession
  of humans
  Neago
  (see Ne-a-go)
  Neaera1
  Greek
  daughter of Perseus
  niece and wife of Aleus
  mother of Amphidamus, Auge,
  Cepheus and Lycurgus
  Neaera2
  Greek
  a nymph
  consort of Helius
  mother of the Heliades, some say
  Neachtan
  (see Nechtan)
  Neak Ta
  Cambodian
  a protective spirit of towns and
  villages
  Neamhain
  (see Nemain)
  Neara mac Niadhain
  (see Nera)
  Neas
  (see Nessa)
  Neasa
  (see Nessa)
  Neb-er-djei
  Egyptian
  a name of Atum as ‘lord of the world’
  Neb-hut
  (see Nephthys)
  Neb-ta-djeser
  Egyptian
  a name of Anubis as ‘ruler of the
  sacred lands’
  Nebak
  a demon
  Nebek
  a monster in the form of a hairy tyger
  Nebelkappe
  (see Tarnkappe)
  Nebet Hotep
  (see Nebethetpet)
  Nebethetpet
  Egyptian
  [Nebet Hotep]
  a primaeval sun-goddess
  a consort of Atum  (see also Nephthys)
  Nabetu
  Egyptian
  [Nebtum]
  a local field-goddess
  Nebhet
  (see Nephthys)
  Nebiru
  (see Nibiru)
  Nebo
  (see Nabu)
  nebris
  Greek
  the fawn-skin worn by Bacchus and
  his followers
  Nebrophonus1
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Nebrophonus, tore
  him to pieces.
  Nebrophonus2
  (see Thoas3)
  Nebt-hot
  (see Nephthys)
  Nebthet
  (see Nephthys)
  Nebtum
  (see Nebetu)
  Nebty
  (see Two Ladies)
  Necessitas
  Roman
  [=Greek Ananke]
  a goddess of destiny
  Nechbet
  (see Nekhbet)
  Nechmetawaj
  (see Nehmetaway)
  nechombo
  African
  a priest of Korekore
  Nechta Scene
  (see Nechtan Scene)
  Nechtain
  (see Nechtan)
  Nechtan1
  Irish
  [Neachtan.Nechtain]
  a water-god
  a name for Nuada
  In some accounts he was the husband
  of Boann and owned the magic well
  known as the Well of Segais.
  Nechtan2
  Irish
  [Neachtan.Nechtain]
  a sailor with Bran
  In the story of Bran’s voyage, it was
  Nechtan who became homesick and
  crumbled to dust when he set foot on
  the shores of Ireland.
  Nechtan Scene
  Irish
  [Nea(c)htan Sceine.Nechta Scene]
  a woman from the Otherworld
  mother of Fannell, Foill and Tuachell
  Neckar
  (see Stromkarls)
  Necker
  (see Stromkarls)
  Necks
  (see Stromkarls)
  necromancer
  a sorcerer
  necromancy
  [necyomancy.licwiglunga.
  nigromancy.sciomancy]
  the black art: divination by observing
  the symptoms of the dying or
  invoking the spirits of the dead 
  or from bones
  Some distinguish between necromancy,
  which involves a reanimated body, and
  sciomancy, in which the spirits of the
  dead (shades) are invoked.
  (see also black magic)
  necromanteion
  a place where necromancy 
  was practised
  Necropolis
  Egyptian
  the realm of the dead in the west
  Nectanebo II
  (see Nectanebus)
  Nectanebus
  Irish
  [Nakhthorheb.Nectanebo II]
  (360-343 bc)
  an Egyptian pharaoh and magician
  son of Tjahepimu
  father of Scota
  He was the last of the native Egyptian
  rulers.
  In some stories he was the father of
  Alexander the Great. 
  He was forced to flee from Egypt
  and went to Macedonia where he set
  himself up as an astrologer. When the
  queen, Olympias, consulted him about
  a possible heir, the wily Egyptian
  foretold that she would bear a son to
  Zeus Ammon. This turned out to be
  true but Zeus Ammon was Nectanebus
  dressed as a dragon. He died when
  Alexander, the son of this union,
  pushed him into a pit.
  In Irish stories, Nectanebus was the
  father of Scota.
  nectar
  the drink of the gods which conferred
  beauty and immortality
  necyomancy
  (see necromancy)
  Nedamik
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Chaco tribes in
  the form of a water-bird
  Nede
  (see Neidhe)
  Nediyon
  Indian
  a Tamil creator-god
  Nedu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Neti]
  an Akkadian god of the underworld
  needfire
  fire caused by friction
  Some say that this fire will cure
  ailments caused by sorcery, especially
  diseases of cattle.
  Neegyauks
  North American
  [Volcano Woman:=Haida Dzelarhons]
  a frog-spirit of the Tlingit
  Neepec
  South American
  a mischievous spirit of the 
  Chaco tribes
  When Cotaa created a wonderful tree
  which would provide food and drink
  for the tribes, Neepec poured a jugful
  of tears over it so that its fruit there-
  after tasted salty.
  Nef
  (see Nip)
  Nef de Joie
  British
  [Ship of Joy]
  a ship made by Merlin
  Nefer-tem
  (see Neferetm)
  Neferho
  Egyptian
  an early god
  son of Thoth and Nehmetaway
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  Neferhotep
  Egyptian
  a moon-god at Thebes
  Nefertem
  Egyptian
  [Iphtimis.Itum.Nefer-tem.Nefertum.
  Nephthemis.‘perfection’.Tum]
  a creator-god and god of the lotus
  a form of Ra as the setting sun
  son of Ptah and Sakhmet
  Some say he was the son of Bastet or
  Wadjet or that he was a manifestation
  of Ra-Atum whose tears became men.
  He
  is
  sometimes
  depicted with a
  lion’s head.
  Nefertum
  (see Nefertem)
  nefesh
  Hebrew
  part of the soul
  This part of the soul, the vitalising
  part, is said to remain with the body 
  at death.                        (see also ruach)
  Nefyed Nav Nevion
  Welsh
  [Nevyd]
  the ship built by Dwyvan and Dwyvach
  in which they escaped the Flood
  Other accounts say he was the builder
  of the ship, others equate him with
  Nemed.
  Nefyn
  Welsh
  daughter of Brychan
  wife of Cynfarch
  mother of Urien
  Negagfok
  North American
  an Inuit spirit of cold weather
  Nego
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god
  Negun
  Mesopotamian
  [Lisin]
  a Sumerian goddess
  sister of Asai
  Neh-erh Kuo
  Chinese
  a mythical land where the inhabitants
  have very long ears and bodies that
  are covered in stripes
  Nehalennia
  (see Nehallenia)
  Nehallenia
  Norse
  [Nehalennia]
  a goddess of plenty, guardian 
  of sailors
  Nehan
  Buddhist
  the Japanese version of nirvana
  Nehebkau
  Egyptian
  [Nehebu-Kau]
  a snake-god
  He was originally human but devel-
  oped the head (or two heads) of a snake
  and the tail of a scorpion when he ate
  parts of Apep, a crime for which he was
  banished to the underworld where he
  guards the king of that realm.
  In some accounts, this deity was
  regarded as female, depicted as a
  human-headed snake or flying serpent,
  and sometimes equated with Ma.
  Nehebu-Kau
  (see Nehebkau)
  Nehes
  Egyptian
  a god of wakefulness
  He travelled every night in Ra’s boat.
  Nehmetaway
  Egyptian
  [Nechmetawaj.Nemetaway:
  =Greek Dikaiosyne]
  consort of Thoth, in some accounts
  mother of Neferhor
  Nehushtan
  Hebrew
  [Ne-esthan]
  a brass serpent used as an idol
  Nei Auti
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess 
  She is said to have introduced insect
  pests into the world.
  Nei Marena
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess of the Gilbert Islands
  daughter of Na Atibu and Nei Teukez
  Nei Nguiriki
  Pacific Islands
  an ancestor of the Gilbert Islanders
  wife of Bakoa 
  mother of Taburimai and Teanoi
  Nei Te-reere
  Pacific Islands
  [Ne Te-reere]
  a tree-goddess of the Gilbert Islands
  wife of Te Ariki-n-Tarawa
  mother of Kirata-n-te-rerei
  Nei Teuke
  (see Nei Teukez)
  Nei Teukez
  Pacific Islands
  [Nei Teuke]
  mother of the gods of the Gilbert Islands
  wife of Na Atibu
  mother of Na Kika, Nareau 
  the Younger, Nei Mareno, 
  Riiki, Te Ikawai and Te Nao
  Nei Tituabine
  Pacific Islands
  [Neititua Abine]
  a goddess of vegetation of the Gilbert
  Islands
  wife of Auriaria, a giant chieftain
  When she died, the coconut tree grew
  from her head, the almond from her
  navel and the pandanus from her heels.
  Neidhe mac Adhna
  Irish
  [Nede mac Adhna.Nede mac Adnai]
  a poet
  son of Adhna
  He was poet of the Red Branch and
  contested the office of chief poet of
  Ireland with Fer Cherdne but lost.
  He satirised his uncle, Caier, king of
  Connaught, raising blisters in the
  king’s face which caused him to
  abdicate. Neidhe took the throne but,
  when he went some time later to hand
  it back to Caier, his uncle died and
  Neidhe was killed by a piece of the
  flagstone on which his uncle had been
  standing.
  Neikea
  (see Neikos)
  Neikos
  Greek
  [Neikea]
  a deity, strife personified
  son of Eris
  He was opposed to Philotes, a version
  of Ares versus Aphrodite.
  neimed
  (see nemeton)
  Neimhead
  (see Nemed)
  Neimheadh
  (see Nemed)
  Neimheadh mac Sraibhghind
  Irish
  husband of Sarait
  Sarait was first married to Conaire
  mac Mogha Lamha but he was killed
  by Neimheadh who married his widow.
  Conaire’s three sons, all named
  Cairbre, helped by their uncle, Art,
  attacked Munster and Neimheadh was
  killed by Cairbre Musc, one of the sons.
  Neimheid
  (see Nemed)
  Neimheidh
  (see Nemed)
  Neis
  Greek
  daughter of Zethus and Aedon 
  or Thebe
  sister of Itylus
  wife of Endymion, some say
  Neit1
  Irish
  [Net:=Gaulish Neton]
  a king of the Danaans
  consort of Nemain
  grandfather or husband of Badb 
  or Morrigan
  He was killed fighting the Fomoire at
  the second Battle of Moytura.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Nuada.
  Neit2
  (see Neith)
  Neith
  Egyptian
  [African.Great Goddess.Mother of
  the Gods.Nath.Neit.Net.Nit.Tehenut:
  =Greek Athena.Lamia]
  the cow-goddess, goddess of war 
  and hunting
  guardian of the dead
  mother of Sebek
  Originally a snake-goddess in Libya,
  she was adopted into the Egyptian
  pantheon.
  Some say she emerged from the
  primitive waters, others that she was
  the daughter of Ra. Some say she was
  the mother of Sobek, some that she
  was the mother of Ra, others that she
  created Apep when she spat into the
  primitive waters.
  In some versions she was the
  consort of Knum, in others of Seth.
  She was said, by some, to have created
  the world by weaving it.
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Mehet-Weret.
  Neferhotep
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  Neititua Abine
  Neititua Abine
  (see Nei Tituabine)
  nejky
  (see navky)
  Nekedzaltara
  North American
  Athapascan gods or spirits acting as
  servants of Tena-ranide
  Nekhebet
  (see Nekhbet)
  Nekhbet
  Egyptian
  [Great Mother.Nechbet.Nekhebet.
  Nekhibet:=Greek Ilythia]
  the vulture-headed mother-goddess 
  of Upper Egypt
  guardian of the pharaoh
  daughter and wife of Ra
  sister of Wadjet
  the consort of Hapy or Khenti-
  Amentiu
  (see also Mut)
  Nekhen
  (see Nekmet Awai)
  Nekhibet
  (see Nekhbet)
  Nekke
  (see Nakk)
  Nekmet Awai
  Egyptian
  [Nekhen]
  a goddess of justice
  She was later merged with Hathor.
  Nekumonta
  North American
  an Iroquois brave
  Most of his tribe had been wiped out
  by plague and his own wife, Shanewis,
  was on the point of death. He went in
  search of herbs to cure her and found
  none but heard a voice telling him to
  release the healing waters under the
  earth. He dug until his strength ran
  out and released the underground
  stream, the water from which made
  him strong again. He carried some of
  the water back to his wife and saved
  her life. 
  Nekusia
  Greek
  a festival, honouring the dead, 
  held in Athens
  Nekyomanteion
  Greek
  an oracle of the dead
  Nel
  (see Niall)
  nelago
  African
  a woman used as an intermediary 
  by Kalunga
  nelaikis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian spirit
  This dangerous spirit is that of a victim
  of murder, one who drowned or one
  who committed suicide.
  Nelapa
  an angel of the second heaven
  associated with the south
  neles
  Central American
  [=Nicaragua okuli sukya]
  a shaman in Panama
  Neleus
  Greek
  king of Pylas
  son of Poseidon by Tyro
  twin brother of Pelias
  husband of Chloris
  father of Alastor, Chromius, Nestor,
  Periclymenus, etc.
  father of Pero
  He and Pelias were abandoned as
  babies when their mother married
  Cretheus but were found and reared
  by a horse-herder. They killed Sidero,
  Tyro’s stepmother (or, some say,
  second wife of Cretheus) who had
  been very cruel to her step-daughter.
  He was driven from Iolcus by Pelias
  and fled to Pylas where he became
  king. Neleus and all his twelve sons,
  except Nestor, were killed by Heracles
  for helping Augeas when Heracles
  attacked Elis. Some say that he
  survived this battle and later defeated
  the Elians.
  Nelle parjam
  Siberian
  [Nellese]
  the Cheremis festival of the dead,
  celebrated for each individual 40
  days after burial
  (see also toste-mari)
  Nellese
  (see Nelle parjam)
  nelumbo
  Egyptian
  the sacred lotus
  Nemain
  Irish
  [Ana.‘frenzy’.Neman.Ne(a)mhain.Nemon.
  =Gaulish Nemetona]
  a war-goddess, an aspect of Morrigan
  daughter of Ernmas
  wife or granddaughter of Neit
  In some accounts she is one of the 
  trio – Badb, Macha and Nemain –
  represented by the single war-goddess,
  Morrigan. In the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley, she caused panic and killed
  soldiers by her shrieking.
  Neman
  (see Nemain)
  Nemausicae
  Roman
  3 Celtic mother-goddesses of Nimes
  Nemda
  Asian
  a god or spirit said to appear in time
  of war to lead the people
  Nemea
  Greek
  wife of Lycurgus
  mother of Opheltes
  Nemean games
  Greek
  games held at five-yearly intervals
  This event was held to commemorate
  either Opheltes the infant son of
  Lycurgus and Nemea who was killed
  by snake-bite or the early life and
  deeds of Heracles whose first Labour
  was to kill the Nemean lion.
  In some accounts, the games were
  held every two years rather than every
  five years.
  Nemean lion
  Greek
  [Cleonaean lion]
  a lion killed by Heracles as 
  his first Labour
  offspring of Typhon and Echidna
  Some say that this beast was formed
  from sea-foam by Selene.
  Heracles strangled the lion with his
  bare hands since its skin resisted all
  weapons and wore the skin as armour
  and the head as a kind of helmet.
  Others say that this was the skin of the
  Cithaeronian Lion.
  Nemed1
  Irish
  [Neimhead(h).Neimheid(h).Nemhedh]
  leader of an invading force
  son of Agnoman
  husband of Macha
  father of Anind, Artur and Fergus
  Leathdearg
  father of Britan, some say
  He was the leader of the third invasion
  of Ireland in which only he and four
  women (and, in some stories, four
  men) survived disease, starvation and
  ship-wreck to reach Ireland. He was
  one of the 3,000 Nemedians who died
  when they were struck by plague.
  nemed2
  Celtic
  [firnemed.neimhead(h).neimheid(h).
  nemeid.nemeton]
  a sacred grove
  Nemedians
  Irish
  early invaders of Ireland
  Their leader was Nemed, a relative of
  Partholan. His invading fleet of thirty-
  two ships was wrecked and only five
  (or nine) people survived. They settled
  in Ireland and bred, defeating the
  Fomoire in three battles, but later
  almost all the Nemedians died from
  plague.
  After this, the remaining few were
  tyrannised by the Fomoire who
  demanded two-thirds of all their
  children, produce and goods. Smol,
  the king of Greece, sent an army to
  their aid and together they defeated
  the Fomoire, killing their king, Conall
  mac Febar, and looting his castle.
  When the Greek army withdrew, the
  Nemedians were again attacked by
  Morc, another Fomoire leader. Most
  of the Fomoire were killed and only
  thirty Nemedians survived. They split
  Ireland into three parts, each ruled by
  a grandson of Nemed, but this
  arrangement soon broke down; one
  grandson went to Britain, the other
  two to Greece where the descendants
  of one of them later returned to
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  Ireland as the Fir Bolg and, later still,
  the descendants of Beothach also
  returned as theDanaans.
  nemeid
  (see nemed2)
  Nemesis
  Greek
  [Adrastea.Leda.Rhamnusia:=Phrygian Ida]
  a goddess of destiny and retribution
  daughter of Erebus or Oceanus 
  and Nyx
  Nemesis was pursued by Zeus, both
  frequently changing form, until Zeus,
  as a swan, fertilised Nemesis as a goose.
  The resulting egg was found by Leda
  and hatched to produce Helen of Troy.
  The alternative version involved Leda
  directly with Zeus.
  She is depicted as carrying a bough
  of an apple tree and a wheel or, in
  other versions, scales or a whip and
  bridle, or axe. Her chariot is drawn by
  griffins.
  Nemetaway
  (see Nehmetaway)
  nemeton
  (see nemetona)
  nemetona1
  Celtic
  [sing=nemeton]
  sacred groves: shrines: sanctuaries
  (see also nemed2)
  Nemetona2
  Roman
  [=Irish Nemain]
  a Celtic deity
  in Britain, a goddess of groves
  in Gaul, a war-god(dess)
  Nemglan
  Irish
  [Nemhglan]
  a bird god, king of the birds
  He appeared to Mess Buachalla in the
  form of a handsome Danaan youth and
  seduced her. Their son, Conary Mor,
  was raised by her husband, Eterskel, as
  his own son.
  When the flight of birds that
  Conary was following turned into
  soldiers, 
  the 
  leader, 
  Nemglan,
  protected Conary from the others and
  told him his destiny as king and the
  obligations he must fulfil to become
  high-king.
  Nemhain
  (see Nemain)
  Nemhedh
  (see Nemed)
  Nemhglan
  (see Nemglan)
  Nemi wood
  Roman
  a sacred grove
  In the fertility rite symbolising 
  death and resurrection, the old king-
  priest was killed in this grove by his
  young successor.
  Neminatha
  Jain
  the twenty-second tirthankara
  Nemissa
  North American
  a maiden, one of the Star-folk
  She lured the mortal, Cloud-carrier, to
  her home in the sky and married him.
  When he longed to return to his own
  people, she allowed him to return on
  condition that he did not marry again.
  He soon forgot this promise and
  married a girl of his own tribe but she
  died four days later. When he married
  another maiden, Nemissa recalled him
  and he was never seen again.
  Nemon
  (see Nemain)
  nemontemi
  Central American
  5 unlucky days at the end of the
  Mayan calendar year
  Such was the baleful quality of this
  period, governed by the demon
  Uayayab, that no work was done.
  Nemoralia
  Roman
  [Grove Festival]
  a festival in honour of Diana,
  celebrated on August 13th
  Nemquetcha 
  South American
  [Nemterequeteba.Sugumonxe.Sugunsua]
  a culture-hero of the Chibcha Indians
  husband of Chia, some say
  He appeared out of the east and
  traversed the country preaching
  chastity and right living and teaching
  the arts of painting and weaving.
  Having established a cult of priest-
  hood, he disappeared.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Bochica. Some say that he changed his
  wife into an owl or the moon.
  He is depicted as an old man with
  long hair and beard.
  (see also Chimizipagua)
  Nemterequeteba
  (see Nemquetcha)
  Nemu
  East Indian
  creator-gods of the Kai people
  These demi-gods invented agriculture
  and caused the sun, which previously
  shone all day, to go down at night so
  that they could get some sleep. They
  turned into stone or animals when
  they died and were finally destroyed in
  the Flood.
  Nemur
  (see Mnevis)
  Nena
  Central American
  [Nina]
  an Aztec culture-heroine
  wife of Nata
  She and her husband Nata were saved
  from the flood when Tezcatlipoca (or
  Titlacahuan, some say) warned them
  of its coming and told them to build 
  a boat.
  Another version says that they made
  a hole in a tree and survived by hiding
  in it. However, they had been told to
  eat only one ear of maize and, when
  they ignored this injunction and ate a
  fish as well, they were both turned 
  into dogs.
  Nenabo
  North American
  a trickster-deity of the tribes of 
  New England
  He is said to have brought beans and
  maize to the people and to have
  instructed them in the art of hunting.
  Nenaunu
  African
  a Masai storm-demon
  Nende
  African
  a war-god of the Baganda
  son of Mukasa
  brother of Kirabira and Mirimu
  Ne’nenkicex
  Siberian
  a creator-god of the Kamchadal
  people
  Nenia
  Greek
  a goddess of the dying
  Nennius1
  British
  a 9th C monk
  His Historia Britonum, a mixture of
  legend and historical fact, gives much
  detail about King Arthur which has
  been used as the basis of many later
  writings.
  Nennius2
  British
  [=Welsh Nyniaw]
  son of Belinus
  brother of Lud and Cassivellaunus
  When the Romans invaded Britain,
  Nennius was said to have met Caesar
  in single combat and captured his
  sword but was killed soon afterwards
  and buried with the sword alongside
  him in the grave.
  Nenokatatsu
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Nentres
  (see Nanters)
  Nenun
  Egyptian
  a falcon-headed god of Kus
  He is equated with Horus in some
  accounts.
  nenuphas
  elementals, spirits of the air, some say
  Neol
  Welsh
  father of Ellylw
  Neoptolemos
  (see Neoptolemus)
  Neoptolemus
  Greek
  [Neoptolemos.‘young warrior’]
  son of Achilles.
  The name given to Pyrrhus when he
  went to fight at Troy after the death of
  his father, Achilles.    (see also Pyrrhus)
  Nepele
  Australian
  [Nepelle]
  a name for the god Baime used by 
  the Aborigines of the Murray 
  River basin
  brother-in-law of Ngurunderi
  Ngurunderi speared a pondi (cod)
  which swam off but was speared again
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  by Nepele. They then cut the fish into
  small pieces and threw them, one at a
  time, into a lake, naming each as they
  did so. In this way, all the species of
  fish were created.
  Nepelle
  (see Nepele)
  nepenthe
  Greek
  a pain-killing drug given to Helen 
  of Troy by Polydamia
  Neper
  Egyptian
  a god of agriculture
  son of Renenutet
  A female version of this deity is known
  as Nepit.
  Nephelae
  Greek
  [‘clouds’]
  daughters of Uranus
  Nephalion
  Greek
  son of Minos
  Nephele1
  Greek
  [‘cloud’]
  Nephele2
  a likeness of Hera made from cloud-
  material
  When Ixion tried to rape Hera, Zeus
  foiled the attempt by making Nephele
  whom Ixion took as a wife. She 
  bore Certanmnus to Ixion and later 
  married Athamas bearing Helle,
  Leucon and Phrixus.
  Nephele2
  Greek
  a nymph attendant on Artemis
  Nephelegeretes
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as ‘cloud-gatherer’
  Nephilim
  Hebrew
  a race of semi-divine giants
  They were said to be the offspring of
  fallen angels or gods by mortal women.
  Nephthemis
  (see Nefertem)
  Nephthys
  Egyptian
  [Lady of the Mansion.Neb-hut.Nebt-hot.
  Neb(t)het. Nepta.Watch Merti]
  guardian, with Isis, of the coffin of 
  the dead
  daughter of Geb and Nut, or Ra 
  and Nut
  sister of Isis, Osiris and Set, some say
  wife of Set
  mother of Anubis by Osiris
  She tricked Osiris into fathering
  Anubis since she had no children by
  Set and then hid the child in the reeds
  to save him from her husband. When
  Set killed Osiris she left him.
  She and Isis, sometimes said to be
  the mother of Anubis, were known as
  the Weeping Sisters from their wailing
  at the death of Osiris; some say that
  they were the same. Their tears are
  said to have caused the Nile to flood.
  (see also Nebethetpet)
  Nepit
  (see Neper)
  Nepokwa’i
  North American
  [=Hopi Kokopelli]
  a Tewa fertlity-deity
  one of the kachinas
  Nepret
  (see Renenutet)
  Nepri
  Egyptian
  a god of grain
  Nepte
  (see Nephthys)
  Neptunalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Neptune,
  June 23rd 
  Neptune
  Roman
  [Neptunus:=Etruscan Nethuns:=Greek
  Poseidon]
  a sea-god, one of the Olympians
  son of Saturn and Ops
  brother of Jupiter and Pluto
  husband of Salacia
  Originally a god of irrigation and horse-
  racing, Neptune is generally depicted as
  bearded and holding a trident and may
  be riding a dolphin or a horse.
  Neptunus
  (see Neptune)
  Neptunus Equester
  (see Consus)
  neq
  Pakistani
  [=Burmese nat:=Thai thi]
  a spirit of the dead
  Ner
  (see Aer1)
  Nera
  Irish
  [Neara mac Niadhain]
  a servant of Ailill, king of Connaught
  He found a corpse on the gallows that
  said it was thirsty so he gave it a drink.
  When he found that some of his
  friends had been killed by the fairies
  from a local sidhe, he followed the
  attackers into the sidhe where he
  married a woman of the Otherworld.
  He escaped with her and their child
  to warn Ailill of a planned attack by
  the people of the sidhe but, when
  Ailill destroyed the sidhe, Nera was
  trapped inside.
  Some say that Ailill was killed and
  the sidhe destroyed by Fergus mac
  Roth.
  In one story, a cow in his wife’s herd
  produced a bull calf, sired by the
  Brown 
  Bull 
  of 
  Cooley, 
  Donn
  Cuailnge, which fought Maev’s bull,
  Whitehorn, and was killed. This gave
  Maev the idea of matching Whitehorn
  with the Brown Bull, an idea which led
  to the famous Cattle Raid of Cooley
  and the war with Ulster which
  followed.
  Neraida
  Greek
  daughter of Alexander the Great
  a name given to Cale when she
  became immortal
  Nereid
  Greek
  one of the 50 (or 3,000) sea-nymphs
  attendant on Poseidon
  daughters of Nereus and Doris
  Nereja
  British
  an emissary of Amene
  When Roaz attacked Amene’s realm,
  she sent Nereja to King Arthur’s court
  to ask for his help.
  Nereus
  Greek
  [Old Man of the Sea.‘wet’]
  a sea-god
  son of Pontus or Uranus and Gaea
  husband of Doris
  father of the Nereids, including
  Amphitrite, Galatea and Thetis
  He was a shape-changing god who had
  a great struggle with Heracles before
  he would divulge the location of the
  garden of the Hesperides.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Glaucus, Phorcos or Proteus.
  He is depicted with seaweed in place
  of hair.
  Nergal1
  Mesopotamian
  [Alad.Bull of Heaven.Erakal.Erra.Irra.
  Ishar.Mes Lam Taea.Meslamt(a)ea.
  Ne-iri-gal.Nerigal.Qaru:=Sumerian
  Lugal-Irra:=Greek Ares:=Roman Mars]
  a Babylonian war-god, god of death,
  fire and the underworld
  son of Enlil and Nininsinna or Ninlil
  son of Inanna, some say
  husband of Allatu, Ereshkigal or Laz
  He was born in the underworld when
  Ninlil followed Enlil who had been
  banished to that place for raping her.
  When Nergal was exiled to the
  underworld, or summoned there by
  Ereshkigal for having failed to speak to
  Namtar, her attendant, who had been
  invited to collect her share of a feast
  laid on by the gods, he threatened to
  kill her. She saved herself only by
  sharing power with him.
  In some accounts, he raped her on
  the first occasion and forced her to
  share power with him when the god An
  ordered him back to the underworld.
  In another version, Nergal con-
  sented to marry Ereshkigal only
  because she threatened to desolate the
  world if he refused.
  In the form of the Bull of Heaven he
  was killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
  Nergal is sometimes identified with
  Irra. He is depicted with the body of a
  lion, holding a sword and a decapitated
  head.
  (see also Enmesarra.Girunugal.
  Gugulanna.Lugal-Meslam)
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  Nergal2
  [Nergel]
  a demon acting as a spy
  In black magic, one of the Ministers,
  head of the Secret Service.
  Nergel
  (see Nergal2)
  Nerig
  (see Ninib)
  Nerigal
  (see Nergal)
  Nerio
  Roman
  [‘strength’]
  a war-goddess
  In some stories she is the sister or wife
  of Mars and equated with Bellona.
  Some have Nerio in place of
  Minerva in the story of Anna Perenna’s
  deception of Mars.
  Neriosang
  Persian
  an ancient messenger-god
  Nero
  British
  brother of Royns
  When Royns was captured by Balin
  and Balor, with the aid of Merlin, and
  handed over to King Arthur, Nero
  prepared his forces to rescue him.
  Arthur took to the field, killing Nero
  and defeating his army.
  Nerovens
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Nerrivik
  Inuit
  [Great Goddess:=Alaskan Sedna]
  a name for Sedna in Greenland
  Nerthus1
  German
  [Aerth.Earth Mother.Hertha.Mother
  Earth:=Norse Frigga:=Roman Tellus]
  a fertility-goddess
  A local name for Holda, she was
  identified with Frigga in Germany 
  but regarded as a separate deity in the
  Norse pantheon.      (see also Nerthus2)
  Nerthus2
  Norse
  [Hertha.Hlodyn.Hlothyn:=German
  Hludana]
  an earth-goddess
  In some accounts, she was the first wife
  of Niord who later married Skadi. One
  or other of these wives produced Frey
  and Freya. Others suggest that she was
  the sister of Niord or that she became
  Niord. In some accounts, she is
  Frigga.
  (see also Nerthus1)
  Nerudee
  Persian
  a demon of the Austatikco-
  Pauligaur
  Nerveless One, The
  (see Papaztac)
  Nes
  (see Nessa)
  Nesaru
  North American
  [=Dakota Wakonda]
  a creator-god of the Arikara
  Lucky Man and Wolf Man suddenly
  appeared when the whole world was
  covered by water and ordered the
  ducks to bring up earth from the
  bottom. Lucky Man made the hills
  and valleys while Wolf Man made the
  prairies. They then dug up two spiders
  who brought forth all the various
  animals and a race of giants. Nebaru
  did not much care for the giants so he
  introduced maize which the animals
  planted in the earth. The seed of the
  maize became a new race of people
  underground. He then sent a flood
  which drowned all the giants and then
  created Corn Mother and sent her to
  the underworld to lead into the upper
  world the new people who lived
  there. These people repopulated the
  earth.
  neshemah
  Hebrew
  part of the soul
  This part of the soul, which confers
  holiness, is said to go to heaven at
  death.
  (see also ruach)
  neshret
  Egyptian
  the bark of Osiris
  Neske-pas
  (see Neskeper-ava)
  Neskeper-ava
  Siberian
  [Muks-ort.Naskeper-ava.Neske-pas]
  a bee-deity
  Nesreca
  Siberian
  an evil genius, the converse 
  of Soreca
  Ness
  (see Nessa)
  Nessa
  Irish
  [Assa.Neas(a).Nes(s).Niassa]
  daughter of Eochaid Salbuidhe
  wife of Fachtna, king of Ulster
  mother of Conor
  It was said that her son, Conor, was
  fathered by Cathbad the druid or by 
  a drop of magic water intended 
  for Cathbad.
  When Fachtna died, she married 
  his half-brother, Fergus, on condition
  that he allowed Conor to hold the
  throne for a year. At the end of that
  time, Conor refused to give up the
  throne and Fergus was sent into exile.
  Nesshoue
  African
  a river-god in Benin
  Nessie
  (see Loch Ness Monster)
  Nessus
  Greek
  a Centaur
  When acting as ferryman on the river
  Evenus, he tried to rape Deianeira, the
  wife of Heracles who shot him from
  the far side of the river. He told
  Deianeira to mix his spilt semen and
  blood with olive oil and save it as a
  love-potion in case she should ever
  need such a thing, indirectly bringing
  about the death of Heracles.
  Nestor1
  British
  brother of Ban
  father of Bleoberis
  Nestor2
  British
  son of Bleoberis
  Nestor3
  Greek
  king of Pylos
  son of Neleus and Chloris
  husband of Anaxibia or Eurydice
  father of Antilochus, Pisistratus,
  Polycaste and Thrasymedes
  He was made king of Pylos by
  Heracles after he had sacked the city
  and killed the other sons of Neleus. 
  In some accounts, he was one of the
  Argonauts and a member of the party
  hunting the Calydonian Boar. In a
  raid, he killed Mulius and Itymoneus,
  capturing many horses and cattle and
  fifty chariots. On another occasion, he
  killed Ereuthalion in single combat.
  He was known for his eloquence
  and wisdom and tried to mediate when
  Achilles quarrelled with Agamemnon
  at Troy.
  Nesu1
  African
  a god of the Fon
  His function is to uphold royalty and
  protect tribal chieftains.
  Nesu2
  (see Lil)
  Nesu-we
  African
  a temple dedicated to Nesu
  Net1
  Irish
  a Fomoire god of war
  grandfather of Balor
  father of Dot
  Net2
  (see Neit.Neith)
  Nete
  Greek
  [‘bottom’]
  an alternative name for one of the
  Muses when they were said to be
  only 3 in number
  Neten
  (see Gnas-brtan)
  Neter
  Egyptian
  a name for god: the creative principle
  Nether World
  the underworld: the land of the dead
  Nethuns
  Italian
  [=Roman Neptune]
  an Etruscan water-god
  Neti
  Mesopotamian
  [=Akkadian Nedu]
  a Sumerian god of the underworld
  He acts as gatekeeper and servant of
  Ereskigal. He admitted the goddess
  Inanna to each of the seven realms of
  the underworld.
  Neto
  (see Neton)
  Neton
  European
  [Neto:=Irish Neit]
  a Gaulish war-god in Spain
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  Netor
  British
  in Arthurian legends, a king 
  of Bulgaria
  netun
  French
  an early name for a lutin
  Neued
  Welsh
  daughter of Cyfwlch and
  Drwgddyddwg
  Neuf Preux
  (see Nine Worthies)
  Neure
  (see Neures.werewolf)
  Neures
  European
  Sarmatians who, it was said, once a
  year changed into wolves as they
  crossed a swamp   (see also werewolf)
  Nevi Yanan
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian sea-god
  Nevyd
  (see Nefyed)
  New Troy
  British
  [Ternova.Tri-Novantum.Troia 
  Nova. Troynovant]
  the name given to the capital built by
  the supposed Trojan invaders, 
  later London
  Newt
  [Eut.Ewt]
  a demon
  nexiuhilpilitztli
  Central American
  a period of 52 years (4 xiumalpilli) in
  the Aztec calendar
  Nexroth
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Nextepehua
  Central American
  an evil spirit in the lore of the Aztecs
  This fiend was one of the many
  hazards faced by the souls of the dead
  in their journey through the various
  layers of the underworld. It was said to
  take the form of a ghost which
  scattered clouds of ashes in the path of
  the soul.
  Nezahualcoyotl
  Central American
  [Fasting Coyote]
  a legendary prince of Tezcuco
  father of Nezhualpilli
  He was captured and thrown into
  prison when the Tecpanecs conquered
  his country and killed his father but
  escaped with the help of the prison
  governor who was then killed for
  allowing him to escape. The prince
  sheltered in the Aztec court and later
  returned to his home city. The next
  ruler of the Tecpanecs was Maxtla
  who rejected the prince’s homage and,
  having failed in several attempts to 
  kill him, invaded Tezcuco. Once again
  the prince escaped and lived the life 
  of a fugitive, helped by the peasants.
  Eventually the people rebelled against
  the despotic rule of Maxtla and
  Nezahualcoyotl led them in a battle
  in which Maxtla was defeated and
  killed.
  Nezahualcoyotl then took his
  rightful place on the throne and ruled
  wisely and well for many years. When
  his eldest son had an affair with one of
  the king’s wives, he was tried and
  executed with his father’s approval.
  Nezahualpilli1
  Central American
  king of Tezcuco
  son of Nezahualcoyotl
  husband of Chachiuhnenetzin
  When he discovered that his wife had
  been unfaithful with many others he
  staged a large public trial at which the
  queen was condemned. She, and several
  thousand of her helpers, were garotted.
  Nezahualpilli2
  Central American
  a name for Tezcatlipoca as 
  The Hungry Chief
  Nga Atua
  Pacific Islands
  the sixth heaven in the lore of 
  the Polynesians
  Nga-hlut Piwe
  Burmese
  a Buddhist festival of purification
  Ngaan
  African
  a creator-god of the Bakuba
  He quarrelled with his companion
  god, Mbomba, who then took over the
  heavens and earth, leaving Ngaan in
  charge of the seas.
  Ngabal
  Pacific Islands
  [Racit Ngabal]
  an Indonesian guardian-god
  This deity is said to live in a fig tree.
  Ngai1
  African
  a supreme deity of the Masai
  Ngai2
  (see En-Kai)
  Ngala
  African
  [‘god’]
  the Bambara name for Pemba
  Ngalabal
  Australian
  mother of Daramulum by Baime
  Ngalbjod
  Australian
  [Nialyod]
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  (see Yurlungur)
  ngama
  African
  a witch-doctor in the Congo
  Ngamu
  African
  [Loo Seng]
  a mask used in the rites of 
  secret societies
  Nganamba
  African
  king of Jerra
  father of Gassire
  Nganaoa
  New Zealand
  a Maori hero
  son of Tairi
  He killed a number of sea-monsters
  and, when he cut open the stomach of
  one of them, found his parents who
  had long been missing.
  Ngandjala-Ngandjala
  Australian
  trickster-gods of the Aborigines
  It is said that these beings who destroy
  growing foodstuffs and generally cause
  trouble, can sometimes be seen in the
  clouds.
  nganga1
  African
  [=Bakongo ndoki:=Swahili mganga:
  =Tanzanian mgonzi]
  Bantu witch-doctors who can 
  capture night-flying spirits
  Nganga2
  New Zealand
  a Maori god of sleet
  Ngani-Vatu
  Pacific Islands
  [Nguti-Lei:=Arab Roc:
  =Maori Poua-Kai]
  a huge, man-eating bird in the lore
  of Fiji
  Ngarara1
  Australian
  an Aboriginal monster in the form of a
  huge lizard           (see also Ngarara2)
  Ngarara2
  Australian
  [Karara-Huara.Ngarara Huarau]
  a minor deity or, some say, a demon
  Some accounts describe this being as a
  beautiful woman with a tail, others as 
  a form of mermaid. Some say she is a
  lizard-woman.
  In the form of a woman with a tail,
  she tried to seduce Ruru who had
  called at her island in search of water
  but, with the help of her servants
  Kiore Ta and Kiore Ti, Ruru got away.
  He then built a hut containing a model
  of himself and set fire to the building.
  Ngarara, who had coiled herself round
  the statue, was lucky to escape with the
  loss of her long tail.
  (see also Ngarara1)
  Ngarara-Huarau
  (see Ngarara2)
  Ngariman
  Australian
  the cat-man of the Aborigines
  He got into a dispute with the
  Bagadjimbiri brothers and, with his
  followers, speared them to death. The
  earth goddess, Dilga, drowned the
  killers with a flood of milk from her
  breasts and restored the two giants 
  to life.
  ngaro
  Pacific Islands
  food for the dead in the lore 
  of the Polynesians
  Ngaru
  Pacific Islands
  [‘surf’]
  a culture-hero of the Mangaian
  Islanders
  grandson of Moko
  husband of Tongatea
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  He was originally black and hairless
  but, when his wife left him, he
  bleached his body white and Tangaroa
  gave him hair. After this, his wife came
  back to him.
  He 
  overcame 
  the 
  sky-demon
  Amaite-Rangi and the sea-monster
  Tumu-I-Te-Are-Toka and when Miru
  tried to burn him to death in the
  underworld he caused a flood which
  extinguished the fires.
  He is credited with the invention of
  the surf-board and is said to have
  taught the tribes ball-games which he
  learned from the spirits when he
  climbed up to the sky.
  Ngawn-wa Mogam
  Burmese
  son of Hkrip Hkrawp and Sik Sawp
  He shaped the world with a hammer
  and made it fit for human beings.
  Ngeketo
  African
  a god of the Ngonde
  brother of Lyambilo and Mbasi
  His brothers killed him, jealous of the
  fact that he had introduced maize to
  his people. When he reappeared in the
  form of a snake, they cut him into
  pieces and, when these pieces joined
  up again, they cut him up once more.
  He revived yet again and went away.
  ngelmu
  East Indian
  magic
  ngelmu gadungan
  East Indian
  the power to assume the form of a tiger
  Ngewo
  African
  [Leve.Ngewowa]
  the creator-god and sky-god of 
  the Mende
  He moved up to a house in the sky to
  be free of the never-ending requests 
  of mankind.
  Ngewowa
  (see Ngewo)
  Ngi
  African
  the gorilla
  son of Zamba
  brother of Nkokn, Otkut and Wo
  Zamba allowed his four sons to make
  human beings and Ngi made the
  strong.
  Ngo
  African
  a caterpillar, a form of the Bushman
  god, Kaang
  Ngolimeno
  African
  in the lore of the Ewe, a spirit
  This is the spirit to which unborn
  children must pay a visit to determine
  their fortune.
  Ngoma
  African
  in the lore of the Kikuyu, the spirit of
  the individual which becomes a
  ghost when that person dies
  Ngoyama
  Burmese
  devils
  These beings are envisaged as some-
  what like humans but with tails. They
  are said to eat real humans.
  Ngulaki
  African
  [Nguloki]
  spirits of the Kakwa people of Sudan
  Nguleso
  African
  a supreme god of the Kakwa people 
  of Sudan
  Ngunloki
  (see Ngulaki)
  nguneme
  African
  a charm in Dahomey
  This is a specific type of gbo used to
  protect property. The sacred leaf,
  akuko, or a bunch of such leaves, may
  be left in the house or next to a
  particular object to be protected.
  The result of violating this protection
  may be dire – for men, impotence; for
  women barrenness; for children, death.
  nguno-wo
  (see ngunuwo)
  ngunuwo
  African
  [nguno-wo]
  protective gods of the Hua people
  Ngunza Kilundu
  (see Ngunzu)
  Ngunzu
  African
  [Ngunza Kilundu]
  a culture-hero of the Mbundu people
  brother of Maka
  When his brother died, Ngunzu
  trapped Kalungangombe, the king of
  the underworld, who gave him the
  seeds of plants to grow for food but
  later killed Ngunzu and turned him
  into a water-spirit.
  Ngurai
  Pacific Islands
  [Qurai]
  a Fijian god
  Ngurunderi
  Australian
  [Nurrundere.Nurunderi]
  a name for the god Baime used by the
  Aborigines of the Murray River basin
  brother-in-law of Nepele
  He speared a pondi (cod) which swam
  away but it was again speared by
  Nepele. They cut the fish into small
  pieces and threw them, one by one,
  into a lake, naming each piece as they
  did so. In this way, all the species of
  fish were created.
  He chased after his wives when they
  deserted him and, having drowned
  them by calling up a great storm, placed
  his canoe in the heavens as the Milky
  Way and then ascended to heaven.
  Ngurvilu
  South American
  a Chilean water-god
  This deity was envisaged as a wild cat
  with a claw on the end of its tail.
  Ngutu-Lei
  (see Ngani-Vatu)
  Nguyen-hu’u-do
  Burmese
  a viceroy who was deified as a god 
  of wisdom
  Nguyen-quan
  (see Huyen-thien)
  Ngwa
  (see Ndundu)
  Ngworekara
  African
  a god of death
  nhang
  Armenian
  a malevolent spirit sometimes seen in
  the form of a mermaid or seal
  Nhenebush
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Ojibwa
  (see also Nanabozho)
  Nhialio
  African
  a supreme god of the Dinka
  Ni1
  East Indian
  a moon-goddess in New Guinea
  sister of Hana
  She mated with her brother to
  produce the human race and then they
  retreated to the sky where she became
  the moon and Hana became the sun.
  Ni2
  South American
  a sea-god of the Chimu Indians
  Ni-o
  Japanese
  2 warlike kings who guard 
  temple gates
  Nia
  Irish
  son of Lughna
  brother of Lugaid
  He was step-brother to Cormac mac
  Airt and was killed when Eochu
  Gunnat temporarily deposed Cormac.
  Nia Corb
  Irish
  son of Cu Chorb
  brother of Cairbre, Cluitheachair,
  Cormac Lusc and Meas Corb
  Nia Seaghamain
  Irish
  son of Adhamain and Flidhais
  Nia-Tsu-Hi-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto fire-god
  Nial
  (see Niall)
  Niall
  Irish
  [Nel.Nial Niamhghlonnach.Niall Naoi-
  Ghiallach.Nial Noig(h)iallach]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Eochaid Muigl and Carenn
  father of Cairbre, Conall Gulban 
  and Eoghan
  step-brother of Ailill, Brian, Fergus
  and Fiachra
  He was abandoned by his stepmother
  Mongfhinn but saved and reared by
  the bard Torna Eices. It was foretold
  by the smith, Sithchenn, that he
  would become the high-king. Only he
  would kiss an ugly old woman who
  demanded a kiss and she turned into
  the lovely Flaitheas, the embodiment
  of sovereignty.
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  When his poet, Laidcheann, refused
  hospitality to Eochu, a prince of
  Leinster, Eochu burnt his house to the
  ground. Niall invaded Leinster and
  took Eochu hostage, later sending him
  in exile to Scotland. When Niall
  visited that country, the vengeful
  Eochu shot and killed him. In other
  versions, he was killed by Eochu’s
  arrow in the Alps or in the Channel
  Islands on one of his many expeditions
  of conquest.
  Niall Caille
  Irish
  [Nel.Nial]
  a high-king of Ireland
  He quarrelled with Feidlimidh, king of
  Munster, and defeated him at the
  Battle of Carman.
  Niall Condail
  (see Niall Frasach)
  Niall Frasach
  Irish
  [Nel.Nial.Niall Condail]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Fergal mac Maolduin
  brother of Aodh Allan
  It is said that, when a famine occurred,
  he prayed and the famine was lifted
  with showers of food and silver falling
  from heaven.
  Nialyod
  (see Ngalbjod)
  Niam1
  Irish
  [Deorgreine.Niamh (of the Head of 
  Gold).Niamh Chinn Oir.Niav Cinn-
  Oir]
  daughter of Manannan
  wife of Oisin
  mother of Plur na mBan
  In some stories, she is the girl who
  came on a white horse and carried
  Oisin back to her home in Tir na n-Og
  (or Tir Tainigiri in some versions)
  where they married and lived together
  for 300 years.
  Niam2
  Irish
  [Niamh.Niav]
  daughter of Celtchair
  wife of Conganchas and 
  Cormac Cond Longes
  Her husband could be killed only by
  one who knew his secret. Niam
  discovered it and told her father who
  then killed Conganchas. Niam then
  married Cormac Cond Longes, son of
  Conor mac Nessa.       (see also Niam3)
  Niam3
  Irish
  [Niamh.Niav]
  wife of Conall Cearnach, 
  in some accounts
  She became Cuchulainn’s mistress in
  his later years.
  In some versions, she is the same as
  Niam, daughter of Celtchair.
  Niamh
  (see Niam)
  Niamye
  African
  a creator-god of the Ivory Coast
  Niang Niang
  Chinese
  goddess of T’ai Shan
  (see also T’ai Shan)
  Niassa
  (see Nessa)
  Niav
  (see Niam)
  Nibbana
  (see Nirvana)
  Nibelheim
  (see Alfheim)
  Nibelung
  Norse
  [Niebelung]
  king of the dwarfs
  brother of Schilbung
  He quarrelled with his brother over
  sharing their father’s estate.
  Some accounts say that he authorised
  Siegfried to divide his treasure between
  his three sons. Siegfried killed both
  Nibelung and his brother.
  Nibelungen
  Norse
  [Black Elves.Ni(e)b(e)lungs.
  Niflungar.Niflungs]
  supernatural dwarfs, followers 
  of Siegfried
  This name was later given to the
  Burgundians as guardians of the
  Nibelung treasure.
  In the Wagnerian cycle of operas,
  they are all the Germanic tribes.
  (see also Lios-alfar)
  Nibelungenlied, The
  German
  [German Iliad.Lay of the Niblungs:
  =Norse Thidrek Saga]
  a 13th C epic poem from the Eddas, the
  basis for Wagner’s cycle of operas
  Nibhaz
  Hebrew
  a god of darkness envisaged in the
  form of a dog
  Nibiru
  Mesopotamian
  [Nebiru]
  the Babylonian ruler of the heavens:
  the planet Jupiter
  Niblungs
  (see Nibelungen)
  Nicahtagah
  Central American
  a Mayan deity, guardian of Iqi 
  Balam’s people
  Nice
  (see Nike)
  niceras
  (see nok)
  Nichant
  North American
  an Algonquian god who destroyed the
  world by fire and flood
  Nicholas
  patron saint of children, Russia 
  and sailors
  He is said to be the prototype for
  Santa Claus (Father Christmas). In
  real life, he was a 4th C bishop, born in
  Lydia, who gave all his inherited
  wealth to the poor. During a famine,
  he persuaded sailors bound for
  Alexandria, to give him their cargoes
  of grain yet, when they arrived in
  Egypt their holds were still full.
  His festival is held on December 8th.
  Nicippe
  Greek
  a priestess at the grove of Demeter 
  at Dotrium
  daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia
  wife of Sthenelus
  mother of Eurystheus
  Nickard
  German
  a water-monster
  This being was said to steal a child
  from its bed, leaving a monster in its
  place. The mother could save her child
  only if she whipped the monster.
  Nickel
  (see Stromkarl)
  Nicker
  (see Stromkarl)
  Nickneven
  Scottish
  a spirit in the form of an old hag 
  Nicodemus
  British
  a Pharisee who helped to 
  bury Jesus
  In Arthurian lore, his body was
  brought to Britain and kept there until
  it was transferred to the Grail Castle.
  It was later returned to the Holy Land
  in the ship that carried Percival and his
  companions on the voyage to return
  the Holy Grail.
  Nicomachus
  Greek
  a physician
  son of Machaon and Anticleia
  brother of Alexanor and Gorgasus
  Niophoros
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as bringer 
  of victory
  Nicor1
  British
  an ancient water-god
  father of the nixes
  (see also Stromkarl)
  Nicor2
  (see Stromkarl)
  Nicoran
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Nicostrate
  (see Carmenta)
  Nicostrates
  Greek
  son of Menelaus by Helen or a nymph
  After his father died, he drove Helen
  from Sparta.
  Nicothoe
  (see Harpies)
  Nictymene
  (see Nyctymene)
  Nida
  Norse
  the site of the heavenly hall 
  reserved for dwarfs
  Nidaba
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess of music 
  and writing
  a corn-goddess: an aspect of Ishtar
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  nidanas
  Buddhist
  the links in the chain of a man’s
  finite existence
  Nidavellir
  Norse
  the realm of the dwarfs
  Nidhad
  (see Nidud)
  Nidhogg
  Norse
  [Niddhoggr.Nidhug.Nithoggr]
  a monster in the form of a dragon or
  serpent which gnawed at the roots
  of Yggdrasil and fed on corpses
  Nidhoggr
  (see Nidhogg)
  Nidhug
  (see Nidhogg)
  Nidim
  (see Ea.Enki)
  Nidimmud
  (see Ea.Enki)
  Nidra
  Hindu
  a goddess of sleep
  daughter of Brahma
  Nidud
  Norse
  [Nidhad.Nidudr.Nidung.Nithad.Nithud]
  king of Sweden
  father of Bodwild
  When Volund and his two brothers
  were searching for their swan-maiden
  lovers, Nidud accused Volund of
  stealing gold, cut out the sinews of his
  legs and made him virtually a slave.
  When the king’s two sons visited
  Volund, he killed them both and sent
  their heads, decorated with precious
  stones, to their father. He also seduced
  the king’s daughter, Bodwild.
  Nidudr
  (see Nidud)
  Nidung
  (see Nidud)
  Niebelung
  (see Nibelung)
  Niebelungen
  (see Nibelungen)
  Niebelungs
  (see Nibelungen)
  Niels Ebbeson
  Danish
  a hero who rid his country of 
  foreign oppressors
  Niete
  a flower
  a Mayan princess
  daughter of Kan
  sister of Aac, Cay, Coh and Moo
  Niezguiniek
  Slav
  a ploughman with a magic horse
  which can leap into the heavens
  Nifelhel
  (see Niflhel)
  Niflheim
  Norse
  [Hel(heim).Nif(e)lhel.Niflheimr]
  the land of mists and fog, in the north:
  hell: the underworld ruled by Hel
  In some accounts, Hel is the palace of
  the goddess, situated in the realm of
  Niflheim.
  Niflhel
  Norse
  [Nifelhel]
  a part of Niflheim
  In some accounts, Niflhel is the lower
  part of Hel’s region to which one gains
  access through the Gnipa cave, home of
  the dog Garm. In this version, Niflhel 
  is a place where the dead undergo a
  second death and are punished.
  Other accounts make Niflhel and
  Niflheim synonymous.
  (see also Niflheim)
  Niflheimr
  (see Niflheim)
  Niflungar
  (see Nibelungen)
  Niflungs
  (see Nibelungen)
  Nigantha Nattaputta (see Mahavira)
  nigheag na h-àth
  (see ban nighechain)
  Night1
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess
  consort of Huehueteotl
  Night2
  (see Nyx)
  Night Chant
  North American
  a Navaho winter festival
  This festival lasts for nine days and
  honours the spirits with dancing, sand
  painting and other rituals.
  night hag
  [nightmare]
  an incubus or succubus inducing
  terrifying dreams
  Night Lord
  Mesopotamian
  a god of rain
  It was he who, ordered by Samas,
  caused the heavy rains which gave rise
  to the flood.
  Night of Tradition
  Pacific Islands
  the past in the lore of the islanders
  night-raven
  a bird variously identified as a bittern,
  goatsucker, heron, nightjar or owl
  In Denmark, the bird is said to be the
  incarnation of one who was murdered
  or committed suicide and was buried,
  at the junction of roads, in a grave
  from which it frees itself by moving
  only one grain of soil per year.
  Some say that this bird flies in front
  of the Wild Hunt.
  Night Sun
  (see Dionysus)
  night witches
  African
  [baboi.baloi]
  women of Botswana whose spirits
  leave their bodies at night to 
  become witches
  They are said to cut pieces from dead
  bodies and insert the pieces into those
  whom they wish to make ill, having
  first put them into a deep sleep. They
  must return to their own bodies before
  dawn or die.
  Nightingale The Brigand
  Russian
  a monster, part human, part bird
  This being lived in a tree and attacked
  passing travellers. He was killed by
  Ilya Muromets.
  nightmare
  (see night hag)
  Nigi-haya-hi
  Japanese
  a sun-god
  Nigi-mitama
  Japanese
  a gentle spirit
  nigromancy
  (see necromancy)
  Nihancan
  (see Nihansan)
  Nihansan
  North American
  [Nihancan]
  a trickster or creator-god of 
  the Arapaho
  Nihon
  Japanese
  the birthplace of Amaterasu
  This holy name is used to ward off
  evil.
  Nihongi
  Japanese
  a book of Shinto legends written
  in AD 720
  Nii-no-ama
  (see Sui Tengu)
  Niidono
  Japanese
  a female sea-spirit
  She conducted Antoku Tenno to her
  undersea realm when he was killed in
  the battle of Dan-no-Ura.
  (see also Sui Tengu)
  Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Japanese
  a group of 28 guardian deities
  These beings, who symbolise the
  constellations, are sometimes regarded
  as the servants of Kwannon. They are
  listed as:
  Ashira
  Magora
  Bassosennin
  Makeshura
  Bishamon
  Mansen
  Daibenzaiten
  Manzenshao
  Daibonten
  Mawaraten
  Gobuju
  Misshakukongo
  Hibakara
  Nandaryu
  Karura
  Naraen
  Kendatsuba
  Sanshi-taisho
  Kinnara
  Shakara
  Komoku
  Shimmoten
  Kompira
  Teishakuten
  Konda
  Tohoten
  Konshiki
  Zocho
  Nik
  (see Nakk.nix)
  Nike
  Greek
  [Nice:=Roman Victoria]
  the goddess of victory
  daughter of Pallas and Styx
  sister of Bia, Cratus and Zelus
  She was awarded the title of goddess 
  of victory for the help she gave to the
  gods in their battle with the Titans.
  She is often depicted as a winged
  figure.
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Athena.
  (see also Nikephoros Athena)
  Nike Apteros
  Greek
  a name for Nike as ‘wingless’
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  Nikephoros Athena
  Greek
  a name for Athena as goddess of
  victory
  In some accounts, the goddess of
  victory is Nike; others have Athena
  holding an image of Nike.
  Nikkal
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Ningal]
  a Syrian moon-goddess
  wife of Jarih
  an aspect of Ningal as moon-
  goddess
  Nikko Bosatsu
  Japanese
  a Buddhist sun-god
  Nikobo
  Japanese
  [Fire-Face]
  a priest
  He cured the wife of a governor by
  exorcism but the governor, jealous of
  his powers, had him killed. Nikobo
  returned in the form of a fiery globe
  which hovered over the governor who
  was taken ill and died. It is said that the
  fiery globe, in which the priest’s face
  can be discerned, returns to the scene
  every year.
  Nikolai
  Siberian
  a Russian saint worshipped as a
  guardian god of seafarers
  Nikumbha
  Hindu
  a king of the Asuras
  Nikur
  (see nix)
  Nila
  (see Nilagiri)
  Nila Tara
  (see Blue Tara)
  Nila Utama
  Malay
  son of Sapurba
  He is said to have founded Singapore
  and took the name Seri Turi when he
  became its first ruler.
  Niladanda
  Buddhist
  a guardian god
  one of the dikpalas
  He is guardian of the south-western
  part of the world.
  Niladevi
  Hindu
  [=Tamil Pinnai]
  a consort of Vishnu
  Nilagiri
  Indian
  [Nila]
  a mythical range of mountains
  Nilakantha
  Hindu
  [Blue Throat]
  a name for Shiva
  He was given this name when, at the
  Churning of the Ocean, he swallowed
  the poison that arose, so saving
  mankind. He is sometimes depicted
  with a blue throat caused by holding
  the poison in his throat.
  Nilalohita
  Hindu
  a form of Rudra
  Nilambara
  Hindu
  son of Indra and Indrani
  Nilawata
  East Indian
  [Indigo Flower]
  a Javanese nymph
  wife of Bambang Kalingga
  mother of Sakri
  His mother’s spirit was in the form of
  a serpent which was killed by the
  prince, Bambang Kalingga, whom she
  married.
  Nile Goose
  Egyptian
  [Chaos Goose.Great Cackler.
  Great Chatterer]
  the bird that laid the cosmic egg, 
  the sun                       (see also Geb)
  Nilus
  Greek
  the Nile personified
  the Greek name for Hapy
  Nilsun
  Mesopotamian
  [Nilsuna]
  a sky-goddess
  mother of Gilgamesh
  Nilsuna
  (see Nilsun)
  Niltshi
  North American
  a Navaho wind-spirit
  This spirit guided the Navaho in their
  ascent from the lower worlds.
  Niman
  North American
  [=Zuni Shalaka]
  a festival of the Hopi Indians
  This ceremony, which lasts for nine
  days in July, celebrates the return of
  the spirits to their underground home
  in Shipap where they will remain until
  winter returns.
  Nimba
  African
  an earth-goddess in Guinea
  Nimble Men
  (see Fir Chlis)
  Nimbosus
  Greek
  a Latin name for Orion as ‘bringer 
  of rain’
  Nimbu
  Indian
  a tree said to ward off the evil 
  eye
  Nimi
  Hindu
  king of Mithila
  He was cursed by Vasishtha when he
  allowed Gotama to supervise a
  ceremony that had been promised to
  Vasishtha and lost his body as a result.
  He cursed Vasishtha who was then
  similarly afflicted but he was later
  given a new body whereas Nimi could
  not be reborn.
  Nimiane
  (see Nimue)
  Nimrod
  Hebrew
  [Amarud:=Babylonian Gilgamesh:
  Namru]
  a king of S(h)inar
  son of Cush
  He was a great hunter and warrior,
  said to have owned the clothes worn 
  by Adam and Eve which guaranteed
  victory to those who wore them. He
  was deified and ordered the con-
  struction of the Tower of Babel for an
  attack on heaven itself.
  It is said that, no matter how heavy
  the dew, none ever falls on Nimrod’s
  tomb in Damascus.
  (see also Kesil)
  Nimue
  British
  [Lady of the Lake.Nimiane.Nineve.
  Niniane.Nymenche.Nymue.Nineue.
  Vivian(e).Vivien(ne)]
  one of the holders of the office
  of Lady of the Lake
  daughter of King Pellinore or 
  Dyonas
  In some stories she is a nun, in others
  the daughter of a Sicilian siren or of
  Dinas. Some equate her with Morgan
  le Fay, others have her as a separate
  person. As Vivian, she was the
  daughter of Dylan. Some accounts
  place her as one of the attendants of
  the Lady of the Lake who later
  assumed that office. 
  At Arthur’s wedding feast the
  proceedings were interrupted when a
  white stag galloped into the hall
  followed by a white bitch and a pack
  of hounds. A knight seized the dog
  and rode off with it. A lady on a pony
  then appeared claiming that the dog
  was hers. She was forcibly dragged
  away by an unknown knight who
  rode into the hall. The knight was
  Ontelake and the girl was Nimue. She
  was rescued by Pellinore who killed
  Ontelake and brought her back to
  Camelot where Merlin fell madly in
  love with her as he had always known
  he would despite knowing also that
  she would destroy him.
  When Guinevere was accused of
  poisoning the apple that killed Patrise,
  Nimue made it known that Pinel was
  the guilty party.
  She travelled with Merlin to Ban’s
  court in Benwick and back to
  England, always promising to sleep
  with her aging suitor if he would tell
  her all the secrets of his magic art
  which, foolishly, he did. In Cornwall,
  he used his powers to make a fabulous
  room inside a rock where they might
  be together but when they entered
  the room she sprang back and sealed
  the entrance with an unbreakable
  spell. She rode away leaving Merlin to
  his fate and came upon Pelleas dying
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  of unrequited love for Ettarde. Nimue
  used her magic to cause Ettarde to
  fall in love with Pelleas but then put
  a spell on Pelleas so that he rejected
  her love. She stayed with Pelleas for
  the rest of her life; some versions say
  they married.
  In some stories she left Merlin tied
  up in the magic forest, Broceliande,
  trapped in an oak tree or entangled
  forever in a thorn-bush.
  In those versions where Nimue 
  and Vivien are regarded as separate
  characters, it was the latter who
  entangled Merlin in a thorn-bush.
  In some accounts, she is identified
  with Rhiannon.
  (see also Morgan le Fay)
  Nimurta
  (see Ninurta)
  Nimush
  (see Mount Nisu)
  Nin-buba
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin-bubu]
  a name for Ea as ‘god of mariners’
  Nin-bubu
  (see Nin-buba)
  Nin Edin
  (see Geshtinanna)
  Nin Ella
  Mesopotamian
  a virgin-goddess
  consort of Ea, in some accounts
  Nin Ezen
  (see Gula)
  Nin-Gala
  (see Ningal)
  Nin Gishzida
  (see Ningishzida)
  Nin-Gursu
  (see Ningirsu)
  Nin-Ildu
  (see Ninildu)
  Nin-Imma
  (see Ninmah)
  Nin-ip
  (see Ninib)
  Nin Ki
  (see Damkina.Ninki)
  Nin Mar Ki
  (see Ninmah)
  Nin Me En
  (see Ninmena)
  Nin-Shaeh
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin Shakh]
  a Babylonian war-god in the form of 
  a boar
  Nin Sun
  (see Ninsuna)
  Nin Ur
  (see Ninurta)
  Nin-Uruwa
  (see Ningal)
  Nina1
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninetta:=Sumerian Nanna]
  the chief Babylonian goddess
  daughter of Ea
  sister of Ningirsu
  A form of the Great Mother or of
  Ishtar as a fish-goddess, she is some-
  times equated with Belet-Seri.
  Nina2
  (see Nanse.Nena)
  Nina Stahu
  North American
  the cave from which the ancestors of
  the Blackfoot Indians emerged led 
  by Napi
  Ninacolla
  South American
  a servant of Naymlap acting 
  as throne-bearer
  Ninagal
  (see Ninegal)
  Ninamaskug
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian shepherd-demon, 
  ruler of cattle-stalls
  Ninanna
  (see Inanna)
  Ninatta
  (see Ninattas)
  Ninattas
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninatta]
  a Hurrian deity attendant on
  Shaushkas or, in the Sumerian
  version, on Ishtar
  Ninazu
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of magic 
  and healing
  son of Enlil and Ninlil
  father of Ningis Zi Da
  Like Nanna, he was born in the under-
  world where Ninlil had followed Enlil.
  In some stories he is the husband or
  son of Ereshkigal, in others Ninazu is
  used as a name for Ereshkigal.
  Nindara
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god
  consort of Nanse
  Nindub
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian local god, god of Lagas
  Nindubarra
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god, patron of ship-
  menders
  (see also Nin-buba)
  Nindukugga
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess of the underworld
  mother of Enlil
  wife of Endukugga
  Nine Brahmarishis
  Hindu
  the 7 Brahmarishis plus Bhrigu 
  and Daksha
  Nine Cauac
  Central American
  the ninth of the 20 days of 
  the Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the creation of hell was
  started.                        (see also Cauac)
  Nine Ladies
  British
  a megalithic structure in Derbyshire
  These ladies were said to have been
  turned into stones for dancing on a
  Sunday.
  Nine Ollin
  Central American
  an office held by a boy whose 
  life was dedicated to the 
  sun-god in Mexico
  Having been chosen for this office at
  the age of nine, the appointee would
  serve until he reached the age of fifty-
  two, at which point he would be
  sacrificed to the sun-god and cremated.
  Nine Sisters
  British
  the sisters of Morgan le Fay
  Nine, the
  (see Muses)
  Nine Wave Maidens
  (see Wave-maidens)
  Nine Worlds
  Norse
  the realms into which the world of 
  the Norse races was divided
  These divisions are listed as Godheim
  (home of the Aesir), Helheim (home 
  of the dead), Jotunheim (land of the
  Frost Giants), Liosalfheim (land 
  of the light elves), Mannheim (home
  of man-kind), Muspelheim (land of
  the Fire Giants), Niflheim (the
  underworld), Svartalfheim (land of
  the dark elves), Vanaheim (home of
  the Vanir).
  Other 
  lists 
  substitute 
  Asgard 
  for Godheim, Hel for Helheim,
  Alfheim for Liosalfheim, Midgard for
  Mannheim and introduce Nidavellir,
  the home of the dwarfs.
  Nine Worthies, The
  European
  [Neuf Preux]
  heroes embodying the qualities of
  bravery and virtue
  These men were listed in three groups
  of three. From the Bible there were
  David, Joshua and Judas; the classical
  period was represented by Alexander,
  Hector and Julius Caesar; and the later
  Christian 
  world 
  produced 
  King
  Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of
  Bouillon.
  Nineb
  (see Ninib)
  Ninedinna
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess
  She kept the records of the dead in the
  underworld.
  Ninegal
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninagal]
  a Babylonian smith-god
  Ninella
  (see Damkina)
  Ninetta
  (see Nina1)
  Nineve
  (see Nimue)
  Nineveh
  (see Ninus)
  ning wot
  Burmese
  divination using sticks of 
  bamboo
  When heated, a bamboo stick splits
  open and hairlike fibres can be seen on
  the split edges. The diviner claims to
  be able to read these fibres and thereby
  foretell the future.
  Ningal
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin-Gala.Nin-Uruwa:=Syrian Nikkal]
  a Sumerian moon-goddess
  daughter of Enki and Ningikugal
  wife of Sin or Nanna
  mother of Inanna and Utu
  She refused to live with Sin until he
  had made the whole world fruitful.
  Ningentue
  South American
  a servant of Naymlap who acted 
  as his cup-bearer
  Nimurta
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  Ningikugal
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian reed-goddess
  daughter of An and Nammu
  a consort of Enki
  Ningilin
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninkilim]
  a Sumerian god
  Ningirama
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of magic
  Ningirsu
  Mesopotamian
  [En-Mersi.Nin Gursu.Ningursu]
  a god of irrigation, god of Lagash
  son of Ninhursaga
  son of Bel, in some accounts
  son and husband of Baba, some say
  brother of Nina
  He was envisaged as a lion-headed
  eagle and, in some accounts, was
  identified with Tammuz. Some say
  that his mother was a goat.
  He is associated with the planet
  Jupiter and the constellation Orion.
  (see also Ninib)
  Ningishzida
  Mesopotamian
  [Gis(h)zida.Gizidu.Nin Gishzida.
  Ningis Zi Da.Ningis-Zia.Ningizzida]
  a Sumerian god of light
  gatekeeper for the god An
  son of Ninazu and Ereshkigal
  In some stories he is a god of the
  underworld, equated with the restored
  Tammuz, or referred to as the brother
  of Tammuz.
  Ninharsag
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Ning Sang
  Burmese
  [Npham Wa]
  the Buddhist supreme being
  Ningis Zi Da
  (see Ningishzida)
  Ningis Zia
  (see Ningishzida)
  Ningizzida
  (see Ningishzida)
  Ningursag
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Ningursu
  (see Ningirsu)
  Ningyo
  Japanese
  a mermaid
  She is depicted as a fish with a human
  head.
  Ninhursag
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Ninhursaga
  Mesopotamian
  [Aruru.Belet-ili.Belit.Damgalminna.
  Damkina.Lady of the Great Mountain.
  Mah.Mama.Mami.Mammetu(m).
  Mammitu(m).Mother of the Land.
  Mud-kes(d)a.Nin Ki.Ningursag.
  Ninharsag.Ninhursag(ga).Ninkarsag.
  Ninkhursag..Ninki.Ninlil.Ninmah.
  Ninmar.Ninna.Nintua(ma) Kalamma.
  Nintu(r).Virgin Lady]
  a Sumerian earth-goddess, goddess of
  animals, birth and productivity
  daughter of An and Ki
  wife of Ea as Damkina
  wife of Enki as Ninki
  wife of Enlil as Ninlil
  wife of Sulpae, some say
  mother of Ninsar by Enki
  mother of Ninurta by Enlil
  When Enki was forming human
  beings from clay, she spoiled some of
  his handiwork by altering the shapes.
  As a result, dwarfs, cripples and giants
  were created.
  She and her husband lived in
  Dilmun, the earthly paradise, until
  they quarrelled over Enki’s pursuit of
  their own daughter. He had seduced
  Uttu, the goddess of weaving, who was
  his own daughter or granddaughter, 
  so Ninhursaga recovered some of his
  semen from her body and used it to
  grow eight plants. Others say that
  Uttu gave birth to the plants. Enki ate
  them and became ill and would have
  died if Ninhursaga had not saved 
  him by placing him in her own body
  from which he was born again.
  Another version says that she gave
  birth to eight deities each of which
  healed one of the ailments which
  afflicted Enki as a result of eating 
  the plants. These deities were Abu,
  Dazimus, Enshag, Nazi, Ninkasi,
  Ninsutu, Ninti and Nintur.
  As Aruru, she created the wild man,
  Enkidu.
  Ninhursagga
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Nini Arteh
  East Indian
  the little girl in the moon
  Nini Muni
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian witch
  When a man comes to her realm
  seeking the magic medicine, Obat
  Hidup, she requires an offering of
  food. As she eats, she becomes
  younger and more and more beautiful
  and requires the man to make love to
  her before she will hand over the
  medicine.
  Niniane
  (see Nimue)
  Ninib
  Mesopotamian
  [Adar.Ber.Nerig Uras.Ninip.Nineb.
  Ninip.Nirig:=Hittite Zamana:=Roman
  Saturn]
  an Assyrian sun-god and god 
  of repose
  a storm-god 
  son of Ea, Bel or Enlil
  consort of Gula and Baba
  A form of Tammuz, he is associated
  with the planet Saturn.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Ninurta or Nusku.
  (see also Ningirsu)
  Niniganni
  East Indian
  a benevolent python-goddess
  Ninigi
  Japanese
  [Honinigi.Prince Ninigi]
  a Shinto ancestral god
  son of Ama-no-Oshiho-mimi
  grandson of Taka-mi-musubi 
  and Amaterasu
  consort of Sengen
  consort of Uzume, some say
  father of Fire Fade and Fire Flash
  He was sent from heaven, bearing
  three gifts from Amaterasu – the
  sword Kusanagi, the mirror Jata-
  kayami and the jewel(s) Go-shih Tai
  – to bring order to the land of
  Idzumo. Three envoys went ahead to
  prepare the way but all proved
  disloyal. Two later envoys succeeded
  in restoring order and Ninigi
  descended to Idzumo where he was
  guided by the monster Deity of the
  Field-paths to whom Ninigi gave
  Uzume as a wife. Having forced
  Okuni-Nushi to hand over the
  throne, he fell in love with Sengen
  and married her but when he became
  jealous, she left him and immolated
  herself by setting fire to the wooden
  hut she lived in, after giving birth to
  three sons.
  Ninikug
  (see Nadimmud)
  Ninildu
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin-Ildu]
  a Babylonian carpenter-god
  Ninimina
  African
  [Malinke.Samano]
  a mountain-demon with horns
  He may disgorge gold and silver for a
  king or, if displeased, choke the king to
  death in his coils.
  Ninimma
  (see Ninmah)
  Ninine
  Irish
  a dumb poet
  He became known as Ninine after his
  speech was restored by St Moninne.
  Nininni
  (see Inanna)
  Nininsina
  (see Nininsinna)
  Nininsinna
  Mesopotamian
  [Nininsina]
  a Sumerian fertility goddess
  daughter of An and Uras
  consort of Pabilsag or Nergal
  Ninip
  (see Ninib)
  Ninkarnunna
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of barbers
  Ninkarraka
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Gula]
  a Babylonian goddess of childbirth
  Ninkharsag
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Ninkhursag
  (see Ninhursaga)
  Ninkhursag
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  Ninkasi
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess of pleasure 
  and wine
  She was one of the eight deities born
  to Ninhursaga to cure the eight
  afflictions of Enki after he had eaten
  the eight plants produced by Uttu. She
  cured his mouth.
  Ninki
  Mesopotamian
  [Goshan-ki.Nin Ki]
  a name for Ninhursaga as consort 
  of Enki or Ea
  a name for Damkina as ‘lady of 
  the earth’
  Ninkigal
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian earth-god
  Ninkilim
  (see Ninglin)
  Ninku
  (see Nintu)
  Ninkurra
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian artisan-god
  Ninkurru
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian mother-goddess
  daughter of Enki and Ninsar
  In some accounts she gave birth to
  Uttu, fathered by her own grandfather
  Enki, nine days after conception.
  Other versions say that she was the
  mother of Ninmah and that Uttu was
  Ninhursaga’s daughter.
  Ninlil
  Mesopotamian
  [Baalath.Haya.Kutushar.Ninhursaga:
  =Babylonian Mylitta]
  a Sumerian grain-goddess
  daughter of Haia and Nunbarsegunu
  Ninhursaga was the wife of Enlil by
  whom she was raped. When he was
  banished to the underworld, she
  followed him and their son, Nanna,
  was born there. They mated again to
  produce two other sons, Nergal and
  Ninazu.
  Ninmah
  Mesopotamian
  [Mah.Nin-Imma.Nin Mar Ki.
  Ninimma.Ninmar.Ninna]
  a name of Ninhursaga as ‘great queen’
  an aspect of Ki, some say
  In some accounts she, rather than
  Ninkurra, is the mother of Uttu by
  Enki, while others say that she created
  the first man from clay.
  Ninmar
  (see Ninmah)
  Ninmena
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin Me En]
  a Sumerian mother-goddess
  Ninmu
  (see Ninsar)
  Ninmug
  (see Ereshkigal)
  Ninna
  (see Ninmah)
  Ninni
  (see Inanna)
  Ninos
  (see Ninus)
  Ninsar
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninmu.Urbadgumgum]
  a Sumerian mother-goddess
  daughter of Enki and Ninhursaga
  wife of Nazi
  In some accounts she is the mother of
  Ninkurra, fathered by her own father,
  Enki, after a gestation period of only
  nine days.
  Ninsebargunnu (see Nunbarsegunu)
  Ninshubur
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninsubur.Papukkal:=Babylonian Ilabrat]
  a Sumerian messenger god attendant on
  Innana: gatekeeper for the god An
  When Inanna descended to the
  underworld she left Ninshubur on
  guard to ensure her safe return. When
  the goddess failed to return, Ninshubur
  raised such a lament that the gods
  intervened to save Inanna.
  Ninsikil
  Mesopotamian
  [Mah.Ninskilla.Virgin Lady]
  a Sumerian guardian-goddess 
  of paradise
  This is Ninhursaga after her marriage
  to Enki. She lives in Dilmun, the
  earthly paradise.
  Ninsinna
  (see Inanna)
  Ninskilla
  (see Ninsikil)
  Ninsu-utud
  (see Ninsutu)
  Ninsubur
  (see Ninshubur)
  Ninsun
  (see Ninsuna)
  Ninsuna
  Mesopotamian
  [Nin Sun.Ninsun.Sirtur]
  the Sumerian cow-goddess
  consort of Lugalbanda
  mother of Gilgamesh and Dumuzi
  an aspect of Nana, some say
  Ninsusinak
  Persian
  a god of the Elamites
  Ninsutu
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninsu-utud]
  a goddess
  wife of Nintur
  She was one of the eight deities born
  to Ninhursaga to cure the eight
  afflications of Enki after he had eaten
  the eight plants produced by Uttu. She
  cured his toothache.
  Ninti
  Mesopotamian
  a healing deity
  One of the eight deities born to
  Ninhursaga to cure the eight afflications
  of Enki after he had eaten the eight
  plants produced by Uttu, healing his rib.
  Nintinugga
  (see Gula)
  Nintoku
  Japanese
  son of Ojin
  He was a benevolent emperor, deified
  after his death.
  Nintu
  Mesopotamian
  [Mah.Ninku.Nintud.Nintur]
  Ninhursaga as goddess of birth
  consort of Enki
  mother of Tagtug
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Belet Ili, in others she is a form of
  Baba, half woman, half serpent.
  Nintua Kalamma
  (see Nintuama Kalamma)
  Nintuama Kalamma
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Ninhursaga after the birth
  of her children
  Nintud
  (see Nintu)
  Nintur1
  Mesopotamian
  lord of Mangan
  husband of Ninsutu
  He was one of the eight deities born 
  to Ninhursaga to cure the eight
  afflictions of Enki after he had eaten
  the eight plants produced by Uttu. He
  cured his hip.
  Nintur2
  (see Nintu)
  Ninudzalli
  (see Gula)
  Ninurash
  (see Ninurta)
  Ninurta1
  Mesopotamian
  [Enurta.Nimurta.Nin Ur.Ninurash.
  Sharuk=Hittite.Bel.Zamana]
  the Sumerian war-god, god of
  farming, floods, and wind
  son of Enlil and Ninlil or Ninmah
  son of Inanna, some say
  consort of Gula
  When Zu stole the Tablets of Destiny
  from Enlil, Belet-Ili gave birth to
  Ninurta and sent him to recapture the
  Tablets. After a long battle, he killed
  Zu and returned the Tablets to Enlil.
  He fought the demon Asag with
  huge stones which he later used to
  make mountains to hold back the
  flood-waters of Kur. He has a magic
  weapon known as Sarur and a double-
  edged scimitar. Some say that these
  weapons, Sarur and Sargaz, were
  cyclones which he controlled.
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Ninib.                       (see also Imdugud.
  Sakut.Tispak)
  Ninurta2
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian war-god, god of the hunt
  Ninus
  Mesopotamian
  [Nineveh.Ninos]
  king of Assyria
  son of Belus
  second husband of Semiramis
  father of Ninyas
  He gave the throne to Semiramis who
  later killed him. His tomb was the site
  of the tragic story of Pyramus and
  Thisbe.
  He is regarded as the builder of the
  city of Nineveh.
  Ninvit
  (see kala5)
  Ninkasi
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  Ninyas
  Mesopotamian
  son of Ninus and Semiramis 
  When Semiramis killed his father,
  Ninyas killed her though others say
  that Semiramis died of a broken heart
  when she failed to conquer India.
  Ninzadim
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god
  Nio-san
  Japanese
  the collective name for the 2
  gatekeepers, Udaijin and Yadaijin
  Niobe1
  British
  [‘snowy’]
  a maiden who loved Sagramore
  Niobe2
  Greek
  [‘snowy’]
  the first woman
  mother of Argus by Zeus
  mother of Pelasgus by Zeus, some say
  In the lore of the Argives, she was the
  daughter of the first man, Phoroneus,
  by the nymph, Teledice. She was
  seduced by Zeus and bore a son,
  Argus, who became king of Phoronea,
  later called Argos.
  Another version says that she was
  the wife of Phoroneus.
  Niobe3
  Greek
  daughter of Tantalus and Euryanessa
  or Dione
  sister of Pelops
  wife of Amphion, king of Thebes
  She had seven sons and seven daughters
  (or six sons and six daughters, in some
  accounts) and boasted that, having so
  many children, she was greater than 
  the goddess Leto, mother only of
  Apollo and Aphrodite, and should be
  worshipped. Apollo and Artemis killed
  her husband and all her children for 
  this slight (though some say that one
  boy, Amydas, and one girl, Chloris,
  escaped) and Zeus turned the weeping
  Niobe into stone, which continued to
  weep, on Mount Sipylus.
  Niobids
  Greek
  the children of Niobe
  Nioo
  Japanese
  a guardian deity of the gates of a temple
  Niord
  Norse
  [Niordr.Njord(r).Njorthr.Nordur.Nyorthr]
  god of inshore seas, ships and wind
  brother of Nerthus, some say
  husband of Skadi
  father of Frey and Freya
  He was one of the Vanir who went to
  live in Asgard when they made peace
  with the Aesir.
  When Skadi, daughter of Thiassi,
  demanded compensation for her
  father’s death, the gods offered her any
  one of the gods as husband, to be
  chosen only by looking at their feet.
  She selected Niord and married him.
  She hated living in the warmth of
  Noatun so they moved to Thrymheim
  but Niord was not happy there because
  of the cold, so they alternated between
  the two, spending three days in each
  home. Some say they parted altogether.
  In some stories, he had an earlier
  wife, his sister, Nerthus, and some say
  that, with a change of sex, he was
  Nerthus.
  He is depicted in a short tunic and
  crowned with seaweed or shells.
  Niordr
  (see Niord)
  Niorfe
  Norse
  [Njorfe]
  king of Uplands
  Fighting with Viking and Halfdan,
  each came to admire the other’s
  courage and they became friends. Both
  Niorfe and Viking had nine sons who
  played together but, when one of them
  was killed in a quarrel, a feud began
  between the two families.
  Nip1
  Norse
  [Nef]
  father (some say mother) of Nanna
  Nip2
  (see Ruberzahl)
  Nipa
  North American
  an Algonquin moon-goddess
  Niparaya
  North American
  a supreme creator-deity of the Pericue
  husband of Anayicoyondi
  father of Quaayayp
  He was in conflict with Wac whom 
  he defeated.
  Nipin
  (see Nipinoukhe)
  Nipingr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Nipinoukhe
  North American
  [Nipin]
  a sky-god of the Montagnais people
  brother of Pipinoukhe
  He and his brother shared the rule as
  sky-gods, each ruling for six months of
  the year, Nipinoukhe in summer, his
  brother in winter.
  Nira
  Mesopotamian
  [Nirah]
  a Babylonian deity
  son of Ea
  Nirah
  (see Nira)
  Niraya
  Buddhist
  hell: the downward path to hell
  Nireus
  Greek
  a commander at Troy
  He led a small contingent from Syme,
  supporting the Greeks, and was killed
  by Eurypylus.
  Nirig
  (see Ninib)
  Nirmali
  Afghan
  [Disani.Shuwe]
  a Kafir birth-goddess
  Some regard her as an aspect of
  Disani, not a separate deity.
  nirmana-kaya
  Buddhist
  one of the 3 levels of a Buddha’s
  existence
  In this form the Buddha appears as a
  physical body, an emanation of the
  ‘real’ Buddha or bodhisattva.
  (see also Three Bodies Doctrine)
  Nirmanarati
  Buddhist
  the home of the gods of creation
  Nirpean
  Cambodian
  [=Buddhist Nirvana]
  the highest of the 26 paradises
  Nirrita
  Hindu
  [Nirrta]
  a god of death
  guardian of the south-west, some 
  say
  He is depicted as being carried on a
  man’s back.
  Nirriti
  Hindu
  [Nirrti]
  a goddess of darkness and death
  the female aspect of Nirrita
  She is envisaged as a dark-skinned
  goddess and later as a god, one of the
  dikpalas, guardian of the south-west.
  Nirrta
  (see Nirrita)
  Nirrti
  (see Nirriti)
  Nirruti
  Hindu
  an ancient Vedic god
  Nirutu
  Phoenician
  a mother-goddess
  She is depicted as part woman, part
  serpent.                         (see also Baau)
  Nirvana1
  Buddhist
  [Kas(h)i.Mahasukka.Nibbana:
  =Cambodian Nirpean:=Hindu Molosha:
  =Japanese Nehan]
  a blissful state beyond the 
  tribulations of individual existence,
  arrived at by the true devotee
  In some versions it is regarded as an
  actual paradise. (see also Mahasukka.
  Panimirvana.PureLand.
  Sangsara.Sunya(t)a)
  Nirvana2
  Hindu
  [Kas(h)i.Nibbana:=Cambodian Nirpean]
  the concept of release and merging
  with the Absolute
  nis
  Scandinavian
  [nisse]
  a friendly goblin: a household 
  spirit
  Nisa
  Greek
  wife of Mopsus the shepherd
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  Nisaba1
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian corn-goddess
  Nisaba2
  (see Nissaba)
  Nisar
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess of agriculture
  Nisatha
  Hindu
  son of Balarama and Revati
  brother of Ulmuka
  nisca
  South American
  in Inca lore, the word of god which 
  he used to create all things
  Nishada
  Hindu
  the embodiment of evil
  When the wicked emperor, Vena, was
  killed by his priests, all the evil in his
  body emerged in the form of the black
  dwarf, Nishada.
  Nishtigri
  Hindu
  wife of Dyaus
  mother of Indra, some say
  Nishumbha
  Hindu
  a demon
  brother of Shumbha
  He and his brother became so power-
  ful, as a result of extreme asceticism
  over a period of 6,000 years, that the
  gods began to fear them and sent
  Durga to kill them.
  Nisien
  Welsh
  [Nissien.Nyssien]
  son of Euroswydd and Penardun
  son of Llyr, some say
  brother of Efnisien
  half-brother to Bran, Branwen 
  and Manawydan
  Nisimug
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian artisan-god
  Nisir
  (see Mount Nisu) 
  Niskae
  Roman
  [Niskai]
  Celtic spirits of rivers and wells in 
  Gaul: mother-goddesses
  Niskai
  (see Niskae)
  Nisroch
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian god
  In some accounts, he is Ashur in the
  form of an eagle.
  Nissa
  Greek
  a nymph, said to be the mother 
  of the sun
  Nissaba
  Mesopotamian
  [Nisaba]
  a Sumerian goddess of wisdom 
  and writing
  daughter of An
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Ninlil.
  nisse
  (see nis)
  Nisse god-dreng
  Norse
  a domestic fairy
  Nissien
  (see Nisien)
  Nissyen
  (see Nisien)
  Nistya
  (see Svati)
  Nisu
  (see Mount Nisu)
  Nisus1
  Greek
  [‘brightness’]
  a Trojan soldier
  son of Hyrtacus and Arisba
  He was one of the small band of
  Trojans with Aeneas in Italy and he
  was killed, along with his friend
  Euryalus, when they tried to break
  through the Rutulian lines to take a
  message to Aeneas who was away
  seeking help. Instead of creeping
  quietly through the cordon, they killed
  many of the sleeping enemy. The noise
  aroused the other soldiers who
  surrounded the two Trojans and 
  killed them.
  Nisus2
  Greek
  [‘brightness’]
  a purple-haired Egyptian, king of Nisa
  (Megara) in Corinth
  son of Pandion
  brother of Lycus, Pallas and Phinöe 
  father of Scylla
  He was killed by Scylla when she cut
  off a lock of his hair to win the love of
  Minos who was attacking the city. His
  soul in the form of an osprey or sea-
  eagle attacked Scylla as she swam after
  Minos’ ship and she drowned or was
  turned into a sea-bird.
  Nit
  (see Nauhet.Neith)
  Nitala
  Hindu
  [Patala]
  one of the 7 realms of Patala, home 
  of the nagas
  Nitger
  Norse
  the lord of Castle Muter
  He captured Dietrich von Bern and
  held him in Castle Muter until
  Hildebrand led a force to his rescue.
  Nithad
  (see Nidud)
  Nithoggr
  (see Nidhogg)
  Nithud
  (see Nidud)
  Nitibus
  a demon of the stars
  niticapoloa
  Central American
  the ritual tasting of soil in some 
  Aztec ceremonies
  Nitighosha
  Hindu
  the chariot of Brhaspati, drawn 
  by 8 horses
  Nitika
  a demon associated with precious
  stones
  Nitne kamui
  Japanese
  evil spirits of the Ainu
  (see also Wen kamui)
  Nitsir
  (see Mount Nisu)
  Niu
  (see Nun)
  Niu Lang
  (see Ch’ien Niu)
  Niu T’ou
  Chinese
  [Ox Head:=Buddhist Gosirsa]
  an attendant on Yen Wang, 
  god of the dead, 
  in the underworld
  He and Ma Mien are sent to collect
  the spirit when a person dies.
  Niu-wang
  Chinese
  a god of cattle
  He was said to be the spirit of the star
  T’ien-wen and was envisaged as a
  buffalo or as a giant sixteen feet tall.
  Niul
  Irish
  a wise teacher
  son of Feinius and Farsa
  husband of Scota
  father of Gaedheal
  He settled in Egypt and married Scota,
  daughter of the pharaoh Cingris.
  Nivetta
  (see Queen of Northgales)
  Nivrittinatha
  Hindu
  brother of Jnanadeva
  Niwalen
  Welsh
  a name for Olwen as ‘White Track’
  Niwareka
  Pacific Islands
  [Nuvarahu]
  a fairy princess
  daughter of Uetonga
  wife of Mataora
  She married the mortal prince
  Mataora but left him and returned to
  her home in Rarohenga when he
  abused her. He husband came to find
  her and they were reconciled. As they
  left the realm of the fairies, Tiwaiwaka,
  the guardian of the entrance, closed
  the gate behind them so that no
  mortals could ever go there again.
  Niwsaru
  Pacific Islands
  the first canoe, given to Rata by 
  the wood-spirits
  Niwl
  (see Yniol)
  nix
  Norse
  [niceras.nik(ur).nixie.nixy.nok:
  =Icelandic nykr]
  a water-spirit
  offspring of Nicor
  These beings, who live in undersea
  palaces, are generally invisible but can
  take many forms such as horses or
  human beings. In the latter form, when
  they are said to have fish-like tails, they
  may mate with humans. In their
  normal habitat they are said by some to
  be old ugly beings with green skin who
  can assume the form of beautiful
  maidens to lure humans to their death
  by drowning. Anyone who rescues a
  person from drowning can expect to
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  suffer at the hand of the nixies for
  robbing them of their victim.
  (see also Stromkarl)
  Nix’ant
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Gros 
  Ventre people
  nixe
  German
  in some accounts, priestesses of lakes,
  rivers and wells
  nixie
  (see nix)
  nixy
  (see nix)
  Niya
  North American
  [‘breath’]
  one of the 4 Godlike Spirits of the
  Sioux, an aspect of Wakan Tanka
  Nizir
  (see Mount Nisu)
  Njakomba
  (see Mbomba1)
  Njal
  Norse
  an Icelandic hero
  husband of Bergthora
  father of Grim, Helga, Helgi, Skarp-
  Hedin and Thorgerd
  He was the head of a family feuding
  with the Sigfussons. The feud seems to
  have started either when Bergthora
  quarrelled with Hallgerda, wife of
  Gunnar Lambason, or when one of
  Njal’s sons, Skarp-Hedin, killed
  Thrain, a Sigfusson, and it came to a
  head when the Sigfussons, led by Flosi,
  attacked the Njalssons, killing all but
  Kari, who escaped, and the women and
  children who were allowed to leave the
  house, Bergthorsknoll, before it was
  burnt to the ground. Njal and his wife,
  knowing that they could not escape,
  lay together on their bed, with their
  young grandson Thord between them,
  and quietly waited for the flames to
  overwhelm them.
  Njali Saga
  (see Njal’s Saga)
  Njal’s Saga
  [Njali Saga]
  the story of the feud between the
  Njalssons and the Sigfussons
  Njambi
  African
  [Jambe.Jambi:=Akan Nyame:
  =Bakongo Nzambi]
  the creator-god of the Lele
  Njinji
  (see Njinyi)
  Njinya
  (see Njinyi)
  Njinyi
  African
  [Njinji.Njinya.Nru(w)i]
  the creator-god of the Bamum
  Njirana
  Australian
  an ancestral hero of the Aborigines
  father of Julana, some say
  In some stories, Julana was the son 
  of Njirana, in others his penis which
  acted separately.
  When the penis attacked the woman
  Minna Mingari, she called up a pack of
  dogs causing Njirana to retract his
  penis. They were all turned into stone.
  Njord
  (see Niord)
  Njordr
  (see Niord)
  Njorfe
  (see Niorfe)
  Njorthr
  (see Niord)
  Njuzu
  African
  a water-sprite, guardian of fresh water
  These spirits teach young sorcerers
  the healing arts and may appear as
  human-headed fish. They are said to
  cause tornadoes. Some say they are the
  spirits of the dead.
  Nkisi1
  African
  [=Ashanti Obosum:=Dahomey Vodun:
  =Ibo Alose:=Yoruba Orisha]
  a god: a group of minor gods of the
  tribes of the Congo
  nkisi2
  African
  [kis(h)i.mkisi]
  a fetish or talisman: statues used in
  the Kimpasi ritual: witchcraft: magic:
  any object inhabited by a spirit
  nkita
  African
  [plur=bankita]
  in the lore of the Bakongo, the spirit
  of one who has died violently
  These spirits live in rivers and forests
  and may sometimes take the form 
  of bats.
  Nkokn
  African
  [Nkokon]
  a mantis
  son of Zamba
  brother of Ngi, Otkut and Wo
  Zamba allowed his four sons to make
  human beings and Nkokn made 
  the wise.
  Nkokon
  (see Nkokn)
  nkoma
  African
  [=Swahili koma]
  among the Meru, spirits living on 
  after death
  Nkombe
  African
  a sun-bird, a sun-god of Zaire
  He flew to the heavens to bring back
  the sun, Jefa. Given three parcels by
  Yemekonji, he opened one of them to
  release the light of the sun.
  Nkondi
  African
  in the lore of the Kikongo, a charm
  which causes stolen property to be
  returned to its owner: a fetish
  Nkongolo
  African
  [Rainbow King]
  a king in central Africa
  brother of Bulanda and Mabela
  He allowed Mbidi Kiluwe to sleep
  with his twin sisters and when Bulanda
  produced a son, Kalala Ilunga, he
  claimed him for himself. When the
  boy developed into a great dancer, the
  jealous king tried to kill him but the
  young man escaped and fled to his 
  real father, Mbidi, whose army drove
  off Nkongolo’s pursuing forces and
  killed Nkongolo.
  He was said to have been coloured
  red in life and survived after death as a
  huge, coloured serpent, the rainbow.
  Nkuba
  African
  [‘lightning’]
  a sky-god
  husband of Chinawezi
  father of Konde and Nawezi
  In one story, his wife was barren and
  developed a son from the heart of a
  cow.                             (see also Kigwa)
  Nkulu
  African
  a fertility-deity of the Baganda
  Nkulunkulu
  African
  [=Zulu Unkulunkulu]
  a creator-god of the Ndebele
  Nnyiniggulu
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘lord of heaven’
  No Cha
  (see Li No-cha)
  No Ch’u-lo
  Chinese
  [Pa-ku-la.Pa-no-ka.P’u chu-lo]
  the Chinese version of Nakula
  No-Ide-No Shinji
  Japanese
  a Shinto spring festival celebrating 
  the descent of Yama-No-Kami to 
  the ricefields
  Non-no-kami
  Japanese
  a field-god: god of plants
  No Roz
  (see Now Ruz)
  Noa
  East Indian
  an ancestor of the tribes 
  of New Guinea 
  He killed his own son and threw pieces
  of the body far and wide, using a
  different language each time. The
  tribes grew out of these pieces of flesh,
  each with its own language.
  No’a-huruhuru
  Pacific Islands
  [Hairy Chief]
  a Tahitian hero
  When Rona devoured Monoi, the
  lover of her daughter, Hina, No’a-
  huruhuru helped Hina to kill her
  mother.
  Noaide
  Baltic
  [Noid(d)e.Noita]
  a Lappish shaman 
  The spirit (suoje) which the shaman is
  said to invoke can be passed on to a
  descendant or marriage partner and
  even purchased.
  Noakxnim
  North American
  a deity of the tribes of 
  British Columbia
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  He was said to have arrived from over
  the sea in a magical canoe.
  Noatun
  Norse
  the home of the wind-god Niord
  Nobel
  European
  [(King) Noble]
  the lion in Reynard the Fox
  He was the ruler of the animals and
  called an assembly of the animals at
  Whitsuntide to hear complaints and
  settle arguments.
  He tried Reynard for the various
  offences he was charged with by the
  other animals and condemned him to
  the gallows but the wily fox saved his
  skin by telling the king where a hoard
  of gold was hidden. When Reynard
  was later accused of killing the 
  crow, Sharfenebbe, Nobel summoned
  Reynard to appear in court again but
  the fox once again talked his way out 
  of trouble.
  Noble
  (see Nobel)
  Noble Lady of Felicity
  (see Jui-ch’ing-fu-jen)
  Noble Isle, The
  (see Innis Ealga)
  Nobori Ryu
  Japanese
  a celestial dragon
  Nociel
  a moon-demon
  nocnitsa
  Russian
  [kritsy.plaksy:=Bulgarain gorska makva]
  an ugly hag who frightens children or
  sucks their blood at night
  Nocoma
  (see Nocuma)
  Nocticula
  (see Herodiades)
  Nocuma
  North American
  [Nocoma.Tukma]
  an omnipotent deity of the tribes 
  of California
  He formed the globe of earth in his
  hands and made it steady by inserting
  the black rock, Tosaut. The fish split
  open the rock, emptying its salt
  contents into the waters to make the
  seas. Nocuma then made the first man,
  Ejoni, and the first woman, Ae, from
  whom the tribes are descended.
  Nodens
  British
  [Nodons:=Irish Nuada:=Welsh Nudd]
  god of the chase, dogs and water
  god of the Severn
  nodes
  [demon points]
  points of intersection of the supposed
  orbits of the sun and moon
  The ascending and descending nodes
  are 
  known 
  respectively 
  as 
  the 
  Dragon’s Head and the Dragon’s 
  Tail. Both are associated with a form of
  demonic energy.
  Nodons
  (see Nodens)
  Nodotus
  Roman
  a Celtic god of cereals
  Nogah
  (see Hogos)
  Noh Ek
  Central American
  a Mayan deity, the planet 
  Venus personified
  Nohochacyum
  Central American
  [Hachachyum]
  a supreme god of the Lacandone
  people
  brother of Usukun
  He is destined to fight the final battle
  with Hapikern at the end of the
  present world.
  (see also Nohochacyumchac)
  Nohochacyumchac
  Central American
  [Hachacyum]
  a Mayan creator-god
  brother of Sucunyum
  (see also Nohochacyum)
  Noidde
  (see Noaide)
  Noide
  (see Noaide)
  Noidhiu
  Irish
  [Noidiu.Noindhiu.Noine]
  son of Fingel
  Some say his father was Umhall, others
  that it was Angus Og who seduced
  Fingel whose pregnancy lasted nearly
  ten years.
  His mother wanted to kill her baby
  but he saved himself by uttering nine
  judgments while still a baby.
  Some equate him with Finn mac Cool.
  Noidiu
  (see Noidhiu)
  Noijin
  Japanese
  Buddhist mountain gods led by Kubera
  Noinden
  (see Debility)
  Noindhiu
  (see Noidhiu)
  Noine
  (see Noidhiu)
  Noisiu
  (see Naisi)
  Noita
  (see Noaide)
  Noj
  Asian
  in some central Asian countries, 
  the man who built the ark when 
  the flood came
  nok
  (see nix)
  Nokomis
  North American
  [Noogumee]
  a love-goddess of the tribes of 
  the north-east
  daughter of the moon
  mother of Wenonah
  grandmother of Hiawatha
  She fell from the heavens into the
  primaeval waters when the other
  goddesses, jealous of her beauty, cut
  the rope on which she was swinging.
  She became pregnant and populated
  the world, turning herself into earth
  so that living things could have dry
  land to live on as well as the oceans.
  In one account, her enemies, the
  Underwater Panthers, tried to drown
  her by causing a flood but Manabozho
  called on the beavers and otters to
  bring up mud from the bottom from
  which he made dry land, saving her life.
  Another story says that she  was the
  grandmother of Manabush  and reared
  him when his mother, Wenonah, died
  in childbirth. A twin boy died at the
  same time but Nokomis placed the
  surviving child under a dish where he
  turned into a white rabbit.
  In more familiar stories, she raised
  the infant Hiawatha whose mother,
  Wenonah, died in childbirth.
  Noman
  Greek
  [Outis]
  the name used by Odysseus when he
  and his men escaped from the cave
  of the Cyclops, Polyphemus
  Nomi-No-Sukune
  Japanese
  [Nominosukune]
  a Shinto god, patron of Sumo 
  wrestlers
  He defeated the strong man Kuyahaya
  in a wrestling match and killed him. 
  He was deified as Hashi-no-Omi,
  god of clayworkers.
  In other versions, he is the tutelary
  god of writers.
  Nominosikune
  (see Nomi-No-Sikune)
  Nomios1
  (see Nomius)
  Nomios2
  (see Nonios)
  Nomius
  Greek
  [Nomios.Pasturer]
  a name for a guardian god of the
  fields such as Apollo, Hermes, 
  Pan, etc.
  Nommo
  (see Nummo)
  Nomos
  Greek
  a deity, law personified
  Nompane
  South American
  a legendary king of the Chibcha
  He is said to have been taught the arts
  of agriculture, etc. and religious rites
  by the god Bochica.
  Nona
  Roman
  one of the 3 Fates
  She was originally regarded as a goddess
  of birth.
  Nonacris1
  Greek
  wife of Lycaon
  mother of Callisto and Nyctimus
  Nonacris2
  (see Syrinx)
  Nonae Capritonae
  Roman
  [Nones of the Wild Fig]
  a festival in honour of Juno, held 
  on July 7th
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  Nones of the Wild Fig
  (see Nonae Capritonae)
  Nong
  Afghan
  a Kafir winter-god
  Nonieb
  (see Anjinmar)
  Nonios
  Greek
  [Nomios]
  a horse of Pluto
  Noogumee
  (see Nokomis)
  Noogoumee
  North American
  in the lore of the Micmac, a huge
  whale
  This animal is used as transport by
  Gluskap.
  Noohlum
  North American
  an annual ceremony of the tribes of
  the north-west
  noose
  Hindu
  the weapon of Yama
  Nopatsis
  North American
  an Algonquin
  brother of Akaiyan
  His evil wife accused Akaiyan of rape
  and Nopatsis abandoned him on an
  island when they were hunting
  together. Akaiyan survived with the
  help of the beavers and, when Nopatsis
  came to the island the following year,
  expecting to find his brother’s bones,
  Akaiyan jumped on to the raft and left
  Nopatsis stranded. Next year, Akaiyan
  found his brother’s bones when he
  came to visit his friends the beavers.
  Nopitu
  Pacific Islands
  [=Papua New Guinea Tukis:
  =Solomon Islands Kakamora]
  spirits of Banks Island
  Nor
  (see Norvi)
  Nor-lha
  Tibetan
  a local god of longevity and wealth
  Nordre
  (see Nordri)
  Nordri
  Norse 
  [Nordre]
  one of the 4 dwarfs supporting 
  the sky (North)
  Nordur
  (see Niord)
  Nori
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  norito
  Japanese
  Shinto ritual prayers
  Nork
  Cambodian
  hell, the home of the damned
  This realm, which has eight levels,
  lies below the earth and the torment
  inflicted on sinners increases with 
  the depth. The lowest hell is called
  Avichi. Each level is divided into
  sixteen separate hells with increasing
  levels of torture. Spirits who have
  suffered torment appropriate to their
  sins are reborn.
  Norna
  (see Norns)
  Nornagesta
  Norse
  a poet and musician
  The Norns foretold that he would die
  when the taper, lit and extinguished at
  his birth, finally burnt out. He lived
  for 300 years and when he was finally
  converted to Christianity the taper was
  relit to show that his superstitious fears
  were groundless. He died as soon as it
  was burnt away.
  Nornir
  (see Norns)
  Norns
  Norse
  [Fates.Norna.Nornir.Nornu.talar-
  disir.Vala:=Greek Moirae:=Roman Parcae]
  daughters of the gods, giants 
  or dwarfs 
  The Fates, Skuld (future, necessity),
  Urda (past, fate) and Verdandi (present,
  being), who were the guardians of
  Urda’s well. They watered the tree
  Yggdrasil with water from this well
  and were also responsible for renewing
  the soil round the roots of this tree and
  for tending the two swans that swam
  on Urda’s well.
  (see also Wyrd2)
  Nornu
  (see Norns)
  Norori
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Northern lights (see aurora borealis)
  Nortia
  Italian
  [Nursia.Nurti:=Greek Tyche:
  =Roman Fortuna]
  an Etruscan goddess of fortune
  Norve
  (see Norvi)
  Norvi
  Norse
  [Nor.Norve]
  a giant
  father of Nott
  Nos Galan-Gaef
  (see Calan-Gaef)
  Nosenga
  African
  a god of the Korekore people
  son of Chikara
  He communicates with man through
  an oracle known as Hore.
  Jealous of Dzivaguru’s wealth, he
  drove her from her palace. She took
  daylight with her so he had to make
  traps and catch sun-birds to restore the
  light.
  Nosjthej
  South American
  father of El-Lal
  Nostradamus
  French
  [Michel de Notredame]
  (1503-1566)
  a doctor and astrologer who set
  himself up as a prophet
  Notakavya
  (see Elwe’kyen)
  Nothung
  Norse
  Sigmund’s sword     (see also Balmung)
  Notos
  (see Notus)
  Nott
  Norse
  [Nacht.Nat.‘Night’]
  goddess of the night
  daughter of Norvi
  By her first husband Naglfari, she bore
  Aud; by her second, Annar, she
  produced Jord; by her third, Dellinger,
  the boy Dag.
  She is regarded as the driver of the
  chariot of the night.
  Notu
  Pacific Islands
  a white tortoise
  Notu was caught by Yusup and
  thereafter guided the young man’s boat
  to places where he could be sure of a
  good catch. Notu also dived and found
  the magic ring which restored a sea-
  monster to his proper form as a prince.
  Notus
  Greek
  [Notos:=Roman Auster]
  the South or South-west wind
  son of Eolus and Eos or of Astraeus
  and Eos
  Nouensides
  (see Novensides)
  Nouensiles
  (see Novensides)
  Nourisher
  (see Audhumla)
  Novensides
  Roman
  [Nouensides.Nouensiles.Novensiles]
  a group of 9 Etruscan deities
  Novensiles
  (see Novensides)
  novjaci
  (see navky)
  Now Ruz
  Persian
  [Nau Rrooz.No Roz]
  the Zoroastrian New Year festival, held
  at the spring solstice
  Nowutset
  North American
  one of 2 sisters, ancestors of the
  human race
  sister of Utset
  These 
  sisters 
  were 
  created 
  by
  Sussistinnako. Her elder sister, Utset,
  was the ancestor of all the Indian tribes
  while Nowutset engendered all other
  races. Nowutset was killed by Utset
  who tore her heart out.
  Nox
  Roman
  [=Greek Nyx]
  a goddess of night
  Npham Wa
  (see Ning Sang)
  Nrisimha
  (see Narasinha)
  Nritta-murti
  (see Nataraja)
  Nrtya
  Tibetan
  [Tibetan Gar-ma]
  a Buddhist mother-goddess
  one of the astamataras
  She is depicted as green with two or
  four arms.
  Nrui
  (see Njinyi)
  Nruwi
  (see Njinyi)
  nsamanfo
  African
  ancestral spirits of the Ashanti
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  Nuc
  Nsassi
  African
  the hero of a dog-story
  When Nsassi asked for two beautiful
  sisters as brides, their father agreed
  provided that Nsassi could discover
  their names. He left disappointed.
  Later, his dog heard the father address
  the girls as Lenga and Lunga but
  forgot their names when he tried to
  tell Nsassi. After hearing the names
  several more times, the dog finally
  remembered them and Nsassi was able
  to claim his brides.
  Nsongo
  (see Ntsongo)
  Ntangaire
  African
  a Tanzanian giant
  He was swallowed by Ryangombe 
  but managed to escape by cutting open
  Ryangombe’s stomach, killing him in
  the process.           (see also Ntubugezi)
  Ntikuma
  African
  an Ashanti trickster
  son of Anansi
  In the New World, this character is
  known as Tacuma.
  Ntombela
  African
  founder of the Zulus
  son of Malandela
  ntoro
  African
  [sensum]
  the spirit of the individual in the 
  lore of the Ashanti
  A man’s ntoro determined his general
  character. The Ashanti believe that
  humanity is divided into twelve ntoro
  groups.
  Ntsongo
  African
  [Nsongo]
  a moon goddess of the Upoto
  twin-sister and wife of Lianja
  mother of Likinda
  She was born fully developed from 
  her mother’s thigh with her brother
  Lianja. She became her brother’s wife
  and accompanied him on his many
  adventures. 
  Her 
  daughter-in-law,
  Boale, was pregnant when Ntsongo
  died. The baby was born that day and
  was Ntsongo re-born.
  Ntsongo and Lianja
  African
  the epic story of these twins
  Ntubugezi
  African
  a Tanzanian giant
  To satisfy his voracious appetite,
  Ryangombe coerced Ntubugezi into
  giving him eleven oxen which he  sat
  down and ate immediately.    
  (see also Ntangaire)
  Nu
  (see Ch’ih Nü.Nun)
  Nu-boko
  Japanese
  the earth’s axis: a phallus
  Nü-huang
  Chinese
  the name taken by Nü Kua when she
  became ruler
  Nü Kua
  Chinese
  [Gourd Girl.Nü-huang.Nü Wa:
  =Japanese Jokwa]
  a serpent-bodied creator-goddess
  daughter of Shui Ching-tzu, some say
  wife or sister of Fu-hsi
  She represents the yang of Chinese
  philosophy, her husband representing
  yin.
  In some stories she is the mother of
  the first humans, in others she made
  humans from clay and then splashed
  them with drops from a rope. The
  drops of clay became the upper classes
  while the peasants sprang from mud
  drops.
  In the story of the flood, she
  (Gourd Girl) and Fu-hsi (Gourd Boy)
  were the sole survivors, floating in a
  gourd from the tree grown from the
  tooth of a thunder-god whom they
  had freed from a trap set by their
  father. She mated with her brother,
  both in the form of snakes, to stock
  the earth with plants and animals.
  When they tried to produce human
  beings, they produced only a lump of
  unformed flesh. Fu-hsi cut this into
  pieces and scattered it over the world,
  so producing the human race.
  When Fu-hsi died, she took over as
  ruler under the name of Nü-huang
  and defeated Kung Kung when he
  tried to usurp the throne. She repaired
  the hole in the heavens and the
  damage caused to the earth when
  Kung Kung tore down the mountain
  that supported the heavens. Having set
  the world to rights, she climbed up a
  ladder and disappeared into the sky.
  She is said to have invented the flute
  and is credited with the introduction
  of marriage.
  Nu Mus Da
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god, city god of Kazallu
  Nü Wa
  Chinese
  the name of Nü Kua as Snail 
  Maiden
  In some accounts, it is said that the
  lower part of Nü Kua’s body was that
  of a snail but she is generally regarded
  as having the body of a serpent below
  her waist.
  Nü Ying
  Chinese
  one of the Hsiang Fu-jen
  daughter of Yao
  sister of Wo Huang
  Nua
  (see Nun)
  Nuada1
  Irish
  [Nuad(h)u.Nuda]
  a chief druid
  Nuada2
  Irish
  [Airgedlamh.Airgetlamh.Argatlam.
  Elcmar.Ne(a)chtan.Nuadhu (Find).
  Nuadhu Necht.Nuadu.Nuda:=British 
  Nodens:=Welsh Nudd]
  leader of the Danaans
  son of Dana
  husband of Macha, in some accounts
  husband of Boann, some say
  father of Gailbe
  When he lost a hand in a fight with
  Sreng at the first Battle of Moytura he
  was deposed as king, being replaced
  by Bres,  but the physician Dian Cecht
  made him a new hand of silver.  In
  another version, his hand grew again
  or was replaced with a real hand by
  Dian Cecht’s son, Miach. When Bres
  proved unequal to the task and was
  repudiated by the people, Nuada was
  reinstated as king.
  As Elcmar, he was the husband of
  Boann who was seduced by the Dagda
  who had arranged for Elcmar to go on
  a journey. The god made the nine
  months seem like one day to Elcmar
  who thought he was the father of the
  Dagda’s son, Angus Og.
  In another version, Nuada was the
  son of Giallchadh, a king of Ireland,
  and was accused of rape by his father’s
  second wife. He went into exile and,
  after many victories overseas, returned
  to Ireland and inherited his father’s
  throne.
  He and his wife, Macha, were killed
  by Balor at the second Battle of
  Moytura.
  (see also Elcmar.Neit)
  Nuadu Finneigeas
  (see Finegas)
  Nuadhu 
  (see Nuada1)
  Nuadhu Find
  (see Nuada2)
  Nuadhu Necht
  (see Nuada2)
  Nuadu
  (see Nuada)
  nubchi
  Central American
  a Mayan prophet
  Nubdilfaeri
  (see Mundilfoeri)
  Nuc
  British
  [Nudd.Nut]
  a duke of Alemaigne
  father of Yder
  He fathered a son on a noblewoman
  and then abandoned her. In later
  years, he engaged a knight in single
  combat, not knowing who he was.
  Fortunately, they realised their father
  and son relationship before either
  was harmed and Nuc sought out and
  married Yder’s mother.
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  Nucleolus
  In the story of Geraint and Enid he
  is called Nudd and Yder is Edern.
  Nucleolus
  a mystic name for the Holy Spirit
  Nucteus
  (see Nycteus)
  Nuda
  (see Nuada)
  Nudd1
  Welsh
  [=British Nodens:=Irish Nuada]
  a sky-god
  son of Beli and Don
  father of Ebern and Gwyn
  He is regarded as Llud, one of a triad
  of generous gods with Mordaf and
  Rhydderch.                  (see also Lludd)
  Nudd2
  (see Nuc)
  nudida
  African
  a charm
  This magic charm (gbo) takes the form
  of a small sack of kola soaked in
  pigeon’s blood. It is said to grant any
  wish which is spoken by the owner
  while eating early in the day.
  Nudim
  (see Nadimmud)
  Nudimmud
  (see Nadimmud)
  Nudung
  German
  son of Rudiger and Gotelinde
  brother of Dietlinde
  He was killed in the battle between
  Dietrich and the invading forces of
  Ermenrich.
  nue
  Japanese
  a sky-monster
  This beast is described as having the
  head of an ape and the body of either a
  badger or a tiger. In the former case,
  the beast had the feet of a tiger and the
  tail of a serpent. One appears in the
  story of Yorimasa.
  Nuet
  (see Nut)
  Nuinumma-Kwiten
  Australian
  a monster in the lore of the Aborigines
  The threat of this monstrous beast of
  prey was used to frighten children.
  Nuktemene
  (see Nyctymene)
  Nukteus
  (see Nycteus)
  Nuku-mai-tore
  (see Atua)
  Nukuchyumchakob
  (see Yumchakob)
  Nules-murt
  Russian
  a forest-god of the Votyak
  This one-eyed being, normally as 
  tall as a forest tree, can vary his height
  at will. He has a hoard of precious
  things and moves about inside a
  whirlwind.
  Nuliajoq
  (see Sedna)
  Nuliajuk
  (see Sedna)
  Nuli’rahak
  Siberian
  [=Greenland Nerrivik:=North American
  Sedna]
  a sea-spirit
  She lives in the ocean, feeding on the
  bodies of the drowned.
  Nullandi
  Australian
  a happy man who became the 
  moon-god, Bahloo
  Num
  Siberian
  [=Ostyak Num-Turem:=Vogul
  Numitarom]
  a creator-god and sky-god of the
  Samoyed
  consort of Kaltesh
  Num-Torem
  (see Numitarom)
  Num-Torum
  (see Numitarom)
  Num-Turem
  Siberian
  [=Samoyed Num:=Vogul Numitarom]
  a sky-god of the Ostyak
  Numa Pompilius
  Roman
  [Pompilius]
  the second king of Rome
  husband of Egeria and Tatia
  father of Mamercus, Pinus and 
  Pompo
  He married his mistress and adviser,
  the water-nymph Egeria, after the
  death of his first wife, Tatia. When the
  protective shield, the ancile, fell from
  the sky, he had eleven copies made and
  hung all twelve in the temple of Mars
  so that any prospective thief would not
  know which was the real one.
  He is said to have started the cult of
  the Vestal Virgins.
  Numbakulla
  Australian
  a pair of beings from the sky
  They came to earth to help the
  development of the primitive beings
  (inapertwa) into male and female
  humans. When they had finished their
  work the pair became lizards.
  Number Nip
  (see Ruberzahl)
  numen
  [plur=numina]
  a presiding deity: the spirit of an
  animal or plant: the breath 
  of humans
  numerology
  divination by numbers
  Numi-Torem
  (see Numitarom)
  Numina1
  Australian
  a mother-goddess of the 
  Aborigines
  Numina2
  Roman
  the early Roman abstract deities
  numina3
  (see numen)
  Numitarom
  Siberian
  [Num-Torem.Num-Torum.Numi-Torem.
  Numitorem:=Ostyak Num-Turem:
  =Samoyed Num]
  sky-god of the Vogul
  Numitor
  Roman
  a demi-god
  king of Alba Longa
  son of Proca
  brother of Amulius
  father of Rhea Silvia
  He was deposed by his brother 
  and sent into exile. When his
  grandchildren, Romulus and Remus,
  grew up, they killed Amulius and
  restored Numitor to the throne.
  Numitorem
  (see Numitarom)
  Nummo
  African
  [Nommo]
  twin spirits of light and water in the
  lore of the Dogon
  These beings were produced when
  Amma first fertilised the earth or were
  hatched from one of the two yolks in
  the primordial egg created by Amma.
  They were described as half-
  human, half snake, with red eyes and
  forked tongues and were covered
  with green hair. In some accounts,
  one was good, the other evil, while
  some say that the evil one was Ogo
  who hatched from the other yolk
  with his sister, Yasigi. The evil one
  was said to have been changed into a
  jackal while others say that this jackal
  was born of a union between Amma 
  and Mother Earth before the Nummo
  were born. In some accounts, Amma
  killed the Nummo and, by sprinkling
  their blood on the earth, made plants
  and animals. She then restored the
  twins to life as human beings.
  Numokh Mukana
  North American
  the first man, in the lore of the
  Mandan tribe
  Nun1
  Egyptian
  [Nui.Nu(a).Nuu:=Babylonian Apsu-
  Rushtu:=Sumerian Abzu]
  a god of the primitive waters
  consort of Naunet
  progenitor of Atum (Ra)
  He represented, with Naunet, the
  depth of the primitive water and is
  depicted as a man up to his middle in
  water, supporting the sun. In some
  versions, Nun is identified with Ptah.
  In another aspect he is regarded as
  the southern ocean, source of the Nile.
  He is depicted with a frog’s head or
  as a baboon or as a man holding up the
  solar bark.
  Nun2
  Muslim
  [=Hebrew Leviathan]
  a sea-monster
  Nun-Ura
  Mesopotamian
  [Nurra]
  a name of Ea as an artisan god, patron
  of potters
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  Nwython
  Nunammir
  (see Enlil)
  Nunbarsegunu
  Mesopotamian
  [Ninsebargunnu.Nunbarshegum]
  a Babylonian mother-goddess, 
  goddess of barley
  consort of Haia, some say
  mother of Ninlil
  Nunbarshegum (see Nunbarsegunu)
  Nundu
  African
  a man-eating monster of 
  the Bantu
  This monster is said to be invisible but
  is described as some form of dragon or
  huge lion.
  Nungeen
  Australian
  [Mother Spirit]
  a creator-spirit
  In some stories she created the birds
  which ate the insects created by
  Maroo. Others say that the birds were
  created by Yhi.
  Nunet
  (see Naunet)
  Nunhyunuwi
  North American
  in the lore of the Cherokee, 
  a man-eating stone giant
  Nunne Chaha
  North American
  [Nunne Hamgeh]
  a great mountain
  This mountain, home of the Creek
  gods, emerged after the Flood and its
  mud was used to make the first men.
  The Choctaws regard it as the site of
  the cave where some of their ancestors
  sheltered to survive the Flood.
  Nunne Hamgeh (see Nunne Chaha)
  Nunuoska
  North American
  [Mother Nature]
  the progenitor of all animals 
  and plants, in the lore of the 
  tribes of British Columbia
  Nunusemia
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic goddess of fate, a form 
  of Mami
  Nunuso’mikeeqone’im North American
  mother of Alk’unta’m
  She is a cannibal woman said to be able
  to appear as a mosquito.
  Nuoni
  Egyptian
  a combination of Horus and Set
  This deity was represented as a two-
  headed human, one head that of an
  animal, the other of a falcon.
  Nuptadi Robe
  North American
  a magic garment
  A young Mandan boy, separated from
  his tribe, found a bow and arrows and
  with it killed a buffalo. Nearby he
  found a baby girl and a coyote
  appeared, passing the baby several
  times through the smoke of a
  sagebrush fire so that she matured very
  quickly. The boy later married her and
  his wife told him that his foster-sister
  needed another scalp for the robe she
  was making. When he saw that the
  robe had many scalps, each secured
  under a clam-shell, and that there was
  just one remaining empty space, he
  realised that his foster-sister was a
  supernatural being. Not wanting to be
  the one whose scalp filled that empty
  place, he killed his foster-sister. Her
  magical powers were then transferred
  to the robe which became the
  medicine-bundle of his tribe.
  nure-onna
  Japanese
  an evil spirit
  Nurelli
  Australian
  a culture-hero of the Aborigines
  When he had brought law and order
  to the tribe he rose to the heavens and
  became a constellation.
  Nurra
  (see Nun-Ura)
  Nurrundere
  (see Ngurunderi)
  Nursia
  (see Nortia)
  Nurtia
  (see Nortia)
  nusa1
  Japanese
  a word used by a Shinto priest to ward
  off evil or to purify offenders
  nusa2
  (see gohei)
  Nuskesiu’tsta
  North American
  a cave, home of Anaulikutsai’x
  Nusku
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god, light personified
  son of Ea, Enlil, Samas or Sin
  brother of Giru, Kittu and Mesharu
  In some accounts, he is identified with
  Gibil the Sumerian god of fire and
  light or with Dimsar or Ninib.
  Nusmeta
  North American
  the home of the gods of the Bella
  Coola Indians
  Nut1
  Egyptian
  [Naut.Nuet.Nuit.Nutpe.‘sky’]
  mother-goddess and sky-goddess
  daughter of Shu and Tefnut
  twin sister and consort of Geb
  mother of Isis, Nephthys, Osiris, Set
  and, perhaps, of Horus
  She and Geb were locked together
  when they were born and Shu forced
  them apart so that Geb became the
  earth and Nut became the sky.
  In some accounts, she was the
  mother of Hathor by Ra.
  She was cursed by Ra for consorting
  with Geb and would have been unable
  to have any children if Thoth had not
  gambled with the moon and won five
  intercalary days during which her five
  children could be born.
  When Ra finally gave up the throne
  and went to heaven, he was raised aloft
  by Nut.
  She is depicted as a giantess who
  supports the world on her arched 
  back, swallowing the sun at night 
  and giving birth to it again each new
  day. In other versions, she is a cow,
  supporting the sky, held up by Shu, 
  or a sow suckling young.
  Nut2
  (see Naunet)
  Nut3
  (see Nuc)
  Nu’tentut
  Siberian
  an earth-spirit of the Chukchee people
  He owns the world and lives in a house
  made of iron.
  Nuter Dura
  Egyptian
  the morning star representing a rising
  sun deity: the soul of Osiris
  Nuton
  European
  a Belgian goblin
  Nutpe
  (see Nut1)
  Nuts of Knowledge
  Irish
  the fruit of the hazel
  These (nine) nuts dropped into the
  river (or Segais’ Well which became
  the river Boyne) and were eaten by 
  the salmon, Fintan, which acquired
  great wisdom which passed to Finn
  when he sucked his thumb when
  cooking the salmon.
  Nu’u1
  Pacific Islands
  [Nu’u Pule]
  a survivor of the flood in the 
  lore of Hawaii
  Like many other flood survivors, he
  was warned of the impending deluge
  by a god (Tane, in this case) and built a
  boat which he filled with seeds and
  animals to restock the world after the
  waters had subsided.
  Nu’u2
  (see Nin1)
  Nu’u Pule
  (see Nu’u1)
  Nuvarahu
  (see Ni’wareka)
  Nuyam
  North American
  [=Chinook ikanam:=Thompson spekatl:
  =Tshimshian adaox]
  a myth, in the lore of the Kwakiutl
  Nuye
  Japanese
  a mythical bird
  This bird is said to have a monkey’s
  head on the body of a dog, the feet of
  a tiger and a tail like a snake. Eating its
  flesh is said to cure hiccups.
  Nuzuki
  (see Kaya)
  Nvard
  Armenian
  consort of Armenak
  mother of Ara (Er)
  Nwali
  (see Nyali)
  Nwython
  Welsh
  a warrior in the battle between Gwyn
  ap Nudd and Gwythyr
  Nunammir
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  Nwyvre
  father of Cyledyr
  He was killed by Gwyn who forced
  Nwython’s son, Cyledyr, to eat his
  father’s heart as a result of which the
  boy was driven mad.
  Nwyvre
  Welsh
  a god of the atmosphere
  son of Gwydion and Aranrhod
  Nyaamanekose
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘he who
  comforts’
  Nyadenga
  African
  a name for Mwari as a sky-god
  Nyai Belorong
  (see Kidul)
  Nyai Gedé Segoro
  (see Kidul)
  Nyai Lara Kidul
  (see Kidul)
  Nyakalaga
  African
  a name of Were as ‘ancient’
  Nyakang
  African
  a fertility-god of the Shilluk
  All kings of this Sudanese tribe are said
  to be reincarnations of Nyakang.
  Nyakaya
  African
  a crocodile-goddess in the Sudan
  wife of Okwa
  mother of Nyikang
  Nyakhaleng
  African
  sister of Sunjata
  She is said to have discovered the
  secret of Sumanguru’s magic powers
  enabling her brother to kill the tyrant.
  Nyali
  African
  [Nwali:=Ashanti Nyame]
  a creator-god of the Banyai
  Nyalwa
  Buddhist
  one of the 6 regions shown on the
  second wheel of the Tibetan Wheel
  of Life, the Sipa Khorlo
  This is the underworld ruled by
  Shinje-chho-gyal which has eight
  realms of hot and cold torture.
  Nyam
  (see Nyambe1.Nzambi)
  Nyama
  (see Nzambi)
  Nyambe1
  African
  [Nyama]
  a name for god in many parts 
  of Africa                     (see Nzambi)
  Nyambe2
  (see Nyame)
  Nyambi
  (see Nyame)
  Nyame
  African
  [Abommubuwafre.Amaomee.Amosu.
  Amowia.Anansi Kokroko.Borebore.
  Brekyirihunuade.Nana.Nyaamanekose.
  Nyambe.Nyambi.Nyankopon.Nzame.
  Odomankoma.Onyame.Onyankopon.
  Otomankoma.Totrobonso:=Bakongo 
  Nzambi:=Banyai Nyali:=Lele Njambi]
  creator and supreme god of the Akan
  and the Ashanti
  husband of Nasilele
  father of Opo
  He appears either as Nyankopon, the
  sun, or as the moon, or in a third
  aspect as earth goddess, queen of the
  underworld. He wields lightning as his
  weapon and is worshipped in the form
  of a tree.
  Nyami Abe
  South American
  the moon-god of the Tukano Indians
  brother of Page Abe
  He and his brother ruled alternately,
  one by night, one by day, each shining
  as brightly as the other. When Nyami
  Abe tried to rape his brother’s wife,
  Page Abe gave him a good thrashing
  that so reduced his power that,
  thereafter, he could shine only weakly
  as the moon.
  Nyamia
  African
  a supreme god in Guinea
  Nyamwezi
  (see Kazooba)
  Nyangoi
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘the everlasting one’
  Nyankompong
  (see Onyankopon)
  Nyankopon
  (see Onyankopon)
  Nyauhwe Ananu
  African
  a deity in Dahomey, ruler of the earth
  twin sister of Dad Zodji
  mother of Suvinenge
  Nyavirezi
  African
  [Kalimulore.Lion Goddess.Nyirarang]
  a goddess in Rwanda
  wife of Bobingo and Vigara
  mother of Nyavirungu and Ryangombe
  She was originally a mortal, daughter
  of a tribal chief, who could change
  into a lioness after she inadvertently
  drank lion’s urine. When her husband
  discovered her secret she killed and
  ate him. She then married Babinga
  and had a son called Ryangombe.
  Nyavirungu
  African
  daughter of Vigara and Nyavirezi
  Nybras
  a demon, director of revels and
  publicist in hell
  Nycteis
  Greek
  a name for Antiope as daughter 
  of Nycteus
  Nycteus
  Greek
  [Nukteus]
  a king of Thebes
  son of Chthonius or of Hyreius 
  and Clonia
  brother of Lycus
  father of Antiope (Nycteis)
  Some say that he and Lycus were the
  sons of Poseidon by Celaeno.
  One story says that Antiope was
  abducted 
  by 
  Epopeus. 
  Nycteus
  pursued them and was killed but Lycus
  killed Epopeus and rescued Antiope.
  Other accounts say that he went to
  Italy with Diomedes and was turned
  into a bird by Aphrodite.
  Nyctimus
  Greek
  son of Lycaon and Nonacris
  He was killed by his brothers and
  served in a stew to Zeus who changed
  them all into wolves, restoring him to
  life.
  (see also Arcas.Lycaon1)
  Nyctymene
  Greek
  [Nictymene.Nuktemene]
  daughter of Epopeus
  When she was raped by her father, she
  ran off into the forest where she was
  changed into an owl by Athena.
  (see also Clymenus1.Harpalyce1)
  Nyengebule
  African
  a legendary wife-killer
  He killed his wife but was himself
  killed by her relatives who learned of
  her murder when the feathers she
  wore in her hair became a bird as she
  died and disclosed the secret.
  Nyi
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Nyi Pohatji
  East Indian
  a tree-goddess in Java
  Nyifwa
  (see Tilo)
  Nyikang
  African
  king god of the Shilluk
  son of Okwa and Nyakaya
  His father was a god, his mother a
  crocodile. He left his native land and
  parted the Nile to allow his followers
  to cross into the Sudan. He is said to
  have married a crocodile-woman and
  founded the royal house, being
  reincarnated in each subsequent king.
  Nyilitimo
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Guru ri Selong
  wife of Batara Guru
  She and her husband were the
  ancestors of the tribes of the Celebes.
  Nyimi Lele
  African
  an ancestral hero of the Lele people
  son of Woot and Mweel
  Nyina Mweru
  African
  a Banyoro princess
  A stranger, Simbu, made her pregnant
  and then disappeared. Her son,
  Nduala, accidentally killed the king,
  his grandfather.
  Nyiragongo
  African
  a god in Rwanda
  He was in conflict with Nyangombe
  who threw him into the crater of a
  volcano and buried him under a pile
  of rocks.
  Nyirarang
  (see Nyavirezi)
  Nyiru
  Australian
  an Aboriginal ancestor whose
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  unwelcome attentions caused the
  Seven Sisters to leave their home 
  Nyja
  Slav
  a god of the underworld
  nykr
  Icelandic
  [=Norse nix]
  a water-spirit
  These beings sometimes appeared in
  the form of a horse. When anybody
  mounted, the horse would gallop back
  into the sea, drowning the rider.
  Nyktelios
  (see Dionysus)
  Nymenche
  (see Nimue)
  Nymeue
  (see Nymue)
  Nymo
  African
  a trickster-deity of the Kru people
  When the king demanded that Nymo
  tackle the impossible task of weaving a
  new mat from grains of rice, Nymo
  turned the tables by asking for the
  king’s old mat so that he could match
  the pattern.
  nymphaeum
  Greek
  a shrine dedicated to nymphs: a grotto
  or temple of the nymphs
  Nymphagetes
  Greek
  a name of Poseidon as a god of 
  fresh water
  nymphe
  (see nymphs2)
  nympholepsy
  the state of frenzy induced by nymphs
  nymphs1
  African
  water-girls of the Congo
  These beings live in water but are
  invisible because they are themselves
  made of water.
  nymphs2
  Greek
  [nymphe]
  female divinities living in some 
  natural feature such as water,
  mountains, etc
  The various groups of nymphs are
  given as:
  Acheleids – nymphs of the River
  Achelous
  Alseides – tree nymphs
  Creneids – water nymphs
  Dryads – tree nymphs
  Epimelian nymphs – nymphs of
  flocks and herds
  Hamadryads – tree nymphs
  Hydriads – water nymphs
  Leimoniads – nymphs of the
  meadows
  Limniads – lake nymphs
  Maelids – apple nymphs
  Meliae – nymphs of ash trees
  Naiads – nymphs of fresh water
  Napaeae – nymphs of the trees and 
  valleys
  Nereids – nymphs of the Aegean
  Nysiades – nymphs of Mount Nysa
  Oceanides – sea nymphs
  Oreads – mountain nymphs
  Orestiads – mountain nymphs
  Potameids – water nymphs
  Stygian – nymphs of Hades
  In some accounts, the Pleiades are
  referred to as nymphs, as are the Sirens.
  nymphs3
  elementals, guardians of water
  Nymue
  British
  [Nymeue]
  an early version of Nimue
  Nyniaw1
  Welsh
  [Ninngaw.Nynniaw]
  son of Don, some say
  brother of Peibiaw
  He and his brother, both kings,
  quarrelled over the stars and their
  meaning and ended by fighting a war
  that devastated the country. They were
  both turned into oxen for their
  stupidity and were the animals that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  (see also Melyn
  Granwyn.Peibiaw.Ych Brych)
  Nyniaw2
  Welsh
  [Nynngaw.Nynniaw]
  the Welsh version of Nennius
  brother of Caswallawn, Llefelys 
  and Llud
  Nynngaw
  (see Niniaw)
  Nynniaw
  (see Nyniaw)
  Nyoi
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Ju-i:=Tibetan Dorje]
  a thunderbolt as the embodiment 
  of law
  Nyoirin
  Japanese
  a name of Kwannon as ‘the all-
  powerful one’
  Nyongmo
  (see Ataa Naa Nyongmo)
  Nyorai
  Japanese
  [=Bhuddist Tathagata:=Chinese Ju lai]
  a title given to all Buddhas
  Nyorthr
  (see Niord)
  Nyr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Nyradr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Nysa
  Greek
  the most beautiful of the Nysaean
  nymphs: the beautiful valley 
  which was their home
  Nysaean nymphs
  Greek
  [Dodonidae.Nysaid(e)s:=Roman Suculae]
  daughters of Atlas and Aethra or
  Pleione or of Ocean and Tethys 
  sister of Hyas
  Some say there were seven, twelve or
  fifteen, others only five whose names
  were Bacche, Bromie, Erato, Macris
  and Nysa. They lived on Mount Nysa
  where they raised the infant Dionysus.
  Some say that these five were placed in
  the heavens as the Hyades as a reward
  and that seven (or ten) others became
  the Pleiades as reward when their
  brother Hyas was killed in a hunting
  accident and they died of grief.
  (see also Pleaides)
  Nysiades
  (see Nysaean nymphs)
  Nysiads
  (see Nysaean nymphs)
  Nysrock
  [Nyrogh]
  a demon acting as a chef in hell
  Nysrogh
  (see Nysrock)
  Nyssien
  (see Nisien)
  Nyx
  Greek
  [‘night’:=Roman Nox]
  goddess of night
  daughter of Chaos
  sister of Erebus, Gaea, Tartarus 
  and Tros
  In one version of the story of creation,
  she is the sister and wife of Erebus, in
  another she is the mother of Erebus
  and later his wife. They produced
  Aether, Eris, the Fates, Hemera,
  Hypnos, the Keres, Momus, Moros,
  Morpheus, Nemesis, Thanatos and
  Tyche. Some say that some of these
  offspring were produced by Nyx alone.
  Other accounts say that she was the
  daughter and wife of Iao and mother
  of Gaea and Uranus.
  Nyyrikki
  Finnish
  son of Tapio and Mielkki
  brother of Tuulikki
  Nzakomba
  (see Yakomba)
  Nzambe
  (see Nzambi)
  Nzambi
  African
  [Bambi.Bumba.Chemba.Nyam(a).
  Nyambe.Nyambi.Nzam(b)e.
  Yambe.Zambi:=Akan Nyame:
  =Ghana Ataa Naa Nyongmo:
  =Lele Njambi]
  creator-god and sun-god of 
  the Bakongo
  He is said to have made the first pair of
  humans or a bisexual being in the form
  of a palm-tree called Muntu Walunga.
  This primaeval being may be depicted
  in effigy with male and female faces on
  opposite sides and, in some tribes,
  Nzambi is regarded as female.
  Other versions say that he spat out
  the heavenly bodies, followed by
  animals and then, having created
  human beings, returned to the sky.
  (see also Ma Bumba)
  Nzame
  (see Nyame.Nzambi)
  Nyja
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  Nzapa
  African
  a creator-god of the Ngbandi
  His four sons are said to be palm-trees.
  Nze
  African
  a moon-god and fertility-god of 
  the Ngbandi people
  son of Ketua and Lomo
  Nzua Dia Kimanaweze(see Nzuadia)
  Nzuadia
  African
  [Nzua Dia Kimanaweze]
  a hero of the Mbundu
  father of Kabundungulu and 
  Sudika-Mbambe
  He married the daughter of the sky-
  god and fathered twins.
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain identity 
  referred to as goddess O
  This deity is depicted as an old woman
  engaged in spinning and is therefore
  regarded as a goddess of married
  women, protector of the domestic scene.
  O Ai San
  Japanese
  daughter of Fudo
  She stood naked under a waterfall
  for a hundred days to cure her father’s
  blindness.
  O-ana-mochi
  Japanese
  [Oanamochi]
  a deity of Mount Fuji, the god 
  of the crater
  O-binzure
  (see Binzuku)
  o-bisha
  (see bokusen)
  O-bon
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  O Caoimh
  Irish
  husband of Cliona
  Cliona turned her sister, Aoibheall,
  who also loved O Caoimh, into a cat.
  When he discovered this, O Caoimh
  abandoned Cliona.
  O Cho San
  Japanese
  a maiden
  sister of Gisuke
  The fisherman Shinsaku fell in love
  with her and they arranged to be
  married. This caused so much trouble
  among the many other fishermen who
  were in love with her that they put off
  the wedding. When that proved
  insufficient, Cho drowned herself and
  Shinsaku was prevented from doing
  the same only by her brother who
  persauded him to build a shrine to her
  memory. The other fishermen, ashamed
  of their conduct, helped him with its
  construction.
  O Cronagain
  Irish
  a man of Munster
  On his way home from Brian’s court,
  his dogs started a hare which jumped
  into his arms, changing into a beautiful
  maiden. He slept with her in her home
  in the Otherworld and then lived with
  her in his own house for several years.
  O-Fo
  (see Fo1)
  O-Ge-Tso-Hime
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess
  consort of Ha-Yama-To
  mother of Waka-Sa-Na-Me
  and Waka-Toshi
  Susanowa begged food from her when
  he was banned from heaven.
  O-Goncho
  Japanese
  a bird, harbinger of famine
  This bird was a manifestation of a
  white dragon which lived in a pond
  and appeared only once in every
  fifty years.
  O-Iwa-Dai-Myojin
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of stoneworking
  O-kama-sama (see Kamado-no-kami)
  O-Maga-Tsumi
  Japanese
  leader of the evil Morgatsumi
  o-mamori
  (see mamori)
  O-mi-t’o-fo
  (see A-mi-t’o-fo)
  o-mikuji
  (see bokusen)
  O Pamé
  (see Od-dpag-med)
  O-Ryu
  Japanese
  the spirit of a willow tree
  She married a warrior but they were
  parted when the tree was felled.
  O-somal
  Japanese
  a rice-cake
  This cake is used to symbolise Kagami,
  the magic mirror of Amaterasu.
  O-Sung
  (see Hod-srun)
  O-Toshi
  Japanese
  a Shinto harvest-god
  son of Susanowa and Kamu-O-Ichi, 
  some say
  husband of Kagayo-Hime
  father of Mi-Toshi, Oki-Tsu-Hiko 
  and Oki-Tsu-Hime
  O Toyo
  Japanese
  a lady at the court of the 
  prince of Hizen
  She was killed by a huge cat which
  then changed into the likeness of O
  Toyo. Night after night she cast
  spells which made the prince ill and,
  when his retainers kept watch over
  him at night, she put them all to sleep
  so that she could carry out her evil
  designs. A soldier, Ito Soda, realised
  what was afoot and tried to kill her
  but O Toyo turned herself back into
  her original form as a cat and
  escaped. She was later killed by a
  hunting party led by the prince who
  had by then recovered.
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  O-Tsuki-sama
  Japanese
  a moon-deity
  O-Uso-no-Mikito
  Japanese
  [Wo-usu.Yamato Take.Yamato-
  takere.Yamatodake]
  a prince
  son of the emperor Keiko
  twin brother of Oho-usu
  husband of Ototachibana
  He killed his own brother when he
  was disrespectful to their father who
  then sent him to kill two of his worst
  enemies, the demons Kumaso and
  Takeru. He made them drunk and
  then killed them, becoming known
  as Yamato-takeru. 
  In another adventure, he killed
  Idzumo Takeru after substituting a
  wooden sword for the outlaw’s own
  steel blade. 
  He made many conquests during
  one of which he was trapped by a 
  huge grass fire. His magic sword,
  Murakumo, cut down the grass of its
  own accord and so saved the hero’s life.
  It became known as Kusanagi.
  He fell in love with the princess
  Miyadzu, ignoring his faithful wife
  who threw herself overboard in a
  storm caused by the sea-god, Rin-jin,
  so that Yamato would be free. Too 
  late Yamato realised what he had lost
  and forgot about Miyadzu.
  When he killed a god who appeared
  as a deer, the god Ibukidu struck him
  with a fatal illness. At his death he
  turned into a white bird. 
  O-Yama-Tsu-Mi
  Japanese
  a Shinto mountain-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  O-yan-do-ne
  North American
  [Moose.Oyandone]
  the east wind in the lore of the Seneca
  (see also Ga-oh)
  Oa
  (see Aos2)
  Oa Iriarapo
  East Indian
  a man who made fire
  In the lore of Papua New Guinea, this
  man placed his hand on his daughter’s
  stomach as her child was delivered
  and, when he removed his hand, flame
  emerged from his palm. From then
  on, his people had fire and could cook
  their food.
  Oa Rove
  East Indian
  a shape-changer god of Papua
  He gave men weapons to fight with.
  Oaf
  a changeling: a child left by a fairy or a
  demon in exchange for another child
  oak
  a widely distributed hardwood tree
  In Celtic lore, this tree was venerated
  by the druids.
  In Greece it was sacred to Zeus, in
  Mesopotamia to Baal and in Norse
  mythology to Thor.
  It was a sacred tree in Hebrew lore
  and some North American Indian
  tribes also regard the oak as sacred.
  Oak of two greens
  (see Haithne)
  Oanamochi
  (see O-ana-mochi)
  Oannes
  Mesopotamian
  [Odacon.On.Onnes]
  a Babylonian god of wisdom
  father of Semiramis by Atargatis,
  some say
  He lived on an island in the Persian
  Gulf and taught mankind the arts of
  writing, agriculture, etc.
  He was envisaged as half man, half
  fish.
  In some accounts he is the same
  as Ea.                       (see Kuski-banda)
  Oarion
  (see Orion1)
  Oat Stallion
  German
  a field-spirit personified in the last
  sheaf
  Oath’s Lake
  Irish
  the home of Uath mac Imoman
  Oats Goat
  European
  a field-spirit
  This spirit is invoked to frighten
  children to keep them out of the corn-
  fields and to make the reapers hurry in
  their work to keep out of his clutches.
  ôb
  Hebrew
  [plur=oboth]
  an object used in divination and as a
  familiar to a magician
  a necromancer or the spirit he invokes
  Oba
  (see Oya1)
  Oba Do
  African
  mother of Osun
  Oba Jumu
  African
  father of Osun
  Oba-Kage-chika
  Japanese
  a samurai
  He defeated Yoritomo in battle and
  chased him into the forest. He thought
  that Yoritomo was hidden in a hollow
  tree but, when two doves flew out, he
  was convinced that the fugitive could
  not be hidden there. The intervention
  of the doves saved the life of the man
  who later became shogun.
  Obagat
  Pacific Islands
  [=Caroline Islands Lugellan]
  a creator-god in the Pelew Islands
  His wish that man should be immortal
  was frustrated by Rail who brought
  diseases causing death.
  Obaluwaye
  North American
  [Master of the Universe.Shakpono:
  =Ashanti Asa-ase:=Dahomey Sagbata]
  a Yoruba earth-god
  husband of Nana
  father of Omolu
  obe
  African
  the familiar of Basuto witches in the
  form of a huge animal
  Obe Ohe
  African
  a king of the Yoruba
  a devotee of Olokun
  Obang
  African
  a supreme god in Cameroon
  Obassi
  African
  a supreme deity of some tribes of
  Nigeria
  Obasuyetama
  Japanese
  a mountain
  The elderly were often abandoned on
  the slopes of this mountain. In some
  cases they were rescued by the gods, in
  others they died.
  Obarator
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  obat hidup
  Pacific Islands
  in Indonesian lore, a magic medicine
  that heals wounds and restores the
  dead to life
  Obatala
  African
  [Obatalla.Olufa.Oris(h)anla.Orisha-Ijaye.
  Orisha-Nla.Orisha-Ogiyan.Orisha-Popo.
  Oshal(l)a:=West Indian Obtala]
  a fertility-god and sculptor-god
  of the Yoruba
  son of Olorun
  brother and husband of Oduduwa,
  some say
  husband of Yemoja, some say
  In some accounts it was he who, on the
  orders of Oldumare, scattered dirt
  from a snail-shell which was then
  scratched over by a hen and pigeon to
  form dry land.
  Others say that Olorun sent him
  down with a huge sphere which he
  placed in the primitive ocean. This
  split to form the various land masses.
  He can make barren women fertile
  by giving them a drink of pure water.
  Obatalla
  (see Obatala)
  Obeah1
  African
  [obe.obi]
  a huge animal said to abduct maidens
  for witches
  an object bewitched and buried to
  cause illness or death to others 
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  West Indian
  [obeahism.obe(ism).obi(a).obiism.oby]
  witchcraft, originally brought from Africa
  obeahism
  (see obeah)
  obeism
  (see obeah)
  obelisk
  Egyptian
  a tapering column, a fetish, symbol 
  of the sun-god
  Oberge, Eillart von
  German
  a 12th C writer, author of Tristrant,
  another version of the Tristram and 
  Isolde story
  Oberon1
  European
  [Auberon.Tronc:=German Alberich]
  king of the fairies, king of Mommur
  husband of Titania
  father of Gloriana, some say
  In some accounts, he is said to be the
  son of Julius Caesar and Morgan le Fay.
  In the Charlemagne stories he is said
  to be Tronc, the son of Julius Caesar
  and the fairy Glorianda or Morgan le
  Fay and had been stunted in his
  growth by a jealous aunt, never
  growing taller than a five year old boy. 
  In other stories of Ogier, Oberon is
  given as the brother of Morgan le Fay
  He befriended Huon when he met
  him as the young man journeyed to
  find Sultan Grandisso and gave him a
  goblet 
  that 
  provided 
  unlimited
  quantities of wine for the true believer
  and a horn that would protect him in
  times of peril. When he was finally
  taken up to Paradise by a host of
  angels, he handed his kingdom over to
  Huon, despite the objections of King
  Arthur who had expected to receive
  the throne.
  In some accounts, he was the father
  of Robin Goodfellow by a mortal and,
  in Shakespeare, his wife was Titania.
  In some
  stories
  he is identified
  with Andvari.
  Oberon2
  European
  an opera by Weber about Huon and
  the king of the fairies
  Oberon3
  European
  a poem by Wieland about Huon and
  the king of the fairies
  obi1
  African
  a sorcerer
  Obi2
  Siberian
  a water-spirit
  obi3
  (see obeah)
  obi-man
  West Indian
  [obiaman]
  a practitioner of witchcraft
  (see also Lukuman)
  obi-woman
  West Indian
  a female practitioner of witchcraft
  obia
  (see obeah)
  obiaman
  (see obi-man)
  Obidicut
  the spirit of lust personified
  Obie
  British
  daughter of Lyppaut
  sister of Obilot
  She rejected the love of Meljanz who
  then invaded her father’s lands.
  obiism
  (see obeah)
  Obilot
  British
  daughter of Lyppaut
  sister of Obie
  She was a playmate of Gawain when
  they were children together.
  Obin-murt
  Siberian
  [Idem-kuguza:=Russian Rynys-aika]
  a Votyak god of kilns and threshing-
  barns
  obley cakes
  cakes offered in various cultures 
  to their deities
  Obon
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  Obosom
  (see Obosum)
  Obosum
  African
  [Obosom:plur=Abasum:=Dahomey Vodun:
  =Ibo Alose:=Congo Nkisi:
  =Yoruba Orisha]
  an Ashanti god
  a name for a group of lesser gods
  oboth
  (see ob)
  Obsidian Knife Butterfly
  (see Itzpapalotl)
  Obtala
  West Indian
  [(Grand) Batala:=African Obatala]
  the Yoruba deity Obatala 
  transplanted to the 
  West Indies
  oby
  (see obeah)
  Obyda
  Russian
  [Ar-sori]
  evil spirits of the forest in the lore 
  of the Chuvash
  In some accounts these beings are said
  to have feet pointing to the rear, in
  others they are described as half man,
  having but one arm, eye and leg.
  Oc
  Central American
  the tenth in the 20 ages of man
  in Mayan lore, the conversion to 
  base matter
  Occator
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  occult
  magical: supernatural
  occult sciences
  those disciplines which deal with 
  magic, the supernatural, etc.
  occultism
  the study of supernatural or
  mysterious things: theosophy
  occultist
  one who believes in the supernatural
  Ocean
  (see Acein.Oceanus)
  Ocean-sweeper
  Irish
  [Boat of Manannan.Wave-sweeper]
  a magical ship
  This ship could read the sailor’s
  thoughts and sailed without oars or sails
  wherever he wished to go. It was
  orginally brought from the Otherworld
  by Lugh and given to Manannan.
  Oceanides
  (see Oceanids)
  Oceanids
  Greek
  [Oceanides.Okeanids:male=Oceanirai]
  nymphs of the river Ocean
  daughters of Oceanus and Tethys
  There were said to be some 3,000 of
  these beings in the oceans of the world.
  Oceanirai
  (see Oceanids)
  Oceanus
  Greek
  [Ocean.Okeanos]
  a river encircling the earth, personified
  as a Titan
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  husband and brother of Tethys
  He is the one Titan who did not join in
  the rebellion against the gods.
  He is said to be the father of 3,000
  sons, 3,000 daughters (the Oceanids)
  and all the river-gods and sea-gods
  except Poseidon.
  He is depicted with the horns of a
  bull.
  Ocelopan
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs 
  when they left their homeland,
  Aztlan
  Ocelotanatiuh
  Central American
  in some accounts, the Aztec Second
  Sun
  Ocelotl1
  Central American
  an Aztec creator-god and sun-god
  He was the ruler of the first of the five
  ages of the world which was then
  populated by giants. This age ended
  when jaguars killed and ate the giants.
  Some regard Ocelotl as an aspect of
  Tezcatlipoca in the role of the Great
  Bear constellation.
  Ocelotl2
  Central American
  the fourteenth of the 20 days of the 
  Mayan month
  Symbolising north and the tiger, the
  day was governed by Tlazolteotl.
  Ocelus
  Roman
  a Celtic god of healing
  Och1
  Celtic
  a witch
  Och2
  one of the 7 Olympic Spirits, ruler 
  of the sun
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  Och-do-ah
  North American
  in the lore of the Iroquois, an evil spirit
  This spirit took the form of a bat and
  is said to have poisoned a well it was
  supposed to guard.
  Ochain
  Irish
  [Moaner.Ochaoin]
  the shield of Conor mac Nessa
  This shield warned the bearer of
  impending danger by moaning.
  Ochall Ochne
  Irish
  [Ochall Oichni]
  a Danaan king of Connaught
  Ochall Oichni
  (see Ochall Ochne)
  Ochaoin
  (see Ochain)
  Ochocalo
  South American
  a servant of Naymlap acting 
  as his cook
  Ochren
  (see Achren)
  ocililomba
  African
  in the lore of the Ovimbundu, the soul
  It is said that the soul can be seen as the
  owner’s shadow. On death, it leaves the
  body and becomes an ocilulu, a ghost.
  ocilulu
  African
  a ghost
  The Ovimbundu say that the soul
  leaves the body at death and becomes
  an ocilulu.
  ociband
  African
  an Ovimbundu witch-doctor or diviner
  Ockabewis
  North American
  a Chippewa hero
  Ocnus
  Greek
  [Oknos]
  a deity, delay personified
  He lives in the underworld and is
  perpetually engaged, like Sisyphus, in
  never-ending tasks such as plaiting a
  straw rope which is eaten by a donkey
  as he works or piling sticks on to the
  back of a donkey, only for them to fall
  off on the other side.
  O’Corra
  (see Corra)
  Ocresia
  Roman
  [Ocrisia]
  a slave of Tarquinius Priscus
  mother of Servius Tullius
  She is said to have borne her son as a
  result of mating with a phantom
  phallus rising from the fire. 
  (see also Tarchetius)
  Ocrisia
  (see Ocresia)
  Octa
  (see Osla)
  Octavius
  Welsh
  a duke or king of Gwent
  father of Elen
  Some say that he is the same as Eudaf.
  October Horse Festival
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Mars, held 
  on October 15th
  The off-side horse of the winning
  chariot in a race held at this festival
  was killed and its head and tail were
  cut off and presented to the king.
  Octriallach
  Irish
  a Fomoire chieftain
  son of Inneach
  He discovered that Dian Cecht was
  restoring the slain Danaan warriors to
  life by immersing them in Slane, the
  Spring of Health. He and a group of
  other Fomoire piled rocks over the
  spring, so preventing its use for this
  purpose. He was killed in the Second
  battle of Moytura by Ogma.
  Ocvran
  (see Gogvran)
  Ocydroma
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Ocydroma, tore
  him to pieces.
  Ocypeta
  (see Ocypete)
  Ocypete
  Greek
  [Ocypeta.Okypete.‘swift-flying’]
  one of the Harpies
  Ocyrrhoë
  Greek
  daughter of Asclepius
  Ocythoe
  (see Harpies)
  od1
  (see odyle)
  Od2
  (see Odur.Tengri)
  Od-dpag-med
  Buddhist
  [O Pamé]
  the Tibetan version of Amitabha
  Od-hroerir
  Norse
  [Odher(e)ir.Odrerer.Odrorir.
  Othrevir.Othroerir]
  a kettle
  One of the three vessels into which the
  dwarfs Fialar and Galar drained the
  blood of Kvasir, the sage, whom they
  had killed to obtain his knowledge.
  This blood, mixed with honey,
  produced a drink, the skaldic mead, the
  Mead of Inspiration, which gave the
  drinker the power of poetry and music.
  It was also referred to as the magic
  cauldron which was seized by Thor
  from the giant Hymir for use at the
  feast arranged by Aegir for the other
  gods; some say it is the same
  as Eldhrimnir.
  Oda1
  African
  a god of the Edo people
  Oda2
  European
  daughter of the emperor Constantine
  wife of Rother
  mother of Helche and Pepin
  When 
  a 
  delegation 
  arrived 
  at
  Constantine’s court seeking the hand
  of Oda on behalf of Rother, king of the
  Lombards, the emperor had them all
  thrown into prison. Rother and
  Berchther came looking for their
  friends and the emperor released them
  to help him fight the invading forces of
  Imelot. After the battle, in which the
  enemy were routed and Imelot
  taken prisoner, Rother made off with
  Oda who had fallen in love with him
  and returned home where she became
  his queen. 
  Constantine employed a magician
  who tricked Oda into boarding his ship
  and took her back to Constantinople.
  Imelot, having escaped from prison,
  invaded again and tried to force Oda
  to marry his ugly, hunchbacked son
  but Rother arrived in time to save her 
  and killed both Imelot and his son. 
  Oda returned with her husband and
  later bore a daughter, Helche and
  Pepin, father of Charlemagne.
  Odacon
  Chaldaean
  [Odakon.]
  Oannes in the form of a merman
  (see also Dagan2)
  Odainsakar
  Norse
  [Gudmund’s Realm.Land of Living Men]
  a paradise of happiness where the 
  inhabitants are not dead
  In some accounts, this realm is ruled
  by Mimir.
  Odakon
  (see Odacon)
  Odarnatan
  Irish
  a hostel-keeper
  His daughter, Odras, was turned into a
  river or a pool of water by Morrigan.
  Odatis
  Persian
  [Hudata]
  a princess
  daughter of Homartes
  She saw Zariadres in a dream on the
  same night that he dreamt of her. Her
  father refused to sanction their union
  and insisted that she choose one of the
  nobles of her own country. She
  arranged for Zariadres to appear,
  dressed as a noble, and she chose him
  and eloped with him. (see also Katayun)
  Odbrict
  British
  a king of Norway
  He was killed fighting on the side of
  King Arthur against Mordred at the
  Battle of Camlan.
  Odd
  Norse
  a hero
  Ode to Psyche
  British
  a poem by Keats
  Odendonnia
  (see Ioskeha)
  Oder
  (see Odin.Odur)
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  Oderic
  European
  captain of the ship in which Isabella
  sailed for Scotland
  When a storm drove the ship ashore,
  Oderic sold Isabella to pirates.
  Odgar
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  son of Aedh
  Odhras
  (see Odras)
  Odhereir
  (see Od-hroerir)
  Odherir
  (see Od-hroerir)
  Odhinn
  (see Odin)
  Odiar the Frank
  British
  [Odyar Frank]
  a steward at King Arthur’s court
  Odilia
  European
  [Biblindi.Biflindi.Bolverk(in)]
  daughter of the Duke of Verona
  wife of Dietmar
  Odin
  Norse
  [Alfader.Alfadir.Alfodr.All-father.All-seer.
  Alrida.Asa.Atridr.Balegyr.Bilegyr.Bileya. 
  Breit-Hut.Farma-Tyr.Father of Battle.Feng.
  Fiollnir.Fimbultyr.Fiolsvidr.Fiornir. 
  Fjdnir.Fjolsvidr.Fjorner.Fothin.Furor. 
  Gagavaldur.Galgagramr.Gander.Gangrad.
  Geignudr.Glapsvidir.God of the Hanged.
  Grimmr.Grimnir.Hacke(l)berg.
  Hackelberend.Hakol-berend.Hanga-Tyr.
  Hangagud.Har(bard).Harr.Helblindi.
  Her-Tyr.Herfadir.Herfather.Herian.
  Herjan.Hnikar.HoodedOne.Hrafna(-god).
  Hropt.Iafn-Har.Irmin.Jafenhar.Janfar.
  Karlafbuge.King of Lidskialf.Oder.Odhinn.
  Ofrir.Omi.One-eyed.Oski.Othin(n).
  Othinus.Othr.Ouvin.Rosterus. 
  Sidfod(i)r.Sidhottr.Sigfadir. 
  Sigtyr.Skidskegg.Svafnir.Sygtyr.
  (The) High One.Thekkr.Thror.
  Throv.Thrud(r).Thunderer.
  Uggerus.Vafud.Vak.Valfadir.Valfather.
  Valfodr.Valkjosandi.Vax.Vech(a).Vegtam.
  Veratyr.Viator-indefessus.Vidforull.Voden.
  Wanderer.Wayfarer.Wild Huntsman.
  Wish God.Yggdrasil.Ygg(r):
  =German Grim.Votan.Wodan.W(u)otan:
  =Saxon Irmin.Woden]
  creator-god, god of battle, the dead,
  inspiration and wind
  son of Bor and Bestla
  brother of Ve and Vili
  husband of Frigga, Grid, Rinda, Saga
  and Skadi
  father of Balder, Beldegg, Bragi,
  Hermod, Heimdall, Hoder, Saeming,
  Sigi, Skiald, Thor, Vali, Vidar, Weldegg
  and Yngvi
  He and his brothers Ve and Vili killed
  the Frost Giant Ymir and built the
  world from his body.
  He had a number of wives of whom
  the principal was Frigga. His first wife
  was Erda who produced Thor, the
  second was Frigga, mother of Balder,
  Hermod, and, some say, Tyr, and the
  third was Rinda, mother of Vali. Others
  he loved include Grid, mother of Vidar,
  Gunlod mother of Bragi, Skadi and
  Saga. He was the father of Heimdall
  who was produced by nine giantesses
  (the wave-maidens) simultaneously.
  He sent Hermod to consult the
  magician Rossthiof who prophesied
  that one of his sons would be
  murdered and advised that Odin
  should woo Rinda. Worried by the
  omens for Balder’s future, he went to
  Niflheim in the guise of Vegtam to
  consult the prophetess Volva whom 
  he raised from the sleep of death. 
  She told him that Balder would be
  killed by his own brother, Hoder.
  He tried to win Rinda, first as the
  victorious general who had defeated
  her father’s enemies, then as Rostrus, a
  craftsman who made her wonderful
  gifts, and finally as a handsome young
  warrior. She rebuffed him on every
  occasion so he put her in a trance and
  appeared as Vak, an old crone who
  claimed to be able to break the spell.
  Instead, he tied her up, carried her 
  off and fathered the boy Vali who grew
  to manhood in one day and avenged
  the death of Balder by shooting his
  killer, Hoder.
  In his efforts to improve the lot of
  gods and man he gave up one eye for a
  drink from Mimisbrunnr, the Well of
  Wisdom, suffered untold tortures
  hanging for nine days from the tree
  Yggdrasil to learn the mysterious runes
  and took the skaldic mead from the
  giants and gave it to man so that those
  whose drank might become poets.
  On one occasion, angered by the
  desecration of a statue of himself, he
  went off leaving Asgard to its own
  devices. The Frost Giants quickly took
  over while his brothers Ve and Vili
  assumed his role. After seven months
  he returned, ousted his brothers,
  forced the giants to relax their icy grip
  and resumed his role.
  On a visit to his foster-son, Geirrod,
  he went in disguise as Grimm to test 
  his hospitality. He was tortured for
  eight days and, when he finally revealed
  his true identity and freed himself,
  Geirrod fell on his own sword.
  A later story of Odin makes him a
  god-king originating in Asia Minor,
  migrating across Europe to the
  northern realm, and leaving his sons
  Beldegg, 
  Saeming, 
  Sigi, 
  Skiald,
  Weldegg and Yngvi as kings of
  countries he conquered.
  As Wotan he forced Alberich to
  hand over the Rhine-gold, together
  with the Ring and the Helmet of
  Invisibility made from it, but Alberich
  placed a curse on all of this treasure.
  When Fafnir killed his brother for
  possession of the gold and turned into
  a dragon to guard it, Odin decided that
  a warrior should kill Fafnir so that the
  gold could be returned to the Rhine-
  maidens to break the curse. He chose
  his own son Siegmund but, in a duel
  with a hunter who had abducted
  Siegmund’s lover, broke Siegmund’s
  sword allowing Siegmund to be killed
  by the hunter whom Odin then 
  killed with a fierce glance.
  He was the owner of a magic spear,
  Gungnir, a magic bow that accurately
  fired ten arrows at once and an eight-
  legged horse called Sleipnir.
  When Odin felt that the end was
  near, he consulted the vala, Haid, who
  told him how the world would end but
  could tell him nothing about what
  would happen after Ragnarok. Her
  knowledge, combined with his own,
  enabled him to see the rebirth of the
  world 
  repopulated 
  by 
  Lif 
  and
  Lifthrasir, the return of Balder and the
  happy future contrasting with the
  doom-laden past.
  In the final battle, Odin was killed
  by the wolf Fenris.
  In some accounts, he is said to have
  brought to Scandinavia the head of
  Minos, king of Crete, which continued
  to speak, and used it as an oracle.
  He is represented with a long grey
  beard and carrying his spear, Gungnir,
  usually accompanied by his ravens
  Hugin and Munin. On his visits to earth
  he wore a blue cloak and a flat cap.
  (see also Rafnagud.Porun)
  Odin’s Raven Spell
  (see Hrafna Galdur Odins)
  Odin’s Tree
  Norse
  Yggdrasil: a name for the gallows
  Odin’s Wagon
  Norse
  the wind
  (see also Great Bear)
  odism
  [odylism]
  belief in a hypothetical force,
  the odyle
  Odius
  Greek
  a herald
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  Odlek
  (see Tengri)
  Odnir
  (see Odin)
  Odoacer
  German
  a usurper of Dietrich’s kingdom
  In some stories, Odoacer took over a
  large part of northern Italy and it was
  he, rather than Ermenrich, who seized
  the kingdom of Dietrich von Bern.
  Odomankoma
  (see Otomankoma)
  Odon
  (see Votan)
  Odonel
  a demon
  Odqan
  Mongol
  a male fire-spirit 
  Odr
  (see Odur)
  Odras
  [Odhras.Odrus]
  daughter of Odarnatan
  wife of Buchat
  When Morrigan stole a bull from her
  husband’s herds, Odras followed her
  but the goddess found her asleep and
  turned her into a river (or a pool
  of water).
  Odrerer
  (see Od-hroerir)
  Odrorir
  (see Od-hroerir)
  Odrus
  (see Odras)
  Odsmaer
  Norse
  a name for Freya as the wife 
  of Odur (Od)
  Odudua
  (see Oduduwa)
  Oduduwa
  African
  [Odudua]
  a creator-goddess and war-goddess 
  of the Yoruba
  wife and sister (or, some, say,
  daughter) of Olodumare or Obatala
  mother of Aganju, Ogun and Yemoja
  Some regard her as the founder of
  the Yoruba.
  In some accounts, Oduduwa is
  regarded as male, son of Lamurudu
  and brother of Obatala, marrying Aje
  and fathering Oranyan; in others she is
  female in which role her father sent
  her to earth to sow seeds and she
  became the wife of Orishako.
  Odur
  Norse
  [Od.Od(e)r.Odnir.Oth(u)r]
  a sun-god
  husband of Freya
  father of Gersemi and Hnoss
  He once left Freya for a long time and
  she wandered the face of the earth in
  search of him. They were eventually
  happily reunited.       (see also Svipdag)
  Odyar Frank
  (see Odiar)
  odyle
  [od.odyllic force]
  a hypothetical force said to be 
  produced by a spiritualist medium
  odylism
  (see odism)
  odyllic force
  (see odyle)
  Odysseus
  Greek
  [Delphinosemos.Polymetis.Sysyphides:
  =Roman Ulixes.Ulysses]
  king of Ithaca
  husband of Penelope
  father of Telemachus
  In some versions he was the son of
  Sisyphus and Anticleaia, in others the
  son and successor to Laertes by
  Anticleia, nursed by Eurycleia.
  He won Penelope as his wife in a
  foot-race or as a reward for advice
  given to Tyndareus.
  He tried to avoid serving with the
  Greek army by pretending madness
  and sowing his fields with salt but this
  ruse did not work; Palamedes placed
  the infant Telemachus in front of the
  plough and Odysseus was sane enough
  to avoid the child. He eventually
  joined the force that had been raised to
  attack Troy.
  After the fall of Troy he wandered
  for ten years before finally getting
  back to his home (see Odyssey).
  When he did get back he found that
  his wife Penelope had for some years
  been besieged by suitors who thought
  her husband was dead. They refused to
  leave her house and were virtually
  eating her out of house and home.
  With the help of his old swineherd
  Eumaeus, his son Telemachus and 
  the goddess Athene he got his hands
  on his bow and arrows and shot the
  suitors in cold blood – all except
  Medon and the minstrel Phemus
  whom he spared to provide the music
  at the celebration of his home-coming.
  His son hanged all those servants who
  had not remained faithul to Odysseus
  during his long absence.
  In some accounts, he travelled to
  Thesprotia where he married the
  queen, Callidice, fathering Polypoetes.
  When the queen died, Odysseus
  returned to Penelope, leaving his son
  as king of Thesprotia.
  Another story says that the relatives
  of the dead suitors brought Odysseus
  to trial for murder and Pyrrhus, acting
  as judge, sent him into exile in
  Anatolia where he married the
  daughter of the king, Thoas, and she
  bore him a son named Leontophonus.
  He once stayed with the king of
  Epirus and raped his daughter, Euippe,
  on whom he fathered a son, Euryalus.
  When the boy grew up, Euippe sent
  him to kill his father but, warned of his
  coming, Odysseus slew the youth, not
  knowing he was killing his own son.
  Another version says that Odysseus
  sent the boy to live with Penelope who
  later accused the boy of rape, so
  Odysseus killed him.
  At the end of his life he assembled a
  fleet and sailed off to the west, never to
  be seen again.
  Another story says that he was
  accidentally killed by Telegonus, his
  own son by Circe who had sent him to
  look for his father, and who was
  unaware that the man he fought and
  killed was his own father. In this story,
  Telegonus took the body back to Aeaea
  to be buried by Circe.
  Odyssey1
  Greek
  Homer’s epic story, in 24 volumes, of
  the wanderings of Odysseus after the
  Trojan war
  At the fall of Troy, the Greeks angered
  Athena and Poseidon, who had helped
  them in the fighting, by violating
  Athena’s temple and by failing to
  sacrifice to the gods and they planned
  to make the Greeks suffer. They
  caused a storm to disperse the fleet on
  its homeward journey during which
  Menelaus was blown all the way to
  North Africa and Ajax the Less was
  drowned. Odysseus was forced to
  wander for ten years before finally
  reaching home.
  The first landfall for Odysseus and
  his crew was the island of Ismarus
  where they sacked the city and lost
  some men in battle. Next came the
  land of the Lotus-eaters where his men
  were so enchanted that he had to chain
  them aboard.
  Next came the encounter with the
  Cyclops, Polyphemus, who trapped
  them in his cave and ate some of the
  crew. The others managed to escape,
  by hanging underneath the giant’s
  sheep, only after Odysseus had blinded
  the giant with a fire-hardened
  wooden stake.
  In the country of Aeolus, god of the
  winds, they were given all the storm
  winds in a sack to ensure a calm voyage
  but some inquisitive sailor opened the
  sack and caused another storm which
  blew them off course to the land of the
  giant cannibals, the Lestrygones, who
  destroyed all the ships except one.
  They next landed at Aeaea, the
  island of Circe the witch who turned
  all the advance party into pigs. Hermes
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  gave Odysseus a herb which protected
  him from Circe’s magic and he forced
  her to return his men to human form
  again on pain of death. She fell in love
  with him and Odysseus stayed with her
  for a year. In some accounts, they had
  a son, Telegonus, who later unwittingly
  killed his father; in others, they had
  two other sons called Agrius and
  Latinus. Circe found out what he
  needed to do in order to get home
  safely; this required Odysseus to go
  down to Tartarus and find the ghost of
  the prophet Teiresias who warned him
  not to harm the oxen of Helius.
  Passing the island where the Sirens
  lived, Odysseus made his crew stop
  their ears with wax while he was roped
  to the mast. In this way they were able
  to resist the seductive songs of the
  Sirens and they also survived the
  passage between Scylla and Charybdis,
  losing six of his crew to the voracious
  Scylla, in some stories.
  At Trinacria, the island of the Sun,
  his men killed some of the oxen for
  food and Helios avenged the insult
  by shattering the ship with a
  thunderbolt. All perished except
  Odysseus who drifted for some days
  on a piece of wreckage until he
  landed on Calypso’s island, Ogygia,
  where he was held virtually captive
  for several years by the nymph who
  fell in love with him.
  Athena finally gave up her vendetta
  and Zeus made Calypso release her
  captive. She sent him off on a raft and
  he drifted for seventeen days until
  Poseidon, who hadn’t relented, blew
  up another storm which wrecked the
  raft. Again Odysseus found himself in
  trouble but the sea-goddess Ino came
  to his aid, giving him her veil to
  protect him from the sea, and he swam
  for two days before coming ashore
  naked and exhausted in the land of the
  Phaeacians. He was found by the king’s
  daughter, Nausicaa, and her father,
  Alcinous, generously provided a ship
  which took Odysseus on the last leg of
  his journey home.
  Odyssey2
  West Indian
  a play by Derek Walcott based on the
  Greek story
  ody andoha
  African
  in Malagasy, a charm which protects
  the wearer from headaches
  ody basy
  African
  in Malagasy, a charm which protects
  the wearer from bullets
  ody tandroka
  African
  in Malagasy, a charm which protects
  the wearer from bulls
  Oeagrius
  (see Oeagrus)
  Oeagrus
  Greek
  [Oeagrius.Oiagros]
  king of Thrace
  son of Pierus and Euippe
  father of Orpheus by the 
  Muse Calliope
  In some stories, Orpheus was fathered
  on Calliope by Apollo while others say
  that Oeagrus was the son of Charops
  and the father of Linus by Urania.
  Oeax
  Greek
  son of Nauplius by Clymene or Hesione
  brother of Nausimedon and Palamedes
  Bitter at the unjust execution of his
  brother Palamedes at Troy, Oeax, who
  survived the war, told Clytemnestra 
  that Agamemnon was bringing back
  Cassandra as a concubine, so pre-
  cipitating much of what followed when
  Agamemnon finally returned to Greece.   
  (see Clytemnestra)
  Oebalus
  Greek
  king of Sparta
  husband of Gorgophone, widow of
  Bateda or of Perieres
  father of Hippocoon, Icarius and
  Tyndareus
  Oecles
  (see Oicles)
  Oede
  (see Eudes)
  Oedipodeia
  Greek
  one of the poems in the Epic Cycle,
  the story of Oedipus
  Oedipodion
  Greek
  a tomb, the final resting place 
  of Oedipus
  Oedipus
  Greek
  [Oidipodes.Oidipous:=Javanese
  Watu.Gunung]
  king of Thebes
  son of Laius and Jocasta
  father of Antigone, Eteocles,
  Ismene, Polyneices
  The infant Oedipus was abandoned on
  Mount Cithaeron by his father who
  pierced his feet with nails and was
  raised by Polybus, king of Corinth. In
  other accounts, the child was cast
  adrift in a chest. In either event, he
  survived and in later life he met his real
  father without knowing who he was
  and he killed both his father and his
  charioteer, Polyphontes, when they
  tried to run Oedipus down with their
  chariot. In some versions, Laius had
  four attendants with him and Oedipus
  killed all five.
  He correctly answered the riddle of
  the Sphinx who thereupon killed
  herself and he was made king of
  Thebes by the citizens grateful for the
  removal of that monster. 
  He married Jocasta not knowing that
  she was his real mother and they had
  four children, Antigone, Eteocles,
  Ismene and Polyneices. When Teiresias
  revealed what had happened, Oedipus
  blinded 
  himself 
  and 
  wandered
  thereafter throughout the length and
  breadth of Greece accompanied by his
  faithful daughter Antigone.
  He was finally killed by the Furies at
  Colonos and buried by Theseus.
  In some accounts, Oedipus had a
  second wife, Astymedusa or Euryganeia,
  the mother of his four children.
  Oedipus at Colonus
  Greek
  a play by Sophocles, one of the 
  Three Theban Plays
  Oedipus Rex
  [Oedipus the King]
  a play by Sophocles, one of the 
  Three Theban Plays
  Oedipus the King
  (see Oedipus Rex)
  Oedipus Tyrannus
  Greek
  a play by Sophocles, one of the 
  Three Theban Plays
  Oegishialm (see Helmet of Invisibility)
  oeh-da
  North American
  in the lore of the Seneca, mud 
  brought up from the bottom 
  of the primaeval waters
  This mud, brought up by Muskrat, was
  placed on the back of a turtle, Earth-
  Bearer, and grew to form the world
  which, it is said, is still carried on the
  turtle’s back.
  Oeillet
  a demon which tempts monks to break
  their vows
  Oeneis
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Pan, in some accounts
  Oeneius
  (see Oeneus)
  Oeneus
  Greek
  [Foeneus.Oeneius.Oineus.‘vintner’]
  king of Calydon
  son of Portheus and Euryte
  brother of Agrius, Alcathous and 
  Melas
  husband of Althaea and Periboea
  father of Deianeira, Gorge, Melanippes,
  Meleager and Toxeus by Althaea
  father of Olenias and Tydeus 
  by Periboea
  Oeneus was taught the art of the
  vintner by Dionysus to whom he had
  offered his own wife.
  He forgot a sacrifice to Artemis and
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  the goddess sent a huge boar to 
  ravage his country. This animal, the
  Calydonian Boar, was hunted and
  killed by a party led by Meleager.
  After the death of Althaea, he
  married Periboea who bore Olenias
  and Tydeus.
  His throne was seized by his nephews
  but his grandson, Diomedes, restored
  the line by putting Andraemon, hus-
  band of Gorge, on the throne. Oeneus
  went to Argos with Diomedes but was
  killed by his two nephews who had
  escaped his grandson’s sword.
  Oenghus
  (see Angus)
  Oengus
  (see Angus)
  Oeno1
  Greek
  one of the Oenotropoe
  daughter of Anius and Dorippa
  sister of Elais and Spermo
  Oeno2
  Greek
  a name used by Leucippus when he
  disguised himself as a nymph to
  woo Daphne
  Oenoe
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the Naiads
  wife of Thoas
  mother of Sicinus
  oenomancy
  a form of divination using wine
  Oenomaus1
  Greek
  [Oinomaos]
  a Trojan soldier
  He was killed by Idomenus whose
  spear-throw was intended for Aeneas.
  Oenomaus2
  Greek
  [Oinomaos]
  king of Pisa 
  son of Ares by Sterope
  husband of Sterope, some say
  father of Hippodamia
  Warned by an oracle that he would be
  killed by his son-in-law, he challenged
  all suitors for his daughter’s hand to a
  chariot-race with Hippodamia riding
  with the suitor to distract him while
  Oenomaus chased them in his chariot
  drawn by Psylla and Harpinna, horses
  as fleet as the wind. The losing suitors
  were killed. In the race against Pelops,
  who had been given an even faster set of
  horses and chariot by Poseidon, his
  chariot was sabotaged by his charioteer
  Myrtilus, who had been bribed by
  Hippodamia, and Oenomaus was
  dragged to his death. 
  Oenone
  Greek
  [Oinone]
  a nymph of Mount Ida
  a prophetess
  daughter of Cebren
  mother of Corythus by Paris
  She married Paris before he became
  aware of his royal parentage but he
  abandoned her in favour of Helen.
  When Paris was wounded at the battle
  of Troy, his attendants took him to
  Oenone in the belief that she knew a
  magic drug which would save him. She
  took her revenge by letting him die
  but then, overcome by grief, hanged
  herself or threw herself on his funeral
  pyre and died with him.
  Oenopion
  Greek
  [Oinopion.‘wine-face’]
  king of Chios
  son of Dionysus and Ariadne
  husband of Helice
  father of Aero and Merope
  He promised the hand of Merope to
  Orion if he would rid his island of
  dangerous beasts but reneged on his
  promise. When Orion, in drink, raped
  Merope, Oenopion, with the help of
  some satyrs, blinded him.
  Oenotropoe
  Greek
  [Oinotropai]
  Elais, Oeno and Spermo, the 
  3 daughters of Anius and 
  Dorippa
  They were given the power by
  Dionysus to produce cork, oil and
  wine at will and their father supplied
  the Greek fleet being assembled for
  the assault on Troy and later during
  the siege of that city.
  It was said that they were captured
  by the Greeks and forced to give them
  the supplies they needed. They later
  escaped but were recaptured and
  Dionysus intervened to turn them
  into doves.
  Oeonus
  Greek
  son of Lycimnius and Perimede
  brother of Argius and Melas
  He was stoned to death by the sons of
  Hippocoön and his death was avenged
  by his cousin, Heracles.
  Oeorpata
  (see Amazons)
  oes sidhe
  (see aes sidhe)
  Oesc
  British
  a king of Kent
  Oestra
  (see Eastre)
  Oeth and Anoeth
  (see Castle of Oeth and Anoeth)
  Ofoe 
  African
  a servant of Oguwu
  The god of death sends Ofoe to collect
  those who he has decreed shall die.
  He is depicted as a head on two legs
  with long arms.
  Ofrir1
  Norse
  a name of Odin as a snake
  (see also Ofrir2)
  Ofrir2
  Norse
  a snake gnawing at the twigs of
  Yggdrasil       (see also Ofrir1.Svafnir)
  Ogbu-ghu
  African
  a hornbill
  In a story told by the Ibo, there was no
  land when Ogbu-ghu’s mother died
  and the bird could find nowhere to
  bury her body. He carried her body on
  his back and flew over the primordial
  waters seeking a burial site and finally
  spotted two people swimming in the
  ocean. They brought up land from the
  bottom and he was at last able to bury
  his mother properly.
  ogdoad
  a group of 8 divine beings: the
  heavens
  Ogdoad of Hermopolis
  (see Ogdoad of Khmun)
  Ogdoad of Khmun
  Egyptian
  [Ogdoad of Hermopolis]
  the 8 deities of the primitive waters
  These are listed as Amen and
  Amaunet, Huh and Hauhet, Kekui and
  Kekuit, Nun and Naunet. They
  created the hill which rose from the
  waters.
  They are depicted as baboons
  greeting the rising sun.
  Ogetsu-no-hime
  Japanese
  a food goddess
  She was killed by Susanowa and the
  staple crops of the Japanese diet grew
  from her body.
  Oghma
  (see Ogma)
  Oghuz
  [=Persian Azhi Dahak]
  an Aryan demon
  Ogier
  European
  [Holger (Danske).Ogier le Danois.
  Ogier the Dane.Otgarius]
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  son of Geoffroy, king of Denmark
  son of Doolin, some say
  husband of Belicene
  father of Baldwin
  At his baptism, six fairy queens
  endowed him with many qualities, one
  of the queens, Morgana, claiming him
  as her own. At the age of sixteen he
  was sent to Charlemagne’s court as
  pledge for his father’s continued
  allegiance. In some stories, he was sent
  to prison and later married the
  daughter of the prison governor.
  Other stories have him marrying an
  English princess who was given to him
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  as a reward for killing a giant Saracen.
  He went with the emperor’s army to
  repel the Saracens besieging Rome
  and, in his first battle, took over the
  oriflamme from the cowardly Alory
  and distinguished himself by his
  bravery. He saved Charlemagne’s life
  when the emperor’s horse was killed
  and two Saracens were about to kill
  him and Ogier was rewarded for this
  with a knighthood. His sword,
  Cortana, was provided by Morgana.
  One of the Saracens who had
  unhorsed the emperor was Carahue,
  king of Mauritania, and he challenged
  Ogier to single combat. Charlot, the
  emperor’s son, also accepted the
  challenge of Sadon, Carahue’s cousin.
  Charlot arrived with a troop of his
  followers and attacked the other three.
  Ogier and the two Saracens routed
  their attackers and became friends. He
  was held captive by Dannemont, a
  renegade Danish king fighting with
  the Saracens, until Carahue, in protest,
  surrendered himself to Charlemagne.
  Without their leader, the Saracens
  made peace with the emperor and
  Carahue and Ogier were exchanged.
  Ogier then took an army to
  Denmark and repelled the forces
  attacking that country but his father,
  the king, died almost at the moment of
  victory. Warned by a heavenly voice,
  Ogier refused his father’s crown and
  left it to his half-brother, Guyon. 
  When his young son Baldwin was
  killed by Charlot, Ogier was prevented
  from killing the emperor’s son only by
  a servant who intervened. Ogier
  dashed a cup from the servant’s hand
  and some of the wine splashed in the
  emperor’s face. He left the court in
  disgrace but was later captured by
  troops led by Turpin and handed over
  to Charlemagne who sentenced him to
  prison on a diet designed to starve him
  to death. The archbishop gave Ogier
  larger rations and kept him alive and in
  good health. His horse, Beiffror, was
  taken by the Abbot of St Faron.
  Ogier was released from prison only
  when the emperor needed him to
  accept the challenge thrown down by
  Bruhier, the Sultan of Arabia, who had
  invaded France. Ogier agreed to
  accept the challenge on the emperor’s
  behalf on condition that Charlemagne
  would hand over Charlot for the
  punishment due to him for killing
  Ogier’s son. Ogier allowed Charlot to
  live and renewed his allegiance to the
  emperor. He was reunited with his
  horse Beiffror and met Bruhier in the
  lists. Bruhier had a magic lotion that
  healed wounds and restored severed
  limbs as soon as it was applied. A
  sword-stroke from Bruhier killed
  Beiffror and one from Ogier cut off
  Bruhier’s arm. When the Arab
  dismounted to pick up the severed
  arm, Ogier was able to drive Bruhier
  away from his own horse so that he
  could not reach the flask of lotion.
  Ogier finally killed Bruhier and
  claimed his horse Marchevallée, using
  the lotion to heal his own wounds.
  Armies under Carahue and Guyon
  sent to release Ogier from prison
  found that they were no longer needed
  since Ogier had been released by the
  emperor, so they combined forces to
  support the French under Ogier in an
  attack on the Saracens in their own
  countries. Ogier took with him the
  young Walter, son of his half-brother
  Guyon, and after many years in the
  east, handed over his responsibilities
  to Walter and sailed for France. His
  ship was wrecked on a strange shore
  where two sea-monsters let him pass
  and the fire-breathing horse, Papillon,
  carried him to the palace of Morgana
  who had at last claimed him. He stayed
  in Avalon for a hundred (two hundred,
  some say) blissfully happy years, never
  aging. When he finally asked to be
  allowed to return to France, he and
  Papillon were carried over the sea on
  the backs of the two sea-monsters.
  Ogier rode Papillon to Paris where
  he recognised nothing and nobody.
  The king, Hugh Capet, told Ogier all
  that had happened while he had been
  away and Ogier helped him to rout a
  force of Saracens attacking Chartres.
  When the king died it was intended
  that Ogier should marry the queen and
  rule France but a golden crown
  appeared on Ogier’s head and he
  disappeared from sight. He had been
  reclaimed by Morgana who trans-
  ported him to Avalon where he still
  lives, together with King Arthur, both
  awaiting the call to return in the hour
  of need. Others say that he sleeps
  under the Kronenberg where his beard
  has grown to an enormous length.
  He was said to have carried a
  burning brand and would die when it
  was extinguished.
  In some accounts, he fathered a son,
  Marlyn, 
  on 
  Morgana. 
  Meurvin,
  similarly described, may be the same as
  Marlyn. 
  Others say that Ogier fathered
  Baldwin on Belicene, the daughter of
  the governor of the prison in which he
  was held as surety for his father’s
  allegiance to Charlemagne, while yet
  another story says that he rescued a
  lady, who turned out to be the daughter
  of the king of England, from the hands
  of the Saracens, and married her.
  Ogier le Danois1
  European
  a Continental story of Ogier and
  his exploits
  Ogier le Danois2
  (see Ogier)
  Ogier the Dane
  (see Ogier)
  Ogir
  (see Aegir)
  Ogiuwu
  (see Oguwu)
  Ogma
  Irish
  [Cermait.Grianaine(a)ch.Grianeces.
  Mac Elathon.Oghma:=British Ogmia:
  =Celtic Ogmius:=Welsh Gwydion]
  god of eloquence
  husband of Etain
  father of Mac Cecht, Mac Cool, Mac
  Greine and Turenn
  Some say that he was the son of the
  Dagda by Boann, others that his father
  was Ealadha and he was the brother of
  the Dagda and Lugh.
  He is said to have invented ogham
  and introduced writing. He made the
  magic sword Orna which was owned
  by Tethra and, in some accounts,
  captured it at the second battle of
  Moytura where he killed Inneach and,
  in some accounts, was himself killed.
  In other accounts, the sword was
  seized by Manannan at Moytura.
  Ogmia
  British
  the British version of Ogma
  Ogmios
  (see Ogmius)
  Ogmius
  Celtic
  [Ogmios:=Irish Ogma]
  a Celtic god of wisdom in Gaul
  He is described as a lion-skinned god
  and may be an aspect of Hercules.
  He is depicted as a smiling old man
  whose lips are connected by a very fine
  chain to a large group of followers.
  Ognyena Maria (see Oynyena Maria)
  Ogo
  African
  [‘jackal’.Yurugu]
  an evil god of the Dogon
  son of Amma
  brother of Yasigi
  He and Yasigi were hatched from one
  of the two yolks of the primordial egg
  created by Amma; the twins Nummo
  were born from the other.
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  In an attempt to overthrow his
  father, he stole his brother’s semen but
  one of the Nummo tore out Ogo’s
  tongue and bit the end off his penis.
  He was thereafter known as Yurugu.
  Ogof Lanciau Eryri
  British
  a cave in Wales in which, it is said
  King Arthur’s men lie asleep,
  awaiting his return
  Other sites suggested are Alderley
  Edge, Cadbury, Craig-y-Dinas, Mount
  Etna, Ogo’r Dinas, Richmond Castle
  and Sewingshields.
  Ogof Myrrdin
  (see Merlin’s Hill)
  Ogon
  Slav
  [Agoni.Ogoni:=Hindu Agni]
  fire personified
  Ogoni
  (see Ogon)
  Ogopogo
  North American
  [Nartaka]
  a water-monster in British Columbia
  Ogo’r Dinas
  British
  a cave, in Wales, in which it said 
  King Arthur himself lies sleeping,
  awaiting a call in Britain’s hour 
  of need
  Other sites suggested are Alderley
  Edge, Cadbury, Craig-y-Dinas, Mount
  Etna, Ogof Lanciau Eyryri, Richmond
  Castle and Sewingshields.
  Ogoun
  West Indian
  [Gourg(o)une.Gug(o)une:=African Ogun]
  the warrior-god of Haiti
  one of 3 husbands of Erzulie
  He is a trickster-god who sometimes
  appears as a fire-eater.
  Ogoun Balanjo (see Ogoun Tonnère)
  Ogoun Ferraille(see Ogoun Tonnère)
  Ogoun Tonnère
  West Indian
  [Agomme Tonnère.Ogoun Balanjo.
  Ogoun Ferraille]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from
  the Yoruba god, Ogun
  This spirit may be depicted as St
  George.
  ogre1
  a man-eating monster, usually
  quite stupid
  The ogre takes many different forms.
  In the Baltic regions it is a seven-
  headed serpent, in Greece a dragon
  and in Norway a troll.
  Ogre2
  (see Tsenagahi)
  ogress
  a female ogre
  Ogrin
  British
  a hermit
  He befriended Tristram and Isolde and
  drafted the letter to Mark in which
  Tristram offered to restore Isolde to
  her husband.
  Ogu
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived 
  from St James the Great
  Oguges
  (see Ogyges)
  Ogugia
  (see Ogygia)
  Ogun
  African
  [=Dahomey Gu:=West Indian Ogoun]
  a Yoruba war-god and god of
  agriculture and iron
  son of Aganju or Oduduwa and Yemoja 
  By turning himself into a machete, he
  cleared the forests to make room for
  the gods to come down to earth.
  Oguwu
  African
  [Ogiuwu]
  an Edo god of death
  He is the ruler of the underworld and
  owns the blood of all things. He
  decrees who shall die and sends his
  servant Ofoe to fetch them.
  Ogyges
  Greek
  [Oguges.Ogygos.Ogygus]
  king of Thebes
  father of Eleusis
  In one version of the story of the flood,
  he appears in place of Deucalion.
  In other versions, the flood that
  occurred 
  during 
  the 
  reign 
  of
  Ogyges occurred two centuries before
  Deucalion’s flood.
  Ogygia
  Greek
  [Ogugia]
  the island of Calypso where Odysseus
  was held for some years
  Ogygos
  (see Ogyges)
  Ogygus
  (see Ogyges)
  Ogyr Vran                        (see Bran1
  Leodegrance.Ogyrvan)
  Ogyrvan
  Welsh
  [Ogyr Vran.Ogy(r)ven]
  a magic cauldron, in some accounts
  Some say that this was the name of
  Ceridwen’s father who gave her a
  magic cauldron. Others say that this
  name was given to Leodegrance,
  father of Guinevere.     (see also Amen)
  Ogyrven
  (see Ogyrvan)
  Ogyrvren
  (see Ogryvran)
  Oh-maga-tsumi
  Japanese
  a demon, chief of the maga-tsumi
  Oharai
  Japanese
  a purification ceremony held
  in December
  Ohare Akore
  East Indian
  in Papuan lore, the fourth person to
  be created
  This person, born from a turtle’s egg,
  later turned into the black coconut palm.
  Ohdows
  North American
  [Ohodowas]
  one of the 3 tribes of Yogah
  In the lore of the Iroquois, these dwarf
  beings are responsible for preventing
  the monsters of the underworld from
  escaping into the upper world.
  Ohe
  African
  a supreme god of the Egede in Nigeria
  Ohgiwe
  North American
  an Iroquois festival of the dead
  It is believed that the spirits of the
  dead, although unseen, continue to be
  present among the living and are
  present also at this festival staged in
  their honour.
  Ohnivak
  Slav
  [=Arab phoenix]
  a fabulous fire-bird
  Oho-ga-tsu
  Japanese
  a food-goddess
  Oho-hiru-me-no-muchi
  (see Amaterasu)
  Oho-iwa Dai-myo-jin
  Japanese
  a god of rocks
  guardian of women at childbirth
  Oho-kuni-nushi1
  (see Okuni-nushi)
  Oho-kuni-nushi2
  Japanese
  a deity who rides through the streets
  on a bronze horse at the Festival
  of Minige
  Oho-tata-ne-ko
  Japanese
  son of Iku-tama-yore-hime
  His father was a youth who nightly
  visited his mother before leaving
  through the keyhole.
  Oho-to-no-be
  Japanese
  a primaeval deity
  sister of Oho-to-no-ji
  Oho-to-no-ji
  Japanese
  a primaeval deity
  brother of Oho-to-no-be
  Oho-usu
  Japanese
  [Great Foot Pestle]
  son of Keiko
  twin brother of O-usu-no-Mikito
  His father sent him to escort two
  beautiful maidens to his court to
  become wives of the emperor. Instead,
  Oho-uso married the girls, Ye-hime
  and Oto-hime, and sent two others to
  his father’s court. Keiko refused to
  accept them and they died of grief.
  Oho-wata-tsu-mi
  Japanese
  a god of the waters
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  Oho-yama-tsu-mi
  Japanese
  a mountain-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  father of Iha-naga, Sengen and Uzume
  Ohobarai
  Japanese
  [=Hebrew Taschlikh]
  a rite of expiation in which figures or
  clothes are ceremonially drowned
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  Ohodowas
  (see Ohdows)
  Ohoroxtotil
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god
  He is said to have killed off the jaguars
  so that man could safely inhabit the
  earth.
  Ohoyo-osh Chishba
  North American
  a Chibcha corn-goddess
  Ohrmazd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Ohrmuzd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Oi1
  African
  an East African god of sickness
  Oi2
  South American
  a mythical race of tall people
  in Brazil
  Oi-E
  (see Kane-Oi-E)
  Oicles
  Greek
  [Oecles]
  an Arcadian seer
  father of Amphiaraus 
  by Clytemnestra
  He sailed with Heracles when he
  sacked Troy and was killed by the
  Trojans when he was left to guard the
  beached ships.
  Oidead Clainne Lir
  Irish
  [The Tragedy of the Children of Lir]
  the story of Fionula and the
  3 brothers        (see Children of Lir)
  Oidipous
  (see Oedipus)
  Oigros 
  (see Oeagrus)
  oiik
  African
  ancestral spirits of the Nandi people:
  demons causing sickness
  Oileus
  Greek
  a king of Locris
  son of Hodoedocus and Agrianome
  father of Ajax the Less
  father of Medon by Rhene
  He was one of the Argonauts.
  Oilill
  (see Ailill Olom)
  Oillet
  a demon of riches
  Oillipheist
  Irish
  [Ollphiast]
  a fabulous monster
  It is said that, in crossing towards the
  west, he gouged out the channel of the
  river Shannon.
  Oilmelc
  (see Imbolc)
  Oilmelg
  (see Imbolc)
  Oimelc
  (see Imbolc)
  Oimelg
  (see Imbolc)
  Oin 
  (see Ain)
  Oineus
  (see Oeneus)
  Oinn
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Oinomaos
  (see Oenomaus)
  Oinone 
  (see Oenone)
  Oinopion 
  (see Oenopion)
  Oinotropai
  (see Oenotropoe)
  Oirbsen
  Irish
  [Oirbsiu]
  an early name for Manannan
  Oirbsiu
  (see Oirbsen)
  Oisene
  (see Oisin)
  Oisin
  Irish
  [Little Fawn.Oisene:=Manx Oshin:
  =Scottish Os(s)ian]
  king of the Land of Youth
  son of Finn mac Cool by Saba
  husband of Niam
  father of Oscar by Eibhir
  father of Plur na mBan by Niam
  A deer run down by Finn’s dogs turned
  out to be a beautiful maiden, Saba,
  who had been turned into a deer by a
  druid whose love she had rejected. She
  married Finn but when he was called
  away to fight the Norsemen the druid
  turned up again and changed her back
  into a deer. Her baby by Finn would, it
  was said, have been a deer if she had
  licked him in the manner of a deer –
  instead he became the boy Oisin who
  was later found by Finn and reared by
  him to be a great warrior and poet.
  He was one of the party of nine, led
  by Goll mac Morna, which recovered
  Finn’s hounds, Bran and Sceolan,
  when they were stolen by Arthur.
  A beautiful girl, Niam, daughter of
  Manannan, arrived on a white horse.
  In some accounts, she had been given
  the head of a pig by some druidic
  magic. The spell was broken when
  Oisin married her and they lived happily
  on an island in the Land of Youth for
  some years until Oisin wanted to return
  to his native land. Niam lent him her
  white horse for the journey and warned
  him never to touch the ground of
  Ireland. When his foot slipped and
  touched the soil, his eternal youth
  vanished revealing a blind, centuries-old
  man. He had been away about 300 years
  (1,000, some say).
  Some say that he lived on to pass
  much ancient lore to St Patrick,
  though others say that this was done
  by Cailte. It is said that Patrick tried to
  convert Oisin to the Christian faith
  but he turned down the chance of
  heaven if he could not take his dogs
  and his friends.
  Oisin in the Land of Youth
  Irish
  a 15th C book telling the story of
  Oisin’s visit to the Otherworld
  Oizys
  Greek
  a deity, pain personified
  son of Erebus and Nyx or of Nyx alone
  Oja
  (see Oya1)
  ojiji
  African
  in the lore of the Yoruba, a spirit
  Each person is said to have three
  spirits; the ojiji follows the owner like
  a shadow.
  Ojikara Daikoku
  Japanese
  a form of Daikoku depicted with a
  sword and vajra
  Ojin
  Japanese
  son of O-Uso-No-Mikoto and Jingo
  deified as Hachiman
  father of Nintoku
  When he grew up, the Dragon King
  or his son Isora gave Ojin the Tide
  Jewels which his mother had used to
  conquer Korea.
  Oka
  South American
  a jaguar-spirit of the Bakairi Indians
  father of Kame and Keri
  Okanagan
  North American
  a lake in British Columbia
  This lake is said to be the home of the
  water-monster, Naitaka.
  Oke
  North American
  a personal protective deity
  Oke Hede
  Norse
  in the lore of the Mandan, one of the
  first pair of twins
  Okeanides
  (see Oceanids)
  Okeaninai 
  (see Oceanids)
  Okeanos
  (see Oceanus)
  Okelim
  (see Aquqim)
  Okesa
  Japanese
  a geisha girl
  Originally a cat, she became human to
  help the old couple who had been kind
  to her.
  Okeus
  North American
  the devil, in the lore of the tribes of
  Virginia
  Oki
  North American
  [Kiousa]
  a sun-god of the Hurons: a force of
  nature
  Oki-Tsu-Hiko
  Japanese
  [Kudo-no-kami]
  a Shinto kitchen-god
  son of O-Toshi
  consort of Oki-Tsu-Hime
  Oki-Tsu-Hime
  Japanese
  [Kobe-no-kami]
  a Shinto kitchen-goddess
  daughter of O-Toshi
  consort of Oki-Tsu-Hiko
  Okikurumi
  Japanese
  [Ainu-rak-kux]
  a sun-god
  father of Pon Okikurumi by 
  Chikisani
  Okin Trigri
  Mongolian
  sister of Begze Sunen
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  Okinai
  North American
  a young Blackfoot
  brother of Bearskin-woman and Sinopa
  His eldest sister, Bearskin-woman,
  married a grizzly bear and, when her
  people killed her husband, she turned
  herself into a bear and killed them all
  except Okinai, his young sister Sinopa
  and their six brothers who were away
  from the lodge at that time. When
  they returned, she tried to kill them
  also but they escaped with Okinai and
  Sinopa when the eldest shot arrows
  into the sky, each one of which carried
  one member of the party up to the
  heavens where they became the Great
  Bear constellation.
  okkis
  North American
  amulets said to ward off misfortune
  Oklatabashih
  North American
  in the lore of the Choctaws, the only
  man to survive the flood
  Oknos
  (see Ocnus)
  Oko
  African
  a Yoruba god of agriculture
  son of Aganju and Yemoja
  Okolner 
  (see Okolnur)
  Okolnur
  Norse
  [Okolner]
  the region without frosts in which the
  heavenly hall, Brimer, was situated
  okoze
  Japanese
  an amulet in the form of a fish, worn
  to bring good luck
  okpomfo
  African
  a priest in the Gold Coast
  (see also komfo)
  Okonorote
  South American
  a hunter-hero of the Arawak 
  Indians
  He dug a hole through the floor of
  heaven and climbed down a huge tree
  (or a rope) to earth to retrieve an arrow
  he had dropped. He then showed other
  humans the way but, when some of
  them mated with serpents, the god
  Kononatoo caused a fat woman to
  become wedged in the hole in the sky
  so 
  preventing 
  them 
  from 
  ever
  returning to their original home.
  Okova
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian hero
  His wife was seized from their fishing-
  boat by the monstrous man-eating
  bird, Ngani-Vatu. Helped by his
  brother-in-law, Rokoua, Okova killed
  the bird and took some of its smaller
  feathers to use as sails.
  okra
  African
  [=South American ‘kra]
  the soul, in the lore of the Ashanti
  Oku-Thor
  (see Aku-Thor)
  Okulam
  North American
  a voracious giant in the lore of the
  Chinook
  He killed four of five brothers and was
  pursuing the last when they came to a
  river where Thunderer was fishing.
  The fisherman threw the youth across
  the river to safety and invited the giant
  to cross the water by walking over his
  prostrate body. He then tipped the
  giant into the river where he drowned.
  okuli
  South American
  [=Panamanian neles]
  a shaman in Nicaragua  (see also sukya)
  Okuni-Nushi
  Japanese
  [Daikokusana.Okuninushi.Onamuchi.
  Onamuji.Yachihoko]
  a king of Idzumo
  a Shinto god of thunder, magic and
  medicine
  son of Susanowa
  husband of Suseri-hime and 
  Ya-gami-hime
  father of Kimata-no-kami
  father of Koto-shiro-nushi, some say
  He built the world, except the heavens,
  with the help of Sukuna-biko. Some
  say that he had eighty brothers, others
  that he married Ya-game-hime and
  many other maidens and their children
  populated the earth.
  In some accounts, his brothers
  treated him as a servant and, on two
  occasions, killed him, once by rolling a
  piece of red-hot metal down a hill,
  burning him to death, and once by
  felling a tree which crushed him. In
  each case, he was restored to life by
  Musubi or, some say, by his mother.
  When he asked for the hand of
  Susanowa’s daughter, Suseri-hime,
  Susanowa tested his valour by putting
  him in a room full of snakes and, on
  another night, a room full of insects.
  From both he was saved by a scarf
  given to him by Suseri. In a final test,
  a grass-fire, he was saved by a mouse
  who sheltered him below ground or by
  a hare that he had earlier helped. In 
  some stories, Susanowa gave his
  consent to the marriage but he was not
  to be trusted so the couple eloped after
  tying her father to a beam with his hair.
  He was forced to give up his earthly
  throne when Amaterasu sent Ninigi to
  take over.
  In some accounts, he is equated
  with, or merged with, Daikoku and is
  regarded as the guardian of the
  royal family. 
  (see Daikoku(sana))
  Okuninushi
  (see Okuni-Nushi)
  Okwa
  African
  son of Omara and Diang
  husband of Nyakaya
  father of Nyikang
  Okypete
  (see Ocypete)
  Ol1
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Olwyd
  He was regarded as the best tracker in
  the country and was one of the party
  that accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Ol2
  an angel, ruler of the sign Leo the lion
  Ol-orun
  (see Olorun)
  Ola Bibi
  Hindu
  [Olabibi]
  a plague-goddess
  Olabibi
  (see Ola Bibi)
  Olaf1
  Norse
  a knight who was killed on his way to
  his wedding
  The fairies lured him into one of their
  rings, whereupon he died. His bride
  and his mother both collapsed and
  died at the sight of his dead body.
  Olaf2
  Norse
  a king of Norway
  He converted the Norsemen to the
  ways of Christianity.
  Olave 
  Norse
  son of Fridlevus
  When Fridlevus asked the Norns to
  foretell his son’s future, two said he
  would be handsome and generous, the
  other said he would be parsimonious.
  Olc Acha
  Irish
  father of Achtan
  grandfather of Cormac mac Airt
  Old Age
  North American
  one of the 4 anaye left alive after the
  storm sent by Estanetlehi
  Old Bel
  (see Enlil)
  Old Bendy
  (see Satan)
  Old Black God
  (see L)
  Old Bones The Immortal
  (see Koshchay Bessmertny)
  Old Brass Mirror
  (see Ku-t’ung Ching)
  Old Clootie 
  (see Clootie)
  Old Driver 
  (see Satan)
  Old Gentleman 
  (see Satan)
  Old Gloomy Woman
  (see Caillagh ny Groamagh)
  Old God
  (see Xiuhtecuhtli)
  Old Gooseberry 
  (see Satan)
  Old Hangie 
  (see Satan)
  Old Harry
  (see Satan)
  Old Hornie
  (see Satan)
  Old Huang
  (see Huang Shih)
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  (see Coel)
  Old Man1
  North American
  [Old One]
  a creator-spirit of many tribes
  The Aleuts say that he made humans
  by throwing stones over his shoulder.
  In the lore of the Blackfoot and
  Modoc, he was a culture-hero as well
  as a creator.
  The Blood Indians say that he
  originally made men and women
  separately and placed them far away
  from each other but soon realised that
  he had made a mistake and brought
  them together so that they could
  mate.
  Other tribes say that Old Man used
  balls of mud to make humans.
  Old Man2
  North American
  [Old Man Coyote]
  a name used in speech to refer 
  to Coyote
  Old Man Above
  (see Chareya.Gudratrigakwitl)
  Old Man Acorn
  North American
  a spirit of the Wintun 
  This spirit is said to have fertilised the
  earth after it had been recreated by
  Olelbis.
  Old Man Coyote
  (see Old Man2)
  Old Man of Crete 
  Greek
  a state made of various metals
  It is said that this statue produced tears
  which descended to the underworld
  and there produced the rivers of
  that realm.
  Old Man of the Sea1
  Arab
  an evil jinnee in The Arabian Nights
  This being took the form of an old
  man and refused to get down off the
  back of Sinbad the Sailor after he had
  carried him over a stream. Sinbad got
  him drunk and then killed him.
  Old Man of the Sea2             (see Nereus
  Phorcos.Proteus)
  Old Man of the South Pole
  (see Shou Shen)
  Old Master
  (see Lao-tzu)
  Old Ned 
  (see Satan)
  Old Nick
  (see Satan)
  Old One
  (see Old Man1.Satan)
  Old Philosopher, The
  Chinese
  a name of Lao-tzu
  Old Plain, The
  (see Senmag)
  Old Poker 
  (see Satan)
  Old Princess
  (see Ilamatecuhtli)
  Old Scratch
  (see Satan)
  Old Serpent
  (see Satan)
  Old Spider
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-goddess
  mother of Young Spider
  Old Table, The
  British
  the name of the Round Table when it
  was owned by Uther
  Old Tortoise Man
  (see Kashyapa)
  Old Treasure 
  (see Math)
  Old White One
  (see Hen Wen)
  Old White Sow
  (see Ceridwen)
  Old Woman1
  East Indian
  in New Guinea, a deity who kept the
  moon in a jar
  It is said that some mischievous boys
  opened the jar and released the moon.
  The dark markings now seen on the
  moon are those caused by the boys’
  fingers as they tried to grab the moon
  as it escaped.
  Old Woman2
  North American
  an ancestor-deity of many tribes
  the female counterpart of Old Man
  Old Woman3
  (see Cailleach Beara.
  Eagentci.Komokyatsiky.Kunapipi)
  Old Woman Bat
  (see Bat)
  Old Woman of Beara
  (see Cailleach Beara)
  Old Woman of Dingle
  Irish
  a name for Cailleach Bheur in Kerry
  Old Woman of the Three Roads
  (see Sodzu-Baba)
  Old Woman of the West 
  (see Cathena)
  Olelbis
  North American
  a creator-god of the Wintun 
  people
  The first world was destroyed by a 
  fire started by Buckeye Bush and 
  his companions, a fire which was
  extinguished when Mem Loomis
  caused the flood. Olelbis set about re-
  creating the world which was then
  fertilised by Old Man Acorn.
  Olelbis wished to give the people he
  had created the gift of immortality so
  he sent his brothers to construct a
  ladder between earth and his heaven,
  Olelpanti. The foolish brothers were
  persuaded by Sedit to desist and they
  demolished what they had already
  built. As a result, men are mortal.
  Olelpanti
  North American
  in the lore of the Wintun, the home 
  of Olelbis: heaven
  Olenias
  Greek
  son of Oeneus and Periboea
  brother of Tydeus
  Olenos
  (see Olenus)
  Olenus
  Greek
  [Olenos]
  son of Hephaestus
  husband of Lethaea
  Both he and his wife were turned to
  stone by the gods.
  Oleywey
  European
  the ewe in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Bellin
  Olif
  (see Alif)
  Olifat
  (see Olofat)
  Olila
  (see Buadza)
  Olin-Tonatiuh
  (see Ometecuhtli)
  Oliphant
  (see Olivant)
  Olivant
  European
  [Oliphant]
  the ivory horn of Roland
  Some say that this horn originally
  belonged to Alexander the Great.
  In some accounts, Roland acquired
  this horn, and the sword Durindana,
  when he defeated the giant Jutmundus.
  Others say he won them when he killed
  Almontes. The horn, which could be
  heard for twenty miles, was blown
  finally to great effect at Roncesvalles.
  Olivas
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  olive
  Greek
  the tree of Athene
  Oliver
  European
  [Olivier]
  one of the paladins, Roland’s 
  comrade-in-arms
  son of Regnier
  brother of Aude
  father of Aquilant and Griffon
  When Charlemagne fell into dispute
  with Montglave, Oliver fought Roland
  in single combat to settle the matter.
  After five days, neither had gained the
  upper hand so they declared an
  honourable draw when they finally
  recognised each other.
  While searching for the mad
  Roland 
  he 
  was 
  challenged 
  by
  Rodomont at the bridge leading to 
  a chapel and was taken prisoner. He
  was released when the warrior-maid
  Bradamante defeated Rodomont.
  He joined the Abyssinian forces
  under Astolpho at the siege of Biserta
  and was chosen with Roland and
  Florismart to do battle with Agramant,
  Sobrino and Grassado to settle the war
  between them. Only Oliver, Sobrino
  and Roland survived the encounter in
  which both Oliver and Sobrino were
  badly wounded.
  He was healed by the hermit who
  had converted Rogero to the Christian
  faith and, after the end of the war,
  went with Roland to collect the tribute
  exacted by Charlemagne from the
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  of Roncesvalles which resulted, he
  killed Malprimo but was himself
  wounded. He was later stabbed in the
  back and died of his wounds.
  In another story, Oliver was
  captured by Balan, the Saracen ruler 
  of Spain whose son, Fierabras, he 
  had defeated in single combat and
  converted to the Christian faith. He
  was later rescued by Charlemagne’s
  men and Balan was killed when he
  refused to convert.
  Olivier1
  a demon of cruelty, one of the
  fallen archangels
  Olivier2
  (see Oliver)
  ollamh
  (see ollav)
  Ollamh Fodhla
  (see Ollav Fola)
  Ollathair
  Irish
  Dagda as ‘the father’
  ollav
  Irish
  [ollamh.ollave]
  the title given to the highest-
  ranking druids
  Ollav Fola
  Irish
  [Ollamh Fodhla]
  a Milesian king of Ireland
  He drew up a legal code and divided
  the kingdom into provinces.
  In some accounts, he was equated
  with Dallan Forgaill or Eochaid
  Eigeas and his brother was Araidhe.
  ollave
  (see ollav)
  Ollamain
  Irish
  [Ollamhan.Olloman]
  father of Ai
  The king ordered the death of Ai but
  Ollamain managed to save him so that
  he lived to fulfil the druidic prophecy
  that he would become a famous poet.
  Ollamhan
  (see Ollamain)
  Ollanta
  South American
  lover of Curi-Coyllur
  father of Yma Sumac
  Ollanta, a chieftain, fell in love with
  Curi-Coyllur, the daughter of the Inca
  Pachucutic but they were not allowed
  to marry. The young couple defied the
  ban and Ollanta incited a rebellion,
  leading the peasants to victory over the
  king’s forces led by Rumi-naui. Curi-
  Coyllur had a daughter by Ollanta and
  both she and the child, Yma Sumac,
  were incarcerated in a convent. When
  Pachucutic died, his son, Yupanqui,
  took the throne and Ollanta led a
  further rebellion but this time, as a
  result of cunning on the part of Rumi-
  naui, he is taken prisoner. Fortunately,
  the new ruler is more compassionate
  and pardons Ollanta, frees Curi-
  Coyllur and her daughter and blesses
  their union.
  Olle
  North American
  a hero of the Tuleyone Indians
  When the evil being Sahte set the
  world on fire, Olle extinguished the
  flames with a flood. In some versions,
  Olle is a benevolent aspect of Coyote.
  Oller
  (see Uller)
  Ollerus 
  (see Uller)
  Ollin1
  Central American
  the fifth sun of the Aztecs, engendered
  by Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca
  after the fourth universe was 
  shattered
  Ollin2
  Central American
  the seventeenth of the 20 days of the
  Aztec month
  Symbolising movement and the east,
  the day was governed by Xolotl.
  Olloman
  (see Ollamain)
  Ollphiast
  (see Oillipheist)
  Olmai
  Baltic
  [Olmay]
  a word for god among the Lapps
  Olmay 
  (see Olmai)
  Olo Keu
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Olo-i-Namo
  He and his brother rescued an owl
  about to be killed by a snake and the
  bird, which was lord of the forest,
  allowed them to cut down the trees
  they needed to make a boat.
  Olo-sipa
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Carolines
  twin of Olo-sopa
  With Olo-sopa he built the huge
  fortified stone enclosures.
  Olo-sopa
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Carolines
  twin of Olo-sipa
  With Olo-sipa he built the huge
  fortified stone enclosures.
  Olodumare
  African
  [Alaaye.Eledaa.Elemii.Olojo Oni.Olorun]
  a creator-god of the Yoruba
  a name of Olorun as ‘almighty’
  He created Obatala as his deputy and
  created the earth by scattering dirt
  from a snail shell which was scratched
  over by a hen and a pigeon to make dry
  land. In some accounts, the scattering
  was done by Obatala on the orders of
  Olodumare.
  (see also Olorun)
  Olof
  Norse
  daughter of Thorir
  wife of Throrgrim
  mother of Trausti and Viglund
  She was the daughter of a noble but
  married the illegitimate son of a
  farmer after eloping with him.
  Olofad
  (see Olofat)
  Olofat
  Pacific Islands
  [Iolofath.Olifat.Olofad.Olofath.
  Yelafath.Yelafaz]
  a trickster-god, fire-god and god of
  death in the Carolines
  son of Lugeilan and Thilpelap
  He was a semi-divine being who
  ascended to heaven on a column of
  smoke and demanded recognition as a
  god. A long battle ensued, during
  which Olofat was killed but his father
  resurrected him and persuaded the
  other gods to accept him as the god of
  fire. He later brought fire down from
  heaven for the use of mankind.
  He is said to have been involved in
  numerous escapades such as stealing
  food which he replaced by husks,
  pretending to be an old man with
  ringworm, seducing the wives of
  relatives, and so on. He so angered his
  relatives that they once put him in a
  post-hole and rammed the post in on
  top of him but he escaped, just as he
  did when they threw him into a fish-
  trap or tried to burn him.
  Some say that he gave the shark its
  fearsome teeth.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Olofat 
  is
  Lugeilan’s brother (or half-brother)
  and their father is Anula. Other
  versions say that Olofat’s brother was
  Samonekoaner and he also had a sister,
  Rat.
  Olofath
  (see Olofat)
  Olofin-Orun
  African
  a name of Olorun as ‘lord of heaven’
  Olokun
  African
  a Yoruba sea-god and god of wealth
  the river Olokun personified
  son of Osanobua
  brother of Olorun
  Some regard this deity as male, others
  as female.
  Olojo Oni
  African
  a name of Oldumare or Olorun as ‘he
  who owns the day’
  oloroten 
  (see upir)
  Olorun
  African
  [Alaaye.Eledaa.Elemii.Ol-orun.
  Olodumare.Olofin-Orun.Olojo Oni.
  Orishanla.‘owner’]
  the creator-god and sky-god of
  the Yoruba
  father of Obatala and Oduduwa
  brother of Olokun
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Olodumare, in others he is regarded as
  the chief god, or a name of Olodumare
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  as ‘he who owns the heavens’.
  He filled a shell with dirt which was
  then scattered by a hen and a pigeon,
  so creating the earth. Having then
  provided some trees, he made the first
  sixteen human beings.
  In other accounts, all this was done
  by Obatala or Orishanla.
  (see also Olodumare)
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  (1864-1917)
  a writer, author of many books on
  Norse mythology
  He formulated a set of ‘epic laws’
  which govern the style and content of
  myths and legends.
  Olrun
  Norse
  a swan-maiden
  With her sisters Alvit and Svanhvit
  she flew to earth to bathe. They left
  their wings on the shore where they
  were seized by the brothers Egil,
  Slagfinn and Volund who kept the
  maidens as their wives for nine years
  before they recovered their wings
  and flew away.
  Olufa
  (see Obatala)
  Olus Vibenna
  (see Aulus Vibenna)
  Olwen
  British
  [May Queen.Niwalen.White Goddess.
  White Track]
  daughter of Ysbaddaden
  wife of Culhwch
  It was said that four white flowers
  sprang up wherever her feet touched
  the ground.
  It had been prophesied that her
  father, the chief giant, would die when
  Olwen married so he did all he could
  to prevent her from marrying and
  many lost their lives in the attempt to
  win her hand. He set Culhwch a series
  of near-impossible tasks which he
  managed to complete and claimed
  Olwen for his wife. Her father was
  killed as had been prophesied.
  Other stories say that she was the
  wife of Einion whom she married in
  the Otherworld and bore him a 
  son, Taliesin.
  In some accounts she is identified
  with Blodeuedd.
  Olwyd
  Welsh
  father of Ol
  Olympeium
  Greek
  a temple of Zeus at Athens
  Olympia
  Greek
  a sacred valley in Elis
  This valley is said to be the home of
  Zeus and is the site of temples of Hera
  and Zeus.
  Olympian
  one of the greater gods: one of the
  gods living on Mount Olympus: one
  with god-like qualities
  The Greek Olympians were Aphrodite,
  Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Hades
  (Pluto), Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes,
  Hestia, Poseidon and Zeus. Other lists
  have Demeter in place of Hades; some
  substitute Dionysus for Hestia; some
  regard Zeus as their ruler though not
  himself an Olympian. Others include
  Asclepius, Dionysus and Heracles.
  The Roman Olympians were Apollo,
  Diana, Juno, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury,
  Minerva, Neptune, Pluto (Dis), Venus,
  Vesta, Vulcan (Mulciber).
  Olympias1
  Greek
  a wind from the north-west quarter
  Olympias2
  Greek
  mother of Alexander the Great by
  Nectanebus, some say
  Olympic games
  Greek
  a sacred festival
  This took the form of four-yearly
  games for men in honour of Zeus.
  Olympic Spirits
  a group of 7 angels, rulers of
  the planets
  These beings are listed as Aratron
  (Saturn), Bethor (Jupiter), Haggit
  (Venus), Och (Sun), Ophiel (Mercury),
  Phaleg (Mars) and Phul (Moon).
  Olympios 
  (see Zeus)
  Olympus
  (see Mount Olympus)
  Olyroun
  British
  a fairy king
  father of Trianor
  Om1
  Hindu
  [aum.omm]
  a sacred syllable: a mantra for
  meditation: a magic drum 
  (see also pranava.udgita)
  Om2
  Hindu
  [omm]
  the name of a Brahmin deity
  Om mani padme hum
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan mantra meaning ‘Om, the
  jewel is in the lotus. Amen’
  It is said that each syllable prevents the
  rebirth of the soul in some other form
  – Om, among the gods; ma, among the
  Titans; ni, as a human being; pad, as an
  animal; me, in a frustrating situation
  like Tartarus; hum, in the underworld.
  Oma
  (see Fauna)
  Omacatl
  Central American
  [Acatl.Two Reeds]
  an Aztec god of merrymaking, an
  aspect of Tezcatlipoca as ‘ruler of
  feasts’
  This deity is depicted as painted in
  black and white, squatting and wearing
  a paper crown and a cloak fringed
  with flowers.
  Omadios
  Greek
  a name of Dionysus as ‘the one who
  eats raw flesh’
  O’Malley, Grace
  (see Granuaile)
  Omam
  South American
  a creator god of the Yanomani
  He caught a woman on his line when
  fishing and mated with her to produce
  the ancestors of the tribe.
  omamori
  Japanese
  an amulet said to give divine protection
  omang
  East Indian
  in Sumatra, gnomes with feet pointing
  to the rear
  Omara
  African
  the first man in the lore of the Shilluk
  people of the Sudan
  consort of Diang
  Omartes 
  (see Homartes)
  ombrophone
  Greek
  a prophet of rain
  Ombos
  (see Set)
  Ombrios
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as god of rain
  Ome Tochtli
  Central American
  [Ometochtli.Tochtli.Two Rabbit]
  an Aztec fertility-god and god
  of intoxication
  one of the Centzontotochtin
  He was killed by Tezcatlipoca.
  O’meal
  North American
  a spirit of the Indians of British
  Columbia
  Omecihuatl
  Central American
  [Cit(l)alicue.Citlalinicue.
  Cittalinicue.Lady of Our Flesh.
  Lady of Quality.Two Lady]
  an Aztec creator-goddess
  consort of Ometecuhtli
  She is regarded as the female name of
  Ometeotl from whom the obsidian
  knife was born.
  In some accounts she is identified
  with Tonacacihuatl.
  Omei
  (see Mount Emei)
  omen
  an indication or warning of
  future events
  The idea that certain things can give
  warning of future events occurs in
  many cultures and includes such things
  as breaking a mirror, buzzing in the
  ears, comets, creaking floorboards,
  eclipses, having a bat enter the house,
  itching palms, magpies, meteors,
  sneezing, the cry of a banshee and
  tripping on the threshold.
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  Ometechtli
  (see Ometecuhtli)
  Ometecuhtli
  Central American
  [Citallatonac.Citlalatonac.Cit(l)altonac.
  Lord of Duality.Lord of Our Flesh.
  Olin-Tonatiuh.Ometechtli.Two Lord]
  a supreme god of the Aztecs, the first
  principle
  consort or male manifestation of
  Omecihuatl
  This deity embodied all the opposites,
  male and female, light and dark, etc.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Tonacatecuhtli.
  (see also Tonacatecuhtli)
  Ometeotl
  Central American
  [Lord of All Existence.Lord of the
  Ring.Tloque Nahuaque.Two-god]
  a primordial Aztec deity
  In some accounts a god, in others a
  goddess, an androgynous ruler of
  Omeyocan, the highest heaven. A
  combination 
  of 
  Omecihuatl 
  and
  Ometecuhtli, she is said to have
  generated a stone knife from which
  sprang 1,600 heroes, Huitzilopochtli,
  Quetzalcoatl, 
  Tezcat-lipoca 
  and
  Xipetotec. In some aspects she was
  Coatlicue.
  (see also Tonacachihuatl)
  Ometochtli
  (see Ome Tochtli)
  Omeyocan
  Central American
  the highest heaven of the Aztecs, ruled
  by Ometeotl
  Omi1
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘the noisy one’
  Omi2
  (see Mount Emei)
  Omichle
  Phoenician
  [Omicle]
  the primaeval darkness
  This principle merged with Pothos to
  produce the physical force (Aura) and
  spiritual force (Aer) of the universe.
  Omicle
  (see Omichle)
  Omikami
  (see Amaterasu)
  omikuju 
  (see mikuju)
  Omisachi
  (see Fire Flash)
  Omit’o-fo 
  (see A-mi-t’o-fo)
  Omitofo 
  (see A-mi-t’o-fo)
  Omitsu-nu 
  (see Omitsunu)
  Omitsunu
  Japanese
  [Omitsu-nu]
  a Shinto deity
  a king of Idzumo
  grandson of Susanowa
  He is said to have towed neighbouring
  islands and pieces of Korea on a rope
  (so-no-hagaham) to add to his kingdom.
  Omiya
  Japanese
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  Omm
  (see Om)
  Ommatesvara
  Jain
  son of Gommatesvara
  Omoa
  (see Manoa)
  Omodaru
  Japanese
  [‘perfect face’]
  a Shinto god
  consort of Ayakasikone
  These two deities were produced from
  one of the branches of the primordial
  god Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Omohi-kane
  Japanese
  a deity
  He advised the assembled gods on
  ways to lure Amaterasu out of the cave
  in which she was hiding.
  Omokage-no-Ido
  Japanese
  a sacred well
  It was said that this well was created
  when Kobo Daishi thrust his staff into
  the earth.
  Omolu
  African
  [Omulu]
  a Yoruban earth-deity
  son of Obaluwaye and Nana
  This deity is worshipped under the
  same name in the New World.
  Omonga
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian moon-goddess
  omoplatoscopy
  divination from splits in burning
  shoulder-blades
  (see also scapulimancy)
  Omorka 
  (see Omoroka)
  Omoroka
  Mesopotamian
  [Omorka]
  a name for Tiamat
  Ompha-el
  Egyptian
  a sacred mountain, home of the 
  sun-god’s oracle
  Omphale
  Greek
  [‘navel’]
  queen of Lydia
  daughter of Iardanus
  wife of Tmolus
  After the death of her husband, she
  bought Heracles as a slave but 
  made him her lover and bore him
  three children, Agelaus, Lamus and
  Laomedon, though other stories refer
  only to Lamus. In some accounts, she
  made Heracles do a woman’s work.
  omphalomancy
  divination from knots in the
  umbilical cord
  Omphalos
  (see Omphalus)
  Omphalus
  Greek
  [Omphalos]
  the seat of Apollo at Delphi, held to be
  the centre of the world
  What was known as the navel stone at
  Delphi was in fact the stone which
  Rhea had wrapped and given to 
  Cronus to swallow when he thought
  he was swallowing his latest son, Zeus,
  and which he was later forced to
  regurgitate together with the children
  he had already swallowed.
  It was said that the exact centre of
  the earth was ascertained by Zeus who
  set two eagles to fly from opposite
  ends of the earth. They met at Delphi.
  Ompu Tuhan Mula Jada Pacific Islands
  a sky-god
  father of Si Boru Deak, some say
  He and his daughter lived in heaven.
  When she dropped a shuttle and
  descended to find it in the ocean, he
  gave her earth from which she made
  land to settle on.
  Omroca
  Mesopotamian
  the Chaldean name for Thalath
  omuli
  African
  [plur=avali]
  a female Nande sorcerer
  Omulu
  (see Omolu)
  Omumborombonga
  African
  a tree from which, in the lore of the
  Damara people, all men and
  animals arose
  Omuwanga 
  (see Wele Omuwanga)
  On 
  (see Ain.Aun1.Dagan1.Oannes)
  On-niona
  Celtic
  a Gaulish goddess who was worshipped
  in ash-groves
  Onachihuitonatiuh (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Onamuchi
  Japanese
  [Onamuji]
  a name for Okuni-Nushi as guardian 
  of the eastern shrine on 
  Mount Hiei
  (see also Oyamakui)
  Onagh 
  (see Oonagh)
  Onamuji
  (see Onamuchi)
  Onang Kiu
  Malay
  a princess
  one of the Deohaka
  daughter of Chulan
  wife of Sulana
  When her father’s kingdom was
  conquered, she married the invader,
  Sulana, becoming his second wife.
  Onarr 
  (see Annar)
  Onatah
  North American
  [corn]
  a corn-goddess of the Seneca
  sister of Bean and Squash
  daughter of Eithinoha 
  Like the Greek Core, she was seized
  by the god of the underworld and the
  earth became barren while her
  mother searched for her daughter.
  Her time is now divided between the
  upper and lower worlds, giving
  summer and winter.
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  Onca
  Canaanite
  [Onga]
  a goddess
  Once and Future King, A
  British
  a story of King Arthur written 
  by T. H. White
  The words of the title are those used
  on 
  the 
  king’s 
  tombstone 
  at
  Glastonbury built by Guinevere –
  ‘Here lies Arthur, the Once and Future
  King’ – a reference to the belief that he
  would return in the hour of need.
  Onchestus
  Greek
  a sea-god
  son of Poseidon
  He was said to be the founder of a city
  of the same name.
  Onchomenous
  Greek
  son of Thyestes
  brother of Aglaus and Callileon
  He was killed with his brothers by his
  uncle Atreus, cut up, boiled and served
  to his father who ate some of the meal.
  Oncius
  Greek
  a king of Arcadia
  Ondele
  African
  an ancestor spirit of the Ovimbundu
  Ondiaw
  Welsh
  [Ondyaw]
  son of the Duke of Burgundy
  Ondine
  Greek
  a water nymph
  Ondoutaete
  North American
  a Huron war-god
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Areskoui.
  Ondurass
  Norse
  a name for Uller as a ski-god
  Ondyaw
  (see Ondiaw)
  One Above
  (see Chareya)
  One Alone
  (see Poshaiyangkyo)
  One Cheun
  Central American
  the first of the 20 days of the Mayan
  creation cycle
  On this day the heavens and earth
  were created.               (see also Cheun)
  One-eyed
  Norse
  a name for Odin
  One-horn
  (see Ekashringa)
  One-inch Priest
  (see Issunboshi)
  One Kan
  Central American
  the fourteenth day of the 20 days of
  the Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the creator, Month,
  realised that some of the things he had
  created were evil and regretted what
  he had done.                  (see also Kan2)
  One Sitting Above
  (see Ibofango)
  Oneaea
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Orion by Poseidon
  Oneicopompus
  Greek
  a name of Hermes as ‘conductor of
  dreams’
  Oneiroi
  (see Oneiros)
  oneiromancer
  [oneiroscopist]
  one who interprets and makes
  prophecies from dreams
  oneiromancy
  [oneiroscopy]
  divination from dreams
  Oneiros
  Greek
  [Oneiroi]
  a deity, dreams personified
  offspring of Nyx
  He is depicted with large wings on his
  back, small ones on his head.
  oneiroscopist
  (see oneiromancer)
  oneiroscopy
  (see oneiromancy)
  Oneis
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Pah, some say
  Onga
  (see Onca)
  ongon
  Siberian
  [=Altai kurmes:=Turkish tyus]
  a Buriat shamanistic fetish: a
  household spirit
  The fetish takes the form of an image of
  a spirit or a god. The images can be of
  bears, ermine, ferrets, pigs, porcupines,
  etc. Some are said to cure disease or
  protect particular groups.
  Some shamans are said to become
  ongons when they die.
  Oni1
  Buddhist
  [fem=Yama-uba:=Shinto Tengu]
  a Japanese monster in the form of a
  three-horned, three-eyed flying demon
  The male form of these blood-sucking
  demons raped women, the female
  form seduced priests.
  Oni of the underworld have red or
  green bodies and the heads of animals.
  (see aka-oni.ao-oni)
  oni2
  Japanese
  the powers of evil
  oni-bi
  Japanese
  demon-fire
  oni-yarahi
  Japanese
  [oniyaraki]
  an annual ceremony designed to get
  rid of the oni which have taken
  possession of humans
  Onigashima
  Japanese
  [Devil’s Island]
  an island, home of the oni
  onimancy
  [onychomancy]
  divination from fingernails
  O’nis’desos
  North American
  the leader of the Gadjisa
  Onitsu-nu 
  (see Omitsunu)
  oniyaraki
  (see oni-yarahi)
  onk 
  (see ankh1)
  onkh 
  (see ankh1)
  Only Man
  North American
  the Hidatsa Indian version of the
  Maidan hero, Lone Man
  Onn 
  (see Ain)
  Onnes
  (see Dagan2.Menon.Oannes)
  Onnion
  North American
  [Onniont]
  a Huron snake-god
  He had a horn on his head which could
  pierce mountains.
  Onniont
  (see Onnion)
  Ono
  Pacific Islands
  [‘sound’]
  a god of song, a name of Rongo in
  the Marquesas
  Ono-no-kimi
  Japanese
  a man who died and returned to life
  When he died, Emma-o said that he
  had died too soon and sent him back.
  He was guided back to earth by the
  sound of the bell of Enkakuji.
  Ono-no-Komachi
  Japanese
  a vain young maiden
  Her extreme vanity repelled potential
  suitors and she left the court unloved
  and became a recluse. When she died,
  nobody cared enough to bury her and
  her corpse rotted by the wayside.
  Ono-no-Yorikaze
  Japanese
  a man who died of love
  His mistress mistakenly believed that
  he had left her and she killed herself.
  Yorikaze, grief-stricken at his loss, also
  committed suicide. They were buried
  in adjoining graves and the two grasses
  that grew on their graves are now
  always seen together.
  ono pacakoti
  South American
  the flood sent by Viracocha to destroy
  the first race of beings
  Ono Yasuman
  Japanese
  [Yasumaro]
  an 8th C courtier, author of the Kojiki
  onocentaur
  a monster, part man, part ass
  Onodja tree
  North American
  a celestial tree, in the lore of the
  Iroquois
  This tree, which was said to provide
  light for the world, was uprooted by the
  supreme deity and this left a hole in the
  sky through which he threw his wife,
  Awenhai, and the two with whom he
  suspected her of having had an affair.
  Onogoro
  Japanese
  [Onokoro]
  an island
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  This was the first island to be formed
  when Izanagi and Izanami dropped a
  spear into the primordial ocean. Here
  they mated to produce the other gods.
  Onokoro 
  (see Onogoro)
  Onomo Toku
  Japanese
  a man who ridiculed the work of 
  Kobo Daishi
  While he was asleep, he was assailed by
  the very character (shu) that he had
  scoffed at which took the form of a rice-
  cleaner. When he awoke, he found that
  he really was bruised and bleeding.
  Onouris
  (see Anhur)
  onryo
  Japanese
  angry spirits
  These spirits are frequently those of
  ancestors who have been buried
  without the appropriate rites.
  Ontelake
  British
  a knight
  At King Arthur’s wedding feast a white
  stag chased by a white bitch and a pack
  of black hounds ran into the hall and
  Nimue rode up to claim the dog as
  hers. Ontelake rode into the hall and
  forcibly took her off. The king sent
  Pellimore after them with orders to
  bring them back to the court. He
  found Ontelake fighting with Nimue’s
  cousin, Meliot. Pellimore stopped the
  fight, killed Ontelake and took Nimue
  back to Camelot.
  Onto 
  (see Staka-pas)
  Ontzlake
  British
  [Outlake]
  brother of Damas
  Damas cheated Ontzlake out of his
  proper inheritance and refused to
  settle the dispute in single combat,
  putting in prison any knight who
  offered to fight Ontzlake’s cause,
  forcing him to fight Ontzlake.
  Morgan used her magic to arrange
  that Arthur and her lover, Accolan,
  should fight as the champions for
  Damas and Ontzlake. Even though
  Accolan had the use of Excalibur,
  previously stolen from Arthur by
  Morgan, the king won the fight, killing
  Accolan. The king ordered Damas to
  hand over to Ontzlake his proper share
  of the inheritance and took Ontzlake
  into his court.
  He helped King Arthur in the
  pursuit of Morgan le Fay when she
  stole the scabbard of Excalibur.
  Onuava
  Celtic
  a Gaulish fertility-goddess
  Onulap
  (see Anulap)
  Onuris
  (see Anhur)
  Onyame
  (see Nyame)
  Onyankopon
  African
  [Anansi Kokroko.Anansi-toro.Borebore.
  Nyankompong.Nyankopan.Otumfoo]
  a creator-god of the Ashanti
  In some accounts, Onyankopon is
  Nyame as ‘the shining one’; in others
  he is a separate deity identified by
  some as Anansi or Borebore.
  It is said that he originally lived
  close to the earth in the form of the sky
  but an old woman, using a long
  mortar-stick, kept striking him as she
  pounded her maize, so he moved up
  into his present position out of harm’s
  way.
  onychomancy
  (see onimancy)
  onyx
  a stone said to ward off spells
  oomancy
  divination using eggs
  Forecasts are made from the shape
  taken by albumen dropped into water.
  Oona
  (see Oonagh)
  Oonagh1
  Irish
  [Onagh.Oona]
  wife of Finn mac Cool in the story of
  Cucullin and Finn
  Oonagh2
  Irish
  [Onagh.Oona]
  a Danaan goddess
  wife of Fionnbharr
  When the Danaans were defeated and
  went into their sidhe, she became
  queen of the fairies.
  Oonawieh Unggi
  North American
  a Cherokee wind-god
  ooroorak
  a greeting for Satan used by the
  demons of hell on Walpurgis Night
  ooscopy
  divination from burning egg
  ooser
  (see woodhouse)
  Oossood
  Serbian
  a benevolent spirit
  She appears only to the mother of a
  new baby and, on the seventh night
  after the birth, foretells the infant’s
  future.
  Opalia
  Roman
  a festival held in honour of Ops on
  December 19th
  Ope
  Norse
  a demon of torture
  Open Sesame
  Persian
  [Sesame]
  a secret password
  This phrase was used by the robbers in
  The Forty Thieves to open the door of
  their cave.
  Opener of Ways
  (see Wepwawet)
  opening of the mouth ceremony
  Egyptian
  a rite by which the deceased was
  brought to life
  The ritual of cleansing and anointing
  was usually performed by the son of
  the deceased and the funerary statues
  were said to be transformed as well as
  the deceased person.
  Opet
  Egyptian
  a name for Tauret in Thebes
  Opete
  African
  the vulture
  The Ashanti say that this bird carries
  sacrifices made by the tribe to the
  home of the gods.
  ophalomancy
  divination based on knots in the
  umbilical cord
  Opheltes
  Greek
  [Archemorus]
  son of Lycurgus and Nemea
  He was nursed by Hypsipyle but killed
  by a dragon or a snake-bite as an
  infant. The Seven Against Thebes
  took this as an omen of disaster and he
  was then referred to as Archemorus
  (forerunner of doom).
  Some say that the Nemean Games
  are held in his honour.
  Ophic Egg
  (see Cosmic Egg)
  Ophiel
  [Oriphiel]
  one of the 7 Olympic Spirits, ruler of
  Mercury
  Ophiogenes
  Greek
  [=African Psille]
  a race of Trojans
  It was said that a mere touch from one
  of these people could cure snakebite.
  This was due to the fact that a
  progenitor of the race had changed
  from a snake to a human being.
  Ophion1
  Greek
  a serpent-god
  consort of Euronyme
  He was created by Euronyme from the
  wind and together they produced all
  living things including the Pelasgians
  born, it is said, from his teeth. He was
  later banished to the underworld when
  Cronus took over the universe. In some
  versions, he is equated with Typhon.
  Ophion2
  Greek
  a giant killed by Heracles
  Ophioneus
  Phoenician
  [=Canaanite Tannin]
  a sea-dragon overcome by Zas
  Ophir
  Hebrew
  a land of fabled gold resources
  Solomon was reputed to have obtained
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  gold and precious stones from this
  realm.                         (see also Uphaz)
  Ophitea
  Greek
  a legendary snake-killer
  He returned home to find a huge
  snake coiled round the urn in which he
  had placed his child for safety during
  his absence. He killed the snake, only
  to find that it had protected the child
  from a wolf.
  Ophites
  a Gnostic sect worshipping snakes
  Ophiucus
  Roman
  [=Greek Asclepius]
  a god of healing
  Ophois
  (see Wepwawet)
  Ophthalmitis
  (see Optiletis)
  Opiconsivia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Ops, August 25th
  Opiel Guabiron
  West Indian
  a guardian of the entrance to the
  underworld
  Opigina
  Roman
  a goddess of childbirth
  Her function was to help the mother
  bring forth her child. She was later
  assimilated into Juno.
  opinicus
  a monster, part lion, part dragon, a
  four-legged version of the griffin
  Opis
  Greek
  [Laodice.Upis]
  a priestess of Artemis
  She was said to be a Hyperborean
  virgin who arrived at Delos with Auge
  at the same time as Leto and her twins,
  Apollo and Artemis.
  In some accounts, she was raped by
  Orion who was killed by Artemis for so
  doing. Others say that she killed
  Arruns in the battle between the
  Trojans under Aeneas and the Latins
  and Rutulians.
  Opita
  West Indian
  souls of the dead
  These spirits still walk the earth and an
  encounter with one of them can
  be fatal.
  Opkulu
  (see Bagisht)
  Opo1
  African
  an ocean-god of the Akan people
  son of Nyame
  Opo2
  Pacific Islands
  [Opo-Geba-Sulat]
  a creator-god in the Moluccas
  Opo-Geba-Sulat
  (see Opo2)
  Opochtli
  Central American
  [The Left-handed]
  an Aztec god of hunting and fishing
  This deity is depicted painted black,
  wearing a paper crown and feathers on
  his head and holding a red shield and a
  sceptre.
  Opotonobe
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess
  consort of Opotonodi
  These two deities were produced
  from a branch of the primaeval
  deity Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Opotonodi
  Japanese
  a Shinto god
  consort of Opotonobe
  These two deities were produced from
  a branch of the primaeval deity
  Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Ops1
  Roman
  [=Gaulish Berecynthia:=Greek Rhea]
  the goddess of the harvest, plenty and
  wealth
  wife of Consus 
  second wife of Saturn
  mother of Jupiter and Neptune
  Ops2 
  (see Eire)
  Optiletois
  Greek
  [Ophthalmitis.Oxydeices]
  a name for Athena as the goddess 
  with keen eyesight and great
  intellectual gifts
  Optima
  Celtic
  in some French stories, the mother
  of Merlin
  opunne
  African
  the divine loaves of the Shilluk which
  formed the universe
  Ora
  Balkan
  an Albanian guardian goddess
  It is said that each person has its own
  Ora to provide protection.
  Ora Rove Marai
  East Indian
  a supreme deity in New Guinea
  oracle
  Greek
  the revelations of a god: a place where
  these revelations were made known
  The two most famous oracles were
  those of Apollo at Delphi where the
  revelations 
  were 
  made 
  by 
  the
  Pythoness and that of Zeus at Dodona
  where the rustling of the leaves on the
  oak trees was interpreted to reveal the
  will of the gods. Zeus (as Ammon) had
  another oracle at Siwa in Libya. Others
  were at Amonium (Zeus), Aphaea
  (Aphrodite), Arcadia (Pan), Athens
  (Heracles), 
  Branchidae 
  (Apollo),
  Charos (Apollo), Crete (Zeus), Delos
  (Apollo),. Epidaurus (Asclepius), Gades
  (Heracles), Lebadea (Trophonius),
  Mycenae (Athena), Paphos (Aphrodite)
  and Rome (Aesculapius).
  Oracle of Delphi
  (see Pythia)
  Orahan
  Canary Islands
  a supreme god on the island of Gomera
  Orainglais
  British
  an Irish princess
  She was a lover of Sagramore and the
  mother of his son.
  Oraios
  an androgynous Gnostic deity
  an offspring of Yaldabaoth
  Oraji Brisé
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Oram
  Irish
  brother of Columba
  When his brother wished to build a
  chapel, he volunteered to die so that
  the ground could be consecrated with
  his burial.
  orang
  (see halak)
  Orang-o-te-Ra (see Uranga-o-te-Ra)
  Orang-pendek
  (see Orangpendeck)
  Orangpendeck
  East Indian
  [Orang-pendek]
  a monster
  This beast, a Sumatran version of the
  yeti, is said to be covered in red hair.
  Oranmiyan
  African
  a king of the Edo
  He stole from Olokun the coral beads
  which form part of the royal costume.
  Oranyan
  African
  [Orungan.Orunjan]
  a Yoruba god-king
  son of Aganju or Oduduwa and Yemoja
  In this version, Oduduwa is male,
  brother rather than sister of Obatala or
  Oshala. He was said to be the second
  king of the tribe.
  orant
  Greek
  a female worshipper typifying the soul of
  the dead
  Oray
  (see Lerajie)
  Orb-of-Night
  Hindu
  a name for Soma as the moon
  Orboda 
  (see Angrbode)
  orc
  European
  a sea-monster
  In the Charlemagne stories, Angelica
  was bound to a rock and would have
  been devoured by the monster if
  Rogero had not killed the orc and
  rescued her.
  Orc Triath
  (see Torc Triath)
  Orcades
  (see Morgause)
  Orcant
  British
  king of Orkney
  father of Camille
  He was converted to Christianity by
  Petrus who married his daughter,
  Camille.
  Orchamus
  Greek
  a king of Persia
  husband of Eurynome
  father of Leucothöe
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  He buried his daughter alive after she
  had been seduced by Helius.
  Orchomenus1
  Greek
  son of Thyestes
  brother of Aglaus and Callileon
  He and his brothers were killed by
  their uncle, Atreus, cut up, boiled and
  served as a meal to their own father.
  Orchomenus2
  Greek
  son of Zeus by Isonoe
  father of Minyas
  In some accounts, he is the son of
  Minyas.
  Orchomenus3
  Greek
  son of Lycaon
  He was killed in the flood.
  Orcus
  Roman
  [Dis.Horcos.Horkos:=Greek Hades.Phorcis]
  god of the dead and god of oaths
  son of Ares and Eris
  In some accounts, he was a kind of angel
  who finished off the dying. In later years
  he was demoted to the level of a black,
  hairy, ogre-like spirit of the forest.
  He is equated with Dis Pater, some
  say.
  In some versions, this is the name for
  the realm of Orcus in the underworld.
  (see also Mors)
  Ord-ollam
  Irish
  a name for Lugh as patron of the arts
  Orddu
  (see Black Witch)
  Ordin
  French
  [=Italian jettatura]
  the evil eye in Corsica
  Ordo Templis Orientis
  a 19th C religious cult founded by
  Aleister Crowley
  Ordog
  European
  a Hungarian evil spirit
  Oreads
  Greek
  [Oreades]
  mountain nymphs 
  Oreios
  Greek
  a wild man who, with Therytas,
  captured Silenus
  Oreithyia
  Greek
  [Orithy(i)a,Orythia]
  daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea
  sister of Creusa and Procris
  mother of Calais, Chione, Cleopatra
  and Zetes
  She was happily dancing with her sisters
  when she was carried off by Boreas, the
  North Wind, who had fallen in love
  with her but had been rejected as a
  suitable husband by her parents.
  Orelan 
  (see Avalon)
  Oreluere
  African
  the first man in the lore of the Yoruba,
  made by Olodumare
  orenda
  North American
  [=Algonquin manitou:=Sioux wakonda]
  in the lore of the Iroquois, a magical
  power, the life-force inherent in all
  things: the essence of goodness: the
  converse of otkon
  Orendel
  German
  son of the king of Trier
  husband of Bride
  He was shipwrecked while on a voyage
  to the Holy Land to claim the hand of
  Bride, queen of Jerusalem. He was
  rescued and thereafter always wore the
  cloak of Christ which he found in the
  belly of a whale.
  Orendil 
  (see Orvandil)
  Oresteia1
  Greek
  a trilogy of plays by Aeschylus dealing
  with the story of Aegisthus,
  Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
  Oresteia2
  Greek
  a poem by Stesichorus dealing with the
  tragedy of Orestes and his family
  Orestes1
  Greek
  king of Argos, Mycenae and Sparta
  son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
  brother of Electra and Iphigenia
  cousin of Pylades
  At the time of his father’s murder by
  his mother and her lover Aegisthus,
  Orestes was a boy of ten. He was saved
  from death at the hands of Aegisthus
  by his sister Electra who hid him
  among the shepherds. In another
  version, Electra sent him to the court
  of King Strophius where he made an
  inseparable friend of the king’s
  son, Pylades.
  As a man, he was told by the
  Delphic Oracle that he should avenge
  his father’s death. He tricked his way
  into the palace with the story that
  Orestes was dead and killed both
  Aegisthus and Clytemnestra together
  with their daughter Helen. He was
  tried for matricide and condemned to
  death by stoning, a verdict commuted
  to suicide. His friend Pylades who had
  helped in the murder and Electra who
  had incited him were both included in
  the sentence. The trial had been
  arranged by his uncle Menelaus and
  Orestes planned to kill his wife Helen,
  and his daughter Hermione, to avenge
  what he regarded as a betrayal but
  Zeus intervened and carried Helen off
  to Olympus as an immortal where she
  became the guardian of sailors like her
  brothers Castor and Pollux. Hermione
  was released after being held captive
  for some time.
  Orestes escaped the death sentence
  but was harried into madness by the
  Erinyes for matricide. He stood trial
  again for the killings but was defended
  by Apollo and Athene and eventually
  acquitted.
  The Delphic Oracle said that, to be
  rid of the Erinyes, he must seize the
  wooden image of Artemis which was
  said to have fallen from the sky and
  which 
  was 
  worshipped 
  by 
  the
  Taurians. As it turned out, the priestess
  in charge of the temple was Iphigenia,
  his sister, who had been saved from the
  sacrificial knife by Artemis, and she
  was easily able to deceive Thoas, the
  Taurian king, who had captured
  Orestes and Pylades so that they were
  able to escape, taking the image with
  them. Thoas followed the ship of
  Orestes as far as Sminthos where he
  was killed by Orestes.
  When he finally got back to
  Mycenae with the image of Artemis,
  the Erinyes gave up their pursuit of
  him but he found that Aletes, a son of
  Aegisthus, had usurped the throne.
  Orestes killed him and would have
  killed his sister, Erigone, had she not
  been carried off by Artemis.
  Orestes 
  married 
  his 
  cousin
  Hermione and fathered Tisamenus and
  later, with his second wife Erigone, he
  had another son, Penthilus.
  He died at Orestia when bitten by a
  snake and was buried at Tegea. His
  bones were later recovered by Lichas
  and re-interred in Sparta.
  Other versions of his expiation say
  that, in one case, he bit off one of his
  own fingers, in another that he was
  doused in pig’s blood. One story says
  that the Erinyes still harried him after
  his death and Apollo gave him a bow
  with which to ward them off.
  Orestes2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides dealing with the
  story of Aegisthus, Agamemnon
  and Clytemnestra
  Orestheus
  Greek
  king of the Locrians
  son of Deucalion
  father of Phytius
  He planted a stick, born of a bitch, and
  it grew into the vine.
  Orestiads
  Greek
  mountain nymphs
  Orestrophus
  Greek
  [Oristrophus]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
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  hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Orestrophus, tore
  him to pieces.
  Oreus
  Greek
  a Centaur
  He was killed by Heracles.
  Orfeo
  Scottish
  [=English Orpheo:=Greek Orpheus]
  a musician
  He travelled to the underworld to
  rescue the queen, Isabel.
  Orgelleuse
  British
  [Orgueilleuse.Orgueilleux]
  a lady rejected by Percival
  lover of Gawain
  In some accounts, she is said to have
  had an affair with Amfortas.
  Gawain fell in love with her and she
  made him fight many battles that she
  herself had caused. On Mount Salvat,
  she promised to marry him if he 
  would fight her enemy, Gramoflanz. 
  Gawain accepted a challenge to fight
  Gramoflanz who sent a champion to
  fight for him. This turned out to be
  Percival who defeated Gawain but
  spared his life.
  Orgelmir
  (see Ymir)
  orgia
  Greek
  secret winter festivals in honour of
  Dionysus
  Orgoglio
  British
  a giant in The Faerie Queene
  He captured the Red Cross Knight but
  was killed by King Arthur who came to
  the knight’s rescue.
  Orgon
  a demon associated with the west
  Orgueilleuse
  (see Orgelleuse)
  Orgueilleux             (see Angoulaffre
  Orgelleuse)
  Orguelleus de la Lande
  British
  a knight
  In some accounts he takes the place of
  Orilus. The lady in the story is his
  lady-love, not his wife, and Percival
  steals her ring rather than being given
  a bracelet. At his later meeting with
  Percival, he was defeated and sent to
  Arthur’s court.             (see also Orilus)
  Ori1
  African
  a Yoruba god of choice and 
  wisdom
  Each individual chooses a future for
  himself in heaven before being born
  and Ori supervises this choice.
  ori2
  African
  [eleda]
  in the lore of the Yoruba, the spirit of
  the individual
  Ori3
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Ori-hime 
  (see Waka-hime)
  Oriana
  European
  a princess
  daughter of Lisuarte
  sister of Leonoretta
  wife of Amadis of Gaul
  She loved Amadis but, when he rode to
  the aid of the princess Briolania, she
  thought that he had deserted her and
  wrote him a letter terminating their
  relationship which was carried to
  Amadis on Firm Island by her friend,
  Durin. When Durin returned with
  Gandolin and told Oriana of the effect
  her letter had on Amadis, she repented
  of her cruelty and wrote another letter
  asking 
  forgiveness 
  which 
  was
  entrusted to Durin and the Damsel of
  Denmark who were charged to find
  Amadis who, after reading her first
  letter, had left his comrades to seek
  death. When he read the second letter
  he hurried back to Britain where the
  lovers were re-united.
  Oriande
  European
  a fairy
  sister of Baudris
  She rescued the infant Maugis when
  the Saracen s attacked his father’s castle
  and reared him with her brother who
  taught the child the arts of magic.
  Oriant1
  European
  king of Illefort
  son of Matabrune
  husband of Beatrix
  father of Elias and Oriant
  His wife gave birth to septuplets, each
  born with a silver necklet, six of whom
  turned into swans when the necklets
  were removed. At the prompting of his
  mother, Matabrune, he condemned
  Beatrix to the stake but she was saved
  by Elias, the Swan Knight, the only
  one of the seven children not turned
  into a swan.
  Oriant2
  European
  son of Oriant and Beatrix
  brother of Elias
  He took over the throne when his
  brother abdicated.
  Oriant3
  European
  son of Meurvin
  Orias
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted riding a mule and
  holding a serpent in each hand or as a
  lion riding a horse.
  Oribasos
  (see Oribasus)
  Oribasus
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Oribasus, tore him
  to pieces.
  Oribe Shima
  Japanese
  a man banished by the emperor
  father of Tokoyo
  His daughter went in search of her
  banished father and, when taking the
  place of a maiden about to be
  sacrificed to the serpent-god, Yofune-
  Nushi, killed the monster serpent and
  rescued an image of the emperor from
  the sea-bed. As soon as this was
  restored, the emperor, who had fallen
  ill, was restored to health and, in
  gratitude, recalled Oribe Shima who
  was reunited with his faithful daughter.
  Oriel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Oriens
  [Orion]
  one of the Cardinal demons, in some
  accounts
  Orifiel
  a demon
  oriflamb 
  (see oriflamme)
  oriflambe 
  (see oriflamme)
  oriflamme
  European
  [oriflamb(e)]
  the royal standard of Charlemagne
  Originator
  (see Gainji)
  Orillo
  European
  a magician
  In Orlando Furioso, his life is said to
  depend on a single hair.
  Orilus
  British
  a duke of Lalander
  brother of Lahelin
  husband of Jeschuté
  His wife gave Percival a bracelet when
  he woke her with a kiss. Orilus put her
  in chains, releasing her only when,
  some years later, he met Percival who
  explained that the lady was not at fault.
  (see also Orgelleuse)
  Orimonde
  British
  daughter of a Persian ruler
  wife of Marc
  Orion1
  Greek
  [Aquosus.Candaon.Imbrifer.
  Nimbosus.Oarion.Urion]
  a Giant, famous as a hunter
  son of Poseidon and Euryale
  son of Hyrieus, some say
  husband of Side
  father of the Coronides
  One account of his birth relates that
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  Hyrieus, having entertained three
  gods, Hermes, Poseidon and Zeus,
  asked them to provide him with a
  child. They urinated on the hide of a
  bull which Hyrieus then buried and
  from which arose a son, Urion, later
  Orion. Other accounts say that he was
  the son of Dionysus and Demeter.
  He pursued the Pleiades until they
  were changed first into pigeons and
  then into stars and set in the heavens
  by Zeus.
  Oenopion promised him the hand
  of his daughter Merope if he would rid
  his island of dangerous beasts but he
  went back on his promise. Orion got
  drunk 
  and 
  raped 
  Merope 
  and
  Oenopion enlisted the aid of some
  satyrs and blinded Orion. Guided by
  Cedalion, Orion sought out Helios
  who restored his sight.
  He looked for Oenopion to exact
  revenge but failed to find him and
  spent the rest of his life in Crete where
  he met Artemis and went hunting with
  her. He was killed by an arrow shot by
  Artemis in the mistaken belief that he
  was the rapist of her priestess Opis, or
  out of jealousy of Eos who was also in
  love with Orion.
  In another version, Apollo, dis-
  pleased with the attachment between
  Artemis and Orion, set her an archery
  test. She aimed at and struck a floating
  speck in the sea which turned out to be
  the head of the swimming Orion.
  Others say that he died when bitten
  by a scorpion sent by Artemis (or
  Gaea) when he boasted of his intention
  to kill all wild animals, or when he
  tried to rape Artemis.
  Orion was set in the heavens as that
  constellation, with his dog, Sirius.
  Orion2
  the brightest constellation in the
  northern hemisphere
  This constellation is referred to in
  the myths and legends of many
  cultures.
  (1) The Arabic version is Al Jabbar
  (the Giant) – which equates with
  the Hebrew Gibbor – or Al
  Babadur (the Strong) or Al Shuja
  (the Snake).
  (2) In Babylonian lore, Orion was
  identified with Tammuz.
  (3) 
  The 
  Chinese 
  call 
  the
  constellation Shen and regard it as
  the realm of the White Tiger.
  (4) In early Egypt it was the
  demon, Sahu; in later times it was
  Horus or Osiris journeying across
  the sky.
  (5) The Greeks had many names
  such as giant, warrior, double axe,
  etc. but earlier, the name was
  Kandaon or Woarion.
  (6) The Hebrew version is Kesil or
  Gibbor, equated with Nimrod.
  (7) In Mesopotamia it was Ningirsu
  or Tammuz or Uru-Anna, the deity
  of light.
  (8) The Mexicans recognise it as
  Atli the bowman.
  (9) Norse mythology sees these stars
  as Odin or as Freya’s spinning-
  wheel. 
  (10) In North America it is
  recognised as three fishermen
  (Micmac), a celestial hunter or the
  Hanging Lines (Zuni).
  (11) Siberian lore says that the stars
  are Erlik Khan and his three dogs
  and the wapiti they are chasing. In
  the Buriat version a hunter, born of
  a cow, was carried to the heavens by
  the gods when he shot an arow at
  three stags he was chasing.
  (12) In South America it is
  recognised as condors holding two
  criminals in Peru, as three bolas by
  others, while some tribes say the
  stars are a leg, in some cases the leg
  of one of the Pleiades after it had
  been bitten off by an alligator.
  Orion3
  (see Oriens)
  Oriphiel
  (see Ophiel)
  oripo
  Pacific Islands
  a sage who knows and recites the
  ancestry of the Tahitians
  Orisanla
  (see Orishanla)
  Orisha1
  African
  a primordial divine spirit of the Yoruba
  His servant Eshu hated his master 
  and rolled a huge rock on to his 
  house, killing Orisha and splitting him
  into 401 fragments, the gods that
  collectively comprise Orishanla.
  (see also Orisha2)
  Orisha2
  African
  [=Ashanti Obosum:=Dahomey Vodun
  =Congo Nkisi:=Ibo Alose]
  minor gods of the Yoruba
  There are said to be 1,700 of these
  beings and they asked Olodumare to
  devolve power to them. They made
  such a mess of running the universe
  that they had to hand power back to
  the supreme god who soon put
  matters right.                   (see Orisha1)
  Orisha-Ijaye
  (see Obatala)
  Orisha Nla
  (see Orishanla)
  Orisha-Ogiyan
  (see Obatala)
  Orisha-Popo
  (see Obatala)
  Orishako
  African
  a Yoruba god of agriculture
  consort of Oduduwa
  Orishanla
  African
  [Orisha Nla]
  the first name of the Yoruba god later
  known as Obatala
  Orisnici 
  (see Narucnici)
  Oristrophus
  (see Orestrophus)
  Orithya
  (see Oreithyia)
  Orithyia
  (see Oreithyia)
  Orkise
  (see Ortgis)
  Orko
  Spanish
  a Basque thunder-god
  orkoiyot
  African
  powerful witch-doctors
  Orlam
  Irish
  [Orlamh]
  son of Ailill and Maev
  His mother needed cattle to feed her
  army and had been promised a herd by
  Eochaid Beag. When Eochaid was
  killed by bandits, Orlam went to see his
  daughter Dartaid, whom he loved, to
  collect the cattle. They were attacked
  by Corb Cliach and Dartaid and most
  of Orlam’s men were killed, though
  Orlam himself managed to escape.
  He was killed by Cuchulainn who
  cut off his head and sent it by Orlam’s
  charioteer to his parents.
  Orlamh
  (see Orlam)
  Orlando1
  European
  a prince of Thessaly
  husband of Melora
  He was imprisoned by Merlin at the
  behest of Mador who wanted Melora,
  lover of Orlando, for himself. She
  secured the three objects required to lift
  the spell under which Orlando was held,
  secured his release and married him.
  Orlando2
  European
  the Italian name for Roland
  Orlando Furioso
  European
  [Orland Mad]
  a 16th C epic poem by the Italian,
  Ariosto, dealing with the period of
  Orlando’s madness and the siege of
  Paris by the Moors under Agramant
  Orlando in Love
  (see Orlando Inamorata)
  Orlando Inamorata
  European
  [Orlando in Love]
  a 15th C poem by the Italian, Boiardo,
  dealing with Orlando’s love 
  for Angelica
  Orlando Mad
  (see Orlando Furioso)
  Orlog
  Norse
  the primordial universal law: fate
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  Ormaddu
  Arab
  in Berber lore, a huge bird that mated
  with a female wolf to produce
  a griffin
  Ormazd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Ormenus1
  Greek
  a Trojan soldier
  Ormenus2
  Greek
  a king of Syria
  father of Eumaeus
  Ormet 
  (see Ormt)
  Ormt
  Norse
  [Ormet]
  a river in Asgard or, some say, Niflheim
  Ormuzd
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Ormzdakan
  Armenian
  a god worshipped by the Armenians
  when they discarded Armaita
  This deity evolved into Aramazd, the
  supreme god.
  Orna
  Irish
  [Sword of Tethra]
  a magic sword
  This weapon, made by Ogma and
  owned by Tethra, was able to fight alone
  and tell its owner what it had done. It
  was claimed by Ogma at the Second
  battle of Moytura. In other accounts,
  the sword was seized by Manannan.
  Orneus
  Greek
  son of Erechtheus
  father of Peteos
  Ornithology
  a 16th C book on birds
  This book includes a chapter on
  mythical birds, including the griffin.
  ornithomancy
  [ornithoscopy]
  divination from observing birds or
  their flight
  ornithoscopy
  (see ornithomancy)
  Ornytion
  Greek
  son of Sisyphus
  father of Phoceus
  Oro1
  African
  the bull-roarer or a bull-god of
  the Yoruba
  Oro2
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Ku:=New Zealand Tu]
  chief god of Tahiti
  son of Tangaroa and Hina
  father of Ai-tupuai, Hoa-tapu, Mahu-
  fatu-rau and Toi-mata
  A name of Tu as a war-god, later a god
  of peace.
  When Oro got rid of his first wife,
  his two sisters scoured the islands for a
  new bride and finally came upon the
  beautiful Vairaumati. To provide a
  suitable wedding present for the new
  wife, Oro changed his two younger
  brothers into a sow and a boar which
  mated and produced fine offspring.
  Oro-Tetefa
  Pacific Islands
  a god
  brother of Uru-Tetefa
  He and his brother came to earth and
  established the religious order, Areoi.
  Orobas
  [Great Prince]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to impart knowledge of the
  past, present and future and appears in
  the form of a horse or a horse with a
  man’s torso.
  Oroboros
  (see Ouroboros)
  Oroetes
  Greek
  a Persian satrap
  He killed Polycrates, whose good
  fortune he envied, by luring him with
  false promises of an alliance and great
  treasure, then stabbing him when he
  came to his court.
  Oroko
  African
  consort of Alajeru
  father of Ifa
  Oromasdes
  Greek
  [Oromazdez]
  a Greek name for Ahura Mazda
  (see also Oromasis)
  Oromasis
  Persian
  a demon in the form of a salamander
  In some accounts, he was the father
  of Zoroaster.         (see also Oromasdes)
  Oromazdez
  (see Oromasdes)
  Oromedon
  European
  a giant 
  father of Gemmagog
  Oromuco
  (see Oxonoco)
  Orongo
  (see Rongo)
  Orotalt
  Arab
  [Oretal.Orotal:=Greek Dionysus]
  a god of southern Arabia
  Orphan Boy
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Creek Indians
  An old woman found a clot of blood
  which she covered with a jar and the
  clot developed into a baby boy whom
  she reared as a hunter.
  He wondered where the old woman,
  who he called Grandmother, got the
  maize and beans she cooked for their
  meals until one day he saw her scratch
  her thighs, producing a stream of
  maize from one and beans from the
  other. She then said that he must leave
  and, on her orders, set fire to the hut,
  destroying it and all its contents.
  Before he left, she gave him a cap
  made of rattlesnakes and bluejays
  which kept him safe. The hat was
  stolen by Rabbit but Orphan Boy later
  recovered it.
  He married a beautiful maiden and
  became chief provider for the tribe.
  Later, he and his wife travelled back 
  to 
  Grandmother’s 
  home 
  where 
  they found the earth covered with
  wonderful crops of maize and beans.
  Orpheo
  English
  [=Greek Orpheus:=Scottish Orfeo]
  a musician
  He travelled to the underworld to
  rescue Herodis.
  Orpheus
  Greek
  [=English Orpheo:=Scottish Orfeo]
  son of Oeagrus or Apollo by Calliope
  or Menippe
  husband of Eurydice
  He was given a lyre by Apollo and was
  taught by the Muses, becoming the
  most famous musician of the age. 
  He sailed with the Argonauts and
  saved the crew from the Sirens by
  drowning their songs with the music
  of his lyre. Some say that he lulled 
  to sleep the serpent guarding the
  Golden Fleece.
  When his wife, Eurydice, running
  from an attempted rape by Aristaeus,
  was killed by snake-bite, he descended
  to Tartarus and charmed Hades into
  releasing her. He looked back, contrary
  to instructions, to ensure that she was
  following behind, and Eurydice was
  reclaimed by Hades and condemned to
  remain in Tartarus for ever.
  Some say that he was killed by a
  thunderbolt flung by Zeus for
  teaching mortals the secrets of the
  gods, while others say that he was torn
  to pieces by the Maenads when he
  failed to acknowledge Dionysus. His
  head floated down the river Hebrus to
  Lesbos and continued to prophesy
  until silenced by Apollo. His lyre was
  installed in the heavens as the
  constellation Lyra.
  In some accounts, it is suggested that
  he was an incarnation of Dionysus.
  Orphic mysteries
  Greek
  rites practised by the followers of
  Dionysus who regarded Orpheus as
  their founder
  Orphic tablets
  Greek
  8 golden tablets bearing the details of
  the rites of Orphism
  Orphism
  Greek
  the teaching of the mysteries
  associated with Orpheus based on
  the need to atone for sin
  The devotees of this cult welcomed
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  death as a release from the body which
  they regarded as impure.
  Orphne
  Greek
  a nymph of the underworld
  mother of Ascalaphus by Acheron,
  some say
  orphrey
  embroidery (gold) on a vestment
  Orphymel
  a ruler of one of the 7 supposed
  firmaments
  Orri
  British
  a forester
  He sheltered Tristram when he left
  Mark’s court after returning Isolde to
  her husband.
  Orribes
  European
  a giant
  He is featured in some Spanish stories
  as ravaging Britain until he was killed
  by the younger Tristram.
  Orseis
  Greek
  a nymph
  wife of Hellen
  mother of Aeolus, Dorus and Xuthus
  Orson
  European
  son of Alexander and Bellisent
  twin brother of Valentine
  husband of Fezon
  He was carried off by bears and
  became a wild man. He was later
  reclaimed by Valentine and they had
  many adventures together.
  ort
  (see haltija)
  Ort-hozjin
  (see Port-hozjin))
  Orte
  German
  son of Etzel
  brother of Scharpfe
  He and his brother, together with
  Dietrich’s youngest brother Diether,
  accompanied Dietrich von Bern on
  one of his forays against Ermenrich.
  Left in the care of Elsan, the boys were
  allowed to go riding and were killed by
  the traitor, Wittich.
  ortenax
  British
  a fish found only in the Euphrates
  It was said that anyone holding a bone
  of this fish lost his memory. Part of the
  hilt of the Sword of Strange Girdles
  was made from a rib of this fish.
  Ortgis
  German
  [Orkise]
  father of Jambas
  He seized the ice-queen, Virginal, but
  was 
  killed 
  when 
  Dietrich 
  and
  Hildebrand came to her rescue.
  Orthia
  (see Artemis)
  Orthon
  a demon
  He reported all that happened in the
  world and was said to have appeared as
  three pieces of straw or as a pig.
  Orthos
  (see Orthrus)
  Orthria
  (see Artemis)
  Orthrus
  Greek
  [Orthos.Orthus]
  a monster two-headed dog of Geryon
  offspring of Typhon and Echidna
  This animal, once owned by Atlas,
  guarded the herds of Geryon and was
  killed by Heracles on his tenth Labour.   
  (see also Gargittos)
  Orthus
  (see Orthrus)
  Ortlieb
  German
  son of Etzel and Krimhild
  He was slain by Hagen when Brodelin,
  at the behest of Krimhild, had many of
  Gunther’s nobles killed.
  Ortnit
  German
  [Otnid.Otnit.Otwit]
  a king of the Lombards
  son of Sigeher
  husband of Sidrat
  He was said to have the strength of
  twelve normal men. He saw a phantom
  castle rise out of the sea and on it a
  maiden with whom he fell in love.
  According to his uncle, Ylyas, this
  was a vision, conjured up by the Fata
  Morgana, of the fortress Muntabure
  and the princess Sidrat, daughter of
  Machorell, the ruler of Syria.
  Ortnit set off to find her and his
  mother gave him a magic ring, which
  made him invisible, for his protection.
  This brought him to a place where he
  met Alberich, king of the dwarfs, who
  told Ortnit that he, Alberich, was his
  real father. He then gave Ortnit a
  magical suit of armour and the
  sword, Rosen.
  Ortnit and his followers sacked
  Tyre, laid siege to Muntabure and took
  Sidrat back to Lombardy where she
  was 
  baptised, 
  taking 
  the 
  name
  Liebgart, and married Ortnit.
  Her father sent her two eggs which,
  he said, would produce magic toads.
  Instead, they produced monstrous
  dragons which ravaged the country.
  Ortnit hunted these beasts, despite a
  warning from Alberich, and was killed
  even though protected by his armour.
  Ortrud
  German
  a sorceress
  daughter of Radbad
  wife of Frederick of Telramund
  She plotted to get the dukedom of
  Brabant and caused the disappearance
  of the heir, Godfrey, in circumstances
  that made it appear that his sister, Elsa,
  had murdered him. When Lohengrin
  came as Elsa’s champion and defeated
  Frederick in combat, she prompted Elsa
  to demand to know the name of the
  mysterious knight she had married
  which led to Lohengrin’s admission of
  his identity and consequent departure.
  When the boat drawn by a swan
  appeared to carry Lohengrin off, Ortrud
  admitted that she had turned Godfrey
  into a swan. Lohengrin, before leaving,
  restored Godfrey to his former self.
  Ortrun
  Norse
  daughter of Ludwig and Gerlinda
  sister of Hartmut
  second wife of Siegfried
  Ortwin1
  German
  [Ortwine]
  son of Hettel and Hilde
  brother of Gudrun
  husband of Hildburg
  When 
  his 
  sister, 
  Gudrun, 
  was
  abducted by Hartmut, he sailed to her
  rescue with her betrothed, Herwig and
  Wat. He married Hildburg who had
  been abducted with Gudrun.
  Ortwin2
  German
  [Ortwine]
  son of Etzel and Helche
  brother of Erp
  Helche sent a force to help Dietrich in
  his battle with Ermenrich and both
  Ortwin and Erp were killed.
  Ortwin3
  German
  [Ortwine]
  a vassal of Gunther
  He was in the party, led by Gunther,
  that was invited to Etzel’s court and
  died there when Krimhild took her
  revenge on Gunther and Hagen for
  the murder of Siegfried.
  Ortwine
  (see Ortwin)
  Ortygia
  Greek
  an island where Leto gave birth to
  Apollo and Artemis, later known
  as Delos                   (see also Delos)
  Orun
  African
  a Yoruba sun-god
  Orun Buburu
  African
  the Yoruba heaven for the wicked
  Orun Rere
  African
  the Yoruba heaven for the good
  Orungan
  (see Oranyan)
  Orunjan
  (see Oranyan)
  Orunmila
  African
  the god of fate and god of mercy
  among the Yoruba
  He defended men from the sea-god
  Olokur. He knows the destiny of all
  humans and can speak to them in every
  language through oracles.
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  In some accounts, he is equated
  with Ifa while others regard him as
  the creator-god.
  Orvandel
  (see Orvandil)
  Orvandil
  Norse
  [Aurentil.Aurvandill.Avo.Earendel.
  Orendil.Orvandel.Orwandil]
  a wind-god, some say
  son of Groa
  He was stolen as a baby by the frost-
  giants and rescued by Thor. One of his
  toes, sticking out of the basket in
  which Thor carried him, became frost-
  bitten. Thor accidentally broke it off
  and then threw it into the sky as a star
  in the constellation Orion.
  In an alternative version, he was
  the husband of Groa and the father
  by her of Hadburg and Svipdas. His
  second wife, Sith, bore Uller, Roskva
  and Thialfi.   (see also Egil2.Horvendil)
  Orvar-Odds Saga
  Norse
  the story of the travels and adventures
  of the hero, Odd
  Orwandil
  (see Orvandil)
  Orwen1
  British
  [White Witch]
  mother of Orddu, the Black Witch
  Orwen2
  Welsh
  daughter of Caradoc
  sister of Meriadoc
  wife of Urien
  In some accounts, Caswallawn caused
  the death of her father, Caradoc, but
  others say that Griffith killed Caradoc
  and usurped his throne, sending Orwen
  and her brother, Meriadoc, to be killed
  in the woods. They were spared by the
  executioners and Orwen was abducted
  by Urien who married her. When
  Meriadoc later deposed Griffith with
  the help of King Arthur, she and her 
  husband became rulers of Wales.
  Oryithus
  Greek
  in some accounts, son of Phineus 
  and Cleopatra
  brother of Crambis
  When Idaea, second wife of Phineus,
  accused the brothers of rape, their
  father blinded them. In other accounts 
  they are referred to as Polydectes
  and Polydorus.
  Orythia
  (see Oreithyia)
  Osagebiel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Osai Tutu
  African
  an 18th C king of the Ashanti
  A golden stool, sign of sovereignty,
  descended from heaven when he was
  crowned by the sorcerer Anochi.
  (see also Sunsum)
  Osain
  African
  [=Haiti Ossange]
  a Yoruba vegetation-god
  Osaman
  (see Asamanfo)
  Osande
  African
  an ancestral god of the Ovimbundu
  people
  Osanobua
  African
  [Osanobwe]
  a creator-god of the Edo people
  father of Olokun, some say
  He allowed his sons to choose
  whatever they wanted and then sent
  them to earth which was, at that time,
  entirely covered with water. While the
  others chose wealth, the youngest son
  took only a snail shell. He turned this
  shell upside down and the sand that
  fell out into the ocean became the first
  dry land and he became its king. The
  other brothers, having nowhere to
  live, gave him some of their wealth for
  a share of the land and he became very
  rich and powerful.
  Osanobwe
  (see Osanobua)
  Osanctrix
  (see Osantrix)
  Osantrix
  German
  [Osanctrix]
  a ruler of Wilkina
  brother of Hertnit
  He attacked Etzel’s kingdom but, with
  the help of Dietrich, Etzel repelled
  the invaders.
  Osawa
  African
  a sky-god of the Ekoi people
  Osborn
  (see Asprian)
  Osca
  (see Oscar)
  Oscar
  Irish
  [Osca.Osgar]
  a great warrior
  son of Oisin and Eibhir
  grandson of Finn mac Cool
  husband of Aidin
  As a youth, he fought with the Fianna
  against the army of Lochlanners led by
  Colga and killed him in single combat.
  Later, when Colga’s son, Midac,
  trapped Finn mac Cool and his
  companions in the Quicken Trees
  Hostel, he killed Sinsar, leader of the
  forces which had sailed to Ireland to
  help Midac against the Fianna. 
  He was one of the party of nine, led
  by Goll mac Morna, which recovered
  Finn’s hounds, Bran and Sceolan,
  when they were stolen by Arthur. He
  later commanded the Fianna battalion
  known as The Terrible Broom and
  eventually the whole of the Fianna. He
  led them against the high-king,
  Cairbre Lifeachair, who tried to
  restrict the power of the Fianna,
  killing the king but dying from his
  wounds. Aidin died of grief.
  Some say that the Fianna were
  released from hell by the prayers of St
  Patrick, at the behest of Oisin and
  Cailte, and it was Oscar who held back
  the fiends sent to recapture them,
  using a giant flail.
  Oschophoria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Dionysus, held
  in October
  Osci
  (see Oski)
  Ose
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He has the power to transform
  humans into animals and to cause
  madness. He is said to appear in the
  form of a leopard.
  Ose-Shango
  African
  an amulet worn by Shango
  Osgar
  (see Oscar)
  Oshadagea
  North American
  an eagle, the bringer of rain
  In the lore of the Iroquois, this great
  bird was the companion, with Keneu,
  of the thunder-god, Hino. One of his
  functions was to put out forest fires
  started by demons by scooping up
  water in his wings and dropping it on
  the blaze. Others say that he had a
  hollow in his back which was full of
  dew which he used for this purpose.
  Oshadhi-Pati
  (see Soma2)
  Oshala
  (see Obatala)
  Oshalla
  (see Obatala)
  Oshiho-mimi
  (see Ama-no-Oshiho-mimi)
  Oshin
  Manx
  the Manx name for Oisin
  Oshossi
  African
  a Yoruban god of woods 
  and hunting
  He is also worshipped in the
  West Indies.
  Oshowa
  African
  [Ebutokpabi]
  a supreme god in Nigeria
  Oshun
  African
  a river-goddess
  consort of Shango
  She is also worshipped in the
  West Indies.
  Oshunmare
  African
  [=Dahomey Dan Ayido Hwedo
  =Haitian Damballah Wedo]
  a serpent-deity of the Yoruba
  He is also worshipped in the
  West Indies.
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  (see Ossian)
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  Osir-Apis
  Egyptian
  [Osir-Hapi.Osirap.Osorapis.Usar-
  Api(s).Usar-Hapi:=Greek Serapis]
  the amalgamation of Apis and Osiris as
  a god of the underworld who could
  cure diseases           (see also Serapis)
  Osir-Hapi
  (see Osir-Apis)
  Osirap
  (see Osir-Apis)
  Osirid pillar
  Egyptian
  a square pillar on one face of which
  was carved a statue of Osiris or of a
  dead king
  Osirian mysteries
  Egyptian
  rites re-enacting the death and
  resurrection of the god Osiris
  Osirianism
  Egyptian
  the worship of Osiris
  This creed offered the promise of
  redemption and life eternal as against
  the prospect of being forever confined
  to the underworld.
  Osiris1
  Egyptian
  [An.Andjeti.An(d)jety.Apuatu.Asar(i).
  Asartaiti.Banaded.Khenti-Amentiu.
  Mendes.Sekhemtaui.Unbu.Unneffer.
  Un(n)o.Wenneffer.Wennoffer.Winefred:
  =Babylonian Nergal:=Greek
  Dionysus.Hades]
  the supreme god, god of dead,
  floods, harvest, sun, the
  underworld, vegetation 
  son of Geb and Nut or Ra and Nut
  brother of Isis, Nepthys, Seth
  He married his sister Isis and when his
  father abdicated and split the kingdom
  between Osiris and Set, they ruled the
  northern half. Set wanted all the
  kingdom and he put Osiris in a chest
  and threw it into the Nile. In one
  version, the chest landed in Phoenicia
  (or Byblos) where a tree (Erica) grew
  round it. The tree was felled to make a
  column for the new palace of the king,
  Malcandie, who restored the chest to
  Isis. She retrieved the body and,
  mourning in the form of a bird,
  conceived and bore a son, Horus. Set
  again got hold of the body and cut it
  into fourteen (or up to forty-two)
  pieces which he threw into the river.
  Again 
  Isis 
  rescued 
  the 
  pieces,
  reassembled them and brought Osiris
  back to life but he went down to rule in
  the underworld, as Khenti-Amentiu,
  leaving the throne to Horus. In another
  version, she conceived Horus after
  Osiris had been reassembled from the
  pieces and, in yet another, Isis buried
  the pieces (except the penis which had
  been thrown to the crocodiles or carp),
  at various sanctuaries.
  His symbols were the flail and the
  crook and he is depicted swathed like a
  mummy holding these implements.
  The pharaoh of the united kingdom
  was Osiris after his death.
  (see also Rhot-Amenti.Serapis.Uasar)
  Osiris2
  Syrian
  a corn-god assimilated into the
  Egyptian pantheon
  Osiris-Apis
  (see Osorapis)
  Osiris bed
  Egyptian
  a frame shaped to represent Osiris,
  part of the funerary equipment
  This frame, filled with soil, was sown
  with barley seeds, the sprouting of which
  was regarded as a symbol of rebirth.
  Osiris-Sokar
  Egyptian
  the hidden god
  Osk-meyjar
  (see Valkyries)
  Oska-stein
  Norse
  the stone which gave Odin his power as
  grantor of wishes
  Oski
  Norse
  [Osci]
  Odin as ‘grantor of wishes’
  Osla
  British
  [Octa]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  His knife, Bronllavyn, could be laid
  across a river to form a bridge.
  He was one of the party that helped
  Culhwch in his quest for the hand of
  Olwen and was drowned in the Severn
  in the struggle to capture the boar
  Twrch Trwyth.
  Osmand
  British
  a sorcerer whose powers were in his hair
  He used his magic to raise an army to
  fight the Christians. Six of the seven
  Champions of Christendom were
  killed in the battle and, when St
  George restored them to life, Osmand
  killed himself.          (see also Osmond)
  Osmond
  British
  a Saxon sorcerer
  In Dryden’s King Arthur, he tried to
  violate Emmeline and was put in
  prison.
  (see also Osmand)
  Osong Buwon-Gunq
  Korean
  a man who became a general
  As a young man, he was once lost in
  the mountains and came across a
  young girl weeping. It appeared that a
  priest, whose suit for her hand had
  been rejected, had killed all her family.
  Osong killed the priest who was, in
  fact, a tiger but, when he refused to
  stay with the girl, she hanged herself.
  In later years, a yellow handkerchief
  wrapped itself round his sword in
  battle and he lost the fight. The
  handkerchief, the spirit of the dead
  girl, reproached him for his heartless-
  ness and he repented. He returned to
  the house, found her body and gave
  her a decent burial. In his next battle,
  the yellow handkerchief appeared
  again but this time it hindered his
  opponent so that Osong was able to
  win the battle.
  Osorapis
  (see Serapis)
  Ospirin
  German
  in the story of Walther and Hildegard,
  she appears as the wife of Attila
  Ossa1
  Greek
  [Pheme]
  a god of rumour
  a messenger of Zeus
  Ossa2
  (see Mount Ossa)
  Ossange
  West Indian
  [=Yoruba Osain]
  a god of leaves and herbs
  Ossar
  Irish
  [Ailbe]
  the hound of Mac Da Tho
  This animal, a whelp of the Brown
  Mouse, was one of the animals coveted
  by Ailill and Conor. Mac Da Tho sold
  the hound and the boar to both kings
  who went to war over who should have
  them. Mac Da Tho killed the boar and
  the hound was killed when it raced
  after Ailill’s chariot.
  Ossian
  Scottish
  [Osian]
  the Scottish name for Oisin
  A Scottish poet, James Macpherson,
  claimed that Ossian was a poet and
  that he had collected much of Ossian’s
  work. In fact, the works were his own.
  Ossianic Cycle
  (see Fenian Cycle)
  Ostara
  German
  [=Norse Freya.Frigga:=Saxon Eastre]
  goddess of spring
  Ostaraki
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapal
  Ostowegowa
  North American
  an Iroquois feather-dance of thanks to
  the creator
  ostrich1
  Arab
  this bird is regarded as a cross between
  a bird and a camel, capable of
  becoming a jinnee
  ostrich2
  Mesopotamian
  a representation of Tiamat
  ostrich3
  Persian
  a sacred bird of the Zoroastrians
  Osun
  African
  a river-goddess and goddess of healing
  among the Yoruba people
  daughter of Oba Jumu and Oba Do
  consort of Shango
  791
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  Oswald1
  British
  a northern king
  His hand was preserved for ever by St
  Aidan for his generosity to the poor.
  He was revered as a saint in Switzer-
  land.
  Oswald
  2
  British
  a king of Kent
  In Dryden’s King Arthur, Oswald
  appears as the king of Kent, in love
  with Emmeline, who was banished
  from Britain by King Arthur.
  Ota
  wife of Tuirgeis
  Otafuku 
  (see Uzume)
  Otava
  Finnish
  a sky-deity, spirit of the Great Bear
  Oter 
  (see Otter)
  Oterongtongnia
  North American
  an Iroquois creator-god
  son of Awenhai’s daughter
  twin brother of Tawiscaron
  He and his twin were enemies, even in
  their mother’s womb and she died as
  the result of their birth when
  Oterongtongnia was born from her
  armpit. He made the good things in
  the world while his twin made all the
  evil things so he chased Tawiscaron
  who became, or created, the Rocky
  Mountains.
  (see also Ioskeha.Tawiscara)
  Otgarius
  (see Ogier)
  otgon 
  (see otkon)
  Othagwenda
  North American
  [Flint]
  an Iroquois culture-hero
  twin brother of Djuskaha
  These boys were born to a maiden,
  daughter of Ataensic, impregnated by
  the West Wind, and Othagwenda was
  abandoned at birth, only to be rescued
  by his brother.
  When they reached maturity, they
  went their separate ways, making
  plants and animals, later meeting to
  compare their handiwork. Djuskaha
  made a number of improvements to
  things created by his brother so that
  they were beneficial to men whereas
  Othagwenda spoiled much of his
  brother’s work. As a result, they
  quarrelled and Othagwenda was killed.
  (see also Tawiscara) 
  Othere
  Norse
  discoverer of the North Cape
  father of Eadgils
  His sons rebelled against him and fled
  to the court of Heardred. Here, they
  had an argument with the king and
  killed him.
  Otherworld
  Celtic
  [=British Avalon:=Irish Ard mhac 
  Leinn.Tir inna N’og:=Welsh Achren.
  Annfwn.Caer Wydr.Godeu.Lychlyn]
  home of the fairies: land of the gods
  A place where another existence, in
  many ways similar to this life, awaits
  those who have died. A death in this life
  meant a rebirth in the Otherworld and
  vice versa. It was said to become visible
  to mortals at the Feast of Samhain.
  Otherworld2
  a general term for some supernatural
  place, including fairyland, heaven,
  hell and paradise
  In many cases, the Otherworld can be
  reached only by the bravest heroes and
  after many difficulties.
  Othin
  (see Odin)
  Othinn
  (see Odin)
  Othinus
  (see Odin)
  Otho1
  European
  king of England
  father of Astolpho
  Otho2
  European
  husband of Emma
  father of Tancred
  Othr
  (see Odin)
  Othrevir
  (see Od-hroerir)
  Othryoneus
  Greek
  a leader of a contingent from Cabesus
  helping the Trojans
  He had undertaken to help Priam
  against the Greeks at the siege of Troy
  on the understanding that he would
  marry Cassandra after the war, but he
  was killed in the fighting.
  Othrys
  Greek
  the home of the Titans
  Othur
  (see Odin)
  Otionia
  Greek
  daughter of Erechtheus
  When Eumolpus invaded Athens,
  Erechtheus was told that he must
  sacrifice Otionia, one of his seven
  daughters. Pandora and Protogonia,
  her elder sisters, sacrificed themselves
  as well.
  Otis
  (see Botis)
  otkon
  North American
  [otgon]
  in the lore of the Iroquois, the force of
  evil, the converse of orenda
  Otkut
  African
  [Otukut]
  the lizard
  son of Zamba
  brother of Ngi, Nkoku and Wo
  Otkut allowed his four sons to make
  human beings and Otkut made
  the foolish.
  Otnid
  (see Ortnit)
  Otnit
  (see Ortnit)
  Oto-hime1
  Japanese
  [Toyo-tama.Toyotama]
  daughter of Watatsumi
  sister of Tama-yori
  wife of Fire Fade and Urashima
  mother of Amasuhiko
  She left the undersea home of her
  father, a Dragon King, to marry the
  mortal Fire Fade, but returned there
  after the birth of their son, Amasuhiko.
  In another story, to test Urashima’s
  kindness, she appeared as a tortoise
  and allowed herself to be caught on his
  fishing-line. Urashima threw her back
  into the sea and the tortoise carried
  him down to her underwater realm
  where she assumed her normal shape
  and married him. When he left her to
  visit his parents, she gave him a small
  casket but made him promise not to
  open it. He failed to keep his promise
  and, opening the casket, became a very
  old man and died on the spot. The few
  days he had been away from home
  turned out to be 300 years.
  (see also Fire Fade)
  Oto-hime2
  Japanese
  a beautiful maiden
  She and Ye-hime were selected to
  become wives of the emperor Keiko
  who sent his son, Oho-usu, to bring
  them to his court. The son married both
  the girls and sent two others to the court
  in their place. The emperor rejected
  them and they both died of grief.
  Otoku-San
  Japanese
  [Otuku-san]
  a female doll
  These dolls, which represent a child of
  about two years of age, are said to bring
  good luck if properly looked after. The
  male version is Tokutaro-San.
  Otomankoma
  African
  [Odomankoma]
  a name of Nyame as ‘eternal’
  Otomo-no-Miyuki
  Japanese
  a noble
  He was a suitor for the hand of Kayuga
  and undertook to get for her the jewel
  set in the head of a dragon. He was so
  frightened by the thunder-god that he
  gave up the quest.
  Oton
  (see Ottone.Votan)
  Otontecuhtli
  (see Xiuhtecuhtli)
  Otonteuctli
  (see Xiuhtecuhtli)
  Otos1
  Phoenician
  [‘reason’]
  son of Aer and Aura
  Otos2
  (see Otus)
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  Ototachibana
  Japanese
  [Tachibana]
  a princess
  wife of O-Uso-no-Mikito
  She accompanied her husband on all
  his expeditions, never complaining of
  the hardship. When Yamato fell in
  love with the princess Miyadzu, she
  threw herself overboard in a storm at
  sea so that her husband would be free.
  Otr
  (see Otter)
  Otrera
  (see Otrere)
  Otrere
  Greek
  [Otrera]
  a queen of the Amazons
  mother of Penthesilea by Ares
  Otreus
  Greek
  a Phrygian king
  He fought the Amazons at the River
  Sangarus with the help of the young
  Priam.
  Otshirvani
  Siberian
  [Garide]
  a creator-god and god of light
  In the form of the eagle, Garide, he
  grabbed the giant serpent Losy in his
  claws and killed him by smashing him
  against a mountain.
  Otso
  Finnish
  a woodland deity in the form of 
  a bear
  Ottachiero
  European
  son of the king of Hungary
  He and Rinaldo took an army of
  Hungarians 
  to 
  the 
  support 
  of
  Charlemagne when France was invaded
  by Agramant, Marsilius and Rodomont.
  Ottar1
  Norse
  [Ottar the Simple.Ottarr Heimski]
  a man disputing land ownership
  Needing to prove his ancestry in a
  dispute with Angantyr over a piece of
  land, Ottar asked Freya for help. She
  turned him into a pig and rode him to
  the house of Hyndla, a sorceress, who
  told him the names of all his ancestors
  and gave him a magic drink so that he
  would not forget them. As a result, he
  was awarded the disputed land.
  Ottar2
  Norse
  a lover of Freya
  In some accounts he is disguised as the
  boar Hildeswm.
  Ottar3
  (see Otter)
  Ottarr Heimski
  (see Ottar)
  Otter1
  Norse
  [Ot(e)r.Ottar]
  son of Hreidmar
  brother of Fafnir and Regin
  When Odin, Hoenir and Loki visited
  earth, this son of Hreidmar was sitting
  in the sun in the form of an otter and
  Loki killed the animal for food. In
  compensation, his father demanded
  sufficient gold to cover the otter’s skin
  which expanded as more and more
  gold was added. Loki forced Andvari,
  the dwarf-king, to hand over his hoard
  of gold and the curse that the dwarf
  put on the treasure was the source of
  much trouble in later years.
  Otter2
  North American
  one of the 4 animals which tried
  to find soil from which Manabush
  could re-create the world
  In Algonquian lore, Beaver, Mink and
  Otter all died in an attempt to find soil
  after the flood and it was left to
  Muskrat to succeed.
  Otter-Heart
  North American
  a young orphan
  He grew up alone, except for his sister,
  and set off to find adventure. He met a
  chief who offered him his two
  daughters but, when he insisted that
  the young man should marry both
  Good and Wicked, Otter-Heart fled,
  pursued by the two maidens. When he
  hid in a pine tree, they chopped it
  down and he escaped by riding on a
  cone and when he hid in a cedar, he
  was saved when his guardian spirit
  broke the maidens’ axes. He came to a
  teepee 
  where 
  the 
  woman 
  who
  welcomed him exposed herself as
  Wicked by eating the best part of the
  beaver he had caught. At a second
  lodge, the woman gave Otter-Heart
  the best parts of the otter he brought
  with him and admitted that the otters
  were her relatives. She was the Good
  maiden and he married her.
  Otto
  German
  a German emperor
  uncle of Galien
  Ottone
  European
  [Oton]
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He was with Roland at Roncesvalles
  and was killed there.
  Otua
  (see Atua)
  Otuel
  European
  son of Garcia
  nephew of Ferragus
  husband of Bel
  Fighting Roland, who had killed
  Ferragus, in an effort to avenge his
  uncle’s death, he became Roland’s
  friend, converted to Christianity and
  became 
  one 
  of 
  Charlemagne’s
  paladins.
  Otuku-san
  (see Otoku-san)
  Otukan
  Asian
  [Natigai]
  an earth-spirit
  Otukut
  (see Otkut)
  Otumfoo
  African
  a name of Onyankopon as ‘the
  powerful one’
  Otus
  Greek
  [Otos]
  a giant
  son of Aloeus or Poseidon by
  Iphimedia or Canace
  twin brother of Ephialtes
  His nominal father was Aloeus but his
  real father was Poseidon. He and his
  brother, known as the Aloadae, were
  noble beings, not monsters like the
  other giants.
  They once imprisoned Ares in a
  bronze jar to show their power and
  they threatened to pile Pelion on Ossa
  to attack Olympus but were persuaded
  by Poseidon not to try.
  They planned to carry off Artemis
  but she set a trap for them. Flying over
  the sea to Naxos, where they followed
  her, she put herself as a white hind in
  their path and they immediately set
  out to hunt it. Each threw a javelin
  from opposite sides of the hind which
  then disappeared. Each brother died
  when struck by the other’s javelin.
  An alternative version says that,
  when they tried to abduct Artemis and
  Hera, Artemis ran between them.
  Each aimed a shot at her but she
  avoided the arrows and each brother
  inadvertently killed the other.
  They were said to have been bound
  back to back and fastened to a column
  by snakes when they went to Tartarus.
  In some accounts, Otus was one of
  the Earthborn Giants, son of Uranus
  and Gaea, and fought in the battle
  between the giants and the gods.
  Otutu
  African
  in the lore of the Fon, the songbird that
  raised the alarm when Sogbo set the
  world on fire
  Otwit
  (see Ortnit)
  Otygen
  Mongol
  an earth-goddess
  Ouanga
  West Indian
  [=African Wanga]
  witchcraft brought from Africa
  Oudaeus
  (see Udaeus)
  Ouiamot
  (see Chinigchinich)
  Ouiot
  North American
  [Atahen.Attajen.Dominator.‘great
  captain’.‘master’.Owiot.Quiamot.
  Wiamot.Wiyot.Wy’ot]
  793
  Ouiot
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  the first being, in the lore of the
  Californian tribes
  When Ouiot grew old, his children,
  deeming him no longer capable of
  ruling, poisoned him. At his funeral,
  Coyote snatched a piece of the corpse
  from the pyre and ran off. Some of the
  skin fell on the ground and here the
  creator 
  Chinigchinich 
  appeared,
  giving Ouiot’s children the power to
  become medicine-men for the benefit
  of the men he promised to make.
  In another version, he was the son
  of Sirout and Ycaiut, and was killed by
  his children who ground up some of
  the black rock, Tosaut, and used it to
  kill him by sprinkling it on his chest
  where it ate into his body. At his
  funeral, Attajen appeared and gave the
  children of Ouiot the power to
  become sorcerers.
  Other tribes referred to Ouiot as
  Atahen or Attajen.       (see also Wy’ot)
  Oulomos
  (see Oulomus)
  Oulomus
  Phoenician
  [Oulomos]
  a being produced by Aer and Ether
  progenitor of Chousorus
  Our Father
  (see Senx)
  Our Grandmother (see Kokumthena)
  Our Great Chief
  (see Totec)
  Our Lady
  (see Isis)
  ouraboros
  (see ouroboros)
  Ourania
  (see Urania)
  Ourannus
  (see Ouranos)
  Ouranos1
  Phoenician
  [Auchthon.Epigeus.Ourannus:
  =Greek Uranus]
  son of Elioun and Berouth
  consort of Gea
  father of Ashtart, Baitulos, Dagan, El,
  Pontus and Zeus Damaros
  The Semitic version of the Greek
  Uranus.
  In some versions he and Gea were
  two halves of a primordial egg,
  produced by Chousorus, from which
  all else came.
  Ouranos2
  (see Uranus)
  Oure
  Greek
  sacred mountains created by Gaea
  ouroboros
  Greek
  [oroboros.(o)uraboros]
  a symbolic serpent with its tail in its
  mouth representing the cycle of life,
  totality, etc.
  Ousel of Cilgwri
  (see Blackbird of Cilgwri)
  Ousous
  Phoenician
  a creator-god, a giant fire-deity 
  brother of Hyposouranios
  He and his brother were said to be the
  inventors of mankind.
  Outgard
  (see Utgard)
  Outis
  (see Noman)
  Outlake
  (see Ontzlake)
  Ouvin
  (see Odin)
  Ouzel of Cilgwri
  (see Blackbird of Cilgwri)
  Ouzelem bird
  an imaginary bird
  This bird is said to fly backwards and
  consequently never knows where it is
  going but always knows where it has
  been. A similar story is told of
  Jayhawk.
  Ovakuru
  African
  ancestral spirits of the Ashanti
  Ovda
  Baltic
  [Alvasta.Surali]
  a forest-spirit of the Lapps
  This flesh-eating monster could appear
  as male or female, naked with its feet
  pointing to the rear. It killed people by
  tickling them to death before eating
  them but it could be rendered
  powerless if touched under its left arm.
  Ovid
  Roman
  [(Publius Ovidius) Naso]
  a 1st C BC poet
  He was the author of Amores, Fasti,
  Heroides, Medea, Metamorphoses, etc.
  Ovik
  (see Syen)
  Ovinnik
  Slav
  a mischievous spirit
  a type of Domovik
  This being, living in barns or, some
  say, in kitchens or drying kilns, is
  envisaged as a black cat which barks.
  Ovo Okare
  East Indian
  in Papuan lore, the third person to
  be created
  This person, born from a turtle’s egg,
  later turned into the red coconut palm.
  Owain1
  British
  [Ewain.Ewayne.Ivain.Knight of the 
  Lion.Owe(i)n.Uwain(e):=Dutch
  Iwa(i)nus.Iwein=French Yvain.Ywain]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court 
  one of the Knights of Battle
  son of Urien and Morgan le Fay or
  Modron
  twin brother of Morfudd
  husband of Denw or of Penarwan
  father of Galian, some say
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Gorlois and Igraine, in others the
  brother of Gawain.
  Morgan planned to kill King Arthur
  and her husband, Urien, marry her
  lover Accolan and make him king.
  Believing that Accolan had killed
  Arthur in a fight, she took her
  husband’s sword and was about to kill
  him as he slept. Owain, alerted by a
  servant, was hidden in the room and
  seized his mother in time to prevent
  murder. His mother duped him into
  believing that she had been possessed
  by evil spirits and he forgave her when
  she promised to give up magic arts.
  King Arthur felt that he could no
  longer trust Urien or Owain so he
  banished Owain from his court. His
  friend Gawain opted to go with him
  and they set out to find adventure
  which would allow Owain to prove his
  loyalty to the king.
  Their first encounter was with
  Morholt who quickly unhorsed two
  strange knights in succession. He then
  challenged 
  Owain 
  and 
  Gawain,
  disposing easily of the young Owain
  who sustained a leg wound, and
  fighting an honourable draw with
  Gawain. All three became friends and
  travelled on together. They met three
  women who offered to lead them to
  adventure and Owain chose the oldest
  of the three.
  She turned out to be Lyne, a woman
  who had always wanted to be a man
  and had made a lifetime study of
  knightly pursuits. She made Owain
  undergo ten months of intensive
  training at her home in Wales and
  then they set off to find adventure. He
  unhorsed 
  thirty 
  knights 
  at 
  a
  tournament and won the prize, riding
  on to the Castle of the Rock. Here
  lived the Lady of the Rock who had
  had all her property, except the Castle,
  taken from her by the brothers
  Edward and Hugh. Owain fought
  them both at once, killing Edward and
  forcing Hugh to surrender. The Lady
  of the Rock offered him the chance to
  live with her and run her regained
  estates but he chose to leave. At the
  crossroads, Lyne left him to await
  another knight errant she could train
  while Owain joined Gawain and
  Morholt and returned with them to
  Camelot where they were all made
  welcome by the king.
  He was one of the knights captured
  and imprisoned by Tarquin, who hated
  all Arthur’s knights, until rescued
  by Lancelot.
  In Welsh stories, he appeared as
  Owein, in the dream of Rhonabwy
  playing a game of chess with King
  Arthur and in the story of the Lady of
  794
  Oulomos
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  the Fountain. His ‘army’ consisted of
  300 ravens given to him by Cenferchyn.
  When Cynon (or Colgrevaunce) was
  unhorsed by the Black Knight,
  Escalados, Owain met the victor and
  wounded him so severely that he died.
  He was rescued from prison by Luned
  who gave him a ring which made him
  invisible and Owain took over all the
  Black Knight’s lands and his wife
  Laudine, the Lady of the Fountain,
  living with her for three years. At the
  end of that time, Arthur went in search
  of him and Kay met the Knight of the
  Fountain in single combat and was
  defeated. Each of Arthur’s knights
  was defeated in turn and it was only
  when Gwalchmei fought him that
  they realised they were fighting
  Owain. He was reunited with Arthur
  and returned to his court for three
  years. When he realised how he had
  deserted his wife, he did penance (or
  went mad, some say) and lived the life
  of a mendicant, killing a dragon and
  taming the lion which had been
  fighting with it. His path crossed that
  of Luned once again and he rescued
  her from death at the stake.
  In some versions, he returned to the
  Lady of the Fountain, in others he was
  reunited with his wife and they lived
  together at Arthur’s court.
  In another story, he arrived home to
  find his castle occupied by Salados and
  his followers. In the fight that ensued,
  Owain escaped with his life only when
  the lion, which had become his faithful
  companion, intervened, killing Salados
  and routing his followers.
  Other stories include a fight with
  Gawain when Owain set out to defend
  a lady robbed of her property by her
  elder sister. The two finally recognised
  each other, the fight was ended and
  Arthur settled the dispute between the
  sisters. En route to this adventure,
  Owain had released 300 ladies held
  captive in the Castle of Pesme
  Aventure by two demons who forced
  them to weave cloth.
  Owain2
  British
  [Ewain.Ewayne.Iwain.Owein the 
  Bastard.Owen]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  father of Chaus
  He was the illegitimate son of Urien
  by the wife of his steward and thus
  half-brother to the other Owain.
  He was killed by Gawain whom he
  challenged to a joust.
  Owain3
  British
  [Ewain.Ewayne.Iwain.Owe(i)n]
  son of Macsen
  He fought a duel with a giant in which
  they were both killed.
  Owain4
  (see Lady of the Fountain)
  Owain Gwynedd
  British
  father of Madawg, the prince said to
  have discovered America
  owanka wakan
  North American
  a sacred altar
  Owasse
  North American
  an Algonquian bear-spirit
  Owatatsumi
  (see Watatsumi)
  Owein
  (see Owain)
  Owein the Bastard
  (see Owain2)
  Owel
  (see Eoghabal)
  Owen
  (see Eoghan.Owain)
  Owen Glendower
  Welsh
  a Welsh hero
  He was said to own a stone, which he
  had obtained fom a raven, which could
  make him invisible.
  Owiot
  (see Ouiot)
  owl
  a widely-distributed night-flying bird of
  prey traditionally deemed to be wise
  (1) The Buddhists regard the owl
  as a messenger of Yama.
  (2) In Central America the Aztec
  refer to the owl as Tlacolotl and
  regard it as a bird of ill-omen.
  (3) In the Christian tradition the
  owl is an attribute of both Christ
  and Satan.
  (4) In Egypt the owl was regarded
  as a symbol of death.
  (5) In Greece the owl was regarded
  as sacred to Athene and Demeter.
  (6) In Hindu lore, the owl (Shakra)
  was regarded as an attribute of
  Yama and sacred to Indra.
  (7) The Japanese regard the owl as
  typifying filial ingratitude, as a
  form of Fukuro and as a god of
  villages.
  (8) The Malay regard owls as ghosts.
  (9) 
  In 
  North 
  America, 
  the
  Algonquin people regard the owl
  as an attendant on the Lord of the
  Dead.
  (10) In Persian lore the owl, Asho-
  Zushta, could drive away demons
  by reciting passages from the
  Avesta.
  Owl-glass
  (see Tyll Eulenspiegel)
  Owl of Cwm Cawlwyd
  Welsh
  a very old bird
  Culhwch consulted this bird in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen but the
  owl was unable to give any help in
  finding Mabon and referred him to the
  Eagle of Gwern Abwy.
  Owlespiegle
  (see Tyll Eulenspiegel)
  Owner
  (see Malik1)
  Owo
  African
  a supreme god of the Idoma people
  of Nigeria
  ox
  (see bull)
  Ox Boy
  (see Ch’ien Niu)
  Ox Head
  (see Niu T’ou)
  Oxheheon
  North American
  a Cheyenne sun-dance spirit
  Oxlahun Ti Ku
  Central American
  [Oxlanhuntiku]
  a group of 13 Mayan sky-gods
  In some accounts, these deities were
  captured by another group, the
  Bolon Ti Ku.
  Oxlahuntiku
  (see Oxlanhun Ti Ku)
  Oxomoco
  Central American
  [Oromuco.Oxomuco]
  the Aztec first man who, with the
  woman Cipactonal, was created
  by Piltzintecuhtli
  In some accounts, Piltzintecuhtli was
  the son of Oxomoco and Cipactonal,
  while others say that he was the same
  as Tonatiuh.
  Oxomoco was one of the four sages
  of the Aztec migration, the others
  being Chipactonal, Tlaltecuin and
  Xochicahuaca. These four were said to
  have invented the Aztec alphabet.
  In some accounts, Oxomoco is the
  same as Xmucane.
  Oxomuco 
  (see Oxomoco)
  Oxydeices
  (see Optiletis)
  Oxylus
  Greek
  co-king of Elis with Agorius
  son of Andraemon or Haemon
  brother of Thermius
  He was banished to Elis after
  accidentally killing Thermius but later
  returned to Aetolia and raised an army
  which conquered Elis of which he
  became co-king with Agorius, ousting
  the former king, Dius.
  He is said to have had three eyes.
  Oxyrhyncus
  Egyptian
  a fish sacred to Hathor
  Oya1
  African
  [Mammy of the Water.Oba.Oja]
  a river-goddess and weather-goddess
  of the Yoruba people
  a consort of Shango
  This deity, though female, was said to
  have a beard.
  Oya2
  Japanese
  [‘parent’]
  a term used for the deity of the
  Tenri sect
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  Owain2
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  Oya-Shima-Guni
  Japanese
  the first 8 islands to be created when
  Izanagi and Izanami made
  the world
  Oyamakui
  Japanese
  [Yama-no-kami.Yama-sue-no-nushi] 
  a mountain god
  guardian of the western shrine on
  Mount Hiei
  Oyandone
  (see O-yan-do-ne)
  Oyazu
  Japanese
  a woman whose spirit appeared 
  to Kyuzaemon
  wife of Isaburo
  She appeared at the home of
  Kyuzaemon and prayed before his
  family shrine. She told Kyuzaemon
  that her husband, Isaburo, had left her
  parents without support when she died
  and she wanted to correct this wrong.
  Next day, Kyuzaemon found that
  Isaburo had returned to his in-laws,
  having been visited by his wife’s spirit
  in the guise of Yuki-Onna.
  Oyise
  African
  in Nigeria, a mediator
  This being, in the form of a post
  carved from a tree, acts as a mediator
  between the Isoko people and their
  remote god, Cghene.
  Oynyena Maria
  Slav
  [Fiery Mary.Mary the Fiery One. 
  Ognyena Maria]
  a fire-goddess
  assistant of the thunder-god, Peroun
  sister of Elias
  Oyoyewa
  North American
  [Uyuyewi]
  a war-god of the Keres
  twin brother of Masewi in the lore of
  the Pueblo Indians
  These twins are the equivalent of the
  Zuni Ahayuta achi. In some accounts,
  they were the sons of the sun and when
  they went to meet their father, he gave
  them weapons with which to kill
  monsters.
  Oyuyewi
  (see Oyoyewa)
  Oyselet
  (see Ambroy)
  Oyuyewi 
  (see Oyoyewa)
  Ozanna le Cure Hardy
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He was defeated by Lavaine in the
  tournament at which he and Lancelot
  fought on behalf of his father, Bernard.
  He was one of the knights captured
  with Guinevere by Meliagaunt.
  Ozmatli
  Central American
  the eleventh of the 20 days of the
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the monkey and west, the
  day was governed by Xochipilli.
  796
  Oya-Shima-Guni
  Ozmatli
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  Central American
  a Mayan deity of uncertain 
  identity, referred to as god P: 
  a frog-god
  This deity is depicted as a frog and
  may be sowing seed or ploughing,
  leading some to identify him as a god
  of agriculture.
  pa
  (see ba)
  Pa1
  Chinese
  a drought-goddess
  daughter of Huang Ti
  Pa2
  (see Ba1)
  Pa Bilalang
  (see Bilalang)
  Pa Ch’a
  Chinese
  [Great King]
  a god of grasshoppers
  He is depicted as having a blue-green
  human torso, a bell in place of a
  stomach, red hair and the beak and
  claws of a bird.
  Some accounts say that he was
  originally a Mongolian peasant who
  was never harmed by the wolves and
  scorpions that abounded where he
  lived and whose crops were never
  affected by grasshoppers. Others
  equate him with Liu Meng, the god 
  of agriculture.
  Pa Gur
  Welsh
  a poem relating Kay’s adventures 
  in Anglesey
  Pa-hra
  Egyptian
  an early deity
  father of Ahi
  pa-hsia
  Chinese
  very strong tortoises often depicted
  under gravestones
  Pa Hsien
  (see Eight Immortals)
  Pa-ku-la
  (see No Ch’u-lo)
  Pa Kua
  (see Eight Diagrams)
  pa-lis
  Persian
  an evil gnome
  These beings were said to kill those
  who slept in the desert by licking their
  feet to suck out their blood.
  Pa-no-ka
  (see No Ch’u-lo)
  Pa Pandir
  Malay
  a stupid character who always does
  the wrong thing
  Pa Pao
  (see Eight Precious Things)
  Paao
  Pacific Islands
  a god of Hawaii
  Pabel
  Canaanite
  a king of Udumu
  father of Hurriya
  In some accounts, Hurriya was his wife.
  pabid
  South American
  the soul, in the lore of the Tupari
  It is said that, when a person dies, the
  soul leaves the body through the eyes 
  or the pupils leave him and become 
  the pabid. After a perilous journey,
  threatened by fierce animals, the soul
  crosses the river Mani-Mani to live in
  the land of the dead. Here two worms
  bore into the belly and eat all the
  bowels before crawling out. At this
  point, Patobkia restores the sight of the
  pabid by sprinkling pepper on the eyes
  and then the pabid is required to have
  sexual intercourse with one of the
  giants, the female Vaugh’eh or the
  male Mpokalero. The pabid can breed
  to produce children. The males
  breathe on a bundle of leaves which
  they then throw on to the back of the
  chosen woman who then becomes
  pregnant.          (see also ki-apogo-pod)
  Pabilsag
  Mesopotamian
  [Pabilsang]
  a Sumerian god
  consort of Nininsinna
  Pabilsang
  (see Pabilsag)
  Pabuji
  Indian
  a local god, hero of epic stories 
  in Rajasthan
  Paca-Mama
  (see Pachamama)
  Pacari
  South American
  [Apo-tampu.Cave of Refuge.Cave of 
  the Dawn.Inn of Dawn.Inn of Origin.
  Pacari Tampu.Pac(c)ari-Tambo.
  Pacariqtambo.Paccarisca.Tambotocco]
  a cave with 3 exits
  This is the cave from which the
  ancestors of the Inca people were said
  to have emerged. Some say that there
  were three such caves.
  In some versions, there were the four
  – Ayar Manco, Pachacamac, Viracocha
  and one other; in others, there were three
  – Apocatequil, Ataguchu and Piguerao.
  Others claim that there were three or
  four brothers and three or four sisters.
  (see also Children of the Sun)
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  Pacari-Tambo
  Pacari-Tambo
  (see Pacari)
  Pacari Tampu
  (see Pacari)
  pacarina
  South American
  in Inca lore, dead ancestors
  It was believed that these beings could
  intercede with the gods on behalf of
  their descendants.
  Pacariqtambo
  (see Pacari)
  Pacaw
  (see Bacam)
  Paccari-Tambo
  (see Pacari)
  Paccarisca
  (see Pacari)
  Pachacamac
  South American
  [Earth-maker.Pacharurac.
  Pachayachachic]
  an Inca creator-god 
  son of Inti, some say
  brother of Con
  It is said that he defeated Con, the
  earlier creator of men, turned Con’s
  people into monkeys and made new
  beings.
  In another version of his story it is
  believed that he created humans but
  forgot their need for food. The man
  died of starvation and the woman was
  fertilised by the sun. Pachacamac
  killed her first son and grew plants
  from pieces of his body. Her second
  son, Vichama, drove Pachacamac into
  the sea when Pachacamac killed the
  woman. He remained in the seas as a
  sea-god.
  Some stories equate him with Ayar
  Ayca or Viracocha.
  Pachacamama
  (see Pachamama)
  Pachaccan
  South American
  a name for Thunupa as ‘servant’
  Pachamama
  South American
  [Mama Pacha.Mother Earth.
  Paca-Mama.Pachacamama]
  an Inca earth-goddess
  Pachari
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Pacharurac
  South American
  a name for Pachacamac as ‘maker of
  all things’
  Pachayachachic
  South American
  [Teacher of the World.Ticci 
  Viracocha:=Aymara Yatin]
  an Inca creator-god
  father of Imaymana Viracocha and
  Tocapo Viracocha
  He is regarded as a form of
  Pachacamac but, in other accounts, is
  said to be the same as Tici.
  Pachet1
  Egyptian
  an early desert goddess, envisaged 
  as a lion
  Pachet2
  Pacific Islands
  an undersea paradise in the lore of 
  the Caroline Islanders
  Pachytos
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered the hunter,
  Actaeon, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Pachytos, tore him
  to pieces.
  pack
  something buried under the threshold
  of an enemy’s house, a magic rite
  designed to harm him
  Pacolet
  European
  a French dwarf who owned a winged,
  wooden flying horse
  Pactolus
  Greek
  a river-god
  father of Euryanassa
  This was also a name for the river itself
  which was said to have gold-bearing
  sands after Midas had washed his
  hands in it to rid himself of the curse
  of gold.
  Padalon
  Hindu
  the land of departed spirits into which
  there are 8 entrances
  Padanjali
  Hindu
  a saint
  Padarn Redcoat
  British
  owner of the magic coat, Pais Padarn
  Padern
  (see Paternus)
  padfoot
  British
  a name for the bargaist in Yorkshire
  Padiel
  a demon of the east
  Paddock
  British
  a witch’s familiar in Macbeth
  paddy-bird
  (see gelatik)
  Padma1
  Hindu
  a snake-god
  one of the mahanagas
  This deity is usually depicted with
  three eyes.
  Padma2
  (see Kamala.Vishnu)
  Padma3
  Hindu
  a name for Lakshmi as ‘lotus’
  padma4
  (see lotus4)
  Padma-mkhah-Ngro
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Padmdakini
  Padma-Nabha
  (see Brahma.Vishnu)
  Padma-pani
  (see Padmapani)
  Padma-Pitha
  Hindu
  a deity seated on a lotus
  Padma-Purana
  Hindu
  [Book of the Golden Lotus]
  an epic, in some 50,000 couplets,
  which describes the creation
  Padmadakini
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Padma-mkhah-Ngro]
  a female deity of the air
  Padmaheruka
  Buddhist
  one of the 5 Herukabuddhas
  Padmanarteshvara
  Buddhist
  a form of Avalokiteshvara with 2, 8 
  or 10 arms
  Padmantaka
  Buddhist
  a guardian god
  one of the Dikpalas
  He is the guardian of the western
  region of the world.
  Padmapani
  Buddhist
  [‘lotus-born’.Padma-pani:=Chinese 
  Kuan Yin.=Japanese Kwannon]
  a bodhisattva
  a form of Avalokiteshvara in Tibet
  Padmapani can appear in various forms
  – animal or insect, man or woman –
  including that of the flying horse
  Valahaka.
  This deity is depicted as three-eyed,
  sometimes with eleven heads.
  (see also Avalokiteshvara)
  Padmasambhava1
  Hindu
  a destroyer of demons appearing as 
  a tiger-god
  Padmasambhava2
  Hindu
  [=Tibetan Lopon.Rinpochhe.sLob-
  dpon]
  an 8th C Indian seer
  son of Amitabha
  He was said to have appeared in a lotus
  flower at the age of eight and was
  forced to spend his life in penitence
  for killing a minister of the royal
  palace where he was raised.
  He took Buddhism to Tibet and,
  having 
  converted 
  that 
  country,
  changed into a horse and converted
  other races. He was said to have lived
  for a thousand years.
  Padmatara
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Tara, ‘lotus’
  Padmavati
  Hindu
  a name for Lakshmi as ‘owner of 
  the lotus’
  Padmosnisa
  Buddhist
  a guardian god of the west
  Padraic
  (see Patrick1)
  Padraig
  (see Patrick1)
  Padriya
  Canaanite
  one of the wives of Baal
  Padstow
  British
  the Cornish town said by some to be
  the place where King Arthur was
  born
  Padvaxtag
  Persian
  a Manichaean deity
  He and Xrostag are a pair involved in
  the ritual of prayer and the answer to
  that prayer.
  Paean
  (see Paeon.Paiawon)
  Paeeon
  (see Paeon)
  Paeivae 
  (see Paiva)
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  Paeon1
  Greek
  [P(a)ean.Paeeon.Paion]
  a title of such gods as Asclepius and
  Apollo who had associations 
  with medicine
  Paeon2
  Greek
  [Paean.Paeeon.Paion]
  son of Endymion and Calyce
  brother of Aetolus and Epeus 
  Paeon3
  Greek
  in some accounts, son of Poseidon 
  by Helle                 (see also Edonus)
  pae’wa
  (see li’oa)
  pagab
  South American
  magic seeds, in the lore of the 
  Tupari
  These yellow seeds are said to have the
  power, when used by a shaman, to kill
  his enemies.
  Pagas
  Hindu
  [=Greek Pegasus]
  a horse of the Aswins
  Page Abe
  South American
  [Sun Father]
  creator-god and sun-god of the
  Tukano Indians
  brother of Nyami Abe
  father of Abe Mango
  He and his brother ruled alternately,
  one by night, one by day, each shining
  as brightly as the other. When Nyami
  Abe tried to rape his brother’s wife,
  Page Abe gave him a good thrashing
  that so reduced his power that,
  thereafter, he could shine only weakly
  as the moon.
  Pagimon
  (see Paymon)
  Paginet
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table, 
  some say
  pagoda
  Buddhist
  a temple or shrine for relics
  (see also stupa)
  Pagoda Bearer
  (see Li Ch’ing)
  pagoda-tree
  Indian
  a fabulous coin-producing tree
  Paguk
  North American
  a moving skeleton, in the lore 
  of the Algonquian and Ojibwa 
  tribes
  This apparition, said to be the skeleton
  of a hunter who starved to death, is
  said to move through the woodlands at
  fantastic speed with much bone-
  rattling. Its presence portends the
  death of a friend.
  Pah
  North American
  [‘father’]
  a moon-god of the Pawnees
  consort of Sakuru
  father of Closed Man
  Paha
  Finnish
  an evil spirit
  Pahe-Wathahuni
  North American
  a cannibal hill
  This hill could open its mouth to form
  a cavern and any hunters who ventured
  in 
  were 
  swallowed 
  up. 
  Rabbit
  disguised himself as a man and entered
  the cavern with a band of hunters and
  slew the monster by slitting its heart
  open. The hill then split wide open
  and those who had been swallowed
  were restored to life.
  Pahlava
  Persian
  an ancient hero
  Pahlavi Zand
  Persian
  a commentary on the Avesta
  Pahtecatl
  Central American
  an Aztec fertility-god
  Pahua
  North American
  in the lore of the Pawnee, one of the 
  5 houses of the animal spirits, the
  nahurak
  Pahuanui
  (see Pahuanuiapitaaiterai)
  Pahuanuiapitaaiterai
  Pacific Islands
  [Pahuanui]
  a sea-demon of Tahiti
  Pahuk
  North American
  in the lore of the Pawnee, one of the 
  5 houses of the animal spirits, the
  nahurak
  pai de santo
  South American
  [female=mae de santo:=Yoruba babalorisha]
  a priest of the African immigrants 
  in Brazil
  Pai Hao
  Chinese
  2 white cranes, messengers of the 
  gods
  Pai-ho T’ung-tzu
  (see White Crane Youth)
  Pai Hu
  Chinese
  [Bach-ho.White Tiger]
  a guardian of the west
  In some accounts, one of the Four
  Auspicious Animals in place of the
  unicorn, ch’i-lin
  Pai Hutanga
  New Zealand
  the first wife of Uenuku
  Pai Lao-yeh
  (see Po Lao-yeh)
  Pai Lung
  Chinese
  one of the Four Dragon Kings
  This being is said to have been born as
  a lump of flesh to a maiden given
  shelter by an old man when she was
  caught in a storm. In disgust, she
  threw the lump into the sea where it
  became a white dragon, the cause of
  famine. The girl died from shock.
  pai-ma
  Chinese
  a white horse with a single horn    
  (see also po2)
  Pai Yang
  Chinese
  [Heang Ho:=Arab Al Kabah al Alif]
  a later name for the constellation
  Aries as ‘the white sheep’
  paiarehe
  New Zealand
  fairies in the lore of the Maori
  Paiawon
  Greek
  [Paean]
  a war-god
  paigoels
  Hindu
  demons
  These beings are said to have been
  angels who were expelled from heaven
  when they sinned.
  Paikea
  Pacific Islands
  god of sea-creatures
  offspring of Rangi and Papa
  Paimon
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to grant any wish
  a magician may make and to teach
  science and the arts. He is depicted as
  a crowned ruler riding a camel.
  (see also Paymon)
  Painal
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god
  Paion
  (see Paeon)
  pair
  (see paladin)
  Pair Drynog
  British
  a cauldron owned by Drynog
  This vessel, said to boil meat only for
  the brave, was one of the Thirteen
  Treasures of Britain collected by
  Merlin. In some accounts, it is the
  same as the cauldron of Diwrnach.
  Pairekse
  Siberian
  son of the god of heaven
  He makes entries in the book of fate as
  instructed by the gods and sometimes
  visits the earth in the form of a goose
  to report what is happening.
  Pairika
  Persian
  [Parik(a)]
  a supernatural enchantress
  These evil beings were the female
  counterparts of the Yatis.
  (see also peri)
  Pais Padarn
  British
  a coat owned by Padarn 
  Redcoat
  This garment, which could make the
  wearer invisible and which would 
  fit only a nobleman, became one of 
  the Thirteen Treasures of Britain
  collected by Merlin.
  Paisachas
  (see Pishashas)
  Paisunya
  Hindu
  an evil spirit
  This being was opposed to the Matrika,
  Chaumunda.
  Paisunya
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  South American
  a fabulous land of gold
  The Guarani say that this realm, ruled
  by El Gran Moxo, was set in the lake
  Cuni-Cuni where it was guarded by a
  strange animal known as Teyu-Yagua.
  Paiva
  Baltic
  [Paeivae]
  a Finnish sun-god
  The rays of the sun formed roads
  between heaven and earth along which
  the gods could travel.
  Paiyatamu
  (see Paiyatemu)
  Paiyatemu
  North American
  [Paiyatamu.Paiyatuma.sun youth:
  =Hopi T’aiowa]
  a flute-playing spirit of the Zuni
  son of Sun Father and Underground
  Mother
  In some accounts, Paiyatemu refers 
  to a group of spirits rather than to just
  one.
  Paiyatuma
  (see Paiyatemu)
  Pajainen
  Baltic
  a Finnish god
  He killed a huge bull or pig.
  Pajan Yan
  Cambodian
  a goddess
  It is said that this healing goddess was
  banished to the moon to prevent her
  from restoring all the dead. Her face is
  now seen in the moon instead of the
  more usual hare or man-in-the moon.
  pajanvak’i
  Baltic
  Finnish spirits associated with metals
  pajé
  South American
  a Xingu shaman
  Pajonn
  Baltic
  a Lappish thunder-god
  Pak Tai
  Chinese
  [Hsüan T’ien Shang Ti:=Taiwanese
  Shang-ti Yeh]
  a Taoist war-god
  He was regarded as a mortal general
  who was deified to lead the celestial
  armies. He threw the demon snake and
  tortoise into a deep cleft and became
  ruler of the dark heaven. He is
  expected to return to earth in times of
  great trouble.
  Paka’a
  Pacific Islands
  wind-god of Hawaii
  He is credited with the invention of
  the sail.
  Pakasa Uru
  Pacific Islands
  a wallaby
  This animal is featured in stories of
  New Britain and is usually outwitted
  by the dog, Tulagola.
  Pakhet
  Egyptian
  a god of the hunt
  pako
  South American
  a magician of the tribes of Bolivia
  Pakoc
  Central American
  a Mayan war-god
  Pakrokitat
  North American
  a creator-god of the Serrano people
  brother of Kukitat
  He was so upset by the actions of
  Kukitat, who had been born from his
  left shoulder, that he left this world
  and returned to the afterworld.
  Pal-Rai-Yuk
  North American
  a water-monster of the Inuit
  Palace Adventurous
  (see Palace of Light)
  Palace Goddess
  Greek
  an aspect of the Great Goddess
  concerned with intuition
  Palace of Cool Breezes
  (see Itzeecayan)
  Palace of Flowers
  (see Xochiticacan)
  Palace of Great Cold
  Chinese
  the home of the moon-goddess, Heng O
  Palace of Light
  British
  [Castle of Light.Palace Adventurous]
  a palace within the Castle of Carbonek
  where the Holy Grail was kept
  Palace of the Boyne
  Irish
  [Brugh.Brug na Boinne.Bruigh na
  Boinne]
  the fortress home of Nechtan and,
  later, of Angus Og
  Palace of the Lonely Park
  Chinese
  the home of the sun-god, I
  Palace of the West (see Tamoanchan)
  paladin
  [pair.peer] 
  one of the 12 personal companions of
  Charlemagne: a knight-errant
  The list varied from time to time but
  some of the most famous were
  Astolpho, the English duke
  Aymon
  Baldwin, son of Gano
  Fierabras
  Florismart
  Gano, the traitor
  Guido the Wild
  Malagigi, the sorcerer
  Namo, duke of Bavaria
  Ogier the Dane
  Oliver, friend of Roland
  Rinaldo
  Roland (Orlando)
  Saloman from Brittany
  Turpin, the archbishop
  Others sometimes included in the list
  are Amulion, Anseis, Engelir, Gerard,
  Gerin, Gerier, Inon, Ivory, Otonne
  and Samson.
  Palaemon1
  Greek
  [Palaimon]
  son of Hephaestus
  one of the Argonauts
  Palaemon2
  Greek
  [Palaimon]
  a name for Heracles in his youth
  Palaemon3
  Greek
  the name for Melicertes when he
  became a sea-god
  Palaimon
  (see Palaemon)
  Palamedes1
  British
  [Palomedes.Palomides.Palomydes]
  a Saracen knight
  son of Esclabor
  He arrived in Ireland at the time when
  Tristram was recovering from his
  wounds after being nursed by Isolde.
  He wanted to claim her as a bride but
  Tristram defeated him in a duel and he
  sailed for home.
  In another version, he was a guest 
  at Mark’s wedding to Isolde and so
  pleased the king that Mark offered 
  him anything he could ask for. He
  demanded Isolde and would have
  taken her back to Syria but Tristram
  intervened and returned her to 
  Mark. Palamedes was heartbroken 
  and sailed off.
  Yet another account says that he 
  and Tristram fought another duel.
  Palamedes surrendered and made
  friends with Tristram, embraced
  Christianity, became a loyal follower
  of King Arthur and was made duke 
  of Provence.
  He was one of those who hunted the
  Questing Beast without success.
  Palamedes2
  European
  [Palomedes.Palomides]
  brother of Achilles of Lombardy
  and Sforza
  He was a soldier in Godfrey’s army at
  the siege of Jerusalem.
  Palamedes3
  Greek
  [Palomedes.Palomides]
  son of Nauplius and Clymene 
  or Hesione
  brother of Nausimedon and Oeax
  He accompanied Agamemnon and
  Menelaus when they tried to persuade
  Odysseus to join the invasion of Troy
  and, when Odysseus feigned madness
  by ploughing salt into the earth,
  Palamedes 
  placed 
  the 
  baby
  Telemachus in front of the plough.
  Odysseus avoided the child, revealing
  that he was quite sane.
  During the Trojan war, Odysseus
  exacted revenge by bribing a servant to
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  plant money and a letter, said to be
  from Priam. As a result, Palamedes
  was accused of treachery and stoned 
  to death.
  In another account, he was drowned
  by Odysseus and Diomedes during a
  fishing trip or buried by them under
  stones when he climbed down a well in
  search of gold which, they told him,
  was hidden there.
  He is said to have invented dice,
  lighthouses, scales and some of 
  the alphabet.
  Palamon
  Greek
  a prince of Thebes
  cousin of Arcite
  husband of Emily
  He and Arcite, both captives of
  Theseus, fell in love with his daughter
  or sister-in-law, Emily. They fought
  for her hand and Arcite won. On his
  way to claim his bride, Arcite was
  thrown from his horse and was killed.
  Emily later married Palamon.
  Palan Bah
  Malay
  [Island of Fruit]
  the home of the dead
  Palaniyantavan
  Indian
  a Tamil god, a form of Seyon
  Palanta 
  (see Palatia)
  Palante
  British
  cousin of Tristram
  After the death of his cousin, Palante
  invaded Cornwall and was killed there
  by Palamedes.
  Palanto 
  (see Palatia)
  Palasara
  Pacific Islands
  husband of Durgandini
  father of Abiasa
  Palatia
  Roman
  [Palanta.Pala(n)to]
  a female deity of the north pole
  Palatium
  Roman
  a sacred hill
  One of the seven hills of Rome, 
  the Palatine.
  Palato 
  (see Palatia)
  Palatyi
  African
  a monster of the Bantu
  Pale Fox
  African
  a culture-hero of the Dogon
  He became an outcast for stealing
  seeds from Amma. Marks in the earth,
  said to be his paw-prints, are used 
  in divination.
  Pales
  Roman
  a god or goddess of cattle, flocks, 
  and shepherds
  Palesmurt
  Russian
  an evil forest-spirit
  This 
  being, 
  said 
  to 
  frighten 
  travellers, is envisaged as half-man,
  split vertically.
  Palici
  Greek
  twin gods of Sicily
  sons of Hephaestus by Etna or of Zeus
  by Thalia
  In the story of their parentage by Zeus,
  the pregnant nymph Thalia asked to be
  buried to escape the wrath of Hera. The
  twins were born underground and
  made their way to the surface through
  some pools. Those who protest their
  innocence at these pools are killed if they
  are guilty or allowed to live if innocent.
  Palilia
  Roman
  [Parilia]
  a festival in honour of Pales held on
  April 21st
  Palinure
  (see Palinurus)
  Palinurus
  Greek
  [Palinure]
  a steersman of the ship that carried
  Aeneas and his men after the fall 
  of Troy
  He fell overboard after falling asleep
  and was killed by the natives when he
  swam ashore.
  Paliuli
  Pacific Islands
  the Hawaiian paradise 
  Palk
  Korean
  an ancient sun-god
  Palladion
  (see Palladium)
  Palladium
  Greek
  [Palladion:plur=Palladia]
  a wooden statue of Pallas Athene
  This image was said to have fallen
  from the sky and was enshrined at
  Troy as guardian of the city. It was
  said that the city would never be
  conquered while the statue remained
  at Troy and so the Greeks Odysseus
  and Diomedes made a night-raid into
  the city and stole it during the siege of
  Troy. Some say that this was one of
  many copies to be found in the city.
  In some accounts, Diomedes gave
  this copy to Aeneas who took it with
  him to Italy although this could have
  been the original saved by Aeneas
  when Troy fell to the Greeks.. Others
  say it was Numa Pompilius who
  brought the Palladium to Italy.
  Some 
  say 
  that 
  the 
  original
  Palladium 
  was 
  made 
  from 
  the
  shoulder-bone of Pelops.
  Pallantids
  Greek
  descendants of Pallas
  Pallas1
  Greek
  daughter of Triton
  Triton reared Athena as a companion
  for Pallas.
  It was said that, having accidentally
  killed 
  Pallas, 
  Athena 
  had 
  the
  Palladium made in her memory.
  (see also Pallas 4.5)
  Pallas2
  Greek
  a Titan
  son of Crius and Eurybia
  brother of Astraeus and Perses
  husband of Styx
  father of Bia, Cratos, Nike and Zelos
  Pallas3
  Greek
  son of Evander
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Heracles and Lavinia.
  He was killed by Turnus when
  fighting with the Trojans under
  Aeneas in Italy against the Latins and
  Rutulians.
  Pallas4
  Greek
  [Palleneos]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed in the war between the
  gods and the giants by Athena who
  flayed him and used his skin as cover
  for her breastplate. Thereafter, she
  used his name as Pallas Athena.
  Another version says that Pallas was
  Athena’s father and she killed him
  when he tried to rape her.
  (see also Pallas1.5)
  Pallas5
  Greek
  a name of Athena adopted either in
  memory of the girl Pallas whom she
  had killed or of the giant Pallas (her
  father) she killed     (see also Pallas1.4)
  Pallas6
  Greek
  son of Pandion
  half-brother of Aegeus, Lyceus
  and Nicus
  He was the father of fifty sons, all of
  whom were killed by Theseus.
  Pallas Athene
  (see Pallas5)
  Palleneos 
  (see Pallas4)
  Pallian
  Australian
  a creator-god of the Aborigines
  He and his brother, Pundjel, created
  beings from bark and clay but, when
  they proved to be evil, they cut them
  into pieces. The ancestors of the tribes
  sprang from these pieces.
  Pallor
  Greek
  the god of terror
  palmistry
  (see cheirognomy)
  Palomedes
  (see Palamedes)
  Palomides
  (see Palamedes)
  Palomir
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
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  Palomydes
  (see Palamedes1)
  Palongahoya
  North American
  [Balongahoya.Palungahoya]
  a culture-hero of the Hopi
  son of the sun-god
  twin brother of Poquanghoya
  He was one of two warriors (the other
  was 
  Poquanghoya) 
  created 
  by
  Kokyangwuti to protect human beings
  from demons.
  In another version he was a war-god.
  They are equivalent to the Zuni
  Ahayuta Achi twins.
  Paltar 
  (see Balder)
  Paluc’s Cat 
  (see Palug’s Cat)
  Paluelap
  Pacific Islands
  a deity of the Caroline Islands
  husband of Leofas
  father of Rongelap and Rongerik
  Palug’s Cat
  Welsh
  [Cath Palug.Paluc’s Cat:=French
  C(h)apalu]
  a huge feline 
  offspring of Hen Wen, some say
  In some accounts, this beast was
  thrown into the sea by Coll ap
  Collfrewr, the swineherd in charge of
  Hen Wen, but was rescued and reared
  by the sons of Palug on the island of
  Anglesey. It was said to have eaten
  some 180 soldiers and was eventually
  killed by Kay.
  Other versions say it was Capalu,
  killed by King Arthur in the French
  Alps; others that the beast killed the
  king when they fought in a swamp and
  afterwards came to Britain where it
  took over the throne.
  Palulukon
  North American
  [=Aztec Quetzalcoatl:=Zuni Koloowise]
  a fertility-god
  the plumed serpent of the Hopi
  Palungahoya
  (see Palongahoya)
  Pamba
  African
  a creator-god of the Ovambo
  Pamersiel
  a demon
  Pamiel
  a demon
  Pamlart
  British
  a descendant of Ban
  One version of the death of Mark
  relates that he sacked Camelot and
  died there at the hand of Pamlart.
  Pamola
  North American
  an evil spirit of darkness 
  in the lore of the Algonquians
  She was one of the evil spirits killed 
  by Gluskap.
  pampahilep
  East Indian
  Dayak tree-spirits
  These beings can take the form of
  mortals and marry human partners.
  Pamphagus
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered the hunter,
  Actaeon, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Pamphagus, tore
  him to pieces.
  Pamphyle
  Greek
  daughter of Apollo
  Pamphylus
  Greek
  son of Aegimius
  brother of Dymas
  He is regarded as the founder of one of
  the Dorian tribes. 
  Pamuri-mahse
  South American
  [‘divine helper’]
  a demi-god of the Tukano Indians 
  He helped Page Abe to create the
  earth and its animals.
  Pan1
  African
  son of Asia
  Pan2
  Greek
  [‘all’.Capricorn.Feeder.Goat-god.
  Goat-Pan.Herdsman.Nomius.
  Pasturer.Shepherd God:plur=panes:
  =Roman Consentes.Faunus.Lupercus.
  Silvan]
  god of flocks, shepherds, woods 
  half-brother of Daphnis
  father of Iambe and Iynx by Echo 
  and of Crotus by Eupheme
  father of Priapus by Aprhrodite and 
  of Acis by Symaethis, in some
  accounts
  He was part man, part goat, with
  horns, hoofs and tail.
  His parentage is not at all certain;
  according to who is telling the story he
  may be the son of Cronus by Rhea,
  Zeus by Hybris, or Hermes by
  Calypso, Dryope, Oeneis or Penelope
  and either the father or brother of
  Silenus. It is even suggested that he
  was the son of Hermes by Penelope,
  the wife of Odysseus.
  It is said that when he pursued the
  nymph Syrinx, she was turned into a
  clump of reeds by Gaea. From seven of
  these reeds, Pan fashioned the reed-
  pipe, with which he is traditionally
  depicted. He seduced a number of
  nymphs and goddesses including
  Echo, Eupheme and Selene. He gave
  Artemis three hunting dogs and seven
  hounds and helped Hermes restore the
  sinews of Zeus cut out by the monster
  Typhon. He was the only god to die.
  He is also depicted with a crook. 
  (see also Evander1)
  Pan3
  Greek
  a deity, the gentle summer 
  breeze personified
  He fell in love with the pine-tree
  nymph Pitip. Boreas became jealous
  and threw Pitip to her death from a
  cliff and she turned into a pine tree.
  Pan Chhan Rin-po Chhe
  Tibetan
  the first Tashi Lama, deified as an
  incarnation of Amitabha
  P’an Chin-lien
  Chinese
  a goddess of prostitutes
  wife of Wu Ta-lang
  She fell in love with Hsi-men Ch’ing
  after the death of Wu Ta-lang and was
  decapitated by her late husband’s
  brother, Wu Sang, when he caught the
  lovers together. She was immortalised
  after her death.
  Pan-Ephialtes
  [Prince of Incubi]
  a demon causing nightmares
  Pan Hu
  Chinese
  a celestial dog
  In the lore of the Yao people, a worm
  born from the ear of a woman at the
  royal court grew into the dog, Pan Hu.
  When the dog saved the country 
  from invading forces, the king gave
  Pan Hu his daughter as his wife. They
  produced six sons and six daughters
  who became the ancestors of the Yao.
  Pan-ko
  (see Pan-ku)
  Pan-ku
  Chinese
  [Pan-ko]
  the primaeval being of the Confucians
  father of Yüan-shih
  The 
  primordial 
  Great 
  Monad
  separated to form the Yin and Yang.
  They both split to form four lesser
  beings 
  which 
  produced 
  Pan-ku.
  Alternatively, he was hatched from an
  egg and pushed the two halves of the
  shell apart to form earth and sky. In
  some accounts he modelled the first
  humans from clay or, alternatively, men
  developed from the fleas on his body
  after he died. It is said that it took him
  18,000 years, during which he grew
  bigger every day, to achieve the final
  position and he died from the effort.
  His left eye became the sun, his right
  eye the moon and his beard became the
  stars. Some say that he had a snake-like
  body with the head of a dragon.
  He is depicted working with a
  hammer and chisel to make the
  universe from blocks of granite
  floating in space, assisted by his
  companions, a dragon, phoenix,
  tortoise and unicorn.
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  In some versions of the creation
  story, Pan-ku was assisted by the
  woman Kua.
  P’an Kuan
  Chinese
  the registrar of hell
  He later received promotion and 
  his post as registrar was taken by
  Chung K’uei.
  P’an Shen
  Chinese
  son of Tou-shen
  brother of Chen Shen, Ma Shen 
  and Sha Shen
  He helps his mother to deal with those
  suffering from small-pox.
  P’an-t’ao
  Chinese
  [Fan-t’ao.Shen-t’ao]]
  a fabulous tree
  This tree was a form of peach and was
  said to blossom once in 3,000 years
  and to bear fruit only after a further
  period of the same length. It grew in
  San Hsien Shan, the Fortunate Islands.
  Pan-t’o-chia
  Chinese
  [Pan-t’o-ka]
  the Chinese version of Panthaka
  Pan-t’o-ka
  (see Pan-t’o-chia)
  Panacea
  Greek
  [Panaceia]
  a goddess of health
  daughter of Asclepius
  Panaceia
  (see Panacea)
  Panaha
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  He owned a pair of magic shoes which
  could transport him rapidly to
  wherever he wished to go.
  Panalcarp
  an evil demon
  This being is depicted as a two-
  headed crocodile.
  Panan
  Indian
  [Paraiyan.Pariah]
  devil-dancers
  These people are said to be able to
  drive out devils by their dancing 
  and drumming.
  Panangsang
  East Indian
  a Javanese prince
  He sent four of his retainers to kill the
  sultan, Jaka Tingkir, but this ruler was
  under divine protection and survived.
  In a later battle with the sultan,
  Panangsang was killed and the sultan
  took over his lands.
  Panao
  Afghan
  a Kafir creator-god
  Panathenaea
  Greek
  [Panathenaia]
  an annual festival in honour of
  Athene, founded in 566 BC and held
  in July/August
  Panathenaia
  (see Panathenaea)
  Pancabrahma
  Hindu
  [Isana(dayas)]
  5 aspects of Shiva
  These are listed as Aghora, Isana
  (dayas), Sadyojata, Tatpurusha and
  Vamadeva.
  Pancamukha
  Buddhist
  a god
  He is depicted with five heads and
  sixteen hands.
  Pancanana
  Hindu
  a form of Shiva
  He is depicted as a naked demon with
  five faces, each with three eyes and
  wearing snakes as a necklace.
  Pancaraksa 
  (see Pancharaksha)
  Pancatantra
  (see Panchatantra)
  Pancer
  European
  a beaver in Reynard the Fox
  He accused Reynard of attempting to
  murder Coart, the hare.
  Pancha-Tathagata
  East Indian
  5 kings of Java
  These rulers were regarded as the
  incarnation of the five Dhyanibuddhas
  and ruled in the 11th
  and 12th
  centuries. They were noted for their
  wisdom
  and courage, manifestations
  of the Fivefold Buddha. Their names
  are 
  given 
  as 
  Jayanagara, 
  Jaya-
  wardhana, Kartanagara, Rajasanagara
  and Rajasawardhara.
  (see also Dhyanibuddhas)
  Panchajana1
  Hindu
  a sea-demon
  He angered Krishna by abducting the
  son of Sandipani and the god dived to
  the bottom of the ocean and killed the
  demon. Krishna took the conch-shell
  in which Panchajana had lived and
  used it thereafter as a trumpet with
  which he killed evil-doers.
  Panchajana2
  Hindu
  the divine conch-shell trumpet
  of Krishna
  This was formerly the home of the
  sea- demon of the same name who was
  killed by Krishna.
  Panchala
  Hindu
  the realm of King Drupada
  Panchali 
  (see Draupadi)
  Panchamaharaja 
  (see Mahapancharaja)
  Panchamukhi-Maruti
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva in the west of India
  Pancharaksha
  Buddhist
  [Pancaraksa]
  any one of the 5 goddesses of magic
  These protective deities are listed 
  as Mahamantranusarini, Mahamayuri,
  Mahapratisara, Mahasaharapramandini
  and Mahasitavati.
  Panchatantra
  Hindu
  [Pancatantra:=Arab Kalilah wa Dinmah
  =English Tables of Bidpai:=French
  Fables de Pilpay:=Persian Anwar-u-
  Suhaili]
  a collection of fabulous stories
  Panchayudha
  Hindu
  a name for Vishnu as owner 
  of 5 weapons
  Panchen Lama
  Tibetan
  [Tashi Lama]
  the second senior leader of 
  Tibetan Buddhists
  He is regarded as an incarnation 
  of Amitabha.
  Panchika
  Buddhist
  husband of Abhirata
  father of Priyamkara
  He was said to have fathered over 
  500 children.
  Panchita
  Buddhist
  a tutelary goddess of wealth
  She is the commander of a host of
  yakshas and is depicted with a pike
  (weapon) and a purse.
  Pandara
  Buddhist
  a mother-goddess
  a sakti of Amitabha
  Pandaravasini
  Hindu
  the Sanskrit version of White Tara
  Pandareos
  (see Pandareus)
  Pandareus1
  Greek
  [Pandareos]
  king of Miletus
  son of Merops and Clymene
  husband of Hermothoe
  father of Aedon, Clothera and Merope
  He stole Rhea’s golden mastiff made
  by Hephaestus and refused to give it
  back, giving it to Tantalus for safe-
  keeping.
  Zeus killed him and his wife and his
  daughters were carried off by the
  Harpies and sold to the Furies.
  Pandareus2
  Greek
  [Pandareos]
  son of Hermes by Merope
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Pandareus, king of Miletus.
  Pandareus3
  Greek
  [Pandareos]
  a dog which stood guard over 
  the infant Zeus in the Dictean Cave
  Pandarus
  Greek
  a Trojan prince
  son of Lycaon
  He acted as a messenger between
  Troilus and Cressida.
  At the siege of Troy he shot and
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  wounded Menelaus during a period of
  truce, resulting in the battle being
  resumed. He also wounded Diomedes
  who killed him.
  Pandavas
  Hindu
  [Pandus:=East Indies Pandawas.Pandowas]
  the 5 sons of Pandu
  Pandu had two wives, Kintu and
  Madri, but refused to father children
  because of a curse which said that he
  would die if he tried. His five sons
  were fathered by the gods – Arjuna by
  Indra, Bhima by Vayu, Yudhishthira by
  Dharma (all children of Kunti) and
  Nakula and Sahadeva fathered by the
  Aswins on Madri.
  They were sent to the court of their
  uncle, Dhartarashtra, where they came
  into conflict with his one hundred
  sons, 
  the 
  Kauravas, 
  and 
  their
  subsequent battles form the subject
  matter of the Mahabharata. After the
  battle, in which all the Karauvas were
  killed, the brothers went to Indra’s
  heaven on Mount Meru.
  Pandawas
  East Indian
  [Pandowas]
  the Javanese version of the Pandavas
  pandé
  Pacific Islands
  blacksmiths in Bali
  These men, makers of the kris, are said
  to have magic powers and are regarded
  as holy men.
  Pandemos
  Greek
  a name for Aphrodite as goddess 
  of sensuality
  Pandion1
  Greek
  a king of Athens
  son of Erichthonius and Praxitea
  husband of Zeuxippe
  father of twins Butes and Erectheus
  father of Procne and Philomena 
  Pandion2
  Greek
  a king of Athens
  son of Cecrops and Metiadusa
  husband of Pylia
  father of Aegeus, Lycus, Nisus 
  and Pallas
  He was expelled from Athens by the
  sons of Metion, his uncle, and went
  to Megara where he married Pylia,
  the daughter of the king, Pylas. He
  became king of Megara when Pylas
  was exiled for the murder of his
  uncle, Bias.
  Pandion3
  Greek
  son of Phineus and Cleopatra
  brother of Plexippus
  His father took another wife, Idaea,
  and put Cleopatra and her sons in
  prison. They were freed by Calais 
  and Zetes who killed Phineus and 
  put the brothers on the throne of
  Salmydessus. Pandion and his brother
  handed over the kingdom to their
  mother and joined the Argonauts.
  Pandora1
  Greek
  [‘all gifts’]
  daughter of Erechtheus and 
  Praxithea
  sister of Otionia
  When Athens was invaded by
  Eumolpus, her father was told that 
  he must sacrifice Otionia, one of his
  daughters. Pandora and another
  sister, Protogonia, sacrificed themselves
  as well.
  Pandora2
  Greek
  [‘all gifts’]
  the first woman
  wife of Epimetheus
  mother of Pyrrha
  She was created from clay by Zeus or
  Hephaestus as a gift for Epimetheus
  who rejected her at first but married
  her in haste when his brother
  Prometheus was punished by Zeus. It
  was she who opened the box, given to
  her by the gods as a wedding gift, that
  contained all the ills that have since
  afflicted mankind. Another version
  says that these were items that
  Prometheus had left over from the
  creation of man and stored in a jar
  which Pandora foolishly opened.
  In some accounts, she was the
  mother of Deucalion and Pyrrha by
  Prometheus or Epimetheus.
  Pandora’s box
  Greek
  a box containing all human troubles, 
  This box was given to Pandora as a gift
  when she married Epimetheus. Against
  instructions, she opened it and out flew
  all the ills that have since afflicted
  mankind. The last to come out of the
  box was Hope. In some versions a vase
  or jug, containing all the items left over
  when Prometheus created human
  beings, was found by Pandora who
  could not resist looking inside.
  Pandorus
  Greek
  son of Erectheus and Praxithea
  brother of Metion
  He and his brother drove Cecrops
  from Athens when Xuthus chose him
  as successor to Erectheus.
  Pandowas
  (see Pandawas)
  Pandragon
  (see Pendragon)
  Pandragus
  British
  he was said to have fathered 
  twins on Liban
  Pandrasos
  (see Pandrasus)
  Pandrasus
  Greek
  [Pandrasos]
  king of Greece
  When Brutus was exiled from Rome
  for the accidental killing of his father,
  he led a revolt of the Trojan captives
  held as slaves by Pandrasus and
  captured the king. Pandrasus was
  released only when he gave his
  daughter Imogen to Brutus as wife and
  freed the slaves who then sailed off
  with Brutus, in 300 ships, allegedly to
  settle in Britain.
  Pandrosos
  (see Pandrosus)
  Pandrosus
  Greek
  [Pandrosos]
  daughter of Cecrops
  sister of Aglaurus and Herse
  She and her sisters were entrusted with
  the care of the infant Erichthonius.
  In one story, they were so shocked
  when they saw the infant that they
  threw themselves to their death from
  the Acropolis.
  pandu1
  Hindu
  a good spirit
  Pandu2
  Hindu
  [‘pale’]
  husband of Kunti and Madri
  father of the 5 Pandavas
  half-brother of Dhartarastra
  His father was said to be Vyasa, a very
  ugly man, who did his duty to give
  children to the widows of the two sons
  of his half-brother, Santanu, who had
  died childless. Because one of the
  widows closed her eyes and the other
  went very pale when Vyasa slept with
  them, their sons, Dhartarastra and
  Pandu, were born respectively blind
  and light-skinned.
  Although he had two wives, he had
  no children of his own because he had
  accidentally killed a sage who had
  cursed him with his dying breath,
  proclaiming that Pandu would die if he
  ever slept with either of his wives.
  Pandu 
  took 
  the 
  throne 
  but
  abdicated in favour of his half-brother
  and became a hermit. 
  Kunti bore three sons, after
  praying to the gods, and then handed
  this gift to Madri who was able to
  produce two more. These five sons,
  the Pandavas, were in conflict with
  their cousins, the Kauravas.
  Pandu finally yielded to his desires
  and made love to Madri but the 
  sage’s curse took effect and he died at
  that moment.
  Pandurganga
  (see Vitthali)
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  Paneros
  (see Pandavas)
  Panemerios
  (see Q’re)
  Paneros
  Greek
  a stone said to have the power to
  make barren women fertile
  Panes1
  Greek
  the plural form of Pan
  In some accounts, there are a number
  of gods such as Pan.
  Panes2
  North American
  a festival at which the Acagchemem
  tribe of California sacrifice a buzzard
  Paneu
  Afghan
  [Paradik.Purron]
  a group of 7 gods of the hunt
  Pang Yü
  Chinese
  a city god 
  He was originally a 7th C provincial
  governor.
  Panggu
  Pacific Islands
  [=Chinese Pan-ku]
  a creator-god in Melanesia
  Pani1
  Hindu
  [Vala]
  a member of a race of dwarfs, 
  drought demons
  These beings are said to live in a part
  of the Otherworld and are well known
  as thieves. When they stole some of
  Indra’s cattle, he made the dog Sharama
  to recover them but she betrayed him.
  Indra then went himself, killed the
  dwarfs and recovered his cattle.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Panis 
  are
  described as asuras.
  Pani2
  New Zealand
  a Maori goddess
  wife of Rongo-maui
  When Hina upset Ta’aroa with the
  noise she made when beating tapa, he
  ordered her to stop. When she
  refused, Pani grabbed her mallet and
  struck her on the head with it,
  whereupon she flew off to the moon.
  Panion
  Greek
  an annual festival in honour
  of Poseidon
  Panisc
  Greek
  [Panisk]
  an attendant on Pan: an inferior god
  Panisk
  (see Panisc)
  Panji
  East Indian
  [Chekel Waneng Pati]
  a Javanese prince
  husband of Chandra Kirana
  He was allowed to marry his beloved
  Chandra Kirana only after proving
  himself by killing many giants 
  and demons. 
  He and Chandra are regarded as
  incarnations of Siwa and Dewi Shri.
  Panna
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of the Sanskrit Prajna
  Pannenoisance
  British
  in some accounts, the capital city of
  King Arthur’s realm
  Pannychis
  Greek
  a goddess, attendant on Aphrodite
  Panoi
  Pacific Islands
  the underworld (or the entrance to it)
  in the lore of the Banks Islanders
  Panomphaean
  Greek
  a description of Zeus as ‘all-oracular’
  Panope
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Nereids
  Panopeus
  Greek
  son of Phocus and Antiopoe, some say
  father of Aegle and Epeius
  Panoptes 
  (see Argus5)
  Panquetzalitztli
  Central American
  an Aztec war-goddess
  Pansahi Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the saptamataras
  Pant
  German
  a king of Gennewis
  husband of Clarine
  In a German version of the Lancelot
  stories, he and Clarine were the
  parents of Lancelot.
  pantacle
  a device which emits fluids used in
  magic rites
  pantarbe
  Greek
  a magical stone
  Pantagruel
  European
  last of the giants
  king of Dipsodes
  son of Gargantua and Badebec
  This giant was said to know everything.
  Pantecatle
  Central American
  an Aztec deity
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca
  Pantha the Elder
  (see Panthaka)
  Pantha the Younger
  (see Chota Panthaka)
  Panthaka
  Buddhist
  [Pantha the Elder:=Chinese Pan-t’o-chia:
  =Tibetan Lam-bstan]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  brother of Chota Panthaka
  He had supernatural powers that
  allowed him to become smaller 
  and smaller until he completely
  disappeared. He could also cause fire
  and water to appear and could pass
  through solid materials.
  He is depicted seated with his arms
  folded and reading a scroll.
  pantheon1
  a complete mythology: gods collectively:
  a temple dedicated to all gods
  Pantheon2
  Greek
  a monster in the form of a 
  star-spangled hind
  panther1
  Greek
  the animal of Dionysus
  Panther2
  (see Da-jo-ji)
  Panthoides
  Greek
  a name for Pythagoras, who
  maintained that he had been
  Euphorbus, son of Panthous, in a
  previous incarnation
  Panthoos
  (see Panthous)
  Panthous
  Greek
  [Panthoos]
  a priest of Apollo at Troy
  son of Othrys 
  father of Euphorbus, Hyperenor
  and Polydamus
  He was killed at the siege of Troy.
  panyao
  Pacific Islands
  a bao which, it is said, contains the
  soul of a great hero
  Panyasa-Jataka
  Thai
  the Thai version of the Jatakas
  Pao-chih
  Chinese
  [Ch’ih Kung]
  the name taken by Pi-chia-na when 
  he became a monk
  Pao Kung
  Chinese
  a god of magistrates
  He was a 10th C mortal who was
  deified.
  Pao-kung Ch’an-shih
  Chinese
  a monk
  He once got lost in the mountains but
  came across an apparently deserted
  monastery where he took shelter. Soon
  after, monks from many places arrived
  and floated down into the hall of the
  monastery through a hole in the roof.
  When Pao-kung talked to the last one
  to arrive, the others stood up, bowed
  and all of them, and the monastery,
  disappeared.
  Pao Lao-yeh
  Chinese
  a deity
  the Imperial Censor
  Pao-p’u-tzu
  (see Ko Hung1)
  pao-t’a
  Chinese
  a pagoda
  Pao Yü
  (see Pao Yüeh)
  Pao Yüeh
  Chinese
  [Pao Yü]
  wife of the emperor Ch’ing Te
  mother of Yü Huang
  She dreamt that she saw Lao Chun
  carrying a baby when she prayed for a
  son and woke to find herself pregnant
  with a son, Yü Huang.
  Paoro
  New Zealand
  a goddess of echoes
  Paoro
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  At creation, it was she who gave women
  a voice.
  Paort
  French
  a shape-changing spirit in Brittany
  Pap-nigin-gara
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian war-god
  Pap-sukal
  (see Papsukal)
  Papa
  New Zealand
  [Enua.Hotu-Papa.Papa Tu Anaku.
  Papatuanuku.Whenua]
  earth-mother of the Maori
  wife of Rangi
  wife of Tangaroa, some say
  mother of Haumea, Rehua, Rongo,
  Ruaumoko, Tane, Tangaroa, Tawhiri
  and Tu
  She and Rangi were so firmly
  intertwined that their children could
  not leave the womb until Tane-mahuta
  forced them apart to form earth and
  sky.
  In some stories, the gods Atea and
  Tangaroa argued about the paternity
  of Papa’s first child, each claiming to
  be the father. Papa cut the child in half
  and gave half to each of them.
  In Hawaii, Papa is the wife of
  Wakea (Atea). In some accounts, the
  same as Fa’ahotu. In Hervey Island,
  Papa is the daughter of Timatekore
  and Timaiti-Ngava and the wife of
  Atea to whom she bore Rongo, Tane,
  Tangaroa, Tanigila and Tongaiti.
  Papa-hanau-moku
  Pacific Islands
  earth-goddess of Hawaii
  wife of Wakea
  mother of Ho’ohoku-ka-lania
  She was the first woman and married
  the mortal Wakea but separated from
  him when he incestuously fathered
  children on their own daughter
  Ho’ohoku-ka-lani. She later remarried
  and had other children. In some
  stories, she bore a gourd which Wakea
  used to make the world.
  Papa Pie
  West Indian
  [Oie]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived 
  from St Peter
  He is depicted as a soldier and is said
  to be the cause of floods.
  Papa Taoto
  Pacific Islands
  a rock raised from the sea-bed
  by Tagaloa
  The Samoans say that the sea-god
  created this rock in the primordial
  ocean so that his bird-child, Tuli,
  could have somewhere to build a 
  nest. Tagaloa later split this first rock
  into many pieces to form the islands
  of the Pacific.
  Papa Tu Anaku
  (see Papa)
  Papachtic
  Central American
  an Aztec deity, the sun’s rays
  personified
  an aspect of Quetzacoatl
  Papaeus
  (see Jupiter)
  Papahiruhia
  New Zealand
  a 19th C cult worshipping the 
  serpent Nakahi
  Papaja
  (see Papaya)
  Papaloi
  West Indian
  [female=Mamaloi]
  a voodoo priest
  papalust
  British
  a snake
  It was said that anyone holding a bone
  of this snake became insensible to
  heat. Part of the hilt of the Sword of
  Strange Girdles was made from one of
  its ribs.
  Papan
  Central American
  a princess
  sister of Montezuma
  Soon after she died and was buried,
  she was seen in the garden of the
  palace by a young girl who told her
  mother. The queen was shaken to find
  Papan apparently still alive and called
  the emperor. It transpired that Papan
  had been met, on the other side, by an
  angelic youth who told her that she
  was not yet to cross the river but
  should return to warn the emperor
  about the forth coming invasion of 
  the Spaniards.
  Papare
  Pacific Islands
  a moon-god
  When Aru Aru arrived, intending to
  kill this god, Papare explained the
  details of menstruation to him and
  sent him back to earth with a gift for
  his people, the yam.
  Papas
  (see Attis)
  Papatuanuku
  (see Papa)
  Papaya
  Greek
  [Papaja]
  a Hattic fate-goddess
  She and Isdustala used a mirror and
  spindle to determine the fate of 
  the individual.
  Papaztac
  Central American
  [The Nerveless One]
  a god of intoxication
  one of the Centzon Totochtin
  A sacrifice made to this god would
  ensure that the drinker suffered 
  no more than a headache after 
  getting drunk.
  Paphian
  Greek
  [Cyprian]
  a devotee of Aphrodite
  Paphos
  (see Metharme)
  Papillon
  European
  a fire-breathing horse
  This animal carried Ogier, who had
  been shipwrecked, to the palace of
  Morgana where he stayed for a hundred
  years. He then carried Ogier to Paris.
  Pappas1
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite supreme god
  Pappas2
  (see Attis)
  Papposilenus
  (see Silenus)
  Paps of Anu
  (see Da Chich nAnnan)
  Papsukal
  Mesopotamian
  [Pap-sukal.Papsukkal]
  a Babylonian messenger-god
  consort of Amasagnul
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Ninshubur.
  Papsukkal
  (see Papsukal)
  Papukkal
  (see Ninshubur)
  Papunius
  Irish
  a fictitious king of Ireland
  Papus
  a demon
  papyromancy
  divination from paper rolling
  Paqhat
  Canaanite
  a seer
  daughter of Daniela and Danatiya
  sister of Aqhat
  She disguised herself as a man,
  travelled to Abelim and killed Yatpan,
  her brother’s murderer.
  paqok
  South American
  demons of the Maya
  Para1
  Baltic
  [Bjara.Pukhis.Puk:=Estonian Pisuhand.
  Puuk.Tulihand: =Lappish Smieragatto:
  =Latvian Pukis: =Lithuanian Aitvaras.
  Kaukas.Pukys:=Scandinavian Buttercat]
  a Finnish spirit
  This spirit, which a man can make
  from stolen objects, is said to supply 
  its maker with food, drink and money.
  It sometimes takes the form of a cat
  which carries milk in its mouth 
  or intestines.                  (see also Puki)
  para2
  Hindu
  a period of 100 kalpas
  para-brahman
  Hindu
  the supreme absolute: ultimate reality
  Para-Purusha
  Hindu
  an evil man: all wickedness embodied
  in human form
  Parabrahma
  Hindu
  a spirit of the air
  This being is manifest in five forms –
  Akasi tatwa, Apa, Prithivi, Taijas and
  Vayu. 
  parachero
  Central American
  a Mexican sorcerer
  Paort
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  Paradik
  (see Paneu)
  paradise
  home of the blessed dead
  (see also Dar el-Jannah.
  Fortunate Islands.heaven)
  Paradixion tree
  Hindu
  a tree which is the home of doves
  which can kill the evil dragon which
  lives at the base of the tree
  Paraebius
  Greek
  a poor labourer
  No matter how hard he worked,
  Paraebius got poorer and poorer.
  Phineus told him that this was due to a
  curse laid on him when he chopped
  down a tree, killing the hamadyrad
  living in it. As the result of a sacrifice
  to appease the nymph’s spirit, he began
  to prosper.
  Parallel Lives
  Greek
  a series of biographies by Plutarch
  These stories dealt with Greek and
  Roman characters, real or mythical, 
  in pairs.
  Parama
  Hindu
  the supreme being
  This name is used for the Trimurti, the
  triple god, which represents the
  supreme being.
  Paramapathanatha
  (see Adimurti)
  Paramasva
  Buddhist
  a form of Hayagriva
  In this form the deity is depicted
  with four legs and standing on four
  other gods.        (see also Paramesvar)
  Paramesvar
  Hindu
  a name for Surya as a creator
  (see also Paramasva)
  Paramita
  Buddhist
  [Vas(h)ita]
  any one of 12 philosophical 
  goddesses
  These deities are given as Bala, Dana,
  Dhyana, Jnana, Kshanti, Prajna,
  Pranidhana, Ratna, Shila, Upaya,
  Vajrakarma and Virya.
  In some accounts, Ayur and Pariskara
  are given as Paramita goddesses.
  Paranirmita-Vasavarten
  Buddhist
  the highest heaven, home of Mara
  paranirvana
  Hindu
  transition from this life 
  to Nirvana
  Paraparawa
  South American
  a culture-hero of the tribes of Brazil
  A fish he had caught turned into a
  woman who married Paraparawa. Her
  father, the crocodile, brought many
  vegetables and fruits to the wedding-
  feast and those left over were planted
  to produce the first cultivated crops.
  He is credited with the invention 
  of agriculture.
  paras
  Indian
  [paraspatthar]
  the philosopher’s stone which
  transmutes all metals to gold
  Parasara
  (see Parashara)
  Parashara
  Hindu
  [Parasara]
  a holy man
  son of Kalmashapada and Adrisyanti
  father of Vyasa by Satyavati
  He met Satyavati who, at that time,
  was in the form of a fish and they
  produced a son, Vyasa.
  parashu
  Hindu
  the battle-axe given by Shiva 
  to Parashurama
  In some versions, Durga is depicted
  holding an axe.
  Parashurama
  Hindu
  [Parasu-Rama.Parasurama]
  the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, 
  as a human 
  son of Jamad-Agni and Renuka
  consort of Dharani
  It is said that he was born as Rama, son
  of a Brahmin hermit, the rishi Jamad-
  Agni, and was called Parashurama
  when Shiva gave him a battle-axe
  (Parashu). His father suspected his
  wife, Renuka, of lustful thoughts and
  commanded his five sons to kill her.
  Only Parashurama was willing to obey
  and he cut off her head with one blow
  of the axe given to him by Shiva.
  When his father offered him a reward
  he asked that Renuka be restored. He
  killed Kartavirya, the 1,000-armed
  king of the Himalayas, for an attack
  on his father’s hermitage and stealing
  the sacred cow, Surabhi, or its calf.
  When the king’s twenty-one sons
  made a further attack, killing his
  father, Jamad-Agni, Parashurama
  killed the whole kshatrya caste, the
  task for which he had been re-
  incarnated, so that the priests could
  rule the earth.
  At this point, Vishnu returned to the
  heavens leaving Parashurama to rule
  Malabar.
  Parasol tree
  Chinese
  [dryandra.wu-t’ung shu]
  the only tree on which the phoenix
  will land
  This tree grows twelve leaves each
  year but thirteen in a leap-year.
  paraspatthar
  (see paras)
  Parasu-Rama
  (see Parashurama)
  Parasurama
  (see Parashurama)
  Paravani
  Hindu
  the peacock ridden by Karttikeya
  or Skanda
  Paravataksha
  Hindu
  a Naga king
  He lived under a holy tree which
  produced berries which conferred
  longevity and youth, attacking those
  who tried to pick the berries.
  Parcae
  Roman
  [=Greek Moirae:=Norse Norns]
  the Fates, Decuma, Morta and Nona
  daughters of Ananke, some say
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Parcae 
  was
  originally a goddess of childbirth.
  Parcher
  Hindu
  one of the 5 arrows carried by Kama
  Pare
  New Zealand
  a high-class maiden
  She fell in love with Hutu but he,
  knowing that he could never marry
  such a noble maiden, ran away, leaving
  her to die of grief. Hutu then travelled
  to the underworld and brought her
  soul back to the land of the living
  where she married him.
  Parendi
  Persian
  [=Hindu Purandhi]
  a goddess of wealth
  Parentalia
  Roman
  a festival of the dead
  Originally a Babylonian festival at
  which the dead returned and joined in
  the celebrations; later, the Roman
  festival of All Souls, at which the manes
  were given a meal, held on February
  13th–21st.
  Pari1
  Russian
  a Tartar spirit of evil
  pari2
  (see peri)
  Pari Penganten
  East Indian
  the combination of Tresnawati and 
  her husband as ‘the rice bride 
  and bridegroom’
  Tresnawati was turned into an ear of
  rice when she came to earth to marry 
  a farmer and he became a rice-stalk so
  that they were united. Their wedding
  is a popular annual Dayak rice-harvest
  festival.
  Paria1
  Greek
  a nymph
  Paria2
  West Indian
  a sacred mountain in the 
  Caribbean
  Pariacaca
  South American
  [Con.Churoquella]
  an Inca thunder-god
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Paricaca.
  Pariah
  (see Panan)
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  Muslim
  [Peri-Banou]
  a fairy
  wife of Ahmed
  In The Arabian Nights, she gave Ahmed
  a wonderful tent and became his wife.
  Paricaca
  South American
  a Peruvian hero
  husband of Choque Suso
  father of Huathiacuri
  When the flood waters subsided, five
  eggs on the high slopes of Mount
  Condorcoto hatched to produce new
  beings, one of whom was Paricaca.
  The other four produced falcons
  which turned into great warriors.
  He went in search of the tyrant king
  Huallallo and destroyed his whole
  village, saving only one girl who had
  given him a drink. At another village
  he met the girl Choque Suso who was
  crying because the drought was killing
  her maize crop. He promised to get
  water if she would love him and
  enlisted the help of all the animals and
  birds to irrigate the land and bring
  water to the parched crops. He
  married Choque Suso and later turned
  her into stone so that she could always
  remain in the place she loved.
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Pariacaca.
  Parijata
  Hindu
  [The Tree of Knowledge]
  the tree of paradise
  This tree was made of coral and could
  produce any object asked of it. It was
  originally planted in Svarga, Indra’s
  heaven, but was stolen by Krishna who
  planted it in Dvaraka to please his
  wife. After his death, the tree was
  returned to Svarga.
  It was the ninth thing to emerge
  from the waters when the gods
  churned the ocean to make amrita.
  (see also Parisadam)
  Parik
  (see Pairika.peri)
  Parika
  (see Pairika.peri)
  Parikshit
  Hindu
  a king
  son of Abhimanyu and Uttara
  father of Janamejaya
  Ashvathaman killed Parikshit while
  he was still in his mother’s womb and
  he was still-born but Krishna gave
  him life.
  When he insulted a hermit, the
  snake-king Takshaka was invoked by
  the hermit’s son. With a group of
  nagas in the form of monks, Takshaka
  choked Parikshit to death and his
  followers destroyed and burnt the
  king’s fortress which he had built in 
  a lake.
  Janamejaya avenged his father’s death.
  Parilia
  (see Palilia)
  Parina
  South American
  a lake said to exist in the mythical
  land of Manoa
  Parinirvana
  Buddhist
  the state of one who has completed
  the incarnation during which he
  reached Nirvana
  Such a being will not be born again.
  Parioca
  South American
  a creator-god of the Quecha
  After the flood receded, five men
  hatched from eggs left on top of a
  mountain. Parioca was one of these
  beings and he travelled the countryside
  changing the landscape and making
  water-channels. When some people
  mistook him for a vagrant, he
  destroyed the whole village.
  Paris1
  British
  a king of France
  He was a friend of King Arthur who
  helped in the quest of Culhwch for the
  hand of Olwen.
  Paris2
  Greek
  [Alexander.Alexandros.Alexandrus]
  a prince of Troy
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  brother of Deiphobos and Hector
  father of Corythus by Oenone
  His mother, pregnant with Paris,
  dreamed that she would bear a torch
  that would burn down the city or a
  monster which would destroy it. The
  prophet, Aesacus, interpeted this to
  mean that the boy would cause the
  death of his family and the loss of Troy
  and so his parents abandoned him on
  Mount Ida. He was suckled by a she-
  bear, sheltered by the shepherd,
  Agelaus, and survived to manhood
  when he was returned to his parents. 
  When he was asked to judge a
  beauty contest between the three
  goddesses Aphrodite, Athene and
  Hera, he awarded the prize, a golden
  apple, to Aphrodite because she
  promised him access to the most
  beautiful girl in the world – Helen,
  wife of Menelaus. He abandoned his
  wife, the nymph Oenone, who loved
  him, in the hope of winning Helen
  and returned to Troy where he was
  reunited 
  with 
  his 
  parents 
  who
  provided the ships for his expedition
  to Greece. There he was a welcome
  guest of Menelaus but when the king
  was absent, Paris abducted Helen and
  took her off to Troy. In the Trojan War
  that resulted from this abduction, he
  met Menelaus in single combat and
  would have been killed had not
  Aphrodite carried him back to safety in
  the city. His son, Corythus, came to
  fight at Troy and, when Helen fell in
  love with the youth, Paris killed him.
  He later shot and killed Achilles from
  the city walls, the arrow striking the
  Greek hero in the only vulnerable
  spot, his ankle. 
  Another version of the death of
  Achilles says that Polyxena, who was
  given to Achilles as a prize, persuaded
  the Greek hero to divulge the secret  of
  his vulnerable heel. Polyxena then told
  her brother Paris, and he stabbed
  Achilles in the heel at the wedding 
  of Achilles and Polyxena. After the
  death of Achilles, Paris was shot and
  wounded 
  by 
  Philotoctes 
  using
  Heracles’ bow and was carried to
  Oenone who was reputed to know of a
  drug that would save Paris but she, still
  angry at being deserted, just let him die.
  Paris Codex
  Central American
  [Tellerio-Remensis Codex]
  a manuscript source of Mayan legend
  and culture
  Parisadam
  Hindu
  a tree said to grow only in heaven
  (see also Parijata)
  Parisishtas
  Hindu
  sacred writings summarising the vedas
  Pariskaravasita
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the Paramita goddesses
  parivrajaka
  Hindu
  a mendicant ascetic
  Parjanya
  Hindu
  [Parjanya-vata]
  a rain-god
  one of the Adityas
  son of Dyaus
  father of Soma, some say
  In some accounts Parjanya is envisaged
  as a celestial cow. This beast is the
  embodiment of the rain-clouds, her
  milk forming the rain.
  In some accounts, he was later
  assimilated with Indra.
  Parjanya-vata
  (see Parjanya)
  Parlan
  (see Fisher King)
  Parmenie
  British
  [Armenia.Armenie]
  the realm of Rivalin
  In other versions, this country becomes
  Ermenia.
  Parmeson 
  (see Bhagwan1)
  Paribanou
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  Parna-Savari
  Buddhist
  [Parnasabari.Parnassavari:
  =TibetanLo-ma-gyon-ma]
  a goddess
  an aspect of Aksobhya
  one of the dharanis
  She is said to destroy diseases by
  treading them underfoot.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Pishashas and Pukkasi.
  She is depicted as having three
  heads, three eyes and six arms.
  Parnada
  Hindu
  a Brahmin
  He was a counsellor to King Bhima
  who sent him out with a hundred
  others to find the missing Nala,
  husband of the king’s daughter,
  Damayanti. Parnada found him,
  working as a charioteer to King
  Rituparna, and the couple were
  reunited.
  Parnasabari 
  (see Parna-Savari)
  Parnassavari
  (see Parna-Savari)
  Parnassus1
  Greek
  son of Poseidon
  Parnassus2
  (see Mount Parnassus)
  Parnassian
  Greek
  pertaining to the Muses
  Parne
  Baltic
  a malevolent Finnish forest-spirit
  Parpara
  East Indian
  a deity of Kei Island
  brother of Hian
  He lost the fish-hook of his elder
  brother, Hian, who got it back when it
  was returned to him by a fish. When
  Hian spilled some palm wine, Parpara
  made him dig a hole to find it. He dug
  so deep that he made a hole in the sky.
  Both the brothers, together with
  another 
  brother 
  and 
  a 
  sister,
  accompanied by four dogs, descended
  through the hole on a rope and came
  down to earth where they became the
  progenitors of the islanders.
  Parsai
  African
  a name of En-kai as ‘he who 
  is worshipped’
  Parshva
  Jain
  [Pars(h)vanatha.Parsva]
  the twenty-third Tirthankara
  founder of the Nirgrantha sect
  an incarnation of Indra or Vishnu
  son of King Asvasena
  He 
  upset 
  his 
  old 
  grandfather,
  Mahipala, 
  by 
  interrupting 
  his
  meditation but warned him not to split
  a log with an axe since it would kill two
  serpents inside. His grandfather
  ignored the warning and Parshva had
  to restore the snakes, one as Ananta
  the other as Lakshmi, by singing
  hymns. Following his grandfather’s
  example, he became an ascetic and
  finally starved himself to death.
  Parshvanatha
  (see Parshva)
  Parsifal1
  German
  [Parsival.Parzifal.Perceval.
  Percival.Perseval]
  a guileless youth
  father of Lohengrin
  In the Wagnerian story of the Holy
  Grail he innocently shot a swan in the
  grounds of the Temple of the Grail.
  The keeper allowed him to watch the
  knights at prayer and he resolved to
  regain the Sacred Spear which had been
  seized from Amfortas, the guardian of
  the Grail, by the evil magician Klingsor.
  He resisted the temptations of the
  maiden, Kundry, in Klingsor’s garden
  of delights and took the spear from
  Klingsor, using it to banish him and all
  his works from the face of the earth.
  After wandering for many years he
  finally found his way back to the
  Temple where he cured the wound of
  Amfortas by laying on the Sacred
  Spear and he became the guardian of
  the Holy Grail in place of Amfortas.
  Parsifal2
  (see Parzival1.2)
  Parsival
  (see Parsifal1.Percival)
  parstukai
  (see barstukai)
  Parsu
  Hindu
  the first woman
  consort of Manu
  She was created, some say, from the
  drink that Manu offered to the gods
  when he survived the flood; others say
  that she was created from his rib.
  Parsva
  (see Parshva)
  Parsvanatha
  (see Parshva)
  Parthalan
  (see Partholan)
  Parthalon
  (see Partholan)
  Parthanan
  Irish
  a harvest sprite
  Parthenon
  Greek
  the temple of Athene
  Parthenopaeus
  Greek
  son of Ares, Meleager or Melanion 
  by Atalanta
  one of the Seven against Thebes
  father of Promachus
  His mother was taken up to Olympus
  and he was abandoned on a mountain.
  Artemis found him and handed him
  over to the Amazons who reared him.
  He faced Actor at the Borrhaean
  Gate in the battle at Thebes and was
  killed by Periclymenus who crushed
  him with rocks.
  Parthenope1
  Greek
  one of the Sirens
  When Odysseus and his crew failed to
  succumb to her charms and escaped,
  she drowned herself in despair.
  Parthenope2
  Greek
  daughter of Stymphalus
  mother of Everes by Heracles
  Parthenos
  Greek
  a name of Artemis, Athena and 
  Hera as ‘virgin’
  Partholan
  Irish
  [Parthalan.Parthalon.Partholon.Parytholon]
  leader of the second wave of
  invaders of Ireland
  son of Sera
  brother of Starn and Agnoman
  husband of Dealgnaid
  father of Eber, Laighlinne, 
  Rudraidhe and Slaine
  He had killed his parents in Greece,
  expecting to take over their kingdom.
  When he did not become king, he
  sailed for Ireland with his followers
  and settled there after defeating the
  Fomoire at the Battle of Magh nIotha.
  On one occasion, while he was away
  from home, his wife had an affair with
  Togda, his servant.
  In some accounts, Dealgnaid was his
  mother rather than his wife, and
  Nemed was his father or his brother.
  Partholanians
  Irish
  [Partholians]
  the second wave of invaders of Ireland
  followers of Partholan
  This group of invaders was said to
  have come from Spain and consisted of
  twenty-four married couples. They
  overcame the Fomoire and took over
  Ireland but they were afflicted by a
  disease which wiped out the whole
  race except Tuan.
  Partholians
  (see Partholanians)
  Partholon
  (see Partholan)
  Parthonopeus
  European
  a prince
  nephew of the king of France
  husband of Melior
  The story of Parthonopeus and Melior
  is that of Cupid and Psyche, with the
  roles reversed.
  A queen, Melior, decided that she
  wanted to marry Parthonopeus and
  sent a magic ship which took him to a
  fabulous palace in Chief D’Oire where
  he was waited on by invisible hands. By
  night, Melior came to his bed but
  decreed that he must never see her
  until they were married. Inevitably he
  broke the rule and was banished.
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  Later, he took part in a great tourn-
  ament and, as victor of the games, won
  the queen’s hand.
  Partinal
  British
  son of Espinogee
  His father had been killed by Goon
  Desert and Partinal killed Goon Desert
  with the Grail Sword which shattered.
  One of the objects of the Grail Quest
  was the repair of this sword. He was
  himself killed by Percival.
  (see also Nascien1)
  Partlet
  European
  [Dame Partlet]
  a hen in Reynard the Fox
  Partula
  Roman
  a goddess of child-birth
  Parvati1
  Buddhist
  the Hindu goddess adopted into 
  the Buddhist pantheon as 
  Buddha’s doorkeeper
  Parvati2
  Hindu
  [Adrija.Ahladini-Sadini.Aja.Amba.
  Ambi(ka).Anna-Purna.Bhadrakali.
  Bhavani.Bhutamata.Devi.Durga.Gauri.
  Girija.Haima(va)ti.Kali.Kamakshi.
  Kumari.Mahadevi.Manasa.Mangata.
  Mhalsa.Raudri.Sati.Shakti.Snow Queen.
  Tripura.Uma.Vijaya.Vindhya-Vasini:
  =Balinese Parwati.Prawati:=Cambodian 
  Lady Po Nagar]
  a mother-goddess
  a name of Devi as ‘the mountaineer’
  a mild form of Durga 
  daughter of Himavan and Mena
  sister of Vishnu
  wife of Shiva 
  mother of Ganesha and Skanda
  Shiva’s first wife, Sati, immolated herself
  but was later reborn as Parvati. When
  Shiva deplored her dark skin, Brahma
  transformed her into Gauri, ‘the Yellow
  Devi’. Some say that it was Gauri who
  was burned to death to become Sati.
  Another version says that Brahma
  created Gauri as a wife for Rudra.
  She, or Uma, once covered Shiva’s
  eyes, putting the world in darkness,
  and he then developed a third eye in
  his forehead.
  In one story, Shiva banished her to
  earth as a fisher-girl and then sent
  Nandu in the form of a shark to
  destroy the fishermen’s nets. The
  foster-father of Parvati offered her as
  wife to any man who could kill the
  shark and Shiva was able to win back
  his wife by appearing in the form of a
  young man and catching the shark.
  She is sometimes depicted with four
  arms or with an elephant’s head.
  Parwati
  Pacific Islands
  the Balinese version of Parvati
  an aspect of Uma as goddess of
  tapas
  (see also Prawati)
  Parytholon 
  (see Partholan)
  Parzival1
  German
  [Parsifal]
  an opera by Wagner dealing with
  Percival’s search for the Holy Grail
  Parzival2
  German
  [Parsifal]
  a 13th C poem, written by
  Eschenbach, dealing with 
  Percival’s search for the Holy 
  Grail
  Parzival3
  (see Percival)
  pasa
  (see pasha)
  Pasabhrit
  (see Pashabhrit)
  Pasag
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian goddess, guardian 
  of travellers
  Pasangu
  East Indian
  an evil goblin
  He turned himself into a mouse and
  was killed by the cat Gunduple.
  Pasaphaessa
  Greek
  [Pasiphaessa]
  Aphrodite as queen of the underworld,
  ‘the shining one’
  Pascen
  British
  son of Urien
  Paschent
  British
  son of Vortigern and Renwein
  When Vortigern was killed by
  Aurelius, 
  Renwein 
  arranged 
  for
  Ambron to poison Aurelius. In another
  version, Paschent fled to Hibernia and
  later invaded Cambria with an army
  provided by the chieftain, Gilloman,
  who was angry because Merlin had
  stolen the stones of the Giant’s Ring.
  Paschent sent one of his men, 
  Eopa, to penetrate the court in
  disguise where he found Aurelius ill
  and poisoned him. Uther defeated
  Paschent’s forces, killing both him and
  Gilloman.
  pasha
  Hindu
  [pasa]
  a noose, a symbol of Bhairava
  In some versions, Durga is depicted
  holding a noose.
  Pashabhrit
  Hindu
  [Pasabhrit]
  a name of Varuna as ‘he who carries 
  a noose’
  (see also Pasi)
  P’ashajan’a
  North American
  [=Pueblo Poseyemu:=Tigua Puspiyama:
  =Zuni Poshaiyangkyo]
  the first man in the lore of the
  Keres tribe
  Pasht
  Egyptian
  the lioness-headed goddess of 
  Tombsa
  cat-headed version of Sakhmet 
  or Bast
  Pashupata
  Hindu
  the spear of Shiva
  pashupata-yoga
  Hindu
  a collective name for later 
  Shaiva doctrines
  Pashupati
  Hindu
  [Lord of Cattle.Pasupati]
  an aspect of Agni, Rudra or Shiva as
  god of animals
  consort of Svaha, some say
  father of Sanmukha
  Pasi
  Hindu
  a name of Yama as ‘the noose-
  carrier’ or of Varuna as ‘judge’
  (see also Pashabhrit)
  Pasiel
  an angel, ruler of the sign Pisces 
  the fish
  Pasikola
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Creek Indians
  Pasiphae1
  Greek
  daughter of Helius and Crete or 
  Perse
  sister of Circe
  wife of Minos
  mother of Acacallis, Androgeus,
  Ariadne, Deucalion, Glaucus 
  and Phaedra
  mother of Amphithemis by Apollo
  mother of Miletus by Apollo, some 
  say
  mother of Deucalion by Prometheus,
  some say
  She fell irrationally in love with the
  white bull that Poseidon sent at the
  behest of Minos to prove that he was
  the rightful heir to the throne of
  Crete. Daedalus fashioned a hollow
  wooden cow in which she concealed
  herself to mate with the bull. The
  outcome of the union was the
  monstrous bull-headed Minotaur.
  Pasiphae, together with Minos and the
  Minotaur retreated to the Labyrinth, a
  tortuous maze constructed by Dae-
  dalus to contain the monster. When
  Minos imprisoned Daedalus and his
  son Icarus in the Labyrinth, it was
  Pasiphae who released them to make
  their famous escape on wings made by
  Daedalus.
  In some accounts, Europa was the
  mother of the Minotaur.
  (see also Pasiphae2.Selene)
  Pasiphae2
  Greek
  a Cretan moon-goddess
  Partinal
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  She was said to be the mother of a calf
  which changed colour from white to
  red to black each day.
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Pasiphae, wife of Minos.
  Pasiphaessa
  (see Pasaphaessa)
  Pasithea
  Greek
  one of the Graces, some say
  wife of Hypnus, in some accounts
  (see also Aglaia1)
  Passaleon
  British
  son of Estonne
  He was an ancestor of Merlin and, as
  a child, was said to have visited hell.
  As a man, he killed Bruyant to avenge
  his father.
  Passalus
  (see Basalus)
  Passamun
  Afghan
  a Kafir rain-deity
  Passe Brewell
  British
  [Passebreul]
  the horse of Tristram 
  Passe-javrre
  Baltic
  in Lappish lore, the sacred sea
  Passe-jokka
  Baltic
  in Lappish lore, the sacred river
  Passe-vare
  Baltic
  in Lappish lore, the sacred 
  mountains
  Passebreul
  (see Passe Brewell)
  Passelande
  British
  a horse of King Arthur
  Passover
  (see Pasch)
  Pasturer
  (see Nomius)
  Pasupata
  (see Pashupata)
  Pasupati
  (see Pashupati)
  Patadharini
  Buddhist
  a guardian goddess of doorways
  Patakoi
  Egyptian
  [Pataikos]
  benevolent but deformed beings,
  children of Ptah
  Phoenician sailors carried images of
  these dwarfish creatures as good 
  luck charms.
  Pataikos
  (see Patakoi)
  Patal
  Thai
  [Patali:=Hindu Patala]
  the underworld
  This realm, ruled by Maiyarab, can be
  reached by sliding down inside the
  hollow stalk of the lotus.
  Patala
  Hindu
  [Put:=Thai Patal]
  the underworld, a place of 
  many pleasures
  Patala has seven distinct regions,
  known as Atala, Mahatala, Nitala (or
  Patala), Rasatala, Sutala, Talatala and
  Vitala, each ruled by its own king.
  Beneath these realms are the various
  hells and Sesha the serpent that
  supports the world.
  Others describe Patala as a mag-
  nificent house, home of the Asuras.
  (see also underworld)
  Patali
  (see Patal)
  Patan
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  Patara1
  Greek
  the birthplace of Apollo, some say
  Patara2
  Hindu
  the disc of the sun held by Vishnu
  Patecatl
  Central American
  an Aztec god of medicine
  husband of Mayahuel
  In some accounts, this deity is one of
  the gods of intoxication, the Centzon
  Totochtin, and is said to have
  discovered peyote.
  Patek
  Egyptian
  [plur=Pateke]
  a protective spirit
  Pateke
  (see Patek)
  Pater
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as ‘father’
  Paternus
  British
  [Padern]
  a Welsh bishop and saint
  When King Arthur tried to take the
  saint’s cloak, the earth opened and
  swallowed the king and he had to 
  plead for forgiveness before he was
  released.
  patesi
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian prince-priest
  patha
  Buddhist
  the way to Nirvana
  Pathfinder
  (see Wepwawet)
  Patinaya Nei
  Pacific Islands
  [Queen Mother]
  in the lore of the Moluccas, the first
  woman
  She took the form of a banana tree and
  human beings were born from that tree. 
  Patisamma-cita
  Buddhist
  [‘uncertain reception’]
  a new appearance
  This is the state that follows that of
  Cuti-citta, the moment of death.
  Patobkia
  South American
  a Tupari spirit of the underworld
  This shaman greets all souls arriving in
  the land of the dead, restores their
  sight and refreshes them with a drink
  of beer. He then presents them to 
  the giants, Mpokalero and Vaugh’eh,
  with one or other of whom they are
  required to have intercourse.
  Patol
  Central American
  husband of Alaghom Naum
  Patollo
  (see Patollus)
  Patollus
  Baltic
  [Patollo]
  a Prussian god of the underworld
  Patraic
  (see Patrick)
  Patravid
  German
  nephew of Hagen
  He was one of the party sent by
  Gunther and Hagen to kill Walther
  and Hildegunde but was himself killed
  by Walther.
  Patrice
  (see Patrise)
  Patrick1
  Irish
  [Padraic.Padraig.Patraic.Succat]
  (c. 391–461)
  a saint
  patron saint of Ireland
  son of Calpurnius and Concess, some
  say
  In his youth he was said to have
  restored to life his dying sister and his
  dead foster-father and performed
  many other miracles such as turning
  icicles into firewood.
  When he came to Ireland from
  Britain, he spent some time as a slave
  of Milius. He offended the high-king,
  Laoghaire, and, in an argument with
  the king’s druids, killed one of them
  named Lochru. Another druid, Lucat
  Moel, tried unsuccessfully to poison
  him and was burnt to death in a
  contest of magic with the saint.
  He turned into a fox a man,
  Coroticus, who had imprisoned some
  of the saint’s followers and restored 
  to life a dead servant of the tyrant, 
  Mac Goill. 
  It is said that he was accompanied
  by an angel named Victor and is
  generally supposed to have banished
  snakes from Ireland.
  It is said that he met Cailte or Oisin
  who told him the history of the Fianna
  and other ancient lore, all of which 
  was written down by the saint’s 
  scribe, Brogan.
  Patrick2
  Irish
  one of the 2 pillars (the other is Brigit)
  said to support the island
  Patrick3
  (see Patrise)
  Patrick the Red
  British
  son of King Arthur
  Patrimpas
  Slav
  a river-god
  Patripatan
  Hindu
  a cat owned by a monk
  When his rival went to heaven and
  returned with a flower from the
  parisadam tree, the monk sent his cat
  to repeat the trick. One of the
  goddesses fell in love with the cat and
  Patripatan
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  kept him in heaven for 300 years. He
  then returned to earth carrying a
  whole branch of the sacred tree.
  Patrise
  British
  [Patrice.Patrick]
  an Irish knight
  a Knight of the Round Table
  cousin of Mador
  At a dinner given by Guinevere for
  twenty-four of her knights, Pinel
  planted a poisoned apple intended for
  Gawain who had killed his cousin
  Lamerock. The apple was eaten by
  Patrise who died on the spot. Mador
  accused the queen of murder and she
  was saved from the stake only by the
  intervention of Lancelot who killed
  Mador in single combat.
  Patrocles
  British
  in Icelandic stories, a grandfather 
  of Tristram
  Patroclus
  Greek
  [Patroklos]
  son of Menoetius and Philomena 
  or Sthelene
  He inadvertently killed another
  youth, Clytonymus, over a dice game
  and was purified by Peleus. He
  became a close friend of Achilles and,
  when Achilles sulked in his tent at the
  siege of Troy, refusing to fight after a
  quarrel with Agamemnon, Patroclus
  put on the armour of Achilles and led
  a fresh attack on the city. He killed
  Sarpedon but was wounded by
  Euphorbus. He then came face to face
  with Hector and was killed. His death
  spurred Achilles back into action.
  Patroklos
  (see Patroclus)
  Patshak
  Siberian
  Ostiak spirits
  These beings are the restless spirits of
  children who have been killed.
  Pattinidevi
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess in Ceylon
  a guardian of marriage
  She was a mortal who was wrongly
  executed for theft and later deified.
  In another account, she was born
  when a sacred arrow was fired into a
  mango.
  Patulcius
  (see Janus)
  patupaiarehe
  New Zealand
  [=Hindu apsarases:=Japanese yosei:
  =Persian peris:=Turkish houris]
  fairies
  Pau-puk-keewis
  North American
  a sorcerer who changed into a beaver
  and, later, into an eagle
  Pauahtun
  Central American
  [Pauahtuns]
  a Mayan god
  He was envisaged as having four aspects,
  each supporting one corner of the
  world.
  In some accounts, the name
  Pauahtuns is regarded as that of a group
  of four gods.               (see also Bacabs)
  Pauahtuns
  (see Pauahtun)
  Pauanne
  Finnish
  a name of Ukko as god of thunder
  Paul1
  Irish
  a hermit
  He lived alone on an island and was
  kept alive by fish brought to him by an
  otter. When Brendan and his crew
  called at the island, he was able to
  direct them to the Land of Promise.
  Paul2
  Serbian
  brother of Radool and Yelitza
  Paul’s wife, jealous of her husband’s
  affection for his sister, Yelitza, stabbed
  his horse, killed his falcons, and finally
  killed their own child, blaming it all
  on Yelitza. Paul had Yelitza killed,
  pulled apart by horses, and a church
  arose on the spot. A disease then
  affected his wife and she begged to be
  taken to the church to be cured.
  Rejected by a mysterious voice, she
  then allowed herself to be killed in the
  same fashion but, where she died, a
  foul lake formed.
  Paul Bunyan
  (see Bunyan)
  Paul et Virginie
  French
  a pastoral tale by Bernadin de St Pierre
  This story, about a pair of lovers raised
  in Mauritius, is based on the classic
  tale of Daphnis and Chloe.
  Paulomi
  (see Indrani)
  Pauna
  Inuit
  the spirit of the east wind
  Pauravas
  Hindu
  the descendants of Puru
  ancestors of the Kauravas and 
  the Pandavas
  Paut
  (see Ennead)
  Pautiwa 
  (see Pautiwal)
  Pautiwal1
  North American
  [Pautiwa]
  a Hopi sun-spirit
  Pautiwal2
  North American
  [Pautiwa]
  a Zuni lord of the underworld
  Pavaka
  Hindu
  a name for Agni as ‘purifier’
  Pavana
  Hindu
  a name of Vayu as consort of Anjana
  Pavanarekha
  Hindu
  wife of Ugrasena
  mother of Kansa
  She produced a son, Kansa, after being
  raped by Drumalika but her husband
  agreed to rear the boy as his own.
  Pavor
  Roman
  a deity, panic personified
  pawang
  Malay
  a medicine man
  These sorcerers act as mediums,
  prophets, controllers of weather, curers
  of sickness and are consulted before
  one embarks on any new project.
  (see also bomor)
  Pawpaw Nan Chuang
  Burmese
  brother of Chang-hko
  In some accounts, he survived the
  flood as well as his sister.
  Pax
  Roman
  [=Greek Eirene]
  the goddess of peace
  She is depicted as a maiden with 
  a cornucopia.
  Pay Zume
  South American
  [=West Indies Zume]
  a Paraguayan sun-god
  He taught his people the arts of
  agriculture and the chase.
  pa’yak
  South American
  black beetles: supernatural spirits of
  the Toba Indians
  Payatami
  North American
  [Payatamu]
  a harvest-god of the Hopi and 
  Zuni tribes
  He sometimes appeared in the form of
  a tiny flute-player or a butterfly which
  fertilised plants.
  Payatamu
  (see Payatami)
  Payetome
  South American
  a culture-hero or god of ague 
  in Brazil
  Paymon
  [Pagimon]
  one of the Cardinal demons (west)
  He may be the same as Paimon.
  Paynal
  Central American
  [Little Paynal.Paynalton]
  an Aztec messenger-spirit, attendant
  on Huitzilopochtli
  Paynalton 
  (see Paynal)
  Pazuzu
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian monster
  son of Hanpa
  This being is described as part lion,
  part eagle, with horns and two pairs 
  of wings.
  Pe-har
  (see Bihar)
  Pe-kar
  Tibetan
  a fiend
  patron of sorcerers       (see also Bihar)
  Peace
  Roman
  one of the 5 Appiades
  Peace Frodi
  (see Frodi)
  Patrise
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  Peace Queen
  (see Genetaska)
  Peace Stead
  (see Breidablik)
  peacock1
  Chinese
  a sacred bird
  peacock2
  Greek
  the bird sacred to Hera
  peacock3
  Hindu
  [ma(n)yura.shananga]
  the bird of Brahma, Laksmi and Sarasvati
  peacock4
  Roman
  [Junonian bird]
  the bird sacred to Juno
  Peacock Angel
  (see Eblis)
  peai
  South American
  [peai-man.piache]
  a witch-doctor in Guiana
  peai-man
  (see peai)
  Pean
  (see Apollo.Asclepius.Paeon)
  pearl
  a lustrous deposit found in the 
  oyster or other molluscs
  This object is valued as a semi-precious
  jewel and appears in many myths.
  In Borneo, they say that if a pearl is
  placed in a bottle with some grains of
  rice and the finger of a dead man is used
  as a stopper, more pearls will appear.
  In China, it was said that some
  dragons could spit out pearls and, if
  dragons fought in the heavens, pearls
  could fall like rain.
  Hindus say that pearls can be found
  in the head or stomach of elephants.
  Some say that pearls lose their lustre
  with age, others that they become dull
  if the owner is ill.
  Pearl powdered and dissolved in
  lemon juice, to form salt of pearl, was
  said to cure certain illnesses or act as
  an antidote to poison.
  Pearl of Beauty
  (see Fand)
  Pearly Emperor
  (see Yü Huang)
  Peboan
  North American
  the manitou of winter, in 
  Algonquian lore
  Pebin
  Welsh
  father of Goewin
  Pebble-rattler
  North American
  a wind-god of the Haida people
  Pecchere
  British
  [King of Sessoyne.King of Tars.
  King of the Lake]
  This person appears in some of the
  stories of King Arthur under various
  other names.
  Pecos Bill
  North American
  a culture-hero of the cowboys
  He taught the cowboys all they needed
  to know, invented the six-shooter and,
  like Paul Bunyan, is said to have
  created the Grand Canyon.
  Pedias
  Greek
  wife of Cranaus
  mother of Athos and Cranae
  pedomancy
  [podomancy]
  divination from the soles of the feet
  Pedivere
  British
  a knight
  Lancelot came upon this knight intent
  upon killing his own wife. He
  intervened but Pedivere nevertheless
  struck off his wife’s head. Lancelot
  forced him to carry the head in his
  hand and the headless body on his
  back all the way to Camelot. He ended
  his life as a hermit.
  Pedrawd
  British
  son of Bedivere
  His son was also called Bedivere.
  Pedro
  Pacific Islands
  a prince in the Philippines
  husband of Chonguita
  Chonguita was a monkey-woman and
  Pedro 
  married 
  her 
  with 
  great
  reluctance. As soon as they were wed,
  she turned into a beautiful woman.
  peepul
  (see bo-tree)
  peer
  (see paladin)
  Pegasos
  (see Pegasus)
  Pegasus
  Greek
  [Aganippe.Pegasos:=Hindu Pagas]
  the winged horse of Apollo
  the horse of the Muses
  This animal, fathered by Poseidon,
  sprang from the blood of Medusa
  when she was decapitated by Perseus.
  It was ridden by Bellerophon when he
  killed the Chimaera and, in some
  accounts, Perseus rode Pegasus when
  he rescued Andromeda from the sea-
  monster. 
  It 
  also 
  carried 
  the
  thunderbolts used by Zeus.
  It 
  is 
  said 
  that 
  the 
  fountain
  Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon, sprang
  from one of the horse’s hoof-prints.
  pegomancy
  divination from fountains and springs
  Peheipe
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Maidu Indians
  Pehar 
  (see Bihar)
  Pei-chi
  Chinese
  [Chen(g) Wu.Pei-chi-chun]
  a name for Huan Ti as Prince of the
  North Pole
  Pei-chi-chen-chun 
  (see Pei-chi)
  Pei-tou
  Chinese
  the Great Bear constellation regarded
  as the emperor’s chariot 
  Peibaw
  (see Peibiaw)
  Peibyn
  British
  father of Eiryn Wych
  Peibiaw
  Welsh
  [Peibaw]
  son of Don, some say
  brother of Nyniaw
  He and his brother quarrelled about
  the stars and their meanings and ended
  up by waging war on each other,
  devastating the country. They were
  both changed into oxen for their
  stupidity and were the animals that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  (see also Melyn Granwyn.
  Nyniaw.Ych Brych)
  Peine
  Greek
  a goddess, hunger personified
  Peiras
  Greek
  a son of Argus
  Peirene
  Greek
  a spring to supply Corinth created 
  by Asopus
  Peirithous
  Greek
  [Perithous.Pirithoos.Pirithous.
  ‘prancer’]
  king of the Lapiths
  son of Ixion and Dia or Nephele 
  or of Zeus (as a stallion) and Dia
  husband of Hippodamia 
  father of Polypoetes
  Having heard of the exploits of
  Theseus, Peirithous stole some of his
  cattle to test his mettle and they
  became lifelong friends as a result.
  During the hunt for the Calydonian
  boar his rashness nearly cost him his
  life but he was saved by Theseus.
  Some say that he was one of the
  Argonauts and took part in the
  expedition when Theseus raided 
  the Amazons.
  At his wedding to Hippodamia, the
  drunken Centaurs tried to rape the
  women attending the ceremony, so
  starting the long-runing feud between
  the Centaurs and the Lapitha.
  After the death of Hippodamia he
  helped Theseus in the abduction of
  Helen. Theseus won when they drew
  lots for Helen and accompanied
  Peirithous to Tartarus to demand
  Persephone as a bride for the loser.
  They were both trapped by Hades 
  in 
  the 
  Chair 
  of 
  Forgetfulness 
  and although Theseus was rescued 
  by Hercules, Peirithous was doomed
  forever.
  In some versions, only Theseus was
  trapped in the chair while Peirithous
  was bound to the revolving wheel to
  which Ixion had been bound.
  Some say that he was killed by the
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  dog Cerberus, while other versions of
  the story say that the earth opened and
  swallowed him.
  Peiroun
  Chinese
  In Taiwanese lore, king of the island 
  of Maurigasma
  He received a warning that when the
  temple images of the gods Awun and
  Infoniwoo changed to red, the flood
  would come and he was able to board
  a ship and escape.
  Peisinoe
  Greek
  [Pisonoe]
  one of the Sirens
  Peision
  Greek
  father of Ixion, some say
  Peitha
  (see Peitho)
  Peitho1
  Greek
  [Peitha:=Roman Suadela] 
  the goddess of persuasion
  an attendant on Aphrodite
  mother of Minthe by Cocytus, 
  in some accounts
  Some regard her as Aphrodite or
  her daughter.
  In some accounts, she was one of
  the Graces.
  Peitho2
  Greek
  a title for Aphrodite
  Peju’ipe
  Siberian
  guardians of animals
  Pek
  Central American
  [‘death’:=Aztec Xolotl]
  the lightning-dog of the Maya
  Pekai
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Sido
  Pekar 
  (see Bihar)
  Pekko
  Baltic
  [Pellonpekko:=Estonian Peko]
  a Finnish corn-god
  Peklo
  Slav
  the underworld
  Peko
  Baltic
  [=Finnish Pekko]
  an Estonian fertility-god
  Pela Orso
  European
  in some Italian stories, the fairy 
  castle of Morgan le Fay
  Pelado Peak
  North American
  a sacred mountain of the Navaho
  Rock Crystal Boy and Rock Crystal
  Girl were set on the top of this peak by
  Atse Estsan and Atse Hastin.
  Pelagon1
  Greek
  son of Asopus and Metope
  brother of Ismenus and 20 sisters
  Pelagon2
  Greek
  king of Phocis
  It was in the herds of this king that
  Cadmus found the cow that led him to
  the site of Thebes.
  Pelandok
  (see Kanchil)
  Pelanduk
  (see Kanchil)
  Pelasgi
  Greek
  [Pelasgians]
  aboriginal Greeks
  Pelasgians
  (see Pelasgi)
  Pelasgus1
  Greek
  the first man
  son of Zeus by Niobe, some say
  husband of Cyllene
  father of Lycaon
  He was said to have emerged from the
  soil and became the ancestor of the
  early Greek Pelasgi.
  In some accounts, an ancient
  princess, ancestress of numerous tribes.
  Pelasgus2
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  son of Agenor
  brother of Iasius
  He helped Danaus in his struggle with
  the fifty sons of Aegyptus who invaded
  his kingdom seeking to kill Danaus but
  instead married his fifty daughters.
  Pele
  Pacific Islands
  [Pere]
  the volcano-goddess of Hawaii
  goddess of fire
  daughter of Kane Hoalani and Haumea
  daughter of Mahuika, some say
  sister of Hiiaka and Kapo
  wife of Wahieloa and Lohiau
  She was so unruly that her father sent
  her off to find her own house. She
  excavated for the foundations of a new
  home on many islands, finally building
  on Hawaii. It is said that the earlier
  excavations are the volcano craters of
  the Pacific region.
  Another story says that she
  challenged a chief, Kahawali, to a
  race down the slope of a volcano on
  wooden sledges and erupted in fury
  when she lost. The winner escaped
  by boat.
  Her first husband deserted her for
  another woman and Pele married the
  chieftain Lahiau. She left him soon
  after the wedding to prepare a new
  home but the message to say that it
  was ready took so long to reach him
  that he died. He was restored to life
  and set off with his attendants to go to
  Pele but once again it took so long that
  Pele lost patience and killed them all
  with fire.
  Another variation says that she 
  sent Hiiaka to rescue his soul from 
  the underworld. When Lahiau was
  restored to life, he fell in love with
  Hiiaka so the jealous Pele poured lava
  over him and he died again. When he
  was once again restored to life by Kane
  Hoalani, Pele repented and gave him
  up to Hiiaka.
  Pele Kolese
  Baltic
  a Finnish water-spirit
  This being floated on its back as if
  drowning. Those who attempted
  rescue were attacked and killed.
  Pelear 
  (see Bihar)
  Peleiai
  Greek
  [‘doves’]
  priestesses tending the oracle of Zeus
  at Dodona
  Peleias
  (see Pelian spear.Pelias2)
  Pelenore
  (see Pellimore)
  Pelesit
  Malay
  a spirit
  Sorcerers are said to be able to evoke
  such a spirit, using the tongue of a
  newly dead baby, and use it in
  association with a polang against their
  enemies as a blood-sucking insect like
  a cricket.
  Peleur
  British
  the Welsh name for Pelles, owner of
  the Grail Castle
  Peleus
  Greek
  [‘muddy’]
  a king of Phthia
  son of Aeacus and Endeis
  brother of Telamon
  half-brother of Phocus
  husband of Antigone and Thetis
  father of Polydora by Antigone
  father of Achilles by Thetis
  He and his brother Telamon killed
  their half-brother, Phocus, and were
  exiled to Phthia by their father.
  He was purified by the king,
  Eurytion, whose daughter Antigone he
  married, but he accidentally killed
  Eurytion during the hunt for the
  Calydonian boar. This time he was
  purified by Acastus, king of Iolcus,
  whose wife Hippolyta (or Astydamia)
  accused him of rape. Acastus tried to
  avenge this insult by taking his sword
  when Peleus fell asleep during a hunt
  but Peleus was saved from the
  Centaurs by Chiron and returned to
  the court where he killed both Acastus
  and Hippolyta.
  In some accounts, the woman
  accusing Peleus was Cretheis and it
  was her husband who abandoned him
  during the hunt.
  Advised by Chiron, he caught
  Thetis asleep in a cave and held her
  through many shape-changes until she
  agreed to marry him. At his wedding
  Peiroun
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  to Thetis, Eris threw the golden apple
  among the assembled guests, so setting
  in train the events that led to the
  Trojan War.
  When he and Thetis disagreed over
  her 
  attempts 
  to 
  make 
  Achilles
  invulnerable by fire, she left him and
  returned to her home in the sea but
  they were later reconciled and he
  joined her in her underwater realm.
  Zeus later gave him an army of
  Myrmidons and he seized the throne
  of Phthia. He set off to welcome his
  grandson Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus),
  safely returned from the Trojan War,
  and died in the journey.
  Pelham
  British
  [Pell(e)am.Pelleham.Pelle(h)an.
  Pellehen]
  a king of Listinoise
  son of Pelles, some say
  brother of Gorlan
  He arranged a tournament for his
  knights at which Balin turned up
  looking for Gorlan. When Gorlan
  challenged him, Balin killed him and
  cut off his head so Pelham attacked
  Balin with a battle-axe, breaking
  Balin’s sword. Balin ran away to find
  another weapon and came upon a
  room where there lay the perfectly
  preserved body of an old man and a
  strange spear, the Holy Lance. Balin
  seized the spear and used it to kill
  Pelham.
  Some accounts refer to this spear
  stroke as the Dolorous Stroke, others
  reserve the name for the sword-stroke
  that killed Lambor.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Pellimore. 
  (see also Fisher King.
  Pelles)
  Peliades
  Greek
  daughters of Pelias
  Pelian spear
  Greek
  [Pel(e)ias]
  a huge weapon made from an ash tree
  grown on Mount Pelion
  Only Achilles was capable of using 
  this spear which was said to have
  healing properties.
  Pelias1
  British
  [Peleias]
  a king of Lyonesse
  father of Lucius
  Pelias invaded Cornwall and Thanor
  the king enlisted the help of the Irish.
  As a result, Cornwall was required to
  pay an annual tribute until Tristram
  defeated Morholt.
  Pelias2
  (see Pelian spear)
  Pelias3
  Greek
  [Peleias]
  king of Iolcus
  son of Poseidon and Tyro
  twin brother of Neleus
  husband of Anaxibia
  father of Acastus, Alcestis, Amphinone
  and Evadne
  Tyro was the wife of Cretheus and,
  when he found out about her affair
  with Poseidon, he abandoned her and
  took her maid Sidero in her place.
  Tyro’s twin sons by Poseidon were
  abandoned but they were found and
  reared by horse-herders. Sidero, when
  she married Cretheus, was very cruel
  to Tyro and when the twins were old
  enough they set out to avenge her with
  the result that Pelias killed Sidero.
  Another version says that Sidero
  was the second wife of Tyro’s father,
  Salmoneus, and hence her stepmother.
  He later deposed Aeson and
  Polymele and took over the throne of
  Iolcus. When their son Jason later
  claimed the throne, he offered to 
  give it up if Jason would fetch the
  Golden Fleece from Colchis. While
  Jason 
  was 
  away, 
  his 
  parents 
  committed suicide and Pelias killed
  their young son Promachus.
  Jason returned with the Golden
  Fleece bringing with him Medea, the
  sorceress. She bewitched two of the
  daughters of Pelias into killing him,
  cutting him up and boiling him in the
  belief that, by this means, he would 
  be rejuvenated.
  pelican
  a water-bird with a large pouch under
  its beak
  It is said that this bird will kill its
  young and then restore them to life
  with blood from its own breast.
  The Greeks regarded it as the
  enemy of the quail and, in Hebrew
  lore, it was said to be a bird of ill-omen.
  Pelides
  Greek
  a name of Achilles as ‘son of Peleus’
  Pelinore
  (see Pellimore)
  Pelintsiek
  North American
  [Great Dentalium]
  the personification of the shell-money
  of the Yurok tribe
  He and his companion, Tego’o, came
  to California from the north.
  Pelion
  (see Mount Pelion)
  Pellam                    (see Fisher King.
  Pelham.Pelles)
  Pellé
  (see Pelles)
  Pelleam
  (see Pelham)
  Pellean
  (see Pelham)
  Pelleas
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  husband of Nimue
  At a tournament where he defeated 
  500 knights in three days, Pelleas fell
  hopelessly in love with Ettard who had
  organised the contest. When she
  rejected his advances, he made a
  nuisance of himself and she sent her
  knights against him. He unhorsed ten 
  in quick succession but then allowed
  himself to be tied under the belly of his
  horse and taken prisoner so that he
  could catch just another glimpse of 
  his beloved. As soon as he was released,
  he did the same again. Gawain tried to
  help by going to Ettard in the armour
  of Pelleas and telling her that he was
  dead but the ploy failed when Gawain
  seduced Ettard and stayed with her for
  some time. Pelleas, heart-broken, took
  to his bed and went into decline.
  Nimue found him in this state and put
  a spell on Ettard causing her to fall in
  love with Pelleas. She then bewitched
  Pelleas who rejected Ettard with scorn.
  Nimue then stayed with Pelleas for
  their lifetime. In some versions, they
  married.
  Pelleham
  (see Pelham)
  Pellehan
  (see Pelham)
  Pellehen
  (see Pelham)
  Pellervoine
  Finnish
  a guardian god of vegetation
  Pelles
  British
  [Amfortas.Hermit King.Le Roi Pêcheur.
  Pellam.Pellé.Rich Fisher:=Welsh Peleur]
  a king of Carbonek
  keeper of the Holy Grail
  father of Elaine and Eliazar
  father of Pelham, some say
  cousin of Joseph of Arimathea
  He was guardian of the Holy Grail
  who had been made lame for his sins.
  In one story, he found a ship covered
  in white samite, the ship that was later
  found by Galahad and his two
  companions in the Grail quest, and
  went aboard. When he tried to draw
  the sword of King Hurlane which he
  found there, a spectral spear pierced
  him through both thighs.
  A similar story is told of both
  Nascien and Parlan.
  To ensure a follower worthy of
  learning the secrets of the Grail, he
  used a magic potion to deceive
  Lancelot into thinking that Elaine was
  Guinevere. The result of their union
  was the boy Galahad.
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  When Galahad reached the Grail at
  the end of his quest, he heard a voice
  from heaven telling him to anoint
  Pelles with blood from the Holy
  Lance. This washed away his sins and
  healed his wounds.
  Pelles spent the last years of his life
  in a monastery.        (see also Amfortas.
  Elyas.Fisher King.Henron.
  Nascien.Pellimore)
  Pellimore
  British
  [Ballamore.Pelenore.Pel(l)inore.
  Pellinor.Rich Fisher]
  king of the Isles
  a Knight of the Round Table
  father of Aglovale, Alan, Dornar,
  Driant, Elaine, Lamerock, Melodiam,
  Nimue, Percival and Torre
  He issued a challenge to all-comers,
  killing Miles and badly wounding
  Griflet. He then jousted with King
  Arthur and defeated him. Merlin put a
  spell on Pellimore to save the king’s
  life. He was later welcomed at the
  king’s court and given a place of
  honour at the Round Table. At
  Arthur’s wedding feast, he was sent to
  find the knight who had ridden into
  the hall and forcefully made off with
  Nimue who had entered just before to
  claim the white bitch which had
  chased a white stag into the hall. He
  passed a damsel nursing a wounded
  knight but refused to stop and help
  her. When he found the lady, he found
  two knights fighting – Ontelake who
  had carried her off and Meliot, her
  cousin. He killed Ontelake and Meliot
  surrendered without a fight. He took
  Nimue back to Camelot and, on the
  way, saw the dead bodies of the 
  damsel and the knight he had failed 
  to help. It turned out that the girl was
  Elaine, his own daughter by the Lady
  of Rule, and the knight was her lover,
  Myles; they had both been attacked 
  by Loraine le Sauvage as they travelled
  to Camelot to be married.
  He was one of those who pursued
  the Questing Beast without success.
  He killed Lot and was himself killed
  by Gawain, Lot’s son.
  In some accounts, he is referred to
  as the Rich Fisher, is wounded in the
  thighs and is equated with Pelles; some
  describe him as the brother of Pelles;
  others equate him with Pelham.
  Pellinor
  (see Pellimore)
  Pellinore
  (see Pellimore)
  Pellonpekko
  (see Pekko)
  Pelopea
  (see Pelopia)
  Pelopia
  Greek
  [Pelopea]
  a priestess
  daughter of Thyestes 
  mother of Aegisthus
  Her father raped her and she later
  married her uncle Atreus who raised
  the child of that union with her father,
  a boy called Aegisthus, as his own.
  When she found out that the masked
  man who had raped her was her own
  father she killed herself with his
  sword.
  Pelopids
  Greek
  the descendants of Pelops
  Pelopion
  Greek
  the grove of Pelops at Olympia
  Pelops1
  Greek
  son of Agamemnon by Cassandra
  twin brother of Teledamus
  Odysseus took Cassandra and her two
  sons back to Greece after the fall of
  Troy. All four were killed by
  Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
  Pelops2
  Greek
  king of Pisa
  son of Tantalus and Dione
  brother of Niobe
  husband of Euryanessa 
  or Hipppodamia 
  father of Alcathous, Astydamia, Atreus,
  Chrysippus, Copreus, Epidaurus,
  Lysidice, Nicippe, Pittheus, Sicyon,
  Troezen and Thyestes
  When Tantalus found himself short of
  food at a banquet he had laid on for
  the gods, he killed his son Pelops, cut
  him up and served him in a stew. The
  only one to eat any of the portions was
  Demeter (or Thetis, some say) who ate
  the shoulder. The gods restored
  Pelops to wholeness with Demeter
  contributing a new shoulder made of
  ivory and Poseidon carried the
  restored youth off to Olympus.
  He fell in love with Hippodamia
  and won her hand after beating her
  father, Oenomaus, in a chariot race,
  driving a magic chariot given to him
  by Poseidon. Pelops had promised to
  allow Myrtilus, her father’s charioteer,
  to 
  sleep 
  with 
  Hippodamia, 
  so
  persuading Myrtilus to sabotage her
  father’s chariot. When it broke down,
  Pelops killed Oenomaus but after-
  wards reneged on his promise to
  Myrtilus and kicked him into the sea.
  Purified by Hephaestus he assumed
  the throne of Pisa.
  On his death he was taken up to
  Olympus as an immortal. Some say
  that he was carried off by Poseidon to
  be his cup-bearer.
  Pelorus
  Greek
  one of the 5 survivors of the Sown
  Men known as the Sparti
  Pemba
  African
  [Femba.Great Thing.Ngala]
  a creator-god and tree-god of 
  the Bambara: the primordial 
  creation principle
  twin brother of Faro
  He was made from the void and then
  created the world. He came down to
  earth as the seed from which an acacia
  tree grew. He made the first woman,
  Musso-koroni, from the wood of the
  tree and mated with her to generate
  men and animal life. She planted
  Pemba in the earth only for his brother,
  Faro the water-god, to dig him up.
  (see also Faro1.2)
  Pemphredo
  Greek
  [Pephredo.‘spiteful’]
  one of the Graiae
  Pen
  (see Kalamu)
  Pen Annwfn
  Welsh
  a name of Pwyll as ‘head of Hades’, 
  The name he assumed during his one-
  year tenure as king of the underworld
  when he exchanged roles with Arawn.
  penanggalan
  Malay
  a blood-sucking demon or witch
  It is said that these demons are women
  who, by witchcraft, leave their bodies
  by night in the form of a disembodied
  head trailing intestines.
  Penardun
  Welsh
  daughter of Beli and Don
  second wife of Llyr
  wife of Euroswydd
  mother of Bran, Branwen and
  Manawyddan by Llyr
  mother of Efnisien and Nisien 
  by Euroswydd
  Some say that she was Beli’s sister
  rather than his daughter. In some
  versions, she was the first wife of Llyr;
  others say Iweriadd was his first wife
  and mother of Bran and Branwen. She
  later married Euroswydd.
  In some accounts, she was an
  ancestress of King Arthur.
  Penarwan
  British
  wife of Owain
  Penates
  Roman
  [Di Magni.Di Penates]
  household gods of the larder
  Some say these deities were brought
  from Troy by Aeneas; some say they
  are Castor and Pollux; some identify
  them with the Cabeiri.
  Pellimore
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  Penates of the Thunderer
  Italian
  a group of great Etruscan gods
  Penbedw
  British
  a site, in Wales, where some say King
  Arthur was buried
  Pendaran
  Welsh
  a chieftain, a famous swineherd, 
  with whom the young Pryderi 
  was fostered
  Pendragon
  British
  [Pandragon.Pendragwn]
  a name assumed by Uther when he
  became king
  In some accounts, Pendragon was the
  brother of Uther, a name given to
  Aurelius Ambrosius.
  Some accounts say that King Arthur
  also assumed this title which means
  chief or leader.
  (see also Uther Pendragon)
  Pendragon Castle
  British
  the home of Breunor and Maladisant
  Pendragwn
  (see Pendragon)
  Peneius
  (see Peneus)
  Peneleos
  Greek
  son of Hippalcimus
  one of the Argonauts
  Penelope1
  Greek
  [Arnaea]
  daughter of Icarius and Periboea
  sister of Iphthime
  wife of Odysseus
  mother of Ptoliporthes and Telemachus
  Because Icarius wanted a son, his wife
  hid their baby daughter in the flocks of
  sheep, calling her Arnaea. Icarius
  discovered the deception and threw
  the child into the sea. When she was
  saved by ducks, he accepted her as his
  own and reared her.
  Odysseus won her as his wife in a
  foot-race.
  When her son, Telemachus, was just
  a baby, Odysseus went off to fight in
  the siege of Troy. He was away for
  twenty years, the last ten of which
  were spent wandering at the whim of
  the gods.
  Many men came to woo her, saying
  that Odysseus must surely be dead,
  and they refused to leave, slowly eating
  her out of house and home. She
  promised to give them an answer when
  she had finished a robe (or shroud) she
  was making but by night she unpicked
  all she had done by day so that it was
  never finished.
  In one account, Penelope, believing
  that her husband was dead, threw
  herself into the sea but was saved 
  by ducks.
  When Odysseus finally came back,
  she contrived to get his bow and
  arrows to him and he very quickly
  disposed of the unwelcome guests.
  They had a second son, Ptoliporthes.
  One story says that Telegonus, a son
  of Odysseus by Circe, killed Odysseus,
  not knowing that he was killing his
  own father, and then took Penelope
  and Telemachus to Aeaea where he
  married a miraculously youthful
  Penelope, 
  fathering 
  Italus, 
  and
  Telemachus married Circe.
  Yet another story says that she had
  been unfaithful to Odysseus and was
  the mother of Pan by Hermes.
  Penelope2
  (see Dryope1)
  Penelophon
  African
  wife of Cophetua
  penelopise
  act like Penelope, gaining time by
  undoing the day’s work each night
  Peneus
  Greek
  [Ladon.Peneius]
  a river-god, a river in Tempe
  son of Oceanus and Tethys
  father of Daphne, Cyrene, Hypseus,
  Stilbe and Syrinx by Creusa, 
  in some accounts
  P’eng-lai
  Chinese
  a Taoist island paradise, one of the
  Fortunate Islands
  This realm, one 108 paradises,
  floating in the Eastern sea, was where
  the plant of immortality grew and the
  water of immortality flowed in the
  rivers. It was the home of the Eight
  Immortals and could be reached only
  by air since the seas around it would
  not support a boat.
  In later years, the Celestial Emperor
  had the islands anchored by huge
  tortoises and guarded by Yü-chiang
  (see also Fortunate Islands3)
  P’eng-lai Shan
  Chinese
  a mountain in the paradise P’eng-lai
  P’eng Niao
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of the roc
  This huge bird is said to carry the sky
  on its shoulders.
  In some accounts, it was originally
  the sea-monster, Kun.
  P’eng Tsu
  Chinese
  a god of longevity
  As a mortal, he was said to have lived
  longer than any of his nineteen wives
  or his fifty-four sons.
  (see also Shou Shen)
  pengap
  (see diam)
  Penia
  Greek
  poverty personified
  Penpigion
  Welsh
  a gatekeeper at King Arthur’s palace
  deputy to Glewlwyd
  He walked on his head to save his 
  feet. He was killed by the boar 
  Twrch Trwyth. 
  pentacle
  [Wizard’s Foot]
  a five-pointed star: a five-sided 
  figure
  This device is used as a defence against
  witches and demons. In the Arthurian
  stories, Gawain had this symbol
  emblazoned on his shield.
  Penthesilea
  Greek
  [Penthesileia]
  queen of the Amazons
  daughter of Ares by Otrere
  She fought on the side of the Trojans
  in the siege of Troy and was killed by
  Achilles who mourned her death.
  Some say that she had a son, Caistus,
  by Achilles.
  Penthesileia
  (see Penthesilea)
  Pentheus
  Greek
  [‘pain’]
  king of Thebes
  son of Echion and Agave
  cousin of Dionysus
  He took over the throne when his
  grandfather, Cadmus, resigned.
  When he tried to prevent Dionysus
  from inducing the women of Thebes
  to join his drunken revels and dressed
  as a woman to spy on them, the
  Maenads went berserk and tore him
  apart, led by his own mother, Agave,
  who pulled off his head.
  Penthilus
  Greek
  son of Orestes and Erigone, 
  some say
  Penyakit
  Malay
  an evil spirit known as ‘the sick-
  maker’
  People of Dana
  (see Danaans)
  People of Morodo
  (see Masi)
  People of the Sun
  (see Mlangeri)
  Peopling Vine
  Pacific Islands
  the vine planted by Tangaroa at
  creation and from which the human
  race sprang
  Peor
  (see Baal-Peor)
  Pepelyouga
  (see Marra)
  Pepezu
  South American
  a god of the Yuracari tribe
  Pephredo
  (see Pemphredo)
  Pepin1
  European
  [Pepin II.Pepin d’Heristal]
  (d. 714)
  king of the Franks
  father of Charles Martel
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  Pepin2 
  European
  [Pepin III.Pepin the Short]
  (715-768)
  king of the Franks
  son of Rother and Oda
  brother of Carloman
  husband of Aliste and Bertha
  father of Andri and Remfré by 
  Aliste
  father of Carloman and Charlemagne
  by Bertha
  He was betrothed to marry Bertha but
  her old nurse, Magiste, substituted her
  own daughter, Aliste, and she became
  queen. When the deception was
  exposed some years later, Bertha, who
  had meanwhile sheltered with Pepin’s
  cowherd, Symon, and his wife
  Constance, was installed in her proper
  position.
  In some accounts he was said to
  have abducted his nephew Valentine,
  brother of Orson.
  Pepin3 
  European
  (778-811)
  king of Italy
  son of Charlemagne
  brother of Charlot and Louis
  Per-U-Ajit
  (see Edjo)
  Peranu
  European
  [=Bulgarian Perusan:=Estonin Piker:
  =Lithuanian Perkunos:=Polish Piorun:
  =Prussia Perkonis:=Russan Pyerun:
  =Serbian Gromoit:=Slav Peroon]
  a Bohemian thunder-god
  Percard
  British
  [The Black Knight]
  a knight
  This knight was killed by Gareth
  when he rode to the assistance of the
  lady, Lyonesse.
  Perceforest1
  British
  [Betis]
  father of Bethides
  brother of Gaddifer
  He was originally Betis, a man given
  the throne of Britain by Alexander the
  Great. He killed a magician called
  Damart and became known as
  Perceforest thereafter. He founded a
  knightly order, the Knights of the
  Franc Palais, but when Bethides
  married Circe, she brought the
  Roman invaders who broke up the
  order and conquered Britain. He and
  his brother Gaddifer then retired to
  the Isle of Life.
  Perceforest2
  French
  a 14th C history of Britain in 
  which Alexander the Great is 
  said to have invaded the country
  and installed Perceforest as king
  Perceval1
  French
  a 13th C story of Percival’s adventures
  written by Boron
  Perceval2
  (see Conte de Graal)
  Perceval3                                             (see Parsifal.
  Percival Peredur)
  Perchevael
  European
  the Dutch name for Percival
  Percht 
  (see Bertha3)
  Perchta
  (see Bertha3)
  Perchten
  (see Berchta)
  Perchtennacht
  (see Berchtennacht)
  Percides
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  Percival
  British
  father of Percival de Gales, 
  in some accounts
  He was said to have been killed by the
  Red Knight.
  Percival de Gales
  British
  [Parsifal.Parzival.Perceval.Perse(val):
  =Dutch Perchevael:=Welsh Peredur]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Pellimore 
  brother of Aglovale, Dindrane 
  and Lamerock
  father of twin boys, Kardiez and
  Lohenergrain, and a girl, Aribadale,
  by Condwiramur
  His parentage is variously described.
  Some say his father was Alan,
  Bliocadran, 
  Efrawg, 
  Evelake,
  Gahmuret, 
  Gales, 
  Greloguevaus,
  Julian or Percival; his mother is
  Achefleur, Herzeloyde, Philosophine
  or Yglais; his sisters Agrestizia and
  Dindrane.
  Reared in isolation, he yearned to
  be a knight and left home at an early
  age to seek his fortune. He was given 
  a bracelet by the wife of Orilus and
  soon met his cousin, Sigune, weeping
  over the body of her husband,
  Schionatulander, killed by the Red
  Knight. Percival killed the murderer
  and took his horse and armour. He
  learned the skills of his trade at the
  hands of Gurnemans and set off to
  seek adventure.
  In some accounts, these are two
  separate events. In the first, Percival
  killed the Red Knight, who had stolen
  a golden goblet from Camelot, taking
  his horse and armour; in the second,
  the killer of Sigune’s husband (or
  lover) turned out to be Orgelleuse (or
  Orilus) and Percival defeated him and
  sent him to Arthur’s court.
  Hearing that Condwiramur, the
  queen of Brobarz, was in trouble, he
  rode to her aid, killed the besieging
  enemies and married her, fathering a
  son, Lohenergrain. He left after a
  while to look for his mother, not
  knowing that she was dead. 
  In some stories, he came to the
  Grail Temple where he found the
  wounded Amfortas but failed to ask
  the one question that would have
  ended his suffering. He was later
  tricked into fighting Gawain on behalf
  of Gramoflanz but spared his life when
  Itonje, Gawain’s sister, pleaded with
  him. He came to a hermit’s cell where
  Trevrezent told him that he could cure
  Amfortas, his brother, if he asked the
  right question. It is said that he set off
  to find Amfortas again and was
  challenged by a knight who turned out
  to be his half-brother, Feirefiz, who
  joined him in his quest. When they
  found Amfortas, he was made whole
  again when Percival asked what ailed
  him. Then Titurel appeared and
  crowned Percival as the guardian of
  the Holy Grail.
  He drove off the nine Hags of
  Gloucester who were harassing the
  Lady of the Castle and spent three
  weeks 
  with 
  her 
  before 
  Arthur
  persuaded him to return to Camelot.
  One of the hags turned up at Camelot
  and said that the Lady of the Castle
  was now a prisoner in the Fortress of
  Marvels. Percival set off to the rescue
  but was trapped in the Tall Tower. The
  master’s daughter released him and he
  drove off the attackers sent by the hags
  to kill him. At the Fortress of Marvels,
  Percival killed the guards and cut off
  the head of a unicorn. The head
  became a rider on a skeleton horse
  which disappeared in dust and smoke
  when Percival struck it with his sword.
  He killed the leader of the hags and
  the others turned to grease puddles.
  The Lady of the Castle had dis-
  appeared from the world of mortals
  and Percival returned to Camelot
  empty-handed. In the parallel story of
  Peredur, the hags are the witches 
  of Caer Llyw.
  He joined in the search for Lancelot
  when he went mad and disappeared
  from Camelot. In one story, it is said
  he and Ector found him at Castle
  Bliant and persuaded him to return to
  Camelot.
  He joined the other knights in the
  quest for the Holy Grail. Both he and
  Lancelot fought a knight who turned
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  out to be Galahad in disguise. When
  Lancelot rode after Galahad, Percival
  went to the nearby home of an
  anchoress who turned out to be his
  aunt, the former Queen of the Waste
  Land, who advised him on his future
  course. He arrived at a monastery
  where he saw King Evelake who had
  lain wounded and almost blind for 400
  years, awaiting the arrival of Galahad.
  Leaving, he was attacked by a group of
  knights (goblins in some versions)
  who killed his horse and would have
  killed Percival if Galahad had not
  appeared on the scene and routed the
  attackers.
  In one version, he came to a river
  and fell asleep. When he awoke, he
  found himself on an island populated
  by wild animals and snakes. A black
  ship arrived bearing a damsel dressed
  in black velvet who offered to lead
  him to Galahad if he would become
  her lover. When he refused, she and
  the ship disappeared to be replaced by
  a white ship. Another version says that
  he arrived at the sea just as the white
  ship came in carrying a lovely damsel
  with whom he fell in love. She
  induced him to go to bed with her but
  he rejected her at the last minute to
  keep himself pure for the Grail Quest.
  Later he met Bors and they were
  soon joined by Galahad, who was
  guided by Percival’s sister, Dindrane,
  and they sailed together on their quest
  for the Grail. They found a deserted
  ship and went aboard. Galahad took
  the sword he found there and they
  returned to their own ship which
  carried them to Castle Carteloise.
  Here a woman lay sick who could be
  cured only by the blood of a virgin.
  Dindrane gave her blood but died as a
  result. At her request, Percival placed
  her body in a boat and cast it adrift.
  All three rode to Castle Carbonek,
  home of the Maimed King, where they
  were vouchsafed a sight of the Holy
  Grail. The three then took the Grail
  and the Holy Lance to Sarras in the
  Holy Land where they found the ship
  bearing the body of Percival’s sister
  which they buried. All three were
  imprisoned by the king, Esterause, but
  he released them and asked their
  forgiveness when he lay dying.
  Galahad was made king but died about
  a year later. Percival entered a
  hermitage and lived there until he too
  died about a year after Galahad.
  In some versions, Percival, rather
  than Agloval, was the father of
  Moriaen.
  (see also Dodinel.Parsifal.Peredur)
  Percunis
  (see Perkonis)
  Perdiccas
  Greek
  son of Temenus
  brother of Archelaus, Creisus 
  and Hyrnetho
  His 
  sister 
  Hyrnetho 
  married
  Deiphontes and, when Temenus
  showed that he preferred his son-in-
  law to his own sons, they killed him.
  Perdix
  (see Talos1)
  Pere1
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian sea-goddess
  daughter of Haumea
  daughter of Tahinariki, some say
  wife of Wahiroa
  She is said to have created the seas by
  pouring water from a jar given to her
  by her mother.
  Pere2
  (see Pele)
  Peredur
  Welsh
  [Knight of the Mill.Longspear.
  The Dumb Knight.The Young Mute]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  the Welsh version of Percival
  the seventh son of Efrawg
  husband of Condwiramur
  father of Lohenergrain
  He was raised in seclusion by his
  mother who feared that he would be
  killed in fighting, just as his father and
  six brothers had been. Imbued with the
  spirit of adventure, he went to
  Caerleon armed only with a pointed
  stick. On arrival, he was greeted by a
  dwarf and his wife, neither of whom
  had ever spoken before in the court
  and they were ill-treated by Kay as a
  result. In some stories, a maiden who
  had never smiled takes the place of the
  dwarfs who had never spoken.
  He killed a stranger knight who had
  assaulted Guinevere by throwing his
  pointed stick through his eye and took
  the knight’s horse, weapons and
  armour, vowing never to return to the
  court until he had avenged the insult
  to the dwarfs.
  At the Castle of Wonders his uncle
  showed him the severed head of his
  cousin and the spear with which he
  had been killed, so inciting Peredur to
  avenge his cousin’s death. He fell in
  love with a maiden whose lands had
  been taken by a neighbouring earl and,
  by defeating the earl’s forces, restored
  the property to its rightful owner. He
  spent three weeks at the witches’ court
  learning more about the arts of
  horsemanship and weaponry.
  In another version, the uncle was
  King Pêcheur and the spear was the
  Holy Lance which he saw, together
  with the Holy Grail. Later, King
  Pêcheur took these holy relics to ‘a 
  far country’.
  King Arthur went searching for this
  young knight and when he found him,
  Peredur defeated many of Arthur’s
  best knights in single combat,
  including Kay whose arm and
  shoulder were broken. He returned to
  Caerleon with Arthur and met
  Angharad Golden-hand and fell in
  love with her but went off to resume
  his adventures vowing not to speak
  until she came to love him. All the
  many men he overthrew on his
  journeying he forced to go to Arthur’s
  court to submit to the king’s will. He
  fought with a lion and a serpent and
  took the golden ring on which the
  serpent slept. At this stage of his
  career he was known as the Dumb
  Knight but on his return to Caerleon,
  Angharad Golden-hand declared her
  love and he was able to speak again.
  In another adventure he met and
  killed the Black Oppressor, a one-eyed
  black man who told him how to find
  the Black Worm of the Barrow and
  then the Addanc of the Lake. He then
  defeated 200 of the knights protecting
  the Black Worm of the Barrow and
  killed the serpent. He used the stone
  held in the serpent’s tail to make gold
  with which he paid the remaining 100
  knights and then gave the stone to his
  attendant, Edlym.
  The Addanc of the Lake killed the
  three sons of the King of Suffering
  every day and every evening their
  wives restored them to life by bathing
  them. On the way to the lake Peredur
  met a maiden who gave him a stone
  that would protect him from the evil
  Addanc. He killed the Addanc and cut
  off its head which he gave to the three
  princes.
  At the court of the Countess of
  Achievements he defeated each of her
  300 knights and won the hand of the
  Countess for Edlym. The maiden who
  had given him the magic stone 
  which protected him in his encounter
  with the Addanc turned out to be the
  Empress of Constantinople or, in
  some accounts, Cristonabyl the Great,
  and, at a great tournament in her
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  honour, Peredur, known as the Knight
  of the Mill as a result of lodging with
  a local miller, defeated all the knights
  and stayed with her for fourteen years.
  On his return to Caerleon, an ugly
  black maiden cursed him for not
  seeking the explanation of the bloody
  spear and the severed head which his
  uncle had shown him years before, so
  he set off to find the Castle of
  Wonders once again. En route, he was
  imprisoned by a king but released
  when he helped him defeat the forces
  of an attacking earl and he killed
  another black man at the castle of
  Ysbidinongyl. At the castle he was
  required to kill the one-horned stag
  that was killing all the animals in the
  area and to joust three times with a
  black man and then he encountered
  his uncle and the slain cousin who,
  unknown to Peredur, had appeared in
  many of his adventures in various
  guises including that of the ugly black
  girl. It appeared that he had been
  killed by the witches of Caer Llyw.
  Peredur sought out the witches and,
  with the help of Arthur’s war-band,
  killed all of them.
  In the parallel story of Percival, the
  witches are the Hags of Gloucester.
  He is said to have fought with Gwrgi
  against their cousin Gwenddolau at
  the Battle of Arthuret.
  In some accounts he married
  Condwiramur by whom he had a son,
  Lohenergrain.           (see also Percival)
  Peredur Son of Efrawg
  Welsh
  a story from the Mabinogion relating
  the adventures of Peredur
  Perende
  Balkan
  [Perendi]
  an Albanian storm-god
  Perendi
  (see Perende)
  Perenu
  Slav
  [=Norse Thor]
  a sky-god, war-god and god of 
  rain
  Pereplut
  Russian
  an ancient rain-god
  Pereus
  Greek
  son of Elatus and Laodice
  brother of Aepytus, Cyllen and
  Stymphalus
  Perevida
  British
  in some accounts, mother of 
  Galahad
  Perez
  Hebrew
  a spirit of the night
  Perfect Knight, The
  British
  a name for Galahad
  Perfection of Wisdom, The
  Buddhist
  a sacred book of 
  Mahayana Buddhism
  Perfectly Holy Ancient Master
  (see Chi-sheng Hsien-shih)
  Perferren
  British
  daughter of Anna
  niece of King Arthur
  wife of Bugi
  mother of Beuno
  Pergamus
  Greek
  son of Pyrrhus by Andromache
  brother of Molossus and Pielus
  Pergamum
  Greek
  the citadel of Troy
  Pergrubius
  Baltic
  a deity of renewal
  peri
  Persian
  [feri.pairika.pari(ka):=Hindu Apsaras:
  =Japanese Yosei:=New Zealand
  patupaiarehe:=Pahlavi parik]
  a fairy: a nymph of paradise, 
  originally regarded as evil
  Peri-Banou
  (see Paribanou)
  Peri Dewa
  East Indian
  a Sumatran prince
  son of Sang Pertala Dewa
  father of Maniaka
  He saw a silver cow near the lake
  where he was bathing but, when he
  looked later, he found a beautiful girl
  who, his dead father’s spirit told him,
  was a gift from the gods.
  Periander
  Greek
  a tyrant of Corinth
  one of the Seven Sages
  son of Cypselus
  He killed the crew who had tried to
  rob his protégé Arion.
  Periboea1
  Greek
  [Eriboea.Periboia]
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  wife of Icarius, king of Sparta
  mother of Penelope and Iphthime
  Periboea2
  Greek
  [Eriboea.Periboia]
  daughter of Alcathous
  second wife of Telamon
  mother of Ajax
  Periboea3
  Greek
  [Eriboea.Periboia]
  daughter of Hipponous
  second wife of Oeneus
  mother of Olenias and Tydeus
  Periboea4
  Greek
  [Eriboea.Periboia]
  wife of Polybus
  foster-mother of Oedipus
  In some accounts, her name is given 
  as Merope.
  Periboia
  (see Periboea)
  Periboriwa
  South American
  a moon-spirit of the Yanomani
  The tribe is said to have sprung from
  drops of Periboriwa’s blood.
  Periclymene
  Greek
  daughter of Minyas
  wife of Pheres
  mother of Admetus and Lycurgus
  Periclymenus1
  Greek
  son of Neleus and Chloris
  brother of Chromius and Nestor
  He was active in the defence of Thebes
  and killed Parthenopaeus, one of the
  Seven Against Thebes, by dropping a
  rock on him from the city walls.
  Periclymenus2
  Greek
  son of Poseidon
  one of the Argonauts
  He had been given the power by
  Poseidon to assume whatever shape he
  wished and attacked Heracles in the
  form of an eagle when Heracles sacked
  Pylus. He was killed by an arrow from
  Heracles’ bow.
  In other accounts, he was killed in
  the form of a fly.
  Perideus
  Norse
  a giant
  He 
  killed 
  the 
  Lombard 
  king, 
  Alboin, at the behest of the queen,
  Rosamund, who had been ill-treated
  by her husband.
  Perieres1
  Greek
  king of the Messenians
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  husband of Gorgophone
  father of Aphareus and Leucippus
  father of Icarus, some say
  father of Borus and Pisus, some say
  Perieres2
  Greek
  charioteer to Menoeceus
  He threw the stone that killed
  Clymenus, king of Orchomenus.
  Perigune
  Greek
  daughter of Sinis
  mother of Melanippus by Theseus
  She was later the concubine 
  of Deioneus.
  Perikionios 
  (see Dionysus)
  Perillus
  Greek
  a bronze-worker
  He built a hollow bronze bull for
  Phalaris who used it to roast his
  victims. The first to be so treated was
  Perillus himself.
  Perilous Bed
  (see Adventurous Bed)
  Perilous Bridge, The
  British
  [Bridge Perilous.Pomparles. Pons 
  Perilis]
  a bridge which led to the Grail Castle
  In other accounts, this was a bridge
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  Perilous Cemetery
  over the River Brue and it was here
  that Excalibur was thrown back into
  the water.
  Perilous Cemetery
  British
  a burial ground attached to 
  the Perilous Chapel
  Every time a knight was killed by the
  Black Hand a marble tombstone,
  bearing the knight’s name appeared in
  the cemetery. Until the hand was
  struck by Gawain or Percival, the
  cemetery remained unconsecrated and
  was, as a result, haunted by ghosts.
  Perilous Chapel
  British
  a chapel in Cornwall built by the
  queen, Brangemore
  Perilous Plain, The
  Irish
  an area harbouring man-eating beasts
  Cuchulainn had to cross this plain 
  to reach the fortress home of 
  Skatha where he received his military
  training.
  Perilous Seat, The
  British
  [Seat of Danger.Seat of Dread.
  Seat Perilous.Siege Perilous]
  a place at the Round Table reserved for
  the knight worthy of the 
  Grail quest
  The only knight to occupy this seat
  without disaster was Galahad. It had
  earlier killed Brumart and, some say,
  had cracked when Percival sat in it but
  it was later repaired by Percival.
  Perimede
  Greek
  sister of Creon
  wife of Lycimnius
  Perimedes
  Greek
  son of Eurystheus
  killed by Heracles
  Perimele
  Greek
  daughter of Admetus and Alcestis
  sister of Eumelus and Hipparus
  wife of Argos
  Perimones
  British
  [The Red Knight]
  a Knight of King Arthur’s court
  He was defeated in single combat 
  by Gareth.
  Perinis
  British
  a servant at King Mark’s court
  He was sent to ask King Arthur to
  adjudicate at the trial of Isolde 
  in Cornwall.
  Period of the Gods
  Japanese
  a cycle of legends
  Perion
  European
  a king of Gaul
  husband of Elizena
  father of Amadis, Florestan and Galaor
  He fathered Amadis on Elizena and,
  after the boy had been abandoned,
  married her and had two legitimate
  sons, Florestan and Galaor.
  Periphetes1
  Greek
  [Club-bearer.Corunetes.Corynetes]
  an outlaw
  son of Hephaestus and Anticlea
  In some accounts, his father was
  Poseidon. He was a cripple who killed
  travellers with a brass or iron club.
  Theseus killed him with that very
  weapon and kept it for himself.
  Periphetes2
  Greek
  son of Copreus
  He was killed by Hector at the siege of
  Troy.
  Periscii
  Greek
  inhabitants of the Polar Circle
  perispirit
  a supposed fluid linking body and soul
  It is said that, after death, this fluid can
  appear as a ghost.
  Perit
  Balkan
  Albanian mountain spirits
  It was said that these spirits could
  punish people who wasted food by
  making them hunchbacked.
  Peritalnak
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Chaco tribe
  Perithous
  (see Peirithous)
  Perkele
  Baltic
  the Finnish name for the Devil
  Perkonis
  Prussian
  [Percunis:=Bohemian Peranu:=Bulgarian 
  Perusan:=Estonian Piker.=Finnish 
  Pitkoinen:=Latvian Perkons:=Lithuanian 
  Perkunos:=Polish Piorun:=Russian
  Pirgene.Pyerun:=Slav Peroon]
  a thunder-god
  Perkons
  Baltic
  [=Bohemina Peranu:=Bulgarian Perusan:
  =Estonian Piker:=Finnish Pitkoinen:
  =Lithuanian Perkunos:=Polish Piorun:
  =Prussian Perkonis:=Russian Pirgene.
  Pyerun:=Slav Peroon]
  a Latvian thunder-god
  Perkun 
  (see Perkunos)
  Perkunas
  (see Perkunos)
  Perkune Tete
  Baltic
  a goddess of thunder and lightning 
  Perkunos1
  Baltic
  [Perkun(as):=Bohemian Peranu:
  =Bulgarian Perusan:=Estonian Piker:
  =Finnisah Pitkoinen:=Latvian Perkons:
  =Polish Piorun:=Prussian Perkonis:
  =Russian Pirgene.Pyerun:
  =Slav Peroon]
  a Lithuanian thunder-god
  father of Saule
  Possibly the deified form of the
  Lithuanian king Perkunas who, with
  his court, went to heaven on his death.
  Some depict him as a strong young
  man with a brown beard, others as an
  old man with an axe or hammer.
  Perkunos2
  (see Erkir)
  Perlesvaus1
  French
  a 13th C story of the Holy Grail
  In this account, Percival, the son of a
  king, succeeds in the Grail Quest and
  becomes the Grail King.
  Perlesvaus2
  (see Fescamp Abbey)
  Permessus
  Greek
  a river-god
  father of Aganippe
  Pernam
  British
  [Pernehan]
  in some accounts, brother of 
  King Mark
  Pernehan
  (see Pernam)
  Pero
  Greek
  daughter of Neleus and Chloris
  first wife of Bias
  mother of Talaus
  When Bias asked for her hand, Neleus
  demanded that he obtain the cattle of
  Phylacus and hand them over as the
  bride-price. Melanippus got the cattle
  for Bias and the couple were then
  allowed to marry.
  Peron 
  (see Peroon)
  Peroon
  Slav
  [Pero(u)n.Perun(u).Prone:=Bohemian 
  Peranu:=Bulgarian Perusan:
  =Estonian Piker=Finnish Pitkainen:
  =Latvian Perkons:=Lithuanian 
  Perkunos:=Polish Piorun:=Prussian 
  Perkonis:=Russian Pirgene.Pyerun:
  =Serbian Gromovit]
  a thunder-god
  father of Peronutius
  In Serbia, this deity is said to be
  incarnate in Ilya (St Elias) who can
  control thunder and lightning.
  He is depicted as having three
  heads, each with a red face.
  Peroun
  (see Peroon)
  peroveta
  East Indian
  prophet-songs in New Guinea
  Perperuna
  Slav
  a rain-goddess
  Persant of Inde
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Perse1
  British
  a maiden loved by Ector
  She was promised to Zelotes but Ector
  took her from him.
  Perse2
  Greek
  [Perseis]
  a goddess of the underworld 
  one of the Oceanids 
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
  consort of Helios
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  Petbe
  mother of Aetes, Circe, Pasiphae and
  Perses some say
  Perse3
  (see Percival)
  persea
  Egyptian
  a tree of fate which bears heart-
  shaped fruit
  Perseis
  (see Perse2)
  Persephassa
  (see Persephone)
  Persephone
  Greek
  [Fersefassa.Hecate.Hermione.Libera.
  Persephassa.Pherepatta.Phersephatta.
  Phersephone:=Roman 
  Proserpina.Proserpine]
  the name of Core as queen of 
  the underworld          (see also Core)
  Persephone’s Grove
  Greek
  part of the underworld visited 
  by Odysseus
  Perseptolis
  Greek
  son of Telemachus and Nausicaa, 
  some say
  Perses1
  Greek
  son of Helius by Perse
  He usurped the throne of Colchis,
  deposing Aetes, after Jason seized the
  Golden Fleece. He was killed either by
  Medea or her son Medus.
  Perses2
  Greek
  son of Perseus and Andromeda
  He grew up to be a great soldier and
  conquered much of the territory which
  came to be known as Persia.
  Perses3
  Greek
  son of Crius by Eurybia
  brother of Astraeus and Pallas
  husband of Asteria
  father of Hecate
  Perseus
  Greek
  [‘sacker’]
  king of Argos
  son of Zeus by Danae
  husband of Andromeda
  father of Alcaeus, Electryon,
  Gorgophone, Heleius, Mestor, Perses
  and Sthenelus
  He was born as the result of a visit by
  Zeus, as a shower of gold, to Danae
  who had been imprisoned in a bronze
  tower by her father, Acrisius.
  As a baby he was cast into the sea 
  in a chest with his mother because 
  his grandfather, Acrisius, had been
  warned that a son of Danae would 
  kill him. The castaways came ashore
  on the island of Seriphos where they
  were sheltered by the fisherman,
  Dictys, 
  brother 
  of 
  the 
  king,
  Polydectes. When the king tried to
  force Danae into marriage, Perseus
  undertook to bring him the head of
  Medusa as a wedding present if he
  married Hippodamia instead. 
  Armed with a sickle from Hermes
  and a bright shield from Athene and
  wearing the Helmet of Invisibility
  borrowed from Hades he flew in
  winged sandals to the land of the
  Hyperboreans where he stole the eye
  of the Gaiae and handed it back only
  when they told him where to find the
  Gorgons. He decapitated Medusa with
  one stroke, using the shield to see only
  her reflection – a direct sight would
  have turned him to stone. At once, the
  flying horse Pegasus and the warrior
  Chysaor sprang from the corpse.
  Perseus turned several people to
  stone by displaying the head, including
  Atlas and Polydectes who had been
  persecuting his mother, Danae, who
  had refused the king’s offer of
  marriage.
  It was Perseus who decapitated the
  sea-monster, Cetus, which was about 
  to devour Andromeda who had been
  chained to a rock by her father Cepheus
  to atone for an alleged slight to the
  Nereids. He married Andromeda and
  the wedding feast was interrupted by
  Phineus to whom Andromeda had 
  been promised. In the ensuing fight,
  Perseus again used the Medusa mask to
  turn the intruder and 200 of his
  followers, including Ampyx, Astyages
  and Thescelus, to stone. His own
  friend, Aconteus, was also petrified.
  He inadvertently killed his own
  grand-father, Acrisius, with a discus
  hurled at the games and exchanged
  kingdoms with Megapenthes of Tiryns.
  He gave the Medusa’s head to
  Athene who carried it on her aegis.
  In another story, Perseus attacked
  Dionysus, at the instigation of Hera,
  flying high in his magic sandals. As
  Perseus flew higher, Dionysus grew 
  in stature until he reached the sky.
  Only the intervention of Hermes
  prevented the god from destroying 
  the presumptious mortal.
  Some say that he was killed by
  Megapenthes to avenge his father,
  Proetus, who had been turned to
  stone by Perseus.
  When he died he was placed in the
  heavens near Andromeda and, in some
  accounts, was worshipped as a god.
  Perseval
  (see Percival)
  Persian Sibyl
  Greek
  a prophetess
  persica
  a sacred rite in Gnosticism
  Persids
  Greek
  descendants of Perseus
  Pertemhru
  Egyptian
  a collection of sacred writings
  These were said to have been written
  by Thoth and contain, among other
  things, detailed instructions on the
  passage to the underworld.
  Pertolepe
  British
  [The Green Knight]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He was defeated in single combat by
  Gareth who had ridden to the
  assistance of the lady, Lyonesse.
  Peruda
  South American
  a creator-god of the Tupi Indians
  Perun
  (see Peroon)
  Perunu
  (see Peroon)
  Perusan
  Slav
  [=Bohemian Peranu:=Estonian Piker:
  =Latvian Perkons:=Lithuanian Perkunos:
  =Polish Piorun:=Prussian Perkonis:
  =Russian Pyerun:=Slav Peroon]
  a Bulgarian thunder-god
  Peruten
  (see Kere’tkun)
  Peruwa
  Mesopotamian
  [Pirwa]
  a Hittite horse-god
  Peryne de Monte
  British
  a knight
  When he heard that Harleus had
  been killed by the invisible knight,
  Garlon, he joined forces with Balin to
  continue the quest that Harleus had
  been engaged upon but he was also
  killed by Garlon.
  Perys de Foreste Sauvage
  British
  a villainous knight
  He used to wait in ambush to waylay
  young maidens. One of these enlisted
  the help of Lancelot who killed 
  the ravisher.
  Peshdadiaus
  Persian
  a legendary dynasty
  The exploits of these kings, said to
  have ruled some time before 600 BC,
  are described in the Shah Name.
  Pet
  (see Amenti)
  peta
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of pret(a)
  Petalsharo
  North American
  a Pawnee hero
  He is said to have prevented the
  ceremonial sacrifice of captives.
  Petara
  East Indian
  a creator-god of the sea-Dayaks
  a name for Shiva
  petasus
  Greek
  the winged travelling hat of Hermes
  Petbe
  Egyptian
  a god of revenge
  Perse3
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  Peteos
  (see Peteus)
  Peter de Roche
  (see Bishop of the Butterfly)
  Peter Klaus
  (see Klaus)
  Peter Rugg
  North American
  a wandering spirit in New England
  For the blasphemy of swearing that a
  storm would not prevent him reaching
  home he was condemed to travel
  forever in his carriage between Boston
  and Hartford followed always by a
  thunderstorm.
  Peteus
  Greek
  [Peteos]
  an ancestor of the kings of Athens
  father of Menestheus
  son of Orneus
  Petipase of Winchelsea
  British
  a Knight of the Round table
  He was one of the twelve knights who
  helped Agravain and Mordred when
  they attempted to seize Lancelot in
  Guinevere’s bedroom. All except
  Mordred were killed by Lancelot.
  Petitcrieu
  British
  a fairy dog
  This tiny animal, said to have come
  from Avalon, was given to Tristram by
  Gilan. In other accounts, the dog was
  owned by the giant Urgar who was
  killed by Tristram so that he could get
  the dog as a present for Isolde.
  Petra loa
  West Indian
  malevolent Haitian voodoo spirits
  This group of loa is said to be derived
  from spirits, etc. of San Domingo.
  Petrashin
  (see Voinovitch)
  Petrel
  North American
  a water-spirit of the Tlingit
  This spirit was the original guardian of
  fresh water but Yetl stole it to irrigate
  the barren earth.
  Petro
  West Indian
  a group of Haitian voodoo gods
  (see also Dan Petro)
  Petroc
  (see Petrocus)
  Petrock
  (see Petrocus)
  Petrocus
  British
  [Petroc(k).Petrog]
  a 6th C Welsh bishop and saint
  He lived as a hermit on Bodmin Moor
  and was said, by some, to be one of the
  survivors of the Battle of Camlan.
  Petrog
  (see Petrocus)
  Petronius
  Roman
  a 1st C writer, author of Troiae Halosis
  Petruk
  East Indian
  son of Semar
  brother of Gareng
  Petrus
  British
  a companion of Joseph of Arimathea
  He came to Britain with Joseph and
  converted the people of Orkney where
  he married Camille, daughter of the
  king, Orcant.
  Petsuchos
  Egyptian
  a crocodile god
  (see also Sebek)
  Petya
  Slav
  the cockerel personified, in Slav myths
  Peucetius
  Greek
  son of Lycaon
  brother of Daunus and Iapyx
  He and his brother, having conquered
  the southern part of Italy, shared it
  between themselves.
  Pey
  Ceylonese
  a Tamil demon
  These beings are said to drink the
  blood of the wounded or the dead.
  Peysrap
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Vaishravana]
  a version of Vaishravana
  In some accounts, he takes the role of
  Kovero as ruler of the north.
  Pfetan
  British
  a dragon overcome by Wigalois
  Phaea
  Greek
  the name of the Crommyonian sow
  In some versions, she was the woman
  who kept the sow which, in other
  stories, was a boar, offspring of
  Typhon and Echidna.
  Phaeaceans
  (see Phaeacians)
  Phaeacians
  Greek
  [Phaeaceans]
  a mythical island race on Phaeacia 
  or Scheria
  They were said to lead a life of great
  happiness, indulging in all forms of
  luxury. They owned ships that could
  guide themselves.
  Phaedra1
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Phaidra.Phedre]
  daughter of Minos and Pasiphae
  sister of Ariadne
  second wife of Theseus
  mother of Acamas and Demophoon
  Aphrodite caused her to fall in love
  with her stepson, Hippolytus. When
  he rejected her advances she hanged
  herself accusing him of rape.
  Phaedra2
  (see Hippolytus5)
  Phaenna
  Greek
  in some accounts, one of the Graces
  Phaenon
  Greek
  the first man, made from clay 
  by Prometheus
  In some accounts he was the most
  beautiful youth made by Prometheus
  who kept the boy hidden instead of
  showing him to Zeus for his approval.
  This deception was exposed by Eros.
  Zeus placed Phaenon in the heavens
  as the planet Jupiter.
  Phaestus
  Greek
  son of Talos, the guardian of 
  Crete
  Some say that he was the father 
  of Rhadamanthus.
  Phaethusa
  (see Phaetusa)
  Phaethon1
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Phaeton.Phaithon]
  one of the horses drawing 
  the chariot of Eos
  Phaethon2
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Clymenus.Phaeton.Phaithon]
  a son of Helius and Clymene
  He is usually named as the son of
  Helius and Clymene but some stories
  have Rhode as his mother and
  Clymene as one of his sisters. Other
  versions say that he was the son of
  Cephalus and Eos. He persuaded his
  father to allow him to drive the chariot
  of the sun but lost control and came
  too low, scorching large areas of the
  earth and causing African tribes to
  turn black. Zeus slew him with a
  thunderbolt before he could do more
  damage. In some versions, Zeus had to
  send a flood to put out the fires caused
  by Phaethon.
  His 
  grieving 
  sisters, 
  Aegle,
  Lampetia and Phaetusa, whose tears
  became amber beads, were turned into
  poplars (or pine trees) and his lover
  Cycnus, king of Liguria, who collected
  his mortal remains and buried them,
  was turned into a swan by Apollo.
  Phaethon3
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Phaeton.Phaithon]
  son of Cephalus by Eos
  He was carried off by Aphrodite whose
  priest he became.
  Phaeton
  (see Phaethon)
  Phaeton’s Bird
  (see Cycnus1)
  Phaetusa1
  Greek
  [Phaethusa]
  daughter of Helius
  sister of Phaeton
  She and her sisters Aegle and
  Lampetia were turned into poplars (or
  pine trees) as they mourned the death
  of their brother, Phaeton.
  Phaetusa2
  Greek
  [Phaethusa]
  one of the Heliades
  daughter of Danaus and Clymene
  mother of Myrtilus by Hermes, 
  some say
  Phag
  (see Holi)
  Phagrus
  Egyptian
  a fish sacred to the Egyptians
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  Phags-skyes-po
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Virudhaka as
  guardian of the south
  Phagu
  (see Holi)
  Phaidra
  (see Phaedra)
  Phaithon
  (see Phaeton)
  Phakael
  [Phakiel]
  a spirit associated with the Zodiacal
  sign Cancer, the crab
  (see also Muriel)
  Phakiel
  (see Phakael)
  Phaland 
  (see Volund)
  Phalanthus
  (see Phalantus)
  Phalantus
  Greek
  [Phalanthus]
  a Spartan said to have been saved 
  by a dolphin
  Phalaris
  Greek
  a tyrant of Agrigentum
  He had a bronze bull made by Perillus
  in which he could roast his victims.
  The first to be put to this torture was
  Perillus himself. His subjects, appalled
  at his cruelties, finally rose up against
  him and he was killed in the same way
  that he had killed Perillus.
  Phaldor
  a demon associated with oracles
  Phaleg
  one of the 7 Olympic Spirits, 
  ruler of Mars
  Phalerus
  Greek
  son of Alcon
  one of the Argonauts
  Phalgus
  a demon of judgement
  Phallas
  Greek
  [Phallus]
  a horse of Heraclius
  Phallus
  (see Phallas)
  Phan1
  Thai
  [=Greek Oedipus]
  His father abandoned his son as a baby,
  hoping to frustrate a prophecy that the
  son would kill the father. The child
  was found by Phrom who handed the
  boy to her sister Hom to be reared. He
  was given the name Phan and, when he
  reached manhood, killed his own
  father and slept with his own mother
  who, too late, realised that Phan was
  her son.
  Phan2
  Thai
  a king who bred elephant-tigers
  Phanes
  (see Fan1.Iao1)
  phansigar
  (see thug)
  phantasm
  [phantasma:plur=phantasmata]
  an apparition
  phantasma
  (see phantasm)
  phantasmata
  (see phantasm)
  phantom
  [fantom]
  a ghost or apparition: experience of 
  a vision
  phantom fellow
  a person under the control of 
  a goblin
  Phantom Queen
  (see Morrigan)
  Phantasos
  (see Phantasus)
  Phantasus
  Greek
  [Phantasos]
  the god responsible for dreams of
  inanimate objects
  son of Hypnos
  brother of Morpheus and Icelus
  Phanus
  Greek
  son of Dionysus
  brother of Staphylus
  one of the Argonauts
  Phaon1
  Greek
  a ferryman
  He ferried Aphrodite, who appeared in
  the form of an old crone, from Lesbos
  to Chios and was rewarded with youth
  and beauty.
  His rejection of Sappho resulted in
  her death when she threw herself into
  the sea from a clifftop.
  Phaon2
  Greek
  [Shiverer]
  a bird-god
  Pharamond
  (see Faramon)
  Phariance
  British
  [Pharien]
  a French knight
  He and Lyonse met Ulfias and Brastias
  when the Britons visited France to
  enlist the aid of Bors and Ban on
  behalf of King Arthur.
  He came to Britain as part of Ban’s
  army but was later banished for murder.
  Pharien
  (see Phariance)
  pharmakoi
  Greek
  [‘medicines’]
  the ashes cast into the sea at the
  festival of Thargelia
  The ashes were orginally those of 
  two sacrificial victims but later were
  those of images made of dough. The
  ceremony was held to purify the city 
  of Athens.            (see also Pharmakos)
  Pharmakos
  Greek
  ill-luck personified
  When disaster struck, the practice was
  to select a victim from amongst the
  ugliest citizens (in reality, this was an
  image) which was then burned to put
  an end to the troubles.               
  (see also pharmakoi)
  Pharmen-ma 
  (see Htamenamas)
  Pharzuph
  a demon of fornication
  Phausius
  Greek
  father of Apisaon
  Phayllios
  Greek
  a leader of the Phocians
  He is said to have seized the necklace
  of Harmonia from the temple of
  Athena to give to his mistress. Her son
  went mad and set fire to her house,
  destroying both his mother and her
  treasures.
  pheasant
  Japanese
  a bird which is said to be the soul of a
  dead woman
  Phebele
  African
  a primaeval male, created by 
  Massim Biambe
  He mated with the primaeval female,
  Mebeli, to produce the human race.
  Phèdre1
  French
  a play by Racine telling the story of
  Phaedra and her step-son Hippolytus
  Phedre2
  (see Phaedra)
  Phegeus1
  Greek
  [Phlegeus]
  king of Psophis
  father of Arsinoe
  When her husband, Alcmaeon, went
  mad and deserted Arsinoe, Phegeus
  and his sons killed him and, when
  Arsinoe protested, he sent her as a
  slave to Agapenor, king of Nemea. He
  was killed by Acarnan in revenge for
  the death of his father Alcmaeon at the
  hands of Phegeus and his sons.
  Phegeus2
  Greek
  a Trojan
  son of Dares
  brother of Idaeus
  He was killed by Diomedes at the 
  siege of Troy.
  Phelim
  (see Felim)
  Phelis
  (see Felice)
  Phelot
  British
  a knight at the court of the king 
  of Northgales
  He laid a trap for Lancelot and caught
  him unarmed when he climbed a tree
  to rescue the falcon owned by Phelot’s
  wife. Lancelot broke off a branch of
  the tree, felled Phelot, took his sword
  and lopped off his head.
  Pheme
  Greek
  [=Roman Fama]
  a goddess
  rumour personified
  In some accounts, Pheme was the
  daughter of Elpis; in others, Pheme
  was male and another aspect of Ossa.
  Phemeus
  (see Phemus)
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  Phemios 
  (see Phemus)
  Phemus
  Greek
  [Phemeus.Phemios]
  a minstrel at the court of Odysseus
  He was spared by Odysseus when he
  slew the suitors of Penelope and was
  required to provide music at the
  celebrations that marked the hero’s
  safe return after twenty years.
  Pheneus
  Greek
  king of Salmydessus
  When the Argonauts paused in their
  journey to Colchis, he advised them in
  their future. In return, Calais and
  Zetes, drove off the Harpies who were
  harassing him.
  Pheredin
  (see Kaherdin)
  Pherepatta
  (see Core)
  Pheres1
  Greek
  son of Jason and Medea
  Pheres2
  Greek
  son of Cretheus and Tyro
  brother of Aeson and Amythaon
  husband of Periclymene
  father of Admetus and Lycurgus
  Phersephatta
  (see Persephone)
  Phersephone
  (see Persephone)
  phi
  Thai
  [=Burmese nat:=Pakistani neq]
  a spirit of the dead 
  philamaloo bird
  North American
  [filla-ma-loo.phillyloo]
  a fabulous bird
  Philammon
  Greek
  a poet and musician 
  son of Apollo by Chione
  half-brother of Autolycus
  father of Thamyris by Argiope
  He 
  was 
  killed 
  in 
  battle 
  by 
  Phlegyas when the Orchomenans
  attacked Delphi.
  Philander
  European
  a Dutch knight appearing in 
  Orlando Furioso
  Philandros
  Greek
  [Philandrus]
  twin brother of Phylacides
  Both twins were abandoned at
  birth but survived when suckled by
  a she-goat.
  Philandrus 
  (see Philandros]
  Philemon
  Greek
  husband of Baucis
  He was a poor peasant but he and his
  wife were the only ones to offer
  hospitality to Zeus and Hermes on
  their 
  travels. 
  While 
  all 
  their
  neighbours perished in a flood, they
  were rewarded with a wondrous new
  house which they tended as a temple 
  to the gods until, in great old age, he
  and Baucis were turned into trees, he
  an oak, she a lime, growing from 
  the same trunk, so that they were never
  parted.
  Philip
  Greek
  a king of Macedonia
  husband of Olympias
  father of Alexander the Great
  Philippon
  British
  a king of England
  father of Meliadice
  Phillipan
  Roman
  the sword of Antony, a triumvir
  phillyloo
  (see philamaloo bird)
  Philochorus
  Greek
  a 3rd C BC mythographer
  Philoctetes1
  Greek
  a famous archer
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Poeas and Demonassa
  It was he who, on the orders of his
  father, set the torch to Heracles’
  funeral pyre and Heracles bequeathed
  his bow and arrows to him as reward.
  Others say that the pyre was set alight
  by Poeas.
  He went with the Greek army when
  it sailed to attack Troy but was left at
  Lemnos, then uninhabited, when he
  received a severe bite from a serpent
  sent by Hera. Others say that he
  dropped one of Heracles’ poisoned
  arrows on his foot. Keeping the bow
  and arrows given to him by Heracles,
  he managed to survive by shooting
  game. When Helenus foretold that
  only someone armed with the bow of
  Heracles could bring about the fall of
  Troy, 
  Odysseus 
  and 
  Diomedes 
  (or Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles)
  returned to Lemnos and persuaded
  Philoctectes to go back with them to
  Troy where he was cured by the army
  physicians Machaon and Podaleirius.
  In his first action at Troy he shot and
  wounded 
  Paris 
  who 
  died 
  soon
  afterwards. He left the siege before it
  ended and sailed to Italy where he
  spent the rest of his life.
  Philoctetes2
  Greek
  a play by Sophocles dealing with the
  archer’s return to help the Greeks 
  at Troy
  Philoetius
  Greek
  a cowherd of Odysseus
  He helped Odysseus in his fight with
  the suitors of Penelope.
  Philogea
  Greek
  a horse of the sun-god
  Philolaus
  Greek
  son of Minos
  Philomela
  (see Philomena)
  Philomelus
  Greek
  son of Iasion and Demeter, 
  in some accounts
  brother of Plutus
  He was said to have invented the
  plough or the wagon.
  When he died, some say that he was
  placed in the heavens as Bootes; other
  say that this was Icarius.
  Philomena
  Greek
  [Philomela]
  daughter of Pandion, Poseidon or
  Teleon by Zeuxippe
  sister of Butes, Erechtheus and Procne
  Her sister Procne married Tereus 
  but he preferred Philomena and,
  pretending that Procne was dead,
  persuaded Philomena to marry him.
  When she discovered his deception,
  Tereus cut out her tongue to prevent
  her telling Procne.
  In another version, it was Procne
  whose tongue was cut out. 
  Whichever one it was communicated
  with the other by weaving a message
  into a tapestry. All three were turned
  into birds. Since Philomena was
  changed to the nightingale, a famous
  singer, it seems more likely that it was
  Procne who had her tongue cut out.
  In other accounts, both girls melted
  away in their own tears.
  Philomène
  West Indian
  [Maîtresse Philomène]
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from 
  St Philomena
  Philonoe
  Greek
  [Anticleia.Cassandra]
  daughter of Iobates
  wife of Bellerophon 
  mother of Deidamia, Hippolochus 
  and Isander 
  Philonome
  (see Phylonome)
  Philosophine
  British
  in some accounts, wife of Gales and
  mother of Percival
  Philotanus
  a demon of sodomy
  Philotes
  Greek
  desire personified
  daughter of Eris
  She was opposed to Neikos, a version
  of Aphrodite versus Ares.
  philter
  (see philtre)
  philtre
  [philter]
  a magic love-potion
  Philyra
  Greek
  one of the Oceanids
  mother of Chiron by Cronus
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  She was seduced by Cronus who, when
  Rhea caught them together, changed
  both Philyra and himself into horses.
  The result was that her son turned out
  to be a Centaur, Chiron. In horror at
  the sight of her offspring, she prayed
  for deliverance and was turned into a
  linden tree.
  Some say she lived with Chiron in
  his cave and helped him in his work 
  as tutor.
  Philyrides
  (see Chiron)
  Phineas
  (see Phineus)
  Phineus1
  Greek
  [Phineas]
  king of Salmydessus
  a prophet
  son of Agenor and Telephassa
  husband of Cleopatra and Idaea
  father of Pandion and Plexippus 
  by Cleopatra
  father of Maryandynus by Idaea
  He married Cleopatra and, after her
  death, Idaea. She accused her two
  stepsons of attempted rape and
  Phineus blinded them.
  Another story says that he took
  Idaea as his wife, not after Cleopatra’s
  death but after he had shut her away in
  a prison. She was freed by Calais and
  Zetes who put her sons on the throne
  in place of Phineus and sent Idaea back
  to her own people.
  He was blinded by the gods when he
  foretold the future too accurately for
  their liking or as punishment for
  maiming his sons and was harassed by
  the Harpies until Calais and Zetes
  chased them off.
  Some say that he was killed by
  Hercules.
  Phineus2
  Greek
  [Phineas]
  son of Belus and Anchinoe
  brother of Cepheus
  He had planned to marry Andromeda
  but she was given to Perseus who
  rescued her from the rock to which 
  she had been chained as sacrifice to a
  sea-monster.
  He interrupted the wedding of
  Perseus and Andromeda and was
  turned to stone by the sight of the
  Medusa mask.
  Phintias
  Greek
  [Pythias]
  a friend of Damon
  He had been condemned to death by
  Dionysius, king of Syracuse. Damon
  stood as guarantor for Phintias while
  he settled his affairs. When he
  surrendered himself for execution, the
  king was so impressed by his loyalty to
  his friend, that he set them both free.
  He is often referred to as Pythias.
  Phix
  (see Sphinx2)
  Phlegethon
  Greek
  [Pluriphlegethon]
  a river of fire in Hades
  (see also Pyriphlegethon)
  Phlegon
  Greek
  a horse of Helios
  Phlegeus
  (see Phegeus)
  Phlegra
  Greek
  [Burning Lands]
  a valley in Thessaly
  This valley was the home of the giants
  and the site of the war between them
  and the gods.
  Phlegyas1
  Greek
  king of the Lapiths
  son of Ares
  father of Coronis and Ixion
  When Apollo raped Coronis, Phlegyas
  attacked Delphi and killed Philammon.
  He was himself killed, either by Apollo
  as he attacked the shrine at Delphi or
  later by Lycus and Nycteus.
  Phlegyas2
  Italian
  the ferryman of the river Styx in
  Dante’s Inferno
  Phlius
  Greek
  father of Dameon
  Phlogabitus
  a demon associated with adornments
  Phlogius
  Greek
  son of Deimachus
  brother of Autolycus and Delion
  He and his brothers helped Heracles
  in his ninth Labour and he later joined
  the Argonauts.
  Pho-lha
  Tibetan
  a local god of longevity and wealth
  Pho-zem-na-po 
  (see Jejamo-karpo)
  Phobetor
  (see Icelus)
  Phobetus
  (see Icelus)
  Phobos
  (see Phobus)
  Phobus1
  Greek
  [‘panic’.Phobos.Phoebus]
  the god of alarm and panic
  son of Ares and Aphrodite
  brother of Deimus and Harmonia
  He is one of three children born to
  Aphrodite, wife of Hephaestus, from
  her affair with Ares.
  Phobus2
  Greek
  [panic.Phobos.Phoebus]
  one of the horses of Ares 
  (see also Deimus2)
  phoca
  a monster in the form of a scaly 
  sea animal
  Phoceus
  (see Phocus)
  Phocis
  (see Phocus.Pytho1)
  Phocus1
  Greek
  [Phoceus.Phocis]
  son of Ornytion or Poseidon
  husband of Antiope
  Antiope, who had been driven mad by
  Dionysus when her sons killed his
  devotee, Dirce, came to the court of
  Phocus. He cured her of her madness
  and made her his wife. Some say that
  their children were Crisus, Naubolus
  and Panopeus.           (see also Phocus2)
  Phocus2
  Greek
  [Phoceus.Phocis]
  son of Aeacus by Psamathe
  half-brother of Peleus and Telamon
  His father’s wife, Endeis, had two 
  sons, Peleus and Telamon, who were
  envious of their half-brother’s athletic
  abilities. When they killed Phocus,
  Aeacus banished them from his
  kingdom of Aegira. 
  Some say that this Phocus is the
  same as Phocus, son of Ornytion.
  Phoebe1
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Phoibe]
  daughter of Leucippus
  sister of Hilaeria
  mother of Mnesileos by 
  Polydeuces
  In some stories of the death of Castor,
  she was carried off with her sister
  Hilaeria by Castor and Polydeuces.
  Their cousins, Idas and Lynceus, to
  whom they were betrothed, pursued
  them and Idas killed Castor who was
  hiding in a hollow tree.
  Phoebe2
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Phoibe]
  a Titaness
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea
  wife of Coeus
  mother of Asteria and Leto
  Phoebe3
  Greek
  [‘bright’.Phoibe]
  daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, 
  in some accounts
  Phoebe4
  (see Aegle.Artemis.Selene)
  Phoebus 
  (see Helius.Phobus)
  Phoebus Apollo
  Greek
  Apollo as god of light
  Phoenician Women
  (see Phoenicians)
  Phoenicians
  Greek
  [Phoenician Women.Phoenissae]
  a play by Euripides about the Seven
  Against Thebes
  Phoenicias
  Greek
  a wind from the south-east quarter
  Phoenissae
  (see Phoenicians)
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  phoenix1
  Arabian
  [fenix:=Chinese Feng.Feng Huan.Feng
  Huang.Luan:=Egyptian bennu-bird:
  =Greek Arabian Bird:=Japanese hoo]
  a fabulous bird 
  This huge bird immolated itself at
  intervals of about 350 years (or 500,
  1,000, 1,461 or up to 7,000 years) only
  to rise again from its own ashes. 
  Another story said that, although
  the bird bred in Arabia, it flew to
  Greece to bury its parents.
  It was said to feed only on dew and
  was described as having a purple body,
  a gold neck and a blue tail. Anyone
  who found one of its golden feathers
  was sure to have good fortune.
  (see also simurg)
  Phoenix2
  Greek
  [Pho(i)nix]
  a king of the Dolopians
  son of Amyntor and Cleobule
  When Amyntor took a mistress,
  Phoenix, at the prompting of his
  mother, seduced her. His father then
  banished him to Phthia where he
  became the tutor to Achilles and
  accompanied him to Troy. He survived
  the war but died on the journey home
  to Greece.
  In another version, his father’s
  concubine accused Phoenix of rape
  and his father blinded him. He was
  later cured by Chiron.
  Phoenix3
  Greek
  [Pho(i)nix]
  son of Agenor and Telephassa
  brother of Cadmus, Cilix, Europa,
  Phineus and Thasus
  He and his brothers were sent to look
  for Europa when she was carried off 
  by Zeus in the form of a bull and he
  never returned home. He became the
  founder of the Phoenicians.
  Phoenix4
  Greek
  [Pho(i)nix)
  son of Adonis and Alphesiboea
  Phoenix5
  Greek
  a poem about the fabulous 
  bird, generally attributed 
  to Lactantius
  Phoenix6
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to be able to teach
  poetry and the arts and appears in the
  form of a bird.
  Phoenix7
  (see Ra-Atum)
  Phoenix Empress
  Chinese
  a ruler met by Chuang-tzu in 
  his wanderings
  Phogor
  a demon said to take possession
  of humans
  Phoibe
  (see Phoebe)
  Phoinix
  (see Phoenix)
  Phol1
  Norse
  [Poll]
  a horse of Odin, in some accounts
  Phol2
  Norse
  [Poll]
  a name for Balder
  Phol3
  (see Vol)
  Pholos
  (see Pholus)
  Pholus
  Greek
  [Pholos]
  a friendly Centaur
  son of Silenus by an ash-nymph 
  While hunting the Erymanthian boar,
  Heracles stayed with Pholus in his
  cave. Other Centaurs, attracted by the
  smell of wine, attacked the cave and
  were driven off by Heracles. Pholus
  was killed when he accidentally
  dropped one of Heracles’ poisoned
  arrows on his foot.
  Phonci
  Greek
  a deity, murder personified
  offspring of Eris
  phooka
  Irish
  [pooka.pouke.puca:=English pucca.Puck:
  =Norse puki:=Welsh pwca]
  a mischievous hobgoblin
  This hobgoblin, sometimes seen as 
  an ass, a horse, a calf or a goat, or a
  combination of these, or as a ghostly
  black dog, is said to be a pre-Celtic
  deity, later downgraded.
  Its favourite trick is to rise out of the
  ground between a person’s legs and
  carry him off. At daybreak next day,
  the phooka throws his victim back,
  usually into the mud.
  It is said that a phooka can give
  humans the power to understand the
  language of animals.
  Phorbas1
  Greek
  an Athenian hero
  He was a companion of Theseus in 
  his adventures.
  Phorbas2
  Greek
  a Phlegyan boxer
  He challenged travellers en route to
  Delphi to a boxing match, killing them
  when he won. Apollo came in disguise
  and killed the killer.
  Phorbas3
  Greek
  king of Elis
  son of Lapithes or Triopas
  father of Augeas and Typhus, some say
  He was involved in the battle with the
  Centaurs at the wedding of Peirithous
  and Hippodamia and is said to have rid
  Rhodes of snakes.
  Phorcides
  (see Phorcydes)
  Phorcis
  Greek
  goddess of the dead
  Phorcos
  Greek
  [Old man of the Sea.Phorcus.Phorcys.
  Phorkus.Phorkys]
  a sea-god
  son of Poseidon or Pontus and Gaea
  or Nereus and Doris
  brother and consort of Ceto
  father of the Echidna, the Gorgons,
  the Graiae and Ladon
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Glaucus, Nereus and Proteus. Some
  say that he was the father by Hecate of
  Scylla and by Sterope of the Sirens, the
  Tritons and Thoosa.
  Phorcus 
  (see Phorcos]
  Phorcydes
  Greek
  [Phorcides]
  the offspring of Phorcos and Ceto
  Phorcys
  (see Phorcos)
  Phorkus 
  (see Phorcos]
  Phorkys 
  (see Phorcos]
  Phoroneus
  Greek
  [Fearineus]
  king of Argos 
  son of Inachus and Melia
  brother of Aegialius, Argus, Panoptes
  and Io 
  husband of Cerdo
  father of Car and Coronis
  In some accounts, he was the first man
  and is credited with the invention of
  fire and building the city of Argos.
  In some versions, he fathered 
  Apis and Niobe on the nymph,
  Teledice, but some accounts make
  Niobe his wife.
  Phosphor
  (see Phosphoros)
  Phosphoros1
  Greek
  [Eosphorus.Heosphorus.Phosphor(ous):
  =Roman Lucifer]
  god of light
  god of the morning star
  son of Astraeus or Cephalus by Eos
  brother of Hesperus
  father of Ceyx
  Phosphoros2
  Greek
  an epithet for Artemis and Hecate as
  ‘bringer of light’
  Phosphorous
  (see Phosphoros)
  Phra
  (see Ra)
  Phra In
  Thai
  [In:=Hindu Indra]
  a god of wealth and king of the gods
  It is said that, to reward the people for
  good living, he created three wells
  from which they could obtain anything
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  they wished. When some started to
  steal, he sent two giants who erected a
  huge column, the radiation from
  which restored nationwide virtue but
  eventually the people reverted to their
  old ways and Phra In sorrowfully had
  the pillar removed.
  He appears at the Songkran festival
  to indicate future trends. If he is
  armed, the year ahead will be
  turbulent, a torch signifies hot weather,
  a pot foretells rain and a wand indicates
  peace.
  Phra In Suen
  Thai
  the name for Shiva in Thailand
  Phra Men
  Thai
  a sacred mountain
  Phra Narai 
  (see Narayama5)
  Phra Naret
  Thai
  the name for Lakshmi in Thailand
  Phra Sao
  Thai
  a god of ill-fortune, ruler of 
  the planet Saturn
  consort of Ananta Thewi
  Phrasius
  Greek
  a Cyprian seer
  son of Pygmalion and Galatea
  He was sacrificed by his uncle Busiris
  to avert drought.
  Phratria
  (see Apaturia1)
  Phratrios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as head of the clan
  Phre
  (see Ra)
  Phren
  the divine part of the Threefold Man
  phrenology
  divination by feeling the bumps on a
  person’s head
  Phrixus
  Greek
  [Phryxus]
  son of Athamas and Nephele 
  or Themisto
  brother of Helle
  husband of Chalciope
  father of Argeus, Cytisorus, Melanion
  and Phrontis
  His father’s second wife, Ino, wanted
  Phrixus out of the way so that her own
  son could inherit the throne of Boeotia
  so she sabotaged the harvest and
  arranged for a message from the
  Delphic Oracle to say that only the
  sacrifice of Phrixus would secure the
  lifting of the plague.
  In another story, his aunt Biadice
  fell in love with him and cried rape
  when he rejected her advances. 
  For one or other of these reasons,
  he was offered in sacrifice to Apollo 
  by his father but was saved by 
  Hermes and carried off with his sister
  on the back of a huge flying ram 
  with a golden fleece, known as
  Chrysomallon, but Helle fell off into
  the 
  sea 
  (afterwards 
  called 
  the
  Hellespont) and was drowned. Phrixus
  sacrificed the ram to Zeus in gratitude
  for his escape. The fleece was hung off
  a tree in Colchis where it was guarded
  by a serpent that never slept and later
  became the subject of the famous quest
  by Jason and the Argonauts.
  Phrixus married Chalciope, daughter
  of Aetes the king of Colchis, and, in
  some stories, was killed by Aetes who
  feared him as the stranger an oracle
  had prophesied would kill the king.
  Phrom1
  Thai
  an old woman
  She found the son of Kong when he
  was abandoned.
  Phrom2
  Thai
  the Thai version of Brahma
  Phrom-Kuman
  Thai
  [Boy-God]
  a prince
  Having received instructions in a
  dream, the young prince captured a
  white elephant which he rode in battle
  when he defeated the forces of Khmer.
  Phronime
  Greek
  daughter of Etearchus
  mother of Battus by Polymnestus
  Persuaded 
  by 
  his 
  second 
  wife,
  Etearchus gave Phronime to a
  merchant, Themison, and told him to
  throw her into the sea. Themison kept
  his promise but attached a rope to the
  girl and pulled her back to safety. She
  became a concubine to Polymnestus
  and bore him a son, Aristoteles, who
  was called Battus.
  Phrontis
  Greek
  son of Phrixus and Chalciope
  brother of Argeus, Cytisorus 
  and Melanion
  He and his brothers were shipwrecked
  but were saved from drowning when
  they were picked up by the Argonauts.
  Phroo
  Thai
  the Thai version of Bharata
  Phrygian Bacchus
  Greek
  a name for Iacchus by which he is
  distinguished from Dionysus, the
  Theban Bacchus
  Phrygian Sybil
  Greek
  a prophetess
  Phryxus
  (see Phrixus)
  Phtah 
  (see Ptah)
  Phthonos
  Greek
  [Zelos:=Roman Invidia]
  a god of envy or jealousy
  In some accounts, Phthonos, spiteful
  envy, is distinguished from Zelos,
  admiring envy. 
  Phul
  one of the 7 Olympic Spirits, ruler of
  the moon
  Phul Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the saptamataras
  Phuphlans
  (see Fufluns)
  Phuon-omri
  Egyptian
  a priest of Apis
  phurbu
  Tibetan
  [p’ur-bu]
  a nail or dagger made from wood 
  or cardboard
  This device, eight to ten inches long, is
  inscribed with magical phrases and is
  used by sorcerers to drive away
  demons.
  Phyderi 
  (see Pryderi)
  Phyi-Sgrub
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist god
  a form of Yama
  Phylacides
  Greek
  twin brother of Philandros
  Both twins were abandoned at birth
  but survived when suckled by a she-
  goat.
  Phylacus1
  Greek
  a king of Phylace
  son of Deion and Diomede
  brother of Actor, Aenetus, Asteropia
  and Cephalus
  husband of Clymene
  father of Alcimede 
  father of Iphiclus, some say
  In some accounts, Clymene later
  became the second wife of Cephalus
  who fathered Iphiclus.
  Phylacus2
  Greek
  a hero of Delphi
  He and Autonous helped to save the
  city from the invading Persians.
  Phylas1
  Greek
  king of the Dryopes
  When 
  Phylas 
  offended 
  Apollo,
  Heracles overthrew him and enslaved
  his people, fathering a son, Antiochus,
  on Phylas’daughter.
  Phylas2
  Greek
  a king of Thesprotia
  father of Astyoche, or Astydamia in
  some accounts
  In some accounts, he is called Phyleus.
  Phylas3
  Greek
  father of Polymele
  Phyleus1
  Greek
  eldest son of Augeas
  brother of Agamede and Agasthenes
  husband of Timandra
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  father of Mages
  His father had promised to give
  Heracles a tenth of his herds for
  cleansing his filthy stables but reneged
  on the promise. When Phyleus
  supported the claim of Heracles,
  Augeas banished him from Elis and he
  became king of Dulichium. Heracles
  later wreaked vengeance on Augeas
  and he then installed Phyleus as king
  of Elis. In other accounts, Agasthenes
  became king.
  Phyleus2
  (see Phylas2)
  Phylla 
  (see Psylla)
  Phylleus
  Greek
  a king of Thrace
  father of Phyllis, some say
  Phyllis
  Greek
  a nymph 
  a Thracian princess
  daughter of Sithon or Phylleus, 
  king of Thrace
  She was in love with Demophoon who
  had returned safely from the Trojan
  War but, when he left her to visit
  Athens, she killed herself, thinking
  that he would never return. She was
  turned into an almond tree. 
  In some accounts, she married
  Demophoon; in others, she married
  his brother, Acamas, of whom a similar
  story is told.
  She is sometimes identified with
  Artemis Caryatis.
  Phyllius
  Greek
  a lover of Cycnus
  When he rejected Cycnus, the youth
  threw himself from a cliff and was
  changed into a swan.
  Phylonoe
  Greek
  daughter of Leda, in some 
  accounts
  Phylonome
  Greek
  [Philonome]
  second wife of Cycnus
  Tenes was the son of Cycnus by his
  first wife, Procleia. When he rejected
  his step-mother’s advances, she told
  Cycnus lies about his son that caused
  him to abandon both Tenes and his
  sister Hemithea in a chest cast into the
  ocean. When Cycnus discovered that
  Phylonome had deceived him, he
  killed her.
  Phynnodderee
  Manx
  a helpful fairy or goblin
  physiognomy
  divination from the shape of facial
  features
  Physiologus
  Greek
  a book of mythical animals
  Phytalmios
  Greek
  a name of Poseidon and Dionysus as a
  god of vegetation
  Phytalus
  Greek
  [‘planter’]
  guardian of the spirit of the fig-tree
  He was a mortal who entertained
  Demeter and, as a reward, was given
  the fig-tree.
  Phytios
  (see Phytius)
  Phytius1
  Greek
  [Phytios]
  son of Orestheus
  Phytius2
  Greek
  [Phytios]
  father of Ibycus
  Phyto
  Greek
  one of the Hyades, in some 
  accounts
  Pi-chia-na
  Chinese
  a 5th C disciple of Sakyamuni
  He returned to earth to help mankind
  and was found in a hawk’s nest by a
  woman, Chu, who reared him as her
  own. He became a monk and took the
  name of Pao-chih. He was reputed to
  have the power to be in several places
  at once.
  p’i-han
  Chinese
  a type of dragon often used in effigy
  as prison guards
  Pi-hsia Yüan-chun
  Chinese
  [Chen.Holy Mother.Lady of T’ai-shan.
  Madame Lady.Nai-nai-niang-niang.
  Princess of the Motley Clouds.Turquoise
  (Cloud) Princess.Yü Nü.Shen Mu]
  a female guardian spirit of childbirth
  Pi Hsiao
  Chinese
  one of the 3 Keng San Ku-niang
  sister of Chao Kung-ming 
  and Ch’iung Hsiao
  In the Battle of Mu, she was trapped in
  a magic box which, when later opened,
  contained only water and blood.
  (see also Keng San Ku-niang)
  pi-hsieh
  Chinese
  a flying animal like a lion with horns
  Pi-hsieh Ch’ien
  Chinese
  an ornamented coin used as a talisman
  to ward off evil
  one of the Eight Precious Things
  Pi Kan
  Chinese
  a 12th C mortal deified as 
  Ts’ai Shen, a god of wealth
  When, as a mortal, he criticised the
  emperor, he was killed and his heart
  was cut out.
  In some accounts, the emperor
  wished to discover whether the heart
  of a sage has seven holes in it.
  (see also Chao Kung-ming)
  pi-pi
  Chinese
  a fox with wings which made 
  a honking sound like a wild goose
  piache
  (see peai)
  piai
  South American
  [pajé.pagé.piaiaman.piay.=Araucanian
  machi]
  a sorcerer of the Carib and 
  Guarani peoples    (see also lukuman)
  piaiman
  (see piai)
  piao 
  (see ch’i-lin)
  Piast
  Polish
  [Prince Piast]
  a wheelwright who became king 
  of Poland
  He was a poor wheelwright who
  generously entertained two strangers. It
  turned out that these men were angels
  and they kept their promise that his
  cellars would always be full of mead.
  They also helped him to become king.
  piay
  (see piai)
  Picmenius
  British
  a fictitious king of England
  Picollos
  (see Picullus)
  Pict
  Scottish
  a dwarf living underground
  pictun
  Central American
  a period in the Mayan time scale of
  some 8,000 years
  Picullus
  European
  [Picollus]
  an underworld-god of Prussia
  Picumnus
  Roman
  a god of marriage
  brother of Pilumnus
  He was one of three deities present at
  the birth of a child to ward off any
  advances by Silvanus. He ground the
  grain while Intercidona chopped wood
  and Deverra did the sweeping.
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Picus.        (see also Picus.Sterculius)
  Picus
  Roman
  [‘woodpecker’]
  a fertility god and god of 
  agriculture
  first king of Latium
  son of Saturn 
  son of Pilumus, some say
  father of Faunus by Canens
  He was betrothed to Canens but the
  nymph Circe fell in love with him.
  When he rejected her advances, she
  changed him into a woodpecker.
  Others say that he changed himself
  into a woodpecker and made oracular
  pronouncements or that he was the
  son of Pilumnus who proclaimed
  oracles by tapping on wood and was
  later turned into a woodpecker, the
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  Pilgrim
  sacred bird of Mars. Some say that he
  helped the she-wolf to rear Romulus
  and Remus.
  Picvu’cin
  Siberian
  a god of the hunt of the Chukchee
  people
  Pidrai 
  (see Pidray)
  Pidray
  Canaanite
  [Pidrai]
  a fertility-goddess
  consort of Baal-Sapon
  mother of Tly
  Pie
  (see Papa Pie)
  Pié Angalo
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Pié Dumballa (see Damballah Wedo)
  Pied Piper
  European
  the man who rid Hamelin of rats
  When the burghers of this German
  town refused to pay the fee he asked
  for ridding the town of a plague of
  rats, he played another tune on his
  pipe that enticed all the children of
  the town to follow him to the hill
  Koppenberg which opened at their
  approach and entombed them forever.
  Some say that he was the god Odin
  in his role as leader of spirits.
  Pielus
  Greek
  son of Pyrrhus and Andromache
  brother of Molossus and 
  Pergamus
  Pien-ch’eng
  Chinese
  the sixth of the Ten Yama Kings
  Pien Ho
  Chinese
  a minor deity, patron of dealers in
  precious stones
  It is said that he presented two kings
  with pieces of jade. They, not knowing
  it was genuine, assumed that it was
  false and each of them cut off one of
  Pien Ho’s feet.
  Pier-le-pont
  European
  the castle of Aymon
  Pierian spring
  Greek
  a spring on Mount Olympus 
  associated with the Muses
  The waters of this spring were said to
  confer poetic inspiration.
  Pierides1
  Greek
  [sing=Pieris]
  daughters of Pierus
  These nine maidens challenged the
  Muses to a contest and, being defeated,
  were changed into magpies, jackdaws
  or wrynecks.
  Pierides2
  (see Muses)
  Pieris
  (see Pierides)
  Pierre
  French
  [Knight of the Silver Keys]
  son of a count of Provence
  He fell in love with Magdelona when he
  saw her picture and set out to win her
  hand by knightly deeds. Rather than
  marry suitors chosen by her parents,
  Magdelona eloped with Pierre, taking
  with her all her jewels, including the
  ring Pierre had given her. The bag
  containing the jewels was taken by a
  raven which dropped it into the sea and
  Pierre nearly lost his life in an effort to
  retrieve it. Magdelona, thinking that
  Pierre had deserted her, sailed to
  Provence where she established a
  hospital on an island, tending the poor
  and the sick. Pierre’s parents were
  confirmed in their belief that their son
  was dead when his ring turned up in the
  belly of a fish served at their table.
  In fact, Pierre had been saved from
  drowning by a pirate-ship and sold to
  a sultan who treated him well and
  eventually set him free, giving him
  much wealth as a reward for faithful
  service. En route to Provence, Pierre
  was inadvertently stranded alone on an
  island and fell ill but was rescued by
  sailors who took him to Magdelona’s
  hospital where he was reunited with
  his beloved whom he married.
  Pierus1
  Greek
  a king of Macedonia
  husband of Euippe
  father of Oeagrus
  father of Hyacinthus by Clio
  His nine daughters the Pierides, were
  changed into magpies or jackdaws
  when they challenged the Muses 
  and lost the contest. He fathered
  Hyacinthus on Clio, one of the Muses.
  Pierus2
  Greek
  a Thracian fighting at Troy
  He killed Diores, leader of the
  contingent from Elis.
  Pietas
  Roman
  a goddess, respect personified
  pig
  a mammal with bristly skin and 
  cloven feet, found in many parts 
  of the world, sometimes
  domesticated for food
  (1) In the East Indies, the
  Sumatrans say that the souls of the
  dead are incarnate in wild pigs.
  (2) The Egyptians regarded the 
  pig as unclean and capable of
  causing leprosy if eaten, except 
  when used as a sacrifice at the mid-
  winter festival.
  (3) In Greece, the pig was a
  sacred animal, said to have
  suckled Zeus.
  (4) In Irish lore, the sea-god
  Manannan gave the Danaans pigs
  which, killed and eaten one day,
  were restored for the following day.
  (5) Some North American tribes
  regard the pig, who lives, they
  say, on the moon, as a bringer of
  rain.
  (see also boar)
  Pig Fairy
  (see Chu Pa-chieh)
  Pig Island 
  (see Muic Inish)
  Pig-sty
  Welsh
  a name given to Culhwch reflecting
  the fact that he was born in such 
  a place
  Pigeons
  Greek
  a name for the priestesses of Zeus 
  at Dodona
  pigmy
  (see pygmy)
  pigobara
  Pacific Islands
  a bloody ghost
  This spirit was regarded as the soul of
  a woman who had died in childbirth.
  (see also puntianak)
  Pigs of Manannan
  Irish
  [Mucca Mhanannain]
  food of the gods
  These were pigs which, killed and
  eaten one day, were restored for re-use
  the next day.
  They were one of the three gifts
  from Manannan to the Danaans; the
  others were the Feast of Giobhniu and
  the Veil of Invisibility.
  In some accounts, these animals are
  the same as those given by Easal to the
  Sons of Turenn.
  Pigsy
  (see Chu Pa-chieh)
  Piguerao
  South American
  a sacred hero of the Incas
  son of Guamansuri
  twin brother of Apocatequil
  pigwidgin
  [pigwiggen]
  a dwarf: a fairy
  pigwiggen1
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  pigwiggen2
  (see pigwidgin)
  Piker
  Baltic
  [=Bohemian Peranu:Bulgarian Perusan:
  =Finnish Pitkainen: =Latvian Perkons:
  =Lithuanian Perkunos: =Polish Piorun:
  =Prussian Perkonis: =Russian Pyerun:
  =Serbian Gromovit:=Slav Peroon]
  an Estonian thunder-god
  pikvahahirak
  North American
  in the lore of the Karok tribe, the
  period before humans appeared
  Pilan
  (see Guenu-Pillan)
  Pilgrim
  Norse
  a bishop
  brother of Ute
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  Pilgrimage of the Chariot
  (see Rathayatra)
  Pilgrimage to the West
  Buddhist
  [Hsi Yü Chi.Journey to the West]
  the Chinese book setting out the
  adventures of Tripitaka on his
  journey from China to India to learn
  the Buddhist doctrines
  Pili
  Pacific Islands
  a gecko-god
  son of Tangaroa
  husband of Sina
  These two produced five children who
  are regarded as the ancestors of the
  Polynesians.
  Pilirin
  Australian
  a kestrel
  When Kunmanggur dived into the sea
  taking all the fire with him, Pilirin
  showed the tribes how to make fire by
  rubbing sticks together.
  Piliwale
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian king
  brother of Lo-Lale
  He sent his cousin, Kalamakua, on a
  voyage to find a suitable bride for his
  brother, Lo-Lale, in the hope of
  producing an heir to the throne, since
  he had no children of his own.
  pillan1
  South American
  a demon or devil: a soul of the dead
  Pillan2
  (see Guenu-Pillan)
  Pillandoc
  a patron spirit of pawn-brokers
  It was said that, during an argument
  with Asmodeus, he knocked the
  demon to earth causing injuries that
  led to his being called the Devil on
  Two Sticks.
  Pillars of Hercules
  Greek
  [Herculis Columnae]
  rocks set at the entrance to the
  Mediterranean by Hercules en route
  to seize the cattle of Geryon, now
  Gibraltar and Ceuta
  One version says that the world was
  saucer-shaped with a rocky wall all
  round to keep out Ocean, the
  surrounding 
  river. 
  Geryon 
  had
  climbed over the wall and swum to his
  island retreat and Hercules, searching
  for him on his fifth Labour, battered a
  gap in the wall and sailed through.
  The exposed sides of the gap are the
  Pillars of Hercules, now the Straits 
  of Gibraltar.
  Pilos
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as guardian of 
  moral law
  Piltzintecuhtli
  Central American
  [Pilzintecuhtli]
  a sun-god
  a name of Tonatiuh as Young Prince
  In this role he married the daughter of
  Xochiquetzal and begot the first
  humans, Cipactonal and Oxomoco.
  Other accounts say that he was the
  son of Oxomoco and Cipactonal. 
  (see also Tonatiuh)
  Pilumnus
  Roman
  a guardian-god of bakers and 
  the newborn
  brother of Picumnus
  father of Daunas by Danae
  father of Picus, some say
  His symbol is a mortar and pestle.
  Pilwiz
  (see Bilwis)
  Pilzintecuhtli
  (see Piltzintecuhtli)
  Pimentola
  Swedish
  [Sarajas]
  the gloomy home of the dead
  Pimiko
  Japanese
  a queen, one of the Kannushi
  Pimplea
  Greek
  [Thale(i)a]
  a nymph
  wife of Daphnis
  She was abducted by pirates and sold
  as a slave to a king, Lityerses. Daphnis,
  who loved her, was challenged by
  Lityerses to a reaping contest but
  Heracles took his place, won the
  contest and killed the king. Daphnis
  married Pimplea and was made king of
  Phrygia in place of Lityerses.
  In some accounts, her name is given
  as Thalia.
  Pin-t’ou-lu-o-lo-sui-shih
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is equated with the second Pindola.
  (see Pindola2)
  Pin-tu-lo-po-lo-to-she
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Pindola the Bharadvaja and is depicted
  as riding on the back of a tiger.
  (see Pindola1)
  Pinabel
  European
  a treacherous knight
  son of Count Anselm
  His wife had been carried off by
  Atlantes and he enlisted the help of
  Bradamante to get her back. He led her
  towards the castle in which his wife 
  was held but when he discovered that
  Bradamante was a member of a family
  which his own people had long regarded
  as enemies, he abandoned her in a
  cavern from which there was no escape.
  When Gano was tried for treachery,
  Pinabel was matched in single combat
  with Roland’s squire, Thiedric, to
  determine Gano’s fate. Thiedric won
  and Gano was condemned to death.
  Pinahua
  South American
  an Inca king
  In one story of the origins of the Incas,
  the land was divided into four parts,
  each with its own king, when the
  waters of the flood subsided. One was
  Pinahua who took the west; the others
  were Colla, Manco Capac and Tocay.
  In some accounts he is Ayar Oco.
  Pinaka
  Hindu
  Shiva’s bow or trident
  Pindar1
  Greek
  a 5th C BC poet
  He wrote a number of works
  celebrating victory in the various
  games instituted in memory of the
  great heroes, etc.
  Pindar2
  European
  an adviser to Charlemagne
  This was the name taken by one of
  Charlemagne’s Pleaid.
  Pindola1
  Buddhist
  [Pindola the Bharadvaja:
  =Chinese Pin-tu-lo-Po-lo-to-she:
  =Japanese Binzuku]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  one of the 4 Bikshu
  He was said to have a very powerful
  voice and the ability to fly. His
  emaciated appearance was due to his
  diet – bricks and stones – which he had
  to endure as punishment for his sins in
  an earlier existence.
  He is depicted with a staff and an
  open book.
  Pindola2
  Buddhist
  [Kanaka the Bharadvaja.
  Kanakabharadvaja:=Chinese 
  Ko-no-ka Po-li-to-she]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted as having a lot of 
  body hair.
  Pinebender
  (see Sinis)
  Pinel le Savage
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a cousin of Lamerock
  To avenge the death of Lamerock at
  the hands of Gawain and his brothers,
  Pinel planted a poisoned apple to kill
  Gawain 
  at 
  a 
  dinner 
  given 
  by
  Guinevere for twenty-four of her
  knights. The apple was eaten by
  Patrise who died instantly and Mador
  accused Guinevere of murdering his
  cousin. After Guinevere had been
  saved from the stake by Lancelot who
  defeated Mador in single combat,
  Nimue proclaimed Pinel’s guilt and he
  fled the country.
  Pinel le Savage
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  Pitaka1
  Pinenkir 
  (see Pinikirz)
  Ping-i
  (see Ho Po)
  P’ing-teng
  Chinese
  the eighth of the Ten Yama Kings
  Pinga1
  Inuit
  a supreme goddess
  Pinga2
  (see Durga.Kali)
  Pingala
  Buddhist
  son of Hariti
  To punish Hariti, who seized and 
  ate children, the Buddha hid Pingala
  so that his mother thought she 
  had lost him for ever. When the
  Buddha returned the boy, she became
  a convert.
  Pinikir 
  (see Pinikirz)
  Pinikirz
  Persian
  [Pinenkir.Pinikir]
  an Elamite mother-goddess
  pinnacle grouse
  North American
  a fabulous bird
  Pinnai
  Hindu
  the Tamil version of Niladevi
  (see also Nappinnai)
  Pinner
  British
  a king of England, in some 
  accounts
  He was killed by Molmutius.
  pinning
  the black magic rite of pushing a pin
  into damp soil to prevent a man
  from urinating
  Pinon
  South American
  a culture-hero who became the
  constellation Orion
  son of Temioua
  Pinorante
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the 100 knights fighting
  for Lisuarte against 100 knights of the
  Irish king, Cildadan.
  Piochan
  Irish
  a noble
  He entertained the scholar Anera on
  his journey to the castle of Cathal, the
  king affected by the Hunger-beast.
  Pinon
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Tupi Indians
  son of Temioua
  It is said that he became the con-
  stellation Orion.
  Pintara
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god in Bali
  Pinus
  Roman
  son of Numa Pompilius
  brother of Mamercus and Pompo
  Piny k’nyal
  (see Were)
  Piorun
  European
  [=Bohemian Peranu:=Bulgarian Perusan:
  =Estonian Piker:=Finnish Pitkoinen:
  =Latvian Perkons:=Lithuanian Perkunos:
  =Prussian Perkonis:=Russian Pirgene.
  Pyerun:=Slav Peroon]
  a Polish thunder-god
  pipal
  (see bo tree)
  pipalla
  (see bo tree)
  Pipi Korovu
  East Indian
  a magician
  husband of Aro and Pora
  He built himself a large butterfly,
  constructing it from cane, and flew to
  a neighbouring island where he met
  Aro and Pora. His magic allowed him
  to communicate with the girls in his
  dreams and he arranged to meet them
  again. He later married both of them.
  Pipin 
  (see Pipinoukhe)
  Pipinoukhe
  North American
  [Pipin.Pipoun]
  a sky-god of the Montagnais people
  brother of Nipinoukhe
  He and his brother shared the rule as
  sky-gods, each ruling for six months
  of the year. Pipinoukhe ruled in the
  winter, his brother in the summer.
  Pipiri
  Pacific Islands
  the Polynesian name for Castor
  Pipoun 
  (see Pipinoukhe)
  Pipru
  Hindu
  a demon overcome by Indra
  pipul
  (see bo tree)
  Piquant
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Piqui-Chaqui
  South American
  [Flea-footed]
  a servant of Ollanta
  Pir-napishtim
  (see Utnapishtim)
  Pirene
  Greek
  a spring in Corinth
  The flying horse, Pegasus, was
  drinking at this fountain when he was
  caught by Bellerophon.
  Pirgene
  Russian
  [Purgine Pas:=Lithuanian Perkunos]
  a thunder-god of the Mordvins
  piris
  Persian
  [=Arab jinnee]
  a spirit
  Pirithoos
  (see Peirithous)
  Pirithous
  (see Peirithous)
  Pirogonia
  New Zealand
  a hill, home of the fairies, sacred to
  the Maori
  Pirsoyn
  (see Gusayn)
  Pirua1
  South American
  the celestial form of Manco Capac
  Pirua2
  South American
  mother of the maize-goddess 
  Mama Cora
  Pirwa
  (see Peruwa)
  Pisa, Rusticiano da
  Italian
  a 13th C writer who compiled
  Arthurian legends
  Pisachas
  (see Pishashas)
  Pisakas
  (see Pishashas)
  Pisces
  the twelfth sign of the Zodiac, 
  the fishes
  The constellation of the fishes, known
  to the Babylonians as Nanu, to the
  Arabs as Hut, and to the Chinese as
  Tsen Tzu (the Pig) or Shuang Yü (Two
  Fishes), was said in classic mythology
  to represent Cupid and Venus who
  were carried off by fishes, or turned
  into fishes, to escape the monster
  Typhon.
  Pisear
  Persian
  a king
  His magic spear was said to have come
  down to Lugh.
  pisgy
  British
  in Cornwall, a night-flying moth
  These moths are said to be the souls of
  the dead.               (see also pisky.pixie)
  Pishachas
  (see Pishashas)
  Pishasha-Loki
  Hindu
  the home of the Pishashas
  Pishashas
  Hindu
  [Paisachas.Pishachas.Pisakas.Pishachas] 
  malevolent woodland spirits
  offspring of Kashyapa and 
  Kapisha
  These beings are regarded as ghoulish
  demons of the graveyards, feeding on
  corpses. In some accounts, they are
  said to be able to enter the body of
  mortals.             (see also Parna-Savari)
  pishogue
  Irish
  [pishrogue]
  sorcery 
  pishrogue
  (see pishogue)
  Pishumi
  North American
  a Pueblo spirit of sickness and 
  death
  Pisistratus
  Greek
  son of Nestor and Anaxibia or 
  Eurydice
  pisky
  British
  a Cornish name for a pixie
  (see also pisgy)
  Pison 
  (see Halys2)
  Pisonoe 
  (see Peisonoe)
  Pistios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as guardian of
  covenants
  Pisuhand
  (see Puuk)
  Pita
  Hindu
  a Brahmin deity embodying creation,
  preservation and destruction
  Pitaka1
  Buddhist
  any one of the 3 sections of the
  Buddhist scriptures 
  (see also Tripitaka1)
  Pinenkir
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  Plant Rhys Ddwfn
  Pitaka2
  New Zealand
  a Maori hero
  He became famous for killing two of
  the huge ocean-dwelling monsters
  known as taniwhas.
  Pitamaha
  Hindu
  a name for Brahma as ‘Grandfather’
  Pitane
  Greek
  a nymph of Sparta
  mother of Evadne by Poseidon
  She was raped by Poseidon and bore
  Evadne.
  Pitao Cozobi
  Central American
  a Zapotec maize-god
  Pitaona
  Persian
  a monster slain by Keresaspa
  Pitar
  (see Pitri)
  Pitara 
  (see Pitri)
  Pitari
  Hindu
  a consort of Shiva
  a navasakti
  an aspect of Kali
  Pitazofi
  South American
  a servant of Naymlap who acted as his
  master’s trumpeter
  Pitcher
  North American
  in Algonquian lore, a rogue
  Gluskap caused Pitcher to be stuck
  in a tree and then turned him into a
  toad.
  Pithastan
  Hindu
  the site of a shrine built in 
  honour of Sati
  When Sati died, Shiva scattered parts
  of her immolated corpse far and wide.
  Where these pieces fell to earth,
  shrines in her honour were built.
  Pitkainen
  Baltic
  [Pitkomoinen:=Bohemian
  Peranu:=Bulgarian Perusan:
  =Estonian Piker: =Latvian Perkons:
  =Lithuanian Perkunos:=Polish Piorun:
  =Prussian Perkonis:=Russian Pirgene.
  Pyerun:=Serbian Gromovit:=Slav Peroon]
  a Finnish thunder-god
  Pitkomoinen 
  (see Pitkainen)
  Pitri1
  Hindu
  [‘father’.Pitar(a)]
  a spirit of the dead: an ancestor
  As in life, these beings are segregated
  into classes such as the vairagis and
  somapas. It is said that they live in the
  realm of Yama and feast with the gods.
  Pitri2
  Hindu
  sons of gods
  Pitri3
  (see Prajapati)
  Pitri-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the
  universe, home of the ancestors
  This realm is also referred to as 
  Tapa-Loka.
  Pitripati
  Hindu
  [Lord of Ancestors]
  a name for Yama in his role as the one
  who receives the souls of the dead
  Pitriyana
  Hindu
  the way of the dead 
  (see also Devayana)
  Pitsanukukon
  Thai
  one of the sky-lords, the Thens
  He came to earth when the flood waters
  receded and taught the new races the
  arts of metalworking and weaving.
  Pittacus
  Greek
  one of the Seven Sages
  Pittheus
  Greek
  a king of Troezen
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  brother of Troezen
  father of Aethra
  He made Aegeus drunk when he came
  to his court and allowed him to sleep
  with his daughter, Aethra, who became
  the mother of Theseus.
  Pitu Salla
  South American
  guardian of Yma Sumac
  pitua
  New Zealand
  a Maori demon
  Pityocamptes
  (see Sinis)
  Pityreus
  Greek
  a king of Epidaurus
  Pitys
  Greek
  [Pytis]
  a pine-nymph
  Pan fell in love with this nymph but
  Boreas became jealous and hurled her
  to her death from a cliff. She was
  turned into a pine tree.
  pixie
  British
  [pisky.pixy]
  a small, mischievous fairy who
  sometimes leads travellers astray
  To avoid being led astray by a pixie,
  one should carry a piece of bread or
  turn one’s coat inside out.
  Pixies are said to take horses from
  their stables at night and ride them but
  a horse-shoe, nailed to the stable door,
  will keep them away.
  A girl affected by pixies is likely 
  to drop things which will then chase
  after her.
  (see also pisgy)
  pixy
  (see pixie)
  Piyusaharana
  Hindu
  a god of medicine
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  P’izlimtec
  (see Ah Kin Xoc)
  Place of Seven Caves
  South American
  in Aztec lore, the place where the
  tribes which emigrated from their
  homeland, Atzlan, split up and went
  their separate ways
  Place of Sleep
  (see Houhou)
  Place of the Dark
  North American
  the underworld of the Klamath Indians
  Place of the Reeds 
  (see Atzlan.Sekhet-Aaru)
  Place of the Sun
  Australian
  the site where the Djanggawul sisters
  and their brother landed when they
  came over the sea from the island of
  the dead
  Place of Thorns
  (see Huitzlampa)
  placenta
  (see afterbirth)
  Placia
  Greek
  wife of Laomedon, in some accounts
  (see also Strymo)
  Placidas
  British
  a French knight
  He and Grastian were left in charge
  when Bors and Ban brought their
  armies to Britain to help King Arthur in
  his battles with the rebellious barons.
  Plain Feather
  North American
  a young hunter
  He was taught the arts of the hunter by
  his guardian spirit, an elk.
  Plain of Adoration (see Moyslaught)
  Plain of Aei
  Irish
  the site of the battle between Donn,
  the Brown Bull of Cooley, and
  Whitehorn, the Bull of 
  Connaught
  Plain of Asphodel
  Greek
  part of Hades
  Plain of Indoc
  (see Mag Indoc)
  Plain of Muithemne
  Irish
  the site of Cuchulainn’s fortress home,
  Dun Dealgan
  Plain of Towers
  (see Moytura)
  Plain of Two Mists
  (see Mag da Cheo)
  Plain of Women
  (see Motlaba Basetsana)
  Plaksha
  Hindu
  one of the 7 island continents
  (see Dvipa)
  plaksy
  (see nocnitsa)
  Plant of Immortality (see Ling Chih)
  Planctae
  Greek
  [Clashing Rocks.Wandering Rocks]
  rocks that could move of their 
  own accord
  These rocks were said to close on and
  crush any ship passing between 
  them, as did the Symplegades. Some
  accounts say that there were two sets
  of such rocks, one at each end of the
  Mediterranean.
  (see also Symplegades)
  Plant Rhys Ddwfn
  Welsh
  the fairy inhabitants of an invisible
  island off the coast of Wales
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  Plantina
  These beings are said to be very tiny
  but they can grow to human size when
  they visit the world of men.
  Plantina
  British
  daughter of Elinus and Pressina
  sister of Melior and Melisande
  Plastene
  (see Ino)
  Play-eye
  West Indian
  an evil demon
  This being takes the form of a dog
  with eyes which seem to grow larger
  the longer one looks into them.
  Plateia
  Greek
  the Greek name for Prithivi
  Plautus
  Roman
  (c. 254-184 BC)
  a dramatist
  He wrote some twenty comedies,
  including Captivi and Amphitryon.
  Ple
  Malay
  a deity, companion of Karei
  Pleasant Plain, The
  (see Mag Mell)
  Plegrus
  Norse
  a lover of Blenzibly
  In the Icelandic version of the story 
  of Tristram and Isolde, he was killed
  by Kalegras who became Blenzibly’s
  lover, fathering Tristram.
  Pleaid
  (see Charlemagne’s Pleaid)
  Pleiades1
  Greek
  [Seven Sisters.Weepers:=Egyptian 
  Seven Hathors]
  daughters of Atlas and Pleione or Aethra
  half-sisters of the Hyades
  These seven daughters, Alcyone,
  Celaeno, Electra, Maia, Merope,
  Sterope and Taygete, were changed
  into doves and set in the sky as stars 
  to escape Orion who had pursued
  them relentlessly.
  Others say that they died of grief at
  the death of their half-sisters, the
  Hyades or when their brother Hylas
  was killed in a hunting accident. In
  this story, their number varies from
  seven to ten.
  As descendants of Atlas they are
  sometimes referred to as the Atlantides.
  (see also Hesperides.
  Nysaean nymphs)
  Pleiades2
  North American
  [=Siberian Urgel]
  a northern constellation
  The Blackfoot tribe regard the stars 
  as lost children who, through poverty,
  were compelled to seek refuge in 
  the heavens. The Cherokee regard this
  group of stars as the home of the star-
  spirits, the anitsutsa, which the Huron
  refer to as Huti Watsi Ya. 
  The Inuits say that they represent a
  group of hunters and their dogs who
  chased a bear (the Great Bear) into 
  the sky.
  Pleione
  Greek
  [Queen of Sailing]
  a nymph, one of the Oceanids
  mother of the Hyades and the Pleaides
  by Atlas                  (see also Aethra)
  Pleisthenes
  Greek
  [Plisthenes]
  son of Pelops or of Atreus and Cleolla
  son of Thyestes and Aerope, some say
  husband of Aerope
  father of Agamemnon and Menelaus,
  in some accounts
  Plenorius
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Pleuron
  Greek
  son of Aetolus
  brother of Calydon
  Plexippus1
  Greek
  son of Thestius 
  brother of Althaea and Toxeus
  He was one of the party hunting the
  Calydonian boar and objected when
  the pelt was awarded to Atalanta. For
  this, both he and his brother Toxeus
  were killed by Meleager.
  Plexippus2
  Greek
  son of Phineus and Cleopatra
  brother of Pandion
  His father took another wife, Idaea, and
  put Cleopatra and her sons in prison.
  They were freed by Calais and Zetes
  who killed Phineus and put the
  brothers on the throne of Salmydessus.
  Plexippus and his brother later handed
  over the kingdom to their mother and
  joined the Argonauts.
  Plisthenes
  (see Pleisthenes)
  Plough, The 
  (see Great Bear)
  Ploughing Oxen 
  (see Great Bear)
  Plouton
  (see Plutus1)
  Plumed Serpent
  (see Gucamatz)
  plunkus
  (see dingball)
  Plur n mBan
  Irish
  [Flower of Women]
  daughter of Oisin and Niam
  Pluriphlegethon
  (see Phlegethon)
  Plutarch
  Greek
  a 1st C philosopher and writer
  He wrote Parallel Lives, Romulus, etc.
  Pluteus
  (see Hades1)
  Pluto1
  Greek
  a Titaness
  daughter of Cronus and Rhea
  daughter of Himantes, some say
  Pluto2
  Greek
  one of the Oceanides, some say
  daughter of Himas
  mother of Tantalus by Tmolus or Zeus
  Pluto3
  Greek
  a name of Hades as ‘wealth-giver’
  (see also Thanatos)
  Pluto4
  Roman
  [=Greek Hades]
  a god of the underworld
  son of Saturn and Ops
  Pluto5
  a demon
  In black magic he is one of the Grand
  Dignitaries, lord of fire.
  Pluton
  (see Plutus)
  Plutos
  (see Plutus)
  Plutus1
  Greek
  [Pl(o)uton.Plutos]
  a god of wealth
  son of Iasion by Demeter
  brother of Philomelus
  He was abandoned as a baby and reared
  by Eirene. He was blinded by Zeus who
  disapproved when he discriminated in
  favour of the righteous.
  He is regarded as the guardian of
  underground treasures and is depicted
  as lame or, sometimes, with wings.
  Plutus2
  Greek
  a play by Aristophanes in which Plutus
  has his sight restored
  Plutus3
  Roman
  a god of wealth
  Pluviators
  African
  rain-making magicians of the Burundi
  Pluvius
  (see Jupiter Pluvialis)
  Plyteria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Athena
  During this festival, statues of the
  goddess were washed and adorned.
  (see also Callunteria)
  pneuma
  the universal soul or spirit
  Po1
  Pacific Islands
  [‘darkness’]
  the primaeval void
  offspring of Ilu and Mamao
  Po united with Ao to produce
  Rangima and Rangiuri or, in some
  accounts, Tangaroa and Te-as.
  In some accounts, Po is the under-
  world.
  po2
  Chinese
  a white horse with a single horn
  Unlike the pai-ma, this beast had a
  black tail and the teeth and claws of a
  tiger.
  p’o3
  Chinese
  the spirit which maintains the body:
  the physical soul
  It is said that each person has seven p’o
  and three hun, another type of soul.
  The p’o remains with the body for up
  to three years but, if the proper
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  respects are not paid at the funeral, the
  spirit can become a kuei.
  Po Hsien
  (see Fugen)
  Po I-kao
  Chinese
  son of Wen Wang
  His father had been put in prison by
  the emperor, Chou Wang, and he tried
  to persuade this evil ruler to release his
  father by sending costly gifts. The
  emperor’s concubine, T’a Chi, made
  advances to Po but he rejected her.
  When he tried to tell the emperor of
  her wickedness, Chou Wang had him
  killed and chopped into small pieces
  which, made into pies, were served to
  Wen Wang in his prison cell. 
  Po I-kao was immortalised as the
  ruler of the polar constellation.
  Po Lao-yeh
  Chinese
  [Pai Lao-yeh.Mr White]
  a minor deity
  He, together with Hei Lao-yeh, is an
  assistant to Ch’eng-huang, the god of
  Walls and Moats, reporting on events
  occurring during the day.
  Po-lo-to-she 
  (see Pin-tu-lo)
  Po-shai-an-k’ia
  (see Poshaiyangkyo)
  Po-shih
  Chinese
  a 2nd C BC priest
  He aranged for the emperor to see the
  fabulous sea-monster, Chan, and also
  caused a bridge to rise out of the sea to
  allow the emperor to visit the land of
  the rising sun. When one of the
  emperor’s entourage upset the god of
  the seas, the bridge sank back under
  the waves.
  Po Ti
  Chinese
  [White Lord]
  a sky-god responsible for the west
  Po-to-lo
  Chinese
  [Tan-mo-lo-po-t’o]
  the Chinese version of Tamra Bhadra
  poc side
  Irish
  an elf-shot
  pochard
  this duck features in Russian and
  Siberian lore as a god (if white) and
  a devil (if black)
  Podaleirius
  Greek
  [Podalirius]
  a physician
  son of Asclepius and Epione
  brother of Hygeia, Machaon 
  and Panacea
  husband of Syrna
  It was he or Machaon who cured the
  archer Philoctetes when he rejoined
  the Greek forces at Troy. His brother
  was killed but he survived the war.
  On his way home to Greece, he was
  shipwrecked in Asia Minor and
  rescued by the goatherd, Bybassus.
  Here, the king’s daughter, Syrna, had
  fallen from a roof; Podaleirius cured
  her injuries and married her.
  Podalirius
  (see Podaleirius)
  Podarces1
  Greek
  son of Iphiclus
  brother of Protesilaus and Clymene
  He was the leader of the Thessalians in
  the war with Troy.
  Podarces2
  (see Priam)
  Podarge
  Greek
  [‘swift-foot’]
  a horse of Hector
  dam of Xanthus
  In some stories, Podarge was one of 
  the Harpies who became the mother
  of 
  Achilles’ 
  horses, 
  Balius 
  and
  Xanthus.
  Podoga
  Slav
  a god of air
  podomancy
  (see pedomancy)
  Poe Mpalaburu
  East Indian
  a name for Vishnu in Sulawesi 
  Poema del Cid
  Spanish
  a poem describing the exploits of the
  legendary hero, El Cid
  Poeas
  Greek
  [Poias]
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Thaumacus
  husband of Demonassa
  father of Philoctetes
  In one story he is said to have killed
  the bronze giant, Talos, with an 
  arrow. Others say that it was he, rather
  than Philoctetes who applied the 
  torch to Heracles’ funeral pyre and
  was rewarded with the hero’s bow and
  arrows.
  Poemenis
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Poemenis, tore him
  to pieces.
  Poena
  Greek
  [Poin(a)e]
  goddess of punishment
  Poeninus
  Roman
  a Celtic mountain-god of the 
  Alpine area
  Poetic Edda
  (see Elder Edda)
  poh 
  (see ch’i-lin)
  Pohja
  (see Pohjola)
  Pohjanakka
  Baltic
  the ruler of the Finnish underworld,
  Pohjola
  consort of Louhi
  Pohjola
  Baltic
  [Pohja]
  in the lore of the Finns, the realm of
  the ice-giants
  This realm, ruled by Pohjanakka and
  Louhi, is described as a village, home
  of spirits who cause sickness among
  the living.     (see also Tuonela.Vuojala)
  Poia
  (see Scarface)
  Poias 
  (see Poeas)
  Poinae 
  (see Poena)
  Poine1
  Greek
  a monster
  When his son Linus was killed, Apollo
  sent this monster to avenge his death.
  Its function was to tear the unborn
  child from the womb of pregnant
  women or, some say, children suckled
  at their mothers’ breasts, and eat
  them.
  Poine2
  (see Poena)
  Poison Dragon
  Japanese
  a demon who lived in a well
  He controlled the maiden Yayoi and
  forced her to lure people to their death
  in the waters of the well. The gods
  finally drove him out and Yayoi was
  freed from his tyranny.
  Pok-ta-Pok
  Central American
  [=Aztec Tlachtliby]
  a sacred ball game of the Maya
  Poker Boys
  North American
  spirits of the Pueblo tribes
  Poko-ha-rua-te-po
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Rangi, some say
  Pokop
  Pacific Islands
  a fisherman
  When he tried to cook a fish on the
  fire emerging from a masalai, it
  exploded and he barely managed to
  escape from the angry spirit.
  Pokunt
  North American
  a supreme nature-spirit of the 
  Shoshone
  Pol1
  British
  a Cornish saint
  chaplain to King Mark
  When he left for Brittany, Pol asked
  Mark for one of his handbells but the
  king refused his request. Later, a
  Breton fisherman, cutting open a fish,
  found one of the bells inside and gave
  it to Pol.
  Pol2
  (see Phol1.2)
  Polamde
  Hindu
  a goddess of healing
  one of the 6 sisters of Shitala
  (see also Shitala)
  polecat
  Malay
  this animal is regarded as an evil
  spirit
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  Poldenica 
  (see Poludnitsa)
  Polenitsa
  Russian
  female warriors: Amazons
  Poleramma
  Indian
  a plague-goddess of southern India
  Polevik
  Russian
  [Polevoi]
  a field-god
  Polevoi
  (see Polevik)
  Polias
  Greek
  a name for Athena as protector 
  of Athens             (see also Athenaia)
  Polidamas
  British
  a Knight of the Round table
  nephew of Yder
  Polieus
  (see Zeus)
  Polik Mana
  North American
  a Hopi butterfly-spirit
  Polisson
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Polites1
  Greek
  son of Priam and Hecuba
  He was killed by Pyrrhus at the fall 
  of Troy.
  Polites2
  Greek
  a friend of Odysseus
  He was stoned to death at Temesa for
  raping a maiden and his ghost, known
  as The Hero, haunted the spot and
  could be appeased only by the yearly
  sacrifice of a maiden.
  This state of affairs ended when
  Euthymus, in love with one of the girls
  due to be sacrificed, drove the ghost
  into the sea and it was never seen
  again.
  Pollen Boy
  North American
  a spirit who, with Grasshopper Girl,
  was set on Mount San Juan by 
  Aste Estsan and Aste Hastin
  Pollux 
  Roman
  the Roman name for Polydeuces
  Polo
  African
  a name of Were as the sky-god
  Polong
  Malay
  a flying demon: a bottle-imp
  When a person is murdered, a polong
  is created from the blood. The demon
  then lives on the blood of the owner
  who can order it to attack other people
  which it does in association with a
  pelesit which is created at the same
  time.
  Poloznitza
  European
  [Poludnica:=Russian Poludnitsa:
  =Serbian Psezpolnica]
  a Polish field-goddess
  She was said to punish those who
  damaged growing crops.
  poltergeist
  European
  [thorybism]
  a mischievous, noisy spirit alleged to
  throw things or move them about
  Poltys
  Greek
  a king of Aenus
  brother of Sarpedon
  He entertained Heracles after his ninth
  Labour.
  Polubos
  (see Polybus)
  Poludectes
  (see Polydectes)
  Poludeukes
  (see Polydeuces)
  Poludnica 
  (see Poloznitza)
  Poludnitsa
  Russian
  [Polednica:=Polish Poloznitza:
  =Serbian Psezpolnica]
  a female spirit 
  She is said to play pranks on workers
  in the fields.
  In some accounts she is a violent
  being whose mere touch causes death.
  Her preferred victims are children and
  women who have recently given birth.
  Poludoros
  (see Polydorus)
  Polunikes
  (see Polyneices)
  Polupemon
  (see Procrustes)
  Poluphem 
  (see Polyphemus)
  Poluphemos
  (see Polyphemus)
  Polutu
  (see Hawaiki)
  Poluxena
  (see Polyxena)
  Poluxo
  (see Polyxo)
  Poludnitsa
  Russian
  a field-goddess
  Poluknalai
  Afghan
  a Kafir goddess of animals
  Poluxenos
  (see Polyxenus)
  Polyanax
  Greek
  a king of the island of Melos
  He died with no heirs and the throne
  was given to Menestheus.
  Polyboea
  Greek
  a goddess
  sister of Hyacinthus
  In some accounts, she is identified with
  Artemis or Core.
  Polybotes
  (see Polybutes)
  Polybus1
  Greek
  [Polubos]
  king of Corinth
  husband of Periboea or Merope
  He raised Oedipus as his son when the
  boy was abandoned by his real father,
  Laius.
  Polybus2
  Greek
  [Polubos]
  a king of Sicyon
  son of Hermes by Chthonophyle
  father of Lysianassa
  Polybutes
  Greek
  [Polybotes]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed during the battle
  between the giants and the gods when
  Poseidon threw part of Cos at him,
  generating a new island, Nisyrus.
  Polycaste1
  Greek
  daughter of Nestor
  wife of Telemachus, some say
  Polycaste2
  Greek
  sister of Daedalus
  mother of Talos
  Polycrates
  Greek
  a tyrant of Samos
  lover of Bathyllus
  To forestall the ill-fortune prophesied
  by Amasis, he threw a valuable ring
  into the sea. Soon afterwards, he found
  the ring in the stomach of a fish. He
  was killed by Oroetes who envied his
  good fortune.
  polydaemonism
  [polydemonism]
  belief in supernatural powers
  (see also animalism.animism)
  Polydamas
  Greek
  son of Panthous
  brother of Euphorbus and Hyperenor 
  He was involved in the fighting at
  Troy and acted as adviser to Hector.
  He advised him not to meet Achilles in
  combat but was ignored.
  Polydamna
  (see Polydamnia)
  Polydamnia
  Greek
  [Polydamna]
  wife of Thone
  Her husband was a governor of the
  mouth of the Nile and it was said, by
  those who maintained that the real
  Helen was safely installed in Egypt
  during 
  the 
  Trojan 
  War, 
  that
  Polydamnia gave Helen the drug
  nepenthe to make her forget her
  troubles and her former life and also
  taught her the art of medicine.
  Polydectes1
  Greek
  [Poludectes]
  a king of Seriphos
  son of Magnes by a nymph
  brother of Dictys
  Dictys had rescued the infant Perseus
  and his mother Danae from the sea
  when they were cast afloat in a chest by
  Acrisius. Later, Polydectes wanted to
  marry Danae and Perseus undertook 
  to bring him the head of Medusa for 
  a wedding gift if he would marry
  Hippodamia instead. In the event,
  Danae rejected him with the result
  that he harried both her and Dictys.
  Perseus brought him the head as
  promised and displayed it before
  Polydectes who was then turned to
  stone.
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  Polydectes2
  Greek
  [Poludectes]
  a king of Sparta
  brother of Lycurgus
  Polydectes3
  Greek
  [Poludectes]
  a name of Hades as ‘he who 
  receives many’
  Polydectes4
  Greek
  [Poludectes]
  son of Phineus and Cleopatra
  brother of Polydorus
  In some versions these brothers are
  referred to as Crambis and Oryithus.
  Polydegmon
  Greek
  a name of Hades as ‘grey man’ or
  ‘hospitable one’
  polydemonism (see polydaemonism)
  Polydeuces
  Greek
  [Amphion.Poludeukes:=Roman Pollux]
  a horse-god
  patron of bards and sailors
  son of Zeus (as a swan) and Leda or by
  her husband, Tyndareus and Leda
  brother of Castor and Helen
  He was one of the party in the hunt for
  the Calydonian boar.
  He was one of the Argonauts and
  accepted the challenge to a boxing
  match with King Amycus who had 
  the habit of winning such fights and
  throwing the losers over a cliff.
  Polydeuces was a champion boxer 
  and not only won the bout but killed
  his opponent.
  When Helen was abducted by
  Peirithous and Theseus, he and his
  brother invaded Aphidnae where she
  was kept and rescued her.
  He killed Lynceus in a dispute over
  some stolen cattle or when he and
  Castor abducted Phoebe and Hilaeria
  and he fathered Mnesileos on Phoebe.
  After the death of Castor they both
  spent alternate periods in Hades and
  on Olympus so that they could always
  be together.
  He was deified by Zeus and set in
  the heavens with his brother Castor as
  the Twins (Gemini). In this context,
  they are usually referred to as Castor
  and Pollux.
  Polydora
  Greek
  daughter of Peleus and Antigone
  wife of Borus
  mother of Menestheus by Spercheius
  Polydoros
  (see Polydorus)
  Polydorus1
  Greek
  [Poludoros.Polydoros]
  a king of Thebes
  son of Cadmus and Harmonia
  husband of Nycteis
  father of Labdacus by Antiope
  Polydorus2
  Greek
  [Poludoros.Polydoros]
  son of Priam and Hecuba 
  or Laothea, some say
  brother of Ilione
  He was sent for safety to Polymestor,
  king of Thrace, who had married
  Ilione, a sister of Polydorus, when the
  Greeks attacked Troy but he was
  treacherously killed when he was
  burying some treasure. A grove of
  trees grew from the handles of the
  spears that killed him.
  In another story, Polydorus was
  brought up by his sister, Ilione, as her
  own son, though some say that Ilione
  was his aunt, Hecuba’s sister. She
  passed off her own son, Deipylus, as
  Polydorus 
  and 
  her 
  husband,
  Polymestor, killed his own son in
  mistake for Polydorus who then
  induced Ilione to kill Polymestor.
  Yet another account says that
  Polymestor took Polydorus to Troy
  and offered to return him to Priam in
  exchange for Helen. When the
  Trojans refused the offer, Polymestor
  killed the boy. Still others claim that
  Polydorus remained in Troy and,
  when he was old enough, fought the
  Greeks and was killed by Achilles.
  Polydorus3
  Greek
  [Poludorus.Polydoros]
  son of Hippomedon
  one of the Epigoni
  Polydorus4
  Greek
  [Poludoros.Polydoros]
  son of Phineus and Cleopatra
  brother of Polydectes
  In some accounts, Polydectes and
  Polydorus are referred to as Crambis
  and Oryithus.
  Polyeidus
  Greek
  [Polyidos.Polyidus]
  a seer of Corinth
  a servant of Minos
  father of Euchenor
  Glaucus, son of Minos, was drowned
  in a vat of honey and Polyeidus was
  held to be responsible and locked in
  the room with the dead boy. He killed
  one of the two snakes that appeared
  but the second revived its mate with a
  magic herb. Polyeidus used the same
  herb to restore Glaucus to life, though
  some say that the boy was restored to
  life by Asclepius.
  Minos then made Polyeidus teach
  Glaucus the art of prophecy before he
  would allow him to leave Crete. This
  he did but, as he left, he made the boy
  spit into his mouth, so taking away all
  the powers he had acquired.
  It was he who advised Bellerophon
  to capture the horse Pegasus before
  attempting to kill the Chimaera.
  Polygonus
  Greek
  son of Proteus
  He was killed by Heracles in a
  wrestling match.
  Polyhymnia
  Greek
  [Polymnia]
  one of the 9 Muses, the Muse 
  of song
  Polyidos 
  (see Polyeidus)
  Polyidus
  (see Polyeidus)
  polymasty
  a condition resulting in the formation
  of additional breasts, said to indicate
  a witch
  Polymede
  (see Alcimede)
  Polymele1
  Greek
  daughter of Phylas
  wife of Echecles
  mother of Eudorus by Hermes
  Polymele2
  (see Alcimede)
  Polymester
  (see Polymestor)
  Polymestor
  Greek
  [Polymnestor.Polymester]
  king of Thrace
  husband of Ilione
  Hecuba sent her youngest son,
  Polydorus, to his court when the
  Greeks attacked Troy. He had the
  young Trojan killed for the treasure
  that he was attempting to bury to keep
  it out of Greek hands. At the fall of
  Troy, Hecuba was given to Odysseus
  and when she learned from him what
  had happened to her son, she attacked
  Polymestor, tore out his eyes and
  killed his children.
  In some accounts, Ilione, sister of
  Polydorus, passed the youth off as her
  own son and saved his life at the
  expense of her son Deipylus who was
  killed by his own father.
  In another version, Polymestor took
  the boy to Troy and offered him back
  to Priam in exchange for Helen. When
  the offer was refused, Polymestor
  killed Polymedes.
  Polymetis 
  (see Odysseus)
  Polymnestor
  (see Polymestor)
  Polymnestus
  Greek
  a king of Thera
  father of Battus by Phronime
  Polymnia
  (see Polyhymnia)
  Polyneices
  Greek
  [Polunikes.Polyneikes.Polynices]
  Polyneices
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  co-king of Thebes with Eteocles
  one of the Seven Against Thebes
  son of Oedipus and Jocasta
  brother of Antigone, 
  Eteocles, Ismene
  husband of Argia
  father of Thersander
  father of Timeus, some say
  After the abdication of Oedipus, his
  two sons agreed to rule in alternate
  years. Eteocles refused to hand over
  the throne at the end of his year and
  banished Polyneices. Some accounts
  say that there were two other sons –
  Adrastus and Timeus.
  When he led the Argives to attack
  Thebes he faced his brother, Eteocles,
  at the Hypsistrian Gate. They fought
  in single combat and each killed the
  other. Creon refused to allow the body
  of Polyneices to be buried but
  Antigone defied the decree and buried
  him secretly by night.
  Polyneikes 
  (see Polyneices)
  Polynices
  (see Polyneices]
  Polypemon
  (see Procrustes)
  Polypheides
  Greek
  king of Sicyon
  a prophet
  Polyphem 
  (see Polyphemus)
  Polyphemus1
  Greek
  [Poluphem(os).Polyphem]
  a king of Crisius
  one of the Argonauts
  son of Elatus
  Polyphemus was left behind in Mysia
  when searching with Heracles for the
  missing Hylas. He became king of
  Crisius and was killed in battle with
  the Chalybians.
  Polyphemus2
  Greek
  [Poluphem(os).Polyphem]
  a Cyclops
  son of Poseidon by Thoosa
  He trapped Odysseus and twelve of his
  men in the cave where he lived when
  they came ashore on their way home
  from Troy. Four of them he ate but the
  others got away (by hanging beneath
  the sheep that shared the cave with
  him when he took them out to pasture)
  after Odysseus had made him drunk
  on wine and then blinded him with a
  fire-hardened stake. He seems later to
  have regained the sight of his one eye
  (perhaps as a result of Poseidon’s
  power) and fell in love with a nymph,
  Galatea, who just teased him. She fell
  in love with Acis but even when
  Polyphemus killed Acis she failed to
  return his love.
  Other versions say that this affair
  preceded his encounter with Odysseus.
  Polyphontes1
  Greek
  king of Messenia
  He took over the throne of Messenia
  when Cresphontes was killed in a
  rebellion. He also took over Merope,
  the wife of the former king, who, with
  her son Aeptyus, brought about the
  death of Polyphontes.
  He and Melampus were together
  when a snake bit one of his slaves.
  Polyphontes killed the snake and
  Melampus found its young and reared
  them, learning from them the speech
  of animals and birds.
  Polyphontes2
  Greek
  charioteer to Laius
  He was driving Laius, father of
  Oedipus, when they came across
  Oedipus on the road. They failed to
  realise who he was and Polyphontes
  drove the chariot over Oedipus’ 
  foot. Oedipus, in a rage, killed both
  Polyphontes and his father, whom he
  did not recognise, together, in some
  accounts, with several attendants.
  Polyphontes3
  Greek
  a Theban soldier
  In the war against the Seven, he faced
  Campaneus at the Electrian Gate.
  Polypoetes1
  Greek
  son of Odysseus and Callidice
  Odysseus travelled to Thesprotia 
  after he returned from his wanderings
  and married Callidice, fathering
  Polypoetes. When Callidice died,
  Odysseus returned to Penelope,
  leaving his son as king of Thesprotia.
  Polypoetes2
  Greek
  son of Perithous and Hippodamia
  He was one of the leaders of the
  Lapiths in the war against Troy.
  Polyxena
  Greek
  [‘hospitable’.Poluxena]
  daughter of Priam and Hecuba
  Achilles fell in love with her and they
  were betrothed during an interval in
  the fighting at Troy. It was then 
  that Paris fired the arrow which 
  killed Achilles. 
  In another account, she persuaded
  Achilles to relate the story of his
  vulnerable heel and told Paris who
  stabbed Achilles in the heel at his
  wedding to Polyxena.
  In one version, Polyxena killed
  herself on his tomb in grief, in
  another she was killed on Achilles’
  grave by the victorious Greeks when
  the city fell.
  Polyxenus
  Greek
  [Poluxenos]
  son of Agasthenes
  He was a leader of the forces from Elis
  fighting at Troy.
  Polyxo1
  Greek
  [Poluxo]
  wife of Tlepolemus
  She hated Helen because her husband
  had been killed in the Trojan War so,
  when the ship carrying Menelaus and
  Helen called at Rhodes on the return
  journey to Greece, she attacked their
  ship. Menelaus placed a slave girl,
  disguised as Helen, on the deck and
  the Rhodians killed her.
  In another story, Helen went to
  Rhodes after the death of Menelaus
  and Polyxo and was hanged by the
  followers of Polyxo. Some say that
  Polyxo strangled Helen.
  Polyxo2
  Greek
  [Poluxo]
  nurse of Hypsipyle
  She caused the women of Lemnos to
  kill their husbands who had left their
  wives because they gave off a foul
  odour brought on by Aphrodite who
  felt that they had neglected her
  worship. Polyxo later advised the
  women to mate with the visiting
  Argonauts to ensure the continuity of
  the race.
  Polyxo3
  Greek
  [Poluxo]
  one of the Hyades, in some accounts
  Pombado
  Indian
  devil-dancers
  These people claim to exorcise only
  the highest class of demon, the bhutas.
  pomegranate1
  Greek
  the food of the dead
  It was alleged that Core had eaten the
  seeds of the pomegranate and she was
  required to spend some of her time in
  the underworld as a result.
  pomegranate2
  Japanese
  the symbol of Kishimono-jin, the
  protectress of children
  Pomona
  Roman
  the goddess of fruit and orchards 
  wife of Vertumnus
  She resisted the approaches that
  Vertumnus, in many different guises,
  made to her but finally relented and
  married him.
  Pomonal
  Roman
  a place sacred to Pomona
  Pomonus
  Roman
  [Pupdike]
  an early Italian creator-god
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  Pomparles
  (see Perilous Bridge)
  Pompilius
  (see Numa Pompilius)
  Pompo
  Roman
  son of Numa Pompilius
  brother of Manercus and Pinus
  Pon
  Siberian
  [Pon-o’moc.Pon-ti’boi.Pon-yu’lec]
  a creator-god of the Yukaghir people
  Pon Okikurumi
  Japanese
  [Aeoina Kamui.Ainu-rak-ku]
  son of Okikurumi and Chikisani
  He is regarded as the first man,
  ancestor of the Ainu, who descended
  from heaven.
  Pon-o’moc
  Siberian
  a name of Pon as ‘he who 
  became good’
  Pon-ti’boi
  Siberian
  a name of Pon as ‘rain-maker’
  Pon-yu’lec
  Siberian
  a name of Pon as ‘he who 
  becomes dark’
  ponaturi
  Pacific Islands
  sea-fairies: flying ogres
  Ponemah
  North American
  the land of the hereafter in the lore of
  the Iroquois
  It was to this land that Hiawatha sailed
  in his canoe when his work on earth
  was done.
  Pongo
  Italian
  a sea-monster of Sicily
  pongyi
  Burmese
  [=Pali thera]
  a senior monk
  Pono-Kamito
  North American
  [Elk Dog.Moose Dog.Sacred Dog.
  Spirit Dog]
  in the lore of the Blackfoot tribe, 
  the horse
  When they first encountered horses,
  introduced into America by the
  Spaniards, they thought of them as
  large dogs.
  Ponos
  Greek
  a deity, toil personified 
  offspring of Eris
  Ponphyoi
  Burmese
  one of the original nats, created by
  Chinun Way Shun
  Pons Perilis
  (see Perilous Bridge)
  Pontia
  Greek
  a name for Aphrodite 
  of calm seas 
  and navigation
  Pontiac
  North American
  a chief of the Ottowa Indians
  He is said to have related a tale of a
  brave who met a sky-god who urged
  the Indians to resist the Redcoats.
  pontianak
  (see puntianak)
  pontica
  a stone said to have the power to repel
  demons or to conjure them up to
  answer questions
  pontifex
  Roman
  a high priest
  In the temple of Vesta he was Pontifex
  Maximus, in charge of the vestal
  virgins who kept the sacred flame
  alight, and it was he who flogged those
  who allowed the flame to go out.
  Pontos
  (see Pontus)
  Pontus
  Greek
  [Pontos]
  a sea-god
  son of Uranus and Gaea or of Erebus
  and Nyx
  husband of Thalassa
  father of Briaraeus, Eurybia 
  and Nereus 
  father of Ceto and Phorcos, some say
  pooka
  (see phooka)
  Pookonghoya
  (see Poquanghoya)
  Poopo
  South American
  a sacred lake in Bolivia
  Poor Leper
  (see Nanautzin)
  poplar
  Greek
  a tree of Hercules: the tree into which
  Hades turned the nymph Leuce: in
  some accounts, the sisters of
  Phaeton, grieving at his death, 
  were turned into poplars
  Poplifugia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Jupiter, 
  held on July 5th
  Popocatepetl
  Central American
  an Aztec sacred mountain, 
  site of the worship 
  of Tlaloc
  Popul Vuh
  Central American
  [Book of Counsel.Book of Written 
  Leaves.Collection of Written Leaves]
  Mayan sacred writings
  The first section deals with the
  destruction of man by fire and flood
  and the war between the gods and the
  giants; the second deals with the
  killing of Hunhunapu and Vukub-
  Hanapu by the lords of Xibalba; the
  last part deals with the origins of the
  modern races.
  Poquanghoya
  North American
  [Little Smiter.Pookonghoya.
  Pu’ukonghoya]
  a Hopi war-god 
  a culture-hero 
  son of the sun-god
  twin brother of Palongahoya
  He and his brother Palongahoya were
  created by Kokyangwuti to protect
  humans from demons. These twins
  are the equivalent of the Zuni
  Ahayuta Achi.
  Porcus Troit
  (see Twrch Trwyth)
  Pora
  East Indian
  daughter of Marupi
  sister of Aro
  wife of Pipi Korovu
  Pore
  South American
  [Pura]
  a creator-god of the Indians 
  of Guyana
  Poremitius
  (see Porenutius)
  Porenutius
  Slav
  [Poremitius.Porevit.Porovitu]
  a four-headed god, an aspect 
  of Svantevit
  son of Peroon
  Porevit
  (see Porenutius)
  porgu
  Baltic
  the Estonian hell
  Poro
  African
  a Mende secret society for men
  (see also Sande)
  Poros
  (see Puru)
  Porovitu
  (see Porenutius)
  Porphyrion
  Greek
  [‘purple’]
  a leader of the Earthborn giants
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  He was killed by Heracles or Zeus 
  in the battle of the giants with the 
  gods or by Zeus for attempting to rape
  Hera.
  Porrec
  (see Porrex)
  Porrex
  British
  [Porrec]
  son of Gorbudoc and Judon
  He quarrelled with his brother 
  Ferrex over the inheritance of the
  British throne and killed him. His
  mother and her maids cut Porrex to
  pieces as he slept.
  Porsena
  (see Lars Porsena)
  Port-hozjin
  Baltic
  [Ort-jozjin.Port-kuguza.
  Port-kuvo.Port-oza]
  a Lappish household spirit
  This spirit, which appears as a dog,
  lives in the fireplace.
  Port-kuguza
  (see Port-hozjin)
  Port-kuvo
  (see Port-hozjin)
  Port-oza
  (see Port-hozjin)
  Porte
  German
  son of Etzel by his first wife
  brother of Sharpfe
  Porthaon
  (see Portheus)
  Portheus
  Greek
  [Porthaon]
  a king of Calydon
  husband of Euryte
  father of Agrius, Alcathous, Melas 
  Portheus
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  a name for The Lusiads
  Portumnus
  Roman
  [Portunus:=Greek Melicertes.Palaemon]
  a sea-god, god of harbours, husbands
  He was originally the god of entrances.
  Portunalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Portumnus,
  August 17th
  Portunes
  fairies about half-an-inch tall
  Portunus
  (see Portumnus)
  Portzmach
  French
  a king in Brittany
  His story is the retelling of the story 
  of Midas.
  His ears were those of a horse. He
  was shaved by a friend and the friend
  told the riverbank. When reeds,
  gathered from the riverbank, were
  made into musical pipes, they betrayed
  the secret.
  Poseidon
  Greek
  [Asphalios.Earthshaker.Enosichthon.
  Enosigaitos.Hippios.Krenouchos.
  Nymphagetes.Phytalmios.Poseidaon.
  Poteidan:=Hindu Varuna:=
  Roman Neptune]
  a sea-god, god of earthquakes 
  and horses
  one of the Olympians
  son of Cronos and Rhea
  brother of Demeter, Hades, Hera,
  Hestia and Zeus
  husband of Amphitrite
  He was said to have married Medusa
  in the days before she became a
  monster and when she was killed by
  Perseus it was Poseidon who created
  the winged horse, Pegasus, and the
  warrior, Chrysaor, which sprang from
  her body. Amphitrite ran away 
  from his advances so he persuaded
  Delphinus to plead his case and she
  eventually agreed to marry him. In
  gratitude, Poseidon placed Delphinus
  in the heavens as the Dolphin. Like
  many of the other gods, he had
  numerous liaisons with other deities
  and mortals and, amongst others, was
  the father of:
  Aeolus by Melanippe
  Aethusa by Alcyone
  Agenor by Libya
  Amycus
  Anceaus by Astydamia
  Antaeus by Gaea
  Arion by Demeter
  Belus by Libya
  Bellerophon by Merope, some say
  Benthesicyme by Amphitrite
  Boeotus by Melanippe
  Busiris by Lysianassa
  Butes by Zeuxippe, some say
  Cercyon, some say
  Charybdis by Gaea
  Chrysaor by Medusa
  Chrysomallon by Theophane
  Cteatus by Molione
  Curetes by Thalassa, some say
  Cycnus by Calyce
  Dercynus
  Despoena by Demeter
  Edonus by Helle
  Ephialtes by Iphimedia
  Erechtheus by Zeuxippe, some say
  Eumolpus by Chione
  Euphemus by Europa
  Eurytus by Molione
  Evadne by Pitane
  Glaucus by Nais, some say
  Herophilus by Amphitrite
  Hippothous by Alope
  Hyperenor by Alcyone
  Hyreius by Alcyone, some say
  Ialebion 
  Idas by Arene
  Lelex by Lybia
  Lotis
  Lycus by Celaeno
  Nauplius by Amymone
  Neleus by Tyro
  Nycteus by Celaeno, some say
  Orion by Euryale, some say
  Otus by Iphimedia
  Paeon by Helle
  Pegasus by Medusa
  Pelias by Tyro
  Periclymenus
  Persephone by Demeter, some say
  Philomena by Zeuxippe, some say
  Polyphemus by Thoosa
  Procne by Zeuxippe, some say
  Procrustes
  Proteus by Tethys, some say
  Pterelaus by Hippothoe
  Rhode by Amphitrite or Halia
  Sciron
  Scylla
  Theseus by Aethra
  Triopas by Canace
  Triton by Amphitrite
  When Demeter, tired of his attentions,
  changed herself into a mare, he
  changed into a stallion and fathered
  the winged horse Arion. In similar
  fashion, he changed Theophane into a
  ewe to make her unattractive to other
  suitors and mated with her in the form
  of a ram to produce the golden-fleeced
  ram, Chrysomallon, that later rescued
  Phrixus and carried him to Colchis.
  He killed the giant Polybutes
  during the battle between the giants
  and the gods.
  When Pelops was reconstituted by
  the gods after being cut up and served
  as a meal to them, Poseidon carried
  him off to Olympus as his lover.
  He owned a magic chariot with
  which he could drive over the surface
  of the sea and he lent this chariot to
  Pelops when he raced Oenomaus for
  the hand of his daughter Hippodamia.
  He also lent it to Idas for his abduction
  of Marpessa.
  He was compelled by Zeus to serve
  as a slave to King Laomedon for
  rebellion and with Apollo, who was
  similarly punished, helped to build the
  walls of Troy. When the king reneged
  on his promise of a reward for their
  labours, Poseidon sent a sea-monster
  every year which caused havoc until a
  young maiden was sacrificed to it. The
  king’s daughter, Hesione, was one of
  those offered in sacrifice but she was
  saved by Heracles who killed the
  monster. Later, he supported the
  Greeks against the Trojans during the
  siege of Troy.
  It was he who caused Pasiphae, wife
  of Minos, to fall in love with the white
  bull he had sent to Minos, resulting in
  the birth of the Minotaur.
  He is credited with giving the horse
  to mankind and with instituting horse-
  racing.
  The trident, his weapon and the
  symbol by which he is recognised, was
  given to him by the Cyclopes.
  He is depicted as bearded, wearing
  a crown of seaweed and carrying his
  trident.
  (see also Pylaochos)
  Poseidon Hippios
  Greek
  a name for Poseidon as 
  a horse-god
  Poseyemu
  North American
  [=Keres P’ashayan’a:=Tigua Puspiyama:
  =Zuni Poshaiyangkyo]
  the first man in the lore of the 
  Pueblo Indians
  brother of Iyatiku
  He was said to have been born inside 
  a nut.                                 (see also  
  Hunt Chief.Poshaiyangkyo)
  Poshaiyangkyo
  North American
  [One Alone.Po-shai-an-k’ia.
  Poshaiyankayo.Poshaiyankayo.
  Poshaiyanki:=Keres P’ashayan’a:
  =Pueblo Poseyemu:=Tigua Puspiyama]
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  Poshaiyankayo
  the first man in the lore of the 
  Zuni Indians
  son of the sky-father Apoyan Tachi
  and the four-wombed earth-mother
  Awitelin Tsta
  He is said to have emerged from the
  primordial 
  slime 
  and 
  persuaded
  Awonawilona to allow men and
  animals to emerge from the under-
  ground caves in which they had been
  created into the sunlight.
  He lives in the City of Mists, in a
  house guarded by the Prey Gods, and
  is regarded as the founder of the tribe
  and father of medicine-men.
  Poshaiyankayo
  (see Poshaiyangkyo)
  Poshaiyanne
  North American
  a Pueblo shaman
  He is said to have become ruler of the
  Sia by winning them by gambling.
  When he was later killed, he was
  restored to life by a feather. The Sia
  believe that he will one day return.
  Posis Das
  Greek
  a sky-god
  a consort of Gaea
  possessed
  controlled by a spirit
  possession
  [energumenus]
  The state in which a person is said to
  be controlled by a spirit, usually 
  evil
  Postumius
  Roman
  a leader of the Romans
  He defeated the Latins at the Battle of
  Lake Regillus with the help of Castor
  and Pollux.
  Postverta
  (see Carmenta)
  Pot Tilter
  North American
  a monster in the form of an 
  old woman
  This hag has a boiling pot which she
  can point at a victim who is then
  sucked into the pot.
  Potaka
  Hindu
  [=Chinese P’u-t’o]
  the Sanskrit name for the island 
  home of Kuan Yin
  Potameids
  Greek
  water-nymphs
  Poteidan
  (see Poseidon)
  Pothos1
  Greek
  [‘desire’.Potos]
  the god of friendly love, attendant 
  on Aphrodite
  Pothos2
  Phoenician
  [‘desire’.Potos]
  a primaeval male principle
  consort of Omichle
  father of Aer and Aura
  Some say he is the son of Aer and Chaos.
  Potina
  Roman
  [Potua]
  a guardian goddess of infants
  Potnia Theron
  Greek
  a name of Artemis as ‘mistress 
  of animals’
  Potock-Mikhailo Ivanovich
  Slav
  one of the bogatiri
  He and his wife made a pact that, if
  one died, the other would commit
  suicide. Ivanovich’s wife died first 
  and was buried. Ivanovich waited in
  her tomb until the snake-demon
  appeared, killed it and restored his
  wife to life by rubbing her body with
  the demon’s blood.
  Potos
  (see Pothos)
  Potrimpo
  (see Potrympus)
  Potrympus
  Baltic
  [Potrimpo]
  a god of rivers and vegetation
  Pots hosjik
  Russian
  [male=Pots-hozjin:=Lapp Luot-chozjit]
  a female spirit, guardian of reindeer
  Pots-hozjin
  (see Pots-hosjik)
  Potua
  (see Potina)
  Pou-Matangatanga
  New Zealand
  daughter of Tawheta
  third wife of Uenuku
  When Henuka attacked her father’s
  compound, she was captured and
  married the victor.
  Pou Tere Rangi
  Pacific Islands
  the entrance to heaven guarded 
  by Kuwatawata
  Poua-Kai
  New Zealand
  [Poukai:=Arab Roc:=Fijian 
  Ngani-Vatu.Ngutu-Lei]
  a huge man-eating bird
  (see also phoenix.simurg)
  Poudan
  (see Wodan)
  Poukai
  (see Poua-Kai)
  pouke
  British
  an earlier (Old English) form of 
  ‘puck’
  This goblin is said to have had a more
  malicious nature than his present-day
  counterpart.
  Pourushaspa
  Persian
  a priest of the haoma
  in some accounts, father of Zoroaster
  Poverty
  North American
  one of the 4 anaye left alive after 
  the storm sent by Estanatlehi
  Powamu
  North American
  a Hopi fertility rite
  powder of projection
  a form of the philosopher’s stone
  Projection was the last of the twelve
  stages in the transmutation of metals.
  A powder was thrown into the molten
  metal and was said to transform it into
  pure gold.
  Power of the Two Lands
  (see Sekhemtaui)
  Powerful One1
  North American
  a creator-god of the Cherokee
  Dayunsi, who lived alone in the sea,
  brought up mud from the bottom.
  The Powerful One hung it on ropes
  and, when it dried in the form of 
  the earth, many of the inhabitants 
  of the overcrowded sky took up 
  residence there.
  Powerful One2
  South American
  a vaguely defined supreme spirit in
  Tierra del Fuego
  (see also Great Ancestor)
  Powerful, The
  (see Sakhmet)
  Powers
  an order of angels
  In the Cabbala they are known as
  seraphs.
  Poxlom
  Central American
  a Mayan god of sickness
  Ppiz Hiu Tec
  (see Ab Kin Xoc)
  Prabhakari
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the bhumis
  Prabhasa
  Hindu
  one of Indra’s 8 attendant gods 
  (dawn)
  Prabu Makukuwan
  East Indian
  a Javanese king, an incarnation of
  Wisnu
  He is said to have married a female
  python, an incarnation of Lakshmi.
  Pracanda
  Hindu
  one of the 9 Navadurgas
  Pracheta
  Hindu
  [Prachestas]
  husband of Marisha
  father of Daksha in a later 
  incarnation
  Prachetas
  (see Pracheta)
  Pracriti
  (see Prakriti)
  Prahana1
  Hindu
  primordial matter      (see also Prakriti)
  Pradhana2
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the 9 navasaktis
  Pradipatara
  Buddhist
  a goddess of light
  Pradyumna
  Hindu
  [Dhanvantari]
  a love-god
  a reincarnation of Kama 
  son of Krishna and Rukmini
  husband of Rati
  father of Aniruddha
  Shambhara 
  stole 
  the 
  infant
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  where he was swallowed by a fish.
  Mayadevi found the child when she
  prepared the fish for a meal and reared
  him, falling in love with him when he
  reached manhood. Pradyumna killed
  Shambhara and married Mayadevi 
  as Rati.
  He later came to be regarded as an
  incarnation of Vishnu.
  Praedator
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter as ‘snatcher of
  booty’
  praestigiatores
  the fifth order of demons, copying 
  the miracles of the saints, ruled 
  by Satan
  Prag Jyotisha
  Hindu
  a fortress built by Naraka in 
  which he held thousands of women
  prisoner 
  Prah Alit
  Cambodian
  the sun, controlling the lion, gold 
  and Sunday
  Prah Ankea
  Cambodian
  the planet Mars, controlling the pig,
  blue and Tuesday
  prah bat
  Cambodian
  the Cambodian name for 
  the Footprints of Buddha
  Prah En
  Cambodian
  the Cambodian name for Indra
  Prah Eysor
  (see Hara)
  Prah Hembopean
  Cambodian
  a mountain
  This area is said to be populated by a
  range of fantastic animals and is
  regarded as a refuge for ascetics.
  Some say that Vessantara returned to
  this area which is also the site 
  where the giant Yeak was defeated by
  Sanselchay.
  Prah Keo
  Cambodian
  a holy jewel
  It is said that all things sprang from this
  jewel at the beginning of the universe. It
  may, perhaps, be a reference to the sun.
  (see Prah Phrom)
  Prah Ket
  Cambodian
  an unknown planet, controlling giants
  and gold
  Prah Noreai-Naraya
  Cambodian
  [Prah Noreay]
  the Cambodian version of Vishnu
  Prah Noreay
  (see Prah Noreai-Naraya)
  Prah Phrom
  Cambodian
  the unformed, uncreated source 
  of all things        (see also Prah Keo)
  Prah Prahas
  Cambodian
  the planet Jupiter, controlling the
  elephant, red and Thursday
  Prah Prohm
  Cambodian
  the Cambodian name for Brahma
  Prah Put
  Cambodian
  the planet Mercury, controlling the
  donkey, light colours and Wednesday
  Prah Rahu
  Cambodian
  an unknown planet, controlling
  Kruthreach and yellow
  Prah Sau
  Cambodian
  the planet Saturn, controlling the
  buffalo, blue and Saturday
  Prah Shan
  Cambodian
  the moon, controlling the tiger, 
  silver and Monday
  Prah Sok
  Cambodian
  the planet Venus, controlling the
  peacock, green and Friday
  Prah Sumer
  Cambodian
  the Cambodian version of Mount Meru
  Prah Thorni
  Cambodian
  the earth
  Prahlada
  (see Prahlava)
  Prahlava
  Hindu
  [Prahlada]
  son of Hiranyakashipu
  father of Virochana
  father of Bali, some say
  His father became all-powerful and
  demanded that he be worshipped.
  Prahlava refused to give up his own
  god, Vishnu, and was tortured by his
  father who threw him into snake-pits,
  over cliffs and under the feet of
  elephants, all to no avail. When
  Vishnu, as Narasinha, appeared and
  killed his father, Prahlava took the
  throne.
  Prairie Falcon
  North American
  a hero of some Californian tribes who
  was said to have lost his eyes
  Prajapati1
  Hindu
  [Angiras.Lord of Creation.Lord of 
  Creatures.Lord of Progeny.Mriga.
  Pitri.Pitar.Purusha]
  a primordial creator from the mind 
  of Brahma: a name for Brahma as
  ‘Lord of Creation’
  father of Ratri and Ushas 
  He formed the cosmic egg from his
  own sweat and this egg, after floating
  for one year in the primaeval waters,
  split to form the earth and sky.
  Alternatively, Prajapati was born
  from a golden egg which formed in 
  the primordial waters. He uttered
  three words, each of which caused 
  part of the universe to appear. These
  words are said to be bhur (the earth),
  bhuvar (the heavenly bodies) and svark
  (the sky).
  He is regarded as the thirty-fourth
  god, the origin of the other thirty-
  three in the Vedic pantheon. One of
  these was his daughter, Ushas, goddess
  of the dawn, with whom he mated to 
  produce all living things. Seven rishis
  (later ten or fourteen) created from 
  the mind of Brahma, were all referred
  to as Prajapati.
  (see also Daksha.Dhatri.Ka3.
  Mriga.Seven Rishis)
  Prajapati2
  Hindu
  a name for Hiranya-garbha, Indra,
  Manu Savitri or Soma as a 
  creator-god
  Prajapati3
  Hindu
  sister of Maya
  When her sister died a week after the
  birth of her son, the Buddha, Prajapati
  took the infant and raised him
  alongside her own son, Ananda.
  Prajapati4
  (see Daksha)
  Prajna1
  Buddhist
  [Prajnaparamita.Vidya:=Pali Panna]
  the universal female force
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  foresight personified
  a sakti of Adibuddha
  a consort of a Buddha or a 
  bodhisattva
  mother of all the Buddhas
  Prajna2
  Hindu
  [=Pali Panna]
  a name for Tara as ‘perfect
  understanding’
  Prajnantaka
  Buddhist
  a guardian god
  one of the Dikpalas, some say
  He was guardian of the southern
  quarter of the world.     (see also Yama)
  Prajnaparamita1
  Buddhist
  a body of Buddhist literature 
  collected over many centuries
  Prajnaparamita2
  (see Prajna1)
  Prajnapati
  Jain
  a goddess of wisdom
  one of the vidyadevis
  Prajnavardhani
  Buddhist
  a goddess, literature deified one of 
  the dharanis
  Prakde
  Afghan
  a local Kafir god
  Prakriti1
  Hindu
  the primitive matter from which the
  universe was formed
  The life-force, Purusha, worked on
  the material, Prakriti, and together
  they formed the universe.
  (see also Pradhana1)
  Prakriti2
  Hindu
  [Pracriti]
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  a goddess, nature personified
  consort of Purusha
  She and her consort created the 
  living world.
  Pralumba
  Hindu
  a demon, one of the Asuras
  He assumed the form of a huge
  elephant and made off with Balarama
  who killed him by splitting his head
  open.
  Pramanthi
  (see Agni)
  Pramati
  (see Agni)
  Pramlocha
  Hindu 
  a nymph
  mother of Marisha
  She seduced the sage Kandu and bore
  his daughter, Marisha.
  Pramudita
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the bhumis
  Pramuni
  (see Durga)
  Pramzimas
  Baltic
  a Latvian culture-hero
  He threw into the waters of the 
  flood a nutshell in which two people
  escaped.
  Pranas
  Hindu
  the 10 senses or vital breaths
  These were the five Jnanendriyas 
  and the five Karmendriyas. With
  Atman, they represented the eleven
  sons of Rudra.
  Pranasakti
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  pranava
  Buddhist
  the name for the mantric syllable ‘om’
  Pranidhana
  Buddhist
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  effort personified
  prapti
  Hindu
  a psychic power which enables 
  one to increase one’s size without
  limit
  Prasannatara
  Buddhist
  a form of Ratnasambhava
  Prasetas
  Hindu
  a name for Varuna as ‘all-wise’
  Prasildo
  European
  one of the knights imprisoned by
  Morgana and later released by
  Roland
  Prasni
  (see Prisni)
  Prasuti
  Hindu
  a goddess
  daughter of Manu
  a consort of Daksha
  Pratibhanakuta
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
  pratisamvit
  Buddhist
  4 goddesses representing logical
  analysis
  pratisarga
  Hindu
  dissolution and recreation
  Pratisvasudeva
  Jain
  an evil spirit
  Several of these beings, opposing
  Baladeva and Vasudeva, are said to
  appear in each earthly period.
  Prativi
  (see Dewi Shri)
  Pratiwi
  (see Dewi Shri)
  Prativindhya
  Hindu
  son of Yudhisthura and Draupadi
  Pratyangira
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  Pratyusa
  Hindu
  one of the 8 gods attendant on 
  Indra (light)
  Prawati
  Pacific Islands
  the Balinese version of Parvati
  (see also Parwati)
  Praxidice
  Greek
  [Praxidike]
  a female deity of vengeance
  In later years she took the form 
  of a triple being, monsters like the
  Gorgons.
  Praxithea
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  wife of Erechtheus
  pray
  Cambodian
  evil spirits of women who have died 
  in childbirth
  There are several types of pray
  including the khmoc pray and the ken
  pray, both connected with childbirth.
  Prayers
  (see Litai)
  Praying mantis
  African
  a god of the Bushman 
  and Hottentot
  Preas Eyn
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Indra]
  a god of the Khmer
  He is depicted riding an elephant with
  three heads.
  Preas Eyssam
  Cambodian
  a destructive god of the Khmer
  Preas Prohm
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Brahma]
  a four-faced creator-god of the Khmer
  Preceder
  North American
  a creator and culture-hero of the
  Pueblo tribes
  twin brother of Follower
  (see Twins2)
  Precht
  (see Bertha2)
  Precious Flower
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess
  mother of Well Beloved
  She bore a son, Well Beloved, who
  died at birth and from whose body
  sprang many of the plants needed for
  man’s survival.
  Precious Raft
  Chinese
  a vessel used to convey souls from
  one world to another
  Precious Tree
  Central American
  the form taken by Mayahuel when
  roused by the wind-god Ehecatl: 
  an aspect of Quetzalcoatl 
  In some versions, Mayahuel and
  Ehecatl united to form this tree while
  others say that the tree grew on the
  spot where they mated. This is a name
  for Quetzalcoatl, in some accounts, as
  one of those supporting the heavens at
  the start of the Fifth Sun.
  (see also Precious Willow)
  Precious Willow
  Central American
  the branch of the Precious Tree 
  which was owned by or 
  represented Ehecatl
  Preiddeu Annwfn
  (see Spoils of Annwfn) 
  Prende
  Balkans
  [Prenne]
  an Albanian love-goddess
  consort of Perende
  Prenne
  (see Prende)
  Pressina
  British
  a fairy
  wife of Elinus
  mother of Melior, Melisande 
  and Plantina 
  She married Elinus, king of Scotland
  on the condition that he should never
  see her in the lying-chamber. He kept
  his promise and she bore three
  daughters but, when he later broke his
  promise, she left him and returned to
  her home in Avalon. 
  Prester John
  British
  [John the Presbyter]
  a mysterious African or Asian 
  priest-king
  father of Anglitora, some say
  son of Feirefiz and Repanse
  son of Percival, some say
  In some accounts, he is described as a
  son of Percival who was the half-
  brother of Feirefiz. Others say that,
  when the Holy Grail disappeared, it
  was transferred to the Far East and
  given into the care of Prester John. 
  In other accounts, he is said to have
  been a descendant of the Magi and
  owned magic stones that could cause
  various wonders such as turning water
  into wine.
  In Carolingian lore, he was a
  descendant of Ogier and appears in
  Orlando Furioso. In some versions of
  that story in which Astolpho drove off
  the harpies, Prester John as king of
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  Nubia, is the afflicted king, rather 
  than Senapus.
  His kingdom was said to contain a
  fountain, the water from which will
  confer eternal youth on those who
  drink it; a sea of sand in which fish
  live; 
  a 
  river 
  of 
  stones 
  where
  salamander can be found; herbs to
  drive out evil spirits; dragons which
  could be tamed and used as aerial
  transport; stones which could restore
  sight to the blind or make the bearer
  invisible; other stones which could
  control the ambient temperature, turn
  water into wine or milk, or cause fire
  if sprinkled with dragon’s blood; a
  glass chapel which expanded to suit
  the size of the congregation; a
  marvellous palace in which Prester
  John sleeps in a bed made of sapphire
  and which holds a mirror in which he
  can see any plots being hatched by
  evil-doers – the list of such marvels is
  endless.
  Other stories describe him as the
  current guardian of the Holy Grail.
  Pret
  (see Preta)
  Preta1
  Buddhist
  [Pret:=Pali Peta]
  a wandering spirit of the damned
  The mouth of such a being is so small
  that it can neither eat nor drink. They
  are said to look like trees that have
  been charred by a forest fire.
  Preta is a purgatory, in some
  accounts, where souls undergo torture
  between death and rebirth.
  (see also gaki)
  preta2
  Hindu
  [Pret:=Chinese kuei]
  a spirit of the dead
  These spirits are said to be about the
  size of a man’s thumb. The spirits of
  the good are taken up to heaven, those
  of sinners are judged by Yama.
  (see also vetala)
  Preta3
  Hindu
  one of the 6 gati, the region of
  tortured souls
  Preta-Raja
  Hindu
  a name for Yama as king of the 
  ghosts
  Prey Brothers
  North American
  priests of the Prey Gods drawn 
  from the Coyote and Eagle tribes
  Prey Gods
  North American
  [Makers of the Path of Life]
  deities with magic powers
  There are six of these deities who
  guard the home of Poshaiyangkyo.
  They are given as Mountain Lion,
  guarding the north; Badger, the south;
  Wolf the east; Bear the west; Eagle 
  the skies above and Mole, the earth
  below. Their priests are known as the
  Prey Brothers.
  Prez-Poludnica
  (see Poludaitsa)
  Priadan
  British
  a giant
  Bors de Ganis defeated this giant 
  when the knight went to the aid of a
  damsel who was trapped on her estate
  and being attacked by forces, led by
  Priadan, who had been sent by her
  elder sister who sought to deprive her
  sibling of her lands.
  Priam
  Greek
  [Podarces.Priamos]
  king of Troy
  son of Laomedon and Strymo
  brother of Clytius, Hesione, 
  Lampos and Thymoetes
  husband of Hecuba
  father of Agenor, Axion, 
  Antiphus, Cassandra, Creusa,
  Deiphobos, Hector, Helenus, 
  Ilione, Laocoon, Laodice, Paris,
  Polites, Polydorus, Polyxena and
  Troilus
  father of Aesacus by Alexirrhöe
  Podarces was the only son of
  Laomedon to be spared by Heracles
  when he sacked Troy, during which he
  killed Laomedon and his family for
  failing to honour his promise to give
  Heracles two immortal horses in
  return for killing the sea-monster sent
  by Poseidon. Heracles put Podarces
  on the throne of Troy as Priam. He
  was king of Troy at the time of the
  Trojan wars and pleaded with Achilles
  to be allowed to remove the body of
  his son, Hector, who had been killed
  by Achilles. Although Achilles had
  spared Priam, Pyrrhus (Achilles’ son)
  killed him when the city finally fell to
  the Greeks.
  He was said to have had fifty
  children, nineteen of them by Hecuba.
  Others say that he had fifty sons by
  Hecuba and many other children by
  various other women.
  Priam, King
  (see King Priam)
  Priamond
  English
  son of Agape
  brother of Diamond and Triamond
  Priamos
  (see Priam)
  Priamus
  British
  a Saracen
  a Knight of the Round table
  He was said to be descended from the
  Trojan hero, Hector. He fought
  Gawain who later helped him to
  become a Christian.
  priapea
  Greek
  [priapeia]
  poems in praise of Priapus
  priapeia
  (see priapea)
  Priapos
  (see Priapus)
  Priapus
  Greek
  [Priapos.‘pruner’:=Egyptian Min:
  =Roman Mutinus]
  god of gardens and fertility
  son of Adonis, Dionysus, Hermes, Pan
  or Zeus by Aphrodite
  When he tried to seduce Lotis, she
  ran away and the gods turned her into
  a lotus.
  Priapus was worshipped particularly
  in Phrygia and is depicted as an ugly
  god with large genitals.
  Pridwen
  (see Prydwen)
  Pridwin
  (see Prydwen)
  Priest Man
  (see Shiwanni)
  Priest of Nemi
  (see King of the Wood)
  Priest Woman
  (see Shiwanokia)
  Primaeval Being
  (see Vishnu)
  Primagenia
  Roman
  the goddess Fortuna at Praeneste
  daughter of Jupitar
  Primal Lord
  (see Adinatha)
  primitive waters
  Egyptian
  the primordial ocean, Nun
  Prin-las-gyi-rgyal-po
  (see Tin-le-gyi-gyal-po)
  Prince Brochwell
  (see Brochmael)
  Prince Brockwell
  (see Brochmael)
  Prince Celestial Master
  (see Chang Lu)
  Prince Ivan
  Russian
  husband of Vasillissa
  He stole Vasillissa’s feather-garment
  while she was swimming and later
  married her.
  Prince Marko
  (see Marko)
  Prince Ninigi
  (see Ninigi)
  Prince of Darkness      (see Ahriman.
  Satan)
  Prince of Demons
  (see Asmodeus)
  Prince of Enchanters
  British
  a name for Merlin
  Prince of Incubi (see Pan-Ephialtes)
  Prince of Lies
  (see Ahriman.Pytho2)
  Prince of Sun
  (see Gwawl)
  Prince of the Earth
  (see Hou t’u)
  Prince of the North Pole (see Pei-ki)
  Prince of Underland
  (see Havgan)
  Prince Piast
  (see Piast)
  Prince Shotuko
  (see Shotuko)
  Prince Siddhartha
  (see Buddha)
  Princess Aiofe
  (see Aifa)
  Princess Aya
  (see Aya)
  Pret
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  Princess Goldborough
  (see Goldborough)
  Princess of the Coloured Clouds
  Chinese
  a rain-goddess
  She is said to sleep in a temple near the
  top of the sacred mountain, T’ai Shan,
  but is wakened each year at the start of
  the rainy season.
  Princes of Carrion
  (see Counts of Carrion)
  Princess of the Motley Clouds
  (see Pi-hsia Yüan-chun)
  Princess of Succubi
  (see Lilith1)
  Princess Pritha
  (see Kunti)
  Princess Sanjo
  (see Sanjo)
  Princess Tasha
  (see Tasha)
  Principalities
  an order of angels
  In the Cabbala they are known 
  as Elohim.
  Prinsamour
  British
  father of Crystabel
  He agreed to allow his daughter to
  marry her lover, Eglamour, only after
  he had killed the giant Marrock, a wild
  boar and a dragon. When Crystabel
  produced a son, fathered by Eglamour,
  Prinsamour banished them.
  Priolas
  Greek
  brother of Lycus
  Priory Oak
  (see Merlin’s Tree)
  Priparchis
  European
  a Polish pig-god
  His function was to protect pigs at
  birth, after which they came under the
  protection of Kremara.
  Pripegala
  Slav
  Prishata
  Hindu
  a king of Panchala
  father of Drupada
  Prisni
  Hindu
  [Pr(a)sni.‘speckled’]
  a primaeval earth-deity
  wife of Rudra, some say
  mother of the Rudras
  In some accounts she, rather than Diti,
  was the wife of Rudra and mother of
  the Rudras (Maruts).
  This deity is envisaged, in female
  form, as a dappled cow and, in male
  form, as a dappled bull.
  (see also Prithivi)
  Pritha
  (see Kunti)
  Prithi
  (see Prithu)
  Prithivi
  Hindu
  [Dyava-matar.‘earth’.Prthivi:=Greek Gaea]
  the earth personified
  one of the Dikpalas, some say
  consort of Dyaus, the sky
  mother of Indra and Ushas, 
  mother of Agni and Brhaspati, some 
  say
  She and Dyaus were forced apart by
  Varuna. As a pair, they are referred to
  as Dyavaprithivi. Some accounts say
  that she was the wife or daughter of
  Prithu, others that she was the consort
  of Indra.
  She acted as the final arbiter in
  disputes and is sometimes depicted as 
  a cow.
  In some accounts, one of the five
  forms (earth) of Parabrahma.
  (see also Plateia.Prisni)
  Prithu1
  Hindu
  [Prithi.Prthu]
  a Vedic emperor
  son of Vena
  husband or father of Prithivi
  His father, a tyrant, was killed by his
  priests who, with the help of Agni,
  exercised the dead man’s evil in the
  form of a black dwarf, Nishada, and
  then produced a new emperor, Prithu,
  from the dead man’s right arm.
  He became a sage who learned the
  secrets of the sacred syllable ‘om’.
  Prithu2
  Hindu
  [Prithi.Prthu]
  a creator-god
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  He is said to have instructed man in
  the arts of agriculture.
  Priti
  Hindu
  a goddess
  daughter of Daksha
  consort of Kamadeva
  a sakti of Vishnu
  Priure
  British
  king of the sea
  He sent a servant to the court of 
  King Arthur with a cup that disclosed
  whether the person drinking from it
  was honest. Only Arthur passed the
  test.            (see also Queen of Cyprus)
  Priwen
  (see Prydwen)
  Priyadarsana
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant 
  on Buddhakapala
  Priyamkara
  Hindu
  son of Panchika and Abhirata
  Priyavrata
  Hindu
  son of Brahma and Shatarupa
  It is said that the earth was cut into
  seven continents by the ruts made by
  the wheels of his huge chariot.
  Pro of Iernesetir
  British
  in some accounts, a name used by
  Tristram in Ireland    (see also Tantris)
  Proca
  Roman
  a king of Alba Longa
  son of Janus and Cardea or Carna
  father of Amulius and Numitor
  Procel
  (see Pucel)
  Procell
  (see Pucel)
  prock
  (see guyascutus)
  Proclea
  Greek
  [Procleia]
  first wife of Cycnus
  mother of Tenes
  Procleia
  (see Proclea)
  Procles
  Greek
  a co-king of Sparta
  son of Aristodemus and argia
  twin brother of Eurysthenes
  Procne1
  Greek
  [Prokne:=Latin Progne]
  daughter of Pandion, Poseidon or
  Teleon by Zeuxippe
  sister of Butes, Erechtheus and
  Philomena
  wife of Tereus
  mother of Itys
  Procne married Tereus and they had a
  son named Itys but her husband fell in
  love with Philomena and went
  through a form of marriage with her
  pretending that Procne had died. In
  fact, he had incarcerated her in the
  slaves’ quarters.
  There are several versions of 
  the story: in one, Philomena was
  Procne’s sister, in another she was her
  aunt, the younger sister of Pandion.
  They all agree that Tereus cut out the
  tongue of one of the girls but in one
  case it is Procne, to prevent her from
  making 
  her 
  plight 
  known 
  to
  Philomena and in the other story
  Philomena is the victim when she
  threatens to make known Tereus’
  duplicity. The two girls do manage to
  communicate by weaving a message
  into a robe or a tapestry and, to
  avenge themselves on Tereus, Procne
  killed her young son, Itys, cut him up
  and served him in a stew to her
  husband. When he found that he had
  eaten some of his own son he would
  have killed both of them with an axe
  but the gods intervened and changed
  all three into birds. Procne became a
  swallow, Philomena a nightingale and
  Tereus either a hawk or a hoopoe.
  Since the nightingale sings but the
  swallow can only twitter, it seems
  more likely that it was Procne who
  lost her tongue.
  In some accounts, both girls melted
  away in their own tears.
  Procne2
  (see Procris2)
  Procoptas
  (see Procrustes)
  Procoptas
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  Procris1
  Greek
  [Prokris]
  eldest of the 50 daughters of Thespius
  and Megamede
  mother of twins, Antileon and
  Hippeus, by Heracles
  Procris2
  Greek
  [Procne.Prokris]
  a nymph of Diana
  daughter of Cecrops or Erechtheus 
  by Herse or Praxithea
  wife of Cephalus
  grandmother of Laertes, some say
  At her marriage to Cephalus she gave
  him a javelin that never missed its
  mark and a hunting-dog, Laelaps,
  which Minos had given to her for
  curing him of an infection brought on
  by Pasiphae. She remained faithful to
  her husband after he had been carried
  off for some years by Aurora. He was
  later returned to her but she was killed
  by her husband with the unerring
  spear in a hunting accident.
  Another story says that her father
  sacrificed her to ensure victory before
  setting out to do battle.
  Procrustes
  Greek
  [Damastes.Polupemon.Polypemon.
  Procoptas.Prokrustes.Stretcher]
  a giant outlaw
  son of Poseidon
  father of Sinis
  Procrustes had the habit of offering
  accommodation to travellers, then
  killing them by stretching or cutting
  them short to fit his bed. Theseus
  killed him in a similar way, by cutting
  off his head.
  Proculus, Julius
  Roman
  [Julius]
  a Roman senator
  He claimed that the dead Romulus had
  appeared to him and told him that,
  since he had now been deified, he
  should be worshipped as Quirinus.
  prodigy
  a monster
  Proeteus
  (see Proetus.Proteus)
  Proetos
  (see Proetus)
  Proetus
  Greek
  [Proeteus.Proetos.Proitos]
  king of Tiryns
  son of Abas and Aglaia
  twin brother of Acrisius
  husband of Anteia
  father of Argos, Galinthias, Iphianessa,
  Iphinöe, Lysippe and Megapenthes
  He ruled jointly with his twin but was
  soon expelled and fled to Lydia where
  he married Anteia, daughter of King
  Iobates. He later recovered part of the
  kingdom and ruled as king of Tiryns.
  It was he who purified Bellerophon
  after he had killed his own brother.
  Anteia accused Bellerophon of
  attempting to rape her when he
  rejected her advances so Proetus sent
  him to his father-in-law, Iobates, with
  a letter in which Proetus asked Iobates
  to kill the bearer.
  For an alleged slight to Dionysus or
  Hera, his three daughters were driven
  mad. Proetus agreed to share his
  kingdom with Bias and Melampus if
  the latter could restore their sanity.
  In some accounts, he usurped the
  throne of Acrisius and was turned to
  stone by Perseus who displayed the
  Medusa mask.
  Progne
  (see Procne)
  Proitos
  (see Proetus)
  Prokne
  (see Procne)
  Prokris
  (see Procris)
  Prokrustes
  (see Procrustes)
  Prollo
  (see Frollo)
  Promachus1
  Greek
  a tutelary god
  Promachus2
  Greek
  son of Aeson and Alcimede
  brother of Jason
  The infant, born while Jason was away
  on the quest for the Golden Fleece,
  was killed by Pelias who dashed his
  brains out against the floor.
  Promachus3
  Greek
  one of the Epigoni
  son of Parthenopaeus
  Promachus4
  (see Athena)
  Prometheia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Prometheus
  Promethean unguent
  Greek
  an ointment made from the herb on to
  which the blood of Prometheus fell
  This magic ointment was said to make
  the body invulnerable. It was given to
  Jason by Medea to protect him from
  the dragon.
  Prometheus
  Greek
  [‘forethought’]
  a Titan
  god of craftsmen
  son of Iapetus by Clymene, Gaea 
  or Themis 
  half-brother of Atlas and Epimetheus
  husband of Asia, Calaeno, Hesione,
  Pronoia or Pyrrha
  father of Deucalion by Pronoia
  He is said to be the creator of
  mankind, making men from mud, and
  their saviour when he stole fire from
  heaven and gave it to man. For this act
  of defiance, Zeus had him chained to a
  rock where, for 30,000 years, an eagle
  or a vulture pecked his liver by day
  only for it to renew itself every night.
  He was finally freed by Heracles who
  shot the bird. In some stories, a herb
  impregnated with some of the blood
  that fell from Prometheus’ mutilated
  body could make men invulnerable to
  fire and weapons.
  The centaur Chiron was still
  suffering from the wound inflicted by
  the arrow shot by Heracles but, being
  immortal, could not die. Prometheus
  was allowed to assume the burden of
  immortality so that Chiron could die
  in peace.
  He and Epimetheus fought on 
  the side of the gods in their war with
  the Titans. 
  Prometheus was able to warn his son
  Deucalion of the forthcoming flood so
  that he and his wife Pyrrha survived.
  Prometheus Bound
  Greek
  a play by Aeschylus dealing with the
  punishment of Prometheus
  Prometheus Unbound
  English
  a four-act drama by Shelley
  Promitor
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  Promoe
  Greek
  wife of Aetolus
  mother of Calydon and Pleuron
  Pronax
  Greek
  son of Talaus and Lysimache
  Prone
  (see Peroon)
  Pronoia1
  [Protennoia]
  a Gnostic female primaeval being
  offspring of Yaldabaoth
  Pronoia2
  Greek
  wife of Prometheus
  mother of Deucalion
  In some accounts, Clymene, Pandora
  or Pasiphae takes the place of Pronoia.
  Pronoia3
  (see Athena)
  Pronuba
  Roman
  a name of Juno as the patroness 
  of marriage
  Propertius
  Roman
  a 1st C BC poet and mythographer
  Prophecies de Merlin
  French
  a 13th C story about the works of the
  Arthurian magician
  Prophecy of Britain
  (see Armes Prydein)
  Prophecy of Capys
  English
  a poem by Macaulay
  Prophetia Merlini
  British
  a 10th C story of Merlin, written by
  Geoffrey of Monmouth
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  Irish
  a book of stories including that of
  Lugh’s appearance in the form of 
  a horseman
  Prorsa
  (see Carmenta)
  Prose Edda
  (see Younger Edda)
  Prose Lancelot
  French
  a 13th C story about Lancelot
  Prose Merlin
  stories in English and French about the
  life of Merlin
  Prose Tristram
  French
  a 13th C story about Tristram and Isolde
  Proserpina
  Roman
  [Proserpine:=Greek Core.Persephone]
  goddess of the underworld
  daughter of Jupiter and Ceres
  wife of Pluto
  Proserpine1
  a female demon
  In black magic, one of the Grand
  Dignitaries, ruler of evil spirits.
  Proserpine2
  (see Proserpina)
  Protarchontes
  a Gnostic prince-god
  Prote
  Greek
  daughter of Helius and Rhode
  sister of Phaeton
  When Phaeton was killed when
  driving his father’s sun-chariot, Prote
  and her sisters, grieving at his death,
  were all turned into poplars (or pine
  trees). Their tears turned to amber
  beads.
  Protennoia
  (see Pronoia)
  Protesilaus
  Greek
  a king of Phylace
  son of Iphiclus and Astyoche
  brother of Podarces
  husband of Laodamia
  uncle of Philotoctes
  He was the first man ashore when the
  Greeks invaded Troy and was very
  soon killed by Achates. The gods
  admired his courage and sent Hermes
  to bring him back from Hades to see
  his grieving wife. She refused to be
  parted from him a second time and
  killed herself so that they might both
  be together in Hades.
  Another story says that she became
  obsessed with an image of her dead
  husband and, when her father burned
  the image, she immolated herself on 
  its pyre.
  Proteus1
  Greek
  [Carpathian Wizard.‘first one’.Old Man 
  of the Sea.Proeteus]
  a sea-god
  son of Poseidon and Tethys, some say
  father of Idothea, Theoclymenus and
  Theonoe by Psamathe
  father of Polygonus and Telegonus,
  some say
  Proteus was a rather lazy god who
  spent much of his time lying on the
  shore with the seals. He had the ability
  to foretell the future but would never
  do so willingly. Since he also had the
  power to change shape at will, it was
  hard to shake the truth out of him. A
  few, such as Menelaus and Aristaeus,
  were able to hold him long enough to
  make him deliver the prophecies they
  were seeking.
  In some accounts he is the same as
  Glaucus, Nereus and Phorcos.
  (see Proteus2)
  Proteus2
  Greek
  a king of Egypt
  In one version of the story of Helen,
  he substituted a spirit who went to
  Troy with Paris while the real Helen
  was brought by Hermes (or, some say,
  by Paris) and kept safely in a cave in
  Egypt until her husband, Menelaus,
  came back from Troy.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Proteus the sea-god.
  Protogenia
  Greek
  a dawn-goddess
  mistress of Zeus
  Protogonia
  Greek
  daughter of Erechtheus and Praxithea
  When 
  Athens 
  was 
  invaded 
  by
  Eumolpus, her father, the king, was
  told to sacrifice Otionia, one of his
  seven daughters. Protogonia and
  another daughter, Pandora, sacrificed
  themselves as well.
  Protogonos1
  Greek
  cosmic generative power, born from 
  an egg
  Protogonos2
  Greek
  a name for Eros as ‘firstborn’ or 
  as a creator
  Protogonos3
  Phoenician
  son of Kolpia and Baau
  brother of Aion
  Proud One of the Clearing
  Welsh
  a knight
  He thought that Peredur had seduced
  his wife so he challenged him to single
  combat and was defeated.
  Proud Ones
  (see Danaans)
  Providentia
  Roman
  a goddess of prudence
  Proximae
  Roman
  a group of Celtic guardian goddesses
  Prsni
  (see Prisni)
  Prthivi
  (see Prithivi)
  Prthu
  (see Prithu)
  Prydein
  British
  son of Aedh
  He led an army out of Cornwall and
  conquered the whole of Britain. His
  name was used as an early name 
  for Britain.
  Pryderi
  Welsh
  [Guri.Gwri.Phyderi]
  a prince of Dyfed
  son of Pwyll and Rhiannon
  husband of Cigfa
  A few days after Pwyll’s son was born
  it disappeared and Rhiannon was
  accused of having eaten it when in
  fact, the boy had been stolen and left
  at the stable of Teyrnon who
  christened him Gwri Golden-hair and
  reared him. A few years later, Teyrnon
  learned the truth and returned the
  boy to his rightful parents who called
  him Pryderi.
  When Manawydan, one of the seven
  survivors, returned from Ireland where
  he had taken part in Bran’s expedition
  to rescue his sister Branwen from the
  hands of Matholwch, he married the
  aging but still beautiful widow,
  Rhiannon, Pryderi’s mother. When 
  all the things in Wales started
  mysteriously to disappear, Pryderi 
  and his wife Cigfa, together with
  Manawydan and Rhiannon, went to
  England where they all worked at
  various trades but, rousing the enmity
  of local tradesmen, soon returned 
  to Wales. Pryderi and Rhiannon
  mysteriously disappeared and when
  Manawydan set up in farming his land
  was overrun by a plague of mice. He
  caught the largest mouse and was
  about to hang it when a bishop offered
  a large ransom for the mouse who was
  in fact his wife. The ‘bishop’ was the
  magician Llwyd who had put a spell on
  the countryside to avenge the rejection
  of Gwawl who had been a suitor for
  the hand of Rhiannon at the time she
  had married Pwyll. With the mouse
  freed and restored as the magician’s
  wife, the spell was lifted, Pryderi and
  Rhiannon reappeared and life returned
  to normal.
  Pryderi owned a herd of marvellous
  pigs 
  and 
  when 
  Gwydion 
  and
  Gilfaethwy offered him a herd of
  horses and greyhounds in exchange he
  agreed to the deal but soon discovered
  that these animals were an illusion
  created by the magic of Gwydion and
  he marched on Gwynedd to recover
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  the pigs which Gwydion had given 
  to the king, Math. In the ensuing
  struggle, Pryderi was killed by
  Gwydion in single combat.
  In another version, the duel was a
  contest in shape-changing which
  ended when Pryderi finally became a
  salmon and swam away.
  Prydwen
  British
  [Pri(d)wen.Pridwin.Prytwenn]
  King Arthur’s ship
  In some accounts, it was Arthur’s
  shield which is otherwise known 
  as Wynebgwrthucher.
  Prytwenn
  (see Prydwen)
  Psais
  Greek
  [=Arab Sai’Al Qaum:=Egyptian Sai]
  a guardian god
  Psamathe
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Nereids
  daughter of Crotopus
  daughter of Nereus, some say
  mother of Phocus by Aeacus, some say
  mother of Idothea, Theoclymenus and
  Theonoe by Proteus
  mother of Linus by Apollo, some say
  She was condemned to death by her
  father when he learned of her affair
  with Apollo.
  Psammeticos
  Greek
  a king
  An eagle carried off the sandal of the
  slave, Rhodopsis, and dropped it in the
  king’s lap. When he discovered the
  owner of the sandal, he married her.
  Psaphon
  Roman
  a man who trained many birds to
  speak his name
  Psezpolnica
  Serbian
  [Lady Midday:=Polish Poloznitza:
  =Russian Poludnitsa]
  a field-spirit which harasses workers
  Psilas
  (see Bacchus)
  Psille
  African
  [Psilli:=Greek Ophiogenes]
  a race of people who, by mere touch,
  could cure victims of snakebite
  Psilli
  (see Psille)
  Pskegdemus
  North American
  a swamp-spirit of the Penobscot
  Indians of Maine
  This spirit is said to wait outside the
  tribe’s camp, trying to entice children
  and men.
  Psukhe
  (see Psyche)
  Psychagogue
  (see Psychopomp1)
  Psyche1
  Roman
  [Psukhe.‘soul’]
  a princess of Sicily
  wife of Cupid
  mother of Voluptas
  A beautiful maiden who incurred the
  wrath of Venus when all men paid her
  more attention than the goddess.
  Venus asked Cupid to make Pysche fall
  in love with some monster but,
  instead, Cupid fell in love with Psyche.
  When no man offered to marry her,
  the Delphic Oracle decreed that she
  should be placed on a bleak mountain-
  top to await the serpent who would be
  her husband.
  In another version, Psyche threw
  herself from a mountain-top to escape
  harrassment by Venus.
  In either case, she was wafted away
  from the mountain-top by the west
  wind, Zephyr, and found herself in a
  wonderful palace where she lived
  happily with Cupid whom she never
  saw since he came to her only at night,
  until her two sisters persuaded her 
  that her husband was in fact a serpent.
  She lit a lamp when he was asleep and
  Cupid immediately left her for
  violating a trust. Psyche again tried to
  kill herself by drowning but was saved
  by the river-god. She served as slave to
  Venus, doing many near-impossible
  tasks such as sorting out a pile of
  different grains, collecting wool from
  man-eating sheep, bringing water
  from the Styx and fetching a jar (said
  to contain beauty) from Persephone 
  in Hades.
  She was eventually reunited with
  Cupid who took her up to Olympus
  where she was deified and accepted by
  Venus as her daughter-in-law.
  psyche2
  [psukhe]
  the human spirit: the soul: the soul 
  as a butterfly
  psychic force
  a supposed force causing various
  spiritualistic phemomena
  psychism
  the doctrine that postulates a
  universal soul
  Psychogogue
  (see Psychopomp1)
  psychogony
  origins and development of the 
  soul or spirit
  psychograph
  (see psychogram)
  psychogram
  [psychograph]
  a writing alleged to have been made
  by a spirit
  psychography
  spirit-writing
  psychokinesis
  movement of physical objects
  supposed to be caused by 
  spirit agencies
  psychometer
  one purporting to divine the future by
  touching objects
  psychometry
  divination by touching objects
  psychopannychism
  the belief that the soul sleeps between
  death and resurrection
  psychopannychist
  one who believes that the soul sleeps
  between death and resurrection
  Psychopomp1
  Greek
  a name of Hermes as ‘conductor 
  of souls’
  psychopomp2
  Roman
  [psychagogue.psychogogue.psychopompus]
  conductor of souls
  In Roman myths, the griffin is
  sometimes depicted as a psychopomp,
  carrying a cloaked figure on its back en
  route to the underworld.
  Psychopompus
  (see Psychopomp)
  Psylla
  Greek
  [Phylla]
  a horse of Oenomaus
  Ptah
  Egyptian
  [Khery-bakef.Ptah-Nun.Phtah.Ptah-
  Naunet.Ptah-Tem.The Heart:=
  Greek Hephaestus.Ram of Mendes]
  a creator-god, god of artisans, artists,
  property and god of Memphis
  one of the 3 Lords of Destiny
  husband of Sakhmet
  father of Nefertem
  Ptah was born from an egg which
  was laid by the Nile Goose or, some
  say, emerged from the mouth of
  Amen. Others say that he existed in
  the beginning as Nun, or as the son
  of Nun and Naunet, and created the
  world by moulding mud, the gods 
  by thinking of them and speaking
  their names and men from precious
  metals.
  He is said to have caused a horde of
  rats to gnaw the bowstrings of the
  invading Assyrians, so saving the city
  of Pelusium. 
  He is regarded as being incarnated
  as the Apis bull.
  He is depicted in the bandages of a
  mummy holding a sceptre known as
  the was or as a blacksmith.
  (see also Imhotep.Tatenen)
  Ptah-Seker
  Egyptian
  the assimilation of Ptah and Seker, god
  of the dead
  Ptah-Seker-Osiris
  Egyptian
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  the form of a bandy-legged dwarf
  Ptah-Tem
  Egyptian
  the assimilation of Ptah and 
  Tem (Atum)
  Pterelaos
  (see Pterelaus)
  Pterelas
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, watching her as she bathed,
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Pterelas, tore him
  to pieces.
  Pterelaus
  Greek
  [Pterelaos]
  a king of the Taphians
  son of Poseidon and Hippothöe
  father of Comaetho
  Pterelaus had a single golden hair in
  his head which preserved his own life
  and his kingdom. Amphitryon invaded
  his kingdom to avenge the death of the
  sons of Electryon, his wife’s brothers,
  at the hands of the Taphians some
  years before.
  Comaetho, 
  the 
  daughter 
  of
  Pterelaus fell in love with Amphitryon
  and cut off her father’s golden hair.
  Pterelaus died and his kingdom fell
  into the hands of the invaders.
  Amphitryon rejected the love of
  Comaetho and killed her.
  Ptesan-Wi
  (see White Buffalo Woman)
  P’ti’ Albert
  a book of magic, originally of
  European origin, used in the New
  World        (see also Albert le Grand)
  Ptoliporthes
  Greek
  son of Odysseus and Penelope
  Ptolomaea
  the third zone of the ninth Circle of
  Dante’s hell
  This region is reserved for those who
  have betrayed those who offered
  hospitality.
  Ptoophagos
  (see Ptoophagus)
  Ptoophagus
  Greek
  [Ptoophagos]
  a dog of Orion
  Ptous
  Greek
  son of Athamas and Themisto, some
  say
  Pu
  Korean
  an ancestral hero
  Pu, together with Ko and Yang,
  emerged from the earth and survived
  by hunting. A box which they found on
  the shore contained three princesses
  and a number of domestic animals.
  The three men each married a princess
  and, determining a site for their new
  homes by shooting arrows, settled
  down and founded three clans. 
  Pu Chou Shan
  (see Imperfect Mountain)
  P’u-chu-lo
  (see No Ch’u-lo)
  P’u Hsien1
  Chinese
  [All Gracious:=Hindu Pushan]
  a Buddhist sage
  a bodhisattva
  This sage is depicted with a green face
  and riding a white elephant which has
  the ability to take human form. It once
  fought with P’u Hsien and was
  defeated.
  P’u Hsien was the guardian of the
  sacred mountain, Mount Emei.
  (see also P’u Hsien2)
  P’u Hsien2
  Chinese
  [=Buddhist Samantabhadra:=Japanese
  Fugen:=Tibetan Kuntu bXan Po]
  a Taoist god of wisdom
  (see also P’u Hsien1)
  Pu-I-Te-Muana
  (see Tifenua)
  Pu Lang Seung
  Thai
  one of the Three Great Men
  p’u-lao
  Chinese
  a type of dragon which was said to
  shed tears
  Pu Ma
  Pacific Islands
  the name given to important gods
  P’u Sa
  (see Mi-lo-fo.Tsao Chün)
  p’u-sa
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of the 
  Sanskrit bodhisattva
  P’u-sa Kuan
  (see Kuan Ti)
  Pu T’ai Ch’an Shih
  (see Pu T’ai Ho-shang)
  Pu T’ai Ho-shang
  Chinese
  [Calico Bag Monk.Calico Bag Zen 
  Master.Chang Ting-tzu.Pu T’ai Ch’an
  Shih:=Buddhist Maitreya:=Japanese 
  Hotei]
  a 6th C (or 10th C) monk
  a Taoist immortal
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, some say
  He is regarded as the last incarnation
  of Maitreya or of Amitabha.
  He is depicted with a calico bag, his
  symbol, either on a staff over his
  shoulder or at his feet. He is some-
  times shown inside the sack.
  P’u-t’o
  Chinese
  [=Hindu Potaka]
  the island home of Kuan Yin
  P’u Tu
  Chinese
  a festival of ‘saving the souls’
  Pua-ariki
  Pacific Islands
  the ship of Ru
  Pua-ne
  Pacific Islands
  a magic arrow
  This arrow, owned by the demi-god
  Hiku, could point in the direction its
  owner should travel.
  Pua Tu Tahi
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian water-monster
  Puang Matowa
  East Indian
  a sky-god in Celebes
  Puarata
  New Zealand
  a Maori sorcerer
  He and Tautohito owned a magic 
  head which killed all who came 
  near. Hakawau, by superior magic,
  overcame his spells and killed him 
  and all his followers.
  Puatutahi
  Pacific Islands
  sea-demons of Tahiti
  Pubidius
  Welsh
  a king of Wales
  an ancestor of Merlin
  Publius Ovidius Naso
  (see Ovid)
  Publius Vergilius Maro
  (see Virgil)
  puca
  (see phooka)
  pucca
  (see puck1)
  Pucel
  [Procel(l)]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to teach the sciences and
  appears in the form of an angel.
  Pucelle
  British
  a fairy
  She met Gingalin when he was riding
  to the rescue of Blonde Esmerée 
  and offered him her love which he
  rejected.
  puck1
  [pouke.pucca:=Irish phooka:=Norse
  puki:=Welsh pwca]
  a mischievous goblin    (see also pouke)
  Puck2
  British
  [Robin Goodfellow]
  a merry fairy
  In Shakespeare he is given as the son of
  Oberon.
  Pudentilla
  (see Aemilia Pudentilla)
  Pudicita
  Roman
  a goddess of chastity
  Pue di Songi
  Pacific Islands
  a supreme god in Celebes
  Pueliko
  Pacific Islands
  the underworld in the Carolines
  puffin
  British
  a bird in which King Arthur’s soul is
  said to reside
  Other accounts substitute the chough
  or the raven.
  Pug
  a goblin
  puge
  Danish
  a mischievous goblin
  (see also puk.puki)
  pugot
  (see cafre)
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  pugut
  (see cafre)
  Pu’gu
  (see Yeloje)
  Puirse
  Russian
  a benevolent spirit
  Puk
  (see Para1)
  Pukatala
  Pacific Islands
  [Pukutala]
  a tree in the paradise Pulotu
  This tree produces the ambrosial food
  on which the inhabitants live.
  Puke
  (see Puki)
  Pukeheh
  Central American
  a Mexican goddess
  daughter of Tochipa
  When 
  her 
  uncle, 
  Hokomata,
  destroyed the human race in a flood,
  she survived inside a log and, after the
  waters had subsided, mated with Sun-
  shaft and Waterfall to restart the
  population.
  Pukhis
  (see Para1.Pukis)
  Puki
  Norse
  [Puke.Pukje:=English puck:=Irish 
  phooka:=Welsh pwca]
  a mischievous spirit
  Pukis
  Baltic
  a household spirit or dragon
  the Latvian version of Para  (see Para1)
  Pukje
  (see Puki)
  Pukkasi
  Tibetan
  a terrible Lamaist goddess
  one of the gauri
  (see also Parna-Savari)
  pukku
  Mesopotamian
  a drum
  In the Gilgamesh epic, Inanna or
  Ishtar gave a drum and drumsticks 
  to Gilgamesh and, in one version, he
  dropped the drum into the under-
  world. Enkidu was trapped when he
  tried to recover it.       (see also mikku)
  Pukqili
  African
  the supreme god of the Zulu
  Pukutala
  (see Pukatala)
  pukwudjie
  North American
  an Algonquian nature-spirit or 
  fairy
  Pukys
  Baltic
  a household spirit 
  the Lithuanian version of Para
  (see also Aitvaras.Kaukas.Para1)
  Pul Cinavad
  (see Chinvat Bridge)
  Pul Chinvar
  (see Chinvat Bridge)
  Pulah
  Baltic
  [=Siberian Pairekse]
  a deity
  son of Kaba
  He acted as a messenger for his father
  and travelled the world recording the
  fate of the individual which he then
  passed on to Kaba.
  Pulaha
  Hindu
  a sage
  one of the Seven Rishis
  Pulang Gana
  East Indian
  an earth-spirit of the Iban people 
  of Borneo
  Pulashtya
  Hindu
  [Prajapati.Pulastya]
  a sage, one of the 10 Rishis
  ancestor of the Vakshashas, some say
  grandfather of Kubera
  father of Vishravas
  Pulastya
  (see Pulashtya)
  Pulci, Luigi
  European
  (1431-1487)
  an Italian poet
  He wrote about the adventures and
  exploits of Charlemagne and his
  paladins, including the poem Morgante
  Maggiore.
  Pulekekwerek
  North American
  a monster-slaying hero of the 
  Yurok tribe
  It is said that he was born in the far
  north and, finding the man who wove
  the sky, he placed the heavenly bodies
  in it. He then set about clearing 
  the world of monsters and, having
  completed this task, went away to the
  land of everlasting dancing.
  Pulinda
  Hindu
  son of Vijaya and Kuvanna
  brother of Pulindi
  Pulindi
  Hindu
  daughter of Vijaya and Kuvanna
  sister of Pulinda
  Puloma1
  Hindu
  wife of a demon
  mother of Chyavana by Brighu
  She was seized by Brighu and, when
  Agni told the demon who had taken his
  wife, Brighu cursed the god with
  insatiable hunger. She became pregnant
  by Brighu and gave birth to Chyavana
  when she was chased by a demon, who
  was possibly her real husband.
  Puloma2
  Hindu
  daughter of Daksha
  sister of Kalaka
  wife of Kasyapa
  mother of the Danavas
  She and Puloma married Kasyapa and
  bore 60,000 giant sons, called the
  Danavas.
  Puloman
  Hindu
  son of Danu
  father of Indrani
  pulque
  North American
  in Mexican lore, a drink made from 
  the maguey plant, said to have
  magical qualities
  Pulotu
  Pacific Islands
  [Purotu]
  the Tongan land of the dead
  This place was envisaged as an
  invisible island to which the souls of
  the dead were transported by boat and
  where the tree Pukatala grew.
  Pultuce
  Roman
  an Etruscan version of Pollux
  Castor and Pultuce were later merged
  with the Tindaridae.
  Puluga
  (see Bilik)
  Pulvan
  (see Upulvan)
  pulwaiya
  Australian
  ancestors of the Aborigines
  Pulzella Gaia
  British
  daughter of Hemison by Morgan le Fay
  She was carried off by Burletta but
  rescued by Lancelot. Guinevere,
  jealous that Gawain had rejected her in
  favour of Pulzella, threatened to kill
  him but Pulzella saved him. Morgan
  then put her daughter in prison for
  revealing her affair with a mortal but
  Gawain rescued her.
  Puma-Snake
  Central American
  a primordial god of the Mixtec
  brother and husband of Jaguar-snake
  father of Wind-Nine-Cave 
  and Wind-Nine-Snake
  He and his consort appeared when the
  earth rose out of the primaeval waters
  and built a palace in which they lived
  for 
  hundreds 
  of 
  years 
  before
  producing their two sons. The four
  gods became the progenitors of the
  human race.
  Pun-Gel
  (see Pundjel)
  Puna1
  Pacific Islands
  a malevolent spirit
  He abducted Tahiti Tokerau, used her
  eyes for lights and buried her upside
  down in the sand. Rata came to her
  rescue and killed Puna.
  Puna2
  Pacific Islands
  a Hawaiian king
  father of Ho’o Ipo
  He offered his daughter’s hand as the
  prize in a sailing race won by Moikeha. 
  Puna3
  Pacific Islands
  son of Ai Kanaka and Mahina
  brother of Hema
  Punarvasu
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Punchau
  Central American
  an Inca sun-god
  Punchkin
  Hindu
  a giant frost-demon
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  Pundarika
  Hindu
  Agni, as one of the Dikpalas, or his
  elephant
  Pundjel
  Australian
  [Bun-Gil.Bunjel.Bunjil.Pun-Gel.
  Pundjil.Punjel.]
  a creator-god of the Aborigines of
  Victoria
  brother of Pallian
  father of Binbeal
  These brothers made beings from mud
  and bark but, because they turned out
  to be evil, cut them up and scattered
  the pieces. The ancestors of the tribes
  sprang from these pieces.
  (see also Baime)
  Pundjil
  (see Pundjel)
  Punegusse
  Mongolian
  a man-eating demon
  This demon was killed by the hero Itje.
  It is said that mosquitoes were created
  from the demon’s corpse.
  (see also Karaty-khan)
  Pung-Beg
  Korean
  [Earl Wind]
  one of the 3 ministers who came 
  down to earth with Hwanung
  Pungarehu
  New Zealand
  a Maori hero
  He killed a Poua-Kai which had
  carried off many of his tribe.
  Punitavati
  Hindu
  a local goddess
  a deified mortal
  Punt
  Egyptian
  a mythical land associated with
  ancient deities
  This land, said to be somewhere in the
  east, was regarded as the home of semi-
  divine people who settled in Egypt.
  Some say that they were descendants of
  Ham, son of Noah.
  puntianak
  East Indian
  [pontianak:=Malaysian langsuir]
  a female ghost
  These beings, depicted as naked wild
  women, are said to cause the death of
  children by stillbirth or miscarriage,
  having themselves died in childbirth.
  They sometimes take the form of
  beautiful girls and seduce men but
  then emasculate them.
  In some versions of the story, a
  puntianak is a bird (an owl or a crow)
  which causes miscarriages.           
  (see also pigobara)
  Punjel
  (see Pundjel)
  Punua
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian thunder-god
  punyajana
  Hindu
  the friendly version of a yaksha
  Punyasloka
  (see Krishna)
  puplem
  North American
  medicine-men of the tribes 
  of California
  Pupolike
  (see Pomonos)
  Pupula
  Australian
  [‘lizard’]
  a creator of the Jumu and 
  Pindupi tribes
  p’ur-bu
  (see phurbu)
  Pura
  (see Pore)
  pura moja
  South American
  a purification ceremony
  When a person has died as a result of
  the actions of the fiofio, a sorcerer can
  revive the corpse by divining the cause
  of the resentment that engendered the
  fiofio and then performing this
  ceremony in which that cause is
  removed by withdrawing it from the
  victim through his mouth.
  Puramdara
  (see Purandara)
  Puranas
  Hindu
  4th C (or later) sacred books: 
  verses of legend, mythology and
  religion
  Puranai
  Indian
  a Tamil mother-goddess
  a navasakti
  a consort of Aiyanar
  Purandara
  Hindu
  [Puramdara]
  Indra as ‘destroyer of forts’
  Purandhi
  Hindu
  [Purandi]
  a goddess of plenty
  Purandi
  (see Purandhi)
  Purba Rarang
  East Indian
  a princess
  sister of Purba Sari
  When the prince of heaven, Guru
  Minda, came in the guise of a black
  monkey, Lutung Kasarung, to seek the
  hand of her sister, Purba Rarang
  agreed to the match with Purba Sari
  but demanded a new palace, lake, etc.,
  for herself.
  Purba Sari
  East Indian
  a princess
  sister of Purba Rarang
  Guru Minda came to earth in the guise
  of 
  the 
  black 
  monkey, 
  Lutung
  Kasarang, and asked for her hand in
  marriage. Her sister, Purba Rarang,
  required Lutung to provide a new
  palace, lake, etc., before she would
  allow the match but when Lutung,
  with the help of some angels, provided
  all she had demanded, Purba Sari and
  Lutung were married.
  Pure August
  (see Yu Huang)
  Pure Land
  Buddhist
  [Buddha-Kshetra.Buddha-land.Jodo.Pure
  Land of the West:=Chinese Ching-t’u]
  a paradise for those en route 
  to enlightenment
  This fabled realm is the Mahayana
  equivalent of the Hinayana Nirvana.
  Here no pain or sorrow exists and the
  cycle of death and rebirth ends.
  The western Pure Land, Sukhavati,
  is ruled by Amitabha, the eastern
  version by Bhaisajyaguna.
  (see also Sukhavati.Western Paradise1)
  purgatory
  a place where souls wait and are
  prepared for life in heaven: a place
  of punishment for sin
  Purgine Pas
  (see Pirgene)
  Puripais
  (see Dionysus) 
  Purnavijaya
  Hindu
  son of Indra
  His sinful life was abruptly terminated
  when Kunjarakarna arrived from the
  underworld with a message from Yama
  to the effect that Purnavijaya was next
  on his list. The sinner saw the error of
  his ways and converted to Buddhism.
  Purochana
  Hindu
  an enemy of the Pandavas
  He planned to kill the Pandava
  brothers by setting fire to their palace.
  Bhima, alerted to the plan, killed
  Purochana by setting fire to his house.
  Purocis
  Greek
  a horse of the sun-god, Helius
  Purohita
  Hindu
  a family priest
  Brhaspati was referred to as the
  Purohita of the gods.
  Purotu
  (see Pulotu)
  Purple Crepe Myrtle (see Tzu Wei)
  Purple Knight
  British
  one of the knights defeated by The
  Great Fool
  Purple Lady (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  Purrhos
  (see Pyrrhus)
  Purron
  (see Paneu)
  Purrunaminari
  South American
  a creator-god in Guyana
  consort of Taparimarru
  father of Sisiri
  Purson
  (see Curson)
  Putir
  (see Djata)
  Purtupita
  Roman
  [Purtupitus]
  an early Italian vegetation deity
  Purtupittus
  (see Purtupita]
  Puru
  Hindu
  [Poros:=Malay Kaidu]
  a king, ancestor of the Pauravas
  son of Yayati and Sarmishtha
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  brother of Anu and Turvasu 
  half-brother of Yadu
  His father had been cursed by  Shukra,
  father of Yayati’s wife Devayani, for
  consorting with her maid, Sarmishtha,
  and was infertile as a result. Puru the
  devoted son, took this affliction upon
  himself.
  Purukupali
  Australian
  an ancestral hero of the Bathurst 
  and Melville Islands
  son of Mudungkala
  father of Jurumu and Mudati
  His wife went off with Tjapara 
  leaving her son to die in the heat of the
  sun. He fought with Tjapara and
  walked into the sea with his son’s body.
  Tjapana became the moon, in some
  stories.
  Purukutsa
  Hindu
  husband of Narmada
  He and his wife fought an underwater
  battle with the Gandharvas and
  defeated them.
  Pururavas
  Hindu
  king of the gods
  son of Budha and Ida, some say
  husband of Urvasi
  father of Ayu and 7 others
  He married the nymph Urvasi, whom
  he had rescued from a demon, but 
  she disappeared when she saw him
  naked, an event engineered by the
  Gandharvas who lured him out at
  night by stealing his wife’s pet lambs
  and then causing a lightning flash.
  After 
  searching 
  far 
  and 
  wide,
  Pururavas found his wife again and was
  allowed to visit her once a year for five
  years. On each occasion, it is said, she
  presented him with a son. They were
  later reunited and had three more
  sons.
  Purusa
  (see Purusha)
  Purusha1
  Hindu
  [Cosmic Man.Purusa.Skamb(h)a]
  a primitive life-force
  This force acted on the primitive
  material, Prakriti, and together they
  formed the universe. 
  In some versions, the giant from
  whose body the universe was formed.
  Some accounts say that he was born
  from the cosmic egg and separated to
  become male (Purusha) and female
  (Viraj).
  Purusha2
  Hindu
  [Purusa]
  a name of Brahma
  the male aspect of Brahma
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  Purusha-sukta
  Hindu
  [Hymn of the Primitive Man]
  part of the Rig-veda describing one
  version of creation
  Purushattama
  Hindu
  a supreme being: a creator: the logos
  Purva-videha
  Buddhist
  a sacred realm: a paradise
  Purvabhadrapada
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksaktras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Purvaphalguni
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Purvasadha
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Pusa1
  Chinese
  [Buddha]
  a term for a god of any religion
  Pusa2
  (see Hotei)
  Pusan
  (see Pushan)
  Pusat Tasih
  Malay
  the undersea home of Raja Naga
  Pushan
  Hindu
  [Agohya.‘nourisher’.Pusan:
  =Chinese P’u Hsien]
  a nourisher god, god of cattle 
  and travellers
  a sun-god
  a form of Marttanda or Surya 
  one of the Adityas
  charioteer of the sun
  He is said to have had his teeth
  knocked out by Shiva, in the form of
  Virabhadra, when that god lost his
  temper at being excluded from a
  sacrifice by Daksha and wounded
  many of those present, including
  Pushan – his fallen teeth became the
  stars.
  One of his functions was to 
  guide the spirits of the dead to the
  underworld.
  He is depicted as a toothless deity
  carrying an ox-goad and riding in a
  chariot drawn by goats.
  Pushkaitis
  Latvian
  a god of the underworld
  He was the ruler of the spirits known
  as the barstukai and the kaukai and was
  said to have his home underneath an
  elder tree.
  Pushkara1
  Hindu
  son of Varuna
  brother of Nala
  He encouraged his brother to gamble,
  won all his wealth and his kingdom
  and took over his throne.
  Pushkara2
  Hindu
  one of the 7 island-continents
  (see Dvipa)
  Pushpadanta
  Hindu
  Vayu, as one of the Dikpalas, or 
  his elephant
  Pushpagiri
  Hindu
  an undersea mountain
  This was the site of Varuna’s palace
  which is in Sukha, the capital of
  Varuna’s realm.
  Pushpaka
  Hindu
  a self-propelled chariot used by Kubera
  This vehicle was said to be so big 
  that it could contain a whole city. It was
  once stolen by Ravana but recovered
  by Rama who used it to carry his bride.
  Pusi
  Pacific Islands
  [Pusiuraura]
  a Polynesian fish-god
  Pusiuraura
  (see Pusi)
  Puspa
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan me-tog-ma] 
  a mother-goddess
  one of the astamataras
  Puspatara
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  Puspiyama
  North American
  [=Keres Pashayan’a:=Pueblo Poseyemu:
  =Zuni Poshaiyangkyo]
  the first man, in the lore of the 
  Tigua tribe of New Mexico
  pustaka
  Buddhist
  a holy text written on scraps 
  of bark and carried by images 
  of Manjusri in Indonesia
  Pusti
  Hindu
  a fertility goddess
  an aspect of Bhumadevi
  a consort of Vishnu or Ganesa
  Pusya
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the Nakshatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Put
  (see Patala)
  Puta
  Roman
  a goddess of agriculture
  Putahi-nui-o-Rehua
  Pacific Islands
  the highest of the Polynesian heavens,
  home of Rehua
  Putali
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  He used his powers to change a painting
  that showed a demon trampling a god
  underfoot so that their positions were
  reversed.
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  Putana
  Hindu
  [Putatna.‘stinking’]
  a terrible demon
  daughter of Bali
  She was ordered by Kamsa to kill all
  new-born babies to ensure that the
  infant Krishna would not survive to kill
  him. She tried to suckle Krishna with
  poison on her nipples but he sucked
  her life from her or, in some versions,
  blew into her breasts and killed her.
  Putatna
  (see Putana)
  Puteri Bualu
  East Indian
  [Buala]
  in the lore of the Dayaks, 
  the first woman
  wife of Tunggal Garing
  mother of Bunu, Sangen 
  and Sangiang
  Her menstrual blood produced all the
  demons in the world but she later
  produced many children, ancestors of
  the tribes.
  Puteri Sembaran
  Malay
  a giantess
  She is reputed to be able to feed whole
  tribes from her enormous breasts.
  Puteri Tunjung Buih
  Malay
  [Daughter of the Foam]
  a princess
  It is said that, like Aphrodite, she was
  produced from the foam of the waves.
  She was adopted by Sapurba, the 
  king, and later married a Chinese
  ambassador at the king’s court.
  Putolu
  Pacific Islands
  in Tonga, the land of the dead
  putuperereko
  Pacific Islands
  a man-eating spirit said to have 
  large genitals
  Puuk
  Baltic
  [Pisuhand.Tulihand]
  a household spirit
  the Estonian version of Para
  (see also Para1)
  Pu’ukonghoya
  North American
  [Little Smiter]
  a war-god of the Hopi
  twin brother of Palungahoya
  These twins are the equivalent of the
  Zuni Ahayuta achi.
  (see also Poquanghoya)
  Puzur-Amurri
  Mesopotamian
  the steersman of the ship built 
  by Utnapishtim
  Puzuzu
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian guardian god
  pwaronga
  (see kakangora)
  pwca
  Welsh
  [pwcca:=English puck:=Irish phooka:
  =Norse puki]
  a mischievous spirit
  pwcca
  (see pwca)
  Pwyll
  Welsh
  [Pen Annwfn]
  king of Dyfed
  son of Anwyn
  husband of Rhiannon
  father of Pryderi
  A lady riding a white horse that could
  not be overtaken even though seeming
  to canter, asked his help to prevent her
  forced marriage to an unwanted
  suitor, Gwawl. This was Rhiannon and 
  Pwyll married her himself. When 
  their son was born it mysteriously
  disappeared 
  and 
  Rhiannon 
  was
  accused of having eaten it and was
  punished by being forced to carry
  visitors to the court on her back. In
  fact, the baby had been left on the
  doorstep of Teyrnon who called the
  boy Gwri and raised him as his own
  until he learned the truth. He then
  returned the boy to his rightful parents
  who called him Pryderi.
  He took the stag being chased 
  by Arawn, lord of the underworld
  Annwfn but they nevertheless became
  friends and exchanged roles for one
  year, during which time he killed
  Arawn’s great enemy, Havgan, who
  could be killed only with a single blow.
  As a reward, he was given a pig which
  he introduced to Wales.
  Some say that he appears later as
  Pelles in the Arthurian legend.
  Pwyll Prince of Dyfed
  Welsh
  the story of Pwyll in the Mabinogion
  py’wer
  (see winged disc)
  P’yag-na-rdo-rje
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan name for Vajrapani
  Pyag-rdor-au-tsa-rya
  (see Chak-dor-u-isa-rya)
  Pyatnitsa Prascovia
  Russian
  a goddess of harvests
  Pyerun
  Russian
  [=Bohemian Peranu:=Estonian Piker:
  =Bulgarian Perusan:=Finnish Pitkoinen:
  =Latvian Perkons:=Lithuanian Perkunos:
  =Polish Piorun:=Prussian Perkonis:
  =Slav Peroon]
  a thunder-god and god of war
  husband of Zoroya Utrennyaya
  Pygmalion1
  Greek
  a sculptor-king of Cyprus
  husband of Galatea
  father of Paphos and Phrasius
  A man who hated real women but a
  fine sculptor who carved the statue of
  a perfect woman and fell in love with
  her. When Aphrodite brought the
  statue to life, Pygmalion named her
  Galatea and married her.
  Some say that their daughter was
  Metharme, not Paphos.
  Another account says that he was
  married to Cynisca who was jealous of
  the statue and Galatea returned to her
  former state as a block of marble.
  Pygmalion2
  Greek
  king of Tyre
  brother of Dido
  He killed Sychaeus, Dido’s husband,
  but she escaped taking much of her
  husband’s wealth with her and founded
  the city of Carthage.
  pygmy1
  African
  [pigmy]
  one of a mythical race of beings just
  over one foot tall
  pygmy2
  Greek
  [pigmy]
  one of a race of dwarfs
  In some accounts, they were in
  permanent conflict with the cranes
  who brought death to the pygmies
  when they migrated south each year.
  They were said to ride on rams 
  or 
  goats, 
  sometimes 
  disguising
  themselves as these animals.
  pygmy3
  Hindu
  [pigmy]
  one of a mythical race of beings just
  over two feet tall
  pygmy4
  [pigmy]
  an elemental guardian of the earth, in
  some accounts
  pyinsalet
  Burmese
  magic which confers invulnerability or
  causes hallucinations
  Various exotic constituents can be
  made into a mixture to achieve desired
  ends. If it is rubbed into the left eye,
  the recipient will be able to see spirits
  (nats); into the right eye and it turns
  night into day; on the hand it will open
  a safe; on the forehead it will make the
  recipient invisible. It also acts on
  things other than humans – it will
  change a lotus bud into a man, a lotus
  flower into a woman or a leaf into an
  elephant or tiger.
  Invulnerability is achieved by
  inserting mercury or pieces of metal
  under the skin or by bathing in
  specially treated water.
  Pylades
  Greek
  son of Strophius and Anaxibia
  husband of Electra
  father of Medon and Strophius
  Pylades was a friend of Orestes and
  Pylades
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  married his sister, Electra. He helped
  Orestes in the revenge killing of
  Aegisthus and Clytemnestra and on
  the expedition to seize the wooden
  image of Artemis from the Taurians.
  Pylaemene
  Greek
  a king of Elis 
  Pylaochos
  Greek
  a name for Poseidon as keeper of the
  keys of the undersea prison
  Pylartes
  Greek
  a name for Hades as ‘fastener of gates’
  Pylas
  Greek
  [Pylos.Pylus]
  a king of Megara
  father of Pylia
  father of Sciron, in some accounts
  He gave shelter to Pandion when he
  was driven from Athens and gave him
  his daughter, Pylia, for a wife. 
  He was himself exiled when he
  killed his uncle, Bias, and Pandion
  then became king of Megara.
  Pylas founded a kingdom of the
  same name but was driven out by
  Neleus who had himself been expelled
  from Iolcus by his brother Pelias.
  Pylia
  Greek
  daughter of Pylas, king of Megara
  wife of Pandion
  mother of Aegeus, Lycus, Nisus 
  and Pallas
  Pylos
  (see Pylas)
  Pylus
  (see Pylas)
  Pynnel
  British
  a knight
  He was one of the rebellious knights
  defeated by King Arthur at the Battle
  of Bedgrayne.
  Pyracmon
  Greek
  one of the Cylopes
  an assistant to Hephaestus
  an alternative name for Arges, some say
  Pyraechmes
  Greek
  a soldier of Aetolia
  To settle the battle between the
  Aetolian forces of Oxylus and the
  forces of Elis under King Dius,
  Pyraechmes, who fought with a sling,
  was appointed to meet the Elian
  champion, Degmenus, an archer.
  Pyraechmes won the contest and the
  victory went to Oxylus who became
  king of Elis.
  pyralis
  an insect supposed to live in fire
  Pyramus
  Greek
  a Babylonian youth
  This young man fell in love with
  Thisbe and planned to run away with
  her, arranging to meet her at night by
  a certain mulberry bush near the tomb
  of Ninus. She arrived first and, being
  frightened by a lion, ran off dropping
  her cloak in the sand. Pyramus found
  the cloak clawed by the lion and
  jumped to the conclusion that she had
  been killed by the lion. He killed
  himself on the spot and his blood
  coloured the white berries of the
  mulberry crimson. Thisbe, returning,
  found him dying and killed herself
  with the same sword. The red fruit 
  of the mulberry is a memorial to the
  lovers.
  Pyrcon
  Greek
  a prophet
  Pyrichiel
  a demon of fire
  Pyriphlegethon
  Greek
  a river in Hades   (see also Phlegethon)
  Pyrois
  Greek
  a horse of the sun-god, Helios 
  pyromancy
  divination from shapes seen in fire 
  and the smoke rising from it
  (see also empyromancy)
  Pyrrha1
  Greek
  [Clymene]
  daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora
  wife of Deucalion
  wife of Prometheus, some say
  mother of Amphictyon, Hellen 
  and Idomeneus
  She and her husband were given
  advance warning of the flood and
  survived by building a boat. They
  repopulated the earth by throwing
  stones over their shoulders, each of
  which became a human being – in
  Pyrrha’s case, a woman.
  In some accounts, she is referred to
  as Clymene.
  Pyrrha2
  Greek
  the name used by Achilles when he
  was in hiding as a girl at the court 
  of Lycomedes
  Pyrrha3
  Greek
  a daughter of Creon, king of Thebes
  Pyrrho
  (see Pyrrhus)
  Pyrrhos
  (see Pyrrhus)
  Pyrrhus
  Greek
  [Neoptolemus.Pyrrho(s).Purrhos]
  king of Epirus
  son of Achilles and Deidamia
  father of Molossus, Pielus and
  Pergamus by Andromache
  His father, Achilles, was sent to the
  court of Lycomedes to escape military
  service at Troy. While he was there, he
  seduced 
  the 
  king’s 
  daughter,
  Deidamia, who bore Pyrrhus.
  He was sent for after his father’s
  death at Troy and fought well, killing
  Eurypylus and others. He was one of
  those hidden in the wooden horse at
  Troy and killed the aged Priam and his
  son Polites and threw the infant
  Astyanax to his death from the city
  walls when the Greeks finally overran
  the city.
  He took Andromache, Hector’s
  widow, as a prize but abandoned her
  for Hesione after fathering three sons
  on her.
  In some stories he was killed at
  Delphi for defiling the shrine, in
  others he was killed by Orestes.
  In the latter story, Menelaus gave
  his daughter Hermione to Pyrrhus,
  even though she was promised to
  Orestes who rescued her when he
  killed Pyrrhus.
  A different version alleges that there
  were two sons of Achilles – the second
  Pyrrhus who killed the first and took
  his new name, Neoptolemus, was the
  one who so brutally killed Priam and
  the child Astyanax.
  Pyrshak-khan
  Siberian
  a Tartar deity
  son of Kudai
  brother of Tos-khan and Suilap
  Pythagoras
  Greek
  [Euphorbus.Panthoides]
  a 5th C BC philosopher
  He believed in the transmigration 
  of souls and claimed that he was
  Euphorbus, son of Panthous, in an
  earlier incarnation.
  He was sometimes called Panthoides.
  Pytheus
  (see Pythius)
  Pythia
  Greek
  [Delphic Bee.Delphic Oracle.Delphic 
  Sibyl.Delphicia.Pythian.Pythoness]
  the prophetess of the Delphic Oracle
  It is said that for a fee, she would make
  prophecies which were noted for their
  ambiguity.
  Pythian
  (see Pythia.Pythius)
  Pythian games
  Greek
  games in honour of Apollo, held 
  in August/September
  This festival, commemorating Apollo’s
  killing of the serpent, Python, was
  originally held at Delphi at eight-year
  intervals but later took place in the
  third year of each Olympiad.
  Pythias
  (see Phintias.Pythius)
  Pythius
  Greek
  [Pyth(e)us.Pythian.Pythias]
  a name of Apollo referring to his
  slaying of the serpent, Python
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  Pytho1
  Greek
  [Phocis]
  the original name of (the site of) the
  Delphic Oracle         (see also Delphi)
  Pytho2
  [Prince of Lies.Python]
  a demon of falsehood
  Pythochrestoi
  Greek
  exegetes, chosen by the Pythia, who
  interpreted the Delphic oracles
  python1
  a familiar: a possessing spirit: one so
  possessed: one who proclaims oracles
  Python2
  Greek
  [Serpent of Wisdom]
  a monster in the form of a winged
  female serpent
  This monster lived at Delphi on the
  site of what became Apollo’s oracle.
  Apollo killed the monster when he was
  still but a child, either because it had
  harassed his mother, Leto, when she
  was pregnant with Apollo and Artemis,
  or because he wanted to set up his 
  own oracle.
  Python3
  (see Pytho2)
  pythoness1
  a prophetess: a witch
  Pythoness2
  (see Pythia)
  Pythus
  (see Pythius)
  Pytis
  (see Pitys)
  Pyvsan-aika
  Russian
  [=Finnish Muntso-murt]
  a bathhouse spirit
  Pyvsan-aika
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  Qades
  (see Qedeshet.Quades)
  Qadesh
  (see Qedeshet.Quades)
  Qadish
  Mesopotamian
  a servant of Asherah
  Qadishtu
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ishtar as the patroness 
  of temple prostitutes
  Qaf
  (see Mount Qaf)
  Qagwaai
  North American
  a monster in the form of a whale 
  in the lore of the Indians of the
  north-west
  Said to be able to shoot with a bow and
  arrow at a very young age, Stoneribs
  saw how this monster was killing men
  by smashing their canoes and lured it
  to the surface where it chased his own
  canoe with mouth agape. Stoneribs
  jumped into its gaping maw and killed
  the monster by shooting it from inside.
  He then skinned the whale and,
  wearing this skin, was able to take the
  form of a whale himself.
  Qahu
  Egyptian
  a city of the gods
  Qaitakalnin
  Siberian
  a guardian deity
  brother of Quikinna’qu and A’na
  Qalanganguase
  North American
  an orphaned Inuit boy
  When the tribe tied the boy to posts
  because they saw him with the spirit of
  his dead sister, the spirits of his dead
  parents took him away and he was
  never seen again.
  Qamatha
  African
  a creator-god of the Xhosa
  He sent the chameleon to tell the tribe
  that they would be immortal but the
  lizard found out what the chameleon’s
  message was and ran ahead to tell the
  people just the opposite. When the
  chameleon arrived with the proper
  message, the people refused to believe it
  and, in consequence, men are mortal.
  A similar story is told of Hyel by
  various other tribes.
  (see also chameleon)
  Qamai’ts
  North American
  [Ek Yakimtolsil.Qamaye.Tsi Sisnaaxil]
  a creator-goddess of the Bella Coola
  Indians of Canada
  She is said to have killed the giants
  who populated the world and built
  mountains from their dead bodies.
  Qamate
  African
  a supreme of the Kaffirs
  Qamaye
  (see Qamai’ts)
  Qandisa
  African
  a water-demon in northern Morocco
  This female being seduces men and
  then drives them mad.
  Qaru
  (see Marduk.Nergal)
  Qasavara
  Pacific Islands
  a monster
  It ate the eleven brothers of Qat who
  then killed the monster.
  Qat
  Pacific Islands
  [Quat]
  a creator-spirit of New Hebrides 
  (now known as Vanuata) 
  brother of Tangaro 
  husband of Ro Lei
  Qat was said to have sprung from the
  stone, Qatgoro, which split open, and
  to have grown immediately into an
  adult. The world already existed but
  Qat created plants, animals and men,
  carving humans from trees and
  bringing them to life with music and
  dancing.
  When 
  men 
  became 
  tired 
  of
  perpetual daylight, Qat gave the deity
  who controlled darkness some pigs
  and, in return, received sufficient
  darkness to provide alternate day and
  night.
  He had eleven brothers who were
  jealous of him. Once they abducted his
  wife and carried her off to another
  island but he rescued her. 
  An alternative version says that his
  wife was a swan-maiden whom he had
  caught and kept earthbound by
  burying her wings. When she found
  the wings, she flew back to heaven
  where Qat followed her by shooting a
  chain of arrows up which he climbed.
  Unfortunately for Qat, the banyan to
  which the chain was attached was cut
  through by the hoe of a careless
  worker with the result that Qat fell to
  earth and was killed while his wife,
  whom he had managed to retrieve,
  flew back again to heaven.
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  On another occasion his brothers put
  Qat in a land-crab’s hole and sealed the
  entrance with a huge stone but he
  escaped with the help of the spider-spirit.
  When his brothers were eaten by
  the monster, Qasavara, Qat slew him
  and, finding their bones hidden in a
  chest, re-assembled them and restored
  his brothers to life.
  He is said to have sailed away from
  Banks Island with his wife and
  brothers leaving the islanders to
  anticipate his future return.
  Qatgoro
  Pacific Islands
  a stone which split to allow Qat to
  emerge
  Qaus
  Arabian
  the Zodiacal sign Sagittarius
  Qa’wadiliquala
  North American
  a supreme god of the tribes of British
  Columbia
  father of Tewi-xilak
  He lives in a river and ensures a
  plentiful supply of salmon.
  Qaynan
  Arabian
  a southern smith-god
  qazah
  (see qada)
  Qeb
  (see Geb)
  Qebeb
  (see Geb)
  Qebehseneuf
  (see Qebsehsenuf)
  Qebehsenuf
  (see Qebsehsenuf)
  Qebhsneuf
  (see Qebsehsenuf)
  Qebk
  (see Geb)
  Qebsehsenuf
  Egyptian
  [Kebeh(senuf).Qebehsen(e)uf.Qebhsneuf]
  a falcon-headed or hawk-headed god
  one of the 4 Amenti
  son of Horus
  He was guardian of the west and of the
  intestines of the dead or, some say, the
  liver and gall bladder.
  Qedesh
  (see Qedeshet)
  Qedeshat
  (see Qedeshet)
  Qedeshet
  Egyptian
  [Eye of Ra.Kadesh.Kedesh(et).Lady of
  Heaven.Mistress of the Gods. Qades(h).
  Qedes(hat).Qetesh.Qodshu
  Quds(h)u.Quedesh.Quodes:=Canaanite
  Kades:=Mesoptamian Quades]
  a goddess of health
  consort of Min
  She was assimilated into the Egyptian
  pantheon as an aspect of Hathor.
  She is depicted in the nude with a
  mirror, lotus flowers and snakes,
  standing on a lion.
  Qeh
  Egyptian
  [Kerh] 
  one of a pair of deities with Qerhit,
  created from Chaos
  qentilis
  South American
  spirits of the dead, in the lore of the
  Quecha tribe
  It is said that the living decide on a
  place, such as a cave, where their spirit
  will live when they die. Any other
  person approaching such a spot will
  quickly age and die.
  Qerhit
  Egyptian
  [Kerhet.Querhet]
  one of a pair of deities with Qeh,
  created from Chaos
  Qeskina’qu
  Siberian
  a spirit of daylight
  son of Quikinna’qu
  Qetebh
  Hebrew
  [I-gong.Meriri]
  a demon of pestilence
  Qetesh
  (see Qedeshet)
  Qingu
  (see Kingu)
  qiqirn
  Inuit
  a supernatural dog
  This dog is said to be virtually hairless
  and can cause seizures in humans if it
  comes near.
  qivittoq
  Inuit
  a wandering spirit in Greenland
  A person who leaves his community to
  live alone in the wild soon develops the
  physical attributes of an animal such as
  fur, claws, etc. He depends on his own
  efforts for survival but sometimes steals
  food from the community he left to
  become a qivittoq.
  Qodshu
  (see Qedeshet.Quodes)
  qollo
  (see kollo)
  Qoluncotun
  North American
  a creator-god of the Okanogon tribe
  Qoph
  Hebrew
  [Coph.Koph.Zoph]
  the realm of the seraphim
  Qormusta Tengri
  Mongolian
  [Chormusta.Od(lek).Teng(e)ri]=Buriat
  Esege-Malan-Tengeri:=Yakut Tangara]
  the creator-god and sky-god
  king of the gods
  consort of Itugen or Umai
  He made humans from fire, water and
  wind and populated the world with his
  own offspring who became rivers,
  trees, mountains and all the other
  things that make up the world.
  Qos
  Arabian
  a weather-god and god of rainbows
  Some versions equate him with Quzah.
  Q’re
  Greek
  [Panemerios:=Syrian Ker]
  a Cretan god of the solar year
  an aspect of Zeus
  son or brother of Artemis Caryatis
  Quaaqua
  North American
  [Kumsnooth.Slaalekam:=Aztec
  Quetzalcoatl:=Kwakiutl Kanikilak:
  =Tlingit Yetl]
  a creator-god of the Salish tribe
  Quaayayp
  North American
  a god of the Pericue
  son of Niparaya and Anayicoyondi
  He was said to be able to create men
  by drawing them up out of the earth.
  He came to earth and lived with the
  early ancestors of the tribe who killed
  him but his body is said to remain
  uncorrupted and dripping fresh blood.
  Quades
  Mesopotamian
  [Qades(h).Qodshu.Quadesh.Quesdesh.
  Quodes:=Canaanite Kades:= Egyptian
  Qedeshet]
  a Syrian fertility-goddess
  She is depicted naked, standing on a
  lion and was assimilated into the
  Egyptian pantheon as Qedeshet, an
  aspect of Hathor.
  Quadesh
  (see Quades)
  Quadriviae
  Roman
  mother-goddesses and goddesses of
  the cross-roads
  Quah-beet
  North American
  the beaver who told Malsum the
  secret of how Gluskap could be killed
  Quahootze
  North American
  a war-god of the Nootka Indians
  quail
  a small game bird which appears in
  the mythology of various cultures
  (1) In China, the symbol of the
  scarlet bird used by astrologers is
  said to be based on the quail, a bird
  associated with the phoenix. It
  symbolises courage.
  (2) Regarded as sacred to Apollo, in
  Greek stories the form of a quail
  was adopted by Asteria to escape
  the amorous attentions of Zeus,
  Leto was turned into a quail by
  Hera and Zeus adopted the form of
  a quail when he mated with Leto. It
  was believed that this bird was
  immune to the effects of poison.
  Some say that the birds would land
  on ships at sea to rest during their
  migration in such numbers that the
  ships sank under the weight.
  (3) The Hindus regard the quail as
  the harbinger of spring. It is eaten
  by the wolf at the onset of winter
  but is revived by the Aswins in 
  the spring.
  (4) In Russia, the quail is regarded
  as the embodiment of the sun.
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  Quakuinahaba
  (see Cathena)
  Quamate
  African
  the supreme god of the Kaffir
  Quamta
  African
  the supreme god of the Xhosa people
  quan
  Annamese
  servant-tigers of the Duc Ba
  Quaoar
  North American
  in the lore of some Californian tribes, a
  creation force
  Quartana
  (see Febris)
  Quat
  (see Qat)
  Quatlapanqui
  Central American
  [Head-splitter]
  a god of intoxication
  one of the Centzon Totochtin
  A sacrifice made to this god would
  ensure that the drinker suffered no
  more than a headache after getting
  drunk.
  Quauhtli
  Central American
  the fifteenth of the 20 days of 
  the Aztec month
  Symbolising the eagle and west, the
  day was governed by Xipetotec.
  Quauhxicalli
  Central American
  [Cup of the Eagles]
  a stone on which victims were
  sacrificed to the Aztec sun-god
  Quauitleua
  Central American
  a festival in honour of the rain-god,
  Tlaloc, held on 2nd February
  Quauitlicac
  Central American
  son of Coatlicue
  brother of Huitzilopochtli
  He warned the unborn Hiuitzilopochtli
  that Coatlicue’s other 400 children
  were planning to kill her to prevent
  the birth of Huitzilopochtli.
  Qubauil
  South American
  a sky-deity in Guatemala
  In some accounts, Qubauil and 
  Gucumatz 
  created 
  the 
  first 
  man, Hurakan.
  Qudliparmiut
  (see Qudlivum)
  Qudlivum
  Inuit
  [Qudliparmiut]
  the home of the good dead
  Qudshu
  (see Qedeshet)
  Qudsu
  (see Qedeshet)
  Quecholli
  South American
  a festival in honour of Mixcoatl, held
  on the 280th day of the year
  Quedbaschemod
  a demon
  Quedesh
  (see Qedeshet)
  queen
  a presiding goddess
  Queen Bee
  a name given to the Great 
  Mother goddess
  Queen Chen
  Chinese
  in some accounts, the spirit of the
  River Lo                  (see also Mi Fei)
  Queen Maeve
  (see Maev)
  Queen Maya
  Indian
  wife of King Suddhodana
  mother of the Buddha
  She was mother of the Buddha by
  divine conception which she dreamt of
  with Buddha as a white elephant.
  Queen Mother
  (see Patinaya Nei)
  Queen Mother of the West
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Queen of Avalon
  (see Argante.Morgan le Fay)
  Queen of Cotton
  (see Tlazolteotl)
  Queen of Cyprus
  British
  sister of King Arthur
  This lady, who is sometimes equated
  with Morgan le Fay, sent her brother a
  drinking-horn which could disclose
  whether the wife of any man drinking
  from it was faithful to her husband.
  (see also Priure)
  Queen of Eastlands
  British
  a witch
  She was one of the four witches who
  put Lancelot under a spell at the
  Chateau de la Charette and tried to
  make him choose one of them as a lover.
  Queen of Elephantine
  (see Sati1)
  Queen of Elphame
  British
  a witch
  She is said to have seduced the 13th C
  poet Thomas the Rhymer and given
  him supernatural insight. Some regard
  her as an incarnation of Hecate.
  Queen of Ethiopia
  African
  daughter of Malika Habashiya
  She was born with one goat’s foot and
  travelled to King Solomon’s court
  hoping to find a cure. She walked
  through a pool that the king had
  caused to be built and stepped on a
  piece of ironwood. When she emerged
  her feet were normal. She either
  married or slept with the king and then
  returned to her own country. Her son
  David later went to Solomon and
  claimed Africa as his own.
  Queen of Gods         (see Edjo.Vach2
  Wadjet)
  Queen of Gore
  British
  [Queen of Sorestan.Queen of Soreston]
  a witch
  a title of Morgan le Fay
  In this role she was one of the four
  witches who put Lancelot under a spell
  at the Chateau de la Charette and tried
  to force him to choose one of the four
  as a lover.
  In some accounts, she is the Queen
  of Sorestan.
  Queen of Heaven              (see Anat.
  Astarte.Edjo.
  Hebat.Hera.Inanna.Isis.Juno.Tara1.
  T’ien Hou1.Vajravarahi.Hsi Wang Mu)
  Queen of Katapa
  (see Sartiyas)
  Queen of Knowledge
  (see Tara1.Vidyarajni)
  Queen of Love
  a name for a number of goddesses,
  including Aphrodite, Astarte, Benten,
  Sarasvati and Venus
  Queen of Northgales
  British
  [Nivetta.Queen of Northgalys. 
  The Snow Queen]
  a fairy queen
  daughter of Morgan le Fay
  She and her sisters Carvilia and
  Morganetta always accompanied their
  mother and helped her with her
  wicked plots and she was one of the
  four witches who put Lancelot under a
  spell at the Chateau de la Charette and
  tried to force him to choose one of the
  four as a lover.
  She was in the boat which took
  Arthur to Avalon and, after the fall of
  Camelot, they all left Britain for the
  Straits of Messina where they lured
  ships on to the rocks.
  Queen of Northgalys
  (see Queen of Northgales)
  Queen of Sailing
  (see Pleione)
  Queen of Sheba
  Muslim
  wife of Solomon, some say
  In some accounts, she was said to be
  the daughter of a jinnee and had legs
  like a donkey.
  Queen of Sorestan
  (see Queen of Gore)
  Queen of Soreston
  (see Queen of Gore)
  Queen of the Circling Universe
  (see Eurynome)
  Queen of the Druids (see Druantia)
  Queen of the Mountains
  (see Atlantis1)
  Queen of the Night
  a name for the moon
  Queen of the Out Isles
  (see Queen of the Outer Isles)
  Queen of the Outer Isles
  British
  [Queen of the Out Isles]
  a witch
  She was one of the four witches who
  put Lancelot under a spell at the
  Chateau de la Charette and tried to
  make him choose one of the four as 
  a lover.
  Queen of the Sea
  (see Asherah)
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  a name for the moon
  Queen of the Two Lands
  (see Ipet)
  Queen of the Wastelands
  British
  [Carvilia]
  an enchantress
  daughter of Morgan le Fay
  She and her sisters Morganetta and
  Nivetta always accompanied their
  mother and helped her with her
  wicked plots. 
  She was in the boat which took
  Arthur to Avalon and, after the fall of
  Camelot, they all left Britain for the
  Straits of Messina where they lured
  ships on to the rocks.
  Queenah
  North American
  [=Haida Any-any-any-ah]
  an evil deity of the Indians of Queen
  Charlotte Island
  This deity is envisaged in the form of a
  duck and regarded as the lord of
  darkness having control of the sun,
  moon and stars. He was killed by Spaul.
  Queen’s Arch
  African
  the Zulu name for the rainbow
  Queevet
  South American
  [Aharaigichi.Grandfather]
  a god of the Abipones
  He was identified within the Pleiades
  so that, when this constellation was
  not visible, the people feared for their
  god, greeting his reappearance with a
  great festival.
  Quel
  Central American
  a parrot
  In Mayan lore, this was one of the birds
  that helped the gods to create human
  beings by bringing them maize.
  Quelny
  (see Cuailnge)
  Querhet
  (see Qerhit)
  Quern-biter
  Norse
  the sword of Thoralf Skolinson
  Quern Song
  (see Grottasong)
  Querrana
  North American
  in the lore of the Pueblo Indians, the
  second man to be created
  Quesdesh
  (see Quades)
  Quest of Skirnir
  (see Skirnis-For)
  Queste del Sainte Graal
  French
  a 13th C story about Galahad and his
  quest for the Holy Grail
  Questing Beast
  British
  [Beast Glatisant.Glatisa(u)nt Beast]
  a monster in the form of a leopard/
  lion/serpent
  offspring of the devil and a mortal
  maiden
  It was said to have an unquenchable
  thirst and that the rumbling noise
  from the belly of this mysterious beast
  was like a pack of hounds baying. Both
  Palamedes and Pellimore hunted it. 
  Quetzalcoatl1
  Central American
  [Ce Acatl.Eecatl.Ehecatl.Feathered
  Staff.(Green-)feathered Serpent.
  Huitzilopochtli.Lord of the (House of)
  Dawn. Precious Tree.
  Tla(h)ui(z)calpantecuhtli.
  Tlapallan.White Tezcatlipoca.Yahualli-
  Ehecatl:=Hopi Palulukon:=Mayan
  Kukulcan.Itzamna:=Kwakiutl
  Kanikilak:=Salish Quaaqua:=Tlingit
  Yetl:=Zuni Kaloowise]
  a god of the Aztecs, Maya and Toltecs
  in the form of a jade- coloured
  feathered serpent
  the sun-god of the Second Sun and
  god of the wind
  son of Coatlicue
  son of Mixcoatl and Xochiquetzal or of
  Ometeotl and Ometicuhtli, some say
  son of Tonacatecuhtli and
  Tonacacihuatl, some say
  seventh son of Iztacmixcohuatl, some say
  twin brother of Xolotl
  brother of Quetzalpetlatl
  brother of Camxtoli, Huitzilopochtli,
  Tezcatlipoca and Tlacahuepan
  father of Toltec, some say
  In one story, he and Tezcatlipoca split
  open the body of Tlaltecuhtli to form
  the earth and sky.
  In the Aztec creation stories, he
  killed Tezcatlipoca, who had ruled in
  the period of the First Sun, and
  became the ruler of the Second Sun.
  He then created human beings. He is
  said to have made them from bones
  brought up from the underworld,
  sprinkled with his own blood. Some of
  the bones were dropped on the way
  and this accounts for the fact that some
  races are taller than others. In the form
  of an ant, he stole maize and gave it to
  the human race. After another 676
  years, the wind-god Tlaloc blew away
  all the humans (except a few who
  became monkeys) and took over as
  ruler of the Third Sun.
  Some versions equate Quetzalcoatl
  with Ah Kin while others regard him
  as an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as
  guardian of the west.
  In some accounts, he was made
  drunk by Tezcatlipoca and inveigled
  into 
  incest 
  with 
  his 
  sister,
  Quetzalpetlatl, immolating himself in
  remorse. After eight days he rose to
  heaven as Venus, the morning star.
  In yet another version, he gave up
  the 
  struggle 
  with 
  his 
  enemy,
  Tezcatlipoca, and left Tollan to return
  to his original home, Tlapallan. Before
  leaving, he burned down all the houses
  and buried his treasures or, some say,
  threw them into the fountain of
  Cozcaapa. En route he rested at
  Temacpalco where the imprint of his
  hands was left in the rock he had sat on.
  He climbed the Sierra Nevada, where
  all his companions died of the cold, and
  slid down the far side to the shore.
  Here he was carried off on a raft borne
  by serpents, promising to return. In
  later years, the invading Cortez was
  regarded as the returned god.
  He is depicted as a traveller carrying
  a staff or as a butterfly.   (see Huemac2.
  Nanihehecatli.
  Papachtic.Quetzalcoatl2.
  Topiltzin,Yahualli-Ehecatl)
  Quetzalcoatl2
  Central American
  a Toltec king who was deified when 
  he died
  In some accounts, the story of the
  departure on a raft of serpents relates
  to this deity.
  (see also Quetzalcoatl1)
  Quetzalpapalotl
  Central American
  a quetzal-butterfly god
  Quetzalpetlatl
  Central American
  sister of Quetzalcoatl
  In some accounts, she was seduced by
  her own brother who immolated
  himself in remorse.
  Quetzalveixochitli
  Central American
  in Aztec lore, one of the huge 
  trees regarded as pillars 
  supporting the heavens
  (see also Tezcaquahhiutl)
  Quetzpallin
  Central American
  the fourth of the 20 days of the Aztec
  month
  Symbolising the lizard and south, the
  day was governed by Huehuecoyotl.
  Queux
  British
  the French name for Kay
  Qui-am-i Wintook
  (see Nagah)
  Quiahuitl1
  Central American
  [Quiahatonatiuh.Tletonatiuh]
  an Aztec creator-god
  the sun-god of the second age
  When the world was destroyed by 
  fire at the end of his reign, humans
  were changed into butterflies, dogs
  and turkeys.
  Quiahuitl2
  Central American
  the nineteenth of the 20 days of the
  Aztec month
  Symbolising rain and the west, the day
  was governed by Chantico.
  Quiahatonatiuh
  (see Quiahuitl1)
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  Queen of the Tides
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  German
  the magic fountain of Holda
  Quicken Trees Hostel
  Irish
  [Hostel of the Quicken Trees. Rowan
  Tree Hostel]
  a hostel built by Midac
  This enchanted building, sometimes
  referred to as a palace, was built by
  Midac who still nursed resentment
  against Finn mac Cool for the death of
  his father and he trapped Finn and a
  party of the Fianna who found
  themselves stuck to the floor. Midac
  had brought in a large force of Norse-
  men, under Sinsar, to help him in his
  fight with the Fianna but, when they
  tried to cross the ford to reach the
  hostel, a battle ensued in which all the
  attacking forces were killed.
  The quicken tree (the rowan) was
  regarded as the tree of immortality.
  (see also Battle of Fionn’s Strand)
  Quietus
  Roman
  a title of Vulcan
  Quikinna’qu
  Siberian
  [Big Raven.Kutkinna’qu:=Chukchee
  Ku’urkil:=Kamchadel Kutkhu.Kutq]
  a creator-god of the Koryak people
  husband of Miti
  father of Eme’mqut and Yina’mna’ut
  This deity, who revealed the pre-
  existing universe, is also regarded as
  the first human and a culture-hero.
  He had a cloak of raven’s feathers
  which enabled him to change his shape
  and to fly to heaven.
  In one story he cut off his sexual
  organs and became a woman. Miti,
  disguised as a man, wooed ‘her’ and
  they married, finding themselves in a
  dilemma which was resolved only
  when the organs (which had been
  saved) returned to their proper place.
  He fought the evil spirits of the
  forest but was killed when he tried to
  swallow the sun.
  Quilla
  (see Mama Kilya)
  Quinames
  Central American
  [=Greek Titans]
  Aztec giants who were destroyed 
  by earthquakes
  Quinoa-Mama
  South American
  [Quinuamama]
  a goddess of agriculture in Peru
  She is responsible for the crops of the
  quinoa plant.
  Quinquatria
  Roman
  festivals in honour of Minerva, 
  19th- 23rd March
  Quintilian
  British
  a nephew of Lucius
  King Arthur sent a message with
  Gawain to the Roman commander,
  Lucius. Quintilian made an insulting
  comment about Britain and Gawain
  decapitated him.         (see also Gayus)
  Quinuamama
  (see Quinoa-Mama)
  Quiqre
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  Quiqrixgag
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  Quiquern
  Inuit
  a mythical eight-legged dog
  Quiqxil
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  quirin
  a stone said to be found in the nest 
  of lapwings
  These stones are used by witches and
  magicians who assert that, if they are
  placed under a person’s pillow, that
  person will reveal all his secrets while
  he is asleep.
  Quirina
  (see Kurina)
  Quirinalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Quirinus, held
  on February 17th
  Quirinus1
  Italian
  [Romulus]
  a war-god of the Sabines
  consort of Hora
  Romulus, one of the founders of
  Rome, was later deified and sometimes
  identified with Quirinus.
  Quirinus2
  Roman
  a title of Janus and Mars
  Quiritis
  Roman
  a Sabine guardian-goddess of mothers
  Quissan Kweedas
  North American
  a Haida youth
  He loved Kindawuss but they were not
  allowed to marry so they ran off
  together and lived in the woods. While
  he was away, she was taken off by a
  bear by whom she had two sons,
  Cunwhat and Soogaot. Years later she
  was found and returned to Quissan
  Kweedas.
  Quivira
  a mythical city with great treasure
  Quixote
  (see Don Quixote)
  Quiyauhtonatiuh
  Central American
  [Rain Sun]
  ruler of the Third Sun, in some accounts
  (see also Tlaloc)
  Qumoqums
  North American
  a creator-god of the Modoc
  He is said to have brought up mud
  from the bottom of Lake Tule and
  used it to make the earth, before
  creating all the plants and animals.
  Quodes
  (see Qedeshet.Quades)
  Quonomorius (see Cunomorus.Mark1)
  Quoots-hooi
  North American
  a Chinook giantess
  She ate the eggs of the raven, Hahness,
  and the first humans appeared.
  Qurai
  (see Ngurai)
  qutrub
  Arabian
  [female=ghul]
  a male jinnee
  Quzah
  Arabian
  a mountain-god and god of weather
  Some versions equate him with Qos.
  Qvasir
  (see Kvasir)
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  Egyptian
  [Af.Ass.Auf.Auf(-Ra).Amon-Ra.
  Kamephis.Phra.Phre.Ran.Re.Re-Atum.
  Re-Khepra.Rhe.Ria]
  a creator-god, sun-god and god of 
  the underworld
  father and husband of Hathor, some say
  husband of Nut
  father of Isis, Osiris, Nephthys and 
  Set by Nut
  father of Ihy by Hathor, some say
  Some say he was self-created from
  Nun, others that he emerged from the
  primordial lotus flower, others that he
  was the son of Nut while in some
  accounts he was the father of Shu and
  Tefnut. Yet another version says that
  Ra emerged from an egg laid by Geb
  in the form of a goose. Some say his
  consort was Urt-Hikeu. In some
  accounts, he was the first pharaoh.
  He created mankind from his own
  tears of joy at the recovery of Shu and
  Tefnut who had been lost. He became
  convinced that men were plotting to
  overthrow him, he sent Hathor to kill
  them all. She got drunk on khakadi,
  the red-coloured beer that he used to
  flood the land and forgot her mission.
  Isis, wanting to know his secret
  name, fashioned a serpent from his
  saliva. The snake bit Ra and caused
  him violent pain from which Isis cured
  the god in return for learning his
  secret name which was Ran.
  When he mutilated himself, the
  blood from his penis generated several
  other gods.
  As the morning sun he was Khepra
  or Menthu, at noon he was Ra-
  Harakhta and as the evening sun he
  was Ra-Atum.
  As god of the underworld he is
  depicted as having a ram’s head and
  riding in a barque; as sun-god he
  appears as a falcon wearing the solar
  disc. In other cases, he is depicted as a
  scarab or dung-beetle.
  In old age he retired to heaven – the
  Fields of Peace (Amenti) in some
  versions – in favour of Thoth and was
  lifted into the sky by Nut. (see also Auf)
  Ra2
  Pacific Islands
  [Tama-nui-te-Ra.Tama-nui-ate-Ra.
  Tama-nuit-ite-Ra:=Maori Raa] 
  in Polynesian lore, the sun, created by Io
  Ra3
  German
  [=Swedish Radere]
  an elf working in houses and 
  workshops
  Ra4
  (see Roua)
  Ra-Atum
  Egyptian
  [Atum-Ra.Benu.Ben(n)u-bird.
  Nefertem.Ra-Tem.Re-Atum]
  an assimilation of the early sun-god
  Atum with Ra
  In the form of the Bennu-bird or
  phoenix he dispersed the darkness of
  Nun while sitting on the benben
  stone (obelisk).
  He had the ability to detach one eye
  and send it out alone to see what was
  going on and used it to locate Shu and
  Tefnut when they got lost. He grew
  another eye but kept the detachable
  one which he placed in his forehead.
  Ra-Harakhta
  Egyptian
  [Ra-Harakhte.Re-Herakhty]
  the god Horus as sun-god
  This deity was an assimilation of
  Horus of the Horizon with Ra and was
  the sun-god at dusk and dawn. Other
  versions identify him as Shu.
  Ra-Harakhte
  (see Ra-Harakhta)
  Ra-Tem
  (see Ra Atum)
  Ra Torua
  New Zealand
  [Day of Two Sunsets]
  the battle between Tawheta 
  and Uenuku
  On this occasion, the sea was red twice
  in one day – once from the blood of
  battle and again at the time of the
  real sunset.
  Raa
  New Zealand
  [=Polynesian Ra]
  the Maori sun-god
  husband of Arohirohi
  Rab-’byor
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Subhuti
  rabbats
  household spirits said to keep the
  occupants awake at night by knocking
  Rabbim
  Canaanite
  a flood-god
  He was killed by Anat.
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  Rabbit1
  North American
  the animal who brought fire to the
  Hitchiti people
  Fire was once exclusive to the Sky
  People but Rabbit thought his people
  should have it as well. At the Green
  Corn Festival, when the fire was lit in
  the square, he soaked the top of his
  head with pure oil and, as he danced
  round the fire, bent his head low
  enough to set the hair alight. He then
  ran off, sheltering in a hollow tree
  when the Sky People sent rain in a vain
  effort to douse his fire.
  Rabbit2
  (see Cottontail.
  Great Hare.Hare)
  Rabbit Boy
  North American
  [Much Blood Boy.We-Ota-Wichasha]
  a Sioux hero
  He was reared by a rabbit who had
  come across and casually kicked about
  a blood-clot from which Rabbit Boy
  emerged. When he grew up, he left
  his foster-parents and married a girl in
  the next village. The spider-man,
  Iktome, was jealous and incited the
  youths of the village to kill Rabbit Boy
  who sang his death-song before being
  killed, cut to pieces and boiled. Using
  his magic powers, Rabbit Boy
  reassembled the parts and reappeared
  alive. When Iktome tried to do the
  same, he recited the wrong words to
  the death-song and was killed, never
  to return.
  Rabbul-Nau
  Muslim
  a guardian angel of plants and 
  animals
  Rabican
  European
  [Rabicane]
  the horse of Argalia
  This marvellous animal lived only on
  air. When his master was killed by
  Ferrau at Charlemagne’s great tour-
  nament, he returned to his original
  home in a cave protected by a giant
  and a griffin. Rinaldo wounded the
  giant who then fled, killed the griffin
  and claimed Rabican for himself. The
  horse subsequently passed to Astolpho.
  Rabicane
  (see Rabican)
  Rabisu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian demon of nightmares
  Rabmag
  Hebrew
  a chief of the magi
  Racilia
  Roman
  wife of Cincinnatus
  mother of Lucius
  Racine, Jean
  French
  (1639-1699)
  a dramatist
  He wrote Andromaque, Iphegnie and
  Phedre.
  Racit Ngabal
  (see Ngabal)
  rackabore
  (see guyascutus)
  Rad
  (see Cearas)
  Rada loa
  West Indian
  benevolent Haitian voodoo spirits
  derived from the deities of Dahomey
  Radare
  Swedish
  [=German Ra]
  an elf working in houses and
  workshops
  Radbad
  German
  a king
  father of Ortrud
  Radegast
  European
  a Polish winter-god
  He is honoured in the post-Christmas
  festival of Turon.
  Radegost
  (see Radgost)
  Radgost
  European
  [Radegost]
  a supreme deity of early Danish tribes,
  appearing in the form of a goose
  (see also Radigast) 
  Raden Abiasa
  (see Abiasa)
  Radha1
  Hindu
  a milkmaid
  wife of Ayanagosha
  She was the favourite mistress (some
  say wife) of Krishna and when her
  husband caught her with Krishna the
  god changed into female form as
  Durga to deceive him. Other stories
  say that Krishna split himself into two
  parts, one of which was Radha, and
  their union produced the egg floating
  on the primordial waters from which
  the universe developed. In some
  accounts she is regarded as an
  incarnation of Lakshmi.
  Radha2
  Hindu
  wife of Shatananda
  Radiance
  Tibetan
  a primordial essence
  The two things first existing were Black
  Misery (black light) and Radiance
  (white light) which combined to form
  the cosmic egg. Black Misery produced
  the evil things, Radiance the good
  things.
  Radigast
  Baltic
  [Redigast]
  a war-god and god of agriculture 
  and wise counsel
  He is depicted with the head of a bull
  on his chest and a swan on his head.
  (see also Rodgast)
  Radigund
  English
  the queen of the Amazons in 
  The Faerie Queene
  She defeated Arthgallo in single
  combat and forced him to dress as a
  woman and perform menial tasks.
  She was said to have been killed by
  Britomart.
  Radin
  East Indian
  leader of the Iban tribe of 
  Borneo
  He killed the ghost which had been
  bringing disease to his people when he
  swung his kris at a bird singing in the
  longhouse. Next morning, the wooden
  image of the war-god Sengalang
  Burong (who sometimes appeared as a
  hornbill)’ which stood outside the
  longhouse, was found to have been
  cut in half.
  Radion-aimo
  Baltic
  heaven, home of the god of the 
  Lapps
  Radish
  Chinese
  [Mu-lien:=Tibetan Maudgalyayana]
  a Buddhist hero
  When he left home on a long journey,
  he left money with his mother, Lady
  Leek Stem, to be distributed to the
  poor. She kept it for herself and for
  this she was sent to hell when she died.
  Radish interceded with the Buddha
  and she was returned to life as a dog.
  He then prayed for her for a whole
  week and she was returned to human
  form.
  Rado
  Serbian
  a builder
  When he immured the wife of Goiko
  in the walls of a fortress to placate a
  veela, he left a small opening through
  which she could breast-feed her infant
  son, Yovo.
  Radool
  Serbian
  brother of Paul and Yelitza
  Radsuithr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Rae
  Irish
  a warrior of Connaught
  He was one of those who fought
  Cuchulainn in single combat during
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley and was
  killed.
  Rafnagug
  Norse
  a name for Odin as a raven-god
  Raft of Four Sticks
  North American
  in some tribes, a symbol of the four
  quarters of the world
  Such a structure is regarded as the
  platform on which the creator rests
  and was the platform used by the
  animals and birds that dived into the
  primordial waters to bring up mud
  from which the gods made the earth.
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  Rafusen
  Rafusen
  Japanese
  a fairy who scatters perfume amongst
  the blossom of the plum trees
  rag-bush
  a bush on which pieces of cloth are
  hung to placate local spirits
  Raga
  Hindu
  a deity, melody personified
  Raga-Vidyaraja
  (see Vidyaraja)
  Ragalata
  Hindu
  a name of Rati as vine of love
  Ragallach
  Irish
  [Raghallach]
  a king of Connaught
  son of Uadhu
  husband of Muireann
  father of Cathal
  He became king when he defeated
  Colman at the Battle of Ceann Bugha.
  Fearful of being killed himself, he
  killed his own nephew and, when he
  was told that his own child would
  cause his death, he tried to kill his
  young daughter by abandoning her.
  She was saved by a swineherd and
  reared by a holy woman and, when she
  came of age, Ragallach took her as a
  mistress, neither of them knowing of
  their relationship. His wife then left
  him and later died of jealousy. 
  Accounts of his death vary. Some say
  that he was killed by men arguing over
  a stag they had killed, others that he
  was killed by Maolbhrighe who was
  later killed by Cathal to avenge his
  father, still others that his daughter
  fulfilled the prophecy by killing him.
  ragana
  (see laume)
  Ragavrinta
  Hindu
  a name of Kama as passion
  Rager
  (see Rahab)
  Raghallach
  (see Ragallach)
  Raghu
  Hindu
  a king
  an ancestor of Rama
  son of Dilipa
  Raging Host
  (see Wild Hunt)
  Ragimu 
  (see Ramman)
  Ragini
  Hindu
  [emotion]
  a goddess of music
  Ragisel
  (see Raguidel)
  Ragnar Lodbrok
  Norse
  [Lodbrog.Lodbrokr.Regner]
  (c. 735-794)
  a great warrior
  son of Sigurd Ring and Alfild
  husband of Aslaug, Lodgerda 
  and Thora 
  father of Agnar and Erik 
  by Thora
  father of Biorn, Hvitserk, Ivar,
  Rogenwald, Sigurd and Ubbe 
  by Aslaug
  When his father died by his own hand,
  Ragnar took the throne at the age of
  fifteen. On an expedition to Norway,
  he met and married Lodgerda, a
  warrior-maid, and lived with her for
  three years but was then forced to
  return to Denmark to repel an
  invasion. Lodgerda refused to leave
  Norway 
  and 
  Ragnar 
  eventually
  married Thora after killing the dragon
  that guarded her. She bore two sons,
  Agnar and Erik, before dying at an
  early age.
  Ragnar came across Aslaug, at that
  time called Krake, in a filthy hut where
  she was virtually a slave to the peasant
  couple who had reared her. He
  married her and they had four sons.
  When Ragnar considered putting her
  aside in favour of a princess, Aslaug
  discovered his plan from her pet
  magpies and proved that she was
  equally highborn, the daughter of
  Sigurd and Brunhild. She later gave
  birth to another son, Sigurd the
  Snake-eyed.
  Late in life, Ragnar invaded
  Northumberland. Most of his men
  were killed and he was captured. Ella,
  the king of Northumberland, had him
  thrown into a snake-pit but the magic
  shirt his mother had made for him
  saved him until Ella had the shirt
  stripped from the body of his prisoner
  who soon died from snake-bites, the
  only thing to which he was vulnerable.
  Ragnarok
  Norse
  [Doom of the Gods.Ragnarokr:=German
  Gotterdammerung.Twilight of the Gods:
  =Persian Armageddon]
  the final battle: the end of the world
  This was the final battle between good
  and evil, the battle in which the gods
  were destined to be defeated by the
  forces of evil, led by Loki, after which
  will come a new beginning under a
  new god greater even than Odin.
  After a winter of exceptional
  severity known as the Fimbul winter,
  which lasted three years (seven in some
  accounts), the Midgard serpent came
  out of the sea breathing out poisons
  and causing great floods; the wolves
  Hati, Managarm and Skoll finally
  swallowed the sun and the moon;
  Garm, Fenris and Loki broke their
  bonds; the dragon Nidhogg finally ate
  through the roots of Yggdrasil; the
  cockerels crew and Heimdall blew his
  horn to warn the gods that the end was
  approaching.
  Loki’s ship landed a force from
  Muspelheim and another ship brought
  the Frost Giants from the north. They
  were reinforced by Hel and Nidhogg
  and by Sutr and his sons who smashed
  the Bifrost bridge as they rode over it.
  In the ensuing battle on Vigrid plain
  the gods were defeated.
  Odin was eaten by the wolf Fenris,
  Frey was killed by Surtur, Heimdall 
  by Loki, Tyr by Garm, and Thor
  drowned in the poison of the Midgard
  serpent after he had killed it. Vidar,
  arriving late, put his one large foot on
  the bottom jaw of Fenris and, taking
  the top jaw in his hands, pulled the
  wolf apart. Sutr then set the world on
  fire with his flaming sword and the
  earth sank beneath the waves.
  The evil gods who died in that
  battle were sent to Nastrond, the good
  ones went to the highest heaven,
  Gimli, while the giants went to their
  own hall, Brimer.
  (see also end of the world.Twilight of 
  the Gods)
  Ragnarokr
  (see Ragnarok)
  Ragnell
  British
  [Loathly Lady]
  sister of Gromersomer Joure
  wife of Gawain
  mother of Gingalin
  Cursed by her brother, she appeared as
  an old crone, a version of the Loathly
  Lady, and told King Arthur the
  answers to the riddle posed by Joule
  but demanded Gawain as a husband.
  When Gawain married her, the spell
  was broken and she returned to her
  normal form as a beautiful young
  woman.
  Ragnhild
  Norse
  wife of Hadding
  She nursed the wounded Hadding and
  left a ring embedded in his wound so
  that, when she was later required to
  choose between a group of suitors, she
  was able to identify him by touch.
  They married but, after some years, he
  longed for his home in the sea and she
  for the hills, so they parted.
  Ragno
  North American
  a mother-goddess of the Hopi and
  Pomo Indians
  In the lore of the Pomo Indians, she
  rescued the world from the attempts
  to destroy it made by the brothers
  Kuksu and Marumda.
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  British
  [Ragisel]
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  After he was killed by Guengasoain,
  his corpse was found on a ship where a
  note found with the body asked King
  Arthur to exact vengeance for his
  death. Gawain killed Guengasoain and
  was, as a result, the only man who
  could remove the rings from the
  fingers of the dead Raguidel.
  Rahab
  Hebrew
  [Rager.Rahabh:=Sumerian Tiamat]
  a moon-goddess and sea-goddess
  Rahabh 
  (see Rahab)
  Rahakatittu
  North American
  a wand decorated with feathers
  The object is used in religious
  ceremonies by the Pawnee and
  symbolises the female principle and
  peace.
  Rahaktakaru
  North American
  a wand decorated with feathers
  The object is used in religious cere-
  monies by the Pawnee and symbolises
  the male principle and war.
  Rahi
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian chieftain
  husband of Hotu Hiva
  He found a princess, Hotu Hiva,
  inside his long drum and she became
  his wife.
  Rahkoi
  Baltic
  a ghost in the lore of the Finns and
  Lapps, said to influence the moon
  Rahkonen
  Baltic
  in Finland, the man in the moon
  Raho
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan sailor
  He left Samoa with his granddaughter,
  a girl named Maiva, taking a basket full
  of soil, and sailed westwards. When he
  tipped the soil into the sea, a new
  island, Rotuma, was formed and he
  settled there with Maiva.
  Rahu
  Hindu
  [Abhapisacha.Adhrapuisacha.grabber:
  =Chinese Lo-hou]
  a horned demon 
  son of Kasyapa or Rudra
  He was sent by Jalandhara to seize
  Sakti, the wife of Shiva. The god
  created the lion-headed monster,
  Kirttimukha, to fight Rahu who was so
  frightened that he ran off.
  When this demon drank some
  amrita, Vishnu, as Narayana, cut off its
  head to prevent it from becoming
  immortal. The head was placed in the
  sky where it swallows the moon at
  eclipses. Here it takes the form of a
  dark planet at the north node of the
  intersection of the orbits of the moon
  and the earth.
  In some accounts he is depicted as a
  dragon with nine heads and nine ams
  with eyes on both his body and arms.
  (see also Vajrapani)
  Rahula
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Lo-hou-to:
  =Tibetan’s Gra-c’an-dsin)]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  one of the 4 Bikshu
  son of the Buddha and Yasodhara
  He is said to be born as the eldest son
  of all future Buddhas and is depicted
  with a large head and a hooked nose.
  Rahulata
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Lo-hou-lo-to]
  a 2nd C BC teacher
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  some say
  He was said to be able to work
  miracles, one of which was to produce
  rice from heaven for his audience.
  He is depicted seated on a rock,
  holding a staff.
  Rahoua
  (see Roua)
  Rahumel
  (see Ramuel)
  Rai
  Slav
  [Raj]
  the paradise of the western Slavs: the
  home of the sun
  (see also Svarog)
  Rai-tubu
  Pacific Islands
  a sky-deity in Hawaii
  At his father’s command, he created
  the earth when he looked down and
  the sky when he looked up.
  Raicho
  Japanese
  a Shinto thunderbird
  This bird, about the size of a crow, is
  said to have the ability to create a
  terrible sound by clashing together the
  spurs on its body. It is generally seen
  during thunderstorms.
  Raiden
  Japanese
  [Raijin]
  a Shinto god of thunder
  father of Raitaro
  He ate the navels of the dead and when
  he saw Chiyo, killed by Shokura, lying
  dead in a wood, he restored her to life
  and took her into the heavens.
  He is said to have defeated the
  invading Mongols by creating a great
  thunderstorm which killed all but
  three of them.
  He is depicted as a clawed demon
  with red skin, sitting on a cloud,
  shooting arrows at the enemies of the
  people.
  (see also Kaminari)
  Raighne
  (see Raigne)
  Raigne
  Irish
  [Raighne]
  son of Finn mac Cool
  a Fianna warrior
  He was one of the party of nine, led by
  Goll mac Morna, which recovered
  Finn’s hounds, Bran and Sceolan,
  when they were stolen by Arthur.
  Raijin
  Japanese
  [Karaijin]
  a group of Shinto weather-gods
  In some accounts, a name for Raiden.
  (see also Karai-shin)
  Raiju
  Japanese
  a Shinto Thunder-animal
  This beast is variously envisaged in the
  form of a badger, a monkey or a weasel
  and was said to be docile in good
  weather but savage during a storm
  when it jumped from tree to tree.
  Raiko1
  Japanese
  a warrior-hero
  He was ordered by the emperor,
  Ichijo, to slay Shutendoji, the goblin of
  Mount Oye who had captured the
  emperor’s daughter Kimitaka, and set
  out with five companions. The deities
  Gongen, Hachiman and Kwannon
  gave him a magic drink called
  Shimben-Kidoku-Shu with which
  Raiko and his men, dressed as priests,
  put the goblin and his retainers to
  sleep and killed them.
  In a later adventure, he killed the
  Goblin Spider which, in the guise of a
  young retainer, had nightly brought
  medicine which made Raiko worse
  instead of curing his illness. In another
  story, the Goblin Spider appeared as
  an old woman and a beautiful maiden
  who trapped Raiko in a silken web.
  When he struck her with his sword,
  the wound produced white blood and,
  when he cut off her head, hundreds 
  of skulls emerged from a wound in 
  her stomach.
  In some accounts he is the same
  as Yorimitsu.
  Raiko2
  Japanese
  a wealthy miser
  He was so mean that Mara took the
  form first of a priest to tell Raiko to
  distribute his wealth to the poor and
  then of a huge spider which frightened
  him into repentance.
  Rail
  Pacific Islands
  an evil deity in the Pelew Islands
  This being, in the form of a bird,
  brought sickness and death to mankind.
  Railanitra
  African
  a name of Zanahary as ‘father of heaven’
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  Raim
  [Raum.Raym]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to be able to evoke
  love and will steal money for the
  sorcerer. 
  He appears in the form of a
  blackbird and, in some accounts, is
  equated with Alastor.
  Raimimu
  (see Ramman)
  Raimond
  (see Raymond)
  Raimonidi
  South American
  an ancient Peruvian deity
  Rain Beings
  North American
  rain-spirits of the Pueblo Indians
  Rain Goddess
  African
  the second wife of Mwari
  Rain Queen
  African
  in the lore of the Lovedu, an earthly
  queen who is the embodiment of the
  rain-goddess Mujaji
  The queen must have perfect health
  so she was required to commit suicide
  the first time she fell ill.    
  (see also Mujaji)
  Rain Sun
  (see Quiyauhtontiuh)
  Rainardo
  Italian
  the Italian version of Reynard the Fox
  rainbow1
  a natural phenomenon in the 
  form of an arc of 7 colours 
  in the sky
  The rainbow is woven into many
  cultures with many different inter-
  pretations.
  (1) One story from Africa says that,
  if one cuts the rainbow in half, one
  half goes up into the heavens while
  the other half goes down into the
  earth, making a hole that leads to
  an underworld paradise.
  (2) Christians liken the seven
  colours to the seven gifts of the
  Holy Ghost.
  (3) The general belief in Europe 
  is that a pot of gold lies at the
  rainbow’s end, treasure which was
  placed there by an angel which can
  be claimed only by a naked man.
  In Brittany, the rainbow is
  spoken of as a snake with a bull’s
  head.
  Others say that any person
  passing under a rainbow will be
  changed to the opposite sex.
  (4) In Hebrew tradition, the
  rainbow symbolises god’s covenant
  with Israel, rebirth, etc.
  (5) In Inuit lore, the rainbow is a
  bow wielded by the thunder-god.
  (6) The Irish regard the rainbow as
  Lugh’s sling.
  (7) In Japan it is a bridge, the one
  on which Izanagi and Izanami
  stood when dipping the spear into
  the primaeval waters to create land.
  (8) In Malaya, people avoid the
  places where the rainbow touches
  the earth, believing them to be
  unhealthy but they also believe, as
  do many others, that treasure is to
  be found there.
  (9) The Mongols regard the arc
  of the rainbow as the bow of a
  great hero from which he fires
  shafts of lightning.
  (10) In Norse mythology, the
  rainbow is the Bifrost Bridge which
  leads from Niflheim to Asgard.
  This bridge is guarded by Heimdall
  and will be destroyed by the
  pounding footsteps of the giants
  crossing it at Ragnarok.
  (11) Some North American Indian
  tribes allege that, if one uses the
  index finger to point to the
  rainbow, that finger will swell up.
  Other tribes regard it as the road to
  the land of the dead.
  Other tribes say that the rainbow
  causes drought by preventing rain
  from falling; that it is a means of
  transport for the Cloud People or a
  bridge to some afterworld; that it is
  a sign of ill-fortune or a shaman
  who paints himself with the colours
  of the arc.
  (12) In Persia, its position in the
  sky is significant in terms of one’s
  future and the intensity of the
  colours also plays a part, red
  indicating war, green wealth and
  yellow death.
  (13) The Romans regarded the
  rainbow as a symbol of Juno’s
  blessing.
  (14) In Siberia, some tribes regard
  the rainbow as the hem of god’s
  coat, others say it is the sun’s
  tongue or the bow of the thunder-
  god.
  (15) In South America, the
  Arawak say that the rainbow over
  land brings evil but over the sea
  it is beneficial.
  Another story says that the rainbow
  is a serpent which, when small, was
  caught by a young girl and kept as
  a pet which escaped and grew to an
  enormous size, swallowing people
  as it travelled all over the country.
  It was finally killed by a huge flock
  of birds and went to the sky.
  (see also Rainbow Snake)
  Rainbow2
  North American
  wife of Hinum
  Rainbow3
  South American
  an incarnation of Bochica
  Rainbow4
  (see Ix Chel.Lubangala)
  Rainbow King
  (see Nkongolo)
  Rainbow Monster
  African
  a Kenyan water-monster
  This beast was said to emerge at night
  and eat both animals and men. The
  rainbow in the sky is merely its
  reflection.              (see also Lubangala)
  Rainbow Serpent (see Rainbow Snake)
  Rainbow Snake
  [Great Father.Great Rainbow Snake.
  Rainbow Serpent]
  a creator or fertility symbol in many
  African, East Indian and Australian
  stories
  Some of the many names for this 
  being include Galaru, Galeru, Kaleru,
  Kalse(u)ru, 
  Karia, 
  Kunmanggur,
  Langal, Mindi, Muit, Ngalbjod, Taipan,
  Wolunkwa, Wonambi, Worombi and
  Yero.
  (see Dan Ayido Hwedo.Dji.
  Mbumba Luangu.Yurlungur)
  Rainburn
  European
  son of Guido of Tours
  He was fostered with his father’s
  friend, Heraud, but was kidnapped by
  Russians whose ship was wrecked off
  the coast of Africa. Here he was sold to
  a king, Argus, and grew up to become
  the leader of the king’s army. In an
  attack on a neighbouring country, he
  found himself in single combat with
  Heroud who had been imprisoned
  there. They renewed their friendship
  and set off together for England. En
  route, Rainburn fought an honourable
  draw with a champion guarding a
  mountain pass who turned out to be
  Heroud’s son, Asslake, who was
  searching for his missing father.
  Raini
  South American
  a Tupi creator-god
  He created the world when he placed a
  flat stone on the head of another deity.
  (see also Rairu)
  rainmaker
  a witchdoctor or medicine-man who
  claims to be able to cause rain to fall
  Rainoaurt
  European
  a giant
  husband of Ermintrude
  He was stolen when a child and sold as
  a slave, later becoming a cook in the
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  royal household. When Guillaume
  was given an army by the king to fight
  the Saracens, Rainoaurt went with him
  and distinguished himself in battle by
  killing 3,000 of the enemy with his
  huge club.
  Rairu
  South American
  a primordial being in the lore of the
  Tupi Indians
  son of Karu
  He and his father Karu existed in the
  primaeval darkness but Rairu put a
  stone on his head which grew to form
  the sky and they had light. Rairu hid
  from his father in the underworld and
  found human beings there. When
  these people emerged into the upper
  world, he and his father turned the
  lazy ones into birds and butterflies.       
  (see also Raini)
  Raitaro
  Japanese
  [Thunder Child] 
  a Shinto thunder-god
  son of Raiden
  He once appeared in the form of a
  baby and was found and reared by the
  poor farmer, Bimbo. For many years
  he lived with his foster-parents but,
  when he reached manhood, he turned
  into a dragon and returned to his
  home in the sky.
  Raivato
  African
  a villain in Madagascar
  He captured the young maiden known
  as Iampelamamananoro but the great
  hero Iboniamasiboniamanoro came to
  her rescue. Raivato was overcome and
  hammered into the ground.
  Raivata
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Revaki
  Raivuki
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian goddess of the seasons
  wife of Ratu-mai-mbula
  Raj
  (see Rai)
  Raja Angin
  Malay
  a wind-god
  Raja Hantuen
  (see Hantuen)
  Raja Jinn Peri
  Malay
  king of the fairies
  Raja Naga
  Malay
  king of the sea-serpents
  Raja Sulana
  (see Sulana)
  Raja Suran
  (see Sulana)
  Rajagrha
  Buddhist
  a sacred city
  Rajamatangi
  Hindu
  a goddess
  rajarshi
  Hindu
  a king who becomes a sage or a demi-
  god as the result of asceticism
  rajas
  Hindu
  one of the 3 gunas governing the
  transmigration of souls
  Rajasanagara
  East Indian
  one of the 5 kings of Java regarded as
  incarnations of the Dhyanibuddhas
  Rajasawardhana
  Buddhist
  one of the 5 kings of Java regarded as
  incarnations of the Dhyanibuddhas
  Rajashika
  Hindu
  those who worship the rakshasas or
  the yakshas
  Raji
  Hindu
  son of Ayus
  He and his 500 sons fought on the side
  of the gods against the Asuras and he
  was rewarded with a place among the
  gods until he died.
  Raka1
  Hindu
  a moon-goddess and goddess of good
  fortune and wealth
  Raka2
  Pacific Islands
  a wind-god of the Hervey Islanders
  son of Vare-Ma-Te-Takere
  His mother gave him the winds in a
  large basket. He lives in the ocean,
  Moana-Irakau
  Raka Maomao
  New Zealand
  [=Hawaiian La’a Maomao:
  =Samoan Fa’atiu]
  a Maori wind-god
  Rakan
  Japanese
  [Arakan:=Tibetan Gnas-brtan]
  the Japanese version of the Eighteen
  Lohan or the 16 Arhats
  (see also Arhat.Eighteen Lohan)
  Rakhsh
  (see Rakush)
  Raki
  (see Rangi)
  Rakib-El
  Mesopotamian
  [Rakkab]
  a Syrian moon-god or sun-god
  Rakim
  Pacific Islands
  the carpenter-god of the Carolines
  Rakkab
  (see Rakib-El)
  Rako
  African
  a Hausa spirit which causes the
  infirmities of old age
  raksa
  (see rakshasa)
  raksasa
  (see rakshasa)
  rakshasa
  Hindu
  [raksasa:female=rakshashi: 
  =Javanese reksoso]
  an evil spirit
  It is said that these beings were created
  from Brahma’s foot though others say
  that they were descended from the
  sage Pulashya.
  They could assume any shape and
  usually appeared as monsters but
  sometimes as beautiful maidens.
  Descriptions of them in human form
  say that they may be blue, green or
  yellow, with eyes set vertically, fingers
  pointing backwards, matted hair,
  protruding stomachs, and five feet.
  They are said to eat human flesh, even
  fouled meat and corpses. Some say
  that they live in trees but haunt grave-
  yards and they are so poisonous that
  they kill mortals by a mere touch.
  They can also take possession of men,
  causing illness or death. Mortals who
  have been exceptionally cruel in life
  may be condemned to reappear 
  as rakshasas.
  In some versions rakshasas are the
  same as yakshas.
  Rakshasa-Loka
  Hindu
  the home of the rakshasas
  Rakshasaraja
  Hindu
  a king of the rakshasas
  rakshasi
  Hindu
  [=Javanese rekshasi]
  a female version of a rakshasa
  Rakta-Yamari
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  a form of Yamari
  Raktabija
  (see Raktavija)
  Raktadanti
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Durga, Kali and Uma
  as ‘bloody-toothed’
  Raktavija
  Hindu
  [Raktabija.Raktavira]
  a huge demon-king
  Kali killed all the demon’s forces but
  when she wounded Raktavija a
  thousand giants sprang from every
  drop of his blood. Kali finally killed
  the demon by swallowing all his blood.
  Raktavira
  (see Raktavija)
  Rakush
  Persian
  [Rakhsh.Ruk(u)sh]
  the horse of Rustem
  He and his master were both killed
  when they fell into a pit filled with
  sharp-pointed spears.
  Ral-cgig-ma
  Tibetan
  the Tibetan version of Ekajata
  Ralph
  a printing-house imp
  Raluvimbha
  African
  a creator-god of the Baventa people
  of the Transvaal
  ram1
  the male sheep, featured in 
  many mythologies
  (1) In Babylon the ram was sacrificed
  at New Year to expiate sins.
  (2) In Celtic lore the ram is the
  personification 
  of 
  Belin, 
  the
  Gaulish god of light and crops.
  (3) In Egypt the ram symbolises the
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  soul and the gods Amen-Ra, Geb,
  Min, Osiris and Shu.
  (4) In the Greek story of the
  Golden Fleece the ram, named
  Chrysomallon, saved Phrixus and
  his sister Helle from death by
  carrying them off to Colchis.
  In other contexts it is sacred to
  Dionysus and Zeus.
  In Crete the ram was deified as
  the god of the waning year.
  (5) Hebrews regard the ram as a
  symbol of sacrifice.
  (6) In Hindu lore, the ram is a
  generic name for god and an
  attribute of Agni.
  (7) In Muslim lore the ram was one
  of the ten animals allowed into
  heaven.
  (8) In Persia the ram symbolised
  virility and was the emblem of the
  empire.
  (9) To the Romans, a ram with one
  horn facing forwards and the other
  facing backwards represented the
  two-faced god Janus.
  ram2
  (see Aries1)
  Ram3
  (see Rama1)
  Ram of Mendes
  (see Banaded.Ptah)
  Rama1
  Hindu
  [Gentle Rama.Moon Rama.Moon
  Rejoicer.Ram.Ramac(h)andra]
  the seventh incarnation of Vishnu,
  as a human
  son of Dasa-Ratha and Kausalya
  half-brother of Bharata, Lakshmana
  and Shatrughna
  husband of Sita
  father of Kusha and Lava
  He is the hero of the epic Ramayana
  and appears in the Mahabharata.
  He killed the she-dragon, Taraka,
  and won the hand of Sita, daughter of
  Janaka, king of Videha, by bending
  the bow of Shiva. He should have
  succeeded to the throne when his
  earthly father died but he and his
  wife, Sita, together with his half-
  brother, Lakshmana, were exiled and
  Bharata, his other half-brother, took
  the throne.
  Surpanakha, the sister of the
  demon-king Ravana, tried to seduce
  him but he and Lakshmana badly
  wounded her when she tried to
  swallow Rama when he rejected her
  advances. She then persuaded her
  brother Ravana to seize Rama’s wife. 
  When Sita was abducted by Ravana,
  Rama or Sugriva built Adam’s Bridge
  and attacked Trikuta, the fortress of
  the demons, with the monkey forces
  of Sugriva led by Hanuman in a battle
  in which all the leaders of the demons
  were killed. Rama himself cut off
  Ravana’s head.
  In later years, he exiled Sita on the
  suspicion that she had slept with
  Ravana. When she asked the gods to
  send a sign that she had been faithful
  to her husband, the earth opened up
  and she was taken away on a golden
  throne. In remorse, Rama drowned
  himself.
  Rama2
  Persian
  [Vayu] 
  one of the yazatas, giving food its
  flavour
  Rama-setu
  (see Adam’s Bridge)
  Rama-umi
  a good demon, said to teach magic
  Ramacandra
  (see Rama1)
  Ramachandra
  (see Rama1)
  Ramajana
  (see Ramayana)
  Ramakien
  Thai
  [Ramakirti]
  the story of Hanuman’s visit to the
  underworld realm, Patal
  Ramakirti
  (see Ramakien)
  Ramanavami
  Hindu
  [Birthday of Lord Rama]
  a festival celebrating the birthday 
  of Rama, held in the month of 
  Caitra (March/April)
  ramara
  (see remora)
  Rama’s Bridge
  (see Adam’s Bridge)
  Ramasoon
  Thai
  a thunder-god
  Ramayana
  Hindu
  [Ramajana]
  an epic recording the life and exploits
  of Vishnu as Rama
  The original Sanskrit version of this
  work, in seven books and 24,000
  couplets, is said to have been written
  by the poet Rishi Balmik in the 2nd or
  3rd C BC. A 16th C version, in Hindi,
  was written by the poet Tulsi Das.
  Rambha 
  Hindu
  a nymph
  one of the Apsarases
  wife of Kubera, some say
  She was the sixth thing to emerge at
  the Churning of the Ocean and is
  regarded as the greatest of the group
  of Apsarases. Her husband’s brother,
  the demon Ravana, is said to have
  raped her.
  Ramcarismanas
  Hindu
  a collection of stories about Rama
  Ramiquiri
  South American
  a creator of the Chibcha
  He and Iraca made figures from clay
  which became men and others from
  keck which became women. The
  world at that time was without light so
  the two heroes went up into the
  heavens where Ramiquiri became the
  sun and Iraca the moon.
  Ramiro
  Spanish
  [Don Ramiro]
  a king of Aragon
  He was in dispute with Ferdinand
  and they agreed to settle the matter
  by single combat between Gonzalez
  for Ramiro and El Cid for Ferdinand.
  Later, when Ferdinand was dead, he
  and Sancho of Navarre attacked
  Sancho, Ferdinand’s son who was now
  ruler of Castile, but they were defeated
  by El Cid.
  Ramlila
  Hindu
  a dramatic performance of the
  Ramayana
  Ramman
  Mesopotamian
  [Ragim.Mermer.Raimimu.Rammanu:
  =Egyptian Set:=Hurrian Sutekh:
  =Sumerian Ishkur]
  a Babylonian thunder-god
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Enlil, others regard him as a mani-
  festation of Adad.
  Some versions give Rimmon as the
  Babylonian god and Ramman as his
  Egyptian equivalent.
  (see also Murtaimu)
  Ramses
  (see Rhampsinitus)
  Ramuel
  [Rahumel]
  an angel of the fifth heaven,
  associated with the north 
  and Tuesday
  Ran1
  Egyptian
  the secret name of Ra      (see also ren)
  Ran2
  Norse
  [Rana.Robber:=Swedish Sjoran]
  a sea-goddess and storm-goddess
  sister and wife of Aegir
  mother of Gymir and Mimir
  mother of the 9 Wave-maidens
  mother of Gialp and Greip by 
  Geirrod some say
  She lured sailors into her net and
  carried them down to her home in
  the deep.
  Rana
  (see Ran2)
  Rana-neidda
  Baltic
  [=Norse Frigga]
  a Lapp virgin-goddess
  Ranakombe
  African
  a seer
  He helped Rasoabemanana when she
  wanted a child and later set that child,
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  impossible tasks before he was allowed
  to marry.
  Randver
  (see Randwer)
  Randwer
  Norse
  [Randver]
  son of King Ermenrich
  His father sent him and a servant,
  Sibich, to escort the king’s proposed
  bride, Swanhild, to the royal palace.
  Sibich lied to the king that Randwer
  had seduced Swanhild on the journey.
  The king had Randwer hanged and
  Swanhild trampled to death by horses.
  (see also Broder)
  Rang
  African
  [Garang]
  a Sudanese god of the hunt
  Rangahore
  Pacific Islands
  in some accounts, a wife of Tane 
  who produced stone
  Rangda
  Pacific Islands
  [Widow]
  a witch, queen of Bali
  She was vanquished by Barong, the
  lion-king.
  rangga
  Australia
  the first humans
  sacred sticks or objects of the
  Aborigines
  Rangi
  New Zealand
  [Atea.Hanui-o-Rangi.La(n)gi.Raki.
  Ranginui.Ranji.Tu Tumu.Vatea:
  =Pacific Islands Rangi-Atea.Wakea:
  =Polynesian Atea]
  creator-god and sky-father of the 
  Maori
  husband of Heke-Heke-I-Paperi, 
  Poko-ha-rua-te-po or Papa
  husband of Tepotatango
  father of Haronga, Haumea, Rehua,
  Rongo, Ruaumoko, Tane, Tangaroa,
  Tawhiri and Tu
  The intertwined bodies of Earth and
  Sky made it impossible for their
  children to leave the womb so they
  tried to push their parents apart. After
  failures by Haumea and Rongo to push
  them apart, Tangaroa to blow them
  apart with his winds, and Tu to cut
  them apart, Tane, standing on Papa,
  managed to push Rangi, the sky, into
  its present position.
  It was said that he had six wives, one
  of whom, Papa, turned out to be the
  wife of Tangaroa who stabbed Rangi 
  in the thigh with his spear when he
  discovered what had happened in 
  his absence.
  Rangi-Atea
  Pacific Islands
  a name of Rangi in Tuamotu
  Rangi Haupapa
  Pacific Islands
  a magic cloak
  This garment was given to Mataora by
  his father-in-law when he brought his
  wife, Niwareka, back to earth after
  they were reconciled.
  Rangi Tuarea
  Pacific Islands
  the tenth heaven, in Polynesian lore
  Rangima
  Pacific Islands
  [‘light sky’]
  a Samoan sky-god
  offspring of Ao and Po
  (see also Rangiuri)
  Ranginui
  (see Rangi)
  Rangiuri
  Pacific Islands
  [‘dark sky’]
  a Samoan sky-god
  offspring of Ao and Po
  (see also Rangima)
  Rangkong
  East Indian
  wife of Enggang
  Her husband shut her in a tree while
  he was away but she was released by
  the servant Sidin. When Enggang
  returned, he destroyed the palace
  where she had taken refuge and was
  turned into a hornbill for this crime.
  Rangkong, who still loved her
  husband, changed herself into a female
  hornbill, Enggang Papan, to be with
  him.
  Rangsang
  East Indian
  [Agung]
  a Javanese king
  It was said that, every Friday, he would
  fly to Mecca on his prayer-mat to take
  part in prayers.
  ranguma
  East Indian
  [plur=ranguova]
  a demon in the form of an evil man
  This being, notable for blood-shot
  eyes, is said to kill children and rape
  women.
  ranguova
  (see ranguma)
  Ranji
  (see Rangi)
  Rannut
  (see Renenutet)
  Rannweig
  Norse
  wife of Bjarni
  Ran’s Ness
  (see Hronesness)
  Raodhatakhma
  (see Rustem)
  Raohenga
  Pacific Islands
  a realm below the surface of the earth,
  home of the Turehu
  Raon
  Irish
  a warrior at the court of 
  Eochaid Feidhleach
  raos
  East Indian
  [roso:=Indonesian rasa]
  in Javanese lore, the ability 
  to interpret cosmic events
  and phenomena
  rapal
  East Indian
  a magic formula for changing into
  an animal
  Rapanuate
  Pacific Islands
  a Melanesian tribal hero
  Rape of Lucrece
  English
  a poem by Shakespeare
  Rape of the Sabine Women
  Roman
  the capture of the Sabine women 
  by the Romans
  When Romulus and Remus built
  Rome there was a shortage of women
  so they invited the Sabine tribe to the
  festival of Consualia. They took the
  women prisoner and drove the men
  away. In the final battle, when the
  Sabines attacked the city to recover
  their women-folk, the captives stood
  between the opposing armies and
  demanded the cessation of the fighting.
  Raphael1
  Hebrew
  one of the 7 archangels, associated
  with Mercury or the sun.
  As Suriel, he was regarded as a bull-
  headed angel who cured disease.
  Raphael2
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived 
  from St Raphael
  Raphael3
  an angel of the third heaven,
  associated with the north
  Rapithwin
  Persian
  [Lord of the Noonday Heat]
  an early god of summer and warmth
  He is destined to preside over the
  renovation of the earth at the end of
  time.
  Rarach
  (see Svarog)
  Rarog
  (see Svarog)
  Rarohenga
  Pacific Islands
  [Po]
  the home of the fairies: the underworld
  Ras al-Ghul
  Arab
  the Arab name for the star Algol
  Ras shamra lotan
  Canaanite
  a seven-headed monster
  Rasa1
  Hindu
  [=Greek Styx;=Norse Leipter]
  the river which separates this world
  from the underworld
  rasa2
  East Indian
  [=Javanese raos]
  in Indonesian lore, the ability 
  to interpret cosmic events 
  and phenomena
  Rasa-Lila
  Hindu
  a love-dance: the dance of Krishna 
  Rasap
  (see Resep)
  Rasatala
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of Patala, 
  home of the Daityas and the Danavas
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  Rashima
  Japanese
  a fisher-boy who lived under 
  the sea
  Rashnau
  (see Rashnu)
  Rashnaw
  (see Rashnu)
  Rashnu
  Persian
  [Rashnau.Rashnaw.Rasnu]
  a god of the underworld
  one of the Yazatas
  He acts as one of the three judges of
  souls, with Mithra and Sraosha,
  holding the golden scales of justice.
  Rasnu
  (see Rashnu)
  Rasoabemana
  African
  mother of Iboniamasiboniamanoro
  Rasphuia
  a demon
  Rasulu
  Indian
  a hero of the Punjab who appears in
  many adventures
  rat
  a widely distributed small rodent
  This 
  animal 
  appears 
  in 
  the
  mythologies of various countries.
  (1) In China, where it is called shu,
  the rat symbolises industry and
  prosperity and is one of the animals
  bearing the sun through the
  Zodiac. It is regarded as the
  guardian of the northern quarter.
  (2) Christianity regards the rat as
  symbolising evil.
  (3) In Egypt, the rat symbolises
  destruction and is sometimes deified.
  (4) In Hindu lore, the rat can be
  either the embodiment of a
  powerful demon or the favoured
  transport of Garuda.
  (5) The Irish say that rats can be
  driven away by reciting poetry at
  them.
  (6) In Japan, the rat, known as
  nazumi, is the messenger of the
  god Daikoku. It is said that if rats
  eat the New Year cakes there will
  be a good harvest.
  (7) Romans believed that rats could
  bring good luck.
  (8) Some South African tribes 
  wear rat-hair as a charm to guard
  against spears thrown at them by
  their enemies.
  rat2
  (see dun)
  Rat3
  Pacific Islands
  sister of Olofat
  Rat4
  (see Iusas)
  Rat-killer
  Greek
  a name for Apollo
  The god sent a plague of rats to harass
  his priest, Crinus, and then, when the
  priest repented of his earlier neglect,
  killed all the animals with his bow and
  arrows.
  Rat-Tanit
  (see Tanit)
  Rat-taui
  (see Rattawy)
  Rata
  Pacific Islands
  [=Samoan Lata]
  son of Tawhaki and Tahiti Tokerau
  son of Wahieroa, some say
  His father was killed by the demon
  Matuku and Rata avenged his death
  by snaring and decapitating the
  demon. In another version, he killed
  Matuku by throwing hot coals into
  the giant’s mouth. 
  His efforts to make a dugout canoe
  were frustrated by spirits of the forest
  who restored every tree that he felled
  until he made proper sacrifices to
  Tane, the forest-god. Then the spirits
  made a cane, Niwaru, for him.
  When his mother was abducted by
  Puna, he rescued her and killed Puna
  but his father was killed by Puna’s
  lizards. In one version Matuku was a
  great shark and Rata recovered his
  father’s body from the stomachs of the
  lizards and his head from the belly of
  the shark. Rata himself was cut to
  pieces by the lizards.
  When his father (or grandfather)
  led souls across the rainbow bridge to
  meet their ancestors in the land of
  spirits, Rata followed in his canoe.
  In some versions, Rata is said to be
  the son of Wahieroa and grandson of
  Tawhaki. 
  Ratana
  (see Wiremu Ratana)
  Ratatosk
  Norse
  [Ratatoskr]
  the squirrel living in Yggdrasil
  Ratatoskr
  (see Ratatosk)
  ratchet owl
  North American
  a fabulous bird
  Ratego
  African
  a name of Were as ‘the almighty one’
  Rath1
  Irish
  a sailor
  He was torn to pieces by mermaids
  who had lulled him to sleep with their
  songs.
  rath2
  (see dun)
  Rath Luachar
  Irish
  the home of Lia, the treasurer of 
  the Fianna
  Rathayatra
  Hindu
  the festival of the Pilgrimage of 
  the Chariot, held in honour 
  of Jagannath, in the month 
  of Ashada
  Rathlean
  British
  mother of Ailleann by Daire
  Rati1
  Hindu
  [‘delight’.Kelikila.‘lust’.Mayarati.
  Mayavati.Ragalata:=Greek Aphrodite:
  =Roman Venus]
  the goddess of love
  a sakti of Vishnu
  daughter of Daksha or Shiva
  wife of Kama as Pradyumna
  Her partner, Kama, had been killed by
  Shiva but she pleaded with Shiva and
  Kama was reborn as Pradyumna. The
  demon Shambhara, to frustrate a
  prediction that the boy would kill 
  him, snatched the newborn child and
  dropped him into the ocean where 
  he was swallowed by a fish. Rati, in the
  guise of Mayavati who acted as cook to
  Shambhara, found the infant in the
  belly of the fish and, keeping him
  hidden from the demon, reared him.
  When 
  he 
  grew 
  to 
  manhood,
  Pradyumna killed Shambhara and
  married Rati.
  Rati2
  Norse
  a magic auger
  This tool of Baugi’s was used by Odin
  to bore into the mountain to steal the
  Mead of Inspiration from Gunlod.
  Rati3
  Norse
  In some accounts, a name for Heimdall.
  Rati4
  Pacific Islands
  the fertility-goddess of Bali, a version
  of the Hindu goddess
  Ratna1
  Buddhist
  [Ratnaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  excellence personified
  Ratna2
  Buddhist
  [Mani]
  a jewel which is said to grant any wish
  the owner may make
  (see also Ratna3)
  Ratna3
  Hindu
  [‘jewel’]
  one of the precious objects generated
  at the Churning of the Ocean
  (see also Ratna)
  Ratna Dumilah
  East Indian
  [Shining Jewel]
  a Javanese rice-goddess
  It is said that rice grew from her navel
  and the nutmeg tree from her feet
  shortly after her death.
  Ratna Jumilah
  East Indian
  a Javanese princess
  wife of Senapati
  She tried, with all kinds of weapons,
  to kill Senapati when he captured 
  her father’s castle but he was
  invulnerable and she ended up by
  marrying him.
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  Ratnadakini
  Buddhist
  a goddess of air
  She is said to be able, if she so wishes,
  to confer supernatural powers on her
  worshippers.
  Ratnagarbha
  Hindu
  a name for Kubera as 
  ‘belly-jewel’
  Ratnaheruka
  one of the 5 Herukabuddhas
  (see Ratnasambhava)
  Ratnapani
  Buddhist
  one of 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas
  a form of Ratnasambhava
  Ratnaparamita
  (see Ratna1)
  Ratnasambhava1
  Buddhist
  [Aparajita.Jambhala.Prasannatara.
  Ratnaheruka.Ratnapani:
  =Hindu Yama:=Japanese Hosho]
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas, the third
  son of Adibuddha
  Ratnasambhava2
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist tutelary god 
  Ratnasanu
  Hindu
  a name for Mount Meru as 
  ‘jewel peak’
  Ratnolka
  Buddhist
  a goddess of light, literature
  personified
  one of the dharanis
  Ratnosnisa
  Buddhist
  a sky-god
  one of the usnisas
  This deity is a guardian of the southern
  region.
  Ratovoantany
  African
  a creator-god of Madagascar
  He formed the first humans from clay
  and Zanahary gave them life. He is
  said to have grown out of the earth like
  a plant.
  Ratri
  Hindu
  a goddess of the starlit night
  daughter of Prajapati
  sister of Ushas
  Rattawy
  Egyptian
  [Rat-taui]
  a goddess of Thebes
  consort of Menthu
  mother of Harpre
  Rattlesnake
  North American
  a dog owned by Coyote the 
  Indian trickster-god
  Ratu Baka
  East Indian
  a Javanese king
  father of Lara Jonggnang, 
  some say
  Ratu Kidul
  (see Kidul)
  Ratu Lara Kidul
  (see Kidul)
  Ratu Loro
  (see Kidul)
  Ratu-mai-bulu (see Ratu-mai-mbula)
  Ratu-mai-mbula
  Pacific Islands
  [Ratu-mai-bulu]
  a fertility-god and serpent-god of 
  the Fijian underworld
  one of the Kalou-Vu
  husband of Raivuki
  He is said to have created coconuts.
  Rauch-Else
  German
  a bear-woman
  She was really the princess Sigeminne
  and was restored to her former self
  when Wolfdietrich promised to marry
  her.                (see also Sigeminne)
  Raudalo
  East Indian
  a culture-hero of New Guinea
  He is envisaged in the form of a snake
  and was said to have caused the flood
  to recede when he touched the waters
  with his tongue.
  Raudna
  Baltic
  a Lapp goddess
  wife of Horagalles
  Raudri
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the navasaktis
  an aspect of Parvati
  Raum
  (see Raim)
  Rauni
  Baltic
  [Akka.‘old woman’.‘rowan’]
  a Finnish storm-goddess
  wife of Ukko
  Raurava
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This is the realm reserved for the
  punishment of sadists by tearing them
  to pieces.
  Ravag
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Ravan
  (see Ravana)
  Ravana
  Hindu
  [Hiranyakashipa.Ravan:
  =Javanese Dasamuka.Rawana]
  king of Ceylon
  the ten-headed demon-king 
  of the Rakshasas
  grandson of Pulashtya
  son of Vishravas
  brother of Kubera, Kumbakharna,
  Shurpanakha and Vibhishana
  husband of Mandodari
  father of Indrajit
  Ravana was originally an angel who was
  condemned to life on earth for insulting
  Brahma. His first manifestation was 
  as Hiranyakashipu, the second as
  Ravana, the third as Shishupala.
  As Ravana, king of Ceylon, he could
  assume any shape, even a rock, smoke
  or a corpse; in one story he turned
  himself into a chameleon to gain
  access to the women’s quarters and
  seduced them. He could become as big
  as a mountain in a moment and, using
  his twenty arms, could throw hills
  about. He could be killed only by a
  mortal, so the gods sent Vishnu in the
  form of the human Rama to deal 
  with him.
  Ravana abducted Rama’s wife Sita
  and Rama attacked Trikuta, his
  fortress in Ceylon, with the monkey
  forces of Sugriva led by Hanuman,
  killing all the leaders of the demons.
  Rama himself cut off Ravana’s heads.
  As fast as Rama cut off one of the
  heads, another grew to replace it and
  Ravana was killed only when Rama
  shot him with an arrow made for the
  purpose by Brahma.
  Another version of Ravana’s death
  says that he crawled under Mount
  Kailasa and tried to smash it. The
  shaking of the mountain so frightened
  Parvati, who lived there with Shiva,
  that the god stamped on the mountain,
  crushing the demon to death.
  In some accounts he had ten heads
  and twenty arms.
  Ravandiz
  Armenian
  [Rowandiz]
  a sacred mountain
  This mountain, said to support the
  heavens, is the home of the gods and
  the place where Xithruthros landed his
  ark when the flood subsided.
  Ravdna
  Baltic
  a Finnish thunder-goddess
  raven1
  a black bird, somewhat larger than
  a crow
  This 
  bird 
  appears 
  in 
  the
  mythologies of various cultures. 
  (1) In Arthurian lore, ravens are the
  birds of Owain and the birds that
  fought with warriors in the story of
  Rhonabwy’s dream were ravens. In
  some versions, it is said that King
  Arthur’s soul resides in this bird but
  others substitute the chough or the
  puffin.
  (2) A popular belief is that Britain
  will never be invaded while ravens
  continue to exist at the Tower of
  London.
  (3) In China, a three-legged raven
  is said to live on the moon.
  (4) To the Greeks, the raven was
  the messenger of Aesculapius,
  Apollo, Athena and Cronos and it
  was said that it was originally white
  or silver but was turned black by
  Apollo when it brought the news
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  that Coronis was unfaithful to him.
  (5) In Hindu stories, the raven is an
  incarnation of Brahma.
  (6) In Irish lore, the goddess of war,
  Morrigan, often appeared in the
  form of a raven.
  (7) The Japanese regard the raven as
  the messenger of the goddess
  Amaterasu.
  (8) Norse mythology has ravens as
  the birds of Odin, Hugin and
  Munin, which brought him news
  of the outside world.
  Raven2
  North American
  [Big Grandfather.Taqlikic:=
  Aztec Quetzalcoatl:
  = Kwakiutl Kanikilak:=Salish Quaaqua:
  =Tlingit Yehl.Yetl]
  servant of the supreme god of the
  heavens, Sha-Lana
  creator-god and trickster-god of the
  Haida Indians
  He caused the earth to rise from the
  primaeval ocean, or after the flood, by
  flapping his wings, made humans from
  shells and stole fire from the heavens
  for their use. Some say that he made
  men from models carved from wood
  and women from clay.
  In one story he was the grandson of
  a fisherman and persuaded the old man
  to let him play with the moon which he
  kept in ten boxes, nested one inside
  another. When he got it, he threw it
  into its present position in the sky.
  Another version of this tale says that
  Raven turned himself into a leaf which
  was swallowed by the daughter of a
  chief when she drank. She became
  pregnant and Raven was re-born with
  black skin and fiery eyes. To stop him
  crying, the chief gave him a bag of stars
  which the child threw into the sky and
  finally he was given the box in which the
  chief kept light. Raven then resumed his
  former shape and flew off, placing the
  light in the sky in the form of the sun.
  The Algonquians say that the bird
  was originally white. It was the only
  being who knew the whereabouts of
  Chibiabos, who had been captured by
  the 
  Underwater 
  Panthers 
  and
  Manabazho, the brother of the missing
  man, held the bird over the fire to
  make him tell the truth with the result
  that its feathers were black thereafter.
  Raven3
  North American
  [Big Grandfather.Taqlikic:
  =Aztec Quetzalcoatl:
  =Haida Yehl.Yetl:=Quaquiutl 
  Kanikilak:=Salish Quaaqua]
  a creator-spirit of the Tlingit: a 
  light-god
  He was created, with Heron, by the
  deity Nascakiyetl or, some say, was
  born to this deity’s daughter when, on
  the advice of Heron, she swallowed a
  pebble. Others say that he was the son
  of Kitkaositiyika.
  His first act was to steal the stars
  and planets from Nascakityetl, who
  kept them in a box, after which he
  made the winds and the tribes, stole
  water from Petrel to irrigate the
  barren land and caused the tides to
  rise and fall. He then gave the people
  fire and, releasing the sun from the
  box, placed it in the sky. Having
  introduced the arts of fishing and
  hunting and propped the earth up
  with the leg of a beaver, he returned
  whence he came.
  raven4
  (see Hahness)
  Raven the Giant
  (see Giant)
  Ravening Dog
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat
  Ravgga
  Baltic
  [Meriraukka]
  a Finnish fish-god
  Ravi
  (see Surya)
  Raviyoyla
  Serbian
  a wood-sprite, one of the 
  veelas
  She inadvertently wounded Milosh, a
  friend of Marko, who nearly killed
  her in response. She was able to heal
  herself and Milosh with herbs whose
  healing properties she had learned.
  Rawana
  East Indian
  [Dasamuka]
  the Javanese version of Ravana
  Raweno
  North American
  [Everything-maker]
  a creator spirit of the Iroquois
  rawhead-and-bloody-bones
  bogeys
  Raxa-Cakulha
  Central American
  [Track of the Lightning]
  an assistant to Hurukan, the 
  wind-god
  Raym
  (see Raim)
  Raymi
  South American
  [Hatun Raymi]
  a harvest festival held at the summer
  solstice
  Raymond
  French
  [Raimond]
  husband of Melisande
  Raynbrown
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Ironside
  Raynaert
  European
  the name for Reynard the Fox in
  Dutch stories
  Raynold
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  He was one of the knights overthrown
  by Lancelot who was posing as Kay.
  Raysiel
  a demon of the north
  Raz
  European
  the home of souls in Breton lore
  Razanil
  a demon
  Razeka
  Arab
  an early god worshipped as a provider
  of food
  Raziu
  Japanese
  a thunder-animal
  Rbhus
  (see Ribhus)
  rdo-rje
  Buddhist 
  [dorje]
  the Tibetan name for the thunderbolt,
  the vajra
  rDo-rje-chang
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Vajradhara
  rDo-rje-’jigs-byed (see Vajrahhairava)
  rDo-rje-moi-bu
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Vajraputra
  rDo-rje-phe-mo
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Vajravahari
  rDo-rje-sems-dip
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Vajrasattva
  re1
  Irish
  the moon
  The proper name for the moon was
  taboo so euphemisms such as ‘re’ were
  used.
  (see also esca.gealach.luan)
  Re2
  (see Ra)
  Re-Atum
  (see Ra-Atum)
  Re-Herakhty
  (see Ra-Herakhta)
  Re-Khepra
  Egyptian
  the god Khepri as Ra
  Re-in-ga
  (see Reinga)
  Re-Tem
  (see Ra-Atum)
  Rea Silvia
  (see Rhea Silvia)
  Reachaa-Sey
  Cambodian
  a flying-lion
  Reachtaidh
  Irish
  a king of Ireland
  In some accounts, he killed the queen,
  Macha, and took her throne.
  Reaghamhain
  Irish
  a hostel-keeper
  Maev, needing help to feed her army
  before the Cattle Raid of Cooley, sent
  her seven sons, the Maini, to ask the
  hostel-keeper for cattle. His seven
  daughters fell in love with the Maini
  and eloped with them, taking their
  father’s herds. He agreed to allow his
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  of his cattle were returned.
  Reahu
  Cambodian
  a Khmer demon which chases and
  tries to swallow the sun
  Reb Low
  Hebrew
  a 16th C Pole who invented 
  the Golem
  Recaranus
  Roman
  [Garanus]
  a creator-deity
  Recorder of Heaven and Hell
  (see Geshtinanna)
  Recorder of Hell
  (see Chung K’uei)
  Red Beard
  (see Thor)
  Red Bird
  (see Zintkala Luta Win)
  Red Book of Hergest
  Welsh
  [Llyfr Coch Hergest]
  a 14th C book of early legends
  Red Boy
  North American
  a spirit of the Apache
  He, with Holy Boy, set the sun and
  moon in their courses.
  Red Boy Demon
  Chinese
  a demon encountered by Hsüan Tsang
  on his journey to India
  Red Branch1
  Irish
  an élite battalion guarding Ulster,
  bodyguard of the king 
  The Red Branch was founded by Ross
  the Red and was the counterpart of 
  the Fianna, the bodyguard of the 
  high-king. Its most famous champion
  was Cuchulainn.
  The name was also used for the
  assembly hall for the warriors, one of
  three halls at Emain Macha. When the
  men were at meals, they hung their
  weapons in another hall, the Speckled
  House, so that they could not fight
  one another.
  Red Branch2
  (see Craebruad)
  Red Branch Cycle
  Irish
  [Ulster Cycle.Ultonian Cycle]
  the stories of the exploits of the
  warriors and champions of the Red
  Branch such as Cuchulainn, including
  the Cattle Raid of Cooley
  Red-cap
  Scottish
  [Red-cowl]
  a malevolent castle goblin
  He is said to dye his cap in human
  blood.
  Red Champion
  [Witch God]
  a name of the god of witches
  (see also Robin)
  Red City
  the city of fallen angels: hell
  Red Coat
  (see Chu I)
  Red-cowl
  (see Red-cap)
  Red Cross Knight
  British
  a personification of St George in 
  The Faerie Queene
  husband of Una
  Red Devil Tiger
  Tibetan
  a demon with the head of a horse on a
  human body
  Red Dragon1
  Japanese
  this beast, ruler of the south, is the
  symbol of life
  Red Dragon2
  (see Samael)
  Red Dwarf
  (see Nain Rouge)
  Red God
  (see Hashje Hlichi)
  Red Hawk
  North American
  an Apache warrior
  He bet his friend White Hawk that he
  could seduce the latter’s wife and,
  although he failed, he persuaded
  White Hawk that he had succeeded.
  The angry husband locked his wife in
  a chest and threw it in the river from
  which she was rescued by a fisherman.
  When she was finally restored to her
  husband, she had Red Hawk and an
  old woman who had helped him torn
  apart by wild horses.
  Red Heads
  Pacific Islands
  the name for the culture-hero
  brothers, Gwau Meo and 
  Sina Kwao
  Red-heads of Leinster
  Irish
  the 3 brothers of Rumhal
  These were the three riders who were
  seen by Conary Mor as he neared the
  hostel of Da Derga where he was killed.
  They later slew Lugaid Riabhdhearg.
  Red Heaven
  African
  the fifth of the 7 heavens of
  the Bambara
  This is where Faro keeps his records.
  Red Horn
  North American
  one of the 5 (or 8) great spirits created
  by Earth-maker
  Red Horus
  (see Horus2)
  Red Hugh
  (see Aehd mac Ruadh)
  Red Knight1
  British
  a knight who stole a golden cup 
  from Camelot
  In some accounts he was killed by
  Gawain, in others by Percival. In the
  latter event, he may be identical with
  the Red Knight who stole Sigune’s
  dog.                           (see Red Knight3)
  Red Knight2
  British
  in some accounts, a title 
  of Gawain
  Red Knight3
  British
  a knight who stole Sigune’s dog
  When Sigune’s husband, Schionatu-
  lander, tried to recover the dog, the
  Red Knight killed him. Percival,
  Sigune’s cousin, avenged his death by
  killing the Red Knight.
  (see Red Knight1)
  Red Knight4 (see Ironside.Perimones.
  Tom a’Lincoln)
  Red Land
  a name for paradise in Aztec and
  Egyptian lore
  Red Lord
  (see Ch’i-ti.Hastseltsi)
  red magic
  bloody diabolic practices
  Red Man           (see Asgaya Gigagei.
  Fir Dhearg)
  Red Mare
  (see Feidhilm2)
  Red Men
  (see Fir Dhearg)
  Red Rose Knight
  (see Tom a’Lincoln)
  Red Stag of Redynvre
  Welsh
  [Redenure.Redynure.Rhedynfre]
  a very ancient stag
  This was one of the animals consulted
  by Culhwch in his quest for the hand
  of Olwen. He could not help with
  information about the prisoner Mabon
  but led Culhwch and his companions
  to the Owl of Cwm Cawlwyd who was
  even older.
  Red Tara
  Tibetan
  Kurukulla as an aspect of Tara
  wife of Kamadeva
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Rati.
  Red Tezcatlipoca
  Central American
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as Xipototec,
  guardian of the east
  Red Thunderbird
  North American
  one of the 4 elders of the 
  Thunderbirds
  He helped the other three elders to
  guard the nest holding the eggs fom
  which all the other Thunderbirds were
  hatched. He was the guardian of the
  north.
  Red Tiger Devil
  Tibetan
  a Bon deity
  Red Woman
  (see Asgaya Gigagei)
  Red World
  North American
  one of the 4 worlds through which the
  Navaho passed on their ascent from
  the underworld
  Redarator
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  redbreast
  (see robin)
  Reddedet
  Egyptian
  a mythical mother of kings
  Redenure (see Red Stag of Redynvre)
  Redigast
  (see Radigast)
  Redsword
  (see Edlym Redsword)
  Redynure (see Red Stag of Redynvre)
  Redynvre (see Red Stag of Redynvre)
  re’em
  (see reem)
  Reahu
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  reem
  [re’em:=Asian Argalan-Zon]
  one of 2 huge oxen
  These two animals are said to live at
  opposite ends of the earth, meeting
  once in seventy years to produce twins,
  after which they die. 
  In some versions, it is said to be the
  unicorn.
  Regan
  British
  daughter of King Lear
  sister of Cordelia and Goneril
  She and Goneril each received half of
  their father’s kingdom but they drove
  him into madness and only Cordelia
  succoured him. She raised an army to
  depose her sisters but was killed in
  the attempt.
  Regin
  Norse
  [Reginn:=German Mime:=Greek
  Hephaestus:=Roman Vulcan]
  a smith
  son of Hreidmar
  brother of Fafnir and Otter
  When Loki killed Otter, Regin’s
  brother, their father demanded a
  ransom which Loki paid with the
  hoard of gold and a magic ring which
  he had forced the dwarf Andvari to
  hand over. In doing so, the dwarf put a
  curse on the treasure. When Hreidmar
  refused to share the treasure with his
  sons, Fafnir killed his father and
  expelled Regin, keeping all the
  treasure for himself and turning into a
  monster to guard it.
  When Elf placed Sigurd in his care
  as tutor, Regin persuaded Sigurd to
  slay the monster to which Sigurd
  agreed if Regin would provide him
  with an unbreakable sword. Two made
  by Regin proved inadequate so they
  forged 
  together 
  the 
  pieces 
  of
  Sigmund’s 
  sword 
  which 
  proved
  capable of slicing through an anvil.
  Having killed the dragon, Sigurd cut
  out its heart and cooked it at Regin’s
  request but, having tasted it, he found
  that he could hear the language of 
  the birds who warned him that Regin
  was planning mischief. Sigurd then
  killed Regin and kept the treasure 
  for himself.
  Regina1
  European
  in some accounts, one of the 9 wives
  of Charlemagne
  Regina2
  Roman
  a name of Juno as ‘queen’
  Reginn
  (see Regin)
  Regnault
  (see Rinaldo)
  Regner
  (see Ragnar Lodbrog)
  Regnier
  European
  [Renier de Ganvres]
  a duke of Genoa
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  father of Aude and Oliver
  Regulus
  Roman
  a hero who gave his life for his
  country
  For his bravery, the gods placed him in
  the heavens as a star in Leo.
  Rehtia
  Roman
  an early Italian goddess of good
  fortune
  Rehua1
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian star-god
  son of Rangi and Papa
  father of Kaitangata
  He helped Tu to push Rangi and Papa
  apart. He is said to live in the highest
  heaven, Putahi-nui-o-Rehua.
  Some accounts refer to Rehua as
  female.
  Rehua2
  Pacific Islands
  the Polynesian name for Pollux
  Reidartyr
  Norse
  [Reidityr]
  a name for Thos as ‘riding god’
  Reidityr
  (see Reidartyr)
  Reidmar
  (see Hreidmar)
  Reinaert
  German
  the German name for Reynard
  Reinecke Fuchs
  German
  the German version of 
  Reynard the Fox
  (see also Reinaert)
  Reinga
  New Zealand
  [Re-in-ga.Te Reinga]
  the Maori land of the dead: the route
  taken by departed souls
  Reinier
  European
  a Saxon duke
  He attempted to take, by force, the
  inheritance of the Duchess of Bouillon
  but the Swan Knight, Elias, came to
  her aid, killing the duke and then
  decapitating him.
  Reinold
  (see Rinaldo)
  rekh
  Egyptian
  [=Arab roc]
  an eagle or phoenix
  reksasi
  (see reksoso)
  reksoso
  East Indian
  [female=reksasi]
  the Javanese version of a rakshasa
  Relah
  a demon
  Related Ones
  (see Kindred Gods)
  Rella-manerinja
  Australian
  2 primaeval partly-formed 
  beings
  These beings were cut apart by the
  lizard, Mangar-kunjer-kunja, and they
  became the ancestors of man.
  Relya
  Serbian
  a knight
  He was riding with Marko and Milosh
  when they were set upon by Bogdan
  the Bully and twelve of his men.
  Marko captured all twelve and scared
  Bogdan into releasing his two friends
  who had been taken prisoner by
  Bogdan.
  Rem
  Egyptian
  a fish-god
  His tears were said to fertilise the land.
  (see also Remi)
  Remainder
  (see Ananta)
  Remanka
  Buddhist
  king of the horse-gods
  He is depicted riding a red horse and
  holding a red banner.
  Remfré
  European
  son of Aliste and Pepin I
  brother of Andri
  His mother had been substituted for
  Pepin’s intended bride, Bertha, and 
  she produced two sons before the
  deception was exposed.
  Remi1
  Egyptian
  a form of Sebek
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Rem.
  Remi2
  (see Remus)
  remora
  [ramara]
  a sucking fish, once believed to be able
  to stop a ship by attaching itself to
  the hull
  Remphan
  (see Chiun)
  Remus
  Roman
  [Remi.Rhomos.Rhomus]
  son of Mars and Rhea Silvia or Ilia
  twin brother of Romulus
  In an early version, Tarchetus, a king
  of Alba Longa, ordered his daughter to
  mate with a phantom phallus seen in
  the flames of his fire. She made a
  servant girl take her place and the
  result of this union was the birth of the
  twins, Romulus and Remus. In this
  version, they were given to Teratius to
  be killed but he left them on the bank
  of the Tiber.
  In some accounts, they were the
  sons of Latinus and Rhome.
  In another version they were the
  sons of Rhea Silvia who was raped by
  Mars and they were abandoned in a
  basket on the banks of the Tiber or,
  some say, cast adrift on its waters. 
  They were found under the fig-tree,
  Ruminalis, by the herdsman Faustulus
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  and reared by a she-wolf aided, in
  some accounts, by a woodpecker.
  They later killed Amulius who had
  usurped the throne from their
  grandfather, Numitor, and restored
  him to the throne.
  Remus was killed, for jumping over
  the walls of the newly-founded city, by
  Romulus who became king of Rome or
  by Celer, his lieutenant. Others say
  that he was killed in a quarrel that
  broke out between the followers of the
  two brothers.
  Remus 
  and 
  his 
  brother 
  are
  traditionally regarded as the founders
  of Rome.                  (see also Rhomus)
  Remute
  (see Renenutet)
  ren
  Egyptian
  an attribute of a person’s 
  name necessary to ensure 
  future life
  (see also Ran)
  Renaud
  (see Rinaldo)
  Renaud de Montauban
  European
  an early poetic version of the story 
  of Rinaldo (Renaud)
  Renauld
  (see Rinaldo)
  Renault
  (see Rinaldo)
  Renaut
  [Renaut de Montauban]
  the French version of Rinaldo
  son of Aymon and Beatrice
  brother of Aalart, Guischart and
  Richart
  In this version, Aymon’s brother,
  Beuve, killed Charlemagne’s son,
  Lohier, when he tried to force Beuve
  to fulfil his obligations to the king and
  Charlemagne sought revenge. Aymon
  supported the king’s view against his
  own brother and sent his four sons to
  court where they were knighted. It was
  on this occasion that Renaut was given
  the magic horse, Bayart.
  In an argument over a chess game,
  Renaut struck Bertelai, the king’s
  nephew, with the chess-board and
  killed him. He and his brothers then
  fled to their father’s castle but he
  turned them away and they built their
  own castle in the Ardennes. When
  they were attacked by Charlemagne’s
  forces, the four brothers fled to
  Gascony with their cousin Maugis and
  served the king, Yon. Here they built
  another castle, Montauban.
  When Charlemagne organised a
  horse-race, Renaut entered riding
  Bayart and won the prize which
  included the Charlemagne’s crown.
  The king then attacked Montauban.
  Yon betrayed them to the king’s forces
  but the four brothers were rescued by
  Maugis who, by magic, transported
  the 
  king 
  to 
  Montauban. 
  The
  protagonists failed to reach a peaceful
  settlement and the king was released
  and the siege was resumed. The
  brothers escaped, taking Bayart with
  them, 
  through 
  an 
  underground
  passage and went to Dortmund where
  they were pursued by the king. Only
  when Renaut threatened to hang
  Charlot, the king’s son whom he had
  captured, would the king make peace,
  but he required Renaut to make a
  pilgrimage to the Holy Land and
  threw Bayart into the Rhine. The
  horse managed to escape and fled to
  where Maugis lived as a hermit in 
  the forest.
  In the Holy Land, Renaut and
  Maugis helped in the capture of
  Jerusalem and Renaut refused the offer
  of the crown, preferring to return to
  the king’s court. Finding that his wife
  had died in his absence, he gave his
  property to his sons and became a
  monk, 
  later 
  working 
  on 
  the
  construction of the cathedral at
  Cologne. His fellow-workers, jealous
  of his performance, killed him amd
  threw his body into the river. When
  the body was recovered and placed on
  a cart, the cart set off of its own accord
  in the direction of Dortmund where
  Renaut was finally buried.
  In a Dutch story, Renaut killed
  Lodewijk (Louis) who had struck one
  of Renaut’s brothers with a chess-
  board, Bayart was drowned in the
  Rhine and Maugis (here Malagjis) was
  killed in the Holy Land.
  (see also Rinaldo)
  Renaut de Montauban (see Remaut)
  Renenet
  (see Renetutet)
  Renenutet
  Egyptian
  [Ernutet.Ernutit.Nepret.Rannut.
  Remute.Renenet:=Greek (T)hermouthis]
  a goddess of childbirth and harvest
  a female version of Nepri
  She is present when souls are weighed
  in the underworld.
  She is sometimes depicted as a
  cobra.
  Renge Gundari
  Japanese
  a form of Gundari-myoo regarded as a
  manifestation of Kongo
  Renier de Ganvres
  (see Regnier)
  Renoart
  European
  a French warrior
  in some accounts, father of Corbon by
  Morgan le Fay
  He was taken to Avalon where he met
  King Arthur and became a lover of
  Morgan le Fay, fathering Corbon.
  When he deserted her, Morgan had
  her servant Kapalu, sink Renoart’s ship
  but he escaped death when the Sirens
  saved him.
  Renpet
  Egyptian
  [Mistress of Eternity]
  a goddess of spring and youth
  Renuka
  Hindu
  wife of Jamad-Agni
  mother of Parashurama
  When her husband discovered that she
  had lustful thoughts he ordered his
  five sons to kill her. Parashurama
  obeyed and decapitated his mother
  with an axe but, when granted a
  request, he asked that she be restored
  to life.
  Renwein
  British
  [Hrothwina.Ronwen.Rowena]
  a witch
  daughter of Hengist
  sister of Sardoine
  second wife of Vortigern
  mother of Paschent
  She married Vortigern and mani-
  pulated him with her magic arts and
  poisoned Vortimer, her husband’s son
  by his first wife.
  After Vortigern’s death, she left
  Britain but instructed her servant,
  Ambron, to kill Aurelius who had
  killed her husband and regained his
  kingdom, using poison which she left
  with him.
  Another story places the blame for
  the murder of Aurelius on her son,
  Paschent, whose soldier, Eopa, is said
  to have administered the dose.
  Reochaid
  Irish
  a lover of Findbhair, some say
  Repanse
  British
  [Repanse de Joie.Repanse de Schoie]
  the Grail maiden
  daughter of Frimutel
  sister of Amfortas, Herzeloyde, Josiane
  and Trevrezent
  wife of Feirefiz
  mother of Prester John
  She married Feirefiz when he con-
  verted to Christianity and they went to
  live in India.
  Repanse de Schoie 
  (see Repanse de Joie)
  Rephaim
  (see Anakim)
  Rephan
  (see Chiun)
  Requiel
  a moon-demon
  Remute
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  Rer
  Rer
  (see Tauret)
  Rerenga-waitua
  Pacific Islands
  an entrance to the Polynesian 
  underworld
  Reret
  (see Tauret)
  Rerir
  Norse
  son of Sigi
  father of Volsung
  His father, king of Hunaland, was
  killed by his wife’s relatives while Rerir
  was away from home. On his return,
  he killed the murderers and took over
  his father’s throne.
  When he was downcast at the lack
  of children, Gna dropped an apple sent
  by Frigga. His wife ate the apple and
  soon bore him a son, the hero Volsung.
  Resef
  (see Resep)
  Resep
  Canaanite
  [Rasap.Res(h)ef.Res(h)eph.Reshiph-Mical:
  =Assyrian Salman: =Egyptian Reshpu:
  =Kenite Salma]
  a war-god and god of plague
  husband of Itum
  He is sometimes equated with Mot
  and may be depicted with the head of a
  gazelle on the front of his crown.
  Reseph
  (see Resep)
  Reshef
  (see Resep)
  Resheph
  (see Resep)
  Reshiph-Mical
  (see Resep)
  Reshpu
  Egyptian
  [Great God.Lord of Eternity:=
  Canaanite Resep]
  the war-god Resep absorbed into the
  Egyptian pantheon
  Restor de Tristram
  British
  a hero who rejected the love of 
  a fairy and was taken to the 
  castle of Morgan le Fay
  Resurrection
  Central American
  a giant
  In the lore of the Aztecs, he was one of
  the four giants who supported the sky
  at the beginning of the Fifth Sun.
  Retaliator
  Irish
  [Dioltach]
  the sword of Manannan
  This weapon, one of three owned by 
  the sea-god, was said never to fail to kill.
  Retho
  British
  [Rhic(c)a.Rhitta.Ricca.Rience.Rith(o).Ryence]
  a giant
  father of Britomart
  He lived on Mount Erith or Mount
  Aravia and is said to have taken part in
  the argument between Nynniaw and
  Peibaw as to the meaning of the stars.
  He challenged all comers to combat,
  sewing their beards to his cloak when
  he killed them. King Arthur killed him
  and used the giant’s beard to make his
  own cloak.
  In some accounts, he is equated
  with Royns.                 (see also Royns)
  Returns, The
  Greek
  part of the Epic Cycle dealing 
  with the events following the 
  fall of Troy
  Reussen
  a kingdom comprising Poland
  and Russia
  Reva
  (see Narmada)
  Revanta
  Hindu
  a god of the hunt, the second 
  Manu
  son of Surya and Sanjna
  Revati
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha or Raivata
  wife of Candra
  In some accounts she was a consort of
  Balarama by whom she had two sons,
  Nishatha and Ulmuka, and, in some
  accounts, a third, Shani.
  revenant
  [undead]
  a ghost: the spirit of one returned
  from the dead
  Such spirits can be human, parts of
  humans (such as head, hands, etc.),
  animals of various sorts, lights moving
  over graves, vehicles, etc.
  They are said to be unable to rest
  until they have returned to complete
  some unfinished task or to pass on
  important information or because they
  were murdered or accidentally killed
  by violence. They are reputed to do
  nearly all the things that mortals do,
  such as coughing, playing instruments,
  moving furniture, etc.
  Revival Bird
  (see humming bird)
  Revolving Castle (see Caer Feddwid)
  Rex nemorensis 
  (see King of the Wood)
  Reynard
  European
  [=Dutch Raynaert:=German Reinaert.
  Reinecke Fuchs]
  the wily fox in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Ermelyn
  He was summoned to appear at the
  court of the king, Nobel, to answer
  charges made against him by the other
  animals. Having ignored the summons
  brought by Brown the bear and Hintze
  the tom-cat, he finally went with his
  nephew, Grimbart the badger and was
  condemned to the gallows. He talked
  his way out of being hanged by telling
  the king and queen that he knew
  where a hoard of gold was hidden and
  asking leave to go to Rome to ask the
  pope for a pardon. He killed Lampe
  and, sending Bellyn back to court with
  the hare’s head, ensured that he too
  was killed.
  In another story, he was stuck in a
  basket down a well but tricked
  Isengrim into climbing into the other
  bucket which sank under his extra
  weight, so pulling Reynard back to the
  surface, allowing him to escape.
  Summoned to the court again after
  a complaint by Merkinau that Reynard
  had killed his wife, the fox undertook
  to fight the wolf to prove his
  innocence and defeated Isengrim.
  It was said that he owned a ring
  which could change to three different
  colours. If it turned green, it could
  make the wearer invisible.
  Reynard the Fox
  European
  [=German Reinaert.Reinecke Fuchs]
  a mediaeval allegorical story in which
  animals are featured
  Reza
  (see Leza)
  Rezha
  (see Leza)
  Rezia
  European
  a name for Clarimunda, in 
  some stories
  Rg Veda
  (see Rigveda)
  Rgvedic
  (see Rigvedic)
  rGyal-po
  Tibetan
  early ancestors of the race: miracle
  workers: fiend-kings
  rhabdomancy
  divination using rods: dowsing
  (see also xylomancy)
  rhabdos
  Greek
  [rhabdis]
  a sorcerer’s wand which gave the
  owner power over the dead
  rhabdus
  (see rhabdos)
  Rhacius
  Greek
  a Cretan
  father of Mopsus by Manto
  Other versions say that Apollo was the
  real father of Mopsus.
  Rhadamanthos
  (see Rhadamanthus)
  Rhadamanthus
  Greek
  [Rhadamanthos.Rhadamanthys]
  ruler of part of Crete
  son of Zeus and Europa
  brother of Minos and Sarpedon
  father of Erythrus and Gortys
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Phaestus who ruled Crete before
  Minos.
  He was a wise and renowned law-
  giver who, every ninth year, received a
  new set of laws from the cave of Zeus.
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  After killing one of his relatives he
  fled to Boeotia. He later married
  Alcmene either on earth after the death
  of her first husband, Amphitryon, or in
  Tartarus where he was appointed as
  one of the three judges of souls.
  Rhadamanthys
  (see Rhadamanthus)
  Rhaecus
  (see Rhoecus)
  Rhamnes
  Roman
  a king
  Rhamnes was also an augur and was
  one of those fighting on the side of
  Turnus against Aeneas. He was killed
  by Nisus.
  Rhamnusia
  Greek
  a name of Nemesis as goddess
  of Rhamnis
  Rhampsinitus
  Greek
  [Ramses]
  a king of Egypt
  His treasury was built by two brothers
  who left a secret entrance and stole
  much of his treasure. When one 
  of them was trapped, the other
  decapitated him to prevent him from
  revealing the secret. 
  When the surviving brother was
  found, the king made him guardian of
  the treasure and gave him his daughter
  as a wife.
  A similar story is told of the king,
  Hyrieus.
  In another tale he went to the
  underworld and played dice with Isis
  who gave him a gold-embroidered
  napkin to take back.
  rhapsodomancy
  divination from random 
  samples of poetry 
  (see also bibliomancy.sortes)
  Rhe
  (see Ra)
  Rhea1
  Greek
  [Adrastea.Idaean Mother.Rheia.Rheie:
  =Phrygian Cybele:=Roman Magna 
  Mater.Mater Turrita.Ops]
  goddess of nature and queen of
  the universe
  a Titaness
  a prophetess
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea 
  sister and wife of Cronus
  mother of Demeter, Hestia, Hades,
  Hera, Poseidon, Zeus
  mother of a daughter, Pluto, some say
  Cronus had been warned that one of
  his children would usurp his throne
  and to prevent this happening he
  swallowed each of his children as they
  were born. In some accounts, Rhea
  gave Cronus a foal to swallow instead
  of the infant Poseidon who was given
  to shepherds to rear. When Zeus was
  born, Rhea hid him on the island of
  Crete and gave her husband a large
  stone wrapped in baby-clothes which
  he promptly swallowed. She was later
  raped by Zeus, both in the form of
  serpents and it was she who saved
  Dionysus when he was torn to pieces
  by the Titans.
  Rhea2
  Roman
  a priestess 
  mother of Aventinus by Hercules
  Rhea Silvia
  Roman
  [Ilea.Ilia.Rea Silvia.Sylvia]
  a vestal virgin
  daughter of Numitor
  mother of Romulus and Remus 
  by Mars
  In one version of the story of Romulus
  and Remus, she was raped by Mars as
  she was fetching water from a spring.
  As a result, she was imprisoned for
  breaking her vows of chastity but she
  was later released by her sons. In some
  versions she suffered the traditional
  penalty and was buried alive though
  others say that she was drowned or
  beheaded and was then deified.
  In some stories she is referred to as
  Ilia, daughter of Aeneas.
  (see also Tarchetius)
  Rhedynfre (see Red Stag of Redynvre)
  Rheged1
  Celtic
  the ancient kingdom of the Celts, later
  divided into Strathclyde and
  Cumbria: the kingdom of Urien
  Rheged2
  Welsh
  father of Gwres
  Rheia
  (see Rhea)
  Rheiddion
  (see Rheiddwn)
  Rheiddwn
  Welsh
  [Rheiddion]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Eli Adfer
  He was killed by the boar Twrch
  Trwyth.
  Rheie
  (see Rhea)
  Rheingold, Das (see Rhinegold, The)
  Rhene
  Greek
  mother of Medon by Oileus
  Rhesos
  (see Rhesus)
  Rhesus1
  Greek
  [Rhesos]
  a king of Thrace
  son of Eioneus or Strymon and 
  Euterpe or Terpsichore
  husband of Arganthöe
  He fought on the side of the Trojans at
  the siege of Troy and was killed by
  Diomedes and Odysseus when they
  made a night-raid on the city.
  In some accounts, he lived on as the
  Thracian god of that name, in others
  his spirit lived in a cave on Mount
  Rhodope as an oracle. His wife died of
  grief at the news of his death.
  Rhesus2
  Greek
  a play by Euripides dealing with the
  Trojan War
  Rhexenor
  Greek
  son of Nausithous
  father of Chalciope and Arete
  brother of Alcinous
  He was a follower of Diomedes and
  went with him to Italy where he was
  turned into a bird by Aphrodite.
  Rhiannon
  Welsh
  [Great Queen.Rigantona:=Celtic Epona]
  a moon-goddess and goddess of
  the dawn
  daughter of Hefydd Hen
  wife of Pwyll
  mother of Pryderi 
  A mysterious lady who appeared riding
  a white mare in front of Pwyll’s court.
  Though she rode at what seemed a
  canter, none of Arthur’s riders could
  overtake her. She asked for help to
  prevent her forced marriage to Gwawl,
  a man she did not love and Pwyll
  married her himself.
  Soon after their first son was born,
  it disappeared and the nurses, fearing
  the wrath of the parents, said that
  Rhiannon had eaten the baby, putting
  bones beside the bed and smearing the
  sheets with blood as Rhiannon slept,
  as proof of her crime. She was
  condemned for a whole year to carry
  all visitors to the castle on her back.
  The baby, who had been left on the
  doorstep of the farmer Teirnyon, was
  later returned to its parents and was
  called Pryderi.
  After 
  Pwyll’s 
  death, 
  Pryderi
  introduced his mother to Manawydan
  and they married. When all living
  things disappeared from Wales, she
  and her husband, together with
  Pryderi and his wife Cigfa, travelled 
  to England but, having roused the
  enmity of the local tradesmen whose
  work they were taking, they returned
  to Wales. She and Pryderi were
  mysteriously 
  spirited 
  away 
  and
  Manawydan’s farm was overrun by a
  plague of mice. He was about to hang
  the largest of the mice when a bishop
  claimed her as his wife and offered a
  large ransom. He was the magician
  Llwyd who had put a spell on the
  countryside to avenge Rhiannon’s
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  earlier rejection of Gwawl. When his
  wife was restored to human form,
  Llwyd lifted the spell, Rhiannon and
  Pryderi reappeared and things then
  returned to normal.
  She owned some singing birds,
  capable of waking the dead or lulling
  the living to sleep which Ysbaddaden
  required Culhwch to get in his quest
  for the hand of Olwen.
  In some accounts, Rhiannon is
  identified with Nimue. (see also Epona1)
  Rhica
  (see Retho)
  Rhicca
  (see Retho)
  Rhind
  (see Rinda2)
  Rhine-daughters
  German
  [Rhine-maidens]
  nymphs who guarded the gold 
  hidden in the Rhine
  There were three of these maidens –
  Flosshilde, Wellgunde and Woglinde.
  Rhine-maidens(see Rhine-daughters)
  Rhinegold
  German
  the treasure of the Nibelungs 
  hidden in the bed of the Rhine 
  and guarded by the 
  Rhine-daughters
  Rhinegold, The
  German
  [Das Rheingold]
  one of the 4 operas by Wagner, based
  on the Nibelungenleid
  This work tells the story of how
  Wotan (Odin) acquired the treasure
  from Alberich and its acquisition by
  Fafnir.
  Rhinnon
  (see Rhynnon)
  Rhiogonedd
  Irish
  son of a king of Ireland
  Rhipisunt
  North American
  [Rhpisunt]
  a Haida maiden
  wife of Dzarilaw
  She was abducted by the bears and
  married Dzarilaw, son of the bear chief
  and his wife who had human heads for
  breasts. Rhipisunt bore two offspring
  as bear cubs. When one of her
  brothers, who had searched for her
  with his dog Maesk, killed Dzarilaw,
  rescued her and took her home, these
  young cubs turned into handsome
  youths.
  Rhitta
  (see Retho)
  Rhoda
  (see Rhode)
  Rhode
  Greek
  [Rhoda.Rhodos.Rose]
  a nymph
  daughter of Poseidon and Halia or
  Aphrodite
  mother of Prote by Helius
  In some accounts, she bore seven sons
  and one daughter to Helius while
  others say there were only three sons,
  Camirus, Ialysus and Lindus. Other
  versions say that these three were the
  sons of Cercaphus.
  Some say that she is the same as
  Clymene.                     (see Clymene3)
  Rhodis
  Greek
  son of Poseidon by Aphrodite
  Rhodope1
  Greek
  a nymph
  Rhodope2
  Greek
  a sacred mountain
  This was the site of an oracle of
  Dionysus.
  Rhodope3
  (see Rhodopsis)
  Rhodopsis
  Greek
  [Rhodope]
  a female slave
  wife of Charoxus
  Charoxus, carrying wine to Egypt,
  ransomed this young slave-girl and
  married her. She became so wealthy
  that, on her death, some regarded one
  of the pyramids as her shrine.
  Another story says that, when she
  was bathing in the Nile, an eagle
  carried off one of her sandals and
  dropped it in the lap of the king,
  Psammeticos. When the king found 
  the owner of the sandal, he married
  her.
  Rhodos
  (see Rhode)
  Rhoecus1
  Greek
  [=Roman Rhoetus]
  a Centaur
  He was killed in the battle between 
  the Centaurs and the Lapiths which
  took place at the wedding of
  Peirithous and Hippodamia.
  Rhoecus2
  Greek
  [Rhaecus]
  a man blinded by a nymph
  He saved an oak tree from falling
  thereby preserving the hamadryad
  who lived in it. In gratitude, she
  promised him her love and would send
  a bee to tell him when to come to her.
  Absorbed in a game of dice, he
  brushed away a bee that buzzed round
  his head. When he remembered what
  the bee signified he rushed to the tree
  – too late, he was blind.
  Rhoeo
  Greek
  daughter of Staphylus
  mother of Anius by Apollo
  She was made pregnant by Apollo and
  her father cast her on the sea in a
  chest. She landed at Delos where her
  son Anius was born and later became
  king.
  Rhoetos
  (see Rhoetus)
  Rhoetus1
  Greek
  [Rhoetos]
  a giant, one of the Gigantes
  Rhoetus2
  Roman
  the Roman version of Rhoecus
  Rhome
  Roman
  [‘might’]
  daughter of Aeneas
  Some say that she was a Greek slave-
  girl or a Trojan captured by the Greeks
  and taken to Italy by Aeneas.
  In some accounts, she married
  Latinus and became the mother of
  Romulus and Remus; others say she
  was the sister of Latinus.
  Rhomos
  (see Rhomus)
  Rhomus
  Greek
  [Rhomos]
  the Greek name for the man who
  founded Rome
  In some accounts, he is the son of
  Aeneas while others identify him as
  Romulus or Remus.
  Rhon, Kaspar von der
  German
  a 15th C writer, author of 
  Heldenbuch
  Rhonabwy
  Welsh
  a soldier of Madawg
  He was engaged in the hunt for
  Madawg’s brother, Iorwoerth, and,
  resting on a yellow ox-hide in a
  cottage, he slept for three nights and
  three days dreaming of King Arthur
  and his knights as they prepared for
  the battle of Mount Badon.
  In the dream, Arthur was playing a
  game of chess with Owain. They were
  interrupted by a chieftain asking
  Arthur to prevent his men from
  harrying and killing Owain’s ravens.
  Later in the battle the ravens gained
  the upper hand and other chieftains
  demanded that they be called off by
  Owain. When peace was restored,
  Arthur crushed the chess pieces to dust
  with his hands.
  Rhongomyant
  (see Rhongomyniad)
  Rhongomyniad
  Welsh
  [Rhongomyant.Ron(e)]
  the name for King Arthur’s spear, Ron
  Rhot-Amenti
  Egyptian
  a name for Osiris as a judge in 
  the underworld
  (see also Khenti-Amentiu)
  Rhpisunt
  (see Rhipisunt)
  Rhuawn Bebyr
  (see Rhwawn Bebyr)
  Rhuddfyw
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was killed by the young boar
  Grugyn in the hunt for Twrch Trwyth.
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  Rhun
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Maelgwn
  When Elphin boasted that his wife was
  more virtuous than any woman in
  Arthur’s court, the king sent Rhun to
  test her virtue. Warned by Taliesin,
  she deceived Rhun by exchanging
  roles with her maid.
  In some accounts, Maelgwn takes
  the place of King Arthur.
  Rhuvarn Bebyr (see Rhwawn Bebyr)
  Rhwawn Bebyr
  Welsh
  [Rhuawm.Rhuvarn]
  leader of the Red Troop of knights 
  in Rhonabwy’s dream
  Rhydderch
  Welsh
  [Rhydderch Hael.Rodarchus Largus]
  one of a triad of generous gods
  with Mordaf and Nudd
  In some accounts, he was a king of
  Strathclyde fighting at Arthuret where
  he killed Gwendollau. Some say he
  was the husband of Ganieda, others
  that his wife was Languoreth, still
  others that he married Gwendolena
  after Merlin divorced her.
  He was the owner of the sword
  Dyrnwyn and, in some versions, a dish,
  Dysgyl a Gren Rhydderch, both of
  which became part of the Thirteen
  Treasures of Britain collected by
  Merlin.
  Rhyferys
  British
  [Rhyverys]
  head huntsman to King Arthur
  Rhygenydd
  British
  owner of a dish, one of the Thirteen
  Treasures of Britain collected 
  by Merlin
  Rhymhi
  (see Gast Rhymhi)
  Rhynnon
  Welsh
  [Rhinnon.Rhynnon Stiff Beard]
  owner of some magic bottles
  These bottles, which kept milk 
  fresh, were among the things that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Rhys ap Sion
  British
  a servant of Gawain
  Rhyveris
  (see Rhyferys)
  Ri-bu-mo
  (see Rigs-bu-mo)
  Ria
  (see Ra)
  Riangabair
  Irish
  [Ringabur]
  husband of Finnabair
  father of Etan, Id and Laeg
  riastarthae
  (see riastradh)
  riastradh
  Irish
  [riastarthae]
  the battle-rage of Cuchulainn
  When this fury came upon him,
  Cuchulainn turned red, revolved
  inside his skin and emitted sparks from
  his hair and mouth, while one eye
  became huge, the other smaller.
  Rib
  Irish
  brother of Eochaid Airemh
  Ribesal
  (see Ruberzahl)
  Ribhu
  Hindu
  [Arbu]
  one of the 3 Ribhus
  Ribhus
  Hindu
  [Rbhus]
  brothers, famous as artificers
  In some accounts they were the twin
  sons of Indra and Sharanyu, in others
  they were said to be three mortals,
  trained by Tvashtri, who were granted
  immortality. Some say that they made
  heaven and earth, renewed the youth
  of their parents and made the chariot
  of Indri. 
  Their names are given as Ribhu,
  Vaja and Vibhu.
  In some accounts, they are equated
  with the Aswins.
  Ribimbi
  African
  a sky-god in the Transvaal
  father of Kudjana
  Ribimbi is also referred to as the first
  man.
  Rica
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of Gorlois
  father of Gormant
  Ricardo
  European
  [Richard.Richart]
  son of Aymon and Beatrice
  brother of Alardo, Bradamante,
  Ricciardetto and Rinaldo
  Ricca
  (see Retho)
  Riccarda
  British
  wife of Aguysans
  Ricciardetto
  European
  son of Aymon and Beatrice
  brother of Alardo, Bradamante, 
  Ricardo and Rinaldo
  He was with Rinaldo in Egypt when
  they were both summoned by Malagigi
  to return to Spain. The demons
  Astaroth and Foulmouth entered their
  horses which flew, with their riders, to
  Spain, setting them down in the midst
  of the Battle of Roncesvalles. He and
  Rinaldo were two of the survivors of
  that great battle.
  Rice Mother1
  Pacific Islands
  a Balinese guardian of the 
  rice-fields
  Rice Mother2
  (see Busi-urt)
  Rice Thief
  Chinese
  a nickname of Chang Tao-ling
  Rich Fisher
  British
  the name given to Hebron when 
  he became a fisherman
  (see Fisher King.
  Pelles.Pellimore)
  Rich One, The
  (see Komokwa.Libanza)
  Richard1
  British
  son of a king of Jerusalem
  When Jerusalem was threatened by
  invaders, Richard was sent to King
  Arthur’s court to solicit help. Arthur
  sent an army led by Henry the
  Courtly and Richard later became 
  king of Jerusalem.
  Richard2
  European
  [Rijckaert]
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  son of Robert
  Richard3
  (see Ricardo)
  Richart
  European
  the French version of Ricardo
  Richaude1
  British
  a Spanish princess
  wife of Titurel
  mother of Frimutel and Richaude
  She married Titurel when he was over
  400 years old and bore him two
  children, a boy, Frimutel, and a girl
  who was also called Richaude.
  Richaude2
  British
  daughter of Titurel and Richaude
  sister of Frimutel
  Richmond Castle
  British
  a castle in Yorkshire under which, 
  it is said, King Arthur and his 
  men lie sleeping
  A man named Thompson is said to
  have seen the sleeping knights who
  started to wake up when he attempted
  to draw from its scabbard a sword
  lying on a table.
  Other sites suggested are at 
  Alderley Edge, Cadbury, Craig-y-
  Dinas, Mount Etna, Ogo’r Dinas and
  Sewingshields.
  Riculf
  British
  a king of Norway
  He became king after Sichelm, in
  some accounts by election, in others
  by force, despite the wish of the dead
  king that Lot should have the throne.
  King Arthur invaded Norway, killed
  Riculf and installed Lot as king.
  Riculfe
  European
  an adviser to Charlemagne
  Riddhi
  Hindu
  [‘prosperity’]
  a goddess of good fortune
  consort of Ganesha
  wife of Kubera, some say
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  Riddhivasita
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the Paramita goddesses,
  some say
  riddle of the Sphinx
  Greek
  a question posed by the Sphinx to
  all travellers
  ‘What moves on four legs when young,
  two when mature and three when old’
  was the gist of the question and those
  who failed to answer correctly paid
  with their lives. Oedipus got it right
  when he gave the answer ‘man’ who
  crawls on all-fours as a baby, walks
  upright later and is supported by a stick
  in old age.
  Ridhwan
  Mesopotamian
  an archangel guarding the 12 gates 
  of paradise
  Ridija
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic spirit, controller of rain
  This being was envisaged as a calf.
  Ridire
  Irish
  a warrior
  He told Conal Gulban, who had
  defeated him when he attacked the
  king of Scandinavia, that he had met
  Macaomb who had carried off Eithne,
  the girl Conall loved, in Syria and he
  helped Conall in the fight in which
  they defeated Macaomb and rescued
  the girl.
  Rieingulid
  Welsh
  daughter of Anlawd and Gwen
  sister of Goleuddydd and Igraine
  mother of Ultyd
  In some accounts, she was an aunt of
  King Arthur.
  Rience
  (see Retho.Royns)
  Rig
  (see Riger)
  Rig Antona
  (see Rigantona)
  Rig Jarl
  (see Jarl)
  Rig Veda
  (see Rigveda)
  Riga Veda
  (see Rigveda)
  rigai
  South American
  in the lore of the Witoto, spirits of
  the air, birds or insects
  Rigantona
  Welsh
  [Rig Antona]
  a name of Rhiannon (and others) as
  ‘Great Queen’
  Rigdonn
  Irish
  father of Ruad
  Rigenmucha
  East Indian
  a supreme god in New Guinea
  Riger
  Norse
  [Rig(ir)] 
  the name assumed by Heimdall on a
  visit to earth
  In this guise, Heimdall became the
  progenitor of the human races. He
  stayed for three days with each of three
  couples, the poor Ai and Edda, the
  well-off Afi and Amma, and the
  wealthy Fadir and Modir. After each
  visit, a son was born, Thrall to Edda,
  Karl to Amma and Jarl to Modir.
  Thrall married Thyr and they became
  the forerunners of the thralls; Karl
  married Shor, producing husbandmen
  and Jarl married Erna and produced
  many children, one of whom, Konur,
  founded the royal house of Denmark.
  Rigi
  Pacific Islands
  a caterpillar
  Rigi helped Areaop-Emap to force
  open the clam in which they were
  trapped. He drowned in his own sweat
  which formed the oceans and was
  placed in the sky as the Milky Way.
  Rigir
  (see Riger)
  Rigisamus
  Roman
  a Celtic war-god in Gaul
  Rigomes
  European
  a poem about the adventures of
  Lohengrin
  Rigonometis
  Mars Rigonometis)
  Rigru Roisclethan
  Irish
  an Otherworld queen
  mother of Segda, in some accounts
  Her 
  son 
  was 
  taken 
  by 
  Conn
  Ceadchathach to be sacrificed but was
  saved by Rigru who produced a cow
  which was sacrificed instead.
  Rigs-bu-mo
  Buddhist
  [Ri-bu-mo]
  a Tibetan female demon
  sister of Srog-bdag
  Rigs-Kyi-bu-mo
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan deity
  He is regarded as an assistant to
  Lcham-Sring and is depicted riding a
  lion.
  Rigspula
  (see Rigsthula)
  Rigsthula
  Norse
  [Discourse of Rig.Lay of Rig.Rispula]
  a poem in the Elder Edda, the story of
  Heimdall’s visit to earth as Riger
  Rigveda
  Hindu
  [R(i)g Veda.Royal Veda]
  the first of the 4 Vedas, a collection of
  about 1,000 hymns in 6 books
  Rigvedic
  Hindu
  [Rgvedic]
  a cloud-snake
  Riihitonttu
  Baltic
  [=Swedish Ritomte]
  a Finnish grain-spirit
  This spirit will steal grain from
  neighbours in order to help the family
  it protects.
  Riiki
  Pacific Islands
  [‘eel’]
  When Nareau made the world, Riiki
  helped by holding up the sky until it
  was firmly established.
  Rijckaert
  (see Richard2)
  Rim-Sin
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian giant, king of Uruk
  He is reputed to have dug out the
  channel for the Euphrates with his
  bare hands.
  Rimm
  (see Enlil)
  Rimman
  (see Rimmon)
  Rimmon1
  Mesopotamian
  [Rimman:=Egyptian Set:=Hurrian Sutekh]
  a Babylonian storm-god 
  He is regarded as a manifestation of
  Adad and is sometimes equated with
  Enlil.
  In some accounts, Ramman is the
  Babylonian god and Rimmon his
  Egyptian equivalent.
  Rimmon2
  [Damas.Ramman.Rimman]
  a demon, chief physician in hell
  In black magic he is the ambassador
  to Russia.
  Rimn
  (see Enlil)
  Rimogaio
  Pacific Islands
  [=Ponape Kona.Liat]
  a fabulous race of giants
  Rimpoche
  Tibetan
  [Guru Rimpoche]
  a title given to a tulku
  Rimstein
  a vassal of Ermenrich
  He rose in rebellion against Ermenrich
  but the revolt was suppressed when
  Dietrich brought his warriors to the
  king’s aid.
  Rimu
  (see Limu)
  Rin-Jin
  Japanese
  [Ringin.Rinjin]
  a dragon-king of the sea
  When his wife fell ill, she said that
  only the liver of a monkey could save
  her so Rin-Jin sent the jellyfish to
  bring a monkey to his undersea
  kingdom. 
  Having 
  persuaded 
  a
  monkey to come with him, the foolish
  jellyfish told the monkey why his
  presence was required. The crafty
  monkey said that he had forgotten to
  bring his liver so the jellyfish took
  him back to land to fetch it. The
  monkey quickly jumped ashore and
  ran off laughing at the jellyfish’s
  gullibility. The angry king had the
  jellyfish torn from its shell and
  pounded into a jelly for its stupidity.
  (see also Ryujin)
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  Rinaggon
  East Indian
  a creator-bird in Borneo
  Rinaggon is said to have made men
  from the kimpong tree.
  Rinaldo1
  European
  [Re(g)nault.Renau(l)d.Renaut.Reinold.
  Rinaldo of Montalban]
  one of the paladins
  son of Aymon and Beatrice
  brother of Alardo, Bradamante, Ricardo
  and Ricciardetto
  cousin of Malagigi and Roland
  husband of Clarissa
  father of Aymeric
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  the Marquis d’Este, in others his
  parents were Bertoldo and Sophia.
  He went into the forest with Isolier
  to capture the horse, Bayard. This
  fierce animal killed Isolier but was
  subdued by Rinaldo. Other accounts
  say that the horse was given to him by
  his father, Aymon, when the latter
  thought he was near death.
  At the great tournament organised
  by 
  Charlemagne, 
  Rinaldo 
  was
  enchanted by Angelica but, drinking
  from a fountain built by Merlin, his
  love was turned to hate. She drank
  from a second fountain and fell in love
  with Rinaldo. She freed the magician
  Malagigi and enlisted his help to win
  Rinaldo who was taken by a magic ship
  to Joyous Castle on an island. Here he
  was sumptuously entertained but ran
  away when he was told that the house
  was his, a gift from Angelica.
  He undertook to destroy a monster
  which was ravaging the countryside
  but was trapped in a room where the
  monster lived and escaped only when
  Angelica ensnared the beast in coils of
  rope so that Rinaldo could get on to
  its back and strangle it.
  He met Flordalis who told him her
  story and, having wounded the giant
  and killed the griffin guarding the
  marvellous horse, Rabican, he claimed
  the horse for himself and set off with
  Flordalis to find her lover, Florismart,
  and Roland. 
  At Albracca, Galafron recognised
  the horse Rabican which he had given
  to his own son, Argalia, and fought
  with Rinaldo thinking that he must
  have killed Argalia. Rinaldo then
  found himself fighting his friend
  Roland. Rather than continue this
  fight, he went off to free Florismart
  who had been imprisoned by the
  enchantress Falerina. He was seized by
  the guardian of the bridge, Arridano,
  and imprisoned but was later released
  when Roland captured both Falerina
  and the enchantress Morgana.
  He led an army of Hungarians with
  Ottachiero to support Charlemagne
  when 
  France 
  was 
  invaded 
  by
  Agramant, Marsilius and Rodomont,
  but they were defeated. 
  Regretting his former treatment of
  Angelica, he set off to find her once
  more. He met her with Roland and the
  two knights fought over her,  ending
  their duel only when separated by
  Charlemagne to whom Angelica fled
  for help. Rinaldo encountered her
  again in the company of Sacripant and
  engaged him in single combat. Once
  again Angelica fled and was helped by
  a magician who conjured up a spirit 
  in the form of a farm-hand who
  intervened in the fight and told the
  two knights that Angelica was heading
  for Paris in the company of Roland.
  Rinaldo broke off the fight and
  spurred his horse towards Paris. There
  he was frustrated in his efforts to find
  Angelica when Charlemagne sent him
  to England to seek help in his battles
  with the invading forces.
  When Agramant called a truce so
  that he could return to deal with an
  attack on his own capital of Biserta by
  Abyssinians under Astolpho, Rinaldo
  was chosen to fight Rogero to settle
  the war. Their duel was interrupted by
  Melissa 
  who, 
  in 
  the 
  guise 
  of
  Rodomont, led an attack on the
  Christians, so breaking the truce.
  Rinaldo set off in pursuit of
  Gradasso to recover his horse but went
  to Africa when he heard of the exploits
  of Astolpho at Biserta, arriving just
  after the combat in which Florismart
  had been killed. He accompanied
  Roland on his voyage to seek
  treatment for the wounded Oliver and
  Sobrino.
  After the war, he was in Egypt with
  Ricciardetto, converting the infidel,
  when they were summoned back to
  Spain by Malagigi. The demons
  Ashtaroth and Foulmouth entered
  their horses which carried their riders
  over the sea to Spain, putting them
  down in the midst of the Battle of
  Roncesvalles. They both survived that
  great battle.
  He 
  fell 
  out 
  of 
  favour 
  with
  Charlemagne and his son Charlot and
  defeated all the knights sent to bring
  him to the king from his castle,
  Montalban. 
  Charlemagne 
  then
  besieged Montalban, or another castle
  in the Ardennes to which they
  retreated and starved the occupants so
  that they killed most of their horses for
  food. His mother, Beatrice, interceded
  with the emperor who forgave them
  when they submitted to his will and
  gave Bayard to Charlot. He had the
  horse drowned in view of Rinaldo who
  was heart-broken. He made over his
  property to his son, Aymeric, and
  retired to live the life of a hermit.
  After three years, he was recalled to
  fight the Saracens in the Holy Land
  and spent many years there before
  returning to France. He eventually
  went to Cologne where he helped to
  build the cathedral for Bishop
  Agilolphus. He worked so hard that
  the other workers became envious and
  beat him to death, throwing his body
  into the river. His body was donated
  as a holy relic to the people of
  Dortmund who built the church of 
  St Rinaldo.
  In Jerusalem Delivered, Rinaldo was
  out of favour with Godfrey, leader of
  the 
  Christian 
  forces 
  attacking
  Jerusalem, because he had killed
  Girnando in a duel. It turned out that
  Rinaldo’s help was essential if the city
  were ever to be taken so Godfrey
  forgave Rinaldo who then deserted
  Armida, with whom he had been
  living, and joined Godfrey’s forces
  which quickly took the city.
  Another account says that the
  source 
  of 
  the 
  quarrel 
  with
  Charlemagne was the assault by
  Charlot on Rinaldo’s brother, Alardo,
  whom the prince struck with a chess-
  board when Alardo was beating him at
  chess. In this version, Rinaldo killed
  Charlot and fled to Montalban and it
  was Charlemagne who killed Bayard
  by drowning the horse in the Seine.
  The story of the chess-game appears,
  in different form, in the story of
  Ogier’s son Baldwin.
  (see also Renaut.St Rinaldo)
  Rinaldo2
  European
  a poem by the Italian, Tasso, relating
  the exploits of Rinaldo
  Rind
  (see Rinda2)
  Rinda1
  East Indian
  wife of Demong
  Rinda2
  Norse
  [Rhind.Rinde.Rind(r)]
  daughter of Billing
  Rinaggon
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  Rindr
  third wife of Odin
  mother of Vali
  She rejected the advances of Odin
  when he appeared first as victorious
  general, then as the craftsman,
  Rosterus, and finally as a handsome
  young man, so Odin put her under a
  spell and then appeared as an old
  crone, Vak, the only person able to
  break the spell. He carried her off,
  bound hand and foot, and forced her
  to become his wife.
  Rindr
  (see Rinda2)
  Rinfaxi
  Norse
  a horse drawing the chariot of the
  night                    (see also Skinfaxi)
  Ring1
  Norse
  son of Viking and Hunvor
  When Hunvor died, Viking put Ring
  into the care of a foster-mother and
  married again.
  Ring2
  (see Sigurd2)
  Ring Cycle
  German
  [Ring der Nibelungen]
  4 operas by Wagner
  These operas, The Rhinegold, The
  Valkyrie, Siegfried and Twilight of the
  Gods, were based on the Nibelungenlied.
  Ring der Nibelungen (see Ring Cycle)
  Ring of Power
  Norse
  a ring with magical power 
  made by Mime from some 
  of the Rhinegold
  This ring passed through many hands
  before it was finally returned to the
  Rhine-daughters by Brunhilde at her
  death.                 (see also Andvaranaut.
  Draupnir1)
  Ringabur
  (see Riangabair)
  Ringhorn
  Norse
  [Hringhorn(i)]
  Balder’s ship on which his funeral 
  pyre was built
  Ringin
  (see Rin-Jin)
  Rinjin
  (see Rin-Jin)
  Rintrah
  a demon of anger
  Rinvit
  (see Rugievit)
  Riothamus
  British
  a king of Britain
  Some writers have equated him with
  King Arthur or with Uther.
  Rinpochhe
  Tibetan
  [Lopon.sLob-dpon]
  a name for Padmasambhava 
  in Tibet                    (see also (Guru) 
  Rimpoche)
  Rip van Winkle
  North American
  [=German Klaus]
  a legendary hero 
  He met a group of dwarfs in the
  Catskill Mountains and they gave him
  a drink which put him to sleep for
  twenty years.
  Risabha
  (see Rishaba)
  Rise of Gawain
  (see De Ortu Waluuanii)
  Rishabha
  Jain
  [R(i)sabha.Rshabhadeva]
  the first Tirthankara
  father of Bahubali and 
  Bharata
  father of 100 sons
  He abdicated from his kingdom and
  retired to a monastery living a life of
  complete asceticism, smelling pleasant
  even though he spread his own excreta
  over his body. 
  Some regard him as an incarnation
  of Shiva.
  Rishabhadatta
  Jain
  husband of Devananda
  father of Mahavira
  His son, while still an embryo, was
  transferred from Devananda to Trishala
  so that her husband, Siddhartha,
  became the ‘father’ of Mahavira.
  rishi
  Hindu
  [maharishi.rshi.r(i)si:fem=rishika]
  a holy sage, poet or seer
  In some stories, rishis accumulate so
  much knowledge and power that they
  can become superior to gods.
  The three classes are brahmarishis
  (priests), 
  devarishis 
  (gods) 
  and
  rajarishis (of royal descent).
  (see also mahatma.
  Nine Brahmarishis)
  Rishi Balmik
  (see Balmik)
  Rishi Mekala
  (see Mekala1)
  rishika
  Hindu
  [male=rishi]
  a female seer
  Rishya-Shringa
  Hindu
  [Rishyacringa]
  son of Vibhandaka
  husband of Shanta
  Vibhandaka married a doe who bore
  him a son, Rishya-Shringa, who had a
  small set of antlers on his forehead.
  Another story says that he was
  reared by his father in a remote forest,
  completely ignorant of the world
  outside. A neighbouring king was told
  that the current drought would be
  ended only when Rishya-Shringa was
  no longer chaste so the boy was
  abducted and married to the king’s
  daughter. Almost immediately rain
  began to fall.
  Rishyacringa
  (see Rishya-Shringa)
  risi
  (see rishi)
  Risnuch
  a demon associated with 
  agriculture
  Rita
  Hindu
  [Arta]
  a god(dess) of the seasons 
  and fate
  Rith
  (see Retho)
  Ritho
  (see Retho)
  Ritomte
  Swedish
  the Swedish version of the Finnish
  Rihitonttu
  Ritona
  Roman
  a Celtic goddess of fords
  Rituparna
  Hindu
  a king
  son of Savarkama
  He was reputed to be very lucky
  whereas Nala, himself a king in
  disguise, had been so unlucky that he
  had lost his kingdom by gambling.
  Rituparna employed Nala as his
  charioteer and one story says that he
  exchanged his luck for Nala’s skill as a
  charioteer so that Nala was able to 
  win back his kingdom.
  Rivalen
  (see Rivalin)
  Rivalin1
  British
  [Rivalen]
  king of Parmenie
  husband of Blanchefleur
  In some accounts, he is Meliad, the
  father of Tristram.
  In other stories, Meliad was refused
  the hand of Blanchefleur but eloped
  with her and married her. Others say
  that he married Elizabeth.
  Alternatively, Rivalin was given
  Blanchefleur as a wife when he helped
  her brother Mark, king of Cornwall, in
  his battles with the Scots.
  (see also Rouland)
  Rivalin2
  British
  [Rivalen]
  a king of Nantes
  He attacked Hoel’s kingdom but was
  defeated in single combat by Tristram.
  Rivallo
  British
  king of Britain
  son of Cunedagius
  father of Gurgustius
  River King
  African
  a huge crocodile
  Selekana had worked in his under-
  water palace and had been rewarded
  with jewellery by the River Woman.
  When the local chief’s daughter
  jumped into the river, she refused to
  do any work in the palace so he ate her.
  River of Souls
  Japanese
  the home of the blessed dead
  River of Souls
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  River of Three Roads
  Japanese
  [Sanzu-no-Kawa:=Greek Styx]
  a stage on the road taken by 
  the dead
  On the banks of this river lives Sodzu-
  Baba and her husband, Ten Datsu-Ba.
  The dead have to give her money or
  she takes their clothes and hangs the
  garments on trees.
  River Woman
  African
  a Lesotho keeper of the River 
  King’s palace
  When Selekana was thrown into the
  river she agreed to work in the River
  King’s palace and the River Woman
  rewarded her with jewellery.
  riverhorse
  Scottish
  a water sprite
  Riwallawn
  British
  son of Urien
  He was said to know the nature of
  everything.
  Riyadarshana
  Jain
  daughter of Mahavira and Yasoda
  Rizieri
  (see Rogero2)
  Rizk
  Arab
  son of Jabir
  husband of Al-Khadra
  father of Barakat
  rLun-rta
  Tibetan
  [Lung-ta]
  the Tibetan name for Vayuarvat
  Rksavaktradakina
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Dom-gdon-can]
  a deity in the form of a witch with the
  head of a bear
  She could confer supernatural powers
  on her devotees.
  rMu
  (see dMu)
  Rnam-thos-sras
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Kubera as 
  one of the Drag-gshed or for
  Vaishravana as guardian of 
  the north
  Ro-ku
  Japanese
  a god of wealth
  Ro lei
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Qat
  Ro Som
  Pacific Islands
  [‘money’]
  a sea-goddess of the 
  Banks Islands
  She found Little Orphan, built him a
  house and made him very prosperous.
  When he insulted her, she returned 
  to her undersea home leaving Little
  Orphan penniless.
  Roal
  South American
  a creator-god of the Q’ero people
  of Peru
  He created the sun which shrivelled up
  the existing people, after which the
  Apus created Inkari and Collari, the
  ancestors of the new population.
  roane
  Scottish
  [sea-spirit.seal-maiden]
  a race of seal-people
  The females sometimes shed their skin
  and dance on the shore in the form of
  maidens. They may marry mortals but
  will always eventually go back to their
  home in the sea.
  (see also selkie)
  Roarer
  (see Apep)
  Roaz
  British
  an evil knight
  When Roaz appropriated most of
  Amene’s kingdom, King Arthur sent
  Wigalois to her aid. He defeated Roaz
  in single combat.
  Robber
  (see Ran)
  Robe of Serpents
  (see Coatlantona)
  Robert
  European
  [Robert the Devil.Robertus]
  son of Aubert
  father of Richard
  He was born of a promise by his
  otherwise childless mother to give her
  child to the devil and he grew up to be
  a terror. At the age of seven he killed
  his tutor and capped a life of violence
  by killing seven hermits. Suddenly
  repenting of his evil ways, he confessed
  to the pope who required him to serve
  his penance with a hermit who sent
  him to the court as fool, never to
  speak. Here, in the white armour of a
  knight, he three times saved the
  emperor from the invading Saracens
  but was wounded in a fight with some
  of 
  the 
  emperor’s 
  knights. 
  The
  emperor’s daughter, who was dumb,
  was offered to the unknown wounded
  knight by way of reward for his
  bravery, but a chamberlain, showing a
  self-inflicted wound, claimed her
  hand. Robert was released from his
  penance just in time to prevent the
  marriage from taking place, the
  princess regained her speech and
  married Robert and he inherited his
  father’s dukedom.
  In another version, he was for-
  bidden by the hermit to marry the
  princess and spent the rest of his life as
  a penitent.
  Robert de Boron
  (see Boron)
  Robert the Devil
  (see Robert)
  Robertus
  (see Robert)
  Robigalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Robigus, 
  held on April 25th
  Robigo
  (see Robigus)
  Robigus
  Roman
  [Averruncus.Robigo]
  a guardian-god of cornfields
  Robin1
  British
  the god of witches
  (see also Red Champion)
  robin2
  Norse
  [redbreast.ruddock]
  the bird of Odin
  Robin Goodfellow
  English
  a brownie: Puck
  son of Oberon, in some accounts
  In early tales of Robin Goodfellow he
  was the son of a maiden and a male
  fairy and ran away from home, waking
  up one morning, after dreaming that
  his father was a fairy, to find a scroll
  beside him. This scroll told him how
  to use his magic powers for good
  rather than for evil. One of these
  powers was the ability to change into
  any animal.
  In later years, he was regarded as a
  household brownie which, if suitably
  rewarded, will do household chores.
  (see also Puck)
  Robinson, Edwin        North American
  (1869-1935)
  a poet
  He wrote extensively on Arthurian
  themes, including the poems Lancelot
  and Tristram.
  roc1
  Arab
  [roch.rock.rokk.ruc.rukh:=Chinese P’eng
  Niao.=Egyptian rekh:=New Zealand
  Poua-Kai:=Pacific Islands Ngani-Vatu.
  Ngutu-hei]
  a huge mythical bird 
  This bird, which fed on baby
  elephants, carried off Sinbad the Sailor
  and was said to be large enough to
  carry off a full-grown elephant. It is
  said to land only on Mount Qaf.
  Roc2
  Irish
  a steward of Angus Og
  father of Ethne
  He fathered a son by Donn’s wife
  and, when the boy was killed by
  Donn, Roc turned the corpse into a
  huge boar and ordered it to avenge
  his son’s death by killing Donn’s son
  Dermot.
  (see also Ben Bulben)
  Roch1
  Irish
  [Roich.Roigh.Roque]
  wife of Ros Ruadh, some say 
  mother of Fergus mac Roth
  roch2
  (see roc1)
  Roches, Peter de
  (see Bishop of the Butterfly)
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  Rocinante
  Rocinante
  (see Rosinante)
  rock
  (see roc1)
  Rock Candy Mountain
  North American
  the Otherworld: a land of plenty
  Rock Cave of Heaven
  Shinto
  the cave in which Amaterasu
  hid herself
  Rock Crystal Boy
  North American
  a Navaho spirit
  He and Rock Crystal Girl were set on
  Pelado Peak by Atse Estsan and Atse
  Hastin.
  Rock Crystal Girl
  North American
  a Navaho spirit
  She and Rock Crystal Boy were set on
  Pelado Peak by Atse Estsan and Atse
  Hastin.
  Rock-long Princess
  (see Iha-naga)
  Rock Sene
  African
  a god of the Serer people 
  of Gambia
  Rod
  Russian
  [Chur.Rodu:=Latvian Svantevit]
  a god of agriculture and light
  husband of Rozanica
  Rodan
  (see Ruadan)
  Rodarchus Largus
  (see Rhydderch)
  Roderick
  Spanish
  [Rod(e)rigo]
  a hero-king of Spain
  When Roderick raped Florinda, her
  father, Count Juhan, called in the
  Saracen soldiers to exact vengeance. In
  some accounts, Roderick died in battle
  with the Saracens, in others he lived a
  life of penance which ended when he
  was eaten by snakes.
  Like a number of other national
  heroes he is expected to return in his
  country’s hour of need.
  Roderigo
  (see Roderick)
  Rodha
  Hindu
  a division of Naraka reserved for
  stranglers, cow-killers and those 
  who plunder towns
  Rodingeiir
  Norse
  the name used for Rudiger
  in Thidrekssaga
  Rodjenica
  Balkan
  [=European Narucnici:=Russian Rozanica]
  Croat spirits of dead mothers: fate
  genii
  Three of these beings are present at
  the birth of each child.
  Rodomont
  European
  [Mars of Africa]
  king of Algiers
  son of Ulien
  Impatient at the delay when Agramant,
  Emperor of Africa, planned to invade
  France, Rodomont led his own
  expedition, 
  joining 
  forces 
  with
  Marsilius who had invaded from
  Spain. He fought in single combat
  with Rinaldo but the bout was
  inconclusive. 
  He 
  then 
  engaged
  another knight who turned out to be
  the warrior-maid, Bradamante, but
  they were separated by Rogero.
  When he met Isabella en route to a
  monastery with the body of her
  husband Zerbino, he tried to persuade
  her to go with him. She offered
  instead a herbal remedy that would
  make him invulnerable. She smeared
  the liquid over her neck and invited
  him to strike her with his sword to
  prove its effectiveness. It was, of
  course, a ruse to escape his clutches
  and the sword-stroke cut off her head.
  In remorse, Rodomont built a chapel
  to her memory in which he buried her
  and her husband and defended the
  bridge leading to the chapel against all
  comers until he had collected a
  thousand suits of armour. One of those
  he fought was the demented Roland;
  another was Florismart whom he
  imprisoned.
  When Agramant called a truce with
  Charlemagne so that he could return
  to deal with an attack on his own
  capital, Biserta, made by Abyssinians
  led by Astolpho, Rinaldo and Rogero
  were chosen to do combat to settle 
  the war. Their duel was interrupted 
  by Melissa who, in the guise of
  Rodomont, attacked the Christians, so
  breaking the truce.
  At the wedding of Rogero and
  Bradamante, 
  Rodomont 
  accused
  Rogero, in front of the emperor, of
  being a traitor to his original master,
  Agramant. For this, Rogero killed him
  in single combat.
  Rodrigo
  (see Roderick)
  Rodrigo Diaz
  Spanish
  [Ruy Diaz]
  the real name of El Cid
  Rodu
  (see Rod)
  Rof Breoht Woden
  Saxon
  the Saxon name of Merlin
  Roga
  Hindu
  a charioteer for Yama
  Rogenwald
  Norse
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok 
  and Aslaug
  brother of Biorn, Hvitserk, Ivar
  and Sigurd
  He was killed when on a Viking raid
  with his four brothers.
  Rogero1
  European
  a Christian knight
  Duke of Risa
  husband of Galaciella
  father of Marphisa and Rogero
  He 
  secretly 
  married 
  Galaciella,
  daughter of the Sultan of Africa, and
  she became a Christian. Her father
  sent them into exile and cast their
  infant children adrift in a boat.
  Rogero2
  European
  [Rizieri.Ruggiero] 
  son of Rogero and Galaciella
  twin brother of Marphisa
  husband of Bradamante
  In some accounts, his mother was
  killed by Agolant and he was raised by
  a lioness. Others say that he and his
  twin sister were cast adrift in a boat
  by their grandfather, the Sultan 
  of Africa. They were rescued by the
  magician Atlantes who reared Rogero
  after Marphisa had been stolen by an
  Arab chieftain. It was said that
  Rogero was directly descended from
  Hector of Troy and was kept in
  seclusion by Atlantes.
  As an adult, he was induced to join
  forces with Agramant for the invasion
  of France and was given a horse,
  Frontino, and a sword. He met
  Rinaldo in single combat but they
  became separated in the confusion of
  battle. He then came across two
  knights in combat and intervened.
  They turned out to be Rodomont and
  the warrior-maid Bradamante. He
  and Bradamante were attacked by a
  group of knights but, although she
  was wounded, they routed their
  attackers. When he met Mandricardo,
  who claimed to have won the armour
  of Hector, they fought to decide
  which had the right to bear the arms
  of Troy but Gradasso intervened to
  claim an equal right, having been the
  defender of Hector’s armour. The
  quarrel was settled when Florismart
  promised to lead them to Roland who
  had the sword Durindana, sought by
  Mandricardo. En route, a dwarf
  asked them for help to rescue his
  master’s daughter who had been
  abducted by an enchanter riding a
  winged horse. Rogero and Gradasso
  went off with him to rescue the
  maiden but were themselves trapped
  by the same enchanter who was, in
  fact, Rogero’s foster-father, Atlantes,
  who was still trying to shield Rogero
  from danger.
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  Rogero was rescued by Bradamante
  but when he tried to ride the
  hippogriff used by Atlantes he was
  carried off and separated from his
  lady-love. When the beast landed,
  Rogero discovered Astolpho who had
  been turned into a myrtle by Alcina
  and restored him to his normal form.
  He flew on and saw Angelica bound to
  a rock off the island of Ebuda as a
  sacrifice to the orc and rescued her.
  She used her magic to disappear and
  the hippogriff flew off leaving Rogero
  to proceed on foot.
  He came across a knight, apparently
  Bradamante, being attacked by a giant
  and followed the giant when he ran
  off. This was another illusion arranged
  by Atlantes and Rogero was again
  entrapped in an enchanted palace
  where he found Ferrau, Florismart,
  Gradasso, Roland and others. When
  the real Bradamante came to his rescue
  once again, she too was trapped but
  Astolpho, protected by the book and
  horn given to him by Logestilla,
  rescued all of them.
  Bradamante agreed to marry him if
  he would embrace the Christian faith.
  En route to his baptism he met
  Mandricardo who now had the sword
  Durindana and they fell to quarrelling
  over it. Gradasso also claimed it and
  the emperor, Agramant, ordered a
  contest to settle the matter. Rogero,
  acting for himself and Gradasso, killed
  Mandricardo but the sword was
  awarded to Gradasso. Rogero had
  been badly wounded in the fight and
  was nursed by his sister, Marphisa,
  who fell in love with him not realising
  that he was her brother.
  When Agramant proposed a truce
  with Charlemagne so that he could
  return to deal with an attack on his
  capital, Biserta by an Abyssinian army
  led by Astolpho, Rogero was chosen
  to fight Rinaldo in single combat to
  decide the war. Their fight was
  interrupted when Melissa, in the
  guise of Rodomont, started an attack
  on the Christian forces, so breaking
  the truce. Battle resumed but ended
  when Agramant withdrew his forces
  to return to the defence of Biserta.
  Rogero 
  sailed 
  for 
  Africa 
  with
  Agramant’s forces but his ship was
  wrecked on an island and he entered a
  hermitage where he was baptised.
  Later, Roland arrived with Rinaldo
  and the wounded knights, Oliver and
  Sobrino, both of whom were cured by
  the hermit. Rogero then returned
  with his friends to France where he
  learned that Constantine the Greek
  emperor had demanded Bradamante
  as a wife for his son Leo. Rogero set
  out to challenge Leo’s right to
  Bradamante’s hand and was captured
  after killing many of the Greeks
  besieging Belgrade. He was handed
  over to Theodora, the emperor’s
  sister, whose son was one of those
  killed by Rogero. He was released by
  Leo who had come to admire his
  skill and valour on the battlefield
  and, in return, Rogero promised to
  fight Bradamante, as Leo, to win her
  hand for the prince, even though he
  loved her himself. He won the
  contest and departed, leaving Leo to
  claim his bride. He was found by
  Leo, who, moved by his story, gave
  up his claim to Bradamante who
  finally married Rogero. At their
  wedding, Rodomont accused Rogero,
  in front of the emperor, of being a
  traitor 
  to 
  his 
  original 
  master,
  Agramant. For this, Rogero killed
  him in single combat.
  For his valour at the siege of
  Belgrade he was made king of Bulgaria
  on the death of the old king.
  Roges
  British
  a prince
  He had been turned into a fox by a
  sorcerer but, helping Gawain in one of
  his exploits, regained his human form.
  Roggenhund
  German
  a vegetation spirit
  (see field spirit)
  Roggenwolf
  (see Rye-wolf)
  Rognvald
  Norse
  [Rognvaldr]
  a 12th C poet-hero
  earl of Orkney
  Rognvaldr
  (see Rognvald)
  Rogo-tumu-here
  Pacific Islands
  a demon-octopus
  He abducted Hina-a-rauriki but her
  husband, Turi-a-fumea, and his father
  Tangara, rescued her from the monster.
  Rohand1
  British
  an earl of Warwick
  father of Felice
  He knighted Guy, son of his steward
  Segard, who later married his daughter
  Felice.
  Rohand2
  (see Kurneval)
  Rohe
  New Zealand
  wife of Maui
  She left her husband and descended to
  the underworld where she ruled the
  realm of Uranga-o-te-Ra.
  Rohini1
  Hindu
  [‘red’]
  a moon-goddess and goddess of
  fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha 
  wife of Candra
  This name is also used for the star
  Aldebaran.
  Rohini2
  Hindu
  [‘red’]
  a princess
  wife of Vasudeva
  mother of Balarama
  Vishnu had placed two hairs in the
  womb of Devaki and later transferred
  the embryo that would become
  Balarama from Devaki’s womb to
  Rohini’s. He then sent her to safety in
  the realm of Nanda out of reach of the
  demon Kansa who aimed to kill any
  child of Devaki.
  She is regarded as an incarnation of
  Lakshmi and may be the same as either
  of the two Rohini goddessses.
  Rohini3
  Hindu
  [‘red’]
  wife of Shiva, in some accounts
  Rohini4
  Hindu
  [‘red’]
  a corn-deity
  daughter of Sunabhi
  Rohini5
  Jain
  [‘red’]
  a sun-goddess and goddess of 
  learning
  one of the vidyadevis
  daughter of Kasyapa
  mother of Kamadhenu
  Rohita1
  Hindu
  [‘red’]
  a goddess
  In some versions, Brahma, in the form
  of a stag, mated with Rohita as a doe to
  produce all the animals.
  Rohita2
  Hindu
  [‘red’]
  one of the horses pulling the chariot
  of the sun-god, Surya (see also Rohits)
  Rohits
  Hindu
  horses pulling the chariot of Surya
  In some accounts, the animals are
  equated with the Harits.
  (see also Rohita2)
  roho
  African
  [ruhu]
  the soul or spirit in the lore of
  the Swahili
  Roi Mehaigne, Le
  (see Fisher King)
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  Roi Pêcheur, Le (see Le Roi Pêcheur)
  Roich
  (see Roch)
  Roigh
  (see Roch)
  Rojenica
  (see Rodjenica)
  rok
  (see roc1)
  rokk
  (see roc1)
  Roko
  Japanese
  a sennin depicted as riding a flying
  tortoise
  Roko-bu-ten
  Japanese
  the deities Benten and Taishaku, plus
  the 4 Shi-Tenno, collectively
  Rokola
  Pacific Islands
  a carpenter-god of Fiji
  He was a legendary boat-builder, by
  some equated with Noah.
  Rokomautu
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian creator-god
  one of the Kalou-Vu
  son of Ndengei
  Rokoua
  Pacific Islands
  brother-in-law of Okova
  He helped Okova to kill the monstrous
  bird, Ngani-Vaku.
  Roksanda
  Serbian
  daughter of Michael, king of Leyden
  wife of Doushan
  She was wooed by the tsar Doushan
  but her father refused to let her go
  unless the tsar or his champion could
  succeed in a number of difficult tasks.
  All were achieved by Milosh who won
  the hand of Roksanda for his master.
  Rokugo
  Japanese
  a fencing master
  When he met a beautiful girl, Rokugo
  suspected that she was just an illusion
  caused by some animal such as a fox.
  He slashed the air near the girl with
  his sword and killed the animal – in
  this case, an otter. (see also Kadzutoyo)
  Rokuro-kubi
  Japanese
  an extendible and detachable neck
  It is said that such a neck allows the
  head of a sleeping person to stretch
  and turn and devour anything in reach
  or even to leave the body completely,
  rejoining at some later time.
  Roland1
  British
  [(Childe) Rowland]
  in Scottish lore, a son of King Arthur
  brother of Ellen
  When Rowland’s sister was carried off
  by fairies, he and his brothers went in
  search of her. Two disappeared but
  Rowland obeyed the instructions 
  of Merlin to kill everyone he
  encountered in Elfland and was
  thereby able to rescue not only Ellen
  but his two brothers also, when he
  defeated the fairy king.
  Roland2
  European
  [Achilles of the North.Achilles of the 
  West.Christian Theseus.Hroudlandus.
  Rolland.Rollant.Rotholandus.
  Rotolando:=Italian Orlando]
  a count of Brittany
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  son of Milon and Bertha
  nephew of Charlemagne
  husband of Aldabella, in some 
  accounts
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  Charlemagne’s incestuous liaison with
  his sister, Bertha.
  Reared in poverty, he came to the
  notice of Charlemagne, his uncle or
  father, when he stole food from a
  royal banquet.
  When Charlemagne sent out his
  knights to seize a magnificent jewel
  worn on his shield by a knight in the
  Ardennes, 
  Roland, 
  aged 
  fifteen,
  accompanied his father as armour-
  bearer. While his father slept, Roland
  took his armour and rode into the
  forest where he met and defeated the
  knight taking the jewel from his shield.
  For this deed of bravery, he was
  knighted by the emperor.
  He fought and killed the giant,
  Ferragus, and then fought the giant’s
  nephew, Otuel, who tried to avenge his
  uncle’s death. Roland defeated him
  and he became a Christian in the
  service of Charlemagne. Roland also
  defeated a Saracen from whom he took
  the sword Durindana.
  When Charlemagne was in dispute
  with 
  Montglave, 
  Roland 
  fought
  Olover in single combat to settle the
  matter. After five days, neither had
  gained an advantage and so they
  declared an honourable draw, having
  recognised each other.
  At the great tournament organised
  by 
  Charlemagne, 
  Roland 
  was
  enchanted by Angelica and fought
  Ferrau for her. When she disappeared,
  he travelled far and wide to find her. 
  At a bridge on the road to Albracca a
  maiden gave him a drink which made
  him forget the object of his search and
  he was imprisoned.
  He was freed by Angelica who had
  escaped from the besieged city of
  Albracca and, with other knights who
  had been held in the same prison,
  routed the besieging Tartars and killed
  their leader, Agrican. He found
  himself fighting his own friend,
  Rinaldo, and Angelica, who was in love
  with Rinaldo, persuaded Roland to
  avoid further conflict by leaving to
  destroy the enchanted garden of
  Falerina. 
  En route, he rescued a maiden who
  had been tied to a tree and was given a
  book. The rescued maiden decamped,
  taking Roland’s horse and sword but
  he killed the dragon at the entrance to
  the garden with the branch of a tree
  and entered. He tied Falerina to a tree,
  took her magic sword and killed all the
  monsters guarding the kingdom.
  Falerina told him that the prisoners
  were held by an even greater
  enchantress, Morgana. Her castle was
  guarded by the strong man, Arridano,
  who could breathe under water.
  Roland fought with him and they both
  fell into the river. At the bottom,
  Roland killed Arridano and returned
  to the surface, entering the castle
  where he found Morgana asleep.
  Distracted by the mirage, Fata
  Morgana, he allowed her to escape but
  he chased her and finally caught her by
  the forelock, taking her keys and
  freeing Rinaldo, Florismart and
  several other prisoners.
  He was imprisoned in an enchanted
  castle by Atlantes but rescued by
  Astolpho and soon came across a girl,
  Isabella, who had been seized by
  pirates. He routed her captors and
  they travelled on together, meeting
  another group of men guarding a
  prisoner. Roland killed or wounded all
  of them, freeing their prisoner who
  turned out to be Zerbino, a prince who
  had secretly married Isabella. He rode
  on, leaving Zerbino with his wife and
  found a cottage where Angelica and
  Modero had stayed. Learning of their
  marriage, he was driven to madness,
  tearing up trees and killing flocks.
  Zerbino came upon this devastation
  but was challenged by Mandricardo
  for the possession of Durindana which
  Roland had abandoned in his madness.
  Zerbino was killed and Mandricardo
  claimed the sword.
  Roland seized a horse, rode to the
  coast and crossed to Africa riding the
  horse till it sank beneath him and
  swimming the rest of the way. He
  came upon the Abyssinian army, led by
  Astolpho, who, with the aid of a bottle
  given to him by St John, restored
  Roland to his proper senses.
  When Agramant withdrew from
  France to defend his capital, Biserta,
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  which 
  was 
  besieged 
  by 
  the
  Abyssinians, Roland, Oliver and
  Florismart were chosen to do battle
  with Agramant, Sobrino and Grassado
  to decide the issue. Only Roland,
  Oliver and Sobrino survived the battle,
  the latter two being badly wounded.
  With Agramant dead, the Africans
  submitted and Roland was free to take
  his wounded comrades to Sicily for
  treatment. They landed on an island
  and the wounded men were cured by
  the hermit who had recently baptised
  Rogero with whom they were now
  reunited.
  When the war in Europe ended,
  Charlemagne entered Spain, subdued
  the country and exacted tribute. In one
  version, Roland was the leader of the
  rearguard when the army withdrew
  from Spain; in another version, Roland
  and Oliver were sent to the Spanish
  border to collect the tribute from
  Marsilius, the Spanish king. In either
  event, Gano, the treacherous paladin
  who hated Roland, had arranged a trap
  and the Spanish had three armies
  hidden in ambush at the pass at
  Roncesvalles. In the battle, Roland
  killed King Falseron and many others
  but his force was greatly outnumbered
  and his friends were falling round him.
  For a long time he refused to summon
  help but with the death of Oliver,
  Roland realised that the end was near
  and blew three blasts on his horn,
  Olivant, to alert Charlemagne who
  was encamped at the foot of the
  mountains. The sound killed birds
  flying overhead and frightened the
  Saracens. The main army routed the
  Saracens, but too late. The wounded
  Roland, told by Rinaldo that the
  enemy had been defeated, received
  absolution from Turpin and died.
  In one account of the battle, Oliver,
  blinded by blood from his wounds,
  struck Roland with his club, mistaking
  him for a Saracen. It was a mortal blow
  and Roland died shortly after Oliver
  and Turpin.
  Two similar stories say that Roland
  was betrothed to Aude, sister of Oliver,
  or to Hildegunde. In each case, he had
  to leave to fight in Spain before they
  had a chance to get married. Aude died
  of grief when she heard of his death at
  Roncesvalles while, in the other
  version, Hildegunde became a nun.
  In another version, Roland escaped
  from the scene of carnage but died of
  starvation when he tried to cross the
  Pyrenees alone.
  Some stories say that Roland was
  crushed to death by the Spanish hero,
  Bernardo del Carpio. Others say that
  he recovered and returned to marry
  Hildegarde, only to find that she,
  believing him dead, had become a nun.
  She died soon after and Roland built a
  retreat on the rock known as
  Rolandseck, spending his days in
  prayer. When he died, he was buried
  facing the grave of his beloved.
  Roland de Vaux
  British
  a knight who woke Gyneth from 
  an enchanted sleep caused by 
  Merlin
  Roland Rise
  (see Rouland)
  Rolandseck
  European
  a rock on which Roland built 
  a retreat
  This building was sited so that he
  could see the nunnery to which
  Hildegarde had retreated, mistakenly
  believing that Roland had been killed
  at Roncesvalles.
  Rolf Ganger
  (see Rollo)
  Rolland
  (see Roland2)
  Rollant
  (see Roland2)
  Rollo
  Norse
  [Rolf Ganger]
  a giant
  Some say he took a band of his  followers
  to settle in what is now Normandy.
  Rolomandri
  elementals, fire spirits in some
  accounts
  Roma1
  Greek
  [Rome]
  a goddess of strength
  daughter of Evander
  sister of Dyne
  Roma2
  Roman
  [Rome]
  a tutelary goddess
  Roman Antiquities
  Roman
  a twenty-volume history and
  mythology of Rome, written by
  Dionysius of Helicarnassus
  Roman de Brut
  British
  [Brut d’Angleterre] 
  the Arthurian cycle in a mediaeval
  setting written by Wace
  Roman de Renard
  French
  the French version of Reynard the Fox
  Romance de Tristram, The
  French
  a 12th C French version of the 
  story of Tristram and Isolde, 
  written by Beroul
  Romance of Perceval, The
  (see Didot Perceval)
  Romatane
  (see Rongomatane)
  Rome1
  Roman
  a holy city: the present capital of Italy
  Tradition has it that the city was
  founded by Romulus and Remus,
  twins suckled by a goat.
  Rome
  (see Roma)
  Romi Kumu
  South American
  [Woman Shaman]
  in the lore of the Barasana people, 
  a female shaman who created 
  the world
  It was said that her urine was the rain
  and that she carried fire in her vagina.
  She owned a gourd of magical
  beeswax which she used to make herself
  look young and beautiful each morning
  and an old ugly woman by evening.
  Although a virgin, she produced
  two daughters who, with the few
  survivors of the flood, helped to
  repopulate the world.
  Romit
  Irish
  a jester at the court of Conor 
  mac Nessa
  Romulus1
  Roman
  [Quirinus.Rhomos.Rhomus]
  god of war
  son of Mars and Rhea Silvia or Ilia
  twin brother of Remus
  husband of Hersilia
  In an early version, Tarchetius, a king
  of Alba Longa, ordered his daughter 
  to mate with a phantom phallus of
  Vulcan seen in the flames of his fire.
  She made a servant girl take her place
  and the result of this union was the
  birth of the twins, Romulus and
  Remus. In this version, they were
  given to Teratius to be killed but he
  left them on the bank of the Tiber. 
  In another version they were the
  sons of Rhea Silvia who was raped by
  Mars and they were abandoned in a
  basket on the banks of the Tiber or,
  some say, cast adrift on its waters.
  They were found, under the fig-tree
  Ruminalis, by the herdsman Faustulus
  and reared by a she-wolf.
  They later killed Amulius who had
  usurped the throne from their
  grandfather, Numitor, and restored
  him to the throne.
  Romulus later killed his brother for
  jumping over the walls of the newly-
  founded city and became king of
  Rome, countering the shortage of
  women in his new city by abducting
  the Sabine women. 
  During a battle with the Etruscans
  he was taken up to heaven as the god
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  Quirinus. In another version, the
  magistrates and senators, tired of his
  demands, had him killed during an
  eclipse and pretended that he had been
  transported up to heaven.
  Romulus and Remus are traditionally
  regarded as the founders of Rome.
  (see also Remus.Rhomus)
  Romulus2
  Roman
  a poem by Plutarch
  Ron
  British
  [Rone:=Welsh Rhongomyant.
  Rhongomyniad]
  King Arthur’s spear
  Ron Cearr
  (see Ron Cerr)
  Ron Cerr
  Irish
  [Ron Cearr]
  a champion warrior
  He fought for Brandubh, king of
  Leinster, against the high-king Aedh
  and, penetrating the enemy camp,
  killed the high-king. Other stories say
  that Brandubh himself killed Aedh.
  Rona1
  New Zealand
  a Maori god
  He fights perpetually with the moon,
  causing it to wax and wane, because
  the moon abducted his wife.
  In some accounts, Rona is female, a
  girl carried off by the moon as she
  went to fetch water. 
  Rona is also a name for Ina the
  moon-goddess.
  Rona2
  Pacific Islands
  [Long Teeth]
  a female cannibal of Tahiti
  mother of Hina
  She devoured Monoi, her daughter’s
  lover and Hina, helped by No’a-
  huruhuru, killed her mother.
  Ronan
  Irish
  a saint
  He cursed Suibhne with madness after
  the poet had insulted him on two
  occasions. 
  Ronan mac Colmain
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  husband of Eithne
  father of Mael Fothartaig
  When Eithne died, Ronan married a
  younger woman who fell in love with
  Mael. When he rejected her advances,
  she accused him of rape and Ronan
  had his son put to death. When the
  truth came out, Ronan died of grief
  and his wife poisoned herself. In
  another version, Mael’s sons avenged
  his death.
  Roncesvalles
  European
  [Roncevaux.Valley of Thorns]
  the site of the battle between 
  the Franks and the Moors at 
  which most of Charlemagne’s
  paladins were killed
  (see also Battle of Roncesvalles)
  Roncevaux
  (see Roncesvalles)
  Rone
  (see Ron)
  Roneve
  [Ronobe.Ronove.Ronwe]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to teach foreign
  languages.
  Rong-ma-tane
  (see Rongomatane)
  Rongelap
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of the Caroline Islands
  son of Paluelap and Leofas
  brother of Rongerik
  He was lost but later found by his
  younger brother, Rongerik.
  Rongerik
  Pacific Islands
  a magician of the Caroline Islands
  son of Paluelap and Leofas
  brother of Rongelap
  He used his powers to find his elder
  brother, Rongelap, when he was lost.
  Rongo
  New Zealand
  [Kahukura.Orongo.Rong-ma Tane.
  Rongo-Maui.Te Rongo:=Hawaiian Lono:
  =Marquesas Ono:=Samoan Lo’o]
  a Maori god of agriculture, food, 
  sea and war
  son of Rangi and Papa
  brother of Haumea, Ruaumoko, 
  Tane, Tangaroa, Tawhiri and Tu
  He came down to earth via the
  rainbow and married a mortal whom
  he killed out of jealousy. He is due to
  return on a floating island full of all
  good things.     (see also Rongomatane)
  Rongo-mai
  Pacific Islands
  [‘water-food’]
  a Polynesian god of whales and comets
  He is envisaged in the form of a huge
  whale.
  Rongo-Maui
  Pacific Islands
  a manifestation of Rongo 
  who brought the yam from heaven
  Rongomatane
  Pacific Islands
  [Rongo-ma-Tane.Romatane]
  a combination of the names Rongo
  and Tane as a single deity
  Rongoteus
  (see Runkateivis)
  Ronobe
  (see Roneve)
  Ronove
  (see Roneve)
  Ronwe
  (see Roneve)
  Ronwen
  (see Renwein)
  Ro’o
  Pacific Islands
  [Ro’o-i-te-Hiripoi]
  the chanter-god of Tahiti, curer 
  of illness
  son of Atea
  Ro’o-i-te-Hiripoi
  (see Ro’o)
  Roonel
  European
  a dog in Reynard the Fox
  roperite
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Ropotou
  (see Coulobre)
  Roque
  (see Roch)
  Rorik
  Norse
  son of Hrodgar and Wealtheow
  brother of Freawaru
  Roro Nawang Sih
  East Indian
  daughter of Kyai Agung and
  Nawang Wulan
  Ros Ruadh1
  Irish
  [Ross the Red]
  a king of Ulster
  son of Rudhraighe
  husband of Maga and Roch
  father of Fachtna by Maga
  father of Fergus mac Roth 
  by Roth
  When Congall Clairingleach defeated
  Fergus mac Leda, he gave the throne
  of Ulster to the warrior, Ros Ruadh.
  Ros Ruadh2
  (see Ruad Rofessa)
  Rosa
  Hindu
  a river in heaven
  Rosabis
  a demon of metals
  Rosamund
  German
  daughter of Thurisind
  wife of Alboin
  War between the Lombards under
  Alboin and the Gepidae ended with
  the defeat of the Gepidae and the
  death of Rosamund’s father and
  brother. She was forced into marriage
  with the victor but, when he tried to
  make her drink from the skull of her
  dead father, she refused and persuaded
  the giant, Perideus, to kill her
  husband.
  After his death, she ruled in her own
  name 
  and 
  proposed 
  to 
  marry
  Helmigis, the dead king’s shield-
  bearer, but they fled together when
  her subjects objected to the match and
  were given shelter by Longinus. She
  later gave Helmigis a poisoned drink
  so that she might marry Longinus but
  he forced her to drink half of it and
  they died together.
  Rose
  (see Rhode)
  Rose-apple Island
  (see Jambridvipa)
  rose-apple tree
  Buddhist
  in some accounts, the tree under
  which the Buddha sat while 
  hewas meditating
  (see also bo-tree)
  Rosei
  Japanese
  a traveller who became emperor
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  Ibara abdicated in his favour and he
  ruled for fifty years in a land of
  wonders where the people lived
  forever. He tried to cheat death by
  drinking an elixir but awoke to find it
  had all been a dream, a theme he
  applied thereafter to all life.
  Rosemonde
  French
  a princess loved by Faramon
  Rosen
  (see Rosse)
  Rosh ha Satan
  Hebrew
  [Satan’s Head]
  the Hebrew name for the 
  star Algol
  (see also Lilith2)
  Rosier
  a demon of love, said to be an
  opponent of St Basil
  Rosinante
  Spanish
  [Rocinante.Rozinante]
  the broken-down horse of 
  Don Quixote
  Roskra
  (see Roskva)
  Roskva
  Norse
  [Roskra]
  a servant of Thor
  daughter of Egil
  sister of Thialfi
  She 
  accompanied 
  her 
  brother,
  Thialfi, when he went with Thor and
  Loki to Jotunheim.
  Rosmerta
  Roman
  [Maia]
  a Celtic fertility goddess in Gaul
  guardian of merchants
  consort of Mercury
  roso
  (see raos)
  Ross the Red
  (see Ros Ruadh)
  Rosse
  German
  [Rosen]
  a sword made by Alberich
  This sword was said to be so sharp that
  it could slice through a man’s body
  leaving no gap. Alberich gave it to
  Ortnit, the king of Lombardy.
  Rossthiof
  Norse
  a Finnish magician
  He foretold that one of Odin’s sons
  would be murdered and advised him to
  woo Rinda who would provide a son to
  avenge the loss.
  Rostem
  (see Rustem)
  Roster
  a demon
  Rosterus
  Norse
  a name assumed by Odin, as a
  craftsman, when he wooed 
  Rinda
  Rosualt
  Irish
  a huge sea-monster
  When it was stranded on shore in
  Ireland it vomited for three years (or,
  some say, three times) before it died.
  In doing so, it killed all living
  creatures, including humans.
  Rota1
  Balkan
  [Rutu]
  a Lapp plague-spirit
  Rota
  Norse
  a Valkyrie
  Roth Fail
  Irish
  a rudimentary flying machine 
  invented by Mogh Ruith
  Rother
  European
  a king of the Lombards
  husband of Oda 
  father of Helche and Pepin
  After the death of Alboin and
  Rosamund, the throne passed through
  several hands and finally came to
  Rother. He fell in love with a picture
  of Oda, daughter of the emperor
  Constantine, and sent a delegation to
  ask for her hand in marriage. All the
  men were thrown into prison by
  Constantine and Rother, using the
  name Dietrich, and Berchther went to
  Constantinople in search of them
  when they failed to return on time.
  Constantine released the prisoners to
  help in his fight with Imelot who had
  invaded his kingdom and they not
  only routed the invading forces but
  captured Imelot who was king of
  Babylonia. Rother and his men then
  made off with Oda and returned to
  their own country.
  Constantine then employed a
  magician who tricked Oda into going
  aboard his ship and sailed off with
  her, back to Constantinople. Rother
  went back to Constantinople to find
  her and found that Imelot, having
  escaped from captivity, had made a
  further invasion and was demanding
  Oda’s hand for his ugly son who was 
  a hunchback. Rother and his men
  helped to repel the invasion, killed
  both Imelot and his son and took 
  Oda back to Lombardy where she
  bore a daughter, Helche, and a son,
  Pepin, who became the father of
  Charlemagne.
  Rothniamh
  Irish
  a woman of the Otherworld
  She visited Finghein each year and
  gave him details of what the future
  held. Among other things, she
  predicted the birth of Conn who
  would become high-king and unite the
  five provinces.
  Rotholandus
  (see Roland)
  Rotten Straw Rope
  Korean
  a route to heaven
  When two children, in danger of being
  eaten by a tiger, prayed for help, god
  dropped the Heavenly Iron Chain and
  they climbed safely up to heaven.
  When the tiger prayed, god dropped
  the Rotten Straw Rope which snapped
  when the tiger climbed up it and he
  fell to the ground and was killed.
  Roua
  Pacific Islands
  [Ra.Rahoua.Rua.Tubua]
  a creator-god of the Society 
  Islands
  father of all the stars
  husband of Taonoui
  father of Fati
  Rougemont
  (see Castle Rougemont)
  Rouland
  British
  [Roland Rise]
  a king of Ermenia
  In some accounts, he was the father of
  Tristram by Blanchefleur.
  (see also Rivalin1)
  Round Table, the
  British
  a large circular table used by 
  King Arthur and his knights: 
  an institution of knighthood
  This table, originally known as The
  Old Table and capable of seating fifty
  knights, was said to have been made
  by Merlin for Uther Pendragon,
  based on the table used at the Last
  Supper. It was given to Leodogrance
  and brought by Guinevere as part of
  her dowry on her marriage to King
  Arthur. In some accounts, it could
  seat thirteen, fifty, 150 or 250.
  In another version it was made for
  King Arthur to seat 1,600, including
  himself and the sub-kings of Britain,
  so that no one sat above another
  causing resentment. 
  Yet another story says that Arthur
  found a large flat stone, the lost altar of
  St Carannog, floating in a marsh
  where he was seeking a monster. The
  saint gave the king the altar which he
  had made into the Round Table.
  One chair (the Perilous Seat) was
  left empty for the knight deemed
  worthy of the recovery of the Holy
  Grail. The only one ever to sit in it
  without harm was Galahad.
  An early story says that, before
  Arthur had the table made, a quarrel
  broke out over precedence at the table
  and seven knights were killed. Arthur
  had the originator of the fracas
  drowned in a swamp and cut off the
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  noses of that knight’s womenfolk. The
  king then had the Round Table made
  to prevent further argument.
  rowan
  [mountain ash.quicken tree.witchen]
  a deciduous tree producing 
  red or yellow berries in 
  autumn
  The druids alleged that this tree could
  ward off witches.
  Rowan Tree Hostel
  (see Quicken Trees Hostel)
  Rowandiz
  (see Ravandiz)
  Rowang Riwo
  East Indian
  in the lore of the Dayaks, a being
  which produced golden spittle
  This being was said to have been
  created in the first of the three epochs
  of creation.
  Rowena
  (see Renwein)
  Rowland
  (see Roland1)
  Royal Lady of the West
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Royal Lord of the East
  (see Tung Wang Kung)
  Royal Mother
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Royal Prince Marko
  (see Marko)
  Royal Veda
  (see Rigveda)
  Royns
  British
  [Lord Royns.Rience.Ryence]
  king of North Wales
  brother of Nero
  He attacked King Leodegrance and
  King Arthur brought his army to
  Cameliard to defeat him. When he
  besieged Castle Terribil, he was
  ambushed by Balan and Balin who
  took him prisoner and handed him
  over to King Arthur.
  He owned a magic mirror, given to
  him by Merlin, that warned him of
  treachery or invasion.
  In some accounts, he is equated
  with Retho.                  (see also Retho)
  Rozanica
  Russian
  [=Craot Ro(d)jenica]
  wife of Rod
  Rozhanitsy
  Slav
  mother and daughter, goddesses of
  the harvest
  Rozinante
  (see Rosinante)
  Rsabha
  Hindu
  [=Jain Rsabhanatha]
  son of Indra and Indrani
  In some accounts he is an incarnation
  of Vishnu.
  Rshaba
  (see Rishabha)
  Rshabhadeva
  (see Rishabha)
  Rsabhanatha
  Jain
  [=Hindu Rsabha]
  a god
  rshi
  (see rishi)
  rsi
  (see rishi)
  rTa-mgrin
  Tibetan
  [Tandim]
  a Lamaist deity
  one of the Drag-gshed
  a name for Hayagriva
  Rtus
  Hindu
  [=Greek Horae]
  deities ruling the seasons
  Ru
  Pacific Islands
  [Ruu]
  son of Tangaroa
  son of Rangi and Papa, some say
  brother of Hina
  Rua
  (see Roua)
  Rua-i-tupra
  Pacific Islands
  a name of Ta’aroa as ‘the cause 
  of growth’
  Rua Kenana
  New Zealand
  [Hepetiupa.Hephzibah]
  a 20th C self-proclaimed Maori messiah
  He claimed to have seen the goddess
  Whaitiri in a vision and learned of a
  sacred diamond.
  Rua-Pupuke
  New Zealand
  a Maori sage
  When his son was drowned, Rua-
  Pupuke changed himself into a big fish
  and retrieved his son from the
  undersea palace of the sea-god. When
  this god and his retainers came looking
  for the boy, Rua-Pupuke offered them
  food and shelter and, when they were
  asleep, set fire to the hut so that their
  bodies were burnt and the sea-spirits
  had to return to the ocean.
  Rua-tapu
  New Zealand
  [Forbidden Path]
  father of Hau
  ruach1
  Hebrew
  [rvch]
  part of the soul
  The soul is envisaged as having three
  parts – the nefesh which gives life, the
  neshemah which gives holiness and the
  ruach, intermediary between the two.
  ruach2
  Hebrew
  [rvch]
  a spirit
  The ruach ra’ah is an evil spirit, the
  ruach tezarit causes fever and madness
  while the ruach zelahta merely causes
  headaches.
  Ruach3
  European
  an island where the inhabitants 
  live on wind
  Ruad1
  Irish
  [Ruadh]
  son of Rigdonn
  When his ships became becalmed, he
  swam off to get help. He came to an
  undersea island where nine maidens
  entertained him for nine nights and
  one of them bore his son. Another
  version says that Ruad’s ship was held
  up by three goddesses. He slept with
  them on the bed of the sea and they
  collectively bore a son. He failed to
  keep a promise to return so they cut
  off the boy’s head and threw it at Ruad
  when they found him.
  Ruad2
  (see Cearas)
  Ruad Ro-Fheasa
  (see Ruad Rofessa)
  Ruad Rofessa
  Irish
  [Lord of Great Knowledge.Ros Ruadh.
  Ruad(h) Ro-Fheasa.Ruad(h) Rofhessa]
  a name for the Dagda as the god
  of knowledge
  father of Find File
  In some contexts, the name is applied
  to the wise salmon which later
  appeared in the story of Finn mac
  Cool.
  Ruad Rohfhessa
  (see Ruad Rofessa)
  Ruadan1
  Irish
  [Rodan.Ruadhan.Ruan.Ruardan]
  a warrior hero
  son of Bres and Brigit
  He fought with the Fomoire at
  Moytura and, when spying on the
  Danaans, wounded the smith-god,
  Goibhniu, who killed him with a spear.
  Ruadan2
  Irish
  [Rodan.Ruadhan.Ruan.Ruardan]
  a saint
  son of Fergus Bearn
  He is said to have performed many
  miracles, such as curing a sick queen,
  and owned a tree which yielded a sap
  which could be used as sustenance.
  He sheltered a relation who had
  been accused of murder and was
  arrested for so doing. He put a curse
  on the high-king Diarmaid mac
  Cearbhaill and Tara with the result
  that, in some accounts, Tara became
  desolate.
  Ruadh
  (see Ruad)
  Ruadh Ro-Feasa
  (see Ruad Rofessa)
  Ruadh Rohfhessa (see Ruad Rofessa)
  Ruadhan
  (see Ruadan)
  Ruahaku
  Pacific Islands
  a sea-god of the Society Islands
  When a fisherman’s hook became
  entangled in Ruahaku’s hair as he slept,
  he got very angry and sent the flood.
  Rual1
  British
  a demonic hag
  Wigalois fought her on one of his
  adventures and only by prayer to god
  was he able to win.
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  (see Kurneval)
  Ruan
  (see Ruadan)
  Ruange
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Akatauire
  Ruanu’u
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian deity
  Ruarangi
  New Zealand
  a Maori fisherman
  His wife was carried off by the king of
  the fairies but a priest sent a love-bird
  to the king’s palace and its singing
  reminded her of her husband’s love.
  She returned to her former home 
  and the fairy king was repelled by
  incantations when he tried to get her
  back.
  Ruardan
  (see Ruadan)
  Ruau Moko
  (see Ruaumoko)
  Ruaumoko
  New Zealand
  [Moko Rusau.Ruau Moko] 
  a Maori earthquake god
  son of Rangi and Papa
  brother of Haumea, Rongo, Tane,
  Tangaroa, Tawhiri and Tu
  He was being suckled by Papa when
  Tane forced his parents apart to form
  earth and sky and he fell into the
  underworld where he grew up to be
  the chief stoker of the fires of hell.
  Rubanga
  African
  a creator-god of the Alur people
  Rubber Girl
  (see Gum Girl)
  rubberado
  North American
  a fabulous animal in the form of a
  bouncing porcupine
  Animals which eat this prickly beast
  find that their flesh has become
  resilient like rubber.
  Rubezahl
  (see Ruberzahl)
  Rubezal
  (see Ruberzahl)
  Ruberzahl
  German
  [(Number) Nip.Ribesal.Rubeza(h)l]
  a mountain sprite
  He often appears in the guise of a
  grey monk.
  In other accounts he was a giant
  of Silesia.
  Rubicant
  British
  the English version of 
  Rubicante
  Rubicante
  European
  [=English Rubicant]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  ruby
  a precious stone, said to act as an
  antidote to poison or to protect
  from plague
  ruc
  (see roc)
  Ruch
  Hindu
  father of Yajna by Dakshina
  Ruchika
  (see Lou-chi)
  Rucht
  Irish
  [Na(i)r]
  swineherd to Bodb Dearg
  He constantly fought with Friuch,
  swineherd to Ochall, both frequently
  changing shape. Finally, in the form of
  worms, they were eaten by cows and
  reborn as the two bulls, Whitehorn
  (Friuch) and the Brown Bull of Cooley
  (Rucht).
  In some accounts, his name is given
  as Nar or Nair. Other versions say that
  Rucht served Ochall and Friuch served
  Bodb.
  Ruckenau
  (see Rukinaw)
  Ruckinaw
  (see Rukinaw)
  Ruda
  (see Arsu)
  Rudain
  (see Arsu)
  Rudaucus
  British
  a king of Cambria
  He was killed in battle with Dunvallo
  Molmutius.
  ruddock
  (see robin2)
  Ruddy Branch
  (see Craebderg)
  Rudhraighe
  (see Rudraidhe)
  Rudianos
  Roman
  a Gaulish war-god
  Rudiger
  Norse
  [Rodingeirr]
  a knight at Etzel’s court
  husband of Gotelinde
  father of Dietelinde and Nudung
  In one story, he rescued Dietrich and
  his companions when they were
  besieged in a fortress while fighting
  with Waldemar on behalf of Etzel.
  He was sent to ask for the hand of
  Krimhild on behalf of Etzel after the
  death of his first wife, Helche, and 
  the murder of Krimhild’s husband,
  Siegfried. Later, when Krimhild tried
  to kill Gunther’s party which was
  visiting Etzel’s court, Rudiger was
  forced by an oath of loyalty to help in
  the slaughter but he was himself killed
  by Gernot.
  In Thidrekssaga, he is known as
  Rodingeirr.
  Rudiobus
  Roman
  a Celtic horse-god in Gaul
  Rudra1
  Hindu
  [Aparajita.Bhava.Bhima.Boar of the 
  Sky.Ekadasarudra.Girisha.‘howler’.
  Ishana.Lord of the Mountains.
  Mahadeva.Nilalohita.Pas(h)upati.
  ‘roarer’.Sarva.Shambhu.Ugra:
  =Assyrian Assara Mazas:=Greek
  Dionysus:=Persian Ahura Mazda]
  the robber-god, god of cattle,
  physicians, song, storms, winds
  one of the 8 forms of Agni
  son of Prajipati and Ushas
  husband of Aditi, Diti, Gauri,
  Prisni or Rudrani
  father of the Maruts by Diti
  father of Kartikkeya, some say
  Some say that he was born from
  Brahma’s forehead, others that he was
  the son of Ushas by her four brothers.
  His sons were the Maruts (Rudras) and
  in some versions his wife, their
  mother, was Prisni.
  He was the embodiment of the
  terrible aspects of nature, eating the
  flesh of the dead and drinking their
  blood. In some accounts, he is equated
  with Agni, in others he is regarded as
  an aspect of Shiva.
  In the Buddhist version, the gods
  sent Vajrapani who killed this monster.
  Rudra2
  Jain
  [Maharudra]
  one of a group of gods of the
  underworld
  a type of Gana
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  by jabbing them with spears.
  rudra-aksha
  Hindu
  a third eye, placed in the middle
  of the forehead, a feature of 
  some deities
  Rudracandra
  Hindu
  a form of Durga
  one of the Navadurgas
  Rudracarcika
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the Astamataras
  In other accounts she is a form of
  Durga.
  Rudraidhe
  Irish
  [Rudhraighe.Rury]
  son of Partholan
  father of Breasal
  He was regarded as the founder of the
  royal line of Ulster. Some say that he
  was killed by a phantom, others that he
  died of plague. A lake, Lake Rury,
  sprang from his grave.
  Rudrani
  Hindu
  wife of Rudra, some say
  As the wife of Rudra, she cursed the
  gods with infertility when they
  persuaded 
  her 
  husband 
  not 
  to
  procreate. She was later assimilated as
  an aspect of Durga.
  Rudras
  (see Maruts)
  Rudricans
  Irish
  descendants of Rudraidhe in Ulster
  Ruevitu
  (see Rugievit)
  Rugaba
  African
  [Kazooba.Mukameiguru]
  supreme god of the Ankore
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  Ruganzu
  African
  son of Binego
  He fought the evil spirit Inzira before
  inheriting his father’s kingdom.
  Rugavit
  (see Rugievit)
  Rugevit
  (see Rugievit)
  Ruggiero
  (see Rogero2)
  Rugievit
  Slav
  [Rinvit.Ruevitu.Rugavit.
  Rugevit.Rujevit]
  a tutelary god with 7 heads
  In some accounts, he was a war-god
  and is depicted with eight swords.
  Rugini
  Baltic
  [‘man of rye’]
  a Lithuanian corn-spirit
  Rugiu Boba
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian corn-spirit
  a harvest symbol, a female figure
  of this spirit made from the 
  last of the harvest
  (see also Kursis)
  Ruhaga
  African
  king of Buhaa
  father of Juru and Kikore
  When Antare asked for Juru as a wife,
  Ruhaga sent Kikore, daughter of a
  concubine, in her place. Antare, in
  disguise, entered the king’s court and
  eloped with Kikore.
  Ruhanga
  African
  a creator-god and fertility-god 
  of the Banyoro
  The dead could be resurrected if 
  the living rejoiced but when one
  woman refused to be happy because
  her dog had died, Ruhanga decreed
  that henceforth death would be the
  end.
  ruhu
  (see roho)
  Rujevit
  (see Rugievit)
  Rukenau
  (see Rukinaw)
  Rukenawe
  (see Rukinaw)
  rukh
  (see roc)
  Ruki
  Pacific Islands
  an eel-god of the Gilbert Islands
  son of Na-atibu and Nei Teukez
  Rukinaw
  European
  [Ruckinaw.Rukenau.Rukenawe]
  a female ape in Reynard the Fox
  wife of Martin
  Rukma
  (see Rukmin)
  Rukmin
  Hindu
  [Rukma]
  a prince
  brother of Rukmini
  Rukmini
  Hindu
  [Ananga:=East Indies Dewi Shri]
  daughter of Bhismaka
  sister of Rukmin
  a wife of Krishna or Knitarajasa
  mother of Badricharu, Charumati
  and Pradyumna
  Rukmini came to earth when Vishnu
  appeared as the avatar Krishna. Her
  brother tried to force her into
  marriage with the demon, Shishupala,
  but Krishna abducted her from the
  wedding feast and married her. When
  he died, she immolated herself on his
  funeral pyre.
  She is regarded as an incarnation of
  Lakshmi.
  Rukotivo
  Baltic
  a later name for Runkateivas as 
  a horse-god
  Ruksh 
  (see Rakosh)
  Rukush 
  (see Rakosh)
  Rukutia
  New Zealand
  [=Hawaiian Lu’ukia]
  wife of Tamanui
  His wife ran off with Tu-te-Koropanga
  but Tamanui, having learned magic
  from his ancestors in the sky, followed
  her to her new home and lured her
  away with a magic perfume. As she
  boarded his boat, he cut off her head,
  leaving only the body for Koropanga
  to find. Tamanui buried the head in a
  box and in the spring, when living
  things started into new growth,
  Rukutia emerged fully restored.
  Ruler, The
  (see Yatin)
  Ruma
  Hindu
  wife of Sugriva
  Ruma-naui
  South American
  a general leading the 
  army of the Inca 
  Pachacutic
  Rumar
  (see Rumra)
  Rumbler, The
  (see Tohil)
  Rumhal
  Irish
  a king of Leinster
  brother of the Red-heads 
  of Leinster
  Rumia
  (see Rumina)
  Rumina
  Roman
  [Rumia]
  a goddess of nursing mothers
  Ruminal
  (see Ruminalis)
  Ruminalis
  Roman
  [Ruminal]
  the fig-tree under which the 
  infants Romulus and 
  Remus were found
  Rummaret
  British
  an Icelandic king
  He submitted to the sovereignty of
  King Arthur and sent his son to serve
  at Arthur’s court.
  In some accounts, his realm is
  known as Winetland or Weneland.
  Rumolt
  Norse
  a squire to Gunther
  He was left in charge of Brunhild and
  his son, Siegfried, when Gunther set
  off to visit Etzel, a visit from which he
  never returned.
  Rumpelstiltskin
  German
  [Dancing Vargaluska.Ricdin-Ricdon.
  Rumpelstilzchen.Titeliture.
  Tom-Tit-Tot]
  a dwarf
  He helped a girl to spin gold from
  straw in return for the promise of her
  first child. When she married the king
  and had a baby, the dwarf respected her
  grief and said that she could keep the
  child if she could discover his name in
  three days. With the help of her maid,
  who heard strange voices, she won the
  wager and kept the child, whereupon
  Rumpelstiltskin disappeared.
  Rumpelstilzchen (see Rumpelstiltskin)
  rumptifusel
  (see rumtifusel)
  rumtifusel
  North American
  [rumptifusel]
  a fabulous animal
  Rumra
  Hindu
  [Rumar]
  a name of Aruna as ‘tawny’
  Run
  British
  son of Urien
  Runalen
  European
  son of Hoel and brother of Isolde
  Whitehands in some accounts
  Runan
  Irish
  a friend of Deaglan
  He left on a rock the bell entrusted 
  to him by Deaglan and the rock floated
  out to sea and led them to an island
  where they established a monastery.
  Rundas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian god of fortune and 
  hunting
  rune
  Norse
  a magic inscription
  runecraft
  knowledge of magic inscriptions
  Runkateivas
  Baltic
  [Rongoteus]
  a Finnish god of rye (see also Rukotivo)
  runo
  Baltic
  a Finnish short song or poem on a
  legendary subject
  Ruotta
  Baltic
  a Lapp evil spirit
  This being is said to attack pregnant
  women.
  Ruotze
  European
  a giantess
  She was put in charge of two eggs
  given to queen Sidrat by her father,
  Ruotze
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  Macheroll, which, he said, would
  produce magic toads. In fact, they
  hatched into monstrous dragons.
  rupa
  Buddhist
  the outward appearance (of a 
  Buddha)
  Rupa Loka
  Buddhist
  one of the 3 regions of the universe,
  the world of material form
  (see Triloka)
  Rupasta
  (see Kama1)
  Rupe1
  New Zealand
  a pigeon
  This bird is said to have helped Maui
  when he fished up the islands from the
  bottom of the ocean.
  Rupe2
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Ina and Tangi-kuku
  father of Tuhuruhuru by Hina-keha or
  Hina-uri, some say
  Just as Hercules cleansed the Augean
  stables, Rupe cleaned the courtyard of
  Rehua which was filled with debris.
  Rupini
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Rurava
  Hindu
  a division of Naraka reserved 
  for liars
  Ruru
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian hero
  Ruru managed to escape the clutches
  of Ngarara when he landed on her
  island in search of water, helped by the
  two servants Kiore Ta and Kiore Ti.
  He and his brothers built a hut on the
  shore and put inside it a model of Ruru.
  When Ngarara arrived and seized the
  statue, they set fire to the hut. Ngarara
  escaped with the loss of her tail.
  Rury
  (see Rudraidhe)
  Rusa
  Arab
  [=Babylonian Allat:=Syrian Arsa]
  a goddess of fate
  Rusalka
  Russian
  [Russalka:plur= The Rusalki:
  =Lapp Saivo-niedo]
  a water nymph
  These beings are said to be the souls of
  girls who died before baptism or on
  their wedding night. In some accounts
  they are beautiful maidens living in
  trees near water, in others they are
  described as ugly hags.
  They are said to spend only half of
  the year in water, the rest of the time
  being spent in the woods. When in the
  water, they lure sailors to their death
  by singing and, during Rusalnaia,
  approach men from the rear and tickle
  them to death.
  (see also Vodyanik)
  Rusalkar
  (see Rusalka)
  Rusalki
  (see Rusalka)
  Rusalnaia
  Russian
  a festival devoted to the Rusalki, held
  7 weeks after Easter
  Rusor
  Roman
  [‘ploughman’]
  an ancient god
  Russalka
  (see Rusalka)
  Rustam
  (see Rustem)
  Rustamids
  Persian
  descendants of the hero Rustem
  Rustem
  Persian
  [Frangrasyan.Raodhatakhma.Rostem.
  Rustam.Rustum]
  a warrior-hero
  son of Zal
  husband of Tamine
  father of Sohrab
  Rustem was said to have been born
  with grey hair and, as a boy of ten,
  killed a rampaging elephant with a
  single blow of his club. He caught a
  wild stallion and tamed it for his own
  use, calling it Rakush. When the horse
  was stolen while Rustem slept, he
  followed the tracks to the palace of a
  princess who admitted that she had
  stolen it so that he would follow it to
  the palace and she could marry him.
  He married Tamine, for that was her
  name, but soon left her to take up his
  life as a warrior. Their son, Sohrab,
  was born after he left.
  In some accounts, he fought and
  killed his son, not knowing who he was.
  He once fought for two whole days
  in 
  single 
  combat 
  with 
  Prince
  Isfandiyar. He also found Kay Kobad
  floating in a river and saved his life.
  When the demon Arzang captured
  and blinded Kay Kaus, the king of
  Persia, Rustem fought the demon 
  and recovered the king, restoring his
  sight by magic. The king, jealous of
  Rustem’s fame, lured him into a trap;
  he prepared a pit full of sharp spears
  into which Rustem fell as he rode over
  it on his horse, Rakush. In his death-
  throes, he shot the treacherous king
  with an arrow.
  In some accounts he is called
  Frangrasyan.
  Rustic Dionysia
  Greek
  [Little Dionysia]
  a festival in honour of Dionysus, held
  in December
  Rustum
  (see Rustem)
  Rut-aimo
  Baltic
  [Ruta-aimo]
  the Lapp hell
  Ruta-aimo
  (see Rut-aimo)
  Rutbe
  South American
  a culture-heroine of the Guayami
  Indians 
  a water-maiden
  She met Nancomala after the Flood
  and bore him twins, the Sun and
  Moon, who became the ancestors of
  mankind.
  Rutenderi
  African
  the bull with the herd found by
  Inaruchaba
  Ruti
  Egyptian
  2 lions worshipped in 
  Letopolis
  Rutja’s Rapids
  Baltic
  [Turja’s rapids]
  in the lore of the Lapps, the river of
  the dead 
  Rutu1
  Baltic
  the Lapp devil, torturer of the dead in
  the hell, Rut-aimo
  Rutu2
  (see Rota1)
  Ruu
  (see Ru)
  Ruwa
  African
  a supreme god of the Chagga in
  Tanzania
  Ruwa made the first humans, who
  were immortal, and placed them in a
  garden on earth where they were
  forbidden to eat the fruit of just one
  plant, the yam called Utaho. The
  serpent of death tempted them and
  they ate some of the yam, losing their
  immortality. The plant itself was taken
  up to heaven and restored.
  Another version says that Ruwa
  gave humans the power to renew
  themselves by sloughing their skins as
  a snake does. This worked for some
  time but eventually failed.
  ruwakruwak
  Malay
  the heron
  The nest of this bird is said to have the
  power to make one invisible.
  Ruy Diaz
  (see Rodrigo Diaz)
  rvch
  (see ruach1.2)
  Ryangombe1
  African
  an ancestral god in Rwanda
  king of the spirits
  son of Babinga and Nyavirezi
  father of Binego
  His spirit kingdom of Mandwa had
  been seized by Mpumuti Muchini
  with whom he was playing a board
  game when his son, Binego, arrived.
  Binego told his father the winning
  moves and when Muchini objected,
  Binego killed him.
  Ryangombe was later killed by a
  buffalo when on a hunting-trip. Some
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  say that the buffalo was a sorcerer who
  took the animal’s form.
  Some say that he lives in a volcano.
  Ryangombe2
  African
  a hero of the Baziba people
  He was said to have a voracious
  appetite, eating a whole ox as soon as
  he was born. In a later episode, he
  demanded oxen from the giant,
  Ntubugezi, and ate them immediately.
  When he swallowed another giant,
  Ntangaire, it prove fatal because the
  giant slit his belly and escaped.
  Rye-wolf
  German
  [Roggenwolf]
  an evil spirit in the form of a
  ferocious animal
  Ryence
  (see Retho.Royns)
  Rynys-aika
  Russian
  [=Siberian Obin-murt]
  a spirit of the threshing-barn
  Ryo-to-bin
  Japanese
  a sage living in the middle heaven
  Ryobu
  (see Fujin)
  Ryojusen
  Buddhist
  the Japanese version of the paradise
  Grdhra-kuta
  Ryon
  Irish
  king of Ireland
  father of Gwennere
  Ryoseki
  Japanese
  a priest
  When Shinzaburo came to him for
  help in dealing with the ghosts of
  Tsuyu, the maiden who had died of
  love for him, and her maid Yoné, the
  priest gave him a statuette of the
  Buddha and various other talismans.
  These succeeded in keeping the ghosts
  at bay until, as a result of treachery by
  Shinzaburo’s servant, Tomozo, they
  were able to gain access once more to
  the house of the young samurai who
  was found dead the next morning.
  Rython
  British
  a giant of Brittany killed by King Arthur
  Ryu-kyo
  (see Rin-Jin)
  Ryu Kyu
  (see Ryugu)
  Ryu-wo
  (see Rin-Jin)
  Ryugin
  (see Ryujin)
  Ryugu
  Japanese
  [Evergreen Land. Ryu Kyu. Ryukyu]
  the undersea palace of the Dragon-
  King of the Sea, Ryujin
  Ryujin
  Japanese
  [Ruigin.Dragon-King of the Sea. Ryugin:
  =Balinese Waruna:=Indian Varuna:
  =Javanese Kala]
  a Shinto/Buddhist dragon-king, god 
  of thunderstorms
  one of the Raijin
  With the help of the Tide Jewels he
  controlled all the seas. (see also Rin-Jin)
  Ryukyu
  (see Ryugu)
  ryungdrung
  (see yun-drun)
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  African
  a creator-god of the Kono people
  He lived in the primordial swamp.
  The other creator deity, Alatangana,
  who created land and vegetation, ran
  off with Sa’s daughter and they
  produced the first humans, four pairs
  of white children and three pairs of
  black. According to this story, each
  pair spoke a different language.
  sa2
  Egyptian
  a magic noose
  Bes used this noose to truss up
  evil spirits.
  Sa3
  (see Tauret)
  Sa-bdag
  Tibetan
  a spirit of the soil or fresh water
  guardian of the house or the 
  temple
  Sa ch’ing
  Chinese
  a Taoist deity
  Sa-kala-ma
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ea as ‘ruler of the earth’
  Sa-Yoni
  Hindu
  [Sayoni]
  a name for Indra in the period when
  his body bore 1,000 images of the
  female genital organ
  Saa
  Egyptian
  a child of Ra
  Saalah
  Arab
  a hideous demon
  This being is said to lure people into
  the forest where he torments them.
  Saar
  (see Saba)
  Saba1
  Irish
  [Blai Dearg.Blai Dheirg.Saar.Sabia.
  Sadb.Sadhbh]
  a deer-goddess and moon-goddess
  a woman of the Otherworld
  daughter of Bodb Dearg
  sister of Daireann
  mother of Oisin by Finn mac Cool
  Fear Diorche, the Dark Druid, whose
  love she had rejected, changed Saba
  into a deer which was run down by
  Finn’s dogs. Changing back to mortal
  form, she lived with Finn until he was
  called to do battle with the Norsemen,
  whereupon the druid reappeared in
  the form of Finn and changed Saba
  back into a deer. Her son by Finn was
  the boy Oisin who would, according to
  legend, have been a deer if the mother
  had licked him at birth as deer
  normally do.
  Saba2
  Irish
  [Saar.Sabia.Sadb.Sadhbh]
  daughter of Brian Boru
  wife of Cian
  Saba3
  Irish
  [Saar.Sabia.Sadb.Sadhbh]
  daughter of Gul
  She was as bitter-tongued as her father,
  a satirist, and she tricked the king,
  Feidlimidh, into giving her his clothes
  and horse. In revenge, the king sent
  Donnuir to seduce her.
  Saba4
  Irish
  [Saar.Sabia.Sadb.Sadhbh] 
  daughter of Conn Ceadchathach
  sister of Art
  wife of Alill Olom
  foster-mother of Lugaid mac Con
  Saba-Leippya
  Burmese
  a spirit of the soil
  Sabadios
  (see Sabazius)
  Sabaga
  Siberian
  a Yakut goddess of fire
  consort of Ulakhany
  Sabala1
  Hindu
  one of the 2 dogs of 
  the underworld
  These two dogs guarded Kalichi,
  Yama’s palace in the underworld and
  rounded up the souls of the dead,
  leading them to judgment.
  Sabala was envisaged as a spotted
  dog but the other dog, Syama, was
  black.
  Sabala2
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  with hot pliers, pulling out pieces of
  their flesh.
  Sabaoth
  a Gnostic creator-god
  son of Yaldabaoth
  consort of Zoe
  This deity was one of the seven
  androgynous offspring of Yaldabaoth
  against whom he rebelled, becoming
  ruler of the universe.
  Sabarragimgimme
  (see Ennugi)
  Sabatu
  (see Siduri)
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  Sabazia
  Greek
  orgiastic festivals in honour 
  of Sabazius
  One of the features of these festivals
  was the eating of raw flesh.
  Sabazios
  (see Sabazius)
  Sabazius
  Greek
  [Sabadios.Sabos.Sabazios.Theos Hypsistos]
  a Phrygian saviour-god, god of
  thunder and lightning
  son of Cybele or Rhea, some say
  son of Zeus by Persephone, some say
  In some accounts he is identified with
  Dionysus or Zeus. He was torn to
  pieces by the Titans.
  Sabbat
  [Great Sabbat.Sabbath.vaud(ois)erie.
  Witches’ Sabbath]
  a meeting of witches at midnight
  Sabbath
  (see Sabbat)
  Sabe
  British
  in some accounts, wife of Ban and
  mother of Liban
  Sabene
  German
  a noble at Walgand’s court
  He accompanied Hildburg and her
  child, Wolfdietrich, to Constantinople
  where she married the boy’s father,
  Hugdietrich. Sabene started malicious
  rumours about Hildburg and her son
  with the result that Wolfdietrich was
  sent to be reared by Berchther. When
  Hugdietrich learned the truth about
  what had happened, he banished
  Sabene from his kingdom.
  Saber
  British
  an uncle of Bevis
  He reared the young Bevis when his
  brother remarried and wanted to be
  rid of the boy.
  Sabgarifiya
  Egyptian
  the Egyptian name for Farasi Bahari
  Sabia
  (see Saba)
  Sabine Women
  (see Rape of the
  Sabine Women)
  Sabitu
  Mesopotamian
  an underworld goddess
  She ruled over the Sea of Death.
  (see also Siduri)
  Sabnak
  [Sabnack(e).Saburac.Salmac]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This demon is said to teach the arts of
  war and healing of wounds and appears
  as a lion-headed soldier astride a pale
  horse.
  Sabnack
  (see Sabnak)
  Sabnacke
  (see Sabnak)
  Sabos
  (see Sabazius)
  Sabra1
  Egyptian
  daughter of a pharaoh
  She was rescued from a dragon by St
  George who then married her.
  Sabra2
  (see Habren)
  Sabre
  (see Habren)
  Sabrina
  (see Habren)
  Sabrus
  a demon
  Saburac
  (see Sabnak)
  Sac Nicté
  Central American
  a Mayan princess
  She was abducted by Ta-Itza but failed
  to return his love and drowned herself
  in a lake.
  Sacadas
  Greek
  a musician of Sicyon
  The flute which Marsyas played in the
  contest with Apollo was thrown into
  the River Meander. It was found by
  Sacadas who dedicated it to Apollo.
  Sacaea
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian festival in honour 
  of Anaitis
  Sachi1
  Hindu
  a king
  son of Bahu
  father of Sagara
  Sachi was driven from his throne by
  his enemies and went off into the
  forest where he died before his son was
  born.
  Sachi2
  Mesopotamian
  an early Babylonian sun-god
  This deity was later merged with Samas.
  Sachluph
  a demon asscociated with plants
  Sachmet
  (see Sakhmet)
  saci
  South American
  [=Dahomey azizan:=Nigerian ijimere:
  =Surinam apuku
  the ‘little people’, forest spirits
  of Brazil
  (see also saay-perere)
  Sack of Troy
  (see Iliu Persis)
  Sacra
  an ancient name for Ireland
  sacred animals
  animals revered in one culture 
  or another
  Many animals are sacred to a
  particular deity, race or country.
  Some of these are:
  antelope
  Set
  ape 
  India
  ass
  Dionysus.Set
  bat
  Australian Aborigines
  bear
  Thor
  bee
  Egypt
  beetle
  Egypt
  boar
  Hera.Syria
  bull
  Dionysus.Egypt.Helius.
  Neptune.Shiva.Zeus
  carp
  Japan
  cat
  Egypt.Pasht
  cobra
  Wadjet
  cow
  Hera.Hindu
  crocodile
  Egypt.Sebek.Set
  deer
  Heracles
  dog
  Huitlantecuhtli
  dragon
  Dionysus
  elephant
  Buddhism
  fish
  Atargatis
  gazelle
  Astarte
  goat
  Aphrodite.Dionysus.Venus
  griffon
  Apollo.Athena
  hare
  Kaltesh
  heifer
  Hestia.Isis
  hippopotamus
  Set
  horse
  Ares.Helius
  ichneumon 
  Wadjet 
  jackal
  Anubis.Set
  kid
  Dionysus
  lamb
  Helius.Juno
  leopard
  Dahomey.Dionysus.Osiris
  lion
  Dionysus.Sandan.Vulcan
  lynx
  Dionysus
  monkey
  India
  ox
  Dinka tribe.Dionysus.Jupiter
  oxyrhyncus
  Hathor
  panther
  Dionysus.Dusara.Polynesia
  pig
  Angus Og.Greece
  ram
  Dionysus.Zeus
  sheep
  Nyx
  shrew mouse
  Wadjet
  snake
  Asclepius.Dayaks.
  Dionysius.Minerva.Sumeria
  stag
  Diana.Jurojin
  tiger
  Dionysus
  tortoise
  Aphrodite.Heracles.Hermes
  weasel
  Egypt
  wolf
  Apollo.Ares.Wepwawet
  zebu
  Asia.Hindu
  (see also animals)
  sacred ape
  India
  the hanuman
  sacred beetle
  Egyptian
  the scarab
  sacred birds
  birds revered in one culture or another
  Many birds are sacred to a particular
  deity, race or country. Some of these are:
  albatross
  Ainu
  cock
  Ahura Mazda.Amaterasu.
  Apollo.Athena.Helius.
  Hermes.Mercury.Mithra.
  Nyx.Tammuz.Zas
  crane
  Arawn.Artemis.Athena.
  China.Fukurokuju.Hermes.
  Kwannon.Lares.Mannanan.
  Perseus.Shou Shen.Thoth
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  sacred plants
  crow  
  Apollo.Asclepius.
  Amaterasu.Angerbode
  Brac.Cronus.Odin.
  Saturn.Yama
  cuckoo
  Juno
  dove  
  Aphrodite.Astarte
  Ararjatis.Ataragatis.
  Hachiman.Venus
  eagle
  Dusara.Jupiter
  falcon 
  Egypt
  goose  
  Apollo.Baba.Brahma.
  Dionysus.Egypt.Eros.
  Epona.Hera.Hermes.Horus.
  Iris.Juno.Kaltesh.
  Kwannon.Mars.Ops.Osiris.
  Seb.Thoth.Vishnu
  guinea-fowl 
  Isis
  hawk
  Apollo.Egypt.Here.
  kingfisher 
  Tethys
  ostrich  
  Zoastrianism
  owl  
  Asclepius.Athena.Inara
  Ketu.Minerva
  peacock  
  Brahma.China.Hera.Juno.
  Lakshmi.Sarasvati
  quail
  Apollo.Melkarth
  raven
  Asclepius.Apollo.
  Cronus.Noah.Odin
  Saturn
  sparrow 
  Aphrodite.Venus
  stork  
  Hera.Sweden
  swallow  
  Aphrodite.Isis
  swan  
  Aphrodite.Brahma.Venus
  turkey 
  Aztecs.Maya
  vulture  
  Apollo.Ares
  Heracles.Isis.
  wagtail  
  Izanagi.Izanami
  woodpecker 
  Ares
  wren  
  Triptolemus
  yatagarusu
  Amaterasu
  sacred cities
  many cultures have cities which they
  regard as holy, including
  Christian
  Bethlehem.Jerusalem 
  Hebrew
  Jerusalem
  Muslim
  Mecca.Medina
  Hindu
  Benares 
  Sacred City
  Korean
  the site where Hwanung landed on
  Great White Mountain
  sacred colours 
  (see colours)
  Sacred Dog
  (see Pono-Kamita)
  sacred fire
  (see Bahram fire.fire)
  sacred fish
  Egyptian
  the oxyrhincus was sacred to 
  Hathor the shark in West Africa, 
  the eel in Greece, Phoenicia 
  and Polynesia
  Other sacred fish were the Latus, 
  the Lepidotus, and the Phagrus.
  Sacred Footprints of Buddha
  (see Footprints of Buddha)
  Sacred History
  Greek
  [Sacred Scripture]
  the book in which Euhemerus set out
  his theory that gods were but men
  writ large and that myths were real
  historical events
  Sacred Isle
  (see Motu-tapu)
  sacred lake
  (see Llyn Cerrig Bach)
  Sacred Lance
  (see Holy Lance)
  Sacred Marriage
  the union of Zeus and his sister Hera:
  the union of any two deities: the
  union of a deity with a mortal
  sacred meal
  a meal at which a deity is deemed to
  be present: a rite in which a deity is
  symbolically devoured
  sacred mountains
  high places often have associations
  with myths and religion and many
  cultures regard some mountains as
  sacred, often the home of the 
  gods, including:
  Buddhist
  Everest.Ishadhara
  Burma
  Loi Hsao Mong.
  Majaw.Myimmo Taung.
  Shide.Shringa Pum
  Central America 
  Aztec
  Chapultepec.Cohuacom.
  Colinia.Iztac Ciuatl.
  Nonoalco.Popocatepetl.
  China
  Chiu-hua.Ishadhara.
  Kalantur.K’un Lun.
  Kuantun.Kuang-hsieh.SongShan.
  T’ai Shan.Wu Yüeh
  Egypt
  Nissa.Ompha-el.
  Germany
  Horselberg
  Greece
  Cithaeron.Ida.Lycaeus.
  Lycorea.Nisa.Olympus.
  Orthrys.Oure.Parnassus.
  Pelion.Rhodospe.Tithorea.
  Hebrew
  Ararat.Carmel.Ebal.
  Gerizim.Moriah.Nebu.
  Olivet.Sinai.Tabor.Zion
  Japan
  Fujiyama.Kirishima.
  Takachiho
  Hindu
  Mandara.Mara.
  Lapp
  Passe-vare
  North America Yellow Mountains 
  ChoctawNane Waiyah.Nunne Chaha
  Persia
  Demavand
  Siberia
  Sumbur
  South America
  Chimborazo
  Tartar
  Suro
  Thailand
  Phra Men 
  Tibet
  Himavan
  Trojan
  Ida
  West Indies
  Paria
  sacred numbers
  a number having religious or 
  magical significance
  Most cultures have sacred numbers,
  some of which are:
  three = often reflected in the   
  grouping of deities
  four = Hermes’ number
  five = perhaps connected with the 
  digits of one hand
  seven = related to the number of 
  planets known to the ancients:
  Apollo’s number
  nine = a multiple of three
  twelve = corresponding with the 
  signs of the Zodiac
  Sacred One
  (see Senx)
  Sacred Otter
  North American
  a chief of the Blackfoot tribe
  He and his son were caught in a
  blizzard when out hunting and they
  sheltered under a buffalo hide. He
  dreamt that he visited the tepee of
  Estonea-pesta, Lord of Cold Weather,
  who gave him the Snow-lodge and a
  magic pipe. When his tribe were
  caught in another blizzard the
  following year, he lit the pipe and the
  smoke drove away the storm clouds
  and his people were saved.
  sacred plants
  a flower, plant, or tree said to be
  associated with a deity
  Many such plants are mentioned in
  myths, including:
  agnus  
  Asclepius
  almond
  Phrygeus
  arbutus 
  Muslims.Romans
  asphodel
  Dionysus
  box
  Mercury
  broki tree
  Kojin
  cherry  
  Apollo
  corn  
  Ceres and Demeter
  cypress 
  Dis Pater.Hades
  dittany 
  Artemis
  erica
  Egypt
  fig  
  Dionysus.Pacific Islands
  Romulus
  fir  
  Cybele
  first fruits 
  Hestia
  grape
  Dionysus
  ivy
  Dionysus
  laurel  
  Apollo
  lily  
  Hera
  lotus  
  Buddha.Egypt
  maidenhair 
  Hades
  myrtle  
  Aphrodite.Venus
  narcissus 
  Demeter.Dis Pater.Hades
  nelumbo
  Egypt
  oak  
  Baal.Jupiter.Melkarth.
  Thor.Zeus
  olive  
  Athena
  palm  
  Hermes
  peyote  
  Mexico
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  pine
  Confucius.Dionysus
  plane  
  Dionysus
  poplar  
  Heracles
  poppy  
  Demeter.Hades
  sakaka
  Japan
  sal
  Buddhism
  shiboku
  Japan
  sycamore  
  Egypt
  vartrad
  Sweden
  vine  
  Dionysus
  violet  
  Mithra
  yew
  Greece
  In Sumerian myth, a sacred tree,
  Kiskanu, was used as a focal point
  for ceremonial rites.
  (see also tree worship)
  sacred river
  (see Ganges.Ho.Lo)
  Sacred Scripture (see Sacred History)
  sacred serpents
  snakes said to possess supernatural
  powers or to be connected with
  some deity
  The Buddha was said to have
  become a serpent as a healer.
  In Egypt, the cobra, in the form
  of the uraeus, represented power.
  In Greek myths, Aesculapius is
  represented as, and sometimes took the
  form of, a snake and one manifestation
  of Zeus is as a huge serpent.
  In Indian myths, snakes play an
  important role.
  (see Naga1.2.3)
  In many cases, the snake is
  associated with the rainbow.
  (see also Rainbow Serpent)
  Sacred Spear
  (see Holy Lance)
  sacred springs
  fountains or springs said to possess
  some supernatural power or to be
  connected with some deity
  In Arthurian and Carolingian lore,
  Merlin is said to have created
  fountains with magical properties.
  In Greek mythology, many
  fountains were created by deities or
  by fabulous creatures such as the
  flying horse, Pegasus, and many
  were inhabited by nymphs.
  sacred stones
  rocks or stones said to possess some
  supernatural power or to be 
  connected with some deity
  (see also stones)
  sacred thread1
  Hindu
  a triple cord given to boy initiates
  This cotton thread is coloured according to
  caste – red for the Kshatriya, white for the
  Brahmins, yellow for the Vaisiya. The three
  strands represent darkness, passion and
  reality. At the end is a triple knot to repesent
  the triad of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
  sacred thread2
  Persian
  [kosti.kus(h)ti]
  a six-stranded thread given to children
  of the Zoroastrian faith
  This cord, given to children between
  the ages of twelve and fifteen, consists
  of seventy-two threads, equal to the
  numbers of chapters in the Yasna.
  sacred trees
  (see sacred plants.
  tree-worship)
  Sacred Wars
  Greek
  3 conflicts involving various parts of
  Greece for alleged offences against
  Apollo resulting from violations of
  the shrine at Delphi
  Sacred White Cow
  African
  a cow born of the Nile
  mother of Kola
  This animal, created by Jo-Uk, was the
  precursor of the Shilluk of the Sudan.
  sacrifice
  an offering to god on an altar: to
  make an offering to god
  Where the sacrifice involved animals,
  some were considered appropriate to
  particular deities. Some instances are:
  ass = Priapus
  dog = Hecate.Ilithyia
  horse = Poseidon
  red dog = Robigus
  In some cases of human sacrifice,
  scapegoats were used to bear the sins
  of the real culprits.
  Sacripant
  European
  king of Circassia
  When African besieged Albracca,
  Sacripant led his army to relieve the
  city but was defeated. He was one of
  the many who loved Angelica and
  when Rinaldo found him in her
  company they fought a duel over her.
  She fled and met a magician who
  conjured up a spirit in the form of a
  farm-hand who interrupted the fight
  and told the combatants that Angelica
  was now heading for Paris with
  Roland. Rinaldo broke off the duel to
  ride after her.
  sacy-perere
  South American 
  in Brazil, cheerful spirits of the forest
  (see also saci)
  Sad
  Arab
  a god of fate
  Sad-El
  Mesopotamian
  [Field of God]
  the home of the god El
  Sadagata
  Hindu
  a name of Vayu as ‘always moving’
  Sadaijin
  (see Yadaijin)
  Sadaki
  Buddhist
  the fourth celestial Buddha
  Sadaksari
  Tibetan
  [Sadaksari Lokesvara]
  an aspect of Avalokiteshvara
  This form of the bodhisattva is said to
  incarnate in each Dalai Lama.
  Sa’dan
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Allat as a goddess of fate
  Sadana1
  East Indian
  [Sadona]
  a Javanese name for Vishnu
  Sadana2
  Hindu
  a name for Lakshmi as the ocean
  Sadasapati
  Hindu
  a name for Brhaspati as ‘lord
  of gatherings’
  Sadb
  (see Saba)
  Sadbhuja-Sitatara
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Amoghasiddi and Sitatara
  This combination deity is depicted as
  having three heads.
  Sadda
  Persian
  a Zoroastrian sacred book
  Saddharmapundarika
  Buddhist
  [Lotus Sutra:=Japanese Daimoku]
  a book of parables attributed to 
  the Buddha
  saddhu
  Hindu
  [sadhu:female=sadhvi]
  a mendicant ascetic holy man: a saint
  (see also siddhu)
  Sadewa
  East Indian
  in Javanese lore, the son of Pandu
  Sadhbh
  (see Saba)
  sadhu
  (see saddhu)
  Sadhumati
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the bhumis
  sadhvi
  (see saddhu)
  Sadhya
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor deities: 
  a type of Gana
  one of the kindly dead, some say
  sadiri
  East Indian
  a doll, made of dough, used by the
  Dayaks in a ceremony to cure 
  the sick
  Sadko
  Russian
  a merchant
  one of the bogatiri
  To placate the sea-god, to whom he
  had forgotten to pay tribute, Sadko
  offered himself as a sacrifice. He was
  taken to the undersea realm of the
  Tsar of the Sea and later restored to
  earth, having lost his fortune, and
  carried on his trade on the Volga
  where he paid tribute to the river-
  gods. When he later went back to his
  home town of Novgorod, a water-
  spirit instructed him to cast his nets
  into a lake and he was rewarded with a
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  huge catch of fish which turned 
  into coins.
  In another version, Sadko was a
  minstrel whose music attracted a 
  sea-god who took Sadko to his
  underwater palace and compelled 
  him to play his lute while he danced.
  On the advice of an old sage, Sadko
  broke the strings of his lute to stop
  the dance and, when the sea-god
  offered him the choice of one of his
  hundreds of daughters as a wife,
  Sadko chose the last to appear, the
  lovely Chernava. He had been warned
  not to touch his bride but he
  inadvertently touched her with his
  foot as he turned in his sleep. He
  woke immediately to find himself on
  the bank of a river with his foot in the
  water but, by his side, he found a
  large sack of gold.
  Sadok
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Sadon
  European
  a Saracen
  cousin of Carahue
  He challenged Charlot to single
  combat when Carahue challenged
  Ogier but the treacherous Charlot
  arrived with a troop of his followers
  and attacked the other three. Ogier
  and the two Saracens routed their
  attackers and became friends.
  Sadona
  (see Sadana1)
  Sador
  British
  husband of Chelinde
  father of Apollo
  He left his family and his wife,
  thinking 
  him 
  dead, 
  remarried.
  Returning years later, Sador was 
  killed by his son who did not 
  recognise him.
  Sadrapa
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Satrapis]
  a Syrian god of healing
  Sadsta-akka
  (see Sarakka)
  Sadyojata
  Hindu
  one of the 5 aspects of Shiva known
  as Pancabrahma
  Sadurn
  Irish
  a deity
  sibling of Gwen
  Sae-no-kami
  (see Dosojin)
  Saegir
  Norse
  [Saegr]
  a bucket
  This is the bucket in which Hiuki 
  and Bil were carrying song-mead 
  when they were captured by the
  moon-god, Mani.
  Saegr
  (see Saegir)
  Saehrimnir
  Norse
  [Serimnir]
  a magical boar
  This animal was slaughtered every day
  to provide meat for the warriors in
  Valhalla but came to life again, fully
  restored, after each meal.
  Saeming
  Norse
  [Seming]
  a king of Norway
  son of Odin by Skadi
  Saemund Sigfusson
  Norse
  (d 1133)
  a Christian priest
  He is said by some to have collected 
  the works that make up the Elder Edda.
  Saena
  Persian
  a simurgh
  Prevented by a voice from heaven
  from feeding on the infant Zal, who
  had been abandoned on Mount Alburz
  by his father Sam, Saena took the boy
  to his nest and gave him a feather
  which, whenever he needed help, he
  could throw into the fire to bring
  Saena to his rescue.
  He later healed the wounds of the
  hero Rustem and his horse Rakush and
  also carried Rustem to China to get a
  branch of the tamarisk to make the
  arrow with which Rustem shot and
  killed Isfandyar.
  Saena Meregha
  (see simurgh1)
  Saetur
  Norse
  a deity envisaged as an old man
  Saeturnus
  (see Saturn)
  Safa
  Russian
  an Ossetian god of weaponry
  Safekh-Aubi
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Safer
  British
  [Safere.Safire]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  a Saracen
  brother of Palamedes
  He was made Duke of Languedoc.
  Safere
  (see Safer)
  Safiran
  British
  a leader of a band of brigands and 
  Picts
  He was leading a force against the
  castle of Leodegrance when Arthur
  went to seek the hand of Guinevere.
  Safire
  (see Safer)
  Safket-Awbi
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Safkhat-Awbi
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Safonet
  European
  a Moorish king of Spain
  Rinaldo and his brothers, out of
  favour with the emperor, served under
  this king for three years, helping him
  to achieve many victories. In the end,
  when the king failed to reward them
  for their efforts, they killed him and
  went into the service of Ivo.
  Sag
  Egyptian
  a drought-demon
  This being is envisaged as having the
  body of a lioness, the head of a hawk
  and a tail with a lotus flower on the
  end.
  Saga1
  Norse
  [Laga]
  the goddess of history
  one of the Asynjur
  one of the wives of Odin
  saga2
  Norse
  a Norse epic: a collection of 
  legends
  saga3
  [femina saga: male=sage]
  a wise woman: a witch
  Sagalie Tyee
  North American
  a supreme god of the Salish people
  sagaman
  one who recounts epic tales
  Sangan-tengeri
  (see Zojan)
  Sagara1
  Buddhist
  a king of the nagas
  Sagara2
  Hindu
  a king
  husband of Sumati
  father of Sarasvati
  It is said that he had one son by one of
  his two wives and 60,000 by his other
  wife, Sumati.
  To achieve godlike status for
  himself, he planned to kill the celestial
  horse but Indra hid it in the earth.
  When his host of sons started to dig up
  the earth to find it, the god turned
  them all into termites.
  In another version of this story,
  Sagara was given a fearsome weapon,
  the agneyastra, by the sage Aurva, and
  used it to kill all his enemies who had
  driven his father, Sachi, into exile. He
  then took the throne himself. When
  his favourite horse was missing, his
  60,000 sons dug a huge pit in which
  they found not only the horse but the
  sage Kapila who killed them all when
  they accused him of having stolen the
  horse. Sagara’s grandson, Anshumat,
  eventually recovered the horse and
  returned it to his grandfather.
  Sagaramati
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
  Sagaris
  (see Sagaritis)
  Sagaritis
  Mesopotamian
  [Sagaris]
  the nymph for whom Attis 
  deserted Cybele
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  African
  [=Ashanti Asa-ase:=Yoruba Obaluwaye]
  a smallpox god in Dahomey
  son of Lisa and Mawu
  brother of Sogbo
  sage
  [female=saga]
  a wise man: a wizard
  Sage of the Toad
  (see Kosensei)
  Sagittarius
  [Centaur:=Arab Qaus]
  the ninth sign of the Zodiac, 
  the archer
  sagittary
  Greek
  a Centaur armed with bow and arrows
  It was said that these beings could kill
  merely by looking.
  Sagramore
  British
  [Sagramour.Sagris.Sa(i)gremor]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  In some accounts, he was the son of
  the king of Hungary and brother 
  of Claire.
  He seduced Orainglais who bore 
  a son.
  He was one of the many knights
  captured and imprisoned by Tarquin,
  who hated all Arthur’s knights, until
  rescued by Lancelot.
  Sagramour
  (see Sagramore)
  Sagremor
  (see Sagramore)
  Sagris
  (see Sagramore)
  Saguaa
  South American
  a chief of the Guarani tribe
  father of Tacuaree
  When his daughter left home to meet
  the man she loved, Saguaa followed
  her, stopping at frequent intervals to
  put his ear to the ground to follow the
  sound of her footsteps. When he
  became exhausted and rested with his
  ear still to the ground, the ear put
  down roots and became the timbo
  tree, the fruit of which is ear-shaped.
  Sah
  Egyptian
  a god, personification of the
  constellation of Orion
  husband of Sopdet
  father of Soped
  Sahadeva
  Hindu
  one of the 5 Pandavas
  son of the Aswins by Madri
  twin brother of Nakula
  husband of Vijaya
  These twin boys were born to Madri,
  second wife of Pandu, when his first
  wife, Kunti, handed her the gift of
  producing a child by prayer to the gods.
  Sahagun, Bernardino
  Central American
  a Spanish monk in Mexico who
  recorded many of the Aztec myths
  His manuscript, written in about 1530,
  was lost for about 300 years.
  Sahe-no-kami
  Japanese
  guardian deities said to ward off disease 
  Sahlub
  Persian
  son of Mulatib
  He was sent by Azazil as an envoy to
  the rebellious jinn who killed him.
  Sahar1
  Mesopotamian
  [Ab.Amm.Khil.Shahar.Wadd.Warah]
  an Aramaic moon-god (see also Salem)
  Sahar2
  Muslim
  a giant jinnee
  Solomon, wishing to find out how to
  cut metal noiselessly, had the water in
  a well replaced with wine and so made
  Sahar drunk. He then persuaded the
  jinnee to tell him the secret and was
  referred to the raven. The king hid
  two of the bird’s eggs under a crystal
  bowl and the raven then arrived with a
  stone called a samur in its beak and
  used it to crack the bowl. Solomon
  then despatched his jinn to find the
  source of this mystery stone and they
  returned with enough for all his
  workmen who could thereafter work
  without disturbing others.
  Sahassaras
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite goddess
  consort of Teshub
  Sahi-snin-po
  (see Kshitigarbha1)
  Sahirim
  (see Serim)
  Saho-biko
  Japanese
  brother of Saho-hime
  Saho-hime
  Japanese
  sister of Saho-biko
  wife of Suinin
  She betrayed her husband out of love
  for her brother.
  Saho-Yama
  Japanese
  a goddess of spring
  Sahsnot
  (see Saxnot)
  Sahte
  North American
  a god of destruction in the lore of the
  Tuleyone Indians
  a malevolent aspect of Coyote
  He set the world on fire but the flames
  were extinguished by the Flood sent 
  by Coyote.
  Sahu1
  Egyptian
  the spiritual body of the individual
  Sahu2
  Egyptian
  a cannibal ogre
  This being appears in the heavens as
  the constellation Orion and is said to
  be roaming the heavens searching for
  food in the shape of men or gods.
  Sai
  Egyptian
  [=Arab Sai’Al Qaum:=Greek Psais]
  a guardian god and god of destiny
  Sai-no-Kawara
  Japanese
  [Dry Bed of the River of Souls]
  the subterranean home of 
  dead children
  Sai nying po
  (see Kshitigarbha1)
  Sai’Al Qaum
  Arab
  [=Egyptian Sai:=Greek Psais]
  a guardian god
  Saidthe
  Irish
  a hound 
  Saigremor
  (see Sagramore)
  Saijosen
  Japanese
  a woman skilled in embroidery
  At the request of an old man, she
  embroidered a pair of phoenix. As
  soon as the piece was finished, the
  birds came to life and carried off both
  Saijosen and the old man on their
  backs.
  saikan
  Japanese
  a building used by a Shinto priest to
  prepare himself for a ceremony
  Sainnth
  Irish
  son of Imbath
  father of Macha, some say
  Sainred
  Irish
  son of Lir
  brother of Manannan
  Saint-Secairé Mass
  French
  a form of black mass in Gascony,
  designed to kill an enemy
  Saion Zenji
  Japanese
  a hermit
  When he was snowed up in his little
  hut for many days, his food ran out and
  he survived only by eating part of a
  dead deer which he found in the snow,
  leaving half in the pot for another day.
  When the snow melted, visitors
  came to see the hermit and found a
  piece of wood in place of the meat in
  the pot. They also found that a piece
  of a wooden image of Kwannon, which
  the hermit kept in his shrine, had been
  gouged out and the wood from the pot
  fitted the wound exactly.
  Sair
  a demon associated with minerals
  Sais
  Egyptian
  an Egyptian version of Athena
  Saitan
  Arab
  the Arab version of Satan
  Saivo-neida
  (see Saivo-neita)
  Saivo-neita
  Baltic
  [Saivo-neida:=Russian Rusalka]
  a Lapp water-spirit or sea-maiden
  Saiyamkoob
  Central American
  Mayan dwarfs
  These beings, which existed in the
  early days of creation, were fed by 
  a pipeline from heaven. They are
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  regarded as the builders of the ancient
  cities of the Maya. Later, when the 
  sun appeared, the dwarfs were turned
  to stone.
  Sajara
  African
  a rainbow god of the Songhai people
  He took the form of a multi-
  coloured serpent.
  Sajigor
  Pakistani
  a god in the Hindu Kush region
  Saka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 island-continents
  (see also Dvipa)
  saka-bashira
  Japanese
  [sakasa-bakira]
  an unlucky post
  If a post is fixed so that it is upside down
  in relation to its original position in the
  tree from which it came, it will emit
  moans and groans at night.
  Sakadonomaki
  Japanese
  [Toyuga-nome]
  a god of the drink, sake
  sakaki
  Japanese
  a tree sacred in Shinto
  This tree, which grows on the
  celestial Mount Kagu, is hung with
  precious objects.
  (see also shinboku)
  Sakaldakama
  South American
  a pot
  In the lore of the Indians of Honduras
  and Nicaragua, this pot is situated
  under the narrow bridge in the
  underworld. It is tended by a sikla bird
  who keeps it boiling ready to receive
  those who, as a result of meanness in
  life, fall off the bridge.
  Sakar
  (see Saqar)
  Sakara
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Sakarabru
  African
  a god of darkness of the Agni people
  Sakari
  African
  the fifth stage of the Swahili hell,
  reserved for women who have
  committed adultery and for sorcerers
  sakasi-bashira
  (see saka-bashira)
  Sakata Kintoki
  Japanese
  the name given to Kintaro when he
  became one of Yorimitsu’s retainers
  Sakata Kurando
  Japanese
  [Kurando]
  a soldier
  father of Kintaro by Yaégiri
  He fell in love with Yaégiri but, 
  when he was dismissed from the
  emperor’s bodyguard, he killed him-
  self. His son, Kintaro, was born after
  Sakata’s death.
  Sakha
  Hindu
  son of Skanda
  Sakhar
  Hebrew
  [Sakhr]
  a demon
  While Solomon was doing penance in
  the desert, Sakhar took his place and
  stole his magic ring which he threw
  into the sea. On his return, Solomon
  recovered the ring from a fish’s
  stomach, captured Sakhar and threw
  him into the sea weighted with stones.
  In later years, the ropes rotted 
  and Sakhar escaped to carry on his 
  evil work.
  Sakhavati
  (see Sukhavati)
  Sakhmet
  Egyptian
  [Eye of Ra.Great Cat.Lady of the 
  West.Mekhit.Mighty One.Sachmet.
  Sechmet.Sekhauit.Sekhautet.
  Sekhem.Sekhet.Sek(h)met.Semetet.
  The Powerful:=Babaylonian Allat:
  =Greek Sakhmis]
  goddess of fire and war, goddess of
  Memphis in some accounts
  a name for Isis
  daughter of Ra
  wife of Ptah
  mother of Imhotep and Nefertem
  She is regarded as an aspect of the
  angry Hathor and in this role she
  ravaged the earth, killing mankind, on
  the orders of Ra who had become
  disenchanted by man’s lack of respect
  for him. To halt the slaughter, Ra
  flooded the earth with khakadi, a red-
  coloured beer. Sakhmet got drunk and
  forgot her mission.
  In another story, she was rescued by
  Ashur from a gazelle who had
  abducted her and she became his
  consort as Mekhit.
  In some cases she merged with the
  cat-goddess Bast and with Mut, the
  vulture-goddess, while others say that
  she was the consort of Seker.
  She is often depicted as having the
  head of a lioness.
  (see also Hathor)
  Sakhmis
  Greek
  the Greek name for Sakhmet
  Sakhr
  (see Sakhar)
  saki mitama
  Japanese
  a spirit which imparts blessings
  Sakia
  Arab
  an ancient rain-god
  Sakka1
  Hindu
  [Sakra]
  a god, an aspect of Indra
  ruler of Tavatimsa
  A hare, an otter, a monkey and a jackal,
  living together in the forest, all agreed
  to give food for the needy. The hare
  could find no food and offered his own
  body. When Sakka heard this, he set
  out to test the hare who willingly
  offered himself to the god who then
  built a fire to cook himself a meal. The
  hare, a previous incarnation of Buddha,
  threw itself into the flames and was
  taken up to the heavens. An outline of
  the hare, which many say they can see
  on the moon, was drawn there by
  Sakka.
  Sakka2
  (see Sakkan)
  Sakkan
  Mesopotamian
  [Amakandu.Sakka:=Hittite.Sumukan.
  Sumuqan:=Sumerian Lahar]
  a Babylonian cattle-god
  Sakket
  (see Sakut)
  Sakkut
  (see Sakut)
  Sakpata
  African
  the earth-god of the Fon
  Sakra
  (see Sakka1.Shakra1)
  Sakri
  East Indian
  son of Bambang Kalingga 
  and Nilawata
  sakta
  (see shakta)
  Saktasura
  Hindu
  a demon
  The infant Krishna was resting under
  a cart when Saktasura noticed him.
  The demon landed on the cart in the
  form of a bird and then, resuming his
  former shape, smashed the cart on top
  of the small child. Krishna, though just
  a baby, tipped the broken cart on top
  of Saktasura who was himself crushed
  to death.
  Saksit
  Thai
  the realm of the spirits
  sakti1
  (see shakti1)
  Sakti2
  (see Shakti2.3)
  Saktri
  Hindu
  son of Vasishtha
  When he refused to step off the road
  for the king Kalmashapada, the king
  hit Saktri with his whip. Saktri 
  cursed him and Viswamitra, a rival of
  Saktri’s father, caused a demon to 
  take possession of the king who 
  then devoured Saktri and his ninety-
  nine brothers. 
  Sakumo
  African
  a war-god and guardian of the 
  Gan people
  Sakuntala
  (see Shakuntala)
  Sakuru
  North American
  a Pawnee sun-goddess
  consort of Pah
  mother of Closed Man
  Sakut
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ninurta as god of the
  rising sun
  Sakuya
  (see Sengen)
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  Sakyamuni
  (see Shakyamuni)
  Sakyasinha
  (see Shakyasinha)
  sal
  Burmese
  a sacred tree
  It is said that Maya, the mother of the
  Buddha, was holding a branch of this
  tree when her son was born.
  Sal Cholgan
  Irish
  an Ulster warrior
  In a fight with Cet he had one of his
  heels cut off.
  Sal Fhada
  Irish
  son of the king of Greece
  He was exiled to Ireland on the death
  of his father and became a member 
  of the Fianna. He was killed in battle,
  restored to life by magic and regained
  his kingdom with the help of the
  Fianna.
  Sala
  Mesopotamian
  [Salas.Schala]
  a Babylonian war-goddess
  wife of Adad or Dagan
  Salacia
  Roman
  [=Greek Amphitrite]
  goddess of springs
  goddess of the salt seas, some say
  wife of Neptune
  (see also Canens)
  Salados
  British
  a knight
  He took over Owain’s castle and wife
  when Owain was away seeking
  adventure. When Owain returned, a
  fight ensued in which Owain was saved
  from death only when the lion, which
  had become his faithful companion,
  intervened killing Salados and routing
  his followers.
  Salagrama
  Hindu
  an icon of Vishnu used in ceremonies
  In the story of Tulsi, she cursed Vishnu
  who had taken the form of her husband
  Jalandhar and seduced her, with the
  result that Vishnu was turned to stone.
  salamander
  a monster in the form of a lizard living
  in fire: an elemental fire-spirit
  Salamannu
  Mesopotamian
  [Sallamannu]
  an Assyrian fish-god
  Salamis
  Greek
  a nymph
  daughter of Asopus and Metope
  Salas
  (see Sala)
  Salbatanu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god, the planet 
  Mars personified
  Salem
  Canaanite
  [Shalem:=Syrian Salim]
  a god of twilight
  son of El
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Sahar.
  Salema
  Arab
  an ancient god of good health
  Saleos
  (see Zaleos)
  Salevao
  Pacific Islands
  a god of rocks
  brother of Savea Si’uleo
  consort of Papa
  father of Moa
  Sali
  African
  sister of Akaf
  By custom, her brother, king of
  Kordofan, was due to be killed on a
  day decreed by the priests who read
  the stars. She was due to die with him
  so she induced the story-teller Far-li-
  mas to recite such marvellous stories
  that the priests forgot the stars and no
  date for the execution was ever fixed.
  Salians
  (see Salii)
  Salii
  Roman
  [‘dancers’.Salians]
  colleges of priests
  They were the guardians of the Ancile,
  the shield that fell from heaven. The
  Salii Palatini served Mars, the Salii
  Collini served Quirinus. Each college
  consisted of twelve priests.
  Salilus
  a demon said to open doors
  Salim1
  Mesopotamian
  [=Canaanite Salem]
  a Syrian god of twilight
  Salim2
  (see Salma)
  Sallamannu
  (see Salamannu)
  sallekama
  Japanese
  the ritual of fasting to death
  Salm
  Persian
  [Cairima]
  son of Thraetona by Ahaharnaz 
  or Aranvaz
  brother of Eraj and Tur
  When his father divided his empire
  between his three sons, Salm received
  the west.
  In some accounts he is referred to as
  Cairima and is said to have killed Eraj
  with the help of Tur.
  Salm of Mahram
  (see Salman)
  Salma
  Mesopotamian
  [Salim:=Canaainte Resep]
  a Kenite sun-god
  a deity of the hill of Jerusalem
  (see also Salmaore)
  Salmaat
  Mesopotamian
  [=Greek Dionysus]
  a Kenite god
  Salmac
  (see Sabnak)
  Salmacis1
  Greek
  [Salmakis]
  a fountain nymph who was 
  merged with Hermaphroditus 
  to form one body
  Salmacis2
  Greek
  a fountain in Cariait: it was said that 
  all who bathed here became
  hermaphrodites
  Salmakis
  (see Salmacis)
  Salmala
  Hindu
  one of the 7 island-continents
  (see also Dvipa)
  Salman
  Arab
  [Ilu Salman.Salm of Mahram.Salmon:
  Saraamana.Selamanes.Shulmanu:
  =Babylonian Sulmanu:=Canaanite Resep]
  a pre-Islamic god of the 
  northern region
  Salmaone
  Mesopotamian
  a goddess of the east
  (see also Salma)
  Salmon
  (see Salman)
  Salmon Boy
  North American
  in the lore of the Indians of the 
  north-west coastal area, a hero 
  of many adventures
  Salmon of Knowledge
  Irish
  [Salmon of Wisdom]
  a wise old fish
  This fish obtained its knowledge from
  feeding on the Nuts of Knowledge
  that fell into the river (or the Well of
  Segais) from an overhanging hazel tree.
  When it was caught and cooked by the
  druid Finegas, Finn mac Cool’s tutor,
  its supernatural knowledge passed to
  Finn who sucked his thumb where it
  had been burnt on the side of the fish.
  (see also Fintan1)
  Salmon of Llyn Llw
  (see Salmon of Llyn Llyw)
  Salmon of Llyn Llyw
  Welsh
  [Salmon of Llyn Llw]
  a wise old fish
  This fish was consulted by Culhwch 
  in his quest for the hand of Olwen. It
  led him to the prison where Mabon
  was held.
  In some versions, it carried Gwrhyr
  and Kay on its back to Mabon’s prison.
  Some say this fish lived in Llyn Feic.
  Salmon of Wisdom
  (see Salmon of Knowledge)
  Salmoneus
  Greek
  king of Elis
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  brother of Athamas, Cretheus 
  and Sisyphus
  husband of Alcidice and Sidero
  father of Tyro by Alcidice
  He fathered Tyro by his first wife,
  Alcidice, and, when Alcidice died, he
  married Sidero.
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  He was expelled from Thessaly by
  Sisyphus who, having raped Tyro
  persuaded the people that Salmoneus
  had an incestuous relationship with 
  his own daughter, and fled to Elis.
  When Tyro became the mother of
  Neleus and Pelias by Poseidon, Sidero
  treated her with great cruelty.
  He foolishly pretended that he 
  was Zeus and invited the people to
  worship him. Zeus killed him with a
  thunderbolt. In Tartarus he was placed
  under a rock overhang which was
  likely to fall on him at any time.
  In other stories, Sidero was the
  second 
  wife 
  of 
  Cretheus 
  who
  abandoned Tyro, his first wife.
  Salmoxis
  (see Zalmoxis)
  Saloman
  European
  [Salomon.Soloman.Solomon]
  king or duke of Brittany
  one of the paladins, adviser 
  to Charlemagne
  In some accounts, he was the father 
  of Constantine and an ancestor of King
  Arthur.
  Salomon
  (see Saloman)
  Salt Man
  North American
  a war-god, a spirit of the Hopi
  Salt Mother
  (see Salt Woman)
  Salt Woman
  North American
  [Salt Mother.Salt Old Woman]
  a tutelary spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  the personification of salt
  When she was refused hospitality in
  one town she lured all the children
  away from their homes and turned
  them into jays. In another town where
  she was well-received, she left some of
  herself so that the people could season
  their food. After that, she retired to
  her home in a lake.
  Her companion was Turquoise 
  boy.
  Salt Old Woman
  (see Salt Woman)
  salthane
  African
  a Zulu evil spirit or demon
  Saltu1
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess of strife 
  created by Ea
  Saltu2
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ishtar as a war-
  goddess
  Salus
  Roman
  [=Greek Hygeia:=Sabine Strenia]
  a goddess of health and public welfare
  Her festival was celebrated on April
  30th.                      (see also Valetudo)
  Sam
  Persian
  [Sama]
  a hero in the Shanamar
  an aspect of Keresaspa, some say 
  father of Zal
  He abandoned his infant son on
  Mount Alburz but the simurgh, Saena,
  instead of eating the boy’s flesh, took
  Zal to his nest and gave him a feather
  which protected him in later life.
  Sam Muk
  Thai
  a Thai maiden
  She was rejected by the parents of the
  young man she loved because she was
  of lower status and, in her grief, she
  threw herself to her death from a rocky
  headland. Her spirit now controls the
  weather of the island which now bears
  her name.
  Sama1
  Indian
  [=Hindu Samba]
  a Tamil god
  brother of Kama
  Sama2
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead,
  beating them with sticks.
  Sama3
  (see Sam)
  Sama Veda
  (see Samaveda)
  Samadhi
  Hindu
  a merchant
  He had been cheated out of all his
  wealth and became a recluse in the
  hermitage of the sage, Medhas, where
  he met Suratha. Together they started
  a new cult, worshipping Devi, who
  granted each of them one wish.
  Samadhi asked to be free of greed and
  self-regard.
  Samael
  [Red Dragon]
  a fallen angel, a demon of the 
  planet Mars
  king of volcanoes
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  the devil.
  Samain
  (see Samhain)
  Samain Feis
  (see Feis na Samhna)
  Samal
  Canaanite
  mother of vultures
  She ate Aqhat’s body when he was killed
  by Yatpan.
  Samaliel
  European
  a famous warrior
  son of Frollo
  Samaliliath
  Irish
  a follower of Partholan
  He is said to have introduced ale into
  Ireland.
  Saman
  (see Samhain)
  Samana
  Hindu
  a name of Yama as ‘the settler’
  Samanala
  (see Adan’s Peak) 
  Samano
  (see Ninimina)
  Samantabhadra
  Buddhist
  [Lokanatha:=Chinese P’u Hsien:=Japanese
  Fugen:= =Tibetan Kuntu ban Po]
  the final Buddha
  an aspect of Vairocana
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas
  of Mahayana Buddhism
  A celestial bodhisattva who distributes
  instructions on how to avert disaster. 
  As Lokanatha he is an assistant to
  Avalokiteshvara.
  He rides a white elephant.
  Samantaka
  Hindu
  a name for Kama as ‘destroyer 
  of peace’
  samatapancaka
  Hindu
  the altar of Brahma
  Samantaprabha
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the bhumis
  Samas
  Mesopotamian
  [Heres.Ma-banda-anna.Mes An Du.
  Marduk.Sachi.Shamas.S(h)amash.Shemesh.
  Utuki:=Akkadian Babbar.Shullat:
  =Arab Aliha.Sams:=Canaanite 
  Sapas:=Moabite Chemosh:=Persian 
  Aftab:=Semitic Samos:=Sumerian Utu]
  a Babylonian sun-god
  son of Sin
  brother of Ishtar and Isum
  twin brother of Nannar, some say
  consort of Aa
  father of Giru, Kittu, Mesharu 
  and Nusku
  A form of Marduk as ‘lawgiver’,
  originally the same as Tammuz but
  later regarded as a separate deity.
  He is depicted holding a sword with
  a serrated edge and with flames round
  his head and shoulders.
  Samash
  (see Samas)
  Samaveda
  Hindu
  [Sama Veda]
  one of the 4 Vedas, sacred verses 
  to be chanted at sacrifices
  Samavurti
  Hindu
  a name for Yama as the judge of the
  souls of the dead
  Samba1
  African
  king of Gana
  He subdued eighty rebellious chieftains
  and won the hand of princess Annalia
  Tu-Bani. He also killed the dragon Isa
  Bere who had caused a drought by
  drinking all the water in the Niger.
  Samba2
  (see Shamba2)
  Sambara
  (see Shambhara)
  sambhoga-kaya
  Buddhist
  the communal body of the Buddha 
  or a bodhisattva: one of the 3 jewels
  of a Buddha’s existence: the body 
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  bodhisattvas
  (see also Three Bodies Doctrine)
  Sambo-kojin
  (see Kojin)
  Samébito
  Japanese
  a shark-man, retainer of the 
  Dragon Kings
  When Samébito was dismissed from 
  his post in the palace of the Dragon
  Kings, Totaro gave him a home in his
  lily-pond. Totaro met a lovely girl,
  Tamana, but she refused to marry him
  unless he could give her 10,000 jewels.
  Knowing he could never win her,
  Totaro pined away and Samébito 
  wept at the sight of his dying patron.
  The tears turned into rubies and
  Totaro soon recovered his health and
  persuaded 
  Samébito 
  to 
  produce
  enough rubies for him to claim
  Tamana as his wife.
  Samedi
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Samera
  Irish
  father of Buan
  Sameval
  a demon
  Samgut yusa
  Korean
  a 13th C book of mythology compiled
  by Iryon
  samhailt
  Irish
  a spectre or apparition  (see also soulth)
  Samhain1
  Celtic
  [Allantide.Festival of Mongfhinn.
  Sama(i)n.Samhan.Samhuinn.Samp’in:=Irish
  Feis na Samhna.Geimredh:=Welsh
  Calan Gaef.Nos Galan-Gaef]
  a festival on October 31st/November
  1st, the Celtic New Year
  This was the one occasion when the
  Otherworld became visible to mortals.
  The gates were opened so that those
  who had been wronged by those still
  living could exact vengeance.
  It was adapted by Christianity as 
  St Martin’s Mass or All Hallows, and
  the night of October 31st became
  Hallowe’en, a night when demons 
  are let loose on the earth to entrap the
  innocent.
  Samhain2
  Irish
  [Sawan]
  a god
  brother of Cian and Goibhniu
  He was in charge of Cian’s magical
  cow, Glas Gabnach, when it was stolen
  by Balor who assumed the guise of a
  small boy and tricked Samhain into
  letting him hold the cow’s halter.
  Samhair
  Irish
  daughter of Finn mac Cool
  wife of Cormac Cas
  Samhan
  (see Samhain1)
  Samhanach
  Celtic
  Scottish goblins said to appear 
  at Samhain
  Samhita
  Hindu
  the corpus of sacred books of
  Vaishaism: a collection of hymns 
  and Vedas
  Samhuinn
  (see Samhain)
  Samian Sibyl
  Greek
  a prophetess
  Samil
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Samildanach
  Irish
  [Ildanach]
  a name of Lugh as ‘the many-gifted’
  Samiri
  South American
  the sacred origins (caves, hills or lakes)
  of the Aymara
  This word also refers to the stone
  fetishes (huaca) used to guard herds
  and villages.
  Samkarsana
  Indian
  a Tamil form of Balarama
  Samkhat
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess of pleasure
  (see also Shamhat)
  Samksipta-Marici
  (see Marici)
  Sammassambuddha
  Buddhist
  ‘the complete self-enlightened one’,
  the Buddha Gautama
  Sammuramat
  (see Semiramis)
  Samonekoaner
  Pacific Islands
  [Semenkoror]
  a deity
  brother of Olofat, some say
  Samos
  Mesopotamian
  [=Akkadian Babbar:=Arab Sams:
  =Babylonian Samas:=Canaanite Sapas:
  =Moabite Chemosh:=Sumerian Utu]
  a Semitic sun-god
  Samothea
  British
  [White Goddess]
  a goddess
  Samothes
  British
  a giant
  He was said to be the inventor of
  letters.
  samovily
  (see vila)
  Sampati
  Hindu
  a huge eagle
  son of Garuda
  brother of Jatayu
  His brother had been killed by the
  demon Ravana, so he was glad to help
  Rama in his search for Rama’s wife, 
  Sita, who had been abducted by Ravana.
  Samp’in
  (see Samhain)
  Sampo
  Finnish
  a mysterious object which 
  grants all wishes
  In some versions it was a magic mill
  which produced endless supplies of
  salt, flour and money. One such mill
  was made by Ilmarinen, in his quest
  for the hand of the Maiden of Pohjola,
  by loading his furnace with many
  unusual things such as sheep’s milk and
  swansdown, over which he recited
  spells. On successive days, the furnace
  produced a golden bowl, a ship made
  of copper, a golden-horned cow and a
  gold and silver plough. He melted
  these things down again and, on the
  following day, the furnace produced
  the magic mill that he was seeking.
  Sampsa Pellervo
  Baltic
  [Sampsa Pellervoinen]
  a Finnish god of vegetation
  He is said to have arrived in a corn-
  ship.
  Sampsa Pellervoinen
  (see Sampsa Pellervo)
  Samradh
  (see Beltane)
  Samraj
  Hindu
  a name of Indra as ‘supreme ruler’
  as a duality with Varuna
  Samru
  (see Simurgh)
  Sams
  Arab
  [Shams(hu):=Akkadian
  Babbar:=Babylonian 
  Samas:=Canaanite Sapas:=Moabite 
  Chemosh:=Persian Aftab:=Phoenician
  Astarte:=Semitic Samos:=Sumerian Utu]
  a sun-deity
  Some accounts say that, in Arabia,
  Astarte became a northern god and a
  southern goddess as Sams.
  samsara1
  Buddhist
  the passage of the soul into another
  state or body
  samsara2
  Hindu
  the continuous cycle of rebirth
  Samsara-Guru
  Hindu
  a name for Kama as ‘leader of 
  the world’
  Samson
  European
  a Frankish knight, one of
  Charlemagne’s paladins
  He was one of the first to be 
  killed when the second army of
  Saracens descended on Roland’s 
  force at Roncesvalles.
  Samson Carrasco
  European
  [Knight of the White Moon]
  a friend of Don Quixote
  He took the part of a knight and
  overthrew Don Quixote in an effort to
  make him give up his adventures and
  return home.
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  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
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  Samulayo
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian god of war
  He lives in the underworld, Bulu, and
  requires the souls of dead warriors
  arriving in that realm to fight with
  him.
  samurv
  (see senmerv) 
  Samvara 
  Samvara
  Tibetan
  [bDe-mchog.Cakra-Samvara]
  a Buddhist-Lamaist god 
  one of the Yi-dam 
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  The Lamaist version depicts him as
  having four heads and twelve arms.
  Samvarta
  Hindu
  a huge mare
  This animal is said to live in the sea but
  is due to emerge at doomsday and
  consume all living things with the fire
  held in her belly. Some say that there
  are seven such horses.
  Samyasa
  (see Semiazas)
  Samyaza
  (see Semiazas)
  Samyong-Dang
  Korean
  a magician
  He challenged another magician,
  Sosan-Desa, to a contest in magic.
  They both swallowed live fish and
  regurgitated them; those swallowed by
  Sosan-Desa lived, Samyong-Dang’s
  died. When they built a pile of eggs,
  Samyong-Dang started at the bottom,
  Sosan-Desa started at the top. Sosan-
  Desa finally offered his guest a bowl
  full of needles saying it was noodle
  soup. Samyong-Dang refused them
  but his host ate them all. Samyong-
  Dang conceded that his host was the
  greater magician.
  samur1
  Muslim
  a mysterious stone which could cut
  metal noiselessly            (see Sahar2)
  Samur2
  (see Mount Samur)
  san chiao
  Chinese
  a written spell folded into the shape 
  of a triangle
  San Ch’ing
  Chinese
  [Three Pure Ones.Three Purities]
  a trinity of Taoist celestial immortals
  These beings, said to live in their sep-
  arate heavens, are Lao-tzu, Tao Chun
  and Yü Huang.
  (see also T’ien Tsun)
  San Ch’ing Niang
  (see San Chou Niang)
  San Chou Niang
  Chinese
  [Broom Goddess.San Ch’ing Niang.
  Sao Ch’ing Niang]
  a mother-goddess 
  ruler of the island home of the gods
  In some accounts she is the Broom
  Goddess who controls the rain, using
  her broom to sweep the weather clear.
  In this guise, she is said to live in the
  Broom Star, Sao Chou.
  San Dui
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist guardian-god
  He is one of the gods acting as
  guardians of the individual.
  He is depicted as having three eyes
  and three heads.
  San Hsien Shan (see Fortunate Isles3)
  San Hsing
  Chinese
  the Fu Lu Shou as the Three Stars 
  of Happiness
  San-ku
  (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  San-kuai-kung
  Chinese
  a name for the San-kuan as Lords 
  of the Three Worlds
  San-kuan
  Chinese
  [San-kuai-kung.San-kuan-ta-ti.
  Three Agents]
  3 deities who record good and evil
  These deities are listed as Shui-kuan
  (water), Ti-kuan (earth) and T’ien-
  kuan (heaven). They could distribute
  various benefits and receive the
  confession of sinners.
  San-kuan-ta-ti
  (see San Kuan)
  San-shen Kuo
  Chinese
  a mythical land where the 
  inhabitants have 3 heads
  San-shin
  Korean
  a mountain-god
  This ruler of all the mountains is
  depicted as an old man with a long
  white beard, often in the company of a
  tiger which he used as a messenger.
  In some accounts, the hero-king,
  Tangun, became identified with San-
  shin when he died.
  San Ta Shih
  (see Three Great Beings)
  San Tung
  Chinese
  [Three Vaults]
  one of the 2 parts of Tao Tsang, 
  the Taoist canon
  The other part of the canon is the Ssu
  Fu.
  Sanagran
  British
  a giant
  He was in the mercenary band of
  Saxons and giants, led by Chaos, 
  who looted London while King Arthur
  was away at his wedding feast. Gawain
  and his brothers, en route to Arthur’s
  court to be made knights, routed the
  looters, killing both Sanagran and
  Chaos.
  Sanam1
  Arab
  idols worshipped in 
  pre-Islamic Arabia
  Sanam2
  British
  [Sevain]
  an earl
  father of Lyonors
  Sancho1
  Spanish
  [Don Sancho]
  son of Ferdinand
  brother of Alfonso, Elvira, Garcia, 
  and Urraca
  On his father’s death, he was given the
  province of Castile. His realm was
  attacked by Ramiro of Aragon and
  Sancho of Navarre but they were
  defeated by El Cid. He later sent an
  army to help his sister, Urraca, whose
  city of Zamora had been seized by 
  her brother Garcia.
  El Cid defeated Garcia and his
  kingdom, together with that of
  Alfonso who had helped Garcia, was
  taken over by Sancho. Greedy for
  more, he seized Toro from his other
  sister, Elvira, and laid siege to Urraca
  at Zamora. He sent El Cid to demand
  her surrender and when she refused,
  he dismissed El Cid from his service.
  He found he could not manage
  without his champion and soon
  restored him to favour. One of the
  defenders of Zamora, a man named
  Dolfos, crept out of the city under
  cover of darkness, killed Sancho, and
  returned safely to the city.
  Sancho2
  Spanish
  a king of Navarre
  He and Ramiro attacked his name-
  sake, Sancho of Castile but they were
  defeated by El Cid.
  Sancho Panza
  Spanish
  the squire of Don Quixote
  He is depicted as a squat, pot-bellied
  character, who rides on his donkey,
  Dapple.
  In the story of Don Quixote,
  Sancho Panza became governor of
  Barataria.
  Sanctum Regnum
  a book about a form of ceremonial
  magic, listing the spirits of the 
  signs of the Zodiac
  Sancus
  Italian
  [=Greek Zeus Pistios:=Roman Fidius]
  a Sabine god of marriage and oaths
  (see also Semo)
  Sand Altar Woman
  North American
  [Child Medicine Woman.Child Water
  Woman.Tihkuyi]
  a Hopi spirit of childbirth and 
  guardian of animals
  wife of Masauwu
  sister of Muy’ingwa
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  It is said that she suffered a miscarriage
  while she was out walking with Snake
  Clan Woman.
  sand squink
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Sanda1
  Hindu
  a demon
  Sanda2
  Hittite
  a fertility-god
  Sandaf
  (see Sandda)
  Sandalphon
  Hebrew
  an angel of fire
  Sandan
  Mesopotamian
  [Sandas.Sandes.Sandon.Santas:
  =Babylonian Marduk:=Hittite Sanda]
  a fire-god, god of Tarsus 
  an aspect of Melkarth, some say
  He is depicted with a double-headed
  axe and his animal is the lion.
  Sandas
  (see Sandan)
  Sandav
  (see Sandda)
  Sandda
  British
  [Angel-face.Sandaf.Sandav.
  Sandde-Byrd-Angel.Sanddef.Sannde]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was so beautiful that the enemy at
  the battle of Camlan were afraid to
  attack him, thinking that he was an
  angel supporting the other side. 
  He was one of those who accom-
  panied Culhwch in his quest for the
  hand of Olwen.
  Sandde-Byrd-Angel
  (see Sandda)
  Sandeff
  (see Sandda)
  Sande
  African
  [Sane]
  a Mende secret society for women
  (see also Poro)
  Sandes
  (see Sandan)
  sandhill perch
  North American
  a fabulous fish
  Sandipani
  Hindu
  a man whose son was abducted 
  by Panchajana
  This deed so angered Krishna that he
  dived to the bottom of the ocean,
  killed the demon, taking his conch-
  shell for use as a trumpet.
  Sandoces
  Greek
  a Syrian
  father of Cinyras, in some accounts
  Sandhya
  Hindu
  [‘twilight’]
  daughter of Brahma
  a consort of Shiva, 
  some say
  In some accounts, Brahma raped his
  own daughter and Shiva cut off one of
  his five heads as punishment. Others
  say that Shiva married Sandhya, then
  turned her into a doe and killed her 
  to prevent Brahma from raping her.
  (see also Sarasvati.Shatarupa)
  Sandon
  (see Sandan)
  Sandraudiga
  German
  a minor deity
  Sane
  (see Sande)
  Sanemori
  Japanese
  a warrior
  He was killed by his enemy when his
  horse missed its footing and fell into a
  rice-field. The dead Sanemori became
  an insect pest which ate the rice-crops.
  Sang Gala Raja Jin
  Malay
  [Sangkara]
  the black king of the demons
  Sang Hyang Tunggal
  East Indian
  a supreme god in Java
  Sang Pertala Dewa
  East Indian
  a Sumatran
  father of Peri Dewa
  After his death, he sent a message to
  his son that he should marry the girl,
  sent by the gods, who had first
  appeared as a silver cow.
  Sangarios
  (see Sangarius)
  Sangarius
  Greek
  [Sangarios]
  a river-god in Phrygia
  father of Nana
  father of Hecuba, some say
  Sangen
  East Indian
  son of Tunggal Garing and Puteri 
  Buala
  brother of Buni and Sangiang
  It is said that he was one of the sons of
  the first couple and became the first
  agriculturalist.
  sangha
  Buddhist
  the community of monks
  Sanghamitta
  Buddhist
  daughter of Ashoka
  sister of Mahandra and Mahinda
  She became a nun and took a bodhi
  tree to the monastery established by
  her brother Mahinda.
  Sanghata-Parvata
  Hindu
  a mountain in the underworld
  The souls of sinners are forced to
  traverse a narrow cleft between this
  mountain and the one adjoining.
  Occasionally, the two mountains clash
  together, crushing the unfortunates
  who happen to be passing at that
  moment.
  Sangiang1
  East Indian
  [=Philippines Sanian]
  a demi-god
  Sangiang2
  East Indian
  son of Tunggal Garing and Puteri Buala
  brother of Buni and Sangen
  He was one of the sons of the 
  first couple and became the first 
  metal worker.
  Sangiang Dewata
  (see Mahatala1)
  Sangiang Sari
  East Indian
  a rice-goddess
  Sangika
  Hindu
  the saint Mandalpana as a bird
  When Mandalpana was debarred from
  heaven because he had no son, he
  became a bird, Sangika, and mated
  with the huge female bird, Jarita, who
  bore him four sons.
  Sangive
  British
  sister of King Arthur
  wife of Lot, some say
  mother of Cundrie
  Sangkara
  (see Sang Gala Raja Jin)
  Sangke
  (see Ilmarinen.Jumala)
  Sangkuruwira
  East Indian
  in the lore of Celebes, one of the 
  first beings
  brother of Guru ri Sleng
  father of Batara Guru
  Sanglamore
  British
  [Sanglamort]
  the sword of Braggadochio in 
  The Faerie Queene
  Sanglamort
  (see Sanglamore)
  Sango
  (see Shango)
  Sangoma
  African
  a priest or witch-doctor in some
  tribes of South Africa
  These people claim to see visions and
  to cure the sick with herbal remedies,
  using ancient wisdom transmitted to
  them from their ancestors (amadlozis).
  Sangraal
  (see Holy Grail)
  Sangreal
  (see Holy Grail)
  Sangrail
  (see Holy Grail)
  Sangsara
  Japanese
  a form of Nirvana
  Sangu1
  African
  a Ngbandi hippo-goddess, guardian of
  women in childbirth
  Sangu2
  (see Mbomba2)
  sanguma
  Pacific Islands
  a way of killing by sorcery
  It is said that evil spirits, appearing as
  human beings, can use this method to
  kill people or to drive them out of
  their minds.
  Sangyas
  (see Tshangs-pa)
  sanhita
  Hindu
  a sub-division of a veda dealing with
  ganas and mantras
  Sani1
  Buddhist
  a sky-god
  Sani2
  (see Shani)
  Sanian
  Pacific Islands
  [=East Indian Sangiang]
  a demi-god of the Philippines
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  Santaraksita
  saniva
  Japanese
  a sacred plot, covered with white
  cobbles, used as a site for 
  religious ceremonies
  (see also shinji)
  sanja takusen
  Japanese
  the oracles of Amaterasu and Kasuga
  These oracles were said to have
  appeared on the surface of a lake in the
  thirteenth century.
  Sanjana
  (see Sanjna)
  Sanjaya
  Hindu
  a charioteer to Dhartarashtra
  Sanjna
  Hindu
  [‘conscience’.Sanjana.S(h)aranyu.Savarna]
  daughter of Vishvakarma
  wife of Surya
  mother of the Aswins, Revanta,
  Vaivasvata, Yama and Yami
  She had to leave Surya because she
  could not stand the heat of his glance
  but she left one of her maids, Chhaya,
  to take her place. She went to live in
  the forest as a mare but Surya, in the
  form of a stallion, found her and they
  mated producing the warrior Revanta
  and the twin Aswins. They were
  reconciled when her father reduced
  Surya’s intensity.
  She is the Puranic version of the
  Vedic Sharanyu.
  Sanjo
  Japanese
  a princess
  She 
  discovered 
  the 
  tiny 
  boy,
  Issunboshi, and made him her page.
  She also found a hammer, formerly
  owned by a demon, which would grant
  any wish.
  Sanju
  Afghan
  [Sanu.Sulmech]
  a Kafir goddess of the harvest
  daughter of Sanu
  consort of Gish
  In some cases, she is depicted as a bird
  or a goat.
  Sanjuban-shin
  Japanese
  30 deities. one for each day
  of the month
  Sankara
  (see Shankara)
  Sankari
  (see Shankari)
  Sanke
  (see Ilmarinen.Jumala) 
  sankei
  Japanese
  a shrine
  Sankha1
  (see Shankha3)
  sankha2
  (see shankha2)
  Sankhapadya
  (see Shankhapadya)
  Sankhapala
  (see Shankha3)
  Sankichi
  Japanese
  a dumb man
  Sankichi dived into the sea at the point
  where Tarada had seen the vision of 
  a girl dressed in white, expecting to 
  find a corpse. Instead, he found a
  marvellous sword which he took up to
  the surface and placed in a shrine. The
  spirit of the sword, the maiden in
  white, was then satisfied and the fish,
  long absent from the bay, returned. 
  Sankpana
  (see Shankpana)
  sanmudra
  Buddhist
  an emblem made from human bones,
  used in necromancy
  Sanmukha
  Hindu
  a god of the calendar
  an aspect of Skanda
  son of Pasupati and Svadha
  Sannayaka
  Japanese
  daughter of Maheshvara and Uma
  sister of Vinayaka
  She married her violent brother who
  became a reformed character. Their
  embracing figures are depicted in the
  form of Kwangiden.
  She is regarded as a manifestation 
  of Avalokiteshvara.
  Sannde
  (see Sandda)
  sannyasa
  Jain
  a vow renouncing the world
  Sannyasi
  Hindu
  an ascetic or mendicant: the 
  fourth stage of the orthodox
  Brahmin’s progression
  Sano
  Japanese
  a samurai
  Sano was cheated out of his estates 
  by relatives and lived as a poor farmer.
  When the regent, Tokiyori, called
  unrecognised at his house, Sano and
  his wife made him welcome and gave
  him what little food they had. Later,
  when he received a call to arms, Sano
  was surprised to be presented to the
  regent whom he had taken to be an
  itinerant priest and he had all his
  estates returned to him.
  Sanru
  (see Sanu1)
  Sanselchay
  Cambodian
  a hero
  He defeated the giant Yeak and
  rescued his aunt who had been
  captured by the giant.
  Sansfoy
  British
  a knight, faithlessness personified, in
  The Faerie Queene
  brother of Sansjoy and Sansloy
  He 
  was 
  killed 
  by 
  the 
  Red 
  Cross Knight.
  sanshi
  Japanese
  3 worms living in the body
  of each person
  On monkey-day, the fifty-seventh day
  of the sixty-day cycle, these three
  worms ascend to heaven while the
  person is asleep and report on that 
  person’s behaviour.
  It is said that the worms are black,
  green and white.
  Sanshi-taisho
  Japanese
  a guardian deity 
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Busho
  (see also koshin)
  sanshin gak
  Korean
  shrines dedicated to the 
  mountain-god, San-shin
  sanshu no shinki
  Japanese
  the imperial regalia
  The regalia consists of three items – the
  mirror of Amaterasu (yata no kagami),
  the sword of Susanowa (kusanagi no
  tsurugi), and Amaterasu’s string of
  pearls (yasakani no magatama).
  Sansjoy 
  British
  a knight, misery personified, in 
  The Faerie Queene
  brother of Sansfoy and Sansloy
  He was defeated by the Red Cross
  Knight. but saved by the witch Duessa
  who took him to the underworld and
  healed his wounds.
  Sansloy
  British
  a knight, lawlessness personified, in
  The Faerie Queene
  brother of Sansfoy and Sansjoy
  He abducted Una and killed the lion
  which had protected her.
  Sansonnet
  European
  [Sansonetto]
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He was challenged by Rodomont 
  at the bridge leading to the chapel 
  and was taken prisoner but released
  when the warrior-maid, Bradamante,
  defeated Rodomont. 
  He was at the battle of Roncesvalles
  where he was killed by Grandonio.
  Sansonnetto
  (see Sansonnet)
  Santa1
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the saptamataras
  one of the astamataras
  Santa2
  Roman
  a Sabine fertility-goddess
  Santa Barbara
  West Indian
  the name for the Yoruban thunder-
  god in Cuba
  Santakrodhamandala
  Buddhist
  a group of gods in the afterworld
  Santana
  Hindu
  a minor god
  son of Ugra and Diksha
  Santanu
  (see Shantanu)
  Santaraksita
  Buddhist
  a deified monk who taught the 
  tantric doctrine
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  Santas
  (see Sandan)
  santer
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Santeria
  African
  a god of the Yoruba
  Santi
  Hindu
  a goddess
  consort of Tivikrama
  Santiago
  South American
  a later version of Ilyapa derived from
  the Spanish St James
  Santoshi Mata
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  Sanu1
  Afghan
  [Sanru]
  a Kafir god
  father of Sanju
  Sanu2
  (see Sanju)
  Sanugi
  Japanese
  a bamboo-cutter
  He found the tiny Kaguya in the heart
  of a reed and reared her. He then found
  gold in the reeds and became wealthy.
  Sanzu-no-Kawa
  (see River of Three Roads)
  Sao Ch’ing Niang
  (see San Chou Niang)
  Sao Chou
  Chinese
  the Broom Star, home of San Chou
  Niang
  Sao Kang
  Burmese
  a fertility-spirit living in a lake
  Saon
  Greek
  a Boeotian envoy
  When his people were told to consult
  the oracle of Trophonius to find the
  cause of the drought that afflicted
  them, he followed a swarm of bees that
  led him to a cave where the shade of
  Trophonius appeared.
  Saoshyant
  Persian
  [Saoshyat.Soshans.Soshyant]
  a saviour-god
  son of Vispa-Taurvairi
  In some accounts, this saviour is born
  every 1,000 years from the sperm of
  Zoroaster which is preserved in Lake
  Kasavya so that it impregnates virgins
  who swim in its waters.
  Some say that there are three 
  such saviours – Astvat-eveta, Hushedar
  (Ukhshyat-ereta) and Hushedar-mah
  (Ukhshyat-nemah). The third such
  deity conquers evil in the final battle to
  allow the world to start a new cycle. 
  (see also Frashkart)
  Saoshyat
  (see Saoshyant)
  Sapa Inca
  South American
  son of the sun-god Inti
  Sapan
  Mesopotamian
  the palace of Baal
  Sapas
  Canaanite
  [Saps.Shapash:=Babylonian Samas:
  =Sumerian Utu]
  a sun-god
  In some accounts, Sapas is female.
  Saphon
  (see Mount Zaphon)
  Sapling
  (see Djuskaha.Ioskeha)
  Saps
  (see Sapas)
  Sapta-Loka
  Hindu
  the 7 realms of the universe
  In some versions, the universe has
  three realms (Tri-Loka). In the version
  that postulates seven, Sapta-Loka, they
  are listed as:
  1. Bhur-Loka, the earth
  2. Bhuvar-Loka, the home of the sage
  in the sky
  3. Jona-Loka, the home of 
  Brahma’s children
  4. Marar-Loka, the home of the saints
  5. Satya-Loka, the home of the gods
  6. Svar-Loka, the heaven of Indra
  7. Tapa-Loka, the home of the 
  demi-gods
  At the end of each cycle of Brahma’s
  life, these seven worlds will also come
  to an end and time and the universe
  will start all over again.
  Some accounts envisage additional
  realms such as Gandharva-Loka,
  Indra-Loka, Pishasha-Loka, Ratshasha-
  Loka and Yaksha-Loka for various
  demons and spirits and Soma-Loka for
  the moon and planets.
  (see also Tri-Loka)
  Sapta Ratna
  Hindu
  the Hindu version of the Seven
  Treasures of Buddhism
  Saptaksara
  Buddhist
  a form of Heruka
  In this version, the god is depicted as
  blue with three heads each with three
  eyes, and six arms, surrounded by 
  six goddesses.
  Saptamataras
  Hindu
  a group of 7 minor goddesses
  Saptarshi
  (see Seven Rishis)
  Saptashati
  Hindu
  a poem of some 700 couplets in
  honour of Devi’s conquest of demons
  Sapurba
  East Indian
  a king of Sumatra
  son of Sulana and Muhtabul Bahri
  father of Nila Utama
  He was originally known as Mencha
  Terim, the eldest of Sulana’s three
  sons, and adopted the name Sapurba
  when he took the throne.
  He was said to have killed a huge
  serpent which was ravaging the area
  and adopted a maiden, Puteri Tunjung
  Buih, who came, like Aphrodite, from
  the sea.
  Sar
  (see Shar)
  sara1
  Buddhist
  an arrow used in rites designed to
  ward off evil spirits
  (see also capa)
  Sara2
  Mesopotamian
  a war god, Babylonian and Sumerian
  son of Inanna, some say
  Sara-mama
  (see Saramama)
  Saracura
  South American
  a water-hen
  When Anatiwa caused the flood, this 
  bird saved the ancestors of the tribes by
  carrying earth to build up the mountain-
  top on which the survivors stood.
  Sarada Devi1
  Hindu
  wife of Ramakrishna
  Sarada Devi2
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist-Lamaist fertility-goddess
  and goddess of autumn and
  vegetation
  an attendant of Sridevi
  Saraha
  Buddhist
  a great sorcerer
  Sarahiel
  an angel, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Aries, the ram
  (see also Malchidael)
  Saraide
  British
  a servant of the Lady of the 
  Lake
  She was able, by the use of magic
  powers, to rescue Bors and Lionel when
  they were held by Claudas.
  Sarait
  Irish
  daughter of Conn Ceadchathach
  mother of Cairbre and Duibhind
  She married Conaire mac Mogha
  Lamha who succeeded her father 
  on the throne of Ireland. When he 
  was killed, she married his killer,
  Neimheadh mac Sraibhghind.
  Sarajas
  (see Pimentola)
  Sarakka
  Baltic
  [Sadsta-akka]
  a Lapp goddess, guardian of birth
  daughter of Mader Akka
  It was said that she assisted both deer
  and humans.
  Sarakuyel
  a demon
  Sarama
  (see Sharama)
  Saramama
  South American
  [Maize Mother.Sara-mama]
  an Inca spirit controlling the growth 
  of maize
  (see also huantaysara)
  Saramana
  (see Salman)
  Saran
  Irish
  the man who killed Brandubh, 
  king of Leinster
  He regretted what he had done and
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  Sarpedon2
  was forgiven but was punished when
  his arm fell off.
  Saranyu
  (see Sharanyu)
  Sarapiastai
  Greek
  devotees of Serapis
  Sarapis
  (see Serapis)
  Sarasraksha
  Hindu
  a name for Indra as ‘thousand-eyed’
  Sarasvant
  Hindu
  a female water-spirit
  Sarasvati1
  Buddhist
  a female Bodhisattva
  goddess of music and poetry
  She is sometimes depicted playing 
  the flute.
  Sarasvati2
  Hindu
  [Bharati.Brahmi.Logos.Mahasarasvati.
  Queen of Love.Savitri.Shatarupa.
  Vac(h).Vagdevi.Vak:=Pacific Islands 
  Saraswati: =Japanese Benten]
  an early mother-goddess and goddess
  of the river Sarasvati
  goddess of the arts and wisdom
  daughter of Sagara
  wife of Vishnu and later of Brahma
  In her earlier role as mother-goddess
  she killed the demon Ahi.
  In some stories, she was born 
  from the body of Brahma with whom
  she mated to produce the first man,
  Manu, and was so beautiful that
  Brahma grew four more heads so that
  he could see her from all directions.
  The latter part of this tale is also 
  told of Shatarupa who some equate
  with Sarasvati.
  Shiva lost his temper when he was
  excluded from a sacrifice by Daksha
  and wounded many of those present
  including Sarasvati who had her nose
  cut off. Vishnu found her too
  quarrelsome for his liking and gave 
  her to Brahma.
  She is credited with the invention
  of Sanskrit and sometimes identifed
  with Vach.
  She is depicted with either two or
  four arms, sometimes with three
  heads, and riding a peacock or a swan.
  (see also Sandhya.Shatarupa)
  Sarasvati-puja
  Hindu
  [Homage to Sarasvati]
  a festival of homage to Sarasvati in
  January or February
  Saraswati
  Pacific Islands
  the Balinese version of Sarasvati
  Saratan
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign, Cancer
  Sarbhile
  (see Moninne)
  Sardian Sibyl
  Greek
  a prophetess
  sardius
  (see carnelian)
  Sardoine
  Danish
  daughter of Hengist
  sister of Renwein
  Sardon
  (see Adrammelech1)
  sardrakapala
  Buddhist
  a tantric symbol in the form of a
  garland made of severed heads
  sarga1
  Hindu
  creation
  Sarga2
  Hindu
  a minor god
  son of Shiva (Bhima) and Disa
  Sargaz
  (see Sarur)
  Sargon
  Mesopotamian
  a king of Akkad
  husband of Azag-Bau, some say
  He was abandoned at birth in a basket
  but found by Akki. He was made king
  by Ishtar who fell in love with him.
  Sarigoys
  South American
  father of one of a pair of twin boys
  His wife was raped by the god Maire
  and gave birth to twins, Ariconte and
  Tamendonare, one fathered by the
  god, one by himself. They never found
  out which was which.
  Sarikin Bakka
  African
  the Hausa ‘lord of animals’
  He is said to be able to induce madness
  in humans.
  Sarindiel
  a demon
  Sariputra
  (see Shariputra)
  Sariputta
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of the Sanskrit
  S(h)ariputra
  Saris
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king of Hungary
  He was killed in battle by Laris.
  Saritiel
  a demon, ruler of the sign Sagittarius
  (see also Adnachiel)
  Saritor
  Roman
  a god of weeds
  Sarkany
  European
  a Hungarian demon
  He has the power to turn people to
  stone. His function is to control the
  weather and he can be seen riding his
  horse in the thunder clouds.
  In some versions he is regarded as a
  dragon.
  He is depicted with seven or nine
  heads.
  Sarkap
  Indian
  [Beheader]
  a warrior-hero
  He earned the name Beheader from
  his habit of decapitating those whom
  he defeated in games.
  Sarki
  Mongol
  one of the burkhan
  Sarmishtha
  Hindu
  [Sarmistha]
  a princess
  mother of Anu and Puru by Yayati
  mother of Truvasu, some say
  She quarrelled with her friend
  Devayani and threw her down a well.
  A king, Yayati, found Devayani and
  married her, forcing Sarmishtha to
  become a servant at his court. She had
  an affair with the king and bore three
  sons, Anu, Puru and Turvasu. Some
  say that Turvasu was Devayani’s son.
  Sarmistha
  (see Sarmishtha)
  Sarnga
  Hindu
  the bow of Vishnu
  sarong
  East Indian
  a form of skirt worn in many parts of
  the Pacific
  Javanese sorcerers, it is said, use a
  small piece of such a garment with
  black stripes on it and cause it to
  expand to cover the whole body and
  turn the wearer into a tiger.
  Sarpanit
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Sarpanitu
  Mesopotamian
  [Aruru.Belti(y)a.Ealur.Erua.
  Sarpanit(um).Zarbanit.Zarpanit.
  Zarpanitu(m).Zerpanitu(m).Zirat-panitu:
  =Semitic Succoth Benoth]
  a goddess of childbirth
  a name for Ishtar as a creator-goddess
  a name for Belit, in some accounts
  consort of Marduk
  Sarpanitum
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Sarpedon1
  Greek
  son of Zeus by Europa
  brother of Minos and Rhadamanthus
  father of Evander
  When he was expelled from Crete 
  by his brother Minos, after they
  quarrelled over a boy called Miletus,
  Sarpedon conquered and became 
  king of what was later called Lycia.
  He was said to have lived, in the
  form of a serpent, for three gen-
  erations and was revered at some
  shrines. This was to account for his
  identification, in some accounts, with
  his grandson of the same name.
  Sarpedon2
  Greek
  a king of Lycia
  son of Evander and Deidameia
  son of Zeus by Laodamia, 
  some say
  When Isander and Hippolochus
  contended for the throne of Lycia,
  Deidamia offered the child Sarpedon
  to bear on his chest the ring that the
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  their arrows to settle the succession.
  He fought on the side of the Trojans
  in the war against Greece and killed
  Tlepolemus but was himself killed 
  by Patroclus.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  his grandfather of the same name.
  Sarpedon3
  Greek
  son of Poseidon
  brother of Poltys
  He was shot and killed by Heracles
  after his ninth Labour.
  Sarquamiel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Sarra Itu
  Mesopotamian
  [Sarr(a)hitu]
  a Babylonian-Sumerian fertility-goddess
  Sarrahitu
  (see Sarra Itu)
  Sarras
  British
  the city of the Holy Grail
  It was to Sarras that Galahad returned
  the Holy Grail and where he was made
  king. Despite the fact that the Saracens
  were said, in some accounts, to have
  taken their name from this city, some
  say it was in Brittany, not the Holy
  Land. In some accounts, the king of
  Sarras was the giant Alchendic.
  Sarrhitu
  (see Sarra Itu)
  Sarritor
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  Sarruma
  Mesopotamian
  [Saruma.Sharmas.Sharrumas.Sharuma]
  a Hurrian god
  son of Teshub and Hebat
  Sarsaok
  (see Hadhayosh)
  Sartiyas
  Mesopotamian
  [Queen of Katapa]
  a Hittite goddess
  Sartziel
  a demon, ruler of the sign Scorpio, 
  the scorpion
  (see also Barbiel)
  saru
  Japanese
  a sign (monkey) of the Zodiac
  Sarube
  Japanese
  descendants of Saruto-hike and Uzume
  creators of ceremonial dance
  Saruda-hiko
  (see Saruta-hiko)
  Saruma
  (see Sarruma)
  Sarur
  Mesopotamian
  [S(h)argaz.Sharuk.Sharur]
  a Sumerian god
  The deified weapon (a cyclone) used
  by Ninurta which was capable of
  independent action.
  Saruta
  Japanese
  a monkey-god
  Saruto-hiko
  Japanese
  [Saruda-hiko]
  an earthly deity
  He was the commander of the forces
  supporting Ninigi when he took the
  throne from Onamuji.
  In some accounts, he is described as 
  a monkey-god and was said to have
  fathered a number of children on Ilzume.
  Their descendants, known as miko,
  were shamans or attendants at shrines.
  He is now regarded as the guardian
  of cross-roads and procreation.
  Sarva
  (see Agni.Rudra)
  Sarvabhaksha
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Sarvabuddhadakini
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Narokhachoma
  Sarvabuddhadharma-Kosavati
  Buddhist
  a god of literature
  one of the dharanis
  (see also Sarvakarmavaranavisodhani)
  Sarvaga
  Hindu
  son of Bhima and Balandhara
  Sarvakamadugha
  Buddhist
  a cow owned by Indra
  daughter of Surabhi
  This animal is the supporter of the
  north corner of the heavens.
  Sarvakarmavaranavisodhani Buddhist
  a god of literature
  one of the dharanis
  (see also Sarvabuddhadharma-Kosavati)
  sarvan
  European
  elves or goblins who kept their masters
  informed of what was going on
  Sarvanivaranaviskambhin
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Dip-pa-nam-sel]
  a god
  one of the Dhyanibodhisattvas
  Sarvapayajaha
  Hindu
  a god
  one of the Dhyanibodhisattvas
  Sarvara
  (see Carvara)
  Sarvasokatamonirghatamati Buddhist
  a god
  one of the Dhyanibodhisattvas
  Sarvatma
  Hindu
  the totality of spiritual force,
  represented by the Trimurti
  Sary-khan
  Siberian
  a Tartar deity of happiness
  grandson of Kudai
  (see also Kyrgis-khan)
  Saryata
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Sukanya
  Sasabonsam
  African
  [Sasabonsum:=Dahomey Yehwe Zogbanu]
  a hairy forest monster of the Ashanti
  husband of Srahman
  He had feet pointing both ways and
  ate any travellers he could capture 
  with his feet when they passed under
  the tree in which he was sitting.
  Sasabonsum
  (see Sasabonsam)
  Sasanadevata
  Jain
  one of the messenger goddesses
  Sashi-mi-rig-giha
  Buddhist
  Tibetan earth-gods
  Sasquatch
  (see Bigfoot)
  Sassu-wunnu
  Mesopotamian
  Ea as a sea-monster
  Sasthi
  Hindu
  a goddess
  She is the guardian of the sixth day
  after the birth of a child and protects
  her devotees from smallpox.
  Sasuratum
  Canaanite
  [=Hebrew Kosharot]
  a group of 7 midwife-goddesses
  daughters of Baal
  Sacy-perere
  (see Cacy taperere)
  Sata
  (see Zada)
  Satabhisa
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Sataere
  German
  a god of agriculture regarded as a
  manifestation of Loki
  Satan
  Hebrew
  [Lord of Fire.Lord of the Underworld.
  Old Bendy.Old Hangie.Old Harry.
  Old Hornie.Nick.Old Driver.
  Old Gentleman.Old Gooseberry.Old Ned.
  Old One.Old Poker.Prince of Darkness.
  Sathan(as).The Adversary:
  =Arab shaitan:=Ethiopian shaytan:
  =Scottish Auld Hornie.Clootie.
  Little Gude.Old Scratch.Old Serpent.]
  the devil: the personification of evil
  He is generally depicted with horns,
  bat-like wings, a tail and cloven hooves
  but some German illustrations show a
  crow and mediaeval pictures show him
  as a human-headed serpent.
  (see also Yazid)
  Satan2
  a demon of sorcery
  In black magic, one of the Grand
  Dignitaries, leader of the opposition.
  Satang goddesses
  East Indian
  the 7 daughters of Mahatala
  sisters of Jata
  These Dayak deities are the arbiters 
  of fate who take it in turns to 
  descend to earth on brooms to judge
  human beings.
  Satan’s Head
  (see Rosh ha Satan)
  Satapatha Brahmana
  Hindu
  a collection of stories including the
  story of Manu and the fish
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  Sataram
  (see Sudrem)
  Sataran
  Mesopotamian
  [Istaran]
  a god of medicine
  He also acts as a judge.
  Satarupa
  (see Shatarupa)
  Satavahana
  Hindu
  a king
  He rejected a poem sent to him by
  Gunadhya who had written it in his
  own blood. The poet tore some of the
  poem into small pieces and fed them
  slowly, one by one, into the fire,
  whereupon all the game animals
  gathered round, weeping at the beauty
  of the poem. The king then fell ill and
  was advised to eat game – but there
  was no game to be found anywhere.
  The king quickly changed his mind
  and bought the remaining part of the
  poem.
  Satavesa
  Persian
  a star-spirit created by Ahura Mazda
  ruler of the west
  Satet
  (see Sati1)
  Sathan
  (see Satan)
  Sathanas
  (see Satan)
  Sati1
  Egyptian
  [Queen of Elephantine.Satet.Satjit:
  =Greek Satis]
  queen of goddesses, 
  goddess of the cataracts 
  first wife of Khnum
  In some accounts, sister of Anuket, in
  others her mother.
  She is depicted with the horns of an
  antelope and wearing the white crown
  of Upper Egypt.
  Sati2
  Egyptian
  a serpent in Sekhet-Aaru which preyed
  on the dead
  Sati3
  Hindu
  [Ambika.S(h)akti.Parvati.Uma.‘virtuous’] 
  an aspect of Devi or Parvati
  an incarnation of Lakshmi or Uma 
  a name for Parvati as ‘good wife’
  daughter of Daksha and Prasuti
  first wife of Shiva
  When her father invited all the gods
  except Shiva to a sacrifice she
  immolated herself though some say
  that it was Gauri who immolated
  herself to become Sati. Another story
  says that she fell in love with Shiva but
  he was not invited to the ceremony at
  which a maiden chooses her husband.
  She neverthless became his consort
  but burnt to death from the intensity
  of her own purity. In both versions she
  was later reborn as Parvati. The
  practice of suttee (sati), where a widow
  immolates herself on her husband’s
  funeral pyre, stems from this incident.
  Satis
  Greek
  the Greek name for the Egyptian 
  goddess Sati
  Satjit
  (see Sati1)
  Satki
  Hindu
  a javelin, one of the weapons of Durga
  Satmas
  (see Ummu Sibyani)
  Satrajit
  Hindu
  father of Satyabhama
  Satrapis
  Greek
  [=Syrian Sadrapa]
  a god of healing
  Satrud
  Thai
  the Thai version of Satrughna
  Satrughna
  Hindu
  [=Thai Satrud]
  a god
  son of Dasa-ratha and Sumitra
  brother of Lakshmana
  sattva
  Hindu
  one of the 3 gunas covering the
  transmigration of the soul
  Saturday
  (see Baron Samedi)
  Saturn
  Roman
  [Sa(e)turnus.’sower’:=Greek Cronus]
  god of agriculture, vines, workers
  husband of Lua and, later, Ops
  father of Juno, Jupiter, Neptune, 
  Picus and Pluto
  In some accounts, he was regarded as
  an early Italian king, ruling jointly
  with Janus, who went to heaven as
  Saturn when he died.
  Saturnalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Saturn,
  December 17th-19th
  At this festival, masters and servants 
  exchange roles for the day.
  (see also Sigillaria)
  Saturnus
  (see Saturn)
  Satya-bhama
  East Indian
  a wife of Kritarajasa
  Satya-Loka
  Hindu
  [Abode of Truth]
  one of the 7 realms of the universe,
  home of the gods
  (see also Brahma-Loka)
  satya-yuga
  (see krita-yuga)
  Satyabhama
  Hindu
  a Tamil goddess
  daughter of Satrajit
  a consort of Krishna and Vishnu
  Satyavana
  Hindu
  son of Dyumatsena
  husband of Savitri
  He died, as had been prophesied,
  within a year of his marriage to 
  Savitri and she followed him to the
  underworld. Yama rewarded her
  devotion by granting her three wishes.
  One of these was that she might have
  many children. Yama, realising that he
  had been tricked since she could have
  children only if she had a husband,
  restored Satyavana to life.
  Satyavati
  Hindu
  [‘truthful’]
  a fisher-girl
  daughter of Adrika by a king
  second wife of Shantanu
  mother of Vyasa by Parashara
  She bore a son, Vyasa, to Parashara.
  Later, her father allowed Satyavati to
  marry the aged king, Shantanu, only
  on the condition that any son of the
  union should inherit Shantanu’s
  throne instead of Bhishma, his son by
  his first wife. She produced two sons,
  both of whom died childless so she
  persuaded Vyasa, her son by Parashara
  or, some say, her husband’s half-
  brother, that he had a duty to the
  widows to give them children and 
  he complied.
  Satyavrata
  Hindu
  [Trishanku]
  a king of Dravidia
  He helped Vishnu in his struggle with
  Hayagriva and, as a reward for his
  penance and charity, he was admitted
  to heaven as an immortal.
  satyr
  Greek
  [fem=satyra.satyress:=Roman faun.Silvan]
  god of the woodlands, part man, 
  part goat, with a long tail
  a fertility spirit
  Some say that the satyrs were sons of
  Hermes and brothers of the nymphs.
  The modern Greek callicantzani
  have many of the features of the
  ancient satyrs.
  satyra
  (see satyress)
  satyral
  a monster with parts of man, lion 
  and antelope
  Satyrane
  British
  a noble in The Faerie Queene
  who rescued Una
  satyress
  [satyra]
  a female version of a satyr
  satyrisci
  (see satyrisk)
  satyrisk
  Greek
  [plur=satyrisci]
  a young satyr
  sau
  (see siau.tahu1)
  Sau Kompul
  Pacific Islands
  a dog in the Gilbert Islands
  This animal was said to spy on enemies
  of the tyrant Sau Telur.
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  Pacific Islands
  a tyrant killed by Isokalakal
  sauba
  (see Saubha)
  Saubha1
  Hindu
  [Sauba]
  a flying city 
  Saubha2
  Hindu
  [Dhapura.Tranga]
  a floating city
  This city, home of the Daityas, was said
  to lie to the west of the sub-continent.
  It was overthrown by Krishna.
  Saubhadra
  (see Abhimanyu)
  Saubhagya-Bhuvanesvari
  Buddhist
  a goddess of good fortune
  Saubhari
  Hindu
  a hermit
  Though he was old and shrivelled after
  years of asceticism, he demanded one 
  of the king’s fifty daughters as a wife.
  He turned himself into a handsome
  young man so that all fifty of them
  agreed to marry him and he ended up
  with a hundred and fifty sons.
  sauger
  (see guyascutus)
  Saul
  Mesopotamian
  [Savul]
  a Babylonian god
  Saule
  Baltic
  a Latvian sun-goddess
  daughter of Perkunas
  consort of Dievs and Meness
  She drives across the sky each day in a
  chariot and, each night, she washes the
  horses in the sea.
  When her husband, Meness, had an
  affair with Ausrine, Perkunas cut him
  in half.
  The berries of the shrubs on the
  hills were said to be her tears.
  In some accounts, Saule is male and
  Meness is female.
  Saules meitas
  Baltic
  daughters of Saule
  They rake up the hay mown by the
  Dievadeli in the celestial meadows.
  Sauna
  Inuit
  the spirit of the west wind
  Saunanda
  Hindu
  the club of Balarama
  Saupe
  Pacific Islands
  a magician in the Marianas
  brother of Sipe
  To honour their ancestors and the
  deity Lugeilan, the brothers built
  monuments using their magic to cause
  stones to fly into position.
  Saura
  Persian
  [Sauru]
  a demon, ‘misgovernment’, opposing
  Kshathra Varya
  Sauru
  (see Saura)
  Sauska
  Mesopotamian
  [=Syrian Kubaba]
  a Hurrian mother-goddess 
  and fertility-goddess
  Sauvagine
  European
  [Sauvaigne]
  a sword of Ogier, made by 
  Munifican
  Sauvaigne
  (see Sauvagine)
  sauvastika
  (see svastika)
  Saw Meya
  (see Hnit-ma-dawgyi)
  Sava
  Pacific Islands
  brother of I’i
  He and his sister are regarded as the
  first to settle on Savai’i, becoming the
  ancestors of the people of that island.
  Savala
  (see Kamadhenu)
  Savali
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan messenger-god
  Savari1
  British
  a king of Spain
  He carried off Lidoine after the death
  of her husband, Ladon. She was
  rescued by King Arthur.
  Savari2
  Tibetan
  a fearsome Buddhist-Lamaist goddess,
  one of the gauris   
  Savarkama
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Rituparna
  Savarna
  (see Sanjna.Sharanyu)
  Savarni
  Hindu
  son of Surya
  brother of Shani
  Savary
  European
  a duke of Aquitane
  father of Fezon
  Savea Si’uleo
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the dead
  brother of Salevao
  Savitar
  (see Savitri1)
  Savitr
  (see Savitri1)
  Savitri1
  Hindu
  [Mart(t)anda.Prajapati.Savit(a)r]
  a god of the morning and evening sun
  a version of Marttanda
  son of Aditi
  one of the Adityas
  He has the power to grant immortality
  and longevity and arranges the
  rotation of the seasons. He was later
  assimilated into Surya.
  He is depicted riding in a golden
  chariot drawn by white horses.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Agni.
  Savitri2
  Hindu
  daughter of the sun-god
  wife of Brahma
  (see also Sarasvati.Shatarupa)
  Savitri3
  Hindu
  a princess
  daughter of Ashvapati
  wife of Satyavana
  When her husband died, as had been
  prophesied, within a year of marriage,
  she followed him into the under-
  world. Yama rewarded her devotion 
  by granting her three wishes. The 
  first wish restored her father-in-law,
  Dyumatseni, to his throne, the second
  restored his eyesight. The third wish
  was that she might have many
  children. Yama, realising that he had
  been tricked, since she could have
  children only if she had a husband,
  restored Satyavana to life.
  Savul
  (see Saul)
  Sawan
  (see Samhain2)
  Sawara
  Japanese
  an artist
  He loved Kimi, the niece of his tutor,
  Tenko, but when he left to learn more
  from Myokei, this great artist wanted
  Sawara to marry his daughter. Kimi,
  distraught at this news, disappeared
  and, when Sawara returned to Tenko’s
  house, she was nowhere to be found so
  he married a farmer’s daughter named
  Kiku. When he later met Kimi, she
  stabbed herself to death on learning
  that her beloved had married another.
  He painted a picture of the dead Kimi
  which came to life and visited him
  every night. He finally gave the picture
  to be hung in a temple and put aside
  his wife, Kiku. 
  Sawoye
  African
  husband of Marwe
  He had a terrible skin disease but when
  he married Marwe it miraculously
  disappeared.
  He was killed by men jealous of his
  wealth but Marwe used her magic to
  restore him to life.
  Saxneat
  (see Saxnot)
  Saxnot
  Saxon
  [Sahsnot.S(e)axneat.Swordbearer:
  =German Tiwaz:=Norse Cheru. 
  Heimdall.Tyr]
  a war-god
  He is regarded as a manifestation of
  Heimdall or Tyr.
  Saxo Grammaticus
  Danish
  a writer
  He was the author of Gesta Danorum.
  Say
  Egyptian
  [Shay:=Greek Agathos Daimon]
  a god of fate
  He attends the weighing of the
  individual’s heart in the underworld.
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  Sceolan
  sayadaw
  Burmese
  a title for the head of a monastery 
  Sayadio
  North American
  an Iroquois brave
  He was greatly grieved when his sister
  died and travelled to Shadowland in
  the hope of rescuing her. With the
  help of the keeper and Tarenyawago,
  the master of ceremonies, he captured
  her spirit and took it home with him.
  As he prepared to revivify his sister’s
  corpse, a foolish brave (or, in some
  accounts, a young girl) lifted the lid of
  the gourd. The trapped spirit flew off
  and Sayadio fell dead from grief.
  Sayings of Confucius
  (see Lun Yü)
  Sayings of Odin
  (see Havamal)
  Sayoni
  (see Sa-yoni)
  saytan
  (see shaytan)
  Sayuka-hime
  (see Sengen)
  Sazquiel
  a demon of the hours of the days
  sBed-byed
  (see Gobaka)
  Scaen gates
  Greek
  the entrance gates to the city of Troy
  where Paris shot Achilles
  Scaevola
  Roman
  a young noble
  When the Italians besieged Rome, he
  entered their camp to assassinate their
  leader, Lars Porsena, but killed the
  wrong man. When captured, he
  plunged his hand into a blazing fire
  without flinching and, by his bravery,
  persuaded Lars Porsena to make peace.
  scald
  (see skald)
  Scala Coeli
  a 12th C book by Honorius describing
  many mythical animals
  scales
  (see Libra)
  Scalliotta
  British
  [Scalot]
  the Italian name for Astolat, home 
  of Elaine
  Scalot
  (see Scalliotta)
  Scamander
  Greek
  [Scamandro(u)s.Skamandros.
  Xanthos.Xanthus]
  a river-god of Troy
  father of Strymo
  father of Teucer by Idaea
  He was a Cretan who founded a
  colony in Phrygia. He fell into the
  river 
  Xanthus, 
  which 
  thereafter
  became the Scamander, the source of
  fertility for maidens who bathed in its
  waters, and fathered Teucer on a river-
  nymph.
  He was said to have fought Achilles
  who had filled the river with corpses 
  to avenge the death of Patroclus.
  Hephaestus stopped the fight by
  scorching the river dry.
  Scamandrius
  (see Astyanax)
  Scamandros
  (see Scamander)
  Scamandrous
  (see Scamander)
  scapulimancy
  [scapulomancy]
  divination from shoulder blades
  (see also omoplatoscopy)
  scapulomancy
  (see scapulimancy)
  scarab
  Egyptian
  [scarabaeus.scarabee]
  a sacred beetle: the personification
  of Kephra
  scarabaeus
  (see scarab)
  scarabee
  (see scarab)
  Scaramallion
  the English version of Scarmiglione
  Scarface
  North American
  [Poia]
  a Blackfoot brave
  son of Apisuahts by Soatsaki
  He loved the daughter of a chief and
  she promised to marry him if he could
  persuade the sun-god, Natos, to
  release her from her undertaking not
  to marry (or to marry Natos, in some
  versions) and return without the scar,
  caused by a bear’s claw, that disfigured
  his face. After many tribulations, he
  met the sun-god’s son, Apisuahts, who
  took him to his father. Scarface and
  Apisuahts often hunted together and
  when Scarface saved his companion
  from a flock of savage birds, the sun-
  god agreed to allow him to marry his
  beloved and removed the scar from 
  his face.
  In another version, Feather-woman
  (Soatsaki) fell in love with Morning
  Star (Apisuahts) and was taken up to
  the star-country in a spider’s web.
  When she disobeyed instructions
  never to dig up the great turnip which
  blocked the hole through which she
  had ascended, she was banished back
  to earth, taking her son, the star-boy
  named Poia, who was called Scarface.
  When he grew up, he sought his father
  in the star-country and, after saving his
  father from death, was permitted by
  the sun-god to return to earth without
  the scar that disfigured his face and to
  marry the maiden he loved. After
  teaching his people the Sun-dance, he
  returned to the star-country.
  In some stories, a cooking-pot takes
  the place of the turnip and the scar on
  Poia’s face was caused when he rubbed
  his cheek on the leather thong by
  which he and his mother were lowered
  through the hole below the cooking-
  pot when his mother disobeyed
  instructions and moved the pot.
  Scarmiglione
  [Scaramallion]
  a demon in Dante’s Inferno
  Scath
  Irish
  a realm of the afterworld from which
  Cuchulainn is said to have seized
  much treasure
  Scathach
  (see Sgathach.Skatha)
  scatomancy
  divination from inspecting faeces
  Sceaf
  Norse
  [Scef(ing).Scyld.Skeaf.Skidd(r).
  Skiold.Skjold.Stigarde]
  a king of the Danes
  son of Odin
  husband of Gefjon
  He arrived mysteriously on the shores
  of Denmark in an open boat with a
  sheaf of corn for a pillow and was
  made king. When he died, he was
  placed in a boat which drifted out to
  sea.
  In some accounts he was a form 
  of Heimdall.
  Sceanb
  Irish
  wife of Craftiny
  She had an affair with Cormac Cond
  Longes and her jealous husband had
  him killed.
  Scef
  (see Sceaf)
  Scefing
  (see Sceaf)
  Sceine
  (see Scena)
  Sceiron
  (see Sciron)
  Scena
  Irish
  [Sceine.Skena]
  wife of Amergin Glungheal
  She died on the voyage to Ireland and
  was buried there.
  Scenmed
  Irish
  sister of Forgall
  Cuchulainn killed Forgall who had
  refused him the hand of his daughter
  Emer, abducting Emer and making her
  his wife. Scenmed raised an army and
  pursued them but Cuchulainn defeated
  her forces and killed Scenmed.
  Sceolaing
  (see Sceolan)
  Sceolan
  Irish
  [Grey Dog.Sceolaing.Sgeolan.Skolawn]
  a hound of Finn
  Finn’s sister (or, in other accounts, his
  sister-in-law or aunt) was Uirne and
  she was to be married to Iollan. When
  she was pregnant, Iollan’s jealous
  mistress, a druidess, put a spell on
  Uirne, turning her into a bitch, with
  the result that her children, Sceolan
  and Bran, were born as hounds.
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  In other accounts, Uirne was
  restored to her former self by Lugaid
  Lagha, whom she married, and the
  pups were born to them at the same
  time as human triplets.
  In some versions, Bran and Sceolan
  were originally owned by a giant who
  stole children. When Finn killed the
  giant and rescued the children, he also
  took the giant’s bitch and her two
  whelps. Finn kept the brindled one,
  Bran, and the other, called Sceolan,
  was left with the children’s father.
  Later the hound was captured by
  invading Lochlanners and turned
  loose in Glen More where it became a
  wild, ravaging beast. Finn, who was
  later captured by the Lochlanners, was
  left bound at the mercy of the hound
  but he tamed Sceolan by showing it
  the golden leash he used for Bran.
  When Finn was rescued by the Fianna,
  he took Sceolan with him and he was
  reunited with Bran.
  On one occasion, both Bran and
  Sceolan were stolen by Arthur, a son of
  the British king, Arthur, who had come
  to Ireland with twenty-eight warriors to
  seek adventure. Nine Fianna warriors
  followed them to Scotland and killed 
  all of them, taking Arthur prisoner, 
  and recovering the hounds.
  When Angus Og said that the
  hounds could not kill a single pig in his
  herd, Finn set them to work and they
  killed all the herd of a hundred,
  including a famous black boar.
  Schacabac
  Persian
  [Shacabac] 
  in The Arabian Nights, a beggar who
  was the subject of the cruel jest of
  Barmecide’s feast
  Schachlil
  a demon associated with the sun’s rays
  Schal-jime
  Russian
  a hero of the flood in Tartar lore
  He became the ruler of the realm to
  which dead children go.
  Schala
  (see Sala)
  Schaltiel
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal sign of
  Virgo, the virgin
  (see also Hamaliel)
  schamir
  Norse
  a magic stone said to make the 
  holder invisible
  Scharpfe
  Norse
  son of Etzel by his first wife
  brother of Porte
  Schastel Marveil
  British
  the home of Klingsor
  It was here that Gawain slept in 
  the magic bed that moved of its 
  own accord.
  Schedbarchemoth
  a demon of the moon
  schedim
  (see shedeem)
  Schedius
  Greek
  son of Iphitus
  brother of Epistrophius
  He and his brother were the leaders of
  the Phocian contingent at Troy.
  Scheherazade
  Persian
  [Shahrazad]
  wife of King Shahriyah
  In The Arabian Nights, she told her
  husband a story each night for 1001
  nights, leaving the tale unfinished, to
  escape execution, the fate of all the
  king’s previous wives.
  Scheliel
  a moon-demon
  Schenteflurs
  British
  son of Gornemant
  brother of Gurzgi, Liaze and Lascoyt
  Scheria
  Greek
  an island ruled by Alcinous
  This is where Odysseus came ashore
  after his raft was wrecked and where
  he was found by Nausicaa.
  Schethalim
  a demon
  Schiekron
  a demon associated with lust
  Schilbung
  Norse
  brother of Nibelung
  He quarrelled with his brother over
  sharing their father’s estate; both were
  killed by Siegfried.
  Schionatulander
  British
  [Tchionatulander]
  husband of Sigune
  He was killed by the Red Knight
  when he tried to recover the pet dog
  that had been stolen from Sigune.
  Schirim
  a demon in the form of a goat
  Schlauraffenland
  German
  the German version of Cockaigne
  Schlemihl
  a man who sold his soul to 
  the devil
  Schoenius
  Greek
  a king of Orchomenus
  son of Athamas and Themisto 
  husband of Clymene
  father of Atalanta, in some accounts
  Schratt
  German
  [=Celtic Dus]
  a goblin
  (see also Scrat)
  sciapod
  a mythical one-footed man with one
  large foot
  Sciathbhreag
  Irish
  a warrior of the Fianna
  sciomancy
  (see necromancy)
  Sciron1
  Greek
  [Sceiron]
  an outlaw
  son of Poseidon
  A bandit who demanded that travellers
  should wash his feet and then kicked
  them over the cliff where a tortoise ate
  the bodies. Theseus, on his journey to
  Athens to find his father, dealt with
  Sciron in the same fashion.
  (see also Sciron2)
  Sciron2
  Greek
  [Sceiron]
  son of Pylas
  father of Endeis
  He and Nisus were both claimants for
  the throne of Megara. Aeacus arbitrated
  and gave the throne to Nisus, making
  Sciron his army commander.
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Sciron the outlaw.
  (see also Sciron1)
  Sciron3
  Greek
  a wind from the north-west quarter
  Scirophoria
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Athena or of
  Core and Demeter, at which pigs
  were killed, held in June/July
  Scobelleum
  British
  a fruitful country
  The inhabitants of this country  had all
  the vices that afflict humanity and
  were punished for it – the women were
  turned into cows and the men into
  various other animals.
  Scoithfhionn
  a wife of Finn mac Cool, some say
  scolopendra
  English
  a fabulous fish (Spenser)
  scopellism
  in black magic, curses written on 
  paper attached to stones thrown 
  into gardens, etc.
  Scoriath
  Irish
  father of Moriath
  Some versions say he was king of
  Feramorc in Munster, others of the Fir
  Morca in Gaul. Covac, king of Ireland,
  had killed the father and grandfather
  of Maon (Lugaid Loiseach) and forced
  the boy to eat parts of their hearts.
  The boy was either previously dumb
  or was rendered dumb by the
  experience and fled to Gaul. He fell in
  love with Moriath, the daughter of
  Scoraith, either in Munster or in Gaul,
  and her father not only agreed to let
  Maon marry his daughter but raised an
  army which invaded Ireland, killed
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  Covac and installed Maon on the
  throne.
  Scorpio
  [Scorpion:=Akkadian Girtab:=Arab 
  Aqrab:=Hebrew Akrabh]
  the eighth sign of the Zodiac, 
  the scorpion
  scorpion1
  an arachnid with a sting in its tail: 
  (1) In Babylonian lore the scorpion
  appears as Scorpion Man.
  (see separate entry)
  (2) In Egypt the scorpion was
  regarded as the personification of
  Serket and was sacred to Isis.
  (3) In Greece, a scorpion was sent
  by Artemis or Gaea to kill Orion,
  who had boasted that he could 
  kill any animal, and was set in the
  heavens as the constellation Scorpio
  as a reward.
  It was said that oil extracted
  from a scorpion acted as an antidote
  to the poison from its sting.
  (4) The Hebrews regarded the
  scorpion as a symbol of evil.
  (5) In Persia this animal represents
  autumn and decay. Mithra is
  depicted as a bull, the strength of
  life, in summer and the scorpion
  nibbles away at the bull’s testicles
  representing the fading of summer
  and the onset of autumn.
  (6) In Toltec lore, the god Yappon
  and his wife Tlahuitzin were both
  turned into scorpions when they
  were killed by Yaotl.
  Scorpion2
  (see Scorpio)
  Scorpion Man
  Mesopotamian
  [Girtablili]
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat.
  Scota1
  Irish
  [Bera]
  a Milesian queen
  daughter of the pharaoh, Nectanebus
  second wife of Milesius
  She died soon after reaching Ireland
  which was conquered by her sons who
  overcame the Danaans.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Cailleach Bheur.
  Scota2
  Irish
  daughter of the pharaoh, Cingris
  wife of Niul
  mother of Gaedheal
  Scotia
  Greek
  a sea-goddess of Cyprus
  Scotorum Historiae
  Scottish
  a history, written by Boece, which
  includes some Arthurian lore
  Scox
  (see Shax)
  Scrat
  German
  [Schratt.Scrato:=Celtic Dus:
  =Icelandic Skratti]
  a forest-demon 
  Scratchfoot
  European
  a hen in Reynard the Fox
  mate of Henning
  She was killed by Reynard the Fox.
  Scrato
  (see Scrat)
  screbonie
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Scritta
  Anglo-Saxon
  [=Celtic Dus:=German Scrat]
  a monster
  scrying
  [crystal-gazing.crystallomancy]
  divination from images seen in a
  crystal ball
  Scuab Uasafach
  Irish
  [Terrible Broom]
  a battalion of the Fianna
  This elite battalion was commanded
  by Oscar and was renowned for 
  never yielding.
  Scyld 
  Norse
  in some accounts, the same as Sceaf;
  in others, his son
  Scylla1
  Greek
  [Ciris.Skulla.Skulle.Skylla.‘whelp’]
  daughter of Nisus
  She was nursed by Carme, a slave-
  woman from Crete. Her father, a king
  of Megara had been warned that he
  must never cut his purple hair or his
  kingdom would fall. When Minos
  attacked Megara, the siege lasted six
  months until Scylla fell in love with
  him and killed her father by cutting off
  a lock of his hair to give to Minos who
  seduced and then deserted her. She
  drowned when she tried to swim after
  his departing ship and her father’s
  spirit, in the form of a sea-eagle,
  attacked her. She was changed into a
  lark, Ciris.
  Scylla2
  Greek
  [Skulla.Skulle.’whelp’]
  a nymph
  daughter of Zeus and Lamia
  daughter of Phorcos and Cratais or
  Hecate, some say
  Some say she spurned the love of the
  sea-god Glaucus and Circe, who
  wanted Glaucus herself, turned her
  into a six-headed monster with three
  rows of teeth and twelve feet
  destroying everything that came
  within range of the cliff on which she
  was fixed, opposite the whirlpool
  Charybdis.
  Another story says that Amphitrite,
  annoyed when her husband Poseidon
  looked at Scylla, turned her into a
  monster by putting magic herbs into
  the water where she bathed.
  Some accounts say that she was
  killed by Heracles when she stole some
  of Geryon’s cattle from him but she
  was revivified by Phorcos. Others say
  that she was turned into a rock.
  Scyrius
  Greek
  a king of Scyros
  father of Aegeus
  Scyros
  Greek
  the island ruled by Lycomedes
  Scythes
  Greek
  son of Heracles
  brother of Agathyrsus and Gelonus
  On his way back to Greece after
  seizing Geryon’s cattle, Heracles had
  his horses stolen by a snake-tailed
  woman (Echidna, some say) who
  returned the horses only when he slept
  with her. She bore him three sons.
  Scythes became the first king of
  Scythia.
  Scythians
  (see Arimaspi)
  Se-irim
  Hebrew
  [Ceirim]
  hairy, goatlike monsters
  sea-dog
  a monster in the form of a dog with
  fins and a beaver’s tail
  sea-dragon
  a monster, part dragon, part fish
  sea-horse
  a monster in the form of a horse 
  with a fish’s tail
  sea-king
  the king of the mer-people
  sea-lion
  a monster, part lion, part fish
  sea-maid
  (see mermaid)
  sea-man
  (see merman)
  sea-nymph
  a minor sea-goddess
  Sea of Clear Glass
  Irish
  an area of smooth sea
  Maeldun encountered this glass-
  smooth sea during his voyage.
  Sea of Death
  Mesopotamian
  part of the underworld ruled by Sabitu
  Sea of Two Knives
  Egyptian
  a sacred lake
  A symbol of the primaeval waters
  holding the Isle of Flames.
  sea-serpent
  a monster in the form of a marine
  animal
  Sea Spirit1
  (see Sedna)
  sea-spirit2
  (see roane.selkie)
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  sea-unicorn
  a monster, part unicorn, part fish
  sea-wolf
  a monster, part wolf, part fish
  sea-woman
  (see mermaid)
  Seachnasach
  Irish
  a king of Tara
  Seachran
  Irish
  a giant
  Finn mac Cool made friends with this
  giant who took him to his home. His
  family were hostile and tried to kill
  Seachran. A huge claw appeared and
  grabbed hold of him and, in his efforts
  to escape, he accidentally knocked 
  his mother in a boiling cauldron. Both
  Seachran and Finn fled the scene but
  were overtaken by Seachran’s brother
  who killed Seachran. Finn avenged his
  death by killing the brother and then
  resuscitated Seachran with the aid of
  his magic ring.
  Seaghdha
  (see Segda)
  seal
  an occult or demonic device in 
  the form of a diagram or 
  picture
  seal-maiden
  (see roane.selkie)
  Sean mac Semais
  Irish
  a young man of Munster
  He fell dead at his engagement party
  but was carried off and restored to 
  life by Cliona. When Caitlin Og, his
  betrothed, demanded a large ransom
  from Cliona, she released him. 
  Seanaigh
  Irish
  [Maol Seanaigh]
  When Cellach was deposed by Guaire
  and fled to an island, Seanaigh and
  three other young monks went with
  him. They later accepted a bribe from
  Guaire and killed Cellach. The dead
  man’s brother, Muireadhach, found
  the body and, when he caught the
  murderers, had them put to death.
  Seanan
  Irish
  [Senan]
  a saint
  son of Geirgreann
  He is said to have performed many
  miracles, including restoring the dead
  to life and banishing a monster from
  Scattery Island where he established a
  monastery. He was persuaded to allow
  women to join his community by the
  woman, Canair who walked to the
  island on the wave-tops.
  Seanbheag
  Irish
  a man from the Otherworld
  In one story, he met Cuchulainn and
  gave him weapons that would ensure
  victory and clothes that would protect
  him from both fire and water.
  Seancha mac Aillealla
  Irish
  a counsellor and peacemaker 
  at the court of Conor mac 
  Nessa
  Seanchan Torpest
  Irish
  [Seanchan Torpeist.Senchan]
  a chief poet
  husband of Brighid
  He was said to have killed ten rats
  merely by reciting a couplet and was
  once carried off by the king-cat Irusan
  for composing a satire.
  At the court of Guaire, king of
  Connaught, he was challenged to
  recite the story of the Cattle Raid of
  Cooley. He knew this story because 
  he had raised the dead king, Fergus
  mac Roth, and learned the whole story
  from him before allowing him to
  return to his grave.
  Seanchan Torpeist
  (see Seanchan Torpest)
  Seang
  Irish
  daughter of a Scythian king
  first wife of Milesius
  When she died, Milesius went to
  Egypt and married Scota.
  Searbhan
  (see Sharvan)
  Seasons
  (see Horae)
  Seat of Danger
  (see Perilous Seat)
  Seat of Dread
  (see Perilous Seat)
  Seat Perilous
  (see Perilous Seat)
  Seathrun Ceitinn
  Irish
  a priest
  He collected and distributed much
  Irish lore. 
  Seaxneat
  (see Saxnot)
  Seb
  Egyptian
  in some versions, a name of Geb
  Seba
  Egyptian
  in some accounts, a serpent
  (see also Sati2)
  Sebak 
  (see Sebek)
  Sebastian
  European
  a king of Portugal
  He was killed in a battle against the
  Moors but is said to lie sleeping,
  awaiting a call to rule Brazil.
  Sebek
  Egyptian
  [Rem(i).Sebak.Sob(e)k:=Greek Sekonopis.
  Sochos.S(o)uchos]
  a crocodile-god
  son of Neith
  father of Khons by Hathor, some say
  In some accounts he is identified with
  Maka or Set.
  He is depicted as a crocodile or as a
  crocodile with the head of a hawk.
  (see also aart)
  Sebek-Osiris
  Egyptian
  a composite of Sebek and Osiris as 
  a god of the dead
  In this role he was envisaged as a
  crocodile with a human head.
  Sebek-Ra
  Egyptian
  a composite of Sebek and Ra, a
  manifestation of the sun-god
  In this role he was envisaged as a man
  with a crocodile’s head.
  Sebettu
  Mesopotamian 
  a group of Akkadian demons
  The malevolent Sebettu are the 
  cause of eclipses and various disasters
  but are opposed by the benevolent
  Sebettu.
  Sebile
  British
  [Sebille]
  a sorceress
  a companion of Morgan le Fay
  Sebille
  (see Sebile)
  Sebitti
  Mesopotamian
  Babylonian war-gods
  children of Anu
  Sechmet
  (see Sekhmet)
  Sechobochobo
  African
  in Zambia, a one-eyed, one-legged
  forest monster
  Sechol-Hor
  Egyptian
  a cow-goddess
  foster-mother of Horsu, some 
  say
  Second Lord of Quality
  (see Erh-lang)
  Second Sun
  Central American
  [Four Wind.Sun of Air]
  the second age of the Aztec
  creation cycle
  At the end of the first era, ruled by
  Tezcatlipoca and which lasted for 
  676 years, the animals ate all the
  human beings. Quetzalcoatl killed
  Tezcatlipoca and ruled for the period
  of the Second Sun which also lasted
  for 676 years. When he took over,
  Quetzalcoatl created a new race of
  humans and, by sacrificing his own son
  in the fire, brought light to the dark
  world they lived in.
  At the end of this period, Tlaloc
  caused a great wind to blow away all
  these humans (except a few who
  became monkeys) and took over as
  ruler of the Third Sun.
  Another version calls this period the
  Sun of Air and accepts that two
  humans escaped destruction at the end
  of the era.
  (see also sun1)
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  seirenes
  Secular Games1
  Greek
  a festival held every 4 years in honour
  of Hades
  Secular Games2
  Roman
  a festival held at intervals of 100 
  years (at the beginning of a new
  saeculum) in honour of Dis 
  and Proserpina
  Securita
  Roman
  [Securitas]
  a guardian goddess protecting 
  the empire 
  Securitas
  (see Securitas)
  Sed1
  Hebrew
  [plur=Sedim]
  a demon with magical powers to
  whom children were sacrificed
  Sed2
  Egyptian
  a cannibalistic feast
  If the king was still alive after thirty
  years on the throne he was killed and
  eaten so that his strength would pass to
  his successor.
  Sed3
  Egyptian
  a jackal-god, guardian of the
  individual
  Sed4
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic sun-god
  Seder 
  (see Pasch)
  Sedim 
  (see Sed1)
  Sedanta
  (see Setanta)
  Sedeq 
  (see Sydyk)
  Sedhu 
  (see Sedu)
  Sedhu-Lal
  Hindu
  an attendant on the smallpox 
  goddess, Shitala
  Sedit
  North American
  [Coyote]
  a trickster-god of the Wintun people
  Olelbis sent his brothers to earth with
  orders to build a ladder from earth to
  heaven so that men could ascend to
  renew their youth. Sedit persuaded the
  brothers to dismantle the work that
  they had already done but suddenly
  realised that he himself was now cut
  off from heaven. He tried to reach
  heaven, flying on a pair of home-made
  wings, but they shrivelled in the heat
  of the sun and Sedit was killed when he
  fell back to earth.
  Sedna
  North American
  [Arnaknagas.Arnaknagsak.Arnakua’gsak.
  Arn(a)quagssaq.Arna(r)ku(su)agsak.
  Great Goddess.Immap Ukua.Nuliajoq.
  Nuliajuk.‘old woman’.Sea Spirit:
  =Greenland Nerrivik:
  =Siberian Nuli’rahak]
  a one-eyed sea-goddess of the
  underworld in Alaska
  daughter of Anguta
  She was one of the three spirits
  controlling the forces of nature.
  When she started to eat her parents,
  they threw her into the sea from their
  boat and when she clung to the sides,
  they cut off her fingers which became
  fish, whales, etc. 
  In another version, she rejected
  humans in favour of animal lovers and
  was thrown into the sea by her father
  when he was taking her home from a
  meeting with one of these lovers.
  In yet another version Sedna was a
  mortal who was carried off from a boat
  by a petrel. Her parents tried to drive
  the bird away but it then attacked
  them so they threw their daughter into
  the sea, cutting off her fingers when
  she tried to climb back into the boat.
  Sedrat
  (see Sidrat al-Muntaha)
  Sedu
  Mesopotamian
  [Sedhu:=Hebrew Sed]
  a Babylonian spirit of the underworld
  He and the female Karibatu were
  installed as guardians at the entrance
  of palaces and both were depicted as
  winged bull/human hybrids.
  seelie court
  Scottish
  benevolent fairies
  Seere
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to be able to make
  anything happen instantaneously and
  appears as a man riding a horse.
  Seeta 
  (see Sita)
  Seeva
  Baltic
  [=Slav Siva]
  a Lithuanian love-goddess
  Seewiesken
  German
  a water-spirit
  Sef
  Egyptian
  a lion-god
  ruler of yesterday
  brother of Dua, some say
  Sefkhet-Awby
  Egyptian
  [Safekh-Aubi.Safket-Awbi.Safkhat-Awbi.
  Ses(h)at.Ses(h)et.Sesheta]
  a goddess of writing and libraries
  She is often depicted wearing a long
  dress made of panther-skin.
  Segais’ Well
  (see Well of Segais)
  Segard
  British
  steward to Rohand, father of Guy 
  of Warwick
  Segda
  Irish
  [Seaghdha.Segda Saerlabraid]
  a prince of the Otherworld
  son of Manannan and Fand or 
  Rigru Roisclethan
  When Conn, the high-king, was told
  to sacrifice the son of sinless parents,
  he sailed to the Land of Wonder and
  took Segda. The youth’s life was saved
  when Conn was persuaded to sacrifice
  a cow instead.
  Seger 
  (see Seker)
  Segesta 
  (see Egesta)
  Segomo
  Celtic
  a war-god in Gaul
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Cocidius.
  Segun
  North American
  the manitou of summer, in the lore of
  the Algonquin
  Segurant
  British
  [Knight of the Dragon.Knight of 
  the Old Table]
  a knight at Uther’s court
  Segwarides
  British
  a knight of King Mark’s court
  Both Tristram and King Mark were
  attracted to this knight’s wife.  She
  preferred Tristram who seduced her
  and then defeated Segwarides when he
  challenged the seducer.
  Sehem
  Egyptian
  divine energy personified
  Sei-O-Ba
  Japanese
  [Seiobo:=Chinese Hsi Wang Mu]
  goddess of the west
  Seiobo 
  (see Sei-O-Ba)
  Seia
  Roman
  a guardian-goddess of newly-planted
  corn
  Seian Horse
  Roman
  a horse apparently bringing ill-fortune
  to its owner
  seid
  Norse
  [seidr.seithr]
  a form of divination, using magic,
  practised by Freya and others
  Practitioners of this art could cause the
  soul to leave the body, take on the form
  of some animal and attack an enemy.
  seidberendr
  (see vitkar)
  seide
  Lapp
  a sacred object in the form of a
  weathered stone or tree-stump, said
  to predict the future
  seidean side
  (see sidhe gaoite)
  Seider 
  (see Pasch)
  seidhkoma
  Norse
  female magicians
  seidhmadr
  Norse
  male magicians
  seidr
  (see seid1)
  Seileni
  (see Silenus2)
  Seilinos
  (see Selinus)
  Seilinus
  (see Silenus)
  Seimia 
  (see Simi)
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  Se’irim
  (see Serim)
  Seishi
  Japanese
  a Shinto deity
  seistron
  Egyptian
  a priest’s staff imbued with 
  protective powers
  Seit Ka-doji
  Japanese
  an attendant on, or an aspect 
  of, Fudo-myoo
  Seitaka
  Japanese
  an attendant on, or an aspect 
  of, Fudo-myoo
  Seithenyn
  Welsh
  a man who, in some accounts, caused
  Cantref Gwaelod to be overwhelmed
  by the sea
  seithr
  (see seid1)
  Seizam
  (see Tokugawa2)
  Sejarah Melayu
  Malay
  a 17th C book of history and 
  myths
  Sek-ya
  Burmese
  a deity, lord of supernatural weapons
  One of his weapons was a magic drum
  which, when sounded, drove off the
  enemy. He gave this drum to Lan Yein
  and A-mong when they descended 
  to earth.
  Seker
  Egyptian
  [Closer of the Day.Seger.Sokar(i):
  =Greek Sokaris.Soucharis]
  a falcon-headed god of mercy
  consort of Sakhmet
  He is a funerary god ruling over one
  section of the underworld, the Western
  Desert.
  He is depicted as a hawk-headed
  human, a hawk with the body of a
  serpent and three human heads or
  sometimes with four heads – one of a
  ram, one of a bull and two of a hawk.
  Sekhauit 
  (see Sakhmet)
  Sakhautet 
  (see Sakhmet)
  sekhem1
  Egyptian
  a vital force inherent in the individual
  which, in some cases, survived 
  death
  Sekhem 
  (see Sakhmet)
  Sekhemtaui
  Egyptian
  [Power of the Two Lands]
  Wepwawet as an aspect of Osiris
  Sekhet
  (see Sakhmet)
  Sekhet-Aalu
  (see Sekhet-Aaru)
  Sekhet-Aaru
  Egyptian
  [Place of the Reeds.Sekhet-Aalu:
  =Babylonian Aralu]
  one of the realms of Amenti
  Sekhet-Hetep
  Egyptian
  one of the realms of Amenti
  Sekhet-Hor
  Egyptian
  a goddess protecting cattle
  Sekhet-Tchant
  Egyptian
  [Field of Zoan]
  a realm equated in some accounts
  with Amenti
  Sekhmet
  (see Sakhmet)
  Sekmet
  (see Sakhmet)
  Sekonopis
  (see Souchos)
  Sekti
  (see Shakti)
  Sel
  Welsh
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Selgi
  Sela
  African
  in the lore of the Abaluyia, the first
  woman
  daughter of Wele
  sister and wife of Mwambu
  She and Mwambu were born in heaven
  but Wele dropped a ladder down from
  the sky and they descended to earth
  and populated it with their offspring.
  Selamanes 
  (see Salman)
  Selardi
  Armenian
  [Selardib]
  a moon-god
  Selardib
  (see Selardi)
  Selekana
  African
  in the lore of the Lesotho, a girl who
  was thrown into a river
  She met the River Woman and worked
  in the underwater palace of the River
  King for which she was rewarded with
  jewellery. The daughter of the village
  chieftain jumped into the river, hoping
  for similar rewards, but she refused to
  work in the palace and was eaten by
  the River King, a huge crocodile.
  Selena 
  (see Selene)
  Selenus
  Greek
  a shepherd
  This handsome young man was in 
  love with Argyra and almost died of
  grief when she left him. Aphrodite
  turned the love-lorn fellow into the
  River Selemnus.
  Selene
  Greek
  [Asterodia.Mene.Phoebe.Selena.
  Seline:=Roman Luna]
  a moon-goddess and goddess 
  of magicians
  a Titaness
  daughter of Hyperion and Thea
  daughter of Pallas or Helius by
  Euryphaessa, some say
  sister of Helius and Eos
  She fell in love with the mortal
  Endymion and put him to sleep 
  for ever so that she might visit him
  every night.
  She is said to be the mother of his
  fifty sons.
  Another story says that she slept
  with Pan who gave her a white fleece
  or appeared in the form of a white
  ram.
  Some equate her with Artemis,
  Hera, Io or Pasiphae.
  (see also Chromia)
  Selgi
  British
  father of Sel
  Selindung Dalima
  Malay
  daughter of Dewa Laksana 
  and Seri Bunian
  Selinus1
  Greek
  a king of Aegialus
  father of Helice
  Selinus2
  Greek
  a river-god
  Selises
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  Selivant
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  brother of Bliant
  He and Bliant looked after Lancelot at
  Castle Blank for over a year and a half,
  during the period of Lancelot’s
  madness.
  Selk 
  (see Selket)
  Selket
  Egyptian
  [Selk(it).Selq(u)et.Serket(-hetu).
  Serket-hetyt.Serq(u)et:=Greek Selkis]
  a fertility-goddess and 
  mortuary goddess
  She guards the entrails of the dead
  and, in her role as scorpion-goddess,
  guards the king’s throne. She is also
  said to guard the serpent, Apep.
  She is depicted as having the head of
  a scorpion or as a scorpion with a
  woman’s head and is personified in 
  the scorpion.
  selkie
  Scottish
  [sea-spirit.seal-maiden.silkie]
  one of the sea-spirits, a seal race of
  the Orkneys
  (see also roane)
  Selkis
  Greek
  the Greek name for Selket
  Selkit
  (see Selket)
  Sellen
  a demon
  Selli
  Greek
  [Helli]
  the inhabitants of Dodona who made
  bread from acorns: priests of Zeus 
  at Dodona
  Selqet
  (see Selket)
  Selquet
  (see Selket)
  Selu
  North American
  [Corn Mother]
  the first woman, in the lore of 
  the Cherokee
  wife of Kanati
  mother of the Thunder Boys
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  Senapus
  Selvans
  Roman
  an Italian god, possibly a god of
  agriculture and forests
  Selwanga
  African
  a python-god of the Baganda
  Selyf
  Welsh
  son of Cynan Whiteshank
  He appears as one of Owain’s
  companions in The Dream of Rhonabwy
  where he is killed in battle.
  Semagumba
  (see Semagunga)
  Semagunga
  African
  [Semagunba]
  a high priest of Mukasa
  semangat
  (see sumangat)
  semangko
  East Indian
  the ghosts of the dead in Papua
  Semaquiel
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Capricorn, the goat
  (see also Hanael)
  Semar
  East Indian
  a Javanese god
  brother of Batara Guru
  father of Garang and Petruk
  He was said to live on earth to protect
  the Pandawas. 
  Semara
  Pacific Islands
  a Balinese god of love
  Semargl
  Slav
  a family god, the god of 
  barley
  Sembadra
  (see Subadra)
  semblance
  an apparition
  Semektet
  (see solar bark)
  Semele
  Greek
  [Keraunia.Stimula.Thyone:=Phrygian
  Zemelo:=Roman Fauna]
  a princess of Thebes
  daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia
  sister of Agave, Autonoe, Ino
  She was the mother of Dionysus by
  Zeus and, at the instigation of Hera in
  the guise of Semele’s old nurse, Beroe,
  foolishly demanded that he show
  himself to her in all his full glory and
  died before the divine light. Her
  unborn baby was placed by Hermes in
  the thigh of Zeus or, in some stories,
  Zeus himself saved the child by
  inserting it into his own side. In either
  event, the child, Dionysus was born at
  full term and, years later, descended to
  Tartarus and successfully demanded
  that Hades release the mother he had
  never seen. She was carried up to
  Olympus and, though a mortal, was
  received by the gods and deified by
  Zeus. Thereafter she was known 
  as Thyone.
  Another story says that Dionysus
  was born in the normal fashion but,
  when Semele claimed that Zeus was
  the father, Cadmus cast both Semele
  and her son adrift in a chest. Semele
  died but Dionysus was saved and
  reared by Ino.
  (see also Zagreus)
  Semenkoror
  (see Samonekoaner)
  Semeon
  (see Semion)
  Semetet
  (see Sakhmet)
  Semias
  (see Simias)
  Semiazas
  [Samyasa.Samyaza]
  a demon leader
  seminatrices malorum
  (see furiae1)
  Seming 
  (see Saeming)
  Semion
  Irish
  [Semeon]
  an ancestor of the Fir Bolg
  grandson of Nemed
  son of Stariat
  Semiramis1
  Armenian
  a goddess
  She fell in love with Er and had him
  killed when he rejected her. She so
  regretted this that she persuaded
  another lover to masquerade as Er,
  pretending that he had returned from
  the dead.
  Another version says that Er was, in
  fact, restored to life just as he was
  about to be cremated.
  Semiramis2
  Mesopotamian
  [Sammuramat] 
  (c 800 BC)
  a queen of Babylon
  daughter of Oannes and Atargatis,
  some say
  wife of Menon and Ninus
  mother of Ninyas by Ninus
  In some accounts, her father was an
  unnamed Syrian youth.
  She was abandoned as a baby and
  fed by doves. Found and reared by
  Simmos, a shepherd, she married
  Menon who hanged himself when
  Ninus, the king of Assyria, demanded
  Semiramis for himself. She later killed
  Ninus and was herself killed by their
  son, Ninyas.
  In one version of her death, she died
  of heartbreak when she failed to
  conquer India.
  Another story says that, when her
  mother was changed into a fish, she
  became a dove.
  In some accounts, her first husband,
  Menon, is referred to as Moenones 
  or Onnes. Others say that Onnes was
  her father.
  Semketet
  (see solar bark)
  Semnai 
  Greek
  a Titaness
  an Athenian goddess of the underworld 
  mother of the Horae, some say
  Semnai Theai
  Greek
  [Eumenides.‘venerable goddesses’]
  earth-goddesses at Athens 
  and Colonus
  In some accounts, they became
  identified with the Furies.
  Semnocosus
  Roman
  a Spanish war-god
  Semo
  Roman
  a vegetation-god, sower of seed
  He was later absorbed into Sancus
  as Semo-Sancus.
  Semo Sancus
  (see Sancus.Semo)
  Semutega
  African
  in the lore of the Baganda, an
  umbilical cord dedicated to Kibuka
  Sen Mag 
  (see Senmag)
  Sena1
  Hindu
  the Hindu equivalent of bacchante
  Sena2
  (see Devasena)
  Sena-pati1
  Hindu
  a name of Karttikeya as ‘commander
  of armies’
  Sena-pati2
  (see Senapati)
  Senach
  Irish
  a warrior
  Fand, the wife of Manannan, had been
  promised to Cuchulainn if he would
  protect her from her enemies. One of
  his tasks was to fight Senach.
  In some accounts he is referred to as
  a god of drought or frost.
  Senan
  (see Seanan)
  Senapati
  East Indian
  [Sena-pati]
  a Javanese king
  The sea-goddess Kidul took him to
  her underwater palace where he
  became her lover and learned to
  control the sea-spirits. When he
  returned home, walking on the 
  surface of the sea, he became king of
  Java. Attempts to kill him by the
  assassin, Bochor, and by Ratna Jumilah
  failed because, as a divine king, he 
  was invulnerable.
  Senapus
  European
  a king of Abyssinia
  As a young man, he had attempted to
  invade the earthly paradise at the
  source of the Nile and for this
  presumption he was struck blind. He
  was also harried by the Harpies and, at
  the time of Astolpho’s arrival, was
  dying from starvation since the
  Harpies snatched or fouled all his
  food. Astolpho drove off the Harpies
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  magic herb. In return, the king gave
  Astolpho a large army with which to
  support Charlemagne in his war with
  the Saracens.
  In some accounts, it was Prester
  John, king of Nubia, who was harried
  by the Harpies until Astolpho drove
  them off.
  Senators of the Gods
  Italian
  a group of great gods
  Senboth
  Irish
  a chieftain
  He acted as adviser to Partholan.
  Sencha
  Irish
  a warrior at the court of Conor mac
  Nessa
  He fought alongside Conary at the
  siege of Da Derga’s hostel and was one
  of the few to escape.
  Sencha mac Ailella
  Irish
  a judge and poet
  He was a tutor of the young Cuchulainn.
  Senchan
  (see Seanchan)
  Sen’dah
  North American
  [Sen’dah Old Man]
  a trickster-god of the Kiowa
  Sen’dah Old Man
  (see Sen’dah)
  Sendai Kuji Hongi
  Japanese
  a (probably) 9th C record of the early
  ages of the gods, etc., in ten parts
  sending
  (see familiar)
  Sengalang Burong
  East Indian
  a bird-god of the Iban tribe of Borneo
  He was the grandfather of Surong
  Gunting and instructed him in the
  rituals of the birds.
  In some accounts, he is described as
  a war-god appearing in the form of 
  a hornbill.
  Sengann
  Irish
  son of Dela
  leader of the invading Fir Bolg
  He and his brother Gann shared the
  province of Munster.
  Sengen
  Japanese
  [Asama.Blossom Princess.Child-Flower.
  Fuji-hime.Ko-no-hana.
  Kono-hana-sakuya-hime.Sakuya]
  goddess of Mount Fuji
  guardian of the cherry and 
  plum blossom
  daughter of Oho-yama
  sister of Iha-Naga
  wife of Ninigi
  mother of Fire Fade and Fire Flash 
  She married Ninigi but left him when
  he became jealous, immolating herself
  by setting fire to the wooden hut she
  lived in, after giving birth to three
  sons.
  Senjemand
  Norse
  a mountain-giant
  He fell in love with Juterna-jesta who
  preferred Torge. In a rage, Senjemand
  shot a huge arrow that would have
  killed her had not Torge thrown his
  hat to deflect it. When Senjemand
  tried to ride off, the sun came up and
  he was turned to stone.
  Senjiu-Kannon (see Senjiu Kwannon)
  Senjiu Kwannon
  Japanese
  [Senj(i)u-Kannon]
  a name of Kwannon as ‘the 
  thousand-handed one’
  In this version, she is depicted as having
  forty rather than a thousand hands,
  each of which holds some object.
  Senju-Kannon (see Senjiu Kwannon)
  Senkyo1
  Japanese
  one of a race with a hole right
  through the chest
  A senkyo who was tired or ill could be
  carried by two others on a pole
  through the hole in his chest.
  Senkyo2
  Japanese
  a paradisal realm, home of the sennin,
  on Cosmic Mountain
  Senmag
  Irish
  [The Old Plain]
  the plain where the Partholanians
  buried their dead
  senmerv
  Persian
  [samurv.senmurv.seymorg]
  a fabulous bird
  This enemy of snakes was said to be
  part bird, part mammal.
  (see also simurgh)
  senmurv
  (see senmerv)
  Sennan Holy Well
  British
  a site where King Arthur and the 
  kings of Cornwall gave thanks 
  after they had defeated the Danes 
  at Vellendrucher
  sennin
  Japanese
  a recluse 
  These beings appear as humans but
  they are in fact immortal. They are
  said to be skilled magicians, able to
  perform miracles such as producing an
  image of themselves from the mouth,
  walking on water and flying through
  the air.
  Their home, the Cosmic Mountain,
  is said to be supported by a turtle.
  Senotlke
  North American
  a serpent-like monster, in the lore of
  the tribes of the northwest
  sensum
  (see ntoro)
  Senta
  Norse
  daughter of Daland
  She loved the Flying Dutchman and
  would have married him but he put to
  sea without her. She threw herself to
  her death from the cliff-top.
  Sentait
  Egyptian
  an ancient corn-goddess, later merged
  with Isis
  Sentaro
  Japanese
  a man who travelled to the Land
  of Eternal Youth
  When Sentaro prayed at the shrine of
  Jofuku, he received a small crane made
  of paper which turned into a real bird
  that carried him to the land where all
  the inhabitants, blessed (or cursed)
  with eternal life, longed for death.
  When he returned to his home, he
  found that he had been away for 
  300 years.
  Sentraille du Lushon
  British
  a knight, attendant on Tristram
  He helped Tristram to escape from the
  prison into which he had been thrown
  by Andred.
  Senx
  North American
  [Our Father.Sacred One.Sonx]
  a sun-god of the Bella Coola Indians
  of Canada
  Seoritsu-hime
  Japanese
  a water-goddess living in rapids
  Sep
  (see Sept)
  Sepa
  (see Sept)
  Separ
  (see Vepar)
  Separate Heavenly Deities
  Japanese
  [Kotoamatsukami]
  the 5 primordial gods of the Shinto
  pantheon
  These five gods, from whom all other
  deities are said to be descended, are
  Amanominakamushi, Amanotokotachi,
  Kamimusubi, 
  Takamimusubi
  and
  Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Sepd
  Egyptian
  a form of Bes as a handsome, 
  lion-faced man
  (see also Sept(u))
  Sepi Malosi
  Pacific Islands
  [Sepo Malosi]
  a Samoan war-god
  This deity took the form of a bat and
  indicated victory by flying in front of
  the eventual winners.
  (see also Taisumale)
  Sepo Malosi
  (see Sepi Malosi)
  Sepset
  Egyptian
  a goddess of the underworld
  She is present when the hearts of the
  dead are weighed.
  Sept
  Egyptian
  [Sep]
  the god of Sirius, the Dog-star
  (see also Sepd)
  Septentrio
  (see Aquilo)
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  Set
  Septentronial Signs 
  the first 6 signs of the Zodiac
  Septu
  (see Bes.Sepd)
  Sequana
  Celtic
  [Sequena]
  a river-goddess of the Seine 
  and goddess of healing in 
  Gaul
  Sequena
  (see Sequana)
  Sequence
  British
  one of King Arthur’s swords
  Seqinek
  North American
  an Inuit sun-spirit
  Ser-thup
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Kanakamuni
  Sera
  Irish
  father of Agnoman, Partholan 
  and Starn
  Some versions have Sera, not Partholan,
  as the husband of Dealgnaid.
  Serapati
  East Indian
  a Javanese prince
  When an enemy force was poised to
  attack, Serapati prayed to the sea-
  goddess who sent a shower of rocks to
  disperse the enemy.
  Serapeum
  Egyptian
  a temple of Serapis in Alexandria: 
  a burial place for the Apis bulls
  Seraph1
  British
  [Seraphe]
  the original name of Nascien
  seraph2
  a flying serpent 
  Seraphe
  (see Seraph1)
  Seraphis
  (see Serapis)
  Serapion
  one of the Seven Sleepers
  Serapis1
  Egyptian
  [Asar-Hap(i).Osirap.Sarapis.
  Seraphis.Usar-Api(s).Usar-Hapi]
  a god of the underworld
  the Greek version of Osir-Apis, the
  combination of Osiris and Apis
  consort of Isis
  Serapis was the state god during the
  Greek occupation.
  He is depicted as having curly hair
  and beard, sometimes with a dog at 
  his feet, or as a bearded, human-headed
  serpent.
  Serapis2
  Greek
  [=Egyptian Apis.Osiris]
  a god of the underworld, healer of the
  sick
  Seratiel
  a demon, ruler of the sign Leo, 
  the lion
  (see also Verchiel)
  Serbonian Bog
  Greek
  a morass at the mouth of the Nile,
  home of Typhon
  Seri
  Mesopotamian
  a bull
  This beast, together with Hurri, was a
  companion of Ishkur
  Seri Turi
  Malay
  the name taken by Nila Utama when 
  he became the first ruler of Singapore
  Serida
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian A-a]
  a Sumerian mother-goddess
  Serim
  Semitic
  [Sahirim.se’irim]
  mythical hairy, goat-like beings 
  living in desert areas: satyrs
  Serimnir
  (see Saehrimnir)
  Serket
  (see Selket)
  Serket-hetu
  (see Serket-hetyt)
  Serket-hetyt
  Egyptian
  [Serket(-hetu)]
  a name for Selket as controller of 
  breath
  Serosevsky
  Russian
  a spirit of the forest
  This being, which leads travellers astray,
  can appear as an animal or a human
  being.
  serou
  Tibetan
  [kee.tso’po]
  the unicorn
  serpent
  (see snake)
  serpent-god
  a deified snake
  serpent-goddess
  a deified snake
  Serpent of the Obsidian Knives
  Central American
  an Aztec symbol of sacrifice
  He was originally regarded as one of
  the four giants supporting the sky at
  the beginning of the Fifth Sun.
  Serpent of the Sea
  (see Koloowise)
  Serpent of Wisdom
  (see Python2)
  Serpent Skirt
  (see Coatlantona)
  Serpent-stone
  (see Copacati)
  Serpent Woman
  (see Cihuacoatl)
  Serqet
  (see Selket)
  Serquet
  (see Selket)
  serra
  a griffin-like monster, said to breathe
  fire
  In some accounts, this beast has the
  head of a lion and the tail of a fox.
  Seru
  North American
  a corn-spirit of the Cherokee
  wife of Kanati
  mother of Wild Boy
  Servage
  (see Isle of Servage)
  Servant Rupert (see Knecht Ruprecht)
  Servius Tullius
  Roman
  the sixth king of Rome
  son of Ocresia
  father of Tullia
  He was said to have been born when
  his mother mated with Vulcan in the
  form of a phantom phallus rising from
  the fire.
  He was reared by Tarquin and his
  queen, Tanaquil, and married their
  daughter, 
  becoming 
  king 
  when
  Tarquin was assassinated.
  His daughter plotted with Tarquinius
  Superbus to kill her Arruns, her
  husband. She then married Tarquinius
  who had Servius assassinated so that 
  he could take the throne himself.
  A similar story of the phantom
  phallus in the flames is told of the
  daughter of Tarchetius, mother, in that
  account, of Romulus and Remus.
  In some accounts, he is identified
  with Mastarna.
  Sesa
  (see Ananta.Basuki)
  Sesame
  (see Open Sesame)
  Sesanaga
  (see Ananta)
  Sesat
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Sese
  African
  an earth-god(dess) of the Ngbandi
  people
  Sesemu 
  (see Sezmu)
  Seset
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Sesha
  (see Ananta.Basuki)
  Seshanaga
  (see Ananta.Basuki)
  Seshat
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  seshaw
  Egyptian
  magic rituals
  Seshet
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Sesheta
  (see Sefkhet-Awby)
  Sesmu 
  (see Sezmu)
  Sesotris
  Egyptian
  a mythical king said to have
  conquered much of Africa 
  and Asia
  Sesshiu
  Japanese
  an artist
  At a very early age he was tied up in a
  temple for some misdemeanour and,
  using his tears for ink, and his toe for a
  brush, painted rats on the floor. These
  animals came to life and freed the boy
  by gnawing through his bonds.
  Sessrumnir
  (see Sessrymnir)
  Sessrymnir
  Norse
  [Sessrumnir.Sessymir]
  the palace of Freya in Folkvang
  It was to this palace that Freya took
  her share of the warriors slain in battle.
  Sessymir
  (see Sessrymnir)
  Set
  Egyptian
  [Ekhi.Iahu.Ombos.Seth(i).Seti.Sit.Sut:
  =Arab Shayth:=Canaanite Baal:
  =Greek Bapho.Typhon:=Mesopotamian 
  Setekh.Setes(h).Sutekh.Sutesh.Suty]
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  animal-headed god of darkness, 
  sky-god and storm-god
  son of Geb and Nut or Ra and 
  Nut
  brother of Isis, Nephthys and 
  Osiris
  husband of Nepthys
  When Geb abdicated, he divided the
  kingdom leaving the south to Set. Set
  wanted the whole of the kingdom so,
  in an attempt to get the north as well,
  he put his brother Osiris in a box and
  threw it into the Nile. When Isis
  recovered the body, Set cut it into
  fourteen pieces and threw them back
  into the river. Isis recovered and
  reassembled the pieces, restoring her
  husband to life, but he went off to rule
  in the underworld, leaving the
  northern kingdom to Horus.
  Set later fought a battle with Horus
  for the whole kingdom. Set was
  castrated but, in the form of a pig, put
  out one of Horus’ eyes. In another
  version, he gouged out both the eyes
  and buried them. Lotus blossom
  sprouted from the ground where the
  eyes were buried and Horus had his
  sight restored by the gods. In the end,
  the case was put to the gods for a
  decision and Horus won. Set was then
  transferred either to the heavens as  a
  storm-god or the Great Bear or to the
  desert as a war-god.
  He was one of the gods protecting
  Ra in his nightly journey through 
  the underworld and once saved Ra
  when the serpent Apophis was about
  to swallow him.
  He is sometimes depicted as a boar
  or as part ass, part pig, but, having
  been born prematurely and shapeless, he
  can take many different animal shapes.
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Sebek
  (see also Bebon.Nuoni.
  Typhonian Beast)
  Seta
  African
  a fertility-goddess of East Africa
  consort of Tororut
  mother of Arawa, Ilat and Topoh
  Setanta
  Irish
  [Sedanta]
  the original name of Cuchulainn
  Setebos
  English
  [Settaboth]
  an evil spirit in Shakespeare, 
  based on Settaboth
  Setek
  European
  [Sotek:=Czech Dedek:
  =Russian Dedushka Domovoy]
  in Slovenia, a hobgoblin
  Originally a guardian spirit, this being
  was downgraded.
  It is envisaged as a boy with claws
  instead of nails, inhabiting sheep
  pens.
  Setekh
  (see Sutekh)
  seterty
  (see adykh)
  Setes
  (see Sutekh)
  Setesh
  (see Sutakh)
  Setesuyara
  Pacific Islands
  a Bali goddess of the underworld
  She was said to rule jointly with Batara
  Kala.
  Seth1
  Irish
  son of Adam and Eve
  Irish lore says that Seth and the three
  daughters of Cain were the first people
  to come to Ireland.
  Seth2
  (see Set)
  Sethi 
  (see Set)
  Sethlans
  Roman
  [Sethlaus:=Greek Hephaestus:
  =Roman Vulcan]
  an Italian smith-god
  Sethlaus 
  (see Sethlans)
  Seti
  (see Set)
  Setna
  Egyptian
  a sorcerer-prince
  a priest of Ptah
  father of Siosire
  Setsubun
  Japanese
  a festival, held on 3rd February, in
  which the individual’s fortune for
  the coming year is fixed
  Settaboth
  South American
  a Patagonian deity
  (see also Setebos)
  Settin-ki-jash
  North American
  a supreme deity of the Haida
  He owned the moon and the sun but
  they were taken from him by Ne-kilst-
  luss who deceived him into handing
  them over.
  Setu-Bandha
  (see Adam’s Bridge)
  Sevain
  (see Sanam)
  Seven against Thebes
  Greek
  7 champions who marched 
  against Thebes
  Polyneices had been banished from
  Thebes by his twin Eteocles with
  whom he should have shared the
  throne and Tydeus had been banished
  from Calydon. King Adrastus of 
  Argos married his daughter Aegia 
  to Polyneices and his other daughter,
  Deiplya, to Tydeus, promising to
  restore both to their rightful king-
  doms. He assembled a force led by the
  Seven to attack Thebes first. Tydeus
  tried 
  to 
  settle 
  the 
  matter 
  by
  negotiation but failed and was
  ambushed on his way back by fifty
  Thebans, all of whom he killed. 
  Each of them took station opposite
  one of the seven gates of the city with
  Adrastus facing Megareus (the Neistan
  Gate), Amphiarus facing Lasthenes
  (the Homoloid Gate), Capaneus facing
  Polyphontes (the Electrian Gate),
  Hippomedon facing Hyperbius (the
  Oncaean Gate), Parthenopaeus facing
  Actor (the Borrhaean Gate), Polyneices
  facing Eteocles (the Hypsistian Gate)
  and Tydeus facing Melanippe (the
  Proetid Gate). The twin brothers tried
  to settle the issue in face-to-face
  combat but each killed the other.
  In some accounts, Eteoclus is given
  in place of Adrastus and Mecisteus in
  place of Polyneices. Of the seven, only
  Adrastus survived the battle which
  ended in the defeat of the Argives. 
  Creon, who took over Thebes,
  refused to allow the Argives to collect
  the bodies of the dead for burial causing
  grave offence. Adastrus reported this to
  Theseus who marched on Thebes,
  captured Creon and returned the dead
  to the families. The sons of the seven
  champions, known as the Epigoni,
  later avenged the death of their fathers
  when they attacked Thebes ten years
  later.
  Seven against Thebes
  Greek
  a play by Aeschylus
  Seven Ancient Elders
  Mesopotamian
  Babylonian sages
  These sages, who took the form of
  birds or fish, were said to have written
  down the arts of magic and divination.
  Seven Brahma-rishis
  (see Seven Rishis)
  Seven Caves, The (see Tulkan-Zuiva)
  Seven Chaban
  Central American
  the seventh of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the earth itself was created.
  (see also Chaban)
  Seven Champions
  seven national saints
  These are listed as: 
  (1) St Andrew (Scotland), said to
  have lived for seven years as a swan
  (2) St Anthony (Italy) who used
  water from an enchanted fountain
  to perform miracles
  (3) St David (Wales) who was a
  prisoner in an enchanted garden
  for seven years
  (4) St Denis (France) who lived for
  seven years as a deer
  (5) St George (England) who was a
  prisoner of the king of Morocco
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  Seyon
  (6) St James (Spain) who was struck
  dumb for seven years when he fell
  in love
  (7) St Patrick (Ireland) who dug his
  own grave with his hands when he
  was locked in a cell
  Seven Flowers
  (see Chicomexochtli)
  Seven Gems
  Buddhist
  symbols used in Chinese Buddhism 
  as amulets
  These seven objects are given as the
  image of Chu Ts’ang, the image of
  Chu Ping Ch’en, the image of Yü Nü,
  Ma the steed of the sun, Hsiang the
  elephant, Chin Lun the Wheel of
  Victory, and Ju’i Chu a pearl.
  (see also Seven Treasures)
  Seven Gods of Happiness
  (see Ch’i-fu-shen)
  Seven Gods of Luck
  (see Shichi Fukojin)
  Seven Hathors, The
  Egyptian
  deities of fate
  7 aspects of Hathor
  These were seven maidens, attendants
  of the souls of new-born babies. They
  were later identified with the Pleiades.
  (see also Mothers2)
  Seven Judges
  (see Anunnaki2)
  Seven Kings of Cornwall
  British
  those rulers who joined forces with
  King Arthur to defeat the Danes 
  at Velendrucher
  Seven League Boots
  British
  a pair of boots, made by Merlin, which
  enabled the wearer to cover about
  20 miles at each stride
  Seven Macaw
  (see Vucub Caquix)
  Seven Precious Stones
  Malay
  jewels held by the Seven Sages
  These jewels were used to predict the
  future and one of them, the moon-
  stone, was said to display portraits of
  the king’s enemies.
  Seven Rishis, The
  Hindu
  [Manasa Putra.Manasaputra.Prajapati.
  Seven Brahma Rishis.Seven Sages.
  Seven Seers.Saptarshi]
  wise men, created from the brain
  of Brahma
  They are listed as Atri, Bharadwaja,
  Gotama, 
  Jamad-agni, 
  Kashyapa,
  Vashishtha and Vishwamitra. Vishnu,
  in his sixth avatar as Parasurama,
  delivered the world into their hands
  and they now appear in the sky as the
  seven stars of the Plough constellation.
  Another list gives Agastya, Angiras,
  Atri, Bhrigu, Kashyapa, Vashishtha and
  Vishvamitra 
  while 
  another 
  lists
  Angiras, Brighu, Daksha, Kashyapa,
  Narada, Vashishtha and Vishvamitra.
  Yet another list gives ten, omitting
  Vishvamitra and adding Atri, Kratu,
  Pulaha and Pulastya.
  Some 
  accounts 
  list 
  fourteen:
  Angiras, Atri, Bharadwaja, Brighu,
  Daksha, Gorama, Jamad-agni, Kashyapa,
  Kratu, Marichi, Pulaha, Pulastra,
  Vashishtha and Vishvamitra.
  These personages are often referred
  to as the Prajapati.
  (see also rishi)
  Seven Sages, The1
  British
  advisers to the Roman emperor
  One such group was killed by
  Herowdes, on the advice of Merlin, to
  cure the emperor’s blindness.
  Seven Sages, The2
  Greek
  7 wise men of ancient Greece
  They are given as Bias, Chilon,
  Cleobulus, Periander (or Epimenides),
  Pittacus, Solon and Thales.
  Seven Sages, The3
  Malay
  seers at the court of the king
  Seven Sages, The4
  (see Apkallu.Seven Rishis)
  Seven Seers, The
  (see Seven Rishis)
  Seven-serpent (see Chicomecohuatl)
  Seven Sisters1
  Australian
  [Kungarankalpa]
  ancestral heroines of the Aborigines
  To escape the attentions of Nyiru, the
  sisters left their home and travelled
  south until they reached the coast.
  Here they entered the sea and then
  ascended into the sky as the Pleiades.
  Seven Sisters2
  (see Pleiades)
  Seven Sleepers, The
  [The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus]
  7 Christians who were persecuted 
  They were said to have been holed up 
  in a cave on Mount Celion for 200
  years until 497. They fell asleep,
  awaiting the Resurrection. Their names
  are given as Constantius, Dionysius,
  Joannes, 
  Malchus, 
  Martinianus,
  Maximianus and Serapion.
  Seven Snakes
  (see Chicomecohuatl)
  Seven Stars Mother
  Chinese
  a goddess of the constellation 
  Ursa Major
  Seven Stars of the North
  Korean
  the Korean version of the 
  constellation Ursa Major
  It is said that these stars are seven
  brothers who were exceptionally good
  to their widowed mother and were set
  in the heavens as a reward.
  Seven Treasures of  Buddhism
  [=Hindu Sapta Ratna]
  Chinese
  revered objects of a universal sovereign
  These objects are listed as Divine
  Guardians of the Treasury, Elephants,
  Gemmeous Maidens, Gold Wheel,
  Horses, Military Governors and Pearl.
  (see also Seven Gems)
  Seven Wise Masters
  Persian
  sages who instructed Prince Lucien
  When the prince, who had been
  warned that he would die if he spoke
  within seven days of returning to
  court, was accused of rape by a female
  at the court, the Wise Masters told
  contrary tales which postponed his
  execution day by day until he was able
  to speak and refute the charge.
  Seven Wise Ones
  Egyptian
  deities created in the form of hawks
  by Mehet-Weret to help to create
  the world
  Sevenfold Buddha
  Buddhist
  a group of 7 Buddhas
  This group comprises Lokesvara and
  Vajrapani plus the five Dhyanibuddhas
  (Akshobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi,
  Ratnasambhara and Vairocana).
  Seventh Heaven                    Hebrew
  the highest, hence the happiest, of the
  7 heavens postulated in the secret
  lore of the rabbis
  Severa
  (see Sevira)
  Severin
  (see Sevinus)
  Sevinus
  European
  [Severin]
  duke of Bordeaux
  brother of Eudes
  husband of Alice
  father of Girard and Huon
  He was killed in battle, and his servant,
  Sherasmin, was taken prisoner, by 
  the Saracens.
  Sevira
  British
  [Severa]
  daughter of Macsen and Elen
  first wife of Vortigern
  mother of Vortimer
  Sewingshields
  British
  a site in Northumberland where King
  Arthur and his knights are said to 
  be sleeping
  In this case, a horn had to be blown
  and a garter severed with a sword to
  waken the sleeping warriors.
  Other sites suggested are Alderley
  Edge, Cadbury, Craig-y-Dinas, Mount
  Etna, Ogof Lanciau Eryri, Ogo’r
  Dinas and Richmond Castle. 
  Sextus Tarquinius
  (see Tarquinius Sextus)
  seymorg
  (see senmerv)
  Seyon
  Hindu
  [Ceyon.Muruga(n).Murukan:
  =Hindu Skanda]
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  a Tamil creator-god
  son of Korrawi
  This deity is regarded as a hunter and
  is depicted riding an elephant. He
  holds a spear and a garland of flowers.
  Sezarbil
  a demon
  Sezmu
  Egyptian
  [Ses(e)mu.Sezumu]
  a god of wine and unguents
  Sezumu 
  (see Sezmu)
  Sforza
  European
  brother of Achilles of Lombardy 
  and Palamedes
  He was a soldier in the army of
  Godfrey at the siege of Jerusalem.
  Sga’na
  North American
  [Masset San]
  a sea-god of the Haida Indians
  He is envisaged as a killer whale.
  Sgathach
  Irish
  [Scathach]
  daughter of Eannna
  Her parents proposed to give her to
  Finn mac Cool for one year but, using
  a magic harp, she transported Finn and
  his men far away from the house while
  they were asleep.
  sGeg-mo-ma
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan version of Lasya
  Sgeimh Solais
  Irish
  [Light of Beauty]
  daughter of Cairbre
  She married the son of a Desi chieftain,
  precipitating a conflict between her
  father, the high-king, and the Fianna.
  Sgeolan
  (see Sceolan)
  Sgilti
  Welsh
  [Lightfoot:=Irish Cailte]
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He could run on the tops of trees and
  on the tips of reeds without so much as
  bending them and was one of the party
  which accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  sGra-c’an-dsin
  Buddhist
  [Da-chen-dsin]
  the Tibetan version of Rahula
  sGrol-’bum
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Virudhaka as
  king of the Khumbandas
  sGrol-dkar
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for White Tara
  sGrol-Ilang
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Green Tara
  (see also Syamatara)
  sGrol-ma
  Buddhist
  [Dolma]
  a Tibetan earth-goddess
  consort of sPyan-ras-gzigs
  This rock giantess and sPyan-ras-gzigs
  are regarded as the progenitors of all
  living things. 
  In some accounts, this is the
  Tibetan name for the goddess Tara or
  the Buddha’s mother, Maya.
  sGun-gi-rgyal-po
  Buddhist
  [Sung-gi-gval-po]
  one of the Panchamaharajas
  king of speech
  He is depicted riding a blue mule.
  Sha Ho-shang
  Chinese
  a priest
  He was originally a minister at the
  court of the Jade Emperor but was sent
  to earth in the form of a man-eating
  monster when he broke a crystal bowl.
  When Kuan Yin lifted the punishment
  placed on him, he mended his ways 
  and was one of those who accompanied
  Tripitaka on his journey to India to
  learn the Buddhist doctrines.
  He is depicted wearing a necklace 
  of skulls.
  Sha-lana
  North American
  a sky-god of the Haida Indians
  He was the ruler of a kingdom in the
  sky above the primordial waters. He
  threw his servant, Raven, out of the
  sky and the bird created the world 
  and mankind.
  Sha Shen
  Chinese
  son of Tou-shen
  brother of Chen Shen, Ma Shen 
  and P’an Shen
  He helps those who suffer from 
  scarlet fever.
  Shabaqo Stone
  Egyptian
  a tablet engraved with the story of
  creation as told by Ptah
  shabah
  Muslim
  earth-bound spirits
  Shabbathai
  (see Solday)
  Shabiri
  a demon said to cause blindness in
  those who drink the water he lives in
  shabti
  Egyptian
  [shawabti.ushabti.ushebti(u)]
  a funerary figure in the form of a
  mummy which was said to do 
  menial work for the deceased in 
  the after life
  Shacabac 
  (see Schacabac)
  Shachar
  Canaanite
  a goddess of the dawn
  Shachipati
  Hindu
  a name for Indra as ‘mighty lord’
  Shadadi
  (see Shadad)
  Shadanana-Subrahmanya
  Hindu
  a form of Karttikeya
  In this form, the god had six heads so
  that he could be suckled by the six
  consorts who had had relations with
  Agni, and twelve arms.
  Shaddad
  Arab
  [Shadadi]
  husband of Zabiba
  father of Antara
  He conquered the Sudan and married
  Zabiba after freeing her from captivity.
  He robbed his subjects and used his
  ill-gotten wealth to build the fabulous
  city of Iram.
  Shaddanta
  Buddhist
  a royal elephant
  This beast had six tusks and a white
  body with a red head and feet.
  A jealous queen persuaded a
  minister to kill the elephant and bring
  her a pair of its tusks. The hunter’s
  saw would not penetrate the tusks so
  Shaddanta pulled them out himself.
  The queen, overcome with grief
  when she was given the tusks, died
  that day.
  Shaddanta-Jataka
  Buddhist
  the story of the elephant Shaddanta
  Shadday
  (see Shaddai)
  shade
  [shadow]
  a disembodied soul: a spirit: 
  a ghost
  shaden
  Japanese
  shrine(s) or shrine hall(s)
  shadow
  (see shade)
  Shadowland
  North American
  the Algonquian land of the dead
  Shadrapi
  Mesopotamian
  a Phoenician god of healing
  Shafan
  (see Xaphan)
  Shaggy Beast
  French
  a monster with a green body and 
  the head of a snake
  This monster breathed fire which
  destroyed the crops and could shoot
  darts from the fur on its body which
  were fatal to humans. When it seized a
  young maiden, her lover cut off its tail
  and it died.
  Shah Name
  Persian
  [Book of Kings.Shah Nameh.
  Shahnama(h)]
  a 10th C book (120,000 lines) 
  This work, written by Firdausi, is a
  mythological history which includes
  the exploits of the heroes Alexander
  the Great, Gayomart, Hoshang,
  Rustem and Tahmurath and the kings
  of the Kayanian dynasty.
  Shah Nameh
  (see Shah Name)
  Shahan 
  (see Sherah)
  Shahapet
  Armenian
  [Shvaz.Shvod]
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  shaman
  a spirit, ruler of the land
  He can appear either as a man or as 
  a serpent.
  Shahar
  (see Sahar)
  Shahrevar
  (see Kshathra Varya)
  Shahrijah
  Persian
  [Shahryar]
  a sultan in The Arabian Nights
  He had killed each of his many 
  wives on their wedding night but
  Scheherazade managed to avoid this
  fate by telling him a story each night.
  Shahryar
  (see Sharijah)
  Shai
  Egyptian
  a god of fate
  husband of Meshkenit
  He was depicted as a man, a goat or 
  a snake.
  Shaibya
  Hindu
  a devoted wife
  Her husband, being a sinner, went
  through many incarnations as a bird
  or an animal before he was born again
  as a man. Shaibya, who lived through
  all these generations, recognised him
  and they were made man and wife
  again.
  Shait
  Egyptian
  a goddess of destiny
  shaitan
  Arab
  [abilii.sha(y)tan.she(i)tan.sheytan:
  plur=shayatin:=Hebrew Satan]
  an evil spirit; a devil: one of the forms
  of the jinn
  These beings sometimes appear as
  snakes which can enter a mortal’s body.
  Shaka
  Japanese
  [Shaka Muni.Shaka-Nyorai]
  the Japanese version of Shakyamuni
  Shaka Muni
  (see Shakyamuni)
  Shaka-nyorai
  (see Shaka)
  Shakan
  (see Shakkan)
  Shakanli
  North American
  a serpent-like monster of 
  the Choctaws
  Shakara
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Shakini
  Hindu
  a demoness attendant on Durga
  Shakespeare, William
  English
  (1564-1616)
  a poet and playwright
  He wrote The Rape of Lucrece, Venus
  and Adonis, etc.
  Shakkan
  Mesopotamian
  [Shakan]
  an Akkadian god of animals
  In some accounts, he was said to have
  married his sister, Tiamat.
  Shakpono
  (see Obaluwaye)
  Shakra1
  Buddhist
  [Sakra:=Hindu Indra]
  a god of the calendar
  He 
  helped 
  the 
  Buddha 
  to 
  perform miracles.
  When intervention in human
  affairs is required, his throne becomes
  very hot.
  Shakra2
  Hindu
  the third eye of Shiva, in the centre of
  his forehead
  Shakra3
  Hindu
  a name for Indra as ‘powerful’
  Shakra4
  Hindu
  the owl, a bird sacred to Indra
  shakta
  Hindu
  one who worships a skakti
  Shaktar
  Hindu
  the king Kalmashapada in the form of
  a man-eating demon
  (see Kalmashapada)
  shakti1
  Hindu
  [=East Indies kesakten]
  the female aspect of a deity
  Shakti2
  Hindu
  [Sakti.Sekti:=Cambodian Bentei Srei]
  the female aspect of Shiva: a name for
  Devi or Sati as consort of Shiva
  Shakti3
  Hindu
  [Sakti.Sekti]
  a name for Durga, Kali, Parvati or Uma
  Shaktiman
  Hindu
  an epithet for Shiva as ‘he who 
  has power’
  Shakuntala
  Hindu
  [Sakuntala]
  a moon-goddess
  daughter of Vishvamitra and Menaka
  wife of King Dushyanta 
  mother of the Bharatas
  She was abandoned by her parents and
  was reared by the hermit Kanwa.
  She and her husband separated but,
  when their son, Bharata, was born, she
  set out to find his father. The ring by
  which she would be recognised was
  lost when she was bathing but was
  recovered from the belly of a fish and
  she was then reunited with the king.
  Shakuru
  North American
  [Atius]
  a sun-god of the Pawnee tribe
  Shakya
  Buddhist
  a name for the historical Buddha
  Shakyamuni
  Buddhist
  [Amoghasiddhi.Sakyamuni.Shaka (Muni):
  =Chinese Shih-chia(-mu-ni):=Japanese 
  Shaka(-nyorai):=Korean Sokka]
  a name of Buddha as ‘the silent sage’,
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, in
  some accounts
  son of Suddhodana and Maya
  husband of Yashodara
  father of Rahula
  In this form, he is revered in Zen
  Buddhism and is regarded as one of
  the seven manushibuddhas.
  He is said to have given parts of his
  body to save threatened animals and
  birds and to have given one of his eyes
  to a blind man. Some say that, in
  various incarnations, he appeared four
  times as a horse, six as an elephant and
  ten as a deer.
  He is depicted sitting on a lotus
  with his right hand raised, though
  sometimes he is seen holding the
  shuttle of a loom. When regarded as
  female, ‘he’ is the fertility goddess,
  depicted holding a grain of rice and a
  pot. Some images include Ananda and
  Kashyapa on his right and left
  respectively.    (see also Shenrab Miwo)
  Shakyasinha
  Buddhist
  [Sakyasinha]
  a name for the Buddha as ‘lion’
  Shala
  Canaanite
  a storm-goddess
  Shalakapurusha
  Jain
  a spiritual leader
  It is said that sixty-three such leaders
  appear during each of the earthly
  periods. They will include nine groups
  of three, each comprised of a Baladeva, 
  a Pratisvasudeva and a Vasudeva.
  Shalako
  North American
  [=Zuni Niman]
  a Zuni festival 
  This festival, which lasts for nine days
  in July, celebrates the return of the
  spirits to their underground home in
  Shipap where they will remain until
  winter returns.
  Shalem
  (see Salem)
  Shalim
  Canaanite
  a goddess of dusk
  Shalott
  British
  another name for Astolat, home of Elaine
  Shalya
  Hindu
  a king
  He fought on the side of the Kauravas
  against the Pandavas and was killed 
  in battle.
  Shalyat
  Canaanite
  a seven-headed monster
  This beast, in some accounts the same
  as Lotan, was killed by Anat.
  (see also Lotan)
  shaman
  Asian
  [chaman:female=shamanka]
  a sacred person: a magician-priest or
  witch-doctor
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  Asian
  a religion largely based on magic,
  sorcery and spirit-worship
  shamanka
  Asian
  [shemanka:male=shaman]
  a female witch-doctor
  Shamas 
  (see Samas)
  Shamash
  (see Samas)
  Shamba1
  African
  a cultural hero of the Bushongo
  He travelled widely and learned many
  skills which he passed on to his people.
  Shamba2
  Hindu
  [Samba:=Tamil Sama]
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  son of Krishna and Rukmini
  brother of Kama
  consort of Indukari
  Brahmins whom he had mocked laid a
  curse on Shamba saying that he would
  give birth to an iron club which would
  be the cause of his father’s death.
  When 
  this 
  weapon 
  eventually
  appeared, Shamba smashed it and
  threw the pieces into the sea. His
  father died from a wound inflicted by
  an iron arrowhead and it turned out
  that this had been made from one of
  the pieces of the broken club
  recovered from the belly of a fish.
  Shamba 
  was 
  captured 
  by
  Duryodhana in the war with the
  Pandavas and was kept in prison until
  Balarama secured his release when he
  demolished the walls of the city by
  ploughing beneath them.
  Another story says that, for some
  slight to the sage Durvasas, he was
  cursed with leprosy but was cured by
  Surya to whom Shamba built a temple.
  Shambhala
  Tibetan
  a land in the north, home of 
  spiritual wisdom
  Shambhara
  Hindu
  [Dasyu.Sambara]
  a demon of drought, one of the Asuras
  This demon carried off Krishna’s son,
  Pradyumna, and threw him into the
  sea where he was swallowed by a fish.
  This fish was caught and given to
  Shambhara’s queen, Mahadar, who cut
  it open and released the boy.
  Shambhu
  (see Rudra)
  Shamhat
  Mesopotamian
  [Ukhat]
  the prostitute who tamed the wild
  man, Enkidu
  (see also Samkhat)
  shamil
  Hebrew
  a worm said to be able to split rocks
  The whereabouts of this creature was
  known to the demon Asmodeus.
  Shamkara
  (see Shankara)
  Shams
  (see Sams)
  Shamshiel
  Hebrew
  a prince of paradise
  Shamshu 
  (see Shams)
  Shamur 
  (see .Mount Samur)
  Shan Hai Ching
  Chinese
  [Book of Mountains and Seas]
  a book of mythology
  shan-hui
  Chinese
  a human-faced dog
  Shan Kuei
  Chinese
  a mountain-god
  Shan-ts’ai Tung-tzu
  Chinese
  a male attendant on Kuan Yin
  Shanama 
  (see Shah Name)
  Shanamah 
  (see Shah Name)
  Shanewis
  North American
  an Iroquois woman
  wife of Nekumonta
  She was saved from dying of the
  plague by the water brought by
  Nekumonta who had been told in a
  dream where to find the underground
  waters which, when released, formed a
  healing spring.
  Shang Ch’ing
  (see Higher Azure Palace)
  Shang-lha
  Tibetan
  a local god of good fortune
  Shang-t’ai 
  (see Ssu Ming)
  Shang-te 
  (see Shang Ti)
  Shang Ti
  Chinese
  [Celestial Emperor.Lord of Heaven.Lord 
  on High.Shang-te.Yü Huang]
  a creator-god and sky-god
  He is regarded as a celestial emperor
  with his own court and ministers like
  the earthly institutions.
  He allocated the planet Jupiter to
  Chuang-tzu after it was vacated by
  Mao Meng.
  In some accounts, he is equated 
  with Yü Huang.
  (see also Sheng Ti.Ti.T’ien)
  Shang-ti Yeh
  Chinese
  [= Taiwanese Pak Tai]
  a Taoist war-god
  shang-yang
  Chinese
  a one-legged bird which was said 
  to cause rain
  Shango1
  African
  [Sango:=Cuban Santa Barbara:
  =Egyptian Amon-Ra]
  a thunder-god, war-god and god of
  justice of the Yoruba
  son of Aganju and Yemoja
  son of Ogun, some say
  consort of Oba, Oshun and Oya
  father of Shankpana
  He was a king of Oyo who lived in 
  a brass palace and owned a huge 
  herd of horses. He was said to 
  breathe flames. 
  He hanged himself to escape his
  enemies and was deified. In some
  stories he climbed a golden chain to get
  to heaven and became a thunder-god.
  He is depicted with the head of 
  a ram.
  (see also Yansan)
  Shango2
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit derived from a
  Yoruba god of the same name
  Shani
  Hindu
  [Manda.Sani]
  a god of ill-fortune
  son of Surya and Chhaya or of
  Balarama and Revati
  brother of Savarni
  He is regarded as the planet Saturn
  personified.
  In one account, it was his fierce gaze
  that burned the head off the infant
  Ganesha which Parvati (or Vishnu)
  replaced with the head of an elephant.
  He is depicted as black-skinned and
  riding a vulture or a raven.
  Shanka-Sura
  Hindu
  in some accounts, a demon killed 
  by Krishna
  Shankapala
  (see Shankha3)
  Shankara
  Hindu
  [Sankara.Shamkara]
  a manifestation of Bhairava: a name
  for Shiva as ‘the auspicious one’,
  ‘peace’ or ‘healer’
  Shankari
  Hindu
  [Sankari]
  a mother-goddess
  one of the saptamataras
  Shankha1
  Buddhist
  the just king who will rule the earth at
  the time of the coming of Maitreya
  shankha2
  Hindu
  [sankha]
  the horn of victory
  This was a conch-shell, one of the
  attributes of Vishnu, which was the
  twelfth object to be created at the
  Churning of the Ocean.
  Shankha3
  Hindu
  [S(h)anka(pala)]
  a snake-god
  on of the mahanagas
  shankhapadua
  Buddhist
  a trumpet made from a thigh-bone,
  used in ceremonial rites
  Shankpana
  African
  [Sankpana.Shankpanna]
  son of Shango
  a plague-god of the Yoruba
  Shankpanna
  (see Shankpana)
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  Shanta
  Hindu
  daughter of Dasha-ratha
  wife of Risha-Shringa
  She was adopted by the king,
  Lomopada, and married Risha Shringa,
  a youth born of a doe.
  Shantanu
  Hindu
  [Santanu]
  a king
  half-brother of Vyasa
  husband of Ganga and Satyavati
  father of Bhishma by Ganga
  father of Vichitravirya
  His first wife, Ganga, bore him eight
  sons and then reverted to her normal
  form as the river Ganges.
  He said he would marry the young
  Satyavati on condition that any son of
  the union should inherit the throne
  instead of Bhishma, one of his sons by
  Ganga. Bhishma renounced his claim
  to the throne and the marriage went
  ahead, producing two sons, both of
  whom died childless.
  Shanti
  Hindu
  a goddess of peace
  Shanti-Niketa
  Hindu
  the heaven of Shanti, goddess of peace
  shao hui t’un fu
  Chinese
  [swallow-ashes charm]
  incantations to ward off demons
  These incantations, written on paper,
  are burned and ground to ashes which
  are then swallowed.
  Shapash
  (see Sapas)
  shape
  a spirit or apparition
  shape-changer
  a being made from fire and air,
  capable of assuming any form,
  including that of a human, and of
  mating with mortals
  Shar
  Mesopotamian
  [(Ilu) Sar:=Babylonian Ansar]
  an early Syrian god of the dawn
  the god Ansar as the Pole Star
  Shar Apsi
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Ea as ‘ruler of the 
  deep waters’
  Shara
  Armenian
  a storm-demon
  son of Armais
  Sharabda
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity, 
  slander personified
  Sharabha
  Hindu
  a huge monster
  a form of Shiva
  This beast is envisaged as having tusks
  and claws and a body over 100 miles
  long supported on eight legs.
  Sharabangha
  Hindu
  a hermit
  When his great desire to meet a god
  was granted as a reward for his pious
  life, he burnt himself to death and
  went to heaven.
  sharada
  Hindu
  the lute, symbol of Sarasvati
  Sharama1
  Hindu
  [Sarama]
  a divine bitch
  When some Panis stole some of
  Indra’s cattle, he created this animal to
  retrieve them. Instead, the dog was
  given some milk by the Panis and
  reported that she could not find the
  cattle so Indra had to retrieve them
  himself, killing the Panis in the
  process.
  Sharama2
  Hindu
  [Sarama]
  a dawn-goddess
  mother of Sharamaya
  In some accounts an attendant on
  Indra but in others referred to as 
  a dog.
  Sharamaya
  Hindu
  a god of the air
  offspring of Sharama
  In some accounts the Sharamayas are
  two dogs guarding the underworld.
  sharanga
  (see peacock3)
  Sharanyu
  Hindu
  [Sanjna.Saranyu.Savarna]
  a primaeval goddess and sun-
  goddess
  daughter of Tvashtri
  mother by Vivasvat of the Aswins,
  Yama and Yami
  mother by Indra of the minor gods,
  the Ribhus
  The Vedic version of Sanjna.
  Sharatz
  Serbian
  [Sharin.Sharo]
  the horse of Marko
  This piebald animal was given to
  Marko by a veela or, in some stories,
  reared by Marko who bought him as 
  a foal afflicted with leprosy. Other
  versions say that it came as a reward
  for three years faithful service to his
  master. Marko always tested a horse by
  swinging it round by its tail but
  Sharatz, though a young foal, could
  not be budged.
  The horse, which was said to
  breathe blue flame, lived with Marko
  for 160 years.
  Sharaw
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of Umma
  Sharazad 
  (see Scheherazade)
  Sharfenebbe
  European
  a female crow
  mate of Merkinau
  She was killed by Reynard the Fox.
  Shargaz 
  (see Sarur)
  Sharin
  (see Sharatz)
  Shariputra
  Buddhist
  [Sariputra.Upatissa:=Pali Saripitta]
  an early disciple of the Buddha
  He turned himself into a garuda to
  defeat the heretic Agnidatta who had
  assumed the form of a serpent with
  many heads.
  sharira
  Buddhist
  a substance found in the cremation
  ashes of saints
  This material, in the form of pellets, 
  is said to be indestructible.
  Sharis
  Mesopotamian
  [=Akkadian Ishtar]
  a Urartian goddess
  Sharmas
  (see Sarruma)
  Sharo
  (see Sharatz)
  Sharpbeak
  European
  a female rook in Reynard the Fox
  consort of Corbant
  She was killed and eaten by Reynard.
  Sharpfe
  German
  son of Etzel 
  brother of Orte
  He and his brother, together with
  Dietrich’s youngest brother, Diether,
  accompanied Dietrich von Bern on
  one of his forays against Ermenrich.
  Left in charge of Elsan, they were
  allowed to go riding and all three were
  killed by the traitor, Wittich.
  Sharrumas
  (see Sarruma)
  Sharuk
  (see Ninurta.Sarur)
  Sharuma
  (see Sarruma)
  Sharur 
  (see Sarur)
  Sharvan
  Irish
  [Lochlannach.Searbhan.Sharvan 
  the Surly]
  a one-eyed giant
  A magic quicken berry, dropped by
  one of the Danaans, grew into a tree
  in the Forest of Dooros and produced
  many berries which could restore
  youth to the aged. The Danaans
  decided to send Sharvan to guard the
  tree to ensure that no mortals ate any
  of the fruit. 
  When Grania developed a hunger
  for quicken berries, Dermot asked
  Sharvan for permission to take some
  for her. When the giant refused
  Dermot 
  killed 
  him 
  with 
  three 
  blows of Sharvan’s own iron club,
  which was the only way he could be
  killed.
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  Shasha
  Hindu
  a hare, said to live in the moon
  (see also Shashi)
  Shashi
  Hindu
  [Shashin]
  the moon
  It is said that the hare lives on the
  moon or that the moon-goddess
  herself is a hare.
  (see also Shasha)
  Shashin
  (see Shashi)
  shasho
  Japanese
  monks worshipping at a Buddhist
  shrine
  Shashthi
  Hindu
  [Shas(h)ti.‘sixth’]
  a guardian goddess of children
  In some versions, she was a form of
  Durga or Uma.
  She is said to ride on a cat.
  Shashti
  (see Shashthi)
  Shasti
  (see Shashthi)
  Shatagat
  Canaanite
  [Sha’taqat]
  a goddess or witch created 
  by El
  This being, who could cause or cure
  illness, was sent to cure Keret.
  Shatahrada
  Hindu
  consort of Kala
  mother of Viradha
  shatan
  (see shaitan)
  Shatananda
  Hindu
  husband of Radha
  He found the child Karna who had
  been abandoned and reared him as 
  his own son.
  Sha’taqat
  (see Shatagat)
  Shatarupa
  Hindu
  [Satarupa.Savitri]
  a goddess
  daughter of Brahma
  mother of Manu
  mother of Priyavrata by Brahma
  In one story, Brahma had incestuous
  designs on this daughter who was so
  beautiful that he grew four more heads
  so that he could admire her from all
  sides. Other stories say much the same
  about his consort Sarasvati. In some
  accounts she is the female aspect of
  Brahma.
  In some versions, she is equated
  with Sarasvati.
  (see also Sandhya.Sarasvati)
  Shathra
  (see Kshathra Vairya)
  Shatrughna
  Hindu
  son of Dasa-Ratha and Su Mitra
  twin brother of Lakshmana
  half-brother of Bharata and Rama
  husband of Shrutakirti
  He fought alongside Rama in the
  battle with the demon Ravana and,
  some say, killed Ravana.
  Shaumya
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva in his peaceful
  aspect
  Shaushga
  (see Shaushkas)
  Shaushkas
  Mesopotamian
  [Lalwani.Lelwani(s).Shaushga.Shaushkash:
  =Akkadian Ishtar]
  a Hurrian goddess of the underworld
  consort of Teshub
  In early accounts, this deity was
  regarded as male.
  Shaushkash 
  (see Shaushkas)
  shawabti
  (see shabti)
  Shawano
  North American
  an Algonquian hero
  He was one of quadruplets born to a
  primordial 
  being 
  who 
  died 
  in
  childbirth. He represented south; the
  others were Kabibiokka (north),
  Kabun (west) and Wabun (east).
  Shax
  [Chax.Scox]
  a demon, a duke of hell
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to strike people
  dumb or blind and can find buried
  treasure. He appears in the form of a
  bird, perhaps a stork.
  Shay
  (see Say)
  shayatin
  (see shaitan)
  Shaya
  (see Chhaya)
  shaytan1
  African
  [saytan:=Arab shaitan:=Hebrew Satan]
  an Ethiopian evil spirit: demon: devil
  shaytan2
  Muslim
  evil spirits
  Made from fire, if one of these beings
  is wounded, the fire flows out and the
  shaytan is burnt to death.
  They can appear in almost any 
  form they choose – animals, a cloud of
  smoke, terrible monsters, etc. When
  they take human form, they are hard to
  detect but will teach the art of sorcery
  if a person pledges his or her soul.
  Angels use meteorites to kill shaytans.
  (see also shihab)
  Shayth
  Arab
  the Arab name for Set
  Shazi
  (see Shazu2)
  Shazu1
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘mind-
  reader’
  Shazu2
  Persian
  [Shazi]
  a river-god
  She
  (see Hou t’u)
  She-chi 
  (see Hou t’u)
  She-tse 
  (see Hou t’u)
  She Wang
  Chinese
  [Fang Cheng-hsüeh.The Snake King]
  a sage
  He was regarded as the deified form of
  the 14th C sage, Fang Cheng-hsüeh,
  who was said to have had a split
  tongue. He was executed when he fell
  out with the emperor.
  Shebtaiel
  a deity in white magic
  Shed
  Egyptian
  a guardian god
  an aspect of Atum
  His role was to destroy snakes and
  crocodile eggs.
  He was envisaged as an ichneumon.
  Shedad
  Muslim
  [Sheddad]
  a king of Ad who designed the 
  garden of Irem
  Sheddad 
  (see Shedad)
  sheddim 
  (see shedeem)
  shedeem1
  Hebrew
  [sheddim.s(c)hedim:sing=shedu]
  a tribe of clawed demons led 
  by Asmodaeus
  offspring of Adam and Lilith
  (see also mazikeen)
  shedeem2
  Mesopotamian
  [s(c)hedim:sing=shedu]
  storm-demons in the form of 
  winged bulls, guardians of
  Babylonian palaces and 
  temples
  shedim
  (see shedeem)
  Shedu1
  Mesopotamian
  a benevolent spirit, protector of 
  the household
  shedu2
  (see shedeem)
  shee 
  (see sidhe)
  Shee folk
  British
  the English version of the Irish fairies,
  the aes sidhe
  Sheela Na Gig
  Irish
  [Sheila Na Cioch.Sheala-No-Gig.
  Sile na gCioch]
  a mother goddess
  This being was later downgraded to
  the level of a demon.
  Sheela-No-Gig (see Sheela Na Gig)
  Sheen
  Norse
  a name for the moon
  Sheeree
  African
  a female demon of the Berbers
  Sheik Ali
  (see Ali)
  Sheik Khaleel
  (see Khaleel)
  Sheila Na Cioch (see Sheela Na Gig)
  sheitan
  (see shaitan)
  Shel
  North American
  a sun-god of the Klamath Indians
  He came into being when Kumush
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  turned into dry bones when the light
  of the sun fell on them. Kumush
  collected the bones and, following in
  the tracks of Shel, scattered the bones
  over the face of the land to produce
  the various tribes.
  Shelan Nara
  Persian
  a demon
  Shelartish
  Mesopotamian
  a Urartian mood-god
  Shell
  a demon, one of those who populate
  the 7 firmaments
  Shelley, Percy Bysshe
  English
  (1792-1822)
  a poet
  He wrote the four-act play Prometheus
  Unbound.
  shellycoat
  Scottish
  a water goblin
  shem
  Hebrew
  a charm such as that used to activate
  a golem
  shemanka
  (see shamanka)
  Shemesh
  (see Samas.Zemen)
  Shemhaziel
  a fallen angel
  shen1
  Chinese
  [=Japanese shin]
  gods collectively: a guardian god or
  goddess: the spirit or the numinous
  influence inherent in a particular
  object
  (see also hsien)
  Shen2
  Chinese
  the constellation Orion, ruled 
  by the White Tiger
  shen3
  Egyptian
  a symbol of eternal life or of eternity
  Shen-hsien
  Chinese
  celestial spirits who return as mortals
  and later resume their existence 
  as immortals
  Shen Hsien Chuan
  (see Biographies of the Gods)
  Shen I
  (see I4)
  Shen Kung-pao
  Chinese
  a magician
  He pitted his skills against those of his
  former friend, Chiang Tzu-ya, hoping
  to win a list of ways of achieving
  immortality that the Old Man of the
  South Pole had given to the general.
  Shen cut off his own head and caused
  it to float in the air, claiming to have
  won. The Old Man of the South Pole
  sent the Crane Youth to carry the
  airborne head away but Chiang
  persuaded him to return it and it was
  rejoined to Shen’s body.
  Shen Lou
  (see Shou Shen)
  Shen Mu
  (see Pi-hsia Yüan-chun)
  Shen Nung
  Chinese
  [Divine Farmer.Ardent Emperor]
  an early emperor, one of the 
  Three Sovereigns
  a god of agriculture and medicine
  son of An Teng and a dragon
  husband of Hsien Tsan
  father of Chih Yü
  He was the product of a miraculous
  birth and was nearly nine feet tall
  when born, with the head of a bull on
  a man’s body.
  He taught mankind the art of
  agriculture and introduced the art of
  medicine which he learned by studing
  nature and finding out secrets of
  herbal remedies. He was said to have 
  a transparent stomach that allowed
  observation of the effects of medicinal
  plants, etc. He died when testing a
  species of grass which cut open his
  intestines and was deified.
  He runs the Ministry of Healing
  with Fu-hsi and Huang Ti and is
  credited with the invention of the
  plough and the discovery of medicinal
  herbs, becoming the patron of
  chemists. He is regarded as a kitchen-
  god in some accounts. Others equate
  him with Yen Ti.
  He died at the age of 168 and was
  deified.
  Shen P’ao
  Chinese
  the name of the deified Lao-tzu, in
  some accounts
  Shen Seng-chao
  Chinese
  a 5th C monk
  It was said that once a month, after his
  normal duties, he took on the role of
  secretary to a celestial ministry and so
  acquired supernatural powers.
  Shen Shu
  Chinese
  a door-god
  brother of Yü Lu
  He and his brother lived on  Mount Tu
  Shuo under a magical peach tree, the
  branches of which formed the Door of
  the Spirits through which every soul
  passed after death. They bound those
  with wicked spirits and fed them to
  tigers. Their image is put in doorways
  of houses to protect against evil spirits.
  Shen-tsan
  Chinese
  [Lan Ts’an]
  an 8th C kitchen worker in a
  monastery who became a minister
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He was said to be able to work
  miracles such as moving large rocks
  with a mere touch. When he left the
  monastery, wild beasts became a
  nuisance so he came back to remove
  the plague of beasts which all
  disappeared when he mounted a tiger
  and rode away, never to be seen again.
  He is depicted with a staff and a hat
  slung over his shoulder.
  Shen Wan-san
  Chinese
  a god of wealth, in some accounts
  Shen Yo
  Chinese
  a 6th C writer who was deified as a
  god of Hu-chou
  Shen Yü
  (see Shu Yü)
  Shen Yung-pao
  (see White Crane Youth)
  Sheng
  Chinese
  [Holy One]
  a title given to many deities, 
  including Confucius
  Sheng-mu
  Chinese
  a name for Pi-hsia Yüan-chun 
  as Holy Mother
  Sheng Ti
  Chinese
  [Holy Emperor]
  god of the sacred mountain T’ai Shan
  a Taoist god of destiny, lord of the
  underworld
  (see also Shang Ti)
  Sheng-jen
  Chinese
  deified mortals: saints
  Shenrab Miwo
  Tibetan
  founder of a modified form of Bon
  He was said to have come from the
  mythical land Zhang Thung, and was
  later equated with Shakyamuni.
  sheogue
  Irish
  a fairy
  She’ol
  Hebrew
  [=Greek Hades]
  hell: the home of the dead
  (see also Belial)
  Shepherd God
  Greek
  a name for Pan
  Shepherd of the Clouds (see Sitondo)
  shepherd’s crook
  Egyptian
  the symbol of Seker
  Shera Wali Matha
  Hindu
  a goddess
  Sherah
  Mesopotamian
  [Shahan]
  a Sumerian deity, the generative power
  of the sun’s rays personified
  Sherasmin
  European
  [Gerasmes.Gerasmin.Ger(i)aume.Solario]
  a servant of Sevinus
  brother of Guire
  He was taken prisoner by the Saracens
  when his master was killed in battle
  but escaped after three years and lived
  alone in the deserts of Palestine until
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  attached himself as guide on his
  journey to find the Sultan Gaudisso.
  When Huon was imprisoned by
  Gaudisso, Sherasmin planned his
  escape with the help of Clarimunda
  and, pretending to be Gaudisso’s
  nephew, Solario, obtained some of the
  Sultan’s beard and four of his teeth, the
  objects required by Huon, when the
  Sultan was killed on the orders of the
  Caliph.
  Shesha
  (see Ananta)
  Sheshanaga
  (see Ananta)
  Sheshu
  African
  a supreme god of some 
  Nigerian tribes
  shesmet girdle
  Egyptian
  an apron of beads suspended 
  from a belt
  This adornment was worn by kings
  and deities and was personified by the
  goddess, Shesmetet.
  Shesmetet
  Egyptian
  a goddess, personification of the
  shesmet girdle
  consort of Sheshmu
  She was depicted as having the head of
  a lioness and was regarded as an aspect
  of Bast.
  Shesmu
  Egyptian
  executioner of the underworld 
  consort of Shesmetet
  He is depicted as having the head of a
  lion or an ox.
  shetan
  (see shaitan)
  sheytan
  (see shaitan)
  Shezbeth
  (see Xezbeth)
  Shhri-var
  (see Kshathra Varya)
  shi-ryo
  Japanese
  a ghost of the dead
  Shi Tenno
  Japanese
  [Four Diamond Kings.Shitenno]
  the 4 guardians of the cardinal points,
  protecting the world from demons
  These beings are said to be very tall,
  500 years old and living on the slopes
  of Mount Meru.
  They are listed as Bishamon (north),
  Zocho (west), Jikoku (east) and
  Komoku (south).
  (see also Four Diamond Kings)
  Shibbeta
  Hebrew
  a demoness
  Shichi Fukojin
  Japanese
  [Shichi-Fuku-Jin.Seven Gods of Luck]
  the 7 Shinto deities of good fortune
  They are listed as Benten (the only
  goddess), Bishamon, Daikoku, Ebisu,
  Fukurokuju, Hotei and Jurojin. They
  travel together in their treasure-ship,
  Takara-Bune, and own a never-empty
  purse, a hat that confers invisibility
  on the wearer and many other
  magical devices.
  Shichi-Fuku-Jin (see Shichi Fukojin)
  Shiduri
  (see Siduri)
  Shidduri
  (see Siduri)
  Shide
  Japanese
  Shield Beautiful
  British
  a shield won by Fergus
  This shield was held in Castle
  Dunostre where it was guarded by a
  dragon and a giantess. Fergus was told
  by a dwarf that, to win the love of
  Galiene, he must acquire the shield
  and, after disposing of the two
  guardians, he was able to claim it.
  Shield Maidens
  (see Valkyries)
  Shield of Heracles
  Greek
  a poem by Hesiod
  Shih
  Chinese
  a plant used in divination
  Shih Che
  (see Ten Scholars)
  Shih-chi Niang Niang
  Chinese
  a Taoist goddess
  Shih-chia-mu-ni
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Shakyamuni
  shih chieh-hsien
  Chinese
  a Taoist immortal who has died, left
  his body and lives on as a soul
  Shih Ching
  Chinese
  [Book of Odes.Book of Poetry]
  the third of the 9 major works 
  of the Confucian canon, 
  dealing with early beliefs and 
  rites 
  one of the Five Classics
  Shih Fen
  Chinese
  the original name of Lu Hsing
  Shih Kan Tang
  Chinese
  inscribed tablets of stone or 
  a spirit, said to ward off evil
  influences
  Shih-te Tzu
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He was found as a child by Feng-kan
  and raised by monks.
  Shih T’ien-yen-wang1
  Chinese
  the 10 departments of hell
  Shih T’ien-yen-wang2
  (see Shih Wang)
  Shih-tzu-pi-ch’iu
  Chinese
  [Son of the Lion]
  the Chinese name for Singhalaputra
  Shih Wang
  Chinese
  [Shih T’ien-yen-wang]
  a name for the gods of the 
  underworld as the Ten Yama 
  Kings 
  Shih Wang Mu
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  shihabu
  African
  in the lore of the Swahili, 
  shooting stars
  These are regarded as arrows fired by
  angels at demons attempting to gain
  entry to heaven in order to read the
  future written in Luah.(see also shihab)
  Shihai
  West Indian
  a wind-god
  Shiho-tsuchi
  (see Shiko-tsutsu)
  Shiju-Gara
  Japanese
  a great tit
  This bird carried love letters from 
  the owl, Fukuro, to Uso-Dori, the
  bullfinch.
  Shikaiya Wasobioye
  Japanese
  a scholar
  He was caught in a storm when sailing
  his boat and, after some months,
  landed on an island where the
  inhabitants were immortal and life was
  all pleasure. After twenty years he
  became disenchanted with this life 
  and left, journeying through many
  strange lands and finally was given a
  ride lasting five months on the back of
  a stork which put him down in a land
  of giants.
  Shikimi
  Japanese
  a sacred tree
  Shiko-tsutsu
  Japanese
  [Shiho-tsuchi]
  god of salt-traders
  an old man of the sea
  He made the basket in which Hoori
  descended to the realm of the sea-god.
  Shikome
  Japanese
  storm-deities, demons that bring 
  about diseases
  shikon
  Japanese
  4 spirits
  These are listed as ara-mitama. kushi-
  mitama. nigi-mitama and saki-mitama
  Shila
  Buddhist
  [Sila(paramita).Shilaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  good conduct personified
  Shilaparamita
  (see Shila)
  shilup
  North American
  the individual’s soul, in the lore of 
  the Choctaws
  Shilup Chito Osh
  North American
  the Choctaw name for the Great Spirit
  shilstone
  a shrine used in sun-worship
  Shimbei
  Japanese
  the heron, servant of the owl Fukuo
  Shimben-Kidoku-Shu
  Japanese
  a form of saké
  This magic drink was given to Raiko
  by the gods to help him in his quest to
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  kill the Goblin King. When the goblin
  drank it, it put him to sleep and he was
  then killed by Raiko.
  Shimegi
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian sun-god
  Shi’menawa (see Shiri-kume-na-nawa)
  Shimga
  (see Holi)
  Shimmoten
  Japanese
  a guardian god
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  shin
  [=Chinese shen]
  a collective name for Chinese and
  Japanese gods and spirits: the
  supreme deity
  Shin Ne Mi
  Burmese
  a nat in the form of a nature-spirit
  niece of Min Magaye
  shin-po
  Japanese
  sacred treasures kept in a shrine
  Shina-to-be
  (see Shina-Tsu-Hiko)
  Shina-Tsu-Hiko
  Japanese
  [Shina-to-be]
  a Shinto wind-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  consort of Shina-Tsu-Hime
  He was said to have been born from
  Izanagi’s breath.
  He and his wife are reputed to have
  caused the offshore winds that kept the
  country safe from the invading army of
  Genghis Khan.
  Shina-Tsu-Hime
  Japanese
  consort of Shina-Tsu-Hiko
  Shinbetsu
  Japanese
  families which claim descent from
  deities other than Amaterasu
  (see also Kobetsu)
  Shinboku
  Japanese
  a Shinto sacred tree
  (see also Sakaki)
  Shinda Daikoku
  Japanese
  Daikoku depicted as a boy sitting
  down and holding a crystal
  Shindwe-hla
  (see Hnit-ma-dawgyi)
  Shiner
  Greek
  one of the horses drawing the 
  sky-chariot of Eos
  Shingé
  Japanese
  a princess
  daughter of Zembei
  When she was bitten by (or fainted at
  the sight of) a large snake, she was
  rescued by Yoshisawa and fell in love
  with him. When her father decreed
  that she could not marry a man of such
  low caste, she threw herself into the
  well where she had first met her
  beloved.
  Shingrawa
  Burmese
  a nat regarded as a creator
  ancestor of Shippawn Ayawng
  He was created by Chinun Way Shun,
  taking the form of a pumpkin.
  When the world flood subsided,
  Shingrawa refashioned the earth with
  his hammer and then ascended into
  the heavens.
  Shining Brow
  (see Taliesin)
  Shining Jewel
  (see Ratna Dumilah)
  Shining Snake
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat
  (see also Mushussu)
  Shinje-chho-gyal
  Tibetan
  a god of justice
  ruler of Nyalwa, the underworld
  He is depicted as a monkey-headed
  monster holding scales into which
  monstrous angels drop white or 
  black pebbles to represent good or evil
  deeds performed by the one being
  judged.
  He is regarded as a reincarnation of
  sPyan-ras-gzigs.
  shinji
  Japanese
  sacred ground used for religious
  ceremonies
  (see also saniwa)
  shinkan
  (see shinshoku)
  Shinmei
  (see Amaterasu)
  Shinob
  North American
  [=Navaho Nayenezgani]
  a supreme deity of the Paiute 
  people
  twin brother of Tobats
  Shinsaku
  Japanese
  a fisherman
  Shinsaku fell in love with O Cho 
  San and they arranged to be married.
  This caused so much trouble among
  the other fishermen, all of whom were
  in love with O Cho San, that they
  cancelled the wedding. Even this did
  not quell the unrest and Cho drowned
  herself, overcome with grief. Shinsaku
  would have followed her example had
  he not been prevented by her brother,
  Gisuke. Together, the two men built 
  a shrine to her memory, a task in 
  which they were helped by the other
  fishermen who were ashamed of their
  earlier conduct.
  shinsen
  Japanese
  sacred food offered to the deities
  shinsenden
  Japanese
  a sacred rice-field where food for the
  deities is grown
  shinshoku
  Japanese
  [shinkan]
  Shinto clergy: a priest
  (see also kannushi)
  Shinta-lo-be
  Japanese
  a wind-goddess
  shintai
  Japanese
  some physical object in which a deity
  is inherent
  Shinten
  Japanese
  sacred Shinto scriptures
  Shinto
  Japanese
  [Kami-no-Michi.S(h)intu]
  literally ‘gods’ or ‘spirits’
  a form of spirit-worship
  Shintu
  (see Shinto)
  Shinzaburo
  Japanese
  a samurai
  He fell in love with Tsuyu who died 
  of grief when he was prevented from
  seeing her again. She and her maid,
  Youé, who had died of grief at the 
  loss of her mistress, returned to 
  visit Shinzaburo at the Feast of the
  Dead and came night after night,
  leaving before dawn. To the besotted
  Shinzaburo, Tsuyu was the lovely
  maiden he had fallen in love with but
  his servant, Tomozo, who spied on
  them, could see that she was a dead
  woman. Shinzaburo was advised by
  the wise Yusai that he was consorting
  with the dead and that this could 
  lead to his own death, so he went in
  search of the two women but found
  only their tombs. The priest, Ryoseki,
  gave Shinzaburo various talismans to
  ward off the ghosts of the dead and,
  when they next came, Shinzaburo
  locked the doors and they could not
  get in. Youé bribed Tomozo to give
  them access and the affair started up
  again.
  Next morning, Tomozo found
  Shinzaburo dead, lying beide the
  bones of Tsuyu.
  Ship of Joy
  (see Nef de Joie)
  Shipap
  North American
  [Shipapu(yna):=Zuni Shipapulima]
  the Pueblo land of the dead, the
  underground kingdom of the 
  corn-goddess, Iyatiku
  This place is regarded not only as the
  place to which the dead go but also 
  as the place from which the tribes
  emerged and whence babies come.
  Shipapu
  (see Shipap)
  Shipapulima
  North American
  [=Pueblo Shipap]
  the Zuni land of the dead
  Shipapuyna
  (see Shipap)
  Shipit
  Mesopotamian
  [Shipit Baal]
  a god of Byblos
  Shipit Baal
  (see Shipit)
  Shippawn Ayawng
  Burmese
  the ancestor of the Kachin 
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  Shippeitaro
  Japanese
  a dog
  A cat-monster every year demanded a
  maiden who was safely fastened in a
  cage and then devoured her. This
  happened until a knight took pity on
  the villagers and put himself in the
  cage with the dog, Shippeitaro. When
  the cat appeared, the dog seized it
  while the knight killed it with his
  sword. The dog then killed all the cat’s
  attendants.
  Shipton
  (see Mother Shipton)
  shiqq
  Muslim
  a form of jinn
  These beings were envisaged as half 
  a human, split vertically, and were 
  said to mate with proper humans to
  produce nasnas.
  Shiri-kume-na-nawa
  Japanese
  [Shimenawa]
  a rope
  Tajikara-wo placed this rope across the
  entrance to the cave where Amaterasu
  had hidden herself to prevent her from
  re-entering after she had been coaxed
  from hiding.
  Shiro
  Japanese
  an attendant Buddhist god
  The Shinto god, Daikoku, often
  manifested himself as a rat. Shiro was
  sent by the Buddhist gods to get rid of
  the rat but the rat drove Shiro off with
  a holly branch.
  Shirt of Nessus
  Greek
  the robe sent by Deianeira to 
  Hercules
  This robe, impregnated with the
  poisoned blood of the centaur Nessus,
  killed Hercules when he put it on.
  shishi
  Japanese
  lionlike beasts guarding the entrance
  to temples and shrines
  Shishi-o
  (see Shishi-wo)
  Shishi-wo
  Japanese
  [King of Lions.Shishi-o]
  a sword
  This weapon was given to Yorimasa 
  as a reward for killing the sky-
  monster which had been harassing the
  emperor.
  Shishupala
  Hindu
  [Shisupala.Sis(h)upala]
  the third and final manifestation of
  the demon Ravana
  son of Dama Ghosha and 
  Shrutadeva
  He 
  was 
  originally 
  manifest 
  as
  Hiranyakashipu and then as Ravana.
  In this form, the demon-king had
  three eyes and only four, instead of
  twenty, arms. Some say that he was
  the son of Shiva by a mortal woman.
  It was said that, should he ever sit
  on the knee of the one who would
  eventually kill him, his extra eye and
  arms would disappaear and that is
  just what happened when he climbed
  up on to Shiva’s knee. His mother
  made the god promise to give her 
  son a hundred lives but that, in the
  end, was not enough because each
  time Shishupala tried to kill Shiva 
  he failed and, when he tried once
  more, Shiva called upon the sun-disc
  which cut Shishupala in half from
  head to foot.
  Shisrte
  Buddhist
  a king of Lanka
  consort of Sri, the goddess of 
  disease
  Shisupala
  (see Shishupala)
  Shita-teru-hime
  Japanese
  daughter of Susanowa 
  wife of Waka-Hiko
  Shitala
  Hindu
  [Mariammai.Shitalamata.Sitala(mata)]
  a guardian goddess
  an aspect of Devi
  Shital is one of seven goddesses all of
  whom are connected with various
  diseases. She protected children from
  smallpox. The others are Agwani,
  Basanti, Lamkarya, Mahamai, Masani
  and Polamde.
  Her attendants are Ghantakavana
  and Sedhu Lal. She is depicted as
  naked and painted red, riding a
  donkey, or as a four-armed goddess,
  sometimes living in a tree.
  Shitalamata
  (see Shitala)
  Shitenno
  (see Shi Tenno)
  Shitkur
  Siberian
  [Sholmo]
  the Devil
  It was this being who pushed his stick
  into the earth, so creating all the
  harmful creatures such as the snake.
  He turned himself into a mouse and
  tried to gnaw through the timbers of
  the ark, ordered by the god Burkhan to
  save the people from the flood, but he
  was frustrated when the god created
  the cat.
  shito dama
  Japanese
  the astral spirit of a dead person
  Shitta
  Burmese
  the nat of the moon
  one of the original nats, created by
  Chinun Way Shun
  Shiva1
  Hindu
  [Acyata.Adinatha.Aghora.Akula.Ananda.
  Anant(es)a.Annamurti.Bathala.
  Bhadra Vira.Bhagavan.Bhairava.
  Bhatara Guru.Bhava.Bhavishya.Bhima.
  Bhuta-Natha.Bhuteswara.Blue Throat.
  Candesvara.Candrasekhara.Dakshina-
  Murti.Dhurjati.Digambara.Divine Yogi.
  Durvasas.Ganga-dhara.Garudi.Gopala.
  Goraknath.Great Ascetic.Gupta.Hara.
  Harihara.Isha(na).Is(h)a.Is(h)ana.
  Is(h)vara.Janardana.Kala(ri).
  Khandoba.Linga.
  Lingodbhava.Lord of the Dance.Lord
  of the Moon.Mahadeo.Mahadeva.
  Mahakala.Mahapurusha.Maharaja.
  Mahes(h)vara.Mangala.Mukhalinga.
  Nataraja.Nates(h)a.Nilakantha.
  Nritta-Murti.Pancanana.Panchamukti-
  Maruti.Pas(h)upati.Patsupati.
  Petara.Rishabha.Rudra.Sadyojata.
  Shaktiman.Shambhu.Shamkara.
  S(h)ankara.Sharabha.Shaumya.
  Sikhandin.Siva.Somanatha.
  Somaskanda.Srikantha.Sthanu.Sundara.
  Supreme Lord.Syama.Tatpurusha.
  Tri-lochana.Tripuratanka.Ugra.
  Vamadeva.Vira-Bhadra.Virabhadra.
  Virupashksa.Vishapaharana.
  Vishvanatha.Warayana:=Buddhist 
  Amitabha:=Cambodian Hara.Prah
  Eysor:=East Indies Karaeng Lowe.
  Is(h)wara.Mahaiswara.Mahatala.
  Mahayogi.Petara:=Greek Cronos:
  =Japanese Amida:=Pacific Bat(h)ala.
  Siwa:=Philippines Mahacabatara:
  =Thai Phra In Suen]
  a creator-god, moon-god, god 
  of destruction, fertility and 
  medicine, strengthener of 
  men
  the Hindu version of the Vedic Rudra
  consort of Devi, Ganga, Sakti, 
  Sati and Uma
  consort of Bhavani, some say
  father of Ganesha
  He was said to have been born from
  Vishnu’s forehead and to have had
  twenty-eight incarnations.
  In another version, he appeared
  when a cosmic lingam rose out of 
  the ocean and burst open to settle 
  an 
  argument 
  between 
  Brahma 
  and Vishnu as to who had created the
  universe.
  He killed Kama when he interrupted
  his meditations and to assert his
  authority he cut off Brahma’s fifth
  head which he was condemned to
  carry for a long time before he was
  purified in the Ganges.
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  His first wife, Sati, immolated
  herself but was reborn as Parvati.
  When she (or Uma) covered his eyes,
  the world was put into darkness and
  Shiva developed a third eye in his
  forehead. This third eye can transmit
  his inner radiance with such power
  that it can destroy demons.
  In the story where Sati immolated
  herself because Shiva was not invited
  to the feast of the gods, he became
  Nataraja, Lord of the Dance, and
  performed a funeral dance in her
  honour. He then spent many days in
  meditation and restored Sati to life 
  as Uma.
  His wife Devi, as Kali, killed the
  demon Raktavija and in the excitement
  of her victory she killed Shiva and
  danced on his body
  He is said to hold in his throat the
  poison visha that arose during the
  Churning of the Ocean to prevent
  mankind from being killed by it and, in
  some cases, he is depicted with a blue
  throat indicating this event.
  When 
  the 
  sage 
  Bhagiratha
  persuaded Vishnu to divert the waters
  of the Ganges from heaven to earth,
  which was barren from lack of water,
  Shiva allowed the torrent to pass
  through his hair, dividing it into seven
  separate streams, so that the force of
  the water streaming from heaven
  would not destroy the world.
  At the end of each cycle he destroys
  the universe by opening his third eye
  and dancing the Tandava dance.
  He is depicted as having two, four
  or ten arms, four faces and three eyes
  and sometimes wears a tiger skin and a
  snake round his neck and holds a
  flaming ball. Alternatively, he is
  represented in the form of Hari-Hara
  as a combined figure with Shiva on the
  right and Vishnu on the left. They
  combined thus to defeat the demon
  Guka since neither could defeat him
  single-handed. In another combination
  Shiva appears on the right, his female
  consort on the left, as Ardhanari, half
  man, half woman.
  His weapons are the bow Ajagava,
  fire and lightning and his animal is
  the white bull, Nandi.
  (see also Kala Shiva.
  Lingodbhava.Pancabrahma)
  Shiva2
  Buddhist
  the Hindu god adopted into the
  Buddhist pantheon as Buddha’s
  doorkeeper
  Shiva Bhuteswara
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva as ‘haunter 
  of cemeteries’
  Shiva Nataraja
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva as ‘Lord of the Dance’
  Shiva Purana
  Hindu
  a work comprising over 24,000 verses,
  in the tradition of Shaivism
  Shiva-Sutra
  Hindu
  a core text of Shaivism in Kashmir, 
  said to have been composed 
  by Vasugupta
  Shivalingam
  (see lingam)
  Shivananasiddhyar
  Hindu
  the sacred writings of Shaivism
  Shivaratri
  Hindu
  a feast celebrating the marriage of
  Shiva and Parvati, held in the period 
  February-March
  Shivavakya
  (see Civavakkiyar)
  Shivaya Voda
  Slav
  water which can restore life
  This water, like the Mertvaya Voda, is
  carried by the wind, hail and thunder
  and by birds.
  Shiverer
  (see Phaon2)
  Shivi
  Hindu
  a devout king
  Agni or, some say, Dharma, took the
  form of a dove and asked Shivi for
  shelter from a pursuing hawk – actually
  Indra. Rather than betray the dove
  when the raptor demanded his natural
  prey, the king cut off his own leg and
  offered it to the the hawk. At that
  point, both gods returned to their
  proper form and restored Shivi’s leg.
  Shivven
  (see Essaunien)
  shiwan
  Japanese
  an insect cucumber-pest
  This insect is the ghost of a 
  physician who became entangled in a
  cucumber-vine and was killed by a
  pursuing enemy.
  Shiwana
  (see Shiwanna)
  Shiwanna
  North American
  [Cloud People.Shiwana]
  rain-bringing spirits of the Pueblo tribes
  These spirits, associated with the dead,
  live in many different places, such as
  mountains and holes under springs,
  and are represented as Kachina acting
  as rain-makers. They are said to travel
  on rainbows.
  Shiwannee
  (see Shiwanni)
  Shiwanni
  North American
  [Priest Man.Shiwannee]
  a rain-god, chief of the Shiwanna
  a primaeval being in the lore of 
  the Zuni
  consort of Shiwanokia
  He is said to have created the stars
  when he blew bubbles into the sky.
  Shiwanokia1
  North American
  [Priest Woman.Shiwanska]
  a primaeval being in the lore of 
  the Zuni
  consort of Shiwanni
  She is said to have created Awitelin
  Tsta from her own saliva.
  Shiwanokia2
  North American
  priestesses of the goddess Shiwanokia
  Shiwanska
  (see Shiwanokia)
  Shka-Bavas
  Russian
  [=Erza Shka-Pas]
  a sky-god and creator-god of the
  Moshka Mordvins
  Shka-Pas
  Russian
  [Tshi-Paz:=Moshka Shka-Bavas]
  a sky-god and creator-god of the
  Erza Mordvins
  Sho
  Japanese
  [Kongoho.Sho Kwannon]
  a name of Kwannon as ‘wise one’
  Sho Kwannon
  (see Sho)
  Sho Ten
  (see Shoten)
  Shoden
  (see Shoten)
  Shoden Sama
  (see Shoten)
  Shodo Shonin
  Japanese
  a priest
  He was the founder of a Buddhist
  temple who once found that the road
  he was travelling along was cut off by a
  raging flood. He was able to cross
  safely when a deity appeared on the far
  bank and threw across two snakes
  which formed a bridge over which 
  he walked.
  shojo
  Japanese
  a monster, half man, half ape,
  the spirit of saké
  These benevolent monsters have pink
  skin covered with red hair and are
  said to be very partial to saké which
  makes them immortal.
  (see also shokuin)
  Shoki
  Japanese
  [Shoki-san:=Chinese Chung K’uei]
  a gigantic demon-killer
  He has a red face, wears a black cap
  and carries a sword. He kills demons
  by crushing them underfoot. 
  Shoki-san
  (see Shoki)
  shokonsha
  Japanese
  a shrine dedicated to the spirits of
  heroes such as the war-dead
  shokuin
  Japanese
  a huge dragon
  This beast was said to have had red
  scales covering a body some 200 miles
  long. Despite having a human face, it
  had horns, the tail of a horse, hooves at
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  sleep pattern caused day and night and
  its breathing caused the seasons.
  (see also shojo)
  Shokujo
  (see Tanabata)
  Shokuro
  Japanese
  a man who tried to capture a god
  Knowing 
  that 
  the 
  thunder-god,
  Raiden, ate navels, he killed the
  maiden Chiyo, cut out her navel and
  flew it on a kite to attract the god.
  Raiden took Chiyo into the heavens
  and they both came down when they
  saw the kite. Strangely, Chiyo forgave
  her killer.
  Sholmo
  (see Shitkur)
  Shomde
  Afghan
  [Usum.Wushum]
  a Kafir creator-god
  In some accounts he equates with Imra.
  Shoney
  (see Shony)
  Shong Li-kuan
  (see Han Chung-li)
  Shonin
  Buddhist
  a title for a distinguished monk
  Shony
  Scottish
  [Shoney]
  a sea-god of the Hebrides
  shoopiltee
  Scottish
  [Orkney tang(ie)]
  the name for the kelpie in 
  Shetland
  Shooting God
  (see Hashje Ohltohi)
  Shooting Star1
  North American
  a companion of Buckeye Bush 
  and Fire Drill
  These three beings are said to have
  set fire to the first world, created by
  Olelbis.
  shooting star2
  (see meteor)
  Shopona
  African
  a Yoruba small-pox god
  shoro
  Japanese
  [shoryo]
  souls: spirits of the dead
  Shortshanks
  European
  a legendary hero of stories 
  from northern countries
  shoryo
  (see shoro)
  shoryobune
  (see shoryobuni)
  shoryobuni
  Japanese
  [shoryobune.‘soul ships’]
  the ships which transport the souls of
  the dead back to the Otherworld at
  the end of the Festival of the Dead
  shosha
  Japanese
  a shrine
  Shossy
  Russian
  a blacksmih-god of the Abkhaz people
  Shosti
  Hindu
  a goddess of birth
  She is depicted as riding a cat.
  Shosuko Baba
  Japanese
  a Buddhist female attendant 
  in hell
  She supervises the river where the
  dead cross into hell, stealing their
  clothes if they cannot pay the required
  fee. She makes dead children build
  piles of rocks which she promptly
  knocks down.
  She is depicted as sixteen feet tall
  with extremely pendulous breasts.
  Shoten1
  Japanese
  [(Daisho) Kwangiden.Daishoden.
  Kwangiten.Sho Ten.Shoden (sama):
  =Hindu Ganesha]
  a god of wisdom
  He is depicted either as a human with
  the head of an elephant or as two such
  figures embracing. The single-bodied
  version may have two, four or six arms
  and is yellowish-red in colour.
  shoten2
  Japanese
  priests in the service of the 
  imperial household
  Shotoku
  (see Shotuku)
  Shotuku
  Japanese
  [Shotoku] 
  (572-671)
  a prince who was regarded as an
  incarnation of the Buddha or 
  of Kwannon
  Shou
  (see Shu)
  Shou-ho 
  Chinese
  a god of longevity
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Lao-tzu.
  Shou Hsing
  Chinese
  the star of longevity, home 
  of Shou Shen
  In some accounts, the god of longevity.
  (see also Shou Shen)
  Shou-hsing Lao Tou-tzu
  (see Fu Lu Shou.Shou Shen)
  Shou Lao
  Chinese
  [Shou Lou]
  the original name of Shou Shen
  Shou Lou
  (see Shou Lao)
  Shou Shan
  Chinese
  [Hills of Longevity]
  the Taoist paradise
  Shou Shen
  Chinese
  [Ancient of the South Pole.Old Man of
  the South Pole.Nan-chi Hsien-
  weng.Nan-chi Lao Jen.Shen Lou.Shou
  Lao.Shou Lou.Shou-hsing Lao T’ao-
  tzu.Star of Longevity.Canopus:=Japanese
  Fukurokuju.Tobosaku]
  a god of longevity
  one of the Fu Lu Shou
  He was originally the mortal Shou Lao
  who became the head of the celestial
  department 
  which 
  determines 
  a
  person’s lifespan and is said to visit
  earth once a year.
  He gave Chiang Tzu-ya a list of
  ways to achieve immortality when the
  general visited the Jade Palace.
  He is depicted with a very tall
  forehead and sometimes riding a 
  deer.
  His sacred bird is the crane and 
  his home is in Shou Hsing, the star 
  of longevity.
  (see also P’eng Tsu.Shou Hsing)
  Showa
  Tibetan
  a deer-god
  Showano
  North American
  an Algonquian hero
  He was one of quadruplets born to 
  a primordial being who died in
  childbirth. He represented south; the
  others were Kabibonokka (north),
  Kabun (west) and Wabun (east).
  Shozu-ga-no-Baba
  (see Shozuka Baba)
  Shozuka Baba
  Japanese
  [Shozu-ga-no-Baba]
  an underworld goddess, guardian of
  crossroads (see also Sodzu Baba)
  Shradda1
  Hindu
  [Sradda]
  a goddess of faith
  wife of Dharma
  mother of Kama, some say
  shradda2
  Hindu
  a festival of the dead: food and
  flowers offered to the spirits 
  of ancestors
  Shri
  (see Sri)
  Shrikey
  British
  a name for the bargaist, 
  used in Lancashire
  This name reflects the beast’s habit 
  of shrieking.
  Shrimad-Bhagavata
  (see Bhagavata-Purana)
  Shrimala
  Buddhist
  [Srimala]
  an Indian queen
  a female bodhisattva
  Shrivatsa
  Hindu
  a mark on the breast of Vishnu
  Shrouded Gods
  Italian
  a group of gods of higher rank 
  than the Senators of the 
  Gods or the Penates of the 
  Thunderer
  Shru
  (see Sri)
  Shrutadeva
  Hindu
  sister of Vasudeva
  mother of Shishupala by 
  Dama Ghosha
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  sacred scriptures
  shtabai
  Central American
  Mayan demons
  Shu1
  Chinese
  [Ju.]
  Emperor of the Southern (some say
  Northern) Seas
  He is manifest in the lightning that
  pierced Chaos to form the universe.
  (see also Hu2.Hun-tun)
  Shu2
  Egyptian
  [Khons.Lord of Air.Lord of All.Shou.Su.
  =Greek Sos]
  god of the air
  son of Atum (Ra) or Khepra
  husband and brother of Tefnut
  father of Geb and Nut
  He was created when Ra spat on 
  the gound.
  He separated the earth (Seb) and
  sky (Nut) by pushing them apart.
  In some accounts he became the
  supreme ruler when Ra returned to the
  heavens and, when he himself became
  old, Geb seized the throne and took
  his mother as consort.
  In some accounts he became a dual
  god with Anhur while others identify
  him with Ra Harakhta.
  (see also Heka3)
  Shu Ching
  Chinese
  [Book of Documents.Book of History]
  the second of the 9 major works of the
  Confucian canon, dealing with 
  moral duty
  one of the Five Classics
  Shu-po-chia
  (see Gobaka)
  Shu Yü
  Chinese
  [Shen Yü.Yü Lei]
  2 brothers who had power 
  over demons
  They could scare off demons by 
  using amulets hung on peach trees.
  Any demons they caught they fed to
  tigers.
  Shualu
  (see Aralu)
  Shuang Yü
  (see Pisces)
  Shubin
  Japanese
  a priest
  He imprisoned in a water-jar a 
  dragon which brought rain and so
  caused a drought which was ended by
  the intervention of the dragon-king,
  Zennyo.
  Shuddhodana
  (see Shuddhodhana)
  Shuddhodhana
  Hindu
  [Shuddhodana.Suddhodama.Suddodhana]
  a king of the Sakya tribe
  the deified father of the Buddha
  consort of Mayadevi
  Shudharma1
  Hindu
  [Sudharman]
  a hall in Indra’s heaven, Svarga
  Shudharma2
  Hindu
  mother of Gumakesi by Matali
  Shuhiji-ni
  Japanese
  [Lady Mud Earth]
  an early Shinto goddess
  sister of Uhiji-ni
  She and her brother personified the
  slime from which the earth was born.
  Shui Ching-tzu
  Chinese
  a water-spirit
  father of Nü Kua, some say
  Shui Chun
  (see Shui-kuan)
  Shui I
  (see Shui-kuan)
  Shui Jung
  (see Ch’eng-huang)
  Shui-kuan
  Chinese
  [Agent of Water.Feng I.Shui Chun.Shui I.
  Shui Jung.Shui Shen]
  a water-deity
  one of the San-kuan
  He had the power to prevent
  misfortunes and confessions made to
  him by sinners were written down and
  then placed under water.
  He was envisaged in the form of a
  human riding a horse over the sea and
  followed by a fish.
  Shui Shen
  (see Shui Kuan)
  Shukalletuda
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian gardener
  His garden was so beautiful that
  Inanna came to see it. When he tried
  to make love to her, a plague descended
  on the country.
  Shukasaptati
  Hindu
  [=Persian Tuti Nameh]
  a book of stories, 70 in all, told by a
  parrot
  Shuki
  Hindu
  daughter of Surabhi
  mother of parrots
  shukpa
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Shukra1
  Hindu
  [‘bright’.Sukra]
  a sky-god, Venus personified
  In some accounts, this god is regarded
  as female and is sometimes depicted
  riding a cat.
  Shukra2
  Hindu
  [‘bright’.Sukra.Ushanas]
  chief priest of the Asuras
  son of Brighu
  father of Devayani
  Kacha came to him as a pupil to learn
  the secret of restoring the dead to life
  and when, on several occasions, he was
  killed by demons, Shukra brought him
  back to life at the request of his
  daughter, Devayani who loved Kacha.
  Finally, the Asuras killed Kacha,
  burned his body and mixed his ashes
  with 
  Shukra’s 
  wine 
  which 
  he
  unwittingly drank. He then recited the
  magic formula that restored Kacha 
  to life inside his stomach from 
  where he was delivered by a surgeon. 
  Shukra did not survive the operation
  but Kacha was now able to revive his
  master.
  (see also Kavya)
  Shulamite
  Hebrew
  [Shulammite]
  a dove-goddess
  Shulammite
  (see Shulamite)
  Shullat
  Mesopotamian
  [=Arab Hirmis:=Babylonian Samas:
  =Greek Hermes]
  an Akkadian deity, herald of 
  storms
  Shulman
  (see Shulmus)
  Shulmanu
  (see Salman)
  Shulmus
  Siberian
  [Shulman]
  a devil opposing Otshirvani
  Shulpae
  Mesopotamian
  an Akkadian god of feasting 
  an aspect of Marduk
  Shumbha
  Hindu
  a demon
  brother of Nishumbha
  He and his brother became so
  powerful, as the result of extreme
  asceticism lasting for over 6,000 years,
  that the gods became afraid and sent
  Durga to kill them.
  Shun
  Chinese
  one of the Five Emperors
  husband of Hsien Fu-jen
  He married the two daughters of the
  emperor Yao and succeeded to his
  throne. When ten suns appeared in the
  sky all at once, Shun sent for the
  archer, I, who shot down nine of them.
  In some accounts, he is said to 
  have had two pupils in each eye; in
  others he is equated with Chuan 
  Hsü.
  Shun-feng Erh
  (see Kao Chio)
  Shun-yang Tzu
  (see Lü Tung-pin)
  Shunem
  (see El)
  Shunk-Manitou
  (see Coyote)
  shu’nun
  North American
  the soul, in the lore of the
  Tubatulabal tribe
  These people say that the soul resides
  in the heart and can leave the body
  through the ears during sleep. 
  If it should be caught by a shaman, the
  owner of the soul goes mad. At death,
  the soul leaves the body and becomes a
  ghost known as an abawinal.
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  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian war-god
  shura
  Japanese
  an angry spirit of a dead 
  warrior
  These beings live in the sky and the
  noise of their battles is heard on earth
  as thunder.
  Shurala
  Russian
  a Tartar spirit of the forest
  Shurdi
  Balkan
  an Albanian storm-god
  Shurem
  Russian
  a Cheremis festival, driving 
  away the Devil, held 
  in May
  Shurpa-Naka
  (see Shurpanakha)
  Shurpanakha
  Hindu
  [Shurpa-Naka.Shurpanaka.Surpanak(h)a]
  a rakshashi
  sister of Ravana
  She was in love with Rama who rejected
  her so, in revenge, she attacked Sita,
  Rama’s 
  wife. 
  When 
  Rama 
  and
  Lakshmana came to the rescue,
  Shurpanakha tried to swallow Rama
  but was driven off, badly wounded and
  minus her ears and nose. In reprisal,
  Ravana abducted Sita, precipitating the
  battle with Rama who came to rescue
  his wife.
  In some accounts she is the sister 
  of Hidimba.
  Shurripak
  Mesopotamian
  [Shurrupak]
  a Babylonian city
  It was said that this city was used as a
  meeting place for the gods.
  Shurrupak
  (see Shurripak)
  Shuten Doji
  (see Shutendoji)
  Shutendoji
  Japanese
  the Goblin-king of Mount Oye
  He carried off young maidens, made
  them his slaves and even ate them.
  When he captured Kimitaka, daughter
  of the emperor Ichijo, the emperor
  sent Raiko and five of his companions
  to kill the goblin who drank the 
  magic drink, Shimben-Kidoku-Shu,
  offered by Raiko, and fell asleep so
  that he was easily overcome and 
  killed.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Yorimitsu
  appears in place of Raiko.
  Shutu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian demoness, the 
  south-west wind
  Shuwe
  (see Nirmali)
  Shuzianna
  (see Bigirhush)
  Shvaz
  Armenian
  a name for Shahapet as ‘ruler’
  Shvod
  Armenian
  a name for Shahapet as a guardian-
  spirit of the household
  Shwe Myet-hna (see Hnit-ma-dawgyi)
  Shwe Na Be
  Burmese
  wife of Min Magaye
  Shwe Pyin-gyi
  (see Shwe Pyin Nyi Naung)
  Shwe Pyin-nge
  (see Shwe Pyin Nyi Naung)
  Shwe Pyin Nyi Naung
  Burmese
  [Shwe Pyin-gyi.Shwe Pyin-nge]
  2 nats in the form of nature spirits
  Two children cast adrift on a river
  were rescued by a monk who named
  them Byat Ta and Byat Twe. The
  former had two sons who were put in a
  jar and sent down the river where 
  they were rescued by a king who
  named them Shwe Pyin-gyi and Shwe
  Pyin-nge. When the courtiers became
  jealous, they castrated the pair who
  became known as Shwe Pyin Nyi
  Naung.
  Si1
  African
  a supreme god of the Bambileke
  si2
  Irish
  [sida.sioga]
  fairies: women of the Otherworld
  (see also sidh)
  Si3
  South American
  an ore-Incan moon-god of the Indians
  of Peru
  si-bean
  Irish
  [bean si(dhe).si-bhean]
  a woman of the Otherworld
  (see also banshee)
  si-bhean
  (see si-bean)
  Si Boru Deak
  East Indian
  daughter of Ompu Tuhan Mula Jadi
  She descended from heaven to find a
  shuttle which she had dropped, a
  shuttle with which she had been
  weaving the world. When a young
  man from heaven joined her, they
  stayed on earth and became the
  ancestors of the tribes of Sumatra.
  Si Jari
  Malay
  [Finger Man]
  a midget who outwitted a reksoso
  Si Junaha
  Pacific Islands
  a confidence trickster
  He invented preposterous objects,
  such as a guitar which killed weeds
  when it was played, and traded them to
  offset his debts.
  Si Luncai
  Malay
  [Si Lunchai]
  a peasant
  He managed to escape when the 
  king condemned him to death and, 
  by telling stories which convinced the
  king that he had been to heaven and
  returned to life, Si Luncai was allowed
  to marry the king’s daughter.
  Si Lunchai
  (see Si Luncai)
  Si Raya
  Malay
  in Java, Malaya, etc., the spirit 
  which controls the seas from low-
  water mark to the middle of the 
  ocean
  Sia1
  Egyptian
  a god of perception
  He was one of the deities formed from
  the drops of blood that fell from Ra’s
  penis when he mutilated himself and
  he travels with Ra in his boat.
  Si’a2
  Phoenician
  a minor goddess
  siabhra
  Irish
  sprites and elves collectively
  Sialul
  a demon associated with property
  Siambuka
  East Indian
  a Papuan creator-god
  He came to earth and, forming a
  vagina in the first created woman,
  impregnated her so that she produced
  all living things.
  Siarr
  Norse
  [Sjarr]
  one of the dwarfs
  Siau
  Egyptian
  [Sau]
  a god, the personification 
  of taste
  Sib
  Anglo-Saxon
  [=German Sippia]
  a goddess
  sibaso
  East Indian
  a Sumatran shaman
  Sibauk
  East Indian
  a culture-hero of Sarawak
  He is said to have climbed a tree
  which, in the early days of creation,
  had its roots at the top, planted in the
  sky, and met the souls of the dead in
  that celestial realm.
  Sibech
  (see Sibich)
  Sibeche
  (see Sibich)
  Sibecke
  (see Sibich)
  Sibhol
  (see Eire)
  Sibich
  Norse
  [Sibech(e).Sibecke]
  a servant of King Ermenrich
  He was sent with Randwer, the king’s
  son, to escort Swanhild, betrothed to
  the king, to the royal palace. Sibich
  coveted the kingdom and plotted the
  death of the royal family so he lied to
  the king that Randwer had seduced
  Swanhild on the journey. The king
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  had his son hanged and Swanhild
  trampled to death by horses.
  In the Germanic stories, he was an
  adviser to Ermenrich but vowed
  vengeance when his wife said she had
  been insulted by the king during his
  absence. He told malicious stories
  about the king’s eldest son and the
  king had him killed. Sibich then
  arranged for the second son to be
  drowned and, finally, told the king
  that his third son, Randwer, was
  having an affair with Swanhild, his
  step-mother. Ermenrich hanged his
  son and had Swanhild trampled to
  death by horses. Sibich was killed by
  Dietrich for his treachery.
  (see also Bikki)
  Sibilla
  European
  a wife of Charlemagne
  mother of Loys
  When she was found in bed with a
  dwarf, Charlemagne banished her and
  appointed Auberijn to escort her to the
  frontier. Macherijn, who lusted after
  her, 
  attacked 
  her 
  party, 
  killing
  Auberijn. Sibilla escaped and was
  sheltered by a farmer named Baroquel
  who later accompanied her on a
  journey to her home in Constan-
  tinople. They got as far as Hungary
  where Sibilla gave birth to a son, Loys,
  who was educated at the court of the
  king, also called Loys. In later years,
  she invaded Charlemagne’s kingdom at
  the head of a large army and, when the
  pope intervened, she was restored to
  favour.
  Sibillia
  a fairy queen
  Sibu
  Central American
  a name for the Great Spirit in Panama
  sibyl1
  [sybil]
  a prophetess: a sorceress: a witch
  Sibyl2
  Greek
  [Sibylla.Sybil]
  a priestess of Apollo given the power
  of prophecy by that god
  There were up to ten sibyls in various
  stories. The ten (with their emblems)
  are listed as the:
  Cumaean (cradle)
  Delphic (crown of thorns)
  European (sword)
  Erythraean (horn)
  Hellespont (T-cross)
  Libyan (lighted taper)
  Persian (dragon, lantern)
  Phrygian (banner, cross)
  Samian (rose)
  Tiburtine (dove)
  Other lists include the Agrippine
  (whip) and Cimmerian (crown) sibyls.
  Sibyl3
  Norse
  [Sibylla.Sybil]
  in some accounts, the early version 
  of Sif
  sibyl4
  Roman
  [sybil]
  in Roman myths, there was one (the
  Sibyl of Cumae), two, four, ten or
  twelve of these prophetesses
  Sibyl of Cumae
  Roman
  [Amalthea.Amphrysian Prophetess.
  Cumaean Sibyl.Deiphobe.Demophile.
  Erythraean Sibyl.Herophile]
  an Italian prophetess
  She was given the power of prophecy
  by Apollo who also granted her wish
  to live for as many years as the
  number of grains of sand she could
  hold in her hands. When she rejected
  his advances, he withheld the gift of
  youth so that she grew old and
  shrivelled and finally asked to be
  allowed to die.
  She offered Tarquinius Priscus, king
  of Rome, the Sibylline Books, nine
  books of prophecies written on palm
  leaves, in return for half his fortune.
  When he declined, she burnt three of
  the books, made the same offer, then
  burnt another three and finally sold
  him the remaining three for the
  original price.
  She advised Aeneas on his future
  when he arrived in Italy after the fall of
  Troy 
  and 
  guided 
  him 
  in 
  the
  underworld to seek the advice of the
  ghost of his dead father.
  Sibylla
  (see Sibyl.2.3)
  Sibylline Books
  Roman
  9 books of prophecies written
  by the Sibyl of Cumae
  (see also Sibyl of Cumae)
  Sibzianna
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Tammuz as a god of
  hunters and shepherds
  Sicelus
  (see Siculus)
  Sichaeus
  (see Sychaeus)
  Sicharbas
  (see Sychaeus)
  Sicharbus
  (see Sychaeus)
  Sichelm
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king of Norway
  He left the throne to his nephew, Lot,
  but it was taken by Riculf instead. King
  Arthur invaded Norway, killed Riculf
  and installed Lot, Duke of Lothian as
  king.
  Sicinus
  Greek
  son of Thoas and Oenoe
  sickle
  Greek
  the symbol of Cronos
  Sickness Woman
  (see Yama Enda)
  Sicun
  North American
  [‘thought’]
  one of the Godlike Spirits of 
  the Sioux
  an aspect of Wakan tanka
  Sicunym
  Central American
  a Mayan god of the underworld
  Sicyon
  Greek
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  Siculus
  Greek
  [Sicelus]
  an ancestor of the people of Sicily
  In some accounts, he was said to have
  built a city on the site of what was later
  Rome, before Aeneas arrived in Italy.
  Sicyon
  Greek
  son of Marathon
  brother of Corinthus
  His father shared his kingdom
  between Sicyon and his two sons.
  sid1
  Irish
  [sidh.siod:plur=sid(h)e]
  a hill under which the Danaans lived
  after they were defeated by the
  Milesians: a mound-dwelling of 
  the fairies
  (see also sidhe)
  Sid2
  Irish
  [=Welsh Annwfn.Caer Feddwid]
  the underworld
  (see sidhe)
  sida1
  (see si)
  Sida2
  (see Sido)
  Sidanu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity of sickness
  Siddata
  (see Buddha1.Mahavira)
  Siddha
  Hindu
  [Sidha]
  a demi-god
  Some 88,000 of these beings, ruled by
  Vasvavasu, are said to live in a realm
  somewhere between the earth and the
  sun and are regarded as mortals who
  have achieved perfection.
  Siddha Sila
  Hindu
  the heavenly home of the siddhas
  Siddhaikaviramanjughosha
  Buddhist
  [Sitamanjughosha]
  one of the 4 aspects of Manjushri, the
  white one with a soft voice
  Siddarta
  (see Mahavira.Siddartha)
  Siddarth
  (see Mahavira.Siddartha)
  Siddharth 
  (see Mahavira Siddartha)
  Siddhartha1
  Buddhist
  [Siddarta.Siddarth.Siddata.Siddattha:
  =Pali Siddhattha]
  the personal name of Gautama
  Siddhartha2
  Jain
  [Siddarta.Siddarth.Siddata.Siddattha:
  =Pali Siddhatt(h)a
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  He became the ‘father’ of Mahavira
  when the boy, while still an embryo,
  was transferred from the womb of 
  his real mother, Devananda, to
  Siddhartha’s wife, Trishala.
  Siddhatta
  Buddhist
  [Siddhattha]
  the Pali name for the 
  Sanskrit Siddhartha
  Siddhattha (see Mahavira.Siddhartha)
  siddhi1
  Greek
  spiritual powers derived from meditation
  Siddhi2
  Hindu
  [‘achievement’]
  a goddess of good fortune
  a consort of Bhaga or Ganesha
  She is sometimes depicted as seated on
  Ganesha’s knee.
  siddhu
  Hindu
  an ascetic: religious instruction: a
  variety of yoga
  Side1
  Greek
  first wife of Orion
  She was condemned to Tartarus by
  Zeus because the jealous Hera envied
  her beauty.
  side2
  (see sid)
  sidelock of youth
  (see Horus lock)
  sidehill dodger
  (see gayascutus)
  Sideng
  Irish
  daughter of Mongan
  In some accounts, she gave Finn mac
  Cool a marvellous weapon which
  consisted of a long chain with a stone
  on one end which he used to cut
  opponents in half.
  Sidero
  Greek
  a maid servant of Tyro
  second wife of Cretheus, some say
  second wife of Salmoneus, some say
  When Alcidice died, Salmoneus
  married Sidero and she was very cruel
  to Tyro, her stepdaughter, who had
  abandoned the twins, Nelus and
  Pelias, she had borne to Poseidon.
  In another version, Tyro married
  Cretheus who abandoned her when he
  found out about her affair with
  Poseidon and took Sidero, her maid,
  in her place. She was thereafter very
  cruel to Tyro and, when they were old
  enough, the twins exacted revenge by
  killing Sidero.
  sideswiper
  (see gayascutus)
  Sidfodir
  (see Sidfodr)
  Sidfodr
  Norse
  [Sidfodir]
  Odin as god of victories
  (see also Sigtyr)
  sidh
  (see sid.sidhe)
  Sidha
  (see Siddha)
  sidhe
  Irish
  [sing=shee.sid(h):=Welsh Caer Feddwid]
  a later name for side, the 
  enchanted mounds
  The people of the mounds were the
  aes sidhe and, and by extension, sidhe
  is used to mean ‘fairies’.
  (see also sid)
  sidhe goaiteq
  Irish
  [goat side.seidean side]
  the Irish version of the fairy wind
  Sidin
  East Indian
  a servant of Enggang
  He released Rangkong, wife of
  Enggang, who had been shut in a tree
  by her husband.
  Sidhottr
  Norse
  a name for Odin referring to his 
  broad hat
  (see also Breit-hut)
  Sido
  East Indian
  [Sida.Soido.Sosom.Souw:=New Zealand
  Tawhaki]
  a Papuan fertility-god
  He shaped the earth, stocked the seas
  with fish and taught men to speak.
  In one story, Sido was taught the art
  of shedding his skin like a snake, so
  achieving immortality, but he was once
  disturbed during the change and lost
  this power. His body died but his spirit
  survived to roam the earth until he
  married a mortal. At her death, his
  spirit first became a pig and then the
  pathfinder who leads the souls of the
  dead to the land of spirits.
  As Sosum, he could cause the plants
  to grow merely by twirling his penis
  which made a noise like a bull-roarer.
  Another version, in which he is
  Soido, says that he married a mortal
  woman who died at their first love-
  making but all the plants of the earth
  sprouted at the spot where she was
  buried. Soido later married another
  mortal, Pekai, and became the god 
  of agriculture.
  Some say that Sido was the first
  man to die and married Dirivo. From
  their union came all the plants of
  Adiri, the underworld, where they
  lived. Here he built a house, miles
  long, to accommodate all those who
  died after him. It was said that he
  could make fire by rubbing his teeth
  with wood.
  In some accounts, Sido, Sosum and
  Soido are separate beings.
  Sidonay
  (see Asmodeus)
  Sidpa Bardo
  Tibetan
  an after-death period, seeking rebirth
  (see Bardo Thodol)
  Sidrat
  European
  [Liebgart]
  daughter of Macheroll, king of Syria
  wife of Ortnit
  Ortnit fell in love with her when 
  he saw a phantom image conjured up
  by the Fata Morgana. He set out to
  find her, and with the help of
  Albernich, sacked Tyre, besieged the
  fortress Muntabure, where she was
  held, and took her back to Lombardy.
  There she was baptised as a Christian,
  taking the name Liebgart, and married
  Ortnit.
  Her father sent her, as a present,
  two eggs which, he said, would
  produce magic toads. She gave the eggs
  to the giantess Ruotze to care for and
  they hatched to produce monstrous
  dragons which ravaged the country-
  side. Ortnit was killed in an attempt to
  destroy the dragons and Sidrat was
  opposed by her nobles and reduced to
  penury, waiting patiently for the
  knight who, Ortnit had said, would
  one day arrive with his magic ring.
  This prediction came true when
  Wolfdietrich killed the dragons and
  claimed her hand.
  Si’duku
  Siberian
  a mother-goddess
  daughter of Kutkhu
  consort of Ti’zil Kutkhu
  mother of Amle’i
  Siduri
  Mesopotamian
  [Sabatu.Siduru.Shidurri:
  =Egyptian Tenemet]
  a Babylonian goddess of brewing
  a manifestation of Ishtar
  She tried to persuade Gilgamesh to
  give up his search for immortality 
  in favour of earthly pleasures and,
  when he refused, told him how to 
  find Utnapishtim.
  She is depicted as a serpent.
  (see also Sitnapishtim)
  Siduru
  (see Siduri)
  Siegdrifa
  Norse
  [Sigdrifa]
  a name for Brunhild as bringer 
  of victory
  Siege of Troy
  (see Trojan War)
  Siege Perilous
  (see Perilous Seat)
  Siegelind
  (see Sieglinde)
  Siegfried1
  German
  [Sigfred.Sigfrid.Sigfrit]
  a king of Moorland
  husband of Ortrun
  He was one of the suitors for the hand
  of Gudrun, daughter of Hettel and
  Hilde. While Herwig, another suitor,
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  to marry Gudrun, Siegfried invaded
  his kingdom but made peace and
  joined forces with Herwig and Hettel
  when Hartmut carried off Gudrun.
  He later married Ortrun, Hartmut’s
  sister.
  Siegfried2
  German
  [Sigfred.Sigfrid.Sigfrit]
  the Germanic version of the 
  Norse Sigurd
  son of Siegmund and Sieglinde
  husband of Krimhild
  father of Gunther
  His mother died when he was a baby
  and he was raised by the dwarf Mime
  who was seeking a hero to kill the
  dragon Fafnir so that he could seize
  the treasure guarded by the dragon.
  He raised Siegfried to be such a hero
  and, armed with his father’s Sword 
  of Need which he had re-forged,
  Siegfried killed the dragon and took
  the treasure. When Mime tried to
  poison him, Siegfried killed the dwarf
  as well. The blood of the dragon made
  him invulnerable and gave him the
  power to understand the language of
  the birds and they told him of the
  plight of Brunhild. He sought her out
  on the mountain-top and found her
  surrounded by a wall of fire which
  parted to allow him to pass. He
  wakened her with a kiss and they fell in
  love. When he left her, Brunhild gave
  him her horse, Grani.
  He met Gunther who was seeking 
  a wife and rode back through the
  flames in the form of Gunther to 
  woo Brunhild for the king, whom she
  married.
  Siegfried married Gunther’s sister,
  Gudrun, having been induced to take 
  a drink that caused him to forget
  Brunhild. Hagen, half-brother of
  Gudrun, plotted to kill Siegfried to 
  get from him the Ring of Power, part
  of the dragon’s treasure, and stabbed
  him in the back. Brunhild, still in love
  with Siegfried, rode into the flames of
  his funeral pyre and tossed the Ring of
  Power into the Rhine. The Rhine-
  daughters rose on a huge wave which
  drowned Hagen as he tried to snatch
  the ring and swept the funeral pyre
  into oblivion.
  In another version, after killing 
  the dragon and acquiring the treasure,
  he 
  married 
  Krimhild. 
  He 
  also
  accompanied Gunther, her brother, on
  a visit to seek the hand of Brunhild
  who would marry only the man who
  could defeat her in a contest of spear-
  throwing and jumping. He used his
  magic Cloak of Invisibility to help
  Gunther win the contest and the hand
  of Brunhild. Siegfried later used the
  same cloak to help Gunther subdue 
  his powerful bride who, thereafter,
  became a dutiful wife.
  When Siegfried and Krimhild
  visited the court of Gunther, the two
  women quarrelled and Hagen plotted
  to avenge the perceived insult to
  Brunhild. He induced Gunther to
  invite Siegfried to help in repelling a
  purported invasion and, on a hunting
  trip, killed Siegfried by driving his
  spear into his only vulnerable spot, 
  the spot between his shoulder-blades
  which had been covered by a leaf 
  when he bathed in the blood of the
  dragon, Fafnir.
  (see also Sigmund)
  Siegfried3
  German
  [Sifred.Sigfrid.Sigfrit]
  son of Gunther and Brunhild
  Siegfried4
  German
  one of the four Wagnerian 
  operas based on the 
  Nibelungenlied
  This work tells of Siegfried’s slaying of
  the dragon, Fafnir, and his meeting
  with Brunhild.
  Sieglind
  (see Sieglinde)
  Sieglinde1
  Norse
  [Sieg(e)lind.Sigelint]
  a childhood companion 
  of Siegmund
  daughter of Sigeher
  wife of Hunding, some say
  mother of Siegfried by Siegmund
  In the Wagnerian story, she was
  carried off by a hunter and Siegmund
  vowed vengeance but could not find
  her.
  Years later, she was restored to
  Siegmund but the hunter followed her
  and killed Siegmund in a duel when
  Odin intervened to break Siegmund’s
  magic sword, the Sword of Need.
  Sieglinde was carried off to safety by
  Brunhild who gave her the pieces of the
  broken sword to keep in trust for her
  son.
  She handed the baby to the dwarf,
  Mime, to be reared.
  (see also Signy1)
  Sieglinde2
  Norse
  a niece of Hadburg
  a swan-maiden
  She prophesied death when Hagen
  saw her bathing as he was on his way to
  Etzel’s court with Gunther. 
  Siegmund
  German
  [Sig(e)mund]
  the Germanic version of the 
  Norse Sigmund
  son of Odin
  husband of Sieglinde
  father of Siegfried
  His beloved Sieglinde was carried off
  by a hunter and Siegmund vowed
  vengeance but could not find her. One
  day, exhausted, he took shelter in a hut
  where a maiden, who turned out to be
  Sieglinde, gave him food and drink.
  Here he found the Sword of Need,
  left by his father Odin against his hour
  of need, stuck into the trunk of the
  oak- tree which grew through the 
  roof of the hut. He took the sword 
  and fled with Sieglinde from the hut
  which was, in fact, the home of the
  hunter who had abducted Sieglinde
  years before.
  Odin ordered Brunhild to help
  Siegmund in his fight with the hunter
  who followed the fleeing lovers and
  met Siegmund in a duel. He then
  changed his mind when Frigga
  asserted that justice demanded the
  return of the girl to the hunter and he
  intervened in the fight to break 
  the Sword of Need so that the hunter
  was able to kill Siegmund. Odin then
  killed the hunter with a single glance.
  (see also Sigmund)
  Siela
  Baltic
  the life-force
  This force is said not to leave with the
  soul of the departed but is reincarnated
  in animals and plants.
  Sif
  Norse
  [Sibyl(la)]
  a corn-goddess
  one of the Asynjurr
  second wife of Thor
  mother of Lorride, Thrud and Uller
  In some accounts she was formerly
  Sibyl, a prophetess, 
  Her long golden hair was cut off
  and stolen (in some accounts, burnt
  off) by Loki. Thor caught him and
  would have strangled him had Loki
  not promised to restore the hair. The
  replacement, made from gold thread
  by the dwarf Dvalin, grew and was said
  to be even more beautiful than the
  original.
  Sifka
  Norse
  a usurper
  In Thidrekssaga, he seized power after
  the death of Erminrik but was defeated
  by Thidrek.
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  Sigar
  Norse
  a king of Denmark
  father of Signy
  When Hagbard, Signy’s lover, killed
  Sigar’s sons, he had Hagbard executed.
  Sigdrifa
  (see Siegdrifa)
  Sige1
  Mesopotamian
  [=Akkadian Zi:=Sumerian Ziku]
  a Babylonian mother-goddess: the
  primordial essence from which
  sprang Apason and Tauthe
  Sige2
  (see Sigi)
  Sigeband1
  German
  a warrior serving with Dietrich
  von Bern
  He was one of the party captured 
  by Ermenrich.
  Sigeband2
  Norse
  a king of Denmark
  father of Hagen
  Sigeher
  German
  an ancestor of Dietrich von Bern
  son of Dietwart
  father of Ortnit and Sieglinde
  He was the only one of Dietwart’s
  children to survive. It was said that he,
  like his father, lived for 400 years,
  fathering thirty-one children of whom
  only two survived.
  Sigelint
  (see Sieglinde)
  Sigeminne
  German
  [Rauch-Else]
  a princess of Old Troy
  She had been turned by magic into the
  bear-woman, Rauch-Else, but she was
  restored to her former self when
  Wolfdietrich promised to marry her.
  Later, she was carried off by the
  magician, Drusian, but her husband
  found them and rescued her and they
  lived happily together for some years
  until she died.
  Sigemund
  (see Siegmund.Sigmund)
  Sigenot
  German
  a giant
  brother of Grim
  He vowed to avenge the death of his
  brother at the hand of Dietrich and
  captured him, putting him in chains 
  in his mountain-top retreat. When
  Hildebrand came to look for Dietrich,
  Sigenot attacked him but was killed.
  Sigensigdu
  Mesopotamian
  Sumerian deities present at the
  creation of man by Enki
  Sigfadr
  Norse
  a name for Odin as ‘father of 
  victory’
  Sigfred
  (see Siegfried)
  Sigfrid
  (see Siegfried)
  Sigfrit
  (see Siegfried)
  Siggeir
  Norse
  king of the Goths
  husband of Signy
  At his wedding to Signy, he failed to
  pull the sword Gram out of the oak
  tree, Branstock, where it had been
  planted by Odin, and became so
  jealous of Signy’s twin brother,
  Sigmund, who succeeded and claimed
  the sword that he planned to kill the
  whole Volsung family. He invited
  them to his palace and, despite
  warnings of treachery, they accepted.
  The Goths ambushed them, killing
  Volsung and tying his sons to fallen
  trees in the forest where they were left
  to their fate. All except Sigmund were
  eaten by wolves.
  Sigi
  Norse
  [Sige]
  a king of Franconia
  son of Odin
  father of Rerir
  He was made an outlaw when, from
  jealousy over the spoils of the hunt, he
  killed another hunter, Bredi. Odin
  provided him with a ship so that, with
  a band of followers, he could raid
  adjoining lands and he eventually
  conquered the lands of the Huns. He
  was killed by his wife’s relatives but
  they, in turn, were killed by Rerir who
  took over his father’s throne.
  Sigillaria
  Roman
  the latter part of the Saturnalia
  Sigird
  (see Sigurd)
  Sigiri
  Buddhist
  a temple in Ceylon, carved out of the
  rock, in the shape of a lion
  Sigmund1
  Norse
  [Siegmund.Sigemund.Sigmundr]
  son of Volsung
  twin brother of Signy
  husband of Borghild and Hiordis
  father of Hamond and Helgi 
  by Borghild
  father of Sigurd by Hiordis
  father of Sinfiotli by Signy
  At the wedding of his sister Signy 
  to the Goth Siggeir, he was the 
  only one able to draw the sword 
  Gram that Odin had planted in the 
  oak, Branstock. 
  In envy, Siggeir plotted to kill the
  whole Volsung family for their wealth
  and possessions and when the family
  paid a visit to the land of the Goths
  they were ambushed. Volsung was
  killed and his sons were captured and
  tied to fallen trees in the forest to await
  death. All except Sigmund were
  devoured by wolves. Signy managed to
  have one of her attendants spread
  honey over Sigmund’s face so that,
  when a wolf came and licked the
  honey, Sigmund seized its tongue in
  his teeth and, in the struggle to kill the
  wolf, broke his bonds. He built a hut in
  the forest and worked as a smith,
  plotting revenge. Signy, also seeking to
  avenge the death of her father and
  brothers, sent Sigmund two of her
  sons by Siggeir to help her brother but
  they proved useless and finally she
  disguised herself and slept with her
  brother producing a son, Sinfiotli, who
  was worthy of the task. 
  Sigmund raised the boy in the
  warrior 
  tradition. 
  When 
  they
  discovered two werewolves asleep 
  they took their skins and rampaged
  through the forest killing everything
  they came upon and finally fought
  each other. Sigmund killed his son 
  but, by the intervention of the gods,
  restored him to life with a magic 
  herb. He then told his son what they
  had to do and they both hid in
  Siggeir’s palace but were betrayed by
  the sons of Siggeir who were promptly
  killed by Sinfiotli. Overpowered by 
  the numbers of Goths, they were
  buried alive in tombs from which they
  escaped with the help of Sigmund’s
  magic sword Gram, which Signy
  managed to smuggle to them. Once
  free, they set fire to the palace,
  destroying all inside except the
  women. Signy, however, entered the
  burning building and died with her
  husband in true Norse tradition.
  Father and son then returned to
  Hunaland where Sigmund married
  Borghild and fathered two more sons,
  Hamond and Helgi. When Borghild
  poisoned Sinfiotli, Sigmund deposed
  her and married Hiordis whose
  unsuccessful suitor, Lygni, then led 
  an army against Sigmund. In the
  ensuing battle, Odin appeared and
  shattered Sigmund’s magic sword.
  Deprived of any means of defence,
  Sigmund was killed but used his dying
  breath to instruct Hiordis to collect
  the broken pieces of his sword and 
  save them for his son, soon to be born.
  The victorious Lygni took over
  Sigmund’s kingdom.
  In the Germanic version, Sigmund
  becomes Siegmund and Sigurd, his
  son by Hiordis, becomes Siegfried.
  (see also Siegmund)
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  Sigurd1
  Sigmund2
  Norse
  [Siegmund.Sigemund.Sigmundr]
  son of Thorkel
  He was killed by Glum who quarrelled
  with Sigmund’s father over a piece 
  of land.
  Sigmundr
  (see Sigmund)
  Sign Master
  (see Koto-shiro-nushi)
  signaduri
  European
  Corsican sorcerers said to 
  be able to deploy the evil 
  eye
  Signe1
  Norse
  [Signe-Alweig]
  a swan-maiden
  wife of Halfdan 
  Signe2
  (see Sigyn)
  Signe-Alweig
  (see Signe1)
  Signy1
  Norse
  [Sygny]
  goddess of the dawn 
  daughter of Volsung
  twin sister of Sigmund
  wife of Siggeir
  mother of Sinfiotli
  She married Siggeir, whom she
  despised for his puny stature and grim
  nature, without seeing him before the
  wedding. At the wedding, Odin
  appeared in disguise and planted a
  sword in the oak, Branstock. All tried
  to draw it from the tree but only
  Sigmund succeeded.
  When Siggeir killed her father 
  and all her brothers with the
  exception of Sigmund, she plotted to
  have him killed by Sigmund and
  another of the same blood. She sent
  two of her children by Siggeir to
  Sigmund to help in the task but they
  proved useless so she disguised herself
  and slept with her brother, producing
  a son, Sinfiotli, who, when old
  enough, helped his father to kill all
  Siggeir’s children and Siggeir himself
  by shutting him in the palace and
  setting it alight. Signy then entered
  the burning building and died with
  her husband.
  (see also Sieglinde)
  Signy2
  Norse
  [Sygny]
  daughter of Sigar, king of Denmark
  When her lover, Hagbard, was
  executed for killing her brothers, she
  killed herself.
  Signy3
  (see Sigyn)
  Sigrdrifa
  (see Siegdrifa)
  Sigrun
  Norse
  a Valkyrie
  daughter of Hogni, some say
  She was said to be Svava re-born. 
  She was herself re-born as the
  Valkyrie, Kara.
  (see also Kara.Svava)
  Sigtuna
  Norse
  a city in Sweden
  When Odin spent some time on
  earth, Gylfi, the king of Sweden, gave
  him land on which to build a new city
  and temple.
  Sigtyr
  Norse
  [Sygtyr]
  a name of Odin as god of victory
  (see Sidfodr)
  Sigu
  South American
  ruler of animals
  son of Aimon Kondi
  When the flood came he saved the
  animals by herding them into a cave
  and himself by climbing a tree.
  Siguna
  (see Sigyn)
  Sigune
  British
  daughter of Josiane
  cousin of Percival, in some accounts
  Her mother died when Sigune was
  born and the child was raised by
  Josiane’s sister, Herzeloyde, together
  with another orphan, Schionatulander,
  whom she later married.
  When Percival was en route to the
  Grail Castle he met Sigune carrying
  the body of her dead husband who 
  had been killed by the Red Knight.
  Percival avenged his death by killing
  the Red Knight and Sigune became 
  a recluse.
  Sigurd1
  Norse
  [Fafnisbani.Sigird.Sigurdr.Sigurthr:
  =German Siegfried]
  son of Sigmund and Hiordis
  husband of Gudrun
  father of Aslaug and Swanhild
  He was born after the death of his
  father in the battle with Lygni in
  which 
  Sigmund’s 
  magic 
  sword,
  Balmung, was shattered by Odin and
  after
  his 
  mother, 
  Hiordis, 
  had
  remarried to Elf, king of the Vikings
  who treated him as his own son. He
  was tutored in all the manly arts by
  Regin and, at maturity, was given the
  horse, Grane.
  It was Regin who told Sigurd the
  story of how Loki had killed his
  brother Otter and then forced
  Andvari to hand over his hoard of gold
  to pay the ransom demanded by their
  father, Hreidmar, and how his other
  brother, Fafnir, had killed their father
  for the treasure and turned himself
  into a monstrous serpent to guard it.
  He then persuaded Sigurd to seek out
  the monster and kill it. Sigurd agreed
  provided that Regin would make him
  an unbreakable sword. Two made by
  Regin broke when tested and they
  finally forged together the pieces of
  Sigmund’s sword which Hiordis had
  saved and which proved capable of
  slicing through an anvil.
  On the voyage back to Hunaland 
  he picked up a man who was walking
  on the surface of the sea and who said
  his name was Feng. He was really
  Odin in disguise and he taught Sigurd
  how to look out for and recognise
  auspicious signs.
  He killed Lygni to reclaim his
  father’s throne and then set out with
  Regin to kill Fafnir. Again Odin
  appeared to him, this time advising
  Sigurd to dig a trench in the route
  used by the dragon on its way to
  drink. Hidden in the trench, Sigurd
  was able to strike at the dragon’s 
  heart as it slithered overhead. At
  Regin’s behest, he cut out and cooked
  the dragon’s heart and found when he
  tasted it that he could hear the
  language of the birds who warned
  him 
  that 
  Regin 
  was 
  planning
  mischief. He killed Regin, ate the
  heart and blood of Fafnir, seized the
  Helmet of Dread and the magic ring,
  Andavaranaut and as much of the 
  gold as he could carry. The birds 
  then told him of the plight of
  Brunhild so he rode off to where 
  she was imprisoned within a wall of
  flame on the Hindarfiall. His horse,
  Grane, took him straight through 
  the flames to the palace where
  Brunhild, clad in armour, lay in a
  trance. When he removed the armour,
  she awoke and immediately fell in
  love with her saviour. She had been a
  Valkyrie and had been banished 
  from Valhalla for dis-obeying the
  wishes of Odin. Sigurd gave her the
  ring Andvaranaut in betrothal. In one
  version, they married and had a
  daughter, Aslaug, who was reared by
  Brunhild’s father, but more usually 
  it is said that Sigurd left her after 
  a few days to seek further adventures
  abroad.
  In the land of the Nibelungs he was
  entertained by Giuki and Grimhild,
  the king and queen, who had three
  sons, Gunnar, Guttorm and Hogni,
  and one daughter, Gudrun, with
  whom Sigurd fell in love and married.
  He also became the blood-brother of
  Gunnar and Hogni. Later, when
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  to his father and wanted to claim
  Brunhild as his bride, his horse refused
  to carry him through the flames so
  Sigurd took on the appearance of
  Gunnar, rode once again through the
  flaming barrier and spent three days
  with Brunhild, wooing her as Gunnar.
  He retrieved the ring he had given 
  her, replacing it with a ring from
  Gunnar and later gave Andvaranaut 
  to Gudrun.
  Brunhild married Gunnar but was
  bitter at the trick played on her by
  Sigurd whom she still loved. When
  she quarrelled with Gudrun over
  Sigurd, she asked her husband to kill
  Sigurd. Both he and Hogni were
  bound by their blood-oaths but
  Guttorm was not so bound and he
  stabbed Sigurd in the back with a
  spear. Sigurd killed his murderer using
  his last ounce of strength to throw his
  sword which cut Guttorm in half.
  Brunhild, full of remorse, stabbed
  herself and was burned alongside
  Sigurd on his funeral pyre. In another
  version, she rode her horse through
  the flames of his pyre to perish at 
  his side.
  (see also Siegfried)
  Sigurd2
  Norse
  [Hringr.Ring.Sigird]
  a king of Sweden
  He fought Harald, king of Denmark,
  who was defeated when Odin intervened
  and killed the Danish king.
  Sigurd3
  Norse
  [Sigird]
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug
  brother of Biorn, Hvitserk, Ivar 
  and Rogenwald
  Sigurd Ring
  Norse
  king of Ringric
  husband of Alfild and Ingeborg
  father of Ragnar Lodbrok by Alfild
  His first wife, and mother of his son
  Ragnar, was Alfild.
  Another version says that he asked
  Helgé and Halfdan for the hand of
  their sister, Ingeborg, and, when
  Halfdan joked about his great age, he
  sent in his army. When Frithiof
  refused to help the co-kings to defend
  their kingdom, they signed a treaty
  with Sigmund Ring under which they
  paid an annual tribute and gave him
  Ingeborg, as wife.
  At an advanced age, he fell in love
  with the princess Alfsol but her parents
  refused to sanction the match. When
  Sigurd tried to take Alfsol by force, her
  father poisoned her. Sigmund was so
  grief-stricken that he jumped aboard
  the ship in which her funeral pyre was
  built, stabbed himself and died with her.
  Sigurd the Snake-eyed
  Norse
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug
  He was fostered with the pirate,
  Hastings, who taught him the arts 
  of war.
  Sigurd the Volsung
  British
  a 19th C poem by William Morris, 
  in 4 books, Brynhild, Gudrun, 
  Regin and Sigmund
  Sigurdr
  (see Sigurd)
  Sigurthr
  (see Sigurd)
  Sigyn
  Norse
  [Signe.Signy.Siguna]
  the third wife of Loki
  mother of Narve and Vali
  When Loki was imprisoned in a cave
  for plotting the death of Balder, she sat
  beside him and caught in a cup the
  venom that constantly dripped on to
  his face from the jaws of the huge
  serpent above his head.
  Sihai
  East Indian
  a wind-god
  In some accounts, Sihai was the first
  man, made by the god Sirao. The
  moon and sun came from his eyes and
  the world-tree grew from his heart.
  Sihon
  an evil demon, said to be king of
  the Amorites
  sihr
  Arab
  sorcery: magic
  Sijobang
  (see Anggun Nan Tungga)
  Sikandari
  African
  the Swahili name for Alexander 
  the Great
  Sikantapatewada
  Thai
  one of the sky-lords, the Thens
  He came to earth when the flood waters
  receded to instruct the new race in the
  arts of music and dance.
  Sikhandin
  Hindu
  one of the vidyesvaras
  an aspect of Shiva
  Sikhi
  Buddhist
  one of the 7 manushibuddhas
  Sikhin
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god of medicine
  one of the sMan-bla
  Sikis
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian deity
  sikla bird
  South American
  in the lore of the Indians of 
  Honduras and Nicaragua, 
  the bird which tends the 
  boiling pot, Sakaldakama, in 
  the underworld
  Siksawp
  Burmese
  a female spirit of heaven
  consort of Hkrip Hkrawp
  mother of Chanum, Ngawn-wa-
  Mogam and Woi-shun
  Sikulokobuzuka
  (see Chilube)
  sikun
  North American
  a supernatural power for good or evil
  Sikuna-bikona
  (see Sukunu-biko)
  Sila1
  Inuit
  [Air Spirit.Sila Inua.Silap Inna]
  one of the 3 spirits 
  controlling the forces of 
  nature
  Sila lives in the sky and controls rain
  and snow.
  Sila2
  Jain
  a heaven for perfect souls
  This realm, in the shape of a conch-
  shell, lies just above the paradise
  Isatpragbhara.
  si’la
  (see ghul)
  Sila Inua
  (see Sila1)
  Silap Inna
  (see Sila1)
  Silaparamita
  (see Shila)
  Silappadikaram
  Hindu
  a Tamil name for Balarama
  husband of Korraval
  Silas
  (see Silvan)
  Silat
  Muslim
  a lightning-jinnee: a she-devil living 
  in the forest
  Silcharde
  a demon
  Sile na gCioch
  (see Sheela Na Gig)
  Sileinos
  (see Silenus)
  Silen
  (see Silenus)
  Silene
  (see Silenus2)
  Sileni
  (see Silenus2)
  Silent Country
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Cook Islands, 
  a realm on the bottom of the
  primordial ocean
  Silent One
  North American
  a Hopi rain-god
  Silent, The
  (see Vidar)
  Silenus1
  Greek
  [Papposilenus.S(e)ilinus.S(e)ileinos.
  Silen:=Roman Silenus]
  a satyr
  king of Nysa
  son of Pan or of Hermes by Calypso
  son of Gaea, some say
  father of Pholus
  A fat, jovial fellow who rode on a
  donkey because he was usually too
  drunk to walk. He was the tutor and
  friend of Dionysus.
  He was once captured by Midas
  who tried to extract from him the
  secret of life.
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  Silenus2
  Greek
  [S(e)ilinus.S(e)ileinos.Silen:
  plur=Silene.S(e)ileni]
  one of a race of beings, part horse, 
  part man, who unlike the Centaurs,
  had horses’ ears and walked on 2 
  feet 
  Silewe Nazarata
  East Indian
  a goddess 
  wife of Lowalangi
  Some say that she lives on the moon.
  Silfrintoppr
  (see Silvertop)
  Silik Mulu-khi
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian deity of healing
  son of Ea
  Silili
  Mesopotamian
  the Babylonian celestial mare from
  which all horses are descended
  Siliniets
  Polish
  a forest deity
  Silkisif
  Norse
  a queen of Heliopolis
  When Yngvarr arrived at her court
  during his epic search for the source of
  a Russian river, she offered to share
  her throne with him. Yngvarr rejected
  the offer, preferring to continue his
  search, but in later years his son,
  Sveinn, followed much the same route
  and married Silkisif.
  Silkworm Maiden
  (see Ts’an Nü)
  Silliam Aipane
  Inuit
  the home of the dead: the house 
  of winds
  Silliam Innua
  Inuit
  a deity, ruler of the winds
  silkie
  (see selkie)
  Siloo
  Pacific Islands
  sister of Dapie
  Siltim
  Persian
  a malevolent forest-demon
  siluman
  East Indian
  a spirit, in Javanese lore
  Silvan
  Roman
  [Silas.Silvanus.Sylvan(us)]
  god of agriculture and woods
  half man, half goat
  In some accounts he was the son of
  Crathis, others say he was the son of
  Picus or Mars.
  Some accounts identify him with
  Faunus, Mars or the Greek Pan, others
  with Cocidius.
  (see also Silvani)
  Silvani
  Roman
  [Silvanae:=Greek satyrs]
  deities of agriculture and woods
  It was said that each estate had 
  three such guardian deities, one each
  for the house, the boundaries and 
  the workers.
  Silvanus
  (see Silvan)
  Silver Circle
  (see Aranrhod)
  Silver Cloud
  (see Argadnel)
  Silver Mountain (see Mount Kailasa)
  Silver Roan
  Russian
  a magical horse given to Ivan the 
  Fool by his dead father for guarding 
  his grave
  Silvertop
  Norse
  [Silfrintoppr]
  a horse of the gods
  Silvester
  Irish
  a hero of a voyage to many 
  strange places with Emne 
  and Lochan
  silvestres
  elementals, spirits of the air, 
  in some accounts
  Silvia
  (see Rhea Silvia)
  Silvius
  Roman
  [Sylvius]
  first king of Alba Longa
  grandson of Aeneas, some say
  son of Ascanius
  brother of Iulus
  father of Brutus
  He usurped the throne of his 
  brother, Iulus.
  It had been prophesied that Brutus
  would kill both his parents. His
  mother, a cousin of Silvius, died after
  three days in labour when the boy was
  born and, when he was fifteen, Brutus
  accidentally shot and killed Silvius
  when they were out hunting.
  Brutus was banished and sailed with
  a group of Trojans to Britain.
  In some accounts, Silvius was the
  son of Aeneas and Lavinia.
  Simaethis
  Greek
  [Symaethis]
  a nymph
  mother of Acis by Pan, some say
  Simandamanjughosha
  (see Simha-nadamanjushri)
  simargh
  (see sinam)
  simarghu
  Persian
  [simorg:=Russian simarglu]
  a winged dragon
  This beast, invisible to human eyes,
  guarded the tree of life, one which
  produced seeds for all the other plants.
  (see also simurgh)
  simarglu
  Russian
  the Russian equivalent of the
  Persian simarghu
  Simbi
  West Indian
  a Haitian river-snake god, 
  god of rain
  Simboumba
  African
  a Swahili ancestor
  brother of Kanisimbo
  He was one of the people who descended
  from heaven in a ship with Faro.
  Simbu
  African
  father of Nduala
  In the lore of the Banyoro, he appeared
  as a stranger to the princess Nyina
  Mweru and disappeared again, leaving
  her pregnant.
  Simha
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, 
  Leo the lion
  Simha-nadamanjushri
  (see Simhanada)
  Simha-Rathi
  Hindu
  a name for Devi or Durga 
  riding a lion
  Simha Sana
  Buddhist
  the lotus throne of Avalokiteshvara
  supported by lions
  Simha-Vahini
  Hindu
  a name for Devi, Durga, Kali or 
  Uma riding on a lion
  Simha-Vaktra
  Buddhist
  a goddess of the air
  one of the Dakinis
  She is depicted as having the head of 
  a lion.
  Simhala
  Cambodian
  a merchant
  When his ship was wrecked on an
  island where he was in danger from the
  rakshasas, Lokesvara turned himself
  into a horse and carried the merchant
  to safety.
  Simhanada
  Buddhist
  [Simandamanjughosha.
  Simha-nadamanjushri]
  a name for Manjushri as ‘lion-
  voiced’
  one of the 4 aspects of Manjushri
  Simhanara Lokesvara
  Cambodian
  a name for Avalokiteshvara with 5
  buddhas emanating from his 
  body
  Simi
  Mesopotamian
  [Seimia.Shima.Shimi]
  a Syrian goddess of fate
  Simias
  Irish
  [Semias]
  a wizard
  He was the ruler of the mythical city 
  of Murias and provided the Danaans
  with the magic cauldron of the
  Dagda.
  Simigi
  Mesopotamian
  [=Armenian Sivini=Hittite Istanu:
  =Urartian Siwin]
  a Hurrian sun-god
  Simild
  (see Kunhild)
  Similte
  (see Kunhild)
  Simmas
  (see Simmos)
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  Mesopotamian
  [Simmas]
  a shepherd
  He found and reared the infant
  Semiramis.
  Simoeis
  Greek
  [Simois]
  a river-god of Troy
  father of Astyoche
  Simois
  (see Simoeis)
  Simon Breac
  Irish
  son of Starn
  After the Fomoire defeated the
  invading Nemedians, Simon and his
  followers went to Greece. Here they
  became slaves and were regarded as
  the ancestors of the Fir Bolg, later
  invaders of Ireland.
  Simon Magus1
  Canaanite
  [Simon the Magician]
  a Samaritan sorcerer
  He is alleged to have flown above the
  throng in Rome where Peter, worried
  that this magical feat might make the
  people believe that Simon had divine
  powers, prayed to God who caused the
  sorcerer to fall to the ground, breaking
  his leg in three places.
  In another story, he volunteered 
  to be buried alive, proposing to re-
  appear after three days. He was never
  seen again.
  Simon Magus2
  Irish
  a sorcerer
  In Irish myth, his sons raped Tlachtga,
  a goddess and druidess, who produced
  three sons, each with a different
  father.
  Simonides
  Greek
  a poet
  he wrote The Lamentantion of Danae
  Delivering a panegyric to Scopas, 
  king 
  of 
  Thessaly, 
  he 
  included
  references to Castor and Polydeuces.
  The king paid him a half-fee and told
  him to look to the twins for the other
  half. Told that two young men on
  horseback were waiting to see him, 
  he left the building minutes before 
  the roof fell in. The horsemen, said 
  to be Castor and Polydeuces, had
  disappeared.
  simorg
  (see simarghu.simurgh)
  Si’mskalin
  Siberian
  a guardian god
  son of Kutkhu
  simul
  Norse
  a pole or yoke
  This is the pole used by Hiuki and Bil
  for carrying the bucket, Saegir.
  simurg
  (see simurgh)
  simurgh1
  Persian
  [akra.samru.simorg.simurg.sinurgh:
  =Arab anqa.roc:=Russian sinam(ru)]
  a fabulous bird
  This huge bird, which lived on Mount
  Alburz, was said to have rescued the
  god Zal when he was abandoned as a
  baby by his parents. In some accounts,
  it lived for 1,700 years and burned to
  death when its young hatched.
  In one account, all the birds set out
  to look for the mysterious simurgh but
  only thirty survived the long search.
  These remaining birds merged into
  one, becoming the simurgh.
  In the Avesta, one such bird is
  known as Saena Meregha (dragon-
  peacock).
  (see also phoenix.saena.
  senmerv.simarghu)
  simurgh2
  Persian
  in some accounts, a secret name
  for god
  simyr
  (see sinam)
  Sin1
  Arab
  a pre-Islamic moon-god and god 
  of wealth
  Sin2
  Irish
  [Maine Maghor]
  son of Aililll and Maev
  He was one of seven sons all known 
  as Maine.
  He went to woo the maiden, Fearbh,
  and when Conor mac Nessa heard of
  his presence he attacked her father’s
  house. Despite the intervention of
  Maev, Conor won the battle and sacked
  the house, killing Sin.
  Sin3
  Irish
  a sorceress
  She beguiled the king, Muircheartach,
  persuaded him to put aside his wife,
  Duaibhseach, and took her place. By
  conjuring up hosts of warriors for him
  to slaughter, she gradually weakened
  him and finally brought about his
  death. She later confessed that she had
  done it all to avenge the death of her
  family at the hands of the king and
  died of grief.
  Sin4
  Mesopotamian
  [Ma.Magar.Magula-Anna.Suen.Udsar:
  =Assyrian Suin:=Sumerian Nanna]
  a Babylonian moon-god
  a name for Marduk as ‘ruler of the
  night’
  father of Ishtar, some say
  Sin5
  Norse
  [Syn(ia)]
  a goddess of truth, attendant on Frigga
  It was her duty to guard the entrance
  to Frigga’s palace.
  Sin6
  North American
  a sky-god of the Haida 
  people
  He was found as a baby inside a
  cockle-shell and grew very quickly.
  The chief’s daughter who found him
  was Fine-weather Woman and she 
  was given the power to cause storms
  simply by loosening her robe.
  Sin became a fine hunter but, one
  day, he put on the skin, first of a wren,
  then of a blue-jay and finally of a
  kingfisher, soaring above the sea in
  each of these guises before finally
  disappearing into the heavens.
  Sin7
  (see Nanna1)
  Sin-liki-innuni
  Mesopotamian
  the author of the Chaldaean 
  epic of Gisdhubar
  sin-you
  Japanese
  a celestial sheep or unicorn
  This animal acts as a judge of humans,
  punishing the guilty.
  (see also kirin)
  Sina
  Pacific Islands
  [Ma Sina:=Hervey Islands Ina:
  =Tahitian Hina]
  the tropic bird
  a Samoan moon-goddess 
  sister of Maui
  wife of Pili
  She and Pili had five children 
  who 
  became 
  the 
  ancestors 
  of 
  the Polynesians.
  Another story says that she was
  raped by Te Tuna in the form of an eel,
  a crime for which he was executed. His
  decapitated head was buried on the
  beach and from it grew the first
  coconut palm.
  Sina Kwas
  Pacific Islands
  a culture-hero in the Solomon
  Islands
  brother of Gwan Meo
  These two heroes, known as the Red
  Heads, were regarded as children of
  the sun and were credited with the
  slaying of many monsters and bringing
  food, magic and other benefits to their
  people. They were said to have led a
  band of their followers by sea to
  inhabit the Solomon Islands and are
  now worshipped as war-spirits.
  Sinaa
  South American
  a creator and jaguar-ancestor of 
  the Juruna Indians
  son of Duca
  He was born of a jaguar, Duca, and 
  a woman and his eyes were in the 
  back of his head. He could remove 
  his skin and rejuvenate himself by
  taking a bath.
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  Sinlap
  He is said to have created the world,
  propping up the sky on a stick.
  He visited Uaica in dreams and 
  told him how to make life better for
  the Juruna.
  The world will end when he removes
  the stick that holds up the heavens.
  Sinainn
  (see Sionan)
  sinam
  Russian
  [simargh.simyr.sinamru:=Arab Roc:
  =Persian simurgh]
  a huge bird
  sinamru
  (see sinam)
  Sinann
  (see Sionan)
  Sinchi Roca
  South American
  a legendary Inca king
  His mother spread a rumour that the
  sun-god was about to send a new king
  so that, when she produced her son,
  Sinchi Roca, dressed in fine garments,
  emerging from a cave, he was accepted
  as king.
  Some stories say he was the first
  Inca king. 
  Sinbad
  Arab
  [Sinbad the Sailor]
  a voyager, hero of The Arabian 
  Nights
  In one story he was carried by a rukh
  to a valley of diamonds where he
  collected as many as he could carry.
  He then tied himself to the rukh and
  was carried to its nest. Sinbad was
  rescued by a merchant before the huge
  bird could eat him and the two of
  them shared the diamonds.
  Sinbuck
  a demon
  Sindhu
  Hindu
  a river-goddess
  Sindolt
  German
  a warrior at Gunther’s court
  Sindre
  (see Sindri)
  Sindri1
  Norse
  [Sindr]
  a dwarf
  brother of Brock
  When Loki persuaded Dvalin to make
  a replacement for the long golden hair
  of Sif that Loki had stolen, Brock,
  Sindri’s brother, wagered that Sindri
  was a better craftsman than Dvalin, 
  the loser to forfeit his head. Sindri
  fashioned the golden boar Gullinbursti,
  the magic ring Draupnir and the
  magic hammer Miolnir. He later
  became king of the dwarfs.
  Sindri2
  Norse
  [Sindre]
  a race of dwarfs, descendants 
  of Sindri
  Sindri3
  Norse
  the golden hall of the dwarfs 
  after Ragnarok
  Sindur
  Norse
  a giantess
  She was one of the nine wave-maidens
  said to have simultaneously given birth
  to Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Sineach Cro
  Irish
  a woman who acted as foster-mother
  to Diarmaid mac Aodha Slaine
  Sinebomatu
  Pacific Islands
  [Woman of the North-east Wind]
  keeper of the Melanesian 
  afterworld, Bwebweso
  wife of Kekewage
  She and her husband care for the
  spirits of dead children until their
  parents also die and can take over.
  Sinend
  (see Sionan)
  Sinfiotl
  (see Sinfiotli)
  Sinfiotli
  Norse
  [Sinfiotl.Sinfjotli]
  son of Sigmund and Signy
  He was born of an incestuous liaison to
  provide a worthy helper for Sigmund
  in his efforts to exact vengeance on
  Siggeir, Signy’s husband, who had
  treacherously 
  killed 
  her 
  father,
  Volsung, and tied her four brothers to
  fallen trees in the forest where all
  except Sigmund were eaten by wolves.
  Sigmund trained the boy in the arts of
  the warrior and on one occasion they
  donned the skins of werewolves and
  rampaged through the forest killing all
  in their path, after which they fought
  each other and Sinfiotli was killed.
  The gods intervened and Sigmund was
  able to restore his son to life with the
  aid of a magic herb.
  When they hid in Siggeir’s palace
  they were betrayed by Siggeir’s sons
  who were promptly killed by Sinfiotli.
  He and his father were overpowered
  and buried alive in stone tombs but
  escaped with the help of Sigmund’s
  magic sword, Balmung, which Signy
  managed to smuggle to them. They
  then set fire to the palace, killing all
  inside except the women. Signy
  refused safe passage and died with 
  her husband.
  They then returned to Hunaland
  where Sigmund married Borghild.
  Her brother quarrelled with Sinfiotli
  and was killed. Borghild poisoned
  Sinfiotli and Sigmund carried the body
  of his dead son to the shore where
  Odin received it into his boat and
  sailed off into the west.
  Sinfjotli
  (see Sinfiotli)
  singa
  Pacific Islands
  in Bali, an image of Agni in the form
  of a winged lion
  Singala
  Arab
  a local god
  Singalang Burong
  East Indian
  a Dayak bird-god, progenitor 
  of the tribe
  Singbanga
  Indian
  [=Ho Sirma Thakur]
  a supeme god of the Munda 
  people
  Singhalaputra
  Buddhist
  [Son of the Lion:=Chinese 
  Shih-tzu-pi-ch’iu]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He was originally an Indian Brahmin
  who became a Buddhist and a leader of
  that faith who was executed when he
  upset some officials of the court. 
  He is depicted standing and holding
  a staff.
  Sinh
  Burmese
  a cat
  This animal shared daily worship with
  his master, the chief priest Mun-Ha, 
  in front of the statue of the goddess 
  Tsu-Kyan-Kse. When the priest was
  killed, the cat climbed on to his
  shoulders and looked hard into the
  face of the statue. The cat’s yellow
  eyes became blue, like those of the
  goddess, and the white fur became the
  brown and gold of the present day
  Birman cat.
  Sinhanada
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god of medicine
  an aspect of Avalokiteshvara
  one of the sMan-bla
  Sini
  Norse
  a horse of the gods
  Sinis
  Greek
  [Pinebender.Pityocamptes.Sinnis]
  son of Procrustes
  father of Perigune
  He was an outlaw who killed travellers
  by tying them to a pine tree bent to the
  ground and hurling them into the air
  when the tree was released, or to two
  trees which tore the victims apart.
  Theseus killed him by the same
  method.
  Sinivali
  Hindu
  a moon-goddess and goddess of 
  good fortune
  Sinlap
  Burmese
  one of the first nats, created by
  Chinum Way Shun
  a giver of wisdom
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  Sinmora
  Norse
  wife of Sutur
  She owned the sword which could kill
  the cock Gullinkambi.
  Sinner King, The
  (see Le Roi Pêcheur)
  Sinner Lord
  (see Chevalier Mal Fet)
  Sinnis
  (see Sinis)
  Sinon
  Greek
  a Greek soldier at Troy
  son of Sisyphus, some say
  Sinon was left on shore when the
  Greeks apparently sailed from Troy
  and it was he who convinced the
  Trojans that they should take the
  wooden horse into the city and lit 
  the beacon which summoned the
  Greeks back.
  Sinopa
  North American
  an Algonquian girl
  sister of Bearskin Woman and 
  Okinai
  Her elder sister married a grizzly bear
  which was killed by her angry family.
  She then became a bear and killed all
  her people except Sinopa and her six
  brothers who were away on a hunting
  trip. To escape death at the hands of
  the bear-woman, Okinai, the eldest
  brother, shot arrows carrying Sinopa
  and her other brothers high into the
  sky. They became the constellation
  known as the Great Bear.
  Sinope
  Greek
  a nymph
  When Apollo made advances to her,
  she asked a single favour before
  accepting him. When the god agreed,
  she asked to be allowed to remain a
  virgin all her life.
  Sins Sga’nagwai
  North American
  a supreme god of the Haida 
  Indians
  Sinsar
  Irish
  [King of the World.Sinsear]
  father of Borba
  He took a large force to Ireland to
  help Midac in his struggle with the
  Fianna. Midac trapped Finn mac Cool
  and some of the Fianna in the
  Quicken Trees Hostel but the ford
  leading to the hostel was held by
  Dermot, Innsa, Fiachna and Fotla and
  successive waves of attackers were
  slaughtered. Finally, Sinsar himself
  gathered the remaining warriors and
  led an attack on the defenders of 
  the ford. The rest of the Fianna
  reached the ford at about the same
  time and a great battle ensued. Sinsar
  was killed by Oscar and the invaders
  fled when they saw their king go
  down.
  (see also Daire Donn)
  Sinsear
  (see Sinsar)
  Sinta 
  East Indian
  [Dewi Shri:=Hindu Sita]
  the Javanese version of Sita
  wife of Wisnu
  mother of Watu Gunung
  She was carried off by the demon
  Rawana but Rama and Hanuman came
  to her rescue.
  In one story, she inadvertently
  married her own son, Watu Gunung.
  Sinthgunt
  Norse
  brother of Sunna
  Sintram
  German
  a knight
  He became a devoted follower of
  Dietrich von Bern when the hero
  rescued him from a dragon.
  Sintu
  (see Shinto)
  sinurgh
  (see simurgh)
  Sio Calakoq
  North American
  a Hopi giant
  Sio Humis
  North American
  a Hopi rain-god
  siod
  (see sid)
  Sioda
  Irish
  mother of Eoghan Mor by Ailill 
  Olom
  siodbrad
  (see corpan side)
  Siofn
  Norse
  [Sjofn(a)]
  a goddess of love, attendant on Frigga
  sioga
  (see si2)
  Sionan
  Irish
  [Sina(i)nn.Sinend]
  a river-goddess
  daughter of Lodan
  When she visited the Well of Know-
  ledge in defiance of the prohibition on
  such visits, the water rose up and
  flooded over. She ran westwards but
  the water overtook her and she
  drowned. The course which the water
  followed became the Shannon.
  Siosire
  Egyptian
  a sorcerer-prince
  son of Setna
  He claimed to be the ancient sorcerer,
  Horus, son of Paneshe, and was
  known for defeating a Nubian
  sorcerer in a contest of magic.
  Siovili
  Pacific Islands
  chief priest of an eponymous cult
  founded in Samoa
  Sipa Khorlo
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan Wheel of Life
  This is a device with three circles
  setting out the cycle of existence, etc. 
  The outer circle has twelve scenes
  which illustrate the reasons for rebirth
  such as ignorance, covetousness and
  similar vices. The second wheel has 
  six triangles, each of which deals with
  one of the various realms, given as
  Chayula (home of the gods), Lamayin
  (home of demi-gods), Miyul (home of
  mankind), Yiddak (home of ghosts),
  Gholsong (home of animals) and
  Nyalwa (the underworld).
  The 
  third, 
  innermost, 
  circle
  portrays the three worlds of passion
  using a cock to portray desire or lust,
  a pig for ignorance or sloth and a
  snake for anger or hatred.
  Sipapu
  North American
  the hole or cave from which the
  ancestors of the Shoshone or Zuni
  Indians emerged
  By extension, this name is applied to
  the hole in the floor of the kiva, the
  underground ceremonial room.
  sipar
  Hindu
  a shield, one of the weapons of Durga
  Sipe
  Pacific Islands
  a magician in the Marianas
  brother of Saupe
  To honour their ancestor, the deity
  Lugellan, the brothers instituted
  festivals and built monuments, causing
  stones to fly into position by magic. 
  Sipe Gialmo
  Tibetan
  [Sipe Gyalmo]
  a Bon mother-goddess
  She is depicted with three eyes and 
  six arms, riding a red mule.
  Sipe Gyalmo
  (see Sipe Gialmo)
  siposo
  African
  a mythical missile wielded by a
  sorcerer in Zambia
  Sippia
  German
  [=Anglo-Saxon Sib]
  a goddess
  Sipra
  Indian
  a sacred river
  Sipylene
  Mesopotamian
  an Anatolian mother-goddess
  Sir Gawain and Carl of Carlisle
  British
  a 15th C story of the encounter
  between Gawain and Carl
  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  British
  a 15th C poem relating the encounter
  between Gawain and Bercilak de
  Hautdesert
  (see Green Knight)
  Sir Perceval de Galles
  British
  a 14th C story about the adventures
  of Percival
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  Sir-syv-kten
  (see Sir-syv-kudegen)
  Sir-syv-kudegen
  Russian
  [Sir-syv-kten]
  a fertiliy deity of the Chuvash people
  Sirao
  East Indian
  a creator-god
  Sirara
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian and Sumerian goddess
  Enki put her in charge of the Persian
  Gulf.
  Sirash
  (see Siris)
  Sirat
  (see Al sirat)
  Sirat Bani Hilali
  Arab
  a collection of stories of heroes
  Siren
  Greek
  [‘binder’:plur=S(e)irenes]
  a monster, part woman, part seabird 
  In some accounts the sirens were the
  daughters of Phorcus and Calliope or
  Ceto while others say that they were
  fathered by Achelous or Phorcus on
  either Melpomene or Terpsichore.
  The number and names of the group
  vary from one story to another and
  may be given as Himeropa and
  Thelxiepeia; Leucosia, Ligea and
  Parthenope; 
  Aglaophone, 
  Molpe,
  Peisinoe and Thelxiepeia.
  They were originally winged beings
  but, when they were defeated by the
  Muses in a music competition, they
  lost their wings and took to the sea,
  living on the island of Anthemoessa,
  where their songs charmed the crews
  of passing ships and lured them on to
  the rocks.
  Others say that they were originally
  maidens attendant on Core who were
  changed into the form of sirens for
  failing to prevent Core’s abduction 
  by Hades.
  In some accounts, when they failed
  to seduce Odysseus and his crew, 
  they jumped into the sea and were
  drowned while others say that when
  they failed to seduce the Argonauts,
  being outsung by Orpheus, they
  jumped into the sea and were turned
  into rocks.
  They are usually depicted as birds
  with human faces.
  Sirene, La
  African
  consort of Agwé
  sirenes
  (see siren)
  Sirens, The
  English
  a long ode by R. L. Binyon published 
  in 1924
  Siriadic Columns
  Egyptian
  2 columns built by Thoth
  These columns, one brick, one stone,
  had inscribed on their faces the
  history of past times. They were
  designed to withstand the ravages of
  fire or flood.
  Sirima
  Hindu
  one of the yakshas
  Siris
  Mesopotamian
  [Siris]
  a Babylonian god of feasting
  In some accounts Siris is female.
  sirite
  Irish
  an elfman
  Sirius
  Greek
  the dog of Orion
  He was placed as a star in the sky with
  Orion.
  Sirl
  British
  [=Greek Athena:=Roman Minerva]
  a goddess
  Sirma Thakur
  Indian
  [Lord of Heaven:=Munda Singbonga]
  a supreme god of the Ho people
  Sirona
  Celtic
  [Dirona]
  a goddess of healing or of springs 
  in Gaul
  wife of Grannus
  Sirout
  North American
  an ancestor of the Juaneno tribe 
  of California
  husband of Yciaut
  father of Ouiot
  Sirrush
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian scaly monster with 
  parts of a bird, cheetah and 
  having claws on its 2 rear 
  feet
  Sirsir
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Marduk as guardian 
  of seamen
  Sirtu
  (see Ishtar)
  Sirtur
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess of sheep, 
  an aspect of Ninsuna
  sisaok
  North American
  among the Bella Coola Tribe, a dancer
  in a ceremony to commemorate 
  the coming of the progenitors of 
  the tribe
  Sisera
  a demon of desire
  sishana
  Hindu
  the phallus as an object of worship
  (see also lingam)
  Sishupala
  (see Shishupala)
  Sisianlik
  East Indian
  daughter of Timbehes
  sister of Bangai and Lean
  This family is regarded in New Guinea
  as the ancestors of the tribes.
  Sisillus
  British
  an early king of Britain, some say
  Sisimatailaa
  Pacific Islands
  son of the sun in the lore of
  the Tongans
  On his marriage in Samoa, his father
  gave him two parcels, one of which
  must remain unopened until they
  reached Tonga. His bride disobeyed
  this instruction as they sailed back 
  to Tonga and the weight of all the
  things that emerged from the parcel
  was enough to sink the boat and they
  both drowned.
  Sisinjori
  East Indian
  in the lore of New Guinea, son of the
  kangaroo, Amori
  He was born after the female
  kangaroo, Amori, swallowed sperm
  found on the spot where the first
  human couple mated.
  Sisiri
  South American
  son of Purrunaminari
  Sisiutl
  North American
  a water-monster or rain-deity, in the
  lore of the Bella Coola Indians
  This monster had two or three heads,
  one of them human, and lived in a lake
  in the sky. It could change into a fish
  and sometimes appeared on earth in
  response to invocations.
  Sislau
  a demon of poisons
  Sison
  Thai
  a mythical king
  lover of Thewi Suthat
  They had been lovers in several previous
  existences but never married until 
  they met again as king and princess.
  He owned a magic sword which
  could kill all the enemy forces which
  saw the light reflected from its blade,
  provided that Sison had propitiated
  the god Phra Sao. If he forgot, it was
  his own men who perished.
  His horse, Tipaka, could fly his
  master instantaneously to wherever he
  wished to go.
  Sispes
  Roman
  [Sospita]
  a local name for Juno
  In this form, she is depicted as wearing
  a goatskin and armed.
  Sisters of Long Life
  (see Long Life Sisters)
  Sisupala
  (see Shishupala)
  Sisuphos
  (see Sysyphus)
  Sisypheron
  Greek
  a shrine to Sisyphus
  Sisyphides
  Greek
  a name of Odysseus reflecting his
  ingenuity and his relationship 
  to Sisyphus
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  Sisyphus
  Greek
  [Aeolides.Sisuphos]
  king of Corinth
  son of Aeolus and Enarete
  brother of Athamas and Salmoneus
  husband of Merope
  father of Almus, Glaucus, Ornytion 
  and Thersander
  father of Odysseus by Anticleia, 
  some say
  He is said to have founded Corinth,
  rearing a race from mushrooms to
  populate it and to have instituted the
  Isthmian Games.
  When Autolycus began stealing his
  cattle, Sisyphus fixed lead markers
  inscribed ‘Stolen by Autolycus’ to
  their hooves and was so able to prove
  the theft.
  He seduced Anticleia, daughter of
  Autolycus, on the morning of her
  wedding to Laertes, either in revenge
  for the theft of his cattle or, some say,
  with the connivance of Autolycus with
  whom he became friends. In this way,
  he, rather than Laertes, became the
  father of Odysseus.
  He raped Tyro, daughter of his
  brother Salmoneus, and she killed the
  children born of this union. Sisyphus
  persuaded the people that the infants
  were the result of incest between 
  Tyro and her own father with the
  result that Salmoneus was banished
  and Sisyphus took the throne.
  He imprisoned Hades (or Thanatos)
  when he came to take him down to the
  underworld as punishment for the 
  rape of Tyro or for betraying the fact
  that Zeus had abducted Aegina. He
  was handed over to Hades when the
  latter was freed by Ares but he talked
  Persephone into releasing him. He was
  eventually brought back to Tartarus 
  by Hermes and punished by being
  condemned everlastingly to roll a huge
  stone up a mountain, only for it to roll
  back to the bottom just before he
  reaches the top.
  In some accounts he is regarded as a
  sun-god.
  Sisythos
  (see Xithuthros)
  Sisythus
  (see Xithuthros)
  Sit
  (see Set)
  Sita
  Hindu
  [‘furrow’.Seeta.Vedavati:=Javanese Sinta]
  an earth-goddess
  daughter of Janaka
  sister of Urmila
  wife of Rama
  mother of Kusha and Lava
  She was said to have been born from a
  plough-furrow as an incarnation of
  Lakshmi and was the wife of Rama, 
  the seventh incarnation of Vishnu,
  although some accounts have her as a
  consort of Indra and Parjanya. Rama
  was said to have won her hand by
  winning an archery contest organised
  by her father.
  When she was carried off by
  Ravana, the king of the demons, her
  husband raised an attacking force
  under Hanuman and raised the
  demons’ fortress, killing Ravana. To
  prove that she had been faithful 
  during her captivity she invoked her
  dharma and was taken into a furrow 
  in Mother Earth.
  In a variation of this story, Rama
  rejected her when she became
  pregnant, believing that she had slept
  with Ravana, and sent her into exile
  where she gave birth to twin sons,
  Kusha and Lava. Despairing of
  winning back her husband she prayed
  to mother-earth for help. A golden
  throne rose out of the ground to
  receive her and she returned to the
  earth she came from.
  Yet another story says that Sita
  underwent trial by fire but walked
  unharmed from the pyre due to the
  intervention of Agni.
  (see also Tulsi.Vedavati)
  Sitabrahma
  Hindu
  [White Brahma]
  one of the 8 Dharmapalas
  Sitala
  (see Shitala)
  Sitalamata
  (see Shitala)
  Sitamahakala
  Buddhist
  [Great White Lord]
  a god of wealth
  guardian of science
  one of the 8 Dharmapalas
  Sitamanjughosha
  (see Siddhaikaviramanjughosha)
  Sitapatra
  Buddhist
  [Sitatapatra]
  a parasol-goddess
  an aspect of Vairocana
  one of the bodhisattvas
  She may be depicted with three heads
  and three eyes.
  Sitatapatra
  (see Sitapatra)
  Sitatapatra-Aparajita
  Buddhist
  a version of Sitapatra with 8 arms
  Sitatara
  Tibetan
  a Buddist-Lamaist goddess
  a form of Tara
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhi 
  or Vairocana
  She is depicted with either three or
  seven eyes.
  She is said to be a Chinese princess,
  Weng Cheng, who was deified. 
  (see also White Tara).
  Sitconsky
  (see Sitkonski)
  Sith
  Norse
  the second wife of Egil or Orvandel
  mother of Uller
  Sithapishtim
  Mesopotamian
  in the story of Izdubar, the sage who
  directed him to the underworld
  (see also Siduri)
  Sithchean
  (see Sithchenn)
  Sithcheann
  (see Sithchenn)
  Sithchenn
  Irish
  [Sithchean(n)]
  a druid 
  He worked as a smith and, when
  asked to foretell the future for Niall
  and his brothers, he set fire to his
  forge and watched to see what they
  would save from the blaze. Niall
  rescued the anvil which led Sithchenn
  to prophesy that he would become a
  high-king of Ireland.
  In another test, he sent them into a
  forest where they met a hideous hag at
  a well. She would allow only the one
  who kissed her to drink. Only Niall
  complied and she thereupon turned
  into a beautiful woman.
  Sithon
  Greek
  a king of Thrace
  father of Phyllis, in some accounts
  Sitkonski
  North American
  [Sitconsky]
  a trickster-deity of the Assiniboine
  Siton
  (see Dagan3)
  sitondo
  African
  [Shepherd of the Clouds:
  plur=basitondo]
  a rain-maker in Zambia
  Sitri
  (see Sytry)
  Sits-by-the-door
  North American
  a Blackfoot maiden
  She was captured by Crows but the
  wife of the brave by whom she had
  been seized took pity on her and
  helped her to escape. On the long
  journey back to her own people, she
  would have died of hunger but for the
  help of a wolf which followed her and
  killed game to keep her alive.
  Situa
  South American
  an Inca festival held in September
  This festival involved offerings to the
  gods to avert sickness and disaster. 
  Sitting Above
  (see Ababinili)
  siudleratuin
  North American
  ghosts of the Inuit
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  Siugmall
  Irish
  [Siugmhall]
  grandson of Midir
  brother of Mormhaol
  He and his brother killed Eochaid
  Airemh and fired his castle.
  Siugmhall
  (see Siugmall)
  Sius
  Mesopotamia
  a Hittite sun-god
  (see also Istanu)
  Siva1
  Slav
  [=Lithuanian Seeva]
  a goddess of love
  Siva2
  (see Shiva)
  Sivini
  Armenian
  [=Hittite Istanu:=Hurrian Simigi:
  =Urartian Siwini]
  a sun-god
  hero of the aborigines
  Sivirri
  Australian
  a culture-hero in Cape York
  He is regarded as the inventor of the
  drum and is said to have built the first
  canoe. In some accounts he is regarded
  as a thunder-god.
  Sivottama
  Hindu
  a minor god
  one of the vidyesvaras
  Siwa1
  Pacific Islands
  [=East Indies Mahatala.Panji:
  =India Shiva:=Philippines Bathala.
  Mahacabatara:=Sea-Dayak Petara]
  the Pacific version of Shiva
  guardian of the east
  consort of Prawati
  Siwa2
  (see Amonium)
  Siwa Mahayogi
  (see Mahayogi)
  Siwah
  (see Amonium)
  Siward
  Norse
  a hero-warrior
  Odin healed his wounds in return for
  the dedication of the slain to the gods.
  Siwini
  Mesopotamian
  [=Armenian Sivini:=Hurrian Simigi:
  =Hittite Istanu]
  a Urartian sun-god
  Six Cib
  Central American
  the sixth day of the 20 days 
  of the Mayan creation 
  cycle
  On this day light appeared.
  (see also Cib)
  Six Honoured Ones (see Liu Tsung)
  Six Muluc
  Central American
  the nineteenth day of the 20 
  days of the Mayan creation 
  cycle
  On this day all created things were
  given life.
  (see also Muluc)
  Six Species
  Buddhist
  the 6 main divisions of the 
  Tibetan Wheel of Life
  The lowest division is hell. The others
  are the realms of the brutes, men,
  demi-gods and gods, plus one known
  as Yi-dag for a race of beings with large
  stomachs and thin necks.
  (see also Sipa Karlo.Wheel of Law)
  sixth sense
  (see extra sensory perception)
  Siyakmak
  (see Siyamak)
  Siyamak
  Persian
  [Siyakmak]
  a primordial being
  son of Mashje and Mashyane
  son of Gayomart, some say
  consort of Nashak
  father of Fravak, Fravakain, Guzhak
  and Hoshang
  Siyamak was said to be the first king
  and was killed in battle with Angra
  Manya.
  Siyavahsh
  (see Siyawush)
  Siyavarshan
  (see Siyawush)
  Siyawush
  Persian
  [Siyavahsh.Siyavarshan]
  son of Kay Kaus and Sudabe
  His stepmother made advances which
  he rejected and she told her husband
  that his son had tried to rape her. The
  young man fled from the court but 
  was killed by Afrasiyab.
  Sizajazel
  an angel, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Sagittarius, the archer
  Sjarr
  (see Siarr)
  sjen
  Slav
  [sjenovik]
  the soul of a man or an animal acting
  as the spirit controlling features such
  as forests and mountains
  sjenovik
  (see sjen)
  Sjofn
  (see Siofn)
  Sjofna
  (see Siofn)
  Sjora
  (see Sjoran)
  Sjoradare
  (see Sjoran)
  Sjoran
  Swedish
  [Sjora(dare):=Norse Ran]
  a malevolent sea-spirit
  Skade
  (see Skadi)
  Skadhi
  (see Skadi)
  Skadi
  Norse
  [Skade.Skad(h}i.Skathi]
  a giantess
  goddess of winter
  one of the Asynjur
  daughter of Thiassi
  wife of Niord, Odin or Uller
  mother of Frey and Freya, some say
  When her father was killed in 
  Asgard, she demanded that the gods
  compensate her for the loss. They
  offered any one of their number as a
  husband but she must choose by
  looking only at their feet. She hoped to
  choose Balder but got Niord. She was
  unhappy in the warmth of Noatun and
  so they moved to her old home,
  Thrymheim. Niord hated the cold and
  they finally separated although some
  stories say that they merely alternated
  between her home and his, every three
  days. She is said to have married Odin,
  bearing his son, Saeming; in other
  accounts she married Uller, god of
  winter, after leaving Niord.
  When Loki was finally captured and
  bound, she placed over his head the
  serpent that constantly dripped venom
  on him.
  She is depicted as a huntress in
  armour, short-skirted and bearing 
  a spear.
  In some accounts Skadi is male and
  Niord is female.
  skagi
  North American
  a medicine-man of the Haida
  skald
  Norse
  [scald]
  a bard
  The skalds were the authors of the Eddas.
  Skaldatal
  (see Skaldskaparmal)
  Skaldskaparmal
  Norse
  [Skaldatal]
  part of the Younger Edda, a book
  about the skalds and their poetry
  Skamandrios
  (see Astyanax)
  Skamandros
  (see Scamander)
  Skamba
  (see Skambha)
  Skambha
  Hindu
  [Skamba:=Greek Atlas]
  a name for Purusha in his role
  supporting the universe
  Skan
  North American
  [‘sky’]
  one of the 4 Superior Gods of 
  the Sioux
  an aspect of Wakan Tanka
  Skanda
  Hindu
  [‘attacker’.Gajavahana.K(a)umara.
  Karttikaya.Karttikeya.Subra(h)manya:
  =Greek Ares:=Tamil Gajavahana.Seyon]
  a war-god and god of Mars
  son of Shiva and Parvati
  consort of Devasena, Kumari 
  and Valli
  father of Naigameya, Sena, Sakha 
  and Visakha
  He was said to have been generated
  after thousands of years from a huge
  pile of semen left over when Shiva and
  Parvati reduced their love-making.
  Some say that his father was Agni and
  his mother was either Ganga, Parvati
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  or Uma, while others say that he was
  created to defeat the demon, Taraka.
  He is depicted with six faces and
  twelve arms, riding the peacock,
  Paravani.
  (see also Karttikeya)
  Skandar
  Norse
  a dwarf, one of the Lovar
  Skarp-Hedin
  Norse
  son of Njal and Bergthora
  brother of Grim, Helga, Helgi 
  and Thorgerd
  It was he who had earlier killed Thrain,
  one of the Sigfussons, so starting the
  feud that led to the slaughter of his
  kinsmen. 
  He died with the rest of the
  Njalsson clan when they were trapped
  in their house, Bergthorsknoll, which
  was burnt to the ground by Flosi and
  his men but, before he died, Skarp-
  Hedin killed Gunnar, one of the
  attacking force, by hurling at him the
  jawbone which he had cut from the
  head of Thrain and kept.
  Skate
  Icelandic
  the Icelandic version of Scyld
  father of Bele
  Skate Woman
  North American
  a spirit in the lore of the Yurok 
  tribe
  When the original race, known as the
  Woge, finally died out, Skate Woman
  carried their creator to another land
  somewhere over the sea.
  Skatha
  Irish
  [Scathach]
  a warrior-maid
  daughter of Ard and Greimne
  sister of Aifa
  mother of Cuare and Uathach
  She lived in the Land of Shadows and
  taught Cuchulainn and many others
  the arts of war. 
  Skathi
  (see Skadi)
  Skeaf
  (see Sceaf)
  Skegg-Brodi
  Norse
  son of Thorstein
  He grew up to become an even greater
  hero than his father.
  Skeidbrimnir
  (see Skidbrim)
  Skena
  (see Scena)
  Skialdarass
  Norse
  [Skjaldarass]
  a name for Uller as shield-god
  Skialdmeyjar
  Norse
  [Skjaldmeyjar]
  shield-maidens: Valkyries
  Skialf
  Norse
  wife of Agni
  a name of Freya in Sweden
  She killed her husband with her necklace.
  Skidbladner
  (see Skidbladnir)
  Skidbladnir
  Norse
  [Skidbladner.Skioblaonir.Skithblathnir]
  Frey’s ship
  This magic ship, built by the dwarf
  Dvalin and presented to the gods by
  Loki, was capable of expanding to
  carry all the gods but could be folded
  up and carried in the pocket.
  Skidbrim
  Norse
  [Skeidbrimnir]
  a horse of the gods
  Skidd
  (see Sceaf)
  Skiddr
  (see Sceaf)
  Skidskegg
  Norse
  a name for Odin referring to his 
  long beard
  Skili
  North American
  in the lore of the Cherokee, 
  evil witches
  These beings were said sometimes to
  appear at night in the form of owls.
  Skinfaxi
  Norse
  a horse drawing the chariot of Dag,
  god of daylight
  (see also Ringfaxi)
  Skioblaonir
  (see Skidbladnir)
  Skiold
  (see Sceaf)
  Skiolding
  (see Skjolding)
  Skirflir
  Norse
  a dwarf, one of the Lovar
  Skirnir1
  Norse
  a servant of Frey
  When Frey fell in love with Gerda,
  Skirnir volunteered to woo her on his
  master’s behalf in return for Frey’s
  magic sword. Riding Bludog-hofi and
  carrying the sword, the magic ring
  Draupnir, some golden apples and a
  reflected image of Frey, he rode to
  Jotunheim and persuaded Gerda to
  marry his master.
  It was he who fetched the magic
  fetter Gelgia from the realm of the
  dwarfs to fasten the wolf Fenris to 
  the rock.
  Skirnir2
  Norse
  in some accounts, a name for 
  Svipdag
  Skirnis-For
  Norse
  [Quest of Skirnir]
  a story in the Elder Edda about the
  wooing of Gerda by Skirnir
  Skithblathnir
  (see Skidbladnir)
  Skjaldarass
  (see Skialdarass)
  Skjaldmeyjar
  (see Skialdmeyjar)
  Skjold
  (see Sceaf)
  Skjolding
  Norse
  [Skiolding]
  a deity
  a descendant of Odin’s son, 
  Skjold (Sceaf)
  Skobeleff
  Russian
  a sleeping hero awaiting recall in the
  hour of his country’s need
  Skofnung
  Norse
  the magic sword of the Danish king,
  Hrolf Krakki
  skogsfru
  Norse
  [=Danish skogsnufa:=Swedish skogsra]
  a female wood-spirit
  These beings are said to be drawn to
  camp-fires at night and try to lure
  away the young men.
  skogsnufa
  Danish
  [=Norse skogsfru:=Swedish skogsra]
  a female wood-spirit
  skogsra
  Swedish
  [=Danish skogsnufa:=Norse skogsfru]
  a female wood-spirit
  skogsradare
  (see metsanhaltia)
  skogsyungfru
  (see metsanaitsyt)
  Skogul
  Norse
  one of the Valkyries
  Skolawn
  (see Sceolan)
  Skoll
  Norse
  a wolf
  offspring of Fenris and 
  Gollweig
  one of the Varns
  This animal was one of the wolves
  which pursued the sun and moon,
  trying to swallow them. When he and
  Hati succeeded in this, an eclipse
  ensued. They fed on the marrow from
  the bones of dead criminals. As crime
  increased they grew stronger and in
  the final days they overtook the sun
  and moon and swallowed them finally.
  Skoyo
  North American
  man-eating monsters, in the lore of
  the Pueblo Indians
  Skrata
  (see Skritek)
  Skratti
  Icelandic
  [=German Scrat]
  an imp or devil
  Skritek
  Slav
  [Skrata.Skrzat(ek).Skrzot]
  a Slovene spirit of the household
  This being is depicted as a boy wearing
  a crown.
  Skrymir
  Norse
  [Vasty]
  a lord of the Frost Giants
  He was an illusion created by the frost-
  giants to perplex Thor when he and
  Loki travelled to Jotunheim.
  (see also Utgard-Loki)
  Skrymsli
  Norse
  a giant
  He won a wager with a peasant and
  demanded the peasant’s son as a prize
  but agreed to forfeit the prize if the
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  father could hide the child. Odin
  changed the boy into a grain of 
  wheat hidden in an ear of corn in a
  wheat-field; Hoenir changed him into
  a small down feather and concealed
  him in the breast of a swan; Loki
  changed him into a fish-egg hidden in
  the roe of a fish swimming in the
  ocean: in every case, the giant found
  the boy. On the last occasion, the boy
  ran off and, chasing after him,
  Skrymsli ran head-first into a pointed
  stake cunningly placed by Loki and
  was killed.
  Shrzat
  (see Skritek)
  Skrzatek
  (see Skritek)
  Skrzot
  (see Skritek)
  sKu-ina-rgyal-po
  (see Mahapancharaja)
  sKui-i-rgyal-po
  Tibetan
  one of the Panchmaharajas
  king of the body
  He is depicted riding a white lion.
  Skuld
  Norse
  [Skuldr]
  one of the 3 Norns – the future,
  necessity daughter of Mimir, some
  say
  Skuld sometimes rode with the
  Valkyries. She is depicted as veiled and
  holding an unopened book.
  Skuldr
  (see Skuld)
  Skulla
  (see Scylla)
  Skulle
  (see Scylla)
  Skunk
  North American
  a character in Navaho lore
  In a typical Tar-baby story, Skunk got
  stuck to a dummy which he had kicked
  while engaged in stealing corn.
  Sky Elk
  North American
  a sky-spirit of the Iroquois
  Sky Father1
  North American
  [Father Sky]
  the supreme deity of the Pueblo tribes
  husband of Earth-Mother
  father of One Alone
  Sky Father2
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god
  Sky Father3
  (see Jupiter.Mixcoatl)
  Sky People
  North American
  the inhabitants of a supposed
  Otherworld in the heavens
  Sky Woman
  (see Ataensic)
  Sky Youth
  North American
  a sky-spirit of the Kwakiutl
  The cannibalistic female, Tsonqua,
  fell in love with Sky Youth when she
  saw a reflection of him in a pool but
  he was appalled by her advances and
  killed her.
  Skyamsen
  (see Thunderbird2.3)
  Skylla
  (see Scylla)
  Slaalekam
  (see Quaaqua)
  Slagfidr
  (see Slagfinn)
  Slagfin
  (see Slagfinn)
  Slagfinn1
  Norse
  [Slagfidr.Slagfin]
  son of Badi
  brother of Egil and Volund
  When the swan-maidens, Alvit, Olrun
  and Svanhvit, flew to earth to bathe
  they left their wings on the shore.
  Slagfinn and his brothers seized the
  wings and kept the maidens as their
  wives for nine years before, homesick,
  they recovered their wings and flew
  away. Slagfinn searched in vain for his
  wife.
  Slagfinn2
  (see Ivald)
  Slagfinn-Giuki
  (see Hiuki)
  Slaigne
  (see Slaine)
  Slaine1
  Irish
  [Slaigne]
  a physician
  son of Partholan
  Slaine2
  (see Slane)
  Slaine the Firbolg
  Irish
  [Slaigne]
  son of Dela
  brother of Morca
  He was the first high-king of Ireland.
  Slane
  Irish
  [Spring of Health.(Tiopra) Slaine]
  the magic well of Dian Cecht
  This well (or spring) was reputed to be
  able to restore dead and dying warriors
  immersed in its waters. The Fomoire,
  led by Ostriallach, prevented this by
  piling rocks over the spring.
  Slanting Eyes
  (see Tsul Kalu)
  Slaughterbridge
  British
  a site on Bodmin Moor said to 
  be the site of the Battle of 
  Camlan
  Slave of the Wheel (see Mogh Ruith)
  Sleemish
  Irish
  [Sliabh Mos]
  the site of Curoi’s fortress
  It was said that the entrance to this
  fort, which would revolve on Curoi’s
  command, could never be found after
  dark.
  Sleep Heaven
  African
  the sixth of the 7 heavens of the
  Bambara, used as a store for secrets
  Sleep-joy
  Norse
  a name for night
  Sleetcold
  Norse
  the palace of Hel
  Sleipnir
  Norse
  the eight-legged horse of Odin
  offspring of Loki and Svadilfare
  In some accounts, this animal had only
  one eye.
  Slemuin
  Irish
  a bull owned by Morrigan
  Sliabh Mos
  (see Sleemish)
  Slid
  Norse
  [Slith]
  a river in Niflheim filled with swords,
  one of the 12 rivers known 
  as Elivagar
  Slidrugtanni
  Norse
  one of the 2 boars that drew 
  Frey’s chariot
  In some accounts, this animal is the
  same as Gullinbursti.
  slide-rock bolter
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Slieve Fuad
  Irish
  the home of Lir
  Slieve Gallion
  Irish
  the mountain home of Culann
  It was here that Finn was put under a
  spell by Milucra.
  Slievenamon
  Irish
  a fairy mountain
  Slith
  (see Slid)
  sliver cat
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  sLob-dpon
  (see Rinpochhe)
  slogute
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian spirit: a nightmare
  sluagh
  Scottish
  a fairy race, souls of the 
  dead, seen fighting in the 
  sky
  Sma
  Egyptian
  an amulet worn as a love-charm
  smallback
  a name for death
  sMan Bla
  Tibetan
  (one of the) Buddhas of 
  medicine
  Smara
  Hindu
  a name for Kama as ‘memory’
  smashana
  Hindu
  the place where Shiva dances
  Smertrios
  Celtic
  [Smertullos]
  a god of war in Gaul
  Smertullos
  (see Smertrios)
  Smicrus
  Greek
  a servant of Patron
  father of Branchus
  He and some other servants caught a
  swan and gave it to their master,
  whereupon it turned into a woman
  who told Patron that Smicrus would
  bring him good fortune because, it 
  was said, he was descended from
  Apollo. Patron gave Smicrus his
  daughter as wife.
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  Smieragatto
  Baltic
  [=Finnish Para:=Scandinavian Buttercat]
  a Lappish spirit in the form of a cat
  This spirit is said to bring its owner
  butter, cream and milk.
  Smilax
  Greek
  a nymph
  When she rejected the love of Crocus
  the gods changed him into a flower 
  of that name.
  Smintheus
  (see Sminthius)
  Sminthian
  (see Sminthius)
  Sminthius
  Greek
  [Smitheus.Smithian]
  a name for Apollo as guardian 
  against mice
  Smirgat
  (see Smirnat)
  Smirnat
  Irish
  [Smirgat]
  daughter of Fothadh Canainne
  wife of Finn mac Cool, in some accounts
  She warned Finn that, if he ever drank
  from a horn, he would die.
  Smohala
  North American
  a 19th C shaman
  He founded the cult of the Dreamers
  in the early part of the century.
  Another shaman, Moses, attacked him
  and thought he had killed him but
  Smohala survived and was rescued
  from the river.
  He took advantage of this episode 
  to claim that he had, in fact, been
  drowned, had gone to heaven where
  his spirit had talked with the Great
  Spirit and had been sent back to earth
  to spread the Great Spirit’s teachings.
  Smok
  (see Zmek)
  Smoking Mirror
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Smoking Mountain
  North American
  a Metis hunter
  brother of Broken War Club
  Smoking Mountain and his brother,
  Broken War Club, met a very hairy
  and very strong person called Little
  Man and together they went looking
  for adventure. One day Broken War
  Club stayed in the lodge they had
  found to do the cooking and the other
  pair went hunting. When they
  returned, Broken War Club was still
  moaning from a beating he had
  received from a tiny dwarf and the
  same thing happened next day to
  Smoking Mountain. Little Man stayed
  home the next day and killed the ugly
  dwarf who came out from a deep hole.
  They lowered first Broken War Club
  and then Smoking Mountain into 
  the hole in a kettle on a rope and they
  were scared by the noises they heard 
  so Little Man went down. He was
  attacked successively by monsters with
  two, then three and finally four heads
  and killed all three of them. He
  rescued the three girls the monsters
  had kept locked up and sent them up
  in the kettle together with much
  plunder from the monsters’ home.
  When it was his turn to go up, Broken
  War Club cut the rope and they left
  him to die but he managed to climb
  out. For helping them to settle an
  argument, a wasp, a worm and a
  woodpecker each gave him the power
  to assume their shape. He soon
  overtook the fleeing men and killed
  Broken War Club, sending Smoking
  Mountain packing and keeping the
  girls and the treasure for himself. 
  Smol
  Irish
  a king of Greece
  When the Nemdians were decimated
  by plague and oppressed by the
  Fomoire, they appealed to Smol for
  help and he sent supplies and an army
  to help them.
  Smrti
  Buddhist
  a minor god
  Smulkin
  British
  [Snulbug]
  a demon in King Lear
  Smyrna
  (see Myrrha)
  Snade Teched
  Irish
  father of Mac Cecht
  Snaer
  (see Snoer)
  Snaggletooth Woman
  (see Kokumthena)
  Snail Maiden
  (see Nü Wa)
  snake
  a scaly, legless reptile with a forked
  tongue, sometimes venomous
  This reptile, often under the name
  of serpent, appears in many
  mythologies.
  (1) In African lore the snake is
  often depicted with its tail in its
  mouth as a symbol of eternity.
  (see also ourobos)
  (2) In the East Indies they say 
  that a woman’s menstruation is
  produced from a snake inside her
  body and that babies are produced
  from the snake’s body.
  The Dayaks believe that their
  ancestors are reincarnated as
  snakes and so refuse to kill them.
  In Sumatra, Naga Pahoda appears
  as a serpent in the primaeval waters.
  Some tribes believe that, if a
  snake enters a house, the person
  who sees it first will die.
  (3) In Hindu tradition the snake
  (naga) is a sacred animal. It is said
  to take many forms and is
  described as having a navel in its
  forehead. Some say that the nagas
  can mate with humans.
  (4) In Muslim lore, an evil spirit, in
  the form of a snake, lives inside a
  woman’s body.
  (5) Norse stories include the snakes
  Ofrir and Svafnir who were
  continuously gnawing at the twigs
  of the world-tree, Yggdasril.
  (6) In North America, the Navaho
  snake-spirit was involved in a plan
  with Bear, Frog and Turtle to
  capture two maidens from an
  underwater village but the plan
  went awry and the two girls were
  killed. Frog and Turtle were lucky
  to escape with their lives but Bear
  and Snake fared better. This pair
  captured two girls who were
  overcome by the smoke from the
  kidnappers’ pipes which made
  Snake 
  and 
  Bear 
  appear 
  as
  handsome braves with whom the
  girls mated. One of the girls, Glipsa,
  escaped when Snake reverted to 
  his former shape but he later 
  found her and, once again as a
  young man, wooed her. He taught
  her many things, including the 
  Hozoni chant, and eventually
  allowed her to return to her own
  people.
  (7) In Sumeria, the snake was
  regarded as a sacred animal. They
  say that it acquired the ability to
  slough its skin when it swallowed
  the ‘Never-grow-old’ plant which
  it stole from Gilgamesh.
  snake2
  (see Naga.Nidhogg.Rainbow
  Snake.White Snake of Hangchow)
  Snake Clan Woman
  North American
  a spirit of the Hopi
  She was with Sand Altar Woman when
  the latter suffered a miscarriage.
  Snake Dance
  North American
  a fertility rite of the Hopi
  This ceremony, used to bring rain and
  fertility to the land, involves live
  snakes and represents the marriage of
  Snake Youth, a sky-spirit, and Snake
  Girl, a spirit of the underworld. 
  Snake Girl
  North American
  a snake-spirit of the Hopi
  She is regarded as an ancestor of the
  Hopi and also of many reptiles.
  Snake King, The
  (see Ch’ang Hao.She Wang)
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  Snake People
  North American
  in the lore of the Navaho, 
  a race who lived in the underworld,
  one of whom abducted Glipsa
  snake-stone
  (see ammonite)
  Snake Woman
  (see Cihuacoatl)
  Snake Youth
  North American
  a sky-spirit of the Hopi
  Snallygaster
  North American
  [Snoligoster]
  a monster in Maryland
  This beast is envisaged as a huge
  reptile-like bird which carries off
  children at night.
  sNam-gsal-ma
  (see Dipa)
  Snarayatra
  Hindu
  a festival in honour of Jagannath
  Snavidka
  Persian
  a sleet-demon
  This being was killed by Keresaspa.
  Snedgus
  Irish
  a priest
  He and Mac Riagla went on a 
  voyage that took them to many
  wonderful places.
  Snegurotchka
  Russian
  [The Snow Maiden]
  When she fell in love with a mortal,
  Lel the shepherd, she emerged from
  the cold forest and perished in the heat
  of the sun-god, Yarilo.
  Snenanth
  Roman
  an Italian deity
  Sneneik
  (see Tsonqua)
  Sneneikulala
  (see Tsonqua)
  Sno-Nysoa
  African
  the creator-god of Liberia
  Snoer
  Norse
  [Snaer]
  a god of snow
  a Frost giant
  son of Thrym
  brother of Drifta, Frosti and Jokul
  Snoligoster
  (see Snallygaster)
  Snookum
  North American
  an evil spirit in the lore of the Chinook
  Snoqalm
  North American
  a sky-god of the tribes of 
  the north-west
  Snoqalm kept all the light in a box.
  Spider wove a rope for Snoqalm to
  descend to earth but, while he was
  there, Beaver climbed up the rope and
  stole the box, hanging the sun in the
  sky as he climbed down again.
  Other versions say that it was Fox
  who climbed the rope, changed into
  Beaver and returned to earth with
  trees as well as fire. Snoqalm, in his
  haste to catch the intruder, fell to
  earth and was killed.
  Snor
  Norse
  wife of Karl
  She and Kane were regarded as the
  founders of the class of husbandmen.
  Snorri Sturluson
  Norse
  [Snorro Sturleson.Sturlason]
  (c 1178-1242)
  an Icelandic poet and historian
  He 
  was 
  the 
  compiler 
  of 
  the 
  Younger Edda (1220) and author of
  Heimskringla.
  He was murdered when he upset the
  king of Norway.
  Snorter, The
  (see Hang)
  Snotra
  Norse
  the goddess of virtue, attendant 
  on Frigga
  Snow Lodge
  North American
  [Snow Tepee.Yellow Paint Lodge]
  a magic tepee given to 
  Sacred Otter by Estonea-
  pesta
  Snow Maiden, The
  (see Snegurotchka)
  Snow Queen
  (see Devi.Haimavati.Parvati.
  Queen of Northgales)
  snow snake
  North American
  a fabulous snake
  This venomous, pink-eyed snake has a
  white body and hence is virtually
  invisible to its enemies when there is
  snow on the ground.
  Snow Tepee
  (see Snow Lodge)
  snow wassel
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Snow Woman
  (see Yuki-onna)
  Snulbug
  (see Smulkin)
  Snulk’ulxa’Is
  North American
  a primaeval god of the Bella 
  Coola Indians
  snydal
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  So
  African
  a weather-god of the Ewe 
  people
  He is regarded as an aspect of Sodza
  and Sogben in combination.
  (see also Xewioso)
  So-at-sa-ki
  (see Soatsaki)
  So-no-hagaham
  Japanese
  a rope
  This rope was used by Omitsumu to tow
  parts of Korea across the sea to increase the
  size of his own kingdom.
  Soatsaki
  North American
  [Feather Woman.So-at-sa-ki]
  a Blackfoot maiden
  wife of Apisuahts
  mother of Poia
  (see also Scarface)
  Sobek
  (see Sebek)
  Sobi-Si
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit depicted 
  as a soldier
  Sobk
  (see Sebek)
  Sobrino
  European
  a Saracen
  a counsellor of Agramant
  When Agramant’s forces withdrew
  from France to relieve the besieged
  capital, Biserta, Sobrino, Agramant
  and Gradisso challenged Florismart,
  Oliver and Roland to combat to 
  settle their differences. He was badly
  wounded in the fight which was 
  won by the Christians. He was taken
  with the wounded Oliver, by Roland
  and Rinaldo to an island where a
  hermit cured them both. This hermit
  had earlier baptised Rogero and 
  now converted Sobrino to the
  Christian faith.
  Sochla
  Irish
  wife of Carthach
  mother of Molua
  Sochos
  (see Souchos)
  Socht
  Irish
  son of Fitheal
  He who owned a sword formerly
  owned by Cuchulainn. When his
  grandfather was killed by Duibhdhriu
  with Socht’s sword, the killer was
  ordered to pay compensation to Socht.
  Socht’s sword
  Irish
  a sword formerly owned by Cuchulainn
  This wonderful sword once belonged
  to Cuchulainn and came down to
  Socht. 
  It 
  was 
  once 
  stolen 
  by
  Duibhdhriu who used it to kill Socht’s
  grandfather. As the result of a
  judgment by Fitheal, the sword was
  given to Cormac mac Airt.
  It was said that the sword could split
  a man in half and one half of the body
  would be unaware that anything
  untoward had happened to the other
  half until they fell apart. It was also
  said that it could split a hair floating 
  on water.
  (see also Amelias)
  Socothbenoth
  a demon said to take possession 
  of humans
  Sodasi
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  a sakti of Shiva
  Sodem
  (see Sotem)
  Sodric
  British
  a leader of the Picts in Arthurian 
  lore
  Sodza
  African
  a sky-god of the Hua
  With Sogblen, he is regarded as So.
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  Sodzu Baba
  Japanese
  [Old Woman of the Three Roads]
  a woman receiving the souls
  of the dead
  wife of Ten Datsu-Ba
  She demands money from all who
  arrive at her home on the bank of the
  River of Three Roads and, if it is not
  paid, takes their garments.
  (see also Shozuka Baba)
  Soft-Rot
  Pacific Islands
  one of the 8 Spitters
  (see Spitter1)
  Soga Sadayoshi
  Japanese
  a silkworm breeder
  She made a silk cap to keep warm the
  head of an image of Jizo. When she
  died, Jizo himself interceded on her
  behalf with Emma-O, god of the dead,
  and she was returned to life.
  Sogblen
  African
  a messenger-god of the Hua
  Acting with Sodza, he is regarded 
  as So.
  Sogbo
  African
  a storm-god and god of fire 
  of the Fon people
  son of Lisa and Mawu
  brother of Sagbata
  He set fire to the earth with his
  lightning but Otuto, the songbird,
  gave the alarm and Mawa sent the rain
  to put out the flames.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Sogbo 
  is
  synonymous with Mawu who, con-
  fusingly, is female and the mother of
  Agbe. Others say that Sogbo is the
  same as Agbe.
  sogpu
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Sohodo-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of scarecrows, guardian
  of fields
  Sohrab
  Persian
  [Suhrab]
  son of Rustem and Tamine
  He was born after Rustem left Tamine
  and so did not know his father. In later
  years, they met in combat and the
  father unwittingly killed his own son.
  Soido
  (see Sido)
  Sojo-bo
  Japanese
  a storm-demon, leader of the 
  Tengu
  Sokar
  (see Seker)
  Sokai
  (see Seker)
  Sokaris
  Greek
  [Soucharis]
  the Greek name for Seker
  Sokka
  Korean
  [=Buddhist Shakyamuni]
  the force of evil personifed
  He appeared after Miruk had created
  the universe and fought many battles
  with him. Miruk finally abandoned the
  world and returned to the heavens.
  Sokkvabekk
  (see Sokvabek)
  Sokkvabekkr
  (see Sokvabek)
  Soko1
  African
  [Tsoche]
  a creator-god of the Nupe 
  people
  Soko2
  Japanese
  a guardian god
  He and Fukaotso were derived 
  from Kongorikishi.
  Soko-no-kuni
  Japanese
  a name for the underworld, 
  Yomi-tsu-kuni, as ‘the hollow 
  land’
  Sokogba
  African
  a Nupe god of anger
  Sokozutsumo
  Japanese
  a sea and fish-god
  Sokumapi
  North American
  a Blackfoot brave
  He was captured by a bear who taught
  him the arts of magic and instructed
  him to make a spear decorated with
  parts of a bear and eagle feathers.
  When Sokumapi returned to his tribe,
  he made such a spear, the power of
  which routed the Crows who attacked
  his tribe and he became a a famous
  war-chief.
  Sokvabek
  Norse
  [Sokkvabekk(r)]
  the home of Odin and Saga, goddess
  of history
  This crystal palace was built under the
  waters of a clear stream, the ‘stream of
  time and events’.
  Sol1
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was said to be able to stand all day
  on one foot and was one of the party
  that accompanied Culhwch in his
  quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Sol2
  Norse
  a sun-goddess
  daughter of Mundilfoeri
  sister of Mani
  wife of Glaur
  wife of Ivald, some say
  mother of Iduna, some say
  She guided the chariot of the sun on
  its journey through the heavens.
  In some accounts she is called Sunna.
  Sol3
  Roman
  [Sol Indiges.Sol Invictus:=Greek Helius]
  the sun-god: a name for Mithra
  Sol4
  (see Apollo.Helius)
  Sol Indiges
  (see Sol3)
  Sol Invictus
  (see Sol3)
  Solanang
  Pacific Islands
  a deity who appeared in both 
  male and female forms 
  Solanus
  Roman
  [=Greek Ap(h)eliotes]
  a wind from the north-east quarter
  solar bark
  Egyptian
  the boat in which the sun-god 
  Ra, or a dead pharaoh, travelled
  through the underworld
  There is general agreement that there
  were two such boats, one used during
  the day, the other at night, but less
  agreeement as to what they were
  called. Some say the day-boat was
  Manjet, others that it was Meseket
  (Mesektet, Mesenktet, Me’enzet) or
  Semketet, while some say that the
  night-boat was Meseket or Semketet.
  Solario
  European
  a nephew of Gaudisso
  This name was used by Sherasmin
  when he went to Gaudisso’s court to
  rescue Huon.
  solarism
  over-reliance on sun-myths as an
  explanation of mythology
  Solarljod
  Norse
  [Song of the Sun]
  a Christianised poem in the 
  Elder Edda
  Solas
  [Stolas]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to have wide knowledge of
  herbs and astrology and appears in the
  form of a raven.
  Solbon
  (see Tsholbon)
  Soldan
  British
  a king in Spenser’s The Faerie Queene
  husband of Aducia
  When Arthur exposed his shield, the
  king’s horses were so terrified that they
  overturned his chariot and he was torn
  to pieces.
  Solday
  [Shabbathai]
  a demon associated with the planet
  Saturn and Saturday
  Soldier of Spain (see Miles Hispaniae)
  Solemn Ones
  (see Furies)
  Soleuiel
  (see Soleviel)
  Soleviel
  [Soleueil]
  a demon
  Soley
  Norse
  a princess
  daughter of Visivald
  sister of Gullbra
  half-sister of Hiarandi
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  She promised to marry the slave Gol if
  he would kill an unwanted suitor but,
  when he did what she asked, she
  changed places with a servant-girl who
  married Gol in her place. She then left
  the court and went into the remote
  area of the country where Vilmund
  lived. He found her lost shoe and, after
  many adventures with Hiarandi,
  returned her to her family.
  Solitary Youth
  [Mac(h)aomh an Uaignis]
  son of the Vagrant Youth by 
  a princess of Orkney
  Soloman
  (see Saloman)
  Solomon1
  Muslim
  king of the world, animals and spirits:
  a dragon-slayer
  He killed Jarada’s father but she
  nevertheless 
  married 
  him 
  and
  persuaded him to worship her father’s
  image, whereupon god stripped him of
  his magic powers.
  These powers were invested in a
  ring made of twelve jewels presented
  by the four animals, the four angels
  and the four spiritual beings who 
  paid homage to Solomon when he
  became king. Each of these stones
  bore a secret mark or character. When
  he finally recovered the ring, his
  powers returned and he forced Jarada
  to convert to Islam.
  It was said that he travelled on a
  flying carpet which was supported
  by jinns who were so huge and 
  ugly that they frightened all into
  accepting Islam.
  Solomon2
  (see Saloman)
  Solon
  Greek
  one of the Seven Sages
  Solonga loa
  West Indian
  a group of Haitian voodoo spirits
  based on the deities of the Congo
  Solophine
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Solyman
  European
  a Saracen king
  In Jerusalem Delivered, this king fought
  bravely but was killed by Rinaldo.
  Solymans
  (see Solymi)
  Solymi
  Greek
  [Solymans.Solymoi]
  a warrior race
  Solymi
  (see Solymi)
  soma1
  Hindu
  [sudha(n)]
  a drink of the gods, later personified 
  as a god
  In some accounts, soma is the same as
  amrita, though others regard amrita
  as a food, soma as a drink. Some say
  that it was the juice of a climbing
  plant, others that (like amrita) it was
  created at the Churning of the Ocean,
  still others that it fell as rain when 
  the gods pressed it through holes in 
  a celestial sieve.
  One story says that soma was
  present in the heavens before the gods
  lived there and was retrieved by the
  children of Suparni.
  The gods placed soma in the hands
  of the archer Gandharva for safe-
  keeping but he was unable to prevent
  Agni, in the form of a hawk, from
  seizing it.
  (see also amrita.jambu)
  Soma2
  Hindu
  [Chandra.Orb of Night.Oshadhi-Pati.
  Prajapati.Syenabhrita]
  a name for Chandra
  son of Atri and Anasuya
  son of Parjanya, some say
  husband of Rohina or Suryaa
  father of Bharda and Durvasas
  the divine drink personified
  In some accounts he married the many
  daughters of Daksha who cursed him
  when he neglected them. As Soma
  became weaker as a result of the curse,
  all the creatures on earth became
  weaker as well until Daksha was forced
  to lighten the curse. Now the moon,
  ruled by Soma, weakens and recovers
  every month.
  (see also Chandra)
  Somadeva
  Hindu
  an 11th C writer, author 
  of Katha-Sarit-Sagara
  Somanatha
  Hindu
  a name of Shiva as Lord of the Moon
  Somapa
  Hindu
  the spirit of Brahma, a class of Priti
  Somaskanda
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva
  somatomancy
  divination using parts of the 
  human body
  Somavita
  Hindu
  a moon-goddess
  Sombre Warrior
  (see Kuei Shen)
  Someone Powerful
  North American
  a Cherokee name for the 
  creator-spirit
  somhlth
  Irish
  [soulth.sowlth] 
  a shapeless supernatural being
  (see also samhailt)
  Somin-Shorai
  Japanese
  a god of hospitality
  brother of Kotan-Shorai
  He gave hospitality he could ill 
  afford to the god Buto who appeared
  in the guise of a beggar. The god
  rewarded him with a straw rope which,
  when placed across the doorway of 
  the house, protected the occupants
  from disease.
  Sommonacodum
  Thai
  a saviour god
  Somnus
  Roman
  [=Greek Hupnus.Hypnus]
  the god of sleep
  son of Nyx
  twin brother of Mors
  Somtus
  (see Harsomtus)
  Son
  Norse
  a bowl, ‘expiation’
  This was one of the three vessels into
  which the dwarfs Fialar and Galar
  drained the blood of Kvasir, whom they
  had killed to obtain his knowledge,
  from which they brewed the magic
  drink which endowed all who drank it
  with the power of poetry and music.
  Another was known as Boden.
  Son-Gon
  Korean
  son of a nobleman
  He dreamed about a heavenly maiden
  who later became his wife and they had
  two children. While Son-Gon was
  away from home, a servant-girl named
  Mewol, who had been Son-Gon’s
  mistress, told his parents that his wife
  had been unfaithful to him. They
  treated her so cruelly that she killed
  herself with a dagger but, though her
  spirit returned to heaven, her body
  remained as fresh as ever and, when
  Mewol confessed her wicked lies and
  repented, Son-Gon’s wife was allowed
  to return to her husband.
  Son of Ammon
  (see Alexander4)
  Son of Heaven1
  Chinese
  the ruler of China, regarded as a deity
  Son of Heaven2
  (see Tenshi)
  Son of Light
  North American
  a hero of Hopi myths
  When his wife was abducted by Man-
  Eagle, Son of Light set out to recover
  her. With the help of Spider Woman,
  a mole and several birds, he reached
  Man-Eagle’s lair and defeated him in
  several contests of magic in the last of
  which Man-Eagle was burned to
  death. Spider Woman restored the
  ashes to a young man who undertook
  to mend his ways.
  Son of Svarog
  (see Dabog)
  Son of the Hazel
  (see Mac Cool)
  Son of the Lion(see Shih-tzu-pi-ch’iu.
  Singhalaputra)
  Son of the Plough
  (see Mac Cecht)
  Son of the Spear
  (see Mac an Luin)
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  Son of the Waves
  (see Dylan)
  Son of Three Dogs
  Irish
  [Mac na Tri Con]
  a name given to Lugaid, son of Curoi
  This name arose because his mother
  was said to have slept with Conall
  Cearnach and Cuchulainn, as well as
  her husband.
  (see also Lugaid2)
  Sondenach
  (see Sondennath)
  Sondennath
  [Sondenach]
  an evil demon, depicted as a huntsman
  Song of God
  (see Bhagavad-Gita)
  Song of Govinda
  (see Gita-Govinda)
  Song of Hiawatha
  North American
  a long poem by Longfellow relating the
  life and death of the hero, Hiawatha
  Song of Roland
  (see Chanson de Roland)
  Song of the Blessed Lord
  (see Bhagavadgita)
  Song of the Guru
  (see Guru-Gita)
  Song of the Lord
  (see Bhagavadgita)
  Song of the Ruler
  (see Ishvara-Gita)
  Song of the Sun
  (see Solarljod)
  Song of Ullikummi
  Hurrian
  the story of the conflict between 
  the gods
  Song-t’sen Gam-po
  Tibetan
  [Sron-btsan-sgam-po]
  a warrior-king
  He married Wen-Cheng and Bhrkuti
  to increase his realm. They converted
  him to Buddhism and they lived in a
  statue of Avalokiteshvara.
  Songkran
  Thai
  a festival in honour of the god Phra In
  It is said that Brahma lost his head in
  a wager with Phra In and the head
  was handed into the safekeeping of
  seven goddesses. They pass the head
  from one to another to signal the start
  of the New Year.
  songlines
  Australian
  [dreaming lines]
  the trails of music and words left by
  ancestors of the Aborigines
  When the ancestors rose from their
  sleep during the Dreamtime they sang
  men into existence. Each left a musical
  trail as a means of communication
  between men.
  Sonjara
  (see Sunjata)
  Sonna
  (see Jundei Kwannin)
  Sonneillon
  [Sonnillon]
  a demon of hate opposed to St Stephen
  Sonnillon
  (see Sonneillon)
  Sonobé
  Japanese
  a retainer of the Lord of Kishiwada
  When the spirit of Yenoki appeared as
  a handsome young man and carried
  off several maidens who had been
  involved in lewd dancing, Sonobé was
  sent by his master to tell Yenoki that
  the tree in which his spirit lived
  would be cut down unless he stopped
  seizing the village girls. Yenoki told
  Senobé where he could find the girls,
  who had been tied to trees, and he
  released them.
  Sons of Aymon
  European
  [Four Sons of Aymon]
  these are given as Alardo, Guichard,
  Ricardo and Rinaldo
  Sons of Bor
  Norse
  the gods Odin, Ve and Vili who 
  killed Ymir and built the world 
  from his body
  Sons of Eochu Muigmedon
  (see Adventures of the
  Sons of Muigmedon)
  Sons of Hilal
  (see Banu Hilal)
  Sons of Horus
  Egyptian
  [Amenti]
  the 4 gods guarding the organs of the
  deceased and the 4 quarters of the 
  earth
  These deities are given as Tuamutef,
  the jackal-headed guardian of the
  stomach and the east; Hapy, the
  baboon-headed guardian of the lungs
  and the north; Amset, the human-
  headed guardian of the liver and the
  south; Qebsehsenuf, the falcon-
  headed guardian of the intestines and
  the west.
  Sons of Maghegh
  (see Imagheghan)
  Sons of Mil
  (see Milesians)
  Sons of Miled
  (see Milesians)
  Sons of the Dark
  Manichaean spirits who swallowed 
  the light
  (see also Archons)
  Sons of Turenn
  Irish
  the children of Turenn by Brigit or,
  some say, by Dana
  the brothers Brian, Iuchar 
  and Iucharba
  As punishment for killing Cian, the
  brothers were required to get a
  chariot, the hound Fail Inis, three
  apples from the Garden of the Sun,
  seven magical pigs from Asal, a
  magical spear from the Persian king, a
  golden cooking-spit from the undersea
  island of Finchory, a pigskin owned by
  Tuis that could heal any wound on
  which it was laid, and then give three
  shouts on the hill protected by
  Mochaen. They carried out all these
  tasks but were killed by Mochaen and
  his sons who were themselves killed 
  in the battle. The pigskin (or, in 
  some accounts, Lugh’s magic cloak)
  could have healed them but Lugh
  refused to let them use it.
  (see also Tri de Dana)
  Sons of Usna
  Irish
  [Sons of Usnech]
  the brothers Ainle, Ardan and Naisi
  Ainle and Ardan accompanied Naisi
  and Deidre when they eloped to
  Scotland and died with him when
  Conor mac Nessa had all three of 
  the brothers killed when they returned
  to Ireland.
  Sons of Usnech
  (see Sons of Usna)
  Sontso
  North American
  [Big Star]
  a Navaho deity
  Sonx
  (see Senx)
  Soogaot
  North American
  son of Kindawuss by a bear
  brother of Cunwhat
  Sootash
  Turkish
  [=Chinese Yü:=Persian Yeshm]
  jade or a drink made from it
  (see also Yü1)
  soothsay
  foretell the future: a prediction
  soothsayer
  one who foretells future events
  Sopatrus
  Greek
  a man who killed an ox
  When an ox ate the cereal that
  Sopatrus had offered as a sacrifice to
  the gods, he slew it, immediately
  regretting his action. He fled to Crete
  and, when he was cursed by famine,
  instituted the Bouphonia.
  Sopdet
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Sothis]
  a goddess, the star Sirius personified
  wife of Sah
  mother of Soped
  She is sometimes depicted as a woman
  with a star on her head.
  Sopdu
  (see Soped)
  Soped
  Egyptian
  [Sop(e)du]
  a hawk-headed guardian god of 
  the east
  son of Sah and Sopdet
  Sopedu
  (see Soped)
  Sophia
  European
  wife of Bertoldo
  mother of Rinaldo
  She and Bertoldo appear as the parents
  of Rinaldo in Jerusalem Delivered.
  (see also Pistis)
  Sophocles
  Greek
  (BC 496-406)
  a poet and dramatist
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  Sotuknang
  He is said to have written some 120
  plays, including Ajax, Antigone, Electra,
  Ichneutae, Oedipus at Colonos, Oedipus Rex,
  Oedipus Tyrannus, Philoctetes, Triptolemus
  and Trachininae.
  Sophrosyne
  Greek
  a goddess, temperance pesonified
  Sopona
  African
  the small-pox god of the Yoruba
  Soranus
  Roman
  an Italian god
  Sorath
  a demon of the sun
  sorcerer
  one who performs magic or witchcraft
  sorcery
  divination aided by evil spirits: 
  magic: witchcraft
  Sore-Gus
  African
  [Sun-ram]
  a sky-god and sun-god of the Hottentot
  He is envisaged as a golden-fleeced
  ram.
  Soredamor
  British
  daughter of Lot
  sister of Gawain
  wife of Alexander
  mother of Cligés
  soreisha
  Japanese
  [tam-ya]
  a small Shinto household shrine
  dedicated to ancestors
  Sorgalant
  European
  a Saracen king
  husband of Esclaramonde
  His wife had an affair with his captive,
  Vivien, and the lovers fled together
  when the king found out.
  Soripada
  East Indian
  a Sumatran earth-goddess
  Sorli
  Norse
  son of Jonakur and Gudrun
  In some versions of the story of
  Gudrun and Atli, Gudrun survived an
  attempted suicide by drowning and
  married King Jonakur by whom she
  had three more sons, Erp, Hamdir 
  and Sorli.
  When her daughter, Swanhild, was
  killed by King Ermenrich, Gudrun
  ordered her three sons to avenge
  Swanhild’s death. 
  En route, Hamdir and Sorli killed
  their younger brother, Erp, deeming
  him to be too young for such a
  mission. When they found the king,
  they cut off his hands and feet and
  would have killed him, had not Odin
  intervened. The brothers were stoned
  to death, on the orders of Odin, by the
  king’s subjects.
  Sorlus of the Forest
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  brother of Brian of the Forest
  He fought his brother to decide
  which of them should chase the white
  stag that had interrupted Arthur’s
  wedding feast. Gawain, who had been
  given this task by the king, stopped
  the fight and sent them to submit
  themselves to the king.
  soroka
  African
  oracles of the Zande
  Sororia
  (see Juno)
  Sorrlog
  Celtic
  Lord of Old Sarum
  husband of Eigin
  Sors
  Roman
  a god of fortune
  Sorta ketse
  (see Toste-mari)
  Sorta pairam
  (see Toste-mari)
  sortes
  divination by random opening 
  of a book
  ‘Sortes Biblicae’ refers to this practice
  when the Bible was used.
  ‘Sortes Homericae’ involved the 
  use of a text by this poet, such as 
  his Odyssey.
  ‘Sortes 
  Prenestinae’ 
  involves
  scattering letters of the alphabet
  from a jar and using words so found
  as prophetic.
  ‘Sortes Sibyllinae’ involves drawing
  verses of prophecy from a jar or
  throwing dice to choose such verses.
  ‘Sortes Virgilianae’ refers to the
  practice when the book used was
  Virgil’s Aeneid.
  (see also bibliomancy.rhapsodomancy)
  sortilege
  [sortilegy]
  divination by drawing lots:
  foretelling the future
  sortilegy
  (see sortilege)
  sortition
  the casting of lots by such means 
  as throwing dice, spinning pointers,
  etc.
  Sos
  Greek
  the Greek form of the Egyptian Shu.
  Sosan-Desa
  Korean
  a magician
  He was challenged to a contest of
  magic by Samyong-Dang. They each
  swallowed live fish and regurgitated
  them; those swallowed by Sosan-Desa
  lived, Samyong-Dang’s died. When
  they each built a pile of eggs,
  Samyong-Dang started at the bottom
  but Sosan-Desa started at the top.
  Sosan-Desa finally offered his guest 
  a bowl full of needles, saying they
  were noodle soup. Samyong-Dang
  refused them but his host ate them 
  all and Samyong-Dang was forced 
  to concede that his host was the
  greater magician.
  Soshans
  (see Saoshyant)
  Soshyant
  (see Saoshyant)
  Sosil
  (see Muggo)
  Sosioch
  (see Sraosha)
  Sosipolis
  Greek
  a child who became a serpent
  When the Arcadians attacked Elis, a
  woman appeared who gave her new
  baby to the Eleans as she had been
  instructed to do in a dream. When the
  child was placed in front of the Elean
  troops, it turned into a fearsome 
  snake, the sight of which routed 
  the Arcadians. The snake then
  disappeared into the earth.
  Sosol
  an angel, ruler of the Zodiacal 
  sign Scorpio
  Sosom
  (see Sido)
  Sosondowah
  North American
  an Iroquois hunter
  He had been taken up to heaven to
  guard the goddess of the dawn but 
  fell in love with the mortal princess,
  Glendenwitha. When he took the
  form of a hawk and carried the
  maiden up to heaven, the goddess 
  was so angry that she changed her
  into the morning star.
  Sospita
  (see Sispes)
  Soté
  Norse
  a pirate
  He stole a magic armlet from Volund
  and buried himself alive with his
  treasure. The armlet was recovered by
  Angantyr, Belé and Thorsten on one
  of their many voyages.
  Sotem
  Egyptian
  [Sodem.Sozem]
  a god of hearing
  Soter
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as ‘saviour’
  Sothis
  Egyptian
  the Greek name for Sopdet
  Sotre
  European
  an ugly French imp
  He is said to appear in the form of 
  a whirlwind, causing women and
  children to be carried away.
  Sotuknang
  North American
  a creator-god of the Hopi
  son of Taiowa
  father of Kokyangwuti
  When the first humans, created by
  Kokyangwuti, beceame wicked, he
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  sent a flood to kill them but their
  creator led many of them from the
  lower regions to the earth’s surface
  and they survived to spread across 
  the face of the land.
  Soucharis
  (see Sokaris)
  Souchos
  Greek
  [Sekonopis.Sochos.Suchos]
  the Greek name for the Egyptian 
  god Sebek
  Souconna
  Celtic
  a goddess of the Saône
  soul
  an immortal part of man and, in
  some authors, of animals
  The idea of a soul appears in
  many religions and mythologies
  and is thought variously to reside
  in blood, the brain, the intestines
  or in such organs as the heart,
  liver or kidneys.
  (1) In some African societies, a man
  has four souls, women and children
  only three. One of these souls can
  leave the body during sleep.
  (2) In the East Indies, the
  Papuans say that the soul (sovai)
  survives death.
  (3) The Chinese envisage two types
  of soul, the hun and the p’o.
  Everybody has three hun (the spirit
  soul) and seven po (the spirit which
  maintains the body).
  (4) In Egypt, it was said that there
  were two souls; the ba which could
  leave the body and take any form,
  usually that of a bird, and the ka
  which lives on after death.
  (5) Early Hebrew lore tells of a
  three-part soul, comprising the
  neshemah, the refesh and the ruach.
  (6) The Malay soul (sumangat) is
  said to leave the body during illness.
  (7) Muslim lore says that all
  humans, animals and plants have
  souls. After death, the soul may live
  in the form of a white dove,
  sheltered by god’s throne, though
  others say that souls are kept in the
  crops of green birds in heaven.
  (8) Some North American Indian
  tribes also believe in two souls – a
  small one in the heart which goes
  west at death and which can be
  reborn four times, and a lare soul.
  The latter was given by the hero,
  Wisaka, whereas the small soul is
  the gift of the supreme deity. Other
  tribes believe that the soul has a
  separate existence as a star. Still
  others believe that some animals
  have souls which leave the body
  finally only after it has been killed
  four times.
  (9) In Siberia, the Buriats say that
  there are three souls in each
  person; one dies, one becomes a
  ghost and one is reborn.
  (10) In South America, some
  equate the soul with a reflection in
  a mirror or in water, or with one’s
  shadow; others say a person has
  several souls situated in various
  parts of the body. Some say there
  are only two souls, one kind, the
  other vicious. The soul is not
  always thought of as immortal.
  (11) In the West Indies, the Haitian
  zombie is the body of one whose
  soul has been taken over by a
  sorcerer who uses it to control them.
  soul animal
  an animal into which the soul of a
  human is reborn
  Another type of soul animal is an
  animal born at the same time as a
  human being, perhaps even a long way
  off, both being linked by fate.
  Soul of Grief
  (see Tristram)
  Soul of the Mirror
  (see Yayoi)
  soul worship
  the worship of ghosts
  soulth
  (see somhlth)
  Soului
  African
  a god of vegetation and wealth 
  of the Hua people
  Soumilliot
  (British)
  father of Fergus, king of Lothian
  Soundiata
  (see Sunjata)
  Sourakata
  African
  the first bard among the Mande
  people, said to have descended 
  from heaven
  Source of Flowers
  (see Xochipilli)
  Sousson-Pannan
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  This being is reputed to be covered
  with sores and to drink blood.
  Southiel, Ursula (see Mother Shipton)
  Souw
  (see Sido)
  sovai
  East Indian
  [sovar]
  in Papuan lore, the soul
  sovar
  (see sovai)
  sovereignty
  (see sovranty)
  Sovranty of Ireland
  Irish
  [Sovereignty of Ireland.Spirit of Ireland]
  the personification of kingship
  A female, usually old and wrinkled but
  turning into a beautiful maiden, who
  determines the rightful claimant to the
  throne.
  sowlth
  (see somhlth)
  Sown-men
  Greek
  [Spart(o)i]
  a race of warriors
  When Cadmus killed the guardian
  water-dragon of the Castilian spring,
  that had slain some of his companions,
  he sowed its teeth in the ground.
  Immediately, warriors sprang into
  being, fully armed, and when Cadmus
  threw a stone amongst them, they
  fought amongst themselves until only
  five were left. These five were
  Chthonius, Echion, Hyperenor, Pelorus
  and Udaeaus, and they served Cadmus
  and helped him to build the city of
  Thebes.
  The teeth left over from this
  operation were later sown by Jason
  with similar results.
  (see also Sparti)
  Soyal
  North American
  [Soyal(un)a]
  a nine-day Hopi festival, held at the
  winter solstice, instigating the return
  of the Katchinas
  Soyala
  (see Soyal)
  Soyaluna
  (see Soyal)
  Sozem
  (see Sotem)
  Space of Cold Death (see Mate-Anu)
  Space of Extreme Cold
  (see Whakerere-Anu)
  soyoko
  North American
  monsters of the Hopi
  spadisir
  Norse
  [spakonur.volur.vol(v)a]
  wise women: witches: spae-wives: a
  description of the Norns            
  (see also disir.vala)
  spae
  Scottish
  divine: foretell: prophesy
  spaeman
  Scottish
  [spaer]
  a diviner: prophet
  spaer
  (see spaeman)
  spaewives
  Scottish
  witches: fairies: female soothsayers
  spagyric
  pertaining to alchemy
  spagyric food
  (see elixir of life)
  Spain
  Irish
  a name used for the Land of 
  the Dead: the home of the Milesians
  spakonur
  (see spadisir)
  Spandaramet1
  Persian
  [Spantaramet.Spentaramet]
  a name for hell
  Spandaramet2
  (see Armaiti)
  Spantaramet
  (see Armaiti.Spandaramet1)
  sparrow
  Greek
  a bird sacred to Aphrodite
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  Sparte
  Greek
  daughter of Eurotas
  wife of Lacedaekmon
  mother of Amyclas and Eurydice
  Sparti
  Greek
  [Spartoi]
  the 5 surviving Sown-men and 
  their descendants
  The five were Chthonius, Echion,
  Hyperenor, Pelorus and Udaeus. Their
  descendants were said to have a birth-
  mark in the shape of a spear-head.
  (see also Sown-men)
  Spartoi
  (see Sparti)
  spatulomancy
  divination from burning shoulder-
  blades
  Spaul
  North American
  the supreme god of the Indians of
  Queen Charlotte Island
  This being is envisaged as a benevolent
  raven who killed the evil Queenah.
  Spealan
  Irish
  a noble
  He gave a feast to which he invited
  Cormac mac Airt after he had given up
  the throne in favour of his son Cairbre.
  Cormac died at the feast when a fish
  bone got stuck in his throat.
  spear-bhean
  Irish
  a woman seen in a dream or vision: a
  sorrowing spirit
  Spear of Pisear
  Irish
  a name for lightning, 
  the magic spear of Lugh 
  which he received from 
  Pisear
  Spearmasters
  African
  priests of the Dinka people
  Speckled Knight
  British
  one of the knights defeated by The
  Great Fool
  Speckled Hen, The
  Irish
  one of the halls at Emain Macha
  (see also Red Branch1)
  spectre
  a ghost
  Spectre Huntsman
  Malay
  a hunter
  His wife gave birth to twins while he
  was away looking for a mouse-deer
  which she had asked him to get for
  her and he had promised never to
  return until he found one. This he
  never did. His son, when he grew up,
  looked for his missing father and
  found him in the forest, covered with
  moss. He had learned magic by which
  he made many people ill and he
  instructed his son as a doctor so that
  he could cure them.
  Speewah
  Australian
  a fictitious cattle-station where
  everything is bigger or better
  spell
  an incantation used by witches, 
  etc. to entrance
  Spell of Odin’s Ravens
  (see Hrafna Galdur Odins)
  Spenag Menog
  (see Spenta Mainya)
  Spendarmad
  (see Armaiti)
  Spendarmat
  (see Armaiti)
  Spenjaghyra
  Persian
  a demon killed by Vazishta 
  (lightning)
  Spentaramet
  (see Armaiti.Spandaramet1)
  Spenishta
  Persian
  one of the 5 types of sacred fire
  This type of fire burns in paradise 
  in the presence of Ohrmazd, the
  supreme divinity and hence is the
  holiest of all.
  (see Bahram fire)
  Spenser, Edmund 
  English
  (1553-1599)
  a poet
  He wrote The Faerie Queene.
  Spenta Armaiti
  (see Armaiti)
  Spenta Mainya
  Persian
  [(Spenag) Menog.Spenta Mainyu]
  a name and attribute of 
  Ahura Mazda as ‘the bounteous
  spirit’, the good principle
  one of the 7 Ameshas
  Spenta Mainyu
  (see Spenta Mainya)
  Spercheius
  Greek
  a river-god
  father of Menestheus by Polydora
  father of Dryops, some say
  Spermo
  Greek
  one of the Oenotropoe
  daughter of Anius and Dorippa
  sister of Elais and Oeno
  Spes
  Roman
  a goddess, hope personified
  spetake
  North American
  [=Chinook ikanam:=Kwakiutl nuyam:
  =Tshimshian adaox]
  a myth, in the lore of the 
  Thompson Indians
  Sphaerus
  Greek
  the charioteer of Pelops
  sphinx1
  an image of a hybrid animal 
  with the body of a lion, 
  representing, in some cases, 
  a sun-god
  The most widely-known is the huge
  statue (the Great Sphinx) of a
  recumbent lion with a human head,
  sited at Giza in Egypt.
  Other forms exist; the androsphinx
  has a male human head, the criosphinx
  has a ram’s head and the hieracosphinx
  has the head of a hawk, in each case on
  the body of a lion.
  A black sphinx symbolises evil, a
  white one symbolises goodness.
  Aker, the Egyptian god of the
  underworld, is sometimes depicted as a
  double-headed sphinx.
  (see also Sphinx2)
  Sphinx2
  Greek
  [Phix.The Strangler]
  a winged monster, part woman, 
  part lion, with the tail of a 
  serpent
  This beast, daughter either of Orthrus
  and Chimaera or of Typhon and
  Chimaera or the serpent Echidna, was
  sent by Artemis to ravage Thebes 
  after Laius had abducted Chrysippus.
  Some accounts say it was sent by 
  Hera, others by Apollo or Dionysus.
  In all versions, she killed and ate any
  traveller who failed to answer the
  riddle given to her by the Muses and
  was herself killed when Oedipus
  successfully replied. Some accounts
  say that she threw herself over a cliff,
  others that Oedipus drove her over the
  cliff at sword-point. 
  (see also Riddle of the Sphinx)
  sphondulomancy
  divination from spindles
  Spider1
  African
  a trickster-god of the Temne
  This being is also regarded as a wise
  deity.
  spider2
  North American
  a female creator-spirit
  Some tribes assert that the spider wove
  earthly phenomena (including plants,
  animals and mankind), the web of fate
  and the alphabet.
  Spider Man
  (see Ictinike)
  Spider, Mr
  (see Anansi)
  Spider Woman
  North American
  a Hopi spirit
  She helped Son of Light to recover
  his wife who had been abducted by
  Man-Eagle.
  (see also Hahai Wugtu.
  Kokyangwuti.Naste Estsan.
  Old Spider)
  spigena
  (see laumé)
  Spinagros
  European
  a giant in Italy
  Spiniensis
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  spirit
  a ghost: a disembodied soul; the
  breath of life
  Spirit Dog
  (see Pono-Kamita)
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  Spirit-land
  (see Ghost-land)
  Spirit of Ireland
  (see Sovranty)
  Spirit of Rain
  Japanese
  an attribute of Inari as embodied
  in the fox
  Spirit of the Stranger
  (see Komba Ralingki)
  Spirit of the Wind
  Chinese
  a spirit which leads those souls due for
  reincarnation over the bridge to the
  Tower of Forgetfulness
  Spirit Star
  North American
  a Pawnee sky-spirit
  spirit trap
  South American
  a plaited object of great intricacy
  This object is used by the natives of
  the Guianas to frustrate the activities
  of spirits. It can be left on a path so
  that any following spirit will waste
  time puzzling over it, allowing the
  intended victim time to escape.
  spirit world
  the land of the dead
  Spirits of Solomon
  Mesopotamian
  72 rebellious demons
  Solomon is said to have put these
  beings into a ‘brass vessel’ and thrown
  it into a lake from where it was
  recovered by the Babylonians who
  thought it contained great treasures.
  When they opened it, the demons
  escaped.
  Spiritual Dragon
  Chinese
  one of 4 Dragon Kings, responsible for
  rain and wind
  spiritualism
  the belief that we can communicate
  with the spirit world, generally
  through the agency of a medium
  spiritus mendaciorum
  the second order of demons, 
  the spirits of falsehood, 
  ruled by Pytho
  Spitter1
  Pacific Islands
  a spirit of the Philippines
  There are said to be eight of these
  spirits who take charge of the newly
  dead. If one of them spits on a living
  person, that person will fall ill with
  some disease, probably leprosy. They
  can be guarded against by two other
  spirits 
  known 
  as 
  Tudong 
  and
  Yungayung.
  Spitter2
  (see Tefnut)
  Spityura
  Persian
  brother of Yima
  He was said to have killed his brother
  by sawing him in half.
  Splendid Mane
  (see Aonbharr)
  splinter cat
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Split Boys
  North American
  [Half Boys]
  twin culture-heroes of the Kiowa
  Although these boys were twins, one 
  was born some time before the other
  and was playing by himself when the
  second was born. He threw his hoop
  into the air, something he had been
  forbidden to do, and, when it fell on
  his head, he turned round and found
  his new brother standing there. They
  did many things that they were not
  supposed to do but yet they survived,
  On one occasion they escaped from 
  a charging buffalo by changing them-
  selves into moles.
  Spring Boy
  (see Throwaway)
  Spring-snake Charm (see Ch’iu She)
  spodomancy
  [tephromancy]
  divination from ashes
  Spoils of Annwfn, The
  British
  [Preiddeu Annwfn]
  a poem by Taliesin
  This poem relates the exploits of King
  Arthur in his quest to win the magic
  cauldron in the underworld. He took
  three shiploads of warriors on the
  expedition but only Arthur and seven
  others survived.
  A similar story is that of Bran’s
  invasion of Ireland to recover Branwen.
  spook
  a ghost
  Spotted Eagle (see Wanblee Geshka)
  spriggan
  British
  a Cornish goblin living in stones 
  Spring and Autumn Annals
  (see Ch’un-ch’iu)
  Spring of Health
  (see Slane)
  Spring Ox, The
  (see Mang Shen)
  sprite
  a brownie, elf, gnome or goblin
  Spumador
  British
  King Arthur’s horse (Spenser)
  Spurius Lartius
  Roman
  [Lartius]
  a friend of Horatius
  He and Titus Herminius helped
  Horatius to defend the Sublician
  bridge over the Tiber against the
  attacking Italians under Lars Porsena.
  Spurius Tarpeius
  Roman
  father of Tarpeia
  sPyan-ras-gzigs
  Tibetan
  [Chen-re-zi.Chenresi]
  a monkey-god
  consort of sGrol-ma
  He and sGrol-ma are regarded as 
  the progenitors of all living things
  and he is manifest in the Dalai Lama.
  In some accounts, this is the
  Tibetan name for Avalokiteshvara.
  Squash
  North American
  daughter of Eithinoha
  sister of Bean and Onatah
  Squonk
  North American
  a monster with loose skin covered 
  with warts
  This beast spends much of its time
  beneath hemlock trees, weeping in
  grief at its own ugliness. Squonks are
  capable 
  of 
  evading 
  capture 
  by
  dissolving completely into a pool of
  tears and bubbles when cornered.
  Sradda
  (see Shradda)
  Srahman
  African
  a Xhosa nymph of the silk-cotton tree
  wife of Sasabonsum
  She instructed travellers in the lore of
  the forests.
  Srahmandazi
  African
  the Xhosa paradise
  Shraoscha 
  (see Sraosha)
  Sraosha
  Persian
  [Craosa.Sosiosch.Sraoscha.Surush:
  =Muslim Jibril]
  guardian of the earth during the 
  hours of darkness
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda, obedience’: 
  He was regarded as the ear that heard
  the cries of man and, with Mithra and
  Rashnu, a judge who weighed souls in
  the scales in the underworld.
  In some accounts, he is one of the
  Amesha Spentas or of the Yazatas.
  Srat
  Slav
  a flying demon
  Sravakas
  Buddhist
  the arhats, considered as auditors of
  the Good Word and very wise
  Sravan Belgola
  Jain
  [Sravana Belgola]
  a sacred rock
  Sravana
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras 
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Sravana Belgola (see Sravan Belgola)
  Sravistha
  (see Dhanistha)
  Sreang
  (see Sreng)
  Sreca
  Serbian
  [=Russian Dolya]
  a benevolent female deity
  She determines a mortal’s fate at 
  birth and is regarded as the converse of
  Nesreca.
  Sredoi
  Serbian
  a man betrothed to Iconia
  His intended bride was carried off 
  by Theodore.
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  Sreng
  Irish
  [Sreang]
  a Firbolg warrior
  When the Danaans landed in Ireland,
  they suggested that they share the
  island with the Fir Bolg. They could
  not agree and fought the first Battle 
  of Moytura, during which Sreng met
  Nuada and cut off his hand (or arm, 
  in some accounts) which Dian Cecht
  later replaced with a silver model.
  He became the king of the Firbolg.
  Sri1
  Hindu
  [Anushayina.Shri.Shru.Sridevi]
  a early goddess
  consort of Dharma or Vishnu
  She was later assimilated by Lakshmi
  or Sarasvati.
  (see also Devi Shri)
  Sri2
  Jain
  [Shri.Shru.Sridevi]
  a goddess
  Sri3
  Tibetan
  [(dpal-iden) Lha Mo.Lhamo.Machi-pal
  Lha-mo.Shri.Shru.Sridevi]
  a Buddhist goddess of disease,
  protector of the Dalai Lama
  one of the dharmapalas
  a terrible aspect of Devi
  consort of Shisrte
  She is said to bring death and disease
  to mankind. 
  She came to earth as a mortal and
  became the consort of Shisrte, king of
  Lanka. They had a son but Sri killed
  him and drank his blood.
  She is shown dressed in the skins of
  the dead, rides a mule and lives on a
  diet of human flesh and blood.
  She is sometimes depicted as having
  three heads and three eyes.
  Sri-gaja
  Hindu
  [Megha]
  a white elephant associated 
  with Lakshmi
  Sri Lanka
  Hindu
  the island of Ceylon (Lanka) regarded
  as a goddess
  This island was the site of the epic
  battle between Rama and Ravana
  described in the Ramayana.
  Sri lantra 
  (see Sri Yantra)
  Sri Yantra
  Hindu
  [Sri Lantra:=Chinese Yin-Yang:
  =Japanese In-Yo:=Tibetan Yab-Yum]
  a diagram, using concentric 
  circles, lotus petals and 
  9 triangles
  This diagram is said to represent 
  the male and female energies of 
  the cosmos.
  Sridevi
  (see Sri)
  Srikantha
  Hindu
  one of the vidyesvaras 
  an aspect of Shiva
  Srimala
  (see Shrimala)
  srin
  Tibetan
  early inhabitants of Tibet
  These beings, armed with catapults
  and slings, were the precursors of the
  human race. Next came the lha.
  Srin-po
  Tibetan
  a class of deity: ghouls: vampires
  Sripada
  (see Footprints of Buddha)
  Srishok
  Persian
  a celestial ox due to be sacrificed at 
  the renovation following the end 
  of the world
  Srivasumukhi
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Vasudhara
  Srivasundara
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Vasudhara
  Srivdyadevi
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  Srogbdag
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan deity or demon
  brother of Rigs-bu-mo
  He is regarded as an assistant to
  Lcham-Sring and is depicted riding a
  wolf.
  Sron-btsan-sgam-po 
  (see Song-tsen Gam-po)
  Srosh
  Persian
  a messenger of the gods
  It was his duty to tell the king when 
  his time on earth was up.
  Sru
  Irish
  an ancestor of the Irish
  grandson of Gaedheal Glas
  son of Esru
  father of Eber Scot
  He led his people from Egypt, where
  they were persecuted, to Scythia,
  crossing the Red Sea with four ships
  holding twenty-four wedded couples.
  After quarrelling with the Scythians,
  they were led to Spain by Breoghan
  and later to Ireland by Milesius.
  srungma
  Tibetan
  a group of Bon deities assimilated into
  the Buddhist pantheon
  Srvara
  Persian
  a storm-demon
  This being was slain by Keresaspa.
  Ssebinitu
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘lord of all’
  Ssewannaku
  African
  a name of Katonda as ‘eternal one’
  Ssu
  Korean
  a fabulous dog or the unicorn
  Ssu Fang
  Chinese
  the 4 cardinal points guarded by 
  the Ssu Ling
  Ssu Fu
  Chinese
  [Four Supplements]
  one of the parts of the Tao Tsang, the
  canon of Taoist literature
  One of the works in this part of the Tao
  Tsang contains the Tao Te Ching. The
  other part is known as the San Tung.
  Ssu-hsien
  (see Four Saints)
  Ssu Ling 
  (see Four Auspicious Animals)
  Ssu-ma Kuang
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice in the Temple
  of Confucius
  Ssu-ma Ta Shen
  (see Ma Wang)
  Ssu Ming1
  Chinese
  a legendary hero
  He assisted the gods in controlling
  events on earth. In some accounts he is
  divided into two, the deities Shang
  T’ai and Wen Ch’ang.
  Ssu Ming2
  (see Tsao Chün)
  ssu-niu
  Chinese
  dragons said to appreciate music
  St Brendan’s Isle
  (see Island of the Blessed)
  St Patrick’s purgatory
  Irish
  a cave said to be an entrance to 
  the underworld
  Sta-au
  North American
  ghosts of the wicked in the lore of the
  Blackfoot Indians
  Stackalee
  North American
  [Stackerlee.Stagolee]
  a black stoker on a steamboat
  He sold his soul to the Devil for a
  magic stetson which made him
  invulnerable to fire and enabled him 
  to change shape as he wished. Even 
  the Devil got fed up with his
  troublemaking and arranged for his hat
  to be stolen by a man who Stackalee
  shot.
  Staff of Fate
  (see Kala-danda)
  stag
  the male deer
  Technically, a stag is over four years
  old; over five years it is referred to
  as a hart.
  (1) In Greece the deer was regarded
  as the animal of Diana.
  (2) The Japanese regard the deer as
  the animal of Jurojin.
  (3) In Mesopotamian lore the deer
  was a symbol of fertility.
  (4) In Norse mythology four 
  harts, Dain, Davalin, Duneyr and
  Durathor, grazed on the shoots of
  the world-tree Yggdrasil.
  (5) In Welsh stories the Red Stag of
  Redynvre is one of the animals
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  Stag-gdon-can
  Buddhist
  the Tibetan name for Vyaghravaktradakini
  Stag-Minos
  (see Minelaphos)
  Stag of Redenure
  (see Red Stag of Redynvre)
  Stag of Rhedynfre
  (see Red Stag of Redynvre)
  Staka-pas
  Russian
  [Kan Pa.Kuvan Pas.Onto]
  an evil deity
  husband of Bonto
  When regarded as husband and wife,
  this couple are referred to as Onto 
  and Bonto.
  Standing Hollow Horn North American
  chief of the Sioux when White Buffalo
  Woman came to visit them
  sTang-lha
  Tibetan
  the gling-chos heaven
  This realm, ruled by dBangpo-
  rgyabzhin, is the highest of three (or
  four) realms and contains the branches
  of the tree the roots of which are in the
  underworld, Yog-klu.
  Stanitakumara
  Jain
  a minor god
  one of the 10 Bhanavasi
  Stanzaic Morte Arthur
  British
  a long poem dealing with the later life
  and death of King Arthur
  Staphylus1
  Greek
  a goat-herd of Oeneus
  He is said to have discovered the grape
  and given it to Oeneus.
  Staphylus2
  Greek
  a god, the grape-cluster personified
  son of Dionysus and Ariadne
  brother of Phanus
  father of Rhoeo
  one of the 50 Argonauts
  Staphylus3
  Greek
  a king of Delos
  In some stories, he married Chrysothemis
  when she fled to Delos to escape death
  at the hand of Orestes.
  star
  Mesopotamian
  the symbol of An
  Star Boy
  North American
  the son of a maiden who rose up to
  heaven and married Star Husband
  Star Country
  North American
  the sky, in the lore of the Hopi
  Star Creator
  South American
  a creator-god of Tierra del Fuego
  After the original giants inhabiting the
  earth had been killed, Star Creator
  made the ancestors of the present
  tribes from clay.
  Star Festival
  (see Hoshi matsuri)
  Star-folk
  North American
  in the lore of the Algonquians, 
  the beings who live in the heavens
  These handsome beings sometimes
  descend from their beautiful Star
  country to earth on ropes spun by the
  spider.
  Star Husband
  North American
  a heavenly being who married
  an earthly maiden when she 
  rose up to heaven
  Star-maiden
  North American
  a fairy who came to earth in a basket
  One such being married Algon,
  another married Cloud Carrier. In the
  story of Algon, he found a fairy-ring
  on the prairie and watched as twelve
  star-maidens descended from the sky
  in a basket and danced round the ring.
  He tried several times to catch the
  youngest star-maiden, without success,
  and finally turned himself into a
  mouse. When she tried to kill him, he
  returned to his normal form and
  carried her off. They married and had
  one son. Some years later, she made
  another wicker-basket and, taking the
  child with her, ascended to her home
  in the sky.
  When the boy was grown up, he
  asked to see his father so they came 
  back to earth in the basket. Algon
  returned to the skies with them, taking
  parts of all the animals and birds 
  with him. The star-people each took
  one of the fragments and became the
  animal or bird whose part they had
  chosen. Algon, his wife and son, all
  became falcons.
  Star of Dignities
  (see Lu Hsing)
  Star of Emoluments
  (see Lu Hsing)
  Star of Happiness
  (see Fu Hsing)
  Star of Longevity
  (see Shou Shen)
  Star of Officials
  (see Lu Hsing)
  Star of Quarrels
  (see Lo-hou)
  Star of the Sea 
  (see Isis)
  Star Woman
  South American
  a supernatural female
  An ugly man, whom no woman would
  marry, wished for a star as a wife. A
  woman then appeared who married
  him and he immediately became
  handsome and very successful. The
  Star Woman then took him to her own
  home in the sky but he found it too
  cold up there and died.
  Stariat
  Irish
  an ancestor of the Fir Bolg
  son of Nemed
  father of Semion
  Starkad
  (see Starkader)
  Starkader
  Norse
  [Hrossharsgrani.Starkad(r).Starkath(r)]
  an eight-handed warrior
  He was a favourite of Odin and was
  given the gift of poetry.
  Starkadr
  (see Starkader)
  Starkath 
  (see Starkader)
  Starkathr
  (see Starkader)
  Starn1
  Irish
  son of Sera
  brother of Agnoman and Partholan, 
  in some accounts
  father of Tuan mac Carell
  Starn2
  Irish
  son of Nemed, in some accounts
  Stata Mater
  Roman
  a fire-goddess
  She was said to be able to make fires
  stand still.
  Stater
  British
  [Staterius]
  a Welsh king
  He fought against Dunvallo Molmutius
  and was killed in battle.
  Staterius
  (see Stater)
  Statius
  Roman
  a 1st C BC poet
  He was the author of Achilleis, Thebais,
  etc. 
  Statue of Zeus
  Greek
  a huge statue, in gold and ivory on
  wood, made by Phidias 
  This statue was one of the Seven
  Wonders of the Ancient World.
  Staurus
  Egyptian
  the tree of life: the cross of Osiris as
  the symbol of immortality
  Steingud
  Norse
  a woman due to be born after
  Ragnarok as the progenitor of 
  a new race
  Stella Maris
  Greek
  the Greek name for Isis
  Stellio
  Greek
  a young boy
  He was changed into a lizard by
  Demeter for making a joke about the
  rate at which she ate her food.
  Stentor
  Greek
  a herald at Troy
  His voice was said to be as loud as 
  the combined voices of fifty other
  men. He died in a shouting match with
  Hermes.
  Stephan
  Serbian
  a hero
  brother of Demitrius
  When the Turks attacked Belgrade,
  Demitrius fled and Stephan was
  captured. Despite offers of wealth and
  power, he resisted all attempts to 
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  Turks and escaped death only when
  the princess, Haykoona, fled with him
  and, converting to the Christian faith,
  married him.
  Sterculia tree
  Korean
  the tree of life: the tree supporting 
  the world
  Sterculius
  Roman
  [Stercutus.Sterquilinius]
  a name for Picumnus as a god
  of manuring
  Stercutus
  (see Sterculius)
  Sterope1
  Greek
  [Asteria.Asterope]
  a nymph, one of the Pleiades
  daughter of Atlas by Hippodamia 
  or Pleione
  mother of Oenomaus by Ares
  wife of Oenomaus, some say
  (see also Electra3)
  Sterope2
  Greek
  [Asterope]
  daughter of Acastus and Hippolyta 
  or Astydamia
  sister of Laodamia and Sthenele
  Sterope3
  Greek
  [Asterope]
  daughter of Cepheus
  She was given a lock of Medusa’s hair
  by Heracles who instructed her to
  show it above the city walls to frighten
  off any invading forces.
  Steropes
  Greek
  [‘lightning’]
  one of the 3 original Cyclopes
  son of Uranus and Gaea
  Sterquilinius
  (see Sterculius)
  Stesichorus
  Greek
  a 6th C BC poet
  He wrote Oresteia and stories of the
  Calydonian boar-hunt and the tenth
  labour of Heracles.
  Sthanu
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as an ascetic
  Sthavira
  Buddhist
  the Sanskrit version of the Pali Thera
  a name for an arhat
  Stheino 
  (see Stheno)
  Sthenalaus
  (see Sthenalus)
  Stheneboea
  (see Anteia)
  Stheneboia
  (see Anteia)
  Sthenele
  Greek
  daughter of Acastus and Hipppolyta 
  or Astydamia
  sister of Laodamia and Sterope
  wife of Menoetius
  mother of Patroclus
  Sthenelus1
  Greek
  [Sthenelaus]
  one of the Epigoni
  son of Capaneus and Evadne
  father of Cometes and Cylarabes
  He was one of the soldiers hidden
  inside the wooden horse at Troy.
  Sthenelus2
  Greek
  [Sthenelaus]
  son of Androgeus or of Actor
  brother of Alcaeus
  He and his brother served as slaves 
  to Heracles on his ninth Labour to
  atone for the murder of two of
  Heracles’ crewmen by subjects of his
  brother, Alcaeus. Heracles made them
  rulers of Thasos.
  Sthenelus3
  Greek
  [Sthenelaus]
  a king of Mycenae
  son of Perseus and Andromeda
  brother of Electryon
  husband of Nicippe
  father of Alcinoe, Eurystheus and
  Medusa
  He seized the throne of Mycenae
  when Electryon was accidentally 
  killed by Amphitryon.
  Some say that Sthenelus was killed
  by Hyllus.
  Sthenno
  (see Stheno)
  Stheno
  Greek
  [‘mighty’.Stheino.Sthenno]
  one of the 3 Gorgons
  daughter of Phorcos and Ceto
  sister of Euryale and Medusa
  Stigarde
  Norse
  a name for Sceaf in some stories
  Stihi
  Balkan
  a female demon in Albania
  In some accounts she is a fire-
  breathing dragon who guards a hoard
  of treasure.
  Stilbe
  Greek
  daughter of Peneus and Creusa
  sister of Cyrene, Daphne and Hypseus
  Some say that she was the mother 
  by Apollo of the Centaurs and the
  Lapiths.
  Stillevolk 
  (see Dwarfs)
  Stimula
  Roman
  a minor goddess
  A goddess who excites passion in
  women. In some accounts, she is
  identified with Semele.
  Stinger
  (see Girtab)
  Stolas
  (see Solas)
  Stone Boy
  North American
  [Iyan Hoshi]
  a Sioux hero
  Five brothers lived with their sister
  and they survived by hunting. On each
  of five consecutive days, one of the
  brothers failed to return from the 
  hunt and the girl was left to fend for
  herself. Desperate for food, she
  swallowed a pebble hoping to die.
  Instead, four days later she gave birth
  to a boy who grew very quickly to
  manhood. When she told him about
  her five missing brothers, he vowed 
  to find them and bring them back.
  After travelling for four days he came
  to a teepee where an old hag offered
  him food. When he discovered that
  she had tried to poison him, he killed
  her and then unpacked the five
  bundles standing in the corner. Inside
  he found the dried bodies of the five
  missing men. Instructed by a pile of
  talking bones, he built a little sweat-
  house in which he restored his uncles
  to life.
  In the Ojibway version, Stone Boy
  was the twin brother of Wene-
  boozho, both of whom were fathered
  on a maiden by Geesis, the sun.
  Stone Coat
  North American
  a giant in the lore of the 
  Ute
  A young boy of immense strength
  came to Stone Coat’s lodge, despite a
  warning from his father, and was
  challenged to eat one bear before
  Stone Coat could eat the other. By
  deception, the boy won and was
  challenged to kick a log higher than
  the giant could. The boy won, kicking
  the log very high so that when it fell
  on Stone Coat it killed him. The boy
  had earlier killed a family of thunder-
  spirits and later killed a gambler who
  had made a practice of decapitating
  those who lost to him at dice. He also
  helped the Bear and Wolf tribes to
  win a ball game and they invited him
  to become their chief, an honour he
  gave to his father.
  Stone Giant
  South American
  a giant of the Yahgan people of Tierra
  del Fuego
  The only vulnerable parts of his 
  body were the soles of his feet and he
  was killed by a humming-bird who
  discovered this and attacked him.
  Stone Giants
  North American
  the original inhabitants 
  of the land of the Iroquois
  These giants were defeated by the
  thunder-god, Hinun, who persuaded
  his brother, the west wind, to blow the
  giants over the edge of a deep ravine
  where they all perished.
  Stone Man
  (see Darukaviteré)
  Stone Men
  (see Hayunu)
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  Stone of Destiny
  [Coronation Stone.Fal(stone).Jacob’s
  Pillow.Jacob’s Stone.Lia Fail.Stone of Fal.
  Stone of Scone.Tara Stone]
  the stone on which the Pictish kings
  sat at their coronation
  It is said to be the stone used as a
  pillow by Jacob, mentioned in
  Genesis, which was brought to Ireland
  by a princess called Tea or by  Gaedheal.
  It was later taken to Iona and thence to
  Scone in Scotland, finally ending up in
  England as the Coronation Stone. It
  was said to roar when a new monarch
  sat on it, so confirming his right to the
  throne.
  Other versions say that there were
  two such stones, the Lia Fail of Ireland,
  discovered by Conn Ceadchathach,
  and a similar stone (Jacob’s Pillow) in
  Scotland brought to Scotland from
  Egypt by Gaedheal.
  Stone of Dylan
  (see Maen Dylan)
  Stone of Fal
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  Stone of Scone(see Stone of Destiny)
  Stone People
  Greek
  a race created after the flood
  The sole survivors of the flood,
  Deucalion and Pyrrha, threw stones
  over their shoulders, creating a new
  race to repopulate the earth.
  Stone Woman
  (see Maiso)
  Stonehenge
  British
  a megalith on Salisbury Plain
  Some say that these stones were
  originally standing in Ireland as the
  Giant’s Ring. In some versions, they
  were brought over to England and 
  re-erected by Merlin’s magic or, some
  say, with the help of the Devil. In 
  other stories, the structure was built 
  by the druids.
  Stoneribs
  North American
  a hero of the tribes of the north-west
  son of Volcano Woman
  He skinned the halibut which an eagle
  dropped on to the shore and, wearing
  the skin, took the form of a halibut and
  swam south towards the sound of
  voices calling for help. He found a
  tribe starving and helped them to
  collect mussels for food. When the
  monster whale, Qagwaai, wrecked
  some of the tribe’s canoes, killing 
  the occupants, Stoneribs lured the
  monster to the surface and, when 
  it chased his canoe, moutb agape,
  Stobneribs jumped into the gaping
  maw and killed the monster by
  shooting it from the inside. He then
  skinned the whale and, by wearing 
  the skin, was able to become a whale
  himself. Another monster trapped
  Stoneribs but he was able to escape by
  changing back to a halibut. 
  When he finally returned home, he
  took off the halibut skin and hung it up
  to dry. An eagle swooped down and
  carried off the skin and, thereafter,
  Stoneribs remained his normal human
  shape 
  but 
  became 
  known 
  as
  Crystalribs.
  stones
  some stones are said to have 
  the power to conjure up or to 
  ward off demons
  Among the many stones to which such
  powers are attributed are anachitis,
  anacithidus, antiphates, chrisoletus,
  chrysolite, coral, kinocetus, pontica
  and synochitis. (see also sacred stones)
  Stones of King Arthur’s Knights
  (see Cerrig Marchogion)
  stoorworm
  Scottish
  a huge water-monster with venomous
  breath
  Assipattle killed this monster, after
  thirty-six great warriors had failed.
  The stoorworm swallowed him when
  he went out in his little boat to fight it,
  so he cut open its liver and and pushed
  in burning peats which he had brought
  with him. The dead body became
  Iceland and the monster’s teeth fell 
  out to form the Orkney Islands.
  stopan
  European
  a Bulgarian spirit of an ancestor 
  acting as guardian of the house
  Storia del Merlino
  Italian
  a 14th C Italian life of Merlin
  stork1
  European
  a sacred bird in Sweden
  stork2
  Greek
  the bird sacred to Hera
  Storm-serene
  (see Bilskirnir)
  Storm Winds
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat
  Stormalong
  British
  a sailor-hero
  One explanation for the white cliffs of
  Dover is that his great ship, Courser,
  scraped the sides of the Dover Straits
  as it passed through. It also carved out
  the Panama Canal when driven ashore
  by a storm.
  Story-tree
  African
  in the lore of the Chaga, a tree that
  reached the sky
  This tree grew on the spot where a
  sheep and a cow had been sacrificed,
  following the death of a young girl
  who had sunk into a quagmire at that
  point. Two boys who climbed the tree
  disappeared into the heavens and were
  never seen again.
  Stove God
  (see Kitchen God)
  Stoymir
  Slav
  a sleeping knight
  He sleeps, with his companions-in-
  arms, in a cave in Bohemia awaiting a
  call to arms in an alternative version 
  of the Wenceslas story.
  Stradwawl
  Welsh
  wife of Coel and mother of Gwawl, 
  in some accounts
  Strangler, The
  (see Sphinx2)
  Strassburg, Gottfried von
  German
  a 13th C writer who contributed 
  to the Arthurian legends
  strenae
  Roman
  twigs used in the New Year festival
  These twigs were taken from a grove
  sacred to Strenia and were given as
  tokens of good fortune.
  Strenia
  Roman
  [=Greek Hygeia:=Roman Salus]
  a Sabine goddess of the 
  New Year festivities
  Stretcher
  (see Procrustes)
  Stribog
  Slav
  [Stribogu]
  a wind-god and god of wealth
  Stribogu
  (see Stribog)
  Stricta
  Greek
  [Stricte]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed, 
  she turned him into a stag. His
  hounds, including Stricta, tore him 
  to pieces.
  Stricte
  (see Stricta)
  striges
  Roman
  blood-sucking monsters
  String Man
  (see Hi Haela)
  String of Lights
  (see Deepavali)
  Striped marten
  (see Hua-hu Tiao)
  Stroke Lad
  (see Amadan)
  Stromkarl
  Scandinavian
  [Neck(ar).Necker.Nickel.Nicker.Nicor.
  Nix(ie).Nixy]
  a fish-tailed water-spirit, male
  In Norway, this being is a spirit of the
  waterfall and a wonderful musician.
  In Sweden, it is the spirit of any
  body of freshwater.
  Strong One
  (see Guhyaka)
  Strophades Island
  Greek
  the home of the Harpies
  Strophius1
  Greek
  king of Phocis
  husband of Anabixia
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  father of Pylades
  He sheltered the young Orestes when
  he fled after the murder of his father
  Agamemnon by Clytemnestra.
  Strophius2
  Greek
  king of Phocis
  son of Pylades and Electra
  Stumphalides
  (see Stymphalian 
  Birds)
  stryge
  a ghost or vampire
  Strymo
  Greek
  daughter of Scamander
  wife of Laomedon
  mother of Antigone, Clytius, Hesione, 
  Hicetaon, Lampos, Podarces, 
  Thymoetes and Tithonus
  In some accounts, she is referred to 
  as Placia.
  Strymon
  Greek
  a river-god
  father of Boreas by Eos, some say
  father of Phesus by Euterpe, some say
  Studas
  German
  father of Heime
  He gave Heime the sword Blutgang
  with which to challenge Dietrich.
  stupa
  Buddhist
  [caitya.dagaba.dagoba.tope:=Pali thupa]
  a mound or shrine containing relics of
  the Buddha or a saint
  (see also pagoda)
  Sturlason
  (see Snorri Sturluson)
  Sturleson
  (see Snorri Sturluson)
  Stux
  (see Styx)
  Stybjorn
  Norse
  [Styrbjorn]
  an enemy of Eric the Victorious
  He fought with Eric who swore to
  sacrifice himself to Odin if he were
  granted victory. The god intervened
  on the side of Eric and Stybjorn’s 
  men were rendered blind and then
  swallowed up in an avalanche.
  Stygeros
  Greek
  a name for Hades as ‘hateful one’
  Stygian oath
  Greek
  an oath sworn on the River Styx which
  was regarded as irrevocable
  Stygian nymphs
  Greek
  nymphs in Hades
  These nymphs were in charge of the
  accoutrements of Hades – the helmet
  of invisibility, the winged sandals and
  the magic wallet – which were
  borrowed by Perseus when he set out
  to kill the Medusa.
  Stymphalian birds
  Greek
  [Stumphalides.Stymphalides]
  man-eating brazen birds
  These birds which thronged the
  Stymphalian Marshes were dispersed
  or killed by Heracles as his sixth
  Labour. Those that escaped flew to the
  island of Aretius where they later
  harassed the Argonauts.
  They were described as being part
  crane, part eagle, part stork, and
  having feathers like arrows.
  Stymphalian Marshes
  Greek
  the home of the Stymphalian birds
  Stynphalides (see Stymphalian Birds)
  Stymphalus
  Greek
  a king of Arcadia
  son of Elatus and Laodice
  brother of Aepytus, Cyllen and Pereus
  father of Parthenope
  Pelops pretended to be his friend but
  murdered him during his attempt to
  conquer Arcadia. 
  Styrbjorn
  (see Stybjorn)
  Styx1
  Greek
  [‘hateful’.Stux: =Japanese Sodzu Baba]
  a sea-goddess, chief of the Oceanids
  daughter of Oceanus and Tethys 
  wife of Pallas
  wife of Hades, some say
  mother of Bia, Cratus, Nike 
  and Zelos
  She sent her four sons to help the gods
  in the battle with the giants and was
  rewarded with a place as the river of
  oaths in the underworld.
  (see Styx2)
  Styx2
  Greek
  [‘hateful’.Stux:=Babylonian Hubur:
  =Hindu Rasa:=Norse Leipter]
  one of the rivers in Hades
  The Styx was said to encircle the
  underworld nine times and was
  regarded as the river of the unbreakable
  oath. A god who broke an undertaking
  sworn on the Styx was rendered
  unconscious for nine years, followed 
  by nine years (some say one year) in
  exile. Mortals were poisoned by the
  waters of the river if they broke an oath.
  Some say it was this river, rather
  than Acheron, over which Charon
  ferried the souls of the dead.
  Su
  South American
  a legendary monster
  This cruel beast had the head of a
  woman, the forelegs of a tiger, the
  hindlegs of a wolf and a tail like a huge
  leaf which it used to protect its young
  in times of danger.
  It was reputed to kill its own young
  rather than allow them to be captured.
  Su
  (see Shu2)
  Su-Mitra
  Hindu
  [Sumitra]
  third wife of Dasa-ratha
  mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna
  Vishnu gave the childless Dasa-ratha a
  portion which he shared between 
  his three wives. Si-Mitra received a
  quarter and produced twin boys,
  Lakshmana and Shatrughna.
  Su-p’in-t’e
  Chinese
  [Su-p’in-t’o]
  the Chinese version of Subhinda
  (see Nandimitra)
  Su-p’in-t’o
  (see Su-p’in-t’e)
  Sua
  South American
  a sun-god and culture-hero of the
  Muyscaya Indians
  consort of Cuchaviva
  In some accounts he is equated 
  with Bochica.
  Suac
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of the Philippines
  His fame was due to the club which he
  stole from one of the giant bungisngis
  which enabled him to kill other monsters
  and all his enemies.
  Suadela
  Roman
  [=Greek Peitho]
  the goddess of persuasion, particularly
  in romance, seduction and love
  Suaixtis
  Prussian
  [Suatitix]
  a god of light
  Suaixtix 
  (see Suaixtis)
  Sualdaim
  (see Sualtam)
  Sualdaimh
  (see Sualtam)
  Sualdam
  (see Sualtam)
  Sualdamh
  (see Sualtam)
  Sualt
  Irish
  an ancestor of Finn mac Cool
  son of Ealtan
  father of Trenmor
  Sualtam mac Roth
  Irish
  [Sualda(i)m(h).Sualtaim]
  an Ulster chieftain
  husband of Dectera
  the earthly father of Cuchulainn
  In some accounts, Cuchulainn was 
  the son of Dectera by Lugh who had
  spirited her away to the Otherworld
  on her wedding eve but he was raised
  by Sualtam as his own son, then 
  called Setanta.
  In the battle with the forces of
  Connaught, he rallied the warriors of
  Ulster to save the province. In doing
  so, he spoke before the druid Cathbad
  and, for this breach of protocol, cut 
  off his own head on the sharp edge of
  his shield but the head still gave out
  the rallying cry.
  suan-i
  Chinese
  dragons depicted as seated under the
  feet of the Buddha
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  Irish
  sleep induced by the fairies
  Suanan
  Irish
  a poet at the court of Conor mac Nessa
  Suantrade
  Irish
  a harpist
  son of Uaithne and Boann
  brother of Gentrade and Goltrade
  He and his brothers played music 
  so sad that men died weeping as 
  they listened.
  Suarga
  (see Svarga)
  Subadra
  East Indian
  [Sembadra:=Indian Subhadra]
  sister of Baladewa
  wife of Arjuna
  Subaga
  African
  in the lore of the people of Mali, these
  are people who can leave their own
  bodies and enter those of others
  Subahu
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Sunanda
  When Damayanti arrived at his court
  after weeks of wandering, he gave her
  shelter and made her an attendant on
  his daughter, Sunanda.
  Subala
  Hindu
  a king
  father of Gandhari
  Subhadra
  Hindu
  [=East Indies Dewi Shri.Sembadra.Subadra]
  a goddess
  daughter of Surabhi or Vasudeva
  sister of Krishna
  mother of Abhimanyu by Arjuna
  Subhaga
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Subhamekhala
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Subhinda
  (see Nandimitra)
  Subhuti
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Rab-’byor]
  an incarnation of the Grand Lama
  He is said to have been a Naga in a
  previous existence.
  Subrahmanya1
  Hindu
  [Brahmayus.Subramanya]
  a minister at the court of Shankha
  husband of Brahmavati
  father of Maitreya
  In some accounts, the husband of
  Brahmavati and father of Maitreya is
  referred to as Brahmayus.
  Subrahmanya2
  Hindu
  [Subramanya]
  a warrior-god
  a form of Karttikeya or Skanda
  son of Agni and Svaha
  brother of Ganesha, some say
  He was created by Shiva to kill an
  asura who was attacking a rishi. By
  looking into the depths of a lake, Shiva
  engendered 
  six 
  infants. 
  Parvati
  embraced the babies and compressed
  them into one child with six heads.
  This hero cut the asura in half, using
  one half to make the peacock which he
  uses as his vahama. The other half
  became the cockerel which is one of
  his symbols.
  In this form, he was consort of
  Dewanei and Walliamei.
  His various symbols include a bow
  and a cockerel.
  Subramanya
  (see Subrahmanya)
  Succat
  Irish
  a nickname for St Patrick
  Succor Benoth
  a demon of jealousy
  He is said to be a eunuch in hell and a
  personal favourite of Persephone.
  In black magic he is the chief
  eunuch of the Royal Household.
  (see also Succoth Benoth)
  Succoth Benoth
  Mesopotamian
  the Semitic version of Sarpanitu
  succubi
  (see succubus)
  succubos
  (see succubus)
  succubus
  [succubos: plur=succubi]
  a demon in the form of a female
  which attacks sleeping men and 
  has intercourse with them
  Sucellos
  (see Sucellus)
  Sucellus
  Roman
  [Sucellos.The Good Striker.The Hammer
  God:=Irish Dagda:=Roman Dis.Silvanus]
  a Celtic thunder-god in Gaul
  consort of Nantsovelta
  He is sometimes depicted with a three-
  headed dog and a raven and holding a
  mallet (or hammer) which he used in
  two ways. When he struck the earth
  with it, plants appeared. He also used
  it to strike the dying to give them a
  quick release.
  When depicted beside Nantsovelta,
  they are accompanied by symbols of
  prosperity and domesticity.
  Suchada
  (see Sujata)
  Suchiloma
  Hindu
  one of the Yakshas
  Suchimukha
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This region is reserved for the
  punishment of misers who have
  strands of barbed wire wound round
  their bodies.
  Suchos
  (see Souchos)
  Sucking Monster
  North American
  in Indian lore, a monster which sucks
  in his victims instead of eating them
  Suclagus
  a fire-demon
  Suculae
  Roman
  [=Greek Hyades]
  the Roman name for the Nysaean
  nymphs (Hyades)
  Sucunyum
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god and god of 
  the underworld
  brother of Hachacyum
  He carried the sun-god Ah Kin back
  through the underworld each night
  ready for his next journey across 
  the sky.
  Sudabah 
  (see Sudabe)
  Sudabe
  Persian
  [Sudabah]
  a Yemeni princess
  wife of Kay Kaus
  mother of Siyawush
  Sudaram
  (see Sudrem)
  sudarshana
  Hindu
  Vishnu’s discus which he used as 
  a weapon
  Suddhodama
  (see Shuddhodhana)
  Suddhodana
  (see Shuddhodhana)
  Suddhodhana
  (see Shuddhodhana)
  Sudeva
  Hindu
  a Brahmin
  He acted as a counsellor to King Bhima
  who sent him out with 100 others to
  search for his daughter, Damayanti,
  who had disappeared when her
  husband, Nala, left her. Sudeva found
  the missing princess at the court of
  King Subahu.
  sudha
  (see amrita.soma)
  sudhan
  (see amrita.soma)
  Sudhapani
  (see Dhanvantari)
  Sudharma
  (see Shudharma)
  Sudharmar
  (see Shudharma)
  Sudhavan
  Hindu
  an archer-god
  Sudika-Mbambi
  African
  [‘thunderbolt’]
  a hero of the Mbundu people of
  Angola
  son of Nzuadia
  twin brother of Kabundungulu
  He was said to have been born armed
  and holding the tree of life, the
  Kilembe, and immediately set off in
  pursuit of the evil Makishi who had
  attacked his tribal village, assisted by
  the four Kipalende. His first wife was
  the daughter of a witch but he married
  a second wife, daughter of the king of
  the underworld, where he had been
  swallowed by the fish (or crocodile),
  Kimbuji, but rescued by his own
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  later fell out and fought, after which
  they went their separate ways.
  Sudjumna
  Hindu
  son of Vaivasvata
  He is said to have changed sex quite
  often.
  Sudolisa
  Slav
  a princess
  The ogre Kostey cast a spell on her
  which put her into a long sleep. She
  was rescued by the prince, Junak.
  In some versions she is described as
  a fairy, wisdom personified.
  Sudrem
  Afghan
  [Sataram.Sudaram.Sujum]
  a Kafir weather-god
  husband of Nangi-Wutr
  father of Disani
  He was created either from the branch
  of a juniper bush or from the breath of
  Imra.
  Sudri
  Norse
  one of the 4 dwarfs supporting 
  the sky (south)
  Sudurjaya
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of the bhumis
  Sudurmukha
  Hindu
  an evil king, the second incarnation 
  of Kubera
  (see Kubera)
  sueje
  (see suoje)
  Sueje-lodde
  Baltic
  a Lapp which reveals the names of
  those about to die
  This spirit is said to appear in the form
  of a bird. 
  Suen
  (see Sin4.Suin)
  Suffete of the River
  Phoenician
  a river-beast
  This animal fought on the side of
  Khoser-et-Hasis in his battle with 
  Baal.
  Sugaar
  European
  a male spirit of the Basques
  This being takes the form of a snake
  which lives underground but can fly.
  Some say that Sugaar is the devil while
  others regard him as a form of Maju.
  Sugarloaf Mountain
  North American
  the home of the Karok guardian 
  spirit, Ai’krer
  Sugata
  Buddhist
  a name for the Buddha as one who
  follows the proper path
  (see also Tathagata)
  sugi
  Japanese
  a tree often planted near a shrine, the
  favourite home of the Tengu
  Sugiwara-no-Michizane
  (see Michizane-no-Sugiwara)
  Sugnedydd
  Welsh
  father of Sugyn
  Sugriva
  Hindu
  [Nala]
  a monkey-god, king of monkeys
  son of Surya
  husband of Ruma
  His brother, Balin, deposed Sugriva
  but Hanuman sought the help of Rama
  who killed Balin and restored Sugriva
  to the throne. In gratitude, Sugriva
  helped Rama in his attack on the
  fortress of Ravana who had abducted
  Sita, the wife of Rama, building a
  bridge of floating stones from India to
  Ceylon.
  (see also Nala)
  Sugumonxe
  (see Nemquetcha)
  Sugunsua
  (see Bohica.Nemquetcha)
  Sugyn
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Sugnedydd
  He could suck up a huge area of the
  sea, leaving it dry, to cool a fever in his
  breast. In one story he is said to have
  caused a fleet of 300 ships to be
  stranded when he drank the sea-water.
  Suhgurim
  (see Marduk)
  Suhrab
  (see Sohrab)
  Sui Jen
  Japanese
  a man who learned how to produce 
  fire by watching a bird pecking a 
  tree
  Sui Tengu
  Japanese
  a sea-god
  He was a deified emperor who
  drowned at sea, aged seven.
  This deity is sometimes depicted in
  the form of a woman, Nii-no-ama,
  holding a baby.
  (see also Niidomo)
  Suibhne Geilt
  Irish
  [King Sweeney.Suibhne Gelt:=Welsh 
  Myrrdin Wyllt]
  a poet-king of Dalriada
  husband of Eorann
  father of Aedh Dubh, in some accounts
  He insulted St Ronan who drove him
  mad with a form of madness that
  enabled him to jump hundreds of feet
  and to perch in trees where he grew
  feathers and lived on berries like a wild
  thing. Others say that he was driven
  mad by the sights he saw at the Battle
  of Magh Ratha. 
  He was restored to his kingdom by
  Loingseachan but later resumed his
  life as a wild man, going to Britain
  where he met another lunatic,
  Alladhan. After Alladhan drowned
  himself, Suibhne returned home but
  was rejected by his wife who was living
  with another man. Once again he went
  into the wilderness and his madness
  was brought on again when he was
  assaulted by phantoms. He was found
  and cared for by St Moling.
  He was killed by a cowherd, the
  husband of Moling’s cook, who
  mistook him for his wife’s lover.
  Suibhne Gelt
  (see Suibhne Geilt)
  Suibhne mac Colmain
  Irish
  [Sweeney]
  father of Conall
  He was killed by his cousin, Aedh
  Slaine, who was then killed by
  Suibhne’s son, Conall.
  Suibhne Meann
  Irish
  [Suibhne Mend.Sweeney]
  a high-king of Ireland
  son of Fiachna
  husband of Rona
  He was killed by Congall Caoch so
  that his foster-father, Domhnall mac
  Aodha, could become king. In his
  dying moments, Suibhne threw a
  chess-piece which blinded Congall’s
  previously damaged eye.
  Suibhne Mend (see Suibhne Meann)
  Suidhe Moling
  Irish
  the place where Moling sat when he
  adjudicated between the joint high-
  kings, Diarmaid and Blathmhac
  Suijin
  Japanese
  Shinto water-gods: a water-nymph
  Suijin-matsuri
  Japanese
  a feast in honour of the water-deities,
  held on December 1st
  Suilap
  Siberian
  a Tartar deity
  son of Kudai
  brother of Pyrshak-khan and Tos-khan
  Suin
  Mesopotamian
  [Suen:=Babylonian Sin:=Sumerian Hanna]
  an Assyrian moon-god
  Suinin
  Japanese
  husband of Saho-hime
  Her wife betrayed him out of love for
  her brother Saho-bime.
  Suite de Merlin
  (see Huth-Merlin)
  Sujata
  Buddhist
  [Suchada]
  a Thai heroine
  She sustained the Buddha with milk
  and rice during his sojourn under 
  the bo-tree.
  In another story, she donated to a
  monastery a large pumpkin. This
  changed into a diamond from which 
  a mystery man carved a statue of 
  the Buddha.
  When she was accused of witchcraft
  and beheaded, her head flew up 
  to heaven.
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  Sujum
  (see Sudrem)
  Sukanabikona
  Japanese
  son of Musubi
  He fell from heaven when he was very
  young and was found by Okuni-Nushi.
  He became Okuni-Nushi’s constant
  companion, helping him to clear the
  land. One day, he climbed a tall millet
  plant which bent under his weight and
  then sprang back, throwing the young
  god back to the land of Eternity,
  Tokoyo-no-kuni.
  Sukanya
  Hindu
  daughter of King Saryata
  wife of Chyavana
  She married the sage Chyavana despite
  his emaciated condition arising from
  asceticism. When he grew old, she
  tricked the Aswins into restoring his
  youth by offering them the status of
  gods. When they bathed the sage in 
  a lake and restored his youth, he
  offered to worship them, the only one
  to do so.
  Sukara
  Hindu
  a division of Naraka reserved for
  drunkards and stealers of gold
  Sukarasya
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  Sukha
  Hindu
  the capital of Varuna’s undersea 
  realm, Pushpagiri
  Sukhavati
  Buddhist
  [Blessed Land.Pure land.Sakkavati.
  Hsi-fang chi-lo shih-chieh:=Chinese Hsi
  T’ien:=Japanese Gokuraku-jodo]
  the Pure Land of the west, ruled by
  Amitabha
  This land of pleasure is full of flowers
  and birds, trees covered with precious
  stones and lotuses which bathe the
  Buddha in pure light. All those who
  reached this land became male and
  here enlightenment is guaranteed.
  (see also Gokuraku-jodo.Pure
  Land.Taema-mandara)
  Sukhos
  (see Souchos)
  Sukkamielli
  Baltic
  a Finnish goddess of orgiastic love
  Sukla-Tara
  (see White Tara)
  Sukra
  (see Shukra)
  Sukramukha
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This region is reserved for the
  punishment of tyrants – they are
  crushed between huge rollers.
  Suksendal
  Baltic
  a Finnish deity of nightmares
  This being can act either as a succubus
  or as an incubus to have intercourse
  with sleeping mortals.
  Suksma
  Hindu
  a minor god
  one of the vidyesvaras
  Suku
  African
  a creator-god of the Ovimbundu people
  Sukuna-biko
  (see Sukuno-biko)
  Sukuna-Hikoni (see Sukuni-Hikona)
  Sukuni-Hikona
  Japanese
  [Sukuna-Hikoni:=Buddhist Yakushi]
  a Shinto god of healing and traders
  Sukuno-biko
  Japanese
  [Sikuna-bikona.Sukuna-biko]
  a dwarf Shinto god of medicine
  a king of Idzumo
  He was reputed to know everything
  and he helped Okuni-Nushi to build
  the world.
  In some accounts, he assisted Okuni-
  Nushi to quell unrest in his realm.
  sukuyan
  (see sukyan)
  sukya
  South American
  [=Panamanian neles]
  in Honduras and Nicaragua, a shaman
  These people are said to be able to
  cure illness by exercising the spirit
  which caused it and prevent it from
  returning by tying round the patient a
  thread which the shaman has passed
  through a hole in his tongue until it is
  soaked with blood.
  sukyan
  West Indian
  [sukuyan:=Surinam azeman]
  a female vampire of Trinidad
  These beings beg for salt or matches
  and cannot be kept out of the houses of
  those who give to them.
  Sul1
  British
  [‘shining’:=Irish Brigit:=Roman
  Sulevia.Sulis-Minerva]
  a goddess of the underworld embodied
  in bubbling sulphur-springs
  Sul2
  Spanish
  [Dona Sul]
  daughter of El Cid and Ximena
  sister of Elvira
  She and her sister married the Counts
  of Carrion. When their husbands 
  ill-treated them, El Cid demanded
  redress. They later married the Princes
  of Navarre and Aragon.
  Sul-pa-e
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian fertility and sky-god,
  Jupiter personified
  consort of Ninhursaga, some say
  Sul-utula
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of Eninnu
  Sulana
  Malay
  [Raja Sulana.(Raja) Suran]
  a descendant of Alexander the Great
  a king of India
  father of Mencha Terim
  husband of Mutahbul Bahri 
  and Onang Kiu
  He is said to have conquered some of
  Malaya and married the ruler’s sister.
  He later conquered Siam and took
  another wife, Onang Kiu, daughter of
  the king, Chulan. His third wife was
  Mutahbul Bahri, daughter of a sea-
  king, Aftabul Ardi.
  After many more conquests, he
  returned to his home in Malaya riding
  the sea-horse, Farasul Bahri.
  Sulbundu
  Siberian
  a shepherd-god
  Sulevia
  Roman
  [Sulis(-Minerva):plur=Suleviae:
  =British Sul]
  a Celtic goddess of thermal springs
  In some accounts, as Sulis, she is
  described as a goddess of the under-
  world and prophecy. Often conceived
  as a nourishing, life-giving mother-
  goddess.
  Suleviae
  (see Sulevia)
  Sulini
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  Sulis
  (see Sulevia)
  Sulis-Minerva
  (see Sulevia)
  Sulla
  (see Sullat)
  Sullat
  Mesopotamian
  [Sulla]
  a minor god, attendant on Samas
  Sulmanitu
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic fertility and war-goddess
  Sulman
  (see Sulmanu)
  Sulmanu
  Mesopotamian
  [Sulman:=Assyrian Salman]
  a Babylonian fertility and war-god
  Sulmech
  (see Sanju)
  Sulpae
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian god of the planet Jupiter
  consort of Ninhursaga, some say
  Sulpicius
  British
  a pope who, it is said, knighted Gawain
  before he joined King Arthur’s court
  Sulsaga
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian sky-goddess
  Sumalini
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  suman
  African
  [plur=asuman]
  among the Ashanti, a talisman 
  against evil
  Sumana1
  Buddhist
  consort of Champeyya
  When her husband, in the form of a
  naga, was captured by a snake-
  charmer, she pleaded with the king
  who obtained Champeyya’s release.
  Sumana2
  Hindu
  wife of Dama
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  Sumana3
  Hindu
  in Ceylon, a prince of the devas
  Sumanakuta
  Hindu
  the native name for Adam’s Peak,
  regarded as the home of Sumana
  sumangat
  Malay
  [semangat.tanoana.tondi]
  the soul which, it is said, wanders
  away from the body during illness
  sumangat negari
  Malay
  a guardian spirit of the town
  Sumangurur
  African
  a tyrant with magic powers
  His magic powers were derived from
  his father, a jinnee, who could be killed
  only with an arrow pointed with a
  cockerel’s spur. He killed Sunjata’s
  brothers and usurped the kingdom.
  When Sunjata’s sister, Nyakhaleng,
  discovered the secret of the magic,
  Sunjata was able to kill the jinnee and
  Sumangurur lost his powers, changing
  into a bird which flew away leaving
  Sunjata in control of his kingdom.
  Sumantra
  Hindu
  Indra’s heavenly palace
  sumars blot
  Norse
  spring sacrifices to the gods
  Sumati
  Buddhist
  a deity, literature personified
  one of the dharanis
  Sumbha
  Buddhist
  a guardian goddess
  one of the dikpalas
  She and Sumbharaja are responsible
  for guarding of the lowest point of 
  the universe.
  Sumbharaja
  Buddhist
  a guardian god
  one of the dikpalas
  He and Sumbha are responsible 
  for guarding of the lowest point of 
  the universe. He is blue in colour and
  his three faces are blue, white and red.
  His appearance is wrathful.
  Sumbula
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign Virgo
  Sumbur
  Siberian
  [Sumer.Sumur]
  a sacred mountain
  This mountain appeared out of the
  navel of the frog which, lying on its
  back, supports the earth.
  Sumer
  (see Sumbur)
  Sumé
  South American
  a Brazilian culture-hero
  He performed many miracles and
  taught the tribes the art of agriculture
  before departing for the heavens,
  leaving his footprints in the rocks.
  Sumeru
  (see Mount Meru)
  Sumitra
  (see Su Mitra)
  Sumiyoshi-No-Kami
  Japanese
  sea-gods and gods of poets
  They include Munakata-No-Kami
  and are worshipped by the Jingu-
  kogo sect.
  Summa
  Norse
  a sun-goddess
  sister of Nanna
  Summamus
  Roman
  [‘highest’]
  an Italian storm-god
  In the Roman pantheon, he was
  regarded as the god of the night 
  sky. His festival was celebrated on 
  20th June.
  Summer Country
  (see Summer
  Land)
  Summer Land
  British
  [Summer Country]
  the Otherworld, ruled by Melwas
  Summer Mother
  North American
  a guardian spirit of the Tewa tribe
  She guarded one of the two caves in
  which humans sheltered while the
  earth dried out after the primordial
  ocean had receded. The other cave was
  guarded by Winter Mother.
  Summer-snake charm (see ch’iu-she)
  Sumono
  Japanese
  a spirit of the plum tree
  This spirit appeared, weeping, to 
  the gardener Hambei when a noble
  proposed to transplant Hambei’s plum
  tree to his own garden. When the
  noble tried to kill Hambei, he
  succeeded only in cutting off a branch
  of the tree, which fell on his head.
  Sumplegadai
  (see Symplegades)
  Sumua
  Pacific Islands
  a forest-spirit
  Sumua was born, a handsome boy, from
  the union of a woman and a cassowary
  and is credited with giving many gifts,
  including that of fire, to his people.
  He is said to have had ten wives, all
  mortals. His function as a deity is to
  receive the souls of the dead.
  Sumugan
  (see Sumukan)
  Sumukan
  Mesopotamian
  [Sumugan.Sumuqan:=Babylonian Sakkan:
  =Sumerian Lahar]
  a Hittite god of animals
  Sumukha
  Hindu
  a Naga
  husband of Gumakesi
  Sumuqan
  (see Sumukan)
  Sumur
  (see Sumbur)
  sun1
  Central American
  an age of the Aztec creation cycle
  The Aztec cosmology is said by 
  some to be based on four periods or
  suns. There are, however, several
  versions of the symbolism of these
  periods which are variously given as:
  hunger, wind, fire, water
  hunger, fire, wind, water
  water, famine, wind, fire
  water, wind, fire, famine
  Others say there were more than four
  periods: in this book, references will be
  found to First, Second, Third, Fourth
  and Fifth Suns.
  (see also Ages)
  Sun2
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams: represents
  wind, wood and fowl
  sun3
  the star at the centre of our 
  solar system
  This star is central to many
  mythologies and systems of worship.
  (1) In Australia, some tribes say that
  the sun is derived from an emu’s 
  egg which was thrown into the sky.
  (2) In parts of Central America the
  sun is regarded as the home of 
  the dead.
  (3) The Chinese say that the sun
  was created by Pan-ku and regard it
  as an emblem of the emperor.
  (4) In Christian tradition the sun is
  regarded as the emblem of the
  Virgin Mary and typifies Christ.
  (5) In Egyptian lore the sun is Ra’s
  golden boat in which he traverses
  the sky and came from a golden egg
  laid by the Nile Goose.
  (6) Hebrew’s regard the sun as a
  symbol of Jahwe’s power.
  (7) Hindus regard the sun as the
  eye of Mitra or Varuna.
  (8) Muslim lore has the sun as the
  guardian of financiers and princes.
  (9) In Norse mythology the sun
  was projected into the heavens
  from Muspelheim, the land of fire.
  (10) In Persia the sun-god, Mithra,
  was the supreme deity of a major
  cult of sun-worship.
  (11) In South America, the Inca
  cult of sun-worship was centred on
  their sun-god, Inti.
  Sun Father1
  North American
  a creator-deity of the Zuni
  consort of Underground Mother
  father of Paiyatemu
  Sun Father2
  (see Page Abe)
  Sun Halo
  North American
  a sky-spirit of the Klamath
  He followed the sun-spirit, Shel and
  eventually lived in the sky-lodge built
  by Kumush.
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  Sun Hou-tzu
  Chinese
  [Monkey King.Sun Hou-shih.Sun 
  Wu-k’ung:=Indian Hanuman]
  a monkey-god
  He was a companion of Hsüan Tsang
  on his journey to India to bring back
  the Buddhist scriptures, a story related
  in Pilgrimage to the West.
  On the journey to India, he
  recovered Hsüan Tsang’s robe which
  had been taken by the Black Bear
  spirit and helped to rescue him when
  he was captured by monks and again
  when he was held captive by the
  White Bone Lady. In one adventure,
  he met his identical self, in another
  he recovered the treasure stolen by a
  monster with nine heads and, when
  Hsüan Tsang was trapped by seven
  spider-women, he sought the help of
  a Hindu god who rescued the
  prisoner and his companions. In
  another country, he overcame a
  demon who had put a spell on the
  king who was about to eat the hearts
  of over 1,000 young boys and, when
  his companions were captured by the
  Leopard Spirit, he turned himself
  into a firefly to effect their rescue. In
  India, a woman killed her husband
  for his wealth and accused Hsüan
  Tsang of the crime but she received
  her just deserts when Sun Hou-tzu
  restored the man to life.
  Some say that he was born from a
  fruit-stone and was made king of the
  monkeys by the emperor. He once
  made war on the hosts of heaven but
  was captured by the celestial dog,
  T’ien Kou. He was said to be able to
  cover 3,000 miles in one leap and once
  leaped to the edge of the universe in a
  vain attempt to prove himself greater
  than the Buddha.
  He is also described, in another
  story, as a monkey-fairy who stole the
  peaches of immortality from the
  magic tree at the home of Hsi Wang
  Mu and the pills of immortality from
  Lao Chun. When he tried to assume
  the role of Governor of Heaven, the
  Buddha shut him up in a mountain
  from which he was released after 500
  years by Kuan Yin.
  (see also Hanuman)
  Sun of Air
  (see Second Sun)
  Sun of Earth
  (see Fourth Sun)
  Sun of Fire
  (see Third Sun)
  Sun of Jaguar
  (see First Sun)
  Sun of Rain
  (see Third Sun)
  Sun of Water
  (see First Sun.
  Fourth Sun)
  Sun Pi
  (see Sun Pin)
  Sun Pin
  Chinese
  [Sun Pi]
  a minor deity, patron of shoemakers
  and cobblers
  He was originally a 4th C general who
  invented the boot to cover his
  mutilated feet after having had his 
  toes cut off.
  Sun-ram
  (see Sore-Gus)
  Sun Sister
  Inuit
  a girl who became the sun
  sister of Moon Brother
  This girl was visited by a clandestine
  lover and, by putting paint or soot on
  her hands, was able to identify him as
  her own brother. Appalled, she cut off
  her breasts and flew up into the
  heavens where she became the sun.
  Her brother chased her and, failing to
  catch her, became the moon.
  Sun Snarer
  North American
  in the lore of the Seneca, a boy who
  captured the sun
  This boy, whose clothes were burnt
  by the sun, made a noose of pubic
  hair and lassoed the sun. As a result,
  the sun nearly died from strangulation
  and the earth grew dark. The animals
  became afraid and, one after the
  other, chewed at the rope until it
  finally parted and the sun shone once
  again.
  Sun Tear
  Irish
  the name given to Der Greine, in some
  accounts
  Sun Wu-k’ung
  (see Sun Hou-tzu)
  Sunah-sepa
  Hindu
  son of a Brahmin
  Harischandra 
  had 
  promised 
  to
  sacrifice his son to Varuna but delayed
  it by various ploys. When the boy
  came of age, he hid in the forest to
  escape death and eventually persuaded
  a Brahmin to sacrifice his son, Sunah-
  sepa, in his place in exchange for
  several herds of cattle. The young
  victim prayed to the gods and his
  bonds fell away. He became a pupil 
  of Vishvamitra and later became 
  a great sage.
  Sunama
  Hindu
  brother of Kansa
  He was one of those killed by the
  young Krishna.
  Sunan Ambu
  (see Ambu Dewi)
  Sunanda1
  Hindu
  a princess
  daughter of Subahu
  When Damayanti arrived at her
  father’s 
  court 
  after 
  weeks 
  of
  wandering, Sunanda took her as one 
  of her attendants.
  Sunanda2
  Hindu
  one of the Yogini, 8 demonesses
  attendant on Durga
  Sunasira
  Hindu
  a god of ploughshares
  Sunawavi
  North American
  [=Paiute Cunawabi]
  a creator-god and culture-hero of the
  Ute
  When Sunawavi urinated on a small
  rock it reported this to its father who
  then chased the hero, killing all the
  various animals that tried to halt its
  progress. Finally, it smashed itself to
  pieces when it collided with another
  boulder behind which the fugitive 
  had taken shelter. As a result,
  Sunawavi decreed that rocks should
  last for ever.
  In some accounts he is the brother
  of Coyote.
  Sunbearer
  (see Tsohanoai)
  Sunda
  Hindu
  a god of the seasons
  brother of Upasunda
  These brothers were never apart and
  ruled together in harmony. Brahma, at
  their request, made each brother
  invulnerable, except to each other, but
  then asked Vishvakarma to create the
  beautiful Tilotamma with whom both
  brothers fell in love. They fought over
  her and each killed the other.
  Sundara1
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Sundara2
  Hindu
  a goddess
  an aspect of Shiva as ‘prosperous’
  Sunde
  (see Jundei Kwannon)
  Sung
  Chinese
  a minor deity of the underworld
  Sung Chiang
  Chinese
  a minor deity: a mortal who became
  the patron god of thieves
  (see also Chi)
  Sung-gi-gval-po
  (see sGun-gi-rgyal-po)
  Sung Shan
  Chinese
  a sacred mountain, one of the Five
  Holy Mountains known as Wu Yüeh
  Sung Su-k’ung
  Chinese
  one of the 3 deities regarded as
  patrons of tea
  Sung-ta
  Tibetan
  a horoscope used in fortune-telling
  Sung Ti
  Chinese
  the third of the Ten Yama Kings
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  Chinese
  a name for Kuan Yin as the giver
  of children
  Sung Yün
  Chinese
  a 6th C pilgrim
  He was said to have met Bodhidharma
  who was returning on foot to the
  Pure Land carrying one sandal in his
  hand.
  Suniti
  Hindu
  wife of Uttanapada
  mother of Dhruva
  Her husband expelled Suniti and her
  young son, Dhruva, from his court at
  the behest of his younger wife and 
  they lived together in the forest until
  Dhruva was seven when he left to find
  his father.
  Sunjata
  African
  [Sonjara.Soundiata]
  a Mali prince
  son of Fata Kung Makhong and 
  Sukulung
  He was seven years in the womb and
  seven years old before he walked. 
  When Sumanguru killed Sunjata’s
  brothers and usurped the kingdom,
  Sunjata’s sister, Nyakhaleng, slept with
  Sumanguru and discovered his secret.
  She told her brother who shot
  Sumanguru’s father, a jinnee, with an
  arrow tipped with a cockerel’s spur, the
  only thing that could kill him. As a
  result, Sumanguru lost his magic
  powers, turned into a bird and flew
  away, leaving Sunjata in control of his
  kingdom.
  Sunna
  Norse
  a sun-goddess
  a name for Sol, in some accounts
  sister of Sinthgimt and Nanna
  Sunottara
  Hindu
  a hunter who caught Chadanta, 
  the elephant-bodhisattva
  Sunrta
  Hindu
  a fertility-goddess
  Sunset Serpent
  African
  [Copper Dragon.Indombe]
  a huge serpent caught in a trap and
  killed by Itonde
  Sunsetland
  North American
  [House of the West]
  in the lore of the Navaho, 
  the home of Estanatlehi
  This land is thought of as existing far
  to the west, where the sun sets.
  Sunshaft
  North American
  a Mexican deity
  After the flood sent by Hokomata had
  subsided, he and Waterfall mated with
  Pukeheh to repopulate the world.
  Sunstone
  (see Syamantakara)
  Sunsum
  African
  a god of the Ashanti
  In some accounts, the soul of the tribe
  which was concealed in the golden
  stool which came (or was brought by
  Anochi) from heaven when King Osai
  Tutu was crowned.
  sunya
  Buddhist
  [sunyata]
  the void: Nirvana
  sunyata
  (see sunya)
  suoje
  Baltic
  [sueje]
  a spirit invoked by a Lappish sorcerer
  This spirit can be passed on to a
  descendant or marriage partner – 
  even purchased.
  suovetaurilia
  Roman
  a sacrifice of pig, sheep and ox
  Supaka
  (see Gobaka)
  Suparikirtitanamasri
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god of medicine
  one of the sMan-Bla
  Suparna
  (see Garuda)
  Suparnakumara
  Jain
  a minor god
  one of the 10 Bhvanavasi
  Suparshva
  Jain
  the seventh Tirthankara
  Supavasu
  Hindu
  one of the Yakshas
  Supay
  (see Cupay)
  Superi
  Roman
  the gods and other inhabitants of
  the heavens
  (see also Inferi)
  Superior Gods
  North American
  [High Ones]
  4 creator deities of the Sioux
  These deities are given as Inyan, Maka,
  Skan and Wi and they are regarded as
  aspects of Wakan Tanka. When they
  felt lonely, they created other deities
  such as the Associated Gods, the
  Kindred Gods, etc. until there were
  sixteen deities known as Tob Tob.
  Supernatural Mother
  (see Binah1)
  Supernatural People
  North American
  [Divine People]
  a race of semi-divine people,
  inhabitants of the land of the 
  dead
  In the lore of the Haida, they were
  originally ten brothers who were
  trapped by nightfall on a mountain and
  found themselves transported back to
  the plains when, one by one, they
  threw themselves into the flames of
  their camp-fire. They took aboard
  their canoe a woman whose hands 
  had been burned and took her with
  them to an island where a wizard
  painted them and they became the
  Supernatural People.
  They appear in the stories of Blue
  Jay and his sister, Ioi, as the beings
  who restored to life the corpse that
  Blue Jay had married.
  Superwise
  (see Atrahasis)
  Suphlatus
  a dust-demon
  Supidini
  Japanese
  [‘mud-lady’]
  a Shinto goddess
  consort of Upidini
  These two deities were produced 
  from a branch of the primaeval god,
  Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Suppinabiles
  British
  a knight at King Hoel’s court
  He went to the court of King Arthur
  and told of Tristram’s marriage to
  Isolde, Hoel’s daughter. There he
  heard that Tristram was false to his lady. 
  Suppliant Women
  Greek
  a play by Aeschylus about the 
  Theban wars
  Suppliants, The
  Greek
  a play by Euripedes about the 
  Theban wars
  Suprabha
  East Indian
  in the Javanese version of the
  Mahabharata, she was the wife 
  of Arjuna
  Supratika
  Hindu
  one of the Dikpalas or the elephant
  helping him
  Supreme August Jade Emperor 
  (see Yü Huang Shang Ti)
  Supreme Goddess
  Hindu
  a name for Devi
  Supreme Lord
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva
  Supreme Lord of the August 
  Heaven
  (see Huang-t’ien Shang Ti)
  Suqe-mutua
  Pacific Islands
  a bad spirit of the New Hebrides
  the fork-headed ruler of the dead
  Sur-mumy
  Russian
  a river-goddess of the Votyaks
  Sura1
  Hindu
  a king of Mathura
  father of Kunti
  Sura2
  Hindu
  a benevolent minor god
  These gods were opposed by the
  Asuras.
  Sura3
  (see Varuni)
  Sura Uthaka
  Thai
  a Khmer king
  When he upset Thanamun, the snake-
  king, that king’s followers undermined
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  the ground. Thanamun coiled himself
  round Sura Uthaka and drowned him
  in the river.
  Surabhi
  Hindu
  [Nandini.Surabji]
  the cow of plenty
  mother of Hamsika and Nandi
  mother of Rohini and Subhadra, 
  some say
  This sacred animal was the tenth
  thing to be produced at the Churning
  of the Ocean.
  It had the power to grant wishes
  and was the mother of Shiva’s white
  bull, Nandi.
  Some say that Brahma granted
  Surabhi a heaven of her own, called
  Goloka, into which devotees who have
  given cows are permitted to enter.
  In some accounts, Surabhi is the 
  same as Nandini though others say
  that Nandini was the cow owned by
  Vashishtha which was one of the many
  calves of Surabhi, as was the bull
  Nandi.
  In others she is equated with
  Kamadhenu.
  Surabji
  (see Surabhi)
  Suradevi
  (see Varuni)
  Suraksini
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Buddhakapala
  Surali
  (see Ovda)
  Suran
  (see Sulana)
  Surangama
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
  Surasa
  Hindu
  a female demon
  She was a defender of the fortress of
  Ravana against the attack led by
  Hanuman and she pulled Hanuman
  under water by his shadow and
  swallowed him. He escaped by
  increasing his size to force her to open
  her mouth and then reducing his size
  and shooting out through her ear.
  Suratan-tura
  Russian
  a celestial god, guardian of women 
  in childbirth
  Suratha
  Hindu
  a king
  When Suratha was deposed, he
  became a hermit and met Somadhi at
  the hermitage of the sage Medhas.
  Together they started a new cult,
  worshipping Devi, who granted each
  of them one wish. Suratha was given a
  kingdom to rule over.
  Suresvara
  Hindu
  a god
  one of the ekadasarudras
  Surgat
  (see Aquiel)
  Suria
  East Indian
  [=Hindu Surya]
  a Javanese sun-god
  Surid
  Egyptian
  a king
  He ordered the construction of two
  pyramids in which were stored written
  accounts of all current knowledge.
  Surites
  (see Curicaberis)
  Surluse
  British
  the realm of Galahad in Lyonesse
  Surma
  Baltic
  a monster guarding the Finnish
  underworld, Tuohela
  This beast was envisaged as an
  enormous pair of fanged jaws without
  a body.
  Suringx
  (see Syrinx)
  Suro
  Russian
  a sacred mountain, home of the gods
  This mountain is in the third storey 
  of heaven.
  Surong Gunting
  East Indian
  a culture-hero of the Iban people
  He learned the arts of agriculture from
  the stars and the rituals of birds from
  his grandfather, Sengalong Burong,
  and passed his knowledge on to the
  tribe.
  Surpanaka
  (see Shurpanakha)
  Surpanakha
  (see Shurpanakha)
  Sursunabi
  (see Ursanapi)
  Sursunabu
  (see Ursanapi)
  Surt
  (see Surtur)
  Surtr
  (see Surtur)
  Surtur
  Norse
  [Surt(r)]
  a Fire Giant
  the ruler of Muspelheim
  husband of Sinmora
  father of Glaur
  father of Suthung, some say
  He was armed with a flaming sword
  and set the world on fire in the last
  battle, Ragnarok, where he killed Frey.
  In some accounts, he was a
  manifestation of Loki.
  Surupa
  Hindu
  a ram-goddess
  daughter of Surabhi
  She is one of the four supporters of the
  heavens, standing at the eastern corner.
  Surush
  (see Sraosha)
  Surya
  Hindu
  [Bhaga(savitar).Dharmesh.Diakara.Dina-
  kara.Grahapati.Karma-Sakshi.Mahadeva.
  Mart(t)anda.Mitra.Ravi.Savitar.
  Savitri.‘shiner’.‘sun’.Surya Narayana.
  Vivasvat: =Greek Apollo.Helius:
  =Javanese Suria]
  a copper-bodied sun-god
  son of Dyaus and Aditi or Prithivi 
  son of Brahma or Kasyapa, some say
  husband of Sanjna
  father of Mana, Revanta, Yama and Yami
  father of Karna by Kunti
  father of the Aswins, Soma and Ushas,
  some say
  He is regarded as one of the Dikpalas,
  guardian of the south-west with his
  elephant Kumuda.
  He assimilated Savitri and Vivasvat.
  His wife, Sanjna, unable to face his
  brilliance, left him to become a mare
  in the forest where he found her. They
  mated, with Surya in the form of a
  stallion, producing the Aswin twins
  and the warrior, Revanta. Sanjna left
  her maid, Chhaya, to take her place
  and Surya fathered three children on
  her during his wife’s absence. His
  brightness was later reduced by
  Vishvakarma, Sanjna’s father.
  In some accounts, Surya is Agni,
  worshipped as the sun and these two
  forms, plus Trita (lightning) are
  referred to as Tryambaka.
  He is depicted as dark-red, three-
  eyed, and four-armed, sometimes
  riding in a one-wheeled chariot drawn
  by four or seven red or white horses
  driven by Aruna.
  (see also Dharmesh.Marttanda.
  Pushan.Vivasvat)
  Surya-Bai
  (see Suryaa)
  Surya Narayana
  (see Surya)
  Suryaa
  Hindu
  [‘shiner’.‘sun’.Surya-Bai]
  a sun-goddess
  daughter of Surya or Savitri
  wife of Chandra
  She rides in a chariot with the 
  Aswin twins and, in some accounts, 
  is their consort.
  Others regard her as a female aspect
  of Surya.
  Suryabhauma
  Hindu
  one of the Dikpalas or the elephant
  helping him
  (see also Kumuda1)
  Suryananta
  East Indian
  a sun-prince, in the lore of Borneo
  husband of Tungung Buih
  He found the maiden Tungung Buih
  standing in a waterfall and married
  her.
  Suryaprabha
  (see Jalinprabha)
  Suryapuja
  Hindu
  a spring festival in honour of Surya
  Susa-no-o
  (see Susanowa)
  Susabo
  a demon associated with voyages
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  Jain
  the first period, a golden age
  In this supremely happy age, it was
  said that all women bore twins and
  died a few weeks later, so avoiding
  the infirmities of old age. All that 
  was required for existence could be
  found growing on trees in addition to
  lots of fruit. Life was perfect, without
  pain or sin.
  Susano
  (see Susanowa)
  Susano-Wo
  (see Susanowa)
  Susanoo
  (see Susanowa)
  Susanowa
  Japanese
  [Gozo Tenno.Gozu Tenno.
  Impetuous Male.Susa-no-o.
  Susano(o).Susano-Wo.Take-haya 
  Susanowo.Withering Wind of Summer]
  the ox-headed Shinto sea-god and 
  god of fertility and storms 
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  brother of Amaterasu and 
  Tsuki-yoni
  consort of Inada
  consort of Miyazu, some say
  father of Kamu-O-Ichi-Hime, 
  Koto-shiro-nushi, O-Toshi, 
  Shita-teru, Suseri, Take-minakata 
  and Ya-Shima-Ji-Nu-Mi
  father of Idakeru and Okuninushi, 
  in some accounts
  He was born from the nose of Izanagi
  and cracked the necklaces of his sister
  Amaterasu between his teeth and, by
  breathing on them, produced five new
  gods. It was Susanowa’s depredations
  on earth that frightened Amaterasu
  and caused her to shut herself away in
  a cave; as a result, he was banned from
  heaven and thereafter lived on earth,
  begging food from O-Ge-Tsu-Hime-
  No-Kami. Some say he was banished
  to the land of Yomi.
  He is said to have conquered Korea
  and grown trees from his own hair
  planted on the mountainsides. 
  In some stories, Okuninushi is not
  his son but a son-in-law who eloped
  with his daughter Suseri-hime after
  tying Susanowa to a beam by his hair.
  In one story, he found Ashi-
  nadzuchi and his wife, Te-nadzuchi,
  saying a tearful farewell to their
  daughter, Inada-hime, who was due 
  to be devoured by an eight-headed
  dragon, Yamato-no-Orochi. Susanowa
  turned the girl into a comb, tempted
  the dragon with saké which made it so
  drunk that Susanowa was able to kill
  it, and then restored the girl to her
  normal form and married her. He
  retrieved the magic sword, Kusanagi,
  from the dragon’s tail.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Kompira.
  (see also Buto1)
  Susera-hima
  (see Suseri-hime)
  Suseri-hime
  Japanese
  [Susera-hima.Suseribime]
  daughter of Susanowa
  wife of Okuninushi
  She eloped with Okuninushi after
  tying the sleeping Susanowa to a beam
  by his hair.
  Suseribime
  (see Suseri-hime)
  Susetka
  (see Domovik)
  Sushena
  Hindu
  a physician who could restore the 
  dead to life
  Sushna
  Hindu
  [Susna.Witherer]
  a drought demon
  When Sushna was fighting Kutsa,
  Indra stopped his sun-chariot and
  pulled off one of the wheels which he
  used as a weapon to defeat Sushna.
  Susinak
  Persian
  the god of Susa
  Susna
  (see Sushna)
  Susravas
  Hindu
  a sun-god
  Sus’sistinnako
  North American
  [‘spider’]
  a creator-god of the Sia Indians
  He is envisaged as a spider and is said 
  to have made mankind by singing 
  and playing on a spider’s web. The 
  first mortals he made were Nowutset 
  and Utset.
  Susquatch
  (see Bigfoot)
  Sut1
  Muslim
  a jinnee who causes people to lie
  son of Azrael or Eblis
  Sut2
  (see Set.Sutekh)
  Sutala
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of Patala
  Sutalidihi
  North American
  a sun-god of the Cherokee
  Sutekh
  Mesopotamian
  [Ja-stak.Setekh.Setes(h).Sut(esh).Suty:
  =Babylonian Ramman:=Hittite Pappas:
  =Egyptian Rimmon.Set]
  a Hurrian weather-god
  In some accounts he is identified 
  with Teshub.
  Sutesh
  (see Sutekh)
  Sutra1
  Buddhist
  [Sutta]
  a collection of sacred writings, 
  the sayings of the Buddha
  Sutra2
  Hindu
  [Sutta]
  a book of ritual
  Sutra3
  Jain
  [Sutta]
  scripture, especially the life of 
  Mahavira
  Sutta
  Buddhist
  the Pali form of the Sanskrit 
  Sutra
  Sutta-Pitaka
  Buddhist
  5 collections of the Buddha’s
  teachings, part of the Tripitaka
  Suttung
  Norse
  [Suttungr]
  a giant
  son of Surtur, some say
  brother of Baugi
  brother or son of Gilling
  father of Gunlod
  When his brother (in some accounts,
  his father) Gilling and his wife were
  killed by the dwarfs Fialar and Galar,
  Suttung captured them but was
  prevailed upon to spare their lives
  when they promised to give him the
  magical brew they had made from the
  blood of the sage, Kvasir, whom they
  had killed earlier. Suttung entrusted
  the three containers of this wondrous
  brew to his daughter, Gunlod, who
  concealed them in the centre of a
  mountain. When Odin, in disguise,
  seduced Gunlod and drank all the
  brew, making off in the form of an
  eagle, Suttung flew after him but just
  failed to catch him. The gods lit a fire
  on the battlements which burnt
  Suttung’s wings and he fell into the fire
  and was killed.
  Suttungr
  (see Suttung)
  Suty
  (see Sutekh)
  Suvarnamacha
  Siamese
  a sea-goddess, appearing as a 
  mermaid
  Suvinange
  African
  an earth-god in Dahomey
  son of Dada Zodji and Nyauhwe 
  Ananu
  His function is to transport offerings
  made to the gods and to act as 
  their messenger.
  He is envisaged as having a bald
  human head on the body of a vulture.
  Suwa
  Arab
  an early sun-goddess
  Suwanzipas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Suyudana
  (see Duryudana)
  Svadilfare
  Norse
  [Svadilfari.Svathilfari]
  the horse of a giant architect
  This animal helped its owner to 
  build the wall round Asgard but was
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  finished within the stipulated period.
  The offspring of this union was the
  eight-legged horse, Sleipnir.
  Svadilfari
  (see Svadilfare)
  Svafnir1
  Norse
  a name of Odin as a snake
  (see also Ofrir)
  Svafnir2
  Norse
  a snake which gnawed the twigs of 
  the ash-tree Yggdrasil
  (see also Ofrir)
  Svaha1
  Hindu
  a minor goddess
  daughter of Daksha and Prasuti
  wife of Agni, some say
  In one story of the birth of Karttikeya,
  Svaha seduced Agni, taking the form
  of each of the wives of the Seven Rishis
  whom the god had seen bathing. The
  result of this episode was the six-
  headed boy, Karttikeya.
  Svaha2
  Hindu
  the food of the gods 
  Svald
  (see Ivald)
  Svalin
  Norse
  [‘cooler’]
  a shield
  This shield was made by the gods 
  to protect the sun-chariot and the
  horses drawing it from the direct heat
  of the sun.
  Svalk
  (see Svaul)
  Svandovit
  (see Svantevit)
  Svanhild
  (see Swanhild)
  Svanhit
  Norse
  a maiden loved by both Hromond 
  and Balder
  Svanhvit
  Norse
  a swan-maiden
  She flew to earth with her sisters, Alvit
  and Olrun, to bathe. They left their
  wings on the shore where they were
  seized by the brothers Egil, Slagfinn
  and Volund, who kept the maidens as
  their wives for nine years before they
  recovered their wings and flew away.
  Svantevit
  Baltic
  [‘energy’.Iarovit.Svandovit.Svantovit.
  Sventovit.Svetovid.Svetovitu.
  Swietowit.Triglav:=Slav Porenutius.
  Rod.Rugievit.Svarog]
  a Latvian god of crops 
  and war
  In some accounts he is the father of
  Dazhbog and Svarozic.
  He is depicted as having four heads
  and riding a white horse.
  (see also Svarog)
  Svantovit
  (see Svantevit)
  Svar1
  Hindu
  a sun-god
  svar2
  (see svark)
  Svar-Loka
  (see Svarga)
  Svarbhanu
  Hindu
  one of the asuras
  The eclipse of the sun was attributed to
  Svarbhanu; that of the moon occurred
  when it was swallowed by Rahu.
  Svarga-Loka
  (see Svarga)
  Svaraghosaraja
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god of medicine
  one of the sMan-Bla
  Svarga
  Hindu
  [Devaloka.Indra-Loka.Jarog.Nandana.
  Rarach.Rarog.Suarga.Svar(ga)-Loka.
  Swarga:=Buddhist Trayastrimsa]
  one of the 7 realms of the universe,
  the paradise of Indra
  Svarga is the home of the Apsarasas
  and the Gandharvas.
  The capital city of this land is known
  as Amaravati.
  Svargapati
  Hindu
  a name for Indra as ‘lord of heaven’
  svark
  Hindu
  [svar]
  a word said to have been uttered by
  Prajapati which caused the sky to 
  be  created
  (see also Svarga)
  Svarog
  Slav
  [Jarog.Rarach.Rarog.Svarogu:
  =Baltic Svantevit]
  a supreme god and sky-god
  father of Kresnik, some say
  In some accounts he is the father of
  Dazhbog and Svarozic, in others Svarog
  is the heaven of the eastern Slavs.
  (see also Svantevit.Svarozic)
  Svarogich
  (see Svarozic)
  Svarogu
  (see Svarog)
  Svarozhich
  (see Svarovic)
  Svarozic
  Slav
  [Svarogich.Svaroz(h)ich.Svarozici]
  a sun-god, smith-god and god of fire,
  especially the fire used to dry grain
  son of Svarog or Svantevit
  brother of Dabog
  In some accounts he is the same 
  as Svarog.
  Svarozich
  (see Svarovic)
  Svarozici
  (see Svarozic)
  Svarrtheim
  (see Svartalfheim)
  Svartalfar
  (see dwarfs)
  Svartalfheim
  Norse
  [Svartalfaheim.Svartheim]
  the home of the Black elves: the
  underground home of the dwarfs
  Svartalfaheim
  (see Svartalfheim)
  Svartelfar
  (see dwarfs)
  Svartheim
  (see Svartalfheim)
  Svaru
  Hindu
  a deity who conveys sacrifices to 
  the gods
  Svarva
  (see Svava)
  Svasthavesini
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  She is depicted with three heads and
  three eyes.
  svastika
  Hindu
  [=Buddhist swastika]
  a symbol of Surya, the sun-god
  a symbol of Shiva or Vishnu, 
  some say
  Such a cross, with its arms pointing
  clockwise, is regarded as a symbol of
  the sun; one with counter-clockwise
  arms represents the moon, or the
  female principle, and is known as a
  sauvastika.
  Svasud
  Norse
  [Svathusr]
  a mild and lovely god
  a benevolent giant
  father of Summer
  Svathilfari
  (see Svadilfare)
  Svathuthr
  (see Svasud)
  Svati
  Hindu
  [Nistya]
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Svaul
  Norse
  [Svalk]
  a river of Niflheim, one of the 12
  rivers known as Elivagar
  Svava
  Norse
  [Svarva]
  a Valkyrie
  daughter of Eflimi, some say
  She fell in love with the mortal
  Helgi, told him where to find a magic
  sword and protected him when he
  went into battle.
  In some accounts she is Gudrun.
  (see also Kara.Sigrun)
  Svayambhu
  Hindu
  [Svayambhuva]
  a name for Brahma as creator
  Svayambhuva
  (see Svayambhu)
  Svegdir
  Norse
  a man immured in a stone
  A dwarf told him that he would find
  Odin inside a stone. He entered and
  was never seen again.
  Sveinn
  Norse
  son of Yngvarr
  He travelled to Heliopolis and married
  the queen, Silkisif, whose love had
  earlier been rejected by his father
  Yngvarr. After some years, he left her
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  and returned to Sweden with many
  tales of adventure to tell.
  Svetambaras
  Jain
  a Jain sect
  Sventovit
  (see Svantevit)
  Svetovid
  (see Svantevit)
  Svetovit
  (see Svantevit)
  Svetovitu
  (see Svantevit)
  Sviagodh
  Norse
  a name of Frey in Sweden
  Sviagris
  (see Brisingamen)
  Sviagriss
  (see Brisingamen)
  Svigdur
  (see Ivald)
  svikiro
  African
  a medium used as an oracle by the
  gods and spirits of the Korekore
  Svipdag
  Norse
  [Eric.Erik.Herrick,Skirmir.Svipdagr]
  son of Orvandel and Groa
  brother of Hadding
  a mortal who wooed Freya as Menglod
  In some accounts he rescued her from
  the giant Fiolsvid, took her back to
  Asgard and married her.
  In another story, his father was
  captured by Halfdan who forced
  Orvandel to shoot an apple from his
  son’s head. Svipdag later killed Halfdan.
  Svipdag was killed by Hadding who
  mistook him for the monster he was
  disguised as.
  Some regard Svipdag as an aspect 
  of Odur.
  Svipdagr
  (see Svipdag)
  Svithiod
  Norse
  a home of Odin and deified heroes,
  some say
  Svurtalfar
  (see dwarfs)
  Svutaf
  Roman
  an Italian god in the form of 
  a youth with wings
  Svyatogor
  Russian
  a giant
  He boasted that he could lift the
  world but, when he tried to lift a small
  bag that had been left lying in the
  road, the weight forced him into the
  earth from which he never escaped.
  In later, Christian myths, he became
  Ilya Muromets.
  Swaikhway
  North American
  a ceremony of the tribes of 
  the northwest
  This rite celebrates a boy who was said
  to have met spirits living in a lake and
  was given magic powers.
  (see also Swaixwe)
  Swaixwe
  North American
  a sky-spirit of the tribes of 
  the northwest
  This spirit was said to have come down
  to earth and lived in a lake. Some say
  that he gave magic powers to the boy
  who dived into the lake and who is
  remembered 
  in 
  the 
  Swaikhway
  ceremony.
  swallow1
  Greek
  a bird sacred to Aphrodite
  It was said that dead children 
  could revisit their homes in the form
  of swallows.
  swallow2
  Muslim
  a sacred bird which is said to make an
  annual pilgrimage to Mecca
  swallow3
  Roman
  a bird sacred to the Penates
  Swallow-Ashes Charm
  (see shao hui t’un fu)
  Swallow People
  North American
  the inhabitants of the Blue World
  In their ascent to the upper world, the
  Navaho spent some time in the Blue
  World but were forced to move on
  upwards when one of their number
  seduced the wife of the chief of the
  Swallow People.
  swampanger
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  (see also augerino)
  swan1
  European
  a graceful water bird with a long
  neck, usually white
  (1) In Greek myths the swan is
  sacred to Apollo whose soul was
  said to reside in it. 
  Zeus himself took the form of a
  swan to seduce Leto.
  (2) In the German story of
  Lohengrin the Swan Knight, the
  hero travelled in a boat drawn by
  swans and when rescuing Elsa,
  restored her brother Godfrey, who
  had been turned into a swan, to his
  former self.
  In a different story of the Swan
  Knight, the six children of Oriant
  and Beatrix were turned into swans.
  The seventh child, the boy Elias,
  escaped and appeared later as the
  Swan Knight to rescue his mother
  from the stake and, at that time, the
  other six children regained their
  human form.
  (3) In Hindu lore the bird is sacred
  to Brahma and is regarded as the
  bird which laid the cosmic egg.
  (4) In the Irish legend of the
  Children of Lir, the three sons 
  and one daughter of Lir were
  turned into swans by Lir’s second
  wife and were forced to spend 
  three periods, each of 300 years, in 
  that form.
  (5) Norse legends have the
  Valkyries appearing in the form of
  swans and in another story three
  swan-maidens flew to earth to
  bathe and were unable to return to
  heaven when Slagfinn and his two
  brothers seized the wings the girls
  had left on the shore while bathing.
  (6) In Serbia, the Vila (water-spirits)
  sometimes appear as swans.
  Swan Knight
  European
  [Elias.Helias.Helyas]
  son of Oriant and Beatrix
  brother of Oriant
  father of Ida
  Six boys and a girl were born to
  Beatrix but were taken by Oriant’s
  mother, Matabrune, who gave them
  to 
  her 
  servant, 
  Marcon, 
  with
  instructions to have them destroyed,
  replacing the children with seven
  puppies. Unable to kill them, Marcon
  abandoned the children in a wood
  where they were found and reared by
  a hermit. Oriant refused to believe
  his wife guilty of adultery and put her
  in prison rather than sending her to
  the stake.
  Another servant, Maquares, later
  found the children, recognising them
  by the silver necklets which had been
  round their necks at birth. On the
  orders of Matabrune, he took the
  necklets from six of the children who
  immediately turned into swans and
  flew off. The seventh child, a boy,
  was away at the time and was 
  saved from this fate. The necklets
  were to be melted and made into
  goblets but the silversmith made two
  goblets from one necklet and kept
  the other five.
  Sixteen years later, Matabrune
  persuaded Oriant to put his wife to the
  stake but the remaining son, who had
  been baptised as Elias in the
  meantime, defeated a champion
  appointed by Matabrune and saved his
  mother’s life. At the same time, the
  children who had been turned into
  swans regained their human form –
  except for the boy whose necklet had
  been melted down.
  Elias took up the cause of the
  Duchess of Bouillon, killing and
  decapitating the usurper Reinier and
  marrying the duchess’s daughter,
  Beatrix, whom he instructed never to
  ask about his real identity.
  En route to their new home, they
  were attacked by Saxons. Galien,
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  Saxons were defeated and the party
  reached Bouillon safely. Seven years
  later, Beatrix asked the forbidden
  question and Elias left her, travelling
  in a boat drawn by the remaining
  swan-brother who was later restored
  to human form in a ritual involving the
  two goblets made from his necklet.
  On the death of his father, Elias
  succeeded to the throne of Illefort but
  later abdicated in favour of his brother,
  Oriant, and became a monk.
  In a separate German tradition, the
  Swan Knight was Lohengrin.
  (see also Lohengrin)
  swan-maiden
  Norse
  a Valkyrie: a girl who can change into
  a swan
  swan-shift
  a magic garment, made of swan
  feathers, which enabled the wearer
  to turn into a swan
  Swanaya
  Hindu
  a king noted for his generosity
  Swanhild
  Norse
  [Svanhild]
  daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun
  When Gudrun, desolate after the
  death of Sigurd, went to live with his
  step-father, Elf, she took the young
  Swanhild with her. When she was later
  forced into an unhappy marriage with
  Atli, Gudrun left her daughter with Elf
  and his wife Thora.
  In some stories, Swanhild was
  reunited with her mother after she had
  killed Atli and fled to become 
  the wife of King Jonakur. Swanhild
  became betrothed to Ermenrich, 
  king of the Goths, who sent his son
  Randwer and a servant, Sibich, to
  escort her to the royal palace. Sibich
  lied to the king, claiming that
  Randwer had seduced Swanhild on the
  journey and the king had his son
  hanged and Swanhild trampled to
  death by horses.
  In a Danish version, she was
  Svanhild, wife of Iarmerik, and she 
  was accused by Bikki of adultery 
  with the king’s son, Broder. Her fate
  was the same.
  Swarga
  (see Svarga)
  swastika
  Buddhist
  [fylfot.grammadion:=Hindu svastika]
  a Buddhist cross: a magical 
  sun-symbol         (see also yun-drun)
  Sweat Lodge
  North American
  a creator-god of the Sanpoil 
  tribe
  He is said to have created animals 
  and birds.
  Sweeney
  (see Suibhne)
  Sweet-eyes
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Degei
  Sweet Medicine
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Cheyenne
  Born to an unmarried maiden, he was
  abandoned as a baby but grew up to be
  a great medicine-man. His story of
  how he is instructed by the spirits and
  then teaches his people how to live
  properly is another version of the
  story of Arrow Boy.
  Swelling Earth
  Chinese
  a magical substance, stolen by 
  K’un from Huang Ti, used to 
  construct dams
  Swem
  African
  a rock from which the Tiv people
  originated and which radiates the
  vital energy, Tsav
  Swemmel
  German
  a musician at the court of Etzel
  He and Werbel were sent to invite
  Gunther and his nobles to visit Etzel’s
  court at midsummer.
  Swietowit
  (see Svantovit)
  Swinburne, Algernon 
  English
  (1837-1909)
  a poet and dramatist
  He wrote Atalanta in Calydon,
  Erechtheus, Tristram of Lyonesse, etc.
  Swinging the Lord Krishna
  (see Jhulanayatra)
  sword
  a weapon, often with magical
  properties, featured in 
  many myths
  Some of the more famous swords
  are listed below:
  sword of:
  Ali
  Zuflagar
  Agrican
  Tranchera
  Angantyr
  Tyrfing
  Antar
  Djamy 
  Arthgallo
  Chrysaor 
  Beowulf
  Hrunting.Nagelring 
  Biausdous
  Honorée 
  Brahma
  Asi
  Charlemagne
  Flamberge.Joyeuse 
  Cuchulainn
  Caladin 
  Dietlieb
  Welsung
  Dietrich von Bern
  Nagelring 
  Doolin
  Merveilleuse
  Ecke
  Eckesax 
  El Cid
  Colada.Tizona 
  Fergus
  Caladcholg 
  Finn mac Cool
  Mac an Luin 
  Frithiof
  Angurvadel 
  Gassire
  Dama Ngile 
  Gwrnach
  Dyrnwyn 
  Heimdall
  Hofud 
  Heime
  Blutgang.Miming 
  Hogni
  Dainslef 
  Hrolf Krakki
  Skofnung 
  Iring
  Waske
  Izanagi
  Ame-no-wo-ha bari
  Kanyarundi
  Inkoto 
  Kari
  Life-taker 
  King Arthur
  Caleburn.Chastiefol 
  Excalibur.Marmyadose 
  Sequence
  King Ban
  Courchouse 
  Koll
  Greysteel 
  Lugh
  Answerer.Claidhimh Soluis 
  Fragarach.Freagarthach 
  Sword of Light
  Manannan
  Answerer.Dioltach 
  Fragarach.Freagarthach
  Mimingus
  Mistillteinn
  Mo-li Ch’ing
  Blue Cloud 
  Muhammed
  Al battar.Da’hul Fakar 
  Hatef.Medham
  Ogier the Dane
  Cortana.Courtain 
  Sauvagine 
  Oliver
  Glorious.Hauteclaire
  Ortnit
  Rosen.Rosse 
  Otuel
  Corrouge
  Partinal
  Grail Sword 
  Rhydderch
  Dyrnwyn 
  Rinaldo
  Flamberge.Floberge 
  Fusberta 
  Rogero
  Balisardo 
  Roland
  Durindana
  Sigmund
  Balmung.Gram.Nothung 
  Sword of Need
  Sir Bevis
  Morglay
  Sir Galahad
  Sword in the Stone 
  Sword of Strange Girdles
  Sir Lancelot
  Arondight 
  St George
  Ascalon.Askalon
  Tethra
  Orna
  Thoralf Skolinson
  Quernbiter 
  Foots-breadth
  Vishnu
  Nandaka
  Wittich
  Miming
  Yamato
  Kusanagi.Murakumo
  Yorimasa
  Shishi-o
  Sword Age
  Norse
  one of the 4 ages referred to in 
  the Eddas
  Sword in the Stone
  British
  in the Arthurian legends, a sword 
  set in a block of stone 
  There are two such swords. The more
  famous of the two is the sword which
  could be drawn only by the man
  destined to be king of Britain. The
  other was destined for Galahad.
  When a successor to Uther was
  sought, Merlin arranged for a sword
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  embedded in a block of stone (and, in
  some versions, an anvil as well) to
  appear in the churchyard near to
  where the assembled peers were to
  make their choice. Only Arthur was
  able to draw the sword from the
  stone, so establishing his claim to the
  throne. In some stories, this sword
  was Excalibur and had that name
  engraved upon it; in other versions,
  Excalibur was the sword which
  Arthur received from the hand rising
  from the lake, an event organised by
  Merlin when Arthur told him he was
  without a sword.
  The second sword, set in a block of
  red stone, floated down the river to
  Camelot where Galahad had just
  arrived. He was the only knight able to
  withdraw the sword which he claimed
  and put into his empty scabbard.
  Sword of Light
  (see Claidhimh Soluis)
  Sword of Need
  Norse
  Sigmund’s sword, Gram
  Sword of Strange Girdles
  British
  [Sword of Strange Hangings.Sword of
  Strange Renges.Sword of the Strange Belt]
  the sword of David appearing in 
  the Grail Quest
  The hilt of this sword was made of the
  rib-bones of the papalust and the
  ortenax. It had been used by Varlan to
  kill Lambor and had once been found
  by Nascien who drew the sword to
  defend himself from a giant, but the
  blade broke into two pieces. Evelake
  put the two pieces together and they
  became rejoined. Other versions say
  that it was mended by Galahad.
  In another story, Parlan drew the
  sword and was pierced through the
  thighs by a flying lance.
  This sword was found by Galahad
  and his companions on the Grail
  Quest when they boarded a ship
  covered in white samite. It was
  originally the sword of David and was
  placed in the ship by Solomon whose
  wife had made the original hangings.
  When it was found by Galahad 
  and Percival, Dindrane made new
  hangings, using her hair.
  Sword of Strange Hangings
  (see Sword of Strange Girdles)
  Sword of Strange Renges
  (see Sword of Strange Girdles)
  Sword of Tethra
  (see Orna)
  Sword of the Strange Belt
  (see Sword of Strange Girdles)
  Swordbearer
  (see Saxsnot)
  Syama1
  Buddhist
  a devoted son
  an incarnation of the Buddha
  Syama devoted his life to caring for
  his aged parents who were blind. He
  was killed by a king who was so
  impressed with Syama’s devotion that
  he took the care of the old couple
  upon himself. Syama was then
  restored to life by Bahusodari who had
  given birth to him.
  Syama2
  Hindu
  one of the 2 dogs of the underworld
  Syama3
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘black’
  Syama-Jataka
  Buddhist
  the story of the devoted son, Syama
  Syamantakara
  Hindu
  [Sunstone]
  a precious stone
  This jewel was said to bring great
  wealth to its owner if he were virtuous
  but the wicked would be destroyed 
  by it.
  Syamatara
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan sGrol-Ilang]
  a goddess
  a form of Tara (green)
  an incarnation of Bhrkuti
  Syarul Baria
  Malay
  an Indian princess
  daughter of Kaidu
  wife of Iskandar
  mother of Arisatun
  Syavarsham
  (see Siyawush)
  Sybacco
  a devil with horns and 3 eyes
  Sybil
  (see Sibyl)
  Sychaeus
  Greek
  [Acherbas.Sichaeus.Sicharbus]
  a king of Tyre
  a priest of Heracles
  husband of Dido
  He was killed by Dido’s brother
  Pygmalion but Dido escaped taking
  much of her husband’s wealth with
  her.
  In some accounts, Dido’s husband
  was Acherbas.
  Sycites
  Greek
  [Sykites]
  a name for Dionysus as a fig-tree god
  Sycorax
  British
  a demon or witch in The Tempest.
  Sydonay
  (see Asmodeus)
  Sydyk1
  Canaanite
  [Sedeq]
  a supreme god
  father of Eshmun
  In Babylonian lore, Sydyk is referred
  to as Kittu.
  Syen
  Slav
  [Ovik]
  guardian spirits of the household
  These spirits can enter the body of a
  man or an animal.
  Syenabhrita
  Hindu
  a name for Soma
  This name, ‘eagle-borne’, reflects the
  fact that his journeys to earth are made
  on the back of an eagle.
  Syfwlch
  British
  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  son of Cilydd Cyfwlch
  brother of Bwlch and Cyfwlch
  husband of Llwyrddyddwg
  father of Eisywed
  He was the owner of a dog called
  Gleisad and a horse called Cafall. He
  was one of those whose help Culhwch
  was required by Ysbaddaden to obtain
  in the hunt for Twrch Trwyth, as part
  of his quest for the hand of Olwen.
  Syga-tojon
  Siberian
  a name for Ulu-tojon as ‘axe-lord’
  Sygny
  (see Signy)
  Sygtyr
  (see Sigtyr)
  Syiyr-ajak
  (see Yskal-pydo-murt)
  Sykites
  (see Sycites)
  Sykraken
  (see Kraken)
  Syleus
  Greek
  an outlaw of Lydia
  He forced travellers to work for him in
  his vineyards but when he tried this on
  Heracles, who was at that time acting
  as a slave to the queen Omphale, the
  hero killed him with his own hoe.
  Sylgyl
  Norse
  a river of Niflheim, one of the 12
  rivers known as Elivagar
  Syllis
  Greek
  a nymph
  sylph
  an elemental spirit of the air
  In some accounts, they now live on
  Mars or Venus.
  sylphid
  [sylphide]
  a little sylph: a wife or daughter 
  of a sylph
  Sylvan
  (see Silvan)
  Sylvanus
  (see Silvan)
  Sylvia
  (see Rhea Silvia)
  Sylvius
  (see Silvius)
  Symaethis
  (see Simaethis)
  Symir
  (see Sini)
  sympathetic magic
  wonder-working involving mimicry of
  real phenomena
  (see also envoutement)
  Symplegades
  Greek
  [Clashing Rocks.Cyanean Rocks.
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  Sumplegadai.Wandering Rocks]
  rocks or islands at the entrance to 
  the Black Sea 
  These rocks, regarded as living beings,
  the offspring of Gaea, moved towards
  one another threatening to smash
  passing ships. They finally became
  fixed in position after failing to smash
  the Argo on her voyage to Colchis.
  (see also Planctae)
  Syn
  (see Sin4)
  Synafor
  European
  a Saracen king
  He captured Guillaume and held 
  him prisoner for seven years until
  Guillaume’s nephew raised an army
  and rescued his uncle. Synafor was
  killed in the subsequent fighting.
  Synge, J. M.
  Irish
  (1871-1909)
  a dramatist
  He was the author of the play Deirdre
  of the Sorrows.
  Synia
  (see Sin4)
  Synnytar
  (see Luonnotar)
  synochitis
  a stone said to have the power to
  conjure up demons and compel them
  to answer questions
  Syr
  Norse
  a name of Freya as ‘sow’
  Syria Dea
  (see Anat.Syrian Goddess)
  Syrian God
  (see Adonis)
  Syrian Goddess
  Mesopotamian
  [Dea Syria.Syria Dea:=Greek Aphrodite]
  a name of Astarte or Atargatis
  Syrinx
  Greek
  [Nonacris.Suringx]
  a nymph
  daughter of Peneus
  She was changed into a tuft of reeds 
  to escape the advances of Pan who
  took seven pieces of the reed and
  fashioned a set of pipes.
  Syrna
  Greek
  wife of Podaleirius
  She was a king’s daughter who fell
  from a roof and injured herself.
  Podaleirius was shipwrecked on the
  shore of her father’s kingdom and,
  when he cured her, she married him.
  Sytry
  [Bitru.Sitri]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This being is said to control love affairs
  and appears in the form of a man with
  wings and the head of an animal.
  Szelene
  Greek
  wife of Endymion
  Szeuka
  North American
  a creator-god of the Pima tribe
  son of Earth-maker
  His father had created the world and
  human beings but the water-spirit,
  Great Eagle, who preyed on humans,
  sent a flood to destroy the god’s
  handiwork. Only Szeuka survived and,
  when the waters subsided, he killed
  Great Eagle and re-created humans
  from the bones and bodies left behind
  by the flood. It turned out that the
  eagle had not caused the flood – it had
  merely brought a warning of its
  impending arrival.
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  Ta-aroa
  Pacific Islands
  [Rua-i-tupra:=Marshall Islands Loa]
  a Tahitian creator-god
  father of Rai-tubu
  Some say that he hatched from a
  cosmic egg and used the shell to
  create earth (Fa’ahotu) and sky (Atea),
  others that he created the world
  inside the shell of a mussel, others
  that he built the universe from his
  own body. Some say that he pulled up
  the islands from the bottom of the
  ocean on a hook and fishing-line.
  He also made men from red clay
  and later put a man to sleep, took a
  bone from his body and, from it, made
  the first woman.
  (see also Tagaloa.
  Tangaloa.Tangaroa)
  Ta-Bitjet
  Egyptian
  a scorpion-goddess
  consort of Horus
  T’a Chi
  Chinese
  a concubine of Chou Wang
  T’a Chi was a particularly wicked
  woman who incited the emperor to
  deeds of great cruelty.
  In some accounts she was executed
  while others say that she changed
  herself into a puff of smoke to escape
  death at the hand of T’ai Sui, Chou
  Wang’s son.
  Ta-chun
  Chinese
  a Taoist immortal, one of a 
  celestial trinity
  Ta-hsang-khi
  (see Ta-hsek-khi)
  Ta-hsek-khi
  Burmese
  the first man, created by Hkun Hsang
  Long
  He and the female Ya-hsek-khi were
  born in tadpole form. After eating a
  gourd, they mated and were given 
  new names. He became Ta-hsang-khi
  (Yatawn) and they produced a daughter
  called Nang-pyek-kha Yek-ki.
  Ta Hsüeh
  Chinese
  [Great Learning]
  the seventh of the 9 major works of
  the Confucian canon, dealing 
  with ethics
  one of the Four Books
  Ta-hui Ch’an-shih
  (see I-hsing)
  Ta-Itza
  Central American
  a Mayan chief
  He loved the maiden Sac Niché and
  abducted her. She, however, did not
  love him and drowned herself in a lake
  to escape his attentions.
  Ta-lo
  Chinese
  the highest of the 36 Taoist heavens
  Ta-mo
  Chinese
  [=Indian Bodhidharma:=Japanese Daruma]
  a Brahmin
  the founder of the Ch’an Tsang school
  of Buddhism
  the Chinese version of Bodhidharma
  Angry with himself for falling asleep, he
  cut off his eyelids to prevent a recurrence.
  The first tea plants grew where the
  eyelids landed. He is said to have crossed
  a river riding on a single reed.
  Ta-no-Kami
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of agriculture
  He is sometimes identified with Ebisu
  or Daikoku.
  Ta Pedn
  Pacific Islands
  the god of a negrito Malaysian 
  tribe the Semang
  He is envisaged as seated alongside 
  his wife on a multi-coloured mat in 
  the sky.
  Ta-ren-ya-wa-gon
  (see Tarenyawagon)
  Ta-shih-che
  Chinese
  [Ta-shih-chih]
  the Chinese version of Mahasthama
  In this version the bodhisattva is
  female.
  Ta-shih-chih
  (see Ta-shih-che)
  Ta-urat
  (see Tauret)
  Ta-uret
  (see Tauret)
  Ta-urt
  (see Tauret)
  Ta-uz
  Mesopotamian
  a festival in honour of Tammuz
  Ta Wei
  Chinese
  the constellation Ursa Major, the 
  Great Bear, site of the Jade Palace 
  of Yü Huang
  Ta Yü
  (see Yü)
  Taapac
  (see Thunupa)
  Taara
  Baltic
  [Tharapita]
  an Estonian sky-god, in some accounts
  Taaroa
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian creator-god
  He emerged from an egg which
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  existed in the primaeval waters and
  produced Rai-tubu.
  In Tahiti they say that he created
  Hina and mated with her to produce
  the world while in Hawaii the earth
  and sky were produced by Rai-tubu.
  In some accounts, the seas resulted
  from the sweat of Taaroa’s labours.
  Taaut
  Phoenician
  [=Egyptian Thoth]
  a deity said to have invented writing
  Tabakea
  Pacific Islands
  [Turtle]
  a primordial god of the Gilbert Islands
  brother of Na-kaa
  He and Tituabine produced all the 
  other deities of the Gilbertese pantheon.
  Tabasco
  (see Tlapallan)
  Tabele
  African
  a royal drum
  This instrument was fetched from
  heaven by a vulture at the behest of
  Lagare. When he beat the drum, a
  new city, Wagandoo, sprang up in the
  desert.
  tabi
  Arab
  the familiar of the Arab sorcerer
  This spirit is said to pass on secret
  knowledge to the sorcerer.
  Tabiti
  Russian
  [=Roman Vesta]
  a winged Scythian fire-goddess
  Table Man
  British
  a rock on which the 7 kings of
  Cornwall celebrated their victory
  at Vellendrucher
  Table of the Sun
  (see Ethiopian Table)
  Table of the Wandering
  Companions
  British
  a table at the court of King Arthur
  Not all the knights were members of
  the Round Table. For those others,
  this table was used.
  table-rapping
  knocking sounds said to impart
  communications from the spirit-world
  table-turning
  movements of a table said to imply
  the presence of departed spirits
  Tablet of Emerald
  (see Luah)
  Tablet of the Soul
  Chinese
  a board inscribed with the name of a
  deceased emperor
  Tablets of Destiny
  Mesopotamian
  [Book of Destinies.Dup Shimati.
  Dupshimati.Tupsimati]
  tablets recording the fate of the 
  living and the decrees of the god 
  of the underworld
  These tablets, made by Marduk’s
  scribe, were said to confer great power
  on the holder. They were carried by
  Kingu leading the primal forces in
  their struggle with the gods and taken
  by Marduk when he killed Kingu.
  They were later stolen by Zu but
  recovered by Ninurta.
  taboo
  [tabu.tapu]
  a prohibition on something 
  considered to be holy or unclean
  Tabris
  a demon of free will
  Tabuariki
  Pacific Islands
  [Tabuerik]
  a thunder-god of the Gilbert Islands
  Tabuerik
  (see Tabuariki)
  Tabulae Iguvinae
  (see Iguvine Tablets)
  Taburimai
  Pacific Islands
  a semi-divine ancestor of the 
  Gilbert Islanders
  son of Bakoa and Nai Nguiriki
  father of Te-ariki-n-tarawa
  Bakao’s first offspring were fishes,
  then came Taburimai, a human, and
  Teanoi, a shark. The fishes intended
  to kill ‘the fish with legs’ so Teanoi
  carried him on his back to the safety
  of Samoa.
  Tacatecutli
  Central American
  an Aztec god of pedlars and travellers
  Tachebrune
  European
  a horse of Ogier
  Tachi
  African
  a mischievous deity
  He is said to be visible only to those
  married women with whom he
  consorts. The children of such unions
  are deformed.
  Tachibana
  (see Ototachibana)
  Tachti
  Baltic
  a Finnish god of the Pole Star
  tachtli
  Central American
  an Aztec ball-game
  It was believed that this game was
  played by the gods.
  Tacritan
  a demon of earth-magic
  Tacu
  North American
  husband of Auzar
  father of Chinigchinich, some say
  Tacuaree
  South American
  a Guarani maiden
  daughter of Saguaa
  Tacuma
  African
  the name for the Ashanti character
  Ntikuma in the Americas and the
  West Indies
  Tadaklam
  Pacific Islands
  a thunder-god in Luzon
  He owns the lightning-dog, Kimat.
  Tadanobu
  Japanese
  [Tadonobu]
  a servant of Yoshitsune
  When his master used the skin of a
  vixen to make a drum, the animal’s son
  entered Tadanobu in revenge, making
  him a fox-man.
  Tadhg mac Cein
  Irish
  son of Cian of Munster
  brother of Airnealach and Eoghan
  husband of Li Ban
  He fought against Ulster at the Battle
  of Crionna in alliance with Cormac
  mac Airt, the high-king, who promised
  a reward of as much land as he could
  drive round in his chariot. The king
  bribed the driver to traverse an L-
  shape to exclude Tara, the home of the
  high-kings of Ireland.
  When his wife and sons were carried
  off by Camthann, king of Fresen, he 
  set sail in pursuit but found himself 
  in the Otherworld where he and his
  crew were entertained by Cessair, the
  first woman to reach Ireland. They
  stayed for a year which seemed like a
  single day and then sailed for Fresen.
  Tadhg killed Camthann, installed his
  nephew as king and brought his family
  safely home.
  Tadhg mac Nuadhat
  Irish
  father of Murna
  When Cumaill eloped with Tadhg’s
  daughter Murna, he ordered Goll mac
  Morna to kill him.
  Taditkara
  Buddhist
  [Vidyadhara]
  a goddess of light
  consort of Yamataka
  Tadonobu
  (see Tadanobu)
  tadu
  East Indian
  a priestess in the Celebes
  These women have a role interceding
  with the gods when a mortal dies.
  (see also walian)
  Tae
  South American
  a goddess of the Tukuna tribe
  Tae Kieh
  (see T’ai Chi)
  Taema-mandara
  Japanese
  the paradise of Amida             (see also
  Kwangyo-mandara.Sukhavati)
  Taenarum
  (see Cape Taenarum)
  Taenarus
  (see Cape Taenarum)
  Taepo
  New Zealand
  a Maori ghost which has power 
  only during the hours 
  of darkness
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  (see Tawhaki)
  Tafaki
  New Zealand
  a shaman who was said to have 
  visited heaven
  Tafner
  Egyptian
  wife of Horus of Two Eyes
  a form of Hathor
  Tafua
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian rain-god
  Tagaloa
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Kanaloa:=Maori Tangaroa:
  =Tahitian Ta’aroa:=Tongan Tangaloa]
  a Samoan sea-god
  father of Fue and Tuli
  His offspring, Tuli, was a bird and
  Tagaloa caused a rock to rise from the
  bed of the primordial ocean so that
  Tuli had somewhere to build a nest.
  He later split the rock into many parts
  to form the islands of the Pacific.
  (see also Tagaroa.Tangaroa)
  Tagamaling
  Pacific Islands
  a type of Buso
  This being alternates between a
  human being and a Buso, changing
  each month.
  Tagaro
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god of the New Hebrides
  (Vanuatu)
  brother of Suqe-mutua
  husband of Vinmara
  one of the 11 brothers of Qat
  He made models of humans from
  mud, using them as skittles. One of the
  figures mated with the fruit he used 
  to bowl them over, so producing the 
  first children.
  When a group of maidens flew
  down from heaven and took off their
  wings to bathe, he stole one pair of
  wings and hid them. The girl could
  not leave without her wings so she
  stayed on earth and married Tagaro.
  She later recovered her wings and flew
  back to her home in the sky.
  When he is on earth, he is visible
  only to the dead.
  In some versions, there are two –
  Tagaro the Wise, the creator, and
  Tagaro the Foolish who destroyed
  much of the other’s work.
  (see also Tangaroa)
  Tagaroa
  (see Tangaroa)
  Tages1
  Roman
  [Tago]
  an Etruscan deity or first man
  He was said to have been uncovered
  when a field was being ploughed and
  took the form of a grey-headed child
  of immense wisdom which he passed
  on to the rulers of Etruscan cities. He
  then returned to the earth from which
  he arose.
  His words were passed down the
  generations and recorded in the
  Twelve Books of Tages.
  In some accounts, the ploughman
  was Tarchon while others say that
  Tages is the same as Tarchies.
  tages2
  Roman
  Etruscan deities
  These beings take their name from the
  deity, Tages, and were said to read the
  future from the entrails of animals.
  Tageuk
  (see Tahgook)
  taghairm
  Scottish
  divination: seeking inspiration by lying
  on an oxhide behind a waterfall
  Taghut
  Arab
  a deity worshipped in pre-Islamic 
  times
  Tagil
  a moon-demon
  Tago
  (see Tages1)
  Tagtug
  Mesopotamian
  [Tut(t)u:=Babylonian Marduk]
  a Sumerian hero who was deified
  son of Ea or Enki, some say
  son of Nintu, some say
  In some accounts he was originally a
  deity who lost his immortality and 
  is condemned to a life as a worker. As
  Tagtug he is a tailor; as Tibir he is a
  metalworker and as Uttukki he is a
  weaver.
  Tahaki
  (see Tawhaki)
  Tahekeroa
  New Zealand
  the Maori land of the spirits in the
  centre of the earth
  (see also Aratiatia.Irihia)
  Tahgook
  Korean
  [Tageuk:=Chinese T’ai Chi:
  =Japanese Tomoye]
  a symbol representing the 2 opposing
  principles of nature with a red
  comma and a blue comma inside 
  a circle
  Tahinariki
  Pacific Islands
  mother of Pere, some say
  Tahit
  North American
  a Tlingit god of fate
  Tahiti Tokerau
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Tawhaki
  mother of Rata
  Puna abducted her, made lights from
  her eyes and then buried her upside
  down in the sand. Rata came to her
  rescue and killed Puna.
  Tahli
  Hindu
  [Talee.Tali]
  a talisman bearing the image of
  Lakshmi worn by Brahmin women
  tahmahnawis
  North American
  supernatural power, in the lore of 
  the Chinook
  Tahmurath
  Persian
  [Takhma Urupi]
  a hero-king
  son of Vivahvant
  brother of Yima
  His exploits are recorded in the Shah
  Name. He is said to have taught his
  people the arts of agriculture and
  spinning wool.
  He overcame Angra Mainyu but 
  the angry god turned on Tahmurath,
  who was riding on his back, and 
  ate him.
  Taho
  Japanese
  a form of Amida
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas, 
  in some accounts
  Tahquitz
  North American
  an evil spirit of the Indian tribes
  tahu1
  African
  [sau]
  in the lore of the Efe, forbidden fruit
  eaten by Baatsi’s wife
  Tahu2
  Pacific Islands
  a magician in the lore of 
  the Tuomotuans
  son of Atea and Fa’ahotu
  Tahua1
  New Zealand
  a Maori hero
  He was the only man to escape 
  when Tuwhakapau laid an ambush for
  Manawa who came to arrange the
  wedding of his son to Tuwhakapau’s
  daughter.
  tahua2
  Pacific Islands
  teacher-priests of ancient lore, 
  magic and medicine
  Tahuantin-Suyu-Kapac
  South American
  the 4 sons of Inti, the Inca sun-god 
  These four are given as Ayar Ayca, Ayar
  Cachi, Ayar Manco and Ayar Oco.
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Tahuti
  Greek
  [Tehuti]
  the Greek version of Thoth
  Tai Chen
  Chinese
  a king
  husband of Wan
  T’ai Chi
  Chinese
  [Tae Kieh.The Great Pole]
  the first fixed point in time and space
  to emerge from the primordial chaos:
  the origin of all creation: a circular
  symbol representing the opposing
  forces of Yin and Yang with black
  and white comma shapes
  (see Hun-tun.Tahgook)
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  Chinese
  [The Great First]
  the first stage of the Great 
  Change, T’ai I
  In this period, it is said that form
  (Hsing) developed.
  T’ai I1
  Chinese
  [The Great Change]
  the state which evolved after the
  creation of T’ai Chi, involving 2
  periods of change, T’ai Ch’u and 
  T’ai Shih
  T’ai I2
  Chinese
  [T’ai Yo Ta Ti]
  god of the Pole Star
  god of the eastern peak of T’ai Shan
  He determined the date of the birth
  and death of all humans and animals
  T’ai I3
  Chinese
  [Chiu-kung T’ai I.The Great Monad]
  a primordial Taoist god
  He lives in the constellation Tzu-kung.
  T’ai I Ching
  Chinese
  the essence of the great creator
  T’ai Kung Wang (see Chiang Tzu-ya)
  T’ai-lao-tao
  Chinese
  the second Taoist god, an emanation
  of Yü Huang
  T’ai Shan1
  Chinese
  [Mount T’ai]
  a sacred mountain, one of the Five
  Holy Mountains known as Wu Yüeh
  This site is regarded as the starting
  point of the sun-chariot’s journey or,
  some say, is the site of the underworld.
  T’ai Shan2
  Chinese
  a goddess of the mountain T’ai Shan
  the lady of the whirlwind
  daughter of Tung Hai
  wife of Hsi Hai (see also Niang Niang)
  T’ai Shan3
  Chinese
  [T’ai Shang] 
  the third Taoist god, controller of earth
  an emanation of Yü Huang
  He is regarded as the deity in charge 
  of the celestial Ministry of the Five
  Sacred Mountains, Wu Yüeh, and acts
  as a guide of souls.
  T’ai Shan Kun
  Chinese
  the seventh of the Ten Yama Kings
  T’ai-shang
  (see T’ai Shan3)
  T’ai-shang lao
  (see Yü Huang)
  T’ai Shih
  Chinese
  [The Great Beginning]
  the second stage of The Great 
  Change, T’ai I
  In this period breath (Ch’i) developed. 
  T’ai Su
  Chinese
  [The Great Primordial]
  the combination of form and breath,
  giving rise to substance (Chih)
  T’ai Sui
  Chinese
  a god of astrology
  son of Chou Wang and Chiang
  On the advice of the evil concubine
  T’a Chi, the child T’ai Sui was aband-
  oned and the queen, Chiang, was
  thrown to her death from a high
  building. The boy was rescued and
  raised by Ho Hsien-ku and, when he
  reached maturity, sought vengeance.
  He was about to execute T’a Chi 
  when she changed into a puff of smoke
  and vanished.
  (see also Yin Chiao)
  T’ai Sui Hsing
  Chinese
  a god of time, Jupiter personified
  T’ai Sung
  Chinese
  [T’ai-tsung]
  an emperor
  When he dreamt of demons, three of
  his ministers took turns in guarding
  his door. They were later immortalised
  as the Three Door Gods.
  T’ai-tsung
  (see T’ai Sung)
  T’ai Yang
  Chinese
  the sun, in astrology
  T’ai Yin1
  Chinese
  the moon, in astrology
  T’ai Yin2
  Chinese
  a celestial princess
  She chose the mortal Lu Chi for her
  husband but he, after meeting her in
  the palace of the Dragon King,
  changed his mind and returned to
  earth.
  T’ai Yo Ta Ti
  (see T’ai I2)
  T’ai Yüan
  Chinese
  a primordial goddess
  consort of Pan-ku
  mother of Yüan Shih
  Taichue
  Pacific Islands
  a sea-god
  Taiki
  African
  a Hausa spirit said to cause 
  stomach illness
  Taijas 
  Hindu
  fire, one of the 5 forms 
  of Parabrahma
  Taikomo
  North American
  [=Kato Nagaitco:=Sinkone Kyoi]
  a creator-god of the Yuki tribe of the
  southwest coastal area
  He created the earth and made men
  from sticks but it was all destroyed in 
  a flood. The second world he made
  had no animals for the people to eat 
  so they ate each other until the world
  was destroyed by fire. He then made 
  a third world and placed animals 
  under the corners of the earth to hold
  it steady. When it still wobbled, he
  made the animals lie down and
  thereafter, apart from earthquakes
  caused when one of them moved, the
  world remained steady.
  He again created men from sticks
  and, when the first one died, Taikomo
  buried him. He allowed him to return
  to life the next day but the others
  complained of the smell of decay 
  so Taikomo gave up the idea of
  resurrecting the dead.
  tailed men
  European
  a fictitious race of humans with tails
  Dwellers on the Continent once
  asserted that the English had tails
  while others said that this was true
  only of the Cornish people and Jews.
  Tailltinn
  (see Battle of Tailltinn)
  Tailopa
  Buddhist
  a great sorcerer, one of 
  the Mahasiddhas
  He is depicted as a seated man, naked
  and holding a rope.
  Tailteann Games
  Irish
  an event honouring Taltiu, foster-
  mother of Lugh
  Tailtiu1
  (see Battle of Tailltinn)
  Tailtiu2
  (see Taltiu)
  Tailtu
  (see Taltiu)
  Tain bo Cuailnge
  Irish
  the story of the Cattle Raid of Cooley
  Tain bo Fraich
  (see Tain bo Fraoch)
  Tain bo Fraoch
  Irish
  [Tain bo Fraich]
  a tale of a cattle-raid
  In the story, Fraoch a handsome
  warrior, sought the hand of Findbhair,
  daughter of Maev and Ailill, and
  retrieved 
  Findbhair, 
  their 
  three
  children and their herds which had
  been carried off in a cattle-raid.
  In some accounts, they had been
  taken to a castle in the Alps and Fraoch
  was helped in their rescue by Conall
  Cearnach.
  Taiowa
  North American
  [=Zuni Paiyatemu]
  a Hopi creator-god
  father of Sotuknang
  Taipan
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Tairi
  New Zealand
  father of Nganaoa
  He had been missing for many years
  when his son killed three monsters 
  and found both his father, Tairi, and
  his mother alive in the belly of one 
  of them.
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  Taise
  Irish
  daughter of Donn, king of 
  the Otherworld
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  to 
  Congall
  Clairingseach and, when Nabgodon
  tried to seize her for himself, Congall
  killed him.
  Another story says that she loved
  Finn mac Cool and was rescued by
  Goll mac Morna and Oscar when her
  father’s soldiers held her prisoner.
  taish
  Scottish
  [taisch]
  an apparition of the dying: second-
  sight
  Taishaku
  Japanese
  the Japanese name for Indra
  Taisho Issaikyo
  Buddhist
  the complete Buddhist scriptures 
  in Chinese, occupying 55 volumes
  Taistealach
  Irish
  a warrior of the Fianna
  A very strong man, he defeated the
  wrestling champion of Daire Don at
  the Battle of Fionn’s Strand.
  Taisumale
  Pacific Islands
  a Samoan god of war, envisaged 
  as a bat           (see also Sepi Malosi)
  Tajikara-wo
  Japanese
  [Prince Mighty Power]
  a deity of great strength
  He stood near the entrance to the
  cave where Amaterasu had hidden
  herself and, when she looked out to
  see Izume dancing, he seized her by
  the wrist and pulled her out. He then
  placed the rope, Shiri-kume-na nawa.
  across the entrance to stop her from
  re-entering.
  Tajima-mori
  Japanese
  a man who visited the underworld 
  and picked an orange from a tree
  growing there
  Tajin
  Central American
  [=Aztec Tlaloc:=Mayan Chac:=Mixtec
  Tzahui:=Zapotec Cocijo]
  a group of Totonac rain-gods
  Another version gives Tajin as the
  Totonac name for Tezcatlipoca.
  tak-keng
  Burmese
  posts bearing the skulls of the 
  dead
  It is said that the ghosts of the dead
  hover round the skulls and drive away
  evil spirits which would otherwise
  destroy the crops and herds.
  Tak Pern
  Malay
  the supreme being 
  husband of Jalang
  In some accounts, Jalang was his sister.
  Taka-gi-no-kami
  (see Takamimusubi)
  Taka-Mi-Musubi
  (see Takamimusubi)
  Taka-Okami
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of mountain rains in the
  form of a dragon
  (see Kura-okami)
  Taka Rita
  New Zealand
  sister of Tawheta
  second wife of Uenuku
  She slept with two other men and
  Uenuku killed all three of them. As a
  result, Tawheta and Uenuku became
  enemies and fought.
  Takachiho
  Japanese
  a sacred mountain
  This is the site where Ninigi landed
  when he came down to earth.
  Takadai
  Japanese
  a samurai
  He committed suicide by drowning
  but his soul was reborn as a seagull.
  Takahama
  Japanese
  an old man living near a cemetery
  He had been betrothed to Akiko but 
  she died just before they were to be
  married and he spent the rest of his 
  life visiting and tending her grave.
  When he became too ill to visit the
  grave, Akiko came to him in the form 
  of a white butterfly just before he died.
  Takama-ga-hara
  Japanese
  [Eterna;l Lands.High Plains of
  Heaven.Takama-no-hana]
  the home of the early deities, the
  Shinto heaven
  It is said that the Mikado joins the
  gods on this heaven when he dies.
  Takama-no-hana
  (see Takama-ga-hara)
  Takamimusubi
  Japanese
  [Taka-gi-no-kami.Taka-Mi-Musubi]
  a Shinto creator god
  one of the 5 Separate Heavenly Deities
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  grandfather of Ninigi
  He formed ten men from mud,
  breathed life into them and then
  turned one of them into a warrior.
  He sent Ninigi to earth to quell 
  the unrest in Idzumo and later threw
  back the arrow fired by Waka-Hiko,
  killing him. (see also Zoka-no-sanshin)
  Takara-bune
  Japanese
  [Treasure-ship]
  a ship
  This vessel, which carries the Shichi
  Fukojin, is said to come at New Year
  with many wonderful gifts such as a
  hat which confers invisibility, a never-
  empty purse, etc.
  Takaro
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god in the New Hebrides
  Take-haya Susanowo
  (see Susanowa)
  Take-Mika-Dzuchi
  (see Takemikadzuchi)
  Take-Mika-Zuchi
  (see Takemikadzuchi)
  Take-minakata
  Japanese
  son of Susanowa
  Take-no-uji-no-sukune
  Japanese
  a deity of longevity and wisdom
  He was a mortal, a statesman who
  lived for 300 years, who was deified.
  Takemikadzuchi
  Japanese
  [Take-Mika-(D)zuchi]
  a Shinto god of thunder 
  and swordsmen
  one of the Raijin weather-gods
  He was one of the envoys (the other
  was Futsu-Nushi), sent by Amaterasu,
  to depose the earth-god, Okuni-
  Nushi, so that her grandson, Ninigi,
  could take over the throne.
  Takeminakatatomi-no-mikoto
  Japanese
  a deity of Lake Suwa
  (see also Yasakatome)
  Takeru
  Japanese
  an outlaw
  Prince Yamato came to his camp
  disguised as a woman, got the outlaw
  drunk and then killed him.
  Takhma Urupi
  (see Tahmurath)
  Taki-tsu-hiko
  Japanese
  [Takitsuhiko]
  a rain-god and god of the waterfall
  son or father of Aji-Shiki-Taka-
  Hiko-Ne
  Takitis
  Mesopotamian
  an attendant on Hebat
  Takitsuhiko
  (see Taki-tsu-hiko)
  Takkiraja
  Buddhist
  a guardian god
  one of the dikpalas
  He is responsible for the south-
  eastern direction.
  Taklimtu
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian ceremony in honour
  of Dumuzi
  Takobah
  (see Mount Rainier)
  Takotsi Nakawe
  Central American
  a vegetation goddess of the 
  Huichol Indians
  mother of Tatevali
  Taksaka
  (see Takshaka)
  Takshaka1
  Hindu
  [Taksaka]
  a snake-god
  one of the mahanagas
  He was asked by the son of a hermit to
  help avenge an insult offered to his
  father by the king, Parikshit. With a
  troop of nagas in the form of monks,
  Takshaka attacked the fortress which
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  the king had built in a lake and choked
  Parikshit to death while his monks
  burnt the building to ashes.
  Takshaka2
  Hindu
  a name for Vishvakarma 
  as ‘carpenter’
  takusen
  Japanese
  an oracle conveyed by a medium from
  a spirit or a deity
  Takuskanskan
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Dakotas
  tala
  East Indian
  oil found in a well in the underworld
  In the lore of Java, this oil makes one
  invulnerable.
  Ta’lab
  Arab
  a moon-god of the southern region
  Talac
  British
  a vassal of King Arthur
  When Talac rebelled against the king,
  Arthur besieged his home, the Castle
  Rougement. Yder decided to help
  Talac and defeated all Arthur’s knights.
  When Kay treacherously plunged a
  sword into Yder’s back, the others
  were so appalled that they called a
  truce and Talac and the king were
  reconciled.
  Talaios
  Greek
  [Teleios]
  a name for Zeus in Crete
  Talaipo
  Pacific Islands
  a magic canoe
  This boat, made by the bird-spirits
  during the course of just one night, was
  given to the Samoans and is handed
  down through generations of chiefs.
  talar-disir
  Norse
  evil spirits: a description used 
  for the Norns
  (see also disir.vala)
  talaria
  Greek
  the winged sandals presented by the
  gods to Hermes
  Talatala
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the 
  underworld, Patala
  Talatumsi
  North American
  a Pueblo dawn-goddess
  Talaus
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  son of Bias and Pero
  husband of Lysianessa or Lysimache
  father of Adrastus, Aristomachus,
  Eriphyle, Mecisteus and Pronax
  Talay
  Mesopotamian
  [‘dew’]
  daughter of Baal
  Talee
  (see Tahli)
  Talhaern
  British
  a bard on the boat which carried the
  dead King Arthur to Avalon
  Tali
  (see Tahli)
  Taliesin1
  Welsh
  [Taliessin]
  a 6th C poet, author of The Book 
  of Taliesin
  Taliesin2
  Welsh
  [Shining Brow.Taliessin]
  a bard and wizard
  father of Addaon
  Ceridwen, a witch, boiled a magic
  brew to yield just three drops of a
  liquid which would give all knowledge
  to whoever drank it, intending it for
  her ugly son, Avagddu. The boy
  Gwion whom she employed to stir the
  brew inadvertently swallowed the
  drops when they splashed on to his
  hand and he licked them off, so
  acquiring the supernatural knowledge.
  Ceridwen chased after him when he
  ran off and, after several shape-
  changes, eventually caught him, she in
  the shape of a hen, he as a grain of
  wheat. She swallowed the wheat-grain
  and found herself pregnant with
  Gwion who, when born again, was
  thrown into the sea in a sack. He was
  caught in a fish-trap (or, some say,
  found inside a leather wallet at the
  weir) and rescued by Elphin who
  reared him, calling him Taliesin.  
  Another version makes him the son
  of Eimon and Olwen while others
  maintain that he was created by the
  magician Gwydion.
  When Elphin was thrown into
  prison by his uncle Maelgwn, for
  boasting that his bard, Taliesin, was
  the best in the country, Taliesin
  obtained his release by winning a
  bardic contest.
  He was one of the seven survivors of
  the battle between Bran and Matholwch.
  Some writers have suggested that he
  was reincarnated as Merlin.
  Taliesin3
  Welsh
  the story of the bard in one version of
  The Mabinogion
  Taliesin, Book of (see Book of Taliesin)
  Taliesin Through Logres
  English
  a book by C. W. Williams about the
  bard of Arthurian legend
  The Logres of the title is an old name
  for England.
  Taliessin
  (see Taliesin)
  talisman
  [amulet.charm.telesm]
  an object which gives protection,
  strength or magic powers 
  to its owner
  Some say that a talisman made under
  the influence of a particular planet 
  will communicate that influence to 
  the wearer.
  In African lore, such an object may
  sometimes be active, attacking the
  owner’s enemies.
  Muslims may carry a talisman, in
  the form of words from the Koran
  written on a scrap of paper, as
  protection from illness.
  Talking God
  (see Hashje-Altye)
  talking heads
  a frequent theme in mythology is
  that of the head which continues
  to speak after it has been severed
  from the body
  (1) In the Arthurian story of Gawain
  and the Green Knight, the Green
  Knight’s head spoke and challenged
  Gawain to a rematch after Gawain
  had cut it off in a beheading contest.
  (2) The German fairy tale, The
  Goose Girl, mentions the horse,
  Falada, which continued to speak 
  to the girl through its decapitated
  head nailed over a gateway.
  (3) The Greeks say that the severed
  head of Orpheus floated down the
  river still singing.
  (4) In Irish lore, Bran’s head con-
  tinued to speak for many years
  until it was buried at the White
  Mount, and Conary Mor’s head
  spoke to thank Mac Cecht for the
  drink of water he had brought.
  (5) In Norse mythology, Odin
  preserved the head of the giant
  Mimir and frequently consulted it
  while another story says that he
  brought the head of the king,
  Minos, from Crete and used that 
  as an oracle.
  (6) The North American Natchez
  tribe have the story of Elder
  Brother and Younger Brother in
  which the head of the latter harries
  the former.
  (7) The Philippine god, Montinig,
  carried on speaking, after being
  decapitated, mocking his attackers.
  Tall Towers
  British
  the building in which Gingalin was
  trapped by the Hags of Gloucester
  Tallas
  British
  a king of Denmark
  He besieged Urien’s castle and cap-
  tured Laris. King Arthur came to the
  rescue and lifted the siege. Claris
  rescued Laris who became king of
  Denmark when Tallas was defeated.
  Tallaus
  (see Taulus)
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  Talli
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Lenapé Indians
  Talliya
  Canaanite
  one of the wives of Baal
  Tallwch
  Welsh
  the name of Tristram’s father in
  Welsh stories
  talonhaltia
  Finnish
  a guardian spirit of the household
  Talos1
  Greek
  [Calus.Kalos.Perdix.Talus]
  an apprentice and nephew of Daedalus
  son of Polycaste
  He is credited with the invention of
  the saw and died when Daedalus,
  jealous of his nephew’s skills, hurled
  him from the top of the temple 
  of Athena. The goddess turned Talos 
  into a partridge.
  Talos2
  Greek
  [Man of Brass.Talus]
  guardian of Crete 
  father of Phaetus
  Talos was a bronze, bull-headed giant
  forged by Hephaestus for King
  Minos, with the help of the Cyclopes.
  Some say he was given by Zeus to
  Europa when he carried her off to
  Crete. He patrolled the coasts of
  Crete three times a day to repel
  invaders and could kill by standing in
  a fire to heat himself up, and then
  enclosing people in his red-hot grasp.
  He had just one vein which carried all
  his vital fluid and which stretched
  from his head down to one ankle
  where it was sealed with a stopper or
  membrane. He died when this
  stopper was removed when he was
  attempting to repel the Argonauts by
  throwing huge rocks at their ship and
  there are conflicting stories of how
  this came about. In one story, Medea
  lulled him into sleep and removed the
  plug or cut the membrance: in
  another, Medea prayed to Hades and
  he caused Talos to graze his ankle on
  a rock.  Another version says that he
  was shot in the foot by Poeas, a story
  which assumes a vulnerable spot in
  the heel.
  Talthubios
  (see Talthybius)
  Talthybius
  Greek
  [Talthubios]
  a herald of the Greeks at Troy, later
  worshipped as a hero
  Taltiu
  Irish
  [Telta.Tailt(i)u]
  daughter of Duach, king of the 
  Great Plain
  wife of Eochaid mac Erc
  foster-mother of Lugh
  She died as a result of her efforts in
  clearing the forest of Breg when the
  Danaans conquered the Fir Bolg. The
  feast of Lugnasad is held in her
  honour.
  Talus1
  British
  a man, in The Faerie Queene, 
  made of iron
  He punished liars with a metal flail.
  Talus2
  (see Talos)
  Talvolte
  North American
  a leader of the tortoise clan, a survivor
  of the flood
  Tam1
  Scottish
  a hero who killed the Loch-wife
  Tam2
  (see Atum)
  Tam-chhen
  Tibetan
  a demon
  Tam Kung
  Chinese
  a sea-god
  He was a young boy, emperor of
  China, who, with his servant Ho
  Wang, jumped to his death from a cliff
  when Kublai Khan invaded. He was
  later deified.
  Tam Lin
  Scottish
  a magician who could turn himself
  into various animal forms
  He was captured by the queen of faery
  but his lover, Janet, held him firmly
  while he changed into various animal
  shapes, finally freeing himself from the
  queen’s enchantment.
  tama1
  Buddhist
  the third eye of the Buddha
  Tama2
  Japanese
  a servant of Kazaruja Kyubei
  She used all her wages to buy
  memorial tablets for her dead parents
  and, when she died, left what little she
  owned to her mistress. She returned in
  the form of a fly and died only when
  Kyubei’s wife decided to give the
  money to the priests.
  tama3
  Japanese
  an entity which gives life to anything,
  be it animal, human or a natural
  feature: an aspect of a deity: a deity
  or spirit: the spirit of an ancestor
  Tama4
  Pacific Islands
  a sky-god
  He rescued the infant Maui who had
  been thrown into the sea.
  tama-matsuri
  Japanese
  a festival honouring the spirits 
  of the dead
  Tama-No-Ya
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of jewellers
  When Amaterasu shut herself away in
  a cave, Tama-No-Ya make a necklace
  which was used, with other lures, to
  entice her to come out.
  Tama-nui-a-Rangi
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian god of light
  son of Rangi and Heke-heke-i-papa
  Tama-nui-ate-Ra
  (see Ra2)
  Tama-nui-te-Ra
  (see Ra2)
  Tama-nui-ite-Ra
  (see Ra2)
  Tama Rangi
  New Zealand
  a name for Maui
  tama-shizume
  Japanese
  a rite performed over the sick to
  quieten the spirit and prevent it 
  from leaving the body
  Tama-yori
  Japanese
  [Tamayori]
  daughter of Watatsumi
  sister of Otohime
  wife of Amasuhiko
  mother of Jimmu Tenno
  She came from her father’s undersea
  realm to take over Amasuhiko, the son
  of her sister Otohime, who had been
  left on land when Otohime left her
  husband. When the boy grew up, they
  married and had four children, the
  youngest of whom, Toyo-mike-nu, was
  later known as Jimmu Tenno.
  Tamacaui
  South American
  a hero of the Xingu tribe of Brazil
  He defeated all the enemies of his
  people and was killed only when they
  all joined forces and attacked him.
  Many of those who were in the final
  battle died afterwards – they had eaten
  his flesh which was poisonous.
  Tamahnous
  North American
  among the tribes of the north-west, 
  a guardian spirit
  Tamana
  Japanese
  wife of Totaro
  She promised to marry Totaro if he
  would give her 10,000 jewels. With the
  help of the shark-man, Samebito, he
  was able to meet this condition. 
  Tamanduare
  (see Tamendonar)
  Tamano-no-maye
  Japanese
  a fox-witch
  This being, a fox with an eight-forked
  tail, could become a beautiful woman
  and, in this form, ruined many
  important men. Her ugliness was
  finally revealed in a magic mirror
  which robbed her of her powers and
  she was killed by an army which
  emerged from this mirror and chased
  her as she fled.
  (see also Nasu-no)
  Tamanui
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  husband of Rutukia
  His wife left him and ran off with 
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  Tu-te-Koropanga so he went to heaven
  to learn the wisdom of his ancestors
  who taught him magic. He found his
  wife dancing at a feast arranged by 
  her new husband and lured her away
  with a magic scent. He then cut off 
  her head, which he buried in a box,
  leaving the headless body for Tu-te-
  Koropanga to find. In the spring, when
  the new growth started in all living
  things, he dug up the box and out
  stepped Rutukia, now fully restored.
  Tamape
  (see Tamapo)
  Tamapo
  Pacific Islands
  [Tamape.Tamapoulialamafoa]
  a sky-god of Tonga
  Tamapoulialamafoa
  (see Tamapo)
  Tamar
  Hebrew
  [=Mesopotamian Ashtoreth.Ishtar]
  a goddess
  tamas
  Hindu
  one of the 3 gunas governing the
  transmigration of the soul
  Tamate
  Pacific Islands
  a ghost of the New Hebrides
  Tamats Palike 
  Tamatsumemusubi
  Japanese
  Tamayeke
  Central American
  a wind-god and messenger-god of the
  Huichol Indians 
  Tamayori
  (see Tama-yori)
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  Tambarinang
  East Indian
  a creator-god
  Some of the people of Borneo claim
  that their ancestors were made by this
  being who is envisaged in the form of
  a hornbill.
  Tamboeja
  East Indian
  a hero who climbed up to heaven 
  and stole fire for the benefit of 
  his people
  Tambon
  East Indian
  the original name of the goddess Djata
  Tambotocco
  (see Pacari)
  Tamdrin Dorje
  Tibetan
  a Bon guardian god
  Tame Boy
  North American
  a thunder-god of the Cherokee
  one of the Thunder Boys
  son of Kanati and Seru
  brother of Wild Boy
  Tamek-vui
  (see Tuoni)
  Tamendonar
  South American
  [Tamanduare.Tamendonare]
  twin brother of Ariconte
  These twins were born to a mortal
  mother, one fathered by the god
  Maire, the other by her mortal
  husband, Sarigoys. One was killed by
  the demon, Agnen, the other by the
  clashing rock, Itha-Irapi; in each case,
  the dead brother was restored to life
  by his sibling but they never found 
  out which one of them was the son of
  a god.
  In some accounts the twins are
  Ariconte and Arikute.
  Tamendonare
  (see Tamendonar)
  Tamesis
  British
  a water-goddess, goddess of 
  the Thames
  Tametomo
  Japanese
  a hero
  brother of Yoshitomo
  He is said to have sunk a ship with just
  one arrow.
  Tamial
  (see Tamiel)
  Tamiel
  [Tamial]
  a demon, one of the 7 Ischin
  He reputedly taught men the science
  of astronomy.
  Tamine
  Persian
  a princess
  wife of Rustem
  mother of Sohrab
  She stole Rustem’s horse, knowing
  that he would follow its tracks to the
  palace. When he arrived, she proposed
  marriage. Rustem soon left his new
  wife to resume his warlike career and
  their son, Sohrab, was born after he
  left.
  Tamjin
  Tibetan
  a horse-faced demon
  husband of Dorge, some say
  Tammus
  (see Tammuz)
  Tammuz
  Mesopotamian
  [Dao(nu)s.Du’uzu.Ninib.Tammus.
  Tamoza.Thammu:=Babylonian 
  Marduk:=Greek Adonis:=Phrygian Attis:
  =Sumerian Dumuzi(-Abzu).Dumuzida]
  an Akkadian sun-god and god 
  of fertility
  brother of Belil and Belet-Seri
  son and husband of Ishtar, some say
  brother of Ningishzida, some say
  In some accounts, Tammuz was found
  floating on water, in others he was the
  son of Ishtar who had him torn to
  pieces and thrown into the sea. When,
  as a result, the earth became barren
  she regretted what she had done and
  descended to the underworld to
  demand his release from her sister
  Ereshkigal. Some say that he returned
  as Damu or as Ningishzida, others that
  he died every year, rising again in the
  spring, still others that he spent half
  the year with each of the sisters.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Hey-Tau, Kingu or Ningirsu; others
  say that Tammuz was killed by a boar.
  He was one of the doorkeepers of
  heaven and was associated with the
  constellation Orion.
  (see also Mirsi.Sibziann)
  Tammuz of the Abyss
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Dumuzi
  Tamoancan
  (see Tamoanchan)
  Tamoanchan
  Central American
  [Palace of the West.
  Tamoancan. Xochitlalpan]
  part of the Aztec underworld, home of
  the ciuateteo, ruled by Chihuacoatl
  In other accounts, this is regarded as
  one of the three homes of the Aztec
  gods.
  Tamoi
  (see Izoi-tamoi)
  Tamon
  (see Bishamon)
  Tamosi
  South American
  [Tamosikabotano]
  a supreme god in Guyana
  Tamosikabotano
  (see Tamosi)
  Tamoza
  (see Tammuz)
  Tamra Bhadra
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Po-to-lo.Tan-mo-lo-po-t’o]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted holding his prayer-beads.
  Tamsika
  Hindu
  those who worship ghosts and spirits
  such as bhutas, pretas, etc.
  Tamtanamka
  South American
  a Bolivian tribal chief
  He fell ill and it turned out that the
  illness was caused by his wife’s adultery
  – two serpents over his house were
  slowly eating his life away. 
  Huathiacuri learned the cause of the
  illness when he overheard two foxes
  talking and he was able to cure the
  chief whose daughter he subsequently
  married.
  Tamtu1
  Mesopotamian
  the bitter waters of creation
  Tamtu2
  (see Tiamat)
  Tamu
  South American
  [Tume:=Arawak Kamu:=Karaya Kaboi:
  =Paraguayan Pay Zume]
  a Carib culture-hero
  Tamukujen
  African
  a supreme god of the Didinga people
  Tamuls
  (see Votan)
  Tamulu
  South American
  a warrior created by Amana to guard
  the sun
  brother of Tamusi
  Tamulu was responsible for the hours
  of darkness, his brother Tamusi for
  daylight. When the sun sent serpents
  to attack the earth, Tamulu killed them
  by smothering them with his dark
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  cloak. He created all the monsters and
  evil beings.
  Tamusi
  South American
  [=Guarani Tamoi]
  a warrior created by Amana to guard
  the sun
  a creator-deity of the Caribs
  brother of Tamulu
  Tamusi was responsible for the
  daylight hours, his brother Tamulu for
  darkness. When the sun sent serpents
  to attack the earth, Tamusi killed them
  with his sword, the lightning flash, and
  made meteors by cutting them up and
  throwing the pieces into the heavens.
  He created human beings and
  animals.
  Tamusra
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This region is reserved for the
  punishment of adulterers and thieves.
  Tan1
  Celtic
  the sacred fire of the druids
  Tan2
  Chinese
  a dawn-god
  son of Chang
  twin brother of Fat
  Tan Ching
  Chinese
  [Cinnabar Classic]
  a book of alchemy containing, inter
  alia, a recipe for immortality
  Tan-gur
  (see Tanjur)
  Tan-gyur
  Tibetan
  commentaries on the Kah-gyur
  Tan-ma
  Tibetan
  [bStan-ma]
  12 furies, ruled by Ekagata, riding 
  wild animals
  Tan-mo-lo-po-t’o
  (see Po-to-lo)
  Tan-tad
  European
  in Breton fire-worship a log,
  representing the deity, which is 
  burnt
  Tanabata1
  Japanese
  [Heavenly Weaver Girl.Lyra.
  Shokujo.Weaving Lady.Weaving
  Maiden:=Chinese Chih Nü]
  a Shinto goddess of weaving
  daughter of the god of the firmament
  She spent much of her time weaving
  but neglected her work when she fell
  in love with Hikoboshi whose ox was
  then allowed to wander free, doing
  much damage. Her father caused her
  to be separated from him by a celestial
  river (The Milky Way) and they met
  thereafter only once a year when flocks
  of magpies formed a bridge spanning
  the river.
  In some accounts, the name is used
  for the festival (7th July or 7th August)
  dedicated to the Weaving Lady and
  Hikoboshi.
  (see also Chih Nu.Waka-Hiru-Me)
  Tanabata2
  Japanese
  [Weaver’s Festival]
  a festival, held on July 7th, in honour
  of Hikoboshi and Tanabata
  Tanaburs
  British
  a wizard
  His magic powers were almost the
  equal of Merlin’s.
  Tanais
  Greek
  son of Lysippe
  He was a man who scorned women so
  Aphrodite caused him to fall in love
  with his own mother. To escape, he
  drowned himself.
  Tanala
  African
  in the lore of the Baganda, a harp
  dedicated to Kibuka
  Tana’oa
  Pacific Islands
  [‘darkness’.Tanava]
  a Polynesian primaeval god of darkness 
  the name of Tangaroa in the Marquesas 
  Tanaquil
  Roman
  the Roman name for Caecilia
  Tanara
  Siberian
  a sky-god of the Yakuts
  Tanaros
  Celtic
  a thunder-god
  This deity may be the same as Taran.
  Tanava
  (see Tana’oa)
  Tancanaymo
  South American
  a Peruvian giant
  Tancred
  European
  (d. 1112)
  a Norman knight
  son of Otho and Emma
  He appears in Jerusalem Delivered as a
  knight serving under Godfrey and is
  portrayed as a great warrior, second
  only to Rinaldo.
  Tancree
  British
  a niece of King Arthur
  wife of Guinganbresil
  Tandava
  Hindu
  a dance performed by Shiva at the end
  of each cycle of the universe
  Tandim
  (see rTa-mgrim)
  tandritanitani
  African
  a curse
  In some tribes, such a curse is accepted
  by the victim as fatal and he inevitably
  wastes away and dies.
  Tandu
  Hindu
  a god of the dance
  the chief disciple of Shiva
  Tane
  New Zealand
  [Tanemahuta.Tapairu.Tuamotu:
  =Hawaiian Kane]
  a Maori light-god and god of forests
  son of Rangi and Papa
  brother of Haumea, Rongo, Tangaroa,
  Tawhiri and Tu
  husband of Hine-ahu-one 
  father of Hine Titama
  He forced apart his entwined parents,
  raising the sky (Rangi) above the earth
  (Papa) and used the thunderbolts of
  Fatu-tiri to kill Atea who, in the
  Tahitian version, was is father.
  In some stories, his first wife was
  Hine-ahu-one whom he created from
  sand or carved from stone. He also
  mated with their daughter Hine
  Titama who died of shame and became
  Hine-nui-te-po, a goddess in the
  underworld, 
  having 
  produced 
  a
  daughter, Hine Titamauri.
  Other versions say that Tane had
  three other wives – Hine-tuanange
  who gave birth to reptiles and
  mountain streams, Mumuhango who
  produced grass and Rangahore who
  produced stone. The woman he made
  from sand was, in this version, Hine-i-
  tau-ira and it was she who killed
  herself when she realised that she had
  married her father, becoming goddess
  of the underworld.
  Yet another story says that Tane
  made Tiki and Hina-ahu-one who
  mated to become the progenitors of
  the human race. Alternatively, Tane,
  Ku and Lono worked together to
  create mankind.
  Taneborc
  British
  one of the homes of King Arthur
  Tanemahuta
  New Zealand
  a name for Tane as god of 
  the forests
  Tanen
  (see Tatenen)
  Tanentoa
  Pacific Islands
  a Beru warrior who invaded the 
  Gilbert Islands
  Tang1
  Chinese
  a celestial swallow
  This bird is regarded as a heavenly
  messenger and redeemer who overcame
  the prince of hell.
  T’ang2
  (see Ch’eng T’ang)
  tang3
  (see tangie)
  T’ang Kung-fang
  Chinese
  an official at the emperor’s court
  He asked the immortal Li Pa-pai for
  the secret of eternal youth which the
  sage promised to give him if T’ang
  could cure him of the boils which
  covered his body by licking them.
  When licking by T’ang’s servants and
  then his wife failed, T’ang collected  a
  million bottles of wine in which Li 
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  sage’s boils but restored the youth of
  T’ang, his wife and his servants when
  they also bathed in the wine.
  An alternative version says that
  licking by his servants, his wife and
  finally by T’ang himself failed to
  effect a cure but, having passed the
  test set by Li Pa-pai, T’ang was raised
  to the status of an immortal by the
  agency of a potion he prepared from 
  a copy of the Tan Ching given to him
  by Li Pa-pai.
  T’ang Pin
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius 
  who was allowed to sacrifice in 
  the Temple of Confucius
  T’ang Sao-erh
  Chinese
  a 15th C Taoist sorceress
  She claimed to have a magic sword and
  led a short-lived uprising.
  T’ang Seng
  (see Tripitaka)
  Tangalimlibo
  African
  daughter of a tribal chief in Zaire
  She was under a taboo to walk only by
  night. When she fetched water from
  the river by day, she offended the
  river-god who held her captive, so
  preventing her from feeding her son
  properly. The god released her only
  when a cow was sacrificed to him.
  Tanga Tanga
  South American
  in Peru, a three-headed god of birth,
  life and death
  Tangaloa
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Tangaroa]
  a creator-god, in the lore of Tonga
  He made himself a wife by carving her
  from stone and, when he threw the
  spare fragments of stone into the
  primordial ocean, they became the
  islands of the Pacific.
  Tangara
  Siberian
  [=Buriat Esege-Malan-Tengeri
  =Mongol Qormusta Tengri]
  a Yakut sky-god
  Tangaro Gilagilala
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Qat
  He was said to know everything.
  Tangaro Loloqong
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Qat
  He was said to know nothing.
  Tangaroa
  Pacific Islands
  [Tagaroa.Tongaiti.Upao.Vahu:
  =Hawaiian Kanaloa:=Marquesas Islands 
  Tana’oa:=Samoan Tagaloa:=Tahitian 
  Ta’aroa:=Tongan Tangaloa]
  a creator-god and sea-god
  a squid-god of Hawaii
  a fish-god and god of reptiles 
  of Tuamotu
  son of Rangi and Papa
  son of Atea and Papa, some say
  son of Te-More-tu, some say
  brother Haumea, Rongo, Ruaumoko,
  Tane, Tawhiri and Tu
  husband of Korero
  father of Pili,Tu-nui-ka-rere and 
  Turi-a-Faumea
  One story of the origin of Tangaroa
  says that he emerged from Po.
  In one version of the creation story
  he created the world when, in the form
  of a bird, he laid an egg which, after
  floating on the primaeval waters,
  broke to form the sky and the earth.
  He mated with the goddess Faumea
  after she had shown him how to
  remove the eels that normally lived 
  in her vagina and killed men who
  slept with her. When Hina-a-rauriki,
  wife of Turi-a-Faumea was abducted
  by the demon octopus, Rogo-tumu-
  here, he and Turi-a-Faumea fished 
  the monster up from the depths of 
  the ocean and killed him, rescuing
  Turi-a- Faumea’s wife.
  He and Atea both claimed to be the
  father of Papa’s first child, so she cut
  the baby in half for them. Atea threw
  his half into the heavens where it
  became the sun and later Tangaroa did
  the same, making the moon.
  Another story makes Tangaroa and
  Rongo twins and says that he was
  born from his mother’s arm.
  (see also Ta’aroa.Tagaro.
  Tagaroa.Tangaloa)
  Tangi-kuku
  Pacific Islands
  brother of Ina and Rupe
  tangie
  Scottish
  [tang:=Scotish kelpie:=Shetland shoopiltee]
  a water spirit of the Orkneys in 
  the form of a sea-horse or a 
  man draped with seaweed
  Tangira
  Pacific Islands
  a chieftain of Rarotonga 
  who was deified after 
  his death
  Tango
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Hervey Islanders
  son of Vari-ma-te-takere
  brother of Atea and Tinirau
  In the coconut which is the universe,
  he lives in Enua-kura, the Land of Red
  Parrot Feathers, which is the realm
  below the home of Tinirau.
  tangoma
  African
  Swazi diviners
  Tangotango
  New Zealand
  a heavenly fairy
  mother of Arahuta
  She found the god Tawhaki in the
  woods and seduced him, bearing a
  daughter, Arahuta. She later met
  Tawhaki in heaven and they lived
  together thereafter.
  Tangun
  Korean
  [Dan-Gun.Wang-Gum]
  son of Hwanung
  His mother was a woman who had
  been changed from a bear by eating
  herbs given to her by Hwanung.
  Tangun became the founder of the
  first kingdom and, on his death, was
  identified with San-shin, god of the
  mountains.
  Ta’ngwanla’na
  North American
  a supreme god of the Haida Indians
  tanha
  (see trishna)
  Tani
  New Zealand
  a Maori tree-god
  He is said to hold up the heavens with
  his feet while his hair is represented as
  underground roots.
  Tanin
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic monster in the form of a
  huge sea-serpent     (see also Tannin)
  Tanit
  Canaanite
  [Dido.Rat-Tanit.Tanith.Tenit.Thinnit:
  =Egyptian Hathor:=Phoenician Astarte:
  =Roman (Juno) Caelestis]
  a moon-goddess and guardian goddess
  of Carthage
  After her death, Dido became identified
  with Tanit.
  Tanith
  (see Tanit)
  taniwha
  New Zealand
  a Maori water-monster
  Tanjur
  Tibetan
  [Tan-gur]
  a sacred book
  (see also Kanjur)
  Tanlibik
  a demon associated with fascination
  Tanngniostr
  Norse
  [Tanngnjostr.Toothcracker.Toothgrinder]
  one of the goats pulling Thor’s chariot
  Tanngnjiostr
  (see Tanngniostr)
  Tanngrisnr
  Norse
  [Toothgnasher]
  one of the goats pulling Thor’s chariot
  Tannhauser1
  German
  [Knight of Song]
  a knight at the court of the 
  German king
  He fell under the spell of the goddess
  Holda (as Frau Venus) and, for a year,
  indulged in all the sensual pleasures she
  offered. Finally sickened, he returned
  to the king’s court at Wartburg where
  he was rejected by the other knights, 
  so he sought absolution in Rome only
  to be told that he had as much chance
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  While he was away, Elizabeth, the
  king’s daughter, who loved him, died
  of grief. He intended to return to
  Holda’s cave but learned just in time
  that the staff had produced almond
  blossoms and he was pardoned after
  all. He died with his beloved Elizabeth.
  Tannhauser2
  German
  an opera by Wagner
  Tannin
  Canaanite
  [=Phoenician Ophioneus]
  a sea-dragon subdued by Anat or Baal
  (see also Tanin)
  Tannus
  (see Tinnus)
  Tano
  African
  a river-god of the Akan
  son of the sun-god
  brother of Bia
  He should have been allocated the
  deserts but he disguised himself as his
  brother and was given the fertile parts
  of the earth. 
  tanoana
  (see sumangat)
  Tans
  North American
  local deities of the Hupa tribe
  These beings are said to tend huge
  herds of deer hidden in the mountains,
  occasionally allowing a few out to
  provide sport and food for the hunters.
  Tantalis
  British
  wife of Alexander
  mother of Alexander and Alis
  Tantalos
  (see Tantalus)
  Tantalus1
  Greek
  [Tantalos]
  king of Argos, Corinth or Lydia
  son of Zeus or Tmolus by Pluto
  husband of Dione or Euryanassa
  father of Broteas, Niobe and Pelops
  He kept the golden dog stolen from
  Rhea by Pandareus and left in his care
  and denied having it.
  He killed his son Pelops, cut him
  into small pieces and served him in
  stew to the gods. As punishment, Zeus
  condemned him to eternal torment.
  Immersed in water up to his chin
  which recedes whenever he tries to
  drink and with a fruit tree over his
  head which moves away each time he
  reaches out a hand, he can never satisfy
  his hunger or thirst.
  In other versions, his punishment
  was for divulging secrets of the gods,
  for stealing ambrosia and nectar or for
  keeping the golden dog.
  Some stories substitute a rock
  poised over the head of Tantalus for
  the fruit generally mentioned.
  Tantalus2
  Greek
  [Tantalos]
  king of Pisa
  son of Thyestes
  first husband of Clytemnestra
  He was killed by Agamemnon who
  then took Clytemnestra as his wife.
  Tantra1
  Buddhist
  sacred writing: the worship of male
  and female energies
  Tantra2
  Hindu
  sacred writing, in 64 books, including
  conversations between Shiva and 
  his consort
  These works are said to have been
  recorded by Dattatreya.
  tantrika
  Indian
  a seer or magician 
  Tantris
  British
  [Tramtris(t)]
  the name used by Tristram when, in
  the guise of a minstrel, he first met
  Isolde
  (see also Pro of Iernesetir)
  tanuki
  Japanese
  a fox-spirit: the badger, said to have
  magic powers
  Some say that the tamuki can change
  into a human being or a bottle of sake.
  Tanunapat
  Hindu
  a name for Agni as ‘always young’
  Tanushi
  (see Asoom)
  Tanuta
  Siberian
  a Koryak earth-guardian
  consort of Yine’ane’ut
  Tao
  Chinese
  [‘the way’:=Japanese To]
  the governing principle of the Taoist
  universe, combining yin and yang:
  the all-pervading basis of being:
  emptiness
  Tao Chi
  Chinese
  the name taken by Chi Kung when he
  became a monk
  Tao Chun
  Chinese
  [Chang Tsao-wang.Ling Pao]
  the mortal form of a Taoist deity, 
  one of the San Ch’ing, the 
  Three Pure Ones
  He controls the yang and the yin and
  regulates time. His home is the Higher
  Azure Palace, Shang Ch’ing.
  Tao Hua Hsien-nü
  Chinese
  a guardian goddess
  tao-jen
  Chinese
  [female=tao-nü]
  a sorcerer: one who practises 
  Taoist magic
  Tao ming
  Chinese
  an assistant in the underworld
  Tao Mu
  Chinese
  Tou Mu as the Mother of the Way
  tao-nü
  Chinese
  [male=tao-jen]
  a sorceress: a a female practitioner 
  of Taoist magic
  Tao Sha Shen Chun
  Chinese
  a god of the ancestral tablets
  Tai-suan
  Chinese
  a 7th C monk
  He went mad and claimed to have
  received revelations from the many
  gods who visited him.
  Tao Te Ching
  Chinese
  [Treatise of the Way and of Virtue]
  the principal work of Taoist philosophy,
  said to have been written by Lao-tzu
  in the 6th C
  This work describes the essence and
  source of the world which underlies
  everything.
  T’ao-t’ieh
  Chinese
  [Beast of Greed.Monster Face]
  a monster with one head, 2 bodies 
  and 6 legs
  This beast may be a water-buffalo or 
  it may have the face of a man, a lion 
  or a tiger. 
  The term is also used to refer to 
  the formalised depiction of some
  unidentified mythical animal.
  Tao Tsang
  Chinese
  the canon of Taoist literature
  The present canon comprises over
  1,100 volumes; an earlier one, burned
  in 1281, was even bigger.
  The canon comprises two parts
  known as the San Tung and the Ssu Fu.
  Tao-t’ung
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He is depicted seated on a mat hugging
  his knees.
  Tao T’ung Shih
  (see Yao)
  Tao-yüeh
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He is depicted in a sitting position,
  meditating, with his head supported
  on his hand.
  Taoeuris
  (see Tauret)
  Taoki-Ho-Oi
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of carpenters
  When Amaterasu hid herself in a 
  cave, he built a beautiful hall which,
  together with other lures, was used to
  entice her out again.
  Taonoui
  Pacific Islands
  mother of the stars, in the lore of 
  the Society Islanders
  consort of Roua
  mother of Fati
  Taouris
  (see Tauret)
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  Taourt
  (see Tauret)
  Tap
  (see Gaap)
  Tapa-Loka
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of the universe,
  the home of the demi-gods
  (see also Pitri-Loka)
  Tapac
  (see Thunupa)
  Tapairu1
  New Zealand
  a name for Tane as king of 
  the fairies
  tapairu2
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian nymph
  daughter of Miru, goddess of the dead
  Their mother used these nymphs to
  lure mortals to the underworld so that
  she could cook and eat them.
  Taparimarru
  South American
  consort of Purrunaminari
  mother of Sisiri
  Tapati
  Hindu
  [‘heat’]
  daughter of the sun-god
  Taphthartharath
  a demon of the planet Mercury
  Tapio
  Baltic
  a Finnish god of the hunt and forests
  a male version of Virava
  husband of Mielkki
  father of Nyyrikki and Tuulikki
  He is envisaged as the forested land-
  scape of Finland.
  Taqlikic
  North American
  a name for Yetl, the raven, as
  ‘hammer-father’, reflecting 
  his toughness
  (see Raven2.3)
  Tar
  African
  a Nigerian earth-god
  Tar-baby
  a sticky figure featured in 
  many cultures
  (see also Gum Girl)
  Tara1
  Buddhist
  [Arya-Tara.Bhrkuti-Tara.Dhanada.
  Ekajata.Janguli.Jayatara.
  Mahacinatara.Padmatara.Pandaravasini.
  Parnassavari.Prajna(paramita).
  Queen of Heaven.Queen of Knowledge.
  Sitatara.Sukla-Tara.Syamatara.
  Vajratara.Vasya-Tara.Vidjyarajni:
  =Chinese Kuan Yin:=Tibetan 
  Dolma.sGrol-ma]
  a Tibetan goddess of mercy, sailors 
  and wisdom
  wife of Avalokiteshvara
  The name may be applied to Maya, 
  the mother of the Buddha.
  Some say that there were twenty-
  one versions of Tara.
  In some accounts, Tara is said to
  have been generated from a tear-drop
  shed by Avalokiteshvara.
  She is depicted, sometimes with
  seven eyes, sitting on a lion, holding
  the sun, or as a maiden holding a lotus.
  (see also Blue Tara.Green Tara.Red
  Tara.sGrol-ma.Sitatara.Tara
  Amba.White Tara)
  Tara2
  Hindu
  [Taraka:=Tibetan Dolma.sGrol-ma] 
  a three-eyed goddess
  one of the mahavidyas
  a sakti of Shiva
  wife of Brhaspati
  mother of Budha
  She was carried off by Chandra but
  rescued by Brahma. She claimed that
  Chandra was the father of her son,
  Budha.
  Tara3
  Irish
  [Teamhair (na Riogh).Temair.
  Temuir.Tiathdrom]
  home of the high-kings
  This was originally the fortress of the
  Fir Bolg taken over by the Danaans
  and later the seat of the high-kings of
  Ireland.
  One story says that the site was
  abandoned after St Ruadan cursed it,
  others that it continued in use long
  after the suggested date of that
  incident.
  Tara4
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian sea-goddess
  Tara5
  (see Dara3)
  Tara Amba
  Buddhist
  a form of Tara as patron of sailors
  Tara Bai
  Hindu
  an ever-youthful star-maiden who
  lured mortals with her songs
  Tara Dharani
  (see Green Tara)
  Tara Stone
  (see Stone of Destiny)
  Tara Utpala
  (see Green Tara)
  Tarab
  a demon of extortion
  Tarada
  Japanese
  a ship’s captain
  He saw a vision of a maiden, dressed in
  white, standing on the surface of the
  sea to which she soon returned. She
  turned out to be the spirit of a
  wonderful sword which was recovered
  from the sea by the diver, Sankichi,
  and placed in a shrine. This satisfied
  the spirit and the fish, long absent
  from the bay, returned.
  Tarafe
  African
  a bard who sang the praises of Samba
  Tarai
  Indian
  a deity of the Andaman Islands
  wife or sister of Bilik
  She controls the south-west monsoon
  while Bilik controls that from the
  north-east.
  Taraipo
  New Zealand
  the first canoe, given to Rata by 
  the bird-spirits
  Taraka1
  Hindu
  [‘star’]
  a female, man-eating demon killed
  by Rama
  mother of Maricha
  Taraka2
  (see Tara2)
  Tarakamaya
  Hindu
  the war between the followers of
  Soma and Brhaspati
  This conflict was precipitated when
  Soma abducted Brhaspati’s wife, Tara.
  It was ended by the intervention of
  Brahma who ordered Soma to return
  Tara to her husband.
  Tarakee
  Hindu
  a hero who lived to the age of 1100
  Taramusubi
  Japanese
  one of the Eight Imperial Deities
  Taran1
  Celtic
  [Heithiurum.Taranis.Taranos.
  Taranuces.Taranus.Thunderer]
  a Celtic deity in Gaul
  This deity is generally regarded as a
  thunder-god, equated by the Romans
  with Dis Pater or Jupiter. In other
  accounts, Taran is female, a goddess 
  of death.
  (see also Tanaros)
  taran2
  Celtic
  the restless spirit of a child who 
  died before being baptised
  Taran3
  Welsh
  father of Gluneu
  Taranga
  Pacific Islands
  a mortal queen
  mother of Maui by Makea
  Tarani
  Hindu
  a name for the sun: a saviour deity
  Taranis
  (see Taran1)
  Taranos
  (see Taran1)
  Taranuces
  (see Taran1)
  Taranus
  (see Taran1)
  Taranushi
  (see Asoom)
  Tarapaca
  (see Thunapu)
  Taras
  Greek
  a man who was saved from 
  drowning by a dolphin
  Tarasque
  European
  a French monster
  This beast was said to have the head of
  a lion, scales, six clawed legs and the tail
  of a serpent. In some accounts, it was
  killed by St Martha near Marseilles.
  Taraswin
  Hindu
  a name for Garuda as ‘swift one’
  Tarawg
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  a warrior at King Arthur’s court
  He was killed by the boar Twrch Trwyth.
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  Taraxippos
  (see Taraxippus)
  Taraxippus
  Greek
  [‘horse-frightener’.Taraxippos]
  the ghost of Glaucus which frightened
  the horses at the Isthmian Games
  tarb uisge
  Scottish
  the Scottish version of the water-bull
  Tarbfeis
  (see Tarbhfeis)
  Tarbh Conraidh
  Irish
  a bull owned by Cailleach Bheur
  It was said that every cow within
  earshot calved when this bull bellowed.
  The hag who owned the bull turned it
  into a rock when it swam across a river
  after a cow.
  Tarbhfeis
  Irish
  [Bull Feast.Tarbfeis.Tarbhfheis]
  a druidic king-choosing ceremony
  A druid who had eaten the flesh and
  drunk the blood of a sacrificed bull was
  put into a trance by the other druids.
  The man he dreamt about was selected
  as the high-king.
  Tarbhfheis
  (see Tarbhfeis)
  Tarchetius
  Roman
  a king of Alba Longa
  He ordered his daughter to mate with
  a phantom phallus of Vulcan seen in
  the flames of the fire but she made 
  her servant-girl take her place. The
  children of this union were Romulus
  and Remus. When the twins grew up
  they killed Tarchetius.
  (see also Ocresia.Rhea Silvia)
  Tarchies
  Roman
  an Etruscan sage
  He taught Tarchon the arts of haruspicy. 
  Some accounts equate him with
  Tages.
  Tarchon
  Roman
  [Tarchon(t)is]
  a leader of the Etruscans
  son of Tyrrhenus
  He led his tribe out of Lydia to 
  settle in Northern Italy and later
  helped Aeneas and his band of Trojans
  in their struggles with the Latins and
  Rutulians.
  Some say that he was the plough-
  man who unearthed Tages.
  Tarchonis
  (see Tarchon)
  Tarchontis
  (see Tarchon)
  Tardif
  European
  the snail in Reynard the Fox
  Taredd
  Welsh
  [Taredd Wledig]
  father of the man who was turned
  into the boar, Twrch Trwyth
  Tarenyawagon
  North American
  [Great Upholder.Ta-ren-ya-wa-gon.
  Upholder of the Heavens]
  The Iroquois spirit who came to 
  earth as Hiawatha.
  Tarhuis
  (see Teshub)
  Tarhun
  (see Teshub)
  Tarhunt
  (see Teshub)
  Tarhuntas
  (see Teshub)
  Tarhuyiawaku
  North American
  an Iroquois giant supporting the sky
  Tari
  African
  a Swahili spirit who takes possession
  of humans
  Tari Pennu
  Indian
  an evil goddess
  daughter and consort of Boora Pennu 
  Boora Pennu created Tari Pennu and
  mated with her to generate the other
  gods.
  Taria Nui
  Pacific Islands
  [Taringa Nui]
  a Polynesian deity, guardian 
  of fishermen
  (see also canoe gods)
  Taringa Nui
  (see Taria Nui)
  Tarini
  (see Tara1)
  Taripaca
  South American
  an aspect of Viracocha as ‘judge’
  Tark
  (see Teshub)
  Tarksya
  (see Dadhikra)
  Tarku
  (see Teshub)
  Tarn
  Siberian
  an evil deity of the Ostyak
  god of war and disease
  In some cases, Tarn is depicted as
  female.
  Tarnhelm
  Norse
  the Helmet of Invisibility
  (see also Tarnkappe)
  Tarnhut
  (see Tarnkappe)
  Tarnkappe
  Norse
  [Cap of Invisibility.Hel-kappe.
  Nebelkappe Tarnhut]
  the red cap worn by some dwarfs
  These tiny beings hid behind rocks
  and repeated the last words of
  anything they overheard, giving rise to
  dwarf-talk or echoes. The red cap
  protected them from the daylight
  which would otherwise have turned
  them to stone.
  In Germanic stories, it was worn by
  Laurin when he battled against
  Dietrich von Bern and his followers
  when they came to rescue Kunhild
  whom Laurin had seized.
  Some say that this cap was worn 
  by Sigurd when he rode through the
  flames to rescue Brunhild.
  It is sometimes described as the
  cloak of Alberich, king of the dwarfs 
  or fairies.
  (see also Tarnhelm)
  Tarnush
  Persian
  a jinnee
  Taro1
  Japanese
  a warrior
  He and Jiro abandoned their leader,
  the prince Yuriwaka, on an island and
  stole his magic bow and arrows. Taro
  persuaded Yuriwaka’s wife that her
  husband was dead and she agreed to
  marry him. Yuriwaka escaped from the
  island and arrived in time to stop the
  wedding and, recovering his bow and
  arrows, killed Taro.
  Taro2
  Korean
  father of Chopstick
  taroc
  (see tarot)
  tarocco
  (see tarot)
  tarogoloa
  Pacific Islands
  an evil spirit which seduces humans
  These beings, of either sex, are said to
  kill their victims by cutting their
  genitalia.
  tarok 
  (see tarot)
  Tarol 
  Norse
  a giant
  tarot cards
  [taroc(co).tarok]
  a pack of 78 cards used in divination
  and fortune-telling
  Taronhiawagon
  North American
  the supreme god of the Onodago 
  tribe
  Tarpeia
  Roman
  a vestal virgin
  daughter of Spurius Tarpeius
  She fell in love with Titus Tatius,
  leader of the attacking Sabines, and
  opened the gates of the Capitol to
  them on condition that they gave 
  her what they wore on their left arms.
  She was referring to their bracelets 
  but the Sabines instead threw their
  shields (also worn on their left arms)
  and she was killed. Another version
  says she was killed by the Sabines when
  she tricked them into surrendering
  their arms.
  Tarpuntatita-cuma
  South American
  Incas who performed human 
  sacrifice
  Tarqeq
  Inuit
  [Moon Spirit.Tarquiup Inua]
  one of the 3 spirits controlling
  the forces of nature
  He is a hunter-spirit who controls
  fertility and animals.
  Tarquin1
  (see Turkin)
  Tarquin2
  (see Tarquinius)
  Tarquin the Proud
  (see Tarquinius Superbus)
  Tarquinia
  Roman
  sister of Tarquinius Superbus
  mother of Brutus
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  Roman
  [Ar(r)uns.Tarquin]
  son of Demaratius
  brother of Lucumo
  father of Collatinus
  He was said to have encouraged the
  Gauls to attack Rome to avenge himself
  on Lucumo who had seduced his wife.
  Tarquinius Arruns2
  Roman
  [Ar(r)uns.Tarquin]
  son or grandson of Tarquinius Priscus
  brother of Tarquinius Superbus
  husband of Tullia
  He was killed by Tarquinius Superbus
  who then married Tullia, his widow.
  Tarquinius Arruns3
  Roman
  [Ar(r)uns.Tarquin]
  son of Tarquinius Superbus
  brother of Sextus
  Tarquinius Collatinus
  Roman
  [Collatinus.Egerius.Tarquin]
  a governor of Collatia
  son of Tarquinius Arruns
  husband of Lucretia
  When the leaders of the Roman siege
  at Ardea paid surprise visits to their
  wives, Lucretia was judged to have
  behaved best in their absence. When
  she was raped by Sextus Tarquinius,
  Collatinus started the movement that
  led to the abolition of the monarchy.
  He became one of the first consuls of
  the new republic.
  Tarquinius Priscus
  Roman
  [Lucumo.Tarquin]
  an Etruscan
  fifth king of Rome
  son of Demeratus
  brother of Arruns
  husband of Tanaquil
  Some say that his wife was Gaea
  Cecilia but this may be another name
  for the same woman.
  He became king of Rome after
  Ancus Marcius whose two sons had a
  greater right to the throne. He ruled for
  thirty-eight years and was killed either
  by the sons of Ancus or by shepherds
  employed by them, who axed Priscus to
  death. His wife ensured that her
  favourite, Servius Tullius, succeeded to
  the throne.
  He was originally known as Lucumo. 
  Tarquinius, Sextus
  Roman
  [Tarquin]
  son of Tarquinius Superbus
  His father sent him to Gabii posing 
  as a refugee from Roman persecution
  and he became a commander of the
  army. Once in power, he killed the
  leaders of Gabii and handed over the
  town to the tender mercies of his
  despotic father.
  While the Roman leaders were
  engaged at Ardea, he raped Lucretia,
  wife of Collatinus. The enraged citizens
  rose up in anger, the monarchy was
  overthrown and a republic instituted.
  Expelled from Rome, he returned to
  Gabii where he was killed.
  Tarquinius Superbus
  Roman
  [Tarquin Superbus.Tarquin the Proud]
  seventh and last king of Rome
  son or grandson of 
  Tarquinius Priscus
  father of Arruns and Sextus
  He killed his first wife and his brother
  Arruns and married his brother’s 
  wife, Tullia. At her instigation, he
  then killed her father, the sixth king
  Servius Tullius, and took the throne.
  His son’s rape of Lucretia incensed
  the citizens, leading to the abolition of
  the monarchy.
  He fled to Caere and came back
  with an Etruscan force to attack Rome.
  He was driven off and his second
  attempt, led by Lars Porsena, was no
  more successful. He was wounded in
  his final battle with Rome, at Lake
  Regillus, and died some time later at
  Cumae.
  Tarquiup Inua
  (see Tarqeq)
  tarroo-ushtey
  Manx
  a monster in the form of a 
  water-bull
  This beast is said to have the habit of
  pulling mortals under the water and
  drowning them.
  (see also cabyll-ushtey.glaistyn)
  Tarsan
  British
  brother of Bagdemagus
  He was killed when fighting for King
  Arthur.
  Tarsenesyde
  British
  in some accounts, mother of Enid
  by Liconaus or Yniol
  Tartach
  a demon said to take possession
  of humans
  Tartak
  Hebrew
  a deity of the Avites
  Tartaro
  European
  [Tataro]
  a Basque monster
  In some accounts, Tartaro is a one-
  eyed giant, rather like a Cyclops, while
  in others he may appear as a hunter or
  shepherd or as some strange animal.
  He owned a ring which could speak.
  When it spoke to the girl to whom he
  gave the ring, she cut off her finger
  and threw both finger and ring into 
  a pond.
  Tartaros
  (see Tartarus)
  Tartarus1
  Greek
  [Hades.Tartaros]
  hell: the home of the dead
  The underworld which was ruled by
  Hades was divided into three areas: the
  Asphodel Fields for the souls of
  heroes, Erebus where the palace of
  Hades and his queen was situated and
  Elysium, the home of the souls of the
  virtuous. Sometimes it is regarded as
  having two divisions, Tartarus, the
  lower, and Erebus, in which case
  Elysium is regarded as a separate place
  away to the west. Other stories use
  either name to refer to the underworld
  as a whole.
  Entry was by two gates, one of ivory
  for false dreams and one of horn for
  true dreams. 
  Newly-arrived souls were judged by
  three judges, Aeaceus, Minos and
  Rhadamanthys.
  Tartarus2
  Greek
  [Tartaros]
  a primaeval god of the underworld
  son of Aether by Gaea
  Taru
  Mesopotamian
  [=Hittite Teshub]
  a Hattic weather-god
  husband of Wurusemu
  father of Hulla
  father of Telepinu, some say
  Tarutius
  Roman
  husband of Acca Larentia
  In the story that identifies Acca
  Larentia with the prostitute Fabula, he
  married her after she gave up
  prostitution, a wealthy woman.
  Tarvaa
  Mongolian
  a shaman
  When, as a youth, he became uncon-
  scious, it was thought he was dead. His
  body was left outside and the crows
  pecked his eyes out. His soul was
  refused entry to the land of the dead
  but was given great wisdom so that,
  when he recovered consciousness, he
  was blind but very wise.
  Tarvos
  Roman
  [(Tarvos) T(r)igaranos.(Tarvos) 
  T(r)igaranus.Tigeranos.Tigeranus]
  a Celtic bull-god in Gaul
  He is depicted sometimes as a three -
  horned bull, sometimes as a bull with
  three cranes on his back.
  Tascar
  a ruler of one of the 7 supposed
  firmaments
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  Taschlikh
  Hebrew
  [=Japanese Ohobarai]
  a rite for the expiation of sin in 
  which clothes or figures are
  ceremonially burnt
  tase
  Burmese
  evil spirits, vengeful souls 
  of the dead
  These beings appear in various forms
  known as hminza, thabet and thaye.
  They can be scared off by very loud
  noises.
  Tasenetnofret
  Egyptian
  a goddess
  an aspect of Hathor
  consort of Haroeris
  Tash
  British
  an evil deity in the works of 
  C. S. Lewis
  He is depicted as manlike, with four
  arms and the head of a bird of prey,
  and is regarded as a form of Ahriman.
  Tasha
  Irish
  [Princess Tasha]
  a maiden of the Otherworld
  She was one of many said to be the
  wife of Finn mac Cool to whom she
  was given for military assistance
  rendered by Finn to her father.
  Tashan
  Persian
  a creator-god
  Tashi Lama
  (see Panchen Lama)
  Tashi Toeringma
  Tibetan
  [Tashitsheringma]
  a goddess of the Himalayas
  one of the 5 Long Life Sisters, 
  some say
  This deity lives on the peak Gauri-
  shankar, west of Everest.
  Tashitsheringma
  (see Tashi Toeringma)
  Tashmetu
  (see Tasmetu)
  Tashmetum
  (see Tasmetu)
  Tashmish
  (see Tasmisu)
  Tashmishu
  (see Tasmisu)
  Tashmit
  (see Tasmetu)
  Tashmitum
  (see Tasmetu)
  Tasimis
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite goddess
  consort of Teshub
  Tasis
  Celtic
  a minor god
  Tasisnemetum
  Celtic
  a grove sacred to Tasis
  Tasmetu
  Mesopotamian
  [Tashmetu(m).Tashmit(um).
  Tasmetum.Tasmit]
  a Babylonian love-goddess
  daughter of Marduk and Sarpanitu
  consort of Nabu
  Tasmetum
  (see Tasmetu)
  Tasmisu
  Mesopotamian
  [Tashmish(u).Tasmisus]
  a Hurrian deity
  brother and attendant on Teshub
  He was one of the three gods spat out
  by Kumarbi or, as others say, produced
  from the earth, and he helped his
  brother, Teshub, in his fight with the
  demon Illuyankas. The other two were
  Aranzakh and Teshub.
  Tasmisus
  (see Tasmisu)
  Tasmit
  (see Tasmetu)
  tasoom
  North American
  the soul, in the lore of 
  the Cheyenne
  Tasso, Torquato
  Italian
  (1544-95)
  an Italian poet 
  He wrote about the exploits of
  Charlemagne and his paladins, including
  the book Jerusalem Delivered.
  Tastar
  (see Tvashtri)
  Tat
  (see Ded.Thoth)
  Tata1
  Siberian
  progenitor of the Tartars and keeper
  of the Tree of Life
  Tata2
  (see Nata.Xiuhtecuhtli)
  tatabu
  Pacific Islands
  a fetish in which a spirit is said
  to be trapped
  tatari
  Japanese
  a curse laid on an individual by 
  a deity or a spirit
  tatari-ishi
  Japanese
  a stone said to bring bad luck or 
  even death
  Tataro
  (see Tartaro)
  Tate
  North American
  a creator-god and wind-god of the
  Sioux Indians
  Tate Hautse Kupuri Central American
  a rain-goddess of the Huichol Indians
  Tate Kyewimoka
  Central American
  a rain-goddess of the Huichol Indians
  Tate Naaliwahi
  Central American
  a rain-goddess of the Huichol Indians
  Tate Oteganaka
  Central American
  a corn-goddess of the Huichol Indians
  Tate Rapawiyema
  Central American
  a rain-goddess of the Huichol Indians
  Tate-Vali
  Central American
  a fire-god of the Huichol Indians
  Tate Velia Vimali
  Central American
  a sun-goddess of the Huichol Indians
  Taten
  (see Tatenen)
  Tatenen
  Egyptian
  [Tanen.Taten.Tatjenen.Tatumen.
  Tatunen.Ten(en)]
  a primaeval vegetation god
  an androgynous aspect of Ptah
  This deity was regarded as the
  personification of the dead king’s
  phallus and guardian of the solar
  bark.
  He is depicted as bearded with a
  crown of ram’s horns.
  Tathagata
  Buddhist
  [Buddha-nature.Dharma-body:
  =Chinese Ju-lai:=Japanese Nyorai]
  a name for the Buddha as one who
  follows the path of his ancestors
  (see also Sugata)
  Tathatavasita
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of the vasitas
  Tathlum
  Irish
  the magic stone flung from a 
  catapult by Lugh to kill Balor at 
  the Second Battle of Moytura
  Tatia
  Roman
  first wife of Numa Pompilius
  Tatius
  Roman
  a Sabine king
  He is said to have captured the 
  Capitol following the rape of the
  Sabine women and ruled jointly with
  Romulus.
  Tatjenen
  (see Tatenen)
  Tatosi
  Central American
  a fire-god of the Huichol Indians
  Tatpurusa
  (see Tatpurusha)
  Tatpurusha
  Hindu
  [Tatpurusa]
  one of 5 aspects of Shiva known 
  as Pancabrahma
  Tat’qahicnin
  Siberian
  a Koryak vegetation-god
  Tatsu
  Japanese
  a sign (dragon) of the Zodiac 
  Tatsuta-hiko
  Japanese
  a minor wind-god
  Tatsuta-hime
  Japanese
  a minor wind-goddess
  Tatu-Karaia
  South American
  a legendary race of people
  It was believed that these people lived
  underground and were killed, when
  they came out of their dwellings, by
  the Xingu.
  Tatumen
  (see Tatenen)
  Tatunen
  (see Tatenen)
  Tatzelwurm
  European
  a mythical dragon in the Alps
  Tatzitzete 
  South American
  a supreme god of the Chaco tribe
  of Colombia
  father of Carabagi
  Tau
  (see Tayau)
  Tau Titi
  New Zealand
  son of Miru
  Tau-uta
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian deity
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  taua
  Pacific Islands
  evil spirits which may appear as
  animals or as monsters made of
  various animal parts
  Taua Fatuna
  Pacific Islands
  offspring of Limu, god of the dead
  Taueret
  (see Tauret)
  Tauetona
  African
  the first man, in the lore 
  of Botswana
  He lived in the cave known as Lowe 
  in the centre of the country.
  Tauira-Ahua
  Pacific Islands
  son of Tura and Turakihau
  Taulat
  British
  a knight-killer
  He killed a knight at King Arthur’s
  court and threatened to return each
  year to kill another. Jaufré was ordered
  to follow him and killed him in single
  combat.
  Taulurd
  British
  a giant in Cornwall
  brother of Taulus
  He ravaged the lands of earl Fergus
  until he was killed by Morholt.
  Taulus
  British
  [Tallaus]
  a giant in Cornwall
  brother of Taulurd
  Taumata-Atua
  Pacific Islands
  a vegetation god
  Tauni-kapi-kapi
  East Indian
  a man-eating giant of New Guinea
  He was killed by a man and his mother
  who climbed a beanstalk to his home
  in the sky.
  Taunggyi-shin (see Hnit-ma-dawgyi)
  Taunting of Loki
  (see Aegisdrekka)
  Taurean
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Tauret
  Egyptian
  [Apet.Beset.Epet.Heret.Opet.Rer(et).Sa.
  Ta-urat.Ta-uret.Ta-urt.Tao(e)uris.
  Ta(o)urt.Tawer(e)t.T(h)aueret.Thoeris.
  Thouart.Thoueret.Tie.Touart.Tueret:
  =Greek Athena.Thoueris]
  a hippopotamus-goddess, 
  goddess of childbirth
  wife of Bes or Set
  Depicted as having the head of a
  hippopotamus, the legs of a lion and
  the tail of a crocodile, her fearsome
  appearance drove off evil spirits at 
  the birth of a child.
  In later stories, Horus won her from
  Seb and she was put in charge of 
  souls returning from the underworld
  for rebirth.
  She was later assimilated into Hathor.
  Taurica
  (see Artemis)
  taurobolium
  Roman
  [criobolium]
  the sacrificial slaughter of bulls to
  Mithras or Cybele when devotees
  bathed in the blood of the
  slaughtered animals
  Tauropolos1
  Greek
  a name for Artemis as a fertility-
  goddess associated with bulls
  Tauropolos2
  Greek
  son of Dionysus and Ariadne
  Taurt
  (see Tauret)
  Taurua
  Pacific Islands
  daughter of Hua’atua
  Taurus
  [=Arab Thaur]
  the second symbol of the Zodiac, 
  the bull
  Taurvi
  Persian
  a demon opposing Ameretat
  Taut
  Egyptian
  a name of the young Horus
  Tautabaoth
  a Gnostic angel with a bear’s head
  Tauthe
  Mesopotamian
  a demon of chaos
  the Syrian version of Tiamat
  consort of Apason
  mother of Lache, Lachos and Moynis
  Tautohito
  New Zealand
  a Maori sorcerer
  He and Puarata owned a magic head
  that killed all who came near. Hakawau
  overcame his spells by superior magic
  and killed him and all his followers.
  Tavan
  Thai
  a demon
  The fifth incarnation of Vishnu, in the
  Indian version, was Vamana the dwarf
  who was sent to deal with the king,
  Bali. In the Thai version, Vamana is an
  incarnation of Narayana who is 
  sent to defeat the demon Tavan.
  Tavatimsa
  Hindu
  one of the lower regions of heaven,
  ruled by Sakka
  It was this heaven that the Buddha
  ascended to when he passed on his
  teachings to his mother.
  Taverik
  (see Tayau)
  Tavi-ayik
  (see Virava)
  Tavola Ritonda
  Italian
  a 14th C book of Arthurian legends
  Tawa
  North American
  a creator-god and sun-god of the 
  Pueblo Indians
  Tawa Makoce
  North American
  a Sioux chief
  father of Makhta
  His three sons were all killed in battles
  with their enemies, the Crow, but his
  daughter avenged their deaths in a
  later battle.
  Tawadeintha
  Burmese
  [=Siamese Taweda]
  the land of the nats
  Tawals
  Polish
  a field-god
  Tawara Toda
  (see Hidesato)
  Taweda
  Siamese
  the Siamese version of Tawadeintha
  Tawenduare
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Tupi Indians
  brother of Arikute
  In one version, he quarrelled with his
  brother and caused a flood when he
  stamped his foot. They saved them-
  selves and their families by taking to
  the trees.
  An alternative story regards him as
  god of the day in permanent conflict
  with Arikute, god of the night.
  Taweret
  (see Tauret)
  Tawert
  (see Tauret)
  Taweskare
  (see Tawiscara)
  Tawhaki
  New Zealand
  [Tahaki:=Papuan Sido]
  a semi-divine culture-hero
  a Maori thunder-god
  son of Hema and Urutonga
  brother of Kariki
  husband of Hine Piripiri
  father of Matuku, Tahiti Tokerau 
  and Wahieroa
  father of Arahuta by Tangotango
  He led souls across the rainbow bridge
  to meet their ancestors while his son,
  Rata, followed in his canoe.
  When he married Hine Piripiri, her
  relatives tried to kill Tawhaki but he
  drove them off with lightning flashes
  and drowned them in a heavy
  rainstorm. Their father, Hema, had
  been killed by the ponaturi and these
  flying demons had taken over his
  house. Tawhaki and Kariki sealed the
  house so that the demons could see 
  no light and, when dawn came,
  Tawhaki opened the door and the
  demons perished in the light of the
  sun. Only two, Kanae and Tonga-
  Hiti, escaped.
  At the end of his life on earth, he
  climbed to heaven up a vine lowered 
  by his grandmother, Whaitiri. In the
  sixth heaven, Nga Atua, he was
  reunited with Tangotango, a nymph
  who had seduced him, and he lived
  with her and their daughter, Arahuta,
  thereafter.
  In some accounts he is the grand-
  father of Rata.
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  Tawheta
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  brother of Taka-Rita
  father of Pou Matangatanga
  His sister, Taka-Rita, was killed by her
  husband, Uenuku, for sleeping with
  two other men and Tawheta exacted
  vengeance by killing Uenuku’s five
  sons by his first wife. Uenuku retaliated
  by attacking Tawheta’s compound,
  killing many of his men, and seizing 
  his daughter, Pou Matangatanga,
  whom he married. Tawheta escaped on
  that occasion and hid in the forest but
  Uenuku later found his hiding place
  and Tawheta and all his men were
  killed in the final battle, Ra Torua.
  Tawhiri
  New Zealand
  [Tawhiri-ma-tea]
  a Maori storm-god
  son of Rangi and Papa
  brother of Haumea, Ruaumoko, 
  Rongo, Tane, Tangaroa and Tu
  father of Ao-Kahiwahiwa 
  and many others
  When the children of Rangi and Papa
  rebelled, he sided with his father 
  and caused great storms. Only his
  brother, Tu-matauenga, stood up to
  his onslaughts.
  Tawiscana
  (see Tawiscara)
  Tawiscara
  North American
  [Dark One.‘flint’.Hahgwehdaetgah.
  Taweskare.Tawiscana.Tawiscaron.
  Tawiskala.Tawiskara.Tawiskaron.
  Tawiskava.Tehotennhiaron:=Abnaki 
  Malsum:=Algonquin Chibiabos]
  an evil spirit of the Huron Indians
  grandson of the moon
  son of Wind-Ruler and Breath-of-Wind
  twin brother of Ioskeha
  He fought with his twin brother 
  while still in their mother’s womb and
  she died when they were born. From
  then on they fought for supremacy
  and eventually Ioskeha prevailed,
  becoming the supreme god of the
  Iroquois 
  while 
  Tawiscara 
  was
  banished to the underworld.
  (see also Othagwenda.Tawiscaron)
  Tawiscaron
  North American
  [Tawiskaron]
  an Iroquois god
  brother of Oterongtongnia
  In some accounts, this being is the
  same as Tawiscara but others give
  them as separate, with Tawiscaron
  being a demon who collected beasts
  in the sky and occasionally allowed
  them back to earth to attack mortals.
  Tawiskala
  (see Tawiscara)
  Tawiskara
  (see Tawiscara)
  Tawiskava
  (see Twaiscara)
  Tawiskaron
  (see Tawiscaron)
  tawlbwrdd
  British
  a games board
  This board, used for a game like chess,
  was made of gold and had silver pieces
  which could move themselves. It
  became one of the Thirteen Treasures
  of Britain collected by Merlin.
  Tawrat
  (see Tawrah)
  Ta’xet
  North American
  a god of death of the Haida Indians
  taxims
  European
  revenants with rotting, stinking bodies
  taxus
  Greek
  the yew, a sacred tree
  Ta’yan
  Siberian
  a supreme deity of the Koryak people
  consort of Lapna’ut
  father of Ya’halan
  Tayau
  Central American
  [Tau.Taverik]
  a sun-god of the Huichol Indians
  Tayau Sakaimoka
  Central American
  a sun-god of the Huichol Indians, a
  helper of Tayau
  Taygete
  Greek
  a nymph of Mount Taygetus
  one of the Pleiades
  daughter of Atlas
  mother of Lacedaemon by Zeus
  She was changed into a doe by Artemis
  to escape the advances of Zeus.
  In some accounts, she was the
  Ceryneian Hind captured by Heracles
  as this third Labour.
  Taymus
  Muslim
  father of Zuleikha
  Tazh
  Persian
  with Tazhak, one of the first pair 
  of mortals, offspring of Frava 
  and Fravakain
  This couple became the progenitors 
  of the Arabs while another pair,
  Haoshyanga and Guzhak, became the
  progenitors of the Iranians.
  Tazhak
  (see Tazh)
  Tcenes
  North American
  a hero of the Kato Indians
  He rescued the child, Nagaitco, from
  the flood and she became the ancestor
  of the tribe.
  Tchakabech
  North American
  a dwarf
  The Algonquians say that Tchakabech
  climbed up a tree to escape the fate
  that had befallen his parents, who 
  had been eaten by a bear, and found
  himself in heaven. He returned to
  earth and took his sister up to heaven
  where he is said to have caught the 
  sun and tied it up, causing darkness 
  to envelope the earth. Light was not
  restored until the sun was released by 
  a mouse who ate through the ropes.
  Tchue
  African
  a creator-deity of the Bushman people
  He was said to take the form of an
  animal or of a fruit which appeared at
  sunrise and died at sunset.
  Tcikapis
  North American
  a culture-hero of the tribes of 
  the north-east
  It is said that he was born when his
  sister removed him from the womb of
  his mother who, together with his
  father, had been killed by bears.
  Although only a tiny dwarf, he was
  immensely strong and used trees as
  arrows.
  Tchile
  (see Yaboutchilo)
  Tchionatulander
  (see Schionatulander)
  Tcochkut
  (see Tcuchkuti)
  Tcolawitze
  North American
  a Hopi fire-spirit
  Tchom
  (see Tehom)
  Tchue
  African
  the founder-hero of the Bushman
  He had the power to change into any
  form, including trees and animals, and
  it was he who gave man the gift of fire.
  Tcuchkuti
  North American
  [Tcochkut]
  a benevolent Hopi spirit
  Te Aa-tu-roa
  New Zealand
  a goddess of the day
  daughter of Te Kore
  Te Aka Ia Roe
  Pacific Islands
  a creator god of the Hervey islanders
  He is envisaged as a huge worm. The
  world is seen as a coconut, the root of
  which is inhabited by three such
  beings. Te Aka Ia Roe lives at the top.
  (see also Te Manava Roa.
  Te Tanga Engae)
  Te-ao
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian deity
  son of Po
  father of Ao-Marama
  Te Ariki-n-Tarawa
  Pacific Islands
  son of Taburimai
  husband of Nei Te-reere
  father of Kirata-n-te-rerei
  According to the Gilbert Islanders, he
  climbed the sacred tree to heaven,
  married the tree-goddess Te-reere and
  they became the ancestors of the people.
  Te Ata
  New Zealand
  a goddess of the dawn
  daughter of Te Kore
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  Te Atua Wera
  New Zealand
  [The Fiery God]
  a Maori deity
  Te Bo ma Te Maki
  Pacific Islands
  the primordial substance from which
  the universe was made by Nareau.
  Te Bongo Ro
  Pacific Islands
  the primordial darkness
  Te Enua Te Ki
  Pacific Islands
  the home of Vari Ma Te Takere and 
  her children at the bottom of the
  world coconut where they live in
  total silence
  Te Hui
  (see Chu-ti Ho-shang)
  Te Ikawai
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Gilbert Islands
  son of Na Atibu and Nei Teukez
  Te-io-Ora
  (see Motoro)
  Te Kanawa
  New Zealand
  a Maori hunter who was said to 
  have seen fairies in the forest
  Te Kikinto
  Pacific Islands
  a name of Nareau the Younger as a
  trickster-god of the Gilbert Islands
  Te Kore
  New Zealand
  the primaeval void: a creator-god 
  of the Maori
  He had many aspects such as Te Kore-
  tua-nia, Te Kore-tua-rua, Te Kore-
  tua-tahi, Te Kore-tua-para, Te Kore
  whiwhia, Te Kore-rawea, and Te Kore-
  tamaua referring to various properties
  of Te Kore as the void and was the
  begetter of many deities such as Te 
  Ao-tu-roa, Te Ata, Te-Po and Whai-
  tua.
  Te Maharo
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian deity
  Te Manava Roa
  Pacific Islands
  a creator god of the Hervey islanders
  He is envisaged as a huge worm. The
  world is seen as a coconut the root of
  which is inhabited by three such
  beings. Te Manava Roa lives at the
  bottom.           (see also Ta Aka Ia Roe.Te 
  Tanga Engae)
  Te Mangai
  (see Wiremu Ratana)
  Te More-tu
  New Zealand
  a deity, space personified
  father of Tangaroa
  Te-nadzuchi
  Japanese
  wife of Ashi-nadzuchi
  mother of Inada-hime
  Te Nao
  Pacific Islands
  a sea-god of the Gilbert Islands
  son of Na Atibu and Nei Teukez
  Te Parai Tea
  Pacific Islands
  [The Hollow Grey Rocks]
  the home of Tumuteanaoa below 
  the home of Tango in the world
  coconut
  Te Po
  New Zealand
  a primaeval deity, god of night
  son of Te Kore
  Like his father, Te Po had many
  aspects – Te Po-whawha, Te Po-teki,
  Te Po-teroa, etc.
  Te Putahi Nui
  Pacific Islands
  a place in Rangi Tuarea, the home of
  the star-god Rehua
  Te Rangi Whakaputa
  (see Whakaputa)
  Te Reinga
  (see Reinga)
  Te Rongo
  (see Rongo)
  Te Tanga Engae
  Pacific Islands
  a creator god of the Hervey islanders
  He is envisaged as a huge worm. The
  world is seen as a coconut the root of
  which is inhabited by three such
  beings. Te Tanga Engae lives in the
  middle.                (see also Te Aka Ia Roe.
  Te Manava Roa)
  Te Toi-o-nga Rangi
  Pacific Islands
  the highest heaven
  Te Tumu
  Pacific Islands
  [Kiho Tumu:=Tahitian Atea:
  =New Zealand Rangi]
  a supreme god in the Society Islands
  As Kiho, he is equated in some
  accounts with the Maori god Io.
  Te Tuna
  Pacific Islands
  [Tuna(roa)]
  a monster in the form of an eel
  He seduced Hina when she came to
  earth to bathe.
  In another version, he seduced a
  girl named Ina Moe-Aitu and then
  ordered her to cut off his head and
  bury it. The first coconut tree grew
  from the buried head.
  Some say that it was Raukura, the
  wife of Maui, who was seduced and
  the angry god chopped Te Tuna into
  pieces from which came not only the
  coconut palm but many species of
  fish.
  Tea
  Irish
  [Tea-Tephi]
  an eastern princess
  wife of Eremon
  In some accounts, she is said to have
  been the daughter of the Biblical
  Zedekiah and to have brought the
  Stone of Destiny to Ireland.
  tea plant
  Buddhist
  a plant said to be grown from an
  eyelid of Bodhidharma
  Tea-Tephi
  (see Tea)
  Teach Dhionn
  (see Tech Duinn)
  Teach Duinn
  (see Tech Duinn)
  Teach-na-deinedh
  Irish
  a rite of purification by fire
  Teacher of the World
  (see Pachayachachic)
  teakettle
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Teamhair
  (see Tara3)
  Teamhair Luachra
  Irish
  [Catair Curoi.Cathair Chon Roi]
  the fortress of Curoi, in some accounts
  It was said that Curoi uttered a chant
  each night, causing the building to
  revolve so that its entrance could 
  never be found after sunset.
  Teamhair na Riogh
  (see Tara3)
  Teanoi
  Pacific Islands
  son of Bakoa and Nei Nguiriki
  The first children of Bakoa were the
  fishes. Next came the human, called
  Taburimai, and the shark, Teanoi.
  When Teanoi learned that the fishes
  planned to kill Taburimai, he carried
  him on his back to the safety of Samoa.
  He was rewarded by being made a star
  in the sky.
  tearai
  Japanese
  a basin in a shrine
  This vessel is used in purification rites
  on entering the shrine.
  tears of Eos
  Greek
  dew
  The dew was regarded as the tearsshed
  by Eos over the death of her son
  Memnon.
  Teatlahuiani
  Central American
  a god of intoxication
  one of the Centzon Totochtin
  A sacrifice made to this god would
  ensure that the drinker did not die
  from drowning when drunk.
  tebo
  African
  [plur=matebo]
  an evil spirit of the Bakongo
  This spirit appears in the form of an
  ugly, wrinkled dwarf.
  Tecacatetl
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland, Aztlan
  Tecciztecatl
  Central American
  [Metzli.Mex(i)tli]
  a moon-god of the Aztecs
  son of Tlaloc, some say
  He is said to have cremated himself
  and the moon represents his heart.
  He is depicted as an old man carry-
  ing a white shell.
  (see also Fifth Sun)
  Tech Duinn
  Irish
  [Teach Dhionn.Teach Duinn]
  the island home of Donn
  home of the dead
  This land is envisaged as an island to
  the south-west of Ireland.
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  Techu
  (see Thoth)
  Tecmessa
  Greek
  [Tekmessa]
  daughter of Teleutas or Teuthras
  mother of Eurysaces by Ajax
  When Ajax raided her father’s king-
  dom during the Trojan War, her father
  was killed and she was carried off as a
  prize by Ajax.
  Tecolotl
  Central American
  a ruler of the underworld in 
  the form of an owl
  Tecpaltzin
  Central American
  an elder of the Aztecs
  It was he who advised the Aztecs to
  move from their original homeland,
  which was somewhere north of the
  Colorado River, to Mexico.
  Tecpatl
  Central American
  the eighteenth of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the stone knife (tecpatl)
  and north, the day was governed by
  Tezcatlipoca.
  Tectamus
  Greek
  father of Asterius, king of Crete
  Tecumbalam
  Central American
  a huge bird in Mayan lore
  In one of the early attempts to create
  humans, the gods Tepeu and Gucamatz
  carved them from wood. When they
  proved unsuccessful, the gods sent
  four huge birds to destroy them. The
  others were known as Camazotz,
  Cotzbalam and Xecotcovach.
  Teczistecatl
  Cantral American
  a moon-goddess
  Teelget
  North American
  [Delge(e)thTheelgeth]
  a monster of the Navaho Indians in the
  form of a flesh-eating horned beast
  Teelget lived in the middle of a huge
  plain with no cover so a ground-rat
  burrowed under the ground to a 
  point beneath where the monster was
  standing. Nayenezgani then crawled
  along the tunnel and shot the beast
  from below.
  Tefenet
  (see Tefnut)
  Tefnut
  Egyptian
  [Ma(yet).Tefenet.The Spitter]
  a rain-goddess 
  daughter of Atum (Ra) or Khepra
  wife and sister of Shu
  mother of Geb and Nut
  She and her brother Shu were created
  when Ra span on the ground.
  In some accounts, she went into the
  desert as a lynx and was recovered by
  Shu and Thoth. Some say that she
  married Thoth.
  She is depicted as having a lion’s
  head and wearing a solar disc or some-
  times as a snake.
  Tegau Efron
  (see Tegau Eufron)
  Tegau Eufron
  Welsh
  [Tegau Efron.Tegau Eurfon]
  in Welsh accounts, wife of Caradoc
  Briefbas and mother of Meuric
  She owned a famous carving knife, 
  cup and mantle, the last of which is
  sometimes in the list of the Thirteen
  Treasures collected by Merlin.
  In other versions, Caradoc’s wife 
  is Guimer.
  Tegau Eurfon
  (see Tegau Eufron)
  Tegid Foel
  (see Tegid Voel)
  Tegid Voel
  Welsh
  [Tegid Foel]
  a noble
  husband of Ceridwen
  father of Avagddu, Creirwy and Morvran
  Some versions regard him as a water-
  god; in other accounts ‘he’ is defined
  as a water-goddess.
  Tegner
  (see Bishop Tegner)
  tego
  African
  a Swahili amulet worn to prevent a
  wife’s adultery
  Tego’o
  North American
  a companion of Pelintsiek when he
  came to California from the north
  Tegyrius
  Greek
  a king of Thrace
  Teharon
  (see Ioskeha)
  Teharonhiawagon
  (see Ioskeha)
  Tehenut
  Egyptian
  [African]
  an aspect of Neith, said to have
  originated in the mountains of 
  the moon
  Tehom1
  Mesopotamian
  [Tchom] 
  the primaeval waters
  Tehom2
  (see Tiamat)
  Tehotennhiaron
  (see Tawiscara)
  Tehuehuetl
  Central American
  a large stone used in acts of penitence
  Tehuti
  (see Tahuti)
  Teicauhtzin
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god
  Teicu
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess
  sister of Ticapan, Tlaco and Xocutin
  These four sisters are regarded as four
  aspects of Tlazolteotl as a witch.
  Teimatini
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Teiresias1
  Greek
  [Tire(i)sias]
  a Theban prophet
  son of Everes and Chariclo
  father of Manto
  He was said to combine male and
  female characteristics and lived for
  seven generations.
  When he saw two snakes mating,
  he struck them with a stick, killing 
  the female, and became a woman.
  When this happened again, he struck
  the male and became a man again and
  was thus able to settle an argument
  between Zeus and Hera by saying that
  women got nine times more pleasure
  from sexual intercourse than did men.
  In this story, it was the angry Hera
  who blinded him and Zeus who gave
  him the power of second sight.
  In another version, he happened to
  see Athena when she was bathing so
  she blinded him but gave him the gift
  of second sight in compensation and
  decreed that he should live seven
  times longer than the normal span.
  Others say that he was blinded by
  Aphrodite when, asked to judge her
  beauty against that of the three
  Graces, he awarded the prize to Cale.
  Among other things, he foretold
  the fate of Narcissus and revealed 
  to Jocasta the news that she had
  married her own son, Oedipus.
  He died as a result of drinking at
  the poisoned spring of Telphusa when
  he accompanied the Thebans who, 
  on his advice, evacuated the city when
  it was attacked by the Epigoni.
  Other accounts say that he died
  when he was being taken to Delphi
  after being captured by the Epigoni, 
  or at Colophon where he went with 
  his daughter, Manto.
  It was said that he continued to
  make prophecies in Hades even after
  his death.
  Teiresis2
  British
  a poem by Tennyson
  Teirgwaedd
  Welsh
  [Teirgwed]
  father of Menw
  Teirgwed
  (see Teirgwaedd)
  Teirnyon
  Welsh
  [Teyrnon.Tiernon.Turf Liant]
  a farmer, Lord of Gwent
  Watching a mare foal, he saw a clawed
  hand appear through the window and
  grab the young colt. He cut off the
  hand with his sword and went out of
  the stable expecting to find a dragon.
  He saw nothing but found a baby
  abandoned on the doorstep when he
  re-entered the stable. He and his wife
  reared the baby as their own, calling
  him Gwri. When they discovered that
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  called him Pryderi.
  Teirtu
  Welsh
  owner of a harp that could play itself
  Culhwch was required by Ysbaddaden
  to get this harp as part of his quest 
  for the hand of Olwen.
  Some equate Teirtu with the Dagda,
  owner of such a harp.
  Teisbas
  Armenian
  a god
  Teishakuten
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Teisiphone
  (see Tisiphone)
  Teite
  Irish
  sister of Fothadh Canainne
  When her brother said that he would
  drink at Finn mac Cool’s feast only in
  the presence of the dead, Finn killed
  both Teite and her husband to meet
  this condition.
  Teithion
  Welsh
  father of Madawg
  Teiwa
  (see Tyr)
  Tejosnisa
  Buddhist
  a god
  Tekkei
  Japanese
  a sennin who blew his own soul 
  into the heavens
  Tekmessa
  (see Tecmessa)
  tekoteko
  New Zealand
  a wooden figure
  These carved figures, which depict
  animals, demons and men, are erected
  at the entrance to Maori villages and
  are said to protect the people with
  their magical powers.
  Telamon
  Greek
  king of Salamis
  son of Aeacus and Endeis
  brother of Peleus
  half-brother of Phocus
  husband of Glauce and Periboea
  father of Ajax by Periboea
  father of Teucer by Hesione
  He was one of the party hunting 
  the Calydonian boar and sailed with
  the Argonauts. He also sailed with
  Heracles in his attack on Troy and, 
  for his help, was given Hesione,
  Laomedon’s sister, as a prize, fathering
  Teucer on her.
  He and Peleus killed their half-
  brother Phocus and were exiled by 
  their father, Telamon being sent to
  Salamis. Here he married the king’s
  daughter, Glauce, and himself became
  king. He later married Periboea and
  was the father by her of Ajax the Great.
  Some say that he was killed when
  helping Heracles in his war against
  Elis.
  Sculptured male figures used as sup-
  porting columns are called telamones.
  Telchins
  (see Telchines)
  Telchines
  Greek
  [Telchins]
  the original inhabitants of Rhodes
  or, some say, Crete
  children of Thalassa, some say
  These people, who were said to be
  skilled both in magic and in the arts 
  of metalwork, abandoned the island
  before Deucalion’s flood. They were
  said to use their magic powers for evil
  purposes and Zeus came to hate them.
  Some say that Zeus, or Poseidon,
  drowned them all in the flood but
  others say that they were expelled by
  the sons of Helius and Rhodes.
  In some accounts they are des-
  cribed as being like dogs with fins
  instead of feet and are said to have
  raised the infant Poseidon.
  Tele
  Pacific Islands
  the first man, in Samoan lore
  (see also Atu.Tutu2)
  Teledamus
  Greek
  son of Agamemnon by Cassandra
  twin brother of Pelops
  Agamemnon took Cassandra and her
  two sons back to Greece after the fall
  of Troy. All four were killed by
  Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus.
  Teledice
  Greek
  a nymph
  mother of Apis by Phoroneus
  Telegonia
  Greek
  one of the poems in the 
  Epic Cycle, telling the 
  story of Telegonus
  Telegonos
  (see Telegonus)
  Telegonus1
  Greek
  [Telegonos]
  son of Odysseus and Circe
  brother of Agrius and Latinus
  father of Italus by Penelope
  In some stories he killed Odysseus 
  not knowing that he was killing his
  father. He then took Penelope and
  Telemachus, wife and son of Odysseus,
  back to Aeaea.
  He is said to have married Penelope
  and Telemachus married Circe.
  (see also Telemachus)
  Telegonus2
  Greek
  [Telegonos]
  a king of Egypt
  He married Io after she was restored
  to human form from a white cow.
  Telegonus3
  Greek
  [Telegonos]
  son of Proteus
  When he challenged Heracles to a
  wrestling match he was killed.
  Teleia
  Greek
  a name for Hera as ‘matron’
  Teleios
  (see Talaios)
  Telemachus
  Greek
  [Telemakhos]
  son of Odysseus and Penelope
  He was a baby when the Trojan War
  broke out and his father feigned mad-
  ness to escape military service, sowing
  his fields with salt. Palamede put the
  infant Telemachus in front of the
  plough and Odysseus quickly demon-
  strated that he was not mad.  
  Twenty years later he set out to find
  his father who had not returned from
  Troy. He travelled to Pylos to consult
  Nestor who knew nothing and then to
  Sparta only to find that Menelaus
  could tell him only that his father was
  held captive on an island by Calypso.
  When Odysseus did finally get home
  after all his wanderings, Telemachus
  helped him in the killing of the many
  suitors who had been pestering his
  mother, Penelope, for many years and
  they rounded up all the servants who
  had been unfaithful to Odysseus and
  hanged them.
  In another story, Telegonus, a son 
  of Odysseus by Circe, killed Odysseus
  and took Penelope to Aeaea where 
  he married her. Telemachus, in this
  version, married Circe, on whom he
  fathered Latinus, while others say that
  he married Nausicaa who bore him a
  son, Perseptolis. Still others say that
  he married Polycaste.
  (see also Telegonus1)
  Telemakhos
  (see Telemachus)
  Telemus
  Greek
  a prophet
  son of Eurymus
  He foretold that Polyphemus would
  be blinded by Odysseus.
  Teleon
  Greek
  father of Butes and Erechtheus by
  Zeuxippe, in some accounts
  Teleos
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as guardian of 
  the family
  Telephassa
  Greek
  wife of Agenor
  Telipinu
  mother of Cadmus, Cilix, Phineus,
  Phoenix, Thasus and a daughter,
  Europa
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  Her daughter was abducted by Zeus
  in the form of a bull. Telephassa died
  during the long search for her missing
  daughter.
  Telephus
  Greek
  a king of Teuthrania
  son of Heracles and Auge
  husband of Argiope, Astyoche 
  or Laodice
  father of Eurypylus by Astyoche
  He was abandoned as a baby, found by
  shepherds, suckled by a deer and later
  found his mother who was then queen
  of Mysia. He became king on the
  death of her husband, Teuthras.
  In some accounts, he was given
  Auge, the wife or adopted daughter of
  Teuthras, as a wife but they discovered
  their relationship in time to avoid
  marriage. He then married Argiope,
  the real daughter of Teuthras or, in
  some accounts, Astyoche or Laodice.
  He killed Thersander but was
  wounded by Achilles when the Greeks,
  en route to Troy, mistakenly landed 
  in Mysia. He was cured with the rust
  from the spear of Achilles and set 
  the fleet on its proper course.
  Telepinu
  (see Telipinu)
  Telepinus
  (see Telipinu)
  Telepuna
  (see Telipinu)
  telesm
  (see talisman)
  Telesphorus
  Greek
  [Acesius.Aceso]
  a child-god, assistant to Asclepius
  Telethusa
  Greek
  wife of Ligdus
  mother of Iphis
  She raised her daughter as a boy
  because her husband had ordered that
  any female children should be
  abandoned.
  Teleutas
  Greek
  a king of Phrygia
  father of Tecmessa, some say
  In some accounts, Tecmessa was the
  daughter of Teuthras.
  teleze-awa
  Russian
  [=Moravian kov-ava]
  a Cheremis tutelary spirit, guardian 
  of the moon
  Teli
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  Teliko
  African
  a wind-god of the Bambara people
  He was killed by Faro who smashed
  him against the side of a mountain.
  Telipinu
  Hittite
  [Telepinu(s).Telepuna]
  a fertility-god and god of agriculture 
  son of Taru or Teshub
  Once, when he disappeared wearing
  his boots on the wrong feet, the earth
  became desolate and all things started
  to die off. He was stung by a bee sent
  by Hannahanna to find him but that
  only further angered him and caused
  him to send major floods. When
  Kamrusepa, the goddess of magic,
  dispelled his anger, or cured his illness,
  some say, he returned to his palace and
  the earth was saved.
  In some accounts, Telipinu, as son of
  Teshub, retrieved the god’s eyes and
  heart from the monster, Illuyankas,
  when he married the monster’s daughter.
  Teljavelik
  Baltic
  [Telyaveli(k)]
  a Lithuanian creator-god and smith-god
  telkpenu
  African
  a sand-diviner of Liberia
  Tellumo
  Roman
  an ancient earth-god
  consort of Tellus       
  (see also Tellurus.Tellus)
  Tellurus
  Roman
  an ancient earth-god
  consort of Tellus
  (see also Tellumo.Tellus)
  Tellus
  Roman
  [Terra (Mater)Tellus Mater
  :=German Nerthus:=Greek Gaea]
  a primaeval earth-goddess
  consort of Coelus, Tellumo or Tellurus
  She was superseded by Ceres.
  Tellus Mater
  (see Tellus)
  Telphusa
  Greek
  [Tilphus(s)a]
  a spring-nymph of Boeotia
  Apollo asked advice on founding his
  own oracle and she deliberately sent
  him to face the Python. On his return,
  the god covered her spring with rocks.
  The water of this spring later poisoned
  the seer, Teiresias.
  Telpochtli
  Central American
  a name for Tezcatlipoca as 
  Youthful Warrior
  Telque-huecuve
  South American
  a cuttlefish in the lore of 
  the Araucanians
  This fearsome beast has a hoof on the
  end of each tentacle.
  (see also Manta)
  Telramund
  (see Frederick)
  Telta
  (see Taltiu)
  Telyaveli
  (see Teljavelik)
  Telyavelik
  (see Teljavelik)
  Tem
  (see Atum)
  Temair
  (see Tara3)
  temalacatl
  Central American
  a stone to which a prisoner could 
  be tethered
  A prisoner tied to this ‘spindle-stone’
  could fight for his life against his
  captors and, if he managed to defeat
  seven, was set free. Failure resulted in
  sacrificial death.
  Temaukel
  South American
  the supreme god of the Ona Indians of
  Tierra del Fuego
  Temazcalteci
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of the baths
  a name for Cihuacoatl as
  ‘grandmother of the baths’
  In some accounts, she is equated with
  Tlazoteotl.
  Tembo
  African
  a legendary king of the Baganda
  grandson of Kimera
  His mother told Tembo that his father
  had been killed by his grandfather,
  Kimera, and Tembo took the oppor-
  tunity, when Kimera was alone, to kill
  him with his club. He later went mad
  but was cured by the sacrifice of a
  human being.
  Temenus1
  Greek
  a king of Argos
  son of Aristomachus
  brother of Aristodemus 
  and Cresphontes
  father of Archielaus, Creisus, Hyrnetho
  and Perdiccas
  He was a descendant of Heracles who
  led an attack on the Pelopponese by
  the Heraclidae. The attackers defeated
  Tisamenus and shared the country,
  Temenus taking Argos.
  When his daughter Hyrnetho mar-
  ried Deiphontes, Temenus showed
  that he preferred his son-in-law to his
  own sons, who then killed him.
  Temenus2
  Greek
  a king of Stymphalus
  son of Pelasgus
  Temenus was said to have reared the
  goddess Hera.
  Temenus3
  Greek
  son of Phegeus
  brother of Arsinoe and Axion
  His sister, Arsinoe, married Alcmaeon
  and, when he abandoned her, Temenus,
  with his brother and father, killed him.
  temenus4
  Greek
  a sacred enclosure
  Temgu
  (see Tengu)
  Temioua
  South American
  an ancestral heroine of the Tupi
  mother of Pinon
  Fleeing from an unwanted marriage,
  she produced two eggs. From one of
  these emerged the boy Pinon, from
  the other a girl. The two children
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  the Pleiades.
  Temmangu
  Japanese
  the name for Tenjin in some accounts
  (see also Michizane Sugawara)
  Tempe
  Greek
  a most beautiful valley in Thessaly
  It was here, between Mount Osso 
  and Olympus, that Apollo was purified
  after killing the Python.
  tempestor
  [tempestuary]
  a witch or wizard said to cause storms
  tempestuary
  (see tempestor)
  Templars
  British
  the knights helping Titurel to guard 
  the Holy Grail in the temple 
  on Mount Salvat  (see also Templeise)
  Temple of Heaven (see T’ien T’ang)
  Temple of the Grail
  British
  the temple in which the Holy Grail 
  was kept
  This temple was built on Mount Salvat
  by Titurel, the knight who first found
  the Holy Grail. He guarded it day 
  and night during his lifetime, a duty
  taken over by his son, Amfortas, when
  Titurel died.
  (see also Templars)
  Temple of the High Head
  (see E-Sagila)
  Temple of the Stars
  (see Glastonbury Zodiac)
  Templeise
  British
  in some accounts, the knights 
  who acted as guardians of 
  the Holy Grail
  (see also Templars)
  Tempon Telon
  East Indian
  [Tempun Telon:=Greek Charon:
  =Egyptian Turnface:=Etruscan Charun:
  =Mesopotamian Arad Ea]
  a sangiang
  brother of Lilang
  This demi-god’s function is to conduct
  souls to the land of the dead.
  Tempulcagne
  South American
  the Araucanian angel of death
  Tempun Telon
  (see Tempon Telon)
  temu1
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Temu2
  (see Atum)
  Temuir
  (see Tara3)
  Ten1
  Japanese
  [=Hindu deva:=Tibetan lha]
  a title given to a god: heaven: paradise
  Ten2
  Japanese
  a sky-god
  (see T’ien)
  Ten3
  (see Tatenen)
  Ten Ahau
  Central American
  the tenth day of the 20 days of
  the Mayan creation cycle
  On this day sinners were sent to hell.
  (see also Ahau)
  Ten Corn Maidens
  North American
  [Corn Maidens]
  corn spirits in the lore of the Zuni
  These beings were underworld spirits
  who came to the upper world only to
  find themselves turned into mortals
  and locked up by witches. Their
  absence caused the crops to fail but
  fertility was restored when the
  maidens were rescued by Payatami.
  Another version of this story says
  that these ten deities followed the
  Ashiwi from the underworld and were
  given the seeds of maize and squash by
  two witches. They were found by the
  twin gods, Kowwituma and Watsusii,
  who took them to perform their dance
  in front of the tribes but they were
  frightened by Payatami and ran away,
  causing a great famine. The two gods
  managed to persuade the maidens to
  return and they performed their ritual
  dance once more, restoring the fertility
  of the land, before finally disappearing
  for ever.
  Ten Datsu-Ba
  Japanese
  husband of Sodzu Baba
  Ten Geris
  Siberian
  a thunder-god of the Buriats
  Ten-gu
  (see Tengu)
  Ten Rishis
  (see Seven Rishis)
  Ten Scholars
  Chinese
  [Shih Che]
  10 disciples of Confucius
  Ten Suns
  Chinese
  offspring of Ti Chün and Hsi Ho
  The suns lived in the giant tree, Fu
  Sang, in the east. They took it in turns
  to cross the sky each day, accompanied
  by their mother. When they decided to
  appear in the sky all at the same time,
  the earth was in danger of being burnt
  to a cinder but was saved when the
  archer, I, shot down nine of them.
  Ten Yama Kings
  Chinese
  [Kings of Hell.Shih T’ien-yen-wang.
  Shih Wang]
  judges of the dead
  Each of these beings had his own court
  in the underworld. The first judge,
  Ts’en-kuang, decided whether the soul
  should be released to a new life or
  passed on for judgment; the second,
  Chi-chiang, held court over the
  corrupt and incompetent; the third,
  Sung Ti, dealt with liars; the fourth,
  Wu Kuan, with misers and the fifth,
  Yen Wang, with murderers. Atheists
  were tried in the court of the sixth
  judge, Pien-ch’eng, while slavers
  appeared in the seventh ruled by T’ai
  Shan Kun. The eighth court, ruled by
  P’ing-teng, judged those who failed 
  to honour their ancestors and the
  ninth, that of Tu-shih, dealt with
  arsonists. 
  If 
  they 
  survived 
  the
  punishments meted out by these
  courts, souls passed to the tenth and
  final court where the judge, Chuan
  Lun, made a decision on their future.
  Tena-ranide
  North American
  a plague-god of the Athapascans, 
  god of death
  Tenanto’mni
  Siberian
  a creator-god of the 
  Chukchee people
  Tenanto’mwan
  Siberian
  [Ya’qhicnin:=Chukchee Va’irgin]
  a creator-god of the Koryak people
  consort of I’lena
  tenebrio
  a night spirit
  Tenen
  (see Tatenen)
  Tenes
  Greek
  [Tennes]
  king of Tenedos
  son of Cycnus and Procleia
  His real father was said to be Apollo.
  Cycnus married a second wife, called
  Phylonome, who fell in love with
  Tenes and lied about him when he
  rejected her advances. Cycnus cast
  both Tenes and his sister Hemithea
  adrift in a chest but Poseidon kept
  them safe and they landed at Tenedos
  where Tenes became king. 
  In some stories, Cycnus, having
  discovered his wife’s deceit, killed her
  and went to Tenedos but was rejected
  by Tenes who was killed by Achilles
  when defending Hemithea.
  In another version, father and son
  were reconciled and fought together 
  at Troy where both were killed by
  Achilles.
  Tenenit
  Egyptian
  a goddess of beer
  Teng Kao
  Chinese
  [Climbing the Hills]
  a harvest festival
  Tenga
  Japanese
  [Ama-no-Yasu-no-gawa]
  the Milky Way regarded as a 
  river in which the gods 
  catch fish
  Tengeri
  (see Tengri)
  Tengri1
  Mongol
  [Tengeri.Tura]
  divine beings
  children of the sky-god, Tengri
  Some of them are Tangara, Esege-
  Malan-Tengri and Qormusta Tengri.
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  Tengri2
  Mongol
  [Tengeri.Tura]
  a sky-god
  He appears in two aspects as Blue
  Tengri and Eternal Tengri.
  Tengu
  Japanese
  [Temgu.Ten-gu:=Buddhist Oni]
  Shinto demons in the form of 
  bird-men, offspring of Susanowa
  These beings looked human but were
  hatched from eggs and lived in trees.
  They were adept in the arts of dancing
  and the use of the sword and were said
  to take possession of humans who then
  became proficient in these arts. Some
  say that they carried off humans and
  hid them; when they were recovered,
  these people were found to be mad.
  In some accounts, they are regarded
  as female demons with huge noses 
  and long ears who could fly great
  distances carrying a man and could
  bite through steel.
  They are depicted as having wings,
  claws and beaks or as largely human
  with a fan.
  Tengys
  Siberian
  a sea-god
  Tenit
  (see Tanit)
  Tenjin
  Japanese
  [Heavenly Deity.Temmangu]
  a god of calligraphy
  This is the name given to Michizane
  Sugawara when he was deified.
  Tenkuraion
  (see Ashuku)
  Tenko
  Japanese
  a painter
  father of Kimi
  He took Sawara as a pupil.
  Tennes
  (see Tenes)
  tennin
  Buddhist
  [tennyo]
  in Japanese lore, beautiful maidens
  living in paradise: female angels
  Tenni Heika
  Japanese
  a title of the emperor as a son 
  of heaven, reflecting descent 
  from Amaterasu
  Tenno
  Japanese
  [Heavenly King.Tenshi]
  an epithet of deities
  Tenno-nei
  Japanese
  [‘imperial soul’] 
  the belief that a new emperor, 
  on taking office, receives the 
  soul passed down through 
  preceding emperors
  tennyo
  (see tennin) 
  Tennyson, Alfred 
  British
  (1809-1892)
  a poet
  He wrote Amphion, Death of Oenone,
  Idylls of the King, Lady of Shalott,
  Teiresias, The Lotus Eaters, Tithonus,
  Ulysses, etc.
  Tenoch
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland, Aztlan
  Tenochtitlan
  Central American
  a sacred city of the Aztecs, the modern
  Mexico City
  Tenrio-no-mikoto
  Japanese
  [Kashikone]
  a deity worshipped by the 
  Tenrikyo movement
  Tenshi
  (see Tenno)
  Tensho-ko-daijin
  (see Amaterasu)
  Tenskwata
  North American
  a 19th C Shawnee medicine-man
  He forecast that a new world would
  appear in the early years of the 19th
  century.
  tentatores
  [infidiatores]
  the ninth order of demons, spirits of
  temptation ruled by Mammon
  Tenten
  South American
  a serpent-deity of the Araucanians
  When Carcai caused the flood, Tenten
  raised the mountains and so saved
  some of the people and animals.
  In some accounts, Tenten was the
  peak on which humans assembled
  when Guecubu caused the flood 
  and the mountains were raised by
  Guenu-Pillan.
  Tenuantius
  British
  duke of Cornwall, later king of Britain
  son of Lud
  brother of Androgeus
  father of Cunobelinus
  Tenui
  British
  [Tenwi]
  son of Lot and Anna
  brother of Mordred
  Tenwi
  (see Tenui)
  teocalli
  Central American
  an Aztec temple or place of sacrifice in
  the form of a truncated pyramid
  Teocipactli
  (see Coxcox)
  teocote
  Central American
  a form of pine tree from which the
  Aztecs extracted oil used in their
  sacred fire
  Teojo
  Japanese
  husband of Matsue
  He got into difficulties when he swam
  across the sea to follow the flight of 
  the heron and was rescued by Matsue
  whom he married. They both loved
  the huge pine tree that grew near their
  house and, when they died, their
  spirits came back and wandered round
  the old tree.
  teopan
  Central American
  an Aztec temple and courts around 
  the teocalli
  teotl
  Central American
  the Aztec term for god
  Teotl Iztacan
  Central American
  the tenth of the 13 Aztec heavens,
  ruled over by Tezcatlipoca
  Teotl Tlatauhcam
  Central American
  the house of the red god, the 
  twelfth of the thirteen Aztec
  heavens, ruled by
  Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
  Teotleco Festival
  Central American
  [Coming of the Gods]
  an Aztec festival celebrating the
  return of the gods
  It was said that all the gods went away
  in the twelfth month so a festival was
  laid on for their return. It was heralded
  by the appearance of Tezcatlipoca on
  about the eighteenth day of the month
  with the remainder following on the
  last day.
  teoxiutl
  Central American
  a form of turquoise
  This mineral was used in religious
  ceremonies and was said to emit smoke.
  Teoyaomiqui
  Central American
  [Huahuantli.Teoyaom(in)qui]
  in some accounts, a god of 
  slain warriors
  A huge statue dug up in Mexico in
  1790 had figures on both front and
  back, identified as Huitzilpochtli and
  the goddess Teoyaomiqui. Others say
  that there was no such goddess and
  that the statue is of Chicomecohuatl.
  Teoyaominqui
  (see Teoyaomiqui)
  Teoyaomqui
  (see Teoyaomiqui)
  Tepanaguaste
  Central American
  a Mayan sacred musical instrument
  guarded by Votan
  In some accounts, Tepanaguaste is the
  guardian of a sacred instrument of the
  same name.
  Tepegoz
  Turkish
  [Goggle-eye]
  a one-eyed monster overcome by a
  hero in Dede Korkut
  Tepeolotlec
  Central American
  a name for Tepeyollotl as Lord of Beasts
  Tepeu
  Central American
  a Mayan creator-god
  When the earth rose out of the
  primordial ocean, Tepeu and Gucamatz
  made men from soil but they were
  disappointed with the results and
  destroyed them in a flood. Next they
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  carved a race of beings from wood 
  but these too were not satisfactory and
  the gods had them torn to pieces by
  four huge birds, Camazotz, Cotzbalam,
  Tecumbalam and Xocotcovach. The
  following race of giants was destroyed
  by Hunapu and Ixbalanque and the
  final population was created by Tepeu
  and Gucamatz who made the ancestors
  of the tribes, Balam Agab, Balam
  Quitzé, Iqi Balam and Mahacutah.
  (see also Hurakan)
  Tepeyollotl
  Central American
  [Tepeolotlec.Votan] 
  an Aztec earth-god, a jaguar-god
  He was regarded as a manifestation of
  Tezcatlipoca as the cause of earthquakes.
  tepitonen
  Central American
  household gods of the Aztecs
  Teponaztli
  Central American
  a sacred drum of the Aztecs
  Tepotatango
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Rangi, some say
  Tepoxtecatl
  (see Tepoztecatl)
  Tepoztecatl
  Central American
  [Tepoxtecatl]
  an Aztec fertility-god
  In some accounts he was one of the
  Centzon Totochtin.
  Tepy-dju-ef
  Egyptian
  a name of Anubis as ‘the one on 
  the mountain’
  Tequechmecauiani
  Central American
  a god of intoxication
  one of the Centzon Totochtin
  A sacrifice made to this god would
  ensure that the drinker did not die
  from hanging when drunk.
  tequendama
  Central American
  a waterfall
  This feature was created when Bochica
  appeared in the form of a rainbow
  when the world was flooded by
  Chibchacum.
  Tequiua
  Central American
  a name used by Tezcatlipoca in the
  form of a warrior
  In this guise, the god invited all the
  inhabitants of Tollan to a flower-
  garden known as Xochitla and then
  attacked them with a hoe, killing many
  of them.
  Terafim
  (see Teraphim)
  Terah
  (see Elom)
  Teraphim1
  Hebrew
  [Terafim]
  images of household gods used 
  in divination
  Teraphim2
  Mesopotamian
  [Terafim]
  Sumerian household gods
  Teratius
  Roman
  a man who was ordered to kill
  Romulus and Remus
  In the stories that ascribe the birth of
  Romulus and Remus to the servant of
  a daughter of Tarchetius. the twins
  were given to Teratius who was
  ordered to kill them. Instead, he left
  them on the bank of the Tiber where
  they were found by a cowherd.
  Terdelaschoye
  British
  a fairy
  wife of Mazadan
  mother of Brickus
  Terer
  East Indian
  the first man
  When he died, he went to Boigu, the
  land of the dead, and he now leads
  souls from Beg to Boigu by an under-
  sea route.
  Tereus
  Greek
  a king of Thrace
  son of Ares
  father of Itys
  He married Procne and fathered a son,
  Itys. He later went through a form of
  marriage with Philomela, Procne’s
  younger sister, pretending that Procne
  was dead. In fact, she was incarcerated
  in the slave quarters. In some versions
  of the tale, Tereus had cut out Procne’s
  tongue to prevent her from any
  communication with her sister, in
  others he cut out Philomela’s tongue
  when she tried to denounce him as the
  monster he undoubtedly was.
  The sisters did manage to com-
  municate through words and pictures
  woven into a tapestry and they
  avenged themselves by killing Itys,
  cutting him up and serving him to
  Tereus in a stew.
  Tereus would have slain them with
  an axe but the gods intervened and
  turned all three into birds, Tereus into
  a hawk (or owl or hoopoe), Philomela
  into a nightingale, Procne into a
  swallow and Itys into a pheasant or a
  sandpiper. Since the nightingale sings
  while the swallow can merely twitter, 
  it seems perhaps more likely that it was
  Procne who had her tongue cut out.
  In some accounts, the roles of
  Philomela and Procne are reversed.
  terlaik
  Malay
  [terlain]
  a violent storm
  It is said that such a storm can be
  called up by imitating bird calls or by
  teasing animals such as monkeys, cats,
  or dogs.
  terlain
  (see terlaik)
  Termagaunt1
  Muslim
  an imaginary deity of violent 
  character appearing in 
  mediaeval plays
  Termagaunt2
  Muslim
  a Saracen idol
  Termerus
  Greek
  an outlaw
  His speciality was to kill travellers 
  by head-butting them. Heracles killed
  him in the same fashion.
  Terminalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Terminus, 
  23rd February
  Terminal
  Roman
  [=Greek Herma]
  a bust of the god Terminus erected at
  street corners, etc.
  Terminus1
  Roman
  a god of boundaries
  Terminus2
  (see Hermes.Jupiter.Mercury)
  Tern
  North American
  wife of a son of Coyote
  Coyote desired Tern and arranged to
  send her husband to the sky so that he
  could have her. Later her husband
  returned, dropped from the sky by
  Spider Woman in a box, and he found
  his favourite wife, Black Swan, and her
  children had been expelled from the
  camp. He thereupon killed all the
  inhabitants of the camp.
  Ternova
  (see New Troy)
  Terpsichore
  Greek
  [Terpsikhore]
  one of the 9 Muses – dance 
  mother of Rhesus by Strymonm, 
  some say
  Terpsikhore
  (see Terpsichore)
  Terra
  (see Tellus)
  Terra Mater
  (see Tellus)
  Terrace of the Mirror
  (see Hsieh-ching t’ai)
  terrashot
  (see Funeral Mountain)
  Terre Foraine, La
  British
  [Distant Country.Listenise.Listenois(e)]
  This realm was ruled at various times
  by Kalafes, Lambor, Joshua and,
  perhaps, Pellam or Pelles. In some
  accounts, it is equated with Listinoise
  or the Waste Land.
  Terre Labur
  British
  the realm ruled by Klingsor
  Terrestrial Paradise
  British
  the mediaeval concept of 
  the Garden of Eden, still 
  thought to exist
  Terrible Broom (see Scuab Uasafach)
  Terrible Face
  (see Hershef)
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  Terrible, The
  Irish
  a demon conjured up by Bricciu
  (see Bricciu’s Feast)
  Tertiana
  (see Febris)
  teruteru-bozu
  Japanese
  dolls used as talismans
  These dolls are fastened to trees or to
  the eaves of houses to bring fine
  weather.
  tervils
  Norse
  evil demons with the gift of prophecy
  Tescatlipoca
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Teshub
  Mesopotamian
  [Tarhuis.Tarhun(t).Tarhuntas.Tark(u).
  Tes(h)up.Tesub.Tushup:=Canaanite Baal:
  =Hattic Taru:=Sumerian Ishkur]
  the Hittite and Hurrian storm-god
  son of Kumarbi
  brother of Ishtar and Tasmisu
  consort of Hebat, Huwassanas,
  Sabasarras and Tasimis 
  consort of Shoushkas, some say
  father of Inara, Sharrumas and Telipinu
  When Kumarbi overthrew Anu, he
  spat out three
  new gods, Teshub,
  Aranzakh and Tasmisu. 
  Teshub 
  replaced 
  Kumarbi 
  as
  supreme 
  god 
  and 
  married 
  the
  daughter of the sea-god, producing
  the giant Ullikummi who was made of
  diorite. Others say that Kumarbi
  married the sea-god’s daughter who
  bore Ullikummi or that this stone
  giant was created by Kumarbi to
  avenge his dethronement by Teshub.
  When Ullikummi grew so large that
  he threatened the whole world,
  Teshub (or Ea, in other versions) cut
  off the giant’s feet and it fell into the
  ocean.
  When his son Telipinu disappeared
  he searched for him in vain.
  In one story he was defeated by the
  demon Illuyankas but Inara gave the
  dragon and his brood so much food
  that they got stuck in the opening to
  their lair. Hupasiyas then tied them up
  so that Teshub could kill them.
  Alternatively, when the dragon
  defeated Teshub, he took his eyes 
  and heart. Telipinu, a son of Teshub,
  married a daughter of Illuyankas and
  received the eyes and heart as a
  wedding gift. He returned them to 
  his father who then slew both his 
  son and the dragon.
  (see also Sutekh)
  Teshup
  (see Teshub)
  Tesub
  (see Teshub)
  Tesup
  (see Atabyrius.Teshub)
  Tet1
  Egyptian
  a symbol of stability
  This is one of the three symbols 
  held by Ptah; the others are the ankh
  and was.
  Tet2
  (see Ded)
  Tete Brec
  Irish
  [Twinkling Hoard]
  one of the homes of the king of Ulster
  tetele
  East Indian
  a doll used in a ceremony to cure 
  the sick
  Teteo Innan Teteo
  Central American
  an Aztec fire-god
  Teteoinnan
  Central American
  [Mother of the Gods.Tetoinnan.Toci(tzin)]
  an Aztec maize-goddess and 
  goddess of physicians
  an aspect of Cihuacoatl, Tlazolteotl or
  Tonantzin, in some accounts
  In those accounts which say that
  Huitzilopochtli had two mothers,
  Teteoinnan was one of them. The
  other was Coatlicue.
  Tethra
  Irish
  a Formorian god of the undersea world
  He was the owner of the magic
  speaking sword, Orna, which was
  seized by Ogma.
  Tethys
  Greek
  a sea-goddess
  a Titaness
  grandmother of Thetis
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea
  wife of Oceanus
  mother of Dione, Iapetus, Metis, the
  Oceanids and all the river-gods
  mother of Pluto (f) by Zeus or Tmolus
  She was said to be the mother of some
  3,000 Oceanids.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Thetis.
  Tetoinnan
  (see Teteoinnan)
  Tetong
  Pacific Islands
  father of Juan
  tetragrammaton
  a sacred four-letter word such as Jove,
  JHWH, Zeus, etc.
  Tetzahauteotl
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god
  Tetzahuitl
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god
  Teu
  (see Tyr)
  Teucer1
  Greek
  [Teukros]
  the first king of Troy
  son of Scamander and Idaea
  father of Batea
  (see also Tros)
  Teucer2
  Greek
  [Teukros]
  a celebrated archer
  son of Telamon and Glauce or Hesione
  half-brother of Ajax the Great
  He fought well at Troy and was one of
  the party concealed in the Wooden
  Horse but, because he had failed to
  avenge the death of Ajax, his father
  refused to welcome him on his return
  from Troy so he went off to Cyprus
  and founded Salamis.
  Teucri
  Greek
  descendants of Teucer: the Trojans
  Teuhcatl
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god
  Teukros
  (see Teucer)
  Teumessian Vixen
  (see Cadmeian Vixen)
  Teutamides
  Greek
  a king of Thessaly
  It was he who organised the games 
  at which Perseus inadvertently killed
  his grandfather, Acrisius, with a
  wayward discus.
  Teutates
  Celtic
  [Albiorix.T(e)utatis.T(o)utates.T(o)utatis:
  =British Totates]
  a war-god in Gaul
  Teutatis
  (see Teutates)
  Teuthras
  Greek
  king of Teuthrania in Mysia
  father of Argiope and Thespius
  father of Tecmessa, some say
  Ajax raided his kingdom during the
  Trojan War, killed Teuthras and
  carried off his daughter, Tecmessa. In
  other accounts, Tecmessa was the
  daughter of Teleutas.
  He bought Auge as a slave and
  either married her or adopted her as
  his daughter. When Telephus, her son
  by Heracles, came to his court, he 
  gave him Argiope as a wife and made
  him heir to the throne.
  Tevennec
  European
  in Breton lore, the land of the dead
  This realm is an island to which the
  souls of the dead are transferred every
  night in boats.
  Tevne
  Mongolian
  a man who married a princess
  Tevne trapped a servant of the
  princess in a deep pit and forced her
  to reveal the identity of her mistress.
  The king tried to frustrate Tevne by
  parading a number of identically-
  dressed girls in front of him but he
  picked out the real princess and
  married her. The king then used his
  book of divinations to locate the
  person who had betrayed him and,
  when he failed, burned the book.
  Later, some sheep ate the ashes of the
  book. That is why sheep, it is said,
  have divine insight.
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  tevoda
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu devata]
  one of the blessed living in Indra’s
  paradise or living in the forest to
  record the sins of humans
  Some of these beings act as guardians
  of the world.
  Tew
  (see Tyr)
  Tewada
  Siamese
  [=Burmese Tawadeintha]
  the land of the nats
  Tewi’xilak
  North American
  a god of the hunt in the lore of the
  Indians of British Columbia
  Texcatzoncatl
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Teyocoyani
  Central American
  a name for Tezcatlipoca as 
  creator of men
  Teyrnon
  (see Teirnyon)
  Teyu-Yagua
  South American
  a monster in the form of 
  a jaguar-lizard
  In the lore of the Guarani people of
  Paraguay, this beast is said to guard
  Paititi, the land of gold.
  Tezcacoac Ayopechtli Central American
  an Aztec goddess of childbirth
  Tezcaquahuitl
  Central American
  one of the 2 trees which, in Aztec lore,
  support the sky
  The other supporting tree is known as
  Quetzalveixochitl.
  Tezcatepuca
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Tezcatlipoca
  Central American
  [Chalchihuitotolin.Fiery Mirror.
  Huitzilopochtli.Itzlacoliuhque.Itzli.
  Mixcoatl-Camaxtli.Moneneque.
  Moyocoatzin.Moyocoyan.
  Nezahuapilli.Omacatl.
  Onachihuitonatiuh.Quetzalcoatl.
  Smoking Mirror.Teimatini.Telpochtli.
  Tepeyollotl.Tescatlipoca.Texcatzoncatl.
  Tezcatepuca.Titlac(ah)uan.Tlaloc.
  Tlamatzsincatl.Tonatiuh.Tree of Mirrors.
  Xipetotec.Yaotl.Yoalli Ehecatl.
  Yoamaxtli.Yaotlinecoc.Yaotzin.
  =Mayan Chac:=Mixtec Tzahui:
  =Totanac Tajin:=Zapotec Cocijo]
  an Aztec sun-god, giver of life and god
  of the smoking mirror
  son of Ometeotl and Ometecuhtli
  son of Tonacatechtli and
  Tonacacihuatl, some say
  brother of Camaxtli, Huitzilopochtl 
  and Quetzalcoatl, some say
  consort of Tlazolteotl
  He was the father of 400 sons and the
  stars of the Milky Way, and was the
  opponent of Quetzalcoatl. His left
  foot was replaced by a mirror when 
  it was bitten off by the monster,
  Cipactli. He tore off the jaw of this
  monster crocodile and used it to 
  make the earth. The mirror enabled
  him to foretell the future. Some
  accounts say that he lost his foot when
  it became trapped in the door of the
  underworld.
  He appeared in four aspects,
  referred to as Blue Tezcatlipoca when
  he was Tlaloc, guardian of the 
  south; Red Tezcatlipoca when he was
  Xipetotec, guardian of the east; and
  Quetzalcoatl, guardian of the west.
  The north (black) region he kept for
  himself as Titlacuhan. As a warrior-
  god, he was Huitzilopochtli and, in
  some stories, was turned into a tiger by
  Quetzalcoatl who knocked him out of
  the heavens.
  He fell in love with Xochiquetzal,
  wife of Tlaloc, and abducted her.
  His story is one of continual 
  conflict with Quetzalcoatl, representing
  the eternal struggle between good and
  evil.
  In some versions, he died every year
  and was restored when a human heart,
  torn from a living man, was offered 
  in sacrifice.
  In the Aztec creation stories, he was
  the ruler of the First Sun, ruling for
  676 years until he was killed by
  Quetzalcoatl who ruled during the
  period of the Second Sun. When he
  was killed, he became a jaguar.
  He is usually depicted with a dart
  and spear-thrower in his right hand
  and a shield and a spare dart in his left
  hand, but sometimes appeared in the
  form of a turkey.
  (see also Moquequelas.Pantecatle.
  Tequiua.Teyocoyani.Touyo)
  Tezozomoc
  Central American
  a Mexican who recorded many 
  Aztec myths
  Tezpi
  (see Coxcox)
  Thaah
  (see Thah)
  Thab-Iha
  Tibetan
  a Bon hearth-god
  thabet
  Burmese
  monsters, spirits of women who have
  died in childbirth
  a form of tasé
  These beings take the form of giants
  with very long, slimy tongues.
  (see also thaye)
  thag
  (see thug)
  Thagrinus
  a demon of confusion
  Thagya
  Burmese
  spirits of the air: nats
  Thagya Min
  Burmese
  chief of the 37 nats
  His appearance signals the start of 
  the year and determines its outcome.
  Thagyan
  (see Thingyan Pwe)
  Thah
  Central American
  [Thaah]
  a supreme deity of the Maya
  Thahog-chos-rgyal-po
  (see Thok-chho)
  Thaissa
  Greek
  a girl restored to life by Cerimon
  Thakur-Deo
  Hindu
  a local god in the north of India
  consort of Dharti Mata
  Thakurani
  (see Gramadevata)
  Thalaba
  in Eastern legends, the 
  personification of fertility 
  or the sun
  Thalassa
  Greek
  [Mare]
  a sea-goddess
  wife of Pontus
  mother of the Curetes by Poseidon,
  some say
  Thalath
  Mesopotamian
  [=Chaldean Omroca]
  a Babylonian ruler of the 
  primitive waters
  Belus cut Thalath in half to make earth
  and sky.
  Thalatta
  Greek
  a sea-god of Rhodes
  Thalea
  (see Thalia)
  Thaleia
  (see Thalia)
  Thales
  Greek
  one of the Seven Sages
  Thalestris
  Greek
  a queen of the Amazons
  She is said to have led a party of 300
  Amazons to meet the all-conquering
  Alexander in the hope that he would
  father a whole race of such men.
  Thalia1
  Greek
  [Aethalian.Jollity.Thale(i)a]
  one of the 3 Graces – good cheer,
  jollity, bringer of flowers
  Thalia2
  Greek
  [Aethalian.Thale(i)a]
  one of the 9 Muses – comedy
  Thalia3
  Greek
  [Aethalian.Thale(i)a]
  a nymph, one of the Nereids
  mother of the Palici by Zeus
  Seduced by Zeus, she feared the wrath
  of Hera and prayed to be swallowed 
  up by the earth. This prayer was
  granted and her two sons were born
  below ground.
  Thalia4
  (see Pimplea)
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  Thallo
  Greek
  a goddess of flowers and spring
  one of the Horae, in some accounts
  Thalna
  Roman
  an Etruscan goddess of childbirth
  thalysia
  Greek
  gifts to the gods, the first fruits
  or the first loaf baked
  Tham
  (see Atum.Tiamat)
  Thammuz
  (see Tammuz)
  Thamuatz
  African
  a calf-god of the Kabyle
  This primaeval buffalo and her mate
  Itherther emerged from a place under
  the earth called Tlam. Their son,
  Achimi, drove off his father and mated
  with his mother and his sister.
  Thamuris
  (see Thamyris)
  Thamus
  Greek
  a sailor who was told by a mysterious 
  voice to announce the death of Pan
  Thamuz
  European
  a demon
  In Spain, this being was said to 
  have instituted the Inquisition and is
  credited with the invention of artillery.
  In black magic, he is an ambassador
  to Spain.
  Thamyras
  (see Thamyris)
  Thamyris
  Greek
  [Thamuris.Thamyras]
  a bard
  son of Philammon and Argiope
  He challenged the Muses in a poetry
  contest and, when he lost, was blinded
  for his arrogance.
  He was one of those who fell in love
  with Hyacinthus.
  Thanai
  Burmese
  [Thanoi]
  in the lore of the Karen the first man,
  made by Ea-pe
  consort of E-U
  Thanatos
  Greek
  [‘death’:=Roman Mors.Orcus]
  god of night
  death personified
  Pluto as King of the Dead
  son of Erebus and Nyx
  brother of Hypnus
  He collected those whose time on
  earth had expired, cut a lock of hair
  from their beards and took them 
  to Hades.
  Thanoi
  (see Thanai)
  Thanor
  British
  a king of Cornwall
  He enlisted the help of the Irish king
  in his struggle with King Pelias and, 
  as a result, was required to pay an
  annual tribute to Ireland. This tribute
  was later the cause of the fight between
  Tristram and Morholt.
  Thaon
  Greek
  a giant
  He was killed by the Parcae in the war
  between the gods and the giants.
  Tharapita
  (see Taara)
  Thardid Jimbo
  Australian
  a giant
  This giant was also a cannibal, hunting
  and killing tribesmen for their flesh.
  When he killed a young, newly-married
  man, the two wives of the dead man
  lured the giant into a cave and built a
  huge fire at the entrance so that he was
  burnt to death when he tried to escape.
  Thargelia
  Greek
  a feast at Athens in honour 
  of Apollo, May/June
  At this festival, the pharmakoi (ashes
  originally of two sacrificial victims,
  later dummies) were cast into the sea 
  to purify the city.
  Tharmas
  a demon of the senses
  one of the 4 zoa, in the works of
  William Blake
  Tharonhiawakon
  (see Ioskeha)
  Tharonmaouagon
  (see Ioskeha)
  Thasus
  Greek
  son of Agenor and Telephassa
  Thatmanitu
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic goddess of healing
  Thau
  Celtic
  a supreme deity
  Thauk
  (see Thok)
  Thaukt
  (see Thok)
  Thaueret
  (see Tauret)
  Thaumas
  Greek
  [Thaum(a)us]
  a sea-god
  son of Pontus and Gaea or of 
  Nereus and Doris
  Some say he was the father of the
  Harpies and Iris by Electra.
  thaumaturge
  [thaumaturgus]
  a miracle-worker
  thaumaturgus
  (see thaumaturge)
  Thaumaus
  (see Thaumas)
  Thaumel
  Hebrew
  in the Cabbala, two-headed fallen
  angels
  Thaumus
  (see Thaumas)
  Thaur
  Arab
  the Zodiacal sign Taurus
  Thaut
  (see Thoth)
  thaye
  Burmese
  monsters, spirits of men who have 
  died violently
  a form of tasé
  These beings take the form of giants
  with very long, slimy tongues.
  (see also thabet)
  Thea
  Greek
  [‘divine’.Euryphaessa.Theia]
  a Titaness
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea
  sister and wife of Hyperion
  mother of Eos, Helios and 
  Selene by Hyperion
  mother of Acmon and Passalus 
  (the Cercopes) by Oceanus
  Theaeno
  (see Theano)
  Theandrios
  (see Theandros)
  Theandros
  Greek
  [Theandrios]
  a god of northern Arabia
  Theano1
  Greek
  [Theaeno]
  daughter of Cisseus
  sister of Hecuna
  wife of Antenor
  mother of Acamas, Agenor 
  and Archelochus
  Theano2
  Greek
  [Theaeno]
  wife of Metapontus
  She adopted Aeolus and Boeotus, the
  two sons of Melanippe by Poseidon,
  who had been abandoned. She later
  had two sons of her own and encour-
  aged them to kill the foundlings but
  Poseidon intervened and killed her 
  real sons, whereupon she killed herself.
  Thebais
  Roman
  a poem by Statius dealing with the
  story of Oedipus
  Theban Bacchus
  Greek
  a name for Dionysus by which 
  he is distinguished from Iacchus, 
  the Phrygian Bacchus
  Theban Legend, The
  Greek
  the story of Oedipus and Jocasta
  Thebe
  Greek
  daughter of Asopus and Metope or 
  of Zeus and Iodama
  wife of Zethus
  (see also Aedon1.Iodama)
  Theelgeth
  (see Teelget)
  Theia
  (see Thea)
  Theias
  Greek
  a king of Syria
  father of Adonis by Myrrha
  In some stories, he, not Cinyras, was
  seduced by his own daughter, to beget
  Adonis. Other stories say that the
  father was Belus.
  Thein
  Burmese
  rain-nats
  It is said that rain is caused by battles
  between these nats.
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  Theiodamus
  (see Theodamus)
  Theispas
  Mesopotamian
  a weather-god of the pre-Armenian
  Urartians
  Theixinoe
  Greek
  one of the Muses in those cases 
  where there are said to be 
  4 of them
  Thekkr1
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Thekkr2
  (see Odin)
  Thel
  British
  daughter of Mne Seraphim
  She is the heroine of The Book of Thel
  by William Blake and was allowed to
  learn the secrets of hell.
  Thelemites
  European
  a fictitious order of monks (Rabelais)
  Thelxiepeia
  Greek
  one of the Sirens
  Themis
  Greek
  [‘justice’.‘order’]
  goddess of divine justice
  a Titaness
  daughter of Uranus and Gaea 
  wife of Iapetus  
  mother of Astraea, Prometheus and
  Schoenius by Iapetus
  mother of the Horae and the 
  Moirae by Zeus
  She was the second owner of the
  Delphic Oracle and told Deucalion 
  and Pyrrha how to repopulate the
  world after the flood.
  She weighed the souls of the dead 
  in the underworld and, in some
  accounts, is equated with Gaea.
  She is depicted as blind (-folded),
  holding the sword and scales of justice.
  In some accounts she is the same 
  as Ananke.
  Themison
  Greek
  a Libyan merchant
  He was paid by King Etearchus to
  throw the king’s daughter, Phronime,
  into the sea. He did so but pulled her
  back to the ship with the rope he had
  attached to her and she later became
  the concubine of Polymnestris.
  Themiste
  Greek
  daughter of Ilus and Eurydice
  sister of Laomedon
  mother of Anchises by Capys
  Themisto
  Greek
  daughter of Hypseus
  sister of Astgia and Cyrene, 
  in some accounts
  the third wife of Athamas
  In some accounts, she was the first 
  wife of Athamas and mother of 
  Helle, Leucon and Phrixus. Others
  say that she married Athamas, when
  Ino went mad and left him, bearing
  several children, including Erythrius,
  Leucon, Ptous and Schoenus. When
  Ino returned from her wanderings,
  Athamas sent Themisto away but, after
  the death of Ino, when Athamas
  founded a new kingdom, they were re-
  united.
  In another version, she plotted to
  kill the children of Ino but her own
  children were killed instead. Stricken
  by remorse, she committed suicide.
  Then Lo
  Thai
  grandfather of the king of 
  the Thens
  He entertained the Three Great Men
  when they went to the sky, kingdom of
  the Thens. 
  Then Teng
  Thai
  one of the sky-lords
  After the flood waters had receded, he
  came to earth to teach the new race 
  the arts of agriculture.
  Thens
  Thai
  lords of the sky
  These beings sent a flood when the
  people refused tribute to the gods.
  The Three Great Men went to see the
  king of the Thens who sent them to
  his grandfather, Then Lo. When the
  waters receded, the three rulers went
  back to earth and repopulated it with
  people from gourds. Some of the Then
  lords came to earth and taught the
  people various skills before returning
  to the sky.
  Theobule
  Greek
  mother of Myrtilus by Hermes, 
  in some accounts (see also Cleobule)
  Theoclymenus1
  Greek
  a king of Egypt
  son of Proteus and Psamathe
  brother of Theonoe
  He was incarnate as a pharaoh at the
  time of the Trojan War and tried to
  force Helen (in the version where the
  real Helen was secreted in Egypt) into
  marriage. His sister, Theonoe, helped
  Helen to escape with Menelaus who
  had come to fetch her after the end of
  the war.
  Theoclymenus2
  Greek
  a prophet
  He warned the suitors who were
  harassing Penelope that they would
  soon be killed but they ignored him
  and paid the penalty when Odysseus
  came home from his wanderings.
  Theodaisia
  (see Theoxenia)
  Theiodamus
  (see Theodamus)
  Theodamus
  Greek
  [Th(e)iodamas]
  king of Euboea
  father of Hylas by Menodice
  When Heracles killed and ate one of
  his oxen, Theodamus attacked him but
  was killed. Heracles spared his son,
  Hylas, and took him as his armour-
  bearer.
  Theodora
  European
  sister of Constantine, emperor 
  of Greece
  Rogero killed her son at the siege of
  Belgrade and, when Rogero was cap-
  tured, the emperor handed him over to
  his sister for punishment. Before she
  could exact her revenge, Leo, her
  nephew, released the prisoner.
  Theodore1
  European
  a knight of St John
  When several knights failed to return
  after going in search of the Dragon of
  Rhodes, the Grand Master of the
  Order ordered that no others should
  make the attempt.
  Theodore ignored the injunction.
  He built a model of the dragon and
  practised his skills on it, trained his
  horse and dogs to help, and succeeded
  in killing the fearsome beast.
  He was forgiven for disobeying an
  order and later became Grand Master.
  Theodore2
  Serbian
  a hero
  Urged by his mother to find a wife, 
  he searched for a long time until he
  saw the maiden, Iconia. Knowing that
  she was betrothed to Sredoi, he seized
  her and made her his wife.
  Theodoric
  German
  [Thjodrorir]
  the name taken by Dietrich von Bern
  when he was crowned Emperor of
  the West
  (see Thidrek)
  Theodoricus
  European
  a knight of Charlemagne
  He was the last knight to be killed at
  the Battle of Roncesvalles.
  theogamy
  (see hieros gamos)
  Theogony
  Greek
  [Birth of the Gods]
  Hesiod’s genealogy of the Greek deities
  Theoi patrooi
  Greek
  [=Roman Di patrii] 
  ancestral gods: traditional gods
  theomachist
  one at war with the gods
  theomachy
  war of the gods
  theomancy
  divination by oracles: divine inspiration
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  theomorphic
  having the form of a god
  theomorphism
  the state or condition of having 
  the form of a god
  Theonoe
  Greek
  daughter of Proteus and Psamathe
  sister of Theoclymenus
  In one version of Helen’s story, the real
  Helen was secreted in Egypt during
  the Trojan War. When Menelaus came
  to collect her after the war, he found
  her in hiding to escape a forced
  marriage to Theoclymenus. Theonoe
  helped them to escape.
  Theophane
  Greek
  daughter of Bisaltes
  When she caught the eye of Poseidon,
  he changed her into a ewe so that she
  would not be attractive to other
  suitors. He then mated with her, in the
  form of a ram, producing the golden-
  fleeced ram that saved Phrixus and
  carried him to Colchis.  
  theos1
  Greek
  [=Roman deus]
  god: one of the great gods
  Theos Hypsistos
  (see Sabazius)
  Theow
  a monster in the form of a wolf with
  cloven feet
  Theoxenia
  Greek
  [Theodaisia:=Roman lectisternium]
  a ceremony held in honour of a
  particular deity said to be visiting
  the city and present at the feast
  Thepla
  Mesopotamian
  an evil Armenian demon
  thera1
  Buddhist
  [=Burmese pongyi:=Sanskrit sthavira]
  a senior monk: an arhat
  Thera2
  (see Calliste)
  Theraephone
  Greek
  twin sister of Theronice
  Therapeutae
  Hebrew
  [Healers]
  Egyptian ascetics who practised 
  magic and divination
  Theras1
  Greek
  son of Autesian
  brother of Argia
  He acted as guardian to his sister’s twin
  boys, Eurysthenes and Procles.
  In some accounts, he led a contingent
  of Spartans and Minyans to settle on
  Calliste where he became king.
  Theras
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag.
  His hounds, including Theras, tore
  him to pieces.
  Thereus
  British
  a Roman emperor
  In some accounts, he invaded Britain
  during the reign of King Arthur and
  was defeated.
  Theridamas
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag.
  His hounds, including Theridamas,
  tore him to pieces.
  theriomorphism
  belief in gods in the form of animals
  Thermius
  Greek
  son of Andraemon and Haemon
  brother of Oxylus
  He was accidentally killed by his 
  own brother. 
  Thermouthis
  (see Hermouthis)
  Theron
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis discovered Actaeon,
  the hunter, spying on her as she
  bathed, she turned him into a stag.
  His hounds, including Theron, tore
  him to pieces.
  Theronice
  Greek
  twin sister of Theraephone
  Thersander1
  Greek
  son of Polyneices and Argia
  husband of Demonassa
  father of Tisamanus
  When Alcmaeon was reluctant to 
  join the Epigoni in their assault on
  Thebes, he bribed Eriphyle to per-
  suade her son to join them by giving
  her the wedding veil of Harmonia. He
  survived the battle at Thebes and later
  joined the expedition to Troy but,
  when they landed in Mysia, he was
  killed by Telephus.
  Thersander2
  Greek
  son of Sisyphus and Merope
  brother of Adrastus and Timeas
  father of Coronus and Haliartius
  Thersimachus
  Greek
  son of Heracles and Megara
  Thersites
  Greek
  a Greek soldier at Troy
  son of Agrius
  He mocked Achilles for grieving at the
  death of Penthesilea whom Achilles
  had just killed in the battle with the
  Trojans. Achilles killed him and was
  purified at Lesbos.
  Therytas
  Greek
  a wild man who, with Oreios, 
  captured Silenus
  Thesan
  Roman
  an Etruscan goddess of the dawn 
  and childbirth
  Thescelus
  Greek
  a supporter of Agenor
  He was one of those who interrupted
  the wedding of Perseus and Andromeda
  and was turned to stone by a sight of 
  the Medusa mask.
  Theseia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Theseus
  Theseus1
  Greek
  [Attic Hercules]
  king of Athens
  son of Poseidon by Aethra
  husband of Antiope and Phaedra
  father of Demophoon or Hippolytus
  by Antiope 
  father of Acamas and Demophoon 
  by Phaedra, some say
  father of Melanippus by Perigune
  Theseus was the son of Poseidon by
  Aethra but accepted by Aegeus as 
  his own son since he had slept with
  Aethra on the same night as Poseidon.
  He was tutored by Connidas and, at
  sixteen, recovered the sword and
  sandals hidden by Aegeus behind a
  rock and set off to Athens to meet his
  father, performing various labours in
  imitation of Heracles en route. He
  killed a number of outlaws including
  the crippled Periphetes with his own
  club which he then kept for himself;
  then Sinis, by tying him to two trees
  which tore him apart when released
  from the bent position – just as he 
  had killed many a wayfarer – and
  Sciron by hurling him into the sea. 
  He killed Cercyon by smashing him 
  to earth and took over his kingdom 
  of Eleusis and he killed Procrustes in
  the same way he had killed so many
  others – by ‘adjusting his length to fit
  his bed’.
  He also killed the Crommyonian
  sow which had been terrorising the
  locals and found time to father
  Melanippus on Perigune.
  Some say he was one of the
  Argonauts and a member of the party
  hunting the Calydonian boar.
  Aegeus, now king of Athens, had
  married the sorceress Medea and she
  tried to poison Theseus so that her
  son, Medus, might inherit the throne,
  but Aegeus recognised his son in time
  to prevent the tragedy and Medea fled
  the country.
  After being reunited with his father
  Theseus crushed the revolt by Pallas
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  and his fifty sons and captured and
  killed Poseidon’s white bull which had
  been brought to Greece from Crete by
  Heracles and was now known as the
  Marathonian Bull, sacrificing it to the
  gods. In this adventure, he was given
  hospitality by Hecate.
  The Athenians were still paying 
  the tribute demanded by Minos and
  Theseus offered himself as one of
  those to be sacrificed to the Minotaur.
  When he arrived in Crete, Minos
  threw his ring into the sea and
  challenged Theseus to prove that he
  was a son of Poseidon by retrieving 
  it from the sea-bed. With the help of
  the Nereids, Theseus recovered it
  easily. Using a ball of magic thread
  given to Minos’ daughter Ariadne by
  Daedalus, he entered the Labyrinth,
  killed the Minotaur and was able to
  escape from the maze. He left Crete
  accompanied by Ariadne but soon
  abandoned her on Naxos. Or did he?
  In some versions, he put her ashore
  because she was seasick and returned
  to his ship to work on it. A storm 
  blew him offshore and delayed his
  return. When he did get back, Ariadne
  was gone and he was told she had 
  died. Another story has it that he saw
  the arrival of the ship of Dionysus,
  who rescued Ariadne, and was fright-
  ened off.
  He went to the country of the
  Amazons either as part of Heracles’
  expedition or with Peirithous and
  came away with their queen, called
  Antiope or Hippolyta and fathered
  Demophoon or Hippolytus on her. In
  the first story, he was given the queen
  as his prize, in the second he abducted
  her when she came voluntarily aboard
  his ship. The Amazons invaded Greece
  in an effort to recover their queen but 
  were defeated.
  In some stories he married the
  Amazon queen and married Phaedra
  after her death but others say that he
  married Phaedra and, at that wedding,
  Antiope (or Hippolyta) broke in and
  would have killed those present had
  not Theseus killed her.
  Aphrodite caused Phaedra to fall 
  in love with Hippolytus who rejected
  her advances. She then falsely accused
  him of rape and hanged herself,
  whereupon Theseus invoked the help
  of his father Poseidon to kill his son to
  avenge her death.
  When the survivors of the defeat of
  the Seven Against Thebes encounter
  sought his help, Theseus led a force
  against Creon, defeated him and
  recovered the bodies of the dead for
  the decent burial that Creon had
  refused.
  With the help of Peirithous he
  abducted Helen and won when they
  drew lots for her. In compensation, 
  he went with his friend to Tartarus 
  and demanded Persephone as a bride 
  for Peirithous. 
  Trapped by Hades in the Chair of
  Forgetfulness, he spent four years in
  torment before being rescued by
  Heracles. He found, on his return to
  Athens, that Menestheus had been
  installed in his place by Castor and
  Pollux who had invaded and rescued
  their sister Helen and that there was
  much disorder. He left for Crete but
  landed on the island of Scyros where
  he was killed by Lycomedes, the king
  of that island, who pushed Theseus
  over a cliff and pretended that it had
  been an accident.
  Later stories say that Theseus
  returned from the dead to help the
  Athenians at the Battle of Marathon.
  Theseus2
  Greek
  a duke of Thebes in Chaucer’s 
  Knight’s Tale
  husband of Ypolita
  father of Emily
  He offered his daughter’s hand to the
  winner of a contest which was won by
  Arcites who was killed en route to
  claim his bride. She married his cousin,
  Palamon, instead.
  In some accounts, Emily is Ypolita’s
  sister.
  Thesmophoria
  Greek
  a corn festival for married 
  women, in honour of Demeter, 
  held at Athens in October or
  November
  Thesmophoriazusae
  Greek
  a play by Aristophanes about 
  the women’s festival 
  honouring Demeter
  Thesmophorus
  (see Demeter)
  Thespian lion (see Cithaeronian lion)
  Thespius
  Greek
  a king, host to Heracles 
  during the hunt for the 
  Cithaeronian Lion
  He had fifty daughters and Heracles
  slept with each one of them in turn
  during the fifty days that it took to 
  find and kill the lion, fathering fifty-
  one sons.
  Thesprotus
  Greek
  a king of Sparta
  It was at his court that Pelopia served
  when she was raped by her own father,
  Thyestes.
  Thessalus1
  Greek
  a king of Iolcus
  son of Jason and Medea, some say
  He was said to be the only one of
  Medea’s children to survive when she
  killed the others at Corinth.
  Thessalus2
  Greek
  son of Haemon
  Thestiades
  Greek
  Plexippus and Toxeus, 
  the sons of Thestius
  Thestios
  (see Thestius)
  Thestius
  Greek
  [Thestios]
  king of Calydon
  son of Agenor and Epicaste 
  son of Ares and Andronice or
  Demonice, some say
  brother of Demonice, some say
  husband of Eurythemis
  father of Althaea, Euippus, Eurypylus,
  Hypermnestra, Iphiclus, Leda
  Plexippus and Toxeus
  Theston
  Greek
  father of Calchas
  Thet
  Egyptian
  a talisman: the girdle of Isis
  Thether
  Norse
  the name of Diether in Thidrekssaga
  Thetis
  Greek
  a sea-nymph, one of the Nereids
  granddaughter of Tethys
  daughter of Nereus and Doris
  wife of Peleus
  mother of Achilles
  She reared the infant Apollo and 
  (with Euronyme) rescued Hephaestus
  from the sea when he was dropped
  from Mount Olympus by Hera.
  She married the mortal, King
  Peleus, and bore him a son, the hero
  Achilles. She had been wooed by both
  Poseidon and Zeus and many of the
  gods attended her wedding, including
  the uninvited Eris who threw the
  ‘apple of discord’ into the midst of the
  gathering setting in motion the events
  that led to the Trojan War. 
  She had killed six sons by testing
  their immortality in the fire and, when
  she tried the same test on Achilles,
  Peleus rescued him and handed him
  over to Chiron to be reared. She later
  tried to make her son invulnerable by
  dipping him into the river Styx but 
  the ankle she held him with did not
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  spot which eventually brought about
  his death.
  After a disagreement with Peleus,
  she left him and returned to her home
  in the sea but they were later recon-
  ciled and he joined her in her undersea
  realm.
  In some accounts she is equated
  with Tethys.
  Thetleif
  Norse
  the name of Dietlieb in Thidrekssaga
  theurgia
  (see theurgy)
  theurgist
  a miracle-worker
  theurgy
  [theurgia]
  divine intervention: miracle-working
  Theutus
  a demon of gambling
  Thewi Suthat
  Thai
  [Thewi Suthata]
  a mythical princess
  lover of Sison
  They had been lovers in several previous
  existences but never married until they
  met again as king and princess.
  Thewi Suthata
  (see Thewi Suthat)
  thi
  Thai
  [=Burmese nat:=Pakistani neq]
  a spirit of the dead
  Thia
  (see Thea)
  Thialfi
  Norse
  [Thjalfi]
  a servant of Thor
  a champion runner
  son of Egil
  brother of Roskva
  He was the son of a peasant who had
  been given by her father to serve 
  Thor after she disobeyed the god’s
  instructions to return the bones of the
  goats they had all fed on so that Thor
  could restore the goats to life.
  He and his sister Roskva accomp-
  anied Thor and Loki on their trip to
  Jotunheim where Thialfi lost in a race
  with Hugi.
  When Thor met Hrungnir in a
  duel, Thialfi acted as the god’s squire
  and killed with a spade the huge
  creature, Mokerkialfi, that the giants
  had made to act as squire to Hrungnir.
  thiasos
  (see thiasus)
  Thiassa
  Greek
  wife of Pericles 
  She was restored to life by Cerimon.
  Thiassi
  Norse
  [Byrr.Gustr.Thiazi.Thjasse.Thjazi.Thyazi]
  a Frost-giant
  god of storms
  son of Kari
  brother of Beli and Thrym
  father of Skadi
  He coveted Iduna and her apples of
  eternal youth. In the form of an eagle,
  he carried off Loki and kept him
  dangling from a staff with which he
  had struck the bird until he promised
  to get for Thiassi the two things he
  wanted most.
  Loki tricked Iduna into going
  outside the borders of Asgard with a
  bowl 
  of 
  apples 
  and 
  she 
  was
  immediately abducted by Thiassi. She
  refused to let him eat any of the apples
  and, when the gods found out what had
  happened, they ordered Loki to get
  Iduna back. He borrowed Freya’s
  falcon-garb and flew to Thrymheim
  where Iduna was held, changed her
  into a nut – or, some say, a swallow –
  and carried her back to Asgard hotly
  pursued by Thiassi. The gods saw
  them coming and lit a fire which
  burned Thiassi’s feathers and he
  crashed to the ground and was killed by
  the angry gods. His eyes were placed
  in the heavens as a constellation.
  In some accounts he is regarded as
  an aspect of Volund.
  thiasus
  Greek
  [thiasos]
  a Bacchic revel: a band of worshippers
  Thiazi
  (see Thiassi)
  Thidrandi
  Norse
  a man killed by witches
  The story relates that he was attacked
  by nine hags dressed all in black and,
  although he was armed with a sword
  and defended himself, they killed him.
  Thidrek
  Norse
  the Norse version of Theodoric
  (Dietrich von Bern)
  husband of Herrad and Isollde
  In this version, Thidrek is king of
  Amlungaland although his seat is still
  in Bern where he was reared by
  Hildebrand.
  He won the helmet Hildigrimur
  from the giants Hilldur and Grimur,
  the sword Naglring from the dwarf
  Alfrik and another sword, Ekkisax,
  from the giant Ecka.
  He is said to have killed Sigurd with
  the sword Mimung.
  He was driven from his own lands
  by Ermenrik but recovered them a
  year later.
  During the final slaughter of the
  Niblungs, it was he, not Hildebrand,
  who killed Krimhild (here Grimhild)
  by cutting her in half with his sword.
  After the death of Herrad, he
  married Isollde, widow of Hertnit.
  (see also Dietrich von Bern)
  Thidrekssaga
  Norse
  a version of the Nibelungenlied
  with added material
  Thiedric
  European
  [Thierry]
  a squire of Roland
  When Gano was tried for treachery,
  Thiedric met Pinabel in single combat
  to determine Gano’s fate. Thiedric won
  and Gano was condemned to death.
  Thierry1
  European
  a king of Maurienne
  father of Blanchefleur
  Thierry2
  (see Thiedric)
  Thiga wa wairumbi
  African
  a Kikuyu prophet who relayed
  messages from En-kai to the 
  Kikuyu people
  Thin Man
  (see Cailte)
  Thinggishatsangma
  Tibetan
  one of the Five Long Life Sisters
  Thingyan Pwe
  Burmese
  [Thagyan.Water Feast]
  the New Year festival
  During this festival much water is
  thrown by and at the participants and
  the chief nat, Thagya Min, appears 
  on earth. The fortunes of the coming
  year are determined by whatever he
  decides to bring with him, be it a
  sword, fire or water.
  Thinit
  (see Tanit)
  Thinland
  Pacific Islands
  the highest part of the coconut which
  is the universe, home of Atea
  Thiodamus
  (see Theodamus)
  Thipelas
  Pacific Islands
  in the lore of the Carolines, a woman
  who married the god Luigelan
  mother of Olofat
  Third Lady (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  Third Lady of the Privy
  (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  Third Person
  (see Thridi)
  Third Sun
  Central American
  [Four Rain.Sun of Fire.Sun of Rain]
  the third age in the Aztec
  creation cycle
  The Second Sun, ruled over by
  Quetzalcoatl, ended after 676 years
  when Tlaloc caused a great wind to
  blow away the race of humans that
  Quetzalcoatl had created. Tlaloc then
  took over as ruler of the Third Sun
  which ended after a further 364 years
  when fire destroyed the earth. The
  next ruler was Chalchiuhtlicue.
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  Another story calls this period the
  Sun of Fire and says that the fire which
  destroyed the earth either fell from
  heaven or was started by the couple
  who had escaped destruction at the
  end of the Second Sun.
  (see also Quiyauhtonatiuh.sun1)
  Thirteen Akbal
  Central American
  the thirteenth day of the 20 days of 
  the Mayan creation cycle
  On this day Month formed humans
  from clay.
  (see also Akbal)
  Thirteen Treasures
  (see Treasures of Britain)
  Thirty-three Places
  Japanese
  shrines to the goddess Kwannon
  Thisbe
  Greek
  a Babylonian maiden
  She loved Pyramus but was forbidden
  to marry him. They planned to run
  away and arranged to meet by a certain
  mulberry bush near the tomb of
  Ninus. She arrived first but was scared
  by a lion and ran off, dropping her
  cloak. When Pyramus arrived he drew
  the wrong conclusions from the paw-
  marks in the sand and the abandoned
  cloak and killed himself in grief.
  Thisbe found him dying and killed
  herself with the same sword.
  Thitmanet
  Mesopotamian
  daughter of Keret
  Thitis
  British
  in some accounts, a sister of 
  Morgan le Fay
  Thixo
  (see Dxui)
  Thjasse
  (see Thiassi)
  Thjazi
  (see Thiassi)
  Thjodrorir
  (see Theodoric)
  Thjoldolf
  Norse
  author of the Ynglingatal
  thlawe
  North American
  in the lore of the Zuni, a plant
  growing in the underworld
  T’hlu-kluts
  (see Kalaitch)
  Thoas1
  Greek
  [Thöon]
  one of the Earthborn Giants
  son of Uranaus and Gaea
  Thoas was killed by the Fates during the
  battle between the giants and the gods.
  Thoas2
  Greek
  king of Lemnos
  son of Dionysus and Ariadne
  husband of Myrina
  father of Hypsipyle 
  father of Sicinus by Oenoe, some say
  The only man to survive when the
  women of Lemnos killed all the other
  men for putting their wives aside in
  favour of Thracian concubines. His
  daughter, Hypsipyle, cast him adrift 
  in a boat which came ashore on the
  island of Oenoe where he married a
  nymph of the same name, fathering a
  son, Sicinus. Other accounts say that
  he died with the other husbands on
  Lemnos.
  Thoas3
  Greek
  [Deiphilus.Nebrophonus]
  a king of Lemnos
  son of Jason and Hypsipyle
  brother of Euneus
  He became king after his grandfather,
  also Thaos, had been cast adrift by
  Hypsipyle.
  He and his brother Euneus rescued
  their mother from Lycurgus.
  Thoas4
  Greek
  a king of Aetolia
  son of Andraemon and Gorge
  father of Haemon
  He led the Aetolians in the Trojan War
  and was one of those concealed inside
  the Wooden Horse.
  Thoas5
  Greek
  a king of Tauris
  son of Borysthenes
  He was the guardian of an image of
  Artemis said to have fallen from the 
  sky and sacrificed all prisoners to this
  image. When Orestes and Pylades
  came to seize this image, he captured
  them but they were saved by the
  intervention of Iphigenia who was
  acting as a priestess in the temple. He
  pursued the escaping party but was
  killed by Orestes.
  Thobadestchin
  (see Tobadzistsini)
  Thobadzistshini
  (see Tobadzistsini)
  Thoeris
  (see Tauret)
  Thok
  Norse
  [Thauk(t).Thokk]
  a giantess
  She was the only living thing refusing
  to weep at the death of Balder so Hela
  refused to release him. It is suggested
  that she was Loki in one of his many
  disguises.
  Thok-chho
  Buddhist
  [Thahog-chos-rgyal-po]
  one of the 5 Mahapancharajas
  king of accomplishments
  (see also Tsun-gyi-rgyal-po)
  Thokk
  (see Thok)
  Tholomer
  British
  [Tolleme la Feintes]
  a king of Babylon
  He was originally a friend of Evelake
  but later waged war against him.
  Evelake defeated him with the help of
  Joseph of Arimathea.
  In some accounts, he was the king 
  of Sarras and is referred to as Tolleme
  la Feintes. Some say that he was
  converted to Christianity by Joseph 
  of Arimathea.
  Thom
  (see Atum)
  Thomas of Enceldourne
  (see Thomas the Rhymer)
  Thomas of the Mountain
  British
  father of Tom Thumb
  Thomas the Rhymer
  British
  [Thomas of Enceldourne.True Thomas]
  (c. 1220-1297)
  a poet and seer
  He was said to have visited Elfland
  with the queen of that realm and was
  given the gift of prophecy. As a result,
  he was able to see the future and
  foretold the Battle of Bannockburn.
  Thompson
  British
  a potter
  He was said to have found King Arthur
  and his knights asleep under Richmond
  Castle. When he tried to draw the
  sword which was lying on a table, some
  of the knights started to wake up so he
  dropped the sword and ran off.
  Thon
  (see Thone)
  Thon Pan Hla (see Hnit-ma-dawgyi)
  Thonamun
  Thai
  a king of the snakes
  When the king, Sura Uthaka, upset
  the snake-king, the latter had his
  subjects dig tunnels under the capital
  city so that it subsided. He then coiled
  himself round Sura Uthaka and
  drowned him in the river.
  Thonapa
  (see Thunupa)
  Thone
  Greek
  [Thon(is).Thonus]
  a provincial governor in Egypt
  husband of Polydamnia
  In the stories that say that Helen was
  taken to Egypt, not Troy, she was said
  to have been held in the province
  governed by Thone.
  Thonenli`
  North American
  a Navaho rain-spirit
  one of the Yei
  Thoon
  (see Thoas1)
  Thong Tilo
  African
  a detiy, the king above
  Thonis
  (see Thone)
  Thonus
  (see Thone)
  Thoos
  (see Thous)
  Thoosa
  Greek
  a nymph
  one of the Nereids
  daughter of Phorcos and Ceto, 
  some say
  mother of Polyphemus by Poseidon
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  Thor
  Norse
  [Ake-Thor.Aku-Thor.Atli.Hercules
  Barbatus.Hlorridi.Hurler.Oku-Thor.
  Red Beard.Thunderer.Vingthor:
  =Anglo-Saxon Thunor:=German
  Dietrich.Donar:=LappHoragalles:
  =Norman Thur:=Saxon 
  Thuna(e)r.Thunor=Slav Perenu]
  a thunder-god and 
  fertility-god
  son of Odin and Frigga, 
  Fiorgyn or Erda
  brother of Balder, Hoder and 
  Hermod
  husband of Iarnsaxa and Sif
  father of Lorride, Magni, Modi 
  and Thrud
  Some accounts make Thor the father
  of Odin by Bestla.
  As an infant he was so strong and
  unpredictable that his mother could
  not control him and he was tutored by
  Hlora and Vingnir.
  At maturity he was given the realm
  of Thrudheim where he built a huge
  palace, Bilskirnir. It was said that,
  when he was angry, sparks came off 
  his red hair and beard and he
  generated so much body heat that he
  was not allowed to use the Bifrost
  Bridge, wading through the river
  instead. His chariot was drawn by two
  goats, Tanngrisnr and Tanngniostr and
  when he was riding in the chariot he
  was known as Aku-Thor. He was given
  a magic belt, Megingiord, that
  doubled his strength when he wore it
  and a magical hammer, Miolnir, which
  returned to his hand when thrown.
  The hammer, which was a thunderbolt
  when he hurled it and which produced
  lightning when struck against a rock,
  was so hot that he wore a special grip
  called Iarn-greiper.
  His first wife, the giantess Iarnsaxa,
  bore two sons, Magni and Modi; his
  second, Sif, who had previously borne
  a son, Uller, gave him two daughters,
  Lorride and Thrud. When Loki stole
  Sif’s long golden hair, Thor nearly
  strangled him, forcing him to return
  the tresses.
  On another occasion he journeyed
  with Loki to Jotunheim with a view to
  forcing the giants to refrain from
  sending the icy winds which ruined the
  flowers. On the way, they collected
  two young helpers, Thialfi and and his
  sister Roskva. They slept one night in
  what they thought was a house but
  which, by daylight, turned out to be
  merely the glove of the giant Skrymir
  who then led them to the palace of
  Utgard-Loki, king of the giants. To
  test the powers of the gods, the king
  arranged various contests. Loki tried
  to out-eat Logi, the king’s cook; Thor
  tried to drink the contents of the
  giant’s horn; Thialfi ran a race against
  Hugi; all to no avail. When Thor tried
  to lift the paw of the giant’s cat he
  failed even to move it and he was
  beaten in a wrestling match by Elli, the
  old nurse pf Utgard-Loki. When they
  left Jotunheim, Skrymir admitted that
  he had won all these events by the use
  of magic.
  He once fought a duel with the
  giant Hrungnir who boasted that he
  would take over Asgard and, with it,
  Thor’s wife, Sif. Thor killed the giant
  with his hammer but was himself
  wounded with a fragment from the
  giant’s shattered flint club. As he fell 
  to the ground, the dead giant’s leg 
  fell across his body so that he was
  unable to move until his young son,
  Magni, easily lifted the leg and freed
  his father. Thor gave Magni the
  giant’s horse, Gullfaxi, as a reward.
  Groa, a sorceress, tried to remove the
  flint fragment from his forehead but,
  forgetting where she had got to in
  her recitation of runes, failed to extract
  it.
  His hammer was once stolen by the
  giant Thrym who would return it only
  if he were given Freya as a wife. Freya
  refused to leave her husband so Thor,
  dressed in her bridal clothes and with
  Loki similarly attired as a bridemaid,
  presented himself to Thrym in
  Jotunheim. When Thrym produced
  the hammer, Thor seized it and killed
  all the giants present.
  When the gods were invited by
  Aegir to a feast in his undersea king-
  dom, Thor and Tyr asked the giant
  Hymir for a kettle large enough to
  hold drink for all the gods. He and
  Hymir went fishing for breakfast.
  Hymir caught two whales, just 
  enough for their meal, and Thor
  fished for the Midgard serpent by
  baiting his hook with the head of
  Hymir’s ox, Himinbrioter. He caught
  it and hauled it to the surface and
  would have killed it if Hymir, in fear,
  had not cut the line. When the two
  gods left with the huge kettle, the
  giants attacked them but Thor killed
  all of them with his hammer.
  In the final battle, Thor killed the
  Midgard serpent but died in the flood
  of venom that poured from its jaws.
  Some say that he also killed Garm.
  (see also Hafra-drottin.
  Reidartyr.Valdi Kjola)
  Thora1
  Norse
  daughter of King Hakon
  wife of Elf
  She married Elf after the death of 
  his first wife, Hiordis.
  Thora2
  Norse
  daughter of Jarl Herrand
  second wife of Ragnar Lodbrok
  mother of Agnar and Erik
  Her father gave her an egg from which
  hatched a dragon which coiled itself
  around her house, allowing access only
  to her servant. Ragnar Lodbrok killed
  the dragon and claimed her hand in
  marriage.
  Thora3
  (see Kaang)
  Thorah
  (see Torah)
  Thoralf Skolinson
  Norse
  owner of the sword Quern-biter
  Thorarin
  Norse
  father of Thorstein
  Thorbjorg
  Norse
  wife of Holmkell
  mother of Ketelrid
  Thord1
  Norse
  son of Kari
  This young boy was one of the
  Njalssons trapped in the house of 
  his grandfather, Njal, when it was
  attacked by forces led by Flosi who
  burnt the house to the ground. He
  refused to leave his grandparents who
  put him between them as they lay
  quietly on their bed waiting to be
  overcome by the smoke and flames.
  Thord2
  Norse
  head groom of Bjarni
  An argument with Thorstein about 
  the result of a horse-fight led to blows
  and Thord struck Thorstein with his
  staff, cutting open his head. When
  later Thorstein sought an apology, he
  was rebuffed so he killed Thord.
  Thord Freysgodi
  Norse
  [Thord Freysgothi]
  a priest of Frey
  Thord Freysgothi
  (see Thord Freysgodi)
  Thordis1
  Norse
  a man who sacrificed a bull to the
  Light Elves to heal his wounds
  Thordis2
  Norse
  sister of Jokul
  wife of Thorstein
  mother of Ingimund
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  Thorer
  Norse
  one of the 9 sons of Viking 
  by his second wife
  When the nine sons of Viking were
  attacked by the eight sons of Niorfe to
  avenge the death of their brother,
  Thorer and Thorsten were the only
  two survivors.
  Thorgerd1
  Finnish
  a storm-goddess
  Thorgerd2
  Norse
  [Bride of Helgi.Thorgerda Holgarbrud.
  Thorgerther Holgarbruther]
  a fertility goddess
  Thorgerd3
  Norse
  daughter of Njal and 
  Bergthora
  sister of Grim, Helga, Helgi
  and Skarp-Hedin
  She was trapped when Flosi’s men sur-
  rounded the house but, with the other
  women and children, was given safe
  passage before the house was burnt 
  to the ground.
  Thorgerda Holgarbrud
  (see Thorgerd2)
  Thorgerther Holgarbruther
  (see Thorgerd2)
  Thorgestr
  (see Tuirgeis)
  Thorgils
  (see Tuirgeis)
  Thorgrim1
  Norse
  [Thorgrimr]
  a witch
  With her sister Thorod she raised a
  storm that nearly wrecked Frithiof’s
  ship en route to the Orkneys.
  In other accounts, the two witches
  are Ham and Heid.
  Thorgrim2
  Norse
  [Thorgrimr]
  a priest of Frey
  He was killed by the outlaw, Gisli, who
  was his brother-in-law.
  Thorgrim3
  Norse
  [Thorgrimr]
  husband of Olof
  father of Trausti and Viglund
  He was in love with Olof, the daughter
  of an earl, but her parents wanted 
  her to marry a rich man, not the
  illegitimate son of a farmer. Thorgrim
  abducted her from the wedding
  ceremony and they eloped together
  and married.
  Thorgrimr
  (see Thorgrim)
  Thorhall1
  Norse
  [Thorhallr]
  a hero who sailed to Vinland
  Thorhall2
  Norse
  [Thorhallr]
  a servant of Bjarni
  He and Thorvald were sent by Bjarni
  to kill Thorstein who had killed
  Bjarni’s head-groom, Thord. They
  were both killed by their intended
  victim who sent them back to Bjarni
  tied on to a horse. (see also Thorkell)
  Thorhalla
  Norse
  daughter of Asgrim
  wife of Helgi
  She was trapped when Flosi’s men
  surrounded the house of the Njalssons
  but, along with the other women and
  children, she was given safe passage
  before the house was burnt to the
  ground.
  Thorhallr
  (see Thorhall)
  Thorhild
  Norse
  a woman of Njal’s 
  household
  She was trapped when Flosi’s men
  surrounded the house but, with the
  other women and children, was given
  safe passage before the house was
  burnt to the ground.
  Thorin
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Thorir
  Norse
  an earl
  father of Olof
  Thorkel1
  Norse
  [Thorkell.Thorkil]
  a man in dispute with Glum
  father of Sigmund
  The argument was about a piece of
  land which they both claimed. Thorkel
  sacrificed an ox to Frey to ensure a
  favourable outcome but it did little
  good – Glum killed Thorkel’s son,
  Sigmund, and was forced to give up
  the land which, at least according to
  Glum, he had illegally acquired from
  Glum’s estate.
  Thorkel2
  Norse
  [Thorkell.Thorkil]
  son of Geitir
  In one version of the story of Bjarni,
  Helgi’s father was killed by his
  brother-in-law, Geitir, and Bjarni
  killed Geitir to avenge his father’s
  death. Thorkel then tried to exact
  vengeance on Bjarni but, after fighting
  and wounding each other, they became
  firm friends. In some versions,
  Thorstein takes the place of Thorkel
  and in others Geitir was not killed by
  Helgi but became his friend.
  Thorkel3
  Norse
  [Thorkell.Thorkil]
  a Danish hero
  He led a band of warriors to the
  underworld in search of treasure. Most
  of them were killed when they touched
  things or ate food in the underworld
  and few returned. Thorkel himself was
  so badly scarred as to be scarcely
  recognizable.
  Thorkell
  (see Thorkel)
  Thorkil
  (see Thorkel)
  Thorleif
  Norse
  [Thorleifr]
  a rich merchant
  Helgi and Geitir killed Thorleif’s
  partner for his money but were
  frustrated when Thorleif sent the dead
  man’s possessions to his heirs. Helgi
  then employed a man called Ketill to
  kill Thorleif but the two became
  friends, once again frustrating Helgi’s
  plans.
  Thorleifr
  (see Thorleif)
  Thorn of Glastonbury
  (see Glastonbury Thorn)
  Thorn of Sleep
  Norse
  Odin’s magic thorn which 
  could induce sleep without 
  aging or loss of beauty
  Thorny Flowers
  Central American
  an Aztec giant
  At the beginning of the Fifth Sun, he
  and three other giants, Falling Eagle,
  Serpent of the Obsidian Knives and
  Resurrection, were given the task of
  holding up the sky.
  Thorod
  Norse
  a witch
  With her sister Thorgrim she raised a
  storm that nearly wrecked Frithiof’s
  ship en route to the Orkneys.
  In other accounts, the two witches
  are Ham and Heid.
  Thorstein1
  Norse
  [Thorsteinn]
  son of Thorarin
  father of Skegg-Brodi
  In an argument about the result of a
  horse-fight, Thord struck Thorstein
  with his staff and cut his head open.
  When later Thorstein sought an
  apology, he was rebuffed so he killed
  Thord who was head-groom to the
  rich landowner, Bjarni. Bjarni then
  sent two of his retainers, Thorhall and
  Thorvald, to kill Thorstein but they
  too died at the hand of their intended
  victim. Finally, goaded by his wife,
  Bjarni himself went forth to exact
  vengeance. The two men fought each
  other to a standstill and ended up 
  as friends, with Thorstein undertaking
  to be a loyal servant to Bjarni, who
  then took care also of Thorstein’s
  father, an old man.
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  Thorstein2
  Norse
  [Thorsteinn Ketilsson]
  husband of Thordis
  father of Ingimund
  He attacked and wounded a high-
  wayman named Jokul but the bandit
  overpowered Thorstein and forgave
  him for the attack. Thorstein was even
  allowed to marry Jokul’s sister, called
  Thordis.
  Thorstein3
  Norse
  [Thorsteinn]
  son of Ingimund
  father of Ingolf
  He avenged the death of his father, 
  who had been killed by a young
  relative, and then took over his late
  father’s chieftainship and cleared the
  country of all the sorcerers and evil
  doers.
  Thorsten
  Norse
  the eldest of the 9 sons of Viking by
  his second wife
  husband of Ingeborg
  father of Frithiof
  When one of the brothers killed one of
  the nine sons of Niorfe in a quarrel,
  Viking banished him but all nine
  decided to go into exile. Viking gave
  Thorsten his sword, Angurvadel, and
  they went off to an island in Lake
  Wener where they were attacked by
  Niorfe’s sons and only Thorsten and
  Thorer survived. The eldest son of
  Niorfe, Jokul, had conquered Sogn,
  killed the king, exiled his son Belé and
  turned his daughter Ingeborg into a
  witch. When Jokul twice called up
  storms that shipwrecked Thorsten,
  Ingeborg saved Thorsten from the sea.
  In gratitude, he found her brother
  Belé and restored his throne, returned
  Ingeborg to her former self and
  married her.
  He and Belé, together with a former
  foe, Angantyr, mounted many raids at
  sea, recovering the ship Ellida stolen
  from his father, seizing the magic
  armlet from the tomb of Soté the
  pirate and conquering the Orkneys
  which were given to Angantyr.
  Settling down after these adventures,
  Thorsten fathered a son, Frithiof, who,
  as a child, played with the children of
  Belé, especially his daughter, also
  known as Ingeborg. When he and 
  Belé died, they were interred in
  barrows in sight of one another.
  Thorvald
  Norse
  [Thorwald]
  a servant of Bjarni
  He and Thorhall were sent by Bjarni 
  to kill Thorstein who had killed
  Bjarni’s head-groom, Thord. They
  were both killed by their intended
  victim who sent them back to Bjarni
  tied on to a horse.
  Thorvaror
  Norse
  a physician
  In the story of the feud between Bjarni
  and Thorkel, Thorvaror, who was
  Bjarni’s doctor, also treated Thorkel
  when they were both wounded.
  Thorwald
  (see Thorvald)
  thorybism
  (see poltergeist)
  Thot
  (see Thoth)
  Thoth
  Egyptian
  [Aah(-te-huti).Dhouti.Djeheuty.D(j)ehuti.
  Eye of Horus.He Zur.Khons.Lord of 
  Magic.Lord of Sessenu.Lord of Time.
  Tat.Techu.Thaut.Thot.Thouti.Tongue of 
  Ptah.Trismegistus.Zehuti.Zhouti:
  =Greek Hermes.Tahuti.Tehuti:
  =Phoenician Taaut]
  god of art, law, magic, the moon,
  science, time, writing, wisdom
  god of Khnum
  consort of Ma or Nehmetaway
  father of Neferhor
  He is sometimes regarded as the son 
  of Ra but others say he was the son 
  of Seth born from his father’s head 
  or from a lotus.
  Originally he was a creator-god who
  brought into being the four pairs of
  deities from the primitive waters. He
  became the scribe and keeper of
  records, credited with the invention 
  of hieroglyphics.
  In the form of a baboon, he acted as
  a judge in the underworld, recording
  the weighing of souls in the balance.
  He helped Isis in the resurrection
  of Osiris after he had been killed by
  Set.
  He took over when Ra retired  and
  was elevated to the heavens, though
  others say that Shu took over as
  supreme ruler. One of his duties was to
  stand in the prow of Ra’s sun-barque,
  Manjet, to ward off enemies.
  It was he who gambled with the
  moon and won five intercalary days
  which allowed Nut, who had been
  cursed by Ra so that she could not bear
  children in any normal month, to give
  birth to her five children.
  He is depicted as having the head 
  of an ibis or baboon.
  (see also Esden)
  Thouart
  (see Tauret)
  Thoueret
  (see Tauret)
  Thoueris
  Greek
  [=Greek Athena]
  the Greek name for Tauret
  Thoule
  (see Thule)
  Thoume Kine Kimte Cacounche
  North American
  a creator-god of the 
  Natchez Indians
  Thous
  Greek
  [Thoos]
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Thous, tore him to pieces.
  Thousand and One Nights
  (see Arabian Nights)
  Thousand Named
  Egyptian
  an epithet for Isis
  Thout
  (see Thoth)
  Thouti
  (see Thoth)
  Thracias
  Greek
  [=Roman Circius]
  a wind from the north-west 
  quarter
  Thraell
  (see Thrall)
  Thraetama
  (see Thraetona)
  Thraetana
  (see Thraetona)
  Thraetaona
  (see Thraetona)
  Thraetona
  Persian
  [Faridun.Thraetama.
  Thraeta(o)na.Thraitauna]
  a hero
  son of Thrita Athwya
  He was the son of one of the first four
  men to press the divine drink, Haoma,
  from the fruit of the Gaokenera tree. 
  He fathered three sons (Eraj, Salm
  and Tur), on Ahaharnaz and Aranvaz,
  two of the wives of Azhi Dahak.
  In a fight with Azhi Dahak he
  stabbed him and bound him with
  chains to Mount Demavand.
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Keresaspa.
  (see also Atar1)
  Thrain
  Norse
  a member of the Sigfusson clan
  He was killed by Skarp-Hedin who cut
  out the dead man’s jawbone. This
  started the feud between the Sigfussons
  and the clan of Njal, Skarp-Hedin’s
  father.
  Thraitauna
  (see Thraetona)
  Thrall
  Norse
  [Thraell]
  son of Heimdall and Edda
  husband of Thyr
  Heimdall, visitng earth as Riger,
  fathered Thrall on Edda. Thrall mar-
  ried Thyr, founding the class of thralls
  or serfs.
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  Thrasymides
  Greek
  son of Nestor
  brother of Antilochus
  He, his father and his brother, fought
  with the Greeks at Troy.
  Three Agents
  (see San-kuan)
  Three Ben
  Central American
  the third of the 20 days of 
  the Mayan creation cycle
  On this day many of the living things
  on earth, in the sea or in the sky were
  made.
  (see also Ben)
  Three Bodies Doctrine
  Buddhist
  [Tri’kaya]
  the doctrine that asserts that a
  Buddha has 3 levels of existence
  These levels are referred to as nirmana-
  kaya, sambhoga-kaya and Dharma-
  kaya.
  Three Cimi
  Central American
  the sixteenth of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day death is said to have come
  into existence.
  (see also Cimi)
  Three Door Gods
  Chinese
  guardians of entrances
  These beings were given the status 
  of gods for devotion to the emperor,
  T’ai Sung, when they guarded his door
  against the demons of his dreams.
  Their names are given as Hu Ching-
  t’e, Ch’in Shu-p’o and Wei Cheng.
  They are said to live near a peach
  tree, three million miles in circum-
  ference, in which there is a door
  through which the ghosts of the dead
  can return. The Door Gods are in
  charge of that door and throw evil
  ghosts to be eaten by tigers.
  Three Eponae
  (see Demeter.Epona)
  Three Gods of Happiness
  (see Fu Lu Shou)
  Three Great Beings
  Chinese
  [San Ta Shih]
  a triad of deities
  These three are the bodhisattvas
  Manjushri (or Wen Shu), Samantabhadra
  (or P’u Hsien) and Avalokitsevara (or
  Kuan Yin).
  Three Great Men
  Thai
  the rulers of the earth at 
  the time of the flood
  These three, Khun Kan, Khun Ket
  and Pu Lang Seung, went to see the
  king of the Thens and returned to
  repopulate the world when the 
  waters receded.
  Three Isles of the Blest
  (see Fortunate Islands3)
  Three Isles of the Genii
  (see Fortunate Islands3)
  Three Lavatory Ladies
  (see Keng San Ku-niang)
  Three Mothers
  (see Duc Ba)
  Three Musketeers
  Chinese
  the 3 deities Chang Fei, Liu Pei 
  and Kuan-ti
  Three Mystic Apes
  Japanese
  [Koshin]
  these apes are Mizaru, Kikazaru
  and Iwazaru
  They are represented with hands
  covering respectively the eyes, the 
  ears and the mouth – see no evil, hear
  no evil, speak no evil.
  Three Poisons
  Chinese
  the 3 animals at the centre 
  of the Wheel of Law
  These animals, a bird, a pig and a
  snake, are linked together inside the
  central boss of the wheel.
  Three Pure Ones
  (see San Ch’ing)
  Three Purities, The
  (see San Ch’ing)
  Three Romances
  (see Mabinogion)
  Three Sovereigns, The
  Chinese
  creator-gods
  These three gods were Fu-hsi, Shen
  Nung and Yen-ti and, together with
  the Five Emperors, they created the
  universe.
  Three Stars
  (see Fu Lu Shou)
  Three Theban Plays
  Greek
  3 plays by Sophocles based 
  on the story of Oedipus
  (see Oedipus)
  Three Vaults
  (see San Tung)
  Threefold Man
  the theory that man is composed 
  of 3 parts
  The physical body was regarded as
  comprising a mortal part, a divine part
  (the phren) and an ethereal part (the
  thumos).
  The Romans regarded the soul as
  threefold – the manes, the anima and
  the umbra.
  Thriae
  Greek
  [Thriai]
  the nymphs of Mount Parnassus
  They were regarded as prophetesses
  and nursed the infant Apollo.
  Thriai
  (see Thriae)
  Thride
  (see Thridi)
  Thridi
  Norse
  [Third Person.Thride]
  one of 3 mysterious deities visited 
  by Gylfi, probably a manifestation
  of Odin
  Thrimskvida
  (see Hammarsheimt)
  Thrita Athwya
  Persian
  [=Hindu Trita Aptya]
  a demi-god
  father of Keresaspa 
  and Thraetona
  His function was to protect man 
  from disease and death. He was killed
  by Azhi Dahak who was killed by
  Thraetona to avenge his father’s death.
  Thrivaldi
  Norse
  a nine-headed giant killed by Thor
  Thror1
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Thror2
  (see Odin)
  Throv
  (see Odin)
  Thrown Away
  North American
  [Spring Boy]
  in Creek lore, a boy who grew 
  from a placenta
  son of Turkey-Killer
  When his wife was killed by a monster,
  Turkey-Killer cut open her abdomen
  and rescued their unborn son. The
  placenta, which he threw into the
  bushes, developed into another boy 
  and 
  Turkey-Killer 
  reared 
  them
  together. They caused a great deal of
  trouble and eventually killed their 
  own father who became a crow. After
  that, the boys separated, one going 
  east, the other west.
  In another version, he was the twin
  of Lodge Boy who takes the major
  role.
  (see also Lodge Boy)
  Thrud1
  Norse
  a giantess
  daughter of Thor and Sif
  sister of Lorride
  She was wooed by Alvis, a dwarf, and
  Thor, testing his intelligence, kept him
  up all night answering questions.
  When the sun rose, the dwarf, adapted
  only to the darkness of his under-
  ground kingdom, was turned to stone.
  Thrud2
  (see Odin)
  Thrudgelmir
  Norse
  a six-headed giant
  son of Ymir
  father of Bergelmir
  He was the offspring of the first
  giant, Ymir, produced from the sweat
  of his feet.
  Thrudheim
  Norse
  [Thrudvan(gar).Thrudvarg.Thruthheim]
  the realm of Thor, site of his 
  palace Bilskirnir
  Thrudr
  (see Odin.Thrudur)
  Thrudur
  Norse
  [Thrudr]
  one of the Valkyries
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  Thrudvang
  (see Thrudheim)
  Thrudvangar
  (see Thrudheim)
  Thrudvarg
  (see Thrudheim)
  Thrung
  (see Freya)
  Thrurrin
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Thruthheim
  (see Thrudheim)
  Thrym
  Norse
  [Thrym(i)r]
  a Frost Giant
  god of ice
  king of Jotunheim
  son of Kari
  brother of Beli and Thiassi
  father of Drifta, Frosti, Johul 
  and Snoer
  He stole Thor’s hammer and said he
  would return it only if he were given
  Freya as a wife. When Freya refused 
  to leave Odin, Thor dressed himself 
  as a bride and, with Loki dressed as a
  bridesmaid in attendance, went to
  Jotunheim in the role of Freya. When
  Thrym produced the hammer, Thor
  seized it and killed all the giants
  present.
  Thrymheim
  Norse
  [Thursar]
  a forest glade, home of giants 
  to which Iduna was abducted
  Thrymir
  (see Thrym)
  Thrymr
  (see Thrym)
  Thrymskvida
  (see Hammarsheimt)
  Th’uban
  Muslim
  [=Arab Tinnin]
  a fire-breathing dragon
  thug
  Hindu
  [phansigar.thag]
  a devotee of Kali
  thuggee
  Hindu
  the practice of strangling victims,
  used by the thugs
  Thule
  Greek
  [Thoule.Thyle]
  the most northerly country known to
  the ancient Greeks
  This country could be Iceland, Norway
  or Shetland.
  (see also Ultima)
  Thulr
  Norse
  a river in Niflheim, one of the
  12 rivers known as Elivagar
  Thum
  (see Atum)
  Thummin (see Urim  and Thummin)
  thumos
  Greek
  the ethereal part of Threefold
  Man
  Thun-gyi-gyal-po
  (see Chos-skyon)
  Thunaer
  (see Thunor)
  Thunapa
  (see Thunupa)
  Thunar
  (see Thunor)
  Thunaraz
  (see Thunor)
  Thund
  Norse
  a river which runs round 
  the grove, Glasir, site 
  of Valhalla
  Thunder
  North American
  a god of many Indian tribes
  The Coeur d’Alene people have a
  story that tells how Thunder kid-
  napped the wife of a hunter who then
  followed the couple to the god’s home.
  When Thunder went to sleep, the
  hunter stole all the god’s shirts. These
  garments enabled the god to fly and
  without them he was quite helpless.
  The Hauchnom tribe say that
  Thunder challenged the supreme god,
  Taikomol, but lost and was banished 
  to the northern realms during the
  winter months.
  Among the Kato, he was regarded as
  a creator-god, maker of man as well as
  of the earth.
  The Lipan say that Thunder
  quarrelled with the wind-god.
  In Oregon, Thunder is regarded as
  an old man married to an old woman
  or, some say, to a tree.
  In the lore of the White Mountain
  Apache, the contest for supremacy was
  between Thunder and the Sun.
  Thunder Animal
  (see Raiju)
  Thunderbearer
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter
  Thunder bird
  (see Raicho)
  Thunder Boys
  North American
  [Little Men]
  twin male spirits of thunder 
  and lightning
  sons of Kanati and Selu
  These twins were known as Tame
  Boy, god of thunder, and Wild Boy,
  god of lightning. They are envisaged
  as wearing snakes for necklaces and
  cause thunder by playing ball in the
  sky.
  Thunder Child
  (see Raitaro)
  Thunder-darter
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter 
  Thunder-master
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter 
  Thunder Men
  North American
  man-eating monsters in the lore 
  of the Sioux
  Thunder Saint
  Burmese
  a deity
  When a princess, whose baby had 
  been stolen by a dragon, prayed to this
  deity, he killed the dragon with a
  lightning-bolt and saved the child.
  Thunder-smiter
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter 
  Thunder Woman
  (see Kaminari)
  Thunderbearer
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter
  Thunderbird1
  North American
  [Thunderer]
  a name for the gods Hinun, Wakan
  Tanka Wakinyan and Wakonda 
  Thunderbird2
  North American
  [Skyamsen.Thunderer:=Siberian
  Giant Eagle]
  a spirit of thunder and lightning
  The description of these beings 
  varies from tribe to tribe. Sometimes
  they are human with the head of an
  eagle or wearing cloaks made from
  eagle feathers; others say that they 
  are largely without definite form 
  but have beaks with large fangs. 
  It is believed that they can make
  thunder by flapping their wings and
  lightning flashes come from their
  eyes.
  Some tribes regard them as ancestors
  of the human race who played a part 
  in the creation of the world.
  (see also Thunderbird3)
  Thunderbird3
  North American
  [Skyamsen.Thunderer]
  a totem figure of the American Indians
  This sacred figure was represented as
  an eagle, capable of lifting a whale,
  whose wings caused the sound of
  thunder and whose beak produced
  lightning. It is depicted as having a
  second head on its belly.
  (see also Thunderbird2)
  Thunderbird4
  Siberian
  rain-spirits
  In this case, the birds are ducks and it
  is said that it rains when they sneeze.
  Thunderbird5
  South American
  a spirit of thunder and 
  lightning
  This being features in the lore of
  several tribes who believe that the
  Thunderbird 
  causes 
  thunder 
  by
  flapping his wings.
  thunderbolt1
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Diamond Mace.Ju-i:
  =Japanese Nyoi:=Tibetan Dorje]
  the embodiment of the power 
  of the law
  thunderbolt2
  Greek
  the weapon of Zeus
  thunderbolt3
  Hindu
  the weapon of Indra
  (see also Thunderstone.Vajra)
  thunderbolt4
  Roman
  the weapon of Jupiter, known as
  fulgur
  thunderbolt5
  (see Sudika-Mbambi)
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  Thunderer1
  a name for a thunder-god such as
  Baal, Odin, Taran, Thor or Zeus
  Thunderer2
  North American
  a Chinook fisherman
  A giant killed four of five brothers and
  was pursuing the fifth when they came
  to a river where Thunderer was
  fishing. He threw the youth across the
  river to safety and invited the giant to
  cross the water over his prostrate body.
  He then tipped the giant, who he
  called Okulam, into the river where 
  he drowned.
  Thunderer3
  (see Elias.Thunderbird)
  Thunderers
  North American
  3 emissaries of Hinun
  Their function was to keep order on
  earth and to destroy evil monsters.
  Thunders
  North American
  2 fawns who were put in the sky
  as Thunders
  A bear killed a deer and would have
  killed her two young fawns but they
  ran off. When the bear followed them,
  a lizard gave them shelter and killed
  the bear by inducing it to swallow
  some red-hot stones. To save the fawns
  from further trouble with bears he sent
  them into the skies where they make
  the noise of thunder as they move
  about wearing the dry, crackly skin of
  the bear which the lizard gave them.
  Thunderstone
  Hindu
  the weapon of Indra: a thunderbolt
  (see also vajra)
  Thung
  Thai
  a king
  When the people complained that
  wild animals, which the king’s decree
  protected, were eating their crops, he
  told them to build fences. When this
  failed, he told them to build bamboo
  stars round their fields and these
  symbols effectively stopped the loss of
  their crops.
  Thunor
  Saxon
  [Thuna(e)r.Thun(a)raz:=German Donar:
  =Norse Thor] 
  a god of thunder
  Thunraz
  (see Thunor)
  Thunupa
  South American
  [(Con Ticci) Viracocha.Conapa.
  Pachaccan.Ta(a)pac.Tarapaca.
  T(h)onapa.Thunapa.
  Thunupu.Vicchaycamaya]
  an Inca hero with magical powers
  Thunupa was said to have appeared
  from the north with five disciples. 
  He was able to raise mountains and
  was said to have brought the sun,
  moon and stars out of Lake Titicaca
  and worked other such miracles before
  disappearing into the sea.  
  Another version says that he carried
  a cross, preached peace and banned
  the worship of idols. He was killed by
  Makuri and his body was cast adrift in
  a reed boat on Lake Titicaca whence it
  sailed to Africa.
  He is depicted as a tall, bearded man
  with blue eyes.
  Thunupu
  (see Thunupa)
  thupa
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of the 
  Sanskrit stupa
  Thur
  French
  the Norman name for the Norse god
  Thor
  Thuremlin
  (see Daramulun)
  Thurisind
  German
  a king of the Gepidae
  father of Rosamund
  Thursar
  (see Thrymheim)
  Thurses
  (see Thursir)
  Thursir
  Norse
  [Thurses]
  a name for the giants
  These beings were envisaged as very
  hairy and with large ears.
  Thviti
  Norse
  the boulder sunk into the ground
  on the island of Lyngvi to 
  which Fenris was forever bound
  (see also Giall2)
  Thyazi
  (see Thiassi)
  Thyene
  Greek
  one of the Hyades, in some accounts
  Thyestes
  Greek
  a king of Mycenae 
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  brother of Atreus
  father of Pelopia
  father of Aegisthus by Pelopia
  father of  Aglaus, Callileon and
  Orchomenus by one of the Naiads
  Thyestes was engaged in  a feud with
  his brother Atreus over the throne of
  Mycenae and seduced Aerope, his
  brother’s wife, who handed over the
  stuffed golden-fleeced lamb which
  was taken as proof of the owner’s right
  to the throne. He also tricked Atreus
  into killing his own son, Pleisthenes.
  When Zeus reversed the motion of
  the sun, Thyestes abdicated in favour
  of Atreus who banished him from the
  kingdom. He unwittingly ate some of
  his own children killed by Atreus and
  served up at a meal. To avenge himself
  he raped his own daughter, Pelopia,
  who then married Atreus but bore
  Thyestes’ son, Aegisthus.
  The boy, when he was seven years
  old, was told by Atreus to kill 
  Thyestes whom he had imprisoned
  but, recognising the sword the lad was
  carrying, Thyestes knew him for his
  own son and so avoided being killed. 
  When Thyestes confessed to Pelopia
  that he was the masked rapist, she
  killed herself with his sword.  He gave
  the sword back to Aegisthus and
  ordered him to kill Atreus. This time
  there was no escape and Thyestes took
  over the throne of Mycenae once
  again.  He was later driven from the
  throne by Agamemnon, son of Atreus,
  and fled to Cythera where he died.
  Thyia
  Greek
  the first woman devotee of 
  Dionysus
  Thyiades
  (see Bacchantes)
  Thyle
  (see Thule)
  thymell
  Greek
  an altar to Dionysus in the 
  orchestra of a theatre
  Thymius
  Greek
  son of Phineus by his second wife,
  Idaea
  Thymoetes1
  Greek
  son of Laomedon and Strymo
  brother of Priam
  father of Thymoetes
  Thymoetes2
  Greek
  son of Thymoetes
  grandson of Priam
  Thyone
  Greek
  [Semele.‘the raving queen’]
  In some accounts, wife of Dionysus,
  in others the name of Semele, his
  mother, after he rescued her from
  Hades and took her to Olympus.
  (see also Dione1)
  Thyoneus
  (see Dionysus)
  Thyr
  Norse
  wife of Thrall
  She and Thrall are regarded as the
  founders of the class of thralls or serfs.
  thyrsus
  Greek
  the staff of Dionysus with a 
  tip of pine-cone and twined 
  with ivy, used by satyrs 
  and Maenads
  Ti1
  Chinese
  a title for an emperor regarded
  as a divine being
  Ti2
  Chinese
  an earth-goddess
  consort of T’ien
  Earth (Ti) and sky (T’ien) later joined
  to become the all-powerful creator-
  god, Shang-ti.
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  Ti Chün
  Chinese
  [Lord of Heaven]
  god of the eastern sky
  husband of Heng Hsi and 
  Hsi Ho
  He was the father, by Hsi Ho, of 
  the ten suns which one day appeared in
  the sky all together, instead of one per
  day. The heat was so unbearable that
  the archer I shot down nine of the
  suns, each of which fell to the earth in
  the form of a crow with three legs.
  He also had ten sons by Heng Hsi
  who were moons.
  ti hsien
  Chinese
  a Taoist immortal living on 
  earth: a living saint
  Ti Jean
  Canadian
  a hero
  He killed a seven-headed monster and
  cut out all its tongues so that, when
  another man produced the seven heads
  and claimed to have killed the beast, Ti
  Jean was able to prove him a liar.
  Ti Jean Quinto
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit envisaged 
  as a policeman
  Ti K’ang Wang
  Chinese
  a lord of the underworld
  He was originally a monk and, when 
  he died, he collected together a group
  of like-minded monks in the under-
  world. They made such a nuisance of
  themselves that the ruler returned Ti
  K’ang Wang’s mother to the upper
  world as an animal and he was made a
  lord of the underworld.
  Ti-kuan
  Chinese
  [Agent of Earth]
  one of the San-kuan
  He had the power to grant absolution
  for sinners whose confessions, written
  on paper, were then buried in the
  earth.
  Ti Malice
  (see Annency)
  Ti-miku
  (see Erem Tauga)
  Ti Mu
  Chinese
  [Earth Dumb.Earth Mother.Ti Ya]
  a goddess, attendant of the 
  god of literature Wen 
  Ch’ang Ti Chun as 
  a groom
  She was said to be dumb and so did not
  answer pleas made to Wen Ch’ang.
  In some accounts, this deity mated
  with Hsüan T’ung-tzu to produce all
  the creatures on earth.
  Ti-shih
  Chinese
  [Yin-to-lo]
  the Chinese version of Indra
  (see also Wei-t’o)
  ti-t’ang
  Chinese
  a shrine in which ancestral records 
  are kept
  Ti-ts’ang
  Chinese
  [Chin Ch’iao-chi.Chin Ti-ts’ang.
  Earth-womb King.Ti-ts’ang Wang.Yü-
  ming Chiao-shih:=Indian
  Kshitigarbha:=Japanese Jizo]
  a ruler of hell
  Ti-ts’ang was originally a Korean
  monk, Chin Ch’iao-chi, who founded
  a Buddhist sect in China and was
  known as Chin Ti-ts’ang by his
  followers. He died at the age of 99 and
  was deified as Ti-ts’ang Wang. 
  In one of many lives, some say he
  was a girl whose mother was an
  incurably wicked cannibal but Ti-
  ts’ang prayed so fervently for her when
  she died that she was saved from
  damnation.
  He is depicted dressed as a priest
  and holding a khalkara.
  Ti-ts’ang Wang
  (see Ti-ts’ang)
  Ti Ya
  (see Ti Mu)
  Ti Yao
  (see Yao)
  Ti-yü
  Chinese
  [Earth Prison]
  hell: the underworld, ruled by Ti-
  ts’ang
  Tia
  North American
  a god of death of the Haida Indians
  Tiacapan
  (see Ticapan)
  Tiahuanaco
  South American
  a ruined city
  Said to be the home of a race of giants
  who lived before the sun was made.
  They killed the prophet who foretold
  the coming of the sun and were
  punished by being turned into stones
  when the sun finally rose.
  Another account say they were
  killed for worshipping the moon-
  goddess, Ka-Ata-Killa.
  Tiamat
  Mesopotamian
  [Amor(o)ka.Chaos Mother.
  Great Mother.Mother Chuber.
  Mother Tiamat.Tamtu.Tehom.Tham.
  Tiawath:=Egyptian Apep.Apophis:
  =Hebrew Leviatan.Rahab.Tohu:
  =Sumerian Labbu:=Syrian Tauthe]
  a Babylonian monster in the form of 
  a she-dragon
  deity of the salt-water
  the female principle
  consort of Abzu and Kingu
  mother of Lahmu and Lahamu
  mother of An and Kingu, 
  some say
  When Ea killed Abzu, Tiamat attacked
  him with a horde of demons to which
  she gave birth. Ea and the other gods
  chose Marduk to lead them. Tiamat
  was slain by Marduk and her body was
  used to build the world. Her second
  husband (or son), Kingu, was killed at
  the same time and his blood was used
  to make mankind.
  In some accounts, she was the sister
  of Shallak whom she married.
  (see also Mummu)
  Tiamuni
  North American
  the first man, in the lore of the
  Acoma tribe
  son of Nao’tsiti
  His mother was impregnated by the
  rainbow and bore twin sons. She gave
  one, Tiamuni, to her sister Ia’tiku and,
  when the boy reached manhood, he
  mated with Ia’tiku to produce the
  forerunners of the tribe.
  tiang maleh rupa
  East Indian
  a formula which, it is said, will turn a
  man into a crocodile
  Tiathdrom
  (see Tara3)
  Tiawath
  (see Tiamat)
  Tiberinus
  Roman
  [Father Tiber.Volturnus]
  a river-god, the Tiber personified
  king of Alba Longa, some say
  son of Janus and Camise
  son of Capetus, some say
  He was drowned in the river which
  was named after him.
  Tiberius
  Roman
  son of Brutus
  brother of Titus
  When their father deposed Tarquinius
  Superbus and set up the Republic,
  Tiberius and his brother plotted to
  restore the king. They were betrayed
  by a slave, tried and convicted. Their
  father pronounced sentence and
  watched while they were flogged and
  executed.
  Tibeert
  European
  the name for Tybert in Dutch versions
  of Reynard the Fox
  Tibert
  (see Tybert)
  Tibetan Book of the Dead
  (see Bardo Thodol)
  Tibir
  (see Tagtug)
  Tiburtine Sibyl
  Greek
  a prophetess
  Ticapan
  Central American
  [Tiacapan]
  an Aztec deity
  sister of Teicu, Tlaco and Xocutin
  These beings are regarded as four
  aspects of Tlazolteotl as a witch.
  Ticci
  (see Tici)
  Ticci Viracocha
  (see Tici)
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  South American
  [Ticci (Viracocha).Ticcu]
  a name of Viracocha as ‘beginning’
  (see also Illa)
  Ticotzicatzin
  Central American
  major-domo to Papan
  Tide Jewels
  Japanese
  a set of jewels giving control 
  of the seas
  These jewels were owned by Ryujin,
  Dragon King of the Sea and were
  given by his daughter to the prince,
  Fire Fade, when they married. 
  Some versions say that there 
  were but two jewels, both pearls. One,
  Kanji, controlled the ebb-tide, the
  other, Manji, controlled the flood-tide.
  In some accounts, Ryujin’s son,
  Isora, lent them to the Empress Jingo
  for her conquest of Korea and later
  gave them to her son, Ojin.
  Tide of the Returning Ghosts
  (see Hotoke-umi)
  Tie
  (see Tauret)
  Tiebaut de Bourges
  European
  a Frankish knight
  uncle of Esturmi
  He was the leader of the forces fighting
  the Saracens at the Battle of Archamp.
  Tiécelin
  European
  [Tyselin]
  a raven in Reynard the Fox
  He was tricked out of a piece of cheese
  by Reynard but escaped when the fox
  tried to eat him as well.
  T’ieh-kuai
  (see Li T’ieh-kuai)
  T’ieh-kuai Li
  (see Li T’ieh-kuai)
  Tieholtsodi
  North American
  a water-god of the Navaho Indians
  He lived in the third world inhabited
  by the Navaho and, when Coyote
  stole his children, he created a flood.
  To escape the rising waters, the tribe
  and all the animals climbed up a reed
  into the fourth world. When the
  flood rose into this fourth world,
  Coyote released the captive children
  and the flood subsided.
  T’ien
  Chinese
  [‘heaven’.Imperial Ancestor.T’ien-chu:
  =Japanese Ten]
  the supreme god of the Confucians,
  the heavens personified
  consort of Ti
  Earth (Ti) and sky (T’ien) later became
  the all-powerful deity Shang Ti.
  (see also Shang Ti)
  T’ien-ch’in
  Chinese
  [Celestial Creature]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons 
  of Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien-chu1
  Chinese
  [Celestial Pillar]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien-chu2
  (see T’ien)
  T’ien-chung
  Chinese
  [Celestial Minor]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien Fei
  (see T’ien Hou1)
  T’ien-fu
  Chinese
  [Celestial Support]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien Hou1
  Chinese
  [Empress of Heaven.Chuan Hou.
  Goddess of the Sea.
  Heaven’s Concubine.Holy Mother of
  Heaven.Lin Ma-tzu.Ma-Niang.Ma-tsu-
  p’o.Ma-tzu.Matron of the Measure.
  Queen of Heaven.T’ien Fei.T’ien 
  Shang Sheng-mu: =Japanese Marishiten]
  a sea-goddess, guardian of sailors
  daughter of Lin Yüan, Lin Ling-su 
  or Ts’ai by Ch’en or Wang
  She was originally the maiden Lin
  who died when she was only twenty-
  eight and was deified. She was reputed
  to be able to control the forces of
  nature and saved her family by abating
  a storm at sea merely by pointing a
  finger at the sea.
  Models of the goddess are carried
  in Chinese ships to protect against
  piracy and stormy seas. She is often
  depicted flanked by her two attendants
  who are known as Thousand Mile
  Eyes and Fair Wind Ears.
  T’ien Hou2
  (see Chun T’i)
  t’ien hsien
  Chinese
  spirits (hsien) living in heaven
  T’ien-hsin
  Chinese
  [Celestial Heart]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien I Yüan
  Chinese
  the celestial Ministry of Healing
  This ministry was run by Fu-hsi,
  Huang Ti and Shen Nung.
  T’ien-jen
  Chinese
  [Celestial Official]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien-jui
  Chinese
  [Celestial Bird]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien Kou
  (see Heavenly Dog Star)
  T’ien-kuan
  Chinese
  [Agent of Heaven]
  one of the San-kuan
  He had the power to grant happiness
  and confessions made to him were
  written down on paper and burned.
  He is depicted in the robes of a
  mandarin, holding a scroll.
  T’ien-li
  Chinese
  [Celestial Principle]
  the soul of the universe which
  emerged from the primordial chaos
  T’ien Li combined with Ch’i to form
  matter, Chih.
  t’ien-lu
  Chinese
  a mythical animal somewhat 
  like a deer
  T’ien Lung
  (see Hsüan T’ung-tzu)
  T’ien Ming
  Chinese
  celestial order and fate
  T’ien Mu
  Chinese
  a goddess of lightning
  a name for Tou Mu as Mother of
  Heaven, some say
  wife of Lei Tsu
  She is said to cause lightning flashes 
  by using two mirrors.
  T’ien Pao (see Yü Huang.Yüan Shih)
  T’ien-p’eng
  Chinese
  [Celestial Sail]
  one of the Jen Wang, the 9 sons of
  Tou Mu and Tou Fu
  T’ien Shang Sheng-mu
  Chinese
  a name for T’ien Hou as Holy Mother
  of Heaven
  T’ien-shih
  Chinese
  a ‘celestial teacher’ of Taoist doctrines
  He is said to have received a revelation
  on Mount Ho-ming.
  T’ien T’an
  (see T’ien T’ang)
  T’ien T’ang
  Chinese
  [Temple of Heaven.T’ien T’an]
  the celestial palace
  T’ien Tsu
  Chinese
  a deity of agriculture, a 
  deified mortal
  T’ien Tsun
  Chinese
  a collective name for Taoist gods
  T’ien-wang
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for the Four
  Diamond Kings
  T’ien-wen
  Chinese
  a star
  The cattle-god, Niu-wang, was said to
  be the spirit of this star.
  t’ien-wu
  Chinese
  [wu]
  a monster in the form of a sky-spirit
  with the body of an eight-footed
  tiger and 8 human heads
  T’ien-ying
  Chinese
  [Celestial Bravery]
  the eldest of the Yen Wang, the 9 sons
  of Tou Mu and Tou Fu
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  Tiermes
  Baltic
  a Lapp thunder-god
  Tiernmas
  (see Tigernmas)
  Tiernon
  (see Teirnyon)
  Tifenua
  Pacific Islands
  [Pu-I-Te-Muana]
  a fertility god
  son of Pusi
  Tig
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Tiu:=German Tiuz.Tiw(a).
  Tiwaz:=Norse Tyr]
  a war-god
  Tigaranos
  (see Tarvos)
  Tigaranus
  (see Tarvos)
  Tigbanua
  Pacific Islands
  a type of Buso
  These beings are the most feared of
  the Buso since, not content with
  digging up corpses, they are forever
  trying to kill live humans to eat.
  tiger
  a large feline with a striped coat
  found in many eastern countries
  and their mythologies
  (1) In Chinese lore the tiger is
  third of the Twelve Terrestrial
  Branches.
  The north and winter are
  represented by the Black Tiger; the
  south and fire by the Red Tiger;
  the east and vegetation  by the Blue
  Tiger; the centre and the sun by
  the Yellow Tiger.
  It is also depicted as the favoured
  transport for various deities.
  (2) In the East Indies it is said that
  there is a race of men who can
  appear as tigers.
  In Sumatran lore, a sinner who
  prays for reincarnation may leave
  his grave  in the form of a tiger.
  (3) In Hindu lore the tiger is the
  mount of Shiva.
  The Rajputs claim to be des-
  cended from tigers.
  (4) In Japan the tiger is said to live
  for 1,000 years and its image is
  used as the emblem of warriors.
  (5) In Malaysia these animals are
  said to be the incarnation of the
  dead or of the souls of sorcerers.
  It is said that a man can buy 
  a magic means of transforming
  himself into a tiger both in life and
  after death.
  Tiger of the Moon
  (see Iqi Balam)
  Tiger of the Night (see Balam Agab)
  Tiger with the Sweet Smile
  (see Balam Quitze)
  Tigeranos
  (see Tarvos)
  Tigeranus
  (see Tarvos)
  Tigernmas
  Irish
  [Lord of Death.Tigernmus.
  Ti(gh)ernmas.Tighearnach]
  a Milesian high-king
  son of Follach
  He worshipped the idol Cenn Cruiach
  and indulged in human sacrifices. He
  was killed when the frenzy of the
  worshippers got out of hand.
  Tigernmus
  (see Tigernmas)
  Tigernonos
  Celtic
  a title, meaning ‘great king’, given 
  to various deities
  Tiger’s Claw
  (see Hu Chao)
  Tighearnach
  (see Tigernmas)
  Tighernmas
  (see Tigernmas)
  Tigranes
  Armenian
  a culture hero, a sun-god
  brother of Tigranuki
  His sister warned Tigranes that her
  husband Azdahah planned to kill him
  so Tigranes took the initiative and
  killed Azdahah.
  Tigranuki
  Armenian
  sister of Tigranes
  wife of Azdahah
  Her husband, god of darkness, the
  winter dragon, planned to kill her
  brother so she warned Tigranes who
  then killed Azdahah.
  Tigridia
  British
  sister of Darerca and St Patrick
  wife of Grallo
  She was said to be an ancestress of
  King Arthur.
  Tigris
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Tigris, tore him to pieces.
  Tihkuyi
  (see Sand Altar Woman)
  Ti’hmar
  Siberian
  a supreme god of the Tungus
  Tihugun
  North American
  a good spirit  of the Athapascans
  He is said to live in the sun and the
  moon.
  Ti’i
  (see Tiki1)
  Ti’i-tapu
  Pacific Islands
  son of Tiki
  In some accounts he is regarded as the
  father of the human race.
  Tijaz
  (see Tiwaz2) 
  Tikdoshe
  African
  a half-bodied dwarf god of 
  the Zulus
  Any man who fights with this dwarf 
  is killed if he loses but is given magic
  powers should he manage to win.
  (see also Tikoloshe)
  Tiki1
  Pacific Islands
  [Ti’i:=Hawaiian Ki’i]
  the first man or a creator-god
  the procreative power of Tane
  father of Ti’i-tapu and Tiki-ahua
  In one version he was the first man,
  made from clay by Tane or fathered by
  Tane on Hine-ahu-one, the woman he
  made from sand. Alternatively he was
  the son of Rangi and Papa. In this
  version the first woman was Iowahine.
  Another version says that both Tiki
  and Hina-ahu-one were made from
  sand by Tane and they mated to
  produce the human race.
  Yet another version says that Tiki
  created a child in the sand which, when
  he returned later, had turned into a
  lovely woman, Hina. He married her
  and they produced children who
  populated the islands. Tiki created new
  islands as the population increased.
  (see Kumu-honua.Tiki-ahua)
  Tiki2
  Pacific Islands
  sister of Veeteni
  Tiki-ahua
  Pacific Islands
  a primaeval god of the Marquesas
  son of Tiki
  husband of Iowahine
  He is said to have fished up the land
  from the bottom of the sea. 
  In some accounts, he was the first
  man, made by Tane.
  (see also Tiki1)
  Tiki-kapakapa
  (see Hine Titama)
  tiki-wananga
  Pacific Islands
  ‘god stick’: a charm in the 
  shape of a phallus: a small 
  statue of a deity
  Tikikapaka
  (see Hine Titama)
  Tikokura
  Pacific Islands
  [‘storm-wave’]
  a Polynesian sea-god
  Tikoloshe
  African
  [Tokalosh.Tokoloshe]
  a Xhosa monster
  This ugly, hairy black dwarf lives in
  the river and chokes women who
  reject his sexual advances. He is said to
  be capable of becoming invisible from
  time to time.
  (see also Tikdoshe)
  Tikshamanjughosha
  Buddhist
  one of the 4 Manjugoshi 
  an aspect of Manjushri seated 
  on a lion
  Tiksnosnisa
  Buddhist
  a god of the north-western direction
  Tilantongo
  Central American
  the realm of Eight Deer
  Tilla
  Mesopotamian
  a Hurrian bull-god, attendant 
  on Teshub
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  (see Tyll Eulenspeigel)
  Tilo
  African
  [Kajati.Lesa.Mkana.Mlengavuwa.Mlengi.
  Mlezi.Msungi.Mtaski.Nyangoi.
  Nyifwa.Wanthazizose]
  the sky-god of the Tonga
  Tiloka
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of the Sanskrit 
  Tri-loka
  Tilottama
  Hindu
  a beautiful woman created 
  by Vishvakarma
  The brothers Sunda and Upasunda
  fought over her and each killed the
  other. 
  In some accounts she is referred to
  as a love-goddess created by Brahma.
  Tilphusa
  (see Telphusa)
  Tilphussa
  (see Telphusa)
  Tilpin
  European
  (c. 753-800)
  an archbishop of Rheims
  He may be the same as the Carolingian
  archbishop, Turpin.
  Tima-te-kore
  (see Timatekore)
  Timagoras
  Greek
  a metic living in Athens
  He loved the youth Meles who told
  him to jump from the Acropolis to
  prove his love. When he did so, Meles,
  in remorse, killed himself in the 
  same way.
  Timaiti-Ngava
  Pacific Islands
  a primaeval female being in the lore 
  of the Hervey Islanders
  This being combined with Timatekore,
  the male principle, to produce Papa.
  Timandra
  Greek
  daughter of Tyndareus
  wife of Echenus
  mother of Laodacus
  She left Echenus in favour of Phyleus,
  king of Dulichium
  Timatekore
  Pacific Islands
  [Tima-te-kore]
  a primaeval male being in the lore 
  of the Hervey Islanders
  This being combined with Timaiti-
  Ngava, the female principle, to
  produce Papa.
  Timbehes
  East Indies
  [Mother of Many]
  a mother-goddess in New Guinea
  mother of Bangar, Lean 
  and Susianlik
  She is said to have produced her
  children by impregnating herself with
  a banana. She taught them the art of
  reproduction and they became the
  ancestors of the tribes.
  time
  different cultures have different
  modes of reckoning time, some of
  which are based on religious or
  mythological concepts
  –Aztec
  Time was reckoned in twenty-
  day periods known as cempohualli,
  each divided into four five-day
  periods. Four years were regarded
  as a year of the sun, and thirteen
  years as a bundle (xiumalpilli). 
  Four xiumalpilli made up a
  nexiuhilpilitztli. At the end of each
  cycle of fifty-two years, the world
  was expected to end and there was
  great rejoicing when the cycle
  passed and the prophesied doom
  failed to materialise.
  –Hindu
  The world has gone through
  four ages of varying lengths which,
  together with dawn and twilight
  periods, total 12,000 years. Each of
  these divine years equals 360
  earthly years giving 4,320,000 for a
  complete cycle, the mahayuga. Yet
  2,000 mahayugars are but one
  night and day of Brahma, a period,
  known as a kalpa, which equals
  8,640,000 earthly years. One
  hundred kalpas equal a para which
  is the life of the universe and the
  universe is created anew by Brahma
  at the end of each such period. A
  fourteenth part of a kalpa is known
  as a manvantana.
  (see also yuga)
  –Mayan
  The solar year, the haab, had 365
  days made up of twenty eighteen-
  day periods plus five intercalary
  days. The cycle of twenty periods
  was a tun and increments of this
  basic unit, multiplied successively
  by twenty, yielded the katun (c.
  twenty years), the baktun (c. 400
  years), the pictun (c. 8,000 years),
  the calabtun (c. 160,000 years), the
  kinchiltun (c. 3,200,000 years) and
  the alautun (c. 64,000,000 years). 
  Another period, the tzolkin, had
  twenty thirteen-day periods, the
  month had twenty days and the day
  had twenty hours.
  (see also day)
  Timeas
  (see Timeus)
  Timeus
  Greek
  [Timeas]
  son of Polyneices and Argia, 
  some say
  brother of Adrastus and Thersander
  Timi
  Hebrew
  a spirit of the underworld which
  spread diseases
  Timias
  English
  a squire of King Arthur (Spenser)
  Timirau
  (see Tinirau)
  Tin
  (see Tinia)
  Tin-le-gyal-po
  Tibetan
  [Prin-las-gyi-rgyal-po.Tin-le-gyi-gyal-po]
  one of the Panchamaharajas
  king of magic or religious services
  He is depicted with three faces and 
  six arms, riding a lion. (see also Bihar)
  Tin-le-gyi-gyal-po    (see Tin-le-gyal-po)
  Tina
  (see Tinia)
  tindalo
  Pacific Islands
  a ghost in the Solomon Islands: the
  spirit of one who has been
  posthumously deified: an oracle-deity
  T’ing Chien
  (see Kao-yao)
  Ting Lan
  Chinese
  a devoted son
  He made a wooden figure of his dead
  mother which he and his wife
  consulted as if it were his real mother.
  The figure indicated that his wife
  should not lend a certain kitchen tool
  to a neighbour who, angry at the
  refusal, struck the effigy. Ting Lan got
  to hear about this and gave the
  neighbour a beating. Charged with
  assault, he told the magistrate what
  had happened and the magistrate came
  to inspect the statue for himself. He
  found the statue was shedding tears
  and acquitted Ting Lan.
  Ting-ling Kuo
  Chinese
  a mythical land where the inhabitants
  have hooves like horses and hair
  growing out of their knees
  tingoi
  African
  good spirits of the Mende appearing as
  beautiful women
  Tinguian
  (see Aponibolinayen)
  Tingra
  a ruler of one of the 7 supposed
  firmaments
  Tini Rau
  (see Tinirau)
  Tinia
  Roman
  [Tin(a):=Greek Zeus:=Roman Jupiter]
  an Etruscan supreme god, god of
  storms and thunder
  consort of Uni
  Tinirau
  Pacific Islands
  [Timirau.Tini Rau]
  a sea-god
  son of Vari-ma-te-takere
  husband of Ina
  father of Koro and Aroture
  father of Tuhuruhuru by Hina-kehu or
  Hina-uri, some say
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  son of Vari-Ma-Te-Takere
  He abandoned Hina-uri, the moon-
  goddess who loved him, after their
  son was born. When Kae killed and
  ate Tinirau’s pet whale, the sea-god
  killed Kae and ate him.
  His home in the world coconut is
  below that of Atea and on the island of
  Motu-Tapu, the Sacred Isle.
  He sometimes appeared as a hand-
  some youth but is usually depicted as
  half-man, half-fish.
  Tinne mac Conrach
  Irish
  a king of Connaught
  second husband of Maev, 
  some say
  He was promised the province by
  Eochaid Feidhleach, king of Ireland,
  but when he killed Fiodhach, who 
  was a suitor for the hand of the king’s
  daughter, Maev, Eochaid deposed him
  and gave the province to Maev.
  In some accounts, Maev took him 
  as her second husband after leaving
  Conor mac Nessa who later killed
  Tinne in battle.
  Tinnin
  Arab
  [=Muslim Thuban]
  a sea-serpent said to have been 
  killed by Alexander
  Tinnit
  (see Tanit)
  Tinnus
  Roman
  [Tannus]
  a thunder-god in Gaul
  Tino Tatta
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god of the 
  Society Islanders
  Tinoso
  Pacific Islands
  [Tinyoso]
  a hero of the Philippines
  He is said to have had many adventures,
  both sexual and physical, including the
  liberation of the giant, Mauleon.
  Tintagel
  British
  [Dundage.Tintagil]
  home of Gorlois
  birthplace of Arthur
  In later stories, this is the home of
  Mark, king of Cornwall.
  Tintagil
  (see Tintagel)
  Tintiya
  Pacific Islands
  the supreme god of Bali
  Tiny Flower
  North American
  a Tewa hunter
  husband of White Corn
  When his wife was lured away by a
  Kachina rain-spirit, he sought help
  from Spider Woman and, using the
  magic pipe and lightning bolts which
  she gave him, he killed the Kachina
  and rescued his wife.
  Tinyoso
  (see Tinoso)
  Tiobraide1
  Irish
  a king of Ulster
  Eochaid Yellowmouth, who was in
  Ulster, was killed by men sent by 
  his brother, the high-king Conn, to
  watch Eochaid who was a trouble-
  maker. Tiobraide took some warriors,
  disguised as women, to Tara where
  they killed the high-king.
  (see also Fergus mac Leda)
  Tiobraide2
  Irish
  a monk
  Mongan once assumed the guise of
  Tiobraide to gain access to his own
  wife, Dubh Lacha, who had been taken
  by Brandubh.
  Tiopra Slaine
  (see Slane)
  Tip of the Single Feather
  Pacific Islands
  an invincible hero of Flight of 
  the Chiefs
  son of The Eldest
  Tipa
  Pacific Islands
  a Melanesian god of healing
  The god’s shadow appears in the form
  of a lizard.
  Tipaka
  Thai
  a flying horse owned by Sison
  Tiphys
  Greek
  a pilot of Argo
  son of Hagnias or Phorbas
  He died on the way to Colchis.
  Tipitaka
  (see Tripitaka)
  Tippakalleum
  (see Mailkun)
  tipperu
  East Indian
  a bull-roarer used in initiation rites 
  in New Guinea
  Tippett, Michael
  English
  a composer
  He wrote the opera King Priam
  tipua
  New Zealand
  in Maori lore, these are shape-
  changing demons
  Tir1
  Armenian
  a god of wisdom and writing
  Tir2
  Hindu
  an arrow, one of the weapons of 
  Durga
  Tir3
  Muslim
  an evil spirit causing disasters
  the son of Eblis
  Tir fa Tonn
  Irish
  [Land under the Sea.Land under the 
  Waves.Tir fa Thonn.Tir fa Thuinn.
  Tir fo-Thiunn]
  paradise: Elysium
  It was to this land that Gilla Dacar
  abducted some of Finn’s men.
  Tir fa Thonn
  (see Tir fa Tonn)
  Tir fa Thuinn
  (see Tir fa Tonn)
  Tir fo-Thiunn
  (see Tir fa Tonn)
  Tir inna mBan
  Irish
  [(Is)land of Women.Tir na mBan:
  =Welsh Annfwn]
  a fabulous country visited by 
  Bran
  Bran and his crew stayed happily in
  this land for several centuries which
  passed like a single year. When they
  returned to Ireland, the one crew
  member who jumped ashore crumbled
  to dust. The island was also visited by
  Maeldun.
  Tir inna mBeo
  Irish
  [Land of Life.Land of the Living.
  Tir na mBeo.Tir nam Beo]
  the land of eternal life and good
  health: paradise: a fairyland away 
  to the west
  Tir inna nIongnadh
  Irish
  [Land of Wonders.Tir na nIongnadh]
  an island visited by Conn in his 
  search for a sinless couple
  Tir na mBan
  (see Tir inna mBan)
  Tir na mBeo
  (see Tir inna mBeo)
  Tir inna n-Og
  Irish
  [Land of Youth.Tir na nOc.Tir na n-Og.
  Tir-nan-Og:=Welsh Underland]
  the home of the blessed dead: 
  Elysium: a part of the Western
  Paradise
  Tir na nIongnadh
  (see Tir inna nIongnadh)
  Tir-nam-Beo
  (see Tir inna Beo)
  Tir na n-Oc
  (see Tir inna n-Og)
  Tir na n-Og
  (see Tir inna n-Og)
  Tir-nan-Og
  (see Tir inna n-Og)
  Tir Taingire
  (see Tir Tairnigiri)
  Tir Taingiri
  (see Tir Tairnigiri)
  Tir Tairnigiri
  Irish
  [Land of Promise.Tir Taingire.
  Tir Taingiri]
  a fabulous island, home of
  Manannan
  This was one of the islands visited by
  Brendan.
  Tirawa
  (see Atius-Tirawa)
  Tirawa-Atius
  (see Atius-Tirawa)
  Tirawahat
  (see Tirawahut)
  Tirawahut
  North American
  [Tirawahat]
  the celestial kingdom of Atius-Tirawa
  Tireisias
  (see Teiresias)
  Tiresias
  (see Teiresias)
  Tiri1
  South American
  a hunter or nature-spirit in Bolivia
  son of Ule
  He was a hunter whose mother was
  killed by one of the four young jaguars
  whose lair she shared. Tiri was born as
  she died and continued to live with the
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  jaguars. When he reached manhood,
  he killed three of the animals but the
  fourth escaped and was taken into the
  heaven by the moon.
  Tiri2
  South American
  a hunter or nature-spirit 
  in Brazil
  He was said to have emerged from the
  trunk of a tree and was suckled by a
  jaguar. He later opened the tree trunk
  and all his tribe appeared.
  Tirid
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian storm-deity who 
  caused terror
  Tiriel1
  British
  a character in the works of William
  Blake
  son of Har
  brother of Zazal
  father of Hela
  He rebelled against his own father,
  imprisoned Zazel and then became a
  tyrannical ruler, killing many of his
  own children and turning Hela’s hair
  into snakes.
  Tiriel2
  one of the 7 Intelligences,
  ruler of the planet Mercury
  Tirre
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  elder son of Bernard of Astolat
  brother of Lavaine and Elaine
  Lancelot used his shield in the tourn-
  ament, organised by Arthur, when he
  wore the red sleeve of Elaine.
  tirthakara
  (see tirthankara)
  tirthamkara
  (see tirthankara)
  tirthankar
  (see tirthankara)
  tirthanker
  (see tirthankara)
  tirthankara
  Jain
  [jina.tirtha(m)kara.tirthankar.tirthanker]
  a prophet revered as a deity
  It is said that with each fresh cycle of
  the universe forty-eight tirthankaras
  are produced who are regarded as
  superior to any gods and who are
  detached from all terrestrial matters
  and unaffected by change.
  Other accounts refer to twenty-four
  such beings, all ascetics, who existed
  and preached the lore of Jainism even
  before Mahavira.
  Tirrukural
  Hindu
  a collection of poetic texts used in
  Shaivism in place of the 4 Vedas
  Tirumal
  (see Mal)
  Tiryak
  Hindu
  [Tyryakloka]
  one of the 6 gati, the region 
  of beasts
  Tiryakloka
  (see Tiryakloka)
  Tirynthian
  Greek
  a name for Heracles used 
  by Spenser
  tisalt
  Central American
  a white powder
  This was used by the Cihuateteo to
  whiten their arms.
  Tisamenes
  (see Tisamenus)
  Tisamenus1
  Greek
  [Tisamenes]
  a king of Sparta
  son of Orestes and Hermione
  father of Cometes
  He was driven from the throne by the
  Heracleidae and was later killed in
  battle.
  Tisamenus2
  Greek
  a king of Thebes
  son of Thersander and Demonassa
  father of Autesion
  Tisander
  Greek
  son of Jason and Medea, 
  in some accounts
  Tishpak
  (see Tispak)
  Tishtrya
  (see Tistrya)
  Tisiphone1
  Greek
  [Teisiphone.Tisyphone.‘avenger’]
  one of the 3 Furies
  Tisiphone2
  Greek
  [Teisiphone.Tisyphone]
  daughter of Alcmaeon by Manto
  sister of Amphilochus
  Her father handed her over to Creon
  to be reared but Creon’s wife sold her
  as a slave. Her father later rescued
  her.
  Tisnavati
  East Indian
  [=Indian Trishna]
  a Javanese rice-goddess
  Tispak
  Mesopotamian
  [Tishpak]
  a guardian god of Esnumma
  a name for Ninurta, some say
  Tistrya
  Persian
  [Tishtrya:=Roman Pluvius]
  a rain-god and god of fertility
  the star Sirius personified
  one of the Yazatas
  When the land was affected by
  draught, Tistrya descended into the
  sea, Vourukasha, and, in the form of 
  a white horse, fought the demon of
  drought, Apaosha, as a black one.
  He is sometimes depicted as a bull
  with golden horns, at others as a
  radiant youth.
  Tisyphone
  (see Tisiphone)
  Titaea
  Greek
  [Titaia]
  a name for Gaea as mother 
  of the Titans
  Titaia
  (see Titaea)
  Titan1
  Greek
  [Elder God]
  any one of the 6 giants 
  fathered by Uranus on Gaea
  The six giants are listed as Coeus,
  Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus and
  Oceanus. Other versions include Atlas,
  Epimetheus and Prometheus. They
  had six sisters, the Titanesses.
  Uranus had imprisoned his other
  offspring, the Cyclopes, in Tartarus
  and Gaea incited the Titans to attack
  their father and release the prisoners.
  In another version, all the Titans,
  Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed
  Ones were chained up in Tartarus.
  The leader of the Titans, Cronus,
  castrated his father with a flint sickle
  and took over the throne, marrying 
  his sister Rhea, and putting the
  Cyclopes back into Tartarus. When
  the sons of Cronus, led by Zeus,
  rebelled, a ten-year war between the
  Titans and the younger gods ensued at
  the end of which the Titans were
  defeated and Zeus took on the role of
  Cronus as ruler of the universe. The
  defeated Titans (except Atlas who was
  condemned to bear the sky on his
  shoulders) were themselves incar-
  cerated in Tartarus.
  Some say that Zeus destroyed and
  burnt the Titans, making mankind
  from their ashes.
  Titan2
  Greek
  a name for Helius
  Titanesses
  Greek
  [Titanides:sing=Titanis]
  the 6 giantesses fathered by 
  Uranus on Gaea
  The six are listed as Mnemosyne,
  Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis and
  Thea. Other lists include Dione,
  Eurybia and Titania.
  Titania1
  British
  [=Celtic Mab]
  queen of the fairies
  wife of Oberon
  Titania2
  Greek
  a Titaness, some say
  the moon personified
  Titania
  (see Gaea)
  Titanides
  (see Titanesses)
  Titanis
  (see Titanesses)
  Titanomachia1
  Greek
  [Titanomachy]
  the war between the 
  Titans and the Greek gods
  Titanomachia2
  Greek
  [Titanomachy]
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  Epic Cycle dealing with 
  the wars between the 
  Titans and the gods
  Titanomachy
  (see Titanomachia)
  Titeli’ture
  (see Rumpelstiltskin)
  Titha
  Hindu
  a name of Kama as fire
  Tithonos
  (see Tithonus)
  Tithonus1
  British
  a poem by Tennyson
  Tithonus2
  Greek
  [Tithonos]
  a prince of Troy
  son of Laomedon and Strymo
  brother of Priam
  husband of Eos
  father of Emathion and Memnon
  Eos 
  kidnapped 
  Ganymede 
  and
  Tithonus to become her lovers. She
  chose to marry Tithonus and asked
  Zeus to make her husband immortal
  which he did. But she had forgotten to
  ask Zeus to give him eternal youth
  with the result that Tithonus just got
  older and older but could not die.
  When he was reduced to a mere
  shrivelled husk, Eos changed him into
  a grasshopper.
  Tithonus3
  Greek
  the Greek name for the 
  Nubian god, Dedwen
  Tithorea
  Greek
  one of the 2 peaks of Mount
  Parnassus, sacred to Dionysus
  (see also Lycorea)
  Titi
  South American
  a progenitor of the Anti tribe
  After the world had been destroyed by
  fire, Titi split open a tree from which
  emerged a maiden and the culture-
  hero Ule who mated and produced a
  new race.
  Titia
  Greek
  a champion boxer
  He fought Heracles at the games and
  was beaten.
  Titias
  Greek
  king of Mariandyne
  father of Mariandynus
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Tityus.
  Titicaca
  South American
  a lake in Bolivia
  In some accounts, this is the lake from
  which the sun first arose and also the
  place of origin of the god Viracocha.
  Others say that Ayar Manco and
  Mama Ocllo came down from the
  heavens to an island in this lake.
  Titivil
  (see Tutivillus)
  Titlachuan
  Central American
  [Black Tezcatlipoca.Titlachahuan]
  a malevolent god of the Aztecs
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as guardian 
  of the north
  As part of his everlasting struggle 
  with Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, as
  Titlachuan, took the form of a
  physician and offered to cure his rival
  of the sickness caused by the demons
  that harassed Quetzalcoatl. The cure
  consisted of getting him drunk on
  wine and, in that sorry state,
  Quetzalcoatl seduced a girl (his sister,
  in some accounts) and, having been
  guilty of drinking and seduction,
  Quetzalcoatl was banished.
  He or Tezcatlipoca warned Nata
  and Nena of the impending flood.
  Titlachahuan
  (see Titlachuan)
  Titthium
  (see Myrtium)
  Tituabine
  Pacific Islands
  a primordial female deity 
  of the Gilbert Islands
  consort of Tabakea
  She and Tabakea produced all the other
  deities of the Gilbertese pantheon.
  Tituos
  (see Tityus)
  Titurel
  British
  son of Titurisone
  husband of Richaude
  father of Frimutel and Richaude
  father of Amfortas, in some accounts
  He built the Grail Temple on top of
  Mount Salvat to house the Holy Grail
  which he guarded with the help of 
  the Templars.
  He married Richaude, a Spanish
  princess, when he was over 400 years
  old and, when she died, he handed
  responsibility for guarding the Grail 
  to his son Frimutel or, in some
  accounts, Amfortas.
  Titurisone
  British
  father of Titurel
  Titus
  Roman
  son of Brutus
  brother of Tiberius
  When their father deposed Tarquinius
  Superbus and set up the Republic,
  Titus and his brother plotted to
  restore the king. They were betrayed
  by a slave, tried and sentenced. Their
  father pronounced sentence and
  watched while they were flogged and
  executed.
  Titus Herminius
  Roman
  [Herminius]
  a friend of Horatius
  With Spurius Lartius, he helped
  Horatius to defend the Sublician Bridge
  over the Tiber against the attacking
  Etruscans led by Lars Porsena.
  Titus Tatius
  Roman
  a king of the Sabines
  brother of Arruns
  son of Tarquinius Superbus
  He attacked Rome to try to recover
  the women who had been captured by
  the Romans. The treachery of Tarpeia
  gave the Sabines an advantage and
  Romulus sought the help of Jupiter 
  to stop the battle. The women ran
  between the contestants and peace 
  was restored with Titus and Romulus
  installed as co-rulers.
  Tityos
  (see Tityus)
  Tityus1
  Greek
  [Tituos.Tityos]
  a giant
  son of Zeus and Gaea or Elare
  father of Europe
  Some say he was one of the Earthborn
  Giants, son of Uranus and Gaea,
  others equate him with Titias.
  He was killed by Apollo, Artemis 
  or Zeus when attempting to rape
  Artemis or Leto and was condemned
  to Tartarus where he was stretched out
  and fastened by his arms and legs to
  the ground, covering nine acres, while
  his liver was eaten by vultures.
  Tityus2
  Greek
  god of the waning year
  It was said that he was killed by
  Heracles at the winter games.
  Tiu
  (see Tig.Tyr)
  Tiuh Tiuh
  Central American
  a Guatemalan creator-spirit in
  the form of a hawk
  He is said to have killed Coyote after
  which he created humans from the
  blood of animals mixed with ground
  maize. When these humans bred to
  create the tribes, he led a force of
  warriors to the shore where, when a
  red staff was thrust into the water, 
  the sea parted to allow them to pass.
  Tiur
  Mesopotamian
  a scribe of the Armenian gods
  He conducted souls to the under-
  world and recorded their deeds on
  their foreheads.
  Tiuz
  (see Tiwaz)
  Tiv
  Roman
  an Etruscan moon-deity
  Tivikrama
  Hindu
  husband of Santi
  Tivr
  East Indian
  an ancestral hero of 
  New Guinea
  He sent a bird to discover the cause of
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  Tiw
  (see Tiwaz)
  Tiwa
  (see Tiwaz)
  Tiwaiwaka
  Pacific Islands
  a guardian on the road to paradise
  Tiwanaku
  South American
  the home of Viracocha
  Tiwara
  African
  a Bambara spirit of the wind
  Tiwaz1
  German
  [E(a)r.Erchtag.Ir.Tiuz.Tiw(a).Zio
  Ziu(-Wara).Ziu(men):=Saxon Tig:
  =Norse Tyr]
  a war-god
  He is said to have had only one arm
  and, in some versions, was a huge
  wooden pillar or tree, holding up the
  universe, like Yggdrasil.
  (see Hermensul)
  Tiwaz2
  Mesopotamian
  [Tijaz]
  a sun-god
  Tixe
  African
  a supreme god of the Zulu
  Tiy
  Egyptian
  wife of Amenhotep or Amenophis
  Ti’ykitiy
  Siberian
  a sun-god of the Yakut
  Ti’zil-Kutkhu
  Siberian
  a guardian of the Kamchadal people
  son of Kutkhu
  Tizona
  Spanish
  a sword of El Cid which was 
  interred with him
  Tjalon Arang
  Pacific Islands
  a Balinese witch
  It is said that she and her followers
  brought diseases which killed many
  people.  Soldiers, sent by the king to
  kill her, were routed by the fire
  flashing from her eyes and the killing
  went on. The god Siwa told the king
  that only Bharada could help and the
  sage managed to get hold of the witch’s
  book of spells. He was then able to
  cure those still alive and killed the
  witch.
  Tjahepinu
  Egyptian
  a pharaoh
  father of Nectanebo
  Tjapara
  Australian
  [Moon Man]
  a moon-god of the Bathurst 
  and Melville Islands
  He went off with the wife of
  Purukupali who left her son to die in
  the heat of the sun. Tjapara fought
  with Purukupali who took his son’s
  body and walked into the sea. Tjapara
  then became the moon.
  Tjenenyet
  Egyptian
  a goddess of Thebes
  consort of Menthu
  tjetajat
  Finnish
  shamans: wizards
  Tjinimin
  Australian
  an ancestral bat
  son of Kunmanggur
  He stabbed his father in an argument
  about their sexual prowess and his
  father then dived into the sea taking all
  the fire with him.
  tjukui
  Australian
  the name for the dreamtime used by
  the tribes of the west and south          
  (see also alchera)
  tjuringa
  (see churinga)
  Tlacahuepan
  Central American
  an Aztec war-god
  brother of Quetzalcoatl, some say
  It is said that on one occasion he went
  to Tollan with Tezcatlipoca who
  fascinated 
  the 
  inhabitants 
  by
  displaying a tiny infant (who was in
  fact, the god Huitzilopochtli) dancing
  on the palm of his hand. Many died in
  the crush to see this marvel and the
  remainder, angry at the loss of their
  friends, killed both Tezcatlipoca and
  the infant. The bodies then gave off a
  stench that killed many thousands of
  the Toltecs and more died when they
  tried to remove the bodies.
  Tlacaelel
  Central American
  an Aztec sage
  Tlachtga
  Irish
  a goddess
  daughter of Mug Ruith
  She was said to have been raped by
  Simon Magus. In another story she
  managed to produce three sons at one
  birth, each of them by a different
  father. She died in the effort.
  In some accounts she is the same as
  Eire.
  Tlachtliby
  Central American
  [=Mayan Pok-ta-Pok]
  a sacred ball-game of the Aztecs
  Tlaco
  Central American
  an Aztec deity
  sister of Teicu, Ticapan and 
  Xocutin
  These beings are regarded as four
  aspects of Tlazolteotl as a witch.
  Tlacolotl
  Central American
  the owl which, in Aztec lore, is an
  omen of evil
  Tlacolteotl
  (see Tlazolteotl.Xochiquetzal)
  Tlacotecuhtli
  Central American
  an Aztec water-god
  husband of Chalchiuhtlicue, 
  some say
  Tlaelquani
  (see Tlaelquarni)
  Tlaelquarni
  Central American
  [Filth-eater.Tlaelquani]
  a name for Tlazolteotl as ‘cleanser’
  Tlahuicalpantecuhtli
  Central American
  [Lord of the (House of) Dawn.
  Lord of the Light of Dawn.
  Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli]
  an Aztec star-god, god of dawn
  an aspect of Quetzalcoatl
  He is regarded as the ruler of Teotl
  Tlatlauhcan, the twelfth of the thirteen
  Aztec heavens and the supporter of 
  the eastern corner of the heavens.
  Tlahuitzin
  Central American
  wife of Yappon
  She and her husband were killed by
  Yaotl and became scorpions.
  Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli
  (see Tlahuicalpantecuhtli)
  Tlaik
  North American
  a sky-chief in the lore of the tribes 
  of the northwest
  He was killed by two sky-spirits and
  eaten by a sky-serpent. 
  Tlalecuhtli
  Central American
  a Toltec deity
  ruler of the second hour of the day
  Tlalhuicole
  Central American
  a warrior of Tlascala
  He was captured on the battlefield 
  and brought before the Aztec king,
  Montezuma, who was so impressed
  with the young man’s prowess that he
  offered him his freedom. When he
  refused, asking to be sacrificed to the
  gods, the king put him in charge of a
  force which defeated the Tarascans.
  Again the king offered him his liberty
  and again Tlalhuicole refused. This
  time the king granted his wish and 
  the Tlascalan was chained to the
  temalacatl (a commemorative stone)
  and faced combat with the best of
  Montezuma’s warriors. After killing
  eight and wounding many others he
  was finally overcome and hauled to
  the teocalli (sacred pyramid) where his
  heart was torn out by the priest.
  Tlalli-iyollo
  Central American
  a name for Xochiquetzal as a 
  love-goddess and goddess of 
  flowers
  Tlalnepantla
  Central American
  a sacred site
  This was the spot where Quetzalcoatl
  rested and wept, leaving a hand-print
  in the rock.
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  Tlaloc
  Central American
  [Tlaloctecuhtli:=Mayan (Xib) Chac:
  =Mixtec Tzahui:=Totonac Tajin:
  =Zapotec Cocijo]
  a rain-god of the Aztecs and Toltecs
  an aspect (south) of Tezcatlipoca
  husband and brother 
  of Chalchihuitlicue
  husband of Xochiquetzal, some say
  father of the Tlalocs
  In the Aztec creation stories, he
  became the ruler of the Third Sun.
  Quetzalcoatl had ruled for the 676
  years of the Second Sun and had
  created a new race of people. Tlaloc
  caused a great wind which blew all
  these people away (except for a few
  who became monkeys) and took over
  for the period of the Third Sun which
  lasted for 364 years, after which
  Chalchihuitlicue became ruler of the
  Fourth Sun.
  He is regarded as the ruler of
  Ilhuicatl Xoxouhcan, the eighth of the
  thirteen Aztec heavens, or of Tlalocan,
  the lowest of the three heavens.
  In some accounts he is the father of
  Tecciztecatl whom he burnt to make
  the moon. He owns four jugs from
  which he can pour rain, not all of it
  beneficial.
  Other accounts make him an 
  aspect of Tezcatlipoca as guardian of
  the south.
  He is depicted as black, blue, red or
  white, with teeth like tusks, or as a toad
  wearing a serpent headdress or as a
  feathered serpent.
  (see also Quiyauhtonatiuh)
  Tlalocan
  Central American
  an Aztec heaven, lowest of 3, the
  home of Tlaloc and reserved for
  those drowned or killed by storms
  Some say that this was the realm that
  provided a measure of happiness for
  the souls of the dead who spent their
  time eating, playing games and
  singing. After four years, they were
  reborn, allowing the poss-ibility of
  improved status giving access to a
  higher heaven later on.
  (see also Chamecaciuatl.
  Ilhuicatl Xoxouhcan)
  Tlalocs
  Central American
  [Clouds.Tlaloques:=Mayan Bacabs]
  minor Aztec rain-gods, the offspring
  of Tlaloc and Chalchihuitlicue
  (see also Tlaloc-Tepictoton)
  Tlaloctecuhtli
  (see Tlaloc)
  Tlaloque-Tepictoton Central American
  Aztec rain-gods, assistants to Tlaloc
  These spirits supervised Tlalocan,
  the  land of the dead. (see also Tlalocs)
  Tlaltecuhtli
  Central American
  [Tlatecuhtli]
  an Aztec creator-god and earth-god
  god of death, some say
  consort of Coatlicue, some say
  This deity was said to have a huge
  body like a toad which was used by
  Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca to make
  the universe.
  In some accounts, this deity is
  regarded as female and is the ruler of
  Ilhuicatl Tlalocan Ipan Meztli, second
  of the thirteen Aztec heavens.
  (see Ilamatecuhtli)
  Tlaltecuin
  Central American
  one of the 4 sages of the Aztec
  migration
  These four (the other sages were
  known as Chipactonal, Oxomoco and
  Xochicahuaca) were said to have
  invented the Aztec calendar.
  Tlalticpac
  Central American
  the home of Xiuhtecuhtli, the lowest
  of the 13 Aztec heavens
  Tlalzicco
  Central American
  [Navel of the Earth]
  another name for Mictlan, the abode
  of the dead
  Tlam
  African
  in the lore of the Kabyle, the 
  place below the earth from 
  which the primaeval buffalo 
  and calf emerged
  Tlamatzsincatl
  (see Tezcatlipoca)
  Tlanuwa
  (see Great Hawk)
  Tlapallan
  Central American
  [Land of Bright Colours.Tabasco.Xalac]
  the land from which Quetzalcoatl
  came and to which he returned
  In some accounts, this name is given 
  to Quetzalcoatl himself.
  Tlatecuhtli
  (see Tlaltecuhtli)
  Tlauizcalpantecuhtli Central American
  [Lord of the (House of) Dawn.
  Lord of the Light of Dawn]
  a name for Quetzalcoatl as the
  morning star
  In Toltec lore, ruler of the twelfth
  hour of the day.
  Tlazolteotl
  Central American
  [Itzcuinen.Ixcuiname.Ixcuina(na).Ixquina.
  Queen of Cotton.Temazcalteci.
  Teteoinnan.Tlacolteotl.Tlaelquarni.
  Tlazolteotli.Toci(tzin).Toxi]
  an unclean goddess of the Aztecs 
  goddess of childbirth, pleasure and
  death
  an aspect of Tonantzin
  consort of Tezcatlipoca
  mother of Cinteotl and Xochiquetzal
  In Toltec lore, ruler of the fifth hour
  of the day and the seventh hour of the
  night.
  Devotees of this goddess were
  trained as prostitutes and killed after
  serving the soldiery.
  In some accounts, she has four
  aspects, the sisters Teicu, Ticapan,
  Tlaco and Xocutin.
  In some versions she is an aspect of
  Coatlicie as the eater of filth.
  Tlazolteotli
  (see Tlazoltoetl)
  tlecuil
  Central American
  a brazier representing one of the
  gods, in the lore of the Aztecs
  Tlehanoai
  North American
  [Bekotshire.Khlenonoai.Moon-bearer]
  a moon-god of the Navaho Indians
  husband of Yolkai Estsan
  He and Tsohanoai found some soil and
  grew a reed that allowed the Navaho,
  on their journey from the underworld,
  to escape from the flood. As a reward,
  he was appointed Moon-bearer.
  He is said to have created game and
  domestic animals.
  Tlepolemeia
  Greek
  a festival in honour of Tlepolemus,
  held in Rhodes
  Tleopolemos
  (see Tlepolemus)
  Tlepolemus
  Greek
  [Tleopolemos]
  a king of Argos
  son of Heracles by Astyoche 
  or Astydamia
  husband of Polyxo
  father of Deipylus
  He killed his uncle Licymnius and fled
  to Rhodes. He fought at Troy and was
  killed by Sarpedon.
  Tlesimes
  Greek
  one of the Epigoni, some say
  Tletonatiuh
  (see Quiahuitl)
  Tliewatuwadjigican
  North American
  in the lore of the tribes of 
  the northwest, a servant of
  Nascakiyetl
  (see also Adawaulcanak)
  Tlillan-Tlapallan
  Central American
  the inhabitants of the second-highest
  Aztec heaven
  These beings were believed to be
  fleshless.
  In other accounts, Tlillan-Tlapallan
  was the second highest of the three
  original Aztec heavens, rather than its
  inhabitants.
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  Central American
  a hawk used as a messenger by the
  Aztec gods
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  (see Ometeotl)
  Tly
  Mesopotamian
  daughter of Baal-Sapon and Pidray
  Tm
  (see Atum)
  Tmolus
  Greek
  king of Lydia
  husband of Omphale
  father of Tantalus
  He was the judge of the music
  competition between Apollo and Pan.
  He also judged the similar contest
  between Apollo and Maryas though
  others say that this contest was judged
  by the Muses.
  Tmu
  (see Atum)
  Tna’nto
  Siberian
  a dawn goddess of the Koryak 
  people
  Tnecei’vune
  Siberian
  one of the 4 dawn-goddesses of 
  the Chukchee people
  Tne’sqan
  Siberian
  one of the 4  dawn-goddesses of the
  Chukchee people
  to
  Burmese
  a monster, part lion, part deer
  Tnong
  Malay
  a sun-god in the Malacca peninsula
  This deity is envisaged as a dragon-
  fly.
  To
  Japanese
  [‘the way’:=Chinese Tao]
  the guiding principle
  To Fu
  Chinese
  the yellow phoenix
  (see also ch’i-lin)
  To-Kabinana
  Pacific Islands
  an ancestor-hero in New Britain
  twin brother of To-Karvuvu
  A primordial god drew two figures in
  the earth and sprinkled them with 
  his own blood, so producing To-
  Kabinana, the sun, and his brother 
  To-Karvuvu, the moon.
  He produced women by climbing a
  tree and throwing down two coconuts
  which broke open to disclose two
  beautiful girls. He also carved a
  wooden fish which drove other fish
  ashore so that he could collect them
  without effort.
  To-Karvuvu
  Pacific Islands
  an ancestor-hero in New Britain
  twin brother of To-Kabinana
  A primordial god drew two figures in
  the earth and sprinkled them with his
  own blood, producing To-Karvuvu,
  the moon, and his brother To-
  Kabinana, the sun.
  When he tried to copy his brother’s
  feats of magic he made a mess of
  things. The girls he produced from
  coconuts were either dead or had 
  flat noses because he dropped the
  coconuts the wrong way up and the
  fish he carved was a shark which, far
  from driving fish ashore for him to
  collect, ate them.
  He is said to have eaten the first
  woman.
  To-Kwatsu
  Buddhist
  in Japanese lore, the 8 hot hells
  (see also Abuda)
  T’o-t’a-li
  (see Li Ching)
  To Wen
  Chinese
  [=Hindu Vaishravana:=Japanese 
  Bishamon:=Taoist Mo-li Shou]
  a Buddhist guardian spirit of the 
  north and winter
  To Wo
  Buddhist
  angry deities in Tibet
  To’a-hiti
  Pacific Islands
  a Tahitian deity
  toad
  an amphibian with long back legs in
  the manner of a frog
  (1) In China, a three-legged toad is
  said to live in the moon and is
  regarded as a symbol of Liu Hai.
  (2) The Greeks regard the toad as a
  symbol of Sabazius.
  (3) The Romans believed that the
  toad carried in its head a stone
  known as the borax.
  Toadpipe
  British
  a demon in The Screwtape Letters by
  C. S. Lewis
  On one occasion he was turned into a
  centipede by Screwtape.
  Toa’lalit
  North American
  [Toia’lalit]
  a god of hunting of the Bella
  Coola tribe
  Toar1
  East Indian
  a priest of the sun-god of the 
  Celebes
  Toar2
  East Indian
  son of Lumimu’ut, the 
  first woman
  His mother was made pregnant by the
  wind to produce Toar who, as a man,
  mated with his mother to produce the
  people and their gods.
  Tob Tob
  North American
  the 16 deities of the Sioux, 
  aspects of Wakan Tanka
  These deities are referred to as the
  Superior Gods, the Associated Gods,
  the Kindred Gods and the God-like.
  Toba
  Japanese
  an emperor of Japan
  He took a fox-woman, Toji, as his
  concubine.
  Tobachischini
  (see Tobadzistsini)
  Tobadzistsini
  North American
  [Thobadestchin.Thobadzistshini.
  Tobachischini]
  a Navaho war-god and god 
  of darkness
  one of the Yeibechi
  son of Tsohanoai and Estanatlehi
  son of Yolkai Estsan, some say
  twin brother of Nayenezgani, 
  some say
  He and his brother Nayenezgani were
  given feathers, to protect them from
  all dangers, by the spider-woman
  Naste Estsan. They travelled to the
  house of their father, the sun-god
  Tsohanoai, who accepted them as his
  sons only after testing them with
  spikes, scalding steam and poison. He
  then gave them weapons such as
  lightning with which to rid the land of
  monsters, the anaye.
  They first killed the giant Yeitso
  and then the monster Teelget. They
  also killed the enormous beasts, with
  talons like eagles, known as the
  Tsenahale and plucked their feathers
  which changed into small singing
  birds. 
  Other 
  versions 
  include
  adventures involving the killing of an
  enormous 
  bear, 
  the 
  rock-spirit
  Tsenagahi and the people alleged to
  be able to kill just by looking, known
  as the Binaye Ahani.
  Tobats
  North American
  [=Navaho Tobadzistsini]
  a trickster-deity of the Paiute
  twin-brother of Shinob
  brother of Cunawabi
  Tobias
  Hebrew
  son of Tobit
  When his father was blinded by the
  excrement of sparrows, Tobias cured
  him by using fish-gall.
  Tobikawa
  Japanese
  a hunter
  For a joke, he dressed as a tengu and
  climbed into a tree. The local peasants,
  thinking him a real deity, brought
  offerings and worshipped beneath the
  tree. When he tried to copy the antics
  of the tengu, he fell out of the tree and
  was killed.
  Tobinus Streat de Montroy
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  Tobit
  Hebrew
  an ancient sun-god
  father of Tobias
  He was blinded by the excrement of
  sparrows but his son cured him by
  using fish-gall.
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  Tobosaku
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Shou Shen]
  a god of longevity
  one of the Sennin
  (see also Fukurokuju.Jurojin)
  Tocapo Viracocha
  South American
  [Tucupay.Tunapa] 
  son of Pachayachachic
  brother of Imaymana 
  Viracocha
  When his father created the earth, he
  gave Tocapo the task of naming all the
  things he had created. When the job
  was done, Tocapo resumed his place in
  the heavens.
  (see also Tocay)
  Tocay
  South American
  [Tokay]
  an Inca king
  In one story of the origins of the 
  Incas, the land was divided into four
  parts, each ruled by a king,  when the
  waters of the flood subsided. One 
  king was Tocay, who was given the
  west; the others were Colla, Manco
  Capac and Pinahua.
  In some accounts he is Ayar Cachi, 
  in other versions of the story he is the
  same as Tocapo Viracocha.
  Tochipa 
  Central American
  [Tochopa]
  the creator-god of the Mohave 
  Indians
  son of the earth-goddess
  twin brother of Kukumatz
  father of Pukeheh
  In some accounts, his brother caused
  the flood which drowned all the 
  people with the exception of Tochipa’s
  daughter, Pukeheh, who survived
  because her father had sealed her 
  inside a tree. The human race was
  renewed when Pukeheh mated with
  Sunshaft and Waterfall.
  Tochmarc Emire
  Irish
  [Wooing of Emer]
  the story of Cuchulainn and Emer
  Tochmarc Etaine
  Irish
  [Wooing of Elaine]
  the story of Etain and her sisters
  (see Etain2)
  Tocho
  Japanese
  one of the 5 dhyanibuddhas, 
  in some accounts
  Tochopa
  (see Tochipa)
  Tochtli1
  Central American
  the eighth of the 20 days of the 
  Aztec month
  Symbolising the rabbit and south, 
  the day was governed by Mayahuel.
  Tochtli2
  (see Ome Tochtli)
  Toci
  Central American
  [Tocitzin]
  a name for Teteoinnan or Tlazolteotl 
  as ‘grandmother’ or as an 
  earthquake goddess
  In some accounts she is identified with
  Xilonen.
  Tocitzin
  (see Toci)
  Tocobatto
  a demon of the dance
  Todtenschuh.
  (see Hel-shoes)
  Toeris
  (see Tauret)
  Togakushi
  Japanese
  a god of wrestlers
  In some accounts, it was he who pulled
  Amaterasu out of the cave in which she
  had hidden herself.    (see also Tajikara)
  Togda
  Irish
  [Topa]
  a servant of Partholan
  He had an affair with his master’s wife,
  Dealgnaid, when Partholan was away.
  Some say he was killed by the angry
  Partholan.
  Toglas
  a demon of treasure
  Togodumnas
  British
  son of Cunobelinus
  brother of Caractacus
  Toh
  (see Tohil)
  Tohil
  Central American
  [The Rumbler.Toh]
  a fire-god of the Quiche Indians
  He was the tutelary deity of the clan of
  Balam Quitzé and was said to have
  brought them the gift of fire. He was
  turned to stone when the rays of the
  newly-formed sun fell on him.
  Tohoten
  Japanese
  a guardian deity
  one of the 28 Nijuhachi-Bushu
  Tohu
  Hebrew
  [=Babylonian Tiamat]
  a monster of primaeval chaos
  tohunga
  New Zealand
  [=Hawaiian kahuna]
  a Maori priest or shaman
  These people perform normal religious
  rites such as funerals but are said to be
  able to converse with spirits, learning
  the secrets of the future.
  Tohwiyo
  African
  divine founders of the Fon
  Toi-mata
  Pacific Islands
  [Axe-Eye]
  a Tahitian goddess 
  daughter of Oro
  sister of Ai-Tupuai, Hoa-Tapu and
  Mata-Fatu-Rau
  She and her sisters accompanied their
  father in battle.
  Toia’lalit
  (see Toa’lalit)
  Toirdhealbhach
  Irish
  a sub-king
  father of St Flannan
  He was so impressed by the preaching
  of his son that he gave up his throne
  and became a monk himself.
  Toji
  Japanese
  a fox-woman
  She was a concubine of the emperor
  Toba.
  Tokakami
  Mesopotamian
  a god of death of the 
  Huichol Indians
  Tokalosh
  (see Tikoloshe)
  Tokay
  (see Tocay)
  Toki
  Norse
  a famous archer
  Tokijenjeni
  East Indian
  the spirit of the bullroarer, in 
  the lore of New Guinea
  Tivr sent a bird to discover the cause
  of the roaring in his wife’s womb 
  and Tokijenjeni, the first bullroarer,
  emerged.
  Tokiwa
  Japanese
  wife of Yoshitomo
  mother of Yoshitsume
  When her husband was killed by
  Kiyomori, leader of the Taira clan, she
  agreeed to marry Kiyomori to save 
  her children from death at his hands.
  She hated him and taught her son,
  Yoshitsume, to hate him too.
  Tokiyora
  Japanese
  a regent
  He travelled the country to find out
  how 
  the 
  poor 
  lived 
  and 
  was
  entertained by Sano, an impoverished
  samurai who had been cheated out of
  his estates. When, at a later date, Sano
  appeared, very poorly equipped, to
  answer a call to arms, he was taken
  before Tokiyora who restored his
  lands and rewarded him with other
  villages.
  Toklok
  (see Dogedoi)
  Toko Tachi
  (see Tokotachi)
  Tokoloshe
  (see Tikoloshe)
  Tokotachi
  Japanese
  [Amanotokotachi.Toko-Tachi]
  a Shinto creator-god, one of 
  the 5 Separate Heavenly 
  Deities
  Tokoyo
  Japanese
  daughter of Oribe Shima
  When her father was banished to a far
  off land by the emperor, Tokoyo went
  in search of him. She came upon a
  priest about to throw a maiden into the
  sea as a sacrifice to the serpent-god,
  Yofuné-Nushi, and volunteered to take
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  the girl’s place. Jumping into the sea,
  she met the serpent-god and killed
  him. She found an image of the
  emperor on the sea-bed and took this,
  together with the dead serpent, back to
  land. The return of the image returned
  the emperor to full health and, in
  gratitude, he recalled Oribe Shima
  who was re-united with Tokoyo.
  Tokoyo-naganaki-dori
  Japanese
  the cockerel of heaven, herald 
  of dawn
  Tokoyo-no-kuni
  Japanese
  [Land of Eternity]
  the world of the spirits: paradise
  Toko’yoto
  Siberian
  a guardian deity of the Koryak 
  people
  In some stories he is the father of Miti.
  Tokubei
  Japanese
  a 17th C robber
  He successfully eluded his pursuers 
  by the use of magic and disguise,
  sometimes taking the form of one of
  the group of frogs he lived with.
  Tokudo Shonin
  Japanese
  a Buddhist abbot
  When he died, Tokudo found himself
  in the presence of Emma-O who
  instructed him to make known the
  existence of the Thirty-three Places,
  shrines sacred to Kwannon, giving him
  a seal which he could show to the
  doubters. Tokudo then returned to life
  and sent his disciples on a pilgrimage
  to the thirty-three shrines.
  Tokugawa1
  Japanese
  [Gangan Sama.Gengen Sama.
  Ieyasu Tokugawa]
  (1542-1616)
  a shogun who unified 
  the country
  He was deified as Tosho dai-gongen.
  Tokugawa2
  Japanese
  [Giko.Mito-Komon.Mitsukum 
  Tokugawa.Seizan]
  (1628-1700)
  grandson of Ieyasu Tokugawa
  He was responsible for the destruction
  of hundreds of Buddhist monasteries
  and was deified on his death.
  Tokutaro
  Japanese
  a man deceived by foxes
  Tokutaro refused to believe that foxes
  had power over humans and accepted 
  a challenge to prove it. When a
  woman appeared, he suspected that
  she was a fox-woman and killed her,
  but she was a normal human and he
  was saved from death at the hands of
  her parents only when a priest pleaded
  for him. He undertook to become a
  priest and have his head shaved – only
  to wake up to find that his head had 
  in fact been shaved by the cunning
  foxes.
  Tokutaro-san
  Japanese
  a male doll
  These dolls, which represent a child of
  about two years of age, are said to
  bring good fortune if they are properly 
  looked after. The female version is
  Otoku-san.
  tol-ava
  Russian
  [=Cheremis tul-awa]
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, 
  guardian of fire
  Tola
  African
  a chief priestess of Osun among 
  the Yoruba
  tolharubang
  Korean
  a statue of an ancestor venerated as 
  a guardian of the village
  Toli
  Mongol
  a metal mirror used by a shaman
  in divination
  Tollan1
  Central American
  [Tula(n).Tulla:=Toltec Tonatlan]
  a city ruled by the Aztec god,
  Quetzalcoatl, in some accounts
  In 
  some 
  versions, 
  Quetzalcoatl 
  destroyed this city when he left but
  others say that it was still in existence
  some 200 years later.
  Tollan2
  (see Ilhuicatl Tonatiuh)
  Tolleme la Feintes
  (see Tholomer)
  Tollen
  Welsh
  [Collen]
  He is said to have fought and defeated
  Gwynn ap Nudd.
  tolmen
  British
  in Druid lore, large stones 
  placed so as to leave 
  a hole
  It was claimed that one could expiate
  one’s sins by passing through this
  hole.
  tolokende
  Pacific Islands
  a ceremony to cure the sick
  In this ceremony, a doll made of leaves
  is offered to the spirits in the belief
  that they will cure a sick person.
  Tolomeo
  British
  a chaplain, Merlin’s scribe
  Some say he was later made a cardinal.
  Toltec
  Central American
  [Toltecatl]
  a giant
  son of Quetzalcoatl, some say
  He is regarded as the progenitor of 
  the Toltec people
  Toltecatl
  (see Toltec)
  Tom
  (see Atum)
  Tom a’Lincoln
  British
  [Red (Rose) Knight]
  son of King Arthur by Angelica
  He was reared by a shepherd and
  became a commander in King Arthur’s
  army. He fathered the Faerie Knight
  on Caelia and the Black Knight on
  Anglitora with whom he eloped. She
  left him when she found out that he
  was a bastard and, when Tom followed
  her, she killed him. His son, the Black
  Knight, avenged his father by killing
  Anglitora.
  Tom-Cat
  (see Bullkater)
  Tom Thumb
  British
  son of Thomas of the Mountain
  Merlin foretold that Thomas’ son
  would be no bigger than his thumb
  and this proved to be the case. He was
  fully formed as a man in a few minutes
  but grew no taller. 
  His godmother, queen of the
  fairies, gave him some wonderful gifts:
  a ring that could make him invisible, a
  hat that could impart whatever
  knowledge he needed, a belt that
  could change his shape and a pair of
  shoes that could carry him wherever
  he wished to go.
  He was said to have been a friend of
  King Arthur. He had crawled into the
  sleeve of the giant, Grumbo, who
  shook Tom into the sea where he was
  swallowed by a fish. He met the king
  when the fish was served at one of
  Arthur’s feasts.
  Tom-Tit-Tot
  (see Rumpelstiltskin)
  Tomam
  Siberian
  a mother-goddess and bird-goddess 
  of the Ostyaks
  It is said that, in the spring, she shakes
  feathers out of her sleeves and these
  feathers become geese.
  Tomartind
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of Luzon
  It is said that he made friends with a
  witch who gave him a rod which
  rendered monsters harmless and he
  had a tunnel dug so that he could
  travel to the land of the dead whenever
  he wished.
  Tomiyauhtecuhtli
  Mesopotamian
  an Aztec fertility-god and rain-god
  Tomo
  (see Tomomori)
  Tomomori
  Japanese
  [Tomo]
  a hero who became a funa-yurei
  His spirit was said to walk on the
  bottom of the sea and pull up the
  anchors of moored ships.
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  Tomor
  Baltic
  [Baba,Tomorr]
  an Albanian creator-god and 
  wind-god
  Tomorr
  (see Tomor)
  Tomorrow
  North American
  mother of the south-east wind, 
  in the lore of the tribes of the 
  north-west
  Tomoye
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese T’ai-chi:=Korean Tahgook]
  in Japan, a good luck talisman
  symbolising the revolving universe
  Tomozo
  Japanese
  a servant of Shinzaburo
  His master was entertaining Tsuyu and
  her maid, Yoné, both of whom had
  died, the former from unrequited love
  of Shinzaburo. To Shinzaburo, Tsuyu
  appeared as the beautiful maiden he
  had first met; to Tomozo she was the
  ghost of a dead woman and he ran to
  tell the sage, Yusai, what he had seen.
  With the help of a priest, Shinzaburo
  was able to keep the ghosts at bay but
  Tomozo took a bribe from Yoné and
  the affair was resumed. Next morning,
  Tomozo found his master dead beside
  the bones of Tsuyu.
  Tomsivsi
  North American
  a Cheyenne hero who is said to have
  introduced the sun-dance
  tomte
  Swedish
  a guardian spirit of the household
  This being lives in a tree near a house
  and dies if the tree is cut down unless
  it manages to reach the rafters of the
  house.
  In some accounts, it is a spirit living
  in the forest.
  Tomwaya
  Pacific Islands
  husband of Beyawa
  He was so devoted to his wife that,
  when she died, he visited her in Vabusi,
  the home of the spirits of the dead.
  Tomwo’get
  Siberian
  a creator-god of the Koryak people
  husband of Ha’na
  father of Quikinna’qu and
  Tenanto’mwan 
  tona1
  West Indian
  dwarf-like beings
  In some accounts, the children aband-
  oned by Guagugiana were turned into
  tona. Others say that they became
  frogs.
  tona2
  (see nagual)
  tonal
  (see nagual)
  Tonacacihuatl
  Central American
  [Lady Nourishment.Lady of Our 
  Flesh.Tzinteotl] 
  the primaeval female principle of 
  the Aztecs
  mother of Camaxtli, Huitzilopochtli,
  Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, 
  some say
  She combined with Tonacatecuhtli to
  create life on earth and, in some
  accounts, is identified with Omecihuatl.
  This deity lived in the highest of the
  thirteen Aztec heavens.
  (see also Chicimecohuatl.
  Citlalinicue.Ometeotl.Xochquetzal)
  Tonacatecuhtli
  Central American
  [Chicomexochtli.Lord Nourishment.
  Lord of Our Flesh.Tonacateotl]
  the primaeval male principle of 
  the Aztecs
  father of Camaxtli, Huitzilopochtli,
  Izinteotl, Quetzalcoatl and 
  Tezcatlipoca, some say
  It is said that he combined with
  Tonacacihuatl to create life on earth
  and, in some accounts, is identified
  with Ometicuhtli.
  He drove four roads through the
  middle of the earth to drain away the
  waters of the flood which brought the
  fourth age of the world to an end.
  This deity lived in the highest of the
  thirteen Aztec heavens or alternatively
  in Ilhuicatl Yayauhcan, the sixth.
  (see also Ometecuhtli)
  Tonacajohua
  Central American
  a female aspect of Cinteotl 
  as ‘sustainer’
  Tonacaquahuit
  Central American
  the Mexican tree of life
  Tonacateot
  (see Tonacatecuhtli)
  Tonalamatl
  Central American
  [Book of the Calendar]
  an Aztec book of divination
  Tonaleque
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess
  She is regarded as the ruler of Ilhuicatl
  Huixtotlan, the fifth of the thirteen
  Aztec heavens.
  Tonalpohualli
  Central American
  [=Maya Tzolkin]
  a division of the sacred calendar 
  of the Aztecs
  This period of 260 days (twenty weeks
  of thirteen days each) was divided into
  five parts, one for each of the cardinal
  points plus one for the centre.
  Tonans
  Roman
  a name of Jupiter as ‘thunderer’
  Tonantzin
  Central American
  [Tonatzin]
  an Aztec mother-goddess
  She appears as Coatlicue, Cihuacoatl
  and Tlazolteotl.
  Tonapa
  (see Thunupa)
  Tonatiuh
  Central American
  [Pil(t)zintecuhtli.Young Prince]
  an Aztec creator-god and sun-god
  an aspect (east) of Tezcatlipoca
  He is regarded as the ruler of the fifth
  age of the universe and lives in Ilhuicatl
  Tonatiuh, the fourth of the thirteen
  Aztec heavens or in Tonatiuhican, the
  highest of the three heavens.
  Tonatiuhican
  Central American
  [House of the Sun]
  the highest of the 3 original Aztec
  heavens
  (see also Ilhuicatl Tonatiuh)
  Tonatlan
  Central American
  [=Aztec Tollan]
  the home of the sun-god
  Tonatzin
  (see Tonantzin)
  tondi
  (see sumangat)
  Toneinili
  (see Tonenili)
  Tonenili
  North American
  [Grey God.Libabi.Toneinili.‘waterer’]
  a Navaho rain-god
  one of the Yeibechi
  He is depicted as a dancing fool,
  wearing a blue mask.
  tong
  African
  one of the 4 attributes of a king of 
  the Alur, the shining spear
  Tonga1
  Pacific Islands
  in Samoa, the southwest wind
  Tonga2
  Pacific Islands
  the first woman, in the lore of Samoa
  Tonga-Hiti
  New Zealand
  a headache-demon, one of the
  ponaturi
  It is said that this demon and Kanae
  were the only two to escape when
  Tawhaki trapped the ponaturi who
  had killed his father.
  Tongatea
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Ngaru
  When she found that her husband was
  black and hairless, she left him but she
  returned later after he had bleached
  his body white and grown hair with
  the help of Tangaroa.
  Tongaiti
  (see Tangaroa)
  Tongue of Ptah
  Egyptian
  Hu or Thoth as an aspect of Ptah
  toniwha
  New Zealand
  a Maori spirit of fresh water
  These beings are revered as ancestral
  spirits.
  Tonjo
  African
  in the lore of Senegal, the drum 
  which Marain Jagu took from the
  jinn
  tono
  (see nagual)
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  (see Tonttu)
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  Tonttu
  Baltic
  [Tonto]
  a benevolent Finnish spirit of 
  the household
  Tonwenna
  British
  wife of Dunvallo Molmutius
  mother of Belinius and Brennius
  Too-lux
  North American
  the Chinook god of the south wind
  He cut open a whale and released the
  raven Hahness.
  toolsey
  (see tulasi1)
  toori akuma
  (see akuma)
  Toothcracker
  (see  Tanngniostr)
  Toothgnasher
  (see Tanngrisnr)
  Toothgrinder
  (see  Tanngniostr)
  Topa
  (see Togda)
  Topa Huaco
  South American
  one of 4 sisters, ancestresses of the
  Incas
  (see also Children of the Sun)
  Topa Ayar Cachi
  (see Ayar Cachi)
  Tope1
  Norse
  a torture-demon
  tope2
  (see stupa)
  Topileta
  East Indian
  a gatekeeper in paradise
  He intercepts souls en route to the
  land of the spirits and allows them to
  pass only when they give him a gift
  which, in the case of women, may be
  sex.
  He is depicted as having very large
  ears.
  Topiltcin
  (see Topiltzin)
  Topiltzin
  Central American
  [Topiltcin]
  a 10th C king of the Toltecs
  This man, the last king of the Toltecs,
  was identified with Quetzalcoatl in
  some accounts.
  Tophet
  Hebrew
  a place of torment: hell
  Tophet is a valley, south of Jerusalem,
  where, it is said, children were sacr-
  ificed to Moloch. The name, said to be
  an oven in which the victims were
  burnt, has been adopted as a synonym
  for hell.
  Topoh
  African
  a sky-god of the Pokot, the 
  evening star
  son of Tororut and Seta
  Tor
  (see Torre)
  Tor Inis
  (see Tory Island)
  Tor Mor
  Irish
  the site of Balor’s tower in Tory Island
  tora
  Japanese
  a sign (tiger) of the Zodiac)
  Tora Galles
  (see Horagalles)
  Torach
  (see Tory Island)
  Toran
  Buddhist
  [torana]
  the gateway to a Buddhist temple
  Torana.
  (see Toran)
  Torc Triath
  Irish
  [Orc Triath.Treithirne:=Welsh 
  Twrch Trwyth]
  the chief boar
  This animal was said to be owned by
  Brigit, the Dagda’s daughter.
  Tore1
  African
  an ancestral hero or forest-god 
  of the Pygmies
  This being is said to appear in the
  guise of a wind or a storm or as an
  animal such as a leopard.
  Tore2
  African
  a god of death among the 
  Bambuti
  Tore3
  African
  a supreme god of the Logo 
  people
  Torec
  British
  son of King Ydor and Tristoise
  husband of Miraude
  A circlet that had belonged to Torec’s
  grandmother, Mariole, had been
  stolen by Bruant. Torec defeated
  Bruant who told him that the diadem
  was now held by Miraude. When he
  tried to regain the circlet, Miraude
  said that she would marry him if he
  could defeat all the Knights of the
  Round Table. Gawain persuaded all
  the knights to co-operate and Torec
  was able to appear victorious, claiming
  the hand of Miraude.
  Torem
  Siberian
  [=Lappish Turms]
  a Vogul sky-god
  He lives in a tent near the north pole
  to which he tethers his reindeer.
  Totem-Talmas
  Siberian
  deities, son of Torem
  Torge
  Norse
  lover of Joterna-jesta
  The maiden he loved rejected the
  advances of the giant Senjemand who
  then tried to shoot her with a huge
  arrow. Torge threw his hat to deflect
  the missile and saved her life.
  tori
  Japanese
  a sign (cock) of the Zodiac
  torii
  Japanese
  a gateway to a Shinto temple
  Some say that the gods sometimes use
  the torii as a perch.
  Torito
  South American
  a bird woman in the lore of 
  the Incas
  sister of Aqua
  Two brothers who escaped the flood
  came back to their hut one day to find
  food and drink already prepared. The
  elder brother watched and discovered
  that Aqua and Torito were responsible
  but they were frightened when they
  saw him and failed to return for some
  time. When they did come back, the
  younger brother trapped one of the
  bird-women and she lived with him for
  a long time, bearing a number of
  children who became the ancestors of
  the Canaris tribe.
  Tork
  Armenian
  a hideous mountain-god
  torma
  Buddhist
  holy food: a cake used in rituals
  Torna Eices
  Irish
  a poet
  foster-father of Niall
  It is said that he rescued the infant
  Niall when he was abandoned by
  Mongfhinn, his stepmother, and
  reared him, taking him to Tara when
  he came of age. When he heard of
  Niall’s death at the hands of Eochu,
  Torna died of grief.
  tornait
  (see tornaq)
  tornak
  (see tornaq)
  tornaq
  North American
  [tornak:plur=torna(i)t]
  an Inuit spirit controlling a shaman or,
  some say, the earth
  a form of inua
  These beings are said to take the form
  of bears, humans or stones.
  Tornasuk
  North American
  [Great Tornak.Tornarssuk.Torngarsak]
  a supreme Inuit deity
  ruler of the tornait
  He lives in the underworld and may be
  variously depicted as a large seal, a
  bear, a warrior or a tiny midget.
  (see also Torngasoau)
  Tornarssuk
  (see Tornasuk)
  tornat
  (see tornaq)
  Torngarsak (see Tornasuk.Torngasoau)
  Torngasoau
  North American
  a supreme deity of the Inuit
  (see also Tornarsuk)
  Tornit1
  North American
  an mythical race of giants in the lore
  of the Inuit
  (see also tornait)
  tornit2
  (see tornaq)
  Toro
  African
  a creator-god of the Ngbandi 
  people
  son of Kanglogba, the dragon-fly
  Torongoi
  Mongol
  the first man
  consort of Edji
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  Tororut
  African
  a creator-god of the Pokot
  brother of Asis
  husband of Seta
  father of Arawa, Ilat and Topoh
  Torquemada, Juan de
  Central American
  a Spanish monk in Mexico who
  recorded much of Aztec religion 
  and mythology
  Torre
  British
  [Tor]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Pellimore
  brother of Elaine
  He was taken to Arthur’s court as a
  youth by his cowherd father, Aries,
  who convinced Arthur to knight him
  before his wedding began. Merlin
  disclosed that he was, in fact, a son of
  Pellimore, who had forced himself on
  Torre’s mother. At Arthur’s wedding
  feast Torre was sent off to find the
  knight who had seized and ridden
  away with the white bitch that had
  chased the white stag into the hall,
  interrupting the proceedings.
  He rode off and met a dwarf who
  required him to joust with two
  knights. He defeated them both and
  sent them to Arthur’s court. The
  dwarf then attached himself as servant
  to Torre and led him to the knight he
  was seeking. Torre retrieved the bitch
  from the knight’s lady and set off back
  to Camelot. The knight, Arbellus,
  rode after him and they fought, with
  Torre toppling his opponent. He
  might have spared him, but a damsel
  rode up and demanded his head,
  claiming that Arbellus had killed her
  brother. He ran away but Torre
  overtook and killed him. When he
  returned to Camelot with the white
  bitch and the dead Arbellus, he was
  rewarded by the king who gave him 
  an earldom.
  He was one of those killed by
  Lancelot when he rescued Guinevere
  from the stake.
  Tortain
  British
  son of Eliaures
  His father was forced by King
  Caradoc to mate with a bitch, a 
  mare and a sow. The third coupling
  produced Tortain.
  Torto
  European
  a Basque demon
  This being, whose only one eye is in
  his forehead, captures young people,
  cuts them up and eats them.
  tortoise
  a reptile with a hard carapace which
  moves very slowly 
  This beast is used to symbolise
  slowness of movement in many
  stories.
  (1) The African Bulu tribe regard
  the tortoise as a quick-thinking
  trickster-deity rather than a plodder
  in the European tradition.
  In one tale, he responded to a
  demand to bring water in a basket
  by asking for a strap on which to
  carry it – the strap to be made of
  smoke.
  (2) The Chinese regard the tortoise
  as the animal on which the world is
  supported. 
  It is said that this animal can live 
  for 3,000 years without food or air.
  There are said to be ten types
  including a celestial tortoise which
  is described as having the head of a
  snake on a dragon’s neck and its
  skeleton on the outside of the flesh.
  Its four feet represent the four
  corners of the world.
  It is regarded as the ruler of the
  north and the winter season and is
  known as Black Tortoise, Kuei Shen
  or Sombre Warrior. It is sometimes
  envisaged as the Great Triad, its
  body representing the earth with
  the upper and lower shells as the
  sky and oceans respectively.
  (3) In Greek myths the tortoise is
  the symbol of Aphrodite, Hermes
  and Pan.
  (4) In Hindu lore, the tortoise is 
  said to be the form in which Vishnu
  appeared in his second incarnation, 
  as Kurma.
  The tortoise Chukwa supports on
  its back the elephant Maha-pudwa
  which in turn supports the earth.
  (5) In Japan this animal is said to
  support the Cosmic Mountain,
  home of the sennin.
  (6) In North America, some tribes
  believe that the world is supported
  by a turtle (or by four such animals)
  while others say that the world
  itself is a huge tortoise floating in
  the prim-ordial, waters.
  The Delaware tribe say that the
  tree of life grows on the back of a
  tortoise.
  (7) Some Siberian tribes say that
  Mandishire the supporter of the
  earth, is a huge tortoise which
  carries the world on its back.
  Tortor
  Roman
  a name for Apollo as tower
  Toruguenket
  South American
  the moon, Jacy, in its evil aspect
  The Tupi say that the moon falls and
  destroys the earth at the end of each
  age.
  Torushompek
  South American
  in the lore of the Tupi, the sun,
  Guaracy: the good principle
  Torvatus
  a demon who stirs up trouble
  torx
  Armenian
  demons causing earthquakes 
  or volcanoes
  Appearing as both demons and giants,
  these beings were enormously strong.
  Tory Island
  Irish
  [Tor Inis.Torach]
  home of the Fomoire
  This rocky island was the site of
  Conan’s tower and also the tower, Ture
  Bhalair, in which Balor locked up his
  daughter, Ethlinn.
  (see also Tor Mor)
  Tos-khan
  Siberian
  a Tartar deity
  son of Kudai
  brother of Pyrshak-khan and Suilab
  Toshitokujin
  Japanese
  a goddess of lucky directions
  Tosho-dai-gongen
  Japanese
  the name given to the shogun, Ieyasu
  Tokugawa, when he was deified
  (see Tokugawa)
  Tosotsa-ten
  Buddhist
  the Japanese version of the Buddhist
  paradise, Tushita Heaven
  Tossarot
  Cambodian
  a Lukabal
  ruler of the white tevodas, the Khandas
  ruler of the east
  Toste-mari
  Russian
  [Sorta ketse.Sorta pairam]
  a Cheremis festival of the dead, 
  held in the weeks before Easter 
  and Whitsun
  On these days, it is said that the dead
  rise from the earth and walk in their
  own village.
  (see also Nelle parjam)
  Tota
  Central American
  a Mexican fire-god
  totaphoth
  Hebrew
  a talisman designed to guard against
  accidents or floods
  Totaro
  Japanese
  a man who befriended a shark-man
  Samébito had been dismissed from 
  his post as servant to the Dragon Kings
  so Totaro gave him a home in his
  garden pond. Totaro fell in love with
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  the lovely Tamana who would marry
  only the man who could give her
  10,000 jewels. Totaro pined away and
  Samébito wept in sorrow. When Totaro
  saw the tears turn into rubies, he soon
  recovered. He persuaded Samébito to
  weep until he had collected 10,000
  rubies and then claimed Tamana as 
  his wife.
  Totates
  British
  [Tutates:=Roman Teutates]
  a war-god
  Totailma’il
  Central American
  an androgynous Mayan creator-deity
  tote-road shagamaw
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Totec
  [Our Great Chief]
  a Zapotec sun-god adopted into 
  the Aztec pantheon
  totem
  a revered animal or object: 
  a symbol of a tribe, etc
  totem pole
  North American
  a carved and painted pole used by the
  Indians as a symbol of a tribe
  totemism1
  the use of totems: belief in a
  supernatural connection between
  humans and animals or objects
  totemism2
  North American
  the belief that certain animals and
  birds were the ancestors of the tribes
  Admiring the qualities in animals which
  they would like to possess themselves,
  qualities such as cunning and speed, the
  tribes came to name themselves after
  the animal they most admired which
  became regarded as their ancestor and,
  eventually, as their tribal god.
  totemist
  a person or group indicated by a totem
  Totochtin
  Central American
  a god of intoxication
  Totoima
  East Indian
  a monster in Papua New Guinea
  Totoima married a mortal woman and
  they mated, both in human form,
  producing 
  children 
  which 
  were
  promptly eaten by their father who
  reverted to the form of a boar when
  they were born. When twins were
  born, he ate the girl but a shaman
  saved the boy and inserted the infant
  into Totoima’s body where it grew
  immediately to manhood and burst
  out into the world and killed Totoima.
  Totomono
  Japanese
  a name for Kobo Daishi as a boy
  Totoltecatl
  Central American
  an Aztec fertility god
  Totonge
  African
  in Zaire, a huge mythical animal
  Totrobonso
  African
  a name of Nyame as ‘rain-giver’
  Tou Chi 
  (see Shang Ti)
  Tou Fu
  Chinese
  husband of Tou Mu
  father of the 9 Jen Wang
  Tou Mu
  Chinese
  [Tao Mu]
  a name for Chun T’i as Mother 
  of the Ladle
  wife of Tou Fu
  mother of the 9 Jen Wang
  In this role, she is the goddess of the
  constellation of the Southern Bushel
  (Sagittarius) and keeper of the registers
  of mortals and gods.
  She was killed by Jan-teng Tao-jen
  who struck her with a pearl.
  She is depicted with three eyes and
  eight arms, seated on a lotus.
  (see also T’ien Mu)
  Tou Shen
  Chinese
  a tutelary goddess of smallpox
  mother of Chen Shen, Ma Shen, 
  P’an Shen and Sha Shen
  Her four sons help their mother in
  dealing with cases of smallpox.
  T’ou-sheng Kuei
  (see Heavenly Dog Star)
  Touart
  (see Tauret)
  toucan
  Malay
  buttons made from the bill of 
  this bird are said to detect poison 
  by turning black
  Toueyo
  (see Touyo)
  Touia Fatuna
  Pacific Islands
  a Tongan earth-goddess
  daughter of Kele and Limu
  Touissaint
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Touppart
  South American
  a supreme deity of the Cariri 
  people of Brazil
  Toutates
  (see Teutates)
  Toutatis
  (see Teutates)
  Touyo
  Central American
  [Toueyo.Toveyo]
  a name used by Tezcatlipoca
  When Huemac’s daughter saw a naked
  pepper-seller, Tezcatlipoca in disguise,
  she fell in love with him and, despite
  her father’s objections, married him.
  When the rule of the king, Huemac,
  descended into corruption and opp-
  ression, Touyo organised a mass
  meeting of the people and beating a
  drum caused them to dance themselves
  into unconsciousness and fall into a
  ravine where they were all turned to
  stone. He also destroyed a bridge on
  which thousands of people were
  standing and they too perished in the
  river below. As a result of this and the
  ensuing plagues the king repented his
  evil ways.
  Toumou
  Egyptian
  a god
  Tovapod
  South American
  one of the primordial beings known 
  as the Vamoa-pod, in the lore of 
  the Tupari people of Brazil
  He and Aroteh lived in a tent. When
  humans, who at that time lived under
  the earth, stole some of their food, the
  two beings dug down  into the earth
  after them and, in so doing, made
  openings through which some of the
  people escaped into the upper world.
  Toveyo
  (see Touyo)
  Tovodu
  African
  a guardian spirit or ancestral 
  deity in Dahomey
  Tow
  North American
  twin brother of Tow-us-tussin
  These twins are the Haida version of
  the War Twins.
  Tow-us-tussin
  (see Tow)
  Towaesendo
  North American
  the Tewa version of the War Twins
  Tower of Diamonds
  (see Burju Alamasi)
  Tower of Forgetfulness
  Chinese
  a tower in the tenth Taoist hell
  Souls due for reincarnation are led by
  the Spirit of the Wind across a bridge
  to this tower where they are given a
  drink which causes them to forget
  their previous life.
  Tower of the Winds
  Greek
  a hexagonal temple in Athens devoted
  to Aeolus, god of the winds
  Toxcatl Festival
  Central American
  an Aztec festival in honour 
  of Tezcatlipoca
  This festival was held in the fifth
  month of each year and involved a
  youth who, for one year, reigned as the
  earthly embodiment of the god. His
  days were spent in idle pleasure in the
  company of four maidens with whom
  he mated and his nights in scouring
  the highways as Tezcatlipoca, the
  night-wind. On the final day he
  ascended the teocalli (sacred pyramid)
  and his heart was torn out by the
  officiating priest.
  Toxeus1
  Greek
  son of Thestius and Eurythemis
  brother of Althaea and Plexippus
  He was one of the party hunting 
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  when the pelt was awarded to Atalanta.
  For this, both he and his brother,
  Plexippus, were killed by Meleager.
  Toxeus2
  Greek
  son of Eurytus
  Toxeus3
  Greek
  son of Oeneus and Althaea
  He was killed by his own father for
  disrespect when he jumped over the
  ditch being dug to protect Calydon.
  Toxi
  Central American
  a name for Tlazolteotl
  Toyo Kumono
  (see Toyokumono)
  Toyo Kuni
  (see Toyokuni)
  Toyo-tama
  (see Otohime)
  Toyo-uke-hime
  Japanese
  [Toyo-uke no kami]
  a Shinto food-goddess
  She separated to form Kayanu-hime
  and Kukunochi.
  In some accounts, this deity is
  regarded as an aspect of Ame-no-
  minaka-nushi.
  Toyo-uke no kami
  (see Toyo-uke-hime)
  Toyokumono
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess
  consort of Kuni-toko-tachi
  These two deities were produced from
  one of the branches of the primaeval
  god Umashiashikabihokoji.
  Toyokuni
  Japanese
  [Toyo Kuni]
  the name given to Hideyoshi when 
  he was deified
  Toyotama
  (see Otohime)
  Toyuga-nome
  (see Sakadonomaki)
  Tozi
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of healing
  Tperakl
  Pacific Islands
  [Tepereakl]
  a creator-god
  husband of Latmikaik
  He lived in the sky but his wife lived 
  in the depths of the ocean.
  Tpereakl
  (see Tperakl)
  Trachas
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  Trachiniae
  (see Women of Trachis)
  Trachmir
  British
  [Trachmur.Trachmyr]
  one of King Arthur’s head 
  huntsmen
  Trachmur
  (see Trachmir)
  Trachmyr
  (see Trachmir)
  Track of the Lightning
  (see Raxa-Cakulha)
  Traditions of Huarochiri South American
  a book of Inca ritual and mythology
  written in Quecha
  Tragedie of Dido, The
  English
  a poem by Christopher Marlowe
  Tragedy of the Children of Lir
  (see Oidead Clainne Lir)
  tragelaph
  a monster, part stag, part goat  
  (see also hircocervus)
  Tragical Story of the  Sons 
  of Uisnech, The
  (see Longes mac Nusnig)
  Tragmar 
  (see Turbe)
  tragopan
  a monster in the form of an eagle 
  with horns
  Trailokaya`
  Buddhist
  the 3 worlds
  Trailokyavijaya
  (see Acala2)
  Trajan
  Roman
  an emperor who was deified with 
  the name Trojanus
  Tramtris
  (see Tantris)
  Tramtrist
  (see Tantris)
  Tran-vu
  (see Huyen-thien)
  Tranchera
  European
  the sword of Agrican
  Tranga
  (see Saubha2)
  trano masino
  African
  in  Madagascar, a house built as 
  the home for the spirit of a dead
  king
  Transcendent Dignitary
  Chinese
  the doorkeeper in the palace of Yü Ti
  Transcendent Goat (see Yang Ching)
  Transcendent Pig
  (see Ling-chu)
  Transeline
  British
  in some accounts, a niece of 
  King Arthur
  transfiguration (see metempsychosis)
  transformation
  many cultures (Buddhist, Egyptian,
  Hindu) believe that the soul can
  appear in new form (animal, plant 
  or human) once or many times
  Transformer
  North American
  a trickster or culture-hero of some
  Indian tribes
  This being, variously known as Kivati,
  Mink, Blue Jay, Raven and Chief Child
  of the Root, is said to travel the
  country changing the scenery and
  animals into new forms.
  transvection
  the reputed flight of witches 
  through the air
  Such flight was said to be on a
  broomstick, a poker or a spade. In later
  times, animals such as a dog, a goat, a
  ram or a wolf were said to carry the
  witches on their nocturnal journeys.
  trapa
  Buddhist
  a Tibetan monk
  Trapusha
  Buddhist
  one of the merchants who gave 
  the Buddha sugar-cane when 
  he broke his fast
  (see also Bhallika)
  Trash
  British
  a name for the bargaist
  This name reflects the fact that this
  beast makes a splashing sound as it
  walks.
  Tratr
  Hindu
  a protective deity
  Trausti
  Norse
  son of Thorgrim and Olof
  brother of Viglund
  He and his brother were both
  wounded when they were ambushed
  by Hakon who wanted to marry
  Kitelrid who was in love with, and was
  loved by, Viglund.
  Traveller, The
  (see Khons)
  Trayastrimsa
  Buddhist
  [Jaka.Trayastrins(k)a;=Hindu Svarga]
  heaven: the home of Indra
  This is the heaven to which the
  Buddha went to instruct his mother,
  Queen Maya, who had died a week
  after his birth, in the new religion.
  (see also Svarga)
  Trayastrinsa
  (see Trayastrimsa)
  Trayastrinska
  (see Trayastrimsa)
  Treabhlann
  Irish
  daughter of Angus Og
  In some versions of the story of
  Fraoch, she takes the place of
  Findbhair and dies of grief when Midir
  tricks her into believing that Fraoch is
  dead.
  Treanmhor
  (see Trenmor)
  Treasure Bag of the Fianna
  Irish
  [The Crane Bag] 
  the container in which the wealth 
  and trophies of the Fianna were
  stored
  It is said that this bag was made from
  the skin of Aoife who was killed when
  she was in the form of a crane. It was
  believed to hold many magical articles
  as well as the money used to pay the
  warriors of the Fianna. It was seized
  by Finn mac Cool when he killed Lia,
  the treasurer of the Fianna, who some
  say had killed Cumaill – leader of the
  Fianna and Finn mac Cool’s father –
  to take the bag. Finn mac Cool gave
  the money to the survivors of the
  Battle of Knock.
  Some of the treasures kept in this
  bag were Manannan’s knife and his
  shirt, the belt of the smith Goibhniu,
  the bones of the pigs of Asal, the
  helmet of a Lochlanner king and a
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  pair of shears once owned by the king
  of Alba. It was said that these items
  could be seen only when the tide was
  in and vanished from human sight
  when it ebbed.
  Treasure Crown
  (see Crown of Brahma)
  Treasure-ship
  (see Takara-bune)
  Treasures of Britain
  British
  [Thirteen Treasures]
  a collection of marvellous objects 
  put together by Merlin
  This list varies from one account to
  another and can include any of the
  following:
  chariot of Morgan (Cadair)
  coat of Padarn Redcoat (Pais Padarn)
  cauldron of Drynog or Diwrnach
  (Pair Drynog)
  dish of Rhygenydd (Dysgyl a Gren 
  Rhydderch)
  gwyddbwll board of Gwenddolau 
  (Tawlbwrdd)
  halter of Clydno
  hamper of Gwyddno 
  (Mwys Gwyddno)
  horn of Bran Galed 
  (Corn Brangaled)
  knife of Llaufrodedd 
  (Cyllel Llaufrodedd)
  mantle of King Arthur 
  (Llen Arthur)
  mantle of Tegau (Mantell)
  ring of Eluned (Modrwy Eluned)
  stone of Eluned
  sword of Rhydderch (Dyrnwyn)
  whetstone of Tudwal 
  (Hogalen Tudno)
  Treatise of the Way and of Virtue
  (see Tao Te Ching)
  Trebizond
  European
  a horse of Guarinos
  Trebuchet
  British
  a smith
  He is said to have made the Grail
  Sword and repaired it after it was
  broken when Partinal used it to kill
  Goon Desert.
  Trébuerden
  British
  a site in Brittany where a dolmen is
  said to be King Arthur’s tomb
  Tree maidens
  Norse
  [Wood maidens]
  elves living in the trees and woods
  Tree of Buddha
  (see bo-tree)
  Tree of Heaven
  Egyptian
  the tree producing the fruit which
  gave the gods their immortality
  Tree of Intelligence
  (see bo tree)
  Tree of Knowledge
  (see bo tree.Jambustring.Parijata)
  Tree of Life1
  a tree appearing in many
  mythologies, often of unspecified
  species and having various
  functions, but always revered
  (1) In Africa, Kilembe, the magical
  tree of life, was brought  by the
  hero Sudika-mbambi when he 
  was born.
  (2) In Central America, the Nahua
  call the agave, from which they
  make pulque, by this name.  The
  Mexicans call it Tonacaquahuit.
  (3) Arthurian legends say that, in
  taking the fruit of this tree, Eve
  broke off a small branch which,
  after she and Adam had been
  evicted from Eden, she planted. It
  grew into a tree, all white, and
  cuttings from it produced white
  trees. It turned green when Abel
  was conceived and red when he was
  killed by Cain.
  Solomon’s wife had him build a
  ship which would last for hundreds
  of years to convey to Galahad his
  ancestry.  The ship contained a bed
  with white, green and red posts, cut
  from trees propagated from the
  originals, and on this bed Solomon
  placed his own sword, inherited
  from his father, David, which later
  became known as the Sword of
  Strange Girdles.
  (4) In the lore of the Dyaks, a tree
  which links heaven and earth.
  (5) In Egypt, the Stauros, the cross
  of Horus, is also known as the Toh.
  (6) The Hindu tree of life, known
  as Jambu and growing on Mount
  Meru, is regarded as the axis of the
  earth and the source of soma.
  (7) The Irish version of the tree of
  life is called Crann Bethadh. 
  (8)The Korean version of the tree
  of life is the Sterculid tree.
  (9) In Mesopotamian lore it is the
  symbol of Ishtar and Tammuz.
  (10) In Siberia, the Yakut tree of life
  is known as Zambu and is said to
  grow in paradise. A dragon lives at
  the base of the tree and the goddess
  Kybai-Khotun uses the tree as her
  home. Two rivers are said to
  emerge from the base of the tree.
  (11) The Tibetan version is known
  as Zampu which grows on the
  sacred mountain Himavan.
  (12) In the West Indies, the
  Haitian tree of life is referred to as
  Grand Bois.
  Tree of Mirrors
  Central American
  a name for Tezcatlipoca
  Tezcatlipoca was given this name 
  when he and Quetzalcoatl helped the
  four giants support the heavens at 
  the beginning of the period of the
  Fifth Sun.
  Tree of Wisdom
  (see bo tree)
  Tree of the End
  (see Cedar of the End)
  tree-squeak
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Tree-trunk God
  Japanese
  a name for Kimata-no-kami who 
  was found in a tree when he 
  was abandoned by his mother
  tree-worship
  [dendrolatry]
  In Crete trees were regarded as deities.
  In Greece, some trees and groves
  were regarded as sacred and dedicated
  to a particular deity. 
  Trees were the domain of the Dryads
  and some individual trees were the
  home of the Hamadryads who died
  when their tree was cut down or died.
  (see also sacred plants)
  trees
  Hindu
  an eagle carrying amrita to the moon
  was struck by an arrow fired by one
  of the asuras and the feathers
  thereby dislodged fell to earth and
  grew as trees
  Trefuilngid Tre-Eochair
  Irish
  an ancient giant
  He lived on the acorns, apples and
  hazel-nuts which grew on the branch
  of a tree he had brought from the
  Lebanon and told the council at Tara
  that the sun, of which he was the
  controller, had not shone that day
  because Jesus had been crucified.
  Tregalen
  British
  in Welsh lore, the site of King 
  Arthur’s final battle
  In this version he was not killed by
  Mordred but died when archers shot
  him when he was chasing the survivors
  of the Battle of Tregalen through the
  pass of Bwlch-y-Saethu.
  Tregeagle, Jan
  British
  a magistrate
  He was said to have sold his soul to
  the Devil and, for his cruelty, he was
  condemned to empty Dosmary Pool
  on Bodmin Moor using a leaking
  limpet shell or to bind together a
  truss of sand.
  Some say that his spirit is chased by
  the Wild Hunt.
  Treithirne
  (see Torc Triath)
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  Tremeur
  British
  [Gildas.Judwall]
  son of Cunomorus and Trephina
  Cunomorus 
  beheaded 
  his 
  wife
  Trephina to prevent the birth of the
  son who, it was foretold, would kill
  him.  He left it too late and Trephina
  bore a son, Tremeur.
  In some accounts, he is the son of
  Trephina by Jonas and is also referred
  to as Judwal.
  Trendhorn
  (see Trendorn)
  Trendorn
  Irish
  [Trendhorn]
  a servant of Conor
  He had his eye knocked out by a chess
  piece thrown by Naisi when Trendorn
  was spying on him and Deirdre after
  their return from Scotland.
  Trenmor
  Irish
  [Treanmhor]
  son of Sualt
  grandfather of Finn  mac Cool
  father of Cumaill
  Trentren
  South American
  a supernatural serpent
  The Araucanians say that this huge
  serpent, and another called Kaikai,
  caused the flood.
  Treon
  (see Trewon)
  Trephina
  British
  daughter of Warok
  wife of Cunomorus
  mother of Tremeur
  Her second husband, Cunomorus,
  had her beheaded to prevent the birth
  of a son who, it was foretold, would kill
  him. He left it too late – she produced
  a son, Tremeur. The magician Gildas
  brought her back to life and, carrying
  her own head, she returned to the
  castle where, it is said, the walls fell in
  and killed Cunomorus.
  Tresnawati
  East Indian
  a Javanese rice-goddess
  daughter of Bataru Guru
  She fell in love with a farmer and came
  down to earth to marry him. Her
  father turned her into an ear of rice 
  for her disobedience and the farmer
  then turned himself into a rice stalk, so
  that the two were united as the Pari
  Penganten.
  Treta Yuga
  (see Tretayuga)
  Tretayuga
  Hindu
  [Treta Yuga]
  an age of the world – the second – in
  which changes begin and men
  become less bound by duty
  (see also yuga)
  Trevilian
  British
  the only man to escape when the sea
  overwhelmed Lyonesse
  Treverae
  Roman
  Celtic mother-goddesses of Trier
  Trevrezent
  British
  [Trevrisent]
  son of Frimutel
  brother of Amfortas, Herzeloyde,
  Josiane and Repanse
  He became a hermit and was able to
  tell Percival, when he arrived at his
  cell, that he could cure Amfortas if he
  would ask the right question.
  Trevrizent
  (see Trevrezent)
  Trewon
  Irish
  [Treon]
  a giant
  king of the Land of Maidens
  father of Bebhionn
  Tri de Dana
  Irish
  the 3 artisan gods of the Danaans
  Credne the bronze-worker, Goibhniu
  the smith and Luchta the carpenter 
  made the weapons used at the second
  Battle of Motyura. Not only were the
  weapons made at great speed, they were
  always fatal to those struck by them.
  In some accounts the title refers to
  the three sons of Turenn.
  Tri-Lochana
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘three-eyed’
  Tri-loka
  Hindu
  [=Pali Tiloka]
  the 3 realms of the universe
  In some versions, the universe is
  divided into three realms, the under-
  world, earth and heaven, or Arupa-
  loka (the formless world), Kama-loka
  (the world of the five senses) and
  Rupa-loka (the formed but invisible
  world). An alternative version has
  seven or more realms.
  (see also Sapta-Loka)
  Tri-Novantum
  (see New Troy)
  Tria Fata
  Roman
  [Fata]
  goddesses of fate, assimilated to the
  Parcae or the Moirae
  triad
  a group of 3 deities
  In many cases where a given
  culture has many gods, a group of
  three is especially revered. The
  Christian religion is said to be
  monotheistic and the Father, Son
  and Holy Ghost are to be regarded
  as one deity. This view would put
  them in the same category as many
  of the gods of other religions which
  have various names for one 
  god according to the aspect under
  consideration, rather than in  the
  groups of three separate gods. The
  membership of any triad may vary
  over time. Some of these are:
  –Arab: Aglibol, Bel, Yarhibol
  Alilat, Manat, Uzza
  –Armenian:Anahit, Aramazd,Vahagn
  –Babylonian: Addad, Samas, Sin
  Anu, Bel, Ea 
  Anu, Ea, Enlil
  Ishtar, Samas, Sin
  –Baltic: Patollus, Perkunos,
  Potrympus
  –Buddhist: Jan-teng Fo, Mi-lo Fo, 
  Shih-ch’ia-mou-ni
  –Chinese: Lao-tzu, Pan-ku, 
  Yü Huang
  Lao-tzu, Ta-chun, Yüan Shih
  T’ai-lao-tao, T’ai-shang-lao
  –Christian: Father, Son and 
  Holy Ghost
  –Egyptian: Amon-Ra, Khons, Mut
  Anuket, Khnum, Sati
  Atum, Menthu, Ra
  Banaded,Harpakhrad,Hetmetit
  Horus, Neith, Osiris
  Horus, Renenutet, Sebek
  Imhotep, Nut, Ptah
  Imhotep, Ptah, Sakhmet
  Isis, Osiris, Set
  Kadesh, Min, Reshpu
  Menthu, Seker, Ra
  Nefertum, Ptah, Sakhmet
  Osiris, Ptah, Seker
  Sah, Sopdet, Soped
  –Etruscan:  Juno, Menfra, Tinia
  –German: Donar, Tyr, Wodan
  –Greek: Athena, Hera, Zeus
  Core, Demeter, Iacchus
  Hades, Poseidon, Zeus
  Hephaestus, Poseidon, Zeus
  –Hawaiian:  Kane, Ku, Lono
  –Hindu: Agni, Indra, Surya
  Agni, Indra, Yam
  Agni, Surya, Trita
  Agni, Surya, Vayu
  Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
  Brahma, Rudra, Vishnu
  –Irish:  Ana, Badb, Macha
  Badb, Brigit, Goibhniu
  Badb, Macha, Nemain
  Banba, Eire, Fohla
  –Japanese
  Buddhist: Amita, Kwannon, 
  Seishi
  Amita, Fugen, Monju
  Shinto: Amaterasu, Susanowa, 
  Tsukiyomo
  Minaka-Nushi,Kamimusubi, 
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  –Mayan:  Chac, Ek Chuah, Hobnil
  –Norse: Aegir, Kari, Loki
  Frey, Freya, Odin
  Har, Iafn-har, Thridi
  Odin, Frey, Thor
  Odin, Hoenir, Loki
  Odin, Ve, Vili
  –Polynesian: Rongo, Tane, Tu
  –Roman: Ceres, Liber Pater, Libera
  Juno, Jupiter, Minerva
  Jupiter, Mars, Quirinus
  Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto
  –Semitic: Attu, Ilmaqah, Sams
  –Sumatran: Batara Guru, Mangala 
  Bulan, Soripada
  –Sumerian: Anu, Bel-Enlil, Ea
  –Urartian: Artinis, Khaldi, Theispas
  –Zoroastrian: Ahriman, Ahura 
  Mazda, Mithra
  Ahura Mazda, Anahita, Mithra
  Ahura Mazda, Anahita, Vahagn
  Triads, The
  Welsh
  [Trioedd Ynys Prydein]
  a 6th C collection of poems which
  includes some Arthurian legends
  Triamond
  English
  [Knight of Friendship]
  son of Agape
  brother of Diamond and Priamond
  In The Faerie Queene he fought all the
  other suitors for the hand of Canace
  and won her.
  Trianor
  British
  [Tryamour.Tryanon]
  a witch
  daughter of Olyroun
  She seduced Launfal and gave him the
  trappings of a noble in which he
  returned to Camelot to expose the
  false Guinevere who he knew had
  taken over from the true queen at 
  the wedding of King Arthur. When
  boasting of Trianor’s beauty, he
  carelessly mentioned her name –
  something he had been forbidden to
  do – and all his fine clothes and 
  wealth disappeared. The queen would
  have had him executed but Trianor
  went to Camelot, struck the false
  Guinevere blind and carried Launfal
  off to her magical fairyland or, in some
  accounts, to Avalon.
  In some accounts, it is suggested
  that Trianor is yet another mani-
  festation of Morgan le Fay.
  Triastrinsa
  Buddhist
  a group of gods
  Tribog
  (see Triglav)
  trident1
  Greek
  the three-pronged spear 
  of Poseidon
  trident2
  Hindu
  [trisul(a).trishula]
  the symbol of Shiva as Bhairava
  trick
  West Indian
  a magic charm used for personal 
  gain
  Trickster1
  a deity, demigod or a culture hero 
  in many countries
  (1) In Africa, the spider is the
  trickster in West Africa and in
  Dahomey it is Legba.
  (2) In North America, Trickster is
  one of the five (or eight) great
  spirits created by Earth-maker.
  The most widely known trickster
  is Coyote but there are others such
  as Inkotomi (Sioux), Manabozho
  (Chippewa), Nihansan (Arapaho),
  Old Man (Blackfoot), Rabbit
  (south-east), Sen’dah (Kiowa),
  Sitkonski 
  (Assiniboine) 
  and
  Wisagatcak (Cree). 
  (3) In South America, Trickster is a
  deity in the Guianas where it is said
  that, in the early days, fish swam
  inside a large tree and men were
  permitted to shoot all but the large
  fish. Trickster ignored this rule and
  shot a dorado. As a result, the earth
  was flooded. Trickster saved the
  day by using his spear to open up a
  channel which drained the waters
  off to the sea.
  In other stories, the fox plays
  the part of the trickster in Chaco
  lore, the moon in Apinaye lore.
  Trigaranos
  (see Tarvos)
  Trigaranus
  (see Tarvos)
  Trigelawus
  (see Triglav)
  Triglav
  Baltic
  [Tribog.Trigelawus]
  a war-god 
  an aspect of Svantevit
  He was depicted as having three heads
  covered with veils and was later
  regarded as a god of disease.
  trigon
  the junction of 3 astrological signs
  There are four such junctions said to
  represent the airy, earthly, fiery and
  watery aspects.
  Trikantikadevi
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  Trikaya
  (see Three Bodies Doctrine)
  Trikona
  Buddhist
  triangle: the Buddha in a seated
  position
  Trikurat
  Burmese
  a forest-spirit
  a nat who helps the hunter
  Trikuta
  Hindu
  Ravana’s fortress, destroyed by Rama
  Triloka
  (see Tri-loka)
  Trimurti
  Hindu
  [Parama.Sarvatma.Trishiras]
  the trinity of gods, Brahma, Shiva 
  and Vishnu
  They are sometimes depicted as a
  triple-headed deity.
  Trinavarta
  Hindu
  a demon
  In one story, he took the form of a
  whirlwind to kidnap the infant
  Krishna but the god kicked him over
  a cliff and killed him.
  Tringad
  Welsh
  father of Gwyn
  He was able to tell King Arthur where
  to find the bitch Rhymhi and her two
  whelps which had been attacking his
  flocks.
  Trinovantum
  (see Trinoventum)
  Trinoventum
  British
  [Trinovantum]
  an early name for London
  (see also New Troy)
  Trioedd Ynys Prydein
  (see Triads)
  Triopas1
  Greek
  [Triops.‘three-eye’]
  a king of Dolion
  son of Poseidon and Canace
  father of Erysichthon and Iphimedia
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Triopas, son of Helius and Rhode.
  Triopas2
  Greek
  [Triops.‘three-eye’]
  an ancient sky-god
  son of Helius and Rhode
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Triopas, the son of Poseidon and
  Canace.
  Triopas3
  Greek
  [Triops.‘three-eye’]
  a king of Argus
  son of Phorbas
  father of Agenor, Iasus and Pelasgus
  Triops
  (see Triopas)
  Tripada
  Hindu
  a god of fever
  Triphis1
  Egyptian
  a lion-goddess of the Upper 
  Kingdom
  Triphis2
  (see Hathor)
  Tripitaka1
  Buddhist
  [Tipitaka.Tripithaka]
  the complete canon of Buddhist 
  writings
  The work comprises three collections,
  the Abhidharma Pitaka – there are
  different versions of this collection but
  they all contain similar ideas and
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  material, the Sutta Pitaka
  which
  contains 
  accounts 
  of 
  Buddha’s
  teachings and the Vinaya Pitaka, a code
  of ethics.
  In English, it runs to 136 volumes.
  Tripitaka2
  Chinese
  [Ch’en Kuang-jui.Hsüan-tsang.
  Kosa.T’ang Seng.Tipitaka.Tripithaka]
  (602-664)
  the name taken by Ch’en Kuang-jui
  when he became a monk
  He travelled from China to India to
  obtain the Buddhist scriptures.
  In one version, the emperor gave
  him a white horse for the journey 
  but this animal was swallowed by a
  dragon so Tripitaka rode the dragon
  instead. His mortal companion on 
  the journey was the priest, Sha 
  Ho-shang, and they were guided 
  and advised by the monkey-god,
  Hanuman, in the form of Sun 
  Hou-tzu, 
  and 
  helped 
  by 
  Chu 
  Pa-chieh, a piglike god. Buddha had
  arranged eighty-one tests for the
  pilgrim, all of which, with the help 
  of his companions, he overcame.
  An alternative story says that Ch’en
  married Wen-chiao, daughter of Yin
  K’ai Shan. She caught the fancy of the
  boatman, Liu Hung, who killed Ch’en
  and assumed his identity. When her
  child by Ch’en was born, Wen-chiao
  cast the boy adrift on the Yangtze
  from which he was rescued by a monk,
  Chang Lao. When the boy was of age,
  he took the name Hsüan Tsang and
  went in search of his family. He found
  his grandmother and his mother who
  gave him a letter for her father, Yin
  K’ai Shan, who came to her aid and
  killed the imposter, Liu Hung. The
  body of Ch’en then appeared out of
  the river and he came back to life,
  having been preserved by the Dragon
  King, Lung Wang, who had once, in
  the form of a carp, been treated kindly
  by Ch’en. Later, Hsüan Tsang was
  chosen to travel to India to receive the
  Buddhist scriptures.
  He translated the Abhidharmakosa
  used by the Kosa sect and founded the
  Fa-hsing School.
  Tripithaka
  (see Tripitaka)
  Triple Goddess1
  [Triune Goddess]
  a version of the White Goddess
  earth, sky, underworld
  She is said to change from white to red
  to black with the waning of the moon.
  (see also triad)
  Triple Goddess2
  Irish
  [Triune Goddess]
  a group of 3 goddesses regarded
  as a triune goddess or as 3
  aspects of the same deity
  Ana, Badb and Macha, were some-
  times regarded as comprising the
  triune goddess Morrigan. Banba, Eire
  and Fohla were regarded as aspects of
  Brigit.
  (see also triad)
  Triple Muse
  Greek
  the 3 original Muses, Calliope, Erato
  and Urania
  tripod
  Greek
  the three-legged stool of the 
  priestess of the oracle of Delphi
  tripodero
  North American
  a fabulous animal with 3 legs
  Triptolemos
  (see Triptolemus)
  Triptolemus
  Greek
  [Triptolemos]
  a prince of Eleusis
  son of Celeus and Metaneira or of
  Ocean and Gaea
  son of Dysaules in some accounts
  brother of Demophoon
  In some stories it was he who, as a 
  baby, was placed in the fire to achieve
  immortality by Demeter who was
  temporarily employed as his wet 
  nurse; in other versions, the baby was
  his brother Demophoon. In either
  case, the baby was snatched back by 
  its mother and, though unharmed, 
  did not achieve immortality. Some
  versions say that Demophoon was
  burned to death.
  Other stories say that it was he 
  who told Demeter where to find her
  daughter who had been abducted by
  Hades and, after Demeter had got 
  her daughter back, she returned to
  teach Triptolemus the science of
  agriculture which he spread through-
  out the land. When Lyncus, king of
  Scythia, tried to kill her protégé,
  Demeter turned the king into a lynx.
  Some versions describe him as a god
  depicted aboard the chariot drawn by
  winged serpents which Demeter gave
  him to compensate for the loss of his
  brother. Others say that he became a
  judge 
  in 
  the 
  underworld 
  with
  Rhadamanthus and Minos.
  He was said to have promulgated
  the law of Triptolemus which requires
  a man to honour his parents, offer
  sacrifices to the gods and do nothing
  to harm any man or animal. He is 
  also credited with establishing the
  Eleusinian mysteries.
  tripudium
  divination from observation of 
  the hopping of feeding birds 
  or of the bits of food they drop
  Tripura1
  Hindu
  the ‘city of air’, home of the asuras
  Tripura2
  Hindu
  a demon killed by Shiva
  Tripura3
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  a sakti of Tripurantaka or a form 
  of Parvati
  Tripura4
  Jain
  a goddess
  one of the astamataras
  Tripuratanka
  Hindu
  an aspect of Shiva
  Triratna
  Buddhist
  3 jewels: Buddha, serpent and
  tree used as a symbol of the 
  Trikona
  Trisala
  (see Trishala)
  Trisha
  (see Trishna)
  Trishala
  Jain
  [Trisala]
  wife of Siddhartha
  mother of Mahavira
  Mahavira, while still an embryo, was
  transferred to Trishala from  the womb
  of Devananda. 
  Trishanku
  (see Satyavrata)
  Trishiras
  (see Trimurti)
  Trishna
  Hindu
  [Trisha.Trisna.Tris(h)navati]
  daughter of Lakshmi
  sister or daughter of Kama
  Trishnavati
  (see Trishna)
  trishula
  (see trident2)
  Trismegistus
  Egyptian
  [‘thrice greatest’]
  a name and attribute of Thoth
  (see also Hermes Trismegistus)
  Trisna
  (see Trishna)
  Trisnavati
  (see Trishna)
  Tristam
  (see Tristram1) 
  Tristan1
  British
  a version of the Tristram and 
  Isolde story by the 12th C poet
  Thomas
  Tristan2
  European
  a 12th C French version of the 
  Tristram and Isolde story by Béroul
  Tristan3
  European
  [Tristan and Isolde]
  a German version of the Tristram 
  and Isolde story written by
  Strassburg
  Tristan4
  (see Tristram)
  Tristano Panciatochiano
  Italian
  a 14th C version of the Tristram and
  Isolde story in Italian
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  Tristano Riccardiano
  Italian
  a 13th C version of the 
  Tristram and Isolde story 
  in Italian
  Tristoise
  British
  [Tristouse]
  daughter of King Briant
  She was cast adrift on the sea at birth
  but was saved and grew up to marry
  King Ydor. When their son, Torec,
  was born, this sad lady (reflected in her
  name) was said to have laughed for the
  first time in her life.
  Tristouse
  (see Tristoise)
  Tristram1
  British
  [Drostan.Drust(an).Drustran(us).
  Drystan.Pro of Iernesetir.Soul 
  of Grief.Tantris.Tramtris(t).Tristam.
  Tristan.Tristrem:=Welsh Trystan]
  a prince of Lyonesse
  a Knight of the Round Table
  husband of Isolde
  father of Iseo, Kalegras, Tristram 
  the Younger and Ysaie
  His parents are variously given as
  Meliad and Elizabeth, Meliad and
  Eliabel, Rivalin or Rowland and
  Blanchefleur. In the Welsh version his
  father is Tallwch and in the Icelandic
  version he has a son, Kalegras.
  In some stories, his father was
  imprisoned by an enchantress, in
  others captured by highwaymen. His
  mother, 
  pregnant 
  at 
  the 
  time,
  searched for him in the forest and 
  died giving birth to Tristram. Meliad
  later married a daughter of Hoel, king
  of Brittany, and they had several
  children. She tried to poison Tristram
  to ensure that her own son inherited
  his father’s kingdom of Lyonesse but
  her son took the drink by mistake and
  died. When  the king ordered his wife
  to be burned at the stake, Tristram
  interceded on her behalf and she was
  pardoned. Meliad sent his son to the
  court of King Hoel for safety and here
  his stepmother’s younger sister,
  Belinda, fell in love with him. When
  he rejected her love, she too tried to
  poison him.
  In one account, he was carried off
  by Norsemen who put him ashore in
  Britain when they were caught in a
  storm which, they believed, was due to
  their crime. He found his way to the
  court of King Mark where he was
  made welcome.
  In other versions, his father then
  sent him to live with his uncle Mark,
  king of Cornwall, where he learned
  that his father had been killed by
  Morgan. He rode straight to Morgan’s
  castle and killed him. The Irish king,
  Anguish, sent his huge brother-in-law,
  Morholt, to demand tribute from
  Mark but Tristram, though wounded
  by Morholt’s spear, killed him in single
  combat, leaving a piece of his sword-
  blade buried in Morholt’s head.  In
  some versions he killed Morholt and
  sent his severed head back to Ireland.
  Other versions say that Morholt was
  merely wounded and returned to
  Ireland where he died. In either event,
  his sister, the queen, discovered the
  piece of the sword-blade and kept it.
  Tristram’s own wound refused to
  heal and, in one version, he sailed for
  Camelot to seek help from Merlin 
  but a storm landed him in Ireland. 
  He had been taught music at an early
  age and was a fine harpist and in
  another version he went to Ireland to
  recuperate in the guise of Tantris, a
  minstrel.  He was tended by the king’s
  daughter, Isolde, with whom he fell 
  in love. When Palamedes, a Syrian
  prince, arrived and asked for the hand
  of Isolde, Tristram met him in single
  combat and defeated him so that he
  sailed for home in disgrace.
  The queen noticed his broken
  sword and, and, comparing the broken
  pieces, realised that it was he who had
  killed Morholt. She tried to kill
  Tristram  with his own sword but
  failed. Leaving the court, Tristram
  returned to Cornwall where both he
  and King Mark were attracted by the
  wife of Segwarides. She invited
  Tristram to meet her and, when Mark
  and two knights waylaid him, he
  defeated Mark and killed the two
  knights. He later defeated Segwarides
  who challenged him for sleeping with
  his wife.
  Mark and Tristram were now
  enemies and the king sent Tristram to
  Ireland to ask for the hand of Isolde,
  hoping that he would be killed. In one
  story, Tristram’s ship was thrown back
  by strong winds and he landed at
  Camelot at the same time as King
  Anguish who had been summoned to
  Arthur’s court to answer a charge of
  treason. Tristram repaid the king’s
  earlier kindness by taking the charge
  upon himself and fighting Blamor de
  Ganis, one of the king’s accusers. He
  defeated Blamor but refused to kill
  him and they became friends. He went
  on to Ireland with Anguish and sued
  for the hand of Isolde on behalf of
  Mark. In another version, he saved the
  Irish king who was being attacked by
  an ogre or, some say, he killed a fear-
  some dragon which was ravaging the
  countryside.
  Isolde’s mother prepared a love
  potion to ensure that her daughter
  would come to love her husband,
  Mark, whom she had never seen, and
  entrusted it to Branwen, Isolde’s maid,
  who was to travel with them on the
  journey to Cornwall. The potion was
  drunk by the young couple who fell
  hopelessly in love. Despite that, Isolde
  went through with the marriage to
  Mark but continued to meet Tristram
  at every opportunity.
  Andred spied on Tristram and
  caught him in bed with Isolde.
  Tristram was captured and put in
  prison but escaped after seizing
  Andred’s sword and killing ten knights.
  He rescued Isolde who had been
  immured  by Mark and took her to a
  manor house in the forest. He was
  wounded by an arrow fired by a man
  whose brother Tristram had killed
  earlier and the wound refused to heal.
  He was told that he could be cured
  only by Isolde of the White Hands,
  another daughter of King Hoel.  He
  went to France where Isolde healed his
  wounds and he married her. While
  there, he defeated the giant, Beliagog,
  and forced him to build a palace
  decorated with scenes of Cornwall.
  Other variations of the story say
  that when Mark was told of his wife’s
  adultery, he condemned both the
  lovers to be burned at the stake.
  Tristram asked to be allowed to pray in
  a small chapel and made his escape
  through a window, dropping down the
  cliff to the shore where his squire
  Gouvernail waited with horses and
  armour.  Mark handed over Isolde to
  Ivan, leader of a band of filthy lepers,
  instead of burning her and Tristram
  arrived in time to rescue her from a
  fate worse even than the stake. Isolde
  was reconciled with Mark but further
  spying by Godron and Guerlon
  persuaded Mark that she  really was
  unfaithful and a trial was arranged, in
  front of King Arthur and his knights,
  in which Isolde was declared innocent.
  The lovers then resumed their
  meetings and, en route to one of these
  assignations, Tristram killed Donelan
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  and then  shot an arrow through the
  eye of Godwin as he spied on them.
  Mark finally found them together and
  killed Tristram with a poisoned spear.
  Other stories say Tristram was
  banished by King Mark. During this
  banishment he wandered the land
  seeking adventure and saved the life of
  King Arthur. The king had been
  ensnared by the enchantress, Vivien,
  who had given him a magic ring that
  held him in her power. Tristram killed
  the three robbers who were attacking
  the king and, taking the girl servant of
  Vivien who had led him to Arthur,
  returned to Camelot with the king
  who made him a Knight of the Round
  Table. Mark came to Camelot intent
  upon killing Tristram and when Isolde
  was abducted by Bruce the Pitiless, it
  was Tristram who rescued her, killing
  her captor.  In another story, Tristram
  carried off Isolde, who was being ill-
  treated by King Mark, and took her to
  Garde Joyeuse where she lived for
  some time with Guinevere. To avoid
  further conflict with Mark over his
  love for Isolde, Tristram went  to
  Brittany where he married Isolde of
  the White Hands.
  His abandonment of the first Isolde
  was condemned by Lancelot and they
  fought each other to a standstill when
  Tristram next returned to Britain.
  Another version of this encounter
  says that Tristram fought Lancelot in
  the belief that he was Palamedes who
  had promised to meet him to settle
  their differences. 
  One version says that Lancelot and
  Tristram patched up their quarrel and
  Arthur installed Tristram as a Knight
  of the Round table in the seat formerly
  occupied by Morholt.  Mark offered a
  false hand of friendship to Tristram
  who went back to Cornwall with the
  king.  At the behest of Mark, who
  hoped to see Tristram killed by
  Bagdemagus and Galahaut who hated
  Lancelot, he took part in a tournament
  in the guise of Lancelot and frustrated
  Mark’s scheme by defeating both of
  Lancelot’s enemies.
  He allowed Mark to treat his
  wounds and was drugged and put in
  prison. He was rescued by Percival
  with the help of Dinas who tempor-
  arily imprisoned Mark.
  There are many versions of how
  Tristram came to receive the wound
  that caused his death. Some say it was
  inflicted in the struggle with Melot,
  others that Mark wounded him with a
  poisoned spear, some that he was
  wounded in a duel with a Breton
  knight in defence of Isolde’s brother,
  some that it resulted from a rock
  dropped on his head as he scaled a
  castle wall when fighting King Hoel’s
  enemies. When he lay wounded,
  Tristram sent Kaherdin, his brother-
  in-law, or Gesnes a mariner, to
  England to fetch his true love, the first
  Isolde, who came at his command in a
  ship with white sails, a pre-arranged
  signal. Tristram’s wife lied to him,
  saying that the ship was carrying black
  sails and he died in despair. The
  beloved Isolde died at the sight of her
  dead lover and both were carried back
  to Cornwall and buried side by side.
  Two yew trees (in some accounts, a
  rose and a vine) planted on their graves
  entwined their branches and could not
  be separated.
  In the Wagnerian version, Isolde
  had been betrothed to Morholt and
  wanted to avenge his death. She found
  a piece of a sword-blade embedded in
  Morholt’s severed head and kept it
  hidden. Tristram had been wounded
  by a poisoned spear thrown by
  Morholt during their encounter and
  the wound refused to heal. He went to
  Ireland in the guise of Tantris, a
  minstrel, and Isolde ministered to his
  poisoned wound. When she saw his
  broken sword she realised that it was
  he who had killed Morholt. They fell
  in love but Tristram returned to
  Cornwall without her. Mark was so
  impressed by his description of Isolde
  that he sent Tristram back to Ireland
  to ask for her hand as his queen.
  Isolde, deeply unhappy that she was to
  be the wife of Mark, not Tristram,
  brewed a poisonous drink, intending
  to kill both herself and Tristram but
  Branwen, her maid, gave them instead
  a love-potion entrusted to her by
  Isolde’s mother. They continued to
  meet after her marriage to Mark but
  were betrayed by Melot. Tristram was
  banished to France and when Isolde
  elected to go with him, Melot tried to
  prevent their departure and wounded
  Tristram who went off with Kurneval,
  who had killed Melot in the encounter,
  leaving Isolde in Cornwall. She came
  at his request when he was dying from
  the wound but arrived too late and
  died of a broken heart.
  Tristram2
  British
  a poem by the American Edwin
  Arlington Robinson
  Tristram in Lyonesse
  British
  a poem by Swinburne
  Tristram the Dwarf
  European
  a man appearing in the Norwegian
  version of the Tristram story
  Despite his title, he was a big man but
  still needed the help of the real
  Tristram to recover his property which
  had been taken from him by another.
  Tristram the Stranger
  British
  a man appearing in a Norwegian
  version of the Tristram story
  Like Tristram the Dwarf, he had been
  robbed of his property, in this case by
  seven brothers, and needed the help of
  the real Tristram to recover it.
  Tristram the Younger
  British
  son of Tristram and Isolde
  brother of Iseo
  husband of Maria
  He features in the Continental
  versions of the Tristram and Isolde
  story and married Maria, sister of the
  king of Castile, whom he rescued
  from the clutches of an African chief,
  after rejecting the love of Guinevere.
  In some accounts, he killed King
  Mark to avenge his father and became
  king of Cornwall.
  Tristram’s Saga
  European
  a 13th C Norwegian version of the
  Tristram and Isolde story
  Tristran and Isodd
  Norse
  an Icelandic version of the story of
  Tristram and Isolde
  Tristrano Panciatochiano
  European
  a 14th C Italian version of the 
  Tristram and Isolde story
  Tristrano Riccardiano
  European
  a 13th C Italian version of the Tristram
  and Isolde srtory
  Tristrant
  European
  a version of the Tristram and Isolde
  story written by Eilhart von Oberge
  Tristrem
  (see Tristram)
  Tristubh
  Hindu
  daughter of Suparni
  sister of Jagati and Gayatri
  She changed into a bird and flew to
  heaven to bring back soma but failed.
  Her mother and her sister Jagati had
  failed earlier but Gayatri finally
  succeeded in the task.
  trisul
  (see trident2)
  trisula
  (see trident2)
  Trita
  Hindu
  [Aptya:=Greek Triton:=Persian Athwya.
  Thrita.Thraetona]
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  a water-deity
  a form of Indra
  brother of Dvita and Ekata
  His brothers pushed Trita into a well
  and placed a heavy stone over the top
  but failed to kill their sibling who burst
  through the cover and escaped.
  He is said to have brought fire from
  heaven to earth.
  In other accounts, Trita is a name
  for Agni in the form of lightning, one
  of three forms (with Agni and Surya)
  known as Tryamabaka.
  Tritogeneia
  Greek
  a name for Athena as a goddess 
  of water
  Triton
  Greek
  a sea-god: a merman
  son of Poseidon or Hermes and
  Amphitrite
  father of Pallas, some say
  This god could cause storms or calm
  the seas by blowing on his conch-shell
  trumpet.
  In some accounts, he was king of
  Libya and, when the Argonauts were
  stranded inland, he appeared as
  Eurypylus and dragged the Argo
  overland to the sea. He also gave
  Euphemus a clod of earth which, when
  later dropped into the sea, developed
  into the island of Calliste.
  Some say that he had a daughter
  named Pallas who was killed by Athena.
  As a sea-god, he is depicted as half-
  man, half-fish.
  Some accounts speak of Tritons in
  the plural, attendants on Poseidon,
  sons of Phorcus and Ceto.
  (see also centauro-triton)
  Tritonis
  Greek
  a lake-nymph in Libya, one of 
  the Naiads
  mother of Caphaurus and Nausamon
  by Amphithemis
  Tritopatores
  Greek
  ghosts: spirits of the dead
  Tritos
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as lord of the 
  winds
  Triumphator
  Roman
  a named of Jupiter as ‘the 
  triumphant’
  triumphus
  Roman
  a celebration at the return of a
  victorious general when sacrifices
  were offered to Jupiter
  Triune Goddess
  (see Triple Goddess)
  Trivia
  Roman
  [‘three ways’:=Greek Hecate.Trioditis.]
  a name of Artemis, Diana or Hecate as
  goddess of the crossroads
  Statues of Diana (Trivia) erected at
  such sites sometimes had three heaads
  – boar, dog and horse.
  Trivikrama
  Hindu
  [‘three steps’]
  a name of Visnu as Vamana
  consort of Santi
  tro
  (see trowo)
  Troades
  (see Trojan Women)
  Troano Codex
  (see Madrid Codex)
  Troas
  British
  a king of Thessaly
  father of Troiano
  A Trojan, said to be descended from
  the hero Hector.
  Troezen
  Greek
  son of Pelops and Hippodamia
  brother of Pittheus
  troglodytes
  Greek
  a legendary, uncivilised race, living in
  caves or holes, said to eat snakes
  trogodice
  a monster reindeer with 
  forward-curving horns
  Trograin
  Irish
  an early tribal god
  Troia Nova
  (see New Troy)
  Troiae Halosis
  Roman
  a poem by Petronius on the 
  fall of Troy
  Troiano
  British
  son of Troas
  In some accounts, he joined forces
  with Uther Pendragon and the Roman
  ruler, Remus, to reinstate the Trojans
  at Troy.
  Troilos
  (see Troilus)
  Troilus
  Greek
  [Troilos]
  son of Priam or Apollo by Hecuba
  He was in love with Cressida and was
  heart-broken when she was handed
  over to the Greeks in exchange for a
  prisoner-of-war during the siege of
  Troy. She had promised to remain
  faithful to him and when she fell in
  love with the Greek hero Diomedes,
  Troilus rushed straight into the battle
  and was killed by Achilles.
  In some accounts, he was ambushed
  by Achilles who killed him when he
  refused to become the Greek’s lover:
  in others he died when his horses
  bolted.
  In an nearlier version, Cressida was
  Briseida, daughter of Calchas who 
  had defected to the Greeks. She was
  escorted to join her father by
  Diomedes who fell in love with her.
  Troilus and Cresssida
  Greek
  a play by William Shakespeare based
  on the story of these 2 lovers
  Troilus and Cressida
  Greek
  a 20th C opera by William Walton
  (libretto by Hassall)
  Trojan Horse, The
  Greek
  [Wooden Horse]
  the hollow horse built by Epeius 
  which enabled Greek soldiers to
  smuggle themselves into the city of
  Troy                (see also Trojan War)
  Trojan War
  Greek
  [Siege of Troy]
  a war between the Greeks and the
  Trojans
  This ten-year struggle was precip-
  itated by the abduction of the Greek
  Helen, the wife of Menelaus, by Paris,
  the son of Priam, king of Troy.
  The battle raged backwards and
  forwards outside the impregnable
  walls of the city, built by Apollo and
  Poseidon, with many great heroes on
  both sides being killed.
  The arch-schemer on the Greek
  side was Odysseus and it was he who
  finally conceived the plan that led to
  the fall of Troy. He had a skilled
  carpenter, Epeius, construct a huge
  wooden horse. hollow inside, in which
  he, Pyrrhus and a few others could
  hide. The horse was left outside the
  gates of Troy at night and the Greek
  army embarked and sailed out of sight
  of the city. 
  By daylight, the Trojans were
  deceived into hauling the huge 
  horse into Troy, in some accounts
  demolishing part of the city walls to
  allow it to enter. During the following
  night the occupants descended and
  opened the city gates to the army 
  who had sailed back under cover 
  of darkness.
  The city was sacked and burnt,
  nearly all the men were slaughtered
  and the women were taken as slaves
  and concubines. Aphrodite ensured
  that Aeneas escaped with his father
  and young son and Helen was
  returned to Menelaus.
  Trojan Women,The
  Greek
  [Troades]
  a play by Euripides 
  about Hecuba and her daughters
  Trojanu
  Russian
  the Russian version of Trojanus
  Trojanus
  Roman
  a god, the Roman Emperor Trajan
  deified
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  troll
  Scandinavian
  [droll:=Orkney trow]
  a supernatural dwarf goblin, 
  originally a giant
  It was said that a troll would burst if
  the sun ever shone on its face.
  trollkona
  Scandinavian
  [kveldrida.myrkrida]
  witches who rode by night
  Sometimes they were mounted on
  wolves and used snakes for bridles.
  Some say they could adopt many
  shapes and bring storms, illness and
  even death.
  Tronc
  European
  in some accounts, the original 
  name of Oberon
  Trophonius
  Greek
  an architect
  son of Erginus
  step-brother of Agamedes
  He and his brother built a temple to
  Apollo, who some say was his father,
  and, after six days of merry-making,
  they died in their sleep.
  In another story, they built a
  treasury for King Hyrieus, leaving a
  secret access so that they were able 
  to steal its contents. The king set a
  trap which caught Agamedes and
  Trophonius cut off his brother’s head
  so that he could not betray their 
  secret. He died when the earth opened
  and engulfed him and he became 
  an oracle.
  A very similar story is told of
  Rhampsinitus.
  Tros
  Greek
  the first king of Troy
  son of Erichthonius and Astyoche
  husband of Callirrhoe
  father of Assaracus, Ganymede and
  Ilus
  When his son Ganymede was abducted
  by Zeus to serve as lover and cup-
  bearer, Thoas was given a golden vine
  and two horses by Hermes, as
  compensation.
  (see also Teucer)
  trow
  Scottish
  [drow:=Scandinavian troll]
  a dwarf goblin of the hills and sea
  trowo
  African
  [sing=tro]
  the gods of the Ewe people
  Troyes,Chrétien de
  (see Chrétien de Troyes)
  Troynovant
  (see New Troy)
  Troynt
  (see Twrch Trwyth)
  True Prince
  British
  an epithet for Galahad
  True Sakahi Tree
  Japanese
  the tree on which the magic mirror
  was hung to lure Amaterasu out 
  of the cave where she had hidden
  herself
  True Thomas
  (see Thomas the Rhymer)
  Trulku
  (see Tulku)
  Trumpet of the Last Day
  African
  a horn which the Swahili say will
  announce the end of the world 
  and the day of judgment
  Trung-nhi
  Burmese
  a rain-deity, patriotism personified
  sister of Trung-trac
  Her sister’s husband was executed
  without trial so the sisters raised an
  army to overthrow the government
  but they were defeated. She and her
  sister were later deified.
  Trung-trac
  Burmese
  a rain-diety, patriotism personified
  sister of Trung-nhi
  When her husband was executed
  without trial, the sisters raised an army
  to overthrow the government but they
  were defeated. She and her sister were
  later deified.
  Tryambaka
  Hindu
  a collective name for Agni and his 
  two alternative forms, Trita (as
  Lightning) and Surya (as the sun)
  Tryamour
  (see Trianor)
  Tryanon
  (see Trianor)
  Tryffin
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king of Denmark
  father of Drudwas
  trygon
  Greek
  the sting-ray
  In the story that says that Telegonus
  killed his own father, Odysseus, it is said
  that his spear, given to him by Circe,
  bore the pointed spine of a trygon.
  Tryphonius
  Greek
  a thief
  Trystan1
  Welsh
  the Welsh name for Tristram
  Trystan2
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of the story of
  Tristram and Isolde.
  When Trystan eloped with Esyllt, wife
  of March, taking their servants
  Bychan and Golwg and Trystan’s
  companion Cae Hir, March tried to
  get her back by force. Three times
  their armies met and each time
  Trystan won. Some say that King
  Arthur was asked to judge the issue
  and decreed that her favours should be
  shared between the two men, one
  during the period when the trees are
  in leaf, the other when they are
  leafless. March chose the winter
  period but Trystan pointed out that
  evergreens never lose their leaves and
  so claimed Esyllt for himself.
  Trystan and Ysolt
  British
  the Cornish version of the story of
  Tristam and Isolde
  Ts’ai Shen
  Chinese
  [Ts’ai Shen Yeh.Chao Kung-ming]
  a Taoist god of wealth
  Various stories are told about the
  origins of the god of wealth. In one
  version he was Chao Kung-ming, in
  others he was originally the 12th C
  sage, Pi Kan.
  Ts’ai Shen Yeh
  (see Ts’ai Shen)
  Tsakakaitiac
  North American
  in the lore of the Hidatsa, a bird who
  changed into a man
  He and another bird-man, Mahaitiac,
  had supernatural powers which they
  used for the benefit of the tribe,
  becoming great heroes.
  Ts’an Nü
  Chinese
  [Can Nü.Ma-t’ou.Lady
  Silkworm.Silkworm Maiden]
  goddess of silkworms
  a wife of the Jade Emperor
  Her father disappeared and her
  mother offered Ts’an Nü as a wife to
  any man who could find him. Their
  horse ran off and came back carrying
  the missing man who then killed the
  horse which seemed to want to claim
  Ts’an Nü as the promised reward. The
  horse’s hide, hung out to dry, curled
  itself round the maiden and they both
  disappeared forever.
  In some accounts, the girl turned
  into a silkworm.
  Tsan-rgyal
  Tibetan
  [bStan-rgyal.Tsen-gyal]
  a demon king
  Ts’an T’ung Ch’i
  Chinese
  [Kinship of the Three]
  a 2nd C book of alchemy written by
  Wei Po-yang
  Ts’ang Chieh
  Chinese
  a minor deity, patron of 
  story-tellers
  He is said to have invented writing
  based on the footprints left in the sand
  by birds.
  Ts’ao
  Chinese
  [pondweed]
  a water-spirit
  Ts’ao-ching-hsiu 
  (see Ts’ao Kuo-chiu)
  Tsao Chün
  Chinese
  [Chang Tsao-wang.P’u Sa.Ssu Ming.Tsao
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  a Taoist kitchen-god
  husband of Kuo Ting-hsiang 
  and Li Hai-t’ang
  Chang was a mortal who was blinded
  by the gods when he deserted his first
  wife and took his mistress, Li Hai-
  t’ang, as his second wife. Begging 
  for his living, he was handsomely
  entertained by his former wife and, in
  shame at his treatment of her, he
  killed himself by jumping into the fire.
  Taken up to heaven, he was made a
  kitchen-god. He laid down a long list
  of rules of hygiene and proper
  conduct in the kitchen and is said to
  travel once a year (or several times a
  month in some accounts) between
  heaven and earth to report to Cheng-
  huang on the state of the family.
  In some accounts, Tsao Chün and 
  Tsao Shen are separate beings. 
  (see also Ho-shen)
  Ts’ao Hou
  Chinese
  an empress
  sister of Ts’ao Kuo-chiu
  Tsao Kung
  (see Tsao Chün)
  Ts’ao Kuo-chiu
  Chinese
  [Ts’ao Ching-hsiu]
  a 10th C warrior
  one of the Eight Immortals
  son of Ts’ao Pin
  brother of Ching-chih and Tsao 
  Hou
  His young brother killed a man in
  order to get his wife for himself but
  she resisted him and he had her
  thrown into a well. She was saved and
  complained to the Imperial Censor,
  Pao Lao-yeh, who had Ching-chih
  executed and his brother put in prison.
  He was later released under an
  amnesty and became a hermit as Tsao
  Kuo-chiu, receiving instruction from
  Chung-li. He became the patron saint
  of the theatre and is often depicted
  holding castanets.
  Ts’ao Pin
  Chinese
  father of Ching-chih, Ts’ao Hou and
  Ts’ao Kuo-chiu
  Tsao Shen
  (see Tsao Chün)
  Tsao Wang
  (see Tsao Chün)
  Tsa’qamae
  North American
  a god of salmon in British Columbia
  Tsar of the Sea
  Russian
  a sea-god
  (see Morskoi Tsar)
  tsav
  African
  vital energy given off by swem, 
  the rock which was the origin of 
  the Tiv
  Tse-mgon
  (see Tshe-gon)
  Tse-ring Chhe-nga
  Tibetan
  5 sisters, of Mount Everest
  They are depicted in flowing robes
  and holding various fertility symbols.
  Ts’en Kuang
  Chinese
  the first of the Ten Yama Kings
  The ninth Yama King, Tu-shih, is
  regarded as a manifestation of Ts’en-
  kuang.
  T’sen-gyal
  (see Ban-rgyal)
  Tsen Tsze
  (see Pisces)
  Tsegihi
  North American
  a site sacred to the Navaho
  This is the place where a shaman 
  was taught the night-chant by one of
  the Yeibechi and brought it back to 
  the tribe.
  Tsenagahi
  North American
  [Ogre]
  a rock-spirit killed by Nayenezgani
  This monster’s favourite pastime was
  kicking people off a rocky path near
  his lair. His unlucky victims fell a long
  way on to the rocks below where the
  monster’s wife and family cut them up,
  cooked them and ate them. He was
  safe from falling because his long hair
  grew into the rocks but Nayenezgani
  cut through the hair and the monster
  fell, suffering the same fate as his
  victims.
  Tsenahale
  North American
  eagle-beasts of the Navaho Indians,
  killed by Nayenezgani with
  thunderbolts
  Tseng Chang
  Chinese
  [=Buddhist Virudhaka:
  =Hindu Virudka:=Japanese Komoku:
  =Taoist Mo-li Hung]
  a guardian spirit of the south and
  summer
  Tsenta
  North American
  [Tsentsa]
  the Huron name for Ioskeha
  Tsentsa
  (see Tsenta)
  Tsetse Bumba
  African
  the Bushango spirit which brings 
  fire 
  Tshan-pa
  (see Tshangs-pa)
  Tshangs-pa
  Buddhist
  [Sangyas.Tshan-pa]
  a Tibetan name for the Buddha as 
  one of the Drag-shed
  Tshe-dpag-med
  Buddhist
  [Tshe-pa-me]
  the Tibetan name for Amitayus
  Tshe-gon
  Tibetan
  [Tse-mgon]
  the Buddhist lord of life
  Tshe-pa-me
  (see Tshe-dpag-med)
  Tshi-Paz
  (see Shka-Pas)
  Tshindi
  North American
  venomous spirits of the Navaho
  Tshog-shing
  Tibetan
  a family tree of the gods in 
  order of rank
  Tshohanoai
  (see Tsohanoai)
  Tsholbon
  Siberian
  [Solbon]
  a celestial horse-rider who watches
  over the herds of stars
  One of his three wives was a bride he
  carried off from her own wedding.
  Tsi-sisnaaxil
  North American
  a name of Qamai’ts as ‘woman’
  Tsita
  (see Awitelin Tsta)
  Tsichtinaka
  (see Tsitctinako)
  Tsiskagili
  North American
  the red crayfish
  This being is said to have got his red
  colouring when scorched by the sun
  during the creation period.
  Tsitctinako
  North American
  [Tsichtinaka]
  in Pueblo lore, a creator-spirit
  She conveyed the instructions of the
  creator, Utc’tsiti, to his two daughters,
  Ia’tiku and Nao’tsiti, who emerged
  from below the earth to create animals
  and plants and to start the human
  race.
  In some accounts she was the leader
  of the people who came up from 
  the underworld.
  Tsitsenuts
  North American
  a rain-god of the Acoma, created by
  Ia’ticu
  Tsmok
  (see Domovik)
  Tsoche
  (see Soko)
  Tsoede
  African
  [Tsoedi]
  a founder-hero of the Nupe
  Tsoedi
  (see Tsoede)
  Tsohanoai
  North American
  [Sunbearer.Tshohanoai]
  sun-god of the Navaho Indians
  husband of Estsanatlehi
  father of Nayenezgani, Tobadzistsini
  and Yeitso
  He and Tlehanoai found some soil and
  grew a reed that allowed the Navaho,
  on their journey up from the under-
  world, to escape the flood. As a reward,
  he was appointed Sun-bearer. He was
  said to carry the sun on his back by day
  and hang it from a peg in his house by
  night. He may walk over the rainbow
  and ride a blue horse.
  Tsokelai
  Pacific Islands
  [=Hawaiian Menhine:=Marshall Islands
  Anjinmar Nonieb:=Melanesian Mase]
  the ‘little people’ of Ponape
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  Tsolb
  Central American
  the people of the second world
  These people took over after the
  destruction of the first race, the
  Saiyamkoob, but were themselves
  eventually destroyed by a flood.
  Tson-ka-pa 
  (see Tsong-kha-po)
  Tsong-kha-pa 
  (see Tsong-kha-po)
  Tsong-kha-po 
  Tibetan
  [Tson-ka-pa.Tsong-kha-pa]
  a Buddhist reformer
  He was said to be the bodhisattva
  Vajrapani reincarnated or a form 
  of Manjushri.
  Tsonoqua
  (see Tsonqua)
  Tsonqua
  North American
  [Sneneik(ulala).Tsonoqua]
  a cannibal mother, in the lore of the
  Kwakiutl tribe
  She is said to have eaten corpses as
  well as young children. When she fell
  in love with Sky Youth, he failed to
  return her affection and killed her.
  Her offspring were said to be
  wolves.        (see Baxbakualanuchsiwae)
  tso’po
  (see serou)
  Tsotil
  North American
  [Tsotsil]
  a mountain sacred to the Navaho
  home of Yeitso
  Tsotsil
  (see Tsotil)
  Tsu-pao
  Chinese
  a minor deity, assistant to Pi Kan
  Ts’ui
  Chinese
  a minor deity of the underworld
  T’sui
  (see Dxui.Tsunigoab)
  Tsui-erh
  Chinese
  a poor bride
  Her widowed mother was too poor to
  buy her a wedding dress until Lu Pan,
  in the guise of an old man, intervened.
  He carved a stone which the builders
  of a new bridge realised was the exact
  key-stone they needed to finish the
  structure. He gave it to Tsui-erh who
  sold it to the builders for the price of
  her wedding dress.
  Tsui Goab
  (see Tsunigoab)
  Tsuigoab
  (see Tsunigoab)
  Tsuki-gumo
  Japanese
  a monstrous spider
  This beast was invulnerable to all
  weapons and caused much trouble. It
  was finally killed when it was trapped
  and asphyxiated by smoke.
  Tsuki no Iwakasa
  Japanese
  a servant of the emperor
  He took the scroll, given to his master
  by Kaguyu when she left to return to
  her home on the moon, to the top of a
  mountain and burned it as instructed
  by the emperor. The smoke from the
  burning still emerges from that
  mountain, now called Fujiyama.
  Tsuki-yomi-otoko
  (see Tsukiyomo)
  Tsuki-yumi
  (see Tsukiyomo)
  Tsukihi
  Japanese
  a Shinto deity or a manifestation 
  of another deity comprising 
  the supreme Tenrikoyo deity, 
  Tenri-O-No-Mikoto
  Tsukiyomo
  Japanese
  [Tsuki-yomi-(otoko).Tsuki-yumi.Tsukuyomo]
  a Shinto moon-god
  son of Izanagi and Izanami
  brother of Amaterasu and 
  Susanowa
  consort of Amaterasu
  He was created from the right eye of
  Izanagi and killed the food-goddess
  Uke- Mochi who offered him some
  disgusting food.
  Tsukuyomo
  (see Tsukiyomo)
  Tsukuba
  Japanese
  a god of Mount Tsukuba
  He welcomed the creator-god, Mioya,
  and that god rewarded him by making
  the mountain green and pleasant.
  Tsul Kalu
  North American
  [Slanting Eyes]
  the Cherokee god of the hunt
  He is envisaged as a huge deer living in
  the mountains.
  Tsun-gyi-rgyal-po
  Tibetan
  one of the Panchamaharajas
  king of accomplishments or 
  magic
  He rides a white elephant.
  (see also Thok Chho)
  Tsun-Kyan-Kse 
  Burmese
  a goddess
  When her chief priest, Mun-ha, was
  wounded and died, the white cat with
  yellow eyes, known as Sinh, climbed
  on to his shoulders and gazed into 
  the eyes of the statue of this goddess
  before which they had both wor-
  shipped. The cat’s eyes changed from
  yellow to blue, the colour of Tsun-
  Kyan-Kse’s own eyes, and its white fur
  changed to the brown and gold of the
  present-day Burmese cat.
  Tsuna
  (see Tsunna)
  Ts’ung-shen
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He founded a contemplative school 
  of Buddhism and is depicted in the
  role of a teacher, holding a broom.
  Tsunigoab
  African
  [Tsui (Goab).Tsuigoab.Tsunigoam]
  a Hottentot hero
  In some accounts, he was the  creator-
  god of the Khoi people.
  He walks with a limp as a result of
  an injury sustained during his fight
  with Gaunab whom he vanquished.
  Another version pits Tsunigoab
  against the monster Ga-gorib in place
  of Heitsi-eibib.
  (see also Dxui)
  Tsunigoam
  (see Tsunigoab)
  Tsunna
  Japanese
  [Tsuna]
  a retainer of Raiko
  He accompanied his master in the
  adventure with the female Goblin
  Spider and helped him when he was
  trapped in her web.
  Tsunu-guhi
  (see Tunogupi)
  Tsurapako
  North American
  in the lore of the Pawnee, one 
  of the 5 houses of the animal-
  spirits, the nahurak
  Tsusgina’i
  North American
  the Cherokee land of ghosts
  This place is part of Usunhi’ya, the
  dark land in the west.
  Tsuyu
  Japanese
  [Morning Dew]
  a maiden who died of love 
  for a sumurai
  Tsuyu fell in love with Shinzaburo 
  and, when he was prevented from
  seeing her again, she wasted away 
  and died. Her servant, Yoné, died of
  grief at the loss of her mistress. At 
  the Festival of the Dead, they both
  visited Shinzaburo, coming every
  night and departing before dawn. 
  To Shinzaburo, Tsuyu was still a
  beautiful maiden but to his servant,
  Tomozo, who spied on them, she was 
  a virtual skeleton.
  ttlaya
  North American
  ghosts or spirits of the Fox Indians
  Tu1
  New Zealand
  [Tu-matauenga.Tumatauenga:=Hawaiian
  Ku(matauenga):=Tahitian Oro:
  =Polynesian Maru]
  a war-god of the Maoris
  son of Rangi and Papa
  brother of Haumea, Rongo, Tane,
  Tangaroa and Tawhiri
  When the children of Rangi and Papa
  found it impossible to leave the womb
  because their parents were so tightly
  entwined, Tu-matauenga wanted to
  kill them. In the conflict between
  parents and children, only Tawhiri-
  ma-tea sided with his parents and sent
  great storms and waves. Tu-matauenga
  destroyed all his brothers for deserting
  him in the struggle against Tawhiri-
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  ma-tea but could not subdue the
  storm-god and left him in charge of
  the sky.
  T’u2
  (see hare.Hou-t’u)
  Tu-chai-pai
  (see Tuchaipai)
  Tu K’ang
  Chinese
  a patron-god of distilling
  (see also I-ti)
  Tu-matauenga
  (see Tu1)
  Tu Mea
  Pacific Islands
  child of Atea and Atanua
  Tu-metua
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Hervey Islanders
  son of Vari-Ma-Te-Takere
  brother of Tu-mute-anaoa
  He is said to live with his mother in
  Te-Enua-Te-Ki at the bottom of the
  world coconut in complete silence.
  Tu-mute-anaoa
  Pacific Islands
  a god of the Hervey Islanders
  son of Vari-Ma-Te-Takere
  brother of Tu-metua
  He is said to live with his mother in
  Te-Enua-Te-Ki at the bottom of the
  world coconut in complete silence.
  Tu-Neta
  (see Tu-Papa)
  Tu-nui-ka-rere
  Pacific Islands
  son of Tangaroa and Faumea
  He was lost in the sky when he and 
  his father and brother set out to rescue
  Hina-a-rauriki 
  from 
  the 
  demon
  octopus, Rogo-tumu-here.
  Tu O
  Chinese
  [Tu-o Chen-jen]
  a magician
  Tu O taught Ha how to project fatal
  rays of light from his nostrils and
  taught Hang how to breathe out
  poisonous fumes.
  Tu-o Chen-jen
  (see Tu O)
  Tu-Papa
  Pacific Islands
  [Tu-Neta]
  daughter of Papa
  Tu-shih
  Chinese
  the ninth of the Ten Yama Kings
  (see also Ts’en-kuang)
  Tu-te-Koropanga
  New Zealand
  [Koropanga]
  a Maori chief
  He ran off with Rukutia, wife of the
  noble, Tamanui, but her husband 
  later retrieved her by magic learned
  from his ancestors.
  Tu-te-Wehiwehi
  (see Moko)
  T’u-ti Kung
  Chinese
  a god of the soil
  He is regarded as a protector of graves.
  T’u-ti Lao-yeh
  Chinese
  a worthy person, deified 
  after death
  consort of T’u-ti Nai-nai
  T’u-ti Nai-nai
  Chinese
  consort of T’u-ti Lao-yeh
  T’u-ti Shen
  Chinese
  [Hou-t’u Shen]
  local earth-gods
  Tu Tumu
  Pacific Islands
  the Tahitian name for Rangi
  tua
  East Indian
  a guardian spirit of the Iban of 
  Borneo
  These spirits were often manifest as
  deer, snakes or wild-cats.
  Tua-uo-Loa
  Pacific Islands
  the south wind
  (see also Hakona Tipu)
  Tuachell
  Irish
  son of Nechtan Scene
  brother of Fannell and Foill 
  He was a supernatural being but was
  nevertheless killed by Cuchulainn.
  Tuag Inbir
  (see Tuage)
  Tuage
  Irish
  [Tuag Inbir]
  a mortal loved by Manannan
  The sea-god sent the druid Fer 
  Fidail to bring Tuage to him but he
  accidently 
  let 
  her 
  drown. 
  In
  retaliation, Manannan drowned the
  druid for his incompetence.
  Tuakeka
  Pacific Islands
  husband of the daughter of Maru
  Maru had promised his daughter to
  the son of Whakaputa who, aggrieved
  by the loss of a future daughter-in-law,
  killed one of Maru’s servants.
  Tual
  an angel, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Taurus, the bull
  Tuamatef 
  (see Tuamutef)
  Tuam Greine
  Irish
  the tomb of the sun
  This is where Giolla Greine died after
  jumping into Loch Greine.
  Tuamoto
  Pacific Islands
  [=New Zealand Tane]
  son of Atea
  He is the equivalent of Tane in Maori
  stories, each killing his own father
  with thunderbolts.
  Tuamutef
  Egyptian
  [Duamutef.Tuamatef]
  one of the 4 Amenti
  son of Horus
  He was a jackal-headed or ape-headed
  god, guardian of the stomach (or, some
  say, the heart and lungs) and guardian
  of the east.
  Tuan mac Carell
  Irish
  [Tuan (mac Cairell).Tuan mac Cairill
  Tuan mac Cuaill]
  a reincarnation of Tuan mac Stern
  Tuan mac Cuaill
  (see Tuan mac Carell)
  Tuan mac Sdain (see Tuan mac Stern)
  Tuan mac Stern
  Irish
  [Tuan mac Sdain]
  son of Starn
  Tuan mac Stern is variously described
  as a pagan chief or a Spanish royal
  personage who came to Ireland with
  his uncle, Partholan. He was the sole
  survivor of the Partholanians, escaping
  to the mountains when the others were
  killed by a plague and lived in various
  forms, such as a stag, a boar, a sea-
  eagle and a salmon, through successive
  invasions of Ireland. In his final form,
  as a salmon, he was caught and eaten,
  whole, by Carell’s wife, whereupon she
  became pregnant and bore a son, Tuan
  mac Carell.
  Tuan Yang (see Dragon-boat Festival)
  Tuapaca
  (see Viracocha)
  Tuart
  (see Tauret)
  Tuat
  (see Amenti)
  tuatal
  Irish
  a counter-clockwise rotation 
  performed to put a curse on 
  a person or place
  Tuatha de Danann
  (see Danaans)
  Tuatha Dea
  (see Danaans)
  Tuathal Maolgharbh
  Irish
  a high-king of Ireland
  He took the throne after a dispute with
  his cousin, Diarmaid mac Cearbhaill.
  When a druid prophesied that
  Diarmaid would succeed to the
  throne, Maol Mor, one of Diarmaid’s
  warriors, came to Tara with what he
  said was Diarmaid’s heart on his spear.
  As Tuathal inspected the heart, Maol
  plunged the spear into the king, 
  killing him.
  Tuathal Teachtmhar
  (see Tuathal Techtmar)
  Tuathal Techtmar
  Irish
  [Tuathal Teachtmhar]
  a high-king of Ireland, some say
  son of Fiachu and Eithne Imgheal
  When his father was killed by the
  usurper, Eilim, Tuathal, helped by
  Fiachra Casan and Findhmall, raised
  an army, killed Eilim at the Battle of
  Achall and became high-king.
  Eochaid mac Eachach, king of
  Leinster, married Tuathal’s elder
  daughter, pretended she was dead and
  then married the younger one. Both
  girls died of shame when they found
  out what had happened. Tuathal
  waged war on Eochaid and exacted an
  annual tribute of cattle, the Boramha.
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  Tuau
  Egyptian
  a lion-god, ruler of today
  Tubal Cain
  Mesopotamian
  a Kenite goat-god
  In some accounts he was the offspring
  of the fallen angels Shamdon and
  Naamah and brother of Asmodeus.
  Tubilstrium
  Roman
  a festival held in March in honour 
  of Mars
  Tubua
  (see Roua)
  Tuchaipai
  North American
  [Chaipa-komat.Chakumat.Kokoma(h)t.
  Mayohu:=Mohave Matavilya:
  =Yuma Kwikumat]
  a creator-spirit of the Dieguenos
  brother of Yokomatis
  He and his brother were born at the
  bottom of the sea and pushed up the
  sky so that there was room for them 
  to move about and then created all 
  the things in the world, including men
  and women.
  In some accounts, Tuchaipai is
  referred to as Kokomat and his blind
  brother as Bakothal.
  Tuche
  (see Tyche)
  Tuchita Heaven (see Tushita Heaven)
  Tuchulcha
  Roman
  an Etruscan deity of the underworld
  an assistant to Mantus
  Tudava
  Pacific Islands
  a hero of the Tiobrand Islands
  Tudeus
  (see Tydeus)
  Tudno
  (see Tudwal)
  Tudo-myoo
  Japanese
  the Buddhist saviour of souls
  Tudong
  Pacific Islands
  a guardian spirit of the Philippines
  (see also Spitter1)
  Tudwal1
  British
  [Tudno.Tutwal]
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  (see also Tudwal2)
  Tudwal2
  British
  [Tudno.Tudwal Tudglyd.Tutwal]
  the owner of a whetstone that was
  one of the Thirteen Treasures
  collected by Merlin
  In some accounts, he is the same as
  Tudwal, ancestor of King Arthur.
  Tuesco 
  (see Tvisto)
  Tueret 
  (see Tauret)
  Tueva
  Pacific Islands
  father of Veeteni
  Tugarin
  Russian
  a dragon-hero killed by Aljosa 
  Popovic
  Tuhurururu
  Pacific Islands
  son of Rupe or Tinirau by Hina-keha
  or Hina-uri
  Tui1
  Chinese
  one of the Eight Diagrams 
  representing sea, water 
  and goat
  tui2
  Pacific Islands
  a bird
  This bird, which looks rather like a
  starling, was regarded as an aspect 
  of the supreme goddess created by
  Tane.
  Tui Delai Gau
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian mountain-god
  It is said that he can remove his head,
  which then flies off to see what is
  happening elsewhere in the world,
  and his hands, which can walk and
  swim and catch fish for him.
  Tui Langa
  Pacific Islands
  a sky-king in Fiji
  His son went to sleep on the earth
  after sticking his walking-stick into
  the ground. When he awoke, he
  found that the stick had grown into a
  tree which reached right up to the
  sky. He climbed up the tree and met
  his own father for the first time.
  tui tzu
  Chinese
  paper scrolls used as a charm to 
  give protection to the home
  Tuila
  Siberian
  a spirit of the underworld
  This being rides a dog which causes
  earthquakes when it shakes its head.
  Tuir Gleasta
  Irish
  a prince of Norway
  He ran off with Cuchulainn’s wife,
  Emer, but her husband tracked them
  to Norway, killed Tuir and rescued
  Emer.
  Tuirbe Tragmar (see Turbe Tragmar)
  Tuireall
  Irish
  [Dealbhaoth]
  in some accounts, father by Dana, 
  of 3 sons
  In 
  other 
  versions, 
  Tuireall, 
  or
  Dealbhaoth, was Dana’s father.
  Tuireann
  (see Turenn.Uirne)
  Tuiren
  (see Turenn.Uirne)
  Tuirenn
  (see Turenn.Uirne)
  Tuirgeis
  Irish
  [Thorgestr.Thorgils.Turgesius]
  a Viking leader
  He became ruler of much of Ireland
  and demanded the beautiful daughter
  of Maoilsheachlainn for himself and
  five other maidens for his chieftains.
  Young warriors, dressed as girls, were
  sent with the daughter and they 
  killed the Viking chiefs and captured
  Tuirgeis and drowned him. 
  Tuirill
  (see Turenn)
  Tuis
  British
  a king of Greece
  He owned a wine-skin which could
  turn water into wine. In the story of
  the Sons of Turenn, this was the
  pigskin which could heal any wound.
  In the story of Melora, the warrior-
  maid, Tuis owned a pig from which
  Melora was required to get some oil,
  one of the three items needed to 
  lift the spell placed on her lover,
  Orlando.
  Tuirren
  (see Turenn)
  Tuisco
  (see Tvisto)
  Tuisto
  (see Tvisto)
  tuk
  Mongolian
  the sacred standard of the khan
  This emblem was made from nine
  yak tails.
  Tuka heresy
  Pacific Islands
  the teaching of Ndugomoi
  The Fijian priest asserted that there
  were two gods, Jehovah and the snake-
  god, Ndengei.
  Tukiphat
  a demon
  Tukis
  East Indian
  [=Banks Islands Nopitu:=Solomon 
  Islands Kakamora]
  spirits in Papua New Guinea
  Tukma
  (see Nocuma)
  Tuku
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘enchanter’
  Tukupay 
  (see Tocapo Viracocha)
  tul-awa
  Russian
  [=Mordvin tol-ava]
  a Cheremis tutelary spirit, 
  guardian of fire
  tul-wodez
  Russian
  an evil fire-spirit
  Tula1
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, Libra
  the scales
  Tula2
  (see Tollan)
  Tulagola
  Pacific Islands
  a dog
  This animal, said to have invented the
  drum, is featured in stories in New
  Britain in which it usually manages to
  outwit the wallaby, Pakasa Uru.
  Tulan 
  (see Tollan)
  Tulan-Zuiva
  (see Tulkan-Zuiva)
  tulasi1
  Hindu
  [toolsey.tulsi]
  a sacred plant, emblem of Vishnu: basil
  Tulasi2
  (see Tulsi1)
  Tulasi Dasa
  (see Tulsi Das)
  Tulca
  (see Tulcha)
  Tulcha
  Irish
  [Tulca]
  brother of Finn mac Cool, some say
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  Tulchainde
  Irish
  a druid
  When he eloped with Dil, she insisted
  on taking her two beloved oxen, Fea
  and Feimhean, with her. Morrigan
  used her magic to transport them
  across the sea from the Isle of Falga to
  Ireland.
  Tulchuherris
  North American
  a lightning-god of the Wintun tribe
  Tule1
  African
  [Ture]
  a spider-god of the Zande people
  He descended from the sky with a bag
  of seeds with which he produced all
  plant-life.
  He is said to have stolen fire from
  his uncles and given it to the tribe.
  Tule2
  North American
  a lake
  This is the lake from the bottom of
  which the Modoc say soil was brought
  by Qumoqums, soil which was used to
  create the earth.
  Tuli
  Pacific Islands
  [‘snipe’]
  daughter of Tangaroa
  In the form of a bird she acted as
  messenger for Tangaroa.
  In Samoan lore, Tuli is male, son of
  Tagaloa.
  Tulihand
  (see Puuk)
  Tulkan-Zuiva
  Central American
  [The Seven Caves.Tulan-Zuiva:
  =Aztec Chicomoztoc]
  the caves from which the ancestors 
  of the Quiche Indians emerged 
  after an earlier race had been
  destroyed by fire and flood
  Tulku
  Tibetan
  [Rimpoche.Trulku]
  the physical body conjured up by a
  Buddha or a bodhisattva: a 
  phantom
  Tulla 
  (see Tollan)
  Tullia
  Roman
  daughter of Servius Tullius
  wife of Tarquinius Arruns
  She encouraged Tarquinius Superbus
  to kill Arruns, her husband and his
  own brother, and then married him.
  He then killed Servius and took the
  throne with Tullia as his queen.
  Tullius Hostilius
  Roman
  [Tullus Hostilius]
  the third king of Rome
  For destroying Alba and its inhab-
  itants, he and all his family were killed
  by Poseidon.
  Tullius Servius
  (see Servius Tullius)
  Tullus Hostilius (see Tullius Hostilius)
  Tulsi1
  Hindu
  [Tulasi]
  a manifestation of Lakshmi 
  or Sita
  wife of Jalandhara
  Knowing that her husband was
  invulnerable as long as she remained
  faithful to him, she rejected all
  advances, even that of Shiva in the
  form of a handsome young man.
  Vishnu then appeared in the guise of
  Jalandhara and, when she allowed
  herself to be seduced by him, her real
  husband lost his invulnerability. Her
  curse on Vishnu turned him into the
  stone, Salagrama. She was turned into
  the plant basil by Vishnu.
  (see also Vrindha)
  tulsi2
  (see tulasi1)
  Tulsi Das
  Indian
  [‘servant of Lakshmi’.Tulasi Dasa]
  the 16th C writer of the Hindi version
  of the Ramayana
  Tulugal
  Australian
  a man’s shadow
  It is the duty of the god Daramulum to
  care for the shadow of a man when he
  dies.
  Tulungusaq
  Inuit
  the crow father-god regarded as
  shaper of the world
  Tum
  (see Atum.Nefertem)
  Tuma
  Pacific Islands
  [Island of the Blessed]
  the home of the spirits of the dead,
  in the lore of the Tobriand Islands
  This realm is envisaged as a paradise
  where everybody is happy and each
  man has several wives who do all the
  work.
  Tumatea
  (see Tumuteanoa)
  Tumatauenga
  (see Tu1)
  Tumburu
  Hindu
  a Gandharva
  As the result of a curse laid on him by
  Kubera, he became a giant rakshasa,
  Viradha.
  (see also Viradha)
  Tume 
  (see Tamu)
  tumsa
  Burmese
  an exorcist
  Tumo-pas
  Baltic
  a Finnish thunder-god revered in 
  the form of an oak tree
  Tumu-i-te-Are Toka
  Pacific Islands
  [The Great Shark.Tumuitearetoka]
  a sea-monster of Mangaia
  He was defeated by the hero Ngaru.
  Tumu-ra’i-feuna
  Pacific Islands
  a monster octopus
  Tumudurere
  Pacific Islands
  the Papuan lord of the underworld
  Tumuitearetoka
  (see Tumu-i-te-Are Toka)
  Tumujin
  (see Chinggis Khan)
  Tumuteanaoa
  Pacific Islands
  [Tumatea]
  a goddess of the Hervey Islanders
  daughter of Vari-Ma-Te-Takere
  She lives in Te Parai Tea below the
  home of Tango in the world coconut.
  tun
  Central American
  a period of 360 days, in the 
  Mayan time-scale 
  Tuna
  (see Te Tuna)
  Tunaroa
  (see Te Tuna)
  Tunapa 
  (see Tocapa Viracocha)
  Tundun
  Australian
  an Aboriginal culture-hero
  adopted son of Mungan-Ngana
  He is regarded as the ancestor of the
  Kurnei tribe.
  Tuneful Nine, The
  (see Muses)
  Tunek
  Inuit
  a god of seal-hunting
  Tung Chiao
  Chinese
  the bridge used as a meeting place by
  Ch’ien Niu and Chih Nü
  Tung Chu
  (see Tsao Chün)
  Tung Chun 
  Chinese
  god of the rising sun 
  a legendary hero 
  Tung-fang Shuo
  Chinese
  [Chang Shao-p’ing]
  a 1st C BC magician
  patron of workers in precious 
  metals
  spirit of the Metal Planet (Venus)
  He gave the emperor Io some magical
  trees which could foretell illness or
  death. When one of the trees which
  the emperor gave back to the magician
  broke, it foretold Tung-fang Shuo’s
  own death and a dragon took him up
  to heaven.
  Another story says that he stole
  three peaches from the tree, Shen t’ao,
  and, having eaten them, lived for 
  9,000 years.
  Tung Hai
  Chinese
  father of T’ai Shan
  Tung Hkam
  Burmese
  son of Hkun Ai
  He could find no way to reach the
  island on which his beloved lived so his
  mother, a serpent-woman, made a
  bridge with her back.
  Tung Wang Kung
  Chinese
  [Eastern Royal Duke.Lord of the
  Immortals.Mu Kung.Royal Lord of the
  East:=Hindu Indra]
  a Taoist god
  husband of Hsi Wang Mu
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  father of Chung Wo, Hsien Hsiu, 
  Hua Lin, Mei Lan, Yao Chi and Wan
  He was the embodiment of the male
  yang principle and combined with Hsi
  Wang Mu to produce the world and all
  that is in it.
  He was said to have the face of a
  bird and the tail of a tiger and he lived
  in the Cloud Palace.
  (see also Mu Kung. 
  Tung Huang T’ai I)
  Tung Yüeh Ta Ti
  Chinese
  the deity in charge of the Ministry of
  Five Sacred Mountains, Wu Yüeh
  Tung Yung
  (see Ch’ien Niu)
  Tunggal Garing
  East Indian
  the first man, in the lore of the 
  Dayaks
  husband of Puteri Buala
  father of Bunu, Sangen and Sangiang
  He was created by Mahatala who
  carved him from a stick.
  Tungk-Pok
  Siberian
  a Yakut deity
  He chased a huge six-legged stag
  across the heavens and captured it 
  but the sky-god turned it into a stone.
  The Milky Way represents the hunter’s
  ski-trail.
  Tuniai
  East Indian
  a creator-god who made the earth
  (see also Lahatala)
  Tunjung Buih
  East Indian
  a princess who came out of the sea
  Like Aphrodite, she was a daughter of
  the foam. When she appeared on the
  shore of Sumatra, she was adopted by
  the king, Sapurba, and married an
  ambassador at his court.
  In another story, she was found
  standing in a waterfall by Suryananta
  who married her.
  Tunkan
  North American
  a Dakota earth-spirit
  Tunkashila (see Grandfather Mystery)
  Tunnrida
  Scandinavian
  a sorcerer
  He would sit on a hedge or a roof and
  cast a spell on a house.
  Tunogupi
  Japanese
  [Tsunu-guhi]
  a Shinto god
  consort of Ikugupi
  These two deities were produced
  from a branch of the primaeval god
  Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Tuntu 
  (see Kamui)
  Tuonela
  Baltic
  the Finnish underworld ruled by Tuoni
  This realm is described as an island
  which can be reached only by crossing
  a black river which is totally devoid 
  of light.
  In some accounts, Tuonela is the
  same as Pohjola.
  (see also Manala)
  Tuonen-portti
  Baltic
  [=Norse Helgrind]
  the gate at the entrance to the Finnish
  underworld, Tuonela
  Tuonetar
  Baltic
  [Manatar]
  wife of Mana or Tuoni
  mother of Kipu-Tytto, Kivutas 
  and Vammata
  In some accounts, she was the
  daughter of Tuoni or Mana and took
  Vainamoinen across the black river to
  Tuonela in a boat.
  Tuoni
  Baltic
  [Kiyamat-tora.Tamek-rui]
  ruler of the Finnish underworld, 
  Tuonela
  husband of Tuonetar
  father of Kipu-Tytto, Kivutas 
  and Vammata
  (see also Mana1)
  Tupa 
  (see Tupan)
  Tupan
  South American
  [Tupa.Tupi]
  the thunder-god of the Guarani 
  Indians
  Tupan was originally a demon who
  caused thunder when he crossed the
  heavens, but was later promoted to the
  status of deity.
  He was one of the two brothers who
  survived the Flood. Some versions say
  he was one of four survivors, the
  others being Coem, Hermitten and
  Krimen.
  He is depicted as a short man with
  curly hair, attended by two storm-
  birds.
  Tuparan
  (see Wac)
  Tuphoios
  (see Typhon)
  Tuphon
  (see Typhon)
  Tupi
  (see Tupan)
  tupilaq1
  Inuit
  in Greenland, a magic animal 
  invoked by a shaman
  This beast is usually envisaged as a seal
  and a model of the seal is used as the
  shaman’s familiar.
  tupilaq2
  Inuit
  spirits of the underworld, Adlivum
  Some of these spirits return to their
  villages, dressed in ragged clothes, and
  cause illness and disease.
  After a year in Adlivum, the spirit
  goes to Adliparmiut where it becomes
  an Adliparmio and no longer harmful.
  Tupiles
  Central American
  a low social caste in Mayan society
  Tupimare
  South American
  the hill where the ancestors of 
  the Karaya Indians took refuge 
  from the Flood
  Tupsimati
  (see Tablets of Destiny)
  Tur1
  Persian
  [Tura]
  son of Thraetona by Ahaharnaz or
  Aranvaz
  brother of Eraj and Salm
  When his father divided his empire
  between his three sons, Tur received
  Asia.
  He and Salm killed their brother
  Eraj of whom they were jealous.
  Tur2
  Asian
  a mythical hero in Turkestan
  Tur Bhalair
  (see Dun Bhalair)
  Tura1
  Pacific Islands
  husband of Turakihau
  father of Tauira-Ahua
  It was only when his new bride took
  him to her home in a tree that Tura
  realised that he had married a spirit,
  one of the atua. Being a mortal, he
  died but his wife lived on as an
  immortal spirit.
  Tura2
  (see Tengri.Tur)
  Tura3
  (see Tengri2. Tur1)
  Turakihau
  Pacific Islands
  a spirit-woman
  one of the atua
  wife of Tura
  mother of Tauiri-Ahua
  Turan
  Roman
  [=Greek Aphrodite:=Roman Venus]
  a winged Etruscan fertility-goddess
  and goddess of love
  Turbe Tragmar
  Irish
  [Tuirbe Tragmar]
  a deity
  father of Goibhniu
  It is said that he threw his axe so that 
  it landed on the shore and the sea
  obeyed his command not to pass
  beyond the axe.
  Turcans
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a king of 
  Armenia
  Ture
  (see Tule)
  Turehu
  Pacific Islands
  fairies
  These beings live in the land known as
  Rarohenga, which is believed to be
  below the earth’s surface.
  Turel 
  a demon
  Turenn
  Irish
  [Tuireann.Tuiren(n).Tuirill.Tuirren]
  a god of night
  son of Ogma
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  husband of Brigit
  father of Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba
  His family feuded with the family 
  of Cian who was killed by Turenn’s 
  sons. When his three sons were killed
  and Lugh refused to revive them,
  Turenn dropped dead and was buried
  with them.
  In some versions, Dana was the
  mother of his children.
  (see also Sons of Turenn)
  Turer
  East Indian
  the first man, some say
  He later acted as guide for the souls 
  of the dead on their journey from Beg
  to Boigu.
  Turf Liant
  (see Teirnyon)
  Turgesius
  (see Tuirgeis)
  Turi-a-faumea
  Pacific Islands
  son of Tangaro and Faumea
  husband of Hina-a-rauriki
  His wife was carried off by the demon
  octopus, Rogo-tumu-here. Turi-a-
  faunea and his brother and father set
  out to rescue her but his brother, Tu-
  nui-ka-rere, was lost in the sky. The
  other two hauled the monster up from
  the depths on a hook baited with
  sacred
  feathers, and cut off
  all his
  tentacles and his head, releasing Hina-
  a-rauriki.
  Turilas
  (see Turris)
  Turinoro
  British
  in Italian stories, a Carthaginian 
  noble
  When King Arthur was waging war on
  Lancelot in France, Turinoro came to
  help the beleaguered knight. Some
  versions say that Gawain was killed in
  the fighting, rather than on his return
  to Britain when the king was recalled
  to deal with Mordred’s rebellion.
  Turisas
  (see Turris)
  Turja’s Rapids 
  (see Rustja’s Rapids)
  Turk and Gawain
  British
  a 16th C poem relating the story 
  of Gawain and Gromer
  turkey
  South American
  [Jewelled Fowl.Great Xolotl]
  a bird sacred to the Aztecs, 
  Maya and Toltecs
  Turkey Girl
  North American
  a character in Pueblo myths
  Like Cinderella, she was a poor girl
  befriended by turkeys who gave her
  fine clothes and a carriage and sent
  her to a ball where she met a lover.
  Turkey Hactcin
  North American
  [Holy One]
  a spirit of agriculture 
  He is said to have brought corn and
  tobacco to the Jicarilla Apache.
  Turkey-Killer
  North American
  a bead-spitter in Creek lore
  father of Thrown Away
  When he met two maidens seeking a
  bead-spitter, he tested their virginity
  with a sieve and water, marrying the
  one who was still a virgin – the other
  had been raped by Rabbit pretending
  to be a bead-spitter.
  When, in his absence, his wife was
  killed by a monster, he cut open her
  abdomen and rescued their unborn
  son. The placenta, which he threw
  into the bushes, became another boy,
  Thrown Away, and the two grew up
  together but caused a great deal of
  trouble. They finally killed their own
  father who then became a crow.
  Turkin
  British
  [Tarquin.Turquin(e)]
  a giant guarding the fairy 
  kingdom
  brother of Caradoc
  His brother had been killed by
  Lancelot and Turkin hated all King
  Arthur’s knights thereafter.
  He captured Lionel while Lancelot
  slept under a tree and put him in a
  dungeon with about thirty others.
  Lancelot was placed under a spell by
  Morgan le Fay but escaped from her
  fairy castle with the help of a maid. He
  then killed the giant, cut off his head
  and freed the prisoners.
  Turms1
  Baltic
  [=Vogul Torem]
  a Lapp sky-god
  Turms2
  Roman
  [=Greek Hermes]
  an Etruscan god of the underworld
  (see also Mahaf)
  Turmwr Morvawr
  (see Morvawr)
  Turnface
  Egyptian
  [=Greek Charon]
  the ferryman who conducted 
  souls across the river in 
  the underworld
  Turnus1
  Greek
  king of the Rutulians
  son of Daunus and Venilia
  brother of Juturna
  He joined the Latins in their fight
  against the Trojans under Aeneas who
  were looking for somewhere to settle
  in Italy and, after killing Pallas, was
  killed in battle by Aeneas.
  He had been betrothed to Lavinia
  and in some stories he fought a duel
  with Aeneas for her hand and lost his
  life in so doing.
  Turnus2
  Roman
  a Latin
  He opposeed Tarquinius Superbus in
  an assembly and the king had him
  killed by drowning.
  Turon1
  Polish
  a festival in honour of Radegast,
  following Christmas
  Turon2
  Polish
  a fabulous beast
  A head of this beast is one of the
  costumes worn at the post-Christmas
  festival.
  Turpin
  European
  an 8th C archbishop of Rheims, 
  one of Charlemagne’s paladins
  He appears in the Charlemagne stories
  and is said to have recorded the
  exploits of the emperor and his
  paladins. In some stories, he acted as
  adviser to the emperor and he was with
  Roland at Roncesvalles. Some say that
  he caused the walls of Pamplona to
  collapse as a result of prayer alone.
  He 
  came 
  into 
  possession 
  of
  Fastrade’s magic ring when she died
  and found that, as a result, the
  emperor became very attached to his
  adviser. Embarrassed by this new
  departure, Turpin eventually threw 
  the ring into a pool.
  (see also Tilpin)
  Turpy
  Scottish
  a little dog
  He barked to keep the hobyahs at 
  bay but his master was so upset by 
  his barking that he killed the dog.
  The hobyahs then attacked the house
  and took the owner’s wife captive.
  Her husband restored Turpy to life
  and together they rescued the woman
  and Turpy killed and ate all the
  hobyahs.
  Turquin
  (see Turkin)
  Turquine
  (see Turkin)
  Turquoise Boy
  (see Turquoise Man)
  Turquoise Cloud Princess
  (see Pi-hsia Yüan-chun)
  Turquoise Princess
  (see Pi-hsia Yüan-chun)
  Turquoise Man
  North American
  [Turquoise Boy]
  consort of Turquoise Woman
  In one story of the ascent of the
  Navaho from the underworld, Atse
  Estsan and Atse Hastin placed
  Turquoise Boy and Corn Girl on the
  newly-created Mount Taylor in the
  south and other deities on the three
  other cardinal points. 
  Another version has Ahsonnutli as
  Turquoise Man who placed men at
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  him as the companion of Salt Woman.
  (see also Ahsonnutli)
  Turquoise Woman
  (see Estanatlehi)
  Turris
  Baltic
  [Turilas.Turisas]
  a god of war in Estonia and Finland
  (see also Tursas)
  Tursa
  Roman
  an early goddess of terror
  Tursas
  Baltic
  a Finnish demon living in the sea,
  attendant on the sea-god, Ahti
  Turtin, Heinrich von dem
  German
  a 13th C poet who wrote the story 
  of Gawain’s Grail Quest, Diu 
  Crone
  Turtle1
  North American
  a turtle-spirit of the Navaho
  He was involved with Bear, Frog and
  Snake in a plan to capture two maidens
  from an underwater village. The plan
  went awry and the two girls were
  killed.
  Frog and Turtle were lucky to
  escape with their lives but Bear and
  Snake fared better. This pair captured
  two girls who were overcome by the
  smoke from the kidnappers’ pipes
  which made Bear and Snake appear as
  handsome braves with whom the girls
  mated.
  Turtle2
  North American
  a character in the lore of many 
  Indian tribes
  This character is usually regarded as
  the animal on the back of which the
  world is carried.
  Turtle3
  (see Tabakea)
  Turukawa
  Pacific Islands
  a primaeval bird
  This hawk and Degei the serpent were
  the only two living things on earth.
  The hawk laid two eggs and the
  serpent incubated them, hatching a
  boy and a girl, the first humans.
  Turvasu
  Hindu
  son of Yayati and Sarmishtha
  brother of Anu and Puru
  half-brother of Yadu
  In some accounts, he is the son of
  Devayani, Yayati’s first wife, rather
  than of Sarmishtha.
  Tushara
  Hindu
  a name for Marisha as ‘dew’
  Tushita
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor deities, a 
  type of gana
  Tushita Heaven
  Buddhist
  [Tuchita Haven.Tusita Heaven:
  =Japanese Tosota-ten]
  the home of the bodhisattvas: the
  deva-world
  Tushnamatay
  Persian
  a goddess of meditation
  Tushup 
  (see Teshub)
  tusin
  African
  a priest of the Suk
  Tusita
  (see Tushita)
  Tusita Heaven
  (see Tushita heaven)
  tut
  a phantom (Lincs)
  Tutates
  (see Totates)
  Tutatis
  (see Teutates)
  tutelar
  (see tutelary)
  tutelary
  [tutelar]
  a guardian in the form of a god, 
  saint or spirit
  Tutgar
  African
  a name of Kwoth as ‘strong’
  Tuti-Nameh
  Persian
  the Persian version of Shukasaptati
  Tutivillus
  [Titivil]
  a spirit that collects words 
  omitted from speeches, 
  divine service, etc.
  Tutivillus takes these words to hell
  where they are used aginst the
  offender when he comes to judgment.
  Tuto-Tamu
  Japanese
  a deity
  When Tajikara-wo pulled Amaterasu
  out of the cave in which she had
  hidden herself, Tuto-Tamu jumped
  behind her, holding a straw bale, to
  prevent her from going back inside.
  Tutruica
  South American
  in the lore of the Chaco people of
  Colombia, a destructive spirit
  opposed to Caragabi
  Tuttu
  (see Tagtug.Tutu)
  Tutu1
  Mesopotamian
  [Aga-azag.Tuttu]
  a name of Marduk as ‘father of 
  gods’
  Tutu2
  Pacific Islands
  the first man, in the lore of parts 
  of Samoa
  (see also Atu.Tele)
  Tutwal
  (see Tudwal)
  Tuulikki
  Finnish
  daughter of Tapio and Mielkki
  sister of Nyyrikki
  Tuwale
  East Indian
  a sun-god
  He asked for the hand of Dapie but, 
  as he appeared in the guise of a
  beggar, (or, some say, with a pimply
  face) her parents dressed a pig to take
  Dapie’s place. When he discovered
  the deceit, the pig ran into the river
  but promised to appear again in three
  days.
  Tuwapontamsi
  North American
  [Mamzraumana]
  a hideous Pueblo earth-goddess
  Tuwhakapau
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  One of his sons was killed by men of
  Manawa’s clan so, when Manawa came
  to visit Tuwhakapau to arrange a
  marriage between their children, the
  chief set an ambush from which only
  one man of Manawa’s party, a man
  named Tahua, escaped alive.
  tuyebela
  African
  a familiar in the form of an animal
  such as the hyaena or jackal
  They eat human flesh and will kill the
  owner’s relatives to get food.
  Tvashtar 
  (see Tvashtri)
  Tvashtri1
  Hindu
  [Prajapati.Tastar.Tvas(h)tar.Tvastr.
  Twashtar.Twashtri.Visvakarma:
  =Greek Hephaestus]
  a creator-god and sun-god
  an aditya
  son of Prithivi and Dyaus
  brother of Indra
  father of Chakshusha, Sharanyu
  and Vishvarupa
  father of Indra, some say
  father of Indra by Nishtigri, some say
  In some versions he is the same as
  Visvakarma, in others he is the father-
  in-law of Visvakarma.
  He acted as artificer to the gods
  and made the thunderbolt, Vajra, for
  Indra, Shiva’s trident and the magic
  bowl perpetually full of soma.
  Tvashtri2
  Hindu
  a sage
  When his three-headed son was killed
  by Indra, the sage created the monster
  Vrita which swallowed the god’s cloud-
  cattle and the god himself.
  Tvastar
  (see Tvashtri)
  Tvastr 
  (see Tvashtri)
  Tvisto
  German
  [Tuesco.Tuisco.Tuisto.Twisto]
  a double god
  father of Mannus
  This androgynous being came up out
  of the earth and made his home in the
  sky. He is regarded as the precursor of
  the human race.
  Twaddell
  British
  in Arthurian lore, a pigmy king
  He was defeated by Tom Thumb at a
  tournament but neverthless sent his
  physician to minister to the midget
  when he was taken ill.
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  Twain, the 
  Greek
  the goddesses Demeter 
  and Persephone
  These two deities were worshipped at
  ceremonies attended only by women.
  Twanjiraka 
  (see Twanyrika)
  Twanyrika
  Australian
  [Twanjitaka]
  a mountain-spirit whose voice is 
  that of the bull-roarer
  He taught his people the rite of
  circumcision.
  Twashtar
  (see Tvashtri)
  Twashtri
  (see Tvashtri)
  Twe
  African
  a lake-god of Ghana
  He fathered a son, Twe Adodo, on an
  old leper woman.
  Twe Adodo
  African
  son of Twe
  Twelve Books of Tages
  Roman
  [Acherontian Books.Books of Tages]
  a record of the wisdom passed to the
  Etruscans by the god Tages
  Twelve Ik
  Central American
  the twelfth of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day the wind was created.
  (see also Ik1)
  Twelve Terrestrial Branches Chinese
  the Chinese Zodiac
  This version has six domestic and six
  wild animals as signs. These are the
  boar, cock, dog, dragon, goat, hare,
  horse, monkey, ox, rat, snake and
  tiger.
  Twenty-four Examples of
  Filial Devotion
  Chinese
  a collection of stories, examples of
  respect for one’s elders, collected by
  Kuei Chu-ching
  Twenty-four Knights
  British
  an early list of the knights at 
  King Arthur’s court
  The more famous of the names on this
  list included Bors, Galahad, Gawain,
  Lancelot, Mordred, Owain, Percival,
  and Tristram.
  Others mentioned were Aron, Blaes,
  Cadog, Cyon, Drudwas, Eiddilig,
  Eliwlod, Glewlwyd, Hoel, Llywarch,
  Menw, Morfran, Nascien, Petroc and
  Sandda.
  Twice-born
  Greek
  a name and attribute of Dionysus
  Twilight of the Gods, The
  German
  [Götterdämmerung:=Norse Ragnarok]
  one of the 4 Wagnerian operas based
  on the Nibelungenleid
  This work tells the story of the death
  of Siegfried and Brunhild and the 
  end of the kingdom of the gods.
  (see also Ragnarok)
  Twinkling Hoard
  (see Tete Brec)
  twins1
  twins are the subject of many and
  varied beliefs in cultures
  throughout the world
  (1) In Africa, the Ibo regard twins
  with horror whereas other tribes,
  including the Yoruba, revere them.
  (2) In Greek mythology, the twins
  Castor and Polyneices (Pollux),
  sons of Zeus and Leda, were placed
  in the heavens as the constellation
  Geminia (Twins).
  (3) In Mexico, the Aztec killed 
  one twin at birth, in the belief 
  that it saved the life of a parent, and
  the surviving twin was said to have
  evil power; the Tarascans regard
  twins as gifted in the matter of
  medicine and say that the plants
  grown by twins will yield double
  fruits which, if eaten by a pregnant
  woman, will result in the birth of
  further twins; the Popaluca say that
  twins are good horse-breakers and
  can cure colic in domestic animals
  and such ailments as toothache 
  in humans.
  (4) In North America, the Apache
  have their heroes in the twins
  Child-of-the-Water and Killer-of-
  Enemies.
  The Cherokee say that twins are
  able to see the ‘little people’.
  The Iroquois twins, Flint and
  Sapling, acted as transformers and
  creators.
  The Kiowa talk of the Split Boys
  who have many strange adventures.
  The Lillooet say that twins are
  the children of bears.
  The Micmac creator, Gluskap,
  is the twin of Malsum.
  In the lore of the Ojibwa, the
  trickster, Nanabozho is the twin of
  Wolf.
  Plains Indians tell of the twins
  Lodge Boy and Thrown Away.
  The Pueblo tribes have the twin
  war-gods Ahayuta achi.
  The Shawnee are said to regard
  twins as lucky in some cases though
  in others it was said that the elder
  was likely to be evil.
  Among the Tubatulabal Indians
  it was believed that, if one twin
  should die, both would die, and if
  one joked about a woman having
  twins she would do so.
  The Winnebago have stories of
  the hero twins, Flesh and Stump
  (see also Twins2).
  (5) In Roman lore, the twins
  Romulus and Remus, founders of
  Rome, were suckled by a wolf 
  after they were abandoned.
  (6) In South America, the Bakairi
  twins, Kame and Keri ate the moon
  and sun respectively personified.
  The Miskito father of twins,
  believing he could father only one
  child at a time, killed one or
  abandoned both.
  The Yaghan talk of divine twins,
  culture-heroes, who taught the
  tribe the use of fire and the art 
  of hunting. 
  A widespread theme has one
  clever and strong twin, the other
  stupid and clumsy, often regarded 
  as sun and moon respectively.
  Another common motif is that of
  the woman killed, by jaguars who
  rear her twins; they, when they
  discover the truth, kill the jaguars
  and climb up to heaven on an
  arrow-ladder and become the moon
  and sun.
  (7) Other beliefs about twins:
  twins result from adultery; they
  may have separate fathers; a woman
  who eats a double fruit will bear
  twins; twins are lucky or have
  second sight.
  Twins2
  North American
  creators and culture-heroes 
  of the Pueblo tribes
  These primordial beings, Preceder
  and Follower, were given power over
  all the creatures on earth. Using their
  thunderbolts, they made cracks in the
  earth and descended into the depths
  on spider webs, finding partly-formed
  beings buried in the first womb of 
  the earth. They led them up to the
  second womb, those that failed to
  make the ascent becoming monsters.
  In the next womb, these beings
  discovered the nature of sex and
  continued up through the fourth
  womb until they reached the outer
  world as men and women.
  Twins3
  (see Gemini)
  Twisto
  (see Tvisto)
  Two Brothers
  Egyptian
  the story of Anpu and Bata
  (see Bata)
  Two Chiccan
  Central American
  the fifteenth of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
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  Two Eb
  Central American
  the second of the 20 days of the
  Mayan creation cycle
  On this day Month created a ladder
  from earth to heaven.
  (see also Eb)
  Two-God
  (see Ometeotl)
  Two Goddesses
  Greek
  [Great Goddesses]
  the 2 deities Demeter and her
  daughter Core (Persephone)
  Two-horned
  Greek
  an epithet of Alexander the 
  Great in Ethiopia
  Two Ladies
  Egyptian
  [Nebty]
  the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet
  Two Lady
  (see Omecihuatl)
  Two-legged
  North American
  one of the 4 Kindred Gods of 
  the Sioux
  This category includes both humans
  and bears.
  Two Lord
  (see Ometecuhtli)
  Two Men
  (see Wati-kutjara)
  Two-Rabbit
  (see Ome Tochtli)
  Two Reeds
  (see Omacatl)
  Two Swineherds, The
  Irish
  [Cophur in da muccida]
  the story of Friuch and Rucht
  Twrch Llawin
  Welsh
  a young boar
  one of the offspring of Twrch 
  Trwyth
  Twrch Trwyd
  (see Twrch Trwyth)
  Twrch Trwyth
  Welsh
  [Porcus Troit.Troynt.Twrch Trwyd.
  White Turk:=Irish Torc Triath]
  a king transformed into a huge boar
  for his sins
  son of Taredd Wledig
  One of the tasks set for Culhwch by
  Ysbaddaden as a condition of marriage
  to his daughter Olwen was to bring to
  him the comb and scissors, which,
  together with a razor, this animal carried
  between his ears. King Arthur and his
  men helped Culhwch in this task and
  they hunted the boar through Wales to
  Cornwall. He killed many of Arthur’s
  men in the fights that ensued en route
  and lost most of his own sons who were
  in the form of young boars. The comb
  and scissors were seized by Arthur’s 
  men and given to Culhwch and Twrch
  Trwyth was finally chased into the sea 
  off Cornwall and never seen again.
  In other versions, the role of Twrch
  Trwyth is played by a prince who leads
  a band of ferocious pigs.
  Twrgadarn
  Welsh
  father of Madawg
  Twyll Huan
  Welsh
  a name of Bloddeuedd (‘deception
  of Huan’) as an owl
  Ty 
  (see Tyr)
  Ty Gwydr
  Welsh
  [‘glass house’]
  the home of Merlin on Bardsey 
  Island, some say, in which he 
  kept the Thirteen Treasures of 
  Britain
  Ty-newydd
  (see Cerrig Meibion Arthur)
  Tya
  Australian
  the world which, according to
  Aboriginal lore, was once part 
  of the sun
  Tybalt 
  (see Tybert)
  Tybert
  European
  [Tibert.Tybalt:=Dutch Tibeert]
  a cat in Reynard the Fox
  Reynard tried to lead Tybert into a
  trap during a race but got caught
  himself, excaping with a wound when
  the farmer accidentally knocked the 
  trap open.
  Tybion
  Welsh
  son of Cunedda
  father of Meirion
  His parents had eight sons of whom
  Tybion was the eldest. He died before
  the family settled in Wales and his son,
  Meirion, took his place as one of the
  founders of the Welsh kingdoms.
  Tyche
  Greek
  [Agathe Tyche.Tuche:=Etruscan Nortia:
  =Persian Ardokhsho:=Roman Fortuna]
  the goddess of good fortune
  daughter of Zeus and Hera or of
  Oceanus and Tethys
  wife of Agathadaemon
  In some accounts, she is one of 
  the Fates.
  Tydeus
  Greek
  one of the Seven Against Thebes
  son of Oeneus and Althaea, Gorge
  or Periboea
  brother of Olenias
  husband of Deipyla
  father of Diomedes
  He was banished for killing his
  brother or uncle in a hunting accident
  and was purified by Admastus whose
  daughter Deipyla he married. 
  He tried to settle the quarrel with
  the Thebans by negotiation but failed.
  On his way back, he was ambushed by
  fifty Thebans and killed all of them. 
  In the attack on Thebes, he faced
  Melanippus at the Proetid Gate and
  killed him in single combat, receiving
  a fatal wound at the same time. When
  Amphiaraus decapitated Melanippus
  and gave the head to Tydeus, he split it
  open and ate the brains. Athena, who
  had arrived on the scene to save him,
  was so appalled that she left him to die.
  Tydides
  Greek
  a name for Diomedes as a son 
  of Tydeus
  tyet
  Egyptian
  an amulet of bloodstone worn 
  by Isis: a sacred symbol in 
  the form of a girdle 
  or knot
  Tyfing
  (see Tyrfing)
  tyger
  a monster, part lion, part wolf
  Tyll Eulenspiegel 
  German
  [(H)owleglass.Owl-glass.
  Owlespiegle.Tilleulenspiegel]
  a mythical clown
  Tylwith Teg
  Welsh
  [(Bendith y) Mamau]
  the brownies or fairies ruled 
  by Gwynn ap Nudd
  These beings are said to vanish if they
  touch iron.
  Tymborychos
  Greek
  a name of Aphrodite as 
  ‘gravedigger’
  Tyndareos
  (see Tyndareus)
  Tyndareus1
  Greek
  [‘pounder’.Tyndareos]
  a king of Sparta with Icarius
  son of Oebalus or Perieres and
  Gorgophone or Batia
  brother of Aphareus, Hippocoon,
  Icarius and Leucippus
  husband of Leda
  father of Philonöe, Phoebe 
  and Timandra
  He was banished from Sparta by
  Hippocoon and fled to Aetolia where
  he married Leda.
  Of the four children born to his wife
  Leda, there are conflicting stories. In
  some, they are the natural parents of
  Clytemnestra only, in others of both
  Clytemnestra and Castor and in 
  others of these two and Polydeuces,
  the fair Helen being the daughter of
  Zeus and Leda. It seems most likely
  that Clytemnestra and Castor were 
  the children of Tyndareus and that
  Zeus was the father of Helen and
  Polydeuces, with Tyndareus adopting
  Polydeuces as his own son.
  He sheltered Agamemnon and
  Menelaus who fled to Sparta when
  Aegisthus killed their father Atreus
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  their father’s throne.
  Heracles killed Hippocoon and his
  sons and restored Tyndareus and his
  brother Icarius to the throne. Tyndareus
  finally abdicated in favour of Menelaus.
  So many princes wanted to marry
  Helen that he had them all stand on
  the skin of a sacrificial animal and
  swear to support whichever of them
  was chosen as her husband. She
  married Menelaus and, when she was
  later abducted by Paris, they were
  reminded of their oath and rallied to
  the Greek cause against the Trojans.
  Tyndareus2
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as ‘thunderer’
  Tyndaridae
  Greek
  the descendants of Tyndareus
  Tyndaris
  Greek
  a daughter of Tyndareus 
  (Helen or Clytemnestra)
  Tyno Helig
  (see Lafau Sands)
  Tyolet
  British
  a knight who spoke with animals
  He had been brought up in the forests
  where he learned the language of the
  wild beasts.
  To please the daughter of the king
  of Britain, he killed the lions which
  guarded a white stag and presented the
  stag’s foot to this lady who then
  became his wife.
  Typanon
  Thai
  a dancing angel holding 
  a thunderbolt
  Typhaon
  (see Typhon)
  Typhis
  (see Typhus)
  Typho 
  (see Typhon)
  Typhoeus
  Greek
  [Typhos]
  a monster
  In some accounts, this being was the
  father or son of Typhon; in others 
  they are the same.
  Typhon
  Greek
  [Tuphon.Tuphoios.Typhaon.Typho(eus):
  =Egyptian Set:=Hittite Typhoon]
  an ass-headed or 100-headed monster
  the hurricane personified
  offspring of Tartarus and Gaea 
  offspring of Typhoeus and Echidna,
  some say
  father by Echidna of Cerberus, 
  the Chimaera, the Crommyonian
  Sow, the Harpies, the Hydra, 
  Ladon, the Nemean Lion, Orthrus 
  and the Sphinx 
  Typhon was a giant with hands in the
  form of serpents, serpent legs and
  huge wings who spewed flaming rocks
  from his mouth. He so frightened the
  gods that they concealed themselves,
  in the form of animals, in Egypt.
  In a fight with Zeus, Typhon cut out
  the sinews of the god’s limbs, leaving
  him helpless. He concealed the sinews
  in the Corycian cave where they were
  guarded by the dragon Delphyne until
  Aegipan (or Cadmus or Pan), and
  Hermes recovered them and made
  Zeus whole again. The god then chased
  Typhon to Sicily where he buried him
  under the weight of Mount Etna.
  In another story, it was the giant
  Enceladus who was buried under
  Mount Etna while Typhon was thrown
  into Tartarus.
  In those versions where it is said
  that there are two separate monsters,
  one is the terrible son of Tartarus and
  Gaea, the other is this monster’s son
  and it is this son who fathered all 
  the other monsters.
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Ophion.
  (see also Typhoeus)
  Typhonian Beast
  Egyptian
  a monster
  This animal, which is depicted as
  having a long snout, square ears and a
  tufted tail, was the symbol of Set.
  Typhoon
  Mesopotamian
  [=Egyptian Set:=Greek Typhon]
  a Hittite monster, half man, 
  half serpent
  This beast was slain by Tarku (Teshub).
  (see also Illuyankas)
  Typhos 
  (see Typhoeus)
  Typhus
  Greek
  [Typhis]
  helmsman of the Argo
  Typhus died on the voyage to Colchis
  and his duties were taken over by
  Ancaeus.
  Tyr
  Norse
  [E(a)r.Ir.Teiwa.Teu.Tew.Ty(w):
  =German Dings.Erchtag.Irmin.Tiu(z).
  Tiw(a).Tiwaz. Zio.Ziu(-Wara).
  Ziumen.Ziw:=Saxon Saxsnot.Tig:
  =Roman Mars]
  a sky-god and god of war
  son of Odin and Frigga, some say
  son of Hymir, some say
  His hand was bitten off by Fenris
  when Tyr put it in the wolf’s mouth as
  a guarantee of good faith when Fenris
  allowed himself to be bound to a rock
  and then found that he could not 
  break free.
  At Ragnarok, he killed Garm but
  was himself killed in the battle 
  by Garm.
  (see also Cheru)
  Tyren
  (see Uirne)
  Tyrfing
  Norse
  [Tyfing]
  the sword of Angantyr
  This magic sword, made by the dwarfs,
  would slice through rock or metal,
  could fight of its own accord and
  needed to taste blood before it could
  be put back into its scabbard. It was
  buried with Angantyr when he died
  but his daughter, Hervor, used magic
  to force him to rise and hand the
  sword over to her.
  This weapon also appears in the
  story of Heithrek and Gestumblindi.
  Tyrnog Diwrnach
  Welsh
  a magic cauldron
  This vessel was said to boil food for
  brave warriors but not for cowards. It
  was one of the Treasures of Britain.
  Tyro
  Greek
  a dawn-goddess
  daughter of Salmoneus and Alcidice
  wife of Cretheus
  mother of Aeson, Amythaon and
  Pheres by Cretheus
  mother of Neleus and Pelias 
  by Poseidon
  She was raped by Sisyphus who tried
  to persuade the people that she had
  had an incestuous affair with her own
  father, Salmoneus.
  She loved Enipeus but had an affair
  with Poseidon, in the guise of Enipeus,
  and bore the twins Neleus and Pelias.
  She abandoned them but they were
  found and reared by a horse-herder
  and adopted by Salmoneus and his
  wife. Her father’s second wife, Sidero,
  treated Tyro very badly. Tyro married
  Cretheus and bore him a son, Aeson
  who became the father of Jason. 
  In another version, Cretheus adop-
  ted the twins as his own, in others,
  when he learned of her affair with
  Poseidon, he abandoned Tyro and
  took Sidero, her maid, in her place.
  Tyro was badly treated and lived in
  very poor circumstances until the boys
  grew to manhood and went to look for
  her. When they found her, they were
  quick to exact revenge by killing
  Sidero.
  Tyronoe
  British
  in some accounts, a sister of
  Morgan le Fay
  Tyrrhenus
  Italian
  son of Atys
  He was said to have emigrated from
  Lydia during a famine and is regarded
  as the founder of the Etruscans.
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  Tyrxis
  Greek
  a name for Apollo as keeper 
  of wells
  Tyselin
  (see Tiecelin)
  Tyurin-muzykay
  Siberian
  a hero who killed a 
  man-eating sea-monster
  tyus
  Turkish
  [=Altai Kurmes:=Buriat ongon]
  a shamanist fetish in the form of 
  an image
  (see also ongon)
  Tyw 
  (see Tyr)
  Tzahui
  Central American
  [=Aztec Tlaloc:=Maya Chac:=Totomac
  Tajin:=Zapotec Cocijo]
  the Mixtec name for Tezcatlipoca 
  as Tlaloc
  Tzakmaqiel
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal 
  sign, Aquarius
  (see also Gambiel)
  Tzatzitepec
  Central American
  a sacred hill on which Quetzalcoatl’s
  instructions were announced
  Tzedec
  (see Zedex)
  Tzequil 
  (see Votan)
  Tzequiles
  Central American
  a Mayan race of seafarers said to be
  descendants of Votan
  Tzi-daltai
  North American
  carved wooden figures worn 
  as protection by the Apache 
  Indians
  Tzinteotl
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of birth
  an aspect of Cinteotl or of
  Tonacacihuatl 
  Another version gives Tzinteotl as
  male, an aspect of Tonacatecuhtli as god 
  of lightning.
  tzité
  Central American
  a plant
  The berries of this plant were used,
  according to Aztec lore, by Gucumatz
  and Tepeu as a divining tool, helping
  them to decide what form they should
  use to create human beings. The
  wooden figures that they carved as a
  result proved to be unsatisfactory and
  were destroyed by huge predatory
  birds.
  Tzitzimime
  Central American
  [Tzizimine]
  an Aztec star-spirit
  These malevolent spirits are said to
  attack humans in the form of an eagle
  or vulture, causing fits in children and
  lust in men. At the end of the world
  they will devour all mankind.
  In some accounts, they are the same
  as the Cihuateteo.
  Tzitzimitl
  Central American
  [Tzizimitl]
  the old woman who guarded 
  the sleeping maiden 
  Mayahuel
  tzizhui
  North American
  a sky-spirit of the Osage
  Tzizimime
  (see Tzitzimine)
  Tzizimitl
  (see Tzitzimitl)
  Tzolkin
  Central American
  [=Aztec Tonalpohualli]
  a period of 260 days in the Mayan
  sacred calendar
  Tzontemoc
  (see Mictlantecuhtli)
  Tzu-kung
  Chinese
  the constellation in which the sky-god,
  T’ai I, lives
  Tzu-ssu
  Chinese
  one of the Four Saints
  grandson of Confucius
  Tzu Sun Niang Niang
  Chinese
  a mother-goddess
  patroness of marriage
  She was a mortal who committed
  suicide to escape the advances of the
  king and was later deified.
  Tzu-ts’ai
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  in some accounts
  He is said to have been buried alive
  and decapitated five times.
  He is depicted with a fly-whisk in
  his hand.
  Tzu-t’ung
  Chinese
  a god of literature, in some accounts
  (see also Wen Ch’ang Ti Chun)
  Tzu Wei
  Chinese
  [Purple Crepe Myrtle]
  god of the Pole Star
  Tzultacah
  Central American
  Mayan thunder-gods
  These deities, of which there are at
  least thirteen, live in streams and rivers
  and each has his own mountain. They
  are said to send snakes to punish
  mankind for various offences.
  Tzununiha
  Central American
  [House of the Water]
  a woman created by the gods as a 
  wife for Mahucutah
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  U-Sa
  Korean
  [Chancellor Rain]
  one of the 3 ministers who came to
  earth with Hwanung
  Ua
  New Zealand
  [Ua-nganga.Ua-nui.Ua-roa.Ua-whatu]
  a Maori rain-god
  father of Hau Maringi
  Ua-Ildak
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian goddess of vegetation
  Ua-nganga
  New Zealand
  a name for Ua as ‘rain-storm’
  Ua-nui
  New Zealand
  a name for Ua as ‘heavy rain’
  Ua-roa
  New Zealand
  a name for Ua as ‘long rain’
  Ua-whatu
  New Zealand
  a name for Ua as ‘hail’
  Uac-metun-ahau
  (see Itzamna)
  Uachit
  (see Edjo.Wadjet)
  Uacilla
  Russian
  an Ossetian rain-spirit
  Uadha
  (see Uadu)
  Uadjit
  (see Edjo.Wadjet)
  Uadu
  Irish
  [Uadha]
  father of Ragallach
  Uaica
  South American
  a medicine-man of the Juruna Indians
  He was said to receive from Sinaa in
  dreams instructions that enabled him
  to improve the conditions of his
  people. Sinaa gave him the bark of a
  magic tree and the drink which he
  brewed from this bark gave him
  magical powers such as the ability to
  cure illness. He married but his wife
  was unfaithful. Her lover tried to kill
  Uaica but, having eyes in the back of
  his head, Uiaca was able to escape and
  disappeared into the earth.
  Uaithne
  Irish
  [Uathe]
  the magical harp of the Dagda
  The 
  Fomoire 
  once 
  stole 
  this
  instrument. The Dagda found where
  they had put it and, when he called it,
  it jumped from the wall where it was
  hanging, killed the men who had
  stolen it and put the rest to sleep with
  its music.
  Uakea
  Pacific Islands
  a Beru warrior
  He, with Kaitu, conquered the
  Gilbert Islands.
  Uallabh
  Scottish
  [=British Gawain]
  a Scottish hero
  In this story, Arthur is said to be king
  of Ireland, not Britain, and married a
  lady who arrived on a bier. Uallabh
  killed this lady’s brother, married her
  younger sister and became king of
  Ireland after Arthur.
  Uaman
  Irish
  the sidhe ruled by Ethal Anubail
  Uan
  Irish
  a servant of the high-king
  Uar
  Irish
  a Fomoire from Munster
  He had three sons who were said to
  spread venom on anything they
  touched.
  Uar-Gaeth-Sceo-Luchair-Sceo Irish
  a giant
  Some say that this name, essentially
  gibberish, is used to conceal the name
  of a divine being.
  Uarad Garad
  Irish
  [Uaran Garaid]
  a river in Connaught
  This is the river where Mac Cecht
  filled the cup with water to take back
  to Conary when he was besieged at 
  Da Derga’s hostel.
  In other stories it was Conall
  Cearnach, not Mac Cecht. 
  Uarahiulu
  South American
  wife of Darukavaitere
  mother of Uazale
  When she gave birth to a series of
  parrots and other birds, her mother-
  in-law, Maiso, intervened and caused
  her to bear the first of the Paressi
  tribe, the boy Uazale.
  Uaran Garaid
  (see Uarad Garad) 
  uas
  (see was)
  Uasar
  Egyptian
  a name for Osiris during the winter
  period when he slept
  Uatchit
  (see Wadjet)
  Uath mac Imoman
  Irish
  [Horror.Ulath mac Immomuin]
  a shape-changing god
  He lived at Oath’s Lake and was asked
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  Uathach
  to judge which of three warriors,
  Conall, Cuchulainn and Laoghaire,
  was the greatest. Uath proposed a
  beheading contest. In some versions,
  Conall and Laoghaire refused the
  challenge, in others they cut off Uath’s
  head but refused to submit themselves
  for the axe. Cuchulainn accepted the
  challenge and when Uath tried to
  behead him, the axe turned on
  the executioner.
  It is said that, when Cuchulainn put
  his head on the block, Uath resumed
  his normal form as King Curoi.
  (see also Bricciu.Curoi)
  Uathach
  Irish
  a dawn goddess
  daughter of Skatha
  sister of Cuare
  During his training on the Isle of Skye
  under Skatha, Cuchulainn accidentally
  broke Uathach’s finger. Her lover,
  Cochar Cruife, challenged Cuchulainn
  to single combat and was killed.
  Cuchulainn then took Uathach as his
  own mistress.
  Another version says that the woman
  he took as his mistress was Princess
  Aifa, Skatha’s sister. and Uathach was
  his own daughter by Skatha. One or the
  other was the mother of Cuchulainn’s
  son, Connla.
  Uathe
  (see Uaithe)
  Uatlan
  South American
  a virgin mother-goddess of the 
  Quiche Indians
  mother of Xbalanque
  Uayayab
  (see Uayeb)
  Uayeb
  Central American
  [Uayayab]
  the god of the nemontemi, the five-
  day period of fasting and ill-luck at
  the end of each year
  Uaz
  (see Wadjet)
  Uazale
  South American
  a culture-hero of the Paressi tribe
  son of Darukavaitere and Uarahiulu
  Uazale is said to have introduced
  tobacco and manioc and, by planting
  some of his own hair, grew the
  first cotton.
  He was envisaged as having a tail
  and a bat-like membrane between his
  arms and legs.
  Uazit
  (see Wadjet)
  Uba
  Japanese
  a pine-tree spirit
  wife of Jo
  Ubar-Tutu
  Mesopotamian
  [Ubara-Tutu]
  father of Atrahasis or Utnapishtim
  Ubara-Tutu
  (see Ubar-Tutu)
  Ubastet
  (see Bast)
  Ubasti
  (see Bast)
  Ubbe
  Norse
  son of Ragnar Lodbrok and Aslaug and
  brother of Ivar, some say
  Ubelluris
  (see Upelluri)
  Ubertas
  Roman
  a god of agriculture
  Uberto
  European
  a name used by Argalia at
  Charlemagne’s great tournament
  Ubugami
  Japanese
  a guardian-god of childbirth
  In some accounts he was the same 
  as Yamano-kami.
  ubiquity
  the supposed power to be present 
  at different places at the same 
  time
  Ubshuukina
  Mesopotamian
  the hall or court of the Sumerian
  gods assembled
  Ubyi
  Baltic
  a Finnish god said to drink blood
  This being is regarded as the spirit of
  a sorcerer or some evil person.
  Ucakijana
  (see Hlakanyana)
  Ucalegon
  Greek
  an adviser to Priam
  Uccaihsravas
  Hindu
  [Uchchhaihsravas]
  a magical horse 
  This was the seventh thing to emerge
  at the Churning of the Ocean and
  became the horse of Indra.
  Ucchusma
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Aksobhya
  a form of Jambhala
  Uchak
  African
  a king of the Alur
  The stones that were found in his
  heart when he died are boiled in oil as
  part of a rain-making ceremony.
  Uchchhaihsravas
  (see Uccaihsravas)
  Uchdryd
  (see Ychdryt)
  Uchtdealb
  Irish
  [Uchtdelbh]
  a druidess
  She loved Iollann but he married
  Uirne. Jealous, Uchtdealb turned her
  into a bitch and her twin children were
  born as the hounds Bran and Sceolan.
  In another story, she was the wife of
  Manannan and, when Aillen fell in
  love with her, the god gave her to
  Aillen and took Aillen’s sister, Aine.
  Uchtdelbh
  (see Uchtdealb)
  Uchtsiti
  North American
  father of the gods of the 
  Acoma tribe
  Udadhikumara
  Jain
  a minor god
  one of the 10 Bhanavasi
  Udaeus
  Greek
  [Oudaeus]
  one of the 5 surviving Sown-men
  Udai
  (see Autak)
  Udaijin
  Japanese
  one of the 2 gatekeepers at the
  entrance to a Buddhist shrine 
  known as Nio-san
  This being stands on the right side of
  the entrance Niomon.
  (see also Yadaijin)
  udar
  Arabian
  a type of ghul
  This being lives in the desert and rapes
  male travellers. As a result, the victim
  may develop worms in his anus, a
  condition which is invariably fatal.
  Udensmate
  Baltic
  [Mother of Waters]
  a Latvian water-goddess
  Udgita
  Hindu
  the Sanskrit version of the mantra Om
  Uadjit
  (see Edjo.Wadjet)
  Uddagubba
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian deity, messenger for 
  Enlil
  Uddushu-namir(see Ashushu-Namir)
  Udelnicy
  (see Narucnici)
  Udhili
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  He was tutored by Karnari and was
  reputed to be able to fly.
  udjat
  Egyptian
  [Eye of Atum.Eye of Horus.Eye of Ra.
  udjat-eye.wedjat eye]
  a third eye, in the middle of a god’s
  forehead, symbol of eternity
  (see also Edjo)
  Udo
  Central American
  a Mexican moon-goddess
  wife of Uhubaput
  Udot
  Egyptian
  a cobra-goddess
  Udsar
  (see Sin1)
  Udu
  (see Udug)
  Udug
  Mesopotamian
  [Udu:=Akkadian Uttuku]
  a demon
  uDumakade
  African
  a name of Unkulunkulu as the
  controller of lightning
  Uduran
  Mesopotamian
  [=Iranian Hutram]
  an Assyrian god
  Udzume
  (see Izume)
  Uekera
  Pacific Islands
  a sacred tree of the Gilbert Islands,
  said to reach to heaven
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  Uemac
  (see Huemac)
  Uenuku
  New Zealand
  a Maori chief
  husband of Pai Hutanga, Pou
  Matangatanga and Taka-Rita
  His second wife, Taka-Rita, slept with
  two other men so Uenuku killed all
  three of them. Her brother, Tawheta,
  exacted vengeance by killing all five of
  Uenuku’s sons by his first wife, Pai
  Hutanga. Uenuku attacked Tawheta’s
  compound and killed many of his men
  but some, including Tawheta, escaped
  and hid in the forest. Uenuku then
  seized 
  Tawheta’s 
  sister, 
  Pou
  Matangatanga and married her. When
  Tawheta’s hiding place was discovered,
  Uenuku killed Tawheta and his men.
  The blood-stained water was as red as
  the sea at sunset and the battle became
  known as The Day of Two Sunsets.
  Ueret
  (see Tauret)
  Uergo
  (see Huergo)
  Uert-Heket
  (see Iusas)
  Uetonga
  Pacific Islands
  a king of the turehu
  grandson of Ruaumoko
  Ueuecoyotl
  Central American
  [=North American Coyote]
  a trickster-god of the Aztecs
  Uffern
  (see Annwfn)
  Ufir
  (see Uphir)
  Uga-no-kami
  (see Ugonomitama)
  Uga-no-Mitama (see Ugonomitama)
  Ugaine Mor
  Irish
  [Ugainy.Ughaine.Ugoine.Ugony]
  a high-king of Ireland
  husband of Cessair
  brother of Bodhbhcha
  father of Covac and Laoghaire Lorc
  When he died the country was divided
  into equal parts and shared among his
  twenty-five children.
  In some accounts, he was killed by
  his brother, Bodhbhcha, who was
  himself killed by Ugaine’s son,
  Laoghaire.
  Ugainy Mor
  (see Ugaine Mor)
  Ugallu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Sumerian Uridimmu]
  Babylonian demons
  These beings took the form of men
  with the head of a lion, the horns of a
  bull, and the claws of an eagle assisting
  Tiamat in her struggle with Marduk.
  Ugar
  Mesopotamian
  a Syrian god of vegetation
  Ugarthilocus
  European
  the Danish name for Utgard-Loki
  Ugatya
  African
  an incubus in the form of a snake
  Uggerus
  (see Odin)
  Ughaine Mor
  (see Ugaine Mor)
  Uglesha
  Serbian
  a noble
  brother of Goiko and Vukashin
  He and his brothers were building a
  fortress at Scutari when a veela
  warned them that it would never stand
  unless the infant twins, Stoyan and
  Stoyana, were buried beneath the
  walls. When these children could not
  be found, Goiko’s wife was immured
  in the walls instead.
  uGobungquongqo
  African
  a name of Unkulunkulu as
  ‘overthrower of kings’
  Ugoine Mor
  (see Ugaine Mor)
  Ugonomitama
  Japanese
  [Uga-no-kami.Uga-no-Mitama]
  a Shinto goddess of agriculture
  (see also Inari1.Uke-mochi)
  Ugony Mor
  (see Ugaine Mor)
  Ugra
  Hindu
  a god
  a name for Agni or Shiva as ‘fierce one’
  consort of Diksa
  father of Santana
  Ugracangika
  Hindu
  a form of Durga
  one of the navadurgas
  Ugrasena
  Hindu
  a king
  husband of Pavanarekha
  His wife produced the demon Kansa,
  after being raped by the demon
  Drumalika, and Ugrasena raised Kansa
  as his own son. Kansa deposed his
  ‘father’ but was killed by Krishna who
  restored Ugrasena to his throne.
  Ugrasena immolated himself on the
  god’s pyre when he was killed.
  Ugrasura
  Hindu
  a snake-demon
  He swallowed the infant Krishna but
  the boy grew to full stature in an
  instant and escaped by splitting open
  the snake’s gullet.
  Ugratara
  Hindu
  a terrible goddess
  She is depicted as carrying a corpse on
  her head.
  Ugunsmate
  Baltic
  [Mother of Fire]
  a Latvian fire-goddess
  uGuqubadele
  African
  a name of Unkulunkulu as ‘the
  irresistible one’
  Uh Panga Lwe Zizwe
  African
  the reed from which, in the lore of the
  Zulus, the human race emerged
  Uhe Minu
  (see Lord Uhe Minu)
  Uheita
  Japanese
  a peasant
  He captured a witch and threw her on
  the fire in his house. She jumped off
  but could not escape from the room so
  she turned herself into a copy of the
  statue of Kwannon which stood on the
  peasant’s shrine. He chose the right
  one by making an offering at which the
  real goddess smiled and quickly threw
  the other into a pot of boiling water
  where she died.
  Uhepono
  North American
  a giant in the lore of the Zuni
  This woolly-skinned monster with
  huge eyes is said to live in the
  underworld.
  Uhiji-ni
  Japanese
  [Lord Mud Earth]
  one of the early Shinto gods
  brother of Shuhiji-ni
  Uhlakanyana
  (see Hlakanyana)
  Uhlathu Yesizibi
  African
  son of a Zulu king and queen
  The queen gave birth to a huge snake.
  When its skin peeled away, five boys
  and five girls were revealed. Uhlathu
  was the first boy to emerge.
  Uhubaput
  Central American
  a Mexican creator-god and sun-god
  husband of Udo
  Ui Neill
  Irish
  descendants of Niall
  In some accounts, they are identified
  as the Milesians.
  Ui Tarsig
  Irish
  a clan of the Fir Gailean of which Finn
  mac Cool was a member
  Uigreann
  Irish
  [U(i)rgriu]
  a warrior 
  When he was killed by Finn mac Cool,
  his five sons set out to avenge his death.
  In the Battle of Gabhra, each threw a
  spear at Finn at the same moment so
  that they could share in his death. In
  another version, Finn was killed by
  Aichleach, one of the five sons.
  Uigriu
  (see Uigreann)
  Uillin
  Irish
  [Aillen]
  grandson of Nuada
  In some accounts, Uillin drowned
  Manannan in Loch Corrib.
  Uinde
  (see Undry)
  Uira
  (see Kanapu)
  Uirgriu
  (see Uigreann)
  Uirne
  Irish
  [Tuirrean.Tuiren(n).Tyren]
  an aunt of Finn mac Cool
  She was promised in marriage to a
  Uirne
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  king, Iollan, whose jealous first wife
  turned her into a hound and gave her
  to Fergus Fionnliat as a present. When
  Lugaid Lagha killed Iollan, she was
  restored to human form and married
  Lugaid. She later gave birth to triplets
  and, at the same time, two pups which
  became Finn’s hounds, Bran and
  Sceolan.
  In some accounts, she is referred to
  as Finn’s sister and called Tuireann
  (Tyren) and the jealous woman was not
  his first wife but his mistress, the
  druidess Uchtdealb.
  Uisneach
  (see Usna)
  Uisneach, Hill of
  (see Hill of Aisneach)
  Uisnech
  (see Usna)
  Uisniu
  (see Usna)
  Uitheachar
  (see Uthechair)
  Uitzilopochtli
  (see Huitzilopochtli)
  Uixtocihuatl
  Central American
  [Uixtocijuatl]
  the Aztec goddess of salt water
  Uixtocijuatl
  (see Uixtocihuatl)
  Uj
  Biblical
  a giant
  He was so tall that the flood reached
  no higher than his waist, so he was able
  to survive.
  Ujigami
  Japanese
  [Ujikami]
  an ancestral god: the ghost of a
  former ruler
  Ujikami
  (see Ujigami)
  Uka-no-gami
  (see Inari1)
  Ukaho
  African
  in the lore of the Chagga people, a yam
  This plant grew in the earthly paradise
  where 
  the 
  first 
  humans, 
  then
  immortal, lived. They were forbidden
  to eat the produce of Ukaho but were
  tempted by the serpent of death and
  cooked some yams. When they ate the
  yams, humans lost their immortality
  and Ukaho was taken up to heaven and
  restored for the use of the gods only.
  Ukaipu
  Pacific Islands
  wife of Ivo
  She was made from the stem of the
  wild ginger-plant
  Uke-mochi
  Japanese
  [Ukeomochi]
  a Shinto food-goddess
  wife of Inari
  Tsukiyomo thought that the food she
  offered him had been vomited up from
  Uke-mochi’s stomach so he killed her.
  Her body brought forth various cereals,
  the silkworm, the ox and the horse. Her
  husband took over her duties.
  In some versions, Inari is female, in
  others the partners are regarded as
  aspects of Ugonomitama.
  Ukeomochi
  (see Uke-mochi)
  Ukhat
  (see Shamhat)
  Ukhshyat-ereta
  (see Hushedar)
  Ukhshyat-nemah(see Hushedar-mah)
  Ukko
  Balti’
  [Ake-Thor.’old one’.Pauanne,Ukkonen]
  a Finnish sky-god and god of thunder
  husband of Rauni
  The noise of his chariot wheels is
  heard as thunder. When he sent fire to
  earth in the form of a thunderbolt
  it was swallowed by a fish but
  recovered from the fish’s stomach
  by Vainamoinen.
  He is regarded as a later version
  of Jumala.
  Ukkonen
  (see Ukko)
  Ukobach
  a demon in hell
  He is responsible for attending the oil-
  fired boilers in hell and is depicted as
  enveloped in flames.
  uKqili
  African
  a name of Unkulunkulu as ‘wise’
  Uksakka
  Baltic
  [=Swedish Dorr-karing]
  a Lapp door-goddess
  She is said to live under the door and
  protects those going in and out. She is
  also regarded as a guardian of infants.
  Uktena
  North American
  a Cherokee water-monster
  This huge horned beast was made by
  the Little Men to kill the sun so that
  its heat would no longer kill men and
  women. It went into the sky with a
  rattlesnake and, when the snake bit
  the daughter of the sun by mistake,
  the monster gave up the attempt and
  was banished.
  ukubuyisa
  African
  a Zulu rite said to bring back the spirit
  of a venerated ancestor
  Ukulan-Tojon
  Mongolian
  a Yakut water-spirit 
  Ukupanipo
  Pacific Islands
  a shark-god in Hawaii
  This being, who controls the fish
  population, is said to adopt a young
  child and endow it with the power to
  change into a shark.
  Ukur
  (see Kur)
  Ukwa
  African
  an ancestral hero of the Shilluk
  grandson of Kola
  Ulakhany
  Siberian
  a Yakut fire-god
  consort of Sabaga
  Ulala
  North American
  [Walala]
  a female monster of the Haida, said to
  eat men
  Ulania
  European
  a queen
  She sent to Charlemagne a shield
  made of gold as a prize for the bravest
  of his paladins. Whoever won it could
  claim the queen’s hand in marriage.
  Ulanji
  Australian
  a spirit-snake of the Aborigines
  Ulard
  Irish
  an early name for Ulster
  Ulath
  (see Uath)
  Ulay
  Pacific Islands
  a Philippine prince
  He fell in love with a beautiful girl,
  who was really a witch, but left her and
  married another girl. The witch was so
  angry that she turned his father’s city
  into a forest, his people into animals
  and Ulay himself into a monkey, a
  form he was destined to keep for 500
  years.
  Uldra
  Baltic
  [Ullda]
  a fairy race in Lapland, living under
  the earth          (see also Huldrafolk)
  Ule
  South American
  an ancestral hero of the Anti 
  Indians of Bolivia
  father of Tiri
  After the destruction of mankind by
  fire, Titi, the progenitor of the tribe,
  split open a tree and a beautiful
  maiden emerged from the tree and Ule
  married her. Together they became the
  ancestors of the Anti.
  Another story says that he was torn
  to pieces by a jaguar but his wife
  reassembled the parts she could find
  and restored him to life. Ule realised
  that part of his face was missing and
  went off, leaving his wife and young
  son. His wife was later killed by jaguars
  but her son, Tiri, avenged her death
  when he grew up.
  Ulfin
  British
  a counsellor of Uther Pendragon
  Ulfius
  British
  [Urfin.Ursin]
  a knight of Uther’s court
  a chamberlain to King Arthur
  He helped Uther to gain access to
  Igraine, taking the form of Mark’s
  knight, Brastias. In later years, he went
  with Brastias to the Continent to enlist
  the help of Bors and Ban on behalf of
  King Arthur in his battles with the
  rebellious barons.
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  Ulfrun
  Norse
  a giantess
  daughter of Aegir and Ran
  One of the nine wave-maidens said
  simultaneously to have given birth to
  Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Ulgan
  Siberian
  [Ulgen:=Yakuts Yrin-ai-tojon]
  a creator-god of the Buriats
  Ulgan used fish swimming in the
  primaeval waters to support the
  newly-created earth which he had
  formed in the shape of a huge, flat
  dish. Parts of the dish which broke off
  became the islands and land masses
  of earth and the god used one small
  part to make the first human, who was
  called Erlik.
  He warned Nama of the impending
  flood, giving him time to build an ark
  in which he survived.
  When Erlik killed Madere who had
  been sent to earth as a saviour by
  Ulgan, the sky-god destroyed Erlik.
  Ulgen
  (see Ulgan)
  Ulien
  European
  father of Rodomont
  Ulixes
  (see Ulysses3)
  Ull
  (see Uller)
  Ullakupera
  Australian
  hawk-men of the Aborigines
  Ullan
  (see Iollann)
  Ullda
  (see Uldra)
  Uller1
  Norse
  [Bogass.Idazzlei.Oller(us).Ondurass.
  Skialdarass.Ullerus.Ull(r).Veidiass:
  =Anglo-Saxon Vulder.Wulder:
  =German Holder.Holler]
  the god of archery, death, justice,
  oaths and winter
  son of Sif by a giant
  husband of Skadi
  He took over from Odin and ruled
  during the winter months and 
  ruled for ten years when Odin was
  banished from Asgard but was himself
  banished to Sweden when Odin
  returned.
  He was a rider with, and sometimes
  leader of, the Wild Hunt. His home
  was known as Ydalir. In some
  accounts, he was the second husband
  of Skadi after she left Niord.
  Uller2
  Norse
  [Ullerus.Ull(r)]
  a son of Orvandel or of Egil and Sith
  Ullerus
  (see Uller)
  Ullikummi
  Mesopotamian
  [Ullikummis]
  a Hurrian giant made of stone
  by Kumarbi
  Placed on the shoulder of Upelluri he
  grew to enormous size, even reaching
  the heavens. Ea, or Teshub in some
  versions, cut off his feet with the
  cosmic copper saw, so destroying him.
  Ullikummis
  (see Ullikummi)
  Ullr
  (see Uller)
  Ulmuka
  Hindu
  son of Balarama and Revati
  brother of Nisatha
  Ulster Cycle (see Red Branch Cycle)
  Ultan
  Irish
  a monk
  He served under Deaglan and was sent
  by him to confront an invasion fleet
  that threatened Ireland. It was said
  that Ultan merely raised his hand and
  the fleet sank beneath the waves and
  the sailors became rocks offshore.
  Ultima Thule
  the supposed end of the world
  (see also Thule)
  Ultonian Cycle
  (see Red Branch Cycle)
  Ultor
  (see Mars Ultor)
  ultores scelorum
  the fourth order of demons, 
  spirits of vengeance, ruled 
  by Asmodeus
  Ultud
  (see Illtyd)
  Ulu-tojon
  Siberian
  [Syga-tojon]
  a Yakut thunder-god
  He was said to have brought fire from
  the heavens for the use of mankind.
  Ulupi
  Hindu
  mother of Iravat
  step-mother of Babhru-Vahana
  When Babhru-Vahana accidentally
  killed his own father, Arjuna, he was
  prepared to commit suicide until
  Ulupi gave him a magic gemstone
  with which he restored his father to
  life.
  Ulupoka
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian god of evil
  Uluru
  Australian
  the area round Ayers Rock
  The Aborigines say that the rock was
  once a sandhill but, following a great
  battle between races of snake-people,
  it grew to its present size and turned
  into solid rock.
  Ulu’tuyar Ulu Toyo’n
  Siberian
  a malevolent creator-god of the
  Yakuts
  Ulysses1
  British
  a poem by Tennyson
  Ulysses2
  Irish
  a novel by James Joyce based on 
  the Odyssey
  Ulysses3
  Roman
  [Ulixes]
  the Roman name for Odysseus
  Um
  Korean
  [=Chinese Yin:=Japanese Yo]
  the female principle
  Uma1
  Hindu
  [Ambi.Ambika.Bhagavati.Bhimadevi.
  Bhramari.Bhuta-Nayaki.Devi.Durga.
  Gana-Nayaki.Girija.Ishani.Kamakya.
  Kamaks(h)i.Kanyakumari.Karna-Moti.
  Kotari.Mahadevi.Mahes(h)vari.
  ‘mother’.Parvati.Raktadanti.Rudrani.
  Sati.Shakti.Shas()ht(h)i.Simha-
  Vahini:=Cambodian Lady Po Nagar:
  =East Indies Dewi:=Japanese Umahi]
  a name for Devi as ‘gracious’ or 
  ‘light’
  sister of Ganga
  consort of Shiva
  In some accounts, Sati is said to have
  immolated herself when Shiva was
  excluded from a feast of the gods and
  Shiva, having performed a frenzied
  funeral dance as Narajana, restored his
  wife to life as Uma.
  Other accounts say that Uma was a
  formless goddess who, from time to
  time, entered the bodies of other
  goddesses. As a result, many of them
  are known as Uma. In this version, she
  could be Ambika, Devi, Durga, Parvati
  or Rudrani.
  Some 
  say 
  that 
  she 
  married
  Maheshvara and bore 3,000 children,
  including Sannayaka and Vinayaka.
  (see also Devi)
  uma2
  Japanese
  a sign (horse) of the Zodiac
  Uma3
  Pacific Islands
  [Parwati]
  a Balinese rice-goddess
  Umahi
  Japanese
  [=Hindu Uma]
  a goddess
  wife of Jizanten
  Umai1
  Irish
  a famous piper
  Umai2
  Mongol
  a mother-goddess
  Umai-hulhlya-wit
  North American
  a water-monster of the lore of the
  tribes of California
  His enormous body was burnt and
  from it came all things such as rituals
  and laws, songs and language.
  Umall
  (see Umhall)
  Uman-Struth
  Irish
  [‘bronze stream’]
  the stream into which Cuchulainn’s
  broken spear fell
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  Medb coveted Cuchulainn’s spear,
  Cletine, and sent a bard to ask him for
  it, knowing that one can never refuse a
  poet’s request. Cuchulainn threw the
  spear at the bard, killing him. The
  force of the throw broke the spear and
  the parts fell into the stream.
  Umashi-Ashi-Kabi-Hiko-Ji
  (see Umashiashikabihikoji)
  Umashiashikabihikoji
  Japanese
  [Umashi-Ashi-Kabi-Hiko-Ji]
  a Shinto creator-god
  one of the 5 Separate Heavenly Deities
  He was created from reeds from the
  primaeval 
  waters 
  and 
  grew 
  six
  branches, each of which produced a
  male and a female deity. The last pair
  were Izanagi and Izanami from whom
  many other gods were descended.
  The other five pairs were Omodaru
  and 
  Ayakisone; 
  Opotonodi 
  and
  Opotonobe; Tunogupi and Ikugupi;
  Upidini and Supidini; Kuni-toko-tachi
  and Toyokumono.
  Umbara Tutu
  Mesopotamian
  father of Utnapishtim
  umbra1
  a ghost
  umbra2
  Roman
  in the theory of a threefold soul, the
  umbra hovered over the body
  at death
  Umhall
  Irish
  [Umall] 
  father of Finn, some say
  Umhall is regarded as a variant of
  Cumaill. In other accounts, he is
  regarded as the father of Noidhiu by
  Fingel.
  Umhor
  Irish
  a leader of the Fir Bolg
  His four sons were slain when he led a
  rebellion against the king of Tara,
  Cairbre Nia Fear.
  Umi-no-kami
  (see Kaijin)
  Umi-no-o
  Japanese
  a sea-god or sea-dragon
  father of Otohime
  umiarissat
  Inuit
  phantom boats
  These boats, which are crewed by
  women are said to cause storms.
  Umisachi
  (see Fire Flash)
  umkovu
  African
  the familiar of the Zulu sorcerer
  The Zulu sorcerer uses a corpse which
  he has exhumed and revivified. After
  he has slit the tongue of the corpse and
  run a hot needle through the forehead,
  he can send the umkovu out at night to
  do his bidding.
  Umma
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian weather-god
  Ummanu
  Mesopotamian
  7 sages said to have written the 
  epic story of Gilgamesh
  Ummu-Khubur
  (see Melili)
  Ummu Sibyani
  Arabian
  [Karina.Kuntianak.Salmas]
  a female demon, the bird 
  of illness
  This demoness can render animals and
  women barren and wither crops. She
  obtained these powers by eating her
  own children.
  In one account, she is said to have
  appeared to Solomon as a beautiful
  young woman, naked except for her
  long hair, who turned into a white-
  haired old woman at the sight of the
  angel Solomon called upon for help.
  It is said that she can appear as a dog
  or a snake.
  Umngoma
  African
  a legendary ancestor of the 
  Vugusu people       
  (see also Malava)
  Umu-Dapruti
  Mesopotamian
  Babylonian spirits
  These beings helped Tiamat in her
  fight with Marduk.
  Umubumbi
  African
  a supreme god in parts of Uganda
  Umulua
  Mesopotamian
  a name for the Sumerian sun-god in
  benevolent mode
  Umunesiga
  Mesopotamian
  a name for the Sumerian sun-god in
  malevolent mode
  Umunmutanku
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian temple-god
  Umvelinkwangi
  African
  [Umvelinqangi]
  a Zulu creator-god
  father of Unkulunkulu
  Umvelinqangi
  (see Umvelinkwangi)
  Un
  (see Osiris)
  Un Sa
  Korean
  [Chancellor Cloud]
  one of the 3 ministers who came to
  earth with Hwanung
  Una
  British
  the personification of truth in The
  Faerie Queene
  wife of the Red Cross Knight
  Una-bara
  Japanese
  the sea-plain, realm of Susanowa
  Unakami-aze
  (see Aze)
  Unas
  Egyptian
  a deified king
  He became a sun-god after eating
  his predecessor.
  Unatamo
  Finnish
  brother of Kalervo
  uncle of Kullervo
  He killed his own brother, Kalervo,
  incurring 
  the 
  lifelong 
  hatred
  of Kullervo.
  Unbu
  (see Osiris)
  Uncegila
  (see Unktahe)
  Unci
  (see Grandmother Earth)
  Uncle Bouki
  (see Bouki)
  Unconquerable, The
  Roman
  a Roman name for Heracles
  undead
  (see revenant)
  Underground Mother North American
  a deity of the Zuni
  consort of Sun Father
  mother of Paiyatemu
  Underland
  Welsh
  [=Irish Tir inna N’og]
  a land of eternal youth: a fairy
  kingdom beneath the earth:
  the underworld
  Undersea Island, The
  Irish
  an island encountered by Maeldun on
  his voyage
  Through the water, Maeldun could see
  a submerged island, with houses and
  castles, where a warrior tended herds
  of cattle which were devoured by a
  huge monster sitting in a tree.
  Underwater Panthers North American
  water-monsters of the eastern tribes
  These beasts were said to be like the
  creatures of the earth in reverse, living
  under the surface of rivers and lakes.
  They tried to destroy the earth by
  dragging it under the water or by
  inundation. When they tried to
  destroy Nokomis in one such flood,
  the trickster god, Manabazho, called
  on the beavers and others to bring up
  mud from the bottom from which he
  made dry land, so saving her life.
  underworld
  [afterworld.Otherworld.paradise]
  the place to which the dead (or the
  souls of the dead) are said to go
  Each culture has its own version of
  what happens to humans when they
  die. Many postulate a place where
  departed souls receive reward or
  punishment based on their conduct
  on earth. Some of these are
  –African
  (1) The Bantu say that the souls of
  the dead go to Ku-zimu, an
  underground world and, if they cause
  a commotion, an earthquake results.
  (2) In Dahomey, some say that the
  land of the dead is in the sky, others
  that it is under the earth.
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  (3) In Ethiopia the underworld is
  known as Ekera.
  (4) For the Swahili, Kuzimu is
  variously described as a place
  where waiting souls shiver in the
  dark, a pleasant realm where the
  inhabitants look down on earth or
  an underwater realm where the
  inhabitants live like fish on the
  bottom.
  –Armenian
  The 
  Armenian 
  underworld,
  Dzokhk, is envisaged as a fiery
  abyss below the earth’s surface. A
  bridge known as Maze leads from
  hell to heaven. This bridge is very
  fragile and collapses under the
  weight of sin, casting the soul back
  into torment.
  –Assyrian
  The 
  Assyrian 
  underworld 
  is
  called Ekurra.
  –Babylonian
  Arulu, 
  a 
  kingdom 
  ruled 
  by
  Ereshkigal. In another story it is
  called Cuthah.
  –Buddhist
  The Buddhists envisage a hell on
  seven levels, the lowest of which
  is Avici.
  –Central American
  (1) The Aztecs envisaged a nine-
  layered underworld, Mictlan, the
  land of the dead, as a gloomy place
  at the centre of the earth. To reach
  the underworld, the dead had to
  cross eight forests, eight deserts
  and eight mountains, each full of
  great dangers, and finally cross a
  river into the first layer of the
  underworld itself. Included in the
  hazards of the journey were the
  fierce alligator, Xochitonal, the
  demon Izpuzteque and the fiend
  Nextepehua. Souls who survived
  the journey finally found rest in the
  last of these underworld realms,
  Chicuauhmictlan.
  (2) The Maya envisaged hell not as
  a place of permanent torment but
  as one stage in the progress of each
  individual between birth and finally
  reaching heaven. This region was
  called Xibalba. The place reserved
  for the punishment of the wicked is
  Mitnal.
  –Chinese
  In China, the underworld was
  known as Ti-yü, Earth Prison, and
  was ruled by Ti-ts’ang.
  (see also Taoist)
  –East Indian
  The Papuan underworld, ruled by
  Tumudurere, is known as Hiyoyoa
  and lies under the sea.
  –Egyptian
  The underworld, Amenti, is divided
  into twelve provinces containing a
  Hall of Judgement where souls
  were weighed in the balance by
  Anubis against a feather in front of
  Osiris and forty-two judges. Those
  who pass the test proceed to the
  paradise Aalu; those who fail are
  condemned to everlasting torment.
  –Inuit
  (1) The home of the good dead is
  known as Qudlivum as opposed to
  Adlivum, the undersea world for
  sinners, some of whom suffer less
  torment in the lower section
  known as Adliparmiut. 
  (2) The souls of the dead of the
  Caribou Inuits go to the house of
  Pana, a realm in the sky which is
  full of holes to allow rain to fall.
  Here they are born again and
  brought back to earth by the moon
  and live out another life, sometimes
  as humans, sometimes as animals
  or birds.
  –Greek
  Tartarus, ruled by Hades, had three
  sections, the Asphodel Fields,
  Erebus and Elysium.
  –Hindu
  In Patala, the record of each soul is
  read out by Chitragupta and judged
  by Yama. As a result, the soul may
  be sent to heaven, to one of the
  many hells or back to earth for
  reincarnation.
  Hell itself has twenty-eight (or
  twenty-one) regions, each reserved
  for a particular type of sinner.
  Some of these regions are:
  Asipatravana for heretics
  Avichimat for liars
  Kalasutra for those who have 
  killed a Brahmin
  Krimibhoja for the selfish
  Kumbhika for the cruel
  Raurava for sadists
  Suchimikha for misers
  Sukramukha for tyrants
  Tamusra for adulterers 
  and robbers
  Vajrakantaka for those who 
  married into another caste
  The river Vaitarani is used to
  punish religious dissidents.
  (see also Patala)
  –Irish
  The underworld is variously Tech
  Duinn, the home of Donn, The
  Land of Women when regarded as
  ruled by a goddess or Sid, the Land
  of the Fairies or Dun Scaith, ruled
  by Midir.
  –Jain
  The Jain hell has seven layers, the
  lowest of which is Mahatuma.
  Another, filled with hot sand, is
  known as Valuka, home of the
  Valu.
  Fiendish tortures are applied by
  various underworld gods known as
  Ambas, Ambaras, Asipalas, Dhanu,
  Kala, 
  Kharasvara, 
  Kumbha,
  Mahakali, 
  Maharudra, 
  Sabala,
  Sama, Valu and Vetarani.
  –Japanese
  (see Shinto)
  –New Zealand
  The Maori home of the ordinary
  dead is Lua-a-Milu under the earth
  or the sea; the souls of the exalted
  go to an island in the sky, the home
  of the gods.
  Other accounts refer to the
  nether
  world
  of
  Reinga or
  Uranga-o-te-Ra.
  –Norse
  Niflheim, said to be beneath the
  earth and bounded by the river
  Giall. Spirits of the slain warriors
  went to Valhalla in Asgard, home of
  the gods, or were taken by Freya to
  her palace, but others entered
  Niflheim by crossing the bridge
  over the Giall guarded by Modgud
  to whom they had to pay a tribute
  of blood. Next came the area of
  Ironwood where the trees had
  metal leaves and then the entrance
  gates guarded by the dog Garm.
  Inside, in the cold and darkness,
  was Elvidnir, the hall of Hel, ruler
  of Niflheim, where spirits were
  judged. Criminals were consigned
  to Nastrond and were eaten by the
  serpent Nidhogg.
  –North America
  (1) The Cherokee envisage a world
  below which is the exact counter-
  part of their own world except that
  the seasons are reversed.
  (2) The Klamash underworld is
  known as the Place of the Dark.
  (3) Some tribes, including the
  Navaho, regard the underworld as
  the place where their ancestors
  came from, rather
  than as the
  home of the dead.
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  (4) The Omaha dead reach a seven-
  layered underworld by way of the
  Milky Way, directed by an old man
  who sits there.
  –Pacific Islands
  (1) The Banks Islanders called the
  underworld Panoi.
  (2) In the Carolines, the good dead
  go to Pachet, a paradise under the
  sea; the others go to Pueliko, a
  gloomy hell under the earth. 
  Another version says there is a
  heaven in the sky for those who can
  reach it in the form of sea birds,
  another reserved for warriors
  where they can carry on their
  profession and a third for women
  who die in childbirth. This last one
  is situated where earth and sky
  meet.
  (3) The Fijian underworld is Bulu
  and only the married can go there
  – single men are smashed to death
  on the rocks by Nangananga. The
  married man must be provided
  with the tooth of a whale which he
  must throw at a particular tree.
  Hitting it, he is allowed to
  proceed; if he misses, he is sent
  back to the grave. Those that pass
  now meet their former wives and
  they travel on together. If he
  defeats the demon that attacks
  them, they can proceed; if not, he
  is eaten by the demon. Passing
  through the two caves, Cibaciba
  and Drakulu, couples are taken by
  boat to Nabangatai and then
  before Dengei who acts as their
  judge.
  (4) In Hawaii, the underworld is
  known as Hawaiki or Poluta and is
  the home of the spirits of the dead,
  either in the sky or under the
  earth.
  (5) In the Marquesas, they
  envisage one superior heaven for
  gods and three lower ones for the
  rest, graded from the top (the
  harshest) to the most pleasant at
  the bottom. Where the soul ends
  up depends on the number of pigs
  sacrificed by the dead man during
  his lifetime.
  (6) In Melanesia, the afterworld is
  Bwebweso, ruled by Sinebomatu
  and Kekwage. Most spirits reach
  this hill of the dead when
  sufficiently rotted, though some
  are condemned to roam the hill of
  lice, Koiakutu, and those who have
  been mutilated in life become fish
  with human heads living in a
  swamp at the foot of the hill.
  Others refer to Kibu which is
  envisaged as an island, home of the
  dead, far off to the west.
  (see also Dokanikani)
  (7) The people of Mindanao call
  their underworld Gimokodan. One
  part contains the spirits of slain
  warriors, the other contains all the
  other dead. A giantess with many
  nipples suckles the spirits of dead
  infants.
  (8) In the New Hebrides, the
  underworld is known as Banoi
  or Abokas.
  (9) In some parts of the Philippines
  the underworld is known as
  Maglawa, in others it is Kilot, the
  home of the left hand kalaloa
  (soul). The right hand one goes to
  a heaven in the sky.
  (10) The Polynesian underworld is
  known as Hawaika.
  (11) In Samoa the underworld is
  known as Poluta.
  (12) In the Society Islands, some
  versions say that Po is the
  underworld where the soul is
  deified after being eaten three
  times by a god, rather than a deity,
  son of Ilu and Mamamo.
  (13) In Tahiti, the underworld is
  known as Kahiki.
  (14) The Tongan underworld is
  also called Poluta.
  –Persian
  Souls were assessed by three
  judges, 
  Mithra, 
  Rashnu 
  and
  Sraosha. The worthy crossed a
  bridge to heaven, the unworthy fell
  into a place of torment known
  as Druj.
  –Shinto
  Yomi, a hell with two entrances,
  containing a huge chasm into
  which all the waters of the earth
  discharge. Yomi-tsu-kuni, ‘land
  of gloom’.
  –South American
  (1) In Bolivia it is said that the soul
  travels to the land of Grandfather.
  First it must cross two rivers, one
  by ferry, the other by a floating
  log. Those who fall off are eaten
  by fish. Next they are judged by
  Izoi-tamoi who splits evil ones in
  half. Those who pass the test
  journey through a land of darkness
  using as a torch a small straw
  which had been placed in the
  grave. Gathering feathers from
  the humming-bird to give to
  Tamoi (Grandfather), they then
  must pass between the clashing
  rocks known as Hacaru. Having
  been tested by a gallinazo bird,
  tickled by a monkey and passed
  the speaking tree, they finally
  reach the land of Tamoi where
  they live happily, much as they
  had done on earth.
  (2) In Brazil, the Caingang Indians
  say that the dead are instructed by
  the tribal shaman on how to
  survive the dangerous journey to
  the underworld where it is always
  day, youth is restored and the
  forests are full of game to be
  hunted. But first the soul must
  avoid the path that leads to a giant
  spider’s web, a trap in the form of a
  boiling pit and a slippery path
  where one false step will throw the
  soul into the lair of a giant crab.
  The happy life ends in a second
  death when the individual becomes
  some form of insect. When that
  insect dies it is the final end.
  (3) The Incas believe that their
  ancestors 
  came 
  from 
  the
  underworld which many tribes
  regard as the source of life on earth.
  –Sumerian
  The underworld is known as Kur-
  nu-gi-a or Makan.
  –Taoist
  Yellow Springs, sited on the sacred
  mountain of the east, T’ai Shan,
  was divided into ten hells for
  different types of sinner.
  (see also Ten Yama Kings)
  –Thai
  The underworld realm, Patal, is
  ruled by Maiyarab. Entering it
  through the hollow stalk of the
  lotus, souls must cross a lake
  guarded 
  by 
  Machanu 
  before
  being judged.
  –Welsh
  The underworld is known as
  Annwfn and is ruled by Arawn.
  (see also Caer Feddwid.hell)
  Undine1
  Greek
  a water nymph
  undine2
  Norse
  a fish-tailed female water-deity
  undine3
  an elemental spirit, guardian of 
  water
  It was said that these beings were born
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  without a soul but could acquire
  one if they married humans and
  bore children.
  Undry
  Irish
  [Cauldron of Dagda.Uinde]
  a magic cauldron owned by the 
  Dagda
  The cauldron, which was never empty,
  provided food for all according to their
  worthiness. It also had the power to
  restore life to the dead.
  Undutar
  Baltic
  [Untar]
  a Finnish goddess of fog and mist
  Uneg
  Egyptian
  a plant-god holding up the heavens
  Unelanuki
  North American
  a sun-goddess of the Cherokee
  Unferth
  Danish
  a counsellor of Hrothgar
  He gave Beowulf the sword Hrunting
  with which to attack Grendel but
  Beowulf
  preferred to tackle the
  monster bare-handed. He returned the
  sword 
  to 
  Unferth 
  after 
  killing
  Grendel’s mother with a huge sword
  he found in her lair.
  Unfriendly Sea
  (see Axine)
  Ungud
  Australian
  a creator-being living underground 
  in the form of a serpent
  He is said to have helped  Wallanganda
  in the creation of the world, causing
  rain to fall.
  Ungur
  (see Yurlungur)
  Unguramu
  Australian
  a trickster of the Aborigines
  He attacks the Ngandjala-Ngandjala
  and steals their food.
  ungwin
  African
  in Ghana, the soul
  Uni1
  Baltic
  the Finnish god of sleep
  Uni2
  Roman
  [=Roman Juno]
  an Etruscan guardian goddess
  consort of Tin
  Uni-No-Kami
  Japanese
  a sea-god
  one of the Munakata-No-Kami
  unicorn
  [=Biblical reem:=Chinese ch’i-lin:
  =Ethiopian arucharis:=Greek
  monoceros: =Japanese kirin:
  =Mongolian kere: =Sudanese
  arase:=Tibetan serou. tso’po]
  a monster in the form of a horse
  with a single horn 
  Other descriptions of the unicorn
  include:
  (1) Horse with the head of a dragon
  and the legs of a deer which emits
  flame at its tail and its joints.
  (2) Horse with the head of a stag,
  the feet of an elephant and a horn
  three feet in length.
  (3) White horse with cloven hoofs
  and spiral horns, a beard like a goat
  and a lion’s tail.
  (4) White horse with a red head
  and blue eyes, the legs of a deer and
  a red, black and white horn. This
  animal was variously described as
  being as big as a goat, a horse or an
  elephant and its horns as being four
  inches and four feet in length.
  Some versions say that the
  unicorn was too large to enter the
  ark at the time of the flood; others
  that it did enter but was thrown
  overboard and left to drown. It
  could be captured or killed if a
  maiden sat under a tree and waited
  for it to emerge from its lair. The
  animal would then lay his head on
  her lap, admiring her beauty and
  could easily be taken by a hunter. 
  Some versions say that the
  unicorn died with it’s head in the
  virgin’s lap but not before suckling
  at her breast.
  This animal was regarded as a
  symbol of purity and marriage and
  was said to have the power of
  purifying polluted water while
  others say that any person who
  drinks from the horn of a unicorn
  will never be ill. It was said that a
  unicorn could tell whether water
  was poisoned merely by dipping a
  hoof into it. An ointment made
  from the unicorn’s liver would cure
  leprosy and a belt made from its
  hide would ward off illness. The
  stories 
  of 
  the 
  health-giving
  properties of the horn led to its
  adoption as the symbol of the
  apothecaries.
  (see also reem)
  Unig
  Irish
  [Unig Strongshoulder]
  a messenger of Bran
  Unilanuhi
  North American
  a Cherokee sun-goddess
  Unius
  Irish
  a river
  Morrigan was seduced by the Dagda as
  she stood with one foot on each side of
  this river.
  Universal King, The
  Chinese
  a name for Yama after he had been
  reborn as a Buddha
  universal magic
  white magic used to oppose black 
  magic
  Unknowingly
  North American
  [Grandfather Power]
  a Sioux creator-spirit
  Unktahe
  North American
  [Uncegila.Unktehi.Untunktahe]
  a spirit of the Sioux in the form of a
  huge water-snake
  In the first age, Wakan Tanka created
  human beings and the monstrous
  Unktahe and her brood, thinking they
  were ants, drowned them with water
  spouting from their horns. Wakan
  Tanka and the other Thunderbirds
  killed all the monsters with their
  thunderbolts.
  In another version, Unktahe lived in
  the sea but, once in a while, came up
  the river Missouri, causing floods. The
  beast had only one vulnerable spot but
  this was known to twin boys who killed
  the monster with a well-aimed arrow.
  They cut out its heart and buried it,
  and found it gave them powers of
  prophecy until they allowed others to
  see it when it exploded.
  Unktehi
  (see Unktahe)
  Unktome
  (see Ictinike)
  Unktomi
  (see Ictinike)
  Unkulunkulu
  African
  [uDumukade.uGobungqongqo.
  uGuqabedele. uKqili.uZivelele:
  =Ndebele Nkulunkulu]
  a creator-god and sky-god of
  the Zulus
  He was an androgynous deity, created
  from a reed, who made mankind from
  grass or reeds.
  Unneffer
  Egyptian
  [Aunf.Wenneffer.Wennoffer.Winefred]
  the name of Osiris as ruler of
  Ashet
  Unno
  (see Osiris)
  Uno
  (see Osiris)
  unseelie court
  Scottish
  malevolent spirits or fairies
  Unt
  (see Isis)
  Unt-tongk
  Baltic
  a Finnish forest-spirit
  He is represented by a face carved into
  the trunk of a tree. Devotees feed the
  god by pressing food into the mouth of
  the carving.
  Untamo
  Finnish
  a god of dreams
  brother of Kalervo
  He killed his brother and sent
  Kalervo’s son, Kullervo, as a slave
  to Ilmarinen.
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  Untar
  (see Undutar)
  unterirdische
  (see Dwarfs)
  Untombinde
  African
  a daughter of a Zulu chieftain
  When she was swallowed by the river-
  monster, Usiququmadevu, her father
  sent soldiers to rescue her but the
  monster swallowed them as well and
  then swallowed all the tribe. One man
  escaped and he killed the monster
  which, as it died, disgorged unhurt all
  the people it had swallowed.
  Untunktahe
  (see Unktahe)
  Unumbote
  African
  [Unumbotta]
  a creator-god in Togo
  Unumbotta
  (see Unumbote)
  Unut
  Egyptian
  a goddess of the Upper Kingdom
  Originally envisaged as a hare, later as
  a lioness, she eventually became a
  guardian goddess.
  Unwaba
  African
  the chameleon in the Zulu story
  of creation
  Unxia
  Roman
  a goddess of marriage
  Uokesahs
  (see Eckesax)
  Uor
  Siberian
  a Yakut spirit of the dead which
  haunts its former home
  Uote
  (see Ute)
  Upadhyaya
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Hva-sen.Hva-sheng]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, 
  some say
  Upaka
  Burmese
  a nat, a snapper-up of human beings
  Upakesini
  Buddhist
  a god attendant on Arapacana
  Upali
  Buddhist
  one of the 5 chief disciples of
  the Buddha
  Upanananda
  Buddhist
  one of the nagas
  This being, together with Nanda,
  provided water for the new-born
  Buddha.
  upanayana
  Hindu
  the sacred thread ceremony at puberty
  Upangas
  Hindu
  one of the groups of sacred writings
  covering puranas, rituals, etc.
  Upanisad
  (see Upanishad)
  Upanishad
  Hindu
  [Jnana.Upanisad]
  a philosophical or religious treatise:
  :sacred writings: the doctrine of the
  forest hermits stressing unity of the
  individual with Brahman: the last
  section of the Veda
  Upao
  (see Tangaroa)
  Upapattivasita
  Buddhist
  a minor goddess
  one of the vasitas
  Uparatat
  (see Vanainti)
  upas
  East Indian
  [upas tree]
  a fabulous tree of Java, said to 
  poison everything within miles
  upashruti
  Hindu
  a voice predicting disaster 
  which can be heard in the 
  night-watches
  Upasunda
  Hindu
  a god of the seasons
  brother of Sunda
  Brahma, at their request, made each
  brother invulnerable except to the
  other but then asked Vishvakarma to
  create the beautiful Tilotamma with
  whom both the brothers fell in love.
  They fought over her and each killed
  the other.
  Upatissa
  (see Shariputra)
  Upavedas
  Hindu
  one of the groups of sacred writings
  covering the arts, etc.
  Upaya
  Buddhist
  [Upayaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  learning personified
  Upayaparamita
  (see Upaya)
  Upelluri
  Mesopotamian
  [Ubelluris:=Greek Atlas]
  a Hurrian mountain-god
  This giant being, standing in the
  ocean, was said to support the earth on
  his shoulders.
  Uphir
  [Ufir]
  a demon said to act as physician 
  to devils
  Upholder of the Heavens
  (see Tarenyawagon)
  Uphukinaku
  Mesopotamian
  a hall, meeting-place of the
  Babylonian gods
  Upidini
  Japanese
  [‘mud-lord’]
  a Shinto god
  consort of Supidini
  These two deities were produced from
  one of the branches of the primaeval
  god Umashiashikabihikoji.
  Upinis
  Lithuanian
  a river-god
  upior
  (see upir)
  upir
  Slav
  [kruvnik.matwiec.olorolen.upior.
  vedomec.wieszczy]
  a vampire
  These are said to be the souls of
  sorcerers or of the evil dead. 
  Upis
  (see Artemis.Opis)
  Upkong
  African
  the Efik name for a bush soul
  upland trout
  North American
  a fabulous fish
  Upolu
  Pacific Islands
  the first woman, in the lore of Samoa
  Upsal
  (see Upsala)
  Upsala
  Norse
  [Upsal]
  the home of Frey
  Upshukinaku
  Mesopotamian
  the great hall of the gods
  Upsouranios
  (see Hyposouranios)
  Upu Lero
  Pacific Islands
  [Lord Sun]
  a creator-god and sun-god in the
  Moluccas
  Upuat
  (see Wepwawet)
  Upuaut
  (see Wepwawet)
  Upulevo
  East Indian
  a sun-god in Timor
  Upulvan
  Sri Lankan
  [Pulvan:=Hindu Vishnu]
  the chief of 4 Singhalese gods
  He is said to have helped Buddha in
  his fight against Mara.
  Ur
  (see Iubhar2)
  Ur-Kuh
  Persian
  a primaeval cow
  This animal was slain, by Yima some
  say, and its body used to make men. 
  At the end of the world, its fat will 
  be used by Mithra to make men
  immortal.
  Ur-mer
  Egyptian
  a bull, symbol of Ptah
  Ur-shanabi
  (see Ursanapi)
  Ura
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian plague-god
  uraeus
  Egyptian
  [Eye of Ra.iaret]
  a snake symbol worn by pharaohs 
  and gods on the forehead or
  headdress
  Urabon
  (see Festival of the Dead)
  Urakabarameel
  a demon
  Urana
  (see Erana)
  Uranga-o-te-Ra
  New Zealand
  [Orang-o-te-Ra]
  part of the underworld, ruled by 
  Rohe
  Urania1
  Greek
  [Ourania]
  one of the 9 Muses – astronomy
  In some accounts, she was the mother
  of Linus by Amphimarus, Apollo or
  Oeagus or of Hymenaus by Apollo.
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  Greek
  a name for Aphrodite as daughter
  of Uranus
  Uranian deities
  Greek
  [=Roman Di superi]
  sky-gods
  Uranids (see Hundred-handed Ones)
  Uranis
  Greek
  one of the dogs of Actaeon
  When Artemis caught Actaeon, the
  hunter, watching her as she bathed, she
  turned him into a stag. His hounds,
  including Uranis, tore him to pieces.
  Uranos
  (see Uranus)
  Uranus1
  British
  a prison guard
  When Melora, on a quest to obtain the
  three items required to free her lover,
  Orlando, was imprisoned by the king
  of Asia, Uranus freed her.
  Uranus2
  Greek
  [Aucthon.‘heaven’.Ouranos.Uranos:
  =Phoenician Ouranos:=Roman 
  Caelus. Coelus]
  one of the elder gods
  son and husband of Gaea
  father of the Cyclopes, the 
  Hundred-handed Giants and 
  the Titans
  father of Aphrodite by Hemera,
  some say
  When 
  he 
  confined 
  the 
  unruly
  Cyclopes to Tartarus, his sons, the
  Titans, led by Cronus, rose against
  him. Cronus castrated his father and
  took over the throne of the gods. The
  blood from the wound fertilised Gaea
  and produced the Furies and Giants.
  Uras1
  Mesopotamian
  [Urash] 
  a Sumerian earth-goddess
  a consort of An
  mother of Nininsinna
  Uras2
  Mesopotamian
  in some accounts, a name for Ninib
  Urash
  (see Uras)
  Urashima
  Japanese
  a young fisherman
  husband of Otohime
  He married a sea-maiden, Otohime,
  daughter of the Dragon King, whom
  he had caught in the form of a tortoise,
  and lived under the sea, never aging.
  When he returned to visit his parents,
  Otohime gave him a box to ensure his
  safe return to their undersea palace.
  On land, he found everything changed
  and it transpired that he had been away
  for 300 years, although it had seemed
  like a few days. He opened the box,
  from which a small cloud emerged and
  floated away and he immediately grew
  old and died.           
  (see also Fire Fade)
  Urbadda
  (see Kusug)
  Urbadgumgum
  (see Ninsar)
  Urban of the Black Thorn
  British
  a knight guarding a ford
  He had a number of birds to help him
  but still Percival defeated him, killing
  one of the birds which then regained
  her former shape as a maiden.
  Urbien
  British
  an ancestor of King Arthur
  urchin-show
  a manifestation of goblins, etc.
  Urd
  (see Urda)
  Urda
  Norse
  [Urd.Urdh(r).Urd(u)r.Urpr.Urthr.Wurd:
  =Anglo-Saxon Wyrd]
  one of the 3 Norns – the past, fate
  daughter of Mimir, some say
  She was regarded as the chief of the
  Norns and is depicted as an old woman
  looking backwards.
  (see also Hel.Wyrd2)
  Urdarbrunn
  Norse
  [Urdar.Urda’s well.Wyrd’s Brook]
  a sacred well in Midgard
  This well or fountain, situated beside
  that root of Yggdrasil which leads up
  to Asgard and guarded by the three
  Norns, was so holy that nobody was
  allowed to drink from it.
  In some accounts, the decapitated
  head of Mimir was placed beside this
  well, rather than beside Mimisbrunnr
  in Asgard.
  Urdar
  (see Urdarbrunn)
  Urda’s well
  (see Urdarbrunn)
  Urdawl Ben
  (see Urddawl Ben)
  Urddawl Ben
  British
  [‘noble head’.Urdawl Ben.Venerable Head]
  the head of Bran
  Bran’s head was cut off and brought
  back to Britain to be buried when he
  was killed in his battle with Matholwch
  in Ireland. It continued to speak and
  drink in the years that elapsed before it
  was finally buried at Tower Hill to
  protect the kingdom. It was later dug
  up by King Arthur who felt he could
  defend the country himself.
  Urdh
  (see Urda)
  Urdhr
  (see Urda)
  Urdi-bihisht
  (see Asha Vahishta)
  Urdr
  (see Urda)
  Urdur
  (see Urda)
  Uresici
  (see Narucnici)
  Urethekau1
  Egyptian
  [Werethekau]
  A deity, supernatural power personified
  Urethekau2
  Egyptian
  [Werethekau]
  a name for Isis and other 
  goddesses
  Uretsiti
  North American
  [Iareku]
  a creator-goddess of the Cochiti
  Urfin
  (see Ulfius)
  Urgan
  British
  a giant
  He was the owner of the magic fairy
  dog, Petitcrieu. Tristram killed him in
  order to obtain the dog as a present
  for Isolde.
  Other stories say that the dog was
  given to Tristram by Gilan.
  In another version, Urgan was a boy,
  stolen by fairies, who was transformed
  into an ugly pixie, returning to the
  form of a handsome youth when a
  beautiful girl kissed him.
  Urganda
  Spanish
  in Spanish stories, a sister of 
  King Arthur
  She secured her brother’s release when
  he was imprisoned in a cage by the king
  of Constantinople. In this account, she
  is equated with Morgan le Fay.
  In the stories of Amadis, she was a
  benevolent fairy who carried his 
  son, Esplandian, in her magic ship,
  Green Serpent, to the rescue of his
  grandfather, Lisuarte, who had been
  imprisoned by her great enemy, the
  enchanter, Archalaus.
  Urgel
  Siberian
  the Yakut name for the Pleiades
  Urgriu
  (see Uigreann)
  Uriam
  (see Urien1)
  Urian1
  a devil, ruler of witches
  Urian2
  (see Urien1)
  Urias
  Irish
  a sage of the city of Gorias
  Uricus
  one of the cardinal demons (east)
  Uridimmu
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Ugallu]
  a Sumerian demon 
  This demon took the form of a terrible
  lion which helped Tiamat in her fight
  with Marduk.
  Uriel
  [Nariel]
  a demon
  Urien1
  British
  [Uriam.Urian.Urience.Uriens.Uryens]
  a god of battle
  a king of Gore, Murief or Rheged
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of Cynfarch by Nefyn
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  twin brother of Efrddf
  husband of Morgan le Fay, 
  some say
  father of Marine, Owain, Pascen
  Riwallawn and Run
  father of Owain by Morgan le Fay
  or Modron
  He was hunting with King Arthur and
  Accolan when a ship sailing on a lake
  came in to the shore. They boarded
  the ship and were bewitched by
  Morgan le Fay. Urien found himself
  back with his wife while Arthur fought
  and killed Accolan.
  In some accounts, Urien was a king
  in Scotland who abducted Orwen and
  married her, becoming king of Wales
  when her brother, Meriadoc, ousted
  Griffith who had usurped the throne
  after killing their father, Caradoc.
  In other accounts, he is equated
  with King Arthur or Nanters; others
  say his wife was Brimesent or Modron.
  Urien2                                                           (see Bran1.
  Gwyddno Caranhirtan)
  Urience
  (see Urien1)
  Uriens
  (see Urien1)
  Uriko
  Korean
  wife of Chopstick
  She and her two sisters were
  kidnapped by a gang of robbers but the
  tiny Chopstick rode to their rescue,
  routing their kidnappers. She married
  her rescuer who, after praying to a
  river-goddess, grew to normal size. 
  Urim and Thurrim
  Hebrew
  fire and truth or light and perfection:
  figures on the breastplate of a high-
  priest: a divine oracle
  Urion
  Greek
  the original name of Orion
  Urisnici
  (see Naurucnici)
  urisk
  Scottish
  a supernatural being: a brownie
  Urizen
  a demon associated with reason: one
  of the 4 zoa, in the works of 
  William Blake
  Urja
  Hindu
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Vashishtha, some say
  Urme
  European
  female spirits of fate
  These beings, usually three, are
  regarded by the gypsies of Poland,
  Russia, Serbia, etc, as being the
  arbiters of fate.
  Urmila
  (see Urmita)
  Urmita
  Hindu
  [Urmila]
  sister of Sita
  wife of Lakshmana
  mother of Angada and Chandraketu
  urna
  Buddhist
  a tuft of woolly hair, a third eye or a
  small jewel between the eyebrows of
  Shiva or the Buddha
  Urnes
  Egyptian
  a river in the underworld said by some
  to be the source of the Nile
  uroboros
  (see ouroboros)
  Uroica
  Irish
  a Gaelic heather-goddess
  Urpi-huachac
  South American
  a Quechua fish-goddess
  She had two daughters by Pachacamac.
  Coniraya called at her house when she
  was away and slept with one of the
  daughters and would have done the
  same with the other but she turned
  into a pigeon and flew away. Coniraya
  then took the fish out of Urpi-
  huachac’s pond and threw them into
  the sea where they became the
  ancestors of all fish.
  Urpr
  (see Urda)
  Urraca
  Spanish
  [Dona Urraca]
  daughter of Ferdinand
  sister of Alfonso, Elvira, Garcia
  and Sancho
  On her father’s death, she was given
  the city of Zamora. Her brother,
  Garcia, seized the city and she went to
  her eldest brother, Sancho of Castile,
  for help. He sent an army under El
  Cid to her aid.
  Urré of Hungary
  British
  [Urrey]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  He was miraculously healed of his
  wounds by Lancelot.
  Urrey
  (see Urré)
  Ursa Major
  (see Great Bear)
  Ursanapi
  Mesopotamian
  [Sursunabi.Sursunabu.
  Ur-shanabi.Urshanabi] 
  a ferryman in the underworld
  He was Utanapishtim’s boatman
  during 
  the 
  flood 
  and 
  carried
  Gilgamesh across the waters of death 
  to meet Utanapishtim.
  ursceal
  Irish
  a romance or saga
  Ursel
  (see Ursula2)
  Urshanabi
  (see Ursanapi)
  Ursin
  (see Ulfius)
  Ursula1
  British
  a 5th C princess
  daughter of Dionotus
  She led either 11, 1100 or 11000 virgins
  on a pilgrimage to Rome. All were
  murdered by the Huns at Cologne on
  their return journey because Ursula
  refused to marry their pagan leader.
  An alternative version says that
  Conan in Armorica sent to Dionotus
  asking for wives for his soldier settlers.
  Dionotus sent 1100 noble ladies and
  60,000 commoners, all of whom
  perished when storms scattered their
  ships.
  Usula2
  Norse
  [Ursel] 
  a moon-goddess
  Ursula Southiel (see Mother Shipton)
  urt
  (see haltija)
  Urt-Hikeu
  Egyptian
  a wife of Ra in some accounts
  Urth
  (see Urda)
  Urthong
  a demon associated with 
  imagination: one of the 4 zoa 
  in the works of William Blake
  Urthr
  (see Urda)
  Urtigernus
  (see Vortigern)
  Urtzi
  European
  a Basque sky-god and thunder-god
  Uru-Anna
  Mesopotamian
  a deity, the light of heaven, identified
  with the constellation Orion
  Uru-Rangi
  New Zealand
  a Maori wind-god
  husband of Maikuku
  Uru-Tetefa
  Pacific Islands
  a god
  brother of Oro-Tetefa
  He and his brother came down to
  earth and established the religious
  order, Areoi.
  Uruasi
  (see Urvashi)
  Urubutsin
  South American
  king of the vultures
  He was captured by Kuat and Iae who
  released him only after he had handed
  over the gift of light.
  Urukagura
  Mesopotamian
  a priest-king of Lagash
  He drastically reduced the fee 
  payable to the clergy for presiding at a 
  funeral.
  Uruki
  (see Urvashi)
  urus
  South American
  a race of people in Bolivia
  This race was created, it is said, when
  the sun shone on the slime which was
  floating on Lake Titicaca. 
  Urutonga
  New Zealand
  wife of Hema
  Uruvilva Kashyapa
  (see Kashyapa1)
  Urvakhshaya
  Persian
  a wise counsellor
  brother of Keresaspa
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  He was killed by the demon Hitaspa
  but Keresaspa avenged his brother’s
  death by killing the demon.
  urvan
  Persian
  the soul
  Urvara
  Hindu
  a god of arable fields
  Urvashi
  Hindu
  [Uruasi.Uruki.Urvasi]
  a nymph or a dawn-goddess
  one of the Apsarases
  wife of Pururavas
  mother of Ayu
  mother of Agni, some say
  The gods sent a beautiful nymph to
  upset the meditations of Naranarayana
  who, they felt, was acquiring too much
  power. The sage was not in the least
  disturbed – he merely placed a flower
  on his thigh and from it emerged
  Urvashi, an even more beautiful
  nymph. Both were sent to heaven by
  Naranarayana.
  She was rescued from the clutches
  of a demon by Pururavas and married
  him, stipulating that she must never
  see him naked. The jealous Gandharvas
  arranged that this should happen,
  where upon Urvashi disappeared
  immediately. Her husband found her
  much later and she arranged to meet
  him once a year for five years. On each
  occasion, she presented him with a son,
  the first being Ayu. They were later
  reunited and had three more sons.
  Urvasi
  (see Urvashi)
  Urvazishta
  Persian
  one of the 5 types of sacred fire
  This type is the fire which exists in
  plants or is caused by friction.
  (see also Bahram fire)
  Urvis
  Persian
  a lake on Mount Hugar
  All the waters flow into this lake and
  are purified. It is said that its source is
  the lake Ardvisura Anahita.
  Uryens
  (see Urien1)
  usagi1
  (see hare4)
  Usanas
  (see Shukra2)
  Usar-Api
  (see Serapis1)
  Usar-Apis
  (see Serapis1)
  Usar-Hapi
  (see Serapis1)
  Usas
  (see Ushas)
  Usching
  Baltic
  a horse-god
  Uscias
  Irish
  a wizard
  He lived in Finias, one of the four
  cities cited as the origin of the
  Danaans, and provided them with
  Nuada’s famous sword.
  Usert
  Egyptian
  an early earth-goddess, sometimes
  identified with Isis
  Usha
  Hindu
  daughter of Bana
  When she fell in love with Krishna’s
  grandson, Aniruddha, from a painting
  by Chitralekha, her father imprisoned
  him but Krishna rescued him and
  Usha was reunited with her beloved.
  ushabti
  (see shabti)
  Ushanas
  (see Shukra2)
  Ushapati
  Hindu
  a god of the dawn
  Ushas
  Hindu
  [Dyotana.Usas:=Greek Athena.Eos]
  goddess of the dawn, light, piety
  and wealth
  daughter of Dyaus and Prithivi
  daughter of Prajapati, some say
  daughter or wife of Surya, some say
  sister of Agni and Ratri
  In some accounts, she mated with her
  father, Prajapati, to produce all living
  things, in others she was born from the
  head of Dyaus.
  She may be depicted as a cow or
  riding in a chariot.
  ushebti
  (see shabti)
  ushebtiu
  (see shabti)
  ushi
  Japanese
  a sign (ox) of the Zodiac
  ushi-oni
  Japanese
  [‘cattle-demon’]
  a sea-monster in the form of a 
  whale-like dragon 
  Ushitoro-no-Konjin
  Japanese
  [Konjin]
  a primal Taoist deity
  It was said that, if this deity were to be
  offended, he would kill seven people.
  Ushnisa
  (see Ushnisha)
  Ushnisha1
  Buddhist
  [Us(h)nisa]
  one of the Dikpalas
  one of the Dhyanibuddhas
  He is responsible for guarding the
  region above the earth.
  In some accounts the term embraces
  all eight Dhyanibuddhas.
  ushnisha2
  Buddhist
  [us(h)nisa]
  a dome depicted on top of the
  Buddha’s head, said to contain
  his wisdom
  Ushnisavijaya
  (see Ushnishavijaya)
  Ushnishavijaya
  Buddhist
  [Us(h)nisavijaya]
  a deity variously given as male
  or female
  This deity is regarded as the guardian
  of travellers and killer of demons and
  is depicted with three faces and eight
  arms or sometimes a thousand arms
  and heads.
  Ushumgal
  (see Usumgal)
  Ushumgalanna
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian fertility-god: a
  celestial serpent
  Usiel
  a demon associated with buried treasure
  Usil
  (see Cautha)
  Usins
  Baltic
  a Latvian god of the morning and
  evening star
  Usiququmadevu
  African
  a Zulu river-monster
  This huge monster swallowed the
  maiden Untombinde, the soldiers 
  sent to rescue her and all her tribe
  except one man. He managed to kill
  the monster which then disgorged
  unharmed all the people it had
  swallowed.
  Usire
  (see Asari1)
  Uslo
  Siberian
  a Yakut mountain-deity
  Usmu
  (see Usumu)
  Usna
  Irish
  [Uisniu.Uisne(a)ch.Usnach.Usnech]
  husband of Elva
  father of Ainlé, Ardan and Naisi
  Usnach
  (see Usna)
  Usnech
  (see Usna)
  Usnisa
  (see Ushnisha)
  Usnisavijaya
  (see Ushnishavijaya)
  Uso-Dori
  Japanese
  a bullfinch
  Fukuro the owl fell in love with her and
  changed into a monk when she was
  killed by the jealous eagle, Uye-Minu.
  Usukun
  Central American
  an earthquake god
  brother of Nohochacyum 
  Usum
  (see Shomde)
  Usumgal
  Mesopotamian
  [Ushumgal]
  a monstrous serpent in Sumerian lore
  Usumu
  Mesopotamian
  [Usmu]
  the Akkadian version of Isinu
  Usunhi’ya
  Hindu
  [Darkening Land]
  the Cherokee home of the dead
  Ut
  Baltic
  a Finnish fire-goddess
  Uta
  (see Ute)
  Uta-napishtim
  (see Utnapishtim)
  Utanapishtim
  (see Utnapishtim)
  Utatheya
  Hindu
  [Utathya.Utathys]
  a god of spring
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  son of Angiras and Agneyi, some say 
  husband of Bhadra
  His wife was abducted by Varuna and
  Utatheya prayed to Sarasvati for help.
  When she caused all the rivers to
  dry up, Varuna quickly returned
  Bhadra to her husband.
  Utathya
  (see Utatheya)
  Utathys
  (see Utatheya)
  Utc’tsiti
  North American
  a creator-god of the Acoma
  His two daughters, Ia’ticu and
  Nao’tsiti, were born under the earth at
  a place known as Cipapu and,
  instructed by the spirit Tsitctinako,
  later emerged on to the surface and
  created plants and animals. 
  Ute1
  Norse
  [Uote.Uta]
  a queen of Burgundy
  sister of Pilgrim
  wife of Dankrat
  mother of Gernot, Giselher, 
  Gunther and Krimhild               
  (see also Ute2)
  Ute2
  Norse
  [Uote.Uta]
  wife of Hildebrand
  mother of Hadubrand
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Ute, wife of Dankrat.
  Utgard
  Norse
  [Outgard.Utgard(a)r.Utgarth(a)r]
  The chief city of the giants in
  Jotunheim: an illusory city conjured
  up by the Frost Giants to confuse
  Thor and Loki.
  Utgard-Hoki
  (see Utgard-Loki)
  Utgard-Loki
  Norse
  [Magus of Utgard.Utgard(a)r-Loki.
  Utgard-Hoki.Utgarth(a)r-Loki:
  =Danish Utgarthilocus]
  ruler of Jotunheim
  An imaginary being, conjured up by
  the giant Skrymir to confuse Thor and
  Loki when they visited Jotunheim.
  Utgardar
  (see Utgard)
  Utgardr
  (see Utgard)
  Utgarthar
  (see Utgard)
  Utgarthr
  (see Utgard)
  Uthecar
  (see Uthechair)
  Uthechair
  [Uitheachar.Uthecar]
  father of Celtchair
  Uther Ben
  (see Uther Pendragon)
  Uther Bendragon
  (see Uther Pendragon)
  Uther Pendragon
  British
  [Riothamus.Uth(e)r Bendragon.Uther Ben.
  Uthyr Ben:=Irish Iubhar]
  king of Britain
  son of Constantine
  brother of Aurelius and Constans
  husband of Igraine
  father of King Arthur
  When his brother, King Constans,
  was killed by Vortigern, he and his
  brother Aurelius Ambrosius were sent
  to the court of King Budicius in
  Brittany to escape from Vortigern but
  returned later to kill him by burning
  him in his castle.
  In one story, they reappeared as the
  dragons buried on Mount Erith by
  Lud and released when Vortigern,
  building his castle there, uncovered
  the cavern where they were buried.
  They flew off to Brittany, returning
  later in human form at the head of an
  army, burning down Vortigern’s castle
  and recapturing the kingdom. One
  version says that Uther met and
  defeated the invading forces of
  Vortigern’s son Paschent, killing both
  Paschent and Gillomar who was
  helping him.
  Uther became king on the death of
  his brother Aurelius and, from the
  dragon that appeared in the sky as a
  portent of his brother’s death, he took
  the name Pendragon.
  He fell in love with Igraine when
  she came to his court with her
  husband, Gorlois, who took her back
  to Cornwall and locked her in a tower.
  Uther invaded Cornwall and Merlin
  gave him the form of Gorlois so that
  he was able to gain access to her,
  fathering the future king, Arthur. After
  the death of Gorlois, Igraine and
  Uther married and, in some versions,
  they had a daughter, Anna.
  He was poisoned by a Saxon, leaving
  the throne to a very young Arthur.
  One version has it that Uther
  promised the offspring of his liaison to
  Merlin in return for giving him access
  to Igraine. When Uther objected to
  handing over the baby Arthur, Merlin
  blinded the king and took the child.
  Another version says that Uther died
  childless and that Arthur was brought
  in by the sea and found by Merlin.
  In some accounts, Aurelius was
  Uther and his brother, who became
  king, was Pendragon. 
  Others regard him as brother of
  Arthur and Constantine, all three
  being sons of Constans.
  Uthr Bendragon
  (see Uther Pendragon)
  Uthyr Ben
  (see Uther Pendragon)
  Uti1
  African
  a legendary ancestor of the Bambuti
  wife of Mupe
  Uti2
  Pacific Islands
  a goddess who taught the islanders
  the art of night-fishing
  Uti Hiata
  North American
  a Pawnee corn-goddess
  Utingo Lwenkosikasi
  African
  [Arch of the Queen]
  the Zulu rainbow
  Utiu
  Central American
  a coyote
  In Mayan lore, one of the four animals
  which brought the maize from which
  the gods created human beings.
  Utixo
  African
  the sky-god of the Hottentots
  Utkha
  Siberian
  a Buriat soul-animal or bird
  If this being makes a woman pregnant,
  the child will be a shaman or founder
  of a clan.
  Utnapishti
  (see Utnapishtim)
  Utnapishtim
  Mesopotamian
  [Pir-napishtim.Uta-naptishtim.
  Utanapishtim.Utnapishti:=Babylonian 
  Atrahasis:=Sumerian Ziusudra]
  an Assyrian king
  son of Umbara Tutu, some say
  He and his wife were the survivors of
  the flood, as told in the Assyrian
  legend. They landed on Mount Nisu
  when the waters subsided and, like
  Ziusudra, they were made immortal
  and became the ancestors of a new race
  of human beings.
  (see Atrahasis.Edjo.Wadjet)
  Utompe
  African
  the Liberian chieftain who 
  captured the first woman, 
  Gonzuole
  Utopia
  Buddhist
  a mythical land in a 1516 novel of the
  same name, written by Sir Thomas
  More
  Utpalavarna
  Buddhist
  a female disciple of the Buddha
  She transformed herself into the guise
  of a king in order to command a place
  at the front of a crowd gathered to
  hear the Buddha.
  Utr
  Afghan
  consort of Imra
  mother of Gish
  Utsanati
  North American
  a Pawnee rattlesnake-spirit
  Utset
  North American
  [Mother of the People]
  one of 2 sisters, ancestresses of the
  human race
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  sister of Nowutset
  She was the ancestor of all the Indian
  tribes; her sister, Nowutset, engend-
  ered all other races.
  When the flood came, Utset led
  her people through a hollow reed into
  the upper world where they now live.
  She took the stars with her in a sack
  but they were spilled and scattered
  throughout the heavens. 
  Some say that she gave the stars in a
  sack to Ishits and told him to take
  them to the underworld but he bit a
  hole in the bag and many stars
  escaped. Those remaining, she herself
  placed in the sky as the Great Bear,
  Orion and the Pleiades.
  Utset planted her own heart from
  which grew maize and other crops to
  feed the tribes.
  Uttama
  Hindu
  son of Uttanapada
  brother of Dhruva
  Uttanapada
  Hindu
  a king
  husband of Suniti
  father of Dhruva and Uttama
  His second wife persuaded the king to
  expel his senior wife, Suniti, together
  with her young son Dhruva who later
  became the Pole Star.
  Uttanka
  Hindu
  a saint
  He was blind as a result of severe
  asceticism but his sight was restored by
  the Aswins.
  He was burnt by the demon
  Dhundhu, as he meditated. The king,
  Kuvalayaswa, sent his 21,000 sons to
  kill the demon but all except three died
  in the flames. The three survivors
  killed Dhundhu.
  Uttara
  Hindu
  wife of Abhimanyu
  mother of Parikshit
  Uttara Kuru
  Hindu
  [=Greek Hyperboreans]
  one of the 4 island-continents
  mentioned in the Mahabharata
  In some references, they are the
  inhabitants of this realm, said by some
  to be the ancestors of the Siddhas.
  Uttarabhadrapada
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Uttarphalguni
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  Uttarasadha
  Hindu
  a goddess of fortune
  one of the naksatras
  daughter of Daksha
  wife of Candra
  utthana
  (see laghiman.levitation)
  Uttu1
  Mesopotamian
  [Uttukki.Uttuk(k)u.Utukku]
  a Sumerian spider-goddess, goddess
  of weaving
  goddess of earth and plants, some say
  daughter of Enki and Ninkurra
  Enki fathered Ninsar on Ninhursaga,
  then Ninkurra on Ninsar and finally
  Uttu 
  on 
  Ninkurra, 
  each 
  birth
  requiring only a nine-day gestation.
  Other accounts say that she was
  Ninhursaga’s 
  daughter. 
  She 
  was
  seduced and abandoned by Enki whose
  wife, Ninhursaga, recovered some of
  his semen from Uttu’s body and grew
  eight plants.                (see also Tagtug)
  Uttu2
  (see Utu)
  Uttukki
  (see Tagtug.Uttu)
  Uttukku
  (see Uttu.Uttuku)
  Uttuku1
  Mesopotamian
  [Uttukku.Utukku]
  Akkadian armed monsters with the
  body of a man and the head and limbs
  of an animal.
  These monsters become the evil
  Sebettu.
  Uttuku2
  (see Uttu)
  Utu
  Mesopotamian
  [Uttu.Utug.Utuki:=Babylonian Samas:
  =Canaanite Sapas]
  a Sumerian sun-god and god of justice
  son of Nanna and Ningal or created
  by Enlil
  brother of Inanna
  He acted as judge of men by day and of
  the dead by night.
  Utug
  (see Utu)
  Utuki
  (see Samas.Utu)
  Utukku
  (see Uttuku)
  Utumo
  Baltic
  Finnish spirits of the unknown dead
  It is said that if pests are attacking
  crops, the spirits are demanding
  offerings and a feast is held to
  propitiate them.
  Uumbwar
  African
  a supreme god of the Konkomba
  people
  Uuodan
  (see Wodan)
  Uwabami
  (see Yamato-no-Orochi)
  Uwain
  (see Owain)
  Uwaine
  (see Owain)
  uwanami
  North American
  [uwannami]
  rain-spirits of the Zuni
  uwannami
  (see uwanami)
  Uwazutsumo
  Japanese
  one of the 3 sea and fish-gods known
  as Munakata-no-kami
  Uwen
  African
  a god of the Edo
  Uye-Minu
  Japanese
  an eagle
  He became jealous when Fukoru the
  owl and Uso-Dori the bullfinch fell in
  love and killed the bullfinch.
  Uyuuyewe
  (see Oyoyewa)
  Uyuyewi
  (see Oyoyewa)
  Uzat
  Egyptian
  the eye of Horus worn as a talisman to
  protect the wearer from evil
  Uzava Tumaspana
  Persian
  a rain-spirit
  In some accounts it was this spirit,
  rather than the hero Rustem, who
  overcame the demon Afrasiyab.
  Uzimu
  African
  [=Swahili Kuzimu]
  in the lore of Tanzania, the land of
  the dead
  uZivele
  African
  a name of Unkulunkulu as ‘he himself’,
  ‘all that there is’
  Uzume
  Japanese
  [Ame-no-Uzume-no-mikoto.
  Heaven’s Forthright Female.
  Otafuku.Udzume]
  a Shinto goddess of dancing
  and merrymaking
  daughter of Amaterasu, some say
  sister of Waka-hime
  She came down to earth with Ninigi
  and some say that she became his wife
  although the story of his coming
  relates that he gave her to the giant
  Deity of the Field Paths who had
  helped him.
  She danced in front of the cave in
  which Amaterasu had hidden herself
  after she had been affronted by
  Susanowa, enticing her to emerge.
  In some accounts, she was a goddess
  of the dawn though others say that 
  that post was held by her sister, Waka-
  hime.
  Uzziel
  Hebrew
  an angel
  Guardian of the south, some say.
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  (see Vayu1)
  Va’atale
  Pacific Islands
  the canoe built by Olo Keu and Olo-
  i-Nano
  Vab
  South American
  a magician in the lore of the Tupari
  brother of Valedjad
  Vab and his brother were born when a
  large black stone split open.
  Vabam
  a demon
  Vabusi
  Pacific Islands
  a home of the spirits of the dead
  Vac
  (see Vach)
  Vacabiel
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Pisces, the fish      (see also Bauchiel)
  Vach1
  Buddhist
  [Vac.Vak]
  a god
  an aspect of Amithaba
  a form of Manjushri
  Vach2
  Hindu
  [Logos.Queen of Gods.Vac.Vak]
  the goddess of eloquence
  daughter of Kamo or Brahma
  consort of Prajapati
  In those accounts where she is the
  daughter of Brahma, their incestuous
  relationship created mankind.
  Originally thunder-goddess, she is
  sometimes identified with Sarasvati.
  (see also Vagdevi)
  Vach3
  Hindu
  a lioness guarding a temple
  Vachmiel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Vacuna
  Roman
  a Sabine goddess of horticulture
  vada
  North American
  among the tribes of the south-
  west, sorcery
  Practitioners are able to kill a person
  by placing a curse on him or her.
  Vadali
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Marici
  Vadatajs
  Baltic
  a Latvian demon leading travellers 
  astray
  Vadi
  (see Badi2)
  vadjra
  (see vajra)
  Vadriel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  vaetter
  (see vaettir)
  vaettir
  Norse
  [vaett(e)r.vetter]
  guardian spirits of the land or house
  These spirits, originally beneficent
  beings, later wizards, are said to be
  visible only to those endowed with
  second sight.
  vaettr
  (see vaettir)
  Vafthrudnir
  (see Vafthruthnir)
  Vafthruthnir
  Norse
  [Vafthrudnir]
  the wisest of the giants
  He made a practice of killing those
  who, in a contest of knowledge, failed
  to tell him something he did not
  already know.
  He took part in such a contest of
  knowledge with Odin who was
  disguised as Gangrad and who wished
  to test his own newly acquired
  wisdom resulting from drinking at the
  Well of Knowledge, the loser to
  forfeit his life. At the end of the near-
  equal contest, the giant recognised his
  opponent and declared himself to be
  the loser. He predicted that the final
  battle would take place on the field of
  Vigrid.
  He was killed by Odin (Jalk).
  Vafthruthnis-Kvida
  (see Vafthruthnismal)
  Vafthruthnismal
  Norse
  [Tne Lay of Vafthruthnir.
  Vafthruthnis-Kvida]
  the story in the Elder Edda of
  Vafthruthnir’s contest with Odin.
  Vafud
  (see Vegtam)
  Vagdevercustis
  German
  a minor deity
  Vagdevi
  Hindu
  a name of Sarasvati as goddess
  of speech                   (see also Vach)
  vagina dentata
  a condition where a woman’s vagina 
  is said to have teeth
  In the usual story, these teeth are
  knocked out by the hero. In other
  cases, it is said that a serpent or carniv-
  orous fish has entered the woman’s
  vagina and bites off anything that
  enters.
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  Vainamoinen
  Vagisvara
  Vagisvara
  Buddhist
  a god of the spoken word
  a form of Manjushri
  Vagitanus
  Roman
  a guardian god of babies who caused
  them to utter their first cry
  (see also Fabulinus)
  Vagon
  British
  owner of a castle of the same name
  He gave shelter to the Knights of the
  Round Table on the first night after
  they set off from Camelot on the Grail
  Quest before each one set off on his
  own path.
  Vagonhofde
  Norse
  a giant
  father of Hardgrep
  Vagoniona
  (see Guagugiana)
  Vagor
  British
  a king of Estrangot
  father of Marabron
  He once held Lionel prisoner and
  required him to fight a duel with his
  son, Marabron. Lionel fell ill, so
  Lancelot took his place, defeating
  Marabron and securing the release of
  his cousin.
  Vagrant Youth
  Irish
  [Mac(h)aomh an Fhagain]
  father of the Solitary Youth
  When Cian was in bed, nursing a
  broken leg, this young man arrived
  claiming to be his nephew and healed
  the leg with a poultice. He said he had
  married a German princess who had
  borne him three sons and he also had a
  son, the Solitary Youth, by a princess
  of Orkney.
  Vahagn
  Armenian
  [Vasapaklal:=Greek Heracles:=Hindu
  Vritrahan:=Persian Verethragna]
  the sun-god, god of fire, lightning 
  and war
  husband of Anahit and Astlik
  He is said to have been born from a
  plant or, in other accounts from fire,
  and created all living things.
  He is regarded as the creator of the
  Milky Way out of the straw scattered by
  his horse running through the heavens.
  (see also Bahram)
  vahama
  (see vahana)
  vahana
  Hindu
  [vahama.vahanam.‘vehicle’]
  a vehicle of a god, often a bird 
  or an animal
  vahanam
  (see vahana)
  Vahguru
  Sikh
  [Govinda.Hari.Vahiguru]
  a creator-god
  Vahiguru
  (see Vahguru)
  Vahine Nauhatu
  Pacific Islands
  [Enchantress Woman]
  in some accounts, she is said to have
  moulded Atea from the formless void
  Vahiynin
  Siberian
  [‘existence’]
  a Koryak deity
  Vahman
  (see Vohu Manah)
  Vahram
  Persian
  the Pahlavi version of Bahram
  Vahu
  (see Tangaroa)
  Vahuka
  Hindu
  a charioteer in the Mahabharata
  Vai-mahse
  South American
  a red dwarf-god of the Tukano
  Indians, controller of animals
  Vai-Ola
  (see Waiora)
  Vaisnavara
  Hindu
  a name for Agni as ‘one who belongs
  to all’
  Vaidehi
  Buddhist
  a queen
  wife of Bimbisara
  mother of Ajatasatru
  vaidulis
  Baltic
  a ghost, in Lithuanian lore
  Vaijayanta
  Hindu
  the flagstaff of Indra
  Vaikuntha
  Hindu
  heaven, the home of Vishnu on
  Mount Meru
  Vaikunthanatha
  (see Adimurti)
  vaimana
  Jain
  the flying palace of the gods
  Vaimanika
  Jain
  the gods inhabiting the vaimana, the
  flying palace of the gods
  Vaimatse
  South American
  a fertility-god of the Turkano tribe
  Vainamoinen
  Baltic
  [Ainemoinen.Wainamoinen:=
  Estonian Vanemuine]
  a Finnish magician-hero
  son of Ilmatar
  brother of Ilmarinen 
  and Lemminkainen
  His mother floated in the primordial
  ocean for 700 years and was made
  pregnant by Ahti, the god of the waters.
  It was said that Vainamoinen was so
  long in the womb that he was an old
  man when he was born.
  In some accounts, he also floated in
  the primordial waters for many years.
  An eagle laid its egg on his knee and,
  when it fell off and broke open, the
  shell became the earth and sky.
  A similar story is told of his mother,
  Ilmatar.
  When Ukko sent fire to earth in the
  form of a thunderbolt, it was
  swallowed by a fish. Vainamoinen
  caught the fish and recovered the fire
  from its stomach.
  He fought the giant Joukahainen
  and buried him chin-deep in a bog.
  Joukahainen gave him his sister, Aino,
  as the price for being released but she
  jumped into the sea rather than marry
  an old man. He then sought a wife in
  Pohjola and Louhi promised him her
  daughter if he would make her a
  sampo. The daughter also imposed a
  number of near-impossible tasks, such
  as tying a knot in an egg, which he
  failed to complete only because three
  evil spirits caused him to cut himself
  with an axe.
  When building a boat, he recited
  spells that bound the various parts
  securely together but, when he came
  to build a boat (with oak collected by
  Sampsa Pellervo) as one of the tasks
  set by Louhi’s daughter, he forgot the
  appropriate words and could find
  them nowhere on earth, so he went to
  Tuonela, the underworld. He escaped
  the clutches of Tuonetar by turning
  himself into a steel serpent and
  returned home empty-handed. He
  next went to Antero Vipunen who
  swallowed him but Vainamoinen
  hammered on his heart until the giant
  released him and told him the magic
  words he needed to complete the
  building of the ship. When the ship
  was finished, he returned to Pohjola
  where Ilmarinen had made the
  required sampo. Unhappily, Louhi’s
  daughter had married Ilmarinen in
  preference to Vainamoinen. He later
  returned to Pohjola with Ilmarinen
  and Lemminkainen and stole the
  sampo but it was broken when Louhi
  caused a storm that wrecked his ship.
  He saved some of the fragments of the
  sampo which alone brought prosperity
  to the land.
  In one story he caused a fir-tree to
  grow until it reached the sky and
  Ilmarinen climbed the tree in a vain
  attempt to capture the moon.
  In another story Vainamoinen
  played such beautiful music on his
  kantele that even the sun and moon
  came down to listen and were
  captured by the mistress of Pohjola.
  Vainamoinen 
  found 
  them 
  and
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  in a copper boat.
  He is credited with the invention of
  music and the zither.
  vainnan tytto
  Baltic
  [vainnan tytar]
  Finnish water-maidens
  vainnan tytar
  (see vainnan tytto)
  Vairacocha
  (see Viracocha)
  Vairagi
  Hindu
  [Vairaja]
  one of the demi-gods: the spirit of an
  ascetic, a form of Pitri
  These beings live in Tapa-Loka.
  Vairaja
  (see Vairagi)
  Vairaumati
  Pacific Islands
  second wife of the god Oro
  Va’irgin
  Siberian
  [=Koryak Tenanto’mwan]
  a supreme deity of the 
  Chukchee
  Vairocana
  Buddhist
  [Cunda.Grahamatrika.Kun-Rig.
  Mahasahapramardani.Mahavairoc(h)ana.
  Samantabhadra.Sitapatra.Sitatara.
  Usnisavijaya.Vairochana:=Hindu 
  Brahma:=Japanese Dainichi]
  the fourth (or, in Nepal, the first) of
  the 5 Dhyanibuddhas
  one of the 5 Herukabuddhas 
  consort of Vajradhatvisvari
  Vairochana
  (see Vairocana)
  Vairochi
  (see Bana)
  Vairotya
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the vidyadevis
  Vais
  (see Kul)
  Vaisakha
  Buddhist
  the Sanskrit version of Wesak
  Vaishnavi
  Hindu
  [Vaisnavi]
  a goddess
  a sakti of Vishnu, a form of 
  Lakshmi
  one of the navasaktis
  one of the 8 Matrikas
  She was opposed to the demon Lobha.
  Vaishno Devi
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  Vaishravana1
  Buddhist
  a minor deity
  one of the Dikpalas, some say
  king of the yakshas
  Vaishravana2
  Hindu
  [Kubera.Vaisravana:=Cambodian 
  Peysrap: =Pali Vessavana:=Chinese To
  Wen:=Taoist Mo-li Shou:
  =Japanese Bishamon:
  =Tibetan Rnam-thos-sras]
  a name for Kubera as ‘master
  of Ravana’
  Vaisnavi
  (see Vaishnavi)
  Vaitakere
  Pacific Islands
  [Vaitere]
  father of Ina
  Vaitarani1
  Hindu
  one of the 28 realms of hell
  This realm is reserved for pillagers and
  those who have destroyed beehives.
  (see also Vaitarani2)
  Vaitarani2
  Hindu
  [Baitarani]
  a river of death in hell
  Into this river, full of the foulest things
  imaginable, which separates the land
  of the living from the land of the dead
  (Yamapura), were thrown religious
  dissidents. To cross the river, the dead
  had to grab the tail of a cow which
  towed them across. (see also Vaitarani1)
  Vaitere
  (see Vaitakere)
  Vaivarta
  (see Brahma2)
  Vaivasvata
  Hindu
  [Menu.Vaivaswata]
  son of Vivasvat and Sanjna
  father of Ikshvaku
  In some accounts, he was the seventh
  incarnation of Manu. Others equate
  him with Yama.                 (see Manu1)
  Vaivaswata
  (see Vaivasvata)
  Vaivoo
  Persian
  a demon, one of the 
  Austatikco-Pauligaur
  Vaja
  Hindu
  one of the 3 Rubhus
  Vajgats
  Baltic
  a holy island in Finnish lore
  This site is used for the sacrifice of
  animals to the gods. 
  vajra1
  Hindu
  [vadjra:=Javanese wajro:=Japanese kongo:
  =Polynesian wajera:
  =Tibetan dorje.rdo-rje]
  the thunderbolt of Indra: a 
  penis: an instrument shaped 
  like a thunderbolt, used 
  in incantation
  It was said that this thunderbolt was
  made from the bones of the seer
  Dadhica.     (see also thunderstone)
  Vajra2
  (see Chin-kang)
  Vajrabhairava
  Buddhist
  [rDo-rje-’jigs-byed] 
  a Tibetan Adi-Buddha 
  (see also Vajradhara)
  Vajracarcika
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  She is depicted as having three eyes
  and standing on a corpse.
  Vajradaka
  Buddhist
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  consort of Vajravahi
  Vajradakini
  Buddhist
  a goddess of the air
  She can confer supernatural powers on
  her devotees.
  Vajradhara
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan rDo-rje-chang]
  a form of Adi-Buddha in Tibet:
  supreme Buddha-hood
  (see also Vajrabhairava)
  Vajradhatvisvari
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a sakti of Vairocana
  a form of Marichi
  Vajragandhari
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  Vajragarbha
  Buddhist
  a bodhisattva
  Vajraheruka
  Buddhist
  one of the 5 Herukabuddhas
  Vajrakantaka
  Hindu
  one of the realms of hell
  This region is reserved for the
  punishment of those who have married
  into another caste. Here they are
  forced to clasp red-hot statues made of
  metal.
  Vajrakarma
  Buddhist
  [Vajrakarmaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  perseverance personified
  Vajrakarmaparamita (see Vajrakarma)
  Vajrapani1
  Buddhist
  [Acarya-Vajrapani.Acala-Vajrapani:
  =Chinese Lou-chi.Wei-t’o
  :=Tibetan P’yag-na-rdo-rje]
  a god of holy teaching
  one of the Dhyanibodhisattvas of
  Mahayana Buddhism
  son of Akshobyha and Mamaki
  In the Buddhist version of the story of
  Rahu and the stolen amrita, Vajrapani
  was left in charge of the elixir. Rahu
  stole it and left his own urine in its
  place. Vajrapani was forced to drink
  the urine and, when Rahu was caught,
  cut off his head.
  He is regarded as a guardian against
  snakebite and is depicted holding
  a thunderbolt.
  Vajrapani2
  Hindu
  a name of Indra holding 
  the thunderbolt          (see also Vajri)
  Vajrapanibalin
  Hindu
  [=Chinese Chin-kang-li-shih]
  a name for the door-guardian,
  Guhyaka, referring to the
  thunderbolt he holds
  (see also Hang Ha Erh Chiang)
  Vajrapasi
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the Dikpalas
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  southern region.
  Vajraputra
  Buddhist
  [= Fa-she-lo Fu-to-lo.Fa-she-na-fu-to:
  =Tibetan rDo-rje-moi-bu:]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted as very hairy but so thin
  that his ribs are evident. 
  Vajrasana
  Buddhist
  a form of Akshobhya
  Vajrasattva
  Buddhist
  [Ghantapani:=Indian Adi-Buddha:
  =Japanese Kongo:
  =Tibetan rDo-rje-sems-dpa:]
  a primaeval Buddha, controller of
  elemental forces
  one of the Dhyanibuddhas, in
  some accounts
  Vajrasphota
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the dikpalas
  She is responsible for guarding the
  western region.
  Vajrasrnkhala1
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhi
  Vajrasrnkhala2
  Jain
  a goddess of learning
  one of the vidyadevis
  Vajratara
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a form of Bhrkuti
  Vajravahi
  (see Vajravarahi)
  Vajravarahi
  Buddhist
  [Adamantine Sow.Queen of Heaven.
  Vajravahi:=Tibetan rDo-rje-ph-mo]
  a goddess
  an aspect of Vairocana
  a sakti of Hevajira or Vajradaka
  (see also Bhavani2)
  Vajravidarani
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  She is depicted as having five heads.
  Vajrayaksha (see Kongo-yasha-myoo)
  Vajrayogini
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  She is sometimes depicted as carrying
  her own severed head.
  Vajri
  Hindu
  a name for Indra as ‘thunderer’
  (see also Vajrapani2)
  Vajrosnisa
  Buddhist
  a god
  one of the dikpalas
  He is responsible for guarding the
  eastern region.
  Vak1
  Norse
  [Vax.Vech(a)]
  the name of Odin when he appeared
  as an old woman in his wooing
  of Rinda
  In this guise, he claimed to be able to
  free Rinda from the spell he had put
  on her in an earlier encounter and
  carried her off as his wife.
  Vak2
  (see Vach)
  vaka1
  Buddhist
  the crane, a sacred bird
  Vaka2
  Hindu
  a demon
  Bhima is said to have killed this being,
  tearing him apart.
  Vaksoza
  Baltic
  a Finnish spirit of water-mills
  Vakula
  (see Nakula)
  Vala1
  Hindu
  a cave
  The celestial cows were kept in this
  cave. The name was also applied to the
  guardian of the cave.       (see also Pani)
  vala2
  Norse
  [vol(v)a]
  prophetesses or sibyls
  The best-known vala were the Norns.
  (see also disir.Norns.tala-disir)
  Valac
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be the ruler of reptiles and
  can indicate the site of hidden treasure.
  He appears as a small boy with
  wings, astride a two-headed dragon.
  Valafar
  (see Malephar)
  Valahaka
  Buddhist
  [Cloud]
  a flying horse      (see also Padmapani)
  Valanu
  a good demon, said to teach the arts
  of magic
  Valaskialf
  Norse
  [Valaskiolf.Valaskjalf.Valaskjolf]
  one of Odin’s halls in Asgard
  This thatched hall was built of silver.
  (see also Valhalla)
  Valaskiolf
  (see Valaskialf)
  Valaskjalf
  (see Valaskialf)
  Valaskjolf
  (see Valaskialf)
  Valdi Kyola
  Norse
  a name for Thor as ruler of wagons
  Valdichiana
  Italian
  a swamp in Tuscany, home of demons
  Valedjad
  South American
  the first man, in the lore of the Tupari
  brother of Vab
  He and his brother were born when a
  large black stone split open. He was an
  evil magician who tried to destroy the
  earth’s creatures by causing a flood but
  the magician, Arkaonyo, bound the
  giant and had him taken off to the
  mountains in the far north by a flock of
  huge birds.
  The brothers were said to have
  killed an agouti and each made himself
  a wife from one of the animal’s teeth.
  Valefar
  (see Malephar)
  Valentine
  European
  son of Alexander and Bellisent
  twin brother of Orson
  husband of Clerimond
  He was abducted by his uncle, Pepin
  the Short, but, in later years, was
  reunited with his brother Orson, who
  had been reared by bears, and they had
  many adventures together.
  Valerin
  British
  [King of the Tangled Wood]
  a king
  He ruled a kingdom that was guarded
  by dragons. He claimed to have been
  betrothed to Guinevere before she
  married King Arthur and, although
  Lancelot fought and defeated him on
  this issue, he abducted her and kept
  her in his castle in an enchanted sleep.
  The sorcerer, Malduc, secured her
  release when Erec and Gawain were
  handed over to him.
  Valetudo
  Roman
  [=Greek Hygeia]
  a goddess of health
  In some accounts she is the same
  as Salus.
  Valfadir
  (see Valfodr)
  Valfather
  (see Valfodr)
  Valfodr
  Norse
  [Valfadir.Valfather]
  Odin as the god of the slain warriors
  in Valhalla
  Valfreya
  (see Freya)
  Valgrind
  (see Helgrind)
  Valhall
  (see Valhalla)
  Valhalla
  Norse
  [Valhall.Valholl.Walhall(a):
  =Hindu Amaravata]
  the hall of the chosen slain or 
  palace of the dead in Asgard: 
  heaven
  This palace of Odin was situated in the
  grove of Glasir and was said to have
  540 huge doors. The walls were
  composed of shining spears, the roof
  of golden shields.
  The 800 occupants fought and died
  every day and were revived every
  night, training to fight on the side of
  the gods in the final battle, Ragnarok.
  The building was destroyed after
  Ragnarok. In the Wagnerian version,
  it was destroyed by fire as the final act
  in the curse of the Ring when the ring
  was thrown into the Rhine by
  Brunhild on the death of Siegfried.
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  In some accounts, Valhalla is a
  corruption of Valaskialf, the home of
  Vali.
  Valhamr
  Norse
  [falcon garb.Feather Cloak]
  a flying-suit owned by Freya
  This garment enabled the wearer to
  fly. Freya occasionally lent it to others
  and it was used by Loki when he went
  to Jotunheim to bring back Idun.
  Valholl
  (see Valhalla)
  Vali1
  Norse
  [Ali.Beav.Boe.Bous.Wali]
  a god of light
  son of Odin and Rinda
  He was fathered by Odin on Rinda on
  the advice of the magician Rossthiof
  and he grew to manhood in a single
  day. Carrying a bow and arrows, he
  went immediately to Asgard to avenge
  the murder of Balder by shooting
  Hoder.
  He was destined to be one of the
  survivors of Ragnarok.
  Vali2
  Norse
  [Wali]
  son of Loki and Sigyn
  brother of Narve
  When the gods finally banished Loki
  and bound him hand and foot in a
  cave, the bonds they used were the
  entrails of Narve who had been torn to
  pieces by Vali in the form of a wolf.
  Another version says that the
  entrails used were those of Vali who
  was torn to pieces by Narve as a wolf.
  Valin
  (see Balin2)
  Valkjosandi
  Norse
  a name for Odin as the one who
  chooses the warriors to go to 
  Valhalla
  Valkyr
  (see Valkyries)
  Valkyrie, The
  German
  [Die Walküre]
  one of the 4 Wagnerian operas based
  on the Nibelungenlied
  This work tells the story of Brunhild.
  Valkyries
  Norse
  [Battle-maidens.Herjan’s Maids.
  Osk-meyjar.Shield Maidens.
  Skialdmeyjar.Skjaldmeyjar.
  Valkyrior.Valkyriur.Valkyrja.
  Walkyries.Wish-maidens:sing=Valkyr:
  =Muslim houri l’Aini]
  minor goddesses acting as handmaidens
  of Freya and choosers of the slain
  It was the work of the Valkyries to
  decide who should fall in battle and to
  bring the bodies of some of the fallen
  to Valhalla; the others were taken by
  Freya. Those chosen for Valhalla were
  destined to fight on the side of the
  gods 
  at 
  Ragnarok 
  and, 
  having
  conducted the warriors to Valhalla, the
  Valkyries then waited on their needs.
  Some depict them as bloodthirsty
  giants, rather than maidens, and
  various accounts put their numbers at
  three, six, nine or twenty-seven. They
  had the ability to put on swan-plumage
  and fly down to earth and, on one
  occasion, three of them (Alvit, Olrun
  and Svanhvit) left their wings on the
  shore while they bathed. The brothers
  Egil, Slagfinn and Volund seized the
  wings and kept the maidens as their
  wives for nine years.
  Some say they could change into
  wolves or ravens.
  Valkyrior
  (see Valkyries)
  Valkyriur
  (see Valkyries)
  Valkyrja
  (see Valkyries)
  Vallant
  (see Volund)
  Valldemar
  Norse
  the name of Waldemar in Thidrekssaga
  Valley of Thorns
  (see Roncesvalles)
  Valli
  Hindu
  a goddess
  a consort of Skanda
  Valmik
  (see Balmik)
  Valmiki
  (see Balmik)
  Valtam
  Norse
  father of Vegtam
  Valtari
  Norse
  [Vaskasteini]
  the name for Walter von Wasgenstein
  in Thidrekssaga
  Valu
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings, who live in Valuka,
  torture the wicked dead by burying
  them in hot sand.
  Valuka
  Jain
  one of the 7 hells, home of the 
  Valu
  Valyant
  British
  a king of Wales, said to be related
  to Lancelot
  Vamacharins
  Hindu
  a left-handed sect of Hindus who
  revere Sakti (see also Daksinacharins)
  Vamadeva
  Hindu
  one of the 5 aspects of Shiva known
  as the Pancabrahma
  Vamana1
  Hindu
  [Trivikrama.Vamana-avatara.Vamen]
  the fifth incarnation of Vishnu, as
  a dwarf
  son of Kasyapa and Aditi
  The king Bali tried to take over the
  powers of Indra. The dwarf asked him
  for just three paces of land and then
  became an enormous being whose
  three paces would have covered the
  whole world. He took but two steps,
  covering heaven and earth, leaving the
  third pace, the underworld Patala, to
  Bali.
  Others say that he kept the whole
  universe when he covered it in three
  steps and forced Bali down into
  the underworld. 
  Vamana2
  Hindu
  Yama, as one of the Dikpalas, or
  his elephant
  Vamana-avatara
  (see Vamana1)
  Vamen
  (see Vamana1)
  Vammatar
  Finnish
  a goddess of sickness
  daughter of Tuoni and Tuonetar
  sister of Kipu-Tyho and Kivutar
  Vamoa-pod
  South American
  a primordial being, in the lore of the
  Tupari of Brazil
  (see Aroteh.Tovapod)
  Vamoa-toga-toga
  South American
  one of the Vamoa-pod
  This being was noted for the size of his
  navel, said to be a span in length.
  vampire
  a monster leaving the grave to 
  suck blood from the living: the 
  spirit of one excommunicated, 
  a heretic, etc.
  It is said that a vampire can be killed
  only by driving a stake through its
  heart or by shooting it with a silver
  bullet.
  vampirism
  the state or condition of being a
  blood-sucking monster: belief in
  bloood-sucking monsters
  vampirovitch
  Slav
  a son of a vampire
  Van1
  Armenian
  a feathered dragon
  Van2
  (see Vanir)
  Van Xuong
  Burmese
  a dragon-god of literature
  Vana-mother
  (see Wave-maidens)
  vana-vyantara
  (see vyantara)
  vanadevata
  Hindu
  a tree spirit
  Vanabride
  (see Freya)
  Vanadis
  (see Freya)
  Vanagod
  (see Vanir)
  Vanaheim
  Norse
  [Vannheim]
  the home of the Vanir under the earth
  or, some say, in the air and sea
  Vanainti
  Persian
  [Uparatat]
  a goddess of victory   (see also Vanant)
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  Vanand
  (see Vanant)
  Vanant
  Persian
  [Vanand]
  a guardian star-deity of the west
  This star-deity is one of the leaders of
  the stars fighting on the side of Ahura
  Mazda against the forces of evil.
  (see also Vanainti)
  Vanaprastha
  (see brahmin)
  Vanas
  (see Vanir)
  Vanaspati
  Hindu
  a deity who passes sacrificial offerings
  to the gods
  Vanavasa
  Buddhist
  [=Chinese Fa-na-p’o-ssu]
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  He is depicted in a contemplative
  posture, sitting inside a cave. 
  Vanbride
  (see Freya)
  Vanderdecker (see Flying Dutchman)
  Vanemuind
  (see Vanemuine)
  Vanemuine
  Estonian
  [Vanemuind:=Finnish Vainamoinen]
  a god of music
  This deity is based on the Finnish
  Vainamoinen.
  Vanen
  (see Vanir)
  Vaner
  (see Vanir)
  Vanir
  Norse
  [Vanas.Vanen.Vaner:sing=Van]
  the later deities of the Norse
  pantheon, earth-gods
  deities of fertility, sea and wind 
  Some accounts say that they preceded
  the Aesir, others that they were later
  arrivals from the east.
  They waged war with the Aesir for
  many years but finally made peace,
  exchanging hostages as a safeguard
  against future strife.
  Vanity Fair
  English
  a year-long fair in Pilgrim’s Progress,
  started by Beelzebub
  Vannheim
  (see Vanaheim)
  Vanoc
  British
  [Varoc]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Merlin
  Vanquech
  North American
  a place of worship devoted to
  Chinigchinich
  Vanth
  Roman
  an Etruscan goddess of the 
  underworld
  This being has wings each of which
  has a large eye on the inside.
  Vaoetare
  Pacific Islands
  a malevolent tree-spirit of Fiji
  Vapnfirdinga Saga
  Norse
  the story of the feud between the
  families of Helgi and Geitir
  vaporise
  to turn oneself into vapour
  This is said to be one of the powers of
  a witch.
  Vapula
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to impart knowledge of
  science and philosophy and appears as
  a winged lion.
  Vapushmat
  Hindu
  a demon
  This being was killed by Dama whose
  father had been killed by Vapushmat.
  Var1
  Persian
  a cave or enclosure built by Yima in
  which he and the selected species
  survived the Flood
  Var2
  (see Vara)
  Vara
  Norse
  [Var2]
  a goddess of oaths, attendant on
  Frigga
  Her job was to hear oaths and punish
  those who lied.
  In some versions she is the same
  as Vor.
  Varagna
  Persian
  an incarnation of Verethragna as a
  falcon or raven
  Varaha1
  Hindu
  in Vedic myth, a manifestation
  of Brahma
  In this version, Brahma dived to the
  bottom of the primordial ocean,
  seeking the root of the lotus which
  floated on the surface, and discovered
  land. He changed into a huge boar and
  raised the land above the surface of the
  ocean on his back.
  Another story says that the earth
  was so overpopulated that the weight
  of the people caused the earth to sink.
  The boar lifted its back into position
  on one tusk. When he moves the earth
  from one tusk to another, an
  earthquake results.     (see also Varaha2)
  Varaha2
  Hindu
  [Adivaraha.Varaha-avatara]
  the third incarnation of Vishnu, as
  a boar
  In this incarnation he fought, for a
  thousand years, and finally killed the
  giant Hiranyaksha who had dragged
  the earth down to the sea-bottom.
  (see also Varaha1)
  Varaha-avatara
  (see Varaha2)
  Varahi
  Hindu
  a mother-goddess
  one of the 8 Matrikas
  She was opposed by the demon Asuyu.
  Varahmukhi
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Marici
  Varali
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on Marici
  Varalden-Olmei
  Lapp
  [=Norse Frey]
  a fertility-god
  His pole, spattered with blood,
  supports the earth.
  Varcin
  Hindu
  a drought-demon
  Varddhamana
  (see Vardhamana)
  Vardhamana               (see Mahavira.
  Varddhamana)
  Vardtrad
  (see Vartrad)
  Vare-jielle
  (see Leshi)
  Vareghna
  Persian
  the god Verethragna in the form of
  a raven
  Varena
  Persian
  heaven
  This region is depicted as four-
  cornered and was the site of the battle
  between Azhi Dahak and Thraetona.
  Vareshava
  Persian
  a monster slain by Keresaspa
  Varhagn
  (see Verethragna)
  Vari Ma Te Takere
  Pacific Islands
  [Varima Te Takere]
  a mother-goddess of the Hervey
  Islands
  mother of Atea, Raka, Tango, Tinirau,
  Tu-Metua and Tumuteanaoa
  Three of her children were born from
  her left side, three from the right.
  She is said to live curled up in the
  lowest part of the world coconut or in
  an egg on the bed of the primordial
  ocean.
  Variloma
  Hindu
  a name of Varuna as sea-god, ‘he with
  the watery hair’
  Varima Te Takere
  (see Vari Ma Te Takere)
  Varjohaltia
  (see Varjohaltija)
  Varjohaltija
  Baltic
  [Varjohaltia]
  in Finnish lore, a man’s shadow-ruler
  This being is said to be able to forecast
  the future.                    (see also haltija)
  Varlan
  British
  [Brulan.Brulens.Brutan.Hurlame.Hurlane]
  a king of Gales
  His army met the army of Lambor on
  a beach where a mysterious ship came
  ashore. He used the sword he found on
  the ship to kill Lambor but, when he
  returned to replace the sword in its
  scabbard, he fell down dead.
  When he killed Lambor, his realm
  and that of Lambor became desolate,
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  some accounts, the sword-stroke that
  killed Lambor was known as the
  Dolorous Stroke.
  As Hurlane, he is described as a
  Saracen king who made peace with
  Lambor but killed him when Lambor
  treacherously killed some of his men
  when he re-entered his ship to put
  away his sword.
  varm-ava
  Russian
  [=Cheremis mendez-ava]
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, guardian 
  of the wind
  Varnefrid
  European
  an adviser to Charlemagne
  Varns
  Norse
  wolves
  offspring of Fenris and Gollweig
  Their names are Hati and Skoll and, in
  some accounts, Managarm.
  Varoc
  (see Vanoc)
  Varoonon
  Persian
  a demon, one of the 
  Austatikco-Pauligaur
  varoyi
  African
  warlocks in Zimbabwe 
  Varpulis
  European
  a Czech god of storms
  Vartrad
  European
  [Vardtrad]
  in Sweden, a sacred tree which
  delivered oracles
  If such a tree were felled, the house
  where it grew would no longer prosper.
  Varuna
  Hindu
  [Anjana.Jalapati.Kesa.Lord of the 
  Ocean.Pashabhrit.Pasi.Prasetas.
  Samraj.Variloma.Yadahpati.Yadhapati:
  =Balinese Waruna:=Greek Poseidon:
  =Japanese Ryujin]
  a creator-god, ruler of the heavens,
  the night sky, seas and rivers
  son of Aditi
  son of Kasyapa and Vinata, 
  some say
  brother of Aryaman and Mitra
  consort of Ganga, Jumna or Varuni
  father of Pushkara and Vashishtha
  He resigned in favour of Indra and
  became a sea-god with his own heaven,
  Pushpagiri, in the sea. He is sometimes
  regarded as one of the Dikpalas
  responsible for guarding the west with
  his elephant, Anjana, or as one of 
  the adityas.
  He is depicted as having four heads,
  1,000 arms and a fat stomach and may
  ride on a fish or in a seven-horse
  chariot or on the water-monster,
  Makara.
  Varunapragh
  Hindu
  a festival in honour of Varuna
  Varunani
  (see Varuni)
  Varuni
  Hindu
  [Gauri.Mada.Sura.Varunani:=Greek Hebe]
  a goddess of wine
  consort of Varuna
  She was the fourth thing to emerge
  when the gods churned the ocean to
  make amrita.
  Some say that she was the daughter
  of Varuna; in other accounts, she is
  called Sura.
  Vasa
  (see Kul)
  Vasa Iniquitatis
  [Vessels of Anger]
  the third order of demons, spirits of
  iniquity, ruled by Belial
  Vasa Mortis
  British
  an old English monster
  Vasanta
  Hindu
  [Vasantadevi]
  a goddess, spring personified
  Vasanta-Bandhu
  Hindu
  an aspect of Kama as god of spring
  Vasantadevi
  (see Vasanta)
  Vasapaklal
  Armenian
  [Visapaklal]
  a name for Vahagn as Dragon-Slayer
  Vasava
  (see Indra.Vritra)
  Vashishtha
  Hindu
  [Prajapati.Vashishtra.Vasistha]
  a sage
  one of the Seven Rishis
  one of the Prajapatis
  son of Varuna and Mitra
  husband of Arundhati or 
  Urja 
  father of Shakta
  He was so depressed when a rakshaha
  ate all his 100 sons that he tried to kill
  himself but jumping from the top of a
  mountain, entering a blazing forest
  and jumping into the ocean and a river
  all left him unscathed.
  He owned the sacred cow Nandini
  which could grant any wish. He
  became the enemy of Vishvamitra
  when the latter tried to steal the cow
  and Vashishtha used his fiery breath to
  incinerate his enemy’s 100 sons. He
  also fell out with the rishi Gotama over
  the supervision of a sacrifice for King
  Nimi resulting in a curse which caused
  him to lose his body which was later
  restored by the gods.
  Vashishtra
  (see Vashishtha)
  Vashita
  (see Paramita)
  Vasistha
  (see Vasishtha)
  Vasita
  (see Paramita)
  Vaskasteini
  (see Valtari)
  Vasolt
  Norse
  a storm-demon 
  Vassago
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to impart
  knowledge of the past and the future.
  Vassilisa
  Russian
  a peasant girl
  When her mother died, she gave
  Vassilisa a doll which would protect
  her. Her father then married again
  and his new wife and her two
  daughters became jealous of Vassilisa
  and sent her on an errand to the witch
  Baba-Yaga, hoping that she would be
  killed. The witch gave the girl several
  near-impossible tasks which, with the
  help of the doll, Vassilisa was able to
  accomplish. She waited until the
  witch fell asleep and then ran home,
  taking one of the many skulls from
  the witch’s house. This skull had
  glowing eyes and it burned the
  stepmother and her daughters to
  ashes. Thereafter, Vassilisa lived
  happily with her old father.
  (see also Vassilissa)
  Vassilissa
  Slav
  a swan-maiden
  daughter of Morskoi Tzar
  wife of Ivan
  Prince Ivan stole her feather dress
  while she was swimming and later
  married her.              (see also Vassilisa)
  Vastospati
  Hindu
  a guardian house-spirit
  vasty
  (see Skrymir)
  Vasu1
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor gods
  attendant on Indra: a type of 
  Gana
  These deities are listed as Anala, Anila,
  Apa, 
  Dhara, 
  Dhruva, 
  Prabhasa,
  Pratyusha and Soma. Others include
  Antariksha (sky) and Vasu (wealth).
  The leader of the vasus is Agni or
  Indra.
  Vasu2
  (see Vishnu)
  Vasud
  Norse
  a god of icy winds
  father of Vindsual
  Vasudeva1
  Hindu
  [Devadeva:=Pacific Basudewa]
  a god
  son of Yadu
  brother of Kunti
  consort of Devaki and Rohini
  father of Balarama and Krishna
  father of Subhadra, some say
  He is said to have immolated himself
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  to heaven.
  Vasudeva2
  Hindu
  [Devadeva:=Pacific Basudewa]
  a name for Krishna as ‘good god’
  Vasudeva3
  Jain
  a spiritual leader
  a Shalakapurusha
  Nine such leaders appear in each of
  the earthly periods.
  Vasudhara1
  Buddhist
  a female bodisattva
  a sakti of Vajrasattva
  a form of Akshobhya 
  (see also Bhumidevi)
  Vasudhara2
  Hindu
  a fertility-goddess
  a sakti of Kubera
  Vasuki
  Hindu
  [=Pacific Basuki]
  king of the nagas
  He is regarded as the ruler of Nitala,
  one of the seven realms of Patala and
  home of the nagas.
  In 
  some 
  accounts, 
  Vasuki 
  is
  identified with the world-serpent,
  Ananta; others say that they are
  separate and Vasuki is Ananta’s son.
  Shiva is said to wear this serpent round
  his neck.                     (see also Ananta)
  Vasumatisri
  Buddhist
  [Vasusri] 
  a goddess attendant on Vasudhara
  Vasusri
  (see Vasumatisri)
  Vasya-Tara
  Buddhist
  [Arya-Tara]
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhi, some say
  Vata1
  East Indian
  a disease-bearing demon in Papua
  vata2
  Hindu
  [anjina.vatavritsha]
  the fig-tree
  This tree is an object of worship
  for some women wishing to become
  mothers.
  Vata3
  Persian
  [Asvara]
  an ancient wind-god
  Vata4
  (see Vayu2)
  Vatak
  (see Autak)
  vatavritsha
  (see vata1)
  Vatea
  (see Atea.Rangi)
  vates
  Roman
  a prophet
  Vathek
  Muslim
  a king who made a compact with Iblis
  He soon found himself forever
  doomed to a place of torture.
  Vatican Codex
  Central American
  a manuscript source of Aztec and
  Mayan mythology
  Vatnsdoela Saga
  Norse
  the story of Thorstein and his
  descendants
  vatsa
  Hindu
  a mark on Shiva’s breast
  This mark was caused when water was
  thrown over Shiva by a sage, whose
  meditations the god had interrupted.
  Vatsasuraa
  Hindu
  one of the demons, in the form of a
  cow, sent by Kansa to kill the
  infant Krishna
  Vatuka
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor female deities
  vauderie
  (see sabbat)
  vaudoiserie
  (see sabbat)
  vaudoo
  (see voodoo)
  vaudou
  (see voodoo)
  vaudoux
  (see voodoo.Votan)
  Vaugh’eh
  South American
  a female shaman of the Tupari
  This giantess is one of the rulers of the
  village of the dead; the other is the
  giant Mpokalero. Newly-arrived souls
  are required to have intercourse with
  one or the other of these rulers.
  Vaux, Roland de (see Roland de Vaux)
  Vax
  (see Vak1)
  Vaya
  (see Vayu2)
  Vaybrama
  (see Baidrama)
  Vayu1
  Buddhist
  [Va]
  a god of air and wind
  (see also Vayuvarvat)
  Vayu2
  Hindu
  [‘breath’.Gandhavaha.Mahadeva.Maruta.
  Pavana.Pushpadanta.Sadagata.
  Vata.Vaya.Wai:=Greek Aeolus]
  god of air and wind
  one of the Dikpalas
  consort of Anjana
  father of Bhima and Hanuman
  He is responsible for guarding the
  north-west 
  with 
  his 
  elephant,
  Pushpadanta.
  When he was induced to break off
  the top of Mount Meru, Vayu tried to
  blow it away but was at first frustrated
  by the huge bird Garuda which
  shielded the peak with his wings. Later
  he succeeded and the mountain-top
  fell into the sea to become Ceylon. 
  He is sometimes referred to as Indra’s
  charioteer or as a servant of Lakshmi
  and Vishnu and may be depicted
  holding a  wheel and riding a deer.
  In some accounts he is one of the
  five forms (wind) of Parabrahma.
  Vayu3
  Persian
  [Vata]
  a wind-god
  one of the Yazatas
  He formed the ocean round Mount
  Alburz by blowing raindrops together.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  vatas, in others with Rama.
  He is depicted wearing a suit of
  armour and carrying a spear and sword.
  Vayu4
  Persian
  a demon
  This being is an aspect of Vayu the
  wind-god in the form of an evil
  demon.
  Vayubala
  Hindu
  one of the 49 Maruts
  Vayumandala
  Hindu
  one of the 49 Maruts
  Vayukumara
  Jain
  a minor god
  one of the 10 Bhavanavasi
  Vayuvarvat
  Buddhist
  [Airy Horse:=Tibetan rLun-rta.Lung-ta]
  a deity
  the horse of the wind
  This animal carries the cintimani on
  its back.
  Vayuvega
  Hindu
  one of the 49 Maruts
  Vazishta
  Persian
  one of the 5 types of sacred fire
  This type of fire is lightning.
  (see also Bahram fire)
  Ve
  Norse
  [We]
  son of Bor and Bestla
  He helped his brothers Odin and Vili
  kill the Frost Giant, Ymir, from whose
  body they built the world.
  (see also Hoenir)
  Ve’ai
  Siberian
  a vegetation-goddess of the Koryak
  people
  a consort of Eme’mqut
  Vech
  (see Vak1)
  Vecha
  (see Vak1)
  Vecu
  (see Begoe)
  ved-ava
  Russian
  [=Cheremis wut-awa]
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, guardian
  of water
  Veda
  Hindu
  [‘knowledge’]
  one of 4 holy books in the Hindu
  canon
  The four divisions of the Vedas are the
  Atharva-veda, Rig-veda, Sama-veda
  and Yajur-veda.
  Each of the Vedas consists of a
  mantra 
  and 
  brahmana. 
  Other
  treatises, such as the Aryanakas and
  the Upanishads, are added.
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  Vedangas
  Hindu
  one of the groups of sacred 
  writings covering poetry, 
  religious ceremonies, etc.
  Vedavati
  Hindu
  daughter of Kushadhvaja
  As a practising ascetic, devoted to
  Vishnu, she felt defiled when the
  demon Ravana, seeking to marry her,
  touched her hair, and she burnt
  herself to death, only to be reborn as
  Sita. In that incarnation, she was the
  wife of Rama and was abducted by
  Ravana.                          (see also Sita)
  Vedavyasa
  (see Vyasa)
  Vedenhaltia
  (see Vedenhaltija)
  Vedenhaltija
  Baltic
  [Vedenhaltia.Vederaj.Vestaeraj:
  =Lapp Kul:=Russian Vodyanoi]
  an evil Finnish water-spirit 
  Vederaj
  (see Vedenhaltija)
  Vedfolnir
  Norse
  a falcon
  This bird sat on an eagle perched on
  the highest branch of Yggdrasil and
  watched and reported on all that
  happened in the realms below.
  (see also Gullinkambi)
  Vediovis
  (see Veiovis)
  Vedius
  (see Veiovis)
  vedomec
  (see upir)
  Veeho
  North American
  [Vihio]
  a Cheyenne trickster
  He once stole a pair of magic
  leggings from the sun and got burned
  for his trouble.
  veela
  European
  [plur=veele:=Norse Volva]
  a woodland sprite
  The equivalent in southern Europe of
  the vila of the northern parts, they
  were fond of dancing and occasionally
  married mortal men.        
  (see also vila)
  veele
  (see veela)
  veeran
  Hindu
  spirit-soldiers
  These beings, controlled by Ayyanar,
  nightly rode out to fight demons.
  Veeteni
  Pacific Islands
  the first man to die on the island of
  Mangaia
  son of Tueva and Manga
  brother of Tiki
  As a result of the grief experienced by
  his family on the death of Veeteni, the
  gods allowed his spirit to return
  during the day and even lengthened
  the day to allow him as much time as
  possible with his friends before he had
  to return to the land of the spirits at
  sunset.
  Vegliantino
  European
  a horse of Orlando in some 
  Italian stories       (see also Veillantif)
  Vegoia
  (see Begoe)
  Vegtam
  Norse
  [Vafud.Wegtam]
  son of Valtam
  a name used by Odin when he went 
  to Niflheim to consult Volva 
  about the future of his son 
  Balder
  Vegtamskvida
  Norse
  [Balder’s Dream.Baldr’s Drauma.
  Lay of Vegtam]
  the story of Balder’s dream of death
  and the subsequent events
  Veguaniel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Vehine hae
  Pacific Islands
  wild women
  These beings were said to carry off
  men and rape them.
  Veidiass
  Norse
  a name for Uller as god of the hunt
  Veigur
  (see Virgir)
  Veil of Invisibility
  Irish
  [Faet Fiada.Feth Fiadha]
  a protective cloak that made 
  Danaans invisible to mortals 
  and gave them immortality
  This cloak was said to have been one
  of the three gifts to the Danaans 
  by Manannan. The others were the
  Feast of Giobhniu and the Pigs of
  Manannan.
  It was said that the power to
  become invisible was exercised by
  some druids. St Patrick is said to have
  acquired this power and used it to turn
  himself into a deer and his companion
  into a fawn so that they would not be
  recognised by enemies who lay in wait
  for them.
  Veillantif
  European
  a horse of Roland in some French
  stories
  Some say that the dying Roland killed
  the horse at Roncesvalles to prevent it
  from falling into the hands of the
  Saracens.  (see also Vegliantino)
  Veiovis
  Roman
  [Vediovis.Vedius.Veive.Vejovis.Vetis:
  =Greek Apollo]
  a youthful Etruscan god of 
  shepherds whose festival, 
  the Agonium, was held on 
  May 21st
  Veive
  (see Veiovis)
  Veja Mate
  (see Vejasmate)
  Vejasmate
  Baltic
  [Mother of the Wind.Veja Mate]
  a Latvian wind-goddess, goddess of
  birds and woods
  Vejopatis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian wind-god
  Vejovis
  (see Veiovis)
  Velaute’mtilan
  Siberian
  a Koryak vegetation-deity 
  Velchanos
  Greek
  a Cretan cock-demon
  He became the Roman god Vulcan.
  vele
  Baltic
  [=Latvian velis]
  a Lithuanian spirit of the dead
  (see also velnias.vila)
  Veleda
  Norse
  one of the Vala, a prophetess in
  Roman times, who foretold the 
  death of the general, Drusus
  Velema
  Pacific Islands
  a Fijian poet and seer
  He composed many tales which were
  recorded by B H Querin in The Flight
  of the Chiefs, derived, he said, from
  predecessors or from direct contact
  with the spirits of his ancestors.
  Veles
  European
  [=Lithuanian Ganyklos:=Russian
  Vlas(sy):=Slav Volos.Volusu.Vyeles]
  a Czech god of domestic animals and
  the underworld
  Velesu
  (see Vlas)
  Velinir
  Serbian
  son of Voutcha
  He and his father were captured by
  Marko and released only when
  Marko’s friends Ivan, Milan and
  Milosh, who had been cast into prison
  by Voutcha, were released.
  Velint
  (see Volund)
  velis
  Baltic
  [=Lithuanian vele]
  a Latvian spirit of the dead
  Vellamo
  Finnish
  [Wellamo]
  a sea-goddess
  consort of the sea-god, Ahti
  Vellendrucher
  British
  a site, in Cornwall, of the battle in
  which King Arthur, with the help 
  of the Seven Kings, defeated the
  Danes
  Vellido
  (see Dolfos)
  velnias
  Baltic
  a wicked Lithuanian spirit of the 
  dead: the devil       (see also vele.vila)
  velns
  Baltic
  [juods:=Estonian juudas:=Finnish 
  juutas]
  a Latvian devil
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  Velo men
  African
  in the lore of Madagascar, a race of
  men created when god breathed life
  into small clay figures
  Veltis
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  This demon was reputedly exorcised
  by St Margaret.
  Veltune
  Roman
  an Etruscan god
  Velu Mate
  (see Velumate)
  Velumate
  Baltic
  [Kapumate.Velu Mate]
  a Latvian goddess of the underworld
  Vema
  Hindu
  a goddess of sexual love
  Vena
  Hindu
  a drought-demon
  a Vedic emperor
  When he tried to abolish the rite of
  sacrifice, the priests killed him and,
  with the help of Agni, produced a new
  ruler, Prithu, from the dead man’s
  right arm.                         (see Prithu1)
  Venda
  Indian
  [=Hindu Indra]
  a Tamil creator-god
  vendenhaltia
  Baltic
  [=Lappish cacce-haldde]
  a Finnish water-spirit
  Vendidad
  Persian
  [‘law against demons’.
  Videvdad.Videvdat]
  the first part of the Avesta
  This work deals with the creation of
  the earth and the coming of Ahura
  Mazda; it also describes the various
  laws, rites of purification, etc.
  Venedotia
  Celtic
  a name for North Wales
  Venerable Head
  (see Urddawl Ben)
  Venerable Teacher (see Batara Guru)
  Veneralia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Venus, held on
  1st April
  Vengeance Raguidel
  British
  a 13th C French story of how Gawain
  avenged the murder of Raguidel
  Venilia1
  Roman
  a nymph
  daughter of Pilumnus
  sister of Amata
  wife of Daunas
  mother of Juturna and Turnus 
  Venilia2
  Roman
  a minor goddess
  wife of Janus
  mother of Canens
  Venilia3
  (see Amphitrite)
  Venilia4
  (see Canens)
  Venkata
  Hindu
  [Venkatesa]
  a form of Vishnu
  Venkatesa
  (see Venkata)
  venti
  (see winds)
  Venus
  Roman
  [Appiades.Cloacina.Dione.Felix.
  Hesper.Libentina.Libitina.
  Queen of Love.Vesper.Victrix;
  =Greek Aphrodite.Charis]
  goddess of beauty, gardens, 
  love, springs
  one of the 5 Appiades
  daughter of Jupiter and Dione,
  some say
  wife of Vulcan
  Originally an Italic goddess of
  vegetation, Venus was adopted into the
  Roman pantheon and was given the
  attributes of the Greek Aphrodite.
  The Romans claim that she was the
  mother of Aeneas.
  In some accounts, she was carried
  on the back of, or turned into, a fish to
  escape the monster Typhon. The pair
  of them are represented in the heavens
  as Pisces.
  Venus Anadyomene
  Roman
  Venus rising from the foam
  Venus and Adonis
  English
  a poem by Shakespeare telling of the
  love of a goddess for a mortal
  Venus Callipyges
  (see Kallipyges)
  Venus Erucina
  (see Venus Erycina)
  Venus Erycina
  Roman
  [(Venus) Erucina]
  a Sicilian love-goddess
  Some say she was the wife of Anchises.
  Venus Genetrix
  Roman
  Venus as the goddess of motherhood
  Venus Verticordia
  Roman
  Venus as the goddess of virtue
  Venus Victrix
  Roman
  Venus as the goddess of victory,
  worshipped particularly in 
  the colonies
  Venusberg
  German
  [Horselberg]
  a sacred mountain, site of the cave
  occupied by a witch
  It was here that Tannhauser was
  seduced from the path of righteousness
  by earthly pleasures.
  Vepar
  [Separ]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  Appearing as a mermaid, he is said to
  control the seas and can cause storms
  that wreck ships.
  Ver
  (see Mer1)
  Veraldar-nagli
  Norse
  the Pole Star
  Veraldargod
  (see Frey)
  Veralden-olmai
  Baltic
  [Veralden-rade:=Norse Frey]
  a Lapp supreme god
  He is said to support the heavens.
  Veralden-rade
  (see Veralden-olmai)
  Veralden-shuold
  Baltic
  [Ilma-samba.Maailmanpatsas]
  trees which help Veralden-olmai to
  support the world
  These trees, which are erected at
  altars, are daubed with the blood of
  animals sacrificed.
  Veran
  European
  a French saint
  He (or Front) is said to have defeated
  the man-eating monster, Coulobre.
  Veratiel
  a demon of the hours of the day
  Veratyr
  Norse
  a name of Odin as ‘lord of all men’
  Verbenalia
  Roman
  festivals in honour of the plant 
  vervain which was said to 
  have magic properties    
  (see herba sacra)
  Verbti
  Balkan
  an Albanian god of fire and winds
  Verchenyaya Zvezda
  Slav
  the evening star
  daughter of Dabog
  sister of Zvezda Dennitsa
  wife of Meness, some say
  In some accounts, Myesdats is male
  and Verchenyaya Zvezda is his wife
  rather than the wife of Meness.
  Verchiel
  a demon, ruler of the Zodiacal sign,
  Leo the lion            (see also Seratiel)
  Verdandi
  Norse
  [Verthandi]
  one of the 3 Norns – the present,
  being daughter of Mimir, some say
  She is depicted as youthful and active.
  Verdelet
  a demon acting as master of
  ceremonies in hell who carried
  witches to Sabbat
  Vere
  African
  [Were]
  in Pokono lore, the first man
  In some accounts Mitsotsozini was the
  first man and he taught Vere how to
  make fire.
  Verethraghna
  (see Verethragna)
  Verethragna
  Persian
  [Varhagn.Verethraghna.Vrt(h)ragna:
  =Armenian Vahagn:=Greek Heracles:
  =Hindu Indra.Vritrahan]
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  a god of victory 
  one of the Yazatas
  This four-faced, irresistible god had
  ten incarnations – a wind, a golden-
  horned bull, a white horse, a camel, a
  boar, a fifteen-year-old youth, a bird
  (Varagna), a ram, a buck and a man
  with a golden sword. As a boar, he was
  used by Mithra to kill his enemies.
  He was born in the primordial
  ocean and some say he overcame the
  demon Azhi Dahak, chaining him to
  Mount Demavand.
  (see also Atar1.Bahram.
  Thraetona. Vareghna)
  Vereticus
  British
  a king of Wales
  It was said that he was changed into a
  wolf by St Patrick.
  Vergenia
  (see Verginia)
  Vergil1
  Welsh
  a sorcerer of Toledo
  It was his recipe that Ceridwen used
  for the magic brew that was intended
  to endow her son, Avagddu, with
  supernatural knowledge but which was
  drunk instead by Gwion.
  Vergil2
  (see Virgil)
  Vergilia
  Roman
  wife of Coriolanus, in some accounts
  Others give her name as Volumnia.
  Verginia
  Roman
  [Vergenia]
  daughter of Verginius
  She was betrothed to Icilius but
  Appius Claudius lusted after her and
  arranged for her to be declared a slave.
  Her father, to prevent her from being
  taken by Appius, stabbed her to death.
  Verginius
  Roman
  a centurion
  father of Verginia
  He was away from Rome with the
  army when he learned that his
  daughter, Verginia, had been declared
  a slave at the instigation of Appius
  Claudius who wanted her for himself.
  He hurried back to Rome and, when
  prevented by force from saving his
  daughter from the hands of Appius,
  stabbed her to death.
  Vergulaht
  British
  a king of Ascalun
  brother of Antikonie
  When he was asked by Percival to
  undertake the quest for the Holy Grail
  he gave the task to Gawain who was in
  love with his sister, Antikonie.
  Verin
  (see Verrine1)
  verjuice
  a potion used by witches
  This concoction is said to turn human
  beings into animals.
  vermiculate
  a witch’s amulet
  Vermilion Bird
  (see Feng1)
  Vermilion Hills
  Chinese
  the home of the bird Feng (the phoenix)
  Verng
  Spanish
  [=Catalan Berng:=Irish Bran]
  a Majorcan god
  Verona
  British
  daughter of the king of Narsinga
  wife of Levander
  She owned the carbuncle sought by
  Melora as one of the three items she
  had to obtain to secure the release of
  her lover, Orlando, from the spell put
  on him by Merlin. Verona and her
  father became friends with Melora 
  and Verona gave Melora the stone. 
  She married Levander who had
  accompanied Melora in the later part
  of her quest.
  Veronica
  [Verrine2]
  the patron saint of drapers
  She wiped Christ’s face at the
  Crucifixion with a cloth that allegedly
  retained an imprint of his face.
  In an alternative version, she is said
  to have asked St Luke to paint a
  portrait of Christ on a piece of cloth
  but, when she appeared dissatisfied
  with the result, Christ pressed the
  cloth to his face to produce a better
  likeness. The cloth is said to have
  effected miraculous cures.
  In Arthurian lore, she appears as
  Verrine and cured Vespasian’s leprosy
  with the cloth.
  Verrier
  a demon of disobedience
  Verrine1
  [Ver(r)in]
  a demon of impatience
  Verrine2
  (see Veronica)
  versacrum
  Roman
  a dedication to the gods of the
  produce of spring
  Verseria
  British
  wife of Ferragunze
  versipelle
  a werewolf
  versipellous
  pertaining to lycanthropy
  Verthandi
  (see Verdandi)
  Vertumnus
  Roman
  [Vortumnus:=Etruscan Vultumna]
  the god of fertility, fruit trees and
  gardens
  husband of Pomona
  He approached Pomona in many
  different guises before finally winning
  her love.
  Vervacator
  Roman
  a goddess of agriculture
  vervain
  (see herba sacra)
  Vesak
  Buddhist
  the Sinhalese version of Wesak
  Vesakha
  Buddhist
  the Pali version of Wesak
  Vesandar
  Cambodian
  [=Buddhist Vessantara:
  =Hindu Vishvantara]
  the Cambodian version of Vessantara
  veshtitza
  (see veshtitze)
  veshtitze
  Serbian
  [sing=veshtitza]
  female evil spirits
  Vsva
  Slav
  a goddess of spring
  Vespasian
  British
  a Roman emperor
  In Arthurian lore, he released Joseph
  of Arimathea from a Jerusalem prison.
  Verrine cured him of leprosy by
  wiping his face with a cloth that bore
  Christ’s image.
  Vesper
  Roman
  [Hesper:=Greek Hesperus]
  Venus as the evening star
  Vessantara
  Buddhist
  [=Cambodian Vesandar:
  =Hindu Vishvantara]
  an Indian prince
  son of Sanjaya
  husband of Madri
  His father banished him for giving
  away all his possessions but that did
  not stop him from giving his children
  to the mendicant, Jujaka. His father
  ransomed the children and lifted the
  ban on Vessantara.
  He was regarded as the last
  incarnation of the Buddha before
  Siddhartha.
  Vessantara-Jataka
  Buddhist
  the story of Vessantara and Madri
  Vessavana
  Hindu
  the Pali version of Vaishravana
  Vessels of Anger(see Vasa Iniquitatis)
  Vesta
  Roman
  [=Greek Hestia]
  the goddess of fire, the hearth, 
  the household
  one of the 5 Appiades
  A sacred fire in her temple, brought
  from Troy by Aeneas, was never
  allowed to go out and was tended by
  the Vestal Virgins.
  She is depicted with a bowl and a
  torch.                      (see also Fornax)
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  (see Vedenhaltija)
  Vestal
  Roman
  [Vestal Virgin]
  one of 6 maidens dedicated to the
  service of the goddess Vesta
  Each maiden had to serve, tending the
  fire in the temple and keeping her
  virginity, for thirty years. Those who
  broke their vows were buried alive. It
  is said that only eighteen failed in this
  way in a thousand years.
  Vestal Virgin
  (see Vestal)
  Vestalia
  Roman
  a festival for women, in honour 
  of Vesta, held on 9th July
  Vestius Aloneius
  Roman
  an ancient bull-god in Spain
  Vestri
  (see Westri)
  vetala
  Hindu
  an evil spirit of graveyards
  These beings, a later version of the
  pretas, are said to have hair standing
  on end and feet that point to the rear.
  Vetali
  Buddhist
  a terrible goddess
  one of the gauris
  Vetarani
  Jain
  gods of the underworld
  These beings torture the wicked dead
  by hurling them against rocks. Some
  say Vetarani is a realm of hell.
  Vetehinen
  Finnish
  a demon living in the sea, attendant
  on the sea-god, Ahti
  This being normally brings disease
  and bad luck but can be appeased to
  ensure good fishing.
  Vetis1
  a demon sent to corrupt the holy
  Vetis2
  (see Veiovis)
  Vetru
  Slav
  wind personified
  Vetter
  (see Vaettir)
  Veturia
  Roman
  mother of Coriolanus, some say
  Others say her name was Volumnia.
  Viator-indefessus
  Norse
  a name for Odin as unwearied 
  traveller
  Vibenna
  (see Aulus.Caeles)
  Vibhandaka
  Hindu
  king of the underworld
  father of Rishya-Shringa
  Vibhishana
  Hindu
  [Vibishana]
  son of Vishravas by one of the rakshasis
  brother of Kumbhakarna and Ravana
  He was made the immortal king of
  Ceylon for helping Rama in his battle
  with Ravana whom Vibhishana had
  failed to prevent from seizing Sita.
  Vibhu
  Hindu
  [Vibhvan]
  one of the 3 Ribhus
  Vibhvan
  (see Vibhu)
  Vibishana
  (see Vibhishana)
  Vica Pota
  Roman
  a minor goddess of victory or, some
  say, of food and drink
  Vicchaycamaya
  South American
  a name for Thunupa as 
  ‘preacher’
  Vichama
  South American
  [Wichama]
  son of the sun-god in Peru
  half-brother of Pachacamac
  The first woman was fertilised by the
  sun. Her first son was killed by the 
  god Pachacamac who used the body 
  to grow plants. When Pachacamac
  killed the woman as well, Vichama, 
  her second son, drove him into the sea
  where he remained as a sea-god.
  Vichama then changed the race of
  people that Pachacamac had created
  from stones, replacing them with a
  new race hatched from three eggs.
  Vichitravirya
  Hindu
  son of Shantanu and Satyavati
  half-brother of Bhisma
  husband of Ambalika and Ambika
  He died before he had fathered any
  children and so the duty fell to his
  half-brother, Bhisma.
  victimarius
  Roman
  an official who carried out the
  slaughter of those animals and
  humans brought for sacrifice
  Victoria
  Roman
  [=Greek Nike]
  a goddess of victory 
  Her festival is held on 12th April.
  Victory-wafter
  (see Brunhild)
  Victrix
  (see Venus)
  Vidar
  Norse
  [The Silent.Vidarr.Vidur.Vigar.Vitharr]
  a war-god and god of silence 
  son of Odin and Grid
  son of Loki and Sigyn, some say
  His palace was known as Landvidi.
  He was destined to be one of the
  survivors of Ragnarok where he killed
  the wolf Fenris by placing his one
  large foot on the animal’s lower jaw,
  grasping his upper jaw in his hands and
  tearing him apart. 
  He is depicted as having one foot
  much larger than the other.
  Vidarr
  (see Vidar)
  Videvdad
  (see Vendidad)
  Videvdat
  (see Vendidad)
  Vidfinner
  (see Ivald)
  Vidga
  Norse
  the name for Wittich in Thidrekssaga
  Vidgorull
  Norse
  a name for Odin as one who 
  travels far
  Vidhatr
  Hindu
  a god of death
  Vidiji Milanda
  African
  an Angolan prince
  He was bewitched as he lay asleep on a
  river-bank and could be wakened only
  by a maiden who wept eleven jugfuls
  of tears. Fenda Maria did this but
  foolishly gave one jugful to a slave-girl.
  Tired of crying, she asked the slave to
  weep the last jugful, which she did.
  She also claimed the sleeping prince,
  pretending to be Fenda Maria who
  then became her slave called Kamaria.
  When the prince gave Kamaria the
  present she had asked for (a lamp
  which lit itself, a razor which
  sharpened itself, scissors which cut
  unaided and a stone which told the
  truth), the girl was able to prove that
  she was the real Fenda Maria and they
  married, burning the imposter in a
  barrel of tar.
  Vidolf
  Norse
  [Vidolfus.Vitholf.Vitolfus]
  a giant living in the woods
  an ancestor of witches and wizards
  (see also Vilmeth)
  Vidolfus
  (see Vidolf)
  Vidossava
  Serbian
  wife of Momtchilo
  She left her husband for Voukashin
  who then ambushed her husband. The
  nine brothers of Momtchilo were
  killed but he managed to escape, only
  to be killed later at the gates of his own
  castle. Dying, Momtchilo warned
  Voukashin not to trust Vidossava, so
  he had her torn apart by horses.
  Vidur
  (see Vidar)
  Vidya
  (see Prajna)
  Vidyadevi
  Jain
  a group of 16 goddesses of knowledge
  Vidyadhara1
  Hindu
  demi-gods
  These beings, whose realm is between
  heaven and earth, can assume any
  shape they choose and sometimes
  marry mortals.
  Vidyadhara2
  (see Taditkara)
  vidyadhari
  Hindu
  [bijadhari:=Javanese widyadhari
  =Pacific bidadari]
  a nymph
  These beings live in the forests
  and rivers.
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  Buddhist
  [Raga-Vidyaraja:=Japanese
  Aizen-myoo]
  a god of law: spirits of frightening
  appearance who defend the sacred
  lore of the faithful
  Vidyarajni
  Hindu
  a name for Tara as Queen 
  of Knowledge
  Vidyesvara
  Hindu
  a group of 8 goddesses
  aspects of Shiva
  Vidyujvalakarili
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  a form of Ekajata
  She is said to have been created from
  the sweat of the Buddha and is depicted
  as black with bared fangs, twelve heads
  and twenty-four arms.
  Vidyutkumara
  Jain
  a minor god
  one of the 10 Bhavanavasi
  Vienna Codex
  (see Codex Vindobonsis)
  Viga-Glums Saga
  Norse
  the story of Glum, his dispute with
  Thorkel and his dreams
  Vigar
  (see Vidar)
  Vigara
  African
  first husband of Nyavirezi
  Vibhu
  Hindu
  father of Nyavirungu
  When he discovered that his wife
  could become a lioness, she killed and
  ate him.
  Vighnantaka
  Buddhist
  [Vignari:=Hindu Ganesha]
  a door-god
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  Viglund
  Norse
  [Viglundr]
  son of Thorgrim and 
  Olof
  brother of Trausti
  husband of Ketelrid
  He fell in love witb Ketelrid but her
  parents had promised her to a rich
  merchant called Hakon who, with
  Ketelrid’s brothers, ambushed Viglund
  and his brother Trausti, after which
  these two brothers went overseas.
  When they returned to Iceland,
  Ketelrid was married to a farmer called
  Ketill but it turned out that this was an
  arranged marriage to protect Ketelrid
  who was finally allowed to marry
  Viglund.
  Viglundar Saga
  Norse
  the story of Viglund and his family
  Viglundr
  (see Viglund)
  Vignari
  (see Vighnantaka)
  Vigneshava
  Hindu
  [Vigneshvara]
  a name of Ganesha as ‘lord of
  obstacles’
  Vigneshvara
  (see Vigneshava)
  Vignir
  (see Vingnir)
  vigona
  Pacific Islands
  a term for a figona in the Solomon
  Islands
  Vigrid
  Norse
  [Vigridr.Vigrithr]
  a plain, the site of the final battle
  (Ragnarok) when the gods are
  defeated
  Vigridr
  (see Vigrid)
  Vigrithr
  (see Vigrid)
  Vihansa
  German
  a minor deity
  Vihara
  Buddhist
  [=Burmese Kyoung]
  a monastery
  Vihio
  (see Veeho)
  Vii
  Serbian
  a god of lightning
  His eyelids are so heavy that a
  pitchfork is needed to raise them. He
  can incinerate men and whole cities
  with his fiery glance.
  Vijaya1
  Hindu
  a god
  one of the Ekadasarudras
  Vijaya2
  Hindu
  a goddess
  an aspect of Parvati as ‘victorious’
  wife of Sahadeva
  Vijaya3
  Hindu
  a prince
  husband of Kuvanna
  father of Pulinda and Pulindi
  A yakshi in the form of a bitch put a
  spell on the prince’s men and then
  turned into a lovely maiden. Her name
  was Kuvanna and Vijaya married her as
  the price of saving his followers. He
  later became king of the yakshas.
  Vijaya4
  Hindu
  the bow or spear of Indra
  Vijaya sabti
  Buddhist
  a goddess, guardian of the door of
  the east
  Vikarr
  Norse
  a Viking king
  When he was chosen as a sacrifice to
  Odin to ensure favourable winds, he
  tried to deceive the god with a
  symbolic execution, but the entrails he
  had placed round his neck turned into
  ropes and he was hanged.
  Vikalaratri
  Buddhist
  a goddess attendant on 
  Buddhakapala
  Vikhar
  (see Vikhor)
  Vikhor
  Slav
  [Vikhar]
  the god of whirlwinds
  This being, in the form of an eagle-
  demon, is said to cause violent winds
  when he flies.
  Viking
  Norse
  grandson of Haloge
  husband of Hunvor
  father of Ring by Hunvor
  His mother, daughter of Haloge, was
  carried off by a warrior to Bornholm
  where Viking was born.
  He was given the magic sword,
  Angurvadel, by his father and killed
  the giant who was forcing his
  attentions on the princess Hunvor.
  Too young to marry the maiden, he set
  off in search of great adventures,
  accompanied by his friend Halfdan.
  He later rescued Hunvor who had
  been abducted to India and married
  her but she died at an early age and
  Viking put their son, Ring, into the
  care of a foster-father and married
  again, fathering nine sons. A quarrel
  arose between them and the nine sons
  of Niorfe and one of the latter was
  killed. Viking banished his offending
  son, whereupon the other eight
  decided to go with him into exile.
  Viking gave his sword, Angurvadel, to
  the eldest son, Thorsten, and they all
  went off to an island in Lake Werner.
  Here they were attacked by Niorfe’s
  remaining sons and only two on each
  side survived the battle. Viking sent
  his two surviving sons, Thorsten 
  and Thorer, to stay with his friend
  Halfdan.
  He was once able to render a
  service to the sea-god, Aegir, and had
  been rewarded with the gift of a magic
  ship, Ellida, which was stolen from
  him but later recovered by his son
  Thorsten.
  Vikrama
  Hindu
  [Vikramaditya]
  a god of the light of the morning
  a 4th C king
  He acquired great knowledge from a
  wise priest who was, in fact, the god
  Vishnu who taught him also how to
  change his shape by transferring 
  his soul to a dead body. Vikrama 
  then changed himself into a bird 
  and flew to the the home of the 
  princess Malayavati who slept in a
  pomegranate. He brought the fruit
  back, resumed his normal shape and,
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  his wife.
  Vikramaditya
  (see Vikrama)
  vila
  European
  [samovily.veela.wile.willi:plur=vile.vily:
  =Norse Volva]
  a Serbian water-sprite
  These beings are envisaged as beautiful
  girls with fair, flowing hair, who are the
  spirits of the unbaptised dead.
  Other stories say that they are the
  spirits of betrothed maidens who died
  before they were married. In this form,
  they are said to roam at night, forcing
  young men to dance with them until
  they drop dead from exhaustion.
  It was said that they sometimes
  appeared in the form of swans.
  (see veela.vele.velnias)
  Vilcinus
  Norse
  husband of Watchilt
  father of Badi
  vile
  (see vila)
  Vili
  Norse
  [Wili]
  son of Bor and Bestla
  He helped his brothers Odin and Ve
  kill the Frost Giant, Ymir, from whose
  body they built the world.
  (see also Hoenir)
  Vilino Kollo
  Serbian
  [Vrzino Kollo]
  dance-rings of the veele
  Vilkacis
  (see Vilkakis)
  Vilkakis
  Baltic
  [Vilkacis:=Lithuanian Vilkatas:
  =Slav Vlkodlak]
  a Latvian werewolf
  Vilkatas
  Baltic
  [=Latvian Vilkakis:=Slav Vlkodlak]
  a Lithuanian werewolf
  vilkolakis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian wolf-spirit
  Ville au Camp
  West Indian
  an underwater city, home of 
  the Haitian voodoo spirits
  Villiars the Valiant
  British
  a Knight of the Round Table
  After the death of King Arthur, he
  joined Lancelot, Bedivere and the
  other knights in a hermitage.
  Vilmeth
  Norse
  an ancestor of witches and 
  wizards                   (see also Vidolf)
  Vilmund
  Norse
  [Vilmundr]
  a hero
  He lived with his parents in a remote
  area and knew no other people. One
  day, he heard a voice from behind a
  rock declare that the owner of the
  shoe, which Vilmund had just found,
  would marry only the man who
  returned it to her.
  Vilmund then set off to explore the
  world and came to a kingdom ruled by
  King Visivald and, after defeating the
  king’s son Hjarandi in a wrestling
  match, became his friend. He joined
  forces with Hjarandi to destroy the
  army of a suitor for the hand of
  Hjarandi’s half-sister, Gullbra, and
  then they killed Kolr who had married
  Soley, Gullbra’s sister. In fact, the girl
  Kolr had married was a servant-girl
  substituted 
  for 
  Soley 
  who 
  had
  disappeared. Her father believed that
  Vilmund had killed her and banished
  him. To prove his innocence, Vilmund
  returned to the rock, handed over the
  shoe to Soley who was living there and
  took her back to her father’s palace.
  Vilmundar Saga
  Norse
  the story of Vilmund and Soley
  Vilmundr
  (see Vilmund)
  vily
  (see vila)
  Vimala
  Buddhist
  a goddess
  one of the bhumis
  Vimana
  Hindu
  the chariot of the gods
  Vimur
  Norse
  in some accounts, one of the 
  12 rivers known as Elivagar 
  Vina
  Buddhist
  a goddess of music
  Vinalia
  Roman
  a wine festival in honour of 
  Bacchus or Jupiter, held on 
  23rd April
  Vinata
  Hindu
  daughter of Daksha
  sister of Kadru, some say
  a consort of Kasyapa
  mother of Aruna and Garuda
  mother of all birds
  Her sister, Kadru, another wife of
  Kasyapa, bore a thousand snake-
  children (nagas) while Vinata had only
  two children – Aruna and Garuda. She
  quarrelled with Kadru and was
  imprisoned in the underworld. Garuda
  secured her release by providing the
  ransom demanded – amrita in one
  story, the moon itself to illuminate the
  gloomy underworld in another.
  In some versions, they argued over
  the colour of Surya’s horses and Kadru
  won by cheating, having the nagas spit
  all over these animals, making them
  appear darker. As a result of losing,
  Vinata became Kadru’s slave rather
  than 
  being 
  imprisoned 
  in 
  the
  underworld but the ransom was still
  the same – amrita, stolen from heaven
  by Garuda who killed the children of
  Kadru. It was as a result of this episode
  that Garuda became the implacable
  enemy of all snakes.
  Vinaya Pitaka
  Hindu
  [Book of Sermons]
  the rules of Buddhism, part of the
  Tripitaka
  Vinayaka
  Japanese
  son of Maheshvara and Uma
  brother of Sannayaka
  He was a very violent character but
  reformed when he married his sister,
  Sannayaka.
  Their 
  embracing 
  figures 
  are
  depicted in the form of Kwangiden. 
  In some accounts he is a Buddhist
  demon and is depicted as having the
  head of an elephant, often dancing on
  a rat.
  Vindalfr
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Vindhjalmsbru
  (see Bifrost)
  Vindhya1
  Hindu
  a mountain
  This mountain, in its efforts to grow
  higher than Mount Meru, threatened
  to block out the light of the sun.
  Agastya, at the request of the gods,
  put a stop to its growth. He merely
  asked the mountain to pause for a
  while until Agastya returned – which
  he never did.           (see also Vindhya2)
  Vindhya2
  Hindu
  a mountain-god      (see also Vindhya1)
  Vindhya-Vasini
  Hindu
  an evil aspect of Parvati
  Vindhyavali
  Hindu
  wife of Bali, king of Sutala
  Vindlir
  (see Heimdall)
  Vindonnus
  Celtic
  [=Irish Find]
  a Gaulish deity, wisdom personified
  Vindsual
  Norse
  [Vindsval]
  an early god
  son of Vasud
  Vindsval
  (see Vindsual)
  Vine1
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to build
  impregnable towers and can impart
  knowledge of the past and the future.
  He is often depicted as a lion on a
  black horse.
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  the tree of Bacchus
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  Vingnir
  Norse
  [Vignir]
  husband of Hlora
  foster-father of Thor
  Vingolf
  Norse
  a palace, the home of the goddesses
  in Asgard
  Vingskornir
  Norse
  the home of Brunhild
  Vingthor
  Norse
  a name taken by Thor in honour of 
  his foster-father, Vingnir
  Vinmara
  Pacific Islands
  a celestial being of the New Hebrides
  wife of Tagaro
  She is said to have flown down from
  heaven with her sisters to bathe.
  Tagaro hid her wings so that she could
  not leave and she stayed on earth and
  married him. When she later found
  her wings, she left him and flew back
  to heaven.
  Viofn
  Norse
  [Vjofn.Vjofr]
  a goddess, attendant on Frigga
  Her function was to maintain peace
  among mankind.
  Vipascit
  Hindu
  a sage who spent a short time in 
  hell
  He refused to leave the realm of Yima
  until he had relieved the suffering of
  the inmates. When he left he was
  transported to heaven.
  Vipassin
  Buddhist
  [Vipasyin]
  in some accounts, the first Buddha 
  one of the 7 manushibuddhas
  (see also Dipankara1)
  Vipasyin
  (see Vipassin)
  vikper
  Mesopotamian
  one of the Eleven Mighty Helpers
  created by Tiamat
  vir-ava
  Russian
  a Mordvin tutelary spirit, guardian of
  woodlands
  Vira-Bhadra
  (see Virabhadra)
  Virabhadra
  Hindu
  [Bhadra Vira.Tokay.Vira-Bhadra.Zapala] 
  a form of Shiva
  Shiva, angry at being excluded from a
  sacrificial rite, created the monster of
  destruction known as Virabhadra which
  had 1,000 arms and legs, 1,000 fiery
  eyes and tusks projecting from its
  sides. This demon knocked out
  Bhaga’s eyes and Pushan’s teeth, cut off
  Agni’s hands and decapitated Daksha.
  Viracocha
  South American
  [Arunaua.(Con) Ticci Viracocha.
  Huiracocha.Illa(-Tiki).Kon-Tiki.
  Tici.Tuapaca.Vairacocha.Wiraqocha:
  =Inca Thunupa]
  an ancient Peruvian creator-god,
  storm-god and sun-god, recognised
  by the Incas
  son of Inti, some say
  husband of Mama Cocha
  He is said to have emerged from Lake
  Titicaca or from the Pacari cave.
  He destroyed in a flood the humans
  created by an earlier god, or by his
  own unsuccessful efforts, and made
  new races appropriate to their
  environment, 
  travelling 
  amongst
  them, teaching them the basic skills.
  He finally disappeared over the
  Pacific, walking on the water.
  In another version he is said to have
  emerged from the cave, Pacari, with
  Ayar Manco and Pachacamac. In this
  version they were all sons of Inti.
  He is depicted as crowned with the
  sun and holding thunderbolts.
  Some writers regard Viracocha as a
  generic name for sacred beings rather
  than the name of a specific deity.
  (see also Taripaca.Tocay)
  Virada
  (see Viradha)
  Viradha
  Hindu
  [Tumburu.Virada]
  a rakshasa
  son of Kala and Shatahrada
  A terryifying, man-eating monster the
  size of a mountain, he attacked Rama
  and Lakshmana who, failing to kill
  him with arrows or clubs, buried 
  him alive. Soon after, a Gandharva
  appeared from the place where
  Viradha had been buried. His name
  was Tumburu and he had been cursed
  by Kubera who had turned him into
  the monster, Viradha.
  Viraf
  Persian
  a writer said to have had a vision of
  heaven and hell
  In his vision, Sraosha conducted him
  across the Chinvat Bridge to heaven.
  He was also shown purgatory and
  travelled through all the ascending
  spheres until he met Ahura Mazda in
  the highest realm. After that he was
  given a conducted tour of hell and saw
  souls in torment.
  Viraj
  Hindu
  a creator-god
  son of Brahma and Shatarupa
  father of Purusha
  An alternative rendering says that
  Viraj is a primaeval goddess, the
  female creative principle, formed
  when Purusha split into two parts,
  male and female, while others say that
  Brahma split into the male, Viraj, and
  the female, Shatarupa.
  Virankannos
  Baltic
  a Finnish cat-god
  Viraratri
  (see Chinnamasta)
  Viratapurusa
  (see Vishvarupa)
  Virava
  Baltic
  [Tava-ajik]
  a Finnish goddess of the woods
  She can appear either as an animal, a
  flame or a whirlwind.   (see also Tapio)
  Virbius
  Roman
  a minor woodland god
  In some stories, Hippolytus, the son of
  Theseus, was brought back to life by
  Asclepius 
  and 
  then 
  became 
  an
  immortal in Italy, worshipped as
  Virbius.
  In some accounts he was a Roman
  sun-god.    
  (see also King of the Wood)
  virga medicinus
  Roman
  a variation on the caduceus
  In this version, the snake wound
  round the wand gazes into a mirror
  mounted on the top and is able to
  fortell the future.  (see also aurea virga)
  Virgil
  Roman
  [Publius Vergilius Maro.Vergil]
  (70-19 BC)
  a poet
  He wrote the Aeneid, a story in two
  volumes, about the wanderings of
  Aeneas after the fall of Troy and the
  early history of Rome.
  Virgin
  (see Virgo)
  Virgin Lady (see Ninhursaga.Ninsikil)
  Virginal
  German
  an ice-queen
  When she was seized by the magician,
  Ortgis, her protector, Bibing, went to
  Dietrich for help. Dietrich killed
  Ortgis, routed the forces besieging
  Virginal’s castle and married her.
  Some say that she yearned for her
  home in the icy mountains and soon
  left Dietrich who lived in the
  green countryside.
  Another version says that Dietrich
  and Hildebrand came across a weeping
  maiden who was due to be part of an
  annual tribute paid by the queen,
  Virginal, to the heathen Ortgis.
  Hildebrand killed Ortgis and the two
  heroes set off for Virginal’s castle in
  the 
  mountains. 
  Dietrich, 
  who
  somehow got separated from his
  companion, ended up imprisoned by
  Nitger in Castle Muter, but Hildebrand
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  giants, led by Wicram, in the process.
  Virgins of Helicon
  Greek
  the name given to the Muses in
  Spenser’s works
  Virgins of the Sun1
  South American
  the maidens who attended the fires in
  the temple of the sun-god, Inti, or
  acted as concubines of Sapa Inca,
  son of the Sun
  Virgins of the Sun2
  South American
  the female members of the Children 
  of the Sun
  Virgins of the Waves
  Finnish
  sea-nymphs
  Virgir
  Norse
  [Veigur]
  a dwarf, one of the Lovar
  Virgo
  [Virgin:=Arab Sumbula]
  the sixth sign of the Zodiac, the 
  virgin
  Virochana
  Hindu
  a demon
  son of Prahlava
  father of Bali and Kalanemi, some say
  Virtus
  Roman
  a god of military might, the
  personification of male vigour
  Virudhaka
  Buddhist
  the Buddhist version of the Hindu 
  Virudka
  Virudka
  Hindu
  [=Buddhist Virudhaka:=Cambodian 
  Virulak:=Chinese Tseng Chang:
  =Japanese Komoku:=Pali Virulha:
  =Taoist Mo-li Hung:
  =Tibetan Phags-skyes-po.sGrul-’bum]
  a guardian spirit of the south
  one of the Dikpalas
  king of the Kumbhandas
  Virula
  Hindu
  the Pali version of Virudka
  Virulak
  Cambodian
  [=Buddhist Virudhaka]
  a Lukabal
  guardian of the south
  ruler of the blue tevodas, the 
  Kampean
  Virulappak
  Cambodian
  a Lukabal
  guardian of the west
  ruler of the Kruths and Nagas
  Virupa
  Hindu
  a fire-priest
  Virupaksa
  (see Virupaksha)
  Virupaksha1
  Buddhist
  [Virupaksa:=Chinese Kuang Mu:
  =Japanese Zocho:=Taoist Mo-li Hai:
  =Tibetan Klu.Mig-mi-bzang-Klu]
  a snake-god
  one of the Dikpalas
  He was responsible for guarding the
  western region.
  Virupaksha2
  Hindu
  [Virupaksa]
  a god
  one of the ekadasarudras
  a name of Shiva
  Virvir
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Virya
  Buddhist
  [Viryaparamita]
  one of the 12 Paramita goddesses,
  strength of character personified
  Viryaparamita
  (see Virya)
  vis1
  Pacific Islands
  a vampire
  These demons are said to have long
  nails which they use to tear out the
  eyes of their victims.
  Vis2
  South American
  an earth-deity in pre-Inca Peru
  Visakha
  Hindu
  son of Skanda
  Visapaklal
  (see Vasapaklal)
  visha
  Hindu
  a poison 
  This was the fourteenth and last thing
  to emerge at the Churning of the
  Ocean.
  The Nagas seized this poison which
  became the venom of cobras, though
  others say that Shiva swallowed this
  poison to save mankind and holds it in
  his throat.
  Vishadhari
  (see Manasa)
  Vishap
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Vishapa
  (see Azhi Dahak)
  Vishapaharana
  (see Shiva)
  Vishnu
  Hindu
  [Abjaja.Abjayoni.Achyuta.Acyata.
  Adhoksaja.Adimurti.Ananta.
  Anatas(h)ayana.Annamurti.Bhumiya.
  Caturmurti.Dakshina.Dhanvantari.
  Dharma.Dhruva.Erlanga.Girija.hamsa.
  Hanuman.Hayagriva.Hrsikesa.Ishvara. 
  Jala-Shayin.Janardana.Kala.Kesava.
  Lord Creator.Lord of Sacred Wisdom.
  Lord of the Universe.Mahadeva.
  Mahapurusha.Maharaja.
  Mandhatha.Manmatha.Mohini.Mukunda.
  Narada.Narasinha.Narayana.
  Padma(-Nabha).’pervader’.
  Panchayudha.Pandurganga.
  Piyusaharana.Pradyumna.Primaeval 
  Being.Pr(i)thu.Rsabha.Salagrama.
  S(h)amba.Trivikrama.Vasu.Venkata.
  Visnu.Viratapurusa.Vis(h)varupa.
  Vithoba.Vitthali.Vyasa.Wishnu.World
  Maintainer.Yajna.Yajnesh(var)a:
  =Buddhist Akshobhya:=Cambodian
  Hari.Harihara.Prah Noreai-Narayana:
  =Chinese Wu-shun:=Japanese Ashuku:
  =Javanese Kresna.Sadana.Sadona:
  =Pacific Islands Poe Mpalaburu.
  Wisnu:=Thai Narayana.Phra Narai]
  god the preserver
  son of Aditi
  husband of Bhumadevi, Ganga,
  Lakshmi and Saraswati
  As a preserver of life, he intervenes as
  an avatar whenever evil becomes
  dominant, making it hard for men to
  progress upwards. In this capacity, he
  has ten incarnations:
  1. Matsya, a fish 
  2. Kurma, a tortoise
  3. Varaha or Keseva, a boar
  4. Narasinha, a man/lion
  5. Vamana, a dwarf
  6. Parashurama, son of a hermit
  7. Rama (Ramachandra), a mortal
  8. Krishna (or Balarama)
  9. Buddha
  with the tenth, as Kalki, a white
  horse, yet to come. Some say Krishna
  is a god in his own right and that the
  eighth incarnation was as Balarama.
  Lakshmi appeared in each of his
  incarnations and married him. There
  are also said to be between sixteen and
  thirty-nine minor avatars (amsavataras).
  He gave his wife Ganga to Shiva and
  Saraswati to Brahma when he found
  that three wives were more than he
  could cope with.
  His 
  weapons 
  are 
  the 
  sword
  Handaka, the bow Sarnga and the discus
  and he is transported by the sun-
  bird, Garuda.
  He is generally depicted as a
  handsome, dark blue youth with four
  hands in which he holds a club, a
  discus, a lotus blossom and a shell but
  is sometimes shown in a combined
  form with Shiva on the right and
  Vishnu on the left. They combined
  thus to defeat the demon Guha since
  neither could defeat him single-
  handed.
  (see also Jagannath)
  Vishnu-Chaturbhuja
  Hindu
  a version of Vishnu with 4 arms
  Vishnu Sahasranaman
  Hindu
  the 1,000 names of Vishnu
  Vishnu Trivikrama
  Hindu
  the name of Vishnu when, as his fifth
  avatar Vamana, he changed from
  dwarf to giant
  Vishravas
  Hindu
  [Visravas]
  son of Pulashtya
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  father of Kubera by Idavida
  father of Kumbhakarna, Ravana and
  Vibhishana by a rakshashi
  Vishtaspa
  Persian
  [Gushtaspa.Hystaspas]
  a fertility lord
  a prince who protected Zoroaster
  brother of Zariadres
  Later, as king, he became Zoroaster’s
  first convert and fought several battles
  with Arejataspa who tried to suppress
  the new religion.
  Vishvabhu
  Buddhist
  one of the 7 manushibuddhas
  Vishvakarma
  Hindu
  [Takshaka.Vis(h)vakarman.
  Visvakarman.Viswakarma]
  a creator-god and god of artisans
  an aspect of Brahma, Indra
  or Prajapani
  son of Bhuvana and Yogasiddha
  father of Sanjna
  The brilliance of Surya the sun-god
  was too overpowering for his wife,
  Sanjna, so her father shaved away
  some of his power on a lathe. He used
  the shavings to make Visnu’s discus,
  Shiva’s trident, and, some say, the
  elephant Airavata. He is said to have
  established the art and science of
  architecture, built chariots for the
  gods, a hall for Yudhishthira, and the
  city of Chandrapura and created the
  monkey-king, Nala. He is also
  credited with the creation of Jagannath
  when he attempted to put new flesh on
  the bones of the dead Vishnu and was
  interrupted by Krishna so that the job
  was never completed, leaving the
  deformed version.
  In some versions, this is a later name
  for Tvashtri. Others say he was
  Tvashtri’s son-in-law.
  Vishvakarman
  (see Vishvakarma)
  Vishvamitra1
  Buddhist
  a sage, teacher of Shakyamuni
  Vishvamitra2
  Hindu
  [Prajapati.Visvamitra.Viswamitra]
  a sage
  one of the Seven Rishis
  son of Gadhi
  father of Shakuntala by Menaka
  He was once seduced by a nymph,
  Menaka, who bore a daughter named
  Shakuntala, and also by the nymph
  Rambha, and then did penance, living
  as an ascetic for 100 years in the
  Himalayas. He caused a demon to
  possess Kalmashapada so that he ate
  the 100 sons of Vashishtha, his great
  rival. He was involved in a feud with
  Vashishtha (or Kamadhenu) over the
  ownership of the cow Nandini which
  he had tried to steal. In the battle over
  the cow, he was defeated and his 100
  sons were killed by the fiery glance of
  Vashishtha with whom he was finally
  reconciled.
  Vishvanatha
  Hindu
  a name for Shiva as ‘lord of all things’
  Vishvantara
  Hindu
  the Hindu version of Vessantara
  Vishvapani
  Buddhist
  [Visvapani]
  one of the 5 Dhyanibodhisattvas of
  Mahayana Buddhism
  an aspect of Amoghasiddhi
  Vishvarupa
  Hindu
  [Viratapurusa.Visvarupa]
  a serpent-god 
  an incarnation of Vishnu, some say
  son of Tvashtri
  This three-headed being was slain by
  Indra and his father then created a
  demon, Vritra, to avenge his death.
  Vision of Mac Conglinne
  (see Aislinge meic Conglinne)
  Vision Serpent
  Central American
  a Mayan creation spirit
  This being is sometimes depicted as
  spitting out gods or kings.
  Visit of Grey Ham
  Irish
  a book of legends, including the 
  story of Ailleann, the woman of 
  the Otherworld
  visitant
  a supernatural visitor: a spirit
  visitation
  a divine dispensation: a visit from a
  god: the appearance of a ghost
  Visivald
  Norse
  a king
  father of Gullbra, Hjarandi and Soley
  Visnu
  (see Vishnu)
  Vispa-Taurvairi
  Mesopotamian
  mother, by a virgin birth, of
  Saoshyant
  Vispala
  Hindu
  an early deity
  When his leg was cut off in battle, it
  was replaced with one made of iron.
  Visparad
  (see Visperad)
  Vispati
  (see Grahapati)
  Visperad
  Persian
  [Visparad.Vispered]
  the second part of the Avesta: a
  liturgy in the Avesta
  Vispered
  (see Visperad)
  Visra-vajra
  Buddhist
  an emblem, in the form of crossed
  thunderbolts, held by some statues
  Visravas
  (see Vishravas)
  Vistauru
  Persian
  a hero who attacked idolaters
  It was said that once, when he was
  pursued by enemies, a river dried up to
  allow him to cross and so escape.
  Visu
  Japanese
  a woodman
  He and his family were witnesses to
  the creation of Mount Fuji which took
  place in a single night. He later left his
  family and climbed the mountain
  where he saw two ladies playing go.
  For what seemed like one summer
  afternoon, he watched them play but,
  when he disturbed them, they turned
  into foxes and ran off. He discovered
  then that he had grown very old and,
  when he returned to his own lands, all
  sign of his house and family had long
  since disappeared – he had been away
  for 300 years.
  Visvadakini
  Buddhist
  a spirit of air
  Visvakarma
  (see Vishvakarma)
  Visvakarman
  (see Vishvakarma)
  Visvamitra
  (see Vishvamitra)
  Visvapani
  (see Vishvapani)
  Visvarupa
  (see Vishvarupa)
  Visvavasu
  Hindu
  one of the Gandharvas
  father of Yama by a water-
  nymph
  Visvedeva
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor deities: a 
  type of Gana
  Visvosnisa
  Buddhist
  a god
  one of the Ushnishas
  Viswakarma
  (see Vishvakarma)
  Viswamitra
  (see Vishvamitra)
  Vita Merlini
  British
  the 12th C life story of Merlin, 
  written in Latin by Geoffrey of
  Monmouth
  Vitala
  Hindu
  one of the 7 realms of Patala
  Vith
  Norse
  a river in Niflheim, one of the 
  12 rivers known as Elivagar
  Vithafinir
  (see Gullinkambi)
  Vithafnir
  (see Gullinkambi)
  Vitharr
  (see Vidar)
  Vithi
  Norse
  the realm of Vidar
  Vithoba
  (see Vitthali)
  Vithofnir
  (see Gullinkambi)
  Vitholf
  (see Vidolf)
  Vithur
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Viticus
  (see Mars)
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  vitkar
  Norse
  [seidberendr]
  male wizards
  Vitolfus
  (see Vidolf)
  Vitra
  (see Vritra)
  Vitthali
  Hindu
  [Pandurganga.Vithoba]
  a god
  an incarnation of Vishnu
  Vitu
  Pacific Islands
  the first woman, in the lore of Fiji
  Vitza-kuguza
  Baltic
  a Finnish spirit of the cattleyard
  Vitza-kuva
  Baltic
  a female version of Vitza-kuguzu
  Vitzillopochtli
  (see Huizilopochtli)
  Vivahvant
  Persian
  [Vivanghvant:=Hindu Vivasvat]
  a sun-god
  father of Jamahid or Yima and 
  Yimeh
  Vivanghvant
  (see Vivahvant)
  Vivar, Rodrigo
  (see Bivar)
  Vivasvan
  (see Vivasvat)
  Vivasvant
  (see Vivasvat)
  Vivasvat
  Hindu
  [Marttanda.Vivasvan(t):
  =PersianVivahvant]
  god of the rising sun, assimilated
  into Surya
  one of the Adityas
  son of Kasyapa
  brother of Surya, some say
  husband of Saranyu
  father of the twin Aswins, Vaivasvata,
  Yama and Yami 
  father of Manu, some say
  He is the Vedic version of the Hindu
  Surya and was originally known as
  Marttanda, a son of Aditi. He later
  served as charioteer to his brother,
  Surya, though other accounts equate
  him with Surya.     (see also Marttanda)
  Vivenna
  (see Aulus.Caeles)
  Vivian
  (see Nimue)
  Viviane
  (see Nimue)
  Vivien1
  European
  son of Garin
  At the age of seven, he was handed to
  the Saracens in exchange for his
  father who had been captured by
  them some time before. A band of
  pirates saved him from death at the
  stake and sold him to the wife of the
  merchant, Godfrey, who raised him as
  their own son.
  As a young man, he led a train of
  wagons to the city where he had been
  held captive and, en route, defeated a
  pirate crew and took their treasure and
  arms. Equipping his men with
  weapons taken from the ship, he
  attacked the infidel’s city and captured
  it. They were then besiegeed by the
  Saracens but rescued by a force led by
  his uncle, Guillaume, and Vivien was
  reunited with his real father, Garin.
  After being knighted by Guillaume,
  he led a small force against the
  Saracens to avenge the death at
  Roncesvalles of his kinsman, Roland,
  but the leader of the Saracens called
  for reinforcements and assembled a
  huge army, overwhelming Vivien’s
  force. His cousin, Girard, broke
  through the enemy lines to seek help
  and Guillaume came with an army to
  help out. The odds were still too great
  and many of the Franks died in the
  battle. Vivien himself died of his
  wounds and Guillaume barely escaped
  with his life.
  Vivien2
  European
  son of Beuve
  twin brother of Maugis
  He was captured at birth by the
  Saracens but his twin was saved by the
  fairy Oriande whose brother, Baudris,
  taught the young Maugis the art of
  magic.
  As a young man, Vivien had an
  affair with Esclarmonde, wife of the
  king Sorgalant, and fled with her
  when the king found out, joining the
  expedition of another king, Antenor,
  who was trying to win Oriande for his
  wife. Vivien met Maugis in single
  combat but the fight ended when they
  recognised each other and they set
  out together to find their parents.
  Vivien3
  (see Nimue)
  Vivienne
  (see Nimue)
  Vivionn
  (see Bebhionn)
  Vixen-goddess
  (see Inari)
  Vjedogonja
  Slav
  [Zduh(acz] 
  the soul
  It is said that the soul can leave the
  body in the form of a small insect
  or bird.
  Vjeshitza
  Slav
  an ogrish succubus
  Vjofn
  (see Viofn)
  Vjofr
  (see Viofn)
  Vlad the Impaler
  (see Dracula)
  Vlah-Ali
  Serbian
  a Turkish rebel
  He abducted the wife of Banovitch but
  the Serb killed him after a tremendous
  fight and rescued her.
  Vlas
  Russian
  [Blasius.Velesu.Vlassy:
  =Lithuanian Ganyklos:=Slav Volos]
  the god of domestic cattle
  Vlassy
  (see Vlas)
  Vlasta
  Slav
  a warrior-maid, leader of the Amazons
  Vlkodlaks
  Slav
  [Volkun.Vookodlaks.Vrkolak.Vukodlak:
  =Lithuanian valkakis]
  a werewolf: an evil spirit
  Children who are born with teeth or
  are delivered feet first are said to
  develop into Vlkodlaks who, it is said,
  attack various animals and are the
  cause of eclipses.
  Voc
  Central American
  a huge bird, messenger of the god
  Hurakan
  Voden
  (see Odin.Woden)
  Vodnik
  Slav
  [=Russian Vodyanik]
  a water-spirit or demon
  These beings are said to be the spirits
  of unbaptised children who have
  drowned.
  Vodnipanny
  Slav
  [Bile-panny]
  a water-nymph
  vodou
  (see Vodun.voodoo)
  vodu
  (see vodun)
  Vodun1
  African
  [hun:plur=vodu:=Ashanti Obosum:
  =Ibo Alose:=Congo Nkisi:
  =Yoruba Orisha]
  a deity of the Fon: a group of minor
  deities
  vodun2
  West Indian
  [voodoo]
  a fetish used by snake-worshippers
  vodunsi1
  African
  a worshipper of the gods of Dahomey
  vodunsi2
  South American
  a worshipper of the voodoo gods
  derived from African deities
  Vodyanik
  Russian
  [plur=Vodyanoi:=Finnish Cacce-haldde:
  =Lapp Kul]
  a male water-spirit
  a type of Karliki
  These beings can take many different
  forms, overturning fishermen’s boats
  and drowning swimmers. They often
  live in millponds. They use the souls of
  the drowned as servants on the bottom
  and allow the dead bodies to float to
  the surface. They can be propitiated
  by the sacrifice of a black pig.
  In some accounts, their youth is
  restored with the phases of the moon;
  in others they may be depicted as fat
  old men wearing a cap of reeds.
  (see also Rusalka)
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  Vodyanoi
  (see Vodyanik)
  water spirits
  Vodyz
  (see Vorsud)
  Vofionus
  Italian
  an ancient Umbrian deity
  Vohu Fryana
  Persian
  one of the 5 types of sacred fire
  This type is the one that keeps warm
  the bodies of animals and humans.
  (see also Bahram fire)
  Vohu Manah
  Persian
  [Bahman.‘good thought’.Vahman]
  one of the 7 Amesha Spentas
  an aspect of Ahura Mazda as 
  ‘wisdom’, 
  This being is said to be in charge of
  animals and records the deeds of men.
  He was opposed by the demon Akah
  Manah.
  Voil
  an angel, ruler of the Zodiacal sign
  Virgo, the virgin
  Voinovitch1
  Serbian
  [Petrashin Voinovitch]
  brother of Milosh and Voukashin
  nephew of Doushan
  Voinovitch2
  Serbian
  [Voukashin Voinovitch]
  brother of Milosh and Petrashin
  nephew of Doushan
  Voinovitch3
  (see Milosh1)
  Vol
  Norse
  [Phol]
  a fertility god
  consort of Volla            (see also Volla)
  Vola1
  (see Fulla)
  vola2
  (see vala2)
  Voland
  (see Volund)
  Volcanalia
  (see Vulcanalia)
  Volcanis
  (see Vulcanatis)
  Volcanus
  (see Vulcan)
  Volcano Woman      (see Dzelarhons.
  Neegyauks)
  Volga
  (see Volkh)
  Voli
  Norse
  another version of Vali
  In this version, Bildr (Balder) is a rival
  of Hromund for the hand of Svanhit.
  He killed both Bildr and Voli with the
  magic sword Mistellteimm.
  Volkanus
  (see Vulcan)
  Volker1
  German
  a minstrel at Gunther’s court
  Volker2
  Norse
  a wind-deity
  Volkh
  Russian
  [Volga]
  a hero of Kiev, one of the Bogatiri
  Volkh was a shape-changer with super-
  human strength who often appeared as
  an animal or a bird. He is said to have
  saved the city from the invading King
  of India.
  volkun
  (see vlkodlak)
  Volla
  Norse
  a goddess
  sister of Fruwa
  consort of Vol
  In some accounts she is Fulla. Others
  say Vol is her alternative name.
  (see also Fulla)
  Vollmar
  (see Gollemar)
  Volos
  Slav
  [Veles(u).Volusu.Vyeles:=Czech Veles:
  =Lithuanian Ganyklos:=Russian 
  Vlas(sy)]
  a wolf-headed god of domestic
  animals and the underworld
  Volscens
  Roman
  leader of a troop of Rutilians
  It is said that when Euryalus and
  Nisus tried to break through the mass
  of enemy lines to take a message to
  Aeneas, they were spotted by a troop
  led by Volscens who killed them both
  but was himself killed by Euryalus at
  the same time.
  Volsung
  Norse
  [Volsungr]
  grandson of Odin
  son of King Rerir
  father of a daughter, Signy, and of
  Sigmund and 9 other sons
  When his father, Rerir, bemoaned the
  lack of offspring, Frigga sent her
  messenger, Gna, to drop an apple from
  the sky. When Rerir’s wife ate the
  apple she gave birth to Volsung after a
  seven-year pregnancy. The boy’s
  parents died soon after he was born
  and he became ruler of Hunaland as a
  child.
  His palace had a huge oak,
  Branstock, into which Odin thrust the
  sword Gram, growing up through
  the roof.
  His 
  daughter, 
  Signy, 
  married
  Siggeir, king of the Goths, and, shortly
  after the wedding, he and his sons paid
  a visit to Siggeir’s country. They were
  ambushed by the Goths and Volsung
  was killed.
  Volsung Cycle
  (see Volsungasaga)
  Volsungasaga
  Norse
  [Volsung Cycle]
  the 13th C epic story of the Volsung
  family from which the
  Nibelungenlied and other 
  stories are derived
  Volsungr
  (see Volsung)
  Voltumna
  Roman
  [Voltumnia.Volturna:=Roman Vertumnus]
  an Etruscan goddess of vegetation and
  the south-east wind
  Voltumnia
  (see Voltumna)
  Volturna
  (see Voltumna)
  Volturnus1
  Roman
  [Vulturnus:=Greek Caicias.Eurus]
  the east wind
  Volturnus2
  (see Tiberinus)
  Volumna
  Roman
  a goddess of infants
  Volumnia
  Roman
  mother of Coriolanus, in some
  accounts, in others, his wife
  (see also Vergilia.Veturia)
  Volund
  Norse
  [Foland.Phaland.Vallant.Velint.Voland.
  Volundr.Volunthr.Wise Elf.Woland:
  =British Wayland:=French Galand:
  =German Wieland]
  king of the Elves
  a blacksmith
  son of Badi
  brother of Egil and Slagfinn
  husband of Alvit
  father of Heime, in some accounts
  It is said that when the three swan-
  maidens, Alvit, Olrun and Svanhvit,
  flew to earth to bathe, they left their
  wings on the shore and Volund and
  his brothers seized the wings and kept
  the maidens as their wives for nine
  years until they recovered their wings
  and flew away. Alvit had given Volund
  a ring and, instead of going on a
  fruitless search for her, he occupied
  himself with making 700 copies of
  this ring.
  He was captured by Nidud who
  accused him of theft and cut the
  sinews of Volund’s legs, forcing him
  to work ceaselessly making ornaments
  and weapons. Volund killed the two
  sons of Nidud and sent their heads,
  decorated with precious metals and
  stones, to their father. He also put
  Nidud’s daughter, Bodwild, into a
  trance and raped her then, using 
  wings that he had made himself, flew
  to Alfheim where he was reunited 
  with Alvit. There, he carried on his
  trade 
  as 
  smith, 
  forging 
  many
  wonderful weapons including the
  swords Miming for his son Heime,
  Balmung for Sigmund, Joyeuse for
  Charlemagne and, some say, Excalibur
  for King Arthur.
  In the Germanic stories, his 
  son was Wittich and his brother was
  Amelias.                    (see also Thiassi)
  Volundarhaus
  Norse
  a labyrinth
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  when he was held captive by Nidud.
  Volundarkvida
  Norse
  [Lay of Volund]
  a poem in the Elder Edda, the tale of
  Volund and his exploits
  Volundr
  (see Volund)
  Volunthr
  (see Volund)
  Volupta
  Roman
  [Joy.Voluptas]
  the goddess of pleasure
  daughter of Cupid and Psyche
  Voluptas
  (see Volupta)
  volur
  (see spadisir)
  Voluspa
  Norse
  [Wise Woman’s Prophecy]
  an epic poem in the Elder Edda
  dealing with prophecies of the 
  doom of the gods
  In some accounts, these prophecies
  were made by a vala, Haid or by Volva.
  Volusu
  (see Volos)
  Volva1
  Norse
  [=European Veela.Vila]
  a fate goddess
  a prophetess
  The prophecies of Volva (or of Haid,
  one of the vala) are the subject of the
  Voluspa.
  In one version of Balder’s dream,
  Odin rode to Niflheim to consult
  Volva who told him that Balder would
  be killed by his own brother.
  In some accounts, she is called
  Gollveig.                         (see also vala)
  volva2
  (see spadisir.vala)
  Von
  Norse
  a river of blood
  When Fenris was bound to a rock and
  opened his jaws to howl, the gods
  thrust in a sword. The subsequent rush
  of blood formed this large river.
  voodoo
  West Indian
  [vaudoo.vaudou(x).vodu.
  voodooism.voudou]
  black magic of the West Indies: a
  religion imported from Africa with
  the transport of slaves
  (see also hoodoo)
  voodooism
  (see voodoo)
  Vook
  Serbian
  a zmay
  When Lazar found that his wife,
  Militza, was being seduced by another
  zmay, he employed Vook who flew
  after the seducer and killed him with
  his club.
  vookodlak
  (see vlkodlak)
  Vopadeva
  Hindu
  a poet
  He
  is
  said
  to
  have
  composed the
  Bhagavata-Purana.
  Vor
  Norse
  a goddess of wisdom, attendant
  on Frigga
  She knew everything that was to
  happen.
  In some versions she is the same as
  Vara.
  Vorsud
  Baltic
  [Vodyz]
  a Finnish guardian-spirit who brings
  good fortune
  Vortigern
  British
  [‘overlord’.Urtigernus:=Welsh 
  Gwrytheyrn]
  a prince of Gwent
  a king of Britain
  husband of Renwein and Sevira
  father of Catigern, Faustus, Paschent
  and Vortimer
  He killed King Constantine and put
  his eldest son, Constans, in his place,
  treating him as a puppet. He later
  killed Constans to become king
  himself.
  In another version it was Moines,
  son of Constans, who was killed when
  Vortigern took the throne.
  After the death of Sevira, he
  married Renwein, a daughter of
  Hengist the Saxon, who poisoned
  Vortigern’s son, Vortimer. When
  Hengist treacherously killed many of
  Vortigern’s nobles, the king retreated
  to Wales and built a castle at Dinas
  Emrys on Mount Erith. When the
  walls started to sink, he tried using
  magic. A boy, fathered by an incubus,
  said that the subsidence was caused by
  two dragons, red and white, hidden
  years before by Lud. In one version,
  the boy was Ambrosius, later called
  Emrys Gwledig; others say he was the
  wizard Merlin. Some say the two
  dragons fought and the red one killed
  the white one. Another version says
  that the dragons were Aurelius and
  Uther who flew off to Brittany,
  returning later in human form at the
  head of an army which reclaimed the
  kingdom. In this version, they burned
  down Vortigern’s tower and killed
  him.
  In some accounts, the fortress was
  being built on Salisbury Plain.
  Vortimer
  British
  son of Vortigern and Sevira
  He was poisoned by his father’s second
  wife, Renwein.
  Vortumnalia
  Roman
  a festival in honour of Vertumnus 
  held on 13th August 
  Vortumnus
  (see Vertumnus)
  Vorunmila
  African
  a Yoruba god
  Vorys-mort
  Russian
  a forest-spirit
  This being takes the form of a
  whirlwind to carry off animals and
  humans. Those who fear to use his real
  name call him Dyadya.
  Vosegus
  Roman
  a Celtic mountain-god in Gaul
  Vostaert, Pieter
  Dutch
  the author of Walewein, a story
  of Gawain
  Votan1
  Central American
  [Master of the Sacred Drum.Odon.
  Oton.Tamuls.Tzequil.Vaudoux]
  a mysterious Mayan god
  husband of Ix Chel, some say
  This deity, who said he was a serpent,
  claimed that he had been sent to earth
  by the sky-gods to start a new culture
  based on his teachings.
  One of his roles was as guardian of the
  sacred instrument, the Tepanaguaste.
  In some accounts he is identified
  with Quetzalcoatl or Tepeyollotl.
  Votan2
  (see Wodan)
  voudou
  (see voodoo)
  Voukashin1
  Serbian
  a king of Scutari
  husband of Yevrossima
  He persuaded Vidossava to betray her
  husband, Momtchilo, and come to
  him. Taking a force of warriors, he
  ambushed Momtchilo and killed his
  nine brothers. Momtchilo fled but
  was caught and killed at his castle
  gates. Dying, he warned Voukashin
  not to trust Vidossava so Voukashin
  had her torn apart by horses and
  married Yevrossima.
  Voukashin2
  (see Voinovitch2)
  Vourokasha1
  Persian
  the sea or lake where the
  gaokerena grew
  The ass Khara is said to stand in the
  middle of this stretch of water.
  Vourokasha2
  Persian
  a sea-deity
  father of Apam Napat
  Voutcha
  Serbian
  a Hungarian general
  father of Velimir
  He captured the Serbian knights Ivan,
  Milan and Milosh and kept them in
  prison. Marko came to their rescue
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  and, after killing hundreds of the
  Hungarian troops, captured both
  Voutcha and his son, Velimir, trading
  them for the release of his friends.
  Voutché
  Serbian
  one of the 3 men who tried to steal
  Goulash, the horse of Milosh, and
  was killed
  Vozdushnui
  Slav
  a stormspirit
  a type of Karliki
  Vran
  (see Bran1)
  Vrhaspati
  (see Brhaspati)
  Vretil
  (see Pravuil)
  Vriddhi
  Hindu
  [Vriddi] 
  a goddess of growth
  a manifestation of Lakshmi
  consort of Kubera
  Vriddi
  (see Vriddhi)
  Vrihaspati
  (see Brhaspati)
  Vrikodara
  Hindu
  [=Javanese Werkudara]
  a name for Bhima as ‘wolf’s 
  belly’, reflecting his voracious 
  appetite
  Vrindavana
  Hindu
  a wood
  This wood is regarded as the site of
  Krishna’s birth.
  Vrindha
  Hindu
  a female demon
  consort of Jalandhara
  When the gods decided that her
  husband’s power was becoming a
  threat to them, Vishnu took the form
  of her husband and seduced her.
  Vrindha committed suicide in shame
  when she realised what had happened
  and Jalandhara was angry enough to
  attack the gods who were then able to
  kill him. The same story is told of
  Tulsi.                             (see also Tulsi)
  Vrishabha
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, 
  Taurus the bull
  Vrishakapi
  Hindu
  a monkey-god
  a friend of Indra
  Vrishchika
  Hindu
  one of the signs of the Zodiac, 
  Scorpio the scorpion
  Vrishni
  Hindu
  an ancestor of Krishna
  one of the Yadavas
  Vrita
  (see Vritra)
  Vritra
  Hindu
  [‘choker’.Dasa.Namuci.Vasava.Visvarupa.
  Vitra.Vrita.Vritrasura.Vrtra]
  a drought-demon
  When Indra killed the three-headed
  son of Tvashtri, the sage is said to have
  created a monster, in the likeness of
  Ahi, which swallowed the god’s cloud-
  cattle and Indra himself. The other
  gods forced it to open its jaws,
  allowing Indra to escape and Vishnu,
  in the form of a knife, cut off the
  monster’s head.
  In some accounts, this monster is
  referred to as Namuci.       (see also Ahi)
  Vritrasura
  (see Vritra)
  Vritrahana
  Hindu
  [=Armenian Vahagn:=Greek Heracles:
  =Persian Verethragna]
  a title of Indra as the killer of 
  Vritra                                (see Ahi)
  Vrkolak
  (see Vlkodlak)
  Vrou-Elde
  Dutch
  a name for Holda in Holland
  (see also Frigga)
  Vrthragna
  (see Verethragna)
  Vrtra
  (see Vritra)
  Vrtragna
  (see Verethragna)
  Vrzino Kollo
  (see Vilino Kollo)
  Vu-kuzo
  (see Vu-murt)
  Vu-murt
  Russian
  [Vu-kuzo]
  a Votyak river-god
  He is generally regarded as an evil
  being but is sometimes helpful
  to fishermen.
  He is said to appear on the bank of
  a river, either as a man or a woman,
  completely naked, combing his or her
  long black hair, disappearing if a
  human approaches.
  Vu-toza
  Russian
  a water-spirit 
  This being is said to capture both
  animals and humans.
  Vual
  [Egyptian Demon.Vuall]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He can impart knowledge of the past
  and the future and can cause a woman
  to fall in love.
  He appears as a camel or sometimes
  as a man.
  Vuall
  (see Vual)
  Vucub Aphu
  (see Vucub-Hanapu)
  Vucub Came
  Central American
  [Vucubcame.Vukubcame]
  one of the rulers of Xibalba, the
  Aztec underworld
  He shared the sovereignty of Xibalba
  with Huncame. They were both killed
  when they tried to copy the feat of
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque who had
  immolated 
  themselves 
  and 
  had
  been restored.
  Vucub-Caquix
  Central American
  [Seven Macaw.Vukub-Cakix.
  Vukub-Caquix]
  a Mayan giant 
  husband of Chimalmatl
  father of Cabraca and Zipacna
  This giant and his two sons claimed
  power over the sun, moon and earth so
  the gods sent Hunapu and Ixbalanque
  to deal with them. Their first attempt,
  when they shot Vucub-Caquix with a
  poisoned arrow, was unsuccessful and
  Hunapu lost one of his arms in the
  encounter but recovered it later. For
  their next attempt, they pretended to
  be physicians and extracted the giant’s
  emerald teeth, the source of his
  strength, and gouged out his eyes,
  after which treatment he died.
  In an entirely different version,
  Vucub-Caquix is described as a
  monster in the form of a bird known
  alternatively as Seven Macaw.
  (see also Xibalba)
  Vucub-Hunapu
  Central American
  [Vucub Ahpu.Vukub-Hunapu]
  a culture-hero of the Quiche Indians
  son of Xmucane and Xpiyacoc
  brother of Hunhunapu
  He and his brother were invited to a
  game of tlachtli by Huncame and
  Vucub Came, rulers of the under-
  world, Xibalba. After spending a night
  in the House of Gloom, they were
  killed.
  Their deaths were later avenged by
  Hunapu and Ixbalanque, sons of
  Hunhunapu and Xquia.
  Vucubcame
  (see Vucub Came)
  Vue
  Pacific Islands
  an ancient race regarded as the 
  builders of the megaliths in 
  the islands
  vui
  Pacific Islands
  a spirit or demi-god
  Vukashin
  Serbian
  a noble
  brother of Goiko and Uglesha
  The three brothers were warned by a
  veela that the fortress they were
  building at Scutari would never stand
  unless the infant twins, Stoyan and
  Stoyana, were buried under the walls.
  He sent the servant, Dessimir, to find
  the twins but he failed. The veela
  then said that the wife of one of the
  brothers must be immured in the
  walls. Goiko’s wife, bringing their
  food next morning, was chosen as the
  victim. Responding to her pleas, the
  builder, Rado, left an opening in the
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  Vukodlak
  (see Vlkodlak)
  Vukub-Cakix
  (see Vucub-Caquix)
  Vukub-Caquix
  (see Vucub-Caquix)
  Vukub-Hunapu (see Vucub-Hunapu)
  Vukubcame
  (see Vucubcame)
  Vulcan
  Roman
  [Mulciber.Quietus.Velchanos.
  Volcanus.Volkanus.Vulcanus:
  =Etruscan Sethlans:=Greek Hephaestus]
  god of fire and metalwork
  son of Jupiter and Juno
  husband of Venus
  He was lame as the result of being
  thrown out of heaven and set up his
  forge in Mount Etna where he made a
  golden throne for Juno, the thunder-
  bolts hurled by Jupiter and the arrows
  for Cupid’s bow.
  He was also the owner of a mirror
  which could tell the past, the present
  and the future.
  In one story, angered by the
  infidelities of Venus, he made a special
  robe. All who wore it became wicked.
  Vulcanalia
  Roman
  [Volcanalia:=Greek Hephaestia]
  a festival in honour of the gods,
  including Vulcan, held on 23rd August 
  Vulcanatis
  Roman
  [Volcanis.Vulcanis]
  a flamen of the god Vulcan
  Vulcans
  elementals, fire spirits in some 
  accounts
  Vulcanis
  (see Vulcanatis)
  Vulcanus
  (see Vulcan)
  Vulder
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Wulder.Wuldor:=Norse Uller]
  the god of winter
  Vulgate Cycle
  (see Vulgate Version)
  Vulgate Version
  English
  [Vulgate Cycle]
  the name given to a 13th C collection
  of Arthurian stories
  Vulnerarius
  (see Archagathus)
  vulture1
  Egyptian
  [Pharaoh’s Hen]
  the emblem of Isis and Mat
  vulture2
  Greek
  the bird of Apollo and Ares
  This bird was also sacred to Hercules
  who had killed the vulture that
  attacked the liver of Prometheus.
  vulture3
  Roman
  the bird of Mars
  vulture4
  a scavenging bird
  Some say that this bird bears live
  young rather than laying eggs. Others,
  that it can, by dipping its beak into
  food or drink, tell if it has been
  poisoned. Sweet smells, pomegranates
  or myrrh were said to kill the vulture.
  Vulturnus
  (see Volturnus)
  Vuojala
  Baltic
  a realm in Finnish lore, sometimes
  equated wth Pohjola
  Vyaghravaktradakini
  Buddhist
  [=Tibetan Stag-gdon-can]
  a goddess
  Vyagrapada
  Hindu
  a saint
  Vyali
  Tibetan
  a Lamaist sorcerer
  vyantara
  Jain
  one of the demons living in Patala
  A more terrible version of this demon
  is known as vana-vyantara.
  Vyasa
  Hindu
  [‘gatherer’.(Krishna) Dvaipayana.
  Vedavyasa:=Javanese Abiasa]
  a god of wisdom
  an incarnation of Vishnu, some say
  son of Parashara and Satyavati
  half-brother of Santhanu, some say
  father of Dhartarashthra by Ambika
  father of Pandu by Ambalika
  He is said to have written the Vedas and
  the Puranas and The Mahabharata,
  which, it is said, he dictated to Ganesha.
  He was said to have been extremely
  ugly but when the two sons of Santanu
  died childless, he performed his duty
  to give their widows, Ambalika and
  Ambika, children.
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  (see Volos)
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  Wa’a
  (see Waka)
  Wabanang
  North American
  a star-god of the Menominee tribe
  Originally a flint, he developed into a
  rabbit and later into a man.
  wabanunaqsiwot
  North American
  in Algonquian lore, a mythical race 
  of dawn-people
  Wabasso
  North American
  [Wabosso:=Menominee Wabus]
  brother of Nanabozho
  the Potawatomi version of the
  Great Hare
  He was turned into the White Hare
  when the sun first appeared and later
  became a deity.   (see also White Hare)
  Wabosso
  (see Wabasso)
  Wabun
  North American
  a sun-god
  an Algonquian hero 
  husband of Wabund Annung
  He was one of the quadruplets born of
  the primordial being who died in
  childbirth. He represented east; the
  other three were Kabibonokka (north),
  Kabun (west) and Shawano (south).
  He chased away darkness, heralding
  the day.
  In some accounts he is equated
  with Michabo.
  Wabund Annung
  North American
  the morning star
  wife of Wabun
  Wabus
  North American
  [=Potawatomi Wabasso]
  the Menominee version of the Great 
  Hare
  It is said that he later became the mortal
  Manabush.
  Wac
  North American
  [Tuparan]
  a god of the Pericue people
  He made war on Niparaya and lost,
  being then cast out of heaven into an
  undersea cave guarded by whales.
  Wacabe
  (see Black Bear2)
  wacanda
  (see wakanda)
  Wakanda
  (see Wakan Tanka)
  Wace, Robert
  French
  a 12th C Norman poet, author of
  Roman de Brut
  Wachilde
  (see Watchilt)
  Wachilt
  (see Watchilt)
  Wackerlos
  European
  the dog in Reynard the Fox
  He accused Reynard of stealing his
  sausage.
  Wada
  (see Badi2)
  Wadarimba
  (see Wakonyingo)
  Wadd
  (see Il1.Sahar1)
  Wade
  British
  [=Norse Badi]
  father of Wayland
  Wadj Wer
  Egyptian
  a fertility-god
  Wadjet
  Egyptian
  [B(o)uto.Edjo.Lady of Heaven.Queen 
  of Gods.Uadjit.Ua(t)chit.Uaz(it).
  Uto.Wadjyt.Wa(t)chet]
  a snake-goddess of Lower Egypt
  sister of Nekhbet
  mother of Nefertum
  She is depicted as a cobra which
  breathes fire and represents the
  pharaoh’s sovereignty. She is said to
  have created the papyrus swamps and
  to have suckled the infant Horus.
  (see also Edjo)
  Wadjyt
  (see Wadjet)
  Waelcyrge
  Norse
  a name for the Furies
  Waendel
  British
  a warrior-hero
  Waga
  (see Waka)
  Wagadoo
  African
  a city in the desert
  This city sprang into being when
  Lagarre beat the royal drum, Tabele. It
  was guarded by the dragon, Bida, who
  allowed Lagarre to enter and become
  king in return for the provision of a
  young maiden every year.
  Wagalik
  (see Wawalag)
  Waganga
  African
  medicine men of the Makoni
  Wagner, Wilhelm Richard
  German
  (1813-83)
  a composer
  He 
  wrote 
  the 
  operas 
  Parsifal,
  Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, and 
  also the four in the Ring Cycle, 
  based on the Nibelungenleid, entitled
  Götterdämmerung, 
  Siegfried, 
  Das
  Rheingold and Die Walküre.
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  (see Hotei)
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  Wakiash
  Wagoner
  Wagoner
  (see Great Bear)
  wagtail1
  Hindu
  a prophetic bird
  Prophecies are made based on the
  direction from which the bird arrives
  and from the place where it alights.
  wagtail2
  Japanese
  a bird sacred to Izanagi and 
  Izanami
  Wagu
  Australian
  a culture-hero of the Aborigines
  He and Biljata laid down rules of
  marriage to avoid incest. Both became
  birds as a result of tricks played on
  each other, Wagu becoming a crow.
  Wahari
  South American
  brother of Bucka
  When Wahari found that his brother
  had seduced all the women in the
  tribe, he cut off his over-long penis.
  Wahie Loa
  (see Wahieloa)
  Wahie Roa
  (see Wahieroa)
  Wahieloa
  Pacific Islands
  [Wahie Loa]
  a god of comets
  husband of Pele 
  Wahieroa
  Pacific Islands
  [Wahie Roa]
  son of Tawhaki, some say
  brother of Matuku and Tahiti Tokerau
  husband of Pere
  father of Rata, some say
  He was killed and eaten by the giant
  cannibal Matuku. His son, born
  posthumously, avenged his father’s
  death, killing Matuku by throwing hot
  coals into his mouth.
  Wai1
  African
  a sun-god in Zaire
  father of Mokele
  Wai2
  Hindu
  an evil aspect of Vayu
  Wai-gla-a-Tane
  New Zealand
  a river
  The Maori say that the moon bathes
  in this river to restore her health.
  Waiet
  East Indian
  a culture-hero of New Guinea
  Waimariwi
  Australian
  one of the Wawalog sisters
  Wain Harrow
  (see Great Bear)
  Wainadula
  Pacific Islands
  a well of forgetfulness in Fiji
  It is said that the dead drink the water
  of this well in order to forget the
  sorrows of this world.
  Wainamoinen
  (see Vainamoinen)
  Waiola
  (see Waiora)
  Waiora1
  Pacific Islands
  [Kaiora.Vai-Ola.Waiola]
  a goddess of health
  Sick people who bathed in her well
  were restored to health.
  (see also Waiora2)
  Waiora2
  Pacific Islands
  [Kaiora.Vai-Ola.Waiola]
  in Polynesian lore, a lake said to
  restore the youth of those who
  drank or bathed in its waters
  (see also Waiora1)
  Wairi
  Australian
  the heavens: a sky-god
  wairon
  (see werewolf)
  Waisa
  (see Gro Mama)
  Waitiri
  (see Whaitiri)
  wajera
  Pacific Islands
  [=Indian vajra:=Javanese wajro]
  the Polynesian version of Indra’s
  lightning-bolt, Vajra
  wajro
  East Indian
  [=Indian vajra:=Pacific wajera]
  the Javanese version of Indra’s
  lightning-bolt, Vajra
  Wak
  (see Waka)
  Waka
  African
  [Wa’a.Waga.Wak]
  a creator-god of the Galla tribe
  of Ethiopia
  He made the first man and then the
  first woman from a drop of the man’s
  blood. They soon produced thirty
  children but hid half of them in holes
  when Waka called to see them. 
  These hidden children became the
  progenitors of all the demons and wild
  animals while the other fifteen became
  the ancestors of the human race.
  Waka-Hiko
  Japanese
  [Ame-Waka-Hiko]
  a Shinto god
  son of Amaterasu
  husband of Shita-teru-hime
  When he was sent to earth on an
  important mission to prepare the way
  for the arrival on earth of Ninigi, he
  became so enamoured of a mortal
  woman, Shita-teru-hime, that he
  forgot what he had come for. The gods
  sent the pheasant Na-naki to find him
  but Waka-Hiko shot it. The arrow
  went right through the bird and up to
  the abode of the gods, one of whom,
  Takamimusubi, flung it back, hitting
  Waka-Hiko and killing him. His body
  was taken back to heaven.
  Waka-hime
  Japanese
  [Ori-hime]
  goddess of the dawn, some say
  sister of Uzume
  (see also Waka-Hiru-Me)
  Waka-Hiru-Me
  Japanese
  a Shinto sun-goddess
  sister of Amaterasu
  She is said to weave the clothes worn
  by the Shinto gods.
  (see also Waka-hime)
  Waka-Sa-Na-Me
  Japanese
  a Shinto goddess of agriculture
  daughter of Ha-Yama-To 
  and O-Ge-Tsu-Hime
  Waka-Toshi
  Japanese
  a Shinto god of agriculture
  son of Ha-Yama-To and O-Ge-Tsu-Hime
  wakan
  North American
  [wacanda.wakanda.wakonda:
  =Algonquin manitou:=Iroquois orenda] 
  in the lore of the Sioux, supernatural
  power: the spirit of the individual
  Wakan Tanka
  North American
  [Great Mystery.Thunderbird.
  Tob Tob.Wacanda.Wakinyan:
  Wakonda.=Arikara Nesaru]
  a creator-god of the Sioux
  He created the four groups of deities
  known as Superior Gods, Associated
  Gods, Kindred Gods and Godlike
  Spirits, all of them regarded as aspects
  of himself.
  He then created human beings but
  the water-monster, Unktahe, caused a
  flood to drown them. Wakan Tanka
  and his thunderbird followers battled
  with the monster and its offspring,
  killing them with thunderbolts. He
  split himself into four to make Inyan,
  Maka, Skan and Wi.               
  (see also Wakonda1)
  Wakanda1
  (see Wakonda1)
  wakanda2
  (see wakan)
  Wakdjunkaga
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Winnebago tribe
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Hereshguina.
  Wakea
  Pacific Islands
  [=Maori Rangi:=Polynesian Atea]
  an ancestral chief of Hawaii
  Although a mortal, he was the husband
  of the earth goddess, Papa, by whom he
  had a daughter, Ho’ohoku-ka-lani. His
  wife left him when he fathered children
  on his own daughter; the first was a root
  which grew into a plant, the second was
  a human, Ha-loa.
  In one story he made the world
  from a gourd borne by Papa. 
  Wakiash
  North American
  a Kwakiutl chief
  Seeking a dance of his own, he was
  carried off on the back of a raven. He
  landed in a house full of animals which
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  had adopted human form and was
  allowed to take some of their dances
  and songs. Back home, he found that
  he had been away not four days but
  four years. He taught his people the
  songs and his new dance and made a
  totem pole, Kalakuyuwish, and took
  this name for himself.
  Wakinyan
  North American
  [The Flyers.Thunderbird.
  Wakinyjan.Wauk(h)eon]
  a Thunderbird god, a manifestation of
  Wakan Tanka
  In the lore of the Dakota Indians,
  they are The Flyers, the deities which
  bring storm-winds.
  Wakinyjan 
  (see Wakinyan)
  wakonda1
  (see wakan)
  Wakonda2
  (see Wakan Tanka)
  the spirit of the individual, in the lore
  of the Sioux             (see also wakan)
  Wakonyingo
  African
  [Wadarrimba]
  dwarfs living on Mount Kilamanjaro
  It is said that these people have very
  large heads and sleep sitting up because,
  if they lie down, they cannot get up
  again unaided. They own ladders with
  which they can reach the heavens.
  Wakyet-wa
  (see Chinun Way Shun)
  Wala
  North American
  a dawn-spirit of the Fox Indians
  Walafar
  (see Malephar)
  Walaganda
  Australian
  a Wandjina who became the Milky Way
  Walala
  (see Ulala)
  walawatu
  African
  [mazimwi]
  ogres of the Swahili
  Walcott, Derek
  West Indian
  (1930- )
  a poet and dramatist, author of the
  play Odyssey, based on the
  Greek story
  Walczerz
  Polish
  the name of Walther in the Polish
  version of the story of Walther
  and Hildegunde
  In this version, his wife is known
  as Helgunda.
  Waldegrave, Richard de
  British
  a 13th C hero
  He is said to have banished a dragon
  by driving it into a marsh.
  Waldemar
  German
  [Valldemarr]
  a king of Reussen
  In a war with Etzel, Waldemar’s forces
  surrounded Dietrich and some of his
  men in a fortress from which they were
  rescued by Rudiger. They killed
  Waldemar and took his son prisoner.
  In Thidrekssaga, he is Valldemarr.
  Walewein1
  European
  [Walwain.Walga(i)nus.Walwanus]
  the name used by the Dutch for Gawain
  Walewein2
  European
  a 13th C Dutch story of Gawain’s
  exploits, written by Pieter Vostaert
  Walgainus
  (see Walganus)
  Walganus
  British
  [Walgainus]
  the Latin name for Gawain
  Walgino
  Polish
  a god of cattle
  Walgund
  German
  a king of Thessalonica
  father of Hildburg
  Walhall
  (see Valhalla)
  Walhalla
  (see Valhalla)
  wali1
  (see vali1)
  Wali2
  (see Vali2)
  walian
  East Indian
  a priestess of the Celebes (see also tadu)
  Walia-Allah
  Arabian
  the Arab version of wali        (see vali1)
  walichu
  South American
  evil spirits of the Araucanian people
  Walkers in the Sky
  (see Dakinis)
  Walküre, Die
  (see The Valkyrie)
  Walkyries
  (see Valkyries)
  Wall
  a demon, a duke in hell
  Walla-gudjail-uan
  Australian
  a goddess of birth
  Walla-guroon-buan
  Australian
  a goddess of birth
  wallaby
  East Indian
  a progenitor of the human race
  In Papua they say that the maggots
  that bred in the body of a dead
  female wallaby turned into the first
  human beings.
  Wallace
  Scottish
  a storm-demon
  This being is said to throw large rocks.
  Wallanganda
  Australian
  a sky-god who created the world,
  helped by Ungud
  Walleyneup
  Australian
  a supreme god
  husband of Doronop
  father of Bindinoor
  His son was wounded and Walleyneup,
  though a supreme god, could not heal
  his wounds and this son died. As a result,
  Walleyneup decided that mankind
  should no longer be immortal.
  Walliamei
  Hindu
  one of the consorts of Subramanya
  Wallum Olum
  North American
  the Lenape Indian story of creation
  walozi
  African
  Swahili warlocks
  Walpurgis Night
  the eve of May Day
  On this night, all the witches come
  out and are led in their revelry by the
  devil himself.
  Walter
  European
  son of Guyon
  He was adopted by Ogier who took
  him on the expedition to the Middle
  East where the combined forces of
  Carahue, Guyon and Ogier attacked
  the Saracens in their own country.
  When Ogier, feeling homesick for
  Charlemagne’s court, sailed for France,
  he handed over his responsibilities to
  Walter.
  Walther
  German
  one of the kobolds
  Waltharius
  (see Walther von Wasgenstein)
  Walther von Wasgenstein
  German
  [Valtari.Vaskasteini.Walczerz.Waltharius]
  a duke of Aquitane
  son of Albhere
  His father had handed the young
  Walther over to Attila (Etzel) as a
  hostage to avoid having his kingdom
  overrun by the invading Huns. At the
  Hun’s court he met another hostage
  Hildegunde, daughter of Hereric and
  the girl with whom he later fell in love,
  and a third hostage, young Hagen. The
  two boys were taught the arts of war by
  Attila while Hildegunde was schooled
  in the management of the household.
  When he reached manhood, Walther
  and Hildegunde escaped, taking with
  them a large part of Attila’s treasure on
  Walther’s horse, Lion. Hagen had
  escaped some time before, joining
  Gunther who was now king of
  Burgundy. These two set out to find
  Walther and Hildegunde in order to
  kill them and seize the treasure, but
  Walther killed all the warriors sent
  against him and, when he met the two
  leaders in combat, he cut off Gunther’s
  leg and knocked out one of Hagen’s
  eyes. Walther lost his right hand, but
  the three men were reconciled and
  Walther and Hildegunde were able to
  continue their journey to his home in
  Aquitane where they were married.
  In Thidrekssaga, he is known as
  Valtari or Vaskasteini and his wife is
  Hilldigundr.
  Waltherius
  German
  a 9th C Latin version of the story of
  Walther von Wasgenstein
  1092
  Wakinyan
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  walum olum
  North American
  sticks, painted red, used as records by
  the Delaware Indians
  These sticks are used to record details
  of the tribe’s origins and migrations.
  Walumbe
  African
  a Baganda god of death
  son of Gulu
  brother of Kaizuki and Nambi
  When Kintu went to heaven to ask for
  a wife, Gulu gave him his daughter,
  Nambi. When the couple left to return
  to earth, Nambi’s brother Walumbe
  (death) followed them. His brother,
  Kaizuki, tried to kill Walumbe so that
  mankind would not be subject to death
  but 
  Walumbe
  escaped 
  to 
  the
  underworld.
  Walwain
  (see Walewain)
  Walwanus
  (see Walewain)
  Walweitha
  British
  Gawain’s realm
  Wamala
  African
  a fertility-god of the Bunyoro people
  brother of Mukasa
  wampus cat
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Wamtatakuya
  African
  a name of Chiuta as ‘the eternal one’
  Wan1
  Chinese
  [Lady of the Jade Flower]
  youngest daughter of Tung Wang
  Kung and Hsi Wang Mu
  wife of Tai Chen
  She played music of such beauty that
  even the birds gathered round to listen.
  Wan2
  North American
  the red fox, created by Kumash
  Wan3
  (see Chang1) 
  Wan Hui
  (see Ho Ho1)
  wanagemeswak
  North American
  one of the ‘little people’ in
  Penobscot lore
  These people, who live in streams
  and pools, are said to be so thin that
  they can be seen only when viewed
  from the side. Their faces are said to
  be hatchet-shaped.
  wanagi
  North American
  a ghost or spirit
  The Sioux assert that the soul of a dead
  person stays close to the body for four
  days before departing to the land of
  the spirits, the Happy Hunting
  Ground. In the case of a child, the
  father might take some of the dead
  child’s hair and keep it in a tent where
  the child’s soul could be kept for
  perhaps a year.
  wanagi-wachipi
  North American
  a ghost-dance of the Sioux
  Wanajo
  (see Wonajo)
  Wanakawri
  (see Huana Cauri)
  wananga
  Pacific Islands
  secret lore
  Wanax
  Mesopotamian
  a deity
  Wanblee Cikala
  North American
  [Little Eagle]
  a Sioux brave
  He was killed in the final battle between
  the Sioux and the Crow and was
  mourned by Makhta whom he loved
  and who had fought alongside him.
  Wanblee Galeshka
  North American
  an eagle which acted as a messenger
  for Wakan Tanka
  He rescued a girl when all the people
  had perished in a flood caused by
  Unktahe and carried her up to his nest
  on a high peak. They mated and
  produced a boy and girl who became
  the progenitors of a new tribe.
  Wanblee Geshka
  North American
  [Spotted Eagle]
  a Sioux brave
  He was left to die on a narrow ledge by
  his friend, Kangi Sapa, but survived
  when fed by the eagles who carried
  him safely to the ground.
  Wand of Jacob
  a rod which was said to have the
  power to conjure up or repel demons
  Wanderer
  Norse
  a name used by Odin on some of his
  visits to Midgard 
  (see also Gangrad.Wayfarer)
  Wandering Rocks
  (see Planctae.Symplegades)
  wandi
  Japanese
  a sea-dragon
  Wandjina
  Australian
  [Wondjina]
  rain-spirits of the Aborigines
  Disgusted with the behaviour of the
  first humans, these beings caused the
  flood which destroyed them all and
  then created another, more civilised
  race. Satisfied with their handiwork,
  they became invisible and retreated to
  live in water-holes.
  They are said to control the weather
  and can appear in various forms such
  as birds and human beings.
  These beings are depicted as semi-
  human with a bony face which has no
  mouth. Sometimes limbs are missing.
  The Aborigines say that, if the spirit
  had a mouth, it would rain all the time.
  Wanema(see Manema Mairwa.Musisi)
  Wang1
  Chinese
  a minor deity of the underworld
  Wang2
  Chinese
  a title for a king regarded as a
  divine being
  Wang3
  Chinese
  a young man who was deified
  The God of Walls and Moats appeared
  to Wang and told the young man that
  he was to be appointed to that office.
  Wang told his family and friends of the
  vision and said that he would die ten
  days later. He did just that and was said
  to have appeared to others in dreams
  in the role of God of Walls and Moats.
  Wang4
  Chinese
  [Ling-kuan]
  a porter in the highest heaven, Ta-lo
  He is depicted in full armour and
  holding a staff.                 (see Wei-t’o)
  Wang-chug-mas
  Tibetan
  28 Buddhist goddesses of fate
  These deities are envisaged as having
  the heads of birds or animals and are
  regarded as part of the Bardo group of
  goddesses.
  Wang Chung-kao (see Huai-nan-tzu)
  Wang-gon
  (see dBan-mgon)
  Wang-Gum
  (see Tangun)
  Wang Mu1
  Chinese
  a widow who supported I-hsing as a
  young student
  Wang Mu2
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Wang Mu Niang Niang
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Wang Shou-jen
  Chinese
  [Yang Ming]
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice in the Temple
  of Confucius
  Wang Shu
  Chinese
  [Hsien O]
  the spirit of the moon
  Wang-ssu Ch’eng
  Chinese
  [City of the Dead by Accident]
  a place in the ninth hell from which
  sinners never return to be born again
  wang un keng (see erawng mot krak)
  Wang Yang
  Chinese
  a devoted son
  It is said that he lay on the ice until it
  melted so that he could catch fish for
  his step-mother.
  Wang-yang Tzu (see Han Chung-li)
  Wanga1
  African
  a Baganda god of earthquakes
  Wanga2
  African
  [=West Indian Ouanga]
  witchcraft and sorcery: wizards
  These people are said to knock on the
  door of a house at night and lure those
  who answer into the forest where they
  kill and eat them.
  1093
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  wanga3
  West Indian
  a Haitian charm
  This type of magic charm is said to
  work evil as opposed to the arret,
  drogue or garde which protect from
  evil.
  wanganga
  African
  medicine-men of the Makoni
  wangarr
  Australian
  creator-beings of the Aborigines
  Wango
  African
  a child of Faran Maka
  Wangol loa
  East Indian
  a group of Haitian voodoo spirits
  derived from the deities of 
  Angola
  Wanka
  South American
  an Inca guardian deity, the
  personification of the huaca
  monumental stones
  Wanthazizose
  African
  a name of Tilo as ‘the almighty one’
  Wantley dragon
  British
  a legendary monster
  wapaloosie
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Wapanananagwa
  North American
  the morning star in the lore of the 
  Fox Indians
  father of Wapassaiya
  Wapaq
  Siberian
  a spirit said by the Koryaks to 
  inhabit the fly agaric toadstool
  Wapassaiya
  North American
  a hero of the Fox Indians
  son of Wapanananagwa
  War Brothers
  (see Ahayuta achi)
  War Twins
  North American
  [=Haida Tow.Tow-us-Tussin:
  =Tewa Towaesendo:=Zuni Ahayuta 
  achi]
  twin war-gods of the Acoma
  These twins, gods and culture-heroes,
  were said to have stolen the staffs that
  control
  the 
  weather 
  from 
  the
  Direction Chiefs when they were
  asleep. When they realised their loss,
  these weather guardians sent a water-
  snake after the culprits, followed by a
  huge flood. The tribe escaped by
  climbing to high ground while the
  twins killed the serpent.
  (see also Ahayuta achi)
  Warah
  (see Il1.Sarah1)
  Warai-botoke
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Fu-tai-shih]
  guardian of the sacred scriptures
  He is regarded as the Laughing Buddha. 
  (see also Maitreya)
  Waralden Olmai
  Baltic
  a Lapp creator-god
  Waramurungundju
  (see Imberombera)
  Warayana
  Hindu
  a name of Vishnu
  Warden of the Pass
  (see Yin Hsi)
  Ware
  South American
  a shaman
  He killed many of the anchunga by
  setting fire to their long hair.
  waringin
  (see fig-tree)
  warlock
  [female=witch]
  a magician: a demon
  Warohunuga
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god in the Solomon 
  Islands
  Warok
  British
  father of Trephina
  Warongo
  Japanese
  16th C sacred Shinto writings
  Wart, The
  (see Arthur)
  Wartburgkrieg
  British
  a collection of stories in which the
  magician, Klingsor, challenges
  Wolfram von Eschenbach to a
  contest of riddles which Wolfram
  wins
  Waruna
  Pacific Islands
  [Mahadewa:=Indian Varuna:=Japanese 
  Ryujin:=Javanese Kala]
  a Balinese sea-god and wind-god
  consort of Durga
  He acted as guardian of the west. 
  was
  Egyptian
  [vas]
  a rod of power held by Ptah
  This rod took the form of a sceptre
  with an animal’s head at the top and
  two prongs at the bottom. It is also the
  name for a talisman worn to ensure
  prosperity.                  (see also ankh.tet)
  Wasboga
  a demon
  Wasco
  North American
  [=Tlingit Konakadset]
  a hero of the Haida
  He was envisaged as an aquatic beast, a
  kind of wolf-whale.
  Washaliyas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Washer by the Ford
  Irish
  [bean nighe.Grey Washer by the
  Ford.=Scottish ban nighechain.
  nigheag na h-àth: Welsh
  =Gwrach y Rhybin]
  a hag who sits beside a stream
  washing the clothes and bloody
  limbs of slain warriors
  She is always dressed in black and is
  said to have the wings of a bat and red,
  webbed feet.
  She is regarded as an aspect of
  Morrigan and sometimes appears as a
  beautiful woman.
  Wasis
  North American
  an Algonquian baby
  This tiny infant ignored Gluskap,
  making the god very angry and
  frustrated. In some accounts, Wasis was
  the son of Gluskap.
  Waske
  German
  the sword of Iring
  Waso-byoye
  Japanese
  a legendary traveller
  He visited many strange lands such as
  those of immortality, antiquities,
  vanity, etc. When he came to the land
  of the giants, one of them carried him
  to his home town, Nagasaki, and set
  him down there.
  Wasserman
  German
  a man-shaped sea monster
  Waste Forest
  British
  the place where Galahad was attacked
  by Lancelot and Percival
  Both his attackers failed to recognise
  Galahad and he defeated them both.
  Waste Land
  British
  the land which was desolated when
  the Dolorous Stroke fell
  This area, described variously as the
  whole of Britain, the realms of Varlan
  and Lambor, or just Wales, could be
  restored only if a knight on the quest
  for the Holy Grail asked the important
  question ‘Whom does the Grail
  serve?’
  Waste Land, The
  English
  a poem by T. S. Eliot 
  wasure-gai
  Japanese
  a shell said to induce forgetfulness
  Wat
  German
  [Wate]
  a warrior at Hettel’s court
  He, with Frute and Horant, abducted
  Hilde who married Hettel and he later
  raised Ortwin, Hettel’s son, in the
  warrior tradition.
  Wata Rian
  Pacific Islands
  an Indonesian fisherman
  It is said that he discovered the wild
  woman Bota Hi and made her drunk.
  When he cut off her body hair, he
  found that she was a real woman and
  married her.
  Wata-tsu-mi
  (see Watatsumi)
  Watatsumi
  Japanese
  [Owatatsumi.Wata-tsu-mi]
  a sea-god
  father of Tama-yori and Toyo-Tama
  He gave the Tide Jewels to Fire Fade
  when he married Toyotama-hime.
  1094
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  Watauineiwa
  South American
  [Most Ancient One]
  a supreme god of the Yahgan Indians
  of Tierra del Fuego
  Watch Merti (see Isis.Mert.Nephthys)
  Watchilt
  Norse
  [Wachilt.Watchilde]
  a sea-witch
  wife of Vilcinus
  mother of Badi
  She rose out of the sea and halted the
  ship of Vilcinus. He took her with him
  and she bore his giant son, Badi. She
  then disappeared but later rose again
  from the sea to save her grandson
  Wittich when he plunged into the sea
  to escape the vengeance of Dietrich
  whose brother, Dietmar, he had killed.
  Wate
  (see Wat)
  watege
  African
  in the lore of the Swahili, those
  possessed by spirits
  water babies
  North American
  spirits living in water sources such as
  streams, lakes, etc.
  These beings, met in the lore of
  several Indian tribes, are small but not
  necessarily young. They may appear in
  the guise of an old man who tugs at a
  fisherman’s line or as an old woman
  who appears on the bank of the stream
  at dusk.
  Water Beetle
  (see Dayunsi)
  water-bull
  [=Scotidh tarbh uisge]
  an amphibious monster in the form 
  of a bull
  Water-carrier
  (see Aquarius)
  Water Door
  South American
  a door which caused the flood when 
  it was opened
  In the lore of the Barasana people, the
  female shaman, Romi Kumu, opened
  this door, which stood at the eastern
  edge of the world, and water poured
  through, flooding the earth.
  Water Feast
  (see Thingyan Pwe)
  Water Girl
  (see kisimbi)
  Water Nymph
  (see kisimbi)
  Water of Life
  African
  the water in the Well of Life under
  the Sahara
  This water had the power to restore
  health and vigour. When El Khidr
  drank it, he turned a bluish-green.
  Water of Parrots
  (see Cakixa)
  Water of Precious Stones
  (see Cozcaapa)
  Water-olla Boy
  North American
  the Pueblo version of the Cheyenne
  story of Arrow Boy
  Water People
  African
  a mythical race living in the rivers
  of Liberia
  These people were said to have the
  body of a fish.
  Water Serpent
  North American
  a monster in the lore of the
  Pueblo tribes
  This beast takes the form of a water-
  snake with horns.
  Waterfall1
  Central American
  a Mexican deity
  After the flood sent by Hokomata had
  subsided, Waterfall and Sunshaft mated
  with Pukeheh to repopulate the world.
  Waterfall2
  (see Dripping Water)
  Waterlord
  African
  the Fulani name for the Hydra
  He took the mortal, Jinde Sirinde, as a
  wife but she called on her lover for
  help. He killed the monster and cut off
  his seven heads.
  waterman
  mythical being living in water
  Wathi-wathi
  Australian
  the paradise of the Aborigines
  Wati-kutjara
  Australian
  [Men Iguana.Two Men]
  two lizard-men, creator-ancestors of
  the Aborigines
  Kurukadi and Mumba killed Kidilli
  when he tried to rape one of the first
  women. Kidilli became the moon, 
  the women became the Pleiades 
  and the two men became the
  constellation Gemini.
  W’Atira
  North American
  a Pawnee corn-spirit
  Watsusii
  North American
  a Zuni war-god
  twin brother of Kowwituma
  He and his brother found the Corn
  Maidens and later persuaded them to
  return to the tribe after they had fled
  to escape from Patayami.
  Watu Gunung
  East Indian
  [=Greek Oedipus]
  a king
  son and husband of Sinta
  He inadvertently married his own
  mother, Sinta.
  Watwat
  Egyptian
  the bat, which is said to be the spirit
  of a dead persona
  Waukeon
  (see Wakinyan)
  Waukheon
  (see Wakinyan)
  Wave-maidens
  Norse
  [Billow-maidens.Vana-mothers.Waves]
  9 giantesses. daughters of Aegir 
  and Ran
  They were Atla, Augeia, Aurgiafa,
  Egia, Gialp, Greip, Iarnsaxa, Sindur
  and Ulfrun and they were said
  simultaneously to have given birth to
  Heimdall, fathered by Odin.
  Some accounts mention Eistla and
  Imder as members of this group.
  Wave of Cliona
  Irish
  one of the 4 great waves in the seas
  round Ireland
  These waves were said to cry out when
  a king died.
  Wave of Rugraidhe
  Irish
  one of the 4 great waves in the seas
  round Ireland
  These waves were said to cry out when
  a king died.
  Wave of Toim
  Irish
  one of the 4 great waves in the seas
  round Ireland
  These waves were said to cry out when
  a king died.
  Wave of Tuaidhe
  Irish
  one of the 4 great waves in the seas
  round Ireland
  These waves were said to cry out when
  a king died.
  Wave-sweeper
  (see Ocean-sweeper)
  Waves
  (see Wave-maidens)
  Wawalag sisters
  Australian
  [Wagalik.Wawalik.Wawilak]
  ancestral heroines of the Aborigines
  These beings were regarded as the
  daughters of the elder of the two
  Djanggawul sisters and, in some
  accounts, their names are given as
  Boaliri and Waimariwi.
  They angered Yurlunggur who
  swallowed them and vomited them up
  repeatedly. Each time, the green ants
  revived them.
  They are said to have travelled
  throughout 
  northern 
  Australia,
  prodding the ground with their sticks.
  Waterholes formed at each such site.
  Wawalik
  (see Wawalag)
  Wawilak
  (see Wawalag)
  Wawki
  South American
  an Inca guardian-deity, the
  personification of the 
  emperor’s huaca
  Wawn
  Burmese
  one of the original nats created by
  Chinun Way Shun
  Waxmuth
  German
  son of Hugdietrich and Hildburg
  brother of Bogen and Wolfdietrich
  Wayfarer
  Norse
  a name used by Odin on some of his
  visits to Midgard
  In this role, Odin claimed to be the
  son of Longbeard.  (see also Wanderer)
  1095
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  Wayland
  British
  [Wayland Smith.We(i)land.Weyland:
  =French Galand:=German Wieland:
  =Norse Volund]
  the smith-god, god of craftsmen
  son of Wade
  father of Widia
  Wayland’s Smithy
  British
  [Wayland’s Stocc]
  a megalithic circle in 
  Berkshire
  A horse left here with some money
  (sixpence) will be shod by an invisible
  smith.
  Wayland’s Stocc
  (see Wayland’s Smithy)
  wazimi
  African
  in Tanzania, spirits of the dead
  Wé
  African
  a supreme god of the Ashanti
  We
  (see Ve)
  We-e
  Mesopotamian
  a leader of the Igigi
  He led the Igigi in a rebellion against
  the god Enlil but was killed in the
  battle by Enlil’s wife.
  We-Ota-Wichasha
  (see Rabbit Boy)
  Wealtheow
  Danish
  [Wealtitheow]
  wife of Hrodgar
  mother of Freawaru
  She was said to have owned the
  necklace, Brisingamen, and gave it to
  Beowulf when he killed Grendel and
  the monster’s mother.
  Wealtitheow
  (see Wealtheow)
  Wealthy Father
  (see Dis Pater)
  weasel
  a small carnivore
  (1) The Chinese say that this
  animal has the power to bewitch
  humans.
  (2) In Egypt the weasel is regarded
  as a sacred animal.
  (3) In ancient Greece the Thebans
  worshipped the weasel.
  (4) Some tribes of North American
  Indians say the weasel can detect
  hidden meanings and, using its
  fabled insight, forecast the arrival
  of the white man.
  Weaver’s Festival
  (see Tanabata2)
  Weaving Lady
  (see Chih Nü.Tanabata)
  Weaving Maiden
  (see Chih Nü.Tanabata)
  Wecta
  Anglo-Saxon
  son of Woden
  wedjat-eye
  (see Eye of Horus)
  Wee Folk
  (see Faylinn)
  Weepers
  (see Pleiades)
  Weeping Sisters
  Egyptian
  Isis and Nephthys, so-called from their
  wailing at the death of Osiris
  Wegtam
  (see Vegtam)
  wehr wolf
  (see werewolf)
  Wei Cheng
  Chinese
  one of the 3 Door Gods
  Wei Po-yang
  Chinese
  a 2nd C writer, author of Ts’an T’ung
  Ch’i
  Wei-t’o
  Chinese
  [=Buddhist Vajrapani:=Hindu 
  Indra:=Japanese Ida Ten]
  a god of the kitchen or a war-god
  a guardian deity of temples 
  and monasteries
  a bodhisattva
  It is said that this deity will become the
  last Buddha of this era, Lou-chi.
  He is depicted in full armour and
  holding a knotty staff or club.
  (see also Ti-shih.Wang4)
  Weikare
  African
  a child of Faran Maka
  Weiland
  (see Wayland)
  Weird
  (see Wyrd)
  Weisse Frauen
  Norse
  spirits of women
  It is said that these spirits bathe at
  midday and try to induce mortals to
  help them.
  Weiwobo
  Japanese
  a goddess, queen of the west
  She is described as a beautiful, eternally
  young woman, ruler of the sennin.
  Wekwek
  North American
  a falcon
  In one version of the legends of the
  Indians of the south-west coastal area,
  this bird stole fire and accidentally set
  the world ablaze when he dropped it.
  The fire was put out by Olle.
  Another story says that he was killed
  when he was defeated by the giant,
  Kelok, in a stone-slinging contest, but
  Coyote restored him back to life. It
  was the body of Kelok, which was
  burned, which started the world-wide
  blaze.
  Weland
  (see Wayland)
  Weldegg
  Norse
  king of East Saxony
  son of Odin
  Wele
  African
  [‘high one’.Isaiwa.Isaywa.Khakaba]
  the creator-god of the Abaluyia
  Like the Christian god, he was said to
  have created all things in six days and
  rested on the seventh. The first couple
  created in this story were Mwambu
  and Sela.
  Wele Gumali
  African
  [Gumali]
  an Ethiopian god of evil
  the ‘black’ version of Wele
  Wele Omuwanga
  African
  [Omuwanga]
  the ‘white’ version of Wele, the
  benevolent aspect
  Well Beloved
  Central American
  son of Precious Flower
  He died at birth and was buried. All
  the plants needed to sustain human life
  grew from his body.
  Well Famed
  (see Mo-li Shou)
  Well of Conlai
  (see Well of Segais)
  Well of Knowledge
  (see Mimisbrunnr.Well of Segais)
  Well of Life1
  a source of water giving immortality
  Well of Life2
  African
  a magical water-source said to lie
  beneath the Sahara
  Alexander the Great was said to have
  ridden under the desert to look for
  this water-source.
  Well of Segais
  Irish
  [Conlai’s Well.Connla’s Well.Segais’ 
  Well.Well of Conlai.Well of 
  Knowledge]
  a magic well owned by the
  water-god, Nechtan
  This 
  magic 
  well, 
  a 
  source 
  of
  knowledge, was said to be under the
  sea in Tir inna nOg.
  In some accounts, this is the well in
  which the salmon Fintan lived, eating
  the Nuts of Knowledge which fell
  from the overhanging hazel tree. Some
  say that it overflowed to become the
  River Boyne when Boann, in defiance
  of instructions to keep away from the
  well, walked all round it.
  (see also Sinend)
  Wellamo
  (see Vellamo)
  Wellgunde
  German
  one of the 3 Rhine-daughters
  Wels
  Baltic
  a sea-god
  A festival in his honour is held in
  October.
  Welsung
  German
  the sword of Dietlieb
  wemawe
  North American
  Zuni animal-spirits
  Wemicus
  North American
  a trickster-deity of the Ojibwa
  Wen
  Chinese
  a Taoist deity
  one of the Four Diamond Kings
  He is depicted as holding a spiked
  club.
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  Wen Ch’ang
  (see Wen Ch’ang Ti Chün)
  Wen Ch’ang Ti Chün
  Chinese
  [Chang Ya-tzu.Wen Ch’ang.Wen Ti]
  a god of literature and scholars
  He was originally the Taoist scholar
  known as Chang Ya-tzu who became
  an immortal.
  In some accounts, the god of
  literature was Tzu-t’ung while others
  say that it was Chung K’uei.
  He is usually depicted in a long blue
  gown and with his four attendants.
  (see also Ssu Ming)
  Wen Chiao
  Chinese
  daughter of Yin K’ai-shan
  wife of Ch’en
  mother of Hsüan Tsang
  A boatman, Liu Hung, killed her
  husband Ch’en and assumed his
  identity. She was forced to remain
  silent and live with the murderer until,
  years later, Hsüan Tsang, her son by
  Ch’en whom she had abandoned as an
  infant, came to find her. He took a
  message to her father who came to her
  rescue and killed Liu Hung.
  Wen Chung T’ai-shih
  Chinese
  [Lei Tsu]
  a minister at the court of the 
  emperor Chou Wang who became
  the deity Lei Tsu
  Wen Fang
  (see Wen Wang)
  Wen kamui
  Japanese
  evil spirits of the Ainu
  (see also Nitne kamui)
  Wen Kung
  (see Han Yü)
  Wen Liang
  Chinese
  an official in the celestial Ministry 
  of Time, responsible for the 
  daytime
  Wen Shu
  Chinese
  [=Buddhist Manjushri]
  a Chinese buddha of great wisdom
  He is depicted riding an elephant or
  the lion, Chiu-shou.
  Wen Ti
  (see Chung K’uei.Wen
  Ch’ang Ti Chün)
  Wen Wang1
  Chinese
  [Hsi Po.Hsi Pei.Literary King.Wen Fang]
  (1231-1135 BC)
  father of Fa and Po I-kao
  He was originally the prince, Hsi Po,
  and received the title of Wen Wang,
  Literary King, after his death. 
  At one stage of his life, he was
  thrown into prison by the emperor,
  Chou Wang, and was forced to eat pies
  made from pieces of the body of his
  own son, Po I-kao. During this period
  he compiled the I Ching.
  Wen Wang2
  Chinese
  a general
  When his men brought him the infant
  Lei Jen Tsu, he handed him to a
  hermit who reared him. Later, when
  Wen Wang was taken prisoner, Lei Jen
  Tsu repaid the general’s kindness by
  turning himself into a dragon and
  rescuing him.
  Wenceslas
  Slav
  [Wenceslaus.Wenzel]
  a duke or king of Bohemia
  a saint
  He was murdered by his brother,
  Boleslav, and later sanctified, becoming
  the patron saint of Czechoslovakia and
  brewers. His feast is celebrated on
  September 28th.
  He is said to be sleeping with his
  knights under a mountain, awaiting a
  call to save his country. 
  (see also Stoymir)
  Wenceslaus
  (see Wenceslas)
  Wendigo
  (see Windigo)
  Wene-boozhoo
  North American
  son of Gleesis
  brother of Stone Boy
  An Ojibway maiden, daughter of the
  first woman on earth, was impregnated
  by the sun, Gleesis, and gave birth to
  twin boys, Wene-boozhoo and Stone
  Boy.
  Weneland
  (see Winetland)
  Wenezlam
  German
  a Slavic prince
  He represented Odoacer, who had
  seized Dietrich’s kingdom, in single
  combat with Dietrich. Dietrich won
  and retrieved his kingdom, releasing
  his friends who had been captured
  by Odoacer.
  Weng Cheng
  Tibetan
  the original name of White Tara.
  Weng Ming
  (see Yü2)
  Wenhaver
  British
  the name for Guinevere in Brut
  Wenneffer
  (see Unneffer)
  Wennoffer
  (see Unneffer)
  Wenonah
  North American
  daughter of Nokomis
  wife of Mudjekeewis
  mother of Hiawatha
  She died in childbirth and Hiawatha
  was raised by his grandmother,
  Nokomis.
  Wenzel
  (see Wenceslas)
  Weohstan
  Norse
  father of Wiglaf
  Wepwawet
  Egyptian
  [Ap-uat.Apuat.Opener of Ways.Ophois.
  Pathfinder.Sekhemtaui.Upua(u)t]
  a wolf-god, god of the underworld
  brother of Anubis
  Depicted as having the body of a dog,
  jackal or wolf, he sits in the front and
  guides the boat Meseket which ferries
  Auf on his nightly journey through
  the underworld.
  He was said to be the first to find
  the road to the underworld.
  In some accounts he is identified with
  Khenti-Amentiu, in others he is the son
  of Osiris, while some regard him as a
  jackal-headed version of Anubis.
  Wer1
  Egyptian
  [Harwer]
  an early god
  His eyes were the sun and the moon.
  He became assimilated as Harwer, an
  aspect of Horus.
  Wer2
  Mesopotamian
  [Mer]
  a Babylonian storm-god
  Werbel
  German
  a musician at the court of Etzel
  He and Swemmel were sent by Etzel
  to invite Gunther and his nobles to
  visit the king’s court at midsummer.
  Were1
  African
  [Hono.Ja Mrima.Jahera.Jalweny.Janen.
  Jan’gwono.Nyakalaga.Piny k’nyal.Polo.
  Ratego.Wuon Kwere.Wuon Lowo.Wuon
  Ogendi.Wuon Oru.Wuonji.Wuonwa]
  a god of the Luo
  He controls birth and death and all
  nature. His weapon is the thunderbolt,
  used on sinners.
  Were2
  (see Vere)
  Werethekau
  (see Urethekau)
  werewolf
  [Chin-Grelin.Galipande.Gallou.
  Garelant.Gerulf.Leperou.Liberou.
  loublin.Neure.versipelle.wairon.
  weht wolf.werwolf.werwulff:
  =Haiti legerau]
  a human said to be able to change
  into a wolf
  In those cases where men were
  turned into wolves by others, it was
  said that, if they refrained from
  eating human flesh for eight years,
  they would be restored to their
  human form. 
  Other animals take the place of
  wolves in those places where the
  wolf is not feared. Examples include
  the bear (North America), boar
  (Greece.Turkey), crocodile (Africa),
  fox (China.Japan), hyaena (Africa),
  jaguar (South America), leopard
  (Africa), lion (Africa) and tiger
  (Borneo.China.Japan).
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  In European belief, a werewolf
  removes his skin and resumes his
  human shape at daybreak and will die
  if the skin is found and destroyed.
  A German story says that a person
  wearing a belt made from the skin
  of a wolf or a man who has been
  hanged will become a werewolf.
  In the lore of some North
  American Indians, werewolves can
  be either men or women. It is said
  that those who can become
  werewolves also practise witchcraft
  when in their normal human shape.
  Weri Kumbamba
  African
  [Mweri]
  a creator-god in Uganda
  Werkudara
  East Indian
  [=Hindu Vrikodara]
  a name for Bima as ‘wolf-belly’, 
  in Java
  werwolf
  (see werewolf)
  werwulff
  (see werewolf)
  Wesak
  Buddhist
  [Buddha Day:=Pali Vesakha:=Sanskrit 
  Vaiusakha:=Sinhalese Vesak]
  a festival in honour of the Buddha,
  May 14th (April 8th in Japan)
  West Wind
  (see Kabeyun.Zephyr)
  Western Desert
  Egyptian
  a part of the underworld ruled by Seker
  Western Paradise1
  Chinese
  a place on the sacred mountain, K’un
  Lun, identified as India
  This paradise was the home of Hsi
  Wang Mu and, later, of Kuan 
  Yin. Admission was granted to those
  who constantly repeated the name of
  the Buddha.
  Western Paradise2(see Emain Ablach)
  Western Royal Mother
  (see Hsi Wang Mu)
  Western Tengri
  (see White Tengri)
  Westmer
  British
  a king of Britain
  Westri
  Norse
  [Vestri]
  one of the 4 dwarfs supporting 
  the sky (west)
  Westwoods
  British
  a site in Cambridgeshire suggested by
  some as the site of the Battle
  of Camlan
  Weto
  Chinese
  a Buddhist divine general
  He is the guide who leads souls to
  heaven and is depicted in full armour.
  Weyland
  (see Wayland)
  Weza
  Burmese
  necromancers
  There are eight different types of weza,
  each working with specific elements.
  Whai-tua
  New Zealand
  a Maori deity
  offspring of Te Kore
  progenitor of Maku 
  and Mahora-nui-a-Rangi
  Whaitari
  (see Whaitiri)
  Whaitiri
  New Zealand
  [Waitiri.Whaitari]
  a Maori cannibal sky-goddess
  wife of Kai Tangata
  mother of Hema
  She descended from the sky and
  married Kai Tangata whom she taught
  to fish with hooks. When he offended
  her, she left him and returned to 
  the sky.
  In some accounts, Whaitiri was a
  cannibal chief and Kai Tangata was the
  sky-goddess he married.
  Whakaputa
  Pacific Islands
  [Te Rangi Whakaputa]
  a Polynesian chief
  Maru had promised his daughter’s
  hand to Whakaputa’s son and, when
  she married Tuakeha, Whakaputa
  killed one of Maru’s servants, so
  precipitating a battle between the two
  clans.
  Whakarere-Anu
  Pacific Islands;
  [Space of Extreme Cold]
  one of 4 storm-gods
  (see Multitude of Space)
  Whakatau
  (see Matuku)
  Whakatoro-Anu
  Pacific Islands
  [Cold Space Creeping On]
  one of 4 storm-gods
  (see Multitude of Space)
  whale
  the largest marine mammal
  (1) The Arabs say the whale
  supports the world on its back.
  (2) In the Christian tradition,
  Jonah was saved from shipwreck
  when he was swallowed by a whale
  and vomited safely on shore after
  three days.
  (3) In Japan the whale was a
  protected species, and one is said to
  have saved a shipwrecked emperor.
  (4) In Norse mythology, these
  animals 
  were 
  often 
  used 
  as
  transport by witches and were
  credited with magical powers.
  (5) Slav lore says that four of these
  animals support the world.
  (6) In Taiwan the whale is said to
  have brought millet to the island.
  Whale’s Ness
  (see Hronesness)
  whangdoodle
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  whapperknocker
  North American
  a fabulous animal in Connecticut
  Whatu
  New Zealand
  a Maori god of hail
  Whee-me-me-ow-ah
  (see Whememeowah)
  Wheel-eyed
  (see Cyclops)
  Wheel of 1000 Spokes
  (see Wheel of the Law)
  Wheel of Good Law
  North American
  the heaven of some tribes, envisaged
  as an eight-spoked wheel
  Wheel of Life
  (see Sipa Khorlo)
  Wheel of the Law
  Buddhist
  [Holy Wheel.Wheel of 1000 Spokes.
  Wheel of Life.Wheel of Truth:
  =Hindu Dharmachakra]
  a symbol of the powerful effect of
  Buddhism on other faiths
  an exposition of the law of dharma
  This is based on the Buddha’s concept
  of life as a closed chain with twelve
  links. In the final stages of their
  journey through hell, the spirits of
  evil-doers pass through the spokes of
  this wheel and their life after
  reincarnation is determined by which
  gap between the spokes they escape
  through.
  In the Lamaist version of the wheel,
  the central boss contains a bird, 
  a pig and a snake linked together,
  representing the Three Poisons. The
  middle section has six divisions, the
  lower three comprising hell, Yiddak
  and the brute division; the upper three
  representing the homes of man, demi-
  gods and the gods. The outer rim of
  the wheel is divided into twelve
  sections (the links of the chain)
  representing the various stages of life.
  (see also Sipa Khorlo)
  Wheel of Truth
  (see Wheel of the Law)
  Whememeowah
  North American
  [‘great chief’.Great Chief 
  Above.Whee-me-me-ow-ah]
  a creator-god of the Yakima tribe
  In the beginning, only this deity
  existed in the sky. To cure his
  boredom, he paddled in the primordial
  waters and made the world and all
  things in it from the mud at the
  bottom of the ocean.
  Wheenua
  (see Papa2)
  Where-Ao
  Pacific Islands
  an ancestral god
  Whetstone of Tudwal
  British
  [Hogalen Tudno]
  a stone that would sharpen only the
  weapons of the brave
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  This stone became one of the Thirteen
  Treasures of Britain collected by
  Merlin.
  Whi
  (see Lisa)
  whiffenpoof
  (see giddy fish)
  whiffenpuff
  (see giddy fish)
  whifflepoof
  (see giddy fish)
  whifflepoofer
  (see giddy fish)
  Whinnymoor
  Celtic
  in Gaul, an area of gorse which the
  souls of the dead pass through
  whintossa
  Central American
  a fabulous animal
  Whirling-wheel
  Norse
  a name for the moon
  whirling wimpus
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  whirlpool
  a sea-monster like a whale
  Whirlwind1
  North American
  a spirit of the Hidatsa Indians
  It is said that, when a person is buried,
  the spirit rises from the grave in the
  form of a small whirlwind.
  Whirlwind2
  North American
  one of the Four Kindred Gods of the
  Sioux
  Whiro
  New Zealand
  an evil Maori lizard-god, god of the
  dead
  Whiskey Jack
  (see Wisagatcak)
  Whistle-gust
  Norse
  a name for the wind
  whistler
  a mythical bird whose whistle was
  fatal to all who heard it
  Whistling God (see Hasje Iditchonsi)
  Whistling Grandmother
  North American
  an evil spirit of the tribes of 
  the north-west
  This being is said to breathe out
  sickness which causes the death of
  young children.
  White Body
  North American
  a Navaho god
  It is said that this was one of four gods
  encountered by the tribe during their
  ascent from below the earth into the
  upper world.
  White Bone Lady
  Chinese
  a spirit who captured Hsüan Tsang 
  In one of his adventures on his
  journey to India, Hsüan Tsang was
  captured by this being but Sun Hou-
  tzu rescued him.
  White Book of Rhydderch
  Welsh
  [Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch]
  a 14th C book of early legends
  White Brother
  (see Bahana)
  White Buffalo Woman North American
  [Ptesan-Wi.White She-Buffalo]
  an ancestral heroine of the Sioux
  This maiden brought to the tribe the
  sacred pipe used in their ceremonies
  and drops of milk which, when planted,
  produced maize. Having taught the
  tribes the secrets of agriculture and
  magic ritual, she changed into a buffalo
  and left.
  White Bull, The
  (see Whitehorn)
  White Castle
  (see Castle Blank)
  White Corn
  North American
  a Tewa maiden
  wife of Tiny Flower
  It is said that she was lured away by a
  Kachina rain-spirit who lived on top of
  a mountain. Her husband rescued her
  with the help of a magic pipe and
  lightning bolts given to him by Spider
  Woman.
  White-corn Boy
  North American
  a Navaho deity
  He, together with Yellow-corn Girl,
  was placed on Mount San Francisco by
  Atse Estsan and Atse Hastin when they
  formed the land of the Navaho on
  their ascent from the underworld.
  White Corn Maiden
  North American
  wife of Deerhunter
  This young Tewa maiden was the
  prettiest and most talented girl of her
  tribe and she fell in love with their
  finest 
  hunter, 
  a 
  youth 
  named
  Deerhunter. They married and became
  inseparable, neglecting everything so
  that they could be together. When
  White 
  Corn 
  Maiden 
  died 
  soon
  afterwards, Deerhunter was inconsolable
  and wandered the plains seeking her
  spirit. He found her, apparently
  unchanged, and persuaded her to
  return with him. Soon the smells and
  signs of death appeared and her
  husband was repelled but she would
  not be parted from him and followed
  him wherever he went. Eventually a
  spirit in the form of a tall hunter with
  a huge bow appeared and told the
  couple that they had offended the gods
  by their behaviour. To ensure that they
  always remained together, he shot each
  of them into the heavens where they
  now appear as two stars, the smaller
  one forever following the other across
  the sky.           (see also Willow Flower)
  White Crane Youth
  Chinese
  [Pai-ho T’ung-tzu]
  a disciple of Yüan-shih
  This youth was sent by the Old Man
  of the South Pole to intervene in the
  contest of magic between Chiang
  Tzu-ya and Shen Yung-pao who had cut
  off his own head and caused it to float in
  the air. The youth would have carried
  the head off but Chiang persuaded him
  to rejoin it to Shen’s body.
  He killed Chan Shao with his jade
  club when Chan tried to kill his master
  with hot sand.
  White Deity
  Malay
  a sun-god, god of the 
  noonday sun  (see also Yellow Deity)
  White Demon, The (see Dew-i-Safid)
  White Feather
  (see Chacopee)
  White Ghost
  (see Yuki-Onna)
  White Giant
  (see Mbomba1)
  White God
  (see Bylebog.Heimdall)
  White Goddess1
  Greek
  a name variously given to Albina,
  Alphito, Artemis, Belili, Cybele,
  Demeter, Ino, Io, Leucippe
  and Marpessa
  White Goddess2
  (see Freya.Hag 
  of the Mill.Olwen.Samothea)
  White Hactcin
  North American
  a supernatural being of the Apache
  He gave Holy Boy the sun which he
  placed in the heavens.
  White Haoma
  (see Gaokerana)
  White Hare
  North American
  [Maker of White.Wabasso.Wabosso]
  the name for Great Hare in the lore 
  of the Potawatomi people
  He is regarded as a brother of
  Nanabozho and, it is said, he was
  turned into a white hare (or rabbit)
  when the sun first appeared. He later
  became a deity.
  In some accounts he is called Wolf.
  (see also Chibiabos)
  White Hart
  British
  a deer that changed into a man
  Bors, Galahad and Percival, on the
  Grail Quest, followed this animal,
  which was attended by four lions, to a
  hermitage. The hart became a man,
  the lions became a man, a beast, a calf
  and an eagle, all with wings. The four
  lifted the deer/man on a throne and
  disappeared through a window with-
  out breaking the glass.
  White Hawk
  (see Gwalchgwyn)
  White Hom
  (see Gaokerena)
  White Horse1
  Chinese
  the steed given to Hsüan Tsang for 
  use on his journey to India
  In some accounts, this horse was
  swallowed by a water-monster but
  Kuan Yin intervened to obtain a
  pardon for the convicted son of a
  Dragon King, turning him into an
  identical copy of the horse which then
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  carried Hsuan Tsang during the
  remainder of his journey.
  White Horse2
  (see Bach-ma)
  White House
  (see Airgtheach)
  White Island
  (see Leuce2)
  White Kingdom
  Pacific Islands
  the realm of the moon-goddess, Lona
  White Knight
  British
  a knight of King Arthur’s court
  son of the king of Gaul
  White Lady1
  French
  a wayside spirit
  These spirits accost travellers in
  ravines or near bridges and ask them to
  dance. Those who refuse are thrown
  into the ravine or river.
  (see also Dame Blanche)
  White Lady2
  (see Bertha3)
  White Lady of Avenel
  Irish
  a banshee
  White Lord
  (see Po-ti)
  white magic
  wonder-working without the aid of
  evil spirits, with beneficial intent: 
  a form of witchcraft
  White Mare1
  British
  the horse of Epona or Rhiannon
  White Mare2
  Irish
  [Lair Bhan]
  the leader of the procession on the 
  eve of Samhain
  This man, dressed in a white robe,
  carried a fake horse’s head. Food was
  left out overnight to propitiate the
  spirits of the dead.      (see also lair ban)
  White Merle
  Basque
  a fairy which has the power to
  restore sight
  White Mount
  British
  [=Welsh Bryn Gwyn]
  Tower Hill in London
  It was here that the decapitated head
  of Bran lay buried until it was dug up,
  years later, by King Arthur.
  White One
  (see Gwenhwyfar.Ioskeha)
  White Painted Woman1
  North American
  the earth-mother, the female 
  principle of the Chiricahua 
  tribe
  White Painted Woman2
  (see Yolkai Estsan)
  White Serpent(see Lady of the Lake)
  White She-Buffalo
  (see White Buffalo Woman)
  White Shell Woman
  (see Yolkai Estsan)
  White Snake of Hangchow
  Chinese
  a monster in the form of a huge 
  snake
  This beast lived for thousands of years
  and brought many disasters on the city.
  Then she changed into a woman who
  married a young man but, when she
  drank some wine, she turned back into
  a snake, causing her husband to flee in
  terror. A priest captured her spirit in a
  box which he buried on the shore.
  White Sow Goddess
  (see Albina.Alphito.Ceridwen)
  White Swan, The
  (see Gwen3)
  White, T. H.
  English
  a 20th C writer, author of A Once and
  Future King, stories of King Arthur
  and his knights
  White Tara
  Buddhist
  [Aryajangulitara.Sukla-Tara:=Hindu
  Pandaravasini: =Tibetan sGrol-dkar]
  a Tibetan queen regarded as an
  incarnation of Tara
  wife of Song-tsen Gam-po
  She was originally the Chinese
  princess Weng Cheng who married a
  Tibetan warrior-king and came to be
  regarded as an incarnation of Sitatara.
  White Tengri
  Mongol
  [Western Tengri]
  a benevolent aspect of Tengri
  White Tezcatlipoca
  Central American
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as
  Quetzalcoatl, guardian of the west
  White Thunderbird
  North American
  one of the elders of the Thunderbirds
  He and the other three elders guarded
  the nest holding the eggs from which
  other Thunderbirds were hatched.
  He was the guardian of the south
  and, in some accounts, was referred to
  as Blue Thunderbird.
  White Tiger1
  Japanese
  guardian of the western quadrant 
  of the Zodiac
  White Tiger2
  (see Pai Hu.Yin Chen Hsin)
  White Track
  (see Niwalen)
  White Turk
  (see Twrch Trwyth)
  white witch1
  a witch practising white magic
  White Witch2
  (see Orwen)
  White Woman 
  (see Iztac Ciuatl)
  White Youth
  Baltic
  a Finnish deity regarded as the father
  of mankind
  Whitehorn
  Irish
  [Find Bennach.Finnb(h)e(a)nach.
  Finnebenach.White Bull]
  It is said that Friuch and Rucht
  changed shape many times in their
  feuding and, in the form of worms,
  were swallowed by cows and reborn
  as bulls. Whitehorn was born into
  Maev’s herd but regarded it as an
  indignity to be owned by a woman,
  even the queen of Connaught, so he
  moved to the herd owned by her
  husband, Ailill. Maev then coveted
  the Brown Bull of Cooley and
  persuaded her husband to raid Ulster
  to seize it for her. The two bulls
  fought and Whitehorn was killed. In
  one story, the Brown Bull carried the
  dead Whitehorn back to Ulster on its
  horns.                        (see also Friuch)
  Whooper
  Norse
  a name for the wind
  Whope
  North American
  a goddess of the Sioux Indians
  daughter of Wi
  She was sent to earth to bring the pipe
  of peace.
  Wi
  North American
  [‘sun’]
  a sun-god, one of the Four Superior
  Gods of the Sioux 
  father of Whope
  He was regarded as an aspect of
  Wakan Tanka.
  Wiamot
  (see Ouiot)
  wicca1
  an old name for a male witch
  wicca2
  paganism: witchcraft
  Wicca3
  a cult practising witchcraft
  Wiccan
  a member of the Wicca cult
  Wichama
  (see Vichama)
  Wicked Spirit
  (see Coulobre)
  Wicram
  Norse
  a giant
  He helped Nitger to capture and
  imprison Dietrich von Bern.
  Widerolf, Bishop
  (see Bishop Widerolf)
  Widia
  Anglo-Saxon
  [=Norse Wittich]
  son of Wayland
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Witege.
  Widjingara
  Australian
  in the lore of the Aborigines, the first
  human to die
  He was killed by Wandjara and is
  regarded as incarnate in the native cat.
  widodari
  (see widyadhari)
  Widow
  (see Rangda)
  Widukind
  European
  [Guitechin.Guiteclin.Wittekind]
  a Saxon king
  He led a revolt against the rule of
  Charlemagne but his army was
  defeated and he was killed. Others say
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  widyadhari
  East Indian
  [widodari.wijadhari]
  the Javanese version of vidyadhari
  Wieland
  German
  the German form of Volund
  or Wayland
  Wiendigo
  (see Windigo)
  Wieszczy
  (see Upir)
  Wigalois1
  British
  son of Gawain and Florie
  husband of Larie
  He did not know his father and, when
  he grew up, set out to find him. He
  joined King Arthur’s court and was
  sent on a quest to help the widowed
  queen Amene who was being oppressed
  by Roaz. Having defeated Roaz,
  Wigalois married the queen’s daughter,
  Larie.
  Another version says that the
  besieged Lady of Kornton herself was
  Larie and Wigalois could marry her
  only after defeating Roaz which he did
  after various other adventures, during
  the course of which he defeated the
  hag Rual and killed the dragon Pfetan
  with divine help.
  Wigalois2
  German
  a 13th C German story about 
  Wigalois, son of Gawain, written 
  by Grafenberg
  Wigan
  Pacific Islands
  brother and husband of Bugan
  This couple were the sole survivors
  of the flood in the lore of the
  Philippines.
  Wigit
  North American
  a raven-spirit of the Haida Indians
  wiggle-wiffit
  Norse
  a fabulous animal
  Wiglaf
  Danish
  a follower of Beowulf
  son of Weohstan
  When one of Othere’s sons killed
  Heardred, Wiglaf promptly slew
  the killer.
  It is said that in a fight with the
  Firedrake, Wiglaf was the only one to
  stay and help Beowulf who, despite
  killing the dragon, was mortally
  wounded. As a final act, Beowulf gave
  the young man his armour and
  weapons.
  Wihio
  North American
  a trickster-god of the Cheyenne
  Wihtgils
  British
  an ancestor of Hengist
  Wiikita
  North American
  a solstice festival of the Papago tribe
  wijadhari
  (see widyadhari)
  Wikramadatta
  East Indian
  a king of the giants in Java
  He made the people surrender all their
  weapons with the result that there was
  no more strife on the island.
  Wild Boar
  (see Wildeber)
  Wild Boy
  North American
  a lightning-god of the Cherokee
  one of the Thunder Boys
  son of Kanati and Seru
  brother of Tame Boy
  Wild Cat
  North American
  a hunter-god of some Indian tribes
  brother of Coyote
  Wild Edric
  British
  a man who married an elf-maiden
  It is said that the elf-maiden married
  Edric on the understanding that he
  would never reproach her and, when
  he broke his promise, she vanished.
  Wild Herdsman
  a name given to various characters
  with power over wild animals
  Two such characters are Custennin in
  the story of Culhwch and Olwen and
  the black giant in the story of the Lady
  of the Fountain.
  Wild Hunt
  European
  [Asgardreia.Asgard(s)reid.Cain’s 
  Hunt.Devil and his Dandy Dogs.
  Gabriel’s Hounds.Herod’s Hunt.
  Raging Host.Woden’s Hunt:
  =Anglo-Saxon Chasse Artur:
  =English Herlathing.Wish Hunt:
  =French Mesnée d’Hellequin:
  =Norse Asgardsreid.Gandr(i)eid]
  a noisy phantom host rushing through
  the sky on horseback accompanied
  by a pack of hounds
  One explanation of the origins of the
  Wild Hunt involves the Cornish
  priest, Dando, who was a keen
  huntsman. Finding that all the flasks of
  his hunting-party were empty, he
  declared that he ‘would go to hell for a
  drink’, whereupon the Devil , in the
  form of a huntsman, gave him a full
  cup but then put Dando in front of
  him on his horse which galloped off
  with both of them. When they crossed
  a stream, fire blazed from the water
  and the horse, riders and dogs
  disappeared forever.
  It is said that anyone who sees the
  Wild Hunt is likely to suffer some
  injury or even death but such results
  can be avoided by asking the riders for
  parsley.
  Those who mocked the spirits could
  be whisked away; those who joined in
  the hullabaloo might be rewarded with
  the leg of a horse thrown down from
  the sky which would miraculously turn
  into gold the following day. The Hunt
  presaged an on-coming storm, a
  plague, the outbreak of war or some
  similar misfortune. On occasions, a
  black dog would be left behind by the
  Hunt and this could be exorcised only
  by brewing beer in egg-shells. Some
  say the hunt was led by King Arthur,
  others that it was chasing the criminal,
  Tregeagle.
  Some people say that the bird
  known as the night-raven flies with the
  Wild Hunt.
  (see also Herelethingi.Hounds of Hell)
  Wild Huntsman
  European
  [=French Great Huntsman 
  of Fontainebleu]
  the leader of the Wild Hunt
  In the Norse mythology it was Odin, in
  France Charlemagne, in England King
  Arthur. Other suggested leaders were
  Cain, Dietrich von Bern, Erlkonig,
  Frederick Barbarossa, Gabriel, Hans
  von Hackelberg, Harlequin, Hel,
  Herla, 
  Hermes, 
  Herod 
  or 
  the
  Wandering Jew. In some parts of
  Germany, the leader is said to be Frau
  Gode.
  Wild Reindeer Buck (see Elwe’kyen)
  Wildeber
  German
  [Wild Boar]
  a warrior in Dietrich’s forces
  He seized the plumage of a mermaid
  and, to get it back, she gave him a
  magic bracelet which gave him great
  strength. 
  When Wittich was captured and
  imprisoned by Hertnit, Wildeber,
  dressed as a dancing bear, got access to
  the prison, killed Hertnit and rescued
  Wittich.
  wile
  (see vila)
  Wili
  (see Vili)
  will-am-alone
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Willi
  (see Vila)
  William of Malmesbury
  British
  a 12th C historian
  His historical work Gesta Regum
  Anglorum includes stories of King
  Arthur in which the king is depicted as
  a great warrior.
  Williams, C. W.
  English
  (1886-1945)
  a poet and novelist
  He was the author of several works on
  Arthurian themes, including Taliesin
  Through Logres.
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  Willow Flower
  North American
  a Pueblo girl
  wife of Ca-peen
  She died young but Ca-peen found her
  again in a house outside the village. He
  stayed overnight with her but recoiled
  from the stench of her dead body and
  fled. Both were shot into the sky by a
  medicine man.
  (see also White Corn Maiden)
  Wilolane
  North American
  a lightning-spirit of the Zuni
  Wilotama
  East Indian
  a Javanese nymph
  mother of Aswatama
  She took the form of a flying mare to
  carry the sage Durna from India to
  Java. His sperm impregnated her and
  she bore a son called Aswatama.
  Wimpe
  (see Winpe)
  Win-pe
  (see Winpe)
  Winabozho
  (see Manabozho)
  wind1 
  –Greek and Roman
  Winds (venti) play an important
  part in Greek and Roman myths,
  sometimes personified or deified.
  There are a number of variations in
  the names given to the winds, some
  of which are listed below:
  North:
  Aparctias.Aquilo(n).
  Boreas.Septentrio
  -east:
  Ap(h)eliotes.Caicias
  Meses.Solanus
  -north-west: Thra(s)cias
  -west:
  Argestes.Caurus.Chrus.
  Circius.Corus.Iapyx.
  Olympias.Sciron
  East:
  Ap(h)eliotes.Eurus
  South:
  Auster.Notus
  -east:
  Eurus.Phoenicias
  Volturnus
  -west:
  Afer ventus.Africus
  Auster.Notus
  West:
  Aquilo.Favonius
  Zephyr(us)
  -south-west: Libs
  In some accounts, they are the
  offspring of Aeolus and Eos. In
  others the benevolent winds are
  sons of Atraeus and Eos while the
  stormy winds are the offspring of
  Typhoeus.          
  (see also Aeolus1)
  –Pacific Islands
  Winds are very important in the
  life of the Polynesians, fine sailors
  and fishermen. The north wind was
  Matuu, the south wind was Hakona
  Tipu or Tua-uo-Loa and the south-
  west wind was Tonga. A soft breeze
  was called Fisaga.
  Wind2
  North American
  one of the Four Associated Gods of
  the Sioux
  Wind Age
  Norse
  one of the 4 ages referred to in
  the Eddas
  Wind-Fine Wheel
  Chinese
  a means of rapid transport used 
  by Li No-cha
  Wind Men
  (see Lunggompa)
  Wind-Nine-Cave
  Central American
  a primordial god of the Mixtecs
  son of Puma-Snake and Jaguar-
  Snake
  brother of Wind-Nine-Snake
  He and his brother were given the
  power to change into the form of any
  animal or bird and to become invisible.
  They were for progenitors of the
  human race.
  Wind-Nine-Snake
  Central American
  a primordial god of the Mixtecs
  son of Puma-Snake and Jaguar-
  Snake
  brother of Wind-Nine-Cave
  He and his brother were given the
  power to change into the form of any
  animal or bird and to become invisible.
  They were for progenitors of the human
  race.
  Wind Old man
  North American
  a wind-spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Wind Old Woman
  North American
  a wind-spirit of the Pueblo tribes
  Wind-Ruler
  North American
  husband of Breath of Wind
  father of Tawiscara and Ioskeha
  Windbreath
  (see Breath of Wind)
  Windfall Run
  British
  the site of Great Spirit Springs in
  North America
  In some stories, King Arthur went to
  America and took the healing waters at
  this spring when he was wounded.
  Windigo1
  Inuit
  [W(i)endigo]
  an ice-god
  This man-eating monster of the icy
  wastes of North America was said to
  have been a human being whose love
  of human flesh turned him into a
  monster.
  Windigo2
  North American
  [W(i)endigo]
  a cannibalistic monster of
  the Algonquians
  Any man who is lost in the forest is
  soon driven to eating human flesh and
  so becomes a windigo.
  Winefred
  (see Unneffer)
  Winet
  (see Winetland)
  Winetland
  British
  [Weneland.Winet] 
  in some accounts, the realm of
  Rummaret
  winged disc
  Egyptian
  [py wer]
  the solar disc with the wings of a
  hawk on either side, symbol of 
  Horus
  Wingi
  (see Knefrud)
  windjan
  Thai
  the soul of the individual which 
  leaves the body at death                    
  (see also khwan)
  Winjarning Brothers
  Australian
  2 great wirununs
  These brothers spent the whole of
  their lives helping those who appealed
  to them for help and were responsible
  for the extermination of the Keen
  Keengs and many other monsters.
  Winlaye
  British
  daughter of Bragas
  This haughty maiden rejected the love
  of Edgar, saying that she would
  consider him only when he had proved
  himself the greatest champion. She
  had to humble herself when, as the
  result of an elaborate trick involving
  Edgar’s friend Grahame, it appeared
  that Edgar had killed the tyrant, Grey-
  steel, and they were married. When
  she learned the truth, that it was
  Grahame who had killed Grey-steel,
  she left Edgar and retired to a convent
  where she died.
  Winloge
  British
  a carved figure in the cathedral 
  in Modena, said by some to 
  represent Guinevere
  Winner of Battles
  (see Laoghaire Buadhach)
  Winpe
  North American
  [Wimpe.Win-pe]
  a giant Algonquian sorcerer
  In a struggle with Gluskap, he
  abducted Gluskap’s family and took
  them off in a canoe. Gluskap rode on
  the back of a fish to overtake them and
  rescue his family. Winpe grew taller
  than a tree but Gluskap grew even
  higher and killed him by striking him
  with the end of his bow.
  Winter Ghost
  (see Yuki-Onna)
  Winter Mother
  North American
  a guardian spirit of the Tewa tribe
  She guarded one of the two caves in
  which humans sheltered while the
  earth dried out after the primordial
  ocean had receded. The other cave was
  guarded by Summer Mother.
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  Winter-snake charm
  (see ch’iu-she)
  Winti
  South American
  [Wintima]
  a wind-spirit in the Guianas: a priest
  practising magic
  Wintima
  (see winti)
  wintiman
  (see lukuman)
  Winwina
  North American
  a guardian deity of the salmon 
  among the tribes of British 
  Columbia
  Winyan Ohitika
  (see Makhta)
  Wip
  (see Anubis)
  Wirachita
  Pacific Islands
  son of Diarsa
  His parents gave hospitality to a
  beggar even though they had little to
  spare. The beggar took Wirachita as a
  follower and then, revealing himself to
  be Siwa, took the youth to heaven
  where he became stronger than any
  mortal and was returned to earth as
  a king.
  Wiraqocha
  (see Viracocha)
  wireeneen
  (see wirinun)
  wirinun
  Australian
  [wir(r)eeneen.wirrinun]
  an Aboriginal sorcerer or medicine-man
  Wiremu Ratana
  New Zealand
  [Ratana.Te Mangai]
  the Maori founder of the
  Ratana Church
  Ratana himself was revered as a god-
  like being.
  wirreeneen
  (see wirinun)
  wirricow
  Scottish
  [worricow.worrycow]
  a hobgoblin
  wirrinun
  (see wirinun)
  Wisaaka
  (see Wisaka)
  Wisagatcak
  North American
  [Whiskey Jack.Wisakedjak.Wisgatcak.
  Wolverine:=Fox Wisaka]
  a trickster-god of the Cree Indians
  He annoyed Gitchi Manitou by stirring
  up trouble between man and animals so
  the supreme god sent a flood which
  only a few (including Wisagatcak)
  survived to repopulate the world.
  Another version says that when he
  failed to spear a beaver, he brought
  down their dam. The beavers used
  their magic to keep the waters flowing
  until they covered the whole world.
  Wisagatcak made a raft and saved as
  many animals as he could. Several died
  trying to find land under the waters
  and finally the wolf spread moss over
  the raft. Earth grew in the moss and
  kept on growing until it covered the
  raft and finally the whole world.
  Wisaka
  North American
  [Wisaaka:=Abnaki Gluskap:
  =Cree.Wisagatcak]
  an ancestral hero of the Fox Indians
  He is said to have given man a large
  soul; the small soul came from the
  supreme deity.
  Wisakedjak
  (see Wisagatcak)
  Wisdom Buddhas
  (see Dhyanibuddhas)
  Wise Elf
  (see Volund)
  Wise Lips
  (see Fergus4)
  Wise Lord
  (see Ahura Mazda)
  Wise One
  North American
  brother of Killer-of-Enemies
  Wise One of the Sea
  (see Daiera)
  Wise Woman’s Prophecy
  (see Voluspa)
  Wisgatcat
  (see Wisagatcat)
  Wish God
  (see Odin)
  Wish Hounds
  British
  the dogs accompanying the Midnight
  Hunter when the Wish Hunt appears
  over Dartmoor
  (see also Yeth Hounds)
  Wish Hunt
  British
  a version of the Wild Hunt
  This version is said to have been seen
  over Dartmoor and is led by the
  Midnight Hunter accompanied by his
  pack of Wish Hounds.
  (see also Wild Hunt)
  Wish Maidens
  (see Valkyries)
  wishinu
  South American
  a shaman in Ecuador
  Wishnu
  (see Vishnu)
  Wishpoosh
  North American
  a monster in the form of a beaver
  This monster appears in the lore of the
  Nez Percé Indians, and they are his
  descendants. The trickster-god, Coyote,
  fought a titanic battle with the
  monster, winning when he turned
  himself first into a branch that the
  monster swallowed and then back into
  his normal shape, stabbing the
  monster in the heart. Coyote then
  created new tribes from the immense
  carcase of Wishpoosh.
  wisiman
  (see lukuman)
  Wisnu
  Pacific Islands
  [Narai.Narayana.Prabu Makukuwan:
  =Cambodian Hari:=Hindu Vishnu]
  a Balinese god, guardian of the north
  son of Bataru Guru
  consort of Dewi Sri
  Witburgis
  (see Guibourc)
  witch
  [cunning woman:male=warlock]
  a woman with supernatural powers
  derived from some evil spirit
  These beings are said to have two
  pupils in each eye and the power of
  flight, 
  sometimes 
  riding 
  on 
  a
  broomstick or besom. Others say that
  the witch was a vampire who fed on
  human flesh and particularly that of
  new-born babies. Many convicted of
  witchcraft were burned at the stake.
  It was said that a witch could shed
  only three tears (always from her left
  eye), had a birthmark in her armpit or
  under her nose and had poisonous
  spittle so that a bite from a witch was
  fatal.
  In Africa, witches are said to ride
  hyaenas by night; other say that they
  can become hyaenas at will.
  witch-doctor
  African
  one who smells out witches and casts
  or counteracts magic spells
  (see also juju man.medicine-
  man.shaman)
  witch-finder
  one who smells out witches
  Witch God
  (see Red Champion.Robin)
  witch mark
  an extra breast or nipple
  It was said that a witch could be
  recognised by the presence of such a
  feature which provided nourishment
  for the witch’s familiar.
  witchcraft
  [faticaria.black magic.necromancy.
  the black art.witchery]
  the art of the witch: the exercise 
  of supernatural powers: sorcery:
  wizardry
  Witches of Caer Llyw
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of the Hags
  of Gloucester
  Witches’ Sabbath
  (see Sabbat)
  witchknot
  a knot in the hair of horses, etc.
  resulting from witchcraft
  Witege1
  British
  a smith
  He made some of King Arthur’s
  armour. In some accounts he is
  identified as Widia, son of the smith-
  god, Wayland.
  Witege2
  (see Wittich)
  Witherer
  (see Sushna)
  Withering Wind of Summer
  (see Susanowa)
  Wititj
  Australian
  a snake-spirit of the Aborigines  who
  was said to cause the monsoon 
  rains
  Witta
  Anglo-Saxon
  an ancestor of Hengist
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  Thai
  a supreme god, architect of the 
  gods
  Wittich
  German
  [Vigda.Witege.Wittig:=Anglo-
  Saxon Widia]
  son of Wieland
  husband of Bolfriana
  It is said that his father made him a
  suit of armour and gave him the magic
  sword, Miming, before he set off to
  challenge Dietrich. En route to the
  encounter, he met Hildebrand who
  stole Miming to save his friend
  Dietrich from its blows and, when
  Wittich fought Dietrich with the
  sword 
  that 
  Hildebrand 
  had
  substituted, it broke in his hand.
  Hildebrand then returned Miming to
  its rightful owner and with it Wittich
  defeated Dietrich but became one of
  his devoted followers.
  In the battle with Osantrix, when
  Dietrich and his warriors helped Etzel,
  Wittich was imprisoned by Hertnit,
  brother of Osantrix. He was rescued
  by Wildeber who dressed in the skin of
  a bear and killed Hertnit. 
  After helping Dietrich in the defeat
  of the rebellious Rimstein, he was
  given the hand of Bolfriana.
  He later turned traitor and killed
  Diether, brother of Dietrich who
  would have killed Wittich had he not
  plunged into the sea where his
  grandmother, the sea-witch Watchilt,
  took him to safety.       (see also Heime)
  Wittig
  (see Wittich)
  Wiu
  African
  a Sudanese war-god and god of
  storms
  wivern
  [wyvern]
  a winged monster in the form of a
  dragon with 2 legs
  The wingless form of this beast is
  known as the lindworm.
  Wixalagillis
  North American
  a guardian deity of the Kwakiutl 
  tribe
  Wiyot
  (see Ouiot.Wy’ot)
  wizard
  [cunning man]
  one skilled in magic
  Wizard’s Foot
  (see pentacle)
  Wlencing
  British
  son of Aelle
  brother of Cissa and Cymen
  Wo
  African
  the chimpanzee
  son of Zamba
  brother of Ngi, Nkoko and Otkut
  Zamba allowed his four sons to make
  human beings and Wo made the
  inquisitive ones.
  Wo Huang
  Chinese
  one of the Hsien Fu-jen
  daughter of Yao
  sister of Nü Ying
  Wo-usu
  Japanese
  a name for O-Uso-no-Mikito 
  (Yamato Take) as Little Foot Pestle
  Wo-Wakan
  North American
  in the lore of the Sioux, the
  supernatural, one of the 7 forms of
  mankind developed from We-Ota-
  Wachisha
  Woarion
  Greek
  an early name for Orion
  Wodan
  German
  [Godan.Grim.Poudan.Uuodan.Votan.
  W(u)otan:=Anglo-Saxon.Woden:
  =Norse Odin]
  a war-god
  the German form of Odin
  (see also Wooanaz)
  wodehouse
  a monster in the form of a man
  covered with green hair
  Wode
  (see Frau Gode.Wudes Heer)
  Woden
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Voden.Votan.Wotan:=German Wodan:
  =Norse Odin]
  a war-god
  father of Wecta      (see also Wooanaz)
  Woden’s Hunt
  (see Wild Hunt)
  wodez
  Russian
  an evil spirit
  There are many such spirits, each
  connected with one specific item such
  as fire, a house, water, etc.
  Wodoy
  Australian
  a culture-hero of the Aborigines
  He and Djunggun each married the
  other’s daughter and, when Djunggun
  tried to keep his own daughter, Wodoy
  killed him. Both men were turned
  into nightjars.
  Wodziwob
  North American
  a 19th C Paiute medicine-man
  He proclaimed a vision of ancestors
  returning and the destruction of the
  white man to be brought about by
  Ghost Dances which he had been
  taught and which he passed on to his
  adherents.                 (see also Wovoka)
  Woge
  North American
  in the lore of the Yurok Indians, 
  the race of beings which first
  inhabited the world
  Woglinde
  German
  one of the 3 Rhine-daughters
  Wohpekumen
  North American
  a creator-god of 
  the Yurok
  He was the creator of the Woge and,
  when they finally died out, Skate
  Woman carried him away to a country
  across the sea.
  Woi-shun
  Burmese
  offspring of Hkrip Hkrawp 
  and Sik Sawp
  consort of Chanun
  parent of Ngawn-wa Ma-gam 
  Woi-shun and Chanun are regarded as
  the creators of all things.
  Woinunggur
  (see Yurlungur)
  Wokuk
  North American
  a mythical bird
  The Wintun tribe say that many of the
  animals sprang from a feather of this
  huge bird.
  Wokulos
  African
  Mali bush-spirits 
  These beings are said to be about
  three feet tall with large heads and
  feet pointing to the rear. They can see
  through solid objects and can make
  themselves invisible at will. They act
  as slaves to Dume, a devil.
  Woland
  (see Volund)
  Wolaro
  Australian
  a creator-spirit of the Gwini tribe
  father of Dagubal
  He is said to have created the world
  and all that is in it with the help of
  the birds, his son and the Rainbow
  Serpent.
  wolf1
  a fierce carnivore
  (1) In Greece, the wolf was regarded
  as the animal of both Apollo and
  Ares.
  (2) In Egypt, the wolf was sacred to
  Wepwawet.
  (3) In Irish lore, a she-wolf suckled
  Cormac mac Airt.
  (4) Some North American Indian
  tribes say that a man’s soul can pass
  into a wolf while others claim
  wolves as their ancestors.
  (5) Roman lore claims that Romulus
  and Remus, the founders of Rome,
  were suckled by a she-wolf. 
  It was also said that, if a man saw
  a wolf with its mouth shut, the
  beast would never be able to open
  it again. On the other hand, if a
  wolf saw a man with his mouth
  shut, that man would lose the
  power of speech.
  Wolf2
  North American
  a creator-deity of the Shoshone
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  wood-spirit
  Coyote asked Wolf to restore his son
  who had been killed by a snake-bite
  but Wolf reminded him of an earlier
  discussion in which Coyote had said
  that the dead should not be brought
  back to life, otherwise the world would
  soon become overcrowded.
  (see also Malsum)
  Wolf Age
  Norse
  one of the 4 ages referred to in
  the Eddas
  wolf madness
  (see lycanthropy)
  Wolf-Man
  North American
  a creator-deity of the Arikara
  He and Lucky Man appeared over the
  primordial waters and created the
  world from soil brought up by the
  ducks. He created the prairies while
  Lucky Man created the hills and valleys.   
  (see also Lucky Man)
  Wolf Prey God
  North American
  one of the 6 Prey Gods guarding the
  home of Po-shai-an-K’ia
  It is believed that this being is
  responsible for the east.
  Wolfdietrich
  German
  son of Hugdietrich and Hildburg
  brother of Bogen and Waxmuth
  husband of Sigeminne and Liebgart
  father of Hugdietrich
  As a baby, he was taken by wolves but
  was recovered by his grandfather,
  Walgund, and Berchther.
  He inherited the sovereignty of
  Constantinople when his father died
  but the nobles, who had been turned
  against Wolfdietrich and his mother
  by malicious rumours started by
  Sabene, refused to accept him and
  gave the throne to Sabene who
  banished Hildburg and her sons.
  Wolfdietrich raised a force to recover
  his kingdom but was defeated. He
  drew back to a castle where he was
  besieged for some years by Sabene’s
  army, finally slipping out to seek help
  from Ortnit. 
  En route, he met the bear-woman,
  Rauch-Else, who gave him a magic
  root to eat. It is said that when he
  proposed to marry her, she was
  restored to her former self as the
  beautiful 
  princess 
  Sigeminne.
  Forgetting his besieged family and
  friends, he lived with Sigeminne for
  some time. She was once abducted by
  the 
  magician, 
  Drusian, 
  but
  Wolfdietrich managed to rescue her.
  When she died, he set off again to find
  help for the besieged.
  After killing the tyrant Belligan,
  who adorned the city walls with the
  skulls of Christians he had killed,
  Wolfdietrich met a giantess who told
  him how Ortnit had been killed by the
  dragons. He met the grieving Liebgart
  and went off to fight the dragons but
  was overcome and thrown to the
  young dragons for food. He found the
  magic ring of Ortnit and his sword,
  Rosen, which he used to kill all the
  dragons. A knight named Gerhart
  claimed to have killed the dragons but
  Wolfdietrich was able to produce the
  dragons’ tongues which he had cut
  out, so proving his own claim.
  Liebhart recognised her late husband’s
  ring and realised that Wolfdietrich was
  the knight who Ortnit had said would
  help her.
  He married Liebgart and later took
  an army to Constantinople to rescue
  his family and friends. He had Sabene
  executed and became emperor. He and
  Liebgart had a son whom they called
  Hugdietrich after his grandfather.
  It was said that Wolfdietrich lived to
  be 501 years of age.
  Wolfhart
  German
  a warrior
  nephew of Dietrich von Bern
  He accompanied Dietrich, Hildebrand
  and Wittich when they rescued
  Kunhild. He was also one of the party
  captured by Ermenrich.
  Wolfram
  German
  a friend of Tannhauser
  a suitor for the hand of Elizabeth
  wolfsbane
  (see aconite)
  Wolkenthrut
  Norse
  one of the Valkyries
  Wolunkwa
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Wolverine1
  North American
  a trickster-deity of some
  Algonquian tribes
  Wolverine2
  (see Wisagatcak)
  Woman Chun
  Chinese
  a woman who was deified
  She was exposed on a mountainside as
  a sacrifice to lift a drought and died in
  the heat of the sun.
  Her shrivelled body was deified.
  Woman Kua
  Chinese
  a primaeval being
  In some versions of the creation story,
  she assisted Pan-ku by making humans
  from clay.
  In later years she was regarded as
  the initiator of marriage.
  Woman of the North-east Wind
  (see Sinebomatu)
  Woman of the Sea
  Inuit
  a sea-goddess
  Woman of the Waters (see Nchienge)
  Woman Shaman
  (see Romikumu)
  Women of the Sea
  Greek
  attendants on Dionysus
  Women of Trachis
  Greek
  [Trachiniae]
  a play by Sophocles dealing with
  Deianeira and Iole and the death
  of Heracles
  Wonajo
  East Indian
  [Wanajo]
  a culture-hero of Rossel Island
  He is said to have brought the dog, the
  pig and the taro to his people.
  He is envisaged in the form of
  a snake.
  Wonambi
  [Worombi]
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Wonders of Creation
  (see Aja’ib al-Makhluqat)
  Wondjina
  (see Wandjina)
  Wongan
  Australian
  the ancestral spirits of the tribes of
  Arnhem Land who lived in the
  dream-time, Bamum
  Wonomi
  North American
  [Kodo-yanpe.Kodo-yapeu.Kodo-yaponi]
  the creator god of the Maidu 
  Indians
  He and Coyote created the first man
  and woman from wooden images and
  showed them how to revivify the dead
  by immersing them in a lake. He was
  eventually deposed by Coyote and
  retreated to the heavens.
  Wooanaz
  German
  a war-god     (see also Wodan.Woden)
  Wood Maidens
  (see Tree Maidens)
  Wood of Two Sallows
  Irish
  a wood to which Angus Og took
  Grania
  Angus rescued Grania when she and
  Dermot were trapped by the Fianna in
  the Wood of Two Tents. Dermot
  escaped by his own efforts and was
  reunited with Grania in the Wood of
  Two Sallows.
  Wood of Two Tents
  Irish
  a wood where Dermot and 
  Grania were trapped by the 
  Fianna
  Angus Og intervened to save Grania
  and took her to the Wood of Two
  Sallows where she was later reunited
  with Dermot who escaped by his
  own efforts.
  wood-spirit
  a spirit living in the forest
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  Spanish
  [Clavileno]
  a magic horse
  This animal could be controlled by a
  peg protruding from its head to take
  its rider wherever he wished to go.
  (see also Brazen Horse)
  Wooden Horse2
  (see Trojan Horse.Trojan War)
  woodhouse
  [woodwose.(w)ooser]
  a satyr or faun: a minor woodland
  god: a god of shepherds
  woodpecker
  Greek
  a bird sacred to Ares: a form
  sometimes assumed by Zeus
  Woodtick
  North American
  a character in one of the stories 
  about Coyote
  She gave Coyote meat when he was
  starving and he went to live with her.
  She kept them well supplied with meat
  by calling the deer to her tent where
  she pierced the ears of two and let the
  rest go free. Coyote thought that he
  could do the same so he killed
  Woodtick. When he tried to do what
  she had done, all the meat in the tent
  turned into deer and ran away and
  Coyote was soon starving again.
  woodwose
  (see woodhouse)
  Wooing of Emer (see Tochmarc Emire)
  Wooing of Etain
  (see Tochmarc Etaine)
  woolsaw
  Central American
  an evil spirit
  wooser
  (see woodhouse)
  Woot
  African
  an ancestral king of the Bakuba
  son of Mbomba
  brother and husband of Mweel
  father of Nyimi Lele
  It is said that he was one of nine sons
  of Mbomba, all called Woot, all of
  whom helped their father in different
  aspects of creation. One of the sons
  was banished for sleeping with his
  sister, Mweel, and he put a curse on the
  village so that all the women living
  there became barren as a result. He
  eventually relented and became the
  ancestor of the Bakuba royal family.
  Wordsworth, William
  English
  (1770-1850)
  a poet
  He wrote Laodamia.
  Works and Days
  Greek
  a poem by Hesiod
  Although the theme of this work 
  is agriculture, it contains much 
  information on myths.
  World Maintainer
  (see Vishnu)
  World Mill
  (see Grotte)
  World Serpent
  (see Ananta.Iormungandr)
  World Tree
  (see Yggdrasil)
  worm
  an old name for a dragon or 
  serpent
  Wormwood
  British
  a young devil in The Screwtape 
  Letters by C. S. Lewis
  Worombi
  (see Wonambi)
  worricow
  (see wirricow)
  worrycow
  (see wirricow)
  Worshipful Master (see Batara Guru)
  Worshipful Personages
  Buddhist
  those to whom reverence is due,
  including bodhisattvas, Buddhas,
  gods, saints, etc.
  Worthies
  (see Eighteen Lohan.Nine Worthies)
  Wosret
  Egyptian
  [Wosyet]
  a guardian goddess, protector 
  of Horus
  Wosyet
  (see Wosret)
  Wotan
  (see Odin.Wodan)
  Woto
  African
  a founder of the Bushongo
  son of Bomazi
  twin brother of Moelo
  Some stories say that he was the first
  man, son of Nchienge and brother and
  husband of Labama.
  He became king of the Bushongo
  and owned a magic horn that could
  make trees grow, cause bamboos to
  speak and attract crocodiles from
  the river.
  Wounded King
  (see Fisher King)
  Wovoka
  North American
  a 19th C Paiute medicine-man
  He foretold that the dead and the
  living would be reunited in a new
  world full of happiness and free from
  death and instituted a further series of
  Ghost Dances. 
  (see also Wodziwob)
  Woyengi
  African
  a creator-goddess
  She came down to earth and created
  humans from mud, breathing life into
  them and giving them the choice of sex
  and occupation.
  wraith
  [fetch:=German doppelganger]
  an apparition: the spirit of one dead
  or alive
  Wrath
  Norse
  a name for Sigmund’s sword, Gram
  wren1
  Greek
  a bird sacred to Triptolemus
  wren2
  Norse
  in Norse stories, the wren was 
  regarded as the king of the 
  birds
  This title was awarded to the bird
  which could fly nearest to the sun. The
  eagle flew higher than any of the other
  birds in the contest but lost to the
  wren who, cunningly, had ridden on
  the eagle’s back.
  In another story, a siren who lured
  men to their death at sea escaped death
  herself only by turning into a wren.
  The bird returned every year, was
  killed but always came again the
  following year.
  wren3
  Welsh
  the bird of Taliesin
  Wrnach
  (see Gwrnach)
  Wrynach
  (see Gwrnach)
  Wu1
  African
  [Hoo-Hwu]
  a sea-god of the Uwe people
  wu2
  Chinese
  a magician: worker of miracles: 
  Wu3
  a witch or wizard
  Wu4
  Chinese
  a witch
  She organised the annual sacrifice of a
  maiden to the god of the Yellow River
  until she herself was forced to become
  the sacrificial victim by Hsi-men Pao.
  wu5
  (see t’ien-wu)
  Wu-an Wang
  Chinese
  a name for Kuan Ti as King of
  Military Pacification
  Wu Chang
  (see Wu-ch’ang Kuei)
  Wu-ch’ang Kuei
  Chinese
  [Ghosts of Impermanence.
  Unpredictable Ghosts]
  messengers for Yen Wang, king 
  of the underworld
  These beings are the male ghost, Yang
  Wu-ch’ang, and the female ghost, Yin
  Wu-ch’ang. Yang deals with the souls
  of those who died before the age of
  fifty, his sister with the older ones.
  In some accounts Wu-ch’ang Kuei
  is a god of wealth and patron of
  merchants.
  Wu Chi
  Chinese
  the unlimited state that arose when
  the Tao came into existence
  It is said that from this state came Hun-
  tun, the state of chaos, from which
  evolved time and space.
  Wu I
  Chinese
  a king
  He shot an arrow at the heavens and
  was killed by a bolt of lightning.
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  Wu Kang
  Chinese
  a man in the moon
  He was banished to the moon when he
  upset the spirits. His punishment
  condemned him everlastingly to chop
  down a cassia tree but every cut of the
  axe immediately closed up so that he
  never completed the job.
  In other versions it is said that he
  was set to chop down cinnamon trees
  but, as fast as he cut them down, they
  grew again.
  Wu-k’o
  Chinese
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, in
  some accounts
  He is said to have lived in a tree and is
  depicted in this situation.
  Wu Kuan
  Chinese
  the fourth of the Ten Yama Kings
  Wu Kung Ching
  Chinese
  a centipede: a devil of Mei Shan, the
  sacred mountain
  He became an army officer and
  pretended to run away in battle. His
  opponent chased after him and found
  himself in a dense fog where Wu Kung
  Ching had resumed his real form as a
  centipede. When the fog cleared, the
  enemy found their leader dead but no
  sign of what had killed him.
  He is depicted as a bearded warrior
  with two swords.
  Wu Meng
  Chinese
  a 4th C magician
  He was said to be able to sail against
  the wind merely by waving his fan.
  Wu-no
  African
  a chief priest of the god Wu
  Wu Sang
  Chinese
  brother of Wu Ta-lang
  It is said that when his brother died,
  Wu Sang was left in charge of the
  widow. He came upon her making love
  to Hsi-men Ch’ing and decapitated
  her with his sword. She was later
  immortalised.
  Wu-sheng Lao-mu
  Chinese
  a deity of the Taoist I-kuan Tao sect
  It is said that he will save the world
  after the third of the three predicted
  catastrophes.
  Wu Shun
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Vishnu
  Wu Ta-lang
  Chinese
  brother of Wu Sang
  husband of P’an Chin-lien
  When he died, he left his brother in
  charge of his widow. When Wu Sang
  found her making love to another
  man, he cut off her head.
  Wu-tai
  (see Lei Hai-ch’ing)
  Wu T’ai Shan
  Chinese
  a sacred mountain
  Wu Ti1
  Chinese
  an emperor
  one of the Eighteen Lohan, in some
  accounts
  Wu-ti2
  Chinese
  worship, of the Five Emperors
  Wu Ti3
  Chinese
  a name for Kuan Ti as Military 
  Emperor
  Wu tsao tsu
  Chinese
  a book about dragons and their
  offspring
  Wu Tsi-su
  Chinese
  a god of the Chekiang river
  He was a minister who, when deified,
  caused great waves to batter the city of
  Hangchow in an effort to take revenge
  on those who had unjustly put him
  to death.
  wu t’ung shu
  Chinese
  the Chinese name for the Parasol 
  tree
  Wu Wang
  Chinese
  [Fa.Military King]
  son of Wen Wang
  His original name, as son of Hsi Po, was
  Fa and he was credited with completing
  the sacred book, the I Ching, which his
  father had begun while imprisoned.
  In some accounts, he is referred to
  as Chou.
  Wu-wu
  Chinese
  nothingness, the state that existed
  before the Tao came into existence
  Wu Yo
  (see Wu Yüeh)
  Wu Yüeh
  Chinese
  [Five Holy Mountains.Wu Yo]
  5 mountains regarded as the home of
  the gods
  These are named as Heng Shan (in
  Hunan), Heng Shan (in Shansi), Hua
  Shan, Sung Shan and T’ai Shan.
  The celestial Ministry of the Five
  Sacred Mountains (also Wu Yüeh) is
  run by Tung Yüeh Ta Ti.
  Wude
  (see Wudes Heer)
  Wudes Heer
  Norse
  [Wode.Wude.Wuentunde Her.Wute]
  a storm-god
  In some accounts he is the leader of
  the Wild Hunt.
  Wuentunde Her
  (see Wudes Heer)
  Wulbari
  African
  a sky-god of the Akan
  mate of Asase Yao
  Wulder
  (see Vulder)
  Wuldor
  (see Vulder)
  Wulleb
  Pacific Islands
  the first man in the lore of the
  Marshall Islands
  consort of Lejman
  father of Edao and Jemaliwut
  He was said to have been born with
  Lejman from the leg of Loa. 
  The sons of Lejman, known as
  Lanej and Lewoj, tried to kill Wulleb
  but he managed to escape. In doing so,
  he fell to earth, splitting open the
  blood blister on his leg, bringing forth
  two more children, the boys Edao
  and Jemaliwut.
  In another version, he and Lejman,
  worms living in a shell, became the
  first humans. They raised the upper
  half of the shell to form the sky,
  leaving the lower half as the world.
  Wulleb is said now to live on an island
  in the west known as Eb Island.
  Wunderer
  Norse
  a giant
  When he tried to eat a beautiful,
  princess, she ran to Etzel’s court for
  protection. Dietrich von Bern fought a
  long duel with the giant and beheaded
  him. The princess, who turned out to
  be Frau Seld, then disappeared.
  Wunekam
  East Indian
  a sun-god and creator-god in
  New Guinea
  He is sometimes seen in the form of
  the huge snake, Make.
  wunk
  North American
  a fabulous animal
  Wunschelwybere
  German
  young girls who became swan-
  maidens
  Wuon Kwere
  (see Were)
  Wuon Lowo
  (see Were)
  Wuon Ogendi
  (see Were)
  Wuon Oru
  African
  a name of Were as ‘controller of
  the future’
  Wuonji
  (see Were)
  Wuonwa
  African
  a name of Were as ‘father’
  Wuotan
  (see Odin.Wodan)
  Wuraka
  Australian
  a creator-spirit of the Kakadu tribe
  When Wuraka met Imberombera,
  they mated and instantly produced all
  living things to which Wuraka gave
  names. When it was all over, they both
  walked out into the sea, whence they
  had come, and disappeared.
  wurake
  East Indian
  spirits, in the lore of the Celebes
  Wurd
  (see Urd.Wyrd)
  Wurekaddo
  South American
  an Arawak goddess
  wife of Kururumany
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  Australian
  an old woman in the lore of
  the Aborigines
  It was said that she was responsible for
  the fact that the tribes spoke different
  languages. In life, she had a habit of
  scattering fires with the stick she
  carried and, when she died, people
  celebrated and ate her body. Those
  eating different parts of the body
  thereafter spoke different languages.
  Wurukatti
  Mesopotamian
  [King of the Land.Wurunkatte:
  =Sumerian Zubaba]
  a Hattic war-god
  Wurulu-Wurulu
  Australian
  trickster-spirits of the Aborigines
  Wurunkatte
  (see Wurukatti)
  Wurusema
  Mesopotamian
  [Wurunsemu]
  a Hattic sun-goddess
  wife of Taru
  mother of Hulla and Mezula
  Wurunsemu
  (see Wurusema)
  Wushum
  (see Shomde)
  Wu’squus
  Siberian
  a god of night of the Chukchee 
  people
  brother of Na’chitna’irgin
  Wusuns
  (see Asiani)
  wut-awa
  Russian
  [Mordvin ved-ava]
  a Cheremis tutelary spirit, guardian
  of water
  wut-ia
  (see wut-wodaz)
  wut-ian uder
  Russian
  a female sea-spirit
  These beautiful spirits, offspring
  of wut-wodaz, may sometimes marry
  humans.
  wut-oza
  (see wut-wodaz)
  wut-wodaz
  Russian
  [wut-ia.wut-oza]
  an evil water-spirit
  Wut
  (see Wudes Heer)
  Wuwuchim
  North American
  a Pueblo male initiation ceremony
  The initiates are said to descend to the
  underworld, Shipap, and rise again.
  Wygar
  British
  King Arthur’s hauberk
  This piece of the king’s armour was
  made by the smith Witege, in some
  accounts.
  Wyirrawarre
  Australian
  the Aboriginal sky or heaven
  Wynebgwrthucher
  British
  King Arthur’s shield
  Wy’ot
  North American
  [Wiyot]
  in the lore of the Luisenos of
  California, the first man
  In some accounts, Frog was jealous of
  Wy’ot, envying his beautifully shaped
  legs, so she spat into the water from
  which Wy’ot drank and he died. From
  his ashes grew an oak tree which bore
  huge acorns which became food for
  the tribe.                      (see also Ouiot)
  Wyrd1
  Anglo-Saxon
  [Weird.Wurd.Wyrde:=Norse Urda]
  one of the 3 Fates 
  Wyrd2
  Norse
  [Weird.Wurd.Wyrde]
  a goddess of fate
  In some accounts, she is the same as
  Urda; in others she is all three of the
  Fates in one; in others, she is
  their mother.
  Wyrde
  (see Wyrd)
  Wyrd’s Brook
  (see Urdarbrunn)
  Wyungare
  Australian
  a legendary hunter
  He was created from excrement and
  grew to be a great hunter. He tied a
  rope to his spear and threw it into the
  heavens and then he and his two wives
  climbed the rope into the sky where
  they are now seen as stars.
  wyvern
  (see wivern)
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  (see Tlapallan)
  Xalaquia
  Central American
  an Aztec festival in honour 
  of Chicomecohuatl
  This festival took place at the end of
  June when the maize was fully grown
  and featured the Xalaquia, a female slave,
  painted to represent a maize plant. She
  was required to dance throughout the
  sixteen days of the festival until, on the
  last morning, she was led to the teocalli
  and killed by the officiating priest who
  tore out her heart and offered it to the
  goddess.
  Xam
  South American
  [Xan]
  a servant of Naymlap, acting as a sort
  of make-up artist
  Xaman Ek
  Central American
  the Mayan god of merchants, the
  north star
  Xan1
  Central American
  an animal, in the lore of the Maya
  It is said that this animal, of un-
  specified species, was sent ahead of
  Hanapu and Ixbalanque when they
  went to Xibabla, to find out the names
  of the rulers. He did this by pricking
  each one, causing them to shout out, so
  that the others would call to ask what
  the fuss was about.
  Xan2
  (see Xam)
  Xanthos
  (see Xanthus)
  Xanthus1
  Greek
  [Xanthos]
  a horse fathered by Zephyrus or Zeus
  on Podarge, together with Balios
  These animals were originally given to
  Peleus by Poseidon as a wedding
  present. Later they acted as the horses
  of Achilles at Troy. Xanthus told
  Achilles that, following the death of
  Patroclus (for which Achilles blamed
  the horses) he too would soon be dead
  – as, of course, he was. The horse never
  spoke again thereafter.
  Xanthus2
  (see Scamander)
  Xaphan
  [Shafan]
  a demon of the second order
  He induced the rebel angels to try to
  set the heavens on fire by blowing
  flames to kill off the hosts of angels.
  After the rebels were defeated, Xaphan
  was condemned forever to stoke the
  furnaces in hell.
  Xasce
  (see Hashje)
  Xax-coc-ahmut
  (see Itzamna)
  Xaya Iccita
  Siberian
  a mountain-god of the Yakuts
  Xbakiyalo
  Central American
  wife of Hunhunapu
  Xbalanque
  (see Ixbalanque)
  Xecotcovach
  Central American
  a huge bird, in the lore of the Maya
  In one of their early attempts to create
  humans, the Mayan gods Tepeu and
  Gucamatz carved them from wood.
  When they proved unsuccessful, the
  gods sent four huge birds to destroy
  their creation. The others were 
  known as Camazotz, Cotzbalam and
  Tecumbalam.
  Xelas
  North American
  a culture-hero of the Lummi people 
  of the north-west
  Xelhua
  Central American
  an Aztec culture-hero
  He was a giant who survived the Flood
  by climbing to the top of a mountain.
  Another version says that he built a
  brick tower to escape the flood but the
  building was destroyed by lightning.
  Xenia                                     Greek
  a maiden
  She fell in love with Daphnis, who had
  vowed to be faithul to Nais, and
  seduced him. Nais blinded him for his
  infidelity.
  In another version, Daphnis died of
  longing for Xenia.
  Xenios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as the guardian 
  of strangers
  Xenoclea
  (see Xenocleia)
  Xenocleia
  Greek
  [Xenoclea]
  a prophetess: the Pythoness at 
  Delphi
  Xenodice
  Greek
  daughter of Minos and Pasiphae
  xenogenesis
  the power of enchantment, said to be
  given to witches: the generation of
  life from foul matter
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  xenoglossia
  [xenoglossy]
  knowledge of languages never learned
  This phenomenon is said to be
  observed in some cases of possession.
  (see also glossolalia)
  xenoglossy
  (see xenoglossia)
  Xevioso
  (see Xewioso)
  Xewioso
  African
  [Khebioso.Xevioso]
  a fertility-god and god of thunder 
  in Dahomey
  Some say that the Xewioso are minor
  thunder-gods and their leader is So.
  Xezbeth
  [Shezbeth:=Arab Al-kazzab]
  a demon of falsehood
  Xhindi
  Balkan
  Albanian spirits
  These beings are usually beneficent
  and betray their presence in the house
  by causing stairs to creak and lights to
  flicker.
  Xib Chac
  (see Chac)
  Xibalba
  Central American
  [Xibalha:=Guatemalan Xibalbay]
  the Mayan underworld or, in some
  versions, its inhabitants or its 
  ruler Vucub-Caquix
  Xibalbay
  Central American
  [=Mayan Xibalba]
  the Guatemalan underworld
  Xibalha
  (see Xibalba)
  Xil Sga’nagwai
  North American
  a god of medicine of the Haida 
  Indians
  Xilonen
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of vegetation
  a form of Chicomecohuatl
  In some accounts she is equated with
  Toci.
  Ximena
  Spanish
  [Dona Ximena]
  daughter of Gomez
  wife of El Cid
  mother of Elvira and Sul
  When El Cid killed her father, she
  went to King Ferdinand to seek
  revenge but fell in love with El Cid
  and married him.
  Ximenes, Francisco
  Central American
  a Spanish monk 
  He copied the Popul Vuh in the
  original Quiche language and made a
  translation into Spanish.
  Xipe
  (see Xipetotec)
  Xipe Totec
  (see Xipetotec)
  Xipetotec
  Central American
  [Red Tezcatlipoca.Xipe (Totec)]
  an Aztec flayed god of agriculture,
  fortune, metallurgists and spring
  offspring of Ometeotl and Ometecuhtli
  In one aspect he brought food to man
  by allowing himself to be skinned
  alive; in another he is responsible 
  for many of the diseases that afflict
  mankind.
  He is regarded as an aspectof
  Tezcatlipoca, Nanahuatl or Quetzalcoatl.
  He could be envisaged in any one of
  three different forms: a spoonbill, a
  blue continga or a tiger, representing
  heaven, earth and hell or fire, earth
  and water, but was most often depicted
  as a red god carrying a round shield.
  Xiquipat
  Central American
  one of the lords of Xibalba
  Xisuthros
  (see Xithuthros)
  Xithuthros
  Mesopotamian
  [Sisythes.Sisythus.Xisuthros]
  a survivor of the flood
  He is variously described as Armenian,
  Babylonian and Chaldaean. In the
  Babylonian version he was king of
  Babylon and son of Opartes. He built
  an ark in which he and his family and
  a few others survived the Flood. When
  the ark landed on Ravandiz, Xithuthros
  became an immortal.
  In some accounts this is the Greek
  name for Ziusudra.
  Xiuhocoatl
  Central American
  a serpent-torch
  The god Huitzilopochtli was born
  holding this torch and he used it to kill
  his sister, Coyolxauhqui.
  Xiuhocoatl is usually described as a
  fire-serpent with a segmented body and
  a backward-pointing snout.
  Xiuhtecuhtli
  Central American
  [Huehueteotl.Ixcozauhqui.Old God.
  Otontecuhtli.Otonteuchtli.Tata]
  an Aztec god of fire and volcanoes
  He acted as guide to the souls of the
  dead and is the ruler of the Tlalticpac,
  lowest of the thirteen heavens.
  He is said to support the universe
  on a pillar of fire and acts as the
  guardian of the centre.
  He is depicted as an old man
  carrying a brazier or mirror and a
  yellow serpent.
  xiumalpilli
  Central American
  a group of 13 years in the Aztec
  calendar
  Four such groups constituted a unit
  known as a nexiuhilpilitztli.
  Xixiquipilihui
  Central American
  an Aztec sea-goddess
  a form of Chalchihuitlicue
  Xmucane
  Central American
  [Xmukane] 
  a Mayan creator-goddess
  husband of Xpiyacoc
  father of Hunhunapu and Vucub-
  Hunapu
  (also Oxomoco)
  Xmukan
  (see Xmucane)
  xoana
  (see xoanon)
  xoanon
  Greek
  [plur=xoana]
  a wooden statue used as a fetish
  a statue alleged to have fallen from
  heaven 
  Xoblah
  a demon
  Xoc Bilum
  (see Xoc Bitum)
  Xoc Bitum
  Central American
  [Xoc Bilum]
  a Mayan god of song
  Xochicahuaca
  Central American
  one of the 4 sages of the Aztec
  migration
  These 
  four 
  (the 
  others 
  were
  Chipactonal, Oxomoco and Tlaltecuin)
  were said to have invented the Aztec
  calendar.
  Xochimalca
  Central American
  [‘flower-weavers’]
  the priests of an Aztec sect using
  hallucinogenic drugs
  Xochipili
  (see Xochipilli)
  Xochipilli
  Central American
  [Five Flower.Flower Prince.
  Huitzilopochtli.Macuilxochitl.
  Source of Flowers.Xochipili]
  a flayed Aztec flower-god, god of
  pleasure and souls
  son of Cinteotl, some say
  brother of Xochiquetzal
  consort of Xochiquetzal, some say
  He is depicted as a jaguar or a
  white butterfly.
  (see also Huitzilopochtli)
  Xochiquetzal
  Central American
  [Flower Feather]
  an Aztec fertility-goddess and 
  goddess of childbirth, craftsmen 
  and flowers
  sister of Xochipilli
  wife of Cinteotl, Mixcoatl or Tlaloc
  wife of Coxcox or Xochipilli, 
  some say
  In some accounts, she was the queen
  of a paradise for those killed in battle.
  Some say that she was the wife of
  Tlaloc and that she was abducted by
  Tezcatlipoca who fell in love with her.
  (see also Itzcuinan.
  Tlacolteotl.Tlalli-iyollo)
  Xochiticacan
  Central American
  [Palace of Flowers]
  one of the 3 celestial homes of the
  Aztec gods
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  Central American
  a flower-garden
  Tezcatlipoca, in the guise of the
  warrior, Tequiua, invited all the
  inhabitants of Tollan to this garden
  and killed many of them with a hoe.
  Xochitlalpan
  Central American
  the Toltec paradise
  Xochitli
  Central American
  the last of the 20 days of the Aztec
  month
  Symbolising the flower and the south,
  the day was governed by Xochiquetzal.
  Xochitonal
  Central American
  a fierce alligator in the lore of the
  Aztecs
  This beast was one of the many
  hazards faced by the souls of the dead
  in their journey through the various
  layers of the underworld.
  Xocotl
  Central American
  an Aztec fire-god and god of the 
  stars
  Xocotl Vetzi
  Central American
  an Aztec festival in honour of the
  dead, held in August
  Xocutin
  Central American
  [Xocutzin]
  an Aztec deity
  sister of Teicu, Ticapan and Tlaco
  These beings are regarded as four
  aspects of Tlazolteotl.
  Xocutzin
  (see Xocutin)
  xoil
  Siberian
  a figure used in sorcery
  This figure has a body made of wood
  and a head made from the skull of the
  dead shaman it is supposed to
  represent. The success or otherwise of
  any project could be predicted by the
  effort required to lift the figure from
  the floor.
  Xolas
  South American
  a supreme deity in parts of Tierra 
  del Fuego
  Xolotl
  Central American
  [=Maya Pek]
  an Aztec sun-god or god of misfortune
  a dog-headed god of the underworld
  twin brother of Quetzalcoatl
  He took the form of a dog in some
  aspects and his feet were said to point
  towards the rear. In his role as lord of
  the evening star he caused the sun to
  sink each night.
  He descended into the underworld
  and brought out bones from which
  mankind was created.
  In the story that tells how the gods
  sacrificed themselves to create man, he
  acted as their executioner and then
  killed himself.
  Another version says that the gods
  died to persuade the sun to resume its
  journey across the sky and, in this
  version, Xolotl executed the other gods
  but refused to kill himself. To escape,
  he changed himself first into the
  maize-plant xolotl, then into the agave
  mexolotl and finally into the larval
  salamander axolotl. He was eventually
  sacrificed and the sun started to move
  again. Some say that he was killed by
  being boiled in a kettle.
  He is depicted as a dwarf jester and
  has empty eye-sockets because, it is
  said, his eyes fell out when he cried
  over the death of the other gods.
  In some accounts he is equated with
  Nanahuatl or Xipetotec.
  Xorginae
  (see Bruxae)
  Xomimitl
  Central American
  one of the leaders of the Aztecs when
  they left their homeland, Atzlan
  Xoxchitlalpan
  (see Tamoanchan)
  Xpiyacoc
  Central American
  wife of Xmucane
  mother of Hunhunapu and Vucub-
  Hunapu
  Xquic
  (see Xquiq)
  Xquiq
  Central American
  [Blood.Xquic]
  a princess in Xibalba
  daughter of Cuchumaquiq
  mother of Hunapu and Ixbalanque 
  by Hunhunapu
  She saw the head of Hunhunapu
  hanging on a tree after he had been
  killed and decapitated by Huncame
  and Vocubcame. The head spat into
  her hand and she became the mother
  of his two sons. When her father
  found out, he sent the owls of Xibalba
  to kill her and bring him her heart but
  she charmed the owls and they
  returned with a substitute made of sap
  from the bloodwort.
  Xrostrag
  Persian
  a Manichaean diety
  He and Padvaxtag are a pair involved
  in the ritual of prayer and the answer
  to that prayer.
  Xucau
  Russian
  the supreme god of the Ossetians
  Xue
  (see Xuhé)
  Xuhé
  Central American
  [‘lord’.Xue.Zuhé]
  a name for Bochica as the visible sun
  Xulu
  Central American
  a Mayan sorcerer
  He and Bacam arranged for the
  resurrection 
  of 
  Hunapu 
  and
  Ixbalanque in Xibalba after they had
  been killed on a pyre.
  Xumio
  Central American
  in Aztec lore, the first woman
  She and Cipactonal existed before the
  deluge. In some accounts they were
  created by Hometeuli.
  Xursu Dazibogu
  (see Dabog)
  Xutlizic
  Siberian
  sister of Kutkhu
  Xuthus
  Greek
  a god of darkness
  son of Hellen and Orseis or of Aeolus
  and Enarate
  brother of Aeolus and Dorus
  husband of Creusa
  father of Achaeus and Ion
  He was expelled from Iolus, where he
  was king, by his brothers Aeolus and
  Dorus, and fled to Athens where he
  married the king’s daughter, Creusa.
  He chose Cecrops as the new king of
  Athens when Erichtheus died and was
  driven from the city by the brother of
  Cecrops, an unsuccessful claimant, and
  fled with his family to Aegilia.
  In another account, Creusa had
  borne a son, Ion, to Apollo before she
  met Xanthus. The boy was abandoned
  at birth.  When it appeared that
  Creusa and Xuthus could not produce
  a child of their own, they consulted the
  oracle at Delphi. A young priest of the
  temple turned out to be the abandoned
  son of Creusa and they were happily
  reunited.
  He was killed in single combat 
  by Codrus.
  xylomancy
  divination using wooden rods or twigs
  (see also rhabdomancy)
  xylomancy
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  Welsh
  the Welsh name for Gwiffred Petit
  Y Gododdin
  (see Gododdin)
  Y Mamau
  (see Mamau)
  Y Saint Greal
  Welsh
  the Welsh version of the story of 
  the Holy Grail
  Y-Wyddla
  British
  a mountain
  It is said that King Arthur sleeps here,
  awaiting a call to return.
  Ya-daganu
  Mesopotamian
  a Semitic fish-god and god 
  of agriculture
  Ya-gami-hime
  Japanese
  first or second wife of Okuninushi
  mother of Kimata-no-kami
  Ya-hsang-kahsi
  (see Ya-hsek-khi)
  Ya-hsek-khi
  Burmese
  the first woman, created by Hkun
  Hsang L’rong 
  He and the male Ta-hsek-khi were
  born in tadpole form. After eating a
  gourd they mated and were given new
  names.  She became Ya-hsang-kahsi
  (Yatai). They produced a daughter
  called Nang-pyek-kha Yek-ki.
  ya-kut
  (see iya-kut)
  Ya-o-ga
  North American
  [Bear.Ya-o-gah]
  the north wind in the lore of 
  the Seneca
  He took the form of a bear tethered at
  the entrance to Ga-oh’s cave.
  (see also Ga-oh)
  Ya-o-gah
  (see Ya-o-ga)
  Ya-Shima-Ji-Nu-Mi
  Japanese
  son of Susanowa and Inada
  Yaai
  North American
  spirits living on the tops of mountains
  in Vancouver Island
  Yaaru
  Egyptian
  [Yaru]
  the fields of the afterlife
  These peaceful fields, where the wheat
  grew taller than a man, were in the
  lower reaches of Amenti, the realm of
  the dead.
  Ya’askidi
  North American
  a humpbacked Navaho god
  one of the Yeibechi
  Yab
  Tibetan
  [=Chinese Yang:=Japanese In]
  the Buddhist male principle: eternity
  Yab-Yum
  Tibetan
  [=Chinese Yin-Yang:=Hindu Sri Yantra:
  =Japanese In-Yo]
  a state experienced by devotees of
  Tantric Buddhism of oneness with
  the primaeval essence: the union of
  a bodhisattva with his female aspect:
  the eternal peace of Nirvana
  Yabamat Liimmim
  Mesopotamian
  a name for Anat as ‘Mother of Nations’
  Yabmeaimo
  Baltic
  the Lapp underworld, home of the
  dead, ruled by Yabmeakka
  Yabmeakka
  Baltic
  a god of the dead, ruler of the
  underworld Yabmeaimo
  Yabuling
  East Indian
  a Papuan god
  He is said to have created pigs.
  Yabune
  Japanese
  a Shinto house-god
  yabusame
  Japanese
  archery on horseback
  This military art was used as a form of
  divination.
  (see also bokusen)
  Yaboutchilo
  Serbian
  [Tchile]
  the winged horse of Momtchilo
  Yac
  Central American
  a wild cat
  This was one of the four animals
  which brought to the gods the maize
  from which they made human beings.
  Yacacoliuhqui
  (see Yacatecuhtli)
  Yacahuiztli
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of the underworld
  consort of Yoaltecuhtli
  Yacu-mama
  South American
  a monster in the form of a sea-snake
  Yacapitzahuac
  Central American
  an Aztec god of trade
  Yacatecuhtli
  Central American
  [Yacacoliuhqui]
  an Aztec god of trade
  He is depicted as carrying a bundle of
  twigs, his symbol of power.
  Yachi-Mata
  Japanese
  one of 3 guardians of boundaries 
  and roads
  one of the Yakushin deities, some say
  Yachihoko
  (see Okuni-nushi)
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  Siberian
  a moon-goddess of the Koryak people
  yadageri
  Siberian
  a form of magic used to control 
  the weather
  Yadahpati
  (see Yadhapati)
  Yadaijin
  Japanese
  one of the 2 gatekeepers at 
  the entrance to a Buddhist shrine,
  known as Nio-san
  He stands on the left side of the
  entrance, Niomon.
  (see also Udaijin)
  Yadavas
  Hindu
  ancestors of Krishna
  descendants of Yadu
  Yadhapati
  Hindu
  [Yadahpati]
  a name of Varuna in his role as 
  sea-god, ‘king of sea creatures’
  Yadilyil
  North American
  father of Estanatlehi by Naestan
  Yadu
  Hindu
  an ancestor of Krishna
  son of Yayati and Devayani
  brother of Turvasu
  father of Kunti and Vasudeva
  Dhumavarna, king of the sea-serpents,
  seized Yadu and took him to his
  underwater palace where he married
  the king’s five daughters.
  Yae-koto-shiro-nushi
  (see Koto-shiro-nushi)
  Yaégiri
  Japanese
  a mountain spirit
  one of the Yama-uba 
  mother of Kintaro by Sakata Kurando
  She fell in love with Sakata Kurando
  who was a soldier. When he was
  dismissed 
  from 
  the 
  emperor’s
  bodyguard, he killed himself and she
  went off into the mountains where her
  son was born.
  She was an evil spirit who became a
  beautiful woman to lure men into the
  mountains. There she became a
  terrible demon and killed her victims.
  yaga
  South American
  a plant which produces a powerful
  hallucinatory drug used in 
  divination
  Yaghuth
  Arabian
  an early god, time personified
  Yagis
  North American
  a man-eating sea-monster in the lore
  of the Kwakiutl
  Yagrush
  Mesopotamian
  [Chaser.Expeller]
  a mace of Baal
  This was one of the two maces (the
  other was Ayamur) made by Kothar
  for Baal to use in his fight with Yam.
  Yaguarogin
  South American
  [Yaguarogui]
  a green tiger
  Some tribes in Bolivia say that this
  animal lives in the sky and causes
  eclipses of the sun when he first
  swallows and then regurgitates it.
  Yaguarogui
  (see Yaguarogin)
  Yah
  Egyptian
  a moon-god(dess)
  Yah-li-Yah
  a good demon associated with virgins
  Ya’halan
  Siberian
  a guardian-god of the 
  Koryak people
  son of Tenanto’mwan
  consort of Yine’ane’ut
  In
  some stories
  he is the son of
  Ina’hitelan.
  (see also Ya’halna’ut)
  Ya’halna’ut
  Siberian
  a guardian-deity of the Koryak people
  (see also Ya’halan)
  Yahata
  (see Hachiman)
  Yahia
  Spanish
  son of Alimaymon
  When his father died, he inherited the
  city of Toledo which was under siege
  by Alfonso.  In the absence of El Cid,
  he broke out of the city but Alfonso
  recalled El Cid who soon completed
  the capture of Toledo.
  Yahualli-Ehecatl
  Central American
  a name for Quetzalcoatl as ruler of 
  the winds
  Yahweh
  Hebrew
  an ancient moon-god sometimes
  equated with Baal      (see also Elom)
  Yajna
  Hindu
  a god, personifying ritual
  an avatar of Vishnu
  son of Ruchi and Dakshina
  He resides in the heavens as a minor
  constellation and is depicted as having
  the head of a deer.
  Yajnesha
  Hindu
  [Yajneshvara]
  a name for Vishnu as ‘lord of 
  sacrifice’
  Yajneshvara
  (see Yajnesha)
  Yajuj
  Arabian
  the Arab version of Gog
  He, with Majuj, will lead the barbarian
  hordes that will destroy the world.
  Yajur Veda
  Hindu
  one of the 4 Vedas, a collection of
  prayers relating to sacrificial rites
  This work was passed to Yajnavalkya
  by Surya who, at that period, took the
  form of a horse.
  Yak
  Indian
  a ghost, guardian of treasure, in Bengal
  These beings are the spirits of young
  boys who have been buried alive by
  wealthy men, with their treasure, in
  the hope of regaining their wealth in a
  later existence.
  Yak Lepeh
  Malay
  mother of Yulang
  yaka
  (see yaku)
  Yakami
  Japanese
  a princess
  She was wooed by eighty-one brothers
  of whom only one was gentle and
  peaceful. It was he who, for his
  kindness to a white hare which had
  lost its fur, won the hand of the lovely
  Yakami.
  yakha
  (see yaksha)
  yakho
  (see yaksha)
  yakirai
  (see yakiri)
  yakiri
  East Indian
  [yakirai]
  sky-demons of Papua
  yakkha
  (see yaksha)
  yakkus
  North American
  in the lore of the Indian tribes, spirits
  which cause disease
  Yakomba
  African
  [Nzakomba]
  a god of morals
  yaksa
  (see yaksha)
  Yaksha1
  Buddhist
  a god of fertility, forests, streams, 
  and wells
  yaksha2
  Hindu
  [yakho.yak(k)ha.yaksa:
  female=yakshi(ni]
  a forest or mountain demon
  offspring of Hariti
  These beings are shape-changers and
  can appear in the form of handsome
  youths or fat black dwarfs, or even as
  objects such as trees.  In a friendly role
  they are the punyajana.
  (see also Kubera.rakshasa)
  Yaksha-Loka
  Hindu
  the home of the yakshas
  yakshagraha
  Hindu
  a version of a yaksha which can take
  possession of mortals and drive 
  them mad
  yakshi1
  Hindu
  [yaks(h)ini.yaksi]
  a female version of a yaksha
  It is said that these beings often appear
  in the guise of attractive females who
  bewitch travellers. Some, known as
  Ashramukhi, are in the form of women
  with the face of a horse.
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  Yakshi2
  Hindu
  [Charvi.K(a)uveri.Yaksi]
  a goddess
  daughter of Mura
  consort of Kubera
  yakshini
  (see yakshi1)
  yaksi
  (see yakshi1)
  Yaksi
  (see Yakshi2)
  yaksini
  (see yakshi1)
  yaku
  Ceylonese
  [sing=yaka]
  spirits of dead ancestors
  (see also Nae-yaku)
  Yakushi
  Japanese
  [Bhechad-jagaru.Healing Buddha:
  =Shinto Sukuni-Hikona
  =Tibetan Bhaishajya]
  a Buddhist god of healing
  one of the 5 Dhyanibuddhas, 
  in some accounts
  Yakushin
  Japanese
  Buddhist guardians against plague
  Some say that they are the same as 
  the Michi-No-Kami, guardians of
  boundaries and roads.
  Yal-un eke
  Mongol
  a female fire-spirit
  Yalafath
  Pacific Islands
  a creator-god of the Caroline Islands
  Yalahau
  Central American
  a Mayan water-god and god of 
  the dead
  Yalaing
  Australian
  a paradise for the gods
  Spirits on their way to Yalaing can kill
  and eat the two forty-mile-long snakes
  that guard the road.
  yale
  British
  [=African eale:=Welsh bagwyn]
  a monster in the form of 
  an antelope
  Some versions describe the yale as a
  horse-bodied animal, with swivelling
  horns, tusks and the tail of an elephant.
  Others say it is a combination of boar,
  elephant, horse, stag and unicorn.
  (see also yali)
  Ya’lgil
  Siberian
  a drum
  This instrument is used to represent a
  lake into which a shaman can dive to
  gain access to the underworld.
  yali
  a mythical lion-like beast
  (see also yale)
  Yalnavakia
  Hindu
  a hermit
  He wrote some of the Upanishads. It
  was said that he so soundly defeated
  his teacher in a philosophical debate
  that the teacher’s head fell off.
  Yalungur
  Australian
  [‘eagle-hawk’]
  a creator-spirit of some of the
  northern tribes
  Yalungur was orginally male but Gidja,
  the other creator of the Dreamtime,
  cut off his penis and inserted a doll
  into the wound (which became the
  vagina) where it was brought to life
  and born as the first human being.
  (see also Yurlungur)
  yalwalyu
  Australian
  body-painting on women designed to
  promote fertility
  Yam1
  Canaanite
  [Yam-Nahar.Yamm(u):=Biblical Leviathan]
  a sea-god
  He fought with Baal for control of the
  earth and was defeated when Baal
  struck him with his two clubs, Ayamur
  and Yagrush.
  yam2
  East Indian
  a sacred plant
  Yam-Nahar
  (see Yam1)
  Yama1
  Buddhist
  [Universal King:=Chinese Yen-lo 
  (Wang).Yen Wang:=Tibetan Chos-rgyal.
  gShin-rje.Phyi-sgrub]
  a god of the dead
  ruler of one of the courts of 
  the underworld
  He was originally one of the first pair
  of humans and later came to be
  regarded as an evil deity who will one
  day be reborn as a Buddha known as
  the Universal King.  In one story of his
  origins, he was a Tibetan saint who
  was killed and decapitated by robbers
  who had stolen and killed a bull.  The
  saint immediately came to life again,
  took the bull’s head in place of his own
  and became a rampaging demon who
  was finally subdued and converted to
  Buddhism by Manjushri who had
  assumed the form of an even more
  terrifying demon, Yamantaka.
  (see also Emma-O.Ten Yama
  Kings.Yama2.Yen Wang)
  Yama2
  Hindu
  [Adipati.Dandadhara.Dharma-Raja.
  Kala(ri).Kritanta.Pasi.Preta-raja.
  Pitripati.Samana.Samavurti.Yamaraja;
  =Buddhist Ratnasambhava.Vamana:
  =Chinese Yen Wang:=Greek Hades:
  =Japanese Emma-O:=Norse Ymir:
  =Pacific Yama-Raja:=Persian Yama:
  =Tibetan Phyi-Sgrub]
  the first man: god of the dead
  one of the Dikpalas
  son of Vivasvat or Surya by Sanjna
  twin brother and husband of Yami
  consort of Dhumorna, some say
  Yama was the appointed god of the
  dead, lord of the underworld, who
  owned two four-eyed hounds, Sabala
  and Syama, which guarded his palace,
  Kalichi, and rounded up the souls of
  the 
  dead. 
  Some 
  say 
  that 
  his
  messengers, the owl and the pigeon,
  tied the spirits of the dead in a noose
  and transported them across the river
  Vaitarani to Yamapura.  When souls
  reached his capital city of Yamapura,
  he greeted them as Pitripati, Lord of
  Ancestors, acted as their judge,
  Samavurti, and, as Dandadhara, put
  the judge’s verdict into effect. His
  verdict on a soul determined whether
  it was returned for rebirth, sent to
  heaven or despatched to one of
  twenty-one  hells.
  As a Dikpala he was responsible,
  with his elephant Vamana, for the
  southern region.
  He is depicted as green, dressed in
  red, carrying a club and a noose, riding
  a buffalo.
  (see also Vaivasvata.Yama1)
  Yama3
  Persian
  a god of the underworld, controller of
  Chinvat Bridge
  Yama4
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist guardian-god
  an aspect of Akshobhya
  one of the Dharmapalas
  one of the Dikpalas
  He is one of the guardians of the Dalai
  Lama and, as a Dikpala, is responsible
  for the eastern region.  His sakti is
  Vidyadhara.
  (see also Yama1.2)
  Yama Enda
  East Indian
  [Sickness Woman]
  a female demon in Papua
  She takes the form of a beautiful maiden
  to attract men and then eats them.
  Yama-miya
  Japanese
  a Shinto mountain shrine
  Yama-No-Kami
  (see Oyamakui)
  Yama-omba
  Japanese
  a female demon
  Yama-Raja
  Pacific Islands
  [=Greek Hades:=Hindu Yama:=Indian 
  Ratnasambhava:=Japanese Emma-O:
  =Norse Ymir:=Persian Yama]
  a Buddhist god of judgment in Bali
  This terrifying god sits in judgment on
  the souls of the dead in the underworld.
  He is depicted with claws and tusks.
  Yama-sue-no-o-nushi
  (see Oyamakui)
  Yama-tsu-mi
  Japanese
  a mountain-god
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  Yama-uba
  Japanese
  [Yamauba:male=oni]
  a female mountain-spirit
  These spirits were said to have snakes
  for hair and a mouth on top of the head.
  Yamadeva
  Buddhist
  [=Japanese Emma-ten]
  an underworld deity
  Yamadi
  Burmese
  a lord
  He rescued a drowning youth and the
  young man’s mother gave the rescuer a
  dead bird which, though very old, had
  not decayed. Yamadi found a seed
  lodged in the bird’s throat and removed
  it, whereupon the body immediately
  started to rot. The seed, planted in
  holy ground, became the first tea tree.
  Yamaduta
  Hindu
  a servant of Yama
  His function is to guide the souls of the
  dead from this world to the underworld.
  Yamaduti
  Hindu
  a goddess attendant on Yama
  Yamagoshi-no-Amida
  Japanese
  a form of Amida appearing 
  behind mountains
  Yamano
  Japanese
  a mountain deity, guardian of women
  in childbirth
  In some accounts, Yamano and
  Ubugami are the same.
  Yamantaka
  Buddhist
  [(Nakta-)Yamari.Yamataka:=Japanese
  Dai-itoku:Tibetan gShin-rje-gsed]
  a name for Manjushri as a demon
  one of the Yi-dam
  one of the 8 Dharmapalas
  consort of Yamantasakti
  When Yama assumed the form of a
  bull-headed demon, Manjushri took
  on the form of an even more terrifying
  demon, Yamantaka, and subdued
  Yama, converting him to Buddhism, in
  which faith he became god of the dead,
  lord of the underworld.
  Yamantasakti
  Buddhist
  a celestial doorkeeper of the south
  consort of Yamantaka
  Yamapura
  Hindu
  the capital city of Yama’s realm, site of
  his palace Kalichi
  In some accounts, Yamapura is 
  Yama’s realm and his palace is known 
  as Yamasadana.
  Yamaraja
  (see Raja2)
  Yamari
  (see Yamantaka)
  Yamasachi
  (see Fire Fade)
  Yamasadana
  Japanese
  the palace of Yama in Yamapura
  (see also Kalichi.Yamapura)
  Yamataka
  (see Yamantaka)
  Yamato-no-Orochi
  Japanese
  [Koshi.Uwabami]
  an eight-headed dragon
  This beast, which was large enough 
  to cover eight mountains and valleys
  and even had trees growing on its
  back, was attacking the maiden Inada-
  hime when Susanowa arrived on the
  scene.  He killed the dragon and
  married the girl.
  In one of the dragon’s tails, Susanowa
  found the magic sword, Kusangi.
  In some stories, the killer of this
  beast was Yegaro-no-Heida.
  Yamato Take (see O-Uso-No-Mikoto)
  Yamato-takere 
  (see O-Uso-No-Mikoto)
  Yamatodake (see O-Uso-No-Mikoto)
  Yamauba
  (see Yama-uba)
  Yambe
  (see Nzambi)
  Yambe-akka
  Lapp
  a woman in charge of the underworld
  Yami1
  Hindu
  [Yamuna:=Persian Yimeh]
  the first woman
  daughter of Vivasvat or Surya 
  by Sanjna
  twin sister and wife of Yama
  She became the goddess Yamuna,
  goddess of the river Jumna.
  Yami2
  (see Camunda)
  Yamilka
  Arabian
  a disaster story from the 
  Arabian Nights
  The story relates how a star fell
  from heaven and killed the family of
  a serpent-king.
  Yamm
  (see Yam1)
  Yammu
  (see Yam1)
  Yamri
  (see Imra)
  Yamuna
  (see Yami1)
  Yamutbal
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian storm-demon
  This monster took the form of a six-
  headed ram. It was killed by Ningursu.
  Yananamca Intanamca South American
  a huaca in the form of a man
  He was in conflict with Huallallo 
  and was defeated.
  Yanari
  Japanese
  an earthquake goblin
  Yanauluha
  South American
  a medicine man of the Zuni Indians
  He taught mankind the arts of
  agriculture, etc.
  When he tapped the earth with his
  staff, four eggs appeared, two white
  and two blue.  Some people chose
  white; these hatched into colourful
  macaws which flew south.  Those who
  chose blue fed the whitish birds that
  emerged, only to find that these
  changed into ravens.  These two
  groups evolved into the active and
  strong on the one hand and the gentle
  and wise on the other.
  Yandu
  (see Kuri)
  Yang1
  Chinese
  [‘light’:=Japanese In]
  the positive, light, dry, hot, male
  principle, representing creation,
  dominance and heaven, as opposed
  to the female principle, Yin
  The symbol for Yang is a short
  undivided line. (see also Yin.Yin-Yang)
  Yang2
  Korean
  an ancestral hero
  Yang, together with Ko and Pu,
  emerged from the earth and survived
  by hunting.  A box which they found
  on the shore contained three princesses
  and a number of domestsic animals.
  The three men each married a princess
  and, determining the site of their new
  homes by shooting arrows, settled
  down and founded three clans.
  Yang3
  Korean
  [=Chinese Yang:=Japanese In]
  the male principle, as opposed to the
  female principle, Um
  Yang Ch’eng
  Chinese
  [Yang-hsi-chi]
  the original name of Fu Hsing, 
  in some accounts
  Yang Chien
  Chinese
  [Erh-lang.Second Lord of Quality]
  nephew of the Jade Emperor
  He uses the celestial dog, T’ien Kou,
  to drive away evil spirits. On one
  occasion he was swallowed by the pig-
  god, Ling-chu.
  Yang Ching
  Chinese
  [Goat Spirit.Transcendent Goat]
  a celestial god, god of the star Fan 
  Yin
  Yang-hsi-chi
  (see Yang Ch’eng)
  Yang Kai-sheng
  Chinese
  a god of the city of Peking (Beijing)
  He was originally a 16th C official at
  the emperor’s court.
  Yang Ming
  Chinese
  the original name of Wang Shou-jen
  Yang Wu-ch’ang
  Chinese
  a spirit of the underworld
  His job was to collect the souls of
  those who died young. Older ones
  were collected by Yin Wu-ch’ang.
  (see Wu-ch’ang Kuei)
  Yang-wu
  Chinese
  [=Japanese Yatagarasu]
  a sun-crow
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  Yanko
  Serbian
  one of the 3 men who tried to steal
  Goulash, the horse of Milosh, and
  were killed
  Yansan
  African
  a Yoruba wind-god
  yantra
  Hindu
  a magical diagram used in meditation
  and worship
  Yao
  Chinese
  [Tao T’ung Shih.Ti Yao]
  a sage who became one of the 
  Five Emperors
  father of Nü Ying and Wo Huang
  He ruled for seventy years and then
  gave the throne to Shun who married
  his daughter.
  He is credited with the invention of
  the calendar and the construction of
  the first observatory.
  Yao Chi
  Chinese
  [Lady of the Flowered Clouds]
  twenty-third daughter of Tung Wang
  Kung and Hsi Wang Mu
  She is said to have provided the
  emperor Yü with the magic formula
  for evoking spirits.
  Yao-shih
  Chinese
  [Yao-shih-to.Yao-shih-wang-fo.Yao-shih-
  wang (Fo):=Tibetan Bhaishajyaguru]
  a physician-god
  Yao-shih-to
  (see Yao-shih)
  Yao-shih-wang-fo
  (see Yao-shih)
  Yao Wang1
  Chinese
  a hermit-physician, later deified
  He was said to live on air and wine and
  once saved the life of a snake and
  removed a bone lodged in a tiger’s
  throat. The grateful feline guarded the
  physician’s house thereafter.  When he
  was taken to the home of the dragon-
  king, Ching Yang, the king’s daughter
  thanked him for saving her child’s life
  – the snake had been that child.  
  As a deity, he became head of the
  Ministry of Medicine.
  Yao Wang2
  (see Ch’ien1)
  Yao-yoruzo-no-kami
  Japanese
  a term which covers all the deities and
  spirits (kami): the 80 myriad kami
  Yaotl
  Central American
  a Toltec drought-demon
  He was sent to kill Yappon and his wife
  Tlahuitzin.  Having done so, he was
  turned into a locust.
  Yaotlnecoc
  Cental American
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as the cause
  of strife
  Yaotzin
  Central American
  an aspect of Tezcatlipoca as a bringer
  of disease and famine
  Yappon
  Central American
  a Toltec fertility-god
  husband of Tlahuitzin
  When Yappon sinned with Tlazolteotl,
  the drought-demon Yaotl killed both
  Yappon and his wife and they both
  became scorpions.
  Ya’qhicnin
  Siberian
  a creator-god of the Koryak people
  the Christian version of Tenanto’mwan
  Yara
  South American
  a siren in Brazilian lore
  Yarhibol
  Arabian
  an early sun-god and god of spring
  Yarih
  Mesopotamian
  [Yarikh.Yerah]
  a Canaanite moon-god
  husband of Nikkal
  He sent Hirihbi to ask Baal for
  Nikkal’s hand in marriage.
  Yarikh
  (see Yarih)
  Yarilo
  Slav
  [Erilo]
  a sun-god and fertility-god
  Yarnwid
  (see Ironwood)
  Yaro
  African
  [Yero]
  a creator-god in Ethiopia
  Yarovit
  Baltic
  a war-god and god of agriculture
  Yaru
  (see Yaaru)
  Yaruba
  African
  a supreme god of the Tangale people
  Yasaka
  (see Yasakani no magatama)
  Yasakani no magatama
  Japanese
  [Yasaka]
  a string of pearls
  This ornament, said to have belonged
  to Amaterasu, now forms part of the
  imperial regalia.
  Yasakatome no mikoto
  Japanese
  a deity of Lake Suwa
  (see also Takeminakatatomi)
  Yasapani
  Buddhist
  a king
  His prime minister, Kalaka, jealous of
  the bodhisattva who was the king’s
  senior judge, persuaded Yasapani to
  instruct the judge to make a pleasure
  garden, then a lake and finally a palace.
  With the help of Indra, all these tasks
  were accomplished overnight and the
  judge was made prime minister in
  place of Kalaka.
  Yasas
  Buddhist
  the son of a banker
  He became an early disciple of 
  the Buddha.
  Yasha
  Japanese
  a vampire bat, said to be the spirit 
  of a woman
  Yasha Daikoku
  Japanese
  a form of Daikoku holding the Wheel
  of Law
  In some accounts, Yasha is female.
  (see also Mahakara Daikoku)
  Yashiro
  Japanese
  a Shinto shrine or ghost-house
  Yashodhara
  Buddhist
  [Gopa.Yasodhara]
  daughter of Dandapani
  consort of the Buddha
  mother of Rahula
  Some say that the Buddha won his wife
  at sixteen, in an armed contest against
  Devadatta, others that he chose her
  from a group of 500 princesses.  When
  her husband left her for his new life,
  Yashodhara entered a monastery.
  Yashts
  Persian
  [Yasts]
  hymns in the Avesta: stories of the
  gods (yazatas): hymns to the angels
  and heroes
  Yasib
  Mesopotamian
  [Yassib.Yasub]
  son of Keret
  He was suckled by the goddess Anat.
  As a young man, he led an unsuccessful
  rebellion against his father.
  Yasigi
  African
  in the lore of the Dogon, sister of Ogo
  She and Ogo were hatched from one
  of the two yolks of the primordial egg
  created by Amma.  She mated with
  Amma to populate the world.
  Yasna
  Persian
  the third part of the Zend-Avesta
  Yasoda1
  Hindu
  wife of Nanda
  She and her husband exchanged their
  baby daughter for the infant Krishna
  to save him from Kansa who was
  killing all new-born boys.
  Yasoda2
  Jain
  wife of Mahavira
  mother of Riyadarshana
  Yasodhara
  (see Yashodhara)
  Yassib
  (see Yasib)
  Yasub
  (see Yasib)
  Yasts
  (see Yashts)
  Yasu
  Japanese
  a celestial river
  Yasukawara
  Japanese
  a field used as a meeting-place by 
  the gods
  Yasumaro
  (see Ono Yasuman)
  Yata
  (see Jata-Kagami)
  Yata-kagami
  (see Kagami)
  Yatagarasu
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Yang-wu]
  the sun-crow of Amaterasu
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  Yatai
  (see Ya-hsek-khi)
  Yatawn
  (see Ta-hsek-khi)
  Yati1
  Hindu
  an ascetic
  A group of these men were killed by
  Indra who fed them to the hyaenas.
  Yati2
  Persian
  [Jadu.Yatu]
  sorcerers: male counterparts of
  the Pairika
  Yatim Mustafa
  (see Asmara Dewa)
  Yatim Nustapa
  (see Asmara Dewa)
  Yatin
  South American
  [The Ruler]
  the Aymara name for Pachayachachic
  yatiri
  South American
  a priest or diviner of the Aymara
  people of Bolivia
  Yatpan
  Canaanite
  a soldier
  Anat collected him from Abelim when
  he was drunk, carried him over Aqhat
  and dropped him to kill Aqhat who
  had 
  refused 
  to 
  give 
  Anat 
  his
  marvellous bow. Paqhat, sister of the
  dead man, disguised herself as a man,
  travelled to Abelim and killed Yatpan
  to avenge her brother.
  Yatu
  (see Yatis2)
  Yatus
  Hindu
  demons in the form of dogs or vultures
  Yaudheya
  Hindu
  son of Yudhishthira and Devika
  Yauhqueme
  Central American
  an Aztec fertility-god
  Yaun-Goicoa
  Basque
  a supreme god
  He is said to have created three
  principles: Begia, the light of the body
  which is the eye; Egia, the light of the
  spirit; and Ekhia, the light of the world
  which is the sun.
  Ya’uq
  Arabian
  an early deity, one of the Aliha
  Yavishta
  (see Agni)
  Yavishtu
  (see Agni)
  Yawata
  (see Hachiman)
  Yawning Gap
  (see Ginnungagap)
  yawo
  South American
  an initiate in the worship of the
  voodoo gods
  (see also vodunsi)
  Yaxche
  Central American
  a tree in the paradise of the Maya
  The souls of warriors killed in battle
  were transported to Yaxche by Ixtab.
  Yaxcocahmut
  (see Itzamna)
  Yaxzatas
  (see Yazatas)
  Yaya
  West Indian
  a supreme spirit
  His son was rebellious so Yaya killed
  him, putting his bones in a gourd hung
  from the roof.  These bones turned to
  fish which Yaya and his wife lived on.
  Another version says that four
  brothers seized the gourd and ate
  some of the fish but the gourd broke
  and the water which flooded out
  became the seas, full of fish.
  Ya’yai
  Siberian
  a guardian of the household
  This being takes the form of a drum
  and speaks through a drumstick made
  of whalebone.
  Yayati
  Hindu
  a king
  husband of Devayani
  father of Yadu by Devayani
  father of Anu, Puru and Turvasu 
  by Sarmishtha
  He found Devayani lying in a well,
  where she had been thrown by the
  princess Sarmishtha, and married her.
  Sarmishtha was made a servant at the
  court of Yayati who had an affair with
  her, fathering three sons.  As a result,
  Devayani left him and her father, the
  priest Shukra, placed a curse of
  impotence on Yayati.
  In some versions, Turvasu was the
  son of Devayani.
  Yayoi
  Japanese
  [Soul of the Mirror]
  a maiden controlled by a dragon
  Yayoi fell into the clutches of the
  Poison Dragon who lived in a well in
  the house occupied by Matsumura, a
  priest.  When the dragon was forced to
  leave the well, she was freed and
  warned Matsumura to leave the house
  which would be destroyed by floods.
  He did as she said and also, as
  instructed, presented her mirror to the
  shogun who then gave him the funds
  he needed to repair his monastery.
  Yayu
  African
  a sky-god of the Ngbandi people
  Yazad
  (see Yazata)
  Yazata
  Persian
  [‘the wonderful one’.Yaxzata.Yazad.
  Yazdan.Zyed]
  one of the ancient gods of the
  Zoroastrian pantheon, attendant on
  Ahura Mazda: guardian spirits: the
  embodiment of abstract ideas
  Yazdan
  Persian
  a Yazata as a benevolent spirit in
  modern belief
  Yazid
  Armenian
  the devil
  This name is given to the devil by the
  Yezidis who allege that he was
  reinstated as an angel.
  Yblis
  (see Iblis)
  Ycaiut
  North American
  [Ikaiut]
  a descendant of Ejoni and Ae
  consort of Sirout
  mother of Ouiot
  Ych Brych
  Welsh
  an ox
  This was one of the oxen that
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get
  from Glwlwydd, in his quest for the
  hand of Olwen.
  (see also Melyn
  Gwanwyn.Nyniaw.Peibiaw)
  Ychdryt
  Welsh
  [Uchdryd]
  a warrior at the court of King Arthur
  It was said that his beard could shelter
  many of his companions in bad
  weather.  He was one of the party that
  accompanied Culhwch in his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Ydain
  British
  a mistress of Gawain
  When she grew tired of Gawain and
  tried to leave him, he gave her to the
  dwarf, Druidan.
  Ydalir
  Norse
  the valley of yews in Asgard, home of
  Uller
  Yder
  British
  [Edern.Isdernus]
  a Knight of the Round Table
  son of Nuc
  husband of Gwenloie
  His father abandoned his mother when
  Yder was born and he grew up not
  knowing who his father was. As a young
  man, he set out to find his father. He
  fell in love with a queen, Gwenloie, but
  had to prove himself worthy. Having
  killed two knights who were attacking
  King Arthur, he expected the king to
  knight him but was disappointed. He
  was later made a knight by another
  king, Ivenant, as reward for resisting
  the efforts of the king’s wife to seduce
  the young stranger.
  When he came to Castle Rougemont,
  home of Talac, he found it besieged 
  by Arthur’s forces and decided to 
  help Talac and defeated all Arthur’s 
  best knights in combat. When Kay
  treacherously plunged a sword into
  Yder’s back, the others were so 
  appalled that a truce was declared and
  Talac and the king were reconciled.
  Luguain, Yder’s squire, took his master
  to a monastery where his wounds were
  healed and Yder was later welcomed at
  the court where he saved the queen,
  Guinevere, from a bear.
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  When Talac’s castle again came
  under siege, Yder rode to help his
  friend but the siege had already been
  lifted when he arrived. There he
  found a maiden who asked him to
  discover the identity of a knight who
  visited her in her tent every day.  Yder
  found the man and a great fight
  ensued which ended only when the
  knight recognised Yder as his own
  son.
  Arthur, who was jealous of Yder,
  decided to get rid of him and when
  Gwenloie asked his help in finding a
  husband, told her to marry the man
  who could kill two giants and bring
  her their knife.  Yder did just that and
  claimed her hand. Kay gave Yder some
  poisoned water and he was left for
  dead but he recovered and returned to
  court. Arthur then made Yder a king
  and he married Gwenloie.
  One story tells how he went with
  King Arthur in a foray against three
  giants and went on ahead of the others.
  When the rest of the party arrived at
  the hill where the giants lived, they
  found all three of them dead. Yder was
  also killed in the fight.
  Some accounts say he killed
  Gwengasaoin’s bear and married the
  giant’s daughter, Belinette. In the story
  of Geraint and Enid he is known 
  as Edern.
  Ydor
  British
  a king
  husband of Tristoise
  father of Torec
  Y’dun
  (see Iduna)
  Ye-hime
  Japanese
  a beautiful girl selected to be a wife 
  of the emperor
  The emperor sent his son, Oho-uso, to
  escort Ye-hime and Oto-hime to the
  court but instead, Oho-uso married
  both the girls and sent two others in
  their place.
  Yeak1
  Cambodian
  a giant
  Yeak carried off an aunt of the hero
  Sanselchay and hid her in the forests 
  of Prah Hembopean until he was
  defeated by Sanselchay.
  Yeak2
  Cambodian
  [=Hindu Yaksha]
  a flying ogre
  These beings are shape-changers who
  can fire arrows that become serpents.
  Yeak3
  Cambodian
  one of a race of underground beings,
  guardians of buried treasure
  Yeats, William Butler
  Irish
  (1839-1922)
  a poet
  He wrote Cuchulainn’s Fight with the
  Sea, In Tara’s Halls, Leda and the Swan,
  The Old Age of Maeve, The Wanderings
  of Oisin, etc.
  Yebaka
  (see Hastsbaka)
  Yebegen
  Russian
  a Tartar monster
  He cut off the head of Komdei-mirgan.
  Yebitshai
  (see Hasteyalti)
  Yeces mGon-po
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist guardian of knowledge
  an aspect of Mahakala
  yech
  (see yeck)
  yeck
  North American
  [yech.yeksh]
  a mischievous spirit
  This demon has the strength to lift
  mountains and delights in leading
  travellers astray.  It can take any shape
  and sometimes appears as a small 
  animal wearing a white cap.  If anyone
  can get this cap and place it under a
  millstone, he can require the yeck to 
  do his bidding since, although the 
  yeck can lift a mountain, he cannot 
  lift a millstone without getting his 
  fingers pinched.
  yega
  North American
  in Athapascan lore, the double in the
  form of a vengeful spirit
  Yegara-no-Heida
  Japanese
  a hero who killed the serpent 
  Yamata-no-Heida
  In some accounts the killer was
  Susanowa.
  yegbogba
  African
  a Dahomey magic charm
  The gbo, which is in the form of a toe-
  ring made of iron steeped in snake
  venom, is said to protect the wearer
  from snakes.
  Yegi’le
  (see Lo’cin-coro’mo)
  Yegwe Zogbanu
  African
  [Yehwe Zogbanu:=Ashanti Sasabonsam]
  a forest monster
  This monster is said to have thirty
  horns.
  Yeh
  Chinese
  a young man of Peking
  En route to see a friend, he fell in with
  another man who was visiting the same
  person.  Yeh woke in the night to find
  the stranger eating a servant. He called
  on the god Kuan Ti who appeared
  waving a sword, whereupon the demon
  turned into a butterfly and escaped.
  Yeh-jen
  (see yeren)
  Yehl
  (see Raven2.3)
  Yehwe Zogbanu (see Yegwe Zogbanu)
  Yei
  (see Yeibechi)
  Yeibechi
  North American
  [Hashje.Xasce.Yei.Yeibichai]
  gods of the Navaho living in ravines
  and mountains
  Yeibichai
  (see Yeibechi)
  Yeitso
  North American
  a man-eating giant anaye
  son of Tsohanoai
  He lived on the mountain, Tsotil,
  and was killed by the brothers
  Nayenezgani and Tobadzistsini.
  yek
  North American
  the spirits inherent in all things, in the
  lore of the Tlingit
  yekeela
  Siberian
  the familiar of the Siberian shaman
  If the yekeela should be killed, the
  shaman also dies.
  yeksh
  (see yeck)
  Yelafath
  (see Olofat)
  Yelafaz
  (see Olofat)
  Yelanna
  Hindu
  a goddess
  The priests of her cult recruit young
  girls and boys for prostitution.
  Yelena
  Russian
  wife of Ivan
  Yelitza
  Serbian
  sister of Paul and Radool
  Paul’s jealous wife persuaded him 
  that his sister had killed their son, 
  so Paul had Yelitza pulled apart by 
  horses. A church arose on the spot
  where she died.
  Yell Hounds
  (see Yeth Hounds)
  Yellow Body
  North American
  a Navaho god
  One of the four gods encountered by
  the tribe during their journey from the
  underworld into the upper world.
  Yellow Book of Lecan, The
  Irish
  a 12th C book of legends including the
  Cattle Raid of Cooley, the voyage of
  Snedgus and Mac Riagla, the story of
  the Sons of Usna, etc.
  Yellow Corn-ear Maiden
  North American
  a Hopi maiden
  She quarrelled with Blue Corn-ear
  Maiden who used magic to turn 
  her into a coyote. This animal was
  captured and taken to Spider Woman
  who returned the girl to her proper
  form and gave her a magic cup.  When
  Blue Corn-ear Maiden drank from this
  cup, she was turned into a snake.
  Yellow-corn Girl
  North American
  a Navaho deity
  She, together with White-corn Boy,
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  Atse Estsan and Atse Hastin when they
  formed the land of the Navaho on
  their ascent from the underworld.
  Yellow-corn Maiden
  North American
  a corn-spirit of the Zuni 
  leader of the Ten Corn Maidens
  She and her sisters were changed into
  mortals and locked up by witches.
  Payatami, who was in love with Yellow
  Corn Maiden, rescued them all from
  their prison.
  Yellow-corn Maidens North American
  2 sisters, Pueblo witches
  These maidens were jealous when
  Nahchuruchu married the moon so
  they drowned her in a well.  All the
  birds and animals searched in vain until
  the buzzard spotted a mound with
  flowers on it. Nahchuruchu placed one
  of the white flowers between two robes
  and sang over it until at last his wife
  emerged restored to life and beauty.
  With the help of a magic hoop made by
  her husband, the moon turned the
  Yellow-corn Maidens into snakes.
  Yellow Deity
  Malay
  a sun-god, god of the setting sun
  (see also White Deity)
  Yellow Devi
  (see Gauri)
  Yellow Dragon
  Chinese
  ruler of the centre
  This beast is said to have emerged
  from the River Lo to impart the secret
  of writing to the emperor.  Others say
  it brought the secret from heaven.
  Yellow Emperor
  (see Huang Ti)
  Yellow Lion Demon
  Chinese
  one of the many demons overcome 
  by Hsüan Tsang and his friends on
  their journey to India
  Yellow Lord
  (see Huang Ti)
  Yellow Mountains
  North American
  sacred mountains of the Navaho
  Yellow Muileartach, The
  Irish
  a female demon slain by Finn mac Cool
  Yellow Paint Lodge (see Snow Lodge)
  Yellow River
  Chinese
  a celestial river
  Yellow Springs
  Japanese
  [huang-chien.huangquan.Land of the
  Yellow Springs]
  the Taoist underworld: purgatory
  Yellow Tara
  (see Brhkuti Tara)
  Yellow Thunderbird
  North American
  one of the elders of the Thunderbirds
  He, together with the other three
  elders, guarded the nest containing 
  the eggs from which all the other
  Thunderbirds hatched. He was the
  guardian of the east.
  Yellow World
  North American
  one of the 4 worlds that the 
  Navaho passed through before
  emerging into the upper world
  The Navaho arrived here after being
  expelled from the Blue World and
  found it occupied by the Grasshopper
  People.  They were soon expelled
  from this world also when some of
  their number seduced the women of
  the Yellow World.
  Yeloje
  Siberian
  [Pu’gu.Ye’rpeyen]
  a sun-god and guardian of 
  the oppressed
  Yemaja
  (see Yemoja)
  Yeman’gnyem
  Siberian
  an Ostyak fish-god
  The aurora borealis, it is said, is a fire
  that this god lights to guide travellers.
  Yemaja
  (see Yemoja)
  Yemay
  African
  a Yoruba sea-god
  Yemaya
  (see Yemoja)
  Yemekonji
  African
  a creator-god in Zaire
  It is said that he gave Nkombe three
  parcels; one of them, opened by
  Nkombe, released the light of the
  sun.
  Yemma
  (see Emma-O)
  Yemma-Dai-O
  (see Emma-O)
  Yemma-O
  (see Emma-O)
  Yemoja
  African
  [Yema(n)ja.Yemaya.Yemowa]
  a water-goddess of the 
  Yoruba people
  daughter of Oduduwa
  sister and wife of Aganju
  mother of Oranyan, some say
  consort of Obatala, some say
  mother of Ogun, Oko, Olokun, 
  Orunjan, Shango and Shankpana
  Yemowa
  (see Yemoja)
  Yen Hui
  Chinese
  a sage, pupil of Confucius
  Yen Kuang Niang Niang
  Chinese
  a mother-goddess
  One of her functions is to cure eye
  diseases.
  Yen Kung
  Chinese
  a sea-god
  He is said to have caused a huge wave
  which wrecked the ship of the pirates
  who were attacking Shanghai.
  Yen-lo
  (see Yen Wang)
  Yen Ti
  Chinese
  one of the Three Sovereigns
  In some accounts, he is regarded as the
  same as Shen Nung, in others they are
  separate characters.
  Yen Wang
  Chinese
  [Yanluo.Yen-lo (Wang).Yen Wang Yeh:
  =Hindu Yama:=Japanese Emma-O]
  the double-bodied Buddhist god 
  of death
  the fifth and chief of the Ten 
  Yama Kings
  (see also Cheng-huang)
  Yanluo
  Chinese
  a king of hell
  the supreme Yama
  He was the overseer of the ten courts
  of the underworld in which souls were
  judged and he himself presided over
  the first court.
  (see Yen Wang)
  Yen Wang Yeh
  (see Yen Wang)
  Yen Yüan
  Chinese
  one of the disciples of Confucius
  allowed to sacrifice in the temple 
  of Confucius
  Yen-tzu
  Chinese
  the favourite disciple of Confucius
  one of the Four Saints
  Yenesei
  Serbian
  a holy river
  This river rises in heaven and passes
  through the earth to the underworld.
  Yen-lo
  (see Yen Wang)
  Yenoki
  Japanese
  a priest at a shrine dedicated to 
  Fudo
  He broke the rules by looking at the
  ugly god in the shrine for which he was
  blinded in one eye and turned into a
  tengu.  
  When he died, his spirit entered the
  cryptomeria tree.  He appeared in the
  form of a handsome youth and enticed
  many maidens from the nearby village
  where they were taking part in wicked
  rites. When a priest threatened to
  chop his tree down, Yenoki admitted
  that he had taken the girls and tied
  them to trees.  They now repented and
  led blameless lives.
  Yerah
  (see Yarih)
  Yeren
  Chinese
  [Yeh-jen]
  a mythical humanoid said to live
  in the mountains of China
  Yero1
  a name for the Rainbow Snake
  Yero2
  (see Yaro)
  Ye’rpeyen
  (see Yeloje)
  Yerro
  (see Kuri)
  Yerunthully
  Australian
  a rope
  When a person dies, this rope is
  lowered from the heavens so that 
  the spirit can climb up. When the
  spirit reaches the top, the rope falls 
  as a meteor.
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  Yesda
  Slav
  a thunder-god
  Yeshm
  Persian
  [=Chinese Yü:=Turkish Sootash]
  jade or a drink made from it
  (see also Yü1)
  Yeth Hounds
  English
  [Yell Hounds:=Welsh Hounds of Hell]
  the spirits of unbaptised children in
  the form of headless dogs
  (see also Wish Hounds)
  yeti 
  (see Abominable Snowman)
  Yetl
  (see Raven2.3)
  Yevrossima
  Serbian
  [Euphrosyne.Helen]
  sister of Momtchilo
  wife of Voukashin
  mother of Andrias and Marko
  When Voukashin killed her brother
  and sacked his palace, he took
  Yevrossima as a captive to his own
  castle.  He later came to love her and
  they married and had two children.
  Yezdi
  (see Ized2)
  Yezedi
  (see Ized2)
  Ygdrasil
  (see Yggdrasil)
  Ygdrasill
  (see Yggdrasil)
  Ygerna
  (see Igraine)
  Ygerne
  (see Igraine)
  Ygg
  Norse
  [Uggerus.Yggr]
  a name for Odin as god of the 
  tree Yggdrasil
  Yggdrasil
  Norse
  [Igdrasil.Mimameid.Mimameith.
  World Tree.Ygdrasil(l).Yggdrasill]
  an evergreen ash-tree
  This huge tree was said to support the
  universe. It had three main roots, one
  each sheltering the underworld, the
  Frost Giants and mankind. In some
  accounts, a further root reached Asgard,
  the home of the gods. The shoots were
  eaten by the harts Dain, Davalin,
  Duneyr and Durathor while the root
  in Niflheim was constantly gnawed
  away by the serpent Nidhogg and his
  brood, threatening one day to bring
  the whole universe crashing down.
  Odin is said to have hung for nine
  days on this tree in one of his efforts to
  acquire wisdom.
  Yggdrasill
  (see Yggdrasil)
  Yggr
  (see Ygg)
  Yglais
  British
  mother of Percival by Julain, some say
  Yguerne
  (see Igraine)
  Yhi
  Australian
  a sun-goddess
  She awoke from her age-long sleep
  when Baime whispered to her and she
  came down to earth in the form of a
  radiant goddess who, with her warmth
  and light, woke all the plants, birds and
  animals into life.  She then retired to
  the heavens in the form of a glowing
  ball and became the sun.
  Yi
  Korean
  a general
  When, as Do Son had predicted, he
  deposed the king, the people resented
  him and he was forced to move out of
  the capital.  He appointed Muhag to
  find a site for his new capital which
  later became Seoul.
  Yi-dag
  Buddhist
  one of the Six Species
  Yi-dam
  Buddhist
  [Yidam]
  tutelary deities in Tibet
  Yi Sun-Sin
  Korean
  a 16th C admiral said to have
  invented a submarine
  Yiacatecuhtli
  Central American
  an Aztec guardian-god of travellers
  Yidam
  (see Yi-dam)
  Yiddak
  Buddhist
  [Yi-dag]
  one of the 6 regions shown on the
  second ring of the Tibetan Wheel of
  Life, Sipa Khorlo
  This 
  is 
  the 
  realm 
  of 
  ghosts,
  characterised by hunger and thirst.
  Yid’oni
  Hindu
  a necromancer
  He is said to be able to call up the spirit
  of a dead person, catch it in a leather
  bag and squeeze it to make it reveal
  what the necromancer wishes to know.
  Yima
  Persian
  [Jamshid.Manu.The Great Shepherd:
  =Buddhist Yen Wang:=Hindu Yama:
  =Norse Ymir]
  son of one of the first 4 men to
  produce the divine drink, Haoma,
  from the fruit of the Gaokerena tree
  brother of Tahmurath and Yimeh
  husband of Yimeh
  Some accounts describe Yima himself
  as the first man, son of Vivahvant, the
  sun-god.
  He was a semi-divine being, said to
  have ruled for 700 years, who, in
  attempting to make men immortal,
  sacrificed a bull, so upsetting the gods
  whose prerogative this was. For his
  presumption he was killed either by
  Spityura or by the demon Azhi Dahak
  as Zahak.
  In another version, he was not
  killed but lost his own immortality
  and when Ahura Mazda set out to
  destroy mankind he was warned in
  advance and constructed a vast cave,
  Var, in which he sheltered the best of
  all species with which to repopulate
  the world.
  (see also Jamshid)
  Yimaha
  (see Yimeh)
  Yimak
  (see Yimeh)
  Yimaka
  (see Yimeh)
  Yimantuwingyai (see Yimantuwinyai)
  Yimantuwinyai
  North American
  a creator-god of the south-west
  coastal region
  a culture-hero of the Hupa 
  He was said to have established order
  in the world and was the leader of a
  group of Kihunai, who inhabited 
  the area before the Hupa, when he left
  for a new home across the sea to the
  north.
  Yimeh
  Persian
  [Yimaha.Yimak(a):=Hindu Yami]
  sister of Tamurath and Yima
  Yin
  Chinese
  [‘dark’:=Japanese Yo:=Tibetan Yum]
  the negative, dark, moist, cold, female
  principle, representing earth and
  passivity, as opposed to the male
  principle, Yang
  The symbol for Yin is a short broken
  line.
  (see also Yang.Yin-Yang)
  Yin Chen Hsin
  Chinese
  [White Tiger]
  a legendary empress
  Yin Chiao
  Chinese
  a god of astrology
  son of Chou Wang
  Some accounts say that, in the Battle of
  Mu, he fought on the side of his father,
  others that he fought against him.
  He was deified as the god of
  astrology and put in charge of the
  celestial Ministry of Time.
  (see also T’ai Sui)
  Yin-chieh-t’o
  Chinese
  the Chinese version of Angida
  one of the Eighteen Lohan
  Yin-fu
  Chinese
  a written spell, sealed and kept 
  in a temple
  Yin Hsi
  Chinese
  [Warden of the Pass]
  a Taoist sage, a disciple of Lao-tzu
  Yin K’ai-shan
  Chinese
  a minister
  father of Wen Chiao
  He killed Liu Hung, the man who 
  had murdered his daughter’s husband,
  Ch’en, and assumed his identity.
  Yin Wu-ch’ang
  Chinese
  a spirit of the underworld
  This spirit had the task of collecting
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  the souls of those who died in middle
  age or later.  The younger ones were
  collected by Yang Wu-ch’ang.
  (see Wu-ch’ang Kuei)
  Yin-Yang
  Chinese
  [=Hindu Sri-Yantra:=Japanese In-Yo:
  =Tibetan Yum-Yab]
  the opposing but complementary
  forces upholding the entire universe
  These forces can be represented as
  good and evil, life and death, male
  and female, lightness and darkness,
  etc., and are together symbolised by
  the circular T’ai Chi.
  Yina’mna’ut
  Siberian
  a Yakut goddess of fog and mist
  consort of Yina’mitlan
  Yina’mitlan
  Siberian
  a Yakut god of fog and mist
  consort of Yina’mna’ut
  Yine’ane’ut
  Siberian
  a guardian-goddess of the 
  Koryak people
  daughter of Quik’inna’qu and Miti
  consort of Tanuta
  Ying-chou
  Chinese
  one of the 3 Islands of the Blessed, the
  Taoist island paradise where the
  inhabitants were immortal
  (see also Fortunate Islands3)
  Yingi
  Norse
  one of the dwarfs
  Yinlugen Bud
  Malayan
  a tree-spirit
  Yin-to-lo
  (see Ti-shih)
  Yinukatsisdai
  North American
  a vegetation god of some 
  Californian tribes
  Yirdswine
  Scottish
  a beast, said to live in graveyards,
  which eats corpses
  Yityanitsinni
  North American
  a group of minor Navaho deities
  These beings were charged with the
  task of holding up the sky.
  Yiyi
  African
  a man who became an oracular spider
  Ylgr
  Norse
  a river in Niflheim, one of the 12 rivers
  known as Elivagar
  Ylyas
  German
  [Elias]
  uncle of Ortnit
  He interpreted Ortnit’s vision of a
  castle and a beautiful maiden.
  Yma Sumac
  South American
  [How Beautiful]
  daughter of Ollanta and Curi-Coyllur
  Her mother’s father, the Inca, was so
  angry when his daughter gave birth 
  to a child by a common chieftain that
  he locked both mother and daughter
  in a convent.  When the old ruler died,
  Yma Sumac pleaded with the new
  Inca, Yupanqui, who released them
  and blessed her parents’ union.
  Ymer1
  Welsh
  father of Hoel by Gwyar, some say
  Ymer2
  (see Ymir)
  Ymir
  Norse
  [Augelmir.Fornjot(nr).Orgelmir.Ymer]
  the first giant
  father of Aegir, Hymir, Kari, Loki, and
  Thrudgelmir, some say
  He was formed from the frost that
  came from the condensing of the 
  warm mists of Muspelheim when 
  they met the cold from the icy rivers 
  of Niflheim. The cow, Audhumbla, 
  was formed at the same time and 
  Ymir survived by drinking her milk.
  From the sweat of his armpit he
  produced a son and a daughter and
  from his feet came the six-headed 
  giant Thrudgelmir.
  Odin and his brothers Ve and Vili
  killed Ymir and made the earth from
  his body. The rush of blood from the
  giant’s body killed all the other giants
  with the exception of Bergelmir and
  his wife who survived to produce more
  giants. Dwarfs grew from Ymir’s dead
  body, his skull became the heavens 
  and his brains the clouds.
  Ynawc
  (see Ynawg)
  Ynawg
  British
  [Ynawc]
  a warrior with Bran’s army
  He was one of only seven who
  returned from Bran’s expedition to
  Ireland to rescue his sister, Branwen,
  from Matholwch.
  Yng
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Ynglingasaga
  Norse
  a story by Snorri Sturluson about the
  children of Yngvi who became kings
  of Norway
  Ynglingatal
  Norse
  a poem by Thjodolf about the 
  children of Yngvi who became 
  kings of Norway
  Yngona
  Danish
  [Anna of the Angles]
  a goddess
  Yngvarr
  Norse
  a prince
  father of Sveinn
  When he was denied the title of king,
  Yngvarr led a fleet of thirty ships to
  Russia to find the source of a large river,
  said by some to be the Dvina.  After
  countless adventures involving demons,
  dragons and giants, he travelled to
  Heliopolis where the queen, Silkisif,
  offered to share her throne with him, an
  honour he rejected, preferring to
  continue his search.  He eventually
  discovered the source of the river and
  set off for home but died en route.
  In later years, his son, Sveinn,
  followed his father’s footsteps and
  married Silkisif.
  Yngve
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Yngvarssaga Vidforla
  Norse
  the story of Yngvarr’s travels 
  and adventures
  Yngvi1
  Norse
  a dwarf, one of the Lovar
  Yngvi2
  (see Ingun.Ingvi-Frey)
  Yngvi-Frey
  (see Ingvi-Frey)
  Ynid
  (see Enid)
  Yniol
  British
  [Niwl.Ynwyl]
  an earl
  father of Enid by Tarsenesyde, 
  some say
  When Geraint was seeking satisfaction
  for an insult to Guinevere’s maid he
  sought shelter with Yniol who,
  although impoverished because his
  nephew had expropriated his lands,
  made the knight welcome. The
  following day, using armour provided
  by the earl, Geraint fought and
  defeated Edern, the lord whose servant
  had caused the original offence. He
  then forced the nephew to restore the
  land to Yniol and married Yniol’s
  daughter, Enid.
  (see also Erec)
  Ynwyl
  (see Yniol)
  Ynys Avallach
  Welsh
  [Afallon.Avallach.Avalloc(h):
  =Irish Ablach]
  a Welsh name for Avalon
  Ynys Enlli
  (see Bardsey)
  Ynys Fanaw
  Welsh
  the Welsh name for the Isle of Man,
  home of Llyr
  Ynys Wair
  Welsh
  [Lundy Island]
  the island home of Gywdion
  Ynys Witrin
  Welsh
  the name for Glastonbury, in 
  Welsh legends
  Yo1
  African
  [‘the word’]
  a creator-god of the Bambara people:
  the voice of creation
  Yo2
  African
  a trickster-deity in Dahomey
  Yo3
  Japanese
  [=Chinese Yin:=Korean Um:
  =Tibetan Yum]
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  the dark, negative, female principle
  opposed to In: earth
  Yo combined with In to form the cosmic
  egg which split to form the earth, Yo,
  and the sky, In, while the embryo
  formed the Separate Heavenly Deities
  (see also In)
  Yo Fei
  Chinese
  a minor deity, patron of actors
  He was a general who was deified as
  the god of Hangchow.
  Yo-ko-mat-is
  (see Yokomatis)
  Yo-shin-shi
  Japanese
  grass growing in paradise which can
  confer eternal youth on those who
  eat it
  Yo Wang
  Chinese
  a god of healing
  Yoalax
  South American
  a culture-hero of the tribes of Tierra
  del Fuego
  Yoalli Ehécatl
  Central American
  [Yoatl Ehécatl]
  a name for Tezcatlipoca as ‘night-wind’
  Yoaltecuhtli
  Central American
  an Aztec creator-god
  consort of Yacahuiztli
  He was the ruler of Teotlcozauhcan,
  the sixth of the thirteen heavens.
  Yoamaxtli
  (see Coamaxtli.Tezcatlipoca)
  Yoatl Ehécatl
  (see Yoalli Ehécatl)
  Yobanua-borna
  West Indian
  a rain-deity of the Taino people
  Yobin-Pogli
  Siberian
  a god of the forests
  Yocahu
  West Indian
  [Jocakuvague-Maorocon.
  Marcoti. Yocahuguama]
  a guardian god
  In some accounts, he is the same 
  as Guamaonocon.
  Yocahuguama
  (see Yocahu)
  Yodo Emon
  Japanese
  an emperor said to have been saved by
  a whale when his ship was wrecked
  yoel
  Central American
  the wheel of the wind symbolised by
  a sacred pentagram
  Yofuné Nushi
  Japanese
  a serpent-god
  He lived in a cave under the sea and
  demanded the yearly sacrifice of a
  young maiden. On one occasion,
  Tokoyo, who was searching for her
  exiled father, took the place of the
  maiden due to be sacrificed and killed
  the great white serpent.
  Yog-klu
  Tibetan
  the underworld, ruled by Icogpo, 
  in the world gLing
  Yoga1
  Hindu
  a sage referred to in the 
  Mahabharata
  Yoga2
  Hindu
  a system of mystic philosophy based
  on breathing and physical exercise
  It is said that yoga can make a man
  invisible, cause him to grow so tall he
  can reach the heavens or transport
  him to any place in the world.  He can
  also learn to communicate with the
  dead, foretell the future and read the
  past.
  Yogadayu
  Japanese
  a general
  As the result of a dream, he was able to
  rout his enemies by using bees stored
  in 1,000 jars.
  Yogambara
  Tibetan
  a Buddhist god
  an aspect of Vajradhara
  consort of Digambara
  Yoganidra
  Hindu
  son of Nanda and Yasoda
  The infant Krishna was taken by
  Nanda and his wife to save the child
  from the clutches of the demon Kansa
  and they handed over their own baby
  son to replace him.  When Kansa tried
  to kill the boy, he flew away.
  Yogasiddha
  Hindu
  mother of Vishvakarma by Bhuvana
  yogee
  (see yogi)
  Yogeshvari
  Buddhist
  [Yogesvari]
  a mother-goddess
  one of the 8 Magrikas
  one of the saptamataras
  She was opposed to the demon Kama.
  Yogesvari
  (see Yogeshvari)
  yogi
  Hindu
  [yogee:fem=yogini]
  a practitioner of yoga: a sorcerer
  Yogini1
  Buddhist
  female door guardians
  These four beings are depicted as
  having the heads of birds or animals.
  yogini2
  Hindu
  a female yogi
  Yogini3
  Hindu
  one of a group of minor goddesses:
  female demons
  aspects of Durga
  These deities are variously said to
  number from eight to over sixty (or
  over ten million).
  Yohualticitl
  Central American
  a name for Metzli as Lady of the 
  Night
  Yohualticetl
  Central American
  a moon-goddess, guardian of babies
  Yoishta
  Persian
  a legendary hero
  He solved the ninety-nine riddles
  posed by Akhtya who, failing to answer
  Yoishta’s three riddles, was killed.
  Yokomatis
  North American
  [Blind Old Man.Kokoma(h)t:
  =Mohave Mastamho]
  a creator-spirit of the Dieguenos
  brother of Tuchaipai
  He and his brother were born under
  the sea and Yokomatis was blinded by
  the effect of the salt water on his eyes.
  They pushed up the sky so that they
  had room to move about and then
  created all the things in the world,
  including men and women.  He is
  regarded as the one who caused death
  while his brother is the giver of life.
  In some accounts, this blind god was
  known as Bakothal and his brother
  Tuchaipai was Kokomaht.
  Yolkai Estan
  (see Yolkai Estsan)
  Yolkai Estsan
  North American
  [White Painted Woman.White Shell 
  Woman.Yolkai Estan.Yolkaiaisn]
  a sea-goddess and fertility-goddess
  of the Navaho Indians
  sister of Estanatlehi
  wife of Tlehanoai
  mother of Tobadzistsini, 
  some say
  She was created by Hasteyalti and
  Hastehogan from white shell though
  others say that both she and Estanatlehi
  were created by Changing Woman
  from flakes of skin from beneath her
  breasts. 
  In some versions, she, rather than
  Estanatlehi, created humans from
  maize-flour.
  (see Estanatlehi)
  Yolkaiaisn
  (see Yolkai Estsan)
  Yomi
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Yomi-no-yo
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Yomi-tsu-kuni
  Japanese
  [Jigoku.Jugokudo.‘land of gloom’.Meido.
  Naraka.Ne-no-kuni.Nenokatatsu-kuni.
  No-nokata-tsu-kuni.Soko-no-kuni.
  (The Land of) Yomi. Yomi
  (-no-yo).Yomitsu-kuni]
  the Shinto underworld ruled 
  by Emma-O
  This realm is said to have sixteen
  regions, eight hot and eight freezing,
  with sixteen sub-divisions.
  (see also Hell)
  Yomitsu-kuni
  (see Yomi-tsu-kuni)
  Yomo-tsu-kami
  Japanese
  a god of the underworld
  Yomo-tsu-shiko-me
  Japanese
  a goddess of the underworld
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  Yon-tan-rgyal-po
  Tibetan
  [Yon-ten-gyal-po]
  one of the 5 Panchamaharaja
  king of deeds
  He is said to ride a blue horse.
  (see also Bihar)
  Yon-ten-gyal-po(see Yon-tan-rgyal-po)
  Yoné
  Japanese
  a servant of Tsuyu
  She died of grief when her mistress
  died of unrequited love for the
  samurai, Shinzaburo.  At the Festival of
  the Dead, they both visited Shinzaburo
  and came to his house every night.
  When finally Shinzaburo was advised
  by the priest, Ryoseki, that he was
  entertaining ghosts of the dead and
  could himself lose his life, he locked
  the doors against them and used the
  talismans given to him by Ryoseki to
  keep the dead at bay.
  Yoné bribed Tomozo, Shinzaburo’s
  servant, to let them in and the affair 
  was resumed. Next day, Shinzaburo
  was found dead beside the bones of
  Tsuyu.
  yoni1
  Hindu
  [=Greek cteis]
  female genitalia as the symbol of the
  goddess, Shakti
  Yoni2
  Korean
  a maiden
  wife of Willow
  Her father remarried when her
  mother  died and the step-mother
  forced her to go out in the snow to
  find fresh vegetables. A young man
  called Willow gave her some fresh
  vegetables and three bottles of magic
  fluid.  After several visits, each time
  bringing back the fresh food, her
  stepmother discovered the secret and
  killed Willow. Yoni gathered his bones,
  sprinkled them with the three fluids
  and he was restored to life. It
  transpired that he was a heavenly
  being in charge of spring rains and he
  took Yoni back to heaven where she
  became his wife.
  Yonijas
  Hindu
  worshippers of the yoni
  Yorimasa
  Japanese
  [Minamoto no Yorimasa]
  a knight
  husband of Ayame
  He killed a nue, a huge sky-monster
  with the body of a tiger and the head
  of an ape, which had been harassing
  the emperor.  As a reward, he was
  given the sword, Shishi-wo, and
  married Ayame, a lady of the court.
  Yorimitsu
  Japanese
  a noble
  He saw the young Kintaro performing
  a feat of great physical strength and
  took him as his retainer, calling him
  Sakata Kintoki.
  (see also Raiko1)
  Yoritomo
  Japanese
  a samurai
  son of Yoshitomo
  Hiding in a hollow tree after fleeing
  from a lost battle with Kage-chika, he
  was saved by two doves which flew out
  of the tree, so convincing Kage-chika
  that nobody could be hidden inside.
  The birds had saved the lives of the
  man who became shogun.
  Yorka
  South American
  [Yoroka]
  the malevolent ghost of an ancestor in
  Guiana (Surinam)
  Yoroka
  (see Yorka)
  Yoru-no-wushi-kuni
  Japanese
  the realm of night ruled by Tsukiyomo
  Yoruba loa
  West Indian
  a group of Haitian voodoo spirits
  derived from Nigerian deities
  yosei
  Japanese
  [=Hindu apsarasas:=Persian 
  peris:=Turkish houris]
  fairies
  Yoshi-iye
  Japanese
  a legendary warrior
  He prayed to the war-god Hachiman
  when his men were dying of thirst. The
  god answered his prayer so that when
  Yoshi-iye shot an arrow into a rock, a
  stream of water, which has never ceased
  since then, flowed out from the rock.
  Yoshisawa
  Japanese
  a doctor
  He saved the life of the princess
  Shingé who had been frightened or
  bitten by a large snake and they fell 
  in love. Shingé’s father refused to
  sanction their marriage and she killed
  herself by jumping into the well near
  where they first met.  When he heard
  of her death, Yoshisawa died in the
  same way.
  Yoshitomo
  Japanese
  a hero
  brother of Tametomo
  husband of Tokiwa
  father of Yoritomo and Yoshitsune
  He was killed by Kiyomori, leader of
  the Taira clan, but his death was finally
  avenged by his son, Yoshitsune, with
  the help of Benkei.
  Yoshitsune
  Japanese
  a hero
  son of Yoshitomo and Tokiwa
  His father had been killed by
  Kiyomori, leader of the Taira clan, and
  he grew up intent upon revenge.  He
  was taught the art of swordsmanship by
  the king of the tengu and became
  extremely agile.  When he met the
  giant, Benkei, he defeated him without
  a weapon merely by dodging all
  Benkei’s blows.  The giant became his
  lifelong friend and servant and
  together they defeated the Taira and
  drove them into the sea.  When, on a
  later voyage, Yoshitsune’s shop was
  assailed by the ghosts of the Taira,
  Benkei warded them off by reading
  Buddhist prayers.
  Yosho
  Japanese
  (870-901)
  a sennin
  He lived the life of an ascetic and, in
  later life, existed on a grain of millet
  per day. He was reputed to have
  returned in spirit form after his death
  to visit his grieving father.
  Yoskeha
  (see Ioskeha)
  Yosogi
  Japanese
  [Yosoji]
  a youth who met the goddess of
  Mount Fuji
  When his mother fell ill, Yosogi
  consulted a magician, Kamo Yamakiko,
  who advised him to get water from a
  stream on the slopes of Mount Fuji. On
  each of five occasions, he was met by
  the goddess of the mountain who
  guided him to the stream, the water
  from which cured his mother.
  Yosoji
  (see Yosogi)
  Young God
  (see Angus Og)
  Young Immortal
  Chinese
  an attendant on the god Tung Wang
  Kung
  Young Mute, The
  (see Peredur)
  Young Prince
  (see Pilzintecuhtli)
  Young Spider
  Pacific Islands
  son of Old Spider
  This deity is credited with the creation
  of fire.
  Young Unknown, The (see Gingalin)
  Younger Brother1
  North American
  a character in a ‘rolling-head’
  story                 (see Elder Brother1)
  Younger Brother2
  North American
  a culture hero of the Pima
  He helped Elder Brother to fashion the
  first humans.
  (see also Elder Brother2)
  Younger Edda
  Norse
  [The Prose Edda]
  the more recent of the 2 major books
  of epic stories, collected by Snorri
  Sturluson
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  Formali, 
  Gylfa-ginning,
  Hattatal and Skaldskaparmal.
  Youth
  Irish
  the maiden who placed the love-
  spot on Dermot’s forehead
  Youthful Warrior
  (see Telpochtli)
  Yovo
  Serbian
  son of Gaiko
  To placate a veela, Yovo’s mother was
  immured in the walls of the fortress
  being built at Scutari by Voukashin
  and his brothers but the builder, Rado,
  left a small opening through which she
  was able to breast-feed Yovo for a year.
  yoyolche
  Central American
  monsters of the Maya
  Ypolita
  Greek
  [Hippolyta]
  wife of Theseus, duke of Athens, in
  Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale
  sister of Emily
  Ypotrill
  a monster, said to be part camel, part
  goat
  Yryn-ai-tojon
  Siberian
  [Yryn-ajy-tojon:=Buriat Ulgan]
  the supreme god of the Yakuts
  He challenged Satan to bring up land
  from the bottom of the primordial
  waters and when Satan, in the form of
  a swallow, did what he was asked, 
  Yryn floated down to earth and sat on
  it. It grew and grew until it formed the
  world.
  Yryn-ajy-tojon
  (see Yryn-ai-tojon)
  Yrid
  West Indian
  a Carib beneficent spirit, one of a pair
  with Akambou
  Ys
  European
  [Ker Is.Ker Ys]
  a city in Brittany, the French version 
  of Lyonesse
  This city is said to have been sub-
  merged under the sea as the result of
  the activities of Ahes.
  Ysabele
  British
  in some accounts, wife of Gawain
  Ysaie
  British
  son of Tristram and Isolde
  husband of Martha
  father of Marc
  Ysaive
  (see Ysenne)
  Ysambras
  (see Isumbras)
  Ysbadadan
  (see Ysbaddaden)
  Ysbaddaden
  Welsh
  [Hawthorn.Ysbadadan.
  Yspaddaden (Pencawr)]
  the chief giant
  son of Anlawdd, some say
  brother of Custennin
  father of Olwen
  He had deprived Custenin of his
  rightful inheritance and had killed 
  all his brother’s twenty-four sons,
  except Goreu.
  It had been foretold that he would
  die when his daughter married so he
  required would-be suitors to meet
  thirty-nine conditions which none of
  them could meet until Culhwch,
  helped by King Arthur and his men,
  did what the giant asked and won her
  hand. The prophecy of his death was
  fulfilled when Goreu killed him and
  cut off his head.
  Ysengrimus
  (see Isengrim)
  Ysengrim
  (see Isengrim)
  Ysengrin
  (see Isengrim)
  Ysenne
  British
  [Ysaive]
  niece of King Arthur
  wife of Caradoc, king of Vannes
  mother of Caradoc
  She had an affair with the wizard,
  Eliaures, and bore him a son.
  Ysent
  (see Isolde2)
  Yseudydd
  (see Ysgudydd)
  Yseult
  (see Isolde2)
  Ysgawd
  Welsh
  father of Glew
  Ysgithyrwyn
  Welsh
  the chief boar
  Ysbaddaden required Culhwch to get 
  a tusk from this boar as one of the
  conditions to be fulfilled in his quest
  for the hand of Olwen.  The tusk was
  cut out by Cadw who used it to 
  shave Ysbaddaden.
  Ysgudydd
  British
  [Yseudydd]
  a servant of Guinevere
  He was reputed to be a very fast runner
  and was one of the party which
  accompanied Culhwch in his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Ysgyrdaf
  British
  [Yskyrdaw]
  a servant of Guinevere
  He was reputed to be a very fast runner
  and was one of the party which
  accompanied Culhwch in his quest for
  the hand of Olwen.
  Yshiel
  a demon
  Yskal-pydo-murt
  Russian
  [Syiyr-ajak]
  an evil forest-spirit with hoofs and
  hairy legs 
  Yskyrdaw
  (see Ysgyrdaf)
  Ysolde
  (see Isolde2)
  Ysoré
  European
  a Saracen king
  When this king besieged King Louis,
  Guillaume left the hermitage to which
  he had retired and killed Ysoré in
  single combat. 
  Ysoud
  (see Isolde2)
  Yspaddaden
  (see Ysbaddaden)
  Ystoria Trystan
  British
  the story of Tristram and Isolde in the
  Celtic language
  Yü1
  Chinese
  [=Persian Yeshm:=Turkish Sootash]
  jade or a drink made from this mineral
  A drink of this liquid not only imparts
  desirable qualities to the drinker but
  also allows him to overcome gravity.
  Yü2
  Chinese
  [Ta Yü.The Great Yü.Weng Ming.
  Yellow Emperor]
  a winged dragon with horns
  father of Ch’i
  This monster emerged from the body
  of K’un three years after he was killed
  by Chu-jung for stealing the magic
  Swelling Earth from Huang Ti.  Yü
  was given permission by Huang Ti to
  use the Swelling Earth and became a
  famous builder of dams and irrigation
  engineer, controlling the flood-waters.
  He later became a master smith,
  making nine cauldrons on which he
  inscribed all the details of his works.
  Others say that the inscriptions were
  made on a stone tablet which he
  erected on a mountain peak.
  He sometimes took the form of a
  bear and when his wife saw him in
  this guise she turned to stone.
  In another account, he was the son
  of Hsiu-chi and was born with a nose
  like the muzzle of a tiger but with
  three nostrils.  He grew to be over
  nine feet tall.
  He became emperor in 2205 BC
  when Shun abdicated and is regarded
  as the founder of the first dynasty.
  Yü Ch’iang
  Chinese
  [Yü Hu]
  god of the winds of the Northern Sea
  He guarded the islands of P’eng-lai in
  the form of a being with a human
  head, the body of a bird and with
  serpents hanging from his ears.
  Yü Ch’ien
  Chinese
  a god of the city of Nanking (Nanjing)
  He was originally a 15th C minister 
  for war.
  Yü Ch’ih Ching-te
  (see Ch’ih Ching-te)
  Yü Ch’ing
  (see Yü Huang)
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  Yü Hu
  (see Yü Ch’iang)
  Yü Huang
  Chinese
  [August (Personage) of Jade.Jade 
  Emperor.Jade Purity.Jade Ruler.
  Pearly Emperor.Pure August.
  Shang Ti.T’ai-lao-tao.T’ai-shang lao.
  T’ien Pao.Yü Ch’ing.Yü Huang 
  Yu Jing.Yüan Ch’ing:=Buddhist Yü Ti]
  a Taoist supreme god, one of the San
  Ch’ing, the Three Pure Ones
  consort of Hsi Wang Mu
  It was said that, at his birth, a glowing
  light was emitted by his body. He was
  reared by mortal foster-parents, the
  emperor Ching Te and his wife Pao
  Yüeh.  He could have succeeded to his
  foster-father’s throne but gave it up for
  a life of meditation, finally being
  translated to heaven. He came to earth
  800 times to help the sick and the poor,
  followed by a further 800 visits when 
  he spread goodness throughout the
  world, and yet another such series when
  he took upon himself much suffering.
  His jade palace is situated in the
  constellation of Ta Wei (the Great Bear).
  In some accounts, he is equated with
  Shang Ti or Yüan Shih.
  Yü Huang Shang Ti
  Chinese
  [Mr Heaven]
  a title for Yü Huang as Supreme
  August Jade Emperor
  Yü-huang Sheng-mu
  Chinese
  [Holy Jade Empress]
  a deity to whom the wives of the Gods
  of the Hearth report once a year
  Yü Lei
  (see Shu Yü)
  Yü Lan Hui
  (see Festival of 
  Hungry Ghosts)
  Yü Lu
  Chinese
  a door-god
  brother of Shen Shu
  He and his brother captured wicked
  spirits and fed them to tigers.
  (see Shen Shu)
  Yü Men
  Chinese
  a gate constructed by Yü to control
  the floods
  Yü-min Kuo
  Chinese
  a mythical land where the inhabitants
  are born from eggs and have wings
  instead of arms
  Yü-ming Chiao-shih
  Chinese
  a name for Ti-ts’ang as ‘instructor of
  the regions of darkness’
  Yü Nü1
  Chinese
  [Jade Maiden]
  a maidservant
  consort of all rulers, some say
  In one account, Yü Nü is a servant of
  Mu Kung, in others the name refers
  to the five female attendants of Hsi
  Wang Mu.
  Yü Nü2
  (see Pi-hsia Yüan-chun)
  Yü Po
  Chinese
  a fish-god
  Yu-Riyaku
  Japanese
  an emperor
  He fell in love with a beautiful peasant
  girl, Akawi-ko, and forebade her to
  marry until he sent for her.  He forgot
  his promise and, when she came to the
  palace eighty years later, she was so old
  and ugly that he sent her away.
  Yü Shan
  Chinese
  [Jade Mountain]
  the home of the Three Pure Ones
  Yü Shih
  (see Yüan Shih)
  Yü Ti
  Chinese
  [=Taoist Yü Huang]
  a Buddhist god of justice
  Yü Tsu
  Chinese
  a rain-god
  Yü Yin
  (see Ching Wo)
  Yü Ying Fu Jen
  (see Mei Lan)
  Yüan Ch’ing
  (see Yü Huang)
  Yüan Shih
  Chinese
  [T’ien Pao.Yü Shih]
  a supreme Taoist god and rain-god
  son of Pan-ku and T’ai Yüan
  When Pan-ku had finished creating
  the universe he entered through the
  mouth of an ascetic hermaphodite in
  the form of a ray of light.  Twelve years
  later the hermit gave birth to Yüan
  Shih, allegedly through his spine.
  In another account the ascetic
  hermit is replaced by the holy virgin
  T’ai Yüan.
  Yüan Shih lives in a palace on 
  Jade Mountain and learns about the
  people on earth from the kitchen-god,
  Tsao Chün.
  Others say that he was reincarnated
  as Chen Wu or Pei-chi-chen-chun.
  In some accounts, he is equated 
  with Yü Huang.
  Yüan-tan
  Chinese
  [Hsüan Tan]
  a god of wealth
  He owned a magic bowl, Chu-pao
  P’en, which produced all the gold he
  could ever want.
  He is depicted riding a tiger and
  holding a club.
  Yucahu
  West Indian
  a god of the Taine people, the spirit 
  of cassava
  Yudhishthira
  Hindu
  [Yudhist(h)ira:=Javanese Yudistira]
  the eldest of the 5 Pandavas
  son of Pandu and Kunti
  father of Yaudheya by Devika
  father of Prativindhya by Draupadi
  He was born when Kunti prayed 
  to Dharma.
  When, after the war with the
  Kauravas, the Pandavas made a
  pilgrimage to Mount Meru, he was the
  only one to survive the journey. After a
  journey to hell where he saw the
  tortures of the wicked, he bathed in
  the Ganges to wash away his mortal
  existence and was transported to
  heaven where he found the rest of his
  family living in peace with their
  former enemies.
  Yudhisthira
  (see Yudhishthira)
  Yudhistira
  (see Yudhishthira)
  Yudistira
  East Indian
  [Darma]
  the Javanese version of Yudhishthira
  Yüeh Lao
  (see Chieh Lin)
  Yufugawo
  Japanese
  a mistress of Genji
  It is said that she died of fright when
  she saw a ghost.
  yug
  (see yuga)
  yuga
  Hindu
  [yug]
  one of 4 ages of the world
  These are given as:
  1. krita-yuga, lasting 4,000 years
  2. treta-yuga, lasting 3,000 years
  3. dvapara-yuga, lasting 2,000 years
  4. kali-yuga, the present age, lasting 
  1,000 years
  In some accounts the four ages total
  12,000 years, made up as follows:
  1. krita-yuga, 4,800
  2. treta-yuga, 3,600
  3. dvapara-yuga, 2,400
  4. kali-yuga, 1,200 including dawn
  and twilight periods.
  The years referred to are divine
  years, and, since each divine year
  equals 360 human years, the complete
  cycle of four ages, a mahayuga, equals
  4,320,000 human years.
  Yuguru
  African
  the name for Ogo after he was
  maimed by one of the Nommo
  Yuhwa
  Korean
  daughter of a river-earl
  mother of Chumong
  When she was raped by a son of the
  ruler of heaven, she was banished by
  her family and was found wandering
  on a mountainside by the king,
  Kumowa, who gave her shelter. She
  became pregnant and eventually gave
  birth to a large egg from which
  emerged the boy Chumong.
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  Yuki-onna
  Japanese
  [Lady of the Snow.Oyazu.Snow Woman.
  White Ghost.Winter Ghost.Yuki-onne]
  an evil female spirit of winter
  She 
  appeared 
  to 
  Mosaku 
  and
  Minokichi and killed the former with
  her icy breath but spared the younger
  man.  She later married him but
  disappeared in a cloud of cold mist
  when he finally recognised her as the
  phantom who had killed his master.
  In another story, she appeared in the
  guise of Oyazu, a woman who had died
  and whose husband then left her
  parents without support.
  Yuki-onne
  (see Yuki-onna)   
  Yul-khor-bsrun (see Yul-khor-srung)
  Yul-khor-srung
  Tibetan
  [Yul-khor-bsrun]
  the Tibetan name for Dhritarashtra
  (Dhartarashthra) as guardian 
  of the east
  Yul-lha
  Tibetan
  local gods, of which there are 8 
  classes
  Yule
  Norse
  a festival in honour of the Aesir,
  January 14th
  Yum
  Tibetan
  [=Chinese Yin:=Japanese Yo]
  the Buddhist female principle: time
  Yum Caax
  Central American
  [Ghanan.Lord of the Harvest.Yum Kaax:
  =Aztec Cinteotl]
  the Mayan maize-god, an aspect 
  of Kukulcan
  Yum Cimil
  Central American
  a name of Ah Puch as ‘lord of death’
  Yum Kaax
  (see Yum Caax)
  yumbalamob
  Central American
  Mayan spirits in the first heaven,
  guardians of the villages
  yumchabob
  Central American
  [nukuchyumchakob]
  Mayan spirits of the sixth heaven,
  envisaged as old men controlling 
  rain
  Yün Chung-chun(see Yün Chung-tzu)
  Yün Chung-tzu
  Chinese
  [Yün Chung-chun]
  a son of the clouds
  He raised the infant Lei Chen-tzu.
  After the Battle of Mu, he
  surrounded Wen-chung T’ai-shih
  with eight columns of fire so that he
  was burnt to ashes and was elevated to
  divine status as Lei Tsu.
  yun-drun
  Tibetan
  [ryungdrung]
  the swastika, a symbol of the sun
  In the Buddhist form, it has the arms
  bent to the right; the Bon version has
  them bent to the left.
  Yün Fan
  (see Han Chung-li)
  Yün Tun
  Chinese
  a weather-god
  He is envisaged as a young boy playing
  with the clouds.
  Yung-chen
  (see Hua Lin)
  Yung-ku Wang
  Chinese
  an early god of the city of Hangchow
  Yungayung
  Pacific Islands
  a guardian spirit of the Philippines
  (see also Spitter)
  yupa
  Hindu
  a post used in Brahmin sacrificial 
  rites
  Yurine
  Japanese
  a peasant
  father of Koyuri
  On his deathbed, Yurine craved a drink
  of saké and his son set out with a gourd
  to find some.  The boy met two shojo
  who took pity on him and gave him
  some of their sacred white saké which
  restored Yurine’s youth and allowed
  him to live for 300 years.
  Yuriwaka
  Japanese
  a warrior
  He made many conquests using his
  magic bow and arrows until two of his
  men, Jigo and Taro, marooned him on
  an island and stole his weapons.
  Yuriwaka’s wife, persuaded that her
  husband was dead, agreeed to marry
  Taro, but Yuriwaka escaped from the
  island, arrived just in time to stop the
  wedding and, recovering his bow and
  arrows, killed the treacherous Taro.
  Yurlunggar
  (see Yurlungur)
  Yurlunggur
  (see Yurlungur)
  Yurlungur
  Australian
  [Copper Python.Julunggah.Julunggul.
  Kunmannggur.Ngalbjod.Nialyod.
  Rainbow Serpent.Rainbow Snake.
  Ungur.Woinunggur.Yurlunggar.
  Yurlunggur.Yurlunyur]
  a snake-spirit of the Aborigines
  A bisexual fertility symbol, he was
  regarded as the ancestor of some 
  of the tribes and lived in the waterhole,
  Mirrimina.
  He swallowed and regurgitated the
  Wawalag sisters and subsequently
  regurgitated all the plants and animals
  he had previously swallowed before
  disappearing into the sky where he
  appears as the rainbow.
  (see also Kunmanggur.Rainbow
  Snake.Yalungur)
  Yurlunyur
  (see Yurlungur)
  Yurugu
  (see Ogo)
  Yurupari
  South American
  a bush-demon of the Tupi of Brazil
  Yurupary
  South American
  [Manioc Stick Anaconda]
  a culture-hero of Colombia
  brother of Macaw
  He stole fire from the underworld 
  and killed his brother with it. He was
  himself burnt to death.
  Yusai
  Japanese
  a sage
  Yusai advised Shinzaburo that the
  woman who came to him each night
  during the Festival of the Dead was
  not the maiden he had fallen in love
  with but the ghost of the dead, and
  referred him to the priest, Ryoseki, for
  further help.
  Yusuf ibn Wasif
  Persian
  an envoy to the jinn
  Azazil sent him to the rebellious jinn
  who had killed several earlier envoys.
  He reported back and Azazil led his
  forces to put down the rebellion.
  Yusup
  Pacific Islands
  a Polynesian fisherman
  He caught the magic white tortoise,
  Notu, which he then carried in the
  front of his boat.  The tortoise could
  lead him to sites where he was sure of
  a good catch of fish and, when they
  met a sea-monster, Notu found the
  ring lost in the ocean which restored
  the monster to its proper form as a
  prince, a feat for which Yusup was 
  well rewarded.
  Yuttoere
  North American
  the supreme deity of the Carrier tribe
  Yuvanasva
  Hindu
  a man who, after drinking a potion,
  bore a boy from his side
  Yuzu
  Japanese
  a holy tree
  This is the citron, the fruit and needles
  of which are said to cure the sick.
  Yvain1
  French
  [Ywain]
  the French name for Owain
  Yvain2
  French
  [Le Chevalier au Lion.Ywain]
  a 12th C story of the exploits of
  Owain, written by Chrétien 
  de Troyes
  Yvan
  British
  [Evrain]
  a magician
  He and Mabon had turned the Lady of
  Sinadun into a snake.  When Gingalin
  came to her aid, they attacked him.
  Mabon was killed but Yvan vanished
  into thin air in time to save himself.
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  Yvoirin
  European
  uncle of Esclaramonde
  Yvonet
  British
  a squire at the court of King Arthur
  He helped the unworldly Percival to
  remove the armour of the Red Knight
  after Percival had killed him and took
  the golden cup that Percival had
  recovered back to Camelot from
  where the Red Knight had stolen it.
  Ywain1
  (see Yvain1)
  Ywain2
  (see Yvain2)
  Ywein
  Welsh
  an earl
  He owned the valley which held the
  hedge of mist and where enchanted
  games were held which were ended
  only when Geraint overcame the
  champion of the games.
  Ywerit
  British
  in some accounts, father of Bran
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  Zaazuash
  a demon
  Zababa
  Mesopotamian
  [Zubaba:Hattic Wurukatti:=
  Hittite Zamama]
  a Babylonian war-god
  Zabel of the Sea
  Phoenician
  a sea-beast
  This animal was used by Khoser in his
  fight with Baal.
  Zabiba
  Arab
  a princess
  mother of Antar
  She was freed from captivity by
  Shaddad when he conquered the Sudan
  and became his wife.
  Zac Cimi
  Central American
  a Mayan god
  one of the 4 Bacabs
  He supported the western corner of
  the world (black).               (see also Ix)
  Zac-Mitun-Ahau
  Central American
  a Mayan deity, guardian of 
  the city
  Zac-u-Uayeyab
  Central American
  a Mayan deity, guardian of 
  the city
  Zacharias
  (see Zechariah)
  Zactecauh
  Central American
  a Guatemalan warrior
  He and Gagavitz were the two oldest
  men in the force led by Tiuh Tiuh.
  Both of them fell asleep on the shore
  and were drowned when the sea rose.
  Zad
  (see Ded)
  Zada
  Siberian
  [Sata]
  a wind-spirit
  Zaden
  Spanish
  a guardian god of fishermen
  Zadusnica
  European
  [=Russian Dziady]
  a guardian spirit
  Zaebos
  a demon of hell
  He is depicted as a crocodile with a
  man’s head.
  Zagam
  (see Zagan)
  Zagan
  [Zagam]
  a demon of forgers
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to perform
  miracles such as turning water into
  wine and appears in the form of a
  winged bull.
  Zagmak
  Mesopotamian
  [Zagmuk]
  a festival in honour of Marduk held 
  at the Spring equinox
  Zagmuk
  (see Zagmak)
  Zagreus
  Greek
  [=Greek Dionysus]
  a Cretan vegetation-god
  Zeus mated with Persephone to
  produce Zagreus with the intention of
  handing over his own powers to this
  son, but the jealous Hera incited the
  Titans to kill him.  He tried to escape
  by changing shape but was killed in
  the shape of a bull and the Titans tore
  him to pieces and ate him.  Some say
  that man was created fom his body
  and the soul from his blood. Athena
  rescued the boy’s heart and returned it
  to Zeus who swallowed it and used it
  in his coupling with Semele to
  produce Dionysus.  (see also Dionysus)
  Zaguaguaya
  South American
  a sun-god of the Guarayo tribe
  brother of Abaangui 
  It is said that the country he lives in is
  lit by small birds, each of which
  carries a small light in its beak.
  Zahadolchahi
  North American
  a god of the Navaho
  one of the Yeibechi
  Zahak
  Persian
  [Zahhak.Zohak.Zuhak]
  a tyrant
  a form of the demon Ahzi Dahak
  A prince who followed the path of
  corruption and developed snakes
  growing one from each shoulder
  which fed on human brains.  He killed
  Yima or Jamshid by cutting him in half
  but was himself overthrown and
  imprisoned by Thraetona. 
  Zahgurim
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘helper of
  friends’
  Zahhak         (see Azhi Dahak.Zahak)
  Zahi
  West Indian
  a Haitian voodoo spirit
  zahlenquadrat
  (see magic square)
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  Zarivari
  Zahoris
  European
  Spanish sorcerers
  These people are said to have made a
  pact with the Devil who has given
  them the power to see through solid
  objects.
  Zahrim
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘scourge of
  wickedness’
  Zahun
  a demon associated with scandal
  Zaim
  Arab
  a nocturnal manifestation of the devil
  Zainigav
  Arab
  a storm-demon
  This demon overran Persia but was
  driven out by Afrasiyab.
  Zairicha
  Persian
  a demon opposing Hauravat
  Zairivairi
  (see Zariadres)
  Zajan
  Siberian
  [Sagan-tengeri]
  a Buriat god of fate
  Zakar1
  Mesopotamian
  an Assyrian supreme god
  Zakar2
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian god of dreams
  Zakiqoxol
  Central American
  a Guatemalan fire-spirit
  Zakitzunum
  Central American
  a Guatemalan warrior
  He accompanied Zactecauh on a trip
  to the top of a mountain.
  Zal
  Persian
  a sun-god
  son of Sam
  father of Rustem by Rudabah
  He was said to have been born with
  white hair and was abandoned by his
  parents on Mount Alburz from where
  he was rescued by the simurgh, Saena.
  Zalambur
  Arab
  [Zalumbur]
  a demon of dishonest trading
  son of Eblis
  Zalburis
  a demon associated with healing
  Zaleos
  [Saleos]
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is depicted as a soldier riding 
  a crocodile.
  Zaleukos
  Greek
  a sun-god in Locris
  Zalktis
  Baltic
  [=Lithuanian Zaltys]
  a Latvian snake-god
  Zalmoxis
  Greek
  [Salmoxis]
  a Thracian sky-god who became a god
  of the underworld
  In some accounts, he is equated 
  with Cronus.
  Zalumbur
  (see Zalambur)
  Zaltys
  Baltic
  [=Latvian Zalktis)
  a Lithuanian snake-god: a green 
  snake revered as a fertility symbol
  Zam-Armatay
  Persian
  an earth-goddess
  Zamama
  Mesopotamian
  [Zamanas:=Assyrian Ninib:=Babylonian 
  Zababa:=Sumerian Ninurta]
  a Hittite sun-god and god of war
  He was later equated with Marduk.
  Zamanas
  (see Zamana)
  Zamangad
  Hebrew
  [Zuburijad]
  an emerald kingdom ruled by 
  Lilith
  This pleasant land was regarded as the
  home of lovers.
  Zamba
  African
  a supreme god of the Yuande
  father of Ngi, Nkokn, Otkut and 
  Wo
  Zambanta
  (see Irke)
  Zambi
  (see Nzambi)
  Zambu
  Siberian
  [=Hindu Jambu:=Tibetan Zampu]
  the Yakut Tree of Life, growing in
  paradise
  The goddess Kypai-khotun lived in
  this tree and gave nourishment from
  her breasts to mankind. At the base of
  the tree, from which emerged four
  rivers, lay a dragon.
  Zami-Mata
  (see Bhumidevi)
  Zamin
  Persian
  an earth-goddess
  Zamna
  (see Itzamna)
  Zampu
  Tibetan
  [=Hindu Jambu:=Siberian Zambu]
  the Tree of Life which grows on the
  sacred mountain, Himavan
  Zamzummin
  Hebrew
  a race of giants: drought demons
  (see also Zuzim)
  Zan
  Greek
  a name for Zeus in Crete
  Zana
  Balkan
  [=Roman Diana]
  an Albanian fairy
  She is said to be protected by goats.
  Zanahary 
  African
  [Railanitra]
  the supreme god of Madagascar
  husband of Andriamanitra
  He created the universe and breathed
  life into the first humans made from
  clay by Ratovoantany.
  Another story asserts that Zanahary
  existed in two forms, Light and Dark.
  The latter made humans from clay
  and persuaded the other to give them
  life in exchange for some female
  versions.  When Dark reneged on his
  promise, the two separated, Light
  remaining in the heavens while Dark
  came to earth.
  (see also Andriamanitra)
  Zand
  (see Zend)
  zanges
  (see loa2)
  Zangze
  Korean
  a cruel man
  When he gave a beggar a bag of horse
  manure to eat, Zangze’s daughter ran
  after the beggar and gave him rice
  instead.  The beggar disappeared just
  as a clap of thunder shook the heavens
  and Zangze and his house disappeared
  and a lake appeared where the house
  had stood.  A statue of the Buddha was
  found on the shore of the lake on the
  following day.
  Zaothra
  Persian
  holy water used in Zoroastrian rites  
  Zapala
  (see Viracocha)
  Zaphon
  (see Mount Zaphon)
  Zapotlantenan
  Central American
  an Aztec goddess of healing
  Zappu
  Mesopotamian
  a Babylonian star-god, the Pleiades
  personified
  Zar
  African
  an early Ethiopian sky-god
  Zara
  (see Zariadres)
  Zara-Mama
  South American
  a maize-goddess in Peru
  Zaradusht
  (see Zoroaster)
  Zaradushti
  (see Zoroaster)
  Zarathushtra
  (see Zoroaster)
  Zarathustra
  (see Zoroaster)
  Zarbanit
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zardusht
  (see Zoroaster)
  Zaren
  an avenging demon
  Zariadres
  Persian
  [Zairivairi.Zara.Zarir(an).Zarivari]
  a hero
  lover of Katayun
  Their story is told in ancient epic
  poems. In some versions, Hystaspes
  takes the place of Zariadres and Odatis
  replaces Katayun.
  Zarir
  (see Zariadres)
  Zariran
  (see Zariadres)
  Zarivari
  (see Zariadres)
  [Zara]
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  Zarobi
  a demon associated with precipices
  Zarpanit
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zarpanitu
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zarpanitum
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zaru
  Egyptian
  a legendary king who was killed in the
  Sed ceremony
  Zarvan
  (see Zurvan)
  Zarya1
  Slav
  a lake-priestess
  Zarya2
  (see Zoroya)
  Zarzikhoven, Ulrich von
  German
  a 13th C writer, author of Lanzelet
  Zas1
  Chinese
  a sun-god
  His arrival was heralded by a golden
  cockerel.
  Zas2
  Mesopotamian
  a Phoenician version of Baal
  He overcame the dragon Ophroneus.
  Zasis
  Baltic
  a Lithuanian herald of dawn
  Zatik
  Armenian
  a vegetation-god
  Zauba’a
  Arab
  an evil spirit which takes the form 
  of a whirlwind
  Zavebe
  a demon
  Zazel
  a demon of the planet Saturn
  son of Har
  brother of Tiriel
  In the works of William Blake, Tiriel
  rebelled against his father, Har, and
  put Zazel in prison.
  Zcernoboch
  (see Chernobog)
  Zdral
  Serbian
  the horse of Ivan Tzrnoyevitch
  offspring of Bedevia
  Zduh
  (see Vjedogonja)
  Zduhacz
  (see Vjedogonja)
  Zebauti
  (see Djebauti)
  zebu
  Hindu
  a hump-backed ox
  This animal is sacred in many parts of
  Asia.
  Zebul
  (see Baal-Zebul)
  Zedechias
  European
  an 8th C Frankish magician
  It is said that he caused sylphs to
  appear in ships of the air.
  Zedex
  [Tzedek]
  a demon associated with the planet
  Jupiter and Thursday
  Zeffar
  a demon associated with irrevocable
  choices
  Zehuti
  (see Thoth)
  Zeidkele
  Baltic
  an epithet for Zemnya as ‘the one 
  who grows flowers’
  Zelos
  Greek
  [Zelus]
  a god of emulation, rivalry, zeal
  son of Pallas and Styx
  brother of Bia, Cratis and Nike
  (see also Phthonos)
  Zelotes
  British
  a suitor of Perse
  He had been promised the hand of
  Perse by her father but Ector, who was
  also in love with the maiden, carried
  her off.
  Zeirna
  a demon associated with infirmity
  Zel
  British
  in some accounts, a king of Britain
  It was said that, when he died, he was
  buried on horseback.
  Zelah
  a demon
  Zeli
  African
  in Dahomey, a drum used in funeral
  rites
  Money is thrown into this drum to
  provide the fare for the dead person’s
  journey to the afterworld.
  Zelus
  (see Zelos)
  Zem
  Persian
  an earth-god
  one of the Yazatas
  Zembei
  Japanese
  a noble
  father of Shingé
  His daughter killed herself when
  Zembei refused to allow her to marry
  Yoshisawa.
  Zemelo
  Phrygian
  [=Lettish Zemesmate:=Lithuanian 
  Zemyna:=Russian Zemlya:=Slav Mata-
  Syra-Zemla]
  an earth-goddess
  mother of Diounsis
  In some accounts, she is equated with
  Semele.
  Zemen
  [Shemesh]
  a demon associated with the sun 
  and Sunday
  Zemepatis
  Baltic
  [Dimstipatis.Zemininkas:=Latvian 
  Majas kungs]
  a Lithuanian earth-god, guardian 
  of farmers
  brother of Zemyna
  zemes
  (see zemi2)
  Zemes Mate
  (see Zemesmate)
  Zemesmate
  Baltic
  [Mother of the Earth:=Lithuanian 
  Zemyna:=Phrygian Zemelo:=Russian
  Zemlya:=Slav Mata-Syra-Zemla]
  a Lettish earth-goddess
  Zemi1
  West Indian
  either of the primaeval beings, 
  Morobo amd Binatel, progenitors 
  of the gods
  zemi2
  West Indian
  [cemis:plur=zemes]
  a deity: a spirit: a ghost: a carving
  representing a deity or containing
  the souls of the ancestors of the
  tribal chiefs                (see also zemi)
  Zemlya
  Russian
  [=Lettish Zemesmate:=Lithuanian 
  Zemyna:=Phrygian Zemelo:=Slav Mata-
  Syra-Zemla]
  an earth-goddess
  Zemyna
  Baltic
  [Zeidkele:=Lettish Zemesmate:
  =Phrygian Zemelo:=Russian Zemlya:
  =Slav Mata-Syra-Zemla]
  a Lithuanian vegetation-goddess
  sister of Zemepatis
  Zen-po
  Buddhist
  [bZan-po]
  the Tibetan name for Bhadra, the 
  arhat
  Zend
  Persian
  [Zand.Zend-Avesta]
  a commentary on the Avesta
  Zend-Avesta
  (see Zend)
  Zendik
  Arab
  a magician
  Zenenet
  Egyptian
  a goddess at Hermonthis
  consort of Menthu
  This goddess was later merged with
  Rattawy.
  Zennyo
  Japanese
  a dragon-king
  When the priest Shubin imprisoned
  the dragon which brought rain in a
  water-jug and so caused a drought,
  Zennyo intervened.  Rain then fell for
  three days.
  Zepar
  a demon
  one of the 72 Spirits of Solomon
  He is said to be able to cause women 
  to fall in love and appears as a soldier.
  Others say that he is a duke in hell who
  incites men to indulge in unnatural
  sexual practices.
  Zephon
  British
  an angel in Paradise Lost
  Zephon and Ithuriel were sent to search
  for Satan who had entered paradise.
  Zephuros
  (see Zephyr2)
  Zephyr1
  British
  a spirit
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  In some accounts, an ancestor of
  Merlin.
  Zephyr2
  Greek
  [West Wind.Zephuros.Zephyros.
  Zephyrus:=Roman Favonius]
  god of the west wind
  son of Aeolus or Astraeus and Eos
  husband of Chloris, some say
  husband of Iris, some say
  father of Carpus, some say
  When Psyche threw herself from the
  top of a cliff to escape the harassment
  of Aphrodite who was jealous of her
  beauty, Zephyr caught her in mid-air
  and wafted her off to a splendid palace
  where she lived with Eros who visited
  her every night.
  In 
  one 
  account, 
  he 
  killed
  Hyacinthus when the youth rejected
  him as a lover and, in remorse,
  changed his boisterous ways and
  became a gentle breeze.
  In the Roman version he is the
  husband of Flora.
  In some accounts, he fathered
  Balius and Xanthus, the horses of
  Achilles, on Podarge; in others he was
  the father of Carpus by Chloris and of
  Eos by Aphrodite.
  Zephyros
  (see Zephyr2.Zephyrus1)
  Zephyrus1
  Greek
  [Zephyros]
  a horse, sire of Xanthus
  Zephyrus2
  (see Zephyr2)
  Zerbino
  European
  son of a king of Scotland
  husband of Isabella
  He attended a tournament arranged 
  by the king of Galicia and fell in love
  with the king’s daughter, Isabella.  Her
  father refused to sanction their
  marriage because she was a Muslim, 
  he a Christian, so they married
  secretly. He was recalled to Scotland to
  lead an army to the assistance of
  Charlemagne, leaving his wife behind.
  During that campaign he was taken
  prisoner by armed bandits. Roland,
  who had earlier rescued Isabella 
  from pirates, freed Zerbino who was
  reunited with his wife. He was leading
  a troop of soldiers when they came
  across Medoro and Cloridan who had
  crept from their camp in the night 
  to recover the dead body of their
  leader, Dardinel.  Cloridan was killed
  and Medoro was wounded in the
  encounter.  When Roland went mad at
  the news that Angelica had married
  Medoro, Zerbino found the armour
  and sword that Roland had abandoned.
  He was challenged by Mandricardo for
  the 
  ownership 
  of 
  the 
  sword,
  Durindana, and was killed by the
  Saracen.
  Zernebock
  (see Chernobog)
  Zerpanitu
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zerpanitum
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zervan
  (see Zurvan)
  Zesa
  Korean
  a wise man
  He, together with Muggo and Mugol,
  helped Chumong to set up a new
  kingdom. He was later given the family
  name of Gugsi.
  Zetes
  Greek
  winged son of Boreas and Oreithyia
  twin brother of Calais
  brother of Chione and Cleopatra
  He sailed with the Argonauts and, with
  his brother Calais, chased off the
  Harpies that had been harassing King
  Phineus.  It had been decreed that the
  twins must catch whatever they
  pursued and, because they failed to
  catch the Harpies, they died.
  Other versions of the story say that
  the brothers were killed by Heracles
  when they persuaded the Argonauts to
  sail off without Heracles when he was
  seearching for his armour-bearer,
  Hylus.
  Other accounts say that their sister,
  Cleopatra, had been imprisoned by
  her husband Phineus. Zetes and 
  Calais freed Cleopatra and put her 
  on the throne of Salmydessus in place
  of Phineus.
  Zetheus
  (see Zethus)
  Zethos
  (see Zethus)
  Zethus
  Greek
  [Zetheus.Zet(h)os]
  son of Lycus or Zeus by Antiope, 
  wife of  Lycus
  twin brother of Amphion
  husband of Aedon or Thebe
  father of Itylus and Neis
  He and his brother were abandoned as
  babies on a mountainside but were
  found and brought up by a herdsman.
  Together they built the walls of
  Thebes, using Amphion’s music to
  move the stones into position and
  named the city after Thebe, wife of
  Zethus.
  Another version of the story says
  that Zethus married Aedon who
  accidentally killed Itylus and was
  turned into a nightingale while Zethus
  himself died of grief at the death of his
  young son.
  Zetos
  (see Zethus)
  Zeus
  Greek
  [Aether.Agoraios.Alastor.Apomyios.
  Basileus.Boracus.Boulaios.Cloud-
  Gatherer.Dictaeus.Dios.Eleutherios.
  Ephestios.Ether.Gamelios.
  Herkeios.Horios.Kataibates.Keraunos.
  Khesios.King of Men.Lord of the
  Sky.Lykaios.Marnos.Me(i)lichios.
  Nephelegeretes.Nicophoros.Olympios.
  Ombrios.Panomphaean.Pater.Phratrios.
  Pilar.Pistios.PolieusSabazios.Sabazius.
  Soter.Talaios.Tele(i)os.Thunderer.Tritos.
  Xenios.Zagreus.Zan.Zio:=Egyptian
  Amon:=Etruscan Tinia:
  =Hindu Dyaus:=Lycian Cragus:
  =Persian Ahura Mazda.
  =Roman Diu-pater.Jupiter]
  a supreme god, rain-god and 
  sky-god
  son of Cronus and Rhea
  brother of Demeter, Hera, Hestia, 
  Pluto and Poseidon
  husband of Metis, Themis and 
  finally Hera
  father of Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus 
  and Ilithyia by Hera
  His father, Cronus, had made a habit
  of swallowing his offspring to prevent
  their becoming a threat to his position
  so his wife Rhea hid the infant Zeus as
  soon as he was born in a cave in Crete
  where he was reared by the nymphs Io
  and Adrasteia and the goat-nymph
  Amaltheia whose skin he wore.
  He became cup-bearer to Cronus
  and gave him an emetic which forced
  him to regurgitate all the children he
  had swallowed.
  He led the gods in the war against
  the Titans and killed Campe, the
  female guardian of Tartarus, releasing
  the Cyclopes and the hundred-handed
  Giants who helped in the fight against
  the Titans. After a ten-year struggle
  the gods were the victors and the three
  brothers shared the world between
  them, Pluto taking the underworld,
  Poseidon the sea and Zeus the earth
  and heavens.
  He was defeated in a single-handed
  fight with Typhon who cut out all his
  sinews. Pan and Hermes restored
  them and Zeus carried on the fight
  with Typhon finally burying him for
  all time when he threw Mount Etna 
  at him.
  Angered by the impiety of the sons
  of Lycaon, he caused a universal flood
  from which only Deucalion with his
  wife Pyrrha and a few others managed
  to escape.
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  He is said to have created Pandora,
  the most beautiful of all women, as a
  gift to Epimetheus who rejected her
  and to have placed the Pleiades in the
  sky as stars to escape the attentions of
  Orion 
  who 
  had 
  pursued 
  them
  relentlessly.
  In the form of an eagle, he abducted
  the beautiful youth Ganymede and
  made him cup-bearer to the gods 
  after Hebe.
  He married his sister Hera and they
  had three children, Ares, Hebe and
  Hephaestus (and, some say, Ilithyia)
  but he is said to have raped his mother,
  Rhea, both of them in the form of
  serpents, and to have fathered many
  other children on various goddesses,
  nymphs and mortals.
  One of these children was Athena.
  Zeus had seduced Metis and she was
  expecting his child. When he heard
  that the child would be a girl but any
  second child would be a boy who
  would dethrone him, Zeus swallowed
  Metis and her unborn baby. When he
  later developed a headache, Hephaestus
  split open his skull and out sprang
  Athena fully armed.
  Another child was Heracles.  When
  he decided there was a need for a
  protector of both gods and man, he set
  out to produce such a champion,
  selecting Alcmene, the wife of
  Amphitryon as his partner. He caused
  the motions of the earth to slow so that
  one night lasted for three as he lay
  with Alcmene in the guise of her
  husband. The son of this union was
  the hero Heracles.
  In the form of a white bull he
  carried off Europa and then, changing
  to 
  an 
  eagle, 
  fathered 
  Minor,
  Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon on her
  and he also abducted Aegina, fathering
  Aeacus on her and turning himself into
  a huge rock to escape the vengeance of
  her father Asopus.
  In the case of Castor, Pollux, Helen
  and Clytemnestra, there is some
  dispute but there is no doubt that
  Zeus was involved in some way with
  their mother Leda. In some tales he
  seduced Leda taking the form of a
  swan on a night when she had also
  lain with her husband Tyndareus.
  Four children resulted and these are
  attributed variously to the two
  potential fathers. In another version,
  Helen was fathered on Nemesis (as a
  goose) by Zeus (as a swan).
  Amongst others, he was the father
  of:
  Aeacus by Aegina or Europa
  Aegipan by Aex
  Agdistis by Cybele
  Amphion by Antiope
  Aphrodite by Dione, some say
  Apollo by Leto (as quails)
  Ares by Hera
  Argus by Niobe
  Aroas by Callisto
  Artemis by Leto (as quails)
  Astraea by Themis
  Athena by Metis (from his head) 
  Balio by Podarge, some say
  Britomartis by Carme
  Castor by Leda (as swan)
  Charities by Eurynome
  Clytemnestra by Pyrrha
  Core (Persephone) by Demeter
  Dardanus by Electra
  Dike by Themis
  Dionysus by Semele or by Demeter
  Eirene by Themis
  Eunomia by Themis
  Epaphus by Io
  Eros by Aphrodite, some say
  Harmonia by Electra, some say
  Hebe by Hera
  Helen by Pyrrha
  Hephaestus by Hera
  Heracles by Alcmene
  Hermes by Maia
  Herophile by Lamia
  Horae by Themis
  Iasion by Electra
  Ilithyia by Hera
  Lacedemon by Taygete
  Magnes by Thyia
  Minos by Europa (as bull or eagle)
  Moirae by Themis
  Muses by Mnemosyne
  Orchomenus by Isonoe
  Pan by Aphrodite, some say
  Peirithous by Dia (as a stallion)
  Pelasgus by Niobe
  Perseus by Danae
  Pollux (Polyneices) by Leda 
  (as swan)
  Rhadamantus by Europa 
  (as bull or eagle)
  Sarpedon by Europa 
  (as bull or eagle),
  or by Laodamia 
  Scylla by Lamia, some say
  Tantalus by Pluto, some say
  The Graces by Eurynome
  The Moirae by Themis
  The Muses by Mnemosyne
  The Seasons by Themis
  Thebe by Iodamia
  Tityus by Elare, some say
  Xanthus by Podarge
  Zagreus by Persephone
  Zethus by Antiope
  He killed Tantalus when he put pieces
  of his son Pelops in a stew served to
  the gods and, when Nyctimus was
  similarly treated by his brothers, Zeus
  restored him to life and turned all his
  brothers into wolves. He killed
  Salmoneus for pretending to be Zeus
  himself, Iasion for seducing Demeter
  and he killed Asclepius when the
  physician tried to restore Hippolytus
  to life.
  His bird was the eagle, his tree the
  oak, his weapon the thunderbolt and
  his oracle was at Dodona.
  (see also Q’re.Tyndareus)
  Zeus-Ammon
  Greek
  [=Roman Jupiter-Ammon] 
  a combined deity represented by a bull
  and a ram 
  This version of Zeus was said to be the
  father of Alexander the Great.
  Zeus-Amphitryon
  Greek
  Zeus in the form of Amphitryon 
  when he seduced Alcmene and 
  begot Heracles
  Zeus Curos
  (see Zeus Kouros)
  Zeus Demaros
  Phoenician
  [Demares.Demaros]
  son of Ouranos and Gea
  Zeus Herkios
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as god of courtyards
  Zeus Hikesios
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as god of those
  seeking sanctuary
  Zeus Horkios
  Greek
  a name for Zeus as god of oaths
  (see also Zeus Pistios)
  Zeus Hypsistos
  Greek
  a title of Zeus as supreme god
  Zeus Kasios
  Mesopotamian
  [Kasios]
  a Semitic weather-god or mountain-
  god, identified with Zeus
  Zeus Katachthonios
  Greek
  a name for Hades as supreme god of
  the underworld
  Zeus Kouros
  Greek
  [Zeus Curos]
  an early Cretan fertility-god: the 
  boy Zeus
  Zeus Ktesios
  Greek
  Zeus as the protector of property
  Zeus Lycaeus
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as a wolf-god
  Any man who ate the flesh of a victim
  sacrificed to this god would turn into a
  wolf. They were called lukoi.
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  Zeus Maimaktes
  Greek
  a bloody aspect of Zeus Meilichios
  Zeus Meilichios
  Greek
  [‘mild’]
  a form of Zeus represented as a snake
  Zeus Papas
  (see Attis)
  Zeus Pistios
  Greek
  [=Roman Fidius]
  a name of Zeus as god of oaths
  (see also Zeus Horkios)
  Zeus Polieus
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as god of the state
  Zeus Xenios
  Greek
  a name of Zeus as sustainer 
  of friendship
  Zeuxippe
  Greek
  a nymph, one of the Naiads
  daughter of Eridanus
  wife of Pandion
  mother of Butes, Erechtheus,
  Philomena, and Procne
  Zeveac
  [Lebanah]
  a demon associated with the moon
  and Monday
  Zhang Thung
  Tibetan
  a mythical land
  The realm was said to be the home of
  Shenrab Miwo.
  Zhiwud
  Afghan
  [Zhuwut]
  a Kafir messenger-goddess
  She took messages to Mon during his
  struggle to save the gods who had been
  imprisoned by the giants.
  Zhouti
  (see Thoth)
  Zhuwut
  (see Zhiwud)
  Zi
  Mesopotamian
  [=Babylonian Sige:Sumerian Ziku]
  the Akkadian spirit which was said to
  inhere in all things
  Zibelthiurdos
  Thracian
  a storm-god
  Zigarun
  (see Abzu)
  Zikr
  Arab
  a Dervish ceremony which ends with
  their wild, whirling dancing
  Ziku1
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘pure goodness’
  Ziku2
  Mesopotamian
  [=Akkadian Zi]
  the Sumerian version of the
  Babylonian Sige
  Zikum
  Mesopotamian
  a Sumerian mother-goddess
  Zimbabwe
  African
  a sun-god of the Shona
  Zimwi
  African
  a demon or devil
  Zin
  African
  a Songhay water-spirit
  Zin-Kibaru
  African
  a water-spirit in the River Niger
  This spirit owned a magic guitar with
  which he could enchant all the river
  creatures. When he caused the fish to
  eat Faran Maka’s rice plants, the man
  fought and killed Zin and won his
  guitar, giving him control of all the
  river creatures.                (see also Zin)
  Zin-Zi
  Korean
  a king
  He invited the beautiful Do-Wha to
  his court but she refused because she
  was already married.  The king and her
  husband both died and the king
  appeared to Do-Wha in a dream.  She
  later found herself pregnant and bore a
  son, Bi-Hyong, who was adopted by
  the new king, Zin-Pyong.
  Zin-Pyong
  Korean
  a king
  He adopted the boy, Bi-Hyong, and
  had a bridge built by the goblins who
  were controlled by the boy’s magical
  powers.
  Zinez
  Baltic
  a perpetual fire used by oak-
  worshippers in Lithuania
  Zinimar
  one of the cardinal demons (north)
  Zinsi
  African
  a magician in the lore of Dahomey
  twin brother of Zinsu
  Zinsu
  African
  a magician in the lore of Dahomey
  twin brother of Zinsi
  Zintkala Luta Win
  North American
  [Red Bird]
  a Sioux maiden
  wife of Kangi Sapa and 
  Wanblee Gleshka
  She grieved at the reported death of
  Wanblee Gleshka and married his
  friend Kangi Sapa who had left his
  friend to die in the mountains.
  Wanblee survived and returned to his
  tribe and when Kangi Sapa was killed
  in battle, Zintkala Luta Win married
  the man she really loved.
  Zintui
  Mesopotamian
  a granddaughter of Wurusema
  Zinuhiyas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Zio
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr.Zeus)
  Zipacna
  Central American
  [Cockspur.Earth-heaper.Zipakna]
  a Mayan dawn-god and god 
  of earthquakes
  son of Vucub-Caquix and Chimalmat
  brother of Cabraca
  He and his brother were giants whose
  power threatened that of the gods.
  The twins Hunapu and Ixbalanque
  trapped him in a pit and piled trees on
  top, then built a house over it. The
  giant broke out, killing the 400 young
  men who had helped the twins, but
  they later trapped him in a ravine,
  dropped huge boulders on him to kill
  him, and finally used their magical
  powers to turn him into stone.
  Zipakna
  (see Zipacna)
  Ziparwas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Zirat-panitu
  (see Sarpanitu)
  Zisi
  (see Marduk)
  Zitus
  European
  the name for King Arthur in some
  Spanish stories
  Ziu
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Ziu-Wara
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Ziudsudda
  (see Ziusudra)
  Ziukinna
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘leader of gods’
  Ziusuttu
  (see Ziusudra)
  Ziumen
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Ziusudra
  Mesopotamian
  [Tut(t)u.Ziudsudda.Ziusuttu:=Syrian 
  Utnapishtim:=Babylonian Atrahasis]
  the Sumerian king of Sippar
  A name for Atrahasis in some versions
  of the flood story.
  (see also Xithuthros)
  Ziv
  (see Ziz)
  Ziva
  Slav
  [Siva:=Polish Zywie]
  a goddess of life
  Zivena Vizcatl
  Central American
  the highest heaven of the Aztecs
  Ziw
  (see Tiwaz.Tyr)
  Ziz
  Hebrew
  [Ziv]
  a monstrous bird
  This bird was so large that its wings
  blotted out the light of the sun.
  Ziza
  European
  [Zizi]
  a name for Isis in the north
  zizal
  Central American
  a plant sacred to the Maya
  This plant was said to be immortal but
  harmful to all who touched it.
  Zizi
  (see Ziza)
  Zizuph
  a demon associated with mysteries
  zli doossi
  Serbian
  evil spirits
  Zlotababa
  Russian
  [Golden Old Woman]
  an idol representing an old woman 
  and 2 children, worshipped by 
  the Vogul
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  Zluidni
  Slav
  malevolent fairies
  Zmay
  Serbian
  a dragon
  He was turned into a handsome youth
  by the love of a princess.
  Zmayevska Vatra
  Serbian
  [Fire of the Dragons]
  fire as an object of worship
  Zmei Goruinich
  Slav
  a winter-demon
  This being, said to capture maidens, is
  envisaged as a snake with many heads.
  Zmek
  Slav
  [Cmok.Smok:=German Hospodaricek]
  a guardian spirit
  This being is said to take the form of 
  a snake.
  Zmyrna
  (see Myrrha)
  Zmyrne
  (see Myrrha)
  Zo-Han-Zun
  Korean
  a poor man who became a 
  stone buddha
  For 
  his 
  public-spiritedness 
  in
  collecting money to build a bridge, 
  Zo was rewarded by the King of
  Heaven who arranged for him to be
  reborn as a princess to the empress of
  China. If he had not used some of the
  money to buy himself a pair of sandals,
  he would have been born a prince.
  The Emperor, fearing that the child
  was an evil spirit, had it killed and 
  Zo’s spirit became a stone buddha
  protecting his descendants.
  Zoa1
  African
  a sage and ancestral-hero of 
  the Songhay
  He was said to have cut open a
  pregnant slave and saw the unborn
  child eating sheep’s liver which had
  earlier been given to the mother.
  He grew angry when his son cried
  over the death of a bird which Zoa had
  killed with a single word and caused a
  huge fissure to appear in the earth.  He
  jumped into the crack, which closed
  after him, and four trees grew on the
  site which became a shrine.
  zoa2
  British
  4 demons in the works of 
  William Blake
  These beings are given as Luvah,
  Tharmas, Urizen and Urthona.
  zobop
  West Indian
  a voodoo sorcerer in Haiti
  Zocho
  Japanese
  [Zochoten:=Chinese Kuang Mu:=Hindu 
  Virupaksha:=Taoist Mo-li Hai]
  a guardian-god of the south
  one of the Shi Tenno
  In some accounts he is guardian of 
  the west and is one of the twenty-eight
  Nijuhachi-Bushu.
  Zochoten
  (see Zocho)
  Zodiac
  the circle of the sky, divided into 
  12 parts, each of 30 degrees
  Each part of the circle is identified
  by one of the Zodiacal signs used in
  casting horoscopes. These signs are
  given as six in the northern
  hemisphere (Aries, Cancer, Gemini,
  Leo, Taurus and Virgo) and six
  more in the southern hemisphere 
  (Aquarius, Capricorn, Libra, Pisces,
  Sagittarius and Scorpio).
  (1) The Arabic names are Aqrab
  (Scorpio), 
  Asad 
  (Leo), 
  Dalu
  (Aquarius), Hamal (Aries), Hut
  (Pisces), Jadi (Capricorn), Jauza
  (Gemini), Mizan (Libra), Qaus
  (Sagittarius), Saratan (Cancer),
  Sumbula 
  (Virgo) 
  and 
  Thaur
  (Taurus).
  (2) The Babylonian Zodiac has
  Aqrabu (Scorpion), Aru (Leo),
  Enzu (Capricorn), Gu (Aquarius),
  Ku or Sarikku (Aries), Masu
  (Gemini), Pa (Sagittarius), Pulukka
  (Cancer), Seru (Virgo), Te or
  Mennu (Taurus), Zib (Pisces) and
  Zibanitu (Libra).
  (3) In the Chinese Zodiac, one
  bird and eleven animals appear.
  These are Cockerel, Dog, Dragon,
  Horse, Monkey, Ox (or Buffalo),
  Pig (or Wild Boar), Rabbit (or
  Hare), Rat, Sheep (or Goat), Snake
  and Tiger.  
  (4) In Egypt, in the denderah as
  it is known, the scarab is used in
  place of the crab (Cancer) and the
  goat has the tail of a fish. 
  (5) The Hebrew names are
  given as Akrav (Scorpio), Aryeh
  (Leo), Betulah (Virgo), Dagim
  (Pisces), D’lee (Aquarius), G’de
  (Capricorn), Keshet (Sagittarius),
  Moznayim (Libra), Sartan (Cancer),
  Shor (Taurus), T’leh (Aries) and
  T’omim (Gemini).
  (6) A similar system to that used
  in Egypt is used by Hindus in their
  Rasi Chakra, which has the chariot
  of the sun as its centre.
  (7) In the Japanese version,
  based on the Chinese, the names
  are respectively tori, inu, uma, saru,
  ushi, i, u, ne, hitsuji, mi and tora.
  (8) The Muslim version has
  three signs that are dry and hot
  (east/fire) represented by Aries,
  Leo and Sagittarius; three dry and
  cold (south/east) represented by
  Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo; three
  wet and hot (west/air) represented
  by Aquarius, Gemini and Libra;
  and three wet and cold (north/
  water) represented by Cancer,
  Pisces and Scorpio.
  Zoe
  a Gnostic goddess of life
  daughter of Pistis Sophia
  consort of Sabaoth
  She and her consort were said to 
  have been the creators of Jesus and 
  the angels.
  Zohak
  (see Zahak)
  Zohar
  Hebrew
  a book of secret doctrine telling of 
  the creation
  Zoi
  Korean
  a friend of Chumong
  When Chumong fled to escape death
  at the hand of Kumwa, Zoi and two
  other friends, Hyobbu and Mari, went
  with him.
  Zoka-no-kami
  Japanese
  a deity of creation
  (see also Zoka-no-sanshin)
  Zoka-no-sanshin
  Japanese
  the 3 gods of creation
  These deities are usually referred to as 
  Ame-no-minaka-nushi, Kaminusubi
  and Takaminusubi.
  zombi
  (see zombie)
  zombie1
  African
  [zombi.zumbi]
  an enslaved spirit: a state between life
  and death, physically mobile but
  without a soul: a python-god
  zombie1
  West Indian
  [zombi.zumbi]
  a living body without a soul: the
  power in such a body: a snake-god
  In Haiti, a zombie is said to be under
  the control of the hougan who raised
  the body from death and will do
  anything the priest orders.
  Some say that the zombie can be
  turned into an animal and killed so
  that its flesh can be eaten.
  zombie errant
  West Indian
  the spirit of one who has died as the
  result of an accident
  These spirits are not controlled by a
  hougan but are free to roam at night.
  They are finally laid to rest when the
  term of life originally allotted to them
  runs out.
  zombiism
  West Indian
  belief in snake-gods, and voodooism 
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  Zonnysos
  (see Dionysus)
  Zool Fakari
  (see Dhu’l Fakar)
  zoomancy
  divination from watching animals
  zoomorph
  an image of a god in the form 
  of an animal
  zoomorphism
  [zoomorphy]
  representing god in animal form
  zoomorphy
  (see zoomorphism)
  zootheism
  the attribution to animals of 
  divine qualities
  Zoph
  (see Qoph)
  Zophas
  a demon associated with pentacles
  Zophiel
  British
  an angel in Paradise Lost
  Zora
  Balkan
  a deity of the dawn in Illyria
  Zorasabel
  a demon of the east
  Zoroaster
  Persian
  [Zaradusht(i).Zarathus(h)tra.Zardusht]
  (c 628-551 BC)
  the Greek form of Zarathustra
  a prophet or priest
  son of Hushhedar
  son of Pourushaspa, some say
  He was the  son of one of the first four
  men to press the divine drink, haoma,
  from the fruit of the Gaokerena tree
  and was the founder or reformer of the
  old Persian religion based on the
  writings of the Zend-Avesta.
  Some say that Hushhedar absorbed
  the fravashi of Zoroaster from a haoma
  tree and so produced his son.
  In some accounts, as an infant he
  was thrown on the fire to die but the
  burning logs turned into a bed of
  roses. As a young man of twenty he left
  his home and took up a life of solitude,
  protected by Ahura Mazda when he
  confronted Ahriman and resisted the
  temptations that he offered. He
  prophesied that, in the final battle
  between good and evil, Ahriman
  would be defeated by Saoshyant.
  His sperm was preserved in Lake
  Kasavya (which is now Hamoun) and
  impregnated any virgins who swam in
  its waters. As a result, every 1,000
  years, a Saoshyant is born.
  Zoroya Utrennyaya 
  Slav
  [Zarya.Zorya.]
  a goddess of the dawn
  daughter of Dabog and Myesyats
  sister of Zoroya Vechernyaya
  wife of Pyerun
  Zoroya Verchernyaya
  Slav
  [Zarya.Zoroya]
  a goddess of the evening
  daughter of Dabog and Myesyats
  sister of Utrennyaya 
  Zorya
  (see Zoroya)
  Zosim
  Slav
  a bee-god and god of mead
  Zotz
  (see Camazotz)
  Zotzils
  Central American
  in the lore of the Maya, bat people
  These people are said to be able to see
  in the dark.
  Zotzilaha Chimalman
  (see Camazotz)
  Zrvan Akarana
  (see Zurvan)
  Ztak
  Mesopotamian
  a supreme deity of the Hittites
  Zu
  Mesopotamian
  [Anzu]
  a Babylonian lion-headed storm bird
  Zu (or Imdugud) once stole the Tablets
  of Destiny, originally belonging to
  Tiamat, from Enlil, threatening to
  become supreme ruler of the world,
  but Lugalbanda found Zu’s nest and
  recovered the tablets.
  In some accounts, the tablets were
  recovered by Marduk, in others by
  Ninurta.
  (see also Erin-bird.Imdugud.Imgug.)
  Zu-en
  (see Nanna1)
  Zu-ena
  (see Nanna1)
  Zu-mong
  (see Chumong)
  Zubaba
  (see Zababa)
  Zuen
  (see Nanna1)
  Zuflagar
  Arab
  the sword of Ali
  Zugia
  Greek
  a name for Hera as ‘yoker’
  Zuhak
  (see Zahak)
  Zuhé
  (see Xuhé)
  Zuijin
  Japanese
  guardian deities armed with bows 
  and arrows       (see also Kado-mori)
  Zuib
  (see Nanna1)
  Zul Fikari
  (see Dhu’l Fakar)
  Zul-Qarnain
  Arab
  [Dhul Karnain.Dhul-Qarnayn]
  the Arab name for Alexander the
  Great, in some accounts
  He is said to have built a metal wall in
  the north to keep out Majuj and Vajuj.
  (see also Al-Iskandar)
  Zulayka
  (see Zeleikha)
  Zulimas
  Mesopotamian
  a Hittite deity
  Zulum
  Mesopotamian
  a name of Marduk as ‘clay-cutter’
  Zulummar
  (see Enlil)
  zumbi
  (see zombie)
  Zume
  West Indian
  [=Arawak Kamu:=Carib Kame.Tamu.
  Tume:=Karaya Kaboi:=Paraguay Pay
  Zume]
  a culture-hero and sun-god
  He taught the people the arts of
  agriculture and the chase.
  Zungsil
  (see Mugol)
  Zuphlas
  a demon associated with forests
  Zurburijad
  (see Zamangad)
  Zuriel
  a demon ruling the Zodiacal sign 
  Libra, the scales   (see also Chadakiel)
  Zurvan
  Persia’
  [Aeon.’infinite time’.Zarvan.Zervan.
  Z(u)rvan Akarana:=Buddhist Amitayas]
  a primaeval creator-god embodying
  both good and evil
  the personification of time
  progenitor of Ahura Mazda and
  Ahriman, some say
  Zurvan Akarana
  (see Zurvan)
  Zuttibur
  Slav
  a forest-spirit
  Zutup
  Central American
  in the lore of the Iraya, a magic herb
  which can restore the power of
  speech to the dumb
  Zuyua
  Central American
  a sacred language of the Maya
  Zuzim
  Hebrew
  a race of giants   (see also Zamzummin)
  Zvezda Dennitsa
  Slav
  the morning star
  daughter of Dabog
  sister of Verchernyaya Zvezda
  wife of Meness, some say
  Zwisi
  African
  days which the Shona regard as sacred
  to Mwari
  Zya
  Siberian
  a figure in shamanism
  It is said that if one draws the figure of
  an enemy on cloth or paper and hides
  the drawing in that person’s house, he
  will fall ill and die.
  Zyed
  (see Yazata)
  Zywie
  European
  [=Slav Ziva]
  a Polish goddess of life
  Zywie
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